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A    WEEKLY    FAMILY    AND    RELIGIOUS    JOURNAL 


Vol.  xxxviii. 


July   4,    i  90 1 


No.  27 


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Unless  the  altruistic  element  is  kept 
prominent  in  all  teaching,  education  will 
degenerate  into  a  private  luxury,  or  a 
mere  instrument  of  power  for  personal 
ends.  Cbe  final  test  of  the  value  of 
every  educational  system  and  of  the 
character  of  every  college  and  university, 
is  the  quality  and  quantity  of  service 
rendered  to  the  public,  to  the  world,  bjo 
those  who  receive  its  training.  Impress 
upon  the  student  the  nobility  of  labor, 
the  royalty  of  service;  that  he  received 
in  order  that  he  may  impart;  that  as 
he  imparts  to  others  so  shall  he  receive ; 
that  his  education  by  the  State  and  by 
the  Church  places  him  under  the  highest 
obligations  to  serve  his  country  and  his 
God.  Cbis  is  Christian  education.  It 
is  the  world's  supreme  need. 


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HIRAH  COLLEGE 

A  School  for  Both  Sexes,  Located  at  Hiram, 

Porta.ge   Courvty,   Ohio,    Thirty-Five 

Miles  Southeast  of  Cleveland. 


Louis,  Mo., 
Galveston,  Tex., 
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A  SPLENDID  LOCATION. 

Beautiful  Scenery,  Pure  Air,  Excellent  Water:  An 
ideal  college  town,  modern,  up  to-date,  lighted  by 
electricity  and  having  a  fine  system  of  water- works. 

GOOD  BUILDINGS. 

The  buildings  are  comparatively  new : 

(1)  Main  building  commodious  and  convenient  in 
all  its  appointments. 

(2)  A  large  and  beautiful  Christian  Association 
building,  erected  five  years  ago  at  a  cost  of  $30,000. 

(3)  Two  excellent  ladies'  halls  well  furnished  and 
supplied  with  modern  conveniences. 

(4)  Music  building  tor  the  accommodation  of  our 
large  and  growing  music  department. 

(5;  A  library  and  conservatory  buildirg  just  com- 
pleted, the  gift  of  Abram  Teachout,  and  a  Warener  & 
Swazey's  nine-inch  telescope,  costing  approximately 
$5,000,  the  gift  of  Lathrop  Cooley. 

LIBRARIES  AND  APPARATUS. 

(1)  A  large  and  well  equipped  chemical  laboratory. 

(2)  Two  other  laboratories,  Physical  and  Physio- 
logical . 

(3)  A  well  selected  library.  Large  addition  to  this 
library  will  soon  be  made. 

(4)  A  good  museum. 

(5)  A  large  and  well  furnished  gymnasium. 

COURSES  OF  STUDY. 

(1)  Pour  Classical  Courses— Regular,  Ministerial, 
Legal  and  Medical. 

(2)  Four  Scientific  Courses— Regular,  Philosophi- 
cal, Legal  and  Medical. 

(3)  Pour  Literary  Courses— Regular,  Ministerial, 
Legal  and  Medical. 

(4)  Five  Special  Courses— Music,  Oratorical,  Bus- 
iness, Art,  Teachers'. 

(5)  Special  elective  course  in  any  variety. 

CORPS  OF  INSTRUCTORS. 

We  have  a  strong  body  of  Professors  and  Instruct- 
ors, twenty-four  in  number.  They  are,  for  the  most 
part,  specialists  of  large  attainments,  t  nd  are  thor- 
oughly abreast  of  the  times. 

LITERARY    SOCIETIES     AND     RELIGIOUS 
ORGANIZATIONS. 

Hiram  has: 

(1)  Five  literary  societies  of  unusual  strength  and 
vigor. 

(2)  Two  Christian  Associations  that  contribute 
much  to  the  religious  life  of  the  school. 

(3)  Several  departmental  and  social  organizations 
of  special  interest  and  value. 

EXPENSES. 

Expenses  are  very  moderate.  Good  table  board 
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tion for  four  to  five  dollars  per  term  for  each  study. 

The  three  leading  items  of  board,  tuition  and  room 
rent  may  be  reduced  to  about  $125.00  for  the  college 
year  of  38  weeks. 

INDUSTRIAL  DEPARTMENT. 

Under  the  auspices  of  the  T.  W.  Phillips'  Loan  Fund 
an  industrial  department  is  being  established  that 
will  assist  about  fifty  young  people.  It  is  believed 
that  students  admitted  to  this  department  may  re  • 
duce  the  entire  expense  of  the  year,  including  tui- 
tion, to  about  $90.00,  and  those  who  do  considerable 
work  may  reduee  expenses  to  sixty  or  seventy  dol- 
lars.   Send  for  catalogue  to 

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A  LESSON  IN  VALUES. 


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is  not  easy.  They  combine  in  Ivory  Soap.  You 
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soap,  in  the  cheapest  form  in  which  it  can  be  pro- 
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in  English,  Latin,   Greek,  German,  French,  Music, 
Elocution,  Art,  and  the  Bible. 

RATES 

much  lower  than  at  other  institutions  of  the  same 
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progressive    and    up-to-date    in    all    departments. 
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whirl  of  city  life,    and   yet    in    close  touch  with 
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A  Monument  to  the  Beneficence  of  the  Christian  Church. 
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xxxvm. 


St.  Louis,  Mo.,  Thursday,  July  4,  1901. 


No.  27. 


Contents. 

Editorial: 

Current  Events 833 

Patriotism  and  Education 835 

The  Recent  Graduate 835 

How  to  be  Happy  Though  Hot 836 

The  Book  that  Sells 836 

Editor's  Easy  Chair  836 

Notes  and  Comments 837 

Contributed  Articles: 
Ministerial   Education   and  the   College 

Courses.— C.  B.  Coleman 838 

The  Curri:ulum.—  Hiram  VTan  Kirk  838 

Student  Preaching.— Clinton  Lockhart, 

Ph.  D 838 

The  College  and  Religious  Development. 

— Burris  A.  Jenkins   839 

A  Christian    University.— Wm    Bayard 

Craig 840 

The  American   Christian  Education  So- 
ciety  and'  Our  Educational  Problems. 

—P.  D.  Power 840 

Why    I    Became    a  Missionary. — Bessie 

Fnrrar  Madsen 841 

Man  and  Nature.— Joseph  F.  Newton... 842 

B.  B.  Tyler's  Letter 842 

Correspondence: 

Nebraska  Secretary's  Letter 852 

Work  Among  Students 852 

The  Spiritual  Side  of  Our  Plea 853 

Miscellaneous: 

Reports  of  Our  Colleges 842 

Current  Literature 846 

nUr  Budget 848 

Book  Notes 854 

Evangelistic 855 

Family  Circle 856 

With  the  Children  859 

Hour  of  Prayer 860 

Sunday-school 861 

Christian  Endeavor ' 862 

Obituaries 863 


Current  Events. 


Civil  Goverrv- 
naervt  ir\  the 
Philippines. 


An  order  has  been  issued 
by  the  Secretary  of  War 
by  which  the  executive 
authority  in  the  Philippines  will  be  trans- 
ferred on  July  4  from  the  military  governor 
to  a  civil  governor,  and  Judge  Taf t  has  been 
appointed  to  the  latter  office.  It  is  pro- 
vided, however,  that  in  those  portions  of 
the  archipelago  in  which  it  shall  still  be 
necessary  to  use  troops  for  the  preserva- 
tion of  order,  the  authority  of  the  military 
commander  shall  still  be  supreme.  Gen. 
Chaffee,  who  has  been  in  command  of  the 
United  States  troops  in  China,  will  have 
the  military  command  in  the  Philippines. 
This  order  for  the  establishment  of  civil 
government  does  not  indicate  that  the  gov- 
ernment heretofore  has  been  entirely 
military,for  the  Philippine  Commission  has 
for  many  months  been  busy  organizing 
local  civLl  governments  in  various  prov- 
inces. Up  to  this  time,  however,  these  local 
governments,  though  organized  by  the 
commission,  have  been  subject  to  the 
authority  of  the  military  governor.    The 


change  which  will  occur  on  July  4  has 
reference  to  the  executive  head  of  the  in- 
sular government  rather  than  to  the  pro- 
vincial governments  with  which  the  natives 
will  come  most  into  contact.  The  latter 
are  already  civil. 


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Volunteers 
Discharged. 


On  June  30  four  volunteer 
regiments  which  had  land- 
ed a  few  days  before  at  San  Francisco  from 
Manila  were  paid  off  and  discharged,  and 
the  following  day  three  more  regiments 
were  discharged.  These  were  the  last  of 
the  volunteers  whose  term  of  enlistment  ex- 
pired July  i.  It  has  been  a  work  of  no 
small  magnitude  to  recruit  the  regular 
army  as  authorized  by  the  army  bill,  sub- 
stitute regulars  for  volunteers  in  the  Philip- 
pines and  bring  the  latter  back  to  this 
country  in  time  to  be  discharged  on  the 
very  day  when  their  enlistment  expired.  It 
was  freely  predicted  some  months  ago  that 
it  would  prove  not  only  difficult,  but  im- 
possible to  accomplish  this,  and  the  War 
Department  is  entitled  to  credit  for  its  suc- 
cess. There  are  now  about  40,000  regulars 
in  the  Philippines.  It  is  reported  that 
about  500  soldiers  who  were  discharged  pre- 
ferred to  receive  their  travel  pay  and  remain 
at  Manila  where  they  will  engage  in  busi- 
ness. Major  General  W.  R.  Shafter  has 
reached  the  age  limit  and  has  gone  on  the 
retired  list.  The  department  of  California 
of  which  he  was  in  command  has  been 
transferred  to  Major  General  S.  B.  M. 
Young. 

Gen.  Chaffee's  The  State  Department  has 
Report.  received  Gen.  Chaffee's  re- 

port of  the  American  military  operations 
in  China  and  has  made  part  of  it  public. 
The  most  interesting  part  is  that  relating 
to  the  looting  by  foreign  troops  and  to  the 
action  of  the  missionaries  in  securing  in- 
demnity for  murdered  converts  and  their 
property.  According  to  this  report,  the 
military  operations  must  have  been  prac- 
tically futile  as  an  attempt  at  punishing 
the  guilty  Boxers,  for  natives  were  in  many 
cases  shot  down  promiscuously  and  if  here 
and  there  a  guilty  man  suffered  with  the 
innocent,  it  was  only  by  chance.  The  re- 
port suggests  more  strongly  than  ever  that, 
in  regard  to  the  military  operations  in  China 
during  the  past  year,  the  Powers  would  do 
well  to  unite  in  the  general  confession: 
"We  have  done  those  things  which  we 
ought  not  to  have  done  and  we  have  left 
undone  those  things  which  we  ought  to 
have  done."  The  American  soldiers  are 
given  credit  for  being  as  good  as  the  best 
in  refraining  from  looting,  and  wherever 
they  were  guilty  it  was  in  disobedience  of 
their  officers'  commands.  The  Chinese  are 
said  to  have  shown  less  fear  of  the  Japa- 
nese than  of  any  other  soldiers.  Gen. 
Chaffee's  account  of  the  collection  of  mis- 
sionary  indemnities,  especially  Rev.   Mr. 


Tewksbury's  activities  in  that  direction, 
will  perhaps  stir  up  a  discussion  similar  to 
that  precipitated  by  Mark  Twain's  criti- 
cism. If  so,  the  discussion  will  now  be 
based  on  something  more  definite  and  re- 
liable than  the  long-distance  guesses  of  a 
humorist.  Gen.  Chaffee  evidently  consid- 
ers that  the  action  of  the  missionaries  in 
collecting  indemnities  was  not  wise.  But 
he  himself  granted  them  a  guard  of  Ameri- 
can soldiers  when  they  went  about  the 
work,  and  his  specifications,  in  so  far  as 
published,  do  not  indicate  that  they  did 
anything  deserving  of  serious  criticism. 


The  Allied 
Third  Pa^rty 


At  a  meeting  held  in  Kan- 
sas City  last  week  a  move- 
ment was  set  on  foot  looking  to  the  or- 
ganization of  a  new  political  party  under 
the  title  "The  Allied  Third  Party."  It 
may  be  considered  as  essentially  an  off- 
shoot of  the  Democracy  and,  as  its  name 
indicates,  it  hopes  to  gather  together  and 
unite  in  the  bonds  of  peace  several  elements 
which  of  late  have  not  been  co-operating 
with  conspicuous  cordiality.  The  moving 
spirit  of  the  organization  is  Mr.  Meri- 
wether, recently  candidate  for  mayor  of  St. 
Louis  on  an  independent  municipal  owner- 
ship ticket,  and  one  of  the  cardinal  points 
in  the  new  party's  platform  is  a  declaration 
in  favor  of  public  ownership  of  natural 
monopolies.  Besides  this,  it  calls  for  an 
income  tax,  taxation  of  railroad  franchises, 
an  honest  election  law — which  means  eith- 
er a  radical  modification  of  the  Nesbit  Law 
or  a  substitute  for  it — and  several  other 
things  which  will  strike  the  average  honest 
citizen  as  being  desirable.  To  what  extent 
this  new  movement  will  spread  and  what 
effect  it  will  have  on  the  Democratic  party, 
from  which  it  will  probably  draw  most  of 
its  support,  is  still  uncertain.  Some  Bryan 
Democrats  have  been  prominent  in  starting 
the  movement,  but  Mr.  Bryan  himself  de- 
clares that  he  has  nothing  to  do  with  it, 
The  Democratic  organization  looks  with  no 
favor  on  the  new  party,  realizing  that  in  so 
far  as  it  secures  adherents  it  will  divide  the 
Democratic  forces  and  increase  the  proba- 
bilities of  Republican  success.  Neverthe- 
less, the  new  party  stands  for  some  sound 
ideas,  as  we  believe,  which  if  soberly  advo- 
cated will  win  the  approval  of  thinking 
men.  Whether  the  personnel  of  the  new 
Allied  Third  Party  is  competent  to  gi^e  this 
movement  the  sane  and  statesmanlike  lead- 
ership which  it  requires,  is  another  ques- 
tion, 


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Forest  Park 
as  a  World's 
Fair  Site. 


The  directors  of  the 
Louisiana  Purchase  Ex- 
position Company  have 
unanimously  chosen  the  western  half  of 
Forest  Park  as  a  site  for  the  St.  Louis 
World's  Fair  of  1903,  and  this  choice  ha^ 
been  ratified  by  the  government  commis- 
sioners.   It  is  little  wonder  that  this  selec- 


834 


THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


July  4    1901 


tion  was  unanimously  made,  for  there 
could  scarcely  be  found  in  the  country  a 
more  desirable  place  in  which  to  build  a 
world's  fair.  The  only  objection  that 
has  been  suggested  is  that  the  Fair  may 
permanently  mar  this  part  of  the  park. 
663  acres  are  included  in  the  tract  which 
can  be  devoted  to  the  Fair  and  this  area 
can  easily  be  doubled  by  the  purchase  of 
available  land  to  the  north,  south  and  west 
if  desired.  After  this  western  half  of  the 
park  has  been  made  into  a  ground  for  the 
Fair,  there  will  still  remain  700  acres  in  the 
eastern  half,  which  is  as  much  as  the  city 
could  well  use  for  park  purposes.  Forest 
Park  is  at  present  the  second  largest  city 
park  in  this  country,  being  surpassed  in 
area  only  by  Fairmount  Park,  Philadelphia. 
The  western  part  of  it  is  unbroken  and  un- 
improved forest  which,  however  beautiful, 
is  rarely  visited  by  those  who  most  need 
such  recreation  grounds.  If,  in  planning 
the  buildings,  as  many  of  the  trees  are 
saved  as  possible,  the  Exposition  can  be 
given  a  unique  beauty  in  this  respect  and 
can  be  saved  from  the  aching  glare  which 
usually  characterizes  expositions,  and  the 
future  usefulness  and  beauty  of  the  park 
will  not  be  interfered  with. 


Boer  R_everses. 


During  the  last  few  days 
more  detailed  reports  have 
been  coming  in  of  the  military  operations 
in  South  Africa  during  the  past  month. 
Most  of  the  newspaper  correspondents  left 
the  field  of  war  some  months  ago  when  it 
was  believed  that  the  war  was  over  and 
news  since  then  has  been  slow  and  scanty. 
Daring  June  there  have  been  a  number  of 
minor  British  victories  which  in  the  aggre- 
gate are  of  considerable  importance.  The 
invasion  of  Cape  Colony  by  a  few  bands  of 
Boers  and  the  rising  of  a  few  of  the  Cape 
Dutch  led  to  no  serious  results.  A  con- 
siderable part  of  Gen.  DeWet's  ammuni- 
tion and  stores  has  recently  been  captured 
and  it  is  believed  that  there  is  scarcely 
enough  forage  left  in  the  country  for  even 
17,000  scattered  Boer  soldiers  to  live  upon. 
The  general  trend  of  the  war  during  the 
past  month  seems  distinctly  in  favor  of  the 
British.  But  there  have  been  no  victories 
of  sufficient  magnitude  to  silence  the  pro- 
Boers  at  home.  The  fact  that  the  war  is 
still  costing  $6,000,000  a  week  handicaps 
every  effort  to  win  over  the  Liberals  to  the 
support  of  the  government.  Lord  Milner's 
stay  in  England  is  about  at  an  end  and  he 
will  soon  return  to  the  administration  of 
affairs  at  the  Cape. 

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An  Automobile   France  and  Germany  have 
R-ace*  recently    been    intensely 

interested  in  the  automobile  race  from  Paris 
to  Berlin  and,  strangely  enough,  this  in- 
ternational sporting  event  has  been  the  oc- 
casion of  the  first  exhibition  of  real  cor- 
diality between  these  two  countries  since 
the  Franco- Prussian  war,  thirty  years  ago. 
When  the  crowds  gathered  to  witness  the 
finish,  the  tri-color  was  displayed  in  the 
Kaiser's  capital  intertwined  with  the  Ger- 
man ensign — a  sight  which  had  not  been 
witnessed  before  since  the  new  German 
Empire  came  into  existence  at  the  fall  of 
Paris.  The  race  was  admirably  arranged. 
The  several  hundred  contestants  were 
started  from  Paris  early  Thursday  morn- 
ing, not  in  a  bunch,  which  would  have  ren- 
dered accidents  inevitable  and  speed  slow, 


but  at  intervals  of  two  minutes.  The 
course,  which  is  1,200  kilometers  or  744 
miles  in  length,  was  divided  into  three  sec- 
tions, the  points  of  division  being  Aix-la- 
Chapelle  and  Hanover.  Each  section  was 
made  a  day's  run.  The  time  of  each  con- 
testant's starting  and  arrival  was  taken, 
and  the  winner  of  the  race  was  not  neces- 
sarily the  first  to  arrive  in  Berlin,  but  the 
one  who  covered  the  entire  distance  in  the 
shortest  time  of  actual  travel.  The  race 
was  won  by  Fournier,  a  Frenchman,  and 
the  next  four  places  were  also  taken  by 
Frenchmen,  but  the  French  for  once  were 
generously  cheered  in  Berlin.  The  reports 
which  have  beenreceived  do  not  indicate 
the  exact  time  in  which  the  winning  ma- 
chine made  the  distance,  but  on  the  first 
two  days  an  average  of  more  than  thirty 
miles  an  hour  was  maintained  for  nine 
hours  at  a  time.  This,  considering  the 
necessary  delays  in  passing  towns  and 
cities,  is  a  remarkable  record,  and  it  will 
help  to  show  the  world  the  possibilities  of 
the  automobile  when  used  in  connection 
with  such  roads  as  the  French  and  Ger- 
mans know  how  to  make. 


& 


Senatorial 
Patriotism 


A  shining  example  of  the 
style  and  degree  of  patri- 
otism which  we  may  expect  to  see  exhibited 
by  men  who  buy  their  way  into  the  United 
States  Senate,  is  seen  in  the  case  of  the 
land  frauds  charged  against  Senator  Clark, 
of  Montana.  The  Department  of  the  In- 
terior has  been  investigating  the  case  for 
several  weeks  and  has  collected  testimony 
which  is  apparently  conclusive  to  prove  that 
the  millionaire  senator  has  fraudulently 
acquired  title  to  14,000  acres  of  timber  land 
in  his  state.  The  laws  of  the  United  States 
provide  that  any  person  may  take  up  a 
claim  of  160  acres  of  timber  land  by  paying 
$2.50  an  acre,  but  that  the  title  shall  revert 
to  the  United  States  in  case  any  person  di- 
rectly or  indirectly  secures  more  than  one 
hundred  and  sixty  acres.  The  law  aims  to 
make  it  possible  for  poor  men  to  secure 
homes,  not  to  minister  to  the  greed  of 
rich  men.  The  evidence  now  in  hand  in- 
dicates that  Senator  Clark,  acting  through 
agents  who  were  in  his  employ,  had  men  to 
take  up  timber  claims  for  him  to  the  amount 
of  about  14,000  acres.  The  United  States 
grand  jury  has  brought  in  indictments 
against  104  of  Clark's  men  and  it  is  proba- 
ble that  Clark  will  lose  both  the  land  and 
the  money  that  he  paid  for  it.  Yv^e  do  not 
know  whether  he  will  be  liable  to  any  furth- 
er punishment  than  this,  but  we  hope  that 
he  will.  It  is  bad  enough  for  any  citizen 
to  steal  from  his  own  government,  but  for 
an  immensely  wealthy  man,  occupying  a 
seat  in  the  highest  legislative  body,  to  take 
fraudulent  advantage  of  an  act  passed  in 
the  interest  of  the  home-seeking  poor,  is  a 
despicable  act  not  less  contemptible  than 
treason.  We  bear  in  mind  the  fact  that 
Mr.  Clark  has  not  been  legally  convicted  of 
this  fraud  and  withhold  further  opinions  on 
the  subject  until  the  evidence  is  all  in.  In 
any  court,  however,  the  previous  character 
of  the  accused  is  considered  in  determining 
the  probability  of  guilt,  and  Senator 
Clark's  is  bad. 

J* 
Li  Hung  Chang  has  issued  a  proclama- 
tion that  the  Chinese  court  will  return  to 
Pekin  as  soon  as  the  foreign  troops  have 
all  gone.  Empress  An  prefers  to  fix  the 
capital  in  Ho-nan  province. 


Brevities.  it  is  reported  that  oil  has 

been  discovered  at  Red 
Fork,  I.  T.,  in  quantity  and  quality  which 
may  make  it  an  important  oil  field.  Not 
enough  wells  have  been  sunk  as  yet  to  de- 
termine the  real  value  of  the  discovery. 

The  Louisiana  Purchase  Exposition  has 
a  building  at  the  Pan-American.  It  will 
be  dedicated  July  2,  with  many  prominent 
westerners  in  attendance. 

Speaker  Henderson  is  now  in  England 
and  has  been  enjoying  the  hospitality  of 
London's  highest  circles.  He  was  cordially 
received  by  King  Edward  at  Marlborough 
House. 

Gen.  Gomez  is  making  a  visit  at  Wash- 
ington. He  assures  all  inquirers  that  his 
presence  in  this  country  has  no  political 
significance,  and  that  his  only  purpose  in 
coming  is  to  rest,  visit  his  friends  and  at- 
tend to  his  private  affairs. 

King  Edward's  coronation  is  to  occur  in 
June  of  next  year.  The  King  did  not  give 
out  this  announcement  to  the  reporters  in 
the  regular  twentieth  century  fashion,  but 
had  it  announced  by  fantastically  attired 
heralds  at  St.  James'  Palace,  Temple  Bar 
and  the  Royal  Exchange. 

It  is  reported  that  there  will  be  a  great 
shortage  in  the  European  wheat  crop  this 
year,  and  the  American  crop  is  estimated 
at  700,000,000  bushels  or  about  forty  per 
cent,  above  the  average  in  recent  years. 
The  time  is  not  auspicious  for  a  general 
European  combination  against  American 
commerce. 

J.  Pierpont  Morgan  has  given  a  million 
dollars  to  Harvard  University  for  new 
buildings  for  its  medical  school.  Yale's 
bicentennial  alumni  fund  of  $2,000,000  has 
been  completed.  At  the  commencement  of 
Brown  University,  President  Faunce  an- 
nounced the  completion  of  the  $2,000,000 
fund  which  was  begun  three  years  ago. 

The  recent  suggestion  that  the  Hawaiian 
Islands  be  made  a  part  of  California  and 
so  be  admitted  to  the  privileges  of  state- 
hood without  giving  them  separate  repre- 
sentation in  the  Senate,  does  not  meet  with 
approval  among  the  Hawaiians.  Delegate 
Wilcox  has  declared  his  intention  to  intro- 
duce at  the  next  Congress  a  bill  for  the  ad- 
mission of  Hawaii  to  statehood. 

M.  Waldeck-Rousseau's  anti-Catholic 
bill  as  amended  by  the  Senate  has  passed 
the  French  Chamber  of  Deputies  by  a  vote 
of  313  to  249  and  is  now  awaiting  the  signa- 
ture of  President  Loubet.  The  bill  pro- 
poses to  limit  the  right  of  certain  classes 
of  religious  organizations  to  hold  proper- 
ty, and  its  result  will  be  practically  to 
break  up  the  monasteries  in  France. 

The  St.  Louis  City  Council  has  passed 
over  the  mayor's  veto  bills  providing  for 
the  installation  of  municipal  lighting 
plants  to  light  the  city  buildings.  The 
present  contract  with  the  Electric  Light- 
ing Company  expire3  August  1  and  the 
Mayor's  reason  for  vetoing  the  bill  was  that 
there  was  not  time  for  the  city  to  put  in  a 
lighting  plant  before  that  date.  It  would 
perhaps  be  well  to  appeal  to  the  company 
to  grant  an  extension  of  time.  If  the  light- 
ing of  the  city  buildings  can  be  done  more 
satisfactorily  and  economically  by  the  city 
itself  than  by  a  private  company,  the  ques- 
tion will  inevitably  rise  whether  the  exten- 
sion of  the  arrangement  throughout  the 
city  might  not  be  equally  desirable. 


JUXY   4,    igoi 


THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


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Pa-triotisra     and     Education. 

\  In  blending-  our  Fourth  of  July  and  our 
Educational  number  in  one,  we  aim  to  sig- 
nify our  conception  of  the  very  close  and 
intimate  relation  which  must  ever  exist  be- 
tween patriotism  and  education.  In  this 
we  are  only  acting  upon  a  principle  recog- 
nized by  our  government  from  its  founda- 
tion. Public  enlightenment  has  always 
been  understood  as  an  essential  condition  of 
maintaining  our  present  form  of  govern- 
ment. This  is  implied  in  our  free  public 
school  system,  which  can  be  justified  only 
on  the  ground  that  self-government  must 
rest  on  the  intelligence  of  the  people.  It  is 
obvious  that  whenever  and  wherever  "gov- 
ernments derive  their  just  powers  from  the 
consent  of  the  governed,"  the  governed 
must  have  intelligence  enough  to  know 
what  to  give  their  "consent"  to,  and  from 
what  they  should  withhold  it.  Otherwise 
self-government  must  prove  a  failure. 

One  hundred  and  twenty-five  years  ago 
to-day,  there  was  born  on  this  new  conti- 
nent a  new  experiment  in  government,  based 
on  an  entirely  new  conception  of  the  inher- 
ent rights  of  man.  Hitherto  governments 
were  based  on  the  idea  that  the  power  to 
rule  and  the  right  to  rule  belonged  to  kings, 
or  to  an  elect  few  at  the  summit  of  society, 
who  might  confer  such  power  and  such 
liberty  upon  the  people  below  them  as  they 
felt  to  be  safe,  or  as  would  not  interfere 
with  their  royal  or  inherited  prerogatives. 
But  this  new  government  was  based  on  a 
new  conception  of  man,  and  was  "dedicated 
to  the  proposition"  that  "all  men  are  created 
free  and  equal  and  are  endowed  by  their 
Creator  with  certain  inalienable  rights, 
among  which  are  life,  liberty  and  the  pur- 
suit of  happiness."  This  reversed  the  idea 
of  the  source  of  power  and  revolutionized 
the  whole  conception  of  government.  In 
this  new  experiment  the  power  belongs  to 
the  people,  and  whomsoever  they  choose  to 
exercise  the  functions  of  government  are 
placed  in  official  positions  for  a  limited 
time,  and  to  them  are  given  such  powers 
and  prerogatives  as  the  people  deem  wise 
and  be3t  for  the  public  welfare.  The  peo- 
ple are  the  rulers  and  all  legislative,  exec- 
utive and  judicial  officers  are  their  servants 
to  devise  and  carry  out  such  measures  as 
are  deemed  necessary  to  promote  the  pub- 
lic good.  The  Old  World  looked  on  in 
amazement  at  this  bold  and  revolutionary 
attempt  to  establish  a  government  "of  the 
people,  for  the  people  and  by  the  people." 
Kings,  emperors,  czars  felt  their  thrones 
tremble  beneath  them.  What  if  this  de- 
mocracy of  the  Western  World  should  be- 
come contagious  and  spread  over  Europe. 

But  these  Old  World  rulers  predicted  an 
early  failure  of  this  effort  at  self-govern- 
ment. So  far  their  prophecies  have  not 
been  fulfilled.  Our  Ship  of  State  has 
sailed  over  troubled  seas,has  outridden  many 
severe  storms  and  to-day  she  seems  strong- 
er and  stauncher  than  when  she  was  first 
launched.  There  have  been  times  in  our 
history  when  the  hearts  of  the  strongest 
have  been  oppressed  with  the  sense  of 
danger  and  with  fear  as  to  the  future. 
Never  was  this  sense  of  thickening  peril  so 
prevalent  as  during  the  dark  but  heroic 
days  of  our  own  civil  war,  when  the  states 
which  had  stood  together  to  win  their  inde- 
pendence were  being  rent  asunder  by  the 
force  of  internal  strife.  But  out  of  all  these 
troubles  the  God  of  nations  has  brought  us, 
a  united  people,  wiser  and  stronger,  let  us 


hope,  by  the  experiences  of  the  past,  and 
better  able  to  cope  with  the  present  and 
future  perils.  The  great  Republic  of  the 
West  is  only  in  its  youth  yet  and  has  re- 
cently entered  upon  a  wider  career,  a  policy 
not  without  its  dangers,  but  fraught  also 
with  mighty  possibilities  of  good  for  the 
world. 

The  supreme  danger  to  this  young  and 
mighty  nation,  already  extending  its  lines 
of  influence,  of  commerce,  of  education  and 
government  to  distant  lands  and  peoples,  is 
materialism — an  absorption  in  material 
power  and  prosperity  to  the  neglect  of 
those  higher  things  which  are  essential  to 
the  life  of  nations  as  of  individuals.  It  is 
just  here  that  education,  in  its  best  sense, 
has  its  highest  value,  and  teaching  its  su- 
preme function.  It  is  education  that  breaks 
the  bonds  of  materialism  and  opens  the 
mind  to  new  worlds  of  interest  and  to  higher 
ideals  of  life.  It  is  safe  to  say  that  without 
the  influence  of  the  common  schools  and  of 
the  colleges  and  universities  in  diffusing 
knowledge,  in  training  and  developing  the 
mind  and  in  awakening  and  fostering  the 
higher  aspirations  of  the  soul,  our  free  in- 
stitutions would  long  since  have  perished 
from  the  earth.  "Where  there  is  lack  of 
vision  the  people  perish,"  and  all  good 
things  languish.  It  is  the  province  of  edu- 
cation to  furnish  men  of  both  mental  and 
moral  vision,  and  to  supply  that  wise  and 
capable  leadership  which,  in  a  popular  gov- 
ernment like  ours,  is  essential  to  perpetuity 
and  progress. 

Let  us  lay  this  old  truth  on  the  minds  and 
hearts  of  all  educators  with  renewed  em- 
phasis: Unless  the  altruistic  element  is 
kept  prominent  in  all  your  teaching,  educa- 
tion is  in  danger  of  degenerating  into  a 
private  luxury,  or  into  a  mere  instrument 
of  power  for  personal  ends.  The  final  test 
of  the  value  of  every  educational  system, 
and  of  the  character  of  every  college  and 
university  is  the  quality  and  quantity  of 
service  rendered  to  the  public,  to  the  world, 
by  those  who  receive  its  training.  Impress 
upon  the  student  the  nobility  of  labor,  the 
royalty  of  service ;  that  he  receives  in  order 
that  he  may  impart ;  that  as  he  imparts  to 
others  so  shall  he  receive;  that  his  educa- 
tion by  the  State  and  by  the  Church  places 
him  under  the  highest  obligations  to  serve 
his  country  and  his  God.  This  is  Christian 
education.     It  is  the  world's  supreme  need. 

The  Recent  Graduate. 

The  mother-in-law  joke,  having  already 
served  its  generation  faithfully  and  too 
long,  has  been  relegated  to  the  limbo  of 
cast-off  witticisms;  but  the  annual  June 
joke,  aimed  at  the  inexperience  and  self- 
esteem  of  the  recent  college  graduate,  still 
nourishes  as  often  as  the  season  of  com- 
mencements recurs.     For  example: 

"AIL  hail  the  recent  graduate 
With  spick  and  span  degree 
Who  tells  the  solemn  sad  old  earth 
Just  what  he  ought  to  be." 

Perhaps  the  possessor  of  a  brand-new 
college  degree  is  sometimes — or  even  gen- 
erally— a  little  too  sure  that  he  knows  just 
what  is  the  matter  with  the  world  and  just 
what  it  needs  to  set  it  right.  But  it  is  not 
in  evidence  that  he  is  any  more  confident  of 
his  opinions  than  is  the  self-made  man, 
or  even  the  man  who  hopes  to  be  able  to 
call  himself  a  self-made  man  when  he  has 
finished  the  job. 


No,  the  distinguishing  feature  of  the  new 
graduate  is  not  over-confidence  in  his  own 
opinions  as  against  every  other  man's,  for 
he  has  learned  in  college,  what  the  self- 
made  man  sometimes  never  finds  out,  that 
there  are  masters  who  know  more  than  he. 
He  is  marked  rather  by  a  splendid  optimism 
which  leads  him  to  believe  that,  however 
far  astray  the  world  may  have  gone,  it  is 
perfectly  willing  to  be  set  right  by  any  one 
who  has  a  helpful  suggestion  to  make. 
The  rest  of  us  are  not  less  certain  of  the 
correctness  of  our  ideas,  but  we  have  learned 
by  hard  knocks  that  the  more  this  stupid 
old  world  needs  our  advice,  the  less  is  it 
ready  to  take  it.  And  so,  for  fear  of  a  re- 
buff, we  shut  up  within  ourselves  the  coun- 
sel which  might  be  helpful,  while  the  new 
graduate,  who  as  yet  knows  but  little  of 
rebuffs  and  differs  from  us  rather  in  hope- 
fulness than  in  self-esteem,  takes  the 
world  into  his  confidence,  tells  it  what  he 
thinks  it  ought  to  be  and  do — and  gets 
himself  laughed  at. 

But  is  the  joke  on  him?  Are  we  happier 
or  more  useful  for  having  learned  how  re- 
luctant the  world  is  to  be  reformed  and  for 
having  lapsed  from  enthusiasm  into  cyni- 
cism? There  i3  much  child-nature  in  us  all 
and  when  the  man  who  has  "seen  life"  tells 
the  newly  fledged  collegian  to  wait  until  he 
has  had  as  much  experience  as  he  has  and 
then  he  will  know  what  an  incorrigible  world 
this  really  is,  it  suggests  the  awful  warnings 
which  the  big  boys  always  give  to  the  little 
boys.  A  fourth-grade  school-boy  meets 
a  third- grade  school-boy  and,  in  reply  to  a 
remark  by  the  latter  that  he  likes  school, 
says,  "You  just  wait  until  you  get  to  long 
division  and  you'll  be  sorry  you  ever  start- 
ed." And  the  boy  in  the  next  higher 
grade  warns  the  fourth-grade  boy  of  the 
terrors  of  partial  payments  and  greatest 
common  divisor.  There  is  nothing  for  the 
small  boy  to  do  but  just  wait  and  keep  as 
much  of  his  enthusiasm  as  he  can. 

It  is  lucky  for  our  world  that  the  colleges 
are  pouring  out  every  year  a  few  thousand 
youths  who  have  arrived  at  man's  and  wo- 
man's estate  without  having  lost  faith  in 
the  world  and  in  their  ideals.  They  are 
inexperienced,  to  be  sure,  but  there  is 
plenty  of  time  to  gain  experience.  They 
will  be  gaining  experience  all  their  lives. 
And  besides,  the  life  which  they  have  been 
^living  in  college,  while  it  is  different  from 
the  life  of  market  and  shop  and  office,  is 
real  life,  and  has  brought  them  into  con- 
tact with  men  of  real  flesh  and  blood.  So 
they  are  not  always  so  destitute  of  the  es- 
sence of  human  experience  as  one  might 
suppose. 

The  typical  commencement  "oration" 
too,  is  often  subjected  to  undeserved  ridi- 
cule. Its  sweeping  generalities  about  the 
progress  of  civilization  and  the  destinies  of 
nations  have  an  unsubstantial  ring  and 
seem  to  lack  relevancy.  But  think  of  the 
occasion.  The  first  prerequisite  for  suc- 
cessful oratory  is  a  fitting  occasion.  Even 
the  eloquence  of  Webster  would  have  been 
of  a  different  quality  if,  when  he  rote  to 
speak,  it  had  been  not  to  play  a  part  in  an 
intensely  dramatic  situation,  but  to  exhibit 
to  an  audience  of  admiring  friends  and 
relatives  how  well  "our  Dan'l"  could 
speak.  A  commencement  where  the  grad- 
uates are  to  deliver  addresses  is  an  occasion 
which  fosters  self-consciousness.  It  is  the 
most  transparent  fiction  to  suppose  that 
the  audience  is  for  a  moment  interested  in 


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THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


July  4,  1901 


the  themes.  In  such  a  situation,  the  worst 
of  all  handicaps  to  a  speaker,  it  is  a  wonder 
that  the  graduates  speak  as  well  as  they  do 
and  they  deserve  more  credit  than  they 
generally  get. 

So  let  us  have  done  with  our  ancient  jests 
at  the  new  graduate  and  his  self-esteem. 
He  thinks  no  more  of  himself  than  you  do 
of  yourself  and,  if  his  optimism  is  greater 
than  yours,  it  will  be  more  profitable  to 
borrow  some  of  it  than  ta  ridicule  it. 

& 

How  To  Be   Happy  Though 
Hot. 

A  writer  in  a  current  magazine  warns 
the  man  or  woman  who  is  going  for  a  sum- 
mer vacation  not  to  be  a  "porcher" — by 
which  expressive  term  is  meant  one  of 
those  individuals  who  establish  themselves 
on  the  porch  of  a  summer  hotel  and  never 
do  anything  more  vigorous  than  swing  in  a 
hammock  or  impart  a  gentle  and  soothing 
motion  to  a  rocking  chair.  It  is  good  ad- 
vice for  the  person  who  stays  at  home  as 
well  as  for  the  one  who  goes  to  a  resort. 
No  occupation  is  so  uncomfortable  as  a 
direct  and  deliberate  attempt  to  be  com- 
fortable. Nothing  is  so  tiresome  as  an 
effort  to  re9t  without  doing  anything  else. 
No  work  is  so  hot  as  the  labor  of  trying  to 
keep  cool. 

Comfort,  rest  and  coolness,  those  three 
essentials  of  a  satisfactory  vacation,  are 
best  attained,  like  true  happiness,  by  indi- 
rect pursuit.  Forget  about  them  and  do 
something  else.  Get  interested  in  some- 
thing, indoors  or  out,  which  is  different 
from  the  things  in  which  you  are  usually 
interested,  and  pursue  this  new  interest  as 
keenly  as  if  your  livelihood  depended  upon 
it,  yet  with  no  more  anxiety  than  if  it  were 
a  matter  of  no  consequence. 

The  chief  advantage  of  this  prescription 
for  hot- weather  happiness — and  it  is  equal- 
ly applicable  to  any  season — is  that  it  does 
not  require  the  taking  of  an  expensive  or 
pretentious  vacation.  It  can  be  applied  in 
your  own  town  as  well  as  at  a  seaside  or 
mountain  resort.  There  are  few  of  us  who 
can  not  find  new  objects  of  interest  without 
going  far  afield,  and  often  without  going 
outside  of  our  own  shops  and  offices.  If  a 
boy  who  works  in  a  shoe -factory,  for  exam- 
ple, should  take  it  into  his  head  to  be 
really  interested  in  the  processes  of  shoe- 
manufacture  and  should  try  to  learn  all  he 
could  about  leather  and  shoe  machinery,  he 
would  find  more  relief  from  the  heat  in  this 
new  interest  than  in  an  electric  fan.  Inci- 
dentally, he  would  be  making  himself  a 
more  valuable,  because  more  intelligent, 
workman,  and  would  be  fitting  himself  for 
a  higher  position  at  better  pay;  but  far 
more  important  is  the  fact  that  he  would 
find  in  his  work  a  happiness  which  is  better 
than  either  comfort  or  pay,  because  he 
would  be  interested  in  it. 

There  is  a  world  of  difference  between 
interest  and  anxiety,  and  blessed  is  the  man 
who  has  learned  to  make  the  distinction. 
He  who  can  be  interested  in  something 
without  being  anxious  about  it,  has  the 
proper  start  for  a  wholesome  vacation 
whether  at  home  or  abroad.  The  "porcher" 
is  a  languid  dawdler  upon  whom  the  summer 
ennui  has  gotten  so  firm  a  hold  that  even  a 
yacht  race  cannot  quicken  his  pulse  or 
brighten  his  eye.  He  lacks  a  stimulating 
interest  in  things  that  are  refreshing.  At 
the  opposite  extreme  in  temperament  is  the 


man  who  takes  his  amusements  as  seriously 
as  he  takes  his  medicines,  and  if  he  gets 
two  holes  behind  in  a  game  of  golf  is  in  the 
same  state  of  nervous  collapse  as  if  he 
were  caught  "short"  in  a  corner  in  wheat. 
He  has  interest,  but  it  is  of  that  morbid  and 
unbalanced  sort  which  assigns  a  fictitious 
value  to  trivialities,  and  he  agonizes  where 
he  should  recreate.  For  neither  of  these 
unfortunates  is  the  way  open  to  a  comfort- 
able vacation — especially  in  hot  weather. 
Now  is  the  time  of  triumph  for  the  mind 
which  can  be  interested  but  not  anxious, 
and  placid  but  not  stagnant.  He  who  has 
learned  this  secret  will  know  how  to  be 
happy  though  hot. 

The  Book  That  Sells 

It  may  be  assumed  that  at  least  three  out 
of  five  of  the  readers  of  this  paper  have  it 
in  mind  to  write  a  book  some  time ;  and  in 
the  case  of  the  other  two  it  is  not  improba- 
ble that  such  an  ambition  slumbers  in  the 
limbo  of  unborn  purposes,  not  yet  having 
crossed  the  threshold  of  consciousness  and 
emerged  into  the  light  as  a  recognized 
plan.  The  vast  sales  of  recent  popular 
books — one  hundred  thousand  as  a  first 
edition,  four  hundred  thousand  in  six 
months,  and  similarly  incomprehensible 
figures  in  limitless  series — have  given  to  the 
passion  for  literary  productiveness  a  stimu- 
lus greater  than  it  has  ever  known  before. 
The  book-making  impulse  was  strong 
enough  even  in  the  olden  days  when  records 
were  scratched  in  wedge-shaped  characters 
on  clay  tablets  with  carving  tools;  when  a 
library  looked  like  a  brick-yard,  and  when 
a  literary  work  was  not  expected  to  circu- 
late to  the  author's  profit.  How  much 
more  do  men  write  books  now  that  there  is 
money  in  the  business.  But,  alas!  wher- 
ever money  may  be  made,  there  money  may 
also  be  lost.  Large  possibilities  in  one 
direction  are  usually  accompanied  by  equal 
possibilities  in  the  other. 

So,  to  the  three-out-of-five  who  feel  the 
ancient  stirring  of  the  blood  to  write  a  book 
and  who  also  experience  the  modern  avari- 
cious desire  to  have  it  "go,"  this  word  of 
advice  is  given : 

If  you  want  your  book  to  have  a  big  sale, 
let  it  be  a  novel.  Stories  are  easy  to  read, 
and  you  can  never  get  a  hundred  thousand 
people  to  do  anything  which  demands  much 
mental  effort.  Put  enough  interest  into 
the  romance  and  enough  picturesquenes3 
into  the  background  to  overcome  the  read- 
er's natural  inertia.  The  book  that  sells  is 
the  book  that  is  easier  to  read  than  to  lay 
down. 

Then,  let  it  be  a  religious  novel.  This 
will  awaken  the  interest  of  religious  people 
and  the  preachers  will  preach  about  it.  It 
will  also  please  the  non-religious,  who  find 
it  too  much  trouble  to  go  to  church  but 
enjoy  the  sensation  of  feeling  religious 
when  they  can  get  it  without  effort  or 
sacrifice.  The  reading  of  a  religious  novel 
— with  a  sparkling  romance  interwoven — 
is  the  easiest  way  in  the  world  of  getting 
this  enjoyable  virtuous  thrill. 

Finally,  let  your  religious  novel  show  up 
the  preachers  and  churches  as  mere  Phari- 
sees and  whited  sepulchres,  and  show  that 
the  people  who  usually  get  the  least  credit 
for  being  religious  have  really  the  best  sort 
of  religion.  There  are  several  million  peo- 
ple of  this  latter  sort  in  the  country  and 
they  will  all  be  pleased.  They  will  enjoy 
the  thrill  of  considering  themselves  more 


religious  than  all  the  church-goers  .  an  d 
preachers,  and  really  the  salt  of  the  earth — 
and  all  it  will  cost  them  will  be  the  price  of 
your  book.  This  last  feature  will  get  your 
book  well  and  profitably  denounced  in 
enough  pulpits  and  religious  papers  to 
carry  it  into  a  tenth  edition.  The  people 
who  are  openly  irreligious  will  buy  and 
read  it  because  some  preachers  have  con- 
sidered it  "dangerous." 

By  carefully  following  these  directions, 
you  can  win  the  approbation  or  the  patron- 
age.of  the  religious,  the  non-religious  and 
the  irreligious — and  your  fortune  is  made. 


Editor's  Easy  Chair 

or 

Ma.ca.ta.wa  Musings. 

This  is  a  talk  for  the  boys  and  girls. 
The  old  folks  may  pass  it  by,  if  they  are 
really  old.  We  are  giving  our  colleges  a 
hearing  this  week  in  a  special  number. 
But  colleges  cannot  do  much  without  the 
young  men  and  young  women.  Sitting  by 
our  study  window  this  morning — the  win- 
dow that  looks  out  towards  St.  Louis  over 
the  great  lake,  and  thinking  of  our  edu- 
cational number,  we  felt  a  great  yearning 
come  over  us  for  the  boys  and  girls  of 
this  country,  and  especially  for  those  into 
whose  homes  the  Christian- Evangelist 
goes  weekly  as  a  welcome  visitor.  We 
have  never  been  able  to  quite  separate 
ourself  from  the  young  people,  but  the 
mirror,  and  some  other  things,  remind  us 
that  we  are  old  enough,  perhaps,  to  give  a 
little  advice  to  those  who  are  still  boys  and 
girls,  who  linger  yet  in  the  old  home,  and 
whose  minds  and  hearts  are  filled  with 
vague  longings  and  wonderings  as  to  the 
future.  Let  us  remind  you,  young  friends, 
that  you  are  all  rich.  You  may  not  ap- 
preciate that  fact  as  you  ought,  but  you 
are  rich  in  the  dower  of  youth.  How 
much  that  means  you  may  not  know  now. 
But  it  is  something  so  precious  that  no 
multi-millionaire  in  all  the  world  can  pur- 
chase it  for  himself.  Your  life  is  yet  be- 
fore you.  It  is  morning  with  you.  The 
dew  is  on  the  grass,  the  air  is  full  of  song, 
and  the  rosy  east  prophesies  a  glorious 
day.  Your  step  is  elastic,  your  eyes 
bright,  your  hearts  full  of  an  all -conquer- 
ing hope.  You  have  become  conscious, 
ere  this,  of  needs  higher  than  those  of  the 
body.  Your  minds  hunger  for  truth  and 
knowledge,  and  your  awakened  conscience 
urges  you  to  make  your  life  a  blessing  to 
the  world.  To  such  generous-hearted 
youths — and  there  are  thousands  of  them — 
we  have  an  earnest  word  to  speak,  as  one 
who  has  gone  on  a  little  way  before  you, 
and  knows  something  of  the  road  over 
which  you  are  to  pass. 

What  are  you  going  to  do  with  your  life? 
What  ends  will  you  seek?  Will  you  live 
for  yourselves,  or  for  your  God  and  your 
fellow  men?  If  the  latter — and  we  are 
sure  this  is  your  purpose — then  let  us  urge 
you  to  make  the  best  possible  preparation 
for  the  service  which  may  be  required  of 
you.  Do  not  do  yourselves  the  injustice 
of  supposing  that  you  can  render  the  best 
service  to  this  age  without  a  liberal  educa- 
tion— a  thorough  development  and  training 
of  all  your  powers.  This  is  the  fatal  mis- 
take which  many  young  men  and  women 
of  our  time  are  making.  They  are  in  fev- 
erish  haste  to  be  earning   something,  to 


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make  their  own  way  in  the  world.  The 
feeling  is  right  enough,  but  it  needs  to  be 
guided  by  broader  considerations  of  life, 
and  of  the  world's  needs.  No  workman 
should  be  in  such  haste  to  begin  his  day's 
work  as  to  enter  upon  it  with  dull  tools. 
Why  should  young  people  be  in  such 
haste  to  begin  their  work  in  the  world  as 
to  doom  themselves  to  mediocrity  all  their 
days,  when,  by  taking  a  few  years  in 
which  to  prepare  themselves,  they  might 
stand  in  the  front  ranks  in  whatever  call- 
ing they  may  choose?  Thousands  are 
making  this  mistake  every  year,  for  lack, 
perhaps,  of  a  word  of  advice  and  encour- 
agement. Young  man,  if  you  have  to 
choose  between  an  offer  to  enter  at  once 
some  business  or  professional  calling,  and 
entering  college,  take  our  advice  and 
waive  your  salary  for  the  present  and  go 
to  college.  If  you  regret  this  choice  in 
the  years  to  come,  lay  the  blame  on  us. 
Young  woman,  if  you  are  called  on  to 
choose  between  accepting  an  offer  of  mar- 
riage and  going  to  college,  do  you  go  to 
college  and  get  an  education  first,  and  a 
husband  afterwards,  if  you  can  find  some 
young  man  worthy  of  you.  If  not,  you 
will  be  in  a  much  better  condition  to  get  on 
without  one. 

Let  us  hope  that  in  hundreds  and  thous- 
ands of  homes  this  subject  will  be  dis- 
cussed this  summer  between  parents  and 
their  children,  and  that  a  great  army  of 
young  people  will  enter  our  colleges  this 
coming  autumn.  Parents,  teachers  in  the 
common  schools,  preachers,  may  do  much 
by  a  word  fitly  spoken  to  bring  about  a 
right  decision.  The  writer  recalls  a  scene 
which  came  under  his  observation  more 
than  two  score  years  ago.  It  was  the  noon 
hour,  and  the  boys  and  girls  were  playing 
about  the  old  log  school  house,  when  the 
teacher  of  that  country  school  came  to  a 
boy  in  his  teens,  and  taking  his  arm  pro- 
posed a  walk  through  the  woods.  He 
asked  the  young  man  about  his  plans  in 
life ;  warned  him  not  to  be  in  a  hurry  about 

marrying,    "Now, is  a  sweet  girl," 

said  he,  "but  you  do  not  yet  know  what 
kind  of  woman  you  will  need  for  a  wife. 
You  ought  to  go  to  college,  and  yours 
will  probably  be  a  public  life,  and  it  will 
be  time  enough  later  on  for  you  to  select  a 
wife  suitable  to  your  calling."  "College!" 
It  was  the  first  intimation  of  such  a  possi- 
bility this  young  man  ever  had.  He  acted 
upon  his  teacher's  advice,  and  to  this  day 
he  cannot  think  of  that  teacher  without 
emotions  of  gratitude.  It  is  a  duty  which 
all  who  have  the  care  of  the  young  in  any 
way  owe  to  them,  to  inspire  them  with  an 
ambition  to  make  the  most  of  themselves. 
A  sermon  on  the  subject,  pointing  out  the 
advantages  of  education,  and  the  increased 
power  for  good  it  puts  in  one's  hands,  and 
the  unequaled  facilities  which  are  offered 
in  this  age  and  country  for  securing  an 
education,  and  the  demand  for  educated 
men  and  women,  would  help  many  waver- 
ing young  people  to  decide  this  question 
in  the  right  way.  Here  is  an  opportunity 
for  doing  good  in  the  world— persuading 
the  young  to  attend  college,  and  assisting 
them,  if  necessary,  in  doing  so — that  is  too 
much  neglected.  It  has  in  it  large  possi- 
bilities of  blessing  the  world. 
•*• 

But  after  all,  young  people,  it  depends 
upon  you.  If  you  do  not  want  an  educa- 
tion, all  the  world  cannot  force  it  on  you. 


But  if  you  do  want  it,  and  are  determined 
to  have  it,  there  is  nothing  in  the  world 
that  is  going  to  prevent  you  from  getting 
it.  Neither  poverty,  nor  ignorance,  nor 
discouragement  of  friends,  nor  persecu- 
tion, nor  the  allurements  of  pleasure,  shall 
be  able  to  separate  you  from  the  love  of 
learning,  nor  from  that  knowledge  which 
alone  can  satisfy  the  insatiable  hunger  of 
the  mind.  Of  course,  it  means  hard  work, 
and  severe  mental  application.  It  will  in- 
volve many  hardships  and  sacrifices,  per- 
haps. But  it  is  worth  all  it  costs.  What 
is  silver,  or  gold,  or  stocks,  or  any  other 
form  of  material  wealth,  compared  with 
that  mental  discipline  that  will  enable  you 
to  hold  communion  with  the  great  spirits 
of  all  ages,  to  have  some  conception  of 
this  great  universe,  and  of  the  wonderful 
ways  of  God  in  nature  and  in  history? 
That  will  perish,  but  this  will  endure  for- 
ever, forming  a  part  of  your  imperishable 
wealth,  which  you  will  carry  with  you  as 
you  go  hence  to  enter  upon  that  higher 
career  of  activity  and  progress  in  the 
world  beyond,  for  which  this  world  is  but  a 
preparation.  Make  your  plans,  young  peo- 
ple, to  secure  the  best  possible  education, 
and  do  not  procrastinate,  for  now  is  the 
accepted  time  with  you.  This  is  the  Easy 
Chair's  message  to  you  from  the  lake  side. 
Edgeivood-on-thc-lake. 

J* 

Notes  and    Comments. 

Five  Americans  broke  into  a  Chinaman's 
shop  one  night  recently  and  gave  him 
rather  rough  treatment.  Since  the  affair 
happened  on  this  side  of  the  water,  how- 
ever, and  since  the  Chinaman  was  the  vic- 
tim of  the  disturbance  and  not  the  aggres- 
sor, the  occurrence  is  obscurely  recorded 
under  the  head  of  "drunk  and  disorderly" 
and  does  not  figure  under  a  scare-head 
as  "Another  Anti-foreign  Uprising." 

"The  tendency  of  the  religious  world," 
says  the  Universalist  Leader,  "is  away 
from  specific  statement  of  details  of  belief 
in  the  form  of  creed."  The  statement  is 
accurate.  The  tendency  of  the  religious 
world  is  not  away  from  definiteness  of  be- 
lief, as  is  sometimes  said,  but  against  the 
codification  of  religious  beliefs  in  the  form 
of  creeds  to  be  enforced  by  authority. 
There  is  as  much  Christian  faith  in  the 
world  to-day  as  there  ever  was  and  there  is 
no  general  aversion  to  specific  statements  of 
it,  only  they  must  not  be  ereedal  state- 
ments. 

Prof.  Ladd,  of  Yale,  has  an  article  on 
"Christian  Science  and  Hypnotism"  in 
Leslie's  Weekly.  He  gives  credence  to 
many  of  the  reported  cures  wrought  by 
therapeutic  suggestion  and  the  various 
schools  of  healers  which  employ  hypnotism, 
and  says  that  the  cures  performed  by 
Christian  Science— or  such  of  them  as  are 
not  frauds  or  mistakes — are  performed  by 
the  same  means.  It  is  significant  that  so 
conservative  a  psychologist  as  Prof.  Ladd 
should  declare  his  belief  in  phenomena 
which  until  recently  were  considered  mere 
vagaries  of  the  Society  for  Psychical  Re- 
search. 

Occasionally  we  hear  some  one  bemoan 
the  fact  that  there  is  a  tendency  for  reli- 
gion to  become  a  "mere  habit"  and  there- 
fore a  formal  and  lifeless  thing.  But  why 
belittle   the   power  and  value  of  habit  by 


that  insidious  word  "mere"?  Religion  can 
never  become  too  much  a  matter  of  habit. 
The  Christian  attitude  of  mind  toward  God 
and  man  and  human  duty  ought  to  become 
second  nature — nay,  first  nature.  But 
there  is  a  great  difference  between  making 
religion  so  habitual  that  it  becomes  the 
chief  part  of  the  soul's  normal  constitution, 
and  making  religious  rites  and  ceremonies 
so  habitual  that  the  spirit  of  religion 
vanishes  from  them  and  they  become  mere 
mechanical  acts.  What  we  want  is  habit- 
ual religion,  not  the  habitual  performance 
of  ceremonies  in  the  name  of  religion. 

The  gospel  of  hand-shaking  has  much 
truth  in  it  and  we  always  have  a  warm 
feeling  for  any  church  whose  members 
linger  after  the  service  to  greet  each  other 
and  the  strangers  that  are  within  their 
gates  by  a  grasp  of  the  hand.  But  we 
wonder  sometimes  whether  some  churches 
which  are  strong  on  hand-shaking  are  not 
deceiving  themselves  into  believing  that  in 
this  way  they  are  performing  their  whole 
social  duty.  The  social  side  of  Christian- 
ity must  find  a  far  more  practical  expres- 
sion than  this  if  the  world  is  to  be  con- 
vinced that  the  church  deserves  serious 
consideration  as  a  social  force.  Worship 
and  social  service  are  two  functions  of  the 
church  and  they  are  reasonably  distinct. 
There  are  churches  which  not  only  substi- 
tute hand- shaking  for  genuine  social  help  • 
fulness,  but  practice  it  at  such  a  time  and 
in  such  a  manner  that  it  seriously  inter- 
feres with  the  devotional  spirit  which 
should  precede,  accompany  and  follow 
religious  worship.  Perhaps  when  the 
church  learns  to  be  more  practical  and 
efficient  in  the  expression  of  its  social  in- 
terests, it  will  not  need  to  hold  a  reception 
before  and  after  every  service — often  to  its 
detriment  as  worship — to  demonstrate  that 
it  is  not  a  "cold  church." 

In  Mrs.  Eddy's  recent  letter  to  the  Chris- 
tian Science  Convention,  an  ex  cathedrq, 
deliverance  about  things  in  general  and 
nothing  in  particular,  the  following  state- 
ments occur: 

"Sin  i9  a  false  entity;  it  is  a  lie  and  is 
unreal  and  like  a  mirage. 

"There  is  no  other  reason  why  you  have 
not  gone  to  hell  while  attending  these 
services  but  that  God's  hand  has  held  you 
up." 

The  juxtaposition  of  these  two  utterances 
is  unfortunate,  for  it  reveals  one  of  the  nu- 
merous defects  of  Mrs.  Eddy's  system.  If 
sin  is  unreal,  why  should  anybody  go  to  hell , 
whether  upheld  or  not?  What  need  of 
salvation  from  an  unreality?  If  sin  is 
merely  a  mirage,  a  figment  of  the  foolish 
imagination,  then  in  reality  all  men  are  on 
the  same  moral  level.  Some  of  us  have 
had  personal  experiences  with  sin  and 
know  that  it  is  neither  a  joke  nor  a  mirage, 
and  that  it  cannot  be  whistled  away  like  an 
unsubstantial  apparition.  We  believe, 
too,  that  the  Scripture  which  says  that  "if 
we  confess  our  sins  he  is  faithful  and  just 
to  forgive  us  our  sins,"  is  not  an  idle 
promise  to  relieve  us  of  something  which 
does  not  exist,  or  even  to  show  us  that  we 
never  had  something  which  we  think  we 
had,  but  a  promise  to  forgive  sins  which 
are  as  real  as  the  soul  of  the  man  who  com- 
mitted them.  Christian  Science  is  bad 
enough  as  a  system  of  bogus  healing,  but 
it  is  worse  as  a  religious  system  whicn,  in- 
stead of  saving  men  from  the  guilt  and 
power  of  sin,  tells  them  that  they  are  all 
right  if  they  would  only  think  so. 


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THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


July  4,  1901 


^    The  Trairvirvg  of  the  Minister  ^ 


Ministerial    Education    and 
the  College  Course. 

By  C.  B.  Colema.n. 

The  quickest  way  for  a  man  to  cross  a 
stream  in  a  new  country  probably  is  to 
swim  across.  And  this  is  one  way  sav- 
ages have  used  for  centuries.  But  the  civil 
engineer  sets  about  it  by  turning  his  back 
to  the  stream,  sending  for  tools  and  bars 
and  bolts  until  he  bridges  it.  His  work  is 
permanent:  he  can  then  cross  and  others 
after  him  a  thousand  times,  while  the  sav- 
age still  laboriously  swim3  from  shore  to 
shore.  The  quickest  way  to  preach  a  ser- 
mon is  undoubtedly  to  get  a  pulpit  as  soon 
as  one  decides  to  enter  the  ministry,  and 
preach  as  long  as  the  church  can  stand  it. 
But  the  conscientious  man  does  otherwise. 
At  the  sacrifice,  perhaps,  of  immediate  ser- 
vice, he  prepares  himself  for  his  life  work. 
He  masters  the  English  language  and  its 
literature,  he  learns  how  to  interpret  the 
Scriptures  for  himself  in  the  light  of  the 
best  scholarship,  he  learns  something  of 
the  history  of  the  past  and  the  problems  of 
the  present,  he  digs  his  way  into  the 
thought  of  the  day.  And  then  he  preaches. 
His  sermons  come  easily,  and  they  sink  in 
deeply.  They  reach  people,  they  feed  and 
quicken  and  guide  those  who  hear  them. 
Other  things  being  equal,  success  lies  with 
the  man  who  gets  his  tools  ready  in  the 
beginning  of  his  work. 

By  all  means,  therefore,  a  college  educa- 
tion should  precede  a  ministerial  course, 
and  not  follow  it  or  be  mixed  up  piecemeal 
with  it.  For  it  is  the  college  course  which 
gives  the  student  his  tools.  It  ought  to 
give  him  command  of  at  least  a  clear,  for- 
cible style  in  writing  and  in  speaking.  It 
ought  to  teach  him  how  to  think  consecu- 
tively. It  ought  to  give  him  something  of 
an  insight  into  modern  scientific  work,  its 
methods,  theories  and  results.  And  it 
ought  to  give  him  a  view  of  the  world  which 
takes  into  account  the  great  thinkers,  the 
great  races  and  ttie  great  movements  of  our 
civilization.  If  the  college  course  does 
this,  it  leaves  little  time  for  special  minis- 
terial studies,  and  they  ought  not,  to  any 
great  degree,  to  be  crowded  into  it.  The 
college  course  suffers  usually  from  the  mass 
of  subjects  which  it  takes  up,  and  gives  lit- 
tle enough  chance  to  the  students  to  mas- 
ter the  really  fundamental  tools  of  all  in- 
tellectual work.  Therefore  keep  it  as  free 
as  possible  from  specialized  work. 

From  the  standpoint  of  the  effectiveness 
of  special  ministerial  courses,  also,  the  same 
principle  holds  true.  Theological  studies 
can  not  accomplish  their  purpose,  they  can 
not  be  appreciated,  if  they  are  taken  up  in 
the  beginning  of  the  college  course.  To 
study  the  history  of  the  Christian  Church 
before  one  understands  the  general  course 
of  events  and  of  thought  in  the  midst  of 
which  it  has  developed  is  manifestly  impos- 
sible. To  study  New  Testament  Greek 
without  undergoing  a  thorough  course  in 
classical  Greek  is  to  waste  half  of  one's 
time.  To  study  sermonizing  before  learn- 
ing how  to  express  one's  thought  decently 
in  writing,  is  to  heap  up  piles  of  sand. 
For  the  sake  of  the  efficiency  of  our  minis- 
terial courses  let  us  quit  this  business  of 
putting  the  cart  before  the  horse. 

The  real  problem,  I  suppose,  is  how  to 


strike  the  balance  between  immediate  ser- 
vice and  preparation  for  all  time.  Certain- 
ly the  kind  of  education  which  takes  the 
ministerial  student  so  far  afield  that  he 
loses  sight  of  the  ministry  or  goes  into  it 
without  a  sense  of  its  real  obligations  is  to 
be  as  much  deprecated  as  that  other  train- 
ing which  turns  a  man  out  with  material 
for  a  few  score  sermons  and  nothing  else. 
This  former  danger,  however,  can  be  avoid- 
ed by  personal  contact  between  instructor 
and  student,  and  insistence  upon  ideals  of 
usefulness.  Moreover,  a  large  place  should 
be  allowed  for  the  work  of  student  associa- 
tions, both  formal  and  informal.  In  such 
organizations  as  the  Y.  M.  C.  A.  and  in 
the  glow  of  college  friendships  the  practi- 
cal ends  and  purposes  of  those  who  are 
studying  for  the  ministry  can  be  strength- 
ened as  in  no  direct  class-room  work. 

J* 

The  Curriculum- 

By  Hiram  Van  Kirk, 

Dean  of  Bible  Chairs  University  of  California. 

The  world  is  divided  on  the  question  of 
the  proper  course  of  study  for  the  educa- 
tion of  the  minister.  The  traditional  theo- 
logical seminary  with  its  post-graduate 
studies  and  cloister-like  life  is  one  extreme, 
the  Bible  course  running  parallel  to  the 
whole  college  course,  and  coterminous  with 
it,  as  Mr.  Campbell  conceived  it,  is  the 
other.  The  ideal  curriculum  must  be 
worked  out  as  a  mean  between  them.  A 
study  continual  and  of  long  standing  is 
necessary  that  the  young  minister  may 
have  his  mind  stocked  with  Bible  phrases, 
with  the  materials  for  religious  meditation, 
with  the  treasures  of  Christian  truth,  that 
when  the  time  comes  as  a  good  scribe  in- 
structed in  the  kingdom  of  God  he  may 
bring  out  of  his  treasure  things  both  new 
and  old.  For  this  purpose  the  random 
reading  of  the  Bible  for  devotional  pur- 
poses will  not  suffice.  There  should  be  a 
careful  study  under  competent  teachers  of 
the  history  and  literature  of  the  English 
Bible.  This  would  be  profitable  to  every 
Christian;  it  is  indispensable  to  the  minis- 
ter. 

But  this  is  not  a  scientific  education  even 
in  the  Bible.  The  Bible  was  written  in 
foreign  languages.  It  is  the  product  of 
the  ancient  and  oriental  mind.  It  must  be 
studied  in  its  original  languages  and  in  its 
historic  setting,  before  its  choicest  treas- 
ures' can  be  appropriated.  Such  knowledge 
requires  an  acquaintance  with  the  classic 
languages  and  Hebrew.  This  is  not  possi- 
ble to  the  young  man  early  in  his  college 
course.  It  requires  a  liberal  education  be- 
fore this  superstructure  can  be  built  upon. 
Even  if  the  elements  of  Hebrew  and  New 
Testament  Greek  are  inserted  into  the  col- 
lege curriculum,  the  appropriation  of  the 
biblical  treasures  through  these  instru- 
ments requires  maturity  of  judgment  and 
ripeness  of  experience. 

A  post-graduate  course  for  the  minister, 
such  as  is  given  to  the  aspirants  to  the 
other  learned  professions,  ought  not  to  be 
neglected  by  him  who  seeks  to  be  a  worthy 
workman,  rightly  dividing  the  "Word  of 
truth.  This  course  need  not  be  scholastic. 
It  certainly  should  not  put  one  out  of  touch 
with  the  world.  It  ought  to  be  constructed 
on  the  new  appreciation  of  the  Historical 


Method,  ruling  now  in  all  modern  sciences. 
It  should  contain  sufficient  clinics  that  the 
young  artist  may  not  be  wanting  the 
friendly  criticism  of  his  masters. 

This  is  a  time  of  unrest  on  the  ways  and 
means  of  the  education  of  the  minister.  It 
may  be  that  the  Disciples  of  Christ  will 
make  a  permanent  contribution  to  the 
solution  of  the  problem.  It  is  certain  that 
such  institutions  as  the  Bible  Chairs  and 
Bible-schools  at  the  seats  of  great  universi- 
ties are  honest  attempts  in  that  direction. 

Berkeley,  Cal. 

J* 

Student   Prea.chmg. 

By  Prof.  Clirvton  Lockh&rt,  Ph.  D. 

Professor  of   Homiletios    in   Drake   University. 

In  ministerial  training  no  factor  is  more 
important  than  actual  preaching.  The 
young  carpenter  must  handle  tools.  In 
the  dental  college  every  student  must  have 
his  hours  at  the  chair  as  well  as  those  in 
the  lecture-room.  The  pianist  would  fail 
if  he  neglected  the  instrument  and  gave 
time  only  to  the  theory  of  music.  Preach- 
ing is  an  art,  an  acquisition  gained  only  by 
the  most  diligent  and  studied  effort. 

Fancy  the  awkwardness  of  the  young 
theologian  who  has  completed  a  long 
classical  and  professional  training  without 
attempting  to  preach,  undertaking  for  the 
first  time  to  bring  his  profound  message  to 
the  common  people.  He  cannot  approach 
them,  and  they  will  not  wish  to  approach 
him.  His  thoughts  are  in  one  sphere, 
theirs  in  another;  and  these  spheres  are 
not  even  adjacent  to  each  other.  The 
probability  is  that  such  a  preacher  never 
will  get  near  enough  to  the  people  to  con- 
vert any  of  them.  This  is  one  reason  that 
the  preachers  among  the  Disciples  have 
evangelistic  success  that  astonishes  their 
better  trained  theological  neighbors.  The 
preachers  among  the  Disciples  begin 
preaching  in  the  majority  of  cases  before 
they  enter  a  college  of  any  kind,  and  con- 
tinue to  preach  regularly  during  their  en- 
tire collegiate  course.  In  this  way  they 
keep  in  touch  with  the  people  and  adapt  all 
their  learning  to  the  wants  of  the  masses. 

The  amount  of  good  done  by  the  students 
during  their  college  years  is  not  incon- 
siderable. After  years  of  careful  observa- 
tion with  preaching  students  among  our 
own  people,  I  estimate  that  the  average 
student  that  preaches  will  bring  into  the 
church  about  ten  souls  each  year  while  in 
college.  This  will  yield  500  souls  a  year 
for  each  college  that  has  as  many  as  50 
preaching  students.  This  might  be  easily 
doubled  if  the  students  were  duly  favored 
with  opportunity.  What  a  loss  if  all  these 
years  of  usefulness  and  development  were 
denied  him! 

But  how  much  time  should  the  student 
devote  to  this  work?  Evidently  it  will  not 
be  well  for  him  to  neglect  his  studies  for 
the  pulpit ;  and  yet  it  would  be  equally  ill 
for  him  to  neglect  preaching  for  his 
studies.  I  am  convinced  that  some  students 
are  capable  of  doing  much  more  than 
others.  Some  should  preach  but  one  or 
two  Lord's  days,  in  each  month,  while 
others  are  able  to  give  every  Lord's  day  to 
the  people  with  little  loss  of  class-room 
success.  Any  rule  set  by  a  college  limit- 
ing the   preaching  of  its  students  will  be 


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arbitrary  and  injurious.  It  will  be  like 
prescribing  by  rule  how  much  they  shall 
eat  or  sleep  or  work. 

It  is  often  urged  that  a  college  cannot 
afford  to  be  badly  represented  before  the 
people  by  students  of  poor  preaching 
abilities.  Yes,  it  is  a  misfortune  to  a 
college  to  be  represented  by  some  students 
in  any  capacity;  but  no  rule  will  ever  pre- 
vent it.  The  best  preventive  in  the  world 
is  public  neglect  of  poor  speaking.  The 
people  are  not  any  more  eager  to  have  dull 
preaching  than  the  college ;  and  they  have 
the  means  of  restraining  it  without  adopt- 
ing some  foolish  rule  that  would  be  as 
likely  to  check  good  preaching  as  bad. 
The  college  can  afford  to  leave  that  matter 
with  the  public,  and  it  can  rest  assured  that 
its  best  representatives  will  win  the  field. 

Some  colleges  require  their  students  to 
reach  a  certain  point  in  their  course  or  a 
certain  success  in  recitation  before  they 
are  permitted  to  preach.  The  evil  of  such 
a  law  is  that  it  will  cut  off  from  the  field 
many  of  the  best  preachers  attending 
college.  Experience  abundantly  demon- 
strates that  any  rifc*  of  that  sort  in  our 
colleges  is  as  arbitrary  and  unjust  as  re- 
quiring students  to  reach  a  certain  age  or 
a  certain  number  of  pounds  avoirdupois. 

Sometimes  we  read  in  a  catalogue,  "No 
student  will  be  at  liberty  to  preach  regular- 


ly without  permission  from  the  president." 
That  sounds  very  safe;  but  it  usually  turns 
out  either  that  the  president  draws  no 
reins  on  the  students  at  all,  or  that  he  makes 
some  miserable  blunders  at  it.  Not  in- 
frequently he  restrains  a  student  on  ac- 
count of  awkward  appearance  or  a  mistake 
in  grammar  who  in  the  pulpit  does  a  work 
which  the  president  himself  could  not  begin 
to  do.  After  all,  it  is  success  in  the  work 
of  preaching  that  counts.  The  people  will 
put  on  the  restraint. 

But  suppose  that  a  student  does  not 
preach  well;  is  that  a  pood  reason  for 
keeping  him  out  of  the  field?  Shall  we 
adopt  the  good  old  mother's  advice  to  her 
son:  "By  all  means,  do  not  go  into  the 
water  until  you  learn  to  swim"?  Inexperi- 
ence will  be  a  good  reason  for  not  assum- 
ing heavy  responsibilities,  but  not  for 
staying  out  of  the  pulpit.  It  furnishes  the 
best  reason  for  redoubled  effort  in  preach- 
ing. The  friends  of  the  student  in  college 
and  out  of  it  should  help  him  into  oppor- 
tunities for  favorable  experience.  This 
can  often  be  done  without  discredit  to  the 
school  and  without  imposition  upon  the 
community  where  the  preaching  is  done. 
Let  wisdom  as  well  as  patience  have  her 
perfect  work,  and  this  will  be  easily  ad- 
justed. 

Drake  University. 


V^S^N^S^S^V^ 


The  College  o^nd  Religioxis 


By  BURRIS  A.  JENKINS, 

President-elect  of  Kerttvicky  University* 


Development 


College  students  are  generally  at  such  an 
age  as  is  thought  to  be  skeptical.  But  it 
is  not  skeptical.  It  is  simply  inquiring. 
Everything  about  the  students  is  new,  their 
relationships,  their  liberties,  their  methods 
of  study,  their  environment;  old  things 
have  passed  away.  Like  a  child  or  a  man 
that  is  suddenly  transferred  from  an  ac- 
customed place  to  a  new  and  strange,  possi- 
bly even  a  foreign — an  oriental  or  a  Euro- 
pean— environment,  the  college  student 
goes  about  gazing  at  everything,  feeling  of 
everything,  tasting  of  everything,  and  en- 
joying to  the  full  his  new  point  of  view. 

This  is  not  skepticism.  It  is  inquiry. 
The  student  may  think  it  is  skepticism;  his 
parents,  teachers  and  friends  may  think  it; 
it  would  be  better  for  all  concerned  if  this 
spirit  of  inquiry  were  recognized  in  its 
proper  light  and  if  all  should  say  to  the 
student:  "Come,  thou  Thomas,  come  for- 
ward to  the  most  sacred  things,  thrust  thy 
finger  into  all  nail  prints,  into  all  spear 
thrusts.  See,  and  be  thou  not  faithless  but 
believing."  Thomas  was  never  a  skeptic. 
He  was  a  reverent  inquirer.  Nine-tenths 
of  the  college  students  who  are  considered 
skeptics,  and  who  consider  themselves 
skeptics,  are  not  skeptics  at  all,  they  are 
inquirers. 

Now  it  often  happens  that  by  injudicious 
and  unsympathetic  treatment  an  inquirer 
may  be  made  into  a  skeptic.  Here  is  a  col- 
lege professor,  let  us  say,  or,  perhaps,  here 
is  a  whole  college,  faculty  and  students, 
who  meet  such  an  inquirer  as  if  he  were  a 
blasphemer.  The  whole  eleven  of  them 
turn  against  poor  Thomas  and  would  thrust 
him  out.  They  tell  him  he  is  criminal  even 
to  question  about  certain  things.  Such 
treatment  will  inevitably  lead  to  a  dis- 
turbed conscience  in  that  inquirer;  then  he 


will  see  later  that  he  has  a  perfect  right  to 
inquire,  that  God  made  his  mind  for  in- 
quiry, that  domination  over  his  mind  was 
never  intended  by  the  Creator;  then  he 
will  declare  all  his  professors  and  his  col- 
leagues bigots  and  Pharisees  and  will  reject 
the  truth  along  with  those  who  "hold  down 
the  truth."  He  becomes  a  fiery  skeptic. 
Happy  for  the  inquirer  if  there  be  one 
Great  Master  who  will  say  "Put  thy  finger 
into  the  nail  prints  and  believe!" 

Then,  on  the  other  hand,  a  different 
treatment  may  be  accorded  the  inquirer — 
or  rather,  an  indifferent  treatment.  The 
teachers  and  the  students  may  say  to  him : 
"Let  be.  What  is  the  use  of  inquiring 
about  ultimate  verities?  Your  concern  is 
with  scientific  facts.  We  know  nothing  of, 
we  care  nothing  for,  what  is  beyond."  And 
so,  with  a  coldness  of  indifference  toward 
the  real  end  of  all  trains  of  inquiry,  they 
freeze  the  inquirer  into  an  ice-house  skep- 
tic. Such  a  college  is  no  true  college;  for 
in  the  college  atmosphere,  freedom  of  in- 
quiry is  the  very  soul  of  studentship,  and 
sympathy  with   the  inquirer  is  everything. 

Either  of  these  two  opposite  courses  may 
be  fatal  to  the  religious  development  of  the 
student.  If  he  is  treated  as  a  criminal  for 
inquiry,  he  is  likely  to  accept  his  lot  as 
an  outcast.  If  he  is  treated  with  unsympa- 
thetic indifference,  he  is  apt  to  grow  in- 
different. 

A  far  wiser  course  may  be  pursued,  and 
indeed  is  often  pursued,  especially  in  cer- 
tain smaller  colleges  which  may  be  termed 
religious,  though  not  necessarily  denomi- 
national. After  all  it  is  in  the  small  col- 
lege that  the  religious  welfare  of  the 
student  is  most  likely  to  be  properly  looked 
after. 

In  such  a  college  all  questions,   of  what- 


ever sort,  are  met  with  perfect  fearlessness. 
No  father  objects  when  his  child  asks  the 
most  searching  questions  both  about  the 
parent  and  about  himself.  So,  also,  our 
Heavenly  Father  puts  no  barrier  in  the 
way  of  our  inquiries.  We  may  look  about 
us  and  ask,  "Why  is  this?  What  is  this 
for?"  The  answer'  may  not  be  always  in- 
telligible to  us;  but  answer  there  always  is. 
The  attitude,  therefore,  of  perfect  fearless- 
ness is  encouraged  in  the  best  colleges, 
and  always  leads  to  an  even  and  sane  re- 
ligious growth.  The  instructor  who  thus 
faces  all  the  questions  of  his  students,  and 
encourages  them  to  ask  more  questions, 
may  not  always  be  able  to  answer.  He 
may  often  be  compelled  to  say:  "I  do  not 
know.  I  cannot  tell."  But  he  will  say  to 
his  student,  "Keep  on  asking.  If  you  can- 
not find  the  answer,  let  your  question  wait 
a  year  or  two  or  ten,  and  then  ask  again." 
Was  it  Mark  Hopkins  or  Horace  Bushnell 
who  said:  "Hang  up  your  question  on  a 
peg,  take  it  down  next  year,  and  turn  it 
around  and  around,  and  if  not  satisfied, 
hang  it  up  again  for  another  year  or  two"? 
This  is  the  lesson  of  the  suspended  mind, 
one  of  the  surest  marks  of  cultivation. 

With  fearlessness  will  go  manliness  in 
fronting  all  life.  That  college  is  not  most 
truly  a  religious  institution  which  in  any 
wise  saps  manliness  of  body  or  of  mind. 
Your  average  college  student  abhors  any- 
thing that  he  can  call  namby-pamby, 
goody-goody,  anything  that  smacks  of 
pharisaism,  of  attitudinizing,  of  sham. 
Emerson  used  to  say  that  the  most  unbiased 
juror  in  the  world  is  the  thirteen-year-old 
boy,  who  passes  judgment  on  all  men  and 
matters  without  fear  or  favor,  and  expresses 
his  judgment  freely.  But  a  yet  more  un- 
biased juror  is  your  college  student.  He  is 
so  unbiased  as  to  become  biased.  He 
stands  so  straight  up  against  pharisaism 
that  he  leans  backward.  He  is  inclined  to 
be  a  snob,  a  cynic,  a  little  of  a  Pharisee 
himself  in  denouncing  pharisaism  and  call- 
ing-for  virility.  But,  after  all,  he  can  be 
brought  to  recognize  true  manliness  and  to 
put  the  stamp  of  approval  upon  it.  If  his 
religious  thought  is  treated  in  true,  manly 
fashion,  he  will  make  it  as  virile  and 
strong  as  his  biceps. 

Sympathy  must  be  added  to  fearlessness 
and  manliness  in  the  treatment  of  the  re- 
ligious life  of  students.  Professors  should 
be  perennially  young.  It  makes  no  odds 
how  white  a  man's  hair  or  beard,  so  his 
heart  be  the  heart  of  a  young  man.  If  he 
loves  and  understands  and  sympathizes 
with  young  men  he  may  pass  his  three 
score  years  and  ten  by  many  years,  and 
still  be  able  to  point  young  men  to  the  path 
of  the  just  that  shines  unto  the  perfect 
day.  It  was  the  old  ex-president  of 
Harvard  of  whom  his  students  used  to  say, 
as  they  passed  across  the  campus  at  night : 
"There's  the  old  man's  light  yet  shining! 
God  bless  him ! "  Such  a  man  as  that  could 
never  be  crusty  or  intolerant  with  the  re- 
ligious inquiries  of  any  Thomas  in  the 
world ! 

No  college  is  complete  in  its  course,  or 
large  in  its  spirit,  which  does  not  give 
actual  place  to  religion.  Religion  must 
not  merely  be  recognized  as  a  subsidiary 
thing,  but  as  the  goal  of  all  culture.  There 
is  no  true  culture  which  is  not  crowned 
with  religion.  The  head  of  the  corner 
cannot  be  left  out  of  any  completed  struc- 
ture.    So  those  colleges,  if  there  be  any, 


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which  ignore  religion,  much  less  scoff  at  it, 
are  not  true  colleges,  for  they  do  not  com- 
plete the  training  of  the  student. 

Naturally,  therefore,  an  absolute  sine 
qua  non  of  a  college  faculty  is  that  they 
should  be  religious  men.  This  does  not 
mean  that  they  should  be  members  of  this 
or  that  particular  church,  necessarily;  but 
that  they  should  be  devout  and  reverent 
men.  There  are  many  institutions  in  this 
country  in  which  no  care  whatever  regard- 
ing religious  matters  is  exercised  in  the 
choice  of  professors.  It  is  said:  "The  stu- 
dent, sooner  or  later,  must  come  in  contact 
with  thinkers  of  all  sorts."  The  reply  is: 
"Surely.  But  should  all  sorts  of  thinkers 
be  set  upas  the  intellectual  ideals  for  young 
minds?  Worship  their  professors  they 
should  not;  but  worship  their  professors 
they  will,  whether  or  no.  Bow  down,  in- 
tellectually, to  any  man,  they  should  not; 
but  bow  down  they  inevitably  will,  till  they 
have  learned  better.  Be  careful  then  of 
the  metal  out  of  which  the  image  is  graved! " 
College  professors,  no  matter  what  they 
teach,  should  be  devout  and  reverent  men. 
There  are  enough  Shalers  and  Fiskes,  of 
a  smaller  size,  to  go  around.  We  are  not 
forced  to  select  still  smaller  men  who  can- 
not see  with  the  wide-open  eyes  of  scientific 
faith.  Let  our  people  take  care  that  their 
sons  and  daughters  are  put  in  college  under 
religious  men  and  women. 

So  far  then,  from  the  college  age  and  the 
college  atmosphere  being  a  dangerous  time 
and  place,  the  very  converse  should  be 
true.  The  college  age,  with  all  its  restless 
inquiry,  can  be  made  to  unfold,  and  unfold 
into  the  largest,  roundest  and  fullest  faith. 
The  little  college  world  can  be  made  so 
wholesome,  90  fearless,  so  virile,  so  sympa- 
thetic, 30  truly  religious  as  to  create  and 
foster  the  most  honest  devotion,  the  most 
manly  and  womanly  religion.  Parents 
ought  not  to  fear  sending  their  children  to 
college.  It  is  the  safest  place  to  send 
them.  Take  the  students  of  the  small  re- 
ligious college  and  compare  them  with  the 
same  number  of  young  men  and  women  of 
social  life  of  any  little  town  or  city  and  the 
college  people  will  measure  far  higner  in 
moral  and  religious  development. 

A  Christian  University. 

By  William  Bayard  Craig. 

Man's  ignorance  crucified  the  Christ. 
The  ignorance  of  men  aroused  the  com- 
passion of  Jesus.  He  prayed  "Father, 
forgive  them,  they  know  not  what  they  do." 
He  organized  a  school  for  the  instruction 
of  teachers  that  could  go  forth  and  teach 
the  people  of  the  world.  From  the  begin- 
ning training  schools  have  been  a  most 
important  factor  in  the  growth  and  devel- 
opment of  the  church. 

A  reform  movement  is  dominated  by 
new  ideas,  and  if  the  reform  is  to  be  per- 
manent and  important,  training  schools 
and  trained  teachers  are  essential  to  its  on- 
going. 

The  educational  effort  made  will  be 
measured  in  its  power  by  the  strength  of 
the  conviction  in  the  heart  of  the  reform 
a3  to  its  world  wide  interest  and  value. 
This  is  true  in  science,  art  or  religion. 

Protestantism  made  itself  invincible  by 
the  great  colleges  and  universities  it 
created.  Oxford  and  Cambridge  have  been 
the  bulwarks  of  the  established  Church  of 
England.    Yale    and    the    minor  colleges 


that  have  sprung  up  around  it  have  render- 
ed like  service  to  the  Congregational 
Church  in  this  country.  The  great  Meth- 
odist Church  by  the  wise  and  united  action 
of  its  leaders  has  made  it  unnecessary  for 
their  sons  and  daughters  to  go  outside  of 
Methodist  influences  to  secure  a  fine  mod- 
ern education.  Any  important  and  suc- 
cessful religious  movement  from  Rome  to 
Bethany  will  serve  to  illustrate  the  fact  to 
which  we  call  attention. 

Our  religious  movement  seems  to  be  an 
exception  to  the  rule.  We  have  indeed  a 
strong  and  an  abiding  conviction  of  the 
importance  of  the  ideas  we  represent,  but 
nevertheless  our  colleges  and  universities 
are  inadequate  and  poorly  endowed. 

This  may  be  accounted  for  largely  by 
the  failure  of  Bethany  to  secure  adequate 
endowment  and  make  itself  strong  and 
great  while  it  held  the  loyal  love  and  loy- 
alty of  the  whole  brotherhood  in  the  life- 
time of  its  great  founder.  It  was  expected 
that  Mr.  Campbell  himself  would  give  a 
large  part  of  his  fortune  to  the  college  he 
had  founded.  Doubtless  too  much  de- 
pendence was  placed  on  that  expectation ; 
it  failed  and  that,  with  the  havoc  and  de- 
struction caused  by  the  war  in  Bethany's 
supporting  territory,  and  the  further  im- 
portant fact  that  Bethany  was  left  isolated 
and  "off  the  railroad"  in  the  development 
of  the  transportation  lines  of  the  country, 
made  it  impossible  for  Bethany  to  become 
the  Yale  of  our  movement.  Instead  of  be- 
ing an  inspiration  and  encouragement  to 
all  after  efforts  in  education,  it  has  been 
the  leader  of  a  long  series  of  unsuccessful 
efforts  in  college  and  university  building*. 

Possibly  it  is  all  for  the  best.  Possibly 
it  would  have  been  a  misfortune  to  estab- 
lish the  center  of  our  movement  so  far  to 
the  east.  The  great  flour  mills  are  in  the 
midst  of  the  wheat  fields,  the  cotton  mills 
are  close  to  the  growing  cotton  of  the 
south,  the  lumber  mills  keep  close  to  the 
raw  material.  Our  great  schools  will 
doubtless  develop  in  the  midst  of  the  peo- 
ple who  support  them. 

There  are  a  few  plain  propositions  that 
seem  to  be  incontrovertible,  if  they  are 
valid  we  cannot  avoid  the  obligation  of 
building  up  our  own  schools  until  they  are 
commanding  centers  in  this  highly  favored 
land. 

1.  The  teaching  and  spirit  of  Jesus  must 
be  central  and  dominant  in  any  college  or 
university  or  its  work  is  so  defective  that 
we  cannot  be  satisfied  to  use  it  for  the 
training  of  our  sons  and  daughters.  All 
knowledge  whatsoever  must  be  adjusted  to 
the  principles  of  the  Sermon  on  the  Mount 
or  it  is  fragmentary  and  defective. 

2.  The  teaching  and  spirit  of  Jesus  can- 
not be  central  and  dominant  in  a  university 
unless  the  teachers  are  positively  Christian 
in  life  and  sympathy  as  well  as  eminent  in 
the  special  lines  they  have  prepared  to  teach . 
All  great  educators  concede  that  the  contact 
of  the  student  with  men  who  incarnate  high 
Christian  culture  is  the  most  important 
factor  in  the  educational  process. 

These  conditions  can  only  be  insured  in 
our  institutions. 

3.  The  spiritual  barrenness  that  results 
from  fading  religious  convictions  and  frigid 
enthusiasm  is  already  manifest  in  great 
universities  that  in  their  earlier  history 
were  fountains  of  inspiration  for  the  stu- 
dents who  entered  their  halls. 

In  the  days  when    2,000    students  wa3  a 


maximum  of  attendance  the  student  had 
opportunity  to  meet  and  know  the  eminent 
men  of  the  faculties.  In  these  days 
when  the  attendance  has  doubled  in 
the  great  universities  the  professor's 
influence  is  submerged,  the  sentiment 
of  the  students  controls  the  life  of  the 
institution  by  the  sheer  weight  of  numbers. 

Few  choose  Christ  during  college  days  at 
the  great  universities.  Few  among  their 
graduates  choose  the  ministry.  The  cause 
we  love  must  suffer  if  our  sons  and 
daughters  come  home  from  college  in- 
different in  regard  the  Christian  life  and 
its  activities. 

Build  up  our  own  colleges  until  they  are 
in  every  way  creditable  and  competent. 
Gather  into  their  faculties  able  men  full  of 
delight  in  the  growth  of  Christ's  kingdom. 
Surround  the  students  with  all  helpful 
influences.  Gather  in  our  share  of  the 
youth  of  the  land.  Make  Christian  educa- 
.  tion  a  foremost  object  of  interest  and 
beneficence.  Create  conditions  out  of 
which  shall  go  an  ever  increasing  host  of 
ministers,  lawyers,  doctors,  merchants,  et 
al,  who  shall  delight  to  use  all  their  re- 
sources for  the  upbuilding  of  Christian 
freedom  and  Christian  truth. 

We  are  in  the  vigor  of  youth,  we  have  the 
enthusiasm  that  loving  devotion  to  the  per- 
sonal Christ  has  never  failed  to  develop,  we 
are  in  the  full  enjoyment  of  evangelistic 
power,  we  have  the  wealth  and  the  re- 
sources, we  owe  it  to  protestantism  that  has 
pushed  us  on  to  the  logical  end  of  its  own 
premise,  we  owe  it  to  our  children  and  to 
America  to  build  up  our  own  schools  that 
the  chief  factor  in  a  true  culture  may  be 
brought  to  bear  on  the  youth  of  this  age, 
viz: — Christian  freedom  and  devotion  to 
Him  who  taught  with  authority  because  he 
knew  he  taught  the  truth. 

We  have  laid  some  good  foundations, 
they  will  be  great  benefactors  of  Christian 
education  who  will  help  us  rear  creditable 
superstructures. 

Drake  University. 

The     American      Ch.ristia.ri 

Education  Society  and 

Our    Educational 

Problems. 

By  F.  D.  Power. 

The  first  purpose  of  this  general  organi- 
zation is  to  unite  our  educational  forces 
and  exercise  a  general  supervision  over  all 
our  educational  work.  Such  is  the  function 
of  the  Foreign  Christian  Missionary 
Society  in  its  relation  to  the  work  of  for- 
eign missions  among  us.  Such  is  also  the 
position  of  the  American  Christian  Mis- 
sionary Society  in  its  relation  to  the  work 
of  general  home  missions.  Our  schools  and 
colleges  have  hitherto  had  no  general 
consideration  in  our  councils,  no  united 
effort  to  bring  their  claims  to  the  attention 
of  our  people.  Institutions  of  learning 
have  sprung  up  without  reference  to  each 
other  and  have  relied  upon  a  haphazard 
method  of  support  as  individual  enterprises, 
or  the  representatives  of  certain  communi- 
ties or  sections.  Is  it  not  possible  through 
this  general  organization  to  bring  the 
whole  cause  of  education  to  the  front  and 
to  arouse  our  people  everywhere  to  the 
great  importance  of  endowing  our  schools 
and  making  them  worthy  in  every  respect 
of  a  great  people?  If  a  new  spirit  of  en- 
thusiasm can  thus  be  kindled  for  educa- 


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THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


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tion,  such  as  has  been  already  aroused  for 
missions,  it  will  be  a  point  gained  of  the 
very  highest  moment  for,  after  all,  at  the 
basis  of  all  our  great  missionary  interests, 
as  of  all  our  church  interests,  lies  this 
cause.    We  cannot  ignore  it  and  live. 

In  the  second  place  a  specific  work  can 
be  accomplished  by  a  well  organized  and 
efficient  movement  of  this  kind.  Such  a 
society  commanding  the  confidence  of  all 
the  friends  of  education  among  us,  may 
raise  special  funds  for  the  education  of 
young  men  for  the  ministry,  may  foster 
and  encourage  struggling  institutions,  may 
influence  the  improvement  of  courses  of 
study  and  the  enlargement  of  the  efficiency 
and  scope  of  our  schools,  may  encourage 
the  building  up  of  institutions  of  learning 
where  they  are  needed  and  discourage  the 
founding  of  mushroom  colleges  where  they 
are  not  needed,  may  improve  methods  of 
sscuring  funds  for  college  endowment,  may 
take  such  an  oversight  of  the  whole  field  as 
to  be  able  to  extend  a  helping  hand  to 
every  one  of  our  institutions. 

The  great  problem  before  us  is  to  awaken 
our  people  to  the  claims|of  Christian  educa- 
tion upon  us.  Shall  we  take  the  place 
that  seems  justly  ours  in  this  field  of  service? 
Have  we  a  duty  here  that  is  yet  undone? 
Shall  we  share  with  our  religious  neighbors 
in  the  work  of  training  youth,  of  molding 
the  thought  of  the  time;  or  shall  we  leave 
it  to  others,  and  so  lose  a  great  oppor- 
tunity? Shall  we  not  only  leave  the  general 
field  to  others,  but  turn  over  our  own  chil- 
dren and  youth  to  the  training  of  other 
schools?  This  is  the  question  that  faces 
us  most  seriously  and  to  its  consideration 
our  general  society  should  address  itself. 
Upon  the  solution  of  this  one  problem  will 
depend  all  others  and  with  its  removal  will 
come  in  good  time  the  cure  of  all  that  is 
defective  in  our  educational  system.  Let 
the  church  from  one  end  of  the  land  to  the 
other  be  quickened  to  a  proper  under- 
standing of  its  duty  to  this  cause.  This  is 
the  permanent  need. 
Washington,  D.  C. 

Why  I  Became  a  Missionary- 

By  Bessie  Fa.rra.r  Ma.dser\. 


1  am  trying  to  recall  the  heart-life  of  my 
childhood,  that  I  may  be  able  to  tell  why  I 
became  a  missionary,  but  I  find  that  the 
feelings  of  those  days  cannot  be  coldly 
analyzed. 

I  have  a  missionary  mother  who,  though 
she  has  never  been  in  a  foreign  land,  has 
considered  wherever  she  lived  her  field  and 
herself  his  missionary  there  to  do  'his 
bidding.  She  dedicated  her  first-born  to 
the  Lord,  asking  him  to  use  her  as  he 
would.  He  accepted  my  mother's  offering. 
Mother  writes:  "I  did  not  realize  then 
what  my  prayer  would  bring  in  answer  or 
what  my  giving  meant." 

No  one  suggested  missionary  work  to  me. 
I  had  heard  no  thrilling  accounts  of  life  on 
the  foreign  field,  nor  had  I  read  of  any  dis- 
tressing need.  I  can  remember  standing 
by  mother's  knee  and  reading  letter  by 
letter  that  first  chapter  of  the  children's 
gospel  and  going  sometimes  hand  in  hand 
with  her  in  comforting  and  helping  those 
who  needed  her. 

Old  Seventh  Street  Church,  Richmond, 
is  indissolubly  connected  with  the  memory 
of  those  days.  I  can  remember  its  Sunday- 
school,   'ts  missionary  meetings,  our  Bro. 


Tyler's  earnest  work  and  Bro.  Robert  Cave 
also.  I  know  that  these  had  their  influence 
but  I  know  not  how  largely  it  all  entered 
into  the  "why."  I  only  know  as  I  look 
back  that  there  was  early  born  in  my  soul 
a  must — and  in  quiet  times  alone  in  the  old 
garden  with  my  Father  I  would  tell  him 
that  I  would  go  wherever  he  would  send 
me — would  ask  him  to  make  me  faithful  in 
all  the  little  things  at  home  that  I  might 
be  prepared  for  the  larger  work.  When 
I  was  thirteen  I  was  baptized  and  from  that 
time  this  was  my  center  thought.  I  spoke 
of  it  to  no  one  in  those  days  excepting  to 
sister  Birdie,  who  was  two  years  younger 
than  I. 

And  the  years  passed  on.  There  is  one 
afternoon  that  stands  out  prominently  in 
the  heart-history.  I  was  sixteen  then. 
There  had  been  a  meeting  announced  at 
church  for  that  afternoon — it  was  a  week  of 
prayer — but  the  afternoon  was  stormy  and 
dark  and  no  one  was  there.  In  the  quiet 
I  opened  my  Bible  and  read.  The  Father 
was  very  near  in  the  stillness  and  through 
the  words  of  Mark  16:15  he  spoke  to  me 
until  I  bowed  my  head  and  told  him  that  I 
was  ready  to  go. 

I  spoke  of  it  that  week  to  Bro.  E.  A, 
Cole,  who  was  preaching  at  the  Third 
Church.  He  listened  earnestly  and  began 
helping  me  in  some  special  Bible  study. 
It  was  soon  after  this  that  Bro.  G.  L. 
Wharton  told  in  Richmond  of  India's  need. 
My  heart  burned  within  me  for  I  knew  that 
our  Father  would  send  me.  I  might  tell 
you  how  gently  but  how  firmly  he  led  me 
past  all  obstacles,  led  me  into  the  prepara- 
tion needed  and  then,  when  his  time  had 
come,  sent  me  forth  with  his  precious 
words  in  my  heart,  "Lo,  I  am  with  you 
alway." 

There  were  times  when  other  plans  were 
presented  to  me,  when  many  circumstances 
said:  "Stay  and  work  in  the  home  land." 
But  these  did  not  tempt  me;  I  was  so  sure 
that  he  wanted  me  to  go.  Sometimes  I 
wondered  why  he  had  called  me  so  far 
from  home,  but  I  knew  I  would  understand 
after  awhile. 

As  I  had  grown  older  the  burdening 
thought  of  India's  suffering  need  weighed 
heavily  upon  my  soul  and  I  was  eager  to 
start,  but  the  reason  of  my  coming  was  that 
from  the  beginning  I  felt  that  it  was  his 
wish  for  me.  And  in  the  years  on  the  field 
this  has  been  my  strength.  He  wants  me 
here,  and  there  hath  not  failed  one  word  of 
all  his  good  promises. 

I  would  like  to  be  able  to  write  a  wise 
article  on  why  I  became  a  missionary — one 
that  would  fill  others  with  a  desire  to  come. 
But  after  all  I  believe  that  God  deals 
simply  with  each  soul,  and  that  the  best 
reason  any  of  us  can  give  for  anything  he 
has  called  us  to  is,  he  wants  me  to  do  it. 
I  begin  to  understand  why  he  called  me. 
I  am  in  a  district  where  there  are  thousands 
who  are  demon  worshipers.  I  can  know 
something  now  of  their  need.  I  know  his 
love  toward  them  and  its  wonderful  power 
to  save  to  the  uttermost.  He  is  such  a 
wonderful  Savior. 


The  educated  man,  in  proportion  to  his 
education,  sees  the  number  of  laws  dimin- 
ished, till  at  last  it  becomes  possible  to  his 
conception  that  they  are  all  reducible  to 
one,  and  that  that  which  lies  beneath  the 
innumerable  phenomena  of  nature  is  the 
One  Spirit— God.— Robertson. 


M&n  and  Nature- 

By  Joseph  F.  Newton. 

Man  is  the  child  of  Nature.  He  is  born 
out  of  her  warm  heart;  he  looks  upon  her 
beaming  face  with  the  wide  and  startled 
eyes  of  infancy ; .  he  lives  ?md  moves  and 
makes  his  progress  in  her  presence;  he 
falls  down  to  sleep  at  last,  like  a  tired 
child,  upon  her  great  bosom.  Nature  en- 
folds and  unfolds  our  dawning  intelligence; 
she  surrounds  us  with  innumerable  influ- 
ences of  which  we  are  unconscious;  her 
vital  forces  pass  into  our  being,  form  our 
body  and  brain  and  affect  our  whole  exist- 
ence. This  intimate  relation  between 
man  and  nature  began  with  the  birth  of 
humanity  on  the  earth,  and  becomes  each 
century  more  intelligent  and  influential. 
Nature  is  the  oldest  and  wisest  teacher  of 
our  race,  our  constant  companion,  inspirer 
and  instructor.  She  is  so  much  with  us 
that  we  look  upon  the  stately  pageantry  of 
her  life  as  a  matter  of  course.  The  average 
man,  like  the  keeper  of  a  Royal  Art  Gal- 
lery, does  not  appreciate  the  treasures  of 
truth  and  beauty  with  which  he  is  surround- 
ed. In  every  age  there  are  a  few  fine  spirits 
who  are  filled  with  wonder  and  worship  in 
the  presence  of  the  strange  and  solemn 
beauty  of  the  natural  order,  and  who  chide 
us  for  the  dullness  of  our  minds  and  the 
dimness  of  our  vision. 

Nature  was  perhaps  the  first  object  of 
human  worship.    The  solemn  splendor  of 
the  midnight  sky,  the  mystic  music  of  the 
infinite  sea,  the  delicate  scenery  which  the 
clouds  form  and  re-form  on  a  summer  day, 
the  quiet  charm  of  the  woods,  the  majesty 
and   magnificence  of  the  mountains,   the 
wild  fury  of  the  storm  and  the  terror  of  its 
flashing  wrath,  must  have  impressed   the 
child-man  of  the  early  ages  with  the  pres- 
ence of  power  and  intelligence  in  Nature. 
Unable  to  grasp  the  idea  of  the  unity  of 
the  universe,  our  fathers  conceived  of  the 
myriad  forces  of  Nature  as  so  many  separate 
personalities;    but    through   the  maze  of 
myths,  the  crude  ideas  of  Fate  and  the 
altars  to  the  "Unknown  God,"  we  discern 
the  dim  intuition  of  the  unity,  eternity  and 
supremacy  of  God.    Man  has  always  be- 
lieved that  he  is  akin  to  the  great  Being 
behind  Nature,  and  tnat  the  one  duty  of 
human  life  is  to  be    at  peace    with  the 
Eternal.    However  far  back  our  students  of 
antiquity  go  in  their  excavations,  they  dig 
up  an  image  of  a  god,  as  though  to  show 
us  that  out  of  the  buried  ruins  of  the   past 
come    always    the    emblems    of  religion. 
The  altars  and  offerings  of  all  the  tribes 
and  races  show  us  that  religion   is  the   su- 
preme interest  of  human  thought  as  it  is 
the  eternal  motion  of  human  progress. 

Patiently  and  silently  Nature  teaches 
man  and  trains  him  for  usefulness  and 
honor.  We  are  little  children  watching 
our  Mother  at  work  and  learning  more  of 
her  wisdom  as  we  grow  older.  All  our  in- 
ventions are  imitations  of  her  devices — dis- 
coveries of  her  powers  and  processes.  All 
our  science  is  a  systematic  statement  of 
what  we  have  learned  of  the  ways  and  works 
of  Nature.  The  beauty  of  her  landscape 
is  reproduced  in  our  art ;  the  melody  of  her 
life  is  recorded  in  our  poetry;  her  moral 
order  is  the  basis  of  our  character.  Ex- 
perience teaches  us  that  obedience  to  the 
laws  of  Nature  lifts  us  above  drudgery  and 
makes  us  free  and  masterful  and  happy; 
that  disobedience  to  her  commandments  is 
punished  with  pain  and  sorrow.     Science  is 


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July  4,  1901 


eloquent  in  illustrating  the  sublime  truth 
that  Nature  is  the  ally  of  righteousness  and 
the  enemy  of  unrighteousness. 

There  is  something  impressive  in  the  way 
in  which  genius  portrays  the  sympathy  of 
Nature  with  the  sufferings  and  tragedies  of 
humanity.  This  cosmic  sympathy  is  pro- 
claimed in  all  great  literature.  The  bibli- 
cal record  of  the  curse  of  the  earth  be- 
cause of  the  sin  of  Adam;  the  story  of  the 
death  of  Jesus  and  the  shudder  of  horror 
that  passed  through  Nature  when  it  was 
compelled  to  witness  the  crucifixion  of 
Love;  the  drama  of  King  Lear,  in  which 
the  tempest  of  suffering  in  the  mind  of  the 
old  man  excites  a  tempest  in  the  elements, 
are  examples  of  this  faith  in  the  sympathy 
of  Nature.  Perhaps  this  sympathy  of  Na- 
ture for  the  sufferings  of  man  is  an  expres- 
sion of  the  pity  of  God. 

That  all  men  have  not  held  this  view 
of  Nature  we  must  hasten  to  confess.  The 
ancient  theologians  believed  that  mind  is 
good  and  that  matter  is  evil;  that  the 
white  spirit  of  man  is  stained  with  sin 
when  it  comes  in  contact  with  unclean 
flesh;  that  the  soul  is  a  jewel  set  in  im- 
pure clay,  and  that  salvation  is  to  be  at- 
tained by  opposing  natural  tendencies  and 
shunning  the  healthy  joys  of  life  as  the  en- 
ticements of  the  Evil  One.  Without  doubt 
the  morbidness  of  scholastic  theology  and 
the  unloveliness  of  mediaeval  religious  life 
were  due  to  the  unwholesome  philosophy 
which  shuts  the  beauty  of  Nature  out  of 
the  thought  and  life  of  man.  John  Stuart 
Mill's  philippic  against  Nature  for  her 
heartless  cruelty  is  one  of  the  most  famous 
indictments  in  literature.  Observing  the 
pitiless  severity  of  Nature  in  her  dealings 
with  man,  he  concludes  that  the  silent  and 
hidden  Power  is  either  hopelessly  wicked 
or  helplessly  weak.  Huxley,  in  his  Ro- 
mance address,  declares  that  the  universe 
is  an  immoral  organism.  According  to  this 
view,  man  lives  in  an  unsympathetic  world 
and  must  struggle  for  his  existence  without 
the  assistance  of  Nature.  His  splendid 
faith  that,  in  a  contest  so  appallingly  un- 
equal—man against  the  universe— man 
may  hope  to  conquer,  relieves  the  doctrine 
of  its  tragedic  pessimism  and  rebukes  the 
theological  dogma  of  man's  intellectual  and 
moral  imbecility. 

Between  this  immeasurable  confidence 
in  humanity  and  the  old  idea  of  human 
weakness  and  wickedness  there  is  but  one 
choice.  Wordsworth  gives  us  another  view 
of  the  relation  between  man  and  Nature. 
Speaking  in  gravity  from  the  calmness  of 
his  mountain  home,  he  tells  us  that  Nature 
is  the  medium  when  the  mind  of  man  meets 
the  mind  of  God  in  sweet  and  holy  fellow- 
ship. He  finds  a  living  Soul  behind  the 
silent  face  of  Nature.  Walking  in  that 
"light  which  never  was  on  sea  or  land,"  he 
becomes  conscious  of  that  "Presence  which 
disturbs  him  with  the  joy  of  elevated 
thoughts,"  as  it  beams  in  the  "light  of  set- 
ting suns,  the  round  ocean  and  the  living 
air." 

Interpreting  Nature  as  modern  science 
has  revealed  it  in  the  light  of  eternal  reli- 
gious principles,  we  conclude  that  the  order 
of  Nature  is  a  school  of  God  for  the  educa- 
tion of  man ;  that  its  methods  are  wise  and 
just  and  good;  that  all  human  progress  is 
the  result  of  obedience  to  the  will  of  God 
as  revealed  in  the  laws  of  Nature;  that  it  is 
our  duty  to  bring  ourselves  and  our  con- 
cerns into  harmony  with  the  life  of  God  in 


the  order  of  the  universe.  "The  race  must 
become  partner  in  the  moral  enterprise, 
fellow-worker  with  the  universe  at  its 
ethical  task,  if  its  heart  of  rhythm  and  soul 
of  fire  are  to  stand  fully  revealed."  Nature 
is  the  organ,  silent  and  magnificent,  hu- 
manity is  the  choir,  vast  and  myriad-voiced, 
with  its  tones  of  wailing  woe  and  its  notes 
of  shouting  joy;  together  they  play  the 
grand  oratorio  in  the  temple  of  God. 

& 

B.  B.  Tyler's  Letter 

I  was  exceedingly  infelicitous  in  my  lets- 
ter  of  June  20,  in  one  respect,  at  least,  in 
my  notice  of  A.  B.  Jones'  book — "The 
Spiritual  Side  of  Our  Plea."  The  author 
says  that  no  better  example  of  mere  logom- 
achy can  be  found  than  in  the  debate  be- 
tween Alexander  Campbell  and  N.  L.  Rice 
on  the  design  of  baptism  and  the  work  of 
the  Holy  Spirit.  He  gives  two  quotations 
as  illustrations  of  this  mere  war  of  words. 
I  attempted  to  reproduce  these  quotations 
on  page  777  of  the  Christian-Enangelist, 
but  the  quotations  are  so  placed  as  to  fail 
to  bring  out,  strikingly,  the  point.  I  will 
make  another  effort,  requesting  the 
printer  to  place  side  by  side  the  following : 


"Faith  unites  us  spirit- 
ually to  Christ  and  gives 
us  an  interest  in  the  plan 
of  salvation,  baptism  is 
the  external  ordinance  by 
which  we  become  visibly 
united  to  him  aEd  bound 
to  devote  ourselves  to  his 
service.  Baptism  is  the 
external  sign,  faith  is  the 
internal  grace.  The  lat- 
ter unites  us  to  Christ 
really,  the  former  con- 
nects with  him  formally; 
but  the  piety  of  the  heart 
is,  in  the  word  of  God,  al- 
ways represented  as  the 
great  matter  .  .  There 
is  a  vast  difference  be- 
tween the  sign  and  seal  of 
regeneration  and  regen- 
eration itself,  and  be- 
tween the  sign  and  seal  of 
remission  and  remission 
itself.  The  believer  is 
first  pardoned,  and  then 
receives  the  sign  and 
seal.  Baptism  is  a  pledge, 
so  to  speak,  that  God  will 
forgive  the  sins  of  those 
who  comply  with  the  con- 
ditions set  forth  in  his 
word.  But  the  sign  or 
seal  is  not  the  thing  or 
document,  nor  essential 
to  it." 


"The  outward  act, 
then,  is  but  the  symbol  of 
the  transition,  inward  and 
spiritual,  by  which  our 
souls  are  bathed  in  that 
ocean  of  love  which  puri- 
fies our  pers  ns  and  makes 
them  one  with  the  Lord. 
.  .  .  All  outward  ordi- 
nances [and all  ordinances 
are  outward) ,  prayer, 
praise,  the  Lord's  day, 
the  breaking  of  the  loaf, 
fasting,  etc.,  have  each  a 
peculiar  grace  or  inter- 
communion with  Christ  in 
them ....  Each  of 
these  is  a  symbol  of  some- 
thing more  spiritual  than 
itself.  Prayer  is  but  the 
embodiment  of  something 
more  inward  than  the 
heart  But  without  these 
symbols  spiritual  life, 
health,  comfort,  can  nev- 
er be  enjoyed.  Hence  to 
enter  the  sanctum  sanc- 
torum, the  inner  temple 
o  f  spiritual  enjoyment 
and  Christian  life,  bap- 
tism is  essentially  neces- 
sary, preceded  by  a  vig- 
orous faith  and  genuine 
repentance  and  fixed  re- 
solves of  obeying  from 
the  heart  the  mandates 
of  the  Great  King. ' ' 


Can  you  now  distinguish  the  language  of 
Mr.  Campbell  from  that  of  Mr.  Rice? 
What,  precisely,  is  the  difference  in  the 
thought  contained  in  the  above  quota- 
tions? Which  quotation  do  you  endorse 
and  which  repudiate? 

If  Mr.  Jones'  book  does  no  more  than 
call  attention  to  the  fact  that  there  is  a 
spiritual  side  to  our  plea  his  work  will  not 
have  been  in  vain.  It  is  important  that 
this  fact  should  be  made  emphatic.  It  is 
absolutely  essential  to  an  understanding  of 
the  plea. 

Mr.  Jones  might  have  expressed  himself 
stronger  than  he  has,  in  his  book  on  this 
theme.  He  might  have  said  that  our  plea 
is  spiritual — intensely  and  altogether  spir- 
itual. To  have  put  the  case  in  this  way 
would  not  have  been  a  misrepresentation 
of  the  plea.  The  religion  of  the  time  in 
which  Stone  and  the  Campbells  began  their 
work  was  largely  a  matter  of  form.  The 
noble  men  whom  we  fondly  call  "the  fath- 
ers" pled  for  the  power  of  godliness  as 
well  as  for  the  forms. 

Alexander  Campbell  said,  in  his  debate 
with  Mr.  Rice,  that  "our  reformation  be- 
gan in  a  conviction  of  the  inadequacy  of 
the  popular  forms  of  religion  to  produce 
that  change  in  heart  and  life  which   the 


Scriptures   represent  as   essential  to    en- 
trance into  heaven." 

The  plea  of  the  Disciples  of  Christ  for 
unity  among  Christian  believers  is  thor- 
oughly spiritual.  It  is  not  a  plea  for 
church  union,  except  incidentally — it  is  a 
plea  for  Christian  union.  It  is  even  more 
than  this ;  it  is  a  plea  for  unity.  Union 
may  be  only  outward  and  formal;  unity  is 
inward,  spiritual,  real.  Where  this  is  there 
will  be  a  manifestation  that  can  be  seen, 
felt,  appreciated.  If  there  is  not  now  union 
among  believers  it  is  because  there  is  a 
lack  of  real,  spiritual  unity.  All  of  this  is 
found  in  John  17:20,21, — the  favorite  text 
with  our  fathers :  "Neither  for  these  only 
do  I  pray,  but  for  them  also  that  believe 
on  me  through  their  word ;  that  they  may 
all  be  one ;  even  as  thou  Father  art  in  me, 
and  I  in  thee,  that  they  also  may  be  in  us: 
that  the  world  may  believe  that  thou  didst 
send  me." 

The  unity,  you  see,  for  which  our  Lord 
prayed  was  similar  to  that  which  exists  be- 
tween the  Father  and  the  Son.  So  we  read 
in  the  book  of  Acts  that  those  who  believed 
on  Jesus  through  the  testimony  of  his 
apostles  in  Jerusalem,  were  of  "one  heart 
and  soul."  How  was  this  unity  manifested? 
In  life.  "As  many  as  were  possessors  of 
lands  or  houses  sold  them,  and  brought  the 
prices  of  the  things  that  were  sold  and  laid 
them  at  the  apostle's  feet;  and  distribution 
was  made  unto  each,  according  as  any  one 
had  need." 

The  ordinances,  in  the  teaching  of  the 
Disciples,  have  a  spiritual  significance  as  in 
the  doctrines  of  no  other  people.  Baptism, 
as  an  illustration,  stands  for  a  great  spirit- 
ual fact.  Only  those  who  have  a  spiritual 
experience  are  proper  subjects  of  this  ordi- 
nance. This  is  the  reason  why  we  do  not 
baptize  infants.  They  have  not  the  spir- 
itual experience  which  stands  as  the  essen- 
tial prerequisite  for  baptism.  Prepare  a 
sermon  on  the  spiritual  preparation  for 
baptism  and  see  what  you  will  get  out  of 
it.  My  word  for  it,  such  a  discourse  will 
remove  prejudice  as  no  other  single  sermon 
that  you  can  preach. 

The  Lord's  Supper  is  a  deeply  spiritual 
ordinance.  Apart  from  the  Christ  it  sig- 
nifies nothing.  It  is  as  far  from  being  a 
mere  form  as  you  can  imagine.  By  its  in- 
telligent observance  the  communicant  is 
carried  into  the  very  heart  of  Christ  s  gos- 
pel. He  is  reminded  of  the  fact  that  Jesus 
died  for  our  sins,  with  all  that  is  involved 
in  that,  tremendous  statement.  There 
ought  to  be  an  hour's  preparation  on  each 
Lord's  day  for  the  celebration  of  the  Lord's 
Supper.  As  a  mere  form  you  can  attend 
to  it  at  the  beginning  of  your  "Sunday 
service;"  but  in  this  way  you  miss  almost 
all  of  its  spiritual  significance. 

Run  over  every  item  of  what  we  call  our 
plea  and  see  if  it  is  not  thoroughly  and 
profoundly  spiritual  from  first  to  last. 
Faith  is  a  spiritual  exercise,  repentance  i3 
a  spiritual  exercise,  the  confession  of 
Christ  is  a  spiritual  declaration,  baptism  is 
an  act  of  spiritual  devotion,  the  Lord's 
Supper  is  a  deliberate  and  solemn  act  of 
spiritual  consecration,  and  Paul  says, 
"Whatsoever  ye  do,  in  word  or  in  deed,  do 
all  in  the  name  of  the  Lord  Jesus,  giving 
thanks  to  God  the  Father  through  him." 
This  word  of  exhortation,  heeded,  will 
make  the  entire  life  religious — but  this  is 
our  plea. 

Denver,  Col. 


July  4,  1901 


THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


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ns    Reports  of  Our  Colleges    ^ 


Kentucky  University. 

Not  for  thirty  years  has  Kentucky 
University  had  the  prosperity  and  the 
bright  prospect  that  she  has  this  year. 
The  publication  last  year  of  a  modern  cat- 
alogue, worthy  of  the  institution  and  of  its 
high  mission,  awakened  the  slumbering 
interest  of  her  friends.  An  enrollment  of 
1108  matriculates  is  one  of  the  gratifying 
results  that  have  been  realized  in  the  face 
of  the  disadvantages  that  naturally  attend 
an  interregnum  in  the  presidency  of  the  in- 
stitution. Circumstances  over  which  I  had 
no  control  required  me  to  be  acting  pres- 
ident until  the  board  of  curators  could  find 
a  gentleman  whose  age  and  physical 
strength  would,  with  the  necessary  quali- 
fications of  scholarship,  executive  ability, 
and  power  as  a  speaker  in  and  out  of  the 
pulpit,  give  a  reasonable  prospect  of  his 
long  incumbency  of  the  office.  Such  a 
president  we  think  we  have  found  in  Bro. 
Burris  A.  Jenkins,  of  Buffalo,  N.  Y., 
recently  president  of  the  University  of 
Indianapolis.  President  Jenkins  will  un- 
dertake his  new  duties  as  soon  as  he  is 
released  from  his  engagement  at  Buffalo, 
which  will  be  before  the  beginning  of  the 
nex:  session  on  Sept.  9.  Commencing  his 
work  in  the  first  year  of  the  new  century, 
after  the  interest  of  the  friends  of  the 
university  has  been  revived  by  repeated 
successes,  and  when  the  alumni  are  ablaze 
with  a  new  enthusiasm,  the  new  president 
has  before  him  possibilities  of  usefulness 
that  might  well  fire  the  ambition  and 
stimulate  the  best  efforts  0f  any  man. 
May  God  give  him  strength  and  wisdom  to 
make  the  most  of  his  opportunity. 

Those  of  U3  who  are  in  a  position  to 
judge,  know  that  the  session  of  1900-01 
closed  more  brilliantly  and  more  hopefully 
than  did  any  of  its  forty-one  predecessors. 
A  tinge  of  regret  was  cast  over  the  other- 
wise cloudless  sky  by  the  termination,  by 
voluntary  resignation,  of  the  official  con- 
nection of  the  treasurer,  Henry  H.  White, 
whose  wise  service  and  faithful  devotion 
have  made  his  life  a  thread  of  pure  gold 
running  through  almost  the  whole  life  of 
the  institution.  Entering  Bacon  College 
as  a  student  in  May  of  1838,  he  has  been 
tutor,  professor,  presiding  officer  of  the 
College  of  Liberal  Arts,  president  of  the 
university,  and,  since  impaired  vision  ne- 
cessitated an  end  of  his  labors  in  the  class- 
room, its  treasurer,  until  a  service  of  sixty- 
three  years  has  brought  him  to  the  eighty- 
first  year  of  his  life  and  to  a  well-earned 
re9t.  But  this  is  the  day  of  young  men. 
A  worthy  successor  in  the  treasurer's  office 
has  been  found  in  Mr.  John  T.  Vance,  a 
man  of  proved  devotion  to  the  university. 

Three  excellent  classes  of  nearly  equal 
numbers  and  together  counting  sixty-four 
members  were  graduated  in  the  College  of 
Liberal  Art9,  the  College  of  the  Bible  and 
the  Medical  Department.  The  Society  of 
Alumni  was  reorganized  on  broader  lines 
and  with  larger  aims  than  it  has  hitherto 
followed.  A  strong  board  of  officers  was 
elected,  which  is  expected  to  work,  and  to 
inspire  the  whole  body  of  graduates  to 
work,  for  the  university.  The  alumni  din- 
ner that  came  immediately  after  the  com- 
mencement exercises  of  the  College  of 
Liberal  Arts  was  a  scene  of  enthusiastic 


devotion  to  Alma  Mater  so  delightful  as  to 
make  all  that  were  so  fortunate  as  to  be 
present  look  forward  eagerly  and  hope- 
fully to  the  greater  gathering  that  is  as- 
sured for  next  year.  An  effort  will  be  made 
to  provide  for  the  hospitable  entertainment 
in  Lexington  of  all  graduates  that  may 
come  next  June  to  enjoy  the  old  scenes  and 
to  counsel  together  how  we  can  best 
strengthen  and  develop  the  great  possibil- 
ities for  usefulness  of  our  common  mother. 
Success  is  in  the  air.  Responsibility  for 
failure,  if  failure  should  befall,  would  lie 
at  the  door  of  the  Christian  brotherhood  of 
the  south  and  southwest,  which  is  the  wide 
empire  that  properly  and  especially  belongs 
to  Kentucky  University,  though  her  halls 
are  open  to  welcome,  as  they  have  wel- 
comed, ingenuous  youth  of  whatever  faith 
and  clime.  A.  R.  Milligan. 

Lexington,  Ky., 

J* 

Hiram  College- 
Hiram  College  has  just  passed  its  thirty- 
fourth  annual  commencement  day.  Fifty- 
one  years  have  passed  since  the  founding 
of  the  Western  Reserve  Eclectic  Institute 
out  of  which  Hiram  College  has  grown. 
Fifty  years  of  history  of  the  institution  and 
the  college  have  been  chronicled  by  the 
chosen  historian,  F.  M.  Green. 

Commencement  week  for  1901  began 
June  16  with  the  baccalaureate  sermon  by 
President  Zollars.  These  annual  sermons 
are  always  of  a  high  order.  The  sermon 
for  1901  did  not  fall  below  the  high  stand- 
ard already  gained.  Monday,  June  17, 
was  devoted  mainly  to  the  annual  farewell 
meetings  of  the  literary  societies:  the  Del- 
phic, the  Hesperian,  the  Garfield,  the  Olive 
Branch,  and  the  Alethean.  Wednesday, 
June  19,  the  trustees  of  the  college  held 
their  annual  meeting  and  the  evening  was 
filled  by  a  literary  program  by  one  of  the 
societies.  Thursday,  June  20,  was  com- 
mencement day.  For  the  first  time  in  many 
years  the  day  opened  with  a  downpour  of 
rain,  which  lasted  nearly  the  entire  day. 
This  diminished  the  attendance  very  sensi- 
bly at  all  the  public  exercises. 

The  forenoon  exercises  consisted  of  ora- 
tions by  chosen  representatives  of  the  class. 
The  afternoon  exercises  consisted  of  the 
addresses  by  the  class  professors — Profes- 
sor Edwin  L.  Hall  speaking  for  the  stand- 
ard courses,  and  Professor  Charles  T.  Paul 
for  the  literary  course — a  short  address 
to  the  class  by  Pres.  Zollars  and  the  con- 
ferring of  degrees  on  10  post  graduates,  26 
seniors  in  the  standard  courses,  and  10 
seniors  in  the  literary  course,  making  a 
total-  of  46.  Besides  these,  the  trustees 
conferred  the  honorary  degree  of  A.  M.  on 
Dr.  J.  M.  Lewis,  of  Cleveland,  O.,  and 
LL.  D.  on  J.  M.  Van  Horn,  of  Worcester, 
Mass. 

The  "Annual  Address"  was  given  by 
Rev.  Morgan  Wood,  pastor  of  Plymouth 
Congregational  Church,  Cleveland,  on 
"The  Reign  of  Law."  The  day  finally 
closed  with  the  alumni  banquet,  which  was 
well  attended,  and  the  public  exercises  of 
the  Hesperian  Literary  Society.  The  year 
at  Hiram  has  been  a  prosperous  one  with 
426  different  students  in  attendance.  The 
average  term  attendance  was  345  and  the 
total  term'  attendance   1,036.     During  the 


summer  President  Zollars  and  Professor 
Peckham  will  spend  some  time  at  the  Uni- 
versity of  Chicago;  Professor  Dean  will 
study  at  Harvard. 

Altogether  the  year  ha?  been  a  good  one 
at  Hiram,  and  the  school  starts  into  the 
20th  century  with  creditable  ambitions  and 
with  hopes  well  founded.  The  first  term  of 
the  new  century  will  begin  September  24, 
1901.  f.  M.  Green. 

Kent,  O. 

J* 
EvirekaL  College- 

Eureka  College  has  just  closed  what  all 
are  pleased  to  believe  the  most  prosperous 
year's  work  in  its  history.  There  has  been 
an  increase  in  attendance  over  last  year, 
and  already  indications  point  to  a  much 
larger  increase  the  coming  year.  The  mor- 
al tone  of  the  student  body,  the  high 
character  of  the  work  done  and  the  loyalty 
of  the  students  to  the  best  interests  of  the 
college,  are  some  of  the  satisfactory  fea- 
tures of  the  past  year. 

The  courses  of  study  have  been  improved 
in  a  number  of  details  as  to  order,  arrange- 
ment and  methods  of  work.  The  faculty 
has  been  strengthened  by  the  addition  of 
two  men.  Professor  Charles  A.  Young  is 
added  to  the  Bible-school.  He  will  begin 
work  Oct  1,  and  will  devote  most  of  his  time 
to  conducting  Bible  Institutes  through- 
out the  state,  under  the  auspices  of  the 
college.  Professor  William  T.  Jackson 
takes  the  chair  of  Physics  and  Chemistry; 
he  is  a  graduate  of  Eureka  and  Harvard. 
Some  of  the  teachers  will  again  spend  the 
summer  in  Chicago  University. 

Facilities  for  work  ha?e  been  greatly 
extended  by  the  liberality  of  Mrs.  Harness  - 
Tuttle  of  Atlanta,  111.,  in  paying  her  be- 
quest of  $5,000  for  the  purchase  of  books 
and  apparatus.  The  selections  of  books 
and  instruments  will  be  completed  by  fall. 

The  college  and  community  celebrated 
"arbor  day,"  at  which  time  Mr  Peter  B. 
Wight,  of  the  Municipal  Art  League  of 
Chicago,  and  Supt.  Joseph  Carter,  of 
Champaign,  111.,  gave  addresses.  Mr. 
Wight  also  platted  the  campus,  suggesting 
walks,  drives," buildings,  flower  gardens, 
etc.  Steps  have  already  been  taken  to 
beautify  in  accordance. 

Founders'  Day  was  celebrated  Feb.  6, 
Prof.  B.  J.  Radford  delivering  the  address, 
which  was  enthusiastically  received.  The 
chapel,  having  been  overhauled  and  beau- 
tified, was  on  that  day  rededicated. 

During  the  year  a  number  of  special 
lectures  were  given  to  the  students  and 
citizens.  The  students  are  connected  with 
two  state  oratorical  associations,  in  both  of 
which  they  won  first  place  this  year.  This 
has  been  their  record  for  three  successive 
years. 

A  few  weeks  ago  the  college  received 
from  Mrs.  Deborah  Bandy,  of  Danville, 
111.,  property  valued  at  $25,000,  which  in- 
cludes a  farm  of  200  acres  and  her  city 
residence  property.  This  is  for  the  en- 
dowment of  a  Bible  Chair.  Other  gifts 
were  made  for  improvements  by  Mrs.  S.  A. 
Holman,  of  Peoria,  and  Mrs.  Whitnah,  of 
Canton,  111.,  and  still  others  of  smaller 
amounts. 

The  commencement  exercises,  Thursday, 
June  27,  were  unusually  well  attended  and 


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were  of  a  high  order.  Dr.  Emil  Hirsch, 
the  distinguished  Rabbi  of  Chicago,  gave 
the  Commencement  Day  address  on  the 
"Responsibility  of  the  American  Scholar." 
Bro.  W.  B.  Taylor,  of  Chicago,  preached 
an  able  baccalaureate  sermon.  The  alumni 
address  was  delivered  by  ex-Gov.  W.  A. 
Poynter,  class  of  '67,  of  Lincoln,  Nebraska, 
on  "Government."  The  degree  of  LL.  D. 
was  conferred  upon  Mr.  Poynter.  Many 
alumni,  former  students  and  friends  were 
in  attendance  during  the  week.  The  exer- 
cises closed  with  the  president's  reception 
at  Lida's  Wood  on  commencement  evening. 

O.  B.  C. 
Eureka,  III. 

Brake  University. 

Many  circumstances  have  favored  Drake 
University.  The  city  where  it  is  located 
has  grown  in  the  twenty  years  since  the  in- 
stitution was  founded  from  a  village  of 
12,000  to  a  city  of  70,000.  It  is  the  largest 
and  chief  mercantile  city  of  Iowa  as  well  as 
the  capital.  University  Place  was  a  wilder- 
ness twenty  years  ago ;  now  it  is  a  charming 
suburb  with  cars  every  seven  minutes  and 
all  the  latest  city  improvements. 

The  growth  of  the  university  ha3  been 
unchecked  from  its  modest  beginning  until 
the  enrollment  now  places  it  among  the 
foremost  institutions  of  the  state.  Two 
years  ago  the  tuition  receipts  were  a  little 
over  $18,000;  last  year  from  the  same  de- 
partment the  receipts  were  over  $25,000; 
this  year  over  $30,000.  Counting  in  the  re- 
ceipts from  the  medical,  law  and  dental  de- 
partments the  receipts  this  year  exceed  $45,- 
000.  This  shows  so  large  a  percentage  of 
growth  that  it  places  Drake,  in  this  respect, 
among  the  most  prosperous  institutions  in 
the  west. 

In  all  departments  there  were  184  gradu- 
ates this  year,  of  these  65  were  from  the 
law  department.  The  summer  schools  have 
a  wide  reputation  and  are  largely  attended. 
The  best  available  talent  is  secured  for  the 
School  of  Methods,  the  teachers  of  the 
state  will  not  patronize  a  school  without 
recognized  and  conspicuous  talent  on  the 
teaching  force.  The  conservatory  of  music 
has  a  large  patronage  from  the  city  where 
the  unusual  merit  of  the  faculty  is  known. 
The  enrollment  the  past  year  was  an  in- 
crease of  almost  100  percent,  over  previous 
records.  The  graduating  class  in  the  Col- 
lege of  Letters  and  Science  was  smaller 
than  usual,  numbering  19;  there  will  be 
over  30  next  year.  Forty-six  students  were 
enrolled  from  Missouri. 

A  large  amount  of  money  was  expended 
the  past  year  in  improvements;  new  labora- 
tories were  equipped  with  all  the  modern 
requirements;  a  new  library  and  reading 
room;  the  museum  rearranged;  the  build- 
ings repainted  and  other  betterments  ac- 
complished. The  year  just  closed  was 
highly  prosperous  in  every  respect  except 
that  we  are  as  yet  unable  to  announce  the  ad- 
dition to  the  endowment  that  we  had  hoped 
to  secure.  Large  gifts,  and  smaller  too  for 
that  matter,  come  in  slowly  to  educational 
institutions  among  our  people  as  yet,  but 
we  work  on  in  hope  that  they  will  arouse 
before  it  is  too  late  to  utilize  to  the  largest 
extent  the  magnificent  opportunity  open  to 
us  here. 

The  past  year  will  ever  be  memorable  for 
the  great  meetings  conducted  by  Evangelist 


Seoville.  Over  1,200  united  during  the 
twelve  weeks  with  the  three  large  churches 
interested ;  162  students  were  among  this 
number.  The  meeting  was  memorable  not 
only  for  the  large  ingathering  but  for  the 
high  and  satisfactory  plane  on  which  it  was 
conducted.  There  was  only  praise  for  the 
evangelist  and  no  complaints.  This  was 
clearly  indicated  when  the  university  at 
commencement  conferred  on  Bro.  Seoville 
the  Doctor's  degree. 

The  baccalaureate  sermon  by  M.  E.  Har- 
lan, of  Brooklyn,  of  the  class  of  '91,  was  a 
delight  to  all  who  heard  him.  The  com- 
mencement address  was  by  J.  A.  Lord. 
The  senior  class  asked  that  it  be  published, 
a  compliment  altogether  out  of  the  ordin- 
ary. 

If  our  people  fail  to  build  up  an  institu- 
tion of  national  reputation  under  the  favor- 
ing conditions  that  we  enjoy  here,  we  do 
not  deserve  to  succeed  anywhere. 

Wm.  Bayard  Craig,  Chancellor. 

Des  Moines,  la. 


William    Woods    College    for 
Girls. 

No  institution  in  Missouri  has  greater 
reason  to  thank  God  and  take  courage 
than  William  Woods  College,  located  at 
Fulton. 

It  is  glad  because  it  bears  the  name  of 
the  man  whose  generous  gift  was  the  chief 
factor  in  saving  it  from  financial  ruin  and 
whose  benevolence  years  ago  gave  for  its 
welfare  property  valued  at  the  time  at 
fifty  thousand  dollars  and  whose  support 
in  many  ways  calls  for  gratitude. 

It  rejoices  because  it  has  succeeded  to 
the  honorable  record  for  efficiency  and 
thoroughness  established  by  its  predeces- 
sors, Daughters  College  and  the  Christian 
Orphan  School,  and  can  point  with  just 
pride  to  women  filling  places  of  trust  and 
honor  in  all  part3  of  the  state. 

It  is  happy  because  it  owes  no  man  any- 
thing but  love  and  has  $40,000  in  endow- 
ment, real  estate  and  money,  managed  by 
such  men  as  William  S.  Woods,  J.  T. 
Mitchell,  Geo.  A.  Mahan  and  James  M. 
Sandusky,  and  that  its  plant  and  equip- 
ment is  worth  nearly  fifty  thousand  dollars 
and  can  never  for  any  reason  become 
liable  for.debt,  and  belongs  in  toto,  with- 
out reserve  or  equivocation,  to  the  Chris- 
tian Church  of  Missouri. 

It  is  filled  with  hope  because  it  has  the 
assurance  of  substantial  support  of  some 
of  the  best  people  of  Missouri  and  has  just 
received  for  the  erection  of  music  rooms 
$2,500  from  Mrs.  Mary  Dulany,  of  Hanni- 
bal, widow  of  Colonel  D.  M.  Dulany  whose 
donations  all  told  amount  to  more  than 
$10,000. 

It  is  encouraged  because  its  alumnae 
fill  places  of  trust  and  honor  and  grace 
Christian  homes  and  are  a  living  proof  of 
the  fact  that  the  co  education  of  rich  and 
poor  is  practical  and  praiseworthy  and 
that  God  means  by  education  the  unfolding 
of  all  the  faculties  of  the  soul  and  the 
equipment  for  service  of  woman,  whose 
mission  it  is  to  ennoble  and  glorify  the 
home  and  to  bring  in  the  universal  era  of 
thrift  and  peace.  "Amor  omnia  vincit," 
love  conquers  all  things,  is  the  motto  of 
William  Woods  College  for  Girls. 

J.  B.  Jones. 
Fulton,  Mo. 


Bvitler  College 

The  past  session  of  the  college — the 
forty- sixth  in  its  history— has  just  closed 
quite  successfully.  There  were  enrolled  in 
all  departments  396  students,  an  increase  of 
more  than  twenty  per  cent,  over  last  year. 
The  attendance  of  students  has  been 
gradually  increasing  for  a  number  of  years 
past,  although  the  standard  of  admission 
has  been  raised  and  the  requirements  for 
graduations  have  been  made  more  exacting. 
The  college  is  most  favorably  located,  be- 
ing contiguous  to  Indianapolis,  the  center 
of  the  state  of  Indiana  and  the  center  of 
population  of  the  United  States.  Irving- 
ton,  the  site  of  the  college,  is  a  charming 
surburban  village.  Students  enjoy  the 
quiet  of  country  life  along  with  all  the  ad- 
vantages of  city  residence.  The  faculty  is 
composed  of  young  men  who  have  had  the 
benefit  of  the  best  university  training  at 
some  of  the  most  famous  educational  in- 
stitutions of  this  country  and  of  Europe. 

Affiliation  with  the  University  of  Chicago 
has  been  found  to  be  highly  advantageous 
in  its  influence  on  the  work  of  both  students 
and  instructors.  The  college  submits  the 
work  of  its  faculty  and  students  to  the 
inspection  of  the  university  and  the  over- 
sight thus  exercised  tends  to  the  main- 
tenance of  a  more  uniform  standard  of  ex- 
cellence. The  terms  of  the  affiliation  show 
that  the  University  of  Chicago  recognizes 
the  undergraduate  course  at  Butler  as  on  a 
par  with  its  own. 

Among  new  enterprises  may  be  men- 
tioned the  Bona  Thompson  Memorial 
Library.  Though  the  liberality  of  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  E.  C.  Thompson,  Butler  College  is  to 
be  made  the  recipient  of  a  library  building 
equal  in  construction  and  equipment  to  any 
in  the  state.  This  building  is  to  be  erected 
to  the  memory  of  Bona  Thompson,  deceased 
daughter  of  the  donors,  a  graduate  of 
Butler  of  the  class  of  '97. 

In  connection  with  the  collegiate  depart- 
ment there  are  conducted  a  school  of  music, 
a  school  of  art,  a  summer  school  and  a 
teachers'  college-study  department,  all  of 
which  are  well  patronized. 

The  college  residence  is  an  attractive  and 
comfortable  home  for  young  women  stu- 
dents. A  member  of  the  faculty  is  head  of 
the  residence  and  has  general  oversight  of 
the.  young  women  living  there.  >  It  is  de- 
sired that  the  residence  shall  be  the  center 
of  the  social  life  of  the  college.  The  advan- 
tages of  this  home  are  offered  to  young 
women  at  lower  rates  than  those  at  which 
approximately  equal  advantages  may  be 
obtained  in  private  residences. 

The  Butler  Bible  College  has  recently 
been  organized  in  connection  with  Butler 
College  and  under  the  direction  of  Dean 
Jabez  Hall.  It  is  a  distinct  organization 
governed  by  its'  own  board  of  trustees, 
which  consists  of  men  well  known  among 
the  Disciples  of  Christ.  While  it  main- 
tains its  separate  identity,  it  takes  ad- 
vantage of  certain  opportunities  accorded 
it  by  the  directors  of  Butler  College.  Its 
recitation  rooms  are  in  the  buildings  of 
Butler  College;  its  students  have  the 
privileges  of' libraries,  laboratories,  gymna- 
sium and  other  equipment  of  Butler  Col- 
lege; its  matriculates  are  admitted  to  the 
classes  of  the  college  of  arts.  The  Bible 
College  aims  at  a  high  standard  in  its 
work,  and  its  supporters  are  hopeful  for  its 
future.  Scot  Butler,  Pres. 

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Ha.milton  College. 

Hamilton  College  was  founded  by  James 
Hocker  in  1868.  Its  first  president  was 
Robert  Graham,  the  distinguished  scholar 
and  educator.  The  history  of  the  college 
has  been  one  of  eminent  success  from  the 
beginning.  The  usual  ebb  and  flow  of 
patronage  and  the  vicissitudes  which  fall  to 
the  lot  of  most  colleges  have  not  c*me  to 
Hamilton  College.  There  has  not  been  a 
year  perhaps  in  its  long  and  useful  history 
that  might  not  be  termed  with  all  truthful- 
ness a  successful  year.  This  demonstrates 
two  things.  First,  the  happy  selection  of 
Lexington,  Ky.,  as  the  site  of  the  college; 
second,  that  it  has  always  been  equipped 
with  a  faculty  that  commended  its  work  to 
its  patrons.  Its  students  are  from  every 
part  of  our  own  country  and  sometimes 
from  across  the  seas. 

Last  year  we  had  representatives  from 
San  Francisco,  Chicago,  New  York,  Brook- 
lyn and  Philadelphia,  from  the  shores  of 
the  lakes  at  the  north  and  from  down  along 
the  borders  of  the  southern  Gulf.  For 
two  years  we  have  been  securing  places 
outside  of  our  large  building  in  order  to 
accommodate  the  number  of  applications 
of  entrance.  Last  year  we  were  not  by 
this  means  able  to  receive  all  who  applied 
for  entrance,  so  we  hope  shortly  to 
enlarge  our  building  and  a  proposition  to 
that  effect  is  now  before  the  board/ 

The  splendid  churches,  the  other  col- 
leges, the  hundreds  of  young  men  and 
women,  the  refined  and  cultured  citizen- 
ship of  Lexington,  make  it  an  ideal  en- 
vironment for  the  mental  and  moral  educa- 
tion of  the  young.  The  Christian  brother- 
hood may  well  be  proud  of  such  an  institu- 
tion of  learning  as  Hamilton  College  and 
its  third  of  a  century  of  useful  service  is  a 
credit  to  any  people. 

B.  C.  Hagerman,  Pres. 

CentreJ    Christian    College. 

The  year  closing  June  6  has  been  one  of 
the  best  in  the  history  of  this  institution. 
The  work  done  in  the  seven  different  de- 
partments of  the  college  has  been  well  and 
satisfactorily  done.  The  courses  in  the 
literary  department,  under  the  direction 
and  instruction  of  Prof.  J.  Breckenridge 
Ellis,  have  been  tested  and  from  time  to 
time  work  in  them  done  by  enthusiastic 
students  has  been  published  in  the  Col- 
legian, the  college  magazine. 

The  commercial  department,  Prof.  A.  G. 
Alderman,  principal,  and  the  shorthand 
and  typewriting  departments,  conducted  by 
Miss  Fanny  Martin,  have  done  excellent 
work,  enrolling  more  students  than  in  any 
previous  year. 

The  ministerial  department  had  twelve 
matriculates.  The  work-  pursued  was 
sacred  history,  New  Testament,  Hebrew, 
New  Testament  Greek,  psychology,  logic, 
evidences,  ethics,  church  polity,  exegesis, 
homiletics  and  hermeneutics.  One  gradu- 
ate in  the  English  Bible  course,  Orlo  J. 
Law,  Valley  Falls,  Kan. 

The  C.  C.  C.  Conservatory  of  Music, 
Prof.  E.  H.  Williams,  director,  is  perhaps 
the  best  in  northwest  Missouri.  Instruc- 
tion is  given  on  all  instruments  throughout 
the  year.  Students  just  beginning  or  of 
advanced  proficiency  may  enter  at  any 
time.  Political  economy,  ethics,  botany  and 
history  were  taught  by  Mrs.  S.  B.  Ellis. 
Her  experience  of  fifteen  years  gave  this 


department  marked  prominence  and  suc- 
cess during  the  last  year.  In  the  depart- 
ment of  science,  Prof,  M.  V.  Danford,  a 
larger  number  than  usual  received  instruc- 
tion. 

In  the  art  department,  oil  painting, 
water  colors,  pastel,  china  painting,  draw- 
ing, etc.,  etc.,  are  taught.  Miss  Mary 
Greedy  was  the  instructor  in  charge. 

In  the  elocution  department,  Miss  Eliza- 
beth Hardin,  are  taught  oratory,  elocu- 
tionary readings,  voice  culture,  Delsarte, 
physical  culture,  calisthenics.  All  students 
of  the  college  have  physical  culture  drill 
twice  a  week  free  of  charge. 

The  college  is  in  a  better  condition 
than  ever  before.  Its  outstanding  debts 
amounting  to  more  than  $20,000  have  all 
been  paid.  The  picture  grows  brighter 
every  day.  An  awakening  college  spirit 
is  manifested  among  students,  in  the  col- 
lege societies,  public  entertainments,  con- 
certs, in  the  gymnasium,  in  the  class 
rooms,  on  the  campus,  throughout  the 
community,  in  every  message  going  out 
from  Bethany  Heights,  in  the  very  breezes 
that  pass  over  the  magnificent  buildings 
surmounting  these  heights.  Twenty-five 
in  the  graduating  class  of  1901. 

We  admit  both  sexes  on  equal  terms. 
Not  a  saloon  curses  our  city.  No  healthier 
location.  No  college  offers  more  at  so  low 
cost.  Public  lecture  courses  bring  to  us 
the  best  talent  of  the  platform.  Students 
meet  and  make  the  acquaintance  of  celeb- 
rities. For  special  information  or  for  free 
catalogue  address, 

J.  W.  Ellis,  Ph.  D.,  Pres. 

Albany,  Mo. 

J* 

The   Disciples*    Divinity 
House. 

The  attendance  of  young  men  from 
among  the  Disciples  at  the  University  of 
Chicago  during  the  last  year  was  49,  the 
largest  in  its  history.  Every  year  wit- 
nesses an  increasing  number.  The  largest 
number  present  at  one  time  was  during  the 
summer  term  of  1900,  when  there  were  38 
present. 

The  colleges  were  represented  in  the  fol- 
lowing order:  Drake  University,  nine: 
Kentucky  University,  nine;  Hiram  Col- 
lege, six;  Bethany  College,  six;  Butler 
College,  four;  Eureka  College,  three;  Add- 
Rah,  two;  Milligan  College,  one;  Chris- 
tian University,  one. 

These  statistics  are  simply  for  the  Divin- 
ity School.  There  were  as  many  more 
students  in  other  departments  during  the 
year,  making  the  entire  number  of  Disci- 
ples in  the  university  about  100. 
!*"An  effort  was  made  during  the  year  to 
raise  an  endowment  fund  of  $50,000  for  the 
Disciples'  Divinity  House,  with  gratifying 
results.  About  $6,000  has  already  been 
paid  in  as  permanent  endowment  and  about 
$15,000  subscribed.  The  matter  will  be 
pressed  until  the  amount  is  obtained. 
Fifty  thousand  dollars  will,  for  the  pres- 
ent, provide  sufficient  revenue  to  maintain 
the  work  that  ought  to  be  done  by  the  Dis- 
ciples in  the  university. 

The  following  courses  of  instruction  were 
given:  "Practical  Problems  Among  the 
Disciples,"  by  Dr.  Willett.  "History  of 
the  Disciples,"  by  Errett  Gates.  "The 
Theology  of  Alex.  Campbell,"  by  Dr.  E.  S. 
Ames.  These  courses  are  simply  supple- 
mentary to  the  regular  courses  of  the  Di- 


vinity School,  in  Old  Testament  and  New 
Testament  literature,  systematic  theology, 
church  history,  sociology  and  homiletics. 
The  library  of  the  House  was  greatly  in- 
creased and  enriched  during  the  year  by 
B.  B.  Tyler  in  the  gift  of  his  entire  library, 
the  accumulation  of  a  ministry  of  many 
years.  Errett  Gates,  Sec. 

Female  Orphan   School. 

The  founders  of  this  institution  were 
moved  by  the  spirit  of  pure  and  undefiled 
religion  to  provide  for  the  education  of  the 
poor  and  unfortunate.  Among  its  incor- 
porators are  the  names  of  Alexander  Proc- 
tor, A.  B.  Jones,  G.  W.  Longan,  L.  B. 
Wilkes,  Thos.  M.  Allen  and  J.  J.  Wyatt. 

Their  first  meeting  was  held  at  Weston, 
Mo.,  June  1,  1869,  when  a  permanent  or- 
ganization was  effected.  Endowment  and 
building  funds  were  solicited  and  secured 
and  the  school  was  formally  opened  in 
1873. 

On  March  8,  1889,  the  building  wa3 
burned,  but  out  of  its  ashes  arose  the  pres- 
ent structure,  far  better  suited  to  the  needs 
of  the  school  than  was  the  old,  and  in 
September,  1890,  the  twentieth  session 
began  with  S.  A.  Hoover  as  president. 

In  its  history,  178  girls  have  been  grad- 
uated. Of  its  students,  more  than  a  thou- 
sand have  been  teachers.  In  this  field 
alone,  forgetting  the  many  happy  homes 
presided  over  by  wife  and  mother  who  re- 
ceived her  training  at  the  Female  Orphan 
School,  who  can  estimate  its  beneficent  in- 
fluence? Its  history  has  been  checkered 
with  sunshine  and  shadow,  but  through  all 
vicissitudes  it  has  adhered  steadily  to  the 
purpose  of  its  founders,  and  is  now  more 
firmly  rooted  than  ever  before  in  the 
affection  of  the  Christian  brotherhood 
whose  philanthropy  gave  it  being. 

The  value  of  the  property,  including  the 
available  endowment,  is  $40,000.  The 
college  building  is  of  brick,  modern  in 
design  and  properly  heated,  lighted  and 
ventilated.  Hallways  are  wide  and  airy. 
Dining-room  and  bed-rooms  are  commo- 
dious and  neatly  finished  and  furnished. 
A  large  well- shaded  campus,  gardens, 
stock,  vehicles  and  tools  complete  the 
general  equipment.  The  objection  of  in- 
accessibility, once  so  strongly  urged,  has 
been  removed  by  the  building  of  the  Rock 
Island  railroad  which  gives  close  connec- 
tion with  Leavenworth,  Kansas  City  and 
St.  Joseph.  This  connection  will  soon  be 
made  still  closer  by  the  building  of  an  elec- 
tric railway  leading  from  Kansas  City 
through  Camden  Point  to  St.  Joseph. 

With  its  present  endowment  the  institu- 
tion cannot  meet  the  calls  made  upon  it. 
Many  are  sadly  turned  away  where  one  is 
accepted.  Surely  no  institution  has  a 
stronger  right  to  press  its  claim  for  endow- 
ment than  has  the  Female  Orphan  School, 
for  certainly  no  work  is  more  worthy  than 
opening  the  way  of  life  to  orphan  girls, 
This  call  should  be  heeded  by  parents  who 
have  daughters  to  educate.  Here  they 
will  have  all  the  advantages  afforded  at 
other  and  more  costly  institutions,  while 
every  dollar  thus  expended  will  help  pro- 
vide for  some  girl  less  fortunate  than 
themselves. 

"Forgetting  the  past,"  we  look  with 
confidence  to  the  future.  The  Brother- 
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Current   Litera.t\ire. 


Booker  T.  Washington's  autobiographi- 
cal articles  in  the  Outlook  have  been  made 
into  a  book,  under  the  title  Up  From 
Slavery,  and  a  volume  of  entrancing  in- 
terest it  is.  As  a  story  of  social  and  intel- 
lectual transformation,  his  career  is  even 
more  wonderful  than  the  lives  of  rail- 
splitters  and  canal-boat  boys  who  have  be- 
come presidents.  For  here  we  have  a  man 
who  started  in  life  as  a  slave,  belonging  to 
a  race  without  legal  rights,  not  knowing 
even  his  own  age  or  whether  his  father  was 
white  or  black,  rising  to  national  reputa- 
tion and  becoming  a  wise  leader  of  his  race. 

Booker  Washington  was  a  small  boy 
when  the  end  of  the  war  came  and  his 
mother,  now  free,  moved  from  the  Virginia 
plantation  to  the  vicinity  of  Charleston, 
W.  Va.  It  was  here,  after  a  period  of  work 
in  the  mines,  that  Booker  received  his  first 
meager  schooling  and  in  that  connection 
he  tells  how  he  got  his  name.  Until  his 
first  day  at  school  he  had  never  had  any 
other  name  than  Booker  and  it  had  never 
occurred  to  him  that  he  needed  a  second 
name.  Besides,  he  did  not  know  his  fath- 
er's name  and  the  newly  freed  slaves  were 
averse  to  retaining  the  names  of  their 
former  masters.  But  when  the  roll  was 
called  that  first  day  in  school,  he  noticed 
that  every  other  boy  had  two  names  and 
some  even  indulged  the  luxury  of  three. 
And  so,  when  it  came  to  him,  he  promptly 
named  himself,  in  honor  of  one  of  the  few 
characters  of  history  of  whom  he  had 
heard,  Booker  Washington. 

Hearing  by  chance  of  a  school  where  ne- 
gro boys  were  educated  and  where  he  might 
earn  part  or  all  of  his  way,  he  came  after 
many  struggles  to  Hampton  Institute, 
whose  founder,  Gen.  Armstrong,  was  the 
pioneer  in  negro  education.  Here  he  re- 
ceived the  preparation  which  led  to  his  be- 
ing called  a  few  years  later  to  take  charge 
of  a  normal  school  which  was  being  organ- 
ized at  Tuskegee,  Ala.  The  new  school 
was  without  buildings,  equipment  or  en- 
dowment. Its  first  session  was  held  in  a 
dilapidated  and  abandoned  church ;  its  sec- 
ond in  a  stable  and  a  hen-house.  But  the 
school  was  richly  endowed  in  having  Booker 
T.  Washington  at  its  head,  and  in  the 
twenty  years  which  have  followed  that 
humble  beginning  an  institution  has  been 
developed  which  gives  industrial  training 
in  nearly  thirty  trades  and  crafts,  besides 
text-book  instruction,  occupies  forty 
buildings,  all  but  four  of  which  have  been 
erected  by  the  students,  enrolls  1,200  stu- 
dents annually  and  has  an  annual  expendi- 
ture of  $80,000. 

The  strong  point  of  the  Tuskegee  plan, 
as  Mr.  Washington  has  developed  it,  is 
that  it  aims  to  give  the  negro  the  sort  of 
education  which  he  needs  to  fit  him  for  life 
in  his  actual  environment;  it  tries  to  make 
him  industrious,  sober,  frugal,  clean  and^ 
honest;  it  lays  more  stress  on  fitting  him 
for  citizenship  than  on  claiming  his  politi- 
cal rights;  it  calls  for  unity  with  the  whites 
in  all  common  industrial  interests,  but  rec- 
ognizes the  propriety  of  social  separate- 
ness.  The  value  of  the  institution  which 
puts  these  ideas  into  practice  cannot  be 
estimated.  It  is  the  most  potent  factor  in 
uplifting  the  negro  race  and  the  story  of 
the  enterprise  has  never  before  been  so 
well  and  fully  told  as  in  Booker  Washing- 
ton's autobiography.     If  the  author  lays 


much  stress  in  the  later  chapters  of  the 
book  on  the  recognition  which  has  been 
accorded  to  himself  in  high  circles — as,  for 
example,  in  connection  with  his  speech  at 
the  Atlanta  Exposition  and  in  the  confer- 
ring of  an  honorary  degree  by  Harvard  Uni- 
versity— the  sympathetic  reader  will  un- 
derstand that  this  is  not  a  mark  of  personal 
pride  but  is  meant  to  show  what  general 
approval  the  Tuskegee  idea  has  received 
among  the  most  intelligent  and  distin- 
guished men.     (Doubleday,  Page  &  Co.) 

When  Prof.  Max  Mueller,  of  Oxford 
University,  died  a  few  months  ago,  there 
passed  away  one  of  the  world's  most 
learned  men.  Seldom  has  erudition  been 
more  encyclopedic  than  his.  "The  man 
who  knows  everything"  was  not  an  unfit- 
ting title  for  him.  His  recently  published 
Autobiography,  upon  which  he  was  at  work 
during  the  last  few  months  of  his  life  con- 
tinuing until  within  a  few  days  of  his 
death,  although  an  incomplete  fragment, 
affords  a  pleasing  insight  into  the  life  of  a 
man  who  was  both  great  and  good.  It  is 
the  record  of  a  quiet  mind.  His  attitude 
toward  the  noisy  world,  with  its  contests 
and  jealousies  and  its  famous  men  who  are 
so  busy  being  famous  that  they  have  little 
time  for  doing  their  work  in  the  world,  is 
well  expressed  in  these  sentences:  -'Let 
those  who  love  to  fight,  fight;  but  let 
others  who  are  fond  of  quiet  work  go  on 
undisturbed  in  their  special  callings.  I  do 
not  stand  for  utter  idleness  or  sloth.  All  I 
plead  for  as  a  scholar  and  a  thinker  is 
freedom  from  canvassing,  from  letter- 
reading  and.  letter- writing,  from  com- 
mittees, deputations,  meetings,  public 
dinners  and  all  the  rest." 

With  his  German  ancestry,  Prof.  Mueller 
inherited  a  genius  for  drudgery.  Sanskirt 
and  Indo-Germanic  philology— a  field  so 
arid  and  forbidding  for  most  of  us  that  we 
decline  to  pass  through  it  even  with  a 
traveler's  haste- — became  for  him  a  lifelong 
abiding  place,  and  by  this  Teutonic  pa- 
tience, as  well  as  by  some  more  graceful 
qualities  of  mind  less  common  among 
German  scholars,  he  made  this  wilderness 
of  erudition  to  blossom  as  the  rose. 
Trained  early  in  life  as  a  musician  and 
possessing  a  temperament  as  poetic  as 
it  was  persistent,  it  was  impossible  for 
him,  even  as  a  professor  of  Sanskirt  and 
translator  of  the  voluminous  "Sacred 
Books  of  the  East,"  to  become  the  dry-as- 
dust  professor  that  one  thinks  of  in  that 
connection.  He  carried  lightly  and  with- 
out visible  effort  the  vast  weight  of  his 
learning,  looking  at  the  world  and  its 
activities  with  a  genial  interest,  but  hold- 
ing himself  aloof  from  its  conflicts.  This 
fragment  of  an  autobiography,  covering 
only  his  early  years,  is  the  story  of  the 
life  and  views  of  a  young  scholar  told  in  a 
manner  which  "will  interest  not  only  other 
young  scholars,  but  the  literary  world  at 
large.     (Scribners.) 

Prof.  Sanders  of  Yale  and  Prof.  Kent 
of  Brown  University  have  edited  a  series 
of  twelve  little  volumes  entitled  "The 
Messages  of  the  Bible,"  which  are  among 
the  most  helpful  books  that  any  Bible 
student  can  acquire.  The  first  of  the  series, 
"The  Messages  of  the  Earlier  Prophets," 
was  issued  about  three  years  ago  and  the 
last,  The  Messages  of  the  Apostles,  by  Prof. 
George  B.   Stevens,  of  Yale,  has  just  ap- 


peared. The  plan  in  each  of  these  volumes 
is  to  arrange  the  portions  of  Scripture 
which  it  covers  in  chronological  order 
(order  of  events,  not  of  composition)  divide 
them  into  sections  with  appropriate  titles 
and  introduction's,  giving  the  historical 
setting  and  presenting  a  free  paraphrase 
of  the  text.  Prof.  Stevens  has  already 
shown  in  some  of  his  earlier  works  an  un- 
usual facility  for  accurate  and  illuminating 
paraphrase,  and  it  is  no  longer  open  to 
question  that  an  intelligent  paraphrase  is 
among  the  best  forms  of  commentary.  The 
present  volume  opens  with  essays  on  the 
Jerusalem  church,  Jewish  Christianity, 
early  conflicts  of  Christianity  with  heath- 
enism, and  the  anonymous  and  disputed 
books  of  the  New  Testament.  Following 
these  are  paraphrases  of  the  apostolic 
sermons  recorded  in  Acts,  and  the  epistles 
of  James,  Peter,  Jude  and  John  and  the 
epistles  to  Timothy,  Titus  and  the  Hebrews, 
to  each  of  which  is  prefixed  a  brief  con- 
sideration of  the  authorship  and  date  of 
the  epistle  in  question  and  the  circum- 
stances which  called  it  forth.  The  other 
Pauline  writings  have  been  considered  in 
an  earlier  volume.  It  is  a  book  which  will 
be  of  the  highest  value  to  any  one  under- 
taking, either  in  class  or  in  private,  a  study 
of  the  New  Testament  epistles.  ^Scrib- 
ners.   $1.25.)' 

The  two  volumes  by  E.  H.  Blashfield  and 
Evangeline  W.  Blashfield  on  Italian  Cities 
might  appropriately  have  been  given  some 
more  specific  and  less  comprehensive  title. 
They  do  not  profess  to  present  an  exhaus- 
tive statement  either  of  the  history  or  pres- 
ent condition  of  the  cities  of  Italy,  much 
less  to  serve  the  purpose  of  a  traveler's 
guide-book,  and  there  are  some  important 
cities  which  are  not  even  touched  upon. 
They  are  rather  a  series  of  graceful  and 
fragrant  essays  upon  those  phases  of  the 
Italian  cities  which  appealed  most  strongly 
to  two  artists  in  the  course  of  a  protracted 
residence  in  that  country.  Naturally  the 
topics  treated  have  to  do  for  the  most  part 
with  Italian  art.  But  no  one  can  consider 
Italian  art  with  any  semblance  of  adequacy 
without  becoming  a  student  of  Italian  his- 
tory and  Italian  life,  and  the  authors  have 
wisely  included  much  of  political,  religious 
and  social  history  with  their  essays  upon 
the  art  of  former  days.  In  writing  of 
Assisi,  for  instance,  two  great  characters 
stand  forth,  St.  Francis  the  monk  and 
Giotti  the  painter.  But  even  the  artist- 
authors  recognized  that  the  dominant  figure 
was  that  of  St.  Francis.  The  chapters  on 
St.  Francis  of  Assisi  and  the  state  of  reli- 
gion in  his  time  show  that  the  authors 
could  write  excellent  medieval  church  his- 
tory if  they  were  inclined  to  take  it  up  as 
a  serious  task.  Indeed  it  may  be  doubted 
whether  any  one  who  has  not  an  artist's 
instinct,  even  if  not  an  artist's  training, 
can  be  considered  qualified  to  write  the  his- 
tory of  the  medieval  church. 

The  style  is  open  to  criticism  for  its  ex- 
cess of  ornament  and  over- abundance  of 
allusions  to  history  and  art,  many  of  which, 
even  to  the  reasonably  well-informed  read- 
er, will  prove  obscure  unless  he  has  spent 
enough  time  in  Italian  research  to  put  him 
beyond  the  need  of  the  book  entirely.  Not- 
withstanding that  the  thought  is  obscured 
by  the  ornateness  of  the  style — which  lacks 
that  classic  sense  of  fitness  and  proportion 
of  ornament  which  the  authors  justly  com- 


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mend  in  the  architecture  of  old  Florence- 
it  is  a  graceful  and  pleasing  book  which 
will  not  only  give  the  reader  trustworthy- 
information  about  many  matters  of  Italian 
art,  and  present  to  him  many  fust  criticisms 
and  appreciations  of  it,  but  better  still  will 
stimulate  his  interest  in  the  subject, 
(Scribners.) 

The  present  year  marks  the  one-thous- 
sandth  anniversary  of  the  death  of  King 
Alfred  of  England,  a  monarch  so  good,  so 
wise  and  so  fruitful  of  blessings  to  his  sub- 
jects and  their  posterity  that  one  would  be 
tempted  to  think  of  him  as  a  legendary  hero 
were  the  historical  evidence  of  his  existence 
and  character  less  convincing.  Mr.  Fred- 
eric Harrison  recently  delivered  an  address 
at  Harvard  College  on  The  Writings  of  King 
Alfred.  The  address  was  of  the  nature  of  a 
commemoration  of  the  great  king  who  was 
also  a  great  man  of  letters.  It  is  Mr.  Har- 
rison's judgment  that  Alfred  was  the  real 
father  of  English  prose  literature.  His 
activity  was  rather  that  of  a  translator  than 
of  a  creative  genius  in  literature.  Yet  even 
the  translator  in  that  day  must  have  creative 
genius  for  he  must  create  the  very  language 
in  which  he  was  to  write. 

It  will  be  remembered  that  King  Alfred 
was  primarily  interested  in  the    education 
of  his  people  and  was  the  founder  of  many 
schools.    He  chose  for  translation,  there- 
fore, books  which   could  he  used  as  text- 
books.   The  most  important  works  which 
he  turned  from  priestly  Latin  into  forceful, 
colloquial    English   prose    were    Oroaius' 
"History  of  the  World,"  "The  History  of 
the  Church  in  England"  by  the   Venerable 
Bede,  Pope  Gregory  the  Great's  "Pastoral 
Care"  a  manual  for  the  training  of  priests, 
Gregory's  "Dialogues"  or  stories  for  the 
people,    and    Boethius'    "Consolation    of 
Philosophy."    It  is  worth  while,  if  one  has 
opportunity,  to  take  a  look  into  some  of 
these  books,  especially  the  last  and  most 
important.    It  will  give  a  new  view  of  the 
wisdom  and  greatness  of  Alfred  and  will 
afford  an  insight  into  that  premature  re- 
vival of  learning  which  he  inaugurated  in 
England,  but  which  was  submerged  again 
in  the  Dark  Ages  not  to  be  restored  until 
the  riper  times  of  the  Renaissance.     (Mac- 
Millan.  $.25.) 

^< 
Few  who  have  followed  the  experiences 
of  Penelope  and  her    two  traveling  com- 
panions through   England    and    Scotland 
will  fail  to  take  up  with  eagerness  and  lay 
down  with  regretful  satisfaction  the  final 
volume  of  the  series,  Penelope's  Irish  Ex- 
periences.   Kate  Douglas  Wiggin  has  ap- 
parently never  learned  the   secret  of  writ- 
ing dull  books,  and  even  in  the  somewhat 
hazardous  experiment  of  conducting  her 
heroine  and  two  assistant  heroines  through 
a  fourth  volume  of  experiences,   she  has 
succeeded  admirably  in  making  the  inter- 
est cumulative  where  its  natural  tendency 
is  to  dwindle.    Even  the  critic  with  a  long- 
standing prejudice  against  the  Rollo  and 
Elsie  books  cannot  but  be  glad  that  the 
author  yielded  to  the  temptation  to  continue 
these  three  characters  and  bring  them  into 
Ireland.    Under  the  circumstances,  there 
was  nothing  else   to   do.    They  were  all 
spinsters  when  they  began   their  travels. 
Penelope  fell  in  love  in  England,  Francesca 
in  Scotland,  and  there  was  nothing  for  it 
but  that  Salemina  should  find  her  long- 
lost  lover  in  Ireland— which  she  does  in 


the  last  chapter,  with  the  assistance  of  her 
two  friends. 

Readers  in  search  of  summer  literature 
may  take  this  up  with  the  assurance  that 
the  author,  under  cover  of  relating  certain 
entertaining  experiences,  will  not  attempt 
to  foist  upon  him  any  very  definite  in- 
formation about  the  topography,  ethnology 
or  archaeology  of  Ireland.  There  is  a  great 
deal  of  good  Irish  spirit  and  Irish  humor 
in  it,  but  a  satisfying  lack  of  guide  book 
information.  (Houghton,  Mifflin  &  Co. 
$1^5.) 

Vg 

Scarcely  to  be   reckoned  among  the  new 
books,  but  one  which  acquires  a  new  inter- 
est from  the  increased  popularity  of  the 
bicycle  as  a  means  of  travel,  is  Allen  and 
Sachtleben's  Across  Asia  on  a  Bicycle.  These 
two  young  men  made  their  famous   trip 
around  the  world  by  wheel  several  years 
ago,  before  the  bicycle  had  been  developed 
to  its  present  perfection,  and  when  it  was 
even  more  a  curiosity  in  remote  corners 
of  the  world  than  it  is  to-day.    The  book 
deals  with  the  most  thrilling  part  of  the 
journey,  namely,   that  across   Asia    from 
Constantinople  to  Pekin  by  way  of  Asiatic 
Turkey,  Persia,  Turkistan   and  the   Gobi 
Desert,  a  part  of  which  route,  it  is  believ- 
ed, no  white  man  has  followed  since  the 
days  of  Marco   Polo.     Such  a  journey   as 
this  must  have  abounded  in  exciting  adven- 
tures, but  the  narrative  is  plain  and  even 
prosy.     The   style  has  no  merits    except 
those  of  clearness  and   conciseness.    One 
cannot  but  feel  that,  with  such  splendid 
and  extraordinary  material,  the   narrative 
might  have  been  made  much  more  interest- 
ing without  being  less  veracious,   if  the 
authors  had  had  a  better  sense  of  values  and 
had  commanded  a  style  with   a  degree  of 
picturesqueness    commensurate    with    the 
events  and  scenes  with  which  their  book 
deals.    The  illustrations   are  copious  and 
good.     (The  Century  Co.) 

Mr.  R.  A.  Torrey  has  compiled  a  very 
helpful  book  entitled,  How  to  Promote  and 
Conduct  a  Successful  Revival.  He  has  writ- 
ten a  number  of  chapters,  and  secured  the 
co-operation  of  many  of  the  best  known 
revivalists  in  the  country,  each  of  whom 
has  written  upon  his  specialty.  Louis  A. 
Banks,  Marion  Lawrence,  A.  C.  Dixon,  E. 
P.  Goodwin,  D.  B.  Towner  and  C.  H. 
Spurgeon  are  some  of  his  contributors. 
The  principles  which  underlie  all  perma- 
nent work  are  dealt  with,  and  many  matters 
of  detail  as  well.  Seventy  pages  of  sug- 
gestive sermon  outlines  are  appended,  the 
selections  being  made  from  preachers  who 
have  been  unusually  successful  as  soul- 
winners.  Mr.  Torrey  has  produced  a  book 
which  any  preacher  or  devout  disciple  can 
read  with  pleasure  and  profit.  (Revell. 
$1.50.) 

It  was  scarcely  to  be  expected  that  the 
new  record  for  inanity  which  "An  English- 
woman's Love  Letters"  established  would 
so  soon  be  broken  by  another  work  in  the 
same  field.  But  The  Missing  Answers  to  an 
Englishwoman's  Love- Letters  by  an  author 
who,  with  a  sense  of  shame  which  is  the 
only  commendable  feature  of  her  work,  con- 
ceals her  identity,  has  set  a  new  mark. 
Henceforth  whoever  covets  the  honor  of 
writin  g  the  dreariest  drivel  in  the  world  must 
beat  "An  Englishwoman's  Love  Letters"  to 
qualify  for  the  contest  and  beat  this  sequel 
to  win.     (Frank  F.  Lovell  Book  Co.) 


Many  of  the  civilized  nations  have  united 
in  legislation  prohibiting  the  exportation 
and  sale  of  intoxicants  and  opium  to  savage 
and  barbarous  races,  but  the  international 
agreement  has  not  yet  been  made  sufficient- 
ly complete  to  be  in  the  highest  degree  ef- 
fective. Until  such  legislation  has  been 
enacted  and  put  into  effect  by  every  nation 
that  has  ships  and  traders,  there  will  be 
need  for  agitation  and  especially  for  the 
spread  of  information  on  the  subject.  Wil- 
bur F.  Crafts,  of  the  Reform  Bureau,  has 
issued  a  volume  entitled  Protection  of  Native 
Races  Against  Intoxicants  and  Opium,  based 
on  testimony  of  one  hundred  missionaries 
and  travelers.  It  gives  the  facts  in  regard 
to  the  devastation  which  liquor  and  opium 
have  wrought  where  civilization  has  intro- 
duced them  to  the  child-races  of  Africa,  the 
Pacific  islands  and  elsewhere.  (Revell. 
75c  0 


A  handsome  little  illustrated  book  en- 
titled Newfoundland,  which  comes  to  us  with 
the  compliments  of  the  government  of  that 
province,  contains  much  information  which 
will  probably  be  surprising  to  most  readers. 
The  scenery  of  the  island  according  to  the 
pictures  is  superb;  its  natural  resources 
rich  and  varied,  and  its  facilities  for  sum- 
mer sport  highly  alluring.  The  popula- 
tion, about  210,000  or  five  to  the  square 
mile,  is  confined  almost  entirely  to  the 
coast,  but  the  recent  opening  of  a  railroad 
across  the  island,  a  distance  of  548  miles, 
has  given  a  strong  stimulus  to  the  opening 
up  of  the  interior  and  the  development  of 
its  resources. 

An  address  by  Prof.  E.  B.  Wakefield  of 
Hiram  College  entitled  A  Survey  of  Our 
Diplomatic  Relations  with  England,  has 
been  published  as  a  pamphlet.  It  is  a 
convenient  and  trustworthy  resume  of  some 
important  chapters  in  our  diplomatic  his- 
tory. Considering  the  friction  in  the  past 
between  this  country  and  Great  Britain  and 
the  commercial  rivalry,  which  is  bound  to 
increase,  the  author  thinks  the  present 
friendly  sentiments  ought  to  be  crystallized 
into  an  abitration  agreement  to  make  war 
between  us  forever  impossible. 

Food  a.nd   Weather. 

Temperatvire    Increased    or     R.educed  by 
Food. 

The  old  army  ration  for  the  tropics  has  been 
very  sharply  criticised  for  the  reason  that  it 
consists  of  articles  of  food  that  any  person 
even  slightly  acquainted  with  the  elements  of 
food  knows  are  not  adapted  to  the  needs  of  the 
human  system  in  hot  weather.  Nature  shows 
forth  in  the  selection  of  food  by  inhabitants 
of  various  countries;  for  instance,  the  Esqui- 
mau in  a  cold  climate  selects  heavy,  carbon- 
aceous foods,  tallow,  bacon  and  such;  while 
the  Hindoo  and  inhabitants  of  hot  countries 
turn  to  the  cereals  for  sustenance. 

We  should  follow  this  hint  of  nature,  and 
particularly  in  hot  weather  should  avoid  much 
butter,  meat  or  any  of  that  class  of  food.  Per- 
haps a  little  meat  once  a  day  is  not  amiss, 
even  in  hot  weather,  but  the  breakfast  and 
luncheon  should  be  made  of  fruit,  one  or  two 
slices  of  entire  wheat  bread  and  some  Grape- 
Nuts  and  cream.  Grape-Nuts  are  mentioned, 
because  they  furnish  the  ideal  cereal  food  in  a 
most  palatable  and  delicious  form,  in  addi- 
tion to  which,  they  az'e  ready  cooked  and  re- 
quire no  attention  whatever  from  the  cook. 

A  person  can  pass  through  weather  that 
may  be  intensely  hot,  in  a  comfortable  man- 
ner, if  the  food  be  properly  selected,  and  the 
above  suggestions  can  be  put  into  practice 
with  most  excellent  results. 


848 


THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


July  4    1901 


0\ir  B\idget. 


—Here's  to  "Old  Glory'"  Long  may  it 
wave! 

—The  birth  of  our  republic  was  an  event  of 
vast  significance,  and  well  worthy  of  being 
celebrated. 

—Here's  a  (dp  of  greeting  and  of  helpful- 
ness to  all  colleges  and  other  institutions  of 
learning.  May  they  receive  the  support 
which  the  importance  of  their  work  merits. 

—Every  school  house  is  a  bulwark  of  liber- 
ty, every  college  a  fortress  of  freedom,  and 
every  university  a  citadel  of  defense  against 
the  enemies  of  republican  government. 

—Our  free  schools  and  free  institutions;  our 
colleges  and  our  counti-y;  our  universities 
and  the  union  of  states;  learning  and  liberty: 
these  stand  or  fall  together. 

— Not  by  bonfires  and  illuminations,  fire- 
crackers and  spreadeagle  oratory,  pyrotech- 
nics and  processions,  is  our  natioaal  great- 
ness to  be  perpetuated  and  promoted,  but  by 
virtue  and  intelligence  embodied  in  honest 
and  courageous  citizenship. 

— The  last  of  the  great  annual  conventions 
of  the  Society  of  Christian  Endeavor'  con- 
venes in  Cincinnati,  July  6-10.  After  this  the 
conventions  will  be  held  biennially.  One  of 
the  best  programs  in  the  history  of  Christian 
Endeavor  is  said  to  be  in  readiness  for  the 
Cincinnati  convention. 

— J.  T.  Boone,  pastor  First  Christian 
Church,  Jacksonville,  Fla.,  writes  that  they 
have  begun  work  upon  their  new  church 
building.  They  are  walking  by  faith  in  this 
undertaking,  relying  upon  their  brethren 
elsewhere  to  share,  to  some  extent,  the  bur- 
den of  their  great  loss  by  assisting  them  in 
erecting  the  building.  Let  us  not  disappoint 
them.  Send  all  contributions  to  J.  T. 
Boone,  who  will  acknowledge  same  both  to 
the  donors  and  to  the  home  board  at  Cin- 
cinnati. What  thou  doest  do  quickly,  that 
they  may  know  what  they  have  to  rely  on. 

—  A.  reception  will  be  held  at  Cincinnati, 
July  2,  for  Bro.  and  Sister  F.  M.  Rains,  on 
the  eve  of  their  departure  for  a  visit  to  the 
mission  fields  of  China  and  Japan.  We  join 
with  many  others  in  wishing  them  a  safe  and 
prosperous  voyage.  Bro.  Rains  has  served 
the  foreign  society  very  faithfully  for  many 
years,  sacrificing  his  health,  even,  in  his  zeal, 
and  we  sincerely  hope  that  this  journey,  while 
made  in  the  interest  of  our  mission  work, 
may  also  serve  to  give  him  increased  health 
and  vigor.  We  warn  Queen  An,  right  now, 
that  she  is  not  to  detain  our  treasurer  over 
there  to  raise  that  little  indemnity  bill  which 
she  has  agreed  to  pay  to  the  Powers!  We 
have  more  important  business  for  him  in  this 
country.  Neither  shall  the  Mikado  lay 
hands  on  our  Rains  that  he  may  assist  His 
Highness  in  organizing  his  forces  to  resist 
the  encroachments  of  Russia.  With  this 
understanding  Bro.  R.  and  his  good  wife 
have  our  permission  to  make  this  trip! 

— E.  F.  Christian,  Linn  Grove,  la.,  writes 
an  appeal  for  a  mission  among  the  Scandina- 
vians of  this  country.  The  brethren  in  Chi- 
cago, he  writes,  will  supply  a  house,  if  a 
preacher  can  be  supported.  We  have  a  small 
Scandinavian  church  at  Minneapolis,  and  an- 
other at  Chippewa  Falls,  la.  We  have 
preachers  among  us  capable  of  conducting 
such  a  mission,  and  there  is  no  class  of 
foreigners  in  this  country  that  yield  to  the 
gospel  more  readily  than  the  Scandinavians, 
and  none  make  more  zealous  Christians. 
This  matter,  we  hope,  will  receive  the  atten- 
tion of  our  General  Home  Board.  It  is  a 
case  where  home  and  foreign  missions  blend. 
It  is  doing  foreign  mission  work  at  home 
We  shall  be  glad  to  co-operate  in  any  feasi- 
ble plan  looking  to  the  opening  of  such  a 
mission  in  Chicago. 


— Mr.  and  Mrs.  Chapman,  missionaiies  ef 
the  foreign  society  at  Constantinople,  leave 
there  about  July  1  to  return  to  America. 

— William  Branch  of  Abingdon,  111,  an- 
nounces that  he  is  available  as  a  supply  for 
churches  wishing  a  preacher  for  one  or  more 
Sundays. 

— Miss  Mag  Wilson,  well  known  to  all  the 
Disciples  in  Kansas  '  City  as  the  agent  of  the 
Christian-Evangelist,  has  gone  to  her  old 
home  at  Shelbyville,  Ky.,  to  spend  the  sum- 
mer months. 

— The  dedication  of  the  Children's  Home, 
"In  His  Name,"  at  Cleveland,  O.,  will  occur 
Tuesday,  July  2.  An  invitation  to  this  event 
is  signed  by  L.  V.  Denis,  president,  and  R. 
H.  Timme,  secretary. 

— Charles  Reign  Scoville  recently  gave  his 
illustrated  lecture  at  the  East  Side  Christian 
Church,  Des  Moines,  of  which  E.  W.  Brickert 
is  pastor.  The  lecture  is  spoken  of  in  the 
highest  terms. 

— N.  A.  Northcutt,  of  Kirksvillc,  Mo., 
writes:  "Young  Bro.  Frank  Roberts,  a  mem- 
ber of  my  congregation,  while  very  sick  made 
a  will  last  week  in  which  he  bequeathed 
$25,000  to  our  various   missionary  societies." 

— T.  J.  Dow,  who  has  been  pastor  of  the 
church  at  Iowa  City,  la.,  for  nine  and  a  half 
years,  has  closed  his  work  there  and  after  a 
vacation  in  Minnesota  will  be  ready  to  locate 
elsewhere.  His  address  during  the  summer 
will  be  Cutler,  Minn. 

— Plans  have  been  completed  for  a  handsome 
new  church  at  Grand  Junction,  Col.,  which 
will  cost  about  $8,000.  The  church  proposes  to 
do  a  certain  amount  of  institutional  work,  at 
least  to  the  extent  of  keeping  a  reading  and 
recreation  room  open  every  day  and  every 
evening. 

— An  endowment  of  $10,000  has  been  given 
by  Mrs.  M.  M.  Blanks  of  Lockhart,  Tex.,  to 
endow  a  Bible  Chair  in  connection  with  the 
University  of  Texas.  It  is  expected  that  a 
building  will  be  erected  for  this  purpose  in 
the  fall.  J.  W.  Lowber  has  for  several  years 
been  giving  Bible  lectures  in  connection  with 
the  university  and  arrangements  have  been 
made  to  have  M.  M.  Davis  deliver  a  course  of 
lectures  next  fall. 

—The  anuual  meeting  of  the  Disciples  of 
the  Grand  River  District,  Missouri,  including 
Caldwell,  Livingstone,  Daviess,  Harrison, 
Grundy  and  Mercer  counties,  will  be  held  at 
Breckenridge,  Mo.,  July  22-24.  A  good  pro- 
gram has  been  prepared;  the  topics  are  sug- 
gestive and  the  speakers  capable.  It  will 
pay  the  churches  in  that  district  to  have  a 
large  attendance.  Those  who  expect  to  at- 
tend should  notify  W.  E.  Bates,  Brecken- 
ridge, in  advance. 

— We  are  giad  to  see  that  the  brethren  in 
California  are  not  behind  those  farther  east 
in  the  establishment  of  a  summer  school. 
The  announcement  comes  to  us  of  the  Santa 
Cruz  Summer  School,  the  sessions  of  which 
will  extend  over  four  weeks,  July  16- August  9. 
The  principal  instructor  will  be  Hiram  Van 
Kirk,  dean  of  the  Berkley  Bible  Seminary  at 
the  University  of  California.  Three  contin- 
uous courses  will  be  given  on  "The  Teaching 
of  Jesus,"  "The  Rise  of  the  Prophets  of 
Israel"  and  "The  Historical  Theology  of  the 
Disciples  of  Christ." 

— We  are  pleased  to  chronicle  the  marriage 
of  Brother  Baxter  Waters,  pastor  of  the 
Christian  Church  at  Lawrence,  Kan.,  and 
Miss  Ruth  Linley  Myers  at  Lawrence,  June 
26,  the  ceremony  being  performed  by  Brother 
W.  S.  Priest,  of  Atchison,  Kan.  Brother 
Waters  is  a  graduate  of  Canton  and  of  Yale 
Divinity  School  and  was  formerly  pastor  at 
Central  Christian  Church  in  St.  Louis.  Mrs. 
Waters  is  a  graduate  of  Kansas  University 
and  also  of  its  Medical  Department.  Our 
heartiest  good  wishes  are  extended  to  Brother 
and  Sister  Waters. 


— On  June  23  the  First  Christian  Church  at 
Ellendale,  N.  D.,  was  dedicated  free  from 
all  debt  by  J.  G.  M.  Luttenberger.  This  is 
our  first  and  only  house  of  worship  in  that 
state.  The  church  was  organized  by  W.  V. 
Baity  and  the  building  has  been  erected  after 
much  heroic  effort  under  the  present  pastor, 
G.  W.  Hall.  There  were  four  additions  in  a 
short  meeting  held  by  Brother  Luttenberger. 

— The  church  at  Sayre,  Pa.,  is  making 
special  effort  to  pay  off  a  debt  of  $1,500.  The 
members  are  few  and  mostly  railroad  men. 
The  church  would  be  grateful  for  any  assist- 
ance extended  to  it.  Sayre  and  the  adjoin 
ing  towns  of  Athens  and  Waverly  have  to- 
gether a  population  of  20,000,  a  ripe  field  in 
which  there  are  but  few  Disciples.  Charles 
Forster  is  pastor. 

— We  are  pleased  to  announce  the  marriage 
of  Prof.  Christopher  Bush  Coleman,  of  But- 
ler College,  to  Miss  Juliet  Julian  Brown,  of 
Indianapolis,  on  Wednesday,  June  26.  Prof. 
Coleman  is  a  graduate  of  Yale  College  and  of 
the  University  of  Chicago  Divinity  School, 
aud  is  professor  of  history  in  Butler  College 
and  of  church  history  in  Butler  Bible  Col- 
lege. Mrs.  Coleman  is  a  recent  graduate  of 
Butler  College. 

— If  our  Board  of  Home  Missions  can  gain 
$10,000  on  the  offering  of  last  year  between 
no  wand  September  30th,  we  will  be  able  to  re- 
port $100,000  for  home  missions  this  year 
Will  you  not  send  a  personal  offering  to  this 
great  work?  If  your  church  has  not  sent  in 
its  offering  will  you  not  urge  that  an  offering 
be  taken  at  once  to  help  to  win  America  to 
Christ  and  primitive  Christianity?  Send 
money  to  Benjamin  L.  Smith,  Cor.  Sec.  A  C. 
M.  S.,  Y.  M.  C.  A.  Bld'g.,  Cincinnati,  O. 

— W.  H.  Hanna  and  wife,  of  Washington, 
Pa.,  have  been  appointed  missionaries  of  the 
Foreign  Christian  Missionary  Society  to 
Manila,  P.  I.  They  left  Cincinnati  June  21, 
and  will  sail  from  San  Francisco  on  the 
steamship  China,  July  29.  The  voyage  will 
require  about  one  month.  No  doubt  this  is 
a  favorable  time  to  plant  a  mission  in  Manila, 
and  we  congratulate  the  society  upon  being 
able  to  make  a  start  in  that  important  city 
at  this  time.  Mr.  Hanna  is  well  known,  in 
Pennsylvania  especially,  asa  strong  preacher. 
We  have  some  Disciples  already  in  Manila 
that  are  known,  and  no  doubt  others  will  be 
enlisted  as  the  work  progresses. 

—A  public  discussion  between  J.  B.  Briney 
of  the  Christian  Church  and  W.  P.  Throg- 
morton  of  the  Baptist  Church,  will  be  held  at 
the  Free  Methodist  camp  ground  near  Wo- 
burn,  111.,  July 9-11.  The  Baptist  representa- 
tive will  affirm  the  proposition  that  "the 
penitent  sinner  who  believes  in  the  Lord 
Jesus  Christ  with  all  his  heart  receives  the 
forgiveness  of  his  past  or  alien  sins  before 
baptism."  Bro.  Briney  affirms  that  "Chris- 
tian baptism  when  administered  to  a  penitent 
believer  is  in  order  that  he  may  obtain  the 
forgiveness  of  his  past  or  alien  sins."  Lodg- 
ing and  breakfast  will  be  furnished  free  to  all 
who  come  from  a  distance  on  notifying  A. 
Gulledge,  Mulberry  Grove,  111. 


How  it  reddens  the  skin,  itches,  oozes, 
dries  and  scales  ! 

Some  people  call  it  tetter,  milk  crust  or 
salt  rheum. 

The  suffering  from  it  is  sometimes  in- 
tense ;  local  applications  are  resorted  to— 
they  mitigate,  but  cannot  cure. 

It  proceeds  from  humors  inherited  or  ac- 
quired and  persists  until  these  have  been 
removed. 

Hood'*  SarmmpmHHa 

positively    removes   them,    has    radically 

and  permanently  cured  the  worst  cases,  and 

is    without   an   equal  for  all    cutaneous 

eruptions. 

.joop'i  Filli  Sr3  the  but  catESrUcI  Rice  29  cenS 


July  4,  1901 


THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


S49 


— N.  E.  Cory  has  been  called  to  remain  an- 
other year  as  pastor  of  the  church  at  Mt. 
Sterling,  111. 

—The  Calloway  county  (Mo.)  convention 
will  be  held  at  Auxvasse,  Aug.  5-7.  Our 
former  announcement  of  the  date  was  incor- 
rect. Will  those  interested  please  note  the 
correction. 

— The  Bethany  Beach  Assembly  at  the  new 
ocean  resort  of  the  Disciples  of  Christ  in 
Delaware  will  open  July  12  instead  of  July  4, 
as  previously  announced.  Those  who  expect 
to  attend  should  write  in  advance  to  R.  R. 
Bulgin,  Melville,  Del. 

— Work  on  the  new  West  Side  church  in 
Springfield,  III.,  will  begin  July  1  and  the 
buildiDg  will  be  completed  at  a  cost  of  $12,000 
about  the  middle  of  December.  The  members 
of  the  Central  Church  who  are  now  living  in 
that  part  of  the  city  will  then  become  charter 
members  of  the  new  congregation. 

—The  Foreign  Society  has  four  hundred 
orphan  boys  at  one  of  the  mission  stations, 
Damoh,  India.  The  society  is  feeding,  cloth- 
ing and  educating  these  boys.  It  requires 
only  fifteen  dollars  a  year  for  each  boy.  The 
Christian  Endeavor  Societies  have  assumed 
the  support  of  almost  all  of  them.  It  is 
hoped  other  societies  will  join  in  this  Christ- 
like work.  Every  dollar  of  the  money  should 
be  paid  at  the  earliest  possible  moment. 
These  boys  are  a  great  care  to  the  missionaries 
at  Damoh. 

— The  Illinois  state  missionary  coLvention 
will  be  held  in  Springfield  Sept.  9-12.  J.  E. 
Lynn  writes  that  the  Springfield  congrega- 
tion has  already  begun  preparations  for  its 
entertainment.  The  use  of  Representatives 
Hall  in  the  State  House  has  been  secured  for 
the  evening  sessions.  Gov.  Yates  will  de- 
liver the  address  of  welcome.  W.  F.  Rich- 
ardson, of  Kansas  City,  and  other  represen- 
tative men  from  outside  the  state  will  be 
present,  as  well  as  some  of  the  best  men  and 
women  of  Illinois.  It  is  not  too  early  for  the 
Illinois  churches  to  begin  to  advertise  the 
convention  and  plan  for  a  large  attendance. 

— Bro.  C.  Henderson  reports  that  the  fifth 
district  convention  held  in  Manhattan,  Kan- 
sas, June  18-20,  was  a  very  enthusiastic  and 
profitable  convention,  though  the  number  of 
delegates  was  hardly  so  large  as  last 
year.  Sister  C.  B.  Titus  and  Bro.  W.  S. 
Lowe,  state  superintendent  of  missions, 
were  present  and  helped.  Bros.  Hutto  and 
Le  Baron  led  us  in  song.  The  preachers  pres- 
ent were  David  H.  Shields,  John  Bair,  J.  A. 
Clemmens,  D.  S.  Thompson,  I.  T.  LeBaron, 
I.  C.  Zumwalt,  C.  Henderson,  J.  W.  Paine 
and  R.  E.  Rosenstine.  The  officers  elected 
for  the  ensuing  year  were:  H.  E.  Rosenstine, 
president;  I.  C. Zumwalt,  vice-president;  V.  P. 
C.  Henderson,  secretary  and  treasurer;  H.  H. 
Huntsinger,  Bible-school  superintendent;  D. 
H.  Shields,  C.  E.  superintendent. 

— The  sentiments  of  many  appreciative 
readers  are  doubtless  voiced  in  these  words 
from  Bro.  Addison  Clark  in  regard  to  Bro. 
Lamar's  series  of  articles  on  "What  Most 
Interests  Me  Now:" 

By  no  means,  my  dear  brother,  have  your 
readers  become  weary  of  your  articles.  I 
have  just  read  the  last  and  sighed  for  more. 
I  have  not,  in  |these  latter  times,  read  any 
series  of  articles  that  have  been  to  me  so  de- 
lightfully helpful.  Then  don't  keep  us  wait- 
ing for  the  half-way  promised  other  series. 
As  long  as  the  dear  Father  gives  you  strength 
to  wield  the  pen,  let  us  have  a  share  of  the 
rich  thoughts  which  he  has  put  into  your  ac- 
tive mind.  Profundity,  sweetness,  freshness, 
characterize  every  sentence  that  you  write. 

This  for  other  ears:  Does  any  one  complain 
that  the  labors  and  writings  of  old  men  are 
not  appreciated?  Answer  the  question, 
why  every  line  that  J.  S.  Lamar  writes,  now 
an  octogenarian,  is  largely  read  by  everybody 
that  reads  our  literature,  and  you  will  un- 
derstand that  there  is  no  necessity  in  the  na- 
ture of  things  for  such  lack  of  appreciation. 
Stagnation  is  death;  think,  feel,  act  with  soul 
aglow  with  love  for  God  and  love  for  men, 
and  the  people  will  hear  you  gladly. 

Addison  Clark. 


— The  following  is  an  outline  program  of 
our  first  twentieth  century  convention  to  be 
held  at  Minneapolis,  October  10-17,  1901: 

Thursday  evening. — Address  of  welcome  and 
response.     Reception. 

Friday  and  Saturday. — Christian  Woman's 
Board  of  Missions. 

Saturday,  10  a.  m.— General  Board  of  the 
Foreign  Christian  Missionary  Society;  2  p.  m., 
General  Board  of  the  American  Christian 
Missionary  Society;  evening,  Christian  En- 
deavor session. 

Lord's  day. — Morning  and  evening,  preach- 
ing by  delegates  in  various  pulpits;  2:30  p.  m., 
union  communion  service. 

Monday.— Sessions  of  the  Foreign  Christian 
Missionary  Society. 

Tuesday  and  Wednesday. — Sessions  of  the 
American  Christian  Missionary  Society. 

Wednesday  afternoon. — Receptions,  college 
reunions,  banquets,  visiting  and  sightseeing 
Wednesday. — American  Christian  Missionary 
Society. 

Thursday  morning.  — Full  convention  meet- 
ing; Our  Related  Interests,  Christian  En- 
deavor, Sunday-school,  Benevolent  and  Edu- 
cational enterprises;  afternoon,  sections. 

1.  Christian  Endeavor;  2.  Pastors  and 
Evangelists:  3.  Sunday-school  Workers, 
4.  Educational  Society;  5.  Benevolent  As- 
sociation; evening,  closing  consecration  meet- 
ing. 

To  attend  this  great  convention  will  be  a 
liberal  education  in  all  that  is  best  among  us. 
The  railroads  will  give  reduced  rates.  The 
Minneapolis  brethren  will  do  everything  in 
their  power  to  make  this  our  first  twentieth 
century  convention  the  best  we  have  ever  held. 

& 
Missouri  Mission  Notes. 

In  my  last  "Notes"  I  called  attention  to 
the  fact  that  the  minutes  of  the  Endeavor 
convention  at  Sedalia  had  not  been  for- 
warded with  the  minutes  of  the  Bible-school 
convention  for  publication,  and  it  seemed  as 
though  there  was  no  intention  of  publishing 
the  minutes  of  the  C.  E.  part  of  the  conven- 
tion at  all.  This,  however,  was  a  mistake. 
The  minvrtes  of  the  Endeavor  part  of  the 
convention  will  be  published  with  the  rest. 

We  are  haviDg  good  words  from  all  over  the 
state  concerning  our  state  missionary  con- 
vention which  meets  at  Mexico,  Sept.  16-19. 
The  interest  in  the  event  seems  to  be  much 
larger  than  common,  and  we  are  doing  our 
utmost  to  make  it  a  success.  The  first  twen- 
tieth century  state  missionary  convention 
should  be  the  greatest  gathering  that  we  have 
had  for  years.  We  have  a  large  number  of 
preachers  in  the  state  who  never  attend  these 
conventions.  This,  in  many  cases,  is  not  be- 
cause they  are  unwilling,  but  simply  because 
they  are  too  poor  to  bear  the  expense  of  the 
journey  to  and  from  the  place  of  meeting. 
This  may  seem  strange,  but  nevertheless  it  is 
absolutely  true.  In  such  cases  the  churches 
ought  to  cheerfully  raise  the  money  necessary 
to  defray  the  preacher's  expense  in  full,  and 
something  over,  and  give  it  to  him  with  their 
compliments,  and  my  word  for  it  it  will  be  the 
best  money  they  have  spent  during  the  year. 
The  association  with  his  brethren  for  three 
full  days;  the  renewal  of  old  acquaintances; 
the  formation  of  many  new  ones;  the  oppor- 
tunity to  hear  the  men  who  are  on  the  pro- 
gram; the  enthusiasm  that  will  come  from 
this  three  days'  fellowship  with  his  brethren 
in  the  ministry,  will  send  him  home  refreshed, 
encouraged  and  far  better  able  to  do  the 
church  good  service  than  if  he  stayed  at 
home.  Will  not  the  churches  throughout  the 
state  take  this  up  as  a  special  thing?  See  to 
it  that  your  preacher  has  the  money,  and 
then  give  him  a  very  pressing  invitation  to 
attend  the  state  convention. 

We  are  making  a  special  effort  to  secure  300 
more  additional  contributing  churches  duriDg 
these  last  three  months.  Already  we  have 
assurances   from  a  number    of  the    preachers 


HOW  TO   FIND   OUT. 

Fill  a  bottle  or  common  glass  with  you 
water  and  let  it  stand  twenty-four  hours;  a 
sediment  or  settling  indicates  an  unhealthy 
condition  of  the  kidneys;  if  it  stains  the  linen 
it  is  evidence  of  kidney  trouble;  too  frequent 
desire  to  pass  it,  or  pain  in  the  back  is  also 
convincing  proof  that  the  kidneys  and  blad- 
der are  out  of  order. 

WHAT  TO  DO. 

There  is  comfort  in  the  knowledge  so  often 
expressed  that  Dr.  Kilmer's  Swamp-Root, 
the  great  kidney  and  bladder  remedy,  fulfills 
every  wish  in  curing  rheumatism,  pain  in  the 
back,  kidneys,  liver,  bladder  and  every  part 
of  the  urinary  passage.  It  corrects  inability 
to  hold  water  and  scalding  pain  in  passing  it, 
or  bad  effects  following  use  of  liquor, 
wine  or  beer,  and  overcomes  that  unpleasant 
necessity  of  being  compelled  to  go  often  dur- 
ing the  day,  and  to  get  up  many  times  during 
the  night.  The  mild  and  the  extraordinary 
effect  of  Swamp  Root  is  soon  realized.  It 
stands  the  highest  for  its  wonderful  cures  of 
the  most-  distressing  cases.  If  you  need  a 
medicine  you  should  have  the  best.  Sold  by 
druggists  in  fifty-cent  and  one  dollar  sizes. 

You  may  have  a  sample  bottle  of  Swamp- 
Root  and  a  book  that  tells  more  about  it, 
both  sent  absolutely  free  by  mail.  Address 
Dr.  Kilmer  &  Co.,  Binghamton,  N.  Y. 
When  writing  mention  that  you  read  this 
generous  offer  in  the  Christian-Evangelist. 

throughout  the  state,  telling  us  to  put  them 
down  as  part  of  the  300.  This  is  good  news 
to  us,  but  there  are  so  many  preachers  in  the 
state  to  whom  we  have  written  concerning 
this  matter,  who  are,  as  yet,  as  silent  as  the 
grave.  We  are  confident  that  they  intend  to 
come  to  the  front  in  this  matter,  but  they 
have  not  said  so,  and  we  are  in  some  doubt 
and  some  uncertainty  until  they  do.  Brother, 
you  know  whether  your  church  has  paid  its 
apportionment  to  state  missions  yet  this 
year.  If  it  has  not,  will  you  not  kindly  see  to 
it  at  your  next  appointment  that  the  matter 
is  brought  before  the  church  and  either  attend 
to  it  at  once,  or  appoint  some  day  when  you 
will.  The  success  of  the  "gieatest  enterprise 
on  earth"  depends  upon  the  heartiness  with 
which  the  ministers  in  the  state  co-operate 
with  us  in  our  endeavors.  The  receipts  for 
July,  we  are  sorry  to  say,  havefallen  short  of 
our  necessities  nearly  one-half.  We  must 
have  an  immediate  and  strong  rally  in  order 
that  we  may  come  out  at  the  end  of  the  year 
with  such  reports  as  will  make  the  Mexico 
convention,  not  only  the  largest  one  that  we 
have  had  for  several  years,  but  the  happiest 
one  as  well.  T.  A.  Abbott. 


Wisconsin  Notes. 

After  a  siege  at  Manitowoc  the  meeting 
closed  with  15  accessions,  making  a  gain  of 
250  per  cent,  in  the  little  band  there. 

"Our  plea"  is  far  better  understood  than  it 
has  ever  been,  and  some  of  the  best  people  of 
the  city  are  inquiring  the  way  of  life.  Mani- 
towoc is  on  Lake  Michigan,  170  miles  north 
of  Chicago.  It  contains  12,000  inhabitants, 
perhaps  nine- tenths  of  foreign  parentage.  Of 
course  the  greater  number  can  understand 
English.  It  is  an  excellent  point  to  do  home 
and  foreign  mission  work.  Many  Scandi- 
navians attended  our  meetings.  I  have  prom- 
ised to  visit  them  every  two  or  three Jweeks 
for  the  present.  Am  much  encouraged  at  the 
outlook,  and  believe  by  holding  on  to  what 
we  have  already  gotten  and  striving  to  get 
more  we  can  establish  a  good,  strong,  self- 
supporting  church  in  a  year  or  two. 

I  expect  by  the  help  of  God  to  open  up  at 
Merrill  soon.  This  is  a  town  of  1,000  inhabi- 
tants in  the  northern  part  of  the  state  where 
we  have  only  two  members,  a  brother  and 
his  wife  lately  from  the  Baptists. 

J.  H.  Stark,  State  Evangelist. 


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REPORTS  OF   OUR  COLLEGES. 
Continued  from  page  845. 

hood  of  Missouri  may  feel  sure  that,  under 
the  help  of  Him  who  care3  for  the  widow 
and  the  orphan,  their  Female  Orphan 
School  will  not  be  the  least  among  the 
schools  in  a  state  priding  itself  upon  the  ex- 
cellent institutions  provided  for  the  educa- 
tion of  its  daughters. 

E.  L.  Barham,  President. 
Camden  Point,  Mo. 

Add-R.an    University. 

The  twenty-eighth  session  of  Add-Ran 
Christian  University,  closing  June  5,  1901, 
was  in  many  respects  the  most  satisfactory 
in  the  history  of  this  institution. 

The  enrollment  shows  a  good  increase  in 
attendance  over  that  of  the  preceding  ses- 
sion. The  quality  of  the  student  body  was 
of  a  very  high  order.  A  quiet  earnestness 
in  work  and  an  all  round  good  feeling  gave 
a  delightful  air  to  the  college  life.  A  deep 
undertone  of  feeling  which  stands  for 
manly  conduct  and  upright  life  was  more 
thoroughly  established  as  a  ruling  force. 

The  faculty,  already  strong,  has  been  in- 
creased by  the  addition  of  two  new  teach- 
ers. Add-Ran's  teachers  have  been  chosen 
from  five  or  six  of  the  foremost  universities 
of  this  country  and  represent  the  best 
phases  of  thought  and  life  of  their  respect- 
ive institutions.  Add-Ran  University  is 
ranked  as  an  "institution  of  the  first  class" 
by  the  Texas  State  Board  of  Education, 
and  its  graduates  are  received  on  advanced 
standing  in  some  of  the  best  universities  in 
America. 

Within  the  last  twelve  months  an  elegant 
and  commodious  dormitory  for  young  ladies 
has  been  erected  and  paid  for  at  an  ap- 
proximate cost  of  $9,000.  In  outward  ap- 
pearance and  internal  arrangement  and 
finish  it  satisfies  the  most  fastidious.  Sub- 
stantial improvements  have  also  been  made 
on  the  campus.  Receipts  for  the  session 
were  equal  to  current  expenses  and  teach- 
ers' salaries  and  other  bills  were  paid 
promptly  except  a  little  shortage  on  the  last 
month  which  is  amply  provided  for  by  un- 
collected earnings. 

T.  E.  Shirley,  the  president  of  the  board 
of  trustees,  has  taken  the  field  to  raise  money 
to  liquidate  the  debt  of  the  school  and  make 
certain  improvements  on  the  buildings.  The 
debt  is  only  about  ten  per  cent,  of  the  valu- 
ation of  the  property,  but  it  is  an  annoyance 
and  eyesore  of  long  standing,  and  Bro.  Shir- 
ley has  fully  made  up  his  mind  to  be  rid  of 
it.  He  has  had  his  heart  and  purse  in  Add- 
Ran  for  a  number  of  years.  He  gives  up  a 
large  salary,  refuses  to  accept  anything  for 
his  services,  pays  his  own  expenses  and 
heads  the  list  with  $1,000.  Yet  he  is  not  a 
rich  man.  He  says  he  must  have  $20,000, 
and  those  who  best  know  him  and  the  situ- 
ation entertain  no  doubt  that  he  will  suc- 
ceed and  that  in  a  few  months.  After  that 
will  come  endowment.  We  have  many 
well-to-do  brethren  in  Texas  and  adjoining 
states  who  believe  in  Christian  education. 
And  they  are  liberally  disposed  toward  all 
worthy  church  enterprises  whose  plans 
seem  sane  and  practical  to  them.  Add- 
Ran  University  is  the  only  institution  of 
learning  owned  and  controlled  by  the  Dis- 
ciples of  Christ  in  this  great  southwest. 
What  a  great  school  means  to  our  cause  in 


this  immense  fast  developing  territory 
only  needs  to  be  pressed  upon  the  attention 
of  our  brethren  to  elicit  a  liberal  response. 

The  board  of  trustees  is  made  up  of 
sound,  conservative  business  men  intensely 
interested  in  the  trust  committed  to  them. 
They  meet  twice  a  year  and  look  carefully 
after  the  financial  interests  and  other  needs 
of  the  school.  They  are  thoroughly  pro- 
gressive, and  are  set  upon  seeing  Add-Ran 
endowed  and  equipped  in  a  manner  worthy 
of  a  great  people. 

E.  C.  Snow,  Acting  Pres. 

Hermoson,  Texas. 

& 

School    of    the    Evangelists. 

This  institution  has  experienced  an  un- 
precedented growth  during  the  last  two 
years.  Many  old  debts  have  been  canceled 
and  the  earth  "has  brought  forth  by  hand- 
fuls."  During  the  school  year  1900  and 
1901  recently  closed,  we  enrolled  one 
hundred  and  twelve  students,  representing 
twenty- seven  states  and  countries.  A  few 
generous  gifts  have  been  received  and 
many  of  the  "old  guard"  have  remembered 
us  with  their  contributions.  It  requires 
about  $20  a  day  to  keep  us  going  and  grow- 
ing; and  this  must  come  chiefly  from  our 
publishing  business.  Believing  that  our 
brethren  are  generously  disposed  toward 
the  work,  I  have  sent  Bro.  Dean  L.  Bond, 
of  Hudson,  Ohio,  one  of  our  graduates,  out 
to  bring  the  work  before  the  brethren.  He 
was  a  student  here  for  about  four  years  and 
is  thoroughly  acquainted  with  the  work 
from  the  foundation  up,  and  he  is 
thoroughly  imbued  with  the  evangelistic 
spirit  which  prevails  here.  He  is  now  at 
work  in  the  city  of  Cleveland,  Ohio,  and 
the  adjacent  territory.  I  commend  him  to 
the  brethren.  He  has  so  far  been  well 
received.  The  brethren  can  rely  on  the 
information  he  gives,  for  a  part  of  the 
work  he  has  been  and  is.  , 

We  are  running  our  enrollment  up  to 
130  this  fall.  We  shall  need  help.  God 
our  Father  knows  that  we  work  for  his 
cause  unselfishly.  Our  new  catalogue  will 
be  ready  when  this  is  read. 

Ashley  S.  Johnson,  Pres. 

Kimberlin  Heights,  Tenn. 

J* 

A  Stimulant. 

And  a  Sorry  Friend  to  Some  Systems. 

"Coffee  acts  as  a  stimulant  to  me.  I  can 
for  a  time  accomplish  considerable  more  work, 
but  then  I  am  dull,  spiritless,  nervous,  weak 
and  irritable.  Coffee  acts  like  a  slow  poison 
ou  my  father,  giving  him  inward  pains  and  a 
feeling  of  being  generally  upset.  Continued 
use  always  used  to  make  him  ill. 

He  used  to  be  very  fond  of  the  beverage  and 
was  in  the  habit  of  drinking  it  two  mornings, 
say,  then  skipping  a  few  days  and  taking  it 
two  mornings  again.  If  he  took  it  the  third  • 
morning,  he  was  invariably  sick.  It  is  two 
years  now  since  we  had  the  first  package  of 
Postum.  We  have  been  using  it  ever  since, 
to  our  very  great  benefit. 

A  lady  friend  who  is  the  wife  of  a  promi- 
nent clergyman  in  New  Haven  (whose  name  I 
am  not  at  liberty  to  give)  was  a  complete 
nervous  wreck  from  the  use  of  coffee.  About 
a  year  ago  she  began  the  use  of  Postum  and 
continued  in  it.  Six  weeks  after  starting  she 
had  lost  all  her  former  nervousness,  had 
grown  plump  in  the  face,  and  her  health  bet- 
ter than  it  had  been  for  years.  She  is  a  splen- 
did walking  advertisement,  and  is  most  en- 
thusiastic in  the  praise  of  Postum,  telling  all 
of  her  callers  its  merits  and  urging  them  to 
try  it ."    Kate  Austen,  Hamden,  Conn. 


Drury  College,  Springfield,  Mo. 

A  former  studeut  has  written  as  follows 
concerning  the  above-named  college: 

In  view  of  the  fact  that  your  correspondent 
spent  four  of  the  happiest  and  most  profit- 
able years  of  his  life  at  the  above-named  col- 
lege, his  present  duty,  which,  as  he  under- 
stands it,  is  to  give  to  your  readers  some 
idea  of  the  widespread  influence  this  institu- 
tion has  exercised  in  its  noble  work  of  uplift- 
ing young  men  and  young  women;  the  broad 
sympathy  of  its  management;  the  wisdom  of 
its  teachings,  and  the  immeasurable  nobility 
of  the  personal  work  of  the  man  at  its  head 
and  those  who  assist  him,  becomes  a  privi- 
lege. 

The  site  of  Drury  College  is  at  Springfield. 
Mo.,  a  city  of  25,000  inhabitants  on  the  cele- 
brated Ozark  plateau.  This  plateau  is  the 
highest  part  of  the  state  of  Missouri,  and 
Spring  1eld  is  nearly  1,400  feet  above  the  sea, 
or  1,000  feet  higher  than  St.  Louis,  and  over 
600  feet  higher  than  Kansas  City.  Here  the 
summers  are  cooler  and  the  winters  are 
warmer  than  in  either  of  these  large  cities  of 
this  state.  No  more  healthful  location  can 
be  found  between  the  Mississippi  river  and 
the  Rocky  mountains.  An  abundant  supply 
of  pure  water  is  obtained  from  a  cluster  of 
springs  north  of  the  c'ty. 

The  college  campus,  of  neaiiy  forty  acres, 
is  one  of  the  finest  in  the  country.  It  is  situ- 
ated nearly  midway  between  the  two  centers 
of  business  in  Springfield.  Native  oaks  and 
planted  elms,  tnapl-s  andcatalpas  furnish  de- 
lightful shade  for  all  the  grounds  except  those 
portions  reserved  fur  athletic  sports  and 
other  recreation. 

On  this  beautiful  and  healthful  spot,  on  the 
25th  of  September,  1873,  Drury  College  opened 
its  doors  to  all  young  men  and  young  women 
who  desired  to  take  advantage  of  a  college 
training. 

From  the  outset  it  was  proposed  thatv 
whether  the  school  be  large  or  small,  the  work 
done  should  be  thorough.  The  best  graduates 
of  eastern  and  western  colleges  were  secured 
as  instructors.  Three  of  these  have  been 
called  back  to  the  faculty  of  Yale;  two  to 
Dartmouth,  and  one  to  Beloit. 

The  college  has  fulfilled  its  purpose,  in  part, 
by  sending  its  graduates  into  all  the  profes- 
sions, by  the  equipment  of  a  very  large  pro- 
portion of  them  for  teaching,  by  training 
many  who  could  not  complete  full  courses  of 
study  for  excellent  and  far  reaching  influence 
in  home  and  society. 

It  is  the  aim  of  the  college  to  provide  for 
its  students  a  liberal  and  thorough  educa- 
tion, fully  equal  in  grade  to  that  of  the  best 
institutions  of  the  country.  While  not  sec- 
tarian in  any  sense  of  the  word,  nor  under 
the  control  of  any  denominational  organiza- 
tion, Drury  is  pre  eminently  a  Christian 
college  and  the  molding  of  broad  Christian 
character  is  one  of  her  chief  aims. 

The  college  buildings  are  eight  in  number. 
Stone  chapel,  which  was  erected  in  1881,  at  a 
cost  of  $40,000,  is,  without  doubt,  one  of  the 
finest  and  most  imposing  school  buildings  in 
southwest  Missouri. 

The  new  science  hall,  which  is  now  under 
course  of  construction,  and  which  when  com- 
pleted will  be  one  of  the  most  important 
buildings  on  the  campus,  is  to  cost  $50,000. 
Half  of  this  amount  was  given  to  the  college 
by  D.  K.  Pearsons,  the  Chicago  philan- 
thropist, on  condition  that  the  remaining 
$25,000  be  raised  by  the  first  of  January,  1901. 

To  what  the  writer  of  the  above  has  said  a 
brief  addition  may  be  made,  to  wit: 

Fairbanks  Hall  is  a  fine  dormitory  for  boys 
under  the  charge  of  Prof,  and  Mrs.  C.  P. 
Howland.  McCullagh  Cottage,  where  resides 
Miss  Daniels,  the  lady  principal,  affords  an 
excellent  home  for  girls. 

For  catalogue  or  other  information,  ad- 
dress, Homer  T.  Fuller,  Pres. 


July  4,  1901 


THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


851 


Christian   College. 

Christian  College  on  May  29,  closed  the 
most  successful  year  in  its  history.  The 
commencement  week  was  a  veritable  "feast 
of  reason  and  flow  of  soul  "  The  hospitable 
■doors  of  the  beautiful  new  college  were 
opened  to  a  large  number  of  guests,  and  the 
auditorium  of  the  First  Christian  Church 
was  filled  to  its  utmost  capacity  at  all  the 
programs  given  by  the  college.  Dr.  J.  H. 
Garrison  preached  the  baccalaureate  sermon, 
and  Dr.  H.  L.  Willett,  of  the  University  of 
Chicago,  delivered  the  address  to  the  class  of 
academic  graduates,,  thirty  in  number.  The 
variousexercises  showed  an  excellence  iu  Eng- 
lish c  imposition,  music  and  elocution  of 
which  any  school  might  well  be  proud. 

The  great  event  of  commencement  week 
was  the  announcement  of  the  re-deeding  by 
Mrs  Moore  and  Mrs.  St.  Clair,  principals  of 
Christian  College,  of  the  splendid  school 
property,  worth  not  less  than  -1fl00,C00,  to  the 
trustees  to  be  held  in  trust  forever  for  a 
school  for  girls.  This  gift  assures  to  the 
Christian  Church  of  Missouri  a  college 
which  may  and  ought  to  become  the  greatest 
school  for  the  higher  education  of  women  in 
the  Mississippi  valley. 

With  the  State  University  enrolling  more 
students  from  the  Christian  Church  tban  from 
any  other  denomination;  with  the  great  in- 
fluence of  the  Bible  College  which  in  Septem- 
ber will  begin  active  and  aggressive  work; 
with  a  strong  local  church,  under  the  effi- 
cient leadership  of  C.  H.  Winders,  and  with 
Christian  College  putting  the  impress  of  its 
noble  work  annually  upon  hundreds  of  rep- 
resentative young  women—Columbia  is  des- 
tined to  be  the  future  Mecca  of  the  Christian 
Church. 

Christian  College  has  in  hand  plans  for  a 
'handsome  new  stone  building  which  will  com- 
bine chapel,  library  and  gymnasium.  It  is  ex- 
pected that  commencement  exercises  will  be 
held  in  the  new  auditorium  and  several  gen- 
erous gifts  have  been  made  toward  the  secur- 
ing of  this  much-needed  improvement. 

Members  of  the  Christian  Church  and  all 
of  the  alumnae  and  former  students  of  Chris- 
tian College  are  asked  to  help  this  chapel 
"fund.  Members  of  the  alumnae  association 
are  asked  to  send  their  contributions  to  the 
association  treasurer,  Miss  Emma  Byrd 
Mou'joy,  Columbia,  Mo.  All  other  friends 
should  send  their  contributions  to'  Mr.  W.  A. 
Bright,  treasurer  of  the  board  of  trustees, 
at  Columbia,  Mo. 

The  following  strong  men  have  been  re- 
cently added  to  the  board  of  trustees:  T.  P. 
Haley,  Kansas  City;  W.  H.  Dulany,  Hanni-  ' 
ball  M.  McDonald,  Palmyra;  J.  H.  Allen, 
St.  Louis;  D.  N.  Robnett,  Columbia.  Last 
year  the  number  of  matriculates  at  Christian 
College  reached  two  hundred  and  forty- two. 
In  its  splendid  new  home,  with  a  faculty  of 
unusual  excellence,  and  the  new  chapel  almost 
assured,  every  indication  promises  a  most 
successful  year,  beginning  Sept.  16,  for  greater 
Christian  College. 

Luella.  Wilcox  St.  Clair. 

Columbia,  Mo. 

J* 
Cotner  University. 

The  past  year  has  been  one  of  progress. 
The  faculty  has  been  enlarged,  special  atten- 
tion being  given  to  the  strengthening  of  the 
normal  department.  Prof.  C.  S.  Jones,  a 
graduate  of  the  State  Normal  School,  and  a 
teacher  of  much  experience,  is  dean.  A  dental 
college  has  been  organized  and  is  in  successful 
operation  The  medical  college  continues  to 
prosper.  The  college  of  arts,  with  somewhat 
strengthened  courses,  enjoys  a  healthy 
growth.  Never  were  there  more  promising 
men  and  women  in  the  Bible  department 
engaged  in  preparation  for  the  work  of  the 
church  than  at  present.  The  Bib  e  work  of 
the  university  holds  a  first  place  in  relation 
to  all  others.  ^This  year,  beginning  August  5, 


a  ministerial  institute,  under  the  auspices  of 
the  state  ministerial  association,  will  hold 
a  session  of  three  weeks  in  connection  with 
the  university,  availing  itself  of  its  instruc- 
tors, library  and  rooms.  Prof.  C.  A.  Young 
will  be  a  special  lecturer.  Quite  a  number  of 
able  speakers  have  also  been  engaged.  Prof. 
Aylsworth  will  offer  special  classes  each  day 
in  pastoral  theology  and  homiletics. 

The  financial  outlook  of  Cotner  is  just  now 
a  matter  of  supreme  interest.  About  a  year 
ago  its  beautiful  property,  appraised  at 
SrlST^OOO,  was  deeded  to  the  brotherhood  of 
the  state  free  from  debt.  This  year,  without 
endowment,  the  work  has  been  conducted 
with  increased  attendance,  but  at  much 
financial  sacrifice  in  order  to  prevent  a  new 
indebtedness.  A  movement  is  on  foot  to 
place  at  its  disposal  at  once  at  least  a  work- 
ing financial  basis.  This  has  already  been 
successfully  started  in  Nebraska.  Only 
smaller  sums  can  be  reached  in  this  way. 
Nowhere  in  the  brotherhood,  it  seems  to  me, 
could  the  liberal  aid  of  our  able  well-wishers 
be  better  bestowed  than  in  this  strategic 
place,  in  building  up  a  seat  of  Christian  edu- 
cation. It  needs  only  the  aid  and  encourage- 
ment that  other  like  institutions  are  receiv- 
ing, to  be  a  blessing  and  honor  to  the  brother- 
hood. 

Lincoln  is  not  only  famous  in  the  political 
world,  but  is  to  be  known  as  a  great  educa- 
tional center.  The  religious  peoples  are 
taking  note  of  this  and  are  laying  broad  and 
deep  foundations  for  the  future.  The  Wes- 
leyan  University,  which  adjoins  us,  raises 
$50,000  this  year.  All  the  machinery  of  the 
Methodist  Church  is  brought  to  their  aid. 
The  Congregationalists  are  strengthened  by 
nearly  a  like  amount  through  an  eastern  con- 
tribution to  the  endowment  of  Doane  Col- 
lege. It  is  highly  important  that  Cotner  be 
remembered  by  its  friends  if  it  is  to  keep  pace 
with  the  splendid  enterprises  of  this  western 
educational  center. 

W.  P.  Aylsworth,  Chancellor. 

Bethany,  Net). 

J* 

"The   Reformation  of  the    Nine- 
teenth Century." 

This  is  a  volume  to  buy.  It  is  at  once  a 
most  fascinating  narrative  and  a  book  of  ref- 
erence. We  are  more  interested  in  recent 
than  in  remote  history.  The  story  of  things 
half-remembered,  half-forgotten  is  always  de- 
lightful reading. 

Of  the  writers  in  this  volume  some  go  back 
almost  to  the  first.  They  knew  the  men  who 
sounded  the  call  for  a  return  to  the  ancient 
order.  Their  recollections  and  impressions 
are  of  priceless  value.  Some  of  the  narra- 
tives are  couched  in  an  attractive  literary 
style  and  all  of  them  are  written  in  clear, 
good  English.  We  are  just  beginning  to  study 
our  own  history  and  to  appreciate  the  value 
of  it.  The  time  will  come  when  every  book, 
magazine  and  pamphlet  having  a  vestige  of 
history  in  it  will  be  eagerly  sought  and 
prized.  Here  is  a  book  that. by  its  brevity 
and  completeness,  is  quite  suited  to  the  read- 
ing habits  of  this  busy  age.  It  would,  it 
seems  to  me,  be  well  for  our  Bible-schools  to 
use  it  as  a  text  book  or  at  least  require  it  to 
be  read.  Allan  B.  Philputt. 


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99 


Deafness  Cannot  be  Cured 

by  local  applications,  as  they  cannot  reach  the  dis- 
eased portion  6f  the  ear.  There  is  only  one  way  to 
cure  Deafness,  and  that  is  by  constitutional 
remedies.  Deafness  is  caused  by  an  inflamed  condi- 
tion of  the  mucous  lining  of  the  Eustachian  Tube. 
When  this  tube  gets  inflamed  you  have  a  rumbling 
sound  or  imperfect  hearing,  aud  when  it  is  entirely 
closed  Deafness  is  the  result,  and  unless  the  inflam- 
mation can  be  taken  out  and  this  tube  restored  to 
its  normal  condition,  hearing  will  be  destroyed  for- 
ever; nine  cases  out  of  ten  are  caused  by  catarrh, 
which  is  nothing  but  an  inflamed  condition  of  the 
mucous  surfaces. 

We  will  give  One  Hundred  Dollars  for  any  case  of 
Deafness  icaused  by  catarrh)  that  cannot  be  cured 
bv  Hall's  Catarrh  Cure.     Send  for  circulars,  free. 

F.  J.  CHENEY  &  CO.,  Toledo,  O. 
fSJ-Sold  by  Druggists,  75c. 

Hall's  Family  Pills  are  the  best. 


Has  become  a  pro- 
verbial phrase  to  ex- 
press the  futility  of 
mere  cls^ire.  There 
are  a  great  many  peo- 
ple who  think  it  is  as 
useless  to  hope  tor  health  as  to  cry  for  the 
moon.  They  have  tried  many  medicines 
and  many  doctors,  but  all  in  vain. 

A  great  many  hopeless  men  and  women 
have  been  cured  by  the  use  of  Dr.  Pierce's 
Golden  Medical  Discovery  ;  people  with 
obstinate  coughs,  bleeding  lungs,  night- 
sweats  and  other  symptoms  of  disease 
which  if  neglected  or  unskillfully  treated 
find  a  fatal  termination  in  consumption. 

"Golden  Medical  Discovery  "  has  a  won- 
derful healing  power.  It  increases  the 
nutrition  of  the  body,  and  so  gives  strength 
to  throw  off  disease.  It  cleanses  5.ie  blood 
from  poisonous  impurities  and  enriches  it 
with  the  red  corpuscles  of  health.  It  is 
not  a  stimulant,  but  a  strength  giving  medi- 
cine. It  contains  no  alcohol,  neither  opium, 
cocaine,  nor  any  other  narcotic. 

Sometimes  the  extra  profit  paid  by 
inferior  medicines  tempts  the  dealer  to 
offer  a  substitute  as  "just  as  good"  as  "Dis- 
covery." If  you  are  convinced  that  "Dis- 
covery "  will  cure  you  accept  nothing  else. 
"I  was  in  poor  health  -when  I  commenced 
taking-  Dr.  Pierce's  medicine,''  writes  Mr,  Elmer 
Lawler,  of  Volga,  Jefferson  Co,,  Indiana.  "I 
had  stomach,  kidney,  heart,  and  lung  trouble. 
Was  not  able  to  do  any  work.  I  had  a  severe 
cough  and  hemorrhage  of  the  lungs,  but  after 
using  your  medicine  a  while  I  commenced  to 
gain  in  strength  and  flesh,  and  stopped  cough- 
ing right  away.  Took  about  six  bottles  of  the 
'Golden  Medical  Discovery'  then,  and  last 
spring  I  had  Grippe,  aud  it  settled  on  my  lungs, 
leaving  me  -with  a  severe  cough.  I  had  the 
doctor^  but  he  didn't  seem  to  help  me  any ;  so 
I  commenced  your  med- 
icine again  and  took 
three  or  four  bottles  of 
the  '  Discovery  '  and  two 
vials  of  Dr.  Pierce's  Pel- 
lets, and  that  straight- 
ened me  up.  I  feel  like 
a  different  person.  I 
gladly  recommend  your 
medicine  to  all  suffer- 
ers, for  I  know  it  cured 
me." 

Dr.  Pierce's  Pleas- 
ant Pellets  cure  con- 
stipation by  curing  its 
cause. 


Popular  Hymns  No.  2 

rpHB  ruling  purpose  of  the  author  has  beeu  to  give 
JL     to' the    public   a   worthy   successor   of  Popular 
Hymns.    He   has   not  sought  to   duplicate  it.   but  to 
make  a    book  as  well  adapted  to  the  new  methods  of 
Church,    Sunday-school   and   C.  E.  work  as  the    first 
was  to  the  conditions  twenty  years  ago  when  Popular 
Hymns  was  launched  upon  its  long  and  useful  career. 
Popular  Hymns  No.  2  is  better  than  its  predeces- 
sor, not   because   it  contains  better  mu9ic,   but    be- 
cause   the    music    is  better  adapted    to    the   present 
wants  of   all  the   working  forces   of  the  church. 
EVANGELISTS  will  find  the  Gospel  Proclamation 
in  Song  a  department  of  the  book  eminently  suited 
to  every  phase  of  a  successfully  conducted  revival. 
SINGING  EVANGELISTS  will  be  pleased  with  the 
analytical  classification,    enabling   them   without 
reference  to   indices    to  find  a  suitable  song  on  a 
moment's  warning. 
CHORISTERS  will  find  the  average  choir  supplied 
with  a  rich   selection  of  beautiful   and  impressive 
solos  with  choruses,   duets,  'juartettes,    invoca- 
tions, etc.,  especially  selected  for  the  distinctive 
part   a  choir  is   expected  to    take  in  the  service. 
PASTORS  who  are  responsible  for  the  kind  of  pas- 
ture upon  which  the  sheep  and  lambs  are  fed, 'will 
not  find  a  sentiment   our   of   harmony   with   New 
Testament  Christianity.  He  will  find  it  a  companion 
vade  mecuin   for  his  pocket  Testament,  containing' 
gems  for  public  worship,  for  the  prayer-meeting, 
for  funeral  occasions,  for  Baptismal,  Thanksgiving 
and  Convention  services 
CHRISTIAN  ENDEAYOREKS  will  find   in  Pop- 
ular Hymns   No.    3   all  that  they  can  wish,  be- 
cause it  is  full  from  back  to  back  with  soul-stirring 
sentiment  set  to  soul-inspiring  music,   the    only 
kind  C.   E.'s   care  to  sing. 
S.   S.  SUPERINTENDENTS    will     find    Popular 
Hymns    No.  2  richly  supplied  with  music  within 
the  voice  compass  and  heart  reach  of  the  children , 
giving  them  a  desire  to  remain   and  participate  in 
the  song  service  of  the  church.    Like  its  predeces- 
sors, Popular  Hymi,  s  No.  2  is  an 

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July  4    1901 


Correspondence. 


Nebraska  Secretary's  Letter. 

Three  additions  at  Hastings,  where  H.  J. 
Kirchstein  ministers,  on  the  16th.  J.  E.  Wilson 
reports  one  added  by  letter  at  Chadron  same 
date. 

Good  report  comes  from  the  Beaver  City 
convention,  which  I  was  not  able  to  attend. 
The  program  wasexcellent  and  the  attendance 
good.  The  interest  was  splendid,  after  the 
usual  manner  of  that  district.  O.  H.  Truman, 
of  Hendley,  is  re  elected  corresponding  secre- 
tary and  A.  C  Corbin,  of  Beaver  City,  pres- 
ident. The  outlook  for  a  crop  out  in  that 
country  is  exceedingly  unfavorable.  The 
wheat  will  be  only  a  partial  crop,  and  unless 
the  rains  should  be  more  copious  the  corn 
crop  will  be  necessarily  cut  short.  This  dis- 
trict is  a  large  mission  field.  Bro.  Truman 
will  teach  in  his  home  town  in  order  to  add 
to  his  salary  so  he  may  live  and  stay. 

J.  W.  Walker  will  leave  McCook  and  the 
financial  reason  is  strongest.  Only  a  few 
churches  in  the  district  are  self-supporting  iu 
reality.  We  should  be  ready  to  re-inforce  a 
number  of  places  the  coming  year. 

This  is  the  season  of  the  year  for  reports 
from  the  churches  and  auxiliaries  for  the  year. 
Cards  will  be  in  the  hands  of  preacher  or  clerk 
by  the  time  this  is  read,  and  may  we  not  hope 
for  a  prompt  response?  This  is  the  only  re- 
port that  will  be  called  for,  and  should  be 
filled  out  complete.  The  Bible-school  and 
Christian  Endeavor  statistics  should  not  be 
forgotten  iu  this  report.  If  the  one  to  whom 
this  report  comes  has  not  the  items  for  all, 
let  them  be  ascertained  from  the  proper  officers. 

Our  rate  to  the  state  convention  this  year 
will  be  one  and  one-third  fare  for  round  trip 
as  usual.  Certificates  of  purchase  to  be  taken 
of  the  home  agent  when  tickets  are  bought. 
Missouri  Pacific  trains  will  stop  at  the 
grounds.  Buy  tickets  to  Lincoln.  Watch 
for  the  complete  announcements. 

District  No.  6  held  a  very  successful  con- 
vention at  Waco.  In  point  of  numbers  it  was 
equal  to  the  best,  and  the  general  tone  was 
excellent.  G.  J.  Chapman  was  re-elected  cor- 
responding secretary  and  J.  C.  Wilson,  of 
Exeter,  was  elected  president.  Convention 
next  year  was  voted  to  Beaver  Crossing. 
Waco  has  the  neatest  chapel-tabernacle- 
church-house  that  I  know  of.  It  i3  a  thing 
of  beauty  and  convenience  on  the  inside,  and 
while  not  artistic  without,  it  is  not  un- 
sightly. For  the  cost,  a  little  less  than  $1,000, 
it  is  the  best  of  its  kind.  This  form  of  struc- 
ture would  solve  many  a  problem  in  new 
places,  or  in  communities  where  it  is  not  pos- 
sible to  build  a  more  expensive  building.  We 
have  in  the  state  a  number  of  old  houses  of 
one  pattern,  with  excruciating  seats  and  cold 
floors  that  would  be  better  replaced  by  this 
form  of  tabernacle.  Three  times  the  people 
can  be  housed  on  the  same  money. 

The  commencement  exercises  at  Cotner  are 
reported  to  me  as  most  enthusiastic  and  en- 
couraging. The  address  of  the  day  by  Con- 
gressman Burkitt,  of  Lincoln,  is  universally 
spoken  of  as  a  masterly  effort.  The  faculty 
have  reason  to  feel  glad  for  -the  work  done, 
and  its  happy  completion.  Chancellor  Ayls- 
worth  and  his  professors  should  have  the  ac- 
tive and  hearty  support  of  the  brotherhood. 
The  effort  to  increase  the  number  of  students 
to  350  the  coming  year  should  be  aided  by  all 
who  can  say  a  word  or  exert  an  influence  for 
the  school.  The  best  endowment  will  be  in- 
creased attendance. 

H.G.  Wilkinson  spent  the  23rd  and  a  few 
days  prior  in  Bluevale  in  an  effort  to  raise 
endowment  for  Cotner.  O.  A.  Adams  does 
mission  work  at  that  point.  Chapman  has 
been  occasionally  preaching  at  Charleston. 
Motter  reports  the  work  in  a  growing  con- 
dition at  Bradshaw. 

A.  O.  Swartwood  closes  hisworkat  Water- 
loo.    Will  move  to   Fremont  and  can  be  had 


for    supply  for  congregations  within  reach. 
Address  him  there. 

Sister  WTillard,  of  Bethany,  is  practically 
ready  to  organize  classes  in  Bible  study  un- 
der the  special  plan  devised  by  her. 

W.  A.  Baldwin. 

Ulysses,  Neh. 

J* 
Work  Among  Students. 

The  work  of  the  Warrensburg  Church  is 
unique  in  that  it  is  in  the  center  of  a  region 
densely  populated  by  Disciples,  and  that  it  is 
at  the  seat  of  one  of  the  largest  Normal 
Schools  in  the  southwest. 

One-third  of  the  enrollment  the  past  school 
year  came  from  Disciple  families— either 
members  of  this  communion  or  preferred  it. 
The  last  Sunday  before  commencement  I 
called  a  meeting  of  'lour  students,"  as  we 
call  them.  It  was  a  hot  afternoon,  and  other 
meetings  divided  the  interest,  yet  38  counties 
of  the  state  were  represented.  My  object 
was  to  impress  upon  them  their  importance 
as  factors  in  the  religious  development  of 
Missouri  in  the  years  of  the  immediate 
future.  We  talked  of  where  the  vacation 
season  was  to  be  spent  and  what  Christian 
work  could  be  done  during  the  summer.  A 
large  county  map  was  hung  up  before  them, 
and  two  young  men,  as  the  roll  of  counties 
was  called,  and  the  representatives  from 
those  counties  stood  up,  stuck  a  blue-headed 
tack  for  each  one  inside  the  county.  Then  a 
tack  was  stuck  where  each  one  would  spend 
the  vacation  or  teach  next  year.  Much  en- 
thusiasm was  aroused  by  this  object  lesson 
in  moral  factors.  They  began  to  grasp  the 
magnitude  of  the  opportunities  before  them 
as  young  men  and  women.  Then,  supposing 
that  each  one  would  instruct  thirty  pupils, 
we  multiplied  that  number  by  the  number  of 
teachers  present,  and  we  had  another  object 
lesson  in  the  multiplication  of  influence. 

Dr.  Howe,  the  retiring  president,  who  is  a 
staunch  Presbyterian,  gave  the  students  a 
twenty  minute  address,  which  was  much 
appreciated.  Some  were  going  away  never 
to  return  to  school,  and  we  sang  "God  be 
with  you  till  we  meet  again."  It  was  a 
great  meeting,  and  it  may  be  a  memorable 
one  in  our  history.  It  is  the  plan  to  hold 
these  meetings  semi-annually— at  the  begin- 
ning and  at  the  close  of  the  school  year.  We 
will  style  the  meeting  "The  Students'  Chris- 
tian Convention." 

The  enrollment  of  the  summer  school  this 
year  is  400.  One  fourth  of  this  number  be- 
longs to  us.  No  one  can  question  the  future 
of  the  Disciples  in  Missouri  when  he  looks 
into  the  faces  of  these  fine  young  men  and' 
women — not  if  he  believes  in  humanity. 

Many  students  make  the  good  confession 
while  with  us,  and  they  go  home  not  only 
graduated  but  saved,  not  only  with  a 
diploma  but  a  church  letter  also.  The  good 
thus  accomplished  is  many  times  multiplied 
in  a  few  years. 

The  importance  of  this  work  from  an  evan- 
gelistic standpoint  alone  to  our  cause  in 
Missouri  is  riot  small.  The  fifth  Sunday  in 
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"The  Spiritual  Side    of    Our  Plea.." 

I  heartily  welcome  this  excellent  book  by 
A.  B.  Jones.  It  is  the  fruit  of  a  free  and  able 
mind  honestly  seeking  to  set  forth  the  truth 
—especially  those  phases  of  gospel  truth  with 
which  the  name  of  Alexander  Campbell  is 
commonly  associated.  In  my  judgment  it  is 
becoming  more  and  more  important  that  the 
doctrine  of  this  powerful  reformer  and  his 
coadjutors  should  be  restudied  and  restated. 
So  far  from  being  exhausted,  Mr.  Campbell's 
influence  is  just  beginning  to  be  felt  by  reli- 
gious society  generally  as  a  modifying  force. 
Whatever  the  hasty  and  arrogant  may  con- 
clude, it  is  manifest  to  sober  and  discern 
ing  minds  that  the  cardinal  position  which 
he  occupied,  and  the  masterly  presentation 
of  the  gospel  which  he  made,  cannot  be 
ignored  by  a  Christian  age  which  is  earnestly 
seeking  for  a  proper  basis  of  union,  and  for 
an  intelligible  proclamation  of  the  gospel  to 
all  the  world. 

Unhappily,  owing  to  the  polemic  environ- 
ment in  which  he  was  forced  to  write  and 
speak,  Mr.  Campbell  was  not  always  proper- 
ly  understood  nor  truly  appreciated  even  by 
his  own  brethren.  This  seems  to  have  been 
especially  true  in  many  instances  respecting 
his  doctrine  of  the  Word  and  Spirit,  and 
also  of  the  remission  of  sins.  His  real  teach- 
ing on  these  subjects  was  much  deeper  and 
more  truly  divine  than  appears  in  any  dis- 
connected quotations  that  may  be  made 
from  his  voluminous  writings. 

Bro.  Jones  in  this  fine  and  able  work,  has 
made  a  valuable  contribution  to  the  correc- 
tion of  certain  mistakes  and  the  bringing  out 
of  much  deep  and  wholesome  truth.  The 
work  is  timely,  well  considered  and  valuable, 
Its  most  interesting  and,  as  I  judge,  most 
important  part,  is  the  elaborate  discussion  of 
the  Word  and  Spirit. 

Bro.  Jones'  view  of  the  remission  cf  sins,  he 
insists,  is  the  same  as  Mr.  Campbell's,  and 
certainly,  if  the  quotations  relied  upon  cover 
the  whole  of  Mr.  C's  doctrine,  he  makes  out 
his  case.  For  myself,  however,  I  am  not 
quite  satisfied  with  the  doctrine  as  herein  set 
forth;  and  if  it  were  not  so  suggestive  of  a 
pigmy  entering  the  lists  with  the  giants,  I 
should  feel  tempted  to  give  my  view  of  the 
matter,  and  point  out  wherein  everybody  is 
wrong  hut  mi'.'  The  brethren,  however,  seem 
to  be  getting  ou  pretty  well  without  my 
views,  and  if  they  will  buy  and  read  Bro. 
Jones'  handsome  work,  and  inwardly  digest 
the  same,  they  will  be  able  to  make  out  a 
little  longer  while  waiting  for  the  correct 
view  of  the  whole  subject,  which  maybe  they 
would  not  like  to  wrestle  with  this  hot' 
weather!  At  any  rate  Bro.  Jones'  view  is 
not  very  dangerous  and  as  for  the  doctrine 
antagonized  by  him,  if  he  has  not  killed  it 
stone  dead,  he  has  left  it  in  such  a  comatose 
condition  that  it  can  not  do  much  harm — for 
a  while.  J.  S.  Lamar. 

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Book  Notes. 

While  The  Reformation  of  the  Nineteenth  Cen- 
tury is  having  a  good  sale— a  much  better  sale, 
in  fact,  than  is  had  by  most  religious  works— 
we  marvel  that  we  are  not  called  upon  to  fill 
hundreds  of  orders  for  it  each  day.  The  work 
is  of  such  great  importance  and  value  to  the 
Disciples  of  Christ,  it  occupies  such  a  large 
place  in  our  literature,  being  the  only  full,  com- 
plete, adequate  and  authentic  history  of  our 
cause,  that  it  is  a  surprising  thing  that  every 
Disciple  who  reads  the  announcement  of  its 
publication  does  not  straightway  and  forth- 
with set  himself  down  and  write  for  it.  Dur- 
ing the  past  few  years  the  Disciples  of  Christ 
have  made  great  advance  as  a  book-reading 
people,  but  there  is  yet  much  room  for  growth 
in  this  respect.  The  great  majority  of  the 
members  of  our  churches  never  purchase  a  book 
on  any  religious  subject.  Thisis  a  humiliat- 
ing fact  to  contemplate,  but  it  is  a  fact,, 
nevertheless.  The  preacher  who  does  his  full 
duty  to  his  people  will  constantly  urge  upon 
them  the  advisability  of  reading  good  books— 
the  best-books  in  all  departments  of  literature. 
This  paragraph  will  doubtless  be  read  by  a 
great  many  persons  who  belong  to  the  class 
above  referred  to.  There  will  never  be  a  bet- 
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the  usual  and  ordinary  announcement,  or  ad- 
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the  book— its  first  conception,  how  it  came  to 
be  written,  sketches  of  those  who  collaborated 
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without  charge,  to  any  one  who  will  take  the 
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Winston  Churchill's  new  novel,  The  Crisis,  to 
which  reference  was  made  in  these  notes  last 
week,  seems  to  be  taking  the  whole  country 
by  storm,  as  it  has  St.  Louis.  Mr.  Churchill 
was  born,  raised,  and  now  resides  in  St.  Louis, 
and  the  scene  of  his  story  is  laid  in  this  city, 
so  it  is  but  natural  that  St.  Louisans  should 
be  unusually  interested  in  the  work.  But  its 
popularity  is  not  confined  to  St.  Louis,  by 
any  means.  A  few  days  ago  the  writer  of 
these  paragraphs  was  in  a  small  town  in  a 
northern  state,  and  while  waiting  for  a  train, 
strolled  into  the  local  book-store.  Upon  the 
counter  were  a  number  of  copies  of  The  Crisis. 
When  the  proprietor  saw  my  eye  rest  on  them 
he  remarked:  "There,  sir,  is  the  finest  thing  I 
have  read  in  years.  I  have  sold  quite  a  num- 
ber of  copies,  too,  and  that  is  a  remarkable 
thing  for  a  town  of  this  size,  where  the  most 
popular  form  of  literature  is  found  in  the  ten- 
cent  novel."  Almost  400,000  copies  of  Richard 
Carvel,  a  former  work  by  Mr.  Churchill,  have 
been  sold,  and  the  popular  verdict  is  that  The 
Crisis  is  superior  to  Richard  Carvel  It  is  a 
handsome  volume  of  over  500  pages,  superbly 
illustrated,  and  tastily  bound  in  cloth.  We 
will  send  a  copy  to  any  address,  postpaid,  on 
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Amid  the  well- deserved  popularity  of  new 
books,  older  and  standard  favorites  must 
not  be  forgotten.  Among  these  are  the 
•'trinity  of  devotional  works,"  by  J.  H.  Gar- 
rison. These  three  volumes,  which  are  issued 
in  uniform  size  and  binding,  are  Alone  With 
God,  The  Heavenward  '  Way  and  Half-Hour 
Studies  at  the  Cross.  Of  the  first  of  these, 
alone,  we  have  sold  over  20,000  copies,  and 
several  thousand  each  of  the  other  two.  Few 
devotional  works  reach  such  a  circulation. 
Some  day,  perhaps,   religious  works  will  cir- 


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THIS  ENTRANCING  STORY  of  twenty-six  chapters  ran  as  a  serial  in  the  columns  of  Our 
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increasing  interest  by  the  many  thousands  of  readers  of  that  weekly  journal.  It  relates,  in  the 
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his  uncle.  In  his  new  surroundings  he  came  into  contact  with  a  variety  of  people,  every  way  dif- 
ferent from  the  plain,  honest  country  folks  with  whom  he  had  formerly  associated;  but  in  the 
midst  of  his  new  surroundings,  with  their  many  temptations,  he  maintained  his  Christian  integrity 
and  lived  up  to  the  motto  he  had  adopted,  to  "Make  Christ  First  in  Everything." 

His  good  influence  soon  began  to  be  felt  in  his  uncle's  family,  among  his  fellow-workmen,  and 
most  of  all  among  the  young  Christian  Endeavorers  with  whom  he  associated,  whose  society  was 
in  due  time  revolutionized. 

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culate  as  widely  and  be  as  popular  as  cheap 
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sand nine  hundred  and  one,  the  religious 
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ILLINOIS. 

Leroy,  June  27.— One  more  confession  here 
last  Lord's  day.  We  are  holding  our  audi- 
ences during  the  hot  weather.— F.  A.  Sword. 
Watseka,  June  24.— Preached  to  the  school 
teachers  of  this  great  county  last  evening. 
They  are  in  our  city  attending  institute.  One 
added  at  the  service  by  letter.  We  are  plan- 
ning for  the  Kankakee  district  C.  E.  conven- 
tion,which  will  be  held  here  Aug.  27-29.  The 
writer  is  president. — B.  S.  Fekrall. 
INDIANA. 
Terre  Haute,  June  28.— The  Central  Chris- 
tian Church  of  this  city,  with  their  pastor, 
Q.  E.  Sellers,  at  the  wheel,  has  established 
two  missions  in  the  suburbs  and  has  just 
closed  a  meeting  in  the  Armory  building  in 
the  East  End,  preparatory  to  organizing  a 
third.  This  meeting  of  three  weeks  resulted 
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mission  in  Highland  Place.  Our  next  en- 
gagement is  with  Bro.  Brannic  at  Meredosia, 
111.— Gut  B.  Williamson  and  Wife,  singing 
evangelists. 

IOWA. 
Albia,    June  26.— A   young  man  made  the 
good     confession     Sunday     night.  —  R.    H. 
Ingram. 

Iowa  Falls,  June  24— Two  baptisms  yester- 
day. This  makes  12  additions  since  March  1. 
— F.  D.  Fillmore. 

INDIAN  TERRITORY. 
Chickasha,  June  24.— We  had   another  fine 
day   yesterday.    Four  additions,    three  bap- 
tisms.   Our  church  is  full  of  hope  and  har- 
mony.— John  N.  Stevens. 

Stilwell,  June  21  —Bro.  Tabor  began  a 
meeting  here  the  first  of  the  month  and  closed 
June  16.  The  meeting  was  a  success,  though 
there  were  no  additions  by  baptism,  for  the 
church  was  re-united  after  a  long  division  on 
the  missionary  question.  As  the  result  of  Bro. 
Tabor's  personal  work  the  non- progressives  j 
came  over  in  a  body.  Money  was  raised  to 
support  a  pastor  half  time  and  Bro.  Junius 
Wilkins,  of  Kingfisher,  O.  T.,  will  take  up  the 
work  at  once.  It  was  decided  to  build  a  church 
and  a  building  committee  was  appointed.  We 
hope  to  have  soon  a  live  congregation  in  a 
good  house. — J.  C.  Halleman. 
KANSAS. 
Coffeyville,  June  24.  — I  began  work  here 
Sunday,  June23.  Work  starts  off  hopefully 
with  two  confessions  at  first  service;  good 
audiences  and  good  interest. — Ellis  Ptjrlee. 
lola,  June  24.— Eight  added  yesterday;  28 
since  last  report,  about  half  by  baptism;  213 
added  during  last  13  months.  Begin  a  brick 
meeting  house  soon.— G.  M.  Weimer. 

Leon,  June  24  — We  closed  the  meeting  with 
the  brethren  here  last  night  with31  additions 
in  all;  20  of  these  were  by  baptism,  one  from 
the  Baptists,  one  from  the  IT.  B.'s,  one  from 
the  Methodists,  one  reclaimed  and  the  re- 
mainder by  letter  and  statement  Brother 
Reeves,  a  consecrated  and  godly  man,  a 
graduate  from  Bethany,  has  just  been  in- 
stalled into  the  pastorate  here  for  one- half  of 
his  time,  ihe  other  one-half  is  given  to  Rock, 
a  short  distance  to  the  southwest.  You  may 
look  for  encouraging  things  from  these  works. 
His  good  wife  is  a  preacher's  true  yoke-mate. 
My  next  work  is  at  Gravette,  Ark. — E  E. 
Davidson. 

MISSOURI. 
Kirksville. — At  my  regular  services   at   Sa- 
vannah, la.,  last  Lord's  day,  seven  made  the 
good  confession. — J.  L.  Hollowell. 

Cameron,  June  26.— Three  additions  to  the 
church  last  Sunday;  nine  (9)  new  scholars  in 
Sunday-school,  five  in  regular  school,  four  in 
home  department.— S.  J.  White. 

West  Plains,  June  24. — We  had  four  more 
additions  here  yesterday.  Everything  is 
moving  on  nicely.    E    W.  Sewall. 


OHIO. 

Nelsonville. — The  annual  report  of  the 
church  at  this  place  shows  33  additions  to  the 
church  during  \he  past  year.  The  •church 
raised  $288  for  missions  and  $1,635  for  all 
purposes.  All  debts  are  paid  and  the  pastor 
is  called  for  another  year  at  an  increased 
salary.— C.  M.  Keene. 

SOUTH  CAROLINA. 

Sumter,  June  24.— One  from  Baptists  and 
one  from  M.  E.'s  at  this  place  since  last  re- 
port.—M.  B. Ingle. 

TEXAS. 

Ferrris,  June  26.  —Fine  meeting  here;  17 
added  to  date. — John  W.Marshall. 

WASHINGTON. 

Delight,  June  23. — We  have  during  the  pres- 
ent month  enjoyed  a  meeting  conducted  at 
Fletcher,  Wash.,  by  Bro.  J.  R.  Charlton,  of 
Caney,  Kan.;  his  wife  leading  the  song  serv- 
ice. The  meeting  included  three  Lord's  days, 
during  which  he  preached  36  sermons.  The 
immediate  result  was  37  by  confession  and 
baptism;  four  from  the  Methodists,  three  from 
the  Presbyterians,  one  from  the  Baptists  and 
nine  by  relation  and  otherwise. — Thos.  M. 
Morgan. 

Fletcher,  June  24. — Closed  our  meeting  here 
last  night.  We  were  here  three  weeks  and 
had  59  additions;  43  conversions.  Organized 
an  Endeavor  society  with  about  40  members. 
There  is  a  demand  for  evangelists  and  pastors 
in  Washington. — J.  R.  Charlton. 


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V  Family  Circle.  V 


The  Foxirth  of  Jxily. 

With  a  boom,  and  a  fizz,  and  a  bluster, 
And  a  flutter  of  flags  in  the  sky, 

With  soldiers  who  come  to  the  muster, 
And  drums  that  go  merrily  by, 
Comes  in  the  gay  Fourth  of  July. 

There  are  bells  ringing  out  from  the  steeple, 
There  are  fireworks  blazing  on  high, 

There  are  great,  jolly  throngs  of  good  peo- 
ple, 
There  is  punk  for  the  children  to  buy, 
On  the  merry  old  Fourth  of  July. 

And  here  and  there,  just  for  a  wonder, 
Is  some  one  who  says  we  might  try 

To  find  noises  not  quite  so  like  thunder, 
And  let  the  day  softly  go  by  — 
Our  jolly,  dear  Fourth  of  July! 

But  I  am  ashamed  of  such  creatures! 

When  the  banners  flaunt  up  to  the  sky, 
And    the    pin-wheels,      and     rockets    and 
screechers 
Go  off  with  a  shout  and  aery, 
Tis  splendid — our  Fourth  of  July! 

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A  Little  Patriot. 

By   Auntie  BetK. 

"O,  Tommy,  we're  going  to  Spring  Grove 
to-morrow  morning,  Billy  and  I,  and  want 
you  to  go  with  us.  We're  going  to  carry  a 
luncheon  and  stay  'most  all  day.  We'll  have 
a  jolly  time." 

"Yes,  I'll  go,"  said  Tommy,  "if  mamma'll 
let  me,  and  she  will,  I  know,  she  always 
wants  me  to  have  a  good  time  holidays." 

But  when  Tommy  Carr  got  home,  he 
found  his  mother  sitting  in  an  a_m- chair, 
with  one  foot  in  another  chair.  And  when 
the  little  boy  asked  what  was  the  matter,  he 
was  told  that  his  good,  kind  mamma  had 
slipped  down  and  sprained  her  ankle  badly. 

"Oh,  I  am  so  sorry,  Tommy,"  she  said, 
"especially  as  to-morrow  will  be  the  Fourth 
and  auntie  is  away,  so  I  am  afraid  I  can't 
get  along  without  having  you  help  me  take 
care  of  Freddie." 

"Then  I  can't  go  to  Spring  Grove,  can  I?" 
said  Tommy,  "Billy  Gray  and  Percy  Clare 
are  going  in  the  morning  to  stay  nearly  all 
day." 

Mrs.  Carr  looked  troubled.  "I'm  afraid 
I  shall  have  to  disappoint  you,  Tommy," 
she  said,  "papa  has  to  march  in  the  pro- 
cession to-morrow,  auntie  is  away,  and  how 
can  I  take  care  of  little  Freddie  with  this 
lame  ankle?    I  am  very  sorry." 

Tommy's  face  was  very  sober.  "I'll  have 
to  stay  at  home,"  he  said.  He  did  not  pout 
or  scold  but  as  he  stood  looking  out  of  the 
window  his  mamma  saw  him  rub  his  fists 
into  his  eyes,  and  she  also  could  see  his 
shoulders  draw  up  as  he  tried  to  keep  from 
crying  hard. 

"Oh  come,  Tommy,"  she  said  kindly, 
"don't  feel  bad,  you  can  roll  Freddie  up 
and  down  the  sidewalk  in  the  carriage  in 
the  morning,  and  even  if  Billy  and  Percy 
do  not  care  much  for  the  procession,  papa 
says  it  is  to  be  a  good  one.  You  know 
you're  ten  years  old,  and  this  will  be  the 
first  time  you  have  ever  had  to  deny  your- 
self on  a  holiday.  Think  of  the  nice  time 
auntie  and  I  got  up  for  you  last  Fourth  of 
July,  and  how  your  little  friends  came  and 
frolicked  and  enjoyed  the  fine  treat  on  the 
lawn— oh! " 

Mrs.  Carr  stopped  speaking  after  saying 
"oh"  so  sharply. 


"What's  the  matter,  mamma?"  asked 
Tommy. 

"I'm  suffering  a  great  deal  with  this 
ankle,"  she  answered,  "and>once  in  a  while 
a  pain  darts  through  it  that  is  so  sharp  it 
makes  me  almost  faint,  but  I'm  so  sorry  for 
you,  dear." 

Tommy  loved  his  mother  dearly.  He  had 
been  taught  to  obey  and  respect  her,  and 
now,  here  was  this  dear  mamma  who  always 
had  done  so  much  to  make  him  happy,  suf- 
fering so  much  pain  that  she  could  not  quite 
keep  from  moaning. 

"Oh,  never  mind  about  to-morrow,  mam- 
ma," he  said  bravely,  "I'll  take  care  of 
Freddie  all  day  if  you  want  me  to.  Papa 
will  get  me  some  crackers  and  little  fire- 
works for  the  evening,  and  couldn't  I  dress 
the  baby- carriage  up  with  flags  and  pre- 
tend I'm  a  soldier  drawing  a  gun-carriage?" 

Way  down  in  his  little-boy-heart,  Tom- 
my still  felt  "sorry."  Fourth  of  July  only 
comes  once  a  year  and  is  always  a  great  day 
for  the  boys.  But  he  wanted  to  be  kind 
and  show  his  mamma  that  he  could  be  her 
own  good  little  son  when  the  time  came 
that  she  needed  his  kindness  and  help.  And 
it  is  a  very,  very  pleasant  thing  to  any  good, 
loving  mother  to  have  a  return  of  willing 
love  and  aid  when  she  has  to  ask  for  it. 

The  next  morning,  "the  glorious  Fourth," 
the  sun  shone  beautifully  and  Tommy  had 
not  known  quite  how  hard  it  was  going  to 
be,  staying  at  home,  until  his  little  com- 
rades Billy  Gray  and  Percy  Clare  came 
trooping  along,  their  lunch  boxes  in  their 
hands,  epaulettes  of  gilt  paper  on  their 
shoulders,  paper  stars  in  the  front  of  their 
caps  and  make-believe  guns  held  upright. 

"I  can't  go  to  the  grove,"  said  Tommy 
stoutly,  "mamma's  hurt  her  ankle  and  I'm 
going  to  look  after  brother  Freddie." 

The  other  boys  were  loud  in  their  pity 
and  wondered  how  Tommy  could  stand  it, 
having  to  stay  around  home  on  "Independ- 
ence Day ! "  And  it  must  be  confessed  that 
Tommy  felt  a  lump  in  his  throat  as  all  that 
flying  fringe  of  gilt  paper  fluttered  about 
the  shoulders  of  his  little  mates  as  the 
epaulettes,  stars,  and  lunch  boxes  were 
marched  away. 

"But  it's  for  mamma,"  he  said  out  loud, 
and  the  next  moment  he  was  admiring  the 
little  flags  that  were  waving  about  Freddie's 
carriage  and  also  some  stripes  of  red,  white 
and  blue  bunting  that  happened  to  have 
been  in  the  house,  and  were  given  him  to 
help  decorate  with. 

But  Tommy  started  with  astonishment 
when  a  deep  voice  close  behind  him  said : 
"What  is  it  that's  for  mamma  I  should  like 
to  know?" 

And  there  was  Mr.  Clarrison,  a  tall,  fine 
looking  man  that  Tommy  knew  was  board- 
ing at  the  hotel,  it  had  grown  so  hot  in  the 
city. 

The  little  boy  blushed  and  he  didn't  know 
what  to  say.  He  didn't  think  anyone  heard 
him  when  he  tried  to  comfort  his  own  heart 
by  speaking  out  loud. 

"Oh,  you  needn't  be  a  bit  afraid  because 
I  happen  to  be  tall  and  large,"  said  Mr. 
Clarrison's  deep  voice  which  Tommy  all  at 
once  thought  very  pleasant  for  all  it  was  so 
much  a  strong  man's  voice. 

The  truth  was,  the  gentleman  had  seen 
Billy  Gray  and  Percy  Clare  go  tramping  off, 
and  when  Tommy  said  "But  it's  for  mam- 
ma," in  a  shaky  little  tone,  he  had  an  idea 
of  just  what  it  meant. 

"Why,"  began  Tommy,  "I  was  going  to 


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Spring  Grove  with  those  other  boys,  this 
morning,  but  my  mamma,  she  hurt  her  foot 
so  I  had  to  stay  and  take  care  of  Freddie. 
I  was  just  thinking  of  it,  that's  all." 

"And  it  did  the  little  soldier  good  to  tell 
himself  that  it  was  for  mamma.  Wasn't 
that  it?" 

Tommy  giggled  shyly  and  said,  "Yes, 
sir." 

"Well  now  let  me  tell  you,  little  mister 
soldier,  that  what  you  are  doing  to  help 
mamma  shows  me  that  you  must  be  quite 
a  little  patriot.  Do  you  know  what  that 
means?" 

Why!  Mr.  Clarrison's  voice  had  really 
grown  soft,  and  Tommy  wasn't  a  bit  afraid 
to  look  up  and  say:  "It  means  anyone  who 
loves  the  country,  doesn't  it?" 

"Yes,  my  boy,  and  is  willing  to  serve  it. 
You  see,  I  know  you  must  love  your  mother 
because  you  are  willing  to  serve  her.  We 
call  that  being  loyal  to  anyone.  And  I 
think  that  the  same  stuff  a  patriot  is  made 
of,  that  is,  a  man  who  is  loyal  to  his  coun- 
try, and  loves  her  well  enough  to  serve  her, 
must  be  in  the  boy  who  loves  his  mother  and 
will  prove  it  by  serving  her — even  when  it 
hurts  a  little." 

Tommy  felt  happy  all  over,  but  was  only 
a  shy  little  lad  ten  years  old,  so  he  giggled 
softly  again  as  he  went  on  pushing  the 
baby  carriage,  the  tall  man  beside  him. 

"Now,"  said  Mr.  Clarrison,  "you  and  I 
have  both  been  disappointed  to-day,  but 
thjp  ;s  may  turn  out  pretty  well  after  all.  I 
expected  to  visit  a  little  fellow  who  lives 
miles  away  from  heie,  but  the  postman 
brought  me  a  letter  this  morning  saying  the 
boy  was  going  away  to  spend  the  Fourth. 
So  you  see  I  had  to  stay  at  home  too.  But 
then,  there  was  another  letter,  saying 
my  dear  sister  would  be  here  this  noon.  So 
I  shall  be  very  glad  to  stay  and  see  her. 
But!—" 

Mr.  Clarrison  stopped  and  smiled  so 
broadly  that  Tommy  stopped  and  smiled 
too. 

"But,"  he  repeated,  "I  had  bought  some- 
thing for  that  other  little  chap  that  I  think 
I  had  better  give  you.  So  here  I  go  for  the 
hotel." 

Off  tramped  the  tall  man  leaving  Tommy 
in  a  perfect  flutter  of  expectation  and  joyi 


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THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


857 


The  hotel  was  only  ;  two  streets  away,  and 
the  child  was  trying  to  keep  sober  and  ap- 
pear like  a  little  man,  when  Mr.  Clarrison 
came  back  walking  slowly,  as  it  was  getting 
very  hot. 

"There,"  he  said,  putting  a  box  into  Tom- 
my's hands,  "now  have  as  much  fun  as  you 
can,  but  don't  forget  what  makes  a  patriot 
or  a  good  little  son." 

Then  he  was  gone  while  Tommy  was 
trying  to  thank  him.  The  next  moment  the 
procession  came  in  sight,  and  Tommy  had 
to  wheel  Freddie  inside  the  gate,  there  was 
such  a  crowd.  As  soon  as  the  procession 
had  gone  by  Tommy  went  into  the  house, 
and  lo,  there  sat  auntie!  How  had  she 
come  without  his  seeing  her? 

"Oh  you  were  so  busy  talking  with  a  fine 
gentleman  I  slipped  right  by  you,"  she 
said,  "but  mamma  has  told  me  about  Spring 
Grove  and  I  think  now  you  can  get  there  in 
time  for  the  lunch.  I've  brought  oranges 
and  candy  and  will  soon  have  a  nice  lunch 
pat  up." 

But  Tommy  had  his  story  to  tell  and 
seemed  to  put  off  opening  the  box,  it  was 
such  a  pleasure  to  guess  what  was  in  it. 
At  length  he  raised  the  cover,  and  mamma 
and  auntie  laughed  at  the  way  his  eyes 
opened  wider  and  wider  at  what  he  saw. 

"Oh,  oh,  oh!"  he  cried,  "won't  those 
other  boys  stare  when  they  see  me  coming 
along  though!" 

He  lifted  up  first  a  pair  of  real  epaulettes 
of  brass  with  a  gold  fringe  around  them, 
and  a  sheath  pin  underneath  to  fasten  them 
on  with,  then  a  little  soldier  cap  with  a  gilt 
band  around  it  and  three  brass  letters  in 
front,  U.  S.  A.,  which  he  said  quickly 
meant  United  States  Army,  and  then,  oh 
joy!  a  little  gun  that  seemed  to  have  a 
spring  at  the  side,  and  when  he  touched  it, 
up  flew  the  shining  little  bayonet  making  a 
tremendously  war-like  looking  weapon. 

"Yes,  I  guess  those  boys  will  stare!"  he 
repeated. 

"Look  out,"  laughed  auntie,  but  in  warn- 
ing tone.  "The  good  Book  says,.  'Pride 
goes  before  a  fall,'  don't  be  too  proud  of 
your  pretty  gifts." 

"I  think  he  earned  them,"  mamma  said 
quietly.  "I  saw  a  little  boy  trying  to  be 
very  brave  this  morning  when  his  little 
mates  marched  off  without  him." 

Tommy  was  in  ample  time  for  lunch  at  the 
grove,  and  a  noble  feast  they  made.  But 
Billy  Gray  offered  a  new  quarter  and  his 
jack-knife  just  for  Tommy's  epaulettes,  and 
Percy  Clare  made  nearly  the  same  offer  for 
the  cap. 

"No  sir! "  exclaimed  Tommy,  "those  were 
a  Fourth  of  July  present  and  I  wouldn't  sell 
them  for  anything! " 

"So  you  have  had  a  very  happy  day?" 
Tommy's  papa  said  to  him  when  bed- time 
came. 

"Happy!  I  never  had  such  a  nice  Fourth 
before,  papa." 

"And  what  have  you  liked  best?"  his 
papa  asked. 

Tommy  grew  sober  and  looked  shy  again 
for  a  moment,  then  he  said  softly: 

"I  liked  best  the  names  Mr.  Clarrison 
called  me,  a  patriot  and  a  good  little  son." 

"And  you  weren't  happy  before  that?" 

Tommy  brightened  up.  "Yes,  I  was, 
papa,  I  was  getting  so  I  felt  happy  the 
minute  I  said,  'It's  for  mamma.'  What 
made  me,  do  you  suppose?" 

"Simply  because  you  were  doing  right, 
my  boy.    I  am  thankful  that  you  found  on 


our  Independence  day  that  doing  right  will 
make  you  feel  happy." 

"But  I  am  so  glad  Mr.  Clarrison  called  me 
'a  little  patriot,'  "  said  sleepy  Tommy,  "  I 
liked  that!" 

I    Love    Her    Yet. 
By  F.   K.  Steele. 

In  the  house  of  morning  glories 
I  watch  the  door. 
Perhaps  she'll  come— 
She  always  helps  the  poor. 
I  see  her  shadow  yonder. 
Long  days  ago— but  I  forget. 
She  sleeps  beside  the  porch. 
—I  love  her  yet !    I  love  her  yet! 

I  seek  her  in  the  evenings, 

In  the  dark  and  brightest  morn. 

She  was  not  wont  to  linger: 

She  will  come  soon. 

Or  must  I  cross  the  river 

With  waters  black  as  jet, 

And  meet  her  in  the  far  beyond? 

—I  love  her  yet!      I  love  her  yet! 

Capturing  a  Passenger. 

"I  like  perseverance  in  a  man — even  in  a 
hackman,"  began  Peterson,  "and  there  is 
one  particular  Jehu  doing  business  in 
Washington,  D.  C,  who  possesses  that 
quality  in  the  superlative  degree. 

"When  I  visited  the  Capital  City  I  had 
my  mind  fully  made  up  to  have  nothing  to 
do  with  the  hackmen;  so  when  I  stepped 
off  the  train  and  a  crowd  of  the  gentry 
began  shouting  at  me,  I  simply  shook  my 
head  and  passed  on.  One  of  them,  however, 
was  not  to  be  thus  easily  disposed  of. 
Dancing  around  in  front  of  me,  so  as  to 
block  my  progress,  he  vociferated : 

"  'Hack,  mister?  Take  you  to  the  Wash- 
ington Monument  or  the  Capitol?  Only 
half  a  dollar!' 

"Again  I  shook  my  head. 

"  'Smithsonian  Institution  or  Treasury 
Building?  Take  you  to  both  of  'em  for 
seventy-five  cents! ' 

"Still  I  shook  my  head. 

"  'Arlington  and  Fort  Myer?  Drive  you 
over  and  back  for  two  dollars ! ' 

"As  before,  I  responded  with  a  shake  of 
the  head. 

"  'Navy-Yard  or  Soldiers'  Home?  Either 
place  for  a  dollar!' 

"Another  shake  of  the  head. 

"  'Want  to  go  to  the  White  House  and 
see  the  President?  Drive  you  right  there 
for  fifty  cents ! ' 

"More  head-shaking. 

"  'Patent-Office  or  State  Department? 
Same  price  as  the  White  House!' 

"Another  shake.  Mind  you,  all  this  time 
I  hadn't  opened  my  mouth  or  uttered  a 
word,  and  from  the  puzzled  look  on  the 
hackman's  face  I  thought  I  had  him  about 
discouraged;  but  as  I  shoved  past  him, 
thinking  to  make  my  escape,  his  counte- 
nance suddenly  brightened  up,  and  I  heard 
him  mutter: 

"  'By  George,  I've  hit  it  now!  I'll  try 
him  just  once  more!'  And  then  running 
around  in  front  of  me  again,  he  spelled  out 
on  his  fingers,  in  the  deaf  and  dumb  alpha- 
bet, with  which  I  chanced  to  be  familiar, 
'Deaf  and  Dumb  Asylum?  Take  you  right 
to  the  door  for  a  quarter!'  " — Will  S.  Gid- 
ley  in  Woman's  Home  Companion, 


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Depends  on  Good  Digestion. 

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clear  complexion.  But  a!!  these  are  simply  super- 
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It  is  impossible  to  have  a  good  complexion  unless 
the  digestive  organs  perform  their  work  properly, 
unless  the  stomach  by  properly  digesting  the  food 
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out  of  ten  have,  solely  because  they  are  suffering 
from  some  form  of  indigestion. 

Bear  in  mind  that  beauty  proceeds  from  good 
health,  good  health  results  "from  perfect  digestion 
and  we  have  advanced  the  best  argument'  to  in- 
duce every  man  and  woman  to  give  this  splendid 
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are  good  digestion,  good  health,  and  a  clear,  bright 
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July  4.  1901 


Consecrated    Song. 


Mrs.  P.  R..  Gibson. 

Get  close  to  nature-  tin  o.  1  ing  heart 

Then,  poet,  siDg  t;.y  song': 
Mountain  and  vale  will  have  their  part, 

For  these  to  thee  belong. 

Bird  song  and  rippling  jivulet  call, 

And  low  hum  of  the  bee, 
Wild  storm-cloud,  rainbow,  sunshine— all 

These  have  their  charms  for  thee. 

Then  sing  thy  song  in  touch  with  these — 

Still  something  lackest  thou; 
These  are  but  nature's  harmonies, 

That  only  teach  us  how 

To  find  the  hidden  soul  of  things— 

The  author  of  all  good- 
Then,  poet,  give  thy  song  its  wings 

To  lift  us  up  to  God. 
St.  Louis. 

"I — aw — understand  you  called  me  a 
milksop,"  6aid  the  little  dude,  with  some 
show  of  spirit. 

"I  did,"  replied  Longley,  gazing  down 
at  him;  "but  I  was  wrong." 

"Ah!" 

"Yes;  I  didn't  know  you  were  so  small. 
I  really  should  have  called  you  a  'condensed 
milksop.'  " 

The  most  delicate  pair  of  scales  in  the 
United  States  are  in  the  Treasury  Depart- 
ment's bureau  of  weights  and  measures. 
So  delicate  are  these  scales  that  they  will 
weigh  accurately  a  ten-millionth  part  of  a 
gram.  They  are  so  sensitive  that  the 
warmth  given  off  by  the  body  of  a  person 
approaching  them  near  enough  to  open 
the  glass  case  or  to  shift  the  weights  would 
expand  the  balance  arms  and  produce  an 
appreciable  error  in  the  results.  There- 
fore, they  have  been  so  constructed  that 
they  may  be  operated  at  a  distance  of 
twenty  feet.  The  readings  are  made 
through  a  small  telescope. 


Only  the  experienced  and  methodical 
housekeeper,  says  the  Youth's  Companion, 
knows  the  agony  of  the  woman  whose  maid 
forgets  her  tray  while  performing  the  cere- 
monious obligations  of  the  house.  That 
the  importance  of  the  tray  is  recognized 
in  Milwaukee  is  evidenced  by  the  relation, 
by  the  Sentinel,  of  the  horror  which  seized 
upon  a  fashionable  mistress  while  listening 
to  conversation  in  the  hall. 

The  maid  had  just  arrived,  and  had  been 
solemnly  instructed  as  to  the  necessity  of 
carrying  the  silver  card-tray  when  answer- 
ing the  door-bell.  It  was  an  "at  home" 
day,  and  the  domestic,  in  immaculate  cap 
and  apron,  rushed  to  the  door  at  the  first 
tinkle.  The  caller  proved  to  be  the  most 
imposing  representative  of  the  very  upper 
set. 

"Sure,  an'  she's  in,"  said  Mary,  affably, 
in  answer  to  the  usual  inquiry,  and  started 
upstairs.  Half-way  up  she  turned  and 
rushed  madly  back,  snatched  the  card-tray 
from  the  table,  and  holding  it  out  to  the 
astonished  visitor,  exclaimed: 

"And  wasn't  I  after  forgettin'  me  pan!" 

"How  to  Read  the  Bible." 

The  guide  book  of  6,000  daily  readers  in  45 
states,  has  23  chapters  packed  full  of  good 
^hiDgs  for  Bible  lovers,  and  selling  rapidly  at 
40e.  Circulars  free.  Write  C  J.  Burton, 
Christian  Universtity,  Canton,  Mo. 


Suggested    While    Reading    Senator 
Ingalls  on  Death. 

J.   H.  COFFEY. 

In  the  dark  realm  that  we  call  death 

Democracy  holds  sway, 
The  high  and  low,  the  rich  and  poor 

Alike  pass  the  same  way; 
And  rest  their  weary  heads  upon 

The  same  damp,  chilly  bed, 
And  find  a  comaaon  level  when 

They  join  the  silent  dead. 

The  wisdom  of  the  wise  is  left 

On  this  side  of  the  stream, 
The  poet's  song  is  lulled  to  rest 

And  he  no  longer  dreams; 
But  lays  all  where  the  rich  man  lays 

His  countless  millions  down, 
Just  where  the  beggar  leaves  his  rags, 

The  song  and  wealth  are  found. 

The  proud  man  gives  up  dignity, 

The  politician  fame, 
The  man  of  pleasure  sees  too  late 

His  efforts  have  been  vain, 
The  man  of  labor  rests  from  toil, 

The  scornful  all  must  yield 
To  the  last  enemy  of  man 

Upon  one  common  field. 

The  strong  man  and  the  weak  alike 

Yield  to  the  last  demand, 
And  both  alike  are  helpless  when 

They  reach  the  border  land, 
The  victor  and  the  vanquished  are 

In  every  way  the  same 
And  in  the  grave  there  is  no  room 

For  what  the  world  calls  fame. 

Here  nature's  last  decree  we  see 

In  equity  complete, 
The  lifeless  forms  of  all  at  last 

Clad  in  a  winding-  sheet, 
The  king  and  queen  and  all  the  brave, 

Grand,  mighty  men  of  state 
Are  conquered  by  what  seems  to  be 

The  irony  of  fate. 

Alike  all  hear  the  trailing  robes 

And  feel  the  chilly  breath 
And  come  upon  a  level  when 

Clad  in  th'e  garb  of  death, 
The  monarch  and  his  slaves  lie  down 

Upon  the  same  cold  bed, 
And  gilded  robes  are  only  rags 

Among  the  quiet  dead. 

But  a  glad  day  of  triumph  will 

Dawn  on  the  grave  at  last 
And  nature's  sad  decree  and  fate 

Will  be  things  of  the  past, 
Then  all  the  pure  and  just  and  gooa 

In  splendor  will  arise 
And  shine  like  stars  for  ever  more 

Beyond  the  distant  skies. 

Death,  then  to  all  the  good  is  but 

A  blessing  in  disguise, 
Another  step  that  leadeth  towards 

A  mansion  in  the  skies, 
Whose  scepter  will  be  broken  on 

That  glad  victorious  day, 
Then  we  will  know  much  better  when 
The  clouds  are  rolled  away. 
Coff eyburg,  June  12,  1901. 

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859 


With    the     Children. 

J.  Breckervridge  Ellis. 

XVIII.— Family  History. 

After  telling  Mrs.  Morris  that  Pete  had 
been  found,  Edgar  returned  to  the  cellar  to 
take  the  little  girl  home.  Of  course  he 
had  to  wait  till  the  storm  was  over,  so  he 
and  Jennie  and  Linda  May  and  Miss  Dol- 
lie  talked  and  talked,  and  had  a  good  time. 
Pete  did  not  say  much  because  she  was  so 
hoarse  from  lying  in  the  rain,  and  besides 
*  she  felt  unpleasant.  Her  cheeks  were  very 
red.  But  you  can't  think  how  Linda  May 
enjoyed  the  scene!  It  seemed  too  good  to 
be  true — to  have  her  party  and  all  this 
adventure  on  the  same  day.  It  is  always 
fun  to  get  to  stay  up  late  at  night.  At 
last  the  wind  quit  blowing  and  the  rain 
got  tired,  and  then  as  by  magic  a  carriage 
and  two  horses  and  a  driver  appeared  at 
the  sidewalk.  Where  did  they  come  from? 
Mr.  Edgar  Brown  certainly  had  no  magic 
wand  in  his  hand,  even  if  there  had  been  a 
convenient  pumpkin  lying  around  to  be 
converted  into  an  equipage.  But  when  one 
has  plenty  of  money  in  one's  pocket,  who 
cires  for  pumpkins  or  mice?  If  Cinda- 
rella's  fairy  had  had  a  good  bank  account, 
she  needn't  have  had  the  trouble  of  lugging 
her  old  wand  about  with  her  like  a  valise. 
So  Edgar  lifted  Pete  in  his  arms,  feeling 
that  this  was  the  most  precious  bundle  he 
had  ever  carried,  and  after  Jennie  was  in 
the  back  seat,  he  placed  Pete  beside  her. 
Then  he  stepped  in  front  with  the  driver, 
and  good- night,  Miss  Dudley!  and  good- 
night, Linda  May!  and  I  hope  you  will 
sleep  well;  and,  in  short,  they  drove  away 
with  the  wheels  squishing  through  the  oozy 
mud.  Madge  and  Mrs.  Morris  stood  in  the 
front  hall  waiting  for  them,  and  they  were 
so  glad  to  see  Pete,  and  besides,  she  looked 
so  ill,  not  one  word  of  blame  did  she  re- 
ceive. They  let  Edgar  carry  her  upstairs, 
and  he  wanted  to  go  for  a  doctor,  but  Mrs. 
Morris  laughed  at  that;  Pete  had  just 
taken  a  bad  cold — doctors  always  make 
small  matters  worse  (this  is  what  Mrs. 
Morris  said,  and  I  am  not  responsible). 

The  next  morning  Edgar  would  have 
liked  to  go  early  to  see  about  Pete,  but  he 
was  afraid  of  bothering  the  family ;  he  was 
a  very  sensitive  young  man,  anyway. 
About  ten  o'clock  he  dropped  around,  try- 
ing to  look  as  if  he  had  sort  of  stopped 
there  accidentally.  Mrs.  Morris  came  to  the 
door.  "I  am  sorry  to  give  you  this  trou- 
ble," said  the  young  man  apologetically, 
"but  I  have  been  feeling  uneasy  about  Pete 
and  I  just  thought — " 

"Oh,  Mr.  Brown!"  interrupted  Mrs. 
Morris.  "I  am  very  uneasy.  She  was 
about  the  sickest  child  last  night  I  ever 
saw.  Dr.  Larry  just  left.  He  doesn't  seem 
to  think  much  is  the  matter.  He  says, 
though,  that  she  has  the  bronchitis.  She 
can't  speak  above  a  whisper,  and  her  fever 
is  raging.  And  her  throat  looks  terrible. 
To  think  of  her  slipping  out  last  night  to 
watch  Linda  May's  party  over  Mrs. 
Taggart's  fence!"  The  tears  came  to  the 
mother's  eyes  as  she  spoke.  They  had 
gone  in  the  parlor.  "She  is  trying  at  times, 
Mr.  Brown,  and  I  try  to  act  for  the  best  for 
her.  And  although  she  is  so  bad  and  reck  - 
less,  it  isn't  a  bad  bad,  but  sometimes  I 
think  it  is  the  sweetest  bad  in  the  world." 
And  then  Mrs.  Morris  began  to  cry.  But 
she  stopped  at  once,  saying  she  was  foolish, 
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and  after  all,  the  doctor  said  it  was  noth- 
ing. When  they  had  talked  about  Pete  a 
good  while,  Edgar  said,  "Mrs.  Morris,  that 
tramp  who  slept  in  your  barn  has  left  the 
country  for  good  and  all.  By  accident  I 
have  learned  of  your  secret,  and  if  I  men- 
tion it,  it  is  to  relieve  you  of  anxiety. 
That  man  was  not  the  man  he  pretended  to 
be.  He  is  not  Napoleon  Hardcattle,  your 
husband's  half-brother.  For  Mr.  Hard- 
cattle  married  my  stepmother  a  few  years 
ago.    I  know  him,  and  he  is  doing  well." 

"You  have  been  a  blessing  to  us  ever 
since  we  got  to  know  you,"  cried  the  lady, 
"but  this  news  you  bring  is  the  best  of  all! 
Since  you  have  heard  about  that  half-broth- 
er, I  will  tell  you  everything,  for  I  think 
you  may  not  have  heard  the  best.  When 
my  husband  was  a  young  man,  he  was 
made  the  guardian  of  his  half-brother,  this 
Napoleon  Hardcattle — a  wild,  dissolute, 
hardened  boy.  Mr.  Morris  could  not  per- 
suade him  to  go  to  school,  or  to  keep  from 
rough  associates.  But  Mr.  Morris  was 
much  to  blame;  he  was  about  to  be  ruined 
by  the  failure  of  a  business  house,  and  he 
was  tempted  to  take  his  ward's  money, 
which  he  was  able  to  get  possession  of 
in  some  way  that  would  seem  fair  to  the 
court — I  don't  understand  legal  matters — 
and  Mr.  Morris  was  certain  this  money 
would  bring  him  out  of  his  difficulty  and  he 
could  pay  it  all  back  without  Napoleon's 
ever  knowing  it  had  been  taken.  Of  course 
this  was  very  wrong.  The  money  was  spent 
in  vain,  and  Mr.  Morris  and  his  half-brother 
were  left  without  anything  in  the  world. 
Mr.  Morris  went  to  work,  and  for  years 
toiled  as  a  day-laborer,  or  however  he 
could,  till  at  last  he  made  his  way  in  the 
world.  But  Napoleon  became  a  tramp  and 
went  west,  and  was  not  heard  of  again. 
Then  Mr.  Morris  met  me,  and  before  our 
marriage  he  told  me  about  this  great  sin  of 
his  youth,  and  how  he  had  tried  by  every 
means  to  find  his  half-brother,  and  pay 
him  back  his  money.  I  married  him,  seeing 
the  excuses  that  would  naturally  occur  to 
one  who  loved  him.  We  were  always  look- 
ing out  for  news  of  Napoleon — I  never  saw 
him,  myself.  And  it  was  the  wish  of  my 
husband's  life  to  atone  in  whatever  way  he 
could  for  his  youthful  folly.  Before  my 
husband  died,  he  began  to  lose  money,  and 
I  was  left  with  the  girls  in  circumstances 
that  are  rather  straitened.  But  we  can 
live  happily  with  saving.  Then  this  tramp 
wrote  me  a  letter  saying  he  was  Napoleon; 
and  he  knew  all  about  that  unhappy  time, 
so  I  never  doubted,  once,  that  he  was  Mr. 
Morris'  half-brother.  I  expected  him  to 
be  a  tramp;  I  felt  I  owed  him  the  money; 
but  I  could  not  bear  for  my  children  to 
learn  that  their  father,  even  when  a  young 
man — " 

"I  understand,"  said  Edgar.     "And  you 


need  never  worry  about  Napoleon  Hardcat- 
tle; he  got  rich  out  west,  reformed,  and,  as 
I  said,  married  my  stepmother.  He  is  a 
very  good  sort  of  a  person,  and  I  know  if 
he  met  you  to-day  he  would  tell  you  that 
his  going  west  proved  his  blessing.  But  I 
must  not  keep  you  longer  from  dear  Pete." 
Then  he  offered  to  do  anything  for  her  that 
he  could  and  they  shook  hands  and  he  went 
away,  as  he  should  have  done.  He  didn't 
stop  on  the  doorsteps  and  talk,  and  he 
actually  got  out  of  the  gate  without  stop- 
ping to  say  a  word.  I  like  this  young  man. 
That  evening  he  went  to  ask  about  Pete. 
He  met  Dr.  Larry.  "Oh,  she  is  doing 
fairly  well,"  said  the  doctor  cheerfully; 
"a  touch  of  bronchitus,  nothing  more." 
But  when  Mrs.  Morris  met  him  at  the  door, 
she  looked  deeply  troubled.  "Mr.  Brown, 
the  doctor  says  she's  better,  but  I  know 
she's  worse.  I  don't  believe  he  knows. 
Would  you  mind  looking  at  her?"  Mind 
it!  That  was  what  Edgar  had  desired, 
only  he  was  too  timid  to  say  so.  They 
crept  into  the  sick  room.  Pete  did  not 
even  notice  them.  When  they  came  out, 
Edgar  was  pale.  "Mrs.  Morris,  she  looks 
just  like  my  little  cousin  did  before  she — " 
Mrs.  Morris  asked  suddenly,  "Did  she 
have  diphtheria?"  Edgar  bowed  his  head. 
"Pete  has  been  exposed  to  it,"  faltered 
Mrs.  Morris. 

(TO  BE  CONTINUED.) 

What  Tired  Him. 

"The  poor  dog  is  tired  out,"  said  Mary, 
as  the  wagon  drove  into  the  yard,  and 
Towser,  cove'red  with  the  dust  of  the  road, 
dropped  lolling  and  panting  upon  the  grass. 

"  'Tisn'tthe  journey  he  had  to  take  that's 
tired  him,"  laughed  the  farmer.  "He's 
used  himself  up  by  zig-zagging  from  one 
side  of  the  road  to  the  other  and 'tending' 
to  everything  that  didn't  concern  him.  He 
couldn't  pass  a  gate  without  runnin' 
through  to  see  what  was  on  the  other  side, 
nor  see  a  hen  anywheres  along  the  road 
without  feelin'  called  on  to  chase  her. 
Every  dog  that  barked  started  him  to 
barkin',  and  everything  that  moved  took 
him  out  of  his  way  to  find  out  what  it  was 
and  where  it  was  goin'.  No  wonder  he's 
tired!  But  you'll  find  plenty  of  human 
bein's  that  are  travelin'  their  lives  through 
in  just  that  same  way.  They  ain't  satisfied 
with  the  bit  of  road  that's  marked  out  for 
their  own  feet,  but  they  try  to  oversee  all 
their  neighbors'  goin's  and  doin's  and  take 
charge  of  no  end  of  things  that  they  can't 
either  help  nor  hinder.  They're  like  old 
Towser;  it  wears  'em  out.  If  they'd  follow 
straight  after  the  Master,  and  not  invent 
so  many  extra  cares  for  themselves,  the 
way  wouldn't  be  nigh  so  long  nor  hard." — 
Forward. 


860 


THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


July  4,  1901 


Ho\ir  of  Prayer. 

Fra.nk  G.  Tyrrell. 


Recrvitting  for  Jes\is.* 

Text:— One  of  the  two  that  heard  John 
speak  and.  followed  him,  was  Andrew,  Simon 
Peter's  brother.  He  findeth  first  his  own 
brother  Simon,  and  saith  unto  him,  we  have 
found  the  Messiah  (which  is,  being  interpreted, 
Christ).  He  brought  him  to  Jesus,  Jesus 
looked  upon  him,  and  said,  Thou  art  Simon, 
the  son  of  John:  thou  shalt  be  called  Cephas 
(which  is,  by  interpretation,  Peter).— John 
1:40-42. 

This  is  the  great  business,  after  all,  greater 
than  anything  else  that  can  possibly  engage 
human  genius — to  recruit  for  Jesus.  And  the 
world  is  dying  and  the  church  is  shriveling 
for  want  of  personal  work  by  the  rank  and 
file.  God  never  meant,  surely,  to  save  the 
world  by  Talmages  and  Beechers  and  Moodys 
or  He  would  have  sent  more  of  them. 

The  Great  Fact. 

We  do  not  follow  "cunningly  devised  fa- 
bles;" we  have  a  gospel  good  news,  news  of 
a  blessed  and  transcendent  fact:  Messiah  has 
come.  Thank  God  for  the  facts  of  the  gospel, 
and  for  the  great  central  fact,  the  divinity  of 
Jesus  Christ.  This  is  not  a  speculation; 
either  He  was  or  He  was  not  the  Son  of  God. 
Andrew  is  convinced  of  this  fact,  and  he  goes 
straightway  to  tell  his  brother  of  it. 

This  age  has  been  characterized— mistak- 
enly, we  think— an  age  of  doubt.  But  there 
are,  as  there  have  always  been,  doubters.  It  is 
therefore  wholesome  to  remember  that  we 
have  beneath  our  feet  the  solid  rock  of  facts. 
God  is  a  fact;  Christ  is  a  fact;  His  divinity  is 
a  fact;  divine  love  is  a  fact.  "If  the  church 
would  be  strong  in  her  doctrines,  she  must  be 
strong  in  her  facts.  When  she  gets  away 
from  facts,  she  gets  into  dangerous  waters. 
I  have  no  fear  of  speculation  or  of  contro- 
versy so  long  as  there  is  a  clear  and  grateful 
recognition  of  facts." 

Private    Ministry. 

There  seems  to  be  no  lack  in  this  country  of 
what  we  may  call  the  public  ministry  of  the 
word.  Thousands  of  pulpits  are  occupied  by 
men  of  piety  and  learning,  who  are  telling  the 
story  of  redeeming  love.  But  there  are  all 
too  few  to  go  from  house  to  house  and  heart 
to  heart  with  the  same  message.  There  may 
be  an  implied  or  a  real  impertinence  in  it,  but 
if  it  results  in  bringing  men  to  Christ,  it  is  a 
blessed  impertinence.  Is  it  not  the  business 
of  every  disciple?  The  world  should  not 
grumble  when  we  are  about  our  business. 
And  if  it  seems  to  interfere  with  the  world's 
business,  perhaps  that  is  just  what  it  was 
meant  to  do.  This  private  and  personal  min- 
istry has  many  advantages.  It  is  direct.  The 
public  sermon  is  addressed  to  a  crowd;  the 
private  conversation  is  individual,  immedi- 
ate, unavoidable.  And  then,  it  usually  re- 
quires an  answer.  Get  a  man  to  talking  in 
earnest  about.  Christ  and  his  obligations  to 
Him,  and  you  interest  him.  He  cannot  turn 
the  shaft  aside  to  some  one  else;  it  pierces 
him.  Would  that  every  church  might  be 
blessed  with  a  group  of  personal  workers 
whose  highest  joy  is  this  private  ministry. 

Personal  Equipment. 

This  work  requires  courage.  They  who 
have  never  tried  it  think  that  it  must  demand 
great  courage  to  face  an  audience  of  a  hun- 
dred or  a  thousand,  and  speak  to  them;  but 
it  takes  greater  courage  to  face  one!  There 
is  the  danger  of  rebuff,  of  sneering  repulse,  of 
proud  disdain.  You  may  be  misunderstood. 
You  take  many  chances.  But  after  all  great 
talents  are  not  required.  The  woman  of  Sa- 
maria at  Jacob's  well — would  you  have  picked 
her  out  of  the  entire  city  as  the  one  to  awak- 
en the  community  with  the  message  of  Christ? 
(Luke  19:5.)  The  chief  preparation  needed  is 
one  that  all  may  have,  viz.,  a  personal  ex- 
perience   of    Christ    and    His  love.     Andrew 

*Prayer-meeting  topic  for  July  10. 


speaks  in  the  first  person.  He  does  not  say 
"The  Messiah  has  been  found,"  but  "We  have 
found  the  Messiah."  He  had  followed  Christ; 
he  had  become  acquainted  with  Him;  and 
now  the  rapture  of  that  knowledge  makes  his 
lips  fragrant  with  the  message.  Andrew  has 
done  enough,  if  nothing  more  is  ever  accom- 
plished; he  has  brought  the  "Rock"  to  Jesus. 
Blessed  Results. 
There  is  first,  the  blessedness  of  regenera- 
tion to  those  whom  we  win.  They  pass  from 
death  to  life.  And  there  can  be  no  greater 
transition,  no  higher,  purer  joy.  Then  there 
is  joy  among  the  disciples.  Who  does  not 
thank  God  when  he  reads  or  hears  of  great 
revivals,  and  numerous  converts?  And  there 
is  a  new  wave  of  joy  among  the  angels. 
(Luke  15.)  But  what  of  the  subsequent  life 
of  the  convert?  Andrew  brought  Simon 
Peter,  and  with  him,  all  that  Simon  Peter 
brought  on  Pentecost  and  after.  There  was 
only  one  converted  when  Spurgeon  found 
Christ,  but  what  blessed  results  followed. 
How  many  were  converted  through  Spur- 
geon's  instrumentality!  Every  church  must 
be  a  recruiting  station,  and  every  disciple  a 
recruiting  officer. 

Prayer. 

We  thank  Thee,  O  God,  for  the  gospel,  and 
for  the  great  commission.  If  we  have  been 
neglectful,  if  we  have  been  dumb,  while  souls 
are  dying,  O  God  forgive  us!  Teach  us,  guide 
us,  help  us.  Impart  unto  every  disciple  a 
passion  for  souls.  Make  us  fishers  of  men. 
Help  us  to  realize  that  this  is  the  chief  thing; 
that  everything  else  must  be  subordinate  to 
the  gospel  of  the  kingdom,  in  the  name  of 
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Beginning  of  Sin  a.nd  Redemption.* 

How  long  our  first  parents  abode  in  their 
primitive  estate  of  innocence  and  happiness  we 
do  not  know.  And  the  conditions  of  human 
life  before  the  entrance  of  sin  we  may  not  be 
able  to  picture  to  our  minds  with  any  clear- 
ness, save  that  we  may  be  assured  it  was  one 
of  unbroken  communion  with  God,  and  there- 
fore unalloyed  enjoyment  of  the  delights  of 
nature.  How  large  a  stock  of  knowledge  was 
given  man  to  begin  his  career,  we  do  not  know. 
Doubtless  his  conceptions  of  himself,  and  the 
world  in  which  he  found  himself  placed,  were 
primitive,  and  had  much  of  the  mysterious  in 
them.  But  that  he  knew  his  Creator,  and 
held  sweet  converse  with  him  from  day  to  day, 
is  certainly  the  teaching  of  these  first  chap- 
ters of  Genesis.  There  is  good  reason  for  be- 
lieving that,  while  in  many  respects  our  first 
parents  lacked  the  knowledge  that  has  come 
by  the  age-long  experiences  of  the  race,  and 
their  life  was  rude  and  much  like  that  of  the 
creatures  about  them,  so  far  as  material  com- 
forts are  concerned,  they  yet  enjoyed  a  higher 
spiritual  experience  than  that  of  their  children. 
They  were  monotheistic,  and  no  idol  altar 
stood  as  a  token  of  the  wandering  of  the  soul 
of  man  from  its  true  home  in  the  heart  of  God. 
Upon  this  fair  scene  sin  entered,  and  we 
have  the  story  of  its  introduction  in  this  les- 
son. Its  form  is  that  of  the  allegory,  or  the 
legend,  and  not  plain  history.  This  seems 
manifest,  from  all  the  features  of  the  narra- 
tive. It  is  difficult  to  see  how  it  can  be  under- 
stood as  a  plain,  unadorned  record  of  actual 
events.  All  ancient  literature,  with  few  ex- 
ceptions, was  of  this  nature,  and  our  modern 
method  of  writing  history  was  of  far  later 
date.  We  shall  not,  therefore,  seek  to  find  in 
each  circumstance  of  the  story  some  particular 
revelation,  pressing  the  tale  into  themoldof  an 
exact  and  literal  chronicle;but  rather  to  gather 
from  it  as  a  whole  the  fundamental  facts  about 
sin,  such  as  we  may  verify  in  our  daily  obser- 
vation and  experience. 

The  first  temptation  to  sin  came  by  way  of 
the  restriction  placed  upon  man's  will  by  the 
higher  will  of  God.  That  there  was  the  best 
of  reasons  why  man  should  not  eat  of  the  tree 
of  the  knowledge  of  good  and  evil  the  sequel 
showed;  yet  the  only  reason  given  him  for 
abstaining  was  that  God  forbade  him  to  eat 
of  it.  Only  when  the  human  will  is  subordi- 
nated to  the  divine,  can  life  be  full  of  peace 
and  joy  for  man.  The  ideal  of  the  kingdom  of 
God  is  that  his  will  shall  be  done  on  earth  as 
it  is  done  in  heaven.  It  needed  but  a  sugges- 
tion to  make  to  spring  up  in  the  hearts  of  our 
first  parents  a  desire  to  do  that  which  had 
been  forbidden.  Had  they  spurned  thesugges- 
tion,  and  rested  satisfied  with  the  conscious- 
ness that  they  could  trust  the  Lord  in  the 
things  they  did  not  understand,  they  might 
have  avoided  the  dread  fate  that  came  upon 
them  through  disobedience.  But  the  enemy 
suggested  to  them,  "You  will  yourselves  be 
as  gods,  knowing  good  and  evil,"  and  the 
temptation  was  too  strong  for  them  to  put 
aside,  without  a  greater  effort  of  the  will  than 
they  were  ready  to  put  forth. 

The  temptation  presented  to  these  two 
dwellers  in  Eden  seems  to  have  in  it  the  ele- 
ments of  all  future  ones.  "When  the  woman 
saw  that  the  tree  was  good  forfood,  and  that 
it  was  a  delight  to  the  eyes,  and  that  the  tree 
was  to  be  desired  to  make  one  wise,  she  took 
of  the  fruit  thereof,  and  did  eat;  and  she  gave 
also  unto  her  husband  with  her,  and  he  did 
eat."  The  threefold  description  of  this  fruit 
reminds  us  of  the  triple  temptation  of  our 
Savior  in  the  wilderness,  which  appealed  to 
his  hunger,  to  pride  and  ambition;  and  also  of 
the  well-known  description  of  the  world's  se- 
ductive power,  by  the  apostle  John,  as  the 
lust  of  the  flesh,  the  lust  of   the  eyes,  and  the 

*Lesson  for  July  14.    Genesis  3:1-15. 


4» 

JShe  Reformation  of 

TKe  XlXfh  Century 

A  Series  of    Historical  Sketches,  dealing    with   the    Rise   and 

Progress  of  the  Religious  Movement  inaugurated  by 

Thomas    and  Alexander    Campbell,  from 

its  Origin    to  the   close  of   the 

Nineteenth    Century. 


^e    Edited  by  J.  H.  Garrison    ^c 


This  great  work,  which  has  been  eagerly  awaited  for  some  time,  is  now  ready  for  delivery. 
It  is  truly  a  notable  work — a  splendid  addition  to  the  literature  oi  the  Disciples  of  Christ.  It  is  the 
only  complete  and  modern  history  of  the  current  reformation,  and  therefore  should  at  once  find  a 
place  in  the  home  of  every  earnest  and  zealous  Disciple. 


This  history  is  divided  into  eight  periods,  as  follows: 
Introductory  Period     -       -       -       - 
Period  of  Organization         ... 
The  Turbulent  Period  - 

The  Transition  Period         ... 
Period  of  Revival  of  Home  Missions 
Period  of  Foreign  Missions 
Period  of  Woman's  Work 
Lessons  from  Our  Past       ... 


Chas.  Louis  Loos. 
B.  B.  Tyler. 
W.   T.  Moore. 
T.   W.  Grafton. 
Benj.  L.  Smith. 
A.  McLean. 
Lois  A.  White. 
J.  H.  Garrison. 


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pride  of  life.  To  this  triple  attack  Eve  first 
yielded,  and  Adam  speedily  followed  her  ex- 
ample, thus  showing  at  the  beginning  the  con- 
tagious character  of  sin.  No  man  liveth  to 
himself,  and  nomandieth  to  himself;  and  with 
equal  truth  it  may  be  said  that  no  man  sinneth 
to  himself.  Our  yielding  makes  it  easier  for 
our  neighbor  to  yield;  while  our  fidelity  will 
breed  like  steadfastness  in  him. 

The  result  of  their  sin  was  the  inevitable 
one,  which  comes  to  us  to  day  when  we  turn 
away  from  following  after  God.  They  were 
ashamed  and  afraid — ashamed  before  each 
other,  and  afraid  of  God.  Oh,  the  awful  first 
real  consciousness  of  sin!  How  it  burns  in  our 
souls  until  we  feel  that  the  fire  can  be  seen 
and  felt  by  every  one  we  meet.  Happy  the 
child  of  God  who  takes  warning  by  this  first 
exposure  of  his  fearful  faithlessness,  and  sets 
himself  at  once  to  conquer  the  rebellious  will, 
and  keep  pure  and  true  the  lustful  and  way- 
ward heart.  And  how  true  to  nature,  as  we 
read  it  in  our  own  souls,  is  the  effort  of  Adam 
and  Eve  to  shift  the  responsibility  from  self  to 
another.  "The  woman  gave  me,  and  I  did 
eat."  "The  serpent  beguiled  me,  and  I  did 
eat."  Yes,  but  Adam,  why  didst  thou  listen 
to  the  voice  of  the  woman,  when  God  had  al- 
ready spoken  to  thee?  And  Eve,  why  didst 
thou  consent  to  the  counsel  of  the  serpent, 
when  thy  Maker  had  shown  thee  the  way  of 
life?  It  is  ever  safe  for  us  to  turn  away  from 
any  voice,  however  pleasant  it  may  sound  in 
our  ears,  when  it  seems  to  counsel  us  against 
the  way  the  Lord  hath  bidden  us  to  follow. 

The  curse  of  sin  falls  heavily  upon 
its     victims.      The      deceiver      is     debased 


to  crawl  upon  the  earth,  and  to  feed 
upon  the  very  dirt,  as  a  sign  of  the  degra- 
dation which  his  own  nature  has  suffered, 
in  its  utter  rebellion  against  all  good,  and 
its  jealousy  of  those  who  are  innocent.  The 
man  and  woman  who  to-day  seek  to  win  souls 
away  from  holiness  unto  sin  shall  find  that 
they  have  degraded  themselves  the  more  in 
the  act.  Their  portion  in  eternity  shall  be 
with  the  devil  and  his  angels,  where  the  bit- 
terest element  in  their  agony  shall  be  the  con- 
sciousness that  their  influence  was  used  ever 
against  the  interests  of  the  human  race, 
which,  made  in  the  image  of  God,  was  pur- 
posed for  the  eternal  enjoyment  of  his  presence 
and  love.  While  Eve  and  her  husband  also 
bear  the  bitter  fruit  of  their  yielding  to  the 
tempter,  there  is  hope  held  out  to  them, 
through  the  infinite  grace  of  their  Creator. 
The  seed  of  the  woman  shall  bruise  the  ser- 
pent's head,  thus  destroying  his  power  to 
harm,  though  the  contest  shall  be  so  strenu- 
ous that  the  Victor  himselE  shall  feel  for  a 
moment  the  sting  of  the  serpent's  bite.  In 
this  promise  we  see  the  first  faint  glimmer  of 
hope  for  the  fallen  race,  a  hope  which  we  have 
seen  fulfilled  in  the  ministry  of  our  Savior, 
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Christian  Endea.vor 

Bvirris   A.  Jenkins. 

TOPIC   FOR    JULY  14. 

Individua.1  Work    for  Christ. 

(Acts    8:2*5  40.) 

This  New  Testament  incident  is  the  ideal 
tor  all  personal  workers  for  the  Master. 

First  01  all,  the  Spirit  was  back  of  the 
worker.  Tuere  are  those,  more's  the  pity, 
who  undertake  personal  work  for  Christ 
whose  fitness  for  that  work  is  limited  to  a 
large  self-esteem,  and  a  certain  degree  of 
aptitude  in  prying  into  other  people's  affairs. 
The  Spirit  should  fill  the  heart  of  every  per- 
sonal worker  for  Christ,  the  Spirit  which 
begets  lowliness,  kindliness,  care  for  the  feel- 
ings of  others. 

Second,  this  worker  for  Christ  did  not 
thrust  the  subject  of  religion  upon  the  man 
to  whom  he  was  to  talk.  He  opened  that 
subject  only  by  a  tactful  reference  to  what 
the  man  was  reading.  There  are  those  work- 
ers who  assail  a  person  to  get  him  iuto  the 
kingdom  much  as  a  painted  Indian  assails  a 
traveler  he  would  make  prisoner.  It  is  the 
careful,  cautious  introduction  of  the  subject 
and  the  tactful  handling  of  it  that  will  win. 

Third,  when  the  subject  was  once  opened, 
however,  this  worker  kept  hold  of  the  matter 
firmly  and  vigorously  until  he  had  finished. 
The  beat  way  to  drive  a  nail  is  to  keep  ham- 
mering until  the  nail  sinks,  head  and  all,  into 
the  wood,  and  then  to  clinch  it  on  the  other 
side. 

Fourth,  when  his  workwasdone,  this  work- 
er turned  away  and  went  to  deal  with  others. 
Much  time  is  spent  by  some  of  us  in  looking 
over  the  work  we  have  just  completed,  and 
congratulating  ourselves  upon  it.  Work 
while  it  is  called  day! 

All  in  all,  it  is  the  work  of  Philip  that 
counts  in  this  world,  the  steady,  regular  per- 
sonal work.  The  public  service  is  necessary; 
all  the  combined  forces  of  the  kingdom  are 
necessary;  but  it  is  the  hand  to  hand  picking 
work  that  really  counts  in  this  effort  to  build 
up  the  kingdom.  Let  us  talk  about  right 
living  and  about  living  close  to  Christ. 
But  most  of  all  let  us  live  what  we  talk. 

Kentucky  University. 

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City  and  Ogden  and  return  in  effect  every 
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from  Missouri  river  stations;  proportionate 
rates  from  intermediate  points.  These  dates 
and  rates  are  subject  to  change. 

No  place  in  the  universe  presents  such  a 
complement  of  attractions  as  Salt  Lake  City. 
It  is  the  place  of  the  great  Mormon  Temple 
and  Tabernacle,-  the  seat  of  ecclesiastical 
authority  of  the  Saints  and  the  home  of  their 
prophet.  It  is  quaint  and  curious  and  pictur- 
esque in  environment.  The  summer  climate 
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and  lake  resorts  near  by,  the  greatest  of 
which  is  Saltair  Beach  on  Gr.eat  Salt  Lake. 
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water  almost  a  mile  above  sea-level.  Within 
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Apcfiers. 


Love  and  Death  are 
both  depicted  as  arch- 
ers. When  Love  sets 
his  arrrow  in  a  wom- 
an's heart  and  she 
turns  and  follows, 
seeking  healing  of 
her  hurt,  could  there 
be  aught  sadder  then 
that  she  should  be  led  by  very  Love  into 
the  ambush  where  Death,  arrow  on  string, 
waits  to  plant  his  deadly  shaft  in  her 
breast?  Yet  so  it  is.  Time  and  again 
Love  proves  to  be  Death's  decoy.  And 
often  when  the  grim  archer  fails  to  in- 
flict mortal  hurt,  he  leaves  the  suffering 
woman  to  creep  through  life  like  a 
broken-winged  bird. 

Why  does  love  lead  to  suffering? 
Many  a  woman  has  asked  that  question 
piteously  and  passionately.  She  has  for- 
saken father  and  mother  to  cleave  unto 
her  husband  in  the  belief  that  so  she  was 
achieving  woman's  highest  happiness. 
But  instead  of  happiness  she  has  found 
misery,  struggled  with  it  until  struggle 
seemed  useless,  and  at  last  has  come  to 
accept  her  misery  as  the  "cross"  laid  up- 
on women  who  love  and  marry. 

There  is  no  real  reason  why  almost 
every  wife  and  mother  should  not  enjoy 
sound  health.  The  causes  of  her  misery 
lie  in  diseases  which  affect  the  delicate, 
womanly  organism.  Disagreeable  drains 
are  carrying  away  the  vital  force.  In- 
flammation has  lighted  its  fire  for  slow 
torment.  Ulceration  is  eating  into  the 
tender  tissues.  Female  weakness  is 
making  life  a  daily  martyrdom.  Is  it 
any  wonder  that  the  nerves  are  racked, 
that  appetite  fails,  and  night,  which 
should  bring  rest,  brings  only  restless 
and  troubled  dreams? 

Dr.  Pierce's  Favorite  Prescription  cures 
the  womanly  diseases  which  undermine 
the  general  health.  It  dries  the  drains, 
puts  out  the  fire  of  inflammation,  heals 
the  ulcerated  tissues  and  cures  female 
weakness.  In  a  word,  it.  makes  weak 
women  strong  and  sick  women  well. 

"Favorite  Prescription"  is  a  true  tem- 
perance medicine.  It  contains  no  alcohol, 
neither  opium,  cocaine,  or  other  narcotic. 

Sick  and  ailing  women  are  invited  to 
consult  Dr.  Pierce  by  letter,  free  of 
charge.  All  correspondence  strictly  pri- 
vate and  sacredly  confidential.  In  a 
little  more  than  thirty  years  Dr.  Pierce, 
assisted  by  his  staff  of  nearly  a  score  of 
physicians,  has  treated  and  cured  over 
half  a  million  women.  Write,  without 
fear  or  fee,  to  Dr.  R.  V.  Pierce,  chief 
consulting  physician  to  the  Invalids'  Ho- 
tel  and  Surgical  Institute,  Buffalo,  N.  Y. 

HAD  GIVEN  UP  HOPE. 

«  It  is  with  feelings  of  sincere  gratitude  that  I 
again  write  to  you,"  sa3'S  Mrs.  Harry  A.  Brown, 
of  Orono,  Penobscot  County,  Maine.  "I  wrote 
to  you  concerning  my  health  last  Spring  (I 
think  it  was  in  June),  and  3'ou  advised  me  to 
take  your  Favorite  Prescription  '  and  '  Golden 
Medical  Discovery,'  which  I  did  according  to  di- 
rections, and  continued  taking  them  for  five 
months.  I  took  nine  bottles  of  '  Favorite  Pre- 
scription,' six  of  'Golden  Medical  Discovery,' 
and  four  vials  of  Dr.  Pierce's  Pellets,  My  disease 
was  displacement  and  ulceration  of  the  uterus, 
and  I  was  in  a  terrible  condition  with  pain  and 
weakness,  and  had  given  up  all  hopes  of  ever 
being  well  again.  Had  doctored  with  four  dif- 
ferent doctors  within  four  months,  and  instead 
of  getting  better  was  growing  weaker  all  the 
time.  I  decided  to  try  your  medicines,  as  I  had 
heard  of  the  many  cures  resulting  from  their 
use.  I  bought  five  bottles  and  felt  so  much  bet- 
ter after  using  them  that  I  kept  on  until  I  am  as 


well  as  ever  in  my  life,  and  to  Dr.  Pierce  all  the 
praise  is  due. 

"Before  I  began  taking  your  medicine  I  only 
weighed  120  pounds.  I  now  weigh  160  pounds. 
I  gained  forty  pounds  in  six  months.  I  shall 
doctor  no  more  with  doctors,  as  it  is  only  a 
waste  of  money.  No  matter  what  1113-  trouble 
is,  I  shall  write  to  Dr.  Pierce  every  time.  I  am 
now  in  perfect  health,  thanks  to  Dr.  Pierce.' 

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AYRES. 

Mattie  L.  Ayres  was  born  in  Bourbon  Co., 
Ky.,  March  3,  186?,  died  June  15,1901,  in  But- 
ler Co.,  Kan.,  aged  34  years,  3  months  and  12 
days.  She  was  married  to  E.  P.  Reynolds  at 
Marshall,  Mo.,  in  1890  and  moved  to  Butler 
county,  Kan.,  in  the  same  year.  She  entered 
the  church  of  Christ  at  Arrow  Rock,  Mo  , 
in  1889,  and  was  faithful  until  death.  Her 
husband  says  she  never  spoke  an  unkind  word 
to  him.  She  also  leaves  one  little  boy  about 
nine  years  of  age  who  will  sadly  miss  her. 
We  laid  her  body  to  rest  at  Latham,  Kan., 
Lord's  day  afternoon.     "Asleep  in  Jesus." 

C.  W.  Yard. 

SCOTT. 

George  Edgar  Scott  was  born  in  Vernon 
•county,  Missouri,  July  24  1873.  He  was  mar- 
ried to  Miss  Amie  Patterson  Sept.  5,  1898. 
He  lived  in  his  native  state  the  greater  por- 
tion of  his  life  and  for  some  years  before  his 
death  was  engaged  in  farming,  mining  and 
the  manufacture  of  brooms.  He  became  a 
member  of  the  Liberty  Baptist  Church  at  the 
age  of  fourteen  and  tried  to  live  a  true  Chris- 
tian life.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Lamar  Bap- 
tist Church  when  he  died.  He  was  a  man  of 
many  sterling  qualities:  an  obedient  child, de- 
voted husband  and  a  good  neighbor. 

WHISTLER. 

Died  at  his  home  in  this  city  on  the  17th  of 
June  of  apoplexy  after  an  illness  of  seven 
hours,  Dr.  Lee  M.  Whistler,  in  the  62nd  year 
of  his  age.  He  was  born  in  Hartford  county, 
Maryland,  and  lived  in  that  state  and  Dela- 
ware until  10  years  ago,  when  he  moved  to 
this  city,  where  he  built  up  a  large  and  lucra- 
tive practice.  He  was  a  skillful  physician 
and  loved  his  profession.  He  suffered  with 
his  patients  and  rejoiced  with  them  in  their 
recovery.  His  warm  and  generous  nature 
won  for  him  many  friends.  He  was  a  devoted 
Christian,  an  elder  in  the  Bethany  Christian 
Church  of  this  city.  When  he  moved  here,  he 
had  a  large  family,  all  Christians  except  the 
youngest  and  on  the  very  first  Lord's  day 
after  their  arrival  they  all  united  with  the 
church  and  entered  at  once  upon  the  active 
service  of  the  Master.  He  was  a  good  and 
true  friend  and  all  ranks  and  conditions  of 
life  unite  in  their  sorrow  for  his  death  and 
Sheir  sympathy  for  his  stricken  family. 

W.   W.  Ireland. 

Grantville,  Ind.,  June  24,  1901. 

YORK. 

My  beloved  father,  W.  D.  York,  died  June 
17,  1901,  at  Cozad,  Neb.,  in  the  77th  year  of 
his  age.  He  obeyed  the  gospel  under  the 
preaching  of  James  Mathis  in  an  early  day, 
and  remained  a  faithful  and  consistent  mem- 
ber of  the  Christian  Church  until  his  death. 
He  removed  to  Illinois,  where  he  lived  more 
than  twenty-five  years  a  useful  citizen  and  an 
elder  of  the  church,  loved  and  respected  by 
all.  He  was  conservative  and  considerate. 
His  home  was  always  the  welcome  home  for 
preachers,  and  he  always  enjoyed  their  com- 
pany. He  leaves  a  widow,  one  daughter  and 
four  sons  to  mourn  his  death.  Two  of  his 
sons  are  Christian  ministers. 

P.  F.  York. 


California  the  Mecca  of  Every 
American. 

A  certain  advertising  agency  employs  a  sig- 
nificant phrase  in  its  own  advertising,  name- 
ly, "The  time  to  advertise  is  all  the  time." 
So  in  reference  to  visiting  the  Golden  Gate 
state.  The  time  to  go  is  either  spring  or  sum- 
mer, fall  or  winter  or  between  seasons. 

The  many  trans-continentallines  of  railway 
now  in  operation  afford,  not  only  cheap  fare, 
but  superior  service  and  quicklime.  Some 
are  better  than  others  in  this  respect.  Surely 
no  system  has  surpassed  the  Missouri  Pacific- 
Iron  Mountain  in  providing  for  the  comfort 
and  convenience  of  the  traveling  public.  Es- 
pecially has  the  passenger  department  of  this 
great  system  exerted  itself  in  preparing  for  the 
Ep  worth  League  convention  to  be  held  in  San 
Francisco  from  July  18th  to  21st.  They  offer 
a  choice  of  two  routes,  with  an  innumerable 
number  of  advantages  as  to  stop-overs  at 
points  of  interest,  with  a  list  of  diverse  routes 
in  the  far  west  which  will  no  doubt  puzzle 
many  a  "tenderfoot." 

The  very  low  rates  offered  to  the  Epworth 
League  are  open  to  all.  Many  who  have 
waited  long  and  patiently  for  opportunity  to 
visit  the  land  of  sunshine  and  flowers  will  do 
so  at  this  most  opportune  time.  Tickets  are 
good  going  from  July  6th  to  13th,  with  a  final 
return  limit  of  August  31st. 


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912  Taylor  Ave.,  St    Loxjis,  Mo. 
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An  ideal  Christian  Home  and  Hospital. 

Klegant  location   and  fitted  with  all  modern  improve 
ments. 

Medical  Staff  of  Eminent  Specialists. 

Christian  Nurses  with  Superior  Training,  furnished. 

Reasonable  rates  for  best  service.     Send  for  illustrated 
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General  Manager. 


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Direct  to  the  "Land  of  the  Sky," 

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LIBERTY  LADIES'  COLLEGE 


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AfVIERiCA^J  MOZART  CONSERVATORY 

C.harterpd  by  the  State.  Professors  «ra«hia.res  trith  highest/honors  of  the  UOYAE  CONSEKVA- 
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j  Marshall, 
/  Missouri . 


Covirse  of  Study  as  High  as  ir\  any  Eastern  College 

Beautiful  grounds.  Marshall  is  a  beautiful  city  of  5,000  population, 
in  Saline  County,  the  richest  County  in  Missouri.  It  is  located  at  the 
crossing'  of  the  Chicago  &  Alton  R.  R.  and  the  Missouri  Pacific  R.  R. 
For  catalog  or  other  information  write 


President  W.  H    BLACK,  D  I)., 


MARSHALL,  MO 


Classical  Course 
Philosophical  Course 
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Linguistic  Course 
Conservatory  of  Music 
School  of  Fine  Arts 
Academic  Course 
English  Course 
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QUIET  CITY.  BEAUTIFUL  GROUNDS.  CONVENIENT  BUILDINGS. 
ATHLETIC  PARK.  GYMNASIUM.  PHYSICAL  DIRECTOR.  POPULAR 
LECTURE  COURSE.  OCCASIONAL  SPECIAL  ADDRESSES.  STRONG 
LITERARY  SOCIETIES.  LOCATION  HEALTHFUL.  INFLUENCES 
GOOD.      EXPENSES   LOW. 

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Laboratories.      Endowment  Growing. 

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mercial  Departments.     Next  Session  Opens  Tuesday,  September  17,  1901. 

For  full  information,  address  the  President,  ROBERT  E.  HIERONYMTJS,  Eureka,  Illinios 


THE  UNIVERSITY  OF  MISSOUR.1 

Colvimbia. 

Has  departments  of  Language,  Science,  History, 
Philosophy,  Economics,  Sociology  and  Pedagogy ;  and 
also  of  Medicine,  Law,  Engineering  (Civil.  Electrical, 
Sanitary  and  Mechanical),  Agriculture,  Dairy,  Hus- 
bandry, Horticulture,  Entomology.  Veterinary 
Science.  Household  Economics  and  Mechanic  Arts. 
Instructicn  is  gi~>;n  in  Military  Science  and  Tactile 
also,  and  in  Stenography  and  Business  Forms.  All 
departments  open  to  women  and  free  as  to  tuition. 
In  Academic  department  only  one  degree  (A.  B.)  and 
all  work  elective.  Campus  contains  fourteen  build- 
ings supplied  with  water,  steam  heat,  and  gas  or 
electricity.  New  Green-house  and  Laboratory  of 
Horticulture,  Botany  and  Entomology  New  labor- 
atories of  Physiology,  Anatomy,  Bacteriology  and 
Pathology  in  tie  Medical  department.  Furniture, 
Library  and  equipment  for  scientific  fnd  technical 
work  all  new.  New  Parker  Memorial  Hospital. 
Eighty-seven  professors  and  other  teachers.  Exam- 
inations for  entrance  are  held  during  the  days  (5-9 
Sept.)  preceding  the  opening  of  the  University.  For 
cadetship  apply  to  your  senator  or  representative. 
For  catalogue  address  IRVIN  SWITZLER,  Registrar, 
Columbia,  Mo.  School  of  Mires  with  thirteen  teach- 
ers and  several  buildings  at  Rolla,  Mo. 


WESTMINSTER  COLLEGE,  EKS&x: 

A  High  Grade  College  for  YouDg  Men.  49th  Year 
opens  Sept.  18th.  1901.  Offers  choice  of  three  courses, 
classical,  scientific  o'  literary,  leading  to  degree  of 
A.  B.  Preparatory  Department  fits  boys  to  enter 
any  college.  Standard  High,  location  Healthful. 
Well  equipped  Gymnasium.  New  Science  Hall.  For 
illustrated  circular  and  catalogue,  giving  details  as 
to  courses,  expenses,  etc.,  Address, 

John  H.  MacCraikeu,  Hi.  D.,Pres. 


HAMILTON  COLLEGE, 

LEXiyGTON,   KENTUCKY. 

The  Leading  College  of  the  Christian  Broth- 
erhood for  the  education  of  young  women. 
Its  record,  buildings,  equipment,  faculty,  the 
best  Opens  thirty-third  session  second 
Tuesday  in  September.  Very  reasonable 
rates.  For  particulars  and  catalogue  apply 
to  B.  C.  HAGERMAN,  President. 


Madison  Institute 

RICHMOND,  KY. 

A   First-Class   Boarding   School 
for  Girls. 


J.  W.  McGARVEY,  Jr.,  Principal. 


Faculty  of  tea  teachers  who  were  educated 
at  leading  American  and  European  institu- 
tions and  have  made  brilliant  records  as  in- 
structors: every  one  a  specialist  in  her 
department.  Music  department  ex;eptionally 
strong.  No  fussy  teachers.  School  appara- 
tus and  general  equipment  excellent.  Good 
table.  Frequent  illustrated  lectures  (free) 
by  the  principal  on  his  recent  travels  in 
Egypt,  Palestine  and  Europe.  Delightful 
and  healthful  location.  Only  one  serious 
caseof  sickness  in  ten  years.  Pricesno  higher 
than  other  first  class  schools,  nor  than  many 
inferior  ones.     Send  for  catalog. 

Columbia    Normal   Academy 

Approved  by  State  University. 

OFFERS  Excellent  preparation  for  University. 
Prepares  for  any  grade  of  Certificate,  County  or 
State.  Columbia  Business  College  is  a  Department 
of  the  School. 

GEO.  H.  BEASLEY, 

S.  B.,  Pe  B.,  Principal. 


Catalogue  Free. 


COLUMBIA,  MO. 


HOLLINS  INSTITUTE 

VIRCINIA.  Established  1842. 

For  the  higher  education  of  young  ladies.  Ex- 
tensive equipment,  complete  curriculum  (studies 
elective).  Faculty  of  12  gentlemen  and  23  ladies. 
Salubrious  mountain  climate.  Out-door  exercise 
and  sports.  Famous  minerai  springs— sulphur  and 
chalybeate— on  the  grounds.  For  catalogue  of  59th 
session  address 
JOS.  A.  TURNER,  Cen'i  Mgr.,  Hollins,  Va. 


DRURY  COLLEGE,  v 

SPRINGFIEl  d    m     ..  ., 

Situated  on  the  highest  and  healthiest  spot  on  the 
Ozark  Plateau,  has  three  college  and  two  academy 
oourses  of  study,  gives  thorough  instruction,  has 
excellent  homes  for  students,  and  aims  to  exert  a 
positively  Christian,  but  entirely  unsectarian  in- 
fluence. New  Science  building  to  cost  $50,000  now  in 
process  of  erection.    For  catalogue  address, 

HOMER  T.  FULLER,  President. 


KENTUCKY  UNIVERSITY,  LEXINGTON  AND  LOUISVILLE 


BURRIS   A.  JENKINS,    A.  M.,  B.   D.,    President. 


FIVE  COLLEGES. 

College  of  Liberal  Akts,  Lexiugton. 

Burris  A.  Jenkins,  A.  M.,  B.  D.,  President. 
College  of  the  Bible,  Lexington. 

J.  W.  McGarvey,  A.  M.,  LL.D.,  President,  IS  Fayette  Park. 
Normal  College.  Lexington. 

J.  C.  Willis,  A.  M.,  Prest.,  225  Walnut  Street. 
Commercial  College,  Lexington. 

Gen.  W.  R.  Smith,  Prest.,  S.  W.  Cor.  Main  and  Mills  Sts. 
Medical  Department,  Louisville. 

T.  C.  Evans,.  M.  D.,  Dean,  419  W.  Chestnut,  Louisville. 


Successor   of   Transylvania    University    and    of 
Bacon    College. 

Co-education.  1,108  matriculates  last  session.  Well-equipped 
gymnasium.  Fees  in  College  of  Liberal  Arts  and  Normal  College, 
122;  in  College  of  the  Bible,  $20  for  nine  months.  Next  session  of 
those  colleges  begins  Monday,  September  9,  1901.  Next  session  of 
Medical  Department  begins,  Wednesday,  January  1,  1902.  The 
Commercial  College  may  be  entered  at  any  time  of  the  calendar 
year. 

For  catalogues  or  other  information,  address  the  head  of  the 
college  concerning  which  information  is  desired. 


BUTLER  COLLEGE,  Indianapolis,  Ind. 

Forty-seventh  annual  session  opens  October  i,  1901.  Thorough  courses  in  the  essential  ele- 
ments of  a  liberal  education  conducted  by  instructors  who  have  had  the  benefit  of  the  best 
university  training.  Also  a  Bible  School  devoted  to  the  special  education  of  ministers  of  the 
Gospel.  Healthful  and  convenient  location,  modern  appliances,  laboratories,  libraries,  gymna- 
sium, etc.    Terms  low.    Write  for  catalogue. 

Address,  SECRETARY,  Butler  College,  Indianapolis,  Ind. 


DRAKE  UNIVERSITY 

DES  MOINES,  IOWA 

COLLEGES     OR     DEPARTMENTS 


II. 
II. 
IV. 

V. 

VI. 


College  of  Letters  and  Science  VII. 

College  of  the  Bible  VIII. 

The  Iowa  College  of  Law  IX. 

The  Iowa  College  of  Physicians  and               X. 

Surgeons 

The  College  of  Pharmacy  XI. 


The  School  of  Oratory 

The  School  of  Art 

The  School  of  Music 

The  Des  Moines  College  of  Dental 

Surgery 
The  Drake  Summer  School  of  Methods 


The   Normal   College— School  of   Pedagogy,  Preparatory   School,   Commercial  School, 

Primary   Training    School,     School    of    Methods,    Shorthand    School,     Kindergarten 

Training  School. 

NOTES 

The  total  enrollment,  all  departments,  last  year,  1,764,  not  counting  the  Summer  Schools,  1,140. 

Notable  material  improvements  of  the  past  summer:  Completion  of  Auditorium;  new  portico  and  other  improvements  to  Main 
Building;  new  Pharmaceutical  Laboratory;  new  rooms  for  Business  Department,  new  desks,  etc.;  new  Bacteriological  Laboratory; 
3,500  square  feet  of  cement  walks;  renovation  of  Gymnasium. 

In  faculty  equipment,  the  most  notable  thing  ha?  been:  1.  Complete  reorganization  of  the  Department  of  Music,  under  the 
leadership  of  Mr.  Frederic  Howard,  of  New  York;  2.  The  Bible  College  has  been  greatly  strengthened  by  the  addition  of  Dr.  Clinton 
Lockhart;  3.  The  Medical  Department  has  been  completely  merged  into  the  organic  life  of  the  University.  The  first  and  second 
years  are  now  taught  in  the  Science  Hall  on  the  Campus;  4.  The  Des  Moines  College  of  Dental  Surgery  has  become  an  affiliated 
department.     It  will  add  eighty  students  to  the  College  roll;  5.  The  addition  of  many  new  teachers  to  the  faculty  of  the  University. 

The  University  has  made  a  steady  and  rapid  growth  in  the  twenty  years  of  its  history.  It  is  expected  the  enrollment  will  reach 
1,900  the  coming  year.  The  location  in  Des  Moines,  with  its  state  and  city  libraries,  its  courts,  hospitals,  churches,  societies,  etc.,  is 
excellent  in  every  respect.     Send  for  general  catalog,  200  pages,  free. 

DRAKE    UNIVERSITY,    W.  Bayard  Craig,  Chancellor. 


CENTR-AL  CHRISTIAN   COLLEGE,  Albany, 


J.  W.  ELLIS,  PH.  D.,  LL.  D.,  President. 


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Commercial,  College  Societies,  Musicales,  Concerts,  Gymnasium,  Delsarte  and  Physical  Culture.     Electricity,  Enthusiasm,  Lectures,  Christian  Influence. 


Departments  of 

Music,  Art,  Elocution  and  Voice, 

Ancient  and  Modern  Languages, 

Mathematics  and  Science. 


Terms  Reduced  to  the  Minimum 


Regular  Courses  Leading  to 

Degrees. 
Every  Educational  Advantage. 


Encouragement  Given  to  all  Doing  Right. 


Faculty  of 

Experienced,  Helpful  and  Faithful  Teacheis. 

Twenty-live  Graduates 

In  the  Class  of  1901. 


Send  at  Once  for  Catalogue. 


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Christian  College  and  School  of  Music 


FOR  THE  HIGHER  EDUCATION  OF  WOMEN. 


"The  New  Christian  College  i-t  a  School  which  will  rank  with  famed  Wellesley  and  other  schools  of  the  East."— Dr.  Frank  G.   Tyrrell. 


A   GROUP   OF   ACADEMIC  GRADUATES. 


Christian  College  celebrated  its  Jubilee  Year  with  the   handsomest  college  building 

for  women  west  of  the  Mississippi  River. 

Magaific3nt  new  Dormitory,  accommodating  150  students.  Furnishings  and  equipment  unrivaled.  Rooms  en  suite;  heated  by  steam; 
lighted  by  electricity;  Hot  and  Cold  Baths;  Gymnasium;  Library  of  5,000  volumes;  Physical  and  Chemical  Laboratories.  * 

Prepares  for  advanced  University  Work.  Academic  degrees  of  B.  A..  B.  8.,  and  B  L  Schools  of  Music,  Art  and  Elocution.  Twenty-five  Instructors 
of  the  best  American  and  European  training.  Students  from  sixteen  states.  Beautiful  park  of  eighteen  acres.  Tennis  and  Basket  Ball.  Next  session  opens 
Septembter  16,  1901.     Rooms  should  be  engaged  early,  ^r-r^r>    ,„    m    -»«-^^ t->t-. 

MRS.  W.  T.  MOORE,     \  pri-n„.-_„1a 

For  engraved  catalogue  address  Secretary  Christian  College,  Columbia,  Missouri.  MRS.  L.  W.  StCLAIR,  J  rrinolPdls- 


£  WILLIAM  WOODS  COLLEGER 

^c^^^vm    FOR    YOUNG    LADIES    ***%«* 

School  Enters  Twelfth  Year  Out  of  Debt.  Endowment  $40,000.  Beautiful  Buildings  and  Site. 
Healthful  and  Attractive.  Well  Selected  and  Efficient  Teachers.  Thorough  and  Systematic 
Course  of  Study.  Moral  and  Religious  Influence  the  Best.  Intellectual,  Social  and  Physical  Cul- 
ture. Excellemt  Musical  Advantages.  Literature,  Art,  Music,  Elocution,  Stenography,  Type- 
writing, Voice  Culture.     Reasonable  Rates. 

•••     NEXT  SESSION   OPENS   SEPT.   3,   10O1  ■  + 


For  eclogue  Address,  j    B   JONES,  President,  FULTON,  MO. 


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William  Woods  College  for  Girls,  Fvilton,  Mo. 


Current  Events 867 

Bearing  Witness  to  the  Truth 869 

The  Value  of  Miracles 869 

A  Worthy  school  870 

Notes  and  Comments 870 

Editor's  Easy  Chair 870 

Questions  and  Answers. ..   .       871 

Contributed  Articles: 

The  Study  of  Bird  Song.— Olive  Thorne 
Miller 872 

His  Promises  (poem)— Mrs.  P.  R.  Gibson. 872 

Hindrances  in  Mission  Fields.— G.  N. 
Shishmanian 873 

Academy  and  College.— R.E.Hieronymus. 873 


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The  Value  of   Miracles. -H.  W.  B.  My- 

rick ■. 873 

From  Calcutta  to   the  Himalayas.— W. 

M.  Forrest .  874 

English  Topics  —Win.  Durban     875 

Forever  (poem). — Mattie  Crane  Newton.  .876 

B.  B.  Tyler's  Letter 876 

New  York  Letter.— S.  T.  Willis 877 

Our  Conventions  as  Promoters  of  Mis- 
sionary Spirit.— A.  L.  Ward 877 

William  Woods  College  for  Girls 878 

Correspondence: 

Washington  Notes 882 

City  and  Country 882 


California  Notes 882 

Notes  from  the  Old  Dominion . .  88a 

Miscellaneous: 

Current  Literature  879 

Our  Budget 880 

Among  our  Advertisers 883 

Book  Notes , 884 

Evangelistic 886 

Family  Circle.... 888 

With  theChildreu 891 

Hour  of  Prayer ..    ..   892 

Sunday-school 893 

Christian  Endeavor 894 

Marriages,  Obituaries 895 


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THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


July  ii,  1901 


THE 

Christian  -  Evangelist. 


J.  H.'  GARRISON,  Editor, 
W.  E.  GARRISON, 
Assistant  Editor. 


Entered  at   the   Postofflce  at  St.  Louis  as   second- 
class  matter. 


CE  COLLEGE, 
«™  Salem,  Va. 
Courses  for  Degrees,  with  Electives.  Large  Library- 
mountain  lo.-ation.  No  bar-rooms.  Expenses  small- 
Aid  scholarships,  students  from  in  States  and  coun- 
tries.   Catalogue  free.    Address  the  President. 

HOLLBNS  INSTITUTE 

VIRCIN1A.  Established  1842. 

For  tbe  higher  education  of  young  ladies.  Ex- 
tensive equipment,  complete  curriculum  (studies 
elective).  Faculty  of  12  gentlemen  and  23  ladies. 
Salubrious  mountain  climate.  Out-door  exercise 
and  sports.  Famous  mineral  springs— sulphur  and 
chalybeate— on  the  grounds.  For  catalogue  of  5!)th 
session  address 
JOS.  A.  TURNER,  Cen'l   Mgr.,  HoMins,  Va. 


FOR  YOUNG  LADIES. 

Term  begins  Sept.  ?,  1901.  Located  in  Shenandoah 
Valley  of  Virginia.  Unsurpassed  climate,  beautiful 
prounds  and  rnodern  appointments.    22o  students  past 

session  from  27  States.  Terms  moderate.  Pupils  enter 
a^.y  time.     Send  for  catalogue 

Miss  E.  C.  WEIMAR,  Prin.,  Staunton.  Va. 

WESTMINSTER  COLLEGE,  ^S. 

A  High  Grade  College  for  Young  Men.  49th  Year 
opens  Sept.  18th.  1901.  Offers  choice  of  three  courses, 
classical,  scientific  c  literary,  leading  to  degree  of 
A.  B.  Preparatory  Department  fits  boj-s  to  enter 
any  college,  standard  High.  Location  Healthful. 
Well  equipped  Gymnasium.  New  Science  Hall.  For 
illustrated  circular  and  catalogue,  giving  details  as 
to  courses,  expenses,  etc.,  Address, 

John  H.  MacCraclien,  Fh.  D.,Pres. 

€>f\  G*  I T  E  •*">  IV  Q    Guaranteed  Under  Re«« 
f\J*2l  I  IXJl^iJ       gonabJe  Condition*. 

Our  facilities  for  securing  positions  and  the 

proficiency  of  our  graduates  are  ten  times  more 

strongly   endorsed  by  bankers  and  merchanti 

than  those  of  other  colleges.  Send  for  catalogue, 

DRAUGHON'S 
PRACTICAL 

BUSINESS 

Nashville,  Tenn.,  St.  Louis,  Mo., 
Savannah,  Ga.,  /£         Galveston,  Tex., 

Hontgoniery,  Ala.,  ■%  Ft.  Worth,  Tex., 
Little  Rock,  Ark.,  *k  Shreveport,  La., 
Cheap  board.  Car  fare  paid.  No  -vacation. 
Enter  any  time.  Best  patronized  in  the  South. 
Bookkeeping,  Shorthand,  Etc . ,  taught  by  mall. 
Write  for  price  list  Home  Study.  Scholarshty 
Free  by  doing  a  little  writing  at  your  home. 


MUSIC 


Though  "New  England"  in  name, 
it  is  national  in  reputation — yes,  inter- 
national, for  it  has  proved  the  fallacy  of  j 
the  necessity  for  foreign  study  to  make 
a  finished  musician  or  elocutionist. 

GEORGE  W.  CHADWICK,  Miss.  Direc. 
All  particulars  and  catalogue  unit  be  sent  ly 

FRANK  W.  HALE,  Gen.  Man.,  Boston.  Mass. 

■■HIMMMiMBI 


Central  Christian  College 

....ALBANY,  MO... 

Seven  Departments:   Literary,  Ministerial,  Com- 
r  mercial,       Shorthand       and 

Typewriting  Music,  Elocution  and  "Voice  and  Art. 
From  these  an  Elective  Course  may  be  taken.  Build- 
ings commodious  and  healthily  located.  Electricity, 
telephone,  comfort,  good  work.  Faculty  of  gradu- 
ates, capable  and  experienced.  The  tone  of  the 
college  is  emphatically  Christian.  Both  sexes  ad- 
mitted on  equal  terms.  Cost  about  $140  to  $185.  Ses- 
sion opens  September  9  and  10.    Apply  to 

J.   W.  ELLIS,  Ph.  D.,  Pres. 


Modern  Normal  and  Business  College, 

Fayette.  Ohio. 

The  live,  practical,  progressive,  economical 
and  up  to  date  school  of  the  nation!  Good 
location,  floe  buildings,  trained  teachers  and 
thorough  instruction.  Combination  of  and 
successor  to  several  prosperous  schools.  $28 
in  advance  pays  tuition,  room  rent  and  board 
for  term  of  10  weeks.  Next  year  will  open  Tues- 
day, September  3,  1901.  Circulars,  catalog  and 
Th  e  Educational  Evangelist  giving  full 
particulars  will  be  sent  free  to  any  address 
on  application  to 

J.  Fraise  Richard,  President. 


Female  Orphan  School 

OF  THE 

Christian  Church  of  Missouri. 

A  high  grade  ladies'  college.  Established  1873. 
Courses  leading  to  A.  B.  and  B.  L.  degrees.  Able  and 
well  known  teachers  in  charge  of  Music,  Elocution 
and  Art.  French  and  German  taught  by  native. 
Special  instruction  for  prospective  teachers. 

Beneficiaries  received  free.  Half  Beneficiaries  $50 
per  term.     Full  pay  Pupils,  $80. 

A  PLEASANT,  REFINED   CHRISTIAN  HOME 

Correspondence  solicited. 

E.  L.  BABHiS,  President. 

Camden  Point,  Mo. 


MISSOURI    MILITARY    ACADEMY 

8th  Year.    Fine  New  Buildings.    Killacres.    Hnntinp,  Fish- 
ing, Swimming,  Boating.      Model    School.     Phenomenal 
Success.    Faculty,  University  graduates  of"  national 
reputation-    For  hooklet  with  full  information,  addrpss 
A.  Ii.  YANCEY,  President,  Mexico.  Missouri. 


KARDIN  'COLLEGE  AND  CONSERVATORY  FOR  LADIES 

Ljj  J.  29th  year.    Unprecedented  prosperity.  23  Professors  from  s  Uni- 

IflhjilSrjjf  versities  and  5  European  Conservatories.     German-Aineh- 

BgMi)  can  Conservatory.      Win.    H.    Barl>er,   Musical   Examiner, 

.     ii  present  in  person  during  May.     Largest.     Cheapest.    Best.     Address, 
^JST  JOHN  W.  MILLION,  Pres.,  40  College   Place,  MEXICO,   MO. 


LIBERTY  LADIES'  COLLEGE 

Phenomenal  success.    Highest  grade  in  LETTERS,  SCIENCES,  ARTS.    Faculty  specially 
trained  in  leading;  Colleges  and  Universities  of  America  and  Europe. 


ASV1ERBCA! 


©ZART  COI^SERVATO 


Chartered  by  the  State.  Professors  graduates  with  highest  honors  of  the  IJOYAL  C'ONTRV  \- 
TOKIES,   BERLIN,   LEIPZIG,   LONDON:   use  the  methods  of  rhese  ConservatoriJ..    A 

fine,  upright  CONCERT  GRAND  PIANO,   quoted  in  Bradbury   catalogue   Sl,0.50,   a  prize   in   May 
Festival  Contest.  Address  President  C.  M.  WILLIAMS,  Liberty,  .Uo. 


MISSOURI  VALLEY  COLLEGE 


(  Marshall, 
/  Missouri . 


Covirse  of  Study  as  High  as  irv  any  Eastern   College 

Beautiful  grounds.  Marshall  is  a  beautiful  city  of  5,000  population, 
in  Saline  County,  the  richest  County  in  Missouri.  It  is  located  at  the 
crossing  of  the  Chicago  &  Alton  R.  R.  and  the  Missouri  Pacific  R.  R. 
For  catalog  or  other  information  write 


President  W.  H.  BLACK,  D.  D., 


MARSHALL,  MO. 


Classical  Course 
Philosophical  Course 
Scientific  Course 
Mathematical  Course 
Linguistic  Course 
Conservator}'  of  Music 
School  of  Fine  Arts 
Academic  Course 
English  Course 
Biblical  Course 


YEAR 

jgnlficent  New  Dormitory 
Accommodating  150  Students 

Sixteen    Gold    MedeJs 
Awarded  in  May,  1901 

Best    Equipped    School    for    Girls    in    the    Southwest. 

Regular  College  course  prepares  for  advanced  University  work.  Schools  of  Music,  Art  and 
Elocution.  Students  from  16  States.  25  Instructors  of  best  American  and  European  training. 
Beautiful  Park  of  IS  acres.  Tennis  and  Basketball.  A  Christian  home  and  high-grade  College. 
Rooms  should  be  engaged  early.   Next  session  begins  September  16.   For  engraved  Catalog  address 

Secretary  Christian  College, 
COLUMBIA,  MO. 


)       MRS.  W.T.MOORE,        ).  princit,a,s 
(      MRS.  L.  W.  ST.  CLAIR,  j  principals. 


U. 


N^N^O 


Drake  University,  Des  Moines,  la. 

COLLEGES  OR   DEPARTMENTS. 

I.  College  of  Letters  and  Science  VII.  The  School  of  Oratory 

II.  College  of  the  Bible  VIII.  The  School  of  Art 

III.  The  Iowa  College  of  Law  IX.  The  School  of  Music 

IV.  The   Iowa  College   of   Physicians  and         X.  The  Des   Moines  College   of  Dental 

Surgeons  Surgery 

V.     The  College  of  Pharmacy  XI.     The  Drake  SummerSchool  of  Methods 

VI.  The  Normal  College — School  of  Pedagogy,  Preparatory  School,  Commercial  School, 
Primary  Training  School,  School  of  Methods,  Shorthand  School,  Kindergarten 
Training  School. 

NOTES. 

The  total  enrollment,  all  departments,  last  year,  1,764,  not  counting  the  Summer  Schoo's,  1,1-10. 

Notable  material  improvements  of  the  past  summer:  Completion  of  Auditorium;  new  portico  and  other 
improvements  to  Main  Building;  new  Pharmaceutical  Laboratory;  new  rooms  for  Business  Department,  new 
desks,  etc.;  new  Bacteriological  Laboratory;  3,500  square  feet  o1  cement  walks:  renovation  of  Gymnasium. 

Tn  faculty  equipment  the  most  w  table  thing  has  been  :  1.  Complete  reorganization  of  the  Department 
of  Music,  under  tbe  leadership  of  Mr.  Frederic  Howard,  of  New  York:  2.  The  Bible  College  has  been 
greatly  strengthened  by  the  addition  of  Dr  Clinton  Lockhart;  3.  The  Medical  Department  has  been  com- 
pletely merged  into  the  organic  life  of  the  University.  The  first  and  second  years  are  now  taught  in  the 
Science  Half  on  the  Campus;  4.  The  Des  Moines  College  of  Dental  Surgery  has  become  an  affiliated  depart 
ment.  It  will  add  eighty  students  to  the  College  rolls.  5.  The  addition  of  many  new  teachers  to  the  faculty 
of  the  University. 

The  University  has  made  a  steady  and  rapid  growth  in  the  twenty  years  of  its  history.  It  is  expected  the 
enrollment  will  reach  1,900  the  comirie  year.  The  location  in  Des  Moines,  with  its  state  and  city  libraries,  its 
courts,  hospitals,  churches,  societies,  etc.,  is  excellent  in  every  respect.  Send  for  general  catalogue,  200 
pages,  free.  DRAKE  UNIVERSITY, 

W.  Bayard  Craig,  Chancellor. 


IN  OPINI0^AND^HOD^LIBERTY^N^^^^^^Y^ 


Vol.  xxxviii. 


St.  Louis,  Mo.,  Thursday,  July  \\,  1901. 


No.  28 


Current  Events. 

Hawaii's  First  On  July  14  Hawaii  will 
Yea.r  as  a  celebrate    the  first  anni- 

Territory.  .    ,, 

versary  of  the  organiza- 
tion of  its  territorial  government.  It  would 
not  be  fair  to  judge  the  islands  or  their  in- 
habitants by  the  achievements  of  so  brief 
a  period,  but  it  is  worth  while  nevertheless 
to  note  their  experience  in  this  year  of  rep- 
resentative government.  The  right  of  suf- 
frage was  restricted  by  a  property  require- 
ment— ownership  of  property  worth  $1,000 
or  an  income  of  $600  a  year.  But  tJais  did 
not  prevent  the  least  intelligent  element, 
the  Home  Rule  Party  composed  of  anti- 
annexationists,  from  getting  control  of 
both  houses  of  the  Legislature.  The  ses- 
sion was  marked  by  a  degree  of  turbulence 
and  by  a  glaring  lack  of  intelligence  which 
would  be  discouraging  if  it  were  to  be  con- 
sidered as  a  fair  representation  of  Hawaiian 
legislative  capacity.  Many  of  these  vigor- 
ous advocates  of  Home  Rule  were  illiterate 
and  it  is  reported  that  one  member  intro- 
duced a  bill  to  regulate  the  ebb  and  flow  of 
the  tide.  Gov.  Dole  held  as  firm  a  rein  over 
the  Legislature  as  possible  and  prevented 
most  of  its  vagaries  and  absurdities  from 
reaching  their  consummation.  Angered 
by  his  repeated  vetoes  and  by  his  well- de- 
served rebuke  for  wasting  time  in  irrele- 
vant debate,  the  Legislature  petitioned  the 
President  to  recall  Gov.  Dole.  The  trouble 
with  the  Hawaiian  legislators  and  those 
who  elected  them  is  that  they  do  not  know 
how  to  govern.  They  mean  well  enough, 
but  they  are  as  incompetent  in  the  presence 
of  an  actual  responsibility  a?  a  high  school 
debating  society  would  be  in  attempting  to 
discharge  the  functions  of  Congress.  They 
will  probably  learn  better  in  a  few  years, 
if  some  wise  measure  can  be  adopted  to 
keep  them  from  ruining  the  plant  during 
their  apprenticeship.  So  far  as  industrial 
and  commercial  conditions  are  concerned, 
Hawaii's  first  year  of  territorial  govern- 
ment has  been  a  prosperous  one. 

Opening  of  the  The  President's  long- 
Indian  Lands,  awaited  proclamation 
opening  the  lands  of  the  Kiowa,  Coman- 
che, Apache  and  Wichita  tribes  for  settle- 
ment by  whites  has  been  made  public.  The 
reservation  will  be  opened  on  August  6, 
the  last  day  allowed  by  the  act  of  Congress. 
The  plan  of  opening  contains  some  import- 
ant new  features,  the  chief  of  which  is 
the  substitution  of  a  drawing  by  lot  in 
place  of  the  race  for  claims,  as  at  the 
opening  of  the  Cherokee  strip.  Two  land 
offices  are  established,  at  El  Reno  and 
Lawton,  where  applicants  will  register  and 
prove  their  eligibility.  The  registration 
will  begin  July  10  and  clo3e  July  26.  Be- 
ginning July  29  and  continuing  until 
August  5,  drawings  will  be  made  and 
claims  will  be  assigned  by  lot.  On  Aug- 
ust  6    the     reservation    will     be    opened 


for  actual  settlement  and  homestead  en- 
tries will  be  made  at  the  local  land  offices 
within  the  next  sixty  days.  Attempts  are 
still  being  made  by  injunction  to  delay  or 
prevent  the  opening  of  the  reservation,  but 
there  is  little  probability  that  these  at- 
tempts will  meet  with  any  success.  There 
will  doubtless  be  many  more  applicants 
than  claims  and  the  lucky  ones  will  be 
notified  by  mail.  There  are  about  12,500 
tracts  of  160  acres  each  which  can  be 
secured  under  the  homestead  laws.  The 
new  method  of  opening  has  not  prevented 
a  considerable  number  of  "sooners"  from 
swarming  into  the  territory  in  the  hope 
that  their  prior  presence  on  the  ground 
will  enable  them  to  establish  a  claim. 
Many  of  them  are  men  who  cannot  be  con- 
vinced without  violence  and  they  will 
probably  make  trouble,  but  there  will  be 
less  difficulty  in  effecting  a  just  settlement 
and  punishing  the  interlopers  under  the 
new  method  than  under  the  old.  The  old 
plan,  however,  of  lining  up  at  the  edge  of 
the  strip,  awaiting  the  pistol-shot  which 
announced  the  moment  of  opening  and 
making  a  dash  for  claims,  was  pictur- 
esque even  if  not  peaceable. 


The   Troubles     The  Liberal  party  in  Eng- 
of  British  land  is  apparently  in   the 

Liberalism.  ,,  „     ,.        ,    ,.  T, 

throes  of  dissolution.  It 
will  not  dissolve,  but  for  their  lack  of  a  lead- 
er and  a  definite  policy  it  will  have  an 
uncomfortable  time  between  now  and  the 
end  of  the  Boer  war.  Most  of  the  Liberals 
are  opposed  to  the  war,  but  none  of 
them  can  suggest  any  reasonable  way  out 
of  it,  and  a  policy  of  pure  negation,  as 
American  politicians  know,  is  not  condu- 
cive to  harmony  within  a  party.  At  pres- 
ent there  are  signs  of  a  defection  under  the 
leadership  of  Mr.  Asquith,  who  thinks  the 
government  acted  unwisely  in  some  of  the 
preliminaries  of  the  war,  but  is  in  sympathy 
with  the  Chamberlain  program  for  fighting 
it  out.'  He  resents  Mr.  Harcourt's  attempt 
to  read  him  out  of  the  Liberal  party,  though 
he  is  in  substantial  agreement  with  the  Con- 
servatives on  every  point  of  their  present 
policy.  There  are  not  a  few  Liberals  who 
believe  with  Mr.  Asquith  that  the  war  is 
unfortunate  and  unwise  but  that  England's 
position  is  just  and  that  patriotism  demands 
that  the  war  be  fought  through  to  a  finish. 
The  possible  defection  of  these  "Liberal 
Imperialists"  is  comparable  to  the  with- 
drawal of  the  Liberal  Unionist  faction 
which  rejected  Gladstone's  home  rule 
measure.  The  difference  is  that  what  was 
left  of  the  party  in  that  case  had  a  definite 
policy  and  a  capable  leader.  In  this  case  it 
has  neither.  This  threatened  break-up  of 
the  opposition  has  been  accompanied  by  a 
similar  cleavage  in  the  Conservative  party. 
The  new  war  taxes  have  cooled  the  ardor 
of  some,  and  others,  while  theoretically  ap- 
proving of  the  war,  have  come  to  the  eon- 


John  Fiske. 


elusion  that  the  price  of  victory  is  too  great. 
Altogether,  the  web  of  British  politics  is 
decidedly  tangled.  The  Conservative  party 
can  only  go  on  doing  what  it  has  been  doing 
without  success  for  the  last  two  years,  in 
hope  that  the  end  will  come  soon;  and  the 
Liberals  can  do  nothing  but  denounce  it  as 
all  wrong  without  suggesting  a  better 
course,  and  wait  for  a  leader  to  come  to  the 
front  who  has  something   positive  to  offer. 

•J* 

The  sudden  death  of  Prof. 

John  Fiske,  historian  and 
lecturer,  on  July  4,  leaves  a  wide  gap  in 
the  ranks  of  American  scholarship.  He 
had  already  produced  much,  but,  at  the  age 
of  fifty- nine  with  boundless  energy  and 
apparently  unlimited  physical  endurance, 
he  seemed  only  at  the  zenith  of  his  power 
and  activity.  The  boyhood  of  Prof.  Fiske 
exhibited  a  degree  of  precocity  which  can 
be  compared  only  with  Macaulay  and  John 
Stuart  Mill  and,  like  them,  the  extraordin- 
ary promise  of  his  early  attainments  was 
fulfilled  in  his  mature  development.  In 
two  fields  he  has  performed  noteworthy 
service.  In  his  two  little  volumes,  "The 
Destiny  of  Man"  and  "The  Idea  of  God," 
he  gave  to  theistie  evolution  as  clear  and 
convincing  a  statement  as  it  has  ever  re- 
ceived. His  chief  work,  however,  was  as  a 
historian.  Since  severing  his  connection 
with  Harvard  University  twenty  years  ago, 
he  has  had  in  preparation  a  series  of  works 
on  American  history.  About  seven  volumes 
of  this  have  already  been  published,  be- 
ginning with  "The  Discovery  of  America" 
and  ending  with  "The  Critical  Period  of 
American  History,"  i.  e.,  the  formation  of 
the  Constitution.  For  solid  historical 
scholarship  combined  with  vividness  of 
presentation,  these  works  are  without  a 
superior  in  their  field  and  have  few  equals 
in  the  domain  of  history.  The  completion 
of  the  series  down  to  date,  which  would  re- 
quire five  or  six  more  volumes,  would  have 
given  us  undoubtedly  the  best  history. of 
America  in  existence.  Prof.  Fiske  was  to 
have  participated  in  the  celebration  of  the 
one  thousandth  anniversary  of  the  death  of 
King  Alfred  at  Winchester,  England,  in 
the  present  month,  and  his  address  on  this 
occasion  was  looked  forward  to  as  an  event 
in  Anglo-American  scholarship. 


Washington 

Memorial 

Institution. 


For  many  years  there  has 
been  a  general  feeling  that 
our  public  educational  sys  - 
tem  would  not  be  complete  until  there  was 
organized  at  Washington  a  great  national 
university,  which  would  have  behind  it  the 
resources  of  the  federal  government  and 
would  afford  equipment  and  conditions  as 
nearly  perfect  as  possible  for  advanced 
graduate  study.  It  has  generally  been  as- 
sumed that  such  an  institution  would  be  ex- 
clusively a  post-graduate  school  for  the 
training  of  specialists.     Last  month,  with 


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THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


July  ii,  19  n 


very  little  noise  and  ceremony,  a  plan  was 
inaugurated  which  virtually  meets  these  re- 
quirements so  far  as  scientific  work  is  con- 
cerned. The  fact  may  not  be  generally 
realized,  but  our  government  has  the  great- 
est plant  in  the  world  for  scientific  investi- 
gation. The  maintenance  of  it  costs  $10,- 
000,000  a  year,  a  sum  nearly  equal  to  the 
total  endowment  of  our  richest  university. 
By  act  of  Congress,  the  heads  of  depart- 
ments and  directors  of  bureaus  and  labora- 
tories have  been  authorized  to  admit 
student  workers  for  advanced  graduate  work 
of  a  practical  sort.  No  degrees  will  be 
granted  and  no  tuition  charged;  in  some 
cases  the  students  will  even  receive  paygfor 
what  they  do.  It  is  the  expectation  that 
students  who  are  working  for  advanced  de- 
grees can  come  here  for  a  period  and  on 
returning  to  their  own  universities  get 
credit  for  the  work  done  here.  The  list'of 
directors  of  the  Washington  Memorial  In- 
stitution, as  this  new  scientific  school  is 
called,  includes  many  of  the  best  known 
educators  in  the  country  and  every  name  in 
the  list  has  a  national  reputation.  Among 
the  university  presidents  on  the  board  j  are 
Pres.  Hadley  of  Yale,  Pres.  Northrop  of 
Wisconsin,  Pres.  Harper  of  Chicago,  Pres. 
Pritchard  of  Massachusetts  Institute  of 
Technology  and  Ex-Pres.  Gilman  of  Johns 
Hopkins.  The  plan  which  is  being  put  in- 
to operation  is  doubly  commendable  since 
it  not  only  provides  an  institution  of  the 
highest  order  for  strictly  specialized  scien- 
tific work,  but  also  utilizes  economically  the 
vast  equipment  of  the  various  federal  de- 
partments so  that  the  greatest  possible  ed- 
ucational value  is  received  with  the  least 
possible  extra  expenditure. 

J- 
The  Congo  While    the     troubles    in 

Free  Stsvte.  South  Africa  are  still  un- 

settled, a  set  of  complications  has  arisen 
touching  the  Congo  Free  State  in  central 
and  west  Africa.  By  agreement  of  the 
European  Powers  which  participated  in 
the  Berlin  Conference  in  1885,  a  vast  terri- 
tory, including  most  of  the  Congo  valley 
and  touching  the  west  coast  of  Africa  at 
the  mouth  of  the  Congo  River,  was  set 
apart  as  an  independent  state  under  the 
absolute  sovereignty  of  Leopold  II,  King 
of  Belgium.  With  the  exception  of  cer- 
tain conditions  stipulated  by  the  Powers, 
including  freedom  of  trade  and  navigation 
and  the  abolition  of  the  slave  trade,  Leo- 
pold is  more  absolute  in  the  Congo  Free 
State  than  the  Czar  of  Russia  is  in  Russia, 
and  even  these  conditions  are  successfully 
evaded.  There  is  no  connection  between 
Belgium  and  the  Congo  Free  State  except 
that  they  have  a  common  monarch.  The 
extortionate  taxes  on  rubber  and  ivory 
which  are  demanded  from  the  natives  do 
not  go  into  the  Belgian  national  treasury, 
but  enrich  the  king's  private  purse.  At 
the  time  this  arrangement  wa3  made, 
Leopold  not  only  agreed  to  bequeath  his 
rights  in  the  Congo  to  the  Belgian  govern- 
ment but  promised  to  allow  annexation 
before  his  death.  The  Belgian  parliament 
is  now  ready  to  annex  and  has  so  voted, 
but  the  king,  having  found  in  his  African 
subjects  a  rich  source  of  revenue,  has  no 
mind  to  allow  this  revenue  to  be  transferred 
from  his  private  purse  to  the  general  treas- 
ury. Leopold  is  a  keen  trader  and  has 
apparently  never  looked  upon  the  Congo 
State  in  any  other  light  than  as  a  source  of 
revenue.    It  is  one  of  the   worst    g^vern^d 


parts  of  the  earth's  surface.  The  dispute 
between  the  king  and  the  parliament  is  a 
purely  commercial  question  as  to  whether 
the  king  or  the  government  shall  get  the 
millions  that  are  being  extorted  from  the 
inhabitants  of  the  Congo  Free  State. 


J* 


Privateers 
or  Pira.tes 


It  is  reported  that  ex- 
President  Kruger  is  con- 
sidering the  advisability  of  issuing  letters 
of  marque  commissioning  privateers  to 
prey  on  British  commerce  and  that  certain 
friends  of  the  Boers  threaten  to  fit  out 
privateers  whether  letters  of  marque  are 
issued  or  not.  It  really  makes  little  differ- 
ence. It  is  not  likely  that  the  Powers 
would  recognize  Mr.  Kruger's  right  to 
issue  letters  of  marque  as  a  de  facto  ruler, 
and  it  is  equally  unlikely  that  they  would 
in  any  case  respect  commissions  authoriz- 
ing this  irregular  and  antiquated  form  of 
naval  warfare.  As  the  civilized  Powers 
now  interpret  the  rules  of  war,  privateer- 
ing practically  amounts  to  piracy,  and 
there  is  not  a  respectable  navy  on  the  sea 
that  would  not  co-operate  in  suppressing 
it  regardless  of  sympathy  for  its  supposed 
beneficiaries. 


& 


Resignation 
of  Mr.  Da.wes 


Charles  G.  Dawes,  comp- 
troller of  the  currency, 
has  resigned  his  office  to  become  candidate 
for  an  Illinois  senatorship  which  will  be 
vacant  when  Senator  Mason's  term  expires. 
Since  the  senatorial  election  does  not  occur 
until  January,  1903,  and  the  legislature 
which  is  to  choose  the  senator  will  not  be 
elected  until  about  sixteen  months  from  the 
present  time,  it  will  be  seen  that  Mr. 
Dawes  proposes  to  take  a  long  run  before 
making  his  jump  for  the  senatorial  seat. 
His  resignation  is  the  result  of  pressure 
brought  to  bear  not  only  by  Senator  Mason, 
who  will  probably  be  his  rival  in  the  con- 
test, but  also  by  those  who  considered  that 
his  avowed  candidacy  while  holding  office 
was  an  embarrassment  to  the  administra- 
tion. It  is  an  open  secret  that  the  admin- 
istration does  not  wish  Senator  Mason  to 
be  re-elected  and  the  influence  which 
emanates  from  Washington  will  be  against 
him  if  he  enters  the  contest. 


Prince 
Hohenlohe. 


The  second  chancellor 
of  the  German  Empire, 
Prince  Clovis  Hohenlohe-Schillingsfuerst, 
died  last  Saturday  at  the  age  of  eighty- 
two.  He  had  only  recently  retired  from 
his  high  office,  in  which  he  was  succeeded 
by  Count  von  Buelow.  He  had  been  in- 
timately connected  with  Bavarian  and 
German  politics  for  more  than  sixty  years 
and  took  a  prominent  part  in  the  events 
preceding  and  following  the  organization 
of  the  German  Empire  in  1870.  Succeed- 
ing Bismarck  as  chancellor,  he  has  never 
been  considered  a  vigorous  character  in 
that  capacity  and  it  has  been  the  popular 
opinion  that  the  emperor  was  virtually  his 
own  chancellor.  His  retirement  from  office 
was  due  partly  to  old  age  and  partly  to 
disapproval  of  the  emperor's  aggressive 
policy  in  China. 

J* 
Free  Trade  for    The  Porto  Rican  legisla- 
Porto  Rico.  £Ure  has  pas3e(j  a  resolu- 

tion calling  the  President's  attention  to  the 
fact  that  it  has  now  made  provision  to  meet 
the  expenses  of  the  government  by  inter- 
nal taxation  and  requesting  that,  in   con- 


formity with  the  Foraker  law,  he  issue  a 
proclamation  abolishing  the  fifteen  percent, 
tariff  between  that  island  and  the  United 
States.  Gov.  Allen  has  given  his  approval 
to  this  resolution  and  the  President  has 
signified  his  intention  to  issue  such  a  proc- 
lamation inaugurating  free  trade  on  July 
25,  as  the  Porto  Ricans  request.  This  is 
the  day  on  which  the  island  first  came  un- 
der the  American  flag.  Commerce  between 
Porto  Rico  and  the  United  States  has 
nearly  doubled  in  the  past  two  years. 

Gen.  Wood  is  recovering 
from  an  attack  of  typhoid 
fever  at  Havana. 

Civil  government  in  the  Philippines  be- 
gins with  $4,000,000  in  the  insular  treasury 
— not  a  bad  sum  to  set  up  housekeeping  on. 

Minister  Wu  made  a  Fourth  of  July  ad- 
dress in  the  very  cradle  of  liberty,  Inde- 
pendence Hall,  Philadelphia. 

A  train  was  held  up  in  Montana  a  few 
days  ago  and  the  robbers  secured  $30,000. 
So  long  as  such  events  continue  to  trans- 
pire, the  East  can  never  be  persuaded  that 
the  West  has  ceased  to  be  wild  and  woolly. 

J.  P.  Morgan  and  his  associates,  who  own 
the  Northern  Pacific  with  connections  to 
the  Atlantic  Coast  and  recently  bought  the 
Leyland  Line  of  transatlantic  steamers, 
have  now  succeeded  in  girdling  the  globe 
by  purchasing  the  Glen  Line  which  runs 
from  London  to  Tacoma  via  the  Suez 
Canal  and  the  Mediterranean  Sea. 

The  United  States  Minister  at  Constanti- 
nople is  to  make  a  demand  on  the  Sultan 
for  the  $90,000  which  he  owes  to  our  gov- 
ernment and  the  demand  is  to  be  backed 
up  with  war  ships.  This  announcement 
is  made  in  good  faith,  but  it  has  a  strange- 
ly familiar  sound.  It  appears  as  regularly 
as  Standard  Oil  dividends,  but  the  "Sultan 
still  holds  on  to  the  $90,000. 

The  strike  of  the  Amalgamated  Associa- 
tion of  steel  workers  is  believed  to  be  about 
at  an  end.  It  is  the  last  phase  of  the 
machinists'_strike  of  two  months'ago.  The 
nine-hour  day  has  been  granted  by  nearly 
all  of  the  mills,  but  the  demand  that  all 
non-union  mills  be  unionized  has  been  re- 
ceived less  favorably.  The  dispute  is  now 
between  the  Amalgamated  Association  and 
the  United  States  Steel  Corporation,  of 
which  Mr.  Schwab  is  president. 

It  is  stated  by  the  Philadelphia  Press 
that  a  million  dollars  was  spent  in  the  re- 
cent session  of  the  Pennsylvania  Legisla- 
ture in  buying  votes  for  franchise  legisla- 
tion. Some  individual  votes  brought  as 
much  as  $35,000.  The  franchise  manipula- 
tors mu9t  have  been  caught  "short"  or  they 
never  would  have  paid  such  prices.  There 
is  not  a  purchasable  man  in  the  Pennsyl- 
vania Legislature  who  is  worth  any  such 
sum,  but  a  bull  market  sometimes  carries 
prices  to  an  unreasonable  figure. 

An  anonymous  donor  is  reported  to  have 
given  $100,000  to  establish  a  professorship 
of  the  Chinese  language  and  literature  at 
Columbia  University  on  the  ground  that  our 
increasingly  intimate  relations  with  China 
demand  a  better  acquaintance  with  her 
language  and  her  classics.  Courses  in  this 
department  are  not  likely  to  be  overcrowd- 
ed and  will  not  be  pursued  for  general  cul- 
ture, but  they  may  be  of  great  service  to 
the  prospective  missionary,  merchant  or 
consular  representative  in  China. 


July  ii    rc^oi 


THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


869 


Bearing   Witness  to  the 
Truth. 

History  furnishes  no  sublimer  example  of 
heroism  than  the  incident  in  the  life  of 
Jesus  in  which  He  is  confronted  by  Pilate 
and  demanded  to  answer  whether  indeed 
He  be  a  King.  The  Roman  governor  held 
in  his  hand  the  power  of  life  or  death.  The 
answer  of  Jesus  is  that  He  was  born  into 
the  world  that  He  might  bear  witness  to 
the  truth.  He  was  there  a  prisoner  at 
Pilate's  bar  because  He  was  faithful  to 
that  mission.  If  He  had  kept  silent,  instead 
of  speaking  the  truth  that  was  in  Him,  He 
might  have  avoided  this  fate.  But  it  was 
no  part  of  his  program  to  save  His  life  at 
the  expense  of  the  truth.  He  must  accom- 
plish his  mission,  come  life  or  death.  As 
we  look  back  now  across  the  chasm  of  the 
centuries  at  that  pale  Figure,  declaring  the 
purpose  of  His  mission  to  the  Roman  gov- 
ernor, and  heroically  facing  death  rather 
than  swerve  from  the  truth,  our  hearts  go 
out  to  Him  in  unstinted  admiration — yea, 
in  adoring  worship. 

What  were  some  of  the  truths  to  which 
Jesus  bore  witness?  There  is,  first  of  all, 
the  truth  of  God's  fatherhood.  He  taught 
that  the  earth  contains  but  one  family,  and 
God  is  its  Father;  that  He  loves  all  men 
irrespective  of  race,  nationality  or  degree 
of  civilization.  This  truth  was  most  offen- 
sive to  Jewish  pride  and  exclusiveness. 
They  expected  their  Messiah  to  champion 
the  cause  of  the  Jews  as  against  the  Gen- 
tile world.  But  Jesus  testified  to  the  uni- 
versality of  God's  fatherhood.  He  also 
bore  witness  to  a  spiritual  kingdom  founded 
on  truth  and  righteousness,  the  character 
of  whose  citizenship  is  described  in  the 
beatitudes.  These  qualities  of  citizenship 
— the  poor  in  spirit,  hungering  and  thirst- 
ing after  righteousness,  meekness,  lovers 
and  makers  of  peace,  pure  in  heart,  endur- 
ing persecution  for  truth's  sake — were 
diametrically  opposed  to  the  popular  con- 
ceptions of  the  times.  He  also  emphasized 
the  internal  as  against  the  external,  and 
made  purity  of  heart  an  essential  condition 
of  seeing  God.  Not  ceremonies  and  out- 
ward ordinances,  but  a  purified  heart  and 
an  obedient  spirit  were  the  essential  things. 
This,  too,  laid  the  axe  of  reform  at  the  root 
of  Jewish  teaching.  Jesus  laid  supreme 
emphasis  upon  the  life  hereafter,  or  the 
life  of  the  soul,  attaching  little  importance 
to  the  life  of  the  body.  Men  were  taught 
to  fear,  not  him  who  has  the  power  to  de- 
stroy the  body  alone,  but  Him  who  has  the 
power  to  destroy  both  soul  and  body. 

These  were  all  unwelcome  truths.  No 
one  knew  that  better  than*  Jesus.  They 
were,  however,  necessary  truths.  Humanity 
could  not  reach  its  true  goal,  nor  God's 
purposes  concerning  men  be  realized,  until 
these  truths  become  recognized  as  funda- 
mental in  the  life  of  the  world.  He  de- 
clared it  to  be  His  mission  to  bear  witness 
to  the  truth,  not  by  word  alone,  but  by  the 
life  which  He  lived,  by  the  deeds  which  He 
wrought.  "Every  plant,"  He  declared, 
"which  my  heavenly  Father  hath  not 
planted,  must  be  rooted  up."  This,  of 
course,  brought  Him  into  direct  antagonism 
with  the  religious  authorities  of  His  time. 
His  name  was  cast  out  of  the  synagogue  as 
evil.  He  was  denounced  as  a  heretic,  an 
overthrower  of  kingdoms,  a  fanatic,  and 
even  as  in  league  with  Beelzebub.  Strange 
treatment,  this,  for  One  who  came  to  teach 


the  world  the  truth!  And  yet,  has  it  not 
been  the  fate  of  all  reformers  since  the 
world  began? 

And  this  brings  us  to  the  practical  point 
of  this  article :  It  is  quite  possible  for  us 
to  admire  the  heroism  of  Jesus  while  we 
are  false  to  His  example  in  the  sphere  in 
which  we  are  called  to  serve  Him.  We 
need  not  argue  that  Jesus  expects  us  also 
to  bear  witness  to  the  truth  according  to 
the  measure  of  light  which  we  have.  Are 
we  doing  that?  Are  preachers,  editors, 
teachers  and  public  officials  in  the  state, 
loyal  to  this  example  of  Christ?  Do  we 
allow  considerations  of  personal  ease,  pop- 
ularity or  pecuniary  reward  to  determine 
what  truths  we  shall  utter  and  what  we 
shall  withhold  from  the  public?  Is  there 
not  a  vast  amount  of  what  is  known  as 
"playing  to  the  gallery,"  even  in  religious 
journalism  and  in  the  pulpit,  to  say  noth- 
ing of  the  secular  press  and  the  political 
rostrum?  We  think  no  one  who  is  a  care- 
ful observer  of  what  is  going  on  in  the 
world  can  deny  that  such  is  the  case.  It  is 
this  fact  that  fetters  all  progress,  whether 
in  the  sphere  of  education,  religion,  poli- 
tics or  business.  If  Christ's  church  would 
be  true  to  the  example  of  its  Founder,  it 
must  also  bear  witness  to  the  truth,  and 
only  by  so  doing  can  it  accomplish  its  mis- 
sion   in    the    world. 

A  little  reflection  will  suffice  to  show  that 
the  cause  of  Christ  is  best  subserved  and 
the  progress  of  his  kingdom  most  speedily 
advanced  by  each  disciple  of  Christ,  in  his 
station  in  life,  bearing  witness  to  the  truth 
as  God  gives  him  to  see  it.  This  is  neces- 
sary, not  only  in  the  public  positions  in 
Church  and  State,  but  in  the  private  call- 
ings of  life.  We  are  coming,  happily,  to 
ignore  the  distinction,  which  once  prevailed 
too  largely,  between  what  have  been  known 
as  the  secular  and  religious  callings.  It  is 
now  seen  and  realized,  more  than  ever  be- 
fore, perhaps,  that  one  may  serve  God  ac- 
ceptably in  every  calling  which  ministers 
to  any  legitimate  want  of  men.  It  should 
be  the  supreme  aim  of  every  one  wishing 
to  live  the  Christian  life,  to  so  use  his  call- 
ing, whether  it  be  a  public  or  a  private  one, 
as  to  make  it  bear  witness  to  the  truth. 
This  can  be  done  in  the  home,  on  the  farm 
and  in  the  shop,  as  well  as  in  the  pulpit,  in 
the  editorial  office,  on  public  platforms,  or 
in  legislative  halls.  Have  we  any  right  to 
call  ourselves  Christians — that  is,  followers 
of  Christ — unless  we  are,  according  to  the 
measure  of  our  ability,  thus  bearing  wit- 
ness to  the  truth  in  all  our  relations  in  life? 
If  we  answer  this  negatively,  as  it  seems  to 
us  we  must,  then  this  question  of  witness- 
bearing  for  the  truth  becomes  one  of  su- 
preme, practical  and  personal  importance 
to  every  one  of  us. 

J* 

The  difference  between  temperance  and 
asceticism  is  not  the  difference  between 
partial  and  total  abstinence  from  things 
harmful.  But  asceticism  looks  upon  the 
cutting  off  of  a  habit  or  a  pleasure  as  vir- 
tuous in  itself,  while  temperance  seeks  its 
reward  in  the  increased  value  of  what  re- 
mains. "The  measure  and  value  of  our 
temperance,"  says  Pres.  Hyde  of  Bowdoin 
College,  ''is  not  the  indulgences  which  we 
lop  off  from  the  branches  of  life  here  and 
there,  but  the  beauty  and  sweetness  and 
worth  of  the  fruit  which  is  borne  by  our 
lives  as  a  whole."  It  is  the  pruned  vine, 
not  the  pruning-ho:>k,  which  bears  fruit. 


"The  Value  of  Miracles." 

We  print  elsewhere  a  brief  article  under 
the  above  title.  Its  author  assures  us  that 
he  has  ho  desire  to  discuss  the  subject  at 
greater  length  and  that  he  will  decline  to 
be  drawn  into  controversy;  he  presents 
simply  a  statement  of  his  own  belief  which 
he  hopes  may  be  helpful  to  others. 

In  saying  that  Christianity  does  not  rest 
solely  or  chiefly  upon  the  New  Testament 
miracles  for  the  proof  of  its  claims,  he  is 
clearly  within  the  bounds  of  conservative 
Christian  thought.  It  is  unquestionably 
true  that  for  most  of  us  belief  in  the 
miracles  follows,  rather  than  precedes, 
belief  in  Jesus  and  becomes  possible  only 
when  we  have  seen  that  his  character  and 
life  were  divinely  perfect.  No  testimony 
would  be  sufficient  to  convince  us  that  God 
had  miraculously  attested  the  divine  Son- 
ship  of  one  whose  life  was  immoral. 

How  many  readers  of  this  paper  are  there 
who  have  investigated  historically  the  evi- 
dence of  the  miracles  said  to  have  been 
wrought  by  Mohammed?  Few,  if  any. 
Yet  most  of  us  feel  justified  in  rejecting 
the  claims  of  the  prophet  and  flatly  deny- 
ing the  miracles  which  are  ascribed  to  him. 
We  do  this  not  because  the  evidence  is 
historically  weak — though  it  is  weak — but 
because  the  life  of  Mohammed,  even  ac- 
cording to  the  claims  of  his  admiring  fol- 
lowers, was  not  the  life  of  an  inspired 
prophet.  The  historical  evidence  which 
attests  the  miracles  of  Jesus  is  strong;  yet 
not  one  believer  in  a  hundred  stops  to  con- 
sider it.  He  knows  the  character  of  Jesus 
and  accepts  the  rest  on  that  ground.  We 
reject  the  miracles  of  Mohammed  and  ac- 
cept those  of  Jesus,  not  because  the  latter 
are  supported  by  stronger  historical  testi- 
mony, but  because  they  are  evidenced  by  a 
character  and  teaching  which  were  still 
more  miraculous. 

It  may  perhaps  be  true  that,  if  Christ 
were  coming  to-day  in  this  scientific  age, 
he  would  not  work  miracles.  But  even  if 
there  were  far  stronger  reasons  than  there 
are  for  assuming  this,  still  there  would  be 
no  excuse  for  an  attempt  to  eliminate  from 
the  New  Testament  the  accounts  of  the 
wondera  there  recorded.  The  suggestion 
betrays  a  gross  misconception  of  the  nature 
of  the  Bible.  It  is  a  record  of  things  that 
have  occurred  and  a  mirror  of  the  actua 
religious  experiences  of  certain  men  in 
certain  periods.  We  can  no  more  make 
over  the  record  of  their  experiences  to  suit 
our  more  scientific  ideas,  than  we  can  make 
over  the  experiences  themselves  after  the 
lapse  of  these  nineteen  or  more  centuries. 

It  was  not  incumbent  upon  the  New  Testa- 
ment writers  to  describe  the  form  in  which 
revelation  would  probably  be  made  in  the 
twentieth  century,  but  only  to  report  the 
revelation  as  it  was  actually  made  in  the 
first  century  and  to  exhibit  the  effect  which 
it  produced  upon  themselves  and  the  men 
of  their  time.  It  is  for  us  to  find  the  abid- 
ing essence  of  that  revelation  and  allow  it 
to  have  the  fullest  possible  effect  upon 
ourselves  and  the  men  of  our  time.  But 
however  slight  may  be  the  evidencing 
value  of  the  miracles  in  these  days,  there 
would  be  no  more  justification  for  eliminat- 
ing from  the  New  Testament  the  record  of 
their  usefulness  in  the  first  century,  than 
there  would  be  for  revising  the  accounts  of 
Caesar's  battles  by  substituting  Krag- 
Jorgensen  rifles  and  thirteen-inch  guns 
for  his  antiquated  javelins  and  catapults. 


870 


THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


July  ii,  19^1 


A  Worthy  School 

No  educational  number  is  large  enough 
to  contain  an  adequate  presentation  of  all 
of  our  schools  which  are  worthy  of  extend- 
ed treatment.  We  therefore  devote  con- 
siderable space  in  this  number  to  one  of 
our  colleges  which,  aside  from  its  general 
efficiency  as  an  educational  institution, 
presents  some  unusual  and  noteworthy 
features.  William  Woods  College  for 
Girls  is  the  outgrowth  and  successor  of  the 
Orphans'  School  of  the  Christian  Church 
of  Missouri.  The  new  name  is  better  than 
the  old,  for  it  not  only  gives  recognition  to 
one  of  the  most  generous  friends  of  the 
institution,  but  it  also  indicates  that  it  is 
an  institution  of  collegiate  dignity. 

One  of  the  weak  points  of  our  educational 
system  is  the  lack  of  adequate  provision 
for  rendering  financial  assistance  to  those 
students  who  need  it.  This  is  one  of  the 
problems  which  we  must  soon  take  up  seri- 
ously and  it  is  not  less  important  than  the 
problem  of  college  endowment.  William 
Woods  College  is  an  institution  which 
solves  this  problem  in  a  somewhat  unique 
manner.  It  is  not  pre-eminently  or  exclu- 
sively a  school  for  orphans,  but  rather  a 
college  which  sets  apart  a  generous  por- 
tiou  of  its  income  for  defraying  the  ex- 
penses of  students  who  need  financial  aid. 
Tais  is  equivalent  to  having  a  students' 
aid  fund — something  which  several  of  our 
schools  have  but  not  to  an  adequate  ex- 
tent. 

There  are  two  ways  to  help  such  a  school 
as  this:  by  endowment  and  by  patronage. 
Those  who  patronize  the  school  can  hive 
the  assurance  that  they  are  getting 
their  money's  worth  and  are  securing  the 
advantages  of  a  first-class  school.  Those 
who  give  their  money  for  its  end iv  neat 
not  only  help  to  provide  for  the  m  liaten- 
ance  of  teachers  and  for  all  the  numerous 
expenses  incident  to  such  an  instic  ition, 
but  help  to  render  its  advantages  available 
to  many  young  women  who  would  other- 
wise be  unable  to  enjoy  them. 
J* 
Notes  and    Comments- 

The  carping  critics  who  have  condemned 
Mr.  Carnegie's  recent  gift  to  the  Scottish 
universities  on  the  ground  that  it  is  "pau- 
perizing education,"  exhibit  a  misconcep- 
tion of  what  it  is  that  gives  worth  and 
dignity  to  education.  Certainly  the  value 
of  education  is  not  measured  by  the  price 
that  is  paid  for  it  or  by  the  difficulty  of 
getting  it.  If  it  were,  we  would  do  well  to 
close  our  public  schools  and  state  universi- 
ties, and  raise  the  tuition  of  all  the  col- 
leges so  that  the  students'  fees  would  pay 
all  running  expenses.  There  is  not  a 
first-class  college  or  university  in  the  coun- 
try in  which  the  students  pay  more  than 
twenty-five  per  cent,  of  the  actual  cost  of 
the  instruction  which  they  receive.  The 
only  way  to  pauperize  education  is  to  pau- 
perize the  educators  by  meager  and  insuf- 
ficient salaries,  which  will  not  allow  them 
to  do  their  best  work.  Let  the  millionaires 
come  on  with  their  endowments  and  we 
will  take  the  risk  of  being  pauperized. 
Who's  afraid? 

Now  that  the  Sunday-school  lessons  are 
again  dealing  with  Genesis,  we  shall  doubt- 
less have  a  revival  of  the  weary  discussion 
about  "Genesis  and  geology,"  with  incon- 
sequential attempts  to  point  out  the  dis- 
crepancies between  the  two  and  the  equally 


futile  attempts  at  reconciling  them.  The 
type  of  mind  which  considers  this  feat  im- 
portant one  way  or  the  other,  may  as  well 
engage  at  its  earliest  leisure  in  an  equally 
edifying  attempt  to  prove  that  Bunyan's 
"Pilgrim's  Progress"  and  "The  Century 
Atlas"  are  either  antagonistic  or  give  each 
other  mutual  confirmation. 

Speaking  of  the  relation  between  science 
and  religion,  the  Interior  shrewdly  says: 
"It  has  been  said  of  our  immense  iron- 
clads that  they  carry  heavy  armor  to  re- 
sist the  heavy  shells  that  never  reach 
them,  and  heavy  guns  to  pierce  the  heavy 
armor  of  other  ships  that  they  never  hit. 
And  when  we  listen  to  a  lumbering  preacher 
belching  pulpit-thunder  against  scientists 
that  he  can't  rea:h,  who  reply  to  him  with 
arguments  that  go  wide  of  his  own  proper 
and  legitimate  defenses,  we  wonder  how 
long  a  kind  providence  will  spare  them  to 
burst  our  ear  drums  with  their  senseless 
cannonade,  and  how  soon  the  Master  of  all 
will  sink  them  to  the  deep  depths  of  learned 
oblivion  and  relieve  the  world  of  all  their 
roar  and  smoke  and  vexing  of  the  seas." 
So  when  the  apologists  have  temporarily 
ceased  from  making  claims  about  Genesis 
which  are  of  no  consequence,  whether  true 
or  false,  and  when  the  "scientists"  have 
ceased  for  a  little  from  passionately  deny- 
ing what  nobody  has  any  religious  interest 
in  affirming,  there  will  be  peace  for  a  space 
so  that  we  can  hear  again  the  whisper  of 
the  still,  small  voice. 

Few  passages  of  Scripture  have  been 
more  abused  than  "Touch  not,  taste  not, 
handle  not."  In  writing  these  words  the 
Apostle  Paul  was  not  giving  a  command, 
but  was  describing  those  ordinances  of  the 
Jewish  law  which  he  condemned  as  no 
longer  binding.  He  had  been  saying  (Col. 
2:16):  "Let  no  man,  therefore,  judge  you 
in  meat  or  in  drink  or  in  respect  of  an  holy 
day  or  of  the  new  moon  or  of  the  Sabbath." 
These  things,  he  says,  are  a  mere  shadow  ; 
they  are  rudiments.  If  ye  be  dead  with 
Christ,  why  not  have  done  with  such  ordi- 
nances which  command  to  "touch  not, 
taste  not,  handle  not"?  We  have  long 
grown  accustomed  to  hearing  this  used  as 
a  text  for  temperance  addresses,  and  now  a 
writer  cites  it  as  authority  for  having 
nothing  to  do  with  the  denominations. 
The  same  writer  quotes  the  words  of 
Revelation  18:4,  "Come  out  of  her 
[Babylon]  that  ye  be  not  partakers  of  her 
sins,"  and  makes  it  an  injunction  to  flee 
from  the  "Babylon  of  sectarianism."  The 
Presbyterian  General  Assembly  has  just 
decided  to  reconsider  its  old  verdict  that 
the  Roman  Catholic  Church  is  the  Babylon 
here  referred  to,  and  it  is  certainly  hard  for 
them  to  find  themselves  within  a  month 
classed  as  a  part  of  that  same  Babylon. 
We  believe  in  temperance  and  we  believe 
in  coming  out  from  sectarianism,  but  it  is 
not  necessary  to  wrest  the  Scriptures  to 
find  proof- texts  in  support  of  these  beliefs. 
Ne 

"It  is  easier  for  a  camel  to  go  through 
the  eye  of  a  needle  than  for  a  religious  di- 
vine to  behold  his  fellow-creatures  as  they 
are."  It  might  be  a  good  idea,  then,  for 
ministers  to  spend  three  months  each  year 
disguised  as  workmen  to  see  men  as  they 
are.  Better  still,  they  might  come  down 
from  their  ecclesiastical  high-horses  and 
stay  down,  and  see  men  as  they  are  all  the 
while. 


Editor's  Ea.sy  Chair 

o  r 

Macatawa  Musings. 

It  is  the  glorious  Fourth.  Edgewood-on 
the-lake  is  draped  with  the  American  flag 
in  various  sizes,  in  common  with  many 
other  cottages.  What  a  starry  flag  it  is 
getting  to  be!  And  each  star  represents  a 
sovereign  state — sovereign  in  its  own 
sphere  of  rights  and  prerogatives — and  yet 
all  under  the  supreme  sovereignty  of  the 
United  States.  The  whole  is  greater  than 
any  of  its  parts.  That  ia  one  of  the  lessons 
taught  by  our  civil  war.  We  have  just 
counted  the  stars  on  one  of  the  little  flags 
and  find  there  are  now  forty-five.  As  it  is 
a  late  edition  it  probably  contains  the  full 
number,  especially  as  Congress  is  not  now 
in  session.  There  are  a  few  territories 
waiting  to  take  their  places  as  states  and  to 
shine  as  stars  in  the  galaxy  of  American 
commonwealths.  These  should  be  ad- 
mitted to  the  dignity  of  statehood  as  soon 
as  they  are  prepared  to  assume  such  re- 
sponsibilities. But  what  about  our  insular 
possessions?  Ought  they  to  become  an 
integral  part  of  our  American  union  and 
take  their  places  in  time  as  stars  on  our 
beautiful  flag?  That  question,  we  are 
aware,  is  loaded  with  politics.  Probably 
we  are  not  now  competent  to  decide  it. 
If,  however,  one  free  and  independent 
citizen  may  be  permitted  to  express  his 
opinion,  subject  to  modification  by  future 
developments,  we  would  say,  let  us  limit 
the  union  of  states  to  the  American  conti- 
nent, and  to  people  of  our  own  language 
and  civilization.  Let  us  nurture  our  island 
possessions  and  train  them  in  the  ways  of 
freedom,  and  when  they  are  capable  of 
caring  for  and  governing  themselves,  set 
them  up  to  housekeeping  as  free  and  in- 
dependent governments,  in  the  family  of 
nations.  Such  a  policy  would  seem  to  best 
comport  with  our  national  dignity,  safety 
and  world-wide  mission  of  benevolence.  If 
this  be  politics,  let  it  be  charged  to  the 
Fourth  of  July. 

"•« 

Lake  Michigan  to-day,  as  if  in  honor  of 
the  Fourth,  has  donned  her  beautiful  robe 
of  many  colors.  Green  and  purple  are  the 
dominant  shades,  with  many  modifications 
of  these,  presenting  an  ever-shifting 
panorama  to  the  eye.  A  gentle  breeze 
from  the  south,  increasing  with  the  day,  is 
raising  white  caps  out  on  the  wide  ex- 
panse of  lake  and  brings  a  cooling  balm  on 
its  wings  from  over  the  water.  It  must  be 
a  hot  day  inland,  for  only  this  lake  breeze 
seems  to  make  life  comfortable  here.  The 
unusually  hot  weather  of  the  past  week 
has  served  to  rapidly  increase  the  popula- 
tion of  this  place.  The  boats  and  the  rail- 
way trains  land  many  people  here  each  day 
now.  These  for  the  most  part  are  old 
habitues  of  the  place,  for  people  never 
seem  to  weary  of  coming  here  once  they  get 
started.  But  there  are  many  new  faces 
who  have  come  on  the  word  of  their  friends 
to  see  for  themselves  what  manner  of 
summer  resort  we  have  here.  Judging 
from  the  number  of  inquiries  we  are  re- 
ceiving from  readers  of  the  Christian- 
Evangelist  the  Disciples  of  Christ  are 
likely  to  be  largely  represented  this  season 
as  usual.  If  we  may  be  permitted  to 
answer  several  inquiries  before  they  are 
sent,  we  would  say  that  hotel  accommoda- 
tions are  good,  at  from  $10  to  $15  per  week. 
There   are   a   limited  number  of  rooms  to 


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rent  in  private  houses,  and  parties  can 
secure  meals  at  hotel  or  at  other  private 
houses.  There  are  cottages  still  to  be 
rented  all  the  way  from  $75  to  $200  for  the 
season.  It  is  about  as  good  luck  to  come 
on  and  make  your  arrangements  after  you 
get  here. 

Eleven  years  ago  we  landed  at  Maeatawa 
Park,  after  a  stormy  voyage  across  the 
lake  on  the  night  of  the  third.  It  was  a 
cold  day  and  there  was  no  room  for  us  in 
the  small  inn  which  was  then  here.  We 
succeeded  in  renting  a  small  cottage  at  a 
large  price  and  remained  for  the  season — 
the  first  St.  Louisans  to  discover  the  place 
and  to  summer  here.  It  was  a  compara- 
tively small  settlement  then  to  what  it  is 
now.  There  was  something  in  the  atmos- 
phere, the  scenery,  the  society,  the  fishing, 
which  got  hold  of  us  and  we  have  been  com- 
ing here  ever  since.  Now  it  is  like  a  second 
home  to  us.  The  coming  of  so  many  friends 
has  greatly  added  to  the  attractiveness  of 
the  place.  We  feel  that  Maeatawa  Park 
has  probably  added  several  years  to  our 
life.  On  the  second  day  of  this  month  the 
heads  of  the  household  at  Edgewood- 
on-the-lake  celebrated  their  thirty-third 
wedding  anniversary.  For  the  benefit  of 
any  bachelor  who  may  read  these  lines  we 
will  add  that  we  are  thirty-three  times  as 
glad  now  that  we  got  married,  as  we  were 
at  the  time,  and  that  we  have  thirty-three 
times  greater  appreciation  of  the  wisdom 
of  our  choice  now  than  we  had  then  The 
celebration  was  very  quiet.  Bro.  and  Sister 
Hallack  furnished  the  launch  and  we  the 
lunch,  and  the  wedding  tour  consisted  of  a 
ride  up  Blajk  Lake  beyond  Point  Superior, 
where  we  fished  awhile,  ate  supper,  includ- 
ing ice  cream  served  in  wooden  dishes, 
under  the  shade  of  the  trees,  and  back 
home  again  in  the  gloaming.  It  is  our 
purpose  to  round  out  a  half  century  of 
married  life — if  we  live  long  enough. 

Among  the  arrivals  since  our  last  record 
,  is  an  interesting  personality  from  the  west- 
ern part  of  Missouri,  who  bears  the  familiar 
patronymic  of  Jones,  whose  ancestors  doubt- 
.  less  came  originally  from  Wales.  There 
are  several  Joneses  in  Missouri,  but  this 
one  wears  his  classical  degree  of  A.  B.  in 
front.  He  is  a  little  gray,  and  sometimes 
imagines  he  is  getting  old,  but  whoso 
comes  against  the  sharp  edge  of  his  logic 
will  agree  that  age  has  not  dulled  his 
reasoning  faculties.  He  is  the  author  of  a 
recent  book  which  sums  up  the  net  results 
of  his  religious  thinking  on  several  im- 
portant questions.  If  you  have  not  read 
"The  Spiritual  Side  of  our  Plea,"  you  are 
probably  doing  yourself  injustice.  This 
Jones  is  devouring  new  books  continually, 
and  lives  in  the  highlands  of  religious 
thought.  He  seems  to  have  no  idea  about 
stopping  learning  and  growing.  We  per- 
suaded him  a  few  days  ago  to  descend  from 
his  aerial  heights  long  enough  to  take  a 
bath — we  mean,  of  course,  a  plunge  in 
Lake  Michigan.  When  we  succeeded  in 
getting  him  arrayed  in  one  of  our  extra 
bath  suits  he  surveyed  himself,  and,  with 
an  injured  look,  asked,  "Do  you  pretend 
to  tell  me  that  I  am  to  walk  out  of  this 
room  and  down  to  the  lake- side  in  this 
garb?"  We  assured  him  that  such  was  the 
custom  here,  and  that  his  dignity  would 
suffer  no  permanent  injury  by  conforming 


to  the  custom.  When  once  in  the  water 
he  enjoyed  it  like  a  porpoise,  but  confessed 
to  us,  rather  shamefacedly,  that  it  was  the 
first  time  he  had  ever  gone  in  swimming 
with  women!  He  has  rented  "Earl  Villa," 
on  the  heights  near  the  Auditorium,  and 
his  family  will  be  here  in  a  few  days.  Bro. 
Earl  sails  for  England  in  a  short  time. 

The  friends  of  the  Bible  College  at  Co- 
lumbia, Mo.,  will  be  glad  to  learn  that 
Charles  B.  Newnan,  pastor  of  the  Central 
Christian  Church  at  Detroit,  Mich.,  for  the 
past  eight  years,  has  agreed  to  take  up  the 
work  there  with  the  beginning  of  the  next 
session  in  September.  Bro.  Newnan  is  a 
native  of  Missouri,  a  graduate  of  Christian 
University,  and  a  preacher  of  recognized 
ability  and  power.  He  has  for  several 
years  been  giving  special  attention  to 
Bible  study  and  Bible  teaching,  having 
conducted  a  Bible  club  in  Detroit  for  three 
years,  and  having  for  a  number  of  years 
conducted  a  Bible  Institute  in  connection 
with  Fountain  Park  Assembly.  He  is  now 
to  give  his  entire  time  to  this  work  for  the 
benefit  of  the  students  of  the  University  of 
Missouri,  in  connection  with  Bro.  Moore, 
who  will  give  a  part  of  his  time  to  the  same 
work.  He  will  take  a  special  course  in  the 
summer  school  of  the  University  of  Chi- 
cago this  summer.  He  is  an  enthusiastic 
student  of  the  Bible,  and  has  an  unusual 
faculty  of  imparting  to  others  what  he  has 
learned.  He  ran  over  from  Detroit  re- 
cently and  spent  a  day  with  us  at  the  Park, 
and  we  greatly  enjoyed  our  fellowship  with 
him  for  the  day.  This  is  the  beginning  of 
an  enlargement  of  the  work  at  Columbia, 
which,  we  believe,  will  result  in  realizing 
to  a  good  degree  what  the  friends  of  that 
enterprise  have  had  in  view  from  the  be- 
ginning. Bro.  B.  B.  Tyler's  recent  con- 
gratulation over  the  fact  of  our  having  an 
"adequate  endowment"  for  that  work 
needs  qualification.  We  need  at  least 
$200,000  to  carry  out  our  plans.  We  have 
one-fourth  of  that  amount.  But  the  rest 
will  come  now  that  the  permanency  of  the 
institution  is  assured. 

Edgewood  on-the  lake,  July  J,  1901. 

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Questions  a^nd  Answers 

A  brother  gifted  in  the  art  of  multiplying 
questions,  sends  us  a  list  of  21  interrogation 
points,  the  substance  and  import  of  which 
may  be  stated  thus :  May  we,  the  churches 
known  as  Christian,  or  Churches  of  Christ, 
nnite  with  other  churches  in  evangelistic 
and  other  services  and  be  true  to  the  doc- 
trine we  hold  and  teach  as  religious  re- 
formers? 

We  cannot  possibly  do  the  work  we  have 
been  sent  to  do  without  manifesting  the 
spirit  of  unity  toward  all  who  love  and 
serve  Jesus  Christ.  We  know  that  in  the 
past  it  has  sometimes  been  very  difficult 
and,  under  certain  peculiar  and  exceptional 
circumstances,  perhaps  impossible,  with 
proper  self-respect,  to  unite  in  union  evan- 
gelistic services.  These  have  been  the  ex- 
ceptions to  the  rule,  however,  where  very 
narrow  men  were  at  the  helm.  When  any 
union  meeting  is  carried  on  in  a  manner 
which  commands  the  respect  and  good  will 
of  the  community,  it  is  altogether  advisable 
to  co-operate  with  it  on  a  basis  of  entire 
equality  with  other  co-operating  churches. 
More  than  that,  our  churches  might  much 


more  frequently  than  has  been  the  case  in 
the  past,  take  the  initiative  in  planning 
these  union  meetings,  and  in  securing  the 
right  kind  of  an  evangelist  and  in  inviting 
all  Christian  people  to  co-operate.  If  some 
of  them  should  object,  on  the  ground  that 
the  subject  of  baptism  would  generate  dif- 
ferences of  opinion,  why  not  propose  to 
substitute,  for  any  sermon  on  that  subject, 
Bible  readings  in  which  all  the  Scriptures 
bearing  on  the  subject  should  be  read,  the 
congregation  bringing  their  Bibles  and 
participating  in  the  reading.  The  evange- 
list need  not  add  a  word  of  comment. 
Those  who  would  object  to  that  course 
might  be  omitted  from  the  co-operation. 
This  plan  would  be  a  test  of  confidence  in 
the  scripturalness  of  the  teaching  and  prac- 
tice of  the  various  churches.  One  of  our 
most  successful  evangelists,  we  understand, 
feels  that  to  be  the  most  successful  method 
of  presenting  the  subject  in   his   meetings. 

As  to  other  kinds  of  union  service,  there 
is  temperance  work,  care  for  the  poor, 
down- town  missions,  caring  for  orphans, 
and  all  movements  looking  to  social  prog- 
ress and  the  moral  welfare  of  the  commu- 
nity, in  which  Christian  people  might  well 
manifest  their  unity  by  working  together 
as  brethren.  There  ought  to  be  much  more 
co-operation  among  the  churches  in  estab- 
lishing higher  institutions  of  learning,  and 
there  must  be  in  the  future,  if  Christian 
schools  are  to  hold  their  own  with  state  in- 
stitutions. Why  should  not  all  Protestants 
in  the  city  of  St.  Louis,  for  instance, 
patronize  Washington  University?  What 
need  have  Baptists,  Methodists,  Presby- 
terians, etc.,  to  establish  a  university  or 
college  at  Des  Moines,  la.,  or  contiguous 
thereto?  Isn't  Drake  University  capable 
of  serving  the  educational  needs  of  that 
entire  community?  As  a  matter  of  fact  all 
these  institutions  do  contain  students  of 
various  religious  denominations,  and  there 
is  no  reason  why  they  should  not  contain 
more,  rather  than  that  new  institutions  be 
started  to  struggle  and  starve. 

Much  depends  upon  the  spirit  which  we 
manifest  toward  other  religious  bodies,  as 
to  the  possibilities  of  united  effort.  A 
pharisaic  spirit  never  was  and  never  will 
be  successful  in  promoting  unity.  Those 
who  imagine  themselves  to  be  upon  a  lofty 
pedestal  and  talk  doivn  to  others,  are  not 
likely  to  find  them  in  a  co-operative  mood. 
If  we  assume  that  we  have  nothing  more  to 
learn,  and  that  to  the  extent  other  people 
differ  from  us  they  are  wrong,  we  may 
pride  ourselves  on  our  "glorious  isolation," 
but  as  promoters  of  union  we  would  be  a 
colossal  failure.  Such  sentiments  as  "Let 
each  esteem  others  better  than  himself;" 
"Look  not  every  man  upon  his  own  things, 
but  also  upon  the  things  of  others;"  "Be 
not  wise  in  your  own  conceit;"  "In  honor, 
preferring  one  another,"  are  worth  more 
in  any  union  movement  than  the  clearest 
intellectual  apprehension  of  truth.  If  we 
are  true  to  our  mission  we  must  show  the 
spirit  of  unity  as  well  as  the  scriptural 
basis. 

Was  there  a  town  and  a  Christian  church  mi  the 
Me  of  Patmos  where  tlie  apoxtle  John  was  ban- 
ished? Phoebe  C.  Summers. 

There  was  neither. 

How  long  after  the  day  of  Pentecost  did  Saul's 
conversion  occur?  James  Lumfoid. 

It  was  probably  about  seven  years. 


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THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


July  ii,  1901 


TKe  Study  of  Bird-Sorvg 


In  this  month  of  July  begin — for  lovers 
of  bird  song — "the  melancholy  days,  the 
saddest  of  the  year,"  for  before  it  passes 
the  song  season  is  over.  There  are,  it  is 
true,  two  or  three  faithful  ones  who  do  not 
desert  us  entirely.  As  Thoreau  says, 
"Some  birds  are  poets  and  sing  all  sum- 
mer." Such  are  the  happy  song  sparrow, 
the  cheery  robin  and  the  dainty  indigo 
bird.  But  all  the  thrushes  have  fallen  to 
silence;  orioles  and  bobolinks  have  sub- 
sided into  demure  heads  of  families,  de- 
voting themselves  exclusively  to  training 
the  rising  generation,  with  thoughts  al- 
ready beginning  to  turn  toward  the  long 
journey  before  them. 

Bird  song  has  not  been  so  thoroughly 
studied  as  it  deserves,  but  enough  is  known 
to  make  it  deeply  interesting.  The  old 
notions  that  birds  are  limited  to  two  or 
three  expressions,  and  that  all  of  the 
species  exactly  reproduce  the  notes  of  one 
another,  have  long  been  exploded  among 
those  who  have  given  serious  attention  to 
our  little  brothers.  Mr.  Cheney,  who 
studied  the  matter  critically,  and  has  given 
us  a  book  of  bird  songs  carefully  reduced 
to  our  musical  scale,  recognizes  a  great 
difference  between  individuals  of  the  same 
species.  "I  find  more  and  more  that  birds 
extemporize,"  he  says,  "and  that  those  of 
the  same  species  do  not  sing  alike."  This 
must  be  the  experience  of  every  close 
student  who  has  a  musical  ear. 

Nig 

Besides  the  fact  that  very  early  two  birds 
of  a  species  sing  the  same  song,  it  is  inter- 
esting to  note  that  many  of  them — most, 
indeed,  that  I  have  studied — have  certain 
different,  well-defined  utterances,  which 
may  be  classed  as:  The  love  song,  the  com- 
mon song  (of  great  variety),  the  whisper 
song,  the  flight  song. 

The  love  song  is  that  which  blesses  us  on 
the  arrival  of  the  birds  in  wooing  mood.  It 
is  ecstatic,  and  probably  the  best  a  bird  can 
do.  To  enjoy  it  one  needs  to  be  not  only 
up  early  in  the  morning,  but  in  the  fields 
promptly  with  the  opening  of  the  season. 
For  when  the  bride  is  won,  the  home  es- 
tablished and  the  singer  settled  down  to 
entertain  his  mate  and  await  the  time  when 
the  cherished  shells  give  up  their  precious 
contents  and  nests  are  "brimming  over 
with  the  load  of  downy  breasts  and  throb- 
bing wings,"  the  song  becomes  the  calmly 
happy,  characteristic  and  greatly  varied 
utterance  which  we  may  call  the  common 
song.  It  is  then  that  the  bird  has  leisure 
to  vary,  change  and  elaborate  his  theme, 
and  it  is  a  particularly  interesting  time  to 
study  him. 

Sometimes  one  may  be  so  happy  as  to  over- 
hear what  I  have  called  the  bird's  whisper 
song.  One  must  be  very  near  and  very  un- 
obtrusive, for  it  can  be  heard  only  at  the 
distance  of  a  few  yards,  being  delivered  with 
nearly  or  quite  closed  beak,  and  by  no 
means  intended  for  the  public  ear.  There 
is  a  dreamy,  rapturous  quality  in  this  song 
which  differentiates  it  from  all  others.  It 
seems  to  be  addressed  no  more  to  the  mate 
than  to  the  world  at  large,  but  to  be  simply 
a  soliloquy,  an  irrepressible  bubbling  over 
of  his  joy  of  life,  and  it  gives  emphatic 
denial  to  the  opinion  held  by  some  persons 
that  a  bird  lives  in  constant  terror  of  his 


life.  No  one  who  has  heard  that  song  can 
resist  the  belief  that  it  comes  from  a 
serene  and  joyous  spirit.  Birds  are  always 
alert,  but  it  is  unthinkable  that  they  are 
always  in  fear. 

The  flight  song  is  perhaps  more  rare,  and 
certainly  different.  Not  all  birds  are  known 
to  indulge  in  that  particular  form  of  ex- 
pression, but  discoveries  are  constantly 
being  made,  and  not  infrequently  another 
name  is  added  to  the  list  of  birds  known  to 
have  a  flight  song.  This  utterance,  while 
unlike  the  others,  usually  introduces 
strains  from  the  common  song,  or  the 
family  call,  which  readily  identifies  the 
singer.  The  oven  bird,  for  example,  while 
pouring  out  his  rhapsody,  sailing  about 
over  one's  head  often  in  the  dusk  of  late 
afternoons,  interpolates  an  occasional 
"teacher!  teacher!  teacher!"  which  pro- 
claims him  at  once.  The  bewitching  little 
Maryland  yellow-throat,  while  delivering 
himself  on  wing,  cannot  refrain  from  be- 
traying "wichita!  wichita!  wichita!" 
which  is  equivalent   to  shouting  his  name. 

While  songs  differ  with  individuals, 
with  seasons,  with  emotions,  and  even  with 
age,  there  is  still  always  a  certain  family 
quality  by  which  one  may  recognize  the 
species.  Rarely  do  two  robins  arrange 
their  simple  notes  in  the  same  way,  yet 
one  never  fails  to  recognize  the  voice  of  a 
robin.  It  is  the  same  with  orioles,  thrushes 
and  all  others.  There  is  sometimes  a  sort 
of  family  resemblance  in  the  songs  of  two 
or  three  robins  of  a  neighborhood,  which 
suggests  the  thought  that  they  may  be 
brothers  and  have  learned  from  one  father. 
I  once  knew  two  Baltimore  orioles  who 
were  exceedingly  friendly  with  one  an- 
other and  nested  near  together  who  sang 
exactly  the  same  notes,  but  it  was  the  only 
case  I  ever  met  with. 

It  is  easier  to  learn  to  identify  birds  by 
their  call  notes  and  their  notes  of  alarm 
and  warning  than  by  their  songs.  These 
are  about  the  same  in  all  of  a  species.  All 
robins  say  "tut!  tut!"  and  all  give  the  cry 
called  a  "laugh,"  as  well  as  other  common 
sounds;  all  phoebes  shout  the  beloved 
name  from  the  barn  roof,  and  all  least 
flycatchers  jerk  out  "chebec"  by  the  hour; 
the  olive-sided  flycatcher  tribe  to  a  bird 
drawl  out  their  "see-here"  from  the  top  of 
a  tree,  and  so  with  many  others.  But  all 
of  these  birds  are  capable  of  more  elabor- 
ate and  varied  songs.  I  have  heard  them 
in  the  case  of  those  mentioned,  and  per- 
haps most  of  the  birds  we  credit  with 
having  only  the  loud  call  note3  with  which 
we  are  familiar  have  times  and  seasons  of 
indulging  in  quite  different  utterances. 

Though  song  is  dropped  off  during  July, 
and  by  the  middle  of  the  month  life  in  the 
tree-tops  goes  on  nearly  in  silence,  bird 
affairs  have  not  lost  their  interest.  The 
world  is  still  full  of  little  family  groups 
under  training — learning  "sky-science  and 
wings'  delight,"  and  what  is  of  equal  im- 
portance to  them,  becoming  familiar  with 
the  products  of  earth,  and  their  respective 
values  from  a  gastronomic  point  of  view. 
Also  at  this  time  many  birds  are  still 
setting.  Some  on  a  second  brood;  some 
whose   first  attempts  came   to  grief;  and 


By 
Olive  Thorne  Miller 

some  who  are  always  late  in  setting  up 
their  homes.  Among  the  latter  two  are 
especially  noteworthy,  that  model  of 
elegant  manners,  the  cedar  bird  or  cedar 
waxwing,  in  daintiest  of  silky  plumage  of 
Quaker  hue,  and  the  charming  goldfinch 
"all  black  and  gold,  a  flame  of  fire  swing- 
ing on  his  purple  thistle." 

I  know  no  bird  who  so  fully  expresses  the 
joy  of  life  as  this  tiny  fellow-creature,  and 
his  flight,  as  he  goes  bounding  through 
the  air,  uttering  a  joyous  note  with  every 
wing-beat,  is  pure  ecstasy.  Often,  when 
he  has  apparently  no  desire  to  go  any- 
where, he  will  fling  himself  upon  the  air 
with  vehemence,  make  a  wide  circle  and 
return  to  his  perch,  or  bound  straight  up 
ten  feet  or  more  and  then  drop  back,  pour- 
ing out  his  delicious  notes,  evidently  be- 
cause he  is  so  brimful  of  bliss  he  cannot 
contain  himself.  Then  his  songs,  especially 
his  morning  songs,  which  come  after  other 
birds  have  finished  theirs,  have  a  quality  of 
rapture  which  cannot  be  expressed. 

The  goldfinch  has  a  wonderful  variety  of 
songs  and  calls,  and  he  and  his  mate  an 
apparently  endless  number  of  conversa- 
tional notes,  all  in  the  tender,  sweet  voices 
of  the  family.  He  is  one  of  the  few  birds 
who  sing  in  chorus.  No  bird  pair  that  I 
know  is  more  attractive  in  its  family  life, 
the  little  matron  so  timid  and  clinging, 
with  such  an  appealing  call,  the  small 
spouse  so  tender  and  attentive,  so  different 
from  his  usual  jolly  manners,  and  fully  im- 
pressed with  his  responsibility  as  head  of 
the  family.  They  always  remind  me  of  a 
boy  and  girl  play-marriage,  a  sort  of  a 
David  and  Dora  Copperfield  affair.  It  is 
not  because  they  are  small;  some  birds  less 
in  size  are  fussy  and  important,  others 
bluff,  and  seemingly  rather  indifferent, 
while  in  one  or  two  cases,  notably  the 
humming  bird,  the  nest-maker  appears  to 
be  independent  of  her  mate  and  able  to 
manage  her  domestic  concerns  without  aid. 

Truly  the  more  intimately  we  know  these 
instructive  tribes  of  the  air,  the  more 
heartily  shall  we  agree  with  the  poet,  who 
exclaims: 

"How  like  are  birds  and  men!" 

Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 


His  Promises. 
By  Mrs.  P.  R.  Gibsorv 

I  know  that  my  Redeemer  lives, 

Since  He  has  walked  and  talked  with  me, 
His  presence  still  sweet  comfort  gives, 

As  long  ago  in  Galilee. 

When  storms  of  life  are  raging  sore. 

And  heart  and  hope  and  comfort  fail, 
Above  the  angry  billows'  roar, 

His  "Peace  be  still"  then  calms  the  gale. 

To  the  sad  heart  in  grief's  dark  hour 
This  message  comes  to  cheer  and  bless — 

A  promise  sure,  we  feel  its  po  over— 
"I  will  not  leave  you  comfortless." 

When  the  path  of  duty  leads 
In  such  a  straight  and  nai-row  way. 

The  soul  dismayed  its  weakness  pleads, 
"Lo!  I  am  with  you,"  hear  Him  say. 

"I  know  that  my  Redeemer  lives," 
Before  His  presence  death  shall  flee— 

While  this  His  word  such  comfort  gives, 
"That  where  I  am  there  ye  may  be." 

St.  Louis. 


July  ii,  1901 


THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


873 


Hindera.nces    in    Mission 
Fields. 

By  C.  N.  Shishm8k.ni&n, 

It  is  not  possible  to  enumerate  the  hin- 
deranees  that  almost  daily  confront  the 
faithful  laborers  of  Christ  in  mission  fields, 
but  for  an  insight  into  the  task  we  will  men- 
tion some  of  them  as  suggested  by  personal 
experience  in  the  Turkish  field.  These 
hinderances  rise  from  the  following  three 
sources:  First.  From  the  attitude  of  the 
government  towards  foreign  missions.  Sec- 
ond. From  the  diversity  of  languages  and 
religion  of  the  people.  Third.  From  the 
inadequate  preparation  of  the  laborers  in 
the  field. 

First.  The  Turkish  government  has  nev- 
er been  friendly  towards  American  mis- 
sionaries, but  dreading  to  refuse  the 
friendly  requests  of  the  English  and  Amer- 
ican representatives  in  Turkey,  reluctantly 
they  are  allowed  certain  privileges  and 
freedom  to  prosecute  their  missionary  la- 
bors among  the  people.  While  the  press 
is  comparatively  free  for  Mohammedans, 
the  publication  and  distribution  of  Chris- 
tian literature  is  not  permitted  without  the 
consent  and  approval  of  the  government. 

The  non- Mohammedan  people  of  Turkey 
are  not  permitted  to  open,  build,  or  repair 
church  or  school  buildings  without  a  special 
grant  of  permission  from  the  government, 
which  means  no  permission  at  all  unless 
the  lion  and  the  eagle  are  in  sight.  The 
missionaries,  being  English  or  American 
citizens,  are  permitted  to  travel  in  the  em- 
pire by  obtaining  a  Turkish  passport  from 
the  government,  but  the  same  being  denied 
to  the  non-Mohammedans,  especially  to 
Armenians  among  whom  is  the  mission 
work  most  successful,  native  helpers  are 
often  of  no  help  to  the  missionaries. 

Second.  Though  the  language  of  the 
country  is  Turkish,  the  different  national- 
ities have  their  own  separate  and  distinct 
languages  used  among  themselves,  and 
their  own  national  religion,  under  one  re- 
ligious head  called  Patriarch,  Rabbi,  or 
Chief,  who  has  the  oversight  of  the  church- 
es, schools,  hospitals  and  cemeteries  of  his 
respective  nation.  No  religious  freedom  is 
permitted  to  the  individual  members  of 
these  different  nations,  not  even  intermar- 
riages are  allowed,  the  penalty  for  such  an 
offense  being  the  forfeiture  of  national 
rights,  even  at  his  death  the  remains  of  the 
offender  are  not  permitted  to  be  buried  in 
the  grave  of  his  fathers.  The  American 
Protestant  missionaries,  at  the  beginning 
of  their  work  in  Turkey  three  quarters  of  a 
century  ago,  heroically  met  these  crystal- 
lized different  nationalities,  and  by  patient 
labor  and  at  an  enormous  expense  suc- 
ceeded in  overcoming  the  hinderances  and 
made  hundreds  of  converts,  mostly  from  the 
Armenians.  For  several  years  their  con- 
verts were  subjected  to  a  cruel,  heartless 
persecution,  until  a  joint,  piercing  look 
from  the  lion  and  the  eagle  into  the  face  of 
the  Sultan  caused  him  to  grant  the  unique 
concession,  recognizing  the  missionary 
converts  as  a  distinct  and  separate  body 
called  "the  Protestant  Community  of  Tur- 
key" with  an  appointed  Chief  over  them, 
with  equal  rights  and  privileges  granted  to 
other  nationalities. 

Third.  It  is  not  enough,  though  very  im- 
portant,that  the  missionary  to  a  foreign  field 
be  a  perfect  master  of  the  languages  of  the 
people.  He  must  carefully  study  and  respect 


their  time  honored  customs  to  the  best  of 
his  ability.  The  missionary  to  a  foreign 
field,  as  the  representative  of  the  Church 
of  Christ,  must  have  means  enough  to  take 
his  stand  in  a  manner  consistent  with  his 
office,  and  within  the  reach  of  all  classes 
of  the  people  to  whom  he  is  sent,  taking 
it  for  granted  that  he  possesses  the  qual- 
ifications of  a  bishop  described  by  Paul  in 
1  Tim.  3:1-7. 

And  above  all  this  queer  composition  of 
a  missionary,  he  must  be  a  man  of  faith  and 
firm  convictions,  that  he  may  not  be  a  hin- 
derance  to  his  own  work  by  the  least  ap- 
pearance of  compromise,  and  under  all  cir- 
cumstances able  to  say,  "I  have  preached 
righteousness  in  the  great  congregation, 
lo,  I  have  not  refrained  my  lips,  O  Lord 
thou  knowest."  For  such  a  one  there  can  be 
no  hinderance  that  cannot  be  overcome 
if  he  is  supported  liberally  by  the  neces- 
sary means,  confidence  and  the  earnest 
prayers  of  the  people  of  God  who  sent  him. 

Sivas,  Turkey. 

Academy  and  College- 

By   R_.  E.  Hieronymvis, 

President  of  Eureka  College. 

As  a  people  the  Disciples  of  Christ  have 
insisted  on  biblical  names  for  biblical 
things.  Perhaps  in  the  fullness  of  time  we 
shall  come  to  call  educational  things  by 
educational  names.  "Whether  or  not  we 
have  or  need  a  university  is  another  ques- 
tion. Certainly  we  have  some  colleges  that 
are  academies  and  ought  to  be  called  such. 
The  remarkable  growth  of  universities  is 
forcing  us  to  define  our  college  position 
more  clearly.  On  the  other  hand  the  mul- 
tiplication of  high  schools  and  the  raising 
of  their  standards  is  also  compelling  us  to 
determine  our  real  position  in  the  educa- 
tional world. 

But  the  university  has  not  displaced,  will 
not  displace,  the  college,  nor  will  the  high 
school  entirely  displace  the  academy. 
There  are  at  least  four  classes  of  persons 
that  will  continue  to  seek  training  in  an 
academy:  First,  those  who  are  not  con- 
venient to  a  good  high  school.  It  is  evident 
to  all  that  this  number  is  growing  smaller 
year  by  year.  Every  city,  nearly  every 
town,  and  many  townships  have  well 
equipped  high  schools.  Second,  those  who 
have  been  prevented  from  taking  the  high 
school  course  at  the  usual  age.  They  feel 
out  of  place  in  the  average  city  school  be- 
cause nearly  all  the  pupils  are  so  much 
younger.  Third,  there  are  many  parents 
who  prefer  to  have  their  children  under  the 
influences  that  should  dominate  a  good 
academy,  but  do  not  usually  prevail  in  the 
ordinary  high  school.  Fourth,  those  who 
are  seeking  better  library  and  laboratory 
facilities  and  more  experienced  teachers 
than  are  found  in  most  high  schools,  par- 
ticularly in  the  smaller  cities  and  in  the 
towns.  Still  other  classes  will  occur  to 
readers,  such  for  example  as  prefer  to  "go 
away  to  school"  rather  than  be  trained  at 
home,  such  as  are  drawn  through  friendship 
for  others,  and  such  as  go  for  the  better 
religious  influence.  From  these  various 
classes  will  come  in  the  future  many  stu- 
dents to  our  academies  provided  we  equip 
them  properly. 

The  course  in  the  academy  should  be 
fully  up  to  the  standard  of  the  best  high 
schools.  A  certificate,  or  diploma  perhaps, 
should  be  granted  upon  the  completion  of 


the  course.  This  will  help  to  keep  the 
work  of  the  academy  and  that  of  the  college 
separated  in  the  minds  of  all.  The  stand- 
ard should  be  as  high  as  possible.  Every 
encouragement  to  scholarship  here  will  be 
felt  in  all  the  later  work. 

The  advantages  of  such  an  institution 
are  readily  seen.  Young  people  are  thrown 
in  contact  with  the  collegiate  students  and 
early  form  a  desire  to  continue  their  course 
throughout  the  full  four  years  of  collegiate 
work.  The  constant  association  with  more 
advanced  students  is  in  itself  helpful  and 
inspiring.  It  ought  to  become  a  popular 
thing  to  endow  and  fully  equip  high  grade 
academies  in  connection  with  most  of  our 
colleges. 

Eureka,  III. 


The  Value  of  Miracles. 

By  H.  W.  B.  Myrick. 

The  late  profound  thinker,  G.  W.  Lon- 
gan,  once  wrote  in  an  article  published  in 
the  Christian-Evangelist:  "The  New 
Testament  would  be  just  as  valuable  to  me, 
and  my  faith  just  as  strong,  if  the  miracles 
had  all  been  left  out."  And  again:  "I  do 
not  accept  Christ  because  of  the  miracles 
but  I  accept  the  miracles  because  I  believe 
in  Jesus." 

In  an  article  in  the  same  paper,  1889, 
Bro.  W.  B.  Berry  said:  "It  is  evident  that 
the  miracles  cannot  have  the  same  value  for 
us  that  they  did  to  those  who  witnessed 
them." 

And  I  say :  Miracles  do  not  prove  or  sub- 
stantiate the  truth ;  on  the  contrary,  it  re- 
quires the  truth  to  prove  or  substantiate 
miracles.  A  miracle  is  not  a  prop  to  hold 
up  the  truth,  but  is,  and  ever  has  been,  a 
load  which  truth  has  to  carry. 

At  the  time  (apostolic  times)  miracles, 
and  the  word  miracle  in  the  original  means 
merely  a  "wonder" — at  that  time  a  sign  or 
a  wonder  helped  the  prophet  or  teacher  and 
carried  conviction  to  the  hearer.  It  was  an 
unscientific  age,  a  superstitious,  unreason- 
ing age,  and  "wonders,"  however  produced, 
were  an  ally  to  the  truth.  Not  so  now. 
As  Bro.  Berry  said:  "Miracles  do  not  have 
the  same  value  for  us  that  they  did  for 
them."  If  Jesus  Christ  were  coming  to- 
day instead  of  then  we  may  be  sure  that  to 
this  thoughtful,  science-loving  generation 
very  few,  if  any,  miracles  would  be  tendered. 
Prof.  David  Swing  well  said:  "Thoughtful 
persons  perceive  that  Christianity  makes 
its  progress  now,  and  wins  its  victories, 
without  the  help  of  miracles."  No  one 
preaches  about  these  things.  A  sermon 
based  on  a  miracle  would  be  an  archaism  in 
the  year  1901.  If  Christianity  had  no  other 
basis  or  foundation  than  the  miracles  of 
the  loaves  and  fishes,  or  any  of  the  others 
recorded,  it  would  not  stand  a  week. 

I  believe  the  New  Testament  would  be 
just  as  valuable  a  book,  and  that  Christian- 
ity would  thrive  and  conquer  as  well,  prob- 
ably much  better,  if  every  miraculous  oc- 
currence as  recorded  were  eliminated  from 
its  pages.  I  predict,  in  fact,  that  revision 
in  the  future,  possibly  within  this  century, 
will  take  that  form,  and  the  account  of 
"wonders,"  useful  in  their  day,  will  be  re- 
moved from  the  pages  of  the  New  Testa- 
ment, leaving  us  the  holy  character,  Jesus, 
as  a  model,  and  his  ethical  teaching  as  a 
system  of  right  and  true  living.  So  mote  it 
be.     [See  editorial  on  page  869.] 


874 


THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


July  ii,  1901 


From  Calcutta  to  the  Himalayas 

By  W.  M.   FOFLREST. 


If  the  Christian-Evangelist  allows  its 
"Easy  Chair"  to  move  about  at  will  from 
Michigan  to  South  Florida,  and  its  "Eng- 
lish Topics"  to  be  written  sometimes  from 
London  and  sometimes  from  the  Mediter- 
ranean, why  should  not  the  Calcutta  Letter 
be  privileged  to  roam  at  large  occasionally? 
Taking  it  for  granted  that  such  privilege 
will  not  be  denied,  this  letter  is  written 
more  than  one  thousand  miles  away  from 
the  capital  of  India  and  at  an  elevation  of 
nearly  eight  thousand  feet  higher  than 
that  city. 

A  long  railway  journey  in  this  land  of 
strange  sights  is  an  interesting  thing.  In 
company  with  my  wife  and  little  son  I  set 
out  from  Calcutta  on  the  evening  of  April 
1st.  Although  the  distance  we  were  to 
travel  was  more  than  a  thousand  miles, 
and  over  several  different  railways,  we 
were  able  to  get  a  through  car.  Indian 
railways  have  no  sleeping  cars,  but  it  is 
possible  to  engage  in  advance  accommoda- 
tions in  the  regular  coaches  without  extra 
charge.  The  cars  are  divided  into  com- 
partments, like  the  English  coaches,  and 
have  long  seats  running  lengthwise  of  the 
car.  In  first  class  coaches  there  are  two 
such  seats;  in  second  class  there  is  a  third 
seat  in  the  middle  of  the  compartment, 
and  parallel  with  the  two  at  the  sides.  As 
these  seats  are  six  feet  in  length  and  well 
cushioned,  and  it  is  usually  possible  to  re- 
serve an  entire  seat  for  the  night,  it  makes 
a  very  comfortable  berth. 

On  the  first  night  of  our  journey  we  had 
two  men  in  our  compartment  who  occupied 
the  upper  berths,  long  narrow  shelves 
which  let  down  from  the  sides  of  the  car. 
They  left  us  early  in  the  morning,  and 
after  that  we  had  the  whole  compartment 
to  ourselves  to  the  end  of  the  journey. 
The  uninitiated  reader  might  suppose  that 
a  compartment  about  ten  feet  long  by 
eight  feet  wide,  containing  three  seats  six 
feet  long,  and  having  a  good  sized  toilet 
room  attached,  might'  not  be  uncomfort- 
ably crowded  by  four  adults  and  a  child. 
But  he  knows  not  the  conditions  of  Indian 
travel.  Every  passenger  is  likely  to  be 
accompanied  by  so  large  and  varied  a  col- 
lection of  baggage  that  it  does  not  take 
very  many  of  him  to  fill  a  car.  The  rail- 
ways give  free  carriage  to  only  a  small 
amount  of  luggage  in  the  baggage  car. 
But,  as  ordinary  hand  baggage  is  free,  it 
is  marvellous  what  some  passengers  take 
the  liberty  of  including  in  that  category. 
Eight  or  ten  pieces,  varying  from  good 
sized  trunks  to  lunch  baskets,  are  the  com- 
mon accessories  of  a  traveler.  He  enters 
the  car  followed  by  a  tropp  of  coolies,  each 
bearing  some  article  of  his  property,  which 
they  proceed  to  pile  up  in  the  compart- 
ment. Hence,  a  few  such  passengers  fill  a 
car  so  full  that  there  is  little  space  left  for 
sittiDg,  and  less  for  moving  about. 

In  part,  this  is  a  necessary  nuisance. 
"Whether  visiting,  staying  at  a  hotel,  or 
traveling,  everyone  in  India  has  to  supply 
his  own  bedding,  hence  everyone  must  be 
accompanied  by  a  large  roll  of  blankets, 
sheets,  etc.  Then  it  is  often  best  to  carry 
some  refreshments  for  a  long  journey,  and 
a  jug  of  water  free  from  cholera  germs  is 
indispensable.  We  had  remarkably  little 
luggage  with  us,  from  the   Indian  stand- 


point. Yet,  in  addition  to  two  huge  trunks 
and  a  suit-case  in  the  baggage  car,  or 
"brake-van,"  we  were  encumbered  with  a 
mammoth  roll  of  bedding,  another  of 
wraps,  two  hand  bags,  a  lunch  basket,  a 
water  jug,  two  fans  and  an  umbrella. 
Hence  we  were  glad  when  our  fellow  pas- 
sengers removed  themselves  and  their  be- 
longings. 

As  the  day  advanced  it  became  intensely 
hot,  for  we  were  crossing  the  plains  be- 
neath the  burning  sun.  But  the  heavy 
Venetian  blinds  shut  out  the  glare  and  some 
of  the  heat,  and  the  tatties  helped  cool  the 
air.  A  "tattie"  is  a  thickly  woven  mat  of 
dried  grass  that  is  fitted  into  the  window. 
Outside  the  window  is  a  scoop-like  frame 
to  catch  the  air  and  force  it  through  the 
mat.  On  the  roof  of  the  car  is  a  tank  of 
water,  with  a  pipe  leading  to  the  tattie;  by 
pressing  a  button  the  water  may  be  made 
to  flow  over  the  mat.  Then  the  hot  air 
comes  through  the  moist  grass,  evapora- 
tion takes  place,  the  air  is  rendered  cool 
and  fragrant,  and  life  in  the  car  is  made 
endurable.  And  so  we  sped  on  our  way 
over  the  glowing  plains  to  the  cool  hill 
regions. 

Many  places  of  interest  were  passed  and 
many  strange  sights  seen  during  the  day's 
journey.  We  passed  over  the  sacrfd 
Ganges  at  Benares  and  entered  that  holiest 
of  cities,  world  famed  on  account  of  its 
myriad  shrines  and  great  pilgrim  gather- 
ings. In  the  afternoon  we  reached  Luck- 
now,  awaking  memories  of  mutiny  days. 
The  sight  of  the  cemetery,  where  a  hand- 
some marble  monument  represents  an  angel 
watching  over  the  victims  of  the  terrible 
siege,  recalled  the  horrors  of  former  days, 
and  awakened  thanksgiving  that  better 
times  have  come.  All  along  the  line,  vil- 
lage after  village  was  seen,  collections  of 
mud  huts  whose  thatched  roofs  make  them 
look  like  large  straw  stacks.  India  is  dis- 
tinctively agricultural.  The  great  majority 
of  its  three  hundred  million  inhabitants 
are  farmers.  But  one  sees  none  of  the 
spacious  and  beautiful  farmhouses  such  as 
abound  in  the  rural  districts  of  America. 
As  in  ancient  Palestine,  the  tillers  of  the 
soil  live  together  in  villages,  and  the  houses 
are  like  the  people — wretchedly  poor. 

The  laborers  could  be  seen  at  work  with 
their  rude  implements  in  many  a  field — 
men,  women  and  children  toiling  side  by 
side.  When  Mark  Twain  was  in  India, 
and  traversed  the  same  route  to  Benares 
and  beyond,  he  claimed  that  he  saw  no 
women  at  manual  toil.  It  suited  his  humor 
to  contrast  European  and  Indian  civiliza- 
tion in  that  respect,  to  the  disadvantage  of 
the  former.  He  ventured  to  think  that  if 
we  work  at  it  long  enough  we  may  get  the 
people  here  as  highly  civilized  as  certain 
districts  in  France,  where  he  witnessed 
women  at  hard  labor  superintended  by  the 
lords  of  creation.  Perhaps  the  funny- 
man's eye  had  not  learned  to  detect  women 
in  a  land  where  both  sexes  array  themselves 
in  flowing  garments.  Certainly,  in  all 
parts  of  India  that  I  have  visited,  women 
are  seen  doing  all  kinds  of  hard  labor,  even 
to  the  work  done  by  our  hod- carriers  who 
toil  up  long  ladders  with  heavy  loads  of 
brick  or  mortar.  But  it  seems  that  Mr. 
Clemens  has  recently  determined   to    see 


nothing  but  what  is  a  reproach  to  Chris- 
tian civilization ;  and  men  usually  see  what 
they  are  determined  to  see. 

After  our  second  night's  journey  we 
awakened  to  find  ourselves  among  the  foot 
hills  of  the  Himalayas  and  fanned  by  cool 
breezes.  About  seven  o'clock  we  reached 
the  terminus  of  the  railway,  at  the  beauti- 
ful town  of  Dhera  Dun,  about  three  thous- 
and feet  above  sea  level,  and  about  twelve 
miles  from  our  destination.  We  were  soon 
loaded  into  a  tonga  with  our  lighter  lug- 
gage. A  tonga  is  a  rough  looking  two- 
wheeled  cart,  with  two  seats  and  a  cover 
over  it  like  those  of  our  old-time  "prairie 
(schooners,"  the  whole  drawn  by  two  lean 
and  scraggy  ponies.  We  sped  along  a 
broad,  shaded  road  that  wa3  lined  by 
hedges  of  roses,  back  of  which  were  seen 
comfortable  looking  cottages.  Five  miles 
of  such  traveling  took  us  to  a  hotel  in 
Raj  Pur,  were  we  had  breakfast,  and  ex- 
changed the  tonga  for  vehicles  better 
adapted  to  the  steep  roads  that  lay  beyond. 

Our  luggage  was  tied  on  the  backs  of 
coolies,  about  eighty  pounds  to  a  man.  My 
wife  and  little  boy  took  seats  in  a  dandy, 
a  vehicle  shaped  not  unlike  a  boat.  At 
each  end  it  was  suspended  from  a  cross 
bar  similar  to  the  single-tree  of  a 
wagon,  and  each  bar  rested  upon  the 
shoulders  of  two  coolies.  As  in  the  seven 
miles  from  Raj  Pur  the  road  rises  over  four 
thousand  feet,  there  were  eight  men  to  a 
dandy,  to  serve  in  relays  of  four.  We 
mounted  a  sorrel  horse.  That  is  neither 
the  majestic,  nor  the  editorial,  nor  yet  the 
plural  pronoun.  But  something  unusual  is 
needed  to  indicate  the  importance  of  that 
act  and  to  help  maintain  my  dignity;  hence 
the  plural  form  of  the  pronoun  will  be  used 
while  speaking  of  myself  on  that  horse. 
We  grew  up  in  a  city;  we  never  received 
instruction  in  the  noble  art  of  horseman- 
ship; we  had  not  been  astride  of  a  horse 
for  many  years.  The  horse  seemed  to  know- 
that;  even  the  boy  who  had  charge  of  the 
horse  soon  took  cognizance  of  it.  That  boy 
followed  the  horse  and  took  it  back  to  the 
hotel  when  we  reached  our  destination ;  he 
usually  held  to  the  horse's  tail  to  facilitate 
his  own  locomotion.  Whenever  we  were 
passing  through  crowds  of  men  and  desired 
to  sit  our  steed  in  a  dignified  manner,  that 
perverse  lad  managed  to  induce  the  horse 
to  go  at  a  jog  trot.  We  found  it  difficult  to 
move  in  unison  with  the  animal,  our  hat 
had  a  tendency  to  leave  our  head,  our  feet 
wandered  from  the  stirrups.  Dark  faces 
about  us  were  wreathed  in  ill- suppressed 
smiles;  we  felt  broad  grins  penetrating 
our  back  from  our  vicious  jockey. 

Fortunately  the  road  was  so  steep  that 
walking  was  the  only  practicable  gait  for 
the  horse  during  most  of  the  journey.  Up 
and  up  we  went,  along  many  a  dizzy  prec- 
ipice, around  many  a  "horse  shoe  bend," 
up  and  up  until  at  last  we  stopped  before  a 
low  white  cottage  nestling  down  by  the 
road-side  behind  a  green  hedge.  Our 
equestrian  trials  were  over. 

At  lpst  we  found  ourselves  in  Landour, 
of  which  we  had  so  often  heard  our  mis- 
sionaries speak.  The  sweltering  heat  of 
the  plains  had  been  exchanged  for  the  cool 
mountain  air  that  demanded  heavy  clothing 
and  fires  by  day,  and  thick  blankets  by 
night.  The  tropical  fruit  and  palm  trees, 
had  given  place  to  pines  and  cedars,  to 
rugged  oaks  and  rhododendrons  resplendent 
with  their  flaming  scarlet  blossoms.    The- 


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flat  sandy  plains,  stretching  away  to  the 
horizon,  had  vanished,  leaving  in  their  stead 
majestic  Himalayan  ranges  rising  height 
above  height  until  lost  amid  perpetual 
snows  and  clouds.  Here,  then,  we  rest  for 
a  season,  and  prepare  for  the  work  of  an- 
other year. 

Ellangoivan  House,  Lindour,  N.    W.   P. 
India. 

J- 

.ErvglisSi   Topics. 

Buying  Up  Britairv. 

All  England  is  astonished  at  the   prodi- 
gious commercial  and  industrial  aggressive- 
ness of    America.     Mr.    Pierpont  Morgan 
is  here,  promising  or  threatening  to  buy  up 
our  lines  of  steamships  and  our  railways. 
He  is   making  our  capitalists  sit  up.     We 
in  England  think  not  a  little  of  our  lovely 
little   country.     We   think   much   more    of 
our  mighty  empire.    And  we  are  still  more 
conceited  of  the  grand  Anglo-Saxon  race, 
which  includes  the  American  people.    May 
I    say   that  the  British   mind  is   given  t;> 
taking  large  views.   Even  our  Tory  writers, 
with  all  their    narrow   political    theories, 
constantly  descant  on  the  grandeur  of  your 
American  outlook,  and  I  notice  that  they 
do  this  unconstrainedly    and    generously, 
because  more  and  more  this  racial  solidar- 
ity   is   felt  to  be  the  supreme   factor    in 
international  relationships  between  Britain 
and   America.     But  America  cannot,  after 
all,  buy  up  Britain.     For  this  reason,  that 
Britain  is   part  of  the  biggest  of  empires. 
Our  great  colonies  are  all  self-governing 
and    they    will    all    stand   by   the  mother 
country.    This  sad  war  has  proved  that. 
England  may   fail  in  this  or  that,  or  suc- 
ceed in  this   or  that  matter,  but  her  inter- 
ests—commercial,   sociological,    industrial 
and  political — are   now  not  insular  but  im- 
perial.    A   magnificent  empire   is  unpur- 
chasable.    If  we  sell  a  line    of    ships   to 
America  we  shall  proceed  to  build  another 
with  the  money.     If  American  millionaires 
take  a  fancy  to  our  railways  they  can  have 
any  one  of  them  at  a  price.    Everything 
material    on   this    earth    can    be    bought. 
Everything  that  man  ever  made  is  always 
for  sale.    But  the  railways  will  stay  here. 
We   never  trouble  about  the  ownership  of 
anything  so  long  as  we  can  use  it.  Curious- 
ly, while  we  hear  all   sorts  of  evil  prognos- 
tications about  the  decline  of  England,  her 
population    has    increased;    her   trade    is 
going  up;   her  losses  in  many  directions 
always  seem  to  be  splendidly  compensated 
by  larger  gains  in  other  quarters,  and  her 
extent  of  territory  appears  to  grow  auto- 
matically without  any  design  on  the  part 
of  either  people  or  government  to  add  an 
acre  to  the  stupendous  extent  of  the  empire. 
The   fall  of  Britain  may  be  a  predestined 
chapter  of  her  destiny;    but    people    are 
under  a  dark  delusion  who  imagine  that 
her  end  is  anywhere  within  sight,  except- 
ing in   the   imagination  of  the   pessimist 
soothsayers.      The    "decline    and    fall    of 
England"  has  been,  ever  since  I  can  re- 
member anything  at  all,  the  darling  sub- 
ject of  contemplation  to   certain  amiable 
minds.    But  I  have  not  yet  seen  any  de- 
cline  or  fall  of  my  country;  I  have  only 
witnessed  the  decline  and  fall  of  lots  of 
these    miserable    prophets,    the    croaking 
ravens  of   vain  vaticination.     One  of  the 
brightest  of  present-day  signs  is  the  in- 
crease     all     round     of     the     evangelical 
churches  of  all  spiritual  types.  Methodists, 


Congregationalists,  Baptists,  Presbyte- 
rians, are  all  growing  steadily  in  numbers. 
Christianity  is  not  decaying.  Protestant- 
ism is  not  declining.  The  things  that 
strengthen  England  and  make  her  great  are 
flourishing  nobly.  There  are  giant  evils 
in  our  midst,  but  the  forces  of  righteous- 
ness and  truth  are  massing  in  formidable 
array  for  the  coming  conflict  for  Christ. 

New  European    Literature. 

Among  the  new  books  which  are  being 
attentively  read  in  England  are  one  Eng- 
lish and  one  French,  to  which  I  call  atten- 
tion. The  English  volume,  in  which  I  have 
myself  been  deeply  interested,  is  Mr. 
Diosy's  "New  Far  East."  I  have  no  doubt 
that  this  will  be  widely  read  in  America 
as  well  as  here.  It  is  a  masterly  and 
eminently  readable  survey  of  China  and 
Japan  as  they  are  to-day.  I  will  not  say 
much  about  the  book,  but  I  wish  to  refer  to 
something  which  Mr.  Diosy  this  week  has 
been  saying  to  an  interviewer.  He  takes  a 
deep  interest  in  missionaries  and  their 
work,  though  most  of  us  would  not  agree 
with  some  things  he  has  written  any  more 
than  with  certain  lively  pronouncements  of 
that  lively  American,  Poultney  Bigelow. 
But  some  of  Mr.  Diosy's  opinions  are 
valuable.  He  said  to  his  interviewer: 
"What  I  want  to  see  in  Japan,  in  China 
and  India,  is  the  lay  missionary — Euro- 
peans who  shall  go  out  as  tradespeople,  or 
professional  men,  and  live  the  Christian 
life.  That  will  affect  the  easterns  favorably 
towards  the  gospel  more  than  anything 
else  on  earth.  The  missionary  question  is 
a  very  pressing  one  in  China.  The  so- 
called  anti- Christian  troubles  are  mere 
passing  riots  compared  with  those  that  we 
may  live  to  see.  Just  wait  till  the  number  of 
Christians  in  China  becomes  large  enough 
to  seriously  affect  the  vested  interests  of 
such  important  trades  as  the  makers  of  in- 
cense sticks  and  the  carvers  and  founders 
of  graven  and  molten  images.  THEN!  !  !" 

Zola's  New  Infidel  Book. 

Now  I  want  to  make  reference  to  a  pain- 
ful display  of  literary  depravity.  Surely 
that  French  genius,  Zola,  must  be  the  most 
willfully  perverse  of  living  authors.  We 
were  all  ashamed  of  his  first  works.  Mr. 
Vizitelly,  of  London,  was  imprisoned  for  a 
year  for  the  crime  of  publishing  English 
translations  of  several  of  them.  But  Zola 
not  only  mended  his  ways  as  an  author, 
but  he  made  every  Christian  proud  of  his 
action  in  the  Dreyfus  case.  He  became 
the  foremost  humanitarian  hero  in  the 
world.  And  now  he  has  put  forth  a  book, 
"Travail,"  which  is  enough  to  sadden  and 
depress  every  reader  excepting  an  actual 
atheist.  For  this  new  and  massive  novel 
is  one  of  the  class  of  books  called  fiction 
with  a  purpose.  And  the  purpose  is  most 
vicious.  The  work  is  a  fearful  blast  of 
malediction  against  Christianity.  The 
object  of  "Travail"  is  to  glorify  the  future 
of  the  race  by  exalting  man  at  the  expense 
of  God,  who  is  altogether  eliminated  in  the 
style  too  familiar  in  France.  Human 
reason  is  to  be  all  and  in  all.  Man  will  by 
reason  of  his  own  upward  ascent  attain  to 
infallibility.  Science  will  advance  and 
conquer.  Altruism  is  Zola's  new  god. 
Work  is  not  to  be  toil  at  all.  It  is  all  to  be 
an  unalloyed  delight.  Everything  will  be 
good  and  everybody  will  be  happy,  because 
everybody  will  forget  self  and  consider 
others,   so  that  the  happiness  of  each  man 


is  to  rest  in  the  happiness  of  others' 
Prisons  will  vanish.  Armies  will  be  but  a 
dream  of  the  wicked  past.  Lawyers  and 
law-courts  will  be  extinct.  Now,  the  great 
obstacle  to  this  natural  and  ethical 
millennium  is  the  Church  of  Christ.  There- 
fore, that  institution  must  be  smashed. 
There  is  to  be  no  such  institution  as  mar- 
riage. Love  alone  is  to  be  the  guide. 
When  lovers  are  tired  of  each  other  their 
alliances  must  be  dissolved.  The  modern 
churches  are  to  disappear  as  did  the 
old  heathen  temples.  "Travail"  represents 
the  people  as  overjoyed  when  an  old  priest 
is  killed  by  the  falling  in  of  the  roof  of  his 
old  church  while  he  stands  at  the  altar. 
This  famous  Frenchman  does  not  discrimi- 
nate. For  no  infidel  ever  discriminates. 
It  is  all  very  well  to  say  that  Voltaire, 
Paine,  Ingersoll  and  Garibaldi  simply  felt 
alienated  by  the  popish  or  sectarian 
deprivation  of  the  pure  sanctities  of 
religion.  I  know  that  such  apologies  are 
made  for  Victor  Hugo,  Hume,  Gibbon, 
Shelley,  Byron  and  Bolingbroke,  as  well 
as  for  Bradlaugh  and  Mrs.  Besant.  But 
such  criticism  misses  the  mark  altogether. 
The  arrogance  of  unbelief  in  determined 
skeptics  is  of  course  intensified  by  antagon- 
ism to  Rome;  but  the  essence  of  modern 
infidelity  —  of  the  intellectual  form  —  is 
hatred  of  the  simple,  pure,  supernatural 
religion  of  Jesus  Christ.  Let  us  tell  the 
truth  about  this  matter  of  opposition  to  the 
faith  of  the  gospel.  Let  us  not  drivel  into 
apologetics  for  which  the  infidel  would  not 
thank  us.  Zola  knows  well  enough  what 
evangelical  religion  means;  and  he  fiercely 
rejects  it.  He  regards  Christianity  in  any 
and  every  form  with  an  appalling  hostility 
and  a  venomous  malignity;  and  the  chief 
aim  in  "Travail"  is  to  show  this  spirit.  I 
fear  that  we  are  on  the  eve  of  a  terrific 
outbreak  in  Europe  of  atheistic  intellect- 
ualism.  This  book  is  a  trumpet- blast 
which  gives  a  signal.  The  doctrine  of  Zola 
is  altogether  epicurean,  with  a  nasty  blend 
of  ferocity.  He  wants  us  to  believe  that  if 
men  and  women  have  only  to  work  two 
hours  a  day  at  pleasant  labor,  if  they  have 
plenty  to  eat  and  drink,  if  they  are  allowed 
unlimited  license  in  their  associations, 
universal  peace  and  love  will  cover  the 
earth  as  the  waters  cover  the  sea. 

Things  that  I    Lament. 

I  am  longing,  with  multitudes  of  Chris- 
tians, to  witness  the  termination  of  the  sad 
war  in  South  Africa.  Bitterly  do  we  regret 
its  continuance,  even  though  numbers 
among  us  cannot  understand  the  theory  that 
England  is  to  be  entirely  blamed  and  the 
Boers  are  altogether  innocent.  I  am  glad 
to  record  that  considerable  sums  are  being 
sent  by  kind-hearted  people  of  all  classes 
for  the  benefit  of  the  Boer  women  and 
children.  There  is  nowhere  any  spirit  of 
unkindness  to  the  foe.  The  Boers  will  en- 
joy self-government.  All  Englishmen 
agree  in  that.  It  will  be  only  in  a  nominal 
sense  that  their  independence  will  be  lost. 
Dutch  and  English  and  all  other  white 
races  will  enjoy  equal  rights.  I  lament  the 
vast  magnitude  of  the  drink  traffic  in  this 
country.  We  seem  no  nearer  to  prohibition, 
that  splendid  ideal  in  the  view  of  all  of  us 
here  who  belong  to  the  advanced  temper- 
ance party.  I  lament  that  our  own  pure 
white  flag  of  unsectarian  Christianity  con- 
quers only  very  slowly.  I  lament  our  slow 
progress.  Many  of  us  lament  that  we  do 
not  see  the  highest  ideals  winning  rapidly 


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July  ii,   19  11 


everywhere.  We  lament  the  long  ascen- 
dency of  Toryism  and  the  exclusion  of 
Liberalism  and.  of  many  of  the  noblest 
causes  for  which  our  predecessors — the 
noble  old  pioneers — struggled  in  bitter 
conflicts.  We  lament  that  the  reaction  has 
for  a  whole  generation  held  sway  in  Old 
England.  But  our  lamentations  will  all 
ere  long  be  turned  into  joy.  Soon  an 
honorable  peace  will  be  concluded.  The 
war  is  not  over,  but  it  is  waning.  The 
Boers  will  be  among  the  best  friends  of  the 
British.  They  themselves  appealed  to  the 
sword  and  they  have  lost.  They  must  sub- 
mit, having  been  defeated.  But  they  will 
not  be  ungenerously  treated.  The  south 
has  to  submit  to  the  north.  History  re- 
peats itself.  I  am  echoing  in  brief  the  re- 
flections of  that  Dutch  missionary  in  South 
Africa,  the  Rev.  Theophilus  Schreiner, 
brother  of  Olive  Schreiner.  He  ought 
surely  to  know;  and  to  such  men,  Dutch- 
men and  Christians,  I   am  content  to  defer. 

William  Durban. 
London. 

"Forever." 

Cantate  Domino. 

By  Mettie  Cra.ne  Newton. 

In  Sshwarzwald's  deep  and  mystic  shades, 
'Mid  copse  and  fell  and  mossy  glades; 

Softly  a  riv'let  winds  along, 
Murm'ring  ever  its  tuneful  song. 

It  sings  its  sweet  and  joyous  lays, 
Alike  in  bright  and  darksome  days; 

When  sunlight  gleams  among  the  trees 
Dance  to  the  music  of  the  breeze; 

When  nymphs  disport  among  the  flowers, 
And  dryads  woo  in  fairy  bowers; 

When  moon  and  stars  their  vigils  keep, 
While  suns  decline  in  nightly  sleep, 

And  all  the  voices  of  the  night 
Infuse  the  senses  with  delight. 

Nor  does  it  cease  its  gladsome  song, 
When  winter  winds  blow  cold  and  strong. 

White- vested  in  its  robe  of  l-ime. 
Listen  and  you  will  hear  its  chime. 

Like  the  bell- bird  that  never  stays. 
In  cold  nor  heat,  its  silv'ry  lays. 

The  rain  that  beats  the  Felberg's  top, 
To  it,  is  bat  a  helpful  drop. 

The  wiod  that  bends  the  stately  pine. 
Lashes  to  foam  the  sleeping  Rhine. 

Is  stilled  into  a  gentle  breeze, 
Like  the  soft  murmuring  of  leaves. 

And  so  it  sings  forever  on. 
Secure  alike  in  sun  and  storm. 


Oh,    all  ye  souls,  arise,  be  strong! 
Learn  of  the  rivulet  its  song. 

No  care  nor  strife,  envy  nor  hate. 
Nor  any  ills  of  adverse  fate, 

Can  touch  the  singer  or  the  song. 
If  to  the  Lord  the  notes  belong. 

Then  let  your  joyful  anthems  rise 
Like  sacred  incense  to  the  skies. 

Let  love  divine  forever  be 
The  keynote  of  your  melody; 

And  burdened  hearts  will  catch  the  strain. 
And  vou  will  not  have  lived  in  vain. 


*In  the  Black  Forest  (Schwarzwald)  of  Germany, 
there  is  a  small  stream  that  poets  have  named  "For- 
ever," on  account  of  its  uniform  and  continuous 
flow. 


B.  B.  Tyler's  Letter 

There  seems  to  be  a  veritable  epidemic  of 
credulity.  Some  years  ago  Denver  had  an 
attack  superinduced  by  the  presence  of  a 
simple-minded  German  shoe- cobbler 
named  Schlatter.  No  one  in  Denver  cares 
now  to  talk  about  Schlatter.  But  wait 
awhile!  Here  is  another.  His  name  is  not 
Schlatter;  but  Truth — Francis  Truth.  A 
Denver  paper  of  recent  date  says:  "An- 
other week  of  wonderful  work  has  been 
done  by  Francis  Truth."  The  notices, 
thus  far,  in  our  papers,  read  like  paid-for 
advertisements.  Francis  is  a  good  adver- 
tiser. He  is  working  his  scheme  up  in 
good  style.  If  now  the  railroads,  hotels 
and  boarding  houses  can  be  induced  to 
offer  special  rates  to  the  unsuspecting  and 
over- credulous  this  boom  will  become  a 
great  success.  The  papers  do  not  fail  to 
say  that  this  man  restores  the  sick  to 
health  without  financial  remuneration;  but 
at  least  one  person  who  went  to  him  for 
treatment  reports  that  Francis  expressed  a 
readiness  to  use  his  divinely  given  powers 
in  bringing  health  to  this  afflicted  one  for 
twenty  dollars.  In  almost  every  notice  in 
the  papers,  the  fact  (?)  is  noted  that  ar- 
rangements for  the  erection  of  a  sanitarium 
are  well  under  way,  to  which  the  physi- 
cally afflicted  from  the  ends  of  the  earth 
will  be  invited,  and  where  they  will  be 
cared  for  and  restored  to  health  free  of 
expense.  The  reports  of  cures  read  like 
quotations  from  a  patent  medicine  almanac. 
Here  are  samples : 

'•Mr.  Charles  Phillips,  who  came  from 
Portland,  Ore.,  to  be  treated  for  consump- 
tion,is  probably  one  of  themost  notable  cases 
the  healer  has  had.  According  to  the  report, 
Mr  Phillips  has  had  consumption  for  nearly 
four  years  and  when  he  first  went  to  Truth 
was  so  far  gone  as  to  be  unable  to  stand  on 
his  feet.  He  is  now  strong  and  well  and  has 
on  several  occasions  taken  walks  of  two  or 
more  miles. 

"Mrs  Barbara  Hipp,  of  1896  Marion  street, 
it  is  said  is  entirely  cured  of  the  stiffness 
resulting  from  an  accident  three  and  one-half 
years  ago,  when  her  hand  was  broken 

"Mrs.  F.  W.  Bell,  810  Curtis  St.,  was  afflict- 
ed with  rheumatism  for  three  years,  together 
with  asthma  and  an  unusually  hard  case  of 
nervous  prostration.  Owing  to  Mrs.  Bell's 
age,  55  years,  her  troubles  have  become  seri- 
ous, but  since  taking  the  healer's  treatments 
her  health  is  fully  regained  and  she  feels  as 
well  as  ever." 

This  "ad"  goes  on  to  say  that  "hundreds 
of  other  cures  have  been  reported  and  at 
any  time  of  day  a  person  goes  to  the  house 
he  can  find  numerous  people  who  have  been 
healed."  Meantime  the  business  of  the 
"funeral  director"  continues  good. 

The  credulity  of  the  people  is  remarka- 
ble. Tom  Jones  is  a  spiritualist.  He  is  a 
reasonably  successful  business  man.  Thirty 
years  ago  he  lost,  by  death,  a  daughter. 
Two  or  three  years  ago,  Tom,  as  is  his 
custom,  visited  a  medium.  The  spirit  of 
the  child  was  called  in.  Christmas  was 
near.  The  fond  parent  asked  the  little 
girl  what  she  desired  for  a  Christmas  pres- 
ent. She  said  that  she  would  like  to  have 
a  diamond  ring.  The  father  said  that  she 
should  have  it.  Mr.  Jones  procured  a  ring 
and  returned  to  the  medium.  He  sat  at  the 
table  with  the  good  woman.  The  ring  was 
placed  on  the  table.  The  lights  were  ex- 
tinguished. After  a  time  the  gas  was 
lighted.  The  ring  was  not  on  the  table! 
Tom  Jones  knoivs  that  his  daughter,  who 
has  been  in  the  spirit  world  for  thirty  years, 
has  the  ring! 

Have  you  ever  attempted  to  name  the 
frauds  who  have  successfully  worked  their 


healing   schemes  in  our    day?    See    how 
many  you  can  name. 

Joe  Smith,  of  course,  comes  to  your  mind 
— the  founder  of  Mormonism.  The  West- 
chester (N.  Y.)  prophet  had  a  succes-ful 
career  in  the  early  part  of  the  last  century. 
He  was  sent  to  the  penitentiary.  Doubt- 
less you  have  heard  of  T.  J.  Shelton,  and 
his  exploits  at  Little  Rock,  Ark.  The 
Westchester  prophet  claimed  to  be  the 
Messiah  and  Shelton  claims,  I  believe,  to 
be  a  sort  of  incarnate  deity.  He  is  honest 
enough  to  say  that  he  is  making  money. 
John  Alexander  Dowie  and  Mary  Baker  G. 
Eddy  come  to  your  mind.  Before  Mrs. 
Eddy  there  was  Cullis  in  Boston.  Do  these 
persons  perform  wonders?  Indeed  they  do. 
Do  you  think  they  perform  cures?  I  have 
not  a  doubt  of  it.  Can  you  explain  ho  w  it  is 
done?  I  cannot.  If  the  wonders  wrought 
by  Jesus  of  Nazareth  proved  that  he  was 
what  he  claimed  to  be,  why  do  not  the 
wonders  wrought  by  the  persons  named, 
and  scores  of  others,  prove  that  they  are 
what  they  claim  to  be?  They  do  no  such 
works  as  Jesus  wrought.  There  is  a  world 
of  difference  between  the  miracles  of  the 
Christ  and  the  many  modern  wonders  of 
which  I  am  speaking.  Run  over  the  mira- 
cles wrought  by  the  Son  of  Man  and  these 
modern  wonders  and  note  the  differences. 
Add  to  the  names  mentioned  above  the 
spiritualists  and  the  relics  and  shrines  of 
the  Romanists.  Almost  every  community 
has  its  share  of  fakirs  coming  and  going. 
No  sooner  has  one  humbug  passed  on  than 
the  people  are  ready  for  another.  Isn't 
this  wonderful?  The  credulity  of  the  peo- 
ple is  one  of  the  most  wonderful  wonders 
of  this  wonderful  time. 

Have  you  seen  "Quo  Warranto"?  It  is 
a  book  written  by  Henry  Goodacre.  It  is  a 
story  of  psychic  phenomena.  It  bears  the 
imprint  of  "The  Abbey  Press,"  114  Fifth 
Ave.,  New  York.  It  is  an  interesting  book. 
If  you  are  interested  in  the  matters  men- 
tioned in  this  letter  it  will  pay  you  to  read 
Mr.  Goodacre's  book.  He  explains  that 
the  writ  of  Quo  Warranto  is  a  very  ancient 
common  law,  high  prerogative  writ,  in  the 
nature  of  a  writ  of  right  for  the  crown 
against  the  usurper  of  an  office  or  franchise 
whereby  the  authority  of  the  usurper  was 
inquired  into,  and  the  right  determined. 
It  commanded  the  respondent  to  show  by 
what  right  (quo  warranto)  he  exercised 
the  franchise,  not  having  a  grant  of  it,  or 
having  forfeited  the  right  by  misuse  or 
nonuse.  Then  follows  the  writ  setting 
forth  the  complaint  of  "Humanity"  a3 
plaintiff  against  all  institutions,  churches 
and  persons,  Greek,  Roman  Catholic, 
Mormon  and  Protestant,  who  practice 
pshcyic  phenomena  in  the  name  of  God. 

Mr.  Goodacre  does  not  confine  his  atten- 
tion to  cures  effected  without  the  use  of 
medicine.  Mind-reading  comes  in  for 
consideration  also,  and  other  occult  phe- 
nomena. The  author  agrees,  I  should  say, 
in  his  solution  of  the  phenomena  which  he 
considers,  with  Mr.  Hudson  in  his  "Law  of 
Pyschic  Phenomena." 

If  you  will  refer  to  the  case  first  quoted 
as  showing  the  healing  power  of  Francis 
Truth,  and  read  it  again  I  will  tell  you  a 
true  story.  Mr.  A.  D.  Freeman — this  is 
not  the  man's  name,  but  it  answers  my  pur- 
pose— was  supposed  to  be  dying  of  con- 
sumption in  Denver.  The  case  was  hope- 
less. Restoration  to  health  was  absolutely 
impossible.    Mr.  Freeman  must  die.    He 


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therefore,  determined  to  return  to  Ohio 
and  die  among  his  friends  and  kinspeople. 
I  was  so  fearful  that  he  would  die  on  the 
way  that  I  wrote  to  his  father,  in  advance 
of  the  young  man's  departure  from  Denver, 
to  write  to  me  at  once  upon  the  arrival  of 
his  son,  if  he  should  live  to  complete  the 
journey.  How  anxiously  I  waited  for  a 
letter!  The  son  lived  to  reach  home.  He 
seemed  to  feel  better  than  when  he  left 
Denver.  I  heard  from  Mr.  Freeman  again 
the  other  day.  He  has  gained  in  weight 
twenty- five  pounds.  He  was  never  in  so 
good  health  as  at  the  present  time.  He  is 
at  v/ork  every  day.  Life  is  now  a  luxury. 
I3  not  this  quite  equal  to  the  story  told 
above  about  Mr.  Charles  Phillips  who  came 
from  Portland,  Oregon?  And  this  is  a  true 
story ! 
Denver,  Col. 

J* 

New  York  Letter. 

By  S    T    Willis 

The  Methodist  Episcopal  Church  at 
Brighton  Beach  has  instituted  a  free  bus 
service  between  the  hotels  at  Brighton 
Beach  and  Manhattan  Beach  and  the 
church  for  the  convenience  of  the  guests 
at  the  hotels.  The  walk  is  a  long  and 
sunny  one  and  many  would  prefer  to  stay 
away  from  church  services  rather  than  walk 
so  far  in  the  heat.  It  is  believed  that  some 
of  the  guests  will  be  induced  to  go  to 
church  because  of  the  comfortable  means 
of  transit  provided.  The  free  bus  scheme 
is  mentioned  here  as  a  suggestion  to  other 
churches  similarly  situated.  Many  sum- 
mer boarders  might  be  brought  into  closer 
touch  with  the  churches  near  them  if  only 
the  churches  would  make  an  effort  to  bring 
them  into  vital  union  with  their  interests 
and  services.  Christian  people  on  their 
vacation  should  not  lose  sight  of  the  fact 
than  they  are  still  Christ's,  though  absent 
for  a  time  from  their  accustomed  places  of 
worship  and  work. 

^« 

Among  other  things  of  general  interest 
in  the  report  of  the  joint  commission  to  re- 
vise the  canons  of  the  Episcopal  Church, 
the  one  on  "Prohibited  Degrees,"  if  adopt- 
ed, may  cause  some  discussion  and  trouble. 
In  England  the  question  of  the  "deceased 
wife's  sister"  has  given  the  law-makers  no 
little  concern,  for  in  that  country  marriage 
to  a  sister-in-law  is  prohibited  by  the  can- 
ons of  the  church.  The  new  laws  proposed 
by  this  commission  prohibit  marriage 
between  persons  standing  to  one  another  in 
the  following  relations: 

A  man  may  not  marry  his  mother,  step- 
mother, daughter,  stepdaughter,  daughter- 
in-law,  sister,  sister-in-law,  grandmother, 
step-grandmother,  grandmother-in-law, 
granddaughter,  step-granddaughter, grand- 
daughter-in-law,  aunt,  aunt  by  marriage, 
niece,  niece  by  marriage. 

A '  woman  may  not  marry  her  father, 
stepfather,  son,  stepson,  son-in-law,  broth- 
er, brother-in-law,  grandfather,  step- 
grandfather,  grandfather-in-law,  grandson, 
step-grandson,  grandson-in-law,  uncle, 
uncle  by  marriage,  nephew,  nephew  by 
marriage. 

A  sharp  contention  is  going  on  in  some 
of  the  daily  papers  of  Gotham  on  the  ques- 
tion of  the  Bible  and  religion  in  the  public 
schools.  In  this  discussion,  Roman  Catho- 
lics and  Protestants  are  arrayed  against 
each  other  with  such  animus  that  it  is  evi- 
dent that  the  issue  is  very  much  alive.  The 


Romanists  advocate  the  use  of  the  Bible  in 
the  schools  provided  none  but  the  Catho- 
lic version  be  used  and  provided  that  no  one 
teach  it  but  the  priests.  In  other  w:>rds 
they  are  willing  that  the  Catholic  doctrines 
and  precepts  be  taught  and  no  other.  The 
Bible  as  history  and  as  literature  should 
be  taught  in  all  public  schools  regardless 
of  opposition  by  sectarian  bigots.  For 
no  education  is  complete  without  a  knowl- 
edge of  the  great  King  Liber,  and  his 
matchless  charms  and  deathless  power.  It 
is  not  the  business  of  the  state  to  teach 
religion.  No,  certainly  not.  Wherever  it 
has  been  tried  failure  has  shown  the  folly  of 
the  attempt.  But  the  state  can  and  should 
teach  the  Bible  as  literature  and  history, 
for  as  such  the  Bible  has  no  equal  in  the 
English  tongue. 

At  the  anniversary  of  the  Christian  Sci- 
entists in  Boston  recently,  the  Rev.  Mary 
Baker  G.  Eddy  had  her  special  messages 
read  to  the  assembly.  In  these  she  sets 
forth  anew  her  claims  of  healing  and 
prophesies  the  universal  triumph  of  her 
teaching.  She  says  again  and  again  there 
is  no  such  thing  as  real  sin ;  what  we  call 
sin  is  a  false  entity.  She  claims  that  there 
is  no  power  that  can  heal  but  the  power  of 
the  mind.  She  also  puts  forth  as  a  new 
doctrine  "the  motherhood  of  Deity."  Here 
in  New  York  the  progress  of  this  cult  is 
astonishing,  as  no  doubt  it  is  in  many  other 
parts  of  the  country.  People  are  asking 
why  it  is  that  "Christian  Science," 
"Zionism"  and  such  fads  are  attracting  so 
much  attention.  In  a  word:  They  succeed 
in  gaining  adherents  because  they  appeal 
primarily  to  the  bodily  ills  of  men,  with 
the  promise  of  healing.  In  a  country  like 
ours,  the  success  of  these  movements  indi- 
cates a  widespread  ignorance  of  the  Bible, 
of  its  real  teachings,  its  spirit  and  its 
claims.  There  never  was  a  greater  demand 
in  our  country  at  large  for  knowledge 
of  the  Bible  than  to-day. 

Time  for  the  vacation  is  upon  us  and  the 
question  of  the  summer  services  must  be 
met.  In  large,  rich  churches  where  the 
resources  are  sufficient  to  demand  the  best 
talent  as  supplies,  the  question  is  not  a 
grave  one,  but  in  congregations  of  ordinary 
means  the  problem  frequently  is  serious. 
The  hard-worked,  tired  pastor  should  have 
a  vacation;  it  is  due  him  and  it  is  due  the 
church  for  which  he  labors.  But  the  poor 
congregation  is  not  always  financially  able 
to  employ  a  substitute  to  take  the  pastor's 
place  while  he  is  away.  Some  churches 
therefore,  close  the  services  altogether,  and 
others  have  fewer  of  them.  It  is  best  to 
keep  all  the  regular  services  open  to  the 
public  right  through  the  vacation  season  if 
practical;  but  if'by  doing  so  they  drag  and 
no  good  can  be  accomplished,  it  is  better 
for  all  to  take  a  rest  and  start  in  with  re- 
newed vigor  in  the  fall.  In  New  York 
many  of  the  churches  have  one  service  each 
week,  and  many  of  them  close  altogether 
in  the  vacation  season. 

"A  Worker's  Dream"  tells  this  story:  I 
sat  down  in  my  own  chair,  wearied  and  worn 
with  my  work  and  soon  I  fell  asleep. 
Suddenly  a  stranger  entered  the  room 
carrying  about  his  person  measures, 
chemical  agents  and  implements.  Extend- 
ing his  hand  he  said:  "How  is  your  zeal?" 
Instantly  I  conceived  it  as  of  physical  pro- 


portions, and  putting  my  hand  into  my 
bosom  brought  it  forth  and  presented  it  for 
inspection.  Placing  it  in  his  scales  he 
carefully  weighed  it  and  said,  "One  hun- 
dred pounds."  Then  I  felt  much  satisfac- 
tion; but  he  took  the  mass,  broke  it  to 
atoms  and  put  it  into  his  crucible  and  put 
it  into  the  fire.  When  the  whole  was 
fused  he  set  it  aside  to  cool ;  afterward  he 
turned  it  out,,  struck  it  with  his  hammer 
and  it  fell  apart.  Then  he  severally  weigh- 
ed and  tested  the  parts,  making  minute 
notes  as  he  proceeded.  Having  finished,  he 
gave  the  notes  to  me  with  a  look  of  com- 
mingled sorrow  and  compassion  and  simply 
said,  "May  God  save  you!"  and  left  the 
room.    The  notes  read  as  follows : 

ANALYSIS  OF  THE  ZEAL  OF  JUNIUS, 

A  Candidate  for  a  Crown  of  Glory. 
Weighed,  en  masse,  100  lbs. 
On  analysis  there  proves  to  be: 


Bigotry  ....     11  parts. 

Personal  ambition  ....  22 

Love  of  praise 19 

Pride  of  denomination.  15 
Pride  of  talent.  ...   14 

Love  of  authority.   ..       .12 

Love  of  God i 

Love  to  man 3 


WOOD. 
HAY, 

AND 

STUBBLE. 
1  Cor.  3:10-16. 


PURE  ZEAL. 


1CH) 


Our  Conventions  as  Promo- 
ters of  Missionary  Spirit. 

By  A.  L.  Ward. 

We  have  reached  a  point  in  our  history 
at  which  our  great  annual  convention  has 
become  an  important  factor  in  our  further 
growth  and  usefulness.  Its  work,  however, 
is  not  that  of  directing  the  churches  eccle- 
siastically, for  we  need  no  such  directing 
agency;  nor  can  it  give  its  attention  large- 
ly to  the  question  of  organization,  consoli- 
dation, and  methods  of  raising  money.  All 
of  these  are  of  great  importance,  and  the 
churches  have  the  right  to  demand  effic- 
iency on  the  part  of  every  organization  and 
every  secretary.  But  the  convention  must 
give  itself  almost  wholly  to  creation  of  en- 
thusiasm for  the  salvation  of  the  whole  of 
mankind.  The  hearts  of  the  churches 
must  be  stirred.  To  do  this  not  only  must 
the  facts  be  laid  bare  but  the  final  authority 
and  example  of  Christ  must  also  be  de- 
clared. While  stating  the  needs  of  the 
world,  we  must  not  forget  that  Christ  said, 
"As  the  Father  hath  sent  me  so  send  I 
you,"  and  "Go  ye  therefore  and  make  dis- 
ciples of  all  the  nations,  baptizing  them  in- 
to the  name  of  the  Father  and  of  the  Son 
and  of  the  Holy  Spirit:  teaching  them  to 
observe  all  things  whatsoever  I  have  com- 
manded you:  and  lo,  I  am  with  you  alway, 
even  unto  the  end  of  the  world." 

To  these  conventions  the  returned  mis- 
sionary comes  as  a  voice  out  of  the  dark- 
ness declaring  the  crying  need  of  the  world 
and  the  great  work  already  accomplished. 
Other  prophets  catch  up  their  cry  and  carry 
it  back  to  the  churches.  This  is  what 
must  be  before  we  shall  be  able  to  reach 
the  dead  church  conscience.  Nay,  more, 
we  must  have  a  whole  multitude  prophesy- 
ing the  wonderful  works  of  God.  The 
great  need  of  the  hour  is  to  carry  this  back 
to  the  churches.  Enthusiasm  for  the 
spread  of  the  kingdom  of  God  must  be  in 
the  heart  of  every  disciple  of  the  Master. 
A  greit  convention  is  the  best  possible 
means  by  which  the  pastors,  the  natural 
bearers  of  this  message  to  the  churches, 
can  be  reached  and  aroused. 

Rensselaer,  Ind. 


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William  Woods   College  for 
Girls,  Fulton,   Mo. 

History  of  the  School. 

William  "Woods  College  is  the  legal  and 
logical  successor  to  Daughters  College, 
which  had  a  brief  history  of  one  year,  hav- 
ing succeeded  to  the  Orphan  School  of  the 
Christian  Church  of  Missouri,  which  came 
into  being  by  virtue  of  a  resolution  passed 
at  the  convention  held  in  Jefferson  City  in 
the  year  1900  and  by  a  charter  secured  from 
the  Secretary  of  State. 

For  years  the  institution  has  been  bur- 
dened by  a  debt  which  threatened  its  ex- 
istence. After  a  long,  hard  struggle,  when 
the  school  was  about  to  perish,  a  number 
of  generous  donors  came  to  the  rescue. 
Chief  among  these  was  Dr.  W.  S.  Woods, 
of  Kansas  City,  who  had  before  given  a 
house  and  lot  in  Kansas  City,  valued  at 
the  time  at  fifty  thousand  dollars.  In  con- 
sideration of  this  generosity  and  the 
pledged  support  of  this  donor,  the  board 
of  directors  changed  the  name  from 
Daughters  College  to  William  AVoods  Col- 
lege for  Girls. 

The  charter  provides  that  the  purpose  of 
the  corporation  shall  continue  the  same. 
All  funds  bequeathed  to  the  school  will  be 
kept  inviolate  and  the  will  of  the  donors 
protected  in  law.  In  the  future,  as  in  the 
past,  the  institution  will  stand  for  helpful- 
ness to  every  orphan  and  dependent  girl 
who  aspires  to  rise  to  usefulness  and  to  be- 
come a  factor  in  promoting  the  highest 
welfare  of  the  race.  The  will  of  God  that 
the  strong  ought  to  bear  the  infirmities  of 
the  weak  will  continue  to  be  the  soul  of 
this  school.  A  noble,  self-supporting, 
Christ-inspired  womanhood  is  the  high 
goal  to  which  all  prayers  and  labors  shall 
tend.  We  point  with  pride  to  the  subjoined 
tabulated  statement  covering  ten  years' 
work,  prosecuted  under  the  most  trying 
circumstances.  If  the  facts  and  figures  of 
missionary  work  be  the  fingers  of  God,  we 
know  that  the  table,  rightly  understood, 
will  reveal  the  hand  of  God  in  preserving 
this  school  and  making  it  a  blessing. 
Firmly  trusting  in  his  strength  and  accept- 
ing his  providential  guidance,  we  confi- 
dently expect  an  enlargement  commen- 
surate with  the  greatness  of  the  work  and 
the  riches  of  the  people  who  love  the  Lord. 

A  careful  study  of  the  facts  and  figures 
elsewhere  tabulated  reveals  the  marvelous 
possibilities  of  the  school.  It  must  be  very 
gratifying  to  its  friends  to  know  that  the 
success  achieved  under  such  adverse  con- 
ditions is  a  prophecy  of  far  greater  results 
in  the  future. 

The  plant  with  all  equipment  is  worth 
more  than  $40,000,  the  endowment  in  real 
estate  and  loaned  money  is  about  $40,000, 
its  patronage  last  year  was  over  one  hun- 
dred and  thirty,  at  one  time  the  capacity  of 
the  building  being  taxed  to  the  utmost. 

The  curriculum  is  now  arranged  on  the 
same  plan  as  that  of  schools  which  articu- 
late with  the  university  of  the  state  of 
Missouri,  giving  its  students  choice  of 
studies  leading  to  the  degrees,  Bachelor  of 
Arts,  Bachelor  of  Literature  and  Bachelor 
of  Science. 

The  department  of  music  has  recently 
been  made  very  happy  by  the  gift  of  $2,500 
by  Mrs.  Mary  Dulany,  of  Hannibal,  for  the 
construction  of  rooms  for  music  classes. 
This  will  increase  the  capacity  of  the  school 
so  that  more  than  one  hundred  girls  can  be 


accommodated  in  the  boarding  department. 

In  instrumental  music,  art,  vocal  culture, 
elocution,  expression  and  all  that  are 
known  as  extras,  special  care  is  taken  in 
selecting  the  best  teaching  talent.  While 
all  the  departments  are  ably  conducted,  it 
is  not  making  invidious  distinction  to  refer 
to  the  fact  that  Mrs.  Anna  Heuermann 
Hamilton  is  associated  with  the  American 
College  of  Musicians  of  the  university  of 
the  state  of  New  York  and  has  power  to 
confer  degrees  from  that  institution. 

Since  the  school  has  not  endowment  large 
enough  to  make  it  wholly  benevolent,  it 
relies  upon  the  patronage  of  rich  and  well- 
to-do  people  to  yield  the  necessary  funds 
to  secure  the  highest  efficiency.  It  re- 
joices in  the  patronage  of  some  of  the 
wealthiest  people  in  the  state.  It  points 
with  just  pride  to  the  high  positions  held 
by  its  graduates  in  the  schools  and  homes 
of  the  state.  J.  B.  Jones,  Pres. 

J* 

Commervdations- 

It  affords  me  pleasure  to  say  that  I  have 
known  Prof.  J.  B.  Jones,  of  Fulton,  Mo., 
president  of  William  Woods  College,  for 
more  than  thirty  years.  When  in  college 
he  was  a  fine  student,  sober,  industrious, 
conscientious,  of  good  repute  with  profes- 
sors, other  students  and  citizens.  His 
worth  has  increased  with  advancing  years. 
He  is  a  capable  scholar,  a  thorough  teach- 
er, and  with  sleepless  vigilance  watches 
over  the  girls  intrusted  to  his  care.  As  an 
old  school  man,  the  writer  of  this  appre- 
ciates his  responsibility  and  knows  of  none 
to  whom  he  would  so  willingly  entrust  the 
education  of  a  child.  ,  Bro.  Jones'  family 
is  like  himself.  His  wife,  the  daughter  of 
Bro.  John  Rogers,  one  of  the  strongest  of 
our  pioneer  preachers,  is  eminently  quali- 
fied to  preside  over  the  domestic  concerns 
of  a  large  school.  The  faculty  of  the 
college  is  fine  and  the  equipment  good. 
William  Woods  College  is  unrivaled  in 
its  class.  W.  A.  Oldham, 

Pastor  Christian  Church. 

Carthage,  Mo. 


It  gives  me  much  pleasure  to  note  the 
bright  prospects  of  William  Woods  College 
for  Girls.  I  have  known  personally  for 
years  some  of  the  men  connected  with  the 
school,  and  their  names  are  a  guarantee  of 
success,  and  an  assurance  that  girls  com- 
mitted to  them  are  in  the  safest  hands.  J. 
B.  Jones,  the  president,  is  known,  loved 
and  honored  throughout  the  whole  church, 
and  W.  S.  Woods  and  J.  T.  Mitchell  are 
not  only  men  of  sterling  worth  morally 
and  intellectually,  but  they  are  eminently 
successful  as  business  men.  I  only  men- 
tion these  three  because  I  know  them 
personally.  M.  M.  Davis, 

Pastor  Central  Christian  Church. 

Dallas,  Tex. 


I  take  pleasure  in  saying  that  I  consider 
Prof.  J.  B.  Jones  eminently  fitted  for  the 
high  position  which  he  occupies  at  the 
head  of  a  large  school  for  young  ladies. 
His  education  is  ample,  his  experience  has 
been  successful,  and  his  industry  is  un- 
failing. Few  men  are  so  well  qualified  in 
every  way  for  the  work  in  which  he  is  en- 
gaged. I  speak  from  personal  knowledge, 
having  known  him  from  his  earliest  man- 
hood. J.  W.  McGarvey, 
Pres.  College  of  the  Bible. 

Lexington,  Ky. 


On  account  of  the  civil  war  disturbing 
our  public  schools,  I  had  to  send  my  oldest 
children  away  to  school  when  they  were 
quite  young,  and  for  twenty  consecutive 
years  I  had  children  in  boarding  schools — 
Jacksonville,  111.,  Canton,  Boonville  and 
St.  Louis,  Mo.,  and  the  East— so  I  feel 
that  I  have  had  quite  a  little  experience 
along  that  line.  I  attended  many  of  their 
commencement  exercises  and  was  fairly 
well  pleased  with  all  of  them.  Since  the 
beginning  of  the  school  I  have  had  orphan 
children  in  your  school  at  Fulton,  and 
have  attended  its  commencement  exercises, 
and  I  am  pleased  to  say  that  in  all  of  its 
different  departments  I  regard  it  as  far 
superior  to  any  school  I  have  heretofore 
patronized,  and  I  most  cheerfully  recom- 
mend it  to  all  persons  having  children  to 
educate.  In  fact,  since  it  has  been  under 
the  management  of  yourself  and  your  good 
wife,  I  think  it  as  nearly  perfect  in  every 
respect  as  it  is  possible  for  such  a  school  to 
be.  W.  H.  Dulany. 

Hannibal,  Mo. 


Having  known  President  Jones  well  and 
favorably  for  many  years,  and  being  some- 
what acquainted  with  the  work  that  the 
institution  over  which  he  presides  has 
been  doing,  it  gives  me  great  pleasure  to 
commend  both  him  and  it  to  the  esteem 
and  confidence  of  the  general  public. 
Knowing  President  Jones  and  his  most  ex- 
cellent wife  as  I  do,  I  have  no  hesitancy  in 
saying  that  a  better  environment  for  girls 
away  from  home  can  not  be  found  than  the 
one  furnished  by  William  Woods  College 
at  Fulton,  Mo.  The  course  of  instruction 
is  excellent,  while  moral  and  religious  in- 
fluences are  all  that  could  be  desired. 

J.  B.  Briney. 

Moberly,  Mo. 


My  Dear  Bro.  Jones:— I  congratulate 
you  on  the  splendid  year's  work  of  William 
Woods  College  for  Girls,  and  on  the  fact 
that  you  close  the  year  out  of  debt.  With 
the  plant  and  equipment  we  have  the 
brotherhood  of  Missouri  ought  to  fill  your 
fine  building  with  pupils  and  furnish  you 
an  ample  endowment  fund,  such  as  would 
afford  every  facility  for  enlarging  your 
work  from  year  to  year.  I  know  of  no 
school  among  us  where  a  better  work  is 
being  done  than  in  William  Woods  Col- 
lege. W.  F.  Richardson, 
Pastor  First  Christian  Church. 

Kansas  City,  Mo. 


I  am  well  acquainted  with  the  work  and 
management  of  William  Woods  College 
and  am  glad  to  say  that  it  is  one  of  the 
best  schools  of  its  kind  in  the  country. 
President  J.  B.  Jones  is  an  eminent  scholar, 
an  able  teacher  and  a  man  of  unusual  exec- 
utive ability.  He  is  assisted  by  a  body  of 
competent  teachers.  The  school  is  now  on 
a  better  footing  than  ever  before  and  I  be- 
lieve that  an  appreciation  of  its  merits 
will  be  indicated  by  a  very  large  attendance 
next  year.  Levi  Marshall, 

Pastor  First  Christian  Church. 

Hannibal,  Mo. 


Having  been  for  four  years  a  patron  of 
your  school,  I  desire  to  say  that  it  has 
proved  thoroughly  satisfactory,  and  to 
parents  desiring  to  educate  their  daughters 
I  highly  commend  this  school. 

R.  S.  Harvey. 

Eldon,  Mo. 

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87? 


Current   L/itera.t\ire. 


July  Magazines. 

The  article  on    "Working    One's  Way 
Through  College"  in  last  month's  Century, 
is  followed  up  in  the  current  number  by  an 
article  on   "Working  One's  Way  Through 
Women's  Colleges."    It  appears  that  there 
are  f ewer  actual  occupations  open  to  college 
girls  than  to  college  boys  and  they  are  com- 
pelled for  the  most  part  to  depend  upon  the 
college  public  to  furnish  patrons  for  their  in- 
dustries, while  the  self-supporting  student 
at  Yale  or  Harvard  has  the  whole  city  as  a 
field  for  his  operations.     But  they  exhibit 
vast  ingenuity  in  finding  wants  and  filling 
them  profitably,  and  the  list  of  remunerative 
employments  includes  occupations  as  diverse 
as  giving   dancing  lessons,  blacking  shoes 
ancicatching  frogs  for  the  laboratory.  There 
is  a  brief  article  on  "The  Millenary  Cele- 
bration of    King  Alfred"  at  Winchester, 
England,  by  Louis  Dyer,  who  also  writes  on 
King  Alfred  in  the  Atlantic  Monthly.    One 
of  the   most  important   addresses   at  this 
Winchester    celebration    in    the    present 
month  was  to  have  been  made  by  Prof. 
John  Fiske  who  died  a  few  days  ago.    Mr. 
Cleveland's  second  and  final   paper  on  the 
Venezuelan   boundary     appears     in     this 
number. 

Louis     Dyer    writing    in    the    Atlantic 
Monthly   on  King  Alfred,  maintains    that 
that  monarch  is  really  entitled  to  all  the 
praise  which  legend  has  given  him.  "Alfred 
literally  and  ideally  performed  the  whole 
duty  of  a  king;  he  fought  the  battles  of  his 
people  and  also  rightly  judged  them."  His- 
tory does  not  substantiate  the  claim  that  he 
was  the  real  founder  of  Oxford  University, 
yet  the  stimulus  which  he  gave  to  education 
was  among  the  influences  which  after  the 
lapse  of  years  brought  into  being  that  oldest 
English  seat  of  learning.     "Aspects  of  the 
Pan-American  Exposition"  is  the  title  of  a 
very  appreciative  article  which  gives  great 
praise  to  the  designers  of  the  Buffalo  fair. 
It  is  characterized  as  putting  electricity  on 
the  stage— a  stage  of  350  acres  with  $10,- 
000,000  worth  of  settings.    William  DeWitt 
Hyde  has  an  article  on  "The  Cardinal  Vir- 
tues" which,  although  dullness  might  be  ex- 
pected in  an  essay  on  ethics,  is  probably  the 
most  fascinating  article  in  the  magazine. 
The  reconstruction  article  this  month  is  on 
"New  Orleans  and  Reconstruction"  and  its 
author  shows  how  blunderingly  it  was  done. 
In  fact,   the  reconstruction  was  carried  on 
about  as  unwisely  in  Louisiana  as  anywhere 
and  the   study  of  the  proce3s  helps  one  to 
understand  why  the  South  has  been  solid  so 

long. 

Christian  Science  is  getting  rather  more 
advertising  in  the  magazines  than  is  due  to 
it  and  a  great  deal  more  refutation  than  it 
needs.  T.  J.  Hudson's  article  on  that  sub- 
ject in  Everybody's  Magazine  for  last  month 
has  called  forth  a  reply  which  is  published 
in  the  same  magazine  for  this  month  in 
connection  with  Mr.  Hudson's  second  ar- 
ticle. It  would  have  been  better,  perhaps, 
for  the  defendant  to  wait  until  the  first 
writer  was  through.  But,  after  all,  it  is  of 
little  consequence,  for  the  reply  has  no  sub- 
stance. The  writer  relies  on  his  good  tem- 
per and  sweet  spirit  to  prove  his  position, 
and  says,  in  effect:  "Behold  how  we  love 
our  enemies  and  how  gently  we  deal  with 
our  persecutors.    Our  doctrine  must  there- 


fore be  true."  This  sort  of  self-conscious 
sweet-spiritedness  is  of  the  same  quality  as 
the  pride  of  humility  not  infrequently  seen 
among  the  uncoguid.  Besides  these  ar- 
ticles on  Christian  Science  in  this  magazine, 
one  is  announced  for  the  August  number  of 
Ainslee's  and  there  is  one  in  the  current 
number  of  the  North  American  Review. 
Booth  Tarkington  ha^  a  very  clever  little 
story  exhibiting  an  Indiana  farmer's  opin- 
ion of  L'Aiglon— and  why.  Other  articles 
are  on  "Photography  as  a  Fine  Art,"  "The 
Life  of  Our  Soldiers  in  the  Philippines" 
and  "The  Real  Abdul  Hamid,"  besides 
stories.  Altogether  Mr.  Wanamaker's 
magazine  is  coming  up  rapidly. 

Mr.  Richardson,  of  the  American  school 
at  Athens,  writes  in  Scribner's  of  "A  Tour 
in  Sicily."     It  is  a  pleasing  combination  of 
cycling  adventures  and  learned  archeology. 
It  is  a   pleasant  experience   to  read  after  a 
man  who  knows  his  archeology  so  well  that 
he  is  not  oppressed  by  it  and  can  be  gay 
even  in  the  presence  of  the  hoariest  monu- 
ments of    Sicilian  architecture.     John    La 
Parge    presents    another    section    of    his 
"Diary  in  the  Pacific"  illustrated  by  his 
own  masterly  drawings  of  types  of  the  Pa- 
cific Islanders,  who  form  wonderfully  favor- 
able subjects  for  his   pencil.    Mr.  Seton- 
Thompson's   "Krag,  the  Kootenay  Ram," 
which  is  finished  in  this  number,  puts  the 
reader  into   sympathetic  touch  with   this 
illusive  creature  and  exhibits  his  point  of 
view  and  idea  of  life  as  successfully  as  the 
author's  other    writings    have    done  with 
grizzlies,  antelopes  and  field  mice.  Follow- 
ing up  his  essay  on  Oratory,  Senator  Hoar 
writes   of    famous    orators    whom   he    has 
heard,  beginning  with  a  debate  in  the  House 
of     Commons,     participated    in    by  John 
Bright,   Lord   Palmerston   and   Mr.  Glad- 
stone. 


tached  to  the  Catholic  Church  and  would 
resent  any  attempt  at  evangelization  on  the 
part  of  Protestant  missionaries.  In  the 
words  of  one  of  their  own  number,  "The 
Filipino  people  are  Roman  Catholic  because 
they  have  never  had  the  opportunity  of 
being  anything  else.  Their  fidelity  to  the 
church  is  that  of  ignorance  and  not  of  de- 
liberate choice."  The  native  priests  have 
naturally  imbibed  many  of  the  vices  of  the 
Spanish  friars  and  if  the  latter  are  not  re- 
turned to  the  parishes  the  former  will  be 
unable  to  maintain  the  ecclesiastical  organ- 
ization. 

^» 
The  Review  of  Revieivs  is  always  more 
valuable  for  its  brief  paragraphs  and  sum- 
maries, which  are  too  numerous  to  mention, 
than  for  its  long  articles.  Some  of  the 
more  important  of  the  latter  this  month  are 
on  "Count  Tolstoy  in  Thought  and  Action," 
"Preserving  the  Hudson  Palisades,"  "The 
Washington  Memorial  Institution,"  "The 
Russian  Problem  in  Manchuria"  and  "New 
Phases  of  Polar  Research."  The  writer  of 
the  latter  article  thinks  it  rather  probable 
that  with  the  improved  equipment  of  recent 
years  the  Nortn  Pole  will  be  reached  within 
the  next  two  years  by  one  of  the  expedi- 
tions now  on  the  way  or  to  start  this  sum- 
mer. 

A  new  story  by  Ralph  Connor,  entitled 
"The  Man  from  Glengarry,"  begins  in  the 
July  number  of  the  Outlook.  It  is  a  story 
of  Canadian  lumber  camps  and  starts  off 
with  the  proper  swing.  Hamilton  W.  Mabie, 
writing  of  the  Buffalo  Exposition,  praises 
it  especially  for  its  harmony  and  unity  of 
design  and  for  its  color  effects. 

J* 


Alfred  Austin,  the  poet  laureate  of  Eng- 
land, has  an  eight-page  poem  in  the  North 
American  Review  under  the  not  too  alluring 
title   "Polyphemus."      The   poem   is  more 
pleasing  than  the  title,   but  still  it  lacks 
those   qualities  which   make   most   people 
read  poetry.    It  is  free  from  imperfections 
of  form  or  imagery,  but  lacks   the    some- 
thing   which    most    of    his    poems    lack. 
"Polyphemus"   reminds  one  somewhat  of 
Matthew  Arnold's  "Empedocles  on  Etna." 
Perhaps  it  is  the  setting  which  first  sug- 
gests the  comparison,  for  both  are  located 
in  Sicily,   one  in  the  age  of  myth  and  the 
other  not  long  after  it.     This  recent  poem 
is  perhaps  as  good  as  the  older  one,  though 
far  less  pretentious.    But  then,  who   ever 
reads  "Empedocles"?    It  lacks  that  same 
something.    The  article  by  Dr.  J.  M.  Buck- 
ley on   "The  Absurd  Paradox  of  Christian 
Science"  carries  its  gist  in  its  title.    It  is 
clear    and    convincing    and    entertaining 
withal.   Mr.  H.  G.  Wells'  "Anticipations," 
which   are   continued  in '  this  number  and 
will  be  continued  again  in  the  next,  quite 
make  one  regret  that  he  cannot  hope  to  en- 
joy the  blessings  of  the  twenty-first  cen- 
tury with  all  the  improvements  in  domestic 
economy  which  the  writer  foresees. 
"*• 
Dr.  Rodgers,  of  Manila,  writing  in  the 
Missionary   Review  of  the  World  on  "Re- 
ligious Conditions  in  the  Philippines,"  re- 
futes the  popular  notion  that  the  Filipinos, 
though  hating  the  friars,  are  sincerely  at- 


New    Husband. 
Quite  8.ti  Improverrvervt    on  the  Old. 

'•I  have  been  compelled  to  stop  drinking 
it,"  I  said  to  the  friend  who  asked  me  to 
strengthen  up  on  a  cup  of  her  good  cofft  e. 
"Well,"  she  said,  "that  needn't  bother  you, 
for  I  have  Postuin  Food  Coffee  here,  which 
completely  cured  a  friend  of  mine  of  sick 
headaches."  I  tried  her  coffee  and  it  was 
very  good,  but  when  I  tried  to  mike  it  at 
home,  I  was  disappointed.  I  soon  found  that 
I  was  not  making  it  correctly,  but  by  putting 
in  two  heaping  teaspoonfuls  of  Postum  for 
each  person  and  letting  it  boil  twenty  min- 
utes, it  was  delicious. 

I  had  at  that  time  been  an  invalid  for  sever- 
al years,  but  did  not  know  my  trouble  was 
caused  by  coffee  drinking,  of  which  I  was 
very  fond.  I  immediately  began  to  feel  better 
after  leaving  off  coffee  and  using  Postum, 
and  stuck  to  it.  One  day  I  met  a  lady  who 
was  troubled  the  same  as  I  was,  and  whose 
appearance  on  the  street  really  shocked  me, 
for  she  was  so  emaciated.  She  exclaimed  in 
surprise  at  my  improved  appearance,  and 
wanted  to  know  what  I  had  been  doing.  She 
asked  me  if  I  had  had  a  healer  of  any  kind. 
I  said,  "Yes,  I  have  allowed  Postum  Food 
Coffee  to  work  the  almost  complete  miracle 
of  curing  me." 

My  husband  has  been  absent  in  Georgia  for 
some  time,  and  has  been  in  wretched  health, 
having  been  in  the  hospital  twice  for  indiges- 
tion. I  wrote  him  to  stop  using  coffee  and 
try  Postum,  told  him  also  just  how  to  make 
it.  Yesterday  I  received  a  letter  from  him  in 
which  he  says,  "I  am  feeling  very  much  bet- 
ter, thanks  to  you  and  Postum.  I  sleep  bet- 
ter, eat  better,  and  in  fact,  my  dear,  am  quite 
an  improvement  on  the  old  husband."  Alice 
L.  Gilson,  805  Park  Ave.,  Salt  Lake  City, 
Utah. 


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THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


July  ii,  1901 


0\ir  Bvidget. 


— The  theory  of  the  sun's  losing  its  heat 
gradually  has  created  no  consternation  dur- 
ing the  past  fortnight. 

— The  probable  congelation  of  the  earth  a 
million  years  hence  has  not  even  produced  a 
shiver  in  these  parts. 

— And  yet  life  is  tolerable,  and  the  world's 
work  goes  on  in  spite  of  torrid  days  and 
breezeless  nights. 

— Protracted  meeting  season  is  now  at 
its  height,  in  s  ->me  of  the  states,  and  many 
converts  will  be  made  with  the  thermometer 
near  the  century  mark. 

— A.  L.  Plitt,  who  has  been  pastor  at  Bra- 
zil, Ind.,  for  two  years,  has  resigned.  The 
official  board  ha-i  passed  resolutions  of  regret 
and  appreciation. 

— F.  B.  Sapp  passed  through  St.  Louis  and 
visited  this  office  recently  on  his  way  from 
California  to  Gladesville,  W.  Va.,  where  he 
will  spend  a  short  vacation  visiting  his  par- 
ents. 

— Morton  D.  Adams,  who  for  nearly  eigh- 
teen years  has  beea  a  missionary  in  Bilaspur, 
India,  under  the  Foreign  Christian  Mission- 
ary Society,  has  returned  home  on  a  furlough. 
His  present  address  is  154  Hawthorne  Street, 
Cleveland. 

— Lewis  O.  Lehman  has  closed  a  pastorate 
of  two  and  a  half  years  at  Long  Point,  111., 
and  will  locate  with  the  church  at  Chandler 
ville,  111.  The  church  which  he  is  leaving 
gave  him  a  public  reception  and  testimonial 
of  esteem  before  his  departure. 

— The  Adams  Street  Christian  Church, 
Jacksonville,  Fla,  has  secured  a  lot  on  the 
corner  of- Clay  and  Church  Streets  and  will 
soon  remove  to  a  temporary  building  erected 
on  that  lot.  The  name  of  the  church  hence- 
forth will  be  the  Church  Street  Christian 
Church. 

— The  farewell  reception  to  Bro.  and  Sister 
Rains  at  Cincinnati  on  the  2nd  inst.,  was  a 
very  pleasant  occasion.  They  will  go  by 
way  of  Denver,  Colorado  Springs  and  Salt 
Lake  City  and  will  visit  the  California  state 
meeting  at  Santa  Cruz.  They  will  sail  from 
San  Francisco,  on  the  "Doric,"  Aug.  2nd. 
Bon  voyage,! 

— In  connection  with  the  South  Kentucky 
Bible-school,  especial  praise  is  given  to  J.  B. 
Briney's  series  of  lectures  on  'Christian 
Evidence?."  H.  D.  Smith  suggests  that  they 
ought  to  be  widely  heard  among  our  churches 
and  that  schools,  Endeavor  societies,  Chau- 
tauqua assemblies  and  churches  would  do 
well  to  secure  the  delivery  of  this  series. 

— "Virginia  Disciples  are  requested  to  take 
note  of  the  following:  In  view  of  the  fact 
that  the  church  at  Tazewell  believes  that  the 
interests  o'  the  state  work  would  not  be  best 
served  by  holding  the  state  convention  at 
that  place  this  fall,  it  has  be°n  decided  to 
change  the  place  of  the  meeting  to  Richmond. 
The  date  is  unchanged,  Oct.  29-Nov.  1.  This 
announcement  is  made  on  the  authority  of 
E.  N.  Newman,  Secretary  of  the  Virginia 
Christian  Missionary  Society. 

—The  receipts  for  foreign  missions  during 
the  month  of  June  amounted  to  136,576 .71. 
During  the  same  month  last  year  $2,048  was 
received  for  famine  relief.  Omitting  the  fam- 
ine relief,  the  gain  in  the  receipts  over  last 
year  for  the  month  of  June  amounts  to 
$2,898.25.  There  was  a  loss,  however,  of  57 
contributing  Sunday-schools.  It  is  hoped 
that  enough  schools  will  respondjduring  the 
month  of  July  to  make  up  much  more  than 
the  loss  of  57  during  the  month  of  June. 
During  the  first  nine  months  of  the  current 
missionary  year  the  receipts  for  foreign  mis- 
sions amounted  to  $137,855  92,  or  a  gain  of 
$5,286.28.  The  friends  of  the  work  should  keep 
constantly  in  mind  the  earnest  effort  that  is 
being  made  to  reach  $200,000  this  year. 


—Bro.  Thompson,  of  Pine  Bluff,  Ark.,  is 
convalessing  from  a  severe  attack  of  typhoid 
fever. 

—J.  G.  M.  Luttenberger  lectured  at  the 
Devil's  Lake  (N.  D.)  Chautauqua  during  his 
recent  visit  to  that  state,  and  also  at  the 
Music  Hall  at  Fargo. 

— John  L.  Brandt,  of  Valparaiso,  Ind., 
preached  last  Sunday  for  the  First  Church, 
St.  Louis,  from  which  F.  O.  Fannon  has  re- 
cently resigned. 

— I.  J.  Spencer  decided  not  to  accept  a  call 
to  Chicago.  He  will  remain  with  the  Central 
Church  in  Lexington,  Ky.  The  Central  Church 
has  almost  finished  paying  off  the  debt  of 
$27,000 — principal  and  interest — on  its  beauti- 
ful new  building.  The  congregation  felt  that 
for  him  to  leave  would  be  '  detrimental  to  its 
progress. 

— The  Christian  Church  at  Morgantown, 
W.  Va.,  the  seat  of  the  State  University, 
wishes  to  secure  a  young  man  for  pastor  who 
will  take  cTarge  of  a  church  and  do  work  in 
the  university.  He  should  be  prepared  to  en- 
ter the  senior  class  or  to  do  graduate  work. 
Address  Prof.  D.  W.  Ohern,  Morganstown, 
W.  Va. 

— The  congregation  at  Lovington,  111.,  is. 
erecting  a  new  church  which  will  be  completed 
about  Nov.  1,  at  a  cost  of  $10,000.  The  pas- 
tor, F.  C.  Overbaugh,  presents  the  case  in  the 
local  paper  and  makes  a  general  appeal  for 
assistance.  Why  not?  A  good  church  is  one 
of  the  most  valuable  improvements  that  a 
town  can  have.  It  rai  es  the  value  of  real 
estate  as  well  as  the  mor  il  tone  of  the  com- 
munity. 

—The  Maxinkuckee  Assembly,  of  which  J. 
V.  Coombs  is  president,  will  be  in  session 
from  July  24  to  August  12.  The  program 
shows  the  names  of  thirty-seven  lecturers, 
among  whom  are  Z.  T.  Sweeney.  Frank  Re- 
gan, C.  C.  Redgrave,  Chaplain  Bruner,  W.  J. 
Lhamon.  Prof.  Alfred  Dickie,  A.  McLean.  A. 
L.  Orcutt,  L.  L.  Carpenter,  Mrs.  Carrie  Na- 
tion, W.  E.  Harlow  and  Prof.  B.  C.  Deweese. 
Brother  Scoville  will  conduct  a  two  days' 
evangelistic  congress  in  connection  with  the 
assembly. 

— At  the  annual  meeting  of  the  American 
Medical  Association  recently  held  at  St.  Paul 
there  were  noteworthy  discussions  of  the 
effects  of  alcohol  on  the  human  system  and 
its  value  as  a  food  and  as  a  medicine.  Prof. 
Atwater's  theory  of  the  positive  value  of  al- 
cohol was  severely  criticised  and  unanimously 
condemned  The  American  Medial  Temper- 
ance Association  which  met  in  connection 
with  the  above  passed  resolutions  repudiat- 
ing Prof.  Atwater's  conclusions  as  erroneous, 
daDgerous  and  unwarranted  by  the  evidence 
resulting  from  his  own  experiment. 

— G.  W.  Terrell,  of  Unionville,  Mo.,  has 
moved  to  Albany,  Mo  ,  and  will  preach  for 
the  church  there.  During  the  summer  he  will 
act  as  the  authorized  agent  and  solicitor  for 
Central  Christian  College.  Churches  and  in- 
dividuals to  which  he  goes  are  requested  to 
receive  him  cordially  and  grant  him  facilities 
for  presenting  his  work.  Central  Christian 
College  needs  and  deserves  more  adequate 
support,  and  the  money  is  in  the  state  and  in 
the  hands  of  those  who  profess  to  be  inter- 
ested in  all  Christian  enterprises.  Help 
Brother  Terrell  to  get  it. 

— One  feature  of  the  religious  work  which 
should  be  done  in  connection  with  the  Pan- 
American  Exp  isition  at  Buffalo  has  not  yet 
received  sufficient  attention.  Remembering 
the  fact  that  the  Mexican  and  South  Ameri- 
can visitors  to  the  Exposition  are  Spanish  in 
language  and  Catholic  in  religion,  it  seems 
appropriate  that  the  work  and  spirit  of 
American  Protestantism  should  in  some  way 
be  represented  in  the  Spanish  language.  It 
is. proposed  to  open  a  bureau  for  this  ^purpose 
in  a  prominent  position  where  the  Bible  So- 
ciety, the  Tract  Society  and  the  various  mis-] 


i 

I 


What  is  the  use  of  telling  the  rheumatic 
that  he  feels  as  if  his  joints  were  being  dis- 
located ? 

He  knows  that  his  sufferings  are  very 
much  like  the  tortures  of  the  rack. 

What  he  wants  to  know  is  what  will  per- 
manently cure  his  disease. 

That,  according  to  thousands  of  grateful 
testimonials,  is 

Hood's  Sarsapariiia 

It  corrects  the  acidity  of  the  blood  on  which 
the  disease  depends,  strengthens  the  stom- 
ach, liver  and  kidneys,  and  builds  up  the 
whole  system.    Try  Hood's. 


sionary  and  other  religious  organizations 
maybe  represented,  especially  by  their  litera- 
ture. There  is  a  need  for  the  distribution  of 
evangelical  literature  in  Spanish.  Such  work 
may  sow  valuable  seed  which  will  assist  in 
future  Protestant  missionary  work  in  the 
Latin-American  republics.  An  appeal  for 
funds  to  support  this  work  is  made  and  en- 
dorsed by  many  ministers  of  different  denom- 
inations and  of  national  reputation.  Contri- 
butions should  be  sent  to  Mr.  Frank  M. 
Threadgill,   121    W.   87th  Street,  New  York. 

—We  have  received  from  Bro.  J.  Z  Tyler 
an  illustrated  pamphlet  of  45  pages,  entitled 
Recollections  of  my  Richmond  Pastorate.  To 
these  Recollections,  which  embrace  an  ac- 
count of  his  entrance  upon  the  work  at 
Richmond,  with  the  local  conditions  then 
existing  and  a  number  of  interesting  episodes 
connected  with  this  pastorate,  are  added 
brief  sketches  of  his  pastoral  relations  with 
other  churches,  thus  bringing  the  brief  auto- 
biographical sketch  down  to  date.  These 
Recollections  w  11  be  found  not  only  interest- 
ing to  the  churches  with  which  he  has  held 
pastoral  relations  and  to  his  many  friends 
throughout  the  country,  but  to  many  others, 
and  especially  to  pastors.  Anyone  who 
reads  this  sketch  of  Bro.  Tyler's  life  will  not 
be  at  a  loss  to  account  for  his  present  physi- 
cal condition.  Of  him  it  may  be  said,  as  it 
was  said  of  his  Master,  that  the  zeal  of  his 
Father"s  house  has  consumed  him.  The 
writer  chanced  to  be  at  Richmond  at  a  time 
when  Bro.  and  Sis  er  Tyler  had  returned 
therefor  a  visit,  many  years  after  the  close 
of  their  pastorate,  and  can  bear  witness  to 
the  remarkable  manifestation  of  Christian 
love  and  sympathy  shown  by  the  entire 
church.  It  was  beautiful  and  touching  to 
note  the  high  esteem  in  which  he  was  held  by 
the  old  and  by  the  young.  If  the  character 
of  the  Richmond  church  has  been  determined, 
in  any  large  degree,  by  the  long  and  success- 
ful pastorate  of  Bro.  Tyler,  he  is  not  without 
a  crown  of  rejoicing  and  of  glory  even  here, 
for  it  is  one  of  the  very  best  churches  in  all 
our  great  brotherhood,  as  the  present  able 
and  beloved  pastor,  Carey  E.  Morgan,  would 
gladly  testify.  This  pamphlet  contains  an 
excellent  picture  of  Bro.  Tyler  at  the  age  of 
fifty,  together  with  many  of  the  prominent 
men  of  the  Seventh  Street  Church,  Rich- 
mond. It  also  contains  a  picture  of  Bro. 
Tyler  at  twenty-four,  the  age  at  which  he 
entered  upon  the  pastorate  The  price  of  the 
pamphlet  is  fifty  cents,  and  the  Christian 
Publishing  Company  will  be  glad  to  receive 
orders  for  it,  and  forward  same  to  Bro. 
Tyler  without  any  expense  to  him.  Aside 
from  the  merit  of  the  work,  the  condition  of 
Bro.  Tyler's  health,  well  known  to  our  read- 
ers, makes  it  highly  desirable  that  the  pam- 
phlet should  have  a  large  sale. 

BUTLER  COLLEGE 

Indianapolis,  Ind. 

Forty-seventh  annual  session  opens  October  1,  1901. 
Thorough  courses  in  the  essential  elements  of  a 
liberal  education  conducted  by  instructors  who  have 
had  the  benefit  of  the  best  university  training.  Also 
1  Bible  School  devoted  to  the  special  education  of 
ministers  of  the  Gospel.  Healthful  and  convenient 
location,  modern  appliances,  laboratories,  libraries, 
gymnasium,  etc.  Terms  low.  Write  for  catalogue. 
Address,  SECRETARY,  Butler  College,  Indianapolis, 
;Ind. 


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Christian  Endeavor  Convention. 

[Editorial  Correspondence.] 

The  twentieth  annual  international  conven- 
ion  of   the  Christian   Endeavor  Society  is 
low  in  session  at  this  writing   in  the  city  of 
Cincinnati.    The  trustees  held  their  business 
essions  on  Saturday.    On  Saturday  evening 
he  great   Music  Hall,    in   which  our  jubilee 
onvention  was  held,  was  crowded   to  hear 
he  introductory  addresses  of  welcome  with 
he  responses,  and  the  president's  address  and 
ecretary's    report.      Governor    Nash,    who 
vas  to  have  given  the  welcome   in  behalf  of 
she  strte,  telegraphed  his  regrets  and  sent  his 
secretary   of  state   to    make  the   address    of 
j.veloome,  which  he  did  in    a  very   creditable 
pay.    Other  local   speakers,  representing  the 
committee  and  the  city,  voiced  a  hearty  wel- 
come which  was  responded  to  by    representa- 
tives from   Canada,    China,   Japan    and   the 
'United  States. 

A  buckeye  gavel  was  presented  to  President 
JClark,  who  ma  'e  a   brief  speech  in  accepting 
(same.    The  address  by  President  Clark  was 
I  characteristic  in    striking     the     keynote    of 
(Christian  Endeavor,  and  showing  its  adapta- 
tion to  the  needs  of  the  twentieth  century. 
I    There  were    our  needs  which  the  church  of 
the  twentieth  century  felt,  and  which  Chris- 
tian   Endeavor    could    supply:      (1)    A    more 
strenuous,   aggressive  Christian  life;  (2)  bet- 
jter  prayer-meetings,     not    a    substitute   for 
I  them;  (3)  a  more  thorough   oiganization  for 
efficient  work   and  (4)    greater  unity   among 
Christians  of  various  denominations.    Each 
of  these  points  was  elaborated    and  enforced 
with    great  vigor  and  clearness.     Christian 
Endeavor,  he  said,  had  no   infallible  pope,  no 
i  second   Elijah,    and   no    inspired    mother.    It 
'.  rested    its  claims   on  its   adaptation  to    the 
needs  of  the  church  to-day. 

Secretary's  Baer's  report  was  full  of  en- 
couragement. There  has  been  a  net  increase 
in  the  number  of  nevv  societies  the  past  year 
of  2,000,  with  a  total  membership  of  almost 
100,000  members.  The  work  in  China  and 
in  South  Africa  has  suffered  'rotn  the  effects  of 
the  war  in  these  countries.  Hereafter  biennial 
instead  of  annual  conventioos  will  be  held. 
The  present  order  of  the  religious  bodies  in 
this  country  according  to  their  numerical 
strength  in  Christian  Endeavor  is  given  as 
follows:  Presbyterians,  Congregationalists, 
Disciples  of  Christ.  Baptists,  Cumberland 
Presbyterians,  Methodist  Protestants  and 
Lutherans. 

A  field  secretary  has  been  employed  to  de- 
vote his  whole  time  in  the  field  to  Christian 
Endeavor.  There  is  no  thought  of  any  back- 
ward step  in  this  work.  Christian  Endeavor 
has  come  to  stay,  and  blessed  is  the  church 
that  avails  itself  of  it  as  a  training  school  for 
Christian  workers.  More  than  a  half  million 
dollars  was  given  to  missions  last  year  by  a 
little  more  than  S,000  societies  which  reported. 
There  are  26,000  "Comrades  of  the  Quiet 
Hour,"  and  160,000  young  people  united  with 
the  church  last  year  from  the  ranks  of  the 
Endeavor  societies. 

In  the  morning  nearly  all  the  pulpits  of  the 
city  were  filled  by  visiting  preachers.  The 
afternoon  was  crowded  by  special  meetings. 
There  were  three  great  meetings  in  the  after- 
noon addressed  by  distinguished  men — one  on 
temperance,  one  on  Sabbath  observance, 
and  one  on  missions.  The  one  on  temperance 
was  held  at  the  Central  Christian  Church,  and 
was  addressed  by  three  specialists,  George  W. 
Bain,  Mrs.  Anna  Howard  Shaw  and  Oliver 
W.  Stewart.  Each  of  these  spoke  25  minutes, 
and  we  never  heard  three  abler  addresses  in 
the  same  length  of  time.  Mr.  Bain  is  persua- 
sively eloquent  and  lender,  Mrs.  Shaw  is 
clear  and  comprehensive,  and  Mr.  Stewart  is 
logic  on  fire.  He  discussed  the  delicate  ques- 
tion as  to  how  Christian  workers  and  voters 
could  be  saved  from  their  present  attitude  to 
the  liquor  traffic.  The  three  addresses,  cover- 
ing different  phases  of  the  temperance  pro blem) 


ought  to  be  printed  and  circulated  among 
the  people  by  millions. 

At  night  the  pulpits  were  again  filled  by  the 
visitors.  We  heard  Charles  M.  Sheldon  at  the 
Central  Christian  Church.  The  great  audito- 
rium was  packed  full,  with  hundreds  of  people 
standing,  to  hear  this  plain,  unpretentious 
man  talk  simply  and  sanely  about  how  to 
minister  to  the  world's  needs.  It  is  not  his 
eloquence  or  logic  that  draws  people,  but  the 
fact  that  he  is  trying  to  practice  what  lie 
preaches,  and  that  he  possesses  the  mind  of 
Christ  in  a  large  degree.  Sunday  was  a  great 
day.  The  weather  was  delightful  and  large 
audiences  greeted  all  the  speakers,  and  the  air 
was  electric  with  the  spirit  of  reform. 

Monday,  as  we  write  these  lines,  the  pro- 
gram is  going  on  at  Music  Hall  and  at  the 
Central  Christian  Church,  which  is  one  of  the 
centers  of  the  convention  work.  Dr.  Chap- 
man, of  the  "Quiet  Hour,"  is  sick  at  Winona 
lake,  and  his  part  of  the  program  is  omitted. 
Rev.  Floyd  W.  Tomkins  and  Rev.  Cornelius 
Woelfkin  are  conducting  such  meetings  each 
morning.  Rev.  G.  Campbell  Morgan,  of  Eng- 
land, and  Rev.  J.  F.  Carson,  of  Brooklyn, 
are  giving  a  series  of  special  addresses,  the 
one  on  prayer  and  the  other  on  the  Holy 
Spirit. 

A  spendid  program  is  being  carried  out,  and 
while  the  attendance  does  not  equal  that  of 
many  other  of  its  predecessors,  we  have  never 
attended  a  more  profitable  convention  in  the 
history  of  Christian  Endeavor. 

Disciples  of  Christ  are  well  represented 
here,  and  several  are  on  the  program. 
Among  many  others  present'  are  such  well- 
known  preachers  as  F.  D.  Power,  A.  B. 
Philputt,  J.  Z  Tyler,  George  Darsie,  J.  E. 
Pounds,  Prof.  H.  L.  Willett,  W.  S.  Gilmer. 
O.  G.  Hertzog,  and  J.  T.  Boone,  a  host  of 
younger  men  and  laymen  not  a  few. 

St.  Louis  made  application  for  the  conven- 
tion of  1903,  and  the  matter  was  referred  to 
the  executive  committee.  Other  features  of 
the  program  including  the  "Disciples'  Rally" 
will  be  reported  in  our  next.  This  record 
must  be  closed  here  to  catch  this  week's 
issue.  J.  H.  G. 

Cincinnati,  0.,  July  8,  1901. 

The  Ca.se  of  C.  M.  Wickha.m. 

To  the,  Disciples  of  Christ  in  Iowa  and  other  states. 

Greeting:— It  becomes  the  sad  duty  of  the 
board  of  the  Iowa  Christian  Convention  to 
report  upon  what  seems  to  them  a  very  seri- 
ous situation  in  Sioux  City,  la. 

For  several  weeks  there  have  been  two  con- 
gregations in  that  city.  Each  is  claiming  our 
recognition  and  co-operation.  Four  months 
ago  these  two  were  one  and  the  future  looked 
fair. 

This  division  originated  from  charges 
against  the  pastor,  C.  M.  Wickham.  These 
charges  were  brought  by  two  of  the  official 
board  of  the  congregation.  They  were  as 
dark  and  black  as  ever  were  brought  against 
the  moral  character  of  any  minister  within 
the  knowledge  of  the  Iowa  board.  The  trial 
was  before  a  congregation  more  than  half  of 
whose  members  had  been  brought  in  by  the 
accused  within  the  previous  year.  The  jury 
consisted  of  those  twenty -five  or  more  years 
of  age  who  had  heard  all  of  the  trial.  At  the 
close  of  a  long  trial  there  were  48  of  these,  28 
of  these  voted  for  his  acquittal  and  20  for 
condemnation. 

There  were  four  prominent  brethren  from 
outside  the  city  who  heard  all  the  testimony. 
Three  of  these  united  in  a  published  statement 
declaring  him  guilty  and  utterly  unworthy  of 
the  confidence  or  countenance  of  the  churches. 

Before  this  trial  began  the  president  of  t  .e 
Iowa  board  went  to  Sioux  City  at  the  call  of 
the  officials,  not  all  joining  in  this  call,  and 
spent  three  days.  His  effort  to  get  the  trial 
before  an  unprejudiced  committee  of  brethren, 
mutually  chosen,  was  a  failure.  The  accused 
refused  to  the  last.    Our  president  then  filed 


his  protest  as  a  part  of  the  proceedings  and 
they  were  published  in  the  Sioux  City  papers. 

We  are  not  a  court  of  appeal  or  of  first 
hearing.  We  are  not  permitted  to  brand  a 
man  with  guilt  or  to  certify  his  innocence. 
All  this  work  must  be  left  to  a  properly 
chosen  committee.  Such  a  committee  in  this 
case  was  refused.  Our  duty  is  to  shield 
churches  from  unworthy  preachers  and 
worthy  preachers  from  badly  managed 
churches,  in  so  far  as  these  can  be  done  by  a 
body  thus  empowered. 

All  the  evidence  of  this  long  trial,  taken 
by  an  expert  shorthand  court  reporter,  is  on 
file  in  Sioux  City.  It  is  accessible  to  any  or 
all  of  our  congregations  We  advise  no  con- 
gregation in  this  or  any  other  state  to  em- 
ploy the  said  C.  M.  Wickham  without  first 
going  to  Sioux  City  and  fully  examining  the 
records  of  this  trial. 

Since  the  said  C.  M.  Wickham  has  protest- 
ed any  action  on  our  part,  claiming  that  it 
will  be  detrimental  to  him  and  his  work,  we 
pledge  ourselves  to  co-operate  with  him  in 
bringing  his  case  before  a  competent  com- 
mittee, chosen  one  by  himself,  one  by  us  and 
the  third  by  these  two.  We  agree  to  be 
bound  by  the  findings  of  this  committee  and 
to  publish  its  findings  as  widely  as  these  are 
published. 

B.  S.  Denny,  Sec.  of  the  I.  C.  C. 
A.  M.  Haggard,  Pres.  of  the  I.  C.  C. 

June  26,  1901. 


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Correspondence, 


Washington  Notes. 

A  Baptist  minister  in  Washington  does  not 
seem  to  be  giving  much  heed  to  the  advice  of 
the  Chicago  Record-Herald  in  its  editorial. 
"Why  Not  Preach  the  Gospel?"  Here  are 
some  of  his  themes  as  announced  in  the  Sat- 
urday papers:  "An  Upset  Mother  in-law." 
•■The  Story  of  a  Washington  Woman  and  Her 
Parsnips,"  -'Why  a  Young  Irishman  Made  a 
Fellow  Feel  His  Fists,"  "Some Old  Maids  get 
Marriel  and  Make  Folks  Hopping  Mad," 
"She  Poked  His  Ear." 

It  is  said  that  this  preacher  manages  to  get 
a  full  house  by  the  announcement  of  such 
themes,  and  then  preaches  to  them  the  straight 
gospel.  For  fifteen  years  now  he  has  followed 
this  method,  has  baptized  hundreds  of  con- 
verts and  has  with  one  exception  the  largest 
Baptist  congregation  in  the  city.  His  experi- 
ence seems  to  disprove  this  assertion  of  a 
writer  on  Homiletics:  "It  is  a  mistake  to  try 
to  win  attention  by  sensational  themes.  The 
method  does  not  pay  in  the  long  run.  It  is 
much  like  hanging  a  whisk  of  hay  before  a 
donkey's  nose,  he  gets  discouraged  by  con- 
stantly failing  to  reach  it." 

F.  D  Power  and  wife  start  July  22  for  the 
Pacific  coast  where  Bro.  Power  will  make  ad- 
dresses at  the  California  state  conventions  at 
Santa  Cruz  and  Long  Beach.  Bro.  Power 
was  called  26  years  ago  to  be  pastor  of  the 
Vermont  Avenue  Church  of  this  city.  During 
these  years  his  parish  has  been  gradually  ex- 
panding until  now  it  covers  the  whole  coun- 
try. E.  B.  Bagby. 

City  and  Country. 

Coming  in  from  work  in  the  garden,  where 
I  had  been  busy  all  the  morning,  my  wife 
called  my  attention  to  "A  Bit  of  Country 
Road,"  by  the  assistant  editor  of  the  Chris- 
tian Evangelist.  I  had  been  too  busy  during 
the  fore  part  of  the  week  to  read  even  some  of 
the  best  pieces  in  the  number.  I  found  it  really 
interesting.  It  seemed  so  much  like  a  bi- 
cyclist's description  of  this  part  of  Ohio  would 
be.  The  roads  would  be  about  the  same,  and 
the  hills,  and  the  people.  Some  of  the  names 
sound  familiar,  and  I  wonder  why  there 
should  be  a  "Hillsboro"  and  a  "DeSoto"  in 
Missouri.  I  have  in  my  memory  the  original 
Hillsboro.  the  county  seat  of  Highland  coun- 
ty, O.,  and  DeSoto,  la.  But  having  never 
visited  the  ••Campagna,  near  Rome,"  nor 
seen  the  little  town  called  "Bonne  Terre," 
these  names  sound  less  familiar  to  me. 

There  must  be  food  for  thought,  as  well  as 
recreation,  in  such  tours  in  theconutry.  And 
it  is  noticeable  that  we  like  the  independence 
enjoyed  in  these  country  places.  True,  we 
must  labor  without  much  compensation  and 
deny  ourselves  many  of  the  luxuries,  even  of 
literature,  while  our  dwelling  is  in  the  land  of 
hills  and  dales,  of  "main  roads"  and  by-ways, 
and  "paths"  made  by  the  hogs  and  the  cattle, 

I  never  rode  a  wheel,  but  I  have  taken  little 
trips  over  the  country,  among  the  hills  and 
down  the  valleys.  I  always  liked  to  see  peo- 
ple at  their  homes.  They  appear  more  natural 
and  they  show  their  education.  So  it  is  when 
we  go  from  the  country  into  the  city.  Coun- 
try people  are  often  surprised  to  find  the 
citizens  so  "clever,"  so  plain-looking,  so 
"common."  On  the  other  hand,  on  going  from 
the  city  into  the  country,  persons  of  culture 
have  found  people  to  be  polite,  generous, 
hospitable  and  intelligent. 

My  chief  thought  is  that  it  is  a  good  thing  for 
the  country  people  and  the  citizens  to  "call" 
on  one  another  and  get  better  acquainted. 
Let  the  rural  visitor  be  himself,  not  like  Peter 
Cartwright,  in  Boston,  and  let  the  city 
brother  try  and  make  his  brother  from  the 
sountry  feel  as  comfortable  as  possible  in  his 
presence.  Let  all  class  prejudice  be  removed, 
and  let  no  one  be  envious  at  his  more  wealthy 
or  more  honorable  brother,  provided  there  is 


humility,   condescension   and  love,     And  let 
not  the  poor  man  affect  to  be  what  he  is  not. 

W.  PlNKERTON. 

Gillespieville,   0.,  June  ?2. 

California.  Notes. 

Great  preparations  are  being  made  all  over 
the  state  for  the  grand  hegira  of  the  Disciples 
to  Santa  Cruz,  the  mecca  of  California  Chris- 
tians. The  summer  school  of  Bible  study  will 
begin  on  July  16  under  the  management  of 
Dean  Van  Kirk,  of  Berkeley  Bible  Seminary. 
A  week  or  more  will  be  spent  with  the  sum- 
mer school  work  before  the  state  convention 
assembles.  Other  neat  and  permanent  cot- 
tages are  being  put  up  at  "Garfield  Christian 
Park."  and' brethren  and  sisters  from  moun- 
tain and  valley  are  preparing  to  soon  take  up 
their  most  delightful  abode  by  the  sounding 
sea.  A  number  of  new  workers  in  the  state 
will  meet  us  for  the  first  time.  We  may  not 
have  Bro.  J.  O.  Davis  with  us;  he  dropped 
into  work  for  the  Hollister  church  something 
over  a  year  ago,  and  one  of  the  most  intelli- 
gent and  winsome  daughters  of  the  golden 
west  gathered  up  his  heartstrings.  He  has 
not  yet  returned  from  a  visit  to  his  Missouri 
home. 

Our  Sacramento  Valley  district  evangelist, 
Bro.  Bonnell,  is  doing  a  good  work  at  the 
valley  city,  Marysville.  Judge  Murphy,  who 
for  all  these  years  has  been  judge,  lawyer, 
elder  and  often  preacher,  is  now  rejoicing  that 
he  will  have  a  good  house  to  worship  in. 

Bro.  Evans,  a  new  man  to  most  of  us  on 
the  coast,  has  proved  himself  in  his  Red  Bluff 
field  to  be  a  faithful  workman.  The  old  build- 
ing is  replaced  by  a  most  excellent  new  one 
and  the  people  crowd  its  aisles, 

Bro.  Lowe  seems  to  be  bishop  of  the  Bakers- 
field  oil  country.  The  oil  developments  have 
brought  into  the  valley  all  classes  of  people, 
but  Bro.  Lowe  is  prepared  to  meet  them  and 
show  them  one  of  the  neatest  churches  and  a 
faithful  congregation. 

Bro.  Burton,  since  entering  the  evangelistic 
field,  has  had  a  number  of  successful  meetings. 
He  is  now  in  Los  Angeles  helping  Bro.  Ward. 
Bro.  Glen  Mc  Williams  has  also  proved  him- 
self to  be  a  successful  evangelist.  He  has  just 
closed  a  grand  meeting  at  Fortuna,  where 
Bro.  Markle  is  laboring  for  one  of  the  best 
congregations  in  the  state. 

Bro.  Sanders  is  pushing  the  conquest 
through  the  busy  streets  of  Eureka  and  his 
ministrations  are  greeted  by  that  stirring 
young  city  of  Humboldt  Bay.  The  great 
red-wood  camps  will  hear  the  great  message 
from  him. 

Bro.  Meeker,  of  Madison,  will  be  retained 
to  hold  and  storm  thefort  as  he  has  done  dur- 
ing the  successful  year  past. 

Bro.  Dixon  has  been  called  to  Vacaville. 
He  places  his  family  at  Santa  Cruz  till  the 
brethren  can  build  a  house  for  him. 

Bro.  LeMasters  is  working  up  the  people 
about  Williams  and  Maxwell. 

Bro.  J.  M.  Gilstrap.  the  itinerant  dentist 
and  gospel  preacher,  lias  been  doiDg  a  fine 
work  at  Fowler.  He  has  his  own  tent,  works 
at  his  dental  work  and  preaches  the  gospel 
day  and  night.  He  is  known  as  a  deeply  con- 
secrated and  bold  defender  of  the  faith. 

The  annual  C.  E.  state  union  just  closed  one 
of  the  most  interesting  meetings  of  its  history 
at  Santa  Ana.  Large  attendance;  fine  pro- 
gram: great  enthusiasm. 

Bro.  L.  O  Fergusson  is  doing  a  great  work 
at  Modesto. 

We  extend  the  hand  of  greeting  to  Bro.  G. 
K.  Berry  on  his  return  to  the  Pacific  coast, 
and  to  the  editorial  staff  of  the  Pacific  Chris- 
tian. 

We  are  furnishing  our  "booklet"  on  "The 
Model  Christian  Endeavor  Society"  at  5c; 
25c  per  doz.  Its  publication  was  ordered 
at  the  state  convention. 

J.  Durham. 
Irvington,  Cat. 


"Pleasant  Dreams 

Cries  the  young  maid  to  her  mother,  as 
she  retires  to  rest.  The  mother  smiles, 
but  sighs.  She  knows  that  the  pains 
that  rack  her  will  not  stop  for  darkness, 
and  that  if  she 
sleeps  her  dreams 
will  only  be  echoes 
of  the  sufferings 
of  the  day. 

Why  not  sleep 
soundly  and  rise 
refreshed  at  morn- 
ing, with  strength 
and  courage  for 
the  day's  duties? 
Weak,  nervous 
women,  sufferers 
from  backache, 
bearing-down 
pains,  and  other 
womanly  a  i  1- 
ments,  have  found 
a  perfect  cure  in 
Dr.  Pierce's  Fa- 
vorite Prescrip- 
tion. It  heals  the 
womanly  diseases 
which  cause  the 
pains  and  nervousness.  It  makes  weak 
women  strong  and  sick  women  well. 

•'I  deem  it  my  dutv  to  express  my  heartfelt 
gratitude  for  having-  b-eu  the  means,  under 
Providence,  of  restoring  me  to  health,"  writes 
Mrs.  B.  H.  Munu,  of  Snringhill,  Leon  Co.,  Fla. 
"For  nearly  two  years'  I  suffered  from  female 
weakness  so  I  could  not  stand  on  my  feet  any 
length  of  time ;  could  scarcely  walk  at  all. 
Appetite  was  much  impaired;  I  had  bearing- 
down  sensations ;  can't  express  how  badly  I 
did  feel.  Had  tried  several  kinds  of  medicine 
which  did  me  little  or  no  good.  At  last  decided 
to  try  Dr,  Pierce's  Favorite  Prescription.  I  had 
not  taken  all  of  two  bottles  before  I  saw  it  was 
benefiting  me,  so  I  continued  to  take  it  until  I 
had  taken  seven  bottles,  when  I  felt  entirely 
cured.  Did  not  feel  a  touch  of  my  old  com- 
plaint. It  has  been  over  a  year  since  I  took 
your  medieine,  and  [  can  truthfully  sav  that 
my  health  has  been  better  for  the  last  year  than 
it  had  been  for  four  years  previously. 

"You  may  publish'this  as  a  testimonial." 

Dr.  Pierce's  Common  Sense  Medical 
Adviser,  in  paper  covers,  is  sent  free  on 
receipt  of  21  one-cent  stamps  to  pay 
expense  of  mailing  only.  Address  Dr. 
R.  V.  Pierce,  Buffalo,  N.  Y. 


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Announces  the  Opening  of  its 

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113 


BhristiaaPliblishiuciG^ 


A  New  Miasic  Book 

EVANGELISTS  will  find  the  Gospel  Proclamation  in  song  a  department 
of  the  book  eminently  suited  to  every  phase  of  a  successfully  conducted 
revival. 

SINGING  EVANGELISTS  will  be  pleased  with  the  analytical  classifica- 
tion, enabling  them  without  reference  to  indices  to  find  a  suitable  song 
on  a  moment's  warning.  The  rich  variety  and  power  of  the  solo  arid 
special  song  department,  selected  specially  for  his  use  in  revivals,  will 
be  joyfully  received. 

CHORISTERS  will  find  the  average  choir  supplied  with  a  rich  selection 
of  beautiful  and  impressive  solos,  with  choruses,  duets,  quartettes,  invo- 
cations and  doxologies  specially  selected  for  the  distinctive  part  a  choir 
is  expected  to  take  in  the  service. 

PASTORS  who  are  responsible  for  the  kind  of  pasture  upon  which  the 
sheep  and  lambs  are  fed,  will  not  find  a  sentiment  out  of  harmony  with 
New  Testament  Christianity.  He  will  find  it  a  companion  oade  meeum 
for  his  pocket  Testament,  containing  gems  for  public  worship,  for  the 
prayer-meeting,  for  funeral  occasions,  for  Baptismal,  Thanksgiving  and 
Convention  services.  He  will  find  that  an  expensive  hymnal  will  not  be 
needed,  unless  it  be  to  keep  in  the  style. 

CHRISTIAN  ENDEAVORERS  will  find  in   Popular   Hymns  No    2   all 

that  they  can  wish,  because  it  is  full  from  back  1.0  back  with  soul-stirring 
sentiment  set  to  soul-inspiring  music,  the  only  kind  C.  E  's  care  to  sing. 
The  Solos.  Duets  and  Quartettes  may  be  impressively  used  to  enrich 
every  session  of  the  Society. 

S.  S.  SUPERINTENDENTS  who  believe  the  Sunday-school  should  be  the 
nursery  of  the  church,  the  church  at  work  saving  the  young,  will  find 
Popular  Hymns  No.  2  richly  supplied  with  music  within  the  voice 
compass  and  heart  reach  of  the  children,  giving  them  a  desire  to  remain 
and  participate  in  the  song  service  of  the  church.  Popular  Hymns 
No  2.  contains  256  songs. 


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Barclav  Meador,  Advertising  M&ne^ger. 

The  forty-eighth  year  of  Roanoke  College 
was  a  successful  one.  Students  were  enrolled 
from  14  states,  Porto  Rico  and  Korea. 
Among  the  four  Koreans  was  Prince  Euiwha, 
second  son  of  the  Emperor.  The  college  has 
a  curriculum  with  elective  studies,  well 
adapted  to  suit  the  wants  of  all  students. 
For  a  copy  of  the  catalogue,  with  the  June 
Collegian,  address  the  president,  Dr.  Julius 
D.  Dreher,  Salem,  Va. 

In  the  beautiful  country  between  the  Alle- 
gheny and  Blue  Ridge  Mountains  at  Bote- 
tourt Springs,  is  Hollins  Institute.  For  fifty- 
eight  years  the  name  of  this  fine  old  school 
has  been  associated  with  the  highest  stand- 
ards of  mental  and  moral  training  for  women; 
and  the  number  of  eminent  women  who  have 
graduated  there  is  proof  positive  of  the 
soundness  of  their  principles. 

It  has  been  the  policy  of  the  school  to  sub- 
stitute for  the  stringent  system  of  espionage 
in  vogue  at  most  girls'  schools  such  sur- 
roundings and  refining,  elevating  influences 
as  might  be  found  in  the  first  Virginia  homes. 

The  climate  is  equable,  being  neither  ex- 
tremely hot  nor  cold,  making  it  safe  for 
pupils  from  any  part  of  the  counti'y.  Sulphur 
and  chalybeate  springs  in  the  grounds  are  an 
important  factor  in  securing  that  vigorous 
health  so  universal  at  Hollins. 

Much  attention  is  given  to  physical  exer- 
cise in  the  fine,  bracing  air;  and  the  best  of 
medical  attendance  is  accessible  at  all  times. 
The  south  should  be  proud  to  own  such  an 
institution  and  give  it  generous  support. 
**■ 

The  American  Revision  Committee  have 
completed  their  work  of  revision  of  the  Holy 
Bible,  and  it  will  be  published  by  Thomas 
Nelson  &  Sons,  New  York,  in  August.  The 
committee  state  that  they  have,  besides  in- 
corporating the  appendix  in  the  text,  be- 
stowed much  time  in  rectifying  the  errors,  in- 


consistencies, oversights  and  infelicities 
which  have  been  detected.  Moreover,  inas- 
much as  the  American  revisers,  in  preparing 
the  appendix  of  1885,  aimed  to  reduce  the  dif- 
ferences to  the  lowest  limit,  they  waived  the 
larger  part  of  their  preferences,  many  of 
which  they  regarded  as  of  decided  importance. 
This  new  edition  will  embody  a  considerable 
part  of  these  emendations  which  represent 
the  deliberate  preferences  of  the  whole  Ameri- 
can committee  but  which  were  not  put  into 
the  appendix.  Furthermore,  carefully  selected 
marginal  references  and  concise  topical  head- 
ings have  been  added. 

"Henderson's  Picturesque  Gardens"  is  the 
title  of  a  new  and  magnificently  illustrated 
garden  book  which  should  have  a  wide  distri- 
bution among  lovers  of  fine  gardens  and  ar- 
tistijhomesurroundings.  There  are  over  three 
hundred  superb  illustrations  in  it,  made  from 
photographs  taken  in  the  prettiest  gardens 
of  the  world,  portraying  lawn,  garden  and 
landscape  effects,  plant  and  tree  groupings, 
summer-houses,  arches,  columns,  festoons, 
etc.,  picturesquely  draped  with  vines, 'as  well 
as  numerous  other  garden  embellishments. 

The  text  matter,  by  Charles  Henderson,  en- 
tertainingly describes  the  various  illustra- 
tions, giving  as  well  the  names  of  such  plants, 
trees,  shrubs,  bulbs  and  seeds  as  are  used  to 
form  the  various  combinations. 

The  book  is  elegantly  gotten  up  and  cer- 
tainly will  prove  suggestive  of  many  im- 
provements and  embellishments  on  estab- 
lished home  grounds,  and  for  those  planning 
new  lawns  and  gardens  it  must  be  of  inesti- 
mable value.  It  is  published  by  the  well- 
known  seedsmen  and  florists,  Peter  Hender- 
son &  Co.,  35  and  37  Courtlandt  St.,  New 
York. 

Dr.  Pierce's  Free  Bureau  of  Information  at 
Buffalo,  N.  Y.,  was  organized  as  a  public- 
spirited  enterprise  for  the  best  interests  of 
Buffalo  and  its  Pan-American  guests.    There 


is  absolutely  no  charge,  fee  or  gratuity  for 
any  service  rendered  by  the  bureau  either  to 
visitors  or  to  householders. 

This  Free  Bureau  is  located  in  a  beautiful 
old  mansion  at  Buffalo,  at  652  Main  Street, 
just  opposite  the  Invalids'  Hotel  and  Surgi- 
cal Institute,  of  which  Dr.  R.  V.  Pierce  is 
chief  medical  director.  It  is  fitted  up  with  re- 
ception-rooms, wash  rooms,  dressing-rooms, 
parlors,  and  all  conveniences  for  out-of-town 
visitors. 

It  includes  a  postal  department  where 
guests  may  receive  mail,  and  writing  rooms 
with  facilities  for  the  writing  and  mailing  of 
letters.  There  is  also  an  identification  de- 
partment wh;re  strangers  may  meet  friends, 
or  in  case  of  accident  may  be  identified  and 
their  friends  notified. 

In  connection  with  this  Free  Bureau  Dr. 
Pierce  issues  a  free  guide  book  to  the  Pan- 
American,  Buffalo  and  vicinity.  This  book 
contains  maps  of  Buffalo  and  the  Exposition, 
together  with  much  information  most  useful 
and  necessary  for  the  guidance  and  direction 
of  strangers  in  a  strange  city. 


Bro.  J.  Praise  Richard,  referencejto <ygbiom 
was  made  in  our  news  columns  a  fe-vwweefts 
since,  has  sent  an  advertisement  of  the  educa- 
tional institution  of  which  he  has  recently  as- 
sumed the  presidency,  namely:  The  Modern 
Normal  and  Business  College  at  Fayette,  O. 
His  college  is  a  combination  of  and  successor 
to  the  following  named  schools: 

1.  Normal  Music  and  Business  College, 
organized  in  Fayette  in  1S80. 

2.  Modern  Bureau  of  Correspondence,  or- 
ganized in  Washington,  D.  C,  in  1890. 

3.  Modern  Correspondence  Normal,  orga- 
nized in  New  Philadelphia.  O.,  in  1895. 

4.  Modern  Normal  College,  organized  in 
Washington,  D.  C,  in  1892. 

Superior  advantages  are  offered  at  exceed- 
ingly low  rates.  The  location  is  said  to  be 
very  fine  and  the  instruction  thorough.  The 
..all  term  opens  Sept.  3. 


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July  ii     1901 


Book   Notes. 

In  "Our  Budget"  of  this  issue  will  be  found 
a  notice  of  Recollections  of  my  Richmond  Pas- 
torate, by  J.  Z.  Tyler.  We  desire,  also,  to  call 
attention  to  it  in  this  place.  Bro.  Tyler  is 
very  widely  known,  both  in  and  out  of  our 
own  brotherhood.  During  a  busy  life  he  has 
done  a  great  deal  for  the  cause  we  all  love, 
and  though  now  he  is  an  invalid,  not  able  to 
perform  active  service,  there  are  tens  of  thou- 
sands of  his  friends  who  earnestly  pray  that 
he  may  be  restored  to  health,  and  permitted 
to  go  on  laboring  for  Christ  and  the  church 
for  a  score  of  years  yet.  This  booklet  that 
he  has  just  issued  is  very  handsomely  gotten 
up,  and  it  is  as  interesting  as  it  is  handsome. 
Every  pastor,  and  especially  every  pastor  of 
a  large  city  church,  has  many  strange  exper- 
iences. Bro.  Tyler  was  no  exception  to  the 
rule,  and  some  of  his  experiences  he  relates 
in  a  most  interesting  fashion.  The  price  of 
the  booklet  is  Fifty  Cents.  Bro.  Tyler  has 
himself  published  this  booklet,  and  to  him 
will  go  all  the  profits  from  its  sale.  The 
Christian  Publishing  Co.,  however, will  gladly 
receive  orders  for  copies.  These  orders  must 
be  accompanied  by  cash,  as  both  the  cash  and 
the  order  will  immediately  be  forwarded  to 
the  author  and  publisher. 

The  young  people  of  a  certain  congregation 
desired  to  indicate  the  esteem  and  affection 
with  which  they  regarded  the  pastor  of  that 
congregation,  and  decided  to  make  him  some 
kind  of  a  present.  It  was  easy  to  decide  that 
but  not  so  easy  to  decide  the  next  question, 
which  was,  What  shall  this  present  be?  The 
discussion  was  long  drawn-out,  but  at  last 
there  arose  in  their  midst  a  level-headed  per- 
son who  remarked:  "Our  pastor  was,  as  you 
all  know,  a  member  of  the  ministry  of  an- 
other religious  body  until  quite  recently, 
when  he  came  among  us  He  has  not  yet  had 
time  to  secure  the  standard  books  of  the 
literature  of  our  people  I  suggest  that  we 
present  him  with  The  Campbell  Library,  as 
offered  by  the  Christian  Publishing  Co  "  And 
it  was  even  so.  The  good  sense  of  the  sug- 
gestion was  recognized  at  once.  There  are 
many,  many  other  pastors  who  would  like  to 
have  this  set  of  books,  but  who  do  not  feel 
that  they  can  spare  the  price,  which  is  $10. 
This,  however,  is  a  small  sum  for  a  number  of 
persons  to  raise,  between  them.  Any 
Y.  P.  S.  C.  E.  could  collect  that  amount  in 
twenty-four  hours,  and  make  glad  the  heart 
of  their  pastor.  This  hint  is  thrown  out  for 
the  benefit  of  Ladies'  Aid  Societies,  Endeav- 
or Societies,    etc.,  etc.,  all  over  the  country. 

If  you  are  quietly  looking  for  a  first-class 
volume  for  summer  reading,  permit  us  to  call 
your  attention  to  Wlieeling  Through  Europe, 
by  W.  E.  Garrison.  This  book,  issued  last 
summer,  has  been  a  pronounced  success.  The 
author's  account  of  his  experiences  in  various 
parts  of  Europe  makes  a  most  entertaining 
narrative.  Mr.  Garrison,  during  three  sum- 
mers (1898,  1899  and  1900)  visited  every  coun- 
try in  Europe,  and  visited  them,  too,  in  a 
way  that  few  travelers  do.  Traveling  on  a 
bicycle,  almost  exclusively,  he  was  able  to 
get  away  from  the  railroads  and  the  beaten 
paths  to  which  most  tourists  stick  closely, 
and  see  things  that  few  tourists  see.  More- 
over,the  author  is  a  skillful  photographer,  and 
a  camera  was  his  constant  companion  while 
abroad.  The  book  is  beautifully  illustrated 
with  full-page,  half-tone  plates,  made  from 
his  photographs  The  volume  is  printed  on 
best  book  paper,  and  tastily  bound  in  appro- 
priately designed  cover  (cloth).  The  price  of 
the  book  is  $1.00. 

We  trust  every  reader  of  the  Christian- 
Evangelist  read  carefully  in  last  week's 
issue  of  the  paper  A.  B.  Philputt's  estimate 
and  recommendation  of  The  Reformation  of  the 
Nineteenth  Century.  If  any  overlooked  it,  let 
them  turn  to  page  851  of  our    issue  of  July  4, 


and  read  it.  Dr.  Philputt  is  one  of  our  most 
scholarly  men.  and  his  estimate  of  a  book  is 
worth  considering.  He  says:  "This  is  a  vol- 
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well  for  our  Bible-schools  to  use  it  as  a  text 
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of  our  leading  men  who  enthusiastically  en- 
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Notes  From   the  Old  Dominion. 

The  work  here  prospers  One  to  be  baptized 
to-morrow;  one  received  from  the  Baptists, 
recently  baptized  two  noble  young  men. 
Sunday-school  under  Superintendent  Dudley 
the  best  in  its  history.  Prayer- meetings  well 
attended. 

J.  A.  Spencer's  wife,  son  and  daughter  are 
sick  of  typhoid  fever. 


L.  M.  Omer  is  in  Danville  and  is  now  open 
to  calls.  He  is  one  of  our  best  men.  I've 
followed  him  at  two  points.  He  does  good 
work  and  is  a  wise  master  builder. 

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ings in  West  Virginia. 

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C.  O    Woodward  is  in  charge   at  Petersburg. 

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July  ii    i9or 


Evangelistic. 

ARKANSAS. 

Hebron,  July  3. — There  were  two  confessions 
at  my  last  appointment  here  — E.  S.  All- 
hands. 

IDAHO. 

Orofi.no. — The  camp  meeting  at  Nez  Perce 
City  was  a  success:  2L  added  and  Evangelist 
Bro.  Stevens  put  in  the  field.  We  will  build 
one  or  more  churches  this  year.— J.  S.  Hogue. 

Troy.— In  a  three  days'  meeting  here  we 
had  8  additions;  4  by  letter,  2  from  Baptists 
and  2  by  obedience.  Organized  an  Endeavor 
Society.  I  will  preach  here  once  a  month. — 
W.  B.'rose. 

ILLINOIS. 

Bloomington,  Jul3T  1. — An  excellent  meeting 
has  been  held  here  by  Charles  Reign  Scoville, 
resulting  in  246  additions,  which  was  a  great 
success  considering  the  counter  attractions, 
The  State  Sunday-school  Convention  was 
held  during  the  meeting  and  the  commence- 
ment exercises  of  the  college  and  high  school 
came  at  the  same  time. — Cora  Arnold. 

Decatur,  July  8. — Three  more  added  at  Ed- 
wards Street  Church  here  yesterday. — F.  W. 
Burn ham. 

Elkville,  July  4. — Work  opens  up  with 
bright  prospects  here.  Bro.  R.  H.  Robertson 
of  DuQuoin,  and  H.  G.  Bennett,  of  Carbon- 
dale,  were  the  speakers  at  our  installation 
service,  Tuesday  evening,  July  2.  Bro.  H. 
E.  Tucker, the  other  Jackson  county  preacher, 
was  prevented  from  attending. — H.  J.  Rey- 
nolds. 

Mattoon,  July  1. — Twenty-one  added  at 
regular  services  since  last  report. — A.  O.  W., 
minister. 

Milford,  July  S  — We  had  two  confessions 
"  here  yesterday.—  Z.  Moore. 

INDIANA. 

Anderson.  —Miss  Josepha  Franklin  was  at 
the  East  Lynn  Church  here  last  Sunda.y 
morning  and  evening,  June  30.  The  day  was 
exceedingly  hot  and  yet  we  had  large  audi 
ences.  It  was  a  day  of  education  in  mission 
work  with  us  and  we  shall  expect  to  reap 
fruits  from  it  in  years  to  come.  Miss  Frank- 
lin will  start  back  to  her  field  in  India  about 
Sept.  7.  She  has  been  invited  to  speak  in 
England  on  her  return,  which  she  will  do. 
Miss  Franklin  feels  a  special  interest  in  this 
little  church  as  it  stands  near  her  old  home 
place.— R.  B.  Givens,  minister. 

Brazil,  July  2. — !  will  resign  my  work  here 
August  11.  This  completes  a  two  years'  pas- 
torate, during  which  time  an  $18,000  church 
has  been  built  and  24S  added  to  the  church. — 
A  .  L.  Platt. 

Indianapolis,  July  8.— I  delivered  four 
lectures  on  Christian  Endeavor  at  the  Summer 
Assembly  of  Drake  University,  Des  Moines, 
la.  The  assembly  was  a  success.  On  July  5 
I  baptized  at  the  Morris  St.  Church,  this  city, 
Quincy  Lee  Morrow  and  wife.  Bro.  Morrow  is 
national  evangelist  of  the  Prohibition  party 
and  has  spoken  in  every  part  of  the  union.  He 
has  been  an  ordained  minister  in  the  Methodist 
Protestant  Church  for  ten  years.  He  is  a 
valuable  acquisition.  He  and  his  wife  took 
membership  with  us  here.  Yesterday  we  had 
.our  second  quarterly  reports.  Dm-ing  the 
past  quarter  there  was  raised  by  our  congre- 
gation for  all  purposes  $530.81,  and  since  the 
first  of  the  year  over  $1,000.  There  were  77 
added  to  the  church  the  past  quarter. — B.  L. 
Allen. 

South  Bend,  July  3.— Sunday,  June  30,  was 
observed  as  South  Bend  day  by  the  Chris- 
tian Caurch  in  that  city.  At  present  there  is 
but  one  Christian  Church  there  and  the  city 
is  growing  very  rapidly.  The  pastor  there- 
fore advocated  the  organization  of  another 
church  as  soon  as  possible  in  one  of  several 
very  inviting  sections  of  the  city.  The  sug- 
gestion met  with  hearty  approval  and  the 
board  at  its  regular  meeting  on  Monday  even- 
ing   following   took    action  looking    in    the 


direction  of  the  pastor's  suggestion.  The 
First  Church  will  celebrate  its  fiftieth  anni- 
versary this  fall.  It  has  a  membership  of  530 
and  is  well  equipped  for  such  an  enterprise  as 
it  contemplates.  There  were  eight  additions 
during  the  month  of  June;  three"  by  baptism. 
—P.  J.  Rice. 

Terre  Haute,  July  2.— Just  closed  a  few 
days'  meeting  at  Fontanet  with  several  con- 
fessions. — L.  V.  Barbre. 

Wabash,  July  1.— We  held  our  second  an- 
niversary meeting  with  the  Wabash  Christian 
Church,  June  30.  Total  of  all  money  raised 
in  the  two  years  $5,600,  of  which  $835  went  for 
various  missionary  objects.  Additions,  62.— 
W.  T.  Groom. 

IOWA. 

Council  Bluffs,  July  1.— One  baptism  last 
night. — W.  B.  Crewdson. 

Des  Moines,  June  24.— Two  additions  by 
confession  and  baptism  at  Norwalk  June  24. 
— J.  H.  Ragan. 

Maxwell,  July  1.— I  am  spending  the  vaca- 
tion time  with  the  church  at  Maxwell,  la.,  at 
which  place  I  am  regulai'ly  engaged.  Nine 
additions  since  taking  the  work  four  months 
ago  — G.  E.  Roberts. 

Schaller,  July  2.— My  first  month  with. this 
church  closed  with  four  additions,  three  being 
confessions.  Also  $11.50  raised  last  Lord's 
day  for  home  missions.  — W.  T.  Hacker. 

Pleasantville,  July  3 —We  had  the  best 
Children's  day  exercises  this  year  of  all  in 
the  history  of  this  church.  A  photograph 
was  taken  of  the  beautiful  decorations  and  of 
seven  little  girls  in  white.  Our  C.  E.  report 
given  at  the  Pella  Christian  Endeavor 
Union  June  26  and  27,  was  the  best  in  the 
county.  Pleasantville  was  assigned  three 
county  offices,  viz:,  president,  corresponding 
secretary  and  superintendent  of  the  junior 
work  of  the  county.  I  have  been  called  by 
this  congreation  to  remain  the  fourth  year. — 
Forrest  D.  Ferrall. 

KANSAS. 

Atchison,  July  8. — Yesterday  I  began  my 
second  term  of  two  years  as  chaplain  of  the 
Soldiers  Orphans'  Hoaae  with  an  increase  in 
salary.  The  past  two  years  have  been  to  me 
a  delight  in  this  woi-k.  There  are  about  160 
children  in  the  Home  and  chapel  is  held  Sun- 
day afternoons  at  three  o'clock.  We  are 
pegging  away  on  our  church  debt  and  hope 
to  pay  off  the  remaining  $1,000  of  the  mort- 
gage this  fall.— Walter  Scott  Priest. 

Horton,  July  1. — June  23,  one  confession: 
one  from  the  United  Brethren  June  30,  five 
confessions,  all  boys  of  our  Sunday-school. — 
L.  H.  Barnum. 

Leavenworth,  July  1. — Three  more  additions 
here  yesterday. — S.  W.  Nat. 

Leon,  July  3. — We  have  just  closed  a  meet- 
ing at  this  place  with  29  additions,  20  baptisms 
and  nine  by  letter  and  statement.  Bro.  E.  E. 
Davidson,  of  Missouri,  did  the  preaching. 
The  church  is  greatly  strengthened  and  built 
up  by  this  meeting. — W.  E.  Reeves. 

MISSOURI. 

Carrollton,  July  6. — Report  for  year  ending 
July  1:  Gain,  by  baptism,  65;  by  letter  and 
statement,  64;  total  gain,  129.  Loss,  by  death, 
7;  by  letter,  21;  total  loss,  27;  net  gain,  102. 
Present  membership,  474.  Total  receipts, 
$3,259.18.  Total  disbursed  for  missions, 
$503.94.— E.  H.  Kellar,  pastor. 

Grand  Pass,  July  1. — Just  closed  a  two- 
weeks'  meeting  at  Blue  Lick,  Mo.,  resulting 
in  30  additions.  Organized  a  congregation 
and  set  them  to  work. — J.  I.  Orrison. 

Joplin,  July  1. — During  June  we  received  15 
additions  as  foilows:  8  by  letter;  1  restored; 
1  by  statement;  1  from  denominations  and  4 
by  confession.  Our  confessions  were  made 
yesterday  on  Decision  Day  in  our  Bible- 
school.  The  walls  of  our  new  building  are 
now  going  up.  The  contract  calls  for  its 
completion  by  Sep.  21.— W.  F.  Turner. 

Kirksville,  July  5. — Two  additions  last 
Sunday.— H.  A.  Northcctt. 


Mt.  Vernon,  July  6.— Our  great  tabernacle 
here  is  full  every  night  notwithstanding  the 
excessively  hot  and  dusty  weather.  Last  Sun- 
day night  I  spoke  to  1.000  and  during  the  day 
to  more  than  2,000.  We  are  having  additions 
almost  every  service— three  confessions  last 
night.  Bros.  Nichoson.  of  Aurora,  T.  W. 
Cunningham,  of  Kansas  City,  King,  of  Mo- 
nette,  Clark  Smith,  B.  F.  Hill,  of  California, 
Mo.,  have  been  attending.  We  are  delighted 
with  our  tabernacle  that  seats  800.  We  will 
be  here  10  days  and  then  go  home  after  an  ab- 
sence of  11  weeks.  Begin  a  tabernacle  meet- 
ing for  the  Baptists  at  Monon,  Ind.,  on  the 
20th.— H.  C.  Patterson. 

St.  Louis,  July  7.— Twelve  added  at  Comp- 
ton  Heights  yesterday,  two  by  confession, 
five  by  letter  June  30.  One  confession  at 
railroad  Y.  M.  C.  A.  (Union  Station)  at 
3  p.  m.  yesterday.—  J.  N.  Crutcher. 

St.  Louis,  July  8.— We  have  had  13  acces- 
sions to  the  Ellendale  congregation,  since 
May  1.  Have  succeeded  in  paying  off  the  d"bt 
on  the  church  property  amounting  to  $762. 
All  departments  of  the  church  are  getting 
along  reasonably  well.— L.  B.  Coggins,  pas- 
tor. 

Warrensburg,  July  8.— Had  two  additives 
at  Lee's  Summit  yesterday,  making  time 
since  last  report.  Also  one  at  Osceola. — 
King  Stark. 

NEBRASKA. 
Ord,  July  1. — Evangelist  J.  S.  Been:  has 
closed  the  series  of  meetings  at  Burwell. 
Three  additi  >ns  the  first  three  weeks  and  a 
crowded  house  each  night.  Fourth  week  we 
had  19  additions  and  eight  the  fro  following 
weeks. — H.  H.  Utterback. 

NEW  YORK. 

Tonawanda,  July  3.— Bro.  J.  H.  Hughes,  of 
Chico,  Cal.,  who  has  been  filling  the  pulpit 
of  the  Njjrth  Central  Church,  has  leturned  to 
his  western  home.  He  received  into  the 
church  on  last  Sunday  evening  Rev.  R.  L. 
Johnson  and  wife  from  the  M.  E.  Church. 
Bro.  Johnson  is  a  faithful  and  godly  man, 
and  is  ready  at  any  time  to  receive  a  call, 
address  him  at  North  Tonawanda.  The 
church  at  Logansport,  Ind..  has  tendered  the 
writer  a  unanimous  call  to  be  their  minister. 
I  have  resigned  here  to  take  effect  Aug.  3. 
All  applicants  please  address  Eld.  A.  A. 
Bellenger,  of  51  Grove  St.,  Tonawanda. 
The  western  New  York  preachers  and  their 
wives  were  called  in  to  help  J.  P.  Lichten- 
berger  and  wife  celebrate  their  ninth  marriage 
anniversary  last  Saturday  evening.— A.  M, 
Hootman. 

OHIO. 

Minerva,  July  1. — Yesterday  was  observed 
by  our  Sunday-school  as  the  second  annual 
missionary  rally.  Our  offering  was  $101. — 
Gcy  Hoover. 

Brilliant,  July  2. — Another  added  last  Lord's 
day.  Our  Children's  day  was  a  suciess,  the 
school  now  being  on  the  roll  of  honor. — Wil- 
liam Stiff. 

OKLAHOMA  TERRITORY. 

Oklahoma  City,  July  2. — Five  additions  last 
Lord's  day  and  two  the  previous  Lord's  day. 
Have  adopted  plans  for  our  new  church 
house.  The  building  will  seat  about  one 
thousand  people.  Bro.  H.  H.  Ball,  of  this 
congregation,  has  accepted  a  call  to  the  pas- 
terate  of  the  church  at  Stillwell.  I.  T.  Bro. 
Ball  has  been  teaching  for  a  number  of  years, 
but  will  now  devote  himself  to  the  preaching 
of  the  word. — S.  D.  Dutcher. 

SOUTH  DAKOTA. 

Armour,  July  3. — We  closed  a  four  weeks' 
meeting  last  night.  Six  confessions.  G.  W. 
Elliott,  preacher.  A  congregation  of  35 mem- 
bers was  organized,  all  but  six  having  been 
members  of  the  Christian  Church  before 
coming  to  Dakota.  Preparations  are  being 
made  to  build  a  tabernacle.— F.  Howard 
Sweetman. 


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TEXAS. 

McKinney,  July  5.— We  have  just  closed  a 
successful  meeting  with  71  additions.  We 
had  engaged  Bro.  J.  V.  Updike,  but  at  the 
last  moment  he  was  called  home.  I  had  just 
returned  from  a  meeting  at  Greenville  with 
93  additions  and  so  felt  like  going  on  alone. 
We  secured  Bro.  LTpdike's  singers,  Bro.  and 
Sister  Geo.  H.  Webb.  Our  three  weeks' 
meeting  was  more  largely'  attended  and 
better  supported  than  any  in  the  history  of 
the  church.— K.  R.  Hamlin. 

WASHINGTON. 

Delight,  July  2.— Six  more  confessions  at 
the  water  at  the  close  of  Bro.  Charlton's 
meeting  at  Flecther.  making  in  all  59,  43  of 
whom  were  immersed.  Bro.  Tiller,  of  Mis- 
souri, is  in  a  meetiQg  at  Fairview,  with  two 
by  baptism  and  one  by  relation.— T.  ,M. 
Morgan. 

CHANGES. 

M.   G.    E.    Bennett,   Des  Moines  to  Clarion, 

la. 
J.   W.    Babcoek,  Des  Moines  to  Clarion,   la. 
J.  H.    Laeey,    Coats    Grove    to    Du   Plain, 

Mich. 
R.  S.  Smedley,  Judson  to  Homestead,  Okla. 
H.    L.    Atkinson.      University    of    Chicago, 

Chicago,  111.,  to  Cleveland.  O.,  Euclid  Ave. 

Church. 
Paul  H.   Castle,  Winchester  to  Camp  Point, 

111. 
H.  C.  Kendrick,  Logansport,  Ind.,  to  Hagers- 

town,  Md. 
S.  R.  Reynolds,  Rosendale   to   1433  25th  St., 

Des  Moines,  la. 
R.    A.     Smith,     Philadelphia,    Pa.,    to    309 

Scott  St.,  Vincennes,  Ind. 
John    Young,    Everett,    Wash.,     to     Pacific 

Grove,  Cal. 
R.  L.  Courtney,  Spears  to  Waco,  Ky. 
H  T.  Reynolds,  Toulon  to  Elkville,  I!i. 
G.  F.  Bradford,  Lucas,  Mo.,  to  Buffalo,  Kan. 
William  Baier,  Winona  to  Blue  Earth,  Minn. 
T.  R.  Hodkinson,  24  Aikman  Ave.,  Hamilton, 

Ont.,  to  96  Grant  Ave.,  Hamilton,  Ont. 
A.    J.    Thomson,    1703   E.    Spring   St.,  New 

Albany,    Ind.,    to   620   Vincennes  St.,   New 

Albany,  Ind. 
H.   S.  Eari,    Macatawa,    Mich.,  to  Ferndale 

in  Arden,  Warwickshire,  England. 
A.    B.    Jones,   Liberty,    Mo.,  to  Macatawa, 

Mich. 
H.  J.  Reynolds,  Toulon,  to  Elkville,  111. 
G.  E    Roberts,  Des  Moines,  'to  Maxwell,  la. 

J* 
South  Ky.  Bible-school. 

The  first  term  of  the  summer  Bible- school 
was  held  at  South  Kentucky  College  in  Hop- 
kinsville,  Ky.,  June  16-28.  The  attendance 
was  very  satisfactory.  No  better  place  in  all 
the  regions  round  about  could  have  been  se- 
lected. The  program  was  exceptionally 
strong.  The  success  of  the  school  was  due 
largely  to  Harry  D.  Smith,  the  pastor  of  the 
Hopkinsville  church.  J.  B.  Briney,  of  Mo- 
berly.  Mo. ,  was  the  principal.  We  hope  that 
the  brotherhood  will  have  the  pleasure  of 
reading  the  masterful  addresses  he  delivered 
on  •'Christian  Evidences." 

C.  A.  Young,  of  Chicago,  delivered  six  lec- 
tures on  the  minor  prophets.  The  man  who 
has  the  world  weighing  upon  his  heart  was 
with  us  and  gave  us  three  addi'esses.  A.  Mc- 
Lean has  a  wonderful  grasp  of  world-wide 
missions.  J.  L.  Hill,  of  Madisonville,  Ky., 
conducted  the  course  on  Homiletics;  W.  H. 
Pinkerton,  of  Paducah,  on  "Church  History;" 
and  J.  W.  Mitchell,  of  Earlington,  Ky..  pre- 
sided at  open  parliaments  on  "Church  Hym- 
noiogy,"  'The  Sunday  school"  and  "The 
Prayer  meeting."  W.  H.  Ligon.  of  Hanson, 
Ky..  preached  two  gi-eat  sermons.  J.  L.  Hill 
and  J.  L.  Gordon  delivered  popular  lectures 
to  large  and  appreciative  audiences.  J.  W. 
Gant  discussed  "South  Kentuckv  Work." 


During  the  school  the  "South  Kentucky  , 
Summer  Bible-school  Association"  was  or- 
ganized, with  W.  H.  Pinkerton,  president;  J. 
L.  Gordon,  vice-president;  H.  D.  Smith,  sec- 
retary and  treasurer,  and  E.  J.  Willis.  R.  L. 
Clark  and  J.  L.  Hill,  directors.  A  strong, 
program  will  be  prepared  for  the  next  session 
J.  B.  Briney  will  again  be  the  principal.  The 
success  of  the  school  is  practically  assured. 
All  announcements  will  be  made  later  on  by 
Harry  D.  Smith,  secretary  and  treasurer. 

To  the  good  people  of  Hopkinsville  and  to 
the  instructors,  the  thanks  of  the  students 
were  rendered.  Roger  L.  Clark. 

Willia.m  Woods  College. 

COMMENDATIONS . 

(Continued  from  Page  S78.) 

Having  sent  my  daughter  two  years  to  your 

school,  I  take  pleasure  in  recommending  it  to 

any  one  having  girls  to  educate.    I.  consider 

this  a  fine  school  in  all  of  it*  departments. 

L.Tull,  M.  D. 
Carrollton,  Mo. 

As  I  have  had  three  daughters  to  graduate 
from  William  Woods  College  during  the  ad- 
ministration of  President  J.  B.  Jones,  I  com- 
mend it  without  reservation  to  all  who  may 
wish  to  secure  for  their  daughters  the  most 
thorough  instruction  and  training. 

N.  H.  Gentry. 
.  Sedalia,  Mo. 

I  have  visited  Wm.  Woods  College  for  Girls, 
have  seen  the  work  done  in  its  class-rooms, 
have  noted  its  facilities  and  excellent  organi- 
zation, and  have  for  many  years  known  its 
president,  Jas.  B.  Jones,  and  I'canmost  heart- 
ily commend  this  school  as  well  disciplined , 
well  taught  and  well  directed  in  every  respect. 
Clinton  Lockhart, 
Professor  at  Drake  University. 

Having  sent  my  daughter  to  your  school  for 
thvei  sessions,  I  can  cheerfully  and  conscien- 
tiously recommend  the  school  to  others  hav- 
ing daughters  or  other  relatives  to  edu2ate  as 
a  desirable  place  to  send  young  ladies.  Its 
faculty  and  curriculum  are  abreast  of  the 
times,  moral  tone  good,  location  healthy  and 
surrounding's  iu  general  pleasant  and  agree- 
able. C.  B.  Swift. 

Galena,  Mo.. 


Low  Rates 


William  Woods  College  for  girls  is  worthy 
of  the  highest  confidence;  it  stands  easily  i 
the  front  rank  of  its  class.  Not  only  is  it 
meritorious  because  of  the  comprehensiveness 
and  thoroughness  of  its  work,  but  because  of 
its  benevolent  features.  It  offers  to  orphan 
girls  an  opportunity  for  higher  education 
which  otherwise  would  be  denied  them.  After 
nearly  ten  years' acquaintance  with  theschool 
and  its  methods  and  results,  I  feel  that  it  is 
impossible  adequately  to  speak  its  praise. 
The  public  who  are  able  to  pay  for  their  tu- 
ition find  here  every  needed  advantage,  and 
the  deepening  and  sweetening  of  life  which 
must  result  from  the  atmosphere  of  such  an 
institution.  Frank  G.  Tyrrell, 

Pastor  Mt.  Cabanne  Christian  Church. 

St.  Louis,  Mo. 

Deafness  Cannot  be  Cured 

by  local  applications,  as  they  cannot  reach  the  dis- 
eased portion  of  the  ear.  There  is  only  one  way  to 
cure  Deafness,  and  that  is  by  constitutional 
remedies.  Deafness  is  caused  by  an  inflamed  condi- 
tion of  the  mucous  lining  of  the  Eustachian  Tube. 
When  this  tube  gets  inflamed  you  have  a  rumbling 
sound  or  imperfect  hearing,  aud  when  it  is  entirely 
closed  Deafness  is  the  result,  and  unless  the  inflam- 
mation can  be  taken  out  and  this  tube  restored  to 
its  normal  condition,  hearing  will  be  destroyed  for- 
ever; nine  cases  out  of  ten  are  caused  by  catarrh, 
which  is  nothing  but  an  inflamed  condition  of  the 
mucous  surfaces. 

We  will  give  One  Hundred  Dollars  for  any  case  of 
Deafness  (.caused  by  catarrh)  that  cannot  be  cured 
by  Hall's  Catarrh  Cure.    Send  for  circulars,  free. 

F.  J.  CHENEY  &  CO.,  Toledo.  O. 
|6J-3old  bv  Druggists,  75c. 

Hall's  Family  Pills  are  the  best. 


.VIA.. 


.TO... 


TWENTY  -  EIGHTH 

TRIENNIAL 
CONCLAVE 

1Rm<3hts  templar, 

....AT..,. 

LOUISVILLE,  KY., 

August  27th  to  30th,  1901, 

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ing to  September  2nd,  1901,  with  privilege  of 
extension  to  September  16th,  1901. 

The  B    &  0.  S-W.  is  the  Best  Line 

from  the  East  and  West. 


TNTT^,W     Roadbed, 
IXJZv  VV  Service, 

and   Equipment. 

Depot  located  in  heart  of  the  city. 
Special  storage  tracks  for  private  cars. 
Consult  our  Agents  before  purchasing  tickets 
elsewhere. 

Illustrated  Guide  to  Louisville  and  Map  of 
the  City  will  be  furnished  on  application  to 
any  representative  of  the  Company,  or  by 
addressing 

0.  P.  MeCARTY,  General  Passenger  Agent, 
CINCINNATI,  O. 

F.  D.  GILDERSLEEVE,  Dist.  Pass.  Agent, 
ST.  LOUIS,  MO. 


SUBSCRIBERS'  WANTS. 


Miscellaneous  wants  and  notices  will  be  inserted  is 
this  department  at  the  rate  of  one  cent  a  word,  eaoL 
insertion,  all  words,  large  or  small,  to  be  counter}, 
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pany notice  with  corresponding  remittance,  to  savs 
bookkeeping. 

The  .  Christian  Colony  in  Ontario— colonizing  (oe 
evangelistic  purposes.  Poor,  deserving  family 
men  desired.  Free,  160  acres  of  land.  Address,  with 
stamp,  R.  A.  Burriss,  Port  Arthur,  Ont. 

WE  WANT  all  our  readers  to  know  that  our  bro„ 
Dr.  M.  E.  MoMaster,  formerly  of  Quincy,  111., 
has  opened  a  private  Osteopathic  Sanitarium  at  hi« 
country  residence  three  miles  west  of  Monroe  City, 
Mo,  He  makes  no  charge  for  treatments.  Write  him 
for  particulars.     His  address  is  Monroe  City,  Mo. 

EARE  opportunity  for  a  profitable  investment  in 
Missouri  lead  mines.    Bottom  facts  given  upon 
application.    Address  L.  M.,  care  this  office. 

T\7'OULD  like  a  partner  to  assist  iD  the  development 
M  oc  a  new  and  valuable  invention.  Address,  In- 
ventor, care  of  this  office. 

WANTED — To  correspond  with  conscientious  Chris- 
tian lady,  under  middle  life,  who  would  accept 
of  quiet,  pleasant  countrv  home  in  eastern  Kansas. 
Family  of  two:  work  light.  Address  J.  H.,  care 
Christian-Evangelist. 

Wanted— To  buy  or  ^-ent  good  hotel  in  some  town 
of  five  to   ten   thousand   population.      <'entral 
States  preferred.     Address  Box  565,  Mt.  Carmel,  111. 

Situation    wanted— By    educated    young    lady    as 
companion  to   older    woman .      Information   ad- 
dress C.  W.  H..  Box  68,  Martins  Ferry,  O. 

Wanted— 1,000  persons  who  have  at  least  $30  to  in- 
vest annually,  tor  four  years,  in  a  safe  and 
honorable  investment  that  will  pay  50  to  100  per  cent, 
annually,  to  address  R.  Moffett,  715  Logan  Ave., 
Cleveland.  O.,  lor  convincing  literature. 


The   Cool    Spots  of  Michigan 

Are  most  easily  reached  via  the  Pere  Mar- 
quette Railroad  Through  car  service  from  St. 
Louis  and  way  points  via  Chicago  to  Bay 
View,Petoskey,  Charlevoix, Traverse  Cityand 
Harbor  Springs.  All  of  the  popular  Summer 
Resorts  of  Western  Michigan  are  reached  by 
the  Pere  Marquette.  For  handsome  booklet 
describing  the  resorts,  write  H.  F.  Moeller, 
G.  P.  A.,  Detroit,  Mich. 


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THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


July  ii,  1901 


V  Family  Circle.  V 


Two  Religions. 

I. 

A  woman  sat  by  a  hearthside  place 
Reading  a  book  with  a  pleasant  face, 
Till  a  child  came  up  with  a  childish  frown 
And    pushed     the     book    saying    "Put   it 

down." 
Then  the  mother,  slapping  his  curly  head, 
Said  "Troublesome  child,  go  off  to  bed; 
A  great  deal  of  Christ's  life  I  must  know 
To  train  you  up  as  a  child  should  go." 
And  the  child  went  off  to  bed  to  cry 
And  denounce  religion— by  and  by. 

n. 

Another  woman  bent  o'er  a  book 
With  a  smile  of  joy  and  an  intent  look, 
Till  a  child  came  up  and  joggled  her  knee, 
And  said  of  the  b  jok,  "'Put  it  down— take 

'    me." 
Then  the  mother  sighed  as  she  stroked  his 

head, 
Saying  softly,  "I  never  shall  get  it  read; 
But  I'll  try  by  loving  to  leara  His  will, 
And  His  love  into  my  child  instill." 
That  child  went  to  bed  without  a  sigh 
And  will  love  religion — by  and  by. 


— Barn's  Hum. 


J- 


College  Men  in  Politics. 

A  writer  in  Ainslee's  has  collected  sta- 
tistics in  regard  to  the  number  of  collegians 
who  have  become  successful  in  political 
life.  Twenty- four  men  have  reached  the 
high  office  of  president  of  the  republic  and, 
during  more  than  half  of  the  life  of  the 
country,  college  facilities  were  very  diffi- 
cult indeed.  Yet  fifteen  of  these  chief 
executives  have  been  college  men,  and 
only  three  quite  without  what  we  call 
academic  training,  while  all,  save  two,  of 
the  non- graduates  were  members  of  a 
learned  profession.  The  college  education 
does  not  appear  to  have  interfered  with  men 
seeking  the  highest  political  distinction. 

In  the  present  cabinet  of  President  Mc- 
Kinley  there  are  eight  members.  Six  of 
these  are  college  men,  one,  himself  a  non- 
graduate,  was  a  professor  in  a  college  when 
he  entered  the  cabinet.  The  remaining 
eighth  man  finished  his  education  at  an 
academy,  which  likely  as  not  ranked  in 
scholarship  with  many  of  the  colleges  that 
confer  degrees  in  all  the  dignity  of  a  Latin 
text  that  many  a  recipient  would  be 
stumped  to  put  into  literal  English.  The 
administration  of  Mr.  McKinley,  himself 
not  a  college  man,  though  the  graduate  of 
a  law  school,  is  mainly  conducted  by  men 
of  college  training. 

Out  of  eighty-six  members  of  the  Sen- 
ate forty-four  are  college  men;  out  of 
three  hundred  and  sixty  members  of  the 
House  of  Representatives,  one  hundred  and 
sixty-eight  were  graduated  from  college. 
The  number  of  college  men  in  each  branch 
would  be  increased  fully  twenty-five  per 
cent,  if  we  added  in  those  who  were  indefi- 
nite and  suspicious  in  their  personal  state- 
ments. Cynics  may  scoff  also  as  to  Con- 
gressmen and  underrate  their  success. 
But  they  are  decidedly  successful  men. 
They  do  not  seem  so  large  to  us,  who  live 
in  the  great  cities  and  have  accustomed 
our  eyes  to  look  without  blinking  upon  the 
mighty  men  of  finance  that  handle  millions 
with  no  more  concern  than  the  country  boy 
unties  his  bag  of  marbles  to  engage  in  a 
game  for  keeps.  Yet  in  that  same  country 
these  Congressmen  are  big  men — head  and 
shoulders  above  the  others  who  engage  in 
he  affairs  of  the  communities  in  which  th  ® 


live.  They  feel  that  they  have  succeeded, 
and  their  success  is  recognized  by  the  peo- 
ple among  whom  they  live.  And  we  see 
that  a  surprising  proportion  of  them  have 
been  to  college.  Although  knowing  the 
actual  standing  of  these  men  at  their  homes, 
and  not  being  influenced  by  the  disregard 
of  metropolitan  sneerers,  I  confess  that  I 
was  surprised  at  the  showing,  and  I  do  not 
hesitate  to  say  to  the  youth  who  would  go 
to  Congress  that  he  will  further  his  chances 
enormously  if  he  will  go  through  college 
and  bear  a  sheepskin  to  his  home,  even 
though  he  may  never  be  able  to  read  its 
Latin  text. 

J* 
Needed  Inventions. 

The  more  inventions  are  made  in  this 
inventive  age,  the  greater  is  the  demand  for 
other  inventions.  One  that  is  much  needed, 
says  a  writer  in  Everybody's  Magazine,  is  a 
practicable  rotary  engine.  Nothing  has 
stooi  more  in  the  way  of  the  attainment  of 
great  speed  than  the  absence  of  a  true  rotary 
steam  engine.  With  road-beds  such  as 
modern  engineering  has  provided  for  our 
railroads,  rails  of  steel,  and  smooth  run- 
ning cars,  there  would  seem  to  be  almost 
no  limit  to  the  speed  at  which  trains  might 
run  with  safety,  but  for  the  vibrations  pro- 
duced by  the  o?cillating  steam  engine. 
Although  skilful  mechanics  have  balanced 
these  moving  parts  as  perfectly  as  was 
possible,  the  locomotive  engineer  will  tell 
you  that  long  before  his  engine  reaches  a 
speed  of  a  hundred  miles  an  hour,  its  great 
mass  is  in  a  quiver  from  end  to  end  and 
ready  to  fly  from  the  tracks  upon  the 
slightest  occasion.  On  high-speed  steam- 
ships the  vibrations  of  the  engines^are  not 
only  a  source  of  great  discomfort  to  pas- 
sengers, but  threaten  the  strength  of  the 
vessel  itself.  Although  the  inventor's 
quest  for  it  has  been  long  and  arduous,  the 
practicable  rotary  steam  engine  still  re- 
mains an  "uninvented  invention."  The 
nearest  approach  to  a  solution  is  that  of- 
fered by  the  steam  turbine,  and  the  use  for 
that  must  be  limited. 

The  fortunes  of  Mr.  Carnegie,  the 
Rockefellers,  the  Armours,  and  all  their 
associates  were  founded  on  just  such  obser- 
vations. The  cost  of  refining  kerosene  oil 
is  paid  to-day  from  the  despised  sludge 
acid  which  used  to  foul  our  rivers  and  har- 
bors. The  old  waste  of  the  slaughter- 
houses brings  in  as  much  to-day  as  the 
flesh  of  the  animals  killed. 

Nature  has  waste  products  still  waiting 
for  use.  Prairie  wire-grass  was  one  of 
these.  It  is  now  made  into  handsome  fur- 
niture and  furnishings.  Corn-stalk  pith  is 
made  into  fillings  for  war-ships'  hulls,  to 
close  water-tight  the  holes  made  by  an 
enemy. 

Find  a  substitute  for  the  elastic  Para 
rubber,  and  your  fortune  is  made.  Cellu- 
loid and  oxidized  linseed  oil  are  fair  substi- 
tutes for  some  purposes,  but  nothing  has 
yet  been  found  that  possesses  the  true  elas- 
tic properties  of  rubber  from  Para.  There 
is  still  "nothing  like  leather"  for  shoes, 
but  the  inventor  may  find  a  substitute  to  his 
profit. 

The  automobilist  is  waiting  anxiously  for 
a  satisfactory  power  to  drive  his  carriage. 
The  same  power  would  solve  the  vexed  ques- 
tion of  cross-town  cars  in  New  York.  The 
Metropolitan  Street  Railway  Company  is 
spending  thousands  in  experimenting  with 
compressed  air  and  storage  battery  cells, 


but  these  are  only  makeshifts.  Steam 
railroads  need  a  similar  power  to  operate 
independent  cars  for  suburban  service. 

Liquid  air  and  acetylene  gas  both  offer 
new  fields  for  the  inventor.  Although 
liquid  air  can  be  made  for  perhaps  five 
cents  a  gallon,  as  yet  not  a  single  commer- 
cial use  has  been  found  for  it.  Mr.  Pictet, 
of  Geneva,  a  pioneer  in  the  liquefying  of 
gases,  has  proposed  to  use  the  process  for 
separating  the  nitrogen  and  oxygen  of  the 
air,  and  marketing  each  of  these  for  special 
purposes.  A  factory  in  New  York  has  the 
same  objects  in  view.  Carbonic-acid  gas, 
frozen  out  of  the  atmosphere,  would  also  be 
a  product  of  the  process. 

A  Parable. 

A  certain  prince  went  out  into  his  vine- 
yard to  examine  it;  and  he  came  to  the 
peach  tree,  and  he  said,  What  are  you  do- 
ing for  me?  and  the  tree  said,  In  the  spring 
I  give  my  blossoms  and  fill  the  air  with 
fragrance,  and  on  my  boughs  hang  the 
fruit  which  presently  men  will  gather  and 
carry  into  the  palace  for  you;  and  the 
prince  said,  Well  done,  good  and  faithful 
servant.  And  he  came  to  the  maple,  and 
he  said,  What  are  you  doing?  and  the 
maple  said,  I  am  making  nests  for  the  birds 
and  shelter  for  cattle  with  my  leaves  and 
spreading  branches;  and  the  prince  said, 
Well  done,  good  and  faithful  servant.  And 
he  went  down  into  the  meadow,  and  he 
said  to  the  waving  grass,  What  are  you  do- 
ing? and  the  grass  said,  We  are  giving  up 
our  lives  for  others — for  your  sheep  and 
your  cattle,  that  they  may  be  nourished; 
and  the  prince  said,  Well  done,  good  and 
faithful  servants  that  give  your  lives  up  for 
others.  And  then  he  came  to  a  little  daisy 
that  was  growing  in  the  hedge-row,  and  he 
said,  What  are  you  doing?  and  the  daisy 
said,  Nothing!  nothing!  I  cannot  make 
nesting  places  for  the  birds,  and  I  cannot 
give  shelter  to  the  cattle,  and  I  cannot  send 
fruit  into  the  palace,  and  I  cannot  even 
furnish  food  for  the  sheep  and  cows — they 
do  not  want  me  in  the  meadow;  all  I  can 
do  is  to  be  the  best  little  daisy  I  can  be. 
And  the  prince  bent  down  and  kissed  the 
daisy  and  said,  There  is  none  better  than 
thou. — Dr.  Lyman  Abbott. 


Active   BraJns. 
Must  Have  Good    Food   or    Nervous   Pros- 
tration Surely  Follows. 

It  is  a  lamentable  fact  that  American  brain 
workers  do  not,  as  a  rule,  know  how  to  feed 
themselves  to  rebuild  the  daily  loss  occa- 
sioned by  active  mental  effort.  This  fact, 
coupled  with  the  disastrous  effects  of  the 
alkaloids  contained  in  tobacco,  coffee  and 
whiskey,  makes  a  sure  pathway  towards 
nervous  prostration. 

The  remedy  is  simple  enough.  Employ  the 
services  of  a  food  expert,  who  knows  the 
kind  of  food  required  to  rebuild  the  daily 
losses  in  the  human  body.  This  can  be  done 
by  making  free  use  of  Grape  Nuts,  the  fa- 
mous breakfast  food,  which  contains  exactly 
the  elemental  principles  which  have  an  affin- 
ity for  albumen  and  go  directly  to  rebuild  the 
gray  matter  in  the  brain,  solar  plexus  and 
nerve  centers  throughout  the  body.  Follow 
your  selection  of  food  up  with  a  dismissal  of 
coffee,  tobacco  and  whiskey  for  fifteen  days 
and  mark  the  difference  in  your  mental  abil- 
ity, which  means  everything  to  the  average 
hustling  American,  who  must  have  physical 
and  mental  strength  or  he  falls  out  in  the 
race  for  dollars. 


July  ii,  1901 


THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


889 


My  Prayer. 
By  Fra-nk  Abra.m  Powell. 

I  thank  thee.  Lord,  for  thy  rich  grace 

Imparted  day  by  day; 
I  thank  thee  for  thy  spirit  sent 

To  guide  me  in  the  way. 

O  grant  me  more  and  more  each  day 

To  know  thy  holy  will; 
The  saving  work  thou  hast  begun 

Wilt  thou,  O  Lord,  fulfill* 
O,  may  I  seek  and  find  thee,  Lord, 

Though  thou  art  ever  near; 
Take  thou  my  hand  and  lead  me  on 

And  I  shall  never  fear. 

Increase  my  zeal  and  courage,  Lord, 
And  gird  me  with  thy  might; 

Anoint  my  eyes  that  I  may  see, 
And  lead  me  in  the  light. 

Illumine  thou  my  life,  O  Lord, 

With  wisdom  from  above; 
O,  clothe  me  with  thy  righteousness 
And  fill  me  with  thy  love. 
Oakland,  Cal. 

Fa.ir  But  Fa.lse. 

By  P.  B.  Ha.ll. 

In  a  fairy  story  a  young  man  was  look- 
ing for  a  beautiful  maiden  whom  he  had 
sung  out  of  an  alabaster  casket,  into  which 
she  was  placed  by  an  evil  charm.  His  love 
for  her  was  so  great  that  he  quite  forgot  to 
heed  the  caution  given  him  about  the 
maiden  of  the  Alder,  and  when  he  met  her 
he  saw  a  face  so  charming  that  he  did  not 
question  but  that  she  was  the  lady  of  the 
marble.  He  was  easily  enticed  into  the 
trap  set  for  him  by  this  fair  but  heartless 
woman,  and  nearly  lost  his  life  at  the  hands 
of  the  terrible  Ash. 

One  thing  about  this  maiden  of  the  Alder 
was  very  peculiar.  She  would  not  permit 
him  to  see  her  back  till  after  she  had  stolen 
from  his  head  a  wreath  of  beech  leaves 
while  he  slept.  When  he  awoke  he  saw 
her  back,  a  horrible,  hollow,  deathly  thing. 
At  the  recent  libel  suit  brought  by  Mrs. 
Josephine  C.  Woodbury  against  Mrs.  Mary 
Baker  G.  Eddy,  the  "Mother  of  Christian 
Science,"  the  back  of  the  fair  maiden  of 
the  Science  Cult  was  for  a  moment  turned 
to  the  public  gaze,  but  only  for  a  moment, 
revealing  to  the  glance  what  a  full  view 
would  be  like.  Christian  Science  is  a  kind 
of  Veiled  Prophet,  and  Mrs.  Eddy  is  the 
embodiment  of  all  the  peculiar  tenets  of 
the  delusion. 

Mrs.  Woodbury  was  asked  as  a  witness, 

"What  is  the  universal  belief  of  Christian 
Scientists  about  Mrs.  Eddy?" 

"That  she  is  infallible:  that 'Science  and 
Health'  is  infallible." 

"What  other  belief  about  Mrs.  Eddy?" 

"That  she  is  to  Christian  Science  what 
Jesus  Christ  was  to  Christianity,  that  she 
was  especially  selected  by  God." 

"Anything  else?" 

"There  is  a  belief  that  she  is  the  woman 
in  Revelation  with  a  crown  of  stars  on  her 
head,  one  foot  on  earth,  she  being  in  a 
position  to  bring  the  light  that  will  super- 
sede Christianity." 

Mr.  William  G.  Nixon  was  Mrs.  Eddy's 
publisher  for  more  than  three  years.  On 
the  witness  stand  he  testified  that  he  was  a 
Christian  Scientist  at  the  time  he  was  Mrs. 
Eddy's  publisher  but  that  he  was  so  no 
longer.  He  was  in  hopes  that  counsel  for 
Mrs.  Eddy  would  ask  him  why  he  was  no 
longer  a  Christian  Scientist,  but  they  were 
not  so  easily  entrapped.  When  asked 
privately  to  explain  what  ever  induced  him 


to    become  a  Christian  Scientist,  and  how 
he  came  to  lose  faith  in  it,  he  said: 

"I  was  drawn  into  the  movement,  like 
others,  because  I  believed  that  Christian 
Science  had  the  power  to  heal.  I  was  never 
healed  of  anything  myself,  but  I  had  friends 
who  attributed  their  cures  to  the  Science. 
When  I  became  a  Christian  Scientist  I 
firmly  believed  that  it  could  do  in  the  way 
of  healing  diseases  all  that  Mrs.  Eddy  said 
it  could. 

"Mrs.  Eddy's  'Science  and  Health,  with 
Key  to  the  Scriptures'  was  published  by 
me  on  a  royalty.  The  volumes  cost  47 
cents  to  produce,  and  sold  from  $3  to  $6, 
according  to  the  binding.  Thus,  if  Mrs. 
Eddy's  recent  published  statements  be  cor- 
rect— that  she  has  sold  over  200,000  vol- 
umes—she must  have  cleared  from  $300,000 
to  $400,000  net  on  the  sale  of  her  'Science 
and  Health'  alone. 

"And  if  her  other  published  statement 
is  correct — that  she  has  personally  taught 
4,000  Christian  Science  pupils,  all  of  whom 
must  have  paid  $300  each,  and  many  who 
paid  more — she  has  cleared  over  $1,200,000 
in  her  lessons  to  pupils.  We  would  rough- 
ly estimate  that  she  has  taken  in  in  round 
numbers  $2,000,000.  As  Mrs.  Eddy  is  a 
very  matter-of-fact  woman  in  all  material 
matters  except  her  theory  that  there  is  no 
matter,  and  has  invested  in  land  extensive- 
ly, she  can  easily  be  rated  now  as  a  very 
substantial  millionaire. ".j^^m        j$#* 

"But  what  caused  you  to  lose  your  faith 
in  Christian  Science?"  he  was  asked. 

"My  knowledge  of  the  inside  workings  of 
the  publication  of  the  Eddy  works  forced 
upon  me  the  overwhelming  conclusion  that 
the  whole  thing  was  but  one  gigantic  mon- 
ey-making scheme.  I  lost  all  faith  in  the 
theory  itself  from  having  become  acquaint- 
ed with  its  innumerable  failures  to  cure 
disease.  I  also  lost  all  confidence  in  Mrs. 
Eddy  as  the  divine  revelator  of  any  spiritu- 
al message.  I  still  had  confidence  in  the 
well-known  psychic  law  that  many  persons 
afflicted  with  supposed  constitutional  trou- 
bles would  get  well  if  only  sufficient  confi- 
dence could  be  aroused^in  them  to  make 
them  get  up  and  bestir  themselves,  lake 
exercise  and  stop  thinking  of  illness. 

"But  I  saw  that  those  cures  were  the 
result  of  natural  laws  irrespective  of  any 
Christian  Science.  I  saw  that  the  only 
honest  persons  in  the  movement  were  those 
who  were  blinded  by  the  same  delusions 
which  tricked  me  into  the  fold  in  1889. 

"Mrs.  Eddy  dares  not,  in  my  opinion,  go 
through  the  ordeal  of  a  cross-examination. 
She  is  old  and  feeble,  in  spite  of  her  con- 
stant teaching  to  the  contrary.  Concord  is 
only  a  two  hours'  trip  from  Boston.  Accord- 
ing to  her  Christian  Science  teaching,  she 
cannot  be  ill,  or  old,  or  feeble,  and  should 
have  nothing  to  fear.  Yet  she  will  not 
come  to  the  trial,  hoping  that  by  staying 
away  she  may  win,  because  the  burden  of 
proof  is  on  Mrs.  Woodbury.  If  she  should 
dare  to  show  herself  in  court  it  will,  in  my 
opinion,  be  her  undoing.  She  will  never 
give  the  public  an  opportunity  to  see  how 
near  she  is  to  dissolution  and  collapse." 

Harriman,  Tenn. 


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Instinct  of  Bees. 
By  F.  K.  Steele. 

Although  red  clover  blossoms  contain 
much  honey,  the  honeybee  never  disturbs 
the  flowers,  because  the  tube  of  the  flower 
is  too  deep  for  the  tongue  of  this  bee  to 
reach  the  nectar  at  its  foot,  so  it  contents 
itself  with  the  blossoms  of  the  white  clover. 
But  the  bumblebee  attends  to  the  honey 
crop  in  the  red  clover  blossoms.  The  tube 
of  the  weigela  is  narrow  and  deep  and 
much  honey  is  found  in  it.  The  honey- 
bee can  do  nothing  with  it.  It  is  not  as 
smart  instinctively  as  the  big  bumblebee. 
But  it  waits  around  until  the  bumblebee 
shows  it  a  thing  or  two.  The  bumblebee 
cannot  get  its  head  in  through  the  opening 
of  the  flower  any  more  than  the  honeybee. 
What  the  former  does  is  to  climb  up  on 
the  top  of  the  tube,  always  on  the  top,  and 
cut  a  slit  into  the  tube,  then  thrust  in  its 
tongue  and    lick    every  drop    of    nectar. 


The  honeybee   soon    finds    this    out    and 
follows  in  the  bumblebee's  footsteps. 

The  snap  dragon  is  a  very  difficult 
flower  for  any  insect  to  enter,  one  would 
suppose,  for  there  is  no  outward  opening 
in  sight,  yet  the  bumblebee  understands 
the  situation,  for  it  alights  on  the  lower 
lip  with  its  head  and  scrambles  in,  hiding 
more  than  half  of  itself  inside  the  tube.  The 
honeybee  or  any  other  insect  has  not  yet 
caught  on  so  far  as  I  have  observed.  The 
coral  and  Japanese  honeysuckles  have 
thin  tubes  opened  by  the  bumblebees  in 
the  same  sort  of  fashion  as  the  weigela. 

Festus,  Mo. 

J* 

A  New  York  woman  married  recently  a 
French  count  who  turned  out  to  be  a  horse 
doctor.  It  is  not  often,  however,  that  these 
foreign  matrimonial  alliances  turn  out  so 
well.    This  woman,     for    instance,    might 


have  married  a  horse  doctor  who  turned 
out  to  be  a  French  count. 

The  following  clever  translation  from  the 
French  is  taken  from  The  Literary  Era  for 
June.    The  translation  is  by  Owen  Wister: 

ADVICE  TO   AN   ABSINTHE  DRINKER. 

Pour  slow  the  emerald  liquor  in  your  glass  — 
Two  fingers  only — not  a  drop  the  more. 
Take  up  the  water-bottle  the,  and  pour 

The  liquid  crystals  light  as  on  the  grass 

Soft  April  shower  drops  patter  as  they  pass 
Raise  high  your  hand  and.  slowly,  as  before, 
Increase  the  stream  till  lo!  a  precious  store 

Of  milky  opals  in  a  molten  mass. 

Set  down  your  glass— your  task  is  Dear  com- 
plete. 
Gaze  on  it  as  a  miser  on  his  gold 
Lift  it  up  again,  and  delicately  hold 
Tts  perfume  to  your  nostrils;  then,  at  la  t — 
To  crown  the  toil  of  preparation  past — 

D  ;lav   not!  Cast  the  whole  irjto  the  str*et>!; 


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With    the     Children. 

J.  Breckenrldge  Ellis. 


PETE. 

XIX.— Doctors. 

Mrs.  Morris  continued,  "There  is  a  case 
of  diphtheria  in  the  north  part  of  town, — 
Mrs.  Venner.  Pete  went  there  for  flowers 
before  I  learned  of  it.  Bat  could  Pete  have 
taken  the  disease  without  the  doctor's  know- 
ing?" "I  can  only  say,"  answered  Edgar 
Brown,  "that  the  moment  I  saw  Pete,  I  was 
reminded  of  my  little  cousin  who  died  of 
diphtheria.  Let  us  hope  this  is  bron- 
chitis." 

"Madge  had  bronchitis  last  winter,"  said 
Mrs.  Morris,  "but  it  was  not  like  this. 
Yes,  as  you  say,  we  must  trust  to  the  doc- 
tor. Surely  he  knows  better  than  we." 
So  Edgar  took  his  departure.  He  went 
right  downstairs  and  off  the  premises,  with- 
out keeping  anybody  standing  at  the  door 
while  he  tried  to  think  of  something  to  say 
that  nobody  could  want  to  hear.  What  a 
singular  young  man!  When  he  had  noth- 
ing to  say,  he  knew  it  and  didn't  try.  In 
the  meantime  Madge  and  Jennie  had  been 
stopped  from  school.  Jennie  and  Mrs. 
Morris  took  turn  about  sitting  up  at  night 
with  Pete,  and  in  the  daytime  they  needed 
a  good  deal  of  rest,  so  much  work  fell  on 
Madge.  Miss  Dollie  Dudley  came  a  part 
of  each  day  and  received  the  company,  and 
saw  that  the  flowers  were  watered,  and  was 
otherwise  useful.  Pete  appeared  in  a 
semi-uncons?iou3  state  day  and  night,  and 
she  was  very  restless.  Once  she  seemed  to 
awaken  from  a  slumber.  It  was  night  and 
her  mother  sat  by  the  bed.  "You  are  al- 
ways here,"  said  Pete,  stretching  out  her 
hand.  "Don't  talk,  dear,  it  hurts  your 
throat  so  dreadfully." 

"But  they's  things  I  want  to  say,  mam- 
ma. Mamma,  am  I  going  to  die?"  "Why 
no,  my  little  darling,  mamma  couldn't  spare 
her  little  one."  "Youkkud  spare  me  bet- 
ter'n  Madge  or  Jennie,  'cause  I  was  always 
so  bad,  wasn't  I,  mamma?  Looked  like  the 
bad  part  was  just  me,  and  when  I  was  good, 
I  was  a-being  another  person,  and  I  didn't 
feel  natural  to  myself.  Mamma,  I  wish  I 
could  of  been  made  diffurnt,  but  I  couldn't, 
could  I?"  "My  dear  little  girl,"  said  Mrs. 
Morris,  putting  her  arm  about  Pete's  dis- 
heveled head,  "I  wouldn't  have  you  differ- 
ent for  the  whole  world.  Don't  you  know 
mamma  loves  you  just  as  you  are,  with  all 
her  heart?  There  isn't  a  trait  or  a  piece  of 
you  that  isn't  dear  to  me."  "Do  you' 
mamma?  Then  uf  I  had  of  been  a  good 
girl,  oh,  how  you  would  of  loved  me !  But 
it's  kept  you  pretty  busy  punishin'  me  ever 
since  I  got  big  enough  to  be  shut  up  in  a 
room  without  any  supper,  hasn't  it,  mam- 
ma? Mamma,  if  I  die,  I  don't  want  you  to 
put  'Pete'  on  my  tombstone.  It  don't 
sound  proper  for  dead  folks.  Put  me 
Prudence  like  I  am  in  the  Bible.  Oh,  how 
my  throat  hurts!"  "My  dear-  little  girl, 
you  must  not  talk  any  more,  it  is  making 
you  worse.  But  don't  think  of  dying. 
You  must  live  for  my  sake,  won't  you,  Pete? 
It  would  break  my  heart  to  lose  my  bad 
sweet  winning  little  darling, — my  baby!" 
"Well,  I'll  do  what  I  can  for  you,  mamma. 
I  don't  want  to  die,  either.  It's  a  lonesome 
feeling.  My  throat  hurts  awful,  but  I'll 
hurt  it  worse  to  say  you're  the  sweetest 
mamma  a-going.  Let  me  tell  you  what  I 
think  of  Dr.  Larry."     Mrs.   Morris   wiped 


the  perspiration  from  Pete's  brow.  "Well ; 
and  then  if  you  love  me,  Pete,  don't  talk. 
It  tears  my  nerves  to  hear  you."  Pete 
gasped  for  breath  and  whispered  brokenly, 
"He  don't  know  Beans!" 

Edgar  came  twice  every  day  to  make 
inquiries.  One  evening  he  found  Mrs. 
Morris  almost  desperate.  "Oh,  Mr.  Brown, 
I  can't  endure  it!  To  see  her  getting  worse 
and  worse  straight  along  and  Dr.  Larry 
all  the  time  saying  it  is  nothing  serious.  I 
don't  believe  he  understands  the  case.  I 
never  had  him  before,  and  he  doesn't  un- 
derstand my  children.  My  doctor  is  in 
Europe;  at  least  he  has  been,  all  summer. 
They  look  for  him  home  this  week,  but  I'm 
afraid  he  will  get  here  too  late.  If  he  were 
just  here  I  would  be  perfectly  easy!  Then 
I  should  know  all  would  be  done  that  could 
be  done.  But  when  Dr.  Larry  comes  with 
his  serious  look  and  important  airs,— I 
oughtn't  to  talk  so,  but  I  can't  help  it, — 
and  when  he  looks  at  Pete  and  says  she  is 
doing  'fairly  well' — " 

"I  feel  like  wringing  his  neck,"  inter- 
rupted Madge,  who  stood  near.  "Oh,  Mr. 
Brown,  you  are  everything  else,  why  wasn't 
you  a  doctor?  I'd  be,  when  I'm  grown, 
only  I'd  have  to  be  a  woman- doctor  and  I 
hate  um.  If  Dr.  Wells  would  only  come 
back  in  time — " 

"Dr.  Wells!"  exclaimed  Edgar.  "I 
heard  his  name  mentioned  at  my  hotel  this 
afternoon.  The  landlord  said  to  give  the 
south  room  to  Dr.  Wells.  He  must  have 
come  on  the  four  o'clock  train!"  Then 
there  was  great  excitement,  you  may  be 
sure.  That  evening  just  as  soon  as  it  was 
possible,  Dr.  Wells,  fresh  from  Europe, 
probably  with  the  dust  of  London  still 
sticking  to  the  bottom  of  his  boots,  stood  in 
the  sick  room;  and  Dr.  Larry  and  his 
solemn  look  and  important  airs  had  vanish- 
ed from  the  Morris  home.  Had  Dr.  Larry 
not  spent  most  of  his  time  at  his  medical 
college  playing  football,  it  might  not  have 
been  thus.  Solemn  looks  are  all  right; 
you  expect  a  doctor  to  look  solemn,  just  as 
you  expect  a  preacher  to  nearly  crush  your 
hand  when  he  shakes;  but  these  are  merely 
external  qualifications.  Taken  alone  they 
make  neither  good  physicians  nor  inter- 
esting ministers.  Edgar  waited  in  the 
parlor  for  Dr.  Wells  to  finish  his  diagnosis. 
How  long  it  seemed !  Madge  crept  into  the 
room  and  waited  with  him.  Their  hearts 
thrilled  with  alternate  fear  and  hope ;  their 
excitement  was  too  oppressive  for  speech. 
At  last  they  heard  the  doctor's  boots 
squeaking  down  the  stairs,  and  the  rustle 
of  Mrs.  Morris'  dress.  The  two  entered 
the  parlor.  Then  Mrs.  Morris  turned  to 
the  doctor,  and  said,  "Can  she  get  well?" 
"Madge,"  said  the  doctor,  "will  you  run  out 
and  play  awhile?"  Madge  knew  what  that 
meant,  but  she  went;  and  oh,  what  do  you 
think;  this  is  the  worst  thing  we  have 
found  Madge  doing  yet;  she  listened  at  the 
door! 

"Mrs.  Morris,"  said  Dr.  Wells,  "your 
daughter  has  diphtheria,  and  I  have  been 
called  in,  I  am  afraid,  when — after  it  is  too 
— and  yet  there  is  one  possible — barely  pos- 
sible— almost  impossible  chance;  just  one. 
It  is  a  chance  so  slight  that  I  hesitate  to 
mention  it.  Because,  I  fear  it  is  too  late." 
"But  doctor,  Dr.  Larry  said  it  was  only  a 
mild  bronchitis,"  faltered  the  agonized 
mother.  Dr.  Wells  blew  his  nose  violent- 
ly; this  was  as  far  as  professional  etiquette 
would  allow  him  to  go.     "I   know  of  only 


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one  remedy,  now,"  he  said.  "That  is  anti- 
toxine.  There  is  none  in  Mizzouryville.  If 
you  send  to  Kansas  City,  it  couldn't  get 
here  in  time.  Every  instant  is  precious. 
If  I  can't  get  the  anti-toxine  by  morning, 
your  child  will  die.  In  Creekville,  fifteen 
miles  from  here,  lives  Dr.  Norton,  and  I 
know  he  keeps  anti-toxine  in  his  house. 
Young  man,"  he  added  turning  to  Edgar 
Brown,  "my  horse  and  buggy  are  at  the 
gate.  I  cannot  leave  the  patient.  Will 
you  go?"  Edgar  was  already  at  the  door. 
Mrs.  Morris  hurried  with  him  to  the  gate. 
There  stood  a  horse  fresh  from  the  livery 
stable.  Edgar  jumped  in  the  buggy.  Mrs. 
Morris  seized  his  hand  and  kissed  it.  "A 
mother's  prayers  go  with  you!"  she  falter- 
ed.    It  was  ten  o'clock. 

(TO   BE   CONTINUED.) 
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Traveling  in  Private  Cars. 

Private  railway  cars  have  always  been 
associated  in  the  popular  mind  with  great 
wealth,  says  the  World's  Work,  but  a  plan 
has  been  developed  which  makes  it  possi- 
ble for  even  a  vaudeville  actor  or  a  busi- 
ness man  in  ordinary  circumstances,  or 
anybody  else  reasonably  well-to-do,  who 
wishes  to  make  a  display  or  to  enjoy  the 
luxury  of  travel,  to  own  a  private  car 
built  according  to  his  own  specifications. 
A  car- refitting  company  in  New  York  City 
buys  old  Pullman  coaches,  tears  the  inside 
furnishings  out,  and  refits  them  according 
to  the  wishes  of  its  customers.  Whatever 
kind  of  private  car  a  man  may  wish  he 
may  order — parlors,  handsomely  carpeted, 
sitting-rooms,  dining-rooms,  sleeping- 
compartments,  smoking-rooms — all  with 
equipment  more  or  less  perfect  according 
to  the  price.  And  cars  are  refitted  in  this 
way  and  sold  for  prices  varying  from  $1,- 
500  to  $15,000. 

Very  handsome  and  serviceable  cars 
have  been  built  from  the  old  "castaways," 
and  the  man  of  modern  means  can  travel 
privately  and  comfortably  in  a  home  of 
his  own.  It  is  an  interesting  evidence  of 
American  manufacturing  thrift  aiid  of  the 
growth  of  wealth. 


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Hour  of  Prayer. 

FraLnk  G.  Tyrrell. 


Seeking  for  Higher  Things.* 

Text:  If  then  ye  were  raised  together  with 
Christ,  seek  'the  things  that  are  above, 
where  Christ  is,  seated  on  the  right  hand 
of  God.— Col.  3:1. 

When  faith  is  weak,  and  our  zeal  burns 
low,  and  the  way  of  life  almost  enters  an 
eclipse,  is  it  not  because  we  have  forgotten 
our  great  purpose?  Disciples  are  all  too 
prone  to  think  that  conversion  is  a  complete 
and  isolated  transaction;  instead  of  that,  it 
stands  related  to  a  career  of  growth  in  grace 
and  knowledge.  We  must  leave  the  elements, 
the  first  principles,  and  go  on  toward  per- 
fection. If  we  have  been  baptized  into  Christ 
and  raised  with  him,— 

What  Then? 

"Seek  the  things  that  are  above"  Most 
Christians  have  a  sincere  admiration  for 
celestial  things,  they  may  even  desire  them, 
but  do  they  seek  them?  Too  sadly  often, 
this  is  just  what  we  will  not  do.  We  seek 
other  things,— food  and  raiment,  comfort 
and  luxury,  fame  and  power,  and  we  seek 
them  with  feverish  anxiety.  But  our  new 
birth  has  lifted  us  into  a  new  realm,  and  we 
must  not  fret  about  these  gross  things.  The 
disciple  must  keep  his  place  in  the  ranks  of 
toilers,  to  be  sure;  he  must  earn  his  daily 
bread,  as  well  as  pray  for  it,  but  with  all  the 
ardor  of  his  soul  he  must  seek  the  things 
that  are  above. 

In  a  word,  conversion  sets  us  at  the  begin- 
ning of  a  new  career.  It  is  an  end  greatly 
sought,  the  end  of  the  life  of  sin;  but  it  is  the 
beginning  of  the  life  of  heroic  faith.  We  are 
prepared  now  for  something  better  and 
sweeter  than  we  have  ever  known.  Many  a 
serving,  fretting  Martha  needs  to  hear  the 
word  of  the  Master,  calling  her  to  things 
higher.  We  are  done  with  the  old  life,  let  us 
take  up  the  new.    As  Whittier  sings, 

"Onward  and  upward  still  our  way, 

V\  ith  the  joy  of  progress  from  day  to  day." 

Trea.svires  In  Heaven. 

When  the  Master  forbade  the  laying  up  of 
treasures  on  earth,  "where  moth  and  rust 
doth  corrupt,  and  where  thieves  break  through 
and  steal,"  he  doubtless  had  in  mind  the 
vain  and  foolish  efforts  that  were  sometimes 
made  in  that  day  to  secrete  wealth  by  hiding 
it  in  the  ground  or  stowing  it  away  in  some 
corner  of  the  house.  But  the  warning  is  as 
well  fitted  to  our  methods  of  hoarding  as  to 
theirs.  Money  has  its  place,  but  that  place 
must  always  be  subordinate.  Not  treasures 
in  railroad  stock  or  bonds,  but  treasures  in 
heaven  are  to  engage  our  thought  and  effort. 
Treasure  there  is  safe  from  molestation. 

Some  one  has  said,  "The  money  I  save  goes 
into  my  pocket;  the  money  I  give  goes  into 
my  character."  So  we  may  use  wealth  in 
such  a  way  as  to  make  it  add  to  our  heaven- 
ly treasures.  But  why  "treasures  in  heaven"? 
No  doubt  this  phrase  refers  to  the  spiritual 
riches  that  are  ours,  but  it  seems  also  to 
hint  something  as  to  conduct.  The  Master 
would  have  us  rich  toward  God;  he  knows 
that  "where  our  treasure  is  there  will  our 
hearts  be  also";  and  so,  to  bring  our  hearts 
into  the  right  state,  to  have  them  set  on 
higher  things,  he  exhorts  us  to  secure  this 
celestial  wealth.  He  who  is  pure,  and  hum- 
ble, and  contented,  and  faithful,  is  rich, 
whatever  his  earthly  lot. 

But  One  Thing. 

Over  and  over  again  we  read  the  words, 
now  in  this  form  and  now  in  that,  which 
Jesus  addresses  to  Martha.  "But  one  thing 
is  needful"  (Luke  10:42).  He  is  dealing  with 
the  great  principles  that  govern  life  and 
decide  destiny.  The  gospel  is  marked  by 
great  simplicity.     It  is   not  dark  and  myste- 

'Frayer  meeting  topic  for  July  17. 


rious,  an  abstruse  philosophy,  to  be  known 
only  by  the  learned.  Id  lies  in  a  single  word, 
a  single  fact,  a  single  principle.  You  are 
surrounded  by  many  things,  and  entertain 
many  plans,  and  harbor  many  desires.  But 
after  all.  one  thing,  and  only  one  thing 
is  required.  And  that  is  love;  you  must 
love  the  Lord  God  with  all  your  heart  and 
your  neighbor  as  yourself. 

The  tendency  all  around  us  is  toward  the 
complex.  We  multiply  our  wants  and  they 
demand  a  greater  variety  of  food,  and  grow 
by  what  they  feed  upon.  Church  machinery 
becomes  intricate  and  cumbersome,  and 
many  a  busy  pastor  is  distracted,  like  poor 
Martha,  with  much  serving.  Let  us  seek  the 
spirit:  let  us  lay  hold  of  the  life;  let  us  get 
the  one  thing  needful.  If  we  are  to  secure 
this,  we  must  aspire;  we  must  cultivate  the 
divine  presence.  It  is  only  they  that  hunger 
and  thirst  after  righteousness  that  are  to  be 
filled.  Do  you  feel  the  gnawings  of  hunger? 
Are  you  parched  with  thirst?  "High  hearts," 
writes  James  Martineau,  "are  never  long 
without  hearing  some  new  call,  some  distant 
clarion  of  God,  even  in  their  dreams,  and 
soon  they  are  observed  to  break  up  the  camp 
of  ease  and  start  on  some  fresh  march  of 
faithful  service." 

Prayer. 

O  God,  Thou  hast  made  us,  and  not  we  our- 
selves. Thou  hast  called  us  to  glory  and 
honor  and  immortality,  and  invested  us  with 
eternal  life.  Awaken  afresh  within  us  a 
quenchless  thirst  for  righteousness  and  true 
holiness.  May  the  days  and  years,  the  tasks 
and  diversions,  the  sorrows  and  discontents, 
yea,  even  our  very  vices,  become  stepping 
stones  to  higher  things,  till  we  rise  into  the 
beatific  Presence,  and  sit  down  on  the  throne. 
Amen. 


A  Chance  to  Make  Money. 

I  have  been  selling  perfumes  for  the  past  six 
months.  I  make  them  myself  at  home  and  sell 
to  friends  and  neighbors.  Have  made  $710. 
Everyone  buys  a  bottle.  For  50c  worth  of 
material  I  make  Perfume  that  would  cost  $2.00 
in  a  drug  store. 

I  first  made  it  for  my  own  use  only,  but  the 
curiosity  of  friends  as  to  where  I  procured 
such  exquisite  odors,  prompted  me  to  sell  it. 
I  clear  from  $25.00  to  $35.00  per  week.  I  do  not 
canvass,  people  come  and  send  to  me  for  the 
perfumes.  Any  intelligent  person  can  do  as 
well  as  I  do.  For  42c  in  stamps  I  will  send 
you  the  formula  for  making  all  kinds  of  per- 
fume? and  a  sample  bottle  prepaid.  I  will  also 
help  you  get  started  in  the  business. 

Mabtha  Francis. 

II  South  Vandeventer  Ave.,  St.  Louis,  Mo. 


Cheap  Excursions  to  Utah. 

While  there  are  tourist  rates  to  Salt  Lake 
City  and  Ogden  and  return  in  effect  every 
day,  a  special  opportunity  is  afforded  to 
visit  the  World's  greatest  sanitarium  and 
health  and  pleasure  resort  through  a  series 
of  cheap  excursions  to  leave  Chicago,  St. 
Louis  and  Missouri  river  points  July  1st  to 
9th  inclusively,  and  September  1st  to  10th  in- 
clusive, at  rate  of  $40.00  from  Chicago,  $36.00 
frem  St.  Louis  and  $30.00  from  Omaha, 
Kansas  City,  St.  Joseph,  etc.,  etc.  On  July 
10th  to  August  31st  inclusive,  round  trip  rate 
to  St.  Lake  and  Ogden  wfll  be  $44.50  from 
Chicago,  $39.50  from  St.  Louis  and  $32.00 
from  Missouri  river  stations;  proportionate 
rates  from  intermediate  points.  These  dates 
and  rates  are  subject  to  change. 

No  place  in  the  universe  presents  such  a 
complement  of  attractions  as  Salt  Lake  City. 
It  is  the  place  of  the  great  Mormon  Temple 
and  Tabernacle,  the  seat  of  ecclesiastical 
authority  of  the  Saints  and  the  home  of  their 
prophet.  It  is  quaint  and  curious  and  pictur- 
esque in  environment.  The  summer  climate 
is  incomparable.  There  are  cool  mountain 
and  lake  resorts  near  by,  the  greatest  of 
which  is  Saltair  Beach  on  Great  Salt  Lake. 
Here  you  can  float  upon  the  surface  of  the 
water  almost  a  mile  above  sea-level.  Within 
the  limits  of  the  city  are  Warm  Sulphur  and 
Hot  Springs,  parks,  drives  and  beautiful 
canyons.  Furthermore,  the  trip  to  Utah  by 
way  of  Denver  and  Colorado  Springs  over 
the  Rio  Grande  Western  Railway  in  con- 
nection with  either  the  Denver  &  Rio  Grande 
or  Colorado  Midland  railroads  is  one  of  un- 
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Noah  SaLved  in  the    Ark.* 

,1,        We  leap  over  a  vast  period  of  time  between 

our  last  lesson  and   the  present  one,  accord- 
ing  to   the  chronology  of  Usher,  used  in  our 
authorized  version,    about    1,650  years.    He 
('places    the    flood    at    B.    C.    2348      But   the 
( chronicles    of    this  early  portion    of    human 
history   are  very  uncertain,  and  we  can  only 
know  that   a  considerable  time  had  e'apsed 
after  the   temptation   and    fall   of    our  first 
parents.    The  race  had  degenerated  till  God 
could  say  of   them   that   'the  wickedness  of 
man  was  great  in   the  earth,  and  that  every 
I  imagination  of  the  thoughts  of  his  heart  was 
i  only  evil  continually ."    The  sad  lapse  of  Eve, 
I  followed  by   that   of  her  husband,  furnished 
j:  an  example   too    readily   imitated    by    their 
J  children.    Their   first-born,    Cain,  became    a 
murderer,  his  anger  against  his  gentle  brother 
Abel  being  the  result,  the  Apostle  John  tells 
us,  of  his  own  wickedness,   which  made  him 
jealous  of  the  gracious  character  and  conse 
quent    ace  ptance    with  God    of    the    young 
victim  of  his  rage.    Lamech  in  his  turn  kills 
a  young  man,    and  justifies  himself    by    the 
example  of  Cain.    God   must  needs  enact  a 
distinct    law    against    murder    when  he  has 
ushered   Noah  and   his  family  into  the  reno- 
vated earth  and  require  that  the  law  shall  be 
executed   by   men.     ''Whoso   sheddeth  man's 
blood,  by  man  shall  his  blood  be  shed:  for  in 
the  image   of  God  made  he  man"     (Gen.  9:6). 

Nine  generations  appear  between  Adam 
and  Nuah.  Human  life,  still  so  near  its 
fountain  head,  and  spent  under  more  natural 
conditions,  seems  to  have  been  prolonged  far 
beyond  its  present  term.  Men  lived  not  for 
decades  but  for  centuries.  Adam  lived  for  930 
years;  Seth  for  912  years:  while  Metrmsaleh 
reached  the  enormous  age  of  969  He  would 
thus  have  been  for  243  years  a  contemporary 
of  Adam  and  died  just  before  the  coming  of 
the  flood.  All  the  facts  of  the  beginning  of 
human  life  on  the  earth  could  therefore  have 
been  transmitted  t)  Noah  through  but  one 
link  between  himself  and  Adam.  That  is, 
provided  we  accept  the  theory  that  these 
names  stand  for  persons,  and  not  for  families 
or  tribes,  as  many  scholars  believe  to  be  the 
case.  Noah  was  600  years  old  when  the  flood 
came.  His  father,  Lamech,  had  died  five 
years  before,  and  his  grandfather,  Methusaleh, 
as  already  stated,  in  the  same  year  with  that 
great  catastrophe.  Shem,  Ham  and  Japheth 
were  his  three  sons,  and  with  their  wives 
formed  the  remnant  of  righteous  souls  who 
shared  with  him  the  deliverance  from  destruc- 
tion by  the  waters  of  the  flood. 

"And  it  repented  the  Lord  that  he  had 
made  man  on  the  earth,  and  it  grieved  him 
at  his  heart."  Who  shall  say  that  the 
divine  love  is  not  expressed  in  the  Old  Testa- 
ment; Where  can  we  find  a  truer  expression 
of  the  sorrow  of  a  Father  over  his  wayward 
children?  It  is  sometimes  objected  that 
God  could  not  change  his  purpose  without 
sacrificing  his  immutability.  But,  in  the 
words  of  Isaac  Errett,  "The  immutability  of 
God  is  shown,  not  in  always  doing  the  same 
things,  but  in  always  acting  on  the  same 
principles."  Sin  must  ever  bring  ruin,  and 
righteousness  result  in  good.  Any  promise 
of  blessing  must  presuppose  obedience  to  the 
law  of  God.  To  sow  to  the  flesh  and  reap 
eternal  life  would  be  contrary  to  the  very 
nature  of  things,  and  therefore  impossible 
with  God. 

Noah  stood  practically  alone  in  the  midst 
of  a  sensual,  scoffing  world.  He  alone  recog- 
nized the  claims  of  Jehovah  and  sought  to 
live  a  life  of  holiness.  "While  altar  after 
altar  of  the  families  of  apostatizing  saints 
crumbled  into  ruins,  and  the  smoke  of  sacri- 
fice no  longer  rose  to  bear  witness  to  faith  in 
God  through  the  sin-offerings  of  the  contrite 

*Lessonfor  July  21.    Genesis  8:16-22. 


in  heart,  the  fire  never  went  out  on  Noah's 
altar;  it  sent  up  a-,  last  the  only  column  of 
smoke  that  told  of  faith  still  living  among 
men.  .  .  .  His  altar  fires  never  died  away 
until  quenched  in  the  waters  of  the  deluge." 
While  he  was  preparing  the  ark  men  looked 
on  with  indifference  or  contempt.  All  his 
warning*  of  the  impending  destruction  were 
unheeded.  "They  ate  and  drank,  married  and 
were  given  in  marriage,  until  the  day  tue  flood 
came  and  took  them  all  away,"  is  the  graphic 
picture  drawn  by  the  Master  himself.  Noah, 
the  "preacher  of  righteousness,"  proclaimed 
the  tidings  of  woe  for  over  a  century,  in  the 
ears  of  a  deaf  world,  and  succeeded  only  in 
saviog  his  immediate  household.  But  it  was 
much  to  have  done  this.  Happy  the  preacher 
of  the  gospel  to-day  who  can  lead  into  and 
safely  keep  within  the  fold  of  the  Good  Shep- 
herd all  the  members  of  his  own  family. 

The  flood  prevailed  over  the  earth  for 
a  year.  Noah  entered  into  the  ark  on 
the  tenth  day  of  the  s?cond  month  of  his  six 
hundredth  year,  and  seven  days  later  the  flood 
began.  He  did  not  emerge  from  the  ark  until 
the  twenty- seventh  day  of  the  second  month 
of  the  following  year,  when  the  ground  was 
sufficiently  dry  for  the  occupants  of  the  ark 
to  finally  leave  their  place  of  retreat.  It  is 
doubtless  true  that  this  flood  was  not  uni- 
versal but  merely  of  such  extent  as  to 
destroy  the  human  race,  which  then  occupied 
but  a  small  portion  of  the  surface  of  the 
globe.  This  is  now  accepted  by  nearly  all 
students  of  the  Bible.  The  evidences  of  the 
extension  of  the  flood  over  that  portion  of 
the  earth  believed  to  have  been  the  home  of 
the  race  at  the  beginning  are  as  numerous  as 
those  that  prove  other  portions  to  have 
escaped  such  an  overwhelming.  The  word 
'  earth"  in  the  Bible  narrative  bears  the  same 
variety  of  meanings  as  our  word  "land," 
which  may  mean  a  larger  or  smaller  portion 
of  the  surface  of  the  globe. 

The  saved  family,  emerging  from  the  ark,  at 
on?e  erected  an  altar  and  offered  to  the  God 
who  had  preserved  them  their  grateful  sacri- 
fice. This  was  accepted  of  God,  who  "smelled 
the  sweet  savor."  in  the  expressive  language 
of  the  Old  Testament  writer  and  entered  into 
covevant  with  Noah  and  his  seed,  never  again 
to  destroy  the  earth  with  a  flood.  And  this, 
too,  "though  the  imagination  of  man's  heart 
is  evil  from  his  youth  "  Not  even  human  sin 
shall  ever  again  cause  the  destruction  of  the 
race,  while  the  curse  pronounced  upon  the 
ground  shall  not  be  repeated,  and  man  shall 
find  himself  in  larger  measure  the  master  of 
nature  about  him.  The  seasons  shall  come 
and  go  in  their  unvarying  round,  and  man 
shall  be  enabled  to  rest  confidently  upon  the 
stability  of  natural  law  and  carry  forward 
his  work  of  mastering  the  earth.  The  beauti- 
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rise  on  the  evil  and  on  the  good,  and  sendeth 
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Bvirris  A.  Jervklns. 

TOPIC   FOR^ JULY  21. 

A  Strong^WeakfMan. 

(Judges  16:20-30.) 

It  is  often  possible  for'aavery  small  thing 
to  take  away  our  strength.  This  truth  is 
vividly  conveyed  in  the  story  of  Samson,  by 
the  fact  that  his  hair — frail,  silky,  flimsy 
threads — was  the  seat  of  his  power.  His  hair 
gone  his  strength  was  gone.  And  is  it  not 
very  true  of  all  of  us  that  the  seat  of  our 
strength  may  be  in  a  very  small  matter?  Is 
is  not  true  that  the  loss  of  a  very  little  thing 
will  reduce  us  to  weakness  and  incompetency  i 

There  is  a  certain  day  in  the  week  when 
you  are  unable  to  accomplish  anything 
worthy.  You.  are  uneasy,  unhappy,  incom- 
petent. You  can  do  nothing.  You  are  un- 
able to  work.  What  is'the  reason?  Possibly 
you  cannot  tell  at-all.  Possibly  after  careful 
thought  you  remember  an  unkind  word  you 
spoke  early  that  day,  or  a  little  lie  you  told, 
or  some  act  which  was  not  worthy  of  you. 
It  was  only  the  haii'sbreadth  of  a  sin;  but  in 
that  very  hairsbreadth  was  the  loss  of  a 
whole  day's  usefulness jwhich  eternity  could 
not  repair.  And  so  doth"Conscience  make 
cowards  of  us  all. 

Who  knows, £  then, thowjmany  strong  men 
are  hampering  theirjwhole  lives  by  some  one 
weakness.  Here  is  a  man  who  could  be  most 
valuable  to  the  world  butjthat  he  has  some 
secret  sin  that,  instead  of  struggling  to  put 
down,  he  cherishes. £  He  is  a'shorn  Samson. 
He  is  a  weak  strong-man. 

And  then,  on  the  other  hand,  sometimes  a 
weak  man  turns,  and  by  silent,  even  blinded 
meditation,  through31ongJ2days  and  even 
years,  grows  into  a  strength  that  the  world 
is  compelled  to  recognize.  I  know  of  such  a 
man  who  h^d  brought  his]family  to  want  and 
woe  through  his|drinking;  and  who  at  last 
turned,  roused  himself  like  a  Samson  after 
sleep,  and  lifted  himself  with  his  might  to  one 
of  the  highest  positions  in  the  gift  of  a  great 
state.    Here  was  a  strong  weak  man. 

And  so,  no  doubt,  there  are  many  of  us 
who  think  ourselves:very2weak,  but  who,  if 
we  cared  to  arise'andjexert  ourselves,  could 
do  great  things.  We  say,  "O,  I  am  of  little 
worth.  I  am  nerveless.  I  am  not  large  in 
any  sense.  I  am  a  very  feeble  creature." 
That  is  a  mistake.  Not  one.  of  us  but  is 
strong.  It  may  be  we  are  weak  strong  ones, 
but  nevertheless  we  are  strong  weak  ones. 

Gideon  said,  "O,  Lord,  I  am  not  strong. 
I  am  the  least  of  the  least  family  of  the  least 
tribe.  Don't  call  on  me  for  any  great  ser- 
vice." And  the  Lord  replied,  "Arise,  thou 
mighty  man  of  valor." 

Moses  would  have  hid  himself;  and  he 
begged  God  to  selectgsome  other.  But  God 
removed  every  objection  and  called  upon  him 
to  do  a  great  work. 

Paul  at  Antioch  sought  to  avoid  the  call, 
"Go  far  hence  to  theoGentiles. "  Paul  urged 
upon  the  Lord  that  he  was  better  fitted  for 
the  smaller  work  at  Antioch,  the  narrower 
sphere.  But  God  answered:  "Arise,  for  I  will 
send  thee  far  hence  to  the  Gentiles." 

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deavorer,  to  some  task  much  larger  than  you 
are  willing  to  undertake?  Be  a  strong  weak 
one  and  arise  and  do  his  will.  Or  is  he  calling 
you  to  do  the  task  you  have  in  hand  in  a 
much  larger  way  than  you  have  yet  done  it? 
Then  stir  and  be  a  strong  weak  one,  and 
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HUGHEY. 
Francie  Ethel  Hughey  was  born  June  10, 
1885,  in  Adair  county.  Mo.,  near  La  Plata, 
and  died  June  6,  1901J  in  Helena.  Mont.  Her 
lather,  George  W.  Hughey,  had  preceded 
her  to  the  other  world,  having  died  Not.  18, 
1893.  However,  her  step  father,  Bro.  A.  J 
Lemkie.  loved  her  as  his  very  own  and  joined 
the  mother  and  sister  and. other  relatives  and 
friends  in  their  deep  sorrow.  Sister  Francie 
was  baptized  at  10  years  of  age  and  always 
lived  an  earnest,  faithful,  Christian  life,  and 
was  loved  by  those  who  knew  her.  She  was 
a  member  of  the  church  and  Sunday-school 
here  in  Helena  and  president  of  the  King's 
Daughters'  Circle  and  treasurer  of  the  Chris- 
tian Endeavor  society.  Her  funeral  services 
were  conducted  by  the  writer. 

Walter  M.  Jordan. 

LOCK. 

Died,  at  his  home  near  Council  Bluffs,  Mr. 
Alvin  Lock.  The  funeral  service  was  con- 
ducted by  the  writer,  Saturday,  June  29,  at 
the  home  of  the  deceased. 

W.  B.  Crewdson. 

NORTHCUTT. 

Jesse  W.  Northcutt,  son  of  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Benjamin  Northcutt,  was  born  in  Hannibal. 
Mo.,  and  died  at  Prescott,  Arizona.  June  17, 
1901,  aged  25  years.  9  months.  His  life  was 
very  promising  and  he  had  already  made  great 
attainments.  Before  he  was  21  years  of  age 
he  was  admitted  to  the  bar  of  this  city.  He 
was  studious  and  ambitious  for  success.  He 
was  kind  to  all  and  had  a  host  of  friends. 
Realizing  that  disease  was  undermining  his 
physical  strength  he  went  west  a  few  months 
ago  with  the  hope  of  regaining  health.  But 
the  fond  hopes  of  himself  and  parents  were 
not  realized.  Soon  he  sent  for  father  and 
mother  to  be  with  him.  They  hurried  to  him 
in  time  to  see  his  young  life  go  out.  In  early 
manhood  he  confessed  Christ  and  for  several 
years  contributed  to  the  interest  and  profit 
of  the  prayer  meeting  and  Sundav-jcbool. 
The  service  was  conducted  at  the  Christian 
church  by  the  writer.  The  large  attendance 
showed  the  esteem  in  which  he  was  held.  The 
sorrowing  parents  and  brother  have  the  sym- 
pathy of  the  whole  community. 

Levi  Marshall. 

Hannibal,  Mo. 

PYLE. 

Sister  Belle  Pyle,  born  July  S.  1842,  entered 
into  rest  June  12,  1901.  Ba'ptized  by  J.  D. 
Benedict,  Match  24,  1859,  her  church  life  spans 
the  history  of  the  church  here.  She  was  held 
in  high  esteem  by  the  community  and  did 
many  deeds  of  kindness.  Her  life  was  short- 
ened bv  her  care  through  many  weeks  of  an 
affl;cted  sister.  Her  sister,  Emeline  Douglass, 
came  from  Warrensbure,  Mo.,  to  attend  her 
in  her  last  sickness  and  kind  and  loving  hearts 
and  hands  ministered  to  all  her  wants. 

G.  G.  Hertzog. 

California,  Pa. 

THOMAS. 
Isaac  Taylor  Thomas,  one  of  the  oldest  and 
best  known  old  settlers  of  Hancock  county, 
Illinois,  died  at  his  home  near  Hamilton,  111. , 
May  29,  1901,  at  half  past  five,  aged  75  years. 
4  months  and  6  days  after  a  long  illness. 
He  was  born  Jan.  23,  1826.  in  Nelson  county, 
Ky.  Removed  with  his  parents  to  Adams  Co., 
111.,  at  the  age  of  3 years.  He  was  married  Mar. 
22  1849, to  Miss  Louisa  Nichols. of  Adams  Co  , 
111.  Two  years  ago  they  celebrated  their 
golden  wedding.  To  this  anion  nine  children 
were  born;  seven  of  whom  with  their  mother 
and  seven  gr  tndchildren  survive  him,  all  of 
whom  were  present  at  his  funeral.  Hare. 
Laura,  Naoma  and  Mrs  Mattie  Houce,  of 
Hamilton,  111.,  Thaddeas  and  Henry  of  Elvas- 
^on.  111.,  and  Mrs.  Ella  Weber  of  Ferris.  111.. 
Pearle  and  Georgie  having  preceded  him  to 
that  better  land.  He  came  to  Sonora  town- 
-ship  in  1852  with  his  family  where  he  has  re- 
sided on  the  same  farm  ever  since.  He  joined 
the  Golden's  Point  Christian  Church  forty 
years  ago,  and  has  lived  a  faithful  member 
ever  since.  He  was  a  liberal  giver  to  the 
church  and  attended  long  as  his  health  would 
permit.  He  has  b  ;..  jo  poor  health  for  five 
years  and  all  that  time  he  spent  the  most  of 
his  time  reading  his  Testament.  He  was 
amongst  the  last  of  our  old  pioneers  who  are 
so  rapidly    passing    away.    He    had    been  a 


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TULLE  Y. 

John  Canon  Tulley  was  born  August  12, 
183S, in  London.  England.  In  one  of  the  best 
schools  in  London  he  led  in  classes  of  pupils 
older  than  himself.  In  1847  the  family  settled 
in  McHenry  county.  111.  Bro.  Tulley  gradu- 
ated in  the  high  school  in  Waukegan,  111.. 
when  18.  After  teaching  school  a  couple  of 
years,  he  was  offered  the  position  of  principal 
of  the  school  where  he  graduated.  He  taught 
school  in  Aubirn,  111.,  and  in  Montgomery 
county.  He  was  immersed  in  1860,  and  imme- 
diately began  to  preach.  He  married  Loretta 
Moore  in  1862.  He  served  two  terms  as  super 
intendent  of  schools  of  Montgomeiy  county, 
and  by  his  wise  sale  of  school  bonds  placed 
the  school  system  of  the  county  on  a  perma- 
nent and  efficient  basis.  He  had  before  him 
a  brilliant  prospect  as  a  rising  lawyer  and 
politician.  He  chose,  however,  the  ministry. 
He  was  pastor  in  Litchfield.  111.,  six  years; 
Clinton  and  Wapel'a.  111.,  one  year;  Charles 
ton.  111.,  four  years;  Union  City,  Ind.,  four 
years;  New  Albany.  Ind  ,  six  years;  Win- 
chester, Ky  .  three  years  and  Central  Church, 
St.  Louis.  Mo.,  two  years.  He  was  an  orga- 
nizer, leader  and  teacher  and  developed  the 
working  power  of  the  church.  In  our  minis- 
try, in  our  conventions  and  work,  he  was  rec- 
ognizpd  as  a  strong  man.  He  lived  in  Padu- 
cah,  Ky..  where  he  died.  14 years,  and  by  force 
of  character,  without  the  appliances  of  polit- 
ical chicanery,  he  was  elected  county  judge. 
Persons  of  all  parties,  churches  and  ranks 
united  their   tributes   if  honor  and  affection 


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was  right  and  a  power  for -good  Tn  the 
church  his  work  and  life  were  a  benediction. 
Every  place  where  he  lived  was  made  better 
by  his  influence.  Bro.  Tulley  died  June  25, 
and  was  buried  with  honors  by  lhe  cotiDty 
and  city  officials,  the  societies  of  which  be 
was  a  member,  and  the  city  in  which  be  lived. 
Clark  Braden. 


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WILLIAM  WOODS  COLLEGE 

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William  Woods  College  Students  in  line. 

The  School    enters   upon   its   twelfth   year   entirely   free   from   debt   and   with    an    endowment    of 

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Site,  beautiful,  healthful,  attractive.  Well  selected  and  efficient  teachers 

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TABULATED    STATEMENT. 


William  Woods  College  for  Girls   of   the  Christian  Church   of   Missouri 


ELEVEN   YEARS'    TABULATED    RESULTS. 


Matriculates 

Graduates  in  Literary  Department. 

Graduates  in  Piano 

Graduates  in  Voice  Culture 

Graduates  in  Shorthand 

Day  Pupils 

Boarders 

Pay  Pupils 

Beneficiaries    

Part  Beneficiaries..... 


90-91 

91-92 

92-93 

93-94 

94-95 

95-96 

96-97 

97-98 

98-99 

99-00 

00-01 

71 

114 

121 

100 

84 

123 

131 

125 

126 

134 

138 

4 

3 

7 
1 

8 
2 
1 

9 
1 

8 
1 

16 
3 

15 
1 

14 

15 

15 
1 

1 

2 

3 

2 

4 

3 

8 

19 

28 

37 

38 

29 

27 

21 

25 

20 

25 

20 

52 

86 

84 

62 

55 

96 

110 

100 

106 

109 

118 

34 

79 

78 

62 

38 

55 

58 

73 

69 

77 

93 

9 

11 

10 

10 

32 

26 

18 

18 

25 

21 

23 

28 

24 

33 

28 

14 

42 

55 

34 

32 

36 

22 

Totals 

1267 

114 

5 

6 

23 
289 
978 
716 
203 
348 


Bf^Above  table  approximately  correct.    It  is  an  underestimate  rather  than  overestimate. 


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No.  29 


Contents. 

Editorial: 

Current  Events 899 

The  True  Foundation 901 

A  Twentieth  Century  Convention .901. 

Notes  and  Comments 902 

Editor's  Easy  Chair 903 

Contributed  Articles: 
A   Sunday  in    Wittenberg.— Morton   H. 

Pemberton 904 

The  Gospel  of  Christ.— J.  H.  Smart 904 

Who  Should  Go  as  a  Missionary? — Chas. 

Louis  Loos     905 

The    Reign    of  Law   in  our  Colleges. — 

Howard  T.  Cree 906 

The  Hymn    they    Sang    (poem) 906 

New  York  Letter.— S.  T.  Willis 906  p| 

Everyday    Religion,  —  John    Augustus  aSa 

Williams 907  f§| 

Judging  Others.— C.  H.  Whetherbe  ..   ..908  Wj& 

SuQset  Before  Rain. -G.  E.  Ireland 908  ^d 

B.  B.  Tyler's  Letter .  .909  «« 

Chaplains  in  the  Navy.— Edward  B.  Bag-  |g| 

.  by 909  m 

The  Firs:   Twentieth    Century   Conveu-  S^ 

tion.— Simpson  Ely 910  S§< 

Receiving  the  Unimmersed  and  Christian  |g| 

Union.— J.    D.   Smith 910  Wm 

Variety.— R.  J.  Tidings  910  HI 

Correspondence:  sSg 

Texas  Letter 914  |£| 

Drippings  from  the  Pacific 914  ^| 

Iowa  Notes 915  Sg| 

•  Upper  Ohio  Valley  Notes 915  Igj 

Missouri  Notes 915  Wli 

Hand-Shaking 916  W8j 

Missouri  Mission  Notes 916  |«£> 

Disciples  in  the  University  of  Chicago. .  .916  Isp 

Miscellaneous:  g|* 

Current  Literature 911  fgg| 

Our  Budget 912  ||| 

Evangelistic 918  f|| 

Family  Circle 920  ||| 

With  the  Children 923  ||| 

Hour  of  Prayer 924  |§| 

Sund  ay-school 925  |te? 

Christian  Endeavor 926  |§| 

Marriages,  Obituaries 927  «3t 


I  CONFESS  I  look  round  on  civilized  society 
with  many  fears,  and  with  more  and  more 
earnest  desire  that  a  regenerating  spirit  from 
heaven,  from  religion,  may  descend  upon  and 
pervade  it.  I  particularly  fear  that  various  causes 
are  acting  powerfully  among  ourselves,  to  inflame 
and  madden  that  enslaving  and  degrading  prin- 
ciple, the  passion  for  property.  For  example,  the 
absence  of  hereditary  distinctions  in  our  coun- 
try gives  prominence  to  the  distinction  of  wealth, 
and  holds  up  this  as  the  chief  prize  to  ambition. 
Add  to  this  the  epicurean,  self-indulgent  habits 
which  our  prosperity  has  multiplied,  and  which 
crave  insatiably  for  enlarging  wealth  as  the  only 
means  of  gratification.  This  peril  is  increased  by 
the  spirit  of  our  times,  which  is  a  spirit  of  com- 
merce, industry,  internal  improvements,  me- 
chanical invention,  political  economy,  and  peace. 
There  is  danger  that  these  blessings  may  by  per- 
version issue  in  a  slavish  love  of  lucre.  I  am  no 
foe  to  civilization.  I  rejoice  in  its  progress.  But 
without  a  pure  religion  to  modify  its  tendencies, 
to  inspire  and  refine  it,  we  shall  be  corrupted, 
not  ennobled  by  it.  It  is  the  excellence  of  the  re- 
ligious principle,  that  it  aids  and  carries  forward 
civilization,  extends  science  and  arts,  multiplies 
the  conveniences  and  ornaments  of  life,  and  at 
the  same  time  spoils  them  of  their  enslaving 
power,  and  even  converts  them  into  means  and 
ministers  of  that  spiritual  freedom  which,  when 
left  to  themselves,  they  endanger  and  destroy. 

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THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


July  18,  1901 


THE 

Christian  -  Evangelist. 

J.  H.  GARRISON,  Editor. 
W.  E.  GARRISON, 

Assistant  Editor. 


Sintered  at  the,  Postofflce  at  St.  Louis  as   second- 
class  matter. 


HAMILTON  COLLEGE, 

LEXINGTON,   KENTUCKY. 

The  r  eading  College  of  the  Christian  Broth- 
erhood for  the  cducition  of  young  women. 
Its  record,  buildings,  equipment,  faculty,  the 
best  Opens  thirty-third  session  second 
Tuesday  in  September.  Very  ■  reasonable 
rates.  For  particulars  and  catalogue  apply 
to  B.  C.  HAGERMAN,  President. 

BETHANY    COLLEGE. 

Founded  in  1841  by 

ALEXANDER  CAMPBELL. 

Open  to  Men  and  Women.  Sixtieth  Session 
begins  Sept.  23,  1901.  Postoffiee,  Bethany, 
W.  Va  Railway  Station.  Wellsburg,  W. 
Va.  For  catalogue  and  particulars  address, 
J.  C.  KEITH,  Chairman  Faculty. 

HIRAn  COLLEGE 

A  School  for  Both  Sexes,  Located  at  Hiram, 

Porta^ge   County,   Ohio,    Thirty-Five 

Miles  Southeast  of  Cleveland. 


A  SPLENDID  LOCATION. 

Beautiful  Scenery,  Pure  Air,  Excellent  Water:  An 
ideal  college  town,  modern,  up-to-date,  lighted  by 
electricity  and  having  a  fine  system  of  water-works. 

GOOD  BUILDINGS. 

The  buildings  are  comparatively  new: 

(1)  Main  building  commodious'  and  convenient  in 
all  its  appointments. 

(2)  A  large  and  beautiful  Christian  Association 
building,  erected  five  years  ago  at  a  cost  of  S30.000. 

(3)  Two  excellent  ladies'  halls  well  furnished  and 
supplied  with  modern  conveniences. 

(4)  Music  building  for  the  accommodation  of  our 
large  and  growing  music  department. 

(5)  A  library  and  conservatory  building  just  com- 
pleted, the  gift  of  Abram  Teachout,  and  a  Warener  & 
Swazey's  nine-inch  telescope,  costing  approximately 
$5,000,  the  gift  of  Lathrop  Cooley. 

LIBRARIES  AND  AFPARATUS. 

(1)  A  large  and  well  equipped  chemical  laboratory. 

(2)  Two  other  laboratories,  Physical  and  Physio- 
logical. 

(3)  A  well  selected  library.  Large  addition  to  this 
library  will  soon  be  made. 

(4)  A  good  museum. 

(5)  A  large  and  well  furnished  gymnasium. 

COURSES  OK  STUDY. 

(1)  Pour  Classical  Courses— Regular,  Ministerial, 
Legal  and  Medical. 

(2)  Pour  Scientific  Courses— Regular,  Philosophi- 
cal, Legal  and  Medical. 

(3)  Pour  Literary  Courses— Regular,  Ministerial, 
Legal  and  Medical. 

(4)  Five  Special  Courses— Music,  Oratorical,  Bus- 
iness, Art,  Teachers'. 

(5)  Special  elective  course  in  any  variety. 

CORPS  OF  INSTRUCTORS. 

We  have  a  strong  body  of  Professors  and  Instruct- 
ors, twenty-four  in  number.  They  are,  for  the  most 
part,  specialists  of  large  attainments,  tnd  are  thor- 
oughly abreast  of  the  times. 

LITERARY    SOCIETIES     AND     RELIGIOUS 
ORGANIZATIONS. 

Hiram  has : 

(1)  Pive  literary  societies  of  unusual  strength  and 
Tigor. 

(2)  Two  Christian  Associations  that  contribute 
much  to  the  religious  life  of  the  school. 

(3)  Several  departmental  and  social  organizations 
of  special  interest  and  value. 

EXPENSES. 

Expenses  are  very  moderate.  Good  table  board 
can  be  had  for  $2.00  per  week;  club  board  for  $1.25  to 
81.75.  Room  rent  for  fifty  cents  to  one  dollar.  Tui- 
tion for  four  to  five  dollars  per  term  for  each  study. 

The  three  leading  items  of  board,  tuition  and  room 
rent  may  be  reduced  to  about  $125.00  for  the  college 
year  of  38  weeks. 

INDUSTRIAL  DEPARTMENT. 

Under  the  auspices  of  the  T.  W.  Phillips'  Loan  Fund 
an  Industrial  department  is  being  established  that 
will  assist  about  fifty  young  people.  It  is  believed 
that  students  admitted  to  this  department  may. re- 
duce the  entire  expense  of  the  year,  including  tui- 
tion, to  about  $90.00,  and  those  who  do  considerable 
work  may  reduee  expenses  to  sixty  or  seventy  dol- 
lars.   Send  for  catalogue  to 

E.  V.  ZOLLARS,  Hiram,  Ohio. 


Female  Orphan  School 

OF  THE 

Christian  Church  of  Missouri. 

A  high  grade  ladies'  college.  Established  1873. 
Courses  leading  to  A.  B.  and  B.  L.  degrees.  Able  and 
well  known  teachers  in  charge  of  Music,  Elocution 
and  Art.  French  and  German  taught  by  native. 
Special  instruction  for  prospective  teachers. 

Beneficiaries  received  free.  Half  Beneficiaries ,  $50 
per  term.     Full  pav  Pupils,  $80. 

A  PLEASANT,  REFINED   CHRISTIAN  HOME. 

Correspondence  solicited. 

E.  L.  BARHAM,  President. 

Camden  Point.  Mo. 


BUTLER  COLLEGE 

Indianapolis,  Ind. 

Forty-seventh  annual  session  opens  October  1,  1901. 
Thorough  courses  in  the  essential  elements  of  a 
liberal  education  conducted  by  instructors  who  have 
had  the  benefit  of  the  best  university  training.  Also 
a  Bible  School  devoted  to  the  special  education  of 
ministers  of  the  Gospel.  Healthful  and  convenient 
location,  modern  appliances,  laboratories,  libraries, 
gvmnasium.  etc.  Terms  low.  Write  for  catalogue. 
Address,  SECRETARY,  Butler  College,  Indianapolis, 
Ind. 


THE  UNIVERSITY  OF  MISSOURI 

Columbia. 

Has  departments  of  Language,  Science,  History, 
Philosophy,  Economics,  Sociology  and  Pedagogy  ;and 
also  of  Medicine,  Law,  Engineering  (Civil,  Electrical, 
Sanitary  and  Mechanical),  Agriculture,  Dairy,  Hus- 
bandry, Horticulture,  Entomology,  Veterinary 
Science.  Household  Economics  and  Mechanic  Arts". 
Instruction  is  gh  en  in  Military  Science  and  Tactic:; 
also,  and  in  Stenography  and  Business  Forms.  All 
departments  open  to  women  and  free  as  to  tuition. 
In  Academic  department  only  one  degree  (A.  B.)  and 
all  work  elective.  Campus  contains  fourteen  build- 
ings supplied  with  water,  steam  heat,  and  gas  or 
electricity.  New  Green-house  and  Laboratory  of 
Horticulture,  Botany  and  Entomology.  New  labor- 
atories of  Physiology.  Anatomy,  Bacteriology  and 
Pathology  in  t>  e  Medical  department.  Furniture, 
Library  and  equipment  for  scientific  >  nd  technical 
work  all  new.  New  Parker  Memorial  Hospital. 
Eighty-seven  professors  and  other  teachers.  Exam- 
inations for  entrance  are  held  during  the  days  (5-9 
Sept. )  preceding  the  opening  of  the  University.  For 
cadetship  apply  to  vour  senator  or  representative. 
For  catalogue  address  IRVIM  SWITZLER,  Registrar, 
Columbia.  Mo.  School  of  Mires  with  thirteen  teach- 
ers and  several  buildings  at  Rolla,  Mo. 


Modern  Normal  and  Business  College, 

Fayette,  Ohio. 

The  live,  practical,  progressive,  economical 
and  up-to  date  school  of  the  nation!  Good 
location,  fine  buildings,  trained  teachers  and 
thorough  instruction.  Combination  of  and 
successor  to  several  prosperous  schools.  S28 
in  advance  pays  tuition,  room  rent  and  board 
for  term  of  10  weeks.  Next  year  will  open  Tues- 
day, September  3,  1901.  Circulars,  catalog  and 
The  Educational  Evangelist  giving  full 
particulars  will  be  sent  free  to  any  address 
on  application  to 

J.  Fraise  Richard,  President. 

SSary  Baldwin  Seminary 

FOR  YOUNG  LADIES. 

Terra  begins  Sept.  5, 1901.  Located  in  Shenandoah 
Valley  of  Virginia.  Unsurpassed  climate,  beautiful 
grounds  and  modern  appointments.  2i;ystudentspast 
session  from  27  States.  Terms  moderate.  Pupils  enter 
any  time.    Send  for  catalogue 

Miss  E.  C.  WEIMAR,  Prin.,  Staunton.  Va. 


HOLLINS  INSTITUTE 

VIRGINIA.  Established  1842. 

For  the  higher  education  of  young  ladies.  Ex- 
tensive equipment,  complete  curriculum  (studies 
elective).  Faculty  of  12  gentlemen  and  23  ladies. 
Salubrious  mountain  climate.  Out-door  exercise 
and  sports.  Famous  mineral  springs— sulphur  and 
chalybeate— on  the^aounds.  For  catalogue  of  59th 
session  address 
JOS.  A.  TURNER,  Gen'l  Mgr.,  Hollins,  Va. 


WESTMINSTER  COLLEGE,  SYKSki. 

A  High  Grade  College  for  Young-  Men.  49th  Year 
opens  Sept.  18th.  1901.  Offers  choice  of  three  courses, 
classical,  scientific  c  literary,  leading  to  degree  of 
A.  B.  Preparatory  Department  fits  boys  to  enter 
any  college,  standard  High.  Location  Healthful. 
Well  equipped  Gymnasium.  Nev,7  Science  Hall.  For 
illustrated  circular  and  catalogue,  giving  details  as 
to  courses,  expenses,  etc.,  Address, 

John  H.  MacCrarken,  Ph.  D.,Pres. 


MISSOURI    MILITARY    ACADEMY 

8th  Year.    Fine  New  Buildings.    lUOacres.    Hunting,  Fish- 
ing, Swimming,  Boating.      Model   .School.     Phenomenal 
Success.    Faculty,  University  graduates  of  national 
reputation.    For  booklet  with  full  information,  address 
A.  K.  YANCEY,  President,  Mexico,  Missouri. 


HARDIN  COLLEGE  AND  CONSERVATORY  FOR  LADIES 

29th  year.  Unprecedented  prosperity.  23  Professors  from  8  Uni- 
versities and  5  European  Conservatories.  German-Ameri- 
can Conservatory.      Win.    H.    Barber,   Musical    Examiner, 

present  in  person  during  May.  Largest.  Cheapest.  Best.  Address, 
JOHN  W.  MILLION,  Pres.,  40  College  Place,  MEXICO,   MO. 

LIBERTY  LADIES'  COLLEGE 

Phenomenal  success.     Highest  grade  in  LETTERS,  SCIENCES,  ARTS.    Faculty  specially 
trained  in  leading  Colleges  and  Universities  of  America  and  Europe. 

AMERICAN  MOZART  CONSERVATORY 

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MISSOURI  VALLEY  COLLEGE  jjgggg; 

Course  of  Study  as  HigK  as  in  any  Eastern  College 

Beautiful  grounds.  Marshall  is  a  beautiful  city  of  5,000  population, 
in  Saline  County,  the  richest  County  in  Missouri.  It  is  located  at  the 
crossing  of  the  Chicago  &  Alton  E.  R.  and  the  Missouri  Pacific  B.  R. 
For  catalog  or  other  information  write 


President  W.  H.  BLACK,  D.  D., 


MARSHALL,  MO. 


Classical  Course 
Philosophical  Course 
Scientific  Course 
Mathematical  Course 
Linguistic  Course 
Conservatory  of  Music 
School  of  Fine  Arts 
Academic  Course 
English  Course 
Biblical  Course 


riadison  Institute,  Richmond,  Ky. 

A  First-CIa^ss  Boarding  School  for  Girls. 


J.  W.  McGARVEY,  Jr.,  Principal. 


Faculty  of  ten  teachers  who  were  educated  at  leading  American  and  European  institu- 
tions and  have  made  brilliant  records  as  instructors;  every  one  a  specialist  in  her 
department.  Music  department  exceptionally  strong.  No  fussy  teachers.  School  appara- 
tus and  general  equipment  excellent.  Good  table.  Frequent  illustrated  lectures  (free) 
by  the  principal  on  his  recent  travels  in  Egypt,  Palestine  and  Europe.  Delightful  and 
healthful  location.  Only  one  serious  case  of  sickness  in  ten  years.  Prices  no  higher  than 
other  first-class  schools,  nor  than  many  inferior  ones.     Send  for  catalog. 


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Vol 


xxxviii. 


St.  Louis,  Mo.,  Thursday,  July  J  8,  1901. 


No.  29. 


The  Ohio 

Democratic 

Convention 


Current  Events. 

The  meeting  of  the  Ohio 
Democrats  at  Columbus 
to  nominate  a  state  ticket 
was  the  occasion  for  a  contest  between  the 
McLean  and  Johnson  factions  of  the  party. 
When  it  came  to  a  count  of  delegates,  the 
former  easily  outnumbered  the  latter  and 
the  ticket  was  virtually  dictated  by  Mc- 
Lean. The  ticket  is  headed  by  the  name 
of  James  Kilbourne,  nominee  for  governor. 
When  Mr.  Johnson  was  elected  mayor  of 
Cleveland,  it  was  announced  that  he  had 
his  eye  upon  the  Ohio  governorship,  a  seat 
in  the  United  States  Senate  and  the  nom- 
ination for  the  presidency  on  the  Demo- 
cratic ticket  in  1904.  The  convention  in 
which  he  hoped  to  take  the  first  step 
toward  realizing  this  ambition  showed  that, 
popular  as  are  the  public  ownership  and 
quasi -socialistic  ideas  which  he  represents, 
his  following  is  not  yet  strong  enough  to 
carry  the  state.  The  platform,  as  adopted 
by  McLean's  convention,  includes  some  of 
Johnson's  ideas,  such  as  a  direct  vote  for 
the  granting  of  franchises,  the  prohibition 
of  railroad  passes  for  state  officials,  taxation 
of  franchises,  and  the  election  of  United 
States  senators  by  popular  vote.  The  in- 
troduction of  these  Johnson  amendments 
was  almost  a  necessity,  for  aside  from  them 
there  is  not  a  positive  plank  in  the  plat- 
form. No  reference  is  made  to  the  leader- 
ship of  Mr.  Bryan  or  to  the  Chicago  and 
Kansas  City  platforms.  When  this  topic 
was  broached  in  the  committee,  the  ex- 
candidate  was  bitterly  denounced  and  a 
minority  report  of  the  platform  committee 
endorsing  Mr.  Bryan's  leadership  received 
only  six  votes  out  of  950  delegates.  By 
repudiating  those  planks  which  have  been 
the  prominent  features  of  the  recent  Demo- 
cratic platforms,  the  convention  found 
itself  in  the  position  of  an  enthusiastic  and 
able  assembly  with  nothing  to  advocate, 
and  the  adoption  of  Mr.  Johnson's  admir- 
able doctrines  was  almost  a  necessity.  So, 
after  all,  the  defeat  of  the  Johnson  faction 
was  not  so  serious.  McLean  had  the  dele- 
gates but  Johnson  had  the  principles,  and 
McLean  had  to  devote  his  men  to  the  ad- 
vocacy of  Johnson's  ideas  because  he  had 
no  positive  program  of  his  own.  A  resolu- 
tion of  want  of  confidence  in  the  federal 
administration  is  painfully  inadequate  as  a 
state  platform,  and  that  was  all  McLean 
had  to  offer.  A  few  more  victories  like 
this  would  ruin  him. 


Jfi 


The  Steel 
Strike. 


The  battle  between  the 
Amalgamated  Associa- 
tion of  iron,  steel  and  tin  workers  and  the 
United  States  Steel  Corporation  has  be- 
gun. The  conferences  last  week  between 
the  capitalists  and  the  labor  leaders  began 
hopefully  but  ended  in  complete  failure  to 
reach  an  agreement.  The  Amalgamated 
Association  accordingly  issued  an  order  to 


its  men  to  quit  work  on  Monday  morning, 
July  15,  and  the  order  at  once  became 
effective  in  the  union  plants  of  the  Ameri- 
can Sheet  Steel  Company,  the  American 
Steel  Hoop  Company  and  the  American 
Tin  Plate  Company.  About  74,000  men, 
whose  wages  aggregate  $200,000  a  day, 
have  struck.  The  dispute  is  not  about 
wages  or  hours,  but  is  what  the  Amalga- 
mated Association  has  pleased  to  term  a 
matter  of  principle.  Most  of  the  mills  em- 
ploy only  union  labor  and  recognize  the 
union  in  every  respect,  but  some  employ 
non-union  men.  The  Amalgamated  Asso- 
ciation wishes  the  Steel  Corporation  to 
unionize  these  non-union  mills.  The  Steel 
Corporation  has  gone  so  far  as  to  say  that 
it  will  allow  these  mills  to  unionize  them- 
selves if  they  please — that  is,  it  will  allow 
the  workmen  to  organize  and  join  the 
Amalgamated  Association  if  they  wish — 
but  it  refuses  to  compel  them  to  do  so  or  to 
discharge  those  men  who  refuse  to  join  the 
union.  The  attitude  of  the  Steel  Corpora- 
tion on  this  point  will  strike  most  persons 
as  reasonable  and  just.  It  is  not  likely 
that  public  opinion  will  approve  of  a  strike, 
the  sole  object  of  which  is  to  enforce  the 
principle  of  compulsory  trades-unionism. 
A  million  dollars  a  week  is  too  high  a  price 
to  pay  for  the  enforcement  of  a  rule  which, 
if  enforced,  would  be  of  very  doubtful 
advantage  even  to  its  advocates.  On  the 
first  day  of  the  strike  the  stock  of  the 
United  States  Steel  Corporation  exhibited 
a  tendency  toward  a  panicky  decline,  but 
the  price  was  speedily  restored  by  heavy 
purchases  by  J.  P.  Morgan  and  his  asso- 
ciates. The  nature  of  the  strike,  being  for 
the  sake  of  a  "principle"  rather  than  for 
any  concrete  and  particular  grievance, 
renders  it  the  more  difficult  to  settle  by 
arbitration  or  compromise.  It  may  be  that 
it  will  assume  much  larger  proportions  be- 
fore a  settlement  is  reached. 


Japan's 

Birthday 
Anniversary. 


Last  Sunday  Japan  cele- 
brated the  forty-eighth 
anniversary  of  the  event 
which  may  be  considered  the  birthday  of 
that  country  as  a  modern  nation,  and  it  is  a 
matter  of  special  gratification  that  the  im- 
portant part  which  the  United  States  played 
in  that  event  has  been  so  freely  and  grate- 
fully recognized.  Prior  to  1853,  Japan  had 
been  a  hermit  nation.  Dutch  traders  had 
some  slight  concessions  and  the  Chinese 
were  admitted,  but  no  other  foreigners  were 
allowed  to  trade  in  Japan  and  there  was  not 
a  foreign  consul  in  the  country.  On  July 
14,  1853,  Commodore  Perry,  who  had  been 
sent  into  the  east  with  an  American  squad- 
ron, landed  at  Kurihama.  He  had  been 
given  treaty-making  power  with  consider- 
able latitude  for  the  exercise  of  his  own  dis- 
cretion. As  the  result  of  his  somewhat  im- 
perative and  eminently  effective  diplomacy, 
a  trade  treaty  was  concluded  between  Japan 


and  the  United  States  in  May  of  the  follow- 
ing year.  The  European  nations  at  once 
followed  this  example  and  made  similar 
treaties,  and  from  that  day  to  this  Japan 
has  been  the  progressive  nation  of  the 
Orient.  On  the  anniversary  of  Commodore 
Perry's  peaceable  invasion,  a  celebration 
was  held  which  included  the  unveiling  of  a 
statue  of  Perry  at  Kurihama.  The  prin- 
cipal address  of  the  occasion  was  delivered 
by  the  Japanese  prime  minister  and  there 
was  a  naval  display  participated  in  by  four 
American  warships  under  Rear  Admiral 
Rodgers  and  three  vessels  of  the  Japanese 
navy.  It  is  not  often  that  a  nation  learns 
so  promptly  to  thank  its  alien  benefactors 
who  have  helped  it  against  its  will. 


Pola-r 

Research 


There  are  always  plenty 
of  people  who  consider 
the  expeditions  in  search  of  the  North  and 
South  Poles  a  waste  of  money  and  effort 
and  a  criminal  sacrifice  of  life.  While  the 
so-called  Temperate  Zone  is  being  visited 
with  a  season  of  equatorial  weather,  it  may 
seem  to  the  sweltering  public,  however, 
that  polar  research  has  some  advantages 
over  the  warmer  and  less  perilous  occupa- 
tions at  home.  There  appears  to  be  a 
renewed  interest  in  Arctic  and  Antarctic 
explorations  and  never  before  was  there  so 
general  and  so  well-grounded  an  expecta- 
tion that  one  or  both  of  the  Poles  will  soon 
be  reached.  One  may  almost  predict  that 
within  a  year  or  two  these  expeditions  will 
be  racing  with  each  other  and  it  will  be  a 
question,  not  whether  one  of  them  will 
reach  the  goal,  but  which  one  will  get 
there  first.  Four  Arctic  expeditions  are 
now  either  actually  in  the  field  or  on  the 
point  of  starting  and  one  or  two  more  are 
preparing  to  start  next  year.  Two  elabor- 
ately prepared  expeditions  have  started  for 
the  Antarctic  regions  and  there  are  two 
more  which  will  probably  not  get  away 
until  next  season.  All  of  these  are  marked 
by  an  elaborateness  and  expensiveness  of 
equipment  which  would  have  amazed  such 
pioneers  as  Greeley,  Franklin  and  Hayes. 
The  expedition  of  Mr.  Baldwin  is  probably 
more  expensively  equipped  than  any  of  its 
predecessors.  It  was  announced*  a  few 
days  ago  that  Baldwin's  ship,  the  "Ameri- 
ca," had  reached  Tromsoe  on  the  northern 
coast  of  Norway  whence  it  will  proceed  via 
Franz  Josef  Land  toward  the  Pole.  Baron 
Toll,  a  Russian,  is  exploring  the  region  of 
Bennett  Island,  north  of  Siberia,  and  Capt, 
Bernier,  the  Canadian  who  will  start  next 
year,  will  approach  the  Pole  from  the  same 
direction.  Lieut.  Peary  has  been  in  the 
Arctics  since  1898  working  toward  the  Pole 
from  the  north  of  Greenland.  The  third 
annual  relief  expedition  under  the  auspices 
of  the  Peary  Arctic  Club  is  about  to  start 
north  under  the  command  of  Herbert  L. 
Bridgman.  Capt.  Sverdrup,  who  com- 
manded Nansen's  ship  on  his  famous  voy- 


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July  18,  190X 


age,  is  exploring  the  north  coast  of  Green- 
land. Altogether,  there  is  considerable 
probability  that  some  of  these  expeditions 
will  actually  reach  latitude  90  degrees, 
■where  every  direction  is  south.  The  Pole 
will  probably  have  no  commercial  value 
when  they  get  it,  but  so  long  as  men  spend 
lifetimes  studying  fossils  and  insects  with 
purely  scientific  interest,  and  risk  their 
lives  in  climbing  ice-clad  mountain  peaks 
which  have  certainly  no  more  commercial 
value  than  the  imaginary  points  at  the 
ends  of  the  earth's  axis,  so  long  is  it  proba- 
ble that  men  in  whom  the  spirit  of  adven- 
ture is  united  with  the  scientific  impulse 
will  continue  to  seek  the  Poles  until  they 
find  them.  Probably  some  of  us  will  live 
to  see  a  tourist  route  established  with 
Thomas  Cook  as  its  patron  saint  and 
Baedeker  will  add  to  his  series  of  guide 
books  one  on  the  North  Pole  and  its  En- 
virons. 


An  Ill-Paid        The  United  States   Consul 
Consul.  at  cape  Town,  Mr.  Stowe, 

has  resigned  his  post.  He  likes  the  posi- 
tion and  is  an  efficient  consul,  but  cannot 
live  on  the  salary,  which  is  about  one- 
third  of  what  the  other  leading  nations 
pay  their  consuls  there.  No  one  feels  like 
complaining  that  our  president  is  paid 
only  about  three  per  cent,  of  what  the 
King  of  England  receives,  but  it  does  seem 
that  in  our  consular  and  diplomatic  service 
a  little  less  penuriousness  might  be  a 
decided  advantage.  There  is  scarcely  a 
diplomatic  post  which  can  be  accepted  by  a 
man  who  has  not  an  independent  income 
with  which  to  supplement  his  salary. 
Some  of  the  consuls  are  well  enough  paid, 
but  most  of  them  receive  far  less  than  men 
of  equal  ability  can  earn  in  other  walks  of 
life  by  equal  diligence.  This  is  one 
reason  why  there  is  so  little  permanence 
and  continuity  in  our  consular  service. 
Those  who  weather  the  storm  following  a 
change  of  adminstration  have  to  come 
home  presently  to  earn  a  living.  The 
United  States  Steel  Corporation,  in  rec- 
ognition of  the  value  of  his  services,  has 
offered  to  supplement  Mr.  Stowe's  salary 
by  a  sum  which  would  make  it  equal  to 
that  of  the  best  paid  consul  in  Cape  Town, 
for  his  work  there  has  increased  the  im- 
portations of  American  steel  into  South 
Africa.  The  department  of  state  has  de- 
clined the  offer,  but  is  urging  Mr.  Stowe  to 
retain  his  position  until  Congress  meets, 
when  an  effort  will  be  made  to  have  the 
salary  increased. 


A  Flyln^- 
Ma-chlrte 
thaLt  Flies 


"The  problem  of  serial 
navigation  has  been 
solved"  again.  This  time 
it  has  been  done  in  Paris,  and  it  looks  more 
than  ever  as  if  the  inventor,  whose  machine 
has  been  heralded  as  the  long- sought  prac- 
tical airship,  has  at  least  made  a  valuable 
contribution  toward  the  solution  of  the 
problem,  even  if  he  has  not  actually  solved 
it.  M.  Santos-Dumont,  a  Brazilian, 
brought  his  machine  to  Paris  to  compete 
for  the  Deutsch  prize  of  100,000  francs 
which  a  Parisian  club  devoted  to  the  study 
of  aerial  navigation  offers  to  the  builder  of 
the  first  airship  which,  starting  from 
St.  Cloud,  shall  circle  three  times 
around  the    Eifel  tower  and  return  to  the 


point  of  departure,  making  the  journey  at 
the  rate  of  twenty  kilometers  (about  thir- 
teen miles)  an  hour  and  without  stopping 
en  route.  M.  Santos-Dumont  did  not  ful- 
fill these  conditions  exactly.  He  circled 
the  tower  at  will,  made  more  than  the 
speed  required  and  returned  to  his  starting 
point,  but  a  trivial  accident,  the  breaking 
of  part  of  his  steering  gear,  compelled  a 
descent  for  a  few  moments  during  the 
flight.  The  descent  and  the  new  start  were 
made  with  a  degree  of  ease  which,  it  is  said, 
still  further  demonstrated  the  operator's 
control  over  his  machine.  This  airship  is 
a  cigar- shaped  balloon  with  a  screw  pro- 
pellor  and  a  rudder.  The  inventor's  chief 
merit  lies  in  his  discovery  of  the  method  of 
developing  comparatively  large  horse- 
power  without  great  weight.  He  will 
probably  try  again  for  the  prize. 

J* 

The  Na^tiorva.1  The  fortieth  annual  meet- 
Educa.tiona.1  ing  of  the  Nati0nal  Edu- 
cational Society  was  held 
in  Detroit  last  week.  It  was  an  important 
gathering  of  the  most  prominent  educators 
in  the  country  and  the  resolutions  which  it 
adopted  are  valuable  indications  of  the 
trend  of  opinion  among  the  authorities  on 
that  subject.  The  following  are  in  sub- 
stance some  of  the  opinions  embodied  in 
the  resolutions  which  the  association 
adopted.  The  problem  of  elementary 
education  is  regarded  as  the  most  import- 
ant of  all,  for  it  is  intended  not  for  the 
chosen  or  gifted  few  but  for  all.  It  is 
recommended  that  the  Bureau  of  Education, 
of  which  William  T.  Harris  is  head  as_ 
United  States  Commissioner  of  Education, 
should  be  given  enlarged  powers  extend- 
ing over  the  new  possessions.  Public 
schools  in  the  rural  districts  should  be 
made  the  center  of  the  intellectual  life  of 
the  community  by  the  establishment  of 
public  libraries,  extension  courses  and 
literary  and  social  meetings  for  old  and 
young  in  connection  with  them.  The  sub- 
jects taught  in  elementary  schools  should 
include  those  which  will  develop  the  ethical, 
physical  and  aesthetic  nature  of  the  pupils 
as  well  as  the  intellectual.  While  the 
liberality  of  wealthy  men  is  appreciated 
and  their  gifts  to  educational  institutions 
should  be  encouraged,  it  is  to  be  remem- 
bered that  popular  education  rests  upon  the 
whole  people  and  should  find  in  them  its 
chief  support  and  control.  The  public 
school  system  should  be  a  unit  from 
kindergarten  to  university,  and  private 
institutions  should  co-ordinate  with  it  so 
far  as  possible.  Compulsory  education  is 
approved,  for  it  is  only  giving  to  the  child 
protection  against  ignorance  as  it  in  other 
ways  protects  him  against  abuse  and 
neglect.  No  one  should  be  given  a  teach- 
er's certificate  of  any  grade  who  has  not 
had  specific  training  for  the  work  of  teach- 
ing. A  somewhat  heated  debate  was  pro- 
voked by  the  report  of  the  committee 
on  the  national  university.  The  So- 
ciety finally  voted  to  maintain  its  former 
position  in  favor  of  the  establishment  of  a 
genuine  national  university.  A  committee 
of  twenty-one  was  appointed  to  plan  for 
the  representation  of  educational  in- 
terests at  the  Louisiana  Purchase  Exposi- 
tion in  1903.  It  was  suggested  that  a  much 
larger  space  ought  to  be  devoted  to  educa- 
tional exhibits  at  the  St.  Louis  Fair  than 
at  the  World's  Fair  of  1893. 


The  National  Universalis 
Convention  held  its  annual 
session  lastjweek  at  Rochester,  N.  Y. 

A  claim  of  half  a  million  dollars  damages 
has  been  presented  to  our  government 
through  Minister  Wu  for  the  maltreatment 
of  Chinese  at  Butte,  Mont.  Has  the  Boxer 
movement  been  transplanted  to  our  soil? 

Mr.  Carnegie  has  announced  that,  after 
the  trifling  benefactions  that  he  has 
already  bestowed,  he  still  has  $280,000,000 
to  give  away.  This  looks  like  the  widow's 
cruse  on  a  larger  scale  than  was  ever  be- 
fore seen. 

The  rush  for  the  free  Indian  lands  has 
begun.  Several  thousand  homeseekers 
were  registered  at  the  El  Reno  land  office 
on  the  first  day  of  registration.  It  is  esti- 
mated that  there  will  be  not  less  than  50,- 
000  applicants  for  land,  or  four  times  as 
many  applicants  as  there  are  tracts  to  be 
assigned. 

A.  B.  Kittridge,  who  has  been  appointed 
to  fill  out  the  unexpired  term  of  Senator 
Kyle  as  United'States  Senator  from  South 
Dakota,  is  called  "the  silent  man."  It 
seems  a  little  queer,  considering  the  pace 
that  Mr.  Pettigrew  has  set,  to  have  a  silent 
man  representing  South  Dakota,  but  then 
with  a  few  more  Pettigrews  the  whole 
Senate  would  of  necessity  be  reduced  to  an 
aggregation  of  silent  men.  They  wouldn't 
have  a  chance  to  be  anything  else. 

The  report  of  Gen.  Miles,  as  general  in 
command  of  the  army,  has  been  made 
public.  The  most  notable  feature  of  its 
contents  is  the  correspondence  between 
Gen.  Otis  and  Gen.  Mac  Arthur  prior  to  the 
time  when  the  latter  succeeded  to  the  com- 
mand in  the  Philippines.  Gen.  MacArthur 
favored  making  generous  concessions  to 
the  Filipinos  and  suggested  a  general 
amnesty.  The  suggestion  was  sharply  re- 
sented by  Gen.  Otis,  and  considerable  fric- 
tion was  developed  between  the  two. 

The  English  Liberal  party  presents  a 
more  united  appearance  since  its  meeting 
last  week— what  we  would  call  a  caucus. 
A  resolution  of  confidence  in  the  leader- 
ship of  Sir  Henry  Campbell-Bannerman 
was  enthusiastically  adopted  with  the  ap- 
proval and  vote  of  Mr.  Asquith.  The  at- 
titude of  the  Liberal  Party  toward  the  war, 
as  stated  by  the  party  leader,  is  that  the  war 
must  be  prosecuted  to  a  victorious  conclu- 
sion, but  that  complete  amnesty  should  be 
offered  to  the  Boers  to  induce  them  to  make 
a  peaceable  settlement. 

It  seems  that  the  improbable  is  about 
as  likely  to  happen  as  anything  else.  Most 
of  the  accidents  which  are  recorded  in  the 
daily  press  are  accompanied  by  circum- 
stances so  unlikely  that,  as  'works  of  the 
imagination,  they  would  be  called  im- 
plausible and  lacking  in  verisimilitude. . 
One  of  the  most  impossible  of  these  actual 
accidents  was  this:  Some  children  whose 
father  was  a  builder  were  playing  in  the 
cellar  and  found  some  dynamite.  Not 
knowing  the  nature  of  the  substance,  they 
fed  it  to  a  pet  frog  which  they  had.  The 
frog  experienced  no  inconvenience  from  his 
strange  meal  until  one  of  the  children 
tipped  over  a  chest  of  tools  on  him.  The 
fall  of  the  tool-chest  exploded  the  dynamite 
(together  with  the  frog)  and  blew  a  chisel 
through  the  floor  and  into  the  head  of  a 
woman  upstairs.  In  this  case  the  woman 
may  fairly  be  called  a  victim  of  an  unfore- 
seeable calamity. 


July  iS.  1901 


THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


901 


The  Trvie  Foundation. 

It  is  Jesus  Christ.  It  has  been  the  fun- 
damental mistake  of  religious  builders  in  all 
the  Christian  centuries  to  improvise  other 
foundations.  But  "other  foundation  can 
no  man  lay  than  that  is  laid,  which  is  Jesus 
Christ."  If  there  is  anything  supremely 
valuable  and  enduring  in  the  plea  we  have 
been  making  for  religious  reformation,  it 
is  in  the  emphasis  we  have  placed  upon 
this  truth  and  the  practical  use  we  have 
made  of  it.  And  yet  it  would  not  be  true 
to  history,  nor  to  the  present  condition  of 
things  among  us,  to  say  that  all  who  have 
professed  adhesion  to  this  plea  have  clearly 
understood  or  fully  accepted  this  funda- 
mental position.  We  need  not  cite  in- 
stances from  the  past  to  show  the  truth  of 
this  statement.  Everyone  can  recall  the 
facts. 

We  are  more  concerned  with  present 
conditions.  We  are  living  in  testing  times. 
Never  was  the  faith  of  men  called  upon  to 
pass  through  a  more  trying  ordeal  than  it 
is  passing  through  to-day.  The  chief 
danger  is,  not  that  Christ  will  be  over- 
thrown, not  that  His  claim  to  be  the  Son  of 
God,  in  a  unique  sense,  is  in  danger  of  be- 
ing disproved,  or  the  integrity  of  the  Bible 
discredited,  but  that  men  will  place  their 
confidence  in  certain  theories  and  tradi- 
tions which  they  have  inherited,  which  can- 
not stand  the  test,  and  in  yielding  their 
faith  in  these,  will  yield  their  confidence  in 
Christ  and  the  Bible.  We  have  felt  for 
years  that  the  greatest  danger  to  the  faith 
of  Christians  is  the  failure  of  many  to  dis- 
criminate between  what  is  fundamental 
and  enduring,  and  that  which  is  temporary 
and  incidental. 

One  of  these  theories  which  has  come 
down  to  us  from  the  past  is  that  the  Bible, 
being  dictated  by  the  Holy  Spirit  to  men 
who  acted  as  amanuenses,  was  absolutely 
infallible  in  every  minutia  of  chronology 
and  of  historical  reference.  We  have  heard 
men  of  fair  intelligence  declare  that  if 
there  could  be  found  within  the  lids  of  the 
Bible  an  historical  inaccuracy  or  chrono- 
logical error,  they  would  yield  their  faith 
in  its  entire  contents  and  place  it  on  a  level 
with  other  books,  if  not  below  them,  be- 
cause the  latter  make  no  claim  to  inspira- 
tion. Neither  Mr.  Ingersoll  nor  any  other 
infidel  or  agnostic  ever  made  so  damaging 
a  statement,  and  one  so  likely  to  undermine 
the  faith  of  men,  as  that.  It  is  laying  "an- 
other foundation."  It  is  a  purely  human 
foundation.  It  is  a  false  foundation.  It 
would  be  a  false  foundation  if  the  theory 
were  true.  The  Bible  makes  no  such  claim 
for  itself,  and  no  intelligent  advocate  of  it 
to-day  will  make  any  such  claim  for  it. 
What  the  Bible  does  claim  for  itself,  and 
what  intelligent  believers  in  its  inspiration 
claim  for  it,  is  that  it  is  an  authentic  record 
of  God's  revelation  to  men,  and  that  it  con- 
tains all  that  is  necessary  as  a  guide  in 
matters  of  religious  faith  and  duty. 

Here  we  stand  on  solid  ground.  The  Bi- 
ble has  stood  this  test  and  can  stand  it.  It 
presents  Christ  to  us  in  prophecy,  in  actual 
history,  and  as  embodied  in  his  church. 
He  is  the  foundation.  Building  on  Him, 
no  beating  storms  of  the  future  will  under- 
mine our  structure.  Men's  theories  will 
eome  and  go  in  the  future,  as  they  have  in 
the  past,  but  Jesus  Christ  remains,  "the 
same,  yesterday,  to-day  and  forever."  The 
importance  of  accentuating  this  fact  until 
it  is  thoroughly  apprehended  by  the  young 


Christians,  especially,  of  our  time,  can 
scarcely  be  exaggerated.  And  yet,  whoso 
attempts,  no  matter  how  reverently,  to 
cause  men  to  place  their  confidence  in 
Christ  rather  than  in  some  theory  of  inspira- 
tion or  of  revelation,  will  be  sure  to 
arouse  the  antagonism  of  honest  but  mis- 
guided men  who  have  completely  identified 
their  theory  of  the  Bible's  infallibility  with 
the  Bible  itself  and  with  Christian  faith. 
Recently  we  made  some  editorial  comment 
with  a  view  of  helping  our  readers  to  make 
this  just  discrimination  and  to  place  their 
faith  on  the  immovable  and  unchanging 
Christ.  Here  is  one  brother's  appreciation 
of  our  effort,  which  came  to  us  on  a  postal : 

"1  am  determined  to  believe  in  the  Bible, 
in  spite  of  The  Christian-Evangelist,  as 
I  would  not  know  of  an  infallible  Christ 
were  it  not  for  the  blessed  Book." 

This  good  preacher  has  not  hurt  our  feel- 
ings in  the  least,  even  though  he  has  ad- 
vertised our  alleged  disloyalty  to  the  Bible 
to  all  the  postal  clerks  along  the  route.  It 
is  not  the  first  time  we  have  been  charged 
with  infidelity.  What  we  are  anxious 
about  is,  that  when  this  good  brother  and 
his  children,  and  those  whom  he  teaches, 
come  to  find  out  that  there  are  unimportant 
historical  or  chronological  inaccuracies  in 
the  Bible,  no  matter  how  they  came  there, 
they  may  not  surrender  their  faith  in  "the 
blessed  Book,"  but  will  be  able  to  see  that 
it  is  all  that  it  has  ever  claimed  to  be, 
"profitable  for  doctrine,  for  correction,  for 
instruction  in  righteousness,  that  the  man 
of  God  may  be  perfect,  thoroughly  fur- 
nished unto  every  good  work."  The  closing 
part  of  his  statement,  that  he  would  not 
have  known  of  an  infallible  Christ  without 
the  Bible,  is  a  substantial  quotation  from 
the  very  article  he  criticizes,  in  which  we 
stated  that  the  Bible  was  an  infallible 
guide  to  Christ,  who  is  an  infallible  Savior. 

We  only  refer  to  this  incident  by  way  of 
illustrating  the  truth  which  we  are  seeking 
to  impress.  We  deem  it  to  be  of  the  great- 
est practical  importance.  We  think  the 
errors  of  the  kind  mentioned  in  the  Bible 
have  been  greatly  exaggerated.  They  are 
of  no  especial  consequence.  They  can 
scarcely  be  called  even  spots  on  the  sun. 
It  is  the  false  theory  that  is  doing  the 
harm,  and  the  fact  that  men  have  substi- 
tuted this  theory  for  the  living  Christ,  the 
only  true  Foundation. 


A  Twentieth    Centviry   Con- 
vention. 

The  great  convention  of  Christian  work- 
ers which  has  just  closed  its  sessions  at 
Cincinnati  had  too  large  a  program  and 
too  many  speakers  of  international  fame  to 
permit  any  detailed  account  of  its  pro- 
ceedings in  these  columns.  It  was  charac- 
teristic of  Christian  Endeavor  that  its 
themes  were  present  century  and  even 
present  day  topics.  The  general  thread  of 
the  entire  program,  on  which  was  strung 
the  various  speeches  and  conferences,  was 
the  needs  of  the  twentieth  century.  There 
was,  for  instance,  "The  Twentieth  Cen- 
tury Home,"  "The  Twentieth  Century 
City,"  "The  Twentieth  Century  Christian 
Endeavor  Society,"  and  "The  Twentieth 
Century  Church."  Subordinate  to  this 
general  theme  and  yet  closely  related  to 
it  were  the  special  meetings  of  a  devotional 
and  instructive  character  and  for  the  em- 
phasis of  modern  reforms. 


It  would  be  impossible  to  exaggerate  the 
importance  to  the  cause  of  Christ  of  bring- 
ing to  bear  the  best  thought  of  the  age  on 
these  great  and  vital  topics.  The  Christian 
Endeavor  movement  from  the  beginning 
has  been  able  to  lay  its  hands  upon  the 
ablest  men  of  the  country  in  every  dis- 
tinctive line  of  Christian  work.  Because 
of  its  interdenominational  character  it  is 
able  to  do,  in  this  respect,  what  no  other 
organization  on  earth  can  accomplish.  For 
this  alone,  if  for  no  other  reason,  the 
United  Society  of  Christian  Endeavor  has 
vindicated  its  right  to  live  and  to  be  a 
vital  factor  in  moral  and  social  reform. 
The  very  fact  that  the  leading  workers  in 
all  the  great  Protestant  religious  bodies 
meet  and  mingle  together  in  fraternal 
fellowship,  each  learning  of  the  other  and 
each  recognizing  the  other  as  a  co-worker 
in  Christ,  is  itself  a  mighty  influence  for 
the  promotion  of  Christian  unity  and 
Christian  co-operation  which,  after  all,  is 
the  practical  side  of  Christian  unity.  An 
organization  that  has  the  capacity  to  com- 
mand the  best  talent  of  the  nation  and  of 
the  world  to  give  its  best  thought  on  the 
supreme  topics  of  the  hour  and  to  gather  an 
audience  of  impressionable  minds  from  the 
young  people  of  the  nation  to  hear  these 
utterances  and  to  do  all  this  in  the  spirit 
of  Christian  brotherhood,  giving  supreme 
honor  to  Christ,  assuredly  has  a  most  im- 
portant function  to  perform  in  the  develop- 
ment of  the  twentieth  century.  It  is  no 
doubt  wise  that  these  conventions  should 
hereafter  be  held  biennially  instead  of 
annually,  as  has  been  determined,  but  it 
would  be  a  distinct  loss  to  the  religious  life 
of  this  country  for  such  conventions  to  be 
discontinued. 

Our  readers  have  a  right  to  ask:  What 
were  some  of  the  great  notes  emphasized 
in  this  Christian  Endeavor  convention? 
We  can  only  mention  a  few  of  the  most 
dominant. 

1.  The  home:  its  sacredness  and  value. 
Splendid  emphasis  was  laid  upon  the 
family  relationship,  on  the  influence  of  the 
Christian  home,  on  the  value  of  early  re- 
ligious training,  on  the  necessity  of  main- 
taining a  Christian  atmosphere  in  the 
home  and  on  securing  the  proper  kind  of 
reading  and  of  example  as  means  and 
methods  of  family  culture.  One  could 
wish  that  every  parent  in  the  land  might 
have  felt  the  deepened  sense  of  responsi- 
bility which  this  emphasis  created  in  the 
minds  of  those  present.  We  are  in  danger 
of  having  the  home  life  of  the  nation 
deteriorate,  as  in  other  nations,  for  the  in- 
sidious foes  of  the  home  are  at  work  here 
as  elsewhere.  Intemperance,  fashion,  the 
demands  of  modern  society,  worldliness, 
the  haste  to  be  rich,  luxury  and  idleness — 
these  are  some  of  the  deadly  bacilli  that 
are  eating  the  life  out  of  the  American 
home. 

2.  The  value  of  Bible  study.  In  no 
convention  which  we  ever  attended  was 
more  solemn  and  repeated  emphasis  laid 
upon  the  daily  and  systematic  study  of  the 
word  of  God.  Daily  Bible  studies  were 
conducted  by  men  who  are  making  that 
their  life  work  and  vast  audiences  assem- 
bled to  hear  these  Bible  lectures.  One  of 
the  very  ablest  addresses  at  the  convention 
was  on  "The  Power  of  the  Bible,"  by  the 
Rev.  A  J.  Lyman,  D.  D.,  Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 
It  was  an  intelligent,  up-to-date,  reverent 

reatment  of  the  Bible,    such    as  lifts   it 


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above  the  power  of  hostile  criticism.  No 
man  came  before  that  convention  to  air  his 
doubts  and  flaunt  his  intellectual  difficul- 
ties. Men  of  faith  stood  before  these  up- 
turned faces  to  tell  what  they  believed  and 
what  they  knew  of  the  truth  of  the  Bible 
and  the  power  of  Jesus  Christ. 

3.  The  common  priesthood  of  all  Chris- 
tians, and  the  common  duty  of  all  to 
preach  the  gospel.  This  important  truth 
received  much  needed  emphasis  in  many 
addresses  and  conferences.  It  was  made 
very  plain  that  the  church  of  the  future 
was  not  to  rely  upon  a  few  ordained  men  to 
do  its  preaching,  but  that  it  must  train  the 
rank  and  file  of  its  members  to  point 
sinners  to  Christ  and  guide  the  lost  into 
the  way  of  salvation.  The  broad  line  of 
distinction  between  the  clergy  and  the 
laity  was  deprecated  as  something  artificial 
and  unscriptural.  We  know  nothing  that 
is  more  needed  in  order  to  effectiveness  in 
church  service  than  to  get  the  members  to 
realize  their  personal  responsibility  in  the 
work  of  winning  men  to  Christ. 

4.  Prayer  and  jwsonal  consecration. 
It  would  be  expected  in  a  Christian  En- 
deavor convention  that  these  scriptural 
truths  should  receive  proper  emphasis.  In 
special  meetings  and  in  many  of  the  regular 
addresses  they  were  held  to  be  funda- 
mental to  all  Christian  power  and  growth. 
If  anything  can  counteract  the  tide  of 
woridliness  that  is  sweeping  into  the 
church,  it  is  this  habit  and  power  of  prayer 
and  of  individual  consecration  to  Christ 
and  his  work.  "While  much  stress  was  laid 
upon  these  duties,  we  never  saw  any  con- 
vention more  free  from  everything  that 
could  be  called  "cant"  or  mere  pious 
platitudes.  The  effect  of  these  meetings 
was  to  make  one  feel  that  he  would  pray 
more  and  more  sincerely,  and  to  live  a  life 
more  fully  devoted  to  Christ. 

5.  Practical  Christianity.  This  was  one 
of  the  supreme  notes  of  the  convention.  If 
we  believe  in  Christ  let  us  carry  Him  with 
us  into  all  our  business  and  social  relations 
and  ask  His  help  in  solving  all  our 
problems.  All  life  was  held  to  be  sacred 
and  Christianity  must  be  carried  into  all 
its  ramifications — its  commerce,  its  govern- 
ment, its  social  life,  its  political  life,  its 
amusements,  and  whatever  enters  into  our 
complex  civilization.  Much  emphasis  was 
laid  on  the  duty  of  good  citizenship,  which 
is  one  of  the  prime  features  of  Christian 
Endeavor. 

6.  Antagonism  to  the  liquor  traffic.  We 
have  already  referred  in  a  previous  article 
to  the  splendid  addresses  on  moral  suasion 
and  legal  prohibition  at  the  Sunday  after- 
noon temperance  meeting.  In  many  of  the 
other  addresses  this  same  topic  was  dis- 
cussed and  always,  with  one  single  excep- 
tion, in  the  same  way.  The  exception  was 
an  utterance  that  fell  flat  on  the  audience. 
It  is  clear  that  the  Christian  Endeavor 
hosts  of  the  future  may  be  relied  upon  to 
antagonize  the  saloon  and  its  deadly  work 
more  and  more  until  their  ballots  shall 
represent  the  most  enlightened  conscience 
on  that  subject. 

Finally,  it  was  beautiful,  and  a  fact  full 
of  encouragement,  to  note  the  supreme 
emphasis  that  was  laid  on  personal  alle- 
giance to  Christ,  and  the  necessity  of  seek- 
ing to  do  whatsoever  He  would  like  to  have 
us  do.  If  this  is  not  the  thread  that  is  to 
lead  us  out  of  the  maze  of  our  denomina- 
tional confusions  into  the  larger  and  freer 


life  in  Christ,  it  would  be  difficult  to  say 
what  is  that  thread.  An  organization 
whose  pledge  commits  its  young  people  to 
personal  loyalty  to  Jesus  Christ  is  in  line 
with  the  best  thought  and  the  best  life  of 
the  twentieth  century,  and  has  a  mission  in 
the  world.  Christian  Endeavor  will  live 
and  prosper  as  long  as  it  is  true  to  this 
principle  and  pledge. 

Notes  a^nd  Comments. 

An  article  purporting  to  tell  "how  to  get 
a  good  church"  appears  in  a  Methodist  ex- 
change. A  more  pertinent  inquiry  would 
be  how  to  make  the  church  which  you  have 
good. 

An  Illinois  county  paper  prints  as  a 
motto  under  its  name,  "Published  not  for 
love  nor  fame  nor  favor,  but  for  cash." 
There  is  nothing  like  a  plain  statement  of 
a  business  proposition  to  remove  the  possi- 
bility of  misunderstanding. 

The  abandonment  of  co-education  by  the 
Armour  Institute  of  Chicago  is  notable  as 
indicating  that  the  opinion  of  educators  on 
this  question  is  not  all  one  way.  It  will  be 
remembered  that  the  president  of  North- 
western University,  where  co-education 
has  been  practiced  with  apparent  success, 
recently  expressed  doubt  of  the  ultimate 
desirability  of  the  method. 

Discussion  is  again  started  up  as  to 
whether  the  name  of  our  nation,  the  United 
States  of  America,  should  be  followed  by  a 
singular  or  plural  verb.  We  were  under 
the  impression  that  the  Civil  War  decided 
quite  definitely  that  the  several  states  form 
a  nation  which  is  one  and  inseparable.  Let 
the  verb  agree  with  the  Union,  which  is  in 
the  singular  however  numerous  its  constit- 
uent parts  may  be. 

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A  long  article  on  "Campbellism"  in  the 
Herald  of  Gospel  Liberty  issues  in  the  con- 
clusion that  the  Disciples  of  Christ  are 
"drifting  away  from  Campbellism."  This 
is  gratifying.  If  our  esteemed  contem- 
porary will  exhibit  a  corresponding  "drift" 
away  from  the  habit  of  holding  us  respon- 
sible for  all  the  misinterpretations  of  our 
position  by  small  men  and  will  bear  in 
mind  that  the  theological  tenets  of  Mr. 
Campbell,  which  it  sees  fit  to  call  "Camp- 
bellism," neither  are  nor  ever  have  been 
any  essential  part  of  the  teaching  of  the 
Disciples  of  Christ,  we  will  be  still  more 
grateful.  It  is  one  of  our  advantages  that 
we  can  drift  as  far  as  we  please  from 
"Campbellism"  or  any  other  ism  and  still 
be  quite  at  home. 

A  friendly  critic,  whose  communication 
appears  in  another  column,  fears  that  we 
underestimate  the  value  of  handshaking. 
Not  at  all.  We.  like  it.  But  we  do  not 
think  that  it  constitutes  the  whole  duty  of 
man.  The  church,  as  we  said  before,  has 
two  functions:  worship  and  social  service. 
Excessive  handshaking  at  the  wrong  time 
sometimes  interferes  with  the  first  and  is 
often  substituted  for  the  latter.  We  know 
there  are  times  when  a  hearty  grasp  of  the 
hand  is  the  best  service  that  can  be  ren- 
dered to  a  man.  But  again  there  are  cases 
which  demand  more  strenuous  treatment. 
The  Good  Samaritan  did  not  shake  hands 
with  the  man  who  had  fallen  among  thieves 
and  then  go  on  his  way  criticizing  the  un- 
sociability of  the  priest  and  the  Levite. 


We  print  elsewhere  a  criticism  on  a  re- 
cent article  in  which  a  contributor  urged 
the  necessity  of  preparation  before  under- 
taking the  work  of  the  ministry.  It  saves 
time  and  promotes  efficiency  to  spend  a 
few  years  in  getting  ready,  he  said,  just  as 
it  saves  time  in  the  long  run  to  build  a 
bridge  across  a  river  instead  of  swimming 
it  every  time.  Our  correspondent  does  not 
deny  the  superior  efficiency  of  the  bridge, 
but  virtually  asks,  what  is  a  man  to  do  who 
can't  build  a  bridge?  Why,  swim,  of 
course.  Pioneers  in  a  new  country  can't 
stop  at  first  to  bridge  every  river  and  the 
advocates  of  a  new  cause  cannot  erect  a 
bridge  of  scholarship  over  every  stream 
that  bars  their  progress.  Those  who  can't 
build  can  do  pioneer  service  by  swimming. 
But  the  bridge-building  period  comes 
sooner  or  later,  and  the  Disciples  of  Christ 
have  reached  it. 

The  Sunday-School  Times  has  either 
seen  new  light  recently  on  the  subject  of 
conversion  or  has  found  a  happier  mode  of 
expressing  itself.  In  answering  a  corres- 
pondent who  wishes  to  join  the  church  but 
does  not  feel  that  he  has  been  "converted", 
its  editor  says :  "It  can  safely  be  said  that 
in  the  last  two  centuries  more  harm  has 
been  done  to  the  cause  of  Christ  and  to  the 
Christian  Church  by  individuals  worrying 
over  the  subject  of  conversion  [in  the  sense 
of  something  which  must  be  waited  for  and 
passively  experienced]  than  there  has  been 
of  good  through  all  efforts  to  be  converted. 
If  any  Christian  would  look  at  the  Revised 
New  Testament  he  would  find  that  'turn- 
ing about',  as  a  plain  duty  for  whoever  is 
on  the  wrong  track,  has  taken  the  place  of 
'be  converted'  in  the  New  Testament.  That 
fact  ought  to  help  a  great  many."  It  will. 
And  perhaps  it  will  help  some  of  those 
who  were  puzzled  and  troubled  a  few 
months  ago  by  the  editorial  in  the  same 
paper  which  said  that  man  had  no  part  in 
his  own  salvation  except  to  resist  and  let 
the  Lord  do  the  rest.  The  plain  duty  of 
'turning  about'  is  certainly  something  for 
a  man  to  do  toward  his  own  salvation. 

How  those  pro-canteen  arguments,  which 
some  of  the  papers  are  so  glibly  reciting, 
do  get  tangled  with  each  other!  First  they 
say  that  the  anti-canteen  law  will  stop  en- 
listments, for  the  men  will  not  serve  if 
they  cannot  get  drink.  Then  they  say 
that  there  is  more  drunkenness  without  the 
canteen  than  there  was  with  it.  If  this  is 
true  there  is  no  apparent  reason  why  the 
thirstiest  recruit  should  shrink  from  the 
service.  It  is  noticeable  that  the  people 
who  have  always  defended  the  license  sys- 
tem as  the  best  protector  of  virtue  and  pro- 
moter of  temperance,  are  the  very  ones 
who  describe  in  lurid  language  the  carnival 
of  crime  and  drunkenness  which  has  been 
going  on  in  the  newly  established  "out- 
side" saloons  at  the  army  posts  since  the 
abolition  of  the  canteen.  But  these  "out- 
side" saloons  are  under  the  same  general 
license  law  which  they  have  been  extolling 
as  the  best  regulator  of  the  liquor  business. 
Behold  how  effectively  the  regulator  regu- 
lates! If  half  of  the  stories  are  true,  the 
license  system  is  everlastingly  condemned 
out  of  the  mouths  of  its  own  friends.  As 
a  matter  of  fact  these  stories  about  the  in- 
crease of  drunkenness  and  disorder  at  the 
army  posts  are  lies,  but  it  shows  how 
clumsily  the  friends  of  the  canteen  are  con- 
ducting their  case. 


July  18,  1901 


THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELISl 


903 


Editor's  Ea.sy  Chair 

or 

M&cata.wa  Musings. 

The  Easy  Chair  has  been  on  an  excursion 
into  the  hot  belt,  which  didn't  prove  to  be 
,  very  hot  after  all.  The  great  Christian 
Endeavor  Convention  is  worth  suffering  for. 
Even  if  the  heat  had  been  what  it  was  the 
week  previous  it  would  have  repaid  us  for 
the  discomfort;  but  it  was  greatly  modified, 
and  was  really  very  pleasant.  What  a  de- 
lightful thing  it  is  to  mingle  in  fraternal 
fellowship  with  the  consecrated  men  and 
women  of  other  religious  bodies  and  learn 
how  much  after  all  their  hearts  beat  in 
unison  with  your  own,  and  how  genuine  is 
their  faith  in  and  love  for  the  same  Master! 
And  yet  it  helps  us  to  realize  how  much 
sectarian  walls,  in  the  past,  have  deprived 
us  of,  in  the  way  of  Christian  fellowship, 
and  is  a  prophecy  of  the  good  time  coming 
when  these  walls  shall  separate  us  no  more 
forever.  Some  of  us  can  remember  the 
time  when  fellowship  was  largely  limited 
by  denominational  lines.  That  was  the  era 
of  denominationalism,  pure  and  simple. 
The  walls  were  too  high  to  see  over,  much 
less  to  step  over.  But  we  have  grown  out 
of  that  into  an  era  of  interdenominational 
fellowship.  "We  have  learned  to  recognize 
each  other  as  followers  of  the  same  Lord, 
children  of  the  same  Father.  We  are 
learning  from  each  other,  and  learning 
about  each  other  and  we  are  surprised  and 
gratified  to  find  how  much  alike  we  are. 
May  not  this  interdenominational  fellow- 
ship lead  to  an  era  of  undenominationalism 
in  so  far,  at  least,  as  denominationalism 
offers  any  barrier  to  Christian  fellowship 
and  co-operation?  We  shall  be  quite  con- 
tent when  there  shall  be  taken  out  of  our 
present  denominationalism  all  that  is  con- 
trary to  God's  will,  and  that  hinders  the 
progress  of  his  kingdom.  We  believe  that 
process  is  going  on,  and  that  Christian 
Endeavor  is  one  of  the  providential  agen- 
cies for  carrying  it  forward  to  the  full 
realization  of  Christ's  prayer  for  the  unity 
of  his  followers. 

One  of  the  pleasant  episodes  of  the 
convention,  indicating  it3  spirit,  occurred 
at  the  Grand  Hotel,  where  many  of  us  were 
stopping.  One  evening  after  the  guests 
had  returned  from  the  exercises  at  the 
halls  and  were  gathered  in  the  rotunda  of 
the  hotel,  a  few  young  people  began  sing- 
ing some  of  the  familiar  hymns.  As  they 
sang  the  number  of  singers  increased,  and 
as  they  came  forward  the  circle  was  wid- 
ened to  give  them  room  in  it.  One  minister 
present  from  the  far  west  made  it  his 
business  to  bring  up  groups  of  Endeavor 
guests  and  have  them  join  in  with  us. 
When  the  circle  embraced  about  all  pres- 
ent, except  the  employees  of  the  hotel  and 
other  guests  not  Endeavorers,  this  minister 
suggested  that  Charles  M.  Sheldon  make  a 
selection.  When  that  was  sung,  Booker  T. 
Washington  was  asked  to  make  a  selection. 
When  we  had  sung  his  favorite,  Canon 
Richardson  was  called  on  to  name  a  selec- 
tion, and  then  Bishop  Fallows,  etc.,  till 
nearly  all  the  old  familiar  hymns  were  ex- 
hausted. Then  some  one  suggested  that 
we  close  with  "God  be  with  you  till  we 
meet  again,"  and  that  Dr.  Power,  of 
Washington,  close  with  a  benediction  and 
a  prayer  for  God's  blessing  on  the  hotel 
managers,  employees^  and    guests.      The 


song  was  sung,  the  benediction  was  uttered 
and  all  hearts  seemed  to  feel  the  presence 
and  power  of  God.  It  has  seemed  to  us,  on 
reflection,  that  that  scene  was  a  symbol  of 
what  God  is  doing  for  His  divided  church 
in  our  day.  Some  escaped  the  bondage  of 
ecclesiasticism  and  began  to  sing  the  songs 
of  Christian  freedom  and  of  unity  in  Christ. 
Others  came  and  joined  the  circle,  which  is 
ever  widening,  as  Christ  Jesus,  the  center 
and  magnet,  is  drawing  all  men  unto  Him. 
What  a  glorious  circle  of  believers  are  even 
now  singing  the  same  songs,  and  working 
together,  hand  to  hand  and  heart  to  heart, 
for  the  enthronement  of  Christ  in  the  heart 
of  the  world!  After  awhile  may  we  not 
hope  the  whole  church  universal  will  join 
in  the  chorus,  and  there  will  not  be  a 
single  discordant  note  to  mar  the  divine 
symphony! 


The  Rally  of  the  Disciples  of  Christ  oc- 
curred at  the  Central  Christian  Church  on 
Tuesday  afternoon.  There  was  a  large 
company  present,  John  E.  Pounds,  our 
national  superintendent  of  Christian  En- 
deavor, presided,  and  after  some  introduc- 
tory remarks,  introduced  Bro.  F.  D.  Power, 
who  made  a  good  speech  on  "Our  Debt  to 
our  Country."  Bro.  Power  addressed  a 
Sunday  afternoon  meeting  on  "Sabbath 
Observance"  in  which  he  gave  some  needed 
instruction  on  the  Sabbath  and  Lord's  day 
question.  The  Rally  was  also  addressed 
by  Sister  Moses,  whose  address  was  read 
by  Miss  Pounds,  and  by  C.  S.  Medbury,  on 
"The  End  of  Christian  Endeavor."  These, 
too,  were  both  strong  addresses.  Benj.  L. 
Smith  made  a  brief  and  enthusiastic  talk 
on  the  Minneapolis  Convention,  and  intro- 
duced Dr.  Thomas,  of  Minneapolis,  who, 
with  Dr.  Brown  and  Prof.  Hay  of  that  city, 
was  present  to  forward  the  interests  of  that 
convention.  Dr.  Thomas  told  something 
of  what  the  committee  was  doing  and  what 
the  people  of  Minneapolis,  of  Minnesota 
and  of  the  northwest  Avere  looking  forward 
to  and  urged  a  large  attendance.  It  is  cer- 
tain that  no  committee  has  ever  showed 
more  enterprise  than  the  local  committee 
at  Minneapolis  is  manifesting.  They  feel 
that  very  much  is  involved  in  the  success  of 
that  convention,  and  the  brotherhood 
should  respond  to  their  zeal  and  efforts,  in 
one  of  the  largest  conventions  we  have  ever 
held.  Bro.  Rains,  who  sails  soon  for  China 
and  Japan,  addressed  the  Rally,  insisting 
"we  are  the  people,"  in  his  own  happy 
way,  and  introducing  Bros.  Faris  and 
Adams,  our  recently  returned  missionaries 
from  Africa  and  India,  who  were  received 
with  the  Chautauqua  salute,  and  feelingly 
spoke  to  us  of  their  joy  in  witnessing  such 
an  assembly.  Bro.  Wharton  also  was  in- 
troduced and  made  his  salaam.  Bro.  J.  Z. 
Tyler  was  present  on  the  platform,  but 
did  not  speak.  He  is  about  the  same  as 
respects  his  physical  condition,  while  his 
"inner  man"  seems  to  be  renewed,  day  by 
day.  We  were  called  away  before*  the 
social  hour,  following  the  addresses,  and 
were  thus  prevented  from  meeting  many 
of  the  brethren  whom  we  would  have  been 
glad  to  greet. 

Once  during  the  sessions  of  these  con- 
ventions the  trustees  of  the  United  Society 
of  Christian  Endeavor  always  dine  to- 
gether, with  the  local  committee  as  their 
guests.     At   our    annual    banquet    at    the 


Grand,  in  Cincinnati,  Dr.  Clark  was  pre- 
sented with  a  "Loving  Cup,"  of  generous 
dimensions,  by  Dr.  Hamlin,  in  behalf  of 
the  trustees,  as  an  expression  of  their 
brotherly  love  and  their  appreciation  of  his 
wise  leadership.  Dr.  Clark  responded  in  a 
very  happy  speech,  disclaiming  the  credit 
which  had  been  generously  accorded  to 
him.  But  what  an  admirable  leader 
Christian  Endeavor  has  had  these  twenty 
years  past!  How  level-headed,  modest, 
wise,  resourceful,  patient,  courteous,  ag- 
gressive, cautious,  fearless,  humble,  hope- 
ful, helpful!  Long  may  he  live  to  lead  on 
to  nobler  conquests,  "for  Christ  and  the 
Church,"  the  mighty  hosts  of  young  people 
who  have  pledged  to  do  "whatever  Christ 
would  like  to  have  them  do."  He  seems  to 
us  to  be  one  of  the  men  whom  God  has 
raised  up  to  do  a  special  work,  and  who,  in 
a  marked  degree,  is  under  divine  guidance. 
Booker  T.  Washington,  who  made  one  of 
the  great  addresses  of  the  convention,  is 
another  such  man.  Coming  from  Cincin- 
nati to  Chicago  on  the  same  train  with  him, 
we  had  the  opportunity  of  talking  with  him 
concerning  his  work  as  teacher  and  lec- 
turer, and  found  him  to  be  a  modest,  un- 
pretentious man,  who  is  wholly  unconscious 
of  being  or  doing  anything  great,  but  the 
motive  of  whose  whole  life  is  the  unselfish 
ambition  to  help  others.  The  Lord  multi- 
ply the  number  of  such,  for  the  sake  of  our 
poor,  sinning  and  suffering  world ! ,  Charles 
M.  Sheldon,  with  whom  we  came  in  closer 
personal  contact  than  ever  before,  belongs 
to  this  class  of  men  who  live  for  the  benefit 
of  their  fellow  men.  He  is  one  of  the 
humblest  and  most  lovable  men  we  have 
ever  met,  filled  with  a  consuming  desire  to 
make  the  world  better.  We  believe  the 
twentieth  century  will  witness  the  rrulti- 
plication  of  such  men,  whom  God  will  use 
to  bring  in  a  new  era  of  righteousness  and 
truth  in  the  earth. 

These  lines  are  written  at  the  lake-side, 
where  the  peaceful  plash  of  placid  waters, 
and  the  soft  sighing  of  western  winds 
through  fragrant  forests  woo  the  wearied 
wanderer  to  rest  awhile  and  refresh  his  soul 
with  the  nurture  which  Nature  gives  to  all 
her  children.  It  is  good  for  man  to  mingle 
in  the  multitudes  of  the  world's  worthy 
workers,  and  come  in  touch  with  the  teach- 
ers and  toilers  who  are  seeking  to  save 
their  fellow  men  and  lift  them  to  higher 
levels  of  life.  It  is  good,  too,  when  the 
captains  and  the  kings  depart  and  the 
shouting  and  the  tumult  cease,  to  come 
back  to  the  green  groves,  beside  the  far- 
stretching  waters  of  the  lake,  and  listen 
reverently  for  that  stiller  voice  by  which 
God  speaks  to  the  soul  that  has  ears  to 
hear. 

On  the  steamer  at  Chicago,  on  our  return 
trip,  we  met  Bro.  J.  H.  Hardin  and  wife, 
heading  a  delegation  of  ten  from  Liberty, 
Mo.,  to  Macatawa.  And  so  the  colony 
grows.  On  last  Lord's  day,  A.  B.  Jones 
preached  to  the  audience  which  gathered 
in  the  auditorium  in  spite  of  the  cold 
weather. 

Bro.  Bennett  and  wife,  who  are  here 
from  Illinois,  are  efficient  helpers  in  the 
religious  work  at  the  Park.  In  common 
with  many  other  sections  of  the  country, 
this  locality  is  needing  and  hoping  for 
rain. 

Edgewood-on-the-  lake, 
July    12,  1.901. 


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THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


July  18,  1901 


A   Survda.y  irv    Witter^berg 

By  MORTON  H.  PEMBEHTON 


A  tour  of  Germany  would  not  be  com- 
plete without  visiting  the  old  town  of  Wit- 
tenberg, the  place  where  Martin  Luther 
lived  and  taught  and  labored  so  long  and 
hard. 

It  is  evening  time,  and  the  sun  is  just 
going  down ;  the  chimes  of  the  church  bells 
and  the  almost  noiseless  tread  of  a  few 
passers-by,  are  all  that  disturb  the  solemn 
stillness  of  the  hour.  I  feel  that  to-day  I 
have  been  walking  upon  holy  ground,  for  I 
have  walked  in  the  same  rooms  and  upon 
the  same  streets  where  the  feet  of  Luther 
and  his  beloved  Melancthon  have  touched. 
Who  would  not  feel  a  thrill  of  reverence 
and  calm  delight  in  the  presence  of  so  many 
things  which  tell  of  Luther  and  the  terrible 
times  in  which  he  lived? 

This  morning  we  arose  bright  and  early 
and  went  for  a  long  walk  through  and 
around  Wittenberg.  It  was  a  beautiful 
May  morning,  and  one  could  have  hoped 
for  no  more  quaint  and  picturesque  scenery. 
Although  Wittenberg  is  an  old,  old  town, 
the  spirit  of  progress  is  still  with  her,  and 
many  handsome  buildings  register  1890  and 
more.  But  the  old  town  and  the  old  streets, 
its  historical  buildings  and  churches  remain 
as  in  the  days  of  old,  and  no  hand  will  tear 
them  away  as  long  as  the  name  of  Luther 
is  engraved  upon  the  memory  of  human 
hearts. 

Instead  of  the  little  town  of  3,000  inhabi- 
tants, as  in  Luther's  day,  Wittenberg  is 
now  a  thriving  little  city  of  about  17,000  in- 
habitants. The  little  winding  River  Elbe 
weaves  its  way  around  one  side  of  the  town, 
and  the  smooth  but  slightly  undulating 
land  gives  it  an  ideal  setting.  Shady  groves 
and  beautiful  walks  are  on  every  side,  but 
a  visitor  does  not  care  to  linger  long  among 
trees  and  waters  and  nature's  charms  in 
Wittenberg,  for  during  almost  every  mo- 
ment of  the  walk  something  seems  to  be 
whispering  in  the  ear  the  name  of  Luther, 
and  one  wishes  to  hasten  to  see  its  histor- 
ical treasures. 

As  it  was  not  yet  time  for  services  at  the 
churches,  we  went  first  to  the  old  Augus- 
tinian  monastery  where  Luther  lived  from 
1508,  when  he  was  called  as  a  professor  in 
the  University  of  Wittenberg.  Later  the 
Elector  of  Saxony,  Luther's  faithful  polit- 
ical friend,  gave  him  this  portion  of  the 
monastery,  known  as  Luther's  house. 
Luther's  rooms  are  now  used  as  a  museum, 
and  are  filled  with  relics  of  the  great  re- 
former. 

In  the  study-room  the  old  writing-table 
where  Luther  worked  stands  defiant  of  time, 
though  its  splinters  and  rough  edges  are 
beginning  to  tell  the  story  of  its  early  day. 
The  large  iron  stove  that  warmed  Luther's 
blood  can  yet  hold  the  flames  of  many  fires. 
The  same  window  panes,  with  a  broken  one 
here  and  there,  still  let  in  the  sunlight, 
and  one  can  feel  sure  that  by  these  old 
windows  stood  the  devout  and  brave  Luther. 
The  same  planks  remain  in  the  floor  of  this 
study-room,  and  we  can  also  feel  sure  that 
to  and  fro  upon  this  very  floor  often  walked 
the  restless  reformer,  after  the  manner  of 
men  who  think,  with  his  blood  boiling  with 
indignation  as  he  thought  of  Tetzel  selling 
indulgences  to  sin  in  the  name  of  God. 


On  a  shelf  near  the  table  is  Luther's  old 
drinking  goblet,  from  which  he  must  often 
have  quenched  his  thirst  when  he  returned 
from  hours  of  lecturing  and  preaching,  for  it 
must  be  remembered  that  Luther  preached 
more  than  once  a  week,  and  his  sermon  was 
more  than  twenty  minutes  long.  Besides 
Luther's  lectures  in  the  University,  he  of- 
ten preached  once  and  twice  a  day  in  the 
church  for  days  in  succession.  The  orig- 
inal pulpit  from  the  Town  Church  where 
Luther  preached,  and  the  old  sand-clock 
have  been  brought  to  the  Luther  rooms  and 
are  exhibited  together,  for  it  seems  that  a 
clock  was  as  necessary  an  attachment  to  a 
pulpit  in  those  days  as  in  modern  times. 

There  is  also  in  his  study  the  double 
chair  where  Luther  is  said  to  have  spent 
so  many  moments  with  his  beloved  wife, 
Catharine  von  Bora.  In  a  glass  case  is 
some  needlework  done  by  the  hands  of  his 
wife.  In  the  museum  of  art  at  Leipsic  is  a 
very  fine  picture  of  Luther,  his  wife  and  his 
five  children.  It  is  a  beautiful  little  family 
group  of  Luther  sitting  at  this  table  in 
these  plain  rooms,  with  a  musical  instru- 
ment in  his  hands,  his  wife  sitting  on  the 
other  side  of  the  table,  and  the  children 
standing  near  by  with  their  eyes  upon  the 
father  and  mother. 

In  other  rooms  are  a  number  of  modern 
paintings  of  historical  events  in  Reforma- 
tion times,  such  as  Charles  V.  at  the  grave 
of  Luther,  the  Diet  of  Worms,  the  transla- 
tion of  the  Bible,  Luther's  betrothal,  and 
Luther  fixing  his  theses  on  the  door  of  the 
church, 

Luther's  library,  together  with  a  large 
collection  of  other  famous  editions  of  books 
of  the  Reformation  period,  makes  a  very  in- 
teresting collection.  In  a  glass  case  are 
preserved  Luther's  early  translations  of  the 
Bible  in  his  own  handwriting.  I  might  add 
for  the  benefit  of  the  young  that  we  saw 
Luther's  engagement  ring,  for  according  to 
German  custom,  the  man  wears  a  ring  as 
well  a3  the  woman. 

Just  a  few  doors  from  Luther's  house  is 
the  old  home  of  Philip  Melancthon.  When 
I  saw  his  old  death  bed  I  thought  of  the 
time  when  Luther  knelt  down  by  the  side 
of  it  and  begged  his  faithful  Melancthon 
not  to  die,  because  he  could  not  spare  him, 
not  knowing  that  the  weak  body  of  his 
gentle  friend  Melancthon  would  rally  and 
last  longer  than  his  own  powerful  frame. 
Out  in  the  back  yard  under  a  large  tree  is 
an  old  rock  table  bearing  the  name  Melanc- 
thon, which  was  inscribed  by  himself  under 
date  of  1551.  Here  upon  this  crumbling 
rock  desk,  under  the  shade  of  this  tree, 
worked  Luther  and  Melancthon  at  the 
translation  of  the  Bible. 

A  few  feet  from  Melancthon's  house 
stands  the  old  Wittenberg  University, 
which  is  now  used  as  barracks  for  soldiers. 
The  University  of  Wittenberg  was  in  Lu- 
ther's day  one  of  the  first  universities  in 
Germany.  In  1817  it  was  incorporated  with 
the  University  at  Halle,  which  is  now  re- 
garded as  one  of  the  best  in  Germany,  es- 
pecially for  students  of  theology. 

As  the  church  bells  were  then  ringing, 
we  went  first  to  the  church  where  Luther 
nailed  his  ninety-five  theses — a  great  mas- 


sive building  of  stone  with  two  high  round 
towers,  more  like  a  cathedral  than  a  church. 
The  outside  of  course  bears  the  marks  of 
time,  but  the  inside  is  of  most  costly,  beau- 
tiful and  elaborate  finish.  In  1892  the  in- 
terior was  restored,  and  at  that  time  the 
Emperor  of  Germany  and  many  represen- 
tatives of  royalty  were  present  at  its  cele- 
bration. There  are  nine  beautiful  colossal 
statues  of  reformers  by  famous  sculptors, 
Luther  and  Melancthon  occupying  the 
chief  places;  also  twenty-two  medallions  of 
friends  and  protectors  of  the  Reformation. 
The  altar  is  elegantly  arranged  with  a 
beautiful  figure  of  Christ  in  the  center.  A 
few  fine  pictures  with  others  of  moderate 
merit  add  greatly  to  its  general  artistic 
finish. 

The  old  wooden  doors  to  which  Luther 
nailed  his  ninety- five  theses  were  burned 
in  1760  during  the  war  with  Austria,  but  in 
1858  Emperor  Frederick  William  IV.  re- 
placed them  by  massive  iron  doors  bearing 
the  original  text  of  the  theses.  It  was  easy 
to  imagine  the  defiant  reformer  standing 
before  this  door  and  nailing  to  it  those  im- 
mortal declarations  which  were  to  be  read 
not  only  by  those  who  passed  by  this  church, 
but  by  the  whole  Christian  world. 

A  short  distance  from  the  church  is  the 
place  where  Luther  burned  the  Pope's  bull. 
It  is  at  the  edge  of  the  town  under  a  mas- 
sive oak  tree  which  still  lives  to  tell  the 
story  of  the  bold  deed.  An  iron  fence  sur- 
rounds the  old  tree,  and  upon  its  trunk  is 
affixed  the  metallic  German  inscription, 
"Dr.  Martin  Luther  verbrannte  an  dieser 
Statte  am  10  Dec.  1520  die  Papstliche 
Banribulle."  It  had  been  but  a  9hort  time 
since  the  brave  John  Huss  had  been  burned 
at  the  stake  for  similar  declarations,  and 
friends  were  urging  Luther  to  forego  his 
vigorous  and  defiant  opposition,  but  Luther 
listened  to  nothing  but  the  divine  voice  of 
truth  within  him,  and,  thanks  to  his  brave 
friends,  he  lived  to  see  the  precious  fruit  of 
his  labors. 

Another  interesting  building  is  the  old 
Town  Church  where  Luther  preached,  and 
where  for  the  first  time  in  1521  the  Holy 
Communion  was  administered  in  both 
kinds.  The  old  church  was  built  in  the 
14th  century  and  though  its  great  massive 
stone  walls  have  crumbled  somewhat,  the 
inside  is  perfectly  restored  and  is  as  beau- 
tiful an  interior  as  we  generally  find  in  a 
European  church. 

A  few  steps  from  the  old  Town  Church  is 
the  market  place  with  a  courthouse  built 
in  the  16th  century,  and  in  front  of  it  are 
two  bronze  statues,  one  of  Luther  and  the 
other  of  Melancthon.  On  the  corner  of  the 
market  place  is  the  old  home  of  the  famous 
painter,  Lucas  Cranach,  who  also  used  his 
talent  as  a  cartoonist  unfriendly  to  Roman 
Catholicism,  and  was  of  much  help  to  Lu- 
ther in  arousing  the  minds  of  the  people 
against  the  abuses  of  the  Church  of  Rome. 

Well  may  the  little  town  of  Wittenberg 
preserve  the  earthly  relics  of  the  sainted 
Luther  and  cherish  his  memory  in  their 
hearts,  for  the  world  never  had  a  better, 
braver,  nobler  friend. 

Wittenberg,  Germany. 


July  iS,  1901 


THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


905 


The  Gospel  of  Christ. 

By  J.  H.  Smart. 

Whenever  we  cease  to  preach  the  pure 
gospel  of  Christ,  if  we  ever  do,  spiritual 
disaster  will  come  to  us  in  our  churches 
and  in  our  mission  fields.  If  we  have  any- 
good  reason  for  an  existence  as  a  separate 
religious  people,  it  is  because  we  have, 
from  the  beginning,  preached  the  simple 
gospel  of  Christ  as  it  is  recorded  in  the  Bi- 
ble. Our  purpose,  in  all  these  years,  has 
been  to  follow  the  book  of  God  in  the  proc- 
lamation of  the  unsearchable  riches  of 
Jesus  Christ.  The  Lord  has  wonderfully 
blessed  us  in  this  great  work,  has  blessed 
us  above  all  other  religious  bodies.  Two 
years  ago  a  leadiDg  evangelist  of  another 
church  said  to  the  writer,  "The  reason  your 
people  have  advanced  so  rapidly  in  the 
past  few  years  is,  your  preachers,  as  a  rule, 
have  not  gone  crazy  over  the  higher  criti- 
cism, and  they  have  been  loyal  to  the  word 
of  God."  His  conclusion  was  a  correct 
one,  I  think.  We  have  had  a  few  among 
us,  however,  who  have  given  too  much  of 
their  time  to  the  higher  criticism;  but 
nearly  all  of  our  evangelists  and  pastor- 
preachers  have  been  content  to  preach  the 
old  gospel  as  preached  by  Peter,  John  and 
Paul,  and  to  leave  the  results  with  God, 
who  gives  the  increase ;  and  God  has  led 
us  on  from  victory  to  victory.  Why  should 
he  not  give  us  the  victory?  Have  we  not 
been  doing  the  work  God  wants  done,  and 
have  we  not  been  using  his  own  means  for 
the  accomplishment  of  it? 

There  is  absolutely  no  hope  in  sectarian- 
ism for  the  conversion  of  the  world  to 
Christ.  Those  who  read  the  signs  of  the 
times  correctly  see  this.  The  great  masses 
of  the  people  are  tired  of  sectarianism,  and 
will  not  have  it.  They  want  to  know  what 
God  says,  what  God  wants  them  to  do  and 
to  be !  Just  recently  I  saw  a  wonderful 
demonstration  of  the  failure  of  sectarian- 
ism in  the  case  of  an  evangelist  who 
claimed  not  to  be  sectarian,  whose  business 
is  to  go  over  the  country  and  hold  union 
meetings.  He  does  not  know  the  differ- 
ence between  the  law  of  Moses  and  the 
gospel  of  Jesus  Christ.  For  he  represented 
David  as  praying  to  Jesus,  and  the  Old 
Testament  children  of  God  as  being  Chris- 
tians. He  professes  to  be  a  great  Bible 
man;  but  he  happens  to  find  in  the  Old 
Testament  the  most  of  his  references  which 
he  uses  to  tell  sinners  what  to  do  to  become 
Christians!  When  he  does  quote  from  the 
New  Testament  the  epistles  are  cited  to  tell 
alien  sinners  what  they  must  do  to  enter 
the  kingdom  of  heaven.  He  does  not  know 
that  the  twenty- one  epistles  of  the  New 
Testament  were  all  addressed  to  baptized 
believers.  The  Book  of  Acts  was  scarcely 
ever  quoted  to  tell  a  sinner  how  to  find  the 
way  of  life.  It  was  pitiful  to  see  him  mix 
things  up  so  no  one  could  tell  what  he  was 
trying  to  do!  It  is  sad  for  one  who  claims 
to  be  a  preacher  of  the  gospel  of  Christ, 
earnest  and  zealous,  not  to  know  what 
the  gospel  of  Christ  is.  Quoting  Scrip- 
ture promiscuously,  and  sandwiching 
in  between  these  quotations  death -bed 
stories  which  never  occurred,  is  not  preach- 
ing the  gospel  of  Christ.  No  wonder  many 
people  become  disgusted  with  Christianity 
(thinking  this  to  be  Christianity)  and  join 
the  ranks  of  infidelity.  Then  it  is  a  fearful 
thing  for  one  to  preach  something  for  the 
gospel  of  Christ,  which  is  not  the  gospel  of 
Christ  at  all.    See  Gal.  1 :8,  9. 


The  common  people  are  hungering  for 
the  old  Jerusalem  gospel,  and  if  the  genu- 
ine article  is  given  them  in  the  spirit  of  our 
Savior  they  will  gladly  accept  and  become 
disciples  of  the  Nazarene.  If  we,  as  a  peo- 
ple, are  wise  according  to  God's  wisdom, 
we  will  continue  to  give  this  old  gospel  to 
the  world.  It  is  the  only  thing  in  God's 
world  that  will  save  sinners  who  are  will- 
ing to  believe  it.  For  the  gospel  of  Christ 
is  the  power  of  God  to  save  men.  See 
Rom.  1:16.  We,  as  a  great  restoration 
movement,  will  continue  to  grow,  and  to 
grow  with  a  marvelous  rapidity,  just  as 
long  as  we  preach  this  New  Testament 
gospel;  and  if  we  ever  become  ashamed  of 
it  and  sidetrack  it  for  human  wisdom,  or 
for  the  aesthetics  of  civilization,  we  will 
most  certainly  have  Ichabod  written  on 
our  banner. 

Winchester,  III. 

Who  Should  Go   a.s   a.    Mis- 
sionary? 

By  Chas.  Louis  Loos. 

This  is  a  most  important  question ;  for, 
under  God,  the  fortune  of  missions  depends 
supremely  on  the  kind  of  men  sent  forth 
into  the  fields.  Great,  therefore,  is  the 
responsibility  of  those  to  whom  the  selec- 
tion of  these  men  is  committed. 

What,  then,  are  the  proper  qualifications 
of  the  missionary? 

First,  is  an  intelligent  and  entire  conse- 
cration to  this  holy  service.  This  implies 
a  correct  understanding  of  the  purpose  of 
these  missions,  and  a  good  knowledge  of 
the  field  and  its  life  and  labors.  The  chief 
object  of  gospel  missions — let  us  well  un- 
derstand this — is  not  to  lift  up  heathens 
from  their  low  estate  to  a  higher  civiliza- 
tion, with  all  the  immense  blessings  in 
personal,  domestic,  social  and  national  life 
that  belong  to  it.  These,  as  necessary  ef- 
fects, are  certainly  not  to  be  overlooked  nor 
lightly  esteemed  in  missionary  enterprises. 
The  soul  and  life  of  missions,  however,  is 
the  salvation  of  our  race  from  sin.  This  is 
the  one  supreme  motive  of  the  gospel,  so 
clearly  and  so  powerfully  set  forth  by  Christ 
and  his  apostles.  All  else  is  secondary. 
This  the  missionary  must  hold  as  the  great 
purpose  and  inspiration  of  his  heart. 

If,  with  a  clear  understanding  of  the  ob- 
ject of  missions,  and  of  the  field  and  its 
life,  and  after  mature  reflection  and  exami- 
nation of  heart  and  much  earnest  prayer 
for  divine  guidance,  the  missionary  aspirant 
finds  that  he  is  ready  to  give  himself  joy- 
fully to  this  service  for  life,  he  then  has  the 
important  primary  qualification,  without 
which  all  else  is  unavailing. 

This  precludes  all  mere  immature,  im- 
pulsive enthusiasm,  and  the  sentimental 
charm  of  the  heroism  and  romance  of  mis- 
sions, which  are  too  unsubstantial  and 
transitory  to  endure  successfully  the  life  in 
the  foreign  fields,  as  much  experience  has 
proved. 

Another  and  kindred  essential  quality  is 
a  genuine  piety,  which  surrenders  all  that 
we  are  to  the  will  of  God,  and  leads  to  a 
holy  life.  Nowhere  is  the  presence  of  this 
virtue,  as  an  example  and  power  of  life, 
more  needed  than  in  the  foreign  mission 
field.  Mere  pietistic  religiousness  is  not 
true  piety ;  its  unsoundness  and  weakness 
will  soon  be  revealed  everywhere. 

And  with  this  is  identified  that  holiest 
grace  of  the  Christian    soul — the  love  of 


God  and  his  Christ.  This  most  potent  force 
will  constrain  the  missionary  to  glorify  the 
Father  and  the  Son,  by  bringing  the 
knowledge  of  the  Great  Salvation,  at  the 
cost  of  every  sacrifice,  into  the  darkest  re- 
gions of  the  earth. 

The  missionary's  mind  and  heart  should 
be  rich  in  the  knowledge  of  the  Word  of 
God;  for  this  is  the  inexhaustible  source 
of  all  we  can  know  concerning  the  world's 
redemption.  Herein  must  lie  his  strength 
as  a  teacher  and  preacher  of  the  gospel  to 
men.  And  we  would  urge,  with  all  the 
force  that  is  in  us,  that  he  who  is  to  plant 
the  Christian  faith  in  heathen  lands  must 
be  in  his  convictions  and  teaching  sound 
in  all  that  appertains  to  the  essential  ele- 
ments of  the  doctrine  of  Christ.  The  pow- 
er and  safety  of  his  ministry  will  lie  in  this : 
that  he  teaches  the  true  Christ  and  his  true 
doctrine;  not  a  Christ,  some  Christ,  but 
the  one  and  only  Christ  whom  the  New 
Testament  reveals  to  us.  And  not  some 
doctrine  of  Christ,  but  the  doctrine  of  him 
which  in  the  fullest  and  clearest  manner 
Jesus  himself  and  his  apostles  have  taught. 
This  doctrine,  this  gospel,  alone  is  the 
power  of  God  unto  salvation  to  all  mankind. 
Let  the  missionary  boards  take  this  earn- 
estly to  heart. 

The  best  judgment  and  all  human  experi- 
ence have  abundantly  taught  us  that  mis- 
sionaries in  foreign  fields  should  be  men  of 
strong  and  clear  heads,  and  of  good  educa- 
tion. To  cope  masterfully  with  all  the 
difficulties  and  all  the  great  problems  of 
foreign  fields,  requires  men  of  an  excellent 
order  of  mind,  men  rich  in  knowledge  and 
intellectual  training. 

The  ability  readily  to  acquire  a  foreign 
tongue  is  essential  to  a  missionary's  qual- 
ifications. For,  to  be  very  imperfect  in 
the  use  of  the  language  of  the  people 
among  whom  he  labors,  to  be  obliged  to  use 
an  interpreter,  often  leads  to  serious  mis- 
understandings, and  shuts  him  off  from 
direct  and  effectual  communication  with  the 
minds  and  hearts  of  his  hearers. 

Our  Lord  said  that  his  messengers  should 
be  "wise  as  serpents  and  harmless  as 
doves."  Nowhere  are  these  qualities  of 
greater  value  than  in  the  midst  of  thejpagan 
world.  At  home,  in  the  bosom  of  strong 
Christian  communities,  serious  errors  on 
the  part  of  the  minister  of  the  gospel  can 
be  easily  met  and  corrected.  Not  so  in  the 
depth  of  heathenism,  where  the  churches 
are  weak  and  the  enemy  strong.  To  deal 
prudently  with  pagan  communities,  gov- 
ernments, institutions,  religions;  to  treat 
properly  fellow  missionaries;  to  act  rightly 
towards  the  boards  at  home— all  this  de- 
mands great  wisdom  on  the  part  of  the 
missionaries.  "Harmlessness"  is  of  ines- 
timable value.  A  man  who  is  intractable 
and  stubborn  in  his  temper,  who  has  in  him 
the  passion  of  having  his  own  way,  may 
work  incalculable  mischief  in  the  foreign 
field.  But  humility  and  gentleness;  a  dis- 
position to  "esteem  others  better  than  him- 
self—these are  properties  of  mind  and 
heart  that  are  really  indispensable  in  the 
missionary. 

Men  afflicted  with  race  and  social  preju- 
dices are  necessarily  unfit  for  the  mission 
field;  they  have  not  the  spirit  of  Christ  in 
them. 

Finally,  the  climates  of  most  heathen 
lands,  and  the  general  great  ignorance  and 
disregard  of  the  laws  of  health  prevailing 
everywhere  in  them,  demand  that  the  mis- 


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sionaries  sent  forth  into  them  shall  be  men 
and  women  of  sound  bodies  and  vigorous 
health.  The  plainest  common  sense  dic- 
tates this  rule. 

Mission  boards  cannot  allow  themselves 
to  be  indulgent  in  this  respect.  It  is  a 
serious  burden  on  missions  and  boards  to 
have  invalids  in  the  fields. 

Kentucky  University. 

J* 

The  Reign  of  Law  in  our 
Colleges. 

Howard  T.  Cree. 

Many  will  be  found  to  agree  and  perhaps 
as  many  to  disagree  with  James  Lane  Allen 
in  his  "Reign  of  Law."  Those  who  take 
issue  with  the  gifted  Kentuckian  bemoan 
the  thrust  he  makes  at  religion  by  the  over- 
throw of  his  hero's  faith,  and  more  espec- 
ially the  injustice  he  has  done  a  certain 
college  by  the  attitude  of  an  unsympathetic 
professor,  who  chiefly  changes  the  current 
of  the  young  man's  life. 

Burris  A.  Jenkins,  in  a  recent  issue  of  the 
Christian -Evangelist,  sagely  remarked: 
"College  students  are  generally  at  such  an 
age  as  is  thought  to  be  skeptical.  But  it  is 
not  skeptical;  it  is  simply  inquiring." 
The  new  environment  begets  an  earnest  in- 
quiry into  the  things  around  him.  The 
frequent  and  sometimes  foolish  questions  of 
the  child  in  his  early  years,  after  all, 
reveal  a  God-given  impulse.  How  else  can 
the  child  know  of  the  world  into  which  he 
has  come,  and  how  best  to  conduct  himself 
with  reference  to  the  laws,  unless  he  ques- 
tions concerning  it?  So  also  with  the 
student  in  the  college. 

He  finds  factors  at  work  in  the  world  and 
laws  prevailing  of  which  he  never  before 
dreamed  in  the  quiet  of  his  home.  To  know 
the  se  la ws , to  understand  them  in  their  work- 
ing, is  his  aim.  If  he  questions  carefully 
and  to  the  point  of  almost  wearying  his 
professor,  is  this  attitude  of  mind  to  be 
despised? 

One  who  appreciates  his  own  inability 
to  cope  singly  with  the  great  forces  of  life, 
and  more  especially  of  religion,  is  les3 
liable  to  make  a  shipwreck  of  his  faith  than 
he  who  thinks  he  needs  no  aid,  but  un- 
assisted and  alone  can  steer  through  any 
sea.  The  disciples  prayed  to  their  Master 
to  deliver  them  from  the  storm  on  Galilee, 
saying:  "Master,  carest  thou  not  that  we 
perish?"  Is  this  question  not  at  all  apropos 
with  reference  to  the  disturbed  and  troubled 
mind  of  the  student  as  he  sits  in  the  pres- 
ence of  his  professor? 

He  who  essays  to  answer  all  questions  for 
himself  and  solve  all  difficulties,  must 
sooner  or  later  meet  with  that  beyond  his 
powers,  and  find  himself  wandering  in  the 
labyriathian  mazes  of  hidden  mystery. 
Sad  the  fate  of  the  egotist  who  finds  a  phil- 
osophy whose  utterances  he  cannot  gainsay 
and  by  reason  of  this  surrenders  the  faith 
of  former  years.  How  much  better  had  he 
been  taught  there  are  questions  to  be 
pigeon-holed  for  future  reference ;  that  his 
attitude  is  to  be  that  of  a  learner  standing 
before  the  great  questions  attempting  a 
solution,  even  though  he  fail  in  his  efforts 
at  an  acceptable  answer. 

Who  so  well  qualified  for  revealing  to  the 
student  this  proper  attitude  as  the  profes- 
sor? Let  the  student  be  made  to  under- 
stand the  limitations  of  his  own  powers,  that 
all  the  truth  in  its  infinite  reach  cannot  be 
grasped  by  a  finite  mind.    The  touch  must 


be  one  of  loving  sympathy.  Doubtless  for 
this  very  reason  an  American  statesman 
expressed  his  idea  of  the  best  university 
as  that  of  a  log  in  the  woods  with  a  profes- 
sor at  one  end  and  a  pupil  at  the  other. 

Has  there  not  been  a  "reign  of  law"  in 
some  of  our  colleges  that  is  to  be  regretted? 
Has  there  not  been  too  much  of  the  law  of 
dogmatic  assertion  by  professors,  and  too 
little  of  an  appreciation  of  the  real  diffi- 
culties of  the  inquiring  student?  The  laws 
of  life  will  continue  to  reign  as  they  have 
since  the  beginning.  Instead  of  teaching 
that  these  laws  are  fully  understood  in  all 
of  their  bearings,  is  it  not  better  to  show 
the  student  the  method  of  patient  inquiry 
and  the  wisdom  of  willingness  to  wait? 

Maysville,  Ky. 

The  Hymn  They  Sa.ng. 

Matt.  26:30. 
By  Aa.rorv  Prirvce  Aterv. 

Which  one  of  the  holy  college 
Was  the  poet  with  pea  of  fire 

Who  wrote  for  that  evening's  service 
The  hymn  for  the  holy  choir? 

What  thoughts  of  infinite  beauty, 

Inspired  by  the  life  of  love, 
Flowed  out  on  the  parchment  freely 

To  carry  their  souls  above? 

Who  started  the  song  that  morning 
When  the  midnight  feast  was  o'er? 

How  many  joined  in  the  chorus 
That  the  breezes  upward  bore? 

With  a  cadence  purer  and  sweeter 
Than  the  earth  before  had  known, 

Did  the  Master  lead  the  music 
That  floated  to  heaven's  throne? 

What  hands  touched  his  in  the  circle, 

And  felt  the  ecstatic  thrill 
That  comes  from  His  presence  only, 

The  spirit  with  joy  to  fill' 
O  song,  in  the  bright  hereafter 

May  thy  sweet,  sad  tones  be  heard; 
And  the  voices  that  sang  that  morning— 

By  them  shall  our  hearts  be  stirred! 
El  Dorado,  Kan. 

New  York  Letter. 

By  S.  T.  Willis. 

Concentration  and  aggressive  effort  seem 
to  be  the  watchword  of  the  Disciples  of 
Christ  in  many  centers  of  population.  "We 
are  learning  a  lesson  that  we  should  have 
learned  many  years  ago,  for  much  of  our  en- 
ergy has  not  been  made  the  most  effective 
possible,  especially  in  cities  where  our  plea 
is  not  strongly  represented.  One  of  the  most 
recent  centess  to  take  steps  toward  organ- 
izing for  aggressive  work  is  Troy,  N.  Y., 
and  vicinity.  Five  congregations  there 
planning  co-operative  evangelism  are  the 
River  and  Jay  Street  Church,  Troy,  of 
which  George  B.  Townsend  is  pastor,  the 
Lansingberg  Church  over  which  R.  W. 
Stevenson  presides,  the  congregation  at 
Eagle  Mills  ministered  to  by  E.  J.  Butler, 
the  church  at  Poestenkill  of  which  Bro. 
Wheeler  is  pastor  and  the  one  at  Pittstown 
where  Leslie  Moody  is  the  preacher.  Some 
of  these  are  among  the  oldest  and  most 
historic  congregations  in  the  east.  James 
A.  Garfield  did  some  of  his  first  preaching 
in  this  section  and  to  some  of  these  country 
congregations.  His  name  is  still  honored 
by  many  of  the  older  disciples  of  the  com- 
munity who  heard  him  preach  when  he  was 
a  young  man.  But  as  a  preacher  of  the 
gospel  Dr.  W.  A.  Belding  is  most  honored 
in  this  section  of  the  country,  where  he  has 
spent  the  greater  part  of  his  long  and  use- 


ful life.  The  Dr.  was  present  at  the  public 
meeting  on  June  the  27th  in  the  church  in 
Troy  and  was  one  of  the  most  interested  in 
the  object  of  the  meeting,  when  it  was  my 
privilege  to  address  this  the  first  public 
meeting  of  the  Troy  Union,  on  "Coworking 
with  God."  The  churches  were  repre- 
sented by  their  several  pastors  and  others. 
The  cause  of  the  Disciples  in  this  part  of 
the  state  is  in  a  flourishing  condition,  and 
the  outlook  is  bright  with  promise.  We 
confidently  expect  to  hear  encouraging  re- 
ports from  the  Disciples'  Union  of  Troy 
and  vicinity.  This  co-operation  should 
certainly  result  in  both  the  planting  of  new 
congregations  and  the  greater'  spiritual 
development  of  the  old  ones. 

^» 

Bro.  E.  C.  VanZandt  has  for  years  had 
charge  of  the  Bible-school  at  Troy.  He 
uses  the  following,  which  some  choose  to 
call  his  catechism,  as  a  drill  in  his  Sunday- 
school  every  Lord's  day: 

1.  What  must  a  sinner  do  first  to  be 
saved? 

Ans.    Believe  on  Jesus  as  the  Son  of 
God  and  his  Savior. 

"Believe  on  the  Lord  Jesus  Christ  and 
thou  shalt  be  saved"  (Acts  16:31). 

2.  What  is  the  second  step? 

Ans.  Repent  of  his  sins  and  forsake 
them. 

"Repent  and  be  baptized  every  one  of 
you  in  the  name  of  Jesus  Christ  for  the 
remission  of  sins"  (Acts  2:38). 

3.  What  is  the  third  step? 

Ans.  Confess  with  his  mouth  before 
men,  his  faith  in  Jesus. 

"For  with  the  heart  man  believeth  unto 
righteousness;  and  with  the  mouth  confes- 
sion is  made  unto  salvation"  (Rom.  10:10). 

4.  What  is  the  fourth  step? 

Ans.  Be  baptized  in  the  name  of  Jesus 
for  the  remission  of  sins. 

"Arise  and  be  baptized,  and  wash  away 
thy  sins,  calling  on  the  name  of  the  Lord" 
(Acts  22:16). 

5.  What  salvation  does  this  give? 
Ans.    Forgiveness  of  all  past  sins. 

6.  What  must  one  do  to  be  finally  saved?' 
Ans.     Continue  to  obey  Jesus. 

"To  them  who  by  patient  continuance  in 
welldoing  seek  for  glory  and  honor  and 
immortality— eternal  life"  (Rom.  2:7). 


The  Rev.  Dr.  S.  D.  McConnell,  an  Epis- 
copal divine  of  Brooklyn,  recently  preached 
a  sermon  on  "The  Evolution  of  Immortal- 
ity," in  which  he  takes  the  position  that 
Jesus  did  not  teach  a  universal  immortality, 
but  offered  eternal  life  only  to  those  who 
did  his  will.  He  says  Jesus'  teachings 
were  not  so  much  theological  as  biological. 
His  appeal  was  always  to  the  instinct  of 
living,  saying,  in  effect,  "if  you  will  do  thus 
and  thus  you  can  secure  for  yourselves  a 
life  so  prepotent  that  what  you  call  death 
can  not  ruin  it."  Dr.  McConnell  declares 
that  no  individual  can  ever  become  poten- 
tially immortal  until  one  reaches  a  point  to 
know  good  and  evil.  He  also  says  the 
psychic  life,called  the  soul  in  man,  is  simply 
the  same  as  instinct  in  the  beast,  and  affin- 
ity in  the  germ  cell,  and  unless  this  psychic 
life  in  man  is  capable  of  reaching  some 
higher  stage  so  that  it  can  subsist  in  spite 
of  the  disintegration  of  the  body,  man  is 
not  any  more  immortal,  inherently,  than 
the  animal  or  the  plant.  He  is  simply 
"immortable,"  that  is  to  say,  capable  of 
becoming  immortal.  He  says  that  God 
only  is  immortal,  and  man  may  by  doing 
good  so  develop  the  psychic  life  as  to  enable 
him  to  survive,  for  a  time,  in  some  other 
state  independent  of  the  physical  body.  It 
seems    this  is  evolution   run    mad. 


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Every  -  D».y   Religion 


By  John    Augustus    Williams 


The  tendency  of  much  of  our  modern 
preaching  is  to  divorce  religion  and  moral- 
ity, by  failing  to  emphasize  properly  the 
moral  teachings  of  the  scriptures,  especially 
of  Jesus  and  his  apostles.  As  a  conse- 
quence of  thus  putting  asunder  what  God 
has  joined  together,  religion  has  come  to 
be  regarded  in  the  popular  mind  as  the 
observance  of  certain  forms  and  ordinances, 
the  experience  of  certain  emotions,  or  the 
acceptance  of  certain  dogmas  written  or 
traditional. 

Another  consequence  is  that  the  world 
appropriates  many  of  the  beautiful  lessons 
of  our  Scriptures,  for  which  they  give  no 
credit.  They  sit  at  the  feet  of  Jesus,  and 
learn  of  him  and  yet  disown  him;  they 
borrow  his  wisdom,  but  do  not  acknowledge 
him.  And  the  church  carelessly  acqui- 
esces in  such  plagiarism! 

Under  this  defective  view  of  religion, 
one  zealously  performs  all  his  supposed 
Christian  duties.  He  is  always  in  his  ac- 
customed seat  at  church,  joins  in  the 
prayers  and  songs  with  fervor,  listens,  per- 
haps wakefully,  to  the  sermons  of  the  day, 
partakes  of  the  supper  with  due  solemnity, 
drops  his  small  coin  into  the  so-called 
charity  box,  reais  his  Bible  in  the  after- 
noon, and  spends  the  intermediate  hours  in 
a  Sabbatical  rest.  But  when  the  week  clays 
come,  he  lays  aside  his  religious  duties, 
and  hastens  to  his  fields,  or  shop,  or  office, 
with  little  thought  that  his  religion  has 
anything  to  do  with  the  business  of  every- 
day life. 

Such  a  man  is  not  necessarily  a  hypo- 
crite or  a  formalist;  he  is  a  sincere  religion- 
ist under  the  delusion  that  religion  has  but 
little  to  do  with  the  practical  affairs  of 
daily  life,  with  sale  and  barter,  stock  and 
bonds,  or  the  toil  and  strife  for  bread.  He 
maybe  frugal  and  industrious,  neat  and 
orderly,  cautious  in  speech  so  that  he  gives 
no  offense  to  patrons,  and,  in  his  dealings 
with  them,  observe  strictly  as  a  maxim  of 
business  that  honesty  is  the  best  policy. 
But  in  his  view,  all  this  is  but  worldly  pru- 
dence; these  are  useful  virtues,  but  profit- 
able only  as  business  principles,  and  not 
to  be  ranked  as  Christian  graces. 

In  the  opinion  of  such  religionists,  a  man 
may  be  negligent  of  dress  and  person,  care- 
less of  his  money,  slothful  in  his  business, 
fond  of  ease,  and  violate,  continually  the 
maxims  of  prudence,  and  still  be  a  veryre- 
ligious  man.  If  on  the  other  hand,  he 
should  practice  all  these  worldly  virtues, 
and  yet  speculatively  doubt  the  metaphysi- 
cal deity  of  Jesus,  or  the  eternal  damnation 
of  the  heathen,  or  the  verbal  inspiration 
and  inerrancy  of  the  Jewish  scriptures, 
or  if  he  should  fellowship  as  Christians  the 
unimmersed,  or  affiliate  with  outside  socie- 
ties, whether  open  or  secret,  his  religion  is 
at  once  suspected,  and  his  salvation  is 
doubtful. 

But  are  such  virtues  as  neatness  and 
order,  economy  and  industry,  really 
Christian  graces,  and  constituent  ele- 
ments of  religious  character?  If  so,  the 
popular  conception  of  religion  must  be 
enlarged,  and  the  Christianity  of  Jesus  be 
studied  anew.  Let  us  then  learn  of  him, 
and  from  his  own  example,  which  best  de- 
fines his  doctrine. 

He  upbraided,  he  was  angry,  he  rebuked, 
and  he  wept;  but,  if  I  remember  correctly, 


he  complained  but  once,  and  then  because 
they  brought  him  no  water  to  bathe  his 
dusty  feet.  We  cannot  conceive  of  him  as 
being  careless  in  attire,  or  neglectful  of 
personal  neatness.  We  read,  indeed,  of 
the  robe  he  wore,  which  was  more  graceful 
than  common,  because  without  seam,  being 
woven  throughout.  Even  the  pagan  soldiers 
would  not  rend  it,  but  cast  lots  to  preserve 
it  entire. 

Should  we  have  entered  into  his  carpen- 
ter's shop,  when  he  worked  at  his  trade,  I 
cannot  think  that  we  would  have  seen  any 
untidiness  within.  No  rust  gathered  on  his 
polished  tools;  no  rubbish  accumulated 
about  his  benches;  and  no  disorderly  heaps 
offended  the  eye.  It  must  have  been  a 
model  of  order  and  neatness  and  conven- 
ience. 

One  will  thus  express  his  character  in 
everything  he  does.  We  may  read  a  farmer 
in  his  fences  and  furrows  and  ricks,  in  every 
trace  of  axe  or  knife,  in  his  barns  and  do- 
mestic animals.  If  he  is  a  Christian  he 
will  unconsciously  put  his  religion  into 
everything,  and  his  smallest  work  will  ex- 
press the  dominant  elements  of  his  char- 
acter. 

The  most  eventful  moment  in  the  history 
of  Jesus  was  when,  having  suffered  death 
and  lain  three  nights  in  the  sealed  sepul- 
chre, he  awoke  from  death  to  be  glorified 
as  the  Lord  of  man.  Even  in  that  moment 
of  sublimest  triumph,  while  angels  waited 
without  to  escort  him  to  the  throne  of  his 
glory,  he  lingered  to  put  his  empty  tomb 
in  order,  folding  up  his  useless  grave 
clothes,  and  putting  them  aside  in  separate 
parcels  so  that  everything  was  tidy  when 
his  disciples  came  to  look  upon  the  place 
where  they  had  laid  him. 

And  how  impressively  did  he  inculcate  the 
grace  of  economy!  After  he  had  gener- 
ously fed  the  multitudes  from  his  exhaust- 
less  resources,  he  directed  them  to  gather 
up  carefully  all  the  fragments  so  that  noth- 
ing should  be  wasted. 

So  have  I  seen  a  Christian  mother  in  the 
face  of  her  observing  children  put  by  the 
fragments  of  a  bountiful  breakfast,  and 
then,  carefully  gathering  up  the  crumbs, 
cast  them  kindly  to  the  birds.  And  I  have 
seen  a  like  Christian  housewife  collect  the 
remnants  after  a  day's  sewing,  and  put 
them  all  away  in  her  scrap. bag.  I  have 
seen  her  patch  and  darn,  turn  and  cut 
down  old  garments  from  child  to  child, 
until  the  very  shreds  and  tatters  grow 
beautiful  at  last  in  a  carpet  or  a  quilt,  and 
all  this,  too,  not  from  poverty,  but  from 
principle.  Such  economy  is  not  wholly  a 
work  of  the  flesh.  There  may  be  as  much 
religion  in  a  good  woman's  cupboard  as  in 
the  baskets  that  the  disciples  filled  after 
their  feast  in  the  wilderness.  There  is 
often  more  religion  in  a  wife's  scrap  bag 
than  in  the  embroidered  motto,  "Praise 
the  Lord,"  sometimes  displayed  on  the 
walls  of  our  homes. 

The  wise  man,  Proverbs  18,  declares  that 
the  wasteful  man  is  a  brother  to  him  who 
is  slothful  in  his  business.  Both  are  sin- 
ful wasters — one  is  wasteful  of  time,  the 
other  of  bread,  one  of  the  staff  of  life,  the 
other  of  the  stuff  of  which  life  is  made. 
These  twin  vices,  extravagance  and  idle- 
ness, are  almost  national  sins.   An  average 


American  farmer  will  waste  enough  to 
support  a  European  family,  and  our  young 
men  often  squander  enough  time  to  acquire 
an  education  or  to  earn  a  competency. 

These  vices  are  usually  born  of  a  silly 
pride  that  despises  labor  and  yet  loves 
display.  Poverty  does  not  cure  it;  for  we 
often  meet  with  men  that  are  poor,  proud 
and  lazy.  As  a  people,  we  are  sometimes 
sorely  punished  for  these  national  sins,  by 
what  we  call  "hard  times,"  for  since  nations 
have  no  souls  they  are  punished  only  in 
this  world. 

The  remedy  for  hard  times  is  not  in 
legislation,  but  in  reform.  If  our  curb- 
stone politicians  would  turn  their  whittling 
jack-knives  into  reap-hooks,  and  the 
young  man  with  the  bat  become  a  man 
with  the  hoe,  wages  and  capital,  trade  and 
currency  would  regulate  themselves.  Said 
Dr.  Franklin  when  writing  from  England, 
almost  in  despair  of  his  country,  "The  sun 
of  liberty  has  set,  now  let  the  colonies 
light  up  the  candles  of  economy  and  in- 
dustry." 

But  such  reforms  should  begin  with  our- 
selves. We  sometimes  begin  to  save  by 
reducing  our  charities,  or  our  church  con- 
tributions, and  our  faithful  minister,  or  the 
poor  around  us,  are  the  first  to  feel  the 
effects  of  our  selfish  retrenchments. 

As  to  the  twin  grace  of  industry,  our 
Scriptures  distinguish  between  an  indus- 
trious man  and  a  merely  busy  one.  "I 
hear,"  says  Paul,  "that  there  are  among 
you  Thessalonians,  some  who  do  not  work, 
but  are  busy-bodies."  Industry  is  profit- 
able labor,  working  with  system,  according 
to  a  plan  and  for  a  useful  end.  One  who  is 
simply  busy,  is  a  restless,  bustling,  perhaps 
a  nervous,  fretful  creature,  ever  active,  but 
doing  nothing.  He  will  rouse  his  house- 
hold from  their  unfinished  sleep,  rush  from 
house  to  barn,  and  from  barn  to  field  or 
forest,  pull  awhile  at  every  oar,  begin  and 
leave  off  a  dozen  undertakings,  and  lie 
down  at  night  weary,  but  with  little  or 
nothing  accomplished.  He  is  a  busy  man, 
but  not  an  industrious  one,  for  his  labor  is 
not  productive.  Such  a  man  is  not  indo- 
lent or  lazy,  he  is  simply  idle.  Indolence, 
says  Solomon,  puts  his  hands  in  his  pock- 
ets and  will  hardly  take  them  out  even 
to  eat.  Idleness  wastes  energy,  indolence 
has  none.  Indolence  may  move,  but  only 
as  a  door  on  its  hinges,  it  never  goes. 
Idleness  is  always  going,  but  it  never  gets 
there.  Indolence  is  a  snail,  idleness  is  a 
butterfly,  but  industry  is  a  bee.  Indolence 
will  let  the  boiler  cool  down  and  the  boat 
drift  along  with  the  current,  idleness  will 
fire  up  and  then  turn  the  steam  on  the 
whistle,  or  waste  it  in  noise  upon  the  air 
industry  will  direct  the  subtle  energy  upon 
the  wheels,  and  the  stately  craft  moves 
from  port  to  port  with  the  commerce  of  the 
land. 

^» 

Our  young  men  and  young  women  are  not 
lazy,  but  they  are  too  much  given  to  idle 
employments.  They  have  fine  brain  and 
nerve  and  muscle.  They  delight  in  many 
avocations,  but  they  have  too  few  voca- 
tions, many  amusements,  but  few  indus- 
tries. 

But  may  not  our  young  people  have 
some  amusements?  By  all  means,  they 
may    and    should    have    them.    But  they 


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THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


July  i8,  1901 


should  be  only  recreations,  when  amuse- 
ment becomes  a  vocation,  it  is  injurious 
and  sinful.  How  often  are  our  daughters 
busy  with  accomplishments  that  are  idle? 
They  can  embroider,  but  can  they  make  or 
mend  a  garment?  They  can  freeze  the 
cream,  but  can  they,  like  Jael  of  old,  churn 
it  and  bring  forth  the  butter  in  a  lordly 
dish?  They  can  ice  the  cake  and  make  the 
sherbet,  but  can  they  bake  a  loaf,  and  dis- 
till the  cup  for  a  father's  breakfast?  These 
things  they  ought  to  do  and  yet  not  leave 
the  others  undone. 

All  this  may,  however,  be  our  own  fault. 
Their  fine  temperaments  demand  employ- 
ment, and  we  give  them  nothing  to  do. 
The  milestones  will  revolve,  but  if  the 
hopper  is  not  kept  full  they  will  grind 
each  other. 

Thompson,  the  poet,  wrote  the  "Castle 
of  Indolence,"  and  he  dwelt  in  it.  Being 
asked  once  why  he  did  nothing,  he  answered 
that  he  had  nothing  to  do.  For  the  lack  of 
something  to  do,  many  of  our  young  men 
rush  into  dissipation  and  sometimes  into 
crime,  and  when  society  can  no  longer  en- 
dure their  idle  follies,  they  are  sent  to  the 
state's  prison  to  learn  at  last  what  should 
have  been  taught  them  at  first — some  use- 
ful trades.  Industrial  education  and  train- 
ing would  be  the  salvation  of  many  of  our 
young  men  and  young  women.  Better  for 
them  than  the  ordinary  Sunday-schools  is 
brave,  old-fashioned  work. 

Examples,  written  for  our  admonition 
on  such  subjects  as  these,  abound  in  the 
Scriptures,  and  add  much  to  their  beauty 
and  value.  When  Solomon  was  repairing 
the  breaches  in  the  walls  of  the  city,  his 
attention  was  drawn  to  a  young  lad  at 
work  among  the  stone-masons.  "And 
Solomon  took  note  that  the  lad  was  indus- 
trious." This  is  the  first  occurrence  of  the 
word  in  the  Scriptures.  The  young  man 
was  the  only  son  of  a  poor  widow.  His  in- 
dustry was  the  solid  foundation  of  his  sub- 
sequent good  fortune.  "When  the  king 
needed  a  reliable  officer  in  his  revenue 
department,  he  selected  this  industrious 
youth  and  put  him  in  an  office  of  profit 
and  trust.  On  Solomon's  death,  his  only 
son  and  heir  ascended  the  throne.  But  he 
had  been  raised  in  a  palace  in  idleness  and 
luxury,  and  the  people  refused  to  be  ruled 
by  him.  The  ten  tribes  revolted  and  chose 
the  industrious  young  man  to  be  their 
king,  and  he  reigned  over  Israel  as  Jere- 
boam. 

Moses,  who  had  been  providentally 
watched  over  and  guided  by  Jehovah  for 
the  first  forty  years  of  his  life,  seems  to 
have  been  neglected  by  Jehovah  during 
the  subsequent  years  while  living  idly  and 
contentedly  with  his  weathly  father-in- 
law  in  Midian.  But  when  at  last  he  aroused 
himself  and  led  forth  the  large  flocks  of 
Jethro  to  the  distant  valleys  of  Sinai,  the 
bush  began  to  burn  and  the  angel  of  the 
Lord  communed  with  him. 

In  an  important  crisis  in  the  history  of 
Israel,  an  angel  descended  and  searched 
through  the  land  for  some  hero  to  deliver  the 
people  from  the  oppression  of  the  Midian- 
ites.  Such  a  man,  in  those  evil  times,  was 
hard  to  find.  But  the  angel  heard,  amid 
the  silence  of  an  idle  and  discouraged  peo- 
ple, the  sound  of  a  solitary  flail,  as  Gideon 
threshed  out  his  grain  behind  a  wall.  He 
seemed  to  be  the  only  young  man  at  work. 
The  angel  approached  and  said:    "Jehovah 


be  with  thee,  thou  man  of  valor;"  and  he 
girded  upon  him  the  sword  of  the  Lord  and 
of  Gideon,  and  Israel  was  redeemed. 

When  Samuel  was  sent  to  the  house  of 
Jesse,  in  Bethlehem,  to  anoint  one  of  his 
sons  to  rule  over  the  kingdom  in  the  place 
of  Saul,  a  feast  was  made  ready,  and  seven 
sons  of  Jesse,  in  holiday  attire,  presented 
themselves  as  guests.  Samuel  at  once  con- 
cluded that  a  king  could  certainly  be  found 
among  these  handsome  sons  of  Jesse.  But 
an  angel  warned  him  not  to  judge  men  by 
outward  appearance ;  none  of  these  was  fit 
to  be  a  king. 

The  prophet,  in  perplexity,  asked  if  there 
were  no  other  sons.  "I  have  one  more,"  re- 
plied Jesse,  "who  is  not  at  the  feast  to-day. 
He  is  out  in  the  fields  at  work  tending  the 
flocks."  The  industrious  lad  was  sent  for, 
and  he  came  bounding  into  the  presence  of 
Samuel  with  the  smell  of  the  pastures  on  his 
lips,  and  the  flush  of  the  summer  sun  on  his 
cheeks.  "He is  the  chosen  one,"  whispered 
the  angel;  and  the  consecrating  oil  was 
poured  on  the  red  locks  of  the  only  son  of 
Jesse  that  was  found  faithfully  at  work  on 
that  holiday. 

And  lastly,  when  Elijah  would  find  one 
qualified  to  succeed  him  as  prophet  in 
Israel,  he  traversed  the  land  till  he  found  a 
young  man  industriously  plowing  in  his 
fields — holding  one  plow  himself  and 
superintending  twelve  others  at  the  same 
time.  He  looked  no  further,  on  his  should- 
ers the  mantle  of  prophecy  was  thrown 
and  Elisha  became  the  prophet  of  Israel. 

And  thus,  if  we  read  the  Scripture  close- 
ly, we  may  learn  that  God  has  never  called 
to  any  important  mission  nor  has  any 
angel  ever  visited  an  idle  or  an  indolent 
man. 

Judging  Others- 

By  C.  H.  Wetherbe. 

We  are  frequently  told  by  the  editors  of 
religious  papers  and  also  other  people  that 
one  has  no  right  to  judge  others.  This  is  a 
most  unwarrantable  deliverance.  While  it 
is  true  that  the  Bible  in  one  place  says, 
"Judge  not,  lest  ye  be  judged,"  it  also  does 
demand  that  we  shall  judge  people.  The  fact 
is,  the  Bible  speaks  of  personal  judgment 
from  different  standpoints.  The  words 
which  I  quoted  have  reference  to  harsh, 
rash  and  unrighteous  judgment.  This  is 
what,  Christ  means.  But  he  also  says: 
"Judge  righteous  judgment."  This  is  his 
commandment.  I  have  just  been  reading 
an  editorial  in  the  Watchman  concerning 
the  late  Colonel  Ingersoll,  in  which  occur 
these  words:  "It  is  not,  to  be  sure,  for  any 
man  to  judge  his  brother."  This  is  an 
astonishing  remark.  Again,  the  editor 
says:  "We  are  to  be  careful  not  to  judge 
others,  whether  living  or  dead."  Still 
further  he  says:  "We  have  no  right  to 
judge  Col.  Ingersoll."  I  say  that  these  are 
amazing  statements.  They  are  contrary  to 
Bible  teaching.  That  editor  says  that  one 
ought  to  condemn  Mr.  Ingersoll's  teachings 
and  his  works  but  not  the  man  himself. 
This  is  absurd.  Such  a  view  would  make 
Mr.  Ingersoll  irresponsible  for  his  wicked 
course.  It  is  equivalent  to  saying  that  one 
may  condemn  the  acts  of  a  murderer,  but 
not  the  murderer  himself.  The  editor 
says:  "We  do  not  know  what  peculiar  dis- 
advantages anyone  may  have  labored  un- 
der which  have  powerfully  influenced  his 
moral  attainment.     We  lack  the  requisite 


knowledge  and  sympathy  to  pass  judgment 
upon  the  character  of  others."  These 
words  seem  to  be  an  apology  for  not  pass- 
ing judgment  upon  Mr.  Ingersoll.  Are  we 
to  understand,  then,  that  Mr.  Ingersoll  can 
acquit  himself  of  responsibility  for  his 
teachings  and  for  his  soul -destroying 
work  when  he  appears  at  the  bar  of  God, 
on  the  ground  that  he  labored  under  cer- 
tain "peculiar  disadvantages"  when  he  was 
young,  which  caused  him  to  commit  the 
evil  that  he  did?  It  is  folly  to  so  assert. 
The  truth  is,  we  do  have  a  right  to  judge 
Mr.  Ingersoll  and  to  condemn  him  for  his 
grossly  wicked  course,  right  in  the  face  of 
great  light. 

J* 
Sunset  Before  Ra.in. 

By  G    E.  Ireland. 

The  brilliance  of  an  Oklahoma  sky,  its 
quivering  heat  tempered  all  the  day  by  a 
gentle  breeze,  is  subsiding  into  the  softer 
glow  of  eventide.  In  the  broad  west  an 
imperial  highway  of  gold  opens  a  vista 
whose  distant  point  seems  in  another 
world.  The  sun,  like  a  king,  is  mounting 
his  chariot  for  the  descent  of  the  western 
slopes.  On  the  south  dark  purple  masses, 
with  blackening  brow  and  muttered  thun- 
der, roll  sullenly  from  the  emblazoned  gold 
of  the  setting  sun,  like  armed  and  gloomy 
warriors  paying  reluctant  homage  to  their 
chief.  Far  up  the  sky  shoot  and  poise  ar- 
rowy gleams  of  light,  a  canopy  fit  for  the 
retiring  king.  To  the  north  spreads  an  ex- 
panse of  richest  hues.  In  its  midst  a 
lagoon  of  pale  green  is  encircled  by  rocks 
of  purple  glinted  with  gold  and  tipped 
with  white,  like  snow-capped  hills  of  earth, 
while  fantastic  islands  float  in  the  emerald 
waters.  And  now,  form  and  color  and 
magic  movement  and  scintillating  flash  are 
centering  in  the  west.  The  pathway  of 
light  grows  more  radiant.  From  the  dim 
distance  advance  tremulously  new  roseate 
tints,  as  if  some  orb  yet  more  celestial 
shone  from  far  heavenly  places,  with  crim- 
son glory  flooding  the  spacious  floor  and 
tinting  each  lofty  pillar  of  this  Gateway  of 
the  Sun.  Ob,  it  needs  no  straining  of  the 
eye — or  of  the  fancy — to  discern  just  be- 
yond that  beauteous  glow  the  fair  portals 
of  "Zion's  love-lit  halls,"  the  home  of  our 
souls: 

"Jerusalem,  the  golden, 

When  sun  sets  in  the  west, 
It  seems  thy  gate  of  glory, 

,         Thou  city  of  the  blest." 

The  yellow  sheen  of  the  wide-spreading 
harvest  fields  is  losing  its  luster;  the  whir 
of  the  reaper-is  silenced;  the  calm  of  even- 
ing falls,  like  softest  mantle,  over  prairie 
and  garden  and  home.  The  robes  of  the 
fast-fading  sun  disappear  softly  in  the 
darkening  west,  and,  as  if  he  were  reluctant 
to  leave  the  world  he  has  blessed  all  the  day 
long,  he  breathes  an  evening  promise  of 
"showers  of  blessing."  His  attendant 
lightnings  quiver  on  the  dark  mountains  of 
cloud  and  the  thunder  scarce  more  than 
murmurs,  as  if  the  most  relentless  of  Na- 
ture's forces  have  caught  for  the  hour  the 
gentle  spirit  of  the  passing  day.  Ere  the 
shining  of  his  latest  smile  has  wholly  faded, 
herald  rain -drops  fall  lightly  on  plant  and 
tree,  whose  whitened  lining,  upturned  by 
the  zephyr's  breath,  greets  eagerly  the 
coming  rain  and  the  tired  worker  from  the 
field  sinks  to  sleep  amid  the  melody  of  re- 
freshing showers. 


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THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


909 


B.  B,  Tyler's  Letter. 

Denver  is  now  especially  interested  in  the 
liquor  problem.  There  is,  of  course,  in 
Colorado  an  Anti-Saloon  League.  The 
superintendent  of  the  league  said  some- 
thing not  long  ago  that  offended  a  man 
who  has  a  seat  on  a  judicial  bench  and  who 
is  manifestly  in  sympathy  with  the  worst 
elements  in  the  town.  One  of  the  ministers 
also  in  a  public  discourse  said  something 
that  displeased  this  fellow.  The  superin- 
tendent of  the  Anti-Saloon  League  and 
the  pastor  were  arraigned  for  contempt. 
The  decision  was  a  foregone  conclusion. 
The  minister  and  the  superintendent  were 
reprimanded  by  the  fellow  who  is  called 
"judge."  But  to  annoy  those  good  men 
by  hauling  them  up  three  times  before 
reaching  a  decision  and  then  to  reprimand 
them  did  not  satisfy  the  malignity  of  this 
narrow-minded  ignoramus,  he  opened 
upon  the  ministry  in  general  in  the  follow- 
ing choice  language: 

"Instead  of  following  in  the  steps  of  the 
meek  and  lowly  Nazarene,  guided  by 
prayer  and  love,  they  go  stalking  through 
the  world  like  assassins  in  the  dark,  taking 
refuge  behind  a  thin  veneer  of  assumed 
respectability  which  is  nothing  less  than  a 
hideous  hypocrisy  hiding  behind  the  cloth 
of  a  revered  profession.  The  reputation  of 
any  person  who  dares  express  a  view  con- 
trary to  their  ideas,  and  even  the  sanctity 
of  the  abode  of  justice  are  but  trifling 
baubles,  and  with  a  prayer  on  their  lips 
these  anointed  ones  go  forth  charging  cor- 
ruption and  base  motives  without  even  an 
attempt  to  ascertain  the  falsity  of  their 
utterances." 

When  the  cases  against  the  superinten- 
dent of  the  Anti-  Saloon  League  and  the 
pastor  for  contempt  came  up  a  number  of 
free  born  American  citizens  were  in  the 
court-room  as  spectators.  The  "judge" 
had  a  suspicion  that  they  were  Christians 
in  sympathy  with  the  men  at  the  bar. 
Their  presence  enraged  him.  In  the 
audience  were  women  and  this  is  what  the 
"judge"  said  in  his  wrath: 

"We  are  presented  with  the  spectacle  of 
many  very  good  people  of  both  sexes  pack- 
ing this  court-room  whose  visages  bear  the 
unmistakable  determination  that  they  are 
here  not  with  a  Christian  spirit  in  their 
hearts;  it  is  the  spirit  of  coercion  and  in- 
tolerance, one  which  might  have  been  ex- 
pected in  ages  past  and  of  people  of  less 
intelligence  and  fewer  protestations  of 
righteousness." 

The  foregoing  speeches  were,  of  course, 
uncalled  for  and  served  to  make  manifest 
the  spirit  of  the  "judge."  In  an  injunction 
case,  brought  by  the  saloon-keepers  who 
were  violating  the  law,  the  ruling  of  the 
"judge"  was  so  evidently  in  the  interest  of 
the  lawless  classes,  coupled  with  the  treat- 
ment of  the  pastor  and  superintendent  of 
the  Anti-Saloon  League,  that  the  reput- 
able portion  of  the  town  is  thoroughly  in- 
dignant, and  there  was  such  a  rattling  fire 
from  the  pulpits  yesterday  as  probably 
never  before  was  heard  in  a  town  of  a  hun- 
dred and  fifty  thousand  people. 

By  the  ruling  of  this  "judge"  in  the  in- 
junction cases  Denver  is  now  a  wide  open 
town.  The  depraved  element  is  in  control. 
No  effort  is  being  made  to  compel  saloon- 
keepers to  obey  the  law.  But  this  cannot 
last  long.  The  vicious  element  has  over- 
reached itself.    Its  "judge"  rendered  a  too 


faithful  service.    The   people  are  aroused 
and  something  will  be  done. 

Denver  is  all  right.  Colorado  is  all  right. 
The  population  of  Denver  is  made  up  of 
persons  of  superior  intelligence  and 
character.  The  same  is  true  of  the  state 
of  Colorado.  There  is  a  bad  element  in 
Denver  as  there  is  a  bad  element  in  your 
town.  For  a  time  in  Denver  this  wicked 
element  is  in  the  ascendency — but  it  is  only 
for  a  time. 

God  has  made,  does  now  make,  and  will 
continue  to  make,  the  wrath  of  man  to 
praise  him.  God  is  God.  To  all  who  love 
him  he  causes  all  things  to  work  together 
for  good.  Righteousness  will  prevail. 
Truth  will  triumph.  Virtue  will  be  victori- 
ous. Such  incidents  as  are  mentioned  in 
this  letter  are  apparently  needed  now  and 
again  to  stir  up  alike  preachers  and  people. 
While  we  sleep  the  enemy  sows  tares. 

The  arraignment — the  vicious  arraign- 
ment— of  the  ministers  in  the  language 
above  quoted  has  done  me  good.  It  sent 
me  to  my  Bible  to  study  the  ministry  of  the 
great  preachers  of  the  olden  time.  It  is 
an  interesting  study.  I  do  not  find  in  the 
Bible  the  name  of  a  single  man  conspicu- 
ous as  a  preacher  who  at  all  meets 
the  requirements  of  this  pious  and  pro- 
found "judge" — not  one.  Run  over  the 
list,  beginning  with  Noah,  "a  preacher  of 
righteousness,"  Elijah  was  not  a  Miss 
Nancy  kind  of  a  preacher;  nor  was  his 
successor,  Elisha.  Nathan,  the  court 
preacher  when  David  was  king,  was  bold, 
practical,  personal.  The  preaching  of 
Isaiah  was  rugged,  straightforward,  strong, 
severely  personal,  intensely  practical, 
sublimely  eloquent.  He  preached  on  ques- 
tions of  state  and  openly  charged  the 
rulers  of  his  day  with  murder.  "Your 
hands,"  he  exclaimed,  "are  full  of  blood." 
Daniel's  discourses  are  not  of  the  green 
pastures  and  still  water  kind.  He  told  the 
king  of  Babylon  to  his  face  to  "break  off 
thy  sins  of  righteousness  and  thine  iniqui- 
ties by  showing  mercy  to  the  poor."  Con- 
tempt proceedings  were  instituted  by  and 
by  and  an  opinion  was  handed  down  which 
sent  the  preacher  to  the  lions;  but  the 
decision  of  the  inferior  court, was  reversed 
by  the  Judge  of  all  the  earth,  the  preacher 
was  vindicated  and  the  king  was  compelled 
to  issue  a  proclamation  in  which  he  vindi- 
cated Daniel  and  declared  his  faith  in 
Daniel's  God.  Ezekiel  met  with  a  request 
to  prophesy  smooth  things;  but  Ezekiel 
went  right  along  rebuking  sin  and  pro- 
claiming that  "the  soul  that  sinneth  it  shall 
die." 

Study  the  sermons  of  Amos.  Contempt 
proceedings  were  instituted  against  him  and 
he  was  told  to  leave  the  country.  Amos 
said  that  he  would  return  to  his  home  when 
he  was  ready  to  do  so.  He  went  home  at 
his  leisure.  The  discourses  of  Amos  are 
simply  terrific.  John  the  Baptist  was  not 
a  sissy  kind  of  preacher.  He  called  the 
bigbugs  who  came  out  from  Jerusalem  to 
his  revival  meeting  in  the  wilderness  of 
Judea  "a  brood  of  vipers."  He  so  rebuked 
Herod  that  he  was  sent  to  jail.  By  and  by 
the  preacher  lost  his  head,  but  he  kept  a 
clear  conscience.  The  preacher  was  a  great 
man;  the  king  was  the  small  man.  The 
Denver  "judge"  reminded  the  preachers 
of  "the  meek  and  lowly  Nazarene."  At 
the  moment  he  did  not  think  of  the  terrible 
philippics  in  the  twenty- third  chapter  of 
Matthew.    There  is  nothing  equal  to  them 


in  the  sermonic  literature  of  the  world. 
"It  is  an  insult  to  the  meek  and  lowly 
Nazarene  to  quote  him  on  the  side  of  a 
weak,  inoffensive,  quiescent  attitude  toward 
the  evils  that  are  demoralizing  society.  To 
stand  back  and  say  nothing  and  let  public 
officials  alone  who  are  derelict  to  duty  and 
never  speak  for  fear  of  offending  some- 
body is  very  far  from  exemplifying  the 
virtues  of  courage  and  heroism  that 
characterized  the  meek  and  lowly  Naza- 
rene. Jesus  Christ  was  no  bending  willow 
by  the  brook  side,  gently  playing  with  the 
summer  zephyrs  and  languidly  listening  to 
the  murmur  of  the  waters,  but  a  stalwart 
oak  on  the  rough  mountain  side  that  knew 
how  to  grapple  with  the  storm.  It  is  no 
evidence  of  companionship  with  the  meek 
and  lowly  Nazarene  to  be  too  mild  to  have 
any  force,  too  refined  to  have  any  fire,  too 
soft  to  have  any  sand." 

Chaplains  in  the  Navy. 

By  Edward  B.  B&gby. 
Ex-Chaplain  of  the  House  of  Representatives. 

"If  the  President  is  short  of  chaplains  for 
the  navy  I  should  like  a  job,"  is  the  request 
that  comes  to  me  from  a  preacher  in  a  west- 
ern state. 

I  called  recently  at  the  department  and 
asked  if  there  were  any  vacancies.  "None," 
was  the  answer,  "but  there  may  be  one  in 
July." 

"How  many  applications  have  you  for  the 
place?"  The  clerk  shook  his  head  and  held 
his  hand  some  distance  above  the  floor,  as 
much  as  to  say,  "They  can  be  measured  but 
not  counted." 

When  a  preacher  has  wrestled  for  some 
years  with  factions,  official  boards,  fickle- 
minded  congregations  and  the  gaunt  demon 
of  poverty,  it  is  not  strange  that  a  United 
States  chaplaincy  should  be  attractive. 

The  chaplain  has  an  appointment  for  life, 
begins  with  the  rank  of  captain,  is  as  inde- 
pendent as  a  graduate  of  West  Point  or 
Annapolis  and  will  never  need  to  bother 
about  his  salary.  The  army  chaplain  re- 
ceives $1,500  annually  for  five  years,  with  a 
10  per  cent,  increase  for  every  additional 
five  years  of  service. 

When  he  is  put  on  the  retired  list  his 
salary  is  the  same  as  that  of  a  regular  army 
chaplain  retired.  So  that  he  receives  a 
larger  salary  than  when  in  active  service 
and  considerably  larger  than  if  he  were  de- 
pending upon  a  Board  of  Ministerial  Relief. 

The  navy  chaplains  fare  even  better  than 
this.  They  begin  on  a  salary  of  $2,500  an- 
'  nually  for  the  first  five  years  and  then  en- 
joy an  increase  to  $2,800.  This,  however, 
is  to  compensate  them  for  the  discomforts 
of  a  sea  voyage ;  for  when  they  are  on  shore 
duty  they  draw  $500  less  a  year. 
^» 

"The  Roman  Catholic  priests  who  are 
now  serving  as  chaplains  in  the  United 
States  army  and  navy  will  number  two 
to  every  one  of  any  other  denomination,"  is 
a  statement  that  recently  appeared  in  pub- 
lic print.  I  have  taken  pains  to  in- 
quire as  to  the  truth  of  this  assertion  and 
find  it  without  foundation.  Of  thirty-three 
chaplains  in  the  army  there  are  eleven 
Methodists,  seven  Episcopalians,  six  Pres- 
byterians, four  Roman  Catholics,  two  Bap- 
tists, one  Lutheran,  one  Congregationalist 
and  one  who  is  recorded  simply  as  Chris- 
tian. In  the  navy  there  are  nine  Metho- 
dists,  five  Episcopalians,  three   Catholics, 


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two  Baptists,  two  Presbyterians,  one  Dis- 
ciple of  Christ,  one  Unitarian  and  one  Uni- 
versalist.  Our  representative  in  the  army- 
is  Jno.  B.  McCleery,  stationed  at  Fort 
Logan,  Colorado.  Among  sixteen  recently 
designated  for  appointment  to  army  chap- 
laincies is  the  name  of  Thos.  J.  Dickson, 
one  of  our  Kansas  City  preachers. 

In  the  navy  we  have  Carroll  Q.  Wright, 
who  has  the  rank  of  commander,  and  is  now 
on  the  Massachusetts  and  has  been  since 
last  June  at  Tompkinsville. 

The  officials  at  the  navy  department  speak 
in  the  highest  terms  of  praise  of  the  services 
of  Chaplain  Wright.  The  fact  is,  the 
record  of  all  our  brethren  who  have  served 
in  this  capacity  has  been  so  creditable  that 
I  have  thought  that  if  the  President  were 
ever  "short  of  chaplains"  he  would  apply  to 
us  for  men  for  "the  job." 

Receiving    the     Unimmersed 
and  Christian   Union. 

By  I.  D.  Smiti-v. 

The  writer  was  much  interested  in  a 
communication  several  weeks  ago  in  the 
Christian- Evangelist,  from  the  pen  of  a 
Baptist  signing  himself  "Truth  Seeker." 
The  subject  treated  was  that  of  receiving 
the  pious  unimmersed  into  Christian  and 
Baptist  churches.  I,  however,  was  greatly 
surprised  that  the  editor  passed  the  article 
by  with  what  seemed  to  me  such  indiffer- 
ence, and  still  much  more  so  when  I  found 
that,  after  many  weeks  had  elapsed,  the 
article  had  not  even  been  noticed  by  any  of 
our  other  scribes.  Twenty-five  or  even  ten 
years  ago  such  an  article  in  one  of  our  lead- 
ing journals  would  have  caused  considerable 
comment,  and  have  been  severely  criticised. 
Since  pondering  over  the  matter,  I  have 
come  to  the  conclusion  that  a  very  great 
change  is  coming  over  our  people,  regard- 
ing this  subject,  and  that  the  time  may  not 
be  very  far  distant  when  immersion  will 
not  be  allowed  to  stand  in  the  way  of  Chris- 
tian union  or  membership  in  our  churches. 

The  writer  knows  by  personal  contact 
with  many  of  our  preachers,  and  especially 
many  of  the  younger  ones,  that  one  of  the 
main  questions  now  agitating  their  minds 
is  that  of  receiving  into  their  churches 
godly  persons  who,  as  yet,  are  unprepared 
to  receive  Christian  immersion.  Our  min- 
isters find  such  persons  in  every  commu- 
nity— persons  whose  Christian  lives  are 
above  reproach,  who  are  captivated  by  our 
plea,  but  who,  as  yet,  are  not  prepared  to 
take  this  one  step,  on  account  of  the  train- 
ing they  have  had  from  their  youth  up. 
Such  persons,  it  is  claimed,  will  much  more 
readily  see  the  whole  truth  and  obey  it,  if 
taken  into  full  fellowship  at  once,  and  put 
to  work  for  the  Master,  than  if  held  off  at 
arm's  length,  as  we  have  been  in  the  habit 
of  doing.  The  advocates  of  this  course 
claim  to  have  no  intention  of  abandoning 
immersion,  or  of  ceasing  to  give  it  its 
proper  place  in  their  preaching.  It  is 
not  a  matter  of  giving  up  any  truth,  but 
of  how  to  best  reach  the  end  we  have  had 
in  view  from  the  beginning  of  our  move- 
ment. 

It  may  not  be  known  to  any  considerable 
extent  in  the  brotherhood,  but  the  writer 
knows  it  to  be  a  fact  that  what  was  advo- 
cated by  "Truth  Seeker"  is  already  being 
practiced  in  a  number  of  churches  in  the 
brotherhood,  and  that,  too,  by  preachers  of 


no  ordinary  reputation.  The  number,  as 
yet,  who  have  actually  opened  their  doors 
for  the  reception  of  such  members  may  not 
be  large,  but  it  is  the  writer's  conviction 
that  the  practice  will  grow,  and  become 
common  among  us — unless  the  best  of  reas- 
ons can  b'e  given  for  discontinuing  it.  If 
such  a  practice  is  unscriptural  we  surely 
have  plenty  of  men  who  are  amply  able  to 
make  the  fact  clear  to  all  reasonable  minds. 
The  writer,  with  many  others,  is  seeking 
for  light  on  this  subject. 

Christian  union  is  now  pressing  itself 
upon  the  religious  world  as  never  before. 
The  time  is  now  upon  us  when  men  and 
churches  are  going  to  act  instead  of  theor- 
ize, as  they  have  been  doing  in  the  past. 
People  who  love  our  common  Lord  are  going 
to  ignore  many  differences  in  order  to  get 
together,  and  allow  the  differences  to  take 
care  of  themselves.  It  is  a  growing  convic- 
tion among  our  people,  as  well  as  others, 
that  Christian  union  can  only  be  brought 
about  by  our  meeting  other  people  half  way. 
If  we  are  not  prepared  to  concede  something 
to  our  religious  neighbors  for  the  sake  of 
union,  what  becomes  of  our  more"  than 
eighty  years'  advocacy  of  Christian  union? 

In  conclusion:  What  would  be  the  result 
if  even  one-half  of  our  churches  should 
go  ahead  and  receive  into  their  fellow- 
ship all  the  pious  unimmersed  persons  who 
wished  to  unite  with  them?  Would  such 
churches  cease  to  be  churches  of  Christ? 
Or  would  the  brotherhood  cease  to  recog- 
nize them  as  such?  With  our  independent 
ideas  of  church  government,  would  any- 
body call  such  preachers  and  churches  to 
an  account,  or  have  the  right  to  do  so?  If 
our  plea  concedes  the  right  to  Baptists, 
Congregationalists,  Presbyterians  and  all 
such  to  do  as  they  choose  in  these  matters, 
why  not  concede  the  same  right  to  our  own 
(the  Lord's)  congregations,  which  we  have 
always  claimed  to  be  independent  of  each 
other  in  an  important  sense? 

[We  were  not  aware  that  any  of  our 
churches,  much  less  any  of  our  prominent 
preachers,  were  in  the  habit  of  receiving 
the  unimmersed  into  full  fellowship.  It  is 
true,  the  question  is  not  whether  we  will 
excommunicate  such  churches  and  preach- 
ers— for  we  have  no  ecclesiastical  court — 
but  whether  they  have  not  obviously  and 
avowedly  cut  themselves  off  from  full  co- 
operation with  us.  We  shall  still  be  glad 
to  have  any  such  church  or  preacher  co- 
operate with  us  in  missionary  enterprises 
and  otherwise,  but  they  must  certainly 
know  that  in  doing  so  they  are  working  for 
the  advancement  of  a  plea  which  they  no 
longer  believe. — Editor.] 

The     First    Twentieth    Cen- 
tury Convention. 

By  Simpson  Ely. 

Never  was  there  a  more  auspicious  time 
nor  a  better  place  to  make  known  the 
grandeur  of  Our  Plea  for  New  Testament 
Christianity  than  will  be  afforded  by  our 
great  national  conventions  next  fall  at 
Minneapolis.  This  first  century  is  to 
witness  a  great  tidal  wave  of  influence  from 
the  religious  world  in  our  favor.  The 
shibboleths  of  our  fathers  are  fast  becoming 
the  watchwords  of  the  religious  bodies 
about  us.  "Back  to  Christ,"  "The  Chris- 
tianity of  Christ,"  "Down  with  Creeds," 
etc.,  are  common  expressions  now  in  most 


unusual  quarters.  We  must  greet  these  in- 
fluences in  a  very  hospitable  way,  and  how 
can  we  do  this  more  effectively  than  by 
making  the  Minneapolis  conventions  the 
greatest  in  our  history? 

Ohio  has  set  a  high  mark — but  not  too 
high — by  resolving  to  send  two  thousand 
people  to  the  convention.  Iowa  is  right  on 
the  border  and  should  do  as  well.  Mis- 
souri, Kansas,  and  Nebraska  will  send  large 
delegations.  Let  them  come  from  the  east 
and  from  the  west  and  from  the  north  and 
from  the  south  and  let  it  be  "a  great  day 
and  a  high  day"  for  the  Lord. 

Des  Moines,  Iowa. 

J* 
Variety- 

Bv  R^.  J.  Tydirvgs. 

Reader,  did  you  ever  think  what  an  in- 
finite variety  there  is  in  all  nature?  Look 
at  humanity,  we  see  faces  by  the  thou- 
sands, sometimes  in  one  day,  and  each  face 
has  an  individuality  of  its  own — each  is  a 
special  work  of  the  Maker  of  us  all.  It  is 
said  that  among  the  countless  billions  of 
grains  of  sand  along  the  "sea-beat  shore," 
no  two  grains  can  be  found  exactly  alike 
in  every  particular  when  subjected  to  a 
searching  inspection  through  a  powerful 
magnifying-glass.  In  a  great  bin  of  wheat 
where  at  a  casual  glance  all  seems  to  be 
sameness  in  the  countless  grains  contained 
therein,  it  is  said  there  can  be  found  some 
difference,  however  minute,  yet  a  variety 
among  all  of  them.  Out  among  the  hills, 
trees,  rocks  and  vegetation  of  all  kinds  by 
which  we  are  surrounded, no  two  specimens 
are  alike.  Surely  there  is  a  master  hand 
back  of  ail  this  handiwork ! 

Once  there  was  a  great  general  recruit- 
ing an  army  to  go  forth  on  a  most  impor- 
tant campaign  in  the  interest  of  his  coun- 
try. Each  recruit,  as  he  enlisted,  was 
called  into  a  private  audience  with  the 
general,  who  had  a  special,  personal  talk 
with  him,  which  always  impressed  the  re- 
cruit that  there  was  something  now  of  an 
especial  nature  existing  between  himself 
and  his  commander  entirely  different  from 
any  tie  that  might  exist  between  the  gen- 
eral and  any  other  soldier.  He  was  thus 
especially  impelled  from  that  personal  talk 
with  his  general,  from  certain  words  said, 
from  certain  impressions  and  inspirations 
gained  in  that  interview,  to  do  his  utmost 
in  the  coming  struggle. 

So  it  is  with  all  mankind.  Our  Maker 
has  made  us  all  different  from  each  other. 
He  has  by  his  distinct  and  separate  work 
in  the  formation  of  his  creatures,  paid  es- 
pecial attention,  had  a  direct  and  personal 
interview,  as  it  were,  with  each  one,  there- 
by establishing  a  special  tie  between  him- 
self and  each  human  soul.  This  should 
inspire  and  stimulate  us  to  do  our  utmost 
in  harmony  with  his  will  in  the  struggle  of 
life. 

Following  the  example  of  Senator  Beve- 
ridge,  a  party  of  congressmen  has  recently 
sailed  for  Manila  on  an  army  transport,  and 
will  spend  a  few  weeks  in  learning  all 
about  the  Philippines  and  at  the  same  time 
having  a  pleasant  vacation.  The  party  in- 
cludes Congressmen  DeArmond  and  Joy 
of  Missouri,  Mercer  of  Nebraska,  Gaines 
of  Tennessee,  Green  and  Jack  of  Penn- 
sylvania, and  Weeks  of  Michigan,  and 
Senator  Bacon  of  Georgia. 


July  18,  1901 


THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


911 


Current   Literature. 


A  very  creditable  book  of  travels  has 
been  issued  by  one  of  our  Kentucky 
preachers,  R.  H.  Crossfield,  under  the  title 
Pilgrimages  of  a  Parson.  It  is  tastily  gotten 
up  and  the  binding,  which  is  copied  from 
"Stringtown  on  the  Pike,"  is  appropriate 
and  well  done.  The  writer  gives  a  some- 
what detailed  narrative  of  his  trip  including 
its  stops  and  starts,  and  the  itinerary  is 
marked  out  with  sufficient  definiteness  so 
that  it  may  be  helpful  to  one  who  is  plan- 
ning a  similar  trip  through  Europe,  Egypt 
and  Palestine. 

We  suggest  that  the  time  has  about  come 
when  detailed  description  of  the  sorrowful 
and  humorous  aspects  of  seasickness  may 
well  be  omitted  from  books  of  this  kind. 
The  subject  is  not  good  literary  material 
except  for  writers  of  the  very  first  order. 
The  writer,  of  course,  assures  us  that  he 
knows  nothing  about  seasickness  except 
what  he  learned  from  observation.  It  is 
always  so.  Everybody  is  sick  but,"me  and 
the  captain."  The  pilgrim  who  is  making 
his  first  voyage  sometimes  does  not  at  once 
understand  that  those  very  funny  anecdotes 
and  sayings  about  seasickness,  which  he 
hears  on  board  and  repeats  to  his  readers, 
are  not  new  but  are  part  of  the  equipment 
of  every  transatlantic  vessel  and  have 
served  for  a  generation  to  cheer  or  nause- 
ate the  passengers  of  every  ship  that  sails 
the  sea. 

The  only  specific  criticism  that  need  be 
passed  on  this  otherwise  excellent  book  is 
the  author's  undue  fondness  for  superla- 
tives, which  are  not  always  employed  with 
discrimination  or  accuracy.  For  example, 
the  Vatican  Library  is  said  to  be  the  largest 
in  the  world;  a  few  pages  later  it  is  stated 
that  the  library  of  the  British  Museum  is 
the  largest  in  the  world.  The  Vatican 
Palace  is  said  to  be  the  finest  in  the  world; 
Raphael's  "Transfiguration"  the  most  fa- 
mous and  valuable  painting  in  the  world ; 
the  crown  jewels  in  the  Tower  of  London 
the  most  valuable  collection  of  gems  in  the 
world.  In  saying  that  the  theater  of 
Dionysus  at  Athens  seated  40,000  specta- 
tors, the  author  probably  confuses  it  with 
the  Stadion.  The  theater  probably  held 
not  more  than  3,000.  A  similar  spirit  of 
exaggeration  pervades  the  description  of 
Turkish  repression  in  Constantinople.  The 
Turkish  government  is  arbitrary  enough, 
to  be  sure,  but  he  must  be  a  timorous  per- 
son who  would  say:  "If  you  see  an  amus- 
ing sight  you  dare  not  laugh ;  if  a  pathetic 
scene,  you  dare  not  cry."  If  one  conforms 
to  passport  regulations,  which  are  less  trou- 
blesome than  in  Russia,  the  well-behaved 
traveler  is  not  in  the  slightest  danger  of 
having  friction  with  the  government. 
(Published  by  the  author,  Owensboro,  Ky. 
$1.25.) 

By  introducing  as  the  heroine  in  The 
Crisis  a  grand-daughter  of  Dorothy  Man- 
ners, the  heroine  in  "Richard  Carvel,"  Mr. 
Winston  Churchill  explicitly  challenges 
comparison  between  the  two  stories.  The 
comparison  would  have  been  inevitable 
anyway.  The  opinion  has  been  expressed 
in  some  quarters  that  a  better  book  was  to 
have  been  expected  from  the  author  of 
"Richard  Carvel."  On  the  contrary,  it  is 
to  us  a  matter  of  surprise  and  gratification 
that  the  writer  of  a  story  with  so  many 
weaknesses  as  that  unduly  popular  novel 


exhibited    should   produce    one     of    such 
strength  as  "The  Crisis." 

It  is  a  story  of  the  Civil  War  and  the 
author  has  shown  not  only  a  sense  of  the 
picturesque  in  his  use  of  the  war  as  a  back- 
ground for  the  story,  but  has  shown  an  un- 
usual grasp  of  the  history  of  that  period, 
the  causes  which  led  up  to  the  war  and 
the  social  forces  which  played  a  part  in  it. 
Indeed  the  war  is  not  only  the  background, 
but  also  the  foreground  and  the  middle  dis- 
tance of  his  picture.  It  is  the  very  warp 
and  woof  of  the  story.  In  choosing  St. 
Louis  as  the  chief  scene,  Mr.  Churchill  has 
not  simply  been  moved  by  the  local  pride  of 
a  St.  Louisan  but  has  shown  a  true  appre- 
ciation of  the  important  part  which  the 
Mississippi  Valley  played  in  the  opening  of 
the  war.  Here  the  westward  moving  streams 
of  Puritan  and  Cavalier  emigration  met 
and  mingled.  Hither  came  the  Carvels  of 
Virginia  and  the  Brices  of  Massachusetts. 
Here  all  shades  of  sentiment  in  regard  to 
slavery  and  states'  rights  were  represented. 
Friendships  as  strong  as  life  grew  up  be- 
tween men  who  were  presently  to  fight  each 
other  to  the  death.  Such  a  field  as  this 
furnishes  the  novelist  a  far  better  oppor- 
tunity for  social  and  historical  analysis 
than  any  of  the  purely  northern  or  purely 
southern  communities  which  were  more 
homogeneous  in  their  opinions  and  sym- 
pathies. If  Mr.  Churchill  had  done  noth- 
ing else  than  call  attention  to  the  part  play- 
ed by  Missouri  and  Illinois  at  thi3  time, 
he  would  have  performed  a  notable  service. 
The  introduction  of  Lincoln  as  an  impor- 
tant character  in  the  story  was  a  risky  un- 
dertaking. Such  a  towering  figure  refuses 
to  be  incorporated  wholly  into  the  story 
and  made  subordinate  to  it.  It  cannot  be 
treated  as  John  Paul  Jones  and  Charles 
Fox  were  in  "Richard  Carvel."  But, 
though  the  figure  of  Lincoln  seems  always 
above  and  outside  of  the  story,  its  introduc- 
tion is  justified  by  its  vivid  and  accurate 
portrayal. 

The  romance  is,  of  course,  good.  The 
hero  and  heroine  are  absolutely  perfect  and 
there  is  enough  uncertainty  with  regard  to 
the  outcome  to  keep  the  reader  in  a  state  of 
pleased  expectancy  until  the  end.  It  is. 
said  that  Mr.  Churchill  has  in  mind  a  series 
of  novels,  somewhat  loosely  connected, 
dealing  with  important  periods  of  Ameri- 
can history.  If  so  perhaps  we  may  look 
for  a  tale  of  Reconstruction  next.  (Mae- 
millan.    $1.50.) 

A  few  months  ago  we  reviewed  a  book  of 
sermon  charts  by  Z.  T.  Sweeney  and  stated 
that  it  was  the  author's  expectation  to  is- 
sue these  in  large  form  suitable  for  use  be- 
fore a  congregation.  This  has  been  done 
and  a  roll  has  been  prepared  containing  six 
large  charts,  three  feet  three  inches  by  five 
feet.  They  are  lithographed  and  clearly 
printed  so  that  they  can  be  seen  and  read 
by  a  large  audience.  Preachers  who  are 
in  the  habit  of  using  charts  or  wish  to  make 
the  experiment  can  undoubtedly  use  these 
to  great  advantage.  They  are  clear  in  plan 
and  vivid  in  presentation.  They  are  not  a 
substitute  for  a  sermon  and  are  not  intend- 
ed to  take  the  place  of  the  preacher's 
brains,  but  they  suggest  an  attractive  ar- 
rangement of  material  and  will  hold  the 
eyes  and  interest  of  the  congregation.  The 
subjects  are  the  great  cardinal  doctrines 
and  fundamental  principles  of  Christianity. 
They    can    be    made  the  basis  for  some 


wholesome,  and  at  the  same  time  interest- 
ing, doctrinal  preaching.  (Christian  Pub- 
lishing Company.  $5.  Six  charts  mount- 
ed on  a  roll.) 

Mr.  A.  J.  Arthur  has  taken  his  poetic 
pen  in  hand  in  an  ambitious  effort  to  trace 
the  course  of  events  by  which  the  cosmic 
processes  evolved  our  present  world  and  all 
that  in  it  is  out  of  the  monads  and  things 
which  were  on  hand  in  the  beginning. 
Lingering  Echoes  is  the  title  of  this  epic  of 
creation  in  one  hundred  and  eighty  pages. 
The  author's  evolution  is  thoroughly  theis- 
tic.  It  may  save  words  and  give  the  read- 
er full  assurance  of  his  orthodoxy,  together 
with  a  taste  of  the  flavor  of  his  poesy,  to 
quote,  almost  at  random,  a  few  lines. 
First,  the  following  describing  the  condi- 
tion of  the  earth  shortly  after  the  original 
vapor  had  condensed  into  terra  firma: 
"During  the  forming  of  this  mist,  damp  si- 
lence reigned. 
It  was  in  this  age  vegetation  existence  gained. 
And  through  the  quaint  little  monad  life  still 

higher  ran, 
And  while  a?ons  rolled,  evolved  the  primitive- 
man." 

Then,  to  guard  against  any  suspicion  of 
ruling  out  divine  activity  in  this  process, 
this  assurance  is  given : 

'■If  I  should  anywhere  the  idea  seem  to  ad- 
vance 

That  creation  was  brought  about  by  sporadic 
chance, 

Listen  more  closely,  I  do  thee  earnestly  im- 
plore, 

For  creation  came  through  laws,  from  heav- 
en's very  door." 

There  are  plenty  more  lines  in  the  volume 
quite  as  good  as  these — and  some  possibly 
worse.  (Published  by  the  author,  Salem,, 
Mo.    $1.) 

The  United  Society  of  Christian  Endeavor 
has  published  The  Endeavor  Hymnal.  It  is  a 
book  of  317  hymns  chosen  especially  for  En- 
deavor societies, but  suitable  also  for  prayer- 
meetings.  Most  of  the  hymns  are  of  a  pop- 
ular nature,  but  jingles  have  been  success- 
fully excluded.  Many  classic  hymns  by  the 
earlier  writers  are  included.  The  arrange- 
ments are  for  the  most  part  simple.  (United 
Society  of  Christian  Endeavor.  In  quan- 
tities, 25c.) 

Keep  Cool. 
From  Proper  Hot  Weather  Food. 

People  can  live  in  a  temperature  which  feels 
from  ten  to  twenty  degrees  cooler  than  their 
neighbors  enjoy,  by  regulating  the  breakfast. 

The  plan  is  to  avoid  meat  entirely  for 
breakfast;  use  a  goodly  allowance  of  fruit, 
either  cooked  or  raw.  Then  follow  with  a 
saucer  containing  about  four  heaping  tea- 
spoonfuls  of  Grape- Nuts,  treated  with  a  little 
rich  cream.  Add  to  this  about  two  slices  of 
entire  wheat  bread,  with  a  meager  amount  of 
butter,  and  serve  one  cup  of  Postum  Food 
Coffee. 

If  one  prefers,  the  Grape  Nuts  can  be  turned 
into  the  cup  of  Food  Coffee,  giving  a  delight- 
ful combination.  By  this  selection  of  food 
the  bodily  energy  is  preserved,  while  the  hot, 
carbonaceous  foods  have  been  left  out.  The 
result  is  a  very  marked  difference  in  the  tem- 
perature of  the  body,  and  to  this  comfortable 
condition  is  added  the  certainty  of  easy  and 
perfect  digestion,  for  the  food  is  readily 
worked  up  by  the  digestive  machinery. 

Experience  and  experiment  in  food  and  its 
application  to  the  human  body  has  brought 
out  these  facts.  They  can  be  made  use  of  and 
add  materially  to  the  comfort  of  the  user. 


912 


THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


July  18,  1901 


0\ir  Bvidget. 


— M.  F.  Ingraham  is  about  to  close  his  seven 
years'  ministry  at  Wapella,  111.  The  field  will 
be  open  for  a  successor  about  Oct.  1. 

— The  assembly  at  Bethany  Beach,  Del.,  the 
new  Atlantic  coast  resort  of  the  Disciples  of 
Christ,  began  June  12. 

— W.  D.  Cunningham  has  resigned  at  Cali- 
fornia, Pa.  He  and  his  wife  will  go  to  Japan 
in  September. 

— C.  P.  Leach,  of  Moulton,  la.,  has  accepted 
the  pastorate  of  the  Church  of  Christ  at  Iowa 
City  and  will  take  up  the  work  Sept.  1. 

— A.  J.  White,  of  Manhattan,  Kan.,  is 
ready  to  locate  as  pastor  with  a  church 
where  there  are  good  schools.  He  could  hold 
one  or  two  meetings  first. 

—J.  B.  Sweeney  has  been  called  to  remain 
withthechurch  at  Gainesville.  Tex.,  next  year 
at  an  increased  salary.  During  the  past  29 
months  500  have  been  added  to  the  member- 
ship and  the  church  now  numbers  700. 

— G.  A.  Hess  will  close  his  pastorate  at 
Greene,  la.,  August  6,  and  will  be  open  for 
engagements  after  that  date.  The  church  at 
that  point  will  also  need  a  pastor.  Any  one 
wishing  to  apply  may  address  Mrs.  Belle  Wes- 
ton, clerk  of  the  board. 

—On  July  21  Milo  Atkinson,  a  recent  grad- 
uate of  the  College  of  the  Bible,  Lexington, 
Ky.,  will  be  ordained  to  theministry  by  S.  VV. 
Crutcher,  at  Harrisonville,  Mo.  Justl3years 
ago  this  same  church,  with  the  same  preacher 
and  the  same  elders,  ordained  F.  G.  Tyrrell. 

—The  Sunday-schools  of  West  Plains  and 
the  surrounding  region  met  at  that  place 
July  12  for  their  annual  picnic.  The  West 
Plains  school  was  awarded  a  prize  banner. 
It  has  been  increasing  ever  since  the  meeting 
that  was  held  there  in  March  and  now  num- 
bers 213. 

—J.  W.  Hilton,  who  has  spent  the  past  two 
years  in  raising  money  to  clear  the  indebted- 
ness from  Cotner  University  and  during  the 
last  year  has  been  working  for  his  Master's 
degree  in  the  State  University,  has  returned 
to  his  pastorate  at  the  East  Lincoln  Church 
where  he  begins  his  fifth  year. 

— Bro.  George  E.  Jones,  of  New  Haven,  and 
Miss  Edith  E.  Weir,  of  Chamois,  were  mar- 
ried at  the  Moser  Hotel  in  St.  Louis  last  week 
by  T.  A.  Abbott.  Bro.  Jones  is  one  of  our 
promising  young  ministers  and  is  at  present 
pastor  of  the  church  at  New  Haven.  We 
extend  our  congratulations. 

—John  B.  Givens,  who  is  at  present  study- 
ing in  the  Disciples'  Divinity  House  of  the 
University  of  Chicago,  has  declined  a  call  to 
the  Seventh  and  Garfield  Church,  Kansas 
City,  Kan.,  and  will  remain  for  the  present 
at  the  university.  He  is  preaching  for  the 
mission  at  West  Pullman. 

—The  annual  convention  of  the  churches  of 
the  Tidewater  district,  Virginia,  will  be  held 
with  the  Antioch  church,  Bowling  Green 
county,  August  6-8.  Special  railroad  rates 
have  been  secured.  Delegates  wishing  to  avail 
themselves  of  these  ratesshould  write  to  J.  L. 
Hill,  1111  E.  Main  Street,  Richmond. 

—The  Southeastern  Virginia  district  con- 
vention will  meet  at  Petersburg,  August  8-11. 
It  is  especially  desired  that  the  churches  will 
send  full  delegations  and  that  as  many  preach- 
ers and  Sunday-school  and  Endeavor  workers 
as  possible  will  attend.  Important  matters 
in  regard  to  state  and  district  evangelization 
will  come  before  the  convention. 

—At  the  recent  state  Christian  Endeavor 
convention  in  California,  Santa  Cruz  was  a 
candidate  for  the  next  convention.  By  way 
of  electioneering  they  presented  to  each 
delegate  on  the  train  a  basket  of  strawberries 
containing  the  card,  "Santa  Cruz  wants  the 
convention  in  1902."  It  will  be  a  crying 
shame  if  they  don't  get  it  after  this  exhibi- 
tion of  enterprise. 


—The  conference  for  Christian  workers  at 
Northfield,  Mass.,  will  be  held  August  1-18. 
The  Northfield  summer  school  for  Bible  study, 
including  conferences  and  Bible  lectures,  is  in 
session  June  14  to  Sept.  2.  The  Christian  pub- 
lic is  especially  invited  to  attend  the  nine- 
teenth annual  conference  in  the  first  weeks  of 
August.  Many  speakers  of  international 
prominence  will  be  present. 

— The  convention  of  the  first  missionary  dis- 
trict of  Kansas  was  held  at  Valley  Falls  June 
25-27  and  in  spite  of  heat  and  many  absentees 
it  was  considered  a  success.  Bro.  Charles 
Poison  was  ordained  to  the  ministry  during 
the  convention.  A  resolution  was  passed  re- 
commending that  each  preacher  in  the  district 
hold  a  missionary  meeting  at  some  weak  point 
during  the  year.  The  next  convention  will  be 
held  at  Seneca. 

—The  churche3  in  Adams  and  Union  coun- 
ties, la.,  will  hold  their  annual  convention  at 
Corning,  la.,  August  19-22.  Entertainment 
will  be  furnished  to  all.  The  program  con- 
tains the  names  of  B.  S.  Denny,  W.  B.  Crewd- 
son,  W.  W.  Wharton,  C.  Durant  Jones  and 
others.  There  will  be  Bible  study  each  day. 
Churches  in  Adair  county  are  invited  to  join 
in  this  covention.  I.  H.  Fuller  sends  the  an- 
nouncement. 

— T.  Nelson  Kincaid,  of  Hot  Springs,  Ark., 
writes  that  he  met  a  brother  on  the  street  re- 
cently who  spoke  approvingly  of  the  Christian 
Home  and  offered  to  be  one  of  a  hundred  to 
give  $100  each  for  it.  The  proposition  was  ac- 
cepted and  two  others  have  since  been  secured. 
This  leaves  only  ninety- seven  and  it  ought  to 
be  easy  to  find  these.  If  you  want  to  get  your 
name  in  this  list  there  is  no  time  to  be  lost. 
Write  promptly  to  Bro.  Kincaid  at  Hot 
Springs. 

— The  total  receipts  for  church  extension  for 
June  were  $430.91,  a  loss  of  $1,484.94  over  the 
same  time  last  year.  At  the  last  board  meet- 
ing the  following  loans  were  granted:  F  Street 
Church,  Louisville,  Ky.,  $300;  Fourth  Avenue 
Church,  Columbus,  0.,  $1,000;  Jackson.  Tenn., 
$2,000;  Marlow,  I.  T.,  $300;  Covington,  Ind., 
$1,000;  Greenville,  Mo.,  $500;  Elwood  City,  Pa., 
$1,000;  Farmington,  Wash.,  $200.  The  board 
has  received  $500  more  on  the  annuity  plan 
from  A.  W.  and  Carrie  Wilkes,  of  Chester, 
Neb.,  making  $2,500  received  from  them. 

— Among  the  recent  appointees  of  the  For- 
eign Society  are  Miss  Nellie  Daugherty,  of 
Vermont,  111,  a  recent  graduate  of  Eureka  Col- 
lege, who  will  sail  in  September  for  China, 
and  Dr.  Susie  C.  Rijnhart  who  will  return  to 
Thibet  as  soon  as  a  suitable  man  and  wife  can 
be  found  to  accompany  her.  Mrs.  Rijnhart 
has  already  had  four  years  of  experience  in  this 
field  and  her  book,  recently  reviewed  in  the 
Chbistian-Evangelist,  is  one  of  the  best  mis- 
sionary narratives  of  modern  times.  She  will 
spend  some  time  with  the  churches  and  con- 
ventions in  the  interest  of  the  new  mission. 

— A  number  of  ministers  of  Ft.  Worth,  Tex., 
have  contributed  to  the  Register  of  that  city 
statements  of  their  opinions  in  regard  to  the 
trend  of  the  present  day  pulpit.  C.  McPher- 
son,  pastor  of  the  First  Christian  Church, 
answers  the  question  by  dividing  congrega- 
tions into  several  classes:  the  ox-cart  church, 
the  political  church,  the  society  church,  the 
rival  church,  the  church  of  scholasticism,  the 
church  of  a  little  shrine,  the  listless  church, 
and  the  live  and  loyal  church  which  eschews 
fads  and  does  the  Master's  work. 

— The  receipts  for  home  missions  show  a 
constant  gain  over  last  year's  receipts  and 
there  is  reason  to  expect  that  the  goal  of 
$100,000  will  be  reached  by  Sept.  30.  The 
receipts  for  the  nir.e  months  ending  June  30 
show  a  gain  of  $1,886.13  in  contributions 
from  churches  over  the  corresponding  period 
of  last  year.  The  total  receipts  for  these 
months  show  a  gain  of  $27,556  51  over  the 
same  period  last  year.  There  is  still  need- 
ed a  gain  of  $10,000  in  the  receipts  for  the 
remaining  three  months. 


Scrofula 

Few  are  entirely  free  from  it. 

It  may  develop  so  slowly  as  to  cause 
little  if  any  disturbance  during  the  whole 
period  of  childhood. 

It  may  then  produce  irregularity  of  the 
stomach  and  bowels,  dyspepsia,  catarrh, 
and  marked  tendency  to  consumption- 
before  manifesting  itself  in  much  cutaneous 
eruption  or  glandular  swelling. 

It  is  best  to  be  sure  that  you  are  quite 
tree  from  it,  and  for  its  complete  eradica- 
tion you  can  rely  on 

Hood's  Sarsaparitta 

The  best  of  all  medicines  for  all  bomors 


—The  church  at  Sac  City,  la.,  of  which  D. 
F.  Snider  is  pastor,  has  paid  off  its  debt  of 
$450  and  burned  its  mortgage  with  great  re- 
joicing. The  church  has  150  members  and  it 
was  felt  that  the  raising  of  this  debt  was  a 
large  undertaking.  Their  rejoicing  in  the 
success  of  the  effort  is  in  proportion  to  its 
difficulty.  The  church  is  now  in  a  flourishing 
condition  and  has  a  promising  future  before 
it. 

—The  Firgt  Christian  Church,  of  Lincoln, 
Neb.,  has  passed  through  some  severe  trials 
and  is  now  entering  into  a  new  epoch.  It  is 
straining  every  nerve  to  build  a  house  on  the 
valuable  lots  which  it  has  secured  and  it 
needs  the  sympathy  and  help  of  friends  else- 
where. It  is  expected  that  this  summer  and 
autumn  such  a  building  will  be  erected  as  the 
funds  in  hand  may  warrant  and  that  it  will 
be  r;ady  for  use  by  Dec.  1.  Contributions 
for  this  purpose  should  be  sent  to  T.  F.  A. 
Williams,  Room  55,  Burr  Block,  Lincoln, 
Neb. 

—Lowell  C.  McPherson,  one  of  our  mission- 
aries at  Havana,  Cuba,  writes:  "We  have 
recently  baptized  13,  making  26  baptisms  in 
Havana.  Our  acquaintance  among  Cubans 
and  Spaniards  is  growing  both  in  numbers 
and  friendship.  After  all,  the  surest  way  of 
winning  people  to  Christ  is  to  make  f riends 
of  them.  The  work  in  Havana  has  had  a . 
constant  growth.  We  are  aole  to  speak  a 
very  little  in  Spanish.  WTe  are  teaching  al?o. 
There  is  no  better  regular  English-speaking 
congregation  in  the  city  than  ours  and  when 
we  become  more  proficient  in  Spanish  we 
hope  to  make  better  progress."  Bro.  Mc- 
Pherson will  visit  his  friends  in  Buffalo,  N. 
Y. ,  a  few  days  during  the  present  month. 

— Does  any  one  know  of  a  Disciple  who  has 
been  longer  in  thechurch  than  Grandma  Carle, 
of  Wapella,  111.?  She  was  93  years  old  on 
July  7,  and  attended  church  that  day  as  usual. 
She  was  baptized  by  Thomas  Campbell  in  Salt 
Run,  O.,  in  1826.  That  was  while  Alexander 
Campbell,  then  a  young  man  of  38,  was  pub- 
lishing the  Christian  Baptist  and  before  he 
had  begun  the  Millennial  Harbinger.  The  sep- 
aration of  the  Disciples  of  Christ  from  the 
Baptists  had  scarcely  begun  at  this  time. 
Grandma  Carle  has  been  a  charter  member  of 
three  congregations,  the  last  being  the  church 
at  Wapella,  which  was  organized  about  35 
years  ago. 

— A  debate  will  be  held  on  August  19-22  and 
26-29  at  Lamar,  Mo.,  between  W.  W.  Blalock, 
of  the  Christian  Church,  and  D.  E.  Scoles, 
Seventh  Day  Adventist.  The  four  proposi- 
tions to  be  discussed  are  as  follows:  1.  The 
Bible  teaches  that  the  Law  written  on 
tables  of  stone  and  given  to  Israel  through 
Moses  is  now  in  force  and  is  binding  upon 
Christians  in  all  ages.  2  The  Bible  teaches 
that  the  seventh  day  Sabbath  is  binding  upon 
Christians  in  all  ages.  3.  The  Bible  teaches 
that  the  first  day  of  the  week,  commonly 
called  Sunday,  is  a  sacred  day  and  should  be 
so  regarded  and  observed  by  all  Christian 
people.  4.  The  Bible  teaches  that  those  who 
live  and  die  in  sin  will  exist  in  eternal  pun- 
ishment in  a  conscious  condition.  Bro. 
Blalock  affirms  the  third  and  fourth. 


July  18,  1901 


THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


913 


-We  are  pleased  to  announce  the  marriage 
■)i  David  H.  Shields  to  Miss  Fannie  Arline 
Dodge  atSalina,  Kan.,  July  11.  Bro.  Shields 
is  pastor  of  the  church  at  Salina. 

—The  Franklin  Street  Circle  Church,  Cleve- 
land, W.  W.  Sniff  pastor,  has  opened  an 
annex  of  three  rooms  on  the  second  floor  of 
an  adjoining  building.  These  rooms  are  to 
be  used  for  Sunday-school  purposes  and  will 
be  connected  with  the  main  auditorium  of 
the  church  by  a  bridge.  The  owner  of  the 
block  says  that  more  rooms  are  at  the  dis- 
posal of  the  church  whenever  it  needs  them. 
The  formal  opening  of  the  annex  occurred 
on  July  10,  >at  which  time  an  address  was 
made  by  S.  H.  Bartlett. 

—By  way  of  reminding  our  readers  again 
of  the  Bethany  Assembly  and  its  attractions 
as  a  place  for  a  summer  outing,  we  print  the 
following  card  from  L.  L.  Carpenter:  "For 
your  outing,  you  can  do  no  better  than  to 
attend  the  great  Bethany  Assembly  meeting 
to  be  held  on  the  beautiful  grounds  of  Bethany 
Park  near  Brooklyn,  Ind.  Half-fare  tickets 
on  all  railroads  in  the  Central  Traffic  Associ- 
ation. Buy  tickets  to  Bethany  Park,  Ind., — 
not  Brooklyn.  They  will  land  you  at  the  gate 
of  the  Park.  Bethany  Assembly  has  the 
mist  beautiful  grounds  of  any  resort  in  the 
central  or  western  states.  It  is  a  national 
institution.  Rest,  recreation,  innocent 
amusement,  religious  instruction,  social  en- 
joyment, etc..  all  combined  at  Bethany." 

—A.  W.  Kokendoffer,  of  Mexico,  Mo., 
writes  that  he  was  recently  called  to  Kansas 
City  by  telegram  from  an  officer  of  the  Forest 
Avenue  Church, which  said:  "Our  church  debt 
paid  in  full.  Come  and  rejoice  with  us  Sun- 
day night."  He  went  and  there  was  no  lack 
of  rejoicing.  Speeches  were  made  by  T.  P. 
Haley,  W.  F.  Richardson,  O.  P.  Shrout,  B. 
M.  Easter,  F.  L.  Bowen  and  A.  W.  Koken- 
doffer. When  this  church  was  dedicated  June 
28,  1896,  pledges  were  made  covering  the  en- 
tire indebtedness  but  in  the  hard  times  of 
that  year  more  than  $5,000  of  these  pledges 
evaporated.  Brother  Kokendoffer,  who  was 
pastor  of  the  congregation  for  over  ten  years, 
was  instrumental  in  securing  pledges  for  over 
$4,000  before  going  to  Mexico,  Mo.,  last  May. 
The  complete  obliteration  of  the  debt  removes 
a  great  burden  from  the  church.  It  has  no 
pastor  at  present  but  is  considering  several 
strong  men  and  an  announcement  on  the  sub- 
ject will  soon  be  made. 

— G.  E.  Ireland  preached  the  dedicatory  ser- 
mons at  Pond  Creek,  Okla.,  June  30.  The 
congregation  at  Pond  Creek,  the  county  seat 
of  Grant  county,  numbers  about  sixty  mem- 
bers. Through  the  difficulties  and  discour 
agements  incident  to  Christian  work  in  a  new 
country  they  have  faithfully  held  on  their 
way.  They  have  recently  built  a  neat,  com- 
modious house,  well  adapted  to  all  present 
needs  and  purposes.  The  dedicatory  services 
were  well  attended  but  were  perhaps  not 
marked  with  the  intense  local  interest  which 
such  occasions  usually  awaken  in  the  east. 
Oklahoma  is  a  hard  field,  so  far  as  stirring 
up  the  general  public  is  concerned.  The  ap- 
peal for  money  did  not  raise  all  that  was 
needed  but  brought  as  much  as  was  expected. 
Our  own  bi-ethren,  who  had  already  given 
liberally,  were  ready  to  pledge  again,  but 
outsiders  did  not  come  to  the  help  of  the 
church  very  readily.  But  the  brethren  have 
given  so  generously  and  arranged  financial 
matters  so  well,  that  all  is  in  shape  for  easy 
handling  and  payments  when  due  This  is 
the  home  of  Hon.  William  Garrison,  a  brother 
of  the  editor  of  the  Christian-Evangelist. 
He  is  an  elder  and  a  pillar  in  the  church.  He 
was  formerly  a  member  of  the  Kansas  legis- 
lature and  more  recently  in  the  senate  of 
Oklahoma.  On  the  official  board  of  this 
church  are  two  preachers  of  long  standing 
and  high  repute:  J.  W.  Hopwood  and  J.  H. 
Decker.  These  veterans,  though  one  is  now 
engaged  in  farming  and  the  other  in  business, 


are  frequently  preaching  the  word,  as  oppor- 
tunity otters.  This  church  needs  an  able, 
consecrated,  hustling,  "westernized"  pastor. 
Such  would  find  a  promising  field  in  this  new 
and  thriving  region. 

J* 

"The  Training  of  the  Ministry." 

I  cannot  be  content  until  I  comment  on  the 
article  entitled  "The  Training  of  the  Minis- 
try," by  C  B.  Coleman.  The  writer  starts 
by  likening  the  man  who  starts  in  the  minis- 
try without  first  obtaining  an  education  to 
the  savage  crossing  a  stream  by  swimming. 
He  says  the  quickest  way  to  cross  a  stream 
is  to  swim  as  the  savage,  but  the  best  way  is 
to  first  build  a  bridge  as  the  civil  engineer. 
The  quickest  way  for  a  man  to  preach  is  to 
get  a  pulpit  and  preach  as  long  as  the  church 
can  stand  it. 

Where  men  and  women  are  straying  away 
from  God  and  all  that  is  good,  dying  in  sin, 
it  would  be  like  a  man  who  saw  a  friend 
drowning  and  made  a  boat  before  trying  to 
save  his  friend  who  must  surely  be  dead  long 
before  the  boat  was  complete.  So  it  is  with 
us,  if  we  waited  to  preach  the  gospel  till  we 
could  get  a  collegiate  education  we  never 
would  preach  the  gospel  of  Christ,  for  a  man 
with  a  wife  and  four  children  who  has  no 
means  only  his  hands  and  heart  by  which  to 
maintain  them  can  not  think  of  going  to 
college. 

I  presume  the  brother's  advice  would  be 
get  your  education  before  marriage.  But  I 
never  heard  the  simple  gospel  preached  till 
we  had  solved  the  problem  by  reading  the 
word  and  finding  the  plain  way  unaided,  for 
us  to  sit  down  and  wait  for  a  college  course, 
or  a  college  educated  man  to  come  and 
preach  for  the  people  who  live  from  hand  to 
mouth,  would  be  like  making  the  boat  before 
saving  our  friend  from  a  watery  grave.  And 
yet  this  is  an  assured  fact,  for  men  and 
women  are  surely  drowning  in  sin  all  around 
us. 

We  do  not  wish  to  be  understood  to  say 
that  we  would  not  prefer  a  college  education, 
for  that  is  our  highest  wish,  while  our  work 
may  be  crude  yet  we  shall  work  with  the 
tools  we  have  and  try  and  improve  as  we  get 
farther  on. 

It  has  been  ours  to  see  the  best  educated 
men  fail  in  this  line  and  vice  versa.  What 
God  wants  most  is  men  with  strong  wills 
and  a  determination  that  knows  nothing 
like  failure.  May  God  help  us  who  have  not 
the  advantages  of  a  college  course,  to  press 
on  to  the  mark  of  the  prize  of  the  high  call- 
ing of  God.  D.  Wooton. 

3ft.  Pleasant,  Mich. 

J* 

Iowa  Notes, 

Cal  Ogburn  is  holding  a  good  meetiug  at 
Luther  in  spite  of  the  hot  weather.  There 
were  14  added  by  confession  and  two  from'the 
New  Lights  when  last  heard  from. 

A  meeting  was  held  at  Chariton  with  Evan- 
gelist Harlow  and  Pastor  C.  F.  Sanderson. 
The  immediate  results  were  28  additions. 

Lawrence  Wright  is  at  Dumont.  A  local 
paper  says  that  he  is  there  erecting  a  taber- 
nacle and  will  hold  a  meeting. 


THE  CRISIS  v 


By  WINSTON   CHURCHILL 


This  new  work  by  the  author  of  Richard 
Carvel  and  The  Celebrity,  is  undoubtedly  the 
novel  of  the  year.  Mr.  Churchill's  first  book, 
Richard  Carvel,  has  reached  a  circulation  of 
375,000  copies,  and  the  new  book,  which  every 
one  is  reading  this  summer,  promises  to  ex- 
ceed that  wonderful  figure. 

THE  CRISIS  is  a  story  of  the  days  just 
prior  to  and  during  the  war  of  1861-1865. 
The  scene  is  chiefly  laid  in  St.  Louis.  Among 
the  leading  characters  are  Abraham  Lincoln, 
U.  S.  Grant,  W.  T.  Sherman,  Fremont,  Lyons, 
and  other  historic  personages,  who  figured 
prominently  in  the  great  civil  war. 

THE  CRISIS  is  a  great  novel.  It  pictures 
actual  conditions  in  the  Mississippi  Valley  at 
the  outbreak  and  during  the  war  more  clearly 
than  any  work  we  have  ever  seen.  A  very 
sweet  love  story  runs  through  it.  All  the 
characters  are  strongly  drawn.  The  work 
is  handsomely  illustrated. 

....PRICE,   $1.50.... 

Christian  Pub.  Co..  St.  Louis,  Mo. 


A  few  months  ago  I  heard  that  our  brethren 
had  a  lot  and  foundation  at  Earlham,  and 
that  it  was  thought  to  be  a  good  mission 
field.  I  began  to  investigate  the  matter  and 
went  out  last  week  to  look  the  ground  over. 
I  found  that  a  short  meeting  was  held  there  in 
1883,  and  a  lot  bought  and  a,foundation  for  a 
new  church  building  was  started.  The  work 
was  neglected  and  no  further  meetings  held. 

The  lot  was  bought  and  paid  for  by  one 
man,  who  intended  this  to  be  his  donation  to 
the  church  if  the  enterprise  was  continued, 
but  when  it  failed,  and  after  waiting  three  or 
four  years,  he  sold  it  and  put  the  money  where 
he  thought  it  would  do  good.  To-day  we 
have  a  few  brethren  at  Earlham  but  not  one 
dollar's  worth  of  property  in  one  of  the  rich- 
est communities  of  Iowa. 

Arrangements  were  made  to  begin  a  meet- 
ing at  once,  but  since  these  distressing  hot 
days  have  come  upon  us  we  will  likely  call  the 
meeting  off  for  the  present. 

R.  H.  Linnville  and  the  North  River  con- 
gregation under  his  pastorate,  are  taking  a 
great  interest  in  this  work.  Bro.  Linnville 
has  about  175  subscribed  for  the  meeting  and 
the  outlook  for  a  new  church  was  very  prom- 
ising. 

We  are  working  for  a  closer  co-operation 
among  the  churches  so  that  these  leakages 
can  be  prevented.  We  must  not  let  this  hot 
wave  interfere  with  our  missionary  work. 
Send  in  your  statistic  cards  and  a  good  otter- 
ing for  the  I.  C.  C. 

We  must  begin  to  plan  for  our  state  con- 
vention. Don't  forget  the  time,  Sept.  9-13, 
at  Cedar  Rapids. 

B.  S.  Denny,  Cor.  Sec. 

Ciga.retb\irg  to  Murderville 

via  Topersville,Gambler'sDen,  Saloon  Siding, 
Devil's  Curve  and  other  bad  places.  A  new 
book  of  13  chapters,  and  selling  rapidly  at  25c. 
Circulars  free.  Write  C.  J.  Burton,  Chris. 
Univ.,  Canton,  Mo. 


Nutritive,  Refreshing,  Economical  in  use.     A  breakfast-cut>ful 
of  this  delicious  Cocoa  costs  less  than  one  cent. 

Sold  at  all  grocery  stores— order  it  nex'  time. 


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THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


July  iS,  190a. 


Correspondence. 


Texas  Letter. 

J.  H.  Marshall,  of  Oklahoma  City,  Okla., 
and  Mrs.  La  Petta  McGlasson,  of  Sherman, 
Texas,  were  married  by  the  writer  in  Sher- 
man at  high  noon  of  June  25,  1901.  Bro. 
Marshall  is  one  of  our  rising  young  evangel- 
ists, and  the  bride  is  a  worthy  woman  of 
sterling  worth,  in  every  way  capable  of 
making  him  a  good  wife,  and  of  helping  him 
to  realize  the  good  of  his  holy  ambition. 
Immediately  after  the  marriage  the  happy 
pair  left  for  Oklahoma  City,  where,  strange 
to  say,  the  groom  has  an  elegant  home  in 
waiting  for  them. 

Mrs.  M.  M.  Blanks,  of  Lockhart,  has  given 
$10,000  for  a  Bible  Chair  in  connection  with 
our  State  University  at  Austin.  Ground 
will  be  purchased  and  a  building  erected  as 
soon  as  possible.  This  liberal  hearted  woman 
has  already  been  a  helper  of  Add-Ran  Univer- 
sity, and  she  will  still  help  it  further.  Her 
son.  Joe  Blanks,  one  of  the  directors  of  Add- 
Ran,  partakes  of  his  mother's  nature,  and 
gives  liberally  to  the  school.  A  few  more 
people  like  these,  and  our  educational  inter- 
ests will  be  cared  for.  The  name  of  Mrs. 
Blanks  must  henceforth  be  associated  with 
the  names  of  Mesdames  St.   Clair  and  Moore. 

The  railroad  record  of  Texas  is  encourag- 
ing. During  the  first  half  of  last  year  we 
built  133  miles.  During  the  same  period  of 
this  year  we  have  built  294  miles,  which 
makes  a  total  of  10,316  miles  in  operation. 
There  are  710  miles  under  construction,  and 
1,000  miles  chartered  and  projected  which  may 
be  regarded  as  substantial  projects.  This 
record  for  the  first  six  months  of  1901  is  better 
than  that  of  any  whole  year  since  1888,  when 
316  miles  were  built. 

It  will  be  good  news  to  our  readers  to  hear 
that  the  railroad  company  for  which  Bro. 
Shirley  has  worked  for  twenty-nine  years,  re- 
fused to  give  him  up.  You  will  remember  that 
he  offered  his  resignation  that  he  might,  with-- 
out  salary,  or  even  traveling  expenses,  enter 
the  field  as  financial  agent  for  Add-Ran  Uni- 
versity and  wipe  out  her  debt.  Theroad  gives 
him  an  indefinite  leave  of  absence  and  urges 
his  return  at  the  earliest  possible  day. 

Dr.  H.  L.  Willett,  of  Chicago,  is  to  be 
chief  lectui'er  at  our  Lectureship  this  fall. 
We  are  glad  to  have  him  come  to  Texas.  He 
may  count  on  a  cordial  welcome  and  a  fair 
hearing. 

J.  B.  Sweeney  is  to  continue  at  Gainesville 
another  year.  This  is  wise  for  both  preacher 
and  people.  During  the  29  months  of  his 
work  there,  there  have  been  just  500  addi- 
tions. 

E.  W.  Brickett,  of  Des  Moines,  has  been 
called  to  Houston  as  the  successor  of  J.  C. 
Mason,  and  it  is  understood  that  he  will 
accept.  The  church  has  waited  long  to  find 
the  right  man  for  this  very  important  field, 
and  we  trust  it  has  not  waited  in  vain. 

Prof.  E.  L.  Barnham,  of  Add  Ran  Univer- 
sity, has  been  called  to  the  presidency  of  the 
Female  Orphan  School  at  Camden  Point,  Mo. 
We  regret  to  lose  him  from  Texas,  but  heartily 
commend  him  to  the  good  people  of  Missouri. 

The  extremely  hot,  dry  summer  is  having  a 
depressing  effect  on  our  people.  The  outlook 
in  the  spring  was  good  for  abundant  crops. 
But  the  "green  bug"  destroyed  most  of  the 
small  grain.  Then  the  drought  and  heat  came 
and  almost  destroyed  the  corn  and  grass,  so 
that  what  promised  to  be  a  year  of  plenty 
will  prove  to  be  a  year  of  want.  Fortunate- 
ly the  cotton  crop,  though  injured,  is  by  no 
means  destroyed,  and  it,  after  all,  is  our 
grand  staple. 

Texas  is  playing  a  new  role  of  late.  Or- 
dinarily she  has  looked  elsewhere  for  great 
combinations  of  capital.  But  it  would  seem 
that  that  day  is  about  to  end.  A  lumber 
company  with  a  capital  of  $10,000,000  has 
been  organized,   and  an  oil  company  with  a 


$30,000,000  capital  has  just  been  launched. 
This  latter  company  appears  as  the  avowed 
enemy  of  the  Standard  Oil  Company.  At 
least  so  say  the  newspapers. 

M.  M.  Davis. 
DaJlas,  Texas. 

J* 
Drippings  From  the  Pacific. 

I  greet  the  readers  of  the  Chkistian-Evax- 
gelist  once  more  from  the  land  of  the  pioneer 
— the  weary  foot-soldier  in  the  search  for  a 
happy  home  on  earth.  Washington  was  re- 
cently the  northwest  corner  of  our  glorious 
land,  but  now  it  is  asfar  to  the  northwest  cor- 
ner from  here  as  it  is  to  the  southeast  corner 
Indeed,  we  are  told  that  when  it  is  5  o'clock 
p.  m.  on  the  most  western, island  of  Alaska  it 
is  9:30  a.  m.  the  following  day  at  Eastport, 
Me.  Surely  Uncle  Sam  is  enlarging  the 
place  of  his  habitation  and  spreading  abroad 
his  curtains.  But  as  he  lengthens  the  cords 
so  must  he  strengthen  the  stakes. 

One  hundred  years  ago  the  great  American 
desert  was  purchased  from  France.  To  day 
it  is  a  paradise — its  hills  and  plains  waving 
with  fruits  and  flowers  ard  golden  grain.  In- 
stead of  the  thorn  comes  up  the  fruit  tree, 
and  instead  of  the  brier  the  golden  grain. 
The  people  go  out  with  joy  and  are  led  forth 
in  peace.  The  mountains  and  the  hills  break 
forth  into  singing,  and  all  the  trees  of  the 
field  clap  their  hands. 

The  wild  beasts  have  ceased  to  be  a  terror, 
and  the  noble  red  man  has  been  corralled 
and  tamed.  What  but  the  brain  and  heart 
and  hand  of  the  Christian  pioneer  could  work 
such  transformation? 

Thousands  of  people  are  coming  to  Wash- 
ington this  year.  The  climate  here  is  de- 
lightful— no  cold  winters  or  hot  summers. 
No  cyclones  nor  heavy  thunder  storms.  The 
prospect  was  never  better  for  an  immense 
crop  of  fruit  and  grain. 

I  have  recently  returned  from  the  camp- 
meeting  of  southeast  Washington,  which  was 
held  at  Dayton  this  year  Bro.  J.  T.  Eshel- 
man,  of  Tacoma.  Wash.,  did  the  preaching. 
There  were  about  25  additions,  mostly  by 
confession  and  baptism.  I  also  attended  our 
state  convention  at  Ellensburg  last  week. 
There  were  about  40  preachers  and  delegates 
in  attendance.  Only  5"  additions,  35  by 
primary  obedience,  were  reported  by  our  state 
evangelist,  Neal  S.  McCailum.  His  time  was 
spent  mainly  in  encouraging  the  congrega- 
tions already  organized.  Evangelizing  does 
not  tell  here  like  it  does  in  the  Mississippi 
valley.  Society  is  yet  unsettled  and  unor- 
ganized. A  new  state  board  wasjelected  and 
new  plans  for  future  work  adopted.  New 
men  are  coming  into  the  state  who  are  adding 
strength  to  the  work.  Sister  Louise  Kelly 
was  present  and  did  some  fine  work  in  the 
interest  of  C.  W.  B.  M.  She  will  always  be 
a  favorite  with  the  Washingtonians.  G.  W. 
Muckley  was  also  present  in  the  interests  of 
Church  Extension.  The  home  board  was 
represented  by  W.  F.  Cowden.  It  was  my 
pleasure  to  renew  the  acquaintance  of  Dr. 
J.  M.  Allen.  R.  E.  Dunlap,  W.  W.  Pew, 
F.  Walden  and  Stephen  Sherwood,  with 
whom  I  labored  in  the  central  states.  Dr. 
Allen  seems  as  young  and  full  of  life  as  when 
I  sat  at  his  feet  in  dear  old  Eureka  College  in 
1872-75.  A  new  church  has  recently  been  or- 
ganized in  north  Spokane,  of  which  Dr.  Allen 
is  the  pastor. 

I  have  in  my  congregation  here  an  old 
saint,  Mrs.  Elizabeth  Poulson,  who  is  now 
97  years  of  age.  She  has  been  a  Dis:-iple  of 
Christ  70  years.  She  is  hale  and  hearty,  re- 
tains her  sight  and  hearing,  has  a  remarkable 
memory,  reads  everything  she  can  get  hold 
of  that  is  good,  and  talks  like  an  apostle. 
I  am  gathering  items  to  write  her  history. 

The  cause  prospers  at  Waitsburg.  Five 
additions  last  Lord's  day,  four  united  and 
one  confession  and  baptism. 

David  Husband. 

Waitsburg,  Wash. 


Do  you  have  a  feeling  of  undue  fullness 
in  the  stomach,  belchings,  or  sour  or 
bitter  risings?  These  are  but  a  few  of 
the  symptoms  of  the  diseased  stomach. 

The  worst  thing  which  can  be  done 
for  the  stomach  in  such  a  case  is  to  take 
some  tablet  or  powder  which  merely 
gives  temporary  relief  from  discomfort. 
The  best  thing  to  do  is  to  begin  the  cure- 
of  the  disease  by  beginning  the  use  of 
Dr.  Pierce's  Golden  Medical  Discovery. 
It  cures  diseases  of  the  stomach  and. 
other  organs  of  dig;  stion  and  nutrition. 
It  makas  the  "weak"  stomach  strong, 
and  puts  the  body  in  a  condition  of 
vigorous  health. 

"I  was  troubled  a  !^ng  time  with  dyspepsia, 
torpid  liver,  and  constipation,"  writes  Mrs.  Julia 
E.  Deal,  ot  Ostwalt.  Iredell  Co.,  N.  C.  "Could 
scarcely  eat  anything  at  all ;  would  have  attacks, 
of  pain  something  like  colic,  and  sometimes  it 
seemed  as  though  I  could  not  live.  I  wrote  to- 
Dr.  R.  V,  Pierce,'  stating  my  condition,  and  in  a 
few  days  received  a  kind  letter  of  advice,  telling 
me  to  use  Dr.  Pierce's  Golden  Medical  Discov- 
ery. I  took  four  bottles,  and  one  vial  of  Dr. 
Pierce's  Pellets,  and  now  I  can  eat  anything  I 
want  and  it  don't  hurt  me.  I  have  not  been  in 
bed  a  dav  since  I  took  your  'Golden  Medical 
Discovery,'  and  I  have  not  since  felt  any  symp- 
toms of  disease.  I  have  not  taken  any  medicine 
in  twelve  months.'' 

Dr.  Pierce's  Pleasant  Pellets  cure  con- 
stipation. 


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915 


•  Iowa  Notes. 

Our  summer  campaign  is  on.  Meetings  in 
three  new  fields  are  now  in  progress  and  in  a 
lew  days  the  work  will  be  opened  up  in  three 
other  places  where  we  are  not  known. 

J.  P.  Martindale  is  holding  a  meeting  at 
Goldfield  and  hopes  to  organize  a  congrega- 
tion and  erect  a  new  building. 

Lawrence  Wright  has  just  returned  from 
Montana  where  he  held  a  meeting  with  51 
additions  that  will  result  in  the  organization 
of  a  new  church;  a  goodly  sum  of  money  was 
pledged  to  erect  a  new  building.  We  loaned 
Bro.  Wright  to  our  Montana  brethren  for 
this  meeting  only.  He  is  back  in  Iowa  for  the 
summer  and  he  expects  to  organize  two 
churches  before  the  snow  flies.  He  will  erect 
his  tabernacle  and  begin  his  first  meeting  at 
Dumont  next  Tuesday,  the  9th  inst. 

Geo.  C.  Ritchie  will  begin  a  tent  meeting  at 
Wellman  July  9.    This  is  also  a  new  field  and 
■  *we  expect  the  usual  results. 

This  week  we  send  out  statistic  cards.  See 
that  the  card  is  filled  out  and  returned 
promptly.  We  are  anxious  to  have  a  com- 
plete report  this  the  first  year  of  the  new 
century.  In  case  you  cannot  give  the  exact 
figures  do  the  best  you  can,  a  partial  report 
Is  better  than  no  report. 

Your  secretary  spent  a  week  at  Moravia, 
reorganized  the  church,  organized  a  Bible- 
school  and  arranged  for  a  pulpit  supply.  We 
have  some  excellent  people  at  Moravia,  and 
under  careful  leadership  they  will  soon  be  in 
position  to  do  a  good  work. 

I  spent  a  few  days  at  Fincbford  last  week. 
ITinchford  is  an  old  congregation  and  under 
the  leadership  of  Father  Watson  in  its  earlier 
days  laid  the  foundation  for  a  strong  church. 
Isolated  as  they  are,  they  have  been  a  prey  to 
all  sorts  of  preachers,  some  of  them  un- 
worthy men  and  some  belonged  to  the  de- 
nominations. In  spite  of  this  fact  they  have 
accomplished  a  good  work;  they  now  have  an 
-excellent  Bible-school  under  the  leadership  of 
G.  A.  Evenson,  and  the  only  criticism  that  I 
have  is  they  use  Cook's  literature.  We  were 
rained  out  two  evenings  but  on  Sunday  I  at- 
tended five  services,  preached  three  sermons, 
made  one  short  talk,  taught  a  class  in  the 
Bible-school  and  kept  fairly  comfortable 
while  many  who  did  not  go  to  church  thought 
it  was  dreadfully  warm. 

The  program  for  our  state  convention  is 
about  ready  for  the  press  and  it  is  a  good 
one.  Keep  the  time  and  place  in  mind,  Cedar- 
Rapids  Sept.  9-13. 

B.  S.  Denny,  Cor.  Sec. 


Upper  Ohio  Valley  Notes. 

C.  M.  Oliphant  publicly  resigned  his  charge 
at  Wheeling,  W.  Va.,  last  Lord's  day. 

Allen  Gordon  has  been  employed  by  the 
church  at  Martin's  Ferry,  O.,  for  the  summer. 
After  two  years  of  good  work,  Bro.  H.  Tilock 
was  forced  to  leave  this  field  on  account  of 
sickness  in  his  family.  Mr.  Gordon  is  a  stu- 
dent at  Bethany. 

The  exercises  at  the  laying  of  the  corner 
stone  of  the  Wheeling  Island  (W.  Va.)  Chris- 
tian Church  were  conducted  by  Prof.  J.  C. 
Keith  of  Bethany  College,  Sunday  afternoon, 
July  7.  Everything  went  off  very  nicely.  T. 
J.  White,  the  pastor,  has  worked  energeti- 
cally for  this  young  congregation.  It  has  a 
most  promising  outlook. 

J.  B.  Smith,  who  is  pastor  of  the  church  at 
Moundsville,  W.  Va.,  is  just  beginning  his 
tenth  year.  The  work  has  grown  slowly  but 
surely  under  his  quiet  influence.  The  chm-ch 
has  given  him  the  month  of  August  for  a 
vacation. 

W.  M.  Long,  of  Bethany's  class  of  '99,  is 
pastor  of  the  church  at  New  Martinsville,  W. 
Va.  The  work  is  in  the  midst  of  a  field  en- 
joying an  oil  boom  and  has  a  good  outlook. 

Old  Bethany's  friends  will  doubtless  re- 
joice  when    they    hear  the   reports  made  at 


commencement  time  were  most  encouraging. 
Among  others  was  the  report  of  Treasurer 
W.  H.  Graham  which  showed  that  there  was 
$41,000  cash  and  110,000  in  stocks, mostly  bear- 
ing 7  per  cent,  (this  last  contributed  by  the 
Olivers  of  Pittsburg),  in  the  hands  of  the 
Fidelity  Trust  Company  of  Pittsburg,  which 
has  the  endowment  fund  in  charge. 

The  work  in  Steubenville,  O.,  is  prospering 
under  the  care  of  J.  W.  Kerns.  They  have  a 
large  Sunday-school  and  frequent  additions. 

McMechen,  W.  Va.,  has  recently  employed 
V.  H.  Miller,  a  Bethany  graduate  this  June, 
for  all  his  time. 

Quaker  City,  O.,  is  looking  for  a  pastor. 

The  Bellaire,  O.,  church  rejoices  in  a  year  of 
steady  growth.  Apportionments  have  all 
been  met  and  the  work  is  in  a  good,  healthy 
condition.  The  pastor  preached  the  Memor- 
ial Day  sermon  for  the  G.  A.  R.  and  ad- 
dressed theOrangenen  the  Sunday  preceding. 
C.  M.  Watson. 

& 

Missouri  Notes. 

Being  urged  by  the  church  and  college  at 
Albany 'and  from  several  other  considera- 
tions, I  resigned  at  Unionville  to  accept  the 
work  at  Albany.  I  never  formed  a  stronger 
attachment  in  the  same  length  of  time 
than  I  'did  for  the  church  at  Unionville. 
I  commend  them  earnestly  to  some  worthy 
preacher  that  can  live  on  a  small  salary. 

My  work  has  just  commenced  at  Albany  as 
pastor  of  the  church  and  agent  at  large  for 
the  college.  Our  college  property,  I  am  told, 
is  worth  about  $30,000.  It  is  for  the  Chris- 
tian brotherhood  of  the  state  to  say  what 
shall  be  its  fate.  The  college  is  in  the  midst 
of  a  vast  unoccupied  territory  and  is  greatly 
needed.  It  has  seven  courses,  including  a 
ministerial  course.  Our  young  preachers  are 
already  in  the  field.  We-need  your  money  and 
your  children.  As  your  agent  I  am  coming 
after  both.  When  you  help  Central  Christian 
College  you  are  helping  your  own,  for  it  is 
the  property  of  the  Christian  Church  of  Mis- 
souri. Bro.  J.  C.  Wyatt,  of  St.  Joseph,  re- 
cently gave  me  one  hundred  dollars  for  the 
college.  Other  brethren  and  sisters  gave 
smaller  sums. 

Bro.  Joe  Wingate,  one  of  our  curators, 
lives  at  Perrin.  I  stepped  off  of  the  train  just 
in  time  to  see  the  flames  consume  his  store 
and  residence.  All  that  he  had  on  earth  was 
devoured  in  a  few  minutes.  It  was  beautiful 
to  see  Bro.  John  Shoemkaer  and  others  with 
their  pocket  books  rally  to  his  aid.  These 
calamities,  in  developing  our  sympathies  and 
liberality,  are  blessings  in  disguise. 

If  Bro.  Capp  leaves  Plattsburg,  there  is 
some  talk  of  Bro.  W.  A.  Oldham's  succeeding 
him. 

"Bishop"  Watson,  an  old-time  friend,  is 
serving  successfully  a  young  and  growing 
congregation  in  St.  Joseph. 

The  church  at  Dearborn  is  without  a  min- 
ister.   They  have  some  splendid  people  there 

Independence  and  Liberty,  I  am  sorry  to 
learn,  will  soon  lose  two  of  the  best  preach- 
ers in  the  state. 

Several  fine  preachers  live  in  Albany:  Bros. 
J.  D.  McClure,  J.  H.  Coffee  the  poet,  R.  A. 
Gilcrest  and  Hulett.  G.  W.  Terrell. 

Albany,  Mo. 

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Gen.  W.  T.  Sherman,  written  by  himself — a 
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ies, which  we  offer  thus  cheaply.  The  regular 
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THE  CHRISTIAN  PUBLISHING  COMPANY, 
.....St.  Louis,  Mo 


916 


THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


July  iS,  1901 


He^nd-Shaking. 

Mr.  Editor:— Your  paper  is  a  great  help  to 
me.  In  your  Notes  and  Comments  of  July  4, 
on  hand-shaking,  you  say  that  it  is  carried 
too  far.  In  my  five  years  of  membership  I 
have  never  seen  it,  but  on  the  contrary  the 
complaint  of  the  masses  is  that  there  is  too 
little  of  the  social  side.  When  one  is  in  trouble 
of  any  kind  and  meets  an  upright,  honorable 
man  and  receives  a  warm  shake  of  the  hand, 
there  are  very  few  things  that  will  make  him 
feel  better.  We  need  more  hand-shaking  in 
the  church  and  in  our  everyday  life.  We 
would  need  fewer  socials  and  have  more  Chris- 
tian members. 

B.  T.  Yates. 

Gainesville,  Texas. 

[We  agree  entirely  with  our  friendly  cri tic 
that  hand-shaking  is  a  good  and  useful  thing. 
As  we  said  in  the  paragraph  to  which  he  re- 
fers, we  believe  in  it.  What  we  object  to  is 
substituting  it  for  other  forms  of  social 
service  which  are  equally  necessary  and  some- 
what more  strenuous,  orengaging  in  it  at  such 
a  time  and  in  such  a  manner  that  it  interferes 
with  worship. — Editor.] 

Missouri  Mission    Notes. 

We  are  having  some  of  the  very  warmest 
conventions  Missouri  has  ever  had;  but  while 
the  weather  is  dry  the  proceedings  are  not 
dry  at  all.  I  am  just  back  from  the  Platte 
District  Convention  at  Weston,  and  I  am 
happy  to  say  that  it  was  one  of  the  best  that 
district  has  had  for  a  number  of  years.  We 
missed  the  presence  and  help  of  J.  H.  Hardin 
and  S.  J.  White,  always  great  factors  of  suc- 
cess in  making  a  convention  go;  but  we  had 
M.  M.  Goode,  C.  M.  Chilton,  J.  A.  McKenzie, 
R.  H.  Fife,  T.  H.  Capp,  E.  B.  Redd,  J.  M. 
Vawter,  E.  C.  Davis,  R.  C.  Watson,  J.  W. 
Ellis,  W.  A.  Morrison,  E.  H.  Kellar,  Prof. 
Barrum  and  T.  A.  Abbott,  and  they  were 
sufficient  for  every  emergency.  The  singing 
under  the  leadership  of  Bro.  Fife  was  espec- 
ially good,  the  chorus  he  had  trained  did 
gloriously.  Then  the  entertainment  was  as 
fine  as  any  church  in  Platte  district  ever  did, 
and  that  word  of  praise  cannot  be  excelled. 
The  work  mapped  out  for  this  next  year  was: 
1.  A  concentration  of  financial  effort  to  help 
Mitchell  Park  congregation,  St.  Joseph, 
build  a  house  of  worship.  2.  An  effort  to 
organize  the  counties  for  aggressive  evan- 
gelistic effort.  The  next  convention  meets 
with  the  First  Church  St.  Joseph,  March  10- 
12,  1902. 

The  board  has  concluded  to  put  Bro. 
Lampton,  for  one  month,  in  the  field  to  visit 
the  churches  of  northeast  Missouri  in  the  in- 
terest of  our  state  work.  I  am  sure  this  is  a 
wise  move  and  I  am  still  more  sure  that  the 
churches  will  give  him  the  very  heartiest 
welcome.  Will  not  the  preachers,  especially, 
give  him  their  co-operation?  Remember  that 
he  is  the  representative  of  our  state  conven- 
tion, honored  of  all  for  his  ability  and  faith- 
ful service.  We  bespeak  for  him  the  most 
loving  co  operation. 

Again  we  call  attention  to  the  list  of  con- 
ventions for  this  month  as  far  as  known  to  us 
now.  Clinton  District,  Pleasant  Hill,  17-19; 
Atchison  county.  Rockport,  22-23;  Holt  county 
Forest  City,  22-23;  DeKalb,  Prairie  Garden, 
24-25;  Grand  River  district,  Breckenridge,  22- 
24;  Montgomery  county,  Bellflower,  24-26; 
Hickory  county,  Wheatland,  29  31.  It  wal 
be  seen  that  there  are  five  in  one  week;  of 
course  no  one  man  can  attend  them  all.  but 
we  will  do  our  best. 

The  unprecedented  and  wholly  unexpected 
drougth  in  the  state,  resulting  in  a  large 
reduction  in  our  receipts,  makes  a  special 
appeal  to  the  friends  of  state  work  through- 
out the  state  imperatively  necessary;  not 
looking  at  all  for  such  a  difficulty,  having 
every  prospect  of  the  largest  income  we  have 
had  for  years,  your  board  made  appropria- 
tions   accordingly.    To    let   them   drop  now 


would  be  disastrous  to  the  work  and  also  to 
the  men  who  have  been  called  from  other 
fields  to  enter  these  under  your  board's 
direction.  We  ask,  therefore,  for  a  redoub- 
ling of  the  effort  to  secure  a  contribution 
from  every  church.  The  emergency  is  a  large 
one,  it  will  take  heroic  measures  to  meet  it. 
but  we  have  confidence  in  our  brethren  that 
they  are  the  very  ones  to  say,  "This  God- 
given  interest  must  not  suffer."  We  call 
upon  our  friends  everywhere  to  come  to  our 
assistance  now.  T.  A.  Abbott. 

420  E.  9th  St..  Kansas  City,  Mo. 
J» 

Disciples  in  the  University  of 
Chicago, 

The  Disciples  of  Christ  have  their  usual 
number  of  students  in  the  university  this 
summer.  In  the  Divinity  School  alone  there 
are  30,  the  Baptists  alone  exceeding  that 
number  with  64.  The  following  students  of  the 
Divinity  School  come  from  the  Disciples:  F. 
W.  Barber,  C.  G.  Brelos,  C.  S.  Early,  J.  B. 
Eskridge,  Errett  Gates,  J.  P.  Givens,  J.  H. 
Goldner,  F.  F.  Grim,  H.  H.  Guy  and  Mrs. 
Guy,  T.  R.  Hotaling,  Austin  Hunter,  H.  E. 
Luck,  P.  W.  McReynolds,  F.  O.  Norton,  F. 
N.  Atsuke,  W.  C.  Payne,  Prof.  G.  A.  Peck- 
ham,  G.  E.  Pike,  A.  W.  Plose,  G.  A.  Rogan, 
H.  B.  Robeson  and  Mrs.  H.  B.  Robeson,  C. 
J.  Sharp,  W.  G.  Smith,  C.  F.  Stevens,  Amos 
Torell,  C  L.  Waite,  E.  P.  Wiles,  Pres.  E.  Y. 
Zollars. 

There  are  as  many  more  s  udents  in  other 
departments  of  the  university,  making  the  en- 
tire company  of  Disciples  about  75. 

The  present  term  closes  July  27,  followed  by 
what  will  prove  to  be  the  even  more  attrac- 
tive second  term,  which  closes  August  31. 
We  are  expecting  a  larger  number  of 
Disciples  in  attendance  during  August.  It  is 
not  too  late  for  pastors  and  teachers  to  make 
up  their  minds  to  come. 

A  reception  was  held  on  the  evening  of  July 
2  in  Haskell  hall.  Dr.  Willett  was  master  of 
ceremonies.  Short  talks  were  made  by  Errett 
Gates,  W.'C.  Payne,  H.  H  Guy  and  E.  S. 
Ames. 

One  could  wish  to  report  all  that  was  said, 
but  the  remarks  of  H.  H.  Guy  are  peculiarly 
noteworthy.    He  said  in  part: 

"The  physician  who  does  not  want  to  be 
considered  behind  the  times  feels  it  necessary 
to  return  to  the  lecture-room  now  and  then  to 
get  in  touch  with  the  new  discoveries  in  med- 
icine, the  new  methods  and  the  new  machinery 
and  to  advance  himself  in  the  general  know- 
ledge of  his  profession.  Why  should  it  be  con- 
sidered less  necessary  for  the  minister,  who 
from  the  very  stress  of  circumstances  is  denied 
the  opportunities  of  the  study,  to  spend  some 
time  in  pursuit  of  knowledge  in  some  institu- 
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men  a  longer  and  in  the  case  of  older  men  a 
shorter  period.  I  feel  that  one  year  in  seven 
should  be  given  to  the  preacher  to  spend  as  he 
may  see  fit  and  a  part  of  that  year,  at  least, 
should  be  spent  in  putting  himself  in  touch 
with  the  higher  intellectual  life  of  the  times. 
This  should  be  a  time  when  he  could  company 
with  the  great  and  successful  men  of  the  age 
and  gain  inspiration  for  his  life's  mission.  It 
should  be  a  time  when  he  could  brush  up  his 
rusted  mental  machinery.  Life  in  the  academic 
halls  i=  supposed  to  prepare  men  to  think  for 
themselves,  to  form  the  student-habit,  but 
alas,  how  many  pass  from  the  influence  of  the 
lecture  room  who  have  never  learned  the  les- 
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attend  to  their  church  duties  in  spite  of  the 
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Port  Arthur,  Onta.rio. 

Three  years  ago  there  was  but  one  Disciple 
to  my  knowledge  in  New  Ontario,  a  territory 
nearly  as  large  as  Great  Britain  and  Ireland. 
Think  of  a  territory  covering  132,000  square 
miles  with  only  one  Disciple  to  represent  our 
great  people!  We  have  now  about  100  people 
in  my  colonies,  on  free  grant  lands.  My  plan 
of  colonization  for  evangelistic  purposes  has 
succeeded. 

Disciples  ai-e  constantly  finding  their  way 
to  this  great  country.  They  are  coming  from 
all  parts  of  the  continent.  Nearly  all  of 
them  arrive  in  Port  Arthur,  from  this  point  I 
send  thern  out  and  put  them  on  land  of  their 
own.  We  have  several  families  in  Port  Ar- 
thur now  who  are  willing  to  assist  in  the  or- 
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The  four  leading  sects  are,  in  their  order  of 
strength,  Catholics,  Methodists,  Presbyteri- 
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hardly  worth  considering.  The  Roman  Cath- 
olics comprise  41  percent,  of  the  population. 
We  have  over  18,000  public  schools  in  Canada 
with  over  a  million  pupils.  We  have  17  uni- 
versities and  over  50  colleges.  The  govern- 
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have  100,000  Indians.  The  children  in  the 
schools  of  the  northwest  speak  21  languages. 
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on  70  miles  of  canals.  We  have  17,000  miles 
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the  continent.  We  have  an  unlimited  mission 
field. 

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INDIANA. 

Vincennes,  July  11.— During  the  last  month 
we  have  had  10  additions,  making  34  since 
March  1.  In  the  last  six  Sundays  -we  have 
preached  four  memorial  sermons,  viz.,  for  the 
Masnns,  Modern  Woodmen,  Odd  Fellows  and 
the  Ben  Hurs.  Bro.  R.  A.  Smith,  of  Phila- 
delphia, is  spending  his  vacation  here.  He 
returns  to  his  work  the  latter  part  of  July. 
We  recently  sold  a  piece  of  property  that  be- 
longed to  the  church  here  for  $2,000.  This  is 
to  be  used  to  swell  the  fund  that  we  are  col- 
lecting for  the  new  church  to  be  built  next 
3  ear. — William  Oeschger. 

ILLINOIS. 

Elliottstown,  July  15.— Seven  additions  to 
the  church  last  night,  six  by  baptism  and  one 
by  letter. — Wm.  Mesnard. 

Mt.  Sterling,  July  15.— Baptized  tAvo  more 
yesterday.— N.  E.  Cory. 

Jacksonville,  July  15  — Three  prominent 
business  men  united  with  the  church  yester- 
day, two  by  confession  and  baptism  and  one 
by  reinstatement.  There  were  three  added  the 
?th  inst.  Our  large  audiences  continue  right 
through  July.  I  begin  my  new  duties  as  gen- 
eral secretary  of  the  National  Benevolent  As- 
sociation of  our  people  with  headquarters  at 
St  Louis,  August  1,  but  shall  supply  this 
pulpit  till  September  1,  at  which  time  R.  P. 
Tbrapp,  of  Pittsfleld,  III.,  becomes  pastor  of 
this  church.— Geo.  L.  Snivelt,  pastor. 

IOWA. 

Des  Moines,  July  8.— Notwithstanding  the 
intensely  hot  weather  our  church  attendance 
is  very  good.  Two  confessions  yesterday, 
four  since  last  report  — E.  W.  Brick ert,  pas- 
tor East  Side  Church  of  Christ. 

Guthrie  Center,  July  11.— There  were  three 
additions  at  Monteithlast  Sunday.  I  preach 
every    Sunday   afternoon    in  county    school 

house  — D.  L.    DtJN  KLEBERG ER. 

KANSAS. 

Leavenworth,  July  8. — Three  more  additions 
here  yesterday.— S.  W.  Nat,  pastor. 

Leavenworth,  July  11. — Anotber  confession 
at  prayer-meeting   last  evening.— S.  W.  Nat. 

Nortonville,  July  9. — I  began  work  with  the 
congregation  at  Nortonville  one-half  time 
March  25;  demoting  the  other  half  to  Pleasant 
Grove,  six  miles  out.  There  have  been  12 
added  to  the  Nortonville  church  and  three  to 
the  Pleasant  Grove  church  since  coming  to 
them.  About  $50  has  been  raised  for  missions. 
— J.  B.  Lockhart. 

MISSOURI. 

Buffalo,  July  9.— Two  additions  at  Urbana 
since  last  report,  one  by  statement  and  one 
from  the  Baptists.— S.  E.  Hendrickson. 

Grant  City. — Isadora,  a  village  in  Worth 
county,  is  rejoiciag  over  the  dedication  of  a 
church  June  30.  It  is  the  result  of  the  work 
of  Bro.  T.  W.  Cottingham,  of  Kansas  City, 
who  organized  a  church  of  42  members  last 
December,  and  started  a  movement  which  re- 
sulted in  the  erection  of  a  .$1,500  building.  On 
the  dedication  day  we  raised  more  than  was 
necessary  to  liquidate  the  debt.  At  the  even- 
ing service  there  were  four  additions,  two  by 
confession,  making  a  total  of  eight  additions 
in  two  weeks.  The  church  has  a  bright  future 
before  it  and  I  predict  for  it  a  good  record, 
not  only  in  local  work  but  as  well  from  a  mis- 
sionary point  of  view,  for  it  was  a  missionary 
effort  that  started  them,  and  they  feel  and 
talk  that  it  was  the  Nodaway  Valley  district 
that  made  them  what  they  are.— W.  H.  Har- 
ris. 

Huntsville,  July  15  —Two  more  additions 
yesterday,  one  by  letter  and  one  from  Presby- 
terians. Though  the  weather  has  been  ex- 
ceedingly warm  we  have  not  abandoned  a 
single  service.  House  full  last  night.— Louis 
S.  Cupp. 

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report.  Our  G  W.  B.  M.  and  Y.  P.  S.  C.  E. 
each  support  an  orphan  child  in  India.  On 
June  9  the  writer  ordained  Bro.  Geo.  L.  Willis 
to  the  work  of  the  ministry.  We  are  now  in 
a  union  meeting.  Five  churches  are  working 
together,  the  pastors  preaching  alternately. — 
W.  W.  Blalock. 

St.  Louis,  July  15. — Three  additions  yester- 
day at  the  Fourth  Church. 

NEBRASKA. 

Ulysses.— J.  W.  Hilton  reports  for  June 
seven  baptisms,  four  by  letter  and  four  by 
statement  as  the  total  of  additions  to  East 
Lincoln  congregation.  Bro.  Hilton  has  fin- 
ished his  school  work,  and  settled  down  to  the 
ministry  in  earnest.  H.  C.  Holmes  is  settled 
atFairbury  and  reports  eight  additions  to  the 
church  the  first  three  Lord's  days.  C.  C.  At- 
wood  is  now  at  North  Platte,  and  when  these 
lines  are  read,  will  doubtless  have  the  state 
tent  going  in  an  effort  to  establish  the  cause 
in  that  city  of  4,000  people.  The  church  at 
Geneva  was  reorganized  on  Tuesday  evening, 
July  2.  Evangelist  Ogden  had  been  at  work 
four  weeks.  One  baptism  resulted  from  the 
meeting.— W.  A.  Baldwin,  secretary. 

NORTH  DAKOTA. 

Ellendale,  July  9.  —Just  closed  a  short  meet- 
ing, assisted  by  J.  G.  M.  Luttenberger,  of 
Dorchester,  III.  Four  added.  Church  debt  of 
$400  lifted  and  church  dedicated.  We  have  the 
only  church  building  among  the  Disciples  in 
the  state.  Our  work  is  prospering. — G.  W. 
Hall. 

OHIO. 

Gibsonburg,  July  11.— One  confession  and 
baptism  at  regular  prayer-meeting  here  last 
night.  Just  organized  a  Bible-school  at 
Quinshan  Church  of  Christ.  Work  at  both 
places  in  fairly  good  condition.  I  came  here 
April  1,  1900.—  Melvin  L.  Peden,  pastor. 
SOUTH  CAROLINA. 

Orangeburg,  July  8. — One  baptized  at  Sum- 
ter, a  French  Catholic,  since  last  report.  Am 
in  a  meeting  now  with  Bro.  W.  H.  Brunson 
at  Evergreen  Church  near  Walterboro  with 
six  confessiocs  to  date. — M.  B.  Ingle. 


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Book  Notes. 

We  believe  the  forthcoming  volume,  entitled 
The  Witness  of  Jesus,  embracing  a  series  ol  dis- 
courses by  Alexander  Procter  and  a  brief 
sketch  of  his  life,  will  be  a  most  agreeable 
surprise  to  the  brotherhood.  Few  if  any 
among  us  knew  that  he  had  left  behind  him 
any  record  of  his  characteristic  thought  in 
the  form  of  sermons  or  addresses.  We  have 
come  into  possession,  however,  of  more  than 
twenty  of  these  sermons,  stenographically  re- 
ported, which  are  being  carefully  edited  and 
are  now  going  into  type  as  rapidly  as  they 
can  be  prepared  for  the  printers.  It  will  be  a 
book  which  the  thousands  of  friends  of  Bro. 
Procter  and  many  who  never  knew  him  per- 
sonally but  only  by  reputation,  will  be  de- 
lighted to  possess.  They  will  not  agree  with 
everything  he  says,  but  they  cannot  fail  to  be 
stimulated  by  his  thought  and  delighted  by 
his  spirit.  Further  announcement  will  be 
made  when  the  book  is  nearer  completion. 

It  is  putting  it  very  modestly  and  mildly  to 
say  that  scores  of  complimentary  letters  and 
eulogistic  reviews  of  The  Spiritual  Side  of  Our 
Plea  are  being  received  by  the  author  and  the 
publishers.  We  cannot,  of  course,  publish  a 
tenth  of  these,  but  can  only  occasionally  se- 
lect one  man's  opinion  of  the  work  to  present 
to  our  readers.  John  Shackleford,  formerly 
of  Lexington,  Ky.,  but  now  living  in  Tacoma. 
Wash  ,  writes  to  the  author:  "I  have  read 
your  book,  The  Spiritual  Side  of  Our  Plea,  with 
much  interest.  You  have  stated  the  great 
plea  with  marked  clearness  and  force.  I  am 
in  perfect  accord  with  the  general  spirit  and 
purpose  of  your  book.  Your  elucidation  of 
the  mind  of  Mr.  Campbell,  both  as  to  the  de- 
sign of  baptism  and  the  operation  of  the 
spirit  in  conversion,  I  think  is  conclusive. 
Considering  the  voluminous  writings  of  Mr. 
Campbell  and  the  loose  way  in  which  much  of 
it  was  written,  you  had  a  somewhat  difficult 
and  delicate  task,  but  you  have  been  ever  fair 
and  candid,  never  evasive,  and  you  have  pre- 
sented Mr.  C's  doctrine  with  as  great  force  as 
he  ever  presented  it  himself.  I  believe  that 
no  man  can  gainsay  you  here  without  misun- 
derstanding and  misrepresenting  Mr.  C.  Your 
closing  chapter  is  the  very  declaration  and 
proclamation  of  the  gospel  of  peace." 

In  a  year  or  two  from  the  present  time,  a 
number  of  persons  who  read  this  paragraph 
will  happen  to  get  hold  of  Winston  Churchill's 
great  novel,  The  Crisis,  and  will  read  it  with 
pleasure  and  delight.  After  reading  it  they 
will  certainly  exclaim,  either  aloud  or  men- 
tally, ''Why  did  I  not  read  this  a  long  while 
ago?"  The  Crisis  is  the  novel  of  the  year. 
We  believe  that  no  greater  work  of  fiction — 
and  precious  few  worthy  of  comparison  with 
it— has  been  published  in  a  decade.  Mr. 
Churchill  is  a  young  man,  but  bis  work  gives 
no  evidence  of  that  fact,  [t  rather  bears  all 
the  marks  of  the  skillful,  experienced,  trained 
literal  y  genius.  Three  summers  ago  David 
Harum  was  the  volume  that  one  saw  in  the 
street-car,  on  the  sitting-room  table  and  at 
the  summer  resorts.  This  summer  it  is  The 
Crisis  that  everyone  is  reading  and  talking 
about.  The  writer  of  these  notes  repeats  the 
statement  recently  made,  viz.,  that  of  the 
hundreds  of  works  of  fiction  that  he  has  read 
during  the  past  fifteen  years,  not  one  has  de- 
lighted and  interested  him  more,  and  not  half 
a  dozen  have  been  anywhere  near  so  pleasing. 
The  volume  is  most  handsomely  printed  and 
bound,  is  illustrated,  contains  over  500  pages, 
and  will  be  sent  by  us  to  any  address  on  re- 
ceipt of  the  regular  price— $1.50. 

Among  the  hearty  and  enthusiastic  com- 
mendations of  our  recent  publications  which 
we  are  constantly  receiving,  The  Young  Man 
from  Middlefield  is  by  no  means  neglected  or 
overlooked.  For  example,  here  is  what  is 
said  of  this  book,  the  latest  story  by  Jessie 
Brown  Pounds,   by  our   well-beloved  M.  M. 


Davis,  in  The  Christian  Courier:  "The  Young 
Man  from  Middlefield  is  the  title  of  one  of  the 
most  charming  and  helpful  stories  I  have  ever 
read.  I  always  expect  something  good  from 
Mrs.  Jessie  Brown  Pounds,  but  this  time  it 
was  nothing  short  of  delightful.  The  plot  is 
good  and  the  tone  pure,  and  from  beginning 
to  end  it  deals  faithfully  with  the  practical 
questions  of  life.  ...  It  is  just  such  a 
story  as  all  young  people  should  read.  There 
is  nothing  unhealthy  or  trashy  about  it;  and 
yet  it  is  full  of  the  dramatic  and  pathetic, 
and  has  not  a  dull  chapter.  So  interesting 
was  it  to  me  that  I  found  it  difficult  to  lay  it 
down  until  I  had  read  the  last  word."  Tlie 
Young  Man  from  Middlefield  is  a  handsome  vol- 
ume of  257  pages,  well  printed  and  bound.  It 
is  just  the  thing  to  serve  as  a  birthday  gift. 
The  price  is  but  75  cents. 

Brother  Slowwit  is  the  pastor  of  the  church 
at  Dullville,  Mo.  Bro.  Slowwit  has  some  ex- 
cellent points.  One  of  them  is  that  he  reads 
good  books,  and  endeavors  to  keep  up  with 
the  progress  of  religious  thought  by  purchas- 
ing, from  time  to  time,  the  best  works  given 
to  the  world  by  the  ablest  scholars  and  think- 
ers. We  said  he  had  many  good  points:  as  a 
matter  of  fact,  about  his  only  failing  is  that 
his  mind  is  so  completely  occupied  by  great 
things  that  he,  absentmindedly,  often  makes 
laughable  blunders  regarding  smaller  affairs. 
We  can  readily  conceive  of  him  imitating  Sir 
Isaac  Newton's  "break"  of  cutting  a  large 
and  a  small  hole  in  his  kitchen  door  that  both 
his  large  cat  and  his  kitten  might  pass  in  and 
out  at  will.  As  we  have  said,  he  buys  books, 
but  instead  of  securing  these  books  in  the 
quickest,  most  sensible  way,  he  frequently 
forgets  himself  and  sends  away  off  to  Boston 
or  New  York  or  Chicago  for  a  book  that  he 
can  purchase  just  as  cheaply  in  St.  Louis,  a 
hundred  miles  from  his  home.  It  seems 
strange  that  a  man  with  as  much  brains  and 
good  solid  sense  as  Brother  Slowwit  should 
send  over  a  thousand  miles  and  wait  a  week 
for  a  book  that  he  can  buy  for  the  same  price 
within  a  hundred  miles,  and  can  secure  in 
twenty-four  hours.  It  is  even  stranger  when 
we  remember  that  he  reads  The  Christian- 
Evangelist,  and  has  again  and  again  read 
the  announcement  of  the  Christian  Publish- 
ing Co.,  to  the  effect  that  it  will  supply  any 
book  published,  for  the  regular  price.  Is  the 
moral  of  this  paragraph  plain ' 

The  Seventh  Day  Adventists — most  excel- 
lent people  they  are,  conspicuously  honest 
and  worthy  of  imitation  in  their  daily  walk 
and  conversation, — are  almost  as  tireless  and 
persistent  propagandists  and  proselyters  as 
the  Mormons  and  Christian  Scientist.-;.  They 
are  shrewd  in  argument  and  controversy,  and 
frequently  succeed  in  shaking  the  convictions 
of  persons  not  thoroughly  well-informed  con- 
cerning their  peculiar  doctrines.  Especially 
is  this  true  in  regard  to  the  observance  of  the 
"seventh  day"  as  the  day  of  rest  and  worship. 
To  all  those  who  have  come  into  contact  with 
the  propagandists  or  the  literature  of  this 
zealous  people,  we  strongly  recommend  Sab- 
bath or  Lord's  Day,  by  J.  R.  Dungan.  It  is  an 
argument  for  the  observance  of  the  "first  day 
of  the  week"— an  argument  which  proves,  to 
the  satisfaction  of  every  fair-minded  and  un- 
prejudiced person,  that  the  day  on  which  our 
Lord  rose  from  the  dead  is  the  day  which  his 
followers  should  observe  as  their  day  of  wor- 
ship. The  price  of  this  booklet  is  but  25  cents. 

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it  is  a  most  timely  and  excellent  work  It 
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Popular  Hymns  No.  2 

THE  ruling  purpose  of  the  author  has  been  to  give 
to   the    public   a   worthy   successor   of  Popular 
Hymns.    He  has   not  sought  to  duplicate  it.  but  to 
make  a  book  as  well  adapted  to  the  new  methods  of 
Church,    Sunday-school  and  C.  B.work  as  the    first 
was  to  the  conditions  twenty  years  ago  when  Popular 
Hymns  was  launched  upon  its"  long  and  useful  career. 
Popular  Hymns  No.  2  is  better  than  its  predeces- 
sor, not  because   it  contains  better  music,   but    be- 
cause  the   music    is  better  adapted   to   the  present 
wants  of   all  the   working  forces   of  the  church. 
EVANGELISTS   will  find  the  Gospel  Proclamation 
in  Song  a  department  of  the  book  eminently  suites 
to  every  phase  of  a  successfully  conducted  revival. 
SINGING  EVANGELISTS  will  be  pleased  with  the 
analytical  classification,    enabling   them   without 
reference  to  indices    to  find  a  suitable  song  on  a 
moment's  warning. 
CHORISTERS  will  find  the  average  choir  supplied 
with  a  rich  selection  of  beautiful  and  impressive 
solos  with  choruses,   duets,  quartettes,    invoca- 
tions, etc.,  especially  selected  for  the  distinctive 
part  a  choir  is  ejected  to   take  in  the  service. 
PASTORS  who  are  responsible  for  the  kind  of  pas- 
ture upon  which  the  sheep  and  lambs  are  fed.  will 
not   find  a  sentiment  out  of  harmony   with   New 
Testament  Christianity.  He  will  find  it  a  companion 
vade  mecum  for  his  pocket  Testament,  containing 
gems  for  public  worship,  for  the  prayer-meeting 
for  funeral  occasions,  for  Baptismal,  Thanksgiving 
and  Convention  services 
CHRISTIAN  ENDEAVOREKS  will  find   in  Pop- 
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cause it  is  full  from  back  to  back  with  soul-stirring 
sentiment  set  to  soul-inspiring  music,   the    only 
kind  C.   B.'s   care  to  sing. 
S.  S.  SUPERINTENDENTS    will     find    Popular 
Hjmns    No.  2  richly  supplied  with  music  within 
the  voice  compass  and  heart  reach  of  the  children, 
giving  them  a  desire  to  remain  and  participate  in 
the  song  service  of  the  church.    Like  its  predeces- 
sors, Popular  flyintis  No.  2  is  an 

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July  18,  1901 


V  Family  Circle.  V 


If  He  Should  Come, 
If  the  Lord  should  come  in  the  morning 

As  I  went  about  my  work, 
The  little  things  and  the  quiet  things 

That  a  servant  cannot  shirk, 
Though  nobody  ever  sees  them, 

And  only  the  dear  Lord  cares 
That  they  always  are  done  in  the  light  of  the 
sun, 

Would  he  take  me  unawares* 

If  my  Lord  should  come  at  noonday, 

The  time  of  the  dust  and  heat, 
When  the  glare  is  white  and  the  air  is  still 

And  the  hoof-beats  sound  in  the  street; 
If  my  dear  Lord  came  at  noonday, 

And  smiled  in  my  tired  eyes, 
Would  it  not  be  sweet  his  look  to  meet? 

Would  he  take  me  by  surprise? 

If  the  Lord  came  hither  at  evening, 

In  the  fragrant  dew  and  dusk, 
When  the  world  drops  off  its  mantle 

Of  daylight  like  a  husk, 
And  flowers  in  wonderful  beauty, 

And  we  fold  our  hands  and  rest, 
Would   his   touch  of  my  hand,  his  low  com- 
mand. 

Bring  me  unhoped-for  zest? 

Why  do  I  ask  and  question? 

He  is  ever  coming  to  me, 
Morning  and  noon  and  evening, 

If  I  have  but  eyes  to  see. 
And  the  daily  load  grows  lighter, 

The  daily  cares  grow  sweet, 
For  the  Master  is  near,  the  Master  is  here, 
T  have  only  to  sit  at  his  feet. 

— Britisli   Weekly. 
J* 
A  Square  Yard  of  Woods, 

The  city  boy  and  the  town  boy,  like  the  city 
rat  and  the  country  rat,  were  good  friends. 
When  Egbert  was  in  the  city,  Harry  took 
hirn  to  museums;  when  Harry  visited  Eg- 
bert, they  played  golf  and  tennis.  One  day 
Egbert  said  to  his  little  guest : 

"Have  we  ever  walked  in  North  Woods?" 

"No,"  answered  the  city  boy;  "but  I  do 
not  like  the  woods, — nothing  but  bushes 
and  brambles  and  roots  to  stumble  over.  I 
like  to  sit  under  a  tree  sometimes,  when  the 
sun  is  hot.  Central  Park  is  a  pretty  place, 
especially  the  ball  field,  but" — 

"Don't  you  like  to  find  things?"  inquired 
Egbert,  "plants  and  bugs?" 

Harry  laughed. 

"No,  thank  you.  I  would  rather  collect 
stamps  any  day." 

"I'll  tell  you  what  we  will  do,"  proposed 
Egbert.  "Let  us  each  measure  a  square 
yard  of  woods,  and  see  who  can  find  the 
most  things  in  his  'yard.'  Whatever  we 
find  we  must  learn  about." 

Harry  thought  he  would  rather  go  to  the 
links. 

"Oh,  no!"  said  Egbert.  "You  do  what 
I  want  you  to  do  this  morning,  and  I  will 
be  your  slave  this  afternoon.  Will  you? 
All  right!     Get  on  your  wheel." 

"Humph!"  said  Harry,  kneeling  before 
his  yard,  "there  is  nothing  here  but  tough 
weeds,  rotten  wood,  a  yellow  beetle,  and 
some  stones." 

Egbert  was  jotting  down  something  on  a 
piece  of  paper,  yet  his  yard  was  no  richer, 
apparently,  than  Harry's.  The  words  he 
wrote  were:  "White  oak,  moss,  wood 
anemone,  common  blue  violet,  dirty  gray 
pebbles,  a  brown  stone  printed  with  a 
scallop  shell,  a  black  thousand-legged 
worm,  a  nest  of  big  black  ants,  a  big  black 
beetle,  a  piece  of  paper,  a  horn  button, 
and    some    red-topped     toadstools."     He 


packed  into  a  little  basket  as  many  samples 
as    possible.    The  live  things  he   left    in. 
peace,  except  the  beetle,  which  he  caged  in 
a  pill  box. 

Harry  looked  at  his  friend's  list  of  find- 
ings, and  did  not  say  a  word.  His  thoughts 
were:  "Wish  I  had  looked  more  carefully, 
and  that  I  knew  more  about  the  woods." 

"Papa  must  be  told  what  we  have  been 
doing,"  said  Egbert.  And  papa  listened 
to  every  word  that  the  little  boy  had  to  say. 

"Why,"  said  papa,  "you  came  upon  a 
managerie,  and  a  forest,  and  a  flower  gar- 
den, and  a  quarry,  all  in  that  one  spot, — 
didn't  you,  old  fellows?  The  little  white 
oak — it  was  but  two  feet  high,  was  it? — 
grew  from  a  sweet  acorn  no  larger  than  the 
end  of  my  thumb.  When  you  are  an  old 
man,  that  smooth,  green  trunk,  which  you 
can  snap  off  with  your  fingers,  may  be  sixty 
feet  high,  and  as  thick  as  Harry  is  long. 
Then  its  bark  will  be  rough  and  grayish- 
white.  The  white  oak  is  a  contented  fel- 
low, loving  alike  valley,  plain,  and  moun- 
tain. Just  think,  your  little  oak  friend  is 
cousin  to  the  famous  oak  of  Abraham, 
away  over  in  Palestine !  The  head  of  that 
old,  old  giant  is  ninety  feet,  and  his  trunk 
twenty-three  feet,  around.  Yet  once  he 
was  an  acorn  baby  that  you  could  eat  in 
one  bite. 

"The  shy,  white-starred  anemone  is  the 
'wind-flower'  of  the  Greeks,  who  believe 
that  it  often  grew  in  windy  places.  Do  you 
know  the  pretty  Greek  story  of  the  violet? 
Juno  was  not  friendly  to  a  princess  named 
Io,  so  Jupiter  changed  Io  into  a  cow,  and 
the  earth  showed  its  love  for  the  beautiful 
girl  by  giving  her  violets  for  food.  The 
green  velvet  we  call  moss  is  lovely  enough 
as  it  is.  If  you  were  to  place  a  single  tuft 
of  it  beneath  the  microscope,  you  would 
open  your  eyes  very  wide,  Harry,  for  un- 
derneath the  leaves  are  tiny  boxes  with  lids, 
and  in  these  boxes  are  seeds.  When  the 
time  comes,  the  lids  fly  off  and  the  seeds 
scatter. 

"Split  open  the  pebbles,  and  within  them 
you  will  see,  perhaps,  some  clean,  shining 
quartz  crystals,  instead  of  rough  stone. 
The  red  stone  marked  by  the  shell  is  a 
fossil.  Thousands  of  years  ago,  the  stone 
was  soft  mud  on  the  bottom  of  a  great 
ocean.  A  scallop  shell  pressed  against  the 
mud,  and  the  marks  tell  the  story,  even 
though  the  ocean  moved  from  North  Woods 
long,  long  ago. 

"You  would  enjoy  a  visit  to  the  ant  vil- 
lage, but  you  are  too  big  to  enter  Insect 
Lilliputia.  If  you  could  go  in,  you  would 
be  led  through  galleries  and  winding  pas- 
sages into  the  nursery,  where  nurse-ants 
fondle  white  larva  babies.  Ants  build 
houses,  make  roads,  keep  slaves,  milk  cows, 
and  go  to  war.  I  wish  you  would  start  an 
ant  diary.  Find  an  ant  colony,  and  watch 
it  from  day  to  day.  Wise  men  have  spent 
years  in  the  study  of  these  wise,  swift  in- 
sects. 

"What  Egbert  calls  'toadstools'  are 
mushrooms,  that  are  good  to  eat  if  well 
cooked.  Please  do  not  eat  any  mushrooms 
(all  toadstools  are  mushrooms,  by  the  way,) 
without  first  showing  them  to  me,  for  cer- 
tain kinds  are  poisonous.  Some  day  I  may 
tell  you  how  to  distinguish  them.  Tennis? 
Very  well,  Harry.  I  will  play  against  you 
both,  and  win." 

In  this  papa  was  right,  because  Harry 
played  poorly.  Harry  was  thinking :  "All 
those  curious  things   in  a  square  yard  of 


woods!  I'm  going  to  find  out  more  about 
the  ant  and  the  beetle ;  and  the  rest  of  the 
things  are  worth  looking  up,  too,— even  the 
pebble  and  the  piece  of  paper.  Dear  me! 
how  many  wonderful,  common  things  we 
do  not  see,  or  stop  to  think  about!" — Sun- 
day School  Times. 

<!* 
Bees  and  Alfalfa. 

The  introduction  of  alfalfa  into  Kansas 
has  made  the  state  richer  by  one  million 
dollars.  But  the  discovery  that  the  honey- 
bee can  feed  on  alfalfa  blossoms  has  added 
another  million.  Bees  and  alfalfa  are  an 
ideal  combination.  Experiments  have  been 
made  by  raisers  of  honeybees  and  they 
report  most  favorably  upon  the  blossoms  of 
the  alfalfa. 

Alfalfa  contains  a  certain  degree  of 
sweetness  not  found  in  either  the  sweet 
clover  or  white  clover.  Every  stock-breeder 
knows  that  in-and-in  breeding  will  cause 
a  deterioration  in  the  strain  of  stock.  In- 
fusions of  new  life  are  required  to  give  a 
new  life  and  vigor  to  the  breed.  As  it  is 
with  animals  so  it  is  with  plants.  Cross 
fertilization  must  take  place  to  keep  up  the 
standard.  It  was  once  supposed  that  within 
each  flower  are  the  necessary  means  for 
assuring  the  formation  of  the  embryo 
within  the  seed.  The  truth  is  that  many 
plants,  instead  of  endeavoring  to  facilitate 
self-fertilization,  are  so  constructed  as  to 
prevent  it.  Alfalfa  is  of  this  class.  The 
pollen  or  fertilizing  agent  must  be  carried 
from  one  blossom  and  placed  where  it  is 
needed  in  another  to  insure  a  full  crop  of 
seed,  and  some  foreign  agency  is  depended 
on  to  accomplish  the  purpose.  In  the  case 
of  alfalfa,  currents  of  air  are  unable  to 
carry  the  pollen  and  accomplish  the  cross- 
fertilization,  and  most  insects  do  not  carry 
it.  Here  is  where  the  bee  is  useful.  The 
alfalfa  blossoms  offer  the  bee  a  sweet  drop, 
and  in  return  for  the  favor  the  bee  leaves 
a  few  grains  of  pollen,  unconsciously 
brought  from  another  blossom.  So  the  ex- 
change goes  on,  to  the  mutual  profit  of  the 
owner  of  the  alfalfa  and  the  keeper  of  the 
bee.— Saturday  Evening  Post. 

J* 
Hard  to  Break. 

Bvit  the  Coffee  Ha^bit  can  be  Put  Off. 

"I  was  a  coffee  user  from  early  childhood 
but  it  finally  made  me  so  nervous  that  I  spent 
a  great  many  sleepless  nights,  starting  at 
every  sound  I  heard  and  suffering  with  a  con- 
tinual dull  headache.  My  hands  trembled 
and  I  was  also  troubled  with  shortness  of 
breath  and  palpitation  of  -the  heart.  The 
whole  system  showed  a  poisoned  condition 
and  I  was  told  to  leave  off  coffee,  for  that 
was  the  cause  of  it.  I  was  unable  to  break 
myself  of  the  habit  until  some  one  induced  me 
to  try  Postum  Food  Coffee. 

The  first  trial,  the  Food  Coffee  was  flat  and 
tasteless  and  I  thought  it  was  horrid  stuff, 
but  my  friend  urged  me  to  try  again  and  let 
it  boil  longer.  This  time  I  had  a  very  de- 
lightful beverage  and  have  been  enjoying  it 
ever  since,  and  am  now  in  a  very  greatly  im- 
proved condition  of  health. 

My  brother  is  also  using  Postum  instead  of 
coffee  and  a  friend  of  ours,  Mr.  W.,  who  was 
a  great  coffee  user,  found  himself  growing 
more  and  more  nervous  and  was  troubled  at 
times  with  dizzy  spells.  His  wife  suffered 
with  nausea  and  indigestion,  also  from  cof- 
fee. They  left  it  off  and  have  been  using  Post- 
um Food  Coffee  for  some  time  and  are  now  in 
a  perfect  condition  of  health."  Grace  C.  M., 
Cuyahoga  Falls,  Ohio. 

Put  a  piece  of  butter  in  the  pot,  the  size  of 
two  peas,  to  prevent  boiling  over. 


July  18,  1901 


THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


921 


Otto  and  His  Auto. 

'Tis  strange    how    fashion    makes  us  change 
the  objects  we  admire; 

We  used  to  sing  the  tireless  steed,    but  now 
the  steedless  tire. 

So  Otto  bought  an  auto,    so  as  not  to  be  an- 
tique, 
But  the  thing  was  autocratic, 
As  well  as  automatic, 

And  the  auto  wouldn't   auto  as  it  ought  to, 
so  to  speak 

He  thought   to  get  an  auto-operator  for  the 

work, 
And  first  he  tried  a  circus   man   and  then  he 

tried  a  Tui-k, 
For  he  knew  the  circus  man  drove  fifty  horses 

with  success, 
And  if  a  man  be  shifty 
Enough  to  manage  fifty, 
It's  palpable  enough  he  ought  to  manage  one 

horse-less. 

As  for  the  Turk,  'tis  also  plain,  deny  it  if  you 

can, 
He  ought  to  run  an  auto,    since  a  Turk's  an 

Ottoman. 
'Twas  all  no  use,  so  Otto  moved  to  Alabama, 
•  purely 

That  he  might  say,    "I'm  Otto, 
From  Mobile,  and  my  motto: 
'A  Mobile  Otto  ought  to  run  an  automobile 
surely.'  " 

Then  Otto  sought  to  auto  on  the  auto  as  he 

ought  to, 
But   the  auto  sought  to  auto  as  Otto  never 

thought  to, 
So  Otto  he  got  hot,  oh  very  hot!   as  lie  ought 

not  to, 
And  Otto  said,  ''This  auto  ought  to  auto,  and 

it's  got  to." 
And  Otto  fought   the   auto,  and  the  auto  it 

fought  Otto, 
Till  the  auto  also  got  too  hot   to  auto  as  it 

ought  to 
And    then,    Great    Scott!    the  auto  shot  to 

heaven  -  so  did  Otto— 
Where  Otto's  auto  autos  now  as  Otto's  auto 

ought  to. 
— Edmund  Vance  Cooke  in  July  Smart  Set. 

& 
Forty  Dollars'  Worth  of  Temper. 

Whoever  wishes  to  hear  a  solemn,  almost 
tearful  oration  on  the  evils  of  losing  one's 
temper  should  apply  to  a  certain  scientific 
gentleman  in  Washington,  of  whom  the 
Youth's  Companion  tells  a  tragic  story. 

He  had  a  negro  servant  who  exasperated 
him  by  his  stupidity.  One  day,  when  he 
was  more  stupid  than  usual,  the  angry 
master  of  the  house  threw  a  book  at  his 
head.  The  negro  ducked  and  the  book 
flew  out  of  the  window. 

"Now  go  and  pick  that  book  up!"  or- 
dered the  master. 

The  negro  started  to  obey  but  a  passer- 
by had  saved  him  the  trouble,  and  had 
walked  off  with  the  book.  The  scientist 
thereupon  began  to  wonder  what  book  he 
had  thrown  away,  and  to  his  horror  discov- 
ered that  it  was  a  quaint  and  rare  little 
volume  on  mathematics  which  he  had  pur- 
chased in  London  and  paid  fifty  dollars 
for  it. 

"The  next  time  I  feel  that  it  is  absolutely 
necessary  to  throw  things,"  he  exclaimed, 
in  his  sorrow,  "I'll  choose  something  less 
expensive." 

But  his  troubles  were  not  over.  The 
weeks  went  by,  and  Time,  the  great  healer, 
had  begun  to  assuage  his  grief,  when, 
strolling  into  a  second-hand  book- shop,  he 
perceived  to  his  great  delight  a  copy  of  the 
book  he  had  lost.    He  asked  the  price. 

"Well,"  said  the  dealer,  reflectively,  "I 
guess  we  can  let  you  have  it  for  forty  dol- 


lars. It's  a  pretty  rare  book,  and  I  dare 
say  I  could  get  seventy-five  dollars  for  it 
by  holding  on  a  while." 

The  man  of  science  pulled  out  his  wallet 
and  produced  the  money,  delighted  at  the 
opportunity  of  replacing  his  lost  treasure. 
When  he  reached  home  he  sat  down  at  the 
table  to  gloat  over  his  find,  and  a  card 
dropped  out  of  the  leaves.  The  card  was 
his  own,  and  further  examination  showed 
that  he  had  bought  back  his  own  property. 

"Forty  dollars'  worth  of  temper!  Huh, 
I  think  I  shall  mend  my  ways!"  he  was 
overheard  to  say.  His  daughter,  who  tells 
the  story  with  glee,  declares  that  the  negro 
servant  is  positively  worried  over  the  sunny 
disposition  of  her  father.  He  fears  that 
the  worthy  man  must  be  ill. 

The  Telephonograph. 

The  telephone  is  wonderful  enough  by 
itself  and  so  is  the  phonograph,  but  when 
they  are  united,  as  they  have  been  by  a 
recent  invention,  in  the  telephonograph, 
the  result  is  a  genuine  scientific  miracle. 
The  Saturday  Evening  Post  in  telling  of 
the  new  machine  says : 

"When  a  business  man  happens  to  be 
absent  from  his  office  there  is  no  reason 
why  he  should  miss  any  telephone  messages 
that  come  while  he  is  away,  inasmuch  as  a 
new  contrivance  will  keep  them  for  him 
and  repeat  them  to  him  when  he  gets 
back.  It  is  a  telephone  with  a  phonograph 
attachment,  and  is  adjusted  for  work  by 
simply  slipping  an  ordinary  wax  cylinder 
on  the  mandrel.  By  and  by  a  ring  comes 
in  the  business  man's  absence,  and  a 
'hello.'  The  machine  (and  this  is  the 
most  wonderful  part  of  it)  is  set  going 
simultaneously,  and  replies,  'Hello!' 
Then  the  message  comes  and  is  taken 
down  on  the  cylinder. 

"After  a  while  the  man  comes  back  to 
his  office,  and  a  pointer  on  the  'telephono- 
graph' (as  the  machine  is  called)  indicates 
that  there  is  a  message  for  him.  He  turns 
a  switch,  which  brings  into  action  the  re- 
producing stylus,  and  putting  the  receiving 
tubes  in  his  ears,  listens  to  the  communi- 
cation. Of  course,  if  he  fails  to  understand 
it,  the  machine  will  repeat  it. 

"If  desired,  he  can  put  a  cylinder  on  the 
machine  that,  in  case  he  is  called  up  dur- 
ing his  absence,  will  give  an  answer  stat- 
ing that  he  will  return  at  a  certain  hour." 

Change-Making  Machines. 

Machines  that  handle  coins  in  a  wonder- 
ful way,  counting  them  and  actually  giving 
change  automatically,  are  now  coming  on 
the  market,  says  the  Saturday  Evening 
Post.  They  are  new  inventions,  and  have 
just  been  patented.  One  of  them  has  pieces 
of  money  arranged  in  separate  compart- 
ments in  trays,  and  on  top  is  a  series  of 
keys.  A  purchase  of  thirty-five  cents,  say, 
being  made,  the  key  numbered  thirty-five 
is  struck,  and  instantly  the  apparatus 
throws  out  sixty- five  cents  in  change  (sup- 
posing that  a  dollar  has  been  received  from 
the  buyer),  a  tablet  with  the  number 
thirty-five  being  uplifted  at  the  same  in- 
stant, and  thirty-five  cents  added  on  the 
register  inside. 

A  cashier  is  in  charge  of  the  machine, 
but  the  lattter  does  all  the  thinking.  In 
another  contrivance  of  the  kind  there  is  a 
separate  receptacle  for  each  denomination 
of  coin  up  to  a  dollar.    The  placing  of  a 


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CONDENSED  MILK 


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coin  in  its  proper  place  sets  the  mechanism, 
so  that  when  a  key  is  pressed  correspond- 
ing to  the  amount  of  the  purchase,  the  dif- 
ference is  thrown  out.  There  is  no  bother 
about  counting  the  change,  which  is  al- 
ways right. 

Other  machines,  which  are  much  more 
simple,  are  for  the  sorting  of  coins,  and  are 
intended  to  be  used  where  a  stream  of  small 
change  is  continually  flowing  in.  The 
pieces  of  money  are  thrown  indiscrimi- 
nately into  a  kind  of  hopper  and  sort  them- 
selves— a  performance  that  saves  the  cash- 
ier an  immense  deal  of  trouble.  In  one  or 
two  cases  the  mechanism  for  automatically 
giving  change  is  combined  with  the  sorting 
device,  reducing  the  labor  of  the  person  in 
charge  very  materially,  and  at  the  same 
time  doing  away  with  all  possibility  of 
mistakes  in  reckoning. 

Only    Nuts. 

Driving  a  boy  to  the  fount  of  learning  is 
like  driving  a  horse  to  water — easy.  But 
making  either  the  horse  or  the  boy  drink — 
that  is  a  different  matter.  If  they  won't, 
they  won't.  Mr.  McClure,  the  well-known 
publisher,  was  once  crossing  the  Atlantic 
with  his  seven-year-old  boy,  says  the 
Christian  Endeavor  World,  when  the  fol- 
lowing amusing  and  suggestive  incident 
took  place. 

The  boy  was  given  his  choice  of  the  vast, 
varied  menu  of  the  White  Star.  The  boy, 
bewildered  by  the  variety,  hid  his  face  in 
his  father's  side,  and  whispered,  "Nuts!" 
Not  another  thing  would  he  have  for  din- 
ner; and  nuts  he  had,  and  nothing  else. 

Later  in  the  evening,  as  they  paced  the 
deck  together,  McClure  told  the  writer  of 
his  intention  to  have  his  boy  taught  every- 
thing a  human  being  could  learn.  He 
should  go  both  to  Oxford  and  to  Cambridge, 
and  to  two  foreign  universities  as  well,  so 
that  he  should  be  thoroughly  versed  in  every 
branch  of  knowledge. 

His  friend  said,  "Suppose,  when  you  try 
to  stuff  four  universities  full  of  miscellan- 
eous learning  down  his  throat,  he  flatly 
refuses  to  swallow  anything  but  nuts?" 

McClure  stopped  in  his  walk  and  put  his 
hand  on  the  speaker's  arm.  "I  never 
thought  of  that." 


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THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


July  18,  1901 


A  Cranky  Family. 

Ma's  a  vegetarian,  pa's  a  faith-curist, 
Uncle  John  he  says  he's  an  anti-iinperyulist. 

Sister   Sue's   a  Wagner  crank,  brother  Bill 

plays  golf, 
Gran'pa   tells  what   he  takes  fer  to  cure  his 

cough. 

Cousin  Jen  writes  poetry — telk  uc  what  she 

wrote; 
Aunt  Lavinia   always  claims  wimmen  ought 

to  vote. 

I   go  out  in  the  back  yard  soon  as  they  com- 
mence; 
Me'n   my  dog's  th'only  ones  what's  got  any 

sense. 

— Baltimore  American. 

J- 

Mrs.  McKinley  and  Gen.  GraL.nt. 

Brigadier-General  Frederick  D.  Grant 
recently  returned  to  this  country  from  the 
Philippines  on  leave  of  absence,  and  told 
how  eager  many  of  the  Filipinos  are  to 
observe  American  holidays,  to  wear 
American  clothes,  and  to  honor  the 
American  government. 

The  resemblance  of  the  General,  in 
appearance,  to  his  famous  father  is  very 
striking,  and  especially  when  he  is  in 
military  uniform. 

General  Grant  has  just  passed  his  fifty- 
first  year  and  is  himself  a  graduate  of  "West 
Point.  His  career  has  been  curiously 
varied.  He  was  for  a  time  a  Colonel  of 
cavalry;  afterward  he  was  United  States 
Minister  to  Austria;  still  later  he  became 
one  of  the  Police  Commissioners  of  New 
York  City;  during  the  war  with  Spain  he 
was  once  more  a  Colonel;  then  he  was 
made  a  Brigadier- General  of  Volunteers, 
and  recently  was  advanced  to  the  same 
rank  in  the  regular  army. 

In  connection  with  his  appointment  to 
his  present  rank  a  pretty  story  is  told  that 
illustrates  the  kindly  heart  of  Mrs.  Mc- 
Kinley. 

As  the  President  and  she  sat  talking  one 
evening,  Mr.  McKinley  told  her  that  he 
had  that  day  decided  to  give  General  Grant 
this  last  advance,  and  Mrs.  McKinley  ex- 
pressed her  pleasure  at  learning  of  the  in- 
tended promotion,  and  added: 

"Don't  you  think,  dear,  that  it  would  be 
nice  to  send  a  note  to  Mrs.  Grant,  telling 
her  that  you  had  decided  to  appoint  her 
son?  It  would  be  much  nicer  for  her  to  get 
it  direct  from  you  than  to  read  the  official 
announcement  in  the  papers.  I  can  imagine 
how  a  mother  would  like  to  know  of  her 
son's  promotion." 

The  President  agreed,  and,  going  to  a 
writing-table,  he  penned  a  little  note  stat- 
ing that,  at  Mrs.  McKinley's  request,  he 
wrote  to  tell  Mrs.  Grant  that  he  would  take 
pleasure  on  the  following  day  in  appoint- 
ing her  son  "Fred"  to  the  rank  of  a  Brig- 
dier- General  in  the  regular  army. 

Mrs.  Grant,  the  venerable  and  beloved 
widow  of  the  great  soldier  and  statesman, 
was  greatly  touched  by  Mrs.  McKinley's 
thoughtfulness  of  her. — Saturday  Evening 
Post. 

A  newsboy  had  directed  a  stranger,  at 
his  request,  to  the  nearest  bank,  and  when 
asked  how  much  he  wanted  for  his  services, 
said,  "a  quarter,  please." 

"A  quarter!  Isn't  that  pretty  high  for 
directing  a  man  to  the  bank?" 

"You'll  find,  sir,"  said  the  youngster, 
"that  bank  directors  are  paid  high  in 
Chicago." 


"Is  he  a  criminal  lawyer?"  "Well,  I 
should  hardly  call  him  a  criminal,  though 
some  of  his  practices  come  very  close  to 
felonies." 

"I  am  Elijah,"  says  "Dr."  Dowie.  One 
difference  that  ■  suggests  itself  is  that, 
whereas  Elijah  was  fed  by  the  ravens, 
Dowie  is  fed  by  the  gulls. 

A  gentleman,  seeing  "This  cottage  for 
sail,"  painted  on  a  board,  politely  asked  a 
woman  in  front  of  the  house  when  the 
cottage  was  to  sail.  "Just  as  soon  as  the 
man  comes  who  can  raise  the  wind,"  was 
her  quick  reply. 

J- 

"That  enemy  of  yours  says  you  are 
owned  by  a  certain  corporation." 

"Again  my  enemy  wrongs  me,"  said 
the  practical  politician.  "I  value  my 
liberty  too  highly  to  sacrifice  it.  I  am  not 
owned  by  the  corporation  he  refers  to.  I 
am  simply  leased  to  it  for  a  term  of  years." 

J* 

"Why  did  you  place  such  a  tough  fowl 
before  me?"  asked  the  indignant  lady 
patron  of  the  waiter  in  a  down-town  res- 
taurant. 

"Age  before  beauty,  always,  you  know, 
madam,"  was  the  gallant  reply. 

And,  then,  womanlike,  she  smiled  and 
paid  her  bill  without  a  murmur. 

Papa — There,  there!  You  needn't  kiss 
me  any  more.  Tell  me  what  you  want. 
Out  with  it. 

Daughter — I  don't  want  anything.  I 
want  to  give  you  something. 

Papa— You  do?    What? 

Daughter — A  son-in-law.  Jack  asked 
me  to  speak  to  you  about  it. 

A  negro  recently  died  at  Atchison,  Kas., 
and  there  was  great  curiosity  to  hear  what 
the  minister  would  say  in  his  sermon,  as 
the  dead  man  had  frequently  been  invited 
to  join  the  church  and  refused.  The  parson 
said:  "Is  this  man  lost?  I  don't  know,  but 
I  do  know  that  if  he  is  lost  I  didn't  lose 
him." 

Teacher — Can  any  little  boy  or  any  little 
girl  in  this  class  remember  the  longest 
sentence  he  ever  read? 

Billy — Please  mum,  I  can. 

Teacher— Well,  Willie,  tell  the  rest  of 
the  class  the  longest  sentence  you  ever 
read. 

Billy — Imprisonment  for  life. 

J* 

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"My  aunt  has  eight  children,  and  she 
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She  was  at  the  market  the  other  day,  and 
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she'd  lost  one  apple.  All  the  same,  she 
divided  the  apples  so  as  to  give  each  child 
the  same  number.    How  did  she  do  it?" 

The  class  hadn't  got  along  to  fractions, 
and  the  boy  insisted  that  his  aunt  knew 
nothing  about  algebra.  So  the  puzzled 
teacher  finally  asked:  "Well,  how  did  she 
divide  the  seven  apples  so  as  to  give  each 
of  the  eight  children  an  equal  number?" 

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With    the     Children, 

J.  Breckenridse  Ellis. 


PETE. 
XX.— A  Race  With  Death. 

It  was  a  bright  moonlight  night.  The 
roads  were  in  a  beautiful  condition,  for  it 
had  been  just  long  enough  after  the  storm 
for  them  to  dry  without  getting  dusty. 
Edgar  Brown  dashed  through  the  town 
which  was  retiring  for  the  night.  As  the 
horse  flew  up  the  road,  he  saw  lights  extin- 
guished and  the  glow  on  bedroom  window- 
shades  vanish.  A  few  doors  slammed.  He 
heard  someone  unfastening  a  dog  that  had 
been  chained  up  all  day.  Then  Mizzoury- 
ville  was  left  behind  and  the  young  man 
was  on  a  broad  country  road,  bounded  by 
rolling  farms.  The  air  blew  fresh  and 
fragrant  upon  his  face;  it  was  in  the  first 
days  of  October.  He  thought  little  of  the 
surrounding  scene.  He  remembered  how 
white  and  gasping  little  Pete  lay  upon  her 
pillow,  and  how  he  must  reach  Creekville 
and  get  back  with  the  medicine  by  morn- 
ing. If  anything  should  prevent  his  return, 
then  she  would  die.  Her  life  depended 
upon  him.  But  what  could  happen?  He 
ought  to  be  in  Creekville  by  half-past 
eleven.  Perhaps  he  would  be  detained 
there  twenty  minutes.  So  he  should  be 
back  with  the  medicine  by  two  at  the  fur- 
thest. This  would  give  him  four  hours  to 
go  thirty  miles,  with  a  stop  at  Creekville. 
Five  miles  an  hour  is  a  good  rate  for  a 
horse  under  ordinary  circumstances,  but 
here  was  reason  for  utmost  speed.  The 
moon  was  almost  full,  and  like  most  good 
things,  it  had  come  late.  But  now  its 
brilliant  light  showed  the  beaten  road  like 
a  far-away  path  of  white  paper.  Edgar 
knew  the  way  well.  During  his  stay  in 
Mizzouryville,  while  trying  to  drive  the 
memory  of  his  old  sweetheart  from  his  mind, 
he  had  ridden  every  day,  going  miles  and 
miles.  He  had  been  to  Creekville  and  he 
knew  where  Dr.  Norton  lived — that  was  the 
physician  who  had  the  necessary  medicine. 

About  half  way  between  Mizzouryville 
and  Creekville  flows  a  wide  creek,  called 
Castile.  The  road  approaches  it  through  a 
thick  wood,  so  it  is  always  dark,  and  when 
the  moon  shines,  the  trees  look  ghostly  and 
the  stream  black  and  mysterious.  In  the 
midst  of  this  wood  a  narrow  wagon-bridge 
spans  the  stream.  As  Edgar  came  in  sight 
of  the  tide,  for  the  first  time  since  leaving 
Mrs.  Morris'  house  he  slackened  the  speed 
of  his  horse. 

The  bridge,  he  thought,  had  a  curious 
look.  There  was  something  about  it  un- 
usual. When  he  came  nearer,  he  saw  that 
a  tree  had  been  dragged  across  each  end  of 
it.  That  meant  that  the  bridge  was  unsafe. 
Evidently  the  recent  storm  that  followed 
Linda  May's  party  had  done  it  a  damage. 
Edgar  groaned.  He  was  obliged  to  turn 
his  horse  about  and  retrace  his  way 
through  the  woods  nearly  a  mile  before  he 
reached  the  other  and  longer  road  to  Creek- 
ville. This  meant  that  he  would  have  at 
least  four  extra  miles  to  travel.  So  he 
could  not  hope  to  get  back  to  Mizzouryville 
till  at  least  three  o'clock.  The  horse  was 
showing  white  patches  of  sweat.  As  he 
drove  past  broad  farms,  each  meadow  held 
up  a  mirror  that  the  moon  might  delight 
in  her  beauty.  From  these  round  looking- 
glasses  (called  in  less  poetic  language 
ponds)   came  the  persistent  music  of  frogs 


who  could  not  stop  trilling  long  enough  to 
sing.  Sometimes  Edgar  heard  a  shrill 
shivering  high  in  the  air,  as  if  a  spirit  had 
got  caught  up  there  in  the  cold  and  was 
trying  to  warm  her  poor  chilly  body  with 
moonbeams.  But  whenever  he  looked  fpr 
the  cause  of  thi3  shuddering  sound,  all  he 
could  see  was  great  cottonwood  trees  with 
the  breeze  tangled  in  their  branches. 
Along  the  roadside  the  golden  brown  stalks 
of  the  sourdock  nodded  to  each  other  from 
their  cups  of  spreading  leaves,  and  the 
goldenrod  burned  dim  in  the  misty  air  like 
lamps  turned  down  for  the  night.  The  air 
smelled  of  the  mists  that  lay  like  veils  in 
the  low  places;  and  of  the  nightshade  and 
other  pungent  weeds;  and  of  the  breath  of 
cows;  and  of  the  slumbering  earth;  and  of 
the  leaves,  now  growing  red  and  brown 
and  yellow.  He  heard  the  tinkle  of  a  bell, 
the  barking  of  a  dog,  far  away,  and  the 
crowing  of  lonesome  cocks.  And  so  he 
entered  Creekville  and  drew  up  before  Dr. 
Norton's  house.  He  knocked  loudly,  but 
it  was  some  time  before  the  doctor  ap- 
peared. Edgar  gave  him  the  note  that  Dr. 
Wells  had  hastily  written,  and  Dr.  Norton 
brought  out  a  tube  of  anti-toxine.  Edgar 
placed  the  precious  medicine  carefully  in 
his  pocket  and  sprang  into  his  buggy. 

"Your  horse  looks  about  played  out," 
observed  Dr.  Norton.  Edgar  did  not  wait 
to  reply;  he  had  Pete's  life  to  save.  He 
did  not  spare  the  horse  on  the  homeward 
drive,  and  even  when  he  was  covered  with 
foam  and  panting  violently  Edgar  dared 
not  pause  to  give  him  rest.  He  was  about 
two  miles  from  town  when  he  came  to  a 
cornfield  at  a  turning  of  the  road.  Here 
the  road  slanted  sideways  so  you  felt  as  if 
the  buggy  must  tip  over  if  you  didn't  sit 
heavy.  Around  the  corner  was  a  locust 
grove  which  had  been  allowed  to  stand  in 
the  field  because  a  ragged  ravine  ruined 
the  ground  for  corn.  In  this  grove  burned 
the  fire  of  a  camper.  Edgar's  horse,  round- 
ing the  corner  at  a  great  rate,  came  sud- 
denly upon  the  glare  of  the  fire,  and  taking 
fright  jumped  down  the  shelving  slope  of 
the  road.  The  buggy  was  turned  over. 
Edgar  jumped  out  as  it  reeled,  and  falling 
upon  the  rocks  sprained  his  ankle.  The 
horse  dashed  down  the  road,  dragging  the 
buggy.  Edgar  started  in  pursuit  but  the 
agony  from  his  ankle  caused  him  to  fall  to 
his  knees.  The  top  of  the  buggy  caught  in 
a  hedge.  The  horse,  now  mad  with  terror, 
plunged  and  kicked  and  then  as  in  an  instant 
freed  himself  of  the  buggy  and  ran  for 
town,  the  harness  hanging  in  tatters.  All 
this  time  Edgar  had  kept  one  hand  upon 
the  pocket  that  held  the  medicine  tube. 
He  watched  the  horse  out  of  sight,  with 
groans  of  despair — not  from  his  pain  but 
from  the  knowledge  that  he  could  not  get 
to  town.  After  all  his  ride  and  when  so 
near  success,  here  he  lay  helpless,  while 
his  little  friend  was  at  the  point  of  death. 
Could  he  crawl  those  two  miles?  At  the 
first  movement  his  pain  brought  a  cry  from 
his  white  lips.  "Hole  on  there,  gent," 
said  a  voice;  it  was  the  camper,  who  had 
been  sitting  by  his  fire  alone,  smoking  a 
pipe.  "Things  is  hap'ning  here  so  con- 
secutive that  I  can't  keep  up  with  the 
story.  Wait  and  I'll  see  if  I  can  help — 
why,  it's  Mr.  Brown !  And  it's  what  you 
get  for  your  treatment  of  me!  Didn't 
'spect  to  meet  Nap  this  way,  did  you? 
Now  you're  low  and  I'm  high.  You're 
down  and  I'm  up.    But  I  don't  bear  you  no 


malice.  Lemme  see  where  you're  hurt 
You  pore  old  horseless  Lazarus,  I  feels  like 
Dives  a-waiting  on  you!  And  you  tried  to 
drive  me  out  of  the  country !  Good  thing 
for  you  I'm  here,  ain't  it?  Nap  comes  in 
pretty  good  sometimes,  don't  he?" 

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honor.  May  it  not  be  said,  without  presump- 
tion, that  God  has  given  to  us  a  somewhat 
clearer  knowledge  of  this  great  subject  than 
to  many  others?  And  with  that  knowledge 
goes  responsibility. 

Seli-Svirrender. 

The  very  first  step  to  discipleship  is  self- 
surrender.  It  is  implied  in  the  word,  disciple; 
it  is  required  by  our  Master;  it  is  illustrated 
in  the  lives  of  Christians  everywhere;  and  it 
is  a  fundamental  part  of  the  gospel.  Sin  is 
selfishness.  It  consists  not  merely  of  isolated 
acts  of  transgression;  it  is  a  principle  at 
work  in  our  members,  and  can  be  overcome 
only  by  the  introduction  of  an  opposite  prin- 
ciple. The  opposite  is  unselfishness  or  sacri- 
fice. And  so  the  cross  of  Christ  is  the  divine 
antidote  for  sin.  As  soon  as  one  has  re- 
nounced himself,  as  Ian  Maclaren  puts  it,  he 
has  ceased  from  sin;  just  as,  when  the  light 
enters,  the  darkness  departs. 

It  is  easy  to  conceive  of  an  external  and 
formal  obedience  to  the  gospel  without  this 
absolute  surrender  of  the  life.  Has  this  been 
our  method?  Or  have  we  sought  to  bring  our 
wills  into  harmony  with  God's?  For  our- 
selves, and  for  our  friends,  and  for  the  world, 
there  is  no  other  way  but  the  way  of  the 
cross.  The  old  nature  must  die,  with  all  its 
desires  and  appetites.  We  must  put  to  death 
our  members  that  are  upon  the  earth.  As 
"strangers  and  pilgrims,"  we  must  "abstain 
from  fleshly  lusts,  which  war  against  the 
soul."  Deny  the  animal,  enthrone  the  angel; 
deny  the  flesh,  and  exalt  the  spirit. 

TKe  Obedience  of  FakitK. 

But  this  is  not  a  matter  of  mystery.  As 
soon  as  the  will  is  subdued,  as  soon  as 
we  see  in  Christ  our  Lord  and  Master, 
there  are  certain  definite  acts  by  which 
we  are  to  express  our  submission  to  Him. 
"He  that  believeth  and  is  baptized  shall  be 
saved"  (Mark  16:16).  Read  over  carefully 
the  simple  commands  of  the  gospel,  and  you 
will  find  faith  must  be  followed  by  confession 
and  that  by  baptism.  Repentance  comes  in 
the  spirit  of  self-renunciation,  and  the  de- 
termination to  abandon  sin.  Differing  as 
churches  do  on  these  matters  of  detail,  there 
are  none  but  will  acknowledge  that  he  who 
believes  with  all  his  heart  in  Jesus  Christ, 
sincerely  repents  of  his  sins,  confesses  his 
faith  before  the  world,  and  is  baptized  into 
Christ,  has  thus  become  His  disciple,  has  the 
forgiveness  of  sins,  and  the  gift  of  the  Holy 
Spirit. 

As  Mr.  Campbell  once  said,  "the  obedience 
of  faith"  is  applied  to  the  gospel,  to  dis- 
tinguish it  from  the  obedience  of  law;  and  we 
are  required  to  perform  certain  acts,  in  order 
that  thereby  we  may  have  an  assurance  of 
forgiveness  not  otherwise  to  be  obtained. 

Steadfast  Continuance. 

"Then  they  that  received  his  word  were 
baptized.  .  .  .  And  they  continued  stead- 
fastly in  the  apostles'  teachingand  fellowship, 
in  the  breaking  of  bread  and  in  prayers" 
(Acts  2:41,42).  Thank  God  for  the  teaching 
of  the  apostles.  There  are  many  strange 
voices  in  the  world  to-day,  and  there  is  dan- 
ger that  the  very  elect  shall  be  moved  from 
the  simplici;y  that  is  in  Christ.  Here  is  our 
refuge:to  continue  steadfastly  in  the  teaching 
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God  Calls  Abra.m.* 

It  might  have  been  supposed  that  the  lesson 
of  the  Flood  would  for  all  time  preserve  the 
descendants  of  Noah  and  his  sons  from  aban- 
doning the  worship  of  God.  But  such  was 
not  the  case.  Human  nature  was  weak  and 
sinful,  and  the  steps  of  man  speedily  turned 
again  into  the  paths  of  evil.  Even  righteous 
Noah  was  tempted  by  the  fruit  of  the  vine- 
yard which  he  had  planted,  and  became 
drunken,  to  his  own  shame  and  the  lasting 
dishonor  of  one  branch  of  his  descendants, 
the  children  of  Ham.  A  few  generations 
later,  the  presumption  of  the  growing  human 
family  is  seen  in  the  arrogant  proposal  to 
build  the  Tower  of  Babel,  resulting  in  the 
confusion  of  human  language,  and  the  scat- 
tering of  men  abroad  over  the  face  of  the 
earth.  By  the  time  of  the  birth  of  Abraham, 
ten  generations  after  Noah,  idolatry  had 
become  so  prevalent  that  the  hope  of  the 
race  lay  in  the  separation  of  a  chosen  seed 
from  among  the  nations  to  whom  God  might 
reveal  himself  more  clearly,  and  through 
whom  he  might  preserve  a  purer  form  of 
religious  faith  and  worship. 

According  to  the  language  of  Stephen,  in 
his  famous  address  in  Jerusalem  as  recorded 
in  the  seventh  chapter  of  Acts,  the  first  call 
of  God  to  Abram  came  while  he  yet  lived 
in  Ur  of  the  Chaldees,  a  city  on  the  lower 
Euphrates.  Whether  Abram  had  ever  wor- 
shiped idols,  or  was  from  the  beginning  a 
believer  in  the  one  true  God,  we  may  not 
certainly  know.  But  it  is  certain  that  he 
promptly  heard  the  call  of  Jehovah,  and 
turned  his  back  upon  the  superstitions  of  his 
people.  Such  was  his  influence  over  his 
family,  that  his  father,  Terah,  gathered  such 
of  the  household  as  were  willing  to  share  the 
journey,  and  started  for  Canaan.  They  went 
as  far  as  Haran,  some  six  or  eight  hundred 
miles  north  of  Ur,  in  the  district  known  as 
Mesopotamia,  where  they  halted  and  remain- 
ed for  some  years.  Whether  Terah  fouud 
himself  too  feeble  for  the  longer  journey  into 
Palestine,  or  whether  his  faith  failed  him  at 
the  crisis  of  the  enterprise,  we  do  not  know. 
At  any  rate,  they  stayed  there  for  five  years, 
when  again  the  call  came  to  Abraham,  and 
leaving  his  father  in  Haran,  he  took  his  way 
across  the  weary  stretch  of  desert  that  lay 
between  the  upper  valley  of  the  Euphrates 
and  the  Lebanon  mountains  on  his  way  to 
the  land  of  promise. 

The  call  to  Abram  was  a  test  of  his  faith. 
"Get  thee  out  of  thy  country,  and  from  thy 
kindred,  and  from  thy  father's  house,  unto 
the  land  that  I  will  show  thee."  He  is  not 
even  told  where  he  is  to  go,  save  that  God 
will  guide  him.  Yet  his  faith  is  encouraged 
by  numerous  great  and  precious  promises. 
"I  will  make  of  thee  a  great  nation,  and  I 
will  bless  thee,  and  make  thy  name  great, 
and  thou  shalt  be  a  blessing,  and  I  will  bless 
them  that  bless  thee,  and  him  that  curseth 
thee  will  I  curse,  and  in  thee  shall  all  the 
families  of  the  earth  be  blessed."  Never  did 
such  issues  rest  upon  the  life  and  faith  of 
mortal  man.  And  who  can  read  history,  or 
look  about  upon  his  own  world  to-day,  with- 
out seeing  how  richly  God  has  fulfilled  these 
promises?  The  children  of  Abraham  are  in 
every  land,  and  the  revelation  of  God  which 
they  transmitted  has  been  the  chiefest  treas- 
ure of  the  noblest  nations,  while  in  the 
Messiah  whom  they  gave  to  the  world  the 
blessing  of  God  is  visiting  all  nations,  and 
uplifting  the  lowest  of  earth's  inhabitants. 
Nearly  one-half  of  the  human  family  revere, 
the  name  of  Abraham  to-day,  as  the  "Father 
of  the  faithful." 

The  faith  of  Abram  stood  the  test.  "So 
Abr  tm  went,  as  the  Lord  had  spoken  unto 

'Lesson  for  July  28.    Genesis  12:1-9. 


him."  The  writer  of  the  epistle  to  the  He- 
brews tells  us  that  "he  went  out,  not  know- 
ing whither  he  went."  He  took  with  him 
his  wife,  Sarai,  afterwards  called  Sarah,  and 
Lot,  his  nephew,  with  a  great  company  of 
servants  and  followers  whose  numbers  we  do 
not  know.  But  they  must  have  been  many, 
for  some  years  later  he  was  able  to  muster 
three  hundred  and  eighteen  trained  men, 
capable  of  fighting  under  his  leadership. 
The  journey  from  Haran  into  Canaan 
would  consume  some  weeks,  or  possibly 
months,  for  they  must  needs  travel  slowly, 
so  as  to  allow  the  flocks  and  herds  to  graze 
along  the  way.  Perhaps  they  passed  through 
Damascus  and  thence  followed  the  eastern 
bases  of  the  Lebanon  range  of  mountains, 
and  crossing  over  the  Jordan  south  of  the 
Sea  of  Galilee,  came  finally  to  Shechem,  the 
fertile  valley  lying  at.  the  base  of  mounts  Ebal 
and  Gerizim,  in  Samaria.  After  a  long  pil- 
grimage through  the  desert  and  along  the  base 
of  the  mountain  range  with  its  scattered  vege- 
tation, it  would  seem  to  the  weary  travelers 
like  entering  Paradise  to  come  into  the  lovely 
valley  of  Schechem  with  its  streams  and 
fountains,  its  olives  and  figs,  its  wheat  arjd 
barley  fields.  Here  God  gave  to  Abram  the 
welcome  assurance  that  this  was  the  land  of 
promise,  which  was  to  be  the  inheritance  of 
his  descendants.  And,  although  Abram  him- 
self never  acquired  the  full  possession  of  any 
of  the  country,  save  a  place  to  bury  his  dead, 
he  doubted  not  the  promise  of  Jehovah  nor 
murmured  at  his  providence. 

"And  there  he  builded  an  altar  unto  the 
Lord."  Yes,  and  at  Bethel  and  at  Hebron 
and  at  every  place  where  he  tarried  as  a  so- 
journer in  the  land  of  promise,  he  built  an 
altar  for  worship  and  sacrifice.  What  an 
example  to  parents  of  this  year  of  grace  in 
the  glorious  Christian  era,  is  this  of  faithful 
Abram.  "Christian  parents!  ye  who  look 
back  to  Abraham's  time  as  the  'starlight 
age,'  and  rejoice  that  you  now  bask  in  the 
beams  of  the  Sun  of  Righteousness,  where  is 
your  altar?  Shall  this  homeless  pilgrim  dot 
the  land  with  altars  to  Jehovah,  and  you  be 
praiseless  and  prayerless  in  your  settled 
homes?"  Oh,  for  a  revival  of  family  worship, 
when  the  ruined  altars  shall  be  restored  and 
the  incense  of  loving  praise  go  up  to  God 
from  every  hearthstone!  Such  a  revival 
would  give  new  life  to  our  churches,  new  hope 
to  the  state  and  new  enjoyment  of  religion  to 
the  individual  believer. 

But  "the  Canaanite  was  yet  in  the  land," 
we  are  told,  and  Abram  soon  found  that  he 
could  not  hope  to  dwell  undisturbed  by  these 
troublesome  neighbors.  He  makes  his  way 
southward  through  the  land,  staying  for  a 
short  time  at  the  place  afterwards  famous 
as  Bethel,  or  the  House  of  God,  where  for 
centuries  there  was  preserved  an  altar  to  the 
God  of  hosts.  With  the  coming  of  this  pil- 
grim from  the  banks  of  the  Euphrates,  a  new 
sound  was  heard  amid  the  hills  and  vales  of 
Canaan,  even  the  name  of  Jehovah,  the  ever- 
living  God,  whose  pure  worship  and  holy 
teachings  were  for  ages  to  come  to  put  to 
shame  the  licentious  rites  and  gross  supersti- 
tions of  the  gods  of  the  corrupt  Canaanites. 
The  hero  of  faith  had  come  and  even  Canaan 
should  feel  the  power  of  his  presence. 

J* 
Deafness  Cannot  be  Cured 

by  local  applications,  as  they  cannot  reach  the  dis- 
eased portion  of  the  ear.  There  is  only  one  way  to 
cure  Deafness,  and  that  is  by  constitutional 
remedies.  Deafness  is  caused  by  an  inflamed  condi- 
tion of  the  mucous  lining  of  the  Eustachian  Tube. 
When  this  tube  gets  inflamed  you  have  a  rumbling 
sound  or  imperfect  hearing,  aud  when  it  is  entirely 
closed  Deafness  is  the  result,  and  unless  the  inflam- 
mation can  be  taken  out  and  this  tube  restored  to 
its  normal  condition,  hearing  will  be  destroyed  for- 
ever; nine  cases  out  often  are  caused  by  catarrh, 
which  is  nothing  but  an  inflamed  condition  of  the 
mucous  surfaces. 

We  will  give  One  Hundred  Dollars  for  any  case  of 
Deafness  (caused  by  catarrh)  that  cannot  be  cured 
by  Hall's  Catarrh  Cure.    Send  for  circulars,  free. 

F.  J.  CHENEY  &  CO.,  Toledo,  O. 

JGfSold  by  Druggists,  75c. 

Hall's  Family  Pills  are  the  best. 


A  GOOD 

iOMPLEXION 


Depends  on  Good  Digestion. 

This  is  almost  an  axiom  although  usually  we  are 
apt  to  think  that  cosmetics,  face  powders,  lotions, 
fancy  soaps,  etc.,  are  the  secrets  for  securing  a 
clear  complexion.  But  all  these  are  simply  super- 
ficial assistants. 


It  is  impossible  to  have  a  good  compiexion  unless 
the  digestive  organs  perform  their  work  properly, 
unless  the  stomach  by  properly  digesting  the  food 
taken  into  it  furnishes  an  abundance  of  pure  blood, 
a  good  complexion  is  impossible. 

This  is  the  reason  so  many  ladies  are  using 
Stuart's  Dyspepsia  Tablets,  because  they  promptly 
cure  any  stomach  trouble  and  they  have  found  out 
that  perfect  digestion  means  a  perfect  complexion 
and  one  that  does  not  require  cosmetics  and  pow- 
ders to  enhance  its  beauty. 

Many  ladies  diet  themselves  or  deny  themselves 
many  articles  of  food  solely  in  order  to  keep  their 
complexion  clear.  When  Stuart's  Dyspepsia  Tab- 
lets are  used  no  such  dieting  is  necessary,  take 
these  tablets  and  eat  all  the  good  wholesome  food 
you  want  and  you  need  have  no  fear  of  indigestion 
nor  the  sallow  dull  complexion  which  nine  women 
out  of  ten  have,  solely  because  they  are  suffering 
from  some  form  of  indigestion. 

Bear  in  mind  that  beauty  proceeds  from  good 
health,  good  health  results  "from  perfect  digestion 
and  we  have  advanced  the  best  argument  to  in- 
duce every  man  and  woman  to  give  this  splendid 
remedy  atrial. 

Stuart's  Dyspepsia  Tablets  can  be  found  in  drug 
stores  and  costs  but  50  cents  per  package. 

If  there  is  any  derangement  of  the  stomach  or 
bowels  they  will  remove  it  and  the  resultant  effects 
are  good  digestion,  good  health,  and  a  clear,  bright 
complexion. 


The 

Louisville  &   Nashville 

Railroad 

Operates  the  Finest  Passenger 
Service  in  the  South.    The  equipment 
is  up  to  date,  the  road  bed 
without  an  equal  and  the  time 
the  fastest.    Through  trains  of 
magnificent  Coaches  and  Drawing- 
room  Sleeping  Cars  between 

Chicago, 
Cincinnati, 
Louisville, 
Evansville  or 
St.  Louis  and 
Nashville, 
Memphis, 
Birmington, 
New  Orleans, 
Mobile, 

Pensacola  and 
Jacksonville 

Through  the  historical  and  scenic 
regions  of  Tennessee,  Alabama, 
Mississippi,  Louisiana  and  Florida. 

For  descriptive  matter,  time-tables  and  mail. 
address 

C.  L.  STONE,  General  Pass.  Agt. 

Louisville,    Ky 

Topical  Outlines  of  the  Midweek  Prayer-meet- 
ing Themes  are  still  in  active  demand.  Every 
Church  should  have  an  abundant  supply.  Price  25 
cents  per  dozen  copies.  Christian  Publishing  Com- 
pany, St.  Lx>uis. 


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THE,  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


July  18,  1901 


Christian  Endeavor 

SB\jrris  {A.  Jer\kins.J  H  -HSS 

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TOPIC  FOR  JULY  28.  E3  W 

£gj  Missions — True^Phila-rvthropy.  H 

(Gal.  8:1-10.) 

If  Christianity  is  -the  highest  and  best 
religious  truth,  then  it  is  evident  that  philan- 
thropy calls  for  the  free  distribution  of  it. 
To  keep  it  back  would  be  to  act  against  the 
principles  of  philanthropy. 

"If  a  man  be  overtaken  in  any  trespass," 
the  whole  world  is,  in  its  own  consciousness, 
overtaken  in  sin  and  wrong.  Our  duty,  then, 
to  the  world,  if  we  are  spiritual,  is  to  restore 
the  world  to  the  sense  of  forgiveness. 

"Bear  ye  one  another's  burdens"  is  an  ob- 
ligation that  extends  not  merely  to  men  of 
white  skins,  but  men  of  black  and  brown. 
The  white  man's  burden  is  not  the  only  one 
we  are' to  share;  but  also  that  of  the  negro 
in  Alabama,  the  Hawaiian  in  the  South 
Seas. 

"Let  us  not  be  weary  in  well  doing,"  but 
keep  on  assaulting  the  stone  walls  of  heath- 
enism and  trying  to  batter  down  its  Gibral- 
tars.  For  we  shall  succeed  in  due  season  if 
we  faint  cot. 

"Work  that  which  is  good  toward  all  mtrC1 
— the  universalis]!!  of  Christianity,  the  effort 
to  do  well  towards  all,  world-wide  sympathy, 
these  things  are  all  to  be  found  in  this 
phrase." 

These  are  the  only  clauses  in  this  Scripture 
passage  that  can  be  said  to  be  missionary  by 
any  sort  of  interpretation. 

But  there  are  plenty  of  other  good  texts  of 
Scripture  that  are  missionary.  The  gospel 
is  shot  through  and  through  with  missionary 
spirit,  as'threads  of  gilt  are  woven  in  tapes- 
tries. The  gospel  is,  at  heart,  love  for  man. 
Love  for  man  dictates  the  proclamation  of 
such  good  news  to  all.  Love  for  man  is,  in 
another  language,  philanthropy. 

The  humanitarian  motive,  or  the  motive  of 
philanthropy,  is  in  itself  enough  to  lead  us  to 
missionary  work.  We  have,  in  this  day,  lost 
the  old  Calvinistic  motive  of  saving  men  from 
eternal  destruction,  imminent  and  fiery,  for 
their  ignorance  of  Christ.  But  we  have 
gained  a  better  motive  of  saving  men  from 
sin,  of  purifying  their  lives,  cleansing  their 
homes,  giving  them  clear  water  to  drink 
without  typhoid  germs,  and  taking  care  of 
their  sick.  To  look  out  for  people  in  this 
world  and  teach  them  how  to  live  in  it  is  a 
pretty  good  way  of  preparing  them  for  a  life 
to  come.     At   all  events  it  is  a  beginning. 

This  humanitarian  motive,  this  attempt  to 
do  good  to  men  and  women  for  love  of  them,  is 
a  growing  spring  of  action.  It  does]notcut  the 
nerve  of  missions  Far  from  it.  It  only 
develops  the  missionary  enthusiasm.  Those 
who  most  keenly  feel  the  degradation  of  the 
world,  and  most  earnestly  desire  to  liftmen 
up  to  a  higher  and  sweeter  and  holier  life,  are 
the  ones  who  will  wish  to  send  the  gospel  to 
the  ends  of  the  earth  They  are  the  true 
philanthropists. 

lEvery  La.dy    Should    Compete    For 
This  Prize. 

The  "HENDERSON  ROUTE"  is  publish- 
ing a  book  of  smart  sayings  of  little  children 
under  the  age  of  five  years,  and  in  order  to 
get  data  for  this  publication  they  are  offer- 
ing two  prize.*.  For  the  smartest  saying  a 
prize  of  ten  dollars  in  gold  will  be  given,  and 
for  the  next  smartest  saying  five  dollars  in 
gold. 

In  order  to  receive  recognition  all  sayings 
forwarded  must  be  accompanied  with  the  full 
name,  address,  and  age  of  the  child. 

A  competent  committee  will  have  the  con- 
test in  charge,  and  the  winners  will  be 
promptly  notilied. 

All  sending  in  sayings  will  receive  a  copy 
of  the  book,  without  cost,  when  published, 
which  will  be  handsomely  bound  and  contain, 
in  addition  to  the  interesting  sayings  of  the 
wee  tots,  a  se_ect  number  of  fine  half-tone 
pictures  of  children. 

Address  all  letters  to  Mr.  L.  J.  Irwin,  Gen- 
eral Passeng-er  Agent,  "Henderson  Route," 
Louisville,  Ky. 


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THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


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M©Li-ri©Lges. 

BOICE— E  VIE  RZ  .—Married,  June  9,  in 
Portland,  Ore.,  Mr.  B.  E.  Boice  and  Miss 
Mabel  Emerz  ;  A.  D.  Skaggs  officiating. 

FEATHERSTON  —  RANK.— Married,  at 
the  home  of  the  bride's  parents,  Anderson, 
Ind.,  Oscar  Featherston  and  Bertha  Rank, 
July  3,  1901:  R.  B.  Giveus  officiating. 

HOUSTON-CARLEY.—  On  July  4,  Mr. 
Geo.  Houston  and  Miss  Florence  Carley  were 
united  in  marriage  at  the  Christian  parson- 
age in  Council  Bluffs;  W.  B.  Crewdson 
officiating. 

LONGENECKER— RICHEY.—  Married  at 
the  home  of  the  bride's  parents  near  Ander- 
son, Ind.,  James  A.  Lungeneeker  and  Edna 
Mary  Richey,  July  4,  1901;  R.  B.  Givens 
officiating. 

PALMER— HOWELL.— Married,  June  30, 
in  Portland,  Ore.,  Mr.  L.  C.  Palmer  and  Miss 
Lena  L.  Howell;  A.  D.  Skaggs  officiating. 


Obit\i  aeries. 

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DAVIS. 

On  April  25,  I  was  called  to  Gallatin  to 
preach  the  funeral  of  Annie  Eliza  Davis.  She 
was  born  Oct.  7,  1847.  Three  of  her  brothers 
were  preachers  of  the  gospel,  viz.:  N,  Rolla, 
of  Maryville,  Mo.,  R.  N.,  of  California,  and 
Joseph,  who  died  a  number  of  years  ago.  She 
became  a  Christian  at  the  early  age  of  13  and 
her  entire  Christian  career  was  given  to  the 
service  of  the  Lord  and  humanity.  She 
taught  in  the  public  schools  for  more  than 
twenty  years  and  was  very  successful,  not 
only  in  training  the  mind,  but  in  developing 
the  moral  and  spiritual  nature  as  well.  As  a 
teacher  she  believed  that  education  involved 
the  development  of  the  soul  as  well  as  the  in- 
tellect. She  spent  six  years  of  the  latter  part 
of  her  life  in  California.  During  these  years 
she  was  actively  engaged  in  C.  W.  B.  M. 
work,  and  the  cause  of  the  Christian  Wom- 
an's Board  of  Missions  in  California  owes 
much  to  her  consecrated  efforts.  She  gave 
the  last  four  or  five  years  of  her  life  largely 
to  the  family  of  her  brother's  widow.  She 
was  confined  to  her  bed  for  about  two  months 
before  the  end  came,  and  when  it  came  she 
was  the  same  thoughtful,  trustful,  happy 
woman  she  had  been  during  her  active  life. 
Thus  this  noble  woman  lived  and  died.  Like 
Paul  she  could  say:  "To  live  is  Christ,  but  to 
die  is  gain."  W.  G.  Surber. 

EVANS. 

James  Lester  Evans  was  drowned  while 
bathing  in  the  Cedar  river  at  Waterloo, 
Iowa,  July  2,  1901.  Lester  was  one  of  our  no- 
blest young  men,  and  lived  a  life  of  honor, 
truth,  and  soberness,  always  serving  the 
Master.  He  was  baptized  by  his  father,  C.  E. 
Evans.  The  family,  consisting  of  father, 
mother,  and  three  brothers,  moved  to  Water- 
loo only  a  few  months  ago.  Lester  was  19 
jears  of  age.  Job  S.  Riley 

FAIRLEY. 

Mrs.  Malinda  J.  Fairley  was  born  in  Knox- 
ville,  Tenn.,  March  3,  1831,  married  Cornelius 
P.  Fairley,  May  4.  1S4S  in  Zanesville.  O.,  and 
soon  after  moved  to  Princeton,  Mo.  She 
was  the  mother  of  seven  children,  three  of 
whom  survive  her:  D.  B.  and  C.  W.,  of 
Colorado  Spinngs,  and  A.  L.,  of  Princeton, 
Mo.  The  father  died  in  1863  from  disease 
contracted  while  serving  in  the  Cnion  army. 
Sister  Fairley  came  to  Colorado  Springs  in 
1884.  Four  years  ago  she  suffered  a  paralytic  ' 
shock  from  which  she  never  recovered.  She 
passed  quietly  to  her  rest  at  the  residence  of 
her  youngest  son,  C.  W.,  with  whom  she  had 
always  made  her  home  in  Colorado  Springs, 
Sunday  night,  June  23,  1901,  aged  70  years, 
three  months  and  20  days.  A  service  was 
conducted  by  the  writer,  and  the  body  was 
taken  to  the  old  home  at  Princeton,  Mo.,  for 
final  interment  Sister  Fairley  became  a 
Christian  in  her  girlhood,  and  was  ever  active, 
benevolent  and  exemplary  in  all  her  relations 
in  life.  J.  P.  Lucas. 

Colorado  City,  Col.,  July  1. 

MITCHELL. 

Died,  at  her  home  in  Ashland,  111.,  aged  80 
years,  Mrs.  Rebecca  Crow  Mitchell.  Funeral 
services  were  held  in  the  Christian  Church 
before  a  large  audience,  the  sermon  being 
preached  by  the  writer.  Sister  Mitchell  was 
born  June  9,  1821,  and  was  the  daughter  of 
William  Crow,  a  Baptist  preacher.  October  9, 
1841,  she  married  Washington  A.  Mitchell, 
■with  whom  she  lived  over  half  a  century,  Mr. 
Mitchell   dying   one  year   after  their  golden 


WHAT  IS  YOUR  LIFE? 

A  large  interrogation,  truly!  It  would  be  difficult  to  frame  a  more  funda- 
mental question  than  this,  which  has  been  chosen  as  the  title  of  the  new  book  by 
W.J.  Russell.  No  more  valuable  volume  for  young  people  has  ever  been  issued. 
What  is  Your  Life?  is  easily  worth  $10,000  to  any  young  man  or  woman  who  will 
faithfully  follow  its  teaching.  The  general  scope  of  the  book  is  shown  by  the 
titles  of  some  of  the  chapters:  "The  Value  of  Time,"  "The  Body  and  Good 
Health,"  "Character  Building,"  "Good  Books  and  Good  Reading,"  etc.  The 
volume  is  not  only  helpful  and  profitable,  but  is  also  interesting  and  entertaining. 
Mr.  Russell  has  avoided  that  didactic,  dogmatic,  prosy  style  so  usual  in  works  of 
this  class.  He  has  written  in  a  bright,  lively  vein.  His  book  will  be  read  by 
young  people  who  would  refuse  to  read  the  average  volume  of  advice  to  the 
young. 

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wedding.  Four  children,  C.  C,  W.J..,  A.  J., 
and  Anna  Mitchell,  remain  to  cherish  her 
memory  and  mourn  her  loss.  She  united 
with  the  Baptists  in  youth  and  later  became 
a  member  of  the  Christian  Church  and  re- 
mained a  faithful  member  until  her  death.  In 
her  long  and  earnest  life  she  made  hosts  of 
friends  and  will  be  greatly  missed  ia  the  home, 
the  church,  the  community. 

C-  E.  Smoot. 

J- 

California  the  Mecca  of  Every 
American. 

A  certain  advertising  agency  employs  a  sig- 
nificant phrase  in  its  own  advertising,  name- 
ly, "The  time  to  advertise  is  all  the  time." 
So  in  reference  to  visiting  the  Golden  Gate 
state.  The  time  to  go  is  either  spring  or  sum- 
mer, fall  or  winter  or  between  seasons. 

The  many  trans-continental  lines  of  railway 
now  in  operation  afford,  not  only  cheap  fare, 
but  superior  service  and  quick  time.  Some 
are  better  than  others  in  this  respect.  Surely 
no  system  has  surpassed  the  Missouri  Pacific- 
Iron  Mountain  in  providing  for  the  comfort 
and  convenience  of  the  traveling  public.  Es 
pecially  has  the  passenger  department  of  this 
great  system  exerted  itself  in  preparing  for  the 
Ep worth  League  conveution  to  be  held  in  San 
Francisco  from  July  18th  to  21st.  They  offer 
a  choice  of  two  routes,  with  an  innumerable 
number  of  advantages  as  to  stop-overs  at 
points  of  interest,  with  a  list  of  diverse  routes 
in  the  far  west  which  will  no  doubt  puzzle 
many  a  "tenderfoot." 

The  very  low  rates  offered  to  the  Epworth 
League  are  open  to  all.  Many  who  have 
waited  long  and  patiently  for  opportunity  to 
visit  the  land  of  sunshine  and  flowers  will  do 
so  at  this  most  opportune  time.  Tickets  are 
good  going  from  July  6th  to  13th,  with  a  final 
return  limit  of  August  31st. 


Cheap  Excursions  to  Utah. 

While  there  are  tourist  rates  to  Salt  Lake 
City  and  Ogden  and  return  in  effect  every 
day,  a  special  opportunity  is  afforded  to 
visit  the  World's  greatest  sanitarium  and 
health  and  pleasure  resort  through  a  series 
of  cheap  excursions  to  leave  Chicago,  St. 
Louis  and  Missouri  river  points  July  1st  to 
9th  inclusively,  and  September  1st  to  10th  in- 
clusive, at  rate  of  $40.00  from  Chicago,  $36.00 
frem  St.  Louis  and  §30.00  from  Omaha, 
Kansas  City,  St.  Joseph,  etc.,  etc.  On  July 
10th  to  August  31st  inclusive,  round  trip  rate 
to  St.  Lake  and  Ogden  wfll  be  $44.50  from 
Chicago,  $39.50  from  St.  Louis  and  $32.00 
from  Missouri  river  stations;  proportionate 
rates  from  intermediate  points.  These  dates 
and  rates  are  subject  to  change. 

No  place  in  the  univei^e  presents  such  a 
complement  of  attractions  as  Salt  Lake  City. 
It  is  the  place  of  the  great  Mormon  Temple 
and  Tabernacle,  the  seat  of  ecclesiastical 
authority  of  the  Saints  and  the  home  of  their 
prophet.'  It  is  quaint  and  curious  and  pictur- 
esque in  environment.  The  summer  climate 
is  incomparable.  There  are  cool  mountain 
and  lake  resorts  near  by,  the  greatest  of 
which  is  Saltair  Beach  on  Great  Salt  Lake. 
Here  you  can  float  upon  the  surface  of  the 
water  almost  a  mile  above  sea-level.  Within 
the  limits  of  the  city  are  Warm  Sulphur  and 
Hot  Springs,  parks,  drives  and  beautiful 
canyons.  Furthermore,  the  trip  to  Utah  by 
way  of  Denver  and  Colorado  Springs  over 
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ladies,  Staunton,  Va.,  the  popular  school  that 
it  is.  Twenty  thousand  dollars  has  been  ex- 
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which  will  add  greatly  to  the  comfort  and  con- 
venience of  the  students.  With  increased 
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is  one  of  the  very  best  of  schools  for  girls. 
The  name  of  J.  W.  McGarvey,  Jr.,  now  ap- 
pears as  its  principal.  Herein  is  ample 
promise  that  the  school  will  maintain  or  even 
surpass  its  former  high  standard.  Bro.  Mc- 
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perience in  school  work  of  various  kinds.  The 
ten  teachers  who  are  to  co  operate  with  him 
have  been  carefully  selected,  thus  forming  an 
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the  usual  advantages  there  is  added  this  year 


the  illustrated  lectures  on  Bro.  McGarvey's 
recent  visit  to  Palestine,  Egypt  and  Europe. 
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Richmond,  Ky.,  the  home  of  Madison  Insti- 
t a*  '.  is  favorably  located.  The  healthfulness 
of  the  place  could  have  no  greater  commenda- 
tion than  the  fact  that  but  one  case  of  seri- 
ous illness  has  existed  in  the  school  within 
ten  years.  Our  columns  have  not  infrequent- 
ly contained  references  to  the  beauty  of  the 
location  of  the  institute.  Interested  parents 
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POSITIONS    Guaranteed  Under  Rea- 
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Our  facilities  for  securing  positions  and  the 
proficiency  of  our  graduates  are  ten  times  more 
■trongly  endorsed  by  bankers  and  merchants 
thaa  those  of  other  colleges.  Send  for  catalogue. 

DRAUGHON'S 

PRACTICAL 

BUSINESS 

Nashville,  Tenn.,  St.  Louis,  Mo., 
Savannah,  Oa.,  /*         Galveston,  Tex., 

rientgomery,  Ala.,  *K  Ft.  Worth,  Tex., 
Little  Rock,  Ark.,  *r  Shreveport,  La., 
Cheap  board.  Car  fare  paid.  No  vacation. 
Enter  any  time.  Best  patronized  in  the  South. 
Bookkeeping,  Shorthand,  Etc.,  taught  by  mail. 
Write  for  price  list  Home  Study.  Scholarship 
Pree  by  doing  a  little  writing  at  your  home. 


Columbia    Normal   Academy 

Approved  by  State  University. 

OFFERS  Excellent  preparation  for  University, 
Prepares  for  any  grade  of  Certificate,  County  or 
State.  Columbia  Business  College  is  a  Department 
of  the  School. 

GEO.  H.  BEASI.EY, 

S.  B.,  Pe  B.,  Principal. 


Catalogue  Free. 


COLUMBIA,  MO 


ROANOKE  °s°LE!;EvG.E 

Courses  for  Degrees,  with  Electives.  Large  Library. 
Mountain  location.  No  bar-rooms.  Expenses  small. 
Aid  scholarships.  Students  from  16  States  ami  coun- 
tries.   Catalogue  free.    Address  the  President. 


Central  Christian  College 

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Seven  Departments:   Literary,  Ministerial,  Com- 
r  mercial,      Shorthand      and 

Typewriting  Music,  Elocution  and  Voice  and  Art. 
Prom  these  an  Elective  Course  may  be  taken.  Build- 
ings commodious  and  healthily  located.  Electricity, 
telephone,  comfort,  good  work.  Faculty  of  gradu- 
ates, capable  and  experienced.  The  tone  of  the 
college  is  emphatically  Christian.  Both  sexes  ad- 
mitted on  equal  terms.  Cost  about  $140  to  $185.  Ses- 
sion opens  September  9  and  10.    Apply  to 

J.  W.  ELLIS,  Ph.  ».,  Pres. 


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FOR  THE  HIGHER  EDUCATION  OF  WOMEN. 


'■The  New  Christian  College  is  a  School  which  will  rank  with  famed  Wellesley  and  other  schools  of  the  East." — Dr.  Frank  G.  Tyrrell. 


A   GROUP   OF   ACADEMIC  GRADUATES. 


Christian  College  celebrated  its  Jubilee  Year  with   the   handsomest  college  building 

for  women  west  of  the  Mississippi  River. 


Magnificent  new  Dormitory,  accommodating  150  students.  Furnishings  and  equipment  unrivaled.  Rooms  en  suite;  heated  by  steam; 
lighted  by  electricity;  Hot  and  Cold  Baths;  Gymnasium;  Library  of  5,000  volumes;  Physical  and  Chemical  Laboratories. 

Prepares  for  advanced  University  Work.  Academic  degrees  of  B.  A..  B.  S.,  and  B.  L  Schools  of  Music,  Art  and  Elocution.  Twenty-five  Instructors- 
of  the  best  American  and  European  training.  Students  from  sixteen  states.  Beautiful  park  of  eighteen  acres.  Tennis  and  Basket  Ball.  Next  session  opens 
Septembter  16,  1901.     Rooms  should  be  engaged  early.  TVrF?<3    W    T    MOORF       "1 

For  engraved  catalogue  address  Secretary- Christian  College,  Columbia,  Missouri.  MRS.  L.  W.  StCLAIR,  J  "nnclPai3, 


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A   WEEKLY    FAMILY   AND    RELIGIOUS   JOURNAL. 


Vol.  xxxviii 


July  25,   1901 


No.  30 


Contents, 


Editorial: 


Current  Events „ 931 

May  We  Pray  for  Rain? 933 

The  Real  Issue 933 

Notes  and  Comments 934 

Editor's  Easy  Chair 934 

Questions  and  Answers 935 

Contributed  Articles: 

Royalty  and  Democracy.— W.  C.  Morro  .930 
The  Student   Volunteer  Movement.— J. 

E.  Lynn 937 

Is   the  Golden   Rule  Practicable*— N.  J. 

Aylswor  th 937 

English  Topics  — Wm.  Durban     938 

Paul's  Portrait   of  a   Preacher.— F.    D. 

Power  939 

The  Mission  of  Tears  (poem) 939 

A  Survey  of  the  Pan-American. — Burris 

A.Jenkins 940 

B.  B.  Tyler's  Letter 940 

Religious  Fighters.— C.  H.  Wetherbe  . .  941 
Curious  Nesting-Places.— F.  K.  Steele. .  .941 

Correspondence: 

An  Open  Letter  to  the  Endeavorers 946 

Ohio  Letter 946 

Society  of  Alumni  of  Kentucky  Univer- 
sity  947 

Formal  Remission  Again 948 

California  Comments 948 

Missouri  Bible-school  Notes 949 

Miscellaneous: 

Current  Literature  943 

Our  Budget 944 

Evangelistic 950 

Book  Notes  951 

Family  Circle 952 

With  theChildren 955 

Hour  of  Prayer 956 

Sunday-school 957 

Christian  Endeavor 958 

Marriages,  Obituaries 959 


OPPORTUNITY 

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Through  fragrant  wooded  pass,  this  glimpse 
I  bought; 

Or  whether  in  some  midday  I  was  caught 
To  upper  air,  where  visions  of  God's  will 
In  pictures  to  our  quickened  sense  fulfill 
His  word      But  this  I  sa.w: 

A  pa.th  I  sought 
Through   wa.ll   of    rock.      No    huma.n   fingers 

wrought 
The  golden  gates  which  opened,  sudden,  still, 
And  wide.     My  fear   was  hushed  by  my  de- 
light. 
Surpassing  fair  the  lands;  my  path  lay  plain; 
Alas!    so  spellbound,  feasting  on   the  sight, 
I  paused,  that  I  but  reached    the    threshold 

bright. 
When,  swinging  swift,  the  golden  gates  again 
Were  rocky  walls,  by  which  I  wept  in  va.in! 

— Helen  Hunt  Jackson. 


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J.  H.  GARRISON,  Editor. 
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Entered   at   the    Postofflce  at  St.  Louis  as   second- 
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DA^ITIHNQ    Guaranteed  Under  Rea- 
rv«?l  I  IVI^IO       sonable  Condition*. 

Our  facilities  for  securing  positions  and  the 
proficiency  of  our  graduates  are  ten  times  more 
strongly  endorsed  by  bankers  and  merchant! 
than  those  of  other  colleges.  Send  for  catalogue . 

DRAUGHON'S 

PRACTICAL 

BUSINESS 

Nashville,  Tenn.,  St.  Louis,  Mo., 
Savannah,  Ga.,  A%         Galveston,  Tes., 

riontgomery,  Ala.,  T*  Ft.  Worth,  Tex  , 
Little  Rock,  Ark.,  *r  Shreveport,  La., 
Cheap  board.  Car  fare  paid .  No  vacation. 
Enter  any  time.  Best  patronized  in  the  South. 
Bookkeeping,  Shorthand,  Etc. ,  taught  by  mail. 
Write  for  price  list  Home  Study.  Scholarship 
Free  by  doing  a  little  writing  at  your  home. 


The  Music  of  our  Churches 

would  be  greatly  improved  if  more 
organists  and  singers  knew  the 
methods  of  the 

Conservatory 

OF  MUSIC 

We  will  send  to  any  one  inter- 
ested an  illustrated  catalogue  and 
all  particulars  relating  to  our  School 
of  Music  and  Elocution. 

George  W.  Chadwick,  Mus.  Dircc. 
Address  all  correspondence  to 
FRANK  W.  HALE,  Gen.  Man..  Boston,  Mass. 


HOLLINS  INSTITUTE 

VIRGINIA.  Established  1842. 

For  the  higher  education  of  young  ladies.  Ex- 
tensive equipment,  complete  curriculum  (studies 
elective).  Faculty  of  12  gentlemen  and  23  ladies. 
Salubrious  mountain  climate.  Out-door  exercise 
and  sports.  Famous  mineral  springs— sulphur  and 
chalybeate— on  the  gnounds.  For  catalogue  of  59th 
session  address 
JOS.  A.  TURNER,  Cen'i   Mgr.,  Hollins,  Va. 


FULTON, 
MISSOURI. 


WESTMINSTER  COLLEGE, 

A  High  Grade  College  for  Young  Men.  49th  Year 
opens  Sept.  18th.  1901.  Offers  choice  of  three  courses, 
classical,  scientific  c  literary,  leading  to  degree  of 
A.  B.  Preparatory  Department  fits  boys  to  enter 
any  college.  Standard  High.  Location  Healthful. 
Well  equipped  Gymnasium.  New  Science  Hall.  For 
illustrated  circular  and  catalogue,  giving  details  as 
to  courses,  expenses,  etc.,  Address, 

John  H.  MacCra< ken,  Ph.  D.,Pres. 

BETHANY    COLLEGE. 

Founded  in  1841  by 

ALEXANDER  CAMPBELL. 

Open  to  Men  and  Women.  Sixtieth  Session 
begins  Sept.  23,  1901.  Postoffice,  Bethany, 
W.  Va.  Railway  Station,  VVellsburg,  W. 
Va.  For  catalogue  and  particulars  address, 
J.  C.  KEITH,  Chairman  Faculty. 

Modem  Normal  and  Business  College 

Fayette,  Ohio. 

The  live,  practical,  progressive,  economical 
and  up-to  date  school  of  the  nation!  Good 
location,  fine  buildings,  trained  teachers  and 
thorough  instruction.  Combination  of  and 
successor  to  several  prosperous  schools.  $28 
in  advance  pays  tuition,  room  rent  aod  board 
for  term  of  10  weeks.  Next  year  will  open  Tues- 
day, September  3,  1901.  Circulars,  catalog  and 
The  Educational  Evangelist  giving  full 
particulars  will  be  sent  free  to  any  address 
on  application  to 

J.  Fraise  Richard,  President. 


MISSOURI    MILITARY    ACADEMY 

8th  Year.    Fine  New  Buildings.    HHIacres.    Hunting,  Imbd- 
ing.  Swimming,  Boating.      Model   School.     Phenomenal 
Success.    Faculty,  University  graduate*  of  national 
reputation.    For  booklet  with  full  information,  address 
A.  K.  YANCEY,  President,  Mexico,  Missouri. 


iJyf 


HARDIN  COLLEGE  AND  CONSERVATORY  FOR  LADIES 


|§l||l||gM|Jft 


j.^29th  year.    Unprecedented  prosperity.  23  Professors  from  8  Uni- 
^  versities  and  5  European  Conservatories.     German-Ameri- 
can Conservatory.      \Ym.    II.    Barber,   Musical    Examiner, 

present  in  person  during  May.     Largest.     Cheapest.    Best. '  Address, 
JOHN  W.  MILLION,  Pres.,  40  College   Place,  MEXICO,   MO. 


LIBERTY  LADIES'  COLLEGE 

Plienomennl  success.  Highest  grade  in  LETTERS,  SCIENCES,  ARTS.  Faculty  specially 
traint.J  in  lending  Colleges  and  Universities  of  America  and  Europe. 

AMERICAN  MOZART  CONSERVATORY 

Chartered  by  the  State.  Professors  graduates  with  highest  honors  of  the  ROYAL  CONSFRYA- 
TOKIES.  BERLIN,  LEIPZIG,  LONDON;  use  the  methods  of  these !  Conservatories.  A 
fine,  upright  CONCERT  GRAND  PIANO,  quoted  in  Bradbury  catalogue.  !*1.0.50,  a  prize  in  May 
Festival  Contest.  Address  President  C.  M.  WILLIAMS,  Liberty,  Mo. 


MISSOURI  VALLEY  COLLEGE 


j  Marshall, 
(  Missouri. 


Covjrse  of  Study  as  High  as  irv  any  Eastern  College 

Beautiful  grounds.  Marshall  is  a  beautiful  city  of  5,000  population, 
in  Saline  County,  the  richest  County  in  Missouri.  It  is  located  at  the 
crossing  of  the  Chicago  &  Alton  R.*R.  and  the  Missouri  Pacific  R.  R. 
For  catalog  or  other  information  write 


President  W.  H.  BLACK,  D.  D. 


MARSHALL,  MO. 


Classical  Course 
Philosophical  Course 
Scientific  Course 
Mathematical  Course 
Linguistic  Course 
Conservatory  of  Music 
bchool  of  Fine  Arts 
Academic  Course 
English  Course 
Biblical  Course 


FiadiSOn  Institute,  Richmond,  Ky. 

A  First-CIa^ss  Boarding  School  for  Girls. 


J.  W.  McGARVEY,  Jr.,  Principal. 


Faculty  of  ten  teachers  who  were  educated  at  leading  American  and  European  institu- 
tions and  have  made  brilliant  records  as  instructors;  every  one  a  specialist  in  her 
department.  Music  department  ex  eptionally  strong.  No  fussy  teachers.  School  appara- 
tus and  general  equipment  excellent.  Good  table.  Frequent  illustrated  lectures  (free) 
by  the  principal  on  his  recent  travels  in  Egypt,  Palestine  and  Europe.  Delightful  and 
healthful  location.  Only  one  serious  case  of  sickness  in  ten  years.  Prices  no  higher  than 
other  nrst-class  schools,  nor  than  many  inferior  ones.     Send  for  catalog. 

LEXINGTON  and 

LOUISVILLE,  KY. 

BVR.FLIS  A.  JENKINS,  A.  M„  B.  D.,  President. 

A.    University   of   the    Christian    Church. 

FIVE    COLLEGES.— Liberal   Arts,   Bible,    Normal,    Commercial   and    Medical. 

Co-education.  1,108  matriculates  last  session.  Well  equipped  gymnasium.  Fees  in  Col- 
lege of  Liberal  Arts  and  Normal  College  $22,  in  College  of  the  Bible  .$20.  for  nine  months. 
Other  expenses  low  or  moderate.  Re:iprocal  privileges.  Next  session  of  those  colleges  be- 
gins in  Lexington  on  Monday,  September  9,  1901.  Next  -ession  of  Medical  Department  be- 
gins in  Louisville  January  1,1802.  The  Commercial  College  (in  Lexington)  may  be  entered 
at  anv  time  of  the  calendar  year.  The  courses  of  studv  lead  to  the  degrees  of  A.  B.,  A.  M., 
B.  Lit.,  M.  Lit.,  B.  S.,  M.  S.,  B.  Ped..  M.  Ped..  and  M.  D.,  and,  in  the  College  of  the  Bible 
and  the  Commercial  College,  to  graduation  without  degrees. 

For  catalogues  or  other  information  address  Kentucky  Universitt,  Lexington,  Kt. 

Drake  University,  Des  Moines,  la. 

COLLEGES  OR  DEPARTMENTS- 


I.  College  of  Letters  and  Science  VII. 

II.  College  of  the  Bible  VIII. 

III.  The  Iowa  College  of  Law  IX. 

IV.  The  Iowa    College   of    Physicians    and  X. 

Surgeons 

V.  The  College  of  Pharmacy  XL 
VI 


The  School  of  Oratory 

The  School  of  Art 

The  School  of  Music 

The   Des   Moines    College    of    Dental 

Surgery 
The  Drake  Summer  School  of  Methods 


The  Normal  College— School  of  Pedagogy,  Preparatory  School,  Commercial  School, 
Primary  Training  School,  School  of  Methods,  Shorthand  School,  Kindergarten 
Training  School. 

NOTES. 

The  total  enrollment,  all  departments,  last  year,  1,764,  not  counting  the  Summer  Schools.  1,140. 

Notable  material  improvements  of  the  past  summer:  Completion  of  Auditorium;  new  portico  and  other 
improvements  to  Main  Building;  new  Pharmaceutical  Laboratory;  new  rooms  for  Business  Department,  new 
desks,  etc.;new  Bacteriological  Laboratory;  3,500  square  feet  of  cement  walks;  renovation  of  Gymnasium. 

In  faculty  equipment  the  most  notable* thing  has  been:  1.  Complete  reorganization  of  the  Department 
of  Music,  under  the  leadership  of  Mr.  Frederic' Howard,  of  New  York;  2.  The  Bible  College  has  been 
g  eatly  strengthened  by  the  addition  of  Dr.  Clinton  Lockhart;  3.  The  Medical  Department  has  been  com- 
pletely merged  into  the  organic  life  of  the  University.  The  first  and  second  years  are  now  taught  in  the 
Science  Hall  on  the  Campus;  4.  The  Des  Moines  College  of  Dental  Surgery  has  become  an  affiliated  depart- 
ment. It  will  add  eighty  students  to  the  College  rolls.  5.  The  addition  of  many  new  tea  hers  to  the  faculty 
of  the  University. 

The  University  has  made  a  steady  and  rapid  growth  in  the  twenty  years  of  its  history.  It  is  expected  the 
enrollment  will  reach  1,900  the  coming  year.  The  location  in  Des  Moines,  with  its  state  and  city  libraries,  its 
courts,  hospitals,  churches,  societies,  etc.,  is  excellent  in  every  respect.  Send  for  general  catalog,  200 
pages.lree.  DRAKE   UNIVERSITY. 

W.  Bayard  Ceaig.  Chancellor 


Vol.  xxxviii. 


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No.  30 


Current  Events. 

1  Will  Protection   The    recent    trouble    be- 
|Be  Arv  Issue?      tweenour  government  and 
I  Russia,  which  has  grown  out  of  a  natural 
jand  inevitable  interpretation  of  our  tariff 
flaw  by  the  Secretary  of  the  Treasury,  gives 
(rise  to  renewed  questioning  of  the  wisdom 
of  the  law  itself.    It  is  useless  to  criticise 
|  Mr.    Gage    for    ordering  a  countervailing 
;  duty  on  sugar.    No  convincing  argument 
i  has  been  brought   forward  to  show  that  he 
i  could  legally  avoid  doing  so.    If  Russia's 
retaliatory  tariff  harms  our  trade,  that  does 
[not  prove  that  Mr.   Gage  interpreted  the 
\  Dingley  law  wrongly,   but  it  may  indicate 
\  that  the  law  is  not  perfect.     It  suggests, 
\  too,  a  reconsideration  of  the  whole  question 
of  protection.    The  efficiency  of  the  tariff 
as  a  means  of  raising    revenue    has    been 
abundantly  proved  in  the   last  few   years, 
but  the  principle  of  protection  is  not  so  easy 
to    reconcile    with    some  of  the   positions 
:  which  our  government  has  taken.     Protee- 
I  tion  and  expansion  do  not  seem  adapted  to 
<  be  permanent  comrades,  nor  does  protec- 
( tion  seem  to  be  wholly  consistent  with  the 
|  demand  for  the  commercial  "open  door"  in 
i  the  east.  So  long  as  we  were  pre-eminently 
an  importing  nation  and  American   manu- 
'  facturers  had  no  higher  ambition  than  to 
supply  the  home  market,  we  could   protect 
our  infant  industries  and  laugh  at  threats  of 
retaliation.      But    now  that    we  are  pre- 
eminently an  exporting  nation,  retaliation 
may  be  a  serious  matter.   Besides,  the  fav- 
orite old  argument   about    "infant    indus- 
tries" has  become  too  mirth-provoking  to 
I  be  effective  in  debate.    It  may  be  that  the 
i  changed    conditions    of   the    present    will 
bring  the  tariff    question    again    into  the 
political  arena  and  make  it  an  issue  of  the 
first  magnitude. 

The  Chinese  It  is  a  relief  to  note  the 
Indemnity.  announcement     that    the 

Ministers  at  Pekin  have  agreed  upon  the 
amount,  the  method  and  the  time  of  pay- 
ment of  the  Chinese  indemnity.  The 
amount  is  450,000,000  taels  at  4  per  cent. 
China  is  to  pay  23,000,000  taels  a  year, 
which  at  first  will  do  little  more  than  pay 
the  interest.  A  sinking  fund  will  be  es- 
tablished with  the  balance,  and  the  bonds 
will  be  liquidated  about  1940.  The  money 
is  to  come  from  the  salt  tax,  the  maritime 
customs,  and  the  likin  or  internal  transpor- 
tation tax.  Our  government  has  from  the 
first  opposed  any  increase  of  the  import 
duties  and  accordingly  protested  against 
demanding  an  indemnity  which  would  re- 
quire such  an  increase.  The  tariff  aver- 
ages now  about  five  per  cent,  ad  valorem, 
and  it  would  seem  that  this  might  be 
doubled  without  seriously  injuring  any  in- 
terest. The  Japanese  government  caused 
a  stay  in  the  proceedings  by  requesting  an 
increase  in  the  indemnity  allotted  to  it  be- 
cause it  cannot  dispose  of  four  per  cent. 


bonds  at  par  and  will  lose  about  fifteen  per 
cent.  But  to  prevent  delay  and  a  general 
increase  for  the  others,  Japan  has  with- 
drawn this  request.  It  has  been  suggested 
that  the  Ministers  of  the  Powers  decide 
upon  the  disposition  of  Manchuria  while 
they  are  together,  a  suggestion  which  Rus- 
sia resents,  ostensibly  out  of  consideration 
for  China's  rights,  but  really  with  a  view 
to  her  own  interests  there.  There  will 
probably  be  no  need  now  for  the  minis- 
ters to  adjourn  to  the  Hague. 


Pa.rcels 
Post. 


Postal 
R^efor 


A  periodical  spasm  of  re- 
form strikes  the  postal 
authorities  about  once  in  each  administra- 
tion and  the  abuses  of  second-class  postal 
rates  always  form  the  chief  theme  for  dis- 
cussion and  attempted  legislation  at  such 
times.  Mail  matter  of  the  second  class  in- 
cludes periodicals  published  quarterly  or 
oftener  and  having  a  definite  list  of  paid 
subscribers,  and  the  publishers  of  this  class 
of  matter  are  given  a  rate  of  one  cent  a 
pound.  The  service  costs  more  than  this, 
but  the  importance  of  encouraging  the 
spread  of  intelligence  through  the  circula- 
tion of  newspapers  and  magazines  makes 
it  worth  while  for  the  government  to  pay 
the  deficit.  But  under  cover  of  this  low 
rate  other  publications  are  entered  which 
are  not  second-class  matter  within  the 
meaning  of  the  law.  Books  issued  serially 
do  not  cease  to  be  book3  and  ought  to  pay 
the  book  rate  of  one  cent  per  ounce,  but 
the  publishers  save  thousands  of  dollars 
annually  at  the  expense  of  the  government 
by  entering  them  as  second-class  matter 
and  sending  them  at  the  lower  rate.  Most 
of  the  measures  proposed  to  remedy  this 
and  similar  abuses  have  been  so  sweeping 
as  to  interfere  with  legitimate  periodicals. 
This  was  the  case  with  the  Loud  bill.  But 
the  Postmaster-General  has  recently  issued 
three  orders  which,  if  thoroughly  enforced, 
ought  to  save  the  government  several  mil- 
lion dollars  a  year  without  working  hard- 
ship to  any  genuine  periodical.  These 
three  orders  prohibit  the  granting  of 
second-class  rates  for  novels  published 
serially  and  for  large  almanacs;  for  news-  . 
papers  which  are  essentially  advertising 
schemes  or  which  secure  subscribers  by  of- 
fering premiums  to  the  approximate  value 
of  the  subscription  price,  thereby  making 
the  subscription  merely  nominal;  for  the 
return  of  unsold  copies  of  periodicals  by 
news  agents.  It  is  hoped  that  by  the  ap- 
plication of  these  rules  a  sufficient  saving 
will  be  effected  to  permit  the  introduction 
of  the  one  cent  letter  rate  at  least  for  local 
letters.  There  has  been  a  notable  increase 
in  the  number  of  stamps  sold  during  the 
past  year.  The  total  number  for  the  year 
was  more  than  five  billion,  of  which  three 
and  one  half  billion  were  two-cent  stamps. 
We  are  told — and  it  seems  credible — that 
these  would  make  a  ribbon  three  inches 
wide  three  times  around  the  world. 


Another  much-needed  re- 
form in  our  postal  service 
is  a  method  of  sending  packages  by  mail 
at  a  reasonable  rate.  There  is  no  reason 
why  the  post  office  department,  with  its  full 
equipment  for  the  service,  should  leave  to 
the  express  companies  practically  the  en- 
tire business  of  carrying  small  parcels  of 
merchandise  which  it  could  do  more 
cheaply  and  with  more  convenience  for  the 
public.  All  the  principal  European  coun- 
tries have  a  domestic  parcels  post  service, 
by  which  an  eleven-pound  package  can  be 
sent  from  one  part  of  the  country  to  an- 
other for  from  eight  to  twenty-four  cents, 
and  smaller  ones  in  proportion.  By  inter- 
national agreement  low  rates  are  made 
from  one  country  to  another.  The  United 
States  is  a  party  to  such  an  agreement  by 
which  parcels  can  be  sent  from  Germany  to 
this  country  cheaply,  but  not  from  this 
country  to  Germany  at  the  same  rate.  For 
example,  an  eleven-pound  package  can  be 
sent  from  any  post  office  in  Germany  to  St. 
Louis  (or  any  other  point  in  this  country) 
for  fifty- eight  cents.  The  same  package  if 
sent  from  New  York  to  St.  Louis  could  not 
go  by  mail,  for  the  limit  of  fourth  class 
mail  matter  is  four  pounds.  It  would  have 
to  be  sent  by  express  and  would  cost  $1.46* 
The  advantage  of  the  German  merchant 
who  has  retail  customers  in  this  country 
over  the  New  York  house  doing  a  mail 
business  is  obvious.  If  the  reform  con- 
templated in  regard  to  second  class  matter 
shall  encourage  the  department  to  experi- 
ment with  a  parcels  post  it  will  be  doubly 
worth  while.  The  subject  was  taken  up  in 
the  last  Congress  by  Mr.  Bromwell,  of 
Ohio,  who  pointed  out  the  commercial  ad- 
vantages which  would  accrue  from  the  es- 
tablishment of  a  parcels  post  similar  to 
those  of  England  and  Germany. 


^ 


Petty 
Annoyances. 


It  is  not  a  matter  of  sur- 
prise, or  of  much  regret, 
that  the  attempt  to  collect  money  for  the 
use  of  3eats  in  a  New  York  park  provoked 
such  stubborn  opposition  that  the  plan  had 
to  be  given  up  and  the  concession  to  the 
owner  of  the  seats  revoked.  There  was  a 
lively  suspicion — as  there  always  is  about 
anything  done  by  the  New  York  city 
government — that  the  removal  of  the  free 
seats  from  the  park  and  the  granting  of 
this  concession  to  a  private  company  was  a 
political  job.  Whether  it  was  or  not,  the 
arrangement  was  something  which  the 
average  American  has  no  mind  to  endure. 
When  he  wants  to  sit  down  in  a  public 
park,  he  does  nob  want  to  be  bothered  by  a 
collector  approaching  to  demand  two  cents 
for  the  privilege.  He  feels  that  a  public 
park  is  his  park  and  he  no  more  expects  to 
pay  for  a  seat  there  than  in  his  own  parlor. 
But  aside  from  the  sense  of  ownership,  and 
even  more  universal  than  that,  is  the 
American's  dislike  to  being  annoyed  by 
these  petty  charges.     In  the  Paris  Exposi- 


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THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


July  25.  190' 


tion  there  were  thousands  of  chairs  owned 
by  a  concessionaire,  and  whoever  sat  down 
in  one  was  straightway  approached  by  a 
collector  who  for  two  cents  issued  a  ticket 
entitling  one  not  only  to  sit  where  he  was 
as  long  as  he  pleased,  but  to  sit  in  any 
other  chair  in  any  part  of  the  grounds  on 
that  day.  Most  Americans  would  have 
preferred  to  have  the  two  cents  added  to 
the  price  of  admission.  But  that  was  not 
the  French  way.  The  custom  of  tipping 
involves  the  same  principle.  There  is  not 
much  difference  in  actual  cost  between  a 
$4-a-day  hotel  with  no  tips  and  a  $3-a-day 
hotel  where  one  is  expected  to  pay  another 
dollar  a  day  in  tips.  Yet  the  average 
American  leaves  the  latter  with  the  sensa- 
tion of  having  been  robbed.  He  has  not 
been  robbed;  he  has  only  been  annoyed. 
So  long  as  this  view  of  matters  is  dominant, 
it  is  not  likely  that  any  attempt  to  collect 
rent  for  the  use  of  a  park  chair  will  be 
successful  in  this  country. 

A  New  Treaty  It  is  reported  that  Lord 
Project.  Pauncefote,  who  is  now  in 

England,  is  conferring  with  Lord  Lans- 
downe  of  the  Foreign  Office,  and  hopes  to  be 
able  to  bring  back  to  Washington  in  the 
fall  a  draft  of  an  isthmian  canal  treaty 
which  will  be  acceptable  to  the  Senate  as 
well  as  to  the  administration.  It  is  useless, 
he  says,  to  submit  a  treaty  which  the  Sen- 
ate will  reject.  The  British  ambassador 
particularly  desires  to  crown  his  diplomatic 
careerwith  this  achievement.  It  is,  of  course, 
impossible  to  do  more  than  guess  at  the 
concessions  which  Great  Britain  may  make 
toward  the  abrogation  of  the  Clayton-Bul- 
wer  treaty,  but  evidently  it  is  beginning  to 
be  felt  that  the  existence  of  the  canal  for 
commercial  use  is  too  important  to  be  in- 
terfered with  by  the  fear  that  America  will 
control  it  in  a  possible  w  ar.  Several  other 
treaties  are  also  pending  between  the 
United  States  and  Great  Britain,  most  of 
which  are  for  reciprocity  with  the  British 
West  Indies. 


Riches  ar»d  Mr.  Rockefeller  recently 
Success.  admtited  in  a  public  ad- 

dress, with  commendable  frankness,  that 
he  was  glad  he  wasrich  and  that  he 
was  probably  happier  as  a  rich  man 
than  he  would  have  been  as  a  poor  man. 
This  is  a  refreshing  concession  as  compared 
with  the  usual  hypocritical  commonplaces 
of  the  rich  men  who  talk  about  the  cares  and 
sorrows  of  wealth,  but  tenaciously  hold  all 
they  have  and  reach  out  eagerly  for  more, 
meanwhile  looking  down  upon  everyone 
who  is  not  rich  as  a  failure  in  life — as  if 
riches  constituted  the  only  mark  of  success. 
If  there  is  one  thing  more  wearisome  than 
the  plaint  of  the  moralizing  millionaire 
about  the  hardships  of  his  lot — a  lot  which 
he  could  escape  any  day  if  he  really  wanted 
to — it  is  the  attitude  of  the  rich  man  who 
lectures  to  the  young  or  writes  magazine 
articles  on  How  to  Succeed.  Such  deliver- 
ances may  usually  be  boiled  down  into 
about  this:  "Fix  your  eye  on  me,  young 
man,  for  I  am  the  true  and  only  type  of 
genuine  success.  I  started  without  money 
and  I  now  have  stacks  of  it,  all  of  which 
1  have  gained  by  my  own  unaided  effort, 
through  industry  and  genius,  in  spite  of 
the  opposition  of  a  hard  and  cruel  world. 
If  you  are  looking  for  a  sample  of  success 
gaze  upon  me,   for  I  am  the  real  thing. 


The  Weather. 


Follow  in  my  illustrious  footsteps  and  you, 
too,  may  reach  the  same  shining  goal, 
which  is  the  only  goal  worth  trying  to 
reach.  But  never  forget  that  life  is  a 
failure  unless  you  get  money  and  plenty  of 
it,  as  I  have."  This  was  the  gist  of  an 
address  recently  delivered  by  Mr.  Schwab, 
the  man  who  draws  a  million  dollars  a  year 
in  his  pay  envelope.  Being  probably  the 
only  man  in  the  world  (kings  barred)  who 
ever  received  that  salary,  it  is,  perhaps, 
natural  for  him  to  take  that  view  of  the 
case,  especially  since  he  has  not  held  his 
high  position  long  enough  to  be  quite 
accustomed  to  the  dizzy  height.  It  was  a 
relief  to  note  that,  when  Mr.  Rockefeller 
recently  addressed  his  son's  Bible-school 
class  in  a  New  York  Baptist  church,  he 
did  not  try  to  tell  them  how  to  succeed  in 
getting  rich,  but,  while  frankly  admitting 
that  he  found  wealth  very  pleasant  and 
would  not  care  to  change  his  condition,  he 
laid  emphasis  upon  the  truth  that  getting 
money  is  not  necessarily  success  and  is 
certainly  not  the  only  kind  of  success. 

It  is  not  likely  that  we  can 
tell  our  readers  anything 
about  the  weather  which  will  be  news  to 
them,  but  it  is  useless  to  attempt  to  over- 
look this  topic  which  is  by  all  odds  the 
most  important  and  most  absorbing  of  the 
week.  So  far  as  the  heat  is  concerned  it  is 
an  inconvenience  and  a  discomfort,  but 
since  there  have  been  remarkably  few  pros- 
trations it  is  not  really  a  serious  matter. 
But  the  accompanying  drought  is  serious 
and  is  becoming  more  so.  In  such  a  case 
newspaper  reports,  even  when  true  in  de- 
tail, inevitably  convey  an  exaggerated  idea 
of  the  damage  that  is  being  done,  for  the 
most  startling  reports  are  given  the  most 
prominent  place.  There  is  no  question, 
however,  but  that  the  long-continued 
drought  has  almost  destroyed  an  unusually 
promising  crop  of  corn  in  many  states. 
The  Department  of  Agriculture,  which  was 
conservative  in  admitting  the  extent  of  the 
damage,  now  states  that  corn  is  suffering 
severely  in  nineteen  states.  It  is  notewor- 
thy that  the  very  frequency  of  droughts  in 
Colorado,  necessitating  irrigation,  has 
saved  the  state  from  the  ill  effects  of  this 
dry  weather.  The  drought  has  produced  a 
natural  corner  in  corn,  which  requires  no 
manipulation,  and  is  sending  the  prices 
steadily  up. 

Progress  of  the  Strictly  speaking,  the 
Strike  strike  of  the  steel  workers 

has  made  no  progress  at  all  since  its  initia- 
tion on  Monday  of  last  week.  The  men 
who  went  out  at  that  time  have  stayed  out 
and  a  few  more  have  joined  them.  The 
advantage  of  the  strikers  lies  in  the  fact 
that  they  are  holding  their  own  in  the  face 
of  bold  predictions  that  workmen  would  be 
imported  and  the  striking  mills  operated 
with  a  loss  of  only  a  day  or  two.  The  im- 
ported men  have  not  appeared  in  any  con- 
siderable numbers  and  the  mills  at  Wells- 
ville  and  McKeesport,  the  most  important 
points,  have  not  been  supplied  with  non- 
union men,  as  the  operators  expected. 
The  strike  appears  to  command  the  quite 
general  sympathy  of  all  branches  of  the 
Amalgamated  Association  and  also  of  the 
Federation  of  Labor,  whose  immense  mem- 
bership will  contribute  to  the  support  of 
the  strikers.  President  Shaffer  of  the 
Amalgamated  Association  takes  a  hopeful 


view  of  the  situation  and  encourages  the 
men  to  enjoy  their  summer  vacation. 
This  hot  weather  is  a  poor  time  for  mill 
work  anyhow.  He  says:  "There  were  not 
enough  men  in  the  country  to  run  the  mills 
before  the  strike;  so  all  you  need  to  win 
the  strike  is — don't  work."  Very  attract- 
ive advice  when  the  thermometer  is  at  107  5 
in  the  shade.  Mr.  Shaffer  deserves  credit 
for  counseling  the  men  to  preserve  order 
and  sobriety;  not  to  drink  and  not  to  fight, 
especially  if  the  trust  tries  to  break  the 
strike  by  importing  non-union  men.  If 
the  Amalgamated  Association  can  conduct 
a  strike  in  which  the  strikers  will  not 
appeal  to  force  when  non-union  men  are 
imported,  it  will  deserve  success  whether  it" 
attains  it  or  not. 


The  Desertion  That  Mr.  Towne,  who 
of  Mr.  Towne.  deserted  the  Republican 
party  in  1896  and  rallied  the  silver  Re- 
publicans of  the  western  states  to  the  sup- 
port of  Bryan,  has  abandoned  the  free 
silver  doctrine,  is  perhaps  not  a  piece  of 
political  news  of  the  first  magnitude;  but 
it  is  significant  in  connection  with  the 
recent  action  of  the  Ohio  Democrats. 
"Free  silver  as  an  issue  is  absolutely  dead 
in  the  West,"  says  Mr.  Towne.  "I  do  not 
believe  it  will  be  mentioned  in  the  Demo- 
cratic platform  or  campaign  of  1904.  The 
feeling  among  Democrats  in  the  West  is 
that  they  want  to  win  and  they  do  not  care 
a  rap  what  kind  of  a  platform  they  have  so 
long  as  it  brings  victory."  The  latter  re- 
mark is  probably  more  or  less  unjust,  but 
if  so  it  shows  how  complete  is  Mr.  Towne's 
desertion  of  his  adopted  party.  A  Demo- 
cratic paper,  in  commenting  upon  his 
second  change  of  political  faith,  says  that 
it  is  of  no  consequence  to  the  party,  for 
Towne  is  "only  a  sort  of  Webster  Davis 
anyway";  that  the  Republican  party  lost 
little  when  it  lost  Davis  and  will  gain  little 
when  it  recovers  Towne.  These  are  cruel 
comments  but  they  complete  the  picture. 
We  know  now  what  Mr.  Towne  thinks  of 
the  Democracy  and  what  the  Democracy 
thinks  of  Mr.  Towne. 

J* 

Director-General  Buchan- 
an, of  the  Buffalo  Exposi- 
tion, visited  St  Louis  last  week  to  confer 
with  the  directors  of  the  Louisiana  Pur- 
chase Exposition.  A  director-general  for 
the  latter  has  not  yet  been  chosen. 

The  Epworth  League  Convention  was 
held  at  San  Francisco  last  week.  From 
the  time  of  the  founding  of  the  Christian 
Endeavor  Society,  in  1881,  until  1889  the 
Methodist  young  people  co-operated  with 
that  Society.  But  in  the  latter  year  the 
leaders  of  the  denomination,  fearing  the 
unifying  tendency  of  Christian  Endeavor, 
organized  the  Epworth  League,  which  has 
since  had  a  marvelous  growth. 

South  Carolina  protests  against  paying  to 
the  federal  government  the  internal  revenue 
tax  which  is  collected  from  all  wholesale  and 
retail  liquor  dealers.  In  South  Carolina 
liquor  is  sold  only  at  dispensaries  conduct- 
ed by  the  state.  The  state  becomes,  there- 
fore, a  liquor-dealer  and  there  is  no  appar- 
ent reason  why  it  should  not  pay  taxes  as 
such.  Even  if,  as  the  state  claims,  it  is  a 
legitimate  exercise  of  the  police  power,  the 
supreme  court  is  not  likely  to  allow  this  to 
interfere  with  the  collection  of  the  federal 
revenue. 


Brevities. 


July  25    1901 


THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


933 


MaLy  We  Pra^y  for  Rain? 

We  see  that  Governor  Dockery  of 
Missouri  has  issued  a  proclamation,  call- 
ing upon  the  religious  people  of  the  state 
to  pray  for  rain.  An  instance  is  cited 
where  Governor  Hardin  issued  such  proc- 
lamation during  his  administration  and  the 
drought  was  broken  in  three  days.  This 
raises  the  old  question  as  to  whether  prayer 
has  any  legitimate  relation  to  the  processes 
of  the  material  world.  It  is  always  said  by 
those  who  doubt  the  efficacy  of  prayer  for 
blessings  that  come  through  natural  laws, 
that  the  world  is  under  the  government  of 
fixed  and  immutable  laws,  and  that  it  is 
folly  to  expect  that  these  laws  will  be  af- 
fected by  our  prayers.  Rain,  they  say,  de- 
pends upon  the  conditions  of  the  atmos- 
phere, the  direction  of  the  wind,  and  other 
causes  known  and  unknown  to  us.  What 
is  the  use  to  pray  for  rain  in  the  absence  of 
these  conditions? 

But  does  this  reasoning  close  the  case 
against  prayer  for  rain,  or  other  material 
blessings  which  come  to  us  under  the  oper- 
ation of  physical  laws?  There  is  something 
to  be  said,  it  seems  to  us,  on  the  other  side. 
Christians  believe  in  a  personal  God,  who  is 
behind  all  natural  laws,  and  who  is  the 
source  of  such  laws.  He  ministers  to  man's 
material  needs  through  these  laws,  which 
are  but  the  outgoings  of  His  infinite  will. 
Science  has  not  yet  discovered  all  the  laws 
and  the  conditions  which  govern  the 
weather.  Meteorological  conditions  change 
and  upset  the  calculations  of  the  weather 
bureau  and  the  weather  prophets.  There 
are  unknown  forces  at  work  here  which 
elude  the  investigations  of  science.  Who 
is  wise  enough  to  say  that  none  of  these 
forces  or  conditions  are  of  such  a  nature  as 
to  be  modified  by  spiritual  force?  We  know, 
as  a  matter  of  fact,  that  while  the  human 
body,  like  everything  else,  is  under  natural 
laws,  yet  it  is  powerfully  affected  by  the 
condition  of  the  mind,  by  the  decisions  of 
the  human  will.  This  will  be  freely  ad- 
mitted, but  it  will  be  said  that  the  human 
mind  or  spirit  dwells  in  the  human  body, 
and  the  relation  is  so  close  that  the  condi- 
tion of  the  mind  naturally  affects  that  of 
the  body.  But  who  is  prepared  to  say  that 
God  does  not  dwell  in  His  world,  in  an  even 
more  intimate  relation  to  all  its  processes, 
than  the  human  spirit  dwells  in  the  body? 

When  we  come  to  look  the  doctrine  of 
the  divine  immanence  square  in  the  face — 
the  doctrine  of  God's  presence  in  all  the 
processes  of  the  natural  world  as  well  as  in 
the  ongoings  of  human  history,  now  recog- 
nized by  the  best  thought  in  both  science 
and  religion — the  idea  of  prayer  for  rain 
loses  the  apparent  absurdity  it  may  take 
on  in  the  eyes  of  a  superficial  thinker. 
This  is  especially  true  when  it  is  remem- 
bered that  this  God  who  is  present  in  His 
world  and  in  whom  we  live  and  move  and 
have  our  being,  is  our  Father,  and  that  He 
uses  natural  and  spiritual  laws  alike  for 
the  benefit  of  His  children — His  intelligent 
creation.  Is  it  a  thing  incredible  that  this 
Infinite  and  Eternal  Being  revealed  by 
Christ  as  our  Father,  hearing  the  cries  of 
His  children  for  relief  from  drought,  should 
by  His  will  so  influence  the  operation  of 
these  natural  laws  by  the  introduction  of  a 
higher  law,  as  to  accomplish  the  end  de- 
sired in  bringing  the  needed  rain?  Why 
may  not  prayer  itself  be  that  higher  spir- 
itual force  which,  through  the  will  of  God, 
may  effect  the  needed  change?    There  is 


too  much  in  this  wide  realm  that  we  do  not 
know  for  any  one  to  be  dogmatic  as  to  the 
uselessness  of  prayer.  Besides,  it  can  not 
be  displeasing  to  the  Infinite  Father  for 
His  children  to  call  upon  Him  in  every  time 
of  affliction  and  need  for  His  aid. 

It  remains  to  be  said  that,  of  course,  the 
withholding  of  rain  for  a  time  may  accom- 
plish more  for  man's  higher  good  than 
would  the  giving  of  the  early  and  the  latter 
rains  in  their  season.  This  is  always  the 
case  when  it  leads  men  to  recognize  their 
dependence  upon  God,  and  to  look  to  Him 
in  penitence  and  prayer  for  His  continued 
blessings.  Unbroken  prosperity,  it  would 
seem,  is  not  good  for  any  of  us.  We  in- 
cline to  forget  God,  and  our  hearts  become 
proud  and  haughty.  It  is  far  better  for  us 
that  adversity,  in  some  form,  should  hum- 
ble us,  and  bring  us  to  realize  our  depend- 
ence upon  God,  than  that  we  should  be 
permitted  to  go  on  in  prosperity  and  for- 
getfulness  of  God  to  the  destruction  of  our 
higher  interests.  We  should,  therefore, 
make  our  prayers  for  rain  and  for  every 
other  material  blessing  in  the  spirit  of  sub- 
mission which  cries,  "Not  my  will,  but 
thine  be  done ! "  Subject  to  this  condition, 
we  see  no  reason  why  those  who  believe  in 
God,  as  revealed  in  Jesus  Christ,  should 
not  pray  for  rain. 

In  addition  to  all  this,  we  have  the  scrip- 
tural examples  of  prayer  for  material 
blessings,  and  even  for  rain.  The  case  of 
Elijah  is  cited  by  a  New  Testament  writer, 
James,  as  an  encouragement  to  prayer.  If 
it  be  said,  this  was  under  the  old  dispensa- 
tion, when  material  blessings  were  offered 
as  a  reward  for  obedience  to  God,  our  re- 
ply is,  that  we  have  much  more  encourage- 
ment to  pray  for  whatever  we  need,  in  the 
light  of  Christ's  revelation  of  God,  than  the 
Jews  could  have  had  before  Christ's  com- 
ing. Christ  manifested  a  tender  regard 
for  man's  material  wants.  He  healed  the 
sick,  he  fed  the  hungry  multitudes,  he 
ministered  to  all  man's  wants.  In  all  this 
He  was  revealing  the  Father,  who  cares 
for  His  children,  and  who  may  be  asked 
for  whatever  good  thing  any  of  them  may 
need,  with  boldness  and  confidence. 

The  Rea.1  Issue. 

The  Christian  Commonwealth  of  June 
27  contains  an  interesting  discussion 
between  the  Rev.  Joseph  Parker,  of  the 
City  Temple,  London,  and  Dr.  W.  T.  Moore, 
founder  and  editor  of  that  paper.  The 
question  they  discuss  is:  "Can  Baptists 
and  Congregationalists  Unite?"  The  sub- 
ject was  recently  discussed  by  Dr.  Parker 
in  his  address  as  chairman  of  the  Congrega- 
tional Union  of  England  and  Wales.  The 
interview  took  place  on  the  lawn  of  Dr. 
Parker's  residence  at  Tynehome,  Hamp- 
stead.  Dr.  Moore  aims  to  represent  the 
Baptist  position,  and  not,  as  we  take  it,  to 
express  his  own  opinions.  The  interview 
was  reported  by  a  stenographer,  verbatim. 
The  contest  centers  about  the  question  of 
baptism,  and  particularly  infant  baptism, 
for  Dr.  Moore  seems  to  concede  for  the 
Baptists  that  they  would  waive  the  ques- 
tion of  exclusive  immersion  provided  the 
Congregationalists  would  abandon  infant 
baptism  and  substitute  for  it  infant  dedica- 
tion. The  discussion  is  chiefly  interesting 
as  indicating  the  point  of  view  of  Dr. 
Parker  and  those  for  whom  he  speaks. 
One   of  his   statements  is:  "I  would  bap- 


tize all  little  children.  I  would  enlarge 
the  word  'baptism.'  I  would  separate  it 
from  mere  water."  Again,  in  answer  to 
Dr.  Moore's  question:  "Did  not  Jesus  give 
distinct  and  specific  instruction  with  re- 
spect to  this  matter  of  baptism,  and  did 
not  his  disciples  continually  practice 
according  to  his  instruction?"  Dr.  Parker 
replied:  "I  deny  that  he  ever  gave  any 
instructions  about  baptism."  Again,  Dr. 
Moore  says:  "But  Congregationalists  con- 
sider baptism  in  some  form  a  divine  insti- 
tution." To  this  Dr.  Parker  makes  the 
following  astonishing  reply:  "I  think  not. 
I  never  heard  of  it.  I  would  repudiate  it." 
Mr.  Paul  Moore  then  asked:  "Then  why 
do  they  have  the  ordinance,  Doctor?"  Dr. 
Parker:  "Simply  because  they  believe 
that  Jesus  Christ  adopted  infants — recog- 
nized infants." 

Dr.  Moore:  "But  did  He  not  command 
baptism?" 

Dr.  Parker:  "Never." 

Dr.  Moore:  "Did  he  not  say,  'Go  ye 
therefore  and  teach  all  nations,  baptizing 
them  in  the  name  of  the  Father,  and  of 
the  Son,  and  of  the  Holy  Ghost'  ?" 

Dr.  Parker:  "He  did— but  without 
water." 

Dr.  Moore  then  referred  to  the  practice 
of  the  apostles,  but  Dr.  Parker  was  not 
convinced  that  either  Christ  or  his  apostles 
gave  any  divine  sanction  to  baptism  in 
water. 

We  do  not  know  how  far  Dr.  Parker  rep- 
resents Congregationalists  and  other  pedo- 
baptists,  but  we  submit  that  if  this  is  a  fair 
statement  of  their  position  there  is  a  ques- 
tion between  us  to  be  discussed  that  lies 
far  back  of  baptism.  It  is  the  question  of 
the  credibility  of  the  New  Testament  record 
as  conveying  to  us  the  words  and  the  will 
of  Christ.  This  involves  another  question, 
as  to  the  authority  of  the  apostles,  or  their 
equipment  by  the  Holy  Spirit  to  make  an 
authentic  record  of  Christ's  teaching,  and 
to  carry  out  His  will  in  the  establishment 
of  the  Church.  The  question  of  baptism 
should  never  be  named  with  Dr.  Parker  and 
those  who  agree  with  him,  until  this 
primary  question  as  to  whether  baptism  is 
a  divine  institution  or  a  human  expedient 
is  settled.  Of  course,  if  it  is  a  mere  human 
fancy,  every  man  has  a  perfect  right  to  de- 
cide whether  he  will  be  baptized  himself, 
or  whether  he  will  teach  baptism  to  others, 
and  what  kind  of  a  ceremony  he  will  call 
baptism.  Dr.  Parker  is  right,  if  his  prem- 
ises are  right. 

We  have  for  some  time  been  inclined  to 
think  that  the  real  point  of  difference  must 
lie  back  there  in  the  relation  of  Christ's 
authority  to  the  institutions  of  His  Church. 
We  hope  Drs.  Parker  and  Moore  will  hold 
another  discussion  covering  that  ground. 
The  man  who  can  take  baptism  in  water 
out  of  the  commission  which  Christ  gave 
to  His  disciples  has  settled  the  baptismal 
controversy  by  destroying  baptism  as  an 
ordinance  resting  on  the  authority  of 
Christ.  But  along  with  baptism  goes  the 
Lord's  Supper  and  some  other  things  we 
have  supposed  had  the  divine  sanction.  It 
is  no  longer  a  question  as  to  what  Christ 
meant  when  He  commanded  His  disciples  to 
baptize  believers,  but  whether  Christ  ever 
gave  any  such  command.  We  hold  that 
He  did.  Dr.  Parker  denies.  This  is  the 
issue. 

Some  of  the  comments  on  the  interview 
between  Drs.  Parker  and  Moore  are  quite 


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as  suggestive  as  the  interview  itself.  Rev. 
Wm.  Pierce,  for  instance,  speaking  from 
the  pedobaptist  point  of  view,  says :  "Dr. 
Moore  has  no  notion  what  infant  baptism 
means  to  us ;  and  I  am  bound  to  believe, 
therefore,  that  I  do  not  comprehend  what 
adult  baptism^meansto  the  Baptists."  This 
is  frank  and,  we  are  inclined  to  think,  very 
true  also.  Very  few]people  have  the  faculty 
of  putting  themselves  in  another  man's 
position  and  looking  at  a  question  from  his 
point  of  view.  Back  of  that,  however,  lies 
the  original  question  as  to  the  teaching  of 
the  New  Testament  on  that  subject,  pro- 
vided we  are  going  to  continue  seriously 
our  contention  that  the  New  Testament  is 
our  rule  of  faith  and  practice.  Mr.  Pierce 
further  says:  "Dr.  Moore  proposes,  ia 
good  earnest,  that  if  we  give  up  our  bap- 
tism, the  only  baptism  that  to  us  has  any 
meaning  and  can  by  any  means  be  defended 
in  the  spirit  and  teaching  of  a  non- cere- 
monial faith,  ....  then  we  shall  be 
tolerated  in  a  united  body."  That  is  to  say, 
infant  affusion  is  the  only  "baptism"  that 
has  any  meaning  to  Mr.  Pierce  and  those 
for  whom  he  speaks,  and  is  the  only  bap- 
tism that  can  be  defended  "in  the  spirit  and 
teaching  of  a  non-ceremonial  faith."  To 
the  extent  that  this  view  prevails  among 
pedobaptists,  union  with  those  who  ac- 
cept believers'  baptism  only  would  seem  to 
be  quite  impossible.  The  man  to  whom  the 
baptism  of  a  penitent  believer  is  no  bap- 
tism has  completely  drifted  away  from  the 
New  Testament  point  of  view. 

Rev.  F.  B.  Meyer,  writing  on  the  same 
subject,  suggests  a  less  objectionable  view. 
He  thinks  union  is  impossible  on  the  lines 
of  the  discussion  between  Drs.  Parker  and 
Moore;  but  he  asks:  "But  why  cannot 
those  who  agree  in  accepting  the  Congre- 
gational method  of  church  government 
unite  on  that  basis,  leaving  the  question  of 
baptism  an  open  one  to  be  decided  by  in- 
dividuals, whether  for  themselves  or  others. 
Why  should  there  not  be  a  baptistery  and  a 
font  in  every  building;  not  in  the  church  or 
auditorium,  but  in  some  hall  or  room  spec- 
ially devoted  to  the  rite;  and  let  every  fam- 
ily or  individual  make  private  arrange- 
ments with  the  minister  of  the  church  or  with 
some  other  minister,  for  the  administration 
of  the  rite  according  to  conscientious  con- 
viction?" Impracticable  as  this  scheme 
would  prove  to  be  in  most  cases,  it  at  least 
has  the  merit  of  binding  no  one's  conscience 
or  stifling  no  one's  voice  on  the  subject  of 
baptism.  It  occurs  to  us,  however,  that,  until 
there  is  a  more  general  agreement  than  at 
present  exists  betweed  Baptists  and  pedo- 
baptists on  the  subject  of  baptism,  it  were 
better,  in  the  interests  of  both  truth  and 
freedom,  that  the  bodies  should  remain 
separate,  cultivating  the  most  amicable  re- 
lations and  co-operating  in  all  possible 
ways  for  the  furthering  of  the  kingdom, 
and  waiting  and  working  for  that  time  when 
a  clearer  knowledge  of  Christ's  will,  and  a 
larger  charity,  will  remove  this  obstacle  to 
a  closer  union. 

e^*  e^*  c^' 

It  is  sometimes  said — and  truly — that  the 
pulpit  is  not  the  place  for  doubts  and 
negations  but  for  positive  truth.  There 
are  those,  however,  who  consider  that 
nothing  is  "positive"  except  fiery  doctrines 
with  which  men  sometimes  obscure  the 
gospel.  But  really,  heaven  is  as  positive 
as  hell,  and  love  is  as  positive  as  hate. 


Notes  and  Comments- 
President  G.  Stanley  Hall  in  a  recent  ad- 
dress before  the  National  Educational  So- 
ciety expressed  the  opinion  that  children 
ought  not  to  be  taught  to  read  and  write 
until  they  are  at  least  eight  years  old,  and 
that  nature-study  should  be  substituted  for 
book-study  during  the  first  year  or  two  of 
the  child's  student  life.  It  does  seem  a 
shame  that  our  system  of  education,  as  a 
rule,  takes  no  advantage  of  the  natural 
curiosity  with  which  childhood  regards  all 
visible  and  tangible  things  and,  instead  of 
making  his  question-asking  proclivity  the 
point  of  departure  for  an  intellectual  dis- 
cipline, stops  his  questioning  about  things 
that  interest  him  and  sets  him  to  learning 
his  letters  out  of  a  book,  before  he  can  pos- 
sibly have  any  reasonable  interest  in  books 
or  letters,  or  any  understanding  of  their 
value  to  him.  President  Hall's  idea  seems 
sensible,  even  if  it  would  not  develop  pre- 
cocious geniuses  like  John  Stuart  Mill, 
who  began  Greek  at  three,  or  John  Fiske, 
who  could  read  and  write  seven  languages 
and  had  read  most  of  the  standard  histories 
before  he  was  old  enough  to  go  to  college. 
The  common  schools  are  not  for  the  gen- 
iuses, but  for  the  average,  normal  child. 
«.» 
It  is  an  oft-repeated  assertion  that  col- 
lege life  is  dangerous  to  religious  faith 
and  that  the  state  universities  are  partic- 
ularly perilous.  The  facts  do  not  bear  out 
this  assertion.  In  the  Missouri  State  Uni- 
versity during  the  past  year  more  than  fifty 
per  cent,  of  the  students  were  members  of 
churches,  while  less  than  ten  per  cent,  of 
the  young  people  in  the  whole  country  are 
church  members.  There  is  probably  not  a 
college  in  the  country  which  has  a  Y.  M. 
C.  A.  in  which  the  membership  in  propor- 
tion to  the  number  of  students  is  not  larger 
than  the  membership  in  any  town  or  city 
in  proportion  to  the  number  who  are  eligi- 
ble to  membership.  There  is  freedom  of 
thought  at  a  university,  but  there  is  noth- 
ing so  safe  as  freedom  for  young  persons 
of  college  age,  and  nothing  so  dangerous 
as  unreasonable  repression.  A  freedom 
with  wise  guidance  is  what  the  college 
ought  to  give  and  what  most  of  them,  we 
believe,  actually  do  give.  There  is  no 
safer  place  for  a  young  man  or  woman, 
either  morally  or  religiously,  than  in 
college. 

A  certain  Baptist  paper  fears  for  the 
preservation  of  the  faith  because  another 
Baptist  paper  says  that  Adam,  as  described 
in  Genesis,  was  a  "naked,  untutored  son  of 
the  forest— in  short,  a  savage,"  and  thinks 
that  this  characterization  dishonors  both 
Adam  and  his  Maker.  In  repudiating  the 
charge  that  Adam  was  a  savage  it  quotes 
as  proof  the  statement  that  he  was  created 
in  the  image  of  God.  But  are  not  all  sav- 
ages in  the  image  of  God?  John  G.  Paton, 
who  has  devoted  his  life  to  trying  to  con- 
vert the  savages  of  the  New  Hebrides,  will 
probably  tell  you  that  they  are,  and  that 
that  is  the  reason  why  he  wants  to  save 
them. 

^« 

It  is  said  of  a  certain  church  that  "no 
strangers  are  allowed  within  its  doors." 
How  inhospitable  that  sounds.  One  is 
shocked,  too,  to  learn  that  it  is  one  of  our 
churches  and  one  of  our  most  prominent. 
It  may  be  further  explained,  however,  that 
no  strangers  are  allowed  in  the  church  be- 


cause as  soon  as  anyone  enters  the  church 
he  ceases  to  be  a  stranger  and  is  made  to 
feel  as  much  at  home  as  if  he  had  belonged 
there  all  his  life.  After  all,  perhaps  this 
sort  of  exclusion  of  strangers  is  not  so  bad 
as  it  sounded  at  first  reading. 
v« 
A  writer  in  an  exchange  says  that  in 
Russia,  with  the  exception  of  Finland  and 
Poland,  no  religious  service  can  be  held 
except  by  a  priest  of  the  Russian- Greek 
Church.  The  statement  is  not  quite  accurate, 
for  there  are  Anglican  churches  here  and 
there  in  the  larger  cities  for  English- 
speaking  worshipers.  It  recalls,  however, 
a  curious  sign  posted  prominently  in  the 
vestibule  of  the  English  church  in  Mos- 
cow: "All  persons  not  personally  known  to 
the  rector  who  wish  to  participate  in  the 
communion  service  are  requested  to  give 
him  satisfactory  evidence  before  the  serv- 
ice that  they  have  not  been  baptized  in  the 
Russian  Church,  as  it  is  unlawful  to  ad- 
minister the  communion  to  any  such."  In  a 
land  where  everybody  is  baptized  in  the 
established  church  in  infancy,  this  natur- 
ally puts  a  stop  to  any  missionary  work 
among  the  natives. 

The  recently  published  Congregational 
Yearbook  gives  the  number  of  members 
in  the  United  States  as  635,791,  a  net  gain 
of  5,118  during  the  past  year.  This  gain  of 
less  than  one  per  cent,  is  not  great,  but  it  is 
nearly  four  times  the  gain  for  the  previous 
year.  There  was  a  loss  of  about  10,000  in 
Sunday-school  membership  and  5,000  in 
Christian  Endeavor  membership. 


Editor's  Easy  Chair 

or 

Ma.ca.tak.wa  Musings. 

This  is  a  genuine  Macatawa  day  with  the 
trade-mark  blown  in  the  bottle.  This  is 
more  than  could  be  said  of  the  weather  for 
a  week  or  two  past,  with  occasional  excep- 
tions. Much  of  the  weather  we  have  had 
here,  of  late,  seemed  to  have  been  imported 
from  the  interior,  remote  from  sea  or  lake. 
This  has  enabled  us  to  sympathize,  in  a 
measure,  with  those  who  were  trying  to 
live,  work  and  be  happy  with  the  ther- 
mometer soaring  above  the  century  mark. 
But,  as  we  have  already  intimated,  to-day 
witnesses  the  return  of  weather  we  have 
become  accustomed  to  associate  with  this 
place.  It  is  bright,  breezy  and  brac- 
ing. We  have  had  no  rain,  but  the  dark 
storm-cloud  which  bounded  the  lake  hori- 
zon last  night  was,  no  doubt,  doing  duty 
■some  place  where  its  services  were  needed. 
It  has  awakened  hope  that  our  time  may 
come  soon.  We  tried  to  imagine  this 
cloud- chariot  as  pouring  out  its  liquid 
treasures  upon  the  thirsty  corn-fields  of 
Illinois,  Missouri,  Kansas,  Arkansas,  Okla- 
homa, Iowa,  Nebraska  and  other  states 
southwest,  west  and  northwest,  where  it 
seemed  to  be  moving.  But  clouds  are  de- 
ceptive, both  as  to  distance  and  contents. 
What  downpours  of  rain  we  have  all  wit- 
nessed without  any  clouds,  to  speak  of, 
during  a  wet  season,  and  what  portentous 
storm-clouds  have  failed  to  yield  the  pre- 
cious rain  during  a  protracted  drouth !  Then 
again,  our  neighbor's  farm,  a  few  miles 
distant,  has  been  visited  with  refreshing 
showers,  while  ours  is  passed  by,  or  vice 
versa.  We  can  well  understand  the  demon- 
strations of  joy  with  which  the  people  of 


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THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIS1 


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Wichita  recently  welcomed  a  copious  rain. 
There  are  few  things  more  beautiful  in 
this  world,  containing  so  many  beautiful 
things,  than  a  generous  summer  rain,  "in 
a  dry  and  thirsty  land  where  no  water  is," 
and  where  the  young  corn  and  vines,  and 
the  orchards,  are  being  blighted  with  the 
drouth.  May  all  our  readers  be  favored 
with  such  a  sight  before  it  is  too  late  for 
the  willing  soil  to  make  some  response. 

The  old  saying  that  "God  made  the 
country  and  man  made  the  city"  is  one  of 
those  half-truths  which  pass  current  among 
men  as  whole  truths.  God  did,  indeed, 
make  the  country,  but  did  He  not  make  the 
city,  also?  If  the  city  be  the  result  of  the 
evolution  of  human  society;  if  it  has  come 
under  divine  providence  to  supply  certain 
wants  of  men  which  could  not  otherwise 
be  supplied,  then  the  city,  too,  has  its 
origin  in  the  will  of  God.  The  only  differ- 
ence, as  respects  authorship,  is  that  God 
made  the  country  without  man's  agency, 
but  He  has  used  human  agency  in  the 
making  of  the  city.  He  has  also  used 
human  agency,  however,  in  beautifying 
the  country,  in  subduing  the  wilderness 
and  making  it  subserve  man's  needs.  If 
you  take  out  of  the  country  its  farms,  or- 
chards, gardens,  meadows  and  grazing 
herds  of  cattle,  sheep  and  horses,  which 
man's  hand  has  subdued,  it  would  lose 
much  of  its  attractiveness.  -Man  is  God's 
agent  for  subduing  and  beautifying  the 
earth  and  making  it  a  second  Eden.  The 
city  has  its  place  in  this  development  of 
higher  civilization,  but  it,  too,  must  be 
subdued,  its  lawlessness  curbed,  its  sources 
of  crime  and  misery  removed,  until  it  shall 
serve  the  social,  industrial  and  intellectual 
ends  for  which  it  exists.  There  is  not  so 
much  difference,  then,  between  the  city 
and  the  country  as  to  their  authorship, 
\  and  one  may  choose  the  one  or  the  other, 

\according  to  his  taste  or  his  occupation  in 
life.  However  essential  the  city  may  be  t:> 
meet  certain  wants  of  our  complex  civiliza- 
tion, it  is  at  least  highly  desirable  that  one 
sljiould  escape  its  limitations  for  a  season, 
occasionally,  and  breathe  the  freer,  not  to 
say  purer,  atmosphere  of  the  country.  On 
the  other  hand,  we- can  conceive  that  it  would 
be  highly  beneficial  for  those  who  habitu- 

/  ally  live  in  the  country  to  make  occasional 
'  visits  to  the  city  and  remain  there  long 
enough  to  understand  the  modes  of  life 
which  there  prevail,  and  to  avail  them- 
selves of  such  benefits  as  life  in  the  city 
may  offer.  But  for  this  season  of  the  year 
give  us  the  mountains  or  the  sea-side,  or 
the  lake-side,  or  anywhere  that  is  far  re- 
moved from  the  city  and  "the  maddening 
crowd's  ignoble  strife,"  where  there  is  not 
only  "boundless  contiguity  of  shade,"  but 
all  those  scenes  and  sounds  in  which  the 
lover  of  nature  delights. 

But,  after  all,  it  is  not  so  much  where  a 
man  is  as  what  he  is  that  determines  his 
enjoyment.  The  meanest  and  poorest  place 
on  earth  has  its  beauty  and  its  mystery  if 
we  have  only  eyes  to  see,  ears  to  hear  and 
hearts  to  understand  the  seemingly  com- 
monplace things  that  are  about  us.  This 
is  the  great  service  that  education  may  do 
for  us — putting  us  into  such  relation  to  the 
world  in  which  we  live  as  to  enable  us  to 
understand  some  of  nature's  secrets  and 
laws,  and  to  have  an  eager  desire  to  know 
more  of  them.    Then  religion  comes  in  and 


gives  us  a  higher  interpretation  of  nature 
and  its  meaning,  enabling  us  to  look  up 
through  nature  to  nature's  God  with  loving 
and  adoring  homage.  With  an  educated 
mind,  and  a  heart  in  which  dwells  the  love 
of  God,  one  may  see  beauty  and  find  en- 
joyment everywhere.  In  the  crowded  city 
he  will  study  man  and  see  in  him  and  his 
work  the  crown  of  God's  creative  activity. 
He  will  study  the  laws  growing  out  of 
man's  social  needs  and  see  in  these  a  mar- 
velous advance  upon  the  cruder  laws  and 
customs  of  the  past.  In  the  country,  far 
removed  from  the  busy  haunts  of  men,  he 
is  permitted  to  look  at  greater  depths  into 
the  mystery  of  his  own  being,  to  gaze  with 
awe  upon  the  splendor  of  rising  and  setting 
suns,  or  upon  the  majesty  of  the  starry 
heavens  in  the  deep  silences  of  the  night. 
One  finds  a  balm  here  for  many  a  wound 
he  has  received  in  the  fiercer  conflicts  of 
life.  There  is  something  in  the  voices  of 
Nature  which  calms  and  soothes  the  restless 
spirit,  which  brings  tonic  to  the  nerves  and 
fits  us  for  resuming  once  more  our  wonted 
activities.  As  our  own  poet  laureate,  whose 
harp  has  long  since  been  attuned  to  heav- 
enly harmonies,  has  sung: 
"If  thou  art  worn  and  hard  beset 
With  sorrows  that  thou  wouldst  forget, 
If  thou  w.iuldst  read  a  lesson  that  will  keep 
Thy  heart  from  fainting,  and  thy  soul  from 

sleep, 
Go  to  the  woods  and  hills.    No  tears 
Dim  the  sweet  look  that  Nature  wears." 
N£ 

Macatawa  Park  is  becoming  populous. 
The  hotels  are  well  filled,  the  cottages  are 
nearly  all  occupied;  several  new  ones  are 
in  process  of  erection,  and  everywhere 
there  are  signs  of  activity  and  growth. 
Macatawa  has  not  yet  attained  its  full 
growth.  "We  sometimes  wish  it  had.  But 
it  would  be  selfish  for  a  few  to  desire  to 
monopolize  a  place  which  God,  in  his  good- 
ness, has  prepared  for  a  blessing  for  many. 
Last  Lord's  day  was  an  ideal  Sunday  at 
this  place.  A  large  audience  gathered  in 
the  afternoon  at  the  preaching  service  to 
hear  Prof.  Lloyd,  who  gave  a  most  inter- 
esting and  instructive  discourse  on  the 
conversion  of  Saul.  This  was  preceded  by 
the  Sunday-school,  which  was  well  at- 
tended, and  was  superintended  by  J.  S. 
Hughes  In  the  evening,  at  early  lamp- 
lighting,  one  of  the  largest  crowds  "gath- 
ered on  the  beach  that  we  have  ever  seen 
there  for  an  evening  service.  The  people 
sat  or  reclined  on  the  sand,  turning  their 
hands  into  hour-glasses  as  they  listened  to 
the  speeches  and  participated  in  the  famil- 
iar songs.  Several  impressive  talks  were 
made,  which  cannot  have  failed  to  leave 
a  lasting  impression  upon  the  many  minds 
and  hearts  of  those  who  gathered  there. 
The  waves  lapped  very  gently  on  the 
shore,  forming  a  sort  of  undertone  to  the 
music  of  the  singers,  and  high  above  us 
the  stars  looked  quietly  down  as  if  they 
were  eyes  of  witnessing  angels.  Many 
gather  at  this  beach  service  who  do  not  go 
to  the  auditorium,  and  who,  perhaps,  do 
not  attend  church  at  home.  No  one  can 
tell  what  influences  for  good  go  out  from 
these  meetings,  which  have  become  one  of 
the  characteristic  features  of  religious  life 
at  Macatawa  Park.  The  Macatawa  Park 
Assembly  begins  its  sessions  the  first 
Lord's  day  in  August  and  holds  over  the 
following  Lord's  day.  Prof.  Lloyd,  of 
Oakland,  Cal.,  will  give  the  Bible  lectures 
this  year,   as    last,   in  the   forenoon,   and 


there  will  be  popular  lectures  at  night. 
We  hear  of  many  of  our  friends  who  are 
coming  later  in  the  season,  and  as  s^me 
who  are  here  now  close  their  vacation  with 
July,  we  hope  they  will  find  room.  The 
summer  is  rapidly  passing  and  already  our 
thoughts  are  turning  to  the  great  autumn 
conventions.  We  are  glad  to  hear  the  notes 
of  preparation  for  the  great  national  rally 
at  Minneapolis  in  October.  Let  us  send 
up  strong  delegations  from  all  the  states, 
so  that  the  "Twin  Cities"  will  be  abund- 
antly satisfied  with  the  multitudinousness 
of  the  gathering,  as  well  as  with  its  other 
features. 

Edgewood-on-t he-lake, 
July    IS,  1901. 

Questions  and  Answers 

Is  the  doctrine  of  the  personal  indwelling  of  the 
Holy  Spirit  consistent  with  Vie  personality  of  the 
Spirit?  Truth-Seeker. 

The  Scriptures  clearly  teach  the  indwell- 
ing of  the  Holy  Spirit  in  the  believer.  If 
the  word  "personal"  is  an  obstacle  in  your 
way;  if  you  can  more  easily  accept  the  fact 
that  the  Holy  Spirit  is  in  you,  by  omitting 
that  word,  omit  it  until  your  thinking  has 
given  you  a  conception  of  personality  that 
is  not  inconsistent  with  the  idea  of  the 
Holy  Spirit's  being  in  every  believer  at  the 
same  time.  By  the  personal  indwelling  of 
the  Holy  Spirit  we  understand  that  not  a 
mere  influence  from  Him  is  in  the  believer, 
but  that  He  Himself  is  carrying  forward  in 
such  believer  a  definite  work,  a  progressive 
sanctiflcation,  involving  intelligence,  will, 
affection — the  attributes  of  personality. 
This  is  the  great  fact  to  be  accepted,  and 
let  no  self-imposed  difficulty  involved  in 
our  idea  of  personality  hinder  us  from  re- 
ceiving and  enjoying  this  fact.  "Know  ye 
not  that  your  body  is  the  temple  of  the 
Holy  Ghost,  which  is  in  you,  which  ye  have 
of  God,  and  ye  are  not  your  own?"  (I  Cor. 
6:19).  But  it  may  be  objected  that  this 
passage  does  not  affirm  that  the  Holy 
Spirit  dwells  in  us  personally.  Very  well; 
then  accept  it  as  it  reads  and  form  your 
own  conception  of  how  He  dwells  in  you. 
If  you  do  not  need  the  word  "personal"  to 
explain  your  understanding  of  how  He 
dwells  in  the  Christian,  do  not  allow  it  to 
stand  in  your  way.  It  came  into  use  no 
doubt  to  antagonize  the  word- alone  theory, 
and  the  view  of  the  Holy  Spirit  as  an  in- 
fluence or  emanation  from  God.  See  to  it 
that  in  omitting  its  use  you  do  not  allow 
the  fact,  so  clearly  taught,  to  be  explained 
away. 

The  New  Testament  idea  is  that  conver- 
sion is  the  beginning,  not  the  culmination, 
of  Christian  life,  and  that  He  who  has  be- 
gun a  good  work  in  us  who  believe  will 
carry  it  on  until  we  have  been  transformed 
into  the  image  of  Christ.  When  Christ 
ascended  to  His  Father  He  promised  to 
send  the  Holy  Spirit,  who  should  represent 
Him  and  carry  on  this  work  of  bringing  us 
into  entire  conformity  to  the  divine  will. 
This  is  the  mission  of  the  Holy  Spirit  to 
Christians — to  perfect  them  in  holiness  and 
to  equip  them  for  effective  service  in  the 
world.  Whatever  may  be  our  philosophy 
or  metaphysics  on  this  subject,  it  is  of  vital 
importance  that  we  open  our  hearts  to  the 
Holy  Spirit,  and  seek  His  presence,  His 
quickening  power,  and  all  that  He  is  able 
and  willing  to  do  in  us,  for  us  and  through 
us. 


936 


THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


July  25,  1901 


^  Royalty  a^rvd   Derrvocraccy  ^€ 

The  First  Austra.lia.rv  Federal  Parliamervt 
By   W.  C.  MORHO 


Australia  is  a  most  democratic  country. 
There  is  a  close  affinity  between  the  youths 
of  Australia  and  the  young  Americans. 
But,  notwithstanding  its  democracy,  it  is  a 
part  ofjthe  great  British  Empire  and  this  at 
times  involves  the  crossing  and  interming- 
ling of  royalty  and  democracy.  They  met 
each  other  under  most  happy  circumstances 
in  the  city  of  Melbourne  during  the  open- 
ing days  of  the  month  of  May  when  the 
Duke  of  Cornwall  and  York,  the  heir  to 
England's  throne,  was  sent  by  the  imperial 
government  to  open  the  first  Parliament  of 
the  Australian  Commonwealth.  Leaving 
England  in  March,  the  royal  yacht  of  the 
vice-regal  party,  escorted  by  a  convoy  of 
warships,  having  touched  at  various  ports 
of  England's  colonial  possessions,  finally 
dropped  anchor  in  Port  Philip's  Bay  on 
Sunday,  May  5.  The  landing,  however,  was 
not  made  until  Monday,  this  being  the  date 
previouslylfixed,  and  for  which  the  com- 
bined efforts  of  government  and  people  had, 
for  several  weeks,  been  preparing  the  city. 
Every  device  had  been  used  in  decorating, 
and  Melbourne,  the  largest  city  of  Aus- 
tralia, was  truly  en  fete.  Venetian  masts, 
from  which  were  suspended  streamers,  flags 
and  garlands,  stood  on  either  side  of  the 
roadway]  atjfrequent  intervals.  Handsome 
arches  spanned  the  streets  at  important 
points,  while  every  building,  both  public 
and  private,  along  the  line  of  march  had 
been  decorated  under  governmental  super- 
vision, and  in  the  principal  streets  ferns, 
palms,  and  other  semi-tropical  plants  in- 
creased the  beauty.  Added  to  this  was  the 
superb  weather  of  an  ideal  autumn  day  of 
sunny  Australia.  This  island  continent 
plumes  itself  on  its  sunshine  and  cloudless 
days,  but  this  day  was  certainly  above  re- 
proach.  Thus,  most  auspiciously,  began 
the  most  historic  week  of  Australian 
history. 

In  addition  to  the  ceremony  of  the  open- 
ing of  the  first^Australian  Federal  Parlia- 
ment, the  government  had  arranged  various 
functions  and  entertainments  to  which  rep- 
resentative and  public  men  were  invited. 
The  writer,  as  president  of  the  Victorian 
Conference  of  the  Churches  of  Christ,  re- 
ceived such  an  invitation  and  is  thus  en- 
abled to  write  of  this  meeting  between 
royalty  and  democracy.  Ten  days  were 
given  up  to  the  festivities  and  throughout 
this  time  the  people  thought  not  of  busi- 
ness, but  of  sight-seeing  and  pleasure.  At 
night  the  city  was  a  blaze  of  illuminations; 
in  the  daytime  there  were  processions  and 
various  amusements  for  the  multitudes. 

The  historic  function,  the  inauguration 
of  Australia's  first  national  legislative  as- 
sembly, came  on  Thursday,  May  9.  At  ex- 
actly twelve  o'clock,  the  royal  party  entered 
the  Melbourne  Exhibition  building,  and 
the  recently  elected  members  of  the  first 
Parliament  were  summoned  to  present 
themselves  before  his  Royal  Highness.  In 
Sydney,  at  the  inauguration  of  the  Com- 
monwealth in  January,  there  had  been  some 
friction  between  the  Church  of  England 
Primate  and  the  Roman  Catholic  Cardinal 
as  to  which  should  take  precedence,  and  to 
avoid  a  repetition  of  this  the  prayers,  which 


had  been  specially  written  for  this  occasion 
by  Lord  Tennyson,  Governor  of  South 
Australia,  son  of  the  late  Poet  Laureate, 
were  read  by  Lord  Hopetoun,  the  Governor- 
general.  After  the  Duke  had  read  the 
commission  from  his  father,  the  King,  and 
had  delivered  a  short  address,  the  Parlia- 
ment was  declared  empowered  to  organize 
and  proceed  to  business.  This  ceremony 
was  witnessed  by  12,000  people. 

The  spectacle  of  greatest  magnitude  was 
a  military  review  on  May  10.  Democratic 
as  Australia  is  in  many  things,  the  imperial 
spirit  of  the  mother  land  has  so  far  invaded 
it  that  there  has  been  no  neglect  of  arma- 
ment either  on  land  or  sea.  A  great  im- 
petus has  been  given  to  the  military  spirit 
by  the  South  African  War.  One  of  the 
courses  of  study  in  the  state  schools  is 
military  tactics,  and  the  khaki  dressed 
cadets  of  Victoria  alone  are  numbered  by 
thousands.  At  this  royal  review  fifteen 
thousand  soldiers  marched  past  the  Duke's 
stand — men  of  splendid  physique  and  well 
trained,  equal  to  the  very  flower  of  the 
British  army.  Yet  one  can  but  wonder 
why  all  this  should  be  necessary.  Aus- 
tralian soil  has  never  been  stained  by  the 
blood  of  international  warfare,  and  there 
is  no  immediate  prospect  of  such  a  calam- 
ity befalling  it.  The  great  body  of  the 
people  are  inclined  to  peaceful  pursuits. 
There  are  no  schemes  of  conquest  in  the 
nation's  policy,  and  it  seems  somewhat 
singular  that  so  new  a  country,  and  one 
which  has  as  yet  a  population  of  but  4,000,- 
000,  should  have  already  equipped  and 
ready  for  service  at  short  call,  a  larger  body 
of  troops  than  the  ordinary  standing  army 
of  the  United  States  through  a  century  of 
its  history. 

Australia  has  become  a  nation,  and  the 
people  here  have  been  for  some  time  acquir- 
ing national  characteristics  peculiar  to 
themselves.  In  many  things  they  have 
broken  away  from  the  old  world  traditions 
and  methods,  yet  it  seems  that  the  military 
spirit  is  one  of  the  relics  of  monarchical 
Europe  which  has  been  planted  in  this 
sunny  southland.  The  Federal  Minister  of 
Defence  is  vigorously  pressing  the  claims 
of  his  'department  upon  the  attention  of 
Parliament  and  every  indication  points  to  a 
provision  for  its  needs  on  a  liberal  scale. 
"Witnessing  so  many  soldiers  calls  to  one's 
mind  England's  great  and  far-reaching 
power.  If  she  should  be  embroiled  in  a 
great  war,  she  has  a  daughter  under  the 
southern  cross  who  would  gladly  furnish 
provision  for  man  and  beast,  and  volun- 
tarily add  to  this  a  quota  of  troops  organ- 
ized from  men  of  the  same  stamp  and 
equally  hardy  as  those  from  the  plains  of 
Western  America. 

In  the  harbor  of  Melbourne  the  war- 
ships of  various  nations  rode  at  anchor. 
Quite  a  fleet  from  the  British  navy  was 
present  as  escort  to  the  "Ophir,"  the  royal 
yacht.  In  addition  there  were  war  vessels 
of  Germany,  Holland,  Russia  and,  probably 
the  most  popular  of  all  the  foreign  vessels, 
the  United  States  Cruiser  "Brooklyn."  It 
was  the  only  warship  present  that  had 
passed  through  its  baptism  of  fire.    It  still 


bears  grim  marks  of  the  conflict  at  Santi- 
ago. There  was  considerable  satisfaction 
to  the  Americans  in  Melbourne  in  being 
afforded  the  opportunity  of  visiting  this 
vessel  and  in  seeing  her  blue-jackets  on  the 
streets,  but  more  perhaps  in  the  knowledge 
that  as  a  class  their  conduct  was  not  dis- 
creditable to  their  native  land. 

The  Parliament  inaugurated  with  so  much 
pomp  and  splendor  has  entered  upon  its 
duties.  For  fully  two  weeks  the  debates 
have  been  in  progress,  the  principal  issue 
being  that  between  protection  and  free 
trade.  Another  burning  question  is,  shall 
Australia  be  for  whites  alone  or  shall  the 
Kanakas  of  the  Pacific  Islands,  the  Chinese 
and  other  colored  races  of  Asia  be  per- 
mitted to  enter  and  claim  citizenship  in  the 
Commonwealth?  Factory  legislation  and 
other  issues  which  are  elsewhere  considered 
almost  socialistic  will  come  forward  in  due 
time  for  consideration.  OldJ^age'pensions, 
woman's  suffrage,  and  various  other  pro- 
gressive experiments,  which  these  islands 
of  the  Pacific  have  been  bold  enough  to  try 
and  prove  successful,  will  beyond  doubt  be 
speedily  enacted  by  the  Federal  Parlia- 
ment. Good  has  certainly  accrued  from 
some  of  these  measures,  but  their  benefit  is 
sometimes  exaggerated.  I  was  recently 
much  surprised  to  read  in  an  American 
magazine  that  at  the  inauguration  of  the 
Commonwealth  in  Sydney  last  January 
there  was  not  seen  a  drunken  man,  a  ragged 
woman,  nor  a  hungry  child.  The  same  mail 
that  brought  me  this  magazine  also  placed 
upon  my  table  a  paper  giving  the  per  capita 
drink  bill  of  New  South  Wales,  of  which 
Sydney  is  the  capital,  as  $16.87,  so  it  i3 
evident  no  such  millennial  condition  pre- 
vails there.  Yet  no  student  of  current  his- 
tory can  afford  to  neglect  the  national  devel- 
opment of  the  Australian  Commonwealth, 

Melbourne,  Victoria,  Australia. 


To  the  Loser. 

So  you've  lost  your  race,  lad? 

Ran  it  clean  and  fast? 
Beaten  at  the  tape,  Id? 

Rough?    Yes,  but  'tis  past. 
Never  mind  the  losing — 

Think  of  how  you  ran; 
Smile,  and  shut  your  teeth,  lad — 

Take  it  like  a  rnan! 

Not  the  winning  counts,  lad, 

But  the  winning  fair; 
Not  the  losing  shames,  lad, 

But  the  weak  despair; 
So,  when  failure  stuns  you, 

Don't  forget  your  plan — 
Smile,  and  shut  your  teeth,  lad — 

Take  it  like  a  man! 

Diamonds  turned  to  paste,  lad? 

Night  instead  of  morn? 
Where  you'd  pluck  a  rose,  lad, 

Oft  you  grasp  a  thorn  ? 
Time  will  heal  the  bleeding — 

Life  is  but  a  span; 
Smile,  and  shut  your  teeth,  lad — 

Take  it  like  a  man! 

Then,  when  sunset  comes,  lad, 

When  your  fighting's  through, 
And  the  Silent  Guest,  lad, 

Fills  his  cup  for  you; 
Shrink  not— clasp  it  coolly — 

End  as  you  began; 
Smile,  and  shut  your  teeth,  lad — 

And  take  it  like  a  man! 

— C.  F.  Lester. 


July  25    1901 


THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


937 


The  Student    Volunteer 
Movement. 

By  J.  E.  Lynn. 

There  has  always  been  a  vital  relation- 
ship existing  between  institutions  of  learn- 
ing and  the  cause  of  Christian  missions. 
The  first  missionary  to  the  Gentiles  was  a 
product  of  the  University  of  Jerusalem. 
The  great  Jesuit  missionary  leaders  came 
from  the  seats  of  learning.  The  churches 
of  New  England  received  their  first  im- 
pulse to  foreign  mission  work  from  a  few 
zealous  students  in  Williams  College. 

1.  The  Student  Volunteer  Movement  is 
significant  in  that  like  many  other  great 
missionary  awakenings  it  is  distinctly,  as 
its  name  indicates,  a  student  movement.  It 
came  into  being  fifteen  years  ago  (1886)  at 
Northfield,  Mass.,  at  the  Moody  Summer 
School.  A  fervent  spirit  of  prayer  and 
consecration  was  manifest  that  year.  Dur- 
ing the  two  weeks'  session  one  hundred  men 
signed  the  brief  yet  comprehensive  Student 
Declaration,  "I  am  willing  and  desirous, 
God  permitting,  to  become  a  missionary." 
The  movement  born  of  the  spirit  of  God 
rapidly  spread  through  the  colleges  of  the 
land.  Many  volunteers  were  enrolled. 
Several  Student  Missionary  Conventions 
characterized  by  great  spiritual  power  were 
held;  at  Cleveland  in  '91,  Detroit  '94  and 
again  in  Cleveland  in  '98.  These  meetings 
were  attended  by  hundreds  of  students  and 
were  in  everyway  most  notable  gatherings. 

2.  The  movement  is  significant  because 
it  has  become  world-wide  in  extent.  In 
America  there  are  Student  Volunteer  Bands 
in  one  thousand  institutions  of  learning, 
enrolling  five  thousand  persons.  About 
two  thousand  volunteers  have  already  gone 
to  the  foreign  field.  Forty-two  thousand 
are  enrolled  in  the  classes  for  the  study  of 
Christian  missions.  In  1887  a  representa- 
tive of  the  Volunteer  Bands  of  America 
went  to  England  and  inaugurated  a  mis- 
sionary campaign  among  the  student  bodies 
of  that  country.  The  movement  there  has 
made  most  gratifying  progress.  Seven- 
teen hundred  students  have  been  enrolled 
and  of  these  five  hundred  and  sixty- six 
have  already  sailed  to  their  fields  of  work. 

Through  the  efforts  of  Mr.  Luther  Wish- 
ard  and  Mr.  John  R.  Mott  the  movement 
has  been  carried  round  the  world  and  many 
Christian  students  in  India,  China,  Japan 
and  other  missionary  countries  have  been 
led  to  devote  their  lives  to  the  preaching  of 
the  gospel.  Some  of  the  most  remarkable 
student  gatherings  ever  held  have  been 
among  the  Christian  students  of  these 
lands. 

3.  This  movement  is  very  significant 
because  of  the  purposes  it  has  in  view. 
The  purposes  kept  constantly  in  view  in 
volunteer  work  among  American  students 
are  four:  To  awaken  and  maintain  among 
students  an  intelligent  and  active  interest 
in  foreign  missions;  to  enroll  volunteers  to 
supply  the  demands  of  the  missionary 
board ;  to  develop  the  missionary  life  of  the 
churches;  to  so  enlighten  and  enlist  all 
students  in  the  cause  of  missions  that 
those  who  remain  at  home  as  ministers  or 
business  or  professional  men  may  by  their 
gifts  and  prayers  be  lifelong  advocates  of 
the  cause. 

Through  the  agency  of  the  Volunteer 
Bands  more  and  better  equipped  candidates 
have  in  recent  years  been  offering  them- 
selves for  the  foreign  field  than  ever  before 
a  nd  it  has  enabled  the  missionary  boards  to 


raise  the  standard  of  efficiency  for  mis- 
sionary recruits.  One  board  says:  "We 
have  had  ten  offers  for  service  in  the  for- 
eign field  where  we  had  one  previous  to  the 
organization  of  the  Volunteer  Movement." 
It  has  put  the  whole  cause  of  missions  on  a 
higher  level.  People  are  beginning  to  see 
that  missions  do  not  mean  simply  to  sub- 
scribe a  dollar  or  two  "to  a  list"  but  rather 
means  to  give  our  best  educated  young  men 
and  women,  our  sons  and  daughters,  to  this 
important  cause. 

Eugene  Stock,  editorial  secretary  of 
Church  Missions  of  London,  says  of  the 
Volunteer  Movement  that  "it  is  the  most 
striking  sign  of  missionary  awakening  in 
recent  years,"  "and,"  he  adds,  "like  so 
many  other  good  things  we  owe  it  to 
America." 

Springfield,  III. 

J* 

Is    The  Golden    Rule    Prac- 
ticable? 

By  N.  J.  Aylsworth. 

There  has  recently  been  some  adverse 
criticism  of  the  "golden  rule"  as  an  im- 
practicable and  Utopian  formula  which 
cannot  be  applied  to  present  conditions. 
In  support  of  this  criticism  the  following 
extract  from  Huxley's  "Evolution  and 
Ethics"  has  been  published  in  several  pa- 
pers lately : 

"Moralists  of  all  ages  and  of  all  faiths, 
attending  only  to  the  relations  of  man 
toward  one  another  in  an  ideal  society, 
have  agreed  upon  the  'golden  rule.'  'Do  as 
you  would  be  done  by.'  In  other  words, 
let  sympathy  be  your  guide,  put  yourself 
in  the  place  of  the  man  toward  whom  your 
action  is  directed,  and  do  to  him  what  you 
would  like  to  have  done  to  yourself  under 
the  circumstances.  However  much  one 
may  admire  the  generosity  of  such  a  rule 
of  conduct;  however  confident  one  may  be 
that  average  man  may  be  thoroughly  de- 
pended upon  not  to  carry  it  out  in  its  full 
logical  consequences;  it  is  nevertheless 
desirable  to  recognize  the  fact  that  these 
consequences  are  incompatible  with  the 
existence  of  a  civil  state,  under  any  cir- 
cumstances of  this  world  which  have  ob- 
tained, or,  so  far  as  we  can  see,  are  likely 
to  come  to  pass. 

"Strictly  observed,  the  'golden  rule'  in- 
volves the  negation  of  law  by  the  refusal 
to  put  it  in  motion  against  law-breakers; 
and,  as  regards  the  external  relations  of 
polity,  it  is  the  refusal  to  continue  the 
struggle  for  existence.  It  can  be  obeyed, 
even  partially,  only  under  the  protection 
of  a  society  which  repudiates  it.  Without 
such  shelter  the  followers  of  the  'golden 
rule'  may  indulge  in  hopes  of  heaven,  but 
they  must  reckon  with  the  certainty  that 
other  people  will  be  masters  of  the  earth. 

"What  would  become  of  the  garden  if 
the  gardener  treated  all  the  weeds  and 
slugs  and  birds  and  trespassers  as  he  would 
like  to  be  treated,  if  he  were  in  their 
place?" 

In  the  first  place,  the  "golden  rule"  has 
not  been  applied  by  moralists  to  weeds, 
nor,  except  with  some  important  restric- 
tions, to  slugs  and  birds,  but  rather  to  our 
treatment  of  our  fellow  men. 

When  I  was  a  boy  my  parents  chastened 
me  for  wrong-  doing,  and  I  have  since  been 
grateful  to  them  for  it.  If  I  were  to  be  a 
boy  again,  I  should  earnestly  request  that 
the  same  course  be  pursued.  When  there- 
fore, I  chastened  my  own  children,  I  did 
just  as  I  would  be  done  by  in  the  same  cir- 
cumstances. That  is,  the  "golden  rule" 
does  not  interfere  with  government  in  the 
family — the  very  place  where  love  and 
sympathy  most  abound.  If  it  does  not  in- 
terfere here,  why  should  it  in  the  state?  If 
it  would  paralyze  government  anywhere  it 


certainly  would  be  most  manifest  where 
sympathy  is  strongest,  but  in  the  family  it 
produces  no  such  result. 

The  "golden  rule"  means  that  we  shall 
treat  others  as  it  is  our  present  wish  that 
we  be  treated  in  like  circumstances,  not 
that  we  shall  treat  them  as  we  should  desire 
to  be  treated  if  we  possessed  their  wishes. 
Were  this  the  meaning,  the  rule  should  run 
thus:  Do  toothers  what  they  want  you  to 
do  to  them.  It  is  surprising  that  any  one 
should  so  construe  the  "golden  rule,"  and 
yet  Prof.  Huxley's  criticism  has  no  force 
apart  from  such  construction.  We  are  to 
act  from  our  present  wish,  not  from  what 
we  may  imagine  we  should  wish  after  be- 
coming very  different  persons  from  what 
we  are  now. 

This  is  certainly  what  Christ  means  by 
the  "golden  rule,"  as  is  abundantly  evident 
from  his  own  life.  When  he  bade  the  rich 
young  man  sell  all  he  had  and  give  to  the 
poor,  he  did  not  say  what  the  young  man 
wanted  to  hear,  but  he  did  say  what  he 
then  felt  he  would  wish  to  have  said  to  him 
under  similar  conditions.  When  asked  to 
settle  an  inheritance  dispute  between] two 
brothers,  he  did  not  answer  as  he  would 
wish  to  be  answered  if  he  possessed  their 
desire,  but  as  he  then  felt  he  would  wish  to 
be  answered  in  similar  circumstances. 
When  he  scourged  the  money  changers 
from  the  temple  he  did  not  consult  their 
wishes.  Persons  who  are  freezing  to  death 
do  not  want  to  be  kept  awake,  but  if  I 
should  treat  a  friend  who  was  freezing, 
very  roughly,  to  keep  him  awake,  I  would 
be  doing  just  as  I  would  be  done  by.  I  once 
knew  of  a  man  who,  from  the  bite  of  a  rabid 
animal,  was  affected  with  paroxysms  of 
violent  madness,  in  which  he  would  plead 
that  his  wife  should  come  to  him.  In  his 
lucid  intervals  he  directed  that  these  plead- 
ings should  not  be  listened  to,  saying  that 
his  desire  was  to  harm  her;  and  when  he 
felt  his  ravings  approaching  he  would  re- 
quest to  be  bound  to  the  bed  with  thongs — 
and  thus  it  was  until  he  died.  His  attend- 
ants who  restrained  him  from  injuring 
others  did  what  he  wished  them  to  do.  If 
I  should  ever  become  a  criminal  I  should 
not  then  desire  to  be  restrained  from  crimi- 
nal acts,  but  it  would  certainly  be  my 
present  wish  that  it  should  be  done. 

Doing  as  we  would  be  done  by  applies 
not  alone  to  the  criminal,  but  also  to  his 
victim.  To  see  a  woman  attacked  by  a 
ruffian  and  not  go  to  her  rescue  would  not 
be  doing  as  we  would  be  done  by. 

I  want  what  is  right  and  desire  to  wrong 
no  man,  and  when  I  restrain  another  from 
wrong-doing  I  require  of  him  just  what  I 
demand  of  myself.  The  ruling  element  in 
society  is,  presumably,  the  right- loving 
element,  and  in  demanding  right- doing 
from  others  they  impose  the  same  restric- 
tions that  they  apply  to  themselves.  The 
officer  who  lets  the  criminal  have  his[/way 
is  not  doing  as  he  would  be  done  by  to  the 
community,  nor,  if  he  is  a  righteous  man, 
to  the  criminal  himself.  What  we  need 
most  in  our  government  is  law-makers  and 
officers  who  have  more  of  the  "golden  rule" 
in  their  hearts.  There  would  then  be  no 
more  peculations,  and  no  more  wronging  of 
the  people  in  any  way. 

Absolute  selfishness  among  the  people  of 
any  government  would  at  once  dissolve  it 
into  anarchy,  and  all  government  or  social 
order  has  its  origin  in  some  feeling  of  fair- 
dealing;    but    fair-dealing  is  but  another 


938 


THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


JULY' 25,    I90I 


name  for  doing  as  you  would  be  done  by. 
Even  robbers  cannot  get  on  together  with- 
out doing  to  one  another  as  they  would  be 
done  by,  to  a  certain  extent.  So  far  is  it 
from  being  true  that  the  "golden  rule"  is 
incompatible  with  government  by  the  state, 
that  no  government  is  possible  without  its 
application,  and  that  government  is  best 
which  embodies  it  most  perfectly. 

The  worst  of  all  skepticism  is  that  which 
denies  the  practicability  of  love. 

Auburn,  N.  Y. 

English  Topics, 

The  Liberal  Mob. 

It  is  a  matter  for  unspeakable  regret  that 
in  Britain  an  age  of  hopeless  political  divis- 
ion has  set  in,  and  that  the  very  men  who 
should  be  looked  to  for  the  redintegration 
of  unity  and  the  reconstruction  of  the 
grandest  party  the  nation  ever  saw,  should 
be  the  representatives  of  revolt.  Mr.  As- 
quith  was  a  few  years  ago  the  real  hope  of 
the  genuine  Liberals.  The  ragged  Radical 
wing  has  never  been  a  practical  unit.  It 
never  had  a  leader.  Its  ablest  men  have 
been  the  most  erratic  and  the  most  unre- 
liable. But  Mr.  Asquith  was  at  once  moder- 
ate and  judicial  on  the  one  hand,  being  a 
barrister  in  full  practice,  and  enthusiastic 
and  progressive  on  the  other  hand.  He  is 
now  pursuing  exactly  the  same  preliminary 
path  which  led  Mr.  Joseph  Chamberlain 
into  the  ranks  of  the  Conservatives, 
although  that  statesman  was  at  the  begin- 
ning of  his  career  much  more  pronounced 
than  Mr.  Asquith  has  ever  been.  It  is  clear 
that  Mr.  Asquith  intends  to  shatter  the 
ranks  of  those  Liberals  who  thought  they 
had  found  some  mode  of  unifying  the  scat- 
tered sections  of  advanced  British  politi- 
cians. His  opinions  may  or  may  not  be  right, 
reckoned  by  the  usual  criterion  of  Liberal 
doctrine.  But  it  is  a  canon  of  political  phi- 
losophy that  a  statesman  should  consider 
in  his  utterances  how  he  may  best  promote 
the  power  and  influence  of  his  party.  Mr. 
Asquith  has  gone  out  of  his  way  to  deliver 
at  a  meeting  a  vehement  manifesto  in  favor 
of  Liberal  imperialism  and  in  favor  of  the 
government  policy  with  regard  to  the  war. 
Now,  the  Tory  government  did  not  in  any 
sense  need  his  help.  It  is  a  sad  fact  that 
jingoism  still  rules  almost  despotically  in 
this  country.  If  this  spirit  is  on  any  ground 
excusable,  surely  it  is  not  the  business  of 
leaders  of  the  Liberal,  humane  and  enlight- 
ened party  to  add  fuel  t3  the  flame  of  pas- 
sion and  to  turn  our  political  life  into  one 
long  carnival  of  brutal  boasting  and  deliri- 
ous delight  in  war.  The  present  position  of 
Liberals  is  simply  humiliating  to  any 
Christian  patriot.  They  are  the  only  sec- 
tion to  which  the  nation  can  look  for  any 
scheme  of  advancement  along  the  lines  of 
democratic  welfare.  Without  them  all  legis- 
lation must  be  inspired  by  class-selfishness 
and  plutocratic  avarice.  We  are  about  to 
witness  a  fierce  and  protracted  struggle  in 
the  Liberal  ranks  between  the  followers  of 
Sir  Henry  Campbell-Bannerman,  the  ap- 
pointed leader  of  the  opposition  in  the 
House  of  Commons,  and  the  jingo  imperial- 
ists who  will  hotly  abet  the  theories  of  Mr. 
Asquith.  So  that  in  our  national  councils 
confusion  will  be  worse  confounded. 

Signs  in  the  EaLSt. 

The  opening  up  of  the  Orient  is  one  of 
the  most  instructive  of  the  signs  of  the 
times.  Too  many  observers  have  of  late  been 


distracted  from  the  near  to  the   far  east. 
Whatever  may  be  the  course  of  events  in 
China,  Manchuria,  Japan,  Mongolia,  Tibet, 
Burmah  or  Siberia,  it  still  remains  that  the 
pivot  on  which  the  international  history  of 
the  near  future  will  turn  is  situated  in  the 
Turkish  empire  and  its  tributary  dependen- 
cies.   The  recent  announcement  from  Pal- 
estine respecting  coming  railway  develop- 
ment is  full  of  interest  to  keen  observers  of 
incident  after  incident  in  the  east.    It  ap- 
pears that  the  always  recalcitrant  Sultan 
has  absolutely  refused  to  give  an  English 
company  the  concession  for  the   railway 
from  Accra  to  Damascus.    This  concession 
was  formerly  given  to  the  same  company, 
but  ran  out  before  the  line  was  built.    The 
Turkish  government  is  willing  to  pay  for 
the  mileage  actually  completed,  and  it  will 
itself  construct  the  rest  of  the  line,  which  it 
is  intended  to  carry  on  to  Mecca.      Two 
things  gleam  forth  in  this  oriental  incident. 
One  is  the  bitter  hostility  of  the  Sultan  to 
England,  which  has  been  intermittently  dis- 
played ever  since  the  agitation  on  behalf  of 
the   Armenians.    The   other  is  the  steady 
preparation    for    the    surely    approaching 
crisis  in  the  Turkish  empire.    Arabia  is  in 
chronic  unrest.    Macedonia,    Servia,    Al- 
bania and  Bulgaria  are  all  fermenting  with 
the  elements  of  revolution.    And  the  Sul- 
tan has  only  one  friend.    Unfortunately  for 
himself,  as  the  future  will  certainly  demon- 
strate, that  friend  is  the  Kaiser.    The  close 
and  servile  friendship  of  the  German  em- 
peror for  the  cruel  obstructionist  of  all  re- 
forms in  the  east  is  the  one  blot  on  the 
policy  of  that    enlightened  ruler    of    the 
mighty  nation  which  has  in  its  resurrection 
from    medievalism   astonished    the  world. 
The  opinion  is  current  all  over  the  conti- 
nent that  Lord  Salisbury  desired  the  deposi- 
tion of  the  Sultan  at  the  time  of  the  Ar- 
menian massacres,  but  that  he  was  thwarted 
by  the  Kaiser.     England  is  not  likely  to  be 
forgiven.    All  her  enterprises  in  the  Sul- 
tan's dominions  are  blocked,  while  German 
schemes  are  being  favored.    The  idea  that 
the  Turkish  government  will  finish  the  rail- 
way is  farcical.    Turkey  is  dependent  on 
other  sources.    But  the  important  point  is 
that  such  enterprises  are  to  be  pushed  for- 
ward, no  matter  who  may  be  behind  them. 
The  party  whose  purposes  are  most  favor- 
ably affected  by  such  undertakings  is  Rus- 
sia.   The  whole  Russian  nation  is  set  on 
the  possession  of  the  holy  places  at  Jeru- 
salem, and  this  object  is  never  lost  sight  of. 
But  Britain  cannot  and  will  not  allow  con- 
trol of  the  highways  to   India,  of  which 
there   are  several,   to  pass  into  the  grip  of 
any  other  Power.    Thus  complications  are 
ahead,   of  which  no  man  can  predict  the 
course  or  issue. 

A  New  Holy  Wa.r. 

A  mighty  campaign  is  projected  for  next 
winter.  It  is  refreshing  to  hear  of  programs 
for  a  truly  holy  war.  This  country  is  not 
to  be  given  entirely  over  to  the  people  who 
delight  in  physical  force  and  in  the  making 
of  history  along  ensanguined  lines.  The 
greatness  of  a  nation  depends  on  its  capa- 
city for  the  development  of  collective  spir- 
itual life.  Britain  has  led  the  world  since 
middle  ages  in  all  the  ethical  moral  evolu- 
tions. Even  if  America  should  snatch  up 
the  lead,  still  the  priority  of  influence  will 
be  in  the  old  Anglo-Saxon  line.  The 
stronger  daughter  will  eclipse  the  old  moth- 
er. That  is  all.  The  glory  of  the  Anglo- 
Saxon  religious  life  is  the  Sunday-school. 


A  scheme  is  being  organized  which  will 
give  a  new  impetus  both  to  Sunday-school 
life  and  work,  and  also  to  the  evangeliza- 
tion of  the  rising  generation.  Of  course 
vast  numbers  of  our  young  people  are 
trained  without  attending  the  Sunday- 
school.  Some  are  too  respectable.  The 
Sunday-school  is  not  a  patrician  institu- 
tion. It  is  eminently  plebeian.  But  many 
children  are  too  low  down  in  the  social  sys- 
tem. Their  parents  are  practically  so 
pagan  that  they  have  no  desire  to  see  their 
offspring  influenced  by  any  spiritual  up- 
lifting. The  question  has  arisen,  what  can 
now  be  done  to  stir  new  vigor  in  the  Sunday- 
schools,  which  have  been  showing  some 
symptoms  of  decadence,  and  also  to  bring 
the  gospel  to  bear  on  the  masses  of  the  un- 
evangelized  children?  A  strong  committee 
is  being  formed  to  plan  a  great  national 
interdenominational  mission  for  the  young. 
The  mission  will  cover  England.  It  will  be 
the  grandest  attempt  of  the  kind  ever  pro- 
posed. The  idea  springs  out  of  the  cam- 
paign with  which  the  new  century  started. 
But  that  great  mission  was  concentrated  on 
congregations,  and  it  had  no  special  refer- 
ence to  the  young.  It  is  likely  that  the 
nation  will  be  profoundly  moved  by  this 
magnificent  scheme  for  bringing  multitude? 
of  boys,  girls,  youths  and  maidens  into  the 
kingdom.  This  is  the  age  of  the  young.  It 
is  the  day  of  universal  education;  but  edu- 
cation in  England  is  not  sufficiently  allied 
with  religion,  although  it  is  largely  made 
the  battle  ground  of  contentious  bigots. 

Critical  Extremists  Challenged. 

Some  powerful  challenges  have  been 
leveled  against  the  biblical  critics  of  the 
extreme  Destructionist  school.  There  is  a 
sane  and  Christian  school  of  higher  critics, 
and  all  Christendom  is  under  profound  obli- 
gations to  its  representatives.  There  is  also 
a  sane  and  Christian  doctrine  of  evolution. 
But  what  most  people  understand  by  higher 
criticism  is  the  outrageous  recklessness  of 
Wellhausen ;  and  what  is  popularly  meant 
by  evolution  is  the  series  of  hypothetical 
dogmas  which  transcend  even  Darwinism 
itself.  No  student  should  pay  exclusive 
attention  to  either  the  higher  critics  or 
their  opponents.  At  any  rate  he  should  not 
rank  himself  on  either  side  until  he  has 
fairly  studied  at  least  some  of  the  most 
representative  works  on  each  side  of  this 
amazing  controversy.  Such  books  as  Stan- 
ley Leathe's  "Law  in  the  Prophets,"  Low's 
"Biblical  Criticism"  and  Baxter's  "Sanc- 
tuary and  Sacrifice"  will  give  him  a  fair 
mastery  of  the  moderate,  scholarly  and  judi- 
cious views  of  the  opponents  of  Wellhausen 
in  English.  Germany  has  of  late  pro- 
duced some  trenchant  replies  to  neologians, 
but  these  are  not  necessary  for  the  English 
or  American  student,  at  any  rate  till  he  has 
seen  works  written  in  English.  One  fatal 
habit  is  to  be  noticed  on  the  part  of  the 
destructionists.  They  superciliously  ignore 
whatever  their  adversaries  have  to  say,  no 
matter  how  expert  those  may  be  in  Hebrew 
or  in  archaeology.  Arrogance  is  always 
disheartening.  Replies  to  the  extremists 
are  plentiful.  Some  of  these  are  consum- 
mate specimens  of  erudition;  but  rejoin- 
ders on  the  part  of  the  extremists  are  exceed- 
ingly rare.  This  trick  of  contempt  will  not 
do.  A  higher  critic  pope  is  as  obnoxious 
as  a  lower  critic  pope.  Each  may  be  found. 
One  problem  has  just  been  propounded  by 
a  Scotch  writer  which  seems  to  be  suffi- 
ciently formidable  to  deserve  at  least  the= 


July  25,  1901 


THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


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respectful  consideration  of  obstructionists, 
like  some  of  the  gentlemen  whose  views  are 
aired  in  the  new  and  most  audacious  litera- 
ture of  negation.  It  is  a  favorite  position 
with  these  exponents  that  the  greater  part 
of  the  Mosaic  literature,  ritual  and  history- 
was  an  invention  and  imposition,  a  mere 
forgery  of  first-captivity  times.  Now  the 
problem  is  to  explain  how  by  any  moral 
and  intellectual  possibility  could  an  intelli- 
gent people  have  a  radically  false  view  of 
their  own  history  forced  into  their  con- 
sciousness. If  these  Jews  began  wor- 
ship with  a  burnt  and  whittled  stick,  no 
wily  magician  could  charm  them  into  the 
belief  that  this  origin  really  meant  Mount 
Sinai,  with  its  thunderings  and  lightnings, 
its  divine   presence  and  [its  sublime  moral 


code.  This  would  be  a  miracle  of  silly  cre- 
dulity. Human  beings  cannot  act  so.  The 
higher  critical  view  of  Hexateuch  origin  is 
a  still  greater  example  of  intellectual  im- 
possibility. But  some  of  us  recollect  how, 
years  ago,  by  the  Tugingen  school,  the 
same  theory  was  propounded  to  account  for 
the  origin  of  the  gospels.  But  it  was,  dur- 
ing the  controversy  which  then  raged, 
proved  that  the  gospels,  with  all  their 
supernatural  elements,  were  in  circulation 
throughout  the  whole  Christian  church 
within  150  years  after  Christ's  death,  and 
this  was  sufficiently  regarded  as  a  proof  of 
the  credibility  of  the  supernatural  elements 
in  the  gospel.  William  Durban. 

43  Park  Road,   South  Tottenham,  Lon- 
don, June  22,  1901. 


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Paxil's   Portraut  of    ©l    Preacher 


By   F.   D    POWER. 


A  portrait  is  a  likeness  of  some  one  done 
in  oils,  water  color  or  crayon,  engraving, 
photograph  or  sculpture.  It  may  be  small 
head  size  or  head  size,  three-quarter  size, 
kitkat,  small  half-length,  or  whole  length, 
Bishop's  half-length  or  whole  length.  A 
portrait  may  be  also  a  picture  in  words  with 
more  or  less  detail  of  figure. 

Paul's  portrait  of  a  preacher  may  be 
either  a  picture  of  Paul  himself  or  the  out- 
lines of  this  character  as  sketched  by  Paul. 
Cowper  sings: 

"  Would  I  describe  a  preacher  s-ach  as  Paul, 
Were  he  on  earth,  would  hear,  approve  and 

own, 
Paul  should  himself  direct  me,  I  would  trace 
His  master-strokes  and  draw  from  his  design. 
I  would  express  him  simple,  grave,  sincere; 
In  doctrine  uncorrupt,  in  language  plain, 
And  plain  in  manner;  decent,  solemn,  chaste, 
And  natural  in  gestuiv;  much  impressed 
Himself,  as  conscious  of  his  awful  charge, 
And  anxious,  mainly,  that   the  flock  he  feeds 
May  feel  it  too;  affectionate  in  look, 
And  tender  in  address,  as  well  becomes 
A  messenger  of  grace  to  guilty  men." 

Every  line  and  color  and  tone  and  point 
and  effect  in  Paul's  portrait  of  a  preacher 
may  be  seen  in  Paul  himself.  Paul  is  the 
master  preacher,  as  well  as  the  epic  hero 
of  the  church  of  Christ.  He  pictures  him- 
self as  "least  of  all  the  apostles,  not  meet  to 
be  called  an  apostle,"  yet  no  man  can  look 
upon  this  apostle  to  the  Gentiles  without 
feeling,  here  is  a  high  and  princely  type  of 
man,  a  man  who  is  as  unaccountable  as  his 
Master.  For  the  whole  entire  man — 
preacher,  thinker,  worker,  citizen,  gentle- 
man— we  may  safely  challenge  the  his- 
tory of  the  world  to  produce  his  counter- 
part. Miracle  of  a  man,  such  a  preacher 
that  no  thought  of  preaching  in  its  noblest 
sense  can  even  remotely  occur  to  us  with- 
out at  once  suggesting  Paul.  Observe 
now  some  features  of  this  portrait.  A 
good  portrait  will  always  follow  you  with 
its  eyes  and  command  your  attention. 

First  we  shall  see  his  spiritual  character. 
Over  all  this  man's  face  as  revealed  to  us, 
we  see  his  great  spirituality.  The  Scrip- 
tures insist  that  ministers  should  be  holy 
men  of  God,  that  they  should  be  taught  of 
God,  that  they  should  be  consecrated  to 
God,  men  living  in  their  work,  living  for 
their  work.      What  does  our  apostle  say  to 


his  young  preachers?  "A  bishop  must  be 
blameless— sober,  just,  holy,  temperate." 
"In  all  good  things  shewing  thyself  a 
pattern  of  good  works,  that  he  that  is  of 
the  contrary  part  may  be  ashamed,  having 
no  evil  thing  to  say  of  you."  "Flee  also 
youthful  lusts,  but  follow  righteousness, 
faith,  charity,  peace."  "Be  thou  an 
example  of  the  believers,  in  word,  in  con- 
versation, in  charity,  in  spirit,  in  faith,  in 
puiity."  "Take  heed  unto  thyself  and 
unto  the  doctrine,  continue  in  them." 
"Keep  thyself  pure." 

A  novice  in  religious  life  is  not  qualified 
for  this  holy  work.  A  babe  in  grace  and 
knowledge  cannot  be  a  teacher  of  babes, 
much  less  a  guide  of  fathers.  The  school 
of  adversity,  discipline,  above  all  experi- 
ence in  the  word  of  God  and  in  prayer, 
are  needed  that  the  man  of  God,  or  the 
minister  of  God,  may  be  perfect,  thorough- 
ly furnished  unto  all  good  works.  The 
first  ministers  of  the  gospel  were  prepared 
by  their  Master's  retirement  for  a  whole 
night  of  prayer  to  God.  The  first  mission- 
aries to  the  Gentiles  were  sent  forth  with 
the  same  holy  preparation.  The  greatest 
and  hardest  preparation  of  a  minister  is 
within,  and  by  searching  the  Scriptures, 
by  prayer,  by  meditation,  by  the  indwell- 
ing Spirit  of  God  he  must  be  made  ready. 
Let  us  not  forget  the  Apostolic  Order: 
"We  will  give  ourselves  continually  to 
prayer  and  to  the  ministry  of  the  Word." 
"Exercise  thyself  unto  godliness,"  is  the 
word  of  this  great  preacher  to  his  preach- 
ers. "O  man  of  God,  follow  after  right- 
eousness, godliness,  faith,  love,  patience, 
meekness."  A  man's  life  is  the  life  of  his 
ministry.  Chaucer  paints  in  imperishable 
lines  the  good  man  of  religion  when  he 
calls  the  preacher  "the  person  of  the 
town,"  of  whom  it  is  said: 

"Christ's  lore  and  his  apostles  twelve 
He  taught,  and  first  he  followed  it  himself." 
Goldsmith   gives  the  picture  the   same 
coloring,  when  he  declares : 
"Thus  to  relieve  the  wretched  was  his  pride, 
And  e'en  his  failings  leaned  to   virtue's  side, 
But  in  his  duty  prompt  to  every  call 
He  watched  and  wept,  he   prayed  and  felt  for 

all; 
And  as  a  bird  each  fond  endearment  tries 
To   tempt    his    new-fledged  offspring  to   the 

skies, 
He  tried  each  art,  reproved  each  dull  delay, 
Allured  to  brighter  worlds,  and  led  the  way." 


Again  in  this  portrait  we  behold  a  stu- 
dious face.  Its  lines  show  thought — deep, 
earnest,  laborious  thought.  "Give  attend- 
ance to  reading,"  he  says  to  Timothy,  and 
when  he  is  "Paul  the  aged,"  sends  for  his 
books  and  parchments,  which  Carpus  had 
doubtless  borrowed  and  had  not  returned. 
Does  he  not  quote  poets  and  philosophers 
showing  the  breadth  of  his  study?  Does 
not  Stephen  mention  to  the  honor  of  Moses 
that  he  was  learned  in  all  the  wisdom  of 
the  Egyptians?  Could  a  preacher  possess 
the  knowledge  of  an  archangel,  might  he 
not  use  it  to  the  advantage  of  man  and  for 
the  glory  of  God?  Does  not  every  expan- 
sion of  the  mind  increase  its  power  and 
comprehension  and  render  it  more  capable 
under  divine  teaching  of  exploring  those 
things  that  angels  desire  to  look  into? 
Preachers'  lips  must  speak  knowledge— 
they  must  not  babble.  The  preacher,  like 
David,  must  prepare  with  all  his  might  for 
the  house  of  God.  Books,  books,  books  he 
must  have  if  he  lack  for  bread.  Beaten 
oil  and  not  crude  he  must  bring  to  the 
sanctuary.  "Let  no  man  despise  thy 
youth,"  says  Paul  to  Timothy,  and  that 
they  may  not  "give  attendance  to  reading." 
Should  the  question  ever  come  to  you, 
"Art  thou  a  master  in  Israel  and  knowest 
not  these  things?"  Paul's  portrait  of  a 
preacher  shows  the  man  of  mind. 
AtSaKTtKos  he  must  be,  "apt  to  teach." 
The  gospel  must  be  committed  to  faithful 
men  "which  shall  be  able  to  teach  others 
also." 

A  young  man  with  thoughts  of  earning 
his  living  by  the  pulpit  went  to  his 
pastor  and  asked  if  he  did  not  think  the 
Lord  had  called  him  to  the  ministry. 
"Well,  William,"  said  the  good  man,  "if 
the  Lord  ever  called  you  it  must  have  been 
on  the  first  day  of  April!"  A  student  in 
Oberlin  asked  the  president  if  he  could  not 
take  a  shorter  course  than  that  prescribed 
by  the  institution.  "O  yes,"  was  the 
answer,  "but  that  depends  on  what  you 
want  to  make  of  yourself;  when  God  wants 
to  make  an  oak  he  takes  a  hundred  years, 
but  when  he  wants  to  make  a  squash  he 
takes  six  months."  How  can  any  man 
feed  sheep  if  he  has  nothing  but  husks,  or 
sticks,  or  stones?  He  may  minister'  to 
goats,  but  sheep  must  have  better  pasture. 

(TO   BE   CONTINUED. ^ 


The  Mission  of  Tea.rs. 
By  Mrs.  P.  R..  Gibson. 

The  mountains  lift,  above  the  mist 

That  lies  in  valleys  low, 
Their  foreheads  bright  reflecting  light 

Prom  early  morning's  glow. 

The  flower  lifts  up  its  tiny  cup 

Bathed  in  the  tears  of  night. 
With  rainbow  hues  the  sun  bedews 

And  fills  its  cup  with  light. 

From  night's  embrace  earth's  shining  face 

Is  turned  to  sun-lit  sky. 
O,  soul  of  mine,  heaven's  light  is  thiDe— 

The  day-star  from  on  high. 

The  storm  sweeps  by  athwart  the  sky, 
And  leaves  the  rainbow  there, 

Then  why  cast  down?     What  seems  God's 
frown 
Is  but  his  tender  care. 

O,  bless  the  storm  that  drives  thee  home 

To  his  own  loving  breast. 
He  is  thy  light,  thy  sunshine  bright— 

In  him  is  peace  and  rest. 


THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


Jui,y  25,   19)1 


A  Survey  of  tKe  Pan  -  Americarv 


By    BUR.R.IS    A.    JENKINS 


The  Message  of  the  Pan-American. 

James  Russell  Lowell  once  returned  from 
Europe  with  some  photographs  of  sculpture 
which  he  placed  before  his  classes  in  Har- 
vard and  asked  the  men  to  guess  at  the  size 
of  the  figures.  Every  man  said  they  were 
of  heroic  proportions.  Then  the  professor 
revealed  the  astonishing  fact  that  the 
pieces  were  but  a  foot  and  a  half,  each,  in 
height.  So  noble  were  the  conceptions,  so 
large  the  treatment,  so  perfect  the  execu- 
tion in  every  detail,  that  the  impression 
made  was  one  of  great  size, 

Something  of  the  same  sort  may  be  said 
of  the  Pan-American  Exposition.  As  com- 
pared with  the  Chicago  World's  Fair  it  is 
small.  But  it  should  not  be  compared  with 
the  World's  Fair  any  more  than  a  small 
Corot  should  be  compared  with  a  gigantic 
Michael  Angelo.  The  two  are  not  compar- 
able, either  in  size  or  purpose.  The  Pan- 
American  attempts  something  altogether 
different  from  what  the  World's  Fair  at- 
tempted; and  the  Pan-American  succeeds, 
in  a  very  large  measure,  in  what  it  at- 
tempts. Those  who  come  to  it  with  a  strong 
picture  of  the  white  city  in  th$ir  minds, 
and  determined  on  comparisons,  will  go 
away  dissatisfied.  Those  who  come  with 
minds  ready  to  learn  the  message  of  the 
artists,  and  content  to  drink  in  that  mes- 
sage, will  almost  surely  be  satisfied. 

It  is  a  great  artistic  purpose  which  is 
back  of  the  rainbow  city.  Previous  expo- 
sitions have  not  tried  what  this  has  tried, 
viz.,  to  combine  both  form  and  color  to  carry 
to  the  world  the  message  of  a  hemisphere 
in  such  wise  as  to  suggest  both  the  tran- 
sient and  the  permanent  in  the  appearance 
of  the  buildings.  The  World's  Fair  was 
without  color,  and  it  sought  to  convey  sole- 
ly the  impression  of  permanence.  It  was 
massive,  severe,  cold,  grand. 

The  Paris  Exposition,  like  all  the  Euro- 
pean attempts,  sought  to  convey  the  idea 
of  temporariness.  Surrounded  as  it  was  by 
noble'  permanent  buildings,  it  would  have 
been  folly  to  simulate  permanence.  But 
the  Pan-American,  in  a  new  country,  where 
there  is  so  much  of  the  transitory,  seeks  to 
convey  the  notion  of  permanency  together 
with  the  use  of  color. 

TKe  First  View. 

Now  to  approach  the  main  gate  with  this 
preparation.  Let  me  warn  you  that  this  visit 
with  me  will  not  be  a  systematic  and  studious 
pilgrimage  of  art.  It  will  be  rather  a 
rambling,  desultory,  look-at-what-you-like 
stroll.  If  you  want  the  thoroughgoing 
conscientiously  laborious  estimate  of 
things,  you  must  go  to  next  neighbor.  For 
one,  I  do  not  believe  in  sweating  over  an 
exposition  any  more  than  one  can  avoid. 
We  are  contracting  the  exposition  habit  in 
our  country— a  good  habit,  no  doubt— but 
if  we  go  at  an  exposition  a  year  in  the  ex- 
tremely studious  fashion  of  the  average 
doer  of  things,  we  shall  add  to  our  bicycle - 
face,  and  dollar-face,  the  exposition-face. 
Heaven  forefend! 

Now  we  saunter  up  the  avenue  of  elms 
along  Lincoln  Parkway.  We  approach 
the  great  pillars  of  the  main  gate— be  sure 
to  enter  first  by  this  gate— with  their 
winged  victories  by  Herbert  Adams  from 
the  Dewey  Arch,   New  York.     Past  these 


we  wander  along  the  edge  of  the  park  lake, 
the  towers  of  the  rainbow  city  glinting 
through  the  trees.  Noticeable  enough  is 
the  great  blue  dome  of  the  government 
building,  with  its  gilded  cupolas. 

Soon  we  are  beside  the  great  white  statue 
of  Washington.  It  is  Daniel  French's 
statue,  an  artist  whose  many  works  we  are 
proud  of,  and  who  has  set  forth  our  revolu- 
tionary history  in  enduring  bronze  and 
marble.  The  original  of  this  s"tatue  is  in 
the  Place  d'Jena,  Paris.  It  represents 
Washington  standing  high  in  his  stirrups, 
with  his  sword  drawn  and  held  high  aloft 
as  if  pointing  to  the  top  of  the  dome  of 
heaven.  His  left  hand  holds  his  chapeau 
and  bridle-rein.  While  you  walk  round 
this  statue,  thrilling  at  its  nobility,  your 
back  is  brought  toward  the  exposition  it- 
self. 

Then  you  turn  about  to  continue  your 
progress,  when  suddenly  you  see  opening 
before  you  the  great  Causeway,  stretching 
from  the  White  Washington  clean  across 
the  canal  bridge,  across  the  Triumphal 
Bridge  through  the  Court  of  Fountains  to 
the  Electric  Tower  at  the  farther  end.  It 
is  a  noble  view,  glowing  with  subdued 
color,  large  in  size,  great  in  conception. 
Indeed,  the  whole  exposition,  practically, 
is  before  you,  and  the  view  is  as  large  and 
satisfying,  I  believe,  as  that  of  any  former 
exposition.  The  Paris  Exposition  was 
scattered;  the  World's  Fair  was  gigantic; 
but  the  Pan-American  is  compact.  The 
effort  was  made  to  bring  as  much  as  possi- 
ble into  as  small  area  as  was  consistent 
with  its  all- American  purposes.  There  are 
no  long  walks  from  court  to  court,  building 
to  building.    Everything  is  in  easy  reach. 

Statvsary  in  tKe  Causeway, 

On  either  side,  down  the  main  approach, 
are  the  great  bronze  columns  surmounted 
by  eagles  with  folded  wings.  There  are 
also  duplicates  of  the  Victories  from  the 
Dewey  Arch.  Then  we  approach  next  to 
the  Fore-court,  where  are  great  bronze 
Buffaloes,  by  Frederic  G.  Roth,  of  Buffalo. 
These  groups  the  sculptor  called  "Idyls  of 
the  Prairie,"  and,  indeed,  the  name  is  not 
ill-chosen.  The  great  bull-bison,  in  each 
piece,  lies  chewing  the  cud  of  prairie- 
dreaming,  while  the  cow  rests  her  head 
upon  his  shaggy  shoulders. 

At  the  guard-houses,  on  the  approach  to 
the  Fore-court,  we  come  upon  a  noteworthy 
piece  of  work  by  Maximilian  Schwarzott, 
of  New  York.  These  are  the  groups  called 
"The  Fighting  Eagles."  In  one  group  on 
one  side,  the  two  great  birds  are  contend- 
ing for  the  carcass  of  a  deer,  and  great  is 
the  strife.  On  the  opposite,  or  west,  side 
of  the  causeway,  the  victorious  bird  is 
stretching  his  wings  over  his  dying  enemy. 
And  it  is  of  interest  to  us  to  learn  that  the 
sculptor  used  as  his  models  eagles  that 
were  captured  on  his  place  in  the  Catskill 
mountains. 

Other  bits  of  sculpture  there  are  which 
we  cannot  pause  over.  The  warning  has 
been  given  that  this  would  be  a  stroll,  not 
a  careful  prospecting  journey.  We  must 
pass  by  the  Buffalo  and  the  Moose  by 
Henry  Merwin  Shrady,  of  New  York,  a 
young  man  under  thirty,  graduate  of 
Columbia  College  in    1894,    who    became 


well-known  through  his  first  group   "The 
Charge  of  the  Light  Battery." 

TKe  Triumphal  Bridge. 

Passing  along  the  Triumphal  Causeway 
— symbolic  of  the  national  attributes  of  the 
United  States,  and  of  the  national  welcome 
to  all  visiting  peoples — we  pause  before  the 
great  pylons  of  the  Triumphal  Bridge.  It  is 
a  noble  structure !  Some  say  that,  next  to 
the  Electric  Tower  it  is  the  greatest  feat- 
ure of  the  exposition.  But  for  my  part,  I  am 
not  sure  that  I  would  except  the  Electric 
Tower.  This  bridge  is  imposing  beyond 
compare.  At  the  four  corners  rise  the 
four  pylons,  which  are  really  towers,  40  or 
50  feet  at  the  base,  to  a  height  of  116  feet. 
Above  these  rise  the  gigantic  equestrian 
figures,  each  one  46  feet  in  height,  making 
a  total  loftiness  of  great  majesty  and 
sublimity.  The  towers  are  colored  to  sug- 
gest stone,  and  the  statues  are  pure  white. 
Karl  Bitter  has  risen  to  the  occasion  in  the 
conception  and  the  execution  of  these  fig- 
ures. The  horses  are  the  largest  ever 
carved — each  30  feet  in  height — and  their 
dashing,  rearing  figures  are  impressive, 
indeed.  Each  of  the  four  pylons  bears  a 
horse,  and  each  horse  a  youth  with  banner 
and  lyre  or  shield.  Underneath  the  horses' 
feet  are  masses  of  trophies  suggestive  of 
the  symbols  of  despotism  and  tyranny 
which  have  been  trampled  down  by  the  Uni- 
ted States  in  their  struggle  to  be  free.  One 
of  these  figures,  Power,  bears  a  shield  and 
standard  emblematic  of  the  power  which 
such  a  struggle  engenders.  Another, 
Peace,  bears  a  lyre  and  standard  emblem- 
atic of  the  fruit  of  victory.  The  other  day 
the  standard  of  "Peace"  was  sprung  by  the 
high  winds  and  there  was  fear  that  the 
colossal  mass  of  staff  might  fall.  A  man 
was  sent  aloft  to  stay  the  actually  waving 
banner.  As  he  crawled  up  over  the  horse's 
tail,  he  looked  from  below  like  a  mere  fly  on 
the  great  white  surface.  The  banner  of 
Peace  still  stands. 

On  the  inner  side  of  the  four  pylons, 
where  they  may  be  seen  from  the  bridge, 
are  the  figures  of  Justice,  Tolerance,  Lib- 
erty and  Brotherhood.  These  pieces  will 
surely  arrest  your  attention  and  are  worthy 
of  it. 

The  Electric  Tower. 

Now  turn  the  eyes  down  the  long  vista 
of  buildings  toward  the  Electric  Tower,  the 
dominating  feature  of  the  whole.  Between 
it  and  the  observer  who  stands  on  the 
Triumphal  Bridge  lies  the  Court  of  Foun- 
tains, with  its  bandstands  to  right  and  left, 
and  with  its  low  bronze  columns  surmount- 
ed by  the  bunches  of  dead  incandescent 
lamps  which,  even  in  daytime,  are  orna- 
mental. 

It  is  a  well  known  fact  among  architects 
that  a  tall  shaft  like  that  of  the  Electric 
Tower  seems  to  depress  the  ground  on 
which  it  stands.  Hence,  it  is  necessary 
.that  such  a  shaft  should  stand  upon  an 
elevation.  Now  as  a  matter  of  fact,  the 
ground  when  surveyed  before  the  archi- 
tects laid  their  plans,  was  found  to  slope 
toward  the  north  where  the  tower  was  to 
stand,  instead  of  rising,  as  it  should  have 
done.  There  was  nothing  for  it  but  to  fill 
and  elevate  the  site  of  the  tower.      But  the 


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neceasary  dirt  for  filling  was  difficult  to 
obtain  on  this  wide  flat  plain,  and  so  it  was 
necessary  to  make  an  artificial  site  built 
upon  spiles  driven  into  the  ground.  That 
lofty  iron  and  steel  structure,  therefore, 
350  feet  in  height,  rests  upon  a  vast  plat- 
form built  upon  these  spiles,  which  elevate 
the  site  ten  or  twelve  feet.  It  was  an  ex- 
pensive work  of  engineering. 

As  we  note  the  coloring  on  all  the  build- 
ings and  domes  and  towers  and  columns 
along  the  wide  causeway,  we  see  the 
definite  plan  of  the  Director  of  Color,  Mr. 
C.  Y.  Turner.  Mr.  Turner  tells  us  that: 
"This  is  the  first  time  to  my  knowledge 
that  a  general  scheme  of  color  has  been 
undertaken  and  carried  out  in  any  exposi- 
tion, and  it  is  our  sincere  hope  and  belief 
that  the  result  will  warrant  the  time,  labor 
and  expense  given  to  it,  and  give  great 
pleasure  and  possibly  influence  the  art  of 
our  country  in  the  future."  It  is  noticeable 
that  the  colors  are  deepest  and  intensest 
near  at  hand,  and  gradually  shade  away 
toward  the  great  slender  obelisk  in  the 
distance,  the  Electric  Tower,  which  is  of  a 
very  light  ivory  hue,  enriched  in  the  Capi- 
tols, brackets,  stars,  pinnacles,  etc.,  with 
gold  and  surmounted  with  the  airy,  grace- 
ful Goddess  of  Light  done  in  gold.  The 
panels  of  the  tower  are  done  in  the  bright- 
est, freshest,  most  delicate  blue -green  that 
could  be  made,  which  is  intended  to  sug- 
gest the  hue  of  the  waters  of  Niagara,  as 
they  pour  over  the  cliff.  The  fountain, 
too,  which  gushes  out  of  the  side  of  the 
tower,  an  image  of  the  cataract,  is  also  of 
this  blue-green  tinge.  It  is  the  Falls 
which  light  this  wonderful  tower  and  all 
the  Rainbow  City,  and  so  it  is  the  Falls 
which  the  architects  have  sought  to  sug- 
gest in  all  the  details  of  the  tower. 

The  criticism  has  been  made  upon  the 
tower  that  it  is  too  severely  plain  both  in 
design  and  color.  Its  simple  and  classic 
kind  of  renaissance  might  better  give 
place,  some  have  said,  to  a  more  florid, 
fanciful,  ornate  style.  All  the  other  build- 
ings of  the  Pan-American  are  in  those  late 
versions  of  the  renaissance  style  which 
were  widely  employed  by  the  Spanish 
American  countries.  It  might  possibly 
have  been  better  if  the  tower,  too,  had  been 
more  in  keeping  with  the  rest  in  design. 
And  yet  the  architect  of  the  tower,  Mr. 
John  Gilen  Howard,  gives  us  his  idea  in 
these  words:  "As  regards  the  architectural 
design  of  the  Electric  Tower,  it  may  be 
called  essentially  American.  As  in  the 
other  buildings,  use  has  here  been  made  of 
the  classic  and  renaissance  forms,  and 
certain  influences  may,  perhaps,  be  point- 
ed out  by  the  critic,  but  the  tower  cannot 
be  said  to  have  been  designed  in  any  strict- 
ly defined  traditional  'style.'  It  shows  the 
trend  of  thought  in  this  country  and  may 
be  taken  as  an  example  of  modern  Ameri- 
can architecture." 

As  for  the  effect  of  the  tower  at  night,  it 
challenges  comparison  with  anything  that 
ever  has  been  done. 

A  Few  of  the  Buildings. 

Now  to  turn  away  from  the  view  down 
the  great  Causeway  and  direct  our  eyes  to 
the  individual  buildings  on  either  hand. 
We  glance  naturally  at  the  low,  graceful, 
curving  pergolas,  which  stretch  to  east- 
ward and  westward  from  the  Triumphal 
Bridge.  They  are  adapted  from  the  old 
Pompeiian  trellis,  but  on  a  larger  and  more 
elaborate  scale.    Under  their  vine-covered 


roofs  are  restaurants  and  lounging  places, 
from  which  the  music  of  the  bands  may  be 
heard. 

At  the  ends  of  these  pergolas  the  eyes 
are  caught  by  a  dome  at  either  side.  To 
the  east  is  the  Government  Building;  to 
the  west  the  Music  Hall.  The  former  lifts 
its  blue  dome  above  its  columned  portico 
which  recalls  to  our  minds  the  Capitol  at 
Washington.  It  seems  to  be  expected 
nowadays  that  every  structure  reared  by 
our  government  for  exposition  purposes 
shall  suggest  the  Capitol.  But  aside  from 
the  portico  this  building  is  rather  more,  we 
are  told,  like  the  great  Cathedral  of  the 
City  of  Mexico. 

The  Temple  of  Music,  on  the  west  side, 
is,  to  be  more  exact,  just  opposite  the 
Ethnology  Building  on  the  east.  The 
ground  plan  of  the  Music  Hall  is  square, 
being  150  feet  on  a  sMe.  Its  dome,  fash- 
ioned after  that  of  the  Pantheon  at  Rome, 
is  180  feet  m  height.  The  hall  is  profusely 
deeorated  with  pilasters,  with  sculpture  in 
relief,  and  with  lavish  color.  It  seats  2,200 
people  and  possesses  one  of  the  largest 
organs  built  in  America.  Recitals  on  this 
organ  are  given  by  eminent  organists 
daily. 

Next  to  the  Government  and  Ethnology 
Buildings  on  the  east  comes  the  Manu- 
factures and  Liberal  Arts,  which  is  350  by 
500  feet.  There  is  a  large  interior  court 
with  a  cloister  extending  around  it.  On 
the  side  of  the  building  fronting  the  Court 
of  Fountains  the  facade  is  kept  low  in 
order  to  give  the  greater  value  to  the 
Electric  Tower;  but  on  the  side  next  to  the 
Mall  the  facade  is  much  more  imposing. 
There  is  a  130- foot  dome  surrounded  by 
four  towers.  At  the  corners  of  the  building 
are  pavilions  surmounted  with  domes.   . 

The  Sta.divim  a-nd  the  PIa.za.. 

And  so  one  might  go  on  describing  the 
various  buildings,  the  Agricultural,  the 
Electricity,  the  Bazaar  Building,  the 
Acetylene  Building,  the  Machinery  Build- 
ing, the  Horticultural  Building,  and  so  on. 
But  it  will  be  sufficient  to  pause  for  a  mo- 
ment at  the  Stadium,  the  great  arena 
where  the  field  sports  and  outdoor  exhibi- 
tions are  given.  It  is  a  vast  structure, 
built  in  the  shape  of  a  horseshoe  surround- 
ing a  field  and  track.  It  seats  12,000  peo- 
ple and  is  modeled  on  the  great  amphi- 
theatre at  Athens  where  were  anciently 
held  the  games  of  the  Pan-Athenea.  The 
structure  is,  therefore,  classic  in  lines, 
with  rows  of  colonnades.  It  is  pure  white 
in  color.  Here  have  been  seen  baseball 
games,  the  show  bull  fight,  gymnastic  ex- 
hibitions, great  outdoor  concerts  and  illu- 
minations. 

Hard  by  the  Stadium  is  the  Plaza,  a 
great  open  square  on  the  opposite  side  of 
the  Electric  Tower  from  the  Court  of 
Fountains.  It  is,  in  fact,  a  continuation  of 
the  Grand  Causeway.  The  Plaza,  as  its 
name  implies,  is  thoroughly  Spanish  in  at- 
mosphere. All  around  it  are  restaurants 
and  pavilions,  with  the  Propylaea  form- 
ing the  northern  boundary  much  as  the 
peristyle  at  Chicago  formed  the  lakeside 
boundary  of  the  grounds.  In  the  midst  of 
the  Plaza  is  a  sunken  garden,  surrounded 
with  a  terrace.  In  the  midst  of  the  garden 
is  a  band  stand. 

The  Midway  Pleasaunce,  which  has  its 
beginning  just  off  the  Plaza,  is  naturally 
rather  nondescript  in  architecture,  though 
an  attempt  has  been  made  to  preserve  the 


Spanish-American  atmosphere  to  a  cer- 
tain degree. 

The  state,  foreign  and  other  auxiliary 
buildings  are  worthy  of  attention.  Par- 
ticularly the  New  York  State  Building,  a 
handsome  Doric  structure  done  in  pure 
white  Vermont  marble,  and  intended  to 
abide  as  the  Buffalo  Historical  Society 
Building,  is  a  gem.  The  New  England 
States  Building  is  an  old  colonial  made  to 
represent  red  brick  stenciled  in  white  and 
with  a  great  portico  with  columns.  The 
Illinois  State  Building  is  a  combination  of 
the  classic  and  renaissance  styles.  The 
Honduras  building,  a  pavilion,  Spanish, 
with  cupola  treatment  of  roof,  the  Chile 
Building  of  steel  and  glass,  the  Cuban 
Building  with  dome — -all  these  will  catch 
the  eye.  The  Louisiana  Purchase  or  Mis- 
souri Building  will  naturally  attract  the 
western  readers  of  the  Christian-Evan- 
gelist. 

Little  enough  space  has  been  left  in  this 
ramble  for  detailed  mention  of  the  groups 
of  sculpture  and  for  the  art  gallery.  A 
separate  article  must,  therefore,  be  re- 
served for  these  subjects. 

Buffalo,  2V.   F. 

B.  B.  Tyler's  Letter, 

It  may  do  you  good,  my  dear  old  friend, 
to  know  that  while  you  are  suffering  from 
the  intense  heat  you  have  the  heartiest 
sympathy  of  some  who  are  more  fortunately 
situated.  One  year  ago  I  was  in  New  Eng- 
land. How  hot  it  was!  A  little  later  I 
was  in  Illinois,  Indiana  and  Iowa.  Can  I 
ever  forget  the  heat?  But  it  is  more  in- 
tensely hot  this  year  than  it  was  last  year. 
This  summer  I  am  in  Colorado,  in  sight  of 
the  eternal  snow  on  the  Rocky  Mountains. 
The  temperature  in  Denver  is  simply  per- 
fect. As  I  write  the  mercury  in  my  ther- 
mometer stands  at  eighty.  There  is  a  good 
deal  of  difference  between  eighty  degrees 
Farenheit  and  one  hundred  and  five.  This, 
according  to  the  papers  to-day,  was  the 
average  temperature  in  Kansas  yesterday. 
A  difference  of  twenty- five  degrees  in  the 
temperature  is  not  to  be  laughed  at  by 
those  who  are  broiling,  baking,  roasting, 
burning,  in  a  temperature  of  a  hundred  and 
five  in  the  shade.  Come  out  to  the  Rocky 
Mountains  and  cool  off!     Come! 

Tens  of  thousands  are  doing  this.  Do 
not,  I  pray  you,  read  this  statement  as  an 
hyperbole.  It  is  no  exaggeration.  From 
the  beginning  of  time  there  has  been  no 
such  passage  of  tourists  through  Denver  as 
in  this  year  of  grace  1901.  Fourteen  spec- 
ial trains  in  one  day,  this  week,  passed 
over  the  Denver  and  Rio  Grande  road  car- 
rying tourists.  Ninety-nine  per  cent,  of 
them  spend  some  time  in  Denver  and  Col- 
orado Springs.  Come  out!  It  will  do  you 
good  to  look  on  banks  of  snow  in  July  and 
August.  Does  not  the  very  thought  of  it 
make  you  feel  better? 

More  and  more  do  I  appreciate  the  wis- 
dom of  W.  Bayard  Craig,  B.  J.  Radford, 
A.  I.  Hobbs,  W.  F.  Richardson  and  others, 
who  in  the  years  that  are  gone  preached  in 
Denver.  They  were  wise  men  and  good, 
The  evidence  of  their  prudence  is  all  about 
me.  There  is  less  prejudice  against  the 
Disciples  of  Christ  in  Denver  than  in  any 
town  in  which  it  has  been  my  privilege  to 
reside  and  work,  Why  is  this?  The  men 
here  named  and  referred  to  were  wise  in 
their  words  and  Christian  in  their  conduct, 
Every  man  of  them  is  spoken  of  respect- 


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fully  and  sometimes  in  a  spirit  of  real  rev- 
erence. You  know  the  men  of  whom  I 
speak.  They  are  not  trimmers,  trucklers, 
time-servers.  They  are  men  of  convictions. 
Their  faith  is  definite.  Their  beliefs  are 
clearly  defined.  They  know  what  they  be- 
lieve and  why.  When  they  were  in  Denver 
they  declared  the  truth  as  they  saw  it,  in 
the  spirit  of  him  who  said,  I  am  the  Truth. 

Have  you  ever  thought  of  how  much  we 
are  ourselves  to  blame  for  the  prejudice 
which  exists  against  our  teaching  and  prac  - 
tice?  Spend  a  little  time,  please,  on  this 
hint. 

As  a  result  of  the  wisdom  and  character 
of  the  men  who  laid  the  foundations  of  our 
work  in  Denver  there  is  here  a  wide 
open  door  for  effective  work.  A  concrete 
illustration  or  two  may  not  be  amiss. 

When  B.  O.  Ayles worth,  now  president 
of  the  Colorado  State  Agricultural  College, 
was  pastor  of  the  Central  Christian  Church, 
in  Denver,  he  was  president  of  the  min- 
isterial alliance  of  the  city.  A  Disciple  of 
Christ  is  now  president  of  this  association. 
There  are  three  union  Sunday-school 
teachers'  meetings,  each  week,  for  Bible 
study,  under  the  auspices  of  the  superin- 
tendents' union,  conducted  by  a  Disciple 
of  Christ.  Last  Monday  night  98  persons 
were  present;  Thursday  evening  the  at- 
tendance was  30  per  cent,  better  than  it 
was  the  week  before,  and  60  were  in  the 
Saturday  afternoon  meeting.  What  do 
you  think  of  this  for  the  middle  of  July? 
The  Bible  studies  in  the  Rocky  Mountain 
Chautauqua,  in  Glen  Park,  Palmer  Lake, 
fifty  miles  south  from  Denver,  are  con- 
ducted by  a  Disciple.  The  presiding  genius 
at  the  Boulder  Chautauqua— Homer  T. 
Wilson — is  a  Disciple.  The  treasurer  of 
the  Arapahoe  County  Sunday-school  As- 
sociation, R.  E.  Pierce,  is  a  Disciple,  a 
member  of  the  South  Broadway  Church. 
This  congregation  had,  at  one  time,  the 
largest  Sunday-school  of  any  denomination 
in  the  state.  The  regular  attendance  is 
now  above  250.  The  Young  Men's  Chris- 
tian Associations  of  Colorado  are  planning 
to  spend  a  week  in  August  in  Glen  Park, 
in  Bible  study.  One  of-  "our  brethren" 
has  been  invited  to  participate,  as  a  teach- 
er, in  these  studies.  Not  unto  us  who  are 
in  Denver  now,  not  unto  us,  but  unto  the 
good  men  who  have  preceded  us,  be  the 
honor  for  this  delightful  condition  of 
affairs.  I  almost  forgot  to  tell  you  that 
"one  of  our  preachers,"  i.  e.,  a  Disciple  of 
Christ,  has  been  invited  to  address  the 
Methodist  ministers'  meeting  at  an  early 
date,  on  any  subject  on  which  he  may  de- 
sire to  speak.  I  have  had  an  intimation 
that  he  will  speak  on,  "Emphasis  in 
Preaching:  Where  ought  it  now  to  be 
placed?"    What  do  you  think  of  this? 

I  note  what  you  say  about  preachers' 
sons.  It  affords  me  pleasure  to  observe 
that  you  do  not  believe  to  be  true  the  state- 
ment that  the  sons  of  ministers  are  worse 
than  the  sons  of  other  professional  men  ■.  I 
suspect  that  the  statement  is  begotten  in 
ignorance  and  brought  forth  in  malice.  I 
am  sure  that  out  of  your  acquaintances 
you  can  readily  recall  illustrations  show- 
ing the  utter  unreliability  of  the  statement. 
See  if  you  cannot  do  so. 

Joseph  Addison,  Samuel  T.  Coleridge, 
William  Cowper,  Ben  Jonson,  Oliver  Gold- 
smith, Alfred  Tennyson,  James  Russell 
Lowell,  Oliver  Wendell  Holmes  and  John 
Keble,  among  the  poets,  were  sons  of  minis- 


ters. John  Mason  Neal,  the  son  of  a  minister, 
translated  "Jerusalem  the  Golden."  James 
Montgomery,  another  preacher's  son,  wrote 
"Hail  to  the  Lord's  Anointed"  and  was 
not  Charles  Wesley  one  of  the  nineteen 
children  of  the  Rev.  Samuel  Wesley?  Bed- 
dome,  Chandler,  Coxe,  Caswell,  Tate, 
Ware  and  other  famous  hymn  writers,  were 
sons  of  ministers.  And  how  about  the 
great  preachers?  Was  not  the  father  of 
Henry  Ward  Beecher  a  minister?  I  believe 
that  the  father  of  Jonathan  Edwards  was  a 
preacher.  Am  I  in  error  in  the  thought 
that  Frederick  W.  Farrar  is  the  son  of  a 
preacher  of  the  gospel?  It  seems  to  me  too 
that  I  have  heard  that  the  father  of  Charles 
H.  Spurgeon  was  a  preacher,  and  I  am  cer- 
tain that  both  of  Mr.  Spurgeon's  sons 
are  ministers  of  the  word.  John  Wes- 
ley's father  was  a  Church  of  England 
clergyman  and  Lyman  Abbott  is  the  son  of 
a  preacher.  This  is  enough  for  the  present 
along  this  line. 

What  is  the  record  of  ministers'  sons  in 
the  republic  of  letters?  Matthew  Arnold, 
the  essayist,  was  the  son  of  a  clergyman. 
Bancroft,  Froude,  Hallam  and  Parkman, 
in  the  department  of  history,  were  minis- 
ters' sons.  William  T.  Stead,  of  whom 
I  am  sure  you  have  heard,  is  the  son  of  a 
preacher.  Joshua  Reynolds  and  Sir  Chris- 
topher Wren,  artists,  were  sons  of  clergy- 
men. Some  of  the  most  famous  men  in 
law  in  our  own  time  and  country  have  been 
ministers'  sons.  Not  to  go  into  this  matter 
exhaustively  I  will  name  Stephen  J.  Field, 
David  Brewer  and  David  Dudley  Field. 
Henry  Clay  was  a  preacher's  son  and  so 
also  was  Edward  Everett.  The  father  of 
Chester  A.  Arthur,  President  of  the 
United  States,  was  a  preacher.  Samuel 
F.'B.  Morse  and  Cyrus  W.  Field  belong 
to  ministers'  families.  And  finally,  Grover 
Cleveland  is  the  son  of  the  Rev.  Richard 
Falley  Cleveland,  a  Presbyterian  minister. 

Denver,  Col. 

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Religious  Fighters. 

By  C.  H.  Wetherbe. 

Because  Paul  said,  "I  have  fought  a  good 
fight,"  it  seems  to  be  taken  for  granted  by 
quite  a  large  number  of  religious  people 
that  they  have  the  moral  right  to  fight, 
with  unsparing  vengeance,  anything  and 
everything  which  does  not  tally  with  their 
ideas  of  propriety.  And  these  religious 
fighters  are  not  contented  with  making 
fierce  war  on  the  opinions  and  practices 
with  which  they  do  not  agree ;  they  pro- 
ceed to  pummel  those  who  maintain  such 
opinions  and  practices. 

These  fighters  differ  very  materially  from 
Paul.  He  fought  against  false  doctrines, 
against  evils,  against  sinful  systems;  at 
the  same  time  he  fought  for  the  truth,  for 
the  gospel,  for  righteousness.  But  he  did 
not  attack  honest  men  who,  although  mis- 
taken in  some  of  their  views,  were  trying 
to  live  for  Christ. 

Paul  never  descended  to  the  low  level  of 
flinging  epithets  at  those  men  who  were 
not  exactly  orthodox  in  all  respects.  He 
never  publicly  held  up  to  scorn  the  men 
who  did  not  agree  with  him.  He  fought  a 
"good"  fight,  which  was  an  honorable, 
manly,  Christian  fight.  But  our  religious 
fighters,  such  as  I  am  aiming  at,  delight  in 
maiming  those  who  do  not  chime  in  with 
them,  those  who  do  not  sing  songs  to  the 
same  metre  that  they  themselves  do.  I  take 


some  religious  papers  whose  editors  have 
on  their  fighting  outfit  every  week.  Much 
of  the  time  they  fight  at  the  President  of 
our  land,  just  because  he  is  not  that  kind 
of  a  temperance  man  that  suits  them.  In 
fact,  they  say  that  he  is  not  a  temperance 
man  in  any  respect.  They  say  that  he  is  a 
drinking  man,  "a  wine-bibber,"  and,  of 
course,  he  is  "the  friend  of  publicans  and 
sinners."  These  fighters  are  twin  brothers 
of  those  who  fought  against  President 
Lincoln,  under  one  pretext  or  another,  un- 
til he  died,  and  then,  some  time  afterwards, 
they  had  nothing  but  kind  words  for  him. 
And,  for  a  restful  variety,  our  fighting 
Christians  will  aim  their  guns  at  some  col- 
lege president,  whose  administration  is 
.hardly  plumb,  according  to  the  notions  of 
the  fighters,  and  what  a  resounding  noise 
their  firing  makes!  The  pious  shooters 
would  like  to  "fire  out"  the  college  presi- 
dent, but  still  he  remains,  doing  the  best 
that  he  can,  even  without  the  perfect  and 
Solomonic  wisdom  of  the  mighty  fighters. 
What  would  become  of  these  valiant  men 
if  they  could  not  fight  somebody  or  some- 
thing with  all  of  their  might?  Blessed  are 
the  peace-makers! 

Cviriovis  Nesting  Plaices. 

By  F.  K.  Steele. 

An  old  man  in  the  month  of  April  began 
spading  up  his  garden,  as  the  sun  beamed 
down  upon  him,  he  became  too  warm  and 
he  removed  his  coat  and  hung  it  on  the  top 
of  a  grape  stake.  Here  it  remained  all  day, 
and  in  the  evening,  as  the  chill  shades  of 
night  approached,  he  took  the  coat  from 
the  grape  stake  to  put  it  on,  and  found  one 
of  the  armholes  filled  with  little  sticks,  ex- 
amining them  closely  he  found  a  nearly 
finished  nest  made  by  a  friendly  pair  of 
house  wrens  which  he  had  occasionally 
noticed  near  him  through  the-  day.  A 
neighbor  showed  me  a  nest  yesterday  filled 
with  young  birds,  resting  upon  and  among 
rag  carpet  balls  which  were  in  an  outhouse 
used  as  a  general  storage,  wash  house, 
wood  shed  and  in  constant  use  all  the  time. 
Here  the  wrens  felt  secure  and  safe.  There 
were  no  cats,  their  greatest  foe,  on  the 
premises.  The  dogs  they  did  not  mind  and 
when  the  children  would  run  their  hands  in 
the  nest  and  feel  of  the  young  birds,  the 
old  ones  did  not  mind  that  very  much.  An 
old  hat  fastened  securely  in  a  crotch  of  a 
tree  or  a  tomato  can  nailed  to  the  trunk  are 
good  quarters  for  a  couple  of  young  wrens 
to  begin  housekeeping  in.  They  will  fur- 
nish such  places  with  all  the  paraphernalia 
requisite  to  hold  their  eggs  and  their  young 
and  they  will  show  their  happiness  and  con- 
tentment by  frequent  bursts  of  song  and 
much  switching  of  their  long  tails. 

Ian  Maclaren  tells  a  story  to  support  bis 
assertion  that  the  difference  between  the 
French  and  the  English  is  really  a  matter  of 
temperament.  "It  is  to  you  impossible," 
said  a  Frenchman  to  me,  "that  a  general 
should  weep  in  public  at  a  stain  on  the  honor 
of  the  army,  but  pardon,  it  is  to  us  impossi- 
ble that  a  general  should  be  sponging  him- 
self in  his  bath  when  his  men  were  being 
crushed  on  Spion  Kop  for  want  of  reinforce- 
ments. If  you  will  have  the  goodness  to 
pardon  the  emotion,  we  will  try  to  under- 
stand the  bath."  Of  course,  I  privately  de- 
clined to  believe  that  tbe  general  in  question 
was  occupied  with  his  moraing  toilet  while 
his  men  were  being  slaughtered  on  the  top  of 
the  hill,  but  the  conversation  affords  at  least 
an  illustration  of  an  incompatioility  between 
the  two  people.— The  Standard  (Baptist). 


July  25,  190J 


THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


943 


Current   Literature. 


Dr.  Lyman  Abbott's  recent  volume,  The 
Life  and  Literature  of  the  Ancient  Hebrews, 
has  been  much  praised  in  some  circles  and 
much  criticised  in  others.  The  vigorous 
expressions  of  approval  and  disapproval 
which  it  has  called  out  are  equally  eloquent 
testimonials  to  the  strength  of  the  book. 
Whether  it  is  true  or  false,  whether  helpful 
or  harmful,  it  is  at  least  a  vigorous  piece  of 
work.  If  one  disagrees  with  Dr.  Abbott  in 
regard  to  his  position,  one  will  at  least 
concede  that  he  has  stated  it  clearly,  forci- 
bly and  eloquently.  The  author  make?  no 
attempt  to  minimize  the  differences  between 
the  two  types  of  thought  with  regard  to 
the  Old  Testament,  and  he  unhesitatingly 
allies  himself  with  the  new  school,  which 
considers  that  the  divine  guidance  which 
was  given  to  the  Hebrew  people  both  in 
their  history  and  in  their  writings  is  not 
inconsistent  with  an  evolutionary  view  of 
their  development. 

It  is  to  be  borne  in  mind,  however,  that 
the  book  can  scarcely  be  considered  more 
than  the  statement  of  an  hypothesis,  not  of 
a  proved  theory.  The  author  himself  says 
of  the  evolutionary  school  of  biblical  in- 
terpretation, to  which  he  belongs,  that  "it 
assumes  that  the  laws,  institutions  and 
literature  of  the  ancient  Hebrews  were  a 
gradual  development  in  the  life  of  the  na- 
tion, not  an  instantaneous  creation  nor  a 
series  of  instantaneous  creations."  Such 
an  assumption  is  certainly  as  justifiable  as 
the  contrary  assumption  that  the  guiding 
hand  of  Jehovah  was  manifested  by  a 
series  of  special  creative  acts.  It  is  per- 
fectly legitimate  to  take  either  assump- 
tion as  an  hypothesis  and  to  work  it  out 
into  a  complete  theory  of  interpretation. 
Each  of  these,  like  any  other  hypothesis, 
must  be  put  to  the  test  by  seeing  whether 
or  not  it  will  account  for  all  of  the  known 
facts.  It  is  the  purpose  of  the  writer  of 
this  book  to  show  that  his  hypothesis  does 
account  for  the  facts  and  that  it  does  not 
imperil  spiritual  faith. 

We  are  not  prepared  to  say  whether  or 
not  Dr.  Abbott  succeeds  in  the  first  part  of 
his  undertaking.  Such  a  brilliant  treatise 
may  be  plausible  but  by  itself  can  scarcely 
be  convincing.  There  are  too  many  facts 
to  be  considered  which  in  the  nature  of  the 
case  cannot  all  be  taken  up  in  such  a  book 
as  this.  But  we  believe  that  he  has  ac- 
complished the  second  part  of  his  pur- 
pose— namely,  to  show  that  the  conclusions 
of  the  evolutionary  school  when  applied  to 
the  study  of  the  Bible  do  not  imperil 
Christian  faith.  The  literary  and  scien- 
tific study  of  the  Bible  deals  with  the 
secondary  causes  which  have  brought  it 
into  being,  not  with  the  primary  cause ; 
just  as  geology  deals  with  the  secondary 
causes  which  have  given  our  earth  its 
present  form,  not  with  the  great  First 
Cause.  There  were  once  those  who  consid- 
ered it  atheism  to  say  that  the  fossils  were 
not  placed  in  the  rocks  as  fossils  by  the 
hand  of  God  in  the  year  4004  B.  C,  but 
that  they  first  lived  as  plants  and  animals, 
then  died  and  were  embalmed  in  the  hard- 
ening slime  which  made  their  rocky  case. 
All  this,it  was  said,was  a  denial  of  God's  cre- 
ative activity,  and  Christian  faith  was  held 
to  be  endangered  by  the  theory.  It  is  quite 
conceivable  that  our  view  of  the  origin  of 
fossils  may  be  entirely  altered  as  scientific 
knowledge  advances;  but,  whether  true  or 


false,  it  is  not  likely  to  be  seriously  con- 
sidered hereafter  as  a  menace  to  Christian- 
ity. So  with  regard  to  the  theories  of  the 
origin  of  the  Old  Testament.  The  literary 
student  finds  there  certain  phenomena  and 
explains  them  as  best  he  may  by  reference 
to  such  secondary  causes  as  he  can  find. 
As  a  scientific  student  he  has  nothing  to  do 
with  the  First  Cause — the  divine  inspira- 
tion which  was  the  basis  of  all  that  was 
distinctive  in  Israel's  life  ard  literature. 
We  do  not  believe  that  there  is  any  danger 
to  faith  in  such  a  book  as  this.  It  denies 
many  old  theories  and  substitutes  many 
new  ones,  but  neither  the  old  nor  the  new 
theories,  whether  true  or  false,  are  the 
foundations  of  Christian  faith.  (  Houghton, 
Mifflin  &  Co.    $2.) 

^< 

High  on  the  list  of  notable  recent  books 
that  are  not  worth  reading,  is  Mr.  Hfnry 
James'  The  Sacred  Fount.  It  is  painful  to 
have  to  make  such  a  statement  about  a 
book  by  so  distinguished  an  author,  for  an 
adverse  criticism  upon  one  who  has  an 
established  position  in  the  realm  of  litera- 
ture may  easily  become,  in  the  mind  of  the 
public,  an  adverse  criticism  upon  the 
critic  himself.  But,  after  all,  the  literary 
critic  might  as  well  shut  up  shop  if  his  oc- 
cupation is  to  be  confined  to  praising  the 
celebrities  ■  and  clipping  the  wing3  of  the 
literary  fledglings  lest  they  fly  too  high. 
We  say  it  again  and  deliberately  that  "The 
Sacred  Fount"  is  not  worth  while.  Not 
that  it  is  rubbish — far  from  it.  But  it  is  a 
nut  with  a  very  small  kernel  of  interest  and 
a  disproportionately  hard  and  thick  shell 
of  obscure  verbiage. 

The  idea  embodied  in  the  book,  so  far  as 
the  reviewer  could  make  it  out,  is  that, 
when  two  people  associate  with  each  other 
habitually  on  terms  of  friendly  intimacy 
and  intellectual  companionship,  one  of 
them  makes  drafts  upon  the  other's 
"sacrei  fount"  of  youth,  vitality,  buoy- 
ancy and  brilliance,  while  the  other  lapses 
correspondingly  into  a  state  of  abnormal 
stupidity  and  intellectual  decrepitude  if 
not  actual  senility.  Mr.  James  conceives 
of  a  house-party  made  up  of  a  considerable 
number  of  unusually  intelligent  people — 
mostly  uncongenial  to  each  other  appar- 
ently, except  by  twos  and  threes — who 
spend  a  considerable  time  together  at 
somebody's  country  estate.  They  ramble 
around  the  place,  indulge  in  innocent 
flirtations  and  converse  vacuously  and  end- 
lessly, while  two  or  three  of  the  party, 
who  have  conceived  this  glorious  "sacred 
fount"  idea,  speculate  as  to  the  surrepti- 
tious intimacies  which  may  account  for  the 
increasing  intelligence  and  mental  vigor  of 
some  members  of  the  party  and  the  dullness 
of  others. 

The  idea  in  itself  is  not  so  bad,  but  un- 
fortunately it  offers  the  largest  opportunity 
for  the  play  of  Mr.  James'  peculiar  and 
involved  style.  Words  cease  to  have  their 
ordinary  meanings — sometimes  cease  to 
have  any.  One  reads  on  and  on,  deceived 
by  the  orderly  recurrence  of  subject  and 
predicate  into  thinking  that  it  is  intelligible 
English,  and  presently  discovers  that  the 
past  few  pages  are  a  total  blank.  As  a 
penance,  the  reading  of  "The  Sacred 
Fount"  would  be  effective — though  cruel. 
As  a  respectable  and  harmless  book  to  be 
avoided  by  all  who  do  not  care  to  find  a 
road  through  fiction  to  brain-fag  and 
paresis,  it  is  without  a  peer. 


The  Changing  View-Point  in  Religious 
Thought  is  the  somewhat  misleading  title  of 
a  collection  ofmiscellaneous  papers  on  vari- 
ous present  day  religious  topics  by  Henry 
T.  Colestock.  The  volume  takes  its  title 
from  the  first  of  the  twenty- four  essays 
which  it  contains.  The  papers  indicate  a 
liberal  mind  and  an  honest  desire  for  truth, 
but  they  do  not  represent  theological  think- 
ing or  writing  of  strictly  the  highest  order. 
Most  of  the  papers  were  evidently  sermons,, 
and  one,  the  first,  was  a  thesis  for  a  degree 
in  the  Divinity  School  of  the  University  of 
Chicago.  The  author's  reiteration  of  that 
somewhat  hackneyed  phrase  "point  of 
view"  as  representing  the  most  essential 
prerequisite  for  the  advance  of  religious 
thought,  has  a  somewhat  academic  flavor. 
One  remembers  that  this  particular  phrase 
is  perhaps  more  in  evidence  at  the  Univer- 
sity of  Chicago  than  at  any  other  spot  on 
the  planet.  The  demand  for  a  new  point  of 
view,  however,  represents  a  good  deal  of 
real  truth  and  the  insistence  that  what  is 
needed  for  progress  in  religious  thought  is 
not  so  much  new  truth  as  a  new  and  fresh 
vision  of  the  old  truth  from  a  different  angle, 
has  a  flavor  of  sound  conservatism.  Mr. 
Colestock's  book,  however,  is  not  otherwise 
overburdened  with  conservatism.  His 
"point  of  view"  is  that  of  the  new  theology, 
with  emphasis  upon  the  ideas  of  divine  im- 
manence and  the  universal  Fatherhood  of 
God.  The  best  feature  of  the  book  is  its 
true  note  of  spiritual  aspiration.  (E.  B. 
Treat  &  Co.  $i.) 

One  who  is  seeking  illustrations  by 
which  to  establish  the  efficacy  of  prayer, 
will  do  well  to  read  a  little  book  by  H.  Clay 
Trumbull,  editor  of  the  Sunday- School 
Times,  entitled  Illustrative  Answers  to 
Prayer.  It  is  a  series  of  narratives  of 
personal  experiences  in  each  of  which  it  is 
clear  to  the  author  that  the  hand  of  God 
guided  him  through  a  difficulty  or  a  danger 
in  an  especially  providential  manner. 
Any  one  or  any  two  such  instances  are  al- 
ways open  to  explanation  on  the  score  of 
coincidence,  but  it  is  a  greater  strain  upon 
one's  credulity  to  believe  that  so  many 
things  could  just  happen  than  to  believe 
that  they  were  in  reality  answers  to  prayer. 
(Revell.  $.60.) 

Food    Cure. 

Nature's  Way  to  Regain   Health. 

A  man  may  try  all  sorts  of  drugs  to  help 
him  get  well,  but  after  all  the  "food'  cure"  is 
the  method  intended  by  Nature. 

Anyone  can  prove  the  efficacy  of  the  food 
cure  by  making  use  of  the  following  breakfast 
each  morning  for  fifteen  or  twenty  days: 

A  dish  containing  not  more  than  four  heap- 
ing teaspoonfuls  of  Grape-Nuts,  enough 
good,  rich  cream  to  go  with  them,  some  raw 
or  cooked  fruit,  not  more  than  two  slices  of 
entire  wheat  bread,  and  not  more  than  one 
cup  of  Pos.um  Pood  Coffee,  to  be  sipped,  not 
drank  hurriedly.  Let  this  suffice  for  the 
breakfast. 

Let  one  meal  in  the  day  consist  of  an 
abundance  of  good  meat,  potato  and  one 
other  vegetable. 

This  method  will  quickly  prove  the  value  of 
the  selection  of  the  right  kind  of  food  to  re- 
build the  body  and  replace  the  lost  tissue 
which  is  destroyed  every  day  and  must  be 
made  up,  or  disease  of  some  sort  enters  in. 
This  is  an  age  of  specialists,  and  the  above 
suggestions  are  given  by  a  specialist  in  food 
values,  dietetics  and  hygiene. 


944 


THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


July  25,  1901 


0\ir  B\xdget. 


— Corn  burnt  up?  Then  how  about  your 
wheat?  Most  of  those  who  mourn  the  loss  of 
their  corn  have  no  time  to  be  thankful  for 
good  wheat  prospects. 

—Is  your  church  dried  up?  It  need  not  be. 
Try  shirt-waists  and  short  sermons. 

— A  long  sermon  on  a  hot  day  is  a  sin 
against  the  eternal  fitness  of  things.  Here  is 
one  case  in  which  heat  ought  to  contract. 

—St.  Louis  has  had  hotter  weather  and 
more  of  it  during  the  past  week  than  ever  be- 
fore since  the  weather  bureau  was  established. 
It  is  a  genuine  pleasure  to  witness  the  break- 
ing of  a  world'srecord,  but  it  always  involves 
some  inconvenience  whether  it  is  a  matter  of 
temperature  or  a  yacht  race. 

— The  Fountain  Park  Assembly,  at  Reming- 
ton, Ind.,  will  hold  its  seventh  annual  session 
Aug  17-Sept.  1.  The  program  contains  many 
well-known  names,  including  John  L.  Brandt, 
John  S.  Sweeney,  G.  P.  Coler,  Mrs.  Lulu 
Tyler  Gates  and  E.  S.  Ames. 

—A  Chautauqua  Assembly  is  to  be  held  at 
Shelby ville,  111.,  July  25  to  August  4.  The 
program  is  an  exceptionally  good  one.  On 
the  list  of  "speakers  we  notice  the  names  of 
Gen  O.  O.  Howard,  Sam  Jones,  Gen.  John  B. 
Gordon,  Eugen6  V.  Debs,  Dr.  A.  M.  Collins, 
William  Drummet  and  Maud  Ballington 
Booth. 

— We  are  very  sorry  to  announce  that  Bro. 
Carey  E.  Morgan,  of  Richmond,  is  ill  with 
typhoid  fever.  It  is  believed  that  he  is  improv- 
ing and  on  the  road  to  recovery.  He  will  have 
the  good  wishes  and  prayers  of  a  vast  multi- 
tude of  friends  and  of  those  who  know  the 
value  of  his  work,  that  he  may  be  spared  to 
continue  it. 

—Bro.  James  McAllister,  pastor  of  the 
Central  Christian  Church,  St.  Louis,  is  spend- 
ing his  month  of  vacation,  from  the  middle  of 
July  to  the  middle  of  August,  in  seeing  the 
Pan-American  Exposition  and  in  visiting  at 
Pittsburg  and  Detroit.  His  pulpit  was  filled 
last  Sunday  by  the  assistant  editor  of  the 
Christian-Evangelist. 

— The  First  Christian  Church,  St.  Louis, 
has  extended  a  call  to  John  L.  Brandt,  of 
Valparaiso,  Ind.  The  pulpit  has  bean  vacant 
for  several  weeks  since  F.  O.  Fannon  resigned 
to  go  to  Sedalia.  Toe  executive  committee 
of  the  central  board  of  the  St.  Louis  churches 
has  unanimously  approved  the  call  to  Bro. 
Brandt,  but  no  answer  has  yet  been  received 
from  him. 

— The  Christian  Endeavor  World  makes 
mention  of  the  Vermont  Avenue  Christian 
Church,  of  Washington,  D.  C,  for  the  success 
of  its  social  features.  One  recent  plan  was  a 
series  of  six  socials.  The  membership  of  the 
church  was  divided  alphabetically  into  six 
groups  called  "Centuries,"  each  having  a 
centurion  and  a  committee  of  fifteen,  and  each 
century  held  a  social  for  the  entire  congrega- 
tion. The  virtue  of  this  scheme  was  that  it 
divided  the  burden  of  work  and  expense  among 
all,  instead  of  leaving  it  upon  the  faithful  few 
as  usual. 

— Miss  Madge  L.  Kent,  of  Chagrin  Falls, 
Ohio,  a  graduate  of  the  School  of  Pastoral 
Helpers  in  last  year's  class,  has  been  employed 
as  assistant  to  G.  H.  Farley  of  Pleasantville, 
Ky.,  whopreaches  for  three  country  churches. 
This  experiment  of  having  a  pastoral  assis- 
tant for  country  churches  will  be  watched 
with  great  interest  and  it  may  be  that  here 
will  be  found  a  solution  to  some  of  the 
problems  which  have  hitherto  bafBed  those 
who  have  studied  the  needs  of  the  country 
church.  The  originators  of  the  School  for 
Pastoral  Helpers  expected  the  young  women 
who  were  trained  to  go  to  city  congregations 
but  this  new  departure  suggests  that  the 
plan  may  have  wider  application  than  even 
its  boldest  advocates  have  imagined. 


— R.  E.  L  Prunty,  of  Brookfi°ld,  Mo.,  pub- 
lishes a  little  paper  called  The  Advertiser  , 
devoted  to  the  general  interests  of  the  town. 

—Frederick  F.  Wyatt,  pastor  of  the  church 
at  San  Angelo,  Tex.,  expects  to  do  consider- 
able evangelistic  work  hereafter,  though  he 
will  retain  his   pastorate  for  a  time  at  least. 

— M.  W.  Yocum  closes  a  four  years'  pastor- 
ate at  Sullivan,  Ind.,  Sept.  30.  Churches  in- 
terested in  knowing  his  record  may  address 
the  board  of  that  church,  S.  R.  Eagle,  corre- 
spondent. 

— C.  A.  Lac.v,  of  Norman,  Okla.,  has  bought 
C  E.  Millard's  apparatus  for  giving  illus- 
trated songs  and  will  use  it  hereafter  in  his 
work  as  a  singing  evangelist.  Bro.  Millard 
is  getting  a  more  elaborate  outfit  and  expects 
to  continue  in  the  same  line  of  work.  His  ad- 
dress is  Maysville,  Mo. 

—The  debate  to  be  held  at  Lamar,  Mo.,  be- 
tween W.  W.  Blalock  and  D.  E.  Scoles,  as 
announced  last  week,  has  been  postponed 
until  July  29.  We  don't  blame  them.  A  de- 
bate is  usually  productive  of  heat  enough, 
even  in  the  winter  time. 

—A  young  man  who  wishes  to  attend  the 
Missouri  State  University  at  Columbia 
would  1  ke  to  make  arrangements  to  preach 
for  some  neighboring  church  or  churches.  He 
is  twenty-six  years  old  and  can  give  good 
references.    Address,  box  137,  Everly,  la. 

—A.  E  Corey  has  resigned  Lis  work  at 
Honolulu,  H.  I.,  and  sailed  for  China  on 
June  27.  We  understand  that  the  Foreign 
Society  expects  to  keep  him  there  as  a 
permanent  re-enforcement  to  our  corps  of 
Chinese  missionaries. 

— The  receipts  for  foreign  missions  show  a 
gain  of  $898.40  for  the  week  ending  July  18,  as 
compared  with  the  same  week  of  last  year. 
This  is  due  largely  to  the  increased  contribu- 
tions from  Sunday-schools.  Let  the  other 
schools  that  have  not  sent  in  their  offerings 
make  haste  to  do  so. 

— In  the  book  of  Revelation  J.  S.  Hughes 
has  found  a  mine  of  inexhaustible  riches.  He 
has  revised  his  book  for  the  third  edition.  The 
introduction  to  the  new  edition  is  said  by  one 
who  ought  to  be  a  competent  judge,  to  be 
alone  worth  more  than  the  present  book  in 
the  splendid  new  setting  which  it  gives  to  the 
closing  book  of  the  New  Testament  Canon. 
Two  or  three  chapters  are  re-written,  con- 
firming more  clearly  his  interpretation  of  the 
book.  He  has  a  special  offer  to  make  to  ad- 
vance subscribers  to  the  book,  which  makes  it 
worth  while  for  those  interested  in  the  book 
to  address  him  at  once  at  Macatawa,  Mich. 

— The  annual  report  of  the  missionary 
board  of  the  Tidewater  district  of  Virginia 
gives  a  splendid  showing  for  the  work  of 
J.  T.  T.  Hundley  as  district  secretary  and 
field  agent.  The  amount  of  money  raised  was 
more  than  twice  the  amount  for  the  previous 
year.  Every  church  in  the  district  has  a 
preacher  except  two.  The  secretary  has  held 
several  meetings  and  has  settled  troubles  in  a 
number  of  churches.  The  board,  however, 
notes  a  distressing  lack  of  co-operation  from 
the  churches.  The  board  recommends  that 
the  district  evangelizing  fund  be  abolished; 
that  the  district  educational  fund  and  work 
be  continued;  and  third,  that  efforts  be  con- 
centrated toward  making  the  state  work 
aggressive  and  successful. 

—The  Fifth  Christian  Church,  St.  Louis, 
which  is  located  in  the  heart  of  the  brewery 
district  in  the  southern  part  of  the  city,  is 
contemplating  a  move— not  to  escape  to  a 
place  where  it  can  command  a  different  con- 
stituency but  to  find  a  location  more  con- 
venient for  the  constituency  to  which  it  now 
appeals.  The  great  breweries,  Lemp's  and 
Anheuser-Busch,  press  upon  it  on  all  sides. 
All  the  people  of  this  rejgion  work  in  the 
breweries  and  it  is  to  these  same  people  that 
the  church  proposes  to  continue  to  appeal, 
but  it  wishes   to   get  into    the  heart  of  the 


Difficult  Digestion 

That  is  dyspepsia. 

It  makes  life  miserable. 

Its  sufferers  eat  not  because  they  want  1." 
—  but  because  they  must. 

They  know  they  are  irritable  and  fretf: 
but  they  cannot  be  otherwise. 

They  complain  of  a  bad  taste  in  t 
mouth,  a  tenderness  at  the  pit  of  the  stoi 
ach,  an  uneasy  feeling  of  puffy  fulne-. 
headache,  heartburn  and  what  not. 

The  effectual  remedy,  proved  by  perma- 
nent cures  of  thousands  of  severe  cases,  is 

Hood's  SarsaparilBa 

Hood's  Pills  are  the  best  cathartic. 


district  where  they  live  rather  than  where 
they  work.  The  congregation  is  contemplat- 
ing the  purchase  of  the  building  owned  by 
St.  Luke's  M.  E.  Church.  The  central  board 
has  appointed  a  committee  to  investigate  this 
and  other  property  and  assist  the  congrega- 
tion in  securing  a  desirable  location  on  the 
most  reasonable  terms. 

—George  C.  Stoll,  who  has  been  for  some 
time  a  resident  of  St.  Louis,  and  has  been 
from  time  to  time  supplying  vacant  pulpits 
both  of  our  churches  and  others,  has  been  ap 
pointed  field  secretary  of  the  Anti-saloon 
League  of  Missouri,  beginning  August  1.  The 
Anti  saloon  League  is  one  of  the  most  vigor- 
ous and  practical  temperance  organizations 
and  has  done  much  to  secure  the  enforcement 
of  existing  laws  in  this  and  other  states. 

— The  Illinois  State  Convention  will  meet 
in  Springfield,  September  9-12,  and  this  is  to 
ask  all  Illinoisians  to  plan  to  come.  If  you 
begin  in  time  you  will  get  there.  In  fact  we 
go  where  we  very  much  wish  to  go  and  we 
wish  to  set  you  wishing  to  attend  this  great 
meeting.  Come,  bring  a  large  delegation  and 
see  that  your  minister  attends.  He  wi  1  be 
worth  more  than  it  costs  to  send  him  if  you 
will  do  it.  The  cause  needs  his  presence  and 
yours.  The  program  committee  has  spread 
a  good  feast.  Come  and  enjoy  it.  Rates 
will  soon  be  announced. 

J.  Fked  Jones,  Sec.  Bloomington. 

—According  to  a  circular  of  information  re- 
cently issued  by  the  Missouri  State  University, 
the  requirements  for  entrance  to  that  institu- 
tion have  been  raised.  Since  1894  the  basis  of 
admission  has  been  twelve  units— a  unit  being 
one  year  of  full  work  in  one  subject.  Under 
the  new  regulation  fourteen  units  will  be  re- 
quired, as  follows:  English,  3;  mathematics,  3;* 
history,  2;  foreign  languages,  2  (if  Latin  is 
chosen  3  units  must  be  offered):  science,  1.  The 
three  remaining  units  may  be  chosen  from  the 
following  list:  A  fourth  unit  in  English,  a 
fourth  in  mathematics,  a  third  and  fourth  in 
history,  three  units  in  Latin,  Greek,  French, 
German  and  Spanish;  one  each  in  biology, 
sociology,  botany,  chemistry,  physics,  physi- 
ography, physiology,  drawing  and  shop-work. 
A  reasonable  time  will  be  allowed  to  the  list 
of  approved  secondary  schools,  whose  candi- 
dates are  admitted  to  the  university  without 
examination,  to  reconstruct  their  courses  in 
accordance  with  this  new  requirement. 

— The  China  Missionary  Alliance,  havingits 
headquarters  at  Shanghai,  has  issued  an  au- 
thoritative and  official  statement  signed  by  a 
representative  of  each  of  the  great  missionary 
boards,  in  answer  to  the  two  principal  criti- 
cisms which  have  been  leveled  against  the 
missionaries  in  connection  with  the  troubles 
of  the  past  year  in  China:  First,  that  the 
Boxer  uprising  was  caused  chiefly  by  resent- 
ment at  the  interference  of  the  missionaries 
with  Chinese  affairs  and  customs;  and  second, 
that  the  missionaries  have  exhibited  a  spirit 
of  gretd  and  selfishness  in  their  attempts  to 
secure  indemnity  for  losses  of  the  missionary 
boards  and  of  native  converts  in  the  Boxer 
uprising.  The  statement  is  a  complete  and 
convincing  vindication   of  the  course  of  the 


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missionaries  to  any  one  who  has  not  prejudged 
the  whole  matter  adversely.  Of  course  it  does 
not  prove  that  the  missionaries  have  never 
made  mistakes  in  their  dealings  with  the 
Chinese,  but  it  does  prove  that  the  uprising 
was  an  anti-foreign  and  not  an  anti- Christian 
movement,  and  that  the  missionaries  have 
acted  with  wisdom  and  unselfishness  in  their 
efforts  to  secure  compensation  for  losses 
actually  suffered. 

J* 
"The  Value  of    Miracles." 

A  recent  editorial  in  the  Christian-Evan- 
gelist, commenting  on  an  article  with  the 
above  heading,  makes,  among  many  fine 
points,  this  one:  "It  [the  Bible]  is  a  record 
of  things  that  have  occurred  and  a  mirror 
of  the  actual  experiences  of  certain  men 
in  certain  periods.  We  can  no  more  make 
over  the  record  of  their  experiences  to  suit 
our  more  scientific  ideas  than  we  can  make 
over  the  experiences  themselves  after  the 
lapse  of  these  nineteen  or  more  centuries."' 
Tins,  to  my  mind,  is  the  foundation  principle 
upon  which  the  value  of  miracles  to  me  now 
rests.  Miracles  are  matters  of  experience 
because  of  this  "certain  period."  There  could 
have  been  no  statement  of  the  epoch  of  Jesus 
in  other  terms  The  account  of  the  physical 
creation  must  differ  as  essentially  from  a 
treatise  on  vine  culture  as  primeval  creation 
differs  from  natural  growth.  The  life  of 
Jesus  cannot  be  separated  from  the  miracle 
of  it.  The  church  could  not  have  had  a  birth- 
day without  a  previous  begetting.  There 
could  have  been  no  ordinary  period  without 
first  an  extraordinary.  The  value  of  miracles 
in  the  time  of  Christ  is  to  me  now  their 
evidential  worth.  The  miracle  of  Christ's 
appearance  to  Thomas,  has  the  same  value  to 
me  that  it  had  to  him,  the  difference  in  our 
experiences  being  only,  Thomas  saw  our  risen 
Lord  and  I  believe  that  he  saw  him.  The 
conditions  differ  as  tO'time.  Thomas  actual- 
ly saw  the  Lord  and  therefore  believed.  I 
believe,  and  believe  only,  because  Thomas 
with  others  did  see  him. 

In  G.  W.  Longan's  masterpiece,  covering 
forty-eight  pages,  in  the  "Old  Faith  Re- 
stated," the  depths  have  been  sounded  and 
the  fact  made  pre-eminent  that  the  ground 
on  which  we  accept  Jesus  is  his  appearance 
to  his  followers  after  his  crucifixion.  Upon 
this  supreme  fact  is  based  the  absolutely  in- 
controvertible proposition  that  Jesus  is  the 
"Creator  of  a  new  religion."  The  supreme 
value  of  miracle  to  me  is  that  it  is  the  only 
possible  evidence  of  creation  permissible  to 
reason.  Henry  Shadle. 

^* 

The  Arkans&s    Convention. 

The  following  condensation  in  regard  to 
the  work  done  in  Arkansas  from  June,  1900, 
to  June,  1901, may  be  of  interest  to  your  read- 
ers. 

The  most  convenient  arrangement  for  the 
comfort  and  business  of  a  convention  that  the 
writer  has  ever  found  was  at  Ft.  Smith. 
Bro.  Edmonds  and  his  coworkers  deserve 
much  credit  for  these  conveniences.  The  at- 
tendance was  not  up  to  the  average.  This 
was  largely  on  account  of  location.  The 
attendance  from  the  northwest  part  of  the 
state,  whence  we  expected  to  draw  the  prin- 
cipal part  of  our  attendance,  was  cut  off  for 
various  causes.  Eareka  Springs  and  Fay- 
etteville  were  interfered  with  by  the  death 
and  funeral  of  Bro.  Christian. 

The  reports  were  very  encouraging,  espec- 
ially from  the  cities  where  we  have  been  as- 
sisting. Caddo  Gip  District  bad  a  good 
report. 

For  other  districts  we  have  large  hopes, 
though  the  failure  of  Bro.  Clark's  health,  and 
his  final  death,  disarranged  matters  very 
much  in  the  southwest  district.  Bro.  Rat- 
liffe  has  taken  the  field  in  this  district  and  we 
have     hopes    of    efficient    work.      Fourteen 


preachers  have  been  assisted  financially  dur- 
ing the  year.  More  than  six  and  one-half 
years'  work  has  been  done  this  year,  or  more 
than  the  work  of  one  man  for  six  and  one-half 
years.  Sixty- three  places  were  visited  by  the 
corresponding  secretary  and  probably  as 
many  more  by  others  receiving  help.  Three 
churches  have  been  built  and  occupied,  and 
five  are  in  course  of  construction.  Four 
churches  have  been  organised;  136  were  bap- 
tized, and  140  added  otherwise.  In  this  work 
was  used  $1,814.36  of  missionary  money. 
Raised  for  building,  preaching,  etc.,  $5,458.40. 
All  the  preachers  present  agreed  to  hold  a 
meeting  during  the  year,  for  the  strengthen- 
ing of  some  weak  place  The  attendance  of 
Bro.  Richardson,  of  Kansas  City,  Bro.  Har- 
vuot  and  Bro.  McLean  added  much  to  the 
interest  of  the  convention. 

E.  C.  Browning. 

a?" 

To-day  and  To-morrow. 

Kansas  is  a  great  state  to-day,  but  will  be 
a  greater  one  to-morrow.  Her  broad  prairies 
and  pushing,  intelligent  people  are  the  envy 
of  the  world.  The  Christian  Church  has  led 
all  other  churches  in  the  state  in  its  increase 
and  development.  "Kansas  for  Clmst,"  is 
our  cry.  We  have  been  for  years  planning 
and  working  to  make  the  Church  of  Christ 
the  great  religious  force  of  the  state.  This  is 
a  noble  purpose,  but  it  requires  on  our  part  a 
systematic,  persistent  effort.  All  our  church- 
es and  members  in  the  state  should  be  imbued 
with  this  great  purpose.  All  of  our  state 
departments  are  workiDg  assiduously  to  this 
end.  Their  labors  increase  from  year  to  year, 
and  more  and  more  money  is  required  for  the 
work  as  it  enlarges  on  our  haDds.  We  are 
doing  more  this  year  than  we  did' last,  The 
expenses  of  the  central  office  have  been  re- 
duced to  a  minimum.  Weak,  distracted  and 
disheartened  churches  are  being  helped,  re- 
organized, their  difficulties  adjusted,  and  new 
pastors  locared.  This  is  a  much  needed 
work  and  it  is  being  faithfully  accomplished 
by  our  efficient  state  superintendent.  Our 
C.  W.  B.  M.  state  organizer  is  also  doing 
excellent  work  among  the  women  in  our 
churches.  She  has  organized  nine  new  auxil- 
iaries, reorganized  two  old  ones,  and  added 
141  new  members.  The  Bible  Chair  work  has 
been  inaugurated  at  our  state  university, 
with  Prof.  Wallace  C-  Payne  in  charge.  Our 
work  is  growing  and  Kansas  is  reaping  the 
benefits. 

Our  work  is  a  great  work,  but  it  will  take 
a  long  pull,  a  strong  pull  and  a  pull  all  togeth- 
er to  succeed.  Many  of  our  churches  are 
already  enlisted,  but  some  yet  seem  indiffer- 
ent. Are  you  helping?  Is  your  congregation 
helping?  Let  us  all  unitedly  do  what  we  can 
for  the  Lord's  cause  in  Kansas.  We  have 
been  responding  to  other  missionary  calls 
generously,  now  let  us  give  our  own  Kansas 
missions  a  grand  old  boost.         M.  Ingels. 


W.  C.  T.  U.  Flower  Missions. 

It  is  not  by  those  who  love  flowers  or  have 
made  them  their  particular  study  that  the 
comforting  resultsof  their  usefulness  are  most 
realized  but  by  those  who  have  visited  hospi- 
tals, prisons  and  homes  of  the  suffering  and 
poor.  These  understand  more  fully  the  cheering 
influence  of  flowers.  From  the  costly  and  ela- 
borate floral  tributes  for  the  great  of  earth 
down  to  the  simplest  flower  by  the  wayside 
sent  or  given  by  loved  ones,  no  act,  no  offering 
can  ever  be  more  acceptable. 

If  music  and  poetry  have  tendency  to  refine 
tastes  and  soften  hearts,  surely  the  value  of 
flowers  should  be  recognized.  How  evident  it 
is  that  Jesus  the  Christ  loved  the  clinging 
vines  and  flowers,  often  giving  from  them  to 
those  around  him  valuable  lessons. 

Miss  Frances  Willard  always  advised  the 
distribution  of  flowers  in  connection  with 
temperance  work.     For  a  long  time  there  had 


been  no  definite  plan  in  Louisville,  Ky.,  my 
former  home,  for  the  d  istribution  of  flowers  in 
connection  with  the  W.  C.  T.  U.,  but  the 
needs,  with  work,  had  so  increased  that  <>ur 
temperance  friends,  with  Miss  Jennie  Cassidy, 
saw  the  need  of  having  some  definite  plan  for 
a  flower  mission.  We  often  met  at  Miss  Cas- 
sidy's  home  and  she  was  soon  made  president 
of  the  flower  mission.  Miss  Cassidy's  means, 
which  were  ample,  were  bestowed  wisely.  The 
Jennie  Cassidy  Infirmary  in  Louisville  was 
part  of  her  work.  How  full  of  instruction  and 
inspiration,  for  a  woman  who  could  neither 
walk  or  sit,  but  had  been  confined  to  her 
couch  since  her  early  youth  from  a  fall,  but 
had  assisted  greatly  in  causing  hospitals, 
prisons  and  homes  of  the  poor  and  suffering 
to  be  brightened  by  her  generous  gifts,  kind 
words  and  flower*.  It  is  with  no  little  com- 
fort and  pleasure  that  I  recall  the  hours  spent 
in  the  company  of  those  gifted  and  saintly 
women  and  the  earnest  and  impressive  man- 
ner of  both  Miss  Cassidy  and  Miss  Willard. 
Although  neither  of  them  would  be  marked 
for  eloquence,  we  felt  that  few  women  or  men 
could  speak  like  them.  The  most  resistless 
eloquence  is  born  of  the  deepest  feeling.  Miss 
Francis  Willard  first  met  Miss  Jennie  Cassidy 
at  her  home  in  Loui  sville.  They  became  an  d  con- 
tinued warm  friends  until  the  Lord  claimed 
one,  but  they  were  not  long  separated.  Both 
these  useful  women  are  together  again  now 
enjoying  the  promised  blessing  to  those  whose 
lives  were  spent  in  doing  good,  and  where 
there  is  never  failing  health  and  youth. 

Fannie  H.  Christopher. 
Benton  Harbor,  Mich 

[The  writer  of  the  above  is  one  of  the  char- 
ter members  of  the  C.  W.  B.  M.  and  one  of 
the  original  temperance  crusaders.  JShe  is 
now  eighty-five  years  old.— Editor]. 


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THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


July  25,  190.51 


Correspondence. 


An  Open  Letter  to  the  Endeavorers. 

Dear  Friend:— I  write  to  you  concerning 
the  observance  of  Forefathers'  day,  as  I  am 
very  anxious  for  its  observance.  Some  of 
the  -Endeavor  societies  have  let  this  day  go 
by,  thereby  missing  an  opportunity  for  in- 
struction, growth  and  usefulness.  If  there  is 
anything  that  would  add  strength  and  ear- 
nestness to  the  work  at  this  time,  it  is  an  in- 
crease of  knowledge  concerning  the  early 
history  of  our  movement.  Our  pioneers 
were  heroes  and  no  one  can  afford  to  be 
ignorant  concerning  them  or  their  work. 
They  wrote  historv  which  the  hand  of  time 
will  never  blot  out.  He  labors  most  intelli- 
gently who  knows  what  has  been  done  by 
•those  who  have  labored  before  him.  He 
understands  the  growth  of  to-day  best  who 
knows  what  kind  of  seed  was  sown  yesterday. 
Tbe  young  people  must  know  the  history  of 
the  church  to  which  they  belong,  before  they 
can  attain  the  highest  possible  efficiency. 
Forefathers'  day  will  furnish  the  best  oppor- 
tunity of  the  year  for  acquiring  such  knowl- 
edge. 

Nor  is  a  study  of  the  fact  the  only  valuable 

feature  of  Forefathers'  day.     We  must  study 
the  present  and  plan  for  the  future  also. 

Our  fathers  did  a  great  work,  bat  we  may 
do  greater,  for  our  opportunities  are  larger 
and  more  abundant  than  theirs.  Our  fathers 
gava  their  time  almost  wholly  to  the  work 
of  home  missions.  The  abundance  of  their 
success  is  proven  in  the  nnmber  of  our  church- 
es in  the  United  States.  Every  church  we 
have  was  started  by  missionary  effort  within 
the  last  seventy-five  years.  The  record  is 
one  of  which  we  may  well  be  proud,  and  its 
largeness  has  challenged  the  admiration  of 
the  world. 

Many  doors  are  open  to  us  which  were  not 
open  to  our  fathers.  People  of  all  tongues 
come  to  us,  as  though  they  were  seeking  for 
the  truth  we  have.  A  larger  per  cent,  of  the 
inhabitants  we  have  in  our  cities  are  Ger- 
maus,  or  people  who  understand  the  German 
tongue,  and  we  have  hardly  begun  to  preach 
to  that  great  race.  The  beginning  we  have 
made  in  Cleveland  should  be  followed  by 
larger  work,  and  similar  work  should  be 
begun  in  other  cities. 

There  are  very  great  opportunities  before 
us  in  the  newer  country  of  the  west  also. 
The  American  Christian  Missionary  Society 
has  given  to  the  Endeavorers  a  choice  field  in 
Indian  Territory.  This  appeals  to  our  hearts 
as  the  work  in  a  foreign  field,  and  to  our 
practical  business  sense  as  the  work  in  the 
home  field.  The  country  is  new,  and  so  the 
work  can  be  easily  established.  The  country 
will  fill  uprapidly  and  so  we  will  not  have 
to  wait  long  for  permanent  results. 

The  soil  is  rich  and  so  there  will  ultimately 
be  a  large  population.  What  field  could  be 
more  invitiug  than  this?  Surely  we  have 
been  greatly  favored.  Shall  we  show  our- 
selves unworthy  of  the  trust  placed  in  us? 

Then  let  all  the  societies  plan  to  observe 
Forefathers'  day  with  song  and  prayer  and 
study.  Let  papers  be  read  concerning  the 
pioneers  of  the  Disciples  of  Christ.  Let  some 
one  speak  of  the  work  among  the  Germans, 
and  some  one  else  concerning  the  work  in  the 
Indian  Territory.  And  let  a  worthy  offer- 
ing be  made,  worthy  of  our  history  and  of 
our  opportunities.  Send  to  Benjamin  L. 
Smith,  Y.  M.  C.  A.  building,  for  literature 
concerning  the  day  and  the  subjects  to  be 
considered  then,  and  when  he  sends  it  use  it 
to  the  best  advantage,  and  I  am  sure  the 
proper  observance  of  Forefathers'  day  will 
bring  large  returns  both  for  the  local  soci- 
ety and  the  cause  at  large. 

Sincerely  yours, 

John  E.  Pounds, 
National  Superintendent   for  the  Disciples  of 
Christ. 

33  Woodbine  St.,  Cleveland,  0. 


Ohio  Letter. 

The  resignation  of  M.  L.  Bates  at  Newark 
to  accept  a  call  from  the  church  at  Warren 
is  worthy  of  more  than  a  passing  notice.  His 
pastorate  at  Newark  has  been  remarkable  in 
several  ways.  When  he  took  hold  of  the 
work  five  years  ago  there  was  a  little  dis- 
couraged band  of  40  members  with  a  Suuday- 
school  of  25,  and  $7,200  debt  on  the  property. 
To-day  he  leaves  a  church  of  450  resident 
members,  a  Sunday-school  of  300  and  au 
effort  is  being  made  to  bring  tbe  debt  to  $3,000 
before  he  leaves.  This  $3,000  is  non-interest- 
bearing  and  for  five  years.  To  have  stayed 
with  Newark  and  kept  it  growing,  as  was 
possible,  would  have  necessitated  au  enlarge- 
ment of  the  property,  and  hence  some  addi- 
tional debt  and  au  obligation  to  stay  till 
this  was  paid.  -After  much  thought  and 
counsel  it  was  thought  best  to  leave  it  now. 
Bro.  Bates  is  one  of  the  wisest  and  most 
conscientious  men  in  our  ministry  and  the 
Warren  Church  is  to  be  most  heartily  con- 
gratulated in  securing  him  for  a  pastor.  He 
will  not  leave  Newark  till  his  successor  is  on 
the  ground  which,  by  the  way,  ought  to  be 
the  rule  instead  of  a  rare  exception. 

The  district  conventions  of  this  fall  will  be- 
gin in  No.  8  at  Ridgeway,  Aug.  7.  Secretary 
Bartlett  will  give  au  illustrated  address  on 
Ohio,  showing  pictures  of  churches  and 
preachers  and  maps  of  the  state.  This  is  a 
novel  way  of  getting  missionary  facts  before 
the  people.  But  why  not?  Things  seen  will 
stick  better  than  things  heard. 

A.  W.  Fournier  has  resigned  at  Irondale. 

A.  A.  Brown,  of  Kentucky,  has  become  a 
buckeye  by  adoption  and  taken  the  churches 
at  New  Paris  and  Campbellstown. 

The  Northeast  Ohio  Ministerial  Associa- 
tion will  meet  the  first  week  of  September  at 
Medina.  R.  Moffett  is  president  and  F.  M. 
Green  secretary.  An  unusually  strong  pro- 
gram is  in  preparation. 

D.  W.  Besaw  is  in  a  meeting  at  Wellston. 
The  church  there  has  been  greatly  revived  by 
J.  L.  Smith,  of  Jackson,  who  visited  them  on 
Sunday  afternoons. 

H.  L.  Atkinson  is  supplying  the  pulpit  at 
Euclid  Ave  ,  Cleveland,  for  J.  H.  Goldner, 
who  is  taking  work  at  Chicago  University. 

George  Anderson  has  resigned  at  Gleuwood 
after  a  few  months'  pastorate  and  will  re- 
ture  to  his  native  land,  England,  to  engage 
in  business.     We  are  very  sorry  to  let  him  go. 

Two  good  lots  have  been  purchased  for  a 
home  for  the  new  West  Side  Church  in 
Columbus.  An  effort  will  be  made  to  get  the 
home  at  oncew 

I  will  take  a  vacation  in  holding  a  two 
weeks'  meeting  at  South  Perry,  Hocking 
county.  This  is  a  new  field  entirely,  a  small 
inland  town  with  only  a  weak  M.  E.  Church. 
Dr.  Irwin  and  wife  are  faithful  Disciples  there 
and  through  their  solicitation  the  meeting 
will  be  held. 

W.  W.  Winbigler  has  taken  the  church  at 
Sabina.  He  held  a  successful  meeting  there 
last  spring. 

Now  is  the  time  to  begin  planning  for  the 
trip  to  Minneapolis  in  October.  Ohio  ought 
to  send  at  least  100.  Such  a  trip  is  an  educa- 
tion in  itself.  The  tuition  from  Ohio  will  be 
only  about  $20.     Go!  C.  A.  Freer. 

Columbus,  O. 

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Deafness  Cannot  be  Cured 

by  local  applications,  as  they  cannot  reach  the  dis- 
eased portion  of  the  ear.  There  is  only  one  way  to 
cure  Deafness,  and  that  is  by  constitutional 
remedies.  Deafness  is  caused  by  an  inflamed  condi- 
tion of  the  mucous  lining  of  the  Eustachian  Tube. 
When  this  tube  gets  inflamed  you  have  a  rumbling 
sound  or  imperfect  hearing,  aud  when  it  is  entirely 
closed  Deafness  is  the  result,  and  unless  the  inflam- 
mation can  be  taken  out  and  this  tube  restored  to 
its  normal  condition,  hearing  will  be  destroyed  for- 
ever; nine  cases  out  of  ten  are  caused  by  catarrh, 
which  is  nothing  but  an  inflamed  condition  of  the 
mucous  surfaces. 

We  will  give  One  Hundred  Dollars  for  any  case  of 
Deafness  (caused  by' catarrh)  that  cannot  be  cured 
by  Hall's  Catarrh  Cure.    Send  for  circulars,  free. 

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Hall's  Family  Pills  are  the  best. 


:tI  suffered  from  female  weakness  for  five 
months,"  writes  Miss  Belle  Hedrick,  of 
Nye,  Putnam  Co.,  W.  Va.  "I  was  treated 
by  a  good  physician  but  he  did  ine  no  good. 
I  wrote  to  Dr.  R.  V.  Pierce,  Buffalo, 
N.  V.,  for  advice,  which  I  received,  telling 
me  to  take  his  'FAVORITE  PRESCRIP- 
TION.' When  I  had  used  the  medicine  a 
month  my  health  was  much  improved.  It 
has  continued  to  improve  until  now  I  cart 
work  at  almost  all  kinds  of  house-work.  I 
had  scarcely  any  appetite,  but  it  is  alt 
right  now.  Have  gained  several  pounds  in 
weight.  I  would  advise  all  who  suffer  from, 
chronic  diseases  to  write  to  Dr.  Pierce." 


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THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


947 


Society     of     Alumni     of     Kentucky 
University. 

[As  Kentucky  University,  with  anew  presi- 
dent, is  entering  upon  a  new  era  in  its  history 
■we  gladly  give  space  to  the  following  com- 
munication from  the  executive  committee  of 
the  Society  of  Alumni.  It  is  addressed  to  the 
alumni  of  the  university,  but  may  profitably 
oe  read  by  all  who  are  interested  in  the  wel- 
fare of  the  institution.—  Editor.] 

Dear  Friend:— We  address  you  as  an 
alumnus  of  Kentucky  University,  and  con- 
gratulate you  and  tbe  rest  of  our  alumni 
upon  tbe  dawning  of  a  new  era  in  the  life  of 
our  alma  mater.  Her  past  record  is  one  of 
which  we  all  have  a  right  to  be  proud.  Her 
children  are  scattered  over  this  and  other 
lands  and  among  them  are  many  who  have 
.given  lustre  to  her  name.  You  may  count 
among  your  brethren  alumni,  men  who  have 
won  national  and  international  distinction 
in  literature,  in  medicine,  in  statecraft,  in  the 
pulpit,  in  commerce,  at  the  bar,  and  in  every 
calling  where  intelligence  and  character  are 
at  a  premium. 

We  realize,  however,  that  we  are  living  in 
an  age  of  progress,  and  we  must  not  be  satis- 
fied with  the  record  we  have  made.  Ken- 
tucky University  has  a  valuable  property  in 
the  way  of  grounds  and  buildings;  she  has, 
too,  a  very  respectable  endowment,  and  a 
superior  faculty.  But  present  demands  re- 
quire improved  facilities.  New  buildings  are 
needed,  new  departments  of  study  must  be 
introduced,  and  our  faculty  must  be  strength- 
ened by  additions  to  it.  With  this  in  view 
the  curators  have  determined  to  push  the 
claims  of  our  college  mother  as  they  have  not 
been  pushed  for  thirty  years. 

As  our  leader  in  this  advanced  movement 
they  have  chosen  Burris  A.  JeDkins,  of  Buf- 
falo, N.  Y.  President  Jenkins  is  a  man  of 
rare  attainments.  He  was  brought  up  in 
Missouri;  he  attended  Bethany  College,  where 
he  .was  a  leader  in  every  good  work,  and 
drank  in  to  the  full  the  spirit  that  hangs 
about  that  historic  institution;  he  then  at- 
tended Yale  University  two  years,  at  the  end 
of  that  time  taking  the  degree  of  A.  M.;  then 
wo  years  were  devoted  to  special  work  at 
Harvard,  where  he  received  the  degree  of  B. 
D.  Before  his  residence  in  Harvard,  he  mar- 
ried Miss  Mattie  Hocker,  of  Lexington,  Ky., 
a  graduate  of  Wellesley  College,  and  a  young 
womaa  of  superior  attainments:  enthusiastic 
in  all  that  pertains  to  college  work,  she  is 
eminently  fitted,  to  be  the  wife  of  Kentucky 
University's  president. 

President  Jenkins,  in  addition  to  being  a 
man  of  culture, is  full  of  enthusiasm  and  of  most 
pleasing  address;  he  makes  friends  readily, 
especially  among  the  young;  he  is  in  touch 
with  many  of  the  leading  educators  of  the 
day;  and  he  comes  to  us  with  the  determina- 
tion of  making  this  his  great  life  work.  We 
are  glad  to  say  his  election  has  met  with  tbe 
universal  approval  of  the  student  body,  both 
those  who  are  in  attendance  now  and  those 
who  have  formerly  attended.  The  meeting 
of  the  alumni  on  commencement  day  was 
very  enthusiastic  and  every  speech  was  filled 
with  hope  for  the  future  of  old  K.  U.  It  was 
determined  to  receive  into  our  organization 
every  graduate  of  the  various  colleges  of  the 
University,  every  graduate  of  the  Bible  Col- 
lege, and  every  student  who  has  attended  the 
institution  as  long  as  two  years  and  has  been 
out  one. 

The  enthusiasm  of  that  meeting  must  not 
be  allowed  to  die  as  mere  sentiment.  This  is 
the  time  for  action.  President  Jenkins  has  a 
right  to  look  to  us  as  to  no  others  for  sup- 
port. We  must  rally  to  him  and  make  him 
know  we  are  with  him  for  the  building  up  of 
the  University.  You  will  be  informed  from 
time  to  time  of  the  work  of  your  alma  mater, 
and  we  shall  look  to  you  for  your  assistance. 
At  present  all  we  ask  is  your  help  in  crowd- 
ing the  halls  of  the  college  next  session.    The 


attendance  last  college  year  was  more  than 
eleven  hundred.  This  year  we  must  go  far 
beyond  that.  We  are  especially  anxious  to 
see  the  attendance  in  the  College  of  Liberal 
Arts  and  the  Normal  College  increased.  The 
session  begins  September  9th.  Will  you  not 
look  out  for  every  voting  man  and  every 
young  woman  of  good  moral  character  and 
earnest  purpose  who  desires  an  education, 
and  secure,  if  possible,  his  or  her  attendance 
at  your  alma  mater?  You  need  have  no  anx- 
iety about  the  result.  The  instruction  given  is 
up  to  the  old  standard;tlie  moral  influences  in 
the  institution  are  the  best;  the  college  spirit 
is  high,  our  students  won  many  laurels  in 
athletics  last  session,  and  our  representative 
was  awarded  the  first  prize  in  the  Southern 
Interstate  Oratorical    Association,    held  last 


May  in  Austin.  Texas.  Send  us  as  many 
young  men  and  women  as  you  can  to  enjoy 
these  advantages  and  to  give  us  an  additional 
reason  for  increased  endowment.  We  ask 
every  alumnus  to  send  at  least  one  new  stu- 
dent and  as  many  more  as  possible.  If  you 
desire  any  information  about  courses  of 
study,  etc.,  write  to  President  Jenkins,  Ken- 
tucky University,  Lexington,  Ky.  Do  not 
put  this  off  till  September,  but  begin  at  once 
to  work  f  r  K.  U. 

Yours  for  the  honor  of  the  Crimson, 
Mark  Collis, 
W.  R.  Clat, 
Walter  G.  Conlet, 
Clarence  Freeman, 
Jos.  W.  Porter. 
Lexington,  Ky.  Executive  Committee. 


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Forrma.1  Reimissicm  Again. 

There  are  some  who  assert  that  the  sinner 
is  really  pardoned  the  moment  he  exercises 
faith  in  Christ,  and  formally  pardoned  when 
he  is  baptized.  If  this  be  true,  the  Bible  is 
to  me  an  unintelligible  volume.  It  is  not 
God's  way  of  dealing  with  men  as  portrayed 
in  Holy  Writ,  as  I  understand  it. 

Naaman,  captain  of  the  host  of  the  King 
of  Syria,  was  a  leper.  Through  the  medium 
of  a  captive  girl  he  learned  of  a  prophet  that 
could  lieal  him  of  his  leprosy.  By  faith  in 
the  girl's  message  he  goes  on  a  journey  to  see 
the  prophet  and  is  told  to  "wash  in  Jordan 
seven  times."  When  he  dipped  himself  seven 
times  in  Jordan  "his  flesh  came  again  like 
unto  the  flesh  of  a  little  child  and  he  was 
clean." 

This  is  plain  and  easily  understood.  But 
let  us  suppose  that  Naaman  was  really 
cleansed  of  his  leprosy  before  the  dipping  in 
Jordan  and  only  formally  cleansed  then,  who 
could  understand  Bible  language?  We  would 
have  a  most  loathsome  disease  entirely  re- 
moved and  the  man  ignorant  of  it  until  a 
mere  formal  washing  occurred 

Jesus  on  one  occasion  found  a  blind  man. 
He  made  clay  of  spittle  and  anointed  the  eyes 
of  the  blind  man  with  the  spittle,  and  told 
him  to  go  wash  in  the  pool  of  Siloam.  The 
man  obeyed,  washed  and  came  seeing.  Ac- 
cording to  the  Bible  narrative  no  one  has  any 
difficulty  in  determining  when  blindness  was 
removed  and  the  man  could  see.  But  sup- 
pose his  sight  was  really  restored  at  some 
time  before  the  washing  and  merely  formally 
restored  when  he  washed  in  the  pool,  who 
could  understand  it?  We  would  have  a  man 
that  a  moment  before  was  blind  seeing  every- 
thing about  him  perfectly  and  entirely  uncon- 
scious of  the  restoration  of  his  sight  until 
a  formal  washing  took  place  in  the  pool  of 
Siloam.  R.  B.  McCallky. 

[Our  readers  need  not  fear  that  the  discus- 
sion of  real  and  formal  remission — already 
too  long  protracted,  perhaps— is  about  to  be 
renewed  in  our  columns.  It  is  Dot.  We  pub- 
lish the  above  at  the  request  of  Bro.  Mc- 
Calley  with  no  purpose  of  re-opening  the 
controversy.  It  may  be  worth  while,  how- 
ever, to  call  attention  to  the  fact  that  an  il- 
lustration never  proves  anything,  and  that 
aa  analogy  is  not  a  demonstration — especially 
when  there  is  no  authority  for  considering 
the  aaalogy  really  analogous.  If  the  remis- 
sion of  sins  is  as  purely  a  physical  effect  as 
the  healing  of  leprosy  and  blindness,  doubt- 
less it  is  really  accomplishsd  by  a  physical 
process.  And  if  a  man  has  the  evidence  of 
his  senses  to  tell  him  that  his  sins  are  for- 
given, as  he  does  to  tell  him  that  his  eyes  are 
open,  it  is  of  course  unnecessary  to  have  any 
ordinance  or  ceremony  to  give  such  assur- 
ance. At  least  one  man,  however,  who  was 
cleansed  of  leposy  was  commanded  to  show 
himself  to  the  priest  and  do  those  things 
which  the  law  commanded, -that  he-might  be 
formally  cleansed  of  the  leprosy  which  had 
already  been  really  cured. — Editor.] 


California  Comments, 

It  gives  me  pleasure  to  say  amen  to  what 
Bro.  Clark  writes  of  Bro.  Lamar's  articles. 
As  this  is  a  day  of  bookmaking,  why  not 
have  these  articles  published  in  pamphlet 
or  book  form? 

"The  Reformation  of  the  Nineteenth  Cen- 
tury"—what  a  grand  book  that  must  be! 
How  helpful  it  will  be  to  all  classes  of  read- 
ers. To  the  older  members  of  the  church,  it 
will  be  the  old  life  lived  anew.  What  holy 
companionship.     What  blessed  fellowship. 

To  know  personally  such  men  as  Loos, 
Tyler,  Moore,  Smith,  McLean,  Garrison  and 
such  a  beautiful  character  as  Lois  A.  White, 
the  writers  of  this  book,  is  one  of  the  glories 
of  Christian  fellowship.  One  of  the  charms  of 
our  holy  religion  is  that  it  leads  us  to  set  our 


affections  upon  people  and  not  on  things 
that  perish. 

The  outlook  for  our  cause  on  the  Pacific 
coast  is  truly  more  encouraging  than  for 
years.  Our  people,  especially  the  ministers, 
have  been  giving  more  attention  to  the 
spiritual  side  of  life,  and  this  is  bearing  fruit. 

It  would  be  a  grand  thing  if  "The  Spiritual 
Side  of  Our  Plea,"  by  A.  B.  Jones,  could  be 
put  in  every  Christian  home.  The  letter  of 
the  gospel  without  the  spirit  is  just  as  deadly 
as  the  letter  of  the  law.  In  our  fight  for 
forms  it  is  not  surprising  that  we  lost  sight, 
to  some  extent,  of  the  Spirit. 

Our  state  meeting  gives  great  promise  this 
year.  A  royal  welcome  is  awaiting  our 
brethren  from  the  east.  With  F.  D.  Power,  F. 
M.  Rains,  G.  W.  Muckley  and  others  added 
to  our  home  force,  there  will  be  an  array  of 
talent  never  surpassed  at  our  annual  gather- 
ings. We  hope  to  make  our  power  felt  on 
this  coast  as  never  before. 

The  brethren  of  the  coast  are  looking  for- 
ward to  the  Bible-school  to  be  conducted  by 
Prof.  Hiram  Van  Kirk  with  great  expectancy, 
This  supplies  a  real  need  on  this  western 
coast. 

Our  work  with  the  church  here  is  fairly 
prosperous.  Since  beginning  the  first  of 
March,  44  have  been  added  to  the  church  and 
a  splendid  hearing  secured.  Bro.  W.  B. 
Berry  and  his  paper,  The  Pacific  Christian, 
are  constantly  growing  in  favor  with  the 
coast  brotherhood.  Never  has  the  paper 
given  more  universal  satisfaction  than  at 
present.  J.  W.  Ingram. 

Alameda,  Cal. 


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8:44  a.  m.,  arrives  Buffalo  8:15  next  morning. 
This  train  has  sleeping  car  on  which  passen- 
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Lake  and  Buffalo  without  change.  The 
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with  sleeping  car  from  St.  Louis  to  Columbus 
and  from  Columbus  through  to  Chautauqua 
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12:50  midnight.  Passengers  occupying  sleep- 
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a.  m.  Returning  trains  leave  Buffalo  daily 
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Missouri   Bible-school  Notes. 

Clirksville  has  good  reports  during  the 
hot  term;  a  hundred  and  five  last  Sunday. 

Daring  this  extreme  heat  make  your  general 
exercises  above  the  ordinary,  having  first- 
class  music,  good  recitations,  attractive  pro- 
grams all  round,  with  brief  and  pointed  recita- 
tions, short,  precise  reviews  and  more  good 
music. 

A.  C.  Hart,  of  Arlington  mission,  St.  Louis, 
surprised  the  entire  school  one  sweltering  hot 
afternoon  with  a  cooler  of  lemonade,  and  it 
was  quite  an  incentive  to  all. 

Hannibal,  with  Pastor  Levi  Marshall  and 
J.  W.  Mounce,  did  as  usual  this  year,  remit- 
ting their  1100  pledge  in  full  when  made,  as 
did  Herbert  Bland  for  Grayson,  R.  H.  Wag- 
goner for  Sixth  ana  Prospect,  W.  R.  Berry, 
Ionia,  Miss  Anna  May  for  Breckenridge  and 
M.  P.  Smith  for  Smithton. 

Others  are  just  as  prompt  in  their  quarterly 
responses,  as  for  instance,  Miss  Mattie  Ban- 
don  for  Lexington,  Miss  Maud  Mann  for  Sla- 
ter, J.  A.  Gordon  for  Marshall. 

The  first  Sunday  in  October  is  to  be  Mis- 
souri Bible-school  Rally  Day,  as  per  the  cir- 
culars sent  your  schools  last  week.  Hereto- 
fore we  have  been  going  at  it  in  the  hop,  skip 
and  jump  style,  one  school  having  one  time, 
another  a  different  date,  but  after  this,  all  our 
schools  are  urged  to  make  this  the  day  when 
the  campaign  shall  be  opened  for  fall  and 
winter  work.  The  returning  tourists  will 
need  it,  the  stay-at-homes  will  enjoy  it,  the 
school  will  be  quickened  and  all  will  enter  on 
the  fall  work  with  buoyant  spirits.  Mt. 
Cabanne  has  been  leading  in  the  fall  rallies 
for  years,  but  many  others  have  been  follow- 
ing in  the  way,  and  this  is  to  enlist  all  our 
schools  in  such  a  day  and  time.  Command 
this  office  for  any  assistance  possible. 

Shelby  county  workers  are  going  to  divide 
the  county  and  have  two  rallies  in  October, 
one  of  them  reaching  about  half  of  the  schools 
of  the  county  and  the  other  reaching  the 
other  half.  The  rallies  will  be  held  on  Sun- 
day, will  include  some  feature  from  every 
school  in  a  given  territory,  and  will  give  an 
enthusiasm  to  all  the  county. 

The  county  Bible-school  superintendents 
this  year  are  to  make  special  efforts  toward 
working  up  delegations  from  every  school  in 
their  respective  counties,  and  the  superintend- 
ent, outside  of  Nodaway,  bringing  the  largest 
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publicly  honored  at  that  time. 

Salem,  Randolph,  has  improved  wonder- 
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in  northeast  Missouri.  Their  growth  is  over 
a  hundred  per  cent.,  and  Mrs.  Annie  Fleming 
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15he  Reformation  of 

TKe  XlXth  Century 

A  Series  of    Historica.1  Sketches,  dealing    with   the    Rise   and 

Progress  of  the  Religious  Movement  inaugurated  by 

Thomas   and  Alexander    Campbell,  from 

.  its  Origin    to  the   close  of    the 

Nineteenth    Century. 


^C    Edited  by  J.  H.  Garrison    ^€ 


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This  history  is  divided  into  eight  periods,  as  follows : 
Introductory  Period     -        -        -        - 
Period  of  Organization         - 
The  Turbulent  Period 
The  Transition  Period 
Period  of  Revival  of  Home  Missions 
Period  of  Foreign  Missions 
Period  of  Woman's  Work 
Lessons  from  Our  Past       - 


Chas.  Louis  Loos. 
B.  B.  Tyler. 
W.   T.  Moore. 
T.   W.  Grafton. 
Benj.  L.  Smith. 
A.  McLean. 
Lois  A.  White. 
J.  H.  Garrison. 


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T  W  Grafton,  in  his  "Lite  of  Alexander  Campbell,"  and  "Men  of  Yesterday"  has  shown  his 
ability' as  an  able  historian.  Benj.  L.  Smith,  A.  McLean  and  Miss  White  have  been  most  con- 
spicuously identified  with  the  enterprises  of  which  they  write.  The  closing  section,  by  J.  H.  Gar- 
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ILLINOIS. 

Chapin,  July  18. — Two,  a  husband  and  wife, 
made  the  good  confession  and  were  baptized 
at  my  regular  appointment  at  Manchester  last 
Lord's  day.— Ivan  W.  Agee. 

Chicago,  July  17.  —  Closed  our  26  days' 
meeting  at  Bloomington,  111.,  the  last  week  of 
June  with  246  added  to  the  church.  This  was 
just  two  more  than  our  largest  meeting  in 
Illinois,  held  at  Springfield  with  Bro.  Lynn, 
in  1899.  Bro.  Gilliland  has  the  new  church 
project  well  on  the  way.  Lot  is  purchased, 
plans  submitted  and  $10,000  subscribed.  He 
will  go  with  the  new  organization  and  the 
future  for  our  people  in  Bloomington  looks 
very  bright.  The  other  mission  expects  to  or- 
ganize a  church  soon  also.  This  is  a  thriving 
city  and  there  is  plenty  of  room.  This  meet- 
ing closes  our  work  for  this  season.  In  the 
five  meetings  held  since  ourreturn  from  abroad 
the  last  of  December,  we  have  had  1,609  addi- 
tions to  the  five  churches.  Let  ho  man  think 
these  things  "just  happened."  I  shall  bless 
the  Lord  for  every  remembrance  of  the  heroic 
efforts  of  these  splendid  pastors  and  noble 
churches.  Bro.  F.  A.  Thomas  had  charge  of 
the  music  in  two  and  Bro.  DeLoss  Smith  in 
threeof  themeetings. — Chas  Reign  Scoville. 

Mill  Shoals,  July  15.— I  filled  my  regular  ap- 
pointment at  the  Frame,  in  Wayne  county, 
over  the  second  Lord's  day  in  July.  Five 
additions,  all  by  confession  and  baptism. — 
Lew  D.  Hill. 

INDIANA. 

Indianapolis,  July  19. — Commenced  my  third 
year  at  the  Seventh  Christian  Church  of 
Indianapolis  on  July  1,  with  all  departments 
in  good  >hape  and  work  moving  off  nicely. 
About  75  additions  have  been  had  in  two 
years  and  about  $2,000  paid  on  church  debt. 
— N.  H.  Sheppard. 

IOWA. 

Des  Moines,  July  16. — Closed  a  four  weeks' 

meeting   at  Luther,    la  ,   last  Sunday   night 

;  with    20   additions;  16  confessions.— Cal  Og- 

BDRN. 

Guthrie  Center,  July  16.— Had  two  added 
here  last  Lord's  day. —  D.  L.  Dunkleberger. 

New  Sharon,  July  17.— We  have  just  closed 
a  meeting  of  19  days.  Bro.  W.  E.  Harlow  did 
the  preaching  and  Miss  Manda  Murphy  led 
the  singing.  Results:  21  baptisms;  three  by 
letter;  a  general  awakening  — H.  J.  Crock- 
ett. 

KANSAS. 

Leavenworth,  July  15. — One  more  addition 
here  yesterday.— S.  W.  Nat. 
KENTUCKY. 

Covington,  July  19. — Baptized  three  after 
prayer- meeting  Wednesday  night.  We  have 
had  29  additions  at  regular  services  since 
April  1.  None  previously  reported. — George 
A.  Miller. 

MISSOURI. 

Aurora,  July  15. — Had  three  additions  Sun- 
day by  obedience.  Have  had  10  in  the  last 
four  weeks  at  the  regular  services,  all  by 
baptism.  Audiences  holding  up  well  through 
the  hot  weather.— M.  J.  Nicoson. 

Moberly,  July  19. — There  were  two  bap- 
tisms at  our  prayer-meeting  service,  Wednes- 
day evening;  seventy-two  accessions  in  a 
little  over  12  months  at  regular  services. 
Our  congregations  are  large  all  through  the 
intensely  hot  season,  and  the  people  are  har- 
monious. We  expect  a  large  ingathering  the 
coming  autumn  and  winter. — Samuel  B. 
Moore. 

Mt.  Vernon. — We  have  just  closed  a  great 
meeting  that  will  be  long  remembered.  H.  C. 
Patterson,  of  Indianapolis,  was  the  evangel- 
ist and  the  writer  conducted  the  singing.  We 
began  June  16,  and  closed  July  17.  One  week 
before  our  tabernacle  meeting  began  the  other 
churches  of  the  city  organized  and  began  an 
opposing    meeting.    However  the  mammot 


tabernacle  was  filled  to  overflowing  in  three 
nights.  The  opposing  force  came  down  town 
a  few  blocks  from  us  and  held  services  on  the 
street,  but  all  efforts  thereafter  failed.  The 
great  crowds,  from  800  to  1,000  people,  gath- 
ered in  the  old  tabernacle  every  night.  The 
result  was  the  denominations  in  Mt.  Vernon 
completely  snowed  under.  The  result,  56 
were  added  to  the  church,  nearly  all  adults 
and  nearly  all  by  confession  and  baptism. 
We  were  blessed  with  preachers  of  our  own 
kind  from  the  very  start  of  the  meeting  and 
many  came  from  Marionville,  Greenfield, 
Aurora,  Pierce  City,  Monette,  Miller  and 
Verona.  Words  cannot  express  our  appreci- 
ation of  Bro  Patterson  and  we  want  another 
tabernacle  meeting  in  just  one  year  from  now. 
The  Mt.  Vernon  church  is  Jailing  in  line  with 
the  best  churches  of  the  southwest. — C.  E. 
Brown,  pastor. 

OHIO. 
Brilliant,   July   15.— Another  addition  yes- 
terday  (July   14).     We  are  now  cleaning  and 
recarpeting    our    meeting    house. — William 
Stiff,  minister. 

OKLAHOMA  TERRITORY. 

Guthrie,  July  18. — Last  Sunday  I  visited 
the  church  at  Oklahoma  City,  S.  D.  Dutcher, 
pastor.  We  had  a  splendid  meeting.  The 
house  was  crowded.  They  are  building  a 
new  church  building  which,  when  finished, 
will  be  the  finest  in  the  territory.  I  expect  to 
be  with  them  in  a  meeting  as  soon  as  the  new 
building  is  completed.— C.  E.  Millard,  sing- 
ing evangelist,  Maysville,  Mo. 

PENNSYLVANIA. 

Somerset,  July  15  — Our  work  moves  steadi- 
ly forward.  Six  baptisms  the  past  month 
besides  several  other  additions.  The  church  is 
growing  in  the  grace  of  liberality.  Our  offer- 
ing for  foreign  missions  in  March  was  $94, 
about  35  per  cent,  above  any  previous  offer- 
ing for  the  same  purpose.  The  offering  for 
home  missions  was  $91,  40  per  cent,  above  the 
best  former  record.  The  recepts  on  Chil- 
dren's Day  were  $121,  a  trifle  less  than  last 
year's  offering.  Our  organizations  are  all 
active.  The  Young  Men's  Guild  is  doing 
good  work  among  the  young  men.  A  public 
reading  room  is  sustained  and  the  patronage 
is  increasing.  We  have  also  a  prayer  band  at 
work  holding  cottage  meetings  in  the  country 
districts  We  are  thus  preaching  from  house 
to  house  and  getting  into  social  and  spiritual 
touch  with  the  people. — E.  P.  Wise. 
WISCONSIN. 

Milwaukee,  July  16  —Six  added  since  last 
Report. — C.  M.  Kreidler. 

changes. 
W.  C.  McDougall,  Hiram,  O.,  to  906  Sandusky 

St.,  Allegheny,  Pa. 
W.  F.  Watkins,  Berachah,  S.  Nyach,  N.  Y., 

to  Burlington  Flats,  Otsego  county,  N.  Y. 
W.  D.  Deweese,  Kankakee,  to  505  W.  Grove 

St  ,  Bloomington,  111. 
J.   E.  Lynn,  Springfield,  111.,  to  Georgetown, 

Col.,  for  a  few  weeks. 
A.   O.    Swartwood,    Waterloo,  Neb.,  to  Fre- 
mont, Neb.,  Mail  Route  No.  1. 
Edward   Owens,    Buffalo,   N.   Y.,    to   Omro, 

Wis. 
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H.  C.  Shropshire,  Lodi  to  Brentwood,  Cal. 
W.   C.   Hull,  Tonawanda   to  East  Chatham, 

N.  Y. 
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Wis. 
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W.  H.  Harris,  Grant  City  to  Stanberry,  Mo. 
L.    C.    Wilson,  Neosho.  Mo.,  to  ELwood,  Ind. 
W.  W.  Sniff,  Cleveland,  O.,    to  Chautauqua, 

N.  Y.,  for  a  month. 


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St.,  Oakland,  Cal. 
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well,  Idaho. 
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Hampton  in  Arden,  Warwickshire,  Eng. 
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Pleasant.  Mich. 
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952 


THE,  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


July  25,  1901 


V  Family  Circle.  V 


Whut's   De   Use? 

Whut's  de  use  in  mopin' 

When  de  sky  don't  smile? 
Better  keep  er-bopin' 

Hit'll  brighten  after  while! 
Wouldn't  be  no  shadders 

Ef  dey  warn' t- no  sun — 
En  dey's  moonlight  on  de  medders 

When  de  twilight's  done. 

Whut's  de  use  in  scowlin' 

Ef  de  worl'  looks  glum? 
Better  stop  dat  growlin' 

En  try  ter  whistle  some! 
Mornin'  des  er-laffin — 

Don't  yo  heah  him  on  de  hill  ? 
Why'n't  yo'  start  ter  chaffin'? 

Yo'  kin  holler,  ef  yo'  will. 

Whut's  de  use  in  sighin' 
Kase  de  road  so  long? 
Better  keep  er-tryin' 

Ter  shorten  hit  wid  song! 
Roses  red  upspringin' 

F'um  hedges  wet  wid  dew. 
Wild  birds  des  er-singin',— 
Can't  yo'  sing  er  little,  too? 

— New  Orleans  Picayune. 
J* 
A  Swarm  oi  Bees. 

"Listen,  boys!  What's  that?"  and 
Johnny  Gates  dropped  his  marbles  and 
sprang  up  to  look.  Paul  Anson  was  the 
first  to  see  a  small  black  cloud  approach- 
ing, only  a  little  above  the  level  of  their 
heads.     "Swarm  of  bees,"  he  said,  tersely. 

"Let's  swarm  'em  and  get  'em,"  said 
Billy  Parker,  and  Tommy  Harris  was  at 
once  bidden  to  get  pans  or  pails  or  any- 
thing to  make  a  noise.  So  Tommy  darted 
into  the  house,  and  came  back  in  a  minute 
with  a  tin  bucket  and  several  pans,  and 
they  began  such  a  banging  and  clashing 
that  all  the  mothers  in  the  block  came  to 
their  windows  to  see  what  was  the  matter. 
The  bees,  too,  were  dazed  by  the  noise, 
and  after  hovering  about  uncertainly  for  a 
short  time,  settled  slowly"  toward  the  side- 
walk. 

"They're  going  to  swarm  on  the  side- 
walk," said  Prank  Price.  "Put  that  bucket 
down,  bottom  up,  and  maybe  they'll 
swarm  under  it." 

They  did  as  he  said,  and  then  stepped 
back  a  little  way  to  see  what  would  happen. 

The  bees  settled  to  the  sidewalk,  not  far 
from  the  bucket,  with  a  great  buzzing  and 
fuss,  and  after  some  time  they  began  to 
crawl  under  the  bucket,  at  first  one  by  one, 
but  soon  in  a  wide  black  stream. 

The  boys  watched  delightedly,  without 
saying  a  word,  until  all  the  bees  were  out 
of  sight.  Not  a  sound  came  from  under 
the  bucket. 

"Now,  what  shall  we  do  with  them?" 
asked  Tommy. 

"Sell  'em!" 

"Keep  'em  and  get  lots  of  honey.  My 
father's  got  three  hives  of  bees  now.  I'll 
take  them  to  him,  and  then  when  they 
make  some  honey,  I'll  send  for  all  you 
boys  to  eat  some,"  Frank  said. 

"My!"  said  Tommy.  "You  talk  's  if 
they  belong  to  you! " 

"Well,"  said  Frank,  "if  I  hadn't  thought 
to  put  that  b»cket  down,  I  guess  we 
wouldn't  have  got  them!" 

"Who  brought  the  bucket,  I'd  like  to 
know?"  said  Tommy. 

"Who  thought  of  getting  pans  and 
things?  Not  you,  Tommy  Harris!"  said 
Billy. 


"I  saw  them  first,  anyway!"  Paul  de- 
clared. 

"Yes,"  said  Johnny,  angrily,  "you  saw 
'em  'cause  I  heard  'em  and  said  to  listen!" 

There  is  no  telling  what  might  have 
happened  if  Miss  Ray,  the  boys'  teacher, 
had  not  just  then  come  around  the  corner. 

"Why,  boys,  what  is  the  matter?"  she 
asked,  looking  down  into  the  flushed  faces. 

Not  a  boy  had  a  word  to  say — not  one 
word. 

"What  have  you  under  the  bucket?"  she 
asked,  pleasantly. 

"A  swarm  of  bees,"  said  Billy. 

"Oh!"  said  Miss  Ray,  "how  fine!  Did 
you  swarm  them  yourselves?  And  what 
are  you  going  to  do  with  them?" 

Once  more  the  boys  all  looked  at  the 
ground,  and  said  nothing. 

"I'd  like  to  see  them,"  said  Miss  Ray. 
"Could  I  peep  under?  I  suppose  you  have 
to  lift  it  up  soon." 

Johnny  went  up  cautiously  and  lifted  the 
edge  a  little  to  look  under.  Then  he  bold- 
ly lifted  the  bucket. 

There  was  not  a  bee  in  it !  A  crack  in 
the  board  walk  just  under  it  told  where  the 
bees  had  gone.  The  boys  looked  at  it  and 
then  at  each  other,  sheepishly  enough.' 

Mis3  Ray  looked  from  one  to  another  of' 
the  little  group.  Her  face  was  sober,  but 
there  was  a  little  twinkle  in  her  eyes.  As 
she  bade  the  boys  good-night,  they  sud- 
denly remembered  things  they  must  do, 
and  the  little  group  vanished  as  quickly  as 
the  bees  had  done. — Fannie  L.  Brent,  iu 
Youth's  Companion. 


"What  You  Are." 

A  little  boy  was  on  the  scales,  and,  being 
very  anxious  to  outweigh  his  playmate,  he 
puffed  out  his  cheeks  and  swelled  up  like  a 
little  frog.  But  the  playmate  was  the  wiser 
boy.  "Oho!"  he  cried,  in  scorn,  "that 
doesn't  do  any  good;  you  can  only  weigh 
what  you  are ! ' '  How  true  that  is  of  us  bigger 
children,  who  try  to  impress  ourselves  upon 
our  neighbors  and  friends,  and  even  upon 
ourselves,  and,  yes,  sometimes  upon  God 
Almighty,  by  the  virtues  we  should  like  to 
have!  It  doesn't  do  any  good.  You  may 
impose  upon  your  neighbor's  judgment, 
and  get  him  to  say  you  are  a  fine  fellow — 
noble,  generous,  brave,  faithful,  loving; 
but  if  it  is  not  deeply  true,  if  you  are  not 
generous,  brave  and  loving,  these  fancied 
qualities  are  not  moving  him  to  be  gener- 
ous, brave  and  loving.  "You  can  only 
weigh  what  you  are." — Wellspring. 

Planting    Flowers. 

It  is  too  late  in  the  season  to  plant 
flowers  for  this  year  but  the  lover  of 
flowers  begins  to  plan  for  next  year  as 
soon  as  this  year's  seeds  are  in  the  ground 
and  it  is  worth  while  to  consider  some  of 
the  principles  which  shall  govern  the  ar- 
rangement of  growing  flowers.  A  bulletin 
published  by  Prof.  L.  H.  Bailey,  of  Cornell 
Agricultural  College,  contains  the  fol- 
lowing suggestions,  as  quoted  by  the  St. 
Louis  Journal  of  Agriculture: 

"Where  to  plant  flowers  is  really  more 
important  than  what  to  plant.  In  front  of 
bushes,  in  the  corner  by  the  steps,  against 
the  foundation  of  the  residence  or  out- 
house, along  a  fence  or  a  walk — these  are 
places  for  flowers.  A  single  petunia  plant 
against  a  background  of  foliage  is  worth  a 
dozen  similar  plants  in  the  ^center  of  the 
lawn. 


"But  the  person  may  want  a  flower  gar- 
den. Very  well;  that  is  a  different  matter. 
It  is  not  primarily  a  question  of  decoration 
of  the  yard  but  of  growing  flowers  for 
flowers'  sake.  It  is  not  the  furnishing  of  a 
house,  but  the  collecting  of  interesting  and 
beautiful  furniture.  The  flower  garden, 
therefore,  should  be  at  one  side  of  the 
residence  or  at  the  rear;  for  it  is  not  al- 
lowable to  spoil  a  good  lawn  even  with 
flowers.  The  size  of  the  garden  and  the 
things  to  be  grown  in  it  must  be  determined 
by  the  likes  of  the  person  and  the  amount 
of  time  and  land  at  his  disposal;  but  a  good 
small  garden  is  much  more  satisfactory 
than  a  poor  large  garden.  Prepare  the 
land  thoroughly,  fertilize  it,  resolve  to  take 
care  of  it,  select  the  kind  of  plants  you 
like;  then  go  ahead." 


Be  Honest  in  your  GaLimes. 

By  F.  K.  Steele. 

The  playing  of  games  teaches  us  honor. 
How?  If  we  cheat  in  the  game  it  is  dis- 
honorable. How  many  of  us  are  satisfied 
to  play  a  fair  game?  If  we  cheat  or  take 
an  unfair  advantage  in  the  smallest  matter 
in  the  game,  it  is  dishonorable.  Cheating 
is  a  way  of  lying  practically.  Most  lies 
are  theoretical  lies.  They  are  spoken  in 
words  by  the  lips.  But  to  cheat  is  a 
theoretical  lie  carried  out  in  practice.  If 
we  cheat  in  games  of  amusement  we  will 
cheat  in  the  great  game  of  life.  If  we  are 
known  to  cheat  in  games  of  amusement, 
this  obloquy  follows  us  all  through  life. 
We  cannot  shake  it  off.  It  sticks  to  us. 
We  may  gain  money  thereby  but  we  have 
lost  our  integrity,  and  if  we  have  lost  our 
integrity,  which  is  worth  more  to  us  than 
any  one  thing  in  the  world,  we  have 
nothing.  This  shows  how  important  it  is  to 
begin  life  right.  When  children  play 
games — play  them  honest  and  fair.  Do  not 
cheat  in  the  smallest  thing.  "Cheating 
works  never  thrive,"  is  an  old  adage  and 
when  children  are  known  to  cheat  in  theirj 
little  games,  these  children  are  shunned  byj 
the  other  children  who  play  honest  and 
fair.  Further  cheating  brings  on  strife 
and  crime.  How  often  we  read  in  the  I 
papers  where  one  man  rose  against  another 
— shot  him,  ran  a  knife  into  him — because 
he  cheated  in  the  game. 


Signs  of  Paralysis. 
Can   Be  Discovered  In    Time. 

"Numbness  of  the  hands  and  arms,  with 
premonitions  of  paralysis,  kept  by  me°wMleI 
was  using  coffee.  1  finally  discovered  that  it 
was  caused  by  coffee;  when  I  quit  the  coffee 
and  began  drinking  Postum  Food  Coffee  the 
numbness  ceased  entirely  and  I  have  been 
very  well  ever  since.  At  that  time  I  was  un- 
able to  sleep,  but  now  I  sleep  perfectly. 

Husband  was  also  troubled  from  lack  of 
sleep  while  he  was  drinking  coffee, but  now  he 
uses  Postum  Food  Coffee  with  me,and  we  both 
sleep  perfectly.  Our  little  boy  had  peculiar 
nervous  spells  and  I  stopped  the  use  of  coffee 
with  him  and  have  been  giving  him  all  the 
Postum  Food  Coffee  he  cared  for.  He  is  per- 
fectly well  now. 

My  sister  was  troubled  with  nervous  head- 
aches while  she  used  coffee.  She  found  how 
greatly  improved  we  were  from  discontinuing 
it  and  using  Postum  Food  Coffee,  so  she  made 
the  change,  and  is  now  rid  of  her  nervous 
headaches.  'We  rre  naturally  strong  advo- 
cates of  Postum."  Mrs.  J.  Walford,  Cas- 
talia,  Erie  Co.,  Ohio. 


THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


953 


MARION 
HARLAND 
in  her  book  ''First 
Aid  to  the  Young 
Housekeeper," 
says  there  can  be 
little  doubt  of  the 
saving  in  effort 
by  use  of  most 
washing  -  powders 
and,  if  a  trust- 
worthy powder 
be  used,  of  the 
saving  to  the 
fabric,  over  the  old 
soap  -  rubbing  way 
of  washing.  Users 
and  imitators  , 
both,  have  proved 
P  e  a  r  1  i  n  e  trust- 
worthy. 


ilebees  a.s  Topers. 

nous  drone  of  the  bumblebee 
'  moving  wings  balance  it  in 
3  small  round  hole  giving  en- 
nursery  and  nest  in  rail  or 
;r-  boarding  is  a  lulling  sound 
summer  to  all  save  the  small 
mblebee  is  the  boy's  natural 
:cites  him  to  deeds  of  daring 
,  for  the  black-head's  sting  is 
needle  of  a  sewing-machine, 
mite-head's  zigzag  bluster, 
gh  he  is,  is  eye -blinking  and 

S- 

toney  I  ever  earned  was  by 
-heads"  at  a  cent  a  dozen. 
overing  of  barns  and  wooden 
i  is  often  badly  pierced  and 

the  black-headed  female 
The  small  hole  made  by 
itrance  to  a  circular  boring 
eter,  from  four  to  six  inches 
)  lengthwise  of  the  timber, 
se  to  the  surface,  rain  finds 
I  decay  of  the  timber  follows. 
:e,  the  farmer  is  often  put  to 
1  renewal  or  repairs.  Hence 
m  of  dead  bumblebees. 

believed  in  making  work 
instructive  to  his  boys:  pull- 
3  botanizing;  picking  stones 
fields  a  lesson  in  mineralogy ; 
terpillars  and  hurtful  insects 

entomology;  but  paddling 
ave  real,  financial  reward. 
3  much  as  ten  cents  a  day! 
aeaded  bumblebee  does  not 
thing  else.  He  wears  a  small 
f  white  upon  his  forehead  as 
jx.  He  is  the  gentleman  of 
Last  spring  I  discovered  that 
jr  idlers  he  got  on  sprees  and 
quence.  On  and  about  my 
merous  wistarias — beautiful, 
3  first  introduced  into  this 
China  by  Professor  Caspar 
I.  The  long  purple  panicles 
all  lovers  of  spring's  choicest 

g  I  heard  the  familiar  hum 
e  meant  wealth.  It  was  even 
,  I  seized  a  bit  of  board,  my 
lor  returned,  and  my  arm 
■  slaying.  I  traced  the  sound 
;aria  twined  about  a  post  like 
take,  and  spreading  its  many- 


branched  top  as  a  vast  flower- covered 
umbrella.  Above  the  pendulous  racemes 
hummed  several  bumblebees.  Upon  the 
flowers  were  many  more,  probing  to  the 
honey-sacs  with  their  long  tongues,  and 
gripping  with  desperate  greediness  the 
purple  chalices.  The  sight  was  strange  to 
me,  for  the  insects  were  in  various  stages 
of  intoxication.  Upon  the  ground  were 
dozens  (from  early  habit  I  reckon  bumble- 
bees by  dozens;  dead,  dying,  drunk,  help- 
less; some  waving  their  many  leg3  and 
buzzing  as  they  lay — feet  up — their  fare- 
well song  to  life.  They  were  all  white- 
heads (males).  There  was  not  a  black- 
head to  be  seen, 

I  watched  the  bacchanalian  feast  in  as- 
tonishment. The  wistaria  was  an  insect 
grog-shop;  the  "white-heads"  its  chosen 
patrons,  The  tiny  nectar  goblets  of  the 
seductive  flowers  contained  their  death 
draughts. 

In  many  places  and  often  I  sought  and 
watched  the  wistaria  and  its  crowd  of  hum- 
ming revelers.  Everywhere  the  story  was 
the  same — debauch,  death.  Strange  to 
say,  where  the  wistaria  grew  I  never  saw  a 
female  bumblebee.  Perhaps  they  left  their 
dissipated  lords.  Perhaps  they  shunned 
the  neighborhood  of  the  slums  their  lords 
frequented.  Be  that  as  it  may,  the  planting 
of  the  wistaria  will  soon  relieve  the  farmer 
of  the  pest.  But  from  killing  the  bumble- 
bees loss  may  arise — the  red  clover  will  not 
be  so  well  fertilized.— Chautauquan, 

The  Goods-Box  Habit, 

The  goods-box  habit  is  one  of  the  most 
insidious  vices  which  prevail  in  small  towns, 
It  has  counterparts  equally  objectionable 
which  flourish  in  the  cities.  It  may  be  de- 
scribed in  general  terms  as  'the  habit  of 
conspicuous  idleness,  or  of  loafing  in  pub- 
lic places.  People  who  amount  to  much 
are  never  addicted  to  this  habit  in  any  of 
its  forms. 

"The  languor  of  the  soft  spring  days  car- 
ries me  back  in  memory  to  the  beginning 
of  my  professional  career,"  said  ex -Sena- 
tor Chandler  the  other  day,  as  quoted  by 
the  Saturday  Evening  Post. 

"There  used  to  stand  in  the  streets  of 
Portland,  not  far  from  my  office,  some  dry- 
goods  boxes  which  were  much  sought  by 
citizens   when  the    weather  was  fine  and 


time  hung  somewhat  heavy  upon  their 
hands.  When  the  'spring  feeling8  was 
strongest  on  me,  I  used  to  think,  from  my 
perch  on  one  of  these  boxes,  that  life  would 
be  a  doleful  grind  if  I  must  go  back  to  my 
desk  and  work.  Since  then  I  have  learned 
that  there  is  such  a  thing  as  a  habit  of 
duty, 

"When  a  man  ha3  once  acquired  it  he 
can  no  longer  sit  quiet  on  a  dry-goods  box 
and  sun  himself.  He  must  always  be  do- 
ing something,  or  he  is  uncomfortable;  and 
enforced  leisure  is  more  irksome  to  him 
than  the  hardest  of  labor.  I  acquired  the 
duty  habit  forty  years  ago ;  and  a  balmy 
spring  day,  though  it  never  fails  to  call  up 
memories  of  my  youthful  love  for  a  loaf  in 
the  sunshine,  inspires  me  with  no  tempta- 
tion to  repeat  that  experience." 

A  very  bright  four-year-old  had  been 
told  in  the  kindergarten  of  the  beauty  and 
value  of  diamonds,  but  no  one  in  her  family 
had  any  to  show  her.  She  was  told  that 
Mrs.  Taylor,  an  elderly  and  amiable 
friend,  had  some  diamonds  which  she 
could  see.  Margie  had  gone  to  Mrs.  Tay- 
lor and  asked  to  be  shown  her  diamonds, 
Quite  a  handsome  ring  was  put  in  her 
hand  for  inspection,  and  she  studied  it  in- 
tently for  a  few  minutes,  turning  it  in  all 
lights;  then  looking  up  earnestly  in  Mrs. 
Taylor's  face,  she  asked,  "Which  is  the 
diamond,  the  brass  or  the  glass?" 

A  little  girl,  the  daughter  of  a  clergy- 
man, was  ailing,  and,  in  consequence,  had 
to  be  put  to  bed  early.  "Mamma,"  said 
she,  "I  wish  to  see  my  dear  papa."  "No, 
dear,"  said  her  mother.  "Papa  is  not  to 
be  disturbed  just  now."  Presently  came 
the  pleading  voice:  "I  want  to  see  my 
papa."  "No,"  was  the  answer,  "I  cannot 
disturb  him,"  Then  the  four-year-old 
parishioner  rose  to  a  question  of  privilege. 
"Mamma,"  said  she,  "I  am  a  sick  woman, 
and  I  must  see  my  minister," 

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July  25,  190 1 


A  Scientific   Grandpa, 

"See  grandpapa,  my  flower,"  she  said, 
"I  found  it  in  the  grasses;" 
And  with  a  kindly  smile  the  sage 
Surveyed  it  through  his  glasses. 

"Oh,  yes,"  he  said,  "involucrate 
And  all  the  florets  ligulate. 
Corolla  gamapetalous — 
Compositse—  exogenous — 
A  pretty  specimen  it  is, 
Taraxacum  dens-leonis!" 

She  took  the  blossom  back  again, 
His  face  her  wistful  eye  on. 
"I  thought,"   she  said,    with  quivering  lip, 
"It  was  a  dandelion." 

— Margaret  Johnson. 

J* 
The  End  of  Bohemia. 

The  lament  that,  among  other  picturesque 
things,  picturesque  Bohemia  is  passing 
away  appears  to  be  well  founded.  Forces 
have  been  in  operation  in  the  modern  social 
fabric  that  have  affected  the  solidarity  of 
Bohemians.  They  constituted  a  more  dis- 
tinct group  apart  when  the  irreconcilable- 
ness  of  the  commercial  and  the  artistic 
standards  of  excellence  was  accepted — 
though  perhaps  unconsciously — as  an 
axiom.  For  it  is  on  this  irreconcilableness 
that  the  most  of  Bohemianism  really  rests. 
It  is  a  state  of  mind  into  which  many  per- 
sons come  who,  having  the  artistic  stand- 
ard in  respect  of  the  thing  which  they  may 
happen  to  do,  and  believing  that  it  conflicts 
with  the  standards  of  work  of  the  practical 
world,  would  like  to  avoid  the  discomfort 
growing  out  of  this  antagonism  by  going 
just  in  the  opposite  direction  from  the 
practical  man.  That  is  the  essence;  the 
free-and-easiness  of  Bohemianism  is  only 
incidental,  a  derivative. 

But  the  newer  idea  is  gaining  ground 
that  the  practical  and  the  artistic  standards 
of  excellence  are  not  necessarily  antago- 
nistic. The  world  increasingly  believes  that 
there  is  no  call  to  separate,  either  as  to  de- 
mands made  or  as  to  rewards  given,  those 
whose  labors  are  idealistic  from  the  prac- 
tical workers.  On  the  one  side  all  ideal- 
istic folk  are  expected  more  and  more  to 
conduct  themselves  in  as  orderly  and  de- 
cently conventional  a  manner  as  other 
members  of  society ;  on  the  other  side  the 
feeling  is  growing  that  there  is  no  good 
reason  why  the  pursuers  of  practical  af- 
fairs should  have  money  returns  propor- 
tionate to  the  energy  expended,  and  ideal- 
istic laborers  only  fluctuating  returns  in  no 
demonstrable  ratio  to  the  work  done.  The 
medieval  poet's  complaint  of  the  Empty 
Purse  may  still  be  sung;  but  while  the  old- 
time  writer — or  actor,  or  painter — had  per- 
force to  be  content   (unless  he  were  the 

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his  successor  objects  more  decidedly  to  its 
emptiness,  and  founds  himself  on  his  rights 
in  so  doing. — Scribner's  Magazine. 

"Sure,  Pat,  and  why  are  ye  wearin'  yer 
coat  buttoned  up  loike  that  on  a  warm  day 
loike  this?" 

"Faith,  yer  riverence,  to  hoide  the  shirt 
oi  haven't  on." 

Johnnie:  "I  wish  I  was  Tommy  Jones." 
Mother:  "Why?  You  are  stronger  than 
he  is,  you  have  a  better  home,  more  toys, 
and  more  pocket  money."  Johnnie:  "Yes, 
I  know;  but  he  can  wiggle  his  ears." 

"You  know  you  said  before  election  that 
you  were  a  friend  who  would  divide  his  last 
dollar  with  me."  "That's  right,"  said 
Senator  Sorghum,  blandly;  "that's  right. 
But  it's  going  to  be  a  good  many  years  be- 
fore I  get  down  to  my  last  dollar." 

"I  shall  soon  be  your  new  mamma,"  said 
a  governess  to  her  little  charge.  "I  am 
going  to  marry  your  father,  Freddy,  dear, 
I  wonder  if  you  are  glad?"  "Hurrah!" 
exclaimed  Freddy,  "that's  a  perfectly 
splendid  idea.  Who  thought  of  it  first,  you 
or  papa?" 

Lady  Passenger :  "Do  you  know,  captain, 
I  have  never  been  able  to  understand  how 
you  find  your  way  across  the  ocean." 
Captain:  "Why,  by  the  compass.  The 
needle  always  points  to  the  north."  Lady 
Passenger:  "Yes,  I  know.  But  supposing 
you  want  to  go  south?" 

A  young  Irishman  once  went  to  a  kind- 
hearted  old  squire  for  a  recommendation. 
An  elaborate  one  was  written  and  read  to 
him.  He  took  it  with  thanks,  but  did  not 
move.  "What's  the  matter  with  it?" 
roared  the  squire.  "Oh,  nothin',  sorr," 
said  the  lad  quickly.  "Well,  then,  why 
don't  you  go?"  "Sure,  sorr,  I  thought  on 
the  stringth  of  a  recommind  like  that  you'd 
be  wantin'  to  hire  me." 

A  small  boy  gave  his  teacher  much 
trouble  by  his  persistent  use  of  the  expres- 
sion "have  went."  By  way  of  impressing 
upon  his  mind  the  proper  form  of  the  verb, 
she  kept  him  in  one  afternoon  and  left  him 
in  the  school-room  saying:  "While  I  am 
out  of  the  room  you  must  write  'have  gone' 
fifty  times."  When  she  returned  the  boy 
was  gone.  On  his  paper  was  written  "have 
gone  fifty  times,"  and  below  this,  "I  have 
went  home." 

A  correspondent  of  the  Advance,  writing 
of  a  journey  in  Alaska,  tells  of  visiting  an 
Indian  hut  where,  in  bargaining  for  some 
Alaskan  souvenirs,  he  discovered  some 
peculiar  ideas  of  comparative  values. 
Pointing  to  a  totem  the  man  was  carving, 
"How  much?" 

"Two  dollar  fifty  cent." 

"Oh!     Too  much.     How  much  basket?" 

"One  dollar  fifty  cent." 

"Too  much."  Then  turning  to  the  moth- 
er, "How  much  for  baby?  Give  you  fifty 
cents."  And  with  little  show  of  reluctance 
the  baby  was  handed  over.  But  the  pur- 
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THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


955 


With    the     Children, 

J.  Breckertrldge  Ellis. 


J.    BRECKENRIDliE    ELLIS. 


Advance  Society  Letters. 

So  many  good  letters  before  me.     Fear 
e  can't  have  all  this  week — best  thing  is 

to  start  right 
into  them  and 
see  where  we 
come     out. 
Mary       B. 
C  h  astain, 
New      York : 
"I    wish  you 
could  come  to 
New    York 
and    see  how 
pretty     Cen- 
tral Park  is, 
and       the 
Museums    of 
Natural  History  and  Art.     One  day  I  went 
ver  to  Staten  Island  on  the  ferry  and  when 
•e  came  back,  we  went  to  Trinity  Church, 
assed  through  the  graveyard,   and  went 
own  to  Wall  Street,  to  the  Sub-Treasury 
juilding.    In  front  of  it  is  the  place  where 
Vashington  took  the  oath  of  President  and 
here's  a  statue  of  him  taking  it.     At  one 
jf  the  elevated  stations  there  are  steps  that 
?  you  only  get  on  the  steps,  they  will  take 
fou  up  to  the  top  without  your  taking  any 
lore  steps.    We  saw  the  animals  in  Cen- 
tal Park,and  they  have  more  cute  monkeys ! 
Phe  Mall  is  as  pretty  as  it  can  be.    Yester- 
day I  walked  over  to  Fifth  Avenue  and  went 
[y  Cornelius  Vanderbilt's  house;  it  faces 
fifty-eighth  Street,   but  the  other  side  is 
petty,  too.  We  passed  Huntington's  house. 
Lfter  it  was  built  he  was  afraid  to  live  in  it 
because  somebody  said  he  would  die  if  he 
iaoved  in.    He  did  die,  so  he  never  moved 
a  and  his  widow  lives  there  now.    Are  you 
i;oing  to     have  Pete  published    in    book 
orm?"  (Some  day.)  Wave  Rodecker,  Van- 
lalia,  111.:  ul  like  Lola  Cox's  plan,  for  the 
hildren  to  write  short  stories  for  our  page; 
don't  know  whether  I  can  write  any  or 
tot;   I'll  try."    Bertha  Beesley,  Moselle, 
£0.:  "I   am  sorry  to  say   Philip   will  not 
end  in  his  report  because  he  doesn't  wish 
0  keep  the  rules  any  longer."  (O  Philip!) 
'This  quarter  I  read  Milton's  Comus.    Best 
wishes     to    all    the     members."       Lucy 
litch,  Palmyra,  Mo.:  "My  mamma  takes 
he    Christian-Evangelist,     and    I    am 
dways   very   anxious   to  read    our    page, 
am  a  little  girl,  eight  years  old.    I  liked 
^ed  Box  Clew  very  much."    Nellie  Dean 
Campbell,   Hickman  Mills,  Mo.:  "I  would 
ike  to  join  the  Av.  S.  as  I  think  it  a  good 
hing  for  every  one.    I  am  12  this  month. 
My  aunt,  Anna  Bryant  (A.  Campbell  now), 
ised  to  go  to  school  with  you  at  Independ- 
ince,  Mo."     (Dear  me!   how  long  ago  it 
leems! )     "My  favorite  authors  are  Alcott, 
Sophia  May,  Wiggins,   Abbot.      For  my 
}ets  I  have  little  banties."     (So  have  I.) 
'What  are  the  rules  of  the  Av.  S?"     (Tell 
you  in  a  minute.)    Bessie  Knowles,   Du 
Bois,  Neb.:  "I  will  join  the  Av.  S.  if  you 
will  tell  me  the  rules."  (It's  a  bargain.  You 
make  up  your  mind  to  do  five  things:  read 
a  verse  of  the  Bible  every  day,  learn  a  quo- 
tation each  week,  read  30  lines  of  poetry 
and  5  pp.  of  history  each  week,  and  keep  a 
record  of  your  work  in  a  note  book.     If  you 
keep  all  resolutions  without  missing  a  day 
for  12  weeks,  you   are  placed  on  our  honor 
list;  but  you  must  write  to  me,  telling  just 


how  many  pages  and  lines  you  have  read, 
and  from  what  books  or  authors.) 

Agnes  May,  Campbell,  Cal.:  "I  wish  to 
become  a  member  of  the  Av.  S.  Pete  is 
fine.  I  have  cut  them  out  of  the  paper  and 
put  them  in  a  book  and  I'm  going  to  lend 
them  to  a  little  friend  of  mine  to  read. 
One  paper  never  reached  us — that  of  April 
18th,  so  I  never  learned  how  they  got  out 
of  the  storm-cellar,  or  what  aunt  Dollie  did 
when  she  found  them  out."  (The  paper 
you  refer  to  was  taken  up  with  Av.  S.  Let- 
ters. It  never  did  tell  how  they  got  out  of 
the  storm-cellar.  In  fact,  they  just  walked 
out.  Aunt  Dollie  didn't  do  anything — Ed- 
gar was  too  big  to  whip,  and  she  didn't 
think  it  was  Linda  May's  fault  about  the 
candy,  and  you  know  Madge  and  Pete  were 
company,  so  she  couldn't  whip  them.  That's 
one  good  thing  about  being  company  any- 
how!) "P.  S.— I  believe  I  would  like  to  have 
you  for  my  school-teacher,  you  are  so  fun- 
ny." (Oh,  but  I'm  not  funny  when  I'm 
teaching;  you  just  ought  to  see  me  a- look- 
ing through  my  spectacles!)  Dottie  Stan- 
dish,  Meeteetse,  Wyo.:  "We're  having  a 
new  well  drilled  on  our  ranch.  I  have  read 
Wide  Wide  World,  Black  Beauty,  Uncle 
Tom's  Cabin,  Helen's  Babies,  etc.  Read- 
ing and  writing  are  my  favorite  pastimes. 
I  am  ten  this  month.  I  will  send  you  my 
picture  as  soon  as  I  can  get  one  made ;  my 
mamma  takes  pictures."  (Mrs.  Standish, 
please  make  her  one  just  as  soon  as  you 
have  time.)  "I  have  one  of  Mr.  Moody's 
Testaments  that  he  marked  in  his  preach- 
ing. I  try  to  get  some  of  the  children  to 
join  our  society.  They  smile  and  say,  'It 
must  be  nice.'  But  I  can't  get  them  to  join. 
I  will  write  again  if  this  letter  does  not  go 
in  the  waste-basket."  (We  have  no  waste- 
basket.)  "I  go  a  mile  and  a  half  to  school. 
My  sisters  are  Marie  and  Myrma.  Marie  is 
three  years  old  and  knows  her  letters  by 
sight"  (that  is  a  good  way  to  know  them, 
too — I  can  tell  'em  that  way,  myself,)  "and 
she  can  count  to  ten.  She  wears  overalls." 
(That  must  be  delightful  this  warm  weather, 
especially  if  you  carry  a  very  light  supply 
of  underalls.) 

Ethel  Mae  Taylor,  Harlan,  la.:  "I  sup- 
pose you  enjoyed  your  week  with  its  boat 
rides,  down  on  the  farm."  (Never  had  a 
better  time;  made  an  oven  down  at  the 
spring  and  cooked  fish  myself;  went  swim- 
ming; rode  the  pony;  made  an  island  in  the 
middle  of  the  pond ;  dammed  up  the  branch ; 
had  all  the  cream  I  wanted;  blistered  my 
arms,  etc.;  arose  at  five;  played  on  the  new 
piano;  didn't  break  anything.)  "Sorry  I 
was  not  bright  enough  to  guess  who  Nap 
was — will  have  to  get  Shem  anyway." 
(Good  story,  too!)  "Where  can  I  get  a 
copy  of  Red  Box  Clew?"  (Hasn't  come  out, 
yet.)  "I  hope  Pete  will  be  printed.  I  like 
Lola  Cox's  plan  very  well,  but  believe  I 
prefer  continued  stories,  especially  if  they 
are  as  interesting  as  Pe — "  (Modesty  for- 
bids my  giving  the  rest  of  this  sentence.) 
"I  have  read  Kentucky  Cardinal  and  After- 
math and  liked  both  very  much."  Eugene 
Reynolds,  Grenada, Miss.:  "I  begin  to-day 
to  keep  the  rules  of  the  Av.  S.  My  favor- 
ites, Pilgrim's  Progress  and  Ten  Thousand 
a  Year.  I  wish  you  would  have  your  pic- 
ture put  on  the  back  of  the  Evangelist." 
(Why  put  me  'way  over  there,  among  all 
those  college  advertisements?)  "You  write 
like  an  old  bachelor.  Are  you  a  married 
man?"  (Oh,  Eugene!  What  a  question! 
Really!  this  is  becoming  quite  embarras- 


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sing.)  "I  don't  like  Lola  Cox's  plan.  I  am 
15."  Bessie  Reynolds,  Grenada,  Miss.:  "I, 
too,  want  to  join  the  Av.  S.  I  am  16.  Pete 
is  just  fine.  Some  of  my  favorites :  Ten 
Thousand  a  Year,  David  Copperfield,  Les 
Miserables."  (They  are  three  of  mine, 
also.)  Gladys  Bridges,  Los  Angeles: 
"I  am  10,  and  want  to  join  the 
Av.  S.  It  is  a  shame  you  can't 
have  two  pages  for  Pete.  Lola  Cox's  plan 
is  a  nice  one  but  I  would  rather  have  you 
wri — "  (Modesty  again  seizes  my  pen.) 
Henry  S.  Bagley,  Mabelvale,  Ark.:  "I 
think  Lola  Cox's  plan  will  draw  subscribers 
to  the  Evangelist,  so  they  ought  to  give 
prizes  for  the  best  composition,  story, 
poem,  etc.  What  is  Lola  Cox's  address?" 
(This  is  fame!  Why,  Cox,  Mo.,  of  course; 
do  you  think  she  would  live  any  other 
place?)  "Would  she  write  to  me?"  (I  can- 
not tell.  She  wrote  to  Gertrude  Minnick, 
Davenport,  Wash.,  a  week  or  two  ago.  I 
don't  know  if  she  will  write  to  you  or  not, 
Henry.  Try  her  and  see.)  "Whyisityou 
have  to  give  up  to  the  advertisements  on 
our  page?"  (More  money  in  them  than 
there  is  in  me,  I  suppose.  Then,  they  are 
so  ornamental.  That  reminds  me  to  get  out 
of  here  right  now.  Honor  List  next  time. 
Send  me  your  best  short  stories,  poems, 
essays,  right  away — there  may  be  a  prize 
given.  '  I  want  to  see  who  will  write,  after 
all  this  talking  about  it.) 

J» 

A  Wholesome  Torxic 

Horsford's  Acid  Phosphate 

Dr.  S.  L.  Williams.  Clarence,  Iowa,  says: 
"I  have  used  it  to  grand  effect  in  cases  where 
a  general  tonic  was  needed.  For  a  nerve  tonii} 
I  think  it  the  best  I  have  ever  used  " 


y56 


THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


July  25,  1901 


Hour'  of  Prayer. 

Fra-nk  G.  Tyrrell. 


The  Body  of  Christ.* 

Text:  For  as  we  have  many  members  in  one 
body,  and  all  the  members  have  not  the 
same  office;  so  we,  who  ai'e  many,  are  one 
body  in  Christ,  and  severally  members  one 
of  another. — Rom.  12:4,  5. 

The  church  is  honored  by  being  represented 
as  the  body  of  Christ.  It  is  not  a  mere  group 
of  individuals,  more  or  less  closely  associated 
for  religious  purposes;  it  is  a  united,  organ- 
ized, articulated,  living  body.  Let  us  remove 
anything  and  everything  that  mars  this  per- 
fect soundness  and  symmetry  in  Christ. 

Ma.rvy,  Bvit  One. 

There  are  many  nations,  but  one  human 
race;  many  continents,  but  one  sphere;  many 
soldiers,  but  one  army,  and  many  members, 
but  one  church,  one  body.  Hence  there 
should  be  no  discord  in  the  church.  There 
must  be  differences,  for  the  members  are  un- 
like, but  this  very  unlikeness  should  make 
more  real  and  vital  our  union.  Differences 
in  ways  of  thinking,  differences  of  tempera- 
ment, and  the  like,  are  sometimes  urged  as 
reasons  for  a  denominational,  a  divided,  state 
of  the  church.  It  is  quite  as  logical  to  argue 
for  a  division  of  the  human  body,  because 
the  members  are  all  unlike,  with  vastly  differ- 
ent functions.  What  similarity  is  there 
between  the  eye  and  the  hand?  Manifestly, 
according  to  this  doctrine,  they  belong  to 
different  bodies.  Put  the  two  hands  together, 
the  two  ears,  the  two  eyes,  the  two  feet, 
separate  them  into  groups  according  to 
resemblances,  and  you  have  destroyed  the 
body.  The  foot  needs  the  eye;  the  tongue 
needs  the  ear.  And  so  the  ardent  Methodist 
brother  needs  the  intellectual  Presbyterian, 
etc. 

"A  denomination,"  says  Dr.  Chas.  H. 
Parkhurst,  "is  another  name  for  some  single 
strand  of  personal  eccentricity,  selected  from 
each  of  a  number  of  counterparts  and  tied  up 
into  one  bundle."  Looked  at  from  this  view 
point,  as  well  as  every  other  except  that  of 
the  carnal  heart,  denominationalism  stands 
condemned.  The  very  argument  by  which  it 
is  frequently  attempted  to  justify  it  condemns 
it.  But  in  the  same  congregation,  there  are 
tendencies  toward  division.  Diversities  of 
gifts  are  evidence  of  the  need  of  union.  Dis- 
ciples of  Christ  above  all  others,  should  bear 
living  witness  to  the  beauty  and  value  of 
union. 

The  Indwelling  Word. 
"Let  the  word  of  Christ  dwell  in  you  rich- 
ly in  all  wisdom;  teaching  and  admonishing 
one  another  with  psalms  and  hymns  and 
spiritual  songs,  singing  with  grace  in  your 
hearts  unto  God"  (Col.  3:16).  The  body  of 
Christ  is  to  be  animated  and  controlled  by 
the  spirit  and  word  of  Christ.  In  a  represen- 
tative church  there  are  no  words  of  wicked- 
ness and  folly,  of  vanity  and  deceit,  but 
words  of  truth  and  soberness.  This  word, 
by  its  very  presence  and  power,  communi- 
cates itself  from  one  to  another.  It  is  heard 
in  loving  exhortations,  in  wise  instruction 
and  in  ringing  songs. 

This  is  to  be  no  meagre  indwelling,  but  one 
which  is  rich  and  full.  It  is  a  fountain  of 
wisdom,  a  source  of  refreshment  and  joy. 
God  has  no  need  of  human  wisdom — nor  of 
human  ignorance.  Deeper  and  sweeter  than 
the  fabled  founts  of  pagan  learning  are  the 
springing  fountains  of  the  divine  word.  In  a 
heart  obedient  to  this  admonition,  the  peace 
of  God  is  regnant;  gratitude  wells  up  in 
praise,  and  prayer  rises  like  incense. 
The  Witnessing  Life. 
"And  whatsoever  ye  do,  in  word  or  in 
deed,  do  all  in  the  name  of  the  Lord  Jesus, 
giving  thanks  to  God  the  Father  through 
him"    (Col.    3:17).     The  first   result  of  doing 


according  to  this  precept  wjll  be  to  leave 
many  things  undone;  for  their  nature  is  such 
that  they  cannot  be  done  in  his  name. 
"Whatsoever"  is  all  inclusive,  but  as  if  it 
were  not  enough  Paul  adds,  "in  word  or  in 
deed."  The  entire  stream  of  activities  is  to 
bear  witness  to  the  indwelling  life.  And  this 
is  right,  for  we  remember  that  there  is  a 
mighty  deathlessness  to  human  actions. 
They  march  on,  through  storm  and  sunshine, 
year  after  year,  and  even  the  death  of  the 
actor  cannot  stop  their  influence. 

Can  we  conceive  of  the  church  as  the  body 
of  Christ,  bound  together  in  perfect  harmony 
and  symmetry,  erect,  strong  and  beautiful? 
In  it  every  member  knows  his  place  and  per 
forms  his  function.  There  are  no  drones. 
And  just  as,  wherever  Christ  lived  and 
wrought,  the  light  spread,  and  tides  of  sor- 
row gave  pla?e  to  tides  of  joy,  so  in  every 
community  in  which  is  a  church  of  Christ, 
pure  morals  are  inculcated,  and  works  of 
faith  and  love  abound. 

Let  each  disciple  ask  himself,  "Am  I  doing 
my  part  as  a  member  of  this  mystical  body?" 
And  let  every  church  propound  the  question, 
"Do  we  represent  Christ  to  this  community?" 
It  is  not  by  superior  dogma,  but  by  faultless 
life  we  are  to  win  our  peaceful  victories. 

Prayer. 

Thy  name.  O  God,  is  written  afresh  in 
every  sunrise  and  in  every  sunset.  The  float- 
ing cloud  tells  of  thy  power,  and  the  budding 
rose  of  Thy  presence.  But  brighter  than  all 
else,  Thy  wisdom  and  loveshinein  the  Person 
of  Jesus  Christ  our  Lord.  Thou  hast  created 
for  him  a  body  on  earth.  Glorify  it,  O  God, 
by  his  abiding  presence,  so  that  from  it  may 
flow  works  of  divine  beneficence.     Amen. 


E.very    La.dy  Should    Compete    For 
This  Prize. 

The  "HENDERSON  ROUTE"  is  publish- 
ing a  book  of  smart  sayings  of  little  children 
under  the  age  of  five  years,  and  in  order  to 
get  data  for  this  publication  they  are  offer- 
ing two  prize?.  For  the  smartest  saying  a 
prize  of  ten  dollars  in  gold  will  be  given,  and 
for  the  next  smartest  saying  five  dollars  in 
gold. 

In  order  to  receive  recognition  all  sayings 
forwarded  must  be  accompanied  with  the  full 
name,  address,  and  age  of  the  child. 

A  competent  committee  will  have  the  con- 
test in  charge,  and  the  winners  will  be 
promptly  notified. 

All  sending  in  sayings  will  receive  a  copy 
of  the  book,  without  cost,  when  published, 
which  will  be  handsomely  bound  and  contain, 
in  addition  to  the  interesting  sayings  of  the 
wee  tots,  a  se.ect  number  of  fine  half-tone 
pictures  of  children. 

Address  all  letters  to  Mr.  L.  J.  Irwin,  Gen- 
eral Passenerer  Agent,  "Henderson  Route," 
Louisville,  Ky. 


*Prayer-meeting  topic  for  July  31. 


Q\ia.int,  Queer  &nd  Quriows 
Salt  Lake  City. 

The  late  Col.  John  Cockerell  in  the  Cosmo- 
politan said:  "There  are  three  unique  cities  in 
America,  and  one  of  these  is  Salt  Lake 
City."  It  is  not  only  unique  in  its  Temple, 
Tabernacle  and  Mormon  Church  institutions, 
but  quaint  in  appearance,  with  its  wide 
streets,  immense  blocks  and  martial  rows  of 
shade  trees.  It  has,  perhaps,  more  attrac- 
tions to  the  square  yard  than  any  city  in  the 
country,  and  its  climate,  while  temperate  all 
the  year  round,  is  particularly  delightful  in 
summer.  The  Great  Salt  Lake,  with  its  mag- 
nificent Saltair  resort,  where  the  water  is 
"deader  and  denser"  than  that  in  the  Dead 
Sea  in  Palestine,  is  an  attraction  in  itself 
that  people  come  miles  [to  see.  There  are 
many  cool  mountain  and  lake  resorts  near 
by.  also  numerous  very  pretty  canyon  trips 
and  parks,  drives.  Hot  and  Warm  Sulphur 
Springs  Fishing  and  hunting  in  every  direc- 
tion. The  trip  from  Denver  to  Salt  Lake  City 
and  Ogden  via  the  Rio  Grande  Western 
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waterfalls  and  picturesque  valleys.  No 
European  trip  can  compare  with  it  in  gran- 
deur of  scenery.  During  the  entire  summer 
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THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


957 


Siinda-v  School. 

W.  F.    Richardson. 


Abram  and  Lot.* 

Soon  after  the  entrance  of  Abram  into 
Canaan,  the  country  was  afflicted  by  a  fam- 
ine, probably  caused  by  a  long  season  of 
drought,  such  as  often  visited  the  land. 
Abram  took  all  his  possessions,  and,  with  his 
nephew  Lot,  went  down  into  Egypt,  where 
he  abode  until  the  return  of  a  fruitful  year  to 
Canaan.  vVnile  staying  in  Egypt  there  hap- 
pened one  of  the  two  events  that  mar  the 
character  of  this  hero  as  a  man  of  truth. 
Fearful  that  the  beauty  of  his  wife  might 
cause  ber  to  be  coveted  by  the  Egyptians,  and 
he  be  slain  as  a  means  to  her  possession,  they 
agree  to  represent  themselves  as  brother  and 
sister.  This  was  not  woolly  false,  since  they 
were  half  brother  and  sister,  as  we  elsewhere 
learn.  But,  under  the  circumstances,  and 
told  as  it  was,  this  was  a  lie,  and  therefore 
unworthy  of  one  who  might  claim  the  title 
"Friend  of  God."  As  they  had  feared,  Pha- 
raoh was  attracted  by  the  fair  face  of  Sarai, 
and  took  her  into  his  harem.  But  the  Lord 
speedily,  by  means  which  are  not  told  us, 
gave  him  to  understand  that  she  was  the 
wife  of  Abram;  and  the  heathen  king  admin- 
istered to  Abram  a  well-deserved  rebuke  for 
his  duplicity,  and  sent  her  back  to  her  right- 
ful spouse.  It  must  have  been  a  sore  lesson 
to  Abram,  yet  he  had  enough  of  human  na- 
ture in  him  to  forget  it,  and  to  repeat  the  sin 
in  after  years,  under  similar  circumstances. 

The  famine  past,  Abram,  accompanied  by 
his  nephew  Lot,  returned  to  the  land  of 
Canaan  and  occup'ed  the  southern  part  of 
that  country.  His  first  stop  was  in  the 
"South"  country,  or  the  Negeb,  the  plain  ly- 
ing to  the  south  of  Hebron,  rich  in  grazing 
tracts.  Thence  he  went  northwards  to 
Bethel,  where  he  had  before  lived  for  a  time 
and  where  stood  the  altar  he  had  erected 
for  the  worship  of  God.  Here  he  gave  thanks 
to  Jehovah  for  his  preserving  care,  during 
the  time  of  their  sojourning  in  a  strange 
land.  Abram  was  now  very  rich  in  cattle, 
in  silver  and  in  gold,  we  are  told.  Lot, 
likewise,  had  been  prospered,  and  was  a  man 
of  extensive  means.  Their  flocks  and  herds, 
covering  the  ground,  soon  began  to  exhaust 
the  pastures,  and  the  herdsmen  quarreled 
over  the  possession  of  the  choicest  tracts. 
This  became  a  grief  to  Abram,  who  was  a 
man  of  peace,  and  affectionate  in  his  nature. 
He  felt,  likewise,  that  he  and  Lot  could  not 
afford  to  dispute  in  the  presence  of  the  hos- 
tile peoples  who  were  about  them.  "The 
Canaanite  and  the  Perizzite  dwelled  then  in 
the  land."  It  would  put  a  stigma  upon  these 
worshipers  of  the  true  God  to  have  the 
heathen  around  behold  them  at  strife;  and  it 
would  also  invite  the  attacks  of  the  native 
tribes,  who  must  have  watched  with  some 
jealousy  the  presence  and  prosperity  of  these 
strangers  from  the  East.  What  a  pity  it  is 
that  some  Christians  today  do  not  take  a 
lesson  from  old  Abram  and  study  the  things 
that  make  for  peace,  realizing  of  themselves, 
as  Abram  said  of  himself  and  Lot,  "We  be 
brethren."  Let  us  be  grateful  that  thespirit  of 
Abram  is  more  fully  possessing  the  children 
of  God  to-day  than  ever  before,  perhaps;  and 
that  unseemly  strife  and  selfish  jealousy  are 
less  frequently  exhibited  by  those  who  call 
themselves  Christians. 

So  Abram  gave  the  choice  to  Lot,  that  he 
might  select  that  portion  of  the  land  which 
pleased  him  most.  It  would  have  shown  a 
better  spirit  in  the  younger  man  had  he  de- 
ferred to  his  elder  kinsman,  who  had  been  as 
a  father  to  him,  and  under  whose  protection 
and  guidance  he  had  been  so  prosperous.  But 
Lot  was  thinking  of  his  own  temporal  inter- 
ests rather  than  of  the  courtesies  due  to  oth- 
ers. So  he  looked  about  from  the  hill  on 
which  they  stood,  and  his  eye  was  caught  by 

"•Lesson  for  August  4.    Genesis  13:1-18. 


the  fair  prospect  to  the  eastward,  where  the 
valley  of  the  Jordan  widened  out,  and  blos- 
somed like  a  garden.  It  reminded  him  of  the 
fertile  fields  that  stretched  out  from  the  Nile, 
about  the  city  of  Zoan  in  Egypt,  where  their 
sojourn  had  perhaps  impressed  them  with  the 
contrast  between  that  land  of  abundance  and 
the  scanty  herbage  of  much  of  Palestine.  Lot 
chose  the  plain,  or  valley  of  Jordan,  and 
turned  his  face  thither,  feeling  that  he  had 
made  a  very  wise  selection.  What  mattered 
it  to  him  that  the  people  of  Sodom,  near 
whose  walls  his  flocks  and  herds  were  to 
graze,  were  sunken  in  vice,  until  all  sense  of 
shame  was  lost;  He  did  not  intend  to  have 
aught  to  do  with  them.  He  did  not  enter 
Sodom  at  once,  but  "pitched  his  tent  toward 
Sodom."  Yet  a  few  years  found  him  a  dweller 
within  the  city,  and  so  firmly  fixed  there  that 
the  angels  of  God  could  hardly  get  him  out. 
Oh,  how  many  parents,  for  financial  advan- 
tages, have  allowed  their  children  to  be  sur- 
rounded by  influences  which  could  not  do 
other  than  work  ruin  for  their  spiritual  in- 
terests. Not  all  the  riches  of  Sodom  could 
atone  for  the  moral  degradation  which  its 
social  life  wrought  for  Lot  and  his  family. 

Abram  saw  his  nephew  depart  for  the  fer- 
tile valley  of  the  Jordan,  and  then  turned  him- 
self about  to  the  bleaker  hills  and  vales  of  the 
highlands.  Did  he  regret  that  he  had  given 
Lot  the  first  choice?  Did  he  envy  his  nephew 
the  easier  and  more  luxurious  life  which  he 
should  enjoy  in  the  shelter  of  the  narrow  vale, 
shut  in  by  the  rugged  bluffs  on  either  hand? 
If  so,  there  is  no  hint  of  it  in  the  record.  And 
it  could  have  been  but  for  a  brief  moment,  if 
at  all  For  the  Lord  appeared  to  him  once 
more,  and  cheered  him  by  a  splendid  promise. 
"Lift  up  now  thine  eyes  and  look  from  the 
place  where  thou  art  northward,  and  south- 
ward, and  eastward,  and  westward:  for  all 
the  land  which  thou  seest,  to  thee  will  I  give 
it,  and  to  thy  seed  forever."  Ah,  yes,  Abram, 
thou  hast  so  generously  given,  it  shall  now 
be  given  to  thee.  "There  is  tbat  scattereth, 
and  yet  increaseth  "  "The  liberal  soul  shall  be 
made  fat."  Lot,  who  spoke  for  the  best. 
shall  seek  a  refuge  amid  the  barren  rocks  of 
the  salt  plain.  And  Abram,  who  was  con- 
tent  to  take  the  worst,  in  the  interests  of 
peace  and  for  love  of  his  fellow  man,  shall 
become  the  father  of  a  mighty  host,  who  shall 
crowd  the  promised  land  to  the  utmost  and 
spread  thence  over  the  whole  world,  as  a  tes- 
timony for  all  time  to  the  faith  which  a  cov- 
enant-keeping God  maintains  with  those  who 
trust  him.  "As  the  dust  of  the  earth,"  and 
•  as  the  stars  of  heaven,"  are  the  terms  which 
God  employs  to  express  the  mighty  multiiude 
of  Abram's  children. 

Abram  returned  to  Hebron  and  again 
pitched  his  tent  beneath  the  great  oak  of 
Mature,  and  there  built  the  Lord's  altar. 
From  that  humble  hill  in  southern  Palestine 
there  rose  to  heaven  the  purest  incense  of 
praise  that  had  for  ages  ascended  to  God. 
The  spiritual  lif  i  of  the  race  was  perpetuated 
in  the  heart  of  that  unselfish  shepherd,  and 
while  the  cities  of  the  plain  rejoiced  in  their 
increasing  wealth,  and  reveled  in  their  un- 
hallowed pleasures,  Abram  communed  with 
God  on  the  heights  and  was  satisfied. 

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under  the  General  Heads  of,  /.  The  Chosen  People: 
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The  Value  Of  Charcoal. 

Few  People  Know  How  VseRal  it  Is  irv  Pre. 
serving  Heahh  and  eaut. 

Nearly  everybody  knows  that  charcoal  is  the  safest 
and  most  efficient  disinfectant  and  purifier  in  na- 
ture, but  few  realize  its  value  when  taken  into  the 
human  system  for  the  same  cleansing  purpose. 

Charcoal  is  a  remedy  that  the  more  you  take  of  it 
the  better;  it  is  not  a  drug  at  all,  but  simply  absorbs 
the  gases  and  impurities  always  present  in  the 
stomach  and  intestines,  and  carries  them  out  of  the 
system. 

Charcoal  sweetens  the  breath  after  smoking, 
drinking,  or  after  eating  onions  or  other  odorous 
vegetables. 

Charcoal  effectually  clears  and  improves  the  com- 
plexion; it  whitens  the  teeth;  and  further  acts  as  a 
natural  and  eminently  safe  cathartic. 

It  absorbs  the  injurious  gases  which  collect  in  the 
stomach  and  bowels;  it  disinfects  the  mouth  and 
throat  from  the  poison  of  catarrh. 

All  druggists  sell  charcoal  in  one  form  or  another, 
but  probably  the  best  charcoal  and  the  most  for  the 
money  is  in  Stuart's  Absorbent  lozenges;  they  are 
composed  of  the  finest  powdered  Willow  charcoal, 
and  other  harmless  antiseptics,  in  tablet  form,  or 
rather  in  the  form  of  large,  pleasant-tasting  lozen- 
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The  daily  use  of  these  lozenges  will  soon  tell  in  a 
much  improved  condition  of  the  general  health, better 
complexion,  sweeter  breath  and  purer  blood;  and 
the  beauty  of  it  is  that  no  harm  can  result  from  their 
continued  use,  but  on  the  contrary  great  benefit. 

A  Buffalo  physician,  in  speaking  of  the  benefits  of 
charcoal,  says:  "I  advise  Stuart's  Absorbent  Loz- 
enges to  all  patients  suffering  from  gas  in  stomach 
and  bowels,  and  to  clear  the  complexion  and  purify 
the  breath,  mouth  and  throat;  I  also  believe  the  liver 
is  greatly  benefited  by  the  daily  use  of  them;  they 
cost  but  twenty-five  cents  a  box  at  drug  stores,  and 
although  in  some  sense  a  patent  preparation,  yet  I 
believe  I  get  more  and  better  charcoal  in  Stuart's 
Absorbent  Lozenges  than  in  any  of  the  ordinary 
charcoal  tablets." 


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Christian  Endeavor 

Bvjrris   A.  Jenkins 

TOPIC  FOE  AUGUST  4. 

Ga.ining"foy?  Losing. 

(Mark  10:28-30.) 

The  other  day  a  gentleman  of  my  acquaint- 
ance gave  a  certain  little  boy  a  banana  out  of 
a  bag  and  told  him  to  carry  it  to  his  sister. 
The  little  fellow  looked. disappointed,  but  did 
as  he  was  told.  The  sister  took  the  fruit  and 
laid  it  down  while  the  little  fellow  stood 
waiting  for  her  to  divide  it.  Then  the  gentle- 
man came  up  and  gave  another  banana  to  the 
boy,  whoseface  lit  up  with  joy.  Thesamemaa 
told  me  that  another  time  he  gave  a  lad  sev- 
eral pieces  of  candy;  then  the' man  held  out  his 
hand  and  said:  "Giveme a  piece,  John."  John 
did;  but  the  gentleman  still  held  out  bis  hand. 
Another  piece,  and  another  came  into  his 
hand,  until  the  boy  had  given  up  the  last  piece 
and  stood  ruefully  gazing  into  the  omnivorous 
paw.  Then  the  gentleman  rewarded  the  self- 
sacrifice. 

And  so  this  man  seemsjto^delight  in  teach- 
ing the  lesson  of  gaining  by  giviog.  It  is 
a  great  principle.  It  is  the  one  that  Jesus 
taught.  It  is  everlasting.  It  is  true  among 
children  and  grown  people.  It  may  be  hard 
at  first  to  give  up  things.  But  in  the  end  the 
joy  comes  not  only  in  the  reward  but  in  the 
very  act  itself. 

Persons  gain  healthy  flesh  by  spending. 
They  gain  strength  by  giving  strength.  Men 
gain  money  by  investing  and  spending  money. 
We  all  gain  spiritual  depth  by  the  giving  of 
service  All  our  doings  of  good  increase  our 
capacity  for  good.  It  is  by  giving  out,  by 
losing,  that  we  gain. 

Peter,  James  and  Juhn  and  the  rest  gave  up 
all  for  Christ.  They  gave  up  fishing,  boats, 
nets,  trade,  homes,  everything.  And  what  did 
they  gain?  Immortal  fame,  to  begin  on  a  low 
plane.  But  also  immortal  life,  power,  leader- 
ship and  a  larger,  newer  life.  What  were 
their  poor  old  battered  boats,  their  rotting 
nets  and  their  little  trade  in  fish — what  were 
all  these  in  comparison  with  what  they 
gained? 

And  so  for  each  one  of  us  that  gi?es  up 
home,  business  prospects,  for  the  sake  of  the 
Lord  and  his  work -for  each  one  of  us  the  ex- 
change will  be  for  our  good.  We  may  not  see 
it  at  the  time.  We  may  see  only  the  crosses 
and  the  thorns  and  feel  the  stripes,  but  in  the 
end  we  shall  see  the  real  reward,  houses  and 
lands  of  the  soul,  mothers  and  brothers  of  the 
spirit,  eternal  and  celestial  possessions,  the 
many  mansions  of  a  life  that  is  hid  with  Christ 
in  God, 

Is  there  any  cherished  indulgence  that  you 
feel  it  hard  to  forego?  Give  it  up,  and  right 
away,  on  the  instant,  you  gain  in  light  heart- 
edness,  in  peace  of  mind,  in  elevation.  It  is  like 
throwing  sand  bags  from  a  balloon;  you  rise 
instantly. 

Is  there  any  sacrifice  asked  of  you,  any  giv- 
ing that  you  know  you  ought  to  do?  Do  it 
at  once,  and  you  immediately  feel  the  exulta- 
tion of  the  gaining.  Swift  as  light  is  the  an- 
swer to  our  giving.  Electrical  in  instantane- 
ousness  is  the  reward  forour  self  sacrifice.  It 
may  be  as  invisible  as  the  galvanic  current, 
but  it  is  there. 

It  is  ours  to  be  like  the  earth,  always  giv- 
ing and  gaining,  always  bearing  fruit  and 
always  enriching.  It  is  ours  to  be  like  the 
trees  and  plants,  always  budding,  leaving  and 
flowering.  It  is  ours  to  be  like  the  great 
mother  nature,  always  true  to  that  eternal 
principle  of  giving  to  gain,  of  spending  to  in- 
crease, of  scattering  to  gather. 

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Popular  Hymns  No.  2 

THE  ruling  purpose  of  the  author  has  been  to  give  to  the  public 
a  worthy  successor  of  Popular  Hymns.  He  has  not  sought  to  dup- 
licate it,  but  to  make  a  book  as  well  adapted  to  the  new  methods  of 
Church,  Sunday-school  and  C.  E.  work  as  the  first  was  to  the  conditions 
twenty  years  ago  when  Popular  Hymns  was  launched  upon  its  long  and 
useful  career.  Pop\*Ia.r  Hymns  No.  2  is  better  than  its  predecessor, 
not  because  it  contains  better  music,  but  because  the  music  is  better 
adapted  to  the  present  wants  of  all  the  working  forces  of  the  army  of  the 
Lord. 

EVANGELISTS  will  find  the  Gospel  Proclamation  in  Song  a  department 
of  the  book  eminently  suited  to  every  phase  of  a  successfully  conducted 
revival. 

CHORISTERS  will  find  the  average  choir  supplied  with  a  rich  selection 
of  beautiful  and  impressive  solos  with  choruses,  duets,  quartettes,  inv  ocations 
and  doxologies  specially  selected  for  the  distinctive  part  a  choir  is  expected 
to  take  in  the  service. 

PASTORS  who  are  responsible  for  the  kind  of  pasture  upon  which  the 
sheep  and  lambs  are  fed,  will  not  find  a  sentiment  out  of  harmony  with 
New  Testament  Christianity.  He  will  find  it  a  companion  vade  mecum 
for  his  pocket  Testament,  containing  gems  for  public  worship,  for  the  prayer- 
meeting,  for  funeral  occasions,  for  Baptismal,  Thanksgiving  and  Convention 
services.  He  will  find  that  an  expensive  hymnal  will  not  be  needed  un- 
less it  be  to  keep  in    the  style. 

CHRISTIAN   ENDEAVORERS  will  find    in    Popular    Hymns   No    2 

all  that  they  can  wish,  because  it  is  full  from  back  to  back  with 
soul-stirring  sentiment  set  to  soul-inspiring  music,  the  only  kind  C.  E's 
care  to  sing.  The  Solos,  Duets,  and  Quartettes  may  be  impressively  used 
to    enrich  every  session  of  the    Society. 

S.  S.  SUPERINTENDENTS  who  believe  the  Sunday-school  should  be 
the  nursery  of  the  church,  the  church  at  work  saving  the  young,  will 
find  Pop\iIa.r  Hymns  No.  2  richly  supplied  with  music  within  the  voice 
compass  and  heart  reach  of  the  children,  giving  them  a  desire  to  remain 
and  participate  in  the  song  service  of  the    church.      Like  its    predecessor, 

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MaLrria-ges. 


BOYD— ALLEN— Married  in  Paris,  Mo., 
July  16,  1901,  C.  H.  Strawn  officiating,  Mr. 
Birt  Boyd  to  Mrs.  Lida  Allen,  both  of  Paris, 
Mo. 

JAR  VIS— CAMPBELL— Married  in  Paris, 
Mo.,  July  14,  1901,  C.  H.  Strawn  officiating, 
Mr.  Samuel  H.  Jarvis,  of  near  Paris,  M  >.,  to 
Miss  Minnie  L.  Campbell,  of  Mexico,  Mo. 

SHEARER— KNEPHEK— Married  on  July 
14,  in  Council  Bluffs,  la..  C  R  Shearer,  of 
■Omaha,  Neb.,  and  Belle  Knepher  of  Council 
Bluffs,  la.,   W.  B.  Crewdson  officiating. 

WATTS— GRIS WOLD— Married  July  14, 
1901,  at  Burlington,  Col.,  by  C.  A.  Yersin, 
Mr.  Stephen  D.  Watt«,  of  Victor,  Col.,  and 
Miss  Ella  D.  Griswold,  of  Claremont,  Col. 

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BEHIMER. 

Iona,  little  daughter  of  Bertie  and  Carrie 
Bebimer,  was  born  Nov.  17, 1898,  and  departed 
this  life  July  14,  1901,  age  2  years.  7  months 
And  27  days.  I  preached  her  funeral,  pointing 
the-  bereaved  to  the  consoling  promises  of 
■God's  word  for  strength  and  consolation. 

Lew  D.  Hill. 

Exchange,  111. 

CARMAN. 

Louis  N.  Carman,  of  Unionport,  O.,  de- 
parted this  life  May  2,  1901.  He  had  been  for 
many  years  a  faithful  member  of  the  Christian 
church  at  Unionport,  and  will  be  much  missed 
on  account  of  his  exemplary  life  and  earnest- 
ness for  the  cause  of  the  Master.  T^o  sons 
and  a  widow  mourn  his  loss  and  the  whole 
-community  loses  a  highly  respected  citizen. 
Funeral  services  conducted  by  the  writer  at 
the  church  in  LTnionport. 

C.  E.  Smith. 

CAMPBELL. 

On  June  20,  John  M.L.Campbell  died  at 
his  home  at  Orchard  Lake,  Mien.  Two  days 
later  we  held  a  farewell  service  at  his  island 
home,  then  brought  his  body  to  the  church 
where  for  several  hours  it  was  viewed  by  hun- 
dreds of  his  oldtime  neighbors  and  friends. 
John  Campbell  was  the  oldest  son  of  Colin 
and  Caroline  E.  Campbell,  both  of  sainted 
memory  in  the  Detroit  church.  A  few  months 
after  John's  birth  they  came  from  Scotland 
to  Detroit;  so  that  practically  his  whole  life 
of  nearly  sixty  years  was  spent  here.  Just 
46  years  before  to  the  day  and  almost  to  the 
hour,  and  within  a  few  hundred  yards  of  the 
same  spot  vvherehe  was  laid  avvaj  to  his  rest, 
he  had  been  buried  with  his  Master  in  bap- 
tism. He  had  served  the  Detroit  church 
as  its  clerk  for  nearly  thirty  years.  Marked- 
ly among  bis  characteristics  were  his  intense 
loyalty  to  his  friends,  his  eager  interest  in 
the  children  and  the  young  people,  his  tre- 
mendous earnestness  in  an  iindertaking,  his 
loving  championship  of  the  cause  of  the  weak 
and  the  oppressed,  and  his  love  for  the 
church.  The  work  by  which  he  will  be  long- 
est remembered  was  the  illustrations  of  the 
Sunday-school  lessons.  For  more  than  a 
quarter  of  a  century  there  flowed  from  his 
"fertile  brain  and  facile  fingers  the  finest  series 
of  crayon  illustrations  of  the  current  Sunday- 
school  lessons  that  I  have  ever  known.  Many 
years  ago  Bro.  Campbell  and  Louise  Loos, 
daughter  of  President  Loos,  of  Kentucky  Uni- 
versity, were  united  in  marriage.  The  union 
has  been  wonderfully  congenial  and  happy. 
In  addition  to  his  wife,  one  brother,  Forest, 
and  two  sisters,  Mrs.  John  Henry  and  Miss 
Caroline  Campbell,  are  left  to  mourn  his  loss 
and  cherish  his  memory.  Coupled  with  them 
are  also  a  large  circle  of  relatives  and  a  much 
larger  circle  of  church  members,  friends  and 
acquaintances  who  are  sorely  bereaved.  May 
the  "Father  of  mercies  and  the  God  of  all 
comfort"  sustain  the  sorrowing  and  comfort 
the  afflicted.  Chas.  B,  Newman. 

Detroit,  Mich. 

LONSDALE 

Died,  on  July  3,  1901,  at  "Fairview  Farm,'' 
near  Ashley,  Mo.,  Robert  Francis  Lonsdale, 
aged  20  months  and  15  days,  only  son  of 
Frank  L.  and  Mary  Crow  Lonsdale  "And 
the  little  feet,  in  the  golden  street,  shall  never 
go  astray." 

WINTERS. 

Clarence  F.  Winters,  aged  19.  theeldestson 
of  John  F.  and  Laura  Winters,  died  of  ty- 
phoid fever  on  June  23,  1901.  He  was  a  young 
man  full  of  much  promise.  He  had  just 
graduated  from  the  Lincoln  High  School.'  He 
was  secretary  of  the  Central  Christian  Bible- 


school  to  which  John  H.  Bicknell,  of  Liver- 
pool, is  minister.  The  writer  was  called 
from  Fairfield,  Neb.,  to  conduct  the  funeral 
service,  being  assisted  by  T.  J.  Thompson,  of 
the  First  Church  and  Pres  W.  P.  Aylesworth, 
of  Corner  University.  The  interment  was 
made  at  Wyuka  Cemetery.  June  25,  from  the 
residence,  1408  F.  St.  L.  Aa.  Hussong. 

Fairfield,  Neb. 


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MEN  OF  YESTERDAY 

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Campbell,"  by  the  same  author.  The 
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the  Campbells.  The  men  whom  the 
author  has  chosen  as  subjects  for  his 
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Vol.  xxxviii 


Contents, 


Editorial: 


Current  Events 963 

In  things  Essential  Unity  965 

The  Joy  of  Jesus .'.965 

The  Working  Man  and  the  Church 966 

Notes  and  Comments 966 

Editor's  Easy  Chair 967 

Questions  and  Answers 967 

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The   Dante    Sex-Centenary     and    Other 
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piani 968 

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England  Revisited.— W.  T.  Moore 970 

The    Beauty    of    Holiness.— George    H. 

Combs 971 

The    Army    Now   in    the    Field— W.   J. 

Wright 971 

New  York  Letter.— S.  T.  Willis 972 

Dregs  of  the  War.— Burris  A.  Jenkins..  .973 
B.  B.  Tyler's  Letter 974 

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What  Shall  We  Pray  For? 978 

All  Stepping  Together 979 

Missouri  Mission  Notes 979 

Taking  and  Saving  Life 980 

Texas  Letter 980 

To  the  Christian  Churches  of  Missouri.  .980 

Iowa  Notes 980 

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Our  Budget 976 

Evangelistic 982 

Family  Circle 984 

With  theChildren 987 

Hour  of  Prayer 988 

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Christian  Endeavor 990 


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A   SUMMER.    RESOLUTION 

I  WISH  to  begin  this  summer  well,  to  do 
something  in  it  worthy  of  it  and  of  me.1 
to  transcend  my  daily  routine  and  that  of 
my  townsmen,  to  have  my  immortal  life 
now  in  the  quality  of  my  daily  life.  I  pray 
that  the  life  of  this  summer  may  ever  be 
fair  in  my  memory.  May  I  dare  as  I  have 
never  done.  May  I  persevere  &s  I  have  never 
done.  May  I  purify  myself  anew  as  with 
fire  and  water,  soul  and  body.  May  my 
melody  not  be  wanting  to  the  season.  May 
I  gird  myself  to  be  a  hunter  of  the  beautiful, 
that  naught  escape  me.  May  I  attain  to  a 
youth  never  attained.  I  am  eager  to  report 
the  glory  of  the  universe-  May  I  be  worthy 
to  do  it;  to  have  gotten  through  with  regard- 
ing human  values  so  as  not  to  be  distracted 
from  regarding  divine  values.  It  is  reason- 
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The  ScKIey  It  is  to  be  regretted  that 

Inquiry.  human  nature  is  so  con- 

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text-book  at  the  naval  academy,  yet  the 
whole  affair  has  started  the  discussion 
afresh  in  the  newspapers.  A  trial  of  the 
icase  was  inevitable  and  Admiral  Schley  is 
justified  in  preferring  a  trial  by  a  properly 
appointed  court  to  trial  by  newspaper.  A 
court  consisting  of  Admiral  Dewey  and 
Rear- Admirals  Ramsay  and  Benham,  with 
[Capt.  Samuel  C.  Lemley  as  Judge  Advocate 
General,  has  been  appointed  by  the  Secre- 
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fined in  the  secretary's  letter.  The  chief 
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squadron  off  Cienfuegos  and  from  there  to 
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tiago while  the  Spanish  fleet  was  in  the 
harbor,  the  failure  to  attack  the  Cristobal 
Colon  in  the  mouth  of  the  harbor  when  op- 
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"Brooklyn"  at  the  beginning  of  the  battle, 
which  is  said  to  have  endangered  the  other 
ships.  If  the  court  decides  that  Admiral 
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against  the  author  of  the  history.  The 
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during  the  progress  of  the  trial,  they  re- 
frain from  public  expressions  of  opinion. 
Almost  every  one  is  a  zealous  champion  of 
one  side  or  the  other  and  it  is  a  besetting 
sin  of  naval  officers  to  talk  too  much  for  the 
press  when  they  get  a  chance.  Let  us  hope 
that  the  whole  thing  will  be  settled  con- 
clusively and  that  the  Sampson- Schley 
feud  may  be  forgotten  so  completely 
that  the  public  can  remember  only  the 
eminent  services,  and  not  the  petty  jeal- 
ousies, of  two  brave  men. 

The  Steel  Satisfactory     progress    is 

Strike.  being    made    toward    the 

settlement  of  the  steel  workers'  strike. 
Conferences  have  been  held  between  Mr. 
Morgan  and  Mr.  Shaffer,  and  a  compromise 
will  doubtless  be  patched  up  in  a  few  days. 
It  is  believed  that  the  Amalgamated  Asso- 
ciation will  recede  from  its  demand  to  be 
considered  as  the  representative  of  the 
non-union  workmen  and  to  be  allowed  to 
sign  the  scale  on  their  behalf,  and  that  the 
steel  companies  will  remove  any  obstacle 


which  they  have  placed  in  the  way  of  non- 
union men  joining  the  union.  The  strike 
has  aroused  little  interest  in  proportion  to 
its  magnitude,  for  it  is  difficult  for  the 
public  to  sympathize  wholly  with  either 
side.  The  billion  dollar  trust  certainly 
makes  no  very  strong  appeal  for  popular 
sympathy.  The  striking  workmen,  on  the 
other  hand,  are  not  asking  for  higher 
wages,  shorter  hours  or  more  sanitary  con- 
ditions. Their  union  has  agreed  upon  a 
certain  scale  with  their  employers  and  they 
profess  entire  satisfaction  with  the  scale. 
The  object  of  the  strike  is  to  compel  the 
companies  to  extend  the  same  scale  to 
other  mills  and  other  workmen  who  are  not 
in  the  union.  In  making  such  a  demand 
as  this,  it  seems  to  us  that  the  Amalga- 
mated Association  is  asking  more  than  any 
union  has  a  right  to  ask,  and  popular  sym- 
pathy will  not  back  it  up  in  more  than  a 
half-hearted  fashion.  If,  however,  the 
strike  shall  induce  the  companies  to  nul- 
lify the  clause  in  the  individual  contracts 
of  the  non-union  men  by  which  they  have 
agreed  not  to  join  a  union — though  this 
was  not  the  point  primarily  involved  in  the 
strike — it  may  promote  the  interests  of  the 
union  and  the  workmen. 


The  Rush  for 
Free  Land. 


The  registration  of  appli- 
cants for  homesteads  in 
the  newly  opened  Indian  lands  closed 
Friday  night,  July  26.  The  total  registra- 
tion was  about  170,000,  far  exceeding  the 
expectation  of  both  the  officials  and  the 
prospective  homesteaders.  Since  the  num- 
ber of  claims  to  be  assigned  is  only  12,500, 
this  leaves  to  each  registered  applicant  a 
little  less  than  one  chance  in  thirteen  of 
securing  a  claim.  If  this  had  been  known 
in  advance  it  would  doubtless  have  dis- 
couraged many.  On  Monday,  July  29,  the 
drawing  of  lots  began  which  will  decide 
who  the  lucky  applicants  are  to  be.  Every 
precaution  has  been  taken  to  prevent 
speculation  and  the  transfer  of  any  draw- 
ing will  inevitably  lead  to  its  forfeiture. 
The  method  of  registration  and  drawing  by 
lot  has  met  with  some  criticism,  partly 
from  those  who  characterize  it  as  a  lottery 
and  partly  from  those  who  have  more  con- 
fidence in  their  ability  to  win  a  foot-race 
than  in  their  luck  at  drawing  numbers. 
The  method  cannot  with  any  accuracy  be 
called  a  lottery  in  the  ordinary  sense,  for 
neither  the  winners  nor  the  losers  pay  any- 
thing for  the  chance  of  drawing.  When 
the  government  has  a  limited  amount  of 
land  to  distribute  gratis,  there  is  no  reason 
why  it  should  be  made  the  prize  for  a  go- 
as-you-please  race  ending  in  a  rough-and- 
tumble  fight.  To  auction  it  off,  as  has  been 
suggested,  would  defeat  the  whole  purpose 
by  putting  it  in  the  hands  of  those  who 
could  pay  most  instead  of  those  who  need 
it  most.  The  method  of  casting  lots  seems 
thoroughly  practicable  and  justifiable. 


Forehanded  it  is  reported  that,  even 
Politics.  before    the     drawing    for 

homesteads  in  the  new  Indian  lands  had 
begun,  and  even  before  the  registration  of 
the  applicants  had  closed,  there  was  the 
beginning  of  political  organizations  look- 
ing to  the  government  of  the  town  of  Law- 
ton.  Lawton  is  not  yet  a  town  at  all  ex- 
cept on  paper,  but  within  a  few  days  it  will 
suddenly  acquire  a  population  befitting  a 
county  seat  and  will  find  itself  in  the  throes 
of  its  first  political  campaign  before  the 
grass  has  been  worn  from  the  trail  down 
the  middle  of  its  main  street.  It  is  said 
that  three  tickets,  Republican,  Democratic 
and  Citizens',  are  already  in  the  field, 
though  the  political  ambition  of  each 
nominee  must  be  cooled  somewhat  by  the 
reflection  that  it  is  thirteen  to  one  that 
he  will  not  draw  either  a  homestead  or  a 
town  lot  in  the  new  country.  "We  do 
not  know  whether  this  report  is  true  or 
not,  but  there  is  an  element  of  truth  as  well 
as  of  picturesqueness  in  it,  even  if  it  is 
fiction.  It  is  a  vivid  representation  of  the 
Anglo-Saxon  passion  for  self-government. 
The  habit  of  respecting  authority— a  habit 
which  moves  a  man  even  to  refrain  from 
suicide  when  a  policeman  threatens  to 
shoot  him  if  he  persists — is  closely  par- 
alleled in  our  race  by  the  instinct  for  poli- 
tics. A  city — even  a  paper  city,  with  no 
more  real  existence  than  the  shadowy  land 
of  Lyonesse,  save  in  the  expectation  and 
desire  of  the  homeseekers — cannot  long 
exist  without  political  parties,  a  ring  or 
two  and  an  assortment  of  bosses.  These 
political  "sooners"  hastening  to  organize 
a  government  for  a  city  of  the  future 
represent  Anglo-Saxonism  raised  to  the 
n-th  power. 

J* 

The  End  of  By  a  vote  of  twenty-five 
McLa-urin.  to  five,  the  Central  Demo- 

cratic Committee  of  South  Carolina  has 
excommunicated  Senator  McLaurin  from 
the  party.  The  action  was,  of  course,  in- 
stigated by  Senator  Tillman,  and  its  im- 
mediate effect  will  doubtless  be  to  put  Mr. 
McLaurin  out  of  the  race  for  the  long- 
term  senatorship.  There  might  have  been 
enough  Democrats  of  his  way  of  thinking 
to  give  him  a  faint  chance  of  success  in  an 
equal  contest,  but  it  is  all  over  now  that  he 
is  stamped  with  the  disapproval  of  the 
Central  Committee.  The  balance  of  power 
in  any  party  is  usually  held  by  those  who 
accept  the  dictates  and  definitions  of  their 
party  leaders.  Accepting  the  statement 
of  the  committee  that  Mr.  McLaurin's 
political  faith  is  not  genuine  Democracy, 
a  majority  of  the  party  will  reject  it,  not 
because  they  disbelieve  it,  but  because 
they  have  been  trained  to  reject  everything 
that  is  not  of,  for  and  by  the  Democracy. 
We  say  it  as  no  aspersion  upon  the 
party.  In  many  states  Republicans  would 
do  the  same.    But  this  is  the  reason  why 


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THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


the  South  remains  solid—because  of  the 
magic  of  the  party  name.  So  all  that  the 
committee  needed  to  do,  and  all  that  it 
tried  to  do,  was  to  say  that  McLaurin  had 
no  right  to  the  name  Democrat.  No  argu- 
ment could  be  more  effective.  "When  the 
next  political  sun  rises  upon  South  Caro- 
lina it  will  be  observed  that  the  place  of 
Mr.  McLaurin  is  vacant.  But  this  does 
not  necessarily  mean  a  permanent  triumph 
for  Mr.  Tillman  and  the  ideas  which  he 
represents. 

A  New  Era  for  With  the  issuing  of  the 
Porto  FUco.  President's   proclamation 

last  Thursday  establishing  free  trade  with 
Porto  Rico,  that  territory  enters  upon  a 
new  epoch.  At  the  same  time  Gov.  Allen, 
having  carried  the  territory  through  the 
first  period  of  its  career,  voluntarily  re- 
signed his  office  and  Judge  W.  H.  Hunt, 
secretary  of  the  insular  government,  has 
been  appointed  governor.  The  condition  of 
the  island  at  the  end  of  Gov.  Allen's  term 
is  eminently  satisfactory.  The  insular  gov- 
ernment is  burdened  by  no  debt  and  the 
taxation  is  less  than  in  any  other  part  of  the 
United  States.  Money  is  in  the  treasury 
to  meet  all  necessary  governmental  expen- 
ditures, with  a  surplus  for  emergencies. 
Since  the  Hollander  law  went  into  effect, 
ample  revenue  has  been  afforded  by  the 
excise  tax  on  tobacco,  a  land  tax  of  one- 
half  of  one  per  cent.,  and  the  import  duty  on 
goods  from  foreign  countries.  The  largest 
items  of  expense  in  the  government's 
budget  are  for  schools  and  roads.  The 
President's  proclamation  abolishing  the 
tariff  between  Porto  Rico  and  the  United 
States  will  doubtless  give  an  increased  im- 
petus to  the  sugar  industry  and  to  the  ex- 
change of  duties  with  this  country.  Porto 
Rico  is  preparing  to  give  to  the  West  In- 
dies an  object  lesson  in  the  advantages  of 
membership  in  the  great  American  Union. 


For  the  Honor     The  trial  of   a    criminal 
of  the  Force.  case  kag    just    oeen    con. 

eluded  in  Pittsfield,  Mass.,  which  has  oc- 
cupied much  space  in  the  papers.  Its  sen- 
sational features  need  not  be  repeated 
here.  A  young  man  was  arrested  and  tried 
for  the  murder  of  his  sister.  The  testimo- 
ny all  pointed  to  the  fact  that  she  had  been 
killed  by  burglars,  but  the  police,  being 
unable  to  locate  the  burglars,  denied  their 
existence  and  formulated  a  theory  that 
there  had  been  a  family  quarrel  in  which 
the  girl  was  killed  by  her  brother. 
There  was  no  basis  for  this  charge  except 
the  flimsiest  circumstantial  evidence,  and 
no  motive  for  it  except  the  desire  of  the 
police  force  to  shield  itself  from  the  odium 
of  failing  to  catch  the  criminal.  "When 
the  case  came  to  trial  the  young  man  was 
speedily  acquitted.  So  the  police  of  Pitts- 
field  must  bear  a  double  portion  of  odium. 
It  is  a  poor  business  for  the  state  to  become 
a  partner  in  so  contemptible  a  trick  as  this, 
to  attempt  to  convict  an  innocent  man  of 
murder  in  order  to  save  the  professional 
pride  of  a  chief  of  police  from  the  embar- 
rassment of  admitting  that  the  burglar 
and  real  murderer  had  gotten  away.  This 
may  not  be  technically  a  case  of  malicious 
prosecution,  but  it  is  just  as  bad. 


King  Edward's 
Titles. 


The  French 
Elections. 


It  has  been  proposed  in 
the  House  of  Lords  that 
King  Edward  be  allowed  the  privilege  of 
selecting  a  new  title,  or  as  many  of  them 
as  he  sees  fit,  to  give  proper  expression  to 
his  dignity,  majesty  and  sublime  magnifi- 
cence as  potentate  of  England,  Ireland, 
Scotland,  Wales,  Canada,  Australia,  India, 
South  Africa,  Gibraltar  and  St.  Helena, 
with  lively  hopes  in  the  Yang  Tse  Valley. 
Is  it  not  enough  to  be  known  as  "By  the 
grace  of  God  King  of  Great  Britain  and 
Ireland,  Defender  of  the  Faith,  and  Em- 
peror of  India"?  Of  course  if  he  really 
feels  the  need  of  a  few  more  titles,  he  might 
add  a  dozen  setting  forth  his  relation  to 
each  separate  colony  in  the  empire,  but 
there  is  no  need  to  make  a  royal  title  look 
like  the  index  to  an  atlas.  If  they  have 
really  decided  that  they  want  an  em- 
pire— and  it  seems  that  they  have — why 
not  have  one  title  to  cover  it  all?  En- 
large the  meaning  of  the  term  Britain 
to  cover  all  the  British  dependencies, 
and  call  the  king  "Emperor  of  Brit- 
ain." That  would  be  simple,  comprehen- 
sive and  dignified.  At  any  rate  he  might 
do  without  the  epithet  "Defender  of  the 
Faith,"  a  title  conferred  by  the  pope  on 
Henry  VIII  in  his  youth  for|writing  a  book 
in  defense  of  the  Romish  doctrines  against 
Luther.  It  seems  rather  unfair  to  keep  a 
title  won  in  the  defense  of  transubstantia- 
tion,  while  the  oath  of  accession  contains  a 
vigorous  denial  of  that  same  doctrine. 


It  is  in  keeping  with 
French  ideas  of  the  Lord's 
day  that  their  elections  are  regularly  held 
upon  Sunday.  As  in  England,  so  in 
France,  even  national  elections  are  not  held 
simultaneously  in  all  parts  of  the  country, 
but  are  scattered  over  two  or  three  weeks. 
The  recent  elections  for  councillors- general 
in  all  the  departments  resulted  in  an  over- 
whelming victory  for  the  Republican  party 
which  is  at  present  in  power.  The  Nation- 
alists, Royalists  and  all  other  branches 
of  the  opposition  were  completely  buried 
by  a  vote  of  about  four  to  one.  This  is 
particularly  significant  because  the  elections 
began  on  the  day  after  the  promulgation  of 
the  new  law  limiting  the  right  of  religious 
associations  to  hold  property.  This  law, 
which  was  advocated  by  M.  "Waldeck- 
Rousseau  and  supported  by  the  Republi- 
cans, is  aimed  against  the  Catholic  orders, 
and  much  has  been  said  about  the  unpopu- 
larity of  the  measure.  It  has  been  threat- 
ened by  leaders  in  the  Catholic  Church 
that  it  would  result  in  the  overthrow  of  the 
ministry  and  the  undoing  of  the  party. 
The  outcome  of  this  election,  held  when 
the  Religious  Associations  Law  was  upper- 
most in  all  minds,  is  a  striking  vindication 
of  the  party  which  has  championed  it  and  an 
indication  of  the  comparative  unimportance 
of  clerical  influence  in  French  politics. 

J* 
Peace  or  From      various      sources 

Intervention.  come  rumors  that  the 
chance  of  intervention  in  South  Africa  by 
the  European  Powers  is  again  becoming  a 
factor  in  the  situation.  A  Conservative 
member  of  the  House  of  Commons  said  a 
few  days  ago  that  the  government  was  al- 
ready facing  the  alternative,  either  to  end 
the  war  at  once  or  to  submit  to  interven- 
tion in  which  the  Kaiser  would  probably 
take  the  lead.  How  authentic  this  infor- 
mation is  we  cannot  say,  but  it  is  signifi- 
cant that  such  a  statement  should  be  made 
at  all  in  the  House  of  Commons  by  a  parti- 
san of  Chamberlain  and  Salisbury.  The 
popularity  of  Mr.  Asquith,  the  champion 
of  Liberal  Imperialism,   is  apparently  on 


August  i,  190; 

the  increase,  but  this  only  shows  how  im- 
potent the  Liberal  party  is  to  suggest  any 
positive  policy  of  its  own.  Mr.  Rosebery 
still  maintains,  as  set  forth  in  his  letter  to 
the  Liberal  Club  of  London,  that  there  is 
no  hope  that  the  party  can  accomplish 
anything  so  long  as  it  contains  two  ir- 
reconcilable elements,  one  of  which  is  dis- 
tinctly insular  in  its  views,  while  the  other 
reaches  out  toward  empire. 

J* 

International  The  rumor  of  a  combina- 
Trvists.  tion  about  to  be  effected 

between  the  salt  companies  of  the  United 
States,  Canada  and  Great  Britain,  sets  one 
to  thinking  of  the  possibilities  when  the 
international    trust    is    perfected.      Even 
now,  to  be   sure,   the   Standard  Oil   Com- 
pany is  practically  world-wide  in  its  oper- 
ations and  controls  the  oil  markets  of  the 
world  with  little  opposition.    But  in  most 
lines  the  operation  of  tariffs  makes  it  diffi- 
cult for    a    trust   to    become  truly  inter- 
national.    Perhaps  the  transportation  sys- 
tems will  come  to  it  as  soon  as  anything. 
The  "community  of  interest"   plan,  which 
has  made  possible  railroad    operations  of 
such  vast  magnitude  as  to  startle  even  this 
unsusceptible  age,    will    inevitably  bring 
all,  or  nearly  all,  of  the  roads  in  the  coun- 
try under  the  control  of  one   small  group 
of  men.    Perhaps  we  are  nearer  to  that 
consummation  now  than  the  general  public 
suspects.    At  the  same  time  the  consolida- 
tion of  railway  and  steamship  lines  is  going 
on.    The  owners  of  a  railroad  with  a  sea- 
port for  a  terminus,  naturally  dislike  to 
hand  freight  and  passengers  over  at  that 
point  to  another  company.    Railway  and 
steamships  are  feeders  for  each  other,  and 
when  one  man  owns  both,  both  feed  him. 
So  the  Pennsylvania  railroad  has  its  freight 
steamers,   and  so  Mr.  Morgan,  by  the  pur- 
chase of  the  Leyland  line  and  a  line  from 
Portland  to  London  via  Hong  Kong  and 
Suez,  has  girdled  the  world  with  his  own 
system.    A  general  "community  of  inter- 
ests"  is  apparently  not  far  off.    There  is, 
moreover,  a  rumor  that  our  steel  trust  is  to 
be  matched  by  a  steel  combine  in  Germany, 
with  the  Krupps  at  its  head. 


Brevities. 


The  new  battleship  Maine 
was  launched  last  Saturday 
at  the  ship-yard  of  the  Cramps  in  Philadel- 
phia. The  construction  of  the  vessel  was 
authorized  by  act  of  Congress  about  a 
month  after  the  destruction  of  the  old 
Maine. 

Dr.  Emil  G.  Hirsch  has  resigned  from  the 
Illinois  Board  of  Charities  because  the 
governor  proposes  to  appoint  a  politician 
without  special  fitness  as  secretary  of  the 
board.  The  position  requires  technical 
knowledge.  In  reply  to  the  criticisms  in 
the  letter  of  resignation,  Gov.  Yates  says 
that  so  long  as  he  is  governor  he  intends 
to  be  governor — that  is,  to  appoint  whom 
he  pleases  where  he  pleases. 

An  effective  temperance  lesson  is  taught 
by  the  statistics  of  casualties  during  the 
present  hot  spell.  The  officers  of  the  city 
hospital  say  that  95  per  cent,  of  the  heat 
prostrations  in  St.  Louis  have  been  persons 
addicted  to  the  use  of  alcoholic  beverages 
and  in  most  cases  the  victims  had  been 
imbibing  more  or  less  freely  immediately 
before  the  stroke.  The  glass  that  professes 
to  cool  in  summer  and  warm  in  winter 
really  does  neither. 


August  i    190  ■ 


THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


?65 


In  Things  EssentieJ,  Unity. 

The  daily  papers  have  recently  given  us 
a  report  of  what  a  young  minister  said  in 
his  farewell  discourse  to  the  church  he  had 
been  preaching  for,  and  probably  his  fare- 
well discourse  as  a  preacher  among  the 
Disciples  of  Christ.  He  is  reported  to  have 
declared  his  inability  to  accept  the  view 
that  the  work  of  creation  was  completed  in 
six  literal  days  of  twenty-four  hours  each 
or  to  believe  in  the  historical  accuracy, 
literally  interpreted,  of  the  incident  of 
Jonah  and  the  whale,  of  the  sun  s  standing 
still,  of  the  destruction  of  the  children  by 
bears  for  calling  Elisha  a  "bald  head,"  the 
giving  up  of  women  to  the  lust  of  brutal 
soldiers  by  command  of  the  Lord,  etc.  We 
quote  from  memory.  These  things  were 
displayed  in  large  head-lines  as  reasons 
why  this  preacher  could  no  longer  remain 
in  an  orthodox  pulpit! 

We  are  quite  safe  in  assuming,  on  gener- 
al principles,  that  the  report  is  a  caricature 
of  the  sermon  as  a  whole.  But  at  any  rate 
it  is  probable  that  the  preacher  did  mention 
these  things  and  perhaps  others  as  illustra- 
tions of  difficulties  in  the  way  of  his  remain- 
ing in  the  pulpit  of  the  Christian  Church. 
The  newspapers  accepted  this  view  of 
the  situation  and  spread  broadcast  the  idea 
among  the  people  that  a  minister  holding 
such  views  is  barred  from  the  pulpit  of  one 
of  the  most  liberal  and  liberty-loving  of  the 
religious  bodies  in  Christendom,  greatly  to 
the  discredit  of  the  Bible  and  of  Christian- 
ity. There  is  more  harm  done  to  the  Chris- 
tian religion  by  these  newspaper  reports 
than  many  of  us  imagine.  There  is  a 
large  number  of  people  who  get  their  im- 
pressions of  Christianity  and  of  the 
churches  from  the  daily  papers.  Imagine 
what  a  text  this  incident,  as  reported  in  the 
papers,  will  afford  for  an  infidel  harangue 
to  a  crowd  of  non-church-goers  in  some 
down-town  hall  on  Sunday  afternoon! 

One  of  the  lessons  we  wish  to  draw  from 
the  incident  is  the  unwisdom  of  any  one, 
calling  himself  a  preacher  of  Christ's  gos- 
pel, going  into  his  pulpit  to  tell  the  people 
what  he  doesn't  believe,  and  what  he  has 
doubts  about.  The  people  have  too  many 
disbeliefs  and  doubts  of  their  own.  When 
they  go  to  church  they  presumably  go  to 
have  their  faith  strengthened  by  hearing  a 
man  who  has  positive  beliefs  concerning 
fundamental  truths,  and  who  will  tell  what 
he  does  believe  and  not  what  he  doesn't  be- 
lieve. Imagine  Paul,  or  any  of  the  apos- 
tles, with  a  great,  burning  message  about 
Christ  in  their  hearts,  rising  before  the 
people  to  air  their  doubts  about  the  his- 
toricity of  certain  incidents  in  the  Old  Tes- 
tament record !  We  beseech  you,  brethren, 
if  you  have  any  certain  convictions  con- 
cerning Christ  and  the  great  salvation,  de- 
clare these  to  your  waiting  congregations, 
with  all  the  soul  within  you,  and  leave  your 
doubts  in  your  studies  until  you  either  out- 
grow them  or  come  to  see  that  they  have 
no  relevancy  to  the  great  fundamentals  of 
Christian  faith. 

This  last  remark  leads  us  to  say  that  any 
preacher  who  would  array  such  things  as 
we  have  mentioned  as  reasons  why  he  can- 
not accept  the  Bible  as  a  revelation  of  the 
grace  and  truth  of  God  for  man's  salvation, 
or  as  reasons  why  he  cannot  occupy  a  pul- 
pit among  the  Disciples  of  Christ,  would 
betray  a  superficiality  and  immaturity  of 
thought  which  would  afford  a  much  better 
ground  for  his  retirement  from  the  ministry 


than  the  difficulties  mentioned.  We  pro- 
test against  this  misrepresentation  of  our 
common  Christianity  by  this  newspaper  re- 
port, and  especially  do  we  repudiate  this 
aspersion  against  a  religious  body  which 
has  always  given  emphasis  to  the  motto : 
"In  things  non-essential,  liberty;  in  things 
essential,  unity;  in  all  things,  charity." 
No  minister  among  us  has  ever  been  re- 
quired to  hold  the  opinions  which  this 
preacher  is  said  to  have  rejected.  They 
are  matters  about  which  ministers  and 
others  are  permitted  to  hold  their  individ- 
ual opinions.  No  wise  preacher  will  take 
these  opinions  into  his  pulpit  and  preach 
them  as  a  part  of  the  gospel.  If  he  should 
find  that  the  faith  of  some  of  his  congrega- 
tion is  disturbed  by  the  impression  that  a 
certain  view  of  these  things  was  essential  to 
Christian  faith,  he  would  be  justified  in 
pointing  out  to  them  that  such  is  not  the 
case.  Indeed,  it  is  wise,  in  these  times,  to 
teach  the  people  clearly  to  discriminate  be- 
tween what  is  faith  and  what  is  opinion. 

Incidentally  we  may  remark,  in  conclud- 
ing this  article,  that  there  is  no  reason  why 
the  people  should  be  kept  in  ignorance  of 
the  progressive  nature  of  revelation;  that 
God  has  revealed  himself  to  man  and  in  man, 
as  men  have  been  able  to  receive  it.  This 
principle,  so  clearly  taught  in  many  pas- 
sages, would  relieve  the  minds  of  the 
people  of  many  difficulties.  "God,  who  at 
sundry  times  and  in  divers  manners  spake  in 
time  past  unto  the  fathers,  in  the  prophets, 
hath,  in  these  last  days,  spoken  to  us  in  his 
Son,"  and  the  revelation  in  his  Son  is  as 
far  superior  to  that  in  the  prophets  as  the 
Son  is  superior  to  the  prophets  in  his 
knowledge  of  God  and  of  the  kingdom  of 
the  Spirit.  But  some  of  the  annalists  or 
historians  of  the  Old  Testament  were  not 
prophets,  and  did  not  have  as  high  a  con- 
ception of  spiritual  things  as  the  prophets 
had.  Why,  then,  should  we  think  it 
strange  to  find  psalms  and  historical  records 
whose  conceptions  of  God,  and  of  man's  re- 
lation to  him,  are  far  below  the  high  ideals 
revealed  to  us  in  Jesus  Christ?  It  is  time 
the  Christian  world  had  come  to  a  more 
clear  and  general  understanding  of  these 
principles  in  order  that  the  faith  of  the  peo- 
ple be  not  disturbed  by  these  imaginary 
difficulties. 

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The  Joy  of  Jesus. 

It  is  one  of  the  seeming  paradoxes  in  the 
life  of  Jesus  that  He  was  at  once  "a  Man  of 
sorrows  and  acquainted  with  grief,"  and 
yet  was  filled  with  a  deep  and  abiding  joy 
that  manifested  itself  in  some  of  the  darker 
moments  of  His  history.  "These  things 
have  I  spoken  unto  you,"  said  Jesus  to  His 
disciples,  "that  my  joy  might  remain  in 
you,  and  that  your  joy  might  be  full." 
This  passage  shows  that  beneath  all  the 
sorrow  and  grief  which  affected  the  life  of 
Jesus,  as  they  do  all  of  us,  only  perhaps  in 
a  more  intense  form,  there  ran  an  under- 
current of  peace  and  joy  which  gave  to  His 
life  that  serenity  and  strength  which  en- 
abled Him  to  accomplish  His  life-work.  It 
shows,  too,  that  it  is  the  desire  of  Jesus 
that  His  disciples  should  share  in  this  joy 
which  may  co-exist  with  all  the  afflictions 
incident  to  this  mortal  life.  This  fact 
justifies  a  reverent  inquiry  into  the  sources 
of  this  joy. 

It  is  not  difficult  to  understand  that  there 
must  have  been  a  deep  and  constant  joy  in 


the  mind  of  Jesus,  coming  from  the  elevat- 
ed thoughts  which  One  of  His  intellectual 
power  must  have  had.  Every  man  of  gen- 
ius or  of  extraordinary  power  of  thought 
knows  something  of  the  joy  that  comes 
with  the  discovery  or  the  realization  of 
new  truths  or  lofty  ideas.  But  Jesus  was 
something  more  than  a  rare  genius.  It  is 
freely  admitted  on  all  hands  that  He  pos- 
sessed an  insight  into  the  nature  of  God 
and  of  the  moral  universe,  of  man  and  his 
destiny,  unequaled  by  the  great  masters  of 
thought  in  the  world.  He  moved  in  a  realm 
of  thought  and  of  feeling  far  above  the 
plane  on  which  ordinary  mortals  move.  It 
is  in  the  power  of  every  disciple  of  Jesus  to 
cultivate  this  source  of  joy  and  to  accustom 
himself  to  think  of  those  pure  and  lofty 
themes  which  bring  joy  to  the  mind  and 
heart.  "As  a  man  thinketh  in  his  heart,  so 
is  he."  This  source  of  joy  is  under  our  con- 
trol to  a  much  larger  degree  than  is  usually 
supposed.  Men  may  grovel  in  the  dust,  or 
on  the  wings  of  thought  and  imagination , 
quickened  and  strengthened  by  faith,  soar 
into  the  loftier  regions  of  ideas  and  ideals 
which  bring  real  joy  to  the  heart. 

Jesus  lived  in  conscious  union  with  His 
Father.  "The  Father  and  I  are  one,"  was 
his  constant  iteration.  No  one  else  ever 
attained  such  sublime  consciousness  of  the 
presence  of  God  and  of  his  perfect  unity 
with  Him.  Who  can  estimate  what  a 
source  of  joy  this  must  have  been  to  Jesus 
in  all  the  varied  and  tragic  experiences 
which  marked  his  life?  Never  for  a  mo- 
ment did  He  lose  sight  of  his  Father's  face 
except  in  the  solitary  instance  when,  upon 
the  cross,  he  cried,  out  of  a  breaking  heart: 
"My  God,  my  God!  Why  hast  Thou  for- 
saken me!"  And  this  cloud  quickly 
passed,  for  in  a  little  while  he  exclaimed: 
"Father,  into  Thy  hands  I  commit  my 
spirit!"  We  look  upon  prayer  as  a  duty, 
but  what  joy  it  must  have  afforded  to  Jesus 
to  get  away  from  the  multitudes  that 
crowded  about  Him  and  in  the  solitudes  of 
the  mountains  commune  with  his  Father ! 
It  was  while  engaged  in  such  communion 
on  one  of  the  mountain  tops  in  Galilee 
that  He  was  transfigured  in  the  presence 
of  His  disciples.  Is  it  not  the  privilege  of 
every  believer  in  Christ  and  in  the  God 
whom  Christ  revealed,  to  find  in  prayer  and 
communion  with  the  Father  a  source  of 
perennial  joy?  Many  have  proved  this 
to  be  true  in  their  experience,  and  it  is 
alike  the  privilege  of  all. 

One  other  source  of  joy  must  be  men- 
tioned here.  Christ  lived  and  labored  in 
the  consciousness  that  He  was  serving  hu- 
manity. He  never  had  a  thought,  much 
less  a  purpose,  of  serving  His  own  interests, 
of  promoting  His  honor  or  seeking  earthly 
position  and  fame.  His  joy  consisted  in 
binding  up  broken  hearts,  in  bringing  light 
to  those  who  sat  in  darkness,  and  in  setting 
the  captive  free.  The  secret  of  happiness, 
it  has  long  since  been  learned,  consists  in 
living  out  of  ourselves  and  for  others.  No 
one  has  ever  done  this  to  the  extent  that 
Jesus  did.  He  came  not  to  be  ministered 
unto  but  to  minister.  His  was  the  supreme 
joy  of  revealing  the  fatherhood  of  God  to  a 
sorrowing  and  grief-burdened  world.  He 
came  to  show  us  the  Father.  What  joy  it 
must  have  been  to  Him,  as  He  saw  with 
prophetic  vision,  new  light  and  new  hope 
and  new  love  coming  into  the  hearts  of 
men !  The  author  of  the  Hebrew  letter  tells 
us  that  He  was  able  to  endure  the  agony  and 


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August  i,  1901 


shame  of  the  cross  because  of  "the  joy 
that  was  set  before  Him" — the  joy,  no 
doubt,  of  seeing  the  great  company  of  re- 
deemed coming  up  through  great  tribula- 
tion, having  washed  their  robes  and  made 
them  white  in  the  blood  which  He  was 
shedding  for  the  sins  of  the  world.  In  a 
word,  His  was  the  joy  of  living  for  the  good 
of  others  and  of  finding  His  happiness  in 
the  happiness  of  the  race.  Blessed  is  the 
man  who  finds  his  chief  source  of  joy  in 
serving  unselfishly  his  fellow  men! 

Here,  then,  are  some  of  the  sources  of 
the  joy  of  Jesus,  which  he  would  have  us 
share— the  joy  of  pure  and  elevated 
thoughts,  the  joy  of  constant  and  unbroken 
communion  with  the  Father,  and  the  joy 
of  unselfish  service  for  the  benefit  of  our 
fellow  men.  Whoso  would  share  in  the 
fulness  of  joy  which  marked  the  life  of 
Jesus,  must  seek  it  in  these  sources,  for 
elsewhere  it  cannot  be  found. 


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The    Workingman     and    the 
Church, 

The  Outlook  for  July  27  contains  an  arti- 
cle under  the  above  title  which  is  worthy  of 
a  careful  reading  by  all  who  are  interested 
in  the  workingman  and  by  all  who  are  in- 
terested in  the  church.  It  is  especially 
informing  because  it  presents,  in  the  form 
of  a  composite  letter,  the  opinions  of  a 
great  many  labor  leaders  given  in  answer 
to  four  specific  questions:  First,  what  is 
the  chief  fault  that  workingmen  find  with 
the  church?  Second,  what  takes  the  place 
of  the  church  in  the  life  of  the  average 
workingman?  Third,  how  do  they  regard 
Jesus  Christ?  Fourth,  what,  in  your  opin- 
ion, should  engage  the  activities  of  the 
church? 

The  answers  to  the  first  question  are  by 
far  the  most  important,  for,  in  a  consider- 
able degree,  they  involve  answers  to  the 
others.  Briefly  stated,  the  criticisms  which 
the  workingmen  pass  upon  the  church  may 
be  put  as  follows:  The  church  does  not 
teach  the  principles  of  Christ— the  princi- 
ples of  love  and  brotherhood ;  the  church  is 
conducted  in  the  interest  of  the  capitalist 
and  the  poor  man  is  not  welcomed;  there  is 
too  much  pomp  and  ceremony;  there  is  too 
much  preaching  of  hell  and  eternal  punish- 
ment; the  churches  do  not  permit  freedom 
of  thought;  interdenominational  disputes 
and  differences  in  the  interpretation  of 
Scripture  are  not  attractive  to  "men  who 
see  things  as  they  are." 

The  first  glance  at  these  answers  suggests 
that  those  who  gave  them  really  know  very 
little  about  the  church,  and  deliberate  ex- 
amination confirms  this  impression.  To 
say  that  the  churches  do  not  teach  Christ's 
principles  of  love  and  brotherhood,  might 
have  an  element  of  truth  in  it;  at  least 
there  are  plenty  of  individual  church  mem- 
bers who  do  not  embody  these  principles 
in  their  lives.  But  when  this  is  followed  by 
the  statement  that  the  church  is  conducted 
in  the  interest  of  the  capitalist,  it  becomes 
evident  that  the  critic  is  complaining  be- 
cause the  church  does  not  undertake  the 
advocacy  of  some  socialistic  scheme  which 
he  has  decided  offhand  is  identical  with 
the  teaching  of  Jesus.  Whatever  may  be 
the  virtues  of  this  program,  the  church 
cannot  take  upon  itself  the  function  of  a 
society  for  the  propagation  of  socialism.   It 


is  true  that  the  church  is  conducted  in  the 
interest  of  the  capitalist — but  not  as  capi- 
talist; and  it  is  also  conducted  in  the  in- 
terest of  the  workingman — but  not  as 
workingman.  There  is  no  reason  why 
either  should  be  excluded  from  the  means 
of  grace.  But  the  church  is  interested  in 
them  both  as  men,  because  they  have  im- 
mortal souls  and  are  created  in  the  image 
of  God.  It  must  declare  to  ,them  the 
eternal  principles  of  Christ's  religion  and 
leave  each  man  to  apply  these  in  his  own 
craft  or  calling. 

The  statement  that  there  is  too  much 
pomp  and  ceremony  in  the  services 
of  the  churches,  might  apply  to  some  but 
certainly  not  to  all.  But  taking  it  at  its 
worst,  it  is  no  worse  than  the  ritual  which 
is  observed  in  many  of  the  lodges  where 
these  same  men  consider  it  beautiful  and 
impressive.  And  what  nonsense  to  say 
that  the  churches  have  too  much  preaching 
about  hell.  The  suggestion  will  perhaps 
be  welcomed  by  the  Universalists,  who 
cherish  a  similiar  delusion  that  the  ortho- 
dox delight  to  let  their  fancy  dwell  upon 
the  burning  lake,  and  that  Jonathan  Ed- 
wards' "Sinners  in  the  hands  of  an  angry 
God"  is  weekly  rehearsed  for  the  edifica- 
tion of  all  orthodox  congregations.  All 
others  know  that  the  preaching  of  hell,  as 
an  incentive  to  virtue,  has  fallen  into  a 
desuetude  which  may  safely  be  called  in- 
nocuous. That  the  churches  do  not  permit 
freedom  of  thought  is  another  error  often 
found  in  connection  with  gross  ignorance 
of  the  workings  of  churches,  but  negatived 
by  the  opposite  complaint  about  too  much 
difference  of  opinion  even  with  a  single 
denomination. 

In  all  of  these  several  ways  the  working- 
man  is  prone  to  misapprehend  the  church. 
Often  his  ideas  of  what  the  church  should 
be  and  do  are  crude,  though  often  again 
moral  earnestness  and  a  feeling  after  prac- 
tical righteousness  help  him  to  a  truer  in- 
sight into  the  things  essential.  But,  what- 
ever the  church  ought  to  be, the  workingman 
seldom  knows  what  it  actually  is.  Is  it  his 
fault?  Perhaps,  partly,  at  least.  But  no 
matter,  whose  fault  it  is,  the  business  of  the 
church  is  to  make  itself  known.  In  gen- 
eral, we  believe  that  the  church  teaches 
Christ's  principles  of  love  and  fraternity 
and  honestly  wishes  to  be  of  service  to  the 
world.  But  it  is  entangled  with  doctrinal 
difficulties.  It  is  handicapped  by  the  im- 
perfection of  individual  members,  and  oc- 
casionally by  the  glaring  unworthiness  of 
some.  Its  leaders  lack  an  adequate  under- 
standing of  the  social  conditions  in  the 
midst  of  which  they  must  work.  The 
church  misconceives  the  workingman  as 
badly  as  the  workingman  misconceives  the 
church.  Not  knowing  his  needs  and  his 
capabilities,  the  church's  appeal,  sincere 
though  it  may  be,  goes  wide  of  its  mark 
and  is  met  with  indifference  or  scorn. 

The  church  has  perhaps  not  much  to  learn, 
in  the  way  of  specific  suggestions,  from 
these  letters  from  the  labor  leaders,but  it  will 
be  a  valuable  lesson  if  it  helps  her  to  under- 
stand how  little  her  real  nature  is  known  by 
those  whom  she  seeks  to  help.  The  church- 
es mean  well,  but  they  need  to  study  the 
methods  by  which  the  principles  that  they 
teach  can  be  set  before  the  workingman  in 
such  a  form  that  he  can  understand  them 
and  can  see  in  the  church  something  other 
than  a  rich  man's  club,  or  an  organization 
for  the  oppression  of  labor. 


Notes  and    Comments. 

Every  thoughtful  reader  of  the  New 
Testament  has  been  struck  with  the  pres- 
ence therein  of  types  of  character  which 
have  persisted  through  the  centuries  until 
our  own  time.  We  need  be  at  no  loss  to 
know  how  Jesus  would  deal  with  the  men 
and  women  about  us  to-day  if  we  under- 
stand how  he  dealt  with  those  with  whom 
he  came  in  contact  during  his  earthly 
ministry.  In  an  editorial  on  "The  Audac- 
ity of  Jesus"  in  The  Christian  Century  of 
July  18  is  a  paragraph  which  sums  up  in  a 
striking  way  these  characters : 

The  Jew,  the  Greek  and  the  Roman  are 
with  us  still  in  their  modern  representatives. 
The  Jew  of  the  first  century  is  once  more 
seen  in  the  formalist,  legalist  and  religionist 
of  any  creed  or  cult  that  rests  in  forms 
or  symbols,  orthodoxies  and  definitions, 
whether  Buddhist,  Mohammedan  or  Chris- 
tian, so-called.  From  all  these  Jesus  calls 
men  to  himself,  and  the  vital  power  of  his 
redemptive  life.  The  Greek  of  to-day  is 
the  intellectualist,  with  his  scheme  of 
culture,  his  small  philosophy,  his  dialects 
and  criticisms.  From  these  brilliant  but 
arid  levels  Jesus  calls  men  to  himself,  not 
to  a  new  philosophy,  but  a  new  life.  And  to 
the  present-day  Roman,  the  man  of  affairs, 
the  organizer  of  trade  and  promoter  of  vast 
industries,  the  artisan  building  his  life  into 
this  majestic  modern  world,  Jesus  speaks 
in  the  same  imperious  tones.  It  is  to  these 
ruling  spirits  of  the  time,  proud  of  their 
success  yet  at  heart  proud  of  their  limita- 
tions and  unsatisfied  purposes,  that  he 
presents  the  sublime  motive  of  a  complete 
and  rewarding  service. 


Rev.  Dr.  Dowling,  of  Los  Angeles,  one 
of  the  leading  Episcopal  ministers  of  the 
Pacific  coast,  recently  created  something  of 
a  sensation  by  preaching  a  sermon  on  the 
Romanizing  tendencies  in  the  Episcopal 
Church.  The  question  at  issue  between 
high  church  and  low  church,  he  said,  is  not 
a  mere  matter  of  ecclesiastical  millinery, 
any  more  than  a  war  for  political  inde- 
pendence is  a  fight  over  a  mere  bit  of 
bunting.  The  flag  is  more  than  a  piece  of 
bunting,  and  the  high  church  ceremonies 
are  not  only  forms  but  are  symbols  of  an 
important  idea — the  idea  of  the  elevation 
of  the  clergy  as  a  distinct  and  superior 
class  upon  whom  the  laity  are  dependent 
for  the  means  of  salvation.  It  is  this 
which  gives  significance  to  the  otherwise 
profitless  discussion  about  the  practice  of 
auricular  confession,  the  use  of  incense 
and  the  doctrine  of  transubstantiation. 
These  are  all  distinctly  Catholic  practices 
and  beliefs,  because  they  embody  the  idea 
of  the  priest  as  the  mediator  between  God 
and  man.  The  real  question,  as  Dr.  Dow- 
ling says,  is  whether  the  Episcopal  Church 
will  permit  itself  to  be  led  back  into  bond- 
age to  a  preisthood. 


The  Interior  cites  the  episode  of  the  na- 
tives of  New  Guinea  who  were  terrified  at 
seeing  a  sailor,  the  first  white  man  they 
had  ever  seen,  sit  down  and  take  off  his 
shoes.  They  thought  he  was  going  to  take 
himself  to  pieces.  So  there  are  some  peo- 
ple, both  in  and  out  of  the  Presbyterian 
Church,  who  become  alarmed  when  that 
body  proposes  to  remove  the  pinching  shoe 
of  its  Westminster  theology.  If  they  do 
remove  it,  it  will  be  found  that  the  denom- 
ination is  not  tearing  itself  to  pieces  and 
that  it  has  found  relief  from  a  certain  vari- 
ety of  very  painful  corns  with  which  it 
has  recently  been  afflicted. 


August  i,  1901 


THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


967 


Can  it  be  that  the  Indian  virtues  of 
stolidity  and  cruelty  are  to  be  inculcated 
as  the  highest  principles  of  American 
business?  Mr.  Lawson,  the  famous  Boston 
stockbroker,  gives  this  as  one  of  his  busi- 
ness maxims:  "If  your  enemy  strikes  at 
you  and  hurts,  don't  let  him  see  that  be  has 
hurt  you.  Ridicule  him  and  strike  back 
when  your  time  comes."  The  great  mod- 
ern principle  of  competition  does  not  ap- 
pear lovely  when  set  forth  so  baldly. 

& 
Editor's  Ea.sy  Chair 

or 

MaLca.ta.wa  Musings. 

It  came  last  night — the  long-expected, 
the  beautiful  rain.  There  had  been  premo- 
nitions of  its  coming  for  several  evenings. 
The  sun  had  enthroned  himself  in  the  west, 
before  his  going  down,  in  a  royal  manner, 
and  surrounded  himself  with  a  pavilion  of 
clouds  whose  dark  borders  were  fringed  with 
gold,  while  beneath  there  seemed  to  be  vast 
artificial  basins  full  of.  water.  This  was  a 
hopeful  prophecy.  There  had  been  a  cloud 
and  a  shower  the  night  before.  That  was 
the  beginning  of  the  fulfilment  of  the 
prophecy.  Last  night  came  the  fulfilment. 
A  dark  cloud  rose  over  the  lake  before  bed- 
time, and  sent  out  its  avant  couriers  as  if  to 
announce  the  good  news  to  a  waiting  and 
anxious  people  of  the  coming  of  the  long- 
expected  rain.  How  beautiful  is  the  black 
storm-cloud  at  such  a  time!  Even  the  zig- 
zag lightning  that  flashes  across  its  dark 
bosom  possesses  a  fascination  which  we  do 
not  ordinarily  associate  with  it.  The  deep, 
bellowing  thunder  that  resounded  over  the 
lake  was  indeed  like  the  voice  of  Jehovah 
saying  to  the  people,  "I  have  not  for- 
gotten mine  ancient  covenant  that  'while 
the  earth  remaineth,  seed-time  and  har- 
vest ....  shall  not  cease,'  but  the 
early  and  the  latter  rains  shall  fulfill 
their  gracious  mission."  And  soon  the 
downpour  came.  Is  there  any  sweeter 
music  on  earth,  at  such  a  time,  than  the 
patter  of  the  rain  on  the  roof,  the  plash  of 
it  against  the  window-panes  and  the  drip- 
ping from  the  eaves  and  the  trees?  On 
through  the  night  the  darkness  was  cleft  by 
the  blinding  flashes  of  lightning  and  the 
stillness  was  broken  by  the  pealing  thun- 
der which  followed  in  the  lightning's  wake, 
while  the  rain  continued.  The  only  limi- 
tation to  our  joy  was  the  doubt  as  to  whether 
the  rain  was  general.  We  kept  thinking  of 
the  thirsty  corn-fields  of  Missouri,  Illinois, 
Kansas  and  Iowa,  and  other  states  in  the 
corn-belt,  and  wondering  if  they  were  being 
visited  by  the  same  refreshing  rain.  Let 
us  hope,  at  least,  that  the  long  drought  has 
been  broken  and  that  enough  will  be  saved 
of  the  later  growing  crops  to  furnish  bread 
for  the  hungry  and  to  prevent  any  great 
want. 

The  daily  papers  reported  that  in  Mis- 
souri, last  Sunday,  the  churches  where 
special  prayers  were  offered  for  rain  were 
crowded  with  people  in  spite  of  the  intense 
heat.  This  would  indicate  that  the  faith  of 
the  people  in  a  God  who  hears  and  answers 
prayer  is  more  general  than  we  might  have 
supposed.  Some  of  the  preachers,  we  no- 
tice, were  inclined  to  make  light  of  appeal- 
ing to  the  Almighty  to  modify  the  laws  of 
His  universe,  but  the  plain,  simple-minded 
people,  who  have  learned  to  call  God 
"Father,"    never    stopped  to  philosophize 


about  the  matter  n6r  doubted  that' 
He  had  power  to  give  them,  in  his 
own  time  and  way,  what  was  best 
for  them.  And  so  they  called  upon  His 
name.  May  this  simple  faith  never  de- 
part from  the  hearts  of  the  people!  Has 
God  no  ears,  that  He  cannot  hear,  nor  heart, 
that  He  cannot  feel,  nor  power,  that  He 
cannot  bring  to  pass  that  which  He  desires 
to  meet  the  wants  of  his  children?  A  trust- 
ing, child-like  faith  is  worth  more  here  than 
all  the  world's  wisdom  and  philosophy.  If 
this  season  of  drought  has  served  to  remind 
the  people,  too  much  inclined  to  forget  God, 
of  their  dependence  upon  Him  for  their 
material  as  well  as  for  their  spiritual  bless- 
ings, and  that  in  Him  we  literally  "live, 
move  and  have  our  being,"  if  it  has  taught 
them  the  value  of  prayer,  and  shall  further 
teach  them  the  necessity  of  economy  in  the 
use  of  all  His  gifts,  will  not  these  things 
fully  compensate  for  whatever  losses  or 
hardships  may  be  involved  in  the  shortage 
of  crops?  How  slow  we  are  to  learn  that 
there  are  some  things  worth  more  to  the 
human  soul,  and  far  more  essential  to  man's 
happiness,  than  silver  and  gold  or  abund- 
ant crops!  It  cannot  be  that  in  calling  upon 
God  for  the  needed  rain  the  people  have  en- 
tirely forgotten  their  moral  shortcomings 
and  their  neglect  of  God's  laws,  and  have 
failed  to  repent  as  they  have  turned  to  Him 
for  help  in  time  of  need.  If  not,  then  out 
of  this  repentance  there  will  come  an  in- 
crease of  spiritual  blessing  which  will  more 
than  compensate  for  any  material  losses  the 
country  has  sustained. 

How  fair  Macatawa  looks  this  morning 
after  its  face  has  been  washed  by  the  boun- 
tiful rain !  Whatever  man  may  do,  nature 
never  fails  to  respond  to  such  beneficent 
gifts  of  heaven.  This  place  has  nearly  re- 
ceived its  full  quota,  but,  like  the  omnibus, 
it  always  has  room  for  one  more.  People 
are  going  as  well  as  coming,  and  that  gives 
a  chance  for  the  new  arrivals  to  find  accom- 
modations. Our  enjoyment  of  the  com- 
parative coolness  of  this  place,  through  all 
the  heated  term,has  had  this  one  drawback — 
the  thought  of  the  thousands  of  people  swel- 
tering in  the  cities  unable  to  escape  the  ter- 
rible heat  because  of  poverty  or  the  de- 
mands of  their  business.  The  suffering  of 
the  poor  has  especially  appealed  to  us,  and 
if  our  suffering  with  them  would  lighten 
their  burden,  or  in  any  way  ameliorate  their 
condition,  we  would  be  glad  to  make  the 
sacrifice  for  their  sake  and  the  Master's.  It 
is  only  because  we  seem  to  be  better  able  to 
perform  the  duties  which  Providence  has 
laid  upon  us  here  than  in  the  torrid  city, 
that  we  are  content  to  abide  here  during 
the  summer  season.  Among  the  arrivals 
known  to  many  of  our  readers,  since  our 
last  report,  have  been  T.  P.  Haley  and  wife, 
of  Kansas  City;R.  M.  Giddens,Paris,Tenn., 
and  A.  I.  Myhr  and  wife,  of  Nashville, 
Tenn.  The  latter  are  taking  their  wedding 
tour,  and  have  wisely  visited  the  Park  to 
enjoy  its  beauties  and  comforts  for  a  few 
days.  Bro.  Myhr  came  to  this  country  sev- 
eral years  ago,  a  poor  Norwegian  boy,  and 
by  dint  of  industry  and  of  high  purpose  he 
gained  an  education,  graduating  from 
Christian  University.  He  entered  the  min- 
istry and  has  won  for  himself  high  repute 
as  an  able  preacher  of  the  gospel.  For  many 
years  he  has  been  laboring  as  state  evan- 
gelist of  Tennessee,  bringing  the  churches 
of  that  state  into  co-operation  in  mission- 


ary  work.  The  result  of  his  labors  has 
been  highly  gratifying  to  the  friends  of 
mission  work  throughout  the  brotherhood. 
He  is  to  be  doubly  congratulated  on  the 
success  of  his  labors  and  on  his  having  cap- 
tured one  of  the  fair  daughters  of  Ten- 
nessee, a  consecrated  and  educated  Chris 
tian  woman,  who  will  no  doubt  add  to  the 
efficiency  of  his  labors  as  well  as  the  joy  of 
his  life.  Mrs.  Toof  and  daughter,  of  Quincy, 
111.,  W.  R.  Jinnett,  of  Atlanta,  111.,  and 
Mrs.  J.  J.  Haley,  of  Cynthiana,  Ky.,  came 
over  on  the  boat  last  night.  J.  H.  Hardin, 
of  Liberty,  Mo.,  addressed  a  large  audience 
at  the  Auditorium  last  Sunday  afternoon,  to 
the  delight  and  profit  of  all,  and  Professor 
Graham  Taylor  addressed  a  still  larger  au- 
dience at  the  beach  service  in  the  evening 
in  a  most  helpful  and  interesting  manner. 
The  Macatawa  Assembly  begins  on  Sunday, 
August  4,  and  lasts  a  week. 
Edgeivood-on-the-lake, 
July   27,  1901. 

J* 

Questions  a^nd  Answers 

You  truly  say  in  the  last  Christian-Evan- 
gelist that  the  supposed  inaccuracies  of  the 
Bible  do  not  amount  to  so  much  as  the  ■■spots  on 
the  sun.,,  This  being  the  case,  might  it  not  be  well, 
so  hmg  as  we  enjoy  the  light  and  health-giving 
power  of  the  great  orb  of  day,  to  simply  "keep 
cooV  and  not  bother  ourselves  too  much  with  the 
"spots"?  J.  M.  Shepherd. 

Topeka,  Kan.,  July  2?,   loot. 

This  was  exactly  the  point  of  the  editor- 
ial which  our  brother  read,  but  seems  not 
fully  to  have  understood.  There  are  some 
who  refuse  to  enjoy  the  light  of  the  sun, 
because  it  has  spots  on  it.  They  say  if  it 
has  the  least  spot,  then  it  is  no  sun,  and 
our  solar  system  is  in  total  darkness!  In 
the  article  referred  to,  we  were  trying  to 
point  out  the  unwisdom  of  this  course. 
We  believe  in  enjoying  the  light  of  the 
sun  and  not  bothering  about  its  spots.  But 
this  does  not  mean  the  denial  of  the  fact 
that  the  sun  has  spots.  It  would  be  awk- 
ward for  us  if,  after  we  had  been  asserting 
that  the  sun  has  no  light  at  all  if  it  is  not 
spotless,  some  one  should  prove  that  the 
spots  really  do  exist.  It  would  not  do  to 
turn  it  off  by  saying  that  he  is  attacking 
the  sun  while  we  are  defending  the  sun. 
To  make  false  claims  is  not  to  defend. 

We  were  trying  to  show  that  the  particu- 
lar sun  referred  to — the  Bible — whose  spots 
troubled  them,  derived  all  its  light  from 
Christ,  the  true  sun  of  righteousness,  in 
whom  is  no  spot  or  blemish,  and  that  if 
there  were  small  inaccuracies  in  the  human 
element  in  the  Bible,  concerning  details 
not  relating  to  the  question  of  salvation, 
this  fact  was  no  cause  for  discounting  the 
pure  light  which  shines  from  Him  who  is 
"the  light  of  the  world."  We  do  not  know 
why  the  spots  are  on  the  sun,  but  we  feel 
sure  it  is  a  better  sun,  for  our  use,  by 
having  them.  We  are  equally  sure  that 
the  Bible  is  a  far  better  book  for  our  use, 
because  of  the  human  element  there  is  in 
it,  even  though  that  involves  small  in- 
accuracies of  chronological  and  historical 
detail,  and  moral  conceptions  less  lofty 
than  those  of  Christ,  than  it  would  have 
been  if  it  had  been  handed  down  by 
angels,  written,  punctuated,  printed  and 
bound,  without  human  agency  and  without 
the  possibility  of  imperfection  of  any  kind. 
To  understand  this  fact  is  to  be  in  a 
position  not  to  fret  or  fume  or  worry  about 
the  spots  on  the  sun. 


963 


THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


August  i,  1901 


15he  Deaite  Sex  -  Cervterva.ry 


dLi\d     Other 

Ita-Ha^n     Topics 


By  MADAME  SOPHIA  BOMPIANI 


Italy  glories  in  the  great  men  who,  in 
the  past  or  the  present,  have  made  her 
illustrious.  No  other  nation  can  boast  of 
80  many  who  have  been  supreme  in  their 
several  lines.  "When  the  centenaries  of 
their  births  or  their  deaths  occur,  some 
monument  is  raised  to  their  memories; 
history  is  searched  and  eloquent  tributes 
are  paid  to  them.  These  monuments  or 
mural  tablets  or  statues  indicate  the 
changes  in  popular  thought.  They  are  no 
longer  statues  of  the  Popes,  the  Medici,  or 
the  Bourbons,  but  of  the  kings  of  Italy,  of 
the  once  imprisoned  patriots  and  of  the 
victims  of  the  Inquisition.  The  statue  of 
Giordano  Bruno  stands  now  in  Rome  on 
the  spot  where  he  was  burned,  and  an  in- 
scribed tablet  marks  the  place  where 
Savonarola  suffered  death  in  the  Piazza 
della  Signoria at  Florence.  But  the  great- 
est honors  are  accorded  to  the  poets,  the 
sculptors,  the  painters  and  discoverers. 
Dante,  the  "divine"  poet;  Leonardo,  the 
painter,  architect,  sculptor  and  scientist; 
Michelangelo,  the  sculptor  and  painter; 
Raphael,  the  painter,  are  revered  with 
little  short  of  worship. 

The  Study  of  Dante. 

Here  in  Rome,  all  through  the  winter,  on 
Sunday  afternoons,  in  the  hall  named  after 
the  poet,  the  first  part  of  Dante's  Divine 
Comedy  has  been  studied  by  the  most  cul- 
tured people  in  the  city.  Titled  ladies, 
professors,  students  of  all  kinds,  bent  over 
their  copies  of  Dante  as  if  they  were 
Bibles,  as  one  by  one  the  Cantos  were 
read  and  explained  by  a  competent  schol- 
ar. Two  thousand  youths  met  in  their 
different  school-houses  one  morning  in 
April  of  the  Anno  Santo  or  "Holy  Year" 
to  hear  lectures  on  different  parts  of  Dante 's 
"Vision,"  begun  in  Rome  in  April  of  the 
year  1300. 

Six  centuries  ago  Dante  came  to  Rome 
as  an  ambassador  from  the  city  of  Florence, 
asking  the  Pope,  then  Boniface  VIII.,  to 
prevent  the  entrance  of  Charles  of  Valois 
into  that  city.  Boniface  gave  him  good 
words,  but  secretly  favored  Charles  and  the 
Guelphs.  From  the  triumph  of  that  faction 
and  the  intrigues  of  the  Pope  the  exile  and 
the  misfortunes  of  Dante  arose,  and  he 
dated  his  great  poem — the  monument  of 
his  glory — from  the  spring  of  that  year. 
The  Divine  Comedy  expresses  the  grief 
and  disgust  which  Dante  felt  on  discover- 
ing the  contrast  between  his  own  high 
ideals  of  truth  and  justice  and  the  evil  and 
corruption  he  saw  in  Rome. 

Dante  and  Modern  Italy. 

The  political  ideal  of  Dante,  which  is 
that  of  Italy,  and  that  of  the  Roman 
Church  are  absolutely  opposed.  The  one 
is  greatness,  the  other  decay.  It  was  a 
wise  thought  of  the  Minister  of  Public  In- 
struction Baccelli  to  educate  these  two 
thousand  youths  in  the  doctrines  of  separa- 
tion of  church  and  state,  in  the  purity  and 
nobility  of  life  and  government.  This 
jubilee  was  a  kind  of  antithesis  to  that 
held  throughout  the  year  in  the  Vatican. 
The  enthusiastic  admiration  for  Dante  is 
an  index  of  national  health.  The  poet  and 
reformer,  afflicted  and  disgusted  at  the 
sight  of  the  ambition  and  luxury  which 


had  taken  the  place  of  evangelical  humil- 
ity, cherished  the  idea  of  a  vast  moral  and 
religious  reform.  Rome  should  be  purified 
and  ennobled — not  the  Rome  where  Cristo 
tuttodi  si  merca,  but  another  filled  with 
heroes,  apostles  and  martyrs.  This  idea 
he  expresses  by  placing  virtuous  Cato, 
although  a  pagan  and  a  suicide,  as  guar- 
dian of  purgatory,  because,  without  reli- 
gious light  or  ceremonies,  he  lived  nobly 
and  well  according  to  the  dictates  of  his 
conscience.  For  Boniface  the  Pope  he 
prepared  a  place  in  hell — not  for  revenge, 
but  on  account  of  his  evil  deeds  and  wicked 
life. 

Honor  to  the  Exiled  Poet. 

Among  other  honors  paid  to  Dante  is 
the  editing  of  a  library  of  Dante  literature 
which  is  intended  to  collect  all  that  has 
ever  been  written  about  him.  But, 
although  there  is  so  much  of  this,  scholars 
confess  that  much  more  must  be  written 
before  the  art  of  the  great  poet  can  be 
understood  and  the  secrets  of  his  learning, 
his  heart  and  his  life  fathomed. 

Not  only  did  they  study  and  discuss 
what  is  in  the  works  of  Dante,  but  what  is 
not  there,  and  especially  his  complete 
silence  regarding  the  Waldenses,  the 
Albigenses,  and  other  so-called  heretics 
of  his  time  who  were  persecuted.  The 
Abbot  Tosti,  of  Monte  Cassino,  dedicating 
his  life  of  Boniface  VIII.  to  Dante 
Alighieri,  strove  to  remove  the  stain 
placed  upon  that  Pontiff's  life  by  the  great 
poem,  but  the  truth  of  history  is  too  well 
known  to  be  canceled  by  a  few  smooth 
words.  Tosti  himself  was  the  victim  of  a 
Pope  when  he  published  some  years  ago 
his  famous  project  for  a  reconciliation  of 
Italy'  and  the  papacy,  and  was  forced  to 
retract  what  he  had  been  beguiled  to  do. 

The  tall  two-windowed  house  where 
Dante  was  born  has  become  the  property 
of  the  government.  Florence,  which  exiled 
her  greatest  citizen,  and  threatened  to 
burn  him  alive  if  he  should  return,  would 
now,  oh,  so  gladly,  reclaim  his  bones 
from  Ravenna.  There  was  quite  a  news- 
paper discussion  about  a  little  parcel  of 
his  ashes  that  was  gathered  on  a  cloth 
thrown  over  the  tomb  at  the  time  it  was 
opened  in  1866  to  certify  that  the  body  was 
there.  This  precious  dust  is  now  in  the 
National  Library  at  Florence,  and  even  of 
that  Ravenna  is  almost  jealous. 

In  the  year  1899  the  town  of  San  Gemig- 
nano,  near  Siena,  celebrated  the  sixth 
centenary  of  Dante's  visit  there  as  am- 
bassador for  a  political  question  from 
Florence.  The  hall  where  he  spoke  is 
still  there,  and  now  bears  his  name.  On 
this  occasion  a  mural  tablet  was  inaug- 
urated in  memory  of  the  festival,  one  of 
the  most  romantic  of  this  romantic  Italy. 
The  mediaeval  town  of  San  Gemignano 
still  preserves  eleven  of  the  seventy-two 
towers  that  adorned  it  in  the  twelfth  cen- 
tury. Surrounded  by  walls  with  narrow 
streets  and  high,  solemn  palaces,  its  sin- 
gularity attracts  many  travelers  from 
foreign  lands.  It  has  been  likened  to 
Pompeii  by  some,  but  the  poet  Carducci 
says  that  if  there  is  any  resemblance,  this 
is  Pompeii  not  dead  but  alive.  That  day 
of  the  Dante    festival    it    was    gay    with 


music  and  flowers  and  young  life.  Ten 
thousand  visitors  came  there,  and  were 
received  by  fifty  cavaliers  dressed  in  the 
gay  costumes  of  the  Middle  Ages,  and  one 
hundred  young  girls  sang  an  anthem  in 
honor  of  Dante. 

The  Virgil  Monument  at  Mantua. 

These  monuments  and  festivals  take  us 
leaping  back  along  the  centuries,  exalting 
and  admiring  one  great  man  after  another. 
Now  it  is  the  turn  of  the  poet  Virgil, 
whom  Dante  calls  his  "master,"  and  from 
whose  verses  he  professes  to  have  learned 
his  own  "bello  stile."  Mantua,  the  birth- 
place of  Virgil,  now  proposes  to  erect  a 
statue  in  his  honor,  but  it  will  be  only  one 
of  a  series  of  honors  which  from  earliest 
times  have  been  paid  to  the  poet.  It  is  a 
tradition  that  a  statue  of  Virgil  stood  in 
the  Roman  period  in  a  public  square  of 
Mantua,  and  that  it  was  destroyed  by 
Carlo  Malatesta  in  the  year  1397  because 
the  people  adored  it  with  almost  pagan 
rites.  In  1257  the  city  abandoned  the  im- 
perial system  of  coinage,  and  adopted  the 
Venetian,  substituting  for  the  figure  of 
Christ  seated  the  figure  of  Virgil,  also 
seated.  At  that  time  a  sculpture  in  high 
relief,  representing  Virgil  seated  on  a  sort 
of  throne  under  an  arch  supported  by  two 
columns,  was  placed  on  the  front  of  the 
great  palace,  the  pride  of  the  city  and  one 
of  the  wonders  of  Italy.  In  1499  Isabella 
d'Este,  Marchesa  Gonzaga,  hearing  of 
the  destruction  of  the  Roman  statue  by 
Malatesta  a  century  before,  proposed  to 
erect  a  new  monument  on  the  same  spot. 
But  troublous  times,  lack  of  money,  and 
the  numerous  expenses  which  Isabella's 
love  of  art  gave  her,  prevented  the  execu- 
tion of  the  project.  Still,  the  design  was 
made  by  Mantegna,  and  is  now  in  the 
Museum  of  the  Louvre  at  Paris. 

Donatello. 

The  centre  of  the  artistic  life  of  Italy 
was  always  Florence,  and  there,  more  than 
four  centuries  after  the  death  of  the  great 
sculptor  of  the  Rennaisance,  Donatello,  a 
monument  was  dedicated  to  his  memory  in 
the  church  of  San  Lorenzo.  There  he  lies 
near  some  of  his  own  exquisite  productions, 
and  in  the  ancient  Bargello  of  Florence, 
the  prison,  once  the  scene  of  tragedies  and 
death,  now  a  national  museum,  there  is  a 
large  hall  filled  with  originals  or  copies  of 
his  works.  When  in  youth,  as  yet  poor 
and  unknown,  he  went  to  Rome  with 
Brunelleschi  and  sought  among  the  buried 
urns  and  columns  of  antiquity  for  graceful 
designs,  the  populace  called  them  seekers 
for  treasure.  Such  in  truth  was  Dona- 
tello, who  revived  the  beauties  of  classic 
art,  uniting  them  with  the  study  of  nature. 
Like  some  other  great  men,  Donatello 
was  careless  of  riches.  "I  have  noth- 
ing," he  said  to  a  magistrate  who  in- 
vited him  to  give  an  account  of  his  posses- 
sions, "and  I  have  some  debts  that  I  do 
not  know  how  to  pay,  and  some  credits 
that  I  doubt  will  ever  be  paid  to  me."  His 
works  are  now,  after  four  centuries,  almost 
priceless. 
The  Cellini  Festival. 

The  festivals  in  honor  of  another  Floren- 
tine, the  goldsmith  and  sculptor  Benvenuto 


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969 


Cellini,  have  just  terminated.  They  con- 
sisted of  ceremonies  and  speeches  made  by 
artists  at  his  tomb  in  the  Church  of  the 
Annunciation,  and  of  a  bust  mounted  on  a 
beautiful  pedestal  that  serves  as  a  foun- 
tain. This  is  near  the  Ponte  Vecchio,  the 
centre  for  jewelers  in  his  time.  A  more 
impressive  ceremony  was  held  in  Rome, 
where  so  much  of  his  life  was  spent,  on  the 
third  of  November,  1900,  four  centuries 
from  the  date  of  his  birth.  On  the  historic 
Campidoglio,  in  the  hall  painted  all  over 
with  scenes  in  the  battle  of  Crazii  and 
Curazii,  the  flower  of  artistic  Rome  gather- 
ed to  do  him  honor.  The  Persous,  the  chief 
ornament  of  the  Piazza  della  Signoria  in 
Florence,  belongs  there.  But  in  Rome  he 
made  the  exquisite  cups  and  urns,  the 
buckles  and  rings,  the  plates  and  jewels 
which  rendered  him  famous.  Many  of 
these  have  been  lost  or  melted  for  the  gold, 
but  he  has  left  descriptions  of  them  in  the 
autobiography  which  he  dictated.  The 
events  of  his  checquered  and  adventurous 
life  are  known  through  that  work,  which 
frankly  displays  all  the  defects  of  his 
character  and  the  evils  of  his  time,  and  yet 
may  not  have  expressed  the  better  qualities. 
It  does  injustice  to  one  who  felt  the  utmost 
admiration  for  the  austere  and  elevated 
spirit  of  Michelangelo.  In  a  sonnet  ad- 
dressed to  him,  Cellini  says:  "Give  me 
but  one  leaf  from  thy  crown,  divine 
Michelangelo,  and  I  shall  ask  for  nothing 
more,  for  that  is  beautiful  and  good." 
Rome,  Italy. 

J* 

Paul's  Portrait  of  a 
Preacher. 

By  F.  D.  Power. 
II. 

Look  again  at  our  portrait;  its  features 
indicate  purpose,  a  mighty  self-annihilat- 
ing, overmastering  purpose.  If  the  lips 
move  they  say:  "This  one  thing  I  do." 
"None  of  these  things  move  me."  "I 
determined  not  to  know  anything  among 
you  save  Jesus  Christ  and  him  crucified." 
"I  was  not  disobedient  unto  the  heavenly 
vision."  "Fight  the  good  fight  of  faith; 
lay  hold  on  eternal  life."  "I  give  thee 
charge  in  the  sight  of  God  and  before 
Christ  Jesus  that  thou  keep  this  command- 
ment without  spot,  unrebukable  until  the 
appearing  of  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ." 
"Continue  thou  in  the  things  which  thou 
hast  learned  and  hast  been  assured  of." 
"Hold  fast  the  form  of  sound  words." 

Paul's  uttermost  soul  and  spirit  are  set 
upon  his  work.  Never  did  office  seeker 
long  for  office  as  did  he  to  be  made  an  organ 
of  spiritual  blessing  to  the  church.  A 
heart  and  a  tongue  he  had  to  speak  wher- 
ever there  was  an  ear  to  hear.  The  very 
first  day  he  came  into  Asia  he  commenced 
his  work,  "publicly  and  from  house  to 
house,"  "declaring  the  whole  counsel  of 
God,"  "keeping  back  nothing  that  was 
profitable,"  "warning  every  one  night  and 
day  with  tears,"  outwardly  exposed  to 
every  temptation,  inwardly  "pressed  in  the 
spirit,"  determined  at  any  cost  to  pursue 
his  course  with  undaunted  perseverance, 
declaring,  "God  is  my  witness  whom  I 
serve  with  my  spirit  in  the  gospel  of  his 
Son!" 

"Give  thyself  wholly  to  these  things,"  he 
commands  Timothy.  "Take  heed  to  the 
ministry  which  thou  hast  received  of  the 
Lord    that    thou    fulfil    it,"    he    says     to 


Archippus.  The  preacher  must  be  devoted 
to  his  calling.  As  Nehemiah,  when  men 
would  divert  him  from  his  service,  declares: 
"I  am  doing  a  great  work,  so  that  I  can  not 
come  down,"  so  to  the  suggestions  of  pride, 
indolence,  ease,  worldliness,  unbelief,  we 
should  say:  "I  may  not — I  must  not — I 
dare  not — I  can  not — come  down."  Vaca- 
tions, within  reason,  may  sometimes  be 
wise,  but  I  tell  you,  no  shepherd  would 
abandon  his  sheep  as  our  city  churches  are 
abandoned  in  the  dog-days.  In  the  sweet- 
est story  of  all  literature  we  read  of  "shep- 
herds abiding  in  the  field,  keeping  watch 
over  their  flock  by  night."  To  abide  by 
the  flock,  tarry  among  them;  to  be  careful 
of  them,  vigilant  over  their  interests,  not 
to  run  hither  and  thither  after  their  own 
pleasure  and  profit,  but  to  live  with  the 
sheep,  and  feed  the  sheep,  and  shelter  the 
sheep — this  is  the  part  of  the  shepherd. 
"Peter,  lovest  thou  me?"  "Yes,  Lord." 
"Then  feed  my  sheep."  The  divine  shep- 
herd when  he  putteth  forth  his  sheep  "go- 
eth  before  them." 

Yes,  the  preacher  must  be  on  fire  with 
enthusiasm  for  his  calling,  firmness, 
boldness,  energy,  perseverance,  unconquer- 
able purpose.  We  see  about  the  lips  of 
this  portrait  of  one  who  while  "gentle 
among  hns  people  as  a  nursing  mother 
cherisheth  her  children,"  who  while  im- 
bued with  the  meekness  and  gentleness  of 
Christ,  yet  spoke  with  authority,  endured 
with  fortitude,  suffered  death  like  his  Mas- 
ter for  the  truth  he  bore  to  the  world.  "We, 
having  the  same  spirit  of  faith,  according 
as  it  is  written :  I  believed  and  therefore 
have  I  spoken ;  we  also  believe  and  there- 
fore speak."  Before  Felix,  on  trial  for  his 
life — no  man  standing  by  him — as  the  man 
of  Nazareth  before  Pontius  Pilate;  before 
Festus  and  Agrippa;  before  the  philoso- 
phers on  Mars  Hill ;  before  the  licentious 
Corinthians — everywhere  this  man  pro- 
claims his  message.  "I  am  not  ashamed 
of  the  gospel  of  Christ!"  "I  count  all 
things  but  dross  that  I  may  win  Christ  and 
be  found  in  Him." 

How  is  it  to-day?  Words,  words,  words, 
in  many  a  pulpit.  There  is  noise  enough. 
Of  yellocution  there  is  no  lack.  The  great 
soprano  was  in  the  midst  of  her  solo.  The 
conductor  of  the  orchestra  was  leading  at 
his  best.  "Why  does  that  man  hit  at  the 
woman  with  a  stick?"  asks  little  Johnny. 
"He  is  not  hitting  at  her,"  replied  his 
mother,  "hush!"  "Well  then,  what  is 
she  hollering  so  for?"  Of  many  a  sermon 
the  same  question  might  be  put.  Then 
too  often  your  preacher  only  preaches,  as 
your  soprano  sings,  when  he  is  pushed  to 
it,  paid  for  it.  "What  is  the  meaning  of  the 
word  excavate?"  asks  the  teacher  of  the 
school.  "To  hollow  out."  "Give  an  ex- 
ample." "The  small  boy  excavates  when 
his  father  whacks  him!"  Then  again,  if 
the  modern  popular  preacher  has  a  message 
he  is  not  infrequently  unfaithful  to  it. 
Lo,  the  smooth-faced  priest,  as  he  stands  in 

the  perch  of  his  pulpit, 
Fraught  with  a  message  of  wrath,  surveying 

the  great  congregation. 
Soon,  as  he  looks,  he  beholds   in  the  midst  of 

the  people  expectant, 
Squat  like  a  venomous  toad,  alert  like  a  hid- 
eous spider, 
One  of  a  fearful  fame,  who,  armed  with  invin- 
cible millions, 
Wrings  from  the  hand  of  toil  the  fruit   of  its 

burdensome  labor, 
Coins  from  the  blood  of  the  poor  the  price  of 
their  bitter  undoing, 


Hears  with  a  grin  of  content  the  mournful  cry 
of  the  orphan, 

While  with  a  tainting  touch  he  fouls  the  foun- 
tain of  Justice, 

Buying  and  selling  and  slaying  the  souls  of 
men  with  his  money. 

Him  beholding,  the  priest  perceives  the  aurif- 
erous halo 

Round  that  ophidian  head  and  his  voice  mo- 
mentarily falters. 

Then  his  message  of  wrath  he  diverts  to  the 
sinners  of  Judah: 

Boldly  he  bans  old  Balaam  and  tells  the  truth 
about  Ahab, 

Fearless  of  speech,  he  lashes  the  lust  of  adul- 
terous David; 

But  of  the  sins  of  the  reptile  before  him  com- 
placently basking 

Never  a  word  does  he  say;  and  bis  voice  with 
its  unctuous  accents 

Oozes  with  oil  as  he  ends  in  a  bland  benedic- 
tory manner, 

Quenching  the  lightnings  of  God  in  a  platitu- 
dinous puddle! 

Paul  shuns  not  to  declare  the  whole  coun- 
sel of  God.  Hear  him:  "Woe  is  me  if  I 
preach  not  the  gospel."  "If  any  man 
preach  any  other  gospel  unto  you  than  that 
ye  have  received  let  him  be  accursed."  "I 
charge  thee  therefore  before  God  and  the 
Lord  Jesus  Christ  who  shall  judge  the  quick 
and  the  dead  at  his  appearing  and  his  king- 
dom, preach  the  word;  be  instant  in  season 
and  out  of  season;  reprove,  rebuke,  exhort 
with  all  long  suffering  and  doctrine ;  watch 
thou  in  all  things,  do  the  work  of  an  evan- 
gelist; make  full  proof  of  thy  ministry." 

Lines  of  infinite  patience,  of  untiring  in- 
dustry, mark  the  portrait,  showing  how 
deeply  fixed  and  heroically  followed  is  this 
purpose.  Here  is  a  man  who  loves  men, 
bears  with  men,  seeks  men,  honors  all  men. 
Here  is  a  shepherd  who  takes  heed  "to  all 
the  flock,"  watches  for  souls,  ceases  not  to 
warn  every  man  day  and  night  with  tears, 
greets  his  people  by  name,  has  upon  him 
the  care  of  all  the  churches.  Ah,  who  of 
us  has  ever  fathomed  the  meaning  of  the 
Master  when  he  says:  "Follow  me  and  I 
will  make  you  fishers  of  men"?  A  member 
of  my  flock — a  strictly  veracious  disciple  of 
Isaac  Walton— spent  seventeen  days  at 
Harper's  Ferry,  gave  eight  hours  a  day, 
Sundays  excepted,  to  fishing  for  bass,  and 
caught  three,  three  small  bass,  and  was 
proud  of  the  achievement!  Shame  on  us, 
fishers  of  men,  that  we  have  less  patient 
industry.  "How  long,  sir,  will  it  take  me 
to  play  like  you?"  asked  a  youth  of 
Giardini,  the  great  violinist.  "Twelve 
hours  a  day  for  twenty  years,"  was  the 
answer.  "How  are  ministers  who  have  not 
so  full  a  meeting  as  yours  to  be  patient?" 
one  asked  of  Henry  Ward  Beecher  at  one 
of  his  Yale  Lectures.  "Just  as  I  used  to 
be  patient  when  I  had  not  so  many  folks  in 
my  meeting  as  I  have  now.  I  began  my 
ministerial  life  at  the  bottom.  At  the  first 
prayer-meeting  that  I  held,  the  seats  con- 
sisted of  two  slabs,  with  the  flat  side 
turned  up,  and  with  legs  set  into  them.  I 
had  a  chair,  and  I  was  the  only  person  that 
had  one.  All  the  other  folks  who  were 
present  sat  on  these  slabs.  They  held  them 
all,  and  then  there  was  room  to  spare.  We 
had  to  go  up  two  pairs  of  stairs.  The  room 
was  lighted  with  tallow  candles  which  we 
carried  ourselves.  The  room  was  a  world 
too  big  for  the  audience,  and  the  furniture 
was  rude,  and  the  people  were  plain ;  and 
yet  we  had  precious  meetings  there.  But  I 
recollect  beginning  my  ministry  with  this 
feeling  very  strong  in  me:  that  it  was  a 


970 


THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


August  i,  1901 


privilege  to  work  on  the  lowest  plane  for 
Christ,  and  that,  considering  what  I  was,  I 
had  no  reason  to  expect  anything  better.  I 
made  up  my  mind  that  I  would  work  in  the 
cabin,  in  the  log-house,  and  in  the  woods, 
among  the  lowest  people,  if  I  might  be  per- 
mitted to  work  at  all.  And  it  was  not  my 
calling  that  took  me  away  from  that  field. 
My  heart  goes  out  toward  those  Hoosier 
people  yet;  I  love  them;  and  if  I  were  to 
be  sent  back  among  them,  I  should  not  be 
the  one  to  cry.  If  you  think  that  my  work 
is  on  account  of  the  crowd  of  people,  you 
do  not  know  me." 


Paul's  Portrait  of  a  Preacher  shows  him 
to  be  a  laboring  man.  "Endure  hardness 
as  a  good  soldier  of  Jesus  Christ."  "Be 
not  thou  ashamed  of  the  testimony  of  our 
Lord,  nor  of  me  his  prisoner,  but  be  thou 
partaker  of  the  afflictions  of  the  gospel." 
"Study  to  show  thyself  approved  unto  God, 
a  workman  that  needeth  not  to  be  ashamed. 
If  a  man  desire  the  office  of  a  bishop 
what  does  he  desire?  a  large  income?  a 
palace?  to  be  called  my  Lord?  No,  he  de- 
sires "a  good  work." 


(TO  BE  CONCLUDED.) 


V^    V^    v^    \^> 


EiAglacnd 

By  W.  T. 

The    Ovitlook  for    Primitive   Christianity. 

In  addition  to  a  residence  of  18  years  in 
England,  this  is  my  fifth  visit  to  the  old 
country.  I  certainly  have  had  exceptional 
opportunities  to  know  something  of  the 
people  and  their  institutions.  I  hope  I  have 
not  been  wholly  indifferent  in  trying  to 
reach  an  intelligent  understanding  of  the 
outlook  here,  and  I  thought  it  might  be 
both  interesting  and  profitable  to  the  read- 
ers of  the  Christian-Evangelist  if  I  should 
give  my  impressions  of  the  present  condi- 
tion of  the  work  in  this  country. 

Upon  the  whole,  the  churches  are  doing 
quite  as  well  as  could  be  expected,  all  things 
considered.  It  is  a  fact  that  they  have  made 
some  progress  within  the  last  few  years,not- 
withstanding  many  of  the  conditions  have 
been  changed  to  their  disadvantage.  The 
Boer  war  has  had  a  chilling  effect  upon 
religious  life,  and  not  the  least  disastrous 
result  of  this  war  is  the  practical  division  it 
has  caused  among  Christians.  The  state  of 
things  here  reminds  me  of  the  old  days  of 
our  civil  strife.  Still,  it  must  be  said,  to  the 
credit  of  our  own  churches,  that  they  have 
stood  firmly  together,  and  they  are  still 
heartily  united.  Nevertheless,  the  general 
effect  of  the  war  upon  religious  life  is  un- 
questionably bad. 

The  American  brethren  must  come  to 
understand  the  actual  condition  of  things 
in  this  country.  When  they  estimate  the 
value  of  the  movement  here  they  must  take 
into  account  the  real  facts  of  the  case. 
Doubtless  some  grow  tired  of  the  slow  pace 
at  which  the  movement  progresses,  but 
this  view  of  the  matter  is  wholly  unreason- 
able. Why  does  not  Protestantism  rapidly 
progress  in  Mexico,  France,  Austria  and 
Italy?  Why  do  not  our  missionaries  make 
wholesale  conversions  in  China,  Japan  and 
India?  The  answer  is  not  far  to  seek.  All 
these  countries  mentioned  are  already  pre- 
occupied with  established  religions.  The 
same  is  true  of  England.  Even  the  Non- 
conformist movements  here  inherit  and 
practice  many  of  the  faults  of  the  estab- 
lished church,  and  yet  most  of  these  are  at 
a  standstill,  or  else  retrograding. 

In  view  of  these  facts,  can  any  one  wonder 
that  our  movement  has  not  gone  forward  by 
leaps  and  bounds?  But  this  is  not  all.  Our 
churches  have  been  confronted  with  the 
practical  failure  of  several  other  movements 
very  closely  similar  to  the  one  we  are  advo- 
cating. These  movements  have  pleaded  for 
Christian  union  and  then  practically  illus- 
trated division,  or  else  degenerated  into 


R^evisited 

MOORE. 

narrowness  and  exclusiveness,  which  made 
it  impossible  for  them  to  succeed.  Every- 
where we  go  we  are  tantalized  with  refer- 
ences to  these  abortions  and  are  plainly 
told  that  the  people  have  had  enough  of 
union  movements  which  end  in  establish- 
ing simply  other  sectarian  churches. 

A  Brighter  View  of  the  Subject. 

Notwithstanding  the  difficulties  and  draw- 
backs to  which  attention  has  been  called, 
there  are  many  reasons  for  encouragement 
in  our  religious  outlook.  First  of  all,  we 
have  an  heroic  band  of  workers  here,  who 
are  standing  faithfully  to  their  guns  and 
have  evidently  enlisted  for  the  war.  This 
fidelity  to  duty  is  really  touching  in  some 
instances,  and  in  all  cases  it  is  profoundly 
impressive.  This  must  win  in  the  end,  if 
the  forces  are  intelligently  guided. 

This  brings  me  to  a  very  vital  matter.  No 
great  movement  of  any  kind  has  ever  been 
successfully  inaugurated  and  carried  for- 
ward to  victory  withoutintelligent,  personal 
leadership.  The  Protestant  reformation  of 
the  16th  century  had  Luther  behind  it;  the 
Presbyterian  movement  had  Calvin  behind 
it,  and  as  far  as  Scotland  was  concerned  it 
had  John  Knox  behind  it;  and  the  great 
Methodist  movement  had  John  Wesley  be- 
hind it,  while  in  America  the  Disciple 
movement  had  Alexander  Campbell  behind 
it.  When  once  these  movements  became 
successful  and  fairly  organized,  then  the 
one  personal  leader  was  not  needed;  but 
during  the  formative  period  a  leader  was 
absolutely  necessary  in  order  to  anything 
like  worthy  success. 

What  our  cause  in  this  country  needs, 
most  of  all,  is  some  consecrated,  distin- 
guished man  to  lead  the  movement— a  man 
who  will  give  his  life  to  the  work,  and  who 
will  come  to  this  country  (if  he  has  to  be 
imported)  to  remain  here  permanently  as 
long  as  he  lives;  and  it  is  practically  use- 
less to  hope  for  any  great  triumphs  here 
without  such  a  man  to  lead  the  forces, 
Does  any  man  suppose  the  Salvation  Army 
would  have  amounted  to  much  without 
General  Booth?  It  may  be  the  necessity 
for  leadership  does  not  present  a  desirable 
state  of  things.  But  that  is  not  the  ques- 
tion. The  state  of  things  existing  is  pre- 
cisely the  fact  which  calls  for  leadership. 
Doubtless  if  "the  state  of  things"  was  dif- 
ferent we  might  act  differently.  In  this 
country  the  need  I  have  indicated  is  espec 
ially  paramount.  Every  party,  every 
church,  every  movement,  has  its  acknowl 
edged  leader  and  nothing  succeeds    that 


I 


does  not  focus  around  some  strong  person- 
ality. 

What  Must  be  Dorve? 

As  there  is  no  one  at  present  in  this 
country  among  our  churches  who  seems  to 
be  specially  fitted  for  this  particular  work, 
undoubtedly  it  is  the  duty  of  the  American 
brethren  to  send  such  a  man  and  provide 
for  his  support,  at  least  for  a  time.  But  no 
one  need  think  of  coming  who  is  not  fully 
equipped  for  the  important  work  which  will 
be  assigned  to  him.  He  must  not  be  a  man 
who  is  simply  hunting  a  place,  or  is  anxious 
for  a  picnic  excursion  to  England.  He 
must  burn  the  bridges  and  make  this  a  life 
work.  He  must  identify  himself  with  the 
people  here  by  becoming  one  of  them  in 
every  sense  that  that  phrase  implies.  He 
must  cease  to  be  an  American,  and  must, 
for  all  practical  purposes,  become  an  Eng- 
lishman. He  must  thoroughly  understand 
the  plea  which  he  comes  to  make,  and  must 
have  a  soul  on  fire  with  interest  in  it.  He 
must  have  scholarship  and  eloquence.  He 
must  have  both  a  ready  tongue  and  pen, 
and  above  all  he  must  have  the  spirit  of 
truth  as  well  as  the  truth  itself. 

It  may  be  said  that  such  a  man  is  hard  to 
find.  Probably  this  is  true,  but  better  send 
no  one  at  all  than  to  send  some  one  who 
does  not  meet  reasonably  these  conditions. 
Anyway,  I  have  stated  the  imperative  need 
of  the  work  in  this  country,  and  unless  the 
need  is  supplied  the  work  must  go  on  at  a 
limping,  halting  gait.  Will  the  American 
brethren  be  equal  to  this  great  call  upon 
their  generosity?    We  shall  see. 

Life  Seventy  Centuries  Ago. 

I  have  just  been  looking  through  the 
Museum  of  Wonders  which  Prof.  Flinders 
Petrie  has  opened  to  the  public  at  the  Uni- 
versity College.  It  is  the  result  of  the  last 
year's  work  with  the  spade  at  Abydos, 
Egypt.  Nothing  of  so  important  a  char- 
acter has  been  exhibited  since  the  Tell-el- 
Amarna  revelation.  It  is  estimated  that 
these  last  excavations  take  us  back  to  the 
first  Egyptian  dynasty,  or  about  4777  B.  C, 
while  the  discoveries  point  clearly  to  at 
least  four  antecedent  kings,  Ka,  Zeer,  Nar- 
mer  and  Sma.  Hence  it  will  be  seen  that 
Archbishop  Usher's  chronology  can  no 
longer  be  defended. 

I  cannot  go  into  details  with  respect  to 
this  most  interesting  collection  of  anti- 
quities. However,  it  may  be  well  to  remark 
that  several  of  the  objects  discovered  are 
such  as  have  not  hitherto  been  known  to 
exist  at  that  remote  period,  as  for  example,, 
models  of  groups  of  cattle  and  camels  and 
the  model  of  a  house  with  the  door  at  one 
end  and  windows  at  the  other.  There  has 
been  brought  to  light  also  the  earliest 
known  specimen  of  connected  writing,  while 
the  gold  bracelets  of  the  queen  of  Zer-Ya 
(4700  B.  C.)  indicate  a  mastery  in  jeweler's- 
work  such  as  was  not  known  to  have  been 
attained  until  2,000  years  afterwards.  Some 
pieces  of  pottery  show  a  foreign  origin. 
They  are  clearly  of  Greek  type,  and  indi- 
cate a  civilization  outside  of  Egypt,  quite 
equal  to  that  of  the  Egyptians. 

The  one  fact  which  these  antiquities  clear- 
ly reveal  is  that  our  estimates  of  ancient. 
civilization  must  be  thoroughly  revised. 
These  old  prehistoric  tombs  have  little  to 
say  in  support  of  the  doctrine  of  evolution, 
as  it  is  now  popularly  understood.  Un- 
doubtedly the  excavations  show  that  the 
people  at  that  remote  period  were  far  from 


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being  savages.  Indeed,  much  of  their  work 
surpasses  anything  of  the  kind  we  find  in 
subsequent  periods. 

The  W©a.ther  ir\  England. 
While  America  has  been   sweltering  in 
heat,   the  weather  here  has  been  delight- 
fully pleasant.    If  I  were  not  so  busy  with 


work  I  could  heartily  enjoy  the  many  op- 
portunities for  recreation,  but  I  must  forego 
pleasure  in  order  to  perform  my  duty.  I 
am  already  beginning  to  turn  my  face 
homeward,  and  hope  to  be  able  to  reach 
there  about  the  middle  of  August. 
London,  E.  C,  July  10,    1901. 


v^  V£?  v^  v^ 


75he  BEAUTY  of  HOLINESS 

By  GEORGE   H.   COMBS 


The  world  is  full  of  lovers  and  the  shrine 
at  which  they  worship  is  the  shrine  of 
Beauty.  All  nature  is  in  conspiracy  to  help 
on  these  lovers.  The  Greek  fable  tells  of  a 
goddess  in  whose  every  footprint  sprang 
up  flowers.  This  goddess  is  omnipresent 
and  flowery  footprints  are  everywhere. 
This  world  was  not  constructed  along  the 
lines  of  the  utilitarian,  was  not  built  by 
contract,  but  is  everywhere  touched  by 
artist  love.  God  sent  his  beauty  upon  all 
things  as  a  benediction.  He  could  not 
make  the  desert  altogether  a  desert  but  he 
must  put  green  spots  here  and  there  as  a 
kind  of  tender  afterthought,  and  from  Ice- 
land's snowdrifts  flower-eyes  look  out  upon 
you,  tender  as  the  blue  of  heaven.  Beauty 
builds  her  altars  everywhere.  Do  you  not 
see  them?  Then  borrow  eyes.  Borrow 
Thoreau's  eyes  and  look  at  the  birds,  Tab- 
bock's  eyes  and  look  at  the  bees,  Muller's 
eyes  and  look  at  the  rocks,  Herschel's  eyes 
and  look  at  the  stars,  Turner's  eyes  and 
look  at  the  sunset,  Claude's  eyes  and  look 
at  the  light  and  shadow,  Ruskin's  eyes  and 
look  at  the  world. 

Nature's  beauty  is  perfect.  No  advance 
is  possible.  Our  architecture  is  beautiful, 
Ruskin  tells  us,  only  as  we  copy  nature. 
All  forms  and  combinations  of  beauty  na- 
ture with  infinite  prodigality  has  exhausted, 
and  highest  human  invention  is  but  skilled 
imitation. 

Yes,  we  are  lovers  all  of  the  beautiful. 
More,  we  cannot  love  anything  else.  You 
cannot  love  ugliness  though  you  try  never 
so  hard.  Put  this  to  the  test.  God  has  so 
constituted  you  that  you  can't  love  any- 
thing but  the  beautiful.  A  weed,  a  lizard, 
a  stain — you  cannot  love  these  things.  A 
face  comes  to  you.  A  dear,  homely  face — 
grandmother's  face  maybe;  the  features 
are  irregular,  there  are  wrinkles  in  the 
forehead,  wrinkles  in  the  cheek,  the  eyes 
are  dim  and  the  face  is  thin  and  worn.  "I 
love  that,"  you  say,  "and  not  for  all  the 
world  would  I  change  it.  I  love  it  and  it  is 
not  beautiful."  Yes,  but  it  is  beautiful, 
beautiful  with  the  tenderness  of  seventy 
years,  beautiful  with  watching  and  with 
loving,  beautiful  with  the  sacrifice  it,  has 
known,  beautiful  with  the  light  of  trust 
upon  it,  beautiful  with  sweet  expectancy, 
and  the  look  that  goes  beyond  the  veil.  If 
it  were  not  so,  you  could  not  love  it.  We 
can  love  only  the  beautiful  This  leads  up 
to  a  great  question:  Is  holiness  beautiful? 

Is  goodness  attractive?  Is  godliness 
fascinating?  It  must  be  said  in  candor  that 
to  the  common  thought  it  is  not.  Holiness 
and  beauty  seem  almost  antipodal.  We 
say  that  men  ought  to  live  right,  ought  to 
be  virtuous,  ought  to  be  godly,  but  we  are 
not  forward  to  affirm  that  such  a  life  is 
beautiful.  The  truth  is  we  think  goodness 
is  rather  dull.  Duty  enthrones  holiness, 
but  drops  no  flowers  on  the  altar.     Holiness 


is  a  Puritan,  very  severe,  very  decorous, 
very  correct,  but  unlovely;  no  color  in  its 
garments,  no  gladness  in  its  steps,  no  trick 
of  music  in  its  speech.  All  in  all  the  devil 
we  find  more  interesting.  This  spirit  crops 
out  everywhere.  Everything  that  pertains 
to  religion  is  supposed  to  be  dull. 

You  blame  the  newspapers  for  telling  so 
much  about  crime.  Save  your  censure,  vice 
is  supposed  to  be  fascinating  and  the  news- 
papers are  simply  caterers  to  our  depravity. 
This  prominence  given  to  vice  in  our  great 
dailies  is  but  an  index  of  how  toothsome  to 
the  public  vice  is.  Look  again  and  see 
how  the  assumption  that  sin  is  the  only 
thing  in  which  men  are  interested  strikes 
deep  in  present  day  literature. 

Is  not  all  this  a  miserable  blunder?  Sin 
there  is,  impurity  there  is,  crime  there  is, 
but  this  is  not  all  of  life,  nor  that  of  chief 
concern.  It  may  be  well  for  us  to  go  out 
into  the  alley  at  times  and  gaze  upon  some 
uprooted  weed  rotting  in  the  rain,  the  dis- 
mal ash- heap  and  the  stack  of  tin  cans  so 
sadly  in  need  of  carting,  but  the  world  is 
not  all  alley  and  I  do  not  want  to  stay  there 
always.  Flowers  are  more  interesting  than 
weeds,  happy  children  than  forlorn  ash- 
heaps,  blue  skies  than  pyramids  of  tin 
cans.  No,  this  is  a  false  view  of  life.  Vir- 
tue is  more  attractive  than  vice,  goodness 
then  badness. 

Beauty  is  aspiration.  I  take  this  text 
from  Emerson.  The  Greek  goddess  rises 
from  the  foam  of  the  sea.  All  beautiful 
things  are  aspiring  things.  Roots,  ugly 
things,  burrow  in  the  earth;  flowers,  beau- 
tiful things,  climb  upward.  Lizards  creep, 
birds  fly;  beauty  stands  on  tiptoe.  Beauty 
is  aspiring.  But  vice  has  no  upward  look. 
It  has  no  wings.  It  does  not  rush  toward 
the  sun,  but  slinks  into  the  dark.  Vice  is 
stagnant.  The  scum  is  on  it.  Its  waters 
cannot  mirror  stars,  can  only  shelter  frogs. 
No  bad  man  has  to  do  with  "stairs  that 
slope  through  darkness  up  to  God,"  but 
only  with  the  foul  and  muddy  pit  from 
which  he  thinks  not  of  extrication. 

Beauty  is  life.  All  beautiful  things  are 
living  things,  even  marble  statues  are  said 
to  breathe.  Beauty  knows  naught  of  the 
dust,  the  grave,  the  worm,  the  foul  decay, 
but  takes  hold  on  immortality.  But  vice  is 
death,  not  only  stagnation,  not  only  paral- 
ysis, not  only  foul  disease,  but  death.  Sin- 
ning things  are  dying  things.  The  wages 
of  sin  is  death.  Sin  is  death,  and  death  is 
not  beautiful. 

Once  more :  Only  that  thing  is  beautiful 
which  meets  the  end  of  its  being.  Do  that 
for  which  you  were  created  and  that  action 
is  beautiful.  Put  a  Greek  temple  at  the 
terminus  of  a  railway  to  serve  as  a  car  shop 
and  it  would  not  be  beautiful.  It  does  not 
meet  the  ends  of  its  being.  It  was  made  to 
house  gods,  not  to  shelter  cars.  What  is 
the  purpose  of  man's  creation?    Can    we 


believe  that  this  purpose  is  met  in  a  sinfu 
life?  Can  we  believe  that  the  divine  plan 
embraces  sin  as  the  end?  Man  was  made 
for  virtue.  Man  was  not  made  for  sin.  In 
sinning  he  fails  to  fulfill  his  mission  in  the 
world  and  so  failing  is  unlovely.  If  virtue 
be  unlovely  and  vice  only  attractive,  then 
the  world's  great  artists  have  all  been 
in  error,  for  they  have  always  painted 
vice  as  ugly,  virtue  as  beautiful.  No  artist 
ever  painted  hell  as  beautiful,  ever  put  a 
flower  there  or  a  child's  face.  The  devil  in 
art  is  always  ugly  and  misshapen.  And  the 
artists  are  right.  The  devil  is  ugly  and 
ugly  are  all  his  children.  But  the  saints 
are  always  beautiful.  There  is  never  a 
saint  but  whose  beauty  is  idealized,  and 
between  the  faces  of  saints  and  angels  there 
is  no  distance.  Saints'  faces  are  beautiful 
faces.  Again  the  artists  are  right.  Holi- 
ness is  always  beautiful.  And  when  genius 
comes  to  paint  the  face  of  the  Man  of  Gali- 
lee it  grows  despairing  because  upon  that 
sweet,  sad  face,  it  cannot  stamp  a  beauty 
enough  divine.  Right  once  more,  beauty 
and  holiness  are  one. 

Think  too  that  if  holiness  be  not  beauti- 
ful it  is  for  us  only  an  impossible  dream, 
for  we  are  so  constituted  that  we  can  love 
only  the  beautiful.  If  holiness  is  not  as 
fair  to  the  soul's  vision  as  the  rose  to  the 
eye  of  sense,  we  are  shut  out  forever  from 
a  Christian  life.  God  has  so  made  us  then 
that  music  is  discord,  light  darkness,  life 
death.  God  commands  us  to  be  what  we 
cannot  be  save  through  loving  and  we  can- 
not love.  By  our  very  constitution  we  are 
doomed  to  sin  and  death.  This  cannot  be. 
God  is  love,  and  love  has  made  beautiful 
forever  truth,  righteousness,  the  life  that 
is  white. 


The  Army  Now  in  the  Field. 

By  W.  J.  Wright. 

God  of  our  fathers,  known  of  old, 
Lord  of  our  far  flung-  battle-line. 

Beneath  whose  awful  hand  we  hold 
Dominion  over  palm  and  pine, 

Lord  God  of  hosts,  be  with  us  yet. 

The  all  but  world-wide  dispersion  of  the 
forces  engaged  in  missionary  work  makes 
Kipling's  lines  appropriate.  Excepting 
Thibet,  there  is  scarce  a  country  in  the 
world  in  which  the  soldier  of  the  cross  is 
not  freely  and  actively  at  work. 

From  Arctic  to  Antarctic,  from  Occident 
to  Orient,  stretches  the  thin,  weak  line  of 
warriors  in  heaven's  army  on  the  mission 
fields.  The  facts  given  in  this  summary 
of  forces  are  taken  from  the  report  of  the 
Ecumenical  Conference  held  in  New  York 
a  year  ago.  The  total  income  of  the 
foreign  societies  was  $17,161,092.  This 
money  was  collected  both  at  home  and  on 
the  mission  fields.  The  whole  number  of 
foreign  missionaries  was  13,607,  "but  what 
are  these  among  so  many!"  The  ordained 
missionaries  numbered  4,953;  the  unor- 
dained  male  missionaries,  exclusive  of 
physicians,  numbered  1,247,  and  the  male 
physicians,  421.  The  married  women 
numbered  3,450,  the  unmarried,  3,119,  ex- 
cluding in  both  cases  the  female  physi- 
cians, who  numbered  203.  Heroic  and  holy 
beyond  comparison  with  any  other  army  is 
this  Grand  Army  of  Redemption  "of  whom 
the  world  is  not  worthy." 

Taught  and  trained  by  these  good  soldiers 
of  Jesus  Christ,  and  co-operating  with 
them  in  destroying  the  works  of  the  devil, 


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August  i    19  i 


' 


is  an  auxiliary  army  of  native  helpers  who 
have  turned  from  dumb  idols  to  serve  the 
living  God.  This  division  of  the  army 
numbers  the  ordained  natives  at  4,029;  un- 
ordained  native  preachers,  teachers,  Bible 
women  and  other  helpers  at  69,300,  making 
a  total  of  73,613  in  the  native  army  of  the 
ransomed.  Adding  together  the  two 
divisions  we  have  a  grand  total  of  87,220, 
so  that  those  who  proclaim  the  word  among 
the  benighted  are  a  great  host;  yet,  so 
vast  is  the  opposing  heathen  host  as  to 
give  each  Christian  worker  an  average  of 
about  10,000  souls  for  whom  to  care. 

The  conversions  reported  last  year  were 
83,895,  or  more  than  twice  as  many  as  we 
Disciples  reported  in  Christian  America, 
and  our  growth  has  been  so  extraordinary 
as  to  make  us  conspicuous.  The  organized 
churches  were  10,993  and  had  1,289,298 
communicants;  the  Sunday-schools  num- 
bered 14,940,  with  a  membership  of  764,684; 
the  mission  stations  numbered  30,819,  of 
which  5,223  are  principal  and  25,586  sub- 
stations. About  these  stations  were  gather- 
ed a  total  Christian  community,  including 
sympathizers,  of  4,327,283,  whose  contribu- 
tions for  missions  were  $1,833,981. 

Among  the  many  forms  of  activity  put 
forth  by  this  army  may  be  mentioned  the 
following:  148  publishing-houses  and 
printing  presses,  publishing  366  papers  and 
magazines,  which  circulate  297,435  copies 
of  their  publications,  with  364,904,399  pages 
of  printed  matter;  the  colleges  and  uni- 
versities number  93,  and  the  students 
35,414;  theological  seminaries  and  training 
schools  number  358;  the  pupils  11,905;  be- 
sides these  there  are  boarding  and  high 
schools,  industrial,  medical,  nurses, 
kindergarten  and  day  schools  which  bring 
the  total  of  educational  institutions  con- 
ducted by  missionaries  up  to  20,374,  and  the 
whole  number  of  young  persons  under  in- 
struction to  1,046,309.  This  missionary 
army  also  carries  on  work  in  orphanages, 
foundling  asylums,  hospitals  and  special 
hospitals  for  lepers,  besides  schools  for  the 
blind  and  deaf.  The  Bible  is  translated 
and  circulated  in  whole  or  in  part  in  421 
languages  and  dialects;  67  steamers,  be- 
longing to  the  missionary  organizations,  are 
used  to  bear  the  workers  and  their  belong- 
ings and  appliances  into  contact  with  the 
darkness  which  they  labor  to  dispel;  and 
54  organizations  exist  among  the  natives 
for  diffusion  of  knowledge  and  reforms  in 
social,  political,  moral  and  religious  life. 

Thus  it  is  seen  that  while  the  army  on  the 
field  is  ridiculously  inadequate  to  do  the 
stupendous  work  before  them,  they,  never- 
theless, have  boldly  assaulted  the  strong- 
holds of  Satan,  are  winning  converts  daily, 
and  by  their  schools  and  other  activities 
are  with  absolute  certainty  undermining 
the  whole  structure  of  false  religion,  as 
well  as  all  forms  of  life  growing  out  of  it. 
Principalities  and  powers  are  falling; 
world-rulers,  whose  reign  is  that  of  dark- 
ness, are  trembling  at  the  handwriting  on 
the  wall;  evil  spirit  hosts,  occupying  high 
places,  are  being  put  to  flight. 

The  powers  of  darkness  yield, 
For  the  cross  is  in  the  field, 
And  the  light  of  life  revealed. 

This  Grand  Army  of  Evangelization  has 
discovered  that  one  can  chase  a  thousand , and 
two  put  to  flight  ten  thousand;  yet  it  trusts 
not  in  might  and  not  in  numbers,  but  in  the 
spirit  of  the  Lord  of  hosts;  and  undaunted, 
undismayed  by  overwhelming  numbers  op- 


posing them,  they  are  a  unit  in  declaring 
that  the  prospect  of  their  ultimate  success 
is  "as  bright  as  the  promises  of  God." 
Washington,  D.  C. 

New  York  Letter. 

By  S.  T.  Willis. 

The  New  York  Letter  writer  is  enjoying 
the  cool  shade  and  refreshing  breezes  at  the 
summer  cottage  at  Osining  Heights  on  the 
Hudson.  It  is  a  great  relief  to  get  out  from 
the  sweltering  city  each  night  to  this  de- 
lightfully cool  place,  where  one  can  sleep 
well  and  be  refreshed  in  the  morning  for 
the  day's  work.  And  besides,  the  delightful 
ride  on  the  Central  train  down  the  beauti- 
ful historic  Hudson  is  both  restful  and  in- 
spiring. Our  summer  cottage  is  no  longer 
at  Sing  Sing  though  at  former  seasons  the 
New  York  Letter  was  written  from  this 
place.  The  reason  is  the  name  has  been 
changed.  The  citizens  of  this  village,  feel- 
ing the  calumny  and  dishonor  attached  to 
the  name  Sing  Sing,  petitioned  the  legisla- 
ture to  change  the  name  to  Osining.  They 
claim  that  the  people,  especially  those  en- 
gaged in  manufacturing,  were  at  a  great 
disadvantage  on  account  of  the  criminal  as- 
sociations of  the  name.  It  is  difficult  to  make 
people  realize  that  goods  with  the  Sing 
Sing  brand  were  not  made  in  the  great 
state  prison  here.  So  it  is  seen  that  even 
business  keenly  feels  the  smart  of  associa- 
tion with  crime  and  shame.  Surely  a  good 
name  is  rather  to  be  chosen  than  great 
riches. 

Osining  is  perched  upon  the  hills  of  the 
eastern  shore  of  the  Hudson,  thirty  miles 
north  of  New  York  City,  and  is  one  of  the 
most  picturesque  places  on  this  world- 
famed  river.  It  is  by  no  means  a  sort  of 
penal  colony,  as  too  many  are  apt  to  regard 
it,  but  it  is  a  thrifty,  well-to-do  village  of 
10,000  good  people,  whose  surroundings  for 
health  and  beauty  can  scarcely  be  matched 
in  the  whole  valley.  The  odd  name  of  the 
place  has  been  accounted  for  by  various  fa- 
cetious expedients.  Washington  Irving  says 
that  it  is  a  corruption  of  a  Mohican  place - 
word,  O-sin-sing,  referring  to  the  rocky 
nature  of  the  site,  and  adds  with  droll 
humor:  "Some  have  rendered  it,  O-sin- 
song,  or  O-sing-song,  in  token  of  its  being 
a  great  market  town,  where  anything  may 
be  had  for  a  mere  song.  The  melodious 
alteration  to  Sing  Sing  is  said  to  have  been 
in  compliment  to  a  Yankee  singing  master, 
who  taught  the  inhabitants  the  art  of  sing- 
ing through  their  nose."  Others  say  the 
name  is  a  variation  of  that  of  a  Chinese 
ruler,  Tsing  Sing,  and  was  brought  over  by 
a  Dutch  sailor  who  had  traded  with  the 
Celestial  Empire.  But  the  name  comes 
from  the  red  man's  tongue  and  means  a 
stony  place,  and  well  is  the  neighborhood 
named,  for  a  more  rugged  spot  of  hill  and 
ravine,  a  wilder  upheaval  of  rock  and  bowl- 
der, one  could  hardly  hope  to  find  in  any 
town. 

The  Summer  School  of  Philanthropy,  in 
session  in  New  York,  listened  a  few  days 
ago  to  a  most  interesting  lecture  by  Dr. 
Samuel  M.  Lindsay  on  "The  Political  Ele- 
ment in  Public  Institutions."  He  said,  in 
many  cases  denominational  charities  are 
run  by  social  cliques.  Such  restrictions 
hedge  the  board  of  managers  that  practical 
fitness  is  ignored,  and  some  family  or 
church  relationship  is  made  the  basis  for 


selection.  Naturally,  this  frequently 
servesas  a  hinderance  to  advancement, 
and  operates  to  prevent  the  adoption  of 
newer  and  better  methods  of  ad- 
ministration. He  spoke  strongly  against 
the  subsidizing  of  private  charities, 
asserting  that  the  establishment  of  state 
institutions,  for  which  state  officials  would 
be  responsible,  is  much  better  and  wiser. 
When  state  aid  is  relied  on  by  a  private  in- 
stitution there  is  a  strong  temptation  to 
shape  the  policy  of  that  institution  in  ac- 
cordance with  the  wishes  of  men  who 
can  influence  the  amount  appropriated. 
He  urged  the  necessity  for  the  special 
training  of  workers  for  this  field  of  service 
whether  in  the  department  of  correction  of 
crime,  of  the  insane,  the  deaf,  the  dumb  or 
the  idiotic.  But  so  often  politics  removes 
officers  in  state  institutions  at  every  change 
of  administration,  instead  of  every  officer's 
holding  his  position  as  long  as  duty  is  faith- 
fully performed. 

^» 
A  Margaret  Fuller  Ossoli  memorial  was 
unveiled  and  dedicated  a  few  days  ago  at 
Point  o'  Woods,  Fire  Island,  in  the  pres- 
ence of  a  large  number  of  people.  It  con- 
sists of  a  pavilion  on  the  dunes  opposite 
the  scene  of  the  wreck,  containing  a 
bronze  tablet  with  the  names  of  Margaret 
Fuller  Ossoli,  her  husband,  the  Marquis 
Ossoli,  and  their  child,  Angelo,  and  the 
dates  of  their  birth  and  death.  Beneath 
this  is  the  inscription,  written  by  Mrs. 
Julia  Ward  Howe : 

"Noble  in  thought  and  character,  elo- 
quent of  tongue  and  pen,  she  was  an  in- 
spiration to  many  of  her  own  time,  and  her 
uplifting  influence  abides  with  us." 

Although  singularly  free  from  supersti- 
tious fear,  Mme.  Ossoli  felt  strong  premo- 
nitions of  danger  before  starting  on  this 
voyage  to  New  York  from  Leghorn,  Italy. 
Just  before  sailing  she  wrote  to  a  friend: 
"I  am  absurdly  fearful  about  this  voyage. 
Various  little  omens  have  combined  to  give 
me  a  dark  feeling.  .  .  .  But  I  embark, 
praying  indeed  fervently  that  it  may  not  be 
my  lot  to  lose  my  babe  at  sea,  either  by 
un  solaced  sickness  or  amid  the  howling 
waves.  Or  if  it  should,  may  it  be  brief 
anguish,  and  Ossoli,  he  and  I  go  together." 

The  Board  of  Estimate  and  Apportion- 
ment has  just  approved  the  contracts  be- 
tween the  New  York  Public  Library  and 
the  city  of  New  York,  by  which  the  city 
will  come  into  possession  of  $5,200,000 
offered  by  Mr.  Carnegie  for  free  circulating 
libaries.  The  city  will  proceed  at  once  to 
acquire  suitable  sites  for  the  buildings  by 
process  of  condemnation.  The  city  also 
agrees  to  equip  and  maintain  the  same. 
Forty-two  of  these  buildings  will  be  allotted 
to  the  boroughs  of  Manhattan  and  the  Bronx. 
We  confidently  hope  to  secure  one  of  these 
in  the  neighborhood  of  the  169th  St.  church. 
For  several  months  we  have  been  running 
one  of  the  free  circulating  departments  of 
the  New  York  Public  Library  in  the  lecture 
room  of  our  church,  and  it  has  accomplish- 
ed much  toward  supplying  the  public  with 
good  books.  It  seems  this  is  one  thing  that 
the  church  should  assist  in  doing — sup- 
plying the  community  with  helpful  books. 
The  Carnegie  gift  is  one  of  the  wisest  and 
best  offers  made  to  our  city  in  many  years. 
The  placing  of  good  books  in  the  hands  o 
the  young  is  the  next  best  thing  to  the  put 
ting  of  the  gospel  of  Christ  into  their 
hearts. 


August  r,  1901 


THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


973 


Dregs  of  TKe  War    bv  burms  a.  jenkins. 


1. 

The  old  brick  house  covered  all  over  with 
Virginia  creeper,  its  white  verandah  and 
doric  columns,  its  wide  hall  flanked  on 
either  side  by  high  ceiled  parlor  and  sitting- 
room,  was  one  of  the  handsomest  homes,  in 
that  early  day,  along  the  Missouri.  An 
attempt  had  been  made  to  burn  it,  during 
the  war,  and  the  walls  had  been  so  injured 
that  they  now  had  to  be  shored  up  with 
long  timbers,  like  flying  buttresses. 

The  large  barn — at  least  three  times  as 
large  as  the  house — was  in  strict  accord 
with  custom.  Most  noticeable  was  this 
custom  of  big  barn  building  in  the  case  of 
small  log-built  homes.  It  was  a  well- 
known  rule  of  the  western  farmer  to  pay 
attention  first  to  his  barn  and  then  to  his 
house,  just  as  it  is  of  the  city  tradesman  to 
look  out  first  for  his  store  and  then  for  his 
residence.  The  farmers  used  to  say  "Build 
the  barn,  and  the  barn  will  build  the 
house." 

Cattle  there  were,  too,  scattered  all  about 
the  lots,  meadows,  and  wooded  pasture- 
lands,  evidence  that  the  owner  held  to  an- 
other adage  of  many  a  successful  farmer, 
"Send  nothing  off  the  farm  except  upon 
four  feet." 

When  the  moon  arose  that  night  and  the 
honeysuckle,  hanging  on  the  rusty  wires  of 
the  side  porch,  was  sending  yet  more 
lavishly  its  perfume  out  into  the  night,  a 
crude  song,  accompanied  by  the  rather 
skillful  twanging  of  a  guitar,  came  out  from 
the  depths  of  the  porch  behind  the  vines. 
It  was  one  of  those  nasal  voices,  ripping 
its  way  through  the  night  air  with  quavers 
and  queer  turns ;  and  it  was  one  of  those 
falsely  sentimental  songs  that  celebrate  the 
exploits  of  lawless  men  and  hymn  the  death 
of  criminals  in  strains  fitted  for  martyrs  of 
the  faith.  This  particular  song,  with  its 
story  of  murder,  jury  trial,  and  condemn- 
ing court,  described  in  poor,  limping  verse 
the  scaffold  and  the  wretch  who  stood  upon 
it,  the  constant  refrain  reiterating:  — 

"Like  an  aagel  he  did  stand, 
For  he  was  a  handsome  man, 
On  his  breast   he  wore  a  ribbin  of  blue." 

Soon  a  party  of  young  folk  under  the 
pine  and  locust  trees,  saying  their  good- 
nights  by  twos  and  fours,  took  leave  of  the 
young  hostess,  who  walked  with  them  to 
the  stile  and  the  horse-block. 

One  young  man  lingered  and  held  his 
horse's  rein. 

"Give  me  your  word,  Scott,"  said  the 
girl,  but  the  young  man  only  laughed  in 
embarrassed  fashion,  jingling  his  horse's 
bit  by  flapping  the  rein. 

"Don't  you  worry,  Adelaide,"  he  replied, 
at  last, 

"But  there's  cause  for  worry,  Scott 
Cameron!"  she  replied,  becoming  more 
aroused.  "Why  does  Jesse  Young  ride 
here  to-night,  and  call  you  out  for  an  hour's 
talk?  And  then  Floyd  Anderson — why 
does  he  come  too,  and  Anson  Cole,  all  in 
the  same  night  hanging  over  our  fence  with 
you?  I  don't  like  the  ways  of  these  men, 
as  you  know,  and  I  don't  want  you  to  run 
with  them." 

"There,  there,  Little  People,"  he  replied 
— he  had  long  called  her  "Little  People" 
as  though  her  name  were  legion  and  she 
possessed  him  quite — "Don't  fret  about  me 


— guess  I'm  nearly  grown  now  and — " 

"I  tell  you,  Scott,  I  won't  be  put  off 
lightly!  I  know  what  I'm  talking  about. 
Those  men  are  dangerous — they're  crimi- 
nals— you  hear  that? — criminals!  My 
father  has  helped  protect  them  long  enough. 
They're  plotting  something  new  and  will 
lead  you  into  it." 

"Now,  Adelaide  after  a  man  fights  his 
way  four  years  through  the  war,  isn't  he 
old  enough  to  take  care  of  himself?" 

"You  shall  not  evade  me!"  cried  the 
girl.  "Give  me  your  promise  before  you 
leave  me  this  night  not  to  enter  into  any  of 
the  evil  plots  of  that  Jesse  Young  gang! 
Will  you  promise?" 

"Now  look  here,  child,"  said  the  tall 
young  Confederate  veteran,  towering  above 
the  little  woman,  with  his  spare  but  firm 
form,  and  athletic  shoulders,  that  were  not 
too  square,  but  sloped  muscularly  up  to  a 
well  set  neck,  "see  here,  Adelaide,  I'll  be 
serious,  too.    What  have  I  endured?" — 

And  he  began  pouring  forth  a  stream  of 
broken  reference  to  wrongs  that  Adelaide 
Payne  knew  well.  This  young  soldier, 
Winfield  Scott  Cameron,  was  an  only  son 
of  a  Christian  minister  of  some  wealth  in 
negroes  and  in  land.  When  the  war  came, 
young  Cameron,  with  numerous  relatives 
and  friends,  had  joined  the  Confederate 
regiment  of  Colonel  Jasper  Redmond, 
raised  in  his  neighborhood,  and  had  fought 
through  the  entire  war,  save  for  six  months 
when,  wounded  in  the  battle  of  Corinth,  he 
had  crawled  back,  as  best  he  might,  to  his 
old  home  and  haunts. 

At  his  father's  house  he  had  found  a  con- 
dition of  affairs  all  too  common  in  that  bor- 
der state.  The  old  home  was  deserted; 
weeds  had  overgrown  the  place,  and  were 
peeping  through  the  bricks  of  the  front 
walk;  hollyhocks  and  sunflowers  had  grown 
rank  in  the  corners  of  the  yard  fence ;  the 
neglected  garden-patch  had  gone  heedless- 
ly to  seed,  tall  onions  and  shriveled  turnips 
growing  old  together.  One  corner  of  the 
house  was  charred  and  blackened  by  fire, 
and  Scott  knew  that  the  hand  of  border 
war  had  been  there. 

Often  and  often  in  those  fearful  days  had 
the  bushwhackers  of  both  sides  destroyed 
the  property  and  life  of  those  who  remained 
behind  while  the  stalwarts  had  gone  to  war. 
But  since  the  sympathies  of  this  neighbor- 
hood were  so  largely  southern,  it  was  most- 
ly by  Federal  troops,  or,  rather,  by  Federal 
irregulars  and  irresponsibles,  that  the 
dread  work  had  been  done. 

Scott  soon  learned,  from  neighbors,  of 
the  family  fate.  One  dark  rainy  night,  a 
band  of  marauding  Missourians,  command- 
ed by  a  Captain  D ,  of  Columbia,  had 

ridden  to  the  house  and  asked  for  the  Rev. 
Cameron. 

"You  cannot  see  him,"  was  the  sturdy 
reply  of  his  good  wife.  "What  do  you 
want?" 

"We  want  a — saddle,"  hesitated  a  voice 
in  the  dark. 

"Very  well,  here  it  is,"  and  the  coura- 
geous woman  placed  her  husband's  saddle 
in  the  broad  lamplight,  just  inside  the  door. 
"Hand  it  out,"  said  a  voice. 
"Come  in  and  get  it,"  returned  the  wo- 
man,  all  the  while  with  difficulty  keeping 
her  husband  in  the  background. 
There  was  some    muttered   consultation 


among  the  men, — finally  one  with  hat 
drawn  down  over  his  eyes,  stepped  into  the 
light,  and  took  the  saddle. 

Not  yet,  however,  was  there  relief  for  the 
threatened  house.  More  muttering  outside, 
and  soon  a  voice  demanded  that  Rev.  Cam- 
eron come  forth  and  act  as  guide  to  Cotton- 
wood Cross-roads,  ten  miles  away. 
"He  shall  not  go,"  said  the  resolute  wife. 
"He  must,"  replied  the  voice. 
"You  know  the  way  perfectly  well,  Luke 
Lawson,"  said  Mrs.  Cameron,  addressing 
the  man  who  had  stepped  into  the  light. 

Again  there  was  whispering  outside  for  a 
moment;  then  Mr.  Cameron,  unable  longer 
to  remain  hiding  behind  his  wife's  coolness 
and  courage,  stepped  forward  into  the 
light  and  laid  his  hand  upon  her  shoulder. 
"I'll  go,  good  wife,"  he  said,  and  would 
not  be  restrained.  He  knew  he  must  go  or 
see  his  house  burned,  probably  worse.  So 
he  mounted  his  horse,  bare-backed,  and 
went  with  the  men  through  the  rain.  They 
had  ridden  scarce  a  quarter  of  a  mile   when 

Captain  D said, 

"This  will  do.  Now  sir,  how  about  this 
rebel  preaching  of  yours?" 

"I   preach   the  gospel,   sir,   and  try    to 
console  those  whose   hearts  are  broken  by 
war.    If  that's  rebellion,  make  the  most  of 
it." 
"Where's  your  son?" 
"In  the  Confederate  army." 
"It's  a  wonder  you  don't  try  to  lie  out  of 
it.     Get  down  and   pray,  if  you  want  to. 
You  haven't  long  to  live,  nor  we  to  talk." 
"I  am  ready  to  die." 
"Shoot,  then,  men." 

The  wife,  listening,  heard  the  shots,  and 
screamed ;  but  there  was  none  to  hear  her. 
Without  a  light,  she  hurried  down  the  road, 
moaning  and  searching,  until  after  long 
and  fruitless  effort  she  found  her  husband 
dead  and  cold.  With  difficulty  she  dragged 
the  body  home;  then  walked  two  miles  to 
the  county  town  for  help. 

The  fatigue,  the  drenching  rain,  but  most 
of  all  the  grief  at  her  husband's  murder, 
ended,  in  a  few  days,  her  own  life.  Hus- 
band and  wife  were  buried  side  by  side  in 
the  yard  of  their  home  and  the  place  was 
deserted. 

At  the  time  when  their  son — the  wound- 
ed young  soldier — learned  those  things,  he 
was  himself  hard  pressed  by  alert  and 
active  Federal  scouts.  Unable  from  weak- 
ness to  elude  pursuers,  he  was  taken  in 
hand  by  the  father  of  Adelaide  Payne,  and 
secreted  in  the  limestone  caves  of  the  cliffs 
overhanging  the  Missouri.  Here  he  lay 
for  many  days,  while  the  old  man,  every 
morning,  with  an  axe  over  his  shoulder  and 
a  tin  pail  filled  with  food,  came  through  the 
woods  to  the  hiding-place. 

Here  the  young  soldier  pondered  his 
wrongs,  distorting,  by  a  diseased  and 
bereft  and  shaken  mind,  the  causes  and 
motives  of  the  deed.  It  was  impossible  for 
him  to  exaggerate  the  horror  of  it, 
but  it  was  possible  to  err  in  fixing  the 
responsibility.  Had  he  been  entirely  him- 
self, had  he  been  left  less  alone  in  his  grief 
and  suffering,  he  might  have  taken  a  clear- 
er view  of  things.  It  is  true,  Adelaide 
came  as  often  as  was  prudent  and  spent 
long  hours  with  him;  but  so  careful  was  the 
scrutiny  of  the  scouts  that  she  could  rarely, 
with  safety  to  himself,  approach  the  bluffs. 


974 


THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


August  i,  19011 


In  these  infrequent  visits  she  did  much  to 
preserve  the  balance  of  his  mind,  but  the 
brooding  of  the  solitary  hours  proved  a  tide 
stronger  than  she  could  stem. 

Many  a  time,  up  and  down,  in  the  dark- 
ness of  the  night,  he  feebly  tottered  on  the 
little  ledge  of  rock  before  his  cave's  mouth, 
and  shook  his  fists  toward  the  north  star. 
Many  a  time  he  tore,  in  the  frenzy  of  his 
grief  and  rage,  the  thorn  bushes  from  the 
cliff  side,  and  cut  his  hands.  Many  a  time 
the  river  answered  dully  when  he  hurled 
stone  fragments  in  angry  bursts  into  its 
bosom — answered  with  that  rushing  cold- 
ness with  which  an  unsympathizing  world 
goes  by  a  sufferer.  Is  it  wonderful  that 
oat  of  that  solitude  and  sorrow  he  came 
forth  illy  poised  for  a  lone  man's  life? 
Forty  days  in  the  wilderness  and  more; 
forty  days  tempted — tempted,  too,  with 
odds  all  against  him.  Sometimes  he  dimly 
felt  that  Satan  was  there,  and  then  he  sank 
upon  his  knees  and  wept  and  raised  weak 
hands  toward  the  sky.  But  for  the  most 
part  he  fought  the  matter  out  scarce  con- 
scious of  himself,  conscious  only  of  his 
over-towering  wrongs. 

As  he  strengthened  in  his  body,  he  har- 
dened in  his  heart,  and  all  that  kept  him 
from  joining  immediately  one  of  the 
marauding  bands  of  Confederate  bush- 
whackers who  slew  and  robbed  throughout 
Missouri — joining  them  for  purposes  of  re- 
venge— was  that  his  furlough  expired  when 
his  wound  should  be  healed,  and  he  was 
compelled  to  rejoin  his  regiment  at  the 
South.  So,  it  was  in  legitimate  warfare 
that  he  fought  through  the  remainder  of 
the  war— fought,  however,  as  few  men  even- 
in  that  courageous  lost  cause  had  fought — 
fought  so  that  step  by  step,  in  place  of 
brave  men  fallen,  he  was  advanced  to  lieu- 
tenant, then  captain,  then  major. 

When  the  war  was  over,  he  came  home,  a 
sadder  and  a  harder  man.  Home?  No,  but 
to  a  neighborhood  that  had  once  been  home; 
to  a  farm  desolate,  and  burdened  with  ac- 
cumulated taxation  that  he  could  not  pay, 
encumbered  with  a  mortgage  which  might 
as  well  have  been  thrice  as  heavy,  for  all 
the  power  he  had  to  lift;  to  a  community 
sympathetic,  to  be  sure,  with  his  misery, 
but  powerless  to  aid.  How  many  there 
were  in  these  border  states,  both  of  Fed- 
erals and  Confederates,  who  returned  thus 
to  ruined  hopes  and  homes,  with  whom 
many  sympathized,  but  whom  none  could 
help,  who  were  compelled  to  tread  the 
wine- press  and  drink  the  dregs  of  war! 

In  the  discouragement  and  the  heart- 
burnings of  those  early  days  at  home,  it 
was  only  natural  that  others  who  had 
suffered  should  be  his  comrades.  The 
gang  headed  by  Jesse  Young,  all  of  whom 
had  felt  the  hand  of  retaliation  heavy  on 
their  homes,  but  most  of  whom  had  given 
ample  provocation  in  their  lawless  maraud- 
ings during  the  war,  drew  him  in  and 
made  him  one  of  them.  Adelaide  had 
done  all  she  could  to  give  him  a  saner  view. 
With  such  a  determined  mentor,  who  sat 
for  him  in  the  place  of  conscience,  he  could 
not  but  have  misgivings;  yet  his  eyes, 
blurred  by  stormy  grief  and  desperation, 
magnifying  into  enemies  all  who  were  even 
remotely  associated  with  the  triumphant 
cause,  looking  towards  the  entire  North 
as  his  rightful  foes — the  North  which  now 
possessed  the  wealth,  the  North  which  ran 
the  railways,  the  North  which  traveled  and 
prospered — his  eyes,  with  their  distorted 


vision,  and  with  scales  upon  them,  refused 
to  see  as  Adelaide  saw. 

So,  that  night  in  the  perfume  of  the 
honeysuckle,  and  under  the  locust  trees,  as 
mournful  nightbirds  in  the  distance  and  the 
sad  singing  of  the  pine  trees  in  the  yard 
mingled  in  their  desolation  with  the  sweet 
voice  of  the  woman  he  loved  and  the  low 
call  of  conscience  to  a  life  yet  worth  the 
saving,  it  was  a  doubtful  issue  between 
desperation  and  nobler  determination.  All 
this  story  of  wrong  which  she  knew  so 
well,  he  recalled  in  angry  fragments  to  her 
mind,  while  she  listened,  heart  heavy  with 
pity. 

"But,  dear,"  and  she  laid  a  small  hand 
on  his  arm,  "you  cannot  find  the  men 
who  did  the  wrong.  The  only  one  whose 
name  you  know — Luke  Lawson — was  long 
ago  shot — shot  by  his  own  company  at  the 
order  of  his  colonel." 

"Yes,  but  not  for  this  murder,"  he  said 
fiercely.  "And  there  were  others  respon- 
sible— they  were  all  responsible — the  whole 
army — the  whole  North!" 

"Captain  D —  is  dead,  too;  and  besides, 
Scott,  our  men  burned  and  murdered  like- 
wise.   Think  of  Centralia!" 

"I  know.  I  know.  But  none  of  our  men 
killed  women!" 

"Nor  did  these  men  intentionally." 

"I'm  not  so  sure !  Adelaide,  be  careful 
how  you  defend  my  mother's  murderers — 
and  to  me!"  She  saw  the  danger  of  her 
ground  and  shifted  it. 

"But  there's  one  woman  left  who  loves 
you!  Don't  do  anything  that  will  kill  her, 
too, — or,  or — drive  her  from  you.  The  war 
is  over  now.  'Thou  shalt  not  kill'  is  again 
a  law  of  our  life — " 

"Who  thinks  of  killing?"  he  cried,  and 
then  added,  "Unless  I  should  find  her  mur- 
derers! And  if  you  can  be  driven  from 
me  by  anything  in  this  world,  it's  better 
now  than  later." 

She  winced  at  the  unkind  speech;  he 
himself  felt  his  unkindness  even  more 
keenly  than  she,  and  repented  on  the  in- 
stant. Then  he  said,  "Besides,  darling, 
I  see  no  future !  You  never  can  be  mine ! 
I  have  no  home  to  take  you  to,  no  farm 
from  which  to  feed  you— and  our  chil- 
dren— " 

"Scott  Cameron!  You  know  I'm  willing 
to  go  with  you,  farm  or  no  farm,  house  or 
no  house !  Willing  to  work  with  you  and 
for  you!" 

"God  bless  those  little  hands!"  and  he 
kissed  them  hotly.  "They  shall  never 
work  themselves  callous  for  me  and  mine." 

"But  my  father—" 

"No!  Your  father  shall  not  support  me, 
either,  nor  pay  my  mortgage  and  taxes. 
We  had  negroes  enough  to  pay  those  debts 
and  more.  The  Federal  government  owes 
me  their  value,  and  by  the  Eternal,  I'll 
have  it!" 

"O  darling,"  she  cried,  and  agony  was 
in  the  voice,  "do  not  commit  crime !  Those 
boys  are  not  your  kind.  Do  not  go  with 
them!" 

"I'll  do  no  injustice,"  he  cried,  and  tak- 
ing her  half  fiercely,  half  tenderly,  in  his 
arms,  he  kissed  her  forehead — did  he  feel 
unworthy  to  kiss  her  lips? — and  leaping 
into  the  saddle,  spurred  away. 

"God  help  him,"    the  girl    murmured. 
And  kneeling  beside  the  horse-block,  in 
the  long  bluegrass  heavy  with  its  seed,  she 
prayed  as  only  women  know  how  to  pray. 
^TO   BE  CONTINUED.) 


B.  B.  Tyler's  Letter. 

F.  M.  Rains  and  wife,  on  their  way 
to  Japan  and  China,  spent  Lord's  day 
July  21,  in  Denver.  Bro.  Rains  spoke  ir 
the  morning  in  the  Central  Church,  in  th< 
afternoon  in  the  Highlands  Church  and  ii 
the  evening  in  the  Cathedral — commonly | 
called  the  South  Broadway  Christiari 
Church.  The  meetings  were  all  wel| 
attended.  The  people  were  greatly  inter-' 
ested  in  the  addresses.  No  little  good  waaj 
done.  The  cause  of  missions  was  advanced.! 
The  evening  meeting  was  a  mass  meeting! 
of  the  Disciples  in  Denver.  J.  E.  Pickett,! 
of  the  Highlands  Church,  read  the  second; 
Psalm;  Mrs.  F.  D.  Prettil,  pastor  of  the! 
Berkeley  Christian  Church,  led  the  con-j 
gregation  in  prayer;  T.  T.  Thompson,  oi 
the  East  Side  Church,  after  the  address  by! 
F.  M.  Rains,  baptized  two  believers.j 
Bruce  Brown,  pastor  of  the  Central  Church,' 
was  in  Illinois.  Judge  I.  E.  Barnum, 
Dr.  L.  S.  Brown,  S.  D.  Cook  and  other 
pillars  of  the  grand  old  Central  were 
present.  Bro.  Rains  had  a  great  audience 
and  he  made  a  great  speech.  At  each  of 
his  meetings  in  Denver  he  spoke,  of  course,! 
in  the  interest  of  world-wide  evangelism.! 
His  last  address  was  especially  on  the 
work  of  the  Foreign  Christian  Missionary} 
Society.  It  was  a  capital  survey  of  the! 
work  accomplished  since  the  organization 
of  the  society  in  1875.  During  this  period 
missions  have  been  planted  in  India,  China, 
Japan,  Turkey,  Denmark,  Norway,  Sweden, 
England,  Africa,  Cuba  and  the  Hawaiian 
Islands,  and  a  man  is  now  on  his  way  to 
Manila.  Up  to  the  time  of  the  Kansas 
City  Convention  last  October  the  society 
had  collected  and  disbursed  $1,472,603. 
The  society  owns  about  $300,000  worth  of 
property  in  the  lands  in  which  it  is  at  work. 
More  than  3,000  congregations  of  Disciples 
of  Christ  contributed  to  its  treasury.  More 
than  250  persons  are  in  the  employ  of  the 
society.  Last  year  was  the  most  successful 
in  its  history.  More  than  $180,000  came 
into  its  treasury.  The  Disciples  are  moving 
in  the  right  direction.  They  are  rapidly 
becoming  a  great  missionary  people.  They 
are  coming  to  understand  that  the  Church 
of  Jesus  Christ  is  the  pillar  and  support  of 
the  truth.  Their  plea  for  unity  is  that  the 
world  may  believe  that  Jesus  of  Nazareth 
is  the  Son  of  God.  But  the  work  of  the 
Foreign  Christian  Missionary  Society  does 
not  represent  all  that  the  Disciples  are 
doing  in  the  islands  of  the  seas  and  in  the 
lands  beyond  the  oceans.  The  Christian 
Woman's  Board  of  Missions  is  at  work  in 
foreign  lands.  Counting  the  men  and 
women  in  its  employ,  and  reckoning  that 
one-half  of  its  receipts  are  spent  in  other 
lands  than  the  United  States,  the  Disciples 
have  more  than  300  foreign  missionaries 
and  are  spending  nearly  $350,000  in  evan- 
gelizing the  nations. 

Bro.  Rains  told  us  about  the  introduction 
of  the  gospel  into  Hawaii.  The  people  of 
the  islands  were  without  civilization.  They 
had  no  written  language,  and,  of  course,  no 
literature.  Clothing  was  not  worn.  The 
Hawaiians  were  naked  savages.  Homes 
they  had  not.  Marriage  was  not.  Of  com- 
merce they  were  ignorant.  The  gospel  has 
wrought  a  change  so  wonderful  as  to  be 
akin  to  the  miraculous.  The  problem  of 
Queen  Lil  vexed  the  soul  of  Grover  Cleve- 
land when  he  was  President  of  the  United 
States.  She  was  a  thorn  in  the  side  of 
Benjamin  Harrison  when  he  was  the  execu- 


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fcive  of  the  nation.    There  would  have  been 
{no  Hawaiian  problem  but  for  the  mission- 
aries.   After  they  went  to  these  islands  of 
ithe  Pacific  the  natives  gave  up  cannibalism. 
JGirls  were  no  longer  sold,  bought,  eaten. 
JThe  language  of  the   Hawaiians  was  re- 
duced to  writing.    Homes  were  established. 
[Men  learned  to  love  their  wives  and  their 
[children.  Commerce  began  to  be  developed 
.and     civil    government    was    established. 
I  Agricultural  implements,  machinery  and 
\  raiment    began   to    be    in    demand.     The 
j  people  of  the  United  States  have  received 
j  many  times  over  in  the  profit  of  trade  the 
j  amount  of  money  given  to  the  missionaries. 
[  The  heralds  of  the   Christ  made    Hawaii 
i  financially    valuable.    These    man-eating 
;  savages   turned  by  the  thousands  from  the 
j  worship   of    idols    to    the    service    of  the 
1  living  God.     As   many   as  2,600  in  one  day 
1  swore  allegiance  to  the  Christ  in  baptism. 
j  The  first  house  for  Christian  worship  was  a 
I  rude  structure;   but  it  had  seats  for  5,000 
j  persons.    The  knight  of  the  grip  followed 
j  the  missionary.     He  always  does.     Some- 
1  times,   too,   he   sneers  at  the  work  of  the 
!  Christlike    men    and    women     who     have 
brought  about  a  condition  of  affairs  which 
makes  it  possible  for  the  commercial  agent 
to  make    money.    The  almost    invariable 
order  is:     First,   the  knight  of  the  cross; 
second,   the  knight  of  the  grip.    I  do  not 
now  think  of  an  exception  to  this  order. 
After  the  missionary  enters  a  heathen  land 
the  trader  enters.    On  the  low  plane    of 
dollars,  do  foreign  missions  pay?    A  thou- 
sand times,   yes!     When  the  missionaries 
went  to  Hawaii  in  1820  there  was  no  com- 
merce.   This  you  know.    In  1890,  70  years 
after    these  missionaries  went  to  Hawaii 
— seven  men  and  their  wives — the   sugar 
plantations     were    valued    at    $32,347,690. 
Do  foreign   missions  pay  in  dollars?    The 
exports     of    sugar    in     1890    aggregated 
292,083,580  pounds.    In   1891    the  foreign 
trade  of  Hawaii  amounted  to  $17,698,270, 
of  which  the  United  States  had  $15,490,556. 
Do  you  think  the   people   of  the    United 
States  made  a  good  investment  when  they 
sent  missionaries  to  these  islands?     Have 
they  got  their  money  back?    In  1897  the 
Hawaiians   imported  goods  to  the  value  of 
$8,871,071.    When  the  missionaries  landed 
the  Hawaiians  neither  imported  nor  ex- 
ported goods. 

The  Disciples  are  now  at  work  in 
Hawaii.  They  are  doing  excellent  work, 
too.  To  this  fact  the  Rev.  Dr.  R.  S. 
Mac  Arthur,  of  Calvary  Baptist  Church, 
New  York,  testified  after  his  visit  to 
Honolulu  a  few  years  ago.  He  bore  this 
testimony  in  print  and  orally.  He  advised 
the  Baptist  brethren  to  keep  out  of  that 
field  on  the  ground  that  the  Disciples  were 
doing  so  excellent  a  work.  T.  D.  Garvin 
was  then  alone  in  Honolulu.  The  Foreign 
Christian  Missionary  Society  now  sustains 
workers  in  that  field.  There  are  many 
Chinese,  Japanese  and  Portuguese  on  these 
beautiful  islands.  The  aim  is  to  lead  them 
to  believe  in  our  Lord  and  send  them  back 
to  the  lands  of  their  nativity  as  heralds  of 
redeeming  love. 

The  story  of  Japan  is  no  less  wonderful. 
Up  to  .1854  .Japan  had  no  commerce.  In 
1853  President  Fillmore  sent  Commodore 
Matthew  Calbraith  Perry  with  a  letter  to 
the  ruler  of  Japan.  He  entered  the  bay  of 
Yeddo  in  the  name  of  the  United  States 
and  in  the  name  of  the  Lord  of  hosts.  He 
spread  the   American  flag  on  the  capstan, 


opened  the  Bible,  and  read  and  sang  the 
100th  Psalm.  He  delivered  the  letter  from 
the  President  of  the  United  States  to  the 
Emperor  of  Japan.  After  doing  this  he 
steamed  away.  The  next  year  he  returned 
for  an  answer.  This  action  led  to  the 
opening  of  Japan  to  commerce  and  to  the 
gospel.  There  are  now  twenty- seven 
societies  at  work  in  Japan.  The  number 
of  Protestant  Christians  is  40,000.  The 
Greek  Church  claims  ab  t  25,000,  and  the 
Roman  Catholic  50,0  0.  Xavier  entered 
Japan  in  1549.  The  government  became 
suspicious  of  the  missionaries  and  drove 
them  out.  Multitudes  were  put  to  death. 
In  a  common  grave  they  were  buried, 
about  30,000,  and  over  the  place  of  burial 
this  inscription:  "While  the  sun  warms 
the  earth,  let  no  Christian  be  so  bold  as  to 
enter  Japan." 

"Verbeck  of  Japan"  was  born  in  Hol- 
land in  1830.  In  1857  he  went  to  Japan  as 
a  missionary  of  the  Reformed  Church  of 
America.  Four  years  later  he  began  his 
educational  work  for  the  Japanese  govern- 
ment. From  1869  to  1873  he  was  superin- 
tendent of  teachers  and  instruction  in  the 
foreign  department  of  the  Imperial  Uni- 
versity at  Tokio.  He  died  in  1898.  He 
was  one  of  the  organizers  of  the  public 
common  school  system  of  Japan,  this  mis- 
sionary was,  in  which  more  than  3,000,000 
children  are  being  educated.  In  1877 
Guido  Tridolin  Verbeck,  D.  D.,  received 
the  third-class  decoration  of  the  Rising 
Sun.  This  is  enough.  Obtain  a  copy  of 
the  "Life  of  Verbeck  in  Japan"  and  read 
it.  Have  you  read  the  "Life  of  Joseph 
Hardy  Neesima"?  He  was  born  in  Tokio, 
Japan,  in  1843.  He  died  in  1890.  How  he 
found  his  way  to  Boston,  how  he  obtained 
an  education,  how  he  used  his  education, 
and  the  visible  results  of  his  consecrated 
life,  are  far  more  interesting  than  any  book 
of  fiction. 

The  largest  and  truest  statesmanship  is 
involved  in  our  Lord's  command  to  "make 
disciples  of  all  the  nations."    Ponder  this. 

Denver,  Col. 

Current   Literature. 


August  Magazines. 
Scribner's  for  the  month  is  a  special 
fiction  number  and  exhibits  a  wide  variety 
in  subjects  and  styles.  A  Derelict,  by 
Richard  Harding  Davis,  is  a  rather  con- 
ventional story  of  an  erratic  newspaper 
correspondent  with  much  genius  but  little 
stability,  who  wrote  a  wonderful  account  of 
the  battle  of  Santiago  and  sent  it  in  under 
the  name  of  the  representative  of  the  Con- 
solidated Press,  who  happened  to  be  drunk 
at  the  time,  and  thereby  gained  great  fame 
for  the  latter.  The  character  of  Channing, 
the  derelict,  is  well  drawn  but  scarcely  a 
new  conception.  Quiller-Couch  has  a 
legendary  tale  of  Cornwall  and  Lyonesse  in 
the  days  when  the  latter  was  suddenly  sub- 
merged and  the  Scilly  Islands  were  cut  off 
from  the  main  land.  The  colored  illustra- 
tions of  this  are  especially  worthy  of 
praise.  Besides  these  there  is  a  good 
Gloucester  Sea  story,  nothing  subtle  but 
an  old-fashioned  well- told  tale  of  a  daring 
skipper  and  a  rough  sea;  a  Mississippi 
River  steam-boat  story;  a  woman's  club 
story  by  Octave  Thanet,  illustrated  by 
Christy;  and  a  surprising  article  on  Rural 
New  York  City. 


The  North  American  Review  resists,  with 
its  accustomed  strenuousness,  the  August 
tendency  toward  frivolity,  and  is  as  solid, 
authoritative  and  informing  as  in  mid-win- 
ter. The  article  on  The  Simple  Logic  of 
Christian  Science,  by  a  member  of  the 
Christian  Science  Publication  Committee 
to  be  sure,  gives  a  frothy  tone  to  a  few 
pages;  but  that  is  only  carrying  out  the 
well -understood  policy  of  the  magazine  to 
give  both  sides  a  hearing.  Ex-Senator 
Edmunds  writes  on  the  Insular  Cases,  and 
Mr.  Boutwell,  formerly  Secretary  of  the 
Treasury,  on  The  Supreme  Court  and  the 
Dependencies.  The  latter  concludes,  from 
an  analysis  of  the  opinions  recently  ren- 
dered, that  in  a  trial  of  similar  cases  after 
the  full  organization  of  the  territorial  gov- 
ernment in  Porto  Rico,  the  court  would 
hold  that  the  island  is  within  the  scope  of 
the  constitution.  It  is  not  customary  to 
hear  the  late  Prof.  John  Fiske  criticised 
for  inaccuracy  or  slip- shod  methods,  but 
Mrs.  Schuyler  Van  Rensselaer  makes  such 
allegations  against  his  history  of  early 
New  York.  Mr.  Howell's  monthly  article 
is  in  praise  of  Booker  T.  Washington. 

For  journalistic  enterprise  the  article  by 
Aguinaldo  in  Everybody's  Magazine  de- 
scribing his  own  capture,  probably  takes 
the  prize  for  this  month.  It  is  a  very 
simple  narrative  of  the  events  and  might 
have  been  written  by  any  one  reasonably 
well  acquainted  with  the  situation.  We 
take  the  editor's  word  for  it,  however,  that 
it  is  really  by  Aguinaldo.  The  story  is 
told  simply  and  without  emotion  and  the 
only  adjective  applied  to  General  Funston's 
exploit  is  "brilliant."  The  closing  article, 
unsigned,  on  "Job  Lots  in  Literature"  is  a 
bright  piece  of  iconoclastic  criticism. 

The  Atlantic  Monthly  devotes  most  of  its 
space  this  month  to  fiction,  including  half 
a  dozen  short  stories,  the  continuation  of 
Miss  Johnston's  Audrey  and  the  conclusion 
of  Miss  Jewett's  Tory  Lover.  Besides 
these  there  is  an  article  entitled  Reciproc- 
ity or  the  Alternative,  which  means 
virtually  reciprocity  or  war,  and  the  be- 
ginning of  Reminiscences  of  a  Dramatic 
Critic,  by  Henry  A.  Clapp.  William  Wat- 
son's sonnet  on  Simon  de  Montfort  is 
scarcely  a  success,  but  the  always  brilliant 
Contributors'  Club  is  better  than  usual. 

The  current  number  of  the  World's  Work 
is  devoted  to  the  Pan-American  Exposition, 
and  it  may  be  doubted  whether  so  complete 
and  adequate  an  acquaintance  with  the 
Exposition  can  be  obtained  anywhere  else 
short  of  a  trip  to  Buffalo.  An  elaborate 
illustrated  article  on  this  subject  fills  the 
greater  part  of  the  magazine  and  the 
monthly  March  of  Events  is  relegated  to 
an  inferior  position.  It  may  be  added  that 
for  so  new  a  magazine  the  World's  Work 
is  making  an  immense  success  as  an  adver- 
tising medium. 

The  Century  is  a  special  holiday  num- 
ber this  month,  but  has  no  extra  proportion 
of  fiction.  Mrs.  Schuyler  Van  Rensselaer 
writes  on  Midsummer  in  New  York  and 
Bishop  Potter  gives  his  impressions  of 
India.  The  stories  are  mostly  short  and 
light.  It  will  make  good  summer  reading 
from  cover  to  cover,  being  neither  too  friv- 
olous nor  too  heavy.  An  engraving  by 
Timothy  Cole  after  Turner  is  notable. 


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THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


August  i,  1901 


Ovir  Bxidget. 


—Beatrice,  Neb.,  is  planning  to  ere2t  a  new 
building. 

—The  receipts  of  the  Nebraska  State  Mis- 
sion Board  for  thepast  eleven  months  amount 
to  $2,168.56. 

— 0.  A.  Ishmael  is  to  hold  a  meeting  for  the 
church  at  Creighton,  commencing  the  fourth 
Sunday  in  August. 

— W.  W.  Blalock  closes  his  work  at  Lamar, 
Mo.,  August  25  and  will  be  ready  for  engage- 
ments as  pastor  or  evangelist  after  Sept.  1. 

— L.  J.  Marshall  has  resigned  at  Palmyra, 
Mo.,  after  a  three  years'  pastorate  and  will 
begin  work  at  Pueblo,  Col.,  Sept.  1.  During 
August  he  will  enjoy  a  vacation  at  Boulder. 

—Prof.  A.  A.  Hibner,  of  Effingham,  111.,  has 
received  the  degree  of  D.  D.  from  the  College 
of  the  Southwestern  Illinois  Association  of 
the  Methodist  Protestant  Church. 

— E.  C.  Irvin  has  resigned  at  Williamsville, 
N.  Y.,  to  take  effect  Sept.  1,  and  the  church 
desires  to  correspond  with  a  good  man  for 
the  place.  Address  Dr.  W.  H.  H.  Baker, 
Williamsville,  N.  Y. 

— -V.  A.  Fite,  a  recent  graduate  of  Ken- 
tucky University,  has  received  a  call  to  a 
church  ia  Prince  Edward  Island.  He  filled 
the  pulpit  at  the  Central  church,  Lexington, 
July  21,  in  the  absence  of  I.  J.  Spencer. 

—The  church  at  Lushton,  Neb.,  A.  L.  Og- 
den  pastor,  has  been  suffering  for  lack  of  a 
building  but  will  attempt  to  build  if  the  corn 
crop  is  not  a  total  failure.  The  plans  of  the 
churches  in  many  localities  will  be  influenced 
by  the  fate  of  the  corn  crop. 

— E.  S.  Muckley,  of  Belief ontaine,  O.,  has 
accepted  a  call  from  the  church  in  Honolulu, 
H.  I.,  made  vacant  recently  by  the  transfer  of 
A.  E.  Corey  to  China.  He  will  go  to  his  new 
field  in  a  few  weeks.  See  his  advertisement 
elsewhere  of  a  small  printing  press  which  he 
wishes  to  sell  before  leaving. 

—The  annual  offering  for  church  extension 
will  be  made  on  the  first  Lord's  day  in  Sep- 
tember. A  statement  in  regard  to  it  is  pub- 
lished elsewhere  and  should  be  read  and 
heeded.  Last  year  1,300  churches  sent  offer- 
ings to  the  church  extension  fund.  There 
should  be  more  this  year. 

—The  convention  of  the  Tidewater  District 
of  Virginia  will  meet  August  6-8,  at  Antioch 
Church,  Caroline  County,  as  previously  an- 
nounced. The  program,  which  is  at  hand, 
bears  the  familiar  names  of  L.  A.  Cutler,  J. 
T.  T.  Hundley,  P.  A.  Cave,  Richard  Bagby, 
O.  B.  Sears,  A.  Buxton,  Peter  Ainslee,  B.  A. 
Abbott  and  others. 

—The  local  committee  in  charge  of  the  prep- 
arations for  the  Minneapolis  convention  has 
issued  a  booklet  giving  information  about 
the  city  and  the  preparations  which  they  are 
making  for  a  great  gathering.  If  their  zeal 
and  enterprise  is  adequately  rewarded  our 
first  twentieth  century  convention  will  be  an 
overwhelming  success. 

—Foreign  missionary  receipts  for  the  week 
ending  July  25  show  a  loss  of  $2,754.39.  This 
is  partly  accounted  for  by  the  fact  that  $1,700 
was  received  for  the  special  India  famine  re- 
lief fund  during  this  period  last  year.  The 
loss  of  $1,000  in  the  ordinary  receipts,  how- 
ever, is  distressing.  It  should  be  more  than 
made  up  next  year. 

—We  call  attention  to  the  first  chapter  of  a 
new  serial  story  by  President  B.  A.  Jenkins, 
which  appears  in  this  number  of  the  Chris- 
tian-Evangelist. It  is  a  tale  of  the  lawless 
days  in  the  border  states  following  the  close 
of  the  civil  war,  and  depicts  vividly  a  period 
of  American  history  which  has  not  been  much 
written  about,  but  which  offers  a  splendid 
field  for  historical  romance.  Our  readers  will 
find  it  interesting  and  profitable  to  read  the 
four  chapters  of  "The  Dregs  of  the  War." 


— Bro.  John  Famulines,  who  has  been  at- 
tending school  at  Lexington,  Ky.,  supplies 
for  J.  H.  Jones  during  July,  while  the  latter 
and  his  wife  are  visiting  the  Pan-American 
Exposition  at  Buffalo. 

— C.  Manly  Rice,  of  VVooster,  O-,  has  been 
obliged  by  ill  health  to  give  up  regular  pas- 
toral work  for  a  time  and  would  be  glad  to 
do  non-resident  or  supply  preaching  for 
churches  within  reach  of  that  point. 

—The  church  at  Effingham,  111.,  A.  A.  Hib- 
ner pastor,  had  a  largely  attended  jubilee 
meeting  July  21,  which  resulted  in  liquidat- 
ing the  long  standing  indebtedness  of  the 
church.  A  dedication  service  will  be  held  the 
first  Sunday  in  September. 

— In  view  of  the  resignation  of  C.  B.  New- 
nan  at  Detroit,  who  is  to  take  up  the  work 
of  the  Bible  College  at  Columbia,  Mo.,  his 
congregation  and  official  board  in  Detroit 
have  passed  resolutions  of  appreciation  of 
his  services  and  regret  at  his  departure. 

— The  new  house  of  worship  at  Alfords- 
ville,  Ind,,  was  dedicated  July  21  by  L.  L. 
Carpenter.  This  is  the  second  church  he  has 
dedicated  at  this  place,  and  the  new  one  is 
said  to  be  the  best  in  town.  Money  was 
raised  to  pay  all  debts.  The  hot  weather 
prevented  a  large  attendance. 

— The  annual  meeting  of  the  Grand  River 
(Mo.)  District  was  held  at  Breckenridge.  Mo., 
July  23,  24.  This  district  includes  Caldwell, 
Livingston,  Daviess,  Harrison,  Grundy  and 
Mercer  counties.  Secretaries  Davis  and  Ab- 
bott were  present  and  also  most  of  the 
preachers  and  many  of  the  laity  of  the  dis- 
trict. 

— G.  L.  Bush,  of  Taylor,  Tex.,  will  begin  a 
meeting  for  the  Garden  City  church  Aug.  4. 
Bro.  Bush  is  well  known  to  the  churches  of 
southwest  Missouri.  Why  cannot  some  of 
our  Missouri  churches  capture  him  while  he 
is  here?  I  think  his  old  time  love  for  Mis- 
souri will  again  return  if  an  opportunity  is 
offered. 

— The  offering  for  home  missions  had  made 
a  gain  of  over  $28,000  for  the  year  so  far.  A 
gain  of  $9,000  before  the  close  of  the  books 
Sept.  30  will  give  us  the  much  desired 
$100,000.  If  all  the  churches  that  have  not 
yet  sent  in  their  offering  will  do  so  imme- 
diately we  will  be  able  to  reach  the  goal. 
Send  all  money  to  Benj.L.  Smith,  Cincinnati, 
Ohio,  Y.  M.  C.  A.  Building. 

Bro.  F.  M.  Rains  who,  with  his  wife,  is  now 
journeying  westward  en  route  to  China  and 
Japan,  has  been  steadily  improving  in  health 
from  the  time  he  left  Cincinnati.  He  delivered 
three  addresses  fn  Denver  with  apparent  ease 
and  they  were  received,  so  B.  B.  Tyler  writes, 
with  great  enthusiasm.  It  is  believed  and 
sincerely  hoped  that  the  trip  will  substan- 
tially benefit  his  health.  He  left  Denver  for 
the  convention  at  Santa  Cruz,  Cal. 

— The  Disciples'  Divinity  House  of  the  Uni- 
versity of  Chicago  has  worked  so  satisfactor- 
ily that  plans  have  been  made  to  extend  the 
method  to  other  departments  of  the  Univer- 
sity. A  system  of  halls  or  houses  will  be  or- 
ganized to  provide  homes  and  social  life  for 
students  in  the  different  grades.  Arrange- 
ments have  already  been  completed  for  a  hall 
for  young  ladies  in  the  preparatory  school  and 
the  junior  college,  of  which  Miss  Alice  Lloyd, 
formerly  principal  of  Madison  Institute,  will 
be  head.  Miss  Lloyd  has  had  long  experience 
and  ample  success  in  dealing  with  college 
girls,  and  parents  can  feel  safe  in  putting  their 
daughters  in  her  care.  The  total  expense  for 
residents  of  this  hall,  including  room,  board, 
laundry  and  tuition  in  the  University,  is  es- 
timated at  $132  per  quarter.  The  hall  will 
open  Oct.  1.  The  committee  in  charge  of  these 
plans  is:  E.  S.  Ames.  Chairman,  \V.  D,  Mac-' 
Clintock.  H.  L.  Willett.  Errett  Gates  and  Ella 
Adams  Moore.  It  is  expected  that  halls  for 
boys  and  for  college  and  graduate  students 
will  be  established  later. 


— W.  A.  Baldwin,  state  secretary  for 
Nebraska,  requests  the  preachers  in  that 
state  to  begin  on  next  Lord's  day  to  an- 
nounce the  state  convention  from  their  pul- 
pits and  continue  till  the  time  arrives. 
August  19-24  is  the  time  and  Bethany  camp 
grounds  the  place.  A  good  program  has  been 
prepared  in  all  departments.  The  usual  one 
and  one-third  fare  has  been  granted  on  all 
roads  centering  at  Lincoln,  and  connections. 

—Paul  H.  Castle  has  been  called  to  the  pas- 
torate of  the  West  End  Christian  Church,  St. 
Louis,  from  which  O.  A.  Bartholomew  has 
recently  resigned  to  become  city  evangelist. 
Mr.Castle  has  been  pastor  of  the  church  in  Vir 
den,  III.,  and  was  for  a  short  time  a  district 
evangelist  in  Illinois.  He  is  a  young  man  of 
vigorous  and  aggressive  personality,  a  grad- 
uate of  Eureka  College,  and  has  already  made 
an  excellent  impression  upon  the  congregation 
which  has  called  him. 

— J.  H.  MacNeill  has  resigned  at  Muncie, 
Ind.,  and  will  close  his  three  years'  pastorate 
there  the  last  of  September.  After  gradu- 
ating from  Kentucky  University  he  spent  two 
years  in  Louisville  where  the  church  was  en- 
larged and  a  mission  established,  and  eleven 
years  with  the  church  at  Rushville,  Ind., 
where  a  $30,000  church  and  a  $4,000  parsonage 
were  built,  and  900  members  added  to  the 
congregation.  Since  he  has  been  at  Muncie 
the  debt  has  been  reduced,  missionary  offer- 
ings quadrupled  and  200  members  added.  Such 
a  record  as  this  leaves  little  room  for  com- 
ment and  little  need  for  further  commenda- 
tion. It  speaks  for  itself  and  its  witness  is 
true. 

— Walter  Scott  Priest,  of  Atchison,  Kan  , 
rounded  out  twenty  one  years  of  work  in  the 
ministry  on  July  21,  and  celebrated  the  occa- 
sion by  a  sermon  on  "The  Christian  Min- 
istry." During  this  time  he  has  preached 
2,457  sermons,  has  received  1,200  persons  into 
the  church,  married  234  couples  and  con- 
ducted 267  funerals.  We  are  not  surprised  at 
the  statement  that  he  has  never  been  with- 
out work  a  single  day  of  all  that  time.  Men 
of  his  sort  never  are.  Having  now  attained 
his  ministerial  majority,  he  is  ready  for  still 
more  vigorous  and  effective  work,  and  may 
his  next  twenty-one  years  be  even  more  pros- 
perous and  useful  than  the  last. 

— We  hope  our  readers  will  not  forget  the 
need  of  the  Jacksonville  church  and  will  not 
forget  to  render  substantial  assistance.  Their 
situation  calls  for  something  more  than  a 
spasmodic  outburst  of  sympathy.  Such  a 
dire  calamity  is  sure  to  arouse  that  in  all 
minds,  but  there  is  no  virtue  in  the  thrill  of 
sympathy  unless  you  give  some  practical  as- 
sistance. The  executive  committee  of  the 
Florida  state  board  issues  a  general  appeal 
in  behalf  of  Jacksonville  showing  that,  while 
the  Catholics,  Episcopalians,  Methodists, 
Baptists,  Presbyterians  and  Lutherans  have 
received  help  sufficient  to  enable  them  to  re- 
build, the  Church  of  Christ  has  received  al- 
most nothing.  Plans  have  bsen  made  for  a 
church  which  will  contain  an  auditorium 
seating  650,  and  a  Bible-school  room  adjoin- 
ing to  seat  400,  class  rooms,  parlors  and  two 
reading  rooms  to   be  kept  open  continually. 

What  are  Humors? 

They  are  vitiated  or  morbid  fluids  cours- 
ing the  veins  and  affecting  the  tissues. 
They  are  commonly  due  to  defective  diges- 
tion but  sometimes  inherited. 

How  do  they  manifest  themselves  T 

In  many  forms  of  cutaneous  erupt j 
salt  rheum  or  eczema,  pimples  and  bo 
and  in  weakness,  languor  and  gene 
debility. 

How  are  they  expelled  ?    By 

Hood's  Sarsapartiia 

which  also  builds  up  the  system  tnat  has 
suffered  from  them.  * 

It  is  the  best  of   all  modicum  tor  b 
humors. 


August  i,  1901 


THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


977 


There  is  no  Y.  M.  C.  A.  in  the  city  and  these 
reading  rooms  will  be  about  the  only  places 
in  the  city,  except  the  saloons,  where  one 
may  escape  from  the  street  to  rest  or  read. 
Money  can  be  sent  to  B.  L.  Smith,  secretary, 
marked  "For  First  Church.  Jacksonville,"  or 
direct  to  J.  T.  Boone,  pastor,  Jacksonville, 
who  will  receipt  for  the  same. 

Garfield  Park  Assembly. 

Beautiful  for  situation  is  Santa  Cruz,  Cal., 
the  seat  of  Garfield  Park,  whither  the  tribes 
go  up  annually  during  the  month  of  July. 
Although  it  is  a  week  in  advance  of  the  regu- 
lar convention,  yet  many  feet  have  turned 
from  various  parts  of  northern  and  central 
California  and  now  stand  within  the  park. 
The  quaint  little  cottages  surrounding  the 
park  and  the  white  tents  pitched  throughout 
the  grove  of  eucalyptus,  present  a  picturesque 
and  attractive  scene. 

The  cordial  greetings  of  familiar  friends  and 
the  kindly  hospitality  shown  to  the  stranger 
within  the  gates,  are  the  delightful  social 
features. 

Bro.  R.  N.  Davis,  the  pastor  of  the  Chris- 
tian church  here,  is  everywhere  on  the  ground 
—a  bureau  of  information,  an  accommodating 
servant  of  all.  A  large  dining-nall  and  well 
kept  restaurant  furnish  meals  at  reasonable 
rates  f  jr  those  who  have  not  made  other  pro- 
visions. But  as  man  does  not  live  by  bread 
alone,  ample  provision  has  been  made  for  both 
head  and  heart  in  a  systematic  teaching  and 
study  of  the  Scriptures.  Accordingly,  Dean 
Van  Kirk,  of  Berkeley  Bible  Seminary,  an 
acknowledged  master  in  Israel,  has  drawn  to 
him  a  school  of  prophets,  principally  preach- 
ers, more  than  50  in  all,  in  the  great  taber- 
nacle. This  list  constantly  grows  as  time 
advances  and  attendance  increases. 

Two  courses  of  lectures,  "The  Rise  of  the 
Prophets"  and  "The  Teachings  of  Jesus,"  oc- 
cupying an  hour  each,  are  delivered  daily,  ex- 
cept Sunday.  Maps  and  blackboard  outlines 
are  skillfully  brought  into  use  in  the  course 
of  these  lectures,  which  greatly  assist  the 
learner  in  the  apprehension  of  the  lessons. 
Late  standard  authorities  are  consulted,  but 
the  Bible  is  made  the  final  appeal  in  all  re- 
ligious questions.  Hence  his  numerous  Scrip- 
ture references.  It  is  gratifying  to  all  to  note 
Prof.  Van  Kirk's  evident  strict  loyalty  to  the 
revealed  word  as  he  understands  it.  Appro- 
priate questions  by  the  class  are  always  in 
order,  and  never  fail  to  elicit  an  intelligent 
and  respectful  answer.  But  any  attempt  to 
introduce  questions  foreign  to  the  subject  in 
hand  is  promptly,  yet  courteously,  dismissed. 
When  one  anticipates  anything  in  the  course, 
he  is  requested  to  "hold  that  point  until  it  is 
reached  further  on."  If  a  question  is  pre- 
sented which  neither  the  professor  nor  any 
human  being  has  been  able  to  answer,  it  is 
modestly  referred  to  the  querist  for  solution. 

The  limits  of  this  brief  correspondence  will 
not  admit  an  attempt  to  describe  these  courses 
of  lectures.  It  will  be  sufficient  to  say  they 
are  both  heartily  approved  and  richly  enjoyed 
by  all  who  have  followed  them.  Vigorous 
applause  succeeded  at  the  close  of  one  of  the 
lectures  to-day.  Things  both  new  and  old  are 
being  brought  forth  from  the  holy  oracles, 
and  our  hearts  are  made  to  burn  within  us  as 
we  are  led  to  behold  the  gradual,  providential 
development  or  "Rise  of  the  Prophets,"  or 
are  conducted  to  a  broader  and  deeper  con- 
ception and  appreciation  of  '  'The  Teachings 
of  Jesus." 

The  Disciples  of  this  great  empire  state  have 
ground  to  hope  and  take  courage  in  the  ac- 
cession to  their  forces  of  Dean  Van  Kirk,  the 
wise  and  enthusiastic  head  of  our  Bible  Sem- 
inary at  Berkeley,  the  seat  of  the  great  State 
University.  Here  let  the  Timothies  in  our 
churches  be  encouraged  to  go,  that  they  may 
be  trained  to  be  able  ministers  of  the  word; 
and  young  preachers  also,  who  have  not  en- 
joyed such  advantages,  let  them  seek  greater 


proficiency,    and    so     become    more    efficient 
laborers  in  the  Master's  service. 

J.  C.  McRbYnolds. 
Garfield  Park. 

The  Chrjstian-Eva.nge!ist  Fifty-two 
Years  Ago. 

Fifty-two  years  ago  I  was  a  compositor, 
working  on  the  Evangelist  here  in  the  then 
little  village  of  Mt.  Pleasant,  la.,  containing 
some  three  or  four  hundred  people.  At  that 
time  my  father  was  the  publisher  of  a  small 
abolition  free  soil  paper  at  this  place  the  only 
anti-slavery  advocate  then  published  west  of 
the  Mississippi  river.  While  engaged  in  this 
very  laudable  work,  my  father,  the  late  Prof. 
Samuel  L.  Howe,  founder  of  Howe's  Academy 
of  this  city,  also  published  the  Evangelist,  at 
that  time  a  monthly  magazine,  issued  in  the 
interests  of  what  was  then  known  as  the 
Church  of  Christ  in  Iowa.  Whether  the 
Evangelist  originated  here  in  Mt.  Pleasant, 
or  was  brought  here  from  some  other  point,  I 
am  at  present  unable  to  determine,  but  I  do 
know  that  in  1849,  fifty-two  years  ago,  I  helped 
to  publish  it  in  my  father's  printing  office 
here,  and  I  can  truly  say  that  we  issued  a 
very  able  and  handsome  magazine,  and  that 
it  was  a  great  help  and  blessing  to  the  de- 
voted and  struggling  little  band  of  Christian 
workers  of  that  faith  in  the  state. 

The  editor  of  the  magazine  at  that  time  was 
Elder  Daniel  Bates,  a  very  faithful  and  con- 
secrated man,  both  to  his  family  and  the 
church.  While  he  was  bravely  shoulderingthe 
responsibility  of  publishing  the  magazine,  he 
was,  at  the  same  time,  educating  his  children 
in  my  father's  academy  here,  and  they  were 
a  very  bright  set  of  children  indeed,  and  boys 
and  girls  of  whom  any  father  might  justly  feel 
proud.  Bro  Bates  was  quite  deaf,  and  was 
compelled  to  use  an  ear  trumpet,  something 
unheard  of  before  in  this  then  western  wild, 
and  I  well  remember  the  wonder  and  aston 
ishment,  not  unmixed  with  awe,  which  it  pro- 
duced in  us  boys  of  the  composing  room.  Bro. 
Bates  was  a  splendid  specimen  of  the  true 
Christian  man.  I  presume  he  has  long  since 
been  gathered  to  his  fathers.  Peace  to  his 
ashes,  and  a  reverent  tear  to  his  memory. 

These  were  the  days  of  Chatterton,  Arthur 
Miller,  and  a  host  of  other  pioneer  heroes, 
through  whose  great  sacrifices  and  beneficent 
labors  the  foundations  of  the  present  grand 
Christian  Church  were  laid. 

May  the  blessing  of  God  ever  rest  upon  the 
Christian-Evangelist  and  multiply  its  use- 
fulness far  and  wide,  and  through  its  glorious 
agency  may  multitudes  be  brought  to  the 
knowledge  of  the  truth  as  it  is  in  Jesus. 

W.  P.  Howe. 

Mt.  Pleasant,  la. 

[The  Evangelist,  edited  by  Daniel  Bates  at 
Iowa  and  afterward  as  a  weekly  paper  by 
B.  W.  Johnson  at  Oskaloosa,  was  one  of  the 
two  principal  streams  which  united  to  form 
the  present  Christian-Evangelist.  The 
other  was  the  Gospel  Echo,  edited  at  Macomb, 
111.,  by  J.  C.  Reynolds,  who  was  joined  in  1868 
by  J.  H.  Garrison.  The  latter  brought  the 
paper  to  Quincy,  111.,  and  thence  to  St.  Louis, 
changing  it  from  a  monthly  to  a  weekly  and 
naming  it  The  Christian.  The  union  of  The 
Christian  and  The  Evangelist  produced  the 
Christian-Evangelist.  Hence  the  hyphen  in 
the  name.— Editor.] 


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Frank  J.  Cheney  makes  oath  that  he  is  the  sen 
Eot  partner  of  the  firm  of  F.  J.  Cheney  &  Co.,  do- 
ing business  in  the  City  of  Toledo,  County  and  State 
aforesaid,  and  that  said  firm  will  pay  the  sum  of 
ONE  HUNDRED  DOLLARS  for  each  and  every 
case  of  Catarrh  that  cannot  be  cured  by  the  use  of 
Hall's  Catarrh  Cure. 

FRANK  J.  CHENEY. 

Sworn  to  before  me  and  subscribed  in  my  pres- 
ence, this  6th  day  of  December,  A.  D.  1886. 


Home  of  Swamp-Root. 


A.  W.  GLEASON, 

Notary  Publtc. 
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directly  on  the  blood  and  mucous  surfaces  of  the 
•ystem.    Send  for  testimonials,  free. 

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The  Cause  of  Many 

Sudden  Deaths, 

There  is  a  disease  prevailing  in  this 
country  most  dangerous  because  so  decep- 
tive. Many  sudden 
deaths  are  caused  by 
it- — heart  disease, 
pneumonia,  heart 
failure  or  apoplexy 
are  often  the  result 
of  kidney  disease.  If 
kidney  trouble  is  al- 
lowed to  advance  the 
kidney-poiso  ned 
blood  will  attack  the 
vital  organs  or  the 
kidneys  themselves  break  down  and  waste 
away  cell  by  cell. 

Bladder  troubles  most  always  result  from 
a  derangement  of  the  kidneys  and  a  cure  is 
obtained  quickest  by  a  proper  treatment  of 
the  kidneys.  If  you  are  feeling  badly  you 
can  make  no  mistake  by  taking  Dr.  Kilmer's 
Swamp=Root,  the  great  kidney,  liver  and 
bladder  remedy. 

It  corrects  inability  to  hold  urine  and  scald- 
ing pain  in  passing  it,  and  overcomes  that 
unpleasant  necessity  of  being  compelled  to 
go  often  during  the  day,  and  to  get  up  many 
times  during  the  night.  The  mild  and  the 
extraordinary  effect  of  Swamp-Root  is  soon 
realized.  It  stands  the  highest  for  its  won- 
derful cures  of  the  most  distressing  cases. 

Swamp-Root  is  pleasant  to  take  and  sold 
by  all  druggists  in  fifty-cent  and  one-dollar 
sized  bottles.  You  may 
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this  wonderful  new  dis- 
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Binghamton,  N.  Y.  When  writing  mention 
reading  this  generous  offer  in  this  paper. 


Publishers'  Notes. 

There  is  nothing  in  this  world  so  worth- 
less as  poor  music,  and  the  country  is  flooded 
with  books  of  religious  music  which  are 
worse  than  worthless.  Nothing  is  easier  to 
do  than  to  sit  down  and  grind  out  a  certain 
type  of  "gospel  hymns."  Any  person  with  a 
fair  knowledge  of  the  rudiments  of  music  can 
produce  half  a  dozeu  or  so  of  such  tunes  every 
day,  and  an  accomplice  with  a  talent  for 
jingle  and  doggerel  can  supply  the  words  to 
fit  the  tunes.  Take  fifty  such  pieces,  add  fifty 
old  standard  hymns  that  are  in  every  book 
that  ever  was  issued,  and  half  a  dozen  really 
good  pieces,  mix  the  lot  together,  and  you 
have  the  average  book  of  sacred  music,  all 
ready  to  be  exploited  and  advertised  in  the 
most  extravagant  style,  and  foisted  on  the 
public.  A  few  well  known  men,  who  know 
absolutely  nothing  of  music,  but  who  are 
good-natured  and  willing  to  oblige  the  pub- 
lisher of  the  book,  write  commendatory 
notices  of  it,  and  on  the  strength  of  these  the 
book  is  bought  by  a  number  of  churches,  who 
only  throw  away  their  money.  The  Christian 
Publishing  Company  publishes  several  song 
books  which  do  not  belong  to  this  class.  The 
church  that  buys  The  Gospel  Call,  Silver  and 
Gold  or  Tidings  of  Salvation,  is  running  no  risk. 
It  is  getting  a  book  that  has  been  tried  and 
not  found  wanting  by  hundreds  of  our  church- 
es and  Sunday-schools.  The  prices  of  these 
collections  are  very  low.  Sample  pages  and 
price-list  will  be  sent  on  request. 

No  matter  what  it  may  be  in  the  way  of 
church  supplies,  send  to  us  for  it.  Commun- 
ion sets,  communion  wine,  collection  envel- 
opes, baptismal  pants,  record  books,  treas- 
urer's books,  blank  church  letters — whatever 
it  may  be,  we  have  the  best  at  fairest  prices. 
It  seems  hardly  fitting  that  a  congregation 
should  permit  the  use  of  a  bottle,  a  glass 
goblet  and  a  china  plate  in  the  observance  of 
the  Lord's  Supper  if  it  is  able  to  purchase  a 
silver  communion  set,  and  yet  this  is  what 
many  of  our  small  congregations  do.  We 
shall  be  glad  to  furnish  prices  on  these  sets, 
and  on  all  kinds  of  supplies  to  those  in- 
terested. 


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THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


August  i,  1901 


Correspondence. 

What  Sha.ll  We  Pray  For? 

Not  for  rain.  Why?  Because  God  has  not 
in  these  latter  days  promised  rain  in  answer 
to  prayer,  and  because  in  a  long  lifetime  ob- 
servance of  the  writer,  such  prayers  have  been 
a  miserable  failure.  Call  this  dogmatic  if  you 
will,  but  it  is  better  than  the  halfhearted 
mind  of  many  good  people  on  an  important 
subject  which  should  be  definitely  settled. 
Now  for  the  proof. 

The  blindness,  to  say  the  least,  of  many 
ministers  of  the  gospel  is  amazing.  They 
seem  to  read  the  Bible  with  a  vail  over  their 
faces.  They  fail  to  "read  it  as  they  do  any 
other  book,  but  rather  in  the  light  of  their 
prejudices,  and  .mix  up  its  teachings  in  the 
most  astonishing  manner.  They  fail  to  see 
that  God  dealt  differently  with  mankind  in 
the  several  ages  of  the  world,  and  gave  them 
laws  and  promises  to  suit  their  then  condi- 
tion. God  is  unchangeable,  yesterday,  to- 
day and  forever  the  same,  but  he  changes  his 
times  and  his  laws  to  suit  his  unchangeable 
purposes. 

When  God  says  through  Noah,  that  "seed- 
time ,ahd  harvest  shall  not  cease,"  he  pro- 
claims a  general  law  for  all  time,  but  when  he 
says  through  Moses,  "If  ye  walk  in  my 
statutes  and  keep  my  commandments,  then  I 
will  give  you  rain  in  due  season,  and  the  land 
shall  yield  her  increase,"  etc.,  and  when  be- 
cause of  disobedience  he  threatens  them  with 
desolations  and  calamities,  he  sets  forth  a 
special  law  applicable  to  Judea  and  Jews 
alone  (Lev.  26th). 

These  blessings  and  curses  are  reiterated 
through  the  Jewish  Scriptures,  but  there  is 
no  proof  that  they  were  carried  over  into  the 
Christian  age,  for  Jesus  took  them  away,  and 
if  restored  again,  it  must  be  shown  in  the 
teaching  of  the  Holy  Spirit,  and  I  ask  any  one 
to  point  out  a  single  clear  text  after  the  day 
of  Pentecost  and  apostolic  days,  where  God 
proposes  to  change  times  and  laws,  bring  a 
scourge  upon  the  earth  because  of  sin,  or  re- 
move it  through  the  prayers  of  his  people,  or 
in  any  manner  to  interfere  with  ohe  laws  of 
nature  for  man's  sake.  It  is  fair  presumption 
to  say  that,  if  God  removes  a  scourge  or  ca- 
lamity through  prayer,  he  brought  it  on  for 
some  good  purpose.  It  is  a  base  charge 
against  the  loving  Father  to  say  that  he 
brings  a  special  scourge  upon  good  and  bad 
alike.     I  don't  believe  it. 

It  is  true,  nevertheless,  that  God  has  or- 
dained terrible  forces  in  his  natural  laws,  as 
well  as  beneficent  ones,  which  fall  upon  all 
men  alike,  when  and  where  they  may,  not  to 
chastize  men  for  disobedience,  but  to  test 
their  loyalty,  and  when  men  receive  them  as 
such  in  humility  and  subjection,  whether  the 
greater  calamities  or  sickness  and  death,  then 
are  they  chastened  as  sons. 

The  Jews  lived  under  a  fleshly  institution, 
an  imperfect  moral  law,  and  natural  law  was 
constrained  to  meet  the  promises  of  God  in 
their  temporal  condition;  but  in  the  Christian 
age,  we  live  in  a  spiritual  kingdom,  under  a 
perfect  moral  law,  and  physical  manifesta- 
tions are  no  longer  needed  to  teach  us  how  to 
walk  by  faith,  and  the  general  pi'omise  of 
'■seed  time  and  harvest"  prevails  over  sinner 
and  saint  alike. 

But  some  one  will  quote  Jesus  as  saying, 
"And  all  things  whatsover  ye  shall  ask  in 
prayer  believing,  ye  shall  receive."  "If  two 
of  you  shall  agree  on  earth  as  touching  any- 
thing and  shall  ask,  it  shall  be  done  for  them 
of  my  Father  which  is  in  heaven,"  and  other 
texts  of  like  character.  But  it  should  be  seen 
that  these  texts  as  well  as  many  others  should 
not  be  quoted  as  intended  for  the  Christian 
world  of  to-day,  but  as  applying  alone  to  the 
disciples  and  apostles  as  promises  of  help  and 
guidance  in  the  great  work  before  them. 
Much  more  might  be  said  in  this  part  of  the 
subject,  but  I  choose  to  take  up  another  line 
of  proof — observation. 


Now  if,  after  four  or  six  weeks  of  drought, 
an  ordinary  reaction  of  the  elements  of  na- 
ture takes  place,  in  accordance  with  all  obser- 
vation, whether  prayed  for  or  no  c,  and  the  rain 
descends  in  showers  in  different  parts  of  the 
state  and  country,  the  portions  benefited  will 
delude  themselves  into  the  belief  that  their 
prayers  were  answered,  while  the  unfortunate 
pla?es  will  have  their  faith  greatly  strained. 
Cannot  good  Christian  people  see  that  such  a 
trial  of  their  faith  leads  to  unbelief,  while  the 
great  world  of  sinners  scoffs  aDd  jeers  at  a 
religion  so  opposed  to  their  common  sense? 

But  an  incident  of  the  past  is  spoken  of  to 
prove  the  efticacy  of  prayer.  In  the  summer 
of  1875  Gov.  Hardin,  of  Missouri,  set  apart 
June  3  as  a  day  of  fasting  and  prayer  for  the 
removal  of  the  locust  plague  in  the  counties 
just  south  of  Kansas  City.  I  lived  near  Pleas- 
ant Hill,  Cass  Co.,  at  the  time  and  know 
whereof  I  affirm.  My  remembrance  is  that 
C.  V.  Riley,  state  entomologist,  stated  in  one 
of  the  St.  Louis  papers  of  that  date  than  the 
governor  might  set  the  day  and  the  good 
people  all  over  the  state  might  pray,  but  that 
the  locusts  would  not  go  until  they  got 
ready,  which  would  be  when  their  wings  were 
fully  grown,  about  -  June  20.  Now,  having 
more  faith  in  Mr.  Riley  than  in  the  prayers  of 
the  people,  I  waited  until  June  16  and  planted 
my  corn,  so  that  it  would  come  up  just  as  the 
locusts  would  be  leaving,  so  they  could  not 
eat  it  off,  and  about  June  20,  17  days  after 
prayer  was  made,  they  left  in  a  body  and  were 
seen  no  more.  I  mentionjthis  case  so  minutely 
not  only  to  disprove  belief  in  prayer  for  such 
purpose,  but  to  correct  a  minister  of  one  of 
our  city  churches  who  recently  stated  that 
the  locusts  left  within  two  days  after  the  day 
set  for  prayer,  his  wish  to  sustain  his  faith 
getting  the  better  of  the  facts.  It  is  some- 
what astonishing  how  men  will  delude  them- 
selves into  believing  a  thing  because  they 
want  to  believe  it,  whether  it  be  in  regard  to 
special  providence  or  some  theological  doc 
trine  confusing  the  plainest  Bible  teaching. 

The  proclamation  of  Gov.  Dockery  and  the 
prayers  of  the  people  will  be  a  failure,  are 
already  a  failure.  After  a  week's  time  a  few 
showers  have  fallen  here  and  there,  but  no 
general  downpour,  such  as  is  needed,  nor  is 
there  likely  to  be  at  this  time  of  year. 
Despite  all  this,  the  promise  to  Noah  still 
holds  good,  and  there  will  be  plenty  in  the 
land,  but  this  doubting,  half-way  faith  will 
still  obtain,  and  good  men  will  try  to  believe 
that  their  prayers  were  answered  because 
their  own  dooryaid  was  sprinkled. 

Our  brethren  have  heretofore  given  forth  no 
uncertain  sound  in  matters  of  doctrine;  let 
them  now  take  this  special  providence  ques- 
tion in  hand  and  declare  for  Judaism  or  for 
the  teaching  of  the  Holy  Spirit  and  common 
sense.  During  the  civil  war  both  sides  prayed 
to  God  for  victory,  but  the  "most  men  aud 
biggest  guns"  succeeded.  In  the  South  Afri- 
can war  Pres.  Kruger  and  his  burghers  put 
faithful  trust  in  the  God  of  the  right,  but  the 
most  men  and  guns  again  triumphed.  Mat- 
ters of  right  and  wrong  are  settled  hereafter. 
Since  apostolic  days  no  man  has  risen  and  no 
event  has  taken  place  that  cannot  be  ac- 
counted for  through  natural  law  and  without 
special  divine  direction;  to  maintain  other- 
wise is  to  keep  up  doubt  and  confusion  in  the 
Christian  world. 

The  little  stone  cut  out  from  the  mountain 
rolled  on  to  its  destiny  by  its  own  inherent 
gravitation.  Dear  brethren,  the  Holy  Spirit 
has  told  us  what  to  pray  for,  about  which 
there  can  be  no  doubt;  let  us  ask  in  intelli- 
gent faith  that  we  may  receive.  If  I  seem 
over  positive,  dogmatic  or  in  error,  I  ask  the 
kind  forbearance  of  my  readers. 

St.  Loim.  H  H..  Todd. 


PISO'S   CURE    FOR 


CURES  WHERE  ALL  ELSE  FAILS, 

I  Best  Cough  Syrup    T<*stea  Good.   Dae 

In  time.    Sold  by  druggists. 


CONSUMPTION 


I 


women  Dread 

The  disfiguration  caused  by  skin  disease,, 
even  more  than  the  tormenting  irrita- 
tion which  is  so  commonly  associated 
with  it.  The  use  of  Dr.  Pierce's  Golden 
Medical  Discovery 
generally  results 
in  a  complete 
cure  of  eczema, 
pimples,  eruptions 
and  other  forms 
of  disease  which 
have  their  cause 
in  an  impure  con- 
dition of  the  blood. 
"  Golden  Medical 
Discovery "  abso- 
lutely purges  the 
blood  of  humors 
and  poisons,  and 
so  cures  the  cuta- 
neous diseases 
which  bad  blood- 
breeds  and  feeds. 

There  is  no  alco- 
hol in  the  "  Golden 
Medical  Discov- 
ery" and  it  is  en- 
tirely free  from 
opium,  cocaine, 
and  all  other  nar- 
cotics. 

"  I  was  troubled', 
with  eczema  from  the- 
crown  of  my  head  to  the  soles  of  ray  feet,'' 
writes  Mrs.  Eila  Quick,  of  Cass  City,  Tuscola. 
Co.,  Mich.  "Could  not  walk  at  times,  nor  wear 
my  shoes.  Thought  there  was  uo  help  for  me — 
at  least  the  doctor  said  there  was  none.  I  went 
to  see  friends  at  Christmas  time  and  there 
heard  of  the  good  that  Dr.  Pierce's  Golden  Med- 
ical Discovery  had  done  for  them,  and  was- 
advised  to  try  it  at  once.  For  fear  that  I  might, 
neglect  it  my  friends  sent  to  the  village  and. 
got  a  bottle  and  made  me  promise  that  I  would 
take  it.  I  had  been  getting  worse  all  the  time. 
I  took  thirteen  bottles  of  the  '  Golden  Medicat 
Discovery  '  and  ten  vials  of  Dr.  Pierce's  Pleasant 
Pellets,  and  used  the  '  All  Healing  Salve,'  which 
made  a  complete  cure.  It  was  slow,  but  sure.  T 
was  taking  the  medicine  about  eight  months 

"I  would  say  to  all  who  read  this  :  Try  Dr. 
Pience's  Golden  Medical  Discovery  before  wast- 
ing time  and  money," 

Dr.  Pierce's  Pleasant  Pellets  assist  the 
action  of  the  ''Discovery." 


Popular  Hymns  No.  2 

THE  ruling  purpose  ot  the  author  has  been  to  give- 
to   the    public   a   worthy   successor   of  Popular 
Hymns.    He  has  not  sought  to  duplicate  it.   but  to 
make  a  book  as  well  adapted  to  the  new  methods  of 
Church,    Sunday-school  and  C.  E.  work  as  the    first 
was  to  the  conditions  twenty  years  ago  when  Popular 
Hymns  was  launched  upon  its  long  and  useful  career. 
Popular  Hymns  No.  2  is  better  than  its  predeces- 
sor, not  because  it  contains  better  music,   but   be- 
cause   the   music   is  better  adapted   to   the  present 
wants  of   all  the   working  forces   of  the  church. 
EVANGELISTS  will  find  the  Gospel  Proclamation 
in  Song'  a  department  of  the  book  eminently  suited 
to  ever}-  phase  of  a  successfully  conducted  "revival. 
SINGING  EVANGELISTS  will  be  pleased  with  the- 
analytical  classification,    enabling   them    without 
reference  to  indices    to  find  a  suitable  song  on  a. 
moment's  warning. 
CHORISTEKS  will  find  the  average  choir  supplied 
with  a  rich  selection  of  beautiful  and  impressive- 
. solos  with  choruses,   duets,  quartettes,    invoca- 
tions, etc.,  especially  selected  for  the  distinctive- 
part  a  choir  is  expected  to   take  in  the  service. 
PASTORS  who  are  responsible  for  the  kind  of  pas- 
ture upon  which  the  sheep  and  lambs  are  fed,  will 
not  find  a  sentiment  out  of  harmony  with  New 
Testament  Christianity.  He  will  find  it  a  companion 
vade  mecum   for  his  pocket  Testament,  containing; 
gems  for  public  worship,  for  the  prayer-meeting 
lor  funeral  ;cc-isions    f;r  Baptismal   Thanksgiving; 
and  Convention  services 
CHRISTIAN  ENDEAVORERS  will  find   in  Pop- 
ular Hymns  No.   3  all  that  they  can  wish,  be- 
cause it  is  full  from  back  to  back  with  soul-stirring- 
sentiment  set  to  soul-inspiring  music,   the   only 
kind  C.  E.'s  care  to  sing. 
S.  S.  SUPERINTENDENTS    will     find    Popular 
Hynms   No.  3  richlj"  supplied  with  music  within- 
the  voice  compass  and  heart  reach  of  the  children, 
giving  them  a  desire  to  remain  and  participate  in. 
the  song  service  of  the  church.   Like  its  predeces- 
sors, Popular  Hymns  No.  '4  is  an 

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August  i,  190  i 


THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


979 


All  Stepping  Together. 


Old  captains  who  served  in  the  northern 
and  southern  armies  during  our  civil  war 
have  told  me  that  when  they  appoached  a 
pontoon  bridge  during  a  march  they  always 
commanded  the  men  to  "break  step,"  because 
if  they  all  stepped  together  in  crossing  the 
bridge,  the  regular  motion  would  start  the 
bridge  to  swinging  and  throw  it  from  its  fas- 
teDiDgs. 

In  this  there  is  an  illustration  of  what  the 
Christian  Church  might  do  if  we  all  moved  as 
one  man  in  a  great  purpose.  If  every  church 
and  individual  would  step  together  in  all  our 
efforts  to  evangelize  the  world  we  could  shake 
the  earth  with  our  plea  for  Christian  union 
and  the  redemption  of  the  world.  It  is  true 
that  that  church  or  individual  will  be  happi- 
est which  falls  into  line  with  Christ  and  his 
church  in  all  plans  and  efforts  to  save  the 
world.  The  missionary  secretaries  will  all 
testify  that  the  happiest  and  most  prosper- 
ous churches  among  us  are  those  that  co- 
operate in  all  our  missionary  work. 


We  are  trying  to  reach  a  half  million  for 
church  extension  by  1905,  and  a  million  by 
1910.  We  can  do  it  without  a  doubt,  but  we 
must  step  together  to  do  it.  More  churches 
and.  more  people  must  give.  Last  year  the 
churches  as  churches  gave  only  $10,337.47,  or 
only  about  one-fifth  of  our  new  receipts  last 
year  came  from  the  annual  offerings — only 
1.300 churches  contributed.  Surely  we  can  do 
better.  There  is  but  one  call  in  the  entire 
year  for  the  church  extension  fund,  and  we 
must  emphasize  this  offering  day  or  our  ad- 
vance along  church  extension  lines  will  be 
slow,  very  slow.  More  than  half  the  new 
churches  organized  must  have  help  from  our 
board  in  building.  We  organize  300  new  ones 
each  year.  Let  the  pastors  and  churches  fall 
into  line  for  the  September  collection.  The 
day  is  the  first  Sunday.  Let  the  bugle  call  be 
sounded  loud  and  every  soldier  of  the  Lord 
fall  into  line.  Send  postal  card  for'  literature 
and  collection  envelopes.  They  will  be  sent 
free.  Address  G.  W.  Muckley,  000  Water 
Works  Bldg..  Kansas  City,  Mo. 


Missouri  Mission,  Notes. 

It  is  almost  too  hot  and  the  secretary  is 
almost  too  busy  to  write  these  notes,  and 
were  it  not  for  one  thing,  I  acknowledge  it 
would  not  be  done.  This  one  thing  is  the 
awful  need  that  has  come.  Up  to  the  close  of 
last  mouth  our  receipts  were  $600  in  excess  of 
the  same  period  last  year.  Steadily,  month 
by  month,  they  have  been  creeping  up,  and 
we  had  every  reason  to  expect  that  this  would 
continue,  and  our  contracts  and  appropria- 
tions were  made  accordingly.  Suddenly,  how- 
ever, this  awful,  unprecedented  drought  has 
fallen  upon  us  and  our  receipts  have  fallen 
almost  to  nothing.  Every  day  the  situation 
grows  worse.  All  of  central  and  south  Mis- 
souri is  burned  up:  corn,  oats,  hay,  all  have, 
failed,  and  it  has  become  a  question  of  living 
with  a  great  many  of  our  people  down  there 
They  have  no  reserve  as  in  the  more  favored 
parts  of  the  state. 

Under  such  conditions  it  is  useless  for  us  to 
expect  them  to  give  for  the  support  of  the 
gospel.  They  do  not  have  it  to  give.  Our 
men  are  there  and  if  we  can  support  them 
they  can  preach  the  gospel  to  thousands  of 
these  people  who  otherwise  would  spiritually 
starve.  To  call  them  from  their  posts  now 
would  be  a  burning  shame. 

When  drought-stricken  India  sent  out  her 
pathetic  cry  for  bread,  our  people  responded 
with  large  and  quick  generosity.  What  shall 
be  their  answer  to  the  appeal  that  comes  from 
our  own  brethren  and  in  our  own  state? 
Surely,  those  who  can  respond  to  India's  cry 
for  bread  will  not  fail  to  answer  the  cry  that 
is  nearer  home.  Let  the  answer  come.  The 
north  part  of  the  state  has  been  richly  blessed, 
the  showers  have  come,  crops  are  good.  It  is 
to  this  part  of  the  state  that  we  must'  prin- 
cipally look.  But  we  appeal  to  every  brother 
or  sister,  no  matter  where  located,  to  send  us 
their  gifts,  whether  great  or  small,  and  help 
us  in  this  work  of  God.  No  matter  who  the 
reader  of  this,  if  you  can  spare  $1,  $2,  $3,  $5, 
$10,  $50  or  $100,  send  it  and  we  will  use  it  as 
best  we  can. 


I  have  many  things  to  say  concerning  other 
matters,  but  I  want  this  appeal  to  stand  out 
with  the  greatest  emphasis  and  the  greatest 
prominence.  Will  not  the  preachers  bring 
this  matter  before  their  churches?  Show  them 
the  need.  Surely  no  church,  when  the  matter 
is  presented  as  it  ought  to  be,  will  hesitate. 
May  the  Lord  incline  the  hearts  of  his  people 
to  be  gracious  to  this  appeal. 

T.  A.  Abbott. 

420  East  Ninth  St.,  Kama*  City,  Mo. 

THE  AKRON  ROUTE. 

ThrovigK    Pa.sser\ger    Service    to    Buffalo 
for  Pan-American  Exposition. 

The  opening  of  the  Pa,n-American  Buffalo 
Line — "Akron  Route" — May  5th  establishes 
a  new  outlet  from  the  West  and  Southwest 
to  Chautauqua  Lake,  Buffalo,  Niagara  Palls 
and  St.  Lawrence  River  and  Canada  resorts. 
It  also  opens  a  new  tourist  route  via  Buffalo 
and  the  Niagara  frontier  to  New  York  and 
the  East. 

Schedules  for  the  new  route  are  out,  and 
their  arrangement  indicates  passengers  over 
it  are  to  have  enjoyable  trips  to  and  from  the 
Pan-American  Exposition. 

The  service  from  St.  Lou  is  for  Pan-American 
Exposition  visitors  from  that  gateway  and 
the  West  and  Southwest  includes  two  daily 
trains  in  both  directions.  The  Pan-American 
Express  leaves  St.  Louis  Union  Station  at 
8:44  a.  m.,  arrives  Buffalo  8:15  next  morning. 
This  train  has  sleeping  car  on  which  passen- 
gers may  go  from  St.  Louis  to  Chautauqua 
Lake  and  Buffalo  without  change.  The 
Buffalo  Express  leaves  St.  Louis  at  8:15  p.  m. 
with  sleeping  car  from  St.  Louis  to  Columbus 
and  from  Columbus  through  to  Chautauqua 
Lake  and  Buffalo,  arriving  at  latter  point  at 
12:50  midnight.  Passengers  occupying  sleep- 
ing car  may  remain  in  their  berths  until  7:00 
a.  m.  Returning  trains  leave  Buffalo  daily 
at  1:00  p.  m.,  arrive  St.  Louis  at  noon  next 
day;  leave  Buffalo  6:30  p.  m.,  arrive  St.  Louis 
6:40  next  evening. 

Information  about  fares  to  Buffalo,  Niag- 
ara Falls  and  beyond,  stop-over  privileges  at 
Buffalo  and  other  details  may  be  ascertained 
by  communicating  with  J.  M.  Chesbrough. 
A.  G.  P.  Agt.,  St.  Louis. 


For  Well  People. 

An  Easy  Way  to  Keep  Well. 

It  is  easy  to  keep  well  if  we  would  only  observe 
each  day  a  few  simple  rules  of  health. 

The  all  important  thing  is  to  keep  the  stomach 
right  and  to  do  this  it  is  not  necessary  to  diet  or  to 
follow  a  set  rule  or  bill  of  fare.  Such  pampering 
simply  makes  a  capricious  appetite  and  a  feel- 
ing that  certain  favorite  articles  of  food  must  be 
avoided. 


Prof.  Wiechold  gives  pretty  good  advice  on  this 
subject,  he  says:  "I  am  68  years  old  and  have 
never  had  a  serious  illness,  and  at  the  same  time 
my  life  has  been  largely  an  indoor  one,  but  I 
early  discovered  that  the  way  to  keep  healthy  was 
to  keep  a  healthy  stomach,  not  by  eating  bran 
crackers  or  dieting  of  any  sort;  on  the  contrary  I 
always  eat  what  my  appetite  craves,  but  for  the 
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August  i,  1901 


Talking  aLi\d  Saving  Life. 

la  the  Christian-Evangklist  of  June  13,  I 
saw  this  query,  "How  can  I  take  the  life  of 
my  fellow  man  iu  battle  or  anywhere  else 
with  a  clear  conscience?"  I  am  glad  that  this 
query  in  one  form  or  another  is  so  frequently 
occurring.  It  shows  the  growth  of  real  uni- 
versal brotherhood  and  the  breaking  down  of 
narrow  patriotism,  one  of  the  greatest  hinder- 
ances  to  a  world-wide  fraternity,  which  must 
be  adhered  to  with  great  tenacity  if  we  ever 
hope  to  save  this  world  for  Christ.  So  long 
as  we  keep  pleading  for  the  sacredness  of  our 
rights  and  privileges  will  the  Christ-life  be  at 
a  very  low  ebb.  It  is  impossible  to  build  up  a 
Christ-like  life  and  retaliate  either  nationally 
or  privately  for  ours  or  any  other's  defense. 
These  things  show  that  we  look  only  at  the 
flesh  and  not  at  the  great  deep  things  of  the 
spirit.  The  flesh  must  suffer  that  the  spirit 
may  conquer.  This  is  a  relic  of  Catholi- 
cism from  the  time  when  Constantine  gave 
protection  to  the  church  and  joined  the  tem- 
poral to  spiritual  power. 

If  we  are  to  conquer  this  world  we  must  do 
it  on  the  basis  of  self  sacrifice  as  shown  in 
Christ's  death,  the  climax  of  his  life,  the 
principle  that  brought  him  forth  from  the 
grave  unto  life  again.  Christ  said,  "I  came 
not  to  destroy,  but  to  give  life,  not  to  take 
life,  but  to  save  it."  We  must  face  about  on 
this  life- taking  business  before  we  succeed  in 
our  life-saving. 

C.  R.  Paine. 


Texas  Letter. 

Twenty-four  cotton  seed  mills  have  been 
built,  or  are  under  construction  in  Texas,  this 
year,  increasing  the  number  of  such  mills  in 
this  state  and  the  territories  to  164.  No  other 
cotton-growing  section  has  any  such  record. 
It  is  hoped  that  a  cotton  oil  exchange  will  be 
opened  in  this  city  in  September,  where  quo- 
tations from  all  the  great  cotton  markets  of 
the  world  will  be  received  direct  by  wire. 
These  quotations  will  be  forwarded  immedi- 
ately to  all  subscribers.  The  seed  and  its  pro- 
ducts are  now  much  more  valuable  than  the 
cotton  used  to  be. 

One  of  the  best  results  of  B.  B.  Sanders'  re- 
cent meetiug  at  Rockwall,  was  a  determina- 
tion on  the  part  of  the  church  to  employ  a 
preacher,  and  yet  no  amount  of  demonstra- 
tion seems  to  convince  many  of  this  import- 
ant fact. 

Arthur  Jones  has  resigned  at  Clarendon  and 
is  now  at  Austin.  The  church  at  Clarendon 
gave  him  a  hearty  call  to  remain. 

Miss  Lucile  Eubank,  daughter  of  one  of  our 
preachers,  J".  C.  Eubank,  of  Denison,  has  of- 
fered her  services  as  a  missionary  to  Mexico. 
Many  are  going  there  that  they  may  grow 
rich  on  her  vast  wealth,  but  this  Christlike 
girl  would  go  that  she  might  enrich  that 
priest-ridden  people  with  the  riches  of  free  men 
in  Christ  Jesus  the  Lord. 

D.  A.  Leak  and  Rev.  T.  Gallaher,  of  Ren- 
salear,  Mo.,  have  recently  closed  a  debate  at 
Milford.  The  usual  questions  were  debated, 
and  from  all  I  can  hear,  our  people  have  every 
reason  to  be  satisfied  with  the  result. 

Volney  Johnson  has  done  good  work  at 
Pilot'  Point.  There  were  23  additions  and  a 
movement  inaugurated  for  the  building  of  a 
new  house.  Ever  since  the  split  there  some 
years  ago,  on  account  of  the  organ,  etc  ,  the 
work  has  been  much  hindered.  Now  the  out 
look  is  brighter,  and  Pastor  Adcock  is  hope- 
ful and  happy. 

T.  E.  Shirley,  financial  agent  for  Add-Ran 
University,  gives  to  the  friends  of  the  school 
this  cheering  message:  "Have  passed  the  half- 
way station.  Have  secured  in  good  pledges 
more  than  $10,000.     Praise  the  Lord. 

T.  E.  Shirley." 

Wilson  and  Huston  have  just  closed  a  fine 
meeting  at  Lancaster,  with  75  additions. 
Texas  will  long  remember  these  faithful  evan- 


gelists for  their  work  at  San  Antonio,  Wax- 
ahaehie  and  Lancaster. 

The  Central  church  organized  another  mis- 
sion school  in  the  city  recently,  which  we 
hope  will  prove  to  be  the  beginning  of  a  new 
church  in  an  important  district. 

M.  M   Davis. 

Dalian,  Texas. 

J* 

To     the     Christta,n       Churches      of 

Missouri. 

A  crisis  confronts  the  work  of  your  state 
board  of  missions,  and  we  beg  you  to  give 
careful  heed  to  the  following  statement.  Up 
to  the  close  of  June,  the  receipts  of  our  board 
had  been  six  hundred  dollars  in  excess  of  the 
same  period  last  year;  and  there  seemed 
every  reason  to  anticipate  the  continuance  of 
this  favorable  condition.  Encouraged  by 
this,  your  board  made  generous  appropria- 
tions for  the  year,  and  opened  new  fields  for 
the  preaching  of  the  gospel.  Good  men  were 
called  from  other  fields  and  put  into  our  mis- 
sions. Then  came  the  fearful  drought,  en- 
tailing hardship  upon  all  classes  of  our  peo- 
ple, but  especially  those  of  the  rural  districts. 
Contributions  have  almost  ceased  to  come  in, 
and  our  treasury  is  empty.  We  cannot  call 
from  the  field  the  good  men  who  are  doing  so 
nobly,  for  we  are  under  obligation  to  fulfill 
our  contracts  with  them,  and  it  would  be  a 
shame,  anyway,  for  the  work  to  be  aban- 
doned. It  must  not  stop.  We  cannot  afford 
to  incur  a  heavy  debt  to  transmit  to  the  in- 
coming board.  Will  you  not  come  to  our 
reliefl  The  stronger  churches  of  the  state 
will  surely  send  in  the  amounts  of  their  ap- 
portionments at  an  early  date.  If  they  do  so 
we  will  get  through  the  year  all  right.  If 
not,  the  cause  of  our  Master  will  suffer  a 
grievous  embarrassment.  We  appeal  to  all 
the  pastors  and  elders  of  our  churches  to  act 
upon  this  appeal  promptly.  May  God  put  it 
into  your  hearts  to  act  upon  this  appeal 
promptly.  May  God  put  it  into  your  hearts 
to  come  up  to  the  help  of  the  Lord  in  this 
emergency.  W.  F.  Richardson, 

Chairman  State  Board. 

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Iowa  Notes. 

R.  M.  Estes  has  been  employed  by  the 
churches  at  Nichols  and  Columbus  City  and 
will  preach  half  time  at  each  place. 

J.  Will  Walters  has  a  call  to  the  church  at 
Red  Oak  and  we  understand  will  accept. 

Percy  Leach  is  the  new  pastor  at  Iowa  City 
and  will  begin  work  September  1. 

Lee  Furguson  has  been  called  to  the  work 
at  Bedford. 

About  one-third  of  the  churches  have  re- 
turned the  statistical  cards  and  the  reports 
are  uniformly  encouraging,  but  we  hope  to 
get  them  all  in  soon. 

The  time  for  our  state  convention  is  near 
at  hand  and  we  want  to  make  it  one  of  the 
best  in  our  history.  The  Cedar  Rapids  breth- 
ren will  spare  no  pains  to  make  the  delegates 
welcome  and  the  board  has  prepared  a  good 
program.  The  delegates  will  be  given  lodg- 
ing and  breakfast  free  and  dinner  and  supper 
will  be  furnished  at  the  church  at  a  small 
cost. 

The  ladies  of  the  C.  W.  B.  M.  will  begin 
their  session  Monday  afternoon,  September 
9,  and  close  4  p.  m.  Tuesday.  The  I.  C.  C. 
session  proper  will  begin  Tuesday  evening 
with  an  address  by  President  I.  N.  McCash. 
Wednesday  evening  will  be  the  Educational 
session  and  on  Thursday  evening  we  will 
have  a  grand  jubilee  conducted  by  the  En- 
deavorers,  closing  the  session  with  an  ad- 
dress by  J.  P.  McKnight,  of  Oskaloosa. 

L.  H.  Stine,  of  Quincy,  111.,  G.  W.  Muckley, 
of  Kansas  City,  Mo.,  and  other  leading  men 
of  the  brethren  of  the  brotherhood  will  ad- 
dress the  convention.  The  railroads  have 
granted  a  one  and  one- third  fare  rate  and  we 
hope  to  have  a  large  and  enthusiastic  meet- 
ing. Talk  it,  preach  it,  pray  it,  and  come. 
B.  S.  Denny,  Cor.  Sec. 


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THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


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arge  Conventions  a.r\d  La.rge  Mis- 
siorvary  Offerings. 

Both  divine  and  human  wisdom  have  ever 
cognized  the  value  of  large  assemblies  of 
le  people  gathered  at  one  time  and  place 
r  a  definite  purpose.  The  "Feast  of  the 
issover"  was  not' only  a  memorial  institu- 
on  to  perpetuate  a  great  event,  but  de- 
gned  to  help  preserve  a  mighty  nation,  and 
as  the  providential  means  of  the  gathering 

the  multitudes  at  Pentecost,  to  hear  the 
'st  proclamation  ot  the  gospel  of  repentance 
id  remission  of  sins  to  all  nations. 
At  that  first  "General  Convention  of  the 
bristian  Church"  was  organized  the  first 
jreign  Missionary  Society,  and  there  the 
spersed  disciples  went  everywhere  preaching 
ie  word,  first  in  Judea,  then  Samaria,  and 
:to  the  uttermost  parts  of  the  earth.  In 
ie  light  of  the  events  that  followed,  the  most 
,rping  critic  against  conventions  as  a  waste 

time  and  money  could  not  consistently  or 
■nscientiously  find  fault.  The  plea  of  the  so- 
iled practical  man  that  all  the  expenditures 

the  conventions  for  railroad  fares,  etc.,  is  a 
aste  of  money,  and  might  have  been  given 
1  the  poor,  or  given  directly  to  our  mission- 
■ies,  finds  no  argument  or  comfort  from  this 
f'irst  General  Convention  at  Jerusalem." 
f  from  the  lesson  of  the  broken  alabaster 
>x,  whose  sweet  perfume,  though  but  a  sen- 
nent  of  a  woman's  love  and  heart,  was  no 
iste  except  to  the  selfish  soul.  For  the  Mas- 
r  declared  it  a  good   work,  and  a  memorial 

iher. 

Even  nature  teaches  us  the  value  of  the  ass- 
etic  and  beautiful,  as  well  as  the  material 
id  practical.  They  who  decry  conventions 
cause  of  the  cash  expended  rather  than  the 
atiment  coined,  would  dethrone  God  be- 
juse  the  flowers  of  beauty  are  not  made  into 
;ur  for  bread,  the  world's  fragrance  trans- 
rmed  into  fruit,  and  the  colors  of  nature 
to  the  cereals  for  the  nurture  of  man.  As 
e  powder  determines  the  speed  of  the  bullet, 
e  steam  the  stroke  of  the  piston,  so  the  en- 
usiasm  engendered,  the  inspiration  begot- 
,n  by  the  great  gatherings  of  God's  people 
'termine  the  measure  of  our  missionary  en- 
irprises. 

iro  this  end,  and  in  harmony  with  the  laws 
God,  as  expressed  both  in  nature  and  reve- 
pion,  let  us  work  for  large  gatherings  of 
Ir  people  at  all  of  our  conventions.  We  are 
iught  by  the  Word  that  "One  can  chase  a 
pusand,  and  two  can  put  ten  thousand 
flight."  Thus  the  doubling  of  numbers  in- 
eases  power  by  many  fold.  The  focalizing 
jmany  rays  of  light  upon  a  given  point  pro- 
ces  the  burning  glass.  The  contributing 
peamlets  from  forest  and  field,  mountain 
jd  meadow,  give  birth  to  the  Mississippi, 
jiose  broad  bosom  bears  the  commerce  of  a 
jjat  country;  and  on  whose  banks  stand  not 
ew  mighty  cities,  not  the  least  of  which  is 
jnneapolis,  where  the  tribes  shall  gather 
j.s  fall  to  pay  tribute  to  the  cause  of  God 
d  enter  the  open  door  of  the  Twentieth 
Qtury  with  the  greatest  convention  in  our 
•tory.  Here  at  the  head  of  America's 
jatest  river  let  us  give  a  new  impetus  to 
i  cause  that  pleads  for  the  all- sufficiency 
i  the  alone-sufficiency  of  the  Word  of  God 
i  the  union  of  all  God's  people,  and  the 
mgelization  of  the  whole  creation;  believ- 
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Evangelistic. 

ARKANSAS. 

Gravette,  July  22.— Meeting  two  weeks  old; 
20  additions  to  date.  Will  continue  another 
week  —A.J.  Barnes,  pastor;  E.  E.  Davidson, 
evangelist. 

ILLINOIS. 

llliopolis,  July  22.— There  were  three  con- 
cession's and  baptisms  at  Bethany,  111.,  yester- 
day at  my  regular  appointment;  four  others 
took  membership  by  letter  a  few  days  ago.  I 
can  put  some  church  desiring  a  good  pastor, 
unmarried,  and  of  excellent  Christian  char- 
acter, in  touch  with  the  right  man  by  writing 
me  here.— H.  B.  Easterling. 
INDIANA. 

Decatur,  July  29.— Three  confessions  at  my 
appointment  here  yesterday. — Austin  Hunt- 
er, Chicago  University. 

Monon,  July  23. — During  May  and  June  I 
held  a  four  weeks'  meeting  in  Sigourney,  la., 
that  has  never  been  reported.  The  baptistry 
had  not  been  wet  for  three  years  previous  to 
my  going  there.  Tbey  want  me  to  return  and 
hold  another  meeting,  as  does  Keota,  12  miles 
away.  Just  closed  a  grand  meeting  at  Mt. 
Vernon,  Mo.  I  am  here  in  a  tent  meeting 
assisting  the  Baptist  pastor.  Tent  is  full 
and  interest  growing.  I  will  be  here  one 
week— then  to  Arney,  Ind  My  time  is  all 
spoken  for  up  to  next  March. — H.  C.  Patter- 
son. 

IOWA. 

Albia.— One  added  by  statement  and  three 
by  letter.— R.  H.  Ingram. 

Council  Bluffs,  July  28.— Closed  my  first 
year  with  the  church  here  yesterday  and  have 
received  and  accepted  a  call  for  another  year. 
One  confession  yesterday.  Have  had  about 
100  added  during  the  year  and  have  paid  off 
some  old  debts.— W.  B   Crewdson. 

De*  Moines,  July  22.— Three  accessions 
yesterday,  making  298  in  nine  months  — E.  W. 
Brickert,  pastor  East  Side  Church  of 
Ccrist. 

Kellogg,  July  22.— One  was  received  from 
the  United  Brethren  by  statement  at  our 
service  yesterday,  making  three  added  re- 
cently not  reported.  I  have  resigned  the 
work  here,  to  take  effect  Sept.  1st,  after 
which  date  I  shall  be  ready  for  work  else- 
where.—F.  W.  Collins. 

Whitten,  July  22.— Yesterday  there  were 
two  additions  at  the  morning  service,  one 
from  M.  E.'s  and  one  by  baptism.  Also  two 
by  baptism  four  weeks  ago.— Eugene  Cur- 
less. 

KANSAS. 

Ft.  Scott,  July  20.— I  expect  to  start  for 
Lexington,  Ohio,  Aug.  1,  to  assist  M.  E. 
Harlan,  of  Brooklyn,  N.  Y.,  in  a  tent  meet- 
ing. O.  L.  Cook  is  the  pastor.  I  have  assist- 
ed both  of  these  brethren  before  in  a  number 
of  meetings.— V.  E.  Ridenour.  singer. 

Leavenworth,  July  29.— Two  additions  here 
yesterday.— S.  W.  Nat,  pastor. 

Pleasanton,  July  21.— I  have  been  in  my 
new  field  just  one  month.  We  have  had  three 
baptisms.  There  are  8  or  10  brethren  that 
will  take  membership  soon.  The  drought  is 
not  only  killing  all  vegetable  life  but  is  very 
hard  on  spiritual  life.  However,  we  are  far- 
ing better  than  the  other  churches  in  regard 
to  audiences.— E.  L.  Poston. 

Sedgwick,  July  26.— One  confession  and 
baptism  here  recently.— C.  A.  Burridge,  pas- 
tor. 

Seneca,  July  23.— One  accession  by  letter 
from  the  Baptists  at  Oneida  iast  Lord's  day. 
A  valuable  addition  as  he  is  a  man  of  good 
standing  in  community.— F.  H.  Bentley. 

KENTUCKY. 

Hinkleville,  July  27.— Preached  here  a  few 
days  with  seven  additions.  Am  en  route  to 
Murray,  Ky.,  to  visit  my  mother.  Will  be  in 
this  state  some  weeks  before  returning  to 
Texas.— J.  W.  Holsapple. 


MISSOURI. 

Canton,  July  29— I  closed  a  meeting  at 
Hager's  Grove  Mo., July  24,  with  9  additions; 
one  by  letter,  one  reclaimed  and  7  by  confes- 
sion and  baptism.  Bro.  E.  H.  Williamson 
assisted,  leading  song  service.  His  work  was 
very  valuable. — C.  A.  Hicks. 

Chillicothe,  July  22  —Yesterday  was  observ- 
ed here  as  a  day  of  fasting  and  prayer.  Four 
services  with  the  thermometer  at  114°  in  the 
shade  came  painfully  near  to  being  too  much 
for  me.  At  the  morning  service  there  were 
two  confessions,  making  22  additions,  nearly 
all  by  baptism,  since  last  report— Frank  W. 
Allen. 

Joplin,  July  22. — While  visiting  my  mother 
and  sisters  four  miles  south  of  Joplin,  I 
preached  one  week  to  the  miners  and  their 
families  in  a  grove  bordering  a  beautiful 
stream.  The  order  and  attention  among 
these  rough  people  was  as  good  as  I  have 
ever  seen  in  a  c  ty  church.  There  were  nine 
confessions. — Simpson  Ely,  Des  Moines,  la. 

Kirksville,  July  24.— Three  additions  at 
Darby  Church  last  Lord's  day  —J.  L.  Hollo- 
well. 

Lebanon,  July  15. — Our  meeting  at  Camp- 
bell was  perhaps  not  a  great  success,  but  we 
trust  much  good  will  result  from  it.  The 
Bible-school  was  reorganized  with  40  schol- 
ars, and  they  promised  to  meet  every  Lord's 
day  to  "break  bread."  There  were  four 
added  at  Lebanon  the  Sunday  before  I  left 
for  Campbell,  one  while  I  was  away  and  one 
last  Sunday,  the  first  Sunday  since  my  re- 
turn. Praise  God  we  are  blessed  to-day  with 
a  splendid  rain.  Some  say,  "God  had  nothing 
to  do  with  it;  it  was  the  change  of  the 
moon."  I  suppose  those  Christians  are 
thanking  moon. — A.  A.  Beert. 

Mill  Spring,  July  24. — After  graduating  at 
the  School  of  the  Evangelists  May  20,  I  came 
to  southeast  Missouri  and  am  employed  regu- 
larly at  Greenville  and  Mill  Spring.  Each 
week  I  go  to  the  needy  fields  where  the  cause 
is  scarcely  known.  At  present  am  in  a  meet- 
ing at  Murl  Spring;  house  overflowing.  One 
made  the  good  confession  last  night — J. 
Clark  Williams. 

St.  Louis,  July  22.— One  added  yesterday  at 
Compton  Heights.— J.  N.  Crutcher 

Springfield,  July  21.— Five  additions  last 
week;  four  by  letter  and  one  by  confession 
and  baptism:  13  during  the  month  of  June; 
18  in  all  since  last  report.— D.  W.  Moore. 

West  Plains,  July  25. — Two  additions  here 
at  prayer-meeting  last  evening.  Our  audiences 
are  remarkably  large  at  the  services  on  each 
Lord's  day.  My  year's  work  closes  here 
Sept.  1.— E.  W.  Sewall. 

NEBRASKA. 

Bethany.— Baptized  three  at  Filley  and  one 
recently  at  Lanham.— H.  A.  Lemon. 

Deweese,  July  22.— Two  confessions  at  De- 
weese  the  14th;  two  confessions  and  one  from 
the  U.  B.'s  at  Ox  Bow  yesterday;  good  audi- 
ence and  deep  interest  notwithstanding 
the  warm  weather.  I  expect  to  close  my 
work  at  Deweese  Oct.  1,  that  will  close  my 
two  years.  I  will  be  open  for  engagement  as 
pastor  or  to  hold  some  meetings;  if  I  locate 
must  have  good  school  privileges. — E.  W. 
Yocum 

Harvard.— Two  additions  at  our  morning 
service  July  14.  The  builders  are  at  work  on 
our  new  church  edifice.  When  completed  it 
will  be  the  finest  church  home  in  the  county. — 
Samuel  Gregg,  pastor. 

North  Platte.—  Atwood  and  wife  are  hard 
at  work  in  the  tent  at  North  Platte.  One 
confession  and  one  by  statement.  This  meet- 
ing is  preliminary.  A  building  should  be  put 
up  and  the  work  made  permanent. — W.  A. 
Baldwin. 

OHIO. 

Lordstown,  July  25  —A  large  audience 
greeted  me  on  my  return  from  the  east.  I 
preached  two  Sundays  at  this  place  in  July 
and  there  were  two  added  by  baptism.    I  now 


go    west    where  I  expect    to    locate  — D. 
Wagner. 

Niles,  July  26.— At  the  usual  mid-weeks 
vice  held  at  the  Christian  church  in  this  pla 
Mr.  Joseph  McCormick,  who  has  been  prea 
ing  for  the  Primitive  Methodists  here,  ca 
forward  when  the  invitation  was  given  a 
made  the  confession  and  was  immersed, 
is  held  in  high  esteem  by  his  congregate 
By  birth  he  is  an  Englishman.  He  served 
a  missionary  to  South  Africa  for  five  yea 
and  also  preached  in  Scotland  for  two  yea 
He  has  been  in  the  United  States  for  nea 
two  years.  Bro.  McCormick  will  continue 
preach  as  soon  as  he  can  find  a  congregat: 
with  which  to  labor.  He  is  a  single  n 
about  37  years  old, and  is  particularly  ad; 
ed  to  missionary  work,  the  work  wh 
he  did  in  South  Africa  giving  him  the  exp< 
ence  so  much  needed  in  this  line  of  work 
is  not  afraid  of  woi'k.  Any  one  needing 
services  of  such  a  man  will  do  well  to  addi 
him  in  care  of  the  writer,  33  N.  Mechanic  I 
Nile*,  O.  Will  state  secretaries  kindly  t; 
notice.— D.  R.  Moss. 

OKLAHOMA  TERRITORY. 

Hennessey,  July  20. — Evangelist  Clara 
Hazelrigg,  of  Topeka,  Kan.,  just  closed  a 
successful  four  weeks'  meeting.  Fifty-i 
were  added  to  the  church.  She  is  a  highly 
ucated  lady  and  proclaims  the  gospel  in 
simplicity,  yet  with  a  forcible  language  t 
none  can  fail  to  comprehend.  Our  new  past 
Bro.  D  D.  Gillispie,  will  preach  his  first! 
mon  next  Lord's  day.— G.  E.  Gilmore. 

TEXAS 

Claude,  July  22  —The  big  annual  ca 
meeting  of  the  Panhandle  is  almost  ended.  B 
J.  H.  O.  Smith  is  preaching  powerful  sermc 
Singing  led  by  the  writer.  A  fine  interest  ] 
vails.  Four  confessions  last  night.  Past 
and  churches  wishing  my  services  after  A 
9,  address  me  at  Sioux  City,  la.—  Jig 
Helm,  singing  evangelist 

Cleveland,  July  22.— Bro.  Andrews,  of  R 
eral  Wells,  commenced  a  meeting  here  on  J 
7.  We  had  open-air  meetings  until  our 
church  was  ready  to  use.  This  is  the  c 
church  in  town  and  was  filled  every  nij 
Eight  were  added  to  the  church,  five  by  t 
tism,  three  by  letter.     Bro.  Andrews  won! 

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esteem   of   all    whom   he  met. 
dedicate  our newchurch  in  Aug.- 

WASHINGTON. 


We  expec 
-Mrs.  Fra 


Garfield.— Two  additions  recently,  one 
confession  and  baptism  and  one  from  the  H 
tists.— R.  M.  Messick. 


changes. 
E.  L.  Poston,  Cozad  to  Pleasanton,  Neb, 
A.   A.  Hibner,  Effingham,   111.,    to    Wapcj 

neta,  O. 

J.  L.  Hollowell,  Kirksville  to  Queen  City,! 
Elmer  T.  Davis,  Kansas  City,  Kan.,  to  I 

sas  City,  Mo. 
W.  M.  Groves,  Lawrenceville  to  Petersb 

111. 
W.  R.  McCrea,  Clarksville  to  Nora  Spri 

la. 
Walter  S.   Hayden,  Pembroke,  N.  Y.,  to 

Junta,  Col. 
S.  H.  Farrer,  Barnesville  to  Fostoria,  O 
P.     E.    McKnight,     Waterville    to    Sum 

Wash. 
D.  G.  Wagner,  Lordstown,   O.,  to  Mt.ft 

ris,  111. 
J.  W.  Walker,  McCook  to  Kearney,  Neb, 
R.  A.  Smith,  Vincennes,  Ind.,  to  150  E.  Le! 

Ave.,  Philadelphia,  Pa. 


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Among  Our  Advertisers. 

irclav  Meador,  Advertising  Manager, 
tie  new  advertisements  of  schools  to  be 
3d  in  our  columns  this  week  are  those  of 
rd  Seminary,  a  school  for  girls  at  Nash- 
3,  Tenn.,  Eureka  College  at  Eureka,  111., 
Cotner  University  of  Bethany  Heights, 
coin,  Neb.  The  two  last  named  are 
resentative  schools  of  our  church  and  are 
I  both  sexes. 

|s  was  stated  in  this  column  in  the  early 
llrmer,  the  necessity  for  setting  forth  the 
[fits  of  the  schools  and  colleges  of  our  land 

!ough  a  well  written  advertisement  in  a 
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tlsewhere  in  this  issue  appears  a  full  page 
I'ertisement  of  the  San  Jacinto  Oil  Com- 
ly,  of  which  Dr.  J.  B.  Cranflll,  editor  of 
Baptist  Standard,  Dallas,  Tex.,  is  presi- 
k.  The  directors  of  this  company  are 
>ng  the  most  prominent  and  reliable 
iness  men  of  Texas,  and  the  company 
t  represent  is  a  perfectly  legitimate  enter- 
e.  It  is  believed  that  those  of  our  read- 
who  desire  to  invest  in  oil  stock  could 
buy  better  or  more  reliable  oil  stock  than 
stock  of  the  San  Jacinto  Company.  Our 
mendation  of  this  company  is  based  on 
high  standing  of  the  men  whocompose  its 
of  officers.  We  hope  that  every  one  of 
readers  will  go  carefully  oyer  the  adver- 
ment. 

J* 

Evangelistic  Congress. 

ixinkuckee  Park,  Culver,  Ind.,  Aug.  7  and  8. 

lednesday,  8  p.  M. — Devotional  Service  led  by  E. 
^hofield.  Lecture  by  Chas.  Reign  Scoville.  Mu- 
iondueted  by  De  Loss  Smith.  Assembly  Banquet, 
t  Coombs,  Toast-master.  Toasts  by  T.  J.  Legg, 
j.  Osweth.  Roland  Nichols,  Allen  Wilson,  W.  E. 
low.  W.  E.  M.  Hackleman  and  others. 
kursday  2  p.  m. — Election  of  Officers  and  Ap- 
ftment  of  Committees.    Address,  by  W.  E.  Har- 

"Doctrinal  Preaching."  Open  Parliament: 
!e  Evangelist's  Attitude  Toward  Worldliness." 
I  Ride  on  Beautiful  Maxinkuckee  Lake.  Music, 
oy  o.  A.  Hunsaker  and  S.  Walter  Wilson. 
'0  Reports  of  Committees.  Solos  by  Pearl  Per- 
ind  Frank  C.   Huston.    Address  by  Allen   Wil- 

Solos  by  A.  O.  Hunsaker,  De  Loss  Smith  and 
1  McCorrriick.  Address  bv  Roland  A.  Nichols, 
(ago.     Solos  by  F.   W.  Lough,  W.  E.  M.  Hackle- 

and  J.  Walter  Wilson.  Round  Table  Talk, 
lucted  by  Chas.  Reign  Scoville:  "Some  Evan- 
>tic  Problems."  J.  N.  Updike,  S.  M.  Martin,  Vic- 
Dorris,  Simpson  Ely,  J.  W.  Taylor  and  others 
'.  been  invited.  All  evangelists  present  will 
t  some  place  on  the  program. 

Chas.  Reign  Scoville,  Pres., 
FrankC.  Huston,  Sec. 


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THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


August  i,  19c 


V  Family  Circle  *• 

Wouldn't  It  Chill  You? 

(A  seasonable  bit  of  poesy.) 
Oh,  the  snow! 

The  beautiful  snow! 
It  shivers  and  shakes  as  the  blizzards  blow; 
It  zips  in  your  eyes   and   it  flirts  with  your 

ears, 
And    pelts   on   your    nose   till  it  fetches  the 

tears; 
And  isn't  it  grand  when  a  quart  or  a  peck 
Of   the  beautiful  snow    takes  a   scoot  down 

your  neck? 
Oh,  the  snow! 

The  beautiful  snow! 
Isn't  it  nice  on  your  fingers,  though' 
Isn't  it  fine  as  the  jolliest  news 
When  it  drifts  all  around  and  gets  into  your 

shoes? 
And  isn't  it  brazen,  and  isn't  it  bold? 
And  isn't  it  frigid? 

Say, 


Isn't  it 


cold? 


Oh,  the  ice! 

Magnificent  ice! 
It  stretches  its  arms  o'er  the  lake  in  a  trice; 
It's  clear  as  a  jewel  and  solid  as  gold — 
And  isn't  it  lovely?    And  isn't  it  cold? 
It    clogs  up  the  bath  pipes  as  cool  as  you 

please, 
And  wonderful  icicles  come  with  the  freeze. 
Oh,  the  ice! 

Magnificent  ice! 
That  time  you  fell   down  on  it — wasn't  that 

nice? 
And    isn't    it    great   when   it  forms   on   the 

street, 
And  makes  you  cut  capers  to  keep  on  your 

feet? 
And  isn't  it  jolly  to  have  and  to  hold? 
And  wouldn't  it  freeze  you? 
Say, 

Isn't  it 

cold? 
— Baltimore  American. 

The  Experiences  of  a.  Balloonist. 

How  a  man  came  to  be  by  profession  an 
aeronaut  and  what  sort  of  experiences  he 
encountered  in  the  pursuit  of  that  peril- 
ous career,  a  writer  tells  in  a  recent  num- 
ber of  Ainslee's.  After  getting  into  the 
business  as  a  boy  by  serving  as  a  baloon- 
ist's  assistant  on  one  occasion  and  being 
accidentally  jerked  up  a  few  hundred  feet 
into  the  sky,  he  started  out  in  earnest: 

"I  didn't  come  back  home  for  ten  years. 
I  had  learned  in  the  meantime  to  do  high- 
wire  walking,  and  on  this  return  home  I 
was  engaged  to  walk  a  wire  one  hundred 
and  fifty  feet  from  the  ground  at  the  ends. 
It  was  nine  hundred  feet  long,  and  where  it 
sagged  down  it  was  about  seventy- two  feet 
from  the  ground.  I  had  six  hundred  feet 
of  my  own  cable  and  the  other  three  hun- 
dred feet  were  spliced  on.  For  a  boy 
twenty- one  years  old  I  was  doing  pretty 
well.  I  had  a  manager  all  to  myself,  six 
thousand  dollars  saved  up,  good  clothes,  a 
diamond  stud,  and  a  pair  of  diamond  cuff- 
buttons.  I  went  out  on  the  wire,  walked 
from  end  to  end,  did  fancy  steps,  turned 
somersets,  made  believe  I  was  falling,  and 
was  just  about  to  do  another  trick  when 

I  waked  up  in  Huron  Street  hospital, 

nineteen  days  later,  with  both  arms  broken, 
my  wrist  as  you  see  it  now,  all  bulged  out 
as  big  as  a  goose-egg,  both  legs  broken — 
one  of  them  in  two  places,  and  notices  of 
my  death  of  two  different  dates.  The  splice 
had  parted. 

"They  say  that  when  you  fall  from  a 
height  you  think  of  everything  you   have 


ever  done  in  all  your  life — that  it  ail  comes 
up  before  you.  It  may  be  so,  but  in  my 
case  I  don't  remember  even  falling.  I  was 
on  the  wire  one  instant,  and  the  next  in- 
stant, so  far  as  I  knew,  I  was  in  bed  at  the 
hospital,  asking  what  the  matter  was.  And 
that  wasn't  the  worst  of  it.  "When  I  got 
out,  I  found  that  my  manager  and  my 
money  and  my  diamonds  were  all  gone.  I 
didn't  even  have  a  pair  of  trousers.  Well, 
I  try  to  learn  something  every  day,  and 
what  I  learned  then  was  that  I  could  look 
after  my  money  without  a  manager.  I  got 
an  engagement  walking  the  wire  as  soon 
as  I  was  able  to  get  out — to  tell  the  truth, 
a  little  before  I  ought  to  have  come  out — 
but  my  nerve  wasn't  what  it  had  been,  and 
I've  kind  of  g6t  out  of  that  lately." 
J* 
National   Perils    and    Hopes. 

In  an  address  delivered  last  week  at 
Monona,  Ind.,  Wilbur  F.  Crafts,  of  the 
Reform  Bureau,  spoke  in  part,  as  follows: 

Since  the  civil  war,  thirteen  dark  clouds, 
some  of  them  cyclonic,  have  been  gathering 
in  our  national  sky. 

The  consumption  of  liquors  in  this  pe- 
riod, measured  by  gallons,  has  increased 
more  than  twice  as  fast  as  the  population, 
and  partly  as  a  consequence  divorces  and 
murders  have  increased  in  like  proportion. 
Three  other  clouds  hang  together,  peculiar 
to  our  own  national  sky  and  to  this  part  of 
our  history;  namely,  the  increase  of  lynch - 
ings,  labor  riots  and  municipal  corruption, 
all  of  which  are  larger  evils  in  our  country 
than  in  any  other.  Three  other  clouds  are 
no  less  threatening;  namely,  the  increase 
of  Sabbath  breaking,  apparent  to  all;  of 
impurity,  declared  by  a  recent  conference 
of  physicians;  and  of  corrupt  and  menda- 
cious journalism.  Three  more  of  these 
clouds  are :  the  increased  interest  in  brutal 
sports,  the  deepening  darkness  of  the  negro 
problem,  and  the  spread  of  gambling, 
especially  slot  machine  gambling  for  chil- 
dren and  epidemic  stock  gambling  for 
grown  ups.  The  thirteenth  cloud,  larger 
than  all,  and  partly  inclusive  of  all,  is  our 
national  habit  of  law-breaking. 

I  am  a  Christian  optimist.  Not  a  lazy 
optimist;  not  a  wilful  optimist,  who  finds 
hope  by  turning  his  back  on  the  clouds; 
not  a  professional  optimist,  who  acts  as  if 
retained  to  defend  the  present  against  all 
comers  by  explaining  away  facts;  but  a 
Christian  optimist,  who  expects  right  to 
win — first,  because  God  reigns;  second  be- 
cause the  young  people  of  the  church  are 
beginning  to  recognize  social  ethics  as 
a  part  of  Christian  duty  and  of  church 
work  by  their  citizenship  committees; 
third,  because  Americans  have  a  way  of 
waking  up  when  evils  grow  intolerable,  and 
they  are  very  nearly  that  just  now;  and 
fourth,  because  in  the  one-third  of  a  cen- 


tury which  my  memory  covers  I  have  se< 
eight  clouds  as  dark  as  the  thirteen  nc 
in  the  sky  scattered  by  the  winds  of  Gt 
and  the  work  of  his  people. 

In  my  boyhood  there  were  five  evils  th 
timid  Christians  said  had  '  'come  to  stay' 
namely,  dueling,  slavery,  polygamy,  t] 
lottery  and  the  spoils  system.  They  hi 
behind  them  the  same  vast  power  of  pol 
tics,  money  and  social  custom  as  the  clou<< 
we  so  much  dread  to-day.  But  they  aj 
all  gone  or  going  because  God  had  "conl 
to  stay,"  and  a  few  of  his  people  had  stay 
ing  qualities.  Three  other  reforms  are  ij 
nearly  complete  that  we  may  count  them; 
done;  namely,  the  secret  ballot,  scientir 
temperance  education,  and  internationj 
peace,  which  the  people  have  demanded  q 
united  voice  of  churches,  colleges,  board 
of  trade  and  labor  unions,  and  which  tl! 
Hague  official  peace  congress  of  natioii 
has  embodied  in  an  international  supreir! 
court  that  will  have  its  day  when  the  pres! 
ent  unpopular  wars  are  over. 

The  practical  question,  for  the  sake  1! 
which  all  the  foregoing  has  been  said,  ij 
How  were  these  eight  clouds  dispelled?  E 
the  same  methods  we  may  hope  to  scatti 
those  that  remain.  They  were  dispell 
not  by  individual  action ;  not  by  separal 
churches,  acting  denominationally;  but  b 
Christian  union. 

J* 
Little  Red  Men 

An  Indian  baby's  first  year  is  spei 
strapped  up  in  a  tight  little  cradle,  such 
you  have  seen  in  pictures.  When  the  litfc 
feet  get  out  of  the  cradle  they  will  soo 
learn  to  run  about.  Then  the  little  red  ma 
will  mount  on  a  cornstalk  and  take  sue 
ride  as  you  take  on  a  cane  or  a  broom.  H 
would  say  that  his  horse  is  much  bette 
because  it  makes  such  a  dust. 

As  soon  as  the  little  red  woman  is  out  > 
her  cradle  she  begins  to  carry  a  doll  or 
puppy  on  her  back,  just  as  her  mamm! 
used  to  carry  her.  She  makes  cunnin 
little  wigwams  too,  and  plays  "kee 
house,"  while  her  little  brother  plays  i 
hunting  and  fishing. 

But  the  little  red  boys  and  girls  do  nc 
play  all  the  time.  They  learn  to  help  thei 
mothers,  and  a  good  Indian  mother  take 
great  pains  to  teach  her  children  to 
polite.  She  teaches  them  that  they  mm 
never  ask  a  person  his  name ;  they  muf 
never  pass  between  an  older  person  and  th 
fire ;  and  they  must  never,  never  speak  t 
older  people  while  they  are  talking. 

When  a  little  red  man  forgets  thes 
very  good  rules,  and  is  rude,  what  do  yo 
suppose  his  mother  says  to  him?  I  ai 
sure  you  can  never  guess.  She  says 
"Why,  you  act  like  a  little  white  child  I :,; 
Can  it  be  that  these  little  red  men  ca; 
teach  us  lessons  in  politeness? 


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985 


The  Survival  of  Dramas. 

The  deeper  reasons  of  the  law  of  the 
rvival  of  dramas  may  not  be  laid  down 
jsre  and  now,  says  Henry  Austin  Clapp 
[  the  Atlantic.  But  a  good  negative 
prking-day  rule  of  prediction  can  be  fur- 
Ished.  It  is  simple  enough:  The  play 
|iich  never  passes  into  literature,  the  play 
iiich,  in  "the  cold  permanency  of  print," 
i|,nnot  endure  reading  and  rereading,  has 
i.e  sure  seed  of  death  within  it.  Out  of  a 
iindred  contemporary  dramas,  ninety  are 
kt  and  unprofitable  on  a  first  perusal,  and 
inety-and-nine  are  warranted  to  cause 
[ental  nausea  at  a  second.  Take  Robert- 
a's School,  for  instance,  which  was  per- 
jrmed  to  delighted  hundreds  of  thousands 
i  England  and  America  in  the  early  sev- 
enties. Reading  it  deliberately  to-day  is 
ice  absorbing  a  gallon  of  weak,  warmish 
\,u  sucree,  flavored  with  the  juice  of  half  a 
imon  and  a  small  pinch  of  ginger.  Con- 
sist with  that  work,  and  with  works  of  its 
jiality,  the  half  a  hundred  tragedies  and 
medies  which  remain  to  us  from  the 
reeks  of  the  fifth  and  fourth  centuries  he- 
re Christ.  The  newest  of  these  plays  are 
m  thousand  two  hundred  years  old;  they 
je  written  in  a  dead  language;  they 
ive  the  atmosphere  of  a  remote  land  and 
i  alien  age  and  civilization;  yet  they  still 
ceive  the  quick  sympathy  and  command 
e  reverent  admiration  of  the  world. 

& 
The  Last  Adventure  of   the  Sky 

Pilot. 
Ralph  Connor  has  never  told  anything 
otter  than  the  last  adventure  of  the  Sky 
ilot  which  appears  in  Leslie's  Monthly 
ir  August.  The  faithful  Bill  is  hunting 
r  the  Pilot  in  a  blinding  blizzard,  into 
aich  the  Pilot  has  ventured  on  an  errand 
,'  mercy,  only  to  be  utterly  lost  in  the 
orm. 

"Listen!"  Bill  said,  holding  up  his  hand, 
id  we  stood  listening  for  our  lives.  But 
ily  the  hissing  boom  of  the  blizzard  beat 
>on  our  ears. 

"I  swear  I  heard  something  just  as  I — 
ere — "  He  put  up  his  hand  again,  and 
rough  the  storm  came  the  sound  of  a 
aging:— 

"God  ia  the  midst  of  her  doth  dwell, 

Nothing  shall  her  remove." 

Bill  dropped  on  his  knees,  and  taking  off 

s  cap  he  sobbed  out:     "Thank  the  good 

3d!    That's  him.     It's  the  Pilot."    Then 

!  sprang  to  his  feet  and  yelled :  — 

"Hello!     You    dod-gasted    fool-hunter, 

lere  in  thunder  an'  lightnin'  air  you,  any- 

iy?" 

"Hello,  Bill!     Here  you  are,  old  boy." 

In  the  bluff  we  found  them;   the  Pilot 

id  with  cold  and  near  the  last  stage  of 

haustion,  holding  up  a  stranger  as  they 

imped  wearily  the   path  they  had  beaten 

ound  the  horses  to  keep  themselves  from 

eezing  to  death. 

"Oh,  Bill,"  cried  the  Pilot,  making  a 

ave  attempt  at  a  smile,   "you're  a  great 

in." 

Bill  held  him  at  arm'3  length  a  moment, 

d  then  said  solemnly: — 

"Wall!  I've  come  into  contack  with  some 

als,  idjits,  blanked  .idjits" — Bill  had  lost 

3  grip  of  himself  for  a  moment — "in  my 

e,  but  such   a  blanked,  conglomerated 

lit,  it  hasn't  been  my  pleasure  to  mix 

th  up  to  this  point  in  my  career." 

The  Pilot  by  this  time  was  in  fits  of  hys- 

rical  laughter. 


Mr.  Sousa.  a.s  a.  Non-Cortductor. 

Mr.  Sousa,  the  March  King,  wears  his 
uniform  at  all  times  and  seasons,  says  the 
Saturday  Evening  Post.  He  compels  his 
men  to  do  likewise.  The  fact  that  he  does 
so  leads  to  experiences  that  are  laughable 
to  him. 

Mr.  Sousa  was  standing  in  a  large  build- 
ing in  Philadelphia  waiting  for  the  ele- 
vator. A  man  came  up  to  him  rapidly  and 
said:  "What  is  the  number  of  Mr.  Blank's 
office?" 

"I  don't  know,"  said  the  short  man  in 
the  blue  uniform. 

""Well,  isn't  he  in  this  building?"  asked 
the  man. 

"I  don't  know,"  answered  Mr.  Sousa. 

"Well,  don't  you  know  anything?"  said 
the  man.  "If  I  knew  anyone  here  I  would 
report  you." 

At  which  Mr.  Sousa  shouted  with  laugh- 
ter, and  the  man,  catching  sight  of  the 
genuine  elevator  boy,  saw  he  had  somehow 
made  a  mistake. 

Again,  Mr.  Sousa  was  standing  in  a 
railway  station,  on  the  platform,  waiting 
for  a  train.  A  belated  traveler  ran  up  to 
him  and  shouted:  "Has  the  9:30  train 
pulled  out?" 

"I  really  don't  know,"  answeied  the  man 
with  the  blue  uniform. 

"Well,  why  don't  you  know?"  shouted 
the  irate  traveler.  "What  are  you  stand- 
ing here  for  like  a  log  of  wood?  Aren't 
you  a  conductor?" 

"Yes,"  said  Mr.  Sousa,  "I  am  a  con- 
ductor." 

"A  nice  sort  of  conductor  you  are!"  ex- 
claimed the  traveler. 

"Well,  you  see,"  said  Mr.  Sousa,  "I  am 
not  the  conductor  of  a  train:  I  am  the  con- 
ductor of  a  brass  band." 

A    Golden    Rule    Horse    Advertise- 
ment, 

The  following  announcement  of  a  horse 
for  sale  is  said  by  the  Chicago  Record  to 
have  appeared  in  a  Minnesota  paper.  It 
will  probably  be  admitted  that,  if  the  gold- 
en rule  will  work  in  a  horse  trade,  it  can 
be  applied  in  any  branch  of  business : 

"We  have  a  good  family  driving  horse 
for  sale,  providing  you  carry  insurance. 

"He  is  not  over  particular  as  to  feed.  In 
fact,  he  prefers  our  neighbors'  haystacks 
and  corncribs  to  our  own. 

"We  feed  him  whenever  we  can  catch 
him,  which  is  seldom. 

"He  is  partly  gentle.  The  other  parts 
are  not,  and  you  must  govern  yourself  ac- 
cordingly. 

"We  will  throw  in  the  derrick  and  tele- 
graph pole  combination  which  we  use  to 
hitch  him  up  with. 

"If  you  are  fond  of  driving  we  would  ad- 
vise you  to  engage  a  cowboy  that  owns  a 
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in  a  practical  illustration  of  the  same,  is 
described  in  the  New  York  Observer: 

Two  colored  brethren  were  walking  along 
the  road  discussing  faith  and  works.  Mr. 
Johnsing  was  strong  on  faith  and  Mr. 
Thomson  pinned  his  faith  to  works. 

"I  jes  believe,"  says  Johnsing,  "on  lying 
down  on  the  promises  and  jes  trusting  in 
de  Lord,  until  he  done  brung  it  to  pass." 

"I  believe  in  de  promises,  just  same  as 
you  do,  but  laws,  I  additionally  b'lieve  dat 
a  man  should  jes  do  all .  he  can  ter  bring 
dem  promises  around  himself.  Suppose 
my  boy  Jim  says,  'I  want  a  drink.'  I  say, 
'What  for  you  botherin'  me  about  it?  Go 
to  de  spring  and  get' — Say,  what's  dat  dust 
in  the  road?  Dat  am  Mistah  Carter's 
bull!" 

Mr.  Johnsing  went  over  one  fence  and 
Mr.  Thomson  over  the  other  fence,  leaving 


the  animal  a  clear  road.  After  walking 
some  distance  in  the  fields  they  came  to- 
gether, and  Mr.  Thomson  cried  out  in  de- 
rision: 

"Eh,  oh  my!  Did  I  see  Brother  John- 
sing lying  down  on  dem  promises?— a 
restin'  on  dem  promises,  when  de  bull  came 
down  de  road?    Eh,  eh,  oh  no!" 

"Hoi'  on  dar,  hoi'  on  dar,  doan  you  go 
circumventin'  me  and  a-jeerin'  me.  I  jes 
want  to  tell  you  mighty  plain  dat  when  de 
Lord  made  dem  promises,  dar  warn't  no 
sich  animals  aroun'.  No,  sah!  Dat  ani- 
mal was  a  contingency,  sah." 

The  Pangs  of  Mathematics. 

The  Ledger-Monthly  tells  the  story  of  a 
big  boy  in  a  country  school  who  was  clever 
enough  in  some  studies,  but  hopelessly 
deficient  in  mathematics.  The  teacher,  a 
man  who  had  little  mercy  for  a  stupid 
pupil,   one  day  lost  patience  with  him  en- 


tirely. The  boy  had  failed  to  do  a  simji 
sum  in  subtraction,  and  the  teacher  rubl|l 
out  the  figures  on  his  slate,  put  down  : 
ciphers  and  six  more  under.  He  dre^J. 
line,  handed  the  slate  back  to  the  dullaj, 
and  said,  gravely:  "There,  see  if  you  ( 
subtract  that!"  The  poor  boy  gai, 
stolidly  at  the  new  sum.  It  looked  qui'1 
and  hard.  He  tackled  it  aloud,  makij' 
hideous  grimaces  as  he  progress . 
"Nawthin  from  nawthin  leaves — nawth. 
Nawthin  from  nawthin  leaves  nawth 
Nawthin  from — nawthin — leaves  nawth; 
Nawthin  from  nawthin  leaves  nawth 
Nawthin  from  nawthin  leaves — nawthir 
There  he  paused,  confused,  but,  rallyij'i 
all  his  brain  power,  he  exclaimed:  "If  II 
ever  goin'  to  carry,Tve  got  to  carry  no' 
Nawthin — from — nawthin — leaves  one!" 

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987 


With    the     Children. 

J.  Breckervrldse  Ellis. 


PETE. 
XXI. — Germs, 

i^dgar  did  not  answer  the  rough  words  of 
t<!  camper.  Even  yet  he  could  hear  the 
llofbeats  of  his  runaway  horse.  He  fan- 
id  the  horse  dashing  into  town  with  the 
tin  harness;  and  the  consternation  of  Dr. 
^lls  when  the  morning  came  without  the 
;jti-toxine.  He  could  see  the  agonized 
j!;es  of  Mrs.  Morris  and  Jennie  and  Madge, 
Ejthe  hours  rushed  by  without  his  return. 
'hat-  would  they  think?  The  runaway 
tfrse  would  tell  the  story.  Edgar  made  a 
ijrible  effort,  and  rising,  started  down  the 
lid.  He  went  several  yards  before  a  wail 
trsfc  from  his  lips  and  he  fell  once  more  in 
t|5  midst  of  the  road.  At  each  step  he 
Ij'i  felt  as  it  were  a  keen  knife  thrust 
i|rough  his  ankle. 

'See  here,  pardner,"  3aid  Nap,  climbing 
3  rail  fence  and  coming  to  his  side,  "you 
n't  want  to  do  that  again.  What  are  you 
lining  from?  Ain't  afeerd  of  me,  air 
ju?  I  ain't  no  Philistine  a-passin'  along 
i  the  other  side,  I'm  a  Samaritan,  I  am, 
Id  all  my  fambly  was.  I  ain't  goin'  to 
.rt  you  if  you  did  try  to  run  me  out 
3  country.  Here!  I  can  pack  you,  I  ex- 
ct.  Let  me  git  aholt  of  you,  and  I'll 
i^gle  you  up  to  my  campfire  and  make 
u  comft'ble." 

I 'Leave  me  alone!"  said  Edgar  savagely. 
Oon't  touch  me.  I've  got  to  get  to  town." 
I; 'Not  you,"  said  Nap.  "You  stays  right 
Ire  with  Mr.  Nap.  You  ain't  fit  to  travel, 
Id  I  belong  to  the  Society  of  the  Preven- 
j»n  of  Cruelty  of  Animals.  I'd  soon  think 
i  a  chicken  with  his  head  wrung  off,  pro- 
ving to  make  a  tower  to  Niagery."  Nap 
p  down  beside  Edgar  and  lit  his  pipe, 
ten  he  said,  "Lemme  see  this  here  foot  of 
urn.  I'd  better  git  the  shoe  off  afore 
'Ur  ankle  is  so  bulged  and  enflated  that  it 
>n't  come  without  cuttin'.  That's  right, — 
11;  it'll  do  you  good.  And  it  certain  does 

2  no  harm." 

"Nap,"  groaned  Edgar,  "if  you  feel  a 
ark  of  kindly  feeling  for  me,  after  what 
a  passed,  I  implore  you  to  leave  me  and 
irry  to  town,  and  go  to  Mrs.  Morris*  house 
d  tell  Dr.  Wells  that  if  he  comes  here  at 
ce,  it  may  not  be  too  late."  "You  wants 
i  to  go  to  town  for  you?"  said  Nap. 
fes,  yes,  instantly!"  "And  to  Mrs.  Mor- 
1'  house?"  "Yes,  where  you'll  find  Dr. 
ells."  "And  tell  him  to  come  here  in- 
inter?"  "Yes,— and  I'll  pay  you  hand- 
mely  for  it,  Nap." 

"Tell  him,"  said  Nap,  "that  it  may  not 
i  too  late?"  "Yes,  yes.  But  hurry!" 
fou  want  me  to  do  all  this  for  you,  Mr. 
own?"  "If  you  will,  Nap."  "But  I 
)n't,"  said  Nap.  "Oh,  no,  by  no  means, 
hat!  Me  go  to  Mrs.  Morris'  after  be- 
%  drove  from  there  like  a  herd  of  steers? 

3  and  my  dignity  a-goin'  to  that  house 
)m  whose  very  barn  I  was  carried  away 
a  contemptible  spring- wagon?  No;  not 
ip.  Not  him!"  Edgar  groaned.  "Nap, 
there  is  anything  that  could  induce  you 
have  pity  on  me  and  go,  name  it!  It's  a 
itter  of  life  and  death."  Nap  smoked 
3  pipe  thoughtfully,  while  he  eyed  the 
ostrate  young  man.  At  last  he  said, 
Well,  if  you'll  agree  to  bolster  up  my  dig- 
ty  at  this  end,  I'll  let  it  shift  for  itself  at 
e  other  end  of  the  road.    You  say  to  me: 


'My  Lord  Duke,'  you  say,  'Your  Grace  Sir 
Nap,'  you  say,  'I  humbly  petitions  your 
lordship  for  to  take  pity  upon  a  miserable 
worm  at  your  august  and  noble  feet,'  you 
say, — Will  you  say  that,  Mr.  Brown?" 
"Anything,  Nap,  if  you'll  go  without  de- 
lay." "Well,  I  agrees  to  go.  Now  you  say 
them  words  afore  you  forgits  'em,  an  me 
too."  So  Edgar  said,  "My  Lord  Duke,  Your 
Grace  Sir  Nap,  I  humbly  petitions  your 
lordship  for  to  take  pity  upon  a  miserable 
worm  at  your  august  and  noble  feet" — 

"  'Whose  shoestrings,'  "  continued  Nap, 
"  'air  too  good  for  me  to  touch;  I  petitions 
you,  Sir  Nap,  my  noble  lord,  for  to  do  as  I 
begs?'  "  Edgar  repeated  these  words,  "Sir 
Nap,"  continued  the  tramp,  "  'Sir  Nap,' 
you  say,  'I  ain't  got  no  organ  nor  member 
that  is  worthy  of  being  sat  beside  your  lit- 
tle toe,  Sir  Nap,  in  the  point  of  honor  and 
worthiness,'  you  say."  Edgar  repeated 
abjectly:  "Sir  Nap,  I  have  no  organ—" 
"No,  no,"  interrupted  the  tramp.  "You 
say,  'I  ain't  got  no  organ';  don't  you  med- 
ple  with  the  precious  words  as  falls  from 
my  lips!" 

"Oh,  Nap!"  groaned  Edgar,  "while  you 
are  playing  with  me,  little  Pete  is  dying!" 
"Well,  what's  little  Pete  to  me?"  said  his 
lordship.  "Who  is  little  Pete,  anyhow?" 
"She  is  the  youngest  child  of  Mrs.  Morris. 
Her  real  name  is  Prudence.  Nap,  you 
have  seen  her.  If  your  heart  is  not  made 
of—" 

"What's  this  here  talk?"  interrupted 
Nap,  dropping  his  pipe.  "Is  it  Miss  Pru- 
dence that's  about  to  die?"  "Oh,  yes! 
And  I  have  the  medicine  here  that  will 
save  her  life, — the  only  thing  that  will. 
But  if  she  doesn't  get  it  very  soon  it  will  be 
too  late."  "Give  it  to  me!"  cried  Nap. 
Edgar  hesitated.  Nap  swore,  so  we  are 
obliged  to  skip  his  first  remark.  Then  he 
said,  "Don't  you  know  I'd  do  anything 
and  risk  anything  for  that  little  angel? 
Gimme  that  medicine.  I  swear  I'll  git  it 
to  her  safe  and  on  the  run.  And  if  you 
don't  fork  it  over,  I'll  take  it  away  from 
you!"  Edgar  handed  him  the  anti-toxine 
with  trembling  words,  but  Nap  cried:  "You 
don't  have  to  preach  to  me!  Miss  Pru- 
dence is  my  friend,  and  I'll  save  her  if 
these  legs  can  do  it.  Good-by;  you  can 
smoke  my  pipe  while  I'm  gone."  And  Nap 
started  toward  town  at  a  great  rate.  Now 
another  person  telling  this  story  might 
have  described  how  Dr.  Wells  and  the  Mor- 
ris family  sat  through  that  terrible  night, 
waiting  for  each  hour  to  strike,  and  won- 
dering, at  last,  why  Edgar  did  not  return. 
Another  writer  might  have  described  their 
anxiety,  their  alarm,  and  at  last  their  de- 
spair. But  since  Nap  reached  the  house  in 
time  for  the  medicine  to  be  used,  what 
would  I  gain  by  keeping  you  waiting,  tell- 
ing what  everybody  must  know?  You  may 
be  thankful  that  that  other  writer  did  not 
get  hold  of  this  story !  I  should  like  to  go 
right  ahead  and  tell  you  if  the  medicine 
made  Pete  well.  But  one  can't  know  that 
yet;  we  must  wait  several  days  and  3ee 
how  she  gets  along.  Nap  was  met  at  the 
door  by  the  doctor,  who,  of  course,  did  not 
know  he  was  a  tramp.  Nap  started  to  tell 
him  about  Edgar  and  his  sprained  ankle, 
but  Dr.  Wells  left  him  standing  at  the 
door.  There  was  no  time  then  for  sprained 
ankles!  I  will  tell  you  about  anti-toxine, 
so  you  will  know  just  what  it  is.'  You  take 
a  horse  and  put  him  in  a  pasture  all  by 
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diphtheria  disease,  and  you  catch  this 
horse  and  make  a  little  hole  in  his  side, 
and  put  those  Germs  into  the  sore.  Then 
after  awhile  that  horse  gets  sick.  While 
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something,  and  let  it  set  awhile  and  then 
skim  off  the  top,  which  is  the  serum,  and 
you  put  that  in  a  glass  tube  and  melt  the 
end  of  the  tube  so  it'll  come  together 
and  not  let  in  any  air.  There  you  have 
your  anti-toxine.  When  Dr.  Wells  gave 
Pete  the  anti-toxine,  he  broke  the  tube 
(you  see  there  isn't  any  cork),  and  after 
making  a  little  hole  in  Pete's  arm,  he  forced 
the  medicine  into  her  body,  where  it  mingled 
with  her  blood.  That  was  better  than 
drinking  it,  anyway.  And  then  the  germs 
of  that  unfortunate  horse  and  Pete's  germs 
got  to  fighting.  How  it  will  result,  only 
time  can  tell. 

(TO  BE  CONTINUED. ^ 

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This  Prize. 

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pictures  of  children. 

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THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


August  i, 


19. 


Hour  of  Prayer. 

Fr».nk  C.  Tyrrell. 


Looking    Christward.* 

Text:  Looking  unto  Jesus,  the  author  and 
perfecter  of  our  faith,  who  for  the  joy  that 
was  set  before  him  endured  the  cross,  despis- 
ing shame,  and  hath  sat  down  at  the  right 
hand  of  the  throne  of  God.— Heb.  12:  2. 

It  is  well  to  guard  one's  own  heart,  to 
search  it  in  the  light  of  God's  word,  all  its 
hidden  cavities  and  slimy  recesses,  to  submit 
self  to  the  closest  scrutiny,  and  challenge 
motive  and  service;  but  beware  how  you  al- 
low yourself  to  become  altogether  intro- 
spective. Look  aloft!  without!  above!  Look 
to  Christ!  The  sea  captain  does  not  find  any 
stars  shining  in  the  hold  of  his  ship. 

Faith's  Author. 

Christ  it  is  who  has  begun  a  good  work  in 
us.  Let  us  praise  him  for  his  wonderful 
grace.  And  as  the  Author  of  our  faith,  he  is 
able  to  increase  faith,  and  he  alone  is  its 
proper  object.  The  soul's  first  vision  of  the 
Crucified  inspired  faith:  faith  in  his  divinity; 
faith  in  his  love;  faith  in  his  power;  faith  in 
his  word.  And  with  every  subsequent  glance 
Christward  that  faith  has  been  strengthened 
and  enlarged.  Thoughtful  men  are  saying 
that  the  only  gospel  for  these  times  is  the 
gospel  of  a  Person.  Speculations,  creeds, 
traditions,  theologies,  are  all  powerless  to 
inspire  faith  in  the  future;  but  present  Jesus 
Christ  in  all  the  plenitude  of  bis  power,  and 
infidelity  becomes  dumb. 

Everywhere  men  and  women  are  giving 
their  lives  for  the  triumphs  of  the  faith. 
Churches  are  multiplying  devices.  There 
seems  to  be  no  end  to  organizations,  re- 
ligious and  semi-religious.  But  above  all 
agents  and  instruments,  the  great  power  to 
propagate  the  faith  is  found  in  him  who  alone 
is  its  Author  and  Finisher.  For  the  strug- 
gling, despairing  soul,  there  is  hope  in  a 
Christward  look;fordiscouraged  toilers  there 
is  renewed  strength.  As  flowers  turn  sun- 
ward, lifting  their  bright  faces  into  the  light, 
so  must  human  hearts  turn  Christward. 

A  Sa.ving  Lcok. 

"Look  unto  me  and  be  ye  saved,  all  the 
ends  of  the  earth,  for  I  am  God,  and  there  is 
none  else"  (Isa.  45:22).  It  cannot  be  an 
idle,  indifferent,  merely  curious  look.  It 
must  be  eager,  expectant,  devout.  For  it  is 
a  look  which  brings  salvation.  Spurgeon 
tells  us  that  he  went  into  a  church  feeling 
guilty  before  God,  "afraid  to  look  upward, 
lest  I  should  be  utterly  cut  off,  and  lest  his 
fierce  wrath  should  consume  me.  The  minis- 
ter rose  in  his  pulpit  and  read  this  text.  I 
looked  that  moment;  the  grace  of  faith  was 
vouchsafed  to  me  in  the  selfsame  instant; 
and  now  I  think  I  can  say  with  truth: 

"'E'er  since  by  faith  I  saw  the  stream 
His  flowing  wounds  supply, 
Redeeming  love  has  been  my  theme, 
And  shall  be  till  I  die.'  " 

There  is  something  wondrously  simple  in 
this  gospel;  it  is  redemption  for  a  look.  Some 
are  fond  of  intricate  worship,  an  esoteric 
gospel:  but  there  is  nothing  dark  or  mysteri- 
ous about  the  Bible.  Can  it  be  that  because 
of  its  very  simplicity  learned  and  cultivated 
people  do  not  accept  it?  Naaman  wanted 
some  thaumaturgic  display;  he  was  angry 
when  bidden  to  bathe  in  the  muddy  Jordan. 
But  because  the  simple-minded,  the  unlet- 
tered, and  the  uncultivated  are  vastly  in  the 
majority  it  is  fortunate  indeed  that  salvation 
through  Christ  is  to  be  accomplished  so 
easily. 

When  to  Look. 

Look  Christward  when  you  are  tired  of 
looking  to  yourself.  It  does  not  take  long 
to  weary  of  one's  self.  Watch  your  own 
moods,  seek  your  own  gratification,  be  jeal- 


ous of  your  rights,  and  you  will  die  of 
ennui  Look  Christward  when  tired  of  look- 
ing manward.  God  has  sent  and  is  still  send- 
ing great  men  into  the  world,  through  whom 
he  is  working  wonders;  and  we  look  eagerly 
to  them  as  if  the  servant  were  greater  than 
his  Lord.  Men  disappoint  us;  they  fail  us 
just  in  the  moment  of  crisis  and  opportunity; 
but  the  Master  never  fails  us.  Away,  then, 
from  self  and  fellow  men  and  human  institu- 
tions; look  to  Christ. 

If  ever  a  man  becomes  satisfied  with  his 
own  attainments  the  Christward  glance  will 
arouse  him  and  create  a  desire  for  growth  in 
grace.  If  the  sinner  is  unconscious  of  his 
sins  let  him  look  Chris :ward.  and  sin  becomes 
black  and  horrid  and  damnicg.  If  faint- 
hearted and  weary  the  baffled  solddier  looks 
to  his  Captain,  then  his  arm  is  nerved  and  his 
face  illumined  with  the  certain  hope  of  vic- 
tory. Kirk  White's  poem  on  the  "Star  of 
Bethlehem"  voices  the  feelings  of  myriad 
souls: 

"When  marshaled  on  the  nightly  plain, 

The  glittering  host  bestud  the  sky, 
One  star  alone  of  all  the  train, 

Can  fix  the  sinner's  wandering  eye, 
Hark,  hark!  to  God  the  chorus  breaks, 

From  every  host,  from  every  gem; 
But  one  alone  the  Savior  speaks: 

It  is  the  Star  of  Bethlehem. 

"Once  on  the  raging  seas  I  rode; 

The  storm   was   loud,   the   night     was 
dark; 
The  ocean  yawned,  and  rudely  blowed 
The   wind   that  tossed    my  found'ring 
bark: 
Death-struck,  I  ceased  the  tide  to  stem* 

When  suddenly  a  star  arose, — 
It  was  the  Star  of  Bethlehem! 

"It  was  my  guide,  my  light,  my  all; 
It  bade'  my  dark  foreboding  cease; 
And    through    the    storm    and   danger's 
thrall, 
It  led  me  to  the  port  of   peace. 
Now  safely  moored,  my  perils  o'er, 
I'll  sing,  first  in  night's  diadem, 
Forever  and  forevermore, 

The  Star— the  Star  of  Bethlehem!" 


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Resorts  of  Western  Michigan  are  reached  by 
the  Pere  Marquette.  For  handsome  booklet 
describing  the  resorts,  write  H.  F.  Moeller, 
G.  P.  A.,  Detroit,  Mich. 


*Prayer-meeting  topic  for  Aug.  7. 


Q\ia.int,  Queer  and  Quriovis 

Salt  Lake  City. 

The  late  Col.  John  Cockerell  in  the  Cosmo- 
politan said:  "There  are  three  uoique  cities  in 
America,  and  one  of  these  is  Salt  Lake 
City."  It  is  not  only  unique  in  its  Temple, 
Tabernacle  and  Mormon  Church  institutions, 
but  quaint  in  appearance,  with  its  wide 
streets,  immense  blocks  and  martial  rows  of 
shade  trees.  It  has.  perhaps,  more  attrac- 
tions to  the  square  yard  than  any  city  in  the 
country,  and  its  climate,  while  temperate  all 
the  year  round,  is  particularly  delightful  in 
summer.  The  Great  Salt  Lake,  with  its  mag- 
nificent Saltair  resort,  where  the  water  is 
"deader  and  denser"  than  that  in  the  Dead 
Sea  in  Palestine,  is  an  attraction  in  itself 
that  people  come  miles  Jto  see.  There  are 
many  cool  mountain  and  lake  resorts  near 
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and  parks,  drives,  Hot  and  Warm  Sulphur 
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Svmday-School. 

W.  F.   Richardson. 


God's  Promise  to  Abra.ha.rn.* 

How  long  after  the  separation  of  Abram 
and  Lot  occurred  the  battle  of  the  kings,  in 
which  Lot  and  his  family  were  taken  cap- 
tives, we  have  no  means  of  determining.  It 
was  probably  but  a  short  time,  at  the  most  a 
few  rears.  The  wealth  and  power  of  Abram 
are  shown  by  his  ability  to  lead  a  band  of 
armed  and  trained  fighting  men.  from  among 
his  own  servants,  numbering  three  hundred 
and  eighteen,  to  the  rescue  of  the  captives  of 
Sodom  and  the  surrounding  country.  He 
overtook  the  kings  of  the  East  not  far  from 
Damascus.  They  were  probably  careless  by 
this  time,  having  met  with  unbroken  success 
in  their  raids,  and  it  was  easy  to  surprise 
them,  and  create  a  panic  which  sent  their 
army  fleeing  in  terror  from  the  foe  whom  they 
magnified  into  a  great  host.  Lot  and  all  his 
household  and  possessions  were  recovered,  as 
well  as  those  of  the  king  of  Sodom.  But 
Abram  refused  to  accept  a  share  of  the  goods 
offered  to  him  by  the  king,  because  he  was 
unwilling  to  have  it  said  that  he  was  in- 
debted to  Sodom  for  any  of  his  wealth.  On 
his  way  back  he  was  met  by  Melchizedek,  the 
"King  of  Righteousness"  and  "King  of 
Peace,"  or  of  Salem,  who  was  a  priest  of  the 
Most  High  God,  and  to  whom  Abram  paid  a 
tenth  of  all  that  he  had  gotten,  a3  a  thank- 
offering  to  Jehovah.  This  strange  figure, 
whose  family  is  not  named,  and  whose  birth 
and  death  are  not  recorded,  is  taken  by  the 
Psalmist  in  the  110th  Psalm,  and  by  the 
writer  of  the  Epistle  to  the  Hebrews,  as  a 
type  of  Christ,  whose  priesthood  is  not 
fleshly,  but  spiritual,  and  based  not  upon  his 
descent  from  Aaron,  but  his  character  and 
eternal  intercession  for  his  people. 

The  years  were  passing,  and  still  Abram 
and  Sarai  were  childless.  The  promise  of 
God,  that  they  should  bring  forth  a  multi- 
tude of  descendants,  and  that  these  should 
possess  the  land  of  Canaan  and  become  a 
blessing  to  all  the  families  of  the  earth, 
seemed  no  nearer  its  fulfillment.  Doubtless 
many  questionings  arose  in  their  hearts, 
whether  God  had  indeed  meant  to  literally 
bestow  these  gifts  upon  them.  So  God 
granted  to  Abram  a  vision  in  which  he  said 
to  him,  "Fear  not,  Abram;  I  am  thy  shield 
and  thy  exceeding  great  reward."  This  em- 
boldened his  aged  servant  to  ask  him,  "O 
Lord  God,  what  wilt  thou  give  me,  seeing  I 
go  childless,  and  he  that  shall  be  possessor 
of  my  house  is  Eliezer  of  Damascus?"  Shall 
I  leave  my  possessions  to  my  servant,  and 
is  the  promise  to  be  fulfilled  through  him? 
God  assures  him  that  not  a  servant,  but  a 
son,  one  born  out  of  his  loins,  shall  be  his 
heir.  Leading  him  out  under  the  clear  sky  of 
Hebron,  God  bids  him  count  the  stars,  if  he 
can,  declaring  that  so  numerous  shall  be  his 
seed.  Abram  believed  God,  and  it  was 
counted  to  him  for  righteousness.  Such  faith 
is  worthy  of  being  thus  reckoned.  It  is  only 
possible  to  him  who  has  learned  to  trust 
supremely  in  God,  and  commit  his  way  unto 
him.  Happy  the  Christian  who  can  share  in 
this  faith  of  Abram,  even  under  the  brighter 
skies  of  Christian  promise.  To  trust  God  in 
the  face  of  delay  and  disappointment,  to  be- 
lieve that  all  his  promises  will  be  fulfilled, 
and  to  go  forward  without  halting,  when  we 
cannot  see  the  path,  this  is  faith  indeed,  and 
will  bring  its  sure  reward. 

The  promise  of  the  land  of  Canaan  as  an 
inheritance  is  repeated.  Abram  asks  some 
sign  which  shall  confirm  the  promise,  and 
God  graciously  executes  a  covenant,  after 
the  fashion  of  the  times,  the  memory  of  which 
shall  in  after  years  prevent  all  doubts  from 
entering  the  heart  of  his  aged  servant. 
Abram  is  directed  to  prepare  a  sacrifice,  of  a 


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"Lesson  for  August  11.    Genesis  15:5-18. 


heifer,  a  she  goat,  a  ram,  a  turtle-dove  and  a 
young  pigeon.  The  animals  were  divided  in 
twain,  and  the  halves  laid  on  opposite  sides 
of  the  altar.  The  birds  were  not  divided, 
but  laid  on  either  side  with  the  divided  ani- 
mals. It  was  customary  for  parties  entering 
into  a  covenant  to  thus  separate  the  parts 
of  the  sacrifice,  and  then  walk  between  the 
pieces,  as  if  to  call  down  on  themselves  the 
fate  of  the  victims,  if  the  covenant  should  be 
violated.  Having  followed  the  directions  of 
the  Lord,  Abram  sat  down  and  waited  to 
see  what  God  might  have  to  say  further. 
The  birds  of  prey  came,  attracted  by  the 
smell  of  the  flesh,  but  Abram  kept  them  from 
the  sacrifice.  At  sunset  Abram  fell  into  a  deep 
sleep,  and  heard  the  voice  of  God,  speaking 
to  him  out  of  a  dense  darkness  which  seemed 
to  overwhelm  his  soul.  The  coming  captivity 
of  Israel  in  Egypt,  lasting  four  hundred 
years,  was  foretold  and  their  deep  afflictions 
under  that  terrible  yoke.  But  their  final 
deliverance  in  the  fourth  generation  after 
their  entrance,  and  their-  final  and  glorious 
possession  of  the  land  of  promise,  mitigated 
the  severity  of  the  prophecy  of  their  bondage. 
This  four  hundred  years  may  date  from  the 
time  of  this  prophecy,  rather  than  from  the 
actual  beginning  of  the  sojourn.  For  the 
time  is  elsewhere  given  as  four  hundred  and 
thirty  years,  and  yet  there  were  just  four 
generations  between  the  descent  into  Egypt 
and  the  return.  Caleb  was  the  fourth  from 
Judah,  and  Moses  the  fourth  from  Levi. 
Paul  says  in  his  letter  to  the  Galatians  that 
the  giving  of  the  law  was  four  hundred  and 
thirty  years  after  the  time  of  the  covenant 
with  Abram,  so  that  this  period  doubtless 
covered  the  whole  time  of  the  sojourning  of 
Abram   and   his  descendants  in  Canaan  and 


Egypt.  The  actual  time  spent  in  Egypt  was, 
perhaps,  something  over  two  hundred  years. 

The  reason  for  this  delay  in  giving  Canaan 
to  the  children  of  Abram  is  stated:  "The 
iniquity  of  the  Amorites  is  not  yet  full." 
That  nation  was  rapidly  descending  the  scale 
of  moral  degradation,  but  while  there  was 
hope  of  their  reformation  mercy  would  wait 
upon  them.  When  the  time  for  hope  was 
past,  they  should  be  destroyed.  God's 
mercy  ever  postpones  to  the  utmost  possible 
the  day  of  his  wrath.  As  for  Abram  himself, 
he  is  promised  that  he  shall  live  to  a  good 
old  age,  and  then  be  laid  away  in  peace,  to 
sleep  with  his  fathers,  a  term  which  certainly 
implies  that  the  dead  are  not  perished,  but 
are  at  rest.  Thus  are  there  certain  foregleams 
of  immortality  in  the  Old  Testament,  which 
must  have  afforded  unspeakable  comfort  to 
the  righteous  amid  the  trials  of  life. 

While  these  words  still  echoed  in  the  heart 
of  Abram,  in  his  vision,  behold,  there  passed 
between  the  pieces  of  the  sacrifice  a  smoking 
furnace,  or  oven,  and  a  burning  torch,  and 
again  the  voice  of  God  repeated  the  promise 
of  the  land  of  Canaan  as  a  possession  to  the 
seed  of  Abram,  expanding  the  promise  to  in- 
clude all  the  country  from  the  Euphrates  to 
the  river  of  Egypt,  the  Wady-el-Arish,  a 
stream  which  flows  between  the  borders  of 
Philistia  and  Egypt.  This  promise  was  ful- 
filled in  the  time  of  David  and  Solomon, 
whose  territories  reached  these  limits. 

J* 

If  You  Feel  Irritable 

Take  Horsford's  Acid  Phosphate. 

It  makes  a  refreshing,  cooling  beverage, 
and  is  an  invigorating  tonic,  soothing  to  the 
nerves. 


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THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


August  i,  1901 


Christian  Endeavor 

Bvirrls  A.  Jenkins 

TOPIC  FOR  AUGUST  11. 

Enemies  and  Arms, 

Eph.     6:10-18. 

Let  the  peace  societies  talk  as  they  may 
against  the  use  of  military  terms,  we  shall 
have  need  of  them.  Paul  used  them  and  so 
must  we.  Although  it  is  not  needful  to  over- 
multiply  them,  although  it  is  quite  possible 
to  teach  our  children  too  many  of  them,  al- 
though it  is  better  to  supplant  "Fee-fo  fl-fum, 
I  smell  the  blood  of  an  Englishman.  ...  I 
must  have  some,"  etc.,  with  some  sweeter 
and  more  beautiful  rhyme,  although  all 
this  is  so,  nevertheless  there  is  a  use  for 
military  language,  else  Paul  and  other  in- 
spired writers  would  not  have  employed  it. 

This  world  is  a  fight.  There's  no  disguis- 
ing the  fact  that  we  are  in  a  struggle,  a  big, 
hard  struggle.  We  are  not  to  win  every  fight 
either.  We  are  to  suffer  defeat,  we  are  to 
find  the  enemy  Sin  victorious  now  and  again 
with  humiliating  heel  upon  ou-  necks;  but  we 
must  up  and  at  him  again.  And  the  sound 
of  the  military  terms  stirs  us  to  conflict. 
Let's  have  armors,  swords  and  military 
bands,  then,  to  clash  in  our  ears. 

If  the  strenuous  life  is  needed  anywhere, 
to-day,  it  is  needed  in  religion.  We  are  too 
lackadaisical,  are  we  not?  We  take  it  all  so 
easily.  We  are  in  earnest,  yes.  but  not 
dead  earnest,  fighting  earnest.  Up  and  at 
him.  with  all  his  hosts  and  principalities  and 
powers;  ''Up,  ye  sluggards  and  break  the 
devil's  head."  Carlyle's  language  of  fighting 
is  not  as  beautiful  and  dignified  as  Paul's. 
but  it's  good  for  us  just  the  same,  as  harts- 
horn is  sometimes  good  for  us.  There  are 
times  when  we  need  to  be  roused  to  strecu- 
osity. 

"Stand  up,  stand  up  for  Jesus, 
Ye  soldiers  of  the  cross!" 

"Onward,  Christian  soldiers, 
Marching  as  to  war." 


"Fling  out  the  banner, 
Let  it  float  seaward  and 
and  nigh." 


skyward,   wide 


"Am  I  a  soldier  of  the  cross, 
A  follower  of  the  lamb?" 

These  and  numerous  other  stirring  songs 
have  shown  us  the  spirit  of  the  "church 
military"  and  have  added  to  the  vigor  of  our 
religious  mood  time  and  again.  Let  them 
still  be  sucg.  It  is  all  the  spirit  of  Paul.  He 
lived  in  camps,  among  soldiers,  chained  to 
one  a  good  part  of  his  time,  possibly,  while 
he  was  writing  this  book.  He  heard  the 
shields  clashing  and  the  trumpets  braying 
along  the  great  Roman  highways,  through 
most  of  his  life.  It  was  natural  he  should  use 
these  military  sounds  to  illustrate  his  teach- 
ing. We,  too,  are  still  surrounded  with  stir- 
ring scenes.  Let  us  use  everything  for  the 
glory  of  God. 

And  now,  whom  are  we  to  fight?  Who  is 
your  enemy?  Who  is  mine?  Maybe  you  don't 
care  to  tell;  but  you  know  very  well  who  he 
is.  He  may  be  your  long  tongue,  your  fierce 
temper,  your  ungovernable  passion  of  one  or 
another  sort,  your  avarice,  your  ambition 
for  self.  You  know  who  he  is  very  well. 
Fight  him  to  a  standstill.    Fight  him  dead! 

And  what's  the  armor  against  him?  You 
know,  perhaps,  better  than  anybody  else, 
what  strengthens  you  most.  You  are,  there- 
fore, foolhardy  if  youneglect  it.  Is  it  prayer? 
Is  it  the  sword  of  the  Spirit,  the  Word  of 
God?  Is  it  your  faith  in  the  right  ordering 
of  all  things?  Is  it  your  sense  of  moral 
righteousness?  Whatever  strengthens  you 
most  it  is  yours  to  foster.  You  know  wheth- 
er your  enemy  fights  with  spear-thrust,  or 
winged  arrow  flight,  or  shot  and  shell.  Fight 
him  with  the  proper  armor. 

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,    A  HARDIN  COLLEGE  AND  CONSERVATORY  FOR  LADIES 


^29th  year.    Unprecedented  prosperity.  23  Professors  from  S  Uni- 

Syersltles  and  5  Enropean  Conservatories.     German-Ameri- 

Bl'il  can  Conservatory.      Win.   H.    Barber,   Musical   Eiamlnrr, 

present  in  person  during  May.    Largest.    Cheapest.    Best.    Address, 

JOHN  W.  MILLION,  Pres.,  40  College   Place,  MEXICO,   MO, 

LIBERTY  LADIES'  COLLEGE 

Plienomennl  success.    Highest  grade  in  LETTERS,  SCIENCES,  ARTS.    Faculty  specially 
trained  in  lending  Colleges  and  Universities  of  America  and  Europe. 

AMERICAN  MOZART  CONSERVATORY 


MISSOURI  VALLEY  COLLEGE 


(  Marshall, 
i  Missouri . 


Course  of  Study  as  High  as  in  any  Eastern  College 

Beautiful  grounds.  Marshall  is  a  beautiful  city  of  5,000  population, 
in  Saline  County,  the  richest  County  in  Missouri.  It  is  located  at  the 
crossing  of  the  Chicago  &  Alton  R.  R.  and  the  Missouri  Pacific  R.  R. 
For  catalog  or  other  information  write 


President  W.  H.  BLACK,  D.  D., 


MARSHALL,  MO, 


Classical  Course 
Philosophical  Course 
Scientific  Course 
Mathematical  Course 
Linguistic  Course 
Conservatory  of  Music 
School  of  Fine  Arts 
Academic  Course 
English  Course 
Biblical  Course 


KENTUCKY  UNIVERSITY 


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LEXINGTON  and 

LOUISVILLE,  KY. 


BUR.R.IS  A.  JENKINS,  A.  M„  B.  D.,  President 

A   University   of   the   Christian   Church. 

FIVE   COLLEGES.— Liberal   Arts,   Bible,    Normal,   Commercial   and    Medical. 

Co-education.  1,108  matriculates  last  session.  Well  equipped  gymnasium.  Fees  in  Col- 
lege of  Liberal  Arts  and  Normal  College  $22,  in  College  of  the  Bible  S20,  for  nine  months. 
Other  expenses  low  or  moderate.  Reciprocal  privileges.  Next  session  of  those  colleges  be- 
gins in  Lexington  on  Monday,  September  9,  1901.  Next  session  of  Medical  Department  be- 
gins in  Louisville  January  1,  1902.  The  Commercial  College  (in  Lexington)  may  be  entered 
at  any  time  of  the  calendar  vear.  The  courses  of  study  lead  to  the  degrees  of  A.  B.,  A.  M., 
B.  Lit.,  M.  Lit.,  B.  S.,  M.  S.,  B.  Ped.,  M;  Ped.,  and  M.  D.,  and,  in  the  College  of  the  Bible 
and  the  Commercial  College,  to  graduation  without  decrees. 

For  catalogues  or  other  information  address  Kextuckt  University,  Lexington,  Ky. 


Hollins    Institute 

Established  lS-i'i  for  the  Higher  Education  of  Young  Ladies 

■will  open  its  59th  session  on  the  11th  of  September,  1901.  This  is  a  school  in  which  alt 
the  solicitude,  watch-care,  supervision  and  inspiration  of  a  cultured  Virginia  home 
prevail,  and  durinu  the  past  session  236  pupils  from  representative  families  of  24  states 
were  enrolled.  Literature,  Languages,  Histories,  Sciences,  Music,  Art,  Elocution, 
etc.,  are  taught  under  high  standards.  The  Faculty  and  management  is  composed 
of  12  gentlemen  and  23  ladies.  The  Eclectic  system  is  used.  Diplomas  are  Issued 
in  all  departments,  each  of  which  is  presided  over  by  a  University  graduate.  The 
school  is  located  on  the  N.  &  W.  Ry.  (Shenandoah  Division)  7  miles  north  of  Roanoke 
City— in  a  region  abounding  in  scenery  beautiful  beyond  description,  and  redolent  of 
health.  There  are  six  main  buildings,  all  of  brick,  with  extensive  verandas,  all  con- 
nected by  covered  ways.  It  owns  500  acres  of  land  and  valuable  mineral  springs— Sul- 
phur and  Chalybeate,  which  conduce  largely  to  the  health  and  vigor  of  growing  girls. 
For  illustrated  catalogue  address  JOS.  A.  TURNER,  Uen'l  Mgr.,  Hollins,  Va. 


r, 


CHRISTIAN  COLLEGE 


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FIFTY -FIRST    YEAR 

Magnificent  New  Dormitory 
Accommodating  150  Students 

Sixteen    Gold    MedaJs 
Awarded  in  May,  1901 

Best    Equipped   School    for   Girls   in    the   Southwest. 

Regular  College  course  prepares  for  advanced  University  work.  Schools  of  Music,  Art  and 
Elocution.  Students  from  16  States.  25  Instructors  of  best  American  and  European  training. 
Beautiful  Park  of  18  acres.  Tennis  and  Basketball.  A  Christian  home  and  high-grade  College. 
Rooms  should  be  engaged  early.   Next  session  begins  September  16.   For  engraved  Catalog  address 


SCHOOL  OF  MUSIC 


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MRS.  W.  T.  MOORE,        1  Priacit,ala 
MRS.  L.  W.  ST.  CLAIR,  /  ^rlnclpals- 


Secretary  Christian  College, 
COLUMBIA,  MO. 


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WESTMINSTER  COLLEGE, 


ROAnlV/IVt     SALEM.   VA     ' 

Courses  for  Degrees,  with  Electives.  Large  Library- 
Mountain  location.  No  bar-rooms.  Expenses  small. 
\i(\  scholarships.  Students  from  16  States  ami  coun- 
tries.   Catalogue  free.     Address  the  President. 

FXJI,TON, 
MISSOURI. 

A  High  Grade  College  for  Young  Men.  49th  Year 
opens  Sept.  18th,  1901.  Offers  choice  of  three  courses, 
classical,  scientific  c  literary,  leading  to  degree  of 
A.  B,  Preparatory  Department  fits  boys  to  enter 
any  college.  Standard  High.  Location  Healthful. 
Well  equipped  Gymnasium.  New  Science  Hall.  For 
illustrated  circular  and  catalogue,  giving  details  as 
to  courses,  expenses,  etc.,  Address, 

John  H.  MacCraiken,  Ph.  D.,  Pres. 

William  Woods  College 

School  enters  Twelfth  Year  Out  of  Debt. 
Endowment  $40,000.  Buildings,  Site,  Beau- 
tiful, Healthful,  Attractive.  Well  selected 
and  efficient  teachers.  Literature,  Art,  Music, 
Elocution,  Stenography,  Typewriting.  Next 
session  opens  Sep.  3rd,  1901.  For  catalogue 
•  address,  J.  B.  JONES,  Pres.,  FULTON,  MO. 

HAMILTON  COLLEGE, 

LEXING  TON,  KENTUCKY. 

The  Leading  College  of  the  Christian  Broth- 
erhood for  the  education  of  young  women. 
Its  record,  buildings,  equipment,  faculty,  the 
best.  Opens  thirty-third  session  second 
Tuesday  in  September.  Very  reasonable 
rates.  For  particulars  and  catalogue  apply 
to  B.  C.  HAGERMAX,  President. 

HIRAn  COLLEGE 

A  School  for  Both  Sexes,  Located  at  Hiram, 

PortBLge   Courvty,   Ohio,    Thirty-Five 

Miles  Sovitheast  of  Cleveland. 


A  SPLENDID  LOCATION. 

Beautiful  Scenery,  Pure  Air,  Excellent  Water:  An 
Ideal  college  town,  modern,  up-to-date,  lighted  by 
•electricity  and  having  a  fine  system  of  water- works. 

GOOD  BUILDINGS. 

The  buildings  are  comparatively  new: 

(1)  Main  building  commodious  and  convenient  in 
all  its  appointments. 

(2)  A  large  and  beautiful  Christian  Association 
building,  erected  five  years  ago  at  a  cost  of  $30,000. 

(3)  Two  excellent  ladies'  halls  well  furnished  and 
supplied  with  modern  conveniences. 

(4)  Music  building  for  the  accommodation  of  our 
large  and  growing  music  department. 

(5)  A  library  and  conservatory  buildiDg  just  com- 
pleted, the  gift  of  Abram  Teachout.  and  a  Warener  & 
Swazev's  nine-inch  telescope,  costing  approximately 
■36,000,  the  gift  of  Lathrop  Cooley. 

LIBRARIES  AND  APPARATUS. 

(1)  A  large  and  well  equipped  chemical  laboratory. 

(2)  Two  other  laboratories.  Physical  and  Physio- 
logical . 

(3)  A  well  selected  library.  Large  addition  to  this 
library  will  soon  be  made. 

(4)  A  good  museum. 

(5)  A  large  and  well  furnished  gymnasium. 

COURSES  OF  STUDY. 

(1)  Four  Classical  Courses— Regular,  Ministerial, 
legal  and  Medical. 

(2)  Four  Scientific  Courses— Regular,  Philosophi- 
cal, Legal  and  Medical. 

(3)  Four  Literary  Courses— Regular,  Ministerial, 
Legal  and  Medical. 

(4)  Five  Special  Courses— Music,  Oratorical,  Bus- 
iness, Art,  Teachers'. 

(5)  Special  elective  course  in  any  variety. 

CORPS  OF  INSTRUCTORS. 

We  have  a  strong  body  of  Professors  and  Instruct- 
ors, twenty-four  in  number.  They  are,  for  the  most 
part,  specialists  of  large  attainments,  and  are  thor- 
oughly abreast  of  the  times. 

LITERARY    SOCIETIES     AND     RELIGIOUS 
ORGANIZATIONS. 

Hiram  has: 

(1)  Five  literary  societies  of  unusual  strength  and 
vigor. 

(2)  Two  Christian  Associations  that  contribute 
much  to  the  religious  life  of  the  school. 

(3j  Several  departmental  and  social  organizations 
of  special  interest  and  value. 

EXPENSES. 

Expenses  are  very  moderate.  Good  table  board 
can  be  had  for  $2  00  per  week;  club  board  for  SI. 25  to 
$1.75.  Room  rent  for  fifty  cents  to  one  dollar.  Tui- 
'tion  for  four  to  five  dollars  per  term  for  each  study. 

The  three  leading  items  of  board,  tuition  and  room 
rent  may  be  reduced  to  about  $125.00  for  the  college 
.year  of  38  weeks. 

INDUSTRIAL  DEPART  K1ENT. 

Under  the  auspices  of  the  T.  W.  Phillips'  Loan  Fund 
an  industrial  department  is  being  established  that 
will  assist  about  fifty  young  people.  It  is  believed 
that  students  admitted  to  this  department  may  re 
duce  the  entire  expense  of  the  vear,  including  tui- 
tion, to  about  $90.00.  and  those  who  do  considerable 
■work  may  reduce  expenses  to  sixty  or  seventy  dol- 
lars.   Send  for  catalogue  to 

E.  V.  ZOLIAKS,  Hiram,  Ohio. 


Central  Christian  College 

....ALBANY,  MO.... 

Seven  Departments:   Literary,   Ministerial,  Com- 
r  mereial,       Shorthand      and 

Typewriting  Music,  Elocution  and  Voice  and  Art. 
From  these  an  Elective  Course  may  be  taken.  Build- 
ings commodious  and  healthily  located.  Electricity, 
telephone,  comfort,  good  work.  Faculty  of  gradu- 
ates, capable  and  experienced.  The  tone  of  the 
college  is  emphatically  Christian.  Both  sexes  ad- 
mitted on  equal  terms.  Cost  about  $140  to  $185.  Ses- 
sion opens  September  9  and  10.    Applv  to 

J.  W.  ELLIS,  Ph.  D.,  Pres. 

Mary  Baldwin  Seminary 

FOR  YOUNG  LADIES. 

Tei-m  bepms  Sept.  5,  1901.  Located  in  Shenandoah 
Valley  of  Virginia.  Unsurpassed  climate,  beautiful 
prounds  and  modern  appointments.  225 students  past 
session  from  27  States.  Terms  moderate.  Pupils  enter 
any  time.     Send  for  catalogue 

Miss  E.  0.  WEIMAR,  Pric,  Staunton.  Va. 

COTNER  UNIVERSITY. 

LIBERAL  ARTS.  MEDICINE.  DENTISTRY. 

College  of  Arts  located  at  Bethany  (Lin- 
coln), Nebraska.  A.  B.  Degree  in  Classical, 
Sacred  Literature,  Philosophical  and  Normal 
Philosophical  Courses.  Courses  in  English 
Bible  and  Business.  Depts.  of  Music  and 
Elocution  rank  high.  Expenses  low  as  con- 
sistent. Fall  Term,  Sept.  9  and  10.  For 
Catalogue  address  the  Secretary. 

BETHANY    COLLEGE. 

Founded  in  1841  by 

ALEXANDER  CAMPBELL. 

Open  to  Men  and  Women.  Sixtieth  Session 
begins  Sept.  23,  1901.  Postoffice.  Bethany, 
W.  Va.  Railway  Station,  Wellsburg,  W. 
Va.  For  catalogue  and  particulars  address, 
J.  C.  KEITH,  Chairman  Facultt. 


Female  Orphan  School 

OF  THE 

Christian  Church  of  Missouri. 

A  high  grade  ladies'  college.  Established  1873. 
Courses  leading  to  A.  B.  and  B.  L.  degrees.  Able  and 
well  known  teachers  in  charge  of  Music,  Elocution 
and  Art.  French  and  German  taught  by  native. 
Special  instruction  for  prospective  teachers. 

Beneficiaries  received  free.  Half  Beneficiaries,  $50 
per  term.     Full  pav  Pupils,  $80. 

A  PLEASANT.  REFINED   CHRISTIAN  HOME. 

Correspondence  solicited. 

E.  L.  BAKHAH,  President. 

Camden  Point,  Mo. 


THE  UNIVERSITY  OF  MISSOURI 

Colvirrvbie. 

Has  departments  of  Language,  Science,  History, 
Philosophy,  Economics,  Sociology  and  Pedagogy; and 
also  of  Medicine,  Law,  Engineering  (Civil,  Electrical, 
Sanitary  and  Mechanical),  Agriculture,  Dairy,  Hus- 
bandry* Horticulture,  Entomology,  Veterinary 
Science.  Household  Economies  and  Mechanic  Arts. 
Instruction  is  given  in  Military  Science  and  Tactics, 
also,  and  in  Stenography  and  Business  Forms.  All 
departments  open  to  women  and  free  as  to  tuition. 
In  Academic  department  only  one  degree  (A.  B.)  and 
all  work  elective.  Campus  contains  fourteen  build- 
ings supplied  with  water,  steam  heat,  and  gas  or 
ejectricity.  New  Green-house  and  Laboratory  of 
Horticulture.  Botany  and  Entomology.  New  labor- 
atories of  Physiology,  Anatomy,  Bacteriology  and 
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Facts  About  the  Great 

Beaumont  Oil  Fields 

The  San  Jacinto  Oil  Company  was  organized  at  Beaumont,  Texas,   on   San  Jacinto   day,  1901.      To  Texans  the  words  San  j 
Jacinto  mean  victory.    The  first  San  Jacinto  day  was  April  21,  1836.    On   this  memorable  day  Sam  Houston  and  his  immortal  I 
Texas  band  defeated  Santa  Anna  and  his  Mexican  myrmidons   and  thus   set  the  noble  Texans  free.     Since  that  day  the  name 
San  Jacinto  has  been  a  synomym  for  honor,  chivalry  and  progress  in  the  annals  of  the  Lone  Star  State.    No  Texan  can  lightly 
use  that  glorious  name.    The  incorporators  of  the  San  Jacinto  Oil   Company  entered  into  an   agreement  with  each   other  and  j 
their  prospective  stockholders  to   organize  and  maintain  an  oil  company  with   the   purpose  of  honestly  and  speedily  developing!. 
a  great  property,  and  they  thus  cho3e  the  name  for  their  Company  that  on  April  21st,  1836,  was  made  immortal. 


THE  PURPOSE  OF  ORGANIZATION. 

The  purpose  of  the  organization  of  the  San  Jacinto  Oil 
Company  was  to  acquire  lands,  drill  oil  wells,  and  thus  develop 
a  great  and  large  dividend-paying  property.  The  selling  of  the 
stock  of  the  Company  was  never  an  end  in  itself,  but  simply  a 
means  to  an  end.  Stock  has  been  sold  only  for  the  purpose  of 
development,  and  not  at  all  for  profit  or  speculation.  The  men 
who  incorporated  the  Company  had  the  laudable  desire  to  better 
their  financial  condition,  and  at  the  same  time  to  earn  large  and 
increasing  dividends  for  their  stockholders.  They  believed,  and 
yet  believe,  that  it  is  as  legitimate  to  plant  a  drill  in  the  ground 
and  drill  for  oil,  as  to  plant  a  grain  of  corn  in  the  ground  and 
expect  an  ear  of  corn.  Both  investments  are  legitimate,  and 
one  is  as  legitimate  as  the  other. 

THE  OIL  FIELD. 

The  Beaumont  oil  field  was  discovered  January  22,  1901. 
The  first  well  that  was  struck  is  known  as  the  "Lucas  Geyser." 
When  the  vein  of  oil  was  struck  in  that  well,  at  a  depth  of  1,000 
feet,  the  oil  gushed  out  at  the  rate  of  70,000  barrels  a  day,  and 
was  thrown  160  feet  high  by  the  immense  force  that  brought  the 
oil  to  the  surface.  This  geyser  gushed  at  the  rate  of  70,000 
barrels  a  day  for  ten  days,  and  formed  a  lake  of  oil  near  there 
that  contained  700,000  barrels  of  oil. 

Barrels,  mind  you — not  gallons! 

The  lake  of  oil  has  been  burned  up,  which  seems  a  great 
pity;  but  it  was  in  the  way  of  other  improvements  and  had  to 
succumb  to  the  interests  of  advancing  oilization.*  Up  to  the 
present  writing,  fifteen  additional  gushers  have  been  sunk,  and 
are  all  of  about  equal  producing  value  to  the  "Lucas  gusher." 

You  want  to  know  how  big  the  oil  field  is?  We  don't  know. 
Nobody  knows  It  probably  extends  through  a  rather  large 
area  there.  It  is  said  by  old  citizens,  that  there  is  an  oil  lake  in 
the  Gulf  of  Mexico  on  the  coast  about  thirty  miles  southeast  of 
Beaumont.  In  times  of  storm,  mariners  make  for  the  oil  lake, 
and  when  they  reach  it,  they  find  an  eternal  calm,  and  are  safe. 
Old  citizens  of  Beaumont  say  that  the  oil  lake  has  been  in 
existence  ever  since  they  knew  the  country,  and  it  is  supposed 
that  the  oil  lake  is  from  the  same  source  that  furnishes  the  oil 
for  the  Beaumont  gushers.  Then,  up  some  twenty-one  miles 
northwest,  is  the  Sour  Lake  oil  field.  It  is  reported  that  the 
oil  lake  has  been  tapped  there,  and  it  is  believed  that  there  is  a 
lake  of  oil  extending  from  Sour  Lake  to  the  Gulf  of  Mexico,  and 
that  the  Beaumont  oil  fields  are  right  in  the  track  of  this  im- 
mense body  of  oil. 

BOARD  OF  DIRECTORS. 

Our  Board  of  Directors  are  as  follows:  J.  B.  Crannll,  editor 
of  The  Baptist  Standard,  is  President;  R.  C.Buckner,  of  Dallas, 
founder  and  manager  of  the  great  Buckner  Orphans'  Home,  is 
the  First  Vice-President;  Hon.  R.  P.  Connor,  County  Judge  of 
Brown  County;  Lee  Watson,  a  prominent  business  man  of 
Brownwood,  is  Second  Vice-President;  T.  C.  Yantis,  the  cash- 
ier of  the  Brownwood  National  Bank,  and  one  of  the  wealthiest 
and  staunchest  business  men  in  the  west,  is  Treasurer;  while 
I.  J.  Rice,  a  prominent  attorney  of  Beaumont,  is  Secretary  and 
Attorney  for  the  Company.  All  of  these  are  Directors,  and 
other  Directors  are  as  follows:  John  C.  Bernay,  capitalist, 
Brownwood,  Texas;  Dr.  J.  T.  Harrington,  city  physician,  Waco; 
Dr.  T.  E.  Crannll,  manager  for  Texas  of  the  Mutual  Reserve 
Fund  Life  Association;  P.  B.  Jones,  President  of  the  South- 
western Co.,  Nashville,  Tenn.;  Dr.  T.  L.  Westerfield,  dentist, 
Dallas;  J.  C.  Rodgers,  a  prominent  businessman  of  Brownwood, 
and  Dr.  R.  L.  Spann,  physician  and  surgeon,  of  Dallas.  No 
company  has  yet  been  organized  with  a  stronger  Board  of 
Directors,  composed  of  more  representative  men. 

OUR  PROPERTY. 

The  San  Jacinto  Oil  Company  owns  the  following  property: 
A  lot  40xll8Ja  feet  within  about  450  feet  of  the  Star  and  Crescent 
70,000  barrel  Gusher  on  the  northwest  and  about  the  same  distance 
from  one  of  the  50,000  barrel  Guffy  Gushers.  It  is  large  enough 
upon  which  to  drill  three  wells.  This  we  regard  as  our  dead-sure 
oil  proposition.  Then  we  own  one  acre  in  the  Bullock  league,  3,300 
yards  northwest  of  the  gushers;  two  acres  in  the  C.  Williams  league, 
a  little  farther  in  the  same  direction;  ten  acres  near  Sour  Lake  where 
they  once  had  an  oil  refinery,  using  the  product  of  shallow  wells,  and 
where  a  new  oil  vein  has  just  been  struck;  ten  acres  near  Saratoga 
in  Hardin  County,  which  is  a  short  distance  north  of  Sour  Lake 
and  where  they  have  oil  of  the  finest  quality  in  a  number  of  shallow 
wells;  ten  acres  in  the  northwest  portion  of  the  H.  Williams  survey 
where  Sanger  is  putting  down  a  well,  with  good  prospects  for  oil. 
We  own  the  lease  on  live  acres  2}{  miles  south  of  the  gushers,  and 
two  acres  southeast  of  the  said  wells.  We  own  ten  acres  three  miles 
west  of  Sabine  Pass  opposite  the  oil  pool  in  the  gulf.  There  is  a 
flowing  artesian  well  containing  a  little  oil  and  strong  flow  of  nat- 
ural gas  within  half  a  mile  of  this  tract.  It  is  now  being  developed. 
Our  company  also  owns  seventy-five  acres  just  south  of  and  adja- 
cent to  the  known  oil  fields  of  Corsicana,  and  a  lease  on  forty  acres 
in  Sabine  County  upon  which  there  are  four  natural  gas  wells. 


These  properties  are  of  inestimable  value.    This  tract  in  Gladys 
City  of  40x118%  feet  could  not  be  bought  for  $50,000.     This  tract  is  I 
within  about  300  feet  of  the  Columbia  gusher,  450  feet  of  the  New 
Orleans  Crescent  gusher,  600  feet  of  Guffey  No.  2  and  about  700  feet 
of  the  original  Lucas  well.    This  is  oil  land  beyond  the  shadow  of  a  j 
doubt.     No  well  has  yet  been  sunk  on  the  oil  cap  without  obtaining  1 
a  limitless  supply  of  oil. 

DEVELOPMENT. 

The  Houston   Drilling  Company  has  the  contract  for  sinking  our 
first  well,  and  work   is  now  actively  in  progress  on  this  well.     We 
hope  to  finish  it  by  August  20.    Oil  has  now  been  found  on  every  side  . 
of  our  tract,   and  it  is  only  a  question  of  a  few  weeks  when  we  will 
bring  in  a  gusher.    One   of  the  best  wells   in  the  field  has  just  been  : 
finished  within  300  feet  of  our  derrick  at  a  depth  of  790  feet.  Our  plan  j 
is  to  develop  our  entire  property  as  rapidly  as  possible  and  to  sink 
wells  wherever  we  see  a  favorable  prospect  of  securing  oil.    As  soon  ! 
as  our  first   well  is   brought   in  we   will  begin  the  construction  of 
tanks  and  a  pipe  line  so  as  to  actively  engage  in  maketing  our  oil.      I 

CAPITAL  STOCK. 

The  capital  stock  of  our  Company  is  $250,000.  Consisting  of 
2,500,000  shares  of  stock  at  par  value  of  10  cents  each.  We  are  offer- 
ing a  small  amount  of  this  stock  at  par.  The  shares  are  10  cents 
each,  and  no  one  will  be  allowed  to  purchase  less  than  100  shares. 
We  shall  sellonty  a  limited  quantity  of  this  stock  at  any  price,  as 
we  believe  that  within  30  days  it  will  be  worth  at  least  five  times 
its  par  value.  When  the  limited  amount  set  aside  for  sale  has  been 
sold,  noother  stock  will  be  offered  at  par.  It  is  the  candid  judgment 
of  the  directors  of  the  San  Jacinto  Oil  Company  that  there  can  be 
no  investment  in  oil  stock  that  will  be  so  safe,  or  that  will  bring 
such  splendid  returns  as  the  purchase  of  stock  of  our  Company. 

DIVIDENDS. 

Our  Company  cannot  state  definitely  when  we  will  begin  to  pay 
dividends.  If  our  first  oil  well  is  what  we  hope  and  believe  it  will 
be,  it  will  produce  50,000  barrels  of  oil  a  day,  or  18  250,000  a  year. 
If  we  can  sell  this  oil  at  50  cents  a  barrel,  which  is  a  very  low  price, 
this  one  well  alone  will  earn  in  net  profits  for  our  stockholders  over 
$9,000  000  a  year.  Such  an  outlook"  dazes  the  human  mind,  but  this 
picture  of  our  prospects  is  not  overdrawn. 

WHAT  WILL  WE  DO  WITH  IT? 

That  is  a  question  that  is  01  al!  lips,  but  it  is  not  difficult  to 
answer.  The  Beaumont  oil  is  the  greatest  fuel  oil  that  has  ever 
been  discovered.  It  is  fifty  per  cent,  illuminating  oil,  and  when 
refined  has  no  superior  on  earth  as  a  lubricating  oil.  We  live  in  a 
big  world,  and  there  is  no  doubt  that  tbe  factories,  railway  c  >m- 
panies,  steamships,  and  all  other  ente-prises  will  soon  be  using  this 
oil  for  fuel. 

The  vast  fortune  accumulated  by  Jno.  D.  Rockefeller  answers  the 
question  as  to  the  profits  in  oil  as  an  illuminant.  We  are  not 
solicitous  about  the  market.  This  is  a  question  that  will  speedily 
take  care  of  itself. 

LIABILITY. 

Under  our  Texas  law  no  stockholder  in  a  corporation  is  liable 
beyond  the  face  value  of  his  stock.  No  other  liability  than  this  can 
be  incurred  by  owning  stock  in  a  Texas  corporation. 

NON-ASSESSABLE. 

Our  stock  is  full  paid  and  non- assessable.  No  assessment  can 
be  levied  against  any  of  our  stockholders  for  any  purpose. 

REFERENCES 

As  to  the  reliability  of  the  directors  of  the  San  Jacinto  Oil  Com- 
pany, we  give  the  following  references:— Geo.  W.  Carroll,  President 
Beaumont  Lumber  Co.;  Beaumont  National  Bank,  Beaumont,  Tex- 
as; National  Exchange  and  American  National  Banks,  Dallas,  and 
Brownwood  National  Bank,  Brownwood;  Rev.  M.  M.  Davis.  Pas- 
tor of  the  Christian  Church,  Dallas,  and  Louis  Blaylock,  Publisher 
Texas  Christian  Advocate,  Dallas. 

OFFICERS. 

Our  financial  officers  are  bonded  and  our  business  is  transacted 
in  a  business-like  way. 

INVESTMENT 

We  urge  no  one  to  take  our  stock.  We  have  given  the  facts 
concerning  our  Company  in  this  prospectus,  and  in  this  way  an 
opportunity  for  an  investment  is  placed  before  you.  All  the  money 
sent  to  this  Company  for  stock  will  be  honestly  administered  in  the 
interest  of  the  stockholders.  Every  stockholder  owns  share  and 
share  alike  in  all  the  lands  and  properties  of  the  Company.  If  we 
strike  an  oil  well  he  will  own  an  interest  in  that  according  to  the 
value  of  his  stock,  and  in  the  same  way  he  will  own  an  interest  in 
each  well  that  is  drilled.  There  will  never  be  an  attempt  to  freeze 
out  the  small  stockholder,  but  their  every  interest  will  be  as  sacred- 
ly protected  as  will  the  interests  of  the  incorporators  of  the  Com- 
pany. 

ORDERS  FOR  STOCK. 

In  ordering  stock  all  that  is  necessary  is  to  remit  by  bank  draft, 
registered  letter  or  postoffice  money  order  the  amount  you  desire  to 
invest.  Certificate  of  stock,  bearing  our  corporate  seal,  will  reach 
you  by  return  mail.     Send  all  orders  for  stock  to 

J.  B.  Ckanfill,  President.  247  Main  St.,  Dallas,  Texas,  or 
I.  J.  Rice,  Secretary,  639  Pearl  St.,  Beaumont,  Texas. 


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Current  Events 995 

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Power 1003 

B.  B.  Tyler's  Letter 1003 

Missionary  Achievements  of  the  XlXth 

Century.— A.  W.  Taylor 1004 

Stone  on  the  Divinity  of  Christ.— W.  J. 

Burner 1005 

The  Golden  Text  of  the  Bible.— Louis  S. 

Cupp 1005 

The    Inspiration    of    a  Large   Conven- 
tion.—John  L.  Brandt 1006  E 

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The  Spiritual  Uplift  of  Large  Conven- 
tions. —A.  B.  Jones 1006 

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OF    UNITY    IN    RELIGION. 

MEN  ought  to  take  heed  of  rending  God's 
church  by  two  kinds  of  controversies: 
the  one  is,  when  the  matter  of  the  point  con- 
troverted is  too  small  and  light,  not  worth  the 
heat  and  strife  about  it,  kindled  only  by  con- 
tradiction, for  they  be  two  things,  unity  and 
uniformity:  the  other  is,  when  the  matter  of 
the  point  controverted  is  great,  but  it  is  driven 
to  an  over -great  subtility  and  obscurity,  so 
that  it  becometh  a  thing  rather  ingenious 
than  substantia.!.  A  man  that  is  of  judg- 
ment and  understanding  shall  sometimes 
hear  ignorant  men  differ,  and  know  well 
within  himself  that  those  which  so  differ 
mean  one  thing;  and  shall  we  not  think 
that  God  above,  that  knows  the  heart,  doth 
not  discern  that  frail  men,  in  some  of  their 
contradictions,  intend  the  same  thing ;  and 
accepteth  of  both?  There  be  also  two  false 
peaces,  or  unities;  the  one,  when  the  peace  is 
grounded  but  upon  an  implicit  ignorance,  for 
all  colors  will  agree  in  the  dark;  the  other, 
when  it  is  pieced  up  upon  a  direct  admission 
of  contraries  in  fundamental  points:  for  truth 
and  falsehood,  in  such  things,  are  like  the 
iron  and  clay  in  the  toes  of  Nebuchadnezzar's 
image;  they  may  cleave,  but  they  will  not 
incorporate. 

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ROLLINS  INSTITUTE 

VIRGINIA.  Established  1842. 

For  the  higher  education  of  young  ladies.  Ex- 
tensive equipment,  complete  curriculum  (studies 
elective).  Faculty  of  12  gentlemen  and  23  ladies. 
(Salubrious  mountain  climate.  Out-door  exercise 
«nd  sports.  Famous  mineral  springs— sulphur  and 
chalybeate— on  the  grounds.  For  catalogue  of  5&th 
session  address 
JOS.  A.  TURNER,  Cen'i  Mgr.,  Hollins,  Va. 

William  Woods  College 

School  enters  Twelfth  Year  Out  of  Debt. 
Endowment  $40,000.  Buildings,  Site,  Beau- 
tiful, Healthful.  Attractive.  Well  selected 
aDd  efficient  teachers.  Literature.  Art,  Music, 
Elocution,  Stenography,  Typewriting.  Next 
se^ion  opens  Sep.  3rd,  19ul.  For  catalogue 
address,  J  B.  JONES,  Fres.,  FULTON,  MO. 

Female  Orphan  School 

OF  THE 

Christia.n  Church  of  Missouri. 

A  high  grade  ladies'  college.  Established  1873. 
Courses  leading  to  A.  B.  and  B.  L.  degrees.  Able  and 
"well  known  teachers  in  charge  of  Music,  Elocution 
and  Art.  French  and  German  taught  by  native. 
Special  instruction  for  prospective  teachers. 

Beneficiaries  received  tree.  Half  Beneficiaries  $50 
per  term.     Full  pav  Pupilw,  $80. 

A  PLEASANT,  REFINED    CHRISTIAN  HOME. 

Correspondence  solicited. 

K.  L.  BARHAM,  President. 

Camden  Point,  Mo. 


Conservatory 
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Forty-eight  years  of  constant  and 
healthful  progress  and  growth  has  put 
this  institution  at  the  head  (both  in  size 
and  standing)  of  musical  institutions 
in  America.  Comprehensive  in  plan, 
moderate  in  price,  thorough  in  practice 
and  famous  for  results. 

GEO.  W.  CHAD  WICK,  Musical  Director. 
Send  for  music  and  elocution  catalogues. 
FRANK  W.  HALE,  General  Manager,  Boston,  Masi. 


PO^ITIOrV^    Guaranteed  Under  Re«= 
«  v**-?!  *  IV/l^O       gonable  Condition*. 

Our  facilities  for  securing1  positions  and  the 
proficiency  of  our  graduates  are  ten  times  more 
■trongly  endorsed  by  bankers  and  merchant* 
than  those  of  other  colleges.  Send  for  catalogue. 

DRAUGHON'S 

PRACTICAL 

BUSINESS 


Nashville,  Tenn.,  St 
Savannah,  Qa.,  sfe 

riontgomery,  Ala.,  *S 
Little  Rock,  Ark.,  *K 
Cheap   board.    Car  fare 


Louis,  Mo., 
Galveston,  Tex., 
Ft.  Worth,  Tex,, 
Shreveport,  La., 
paid .     No   vacation. 


Enter  any  time.     Best  patronized  in  the  South, 
Bookkeeping,  Shorthand,  Etc.,  taught  by  mall. 
Write  for  price  list  Home  Study.     Scholarship 
Free  by  doing  a  little  writing  at  your  home. 


Modern  Normal  and  Business  Colleges 

Fayette,  Ohio. 

The  live,  practical,  progressive,  economical 
and  up-to  date  school  of  the  nation!  Good 
location,  flue  buildings,  trained  teachers  and 
thorough  instruction.  Combination  of  and 
successor  to  several  prosperous  schools.  $28 
in  advance  pays  tuition,  room  rent  and  board 
for  term  of  10  weeks.  Next  year  will  open  Tues- 
day, September  3,  1901.  Circulars,  catalog  and 
The  Educational  Evangelist  giving  full 
particulars  will  be  sent  free  to  any  address 
<on  application  to 

J.  Fraise  Richard,  President. 


The  Christian-Evangelist's  1901   School  Directory 


COTNER  UNIVERSITY. 


LIBERAL  ARTS. 


MEDICINE. 


DENTISTRY. 


College  of  Arts  located  at  Bethany  (Lin- 
coln), Nebraska.  A.  B.  Degree  in  Classical, 
Sacred  Literature,  Philosophical  and  Normal 
Philosophical  Courses.  Courses  in  English 
Bible  and  Business.  Depts.  of  Music  and 
Elocution  rank  high.  Expenses  low  as  con- 
sistent. Fall  Term,  Sept.  9  and  10.  For 
Catalogue  address  the  Secretary. 


College  and  Health    Resort. 

CARR-BT'RDETTE  college  and  conserva- 
tory OF  MUSIC,  ART  AND  ELOCUTION.  "THE 
WELLESLEY  OF  THE  SOUTH"  offers  to  Northern 
Girls  the  best  educational  facilities  Of  the  best  North- 
ern College  at  the  minimum  cost.  See  if  this  is  so  by 
writing  at  once  for  our  free  catalog  and  artistic  Bro- 
chure with  53  engravings  of  Carr-Burdette.  Liberal 
reduction  for  two  or  more.  Address,  Mrs.  O.  A.  Cakr, 
Sherman,  Texas. 


RANDOLPH-MACON 
WOMAN'S  COLLEGE 


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Endowed  for  higher  education.  Four 
laboratories,  library,  gymnasium,  etc. 
The  U.  S.  Commissioner  of  Education 
names  this  college  as  one  of  the  thirteen 
best  in  the  United  States  for  women  (Offi- 
cial Report,  p.  1662). 

WI.    W.    SMITH.    A.   M.,    LL.   D.,    President 
College  Park,  Lynchburg,  Va. 


BUTLER  COLLEGE 

Indianapolis,  Ind. 

Forty-seventh  annual  session  opens  October  1,  1901. 
Thorough  courses  in, the  essential  elements  of  a 
liberal  education  conducted  by  instructors  who  have 
had  the  benefit  of  the  best  university  training.  Also 
a  Bible  School  devoted  to  the  special  education  of 
ministers  of  the  Gospel.  Healthful  and  convenient 
location,  modern  appliances,  laboratories,  libraries, 
gymnasium,  etc.  Terms  low.  Write  for  catalogue. 
Address,  SECRETARY,  Butler  College ,  Indianapolis, 
Ind. 


Ward  Seminary 


for  Young  Ladies, 
Nashville,  Tenn. 

"An  ideal  Christian  home."  Seminary  and  special 
courses  in  Languege,  Literature,  History,  Science,  Mu- 
sic, Art;  Faculty,  30.  Certificate  admits  to  Wellesley, 
Baltimore  Woman's  College.  Nashville  affords  unusual 
advantages  in  Leoltnes,  Recitals,  and  opportunities  for 
practical  education.  Patronage,  35th  yr..  20  States*,  en- 
rollment largest  in  the  history  of  tbe  Institution;  appli. 
cants  turned  away  for  want  of  room.  33th  yr.,  Sept.  19. 
For  catalogue,  address  J.  D.  PLANTON,  LL.D.,  Pre9't. 


iary  Bald  win  Seminary 

FOR  YOUNC  LADIES. 

Term  begins  Sept.  5, 1901.  Located  in  Shenandoah 
Valley  of  Virginia.  Unsurpassed  climate,  beautiful 
grounds  and  modern  appointments.  225studentspa6t 
session  from  27  States.  Terms  moderate.  Pupils  enter 
any  time.    Send  for  catalogue 

Miss  E.  C.  "WEIMAR,  Prin.,  Staunton.  V&. 


FIJI/TON, 
MISSOURI. 


WESTMINSTER  COLLEGE, 

A  High  Grade  College  for  Young  Men.  49th  Year 
opens  Sept.  18th,  1901.  Offers  choice  of  three  courses, 
classical,  scientific  o-  literary,  leading  to  degree  of 
A.  B.  Preparatory  Department  fits  boys  to  enter 
any  college.  Standard  High.  Location  Healthful. 
Well  equipped  Gymnasium.  New  Science  Hall.  For 
illustrated  circular  and  catalogue,  giving  details  as 
to  courses,  expenses,  etc.,  Address, 

John  H.  MacCrarkeu,   111.  I)  ,  Pres. 


HARDSN  COLLEGE  AND  CONSERVATORY  FOR  LADIES 


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29th  year.  Unprecedented  prosperity.  23  Professors  from  8  Tiiii- 
rer8itles  and  5  European  Conserviitorics.  German-Amcri- 
|3|i  can  Conservatory.  AVni.  H.  Barber,  Musical  Examiner, 
present  in  person  during  May.  Largest.  Cheapest.  Best.  Address, 
JOHN  W.  MILLION,  Pres.,  40  College   Place,  MEXICO,   MO. 


yBERTY  LAD3ES'  COLLEGE 


Phenomenal  success.     Highest  grade  in  LETTEIiS.  SCIENCES,  ARTS. 
trainea  in  ieadiiis  Colleges  and  Universities  of  America  and  Europe. 


Faculty  specially 


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OZART 


Chartered  by  the  State.  Professors  graduates  with  highest  honors  of  the  ROYAL  CONSTRVA- 
TOKIES,  BFKldlV,  LElPZlfi,  LONDON;   use  the  methods  of  these  Conservatories!    A 

fine,  upright  CONCERT  CJRANU  PIANO,   quoted  in  Bradbury   catalogue   §1,050,   a  prize   in  May 
Festival  Contest.  Address  President  C.  M.  WILLIAMS,  Liberty,  Mo. 

fladison  Institute,  Richmond,  Ky. 

A  First-Cla.ss  Boarding  School  for  Girls. 


J.  W.  McGARVEY,  Jr.,  Principal. 


Faculty  of  ten  teachers  who  were  educated  at  leading  American  and  European  institu- 
tions and  have  made  brilliant  records  as  instructors;  every  one  a  specialist  in  her 
department.  Music  department  exceptionally  strong.  No  fussy  teachers.  School  appara- 
tus and  general  equipment  excellent.  Good  table.  Frequent  illustrated  lectures  (free) 
by  the  principal  on  his  recent  travels  in  Egypt,  Palestine  and  Europe.  Delightful  and 
healthful  location.  Only  one  serious  case  of  sickness  in  ten  years.  Prices  no  higher  than 
other  first-class  schools,  nor  than  many  inferior  ones.     Send  for  catalog. 


KENTUCKY  UNIVERSITY, 


LEXINGTON  and 

LOUISVILLE,  KY. 


BVR.R.IS  A.  JENKINS,  A.  M.,  B.  D-.  President. 

A.  University   of   trie    Christian   Church. 

FIVE   COLLEGES.— Liberal    Arts,   Bible,    Normal,    Commercial   and    Medical. 

Co-education.  1.108  matriculates  last  session.  Well  equipped  gymnasium.  Fees  in  Col- 
lege of  Liberal  Arts  and  Normal  College  $22,  in  College  of  the  Bible  $20,  for  nine  months. 
Other  expenses  low  or  moderite.  Re?iprocal  privileges.  Next  session  of  those  colleges  be- 
gins in  Lexington  on  Monday,  September-. 9,.  1901..  Next  session  of  Medical  Department  be- 
gins in  Louisville  January  1,  1902.  The  Commercial  College  (in  Lexington)  may  be  entered 
at  any  time 'of  tfee  Calendar  year.  :  The  courses  of  studv  lead  to  the  degrees  of  A.  B.,  A.  M., 
B.  Lit.,  M.  Li't.;B.  S'.,*  M.  S.'",'  B.  Ped.,  M.  Ped..  and  M.'D.,  and,  in  the  College  of  the  Bible 
and  the  Commercial  College,  to  graduation  without  degrees. 

For  catalogues  or  other  information  address  Kentucky  University,  Lexington,  Ky. 


-^iTgIiTTn¥F^|y  in  opinion  and  methods, liberty •m^xJSc^mm: 


Vol. 


xxxviii. 


St.  Louis,  Mo.,  Thursday,  August  8,   1901. 


No.  32. 


Current   Events. 

Missouri's  On  Saturday  of  this  week, 

Birthday.  August   10,   the    state   of 

Missouri  will  celebrate  the  eightieth  anni- 
versary of  its  admission  to  the  Union. 
Though  the  mention  of  the  Missouri  Com- 
promise at  once  recalls  the  date  1820,  it 
was  not  until  the  following  year  that  the 
state  was  formally  admitted.  The  con- 
stitution prepared  by  the  territory  in  pre- 
paration for  its  admission  prohibited  free 
negroes  from  either  living  in  the  state  or 
passing  through  it.  When  Congress  passed 
the  act  authorizing  the  admission  of  Mis- 
souri, it  was  conditioned  upon  the  repeal  of 
this  clause,  and  President  Monroe  was  au- 
thorized to  admit  the  territory  to  statehood 
by  proclamation  as  soon  as  this  condition 
had  been  complied  with.  The  mails  were 
slow  in  those  days  and  the  people  of  Mis- 
souri for  many  months  supposed  that  they 
were  enjoying  the  full  privileges  of  state- 
hood and  proceeded  to  organize  their  state 
government  accordingly,  the  first  general 
assembly  meeting  in  St.  Louis  September 
19,  1820.  The  governor,  Alexander  Mc- 
Nair,  and  other  state  officers,  had  been 
elected  at  the  same  time  with  the  members 
of  the  General  Assembly.  The  total  vote 
for  all  candidates  for  governor  was  consid- 
erably less  than  10,000,  and  St.  Louis  was 
a  thriving  town  of  not  quite  5,500  popu- 
lation. It  was  not  until  nearly  a  year  after 
the  organization  of  this  first  state  govern- 
ment that,  the  constitution  having  been 
amended  as  required,  President  Monroe 
issued  his  proclamation  admitting  Mis- 
souri to  the  Union  on  August  10,  1821. 
The  statistics  of  that  time,  both  of  popu- 
lation and  of  taxable  wealth,  look  like  the 
day  of  small  things,  but  there  were  gigan- 
tic problems  to  be  dealt  with  and  great 
men  to  deal  with  them.  The  troubles  which 
were  inevitable  for  a  border  state  at  the 
time  when  slavery  was  the  burning  ques- 
tion, assumed  an  especially  difficult  phase 
in  Missouri  by  reason  of  the  terms  of  the 
Compromise  under  which  it  was  admitted. 
But  the  problem  was  solved  here  as  else- 
where in  a  manner  which  eliminated  all 
compromise  and  left  the  commonwealth 
free  to  take  up  the  burdens  and  duties  of 
the  new  era.  Missouri  is  an  octogenarian 
now,  but  still  young  and  full  of  vigor,  and 
even  her  own  inhabitants  have,  as  yet, 
scarcely  begun  to  estimate  aright  the  rich- 
ness of  her  resources. 

More  wonderful  than  all 
the  exposition  cities,  with 
their  imitations  of  fairyland  in  stucco  and 
electric  lights,  is  the  magic  city  of  Law- 
ton.  An  exposition  city  is  built  in  a  year 
or  two  at  an  immense  outlay  of  money,  to 
be  the  toy  of  the  nation  for  a  season. 
There  is  in  it  such  magic  for  us  grown-ups 
as  the  Noah's  ark  and  Jack-in-the-box 
contain  for  the  four-year-old,  a  succession 
of  dazzling  effects  which  leave  the  onlook- 


A  MaLglc  City. 


er  bewildered  and  puzzled.  But  it  is  after 
all  an  artificial  affair.  For  a  practical,  sub- 
stantial and  permanent  piece  of  magic,  the 
birth  of  the  city  of  Lawton,  the  metropo- 
lis of  the  newly  opened  Indian  lands,  is  as 
wonderful  as  anything  that  has  ever  been 
witnessed.  The  drawing  for  homestead 
claims  was  completed  on  Thursday  of  last 
week,  but  there  still  remain  to  those  who 
had  been  unlucky  in  the  drawing  the 
chance  of  securing  town  lots  at  the  auction 
which  begins  Tuesday,  Aug.  6.  Instantly 
there  sprang  into  being  a  city  of  10,000 
souls,  lacking,  it  is  true,  all  the  external 
semblance  of  a  city  in  buildings  and  streets, 
but  possessing  the  more  essential  charac- 
teristics of  permanence,  reality  and  seri- 
ous, practical  intent,  which  the  most  won- 
derful of  exposition  cities  must  always 
lack.  Probably  never  before  has  a  city  of 
such  size  come  into  being  so  suddenly,  and 
it  will  not  be  a  week  before  it  is  equipped 
with  banks,  stores,  a  newspaper,  a  city 
government  and  a  civic  consciousness  which 
commonly  takes  the  form  known  as  local 
pride.  It  is  a  great  country  that  can  make 
a  city  out  of  the  raw  materials  over  night, 
and  we  are  more  than  ever  inclined  to  be- 
lieve that  Oklahoma  and  Indian  Territory 
together  have  a  strong  claim  for  statehood. 


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A  Prize  for 
Roberts. 


Earl  Roberts  is  the  only 
winner  of  all  who  have 
been  connected  with  the  British  campaign 
in  South  Africa.  He  went  out  when  affairs 
were  at  their  worst  and  came  back  at  the 
happy  moment  when  they  were  at  their 
best.  His  already  great  popularity  was 
much  increased  by  the  work  which  he  did 
there,  and  the  peerage,  which  he  received 
from  Queen  Victoria  only  a  few  weeks  be- 
fore her  death,  was  generally  approved  as 
a  well-earned  reward.  In  addition  to  this, 
the  House  of  Commons  last  week  voted  him 
a  subsidy  of  £100,000  as  an  additional  re- 
muneration for  having  whipped  the  Boers 
— though  it  is  still  costing  $1,000,000  a  day 
to  Keep  them  whipped.  The  vote  was  by 
no  means  unanimous,  though  it  was  con- 
curred in  by  the  Liberal  leader.  The  Irish 
members  made  it  a  field  day  for  the  ex- 
ploitation of  their  antipathy  toward  the 
leaders  of  the  war  and  their  disapproval  of 
the  British  imperial  idea  generally.  Mr. 
Chamberlain  has  officially  announced  that 
the  efforts  to  make  terms  of  peace  have 
ceased,  and  that  stern  measures  will  now 
be  pursued  to  put  down  the  rebellion.  The 
policy  of  burning  farms  has  been  aban- 
doned, he  says,  and  the  method  of  concen- 
trating the  population  in  camps  is  being 
pursued.  He  maintains  that  this  is  a  per- 
fectly humane  process,  as  here  carried  out, 
and  that  many  of  the  Boers  come  into  the 
camps  of  their  own  accord.  Very  likely 
they  do— considering  the  alternative.  The 
policy,  however,  has  an  evil  odor  among 
those  who  remember  the  horrors  of  the 
Spanish  reconcentrado  methods  in  Cuba. 


The  Strike  The  hopes  which  were  en- 

Grows  Serious,  tertained  last  week  that  a 
speedy  settlement  would  be  obtained  be- 
tween the  Amalgamated  Association  and 
the  Steel  Trust  have  not  been  realized. 
On  the  contrary,  the  former  overtures  have 
been  canceled  and  concessions  withdrawn, 
and  it  is  apparently  a  matter  of  only  a  few 
days  until  a  general  strike  order  will  be 
issued  by  the  president  of  the  Amalgamated 
Association.  President  Shaffer  has  been 
authorized  to  call  out  all  the  men  in  the 
Amalgamated  Association  when  he  deems 
best,  and  he  stated  three  or  four  days  ago 
that  he  would  do  it  within  a  week.  When 
the  battle  comes  it  will  be  a  finish  fight  be- 
tween the  Amalgamated  Association  and 
the  Steel  Trust.  The  latter  will  no  longer 
be  satisfied  with  anything  short  of  the 
complete  downfall  of  the  organization  which 
has  attempted  to  regulate  the  dealings  of 
the  employers,  not  only  with  the  members 
of  the  union,  but  with  other  workmen  who 
are  not  in  the  union.  As  we  have  said  be- 
fore, this  strike  seems  to  us  wholly  without 
justification.  There  may  be  times  when  a 
strike  is  advantageous  to  the  striker,  and 
beyond  question  many  just  demands  have 
been  backed  up  by  strikes.  But  this  one 
seems  wholly  superfluous.  The  union  has 
made  demands  which,  in  our  judgment,  the 
operators  were  justified  in  refusing  to  com- 
ply with.  On  the  other  hand,  the  Steel 
Corporation,  in  maintaining  its  right  to 
prevent  the  organization  of  the  workers  at 
the  non-union  mills,  is  making  an  unjusti- 
fiable encroachment  upon  one  of  the  nat- 
ural rights  of  labor.  One  is  naturally  in- 
clined to  give  his  sympathy  to  the  weaker 
party  in  a  case  where  both  are  apparently 
to  blame,  but  it  can  only  be  a  half-hearted 
sympathy.  The  strikers  have  our  heartiest 
good  will,  but  not  our  approval. 


A  Practical 
Victory. 


The  whole  story  of  the 
recent  nominating  con- 
vention in  Ohio  has  not  been  told  when  one 
has  recounted  the  discomfiture  of  the 
Bryanites  and  the  repudiation  of  free  sil- 
ver. Another  factor  operated  in  the  con- 
vention, quietly  but  effectively.  The  Anti- 
saloon  League  in  Ohio  is  an  organization 
which  deals  in  practical  politics.  At  the 
last  session  of  the  Ohio  legislature  it  ad- 
vocated a  local  option  measure  called  the 
Clark  bill  which  was  violently  opposed  by 
Lieut.  Gov.  Caldwell.  Mr.  Caldwell  is  the 
accredited  representative  of  the  liquor  in- 
terests in  Ohio,  and  it  was  not  a  matter  of 
chance  that  he  failed  of  renomination  at 
the  recent  convention.  He  wanted  the 
nomination,  and  his  friends  wanted  it  for 
him,  but  the  representatives  of  the  Anti- 
saloon  League  made  it  clear  that  the  re- 
nomination  of  the  man  who  had  lobbied 
against  their  bill  would  be  considered  a 
direct  affront  by  the  temperance  people  of 
the  state,  and  that  they  would  act  accord- 
ingly.   The  party  leaders  were  not  willing 


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August  8,  19c 


to  take  the  responsibility  of  arraying  the 
temperance  people  against  their  ticket,  so 
they  conceded  the  point  and  Caldwell  was 
dropped.  So  was  Senator  Seiber,  who  was 
another  particularly  zealous  friend  of  the 
liquor  interests,  and  in  his  place  was  nom- 
inated ex-Representative  Harris,  the  author 
of  a  local  option  bill,  bearing  his  name, 
five  years  ago.  These  results  are  distinctly 
encouraging.  They  show  what  the  senti- 
ments and  votes  of  temperance  people  can 
do  when  they  realize  that  they  hold  the 
balance  of  power,  even  in  a  state  where  one 
party  is  particularly  strong,  as  in  Ohio. 


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Important  to 

Fwrners. 


The  extraordinary  period 
of  heat  and  drought 
through  which  the  country  has  passed  is 
apparently  at  an  end  for  the  present. 
Whether  or  not  those  conditions  will  be 
renewed  during  the  latter  part  of  the  sum- 
mer, it  is,  of  course,  impossible  to  say,  but 
it  is  the  part  of  prudence  for  every  farmer 
whose  crops  have  suffered  from  the  drought 
to  assume  that  the  remainder  of  the  sum- 
mer will  be  at  least  as  good  as  the  average 
and  to  take  steps  immediately  to  make 
good,  as  far  as  possible,  what  has  been  lost 
through  the  drying  up  of  his  corn.  Full 
reports  will  very  likely  indicate  that  the 
average  percentage  of  loss  is  not  so  great 
as  has  been  supposed.  The  Secretary  of 
Agriculture  is  now  making  a  tour  of  in- 
spection through  the  corn  belt  and  his 
assistants  are  trying  to  make  an  accurate 
estimate  of  the  actual  amount  of  damage. 
A  bulletin  has  just  been  issued  by  Dr.  H. 
J.  Waters,  Dean  of  the  Missouri  Agricul- 
tural College,  of  the  State  University,  giv- 
ing advice  in  regard  to  possible  crops 
which  can  be  successfully  raised  between 
now  and  frost.  His  advice  is  to  retain 
high-class  stock  and  sow  one  or  more  of 
the  following  forage  crops:  "The  cow  pea 
if  sown  at  once  on  well- prepared  land, 
wheat  or  oat  stubble  that  is  broken,  ought 
to  make  one  or  two  tons  of  hay  that  excels 
clover  in  feeding  value.  This  hay  can  be 
gotten  off  the  ground  in  time  to  sow  the 
land  in  wheat  without  another  breaking, 
the  surface  being  disked  just  ahead  of  the 
drill.  Cow  peas  improve  the  land,  just  as 
clover  does,  and  make  a  splendid  prepara- 
tion for  wheat.  Sorghum  is  another 
drought-  and  heat-resisting  crop,  very  pro- 
ductive, and  will  mature  before  the  frost, 
if  sown  now  on  well-prepared  land  at  the 
rate  of  about  a  bushel  of  seed  per  acre. 
Kaffir  corn  is  closely  related  to  sorghum, 
and  may  be  grown  and  handled  in  essen- 
tially the  same  way,  with  almost  as  satis- 
factory results.  Millet  may  be  used  quite 
successfully,  and  will  stand  considerable 
drought  and  much  heat.  Brown  dourba,  a 
plant  closely  related  to  sorghum  and  Kaffir 
corn,  somewhat  extensively  used  in  the  dry 
portions  of  Kansas,  may  be  used  if  the 
seed  of  the  others  mentioned  can  not  be 
gotten.  It  is  not  considered  to  be  quite 
so  productive  and  satisfactory,  however. 
On  land  especially  suited  to  this  purpose 
turnips  would  be  worth  sowing  for  the 
farmer  who  expects  to  winter  any  consid- 
erable number  of  sheep.  Rape  has  been 
grown  successfully  for  fall  pasture  in  this 
state,  but  the  experience  with  this  plant 
for  fall  use  is  somewhat  limited,  and  it  is 
not  considered  so  sure  a  crop  as  the  hay 
crops  just  named.  Rape  maybe  sown  in 
the  corn  where  the  stand  is  not  good,  or 
where  the   growth  has  been  seriously  re- 


tarded by  the  drought.  If  sufficient  rain 
comes  to  start  it  well,  it  will  make  a  large 
amount  of  excellent  pasture  for  sheep, 
hogs  and  cattle,  and  will  continue  green 
until  the  ground  freezes.  Rape  will  do 
better,  however,  if  sown  alone." 

J* 
Improvement  The  National  League  of 
Association.  Improvement  Associations 
is  doing  some  good  work  in  creating  pub- 
lic sentiment  in  favor  of  the  beautifying  of 
cities,  towns  and  homes,  and  in  bringing 
that  sentiment  to  concrete  expression  in 
many  cases  by  actual  improvements.  It  is 
the  purpose  of  the  League  to  encourage  the 
formation  of  a  local  improvement  associa- 
tion in  every  city,  town  and  village  and  to 
assist  these  local  associations  by  establish- 
ing an  organization  among  them  and  pro- 
moting interchange  of  ideas.  The  value  of 
such  work  can  scarcely  be  overestimated.  In 
the  nature  of  the  case  it  must  be  slow  if  it 
is  to  be  sound,  for  the  development  of  pub- 
lic sentiment  and  the  cultivation  of  a  taste 
for  the  beautiful  must  keep  pace  with  the 
improvements  that  are  made.  It  is  no 
more  possible  to  put  on  civic  beauty  from 
the  outside  and  without  the  underlying 
love  of  the  beautiful  in  the  popular  mind, 
than  it  is  to  brighten  a  cheek  with  the  glow 
of  health  by  applying  pigments  to  the  out- 
side without  the  bounding  red  blood  with- 
in. The  League  is  to  be  congratulated 
both  upon  its  tangible  results  and  upon  its 
work  as  an  educator  of  public  opinion,  and 
it  deserves  support.  An  annual  convention 
of  workers  for  civic  improvement  is  to  be 
held  at  Buffalo,  Aug.  12-15,  under  the  aus- 
pices of  the  League. 

Negro  Distrain-  It  is  encouraging  to  note 
chisemervt.  ^e  unwillingness   of  the 

Alabama  Constitutional  Convention  to  en- 
act the  "grandfather  clause"  as  a  means  of 
eliminating  the  negro  vote.  It  indicates  at 
least  a  glimpse  of  the  truth  that  such  a 
measure  simply  places  a  premium  upon 
illiteracy  among  the  whites  and  puts  the 
dominant  race  at  a  distinct  disadvantage  by 
depriving  it  of  a  motive  for  education 
which  will  be  more  than  ever  potent  among 
the  negroes.  If  a  negro  cannot  vote  unless 
he  can  read,  there  is  an  extra  inducement 
for  learning  to  read.  If  a  white  man  can 
vote  whether  he  can  read  or  not,  there  is 
one  less  inducement.  Far-sighted  states- 
manship ought  to  see  that  this  places  the 
white  race  under  a  handicap  which  it  can 
ill  afford.  The  Democratic  State  Conven- 
tion of  Maryland,  which  is  now  in  session, 
has  given  rather  clear  evidence  of  its  in- 
tention to  make  its  new  constitutional 
amendment  disfranchise  the  negroes 
as  completely  as  possible.  The  party 
platform  declares  that  "Peace,  good 
order,  personal  safety  and  proper 
development  of  our  material  interests  de- 
pend upon  the  control  of  the  common- 
wealth by  its  intelligent  white  residents. 
We  therefore  without  hesitation  proclaim 
that  the  success  of  the  Democratic  party 
will  mean  that,  while  we  shall  deal  with 
perfect  fairness  in  securing  all  benefits 
of  good  government  and  full  and  free  op- 
portunities for  education  to  all  classes, 
such  action  must  be  taken  as  to  prevent  the 
control  of  the  state  government  from  pass- 
ing into  the  hands  of  those  who  have 
neither  the  ability  nor  the  interest  to 
manage  public  affairs  wisely  and  welL" 
The  second  part   of  this  utterance  which 


makes  no  reference  to  race  distinction  is 
more  in  keeping  with  the  Maryland  con- 
stitution than  the  first  part,  which  declares 
specifically  for  control  by  the  whites.  We 
sympathize  thoroughly  with  those  who  are 
anxious  that  the  control  of  their  states 
should  not  pass  into  the  hands  of  ignorant 
persons,  whether  black  or  white.  But  the 
introduction  of  the  race  distinction  into  a 
party  platform  is  at  best  unnecessary  and 
at  worst  invidious. 


Brevities. 


Vice-President  Roosevelt 
has  achieved  a  distinction 
seldom  attained  by  an  occupant  of  that 
office.  He  has  been  caricatured  in  the 
papers  of  the  other  party  within  six  months 
after  retiring  to  the  active  duties  of  the 
vice-presidency.  He  has  recently  admitted 
that  he  will  accept  the  presidential  nomina- 
tion in  1904  if  he  has  a  chance. 

The  "Progressive  Democratic  Party," 
consisting  of  the  Bryan  followers  who 
seceded  from  the  recent  Ohio  Democratic 
Convention,  held  a  convention  of  their  own 
in  Columbus,  O.,  last  week.  It  was  not 
large  enough  to  justify  hiring  a  hall  and 
met  comfortably  in  the  hotel  room  of  one 
of  the  delegates.  The  experts  do  not  con- 
sider it  an  overwhelming  factor  in  the 
political  situation  in  Ohio. 

Senator  Chandler  has  complained  that 
Rear- Admiral  Robley  D.  Evans  makes  un- 
complimentary mention  of  him  in  his  re- 
cently published  book,  "A  Sailor's  Log." 
"Fighting  Bob"  believes  what  he  said  and 
will  probably  stick  to  it,  and  the  result  may 
be  another  naval  inquiry.  To  avoid  trou- 
ble, why  not  have  a  navy  composed  en- 
tirely of  deaf  mutes,  and  put  every  officer 
under  bond  not  to  write  for  publication? 

Kansas  is  indignant  because  Secretary 
Wilson  has  defined  the  corn  belt  as  includ- 
ing only  Iowa,  Illinois  and  Missouri,  there- 
by shutting  out  Kansas  and  Nebraska.  In 
the  latter  states,  he  says,  "conditions  can- 
not be  counted  on.  The  crops  in  those 
states  are  too  uncertain."  The  Kansas 
corn  and  wheat  crops  for  the  past  ten  years 
show  up  remarkably  well  for  a  state  classed 
as  "semi-arid  and  unreliable." 

Mr.  Kipling's  latest  poem,  "The  Les- 
son," is  a  sorrow  to  his  friends  and  must 
be  a  source  of  savage  glee  to  his  enemies 
and  rivals.  Its  sentiment  is  all  right,  but 
its  poetical  quality  is  about  on  the  level 
where  Prof.  Triggs  would  place  Watts' 
hymns.  He  must  be  trying  to  qualify  to 
succeed  Alfred  Austin  as  poet-laureate. 
Remembering,  however,  the  unfortunate 
precipitousness  of  Mark  Twain  in  his  re- 
cent anti-missionary  outbreak,  let  us 
withhold  judgment  and  hope  that  Mr. 
Kipling,  like  Mr.  Ament,  is  being  wronged 
by  an  error  in  transmission. 

The  quarter  centennial  of  Colorado's  ad- 
mission to  the  Union  was  celebrated  last 
week  by  exercises  including  the  unveiling 
at  Colorado  Springs  of  a  statue  of  Zebulun 
Montgomery  Pike,  who  discovered  Pike's 
Peak.  Mr.  Pike  is  entitled  to  great  credit 
for  having  found  the  peak  and  it  is  high 
time  for  his  memory  to  be  suitably  rewarded. 
A  less  careful  man  might  have  lived  in  the 
community  for  years  without  noticing  a 
little  thing  like  a  15,000-foot  mountain.  It 
is  well  to  encourage  such  keen-eyed  scien- 
tific observation  as  evidently  characterized 
the  late  Mr.  Pike,  even  if  it  takes  a  monu- 
ment to  do  it. 


August  8    1901 


THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


997 


The   Object  of  Bible  Study. 

There  was  probably  never  so  much  Bible 
study  in  the  history  of  the  world  as  there  is 
to-day.  Chief  among  the  factors  which 
have  brought  about  this  increased  interest 
in  Bible  study  is  that  freshly- awakened 
spirit  of  inquiry  which  has  invaded  every 
realm  of  human  knowledge.  The  latter 
half  of  the  last  century  has  been  marked  by 
a  supreme  desire  to  know  the  facts  relating 
to  every  department  of  knowledge.  This 
spirit  of  inquiry,  naturally  enough  and 
properly  enough,  invaded  the  realm  of  re- 
ligion and  sought  to  know  the  real  facts 
about  its  sacred  literatures.  This  literary 
and  historical  investigation  of  the  Bible, 
which  has  come  to  be  known  as  higher 
criticism,  has  awakened  a  deep  and  wide- 
spread interest,  not  so  much  in  the  critical 
problems  which  the  scholars  are  engaged  in 
solving  as  in  the  contents  of  the  Book  it- 
self. Beginning  with  the  Bible  scholars, 
the  spirit  of  investigation  has  worked  its 
way  down  among  the  common  people  until 
Bible  study  classes  and  clubs  and  institutes 
are  now  being  conducted  in  almost  every 
church  and  community.  All  this  is  well, 
and  argues  good  for  the  future  of  the 
church,  which  has  hitherto  kept  itself  in  too 
great  ignorance  of  the  Book  it  has  cham- 
pioned. 

It  has  occurred  to  us,  however,  as  worth 
while  to  inquire  what  is  the  supreme  pur- 
pose in  Bible  study,  and  to  point  out  some 
other  motives  not  so  worthy,  which  may  lie 
behind  some  of  this  activity  in  Bible  study. 
It  is  possible  for  persons  to  be  zealous  in 
the  study  of  the  Bible  and  yet  miss  the 
very  purpose  for  which  the  Scriptures 
were  written.  The  Jews  of  Christ's  day  are 
a  good  example  of  that  fact.  They  were 
exceedingly  zealous  for  their  Scriptures, 
guarded  them  with  even  superstitious  care, 
and  perused  them  with  great  diligence ;  and 
yet,  as  Jesus  plainly  told  them,  they  missed 
the  very  purpose  which  the  Scriptures 
aimed  to  accomplish.  He  said  to  them: 
"And  ye  have  not  the  word  abiding  in  you: 
for  whom  He  hath  sent,  Him  ye  believe  not. 
Ye  search  the  Scriptures:  for  in  them  ye 
think  ye  have  eternal  life :  and  they  are  they 
which  testify  of  me.  And  ye  will  not  come 
to  me,  that  ye  might  have  life"  (John  5: 
38-40). 

It  is  clear  from  these  words  of  Jesus  that 
the  real  purpose  of  the  Scriptures— at  least 
their  highest  purpose — is  to  testify  of 
the  Christ.  They  are  not  an  end  in  them- 
selves, as  the  Jews  seemed  to  believe,  but 
are  means  to  an  end,  the  belief  of  the  soul 
in  Christ.  It  is  not  in  the  power  of  the 
Bible  or  of  any  other  book  to  give  eternal 
life  to  any  soul.  It  is  the  glory  of  the 
Scriptures  that  they  lead  the  soul  who 
rightly  reads  them  to  Jesus  Christ,  in  whom 
alone  is  life  eternal. 

It  is  plain,  too,  from  what  Jesus  said  to 
the  Jews,  that  people  may  be  exceedingly 
zealous  for  the  Bible  and  hold  very  extreme 
and  rigid  views  about  its  inspiration  and 
sacredness,  and  yet  be  void  of  the  spirit  of 
Him  concerning  whom  they  testify,  without 
which  all  Scripture  knowledge  and  all 
dogmas  are  vain.  The  true  meaning  of  the 
passage  above  quoted  is,  as  given,  "You 
search  the  Scriptures"  instead  of  "Search 
the  Siriptures,"  as  in  the  Common  Version. 
It  is  the  statement  of  a  fact,  and  not  the 
giving  of  a  command.  They  searched  the 
Scriptures,  but  not  with  the  right  motive. 
The  passage  may  be  rightly  used  to  encour- 


age study  of  the  Scriptures,  not  because  it 
is  a  command,  but  because  of  the  fact  stated, 
that  these  Scriptures  testify  of  Christ. 
That  makes  them  worthy  of  study  and  indi- 
cates, as  well,  the  purpose  of  studying 
them. 

There  is  a  critical  study  of  the  sacred 
writings  that  has  for  its  object  the  solution 
of  certain  literary  and  historical  problems 
relating  to  authorship,  date,  or  whether  of 
single  or  composite  structure.  This  is  not 
to  be  condemned,  but  it  is  not  the  highest 
object  of  Bible  study.  It  has  its  sole  justi- 
fication in  the  fact  that  it  enables  us  better 
to  understand  the  meaning  and  spirit  of 
these  Scriptures.  To  the  extent  that  it 
contributes  to  this  end  it  is  profitable.  It 
is  not  an  end  in  itself.  So  far  as  the  motive 
behind  this  critical  investigation  may  be 
hostility  to  the  sacred  writings,  or  the  de- 
sire to  overthrow  confidence  in  them,  or  to 
sustain  some  favorite  critical  theory  through 
pride  of  opinion,  it  is  of  course  wholly 
wrong  and  to  be  condemned.  No  doubt 
some  biblical  criticism  has  this  unworthy 
motive.  It  would  be  gross  injustice,  how- 
ever, to  include  in  this  class  all  the  schol- 
arly researches  of  eminent  Bible  scholars, 
men  of  faith,  whose  sole  aim  has  been  to 
ascertain  all  the  truth  accessible  concern- 
ing these  sacred  books.  Only  a  limited 
number  are  capable  of  conducting  investi- 
gations likely  to  solve  these  recondite  prob- 
lems, some  of  which  may  never  be  solved. 
They  have  a  certain  value,  but  they  are  by 
no  means  vital  to  faith  or  to  an  intelligent 
understanding  of  the  Scriptures.  All  of  us 
may  study  the  Bible  for  the  higher  purpose. 
Scarcely  less  to  be  condemned  is  the  habit, 
altogether  too  prevalent  in  the  past  and  by 
no  means  extinct  yet,  of  searching  the  Scrip- 
tures in  order  to  find  proof  of  doctrines  and 
theories  which  we  have  inherited  or  agreed 
to  accept  as  true.  It  is  this  that,  in  the 
past,  has  built  up  our  denominational  walls. 
What  religious  body  can  plead  "not  guilty" 
to  the  charge  of  having  given  special  search 
for,  and  special  emphasis  upon,  such  texts 
as  seem  to  harmonize  with  its  pet  doctrines, 
while  it  has  neglected  no  less  important 
passages  which  could  not  be  used  so  effec- 
tively in  its  denominational  propaganda? 
How  familiar  certain  sects  are  with  a  cer- 
tain line  of  passages  which  they  quote 
glibly,  while  they  are  perfectly  oblivious  of 
other  passages,  standing  just  beside  their 
favorite  texts,  which  do  not  lend  themselves 
to  their  peculiar  views!  Sometimes  a  single 
passage  is  divided  up  into  several  parts  by 
as  many  religious  parties.  A  good  illustra- 
tion is  Acts  2:38,  39:  "Repent  and  be  bap- 
tized, every  one  of  you,  in  the  name  of 
Jesus  Christ  for  the  remission  of  sins,  and 
ye  shall  receive  the  gift  of  the  Holy  Spirit. 
For  the  promise  is  unto  you,  and  to  your 
children,  and  all  that  are  afar  off,  even  as 
many  as  the  Lord  our  God  shall  call."  One 
class  of  religious  people  use  this  passage 
largely  for  the  phrase,  for  the  remission  of 
sins,  in  connection  with  the  commands 
which  go  before.  Another  class  lays  the 
emphasis  on  the  promise,  and  ye  shall  re- 
ceive the  gift  of  the  Holy  Spirit.  Another 
still  cites  it  for  the  words,  "for  the  promise 
is  unto  you  and  your  children" ;  and  finally, 
a  fourth  class  passes  rapidly  and  lightly 
over  all  the  rest  to  bear  down  heavily  on  the 
words,  "as  many  as  the  Lord  our  God  shall 
call."  How  few,  alas,  are  ready  to  take  the 
whole  passage,  in  its  obvious  meaning — 
bapti=m,   for  the  remission  of  sins,  gift  of 


the  Holy  Spirit,  universality  of  the  promise, 
conditioned  by  the  divine  call! 

Are  we  not  authorized  from  these  reflec- 
tions in  concluding  that  the  highest  pur- 
pose of  studying  the  Scriptures  is  to  learn 
more  of  Christ,  that  we  may  become  par- 
takers of  His  life  through  faith,  and 
enter  into  His  service  more  effectively  in 
helping  to  save  the  world?  It  is  well  to 
keep  this  purpose  in  mind  in  all  our  Bible 
classes  and  institute  work,  lest  the  people 
be  side-tracked  by  minor  and  purely  subsi- 
diary issues.  The  Holy  Scriptures  are  able 
to  make  us  "wise  unto  salvation"  only 
"through  faith  which  is  in  Christ  Jesus." 
Let  it  never  be  forgotten  that  no  Bible 
study  ends  in  salvation  which  does  not  lead 
to  faith  in  Jesus  Christ.  He  is  the  sum  and 
substance  of  the  Scriptures.  They  show  us 
Christ,  and  Christ  shows  us  the  Father. 
They  testify  of  Christ,  but  Christ  alone  can 
give  us  eternal  life.  He,  not  they,  is  the 
object  of  our  faith.  They  are  the  means; 
He  is  the  end. 

Civic  Beauty. 

It  is  pleasing  to  note  that  there  is  a  well 
defined  movement  in  many  parts  of  this 
country  toward  the  development  of  higher 
ideals  of  civic  beauty.  The  ultimate  aim 
of  the  Improvement  Associations — which 
have  been  busy  in  many  cities  and  towns 
replacing  weeds  with  flowers  and  making 
their  respective  localities  fit  dwelling 
places  for  beauty-loving  men — must  always 
be  to  develop  popular  ideals  in  such  a  way 
that  civic  beauty  will  be  the  natural  result. 
The  common  ideals  of  a  community  will 
inevitably  find  embodiment  in  its  external 
appearance.  Just  as  the  enforcement  of 
law  depends  upon  the  support  of  a  public 
sentiment  for  law  and  order,  so  the  making 
of  a  beautiful  city  must  depend  upon  a 
general  sense  of  beauty  as  well  developed 
as  the  Anglo-Saxon  respect  for  law.  "With- 
out this,  a  city  may  be  beautified  by  the 
addition  of  ornaments  covering  up  its 
essential  ugliness,  but  it  can  never  be  really 
beautiful. 

The  pursuit  of  the  beautiful,  like  the 
pursuit  of  learning,  has  always  been  handi- 
capped by  one  of  two  errors,  and  sometimes 
by  both.  Seekers  after  learning  have  al- 
ways been  tempted  into  one  of  two  by- 
ways, leading  off  from  the  true  highway 
of  education  toward  false  and  fatuous 
ideals — one  toward  the  monkish  view  which 
shuts  up  learning  in  the  cloister,  the 
other  toward  commercialism  which  makes 
of  education  a  mere  means  of  money- 
getting.  The  monkish  view,  cherishing 
learning  for  its  own  sake  and  guarding  it 
from  the  eyes  of  the  common  people  as  if 
there  were  profanation  in  their  touch,  was 
the  peculiar  error  of  the  middle  ages. 
There  are  remnants  of  it  yet,  which  we 
sometimes  mis-name  "the  scientific  spirit" 
and  consider  ultra-modern — though  the 
true  scientific  spirit  is  something  far  differ- 
ent from  this.  On  the  other  hand,  the 
commercial  attitude  toward  education, 
which  asks  only  whether  a  liberal  educa- 
tion will  "pay,"  whether  the  college  man 
has  a  larger  chance  of  earning  a  handsome 
salary  than  a  non-college  man,  is  pre- 
eminently the  danger  of  our  own  day.  But 
no  education  can  be  truly  "liberal"  which 
is  conducted  with  no  other  object  in  view 
than  immediate  returns  in  the  pay  envelope 
or  the  bank  account.  One  of  the  gravest 
educational   problems  of  our  time  is  so  to 


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state  the  motive  of  education,  and  so  to 
construct  the  curriculum,  as  to  avoid  these 
opposite  extremes  of  sordid  com-nercialism 
and  monkish  withdrawal  from  the  practical 
affairs  of  life. 

The  two  dangers  which  are  present 
wherever  the  beautiful  is  cultivated  are 
analogous  to  these  perversions  of  educa- 
tion. The  most  obvious  is  the  withdrawal 
of  beauty  from  the  haunts  of  men  into  a 
cloistered  seclusion,  where  it  is  worshiped 
by  a  select  clique  under  the  motto,  "Art 
for  art's  sake,"  while  the  rest  of  the  world, 
sitting  in  outer  darkness  unillumined  by 
the  radiance  of  this  aesthetic  cult,  is  looked 
down  upon  as  barbarian  or  Philistine. 
On  the  other  hand,  just  as  learning,  when 
brought  from  the  cloister,  may  be' degraded 
into  the  slave  of  an  avaricious  master  seek- 
ing only  for  gain,  so  beauty  may  be  not 
only  brought  forth  into  the  market-place 
— so  far  so  good — but  there  debased  by  a 
bondage  to  purely  commercial  motives  and 
ideals.  Over  against  the  idle  vaporing  s 
about  art  for  art's  sake  and  the  moral  irre- 
sponsibility of  art,  set  the  factory-made 
product  which  has  no  motive  for  its  maker 
but  the  dollar  which  it  brings,  and  no  value 
to  its  purchaser  save  its  representation  of 
a  certain  conventional  type  of  respectabil- 
ity— and  the  disgust  of  any  sane  lover  of 
the  beautiful  in  art  is  complete.  There  is 
no  art  that  is  of  value  for  it?  own  sake 
except  the  art  of  living,  to  which  all  other 
arts  are  tributary.  To  separate  art  from 
life  leaves  life  devoid  of  beauty  and  art 
bereft  of  vitality. 

There  is  an  immense  amount  of  money 
spent  in  this  country  annually  upon  works 
of  art,  and  this  fait  is  cited  in  disproof  of 
the  charge  that  we  are  a  nation  altogether 
given  over  to  commercialism.  Yet  is  it 
not  strange  that  one  should  make  this  very 
defense  in  terms  of  the  money  which  our 
art  costs?  Nevertheless,  it  is  true  that  our 
sense  of  beauty  is  not  wholly  commercial- 
ized. Our  criticism  is  that,  when  it  escapes 
this  fate,  it  does  so  for  the  mo3t  part  only 
by  shutting  itself  up  in  museums.  We 
live  in  the  midst  of  well-paying  but  hid- 
eous bill-boards,  profitable  but  preposter- 
ous sky-scrapers  and  in  an  atmosphere 
murky  with  the  smoke  of  factories  which 
earn  excellent  dividends.  And  they  point 
us  to  eight  million  dollars  worth  of  treas- 
ures in  the  Metropolitan  Art  Gallery  as 
proof  that  we  are  lovers  of  beauty!  It  is 
as  if  one  should  point  to  a  score  of  church 
steeples  under  which  respectable  congre- 
gations gather  weekly,  as  proof  of  the 
moral  tone  of  a  city,  though  the  streets 
and  the  police  courts  might  show  a  verit- 
able Sodom. 

One  of  the  prime  needs  of  American  life, 
we  believe,  is  for  the  development  of  a 
sense  of  the  beautiful  which  will  pervade 
all  our  activities  and  enterprises  and  will 
not  be  content  to  dwell  in  the  midst  of 
ugliness,  broken  only  by  an  occasional  trip 
to  a  museum.  The  aesthetic  side  of  man's 
nature,  like  the  religious,  was  not  meant  to 
be  exercised  one  hour  a  week  and  to  be 
ignored  at  other  times.  Both  represent 
elements  which  must  enter  into  all  life. 
A  more  wholesome  emphasis  upon  the 
beautiful  in  our  civic  arrangements  and  in 
the  environments  of  village  and  country 
life,  would  be  an  incentive  to  righteousness 
and  an  aid  to  genuine  civilization.  We 
need  to  develop  a  Christianized  form  of  the 
old  Greek  ideal  of  life — the  Beautiful  and 
Good. 


Notes  and    Comments. 

The  Liquor  Dealer  has  this  plaintive 
note  of  injured  innocence:  "All  of  the 
trades  and  professions  combined  have  not 
one  half  the  opposition  nor  are  they  half 
as  much  persecuted  as  the  liquor  trade. 
Why  is  this  the  case?  Simply  because 
those  engaged  in  the  business  do  not  stand 
up  for  their  rights."  We  have  observed, 
that  what  it  stands  up  for  is  usually  very 
far  from  its  rights.  It  is  generally  trying 
to  stand  us  up  to  get  our  rights — away  from 
us.  But  we  are  glad  that  it  notices  the 
opposition.  Perhaps  some  day  it  will  learn 
why. 

^» 
It  is  said  that,  when  the  Society  for  the 
Prevention  of  Cruelty  to  Animals  was  first 
introduced  into  Havana,  the  fashionable 
set  took  to  it  eagerly  as  a  new  and  de- 
lightful fad,  and  got  up  a  bull  fight  to 
raise  money  for  the  work.  The  application 
of  this  story  will  be  sufficiently  obvious  to 
any  one  ^ho  has  thought  upon  the  absurd- 
ity of  employing  catch-penny  schemes  of 
doubtful  character  to  raise  money  for  the 
church.  There  may  be  a  distinction  be- 
tween social  follies  and  mortal  sins,  but 
even  the  former  are  impotent  allies  for 
advancing  the  Kingdom  of  God,  and  the 
church  weakens  its  force  by  using  them. 
"*» 
A  Hardshell  Baptist,  whom  a  Missionary 
Baptist  was  trying  to  convert  from  the 
error  of  his  anti-missionary  ways,  asked 
how  many  Missionary  Baptists  there  were 
in  the  south.  The  answer  was,  "1,500,000." 
"And  how  much  do  they  give  to  missions 
in  a  year?"  "$150,000."  "Well,"  said 
the  Hardshell  Baptist,  "a  little  matter  of 
ten  cents  a  head  seems  scarcely  worth  dis- 
puting about."  Even  if  we  reach  the 
$200,000  mark  for  foreign  missions  this 
year,  it  will  be  considerably  less  than 
twenty  cents  a  head,  which  paltry  sum  is 
all  that  separates  us  from  those  violently 
anti- missionary  churches  which  we  criti- 
cise so  freely. 

^» 
Prof.  Petrie,  who  has  been  exhibiting 
some  newly-discovered  relics  which  show 
the  status  of  Egyptian  civilization  about 
6000  years  B.  C,  finds  himself  confronted 
by  a  formidable  critic  in  the  person  of  one 
Dimbleby,  who  feels  that  the  situation  calls 
upon  him  to  "defend  the  Bible."  The  Bi- 
ble says  that  "before  Adam  there  was  not 
a  man  to  till  the  ground,"  and  since,  by 
hypothesis,  Adam  was  created  "close  on 
4000  years  B.  C,"  it  must  follow,  says 
Dimbleby,  that  any  assertion  that  there 
was  civilization  in  Egypt  or  elsewhere 
prior  to  that  date  must  be  anti-biblical. 
Since  the  Bible  has  been  surviving  such 
defenses  of  its  friends  for  many  genera- 
tions, there  is  no  doubt  but  that  it  can 
endure  the  much  less  dangerous  attacks  of 
its  enemies. 

^» 

Rev.  J.  Cumming  Smith,  of  Indianapo- 
lis, recently  said  in  a  sermon  that  the  Uni- 
versalist  denomination  no  longer  has  a 
right  to  a  separate  existence,  because  it  is  a 
protest  against  an  idea  of  God  which  is  no 
longer  an  item  of  evangelical  belief.  Rev. 
Marion  Crosley,  of  the  same  city,  an- 
swered Dr.  Smith's  argument  by  reverting 
to  the  "glorious  history  and  marvelous 
achievements"  of  the  denomination  and 
decrying  the  suggestion  that,  when  the 
victory  has  been  won,  it  should  go  over  to 


the  enemy's  camp.  How  many  more  de- 
nominations are  there,  we  wonder,  which 
continue  to  exist  simply  because  of  pride 
in  their  past  achievements  and  because 
they  have  gotten  into  the  habit  of  consid- 
ering the  rest  of  the  Christian  world  as 
"the  enemy's  camp."  Universalism  may 
speak  for  itself,  but  as  for  us  we  have  a 
grimmer  enemy  to  contend  with  than  even 
moribund  Calvinism. 
*** 
A  contemporary,  in  protesting  against 
the  tyranny  of  the  organist  and  the  help- 
lessness of  most  preachers  to  manage  the 
music  in  their  own  churches,  says:  "The 
preacher  is  usually  the  best  judge  of  the 
music,  for  he  has  made  it  a  study." 
Would  that  he  were  the  best  judge,  and 
that  he  had  made  it  a  study!  Since  music 
is  recognized  as  a  part  of  our  public  wor- 
ship, why  should  we  not  expect  of  the 
preachers  a  reasonable  degree  of  pro- 
ficiency irt  this  subject?  It  would  save  us 
from  very  much  bad  music  and  perhaps 
from  some  of  the  friction  which  sometimes 
occurs  in  cases  where  the  preacher  knows 
so  little  about  music  that  he  is  forced  to 
give  the  sole  direction  of  it  to  some  one 
else.  The  preacher  need  not  be  a  profes- 
sional musician  or  an  adept  in  the  making 
of  music,  but  he  ought  to  be  a  competent 
judge  of  musical  effects. 

It  has  been  generally  remarked  that 
among  the  characteristics  of  the  late  Prof. 
John  Piske  the  most  notable  was  his  gift 
of  lucidity.  So  clearly  could  he  state  a 
proposition,  whether  in  history  or  in  phi- 
losophy, that  the  wayfaring  man,  though  a 
fool,  could  understand  it  at  the  first  read- 
ing. This  very  virtue  has  been  criticised 
as  a  vice  by  those  who  consider  that  to 
popularize  truth  is  to  degrade  it.  But  this 
view  is  taken  only  by  those  who  would 
make  of  every  department  of  human 
knowledge  a  mere  technique  and  would 
lock  it  with  monkish  zeal  away  from  all 
who  are  not  initiated  into  the  technicali- 
ties of  the  science.  Prof.  Fiske  was  one 
of  those  who  hold  that  if  truth  is  sacred  it 
cannot  be  made  profane  by  being  widely 
known.  He  was  a  true  representative  of 
democracy  in  learning. 

Prof.  Triggs,  of  the  University  of  Chi- 
cago, has  recently  been  the  object  of  much 
criticism  because  he  stated  to  one  of  his 
classes  in  English  literature  that  it  is 
scarcely  possible  for  good  poetry  to  be  re- 
ligious, and  that  the  hymns  of  the  church 
are  for  the  most  part  doggerel  on  a  lower 
literary  level  than  the  dime  novel.  We 
have  been  in  the  habit  of  considering 
Milton's  Paradise  Lost  fairly  good 
poetry  and  it  is  certainly  religious,  but 
perhaps  Prof.  Triggs  thinks  differently. 
Tennyson's  In  Memoriam  would  be  con- 
sidered a  religious  poem  by  most  readers, 
and  it  would  be  hard  to  deny  that  Brown- 
ing's Saul  comes  in  the  same  class.  And 
yet,  though  the  utterance  about  religious 
poetry  seems  clearly  as  untrue  as  it  is  sen- 
sational, we  are  not  inclined  to  stone  Prof. 
Triggs  for  his  remark  about  the  hymns.  If 
he  had  said  that  some  hymns  or  many 
hymns,  instead  of  most  hymns,  are  with- 
out value  as  literature,  he  would  not  have 
been  far  wrong.  Perhaps  it  would  not  be 
a  bad  idea  to  expect  our  preachers  to  know 
something  of  poetry  as  well  as  sornething 
of  music,  if  we  are  going  to  continue  to 
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But  the  man  who  indiscriminately  de- 
nounces all  hymns  as  doggerel,  either  does 
not  know  the  hymns  of  the  church  (which 
is  probable),  or  has  no  sane  view  of  what 
constitutes  poetry,  or  is  so  dogmatically 
anti-orthodox  that  his  judgment  about  any 
matter  touching  religion  is  violently 
warped.  As  a  matter  of  fact,  Prof.  Triggs 
never  has  been  a  person  to  take  too  seri- 
ously. He  likes  to  say  bright  things,  and 
truth  is  always  a  minor  consideration  to 
one  whose  master- passion  is  the  desire  to 
scintillate.  With  this  morbid  craving  after 
the  sensational,  it  is  little  wonder  that  he 
gives  his  preference  to  the  blood- and- 
thunder  novelette  rather  than  the  hymns  of 
Watts  and  Wesley.  But  is  this  a  fact 
about  the  hymns,  or  a  fact  about  Prof. 
Triggs? 

A  contemporary  is  trying  to  lure  us  into 
a  discussion  of  evolution,  saying  that  since 
we  have  espoused  the  doctrine  we  must  de- 
fend it.  We  give  notice  here  that  we  are 
not  to  be  lured.  We  have  not  espoused 
the  doctrine  of  evolution,  as  all  of  our  in- 
telligent readers  ought  to  know  perfectly 
well.  It  is  a  scientific  question,  and  the 
evidence  is  not  all  in  yet.  We  do  not  pro- 
fess to  know  a  vast  amount  about  science — 
being  in  that  respect  about  on  a  par  with 
our  dogmatically  anti-evolutionary  contem- 
porary— and  we  shall  wait  until  the  scien- 
tists have  rendered  a  somewhat  more  unan- 
imous verdict  either  for  or  against.  If  it 
were  a  religious  question  we  would  not 
care  a  straw  about  the  verdict  of  the  scien- 
tists, but  since  it  is  a  scientific  question, 
we  will  have  modesty  enough  to  defer  to 
those  who  know  more  than  we  do.  As  to 
the  relation  of  the  first  chapter  of  Genesis 
to  the  matter,  we  agree  with  Paul  that 
*'every  Scripture  inspired  of  God  is  profit- 
able for  teaching,  for  reproof,  for  correc- 
tion, for  instruction  in  righteousness:  that 
the  man  of  God  may  be  complete,  furnish- 
ed completely  to  all  good  works."  Paul 
seems  to  have  forgotten  to  say  anything 
about  its  being  profitable  for  cosmogony, 
geology  or  anthropology. 

Editor's  Easy  Chair 

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Ma.caLta.wa  Musings. 

The  old  lake  is  vociferous  in  its  praise 
this  morning,  as  if  it  were  celebrating 
some  notable  victory.  Is  it  the  recent  rain 
over  the  corn  belt  that  calls  forth  this  loud 
hosanna?  The  white-crested  waves  that 
chase  each  other  shoreward  clap  their 
hands  on  the  resounding  beach  and  lift 
their  voices  in  a  paeon  of  praise  to  the 
great  Creator.  In  this  respect  the  earth  is 
unlike  the  heavens  which  declare  the  glory 
of  God,  of  which  it  is  said,  "There  is  no 
speech  nor  language;  their  voice  cannot 
"be  heard."  In  solemn  stillness  the  stars 
move  on  in  their  appointed  orbits, 
"Forever  singing  as  they  shine, 
The  Hand  that  made  us  is  divine." 

But  theirs  is  a  song  of  silence,  the  seen 
but  unheard  harmony  of  shining  worlds, 
the  music  of  the  spheres.  But  comes  this 
not  of  our  imperfect  sense  of  hearing?  If 
our  ears  were  keen  enough  we  might  hear 
the  melody  of  revolving  spheres,  and  listen, 
enraptured,  to.  the  chorus  of  the  morning 
stars.  And  if  our  eyes  were  only  strong 
enough  what  revelations  of  beauty  and  of 
lorywoill  birsi  uoia   oir  visori  a3  w3 


turned  them  upward  to  search  the  mys- 
teries of  the  stellar  universe!  But  "we 
walk  by  faith,  not  by  sight." 

What  a  night  last  night  was!  The  full 
moon  rode  in  unclouded  splendor  through 
the  heavens.  The  great  lake  which  all  day 
had  presented  a  scene  of  turbulence  under 
stress  of  a  stiff  breeze,  quieted  as  evening 
came  on,  and  under  the  caresses  of  the  moon 
became  as  gentle  and  as  sentimental  as  a 
lover  basking  in  the  smiles  of  his  adored. 
If  you  have  never  seen  Lake  Michigan 
under  the  spell  of  a  full  moon,  nor  gazed 
upon  the  silvery  sheen  of  light  which 
transfigures  it  into  a  fairy  sea,  as  we  looked 
upon  it  last  night  from  the  lofty  perch  of 
Edgewood-on-the-lake,  it  would  be  im- 
possible for  us  to  convey  to  you  any  ade- 
quate idea  of  the  beauty  of  the  scene.  O 
lake,  thou  that  roarest  all  day  under  the 
masculine  power  of  the  sun,  and  at  night 
dost  sing  a  soft,  sentimental  ditty  under 
the  milder  radiance  of  her  queenship,  the 
moon,  how  much  human  nature  thou  seem- 
est  to  have  after  all!  And  so,  to  him  who 
will  heed  the  lesson,  "day  unto  day  utter- 
eth  speech,  and  night  unto  night  showeth 
knowledge."  Of  all  the  new  books  we 
have  read  during  the  summer  we  have 
found  none  so  interesting  as  the  two  old 
volumes— Nature  and  the  Bible. 

The  religious  services  at  the  Park  this 
year  are  fully  up  to  the  standard  of  pre- 
vious years  in  character,  and  are,  perhaps, 
more  largely  attended  than  ever.  Prof.  Ber- 
gen, of  Hope  College,  Holland,  preached  at 
the  auditorium  in  the  afternoon,  the  writer 
filling  his  pulpit  at  Hope  church,  Holland, 
in  the  evening.  At  the  beach  service  Rev. 
Mr.  McNutt,  a  Presbyterian  minister  ;7ho 
has  been  for  two  years  serving  as  a  labor- 
ing man  in  the  ranks  of  lowliest  toilers,  in 
order  to  understand  their  condition  and 
needs,  gave  some  of  his  experiences  not 
only  as  a  day  laborer,  but  as  a  tramp  out 
of  money  and  hunting  for  a  job.  The  cold, 
merciless  treatment  he  received  at  the 
hands  of  professed  Christians  was  such  as 
to  impress  on  his  mind  one  of  the  reasons 
why  there  exists  a  gulf  between  the  church 
and  many  laboring  men.  We  are  sure 
there  is  great  improvement  in  this  regard, 
and  that  the  church,  composed  largely  of 
the  world's  toilers,  feels  a  closer  bond  of 
sympathy  with  that  class  of  workers  than 
it  formerly  did.  We  have  no  doubt,  how- 
ever, there  is  much  room  for  growth  yet 
before  the  church  occupies  the  same  point 
of  view  that  Jesus  did  toward  the  poor 
but  honest  toilers  in  every  department  of 
the  world's  work. 

^» 

Among  the  arrivals  at  the  Park  since  our 
last  are  J.  J.  Haley  and  wife,  of  Kentucky ; 
George  T.  Murphy,  Assistant  Superintend- 
ent of  Schools,  St.  Louis;  W.  R.  Jinnett, 
.of  Illinois,  who  was  here  a  few  days  and  de- 
parted; George  Bellamy  and  wife,  of  the 
Social  Settlement,  Cleveland,  and  Claude  E. 
Hill,  of  Missouri,  who  is  taking  the  sum- 
mer course  at  the  University  of  Chicago, 
and  whose  family  will  remain  here,  he 
spending  Saturday  and  Sunday  with  them 
each  week.  W.  D.  Cree,  secretary  Chris- 
tian Pub.  Co.,  St.  Louis,  was  a  transient 
guest  at  Edgewood-on-the-lake,  and  en- 
tered heartily  for  a  day  into  the  enjoyment 
of  life  at  Macatawa  Park.  Bro.  Hill  has 
recently  been  to    Minneapolis    and   came 


away  enthusiastic  for  the  national  conven- 
tion in  October.  He  is  going  to  try  to 
work  up  a  large  delegation  from  west- 
ern Missouri.  He  says  he  never  be- 
fore saw  such  enterprise  and  activity  dis- 
played by  any  local  committee  as  the  com- 
mittee at  Minneapolis  is  manifesting.  This 
calls  for  a  corresponding  activity  on  the 
part  of  our  preachers  and  other  church  of- 
ficials in  planning  for  a  general  represen- 
tation. We  earnestly  urge,  for  the  sake 
of  our  cause  in  the  great  northwest,  that 
no  pains  be  spared  to  make  it  a  thoroughly 
representative  convention.  It  is  not  too 
early  to  plan  for  it  now.  Let  us  make  it  a 
shining  light  whose  rays  will  penetrate  re- 
mote regions  and  give  the  weary  workers 
new  hope  and  inspiration. 
•*» 

In  a  walk  the  other  day  through  the  wild, 
rugged  and  uninhabited  part  of  these 
grounds,  in  company  with  a  friend,  we  came 
across  an  artist  in  one  of  the  beautiful 
wooded  glens  who,  with  his  brush,  had  just 
transferred  to  canvas  a  quiet  scene  of  rural 
beauty  which  will  delight  the  eye  of  many 
a  lover  of  the  beautiful  who  will  never  see 
the  original.  We  had  the  pleasure  of 
comparing  the  picture  with  the  real  thing 
and  finding  it  wonderfully  true  to  nature. 
We  remember  once  while  tramping 
through  Wales  running  across  the  artists 
here  and  there  who  were  copying  some  of 
its  charming  scenery.  But  Wales  has  no 
more  beautiful  landscapes  than  we  have 
in  our  own  country.  What  a  wonderful 
art  it  is  to  transfer  a  bit  of  lovely  land- 
scape to  canvas  and  hang  it  up  in  one's 
room  or  in  an.  art  gallery  to  educate  the 
eye,  to  delight  the  soul,  and  to  bring  one 
into  communion  with  nature  again,  when  it 
is  not  possible  to  go  forth  into  its  scenes 
and  hold  fellowship  with  its  visible  forms! 
Only  a  few,  however,  can  do  that,  but  all 
lovers  of  nature  may  so  photograph  its 
scenes  on  their  minds,  whether  first  hand 
or  through  great  works  of  art,  as  to  beau- 
tify their  own  souls.  Such  is  the  ministry 
of  nature  and  of  art  which,  in  its  highest 
form,  is  a  reproduction  of  nature. 

A  lawyer,  writing  us  a  few  days  ago 
about  this  place,  said  his  wife  had  been 
reading  the  "Macatawa  Musings"  in  the 
Christian-Evangelist,  "written  doubtless 
by  some  one  full  of  fancy,"  and  had  con- 
tracted a  desire  to  visit  the  place!  Thus 
our  matter-of-fact,  unvarnished  state- 
ments, falling  so  far  below  the  reality,  are 
attributed  by  this  limb  of  the  law  to  an 
unbridled  fancy!  We  have  never  made  a 
serious  effort  to  describe  this  place  in  full, 
and  have  never  written  a  line  in  these  Mus- 
ings with  a  view  of  inducing  anybody  to 
come  here.  This  department  of  the  paper 
has  reflected  more  or  less  faithfully  the 
subjective  feelings  aroused  by  our  local 
environment,  and  in  that  way  we  must 
plead  guilty  of  having  brought  a  good 
many  people  to  Macatawa  Park.  If  any 
one  of  these  has  ever  been  disappointed 
with  the  natural  charms  of  the  place  when 
he  has  arrived  on  the  scene,  he  has  care- 
fully dissimulated  his  real  feeling.  We 
have  no  doubt  but  that  when  our  lawyer 
friend  reaches  here  and  takes  in  the  situ- 
ation he  will  forget  his  legal  lore,  for  the 
time  being,  and  reproach  the  writer  of 
"Macatawa  Musings"  for  not  conveying  a 
more  faithful  picture  of  the  scene  of  beauty 
which  so  bewilders  him. 

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of    Tl\e    ^Vsir      By  BUHHIS    A.    JENKINS 


In  the  next  week  the  grove  of  oaks  and 
black  walnuts  a  mile  from  Nelson  Payne's 
home  was  full  of  people.  Hundreds  were 
moving  about,  taking  their  bounteous 
luncheons  from  huge  baskets,  strolling  and 
eating,  between  the  morning  and  the  after- 
noon preaching,  that  third  day  of  the 
meeting.  Booths  supplied  food  and  country 
delicacies  to  those  who  had  come  un- 
provided. But  few  indeed  were  those  com- 
pelled to  buy,  for  hospitality  was  one  of 
the  traits  brought  from  Kentucky  by  most 
of  these  Missourians;  many,  however,  were 
those  who  did  buy  for  the  pleasure  of  the 
spending.  A  year  had  now  flown  since  the 
war,  and  money  began  to  appear  again. 

It  was  a  long-heralded  occasion.  Twelve 
leading  preachers  of  the  Christian  Church 
were  present,  and  it  was  felt  that  such  a 
group  of  giants  could  assault  well-nigh 
any  Gibraltar  of  "skepticism  or  sectarian- 
ism." Already  forty  had  made  confession 
of  their  faith,  and  it  was  confidently  ex- 
pected that  by  the  end  of  the  meeting, 
when  the  baptizing  in  the  Missouri  should 
take  place,  the  number  would  mount  to 
hundreds.  There  was  a  tense  interest — 
not  an  effervescent  enthusiasm,  but  a  deep, 
quiet,  inquiring  seriousness.  Little  groups 
could  be  seen  here  and  there  among  the 
trees,  thumbing  small  Testaments  and 
arguing  solemnly;  an  occasional  solitary 
figure  moved  among  the  paw-paws  or  the 
willows  meditating  who  knows  what  of  the 
issues  of  life  now  or  life  to  come;  pairs  of 
young  folks  on  whose  horizon  some  new 
hope  was  dawning  strayed  alone ;  while  in 
the  great  "arbor"  or  tabernacle,  built  of 
boughs  thickly  enough  thatched  to  fend 
off  heavy  rains  and  large  enough  to  shelter 
hundreds  and  even  thousands,  big  families 
sat  about  their  open  baskets  and  spoke  the 
praises  of  the  "great  guns"  they  had  lately 
heard. 

Who  would  have  thought  that  this  happy, 
prosperous  people  was  still  bleeding  with 
the  wounds  of  war?  Wonderful  must  have 
been  their  recuperative  power  to  turn  thus 
to  the  affairs  of  church  within  a  year  after 
civil  strife!  Perhaps  this  very  religious 
intensity  was  a  direct  result  of  the  fiery 
furnace.  Bitter  had  been  the  trial  of  fire; 
something  salutary,  let  us  hope,  there  may 
have  been  in  it. 

As,  upon  that  happy  occasion,  the  battery 
of  preachers  stood  about  the  platform,  the 
sheriff  of  the  county  approached  and  said, 
"You  must  come  with  me,  sir,"  at  the  same 
time  laying  hand  upon  the  shoulder  of 
"Raccoon"  John  Smith,  of  Kentucky,  the 
biggest  gun  of  them  all. 

"Why?"  asked  the  old  minister,  his 
hands  shaking  with  the  palsy  he  had  known 
for  years,  but  the  same  old  merry  twinkle 
in  his  eye. 

"For  preaching  the  gospel  without 
taking  the  oath  of  allegiance,"  said  the 
sheriff,  tugging  in  fierce  fashion  at  his 
long,  stringy,  straw-colored,  sunburned 
moustache.  "Better  take  the  oath  without 
any  fuss;  you'll  have  to,  anyhow!" 

"You  can  collar  a  coon,  brother;  but 
you  can't  turn  him  into  a  parrot!  I  will 
not  take  it,"  said  the  old  man  mildly,  and 
smiled. 

"Come  on  to  jail,  then!  I'm  a  busy  man 
these  days.    No  time  to  waste!" 


"Shame,  Lafe  Hanson,"  cried  a  chorus 
of  neighbors. 

"John  Smith  not  a  good  citizen!" 

"He  needs  no  oath  to  make  him  an 
American!" 

"Shame,  shame!" 

The  sheriff  grew  all  the  fiercer. 

"Hold  your  tongues!"  he  roared,  and 
brandished  a  revolver  in  either  hand. 
"You  know  who  I  am?  I'm  Cap'n  Lafe 
Hanson — cap'n,  if  you  please — cap'n  in  the 
— th  Missouri  regulars,  and  I  can  handle  a 
whole  regiment  sech  as  you!" 

The  crowd  thickened  round  the  pulpit, 
an  angry  flush  burned  on  certain  swarthy 
cheeks,  rash  young  men  slipped  furtive 
hands  into  their  pockets  and  pressed  into 
the  inner  circle  round  the  officer.  He 
backed  up  against  a  great  walnut  that  sup- 
ported the  roof  of  boughs  at  the  corner  of 
the  speakers'  stand,  and  turned  his  revol- 
vers on  the  crowd.  There  were  explosions 
in  the  air.  A  single  flash  of  a  foolish  word 
might  have  set  them  off. 

Raccoon  John  Smith,  of  Kentucky,  was 
just  the  man  for  such  an  emergency.  He 
feebly  climbed  upon  a  bench  and  holding 
out  his  shaking  hands  quieted  the  gather- 
ing storm,  then  smiled  and  said,  "Brethren, 
don't  be  disturbed.  I  will  go  with  this 
lawfully-constituted  officer.  He  speaks 
authoritatively  and  I  respect  his  words  in 
proportion  to  their  weight.  But  I  shall 
return  soon.  A  higher  Authority  will 
protect  me.  Though  this  honorable  officer 
wields  that  same  powerful  weapon  with 
which  Samson  slew  a  thousand  Philistines, 
I  shall — "  a  roar  of  laughter  from  the 
crowd  greeted  this  jest,  then  new  but  now 
time-honored,  and  dissolved  all  danger  of 
bloodshed,  while  the  sheriff,  deaf  to  the 
allusion,  looked  down  at  his  new  Colt's 
revolvers  and  smiled  at  the  old  man's  igno- 
rance of  modern  gunnery. 

The  officer  was  making  his  way  through 
the  lines  of  spectators,  triumphantly  lead- 
ing his  prisoner,  when  a  portly  man,  with 
a  voice  of  thunder,  ascended  the  platform 
and  rapped  the  surging,  laughing  crowd 
into  silence.    Then  he  said: 

"Sheriff  Hanson,  bring  the  prisoner 
here" 

"Who  is  that?"  asked  one. 

"Why  he's  Judge  Stone,  don't  you  know 
him?"  said  another. 

"To  be  sure,"  said  a  third.  "Circuit 
judge.  Member  of  the  Methodist  Church, 
but  a  fine  man  for  all  that.  He'll  be 
governor  yet,  I  bet." 

"This  case  comes  in  my  jurisdiction, 
sheriff,"  said  the  judge,  a  sly  smile  playing 
over  his  spacious  countenance,  which  he 
concealed  by  mopping  his  high  bald  fore- 
head; "and  as  the  prosecuting  attorney  is 
here  we'll  just  try  it  at  once.  Will  some 
gentleman  volunteer  to  defend  the  pris- 
oner?" 

Counsel  was  instantly  secured.  Then, 
when  the  statute  had  been  quoted  that 
every  man  who,  in  Missouri,  preached  the 
gospel,  must  take  the  oath  of  allegiance  to 
the  Federal  government,  and  the  prosecu- 
tor had  arisen  to  state  the  case,  the  judge 
interrupted : 

"If  you  please,  Mr.  Prosecutor,  allow  me 
to  ask  the  prisoner  a  question  or  two." 

"Certainly,  your  honor." 

"Your  name,  sir,  is — " 


"John  Smith." 

"Ah!  No  other  name?" 

"Raccoon." 

"Ah!  Your  home?" 

Before  the  prisoner  could  answer,  some 
enthusiastic  Smithian  shouted : 

"His  home  is  everywhere!" 

Instantly  the  cry  was  taken  up  by  hun- 
dreds of  throats,  "Everywhere!  Every- 
where!" and  laughter  rose  in  waves,  while 
tears  of  love  for  the  old  pioneer  started  to 
the  eyes  of  many. 

The  prisoner  rose  and  bowed  his  thanks, 
then  answered,  "Kentucky,  your  honor." 

"Are  you  a  member  of  the  Methodist 
Church?" 

"No,  your  honor." 

"The  Baptist  Church?" 

"No,  your  honor." 

"The  Presbyterian  Church?" 

"No,  your  honor." 

The  crowd  was  breathless  with  interest 
— the  judge's  face  assumed  a  pseudo- 
stormy  aspect. 

"Well,  in  the  name  of  religion,  what 
church  do  you  belong  to?" 

"The  Christian  Church,  your  honor." 

"Mr.  Prosecutor,  the  prisoner  is  accused 
of  preaching  the  gospel  without  taking  the 
oath  of  allegiance,  I  believe?" 

"Yes,  your  honor." 

"Well,  I  dismiss  the  case;  for  all  Mis- 
souri will  agree  that  no  Campbellite  ever 
preaches  the  gospel." 

The  crowd  was  in  great  good  humor  with 
the  judge,  whether  the  sheriff  was  or  not, 
and  in  great  good  humor  with  Raccoon 
John  Smith.  The  sheriff  stormed  out  of 
the  grove  and  rode  toward  the  county  seat, 
shaking  his  fist  at  the  crowd  and  saying: 

"I've  no  time  for  you  Campbellites. 
There's  work  for  me  to  do." 

"Yes,"  muttered  a  tall  young  farmer, 
with  deep  chest  and  sloping  shoulders, 
"there'll  be  work  for  you  to  do  to-night." 
And  leaping  into  the  saddle  Scott  thrust 
his  feet  through  the  wide  wood  stirrups 
until  the  high  boot-heels  supported  his 
weight,  and  dashed  away  on  the  opposite 
road  with  jingling  spurs  and  bit. 

John  Smith  preached  like  a  Nestor  that 
night,  for  though  his  hands  were  palsied, 
and  though  he  took  a  negro  servant  in  all 
his  travels  to  feed  him  at  the  table,  his 
tongue  and  his  mind  were  still  perfectly 
his  own  and  his  speech  dripped  the  honey 
it  was  noted  for.  Sparkling  humor  was 
his,  moving  pathos,  faultless  language,  for, 
pioneer  though  he  was,  his  tools  had  been 
ground.  At  the  close  of  his  sermon,  while 
his  audience  were  weeping,  and  he,  though 
deeply  moved,  stood  clear-eyed  and  con- 
trolled, looking  into  their  faces,  he  offered 
an  invitation  to  any  to  come  forward  during 
the  singing  of  a  hymn  and  make  open  con- 
fession of  their  faith  in  Christ. 

Down  the  narrow  aisles  they  moved,  over 
the  backless  benches  of  pine  they  stepped 
— the  penitents.  Some  were  melted  to 
tears,  some  were  with  difficulty  repressing 
emotion,  some  were  calm  and  self-con- 
tained. But  the  remarkable  thing  was 
that  in  this  multitude  where  galvanism  was 
glancing  from  nerve  to  nerve,  and  the 
tension  must  have  been  great,  there  was  no 
ecstasy  of  emotion,  no  falling  to  the 
ground,  no  frothing  at  the  mouth  that  had 
characterized  so  many  such  revivals  in  the 


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past.  Perhaps  it  was  the  sort  of  message 
that  was  preached — calm,  argumentative, 
appealing  to  the  reason,  though  not  un- 
touched with  moderate  emotion. 

During  the  singing  of  the  hymn  of  in- 
vitation, while  a  full  score  came  forward 
to  declare  their  faith,  and  while  the  whole 
audience  felt  the  spell,  the  young  ex-Con- 
federate who  had  blocked  out  work  for  the 
sheriff  once  more  galloped  up  to  the  grove 
— this  time  a  trifle  pale,  covered  with  dust 
—and,  throwing  himself  from  his  horse, 
scarcely  observed,  mingled  with  the  youth 
in  the  rear  seats. 

Soon  another  horseman,  then  another 
and  another,  all  white  with  dust  and 
sweaty,  dropped  bridle  rein  over  the  long 
hitching-rack  and  lost  themselves  in  the 
throng.  A  number  of  the  farmers  in  the 
audience  noted  these  accessions,  and  mov- 
ing out  to  the  edges  of  the  arbor,  gathered 
in  knots  about  the  grove. 

The  preacher  observed  this  break  in  the 
ranks  with  some  astonishment  and,  having 
welcomed  the  score  of  penitents,  having 
made  a  second  exhortation,  and  given  out 
a  second  invitation  hymn,  he  saw  that  the 
spell  was  broken  and  that  no  more  now 
would  come. 

He,  therefore,  asked  the  single  question 
of  one  after  another  of  the  twenty  or  more : 

"Do  you  believe  that  Jesus  is  the  Christ, 
the  Son  of  the  living  God?" 

He  received  the  unfaltering  answer: 

"I  do." 

Then  he  addressed  a  few  words  of  con- 
gratulation and  fatherly  counsel  to  each. 

At  this  juncture  the  rush  and  clatter  of 
horses'  gallop  broke  once  more  on  the  ears 
of  the  still  congregation.  They  saw  the 
sheriff,  with  half  a  dozen  deputies,  swing 
out  of  a  cloud  of  dust  and  ride  up  upon  the 
turf. 

The  benediction  was  immediately  pro- 
nounced and  the  crowd  became  chaos.  The 
sheriff  moved  about  with  his  fierce  look 
and  peered  into  stolid  or  hostile  faces.  Low 
murmurs  among  the  farmers,  whispered 
consultations,  broken  sentences,  were  heard 
by  the  keen  ears  of  the  old  preacher: 

"The  Mail  and  Express—" 

"Blue  Glen  Cut." 

"A  rich  haul!" 

"Central  Pacific  road?" 

"Anybody  hurt?" 

"No,  it  wasn't  the  engineer." 

The  esoteric  circle  of  the  ex -Confederate 
farmers  knew  that  the  sheriff  understood 
full  well  who  the  train  robbers  were.  But 
they  knew  also  that  his  presence  was 
largely  in  the  nature  of  a  "bluff,"  that  he 
did  not  dare  approach  a  man  of  the  real 
gang  and  that  scores  of  six  shooters 
slumbered  ready  to  protect,  and  scores  of 
barns  and  homes  stood  ready  to  receive,  the 
outlaws. 

Certain  it  was  that  the  religious  interest 
broke  and  fell  from  that  night  on  until 
after  two  more  days  of  fruitless  struggle 
the  meeting  closed.  Nothing  was  talked  of 
among  the  farmers  but  the  Blue  Glen 
robbery.  Nothing  was  felt  but  the  hatreds 
and  sympathies  of  the  last  half-dozen 
years  revived  in  all  their  keenness,  and 
plots  for  protection  and  counter  plots  for 
capture  were  discussed  at  every  fireside 
and  in  every  field. 

(TO  BE  CONTINUED.) 

Revenge  is  of  death  and  deadly.  Forgive- 
ness is  the  giving,  and  so  the  receiving,  of  life. 


English  Topics. 

Dr.  W.  T.  Moore  in  England. 

There  are  some  few  men  who  are  incar- 
nations of  the  "Anglo-American  Alliance." 
Of  course,  that  same  alliance  is  only  sup- 
posed to  be  a  sentimental  myth.  There  is 
no  such  alliance  in  practical  politics,  and 
for  many  reasons  that  is  all  the  better,  for 
the  grandest  of  all  confederations  is  that 
"Union  of  Hearts"  which  our  glorious 
Gladstone  used  to  aim  at  creating.  Multi- 
tudes of  Britishers  and  multitudes  of 
Americans  are  already  cementing  the  in- 
ternational sympathy  between  the  two 
countries.  I  am  always  puzzled  to  realize 
whether  W.  T.  Moore  is  an  Englishman  or 
an  American.  He  is  actually  both.  I 
never  met  any  American  who  seems  to  love 
England  so  much  or  to  understand  this 
nation  so  thoroughly,  without  seeming  to 
be  any  less  an  American  all  the  time.  But 
yes!  I  remember  my  delight  when  in 
America  year  before  last,  at  discovering 
how  passionately  such  genuine  Americans 
as  J.  M.  Van  Horn,  J.  J.  Haley  and  H.  S. 
Earl  and  one  or  two  others  cherished  their 
attachment  to  England.  Somehow  they 
and  their  families  had  not  lost  a  particle  of 
their  enthusiastic  interest  in  the  welfare-  of 
the  "Mother  of  Empires,"  although  they 
all  seemed  glad  to  be  living  again  in  their 
native  land  under  the  "Stars  and  Stripes." 
Our  old  leader,  W.  T.  Moore,  makes  no 
secret  anywhere  of  his  conviction  that  if 
you  want  real  freedom  of  the  best  kind  you 
must  come  to  enjoy  it  in  this  tight  little 
island.  Therein  I  do  not  myself  altogether 
agree  with  him,  for  I  feel,  as  a  progressive 
liberal,  that  we  are  sadly  wanting  in  many 
of  our  dealings  with  the  heritage  of  our 
forefathers,  and  we  are  fearfully  enslaved, 
not  by  our  laws,  but  by  our  antiquated 
feudal  traditions.  This,  however,  is  not 
my  topic  at  the  moment.  Dr.  Moore  is 
singularly  young  for  a  septuagenarian. 
Even  in  aspect  he  is  no  older  than  when  I 
first  came  to  know  him  about  25  years  ago. 
There  seems  to  be  no  reason  why  he  should 
not  go  on  for  another  quarter  of  a  century 
exemplifying  the  truth  of  Cicero's  delight- 
ful classic,  "De  Senectute,"  for  he  appears 
to  be  reveling  in  the  pleasures  of  old  age. 
In  the  case  of  such  a  man,  enjoying  a 
recrudescence  of  juvenility,  each  month  in 
the  year  is  May.  He  preaches,  orates,  con- 
verses, walks  for  miles  about  London,  and 
indulges  in  stentorian,  protracted  and 
intermittent  laughter  after  a  manner 
defiant  of  all  the  usual  tendencies  of  senil- 
ity. 

A  Hollow  Theologica.1  Void. 

There  are  some  pretentious  systems  of 
religion  which  send  forth  resounding 
echoes  by  virtue  of  their  blatant  effrontery, 
but  which  never  can  accomplish  anything 
but  destructionism.  The  professors  of 
these  systems  possess  no  constructive 
genius.  One  of  these  is  the  much- vaunted 
Theism  of  to-day.  I  believe  that  many 
Americans  are  acquainted  with  the  name 
of  the  Rev.  Charles  Voysey,  the  founder  of 
the  London  Theistic  Church.  This  able 
man  was  a  Church  of  England  vicar  of  a 
Yorkshire  parish.  He  seceded  from  the 
Anglican  communion,  from  orthodoxy,  from 
evangelicalism,  from  common  sense,  from 
sweet  reasonableness,  and  from  everything 
except  the  establishment  of  his  own  per- 
sonal importance.  Such  individuals  are 
generally  Ishmaelitish  negationists.    They 


deny  everything  which  ordinary  people 
believe,  they  vote  for  turning  down  every- 
thing that  is  up,  they  lift  their  hands 
against  every  man,  they  take  that  cruel 
delight  in  knocking  away  the  crutches 
from  the  grasp  of  the  crippled  and  the 
helpless  which  Beecher  so  sternly  rebuked 
in  Ingersoll,  and  they  reduce  all  the  pros- 
pect to  a  hollow  void  and  blank  desolation. 
The  Theistic  Church  is  situated  in  the  west 
end  of  London,  and  so  is  in  the  midst  of  a 
fashionable  and  cultured  community.  And 
numbers  of  clever  folks,  as  well  as  of  peo- 
ple who  are  not  clever  but  desire  to  be 
thought  so,  resort  to  listen  to  Voyseyism, 
which  is  a  mongrel  cross  between  Unitar- 
ianism  and  skepticism.  At  last  Mr.  Voy- 
sey has  come  out  into  the  open.  His  theol- 
ogy no  longer  smacks  of  the  Judas  kiss. 
He  is  now  deliberately  endeavoring  to 
"undermine  and  overthrow  the  authority 
of  Jesus  Christ."  He  acquits  our  Lord  of 
having  been  an  impostor;  Jesus  was  "only 
mistaken  or  demented."  According  to  his 
interpretation  of  the  Gospels,  "Jesus  ex- 
presses a  diabolical  intention  to  bring  the 
sword  of  strife  and  division  into  our  very 
homes.  Jesus  makes  himself  out  to  be  in- 
sincere as  well  as  foolish.  His  purpose  is 
fiendish;  too  bad  to  be  believable  of  any- 
body." This  is  a  fragment  of  a  sermon 
just  preached.  But  even  with  this  outra- 
geous utterance  Mr.  Voysey  is  not  con- 
tent. He  is  not  merely  railing  against 
orthodoxy.  The  most  brilliant  representa- 
tives of  unorthodoxy,  such  as  Dr.  Stopford 
Brooke,  are  lashed  because  they  believe  at 
least  something.  Is  it  not  true  that  un- 
belief is  incapable  of  any  halt?  Is  not 
skepticism  necessarily  implied  in  a  course 
of  downgrade  intellectualism?  The  Broad 
Church  in  each  denominational  wing  must 
always  produce  a  crop  of  infidels.  Each 
of  these  carries  a  hollow  shell  of  religious 
opinion,  unless  he  chooses  to  pose  as  an 
absolute  atheist.  But  rationalists  who  do 
this  are  increasingly  rare.  Infidels  now 
prefer  to  don  the  garb  of  the  Theist.  The 
great  God  they  nominally  acknowledge, 
but  in  truth  they  only  adore  a  very  little 
dumpty  deity.  The  god  of  their  venera- 
tion is  self,  and  as  each  one  is  his  very 
own  little  god,  there  can  be  no  unity  in 
this  precious  pantheon.  A  new  Valhalla 
is  being  constructed.  The  old  infidels 
used  to  admit  the  figure  of  Jesus  beside 
the  busts  of  Paine  and  Voltaire  and  Boling- 
broke,  but  they  have  no  room  for  Him 
now  amongst  the  great  humanitarians,  be- 
cause he  is  to  be  regarded  as  a  spiritual 
swindler.  Truly,  if  Christianity  is  on  the 
decline,  as  pessimists  want  to  convince  us, 
its  opponents  are  not  compensating  the 
poor  old  earth  for  the  loss  of  faith,  for  they 
are  reducing  their  own  ethical  systems  to 
farcical  chaos.  I  think  that  we  had  better 
not  trouble  much  about  the  unbelievers  of 
the  present  day.  They  are  about  the  poor- 
est lot  that  the  devil  ever  passed  in  review, 
or  ever  counted  up  for  the  list  of  his  book 
of  numbers.  Christianity  holds  the  field 
in  mightier  force  than  it  ever  did  since  the 
apostolic  time. 

British  Imperialism  a.rvd  Popery. 

One  of  the  most  singular  and  unexpected 
tendencies  of  recent  events  is  the  very  in- 
jurious effect  on  Roman  Catholicism  of  the 
Imperialist  wave.  That  wave  has  in  some 
directions  done  harm.  In  others  it  has 
brought  some  good  results.  There  is  no 
possibility  of  denying  either  the  dark  or 


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August  8,  1901 


the  bright  side  of  modern  Imperialism.  I 
believe  that  you  also,  my  American 
friends,  acknowledge  that  your  mighty 
republic  has  been  caught  in  the  over- 
powering Imperialist  current— whether  for 
good  or  evil  only  time  will  prove.  I  am 
inclined  to  the  opinion  that  the  results  will 
be  mixed.  It  is  sj  in  all  human  develop- 
ments. The  force  of  patriotism  intensifies 
in  these  days.  But  Toryism  takes  unfair 
advantage  of  the  condition.  The  Democ- 
racy is  playing  too  docilely  into  the  con- 
servative hands.  The  upper  classes  are 
ruling  this  nation,  and  they  are  grossly 
beguiling  the  people.  Church  and  state 
are  corrupting  each  other  and  are  con- 
spiring to  curtail  popular  freedom,  while 
the  masses  are  asleep.  But,  on  the  other 
hand,  the  more  artful  Imperialists,  whose 
motives  are  selfish  and  impure,  are  in  dan- 
ger of  over-reaching  themselves.  Many,  of 
course,  of  the  high  churchmen  and  the 
Catholics  are  always  eager  to  snatch  the 
leadership  in  any  movement  which  is 
against  the  interests  of  the  common  peo- 
ple. Well,  the  English  Catholics  are  be- 
ginning a  new  wail.  They  are  always 
whining  and  crying  in  this  country.  Eng- 
lish Catholicism  has  been  wiping  its  weep- 
ing eyes  over  the  dreadful  results  of  the 
Protestant  Reformation  ever  since  I  can 
remember.  But  it  can  never  wipe  all  tears 
away.  Just  at  this  moment  the  Catholic 
party  is  sobbing  in  agony,  because  the 
very  Imperialism  which  it  was  the  first  to 
promote  and  encourage  has  turned  out  to 
be  most  hurtful  to  its  interests.  It  has 
been  discovered,  to  the  profound  dismay  of 


the  Ultramontanes,  Jesuits,  Ritualists 
and  all  other  nice  cliques  of  ecclesiastical 
conspirators,  that  the  growth  of  British 
Imperialism  has  been  anti-Catholic  in  its 
main  tendency.  The  Catholic  Weekly 
Register  has  been  trying  to  explain  this. 
But  this  sapient  organ  looks  at  other 
countries  besides  England,  and  it  hysteri- 
cally admits  that  Italy  is  "united  in  spite 
of  the  church,"  that  in  Prance  "the  party 
hot  against  the  present  Republican  regime 
is  identified  with  Catholicism,"  that 
"Spain  has  been  drubbed  by  America,  the 
Protestant  mistress  of  the  new  world,"  and 
that  even  Austria,  ever  till  recently  the 
Pope's  best  friend,  "has  found  out  that  the 
clerical  party  is  not  her  best  hope  of  co- 
hesion." But  it  is  argued,  for  the  partial 
comfort  of  bigoted  Romanists,  that  "these 
are  mere  temporary  and  superficial  con- 
tradictions of  the  true  and  normal  harmony 
between  the  church  and  the  nation's  high- 
est life,  a  union  which  in  the  past  was 
fruitful  in  the  great  conceptions  of  corpor- 
ate life."  The  anti-clerical  cyclone  con- 
tinues to  rage  in  France,  where  the  Senate 
has  concurred  in  its  vote  with  the  lower 
chamber  in  passing  the  bill  for  the  repres- 
sion of  the  massive  modern  French  monas- 
tic bodies,  called  associations,  and  the 
hurricane  of  popular  fury  continues  to 
blow  against  clericals  in  Spain,  Portugal 
and  Italy.  Slowly  but  surely  Popery  in 
Europe  is  dying.  The  curse  of  heaven  has 
long  been  on  it,  and  now  the  maledictions 
of  the  nations  are  being  added  to  the  celes- 
tial anathema.  William  Durban. 
London,  England. 


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15he   Child  -  Stvidy  A\mt 

By  ALICE  MAY  DOUGLAS 


She  was  a  teacher  in  a  western  school 
and  had  come  east  to  pass  her  vacation 
with  her  sister.  She  had  just  caught  the 
child- study  craze  and  having  no  children 
of  her  own  upon  which  to  experiment,  she 
borrowed  those  of  her  sister. 

"So  you  have  come  to  inspect  my  chil- 
dren, have  you?"  laughed  the  gay  young 
mother  on  the  evening  of  Miss  Stacy's  ar- 
rival. 

"Just  to  help  them  develop  the  best  that 
is  in  them,"  answered  the  aunt,  "and 
where  are  the  darlings?" 

"Fast  asleep,  I  trust.  You  see  I  know 
one  thing,  at  least,  along  the  line  of  bring- 
ing up  children.    I  put  them  to  bed  early." 

"And  I  must  go  and  take  a  peep  at  the 
chickens.  No,  no,  don't  shake  your  head. 
I  wouldn't  awaken  one  of  them  for  any- 
thing. I  can  be  as  quiet  as  a  mother.  Who 
loves  children  more  than  1?" 

"After  you  have  had  some  of  your  own 
you  will  know,"  laughed  Mrs.  Mains,  as 
she  carried  Aunt  Ines'  wraps  into  the  hall 
and  saw  her  stealing  upstairs  towards  the 
nursery  door.  She  did  not  see  the  sweet 
look  on  the  aunt's  face,  however,  as  this 
noble  woman  gazed  into  the  faces  of  little 
Gladys  and  Ina,  as  they  lay  side  by  side, 
and  as  she  offered  a  prayer  for  Frankie 
who  was  sleeping  so  soundly  in  the  small 
room  directly  off  of  the  nursery. 

"See  my  bank,"  cried  little  Ina,  Miss 
Stacy's  namesake,  the  first  morning  after 
her  arrival.  "I  have  forty  and  eleven  cents 
in  it."      . 


"And  what  will  you  do  with  your  pennies 
after  your  bank  is  full?"  asked  the  aunt. 

"Put  them  in  the  great  big  bank  down 
the  street." 

"What  good  will  it  do  you  there?" 

"O  I  shall  know  I  have  it." 

"But  won't  it  do  you  more  good  if  you 
keep  part  of  your  money  and  spend  it  for 
what  you  need?" 

"I  don't  have  to,  for  papa  and  mamma  buy 
all  that  I  need." 

Ina  now  ran  into  the  nursery  with  her 
bank,  and  the  aunt  exclaimed  to  the  mother, 
"A  bank  is  really  a  half  educator,  my  dear 
Sarah.  If  children  are  taught  merely 
to  hoard  up  money  and  never  to  spend  a 
cent,  they  will  become  miserly.  I  shall 
buy  Ina  a  spending  bank  in  which  to  keep 
a  part  of  her  saviDgs  and  with  this  she 
must  buy  a  part  of  her  wardrobe.  She 
will  take  better  care  of  her  clothes,  if  she 
has  to  buy  them  herself." 

"Just  as  you  say,"  laughed  Mrs.  Mains. 
"You  are  running  the  children  this  season, 
but  I  hope  you  won't  run  them  off  the 
track." 

So  Aunt  Ines  took  the  three  little  ones 
down  street  and  gave  them  a  lesson  in 
shopping.  It  much  amused  the  other  cus- 
tomers and  the  clerks  but  it  proved  a  useful 
occupation — a  delightful  one  too,  for  the 
sisters  and  brother  seemed  to  enjoy  their 
trip  immensely. 

Aunt  Ines'  next  move  was  to  invite  a 
number  of  children  to  pass  the  afternoon 
with  her   nephew  and  nieces.     "Children 


need  the  companionship  of  new  children," 
she  said,  "and  to  meet  with  children  not  of 
the  family.  Nothing  broadens  one  so  much 
as  to  mingle  with  others." 

Mrs.  Mains  rather  objected  to  another 
party,  Frankie  having  just  had  one  on  his 
fifth  birthday,  but  her  sister  promised  to 
assume  the  whole  care  of  the  occasion, 
which  she  did.  The  little  social  passed  off 
very  satisfactorily  to  its  director.  She  had 
invented  many  new  pastimes  for  the  boys 
and  girls,  all  of  them  being  of  such  a  nature 
as  to  impart  some  knowledge. 

"Well,  Aunt  Ines,  what  you  going  to  do 
to  'xperiment  with  now?"  asked  Ina  the 
next  day  after  the  party.  "I'm  ten  years  old 
and  I  think  you  might  let  me  know,  even 
if  you  don't  the  others.  You  see  Gladys  is 
only  seven  years  old — only  seven."  The 
elder  sister  sighed  as  if  the  entire  re- 
sponsibility of  the  family  rested  upon 
her. 

That  sigh  gave  Aunt  Ines  a  hint.  "Why 
not  give  the  children  the  responsibility  of 
conducting  a  household?"  she  thought  as 
she  gazed  out  of  the  window  at  the  crowds 
that  were  passing  up  and  down  the  busy 
street.  "I  shall  talk  with  sister  about  it  and 
see  what  she  says." 

"The  whole  household  is  in  your  hands, 
Ines,  while  you  are  here,"  was  Mrs.  Mains' 
response  to  her  sister's  request,  "but  I 
don't  know  how  I  shall  get  on  with  the 
children  after  you  are  gone.  They  will 
expect  as  much  attention  from  me  as  they 
have  been  receiving  from  you." 

"I  trust  that  you  will  find  them  at  least  a 
little  more  advanced,"  laughed  Miss  Sta- 
cy. Then  she  proceeded  at  once  to  put 
her  plans  into  effect. 

She  let  Ina  call  herself  the  mother. 
Frankie  was  a  make-believe  father,  while 
Gladys  was  their  child.  During  the  entire 
day  each  was  to  fill  as  far  as  possible  the 
duties  of  those  they  represented.  Frankie 
sat  in  his  father's  place  at  the  table  and 
carved  the  meat,  while  Ina  in  her  mother's 
place  poured  the  tea,  the  big  folks  who 
were  present  passing  themselves  off  as 
company.  In  many  another  way  the  chil- 
dren received  valuable  lessons  of  what  it 
meant  to  stand  at  the  head  of  a  house. 

But  I  have  not  time  to  speak  of  all  of 
Aunt  Ines'  plans,  each  of  which  was  care- 
fully studied  out  and  intended  to  convey  to 
the  children  some  useful  information  or 
discipline. 

She  would  at  times  allow  them  no  toys 
for  a  whole  day,  saying  children  know  how 
to  amuse  themselves  better  than  we  do  and 
they  should  not  be  wholly  dependent  upcn 
their  toys.  Again,  she  would  give  them 
their  playthings  in  parts,  that  they  might, 
by  putting  them  together,  learn  to  invent. 
She  also  insisted  that  every  little  quarrel 
should  be  settled,  not  by  the  wronged  child 
giving  in  to  his  opponent,  but  by  a  just  set- 
tlement in  which  every  phase  of  the  ques- 
tion was  considered.  Most  of  her  arrange- 
ments were  pleasing  to  the  young  Mains : 
yet  none,  when  found  the  opposite,  would 
she  relinquish  and  they  loved  her  none  the 
less  for  her  firmness,  and  when  her  month's 
vi3it  was  up  they  felt  very  sorry  to  have 
her  leave  them.  Mrs.  Mains,  found  that  as 
she  had  prophesied,  the  children  would 
now  need  more  of  her  attention  than  ever 
and  Aunt  Ines  was  probably  likewise  cor- 
rect, for  the  lives  of  the  children  had  been 
greatly  broadened  because  of  her  interest 
in  them. 


August  S,  1901 


THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


J  003 


Peail's  Portrait  of  a  Preacher 

By  F.  D.  POWER 


Hi. 

Last  and  first  the  portrait  shows  the 
preacher.  He  may  not  be  an  orator,  a 
spell-binder,  he  must  be  a  preacher. 
Paul's  victories  over  many  audiences,  over 
a  band  of  philosophic  skeptics  on  Mar's 
Hill,  over  a  monarch  in  the  law  courts, 
over  a  mob  on  the  stairs  in  Jerusalem, 
Paul's  treatment  by  the  heathen  at  Lystra 
who  would  offer  sacrifice  to  him  as  Mer- 
cury, the  God  of  eloquence,  Paul's  match- 
less writings,  as  the  requiem  in  the  15th  of 
first  Corinthians,  the  rapture  in  the  8th  of 
Romans,  the  grand  contemplative  vision  in 
Ephesians,  the  happy  and  subtle  lightning 
like  strokes  in  Colossians,  the  accumulat- 
ing multitude  of  images  that  rush  together 
in  fiery  pomp  and  illumination  in  11th  and 
12th  of  Hebrews— all  show  that  Paul  was 
an  orator,  a  splendid  master  of  expression 
in  speech.  Every  man  may  not  be  thus 
gifted,  but  you  must  preach. 

With  all  my  heart  I  would  be  a  preacher. 
I  have  no  ambition  for  the  priesthood.  A 
priest  in  the  popular  sense  is  a  creature 
unknown  to  the  dispensation  of  Christ.  I 
have  no  desire  to  be  a  clergyman.  Your 
uniformed,  titled  and  professional  eccle- 
siastic is  not  a  New  Testament  character. 
My  aspirations  are  not  met  in  the  better 
terms  "minister,"  "teacher."  Jesus 
preached ;  the  apostles  were  preachers ;  the 
royal  word  "preacher"  fills  the  measure. 

Studying  our  portrait  we  see  it  is  a 
preacher's  face.  You  can  always  tell 
them.  There  is  a  clerical  cut  about  the 
chin  and  a  ministerial  mold  about  the 
brow  that  you  can  not  mistake.  Garfield 
told  me  he  could  tell  what  denomination  a 
man  belonged  to  by  the  color  of  his  eyes. 
A  preacher  does  not  need  to  wear  a  coat 
buttoned  to  the  throat,  a  white  tie,  or  a 
collar  hind  part  before,  to  distinguish  him. 
The  preacher  face  is  as  characteristic  as 
the  bicycle  face  or  the  automobile  face. 
On  one  occasion,  sitting  in  the  waiting 
room  of  a  railroad  station,  I  observed  a 
good  Irish  woman  eyeing  me  reverently. 
Presently  she  approached  and  said  with 
great  respect:  "Beyn't  you  Father 
Eugene?"  "No,  madam."  She  looked 
sorely  disappointed,  paused  a  moment  and 
then  asked  again:  "Beyn't  you  one  of  the 
fathers?"  Again  I  had  to  disappoint  her. 
"No,  madam,  but  I  am  a  minister  of  the 
gospel.  What  can  I  do  for  you?"  An- 
other time  a  gentleman  approached  me  on 
a  railroad  train  and  asked:  "Is  this  Car- 
dinal Gibbons?"  I  was  leaner  then  than 
now.  "No,  sir."  He  didn't  believe  me. 
"Are  you  not  Cardinal  Gibbons?"  he  in- 
quired a  second  time.  "No  sir,  I  have  not 
that  honor."  He  apologized  and  soon 
found  the  gentleman  he  was  seeking. 

Our  portrait  shows  the  preacher.  God 
honors  preaching.  By  the  living  voice  of 
the  living  man  the  gospel  is  to  be  pro- 
claimed. Words  are  things,  living  things, 
quick  and  powerful  and  sharper  than  a 
two-edged  sword,  "as  goads  and  as  nails 
fastened  by  the  masters  of  assemblies. 
"Go  ye  into  all  the  world  and  preach." 
What  constitutes  true  preaching  can  best 
be  determined  by  a  New  Testament  study 
of  the  Greek  words  used  to  describe  it. 
There  are  a  dozen  of  these  words,  each 
expressing  a  distinct  feature  of  this  work, 


and  all  together  setting  forth  its  true  nature 
and  purpose. 

First  is  AaAe'w,    to    talk,   to     speak.     It 
simply  points  to  the  breaking  of  silence, 
the  voicing  of  the  message,  the  fact   of 
utterance,  as:   "We  cannot  but  speak  the 
things  which  we  have  seen  and    heard." 
They    could    not    keep    silent,    they  must 
voice    God's    messages  to    men.    Another 
word  is    tvayyt\i£,<i>,  to  bring  or  proclaim 
glad  tidings.    Five  times  it  is  used  in  the 
eighth  of  Acts  to  describe  Philip's  preach- 
ing.     It  was  joy-giving,  it  was  good  news. 
This  word  expresses  the  authority  of  the 
messenger  as  well  as  the  character  of  the 
message.     The  evangelist  is    literally    "a 
messenger    with  a  glad    message."    Paul 
speaks  of  himself  as  such  a  messenger  sent 
by  God.     Every  preacher  should  be  such  a 
bearer  of  good  tidings,  taking  the  Word  of 
God  and    declaring  it  to  men.     Kt/pWw 
is  another  term,  to  make  proclamation  as  a 
herald.     John  the    Baptist    is    a  Kr/pvi,    a 
herald    of    the    Coming  One.    The  herald 
calls  the  attention  of  men,  makes  known 
some  message  of  the  King,  announces  the 
truth     he    is    commissioned    to    proclaim. 
There  is  the   term  d7rayyeAAw,  literally  to 
announce,  from  showing  the  source  of  the 
message  as  "chat  which  we  have  seen  and 
heard  declare  we  unto  you."      There  is  the 
word  KaTayyeWio,  pointing  to  the  object  of 
the  message,  bringing  down  the  message  to 
the  people,  bringing  the  gospel  home   to 
hearers  as  "through  this  man  is  preached 
unto  you  the  forgiveness  of  sins,"  brought 
down  or  announced  down  to  you  in  your 
need.    Too  much  preaching  is  uppish,  it 
soars  above  people's  heads,  it  does  not  get 
right    down    where  men   are.    'Avayye'AAco 
another     word      signifies     to      announce 
thoroughly,  from  top  to  bottom,  as  when 
Paul  says,  "I  have  not  shunned  to  declare 
unto  you  the  whole  counsel  of  God."    It 
implies  also  repetition.    We  are  to  tell  the 
story   again   and  again.     Another  term  is 
SiayyeAAw  which  means  to  preach  through 
and  through,  to  publish  abroad,  proclaim 
everywhere     the    whole    message    to    the 
whole  world.     XiajxapTvpoixtu  is  to  give  full, 
clear    testimony.      Paul,    pressed    in    the 
Spirit,  testified— earnestly,  fully  testified— 
that  Jesus  was  the  Christ.    Messengers  we 
are,  heralds  we  ane,  but  most  of  ali  must 
we  be  witnesses,  testifying  the  gospel  of 
the  grace  of  God.     nappryo-id^o/xou  is  a  word 
signifying  to  speak  with  freedom,  used  of 
Paul's  preaching  in  Jerusalem:  "He  spake 
boldly  in  the  name  of  the  Lord  Jesus," 
that  is  fearlessly  and  freely  without  re- 
serve,  without  holding  back  any   part  of 
the  truth.    Another  word  to  express  apos- 
tolic preaching  is  SiaAeyco,  literally  to  speak 
to  and  from,  to  converse  with,  usually  ren- 
dered   "reasoned"    or    "disputed."    Paul 
reasoned  in  the  synagogues,  held  confer- 
ences, heard    and    answered  questions  as 
our  missionaries  do,   a  sort  of  preaching 
that  needs  to  be  revived. 

Finally,  we  have  8i8ao-/«o,  to  teach,  to  in- 
struct: "Go  ye,  therefore,  and  disciple  all 
nations,  teaching  them."  "Paul  and  Barna- 
bas continued  in  Antioch  teaching  and 
preaching  the  Word  of  the  Lord."    The 


people  need  teaching,  the  people  are  glad 
to  be  taught,  .the  preacher  is  a  teacher  of 
divine  things.  The  great  need  of  our  day 
is  apostolic  teaching  and  apostolic  preach- 
ing. From  these  must  flow  apostolic  re- 
sults. 

God  help  us  to  fill  out  in  our  ministry 
the  outlines  in  Paul's  portrait  of  a  preach- 
er. More  and  more  beautiful  it  becomes 
as  we  study  it.  The  light  that  never  was 
on  land  or  sea  beams  from  it.  It  is  the 
reflected  radiance  of  the  Master's  face,  the 
likeness  of  our  adorable  Lord.  How  shall 
we  ever  attain  it?  In  three  things  the 
secret  lies — Christ,  immortal  souls,  self- 
surrender.  "O  Timothy,  keep  that  which 
is  committed  to  thy  trust!" 

(  THE   END.  ) 

B.  B.  Tyler's  Letter. 

The  following  came  to  me  a  few  days  ago. 
I  am  sure  you  will  be  interested  in  the  lov- 
ing missive,  so  I  pass  it  on  to  you : 

"How  is  it  that  in  your  Christian- 
Evangelist  letter  you  slash  Mormonism, 
Spiritualism,  Christian  Science  and  other 
evils,  yet  totally  fail  to  say  one  word  against 
the  most  infamous,  deadly,  and  by  far  the 
most  satanic  of  all  the  evils  that  curse  our 
country,  a  worse  curse  than  all  the  others 
combined,  and  that  is  Romanism,  the  im- 
placable enemy  of  Christ,  of  his  kingdom 
and  of  the  human  race,  and  that  is  now 
making  such  daring  aggressions  along  all 
lines?  How  can  you  fail  to  flash  your 
Damascus  blade  into  this  stronghold  of 
satan,  and  this  chief  bulwark  of  the  liquor 
traffic?  Let  us  hear  from  you  on  Rome ! 
You  make  a  monstrous  mistake  in  reference 
to  Dr.  Cullis.  I  am  well  acquainted  with 
Dr.  Cullis.  No  truer  or  more  godly  man 
ever  lived  in  Boston  than  he.  He  was  a  man 
who  had  the  fullest  confidence  and  love  of 
all  who  knew  him.  His  memory  is  honored 
by  all  the  best  people  in  all  the  churches.  I 
am  amazed  at  your  ignorance  of  Dr.  Cul- 
lis." 

Such  a  message  is  positively  refreshing. 
I  have  not  enjoyed  anything  in  many  a  day 
as  I  have  enjoyed  this.  The  man  who  wrote 
it  is  my  friend. 

It  is  evident  that  the  writer  of  the  fore- 
going is  not  personally  acquainted  with  me. 
If  he  were,  he  would  not  say,  "I  am  amazed 
at  your  ignorance!"  My  ignorance  would 
not  surprise  him  if  he  knew  me.  No  person 
who  is  acquainted  with  me  is  surprised  at 
that.  I  sometimes  think  of  writing  a  book, 
the  title  of  which  will  be,  "Things  That  I 
Do  Not  Understand."  It  will  be  a  big  book, 
if  I  am  spared  to  complete  it.  The  work 
will  be  sold  only  by  subscription.  It  will 
consist  of  at  least  one  hundred  volumes  of 
certainly  one  thousand  pages  each.  The 
price  will  not  be  less  than  a  hundred  dollars 
a  volume.  The  volume  will  be  sold  singly 
to  those  who  prefer  to  secure  the  work  in 
this  way.  It  is  simply  certain  that  after 
securing  one  volume  those  who  appreciate 
a  good  thing  and  who  are  financially  able 
to  do  so  will  gladly  procure  the  complete 
work.  My  unknown  friend  is  hereby  ap- 
pointed general  agent  for  the  United  States 
and  her  colonies  for  my  great  book  to  be 
entitled  "Things  That  I  Do  Not  Under- 
stand." 

It  is  barely  possible  that  I  misrepresented 
Dr.  Charles  Cullis.  In  what  I  said  con- 
cerning him  I  relied  upon  my  memory. 
There  is  a  "Home  for  Consumptives"  in 


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August  8,  1901 


Boston,  founded  by  him,  I  believe,  in  1870. 
The  latest  information  that  I  had  concern- 
ing this  home  was  that  the  people  had  given 
to  it  $300,000,  and  that  1,800  or  2,000  per- 
sons had  been  cared  for.  This  "Home  for 
Consumptives,"  is  for  those  who  are  sup- 
posed to  be  incurable.  This  is  a  good  work. 
I  did  not  say  that  Dr.  Cullis  was  totally  de- 
praved. That  he  did  good  while  he  lived, 
and  that  his  memory  is  now  precious,  I 
have  no  doubt.  This  is  sufficient  for  the 
present.  In  a  few  weeks  I  will  tell  you  all 
about  Dr.  Cullis  and  it  will  be  a  pleasure  to 
me  to  make  a  favorable  report  on  his  life 
and  work. 

My  friend  is  in  error  as  to  Romanism  in 
the  United  States.  Romanism  is  not  "mak- 
ing daring  aggressions"  along  all  lines. 
Romanism  is  steadily  losing  ground  in  this 
country.  The  losses  of  the  Roman  Catholic 
Church  in  the  United  States  are  enormous. 
Their  best  informed  writers  tell  us  that  if 
they  had  held  their  own,  i.  e.,  Romanists 
who  emigrated  to  the  United  States  and 
their  children,  there  would  now  be  a  Roman 
Catholic  population  of  35.000,000  instead  of 
from  6,000,000  to  8,000,000.  The  lamenta- 
tions of  Romanists  over  their  losses  in  our 
country  are  pathetic.  Romanism  does  not 
keep  pace  with  our  increase  of  population. 
Protestantism 'steadily  gains.  The' names 
of  towns,  cities  and  counties  in  all  this 
western  country  tell  that  a  few  years  ago 
the  Roman  Catholic  Church  controlled 
everything  in  this  part  of  the  world.  It 
certainly  does  not  do  so  now. 

If  Romanism  has  lost  numerically  here  to 
such  an  extent  as  to  cause  sore  lamenta- 
tions, its  change  of  character  has  been  no 
less  marked.  Compare  Romanism  in  the 
United  States  with  Romanism  in  South  and 
Central  America,  in  Spain,  in  Italy,  in  any 
Roman  Catholic  country  on  earth.  Do  you 
see  no  difference?  A  free  press,  free 
schools,  a  free  ballot,  free  thought,  free 
speech,  a  free  church,  an  open  Bible — these 
are  deadly  foes  of  the  Roman  Catholic 
Church.  Where  these  are  Romanism  can- 
not prosper. 

A  certain  class  of  men  and  of  publica- 
tions seems  to  find  pleasure  in  representing 
Romanism  as  laying  hands  on  everything  in 
sight.  I  have  no  doubt  that  "the  church" 
would  do  this  if  it  were  possible— but  it  is 
not  possible.  "The  Roman  Catholic.priests 
who  are  now  serving  as  chaplains  in  the 
United  States  army  and  navy  will  number 
two  to  every  one  of  any  other  denomina- 
tion," is  a  sample  statement  from  this  quar- 
ter. How  much  truth  is  there  in  it?  E.  B. 
Bagby,  who  lives  in  Washington,  D.  C, 
looked  into  the  matter  and  reported  in  the 
Christian-Evangelist  of  July  18,  that  "of 
thirty-three  chaplains  in  the  army  there  are 
eleven  Methodists,  seven  Episcopalians, 
six  Presbyterians,  four  Roman  Catholics, 
two  Baptists,  one  Lutheran,  one  Congrega- 
tionalist,  and  one  who  is  recorded  simply  as 
a  Christian.  In  the  navy  there  are  nine 
Methodists,  five  Episcopalians,  three  Cath- 
olics, two  Baptists,  two  Presbyterians,  one 
Disciple  of  Christ,  one  Unitarian  and  one 
Universalist." 

It  is  a  fact  that  by  far  the  greater  number 
of  saloon-keepers  in  the  United  States  are 
Roman  Catholics.  It  is  also  a  fact  that 
probably  the  greatest  single  evil  in  the 
United  States  is  the  liquor  saloon.  But  the 
saloon  has  not  the  endorsement  of  the 
church.  The  Pope  is  on  record  in  favor  of 
total  absinetnce.     Senator  Blair,  of    New 


Hampshire,  says  that  "Bishop  Ireland  has 
delivered  many  of  the  most  powerful  speech- 
es for  the  cause  of  temperance  ever  spoken 
by  man."  The  Catholic  Total  Abstinence 
Union  of  America  was  organized  in  1872. 
Leo  XIII.  has  given  it  his  benediction.  The 
Catholic  World,  some  years  ago,  said  that 
"forty  working  people  are  supposed  to  sup- 
port a  saloon,"  and  Mr.  Powderly  said  in  a 
meeting  of  the  Catholic  Total  Abstinence 
Union  that  he  would  prefer  a  following  of 
100,000  total  abstainers  to  12,000,000  patrons 
of  the  liquor  saloon.  The  latest  statistics 
that  I  have  put  the  number  of  men  in  the 
Roman  Catholic  Church  who  have  taken 
the  total  abstinence  pledge  at  100,000. 

The  history  of  the  Roman  Catholic 
Church  is  bad.  Its  cruelties  have  been  re- 
volting in  the  extreme.  The  fundamental 
principles  of  the  church  are  unbiblical  and 
un-American.  The  Catholic  Church  is  an 
out-of-date  institution.  But  it  is  losing  its 
grip.    In  this  country  it  is  not  to  be  feared. 


It  is  not  a  serious  menace  to  any  good  thing 
in  this  land.  There  is  an  element  in  this 
church  which  ought  to  be  encouraged,  and 
I  will  encourage  it  whenever  and  wherever 
I  have  an  opportunity.  It  is  not  "the  most 
satanic"  influence  in  the  land.  Of  all  "the 
evils  that  curse"  our  country  it  is  not  "the 
greatest."  It  is  not  "a  greater  curse  than 
all  other  evils  combined."  The  average 
Romanist  is  not  an  "implacable  enemy  of 
the  Christ."  The  Catholic  Church  is  not 
"making  daring  aggressions  all  along  the 
line."  I  can  use  my  "Damascus  blade"  in 
a  better  way  than  in  the  manner  suggested 
by  my  unknown,  well-meaning,  but  mis- 
taken correspondent.  Rome  is  dying,  slow- 
ly but  surely  dying,  in  the  United  States. 
Let  her  die  in  peace.  Statistics  show  that 
in  this  country  she  is  fatally  ill.  The  anti- 
Roman  Catholic  orator  unwittingly  aids 
the  cause  that  he  would  destroy.  Turn  on 
the  light.  The  light  and  Romanism  cannot 
co-exist.    • 


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Missionary  Achievements  of  the 
XlXth  Century  By  a.  w.  taylor 


A  record  of  the  past  century's  missionary 
achievements  would  be  encyclopedic.  Any 
treatment  of  them  in  a  short  space  must 
be  fragmentary.  This  "New  Crusade"  sur- 
passes all  others  since  the  apostolic  days 
in  magnitude.  Some  statistics  are  here 
given.  They  may  seem  like  dry  bones. 
Touch  them  with  a  believing  imagination 
until  they  become  living  beings  and  behold 
what  wonders  have  been  wrought. 

A  century  ago  there  were  a  few  heroic 
souls  who  had  left  footpaths  to  the  altars  of 
self-sacrifice  among  the  heathen  peoples. 
The  Moravians  led.  Such  names  as  those 
of  Zinzendorf,  the  Moravian  apostle, 
Schwartz,  who  founded  the  first  native 
church  in  India,  Egede,  who  sowed  the 
seed  in  arid  Greenland,  Ziegenbalg,  who 
was  in  India  a  hundred  years  before  Carey 
and  Duff,  translating  the  Bible  into  Tamil 
and  preparing  the  way,  Elliot  and  Brainard 
among  the  American  Indians  before  even 
India  was  thought  of,  are  stars  now  shining 
with  lustrous  glow  out  of  the  deep  darkness 
of  that  past.  To-day  whole  constellations 
are  reflecting  the  light  of  the  Sun  of 
Righteousness. 

One  hundred  years  ago  the  missionary 
enterprise  was  characterized  even  by  the 
church  as  an  insane  project.  The  latest 
statistics  show  an  annual  expenditure  of 
more  than  $17,000,000  for  the  gospel  in  for- 
eign lands,  nearly  14,000  missionaries  and 
74,000  helpers,  with  a  native  church  of 
4,500,000.  There  are  11,000  organized 
churches  and  31,000  stations,  15  000  Sun- 
day-schools with  765,000  pupils  and  the 
conversions  number  84,000  annually.  There 
are  also  20,000  day  schools,  from  kinder- 
garten to  university,  educating  more  than 
1,000,000  scholars. 

The  Bible  has  been  translated  into  421 
tongues,  more  than  100  of  which  had  not  so 
much  as  an  alphabet,  and  2,000,000  copies 
of  the  Scriptures  are  circulated  each  year. 
Besides  this  13,000,000  volumes  and  tracts 
are  distributed  annually.  Millions  are 
treated  in  the  hospitals  and  every  form  of 
benevolent  and  rescue  work  is  carried  on. 
To  have  organized  so  mighty  an  army  and 
to  be  effecting  so  brilliant  a  conquest  in  the 
cause  of  the  King  of  Peace  is  the  greatest 


achievement  of  the  church  in  the  past  cen- 
tury. 

But  what  shall  be  said  of  the  effect  of 
this  lengthening  of  cord  and  strengthening 
of  stakes  upon  the  church  at  home?  It  is 
difficult  to  estimate  the  power  of  scientific 
skepticism  as  directed  against  theology 
during  the  past  hundred  years.  The  cen- 
tury dawned  with  doubt  broad  upon  the 
horizon,  and  we  cannot  deny  that  doubt 
had  as  good  a  reason  to  exist  as  did  most  of 
the  theology  and  ecclesiasticism  of  that 
time.  Missions  have  been  one  of  the 
mightiest  of  agencies  to  awaken  a  lethargic 
church  to  show  its  faith  by  its  works.  The 
logic  of  doubt  falls  prone  and  palsied  be- 
fore the  spectacle  of  self-sacrifice  for 
another's  good.  To  do  deeds  of  love  in  His 
name  unto  the  millions  beyond  is  to  throw 
a  burst  of  warm  sunshine  into  a  vale  be- 
clouded with  chilling  mist3.  Not  only 
have  missions  saved  the  church  from  doubt 
but  they  have  been  during  the  last  three 
decades  one  of  the  most  potent  factors  in 
healing  internal  schisms.  In  reckoning 
upon  the  factors  that  will  produce  Christian 
union'let'us  not  forget  that  the  word  from 
the  front  is  "get  together."  So  another  of 
the  conspicuous  missionary  achievements 
has  been  the  strengthening  and  uniting  of 
the  church. 

Would  thafr]space  allowed  the  recounting 
of  some  of  the  achievements  of  missions  in 
the  transforming  of  peoples  from  savagery 
to  civilization.  The  stories  of  the  Pitcairn 
Islands,  Sierre  Leone,  Hawaii  and  the 
South  Sea  groups  are  among  the  marvels 
of  history.  Himself  brought  out  of  canni- 
balism, the  veteran  Hawaiian  missionary, 
Kanwealoha,  said:  "Not  with  powder  and 
ball,  sword  and  cannon,  but  with  the  living 
word  of  God  and  His  Spirit,  we  go  forth  to 
conquer."  Lastly  one  of  the  great  achieve- 
ments of  every  age  is  the  men  it  produces. 
To  the  names  of  Carey,  Judson,  Mackay, 
Livingstone,  Williams,  Marsden,  Duff, 
Verbeck,  Morrison,  Paton,  Mrs.  Judson 
and  Fidelia  Fisk,  may  be  added  a  host  of 
both  living  and  dead  whose  biographies 
are  worthy  a  place  in  every  library  and 
whose  names  should  be  familiar  to  every 
pulpit. 


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THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


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Stone  orv  the  Divinity  of 
Christ. 

By   W.  J.  Burrver. 

B.  W.  Stone  was  charged  with  denying 
the  divinity  of  Christ,  and  when  his  move- 
ment was  united  with  that  of  the  Camp- 
bells, the  Disciples  were  brought  under 
suspicion  of  unsoundness  on  this  point, 
which  suspicion  found  utterance  in  many 
books  and  periodicals.  It  is,  perhaps,  im- 
possible to  ascertain  what  influence  Stone 
exerted  upon  the  thought  of  the  Disciples, 
but  it  is  not  a  difficult  matter  to  discover 
his  own  views  on  the  subject. 

Stone  himself  did  not  think  he  denied 
the  divinity  of  Christ.  It  has  always  been 
the  custom  in  the  Christian  Church  to  take 
a  man's  statement  of  his  own  belief  at  par. 
Stone  says,  "We  have  also  been  charged 
with  denying  the  Son  of  God;  or,  in  other 
words,  his  divinity;  than  which,  I  think, 
there  can  be  no  charge  more  unjust." 
His  confession  of  faith  is  "the  son  of  God 
did  not  begin  to  exist  1,820  years  ago;  nor 
was  he  eternally  begotten;  he  was  the  first 
begotten  of  the  Father,  the  first  born  of 
every  creature;  brought  forth  before  all 
worlds;  in  the  fulness  of  time  was  united 
with  a  body  prepared  for  him;  and  in 
whom  dwelt  all  the  fulness  of  the  Godhead 
bodily"  (Works,  by  Mathis,  p.  59). 

Stone  opposed  a  biblical  doctrine  of  the 
person  of  Christ  to  the  "orthodox"  state- 
ment. He  was  fully  conscious  of  the  dif- 
ference and  made  no  attempt  to  reconcile 
them.  His  seeking  for  a  biblical  doctrine 
was  in  harmony  with  a  principle  which 
he  announced  in  1804,  in  an  address  which 
accompanied  the  Last  Will  and  Testament 
of  the  Springfield  Presbytery.  The  people 
should  take  the  Bible  as  the  only  sure 
guide  to  heaven,  to  the  exclusion  of  creeds. 
Of  course,  the  "doctrine  of  the  Trinity"  is 
not  in  the  Bible,  and  Stone  did  not  find  it 
there.  It  is  in  the  creeds,  and,  therefore, 
should  be  excluded.  It  is  much  to  Stone's 
credit  that  he  was  so  thoroughly  eman- 
cipated from  orthodox  theology  that  he 
made  no  attempt  to  read  it  into  the  New 
Testament,  and  that  he  did  not  lack  the 
courage  of  his  convictions.  He  says,  "That 
the  Son  of  God  was  very  and  eternal  God, 
and  yet  eternally  begotten,  is  a  doctrine  to 
which  I  cannot  subscribe;  because  the 
terms  eternal  Son,  eternally  begotten,  are 
not  found  in  the  Bible.  As  they  are  human 
inventions,  by  human  reason  they  may  be 
tried.  According  to  the  above  cited  articles 
(from  the  Westminster  Confession  and  the 
Methodist  Discipline)  the  Father  and  the 
Son  are  one  eternal  substance.  The  voice 
of  reason  is  that  the  same  eternal  sub- 
stance cannot  beget  itself,  nor  be  begotten 
by  itself.  Therefore,  the  substance  of  the 
Son  was  neither  begotten  nor  born.  If  it 
be  granted  that  the  substance  of  the  Son 
was  eternal,  and,  therefore,  never  begotten, 
then  it  must  follow  that  what  was  eternally 
begotten  had  no  substance,  and  was,  there- 
fore, not  a  real  thing.  This  is  virtually  to 
deny  the  Son."  Again,  "If  language  con- 
veys ideas,  it  is  plain  that  the  act  of  beget- 
ting implies  a  previous  agent;  and  that  the 
agent  and  the  act  must  precede  the  thing 
begotten;  therefore,  the  Son  could  not  be 
eternally  begotten"  (Works,  p.  61).  He 
further  argues  that  it  is  impossible  that  the 
very  and  eternal  God  was  born  of  Mary ; 
that  if  the  two  natures,  Godhead  and  man- 
hood, were  inseparably  united,  it  was  God 


who  suffered  on  the  cross;  that,  as  all  ac- 
knowledge, the  one  only  living  and  true 
God  is  without  passion,  therefore,  he  that 
suffered  such  exquisite  passion  on  the  cross 
was  not  the  only  living  and  true  God 
(Works,  pp.  62,  63).  He  states  his  own 
position  in  these  terms:  "My  own  views  of 
the  Son  of  God  are  that  he  did  not  exist 
from  eternity,  but  was  the  first  begotten  of 
the  Father  before  time  and  creation  began" 
(Works,  p.  66). 

With  these  statements  compare  the  doc- 
trine of  Arius. 

1.  God  is  one  in  nature  and  person; 
everything  else  is  created  out  of  nothing; 
the  divine  essence  cannot  be  communicated. 

2.  The  Son  was  created  first;  he  was 
created  out  of  nothing,  and  created  to  be 
the  means  of  creating  the  universe. 

3.  There  was  a  time  when  the  Logos 
was  not;  he  stands  between  God  and  man, 
a  third  order  of  being;  he  became  incarnate 
in  the  historic  Christ. 

A  comparison  makes  it  evident  that 
Stone  was  a  fairly  consistent  Arian.  It  is 
also  evident  that  Stone  did  not  believe 
Christ  to  be,  in  any  real  sense,  God.  Of 
this  he  is  fully  conscious.  He  says,  "Our 
brethren  think  they  sufficiently  confute  us 
when  they  prove  the  divinity  of  the  Son  by 
divine  names,  titles,  attributes  and  worship 
ascribed  to  him.  They  ascribe  these  at- 
tributes and  names  to  the  Son,  as  in  him 
from  all  eternity.  But  we  ascribe  them 
to  him  because  the  Father  dwells  in  him" 
(Works,  p.  81).  How  divine  "attributes" 
could  be  ascribed  to  a  being  who  was  not  in 
the  truest  sense  God  he  does  not  explain. 
They  might  be  ascribed  to  the  Father  who 
dwells  in  Christ,  but  the  fact  that  the 
Father  dwells  in  Christ  is  not  a  sufficient 
ground  for  ascribing  them  to  Christ.  Stone 
would  have  gotten  out  of  the  difficulty  bet- 
ter by  denying  that  divine  attributes  are 
ascribed  to  Christ  by  the  New  Testament 
writers. 

Stone's  strength  lay  in  the  fact  that  the 
New  Testament  doctrine  of  the  person  of 
Christ  did  not  go  beyond  his  own,  and, 
therefore,  his  opponents  could  not  point 
out  any  contradiction  between  them.  By 
no  possible  ingenuity  can  Nicene  Christ- 
ology  be  deduced  from  the  New  Testament. 
With  the  insane  exegesis  with  which  the 
orthodox  tried  to  bridge  the  centuries  be- 
tween John  and  Athanasius,  Stone  had  a 
happy  time.  If  his  own  exegesis  limp3  a 
little  at  times,  it  is  no  more  than  one  would 
expect.  The  first  worker  in  a  new  field  is 
liable  to  error.  One  is  surprised  that  his 
mistakes  are  so  few.  His  attempts  to  ap- 
ply "human  reason"  to  the  orthodox  doc- 
trine are  less  fortunate.  Origen's  doc- 
trine of  the  "eternal  generation"  of  the 
Son  will  not  be  destroyed  by  pointing  out 
a  contradiction  between  the  dictionary 
meanings  of  the  terms  employed  to  describe 
it.  The  mind  of  Origen  was  strong  enough 
to  grasp  a  simple  thing  like  that!  With 
the  philosophical  content  of  the  terms 
Stone  does  not  seem  to  have  had  any  ac- 
quaintance. 

Stone's  interest  in  the  doctrine  of  the 
Trinity  was  practical,  not  speculative.  His 
problem  was  fellowship  of  all  Christians  in 
evangelism,  and  Trinitarian  speculations 
stood  in  the  way  of  such  fellowship.  He 
solved  the  problem.  Trinitarians  and  non- 
Trinitarians  lay  down  together.  The 
Christian  Church  has  an  abundant  faith  in 
Christ,  but  has  no  doctrine  of  his  person. 


To  this  extent,  at  least,  we  have  certainly 
restored  "primitive  Christianity." 
Irvington,  Ind. 

The     Golden     Text     of     the 
Bible. 

By  Lovjis  S.  Cupp. 

"God  so  loved  the  world,  that  he  gave  his 
only  begotten  Son,  that  whosoever  be- 
lieveth  on  him  should  not  perish,  but  have 
eternal  life."  This  has  been  called  the 
golden  text  of  the  Bible.  Around  this 
central  truth  the  entire  Bible  history  re- 
volves. It  sets  forth  the  whole  scheme 
of  redemption  in  a  sentence— God's  love, 
sacrifice,  salvation. 

The  text  explains  what  God  is  by  telling 
what  he  does:  "God  loved."  Therefore, 
God  is  love.  Go  to  the  mother  who  weeps 
over  her  dead  child  and  whisper  softly  in 
her  ear  that  God  is  love.  Go  to  the  reeling 
drunkard,  debauched  and  disgraced,  and 
tell  him  tenderly  that  God  is  love.  Go  to 
the  home  of  poverty  where  wretchedness 
reigns  and  light  up  those  hollow  eyes  and 
pallid  faces  with  the  cheering  message  that 
God  is  love.  When  a  torch  is  borne  into  a 
dark  cavern  the  eternal  shades  are  ban- 
ished, and  every  crystal  in  the  walls  blazes 
with  light.  So  this  message  is  a  torch 
that  will  banish  the  gloom  of  misery  and 
poverty  from  the  world  and  light  up  the 
true  diamonds  in  every  human  soul. 

God's  love  is  universal:  "God  so  loved 
the  world."  Did  he  not  love  sinners  none 
of  us  could  hope  to  be  loved.  He  can  no 
more  help  loving  than  the  sun  can  help 
shining.  It  is  his  nature;  and,  like  the 
glorious  sunlight,  his  love  shines  over  all. 
Beecher,  the  eloquent,  once  beautifully 
said:  "The  sun  does  not  shine  for  a  few 
trees  and  flowers,  but  for  the  wide  world's 
joy.  The  lonely  pine  on  the  mountain-top 
waves  its  sombre  boughs  and  cries,  'Thou 
art  my  sun!'  And  the  little  meadow 
violet  lifts  its  cup  of  blue  and  whispers 
with  its  perfumed  breath,  'Thou  art  my 
sun ! '  And  the  grain  in  a  thousand  fields 
rustles  in  the  wind  and  makes  answer, 
'Thou  art  my  sun!'  So  God  sits,  effulgent, 
in  heaven,  not  for  a  favored  few,  but  for 
the  universe  of  life;  and  there  is  no  crea- 
ture so  poor  or  so  low  that  he  may  not  look 
up  with  childlike  confidence  and  say,  'My 
Father,  thou  art  mine!' "  How  much  did 
God  love  the  world?  He  so  loved  it  that 
"he  gave." 

Love  is  a  giver.  Love  is  not  self-cen- 
tered. Love  gives.  Love  is  not  a  cistern, 
hoarding  everything  that  enters  until  it  is 
pumped  out,  but  love  is  a  spring  clear  as 
crystal,  leaping  up  with  life,  bubbling  over 
with  blessings,  and  constantly  giving  forth 
its  purest  and  best.  "Everything  that  God 
is  or  has  he  gives."  Love  is  not  a  pond, 
stagnant  and  still,  but  a  broad  river  that 
flows  gladly,  exultantly  on,  feeding  all  the 
needy  by  the  way,  turning  all  the  wheels 
in  its  progress,  and  at  last  giving  all  its 
abundance  to  the  sea.  The  more  it  re- 
ceives the  more  it  gives.  Men  are  not  al- 
ways so.  Often  those  who  receive  most 
give  least  in  proportion  to  their  income. 

Love  gives  everything.  It  can  keep 
nothing  back  that  is  good.  God  gave  his 
only  Son.  From  the  beginning  God  had 
given  many  precious  gifts  to  man.  He  had 
given  him  this  earth,  as  fair  as  was  ever 
flung  from  the  fingers  of  Omnipotence.  In 
its  bosom  he  had  buried  treasures  of  silver, 


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jewels  and  gold,  and  the  indispensable  iron 
and  coal.  He  had  given  him  air  and  water 
and  plenteous  harvests,  without  which  he 
could  not  live.  He  had  painted  the  earth 
with  beauty  and  flooded  the  sky  with  glory. 
He  had  studded  the  dome  of  heaven  with 
stars  and  planets,  and  had  wedded  the 
earth  and  sky  with  the  beauteous  rainbow. 
He  had  given  men  cities  and  wealth  and 
homes — and  still  he  gave  his  Son.  He 
emptied  heaven  of  its  most  precious  gem 
to  make  us  rich  and  good.  God  considers 
nothing  too  precious  to  give  his  children. 
He  never  tires  of  giving.  Though  he  has 
given  so  much  already  he  is  only  waiting 
for  us  to  open  our  hearts  to  give  us  in- 
finitely more,  here  and  now. 

Notice  love's  supreme  ambition.  It  is  to 
save  the  world.  "That  whosoever  believeth 
should  not  perish,  but  have  eternal  life." 
God  can  take  no  pleasure  in  death.  His 
supreme  delight  is  life.  Those  who  refuse 
his  Son  have  debarred  themselves  from  life 
and  written  their  eternal  doom  with  their 
own  heart's  blood.  God  yearns  to  save  the 
world.  "God  did  not  send  his  Son  into  the 
world  to  judge  the  world;  but  that  the 
world  might  be  saved  through  him." 

This  is  the  way  God  loves  and  gives 
and  seeks  to  save.  "Be  ye  therefore  imita- 
tors of  God,  as  beloved  children." 

Huntsville,  Mo. 

J* 

The  Inspiration  of  a  Large 
Convention. 

By  John  L.  Bra^rvdt. 

This  is  an  age  of  great  conventions — 
political,  sociological,  educational  and  re- 
ligious. Never  before  in  the  history  of  the 
world  was  there  such  a  desire  on  the  part 
of  men  to  come  together  in  great  conven- 
tions to  consider  questions  of  vital  interest 
to  mankind.  Everything  contributes  to 
the  success  of  such  gatherings.  The  rail- 
roads offer  superior  facilities  at  reduced 
rates;  cities  construct  large  auditoriums 
for  the  accommodation  of  the  delegates 
who  come;  hotels  furnish  entertainment  at 
prices  within  reach  of  all;  the  program 
committees  provide  special  talent  so  that 
all  may  go  with  reasonable  assurance  that 
it  will  be  good  to  be  there.  Organization 
and  preparation  are  so  complete  that  he 
who  has  never  been  present  at  one  of  these 
national  gatherings  has  missed  one  of  the 
greatest  inspirations  of  his  life.  I  write 
particularly  on  behalf  of  our  national  con- 
ventions. To  see  the  great  men  in  conven- 
tion who  have  toiled  for  the  restoration  of 
primitive  Christianity  and  for  the  suprem- 
acy of  Christ;  to  see  and  hear  and  shake 
hands  with  the  pioneer  workers,  the  found- 
ers of  our  institutions  of  learning,  the  ed- 
itors of  our  religious  papers,  the  authors 
of  our  books,  the  officers  of  our  missionary 
societies,  and  the  missionaries  fresh  from 
the  field,  the  soul-winning  evangelists,  the 
faithful  pastors  of  the  churches,  and  the 
liberal  supporters  of  the  cause,  is  an  in- 
spiration to  better  life  and  an  incentive  to 
greater  activity. 

At  no  place  can  you  come  in  touch  with  so 
many  mighty  men  of  the  brotherhood  as  at 
the  national  convention — men  who  have 
thought  for  Christ,  men  whose  whole  hearts 
have  loved  Christ,  men  whose  energies  and 
possessions  have  been  given  to  extend  the 
cause  of  Christ.  To  see  the  faces  of  these 
men  is'next  to  seeing  the  faces  of  angels. 
Have  you  not  read  and  thought  of  them 


and  then  yearned  to  see  their  faces?  Those 
who  have  been  present  and  seen  the  coun- 
tenances so  expressive  of  benevolence,  wis- 
dom and  love,  can  testify  that  they  had  a 
miniature  vision  of  the  face  of  Jesus.  To 
shake  their  hands  is  to  receive  an  electric 
spark  to  the  soul  that  will  impart  energy 
for  years  to  come.  To  hear  their  words  is 
to  hear  words  of  wisdom  from  richly  en- 
dowed intellects  that  have  been  sanctified 
by  truth.  To  hear  them  in  public  dis- 
course is  to  think  with  them,  feel  with 
them,  rejoice  with  them  and  exalt  Christ 
with  them.  If  you  will  attend  the  Nation- 
al Convention  at  Minneapolis  and  give 
your  time  and  heart  to  it,  you  will  return 
with  new  ideas  for  your  field  of  labor,  with 
new  enthusiasm  for  your  routine  duty, 
with  new  inspiration  to  live  a  purer  life 
and  with  new  resolve  to  serve  Christ  with 
all  your  heart. 
Valparaiso,  Ind. 

The  Essentia.!  Power. 

By  C.  H.  Wetherbe. 

One  chief  reason  why  many  pastors  do 
not  see  visible  results  of  a  gracious  kind 
following  their  services  is  because  they  are 
trying  to  get  along  without  the  express 
power  of  the  Holy  Spirit.  It  may  be  that 
they  preach  a  pure  gospel,  but  to  preach 
even  the  pure  gospel  without  the  power  of 
the  Holy  Spirit  in  the  preacher  is  to  fall 
short  of  the  necessary  condition  of  the 
most  successful  preaching.  Rev.  Dr.  C.  B. 
McAfee,  in  referring  to  Pentecost  day  and 
the  Holy  Spirit's  power,  says:  "We  want 
power  to  make  the  gospel  clear  to  other 
men.  We  may  spend  all  our  time  in  discuss- 
ing what  sort  of  a  miracle  this  speaking  with 
tongues  was,  but  it  is  clear  that  it  resulted 
in  some  people's  understanding  the  gospel 
who  would  not  otherwise  have  understood 
it.  There  are  churches  which  incline  to 
pray  for  such  a  gift  for  their  pastors.  They 
would  not  have  them  preach  in  Greek  or 
Latin  or  Hottentot.  But  they  would  like 
them  to  preach  in  such  English  as  will 
make  the  gospel  plain  and  understandable. 
Some  men  seem  unable  to  do  that  very 
simple  thing.  A  man  once  told  me  that  he 
supposed  he  was  too  deep  a  thinker  for 
most  people  to  whom  he  preached.  I  said 
nothing,  but  I  thought— not  deeply;  it  was 
not  necessary.  The  coming  of  the  Spirit 
upon  some  of  us  who  teach  classes  and 
preach  to  audiences  would  simplify  and 
clarify  and  make  attractive  our  messages." 

I  care  not  how  thoroughly  one  may  be  ed- 
ucated, nor  how  learned  he  may  be  in  the 
languages  in  which  the  Bible  was  original- 
ly written, — the  truth  is,  if  he  have  not 
within  himself  the  illuminating  power  of 
the  Holy  Spirit  he  cannot  have  truly  cor- 
rect views  of  the  inner  meaning  of  much  of 
the  gospel,  and  of  course,  he  cannot  pre- 
sent to  others  the  deep  and  most  vital 
truths  of  the  Bible.  It  is  the  preacher  hav- 
ing a  good  literary  education,  having  his 
mind  well  trained,  and  who  is  a  close  Bible 
student,  who  also  is  empowered  by  the 
Spirit,  that  makes  his  hearers  see  the 
truth  in  a  new  and  true  light,  and  holds 
them  constantly  charmed  by  the  living  and 
saving  message.  We  have  no  reason  to 
think  that  the  Holy  Spirit  can  use  his 
power  as  effectually  through  a  stupid,  un- 
learned preacher  as  he  can  through  one 
who  is  wakeful  and  rightly  trained  in  di- 
vine knowledge.    The  preacher  must  study 


the  Bible  most  eagerly,  invoking  the  Spir- 
it's aid,  both  in  the  study  and  in  the 
preaching. 

The  Spiritua.1  Uplift  of  Large 
Conventions. 

By  A.  B.  Jones. 

The  very  magnitude  of  a  thing  creates 
interest  and  commands  respect.  We  can- 
not look  upon  a  vast  plain  or  sea  or  moun- 
tain without  an  uplift  of  feeling.  A  large 
body  of  living  beings  is  still  more  inspir- 
ing. A  large  swarm  of  bees  or  flock  of 
birds  or  herd  of  cattle  attracts  attention 
and  excites  interest  by  its  very  multi- 
tude. Much  more  does  a  mighty  army  of 
men  moving  with  a  purpose  create  within 
us  a  feeling  of  enthusiasm.  But  the  most 
inspiring  form  of  emotional  life  which  we 
experience  in  this  world  is  when  we  view  a 
mighty  host  of  men  and  women  gathered 
together  with  a  high  purpose  to  glorify 
God  and  redeem  humanity.  The  songs  of 
praise,  as  the  voice  of  many  waters;  the 
rising  tide  of  devotion  in  prayer  ascending 
as  a  mighty  cloud  of  incense  from  conse- 
crated hearts;  the  fervid  eloquence  from 
lips  and  tongues  aglow  from  the  altar  fires 
of  redeemed  souls — all  conspire  to  awaken 
the  noblest  thoughts,  to  inspire  the  highest 
emotions,  and  to  give  the  mightiest  uplift 
of  enthusiastic  life  of  which  we  can  con- 
ceive. 

The  first  twentieth  century  missionary 
convention  of  the  Christian  Church  at 
Minneapolis,  October  10-17,  1901,  we  are 
all  expecting  to  be  an  immense  thing,  and 
a  pronounced  success  from  every  point  of 
view.  In  the  throng  of  consecrated  men 
and  women,  in  the  high  tide  of  liberal  giv- 
ing reported  for  the  year  past,  in  the  wise 
planning  for  the  year  to  come,  in  the  sacred 
and  inspiring  song  service,  in  the  depths 
of  earnest  prayer  to  Almighty  God,  and  in 
the  fervid  eloquence  of  the  addresses — all, 
all  will  doubtless  mark  an  event  in  our  his- 
tory, and  make  a  keynote  for  the  new 
century.  If  these  ends  are  all  to  be  at- 
tained and  these  factors  are  all  to  be  made 
potent  in  the  solution  of  the  problems  of 
the  twentieth  century,  let  every  brother 
and  sister  who  can,  resolve  now  to  attend 
the  coming  convention  at  Minneapolis  and 
make  the  occasion  one  long  to  be  remem- 
bered. 

The  good  people  of  Minneapolis  are  ex- 
pecting great  things,  and  preparing  for 
them;  let  us  not  disappoint  them. 

Liberty,  Mo. 

J* 

Mid-Auj\ist. 

August,  Sweetheart  of  the  Sun, 
Summer  work  is  nearly  done. 
While  the  idle  days  are  going 
List  thy  ardent  lover's  wooing. 

Now  the  year  is  in  its  prime 
Take  thy  brief  vacation  time. 
Stubbly  fields  are  brown  and  yellow, 
Pippins  ripe  are  growing  mellow. 

Ranks  on  ranks  of  shining  corn, 
Jeweled  by  the  dew  of  morn, 
Whisper  in  the  evening  airs 
Like  a  legion  saying  prayers. 

Farmer-boys  on  loaded  wains; 
Harvest  moons  on  gathered  grains; 
Tender  hearts  a  bit  forlorner, 
Summer's  turned  another  corner! 

— E.  C.  Tompkins  in  Frank  Leslie's. 


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Current   Literature. 


The  recent  death  of  Sir  Walter  Besant 
has  brought  to  an  abrupt  and  premature 
end  a  work  which  many  would  gladly  have 
seen  carried  much  farther.  Sir  Walter 
wrote  novels,  and  good  ores  too,  but  the 
novel  was  scarcely  an  end  in  itself  with 
him.  Out  of  his  first  great  literary  success, 
All  Sorts  and  Conditions  of  Men,  grew  a 
movement  for  the  social  betterment  of  the 
working  classes  in  London  which  he  en- 
gineered so  effectively  and  successfully 
that  his  services  were  recognized  and  re- 
warded by  knighthood.  His  last  work, 
East  London,  published  shortly  before  his 
death  shows  the  insight  and  sympathy  of 
the  true  social  reformer  happily  blended 
with  the  graceful  diction  and  artistic  sense 
of  the  true  man  of  letters.  This  is  the 
fourth  book  which  Sir  Walter  has  written 
about  his  beloved  London,  each  one  de- 
scribing a  district  of  the  city  or  a  phase 
of  its  life.  East  London  is  the  city  of  the 
workers — a  city  of  nearly  two  million  peo- 
ple without  a  hotel,  without  a  bookstore, 
without  a  newspaper.  But,  though  lacking 
these  appurtenances  of  civilization,  it  is 
not  a  city  of  slums,  and  its  various  social 
ranks  are  as  clearly  marked  as  those  of  the 
aristocratic  West  End.  The  author  knows 
them  all  and  writes  of  them  with  an  in- 
sight born  of  affection.  It  is  a  pleasure  to 
read  and  commend  a  book  which  can  be  at 
once  so  interesting  and  so  informing.  Un- 
like the  wielders  of  feebler  pens,  the  author 
of  East  London  can  be  grave  without  dull- 
ness, explicit  without  tediousness  and, 
upon  occasion,  gay  without  frivolity.  (The 
Century  Company.     $3.50.) 

The  first  of  a  series  of  volumes  describ- 
ing the  conditions  of  common  life  among 
our  European  neighbors,  is  German  Life  in 
Town  and  Country  by  William  H.  Dawson, 
who  is  also  the  editor  of  the  series.  The 
plan  of  the  series  is  commendable,  and  if 
all  the  volumes  are  as  well  done  as  this 
one  they  will  be  well  worth  while.  The 
author's  view  of  the  German  governmental 
system,  in  so  far  as  it  directly  affects  the 
people,  is  on  the  whole  decidedly  com- 
mendatory. He  believes  that  the  compul- 
sory military  service  is  an  advantage  to 
the  people  individually,  and  that  it  is  gen- 
erally popular.  It  is  impossible  to  deny 
that  for  thousands  of  immature  boys  from 
whom  the  ordinary  restraints  are  suddenly 
removed,  the  tendency  of  army  life  is  de- 
moralizing, for  strictness  of  discipline  in 
an  army  does  not  necessarily  preclude  lax- 
ity of  morals.  It  is  obviously  true  that 
"single  men  in  barracks  don't  grow  into 
plaster  saints" — and  sometimes  they  grow 
very  much  the  other  way.  Yet  one  may 
admit  that  a  regime  which  teaches  the 
duty  of  order  and  obedience  may  not  be 
without  its  value,  especially  from  the 
standpoint  of  the  upper  classes,  who  con- 
sider that  the  peasant's  chief  function  in 
life  is  to  submit.     (G.  P.  Putnam's  Sons.) 

Mr.  Howells'  latest  book,  A  Pair  of  Pa- 
tient Lovers,  is  a  group  of  five  stories  each 
a  little  too  long  for  a  short  story  and  a  little 
too  short  to  stand  alone.  The  first  gives 
its  title  to  the  volume.  The  five  are  quite 
typical  of  Howells,  and  there  is  little  need 
to  give  more  definite  characterization  than 
that.  One  does  not  go  to  Mr.  Howells  for 
thrills,  but  for  a  graceful  and  genial   nar- 


rative of  things  which  are  interesting 
chiefly  because  they  are  well  told — things 
which  seem  natural  and  plausible  just  as 
they  stand  but  which  might  all  have  hap- 
pened differently  without  in  the  least 
marring  the  story.  There  are  situations  of 
moderate,  though  never  extreme,  ingenuity 
and  dialogue  of  mild  piquancy  which  never 
approaches  the  danger  line  that  separates 
it  from  brilliant  conversation.  But  an 
amiable  observer  of  the  affairs  of  men — and 
Mr.  Howells  is  nothing  if  not  amiable — is 
always  a  pleasant  companion,  even  if  he 
prefers  to  let  his  observation  linger  on  the 
common  lights  and  shadows  of  every- day 
experience  rather  than  to  turn  it  toward 
the  glittering  peaks  of  adventure  and  ro- 
mance. The  reading  of  one  of  Mr.  How- 
ells' books  is  like  a  railroad  journey  with  a 
pleasant  companion  across  Illinois  or  Indi- 
ana. You  don't  care  much  for  the  scenery 
and  indeed  have  only  half  an  eye  for  it, 
but  you  enjoy  the  genial  companionship  of 
your  friend  and  his  interest  in  everything 
he  sees  and  you  come  to  your  journey's  end 
in  very  good  humor  with  the  world.  (Har- 
pers.) 

The  increased  interest  in  Bible  study  is 
manifesting  itself,  among  other  ways,  by 
calling  forth  a  number  of  Bible  helps  in 
the  form  of  outlines  for  Bible  study.  One 
of  the  latest  of  these,  entitled  Bible  Facts 
for  Busy  People,  by  Mrs.  Calla  Scott  Will- 
ard,  of  Bethany,  Neb.,  presents  twenty- 
three  Bible  lesaons,  together  with  plans 
for  organizing  a  normal  Bible-class  and  for 
an  introductory  meeting.  The  little  pam- 
phlet of  100  pages  embraces  a  great  many 
matters  of  information  in  relation  to  the 
Bible  and  its  various  books,  and  indicates 
a  great  deal  of  care  in  its  preparation. 
Some  of  the  information,  we  should  say, 
needs  modernizing;  but  these  slips,  as  a 
rule,  relate  to  minor  matters,  and  do  not 
seriously  affect  the  value  of  the  lessons. 
The  plan  of  these  Bible  lessons  seems  to 
be  designed  to  convey  a  comprehensive 
view  of  the  Bible  and  of  its  contents  and 
to  put  persons  in  the  way  of  an  intelligent 
study  of  the  same.     (Revell  $.25.) 

J* 

More  August  Magazines. 

The  Ladies'  Home  Journal  has  a  long- 
standing habit,  contracted  early  in  its  suc- 
cessful career,  of  exploiting  the  personali- 
ties of  men  and  women  who  have  done 
things  in  the  world.  Such  personal  arti- 
cles dealing  with  the  fads,  fancies  and 
manner  of  life  of  living  celebrities  usually 
deserve  to  be  classed  in  Du  Maurier's  fa- 
mous list  of  "things  one  would  rather  have 
left  unsaid."  But  if  they  are  to  be  done  at  all 
they  should  be  well  done  and  so  they  are 
in  Mr.  Bok's  magazine.  C.  D.  Gibson  and 
Mr.  Ernest  Seton- Thompson  are  the  vic- 
tims this  month.  The  thirty  other  con- 
tributors to  the  present  number  write  on 
about  as  many  different  topics,  including 
Italian  girls,  the  training  of  canaries,  and 
the  running  of  a  boarding  school. 

Frank  Leslie's,  like  the  others,  has  a 
mid- summer  fiction  number,  and  it  is 
something  of  a  distinction  to  be  able  to 
show  stories  by  Ralph  Connor,  E.  W. 
Hornung  and  Flora  Annie  Steel  in  a 
single  number.  There  are  other  well 
known  names  besides  and  some  not  so 
well   known.      Among  the  "  Marginalia  " 


there  is  a  bold  attempt  to  tell  some  new 
Lincoln  anecdotes.  They  may  be  true. 
Some  of  them  are  certainly  good.  But 
the  public  has  grown  so  skeptical  about 
Lincoln  stories  that  one  only  jeopardizes 
his  reputation  for  veracity  by  telling  new 
ones.  For  literary  purposes,  better  a 
plausible  fiction  than  an  improbable  truth* 

The  Missionary  Review  of  the  World  has 
for  its  leading  article  a  broad  and  general 
consideration  of  the  problems  of  missions 
by  Dr.  Pierson.  There  are  also  articles  on 
Romanism  and  Protestantism  in  France, 
the  Doukhobors  (Russian non-  conformists) 
in  Canada. 

The  light  of  genius  shines  in  the  story  of 
The  Little  God  and  Dickey  in  McClure's. 
We  quote  a  section  of  it  elsewhere.  It  is 
not  epic  genius  but  the  genius  of  humor 
and  of  happy  insight  into  child-nature. 
There  is  also  a  story  of  the  Canadian  woods 
by  Henry  Van  Dyke. 

The  Cosmopolitan  for  the  month  presents 
a  distinguished  list  of  contributors  includ- 
ing Quiller- Couch  with  a  tale  of  a  French 
exile,  Irvirg  Bacheller  who  has  a  Canadian 
story,  and  Richard  Le  Gallienne.  An  essay 
on  The  Ideal  Husband  is  a  sequel  to  The 
Ideal  Wife  published  some  months  ago. 

The  Ledger  Monthly  is  made  up  chiefly 
of  short  stories  and  the  various  household 
departments  which  give  a  multitude  of 
hints  in  regard  to  the  doing  of  things 
which  have  to  be  done  in  every  farxily 
and  are  usually  done  wrong.  The 
growth  of  such  departments  in  a  number 
of  the  important  magazines  is  a  feature  of 
their  recent  development  and  probably  one 
reason  for  their  popularity.  The  Ledger 
has  an  article  on  the  Hiawatha  play  as 
given  by  the  Ojibway  Indians  and  one  on, 
the  Roof-  dwellers  in  New  York. 


Sure  to  Ask. 

The  Kind  of  Coffee  When  Postvim  is  Well- 
Made. 

"Tbree  great  coffee  drinkers  were  my  old 
school  friend  and  her  two  daughters 

They  were  always  complaining  and  taking 
medicine.  I  determined  to  give  them  Postuni 
Food  Coffee  instead  of  coffee  when  they 
visited  me,  so  without  saying  anything  to 
them  about  it,  I  made  a  big  pot  of  Postum 
the  first  morning,  using  four  heaping  tea- 
spoons to  the  pint  of  water  and  let  it  boil 
twenty  minutes,  stirring  down  occ  .sionally. 

Before  the  meal  was  half  over,  each  one 
passed  up  the  cup  to  be  refilled,  remarking 
how  fine  the  coffee  was.  The  mother  asked 
for  a  third  cup  and  inquired  as  to  the  brand 
of  coffee  I  used.  I  didn't  answer  her  question 
just  then,  for  I  had  heard  her  say  a  while  be- 
fore that  she  didn't  like  Postum  Food  Coffee 
unless  it  was  more  than  half  old  fashioned 
coffee 

After  breakfast  I  told  her  that  the  coffee 
she  liked  so  well  at  breakfast  was  pure  Pos- 
tum Food  Coffee,  and  the  reason  she  liked  it 
was  because  it  was  properly  made,  that  is,  it 
was  boiled  long  enough  to  bring  out  the 
flavor.  I  have  been  brought  up  from  a 
nervous,  wretched  invalid  to  a  fine  condition 
of  physical  health  by  leaving  off  coffee  and 
using  Postum  Food  Coffee. 

I  am  doing  all  I  caa  to  help  the  world  out 
of  coffee  slavery  to  Postum  freedom,  and 
have  earned,  the  gratitude  of  many,  many 
friends."  Myra  J.  Tuller,  1023  Troost  Ave., 
Kansas  City,  Mo. 


1008 


THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


August  8, 


1901 


Oxir  Budget. 


—Church  Extension  Sunday,  Sept.  1. 
— Let  us  make  the  offering  simultaneously 
everywhere.    Take  it  on  the  appointed  day. 

—  Remember  that  money  given  for  Church 
Extension  is  an  endowment.  It  goes  out,  does 
its  work,  comes  back,  goes  out  again,  and 
will  keep  on  going  long  after  you  have  gone. 
— J.  L.  Parsons,  of  Indianapolis,  lectured 
at  the  Lakeside,  O.,  Chautauqua  Aug.  1  on 
"The  New  Thought."  His  lecture  was  re- 
ceived with  great  enthusiasm. 

— C.  M.  Hughes,  singing  evangelist,  has 
been  out  of  active  service  for  some  time,  ow- 
ing to  sickness  in  his  family.  His  child  is 
now  improving,  as  his  friends  will  be  glad  to 
hear,  and  he  is  ready  to  make  engagements 
anywhere  at  once.    Address,  Lexington,  Ky. 

— C.  P.  Smith,  of  Richmond,  Mo.,  preached 
a  memorial  sermon  for  the  Knights  of  Pythias 
recently  on  "From  Death  Unto  Life,"  which 
was  published  in  full  in  the  papers.  He  has 
been  offered  a  month's  vacation  by  his  church, 
but  does  not  expect  to  take  it. 

— The  convention  of  the  churches  of  Christ 
of  the  Nodaway  Valley  district  will  be  held 
at  Tarkio,  Mo.,  Aug.  27-29.  For  the  conven- 
ience of  the  entertainment  committee  let  all 
those  who  expect  to  attend  send  their  names 
in  advance  to  F.  B.  Elmore,  Tarkio,  Mo. 

— We  have  received  Vol.  1,  No.  1,  of  The 
Christian  Iconoclast,  an  eight-page  paper, 
published  monthly  by  H.  F.  Henrichs  at 
Bunker  Hill,  111.  This  first  number  makes  a 
good  appearance  and  we  hope  that  it  will 
successfully  fill  a  long  felt  want,  as  its  pub- 
lisher anticipates.  The  subscription  price  is 
fifty  cents. 

— Robert  L.  McHatton  has  recovered  from 
his  attack  of  t5phoid  fever  and  is  now  filling 
the  pulpit  of  the  Sixth  and  Prospect  church 
at  Kansas  City,  Mo.,  while  the  pastor,  George 
H.  Combs,  is  spfnding  his  vacation  at  Ma- 
catawa  Park.  Bro.  McHatton  will  be  in  the 
evangelistic  field  in  September,  beginning  at 
Augusta,  Kan.  He  has  not  yet  entirely  re- 
covered his  strength,  but  has  reason  to  hope 
that  he  will  be  himself  by  September. 

—Mr.  Paul  Moore,  who  has  been  managing 
editor  of  the  Christian  Commonwealth,  Lon- 
don, England,  since  his  father,  Dr.  W.  T. 
Moore,  returned  to  this  country,  is  about  to 
leave  England  and  come  back  to  America.  Ill 
health  is  the  reason  of  the  change.  Mr.  Moore 
has  exhibited  a  high  order  of  editorial  abil- 
ity in  his  management  of  the  Chi'istian  Com- 
monwealth and  has  kept  it,  where  his  father 
placed  it,  in  the  front  rank  of  English  reli- 
gious papers.  His  ability  ought  to  be  util- 
ized in  this  country. 

— The  books  of  the  foreign  society  close 
Sept.  30.  Money  received  before  this  date 
will  be  credited  on  the  receipts  of  this  fiscal 
ye.ar  and  will  go  toward  the  desired  $200,000. 
If  not  received  until  after  this  date,  it  will 
have  to  be  credited  on  next  year's  receipts. 
Churches  which  wish  their  offerings  to  be 
counted  in  the  report  which  will  be  given  at 
the  Minneapolis  convention,  must  have  them 
in  on  or  before  Sept.  30.  Many  churches  have 
not  yet  sent  in  their  offering,  and  all  such 
should  make  haste  to  do  so. 

— The  History  of  Hiram  College  and  West- 
ern Reserve Eclecticlnstitute,  by  F.  M.  Green, 
with  an  introducion  by  Prof.  E  B.  Wake- 
field, is  now  ready  for  delivery.  It  is  a  vol- 
ume of  about  500  pages  and  covers  the  half 
century  of  history  from  1850  to  1900.  Not 
only  the  alumni  and  friends  of  Hiram  but  all 
who  are  interested  in  the  progress  of  our  edu- 
cational work  will  welcome  this  opportunity 
of  securing  a  well  written  and  authoritative 
record  of  the  development  of  one  of  our 
greatest  schools.  All  orders  should  be  ad- 
dressed to  F.  M.  Green,  Box  1146,  Kent,  O., 
accompanied  by  $1.65. 


— Vernon  J.  Rose  will  re-enter  the  evangel- 
istic field,  Sept.  1.  Churches  desiring  his 
services  can  address  him  at  Newton,  Kan. 

—Russell  F.  Thrapp  has  resigned  his  pas- 
torate at  Pittsfieid,  111.,  to  take  the  church 
at  Jacksonville,  111.,  where  he  will  begin 
about  Sept.  1,  as  successor  to  Bro.  Snively. 

—The  church  at  Virden,  111.,  is  making 
some  improvements  and  enlargements  in  its 
building,  including  reseating  and  redecor- 
ating, which  will  give  it  a  seating  capacity 
of  300,  and  will  make  it  one  of  the  handsomest 
buildings  in  the  place. 

— I.  H.  Fuller  announces  that  the  program 
for  the  by-county  convention  which  is  to  be 
held  at  Corning,  la.,  is  now  in  the  printer's 
hands  and  will  soon  be  ready  for  delivery. 
Those  who  expect  to  attend  are  requested  to 
send  their  names  to  Mrs.  N.  N.  Whitlock. 

— ThePontiac  (111.)  Chautauqua  Assembly, 
which  was  in  session  July  25  to  August  7, 
had  a  program  containing  the  names  of  many 
of  the  best  known  lecturers  in  the  country, 
from  Gen.  John  B.  Gordon  to  Sam  Jones.  Of 
our  o«n  men  on  the  program  we  note  the 
names  of  S.  S.  Lappin,  Herr  Cohen,  Z.  T. 
Sweeney  and  A.  P.  Cobb. 

— At  Ladoga,  Ind.,  during  a  recent  union 
meeting,  the  stores,  which  are  usually  open  in 
the  evening,  were  closed  during  the  hours  of 
service.  This  is  an  indication  that  the  re- 
vival affected  the  whole  town,  as  a  revival 
should.  Wilson  and  Huston  will  hold  a  meet- 
ing there  soon  and  we  should  be  glad  to  see 
thesame  consideration  shown. 

— The  thirteenth  annual  convention  of  the 
churches  of  Christ  in  southern  California  and 
Arizona  will  be  held  at  Long  Beach,  CaL, 
Aug.  8  to  18.  It  will  include  the  sessions  of 
the  Ministerial  Association,  the  Sunday- 
school  convention,  the  missionary  conven- 
tion, the  state  C.  W.  B.M.,  and  the  Endeavor 
Society.  F  D.  Power,  of  Washington,  is  the 
chief  attraction  from  outside  of  the  state. 

—J.  W.  Kellar,  pastor  of  the  Baptist 
Church  at  Monon,  Ind.,  writes  as  follows  of 
the  work  of  H.  C.  Patterson,  who  recently 
held  a  tent  meeting  at  that  place:  "Our  peo- 
ple were  perfectly  delighted  with  him  and 
were  only  sorry  that  he  could  not  remain  a 
few  weeks  longer.  He  thoroughly  under- 
stands the  Scriptures  and  knows  how  to 
make  others  understand  them.  The  Chris- 
tian Church  has  just  cause  to  be  proud  of 
him." 

—The  fourth  district  of  the  Christian  En- 
deavor Union  of  Michigan  held  their  conven- 
tion last  week  in  Macatawa  Park,  Mich.  The 
attendance  was  very  large.  The  day  was 
fine.  Addresses  were  delivered  by  the  presi- 
dent of  the  district  and  secretary  of  the  state 
union,  also  by  F.  P.  Arthur,  of  Grand  Rap- 
ids, state  president,  Prof.  Bergen,  of  Hope 
College,  and  Evangelist  Smith,  of  the  Moody 
Institute.  There  was  an  excursion  in  the 
afternoon  on  Lake  Michigan,  and  another 
session  at  night.  Bros.  Griffith,  of  Ionia, 
Nickolson,  of  Ballard,  Tremaine  and  Arthur, 
of  Grand  Rapids,  were  among  our  ministers 
present.  The  occasion  was  a  very  delightful 
one. 

— The  Moody  Bible  Institute  of  Chicago  has 
secured  a  new  superintendent  for  the  men's 
department.  Mr.  James  H.  Todd,  who  comes 
to  this  position  from  New  Zealand,  will  re- 
lieve Mr.  Torrey  of  much  of  the  work  of  this 
department.  The  summer  session  of  the  In- 
stitute through  August  and  September  is  in 
charge  of  Dr.  James  M.  Gray  who  is  adher- 
ing to  Mr.  Moody's  original  plan  to  meet  the 
needs  of  both  ministers  and  laymen  who  wish 
to  spend  the  time  in  Bible  study.  Rev  G. 
Campbell  Morgan  will  be  in  Chicago  from 
Nov.  5  to  Nov.  23  and  will  deliver  fifteen 
lectures  at  the  Moody  Institute  under  the 
general  title  "The  Crises  of  the  Christ,"  in- 
cluding the  Need,  the  Birth,  the  Baptism, 
the  Temptation. 


How  it  reddens  the  skin,  itches,  oozes, 
dries  and  scales  1 

Some  people  call  it  tetter,  milk  crust  or 
salt  rheum. 

The  suffering  from  it  is  sometimes  in- 
tense ;  local  applications  are  resorted  to— 
they  mitigate,  but  cannot  cure. 

It  proceeds  from  humors  inherited  or  ac- 
quired and  persists  until  these  have  been 
removed. 

Hood's  Sarsapariiia 

positively    removes    them,    has    radically 

and  permanently  cured  the  worst  cases,  and 

is    without    an    equal    for    all     cutaneous 

eruptions. 

Hood's  Pills  are  the  beit  c«th*rUe.  Price  25  cent! 


— E.  L.  Coons,  pastor  of  the  Christian 
church  at  Mt.  Pleasant,  Iowa,  was  in  St. 
Louis  last  week  and  favored  the  office  of  the 
Christian-Evangelist  with  a  call.  Bro. 
Coons  is  a  business  man  as  well  as  a  preach- 
er, being  city  salesman  for  a  wholesale  grocer 
in  Burlington,  la.,  as  well  as  pastor  of  the 
church  at  Mt.  Pleasant. 

—Dr.  G.  A.  Hulett,  of  Springfield,  111., 
chairman  of  the  assignment  committee  for 
the  Illinois  missionary  convention,  requests 
all  who  wish  entertainment  at  that  conven- 
tion to  send  their  names  to  him  as  early  as 
possible,  stating  on  what  day  they  will  ar- 
rive. The  program  of  the  convention  ap- 
pears in  another  column. 

—A  new  edition  has  recently  been  issued 
of  H.  Exley's  tract  entitled  "The  Witness  of 
the  Spirit:  What  is  It?"  by  the  Christian 
Publishing  Company.  This  tract  was  first 
published  several  years  ago  and  met  with  a 
warm  reception.  Owing  to  the  many  requests 
which  have  been  received  for  its  republica- 
tion and  the  renewed  interest  in  many  quar- 
ters in  the  subject  of  the  Holy  Spirit's  work, 
we  have  issued  this  new  edition.  It  is  a 
handsome  booklet  of  thirty  pages  and  will  b 
sent  postpaid  for  ten  cents. 

—The  receipts  for  foreign  missions  for  July 
have  evidently  been  affected  unfavorably  by 
the  drought.  The  report  for  July,  as  com- 
pared with  that  for  the  same  month  last  year, 
shows  a  falling  off  in  the  number  of  contrib- 
uting churches  and  in  the  number  of  individ- 
ual offerings,  while  there  is  a  slight  gain  both 
in  the  number  of  contributing  Sunday-sdiools 
and  Endeavor  societies  and  in  the  amounts 
contributed  by  them.  The  loss  in  regular  re- 
ceipts for  the  month  is  $2,351.26,  which  is  only 
slightly  offset  by  a  gain  of  $294  in  bequests. 
Total  net  loss,  $2,057.26. 

—The  Ministerial  Association  of  the  Disci- 
ples of  Christ  in  Eastern  Ohio  will  hold  its 
thirty-eighth  annual  meeting  at  Medina,  O., 
Sept.  2-5.  Among  the  addresses  on  the  pro- 
gram are  the  following:  The  Church  of  the 
Twentieth  Century,  by  W.  R.  Lloyd;  The 
Preacher  and  his  Gray  Hairs,  by  B.  S.  Dean; 
Recent  Archeology  and  the  Bible,  by  Levi  Mar- 
shall; How  to  Push  and  how  not  to  Push  our 
Plea  for  Christian  Union,  by  W.  W.  Sniff; 
Does  the  Accepted  View  of  Evolution  Con- 
tradict the  Biblel  by  George  Fowler;  To  what 
Extent  Should  the  Topics  of  the  Day  be  Dis- 
cussed in  the  Pulpit?  by  J.  J.  Slayter;  Alex- 
ander Campbell,  by  B.  L.  Smith.  There  will 
also  be  addresses  by  A.  Baker,  J.  A.  Lord, 
Robert  Moffett,  and  others. 

We  call  attention  to  the  notice  elsewhere 
of  "The  New  Century  Knights,"  an  organi- 
zation for  boys,  which  is  being  established 
and  furthered  by  Dr.  W.  B.  Palmore,  editor 
of  the  St.  Louis  Christian  Advocate.  The 
purpose  of  the  organization  is  shown  in  the 
pledge  which  all  members  are  required  to 
take:  "It  is  my  purpose  to  be  something  and  to 
do  something  for  the  betterment  of  the  world, 
and  my  determination  never  to  use  profanity, 
alcohol  or  tobacco  in  any  form."  Dr.  Pal- 
more  has  done  much  practical  reform  work 
and  we  are  glad  to  call  attention  to  this  ef- 


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THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


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fort  to  supplement  the  work  of  reform  by  an 
effort  toward  the  prevention  of  vice.  For 
further  information  about  the  new  organiza- 
tion address  Dr.  W.  B.  Palmore,  1414  Locus  t 
St.,  St.  Louis. 

The  September  Offering. 

In  1823  there  gathered  in  a  saloon  tent  in  St. 
Louis,  a  company  of  gamblers,  their  breath 
fetid  with  the  fun  es  of  liquor.  In  the  midst 
of  their  drunken  glee  one  of  the  men  sprang  to 
his  feet,  and  throwing  Lis  revolver  with  a 
crash  upon  the  gambling  table,  shouted  out, 
"Boys,  we'll  see  that  Jesus  Christ  nevercomes 
west  of  the  Mississippi  won't  we?"  And  they 
all  shouted,  "We  will."  But  Christ  has  come 
west  of  the  Mississippi  and  with  him  the 
churches  which  have  given  moral  backbone 
and  fiber  to  this  great  western  country,  with- 
out which  all  material  prosperity  would  be 
vanity. 

No  small  part  of  the  making  of  church  work 
permanent  has  been  the  effort  of  the  various 
Church  Extension  Boards  of  the  Protestant 
Churches.  West  of  the  "Father  of  Waters" 
90  per  cent,  of  all  the  church  buildings  have 
been  aided  in  their  erection  by  church  exten- 
sion funds,  more  than  30,000  having  been 
helpsd  in  this  way. 

The  Board  of  Church  Extension  of  the 
Christian  Church  was  organized  in  October 
1888,  because  of  a  cry  that  came  up  from  the 
growing  west,  saying,  "You  have  sent  out 
your  evangelists,  preached  the  gospel  and  or- 
ganized us  into  congregations,  but  there  has 
been  no  provision  made  for  helping  us  to  get 
the  necessary  buildings,  without  which  ihe 
religious  organization  leads  a  hazardous 
life." 

The  Christian  Church,  at  its  national  con- 
vention at  Springfield,  111.,  heeded  the  cry, 
and  in  1888  the  work  was  incorporated  and  a 
special  fund  of  $10,662  was  turned  over  to  the 
new  board,  to  which  the  brethren  have  added 
during  the  last  thirteen  years  $283,000.  So 
that  we  had  on  August  1st,  1901,  nearly  $300,- 
000  in  the  church  extension  fund. 

We  would  remind  you  that  this  is  a  per- 
manent fund.  The  money  is  loaned  to  the 
churches,  not  given.  It  is  loaned  to  pay  the 
last  debt  on  the  property  after  the  church 
building  is  completed,  and  only  after  all  debts 
are  paid  in  cash  except  what  the  sum  from 
the  extension  fund  will  pay.  Thus,  when  the 
loan  is  closed,  the  church  is  out  of  debt  in  the 
town  where  it  is  located,  and  is  simply  in 
debt  to  its  own  brethren. 

The  loan  is  to  be  returned  to  the  board  in 
five  equal  annual  installments,  with  only  4 
per  cent,  interest.  The  interest  charge  being 
made  to  pay  the  current  expenses  of  handling 
the  fund  and  procuring  new  money  with 
which  to  build  it  up. 

Several  splendid  features  characterize  a 
plan  like  this  church  extension  plan.  It  is  a 
permanent  fund.  The  money  builds  one 
church,  comes  back  in  five  years  and  builds 
another,  and  goes  on  building  church  homes 
after  the  donors  have  gone  from  earth.  Time 
and  vandal  hands  may  destroy  monuments 
in  the  cemetery,  but  not  so  when  you  put 
money  into  this  fund  to  build  monuments  to 
God. 

The  struggling  missions  aided  by  this  fund 
raise  $3  for  every  dollar  loaned  by  the  board. 
The  missions  first  help  themselves,  then  call 
upon  the  board  to  help  them.  They  are  in- 
deed worthy.  They  are  made  self-reliant  by 
paying  back  the  loan. 

By  means  of  this  fund's  encouragement  the 
church  is  early  started  in  a  new  community, 
thus  going  into  a  town  in  its  inception,  get- 
ting property  when  caeap  and  shaping  the 
religious  thought  of  the  new  community. 

The  board  has  assisted  in  building  churches 
all  over  the  land.  More  than  550  churches 
have  been  built  in  forty  states  and  territories 
and  the  Dominion  of  Canada.  More  than 
200  churches  have  paid  back  all  they  have 
borrowed. 


The  board  is  seeking  to  lift  the  extension 
fund  to  a  half  million  by  1905.  The  Kansas 
City  Convention  recommended  this. 

The  Christian  -  Evangelist  urges  all 
preachers,  elders  and  churches  to  join  in  so 
worthy  an  effort  in  the  September  offering 
for  church  extension. 


Minnesota.  Letter. 

Readers  of  the  Minnesota  letter  will  re- 
member that  a  few  weeks  ago  Rev.  \Vm. 
Baier,  then  pastor  of  the  Free  Will  Baptist 
Church  of  Winona,  came  to  our  people  at 
Rochester,  Minn. 

Bro.  Baier  spent  last  Lord's  day  with  the 
Mankato  church,  preaching  for  us  in  the 
morning,  and  I  wish  to  write  some  interest- 
ing things  about  him.  He  is  a  German.  His 
father,  Rev.  C.  H.  Baier,  is  a  missionary, 
sent  by  the  l-egular  Baptists  of  Germany 
among  the  Germans  of  Russia.  He  has  been 
engaged  in  that  work  over  30  years.  Ha  does 
not  dare  to  work  among  the  real  Russians; 
his  work  is  solely  among  the  Germans  who 
have  emigrated  to  Russia  under  a  special 
arrangement  with  the  government.  The  son, 
Wm.  Baier,  was  born  in  Russia  in  1870  and 
lived  there  with  his  father  till  he  was  18  years 
old.  When  his  time  came  to  enter  the  regular 
army  of  Russia  at  the  age  of  18,  he  escaped 
the  authorities  and  fled  to  this  country.  In 
1888  he  landed  in  New  York  with  $4.00  in  his 
pocket  and  not  a  word  of  English  in  his  head. 
He  began  life  in  the  new  world  as  a  day 
laborer  in  a  gai-den;  was  soon  converted  to 
Christ;  worked  his  way  through  the  German 
departments  of  Rochester  University  and 
Toeological  Seminary;  filled  the  chair  of 
Greek  in  Parker  College  at  Winnebago  City, 
Minn.;  was  pastor  of  the  Free  Will  Baptist 
churches  at  Blue  Earth  City  and  Winona; 
came  to  us  in  June,  1901. 

His  sermon  Lord's  day  morning  was  a  clear 
and  forceful  setting  forth  of  the  new  birth. 
He  speaks  excellent  English,  his  slight  brogue 
in  no  way  detracting  from  the  pleasure  of  the 
hearer. 

J.  K.  Shellenberger,  the  manager  of  our 
missionary  forces,  is  endeavoring  to  plant  a 
church  in  Winona  and  to  put  Bro.  Baier  in 
charge.  It  is  the  opportunity  of  the  year  in 
Minnesota.  Winona  is  a  beautiful  and 
wealthy  city  of  20.000  people.  Some  of  our 
people  lire  there  and  a  number  of  Free  Will 
Baptists  are  ready  to  come  with  us.  Bro. 
Baier  is  acquainted  with  the  field,  stands 
well  in  the  city  and  is  anxious  to  undertake 
the  work. 

If  the  Wiaona  work  cannot  be  opened  up  at 
present  it  seems  to  me  that  Bro.  Baier  ought 
to  be  used  in  some  mission  among  the  Ger- 
mans. He  has  a  thorough  German  education 
and  is  able  to  work  among  the  most  intelli- 
gent of  his  people. 

The  Minnesota  State  Convention  will 
assemble  at  Austin,  August  26.  The  Minis- 
terial Association  will  occupy  the  first  even- 
ing and  the  following  half  day  with  the  fol- 
lowing program:  Monday  evening,  address 
by  T.  J.  Dow.  Tuesday  morning,  address  by 
E.  A.  Orr;  address  by  J.  M.  Elam. 

At  2  o'clock  Tuesday  afternoon  the  mis- 
sionary society  will  begin  its  program,  a 
brief  abstract  of  which  here  follows:  Reports 
from  officers.  Address  by  H.  D.  Williams, 
"The  Sunday  school  as  a  Factor  in  Evan- 
gelization." Evening,  address  by  A.  D. 
Harmon.  Wednesday  morning,  C  W.  B.  M. 
session.  Wednesday  afternoon,  M.  C.  M.  S. 
Symposium  on  "Open  Doors  in  Minnesota," 
led  by  W.  W.  Divine.  George  T.  Halbert  on 
the  National  Convention.  "What  Can 
Scattered  Disciples  Do?"  Sarah  Ankeney. 
"The  Plea  of  the  Disciples,"  by  C.  J.  Tanner. 
The  convention  will  be  short  but  good. 
Everybody  in  our  Minnesota  churches  ex- 
pects to  attend  the  Minneapolis  Convention 
and  hence  the  Austin  Convention  is  liable  to 
be  slighted— a  thing  which  should  not  occur. 
-  jgjM  H.  D.  Williams. 
Mankato,  July  30. 


Need  of  Large   Funds    for    Entering 
Cities. 

Men  and  money  for  the  cities!  This  is  a  cry 
that  our  people  well  may  raise  as  a  slogan 
for  the  next  decades.  A  few  George  Muckleys 
for  our  city  pulpits,  and  a  few  such  thousands 
as  he  is  able  to  gather  for  city  buildings, 
would  send  us  miles  ahead  in  our  siege  of  the 
metropolitan  Gibraltars.  Perhaps  it  would 
be  better  to  say  tens  of  thousands,  for  it  is 
large  sums  that  we  must  learn  to  expend  be- 
fore we  can  adequately  enter  the  cities. 

Our  people  have  been  used  to  rural  giving. 
We  have  never  yet  learned  the  large  size  of 
things  that  city  life  shows  us  in  these  open- 
ing years  of  the  twentieth  century.  But  we 
shall  learn  it.  Our  colleges  must  teach  it. 
They  must  make  men  who  are  equipped  for 
city  work,  and  who  can  impress  on  their  con- 
gregations that  large  things  can  be  and  must 
be  done  by  our  people  in  the  great  centres  of 
population. 

America  is  a  big  place.  It  thinks  big  things, 
does  big  things,  and  has  a  big  future.  We 
must  wake  up  to  the  bigness  of  the  age  and 
demonstrate— what  is  actually  the  fact — that 
we  are  a  big  people  with  a  big  plea.  There  is 
no  doubt  at  all  of  the  size  and  importance  of 
our  movement.  It  has  worked  hard,  but  not 
long,  for  recognition,  and  has  gained  it.  The 
multitudes  of  America  ha 'e  seen  us  advancing 
and  have  saluted  us  at  last,  and  kindly.  The 
people  of  the  great  towns  are  waiting  to  wel- 
come us  —yes,  and  to  join  us. 

But  there  is  no  move  that  goes  these  days 
without  money  and  lots  of  money.  Give  the 
Church  Extension  Board  money,  then,  plenty 
of  money.  Do  not  tie  their  hands  and  let 
them  stand  fingers  in  mouths,  at  the  city- 
gates,  unable  to  enter.  Let  the  Disciples  of 
Christ  arouse  to  the  size  of  the  age  and  do 
large  things  for  our  people  and  our  plea! 


Burbis  A.  Jenkins. 


1010 


THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


August  8,  190a 


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Correspondence. 


Ohio  Letter. 

A.  Skidmore  will  hold  a  meeting  for  the 
historic  Dutch  Fork  Church  in  West  Virginia 
early  in  September.  He  preached  at  this 
church  when  a  student  at  Bethany  twenty- 
four  years  ago. 

W.  R.  Walker,  who  has  been  for  three  years 
with  the  Martinsburg,  Bladensburg  and  Eden 
churches  in  Knox  county,  has  been  called  to 
the  pastorate  of  theNorth  Baltimore  Church. 
He  will  be  a  good  man  for  the  church.  Dis- 
trict No.  1  of  which  he  has  been  the  efficient 
secretary  is  loath  to  give  him  up.. 

S.  J.  White,  of  Missouri,  has  been  visiting 
in  Ohio.  The  churches  at  Ashland  and  Mil- 
lersburg  for  which  he  formerly  ministered 
have  been  delighted  to  hear  him  again.  Why 
doesn't  some  Ohio  church  that  wants  a  good 
pastor  lasso  Bro.  White  and  keep  him  here? 

Samuel  H.  Forrer,  of  Barnesville,  will  take 
the  Fostoria  mission.  This  is  a  difficult  field, 
but  the  state  board  feels  that  they  have  the 
right  man. 

The  brethren  at  Millersburg,  under  the 
leadership  of  P.  H.  Welsheimer,  are  starting 
a  building  enterprise.  They  will  build  a  front 
on  the  present  structure  which,  when  com- 
pleted, will  make  an  excellent  house. 

The  Christian  people  of  Ohio  are  greatly 
stirred  up  over  the  action  of  the  state  board 
of  agriculture  in  deciding  to  keep  open  fair  on 
Sunday,  Sept.  1.  This  is  the  first  year  the 
fair  has  ever  been  held  two  weeks  and  hence 
the  Sunday  opening  is  a  new  question.  But 
the  public  conscience  is  being  greatly  agitated 
and  therefore  educated  and  the  board,  like  the 
World's  Fair  and  Pan-American  manage- 
ments, will  find  they  have  reckoned  without 
their  hosts.  The  Disciples  of  Christ  ought 
above  all  people  to  keep  sacred  the  drst  day  of 
the  week  The  best  rebuke  to  our  public 
servants  is  to  stay  away  from  our  fair  alto- 
gether. 


Columbus,  O. 


C.  A.  Freee. 


*S* 


LoyaJty  to  Our  Clwjrch  Schools. 

The  paramount  issue  among  the  Virginia 
Disciples  is  the  establishment  of  one  or  more 
church  schools  in  thestateand  greater  loyalty 
in  their  support  than  has  heretofore  existed 
iD  the  maintenance  of  those  already  estab- 
lished elsewhere.  A  few  of  our  people  send 
their  boys  and  girls  to  our  church  schools 
beyond  the  limits  of  this  state,  but  at 
least  95  per  cent,  of  the  children  of  the  Disci- 
ples of  Virginia  are  educated  in  the  state 
schools  and  institutions  of  learning  owned 
and  controlled  by  other  churches.  If  we  are 
to  meet  the  demands  of  the  twentieth  century 
upon  us  in  the  Old  Dominion,  we  must  edu- 
cate. There  is  but  one  chartered  institution 
in  the  state  which  is  owned  and  controlled  by 
Disciples.  That  institution  is  Tazewell  Col- 
lege. This  school  has  been  in  operation  for 
nine  years.  Last  year  it  enrolled  188  pupilsj 
The  Christian  Church  at  Tazewell  has  ap-, 
pointed  a  committee, of  which  Philip  Johnson, 
pastor,  is  chairman;  Geo.  W.  Gillespie,  presi- 
dent of  Bank  of  Clinch  Valley,  is  treasurer, 
and  J.  N\  Harman,  secretary.  This  commit- 
tee is  authorized  to  raise  money  to  purchase 
this  property,  further  enlarge  its  grounds  and 
improve  its  buildings,  and  take  control  of 
same  as  a  dim  ch  school. 

The  work  heretofore  done  by  this  institu- 
tion will  commend  it  to  the  brotherhood  as 
worthy  to  receive  into  its  balls  their  boys 
and  girls  to  be  trained  for  the  great  duties  of 
life.  This  college  is  located  in  the  bluegrass 
section  of  southwest  Virginia,  in  one  of  the 
most  healthful  sections  iu  the  state.  It  is 
2,500  feet  above  sea  level.  During  the  nine 
years  it  has  been  in  operation  there  has  not 
been  a  death  or  a  case  of  serious  sickness 
among  the  students  of. the  boarding  depart- 
ment. The  tenth  session  opens  September  3, 
1901,  with  fine  prospects  for  a  successful  year. 


To  me  the  most  humiliating  statement  that 
can  be  truthfully  made  concerning  the  Vir- 
ginia Disciples  is  that  up  to  this  time  they 
have  not  had  a  single  school  which  they  could 
call  their  own.  I  believe  that  our  people  in 
Virginia,  if  they  were  inspired  with  proper 
loyalty  to  our  educational  interests,  could 
build  and  successfully  maintain  at  least  three, 
if  not  four,  good  preparatory  schools  in  the 
state,  and  these  could  be  placed  on  a  paving 
basis  within  the  next  twelve  months.  To 
this  end  will  our  brethren  of  the  ministry 
make  at  least  one  speech  or  preach  one  ser- 
mon to  their  respective  congregations  within 
the  next  few  weeks,  in  which  they  will  empha- 
size this  great  need,  and  encourage  their  peo- 
ple to  go  forward  in  this  woik! 

I  am  thoroughly  conversant  with  the  edu- 
cational conditions  prevalent  among  our 
people  in  seven  of  the  eleven  districts  of  Vir- 
ginia, and  [  do  not  hesitate  to  say  that  in  my 
judgment  there  is  hardly  a  church  in  all  these 
seven  districts  from  whose  membership  from 
one  to  five  students  could  not  be  turned  into 
our  own  schools,  if  the  preachers  cf  these 
churches  would  enthusiastically  throw  their 
influence  in  that  direction.  We  have  churches 
in  these  districts  that  are  dying  for  the  lack 
of  qualified  ministers  to  fill  their  pulpits, 
therefore,  I  beseech  you,  brethren,  by  the 
needs  of  our  people,  by  the  simplicity  and 
power  of  our  plea  and  by  our  loyalty  to  the 
cause  of  primitive  Christianity,  that  you 
arouse  yourselves  to  the  appreciation  of  your 
duty  and  opportunity  in  this  respect. 

J.  N.  Harman. 
Tazewell,  Va. 

J* 
Missouri  Mission  Notes. 

This  is  the  hardest  convention  season  for 
Missouri  in  the  last  decade.  It  has  been  so 
very  hot  and  dry  that  nearly  every  convention 
had  to  be  shortened  up  on  account  of  the 
weather.  Even  in  the  northwest,  where  we 
usually  have  such  gi-eat  conventions,  it  has 
been  hard  to  get  the  people  out.  But  there 
has  not  been  a  single  intimation  on  the  part 
of  any  one  that  we  ought  to  draw  back.  Re- 
treat is  not  in  the  thought  of  the  people. 

Receipts  have  been  cut  to  almost  nothing. 
A  large  number  of  the  churches  put  off  their 
state  collection  till  the  very  last,  and  many 
others  let  it  slip  clear  over  into  next  year.  We 
urge  upon  all  such  to  read  again  the  article 
of  the  president  of  the  state  board,  W.  F. 
Richardson,  on  the  straits  in  which  we  are 
placed  and,  remembering  that  we  are  in  the 
last  month,  proceed  at  once  to  make  the 
promise  good.  We  have  depended  on  these 
promises. 

The  state  convention  is  nearly  here — Sept. 
16  19,  Mexico,  Mo.  I  am  crowding  the  rail- 
roads as  hard  as  I  dare  to  secure  the  half-rate 
and  I  think  I  will  succeed.  Lodging  and 
breakfast  will  be  free;  dinner  and  supper  will 
be  served  at  25  cents  each.  The  old  Central 
Hotel  opposite  the  Ringo  House  has  been  se- 
cured and  meals  will  be  served  there  and  the 
hotel  rooms  will  make  ideal  committee  rooms. 
Everything  is  being  done  that  can  be  to  make 
your  stay  at  Mexico  a  comfortable  and  happy 
one.  The  program  will  be  found  in  this  issue 
and  the  committee  having  the  matter  in 
charge  believe  that  it  is  one  of  the  best  ever 
presented  to  a  Missouri  convention.  The 
C.  W.  B.  M.  part  is  not  quite  ready,  but  will 
be  very  soon.  We  believe  that  the  report  will 
show  a  great  year's  work. 

What  remains  to  make  this  one  of  the  best 
conventions  we  have  ever  had  in  Missouri? 
1.  You  must  come.  It  depends  largely  upon 
you.  2.  The  preachers  especially  should  set 
it  down  that  "I  am  going."  What  better 
thing  can  a  church  do  than  send  its  preacher? 
Many  of  them  never  have  a  vacation,  but  do 
enjoy  these  state  gatherings.  Make  his  heart 
glad  by  raising  the  needful  funds  and  sending 
him.  3.  Every  church  which  has  not  as  yet 
sent  a  contribution  to  our  treasury  should  do 
so  at  once.  This  will  enable  us  to  meet  our 
obligations  and  to  make  such  a  report  that 
the  convention  shall  be  one  great  song  of 
thanksgiving.    Let  us  hear  from  you. 

f3w  T.  A.  Abbott. 

Kansas  City,  Mo. 


eflOtst 


99 


Is  one  of  the  curious  expressions  used 
for  worked  out.  Many  a  woman  drops- 
into  a  chair,  in  utter  weariness  "all 
played  out,"  and  wonders 
why  she  feels  so  weak.  She 
has  not  yet  realized  that 
the  general  health  is  so 
intimately  related  to  the 
local  health  of  the 
womanly  organism, 
that  weakness  must 
follow  womanly  dis- 
eases. 

Restoration 
of  the  general 
health  invari- 
ably follows 
the  use  of  Dr. 
Pierce's  Fa- 
vorite Pre- 
scription. 1 1 
regulates  the  periods,  dries  weakening- 
drains,  heals  inflammation  and  ulcera- 
tion, and  cures  female  weakness.  It 
tranquilizes  the  nerves,  encourages  the 
appetite  and  induces  refreshing  sleep. 

There  is  no  substitute  for  "Favorite 
Prescription,"  for  there  is  nothing  "just 
as  good  "  for  womanly  ills. 

"I  wish  to  advise  t'le  suffering  women  of  this, 
great  land,  of  the  good  I  have  received  from  Dr. 
Pierce's  Favorite  Prescription  and  '  Golden  Med- 
ical Discovery,'  "  writes  Mrs.  Mary  Shappell,  of 
Columbus  Grove,  Putuam  Co.,  Ohio.  "For  four 
years  I  had  been  a  sufferer  from  female  troubles, 
and  at  times  was  unable  to  do  even  the  house- 
work for  three  in  the  family.  I  had  such  pains 
that  I  suffered  almost  death  dozens  of  times,  but 
after  taking  five  bottl  es  of  your  medicines  I  can 
truthfully  say  that  my  health  was  greatly  im- 
proved. I  have  a  good  appetite  and  am  gaining 
in  flesh  right  along.  This  spring  is  the  first 
time  in  five  years  that  I  have  done  my  house 
cleaning  all  by  myself  and  without  the  least 
fatigue  whatever.  I  hope  all  suffering  women 
may  find  relief  as  I  have  done. 

"My  gain  in  weight  has  been  just  ten  pounds, 
and  I  am  still  gaining." 

Dr.  Pierce's  Common  Sense  Medical 
Adviser,  1008  large  pages,  paper  covers, 
is  sent  free  on  receipt  of  21  one-cent 
stamps  to  pay  expense  of  mailing  only, 
or  for  cloth-bound  book,  send  31  stamps. 
Address  Dr.  R.  V.  Pierce,  Buffalo,  N.  Y. 


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Effective  March  10th,   1901, 
the= 


Announces  the  Opening  of  its 

&  Red  River  Division 

Denison  and  Sherman, 
Texas.  &  j*> 

Through  Train  Service  will  shortly 

be  established  from  St,  Louis  and  Kansas 

City  over  the  <£  -Jl  & 

Shortest  tisse  to  Texas 


August  8,  1901 


THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


1011 


Northwest  Missouri  Items. 

Bro.  Harris  has  resigned  at  Grant  City  and 

is  now  located  at  Stanberrr.    The  church  at 

iGrant  City  gave  him  up  reluctantly.  The  pul- 

Ipit  is  now  vacant  and  is  worthy  of  some  good 

man. 
The  church  at   Pattonsburg  is   without  a 

ipreacher  and  also  the  one  at  Jamison.  Bro. 
'Adams  lives  at  Pattonsburg  and  preaches  to 
'surrounding  churches.  He  has  a  son  that 
■ought  to  be  in  the  ministry. 
1  Bro.  J.  B.  Mayfield  is  doiug  a  fine  work  in 
ihis  new  field  at  Gallatin.  With  a  new  preacher 
land  an  elegant  new  building,  Gallatin  ought 
to  do  great  things.  Bro.  Mayfield  has  not 
yet  been  able  to  move  his  family  because  he 
|could  not  get  a  residence.  The  time  is  com- 
ing when  the  churches  will  have  to  build  par- 
sonages. 

Recently  I  had  the  pleasure  of  preaching  at 
Cameron.  Bro.  White  was  taking  his  vaca- 
tion. After  a  service  of  six  years  he  is  stronger 
with  his  people  than  ever  before. 

The  Mormons  have  nearly  taken  Stewards- 
ville.  What  stewards  these  people  are!  Who 
would  like  to  stand  in  their  shoes  in  the  day 
of  judgment?  Where  are  Bro  McClure  and 
Bro.  Braden?  'Tis  awful  to  think  what  fools 
we  mortals  are. 

Bro.  R.  C.   Watson,    of  St.   Joseph,  grows 

old  beautifully.    He  is  doing  a  fine  work  in  his 

mission  field— additions   nearly  every  Lord's 

day.  G.  W.  Terrell. 

Albany.  Mo. 

Missouri  Bible-school  Notes. 

While  the  district  meeting  attendance  at 
Pleasant  Hill  was  light,  owing  to  the  one 
[prevailing  condition,  the  eatertamment  of 
[the  delegates  was  not  neglected,  for  T.  M. 
(Gregg  and  his  pleasant  family  are  not  built 
[that  way,  neither  is  their  interest  in  Bible- 
jschool  work  shortened  by  minor  matters.  I 
doubt  if  there  is  another  church  or  school  in 
I  the  state  that  has  felt  the  impulse  of  any  one 
person  as  has  Pleasant  Hill  the  touch  of  her 
I  pastor,  C.  E. 

That  was  a  worthy  and  righteous  thing  that 
the  Plattsburg  district  decided  to  do  for  Mitch- 
ell Park,  St.  Joseph,  namely,  help  them  build 
a  good  house  of  worship.  This  little  band  has 
gone  right  along  since  the  "Webster  Bros." 
first  began  their  mission  school  in  the  hall. 
[When  J.  A.  McKenzie  located  with  them,  their 
igrowth  was  rapid,  and  these  good,  sacrificing 
|saints  have  given  nearly  all  their  earnings  to 
the  work  of  God.  They  deserve  the  help  of 
!  their  brethren.  Their  school  is  growing  all  the 
[time  and  there  are  additions  at  nearly  every 
service. 

The  First  Church  school  under  J  M  Irvine 
is  moving  forward,  reporting  two  hundred 
and  eight  at  the  lowest  record  this  season, 
while  C.  M.  Chilton  is  said  to  have  a  full 
house  every  Sunday  morning  and  has  an- 
nouaced  to  carry  on  the  war  all  summer. 
Their  Endeavorers  gave  a  moonlight  excur- 
sion on  the  river  and  the  boat  was  crowded 
with  people.  The  North  Side  Mission,  under 
Will  E.  Woodson,  is  taking  active  steps 
toward  permanent  work  in  that  territory,  so 
that  all  the  woi'k  in  the  city  is  upward  and 
onward. 

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THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


August  8    1901 


Iowa.. 

Will  our  brotherhood  of  the  state  of  Iowa 
give  heed  to  a  single  request:  You  know 
already  that  the  greatest  convention  that  we 
have  ever  held  in  the  state  will  meet  in  Cedar 
Rapids,  Sept.  9-13.  We  have  been  praying 
and  planning  to  make  this  convention  one  of 
great  power  and  enthusiasm.  Our  people 
throughout  the  state  need  a  rousing  conven- 
tion. Our  people  locally  need  the  sympathy, 
help  and  inspiration  of  your  presence.  But 
do  you  want  entertainment?  We  are  prepar- 
ing an  entertainment  directory.  It  will  be 
printed  and  issued  in  book  form  on  Sept.  8. 
It  will  contain  all  the  names  and  addresses 
of  people  in  our  city  who  take  delegates.  It 
will  also  contain  the  names  of  the  delegates 
whom  they  are  to  entertain.  This  means  that 
you  must  drop  us  a  card  at  once,  informing 
us  of  the  numbers  giving  their  names  coming 
from  your  church.  You  will  get  lodging  and 
breakfast  free.  Dinners  and  suppers  will  be 
served  at  the  church.  When  you  get  off  the 
train  you  will  be  handed  our  directory.  In  it 
you  will  find  your  names  together  with  names 
and  city  addresses  of  the  persons  with  whom 
you  stop.  This  will  help  you  and  will  be  a 
very  great  help  to  us.  But  we  must  have  your 
names  just  as  soon  as  we  can  get  them  in  order 
to  complete  this  directory.  Make  up  your 
delegation  at  once  and  send  in  the  name  of 
every  member  of  that  delegation.  Send  all 
names  to  J.  M.  Rudy, 

1948  First  Ave.,  Cedar  Rapids,  Iowa. 
Pastor  First  Christian  Church. 


Iowa  Notes. 

The  church  at  Cedar  Rapids  extends  a 
hearty  invitation  to  all  Iowa  to  attend  the 
state  convention  there  Sept.  9-13  In  order 
to  accommodate  the  large  attendance  that  is 
expected,  one  of  the  largest  auditoriums  in 
the  city  has  been  engaged  for  the  evening 
sessions.  The  railroads  have  granted  a  one 
and  one-third  rate  for  the  round  trip  on  the 
certificate  plan.  This  convention  will  mean 
much  to  our  work  in  northern  Iowa  and  we 
should  go  there  1,000  strong. 

Lawrence  Wright  is  in  a  good  meeting  at 
Dumont.  The  excessive  heat  has  made  a 
large  attendance  out  of  the  question.  He 
has  a  good  tabernacle,  preaches  good  ser- 
mons and  is  having  a  good  hearing.  There 
was  one  baptism  last  Sunday.  He  is  an 
architect  as  well  as  a  preacher.  He  has  the 
best  tabernacle  plans  that  I  know  of.  Not  a 
boai'd  is  cut  and  the  plan  is  so  simple  that 
any  one  can  erect  the  building,  and  it  is 
cheaper  and  better  than  a  tent.  Send  $1  to 
him  at  Jefferson  and  he  will  send  plans  and 
specifications  for  different  sizes: 

J.  P.  Martindale  closed  a  six  weeks'  meet- 
ing at  Goldfield,  July  28.  There  were  two 
baptisms.  The  brethren  speak  very  highly  of 
his  work.  They  have  $1,100  subscribed  for  a 
church  building  and  will  organize  with  about 
25  or  30  members. 

Geo.  C.  Ritchie,  who  is  now  in  an  excellent 
meeting  at  Wellman,  will  soon  close  his 
work  at  Kirta  to  accept  the  pastorate  of  the 
First  Christian  Church,  Salem,  Ore.  We  are 
sorry  to  lose  him.  Don't  fail  to  send  in  your 
statistical  card  and  pay  your  apportionment 
for  Iowa  missions.    B.  S.  Denny,  Cor.  Sec. 

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Southern  Illinois  Ministerial    Asso- 
ciation. 

The  annual  convention  of  the  S.  I.  M.  A. 
for  1901  was  held  at  Cairo,  July  22  to  25.  The 
program  had  been  carefully  prepared  by  Clark 
Braden,  pastor  of  the  Cairo  church.  It  was 
the  purpose  to  lead  the  convention  into  a 
thorough  study  of  the  restoration  move- 
ment and  the  proper  attitude  of  the  churches 
of  Christ  to  other  religious  bodies. 

No  effort  was  spared  in  advertising  the 
convention  and   it  was  well  attended.    The 


program  called  for  lectures  by  President 
Rossborough,  Clark  Braden,  C.  0.  Redgrave, 
W.  L.  Crim,  C.  W.  Tate,  W.  A.  Meloan,  C. 
S.  Towne.  All  of  these  were  present  and  re- 
sponded with  able  and  helpful  addresses  ex- 
cept W.  A.  Meloan. 

At  the  Wednesday  evening  session  the  con- 
vention, with  great  enthusiasm,  adopted  a 
resolution  endorsing  C  C.  Redgrave's  illus- 
trated lecture,  "In  the  Footsteps  of  the 
Pioneers." 

One  pleasing  feature  of  the  convention  was 
the  large  number  of  the  older  preachers  in 
attendance. 

On  account  of  the  unpleasant  weather  the 
convention  adjourned  at  the  close  of  the  third 
day  instead  of  occupying  four  days. 

The  following  officers  were  elected:  Presi- 
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dent, R.  H.  Robertson,  DuQuoin;  secretary, 
Walter  Kline,  Robinson;  treasurer,  H.  Y 
Kellar,  Effingham. 

Walter  Kline,  secretary. 

Robinson,  III. 

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;  many  instances  the  price  of  books  was  reduced 
1  one-half,  and  in  some  instances  even  more. 
j  We  grouped  together  certain  sets  or  combin- 
I  ations  of  volumes,  styled  "libraries,"  and 
j  offered  these  at  exceedingly  low  prices.  We 
J  introduced  the  installment,  or  time  payment 
plan,  whereby  responsible  persons  could  re- 
i,  plenish  their  libraries  on  very  easy  monthly 
j,  payments.  New  books  were  issued  at  lower 
ji  prices  than  formerly  prevailed.  In  short,  we 
I  have  done  everything  in  our  power  to  induce 
the  members  of  our  churches  to  supply  them- 
;  selves  and  their  families  with  good  books.  In 
I,  doing  this,  we  believe  we  have  merited  the 
J  gratitude  and  thanks  and  the  practical  sup- 
i  port  of  all  those  who  appreciate  the  value  of 
[  good  literature.  It  is  with  much  gratification 
1  that  we  have  read  the  hundreds  of  apprecia 
I  tive  letters  that  we  have  received,  and  have 
I  seen  the  growth  of  our  book  business  until  it 
lis  now  almost  double  what  it  was  two  years 
ago. 

But  we  are  by  no  means  content  with  what 
!  we  have  accomplished,   and  the  results.     We 
j  make  a  conservative  estimate  when   we  say 
'  that    out   of    the   1,200,000    members    of    our 
j.  churches  in  the  United  States,  not  one  person 
I  in  two  hundred  ever  buys  a  book  of  a  religious 
I  character,  or  any  volume  of   the  distinctive 
literature  of   the  Disciples  of  Christ!    To  the 
thoughtful   person,  this  must   be  a  startling 
!  statement.     Books  are  published  which,  ac- 
|  cording  to  their  merit  and  worth,  should  have 
a  circulation  of  at  least  one  hundred  thousand 
!  among  our  own   people,  but  the  fact  is  that 
I  when   any  one  of  our  books— and   by    "our 
books"  we  mean  those  volumes  which  are  de- 
signed for  our   own  brotherhood— reaches  a 
circulation  of  two   thousand  copies   it  is  re- 
garded as  a  big  success.    Our  people  are  not  a 
book  reading  people.      By   their  refusal    or 
neglect   to   read  religious  literature  they  re- 
main,  in  1  a  great  measure,   ignorant   of   the 
great  cause  to  which   they   are  nominally  de- 
voted    Lack  of  knowledge  must  inevitably 
cause  a  lack  of  zeal  and  religious  activity,  and 
hence  the  cause  suffers.  The  wise  pastor,  who 
desires  an   intelligent,   zealous,  cultured  con- 
gregation,  will  not   neglect    to    continually 
urge  upon   his  people,  in   public  and  private, 
the  necessity  of  securing  and  reading  the  best 
books  of  our  own  literature. 

Continuing  what  we  have  been  saying  in  the 
preceding  paragraphs,  we  may  mention  one 
book  —  The  Reformation  of  the  Nineteenth  Cen- 
tury -recently  issued  by  the  Christian  Publish- 
ing Company.  It  is  a  volume  of  peculiar  and 
especial  interest  and  value  to  the  Disciples  of 
Christ,  being  the  first  and  only  complete  and 
authentic  account  of  the  beginnings,  the 
progress  and  the  growth  of  our  religious 
movement.  It  is  the  work  of  a  number  of  the 
ablest  men  in  our  ranks,  and  is  edited  by  the 
editor  of  the  Chbistian-Evangelist,  J.  H. 
Garrison.  The  sentiment  of  those  who  have 
read  this  work  is  that  it  is  the  most  important 
addition  to  our  literature  in  ten  years.  It 
might  naturally  be  supposed  that  such  a  work 
as  this  would  be  immediately  desired  by  every 
Disciple  of  Christ  who  knew  of  its  publication, 
and  that  we  would  have  difficulty  in  printing 
and  binding  new  editions  rapidly  enough  to 
supply  the  demand  for  it.  This  is  what  ought 
to  be,  but  it  isn't.  The  book  is  selling  well, 
compared  with  other  books  having  to  do  with 
religious  matters,  but,  to  be  frank,  we  have 


S  Wheeling  Through  Europe  <& 

BY  W.  E.  GARRISON. 

A  Handsome  Cloth-Bound    Volume   of   263   Pages,    Illustrated 
with  Half-tones  from  Photographs  taken  by  the  Author. 


"A  Roadside  Convebsation. 


-Specimen  Illustration. 


During  the  summers  of  1898  and  1899  the  author  toured 
on  a  bicycle  through  England,  Scotland,  Wales,  France, 
Holland,  Germany,  Switzerland,  Austria  and  Italy.  Travel- 
ing on  a  wheel,  he  was  able  to  see  Europe  as  it  cannot  be 
seen  by  the  tourist  who  is  whirled  over  the  Continent  by 
train.  He  has  written  most  delightfully  and  entertainingly 
of  his  travels,  of  his  experiences  with  odburate  officials  and 
unsophisticated  peasants,  of  his  struggles  with  the  several 
European  languages,  of  the  customs  of  the  common  people, 
of  Alpine  scenery,  Swiss  lakes,  etc. 


CHRISTIAN 


PRICE,  ONE  DOLLAR 

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not  nearly  sold  the  50,000  copies  that  we  should 
have  sold  since  the  work  was  issued.  It  is 
altogether  probable  that  most  of  those  who 
read  these  lines  will  some  day  read  The  Refor- 
mation of  the  Nineteenth  Century,  and  when  they 
do,  they  will  reproach  themselves  for  not  hav- 
ing done  so  sooner.  It  is  a  most  helpful,  in- 
structive and  interesting  volume.  It  is  printed 
on  first-class  paper  and  bound  substantially, 
as  is  fitting  for  a  volume  that  is  to  be  often 
handled      Price,  postpaid,  $2.00. 

During  the  past  year  we  have  sold  more 
copies  of  the  several  books  written  by  Alex- 
ander Campbell  than  in  many  years  previous. 
This  is  partly  due  to  the  great  reduction  in 
price  of  these  works,  especially  when  sold  to- 
gether as  one  set,  and  partly  because  of  the 
general  revival  of  interest  in  Mr.  Campbell 
and  his  writings.  Mr.  Campbell  is  not  our 
prophet  and  lawgiver,  and  we  are  in  no  sense 
bound  to  endorse,  believe  or  practice  what 
he  wrote  and  taught,  but,  nevertheless,  we 
owe  a  great  deal  to  him  as  a  great  thinker, 
and  the  one  who  led  tens  of  thousands  out  of 
the  wilderness  into  the  highways  of  truth. 
Every  preacher  among  us,  at  least,  should 
have  Campbell's  works  among  his  books,  and 
should  thoroughly  understand  his  doctrines. 
We  are  still  offering  Campbell's  complete 
works,  comprising  eight  substantial  volumes 
and  three  pamphlets,  together  with  Grafton's 
Life  of  Campbell  and  Garrison's  Alexander 
Campbell's  Thelogy,  those  forming  our  Campbell 


Library,  for  only  $10.  Any  single  volume  of 
Campbell's  may  now  be  purchased  for  one- 
third  less  than  the  old  price. 

Hundreds  of  thousands  of  people  are  read- 
ing The  Crisis  this  summer,  taking  a  keen 
delight  in  following  the  fortunes  of  Stephen 
Brice.  Virginia  Carvel  and  the  other  charac- 
ters in  Mr.  Churchill's  charming  novel.  The 
book  is  worthy  to  be  read  by  anyone,  and 
well  deserves  the  tremendous  sale  it  is  having. 
Whether  viewed  simply  as  a  story,  or  as  a 
history  of  the  people,  the  customs  and  the 
politics  of  the  Mississippi  Valley  during  the 
period  from  1855  to  1865,  it  is  an  admirable 
piece  of  literary  work.  The  book  may  be 
secured  from  the  Christian  Publishing  Co. 
Price,  $1.50. 

State  of  Ohio,  City  of  Toledo,    ) 

Lucas  County.  j     ' 

Frank  J.  Cheney  makes  oath  that  he  is  the  sen 
lor  partner  of  the  firm  of  F.  J.  Cheney  &  Co.,  do- 
lug  business  in  the  City  of  Toledo,  County  and  State 
aforesaid,  and  that  said  firm  will  pay  the  sum  of 
ONE  HUNDRED  DOLLARS  for  each  and  every 
case  of  Catarrh  that  cannot  be  cured  by  the  use  of 
Hall's  Catarrh  Cure. 

FRANK  J.  CHENEY. 

Sworn  to  before  me  and  subscribed  in  my  pres- 
ence, this  6th  day  of  December,  A.  D.  1886. 


\  seal.  > 


A.  W.  GLEASON. 

Notary  Public. 
Hall's  Catarrh  Cure  is  taken  internally  and  acts 
directly  on  the  blood  and  mucous  surfaces  of  the 
system.    Send  for  testimonials,  free. 

F.  J.  CHENEY  &  CO.,  Toledo,  O. 
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THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


August  8,  1901 


Evangelistic. 

ARKANSAS. 

Gravette,  Aug.  1.— Our  meeting  closed  here 
last  night  with  41  additions;  28  baptisms,  9 
from  the  Baptists,  the  others  from  M.  E.  and 
Presbyterians. — A.  J.  Barnes,  pastor,  E.  E 
Davidson,  evangelist. 

Little  Rock. —The  following  items  show  the 
work  of  Arkansas  state  missions  for  the 
month.  Brother  Kincaid  makes  a  good  re- 
port for  June:  Sermons,  8;  visits,  90:  addi- 
tions, 3;  money  raised,  for  all  purposes,  $115. 
Brother  Monroe,  at  Mena,  in  June  reports 
sermons.  15;  additions,  4:  baptisms,  3;  pledges 
to  state  missions.  $30;  collected  for  state 
missions,  $2.50.  They  have  put  in  a  baptis- 
tery costing  $20.  Bro  her  Thompson  has  had 
to  go  home  to  recuperate  after  a  severe  at- 
tack of  typhoid  fever,  leaving  the  pulpit  at 
Pine  Bluff  vacant  until  he  returns.  Brother 
Walker,  Arkadelphia,  has  had  smallpox  and 
been  quarantined  in  his  home.  This,  of 
course,  has  interfered  with  his  work.  Broth- 
er Ratliffe,  Southwest  District,  reports  6 
added  at  Wilton,  and  4  at  Cook  Spring. 
When  writing  was  in  a  meeting  at  Falcon. 
Joe  Jones,  Caddo  Gap  District,  reports  a 
meeting  at  Bethsaida  in  which  there  were 
25  additions,  24  baptisms;  and  the  same  day 
he  closed  at  Bethsaida  he  commenced  a  meet- 
ing at  Amity,  his  home;  one  confession  up  to 
writing.  Brother  Jones  has  only  had  one 
night's  rest  in  three  weeks.  As  far  as  heard 
from  this  gives  baptisms,  28:  total  additions, 
30.— E.  C.  Browning. 

ILLINOIS 

Bunker  Hill,  Aug.  2. — We  are  just  beginning 
a  tent  meeting  here  where  there  is  no 
Church  of  Christ  and  but  few  members.  It  is 
pioneer  ground.— E.  O.  Sharpe,  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  G.  B.  Williamson 

Saunemin. — Four  confessions  recently. — 
J.  C  Lappin. 

Windsor,  July  29.— Had  two  additions  at 
Humboldt  yesterday,  man  and  wife.  He  was 
a  Baptist  preacher  and  a  good  worker. — 
A.  H.  Harrell. 

INDIANA. 

Danville,  Aug.  1.— Four  added  here  last 
Sunday.  One  by  letter  and  three  confessions, 
two  of  whom  were  teachers  in  city  schools. 
I  go  to  Monroe  County  for  meetings  during 
my  vacation. — Eugene  T.  Martin. 

Jeffersonville,  July  30.— On  last  Lord's  day 
there  were  five  additions  to  the  church  at 
Bethel  in  this  county.  Four  were  confessions. 
Next  month  we  intend  to  continue  the  meet- 
ing. The  Sunday  school  under  the  leadership 
of  A.  B.  Hutsell  is  doing  well. — F.  E.  An- 
drews. 

INDIAN  TERRITORY. 

Grove,  Aug.  1. — We  commenced  our  meet- 
ing at  Gravette,  Ark.,  July  21  with  41  addi- 
tions. Nine  of  these  came  from  the  Baptists, 
several  from  the  Methodists  and  C.  P's.,  one 
reclaimed  and  25  by  baptism.  On  July  30  I 
baptized  10  persons,  four  of  whom  were  old, 
the  youngest  being  61  and  the  oldest  76.  One 
of  the  remarkable  features  of  this  meeting 
was  the  large  per  cent,  of  persons  above 
40  who  were  baptized.  I  am  now  at  Grove, 
I.  T.,  for  10  days  to  see  if  I  can  collect  the 
few  scattered  brethren  here  and  set  them  to 
work.  I  go  from  here  to  Hartville,  Mo.— E 
E.  Davidson. 

IOWA. 

Council  Bluffs. — One  confession  and  baptism 
at  our  Wednesday  evening  prayer-meeting 
this  week.— W.  B.  Crewdson. 

Riverton,  July  30.— I  began  a  promising 
meeting  here  last  night.  Six  were  added  to 
the  Hamburg  congregation  in  a  schoolhouse 
meeting  recently  held.  Audiences  at  Ham- 
burg are  smaller  than  ever  before  on  account 
of  the  hot  weather. — H.  "W.  Cies,  pastor  of 
the  church  at  Hamburg. 


KANSAS. 

Chanute,  Aug.  2.— I  have  been  located  with 
Chamite  Church  two  years  last  Sunday. 
Half  time  at  Yates  Center  until  Jan.  1.  Dur- 
ing the  two  years  there  have  beea  190  addi- 
tions to  the  churches,  110  by  confession. 
Preached  3G7  sermons.  During  the  past  year 
I  held  three  meetings  besides  my  regular  pas 
toral  work.  I  have  deeded  to  clos.e  my  work 
here  about  Sept.  1,  when  I  will  be  ready  to 
locate  elsewhere. — W.  T.  Adams. 

MISSOURI. 

Elmo,  Aug.  3.— I  closed  a  11  days'  meeting 
at  Elmo,  Friday  night,  Aug  2,  with  five 
additions,  as  follows:  Two  confessions,  two 
from  the  M.  E.  South  and  one  from  the  M. 
E.— Chas.  L.  Beal,  Central  Christian  Col- 
lege, Albany. 

Huntsville,  Aug.  5. —One  added  by  let- 
ter yesterday  morning.  H.  A.  Northcutt 
will  begin  a  meeting  here  Aug.  12.  He  held 
us  a  great  meeting  several  years  ago. — Louis 
S.  Cupp. 

Kirksville,  July  30.— Have  just  closed  two 
years'  pastorate  for  the  church  in  Kirksville, 
during  which  time  there  have  been  received 
into  this  church  296  members,  96  of  these  by 
statement,  70  by  letter,  125  by  confession  and 
baptism.  Have  preached  156  sermons,  offi- 
ciated at  42  funerals,  made  32  speeches,  offi 
ciated  at  32  weddings  and  made  an  average 
of  20  calls  per  day.  We  have  enlarged  our 
church  at  a  cost  of  $6,500,  all  paid  but  about 
$500.  We  have  not  given  as  much  for'  mis- 
sions this  year  because  of  this  work.  I  have 
also  held  seven  protracted  meetings  during 
this  time. — H.  A.  Northcutt. 

Princeton,  July  29. — We  have  had  six  aided 
since  coming  here — two  by  baptism,  one  by 
statement,  one  from  the  Latter  Day  Saints, 
one,  an  elder  in  the  church  from  which  he 
came,  from  the  Christian  Mission,  and  one 
last  night  from  the  Baptists.  I  find  many 
marks  of  good  work  from  my  predecessor,  H. 
S.  Gilliam,  who  is  now  at  Maysville.  We 
raised  for  foreign  work  about  $20,  for  state 
work  about  $17,  for  Orphans'  Home,  pledges 
and  all,  $130,  for  district  work  we  pledged 
$15.— J.  E.  Davis. 

Triplett,  Aug.  3.  —Twelve  additions  to  the 
present;  have  to  close  Sunday  night.  Be- 
gin a  meeting  at  Junction  City,  Ky.,  next 
week.  Bro.  Kerr,  from  Gallatin,  is  leading 
the  music  in  our  meeting  here.  He  is  a  fine 
singer. — W.  G.  Surber. 

Windsor,  July  30. — I  have  just,  closed  a  two 
weeks'  meeting  here  with  nine  additions;  Bi- 
ble-school organized  and  money  raised  for  a 
preacher.  We  want  to  locate  some  good 
preacher  in  Morgan  county  to  work  the  dif- 
ferent points. — R.  B.  Havener. 

OKLAHOMA  TERRITORY. 

Chandler,  July  29.— Three  additions  at 
Luther  yesterday,  and  two  at  Valley  View 
Annex  the  Sunday  before.  Our  Christian 
Endeavorers  in  the  church  here  are  proving 
themselves  pastoral  helpers.  They  held  one 
of  the  best  services  of  the  year  last  evening. 
I  contemplate  devotiog  a  week  or  so  in 
August  to  an  Oklahoma  tour. — A.  M.  Har- 
ral. 

Norman,  July  28. — I  preached  for  the  church 
at  Norman  this  morning  and  evening.  One 
confession.— J.  G.  Creason. 

TEXAS. 

Denton,  July  29. — Preached  yesterday  at 
Denton,  where  Bro.  Hallam  ministers.  One 
confession  and  one  addition  by  statement. — 
Joe  S.  Riley. 

San  Angelo,  July  29.— The  church  here  is 
advancing,  and  it  is  said  that  a  deeper  inter- 
est is  being  shown  by  all  than  has  been  mani- 
fested in  San  Angelo  for  years.  Improve- 
ments have  be>  n  made  upon  the  church  edifice 
and  parsonage.  A  Senior  Endeavor  Society 
has  been  organized  with  28  members  and  in- 
creased to  32;  17  Have  been  added  to  the 
chnrch.     B.  B.  Sanders  and   singer  will  con- 


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ANY  CHURCH 

Contemplating  the  purchase  of  an 
organ  will  do  its  members  a  great 
injustice  if  they  do  not  see  and  hear 
the 

v  ESTEY v 

No  other  Organ  approaches  it  in  rich 
and  musical  tone  and  wonderful  du- 
rability. Catalogues  and  ail  infor- 
mation mailed  to  any  address. 

THE  ESTEY  CO., 
1116  Olive  St.,    St.  Louis. 


duct  a  revival  for  us  this  fall.  We  are  going 
to  make  a  special  effort  to  collect  a  sum  of 
money  to,  be  divided  among  our  missionary 
societies,  etc.  Many  of  our  members  are  now 
taking  and  reading  our  great  weekly  papers, 
and  we  are  going  to  try  to  put  a  religious 
paper  in  every  home.— Frederick  F.  Wtatt, 
pastor. 

CHANGES. 

A.  A.  Hibner,  Effingham,  111.,  to  Wapakone- 
ta.  O. 

H.  H.  Rama,  Blair,  Neb.,  to  Holly  Springs, 
la. 

W.  J.  Dodge,  Des  Moines  to  Fort  Dodge,  la. 

Charles  A.  Stevens,  Fort  Dodge,  la.,  to 
Blackwell,  O.  T. 

Melvin  Putnam,  Sedalia,  Mo.,  to  Vacaville, 
Cal. 

Andrew  Scott,  Butler.  Mo.,  toPontiac,  111. 

S.  K.  Hallam,  Roswell,  N.  M.,  to  Denton, 
Tex. 

Arthur  W.  Jones,  Clarendon  to  Austin,  Tex. 

E.  T.  Stewart,  Hoisington  to  Roper,  Kan. 

J.H.  Stotler,  Mt.  Carmel  to  Centralia,  111. 

Jesse  Gresham,  New  Castle,  Wyo.,  to  Fair- 
fax, Mo. 

B.  E.  Parker,  Osage  City  to  Stafford,  Kan. 
J.  C.  Davis,    Hollister,   Cal..   to   2027  N.  6th 

Street,  Kansas  City,  Kan. 
George   L.  Snively.  Jacksonville,  111.,  to  903 

Aubert  Ave.,  St.  Louis,  Mo. 
R.  E.  Thomas,  Eureka,  to  Kankakee,  111. 

THE  AKRON  ROUTE. 

TKrovigK    Pa.sser\ger    Service    to    Buffalo 
for  Parv-America.r\  Exposition. 

The  opening  of  the  Pan-American  Buffalo 
Line — "Akron  Route" — May  5th  establishes 
a  new  outlet  from  the  West  and  Southwest 
to  Chautauqua  Lake,  Buffalo,  Niagara  Falls 
and  St.  Lawrence  River  and  Canada  resorts. 
It  also  opens  a  new  tourist  route  via  Buffcud 
and  the  Niagara  frontier  to  New  York  and 
the  East. 

Schedules  for  the  new  route  are  out,  and 
their  arrangement  indicates  passengers  over 
it  are  to  have  enjoyable  trips  to  and  from  the 
Pan-American  Exposition. 

The  service  from  St.  Louis  for  Pan-American 
Exposition  visitors  from  that  gateway  and 
the  West  and  Southwest  includes  two  daily 
trains  in  both  directions.  The  Pan-American 
Express  leaves  St.  Louis  Union  Station  at 
8:44  a.  m.,  arrives  Buffalo  8:15  next  morning. 
This  train  has  sleeping  car  on  wnich  passen- 
gers may  go  from  St.  Louis  to  Chautauqua 
Lake  and  Buffalo  without  change.  The 
Buffalo  Express  leaves  St.  Louis  at  8:15  p.  m. 
with  sleeping  car  from  St.  Louis  to  Columbus 
and  from  Columbus  through  to  Chautauqua 
Lake  and  Buffalo,  arriving  at  latter  point  at 
12:50  midnight.  Passengers  occupying  sleep- 
ing car  may  remain  in  their  berths  until  7:00 
a.  m.  Returning  trains  leave  Buffalo  daily 
at  1:00  p.  m.,  arrive  St.  Louis  at  noon  next 
day;  leave  Buffalo  6:30  p.  m.,  arrive  St.  Louis 
6:4*0  next  evening. 

Information  about  fares  to  Buffalo,  Niag- 
ara Falls  and  beyond,  stop-over  privileges  at 
Buffalo  and  other  details  may  be  ascertained 
by  communicating  with  J.  M.  Chesbrough, 
A.  G.  P.  Agt.,  St.  Louis. 


August  8,  1901 


THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


1015 


Announcements. 


Program 

Of  the  Sixty-fourth  Annual  Convention  of 
the  Missouri  Christian  Missionary  Co-opera- 
tion, Mexico,  Sept.  16  19,  1901.  J.  P.  Pinker- 
ton,  Pres  ;  Levi  Marshall,  Vice-Pres.;  W.  S. 
St.  Clair,  Ree.  Sec. 

Monday  Afternoon,  Sept.  16. 

C.  W.  B.  M.  Session. 

Monday  Evening. 

7:30  W.  E.  M.  Hackleman,  Musical  Direct- 
or. Devotional  Service,  J.  A.  McKenzie.  St. 
Joseph.  Convention  Sermon,  J.  B.  Briney, 
Paris  "What  is  toy  name*"  Acquaintance 
hour. 

Tuesday  Morning,  Sept.  1~. 

9:00.  Bible  Study,  President  J.  B. 
Jones,  Fulton.  Greeting  to  the  Conven- 
tion, A.  W.  Kokeudoffer,  Mexico.  Presi- 
dent's Address,  J.  P.  Pink'rton,  Jefferson 
City.  Report  of  Bible-school  Board  H.  P. 
Davis,  St.  Louis.  Y.  P.  S.  C.  E.  Superin- 
tendent's Report,  C.  E.  Hill,  Pleasant  Hill. 
Report  of  State  Board,  T.  A.  Abbott,  Cor. 
!,Sec.  Report,  of  Treasurer,  R.  L.  Wilson, 
Slater.  Sermon.  C.  S.  Brooks,  New  London. 
Address,  C.  B.  Newnan,  Biole  College,  Col- 
umbia. 

Tuesday  Afternoon  and  Evening. 

C.  W.  B.  M.  Session. 

Wednesday  Morning. 

9:00.  Bible  Study,  Pres.  D.  R.  Dungan, 
!  Canton.  Reports  of  Committees.  Ways  and 
I  Means,  G.  A.  Hoffmann.  Stale  Missions, 
W.  F.  Richardson.  State  of  the  Cause,  J.  H. 
Garrison.  Nominations,  T.  H.  Capp. 
Foreign  Missions,  Levi  Marshall  A.  C.  M. 
R.,  J.  H.  Hardin.  Talks  by  the  field  men,  E. 
J.  Lampton,  J.  B.  Jeans,  Jos.  Gaylor,  Horace 
;Siberell,  etc.  Address,  Needs  of  the  South- 
,  west,  D.  W.  Moore,  Springfield  Church  Ex- 
tension, Geo.  Darsie,  Frankfort.  Ky. 

Wednesday  Afternoon. 

1:45.  Devotional  Service,  H.  S  Saxby, 
[Kearney.  Real  Problems  in  State  Missions, 
JW.  F.  Richardson,  presiding:  1.  The  Foreign 
[Population.  W.  F.  Haman,  Wiodsor.  2.  The 
[Country  and  Village  Church,  F.  A.  Mayhall, 
(Louisiana.  3.  The  Home,  S.  J.  White, 
|Cameron.  4.  The  Negro,  His  Past,  Present 
land  Future,  H.  A.  Denton.  General  Dis- 
cussion. Address,  B.  L.  Smith,  Cincinnati, 
O. 

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7:30.  Devotional,  W.  A.  Moore,  St.  Louis. 
Sermon,  C.  H.  Winders,  Columbia.  Address, 
A.  McLean,  Cincinnati,  O. 

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9:00.  Bible  S  udy,  Pres  J.  W.  Ellis, 
Albany.  Reports  of  Committees:  Schools 
and  Colleges,  J.  B.  Jones.  Students'  Aid 
Fund,  A.  N.  Lindsay.  Orphans'  Home,  W.  S. 
St.  Clair  Literature  and  Colportage,  L.  H. 
Otto.  Resolutions,  E.  M.  Smith.  The  Or- 
jphan's  Cry,  G.  L.  Snively.  Jacksonville,  111. 
Devotional.  F.  L.  Bowen,  Kansas  City.  Ser- 
mon, H.  A.  Northcutt,  Kirksville. 

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Report  of  Obitu  ,ry  Committee  with  joint 
memorial  services.  Report  of  Committee  on 
C.  E.  Work,  C.  E.  Hill,  chairman.  C  E.  Ses- 
sion in  charge  of  State  Superintendent  C.  E. 
Hill. 

Thursday  Night. 

7:30.  Devotional  Services,  led  by  Mexico 
C  E.  Union.  Consecration  Sermon,  S.  B. 
Moore,  Moberlv-  Program  Committee. 


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Monday  evening.— Informal  reception — par- 
lors of  the  First  Christian  Church. 

Tuesday,  9:15  a.  m. — Eureka  College  Aid  As- 
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Davidson;  report  of  field  secretary,  Miss  Mary 
S.  Hedrick;  short  talk,  Miss  Clara  Boles; 
president's  address,  Mrs.  S.  J.  Crawford;  ad- 
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C.  W.  B.  M.  Convention.— Conference — auxil- 
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Mrs.  Catherine  F.  Lindsay;  prayer,  Mrs  Mary 
G.  Hawk;  How  Pay  Current  Expenses,  Mrs. 
Laura  M.  Hannah;  Our  Auxiliary  Member, 
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dren's Work,  Mrs.  Edwin  Curry;  individual 
Responsibility,  Mrs.  Eleanor  B.  Putnam. 

2:00  p.  m.—  President's  address,  Miss  Annie 
E.  Davidson. 

Reports — Corresponding  secretary,  Miss 
Anna  M.  Hale;  treasurer,  Mrs.  S.  J.  Crawford; 
superintendent  Young  People's  Work,  Miss 
Minnie  M.  Dennis;  Future  Work,  Dr.  Edith 
Haigh.  Conference.  1.  Our  Advance,  Mrs.  Mary 
Pickens- Buckner;  In  America,  Miss  Mary 
Towne;  In  the  Regions  Beyond,  Mrs.  Emma 
Karr;  In  Young  People's  Work,  Mrs.  Mary 
Herrick.  2.  Victory  at  Last,  Mrs.  Jane  C. 
Davidson. 

7:30  p.  m.,  Caoitol  Building. — Address,  Our 
New  Work,  C.  C.  Smith;  Harvest  Home,  Mrs. 
Emma  Crow. 

Illinois  Christian  Missionary  Convention. — 
Wednesday,  9:00  a.  m. — Reports— Correspond- 
ing secretary,  J.  Fred  Jones;  treasurer,  J.  P. 
Darst;  committee  on  permanent  fund,  P. 
Whitmer;  president's  address,  Russell  F. 
Thrapp;  Practical  Methods  of  Enforcing  our 
Plea  for  Christian  Unity,  Dr.  Herbert  L.  Wil- 
lett;  sermon— The  Compulsion  of  Responsi- 
bility, F.  W.   Burnham. 

2:00  p.  m.— Evangelistic  Experiences,  J.  J. 
Harris,  evangelist  eighth  district;  Our  Rela- 
tion to  State  Missions;  The  Preacher,  J.  A. 
Harrison;  The  Church,  J.  A.  Battenfield;  The 
Papers,  C  A.  Young;  Bible  study,  Dr.  Herbert 
L.  Willett. 

7:30  p.  m.— Capitol  Building.— Address  of 
welcome,  Richard  Yates,  governor  of  Illinois; 
The  Industrial  Expression  of  Christianity, 
Prof.  Graham  Taylor. 

Thursday,  9:00  A.  m. — Business  and  reports; 
Chicago  Evangelization,  W.  B.  Taylor;  Or- 
ganization of  the  Church  to  Meet  Present 
Needs,  R.  A   Nichols. 

2:00  p.  m.— Christian  Endeavor.  W.  F.  Shaw, 
superintendent,  The  Relation  of  District  and 
County  Work,  Miss  Ida  J.  Swan:  The  En- 
deavojer  a  Free  Trader,  H.  G.  Bennett;  three 
minute  reports  and  suggestions  from  district 
superintendents;  The  Joliet  Work,  Col.  D.  H. 
Darling;  The  Church  in  Politics,  W..H.  Ander- 
son, superintendent  and  attorney  of  the  Illi- 
nois Anti-saloon  League;  Christian  Education, 
E.  V.  Zollars. 

7:30  p.  m.—  Capitol  Building.— The  Para- 
mount Importance  of  State  Missions,  W.  F. 
Richardson. 

W.  W.  Weedon, 
R.  E.  Thomas, 
G.  B.  Van  Arsdall, 
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August  8,  1901 


v  Family  Circle  *• 

A  Larger  Blessing. 

BT  AARON  PRINCE  ATEN. 

To  every  life  there  cometh  both 

Unrest  and  restful  joy; 
In  every  soul  some  blessing  is 

Though  mixed  with  base  alloy; 
Amid  the  roses  beautiful 

With  perfume  pure  and  sweet, 
The  hidden  thorns  with  pointings  sharp 

Our  eager  graspings  meet. 

Content  dwells  not  within  the  heart 

That  strives  for  better  things, 
And  reaches  on  with  eager  grasp 

And  flies  on  tireless  wings 
To  reach  the  bounds  where  blessing  comes 

In  fullness  to  the  soul, 
And  each  in  radiant  rapture  drinks 

The  joys  that  o'er  him  roll. 

Why  not  have  larger  blessing  here: 

Amid  the  arid  sands, 
Though  burning  heat  be  ours  to  bear 

And  few  the  helping  hands* 
To  all  our  spirits  fullness  comes, 

If  opened  wide,  our  hearts 
Responsive  are  to  heavenly  love 

That  fills  and  ne'er  departs. 
Eldorado,  Kansas. 


The  Bogv  Man. 

Perhaps  most  parents  have  learned*  in 
this  enlightened  age,  that  a  child  cannot 
be  frightened  or  bullied  into  any  sort  of 
goodness  that  is  worth  having.  How  many 
children,  says  a  writer  in  the  "Woman's 
Home  Companion,  have  been  terrified  by 
stories  of  the  "Bogy  Man,"  of  "the  wolf 
that  will  come  and  eat  them,"  of  "the 
policeman  who  will  put  them  in  the  lock- 
up," till  their  fear  of  the  dark  amounts  to 
positive  agony.  Bedtime  should  be  an 
hour  inseparably  associated  with  the  pray- 
er at  the  mother's  knee,  followed  by  a  quiet 
talk,  after  which  the  little  one  settles  down 
to  a  restful  sleep.  But  instead  how  often 
does  it  happen  that  the  child  is  tucked  in 
bed  with  the  admonition,  "Now  go  right  to 
sleep,  like  a  good  boy,  for  if  you  don't 
there's  a  big  dog  over  there  in  the  corner 
that'll  come  and  bite  you ! "  Go  to  sleep! 
Sheer  nervous  terror  keeps  the  child 
awake.  How  can  he  be  expected  to  grow 
up  anything  but  timid? 

Another  writer  in  the  same  magazine 
suggests  a  cure  for  naughtiness,  which,  if 
effective,  ought  to  fill  a  long-felt  want. 
Conscientious  parents  realize  it  is  neces- 
sary to  encourage  good  impulses,  and  also 
to  train  the  child's  moral  nature  through 
the  education  of  his  faculties;  but  it  is  hard 
to  convince  them  that  in  respect  of  those 
venial  faults  most  children  exhibit  quite 
early  neglect  is  better  policy  than  discip- 
line. 

Many  times  a  child  who  accidentally  finds 
naughtiness  an  interesting  experiment 
would  quickly  weary  of  it  if  it  were  not  for 
the  commotion  it  makes  in  the  family.  To 
become  an  offender  is  to  become  important, 
and  nothing  is  more  agreeable  to  young  or 
old  than  that.  One  is  liable  in  times  of 
tedium  to  attract  attention  in  some  way, 
even  if  it  involves  making  one's  self  odious. 
The  desire  for  notoriety  is,  in  its  incipient 
form,  simply  a  determination  to  become 
the  center  of  something,  and  children  show 
it  as  often  as  and  even  more  frankly  than 
their  elders. 

Is  it  not  then  desirable  to  make  a  child's 
small  attempts  at  intractability  dull  affairs 


to  him,  so  that  he  shall  forget  them? 
Every  act  that  we  remember  well  we  in- 
cline to  do  again,  and  the  best  thing  that 
can  happen  to  children  is  to  have  all  their 
good  acts  marked  by  red  letters,  while 
their  minor  offenses  are  dropped  into  the 
gulf  of  forgetfulness. 

J* 
How  They  Dine  in  Japan. 

I  think  probably  the  most  entertaining 
experience  we  had  in  Tokio,  said  Miss 
Lillian  Griffin  in  the  Baltimore  Sun,  was  a 
Japanese  dinner. 

We  had  been  invited  to  dine  at  the  Maple 
Club,  and  at  the  entrance  a  bevy  of  small 
servants  went  down  on  all  fours  in  saluta- 
tion, removed  our  shoes  and  escorted  us  to 
the  dining-room,  a  small  apartment  minus 
chairs,  table,  everything.  We  were  ex- 
pected to  sit  in  native  fashion,  on  our  heels 
on  the  floor,  which  was  covered  with  fault- 
lessly white  mats.  Our  places  were  marked 
by  a  circle  of  small,  flat  blue  cushions. 
Sitting  upon  one's  heels  is  a  difficult  posi- 
tion for  foreigners  to  assume,  and  almost 
impossible  to  maintain.  With  inward  mis- 
givings, but  with  a  show  of  great  ease,  I 
subsided  upon  my  cushion  and  for  fully 
five  minutes  my  troubles  seemed  over. 
Alas!  soon  numbness  attacked  my  aston- 
ished members,  then  paralysis;  finally 
movement  or  inaction  became  alike  torture. 
"How  long  can  I  stand  it?"  I  thought,  un- 
easily, as  I  looked  toward  my  friend,  and 
in  her  eyes  caught  an  answering  signal  of 
distress. 

At  that  moment  a  troupe  of  little  serving- 
girls — musumes — entered  with  the  dinner. 
First  we  were  served  with  tiny  handleless 
cups  of  tea  and  most  beautiful  confection- 
ary, shaped  into  pink  and  green  maple 
leaves  and  delicate  rose-tinted  waxen  mys- 
teries. They  were  works  of  art,  but  I 
quailed  before  them,  and  for  me  that 
course  was  purely  ornamental.  Before 
each  of  us  was  then  placed  a  lacquered 
table  about  a  foot  high,  holding  several 
dishes.  I  have  never  been  considered  tall, 
but  I  felt  awkwardly  so  for  those  surround- 
ings, especially  that  doll's  table  and  those 
toy  dishes. 

At  first  glance  I  did  not  recognize  a 
single  acquaintance  among  the  delicacies; 
so  I  began  to  take  an  inventory  of  them. 
On  a  piece  of  glass  were  carefully  arranged 
thin  slices  of  raw  fish  and  a  small  bowl  of 
dark  sauce.  A  plate  was  divided  in  halves 
by  a  slice  of  white  and  yellow  cake  made 
of  sweet  and  Irish  potatoes.  On  one  side 
of  this  barrier  was  a  small  piece  of  boiled 
lobster,  half  a  microscopic  bird,  preserved 
cherries  and  chestnuts;  on  the  other,  two 
sugar-coated  Irish  potatoes,  one  white,  the 
other  red.  I  next  uncovered  a  lacquered 
bowl.  It  was  filled  with  a  brown  soup,  in 
which  floated  pieces  of  fish.  My  neighbors 
were  eating  this  with  chop- sticks.  Trem- 
blingly I  took  up  the  bits  of  wood  and  tried 
to  do  likewise.  With  every  movement 
those  detestable  chop-sticks  slipped  in  my 
fingers.  I  worked  with  desperate  energy, 
but  gradually  the  few  solid  portions  of  my 
soup  crumbled  to  nothing.  For  fresh 
material  I  had  to  turn  to  a  gelatinous  sub- 
stance called  soy,  on  which  rested  a  piece 
of  broiled  eel. 

Two  little  girls  served  sake,  the  rice 
wine  of  Japan,  from  slender,  long-necked 
vases.  Here  was  a  fresh  trial.  The  sake, 
which  tasted  much  like  diluted  sherry,  was 


served  hot.  I  felt  proud  of  my  fortitude 
when  I  had  swallowed  some  with  an  un- 
moved countenance.  There  are  some  very 
elaborate  ceremonial  rules  for  drinking  this 
wine,  which,  it  is  needless  to  say,  we  did 
not  observe. 

One  after  another  new  and  curious 
delicacies  were  placed  before  me,  until  a 
signal  was  given  and  the  musumes  rose 
and  retired  to  the  end  of  the  apartment. 
One  side  of  the  wall  slid  back  and  revealed 
a  picturesque  group  of  exquisitely  dressed 
girls.  They  were  the  maikos,  or  dancing 
girls,  and  their  accompanists,  the  geishas. 
At  first  the  sight  of  painted,  powdered, 
marvelously  costumed  dancers,  trailing 
beautiful  robes,  and  waving  tinted  fans, 
was  charming;  then  the  monotony  of  it  im 
pressed  me.  It  was  not  really  dancing,  but 
posing,  and  such  neat,  exact  posing  that 
I  felt  as  though  looking  upon  some 
mechanical  toy,  and  expected  every  moment 
it  would  run  down.  All  the  while  the 
wailing  voices  of  the  geishas  rose  higher; 
and  higher,  while  with  an  ivory  striker 
their  delicate  hands  sounded  the  strings 
of  the  samisens,  a  most  discordant 
instrument.  As  the  last  plaintive  note 
ceases  the  screens  were  drawn,  and  we  re 
sumed  our  dinner.  Other  dances  followed 
at  intervals  until  rice  was  brought  us  as  a 
last  course,  and  the  Japanese  feast  was 
over. 

J* 
A  Precaution. 

There  was  a  canny  Scotch  farmer,  who, 
according  to  the  Youth's  Companion, 
had  been  suffering  from  the  aching  of  a 
troublesome  tooth,  and  went  into  Glasgow 
for  treatment.  The  dentist,  having  ex- 
amined the  tooth,  said  kindly; 

"It's  a  very  bad  tooth,  and  I  should  ad- 
vise you  to  save  yourself  pain  and  take  gas, 
which  is  only  a  shilling  more." 

He  showed  the  machine  to  the  old  man 
and  explained  its  workings;  how  he  would 
fall  asleep  for  a  minute  or  two,  and  awake 
with  the  tooth  and  pain  gone.  The  farmer 
at  last  consented,  and   took  out  his  purse. 

"Never  mind  paying  now,"  said  the 
dentist,  loftily. 

"Hoots!"  replied  the  Scot.  "Awasna 
thinkin'  o'  that;  but  if  A'm  ga'en  ta  sleep 
A  thocht  A  wad  like  ta  count  ma  siller 
fust." 

J* 

Grape-Nuts  a.nd  Cream, 

An  Idea.1  Hot  Weather  Brea.kfaL.st. 

The  selection  of  food  for  hot  weather  is  an 
important  question.  We  should  avoid  an 
excess  of  fats,  cut  down  the  butter  ration  and 
indulge  more  freely  in  fruits  and  foods  easy  of 
digestion.  One  meat  meal  per  day  is  sufficient 
during  hot  weather. 

An  ideal  breakfast  is  Grape-Nuts,  treated 
with  a  little  cream  (which,  by  the  way,  sup- 
plies the  necessary  fat  in  a  very  digestible 
form),  a  cup  of  Postum  Cereal  Food  Coffee, 
hot,  or  if  cold,  it  should  have  a  little  lemon 
juice  squeezed  in;  then  some  fruit,  either 
cooked  or  raw;  also  perhaps  two  slices  of  en- 
tire wheat  bread  with  a  very  thin  spread  of 
butter.  A  breakfast  of  this  sort  is  so  per- 
fectly adapted  to  the  wants  of  the  system 
that  one  goes  through  the  heat  of  the  day  in 
comfort  as  compared  with  the  sweaty,  dis- 
agreeable condition  of  one  improperly  fed. 
Once  put  in  practice,  the  plan  will  never  be 
abandoned  during  thehot  days,  for  the  differ- 
ence in  one's  personal  comfort  is  too  great  to 
be  easily  forgotten. 


AUGUST  8,    1901 


THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


1017 


The  Irish  Language. 

One  hears  so  much  of  the  Irish  brogue 
that  one  may  easily  forget— or  never  know 
!—  that  there  is  a  real  Irish  language  which 
lis  still  spoken  in  some  parts  of  Ireland.  It 
is  only  very  distantly  related  to  English, 
and  is  a  Celtic  language  akin  to  Welsh,  the 
Gaelic  of  the  Scotch  Highlanders,  and  the 
now  extinct  language  of  Cornwall.  At  the 
ipresent  time  there  is  a  Gaelic  literary  re- 
vival in  Ireland  and  many  books  are  being 
[published  in  that  language.  Thomas 
O'Donnell,  an  Irish  member  of  Parliament, 
j  writes  as  follows  in  the  Review  of  Reviews 
i  about  the  Irish  language  and  its  relation 
to  the  history  of  the  island: 

"Our  language   is  the  only  thing  that 
remains  to  us  after  the  struggles  of  cen- 
turies.   Our  liberty  and  our  own  land  have 
(been  taken  from  us.    "While  that  language 
remains  it  will  ever  act  as  a  Masonic  bond 
I  to  link  a  people  whom  misgovernment  has 
I  exiled  all  over  the  globe,  and  who  would 
j  otherwise  be  lost  in  the  multitude  and  lost 
to  their  country.    Our  national  poet  has 
said:  'The  language  of  a  nation's  youth  is 
i  the  only  easy  and  full  speech  for  its  man- 
ihood,    and   for    its    age,    and   when    the 
'  language  of  its  cradle  goes,  itself  craves 
a  tomb.'      And  again:    'A  nation  should 
;  guard  its  language  more  than  its  terri- 
i  tories — 'tis  a  surer  barrier  and  a   stronger 
■frontier  than  fortress  or  a  river.' 

"The  language  and  the  mind  of  Ireland 
'  mutually  reacted  upon  each  other.  While 
:  the  language  was  in  the  first  instance  the 
product,  the  growth,  of  the  Irish  mind, 
I  leaving  in  its  idioms  and  forms  of  expres- 
,  sion  distinct  characteristics  of  the  minds 
i  which  evolved  it,  the  minds  of  future  gen- 
1  erations  of  Irishmen  were  shaped  and 
developed  by  the  language,  by  its  expres- 
I  sive  beauty,  its  prayerful  and  religious 
tendencies,  its  mystic  charms;  they  grew 
in  the  natural  order,  forming,  each  one,  a 
link  in  the  chain  of  national  development, 
'  each  the  inheritor  of  the  wisdom,  the  cul- 
ture, and  refinement  of  those  preceding, 
each  drawing  from  the  store- house  of  the 
past;  and  thus  has  been  developed,  not  in 
one  generation,  not  by  forced  instruction, 
but  by  slow  degrees,  through  nearly  twenty 
centuries,  the  Irish  mind  and  the  Irish 
language.  The  Irish  mind  was,  even  in 
pagan  times,  essentially  religious,  chaste, 
and  idealistic,  docile,  dutiful  to  parents, 
passionately  loyal  whether  to  earthly  chief 
or  heavenly  King,  self-sacrificing  and  un- 
selfish— a  fitting  soil  on  which  to  sow  the 
seeds  of  Christianity,  a  soil  which  has 
brought  real  enduring  fruit,  not  its  sem- 
blance, or  the  blossom,  to  decay  on  the 
appearance  of  the  storm  of  self-interest 
or  self-indulgence.  That  mind,  with  its 
simplicity,  its  sincerity,  and  its  devotion 
to  the  cause  of  religion,  has  come  down 
to  us  unstained,  in  a  language  which  to- 
day, in  the  wilderness  of  irreligion,  moral 
depravity,  selfishness,  and  mammon  -wor- 
ship, speaks  only  of  the  beauty  of  a  simple 
life,  relating  tale  after  tale  to  exemplify 
the  worth  of  self-sacrifice,  of  chastity  and 
purity.  Our  language  breathes  of  the  time 
when  men  and  nations  were  younger,  more 
beautiful,  and  less  materialized  than  they 
are  to-day." 

J* 

For  Dyspepsia. 

Ta.ke  Horsford's  Acid  Phosphate. 

Dr.  T.  H  Andrews,  late  of  Jefferson  Med- 
ical College,  Philadelphia,  Pa.,  says:  "A  won- 
derful remedy  which  gave  me  most  gratifying 
results  in  the  worst  forms  of  dyspepsia." 


The  Bishop's  Joke. 

Bishop  Watterson,  of  Nebraska,  was  once 
mistaken  for  a  traveling  salesman  by  one 
who  met  him  in  a  railway  train. 

"Do  you  represent  a  big  house?"  asked 
the  traveler  of  the  bishop. 

"Biggest  on  earth,"  replied  the  bishop. 

"What's  the  name  of  the  firm?" 

"Lord  and  Church." 

"Hum!  Lord  and  Church!  Never  heard 
of  it.    Got  branch  houses  anywhere?" 

"Branch  houses  all  over  the  world." 

"That's  queer.  Never  heard  of  them.  Is 
it  boots  and  shoes?" 

"No." 

"Oh,  dry  goods,  I  suppose?" 

"Yes,  they  call  my  sermons  that  some- 
times." 

Getting  Ready  to  Enjoy. 

She  was  a  little  old  woman,  says  The 
Northwestern  Christian  Advocate,  who 
came  on  at  a  country  station  for  her  first 
journey  by  railroad.  The  other  passengers 
smiled  as  they  watched  while  she  settled 
herself  and  her  belongings  as  if  she  expected 
to  travel  around  the  world. 

A  young  relative  who  was  with  her  called 
her  attention  to  a  beautiful  view  of  the 
lake,  but  she  was  so  busy  with  tucking  a 
veil  over  her  bonnet  that  she  gave  it  scant 
notice. 

"Pretty  soon,  John.  As  soon  as  I  get 
everything  fixed  all  right,  I'm  goin'  to  sit 
back  and  enjoy  myself,"  she  said.  "I  al- 
ways have  been  lottin'  on  a  ride  in  the 
cars." 

But  her  satchel,  basket  and  box  were  not 
easily  arranged  to  her  liking  and  the  forty- 
mile  ride  was  brief. 

"Already?"  she  exclaimed,  as  the  name 
of  her  destination  was  called.  "Why,  I've 
hardly  had  a  mite  of  pleasure  from  the 
journey  yet!  If  I'd  thought  we  were  goin' 
to  stop  so  soon,  I  wouldn't  have  wasted  all 
my  time  fussin'." 

The  passengers  smiled  again,  yet  doubt- 
less some  of  them  were  taking  their  life 
journey  in  much  the  same  fashion. 

A  Musician's  Diplomacy. 

Artists  and  musicians  who  are  solicited 
to  give  their  services  free  for  charity  can 
not  be  blamed  for  feeling  that  those  who 
make  such  requests  ought  to  be  prepared 
to  meet  them  half-way. 

Madame  Eames,  recently  in  London,  put 
the  matter  in  a  new  light  to  those  who  in- 
vited her  to  appear  gratuitously  for  charity, 
says  the  Saturday  Evening  Post. 

She  was  one  afternoon  at  Lord  Charles 
Beresford's,  and  the  next  day  received  a 
letter  from  Lady  Beresford  saying  that  two 
ladies  present  had  wanted  to  ask  a  favor, 
but  in  her  presence  had  lost  courage. 

"But  I  am  not  afraid  of  you,"  wrote 
Lady  Beresford,  and  proceeded  to  say  that 
the  ladies  in  question,  who  happened  to  be 
extremely  wealthy,  wished  her  to  sing  for 
nothing  for  a  certain  charity. 

Madam  Eames  immediately  sat  down  and 
wrote  a  reply.  It  was  her  duty,  she  said,  to 
save  herself  as  much  as  possible  for  her 
operatic  performances  at  Covent  Garden, 
which  were  stipulated  by  contract  to  be  two 
days  apart,  so  that  she  might  give  her 
freshest  and  best  to  the  public.  She  felt, 
however,  greatly  attracted  toward  the 
charity  named,  and  would  make  only  one 
condition  regarding  the    donating  of  her 


you 

haven't 

a  minute 

to  spare, 

you  need  an 

Elgin 

Watch 

It  Is  the  world's  standard  time- 
keeper. Sold  by  Jewelers  every- 
where. An  Elgin  Watch  always 
has  the  word  "Elgin"  engraved  on 
the  works.    Booklet  free. 

ELGIN  NATIONAL  WATCH  CO.,  Elgin.  III. 


services.  She  had  received  300  guineas 
(about  $1,500)  for  singing  at  Mr.  W.  W. 
Astor's  and  about  the  same  amount  at 
other  private  concerts.  She  would  gladly 
sing  for  nothing  at  the  charity  concert  if 
each  one  of  the  ladies  interested,  who  had 
so  kindly  asked  her,  would  donate  300 
guineas  to  the  object  for  which  the  concert 
was  to  be  given. 

As  yet  no  replies  from  "the  ladies  inter- 
ested" have  been  received.  But  Lady 
Beresford,  not  being  one  of  the  "interested 
ladies,"  appreciated  more  fully  the  humor 
of  the  situation. 

J* 
An  Iron  Will  with  Limitations. 

Two  men  were  arguing  in  their  club.  One, 
a  fellow  of  ineffable  conceit,  was  boring  ev- 
erybody with  boasting  of  the  power  of  his 
will,  maintaining,  with  much  violence,  that 
his  will  was  stronger  than  that  of  anybody's 
present.  An  English  paper  records  the 
conversation.  "You  are  wrong  there," 
said  one  of  the  gentlemen,  "and  I  will  prove 
it.  Go  and  stand  in  that  corner,  and  I  will 
have  you  out  of  it  before  I  have  command- 
ed you  the  second  time." 

The  smart  one  stood  in  the  corner,  and 
the  quiet  one  said: 

"Come  out  of  that  corner." 

The  other  grinned  and  shook  his  head. 
The  quiet  man  sat  down  and  looked  at  him 
steadily.  Five  minutes  passed,  and  then 
the  smart  man  said  with  a  sneer : 

"Don't  you  think  you'd  better  give  it  up? 
I  don't  feel  any  influence  at  all,  and  I  can't 
stand  here  all  the  evening." 

"Oh,  as  to  that,"  replied  the  quiet  man, 
there's  no  hurry.  I  am  perfectly  comfort- 
able. You  recollect  that  there's  no  time 
limit;  you  are  simply  to  come  out  before  I 
ask  you  twice.  And  as  I  don't  intend  to 
ask  you  again  until  a  week  from  to-day,  in 
order  to  give  your  strong  will  a  fair  and 
vigorous  trial,  we  might  as  well  take  it 
easily." 

The  man  with  the  iron  resolution  sneaked 
out  of  the  corner,  and  the  experiment  was 
declared  off. — Youth's  Companion. 


"Marian,  you  have  a  hole  as  big  as  a 
quarter  in  the  heel  of  your  stocking,"  said 
a  mother  to  her  little  daughter. 

"Mamma,  you  exaggerate  so,"  replied 
the  little  one.  "That  hole  isn't  bigger  than 
fifteen  cents." 


1018 


THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


August  8,  1901 


He  Left. 

A  skeptical  young  man  confronted  an  old 
Quaker  -with  the  statment  that  he  did  not 
believe  irt  the  Bible.    The  Quaker  said: 

"Dost  thou  believe  in  France?''      ,  , 

"Yes;  though  I  have  not  seen  it,  I  have 
seen  others  who  have;  besides,  there  is 
plenty  of  corroborative  proof  that  such  a 
country  does  exist." 

"Then  thee  will  riot  believe  anything 
thee  or  others  have  not  seen?" 

"No,  to  be  sure  I  won't." 

"Did  thee  ever  see  thine  own  brains?" 

"No." 

"Ever:  see  anybody  else  that  did?" 

"No." 

"Does  thee  believe  thee  has  any?" 

The  Young  man  left. 

k  . 

The  Little  God  a.r\d  Dicky. 

Mr.  Richard  Carr  Pendleton,  aged  seven 
or  thereabouts,  is  the  hero  of  Miss  Daskam's 
latest  story  in  McClure's  Magazine.  He 
has  reached  that  stage  of  his  education 
where  his  fond  mother  thinks  it  be3t  for 
him  to  go  to  dancing-school — which  same 
is  his  particular  pet  aversion.  Much 
against  his  will  he  is  being  groomed  for 
that  function  by  his  patient  mamma. 
As  the  process  proceeds,  this  monologue, 
representing  her  half  of  the  conversation, 
filters  through  the  crack  in  the  door. 

"Your  necktie  is  on  the  bed.  No,  I  don't 
know  where  the  blue  one  is— it  doesn't  mat- 
ter; that  U  just  as  good.  Yes,  it  is.  No,  you 
can  not.  You  will  have  to  wear  one.  Be- 
cause no  one  ever  goes  without.  I  don't 
know  why. 

"Many  a  boy  would  be  thankful  and 
glad  to  hare  silk  stockings.  Nonsense 
— your  legs  are  warm  enough.  I  don't  be- 
lieve you.  Now,  Richard,  how  perfectly 
ridiculous!  There  is  no  left  or  right  to 
stockings.  You  have  no  time  to  change. 
Shoes  are  a  different  thing.  Well,  hurry 
up,  then.  Because  they  are  made  so,  I 
suppose.    I  don't  know  why. 

"Brush  it  more  on  that  side — no,  you 
can't  go  to  the  barber's.  You  went  last 
week.  It  looks  perfectly  well.  I  cut  it?  Why, 
I  don't  know  how  to  trim  hair.  Anyway, 
there  isn't  time  now.  It  will  have  to  do. 
Stop  your  scowling,  for  goodness'  sake, 
Dick.  Have  you  a  handkerchief?  It 
makes  no  difference,  you  must  carry  one. 
You  ought  to  want  to  use  it.  Well,  you 
should.  Yes,  they  always  do,  whether 
they  have  colds  or  not.  I  don't  know 
why. 

"Your  Golden  Text!  The  idea!  No  you 
can  not.  You  can  learn  that  Sunday  be- 
fore church.  This  is  not  the  time  to  learn 
Golden  Texts.  I  never  saw  such  a  child. 
Now  take  your  pumps  and  find  the  plush 
bag.  Why  not?  Put  them  right  with 
Ruth's.  That's  what  the  bag  was  made 
for.  Well,  how  do  you  want  to  carry 
them?  Why,  I  never  heard  of  anything  so 
silly!  You  will  knot  the  strings.  I  don't 
care  if  they  do  carry  skates  that  way — 
skates  are  not  slippers.  You'd  lose  them. 
Very  well,  then,  only  hurry  up.  I  should 
think  you'd  be  ashamed  to  have  them 
dangling  around  your  neck  that  way.  Be- 
cause people  never  do  carry  them  so.  I 
don't  know  why. 

"Now,  here's  your  coat.  Well,  I  can't 
help  it,  you  have  no  time  to  hunt  for  them. 
Put  your  hands  in  your  pockets — it's  not 
far.    And  mind  you  don't  iun  for  Ruth 


every  time.  You  don't  take  any  pains 
with  her,  and  you  hustle  her  about,  Miss 
Dorothy  says.  Take  another  little  girl. 
Yes,  you  must.  I  shall  speak  to  your 
father  if  you  answer  me  in  that  way,  Rich- 
ard. Men  don't  dance  with  their  sisters. 
Because  they  don't.    I  don't  know  why." 

The  Biograph  in  Education. 

The  biograph,  or  moving-picture  ma- 
chine, has  acquired  wonderful  popularity 
during  the  four  years  since  its  invention, 
but  so  far  it  has  been  used  chiefly  as  a 
means  of  amusement — a  grown  folks'  toy. 
A  writer  in  Everybody's  Magazine,  who 
gives  much  information  about  the  workings 
of  the  biograph,  thinks  there  is  a  great  fu- 
ture for  moving  pictures  in  the  school-room. 
To  the  insular  child  what  more  impressive 
method  of  information  as  to  what  a  war- 
ship is  like  in  all  its  majesty,  than  to  show 
him  one  in  motion-photography.  The 
children  of  the  Central  States  will  be 
shown  waves  dashing  high  upon  the  strand, 
or  rolling  in  gentle  billows  on  the  bathing 
beach  where  children  are  at  play..  There 
are  city  children,  too,  who  can  be  shown 
harvesting  and  haying  scenes  in  the  great 
West;  cows,  horses  and  all  animals,  wild 
and  tame.  And  for  both  rural  and  urban 
youngsters  the  mutoscope  will  display  the 
Indian,  the  Chinaman,  the  Zulu — all  races 
of  men  and  their  manners  and  their  cus- 
toms. To  the  geography  class  the  muto- 
scope will  display  the  capes,  rivers,  cities, 
bays,  towns  and  historic  buildings  that 
heretofore  have  been  but  names  to  the 
book- dazed  scholar.  He  will  be  shown  the 
Muir  Glacier  in  its  mighty  disintegration, 
Vesuvius  in  eruption,  and  Niagara's  re- 
sistless flood.  It  will  take  the  scholar  up 
the  Danube  or  down  the  Mississippi,  or 
show  him  the  wondrous  panoramas  of  Lon- 
don, New  York,  Paris,  Bombay  and  Can- 
ton life.  To  the  history  class  the  muto- 
scope will  show  the  great  personages  of 
to-day,  as  they  live  and  move  and  have 
their  being.  What  more  vital  suggestion 
of  the  war  with  Spain  than  the  two  views  [ 
of  the  Spanish  warship  Viscaya,  one  show- 
ing her  at  anchor  in  New  York  harbor,  her 
captain,  in  bitter  jest,  training  his  cannon 
on  the  city,  the  other  a  battered  wreck 
upon  the  beach  of  Santiago  a  few  weeks 
later? 

The  worthy  Sunday-school  superintend- 
ent was  illustrating  the  text,  "Whatsoever 
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THE  CHRISTIAN  EVANGELIST 


1019 


MARION 

HARLAND 

in  her  book  "First 
Aid  to  the  Young 
Housekeeper," 
says  there  can  be 
little  doubt  of  ihe 
saving  in  effort 
by  use  of  most 
washing  -  powders 
and,  if  a  trust- 
worthy powder 
be  used,  of  the 
saving  to  the 
fabric,  over  the  old 
soap  -  rubbing  way 
of  washing.  Users 
and  imitators, 
both,  have  proved 
P  e  a  r  i  i  n  e  trust- 
worthy. 


With    the     Children. 

J.  Breckervrldge  Ellis. 


XXII.— That  Dog  Collar. 

Edgar  lay  a  long  time  in  the  country 
J  road  with  his  sprained  ankle,  and  at  last 
jhere  came  Nap;  and  it  was  beginning  to  be 
j  morning.  "I  taken  the  medicine  all 
I  right,"  said  the  tramp  picking  up  his  pipe 
I  (which  Edgar  had  not  used  in  his  absence), 
! "and  the  doc  said  it 'twarn't  too  late.  I 
I  tried  to  tell  him  about  you  a-laying  out 
here  under  the  heavens,  but  he  brashed  me 
away  same's  I  was  a  fly.  And  I  didn't  see 
:none  of  the  women  folks.  Went  to  liv'ry 
stable,  and  telled  of  you  being  here,  and 
jthere  was  your  horse  with  the  broken  har- 
ness and  a  big  hallyballoo  over  him,  and 
they're  coming  after  you;  but  they's  so 
slow,  I  knowed  I  could  beat  um  afoot, 
which  I  have  did."  Not  long  after  the 
young  man  was  taken  to  his  hotel,  where 
Dr.  Larry  ministered  to  his  injury.  As 
the  day  wore  on,  Pete  did  not  improve,  but 
Dr.  Wells  said  it  was  a  good  sign  that  she 
grew  no  worse.  Mrs.  Morris  would  have 
gone  in  person  to  thank  the  young  man  for 
his  night's  ride,  but  she  could  not  leave 
her  daughter  a  moment.  So  she  sent  a 
grateful  message  by  Arthur  Pendleton.  As 
it  was  now  known  that  Pete  had  diphtheria, 
her  sisters  and  intimate" 'associates  were  all 
forbidden  to  come  to  school,  that  is,  Madge 
and  Jennie,  Letitia  and  Arthur  Pendleton, 
and  Linda  May  Dudley.  As  it  would  be 
very  important  for  Mrs.  Morris  to  sit  up 
that  night,  she  went  to  bed  after  dinner  to 
rest  up  for  the  watch,  and  Miss  Dollie  came 
to  occupy  her  place.  Madge  had  been  sent 
to  stay  at  Miss  Dollie's  till  Pete  should  re- 
cover, lest  she  take  the  dreadful  disease, 
herself.  Letitia  could  not  visit  anybody 
but  Linda  May,  because  the  other  girls 
had  not  been  exposed  to  the  contagion.  So 
when  Miss  Dollie  left  home  to  go  and  take 
care  of  Pete,  Linda  May  and  Madge  were 
left  alone  in  the  house.  Pretty  soon  Leti- 
tia came  to  spend  the  afternoon  with  them. 
It  was  a  beautiful  afternoon,  and  it  was  all 
the  more  fun  because  they  knew  school 
was  going  on,  and  they  didn't  have  to  be 
shut  up  in  the  schoolhouse.  So  of  course 
they  looked  upon  the  day  as  that  much 
time  gained  ovei4  and  above  Saturday  and 
Sunday. 

•'Poor  Pete!"  said  Letitia,  as  they  sat  on 


the  edge  of  Miss  Dollie's  front  porch, 
"wouldn't  we  have  fun  if  she  was  here!" 
"No,"  said  Linda  May,  "because  if  she 
was  well  enough  to  be  here,  we  all  would 
have  to  be  going  to  school.  Pm  sorry  she's 
sick  as  she  is,  but  Pm  glad  what  she's  got 
has  scared  our  teachers."  "I  wonder," 
said  Madge,  "how  long  there's  danger  of 
taking  diphtheria?  Wouldn't  it  be  fun  if 
Pete  got  well  but  they  was  still  a  risk  of 
us  taking  it,  and  we  could  be  holding  that 
over  the  heads  of  everybody  till  next 
spring!"  "I  believe  I  am  taking  it," 
said  Linda  May.  "There  is  the  funniest 
place  just  under  my  knee — you  ought  to 
see  it!"  "Well  le's  see  it,"  said  Madge 
with  interest.  "You  come  on  in  the  hall, 
then."  They  went  and  examined  the  place. 
"I  know  what  that  is,"  said  Madge,  "that's 
a  chigger-bite."  "It  couldn't  be  a  chigger- 
bite,"  Linda  May  reasoned,  "  'cause  I  never 
play  on  the  grass.  I  don't  care,  anyway,  I 
have  a  funny  feeling  sometimes.  'Cause 
Pete  took  it  in  her  throat's  no  sign  I  ain't 
taking  it  in  my  leg."  "I  am  very  sorry," 
said  Letitia,  "that  this  sickness  is  infection- 
ary.  I  don't  think  it's  fun  to  miss  school, 
then  have  to  catch  up.  We  could  be  im- 
proving our  morals,  now,  if  Pete  hadn't  had 
it."  "Aw,  Tishy,  Tishy!"  mocked  Madge. 
Letitia  burst  into  tears.  "Now,  Miss  Le- 
titia Pendleton ! "  remonstrated  Linda  May. 
"Come  on,  let's  play  and  have  fun.  And 
Madge,  you  quit  calling  her  that."  "She's 
madden  I'm  glad,"  chanted  Madge,  "but 
I  know  what  would  pleaser;  bottle  of—" 
"No  fun  sittin'  here,"  said  Linda  May. 
"Well,"  said  Madge,  "what  le's  do?" 
"Somethin'  bad,"  said  Linda  May.  "I 
don't  knov  what  makes  me  feel  bad  but  I 
do.  Don't  you?"  "Shaw!"  spoke  up  Le- 
titia, forgetting  that  she  was  crying.  "It 
takes  Pete  to  be  bad.  You  all  don't  know 
how."  "I  do,"  retorted  Madge  indignantly. 
"I  can  be  just  as  bad  as  anybody."  "I  al- 
ways feel  like  being  wild  when  Aunt  Dol- 
lie goes  away  from  home,"  said  Linda 
May,  "I  wonder  why?" 

"It's  no  fun,"  said  Madge,  "just  sittin' 
here,  saying  how  bad  we  are.  We  might 
as  well  be  playing  school.  Oh,  there  comes 
Arthur,  and  he's  got  Lucifer!"  At  that 
moment  Letitia's  brother  came  up,  leading 
the  dog.  "Say,  Artie,"  called  Linda  May, 
"oh,  let  us  have  that  dog  to  play  with! "  I 
don't  care,"  said  Arthur,  "where's  Miss 
Dollie?"    "Gone."    "How  gone   is  she?" 


"She's  just  coming  back  in  time  to  get 
supper."  "Hurrah  for  her ! "  cried  Arthur 
leading  the  dog  up  to  the  porch,  "I've 
been  to  see  Mr.  Brown;  he's  laid  up  with 
his  ankle;  he  asked  me  if  I'd  exercise  this 
dog.  Say!  I  want  to  go  swimmin'.  Would 
you  kids  keep  this  dog  till  I  come  back?" 
"When  you  comin'?"  demanded  Linda  May 
apprehensively.  "Oh,  I'll  be  here  in  time. 
I  won't  be  gone  long."  "Why  don't  you 
stay  and  visit  us?"  asked  Madge.  "Aw,  I 
don't  want  to  be  sitting  around  talking  to 
girls,"  said  Arthur  in  deep  disgust.  "I 
want  to  swim.  I  ain't  got  no  doll  to  nurse." 
"We're  not  nursing  dolls,"  retorted  Madge, 
"you  stay  an'  we'll  play  Dare-base."  "I 
don't  want  to  play  dare-base."  "Well, 
we'll  play  ball,  in  the  lot,  and  you  can  be 
first  batter."  "I  don't  like  to  play  ball  with 
girls,"  said  Arthur  frankly.  "Let  him  go," 
said  Letiria  cuttingly;  "he  never  had  any 
maccommodation."  "Yes.  we  don't  want 
him  to  stay,"  said  Linda  May.  "I  don't 
see,"  observed  Madge,  "what  he's  hanging 
about  now  for."  Even  this  was  no  use. 
Arthur  hastened  toward  the  mill-pond. 
The  girls  played  "jacks"  with  a  little  rub- 
ber ball;  then  hopscotch;  and  "catch," 
with  a  larger  ball ;  and  "High  Spy";  and 
By-down.  And  they  had  ever  so  much 
fun  with  Lucifer  who,  though  a  great  cow- 
ard, was  of  a  kind  disposition.  They  took 
off  his  collar  to  air  his  neck,  and  tried  to 
teach  him  to  "shake  hands."  But  when 
you  held  your  hand  toward  him  he  wanted 
to  lick  it,  which  was  not  pleasant.  And  it 
grew  later  and  later,  and  Arthur  did  not 
come  to  take  the  dog  away.  But  some- 
body came:  Miss  Dollie;  and  it  was  about 
an  hour  before  they  were  looking  for  her. 
They  were  all  in  the  sitting-room  when 
they  heard  her  voice;  "Here  I  am,  children; 
it's  clouding  up  so,  I  was  afraid  to  stay 
longer."  The  instant  Lucifer  heard  her 
voice  he  jumped  as  if  stung  by  a  bee,  stuck 
his  tail  with  great  force  between  his  legs, 
and  fled  upstairs.  Nor  did  he  stop  till  he 
was  under  Linda  May's  bed,  where  he 
squeezed  up  against  the  corner  of  the 
room.  But  Miss  Dollie  did  not  hear  his 
flight,  and  of  course  did  not  suspect  his 
existence  in  her  house.  There  was  the  col- 
lar and  rope  on  the  floor.  Linda  May 
grabbed  it  up  frantically,  put  it  on  a  chair 
and  sat  on  it.  In  came  Miss  Dollie.  "Here 
you  all  sit,"  she  said  cheerfully,  "what 
good  little  girls!  Letitia,  your  mother 
said  you  could  stay  and  eat  supper  with 
us.  We'd  better  have  supper  before  this 
storm  comes,  for  you  know  I  always  run 
to  my  cellar  at  the  first  big  cloud.  Lin- 
da May,  run  and  shut  up  the  little  chick- 
ens." Linda  May  sat  tight  on  her  chair 
with  the  dog  collar  feeling  pretty  hard  and 
sharp  under  her. 

(TO  BE  CONTINUED.)     "■    '    ' 


J  020 


THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


August  8,  1901 


Hour  of  Prayer. 

Frank  G.  Tyrrell. 


The  Wise  Decision.* 

Text:  Thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts:  In 
those  days  it  shall  come  to  pass  that  ten 
men  shall  take  hold,  out  of  all  the  languages 
of  the  nations,  shall  even  take  hold  of  the 
skirt  of  him  that  is  a  Jew,  saying,  We  will 
go  with  you,  for  we  have  heard  that  God  is 
with  you.    Zech.  8:23. 

The  despised  race  becomes  triumphant. 
There  are  periods  in  Hebrew  history  when 
this  prophecy  seems  to  have  had  at  least  a 
parcial  fulfillment;  when  other  nations  stood 
in  awe  of  them,  and  even  sought  alliance  with 
them.  There  was  wisdom  in  such  an  act. 
And  there  is  wisdom  to-day  in  seeking  alli- 
ance with  those  people  and  those  nations 
whose  God  is  the  Lord. 

The  Fa.vored  Ka.ce. 

God  did  not  leave  himself  without  a  wit- 
ness in  the  world  of  nations;  but  in  working 
out  His  beneficent  plan  for  the  race,  He  chose  a 
man,  a  family,  a  nation,  to  whom  He  gave  a 
revelation.  In  the  third  chapter  of  Romans, 
Paul  asks,  "What  advantage  then  hath  the 
Jew?"  and  answers  his  own  question.  "Much 
every  way:  first  of  all,  that  they  were  en- 
trusted with  the  oracles  of  God"  (Rom.  3:1,2). 
Among  them  God  raised  up  prophets,  law- 
givers, judges,  seers.  Through  them  He 
wrought  upon  the  surrounding  nations  and 
the  entire  world.  The  history  of  the  Jews  is 
one  of  the  most  unanswerable  arguments 
for  the  truth  of  Christianity 

In  the  midst  of  their  wickedness  and  wan- 
derings, in  their  exiles  and  captivities,  God 
was  with  these  people,  and  it  was  this  great 
fact  that  made  them  the  "observed  of  all  ob- 
servers." If  they  wei'e  steadfast  and  obedient 
God  rewarded  them;  when  they  transgressed 
His  law,  He  punished  them,  seeking  thus  their 
recovery.  Now  we  are  to  look,  not  to  Israel 
after  the  flesh,  but  to  spiritual  Israel.  All 
who  receive  the  living  oracles  with  the  obedi- 
ence of  faith,  are  His  people,  and  them  He 
favors  with  the  blessing  of  His  Spirit. 

All    R.aces, 

Men  of  every  tribe  and  tongue  are  coming 
into  the  kingdom  of  God.  The  lessons  of  his- 
tory are  not  lost;  the  teachings  of  God's 
word  are  prevailing.  National  antipathies 
and  jealousies  are  giving  way  before  the  gos- 
pel of  redeeming  love.  Still  the  Jew  is  perse- 
cuted; but  the  fires  of  persecution  begin  to 
smolder,  and  burn  low,  Wherever  the  knowl- 
edge of  Israel's  God  prevails,  wherever  the 
living  oracles  are  received,  and  interpreted  in 
life. 

The  Jews  themselves  have  rejected  Messiah, 
and  repudiated  the  gospels.  But  are  they 
sinners  above  many  among  the  Gentiles?  For 
still  the  sad  word  goes  forth,  "Who  hath 
believed  our  report;  and  to  whom  is  the  arm 
of  the  Lord  revealed?"  The  children  of  pious 
parents  wander  away  from  their  early  teach- 
ing, and  forsake  the  God  of  their  youth.  But 
again  and  again  the  universality  of  redemp- 
tion is  declared.  "All  nations,  many  peoples, 
all  languages,"  it  is  prophesied,  will  return 
to  God  their  Father,  and  rejoice  in  the  Holy 
One  of  Israel.  When  we  despise  the  Jew, 
when  we  echo  the  traditional  prejudice,  do 
we  forget  that  "God  hath  made  of  one  blood 
all  the  races  of  men"?  The  favor  shown  to 
the  Jews  is  a  favor  to  the  world.  "In  thee 
and  in  thy  seed  shall  all  the  families  of  the 
earth  be  blessed." 

In  His    Paths. 

"He  will  teach  us  of  his  ways,  and  we  will 
walk  in  his  paths"  (Isa.  2:3).  Isaiah  beholds 
a  glorious  vision  of  the  peace  and  happiness 
that  will  bless  this  wounded  earth  when  God 
reigns.  "They  shall  beat  their  swords  into 
plowshares,  and  their  spears  into  pruning- 
hooks."    The  centuries  roll   by,    and  appar- 

*Prayer-meeting  topic  for  August  14. 


ently  this  prophecy  is  forgotten;  certainly  it 
is  unfulfilled.  Yet  as  the  centuries  pass  the 
dark  shadows  lighten.  A  peace  congress  be- 
comes a  possibility,  even  while  war  rages. 
An  international  court  of  arbitration  is  being 
formed;  and  men  are  seeing  as  never  before 
the  horrid  brutality  and  devilishness  of  war. 
No  man,  no  naiion,  can  honor  God  with 
the  lips,  while  the  h  art  is  far  from  Him.  A 
perpetual  condition  to  the  favor  of  God  is 
obedience  to  His  commandments.  The  Chris- 
tians whom  you  know  are  growing  into  the 
image  of  Christ  day  by  day,  are  docile,  hum- 
ble, studious.  They  are  always  ready  to 
learn  They  treasure  the  experiences  that 
bring  them  nearer  to  God— life's  crosses,  and 
burdens,  and  griefs,  as  well  as  its  sunny  tri- 
umphs. If  we  have  made  this  wise  decision, 
let  us  be  faithful.  And  then  let  us  so  preach, 
and  teach,  and  live,  that  many  others  may 
believe.  The  gods  of  this  world  have  blinded 
many  eyes,  and  sorely  afflicted  many  souls. 
Only  the  gospel  can  give  deliverance. 

Prayer. 

We  thank  Thee,  O  God,  that  we  have  been 
led  to  decide  our  soul's  destiny,  by  following 
Thee,  and  striving  to  walk  in  the  way  of  Thy 
commandents.  To  this  decision  keep  us  faith- 
ful and  steadfast,  with  victorious  hope. 
Keep  our  hearts  in  perfect  peace;  enable  us  to 
quench  the  fiery  darts  of  the  adversary;  and 
bless  abundantly  our  efforts  to  bring  others 
to  this  same  blessed  decision,  through  Christ 
Jesus  our  Lord.    Amen. 

ILvery    La.dy  Should    Compete    For 
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Abraham's  Intercession.* 

One  peculiar  distinction  of    the  Old    Testa- 
ment history,   as  contrasted  with   others  of 
like  early  date,  is  that  it  makes  its  chief  hero, 
and  the  founder  of  the  Hebrew  nation,  Abra- 
ham, simply  a  man,  and  a  very  imperfect  one 
[at  that.    Other  nations  claim  a  god  as  their 
^progenitor,   and  pagan  myths    are  legion   in 
their  number,  and  marvelous  in  their  stories 
of  the  power  of  achievement    of  their  heroes. 
I.  Abraham  is  a  man  among  men,  and  the  narra- 
tive of  his  faults  and  follies  is  told  with  abso- 
lutely no   attempt  at  concealment  or  mitiga- 
tion.    We  therefore  read  of   the  weakness  of 
the  faith  of  Sarah,  who   despairs  of    the  ful- 
filment of  God's  promise   through  her,    and 
(gives  to  Abram   her  slave  maid,   Hagar,  an 
(Egyptian,   as   a  second   wife,    that   she  may 
(adopt  as  her   own  aDy  children  that  may  re- 
sult from  such  union,  and  thus  God's  promise 
! be  fulfilled.     Before  Ishmael  was  born,  how- 
lever,  her  jealousy  sprang  up  against  Hagar, 
land  she  drove  her  from   ths  home  of  Abram 
(through  continued  hard  treatment.    God  sent 
IHagarback,  with  an  exhortation  to  patience 
iunder  her  hard  lot,  with  the  gracious  promise, 
[precious  to  the  heart  of  any  oriental  woman, 
<  that  her  son  should  become  a  mighty  leader  of 
imen  and  the  father  of  a  great  nation. 

Thirteen  more  years  pass,  after  the  birth  of 
jlshmael,  and  Sarah  is  yet  childless.  Abram  is 
I  ninety-nine  years  of  age  and  his  wife  ninety. 
[The  Lord  appears  again  to  him,  and  repeats 
;his  promise,  at  the  same  time  changing  the 
names  of  Abram  and  Sarai  to  Abraham  and 
iSarah.  Thus  the  ''princely"  woman  becomes 
'more  specifically  a  "princess,"  and  the  "ex- 
jalted  father"  becomes  the  "father  of  a  multi- 
)tude."  The  rite  of  circumcision  is  given  as 
;the  badge  of  Abraham's  descendants  and  the 
isign  of  his  covenant  with  Jehovah.  Circum- 
[cision  had  been  practiced  among  the  Egyptians 
jfrom  ancient  times,  but  was  unknown  among 
the  Chaldeans  and  the  peoples  of  Palestine, 
iwith  the  possible  exception  of  the  Phoenicians. 
[But,  as  the  rainbow  already  spanning  the  sky 
[assumed  a  new  meaning  when  made  the  sign 
•  ot  God's  covenant  with  Noah,  so  circumcision 
became  to  Israel  a  sign  of  the  covenant  of 
grace  which  God  had  made  with  Abraham. 

As  Abraham  s  it  one  day  beneath  the  oaks 
of  Mamre,  three  strangers  approached  his 
tent.  After  the  fashion  of  the  country,  they 
were  offered  the  hospitality  of  his  household, 
and  he  and  Sarah  ministered  with  their  own 
hands  to  their  wants.  While  they  ate,  one  of 
them,  who  seems  to  have  been  highest  among 
the  chosen  messengers,  and  to  be  called  "the 
Lord,"  declared  that  the  time  was  now  at 
hand  for  the  fulfillment  of  God's  promise,  and 
that  before  the' year  ended  Sarah  should  bear 
a  son.  Sarah  overheard  this  promise,  and 
laughed  to  herself  incredulously,  but  the  angel 
rebuked  her,  saying,  "Is  anything  too  hard 
for  the  Lord?" 

Rising  from  their  meal,  the  divine  messen- 
gers turned  their  faces  toward  Sodom,  and 
Abraham  went  with  them,  to  start  them  on 
their  way,  and,  perhaps,  that  he  might  enjoy 
a  comradeship  which  he  felt  was  more  than 
mortal.  Pleased  with  his  faith,  and  gratified 
that  he  still  sought  theircompany,  the  angels 
determined  to  reveal  to  him  the  purpose  for 
which  they  visited  the  land.  "The  secret  of 
the  Lord  is  with  them  that  fear  him;  and  he 
will  show  them  his  covenant."  Abraham  was 
to  be  the  father  of  the  chosen  people,  and  it 
was  fitting  that  God  should  take  him  into  his 
intimate  counsel,  for  the  instruction  of  genera- 
tions to  come.  Besides,  Abraham  was  already 
a  faithful  father  in  his  own  household,  teach- 
ing them  the  way  of  the  Lord,  and  leading 
them  in  the  path  of  the  upright.  God  would 
honor  such  parentage,   in  a  time   when  the 

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amily  life  was  sufferiug  unspeakable  degrada- 
tion throughout  all  that  part  of  the  earth. 
So  the  angels  told  Abraham  that  they  were 
going  down  to  Sodom,  to  see  if  the  reports  of 
its  corruption  were  true,  with  the  implication  / 
that,  if  they  found  them  so,  they  would  exe- 
cute the  judgment  of  God  upon  its  inhabitants. 
The  two  angels  who  accompanied  him  who  is 
called  "the  Lord"  then  went  on  their  way  to 
Sodom,  but  "the  Lord"  waited  to  hear  what 
Abriham  might  say.  It  is  needless  to  specu- 
late as  to  who  this  being  called  "the  Lord" 
was.  Some  have  believed  him  to  be  one  of 
the  chief  angels,  like  Gabriel  or  Michael; 
while  others  have  believed  him  to  be  the 
"angel  of  the  Lord's  presence,"  mentioned  in 
Old  Testament  history,  and  probably  him  who 
afterwards  became  Jesus  of  Nazareth.  He 
was  manifestly  one  who  represented  Jehovah 
himself  and  stood  pre-eminent  among  the  an- 
gelic servants  of  God,  if  nothing  more. 

The  appeal  of  Abraham  is  exceedingly  ear- 
nest and  touching.  He  was  thinking  of  his 
nephew,  Lot,  who,  though  dwelling  in  Sodom, 
had  refused  to  participate  in  the  wickedness 
of  its  people,  and  deserved  by  contrast  the 
name  of  a  righteous  man.  He  is  pleading  for 
him  and  his  family,  as  well  as  the  other  right- 
eous whom  he  believed  to  have  a  home  in  that 
center  of  vice.  Not  only  so,  but  he  is  plead- 
ing for  the  wicked  also,  and  asking  that  they 
be  spared  with  the  righteous.  His  prayer  is 
very  bold.  "Be  it  far  from  thee  to  slay  the 
righteous  with  the  wicked.  Shall  not  the 
Lord  of  all  the  earth  do  right?"  Let  Abra- 
ham's faith  give  us  the  answer  to  a  thousand 
questions,  when  perplexed  with  doubts  of  God's 


kindly  providence  for  man.  The  Judge  of  all 
the  earth  will  do  right.  Wemay  be  blinded,  so 
as  to  fail  to  see  what  is  right,  but  he  who  can 
see  the  end  from  the  beginning  will  make  no 
mistakes,  and  from  his  judgments  there  will 
be  no  appeal,  for  they  will  approve  themselves 
to  every  soul. 

How  persistent  is  Abraham  in  his  prayer. 
If  fifty  righteous  are  found;  wilt  thou  spare 
the  city?  If  it  lack  five  of  the  fifty?  If  there 
be  forty?  thirty?  twenty?  ten?  And  God  never 
ceased  granting  his  prayer  till  he  ceased  ask- 
ing. Did  he  think  that  it  was  impossible  there 
should  not  be  ten  good  men  in  Sodom,  that  he 
stayed  his  petition  when  it  reached  that  num- 
ber? Or  did  he  doubt  the  willingness  of  God  to 
go  further  with  his  gracious  response?  We 
do  not  know;  but  we  cannot  help  wishing 
that  he  had  kept  on  asking,  and  it  might  be 
that  the  city  would  have  been  granted  a  fur- 
ther lease  of  life.  Yet  its  exceeding  corrup- 
tion could  not  long  have  continued,  when  Lot 
alone  l'epresented  the  element  of  purity  and 
reverence  within  its  walls.  Abraham  went 
back  to  his  tent  at  Mamre,  but  when,  the  fol- 
lowing day,  he  looked  toward  the  cities  of 
the  plain,  he  saw  the  smoke  of  their  desolation 
rising  toward  the  sky,  and  he  knew  that  the 
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TOPIC  FOR  AUGUST  IS. 

God's  Requirements. 

Deut.  10:12-14. 

1.  The  fear  of  the  Lord  was  one  of  the  first 
requirements  imposed  upon  Israel.  Nor  was 
this  fear  of  the  Lord  merely  the  sort  of  fear 
that  this  word  conveys  to  our  minds  to-day. 
It  was  fear  which  was  filled  with  reverence, 
awe,  and  even  love.  The  same  fear  of  the 
Lord  is  required  of  us  still.  It  is  a  wholesome, 
a  reverent,  a  godly  fear. 

And  there  is  danger  in  the  modern  idea  of 
God's  great  kindness  and  gentleness  that  we 
shall  forget  the  need  for  a  very  real  fear  of 
Him.  God  is  after  all  an  avenging  fire;  God 
punishes  sin;  God  never  allows  the  wrong- 
doer to  escape  retribution;  the  way  of  the 
transgressor  is  hard;  fear  of  the  arrows  of 
the  Almighty  is  a  needful,  a  wholesome  feel- 
ing. "The  fear  of  the  Lord  is  the  beginning 
of  wisdom." 

2.  That  we  shall  walk  in  his  ways  is  an- 
other of  God's  requirements.  No  emotion, 
no  sentiment,  will  take  the. place  of  doing,  of 
living,  of  ethical  life.  Down  deep  at  the 
basis  of  all  true  religion  is  the  bedrock  of 
morality.  Do  right  is  one  of  the  very  first 
requirements  of  God. 

It  too  often  happens  that  we  try  to  make 
up,  by  a  flood  of  tears  and  emotion,  for  a 
course  of  wrongdoing  It  too  often  occurs 
that  the  Sunday  is  our  time  of  tearful  re- 
bound from  a  course  of  conduct  during  the 
week  which  we  cannot  justify. 

3  That  we  love  God  is  another  require- 
ment which  has  always  been  laid  upon  his 
people.    To  love  God  is  to  love: 

(1)  Truth.  God  is  absolute  and  unvary- 
ing truth.  In  Him  there  is  no  varying  nor 
shadow  of  change  from  the  standard  of  per- 
fect truth.  This  means  more,  too,  than  mere 
truthfulness.  It  means  faithfulness  to  Him- 
self. To  be  true  to  oneself,  to  be  friends  with 
oneself,  never  to  vary  from  what  one  be- 
lieves worthy  of  oneself,  this  is  truth.  To 
love  God  is  also  to  love: 

(2)  Beauty.  God  is  the  embodiment  of 
the  beautiful.  "Whatsoever  things  are  love- 
ly" are  found  in  Him.  If  we  love  Him  we 
shall  rejoice  in  what  is  high,  noble,  beautiful. 
The  passion  for  a  beautiful  life  is  the  highest 
aspiration  possible  to  us.  Never  to  mar,  for 
a  single  moment,  the  symmetry  of  our  lives; 
never  to  make  a  false  stroke  with  the  chisel 
in  carving  out  the  angel  in  the  marble;  this  is 
to  be  the  truest  artist.  There  is  no  work  of 
art  like  human  life.    To  love  God  is  to  love: 

(3)  Goodness.  God  is  good.  Nor  is  this 
trait  a  negative,  feeble,  empty  one.  It  is  a 
strong,  virile  quality.  Goodness  is  the 
physician  whose  sleep  is  on  a  knife  edge, 
and  who  is  ready  any  moment  to  go 
at  the  call  of  suffering.  Goodness  is  the 
mother  who  suffers  willingly,  gladly,  in  be- 
half of  her  loved  one.  Goodness  is  the  ever- 
living,  ever-loving,  ever-wakeful  Father  of  us 
all. 

Whoever  fulfills   the  requirements   of  this 
text  will  be  a  child  of  God. 
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BUTTS— KR  WIN.— Married,  at  the  home 
'  of  the  bride's  parents,  July  16,  1901.  Mr. 
1  Joseph  F.  Butts  and  Miss  Minnie  E  Ecwin, 
'both  of  Leon,  Kan.,  W.  E.  Reeves  officiating. 

1  DURINGER— YOUNG.  —June  9th,  by 
(Samuel  B.  Moore,  George  Duringer  and 
'Birdie  Young. 

1  ELLISON— CHEATHAM —Married,  by  J. 
Ij.  Cramer  at  the  residence  of  the  bride's  par- 
ents near  Lockhart,  Tex  ,  July  17,  Mr.  Her- 
i  bert  J.  Ellison  to  Miss  Katie  Pearl  Cheat- 
ham. 

[  HARLAN— BARNES. -In  Moberly,  Mo., 
JJuly  irth,  by  Samuel  B.  Moore,  J.  R.  Harlan 
;and  Nettie  Barnes. 

i  JONES-EWING —Married,  at  the  Chris- 
itian  Church,  Creighton,  Mo.,  July  10,  Rev. 
I  J.  H.  Jones,  of  Garden  City,  Mo..'  and  Miss 
j  Maude  Evving,  of  Creighton. 

)  MAYNARD  -PETERSON.  —In  Moberly. 
LMo.,  June  5th,  by  Samuel  B.  Moore,  Staniy 
jiT.  Maynard  and  Miss  Nellie  Peterson,  both 
[of  Moberly. 

OWEN— MENEFEE  —June  19th.  by  Samuel 
\B.  Moore,  W.  H.  Oven  and  Miss  Lena  Mene- 

<fee. 

PEYTON— MOO  ME  Y.— Married,  at  the 
Christian  parsonage,  Leon,  Kan.,  July  15, 
{1901,  Mr.  Weaver  Peyton  and  Miss  Sinie 
Moomey,  W.  E  Reeves  officiating. 

SMITH-JACKSON.  —  Married,  at  the 
Christian  parsonage  in  Lockhart,  Tex  ,  July 
18,  by  J.  J.  Cramer,  Mr.  L.  B.  Smith  to  Mrs. 
Fannie  Jackson. 

WALTER-HUMPHREYS..— Married,  at 
the  Christian  pirsonage  in  Lockhart,  Tex.. 
June  26,  Me.  August  Walter  and  Miss  Pearl 
V.  Humphreys,  J.  J.  Cramer  officiating. 

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_.    CLARDY. 

Tuesday  morning  at  five  o'clock  Zeno  B. 
Clardy,  one  of  our  most  highly  inspected  citi- 
zens and  lawyers,  suddenly  and  peacefully 
breathed  his  last  at  his  residence  on  Mesa 
Avenue.  In  the  death  of  Zeno  B.  Clardy.  El 
Paso,  Texas,  has  lost  one  of  its  mo' t  valued 
and  progressive  citiz=ns,  and  his  taking  away 
in  the  prime  of  life  is  a  severe  blow  not  only 
to  his  wife  and  daughter,  but  also  to  the  en- 
tire community.  He  was  a  model  husband 
and  a  fond,  loving  and  indulgent  father.  No 
one  knew  him  but  to  appreciate  and  honor 
him  more.  He  was  an  ideal  cit  zen,  possessing 
the  highest  characteristics  of  a  moral  commun- 
ity. For  the  last  seventeen  years  he  has  re- 
sided in  El  Paso,  and  during  all  that  time  he 
has  carried  a  mien  of  the  strictest  rectitude. 
He  was  a  devout  and  consistent  member  of 
tbe  Christian  Church.  In  1884  he  came  here 
IromFarmiogton,  Mo.,  and  a  short  time  after 
his  arrival  formed  a  partnership  with  Judge 
Allan  Blacker  in  the  practice  of  law.  Mr. 
Clardy  was  a  Missonrian,  having  been  born 
at  Libertyville  of  that  state,  where  he  spent 
his  boyhood  days,  and  was  about  47  jears 
of  age.  John  E.  Clardy,  his  father,  waspres- 
ent  at  the  funeral.  Thursday  morning  at 
9  o'clock  the  funeral  services  took  place  at  the 
family  residence  and  were  largely  attended  by 
those  who  had  come  to  pay  their  last  respects. 
The  services  at  the  house  were  conducted  by 
the  Rev.  J.  M.  Campbell,  pastor  of  the  church 
of  which  the  deceased  was  a  member,  assist 
<ed  by  Rev  Henry  W.  Moore,  rector  of  the 
Myrtle  Avenue  Presbyterian  Church.  The 
ceremoni  s  at  the  grave  were  conducted  by 
the  Woodmen  of  the  World,  deceased  being 
a  member  of  that  order. 

GORE. 

Dr.  Abner  E  Gore  was  born  in  Bullitt 
■county,  Ky.,  Oct  12,  1823.  With  his  father  he 
moved  to  Missouri  when  but  ten  years  of  age. 
He  was  graduated  in  1848  from  the  Louisville 
Medical  College  and  practiced  in  Paris.  Mo., 
until  the  time  (  f  his  death,  March  28,  1901. 
He  was  married  March  28.  1850.  to  Miss 
Margaret  Clark,  who  several  years  ago 
crossed  over  to  the  other  side.  Eight  chil- 
dred  were  born  to  them,  of  whom  but  three 
survive.  In  early  young  manhood  Dr.  Gore 
became  a  Christian.  The  Christlike  charac- 
teristics that  thus  early  adorned  his  life 
qualified  him  for  the  eldership  and  for  nearly 
fifty  years  he  served  faithfully  in  this  capacity 
in  the  Paris  congregation.  Twice  for  a  period 
of  yeirs  he  was  chosen  to  be  chairman  of  the 


official  board  and  was  serving  as  such  at  the 
time  of  his  death.  W.  N.  Briney. 

Patis,  Mo. 

KENNEDY. 

Mrs.  Vida  Elnora  Kennedy  was  born  in 
Marshall  county,  111  ,  Dec*  27,  1876.  ,  She 
united  with  the  Christian  Church  in  Toluca, 
111.,  in  the  fall  of  1893,  and  always  took  a 
deep  interest  in  church  work  She  suddenly 
departed  this  life  July  18,  1901,  and  leaves  to 
mourn  her  loss  a  loving  husband,  an  infant 
son,  father,  mother,  three  brothers,  four 
sisters  and  many  loving  relatives  and  friends. 
Funeral  services  by  the  writer. 

A.  R.  Adams. 

ROBERTS. 

Bro.  B  F.  Roberts  died  in  Kirksville.  Mo.. 
July  18,  1901  He  was  born  in  Audrain 
county,  Mo.,  March  14,  1874.  He  was  a 
graduate  of  the  American  School  of  Osteo- 
pathy of  Kirksville.  Mo.  A  little  more  than 
a  year  ago  he  went  to  Lincoln,  111.,  and  began 
the  practice  of  Osteopathy.  He  was  very 
successful  until  his  health  failed.  He  was 
converted  and  united  with  the  Christian 
Church  rat  the  age  of  14,  and  was  a  faithful 
member  all  his  life.  The  first  money  he  made 
in  his  practice  be  divided  with  the  Lord. 
He  made  some  investments  which  promise  to 
be  success'ul,  and  which  he  also  divides  with 
the  Master.  Shortly  before  his  death  he 
made  his  will,  bequeathing  one  half  he  had 
to  his  widowed  mother  and  the  other  half  to 
the  various  missionary  societies  of  the 
church.  Fifty  or  seventy  five  thousand  dol- 
lars is  a  low  estimate  of  what  he  leaves  to 
his  mother  and  the  church.  He  ap  jointed  his 
b-other  Isom,  who  is  pastor  of  our  church  in 
Marceline.  Mo.,  as  executor  of  his  will.  His 
funeral  sermon  was  preached  by  the  writer. 
H.  A.  Northcutt. 

Kirksville,  Mo. 

WOODROWE. 

Mrs.  Almira  Woodrowe,  who  died  at  her 
home  in  Ottawa,  Kan.,  Saturday,  June  29, 
was  born  in  Sangamon  county,  111.,  Jan.  17, 
1830.  June  28,  1851,  she  was  married  to 
Samuel  Woodrowe.  To  them  were  born  four 
children,  two  dying  in  infancy,  Rhoda.  who 
died  in  1890,  and  Amanda  who  survives  her. 
Mr  Woodrowe  died  while  in  the  Civil  War. 
Mrs.  Woodrowe  came  to  Ottawa,  Kan.,  in 
1880.  For  forty  years  she  bad  been  a  consis- 
tent member  of  the  Christian  Church.  Funeral 
services  were  held  Monday  moraine,  July  1. 
at  9  o'clock,  by  Rev  O.  B.'  Cook.  The  inter- 
ment was  at  Princeton. 


The  Value  0(  Charcoal. 


Few  People  Know  How  Vsefvjl  it  Is  irv  Pre. 
serving  HeaJth  and  eaut. 

Nearly  everybody  knows  that  charcoal  is  the  safest 
and  most  efficient  disinfectant  and  purifier  in  na- 
ture, but  few  realize  its  value  when  taken  into  the 
human  system  for  the  same  cleansing  purpose. 

Charcoal  is  a  remedy  that  the  move  you  take  of  it 
the  better;  it  is  not  a  drug  at  all,  but  simpl}-  absorbs 
the  gases  and  impurities  always  present  in  the 
stomach  and  intestines,  and  carries  them  out  of  the 
system. 

Charcoal  sweetens  the  breath  after  smoking, 
drinking,  or  after  eating  onions  or  other  odorous 
vegetables. 

Charcoal  effectually  clears  and  improves  the  com 
plexion;  it  whitens  the  teeth;  and  further  acts  us  a 
natural  and  eminently  safe  cathartic. 

It  absorbs  the  injurious  gases  which  collect  in  the 
stomach  and  bowels;  it  disinfects  the  mouth  and 
throat  from  the  poison  of  catarrh. 

All  druggists  sell  charcoal  in  one  form  or  another, 
but  probably  the  best  charcoal  and  the  most  for  the 
money  is  in  Stuart's  Absorbent  I,ozenges;  they  are 
composed  of  the  finest  powdered  Willow  charcoal, 
and  other  harmless  antiseptics,  in  tablet  form,  or 
rather  in  the  form  of  large,  pleasant-tasting  lozen- 
ges, the  charcoal  being  mixed  with  honey. 

The  daily  use  of  these  lozenges  will  soon  tell  in  a 
much  improved  condition  of  the  general  health, better 
complexion,  sweeter  breath  and  purer  blood;  and 
the  beauty  of  it  is  that  no  harm  can  result  from  their 
continued  use,  but  on  the  contrary  great  benefit. 

A  Buffalo  physician,  in  speaking  of  the  benefits  of 
charcoal,  says:  "1  advise  Stuart's  Absorbent  Loz- 
enges to  all  patients  suffering  from  gas  in  stomach 
and  bowels,  and  to  clear  the  complexion  and  purify 
the  breath,  mouth  and  throat;  I  also  believe  the  liveT 
is  greatly  benefited  by  the  daily  use  of  them;  they 
cost  but  twenty-five  cents  a  box  at  drug  stores,  and 
although  in  some  sense  a  patent  preparation,  yet  I 
believe  I  get  more  and  better  charcoal  in  Stuart's 
Absorbent  Lozenges  than  in  any  of  the  ordinary 
charcoal  tablets." 


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Contents. 

Editorial: 

Current  Events 1027 

Democracy  and  the  Moral  Judgment. .  .1029 

Faith  and  Experience 1029 

Who  Deserves  the  Censure? 1030 

Notes  and  Comments 1030 

Editor's  Easy  Chair 1031 

Questions  and  Answers 1031 

Contributed  Articles: 
Choosing  a  Calling. — Clinton  Lockhart. .  1032 
Apostles  and  Modern  Missions. — N.  M. 

Ragland 1032 

The  Memorial  Supper.— Edward  Scrib- 

ner  Ames 1033 

B.  B.  Tyler's  Letter 1033 

Theology    in    Preaching.    —    Steve    J. 

Corey 1034 

Prayer    for    Rain.— Mrs.     Blanche    H. 

Brown 1035 

New  York  Letter.— S.  T.  Willis 1035 

The  passing  of  Symbolism. — Hugh  Mc- 
Lellan 1036 

Missouri  as  a  Mission  Field.— Elmer  T. 
Davis 1037 

Dregs  of  the  War.— Burris  A.  Jenkins.  .1037 
Why  Our  Conventions  Should  go  Be- 
yond   the    Central    Territory.— J.   T. 

Ogle 1039 

A    New    Century    of   Missions— A.  M. 

Chamberlain 1039 

A  Duty  of  Preachers.— S.  T.  Martin. . .  .1039 

Correspondence: 

TheOpeoing  of  the  Indian  Lands. 1041 

Faith  vs.  Experience 104 1 

From  the  Rockies 1042 

Missouri  Bible-school  Notes 1042 

Jacksonville  is  Re-building 1042 

Iowa  Notes 1043 

Scott  County,  Ark 1043 

Texas  Letter 1044 

Wisconsin  Notes 1044 

Miscellaneous: 

Our  Budget 1040 

Church  Extension  Day 1045 

Evangelistic 1046 

Family  Circle 1048 

With  theChildren 1051 

Hour  of  Prayer 1052 

Sunday-school 1053 

Christian  Endeavor 1054 

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THE   UNKNOWN   COURSE. 


Where  lies  the  land  to  which  the  ship  would  go? 
Far,  far  ahead,  is  all  her  seamen  know; 
And  where  the  land  she  travels  from?    Away, 
Far,  far  behind,  is  all  that  they  can  say. 

On  sunny  noons  upon  the  deck's  smooth  face. 
Linked  arm  in  arm,  how  pleasant  here  to  pace! 
Or,  o'er  the  stern  reclining,  watch  below 
The  foaming  wake  far  widening  as  we  go. 


On  stormy  nights  when  wild  Northwesters  rave. 
How  proud  a  thing  to  fight  with  wind  and  wave! 
The  dripping  sailor  on  the  reeling  mast 
Exults  to  bear,  and  scorns  to  wish  it  past. 

Where  lies  the  land  to  which  the  ship  would  go? 
Far,  far  ahead,  is  all  her  seamen  know; 
And  where  the  land  she  travels  from?    Away, 
Far,  far  behind,  is  all  that  they  can  say. 

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HOLLINS  INSTITUTE 

VIRGINIA.  Established  1842. 

For  the  higher  education  of  young  ladies.  Ex- 
tensive equipment,  complete  curriculum  (studies 
elective).  Faculty  of  12  gentlemen  and  23  ladies. 
Salubrious  mountain  climate.  Out-door  exercise 
and  sports.  Famous  mineral  springs— sulphur  and 
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HIRAn   COLLEGE 

A  School  for  Both  Sexes,  Located  at  Hiram, 

Porta.ge   County,  Ohio,    Thirty-Five 

Miles  Sovitheast  of  Cleveland. 


A  SPI/ENDID  LOCATION. 

Beautiful  Scenery,  Pure  Air,  Excellent  Water:  An 
Ideal  college  town,  modern,  up-to-date,  lighted  by 
electricity  and  having  a  fine  system  of  water- works. 

GOOD  BUILDINGS. 

The  buildings  are  comparatively  new: 

(1)  Main  building  commodious  and  convenient  in 
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(2)  A  large  and  beautiful  Christian  Association 
building,  erected  five  years  ago  at  a  cost  of  830,000. 

(3)  Two  excellent  ladies'  halls  well  furnished  and 
supplied  with  modern  conveniences. 

(4)  Music  building  for  the  accommodation  of  our 
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(5)  A  library  and  conservatory  building  just  com- 
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Swazey's  nine-inch  telescope,  costing  approximately 
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LIBRARIES  AND  APPARATUS. 

(1)  A  large  and  well  equipped  chemical  laboratory. 

(2)  Two  other  laboratories,  Physical  and  Physio- 
logical . 

(3)  A  well  selected  library.  Large  addition  to  this 
library  will  soon  be  made. 

(4)  A  good  museum. 

(5)  A  large  and  well  furnished  gymnasium. 

COURSES  OV  STUDY. 

(1)  Four  Classical  Courses— Regular,  Ministerial, 
Legal  and  Medical. 

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cal, Legal  and  Medical. 

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CORPS  OF  INSTRUCTORS. 

We  have  a  strong  body  of  Professors  and  Instruct- 
ors, twenty-four  in  number.  They  are,  for  the  most 
part,  specialists  of  large  attainments,  »nd  are  thor- 
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L.ITKRARY    SOCIETIES     AND     RELIGIOUS 
ORGANIZATIONS. 

Hiram  has: 

(1)  Five  literary  societies  of  unusual  strength  and 
vigor. 

(2)  Two  Christian  Associations  that  contribute 
much  to  the  religious  life  of  the  school. 

(3)  Several  departmental  and  social  organizations 
of  special  interest  and  value. 

EXPENSES. 

Expenses  are  very  moderate.  Good  table  board 
can  be  had  for  82  00  per  week;  club  board  for  81.25  to 
$1.75.  Room  rent  for  fifty  cents  to  one  dollar.  Tui- 
tion for  four  to  five  dollars  per  term  for  each  study. 

The  three  leading  items  of  board,  tuition  and  room 
rent  may  be  reduced  to  about  8125.00  for  the  college 
year  of  38  weeks. 

INDUSTRIAL  DEPART  •»  ENT. 

Under  the  auspices  of  the  T.  W.  Phillips'  Loan  Fund 
an  industrial  department  is  being  established  that 
will  assist  about  fifty  young  people.  It  is  believed 
that  students  admitted  to.  this  department  may  re 
duce  the  entire  expense  of  the  year,  including  tui- 
tion, to  about  $90.00,  and  those  who  do  considerable 
work  may  reduce  expenses  to  sixty  or  seventy  dol- 
lars.   Send  for  catalogue  to 

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....ALBANY,  MO.... 

Seven  Departments:  Literary,  Ministerial,  Com- 
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Typewriting  Music,  Elocution  and  Voice  and  Art. 
From  these  an  Elective  Course  may  be  taken.  Build- 
ings commodious  and  healthily  located.  Electricity, 
telephone,  comfort,  good  work.  Faculty  of  gradu- 
ates, capable  and  experienced.  The  tone  of  the 
college  is  emphatically  Christian.  Both  sexes  ad- 
mitted on  equal  terms.  Cost  about  8140  to  $185.  Ses- 
sion opens  September  9  and  10.     Apply  to 

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BETHANY    COLLEGE. 

Founded  in  1841  by 

ALEXANDER  CAMPBELL. 

Open  to  Men  and  Women.  Sixtieth  Session  I 
begins  Sept.  23,  1901.  PostorHce,  Bethany, 
W.  Va.  Railway  Station,  Wellsburg,  W.  1 
Va.    For  catalogue  and  particulars  address,  I 

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MISSOURI    MILITARY    ACADEMY 

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ROBERT   B.  HIERONYMtJS,  Pres. 
Eureka.,  Illinois. 

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ary Societies.    Location  Healthful.    Influences  Good.    Expenses  Moderate.   Good  Dormitories. 

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riadison  Institute,  Richmond,  Ky. 

A  First-Cle^ss  Boarding  School  for  Girls. 


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Faculty  of  ten  teachers  who  were  educated  at  leading  American  and  European  institu- 
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department.  Music  department  exceptionally  strong.  No  fussy  teachers.  School  appara- 
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KENTUCKY  UNIVERSITY, 


LEXINGTON  and 

LOUISVILLE,  KY. 


BUR.RIS  A.  JENKINS,  A.  M.,  B.  D.,  President. 

A.   University   of   the    Christian   Church. 

FIVE   COLLEGES.— Liberal   Arts,   Bible,    Normal,   Commercial   and   Medical. 

Co-education.  1.108  matriculates  last  session.  Well  equipped  gymnasium.  Fees  in  Col- 
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at  any  time  of  the  calendar  year.  The  courses  of  studv  lead  to  the  degrees  of  A.  B.,  A.  M., 
B.  Lit.,  M.  Lit..  B.  S.,  M.  S.,  B.  Ped.,  M.  Ped..  and  M.'D.,  and,  in  the  College  of  the  Bible 
and  the  Commercial  College,  to  graduation  without  degrees. 

For  catalogues  or  other  information  address  Kentucky  University,  Lexington,  Ky. 


Vol  xxxviii.  St.  Louis,  Mo.,  Thursday,  August  J  5,   1901. 


No.  33. 


Current  Events. 


The  Cviba-rv 
Presidency, 


It  looks  as  if  it  may  be  a 
case  of  the  office  seeking 
the  man  in  Cuba.  There  is  a  presidential 
office  awaiting  occupancy,  but  the  natural 
candidates  seem  reluctant  to  accept  it.  Gen. 
Gomez  has  positively  declined  in  a  tone 
which  sounds  as  if  he  means  it,  and  has  re- 
commended Senor  Palma  for  the  presidency 
and  Senor  Maso  for  the  vice- presidency.  The 
latter  would  be  glad  to  have  first  place  on 
the  ticket  but  is  not  anxious  for  the  second, 
and  Palma  gives  no  encouragement  to  the 
consideration  of  his  name.  In  a  letter  re- 
cently published,  he  apparently  refuses  to 
allow  himself  to  be  considered  a  candidate 
—though  not  definitely  refusing  the  candi- 
dacy, to  be  sure, — and  points  out  the  great 
difficulties  which  the  first  administration 
will  have  to  meet.  The  greatest  of  all  is 
the  probability  that  the  President  will  not 
have  a  majority  of  the  legislative  assembly 
with  him.  There  is  a  multiplicity  of  small 
parties,  no  one  of  which  is  likely  to  com- 
mand a  majority.  Whatever  policy  the 
president  might  desire  to  carry  out,  he 
would  most  likely  be  blocked  by  an  opposi- 
tion which  would  be  divided  on  any  positive 
measure  of  their  own  but  firmly  united  in  op- 
posing his.  It  is  almost  certain  that  there  will 
be  wide  differences  of  opinion  about  mak- 
ing a  treaty  with  the  United  States,  about 
the  arrangement  of  reciprocity  treaties  and 
about  the  payment  of  the  army.  Recogniz- 
ing so  clearly  the  difficulties  and  dangers 
which  confront  the  first  administration,  it 
is  not  surprising  if  Senor  Palma  prefers 
to  rest  with  his  present  honors  without 
risking  failure  in  so  difficult  an  enterprise. 
It  will  be  difficult,  however,  to  find  one 
whose  ability  and  integrity  more  perfectly 
fit  him  for  the  overcoming,  as  well  as  thu 
anticipation,  of  the  difficulties  which  will 
confront  the  first  president  of  Cuba. 


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A  Genera. 

Strike 
Declared. 


history  to  establish  forever  the  supremacy 
of  unionism.  The  building  trades,  the 
united  mine  workers  and  the  Federation  of 
Labor  approve  of  the  plan  and  have  prom- 
ised moral  and  financial  support  but  have 
not  responded  favorably  to  overtures  looking 
to  a  general  sympathetic  strike.  During 
the  past  week  the  Steel  Corporation  has 
gotten  control  of  the  Shelby  Steel  Tube 
Works,  capitalized  at  $13,000,000  and 
operating  fifteen  non-union  mills.  This  is 
both  a  sign  of  strength  and  a  means  of 
filling  the  orders  which  are  already  on 
hand.  The  price  of  tin  plate  has  gone  up 
rapidly  since  the  general  strike  order  was 
issued  by  the  Amalgamated  Association. 
Europe  doubtless  looks  on  with  pleasure 
and  counts  upon  regaining  through  this 
disturbance  some  of  her  lost  steel  trade. 
The  numerous  steel  strikes  in  England  in 
recent  years  and  the  perversion  of  union- 
ism which  has  given  rise  to  them  are  as- 
signed as  one  cause  for  England's  loss  of 
supremacy  in  the  steel  industry.  Mean- 
while the  general  public  looks  upon  the 
strike  with  divided  sympathy  and  scant 
interest,  owing  to  the  lack  of  a  specific 
and  substantial  grievance  on  the  part  of 
the  strikers.  When  capital  combines,  it 
endeavors  to  conceal  the  fact  and  the  less 
recognition  the  combination  gets  the  better 
it  is  pleased,  so  long  as  its  definite  purpose 
is  accomplished.  The  labor  combination, 
on  the  other  hand,  has  gotten  all  it  asks 
for  in  the  way  of  wages,  hours  and  condi- 
tions, and  now  goes  on  a  strike  to  get 
recognition.  It  seems  rather  a  childish 
procedure. 


As  was  expected,  Presi- 
dent S  h  a  ff  e  r  of  the 
Amalgamated  Association 
of  steel,  iron  and  tin  workers  issued  a 
general  strike  order  on  Tuesday  of  last 
week  to  take  effect  Saturday  night.  So 
far  the  compliance  with  this  order  has  not 
been  sufficiently  general  to  afford  much 
gratification  or  encouragement  to  the 
leaders  of  the  strike.  About  16,000  men 
have  gone  out  in  addition  to  those  who  had 
already  quit,  but  the  refusal  of  the  men 
in  Chicago  and  vicinity  to  strike  has 
been  a  disappointment  to  the  leaders.  The 
Carnegie  Company's  works,  although  em- 
ploying no  Amalgamated  Association 
men,  have  been  a  storm  center,  for  it  was 
hoped  that  the  union  men  there  would  make 
a  sympathetic  strike.  This  has  not  been 
done  with  any  unanimity,  though  two  or 
three  hundred  union  men  have  made 
considerable  trouble.  President  Shaffer 
wishes  to  make  this  the  biggest  strike  in 


** 


Homesteads 

and 

Speculation. 


With  the  allotment  of 
claims  and  the  sale  of 
town  lots  at  auction  in  the 
newly  opened  Indian  lands,  the  troubles 
and  complications  incident  to  the  opening 
are  not  all  over.  The  man  who  drew  the  first 
number  in  the  Lawton  district  and  there- 
fore had  first  choice  of  all  the  homestead 
claims  chose  a -strip  adjoining  the  whole 
south  side  of  the  town  of  Lawton.  The 
land  office  may  have  been  in  error  in  allow- 
ing him  to  choose  a  tract  a  mile  long  and 
a  quarter  of  a  mile  wide,  instead  of  com- 
pelling him  to  take  his  one  hundred  and 
sixty  acres  in  a  square  half  a  mile  on  each 
side.  At  any  rate,  it  allowed  it,  and  one 
could  scarcely  expect  the  lucky  Mr.  Woods 
to  know  more  about  the  land  laws  than  the 
land  office  itself  knew,  or  to  be  more  strict 
in  their  application.  It  is  true,  too,  that  it 
was  not  particularly  gallant  for  him  to  cut 
out  the  young  lady  who  drew  second  choice 
from  access  to  the  town,  compelling  her  to 
take  the  claim  behind  his.  But  in  a  coun- 
try where  so  few  men  in  the  cities  give 
their  seats  to  ladies  in  the  street  car,  it  can 
scarcely  be  legally  demanded  that  one 
shall  give  up  his  farm  to  a  lady  on  the 
frontier,  or  even  choose  a  worse  instead  of 


a  better  tract  of  land  to  accommodate  her. 
An  attempt  is  being  made  to  invalidate 
Mr.  Woods'  claim  by  proving  that  he  is  a 
speculator  on  the  ground  that  he  took  the 
most  valuable  piece  of  land  that  he  could 
find.  The  squatters  who  have  overflowed 
from  the  town  of  Lawton  on  to  his  land  are 
naturally  anxious  to  have  him  evicted  so 
that  they  may  divide  his  land  into  town 
lots  and  keep  it.  But  their  claim  bespeaks 
a  love  of  neither  justice  nor  courtesy,  but 
plain  avarice.  We  would  be  glad  to  see 
Mr.  Woods  forced  to  change  the  shape  of 
his  claim  so  as  to  give  the  lady  a  chance,  if 
that  is  the  law,  but  the  attempt  to  prove 
that  he  is  a  speculator  because,  having 
drawn  first  choice,  he  took  the  best  he 
could  get,  savors  strongly  of  the  ridiculous. 
On  the  whole,  the  effort  of  the  authorities 
to  prevent  speculation  appears  to  have  been 
remarkably  successful.  The  sale  of  town 
lots  in  Lawton  has  been  the  feature  of  the 
week.  Business  lots  25  by  150  feet  have 
sold  at  from  $250  to  more  than  three  times 
that  figure.  Most  of  the  business  that  is 
done  in  the  new  towns  is,  of  course,  done 
in  tents,  but  the  erection  of  wooden  build- 
ings began  almost  simultaneously  with  the 
opening.  Saloons,  which  were  excluded 
during  the  first  days,  are  now  permitted 
and  sixty  of  them  have  been  opened  in 
LaWton.  It  is  gratifying  to  note  that  the 
churches  have  not  been  slow  in  securing 
lots  and  beginning  work  in  the  various 
new  towns. 

The  Trouble  The  revolutionary  dis- 
in  Colombia.,  turbances  of  Colombia 
have  developed  into  quite  respectable  mag- 
nitude, the  most  significant  indications  of 
which  are  that  the  United  States  has  dis- 
patched a  war  vessel  to  the  Atlantic  side  of 
the  Isthmus  and  has  another  in  readiness 
to  go  to  the  Pacific  side,  and  that  diplo- 
matic relations  between  Colombia  and 
Venezuela  have  been  broken  off.  The 
Colombian  revolutionists  are  representa- 
tives of  a  radical  party  which  wishes  to 
overthrow  the  present  conservative  gov- 
ernment and  effect  the  reunion  of  Colom- 
bia, "Venezuela  and  Equador  into  a  "Great 
Colombia"  federation  such  as  existed  prior 
to  1830.  President  Castro,  of  Venezuela, 
and  President  Alfaro,  of  Equador,  are  co- 
operating with  General  Uribe-Uribe, 
leader  of  the  Colombian  insurrectionists. 
The  political  uncertainty  which  is  normal 
to  the  Latin-American  states  is  an  incent- 
ive to  the  presidents  of  Venezuela  and 
Equador  to  participate  in  the  movement. 
Recognizing  this  co-operation  with  the 
rebels,  the  troops  of  the  Colombian  gov- 
ernment have  unsuccessfully  attempted  an 
invasion  of  Venezuela,  and  the  hostile  in- 
terchanges between  the  two  have  led  to  the 
recall  of  the  Colombian  representative 
from  Venezuela,  the  management  of  Co- 
lombian   interests  there  being  left  in  the 


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THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


August  15,  190? 


hands  of  the  American  charge  d'affaires. 
It  is  reported,  however,  with  less  evidence 
of  truth,  that  the  alleged  invasion  from 
Colombia  is  in  reality  a  domestic  uprising 
in  Venezuela  against  the  arbitrary  meth- 
ods of  Pres.  Castro.  The  United  States 
gunboat  Machias  is  now  at  Hampton  Roads 
fitting  to  proceed  to  Colon  to  protect 
American  interests.  The  president  of  the 
Panama  Railway  Company  has  requested 
the  government  to  send  a  warship  also  to 
the  Pacific  side  of  the  isthmus.  The  bat- 
tleship Iowa  has  been  ordered  from  Puget 
Sound  to  San  Francisco  and  will  there  be 
held  in  readiness  to  go  to  Panama  if  needed. 
The  United  States  is  bound  by  treaty  to 
see  that  the  way  across  the  isthmus  from 
Colon  to  Panama  is  kept  clear  if  Colombia 
cannot  do  it,  but  there  is  no  probability 
that  interference  will  be  necessary,  and  it 
will  not  be  attempted  until  the  local  gov- 
ernment has  conspicuously  failed  to  pro- 
tect this  trade  route.  We  are  not  ready  to 
take  sides  in  the  dispute  between  the  Co- 
lombian government  and  the  allied  revo- 
lutionists, but  it  occurs  to  us  that  a  Great 
Colombia  with  a  broader  base  than  any  of 
the  present  republics  might  be  less  easy  to 
tip  over — and  that  would  be  an  advantage. 

Ohirvese  Li  Hung  Chang  has  been 

Affairs.  supplanted  as  viceroy  to 

Chi  Li  province,  so  it  is  reported,  by  Yuan 
Shih  Kai,  formerly  of  Shan  Tung  prov- 
ince. Li  is  too  feeble  to  administer  the 
government  in  his  province  as  actively  as 
the  turbulent  times  demand,  and  it  is  im- 
portant that  some  one  be  put  in  command 
who  can  see  that  peace  is  preserved.  The 
Chinese  court  is  not  altogether  pleased 
with  the  arrangements  that  have  been 
made  for  the  evacuation  of  Pekin  and 
complains  that  too  many  foreign  troops  are 
remaining  under  the  guise  of  legation 
guards.  The  court  wishes  also  to  arrive  at 
some  definite  understanding  with  Russia 
about  the  control  of  Manchuria  before  re- 
turning to  Pekin,  and  it  is  not  improbable 
that  on  one  or  both  of  these  grounds  the 
return  will  be  delayed  until  at  least  Jan- 
uary. 

J* 
The  Return  of  Count  von  Waldersee,  late 
von  Waldersee.  commander-in-chief  of 
the  allied  forces  in  China,  reached  Ger- 
many last  week  on  his  return  from  the 
East.  Whatever  general  enthusiasm  might 
have  been  aroused  by  his  advent  was  over- 
shadowed by  the  mourning  for  the  death 
of  the  Dowager  Empress.  It  is  doubtful, 
however,  whether  the  enthusiasm  would 
have  been  very  hearty  in  any  case.  The 
value  of  his  services  is  generally  recog- 
nized, but  among  the  intelligent  classes 
there  is  also  an  appreciation  of  the  fact 
that  he  did  not  do  what  he  was  sent  out  to 
do.  He  did  as  much  of  it,  doubtless,  as 
any  one  could  have  done,  but  the  mistake 
was  in  supposing  that  he  would  have  a 
united  international  force  at  his  command 
and  a  definite  enemy  against  which  to 
wield  it.  Arriving  in  China  he  found  that 
there  was  no  war  and  no  enemy  and  that 
the  relation  between  the  forces  of  the 
various  powers  and  their  German  com- 
mander-in-chief was  not  exactly  what  he 
had  expected  it  to  be.  A  field- marshal  on 
the  ground  was  plainly  a  supernumerary. 
Under  the  circumstances  it  is  not  surpris- 
ing that,  in  his  frantic  efforts  to  do  some- 
thing worthy  of  his  rank,  he  made  a  good 


deal  of  unnecessary  war  upon  unarmed 
villagers  who  had  no  thought  of  constitut- 
ing a  hostile  force  until  he  compelled  them 
to  assume  that  attitude.  It  was  really  a 
very  trying  situation  and  Count  von  Wal- 
dersee behaved  indifferently  well  under  the 
circumstances.  He  probably  earned  his 
salary,  but  any  special  rewards  which  he 
may  receive  will  be  wholly  gratuitous. 

J* 
The  Empress      The  death  of  the  Dowager 
Frederick.  Empress      Frederick      of 

Germany  has  been  followed  by  a  period  of 
mourning  in  England  as  well  as  in  Ger- 
many. She  was  the  eldest  daughter  of 
Queen  Victoria  and,  as  the  Princess  Vic- 
toria, wore  her  mother's  name.  The  fu- 
neral services,  although  simple  and  unpre- 
tentious, in  accordance  with  her  expressed 
wish,  occupied  several  days  from  first  to 
last  and  were  of  an  impressive  character. 
After  the  services  at  Kronberg,  where  the 
Empress  died,  the  body  was  brought  to 
Potsdam  near  Berlin  where  King  Edward, 
accompanied  by  Queen  Alexandra,  came  to 
attend  his  sister's  funeral.  Like  her,  hus- 
band, she  was  a  pronounced  liberal  in  mat- 
ters of  government.  At  the  time  when  she 
came  to  Germany  as  wife  of  the  crown 
Prince  Frederick  William.  Bismarck  was 
at  the  height  of  his  power.  Being  rigidly 
opposed  to  constitutional  government,  he 
saw  danger  in  the  liberal  tendencies  of  the 
heir  apparent  and  his  English  wife  and  by 
his  interference  with  her  affairs  caused  her 
no  end  of  annoyance.  Upon  his  represen- 
tations to  the  old  Emperor,  even  the  edu- 
cation of  her  children  was  taken  out  of  her 
hands  and  they  were  placed  under  tutors 
who  would  instill  into  them  a  belief  in  their 
divine  right  to  arbitrary  sovereignty.  Her 
eldest  son,  the  present  Emperor  William, 
learned  the  lesson  all  too  well.  Shortly 
after  his  accession  to  the  throne,  the  Iron 
Chancellor — whose  belief  in  the  divine 
right  of  kings  was  equivalent  to  a  belief  in 
his  own  divine  right  to  rule  the  king  and 
the  country  through  the  king — -was  forced 
to  step  down.  It  was  a  tribute  to  the  force 
of  character  of  the  Empress  Frederick  that 
she  could  arouse  such  opposition  from  the 
Chancellor.  He  was  forced  to  deal  with 
her  as  with  an  opposing  statesman.  Yet 
her  many  virtues  won  her  a  place  in  the 
hearts  of  both  the  German  and  the  Eng- 
lish. 

J* 
A  New  Edict  in  Mr.  Chamberlain's  state- 
South  Africa..  ment  of  a  week  or  two 
ago,  that  the  time  for  leniency  had  passed 
and  that  a  more  rigorous  policy  would 
henceforth  be  pursued  against  the  Boers, 
received  its  explanation,  in  part  at  least,  in 
the  proclamation  issued  August  7  by  Lord 
Kitchener  under  instructions  from  the 
colonial  secretary.  According  to  this 
proclamation,  all  leaders  of  the  Boers  who 
are  in  arms  resisting  His  Majesty's  forces 
and  all  members  of  the  late  governments  of 
the  Transvaal  and  Orange  Free  State  are 
to  be  permanently  banished  from  South 
Africa  unless  they  surrender  on  or  before 
Sept.  15.  Meanwhile  the  cost  of  main- 
taining in  the  concentration  camps  the 
families  of  burghers  who  are  still  in  the 
field  shall  be  held  against  the  burghers  as 
a  charge  upon  their  property.  It  is  not 
precisely  apparent  what  the  British  gov- 
ernment expects  to  gain  by  this  edict.  It  is 
by  no  means  likely  that  its  terms  can  be 
conveyed  to  all  the  scattered  commandoes  of 


Boers  in  the  field  before  the  date  fixed ;  and 
if  it  could  be,  it  is  still  less  probable  that 
any  considerable  number  of  them,  having 
endured  the  hardships  which  they  have 
endured,  would  consider  a  threat  of  banish- 
ment a  sufficient  incentive  to  surrender. 
As  for  holding  the  cost  of  maintaining 
their  families  as  a  charge  against  their 
property,  the  suggestion  conveys  a  grim 
humor  when  one  remembers  that  the  re- 
maining property  of  most  of  these  same 
burghers  consists  of  a  rifle  and  a  blanket. 
With  the  former  they  will  doubtless  be  glad 
to  repay  any  debts  as  opportunity  offers. 
As  a  business  proposition,  the  British 
concentration  camps  are  a  series  of  credit 
boarding-houses  with  very  poor  prospects 
of  pay.  Lord  Milner  left  England  for 
South  Africa  on  Saturday  of  last  week,  ac- 
companied by  Gen.  Lyttleton.  The  pres- 
ence of  Gen.  Lyttleton  in  the  expedition 
has  naturally  started  the  rumor  that  he  is 
to  succeed  Gen.  Kitchener  in  command, 
Lord  Milner  is  personally  so  unpopular 
and  so  little  trusted  by  the  Boers  that  his 
presence  even  in  Capetown  will  be  a 
hindrance  to  any  possible  future  peace 
negotiations. 


Brevities. 


Preparations  are  being 
made  on  a  large  scale  for 
the  Schley  inquiry.  At  his  request,  officers 
are  being  summoned  from  Guam  and  China 
to  give  testimony. 

M.  Santos-  Dumont,  after  a  fall  with  his 
balloon  near  the  Eifel  Tower,  was  seized  by 
Parisian  women,  overjoyed  at  his  escape, 
and  violently  Hobsonized.  Is  not  the 
Deutsch  prize  of  $20,000  a  sufficient  incen- 
tive to  aeronautics  without  the  addition  of 
an  osculatory  booby  prize  in  case  of  failure? . 

At  the  recent  convention  of  the  Catholic 
Total  Abstinence  Society  at  Hartford, 
Conn.,  Archbishop  Ireland  said  that  it  is 
no  longer  true  that  there  are  more  drinkers 
among  Catholics  than  in  other  religious 
bodies,  though  he  admitted  that  it  was  for- 
merly true.  The  society  has  over  85,000 
members. 

Secretary  Wilson  having  returned  from 
his  tour  of  inspection  through  the  corn  belt 
reports  the  conditions  more  serious  than 
the  department  had  before  been  inclined  to 
admit.  The  loss  will  be  most  severe  in 
Nebraska,  Kansas  and  southern  Iowa.  The 
total  corn  crop  is  now  estimated  at  1,100,- 
000,000  bushels,  not  much  more  than  half 
of  the  estimate  six  weeks  ago. 

By  a  bold  and  successful  robbery,  the 
Selby  Smelting  Works,  forty  miles  north  of 
San  Francisco,  were  relieved  of  gold  bul- 
lion to  the  value  of  $283,000.  Within  a 
week  the  culprit  confessed  under  promise 
that  he  would  not  be  prosecuted  and 
pointed  out  where  he  had  hidden  the 
booty.  He  now  claims  the  $25,000  reward 
that  was  offered  for  finding  himself. 

Gen.  MacArthur's  report  for  the  Philip- 
pines for  the  year  ending  July  4,  when  he 
was  succeeded  by  Gen.  Chaffee,  contains 
much  discussion  of  general  commercial  and 
industrial  topics.  The  report  of  casualties 
from  May  5,  1900,  to  June  30,  1901,  is  as 
follows:  Americans:  245  killed,  490 
wounded,  118  captured,  20  missing;  Fili- 
pinos: 3,854  killed,  1,153  wounded,  6,572 
captured,  23,095  surrendered.  The  capture 
of  Aguinaldo  is  characterized  as  "the  most 
momentous  single  event  of  the  year,"  a 
military  transaction  "unique,  isolated  and 
complete  in  itself." 


August  15,  1901 


THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


1029 


Democracy    and    the    Moral 
Judgment. 

Ruskin  has  somewhere  in  his  "Modern 
Painters"  a  remark  to  this  effect:  that  the 
opinion  of  a  majority  is  trustworthy  only 
in  those  cases  where  the  opinion  of  each 
individual  is  more  likely  to  be  right  than 
to  be  wrong;  but  that  in  cases  where  it  is 
more  probable  that  any  single  individual 
will  be  wrong  than  that  he  will  be  right,  it 
is  safer  to  follow  the  minority.  The  theory 
of  probabilities,  which  is  a  mathematical 
law  as  certain  in  its  action  as  the  law  of 
gravitation,  justifies  this  saying.  If  there 
is  even  a  slight  probability  in  the  case  of 
each  separate  individual  that  he  will  be 
right,  then  there  is  a  practical  certainty 
that  the  majority  will  be  right  if  the  num- 
ber of  votes  is  large  enough.  And  vice 
versa. 

This  principle  is  laid  down  by  Ruskin  as 
preliminary  to  the  proposition  that  public 
opinion  is  not  a  trustworthy  guide  in  judg- 
ments of  artistic  excellence,  since  every 
untrained  individual  is  more  likely  to  ad- 
mire that  which  has  no  real  artistic  merit 
than  that  which  is  meritorious.  Carlyle 
virtually  places  political  questions  in  the 
same  class  in  which  Ruskin  places  ques- 
tions of  art — that  is,  among  things  of 
which  the  public  is  more  apt  to  judge 
wrongly  than  rightly.  His  famous  dictum, 
that  the  combined  opinion  of  thirty  mil- 
lion fools  is  not  likely  to  produce  wisdom, 
is  true  enough  as  an  abstract  proposition, 
but  its  application  rests  on  the  assumption 
that  the  thirty  million  people  are  fools. 
To  say  that  the  common  man  is  a  fool  in 
matters  of  politics — that  is,  that  he  is  more 
likely  to  judge  wrongly  than  rightly — is  an 
assumption  which  would  destroy  the  basis 
of  democratic  government. 

There  are,  to  be  sure,  governmental 
questions  which  are  essentially  technical 
and  upon  which  the  judgment  of  untrained 
minds,  in  whatever  numbers,  is  absolutely 
valueless.  Such  matters  as  the  tariff,  the 
principles  of  national  finance,  currency 
and  banking,  contain  so  large  an  element  of 
pure  technicality  that  the  offhand  opinion 
of  any  number  of  men  without  a  corre- 
sponding technical  training  is  about  as 
valuable  as  their  advice  would  be  in 
arranging  the  specifications  for  building  a 
battleship.  These  are  questions  of  states- 
manship and  should  never  have  been 
allowed  to  get  into  politics. 

But  the  foundations  of  democracy  are 
not  destroyed  when  one  has  admitted  the 
worthlessness  of  a  popular  vote  to  settle 
the  details  of  naval  construction  or  tariff 
schedules.  Democracy  rests  upon  a  broad- 
er and  firmer  basis  than  this.  It  is  founded 
upon  this  principle :  that  there  is  in  gov- 
ernment an  element,  and  the  most  import- 
ant element  of  all,  which  is  not  technical 
or  professional  and  in  which  the  common 
man's  opinion  is  more  apt  to  be  right  than 
to  be  wrong.  This  is  the  element  of  moral- 
ity, which  is  paramount  in  civil  govern- 
ment as  in  individual  conduct;  and  the 
appeal  to  the  moral  judgment  of  men  can 
always  be  made  safely  when  it  is  uncon- 
fused  with  other  issues.  It  is  not  morally 
safe  to  do  as  the  majority  does,  but  it  is 
usually  safe  to  act  according  to  those  prin- 
ciples of  morality  which  the  majority  of 
civilized  men  accept.  Moral  questions — 
the  recognition  of  the  rights  of  man  and 
his  civil  duties — are  the  foundation  of  all 
large  politics.    Other  matters,  such  as  pri- 


vate interest,  the  eloquence  of  a  dema- 
gogue, or  deception  by  false  leaders,  may 
turn  the  scale,  but  the  consensus  of  the 
moral  judgment  is  generally  right.  A 
corruptionist,  even  a  known  corruptionist, 
may  be  elected  to  office,  but  only  by  steal- 
ing the  livery  of  virtue.  There  is  scarcely 
a  community  in  the  United  States  where  a 
corruptionist  could  be  elected  with  the 
right  of  bribery  as  an  issue. 

When  the  people  are  deceived  and  the 
majority  goes  wrong,  there  is  in  a  democ- 
racy always  the  right  of  appeal  to  a 
higher  court — from  the  people  ill-informed, 
with  minds  inflamed  by  party  zeal  and  dis- 
tracted from  the  real  moral  issue,  to  the 
same  people  better  informed  and  more 
calmly  intelligent.  Every  reform  has  this 
task  before  it,  to  separate  itself  from  the 
partisan  controversies  which  by  habit 
arouse  the  passions  and  prejudices  cf  men, 
and  to  present  itself  as  a  purely  moral 
proposition.  So  can  it  secure  the  most 
general  acceptance  among  a  people  who, 
however  prone  they  may  be  to  err  in  judg- 
ments of  art  and  public  finance,  can  usu- 
ally be  counted  upon  to  choose  the  right 
side  of  a  purely  ethical  alternative.  Upon 
this  principle  democracy  can  find  a  firm 
foundation. 

Fa.ith  and  Experience. 

The  article  elsewhere,  entitled  "Faith 
vs.  Experience,"  affords  an  interesting 
study.  A  thoughtful  man,  such  as  the 
author  of  the  article,  does  not  write  state- 
ments without  seeing,  in  his  own  mind, 
reasons  for  them.  What,  then,  is  his  con- 
ception of  salvation,  which  enables  him  to 
write  certain  sentences  in  this  and  in  his 
former  article,  to  which  our  editorial  note, 
which  he  quotes,  was  appended?  He  had 
stated,  in  his  former  article,  that  "the 
divine  presence  and  help"  of  the  Holy 
Spirit  is  "a  matter  of  faith  and  not  a  mat- 
ter of  personal  experience."  Oar  objection 
to  this  reasoning  was  that  it  put  faith  and 
experience  in  a  false  relation  to  each  other, 
making  them  mutually  exclusive  terms,  a 
position  which  he  reaffirms  in  this  article. 
In  saying  that  "the  whole  of  our  religious 
life  comes  through  faith,"  we  meant,  of 
course,  that  it  has  its  source,  its  legitimate 
cause,  in  faith.  We  cited  the  scriptural 
passages — "we  walk  by  faith,  not  by 
sight,"  we  are  "saved  by  faith," — and  then 
raised  the  question  whether  we  do  not  have 
a  "personal  experience  of  salvation."  Our 
brother  thinks  not.  It  is  obvious,  then, 
that  he  is  not  thinking  and  writing  of  a 
salvation  that  means  a  new  feeling  toward 
God,  a  new  feeling  toward  sin,  a  new  sense 
of  reconciliation  with  God,  and  of  joy  in 
the  Holy  Spirit,  a  new  power  to  resist 
temptation  and  to  depart  from  iniquity, 
new  aspirations,  new  hopes  and  a  new 
outlook  on  life,  but  of  something  that 
takes  place  in  the  mind  of  God,  of  which 
man  is  wholly  unconscious  until  it  is  com- 
municated to  him  by  some  statement  which 
he  accepts  by  faith.  In  other  words,  he 
seems  to  have  in  mind  as  his  full  concep- 
tion of  salvation  the  abstract  idea  of  the 
remission  of  sins  as  an  act  of  God. 

He  says:  "The  love  of  God,  the  gift  of 
His  son,  the  death  of  Jesus  for  our  sins, 
His  resurrection  and  ascension,  are  facts  of 
which  we  have  no  knowledge  except  as  we 
believe  that  they  are  facts."  These  facts 
are,  of  course,  matters  of  revelation,  but 
having  been  accepted  by  faith  and  acted 


upon,  the  soul,  thus  believing  and  acting, 
acquires  an  experience,  through  faith, 
which  corroborates  and  confirms  the  evi- 
dence upon  which  he  believed,  and  gives 
him  additional  certitude. 

He  also  says:  "Repentance,  confession 
of  faith,  baptism,  prayer,  etc.,  are  com- 
mands of  which  we  have  no  knowledge  ex- 
cept as  we  believe  that  the  Lord  has  com- 
manded us  to  do  them."  Not  stopping 
now  to  point  out  the  fact  that  the  com- 
mands referred  to  meet  the  profoundest 
religious  needs  of  the  soul,  which  existed 
as  facts  of  human  nature  long  before  the 
commands  were  given,  is  it  not  self-evident 
that  when  repentance  and  faith,  prayer, 
etc.,  occur,  the  soul  is  profoundly  con- 
scious of  these  experiences  and  of  their 
adaptation  to  meet  its  needs?  In  other 
words,  are  these  psychical  changes  less 
matters  of  personal  experience  because 
they  were  originally  matters  of  revelation 
of  God's  will,  received  through  faith? 

Again,  our  brother  says:  "We  have  no 
knowledge  of  the  forgiveness  of  sins,  the 
resurrection  of  the  dead  and  eternal  life, 
except  as  we  believe  God's  promises."  The 
forgiveness  of  sins,  regarded  as  an  act  of 
God,  is  of  course  a  matter  of  revelation,  to 
be  conveyed  to  the  mind  of  man  in  the  way 
God  may  choose,  but  it  is  associated  with 
such  psychical  conditions  as  faith,  repent- 
ance, the  obedient  spirit,  of  which  we  can 
have  personal  knowledge.  So  also  our 
Christian  life,  and  that  of  the  church  uni- 
versal, furnishes  an  additional  proof  of  the 
resurrection  of  Christ,  and  hence  of  our 
resurrection;  and  eternal  life  has  its  begin- 
ning here  in  the  soul  of  the  believer,  who 
by  the  presence  of  this  life  within  him 
gains  complete  assurance  of  his  future  life. 

With  a  conception  of  salvation  that  does 
not  seem  to  enter  the  realm  of  conscious- 
ness, it  is  not  strange  that  our  brother 
should  regard  the  phrase,  "a  personal  ex- 
perience of  salvation,"  as  "very  question- 
able." In  proof  of  this  he  says:  "If  it 
means  that  we  know,  by  personal  sensa- 
tions, that  we  are  saved,  it  is  erroneous,  for 
then  it  substitutes  experience  for  faith." 
Why  does  our  brother  use  so  vague  a  term 
as  "sensations"?  Certainly  repentance 
and  faith  do  profoundly  affect  the  mind 
and  heart  and  will,  and,  when  accompanied 
by  obedience,  they  result  in  a  sense  of 
peace  and  joy  of  which  the  soul  is  as  con- 
scious as  it  is  of  any  other  experience. 
Why  should  this  evidence  of  personal  con- 
sciousness be  placed  in  opposition  to  faith, 
instead  of  being  regarded  as  a  confirmation 
of  faith,  of  faith  brought  to  the  highest 
degree  of  certitude?  Was  it  not  this  ex- 
perience that  enabled  Paul  to  say,  "I  know 
whom  I  have  believed"?  Is  this  not  what 
the  same  apostle  means,  also,  when  he 
says  that  "the  Spirit  Himself  bears  wit- 
ness with  our  spirit  that  we  are  the  chil- 
of  God"?  And  is  this  not  what  John 
means  when  he  speaks  of  "the  witness 
within  you"?  Neither  of  these  inspired 
writers  had  any  thought  of  substituting 
this  internal  experience  for  faith,  nor  have 
we  any  such  thought.  We  never  reach  a 
point  here,  in  our  Christian  experience, 
when  we  cease  to  "walk  by  faith,"  but 
religion  would  become  a  barren  fact  if  it 
brought  no  personal  experiences  of  peace 
and  of  joy  and  of  victory  over  sin,  confirm- 
atory of  faith,  and  making  faith  a  living 
and  present  reality  in  our  lives. 


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THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


August  15,  1901 


Who  Deserved  the  Censure? 

While  the  Sampson- Schley  controversy 
is  being  launched  upon  its  career  as  a  full- 
grown  official  investigation  by  a  naval 
court,  another  disturbance  in  the  navy  has 
come  up  and  has  apparently  been  settled. 
As  reported  in  an  earlier  issue,  Senator 
Chandler,  who  was  Secretary  of  the  Navy 
under  President  Arthur,  has  complained  of 
the  uncomplimentary  reference  to  himself 
by  Rear- Admiral  Robley  D.  Evans  in  his 
book,  "A  Sailor's  Log."  Another  official 
inquiry  was  threatened,  but  Mr.  Hackett, 
acting  Secretary  of  the  Navy,  in  the  ab- 
sence of  Mr.  Long,  has  cut  the  Gordian 
knot  by  reprimanding  Admiral  Evans  and 
sending  a  copy  of  the  reprimand  to  Senator 
Chandler  as  the  pound  of  flesh  which  was 
due  to  him.  If  it  would  help  to  salve  his 
wounded  honor,  the  ex- Secretary  might 
have  this  reprimand  of  his  enemy  framed 
and  hang  it  over  the  head  of  his  bed  where 
its  benediction  could  be  upon  him  night 
and  morning. 

But  what  was  it  all  about?  In  1884,  when 
Mr.  Chandler  was  Secretary  of  the  Navy, 
Admiral  Evans  was  assigned  to  duty  as 
inspector  for  the  Fifth  Lighthouse  Dis- 
trict, which  extends  along  the  Atlantic 
coast  from  Havre  de  Grace,  Md.,  to  Beau- 
fort, N.  C.  The  lighthouse  service  had 
fallen  into  bad  condition  through  the  ap- 
pointment of  keepers  as  reward  for  political 
services.  It  was  the  duty  of  the  inspector 
to  examine  the  appointees,  but  pressure 
was  brought  to  bear  to  get  the  favorites 
through  the  examination  whether  compe- 
tent or  not.  In  one  case  where  an  ap- 
pointee was  found  upon  examination  to  be 
hopelessly  unfit,  the  inspector  refused  to 
pass  him.  It  was  reported  to  the  Secretary 
of  the  Navy  that  he  was  "interfering  wjth 
political  conditions  in  the  Fifth  District." 
Without  inquiry  or  opportunity  for  ex- 
planation, he  was  relieved  of  his  position 
and  placed  on  reduced  pay.  Admiral 
Evans's  comment  which  has  aroused  the 
ire  of  the  ex- Secretary  is  as  follows:  "It 
was,  of  course,  a  gross  injustice  and  caused 
no  end  of  comment  in  the  newspapers;  but 
,1  took  it  as  quietly  as  possible  and  have 
always  felt  contented  that  I  was  not  per- 
sonally known  to  the  man  who  could  so  far 
degrade  the  high  office  he  held.  The  navy 
had  in  some  ways  degenerated  into  a  job 
lot,  at  least  in  the  eyes  of  those  who  used 
it  for  their  own  purposes,  and  was  some- 
times let  to  a  very  low  bidder 

However,  I  had  felt  the  sting  of  insects  be- 
fore in  my  life  and  did  not  consider  them  of 
much  importance." 

This,  it  must  be  admitted,  is  not  the  lan- 
guage of  profound  reverence  for  one's 
superior  officer,  and  it  may  be  open  to 
criticism  under  the  canons  of  naval  et- 
iquette; though  it  seems  to  us  that  there  is 
a  vast  difference  between  criticising  a 
former  secretary  who  has  now  no  connec- 
tion with  the  department,  and  criticising 
one  who  is  in  office  at  the  time  of  the 
criticism.  It  is  not  denied  that  Admiral 
Evans  bore  himself  with  all  due  meekness 
toward  Mr.  Chandler  so  long  as  the  latter 
was  secretary. 

But  the  principal  question  which  Ad- 
miral Evans's  words  raise  in  the  plain  man's 
mind  is  not,  Are  they  polite?  but,  Are 
they  true?  Is  it  a  fact  that  positions  in  any 
department  of  the  navy  were  given  as  a  re- 
ward for  political  services  when  Mr. 
Chandler  was  secretary?    that  a  lighthouse 


inspector  was  punished  by  the  Secretary 
for  trying  to  keep  up  the  efficiency  of  his 
district  by  preventing  the  appointment  of 
incompetent  favorites?  We  do  not  know 
whether  this  is  true  or  not  farther  than 
what  Admiral  Evans  says  about  it  in  his 
book.  But  it  is  strangely  ominous  that 
there  was  no  investigation  to  determine 
whether  the  charge  is  true,  and  that  even 
in  the  censure,  which  Mr.  Chandler  now 
wears  as  a  trophy  at  his  belt,  there  is  no 
question  of  the  truth  of  the  statements.  If 
not  true,  the  charges  are  well  worth  deny- 
ing. On  the  surface  of  the  case  it  ap- 
pears that  Mr.  Chandler  as  Secretary  was 
guilty  of  degrading  his  office  for  the  ac- 
commodation of  political  spoilsmen,  whom 
he  encouraged  at  the  expense  of  one  im- 
portant department  of  the  service;  while 
Admiral  Evans  is  guilty  of  indiscretion  in 
mentioning  matters  about  which  it  would 
have  been  more  discreet  and  courteous  to 
keep  quiet.  Perhaps  that  censure  got  into 
the  wrong  envelope. 


Notes  &nd  Comments. 

"Ignorance  is  the  only  devil,"  said  a 
preacher  recently  who  was  very  desirous 
of  being  epigrammatic.  If  his  remark  be 
true,  it  must  be  admitted  that  he  preached 
like  one  possessed.  But  the  statements 
about  both  theology  and  demonology  ut- 
tered by  one  so  thoroughly  possessed  by 
his  own  demon  of  ignorance  are  perhaps 
not  wholly  trustworthy. 

A  writer  in  the  Sunday- School  Times 
objects  to  the  use  of  the  so-called  "sanitary" 
communion  outfits  with  individual  cups 
and  suggests  that,  if  the  situation  has  be- 
come so  desperate  as  to  call  for  this  rem- 
edy, it  is  time  to  cleanse  the  church  roll 
and  to  weed  out  the  unsanitary  members. 
It  might  be  hard  to  satisfy  a  bacteriologist 
with  this  procedure,  for  he  would  find  germs 
in  the  cleanliest  saint,  but  there  is  a  sense 
in  which  an  occasional  weeding  out  of  un- 
sanitary members  would  be  a  benefit  to 
almost  any  church. 

A  sober-minded  contemporary  quotes  a 
slang-laden  description  of  a  ball  game 
which  was  printed  in  the  Yale  Record  and 
inquires  apprehensively,  "What  is  to  be- 
come of  our  language  when  such  language 
is  sent  out  from  one  of  our  oldest  and  larg- 
est universities?"  There  is  no  need  for 
alarm.  The  Yale  Record  is  a  comic  paper. 
So  long  as  our  oldest  and  largest  univer- 
sities send  out  slang  for  the  sake  of  its 
humorous  absurdity,  the  language  is  safe. 
The  danger  will  come  when,  at  universities 
and  elsewhere,  slang  is  used  as  ordinary 
language  without  recognition  of  its  ab- 
surdity. 

"The  most  common  of  those  feelings 
which  present  obstacles  to  the  pursuit  or 
propagation  of  truth,"  says  Bishop  Whate- 
ly,  "are  aversion  to  doubt;  desire  of  a  sup- 
posed safe  medium;  the  love  of  system; 
the  dread  of  the  character  of  inconsistency; 
the  dread  of  innovation;  undue  deference 
to  human  authority ;  the  fear  of  criticism ; 
regard  to  seeming  consistency."  It  can- 
not be  denied  that  these  are  formidable 
barriers  both  in  the  pursuit  and  propaga- 
tion of  truth.  Some  of  these  qualities  of 
mind,  however,  kept  within  proper  limits, 


may  also  prevent  the  acceptance  of  certain 
things  presented  as  truth,  which  are  not 
truth,  but  only  plausible  errors.  It  is  easy, 
however,  for  conservatism  to  degenerate 
into  opposition  to  what  is  new,  and  the 
defense  of  what  is  old.  In  such  case  it 
ceases  to  be  conservatism  and  becomes  the 
powerful  though  unconscious  ally  of  radi- 
calism. 

A  good  work  in  behalf  of  the  destitute 
orphan  children  in  Cuba  is  being  done  by 
Mr.  Elmer  E.  Hubbard,  formerly  a  mis- 
sionary to  Japan,  who  is  now  operating  a 
series  of  industrial  homes  in  Matanzas, 
Cuba.  Poverty  always  follows  in  the  wake 
of  war,  and  the  homeless  and  helpless 
must  be  provided  for.  The  Hubbard  Homes 
are  under  the  auspices  of  the  undenomi- 
national Cuban  Orphan  Aid  Society,  and 
the  trustworthiness  of  the  management  is 
vouched  for  by  Mrs.  Mary  Lowe  Dickin- 
son of  the  King's  Daughters,  President 
Angell  of  the  University  of  Michigan,  the 
editors  of  the  Outlook,  and  many  other 
well  known  persons.  $2.50  a  month  sent  to 
Miss  Grace  Williams,  secretary,  610  Wood- 
land Street,  Nashville,  Tenn.,  will  feed, 
clothe  and  educate  one  child.  The  cause 
is  a  thoroughly  worthy  one. 

Prof.  Triggs  has  added  Longfellow  and 
Oliver  Wendell  Holmes  to  his  list  of  dog- 
gerel poets.  Every  time  he  utters  one  of 
these  critical  estimates,  he  gives  the  public 
some  new  information  about  himself.  But 
the  public  now  knows  all  it  cares  to  know 
about  Prof.  Triggs.  The  methods  of  Brann's 
Iconoclast  applied  to  literature  reach  the 
point  of  stupidity  very  quickly.  The  pub- 
lic is  prepared  to  hear  with  indifference  the 
further  utterances  of  Prof.  Triggs,  even  if, 
in  a  wild  attempt  to  make  himself  interest- 
ing, he  discounts  Homer  because  he  was 
accounted  orthodox  in  his  day,  puts  Virgil's 
Eclogues  in  the  same  despised  category 
with  Watts's  hymns,  degrades  Dante  into  a 
mere  vender  of  moralities,  and  rules  Mil- 
ton out  of  court  entirely.  Let  us  be  thank- 
ful that  Shakespeare  at  least  is  safe,  for 
Prof.  Triggs  has  already  classed  him 
with  John  D.  Rockefeller — and  what  greater 
honor  could  Shakespeare  ask?  Prof. 
Triggs  is  the  sort  of  person  who  may  be  ex- 
pected at  any  moment  to  join  in  the  apo- 
theosis of  Elbert  Hubbard. 

Some  statistics  showing  the  growth  of 
the  Presbyterian  Church  (North)  in  this 
country  during  the  past  thirty-one  years 
were  published  last  week  by  the  Herald 
and  Presbyter.  We  note  that  through- 
out the  entire  period  there  has  been  a 
healthy  parity  between  the  number  of 
ministers  and  the  number  of  churches.  In 
1870  there  were  4,238  ministers  and  4,526 
churches.  At  the  present  time  there  are 
7,532  ministers  and  7,779  churches.  In  each 
case  only  a  few  extra  churches,  indicating 
that  the  noxious  practice  of  half-time, 
quarter-time  and  no-time  preaching  does 
not  prevail.  The  membership  has  a  little 
more  than  doubled  within  the  period  cov- 
ered by  the  statistics  and  is  now  1,025,388. 
The  annual  net  increase  for  the  past  four 
or  five  years  has  been  about  two  per  cent., 
which  is  somewhat  less  than  the  average 
for  the  entire  period.  It  is  interesting  to 
note  that  the  statistics  show  almost  as 
many  adult  baptisms  as  infant  baptisms. 
The    record    of  contributions    shows  that, 


August  15,  1901 


THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


1031 


unlike  the  Disciples  of  Christ,  the  Pres- 
byterians give  more  to  Home  than  to  For- 
eign Missions,  and  the  amounts  for  both 
are  surprising  compared  with  our  meager 
totals:  for  the  present  year  $1,252,159  for 
Home  Missions  and  nearly  a  million  for 
Foreign  Missions.  In  addition  to  these 
there  is  a  contribution  to  the  work  of  edu- 
cation which  averages  annually  well  into 
the  hundred  thousands.  The  total  amount 
of  money  raised  for  the  present  year  is 
over  sixteen  million  dollars,  25  per  cent,  of 
which  is  for  missions  and  benevolences, 
and  75  percent,  for  the  maintenance  of  the 
local  congregations. 

Editor's  Easy  Chair 

o  r 

M&c&tawa  Musings. 

Macatawa  Park  has  been  a  sort  of  theo- 
logical center  during  the  past  week.  Each 
forenoon,  from  ten  o'clock  to  twelve,  has 
been  devoted  to  the  study  of  Christ's  teach- 
ing as  given  in  the  synoptic  gospels. 
Prof.  Lloyd,  of  the  Pacific  Congregational 
Theological  Seminary  at  Oakland,  Cali- 
fornia, has  been  the  lecturer.  His  themes 
have  been,  "Jesus'  teaching  about  God;" 
"Jesus' teaching  about  himself;"  "Jesus' 
teaching  about  the  spirits  (Holy 
Spirit,  angels,  demons,  devils);"  "Jesus' 
teaching  about  the  kingdom  of  God;" 
"Jesus'  teaching  about  man;"  and  "Jesus' 
teaching  about  the  gospel  and  the  Old 
Testament."  Each  lecture  is  followed  by 
what  the  doctors  would  call  a  "quiz."  The 
attendance  has  not  been  very  large,  for  the 
discussion  has  been  on  a  plane  rather 
above  the  range  of  thought  of  the  ordi- 
nary church  member  who  has  no  special 
interest  in  Bible  study.  Those  attending, 
however,  have  felt  themselves  fully  repaid 
by  the  painstaking,  conscientious  and 
fearless  studies  of  Prof.  Lloyd.  His  omis- 
sion of  the  fourth  gospel  from  his  studies, 
in  this  course,  is  not  because  he  discred- 
its it  as  a  work  of  John,  but  because  it  is 
constructed  on  so  different  a  plan  as  to 
make  it  difficult  to  study  it  in  connection 
with  the  synoptics.  And  yet  we  are  con- 
vinced that  outside  the  class  room,  at  least, 
it  is  better  to  present  the  teaching  of  Jesus 
as  a  whole,  making  the  synoptics  the  basis 
of  the  study  and  supplementing  it  with 
John's  teaching. 

Prof.  Lloyd  is  a  reverent  but  independ- 
ent student  of  the  Bible,  and  his  New  Tes- 
tament studies  are  entirely  based  on  the 
original  Greek,  with  which  he  is  very 
familiar.  He  has  little  patience  with  the 
outcry  against  those  who  are  conducting 
the  most  rigorous  investigation  to  ascer- 
tain all  about  the  facts  of  the  Bible  and 
let  the  whole  truth  be  known.  At  the 
close  of  an  able  lecture  last  evening  on 
"Martin  Luther,"  after  describing  in  glow- 
ing terms  his  courage  and  heroism  in  stand- 
ing for  the  truth  against  the  Pope,  the 
emperor,  cardinals  and  princes,  he  said  it 
was  but  mockery,  however,  for  men  to 
sound  the  praises  of  Luther  for  his  devo- 
tion to  the  truth,  while  smirching  the 
reputation  of  Bible  scholars  to-day  who 
are  devoting  themselves  with  singleness  of 
heart  to  biblical  researches.  It  is  much 
easier,  however,  for  us  to  admire  heroic 
and  independent  thinking  in  the  abstract, 
or  in  persons  far  removed  from  us  in  time 
and  place,  than  in  the    concrete  men   and 


women  with  whom  we  come  into  familiar 
contact.  Our  Savior  said  something  about 
men  building  the  tombs  of  the  prophets 
whom  their  fathers  had  stoned.  Human 
nature  is  not  very  different  now  from  what 
it  was  then,  and  the  probability  is  that 
God's  prophets  will  continue  to  be  stoned, 
in  one  way  or  another,  while  the  world 
stands,  or  at  least  until  the  millennium 
dawns. 

On  Wednesday  evening  of  this  week  we 
had  a  lecture  by  our  own  talented  George 
H.  Combs,  of  Kansas  City.  His  theme 
was  "Christ  in  Modern  Literature,"  and  it 
was  one  of  the  most  brilliant  lectures  ever 
delivered  on  the  Macatawa  platform.  Bro. 
Combs  has  a  wide  acquaintance  with  mod- 
ern literature,  has  a  keen  insight  into  its 
spirit  and  tendency  and  very  unusual  abil- 
ity in  interpreting  and  characterizing 
authors  and  their  works.  Bro.  Combs 
would  undoubtedly  succeed  admirably  in 
the  lecture  field,  but  it  would  probably  be 
at  the  expense  of  his  record  as  one  of  our 
most  successful  pastors.  This  lecture  of 
his  on  "Christ  in  Modern  Literature"  has 
been  expanded  into  a  small  volume,  the 
MS.  of  which  is  in  the  hands  of  the  pub- 
lisher, awaiting  its  fate.  It  is  a  timely 
topic,  and  if  the  lecture  is  a  fair  sample  of 
the  style  and  judicious  treatment  of  the 
whole  book,  we  hope  it  may  soon  see  the 
light.  Nothing  is  clearer  to  the  reader  of 
modern  literature  than  the  fact  that  Christ 
is  pushing  his  way  to  the  front  in  litera- 
ture, as  He  has  in  art,  and  that  He  i^  con- 
tinually taking  larger  possession  of  the 
entire  life  of  mankind.  The  most  populir 
works  of  fiction  within  the  last  quarter  of  a 
century  have  dealt  largely  with  the  Man  of 
Nazareth,  and  his  spirit  has  invaded  much 
of  modern  fiction  where  his  name  is  not 
mentioned.  This  is  only  one  of  the  many 
indications  that  He  is  rising  to  his  rightful 
sovereignty  over  the  world.  The  eight- 
eenth century  story  writers  saw  fit  to  ig- 
nore the  great  Galilean  Prophet,  but  nine- 
teenth century  authors  have  found  Him 
not  only  the  noblest  but  the  most  popular 
theme.  No  doubt  this  is  partly  due  to  the 
fact  that  the  Christ  of  mediaeval  theology 
is  giving  place  to  the  Christ  of  the  New 
Testament,  and  as  this  later  Christ,  who 
was  the  original  Jesus  of  Nazareth,  is  be- 
ing lifted  up,  He  is  drawing  all  men  unto 
Himself. 

^* 

During  the  past  week  we  have  had  a  suc- 
cession of  glorious  days  terminating  in 
magnificent  sunsets.  The  weather  has 
been  all  that  could  be  desired,  and  Maca- 
tawa Park  never  looked  lovelier  to  our  eyes 
than  at  present.  The  colony  of  Disciples 
who  make  this  their  summer  home  con- 
tinues to  grow.  Cincinnati  has  made  the 
latest  contribution  in  the  persons  of  the 
two  Misses  Wilson,  who,  after  visiting 
several  places  in  the  lake  district,  have 
settled  down  here  for  a  few  days  of  quiet 
rest  before  they  return  to  their  profession 
of  teaching.  In  spite  of  the  forenoon  as- 
sembly sessions,  even  the  preachers  find  a 
little  time  for  fishing.  The  most  exciting 
incident  in  this  line,  during  the  past  week, 
was  the  capture  of  a  muskallonge  by  Dr.  J. 
H.  Hardin  and  wife.  They  were  not  hunt- 
ing for  a  muskallonge,  but  it  came  along 
and  had  no  better  sense  than  to  take  Bro. 
Hardin's  hook,  and  suffered  the  natural 
consequence  of  so  rash  an  act.    When  it 


came  to  the  surface,  having  no  landing  net 
— and  an  ordinary  landing  net  would  have 
been  useless — the  bold  fisherman  thrust  his 
hand  into  the  mouth  of  the  great  fish  and 
landed  it  in  his  boat,  receiving  some  lac- 
erations of  the  skin,  which  he  presents  as 
evidence  of  the  truthfulness  of  the  story. 
But  he  took  other  precautions  to  guard  his 
veracity.  In  the  presence  of  witnesses  the 
great  fish  measured  38  inches  and  weighed 
11  1-4  pounds.  Of  course  this  leaves  the 
Liberty  pastor  the  hero  of  the  rod  and  line 
— for  the  time  being.  We  are  thinking  of 
taking  a  day  off  and  seeing  what  can  be 
done  to  preserve  our  prestige  as  an  expert 
angler. 

Questions  a.r\d  Answers. 

What  is  it  to  "hunger  and  thirst  after  right- 
eous/iess"?  Beta. 

It  is  to  have  an  intense  desire  to  be 
righteous  and  to  enjoy  communion  with 
God.  It  implies  a  recognition  of  one's 
own  demerit,  dissatisfaction  with  present 
attainments,  and  "a  deep  purpose  to  press 
on  to  better  things.  Jesus  has  promised  that 
those  who  thus  hunger  "shall  be  filled." 
^» 

Is  Paul  speaking  of  the  sins  nf  the  unregenerate 
or  of  church  members  at  Rome  in  Romans  3? 

N.  Montgomery. 

In  the  chapter  referred  to,  the  apostle  is 
showing  that  both  Jews  and  Gentiles  are 
under  condemnation,  and  the  quotation 
made  from  the  Old  Testament  is  a  descrip- 
tion of  unregenerate  people.  It  is  a  dark 
picture  of  human  life,  unrelieved  by  the 
regenerating  power  of  the  gospel. 

What  is  the  best  remedy  for  religious  indiffer- 
ence? I  seem  to  have  lost  my  fint  love,  and  would 
gladly  regain  it.  X. 

Repent,  and  do  thy  first  works.  Forget 
your  own  feelings  and  go  to  helping  some- 
body else  to  be  happier.  Indolence  is  the 
bane  of  Christian  life.  Do  something 
each  day  that  is  distinctly  unselfish,  and 
do  nothing  that  you  know  Christ  would 
not  approve.  So  shall  you  soon  experience 
a  return  of  your  "first  love." 

In  recent  numbers  of  your  paper,  and  also  in 
your  S.  S.  lit  rature,  I  notice  that  you  point  out 
Friday  as  the  day  of  Christ's  crucifixion.  Is  such 
a  position  in  accord  with  the  Master's  words  (Matt. 
12,  40),  oris  it  merely  our  foolish  clinging  to  the 
fables  of  the  Roman  Church?     Chester  A.  Baird. 

This  is  the  view  of  the  best  biblical 
scholarship  of  the  ages,  and  is  not  in*con- 
flict  with  the  words  of  Jesus  in  the  passage 
cited  when  they  are  understood^  n 'harmony 
with  the  Jewish  custom  of  counting  time. 

Wlicn  speaking  of  the  church,  is  it  right  for  a 
Christian  to  use  the  words  "your  church,''''  "my 
church,"  "the  church  of  my  choice,"  etc.? 

N.  H.  Kent. 

According  to  New  Testament  usage, 
the  word  church  has  two  meanings:  the 
whole  body  of  believers  and  the  local  con- 
gregation. Since  denominations  are  un- 
known to  the  New  Testament  writers,  there 
can,  of  course,  be  no  scriptural  warrant  for 
calling  a  denomination  a  church.  The  use 
of  the  terms  in  question  is  legitimate 
enough  if  the  reference  is  to  local  con- 
gregations, but  not  otherwise.  A  denomi- 
nation may  be  "mine"  or  "yours,"  but  the 
whole  church  universal  would  better  be 
left  in  the  possession  of  its  founder  and 
called  the  Church  of  Christ. 


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N£  Choosing  A   Calling  ve 

By  CLINTON   LOCKHART 

Professor  of  Biblica.1  Literature  in  Drake  University. 


That  moment  is  a  great  crisis  with  a 
young  man  when  he  is  selecting  an  occu- 
pation for  life.  It  is  often  unfortunate  that 
he  must  decide  without  knowing  what  he 
is  most  fitted  to  do,  or  even  what  he  will 
be  expected  to  do  in  any  given  calling.  To 
persons  in  such  a  dilemma  kindly  sugges- 
tions are  usually  welcome. 

It  is  a  fact,  as  sad  as  it  is  frequent,  that 
a  young  man  will  sometimes  make  such  a 
choice  through  a  mere  whim  in  disregard 
of  the  highest  considerations.  Here,  if 
anywhere  in  life,  we  should  expect  the 
most  exalted  principles  to  guide  and  the 
noblest  possible  ends  to  be  sought.  It 
is  too  important  a  field  for  the  sway  of 
wild  fancy. 

On  the  other  hand,  those  who  advise 
young  men  in  this  matter  ought  to  be  con- 
siderate of  their  peculiar  yearnings  and 
talents,  so  as  not  to  push  a  man  into  a 
calling  for  which  he  is  wholly  unfit.  Nei- 
ther should  we  imagine  that  all  men  ought 
to  enter  any  one  occupation ;  for  there  can 
be  too  many  in  any  business.  However, 
there  is  not  much  danger  that  strictly 
humanitarian  occupations  will  be  crowded. 

There  is  no  doubt  that  many  young  men 
quickly  dismiss  all  thought  of  such  an 
occupation  as  the  ministry  on  grounds 
which  really  are  favorable  to  its  adoption. 
One  objects  because  the  ministry  requires 
a  high  standard  of  character  and  devotion 
to  God.  But  is  not  that  the  very  reason 
for  becoming  a  minister?  Is  it  better  to 
chose  an  occupation  which  allows  loose 
morals  and  wayward  life,  or  one  which  de- 
mands our  noblest  manhood?  Ought  not 
our  calling  be  just  as  great  a  stimulus  to 
worthy  character  as  possible,  that  it  may 
stay  us  from  the  current  that  bears  too 
strongly  at  the  best  toward  evil?  It  is  a 
great  mistake  to  select  a  work  for  life  that 
tends  to  bad  habits,  when  there  are  many 
callings  which  ennoble  the  character  and 
sweeten  life.  The  ministry  requires  just 
what  every  good  man  should  want,  just 
what  he  should  require  of  himself ;  and  the 
wise  man  will  put  himself  in  position  to 
develop  the  best  that  is  in  him. 

Another  objects  to  the  ministry  because 
it  demands  too  much  scholarship.  This 
necessitates  much  work  and  expense,  be- 
sides some  years  of  time  to  prepare.  Very 
true;  but  the  education  is  worth  far  more 
than  the  work,  expense  and  time  devoted 
to  some  pursuit  that  makes  only  a  financial 
return  and  leaves  the  laborer  as  ignorant 
as  before.  Some  young  men  avoid  an  oc- 
cupation that  requires  learning  because 
study  is  irksome  to  them,  or,  plainly,  they 
are  too  lazy.  Well,  the  ministry  does  not 
need  that  kind.  Men  who  are  industrious, 
who  appreciate  an  education,  and  are  will- 
ing to  do  the  work  necessary  to  get  it,  can 
get  it,  and  will  be  able  to  use  it  to  their 
own  honor.  "Wisdom  suggests  the  choice 
of  a  calling  that  will  train  the  mind  and 
make  of  the  man  the  most  that  he  can  be- 
come. Poverty  need  not  be  an  obstacle; 
for  most  of  the  best- instructed  ministers 
educated  themselves  by  their  own  efforts. 
Some  of  the  best  students  in  all  our  col- 
leges are  those  who  make  their  own  ex- 
penses as  they  go.  Thus  they  wring  for- 
tune out  of  poverty,  and   find  the   richest 


wealth  in  the  very  dust  of  discouragement. 
The  best  occupation  for  a  brave  man  to 
choose  is  the  one  that  will  compel  the  best 
preparation. 

Others  object  to  the  ministry  because  of 
its  publicity  and  exposure  to  criticism. 
Certainly  the  public  man  is  likely  to  hear 
some  things  said  of  him  that  will  not  de- 
light his  soul;  but  on  the  other  hand,  the 
good  man  will  hear  far  more  that  will  make 
him  happy,  so  that  the  objection  is  fully 
offset.  But  adverse  criticisms  are  a  bless- 
ing to  wise  men.  They  know  that  such 
expressions  by  the  people  usually  have 
some  foundation,  and  that  it  is  a  privilege 
to  search  out  one's  errors  and  correct  them. 
The  truly  great  man  wishes  as  many  crit- 
icisms as  possible  that  he  may  improve  by 
them  and  attain  to  the  greatest  excellence. 
Mark  it:  excellence  is  always  worth  all 
that  it  costs.  But  publicity  has  other  ad- 
vantages. It  furnishes  the  best  incentives 
to  worthy  effort  that  one  can  have,  and  so 
it  develops  the  best  thought  and  the  most 
praiseworthy  conduct.  Especially  the 
publicity  of  a  minister  is  also  a  valuable 
safeguard  to  his  character,  a  perpetual  re- 
straint upon  his  irregularities.  This  is  a 
priceless  boon  to  him  who  is  wise  enough 
to  profit  by  it. 

Aside  from  these  considerations,  .the  min- 
istry has  strong  attractions  for  men  of  the 
highest  aims: 

1.  Humanity  is  suffering  everywhere 
for  the  want  of  the  Gospel  message,  and 
the  number  of  men  is  insufficient  to  supply 
this  growing  demand.  The  cry  of  human- 
ity is  always  the  call  of  God. 

2.  Probably  in  no  other  occupation  can 
a  work  so  great  and  far-reaching  be  ac- 
complished. The  character  and  happiness 
of  the  individual,  the  civilization  of  the 
race  and  the  salvation  of  souls  are  the  fruit- 
age of  faithful  ministration. 

3.  There  can  be  no  better  field  for  the 
exercise  of  the  noblest  manhood  and  the 
most  exalted  talents.  No  man  has  abil- 
ities too  versatile  or  too  precious  for  a 
work  so  varied  in  its  possibilities  and  so 
lofty  in  its  character. 

4.  A  ministerial  education  is  less  tech- 
nical and  more  general,  less  professional 
and  more  popular,  less  exclusive  and  more 
widely  valuable,  than  almost  any  other. 
It  is  the  kind  that  blesses  a  man  whether 
in  one  occupation  or  another,  the  kind 
that  all  men  need,  and  it  is  worth  its  cost 
even  if  the  calling  were  not  followed. 

5.  Facilities  for  education  for  the  min- 
istry are  encouraging;  instruction  abreast 
of  the  times,  tuition  free,  living  available 
by  work  while  in  college.  Likewise  the 
study  necessary  to  the  prosecution  of  a 
minister's  work  with  success  is  pleasant  to 
secure  and  creditable  to  possess. 

6.  In  the  work  itself  the  companionships 
are  the  best,  the  fellowships  the  sweetest, 
the  purposes  the  highest,  and  the  results 
the  most  comforting. 

7.  While  no  earnest  minister  need  fear 
a  want  of  financial  support,  which  with  the 
man  of  high  instincts  is  always  a  minor 
consideration,  the  peace  that  follows  the 
rescue  of  one  soul  from  the  ways  and  woes 
of  a  sinful  life  and  death  is  worth  more 


than  the  wages  of  the  most  successful  secu- 
lar profession. 

The  old  advice,  "Do  not  enter  the  minis- 
try if  you  can  help  it,"  while  it  duly  recog- 
nizes the  need  of  sincerity  and  conscience, 
is  insufficient  to  reach  the  youth  that  really 
desires  to  know  what  reasons  exist  for  his 
choosing  such  a  work.  It  is  evident  that 
many  worthy  young  men  would  undertake 
this  divine  duty  if  they  but  knew  the  value 
and  the  need  of  their  labors.  Nevertheless, 
the  world  does  not  need  indifferent,  un- 
worthy or  incompetent  ministers,  and  the 
church  does  not  want  them.  Yet  the  call 
is  not  for  men  of  rare  talents  only.  Men 
of  moderate  powers  can  be  useful.  Not 
orators,  not  enthusiasts,  not  prodigies  are 
needed,  but  faithful  men,  willing  to  pre- 
pare for  the  work  and  to  do  it,  trusting  to 
God  and  eternity  for  the  full  and  final  re- 
ward. The  ministry  speaks  for  the  best 
that  is  in  a  man,  challenges  his  best  abil- 
ities ;  but  it  asks  only  for  the  best  in  com- 
mon men  of  faith  and  love.  The  position 
is  a  place  of  responsibility  and  honor  in 
the  army  that  battles  for  the  cause  of  man 
and  God,  that  seeks  to  serve  and  preserve 
the  interests  of  the  whole  race.  The  work 
appeals  to  the  patriot,  to  the  philanthro- 
pist, to  the  humanitarian. 

Des  Moines,  la. 

J* 

Apostolic    a.nd    Modern   Mis- 
sions- 

By  N.  M.  R.5Vgland. 

1,  Evolution  is  the  greatest  of  terms  in 
science.  It  is  the  method,  not  the  cause,  of 
creation.  The  greatest  word  in  the  history 
of  Christianity  is  missions.  It  is  the 
method  by  which  the  church  has  carried 
out  our  Lord's  last  commission.  The  pat- 
tern for  missions  is  found  in  the  life  of 
Jesus  and  in  the  example  of  his  holy  apos- 
tles, who  were  guided  by  the  Master's  oral 
teachings  and  the  inferences  of  the  Divine 
Spirit.  Apostolic  missions  was  the  most 
original,  far-reaching  and  benevolent  en- 
terprise that  ever  engaged  the  attention  of 
thoughtful  men.  The  messengers  of  the 
cross  were  possessed  of  an  absorbing  desire 
to  make  known  the  glad  tidings.  To  this 
gracious  message  they  gave  an  host  of 
tongues.  They  threw  themselves  into  the 
conflict  with  Judaism  and  paganism  with 
consuming  zeal  and  tireless  energy.  Their 
conduct  is  suggestive  of  a  remark  of  the 
late  Prof.  John  Stuart  Blaekie:  "Chris- 
tianity is  a  charge  of  cavalry,  dashing  on- 
wards like  a  storm,  to  break  the  solid 
squares  of  an  opposing  infantry  brist- 
ling with  many  spears."  The  conflict  and 
the  conquest  begun  in  Jerusalem  was  car- 
ried into  every  part  of  the  vast  empire.  The 
conditions  were  favorable  for  such  an  en- 
terprise. Gibbon  says:  "The  people  con- 
sidered all  religions  equally  true;  the  phil- 
osophers considered  them  equally  false,  and 
the  magistrates  considered  them  equally 
useful."  This  secured  for  Christianity 
protection  and  respectful  consideration.  In 
the  latter  part  of  the  first  century,  however, 
this  policy  was  changed  and  the  Christians 
became  objects  of  frequent  and  frightful 
persecutions. 

2.  Modern  missions  began  around  the 
close  of  the  eighteenth  century.  The  men 
who  inaugurated  this  enterprise  for  the 
evangelization  of  the  world  were  moved  by 
the  same  spirit  that  guided  the  apostles. 
William  Carey  said:  "We  must  take  every 


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opportunity  of  doing  the  heathen  good. 
Laboring  night  and  day,  we  must  instruct, 
exhort,  and  rebuke  with  all  long-suffering 
and  anxious  desire  for  them,  and  above  all, 
must  be  instant  in  prayer  for  the  effusion  of 
the  Holy  Spirit  upon  the  people  of  our 
charge."  Beginning  at  Serampore,  Carey 
and  his  associates  planted  churches  in  va- 
rious parts  of  India.  They  established 
schools  of  various  grades  and  founded  a 
Christian  college.  They  translated  and 
published  the  Holy  Scriptures  in  thirty-  six 
languages  and  dialects.  Adoniram  Judson 
translated  the  entire  Bible  into  the  Bur- 
mese tongue,  and  planted  churches  in 
Rangorn,  Ava,  Mandenain  and  other  cen- 
ters, from  which  the  light  of  the  gospel 
radiated  into  the  regions  around.  The  ex- 
ample of  these  first  modern  missionaries 
has  been  followed  by  all  the  boards  that 
have  sent  missionaries  to  the  foreign  field. 
The  American  Board  says:  "The  purpose 
of  missions  is  the  conversion  of  lost  men; 
organizing  them  into  churches ;  giving  these 
churches  a  competent  native  ministry,  and 
conducting  them  to  the  stage  of  independ- 
ence and  self-propagation."  This  purpose 
is  identical  with  that  of  the  apostles. 

3.  Comparison  of  apostolic  missions  and 
modern  missions  reveals  the  pleasing  fact 
that  they  are  essentially  the  same  in  all  im- 
portant particulars.    The  only  differences 


are  in  changed  conditions  and  circum- 
stances. The  good  seed  of  the  kingdom 
and  the  soil  of  the  heart  remain  the  same 
from  generation  to  generation.  Men  are 
still  restless  and  reaching  out  after  God. 
The  gospel  continues  to  be  the  best  hope  of 
the  world.  The  inspired  word,  the  Divine 
Spirit  and  God's  providential  care  are  with 
the  missionaries  in  every  part  of  the  world 
as  they  were  with  the  apostles  in  the  midst 
of  the  Roman  empire.  The  faith,  the  zeal, 
and  the  fidelity  of  those  who  are  enlisted  in 
preaching  the  gospel  in  all  lands,  are  as 
great  as  that  of  those  who  carried  the  gos- 
pel from  Jerusalem  to  Rome.  The  motives 
of  the  modern  missionary  are  as  high  and 
as  holy  as  those  of  the  great  apostle  who 
counted  not  his  life  dear  to  himself,  so  that 
he  might  finish  his  course  with  joy,  and  the 
ministry,  which  he  had  received  from  the 
Lord  Jesus,  to  testify  the  gospel  of  the 
grace  of  God.  Under  all  the  circumstances 
the  results  of  modern  missions  have  been  as 
great  and  as  satisfactory  as  those  of  the 
apostles  in  the  first  century.  In  the  hearts  of 
the  men  and  the  women  on  the  foreign  field 
is  written:  "God  is  our  Father,  and  the 
Father  of  ail  men.  All  men  are  brothers." 
To  this  religion  of  humanity  they  have 
dedicated  their  lives,  which  they  are  ready 
to  offer  up,  if  this  religion  may  be  the  re- 
ligion of  all  men. 


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J5he    Memorial    Supper 

BY  EDWARD   SCRIBNER  AMES 


The  purpose  of  the  supper  is  best  ex- 
pressed in  the  words  of  Jesus:  "This  do  in 
remembrance  of  me."  He  was  not  afraid 
of  being  forgotten,  but  he  wanted  to  be 
remembered  for  a  particular  work.  The 
world  remembers  too  many,  and  less  worthy 
ones,  to  forget  him.  He  was  confident  of 
the  spread  of  his  kingdom  and  of  the  en- 
durance of  his  message,  but  the  supper 
reveals  how  careful  he  was  to  magnify  the 
essential  feature,  the  central  principle  of 
his  mission.  The  same  anxiety  to  be  right- 
ly understood  moved  him  once  to  ask  the 
disciples,  "Whom  do  men  say  that  I  am?" 
While  others  said  John  the  Baptist,  or 
Elias,  or  one  of  the  prophets,  Jesus  was 
quick  to  approve  Peter's  reply,  "Thou  art 
the  Christ."  It  was  his  lowly  service  of 
love,  shown  forth  most  fully  by  his  broken 
body  and  shed  blood,  which  he  sought  to 
impress  by  the  symbolism  of  the  bread 
and  wine. 

The  first  thing  which  strikes  one  in  this 
memorial  is  its  utter  simplicity.  The 
church  has  since  tried  to  magnify  the  re- 
ligion of  Christ  by  elaborate  ritual,  and 
relics,  and  material  monuments,  but  these 
are  impotent  beside  the  tokens  which  were 
consecrated  by  our  Lord  himself.  After 
all,  the  simple,  commonplace  things  are 
often  the  most  significant.  A  tiny  insect, 
brushed  aside  in  disgust  or  trampled  under 
foot,  may  reveal  to  the  scientist,  through 
its  delicate  organism  and  wonderful  adap- 
tation, a  vision  of  infinite  wisdom  and  care. 
The  flowers,  the  grass,  the  birds,  the  com- 
mon things  of  life,  were  ever  expressive  to 
Jesus  of  the  divine  presence  and  provi- 
dence. Natural  things  are  closest  to  the 
God  of  nature,  and,  therefore,  they  most 
easily  become  symbols  of  his  life  and  truth. 
The  bread  and  wine  easily  became  suggest- 
ve  of  the  Man  who  satisfies  the  deepest 


hunger  and  thirst  of  human  souls.  The 
communion  service  has  become  to  the 
whole  of  Christendom  a  dramatic  epitome 
of  the  entire  Gospel.  It  carries  the  imag- 
ination quickly  to  the  heart  and  to  the 
farthest  reaches  of  Christian  truth  and 
service.  It  reveals  the  divine  love  and 
courage  and  trust  of  Jesus.  It  uncovers 
the  depths  to  which  sin  could  degrade  men, 
blinding  their  eyes  to  the  beauty  and  right- 
eousness of  the  true  Messiah. 

The  memorial  supper  illustrates  the 
power  of  truth  to  transform  apparent  de- 
feat into  glorious  victory.  Jesus  is  remem- 
bered for  his  death.  Most  men  are  remem- 
bered, if  at  all,  for  some  event  of  their  life. 
How  easy  it  would  be  to  select  for  perpet- 
uation an  attractive  moment  in  the  life 
of  Christ.  The  Transfiguration,  or  the 
Triumphal  Entry,  would  seem  easier  to 
preserve  than  the  ignominious  death.  But 
the  success  with  which  Christianity  has 
made  the  cross  its  emblem  is  the  evidence 
of  the  power  of  love  to  exalt  anything 
through  which  it  serves  the  world.  It  is 
the  illustration,  too,  of  the  fact  that  all  the 
progress  of  the  race  toward  justice  and 
knowledge  and  peace  has  come  by  way  of 
the  cross.  The  cross  of  Jesus  is  the  divine- 
ly perfect  example  of  what  occurs  in  all 
nature  and  in  every  individual  where  there 
is  growth.  That  which  thou  sowest  is  not 
quickened,  except  it  die.  The  crushed 
rose  and  the  sorrow  chastened  life  yield 
true  fragrance.  Pioneers  sow  their  bodies 
on  battlefields  and  a  nation  springs  from 
the  soil.  Reformers  die,  and  freedom  is 
ever  born  anew  for  the  enslaved  in  body 
and  in  mind.  Christ,  in  his  death  upon  the 
cross,  revealed  the  way,  the  way  in  which 
love  and  power  ascend  to  the  throne  every- 
where in  life.  The  death  of  Jesus  is  the 
consistent  culmination  of  his  life  in  such  a 


world.  It  is  his  life,  so  different  from  all 
others,  that  makes  his  death  unique.  The 
cross  is  the  luminous  point  at  which  all  the 
virtues  of  his  character  become  visible  in 
their  perfection.  He  is  the  Savior  to  every 
man  who  makes  that  vision  his  own  ideal 
and  guide. 

It  is  for  this  reason  that  the  communion 
service  is  more  than  an  indulgence  in  sen- 
timent or  formal  ceremonial.  It  aids  the 
imagination  to  hold  vividly  the  essential 
principles  of  the  Christian  religion,  a.nd 
therefore  keeps  many  a  man  and  woman  to 
a  purer  and  more  purposeful  daily  life.  It 
is  this  practical  and  spiritual  value  which 
has  perpetuated  the  Supper  through  all 
the  Christian  centuries.  It  lives  in  the 
church  not  because  its  observance  was 
commanded,  but  because  it  really  ministers 
to  holy  living.  The  tendency  which  to-day 
is  discarding  the  sacramental  elements  of 
religion  can  only  touch  the  accessories  of 
the  observance  of  the  Lord's  Supper,  for 
the  institution  itself  is  not  a  sacrament. 
It  is  the  normal  and  natural  means  by 
which  the  church  renews  love  and  faith  in 
her  Lord  and  Master,  and  thereby  increases 
her  likeness  unto  him. 

B.  B.  Tyler's  Letter. 

To  a  student  of  American  Christianity 
the  history  of  the  Disciples  of  Christ — 
their  origin,  aim,  program,  progress,  and 
present  position,  numerically,  doctrinally, 
financially,  socially  and  educationally,  is  a 
story  of  surpassing  interest.  I  know  of 
nothing  equal  to  it  in  the  entire  history  of 
the  church.  They  are,  without  doubt,  a 
unique  people.  What  has  been  accom- 
plished by  them  along  a  number  of  lines  is 
simply  wonderful.  What  of  their  future? 
Will  their  progress  in  days  to  come  equal 
their  growth  in  the  days  that  are  gone? 
This  question  no  man  can  answer.  Doubt- 
less there  are  persons  who  believe  the 
future  has  for  the  Disciples  of  Christ 
victories  greater  than  any  that  have  been 
gained  in  the  past.  If  this  optimistic  view 
shall  be  realized  I  will  certainly  rejoice. 

Every  great  movement  in  religion  as  in 
every  other  department  of  life  must  crystal- 
lize about  a  leader  or  leaders.  This  is  in- 
evitable. The  Disciples  were  '  blessed, 
wonderfully  blessed,  in  their  leaders  in  the 
early  period  of  their  history.  Great  men 
for  their  times  and  in  their  places  were  the 
Campbells,  Stone  and  Scott.  They  were 
born  to  lead.  Isaac  Errett,  in  his  day  and 
for  his  peculiar  work,  was  the  peer  of  any 
member  of  the  historic  quartet  here  named. 
The  characters  of  these  men  made  them 
leaders  and  commanders  of  the  people. 
Commanding  characters  will  always  be 
needed.  Such  men  will  always  have  in- 
fluence. 

The  men  with  whom  this  nineteenth  cen- 
tury movement  for  the  reunion  of  the 
divided  church,  by  a  return  in  faith  and  in 
life  to  the  Christianity  of  the  New  Testa- 
ment originated,  were  educated  gentlemen. 
They  were  worthy  to  be  called  scholars. 
As  scholarship  is  to-day,  they  are  hardly 
to  be  accounted  such ;  but  in  their  day  and 
in  the  United  States,  and  in  the  part  of  the 
country  in  which  they  wrought,  they 
were  certainly  worthy  of  this  name.  They 
read,  they  thought,  they  had  convictions, 
they  were  men  of  positive  speech,  and 
they  were  as  courageous  as  martyrs.  Great 
men  were  our  fathers!  Men  of  their 
character  are  as  much  needed  now  as  at  any 


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August  15,  1901 


previous  period  in  the  history  of  our  race. 
The  future  of  the  Disciples  of  Christ  de- 
pends on  the  presence  among  them  of  men 
whose  characters  are  Christian  and  whose 
attainments  give  them  standing  among  men 
of  culture.  The  questions  pressing  for 
solution  now  are  quite  as  difficult  as,  if  not 
more  perplexing  than,  were  the  questions 
in  the  early  part  of  the  last  century.  If 
great  and  good  men  were  needed  to  solve 
the  questions  of  that  period,  men  equally 
large,  intellectually  and  morally,  are 
needed  to  successfully  grapple  the  prob- 
lems before  us  at  the  beginning  of  this 
twentieth  century  of  the  Christian  era. 

The  average  preacher  among  the  Dis- 
ciples to-day  is  superior  to  the  average 
man  in  the  ministry  forty  years  ago.  This 
period  is  mentioned  because  it  is  covered 
by  the  memory  of  the  writer.  The  young 
preacher  in  1901  is,  in  his  equipment  for 
work,  superior  to  the  young  preacher  in 
1861.  We  are  on  a  much  higher  level  now 
in  this  respect  than  we  were  then ;  and  to 
me  this  is  a  reason  for  gratitude  and  hope. 
But  if  our  young  men  are  better  fitted  for 
their  work  than  were  the  men  of  forty 
years  ago  they  ought  to  preach  the  gospel 
more  effectively  than  did  the  men  of  the 
former  period.  But  do  they?  I  do  not 
know.  Sometimes  I  fear  they  do  not. 
More,  I  fear,  is  made  of  their  doubts  in  their 
public  discourses  and  less  of  their  deep 
convictions. 

The  men  with  whom  this  movement  began 
not  only  "believed  in  learning,  in  education, 
in  scholarship,  they  were  themselves 
educators.  Their  belief  was  manifest  in 
their  works.  Thomas  Campbell  was  a 
teacher,  Alexander  Campbell  was  a 
teacher,  Barton  Stone  was  a  teacher, 
Walter  Scott  was  a  teacher.  Not  long 
had  they  been  at  work  in  the  held  of  re- 
ligious reform  when  institutions  of  learn- 
ing of  college  grade  were  founded.  They 
saw  that  an  educated  ministry  was  an 
essential.  But  for  Bethany  College  their 
work  would  have  been  a  failure.  The  debt 
of  the'Disciples  of  Christ  to  their  schools 
is  enormous.  I  wonder  if  they  appreciate 
the  magnitude  of  the  debt.  We  speak 
eloquently  and  with  emotion  of  the  heroes 
of  the  mission  field.  I  would  not  detract 
one  iota  from  the  popular  estimate  of  their 
heroism ;  but  I  desire  to  mention  in  close 
connection  with  them  the  men  and  women 
who  have  given  their  lives  to  the  cause  of 
education.    They  too  are  heroes. 

P.  M.  Green,  in  his  "History  of  Hiram 
College,"  just  from  the  press,  has  done  his 
part  to  show  the  importance  of  the  work  of 
his  alma  mater,  and  so  to  show  the  debt  of 
the  brotherhood  of  Disciples  of  Christ  to 
this  school  founded  less  than  ten  years 
after  the  beginning  of  Bethany  College. 
As  the  Buffalo  Seminary  preceded  Bethany 
College,  so  the  Western  Reserve  Eclectic 
Institute  prepared  the  way  for  Hiram  Col- 
lege. The  work  on  Hiram  Hill  has  been 
dignified  and  thorough  above  the  average. 
It  has  sent  out  since  its  humble  beginning, 
fifty  years  ago,  an  army  of  teachers  and 
preachers — preparing  one  man  to  be  the 
executive  of  the  nation.  Hiram  graduates 
have  a  right  to  be  proud  of  the  achieve- 
ments of  their  alma  mater.  Men  and 
women  have  been  trained  in  this  institution 
to  fill  worthily  every  responsible  station  in 
life— not  simply  those  of  teacher,  preacher, 
congressmen,  president.  Hiram  graduates 
are  found    in    every    useful  vocation  and 


position.  Their  names  and  character  of 
service  are  given  in  an  appendix  to  this 
book.  It  ought  to  be  borne  in  mind  that 
what  Hiram  and  all  the  colleges  of  the 
Disciples  have  accomplished  has  been  with 
an  exceedingly  imperfect  equipment. 
Their  schools  have  been  deficient  in  the 
teaching  force,  in  apparatus,  in  endow- 
ment. Their  hands  have  been  tied  all 
these  years.  If  so  much  has  been  done 
without  endowment,  with  insufficient 
apparatus,  and  a  small  teaching  force, 
what  may  we  not  expect  when  these  de- 
ficiencies shall  have  been  remedied?  Hiram 
is  in  better  condition  than  at  any  previous 
period  in  her  history.  The  endowment  now 
is  in  the  neighborhood  of  $300,000.  Within 


a  few  years  past  new  buildings  have  been 
erected.  Improved  apparatus  has  been 
secured.  Hiram  College  is  in  better  condi- 
tion to  do  good  work  than  ever  before. 

P.  M.  Green's  book  ought  to  be  exten- 
sively read.  The  story  is  well  written. 
The  author  is  in  sympathy  with  his  theme 
to  the  point  of  enthusiasm.  The  facts 
recorded  on  the  pages  of  this  volume  are 
tremendously  important  to  the  Disciples. 
Every  reader  will  receive  an  inspiration 
that  will  cause  him  henceforth  to  live  on  a 
higher  plane.  The  work  of  college  educa- 
tion in  general  will  be  aided  by  the  circula- 
tion of  this  book.  Our  educational  work  is- 
one.  The  success  of  one  institution  is  a 
help  to  all. 


V^7    s^    V^    V^7 


THEOLOGY   IN    PREACHING 


By  STEVE  J.  COREY 


Henry  Ward  Beecher  once  said  that  his 
least  concern  lay  in  having  a  theology,  but 
that  he  was  anxious  to  have  religion.  The 
religious  teaching  of  the  great  preacher 
would  have  been  much  stronger  and  more 
lasting  had  he  cared  less  for  divorcing 
theology  from  religion,  a  thing  which 
really  cannot  be  done.  The  man  who 
preaches  without  a  real  basis  of  theology, 
sails  a  ship  without  a  rudder.  We  have 
been  prejudiced  against  systematic  arrange- 
ment of  Christian  doctrine  by  the  cold, 
intellectual,  and  dogmatic  theology  of  the 
past,  but  escape  from  a  system  of  doctrinal 
belief  we  cannot,  nor  dare  we.  Doctrinal 
speculation  is  lifeless,  but  the  decrying  of 
true  theological  thinking  is  coming  to  be  a 
vice  of  this  age.  We  ought  to  thank  God 
that  we  can  in  a  measure  systematize  his 
truth.  Theology  is  but  the  theory  of  reli- 
gion, and  any  one  who  puts  two  facts  con- 
cerning God  and  his  redemption  together, 
has  the  beginnings  of  theology.  And  who 
does  not  do  it?  Consciously  or  uncon- 
sciously we  philosophize  as  naturally  as  we 
repeat  prose.  Revelation  does  not  pre- 
sent to  us  a  system  of  belief,  but  it  is  there, 
and  we  must  arrange  it.  God  has  given  us 
a  dissected  map — we  have  the  pieces  and  the 
key,  and  it  is  for  us  to  complete  the  map. 

Does  not  one  of  the  weak  points  of  pres- 
ent day  preaching  lie  in  the  absence  of  real 
doctrinal  teaching?  Is  there  not  a  great 
need  for  the  statement  over  and  over  again 
of  the  great  fundamental  truths  of  the 
Christian  faith?  Christianity  is  an  ethical 
system,  but  ethical  teaching  is  not  the  be- 
ginning nor  the  whole  of  it.  The  staple  of 
preaching  is  doctrine.  The  uppermost 
thought  in  every  preacher's  mind  should 
be,  that  man  is  lost  and  that  Christ  saves. 
These  great  truths  his  people  need  first, 
last  and  always.  He  must  teach  Christian 
ethics — he  cannot  forget  daily  duties,  but 
these  things  are  secondary.  They  are  the 
outcome  of  his  theology  not  the  basis  of  it. 
How  many  preachers  feel  that  all  of  their 
earnestness  in  condemning  evil  habits  and 
encouraging  virtue  has  no  more  weight 
than  a  feather.  What  is  the  trouble?  The 
heart  of  the  matter  has  not  been  reached. 
The  scriptural  way  of  dealing  with  sin  has 
been  forgotten.  The  great  eternal  fact  of 
alienation  from  God,  and  redemption 
through  Christ,  must  come  first.  To 
preach  Christ  is  the  best  way  to  preach 
morality.  The  great  doctrinal  verities  are 
the  arrows  for  the  sinful  heart. 


To  preach  in  thi3  way  a  man  must  have  a 
theology.  He  must  have  a  system  of  be- 
lief. No  forensic  oratory,  no  interesting 
illustration,  no  impassioned  appeal,  will 
take  its  place.  The  people  must  be  taught, 
and  the  staple  of  that  teaching  must  be 
doctrine.  The  fact  that  we  as  Disciples  of 
Christ  have  no  creed  but  the  New  Testa- 
ment does  not  exonerate  us  from  having  a 
theology,  a  system  of  doctrine ;  it  makes  it 
all  the  more  necessary.  We  have  no  gen- 
eral binding  statement  of  doctrine,  but 
from  this  very  fact  each  man  must  have 
his  own.  Why  should  we  forever  tremble 
at  the  thought  of  "a  theology"?  Is  it  be- 
cause we  fear  the  repetition  of  the  sad 
tragedy  of  the  final  and  binding  dogma  of 
the  church  in  past  centuries?  It  is  about 
the  last  thing  we  need  fear  in  this  age. 
Rather  let  us  fear  the  tragedy  of  a  flabby 
and  toothless  religion,  which  accepts  every- 
thing in  general  and  nothing  in  particular 
— a  religion  without  a  definite  system  of 
belief,  without  a  theology.  "Doctrine 
without  duty  is  a  tree  without  fruits,  but 
duty  without  doctrine  is  a  tree  without 
roots." 

Must  it  be  forever  thought  that  every 
man  who  thinks  along  theological  lines  is 
dry?  That  doctrinal  preaching  is  fossiliz- 
ing? There  never  was  a  greater  delusion. 
To  be  sure,  doctrine  as  a  mere  dogma  is  al- 
ways dry.  But  doctrine  shot  through  by 
experience,  fused  by  personal  conviction, 
is  living  and  powerful.  The  hearts  of  the 
people  are  hungry  for  it.  The  world  is 
dying  for  it.  Without  it  preaching  is  a 
farce,  and  the  evangel  a  travesty.  The 
preacher  may  not  call  it  a  "system  of  the- 
ology," but  if  he  has  no  definite  ideas  of 
Christian  doctrine,  his  teaching  (if  indeed 
it  can  be  called  such)  will  have  no  more 
permanency  than  a  bridge  constructed  by 
a  man  who  knows  nothing  of  mathematics. 
A  man  without  a  basis  of  doctrinal  belief 
may  inspire  for  a  time,  but,  if  he  is  to 
reach,  teach  and  mold  people  in  a  way  that 
will  last,  he  must  believe  something  and 
know  what  it  is.  And  will  theological 
preaching  reach  the  ordinary  people?  Will 
it  not  be  too  dry  and  unsightly,  and  will 
they  understand  it?  That  depends.  A 
skeleton  is  unsightly,  but  covered  with  the 
form  of  an  Apollo  Belvidere  one  is  startled 
into  admiration.  And  is  the  skeleton  any 
the  less  needful  because  of  the  beauty  of 
the  form?  Did  Paul  hesitate  to  send  doc- 
trinal teaching  to  the  Romans  or  Ephesians? 


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THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


1035 


And  would  not  our  congregations  compare 
favorably  with  the  conglomeration  of 
slaves,  ignorant  soldiers  and  newly  con- 
verted and  illiterate  idolaters  to  whom 
these  doctrinal  discussions  were  addressed? 
Is  not  the  modern  cry  for  "simplicity" 
three-fourths  intellectual  laziness?  There 
is  no  greater  mistake  than  to  suppose  the 
common  man  will  be  driven  away  from 
church  by  strong  doctrinal  preaching.  It 
is  what  he  needs;  it  is  what  his  heart 
craves.  Let  the  minister  of  the  gospel 
neglect  it  at  his  own  peril. 
Rochester,  N.  Y. 

J* 

Pra.yer  for  Rain. 

By  Mrs.  Blanche  H.  Brown. 

[The  following  article  is  selected  from 
among  several  which  have  been  called  out 
by  the  article  entitled  "What  Shall  we 
Pray  For?"  by  H.  H.  Todd  in  our  issue  of 
August  1.  An  editorial  statement  of  a 
position  opposed  to  Mr.  Todd's  has  al- 
ready been  made. — Editor.] 

In  the  Christian-Evangelist  of  August 
1st,  Bro.  H.  H.  Todd  asks  the  question, 
"What  Shall  we  Pray  For?"  and  answers 
by  saying,  "Not  for  rain." 

Can  God  send  rain  in  answer  to  prayer? 
If  he  did  in  the  days  of  Moses,  why  not 
now?  Has  he  changed  the  laws  of  the  uni- 
verse since  Christ  came?  Jesus  said  to  the 
sea,  "Peace,  be  still!"  Has  God  less  power 
over  the  elements  than  he  had  two  thousand 
years  ago?  Our  brother  will  not  maintain 
that  God  has  less  power  than  he  had  in  the 
Judean  age,  or  that  it  is  less  possible  for 
him  to  send  a  direct  and  immediate  answer 
to  prayer. 

But  will  he?  Our  brother  answers  "No." 
Why?  "Because  we  live  in  a  spiritual 
kingdom,  under  a  perfect  moral  law,  and 
physical  manifestations  are  no  longer 
needed  to  teach  us  how  to  walk  by  faith." 
True.  And  every  Christian  will  agree  that 
spiritual  welfare  is  vastly  more  important 
than  temporal  welfare.  Our  brother  says 
that  the  promises  of  temporal  blessings 
which  were  given  during  the  Judean  age, 
"Jesus  took  away,  and  if  restored  again  it 
must  be  shown  in  the  teachings  of  the  Holy 
Spirit."  and  he  asks  for  "a  single  clear  text 
after  the  day  of  Pentecost  and  apostolic 
days,  where  God  proposes  in  any  manner 
to  interfere  with  the  laws  of  nature  for 
man's  sake."  Will  he  give  us  "a  single 
clear  text  after  the  day  of  Pentecost,"  or 
before  it,  which  will  prove  conclusively  that 
Jesus  took  away  these  promises? 

We  have  the  record  that  God  did  answer 
the  prayers  of  his  children  in  those  former 
days.  But  we  do  not  know  that  he  "inter- 
fered with  the  laws  of  nature"  in  so  doing. 
Even  then  the  rain  fell  "upon  the  just  and 
upon  the  unjust,"  as  it  does  to-day.  If 
God  interfered  with  nature's  laws  in  those 
days,  what  proof  have  we  that  he  will  do  so 
no  longer?  If  on  the  other  hand,  in  those 
days  he  operated  through  natural  laws  in 
bringing  about  the  fulfillment  of  his  prom- 
ises, why  should  we  suppose  that  these 
laws,  though  unknown  to  the  scientific 
world,  are  not  still  in  existence,  to  be  used 
as  God  sees  fit  in  dealing  with  his  children? 

In  Matt.  6:7,8,  Jesus  cautions  his  disciples 
against  vain  repetitions,  "For  your  Father 
knoweth  what  things  ye  have  need  of  be- 
fore ye  ask  him."  He  does  not  say  "There- 
fore do  not  ask."  But  he  says,  "After  this 
manner  pray  ye,"  and  gives  to  them  that 


grand,  sweet  petition  to  "our  Father." 
And  in  that  prayer  he  says,  "Give  us  this 
day  our  daily  bread."  Did  he  mean  this 
instruction  for  those  only  who  sat  under  the 
sound  of  his  voice?  Is  that  prayer  not 
available  to  the  disciple  of  the  twentieth 
century?  Like  Paul,  "We  know  not  what 
we  should  pray  for  as  we  ought." 

The  letter  of  James  was  written  after  the 
day  of  Pentecost.  Let  us  hear  him:  "The 
prayer  of  faith  shall  save  the  sick,  and  if 
he  have  committed  sins  they  shall  be  for- 
given him.  Confess  your  faults  one  to  an- 
other, and  pray  for  one  another  that  ye  may 
be  healed.  The  effectual  fervent  prayer  of 
a  righteous  man  availeth  much."  James 
did  not  say,  "Send  for  one  of  the  twelve," 
nor  did  he  say  "The  effectual  fervent  pray- 
er of  an  apostle  availeth  much."  Bro.  T. 
would  have  said,  "Send  for  a  skillful  doc- 
tor." Perfectly  right  and  proper.  God 
has  never  at  any  time  promised  to  "inter- 
fere" in  behalf  of  his  children,  if  they  are 
too  lazy  or  too  stingy  to  avail  themselves  of 
the  material  aids  which  he  has  placed  with- 
in their  reach.  "This  ought  ye  to  have 
done  and  not  to  have  left  the  other  undone." 

James  goes  on,  "Elias  was  a  man,  subject 
to  like  passions  as  we  are,  and  he  prayed 
earnestly  that  it  might  not  rain;  and  it 
rained  not  on  the  earth  by  the  space  of 
three  years  and  six  months.  And  he  prayed 
again  and  the  heaven  gave  rain  and  the 
earth  brought  forth  her  fruit."  If  these 
words  bear  no  profit  to  those  who  live  under 
the  new  dispensation,  why  did  James,  in- 
spired by  the  Holy  Spirit,  write  them  so 
many  years  after  the  day  of  Pentecost?  If 
they  are  applicable  only  to  those  who  lived 
at  that  time,  then  where  is  the  verse  of 
Scripture  applicable  to  the  disciple  of  to- 
day, and  how  shall  we  discern  between 
them? 

Our  brother  says  that  in  his  observation 
"such  prayers  have  been  a  miserable  fail- 
ure." I  very  much  like  that  paragraph  in 
his  article  in  which  he  says,  speaking  of 
disasters,  "and  when  men  receive  them  in 
humility  and  subjection,  then  are  they 
chastened  as  sons."  Jesus  came  to  earth 
to  teach  the  love  and  fatherhood  of 
God,  and  throughout  his  mission  here  he 
was  ever  mindful  of  the  sufferings  of  those 
around  him.  Was  he  more  compassionate 
than  the  Father  who  sent  him? 

I  am  reminded  of  a  little  home  scene.  My 
little  four-year-old  daughter  comes  tc  my 
side,  leans  her  curly  head  against  my  arm 
and  looks  eagerly, pleadingly,  into  my  face, 
as  she  holds  before  me  an  apple:  "The 
wind  was  blowing  and  it  fell  on  the  grass 
and  it  looks  like  it  is  good,  may  I  eat  it?" 

"No,"  I  answer,  "it  is  not  ripe." 

The  blue  eyes  fill  with  tears,  the  baby 
lips  quiver  and  the  sweet  voice  falters,  as 
she  pleads,  "It  looks  like  it  is  ripe.  I  know 
it  wouldn't  make  me  sick.  I  would  like  to 
eat  it." 

I  love  my  little  daughter.  I  am  touched 
with  pity  for  her  disappointment,  but  can  I 
grant  her  request?  From  very  love  I  must 
refuse,  though  I  can  not  explain  to  her  nor 
can  she  comprehend  the  reason  why.  Her 
prayer  has  been  a  "miserable  failure." 
What  must  she  learn  from  this?  Not  to 
ask  for  things  that  are  hurtful  to  her?  Per- 
haps. But  how  is  she  to  discern  what  is 
hurtful?  She  must  go  on  asking  for  what 
she  wants  subject  to  such  knowledge  as  she 
possesses,  and  must  leave  the  granting  or 
refusing  to  the  judgment  of  her  parent. 


The  wisest  human  being  on  earth  is  an 
infant  before  the  wisdom  of  God.  And 
even  as  the  little  child  before  its  earthly 
parent,  so,  it  seems  to  me,  ought  we  before 
our  heavenly  Father  to  make  our  requests, 
asking  for  just  what  it  seems  to  us  it  is 
right  we  should  have.  And  we  should  ask 
in  faith  believing.  Believing  what?  That 
within  two  or  even  six  days  our  prayer  will 
be  answered  in  exactly  the  way  and  manner 
we  expect  or  request  it?  No.  We  must 
leave  the  answer  to  his  infinite  judgment. 
We  must  ask  in  faith,  believing  that  our 
request  will  be  granted  if  it  is  right  and 
best  that  it  should  be  so. 

Are  the  proclamation  of  Gov.  Dockery 
and  the  prayers  of  the  people  a  failure? 
No.  The  showers  that  have  fallen  may  not 
fulfill  the  letter  of  the  request,  but  if  the 
people  receive  them  with  thankful  hearts, 
remembering  that  God's  wisdom  is  above 
our  wisdom,  "in  a  spirit  of  humility  and 
subjection,  then  are  they  chastened  as 
sons." 

In  the  garden  of  Gethsemane,  Jesus  cried, 
in  agony,  "O,  my  father!  Let  this  cup  pass 
from  me!"  adding  in  sweet  humility, 
"Nevertheless,  not  as  I  will,  but  as  thou 
wilt."  Who  would  dare  to  say  this  prayer 
was  a  miserable  failure?  Yet,  the  cup  did 
not  pass.  He  drank  it  to  the  dregs,  and  in 
that  dark  hour  was  made  perfect  through 
suffering. 

As  to  the  prayers  to  God  in  time  of  war, 
no  prayer  should  ever  be  offered  except  in 
humility  and  subjection,  remembering  that 
while  both  sides  believe  themselves  right, 
one  must  be  wrong,  and  frequently  both  are 
wrong.  We  must  not  forget  that  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel  were  not  always  successful, 
but  were  punished  for  national  sins  and  even 
carried  into  captivity.  I  believe  the  God  of 
right  still  directs  the  destiny  of  nations. 

Georgetown,  III. 

New  York  Letter. 

By  S.  T.  WilHs. 

It  is  difficult  to  take  the  eyes  off  the 
grandeur  of  the  ceaseless  surging  of  the 
sea  long  enough  to  write  the  New  York 
Letter.  We  are  enjoying  the  delightful 
breezes  and  the  fine  surf  at  Bethany  Beach 
the  new  resort  of  the  Disciples  of  the  East. 
It  has  been  my  privilege  to  see  most  of  the 
popular  sea- side  resort9  of  the  north  Atlan- 
tic Coast,  many  of  them  of  world-wide 
fame,  and  I  am  free  to  say  I  have  never 
seen  a  finer  natural  beach  anywhere  than 
this.  If  properly  managed  this  resort  can 
be  made  into  an  ideal  resting  place  for  the 
Disciples  of  Christ.  It  has  several  miles  of 
beautiful  sandy  beach,  without  a  rock  or 
any  other  obstruction.  The  bottom  slopes 
gradually  out  to  sea  a  distance  of  several 
hundred  yards,  and  the  surf  is  absolutely 
clean;  the  foam  and  sand  are  a  lovely  white. 
Fifteen  acres  in  the  midst  of  this  tract  of 
land  has  been  deeded  to  the  Maryland 
Delaware  and  District  of  Columbia  Mis- 
sionary Society,  to  be  used  by  the  Dis- 
ciples of  Christ  for  the  purpose  of  a  sum- 
mer religious  assembly.  A  large  number 
of  Disciples  have  purchased  lots,  and  some 
have  built.  Others  intend  doing  so  before 
the  next  season. 

ns 

The  large  octagonal  auditorium,  with  a 
seating  capacity  of  several  hundred,  was 
dedicated  on  July  12,  when  a  large  and 
enthusiastic    congregation    was     present. 


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THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


August  15,  1901 


The  deed  to  the  assembly  grounds  was 
placed  in  the  hands  of  the  officials  of  the 
Missionary  Society.  A  number  of  ser- 
vices have  been  held,  and  several  persons 
have  become  obedient  to  the  faith.  Among 
those  who  have  visited  the  beach  this 
season  are  F.  D.  Power,  E.  B.  Bagby,  Dr. 
H.  Penrod,  Mrs.  Lattimore,  Mrs.  J.  M. 
Pickens,  E.  H.  Bondurant,  J.  Scott,  I. 
Kitchen,  J.  H.  Tibbetts,  Miss  S.  Sweeny 
and  J.  G.  Thompson,  of  Washington  City; 
from  Philadelphia,  G.  P.  Rutledge,  D.  C. 
Prance  and  family,  and  I.  Scithens;  C.  L. 
Thurgood  and  wife,  and  W.  S.  Kidd  and 
family  from  Pittsburg;  Earl  Wilfley  from 
New  Castle;  Mr.  Folsome  and  family  from 
Youngstown,  Ohio;  J.  A.  Hopkins,  Rock  - 
ville,  Md.;  Mrs.  Laura  Wheeler  of  Balti- 
more; G.  Dudley  of  Lemoine,  Pa.;  S. 
Evangs  of  Millville,  Del.;  S.  T.  Willis  and 
family  from  New  York,  and  others.  D.  C. 
France,  a  Disciple  of  Philadelphia,  was 
made  mayor  of  the  town  of  Bethany  Beach 
and  a  number  of  persons  were  elected  com- 
missioners by  the  lot  holders  under  the  laws 
of  Delaware.  It  is  the  desire  of  the  man- 
agement to  add  Chautauqua  features  to 
the  program  in  the  coming  seasons. 

More  and  more  public  institutions  are 
encroaching  upon  the  sanctity  of  the  Lord's 
day  and  stated  divine  services  in  the  Lord's 
house.  The  question  of  opening  the  public 
libraries  of  New  York  is  being  discussed 
in  literary  circles  of  the  metropolis.  Dr. 
Billings,  head  librarian,  who  is  on  inti- 
mate business  terms  with  Andrew  Carne- 
gie, is  quoted  as  favoring  the  opening  of 
the  branch  libraries  at  certain  hours  on  the 
Lord's  day.  This  opinion  is  shared  by 
others,  and  is  strengthened  to  some  extent 
by  the  success  of  the  experiment  of  open- 
ing the  Metropolitan  Museum  of  Art  on 
Sunday  afternoons.  But,  while  both  the 
public  library  and  the  art  museum  are 
educational  institutions,  the  case  relating 
to  them  is  by  no  means  parallel.  In  order 
for  one  to  get  the  benefit  of  the  great  art 
exhibit  one  must  visit  the  museum  and 
study  its  varied  riches  within  the  building 
that  houses  its  treasures.  None  of  the  ex- 
hibits can  be  taken  out  and  studied.  It  is 
not  so  with  the  library.  The  circulating 
and  traveling  departments,  which  will  be 
numerous,  furnish  reading  matter  of  every 
class  to  be  taken  to  the  homes  of  those  who 
wish  it,  and  the  books  may  be  secured  at 
any  time  and  kept  two  weeks.  But  if  the 
keeping  of  the  libraries  open  on  the  Lord's 
day  either  directly  or  indirectly  makes  for 
the  moral  and  religious  advancement  of  the 
people,  as  well  as  for  their  intellectual 
enlargement,  the  best  element  of  New 
York  will  approve  of  it. 

The  holding  of  religious  services  recently 
at  "Haymarket"  dance  hall  in  the  tender- 
loin district  of  New  York  was  one  of  the 
significant  advance  movements  of  the  army 
of  the  Lord  against  the  very  ramparts  of 
Satan.  There  is,  perhaps,  a  no  more  dead- 
ly pitfall  for  the  feet  of  virtue  in  Gotham. 
The  Haymarket  is  a  notorious,  disreputable 
place.  Many  are  the  victims  who  have 
lost  their  virtue  in  this  infamous  place. 
It  was  frequented  by  the  lewd  among  the 
moneyed  class,  and,  therefore,  has  always 
been  strongly  guarded  by  the  influence  of 
the  conscienceless  rich.  But  it  has  been 
the  custom  not  to  open  the  place  until 
about   10  p.m.,  and  then  remain  open  all 


night.  But  the  proprietor,  willing  to  in- 
crease the  revenue,  has  turned  the  place 
over  to  the  Rev.  Joseph  Jones  of  the  Jerry 
McAuley  Cremorne  Mission.  Mr.  Jones, 
with  a  band,  of  loyal  helpers  from  the  Y. 
M.  C.  A.  and  some  of  the  great  missions, 
began  holding  services  there  on  July  28 
with  apparent  good  results.  It  is  some- 
thing like  the  reformatory  work  which  has 
been  done  in  past  years  in  other  parts  of 
the  city,  such  as  Water  Street,  the  Five 
Points  and  the  Bowery  Mission  district. 
Moral  and  Christian  heroism  is  always  at  a 


premium  under  such  conditions.  It  is  en- 
couraging to  know,  for  instance,  that  brave 
young  men  of  the  Brooklyn  Christian  En- 
deavor Union  have  banded  themselves  to- 
gether to  send  a  delegation  of  good  men  on 
each  of  the  trolley  cars  making  evening 
trips  to  Coney  Island  to  sing  hymns  on  the 
cars  in  order  to  counteract  the  influence  of 
the  vile  songs  being  carped  by  evil  minded 
young  men  who  travel  the  line,  making 
night  hideous  with  their  vile  effusions. 
The  Christian  courage  of  these  young  men 
certainly  is  commendable. 


V^  S^  v^  s^  v^  v^  y^> 


'She   Passing  of  Symbolism 

By    HUGH   McLELLAN 


The  modern  spirit  is  a  scientific  spirit. 
The  scientific  spirit  calls  for  the  facts. 
The  days  of  old  were  the  days  of  symbol- 
ism; ours  is  the  day  of  realism.  There  was 
a  day  when  the  rich  folk  of  the  earth 
showed  their  wealth  by  symbols.  They 
lived  in  palaces  and  castles,  not  so  con- 
venient and  comfortable,  possibly,  as  a 
modern  dwelling,  but  complete  in  symbols 
of  wealth  and  luxury.  Each  battlemented 
tower,  each  escutcheon  was  a  symbol  of 
wealth.  My  lord  had  diamonds  set  in  his 
snuff  box,  not  that  it  made  the  snuff  any 
better,  but  it  stood  for  grandeur.  He  had 
diamonds  in  the  lid  of  his  watch.  There 
were  gold  buckles  on  his  shoes,  and  so  on. 
My  lady!  why,  "she  had  rings  on  her  fin- 
gers and  bells  on  her  toes."  The  house- 
hold servants  were  all  liveried  and  every 
appointment  was  in  keeping.  These  were 
the  symbols  of  wealth  and  station.  It 
sometimes  happened  that  a  man  retained 
the  symbols  longer  than  he  retained  the 
means,  and  then  he  seemed  richer  than  he 
was.  To-day  the  symbol  has  almost  dis- 
appeared. Messrs.  Carnegie,  Sage,  Mor- 
gan and  Rockefeller  are  all  plain  men. 
They  are  remarkably  simple  and  unosten- 
tatious in  their  style.  They  wear  no  jewels 
and  dress  with  almost  severe  plainness. 
One  would  not  think  by  merely  seeing  Mr. 
Carnegie  on  the  street  that  he  was  able  to 
give  away  ten  million  dollars  in  one  gift. 
He  is  satisfied  in  the  fact  of  his  ability 
and  needs  no  show.  This  is  the  modern 
spirit — reality,  sincerity,  facts.  Not  look 
rich,  but  be  rich.  Not  display  your  money, 
but  give  your  money.  Not  symbolize  your 
wealth  in  dead  ornament,  but  energize  your 
Wealth  in  living  institutions. 

There  was  a  day  when  the  old  merchant- 
man of  the  sea,  the  sailing  ship,  carried  on 
her  prow  an  elaborate  figure-head.  Nep- 
tune, Triton,  and  all  the  sea-nymphs  in 
gilded  glory  took  their  station  under  the 
jib.  These  carved  representations  of  the 
sea  powers  bobbed  up  and  down  to  the 
laborious  wallowings  of  many  a  leaky  tub. 
These  symbols  of  rule  over  the  mighty 
deep,  with  their  cheap  gilt,  were  but  tragic 
irony  to  the  sailor  who  felt  that  there  was 
but  a  leaky  plank  between  him  and  death. 
The  figure-head  is  gone.  To-day  the  ocean 
liner  has  simple,  unadorned  lines.  They 
do  not  need  symbols  of  power;  they  have 
power.  Triton  is  not  under  the  jib;  he  is 
in  the  boiler.  Not  what  is  on  her,  but  what 
is  in  her  makes  her  go.  The  modern  motto 
is  not  symbols  of  speed,  but  speed. 

The  decay  of  symbolism  is  seen  also  in 
the  decay  of  oratory.  Not  that  the  art  of 
public  speaking  is  declining.     On  the  con- 


trary, it  is  gaining  power.  One  of  its 
forms  only  is  dead.  The  oration  lies  un- 
der a  splendid  pall  of  words.  Words  thick 
as  autumnal  leaves  cover  its  meagre  form, 
and  all  the  flowers  of  rhetoric  are  piled 
upon  its  breast.  The  oration  died  because 
it  could  not  tell  the  facts.  It  sought  sym- 
bolism and  neglected  realism.  It  empha- 
sized beauty  at  the  expense  of  truth.  It 
apostrophized,  it  symbolized,  it  typified, 
it  lied,  it  died.  The  modern  address  or 
speech  is  a  power  because  it  is  sincere; 
and  because,  discarding  useless  and  ambig- 
uous symbolism,  it  tells  the  facts. 

When  we  turn  from  these  small  instances 
to  larger  principles,  we  see  that  the  whole 
process  of  divine  revelation  has  been  a  de- 
velopment from  the  symbol  to  the  reality. 
The  beginnings  of  religion,  with  its  taber- 
nacle and  altar  and  smoke  and  hyssop  and 
priests,  was  a  period  of  symbolism.  The 
New  Dispensation  is  the  day  of  fact.  The 
incense  is  gone,  but  prayer  remains.  The 
priest  is  gone,  but  the  soul,  leaving  its 
dark  sins,  still  draws  near  to  God.  The 
lamb  without  spot  is  not  upon  the  altar, 
but  Christ,  the  Lamb  of  God,  is  in  us  the 
Hope  of  Glory.  God  in  olden  days  looked 
out  upon  the  world,  his  face  hidden  in  the 
symbolic  veil;  now  the  veil  is  lifted  and  the 
world  gazes  transfixed  upon  the  face  of 
Jesus.  Immanuel!  A  sinner  is  not  drawn 
by  an  abstraction.  The  prodigal  world  will 
never  return  to  kiss  a  figure  of  speech.  The 
world  is  hungry  for  facts.  God  is  the  great 
Fact.    The  world  will  come  back  to  him. 

Is  not  this  principle  a  prophecy  of  the 
passing  of  all  symbols,  and  the  certainty 
of  eternal  life?  Matter  is  symbolism.  The 
world  of  matter  is  but  the  beauteous  sym- 
bol of  the  spiritual  energy  which  created  it. 

"Tbe  spacious  Firmament  00  high 
With  all  the  blue  ethereal  sky" 

is  but  the  symbol  of  the  divine  life  and 
wisdom.  Are  not  the  houses  and  factories, 
the  bridges  and  ships,  the  material  sym- 
bols of  the  life  and  energy  of  man?  His 
very  body  is  but  the  pantomimic  sheet  on 
which  Life  throws  its  shadow.  Surely,  in 
the  process  of  the  suns  these  symbols  will 
pass  and  the  eternal  facts  appear.  Not 
evidences  of  God,  but  God.  Not  symbols 
of  love,  but  love.  Not  manifestations  of 
life,  but  life.  Not  darkly  through  a  glass, 
but  face  to  face. 

Richmond,  Ky. 

J* 

The  question  of  questions  is  not  "What 
think  ye  of  Christianity?"  but  "What 
think  ye  of  Christ?"  It  is  impossible  to 
keep  the  sunlight  and  reject  the  sun. — 
D.  J.  Burrell. 


August  15,  1901 


THE   CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


1037 


Missouri  a.s  a.  Mission  Field- 
By  Elmer  T.  Davis. 

Of  our  1,675  churches  in  Missouri  nearly 
1,000  have  no  regular  preaching,  not  even 
once  a  month.  "What  will  be  the  lives  of 
thousands  of  our  children  who  are  raised 
under  the  influence  of  these  churches? 
They  are  being  taught  by  example  that  if 
they  have  been  baptized  into  Christ  and  do 
nothing  particularly  bad  they  do  not  have 
to  support  or  attend  the  preaching  of  the 
gospel  to  be  a  Christian ;  that  it  is  not  a  duty 
but  simply  a  choice;  and  the  preaching  of 
the  gospel  to  them  dwindles  to  a  mere  mat- 
ter of  entertainment.  They  attend  any 
church  they  desire  or  stay  at  home  or 
wherever  they  can  enjoy  themselves  the 
best.  A  few  years  ago  a  religious  canvass 
of  this  city  revealed  the  fact  that  over  1000 
people  who  were  members  of  the  Christian 
Church  were  not  in  fellowship  with  any 
church  in  the  city  and  of  course  did  not 
support  them  with  any  regularity  in  atten- 
dance or  financial  help,  and  many  more 
think  if  they  attend  the  morning  service 
that  entirely  relieves  them  from  church 
work  the  rest  of  the  day.  If  this  indiffer- 
ence is  not  caused  by  the  way  they  were 
raised,  what  is  the  cause  of  it? 

We  are  compelled  to  acknowledge  that 
the  attendance  of  our  city  churches  is  not 
nearly  what  it  ought  to  be.  Thousands  of 
people  who  have  belonged  to  the  Christian 
Church  are  in  the  theaters  instead  of  the 
church  on  Lord's  day  evening.  One  reason 
given  for  this  condition  is  that  our  young 
people  in  the  small  towns  go  away  to  school 
and  when  they  come  home  they  don't  want 
to  listen  to  a  man  preach  unless  he  is  edu- 
cated. But  that  excuse  certainly  could  not 
keep  them  away  from  our  city  churches. 
The  trouble  is  they  don't  even  have  an  un- 
educated man  to  preach  to  them,  not  even 
one  Lord's  day  in  the  month,  for  their 
parents  and  friends  don't  hire  a  man  to  do 
it,  which  to  them  is  the  best  proof  under 
heaven  that  it  is  not  a  necessary  part  of 
the  Christian  life.  When  they  come  to  the 
city  they  bring  the  same  standard  of  a 
Christian  life  with  them,  and  church -going 
is  only  one  class  of  entertainment.  If  they 
desire  to  attend,  they  do;  if  not,  they  look 
for  some  other  entertainment,  and  the  the- 
ater as  an  entertainer  is  so  far  ahead  of  the 
church  that  the  hundreds  of  empty  pews 
and  the  crowded  theaters  tell  the  result 
when  Sunday  night  comes. 

Is  it  the  goal  of  our  ambition  to  build 
church-houses  and  allow  them  to  rot  down 
in  idleness?  Is  this  the  fruit  of  "our 
plea"?  Is  this  the  result  of  preaching  the 
"old  Jerusalem  gospel"?  No  wonder  three- 
fourths  of  our  churches  give  nothing  for 
missions!  How  can  a  church  that  has  not 
enough  interest  in  the  gospel  to  preach  it 
to  its  own  children  be  expected  to  send  it 
to  Africa  or  China?  If  it  is  important  to 
build  up  a  church  extension  fund  to  build 
new  church  houses,  if  it  is  important  to 
send  our  home  evangelists  into  new  fields 
where  we  have  no  house,  no  organization 
,  and  no  influence,  how  important  it  is  for 
us  to  enter  these  fields  where  we  have  a 
good  house,  some  faithful  members  and 
some '  influence,  to  revive  the  work  and 
have  the  gospel  regularly  preached. 

This  field  is  a  large  one  in  nearly  every 
state  and  a  great  part  of  this  work  must  be 
done  by  our  pastors.  A  two  weeks'  meet- 
ing will  in  many  places  start  these  churches 


into  regular  work,  and  thousands  of  our 
young  people  may  be  trained  to  grow  up 
in  knowledge  and  favor  of  our  Lord  and  to 


endure  hardness  as  good  soldiers  of  Jesus 
Christ  and  to  glorify  our  Father  by  bear- 
ing much  fruit. 


v^  v^  s^  s^ 


Dregs  of  The  War  By  burris  a.  jenkins 


hi. 

Late  the  next  night,  when  the  services 
were  over,  the  locust  trees  in  Nelson 
Payne's  great  bluegrass  yard  were  waving 
over  groups  of  guests,  loath  to  retire  into 
a  crowded  house.  Sixty  in  all  were  sleep- 
ing, those  nights,  in  this  one  house  and 
barn.  The  fresh  straw  of  the  recent  thresh- 
ing enclosed  in  brand-new  sheeting  served 
for  beds,  and  these  literally  covered  the 
floors  of  every  room,  men  occupying  all 
the  rooms  on  the  east  side  of  the  wide  hall 
and  the  hall  itself,  women  all  on  the  west 
side. 

To  be  near  their  horses  most  of  those 
dusty  riders  of  the  previous  night's  exploit 
were  sheltered  in  the  barn,  taking  turns  at 
keeping  guard.  Nelson  Payne  was  a  fiercer 
partisan  than  his  daughter  Adelaide,  and 
counted  it  well-nigh  a  virtue  for  the  south- 
ern born  to  retaliate  for  injuries,  fancied  or 
real.  He  could  see  none  of  the  border 
depredations  save  those  committed  by 
northern  bushwhackers,  and  those  he  mag- 
nified tenfold.  His  home,  then,  had  always 
been  a  house  of  refuge  to  the  hunted  gang. 

An  outsider,  however,  would  never  have 
known  that  aught  save  the  most  peaceful 
concerns  were  in  the  minds  of  that  gathered 
company.  The  croquet  balls  were  clicking 
in  the  moonlight,  small  bits  of  white  cloth 
being  tied  upon  the  arches  to  locate  them 
in  the  uncertain  light,  and  shouts  of  laugh- 
ter broke  from  those  at  play;  couples  here 
and  there  strolled  in  secluded  corners; 
groups  were  gathered  in  chairs  or  on  the 
grass  "swapping  yarns";  children  shouted 
at  "Puss  in  the  corner,"  "Drop  the  hand- 
kerchief," "King  William,"  "Hide  and 
seek,"  and  other  ingenious  games;  and 
even  the  elder  folk  sometimes  sold  dignity 
for  a  taste  of  childhood  and  joined  in  the 
rout.  Baskets  of  fruit  added  to  the  pleas- 
ures of  the  night;  and  great,  sweet-hearted, 
luscious  watermelons — melons  such  as  none 
but  black  Missouri  soil  can  grow — burst 
open  with  delights. 

Had  one  peered  into  the  rail- fence  cor- 
ners in  the  great  barn  lot,  or  even  farther 
down  the  road  toward  the  woods  pasture, 
he  might  have  noted  one  or  two  solitary 
figures  keeping  watch  upon  the  approaches. 
This  and  an  occasional  whispered  consul- 
tation among  certain  of  the  farmers  were 
the  only  tokens  of  a  disturbed  state  of 
mind. 

It  had  been  rumored  during  the  day  that 
a  Chicago  detective  agency  had  sent  a 
posse  of  men  into  the  county,  and  it  was 
expected  that  at  any  time  they  might  ap- 
pear upon  the  scene.  Little  share  in  the 
night's  entertainment  were  they  likely  to 
receive ! 

On  the  steps  of  the  porch  and  on  the 
grass  all  around  was  gathered  the  largest 
group,  in  the  center  of  which  in  a  great 
old  "split-bottom"  arm-chair — he  had  re- 
fused the  black  mohair  best  parlor  rocker 
— sat  the  aged  preacher,  Raccoon  John 
Smith,  of  Kentucky.  Marvelous  tales  of 
personal  experience  in  pioneer  preaching, 
saddle  bag  stories,  moving  incidents  of 
persecution,  ostracism  and  denominational 


jealousies,  but  most  of  all  a  flowing  humor 
that  made  the  stout  farmers  almost  laugh 
their  leathern  lungs  out,  held  his  little 
audience  as  his  preaching  had  held  the 
large  one. 

Frequently  the  old  man  turned  his  eyes 
toward  the  rear  rank  of  his  listeners  where 
sat  the  unmoved  and  serious  young  Con- 
federate major.  The  adroit  old  preacher 
was  all  the  while  talking  at  this  immobile 
face,  just  as  in  his  preaching  it  was  his 
custom  to  aim  his  message  at  one  man.  He 
was,  one  might  say,  playing  for  his  open- 
ing. Gradually  he  led  the  conversation 
around — he  was  always  master  of  its  trend 
—to  the  point  he  desired. 

The  war  was  not  a  difficult  theme  to 
reach  in  any  company  of  the  day,  but  his 
must  be  a  master  hand  who  could  harp  up- 
on its  strings  with  harmony.  The  aged 
warrior  of  the  faith  touched  lightly  upon 
the  causes  of  the  conflict;  expressed  no 
opinion  about  slavery,  but  gently  declared 
his  mind  that  money  and  not  blood  should 
have  purchased  the  liberty  of  the  blacks ; 
doubted  whether  even  then  war  could  have 
been  avoided;  and  was  glad  that  when  all 
was  done  the  Union  was  not  dissolved.  He 
spoke  tenderly  of  the  number  of  his  sons 
in  the  faith,  most  of  whom  had  been  clad 
in  gray,  who  were  sleeping  on  the  battle- 
fields, and  of  the  broken-hearted  homes, 
both  north  and  south,  where  Rachels  would 
hear  no  comfort.  On  the  border  warfare 
and  the  outrages  committed  by  both  sides 
he  touched  tactfully, — felt  that  much  bit- 
terness might  be  avoided,  much  more  peace 
of  mind  be  found,  if  all  could  discern  in 
these  acts  their  true  irresponsible  com- 
plexion. War  was  an  unsettling  horror, 
Justice,  difficult  enough  to  deal  out  at  the 
best,  could  not  in  such  times  be  faithfully 
administered. 

Gentle  and  tender,  so  consummately 
kind,  were  the  tones  of  the  patriarch's 
voice!  It  was  not  so  much  what  he  said — 
the  same  things  had  been  uttered  before  in 
every  man's  ears  who  was  present — but  it 
was  the  manner  of  his  saying,  so  thrilled 
with  the  sympathy  of  nearly  three  score 
years  and  ten,  so  appreciative  of  the 
wounds  he  was  touching,  so  mindful  of  the 
memories  he  stirred.  Toward  the  last  of 
his  words  he  looked  full  into  the  face  of 
Scott  Cameron  and  saw  the  tears  spring 
and  flow.  The  old  man  was  surprised  to 
find  so  ready  a  conquest,  and  the  fierceness 
so  soon  giving  place  to  weeping.  Some- 
thing must  have  prepared  the  way,  he 
thought.  But  when  he  saw  the  heart  had 
been  touched  he  reached  out  for  the  will. 

"So,  brethren,"  he  continued,  "there  is 
but  one  thing  for  us,  young  and  old,  to  do. 
The  lost  cause  so  dear  to  the  hearts  of  most 
of  us  here  is  forever  lost.  Let  us  bury  it 
with  the  dead;  and  as  David  did  who 
mourned  in  sackcloth  while  his  son  lay 
dying,  but  arose  and  anointed  his  face  when 
his  son  had  died,  anointed  his  face  and 
turned  to  the  duties  he  owed  his  people,  so 
should  we  do.  Back  to  our  farms  and  our 
homes,  desolate  though  they  may  be,  back 
to  slenderer  resources,  to  a  strenuous  pov- 


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THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


August  15,  1901 


erty,  to  blackened  and  shattered  hearths,  it 
is  ours  to  go.  Our  hearts  will  ache  a  thou- 
sand times  for  good  old  days,  but  God  is 
over  all.  He  gave  and  he  took  away — are  we 
men  enough  to  say,  'Blessed  be  his  name'? 
If  so,  we'll  be  still  better  men  for  saying  it. 
Will  you  do  it?" 

The  old  man  was  now  leaning  far  forward 
and  resting  his  shaking  hands  upon  the 
arms  of  his  chair  as  he  looked  intently  into 
the  white  faces  that  were  turned  to 
his  in  the  moonlight,  especially  into  the 
face  of  Scott  Cameron.  There  was,  for  a 
moment  in  that  little  circle,  a  silence  so 
deep  it  could  be  felt;  then  some  one  broke 
it  with  a  choking  gasp,  another  with  a  sob. 
Then  a  deep  voice  answered, 

"I  will." 

Then  another  and  another  and  another. 
The  Elder  watched  Scott  Cameron,  saw  his 
lips  move,  but  was  not  certain  whether  he 
spoke  the  pledge.  One  who  sat  beside  the 
young  man,  however,  heard  his  scarce 
audible  words, 

"By  heaven,  I  will." 

"Thank  God,"  murmured  Adelaide,  and 
put  her  hand  in  his. 

They  two  soon  walked  away  from  the 
group  about  the  porch.  Although  this  was 
their  first  meeting  since  that  at  the  stile 
a  week  before,  for  a  long  time  no  word 
passed.  Not  a  word  of  upbraiding  could 
she  speak,  not  even  an  inquiry.  She  left 
it  to  him  to  say  what  he  would.  At  last 
when  they  were  far  past  the  group  at  the 
well  and  had  come  where  the  huge  chop- 
ping-block  lay  beside  the  woodpile  under 
the  elm,  he  sank  to  his  knees  and,  with  his 
arms  about  her  waist,  his  face  buried  in  his 
sleeve,  wept  like  a  little  child.  The  sobs 
of  the  strong  man  shook  her  as  the  storm 
shakes  a  willow;  she  smoothed  his  hair, 
kissed  his  head,  murmuring  all  the  time 
she  knew  not  what,  and  waited  for  the 
tempest  to  subside. 

At  last  he  spoke : 

"I  am  ashamed,  Adelaide— you'll— I'm 
weak!" 

"No.  You  are  strong." 

"You  told  me  not  to  go!  I  wish  to  God 
I  had  not  gone!" 

She  waited  for  further  word. 

"His  blood  is  on  my  hands!" 

She  shuddered  but  asked  after  a  pause : 

"Whose  blood,  Scott,  dear?" 

"Allen  Thompson's,  who  was  murdered 
at  Blue  Glen.  He  was  a  captain  in  a  Ten- 
nessee regiment,  who  fought  at  Corinth 
where  I  was  wounded.  He  took  me  off  the 
field  to  the  rear  and  was  kind  to  me—  and 
now— his  blood  is  on  my  hands!" 

Adelaide  could  not  repress  a  second 
shiver,  but  she  begged  him  to  go  on,  hop- 
ing for  some  better  turn  to  the  affair. 

"He  was  on  the  train  last  night.  We 
stopped  it  and  passed  readily  through  the 
forward  cars  and  smoker,  holding  up  all 
the  passengers.  Jesse  Young  and  I  were 
doing  this  work,  while  others  stood  guard 
outside.  There  was  no  resistance  till 
we  came  to  the  platform  of  the  first 
coach  back  of  the  smoking  car.  There  a 
man  stepped  out  to  meet  us,  armed  with 
the  emergency  axe  from  the  coach.  I  rec- 
ognized him  instantly,  but  before  I  could 
cry  aloud  Jesse  fired  and  the  man  fell.  I 
would  go  no  further,  but  worked  all  in  vain 
with  the  dying  man.  Thank  God  he  did 
not  know  me!  Will  he  ever  know  me — ever 
see  me?  I  can  never  face  him !  His  blood 
is  on  my  hands!" 


And  he  sobbed  again. 

"Not  so  bad  as  that,  Scott,  not  so  bad," 
murmured  the  girl,  though  she  knew  that 
before  the  law  he  was  accessory.  She  did 
all  in  her  power  to  soothe  him ;  they  talked 
long  and  earnestly;  and  when  they  sepa- 
rated he  took,  perhaps,  less  morbid  views 
of  the  affair. 

As  he  stepped  into  the  barn  he  found  his 
comrades  lying  about  upon  the  hay  in  the 
dim  light  of  lanterns  or  playing  poker  on  a 
wagon  seat. 

"Been  getting  religion,  Scott?"  said  one, 
and  the  game  ceased  as  all  turned  sneering 
or  frowning  faces  toward  him  and  laughed 
or  growled.  Evidently  he  did  not  stand 
well  with  the  gang.  He  made  no  reply, 
but  stood  looking  about  him  until  his  eyes 
rested  on  the  leader's  face. 

"Jesse,  I'm  going  to  quit  the  gang." 

"Um-m-m,  state's  evidence?" 

"No.     But  I'm  done." 

"Looked  as  if  you  were  done  last  night, 
when  you  took  to  slobberin'  over  that  dead 
fool!" 

"But,  Jesse,  he  was  a  Confederate!" 

"What  do  I  care  if  he  was  a  tin  angel? 
In  another  minute  he'd  a  had  me — and  you 
— you  struck  up  my  right  hand.  I  had  to 
shoot  with  my  left.  Lucky  for  you  I  didn't 
shoot  you!  If  I'd  thought  a  minute  I 
would!" 

Scott  did  not  condescend  an  explanation 
of  his  relations  with  the  murdered  man. 
He  simply  said: 

"I  thought  I  was  working  against  Fed- 
erals only,  and  to  avenge  southern  blood. 
That's  the  way  you've  always  put  it  to  me. 
But  when  it  comes  to  murdering  Confed- 
erate soldiers  you  can  count  me  out." 

The  young  veteran  knew,  and  Adelaide 
had  warned  him,  that  he  took  his  life  in  his 
hands  when  he  crossed  the  threshold  of 
that  barn,  and  he  had  laid  his  weapons  on  a 
grain  bin  in  token  that  he  felt  his  helpless- 
ness. He  knew  that  his  record  would  be- 
lie the  charge  of  cowardice  in  thus  throw- 
ing himself  on  their  mercy,  and  he  did  not 
care  to  have  more  blood  upon  his  hands. 

"Well,  go,  then,"  said  the  leader.  "Get 
religion,  turn  state's  evidence,  what  you 
will,  but — have  you  told  anything  already?" 

Scott  blushed  and  stammered,  then 
straightened  himself  and  replied : 

"Yes!  I  told  the  whole  thing  to  one 
person." 

There  was  a  hissing  of  anger  from  all 
the  gang,  and  weapons  leaped  from  their 
holsters. 

"Who  in  was  it?"    growled    Jesse, 

through  clenched  teeth. 

Cameron  hesitated,  then  replied,  "I  will 
not  tell  you." 

"You  won't!" 

Scott  saw  the  silver  flash  of  Jesse's 
pistol  as  he  raised  it  to  the  level,  and 
heard  the  click  of  the  cocking;  then 
there  was  a  swift  rustling,  rushing  sound 
in  his  ears,  and  something  came  between 
him  and  the  threatener. 

"I'll  tell  you,  Jesse,  whom  he  told.  It 
was  I!"  cried  Adelaide,  and  the  weapon 
slowly  dropped,  while  a  hush  fell  on  all  the 
gang. 

"And  I'll  tell  you  more— more  that  you 
men  ought  to  have  sense  enough  to  know — 
that  Scott  Cameron  is  not  the  man  to  turn 
state's  evidence.  Never  in  this  wicked 
world!  He's  a  braver  man  than  any  of  you 
cowards  here,  else  he  would  never  have 
stepped  into  this  barn  to-night.   He's  brave 


enough  to  live  an  honest  life  besides.  But 
that's  no  matter — 

"Whose  barn  are  you  in?  Who  has 
helped  you  out  of  more  than  one  scrape 
before?    If  you  respect  my  father — " 

A  low  whistle  from  the  lot  outside 
brought  every  man  to  his  feet. 

The  sentry  hurried  in,  breathless,  and 
reported  the  posse  a  few  hundred  yards 
down  the  road.  It  was  too  late  to  fly,  even 
had  that  been  the  plan ;  so  weapons  were 
quickly  hidden,  though  handily  near,  cards 
concealed,  lanterns  extinguished,  sleep 
feigned,  and  all  things  given  a  peaceful 
appearance. 

One  lantern  only  was  left  burning,  and 
that  by  Adelaide's  direction.  She  held  it, 
and  with  it  the  couple  stepped  out  to  meet 
the  newcomers.  Scott  had  never  been  en- 
gaged in  any  previous  escapades,  and  so 
was  not  known  as  an  outlaw. 

"Who's  in  this  barn?"  asked  the  leader 
of  the  Chicago  men;  but  before  he  got  an 
answer  he  added,  "Hold  that  lantern  a  bit 
higher,  madam.  By  heaven,  that  face  is 
worth  all  our  night's  riding  to  see — with 
apologies  to  your  husband  there.  But 
who's  in  the  barn?" 

"Guests,  sir,"  replied  Adelaide. 

"Guest?,  eh?  Same  story.  Hanson,  I 
swear  the  whole  state  of  Missouri  must  be 
sleeping  in  this  county  to-night.  Sixty  in 
one  place,  fifty  in  another,  twenty  in 
a  dozen  others.  How  many  in  your  place, 
madam?" 

"Sixty,  sir." 

"There  you  are  again.  I'm  not  going  to 
poke  around  any  more  haymows  and  kick 
out  sleepy  grangers.  I'm  tired  of  this 
thing.  Let's  go  on  to  the  town  and  come 
back  in  the  morning.  I'd  be  glad  to  see 
the  madam's  face  by  daylight — and  we  can 
check  off  her  sixty  guests  then,  eh, 
ma'am?" 

"You  will  be  welcome,  sir." 

Lafe  Hanson,  the  sheriff,  began  to  pro- 
test. Adelaide  and  Scott  heard  him  growl- 
ing in  undertones  into  the  leader's  ears. 
Then  the  latter  burst  out  impatiently, 

"That's  what  you're  always  saying — 
'Worst  old  rebel  in  the  lot.  Sure  to  find 
him  here!'  I'm  tired  of  it,  and  going  to 
town  to  bed!  Jesse  Young,  in  my  opinion, 
is  not  sleeping  in  any  crowded  barn  to- 
night." 

"0,  Jesse  Young,"  volunteered  Scott, 
"if  it's  he  you're  looking  for,  I  saw  him 
and  two  of  his  friends  riding  down  the 
gulch  road  about  sundown  to-day,  toward 
the  river  at  the  ferry.''  And  he  spoke  the 
truth. 

"There,"  said  the  leader.  "There's  the 
first  real  clue  we've  had  to-day.  You  de- 
serve to  possess  such  a  wife!  Toward  the 
ferry,  eh?" 

"Yes,  the  Gulch  ferry." 

"Did  he  say  he  was  going  to  cross?" 

"Said  he  was  thinking  of  reaching  Lone 
Elm  to-night." 

"That  settles  it.  No  sleep  to-night,  after 
all.  Lone  Elm  is — how  far  is  it?"  asked  the 
Chicago  man. 

"About  ten  miles,  I  should  say." 

"And  he  crossed  at  the  ferry  in  that 
direction?" 

"I  didn't  6ay  he  crossed.  He  was  riding 
toward  the  ferry  and  said  he  had  a  mind  to 
cross." 

"Well,  I'll  bet  he  did.  I  would,  if  I  were 
he.  Thank  you  for  your  information. 
This  is  the  kindest  reception  we  have  had 


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to-nigbt.  Good- bye.  Try  and  see  you 
again." 

Lafe  Hanson  growled  imomderately  as 
they  rode  towards  the  big  gate.  But  those 
who  stood  in  the  lot  heard  the  leader  say, 

"I  don't  have  a  high  regard  for  your  de- 
tective qualities,  Lafe.  I  tell  you  you  must 
throw  in  a  word  of  flattery  now  and  then. 
All  people  like  it — though,  by  thunder,  I 
meant  every  word  I  said  about  that  young 
woman!  That's  what  loosened  them  up. 
And  theirs  is  the  likeliest  tale  we've  heard 
to-night.  I'm  bound  for  Lone  Elm  or 
bust,  and  you  can  go  where  you  please." 

"Well,  have  your  own  way,"  said  Lafe. 
"You'll  at  least  know  this  country  better 
when  you're  through!" 

(TO   BE   CONCLUDED.) 


& 


A  New  Century   of  Missions. 

By  A.  M.  Chamberlain. 

The  nineteenth  century  has  been  called 
"The  Century  of  Missions."  In  view  of 
the  long  obscured  record  of  that  first  cen- 
tury in  which  the  apostles  of  our  Lord  did 
herculean  deeds  of  evangelism,  the  name 
is  perhaps  not  a  misnomer;  but,  if  the 
church  is  to  be  true  to  her  charge,  the 
close  of  the  era  now  opening  will  have  seen 
the  title  transferred  to  a  new  claimant. 
The  nineteenth  century  has,  it  is  true, 
rediscovered  the  real  function  of  the  church 
as  an  organization:  has  shown  that  she  has 
real  life  only  as  she  seeks  something  be- 
sides her  own  welfare  and  perpetuity,  but 
many  things  have  combined  to  prevent  the 
church  of  the  nineteenth  century  from  fully 
or  even  largely  living  up  to  the  ideal  of 
church  activity.  Time  need  not  be  spent 
in  bewailing  the  paralysis  of  effort  growing 
out  of  a  "divided  Christendom,"  for,  apart 
from  that,  it  is  to  be  doubted  if  in  any  sec- 
tion of  the  church  universal  there  is  a  real 
wealth  of  that  spirit  which  should  permeate 
all  church  life.  Individuals  live  with  their 
own  entrance  into  "heaven"  as  the  main 
objective:  congregations  strive  for  the 
enlargement  of  their  numbers :  missionary 
activity  is  a  side  issue  to  be  urged  upon 
the  attention  of  the  church,  to  be  support- 
ed with  a  meagre  offering  extorted  as  a  sort 
of  "holy  blackmail"  by  the  courageous 
and  long-suffering  pastor. 

With  the  opening  of  a  "New  Century" 
there  is  room  and  there  is  hope  for  better 
things.  There  is  no  people  so  well  placed 
as  we  for  a  return  to  the  primitive  mission- 
ary motive.  We  have  neither  creed  dis- 
cussion nor  general  church  politics  to  di- 
vert attention  from  the  one  vital  purpose. 
Our  only  great  gathering  is  one  whose  sole 
object  is  the  advancement  of  missionary 
activity  and  interest.  It  remains  but  to 
secure  at  this  gathering  as  a  matter  of 
established  custom  the  presence  of  at 
least  one  representative  from  every  mis- 
sionary congregation,  and  we  shall  be  on 
the  borderland,  at  least,  of  proper  em- 
phasis upon  the  question  of  missions. 
With  the  opening  of  the  twentieth  cen- 
tury, and  with  our  first  Twentieth  Cen- 
tury Missionary  Convention,  a  long  stride 
in  that  direction  should  be  taken.  It 
has  been  our  habit  in  the  past  to 
gather  a  few  hundreds  of  the  more  active 
workers  each  year  in  what  we  have  called 
a  National  Convention.  The  time  is  op- 
portune for  a  great  change.  The  recent 
occurrence  of  our  Jubilee  Convention  has 


emphasized  the  possibility  of  great  gather- 
ings that  shall  stir  the  church  from  center 
to  circumference  with  a  new  access  of  mis- 
sionary zeal.  I  do  not  hesitate  to  say  that 
every  congregation  should  look  upon  it  as 
a  duty  to  have  at  least  one  representative 
at  Minneapolis. 

The  time  should  soon  come  when  this 
personal  relationship  to  our  national  con- 
ventions will  be  the  general  rule  of  con- 
gregational life.  When  all  is  left  to  the 
individual  initiative,  many  are  debarred 
from  attending  by  the  quesn'on  of  personal 
expense.  With  the  establishment  of  the 
idea  of  congregational  representation  this 
need  be  a  barrier  to  none.  No  one  can 
doubt  the  great  gain  to  the  spiritual  life 
of  all  the  churches  if  they  were  adequately 
represented  each  year  at  such  an  assembly. 
Every  church  should  look  upon  it  as  a  duty 
to  send  their  pastor  to  the  national  mis- 
sionary gathering.  It  is  not  as  a  favor  to 
him  alone,  but  as  germane  to  their  own 
growth.  What  such  a  step  will  mean  for 
the  growth  of  the  church  is  simply  incal- 
culable and  in  these  early  days  of  the  new 
century  it  must  be  brought  about.  Let 
every  reader  and  every  church  do  their  part 
so  that  this  first  missionary  convention  of 
the  twentieth  century  shall  be  in  spirit 
and  method  as  well  as  in  name  an  epoeh- 
marking  gathering. 


Why  Our    Conventions  Should    Go 
.Beyond  the  Centra.1  Territory. 

Bv  J.  T.  Ogle. 

There  was  a  great  stir  in  Thessaloniea 
when  the  skeptical  Jews  said,  "These  that 
have  turned  the  world  upside  down,  are 
come  hither  also."  That  was  a  glorious 
advertisement  for  the  gospel  as  preached 
by  Paul  and  his  companions.  But  his  per- 
sonal presence  in  the  city  was  absolutely 
necessary  in  order  to  impress  the  people 
with  his  message. 

As  a  people,  we  have  literally  "turned 
the  world  upside  down"  in  all  the  central 
part  of  our  country.  But  little  more  than 
a  vague  "rumor"  of  us  has  reached  the 
far  east  and  the  north  of  this  goodly  land. 
Here  we  are  all  but  unknown.  Our  great 
conventions  have  usually  been  held  in  sec- 
tions of  the  country  where  we  are  strong, 
and  are  recognized  as  a  factor  in  the  Te- 
ligious  work  of  the  age. 

Many  of  our  preachers  have  but  little 
conception  of  the  burden  of  the  work  that 
rests  upon  our  ministers  who  are  laboring 
just  beyond  the  strongholds  of  our  people. 
They'stand  practically  alone,  endeavoring 
to  impress  an  unknown  message  of  an  un- 
known people  upon  the  community,  and 
that  in  the  presence  of  religious  bodies 
well  known  and  centuries  old. 

In  my  judgment  it  is  but  the  part  of  wis- 
dom that  our  great  conventions  should  go 
from  the  center  to  the  very  outskirts  of  our 
brotherhood,  that  our  power  and  influence 
may  be  felt  in  these  communities  for  good. 
It  is  home  missionary  work  on  a  grand 
scale,  and  a  work  that  will  tell  for  good 
through  the  coming  years. 

If  it  was  thought  a  wise  thing  to  do,  and 
money  and  time  well  spent  in  sending  the 
leaders  of  our  foreign  work  to  visit  the 
mission  stations  in  the  heathen  world,  what 
can  we  say  of  taking  our  conventions  be- 
yond the  central  territory  and  into  the  very 
heart  of  as  grand  and  noble  a  people  as 


iive  on  the  globe?  Its  influence  will  "tell 
for  ages,  tell  for  God"  and  good. 

For  this  reason  vast  numbers  of  our  peo- 
ple should  attend  the  convention  at  Minne- 
apolis, October  next.  Where,  heretofore, 
but  meager  newspaper  reports  of  us  have 
gone,  let  thousands  of  consecrated  men  and 
women,  whose  lives  are  on  fire  with  the 
plea  that  we  love,  go.  Let  us  go  by  states 
and  territories  in  such  numbers  that  we 
will  impress  all  the  Northwest  with  our 
greatness,  and  make  the  future  efforts  of 
our  people  easier  in  all  that  region.  This 
can  be  done  by  a  large  attendance.  May 
there  be  such  a  gathering  in  Minneapolis 
that  the  skeptics,  if  indeed  they  be  found 
there,  may  say,  as  of  old,  "These  that  have 
turned  the  world  upside  down,  are  come 
here  also!" 

America  is  the  ripest  mission  field  on  the 
globe  to-day.  The  salvation  and  hope  of 
the  world  depends  largely  upon  the  evan- 
gelization of  America.  Our  life  as  a  people 
should  beat  in  strong  pulsations  against 
every  part  of  this  country  where  we  are 
practically  unknown.  Our  coming  conven- 
tion, as  one  great  heart-throb,  should  send 
new  life  pulsating  through  the  religious 
veins  of  all  the  northwest  of  our  country. 

May  we  not  disappoint  the  brethren  of 
Minneapolis  who  are  so  exceedingly  anx- 
ious to  extend  to  us  such  generous  enter- 
tainment. 

Guthrie,  Okla. 


A  Duty  of  Preachers. 

By  Sumner  T.  Ma.rtln. 

'  One  of  the  first  duties  every  preacher  or 
elder  owes  to  the  church  is  to  see  that  it  is 
put  into  line  with  all  of  our  general  mis- 
sionary enterprises.  Church  extension  will 
appeal  to  him  very  strongly.  The  wisdom 
of  the  plan  that  sends  out  a  loan  to  help 
build  a  church,  and  when  it  comes  back 
with  its  accrued  interest  sending  it  out 
again  to  do  the  same,  and  so  on  forever, 
must  make  every  man  with  means  feel  like 
investing  in  such  an  enterprise,  and  so 
building  himself  a  monument  in  the  re- 
deemed lives  of  men  and  women  whom  his  ' 
money  have  won  to  Christ.  The  2,700 
homeless  churches  call  to  all  of  us  with 
comfortable  church  houses  to  render 
prompt  and  generous  aid.  For  it  is  a  well- 
known  fact  that  the  homeless  church  is 
looked  upon  as  a  transient  church.  The 
house  lends  it  permanency  in  the  estima- 
tion of  the  community  and  so  brings  to  it 
strength  which  it  would  otherwise  miss.  I 
earnestly  hope  that  each  church  will  be 
ambitious  to  reach  its  apportionment,  and 
so  help  reach  the  half  million  by  1905. 
Omaha,  Neb.\ 

J* 

A  Change  Breakfast. 
Getting   Keadv  for  Warm  Weather. 

As  the  warm  days  approach,  it  is  well  to 
give  some  thought  to  an  easy  way  to  prepare 
breakfast.  A  food  that  is  already  cooked 
and  simply  needs  to  be  treated  with  a  little 
cold  milk  or  cold  cream,  is  ideal  on  that 
point,  and  such  a  food  can  be  found  in  Grape- 
Nuts,  at  15  cents  per  package. 

It  is  sold  by  all  grocers,  and  is  so  highly 
concentrated  that  not  more  than  three  or 
four  teaspoonfuls  are  required  for  the  cereal 
part  of  the  meal.  This  makes  the  food  very 
economical  and  does  not  overtax  the  stomach 
with  a  great  volume. 


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THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


August  15,  1901 


0\ir  B\idget. 


— Church  Extension  Day,  Sept.  1. 

— Take  the  collection  on  the  appointed 
day. 

— As  a  plain  business  proposition  for  busi- 
ness men,  nothing  is  more  convincing  than 
the  church  extension  plan.  It  is  a  dividend- 
paying  investment. 

— The  opening  of  the  new  Indian  lands  and 
the  locating  of  a  dozen  new  towns  furnished 
an  opportunity  for  Christian  expansion.  The 
church  extension  board  seized  the  oppor- 
tunity and  secured  lots  in  all  the  important 
new  towns.  Churches  will  be  planted  which 
will  grow  up  with  the  country  and  which 
will  help  the  country  to  grow  up  right. 

— Brother  G.  E.  Ireland,  late  of  Wabash, 
Ind.,  who  was  recently  called  to  the  pastor- 
ate of  the  Carondelet  Church,  St.  Louis,  be- 
gan his  work  at  the  latter  place  last  Sunday. 
The  congregation  is  small  and  weak,  but  it 
has  possibilities,  and  Brother  Ireland  is  the 
man  to  develop  them.  We  need  a  strong 
church  in  the  southern  part  of  the  city. 
Brother  Ireland  will  be  a  valuable  accession 
to  our  force  of  ministers  in  St.  Louis. 

— T.  J.  Shuey,  of  Valparaiso,  Ind.,  has 
bem  called  to  the  church  at  Rock  Island,  111. 
Since  the  resignation  of  T.  W.  Grafton  a 
year  ago  the  church  has  had  no  continuous 
pastor  and  is  in  need  of  a  strong  man  to  lead 
it.  Rock  Island  has  19,000  inhabitants  and 
ninety  saloons,  and  is  a  field  which  calls  for 
the  most  aggressive  sort  of  church  work. 
Brother  Shuey  will  not  be  able  to  be  with 
the  church  steadily  for  about  three  months. 

— Dr.  W.  T.  Moore  sailed  from  England  on 
■'The  Oceanic"  of  the  White  Star  Line,  on  the 
7th  inst.,  accompanied  by  his  son  Paul  and 
Miss  Ellen  Coop,  daughter  of  Prank  Coop,  of 
Southport,  England.  "The  Oceanic"  is  due  at 
New  York  Aug.  13th.  Bro.  Moore  has  ar- 
ranged to  have  the  Commonwealth  carried 
on  without  the  direct  assistance  of  himself  or 
his  son.  William  Durban,  our  English  cor- 
respondent, will  continue  to  write  for  it. 

— The  Kansas  State  Misssonary  Convention 
will  be  held  at  Hutchinson,  Sept.  9-13.  A 
rate  of  one  and  one-third  fare  on  the  certifi- 
cate plan  has  been  secure  from  all  points  in 
Kansas  and  from  Kansas  City  and  St. 
Joseph,  Mo.  Lodging  and  breakfast  will  be 
furnished  free.  Those  who  expect  to  attend 
should  send  their  names  to  D.  Y.  Donaldson, 
pastor  of  the  Christian  Church,  Hutchinson, 
Kan.  A.  McLean,  John  E.  Pounds  and  G.  W. 
Muckley  will  be  among  the  speakers. 

— Bro.  Daniel  Trundle,  of  Elma,  Wash., 
had  a  serious  accident  recently  while  return- 
ing from  Ray's  Mill,  where  he  had  gone  to 
preach.  He  was  thrown  from  his  bicycle, 
breaking  his  collar  bone  and  receiving  other 
injuries.  In  this  condition  he  remounted  his 
wheel  and  rode  on  home  five  miles.  It  is 
profitable  for  the  public  to  note  occasionally 
that  a  preacher  may  possess  what  the  world- 
ly-minded call  "rand."  The  church  at  Elma, 
after  many  struggles,  much  of  the  time  with- 
out a  pastor,  lias  begun  to  thrive  under  Bro. 
Trundle's  administration. 

—We  have  received  a  pamphlet  entitled 
"Economic  Redemption  or  Hard  Times;  The 
Cause  and  Cure,"  by  Henry  F.  Lutz,  pastor 
of  the  Christian  Church  at  Canton,  O.  It  is 
probably  not. new,  since  the  introduction  is 
dated  1897,  and  the  reference  to  "the  present 
hard  times"  is  scarcely  applicable  to  the  con- 
dition of  the  country  just  now.  The  argu- 
ment is  that  hard  times  are  not  caused  by 
under-protection,  but  by  wasteful  use  brought 
about  by  moral  depravity  which  finds  its 
most  vigorous  expression  in  the  liquor  traffic. 
To  abolish  this  would  be  the  most  effective 
cure  for  hard  times.  A  sermon  by  Mr.  Lutz 
on  "Recent  Gigantic  Combines  and  the  Les- 
sons they  teach,"  appears  in  the  Pittsburg 
Press  of  July  8. 


— D.  D.  Boyle,  now  of  Kingman,  Kansas, 
has  been  called  to  become  state  evangelist 
for  Texas. 

—Frederick  F.  Wyatt  is  open  to  engage- 
ments for  one  or  two  revival  meetings  in  the 
near  future. 

—J.  A.  Lytle,  of  Rochester,  Ind.,  will  be  at 
liberty  after  September  1  to  correspond  with 
churches  needing  pastoral  or  evangelistic 
work. 

—The  twenty-first  annual  meeting  of  the 
Audrain  county  (Mo.)  Christian  Missionary 
Co-operation  will  be  held  at  Mexico,  Mo., 
Aug.  19-21. 

—The  annual  convention  of  the  fourth  dis- 
trict of  Nebraska  will  be  held  at  Wakefield, 
Neb.,  Sept.  27-29.  W.  L.  Ireland  is  corres- 
ponding secretary  for  the  district. 

— C.  G.  McNeill  can  put  auy  church  needing 
a  pastor  in  communicatioa  with  three  good, 
experienced  men.  He  may  be  addressed  at 
535  Garrard  Street,  Covington,  Ky. 

— F.  J.  Stinson,  who  has  been  retained  as 
pastor  of  the  church  at  Bethany,  Mo.,  is  ap- 
preciated by  his  fellow-townsmen,  as  is  evi- 
denced by  notices  in  the  local  papers. 

—  W.  A.  Fite,  formerly  of  Windsor,  Mo., 
and  a  recent  graduate  of  Kentucky  Univer- 
sity, has  accepted  the  pastorate  of  the  church 
at  Palmyra,  Mo.,  where  he  will  begin  Sept.  1. 

— The  fourth  annual  meeting  of  the  churches 
of  Christ  in  Knox  county,  Ind.,  will  be  held 
at  Maria  church,  Sept.  1.  John  L.  Brandt, 
of  Valparaiso,  will  be  the  principal  preacher, 
and  a  basket  dinner  will  be  served. 

—Robert  E.  Swartz,  who  has  been  living  at 
Iowa  City,  la.,  to  educate  his  children,  wishes 
to  take  up  ministerial  work  again  and  can  be 
addressed  at  that  place  by  churches  wishing 
to  correspond  with  him. 

—Disciples  of  Christ  visiting  the  Pan- 
American  Exposition  can  secure  entertain- 
ment in  Christian  homes  by  addressing  J.  P. 
Lichtenberger,  pastor  Jefferson  Street  Church 
of  Christ,  175  Laurel  Street. 

—Mrs.  Sarah  L.  Bostwick,  of  Argenta, 
Ark.,  National  President  of  the  C.  W.  B.  M., 
colored,  calls  upon  all  the  colored  auxiliaries 
to  report  to  her  at  once  their  work  during 
the  past  year  and  to  send  as  many  delegates 
as  possible  to  the  Minneapolis  convention. 

—We  are  informed  by  L.  S.  Cupp  that  the 
wife  of  Bro.  W.  D.  McCulley,  pastor  of  the 
Christian  Church  at  Wellsville,  Mo.,  died  last 
week  of  heart  failure,  leaving  two  little  girls, 
aged  four  and  two.  Bro.  McCulley  has  the 
sympathy  of  his  brethren. 

—Bro.  and  Sister  Wiseman  have  resigned 
the  pastorate  at  Miller.  Both  are  preachers 
and  can  be  secured  for  pastoral  work.  The 
church  at  Miller  wishes  to  secure  a  young  or 
middle-aged  married  man  as  pastor;  $600  and 
parsonage.    Address  R.  W.  Barnes,  clerk. 

—Receipts  for  foreign  missions  still  show  a 
loss.  During  the.  week  ending  Aug.  8  the 
receipts  were  less  than  for  the  corresponding 
week  last  year  by  $347.33  The  drought  must 
surely  be  the  cause  of  this  decrease.  The  end 
of  the  year  is  rapidly  approaching  and 
churches  should  make  haste  to'  make  good 
this  deficiency. 

— W.  H.  Waggoner  has  spent  twenty-one 
weeks  this  year  lecturing  on  missions  in 
Kansas,  Iowa  and  Nebraska.  He  is  now 
taking  a  two  weeks'  vacation  at  the  Old 
Salem  (Illinois)  Assembly,  and  will  go  from 
there  to  a  missionary  institute  at  Virginia, 
111.  His  missionary  maps  and  lectures  are 
unique. 

—The  congregation  at  Asherville,  Kan.,  a 
little  band  of  about  fifteen,  is  rejoicing  in  the 
possession  of  a  new  building  which  was  dedi- 
cated out  of  debt  July  28.  Mrs.  Clara  Hazel- 
rigg  had  charge  of  the  dedicatory  services, 
assisted  by  Bro.  Smith,  of  Glasco,  and  J.  N. 
Beaver,  of  Osborne,  Kan.  The  amount 
raised  to  pay  off  all  obligations  was  $468. 


What  is  the  use  of  telling  the  rheamatic 
that  he  feels  as  if  his  joints  were  being  dis- 
located ? 

He  knows  that  his  sufferings  are  very 
much  like  the  tortures  of  .the  rack. 

What  lie  wants  to  know  is  what  will  per- 
manently cure  his  disease. 

That,  according  to  thousands  of  grateful 
testimonials,  is 

H@@d'$  Sapsap&ritia 

It  corrects  the  acidity  of  the  blood  on  which 
the  disease  depends,  strengthens  the  stom- 
ach, liver  and  kidneys,  and  builds  up  the 
whole  system.    Try  Hood's. 


—The  sixth  of  the  anti-Mormon  tracts  by 
R.  B.  Neal,  of  Grayson,  Ky.,  is  entitled 
"Smithianity  or  Mormonism  Refuted  by 
Mormons."  It  consists  of  a  reprint  of  the 
letters  written  in  1831  by  Ezra  Booth,  a 
Methodist  circuit  rider  who  was  an  early  con- 
vert to  Mormonism,  and  who  after  seeing  its 
workings  was  converted  back  again.  63  pages. 
15  cents. 

—Cecil  J.  Armstrong  has  resigned  the  pas- 
torate of  the  South  Side  Christian  Church, 
Lexington,  Ky.  The  resignation  was  ac- 
cepted under  protest,  to  take  effect  Jan.  1. 
when  he  finishes  his  work  for  the  M.  A.  degree 
in  Kentucky  University.  During  his  two 
years'  pastorate  the  membership  was  almost 
doubled  and  the  church  has  averaged  about 
$2  per  member  for  missions.  His  future  work 
is  not  yet  determined. 

—J.  P.  Holmes,  of  Paris,  Tenn.,  has  been 
called  to  the  pastorate  of  the  Highland  Park 
Christian  Church  at  Chattanooga,  from 
which  W.  M.  Taylor  recently  resigned  after  a 
seven-year  pastorate  to  go  to  Porto  Rico. 
Bro.  Holmes  was  at  Knoxville,  Tenn.,  for 
three  years,  and  during  the  past  year  has 
been  doing  field  work  among  the  churches  of 
central  Tennessee  with  great  success.  He  is  a 
vigorous  and  aggressive  young  man,  a  Lex- 
ington graduate,  and  has  already  made  an 
excellent  impression. 

—The  board  of  church  extension  has  sent 
Dick  T.  Morgan,  an  experienced  lawyer  and 
business  man  of  Perry,  Okla.,  as  its  agent  to 
secure  lots  in  all  the  important  town  sites 
in  the  newly  opened  Kiowa,  Comanche  and 
Apache  territory.  Boggess' ride  at  the  opening 
of  "the  strip"  was  brilliant  and  effective,  but 
since  the  government  has  changed  its  method 
of  distributing  free  land  the  church  exten- 
sion board  must  change  its  method  accord- 
ingly. Mr.  Morgan  is  a  man  who  can  be 
trusted  to  get  anything  that  is  getable  for 
the  Church  Extension  board. 

—On  Aug.  4  the  Central  Christian  Church 
and  the  First  Christian  Church  of  Lincoln, 
Neb.,  were  united  into  one  congregation. 
The  work  has  for  some  years  been  in  a  di- 
vided state,  which  has  been  a  serious  hin- 
drance, and  the  reunion  is  believed  by  all  who 
are  on  the  ground  to  be  an  important  ad- 
vance step.  There  is  no  change  in  the  organ- 
ization or  officers  of  the  First  Church  and  its 
present  pastor,  T.  J.  Thompson,  will  remain 
indefinitely.  The  membership  of  the  First 
Church  was  367;  that  of  the  united  congrega- 
tion is  about  440. 

CHANGES. 

Carey  E.  Morgan,  Richmond,  Va.,  to  Currin, 

Va. 
H.  F.  Burns,  Holden,  Mo.,  to  Des  Moines,  la. 
A.  F.  Armstrong,  Ottumwa,  la.,    to  Mermo- 

son,  Tex. 
Wilford  Field,  West  Salem  to  Dieterich,  111. 
J.  F.  King,  Litchfield  to  Waverly,  111. 
Eugene  Burr,  Orange  to  Anaheim,  Cal. 
S.  A.  Hoover,    Springfield   to   Warrensburg, 

Mo. 
John  Mullen,  Oak  Harbor  to  Bays,  O. 
S.  O.  Burks,  Miami,  I.  T.,  to  Iberia,  Mo. 


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Correspondence. 

The  Opening  of   the  Indian  Lands. 

Oklahoma  has  been  in  the  eyes  of  the  entire 
country  since  the  President's  proclamation 
opening  the  Kiowa,  Comanche,  Apache  and 
Caddo  reservations  for  settlement.  The  rush 
into  the  territory  far  surpassed  anything  that 
we  were  anticipating.  Fifty  thousand  was 
the  estimate  in  the  beginning,  but  the  regis- 
tration showed  167,000  people  anxious  for 
claims.  El  Reno  was  the  principal  place  for 
registering.  That  little  town  seemed  very 
metropolitan  for  awhile.  It  was  a  sight  worth 
seeing.  The  writer  went  there  on  Friday  of 
the  second  week  to  get  his  name  in  the  box. 
The  prairie  schooner  was  coming  from  every 
direction.  Trains  were  unloading  people  by 
the  thousands.  Tents  were  pitched  on  every 
vacant  spot.  The  fakir  was  in  his  glory,  and 
easily  fooled  many  of  the  home-seekers.  The 
notary  coined  money,  because  every  one  who 
registered  had  to  go  before  a  notary  and  have 
papers  made  out.  The  writer  went  to  a  booth 
away  from  the  main  part  of  town,  and  fell  in 
line  as  No.  400.  It  took  about  fifteen  minutes 
in  line  before  my  number  was  reached.  It 
took  just  a  minute  or  two  to  register.  After 
coming  from  the  booth  some  little  time  was 
spent  seeing  the  sights.  Everything  that 
human  ingenuity  could  devise  to  get  a  man's 
money  was  in  El  Reno.  Every  man,  woman 
and  child  who  resided  there  had  some  scheme 
to  get  a  little  of  the  "root  of  all  evil,"  even  to 
the  preachers.  It  was  a  rare  opportunity, 
and  one  that  would  not  return  again. 

Probably  your  readers  will  be  more  inter- 
ested in  knowing  of  our  plans  for  church  work 
in  the  new  country.  This  has  been  a  subject 
of  long  consideration  before  the  Oklahoma 
board.  After  a  great  deal  of  deliberation,  it 
was  decided  to  secure  some  of  our  most  active 
pastors  in  the  territory  for  the  three  county 
seat  town  sites  set  aside  by  the  government. 
These  men  work  the  new  fields,  and  the 
churches  for  which  they  preach  keep  up  their 
salaries  Bro.  J.  M.  Monroe,  of  El  Reno,  was 
chosen  for  Anadarko;  Bro.  A.  B.  Carpenter, 
of  Norman,  for  Lawton,  and  Bro.  V.  Wil- 
liams, the  field  superintendent,  goes  to  Hobart 
for  a  short  time  These  are  all  men  of  fine 
ability  and  great  judgment.  The  plan  is  for 
these  men  to  have  each  a  tent,  gather  the 
people  together,  and  begin  at  once  to  hold 
services.  When  town  lots  are  sold,  they  are 
to  buy  the  very  best.  The  church  extension 
board  is  behind  us  with  the  necessary  money. 
By  this  means  we  will  be  among  the  first  to 
plant  the  cause  of  Christ. 

In  addition  to  these  three  county  seat  towns, 
there  will  be  other  places  springing  up  that 
will  need  looking  after.  These  will  be  taken 
by  us  in  much  the  same  way.  There  is  to  be 
a  new  town  called  Sickles  on  the  Rock  Island 
railway.  This  town  is  already  sanctioned  by 
the  government.  The  promoters  of  the  place 
reside  at  Geary,  where  I  was  working.  As 
soon  as  the  government  passed  favorably  on 
the  town,  I  went  to  the  manager  to  get 
church  lots.  He  assured  me  of  two,  with  deed 
to  same  free  of  cost.  I  took  the  precaution  to 
arrange  this  matter  so  that  the  lots  are  a  cer- 
tainty. 

During  the  excitement  of  registering  and 
drawing  the  writer  was  at  Geary,  on  the 
border  of  the  new  country,  trying  to  give  per- 
manency to  that  new  work.  Under  the  in- 
tense excitement  it  was  difficult,  but  the  work 
is  a  success.  Money  was  raised  for  a  minis- 
ter, and  Bro.  Renfro,  of  Weatherford,  was 
chosen,  and  will  work  the  two  points.  A 
Sunday-school  and  C.  E.  were  organized,  and 
prospects  are  bright. 

The  writer  was  not  one  of  the  lucky  men  in 
drawing.  But  some  of  our  preachers  secured 
claims.  Bro.  W.vM.Hollett,  pastor  at  Perry, 
was  successful,  as  was  also  J.  A.  Tabor, 
evangelist  of  central  district,  Indian  Territory, 
and  also  O.  P.  Cook,  pastor  at  Ottawa,  Kan. 


There  may  be  some  others.  The  drawing  was 
fair,  and  those  who  drew  nothing  must  make 
the  best  of  it.  Many  persons  registered  who 
had  no  rights.  The  man  who  drew  number 
one  in  the  El  Reno  district  had  4,000  acres  of 
land.  Uncle  Sam  laid  violent  hands  on  him. 
One  man  registered  seven  times  under  seven 
different  names,  and  drew  three  numbers.  He 
also  went  behind  the  bars.  The  last  report  is 
that  more  than  '300  have  been  arrested  for 
various  things  of  this  kind.  This  will  leave 
many  claims  vacant  at  the  end  of  60  days. 
Such  claims  become  subject  to  homestead 
laws,  but  there  are  hundreds  of  people  wait- 
ing to  settle  on  them. 

Our  work  is  most  prosperous.  There  are 
many  preachers  wanting  to  come  this  way, 
some  of  them  of  national  reputation.  Bro. 
Dameron  has  about  thirty  letters  in  answer  to 
an  advertisement.  Bro.  Williams  and  I  have 
a  long  list  of  names.  We  cannot  locate  all  of 
them,  but  we  hope  to  bring  some  of  them  to 
Oklahoma.  Keep  your  eyes  on  us  and  expect 
good  reports.  C.  H.  Hilton, 

Territorial  Evangelist. 

325  F  St.,  Perry,  Ohla.,  Aug.  7,  1901. 

J* 

"Faith"  vs.  "Experience." 

The  inference  of  Bro.  Franklin  is  that  since 
the  "divine  presence  and  help"  of  the  Holy 
Spirit  is  "a  matter  of  faith,"  it  is  therefore 
"not  a  personal  experience,"  raises  the  ques- 
tion wnether  a  Christian  can  have  any  per- 
sonal experience  of  a  religious  character, 
since  the  whole  of  our  religious  life  comes 
through  faith.  "vVe  walk  by  faith,  not  by 
signt."  We  are  "saved  by  faith."  Have  we 
no  "personal  experience"  of  salvation?  — 
Christian-Evangelist,  June  27,  p.  814, 

"We  live  by  faith,"  but  we  have,  neverthe- 
less, the  experience  of  living.  The  whole  of 
our  religious  life  does  not  come  through  faith. 
The  love  of  God,  the  gift  of  his  Son,  the 
death  of  Jesus  for  our  sins,  his  resurrection 
and  ascension,  are  facts  of  which  we  have  no 
knowledge  except  as  we  believe  that  they  are 
facts. 

Repentance,  confession  of  faith,  baptism, 
prayer,  etc  ,  are  commands,  of  which  we  have 
no  knowledge  except  as  we  believe  that  the 
Lord  has  commanded  us  to  do  them.  We 
have  no  knowledge  of  the  forgiveness  of  sins, 
the  resurrection  of  the  dead,  and  eternal  life, 
except  as  we  believe  God's  promises. 

"Faith  is  the  assurance  of  things  hoped 
for,  the  proving  of  things  not  seen."  Faith 
and  experience  are  "mutually  exclusive"; 
even  though  it  be  granted  that  they  "are  re- 
lated as  cause  and  effect." 

But  experience  begins  in  faith.  There  is 
the  experience  of  believing,  the  experience  of 
hope,  and  the  experience  of  obedience.  In- 
deed, the  entire  Christian  life  is  an  experience. 
But,  "personal  experience  of  salvation,"  is  a 
very  questionable  phrase.  If  it  means  that  we 
know  by  personal  sensations  that  we  are 
saved,  it  is  erroneous;  for  then  it  substitutes 
experience  for  faith.  The  "things  not  seen," 
and  "the  things  hoped  for,"  are  made  real  to 
us  by  faith.  There  is  no  other  way  by  which 
the  soul  may  lay  hold  on  them.  When  God 
was  "minded  to  show  unto  the  heirs  of  prom- 
ise the  immutability  of  his  counsel,"  he  did 
not  give  them  "a  personal  experience"  in 
confirmation    of    his    word,  but  "interposed 


STAMMERERS 

A  PERMANENT  CURE 

can  he  obtained  at  THE  PENNSYLVANIA 
INSTITUTE,  the  most  delightful  summer 
resort  in  the  East,  lor  stammerers.  Located 
in  beautiful  suburbs,  within  three  squares  of  a 
tbree-thousand-acre  park.  Fresh,  invigorating 
air;  pure  spring  water  ;  scientific  treatment; 
every  convenience  for  permanent  cure;  best 
of  references;  hundreds  of  cures.  Prof.  Louis 
Lewis,  25  years  instructor  in  Physical  Culture 
in  Girard' College,  writes  to  the  President  of 
The  Pennsylvania  Institute  :  "I  consider  you 
thoroughly  capable  of  curing  those  afflicted 
with  speech  impediments."  Endorsed  also 
by  B.  L.  Smith,  Cor.  Sec.  A.  C.  M.  S.,  Cincin- 
nati, Ohio.  Write  at  once  for  illustrated  Sum- 
mer Announcement  to  CASPAR  C.  GARRI- 
GUES,  President,  N.  W.  Cor.  40th  and  Brown 
Sts.,  Philadelphia,  Pa. 


with  an  oath,"  and  swore  by  himself.  These 
are  the  "two  immutable  things"  which 
anchor  the  soul  to  things  not  seen  (Heb.  6:17, 
18).  God  did  not  give  Abraham  a  "personal 
experience"  that  he  would  have  a  son  the 
next  year,  but  told  him  so,  and  "Abraham 
believed  in  the  Lord,  and  his  faith  was 
counted  to  him  for  righteousness." 

We  may  experience  joy  and  peace  in  believ- 
icg.  We  may  have,  and  ought  to  have,  a 
large  experience  in  obedience.  But  when  we 
would  reach  out  after  "unseen  things"  we 
must  have  faith.  "  vV horn,  not  having  seen, 
ye  love;  on  whom,  though  now  ye  see  him 
not,  yet  believing,  ye  rejoice  greatly"  (L  Pe- 
ter 1:8.) 

We  may  have  very  much  "personal  experi- 
ence of  a  religious  character,"  for  "the  whole 
of  our  religious  life,"  does  not  "come  to  us 
through  faith."  "The  life  I  now  live,"  and 
which  "I  live  in  faith,"  is,  in  every  activity 
of  it,  a  "personal  experience."  This  personal 
experience  may  be  "related  to  faith  as  effect 
to  cause";  but  the  effect  can  never  in  any 
sense  take  the  place  of  the  cause. 

"This  is  the  victory  that  overcome th  the 
world,  even  our  faith." 

Joseph  Franklin. 

Bedford,  Ind. 

[See  editorial  on  page  1029.] 

J* 
How  the  Present  Was  Received. 

A  friend  sent  to  a  preacher  in  North  Caro- 
lina Lockhart's  Principles  of  Interpretation 
as  a  present,  and  received  the  following:  "I 
cannot  think  of  anything  that  could  have 
pleased  me  better.  I  am  proud  of  it.  The 
axioms  are  solid,  the  rules  simple  and  the  ex- 
amples clear." 


The   Cool    Spots   of  Michigan 

Are  most  easily  reached  via  the  Pere  Mar- 
quette Railroad.  Through  car  service  from  bt. 
Louis  and  way  points  via  Chicago  to  Bay 
View,Petoskey,  Charlevoix, Traverse  City  and 
Harbor  Springs.  All  of  the  popular  Summer 
Resorts  of  Western  Michigan  are  reached  by 
the  Pere  Marquette.  For  handsome  booklet 
describing  the  resorts,  write  H.  F.  Moeller, 
G.  P.  A.,  Detroit,  Mich. 


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1042 


THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


August  15,  1901 


From  the  R.ockies. 

Since  coming  to  our  new  field  I  have  been 
asked  by  several  of  our  old  friends  in  the 
east  to  report  our  work  in  Sallda.  After 
pleasant  years  spent  in  Iowa  I  find  myself  in 
a  beautiful  little  city  of  four  thousand  very 
energetic  people,  some  mining,  but  our  people 
are  mostly  railroaders.  We  have  D.  &  R. 
G.  shops  with  a  monthly  pay  roll  of  over 
$90,000,  this  much  money  from  one  source 
alone  turned  loose  in  the  midst  of  eighteen 
saloons,  four  large  gambling  houses  and  their 
attending  evils  makes  a  lively  town  and  a 
difficult  field  for  church  work  to  prosper  in. 
But  the  inspiration  of  the  many  majestic 
hills  and  the  snow-capped  mountains  looking 
down  upon  us  gives  strength.  It  seems  as 
though  our  Lord  is  "apart"  in  a  mountain 
to  pray  while  we  are  left  in  the  valley  to 
watch,  and  so  we  bend  to  our  labors. 
Gin  May,  I  was  introduced,  with  Mrs.  Wal- 
ters, to  this  work.  I  am  not  disappointed 
with  what  I  find.  This  is  a  church  like  many 
another  one  that  has  come  to  the  front 
through  many  trials.  Although  without  a 
pastor  for  over  seven  months  previous  to  my 
coming,  the  work  still  grew  in  strength  if  not 
in  numbers.  In  our  brotherhood  we  have  but 
thirty-seven  churches  in  Colorado  and  only 
fourteen  of  them  are  self-supporting,  of  which 
the  Salida  church  is  one.  Something  over 
one  hundred  resident  members  are  to  be 
found.  All  audiences  are  very  small  in  this 
country,  I  am  told.  I  am  quite  sure  our  own 
are  not  large,  but  can  notice  a  gradual  in- 
crease during  the  last  few  weeks.  Not  by 
leaps  and  bounds,  but  gradually1  we  are 
growing,  both  spiritually  and  numerically. 
Two  additions  recently. 

Our  midweek  prayer-meetings  are  very  in- 
spiring, a  large  attendance  every  week,  sel- 
dom less  than  forty.  The  Christian  Endeavor 
gives  one  Sunday  afternoon  in  each  month  to 
the  inmates  of  the  poor  house,  four  miles 
from  town,  when  by  a  carry-all,  supplied  by 
the  missionary  committee,  twenty  young 
people  go  and  conduct  a  prayer-meeting 
which  is  longingly  looked  forward  to  by  the 
old  people.  Through  the  missionary  com- 
mittee, the  society  has  made  arrangements  to 
place  a  Biblein  each  room  of  our  largest  hotel, 
also  in  the  D.  &  R.  G.  hospital  and  poor 
house  At  our  public  drinking  fountain  we 
are  to  place  two  cups  with  our  society  em- 
blem engraven  thereon.  Prom  the  Endeavor 
Society  comes  $35  a  month  to  support  our 
home  church  work.  Our  C.  W  B.  M.  sup- 
ports one  teacher  in  the  foreign  land  and  is 
having  good  meetings  at  home. 

Bro.  Leonard  G.  Thompson  was  with  us  in 
July  and  presented  the  needs  of  our  state 
work  and  received  an  offering  of  $20.  We 
surely  know  Colorado  is  a  great  mission 
field,  sixty  miles  is  our  nearest  neighboring 
church  in  the  faith.  We  need  more  conse- 
crated young  men  who  will  take  up  the  minis- 
try among  us.  We  have  no  flattering  report 
from  the  Salida  church,  but  we  are  being  felt 
in  this  community. 

F.  F.  Walters,  pastor. 
Salida,  Col.,  Aug.  G. 

J* 
Jacksonville  Is  Rebuilding. 

When  the  great  fire  of  May  3  laid  waste 
the  city  everybody  asked,  "Will  it  be  re- 
built?" The  answer  was  always  "yes,"  but 
sometimes  with  a  rising  inflection,  fol- 
lowed by  a  sigh  and  "but  it  will  take  a  long 
time."  The  debris  had  to  bs  cleared  away, 
plans  made  and  insurance  collected.  It  all 
took  time.  The  papers  kept  saying  what 
would  be.  Some  of  the  most  chicken-hearted 
and  tender-fingered  wearied  at  waiting  or 
saw  no  soft  place  to  take  hold  and  left  the 
city.  But  it  has  come— the  rush. of  building- 
saws,  hammers,  trowels,  pile  drivers,  steam- 
hoisters.  make  music  day  and  night.  "Acres 
of  ashes"  is  a  thing  of  the  past.  New  Jack- 
sonville,   greater   Jacksonville,  is    at    hand. 


Workmen  are  here  from  all  over  the  country. 
There  are  frequent  delays  for  material.  The 
railroads  never  did  such  a  business.  The 
Clyde  Steamship  Company  has  put  on  two 
new  and  very  large  boats,  the  Apache  and 
Arapahoe,  between  Jacksonville  and  New 
York,  and  has  enlarged  two  others.  Church 
work  is  below  par.  Our  only  chance  for  a 
central  place  to  meet  is  in  the  M.  E.  tempo- 
rary building  4  p.  m.  Sunday.  This  is  near 
where  our  new  building  is  being  erected. 

The  first  sleepers  for  the  main  floor  of  the 
church  were  put  up  to-day.  The  basement  is 
seven  to  nine  feet  in  the  clear.  We  are  grate- 
ful for  the  help  that  has  come  to  us  from  our 
sister  congregations  and  trust  many  others 
will  do  likewise.  It  is  good  to  be  a  part  of 
the  body  of  Christ  in  times  of  affliction. 

J.  T.  Boose. 
J> 
Missouri    Bible. school  Notes. 
The  school  at  Sturgeon  will  hold  its  rally 
Oct  7.    Of  course  all  up  to  date  schools  will, 
and   we  will    furnish    the   programs.     What 
number  will  your  school  need? 

The  minutes  have  gone  to  all  superinten- 
dents and  ministers  and  will  go  to  any 
others  writing  for  same.  Examine  carefully, 
write  us  freely. 

Hannibal  is  another  of  the  Missouri  schools 
that  will  observe  Rally  Day  the  first  Sunday 
in  October  and  will  use  the  regular  program. 
Levi  Marshall  and  J.  W.  Mounce  will  lead 
and  it  is  to  tell  on  all  the  winter's  work. 

At  the  Atchison  county  meeting,  held  at 
Rockport,  the  schools  made  a  much  better 
showing  than  at  the  meeting  one  year  ago, 
and  Jesse  Gresham  is  now  the  county  super- 
intendent. 

At  the  Holt  county  meeting,  T.  B.  Dry, 
who  has  just  located  with  Maitland,  was 
made  county  superintendent,  and  now  if  the 
school  superintendents  will  co-operate  with 
him  we  will  again  have  Holt  in  the  front 
rank,  as  was  the  case  years  ago. 

One  of  the  good  features  of  the  Brecken- 
ridge  district  meeting  was  the  presence  and 
active  participation  of  men  like  Judge  J.  W. 
Alexander  and  F.  J.  Britton,  for  with  all  his 
work  in  that  judicial  circuit,  Judge  Alexander 
has  never  neglected  his  church  work,  and  is 
now  an  elder  and  the  Bible-school  superin- 
tendent at  Gallatin  and  the  president  of  the 
district  co-operation. 

It  is  asked,  "Is  the  purpose  of  the  rally, 
Oct.  7,  to  raise  money  for  state  Bible-school 
work?"  Not  at  all,  but  to  revive  all  the  de- 
partments of  the  school  at  the  close  of  the  hot 
summer  and  to  enlist  all  for  the  winter  cam- 
paign, for  many  schools  that  meet  their  ap- 
portionments promptly  will  keep  the  day,  as 
for  instance  Breckenridge.  Their  school 
pledge  is  paid  in  full,  but  the  rally  will  be 
held  and  if  an  offering  is  taken  likely  it 
will  go  to  general  home  missions.  B.  L. 
Smith,  Y.  M.  C.  A.  Building.  Cincinnati,  O. , 
will  cheerfully  furnish  all  schools  full  pro- 
grams that  wish  to  observe  the  day  instead 
of  the  fourth  Sunday  in  November.  Empha- 
size, agitate  Oct.  7. 

Salem,  Nodaway,  has  a  good  home  depart- 
ment with  thirty  members,  eight  of  whom 
have  joined  the  main  school  and  fourteen  of 
whom  have  never  missed  a  lesson  nor  failed 
in  making  an  offering  to  the  school.  In  eight 
months  the  department  more  than  paid  its 
way,  putting  money  into  the  treasury  of  the 
school. 

Order  your  Rally  Day  programs  early;  will 
furnish  them  free.    They  will  be  flrst-class. 

H.  F.  Davis. 
Commercial  Builclmg.  St.  Louis. 


Starks'   Headache   Powders 

ABSO^UTEIY  HARMXESS. 

Dr.  J.  P.  Kincheloe,  Conway,  Ark.,  savs: 
I   have  used   STARKS'    HEADAOHE    POWDERS    in 
my  practice  and  my  family,  and  have  taken  them 
myself.    I  find  them  not  only  good,   but  very  good, 
and  ease  pain  effectually. 

Irvan  S.  Tinker,  Plainville,  Conn  ,  says: 
Enclosed  find  stamps  for  more  of  STARKS'   HEAD- 
ACHE POWDERS.    I  like  them  very  much.    10-cent 
package  at  all  druggists.  -  Sent  by  mail,  postpaid. 

STARKS  &  CO.,  MIDWAY,  KY. 


The  dial  of  the  punch- 
ing machine  won't 
answer  that  question. 
Strength  depends  on 
nutrition.  When  the 
stomach  and  other  organs  of  digestion 
and  nutrition  are  diseased,  the  body  fails 
to  receive  its  full  supply  of  nourishment 
and  hence  grows  weak.  That  is  why  no- 
man  is  stronger  than  his  stomach. 

Dr.  Pierce's  Golden  Medical  Discovery 
cures  diseases  of  the  stomach  and  the 
allied  organs  of  digestion  and  nutrition. 
The  food  eaten  is  then  perfectly  digested 
and  assimilated  and  the  body  is  made 
strong  in  the  only  possible  way — by  nu- 
trition. 

"I  was  troubled  with  indigestion  for  about  two 
years,"  writes  Wm.  Bowker,  Esq.,  of  Juliaetta. 
Latah  Co.,  Idaho.  «I  tried  different  doctors  and 
remedies  but  to  no  avail,  until  I  wrote  to  vou 
and  you  told  me  what  to  do.  I  suffered  with  a 
pain  in  my  stomach  and  left  side  and  thought 
that  it  would  kill  me.  Now  I  am  glad  to  write 
this  and  let  you  know  that  I  am  all  right.  I  can 
do  my  work  now  without  pain  and  I  don't  have 
that  tired  feeling  that  I  used  to  have.  Five  bot- 
tles of  Dr.  Pierce's  Golden  Medical  Discovery 
and  two  vials  of  his  '  Pleasant  Pellets '  cured 
me." 

Dr.  Pierce's  Pleasant  Pellets  stimulate 
the  liver. 


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Iowa.  Notes. 

Church  Extension  September  first. 

State  convention  September  9-12. 

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Select  your  delegates  early  and  send  their 
names  to  J.  M.  Rudy,  Cedar  Rapids. 

The  Cedar  Rapids  people  are  prepared  to 
entertain  1,000  delegates  and  will  be  disap- 
pointed if  they  do  not  come.  A  souvenir 
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given  to  each  delegate.  Get  up  a  crowd  and 
go. 

C.  F.  Sanderson,  of  Chariton,  will  succeed 
Robert  Smith  at  Lenox. 

Lee  Furgeson,  of  Hopkins,  Mo.,  has  been 
called  by  the  Bedford  church. 

H.  H  Rama  has  moved  to  Holly  Springs 
and  I  suppose  has  taken  the  pastorate  of  the 
church. 

F.  L  Davis  will  attend  Drake  and  preach 
for  the  church  at  Lacona  full  time  next  year. 
This  is  a  good  choice  for  both  pastor  and 
people. 

Evangelist  J.  S.  Beem  and  R.  A.  Givens 
•will  hold  a  meeting  at  Eagle  Grove.  Bi'o. 
Beem  starts  to-day  to  begin  the  work. 

The  Marion  Co.  Board  has  selected  Law- 
rence Wright  to  hold  the  meeting  at  Bussie. 
He  will  begin  as  soon  as  the  Dumont  meeting 
closes. 

B.  F.  Hill,  one  of  the  best  pastors  and 
evangelists  in  Missouri,  can  be  secured  for 
work  in  Iowa.  His  address  is  California, 
Mo. 

Geo.  Munroe,  of  Des  Moines,  a  scholar  and 
preacher  of  experience,  can  be  secured  for  an 
Iowa  pulpit 

W.  B  Golden,  a  Newlight  preacher  who 
recently  came  to  us,  is  ready  for  work.  He  is 
a  good  pastor  and  is  said  to  be  especially 
strong -as  an  evangelist. 

A  good  dentist  who  is  a  member  of  the 
Christian  Church  can  be  put  in  correspond- 
ence with  a  good  location  by  dropping  me  a 
card. 

There  are  scores  of  places  in  Iowa  where 
there  are  a  few  disciples  cut  off  from  church 
privileges,  some  of  whom  are  very  much  in- 
terested in  the  conquest  of  Iowa.  In  Carroll 
there  are  a  few  whose  faith  and  works  de- 
serve special  mention.  A  few  months  ago 
there  were  a  half  dozen  or  more  disciples  in 
Carroll  who  were  determined  to  let  their 
lights  shine,  they  accordingly  began  meeting 
"for  prayers.  Later  the  ladies  began  meetingfor 
work  and  prayer,  hoping  to  get  enough  money 
together  to  start  a  church.  They  were  pleased 
with  the  results,  but  as  some  of  the  leading 
■workers  have  moved  away,  leaving  them 
with  little  hope  for  an  organization  in  the 
near  future,  they  have  turned  their  earnings 
over  to  the  I.  C.  C.  that  they  may  be  used  in 
the  Lord's  work.  The  sum  amounted  to 
$24.60,  enough  to  hold  a  meeting  in  some 
needy  field.  We  trust  that  other  isolated 
disciples  will  follow  the  worthy  example  set 
by  the  Carroll  brethren. 

There  has  been  quite  a  little  said  of  late 
about  the  number  of  pastorless  churches  in 
northwest  Iowa.  The  conditions  in  that  part 
of  the  state  are  peculiar,  There  are  a  large 
number  of  weak  congregations  in  the  district 
that  could  barely  give  a  man  support  for 
one-fourth,  or  at  the  most,  one-half  of  the 
time  and  in  many  cases  they  are  too  much 
isolated  to  co-operate  with  other  congrega- 
tions, and,  as  a  result,  a  preacher  or  a  church 
must  starve  or  live  on  half  rations.  In  spite 
of  this  fact,  55  churches  have  regular  preach- 
ing, 15  have  none,  three  uncertain  and  four 
cannot  be  called  churches.  This  is  bad 
enough,  but  not  as  bad  as  has  been  stated. 
These  results  are  ga'hered  from  the  reports 
that  are  daily  coming  in.  These  conditions 
should  challenge  our  most  heroic  efforts  for 
Iowa  missions. 

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between  the  Chicago  wheat  pit  and  an  old 
broker's  pretty  daughter. 

A  Most  Lamentable  Comedy,  by  William 
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the  game  of  politics  in  Kansas. 

The  Fire-Fighters,  by  H.  E.  Hamblen. 
An  exciting  series  of  stories  of  the  life  of  the 
old  volunteer  firemen  who  ran  with  the  ma- 
chine betore  the  war. 

Tales  of  Old  Turlcy,  by  Max  Adeler. 
Si«  new  stories  by  the  author  of  "  Out  of  the 
Hurly-Burly  " — the  first  humorous  work  lie 
has  done  for  twenty-five  years.  A  country 
town  just  before  the  war  is  the  scene. 

The  Diary  of  a  Harvard  Professor,  by 
C.  JY1.  Randrau.  A  new  series  of  deliciously 
clever  little  tales  in  which  tin-  author  of 
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Scott  County  (Ark). 

Scott  county  is  crossed  east  and  west  by 
three  good  valleys,  cut  off  from  the  north  by 
the  Ozarks  and  the  Arkansas  river.  We  once 
had  seven  congregations,  but  war  and  other 
influences  have  left  us  in  a  weak  condition. 
We  now  have  about  500  bi-ethren  scattered 
over  the  county,  too  weak  in  any  one  local- 
ity to  accomplish  much.  We  have  a  good 
church  property  at  Waldron,  the  county  seat; 
congregation  weakened  by  deaths  and  re- 
movals. The  incoming  railroad  will  open  up 
the  country.  Already  men  and  capital  have 
begun  to  locate.  We  want  to  move  to  the 
front  with  the  church  work.  We  are,  during 
the  summer,  holding  grove  meetings  every 
fourth  Sunday  six  mileseast  of  Waldron.  The 
grove  is  virtually  the  Colony  church  at  pres- 
ent. The  pulpit  at  Waldron  is  occupied  every 
first  Sunday  by  W.  H.  Winters,  and  every 
third  by  J.  W.  Bratcher.  G.  P.  Young, W.  H. 
Bryan  and  Thos.  Self  have  so  far  been  the 
principal  speakers  at  the  grove  meeting. 

So  far  a  large  per  cent,  of  our  Colony  men 
have  been  preachers.    I  attribute  it   both    to 


their  need  of  homes  and  to  their  good  judg 
ment  in  locating  in  a  place  where  homes  are 
cheap  and  prospects  favorable  for  large  de- 
velopments in  the  near  future.  Bro.  Bryan 
is  now  moving  his  family  from  Nevada,  Mo. 
We  want  brethren  who  will  work  the  farm 
and  help  to  build  up  the  church  to  come  and 
occupy  the  land  while  it  can  be  secured  for 
less  than  the  price  of  two  years'  rent  in  the 
north.  W.  A.  Streato  r. 

Waldron,  Ark. 

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A  New  M\isic  Book 

EVANGKLISTS  will  find  the  Gospel  Proclamation  in  song  a  department 
of  the  book  eminently  suited  to  every  phase  of  a  successfully  conducted 
revival. 

SINGING  EVANGELISTS  will  be  pleased  with  the  analytical  classifica- 
tion, enabling  them  without  reference  to  indices  to  find  a  suitable  song 
on  a  moment's  warning.  The  rich  variety  and  power  of  the  solo  and 
special  song  department,  selected  specially  for  his  use  in  revivals,  will 
be  joyfully  received. 

CHORISTERS  will  find  the  average  choir  supplied  with  a  rich  selection 
of  beautiful  and  impressive  solos,  with  choruses,  duets,  quartettes,  invo- 
cations and  doxologies  specially  selected  for  the  distinctive  part  a  choir 
is  expected  to  take  in  the  service. 

PASTORS  who  are  responsible  for  the  kind  of  pasture  upon  which  the 
sheep  and  lambs  are  fed,  will  not  find  a  sentiment  out  of  harmony  with 
New  Testament  Christianity.  He  will  find  it  a  companion  vade  mecum 
for  his  pocket  Testament,  containing  gems  for  public  worship,  for  the 
prayer-meeting,  for  funeral  occasions,  for  Baptismal,  Tbanksgiving  and 
Convention  services.  He  will  find  that  an  expensive  hymnal  will  not  be 
needed,  unless  it  be  to  keep  in  the  style. 

CHRISTIAN  ENDEAVORERS  will  find  in   Popular   Hymns  No.  2   all 

that  they  can  wish,  because  it  is  full  from  back  10  back  with  soul-stirring 
sentiment  set  to  soul-inspiring  music,  the  only  kind  C.  E.'s  care  to  sing. 
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every  session  of  the  Society. 

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nursery  of  the  church,  the  church  at  work  saving  the  young,  will  find 
Popular  Hymns  No.  2  richly  supplied  with  music  within  the  voice 
compass  and  heart  reach  of  the  children,  giving  them  a  desire  to  remain 
and  participate  in  the  song  service  of  the  church.  Popular  Hymns 
No  2.  contains  256  songs. 


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Texas  Letter. 

S.  D.  Dutcher,  late  of  Mexico,  Mo.,  is  doing 
a  fine  work  at  Oklahoma  City,  O  T.  Their 
beautiful  house  is  too  small  and  they  are  be- 
ginning to  plan  for  a  new  and  larger  one. 

C.  McPberson,  of  Ft.  Worth,  thinks  the 
Texas  brethren  should  have  one  great  annual 
rally  upon  some  such  plan  as  the  "Bethany 
encampment"  of  Indiana.  There  are  others 
who  believe  this  a  wise  move,  and  it  is  prob- 
able that  the  matter  will  receive  proper  atten- 
tion at  our  lectureship  in  December. 

J.  W.  Marshall  and  Theodore  E.  Fittz  have 
just  closed  a  great  meeting  at  Troy.  There 
were  82  additions,  63  of  whom  were  baptized. 

Cleveland  will  dedicate  a  new  house  in 
August.  Jno.  L.  Andrews  has  recently  held 
them  a  very  helpful  meeting. 

R.  D.  Shultz,  the  popular  pastor  at  Galves- 
ton, has  called  to  his  assistance  a  "pastoral 
helper."  He  did  not  send  to  Harvuot  at  Cin- 
cinnati for  her,  as  many  are  doing,  but  se- 
lected Miss  Lillian  Bush,  of  Allen.  They  were 
married  July  16;  and  our  readers  wish  them 
great  joy  and  usefulness. 

Some  things  are  enough  to  chill  the  ardor  of 
our  soldier  boys.  Two  of  these  are  to  be  seen 
in  Texas.  Albert  Sydney  Johnston,  one  of  the 
brightest  and  bravest  soldiers  of  any  age  or 
army,  was  killed  at  Shiloh.  His  body  was 
brought  to  Austin  and  buried,  but  the  grave 
is  unmarked  until  this  day.  The  battle  of  San 
Jacinto  was  the  birthday  of  Texas'  independ- 
ence. Seven  hundred  volunteers  met  fifteen 
hundred  Mexican  regulars  and  slew  and  cap- 
tured them  all,  including  Santa  Ana,  the 
dictator  of  Mexico.  A  treaty  followed  which 
acknowledged  the  independence  of  the  new  re- 
public. A  stone  shaft  erected  in  1881  is  the 
only  mark  to  be  seen.  The  graves  are  unkept. 
The  wooden  rails  that  once  fenced  them  off 
are  rotten  and  fallen.  The  rank  growth  of 
the  river  bottom  is  undisturbed,  and  the  cat 
tie  roam  in  freedom  over  this  famous  field  and 
tread  upon  the  graves  of  these  noble  heroe s. 
Surely   this  is   the  basest    ingratitude,    and 


every  lover  of  true  patriotism  hangs  his  head  in 
shame  at  the  sad  sight. 

Nathaniel  G.  Jacks  has  resigned  his  work 
as  state  evangelist  of  Mississippi  and  will 
make  a  tour  of  the  west.  He  will  spend  Sep- 
tember and  October  in  Texas,  and  will  be  glad 
to  visit  many  of  our  churches.  Address  him 
at  Jackson,  Miss. 

Alvin,  one  of  the  unfortunate  churches  in 
the  Galveston  flood,  has  so  far  recovered  as 
to  rebuild,  and  now  has  a  delightful  house  in 
which  to  worship. 

S.  K.  Hallam,  late  of  Roswell,  New  Mexico, 
locates  at  Denton.  A  good  field,  a  good 
church  and  a  good  preacher  ought  to  guaran- 
tee a  good  work. 

W.  S.  Knox  died  in  Waco,  July  28.  He  was 
a  young  man  of  27  years.  His  life  was  clean 
and  his  brain  strong  and  he  gave  promise  of 
great  usefulness  as  a  preacher.  He  leaves  a 
wife  and  two  children,  who  have  the  sympathy 
of  all  in  their  deep  sorrow.  His  death  was 
caused  by  typhoid  fever. 

Our  colored  brethren  of  Waco  have  laid  the 
corner  stone  of  a  $2,500  house.  This  is  good 
for  our  "brothers  in  black,"  and  they  deserve 
encouragement  at  the  hands  of  all. 

G.  D.  Smith  and  Graham  McMurray  are  in 
a  good  meeting  at  the  Ross  Avenue  Church  in 
this  city.  Both  of  these  brethren  are  tent- 
makers.  One  is  an  undertaker  and  the  other 
a  printer,  and  it  is  the  judgment  of  many 
that  they  should  give  themselves  wholly  to 
the  ministry  of  the  word.  If  they  could  give 
themselves  thus  to  the  work  much  good  would 
result,  for  both  are  men  of  power. 

Dallas,  Tex.  M.  M.  Davis. 

Wisconsin    Notes. 

We  effected  an  organization  of  24  members 
at  Ladysmith  last  night.  We  look  for  others. 
The  outlook  is  good.  This  is  a  new  town  in 
the  northwestern  part  of  the  state  and  a  new 
county  seat  of  a  new  county  (Gates)  and  hav- 
ing splendid  water  power,  the  Flambeau 
River,  the   prospects   are  good  for  this  being 


quite  a  city  in  the  not  very  distant  future.  A 
good,  strong  church  here  means  a  great  deal. 
One  man  has  agreed  to  give  $400  toward  a 
church  building.  Bro.  W.  O.  King  is  the 
"bishop"  here. 

Our  new  work  at  Manitowoc  i9  in  a  pros- 
perous condition.  Recently  organized  a  Bible- 
school  there  with  nearly  40  scholars. 

The  trustees  of  the  Retreat  Church  house 
have  turned  the  building  over  to  the  state. 
Your  evangelist  went  down  there  a  few  days 
ago  to  look  after it,  and  if  possible  make  some 
disposition  of  it. 

Bro.  Kreidler,  of  Milwaukee,  reports  the 
work  in  flourishing  condition. 

We  are  sorry  Bro.  Wetzel  is  talking  of  giv- 
ing up  work  at  Richland  Centre  He  has  done 
a  good  work  there  and  ought  to  be  retained. 

Remember  state  meeting,  Sept.  19-22. 

J.  H.  Stark,  State  Evangelist. 

Ladysynith,  Wis.,  Aug.  5. 

[The  brethren  in  Wisconsin  may  well  mourn 
the  departure  of  Bro.  D.  N.  Wetzel  from  Rich- 
land Centre.  But  he  is  leaving  one  good  work 
for  another  equally  good.  He  is  to  become  an 
accredited  representative  of  the  Christian 
Publishing  Company,  in  which  capacity  we 
hope  the  brethren  will  receive  him  cordially, 
both  for  out"  sakes  and  out  of  respect  for  his 
own  sterling  worth. — Editor  ] 

State  of  Ohio,  City  of  Toledo,    / 
Lucas  County.  ( 

Frank  J.  Cheney  makes  oath  that  he  is  the  sen 
ior  partner  of  the  firm  of  F.  J.  Cheney  &  Co.,  do- 
ing business  in  the  City  of  Toledo,  County  and  State 
aforesaid,  and  that  said  firm  will  pay  the  sum  of 
ONE  HUNDRED  DOLLARS  for  each  and  every 
case  of  Catarrh  that  cannot  be  cured  by  the  use  of 
Hall's  Catarrh  Cure. 

FRANK  J.  CHENEY. 

Sworn  to  before  me  and  subscribed  in  my  pres- 
ence, this  6th  day  of  December,  A.  D.  1886. 


<  seal.  > 


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Save  and  Succor. 

It  is  a  noble  tiring  to  rescue  a  man  from 
drowning.  It  is  enough  to  stir  the  hearts  of 
men  and  angels  to  see  some  brave  fellow,  with 
his  life  In  his  haDd,  rush  into  a  mad  stream  and 
snatch  a  doomed  man  from  the  waves.  But 
if  he  were  to  leave  him  on  the  bank  with  no 
provision  for  bis  complete  restoration,  but 
only  changed  just  a  little  the  time  and  place 
of  his  death,  none  would  shout  his  praises  as 
a  rescuer 

Our  brave  evangelists  are  rescuing  the  lost 
by  the  hundreds  and  the  thousands  from  the 
black  streams  of  sin,  and  church  extension  is 
the  beautiful  and  busy  handmaiden,  standing 
on  the  banks  of  the  stream  nursing  them  into 
vigor  and  strength.  Will  you  not  give  her  a 
substantial  word  of  cheer  on  church  extension 
day?  M.   M.  Davis. 

Dallas,  Texas. 

The  Marked  Dollar. 

Tbe  corresponding  secretary  of  the  board 
of  church  extension  is  making  his  second 
general  tour  of  California  and  the  Pacific 
coast  this  summer.  When  he  came  into  our 
state  eight  or  nine  years  ago  the  churches 
knew  comparatively  nothing  about  church 
extension.  Many  congregations  did  not 
know  that  our  brotherhood  had  a  loan  fund 
by  which  churches  could  be  erected  on  the 
easiest  terms.  His  was  necessarily  a  flying 
trip,  but  it  was  a  campaign  of  state-wide 
education. 

Everywhere  in  hamlet  or  city  where  Bro. 
Muckley  had  gone  I  heard  but  one  word: 
"Church  extension  is  the  business  proposition 
of  the  brotherhood."  In  the  few  years  since 
Bro.  Muckley's  first  visit  thousands  of  dollars 
have  come  to  California  churches  in  loans 
from  the  extension  board.  Not  one  dollar  of 
these  loans  ha*  been  lost.  The  inspiration  to 
the  church  comes  from  the  fact  that  the 
money  is  in  our  own  hands,  and  every  dollar 
returned  starts  out  immediately  to  house  some 
neighbor.  Every  dollar  is  a  "marked"  coin- 
it  bears  on  its  face  the  marks  of  our  Lord 
Jesus — it  goes  about  everywhere  doing  good. 
Henri  Shadle, 
Cor.  Sec.  State  Board  N.  California. 


Houseless  Churches. 

Church  extension  has  become  a  wonderful 
factor  in  our  progress  to-day.  Without  its 
help  our  work  would  be  greatly  retarded, 
especially  in  Oklahoma,  where  it  seems  the 
Disciples  have  almost  taken  possession  of  the 
land.  Most  of  the  churches  erected  in  the 
territory  have  been  aided  by  this  fund,  and 
because  of  this  timely  assistance  we  are  get- 
ting a  solid  footing. 

It  is  said  that  the  Congregationalists 
mourn  because  they  have  three  hundred  un- 
housed churches  in  the  United  States.  But 
just  think  of  it,  we  have  twenty-seven  hun- 
dred churches  without  houses!  We  are 
organizing  new  congregations  at  the  rate  of 
more  than  three  hundred  a  year.  Many  of 
these  will  appeal  to  our  board  of  church  ex- 
tension for  assistance  in  building  houses  of 
worship,  but  these  appeals  will  be  in  vain 
unless  we  greatly  increase  our  offerings  to 
this  fund.  We  must  do  this.  Let  the  preach- 
ers and  elders  take  the  matter  in  hand  and 
see  that  every  church  of  the  brotherhood 
reaches  its  apportionment. 

"A  half  million  for  church ,  extension  by 
1905,"  is  the  new  watchword.  We  can  reach 
the  half  million  mark  if  we  try.  The  amount 
in  the  fund  is  now  nearly  $300,000.  Ever 
keep  in  mind  the  fact  that  since  the  beginning 
of  the  work  of  our  church  extension  more 
than  a  dozen  years  ago,  not  a  single  loan  has 
been  lost,  but  the  ministry  of  this  fund  has 
proved  a  blessing  to   our  great  brotherhood. 


Help  this  fund  to  continue  its  mission  of  use- 
fulness in  the  Church  of  Christ  by  making 
liberal  offerings.  Charles  Hazelrigg. 

Mulhall,  O.  T. 

A  Typical  Instance. 

The  geographical  position  of  Redlands, 
Cal.,  is  unique  and  strikingly  beautiful,  the 
easternmost  town  of  the  great  San  Bernar- 
dino Valley  and  the  first  stop  of  importance 
as  you  enter  southern  California  from  the 
east  and  therefore  fittingly  chosen  as  the 
place  to  extend  a  formal  welcome  to  our 
nation's  chief  magistrate  on  bis  recent  visit 
to  our  state,  beautiful  for  situation  nestling 
among  her  orange  groves  on  the  range  of 
hills  forming  the  southern  boundary  of  the 
valley,  the  great  Sau  Bernardino  range 
opposite,  towering,  snow-capped,  running 
westward  to  the  sea. 

Redlands  is  the  last  link  in  a  great  chain  of 
orange  growing  towns,  running  70  miles 
eastward  from  Los  Angeles.  Twelve  years 
ago  Redlands  was  a  raw  village  with  a  half 
dozen  newly  set  out  orange  groves.  To-day 
she  is  a  city  of  6,000  with  fifty  square  miles 
of  productive  orange  and  lemon  groves  im- 
mediately tributary  and  is  still  growing  and 
developing  at  an  astonishing  rate.  It  is  one 
of  the  "show  towns"  of  the  state,  its  glori- 
ous situation  and  climate,  beautiful  homes 
and  churches,  famous  oiled  drives,  dustless 
yet  dry,  culminating  in  matchless  Smiley 
Heights,  bring  the  tourists  by  thousands  to 
return  later  as  residents.  Notwithstanding 
its  importance,  Redlands  is  the  only  town  of 
any  size  in  southern  California  where  the 
Disciples  have  no  place  of  their  own  where 
they  can  meet  together  to  break  bread  and  to 
welcome  the  brethren  and  strangers  within  her 
gates.  For  four  years  we  have  met  in  halls, 
part  of  the  time  with  and  part  without  a 
preacher. 

Four  years  ago  the  brethren  bought  a 
splendid  corner  lot  which  they  have  held  on 
to  with  desperation  until  now,  when  by  the 
generous  and  well  timed  aid  of  the  extension 
board,  their  eyes  are  gladdened  by  the  rising 
walls  of  a  beautiful  little  church.  The  im- 
portance of  this  field  in  the  estimation  of  the 
brethren  of  the  state  is  shown  by  the  fact 
that  the  churches  of  southern  California 
responded  to  its  appeal  for  aid  in  building  by 
the  gift  of  over  $500.       The  church  has  nearly 


doubled  in  membership  the  past  year  and 
with  the  help  of  those  who  will  move  in  dur- 
ing the  next  year  or  two,  ought  to  make 
short  work  of  the  extension  loan.  The  board 
of  church  extension  never  made  a  better  in- 
vestment than  in  Redlands. 

Paul  McRetnolds,  pastor. 

Redlands,  Cal. 

A  Homeless  Child. 

Whose  heart  has  not  been  saddened  at  the 
sight  of  a  homeless  child,  and  at  the  blighting 
experiences  in  the  life  of  such  a  child?  Yet, 
how  similar  are  the  experiences  of  our  2,700 
homeless  churches,  and  we  are  adding  to  these 
one  new  organization  almost  every  day.  The 
problem  before  us  to  be  solved  is,  shall  we 
leave  these  churches  to  die  by  the  wayside  or 
make  our  extension  board  able  to  "go  out 
in  the  highways  and  hedges  and  gather  them 
in,"  and  by  a  little  timely  aid  enable  them  to 
overcome  the  obstacles  and  build  a  house  and 
thus  make  permanent  the  work.  I  have  helped 
to  build  nine  churches  in  the  last  few  years, 
and  five  of  these  were  made  possible  by  a 
timely  loan  by  the  extension  fund.  I  ■will 
build  three  this  fall  in  Oklahoma  and  most 
likely  two  of  them  will  have  to  be  helped  by 
the  board. 

The  fact  that  we  have  127  national,  state 
and  district  boards,  who  must  look  to  our 
church  extension  for  the  necessary  help  to 
make  permanent  the  many  new  or  weak 
churches  which  they  are  establishing  or  assist- 
ing, makes  it  imperative  that  we  should  supply 
well  the  needs  of  the  board  from  whose  hands 
these  blessings  fall. 

The  fact  that  no  loans  have  been  lost  and 
that  the  four  per  cent,  charged  covers  all  ex- 
penses, shows  the  wisest  administration  by  the 
management  and  should  call  forth  the  heart- 
iest response  on  the  part  of  the  brotherhood. 
Our  new  watchword,  "A  half  million  for 
church  extension  by  1905,"  is  neither  beyond 
our  means  to  give  or  the  needs  of  the  work, 
and  we  believe  that  no  church  will  discredit 
itself  by  failing  to  raise  its  apportionment,  if 
the  preacher  and  elders  will  lay  the  matter 
properly  before  the  church. 


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August  15,  1901 


Evangelistic. 

ARKANSAS. 

Gravette,  Aug.  7. — Our  meeting  closed  here 
last  week,  resulting  in  41  accessions  to  the 
church.  The  church  was  strengthened  and 
built  up  and  much  good  done  otherwise. 
Bro.  DavidsoT  is  a  good  evangelist. — A.  J. 
Barnes,  pastor;  E.  E.  Davidson,  evangelist. 

Hebron,  Aug.  5. — I  closed  a  meeting  with 
the  church  here  last  night.  The  meeting  con- 
tinued nine  days,  and  nine  were  added  to  the 
church,  seven  by  confession  and  baptism.  It 
was  one  of  the  best  meetings  of  the  little  con- 
gregation's history.—  E.  S.  Allhands. 

ILLINOIS. 

B.oomington,  Aug.  (".-—One  reclaimed  and 
one  confession  at  Armington  recently. — W-  D. 
Deweese. 

Jacksonville,  Aug.  5. — There  were  two  large 
audience*  yesterday  and  four  additions,  our 
pastor,  Geo.  L.  Snively,  preaching.  There 
have  been  391  additions  to  the  church  during 
Bro.  Snively's  ministry  here— an  average  of 
more  than  two  eich  Lord's  day. — J.  Wallace 
Brockman. 

Williamsville,  Aug.  5. — There  were  three  ad- 
ditions at  our  morning  service  yesterday. — 
W.  W.  Weedon. 

INDIANA. 

Anderson.— The  work  at  the  East  Lynn 
church,  Anderson,  Ind.,  is  holding  up  through 
the  weather  very  encouragingly.  We  are 
having  our  house  painted  and  papered  and  set 
in  good  shape.  We  also  hope  to  have  a  new 
organ  put  in  soon  after  its  completion.  I 
begin  a  meeting  at  Bethany  church,  five  miles 
from  Anderson,  where  I  preach  once  per 
month,  on  Aug.  18.— R.  B.  Givens. 
IOWA. 

Council  Bluffs,  Aug.  5.— Our  second  year 
starts  out  well,  fine  audiences  and  15  addi- 
tions at  our  11  a.  m.  service  yesterday.  Bro. 
J.  F.  Adair,  of  Missouri  Valley,  was  with  us 
and  preached  a  good  discourse  in  the  evening. 
We  also  had  one  confession  and  baptism  at 
our  Wednesday  evening  prayer  meeting  last 
week.— W.  B.  Crewdson. 
KANSAS. 

Horton,  Aug.  12. — One  by  letter  since  last 
report.— L.  H.  Barnum. 

Leavenworth,  Aug.  12.— One  confession  here 
yesterday.— S.  W.  Nat. 

MISSOURI. 

Chillicothe,  Aug.  10.— Two  more  baptisms 
last  Lord's  day  and  one  by  commendation. — 
Frank  W.  Allen. 

Farmington,  Aug,  12. — We  had  three  addi- 
tions the  first  Lord's  day  in  August  and  four 
yesterday.— R.  M.  Talbert. 

Fulton,  Aug.  12. — Had  five  additions  at 
Richland  church  the  second  Lord's  day,  three 
by  confession  and  two  by  statement.  A.  W. 
Kokendoffer  will  hold  us  a  meeting  this 
month.— Frank  J.  Nichols. 

Joplin,  Aug.  5. — During  July  we  received  3 
additions  here— all  by  confession.  On  July  14 
Bro.  Simpson  Ely  preached  us  a  fine  sermon. 
The  week  following  he  visited  his  mother  and 
other  relatives  four  miles  south  of  here  and 
preached  of  evenings  in  a  grove  on  the  banks 
of  Shoal  Creek,  resulting  in  nine  confessions. 
We  have  opened  a  mission  Bible  school  at 
21st  and  Byers  Avenue,  that  gives  great 
promise.—  W.  F.  Turner. 

Kirksville,  Aug.  6.— There  were  three  con- 
fessions here  last  Sunday  and  one  to  unite  by 
letter.— H.  A.  Northcutt. 

Ravenwood,  Aug.  12  — Just  closed  a  three 
weeks'  meeting  at  this  place,  held  by  home 
forces,  which  resulted  in  21  added  to  us;  10 
confessions,  six  reclaimed,  four  by  statement 
and  letter.  It  is  the  largest  meeting  in  the 
history  of  the  congregation.  A  new  period 
now  dawns  upon  our  history.  It  has  been  a 
struggle;  it  will  now  be  an  opportunity. — 
Ellis  B.  Harris. 

Troy,    Aug.    10.— On    Sunday    last    in  the 


press  nee  of  a  large  assemblage  I  baptized 
Rev.  O.  J.  Gary  in  the  Cuivre  River  at 
Mosco-v  Mills.  Bro.  Gary,  who  with  his 
wife  united  on  that  day  with  the  Christian 
Church,  was  an  M.  E.  minister  of  twenty 
years'  standing,  of  good  repute  and  honest 
report,  and  being  a  man  of  wealth  was  not 
under  temptation  to  change  his  views  for 
lucre. — G.  J.  Assiter. 

Versailles,  Aug.  12. — My  last  meeting  was 
at  Gravois  Mills  and  not  at  Windsor,  as 
stated  in  your  last  issue  of  Christian-Evan- 
gelist and  Register.— R.  B.  Havener. 

Victor,  Aug.  5. — I  began  a  meeting  here 
yesterday  with  two  confessions  in  the  morn- 
ing and  four  last  night.  Outlook  is  good  and 
the  brethren  are  all  hopeful  for  a  great  revival 
in  the  work.— D.  B.  McCanon. 

Victor,  Aug.  12.— Our  meeting  now  eight 
days  old  and  15  added  to-d  ay,  all  by  confession 
and  baptism,  two  of  these  were  from  the 
Presbyt.ei'ians  and  one  from  the  Methodists. 
Interest  is  unabated  and  we  continue. — D.  B. 
McCanon,  pastor  and  evangelist. 

NEBRASKA. 

Deweese,  Aug.  5.— Three  additions  at  Ox 
Bow  yesterday,  one  by  confession,  two  from 
the  Evangelical  church,  with  more  to  follow. 
Good  audience  and  deep  interest. — E.  W. 
Yocum. 

TEXAS. 

Amarillo,  Aug.  1. — I  have  just  returned 
from  an  eleven  days'  meeting  at  Quanah;  2(3 
additions,  12  by  baptism,  three  from  Bap- 
tists, balance  by  statement.  They  will  at 
once  employ  a  preacher  for  all  his  time.  One 
addition  here  yesterday.  This  church  calls 
me  for  another  year.  — Volnet  Johnson. 
NEBRASKA. 

Ulysses. — Reports  from  the  Plainview  con- 
gregation, where  Thos.  Maxwell  ministers, 
show  three  confessions  in  June  and  ten  in 
July.  This  is  a  model  country  church.  The 
meeting  at  Lushton  closed  with  one  added. 
Subscription  is  to  be  pushed  for  a  house, 
which  is  much  needed.  J.  E.  Wilson  closed 
his  work  at  Chadron,  Aug.  5. — W.  A.  Bald- 
win, Cor.  Sec'y. 

SOUTH  CAROLINA. 

Orangeburg,  Aug.  5. — Two  confessions  at 
Evergreen  church  since  last  report;  one  con- 
fession and  one  from  the  Baptists  at  Erwin- 
ton.— M.  B.  Ingle. 

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V  Family  Circle  V 

My  Dreamery. 
By  W.  S.  WHitacre. 

My  home  is  in  a  busy  world 
Whose  restless  throng  is  round  me  whirled, 
Intently  striving  for  some  goal— 
For  some  wealth,  a  precious  soul, 
A  fleeting  pleasure,  or  a  name 
Upon  the  dazzling  scroll  of  fame, 
The  winning  of  a  higher  place, 
The  running  of  a  fleeter  race, 
The  gaining  of  a  selfish  end, 
The  helping  of  a  needy  friend- 
But  when  I'm  lonely,  so  to  speak, 
I  leave  this  busy  throng  and  seek 

My  Dreamery. 

The  duties  of  the  passing  day 
Will  often  lure  my  thoughts  away, 
The  competition  and  the  strife 
That  enters  into  every  life 
To  kindle  vain  ambition's  fire, 
Will  often  fill  me  with  desire 
My  lagging  efforts  to  renew, 
And  greater  things  to  dare  and  do. 
When  I  would  strive  to  emulate 
I  often  find  the  stress  too  great 
And  realize  that  I  am  weak  — 
'Tis  then  I  turn  aside  and  seek 

My  Dreamery. 

Above  the  turmoil  of  the  street, 
Beyond  the  sounds  of  noisy  feet, 
Away  from  sights  aud  sounds  that  mar 
My  peace  and  quiet,  and  afar 
From  dust  and  din  of  worldly  strife 
That  blights  so  many  hopes  in  life, 
An  unpretentious  castle  stands 
That  was  not  reared  by  human  hands, 
Wherein  I  find  a  safe  retreat, 
Where  all  my  facts  and  fancies  meet. 
The  name  this  little  castle  bears  is  Mind; 
And  there  within  its  walls  I  find 

My  Dreamery. 

My  Dreamery  is  filled  with  scores 
Of  things  I  love — its  very  floors 
Are  laid  with  thoughts  that  never  die, 
Its  pictured-covered  walls  are  high, 
Its  dome  extends  beyond  the  blue, 
And  piercing  many  a  planet  through, 
It  reaches  heaven's  gates  ajar 
And  enters  where  the  angels  are. 
There  is  no  tongue  or  pen  can  tell 
Of  my  companions — they  that  dwell 
With  in  the  castle  walls  with  me. 
My  thoughts,  and  they  alone  can  see 
My  Dreamery. 
3ft.  Vernon,  III. 

J- 

A  Railway  Incident. 

"Three  things  declare  a  man,"  said  the 
old  Jewish  rabbi — "his  voice,  his  purse, 
and  his  anger."  Had  he  lived  in  these 
days  he  would  surely  have  added  a  fourth 
— his  "railroad  manners."  The  following 
good  story  from  the  "Boston  Record"  will 
illustrate : 

A  gentleman  prominent  in  legal  circles 
in  Boston  was  recently  riding  in  a  train, 
and  in  the  seat  before  him  was  a  young 
and  gaily-dressed  damsel.  The  car  was 
pretty  full,  and  presently  an  elderly  woman 
entered,  and  finding  no  seat  vacant  but  the 
one  beside  the  young  woman  mentioned, 
sat  down  beside  her. 

She  was  a  decently-dressed  woman,  but 
apparently  of  humble  station,  and  she  car- 
ried several  clumsy  bundles,  which  were 
evidently  a  serious  annoyance  to  her  seat- 
mate.  The  young  woman  made  no  effort 
to  conceal  her  vexation,  but  in  the  most 
conspicuous  manner  showed  the  passengers 
around  that  she  considered  it  an  imperti- 
nent intrusion  for  the  new-comer  to  pre- 
sume to  sit  down  beside  her. 


In  a  few  moments  the  old  woman,  de- 
positing her  packages  upon  the  seat,  went 
across  the  car  to  speak  to  an  acquaintance, 
whom  she  discovered  on  the  opposite  side 
of  the  aisle.  The  lawyer  leaned  forward  to 
the  offended  young  lady  and  courteously 
asked  if  she  would  change  seats  with  him. 

A  smile  of  gratified  vanity  showed  how 
pleased  she  was  to  have  attracted  the  notice 
of  so  distinguished -looking  a  gentleman. 
"Oh,  thank  you  ever  so  much,"  she  said, 
effusively.  "I  should  like  to,  but  it  would 
be  as  bad  for  you  as  for  me  to  sit  beside 
such  an  old  woman." 

"I  beg  your  pardon,"  he  responded,  with 
undiminished  deference  of  manner,  "it  was 
not  your  comfort  I  was  thinking  of,  but  the 
old  lady's."—  The  Pacific. 

Mixing  Their  Metaphors. 

Few  things  are  more  joyous  to  an  audi- 
ence than  the  mixed  metaphors  of  an  ora- 
tor. The  Irish  race  is  famous  for  its  con- 
tributions to  merriment  in  this  particular. 
The  Academy  gives  three  illustrations. 

"You  are,"  said  a  late  Lord  Mayor  of 
Dublin,  "standing  on  the  edge  of  a  preci- 
pice that  will  be  a  weight  on  your  necks 
all  the  rest  of  your  days." 

"The  young  men  of  England,"  remarked 
an  English  clergyman,  "are  the  backbone 
of  the  British  Empire.  What  we  must  do 
is  to  train  that  backbone  and  bring  it  to 
the  front." 

And  this  is  from  a  member  of  Parlia- 
ment: "Even  if  you  carried  these  peddling 
little  reforms,  it  would  be  only  like  a  flea- 
bite  in  the  ocean." 

How  Much  They  Pay. 

When  I  was  rector  of  a  church  in  Balti- 
more (says  an  Episcopalian  bishop)  I  used 
to  see  a  dear  old  lady  in  the  garb  of  a 
Quaker  very  often  in  the  congregation  of 
the  church.  One  of  the  wardens  said  to 
me: 

"Mrs.  Blank  is  a  great  friend  of  yours." 

"I  am  glad  to  hear  it,"  I  replied. 

"Yes,"  said  the  warden,  "she  said  to  me, 
'I  love  to  hear  your  pastor  preach,  but  I 
should  love  him  so  much  better  if  he  did 
not  receive  money  for  it.'  " 

"But,"  said  the  warden,  "he  pays  $20,000 
a  year  for  the  privilege  of  preaching  to  us." 

"Does  he,  indeed?  And  how  so?"  asked 
the  old  lady. 

"Well,  we  both  were  educated  at  the 
same  time,  we  are  about  of  an  age,  and  I 
earn  $23,000  a  year  at  my  profession,  while 
he  receives  only  $3,000." 

"I  tell  thee,"  said  the  dear  old  Quaker, 
"I  shall  always  hear  him  hereafter  with  a 
great  deal  more  pleasure." 

"Hard-hearted." 

Ex- President  Harrison,  a  man  who  was 
unjustly  accused  of  being  a  cold  and  un- 
emotional man,  told  this  story  about  Sena- 
tor Edmunds  who  bore  a  similar  reputation 
with  equally  little  justification : 

"There  was  an  important  bill  to  be  con- 
sidered in  the  senate,  in  which  I  had  an 
especial  interest.  I  said  to  him:  'Senator 
Edmunds,  I  want  you  to  be  sure  to  be  pres- 
ent this  afternoon  to  help  me  with  my 
measure.'  He  replied:  'I  shall  not  be 
there.'  'You  must,'  I  said,  'I  cannot,'  he 
determinedly  continued ;  'I  have  an  invalid 
daughter,  you  know,  who  is  the  idol  of  my 
heart.    I    am  trying    to  make  life  just  as 


happy  for  her  as  possible.  I  promised  to 
read  to  her  this  afternoon,  and  I  intend  to 
do  so,  if  the  wheels  of  the  government 
stand  still.'  The  senator's  eyes  were  full 
of  tears  as  he  talked,  and  I  said  to  myself 
that,  while  people  think  Edmunds  as  cold 
as  an  iceberg,  they  did  not  know  him." 

& 
The  Woman  Who  Wrote. 

A  women  there  was,  and  she  wrote  for  the 
press — 

As  you  or  I  might  do; 
She  told  how  to  cut  and  fit  a  dress, 
And  how  to  stew  many  a  savory  mess, 
But  she  never  had  done  it  herself,  I  guess — 

Which  none  of  her  readers  knew. 

O  the  hour  we  spent,  and  the  flour  we  spent, 
And  the  sugar  we  wasted  like  sand, 

At  the  hest  of  a  woman  who  never  had 
cooked — 

And  now  we  know  that  she  nevercould  cook — 
And  did  not  understand. 

A  woman    there  was,   and   she  wrote  right 
fair- 
As  you  or  I  might  do; 
How  out  of  a  barrel  to  make  a  chair, 
To  be  covered   with  chintz  and  stuffed  with 

hair, 

'Twould   adorn    any  parlor,    and  give  it  an 
air! — 
And  we  thought  the  tale  was  true. 

0  the   days  we  worked,  and  the  ways  we 

worked, 

To  hammer  and  saw  and  hack, 
In  making  a  chair  in  which  no  one  would  sit, 
A  chair  in  which  no  one  could  possibly  sit 

Without  a  crick  in  his  back. 

A  woman  there  was,  and  she  had  her  fun- 
Better  than  you  or  I; 

She  wrote  out  receipts  and  never  tried  one, 

She  wrote  about  children — of  course  she  had 
none — 

She  told  us  to  do  what  she  never  had  done- 
And  never  intended  to  try. 

And  it  isn't  to  toil,  and  it  isn't  to  spoil, 

That  brims  the  cup  of  disgrace — 
It's  to    follow  a  woman    who    don't  know 

beans — 
A  woman  who  never  had  cooked  any  beans — 
But  wrote,  and  was  paid  to  fill  space. 

— Conyregationalist. 

J* 

Breakfast  on  Drink. 

Coffee  Makes  Many  Dyspeptics. 

"Coffee  and  I  had  quite  a  tussle.  Two 
years  ago  I  was  advised  by  the  doctor  to 
quit  the  use  of  coffee,  for  I  had  a  chronic 
case  of  dyspepsia  and  serious  nervous 
troubles,   which  did  not  yield  to  treatment. 

1  was  so  addicted  to  coffee  that  it  seemed  an 
impossibility  to  quit,  but  when  I  was  put  on 
Postum  Cereal  Food  Coffee,  there  was  no 
trouble  in  making  the  change,  and  to-day  I 
am  a  well  woman. 

"One  of  the  lady  teachers  in  our  public 
schools  was  sick  and  nervous.  Frequently 
the  only  thing  she  took  for  breakfast  was  a 
cup  of  coffee;  I  urged  her  to  try  leaving  off 
the  coffee  and  use  Postum  instead.  Went  so 
far  as  to  send  her  a  sample  from  my  box  and 
give  her  directions.  She  now  uses  nothing 
but  Postum  Food  Coffee  and  told  me  a  short 
time  ago  that  she  was  perfectly  well. 

"It  is  easy  to  make  good  Postum,  once  a 
person  becomes  accustomed  to  it.  Put  four 
heaping  teaspoons  to  the  pint  of  water  and 
after  it  comes  up  to  a  boil,  see  that  from 
that  time  on  it  boils  fifteen  or  twenty  min- 
utes, then  use  good  cream  and  you  have  a 
drink  that  would  be  relished  by  the  queen.  Be 
sure  and  put  a  piece  of  butter  size  of  a  pea  in 
the  pot  to  prevent  boiling  over."  Mrs. 
Lizzie  Whittaker,  Kidder,  Mo.  Postum  is 
sold  by  all  first-class  grocers  at  15  and  25 
cents  per  package. 


August  15.  1901 


THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


1049 


Tom's  Mistake. 
On  the  station  platform  two  men  stood 
waiting  for  their  train.  Another  man, 
with  a  pick  and  shovel  on  his  shoulder, 
was  passing  on  his  way  to  work.  He  was 
not  more  than  fifty  or  fifty-five  years  old, 
but  his  gait  was  stiff  and  labored,  and 
there  was  a  pronounced  stoop  in  the  figure. 
His  overalls,  once  brown,  were  lime- 
bleached  and  faded  to  a  soft  "old  rose," 
and  bagged  dejectedly  at  the  knees.  The 
face  under  the  weather-beaten  cap  was 
stolid  and  listless.  As  he  slumped  along 
in  his  heavy  cowhide  boots,  he  apparently 
embodied  that  most  persistent  and  most 
pathetic  figure  which  mediaeval  Europe 
called  the  "serf,"  and  more  modern  Europe 
calls  the  "peasant,"  and  the  census  enum- 
erator of  America  of  to-day  sets  down  as 
"unskilled  labor."  As  he  crossed  the 
track  the  elder  of  the  two  men  on  the 
platform  pointed  him  out  to  his  com- 
panion. 

"That  man  and  I  were  schoolmates.  He 
was  not  dull  at  his  books,  and  ought  to 
have  made  a  better  condition  for  himself 
in  life." 

"What's  the  matter  with  him?  Does  he 
drink?"  asked  the  younger  man. 

"No;  nothing  of  that  kind  has  hindered 
him.  When  he  was  about  fifteen  years 
old  he  was  offered  a  dollar  a  day  to  dig  a 
cellar.  This  seemed  large  wages  to  him, 
and  he  left  school  and  took  the  job.  He 
was  proud  of  his  size  and  strength,  and 
this  offer  made  him  feel  so  independent 
that  he  rather  looked  down  on  the  rest  of 
us  boys.  He  never  went  back  to  school. 
He  found  work  to  do  which  required  no 
technical  skill,  only  muscle  used  under  an 
overseer's  direction,  and  he  kept  at  it.  I 
remember  Judge  Haines,  one  of  the  school 
committee,  met  Tom— his  name  is  Tom 
Mahan — and  said  to  him:  'My  boy,  you  are 
making  a  mistake  and  doing  a  foolish 
thing.  If  you  must  work,  why  don't  you 
learn  a  trade?'  'I'd  have  to  give  my  time 
three  or  four  years  for  nothing.  What 
would  be  the  use  of  that?  I'm  as  strong  as 
a  man,  and  I'm  getting  a  man's  wages 
now,'  said  Tom.  'Strong?'  said  the  Judge. 
'Are  you  as  strong  as  one  of  my  horses? 
They  work  for  their  keep,  but  I  have  to 
pay  the  man  which  drives  them  thirty  dol- 
lars a  month  besides  his  keep;  and  the 
man  who  shoes  them  gets  three  dollars  a 
day.  If  strength  counts  for  so  much,  I 
wonder  the  horses  don't  strike  and  look  for 
a  job  laying  brick  or  carpentering.'  But 
Tom  thought  the  Judge  was  only  joking 
with  him.  He  eouldn't  see  why  he  should 
give  his  time  to  learn  a  trade  or  some 
profitable  business,  and  work  for  nothing, 
as  he  said,  when  he  could  work  for  wages, 
and  so  he  went  his  own  way." 

"There  are  thousands  like  him,"  said 
the  other  man.  "They  never  learn  to  do 
any  special  kind  of  business,  and  never 
seem  to  realize  that  the  reason  the  trained 
blacksmith,  or  the  skilled  carpenter,  or  the 
salesman  gets  higher  wages  than  they  do 
is  because  he  has  given  time  to  learning  to 
use  his  head  as  well  as  his  feet  and  hands. 
If  boys  would  only  keep  the  important 
fact  in  mind  that  muscle — mere  physical 
strength— is  always  one  of  the  cheapest 
things  in  the  labor  market,  and  that  so  far 
as  price  is  concerned  it  matters  little 
whether  a  man  furnishes  it,  or  a  horse, 
there  would  be  fewer  men  to  be  classed  as 
'unskilled  labor.'  "—Youth's  Companion. 


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Ma.xims  of  Business. 

In  Gordon  Graham's  Letters  from  a  Self- 
Made  Merchant  to  his  Son,  now  appearing 
in  the  Saturday  Evening  Post,  occur  the 
following  bits  of  business  philosophy: 

Baron  Munchausen  was  the  first  travel- 
ing man,  and  my  drummers'  expense  ac- 
counts still  show  his  influence. 

Adem  invented  all  the  different  ways  in 
which  a  young  man  can  make  a  fool  of  him- 
self, and  the  college  yell  at  the  end  of  them 
is  just  a  frill  that  doesn't  change  essentials. 

It's  the  fellow  who  thinks  and  acts  for 
himself,  and  sells  short  when  prices  hit  the 
high  C  and  the  house  is  standing  on  its 
hind  legs  yelling  for  more,  that  sits  in  the 
directors'  meetings  when  he  gets  on  toward 
forty. 

Pay  day  is  always  a  month  off  for  the 
spendthrift,  and  he  is  never  able  to  realize 
more  than  sixty  cents  on  any  dollar  that 
comes  to  him.  But  a  dollar  is  worth  one 
hundred  and  six  cents  to  a  good  business 
man,  and  he  never  spends  the  dollar. 

If  you  gave  some  fellows  a  talent  wrapped 
in  a  napkin  to  start  with  in  business,  they 
would  swap  the  talent  for  a  gold  brick  and 
lose  the  napkin ;  and  there  are  others  that 
you  could  start  out  with  just  a  napkin  who 
would  set  up  with  it  in  the  dry-goods  busi- 
ness in  a  small  way  and  then  coax  the  other 
fellow's  talent  into  it. 

I  always  lay  it  down  as  a  safe  proposition 
that  the  fellow  who  has  to  break  open  the 
baby's  bank  for  car-fare  toward  the  last  of 
the  week  isn't  going  to  be  any  Russell  Sage 
when  it  comes  to  trading  with  the  old  man's 
money. 

J* 
Queer  Inventions. 

Inventiveness  is  not  usually  regarded  as 
a  feminine  characteristic,  even  by  those 
who  know  that  almost  any  woman  will  use 
a  hairpin  to  cut  the  leaves  of  a  magazine, 
button  her  gloves,  fasten  flowers  to  her 
belt,  or  pick  a  lock. 

The  records  of  the  Patent  Office,  however, 
contain  a  long  list  of  women  inventors, 
says  a  writer  in  the  Youth's  Companion, 
who  has  been  delving  in  those  most  inter- 
esting archives.  Women  have  received 
patents  for  a  car- coupler,  a  valuable  im- 
provement in  the  printing-press,  a  trou- 
sers-stretcher, a  mustache -guard,  a  shirt- 
front  protector  and  other  things  which  fill 
the  world  with  sunshine;  but  all  these 
devices  must  hide  their  diminished  heads 
before  the  combined  traveling-bag  and 
bath-tub. 

When  folded,  this  commonplace-looking 
object  is  an  ordinary  traveling- bag  of 
generous  size,  and  may  be  used  as  such, 
but  a  little  pressure  on  a  button  or  two 
reveals  its  true  character.  Four  concealed 
legs  shoot  out,  the  frame  opens  until  it 
forms  a  level  and  continuous  rim,  what 
appeared  to  be  leather  is  seen  to  be  colored 
india-rubber,  and  behold  a  tight  and  com- 
modious bath-tub ! 


For  /the  traveler  who  possesses  one  of 
these  devices  the  dustiest  journey  has  no 
terrors;  the  greedy  landlord  is  powerless. 
When  the  train  stops  at  the  wayside 
watering- tank,  he  has  only  to  seize  his 
hand-bag  and  slip  out  into  the  sage-bush. 
He  returns  refreshed  and  clean,  the  envy  of 
his  less  fortunate  fellow  travelers. 

Another  woman  has  established  her  hold 
on  posterity  by  the  invention  of  the  com- 
bined washing-machine  and  seesaw.  This 
is  a  pleasing  device  for  turning  work  into 
play,  and  letting  some  one  else  do  it. 

It  consists  of  a  frame  which  supports  a 
plank  seesaw  and  a  revolving  drum  con- 
taining the  soiled  clothes.  The  seesaw  is 
connected  with  the  drum  by  two  walking- 
beams.  When  the  children  begin  to 
"teeter,"  the  drum  revolves.  Meantime 
the  "lady  of  the  house"  sits  back  in  the 
shade  on  the  veranda,  and  prepares  her 
paper  for  the  next  meeting  of  the  club. 
The  clothes  will  be  rubbed  white  long  be- 
fore the  children  are  tired,  and  by  prohibit- 
ing the  use  of  the  seesaw  except  on  Mon- 
days, wash-day  becomes  a  joy  to  the  whole 
household. 

What  is  the  steam-engine  or  the  cotton- 
gin  beside  such  boons  as  these! 

One  day  a  beggar  man  asked  a  passer-by 
for  a  quarter,  with  which  to  buy  food  for 
his  starving  family.  The  passer-by  threw 
him  a  coin,  and  was  hastening  upon  his 
way,  when  he  heard  a  voice  calling  him  to 
pause.  It  was  the  beggar  man.  "Sir," 
cried  he,  "the  coin  you  gave  me  was  not  a 
quarter.  It  was  a  five-dollar  gold  piece. 
Here  is  four  dollars  and  seventy-five  cents 
in  change."  Was  he  not  an  honest  beg- 
gar man? 

J* 

"It  is  remarkable,"  said  the  political  as- 
pirant to  his  confidential  friend  at  the  club, 
"how  differently  people  are  affected  by  the 
same  thing." 

"How  do  you  mean?"  inquired  his  friand. 

"Well,  I  was  thinking  of  my  speech.  It 
kept  me  awake  four  nights,  and  put  every- 
body who  heard  it  to  sleep  in  half  an  hour. 

"One  of  my  ancestors,"  said  the  haughty 
Miss  May  Flowerstock,  "was  driven  out  of 
England  for  religious  reasons." 

"Huh!"  retorted  the  unassuming  Miss 
Jones,  "two  of  mine  were  driven  out  of  the 
Garden  of  Eden  for  the  same  reason." 

"I  wouldn't  cry  like  that,  my  little  man," 
said  the  benevolent  old  gentleman  in  a 
soothing  tone.  "Well,  you  can  cry  any 
way  ycu  want  to;  this  is  my  way,"  replied 
the  small  boy  uncomforted. 


vi .?■  PIS O'S   CURE   FOR 


CURES  WHERE  ALL  ELSE  FAILS 

I  Best  Cough  Syrup    Tastes  Good.    Use  | 

In  time.     Sold  by  druggists. 


CON  SUMPTION 


1050 


THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


"Settling  With  'Yovirs  Truly.'" 


It  seems  that  a  crowd  of  little  fellows 
were  overpowered  by  that  barbarian  in- 
stinct which  sooner  or  later  masters  all 
genuine  men — to  "take  to  the  woods."  I 
suppose  it  is  the  solitude,  the  shadow,  the 
aspiration  kindled  in  the  mind  by  following 
the  great  trunks  upward  with  the  eye,  that 
exert  upon  them  such  an  irresistible  charm. 
Well,  they  "took  to  the  woods"  every 
Saturday  afternoon,  and  just  inside  of  the 
vast  shade  they  built  a  little  cabin,  over 
the  door  of  which  they  nailed  a  board,  con- 
taining these  words: 

"Any  feller  that  defayces  a  tree  or  kills 
a  byrd*  in  these  here  woods  will  have  to 
settle  with —  Yours  truly, 

Jim  Brown,         Tom  Duncan, 
John  Smith,        Dan  Johnson." 

Now,  where  in  the  world  those  boys  ac- 
quired the  principles  embodied  in  that 
brief  "Declaration,"  I  am  sure  I  do  not 
know ;  but  if  I  were  going  to  try  to  find  a 
youngster  to  learn  my  trade  or  run  my 
errands,  I  should  be  pretty  likely  to  try  to 
get  hold  of  one  of  the  members  of  that 
quartet;  for  a  boy  that  loves  trees  and 
birds,  and  is  willing  to  make  the  "feller" 
that  defaces  or  kills  them  "settle,"  has  the 
sort  of  stuff  in  him  that  I  am  looking  for. 

I  suppose  I  might  be  a  little  bit  liberal 
about  the  trees,  much  as  I  love  them.  For, 
if  some  young  chap  who  was  "dead  in 
love"  should  be  overcome  by  his  feelings 
and  carve  on  the  smooth  bark  of  an  old 
beech  his  own  initials  and  those  of  his 
best  girl,  and  then  cut  out  a  big  heart  with 
an  arrow  stuck  through  the  center,  my 
sympathy  would  make  me  wink  charitably 
at  his  sacrilege.  I  may  have  done  it  my- 
self! 

But,  when  it  came  to  birds,  I  would  draw 
the  line  as  sharp  as  the  boys  did.  I  should 
like  to  see  those  four  youngsters  form  a 
hollow  square  and  meet  some  foeman 
worthy  of  their  steel !  It  they  did  not  put 
up  a  good  fight,  I  should  lose  my  guess. 
"Settling  with  yours  truly"  would  not  be  a 
"picnic"  if  I  know  anything  about  the 
kind  of  material  such  lads  are  made  of! 

We  need  more  of  them  grown  to  man- 
hood— men  that  will  make  wrong- doers 
"settle  with  yours  truly,"  men  who  have 
masterful  affections  and  convictions,  men 
who  love  something  or  other  enough  to 
make  them  willing  to  die  for  its  protection, 
if  need  be. 

That  was  the  kind  of  stuff  they  made  old 
John  Brown  of  Ossawattomie  out  of!  He 
felt  toward  a  black  man  just  as  those  boys 
felt  toward  trees  and  birds.  He  put  up  his 
sign  Sway  out  in  Kansas,  and  any  one 
could  read  it  if  he  could  read  at  all. 
"Whoever  mars  the  image  of  God  almighty 
in  one  of  these  black  men  will  have  to 
settle  with —  Yours  truly, 

John  Brown." 

One  of  the  great  troubles  of  the  age  in 
which  we  live  is  that  we  have  not  the  moral 
force  to  make  men  "settle."  The  very  best 
people  in  the  community  permit  all  sorts  of 
vandalism  to  be  perpetrated  with  nothing 
more  than  a  feeble  little  whisper  of  remon- 
strance. Scoundrels  start  saloons  right 
before  their  front  doors;  barbers  and  con- 
fectioners put  in  "slot  machines"  within  a 
hundred  feet  of  our  schoolhouses  where 
their  children  are;  lynchings  are  perpe- 
trated in  their  streets;  rascally  combina- 
tions are  made  between  business  men  to  rob 


them ;  justice  is  perverted  in  their  courts ; 
and  all  they  do  is  to  lift  a  little  feeble  and 
ineffectual  "protest." 

That  was  not  the  way  our  forefathers 
treated  the  British!  They  made  them  "set- 
tle with  yours  truly"! 

The  longer  I  live,  the  more  clearly  I  see 
that  the  way  to  treat  all  wrongdoers  is  to 
make  them  "settle,"  and  we  never  ought  to 
forget  that  "nothing  is  ever  settled  until  it 
is  settled  right"! 

There  is  hardly  a  city  in  the  world  so  big 
that  four  solid,  determined  men  with  the 
spirit  of  those  little  fellows  in  their  bosoms 
could  not  bring  to  the  bar  of  justice  the 
worst  criminals  and  crush  out  the  most 
strongly  intrenched  crimes. 

For  one,  I  shall  not  soon  forget  that 
lesson,  and  I  am  hunting  for  those  boys  so 
as  to  propose  myself  as  a  candidate  for  the 
"Society  of  Settlers." — Charles  Frederic 
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"United  States"  is  Singular. 

We  commented  recently  upon  the  frequent 
ungrammatical  use  of  the  term  "United 
States"  with  a  plural  verb  when  the  nation, 
as  a  nation,  is  referred  to,  and  we  said  at 
that  time  that  the  question  had  been  settled 
by  history,  culminating  in  the  civil  war, 
which  proved  that  this  nation  is  one  and  in- 
separable. It  is,  therefore,  grammatically 
singular,  and  it  is  actually  one.  The 
Chicago  Record-Herald  has  taken  the  mat- 
ter up  and  quotes  the  defense  which  Hon. 
John  W.  Foster  makes  for  using  the  singu- 
lar form  in  his  recent  book,  "A  Century  of 
American  Diplomacy."  After  consider- 
able research  he  has  shown  that  the  use  of 
"United  States"  as  a  singular  noun  has  de- 
veloped with  the  idea  of  federal  unity,  and 
that  both  have  been  unquestioned  since 
1860. 

"I  have  found,"  said  Mr.  Foster,  recent- 
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the  prevailing  practice  was  the  use  of  the 
plural,  but  even  then  many  public  men  em- 
ployed the  singular,  and  of  late  years  the 
latter  has  become  the  rule.  Among  states- 
men who  have  habitually  used  the  singular 
verb  are:  Hamilton,  Jefferson,  Seward, 
Blaine,  Edmunds,  E.  J.  Phelps,  Webster, 
Benton,  Fish,  Frelinghuysen,  Motley, 
Reid,  Gresham,  Silas  Wright,  Marcy, 
Evarts,  Bayard,  Charles  Francis  Adams, 
Depew,  Olney. 

"Of  living  professors  of  international 
law  Woolsey,  of  Yale;  Moore,  of  Columbia; 
Huffcut,  of  Cornell,  and  James  C.  Carter, 
of  New  York,  use  the  singular.  Andrew 
Jackson  was  the  first  president  to  adopt  the 
singular  verb  in  official  papers.  In  the 
earlier  messages  of  presidents  the  plural 
form  is  usually  found,  but  since  Lincoln  all 
of  them,  including  Grant,  Cleveland,  Har- 
rison and  McKinley,  have  invariably  used 
the  singular.  In  the  divisions  of  the  Su- 
preme Court  during  the  first  half-century 
the  plural  form  is  generally  used,  but  the 
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PETE. 
XXII.— That  Dog  Collar.— Continued. 

"Linda  May!"  remonstrated  her  Aunt 
Dollie,  "did  you  hear  me  tell  you  to  go 
and  shut  up  the  chickens  before  this 
storm?"  Her  little  niece  did  not  budge. 
How  could  she?  Would  she  get  up  and  let 
Miss  Dollie  see  that  there  was  a  dog  collar 
and  rope  under  her?  Linda  May  tried  to 
gain  time.  "But  oh,  Aunt  Dollie,  how 
did  you  leave  Pete?"  "She  is  very  sick," 
was  the  reply,  "poor  little  darling,  she 
just  lies  there  starving  for  a  drink  of  water, 
but  afraid  to  drink,  it  hurts  her  so.  But 
run  along,  child,  I  hear  it  thundering." 
"Oh,  no,  Aunt  Dollie,  that's  just  a  wagon 
going  over  a  bridge."  "Well,  wagon  or 
thunder,  you'd  better  go  this  instant  to 
those  little  chickens,"  said  the  old  lady 
sharply.  "Go  on,  Linda  May,"  said 
Madge,  "J  want  to  sit  in  your  chair."  So 
Linda  May  got  up  very  cautiously  and 
Madge  squeezed  behind  her,  and  sat  on  the 
collar  and  doubled-up  rope  before  Miss 
Dollie  could  see  them.  You  would  have 
thought  they  were  sitting  hens,  afraid 
their  eggs  might  get  cold.  Linda  May 
went  to  see  about  the  chickens.  They 
were  hatched  the  first  day  of  October,  and 
Miss  Dollie  "  'lowed  to  have  them  for 
Christmas."  Miss  Dollie  got  her  steak 
out  of  the  refrigerator,  and  spread  it  on 
the  kitchen  table  and  began  to  beat  it. 
She  stood  right  where  she  could  see  Madge, 
and  she  talked  to  her  between  the  blows  of 
her  hammer,  so  Madge  had  no  chance  to 
slip  the  dog  collar  away.  It  was  of  iron, 
and  Madge  felt  it  making  a  round  ring  on 
her,  it  was  so  sharp.  Suddenly  Miss  Dollie 
said,  "Madge,  run  and  look  at  the  sky." 

"Oh,  Miss  Dollie,"  said  Madge,  squeez- 
ing to  the  chair,  "I  can't  tell  a  thing  about 
clouds."  "Well,  you  can  look  in  the  west 
and  see  if  it  looks  dark  over  there."  "Yes, 
go  on,  Madge,"  said  Letitia,  "I  want  to  sit 
in  that  chair."  "That  must  be  a  wonder- 
ful chair,"  said  Miss  Dollie,  "I  believe  I'll 
come  and  sit  in  it  myself."  Madge 
gasped.  But  Miss  Dollie  couldn't  come  on 
account  of  the  steak.  I  think  she  was 
joking,  anyway.  Little  did  she  dream  of 
the  wicked  plot  of  those  girls!  So  Letitia 
perched  upon  the  dog  collar,  and  Madge 
went  to  look  at  the  sky.  And  now  if  Miss 
Dollie  sends  Letitia  on  an  errand,  I  don't 
know  what  we  will  do.  Oh,  yes,  here 
comes  back  Linda  May.  "Letitia,"  she 
said  in  a  low  voice,  "do  you  want  me  to  sit 
on  it  awhile?"  "No,  go  on  away."  "Oh, 
let  me,  it's  fun."  "I  won't,"  said  Letitia. 
"Linda  May,"  called  her  aunt,  "you  go 
and  get  down  the  glass  jar  with  the  maple 
syrup  from  the  top  of  the  cupboard.  There 
are  two  jars  there,  side  by  side,  and  one's 
empty.  Do  you  think  you  can  do  that, 
Linda  May?"  "Yes,  ma'am.  I'll  lift  and 
see  which  is  the  heavy  one,  and  then  get  it 
down."  "Very  well,  but  be  careful,  Linda 
May.  And  take  that  chair  Letitia  is  sit- 
ting on,  and  get  up  on  it  so  you  can  reach 
the  jar."  "There's  a  closer  chair  to  the 
press,"  said  Linda  May.  Just  then  Madge 
came  in  saying,  "Miss  Dollie,  which  way 
is  west?"  "Bless  the  children!"  cried 
Miss  Dollie,  giving  the  steak  a  whack  that 
almost  made  it  cry  out,  "I'd  rather  do  it  all 
by  myself." 


Linda  May  dragged  another  chair  to  the 
cupboard     and    climbing   up,    tested    the 
weight  of  one  of  the  jars.    It  was  so  light 
that  she  knew  it  was  the  empty  one.     So 
she  exerted  her  strength  on  the  second,  to 
lift    it    down.     Now    there    wasn't    much 
maple  syrup  left  in  that  jar,  but  she  pulled 
on  it  as  hard  as  if  it  had  been  brimming 
full.    In    consequence,    it    tipped    almost 
over,  and  as  the  syrup  had  been  frugally 
watered  by  the  grocery- man  before  he  sold 
it,  it  was  very  thin.     Accordingly  it  began 
to    pour    down    upon   Linda  May's  head, 
although   the  top  of  the  jar  was  still  on. 
Linda  May  was  so   astonished  and  fright- 
ened at  what  her  aunt  would  say  (and  what 
is  more  to  the  point,  what  she  would  do,) 
that  she  just  held  the  jar  tipped  over  in  her 
rigid  hands,  and  the  little  stream  of  maple 
syrup   continued  to  trickle  out  upon  her 
hair.    Madge   and    Letitia  saw    her,    and 
their  mouths  flew  open,  but  they  were  too 
excited  to  utter  a  sound.     "Linda  May." 
called  Miss  Dollie,   "have  you  found  the 
maple  syrup?"    "Yes,  ma'am,"  answered 
Linda  May  faintly.     At  that  Madge  began 
to  laugh  and  couldn't  stop.    That  made 
Letitia  laugh   till  the  tears  came  to  her 
eyes,  and  Linda  May,  as  if  quite  desperate 
and  entirely  deprived  of  her  senses,  turned 
the  jar  upside  down  and  got  its  contents 
down   her    neck.     She    felt  sticky.    Miss 
Dollie  at  the   sound   of  the  laughter  laid 
down  her  hammer.    But  just  then  a  terrific 
crash  of  thunder  shook  the  house.     "The 
cellar!     Thecellar!"  screamed  Miss  Dollie, 
and  she  fled.    They  came  after  her,  Madge 
and  Letitia  convulsed  with  laughter  and 
Linda   May  scared  and  miserable.    When 
they  got  in  the  cellar,   a  few  drops  fell 
slowly  and  painfully  as  if  wrung  out  of  a 
half -dry  cloud.    Then  the  sun  came  out. 
The  tornado  was  over.    They  went  back  to 
the  house,  and  Linda  May  was  set  to  wash- 
ing her  hair.    All  Miss   Dollie   said  was 
that  she  ought  to  have  got  the  syrup  her- 
self.    But  she  said  it  in  such  a  way  that 
Linda  May  didn't  know  what  might  happen 
later.    Then  they  found  that  the  steak  was 
gone;   not  a  bone  of  it  was  to  be  seen. 
Miss  Dollie  accused  Mrs.  Mitchell's  cat, 
and  was  loudly  indignant.    She   said  all 
her  troubles  came  on  her  at  once.     But  the 
girls  looked  at   each    other.    Their    eyes 
said,  "Lucifer!"      Oh,  why  hadn't  Arthur 
come  after  that  dog  in  time?    Where  was 
Lucifer  now?  What  was  he  doing?  Doubt- 
less eating  that  steak !     When  Letitia  ran 
to  the  cellar,  she  had  looked  wildly  about 
for  a  place  to  hide  the  dog  collar  and  rope. 
In  her  haste  she  had  put  it  under  a  white 
garment  that  lay  in  a  little  chair  in  a  cor- 
ner of  the  room.    This  little  garment  was 
Linda  May's  night-gown  which  Miss  Dollie 
had  been  mending  that  afternoon.    When 
the  meatless  supper  was  over,  Miss  Dollie 
announced  that  Letitia  had  permission  to 
stay  all  night.     Letitia  said,   "It  will  give 
me  much  pleasure,  Miss  Dollie."     She  was 
always  just  that  polite  to  grown  people. 
Madge  would   have    clapped    her   hands; 
Pete    would    have    capered;    Linda    May 
would  have  said,   "I'm  glad,"  in  similar 
circumstances.   Miss  Dollie  improved  them 
that  evening,  she  read  aloud  to  them  from 
"Talks  about  Geography  for    Children." 
Suddenly  it    occurred   to    Letitia  that  it 
wasn't  so  much  fun  "staying  all  night." 
Then  they  grew  sleepy.     Madge  and  Le- 
titia were  to  sleep  together.    That  paired 
Linda  May  off  with  her  aunt.     "Get  your 


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gown,"  said  Miss  Dollie,  bringing  the 
lamp.  Linda  May  was  about  to  pick  it  up, 
when  she  felt  the  dog  collar  and  rope 
under  it.  There  stood  Miss  Dollie  with 
the  lamp!  So  Linda  May  grabbed  up  the 
collar  and  rope  inside  her  gown  and  carried 
them  to  the  bedroom.  When  Miss  Dollie 
was  putting  the  lamp  on  the  bureau,  Linda 
May  slipped  the  collar  and  rope  in  her  own 
side  of  the  bed.  They  undressed  and 
pretty  soon  were  asleep.  Linda  May  kept 
the  collar  and  rope  tight  in  her  arms  as 
long  as  she  was  awake.  But  as  soon  as 
she  fell  asleep,  she  began  to  dash  out  her 
arms  and  legs  as  if  she  were  swimming, — 
according  to  her  custom.  At  last  the  rope 
worked  down  and  looped  about  Miss  Dol- 
lie's  ankle.  Miss  Dollie  suddenly  gave  an 
agonized  scream.  "A  snake  in  the  bed!" 
she  cried,  she  made  a  wild  plunge  and  the 
cold  iron  collar  slid  down  between  her 
knees.  Miss  Dollie  gave  another  blood- 
curdling scream  and  rolled  out  upon  the 
floor.  Lucifer,  who  had  been  sound  asleep 
under  Madge  and  Letitia's  bed,  heard 
the  voice  he  feared,  and  began  to  howl  in 
an  ecstasy  of  terror.  Madge  and  Letitia, 
hearing  the  dog  under  the  bed,  woke  up. 
"Robbers!"  cried  Madge.  "Robbers!" 
cried  Letitia.  "A  sna-a-ake!"  cried  Miss 
Dollie,  standing  in  the  dark  on  a  chair, 
with  her  gown  gathered  about  her.  Linda 
May  began  to  cry. 

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Text:— In  my  Father's  house  are  many 
mansions;  if  it  were  not  so,  I  would  have  told, 
vou;  for  I  go  to  prepare  a  place  for  vou. — 
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terested they  may  be  in  their  work,  when 
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We  are  always  children.  Gray  hairs  and 
wrinkles  may  come,  father  and  mother  may 
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in  the  affairs  of  life,  yet  through  all  these 
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our  Father.  And  there  can  never  be  a  grander 
conception  of  heaven  than  God's  dwelling- 
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house  than  in  his  father's.  And  then,  in  our 
Father's  house,  there  are  added  comforts  and 
pleasures.  We  are  free  from  responsibility. 
We  have  the  joy  of  the  Father's  presence. 

In  this  house— and  it  must  be  altogether 
splendid — Jesus  says  there  are  many  man- 
sions, literally,  "abiding- places."  These  are 
fitted  to  our  necessities.  We  shall  want 
nothing  in  these  mansions.  And  there  is 
solid  comfort  in  tbe  reflection  that  in  them 
we  are  to  abide.  This  life  is  full  of  chaDge. 
It  seems  impossible  to  root  one's  self  in  a 
community.  We  are  always  going  from  place 
to  place,  and  at  every  move  we  must  needs 
break  tender  ties.  But  there  we  shall  "go 
no  more  out  forever." 

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says,  "I  go  to  prepare  a  place  for  you" 
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cussion of  the  question,  whether  heaven  be  a 
place  or  not?  Different  it  will  be,  no  doubt, 
from  any  place  we  have  ever  seen,  however 
glorious;  but  that  it  is  a  place,  with  metes 
and  bounds,  exits  and  entrances,  the  Bible 
clearly  teaches.  The  language  the  sacred 
writers  use  to  describe  this  "place"  is  no 
doubt  figurative.  We  shall  not  expect  to  see 
a  city  with  real  gold  on  the  streets,  and 
twelve  gates,  each  gate  a  solid  pearl.  But 
there  is  no  doubt  that  the  reality,  when  we 
do  see  it,  will  far  surpass  this  brilliant  pic- 
ture of  it. 

Is  this  place— an  abiding  place,  a  place  of 
rest — is  it  "for  you"?  These  words  are  ad- 
dressed to  the  disciples,  and  to  them  as  the 
representatives  of  all  disciples.  Are  you, 
then,  a  disciple  of  Christ?  And  are  you 
pressing  on  from  one  degree  of  knowledge  to 
another?  If  you  have  obeyed  the  gospel,  if 
your  life  is  "hid  with  Christ  in  God,"  then 
the  heavenly  mansions  are  for  you.  The 
Master  prepares  for  the  servant.  We  cannot 
doubt  that  the  preparation  will  be  splendid. 
He  prepares  our  summers  and  our  winters, 
our  harvests,  our  days,  and  our  nights.  He 
prepares  our  eternal  homes. 

Not  Troubled. 

Jesus  was  going  away,  and  at  this  thought 
the  disciples  were  saddened.  In  this  language 
of  interceding,  protesting  love,  He  comforts 
them.  Would  that  these  words  might  be 
chanted  in  the  ear  of  every  sorrowing,  weep- 
ing soul  the  wide  world  over.  "Let  not  your 
heart  be  troubled."  Do  not  submit  to  it. 
Trouble  is  something  you  can  prevent;  you 
can  forbid  it  access  to  your  hearts  and  homes. 
Do  not  be  troubled,  cast  down,  discouraged, 
when  your  work  seems  fruitless;  toil  on,  and 
leave  the  harvest  with  Him.     Nor  yet  when 


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sickness  prostrates  you;  for  the  Great  Physi- 
cian is  by  your  side.  Say  with  the  psalmist, 
"Yea,  though  I  walk  through  the  valley  of 
the  shadow  of  death,  I  will  fear  no  evil." 
Bereavement  and  heartache  are  unavoidable; 
but  the  faithful  disciple  has  a  faithful  Lord, 
and  he  will  not  fear. 

Small  cares,  petty  annoyances,  trifling 
vexations,  can  all  be  put  aside  if  we  trust 
Him.  "Ye  believe  in  God!"  that  is  enough. 
Faith  is  the  victory!  How  can  we  be  troubled, 
abashed,  fear- smitten,  if  we  remember  that 
in  spite  of  unworthiness,  we  are  the  objects 
of  Christ's  tender  care?  He  who  prepares  a 
place  for  us,  and  bids  us  be  untroubled,  will 
receive  us  unto  Himself.  That  means  the  joy 
of  everlasting  abode  with  Him.  So  let  us 
look  at  the  present  through  the  future,  not 
vice  versa.  For  that  future  will  glorify  this  * 
meagre,  trying  present. 

Are  you  going  to  disappoint  the  blessed 
Master?  After  His  anguish  and  sorrow, 
after  the  pain  He  suffered,  after  the  prepara- 
tion He  has  made,  will  you  not  enter  in?  And 
if  you  will  not,  what  then?  There  is  another 
place,  prepared  not  for  you,  but  for  the  devil 
and  his  angels.  Into  that  pit  go  the  impeni- 
tent and  the  faithless.  "These  shall  go  away 
into  everlasting  punishment,  but  the  right- 
eous into  life  eternal." 


August  15,  1901 


Prayer. 

Almighty  God,  we  have  tasted  the  joys  of 
forgiving  love.  We  know  that  this  life  is  full 
and  rich  because  of  the  advent  of  Christ.  We 
have  walked  through  shadowed  valleys,  yet 
not  alone.  Sorrows  and  tempests  have  out 
driven  us  nearer  to  Thee.  As  friends  slip 
away  from  us,  and  our  bodies  was  weaker 
and  weaker  with  age,  we  long  for  our  house 
of  many  mansions  May  the  joy  of  anticipa- 
tion strengthen  us  for  the  remaining  days  of 
our  pilgrimage,  and  through  Christ  Jesus 
may  we  at  last  have  an  abundant  entrance. 
Amen. 


The  Episcopa.1  Convention  a.t 

S&n  Francisco. 

The  meeting  of  this  convention  at  San 
Francisco  will  afford  an  opportunity  for 
many  to  travel  over  the  Northern  Pacitic- 
Shasta  Route.  The  Northwestern  scenery  of 
the  United  States,  it  is  admitted,  is  of  the 
grandest  in  the  country  and  the  fact  that  the 
Yellowstone  Park  lies  in  this  section  is  proof 
of  this.  No  one  should  miss  the  opportunity 
to  travel  over  this  route.  Cheap  rates  will 
apply  in  one  direction  via  direct  routes  and 
in  the  opposite  direction  via  Portland  and  the 
Northern  Pacific.  For  any  further  inform v 
tion  and  particulars  and  copy  of  Wonderland, 
1901,  send  six  cents  in  stamps  to  Chas.  S.  Fee, 
G.  P.  &  T.  A.,  St.  Paul,  Minn. 


♦Prayer-meeting  Topic  for  August  21. 


Q\ia.int,  Queer  a.nd  Qurious 

Salt  Lake  City. 

The  late  Col.  John  Cockerell  in  the  Cosmo- 
politan said:  "There  are  three  uoique  cities  in 
America,  and  one  of  these  is  Salt  Lake 
City."  It  is  not  only  unique  in  its  Temple, 
Tabernacle  and  Mormon  Church  institutions, 
but  quaint  in  appearance,  with  its  wide 
streets,  immense  blocks  and  martial  rows  of 
shade  trees.  It  has,  perhaps,  more  attrac- 
tions to  the  square  yard  than  any  city  in  the 
country,  and  its  climate,  while  temperate  all 
the  year  round,  is  particularly  delightful  in 
summer.  The  Great  Salt  Lake,  with  its  mag- 
nificent Saltair  resort,  where  the  water  is 
"deader  and  denser"  than  that  in  the  Dead 
Sea  in  Palestine,  is  an  attraction  in  itself 
that  people  come  miles  Jto  see.  There  are 
many  cool  mountain  and  lake  resorts  near 
by,  also  numerous  very  pretty  canyon  trips 
and  parks,  drives,  Hot  and  Warm  Sulphur 
Springs.  Fishing  and  hunting  in  every  direc- 
tion. The  trip  from  Denver  to  Salt  Lake  City 
and  Ogden  via  the  Rio  Grande  Western 
Railway  in  connection  with  either  the  Colo- 
rado Midland  or  Denver  &  Rio  Grande  rail- 
roads is  one  of  unsurpassed  pleasure.  Here 
nature  is  found  in  her  sternest  mood  and  the 
whole  line  is  a  succession  of  rugged  canyon, 
waterfalls  and  pictui-esque  valleys.  No 
European  trip  can  compare  with  it  in  gran- 
deur of  scenery.  During  the  entire  summer 
there  will  be  low  excursion  rates  to  Salt 
Lake  City  and  contiguous  country.  It  is  on 
the  road  to  the  Pacific  Coast,  if  that  be  your 
destination.  Rend  four  cents  postage  to  Geo. 
W.  Heintz,  General  Passenger  Agent,  Rio 
Grande  Western  Railway,  Salt  Lake  City, 
for  literature,  etc. 


For  Well  People. 


An  Easy  Way  to  Keep  Well. 

It  is  easy  to  keep  well  if  we  would  only  observe 
each  day  a  few  simple  rules  of  health. 

The  all  important  thing  is  to  keep  the  stomach 
right  and  to  do  this  it  is  not  necessary  to  diet  or  to 
follow  a  set  rule  or  bill  of  fare.  Such  pampering 
simply  makes  a  capricious  appetite  and  a  feel- 
ing that  certain  favorite  articles  of  food  must  be 
avoided. 


Prof.  Wiechold  gives  pretty  good  advice  on  this 
subject,  he  says:  "I  am  68  years  old  and  have 
never  had  a  serious  illness,  and  at  the  same  time 
my  life  has  been  largely  an  indoor  one,  but  I 
early  discovered  that  the  way  to  keep  healthy  was 
to  keep  a  healthy  stomach,  not  by  eating  bran 
crackers  or  dieting  of  any  sort;  on  the  contrary  I 
always  eat  what  my  appetite  craves,  but  for  the 
past  eight  years  I  have  made  it  a  daily  practice  to 
take  one  or  two  of  Stuart's  Dyspepsia  Tablets  after 
each  meal  and  I  attribute  my  robust  health  for  a 
man  of  mv  age  to  the  regular  daily  use  of  Stuart's 
Tablets 

"My  physician  first  advised  me  to  use  them  be- 
cause he  said  they  were  perfectly  harmless  and 
were  not  a  secret  patent  medicine,  but  contained 
only  the  natural  digestives,  peptones  and  diastase, 
and  after  using  them  a  few  weeks  I  have  never 
ceased  to  thank  him  for  his  advice. 

"I  honestly  believe  the  habit  of  taking  Stuart's 
Dyspepsia  Tablets  after  meals  is  the  real  health 
habit,  because  their  use  brings  health  to  the  sick 
and  ailing  and  preserves  health  to  the  well  and 
strong." 

Men  and  women  past  fifty  years  of  age  need  a 
safe  digestive  after  meals  to  insure  a  perfect  diges- 
tion and  to  ward  off  disease,  and  the  safest,  best 
known  and  most  widely  used  is  Stuart's  Dvspepsia 
Tablets. 

They  are  found  in  every  well  regulated  house- 
hold from  Maine  to  California  and  in  Great  Britain 
and  Australia  are  rapidly  pushing  their  wpy  into 
popular  favor. 

All  druggists  sell  Stuart's  Dyspepsia  Tablets,  full 
sized  packages  at  50  cents  and  for  a  weak  stomach  a 
fifty  cent  package  will  often  do  fifty  dollars  worth 
of  good. 


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W.  F.   FUchardson. 


Abraham  and  Isa.ac* 

Filled  with  horror  and  fear  by  the  awful 
destruction  which  had  visited  the  cities  of 
the  plain  of  the  Jordan,  Abraham  moved  his 
camp  further  to  the  south,  within  the  terri- 
tories of  Abimelech,  the  king  of  Gerar.  Here 
for  the  second  time  he  was  led  by  fear  for  his 
life  to  pass  off  Sarah  as  his  sister,  in  which 
deception  she  concurred.  But  the  Lord  in 
some  way  revealed  to  Abimelech  the  true  re- 
lation that  existed  between  them,  and  the 
action  of  that  rude  chieftain  of  a  desert  tribe 
is  in  marked  contrast  with  theirs.  They  must 
have  felt  keenly  the  rebuke  which  he  adminis- 
tered, and  it  probably  corrected  their  seeming 
propensity  to  sacrifice  truth  for  safety  and 
caused  them  henceforth  to  trust  God  more 
implicitly. 

At  the  appointed  time,  as  foretold  by  the 
angel,  Sarah  gave  birth  to  Isaac,  the  child  of 
promise,  and  he  was  circumcised  on  the 
eighth  day.  At  the  feast  which  celebrated 
his  weaning,  Hagar,  the  mother  of  Ishmael, 
was  seen  by  Sarah  to  mock,  or  deride  the 
young  child,  and  she  perhaps  concluded  that 
some  plot  would  be  contrived  by  Hagar  to 
make  way  with  Isaac,  and  thus  secure  the 
honor  of  the  inheritance  for  her  own  son. 
The  sight  aroused  all  the  jealous  nature  of  a 
wife  and  mother,  and  Sarah  at  once  demanded 
that  Hagar  and  her  child  be  sent  away  and 
not  allowed  to  share  with  Isaac  the  property 
and  promises  that  belonged  by  right  to  him. 
Abraham's  affectionate  nature  rebelled 
against  such  a  seeming  wrong,  but  God  told 
him  to  do  as  Sarah  demanded,  and  that  he 
would  care  for  the  banished  child  and  make 
of  him  a  great  nation.  The  descendants  of 
Ishmael  became  the  hardy  people  whose  home 
was  amid  the  rocky  fastnesses  of  the  land 
known  afterwards  as  Edom,  south  of  the 
Dead  Sea. 

The  favor  of  God  was  so  manifestly  with 
Abraham  as  to  attract  the  attention  of 
Abimelech,  who  proposed  a  covenant  of 
fidelity  between  them  and  their  children. 
This  covenant  was  ratified  at  the  well  of 
Beersheba,  one  fed  by  a  living  spring,  which 
yet  furnishes  abundant  water  for  the  grazing 
flocks  of  the  shepherd  and  for  the  thirsty 
traveler.  And  Abraham  sojourned  many  days 
in  the  land  of  the  Philistines. 

It  might  be  supposed  that  Abraham  had 
been  sufficiently  tried  when  we  remember  all 
the  difficulties  through  which  he  had  passed 
in  response  to  the  expressed  will  of  Jehovah. 
But  the  supreme  test  was  yet  to  be  applied. 
The  law  of  sacrifice  had  early  suggested  to 
men  the  principle  that  the  more  precious  the 
object  offered  the  more  acceptable  the  gift. 
Hence,  human  sacrifices  had  early  found  a 
place  in  the  religion  of  many  nations. 
Abraham  had  seen  such  offerings  in  his 
native  Chaldea.  Egypt  was  familiar  with 
the  practice.  The  Canaanites  'made  their 
children  to  pass  through  the  fire  unto 
Molech."  Later  in  the  history  of  the  chosen 
people  we  find  the  king  of  Moab  offering  his 
eldest  son  upon  the  walls  of  his  capital,  while 
the  Gibeonites  demand  the  sacrifice  of  seven 
sons  of  Saul  as  an  atonement  for  his  violence 
toward  them.  The  Valley  of  Hinnom  attains 
to  a  base  notor.ety  for  its  human  sacrifices 
during  the  reigns  of  the  evil  kings  Ahaz  and 
Manasseh.  When  we  remember  these  facts, 
and  that  the  life  of  a  son  was  believed  to  be 
absolutely  in  the  hands  of  the  father,  we  will 
see  that  God's  command  to  Abraham  to  offer 
up  Isaac  could  not  bear  the  aspejt  of  horror 
with  which  we  would  view  it  to-day,  or  even 
Israel  would  look  upon  it  at  a  later  date. 
Yet  the  fact  that  God  did  not  alio w  Abraham 
to  consummate  the  offering  showed  that  it 
was  not  the  will  of  God    that    man    should 

♦Lesson  for  August  25,  Genesis  22:1-14. 


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offer  "the  fruit  of  his  body  for  the  sin  of  his 
soul." 

The  command  is  put  into  words  which  must 
have  pierced  the  very  heart  of  the  patriarch. 
•'Take  now  thy  son,  thine  only  son,  whom 
thou  lovest,  even  Isaac,  and  get  thee  into  the 
land  of  Moriah;  and  offer  him  there  for  a 
burnt  offering  upon  one  of  the  mountains 
which  I  will  tell  thee  of."  Had  such  a  com- 
mand come  to  Abraham  at  the  beginning  of 
his  life  of  faith,  he  could  hardly  have  obeyed. 
But  God  will  not  try  us  beyond  our  strength, 
and  only  after  the  habit  of  obedience  had 
become  a  "second  nature"  to  Abraham  does 
he  subject  him  to  this  supreme  test.  And 
what  a  test  it  was!  His  tender  love  for  the 
child  of  his  old  age,  his  only  son;  the  promise 
of  God  that  through  Isaac  his  seed  should  be 
called,  a  promise  that,  to  all  human  wisdom, 
seemed  impossible  if  Isaac  died  in  his  early 
youth;  these  motives  plead  with  mighty 
power  against  the  command  of  Jehovah. 
Abraham's  faith  triumphed.  The  writer  to 
the  Hebrews  tells  us  that  Abraham  believed 
that  God  would  raise  up  Isaac  from  the  dead 
and  thus  fulfill  his  promise.  Thus  does  a  true 
faith  lay  hold  upon  the  invisible  and 
anticipate  that  which  man  hath  never  seen. 

Abraham's  obedience  was  very  prompt.  He 
arose  early  in  the  morning  and  made  his  way 
to  Moriah,  probably  the  mountain  known  by 
that  name  upon  which  the  temple  was  after- 
wards built.  The  fifty  miles  of  journey  was« 
passed  in  three  days.  Leaving  the  servants* 
at  the  base  of  the  mount,  Abraham  and  Isaac 
ascend  its  sides,  the  lad  bearing  upon  his 
shoulders  the  wood  on  which  he  is  to  be 
burned,  as  his  great  prototype,  the  Son  of 
God,  bore  his  cross  up  the  side  of  Calvary. 
To  Isaac's  pathetic  inquiry,  "Father,  where 
is  the  lamb  for  a  burnt  offering?"  Abraham, 
with  breaking  heart,  replies,  "My  son,  God 
will  provide  himself  a  lamb  for  a  burnt  offer- 
ing." Did  he  somehow  feel  that  God  would 
spare  him  the  final  trial  of  actually  slaying  his 
son,  or  did  he  only  mean  that  God's  will  must 
be  done  at  any  cost,  even  if  the  lamb  be  the 
darling  of  his  heart  and  home? 


The  sacrifice  was  complete.  Abraham  had 
already  suffered  the  awful  pangs  of  death  in 
the  binding  of  his  dear  boy  and  the  lifting  of 
the  knife  to  slay  him.  No  keener  would  have 
been  his  anguish  had  it  descended  into  Isaac's 
tender  flesh.  And  Isaac  himself  had  concurred 
in  the  sacrifice,  for  we  can  only  belit  ve  that 
fie  at  last  yielded  himself  to  be  bound  and 
laid  upon  the  altar.  "Abraham,  Abraham!" 
the  voice  of  God  called  out.  And  the  glad  as- 
surance is  given  him  that  he  need  not  carry 
out  his  purpose,  but  that  Jehovah  will  accept 
the  ram  caught  in  a  nearby  thicket  instead  of 
Isaac.  God  swears  by  his  own  infinite  self 
that  the  promise  made  before  to  Abraham 
shall  be  fulfilled.  And  Abraham  with  grati- 
tude calls  the  place  Jehovah-jireh,  "God  will 
provide."  It  was  the  supreme  moment  in 
Abraham's  life  when  he  stood  beside  the 
smoking  sacrifice  that  had  become  Isaac's 
substitute,  and  looked  forward  to  the  Lamb 
of  God  that  should  take  away  the  sin  of  the 
world.  Thus  did  Abraham  rejoice  to  see  the 
day  of  the  Christ,  and  he  saw  it  and  was 
glad. 


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August  15,  1901 


Christian  Endeavor 

Bvirrls  A.  Jenkins 

TOPIC  FOR  AUG.  25. 

Da.ily  Pra.yer. 

(Ps.  34:1  22.) 

"I  will  make  it  the  rule  of  my  life  to  pray 
every  day." 

The  need  for  daily  talk; with  God  is  as  evi- 
dent for  a  Christian  as  the  need  for  daily  sus- 
tenance is  for  a  human  body.  No  physique 
can  be  sound  that  is  not  constantly  renewed 
by  food  and  sleep.  So,  no  soul  can  be  kept 
sound  that  is  not  fed  of  God  and  does  not 
repose  upon  God. 

Different  bodies  need  different  sorts  of 
sustenance.  Some  need  food  of  one  kind, 
some  of  another.  The  food  that  one  would 
thrive  on  might  be  unwholesome  for  another, 
and  vice  versa.  So,  I  take  it,  this  matter  of 
prayer — a  grave  problem  for  some  people — 
must  be  solved  in  one  way  for  one,  and  in  a 
different  way  for  another.  What  feeds  your 
soul?  There  is  the  true  test  question.  Which 
sort  of  prayer  most  satisfies  your  cravings? 

Is  it  prayer  at  night  or  morning  by  your 
beside,  in  your  room?  Is  it  the  bright,  fresh 
thanksgiving  and  praise  of  morning,  when  the 
heart  leaps  up  to  meet  the  sun?  Is  it  the 
prayer  for  the  day's  guidance?  Or  is  it  the 
night's  petition  that  most  satisfies  you— the 
yearning  for  forgiveness,  the  desire  for  truer, 
better  living,  the  craving  for  the  rest  and 
comfort  of  the  weary  and  heavy  laden?  If  it 
is  these  that  fortify  and  encourage  one  for 
the  strife  of  life,  then  it  is  these  the  Endeav- 
orer  should  have. 

But  there  are  those  who  do  not  find  in  these 
stated  times  their  highest  and  most  needed 
sustenance,  but  find  it  rather  in  moments  of 
meditation,  snatched  at  times  from  the  busi- 
ness of  life,  moments  on  the  porch  or  on  the 
grass  in  summer,  moments  before  the  fire  in 
winter,  moments  in  the  quietude  of  the  church 
building  before  service  (would  that  morepeo 
pie  would  come  early  for  this  very  purpose!), 
moments  on  the  after-dinner  couch  or  on  the 
public  highway  between  strenuous  endeavors. 
For  those  who  have  found  these  odd  times 
sustaining,  such  moments  should  be  assidu- 
ously cultivated. 

Still  others  find  their  best  communion  with 
God  in  the  very  thick  of  life.  For  them  the 
turmoil  and  the  strifeo speak  of  God;  for  them 
the  clash  of  the  reiper,  the  rattle  of  utensils, 
or  the  roar  of  industry  and  trade  are  broken 
by  the  still  small  voice  that  can  be  heard  only 
in  the  inner  chambers  of  the  soul.  For  them 
every  moment  is  lived  as  in  the  sight  of  God, 
and  isconscious  of  His  presence.  This,  after 
all,  is  the  highest  attainment  of  the  philoso- 
phy of  that  great  father  of  modern  thought, 
Kant.  He  declares  that  all  life  should  be 
lived. in  the  sense  that  God  is  here.  And  is 
this  not  the  spirit  of  the  Psalm  that  heads 
our  lesson?  Forjthose,  then,  to  whom  busi- 
ness is  a  constant  prayer,  this  God-conscious- 
ness is  the  best  of  all  spiritual  sustenance. 

And  so  for  each  of  us  there  is  the  proper 
spiritual  food.  Never  need  the  righteous 
beg  bread.  It  is  always  to  be  found.  If  a 
child  ask  bread,  will  Our  Father  give  him  a 
stone?  One  of  us  can  eat  strong  meat,  an- 
other herbs,  another  milk,  "sincere"  milk. 

All  this  is  not  to  say  that  all  these  means 
of  spiritual  strengthening  may  not  be  utilized 
by  us  all.  Let  each  one  use  any  one  or  all  of 
these.  The  stated  times  of  prayer  will  re- 
fresh in  us  the  constant  assurance  of  God's 
presence  and  will  enable  us  to  find,  all  the 
more  frequently,  moments  of  meditation.  And 
meditation,  in  its  turn,  will  compel  us  to  fre- 
quent kneeling  in  the  sight  of  God;  while 
the  constant  living  and  wox-king  as  unto  Him 
will  create  in  us  the  desire  for  all  kinds  of 
prayer. 

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BAKER— HAGER.— Married,  in  Paris, 
Mo.,  Aug.  7,  1901,  C.  H.  StrawD  officiating, 
Mr.  Francis  M.  Baker  to  Miss  Celesta  M. 
Hager,  both  of  Monroe  County,  Mo. 

DeARMAND-JOHNS.— Married,  at  Car- 
thage, Mo..  Aug.  7.  1901,  Mr.  Alonzo  De 
Armand.  Ventura,  Cal.,  and  Miss  Emma 
Johns,  Carthage,  Mo.,  W.  A.  Oldham  officiat- 
ing. 

JEFFERSON  —  WATERMAN.  —  Married, 
at  the  home  of  Col  J.  VV  Jefferson.  Spring- 
field, 111.,  July  22,  Prof.  S.  M.  Jefferson,  of 
Kentucky  Univeisity,  Lexington,  Ky.,  and 
Miss  Anna  Waterman,  of  the  New  England 
Conservatory  of  Music,  Boston,  J.  E.  Lynn 
officiating. 

JUDD- STUTKO.— On  July  31,  at  Council 
Bluffs,  la.,  Giles  Judd,  of  South  Omaha, 
JSFeb.,  and  Mabel  Stutko,  of  Council  Bluffs, 
la.,  were  united  iu  marriage,  W.  B.  Crewdson 
officiating. 

JOHNSON -THORN.- Married,  at  Gar- 
field, Wash  ,  Aug.  4,  1901,  R.  M.  Messick 
officiating,   O-   H.  Johnson  and  Mrs.  Martha 

A.  Thorn,  both  of  Garfield. 

JOHNSON -SIMPSON. -Married,  at  Gar- 
field, Wash.,  Aug  4,  1901.  by  R.  M.  Messick. 
John  W.  Johnson  aad  Miss  Winnie  M.  Simp- 
son, both  of  Garfield. 

LEWIS— LAIRD— Married,  at  Portland, 
Ore  ,  July  15,  1901,  by  R.  M.  Messick,  Dr.  J. 
H.  Lewis,  of  Nez  Perce,  Idaho,  and  Miss  Dora 

B.  Laird,  of  Eugene,  Ore. 

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ALDERMAN. 

A.  D.  Alderman,  died  at  his  home  in  this 
«ity,  after  a  brief  illness,  July  27,  1901.  He 
was  born  in  Ohio  in  1S46,  but  moved  here  soon 
after  his  marriage,  about  25  years  ago.  He 
had  been  a  member  of  the  Christian  Church  for 
more  than  30  years,  much  of  the  time  an  of- 
ficer. He  was  at  the  time  of  his  death  a 
deacon  in  this  congregation.  He  was  a  Chris- 
tian in  a  very  large  sense.  To  him  Christian- 
ity was  something  practical  and  real.  His 
life's  record,  with  its  eternal  iufluence  for 
.good,  was  written  indelibly  on  the  hearts  of 
his  family  and  many  friends  His  service  in 
the  church  and  his  life  as  a  Christian  citizen 
are  an  everlasting  monument  to  his  memory. 

O.  P.  Cook. 

Ottawa,  Kan. 

DUNN 
Phoebe  C.  Dunn  died  at  her  home  in  Mar- 
ion, la.,  July  24,  1901.  She  was  born  in  Mor- 
gan county,  Ohio.  March  15,  1832  She  was 
married  to  Wm.  Dunn  in  1848.  In  1855  they 
came  to  Marion,  Iowa,  where  they  lived  to 
-gether  until  lie  was  called  to  the  better  world 
April  28,  1898.  Since  his  death  she  has  spent 
her  summers  in  Marion  and  her  winters  in 
San  Diego,  Cal.,  and  other  southern  resorts. 
She  has  been  a  faithful  member  of  the  Chris 
tian  Church  since  her  girlhood.  Her  devotion 
to  the  cause  of  Christ  and  humanity  is  em- 
phatically told  by  the  several  liberal  bequests 
named  in  her  last  will  and  testament  as  fol- 
lows: Drake  University.  Des  Moines,  $1,000; 
Church  Extension  of  Christian  Church,  $1,000; 
Home  for  Friendless,  Cedar  Rapids,  $500; 
Christian  Church,  Hammond,  La  ,  $200;  Home 
tfor  Aged  Women.  Cedar  Rapids,  $500;  Home 
Missionary  Society,  Christian  Church,  $1,000. 
Mrs.  Dunn  deeded  to  the  Christian  Church  in 
Marion  her  homestead  of  two  lots,  with  fine 
brick  residence.  She  had  previously  donated 
to  the  church  $1,000  as  a  subscription  to  the 
"fund  for  a  new  house  of  worship  which  was 
built  a  few  years  ago.  Sister  Dunn,  as 
well  as  he-  husband,  had  a  wide  circle  of 
friends  and  were  noted  for  their  generous  hos- 
pitality. Her  funeral  service  were  conducted 
at  the  home  by  J.  A.  Seaton,  ex-pastor,  and 
J.  G.  Encell,  present  pastor  of  the  Christian 
Church  in  Marion,  on  Friday,  July  26,  at  6:30. 

J.  G.  Encell. 

HARTSOCK. 
Mrs.  A.  A.  Hartsock,  of  Tama,  111.,  died 
-suddenly  while  visiting  her  sister.  Mrs.  M.  E. 
Picket,  at  Ft.  Dodge,  la.  She  was  born  in 
Franklin  cjunty,  Ohio,  May  22,  1834,  and 
when  five  years  of  age  removed  with  her 
parents  to  Warren  county,  Ind.  In  1853  she 
was  united  in  marriage  with  Hezekiah 
Briggs,  and  in  1857  they  came  to  Tama 
•county,  la.  Her  husband  gave  his  life  for  his 
country,  being  killed  at  the  battle  of  Cham- 
pion Hill,  1863  In  1869  she  was  married  to 
Hon.  William  Hartsock,  who  died  at 
Tacomah,    Wash.,  Feb.   4,   1892.    She  leaves 


[  five  children,  one  brother  and  two  sisters.  At 
the  age  of  14  she  united  with  the  church,  and 
she  never  severed  from  her  faith  or  failed  to 
live  a  true  Christian  life.  She  was  one  of  the 
charter  members  of  theW.  C.  T.  U.  of  Tama 
county,  and  her  voice  was  ever  heard  in  the 
temperance  cause.  The  fuoeral  services  were 
conducted  at  the  Christian  Church  by  R.  H. 
McGinness,  pastor,  and  D.  McMasters,  of  the 
Baptist  Church. 

SHOOKMAN. 
Nicholas  Shookman,  a  deacon  in  the  New 
Haven  (Mo.)  Church,  died  July  29,  1901,  of 
consumption,  aged  66  years,  8  months  and 
9  days.  He  was  born  Nov.  21,  1834.  and  lived 
all  his  life  in  Franklin  county.  Bro.  Shook- 
man obeyed  Christ  in  1885,  and  was  a  most 
faithful  follower,  dying  with  his  face  toward 
the  Sun  of  Righteousness.  He  was  an  honest, 
honorable,  manly  man,  and  a  loyal  soldier  of 
Christ.  The  church  and  community  have 
sustained  a  great  loss.  He  leaves  a  widow 
and  five  children.  G.  E.  Jones. 

WALLING. 

Helen  May  Walling,  daughter  of  Geo.  R. 
and  Nellie  May  Walling  and  granddaughter  of 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  W.  W.  Hopkins,  was  born  Aug. 
1st,  1899,  and  departed  this  lite  July  28th, 
1901.  Helen  was  an  exceptionally  bright 
child  and  her  departure  leaves  a  vacant  place 
in  the  household  in  which  she  lived  that  is 
sorely  felt.  Her  life  was  short  but  it  was  full 
of  sunshine  and  has  left  impressions  that  time 
will  not  efface.  Her  intelligence  was  far  in 
advance  of  her  age.  The  funeral  services  were 
conducted  by  Bro.  Quisenbury,  pastor  Fifth 
Christian  Church,  this  city. 

W.  W.  Hopkins. 

St.  Louis,  Mo. 


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Very  soon,  now,  the  "revival  season''  will 
be  at  hand.  The  first-class,  active,  wide- 
awake church  is  always  and  at  all  seasons 
engaged  in  evangelistic  work,  as  a  matter  of 
course,  but  it  is  during  the  autumn  and 
winter  that  the  greater  number  of  "pro- 
tracted meetings"  are  held,  and  it  is  then 
that  our  congregations  arrange  for  special 
evangelistic  efforts.  Every  congregation 
that  is  planning  for  such  a  protracted  effort 
during  the  coming  season  should  now  be 
getting  ready  for  it  and  preparing  the  way 
for  the  evangelist  who  is  to  come  later.  Next 
to  the  prayerful  consecration  of  the  church 
members  and  the  practical  demonstration,  in 
their  lives  and  conduct,  of  the  transforming 
power  of  the  gospel,  the  best  thing  to  do  to 
make  ready  for  a  "great  ingathering"  is  to 
make  a  gene- -  •  v>t  judicious,  distribution 
of  tracts.  JBy  means  of  these  may  be  sown 
the  seed  which  will  bring  forth  a  rich  harvest 
later  on.  Our  churches  have  never  realized 
the  value  of  this  method  of  spreading  the 
truth  and  reaching  the  hearts  of  the  unregen- 
erated.  When  valuable  tracts  and  pamphlets 
are  so  cheap,  there  is  no  reason  why  any 
consecrated,  active  Christian  should  not,  on 


his  own  account,  make  a  careful  and  sys- 
tematic distribution  of  this  form  of  literature 
among  those  of  his  friends  and  acquaintances 
whom  he  desires  to  see  converted  and  brought 
into  the  church.  As  a  matter  of  course,  care 
and  discretion  should  be  used  in  the  distri- 
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example,  a  devout  and  pious  old  lady,  who 
belongs  to  some  pedobaptist  body  and 
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Lord  more  perfectly,"  it  is  scarcely  judicious 
to  hand  her  C.  P.  Evans'  excellent  tract, 
The  Evils  of  Intemperance,  or  Ely's  pamphlet, 
Tobacco.  These  will  do  very  well  for  the 
young  man  in  the  next  block  who  is  busily 
engaged  in  promoting  that  branch  of  agri- 
culture known  as  "sowing  wild  oats,"  and 
to  whom  it  will  hardly  be  worth  while,  in 
his  present  moral  and  spiritual  condition,  to 
give  a  treatise  on  the  form  of  baptism.  On 
pages  60,  61  and  62  of  our  General  Catalogue 
will  be  found  the  price  list  of  a  very  large 
number  of  tracts  and  pamphlets,  published  by 
us,  on  a  wide  range  of  subjects.  Pri.-es  run 
from  1  cent  to  25  cents  for  single  tracts,  but 
large  discounts  are  made  when  any  consider- 
able number  are  ordered.  Some  tracts  may 
be  had  as  cheaply  as  25  cents  per  hundred. 

There  is  now  scarcely  a  community  in  the 
United  States  which  has  not  a  teacher, 
propagandist  and  practitioner  of  "Christian 
Science,"  or  else  has  not  had  visits  from 
some  peripatetic  disciple  of  "Mother"  Eddy. 
There  can  hardly  be  a  doubt  that  "Christian 
Science"  is  now  at  the  height  of  its  glory. 
Mrs.  Eddy,  the  'author  and  finisher"  of  the 
new  faith,  is  a  very  old  and  feeble  woman, 
and  we  may  expect  to  hear  of  her  death  any 
day— unless,  indeed,  the  fact  of  her  death  be 
concealed,  that  the  faith  of  those  who  believe 
her  immortal  may  not  be  shaken  and  their 
contributions  cease— and  when  it  becomes 
known  that  she  is  dead,  the  disintegration 
will  begin.  It  is  likely  that  several  ambitious 
disciples  of  the  cult  will  claim  the  succession 
to  the  leadership,  and  the  result  will  be  divis- 
ion, secession,  and  presently  annihilation  and 
iuLOCuous  desuetude  So  mote  it  be!  Mean- 
while, intelligent  Christian  people  should 
thoroughly  prepare  themselves,  that  they  may 
be  ready,  at  any  time,  to  point  out  each  in- 
consistency non  sequibur,  fallacy,  misstate- 
ment, etc.,  etc.,  in  the  tortuous  arguments 
and  explanations  of  the  proclaimers  of  this 
new  gospel,  and  to  defend  Christianity 
against  the  assaults  of  "Mother"  Eddy  and 
her  followers.  If  you  wish  to  know  just  what 
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Dissected— a,  pamphlet  of  64  pages  which  the 
average  person  can  read  carefully  in  a  couple 
of  hours,  and  which  has  been  pronounced  by 
many  the  fairest  and  most  effective  attack  on 
Eddyism  that  has  yet  been  published.  This 
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Jupiter?  What  is  the  circumference  of  the 
moon*  How  many  satellites  his  Saturn? 
Perhaps  you  can  answer  these  questions,  but 
you  might  be  asked  hundreds  of  other  ques- 
tions concerning  the  universe  in  which  we 
live  and  the  geography  of  space  (if  we  may  be 
permitted  that  term)  and  make  but  a  poor 
showing.  The  average  man  or  woman,  other- 
wise intelligent  and  well-informed,  knows 
precious  little  about  the  solar  system,  out- 
side the  little  planet  on  which  we  live.  This 
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Lessons  in  Soul- Winning,  by  E.  H.  Kellar,  is 
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in  the  salvation  and  regeneration  of  his  fel- 
low men.  In  a  paragraph  above  we  have 
spoken  of  the  use  of  tracts  in  preparing  for  a 
series  of  evangelistic  services.  The  object  of 
these  tracts  is  chiefly,  of  course,  to  prepare 
the  minds  and  hearts  of  the  unsaved  to  receive 
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those  who  are  almost  persuaded— "not  far 
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Editorial: 

Current  Events 1059 

A  Building  of  God 1061 

The  Small  College 1061 

Professor  McDiarmid 1031 

Earthiness  in  Literature 1062 

The  Education  Society 1082 

Notes  and  Comments 1062 

Editor's  Easy  Chair 1063 

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The  Old   Book  in   the  New  Crucible.— 

J.J.  Haley 1064 

B.  B.  Tyler's  Letter 1065 

The  Tapestry  Weavers  (poem). — Anson 

G.  Chester 1066 

English  Topics  — Wm.  Durban  1066 

Faith,  A  Condition  of  Spiritual  Life.— 

John  Augustus  Williams 1 067 

Prof.  Hugh  McDiarmid.— P.  M.  Green.. 1068 
The  Spiritual  Side  of  Our  Plea.— N.  J. 

Aylsworth 1068 

A  Work  of  Benevolence.— J.  N.  Jessup . .  1069 
Dregs  of  the  War. — Burris  A.  Jenkins..  1069 
A  Statement  of  Fact.— B.  L.  Smith.. .  .1070 
Motives  for  Large  Conventions. — C.  M. 

Chilton 1070 

The  Young  People  and  Our  National 

Convention.— Carlos  C.  Rowlison 1070 

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The  Promised  Land 1073 

Indiana  Items.. 1074 

Ohio  Items 1074 

George  P.  Rutledge 1075 

Kansas  Letter 1076 

Church  Extension  Day 1077 

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The  Minnesota  Convention 1078 

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Our  Budget 1072 

Evangelistic 1079 

Family  Circle 1080 

With  the  Children 1083 

Hour  of  Prayer 1084 

Sunday-school 1085 

Christian  Endeavor 1086 

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reputation.    For  booklet  with  fnll  information,  address 
A.  K.  YANCEY,  President,  Mexico,  Missouri. 


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Course  of  Study  as  High  as  ir\  any  Eastern  College 

Beautiful  grounds.  Marshall  is  a  beautiful  city  of  5,000  population, 
in  Saline  County,  the  richest  County  in  Missouri.  It  is  located  at  the 
crossing  of  the  Chicago  &  Alton  R.  R.  and  the  Missouri  Pacific  R.  R. 
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Academic  Course 
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Eureka.,  Illinois. 

Quiet  City  Beautiful  Grounds.  Convenient  Buildings.  Athletic  Park.  Gymnasium. 
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Commercial  Departments. 


Preparatory  and; 
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riadison  Institute,  Richmond,  Ky. 

A  First-Cla.ss  Boarding  School  for  Girls. 


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Faculty  of  ten  teachers  who  were  educated  at  leading  American  and  European  institu- 
tions and  have  made  brilliant  records  as  instructors:  every  one  a  specialist  in  her 
department.  Music  department  exceptionally  strong.  No  fussy  teachers.  School  appara- 
tus and  general  equipment  excellent.  Good  table.  Frequent  illustrated  lectures  (free) 
by  the  principal  on  his  recent  travels  in  Egypt,  Palestine  and  Europe.  Delightful  and 
healthful  location.  Only  one  serious  case  of  sickness  in  ten  years.  Prices  no  higher  than 
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Magnificent  New  Dormitory 
Accommodating  150  Students 

Sixteen    Gold    MedaJs 
Awarded  in  May,  1901 

Best    Equipped    School    for    Girls    in    the   Southwest. 


SCHOOL  OF  MUSIC 


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Regular  College  course  prepares  for  advanced  University  work.  Schools  of  Music,  Art  and 
Elocution.  Students  from  16  States.  25  Instructors  of  best  American  and  European  training. 
Beautiful  Park  of  18  acres.  Tennis  and  Basketball.  A  Christian  home  and  high-grade  College. 
Rooms  should  be  engaged  early.   Next  session  begins  September  16.   For  engraved  Catalog  address 


MRS.  W.  T.  MOORE, 
/      MRS.  It.  W.  ST.  CLAIR, 


Principals. 


U. 


Secretary  Christian  College 
COLUMBIA,  MO. 


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Drake  University,  Des  Moines,  la. 


COLLEGES  OR  DEPARTMENTS- 


I. 

II. 
in. 

IV. 

V. 
VI. 


The  School  of  Oratory 

The  School  of  Art 

The  School  of  Music 

The   Des   Moines    College    of    Dental 

Surgery 
The  Drake  Summer  School  of  Methods 


College  of  Letters  and  Science  VII. 

College  of  the  Bible  VIII. 

The  Iowa  College  of  Law  IX. 

The   Iowa    College   of    Physicians    and  X. 

Surgeons 
The  College  of  Pharmacy  XL 

The  Normal  College— School  of  Pedagogv.  Preparatory  School.  Commercial  School, 

Primary  Training   School,    School   of    Methods,    Shorthand    School,    Kindergarten 

Training  School. 

NOTES. 

The  total  enrollment,  all  departments,  last  vear,  1,764,  not  counting  the  Summer  Schools,  1,140. 

Notable  material  improvements  of  the  past  summer:  Completion  of  Auditorium;  new  portico  and  other 
Improvements  to  Main  Building;  new  Pharmaceutical  Laboratory;  new  rooms  tor  Business  Department,  new 
desks,  etc. ;  new  Bacteriological  Laboratory;  3,500  square  feet  of  cement  walks:  renovation  of  Gymnasium. 

In  faculty  equipment  the  most  notable" thing  has  been:  1.  Complete  reorganization  of  the  Department 
of  Music,  under  the  leadership  of  Mr.  Frederic  Howard,  of  New  York;  2.  The  Bible  College  has  been 
g  eatly  strengthened  by  the  addition  of  Dr.  Clinton  Lockhart;  3.  The  Medical  Department  has  been  com- 
pletely merged  into  the  organic  life  of  the  University.  The  first  and  second  years  are  now  taught  in  the 
Science  Hall  on  the  Campus:  4.  The  Des  Moines  College  of  Dental  Surgery  has  become  an  affiliated  depart- 
ment. It  will  add  eighty  students  to  the  College  rolls.  5.  The  addition  of  many  new  teachers  to  the  faculty 
of  the  University.  ,  .-, ■    ■  .  ..  ..  .  .    ,  ,.  ' 

The  University  has  made  a  steady  and  rapid  growth  in  the  twenty  years  of  its  history.  It  is  expected  the 
enrollment  will  reach  1,900  the  coming  year.  The  location  in  Des  Moines,  with  its  state  and  city  libraries,  its 
courts,  hospitals,  churches,  societies,  etc.,  is  excellent  in  every  respect.  Send  for  general  catalog,  200 
pages,  free.  DRAKE  UNIVERSITY. 

W.  Bayard  Craig,  Chancellor. 


Vol. 


xxxviii. 


St.  Louis,  Mo.,  Thursday,  August  22,  1901. 


No.  34, 


Current  Events. 


Democratic 
Conventions. 


All  who  are  interested  in 
forecasting  the  future  of 
the  Democratic  party  will  find  food  for 
thought  in  observing  the  various  state 
conventions  of  the  party.  During  the  past 
week  nominating  conventions  were  held  in 
Virginia  and  Pennsylvania.  The  latter 
formulated  a  platform  which — very  wisely 
— adheres  strictly  to  state  issues.  To  have 
attempted  to  formulate  a  declaration  of  ap- 
proval or  disapproval  of  the  party's  na- 
tional leaders  and  doctrines  during  recent 
years,  would  have  introduced  a  wholly 
superfluous  element  of  discord.  It  is  use- 
less to  expect  unanimity  either  for  or 
against  free  silver  as  a  present  issue,  and 
the  state  convention  which  spends  time 
debating  that  question  this  year  is  going 
out  of  its  way  to  look  for  trouble.  There 
are  three  years  yet  before  the  national 
platforms  of  1904  are  due  and  the  Demo- 
cratic party  i3  entitled  to  take  that  time  in 
deciding  what  shall  be  its  attitude  toward 
the  issues  and  leaders  of  the  last  two  cam- 
paigns. It  is  a  big  question  and  they  will 
need  the  time.  The  political  "sooners" 
who  are  hastening  to  get  their  states  on 
record  for  or  against  reorganization  are  not 
doing  a  service  to  their  party.  Pennsyl- 
vania in  particular  has  issues  enough  of 
her  own  without  trying  to  forecast  the  na- 
tional issues  of  1904,  and  it  is  gratifying  to 
note  that  the  convention  saw  its  opening. 
Common  honesty  in  the  transaction  of 
public  business  is  an  issue  which,  though 
not  strictly  local,  needs  very  much  to  be 
localized  in  Pennsylvania.  Neither  free 
silver  resolutions  nor  anti-free  silver  reso- 
lutions availeth  anything  when  the  legis- 
lature is  for  sale.  The  Virginia  Democratic 
convention,  which  also  met  last  week,  like- 
wise confined  itself  for  the  most  part  to 
state  issues.  A  noncommittal  resolution 
of  admiration  for  all  the  leaders  of  the 
party  "from  Jefferson  to  Bryan'"  was 
adopted  without  comment,  though  a  pre- 
vious declaration  by  a  delegate  against 
Bryan  and  free  silver  had  been  greeted 
with  moderate  applause. 

The  Strike  ixt  The  operations  of  the 
a.  Standstill.  striking  steel  workers 
during  the  past  week  have  been  directed 
chiefly  toward  South  Chicago  and  the  mills 
of  the  Carnegie  Company.  In  neither  of 
these  directions  have  the  results  been  en- 
couraging to  the  Amalgamated  Associa- 
tion, though  the  leaders  of  the  strike  de- 
clare that,  in  spite  of  surface  indications, 
the  tendency  is  in  their  favor.  The  mem- 
bers of  the  association  in  the  South 
Chicago  mills  have  persisted  in  disobeying 
the  strike  order  and  as  a  result  two  lodges 
have  had  their  charters  revoked.  The 
mills  at  Joliet,  Milwaukee  and  Bay  View, 
however,  have  joined  the  strikers,  so  that 
neither  side  has  any  marked  advantage  in 


the  west.  The  Carnegie  mills  at  Home- 
stead and  Duquesne  have  been  the  most 
important  centers  of  interest.  After 
trembling  in  the  balance  for  some  time 
between  the  two  parties  the  men  decided 
to  strike,  but  their  places  were  promptly 
filled  by  non-union  men  and  no  time  was 
lost  in  the  operation  of  the  mills.  The 
lower  Union  mills  are  added  to  the  list  of 
strikers.  On  the  whole,  the  strike  appears 
to  be  temporarily  at  a  standstill.  Unless 
it  can  be  extended  far  beyond  its  present 
proportions  it  cannot  hope  to  accomplish 
its  object.  The  belief  that  they  are  "fight- 
ing for  existence"  has  been  industriously 
instilled  into  the  men  and  most  of  them  no 
doubt  believe  it.  It  was  announced  a  few 
days  ago  that  Mr.  Morgan  has  a  plan  for 
allowing  the  employees  of  the  steel  cor- 
poration to  acquire  an  interest  in  the  con- 
cern by  buying  stock  on  time  payments. 
Such  a  plan  ought  to  be  in  operation  in 
every  large  business  and  it  would  provide 
a  method  of  industrial  co-operation  even 
more  practical  and  just  than  the  plan  of 
profit-sharing  which  many  companies  now 
practice.  But  Mr.  Morgan's  suggestion 
would  have  had  a  truer  ring  of  sincerity  if 
it  had  been  made  at  almost  any  other  time 
than  when  there  is  a  strike  on  hand  and 
sixty  thousand  dissatisfied  workmen  to  be 
conciliated. 

J* 
Ta^mma.r\y's      The      Tammany       braves 
Trovibles.  have  again    fallen    upon 

evil  times  and  are  beset  by  conditions 
which  encourage  their  enemies  and  perplex 
their  friends.  The  police  investigation,  in 
which  Justice  Jerome  has  been  the  leading 
spirit,  has  uncovered  official  rottenness  at 
every  poiat  which  it  has  touched.  There 
is  evidence  to  show  that  certain  police 
captains  were  in  the  habit  of  giving  warn- 
ings by  telephone  to  the  joints  which  they 
were  about  to  raid.  The  raids  satisfied  the 
public,  the  warning  satisfied  the  joint- 
keeper,  and  the  joint- keeper  doubtless 
satisfied  the  police.  It  was  a  good  scheme 
while  it  lasted.  The  situation  has  become 
so  serious  that  there  is  even  a  possibility 
of  the  indictment  of  Deputy  Commissioner 
Devery,  who  was  chief  of  police  until  the 
force  of  unfavorable  public  opinion  became 
stronger  even  than  his  pull  and  he  was 
forced  to  step  down  one  place.  Evidence  is 
now  being  collected  for  the  grand  jury.  Tee 
interest  is  increased  by  the  imminence  of 
the  New  York  mayoralty  campaign.  Gov. 
Odell  and  Mr.  Piatt  have  both  declared 
themselves  in  favor  of  nominating  an  in- 
dependent Democrat  at  the  head  of  the 
Republican  ticket,  in  the  hope  of  getting 
the  decent  people  of  both  parties  on  one 
side.  Tammany  has  a  right  to  be  troubled. 
It  does  not  expect  its  representatives  on 
the  city  pay-roll  to  be  good,  but  it  does 
expect  them  to  be  careful.  Some  of  them 
are  about  to  commit  the  sin  of  getting 
caught — which  is  the  only  crime  of  any 


consequence  in  the  Tammany  calendar, 
The  return  of  Mr.  Croker  from  Europe  is 
anxiously  awaited  by  the  braves,  who  are 
confident  that  when  "the  old  man"  returns 
everything  will  be  all  right  and  Justice 
Jerome  will  receive  the  punishment  which 
all  aggressively  honest  men  deserve. 


£■ 


The  Protocol 
Signed. 


The  public,  weary  of  wait- 
ing, will  be  relieved  to 
learn  that  the  representatives  of  the  Pow- 
ers in  Pekin  have  signed  the  protocol  em- 
bodying the  provisions  for  the  punishment 
of  the  Boxers  and  the  payment  of  in- 
demnity. It  would  have  been  gratifying  if 
this  consummation  could  have  been  reached 
in  time  to  make  it  a  part  of  the  celebration 
of  the  first  anniversary  of  the  relief  of  the 
besieged  legations,  but  it  was  a  few  days 
too  late  for  that.  Although  the  casual  ob- 
server cannot  but  have  the  impression  that 
the  representatives  of  the  Powers  have  tak- 
en an  unconscionably  long  time  in  arriving 
at  the  decisions  embodied  in  this  protocol, 
it  must  be  borne  in  mind  that  they  had 
really  a  very  complicated  problem  to  deal 
with.  They  had  to  determine  not  only  the 
amount  of  the  indemnity  and  the  manner  of 
payment,  but — what  was  a  much  more  se- 
rious problem — the  way  in  which  China 
should  raise  the  money  to  make  the  pay- 
ments. The  rearrangement  of  the  tariff 
schedule  was  an  important  feature  in  this 
problem.  We  have  trouble  enough  when 
we  undertake  to  readjust  our  own  tariff, 
when  we  have  nobody  to  please  but  our- 
selves, and  it  is  little  wonder  that  difficul- 
ties were  encountered  in  making  a  sched- 
ule for  China  which  would  be  satisfactory 
to  all  the  interested  parties.  It  is  a  matter 
of  congratulation  for  American  exporters 
that  flour  and  cereals  have  been  retained 
on  the  free  list.  The  services  of  Mr.  Rock- 
hill,  our  special  commissioner,  which  have 
been  brought  to  an  end  by  the  signing  of 
the  protocol,  have  been  exceptionally  in- 
telligent and  efficient.  Every  demand  or 
suggestion  which  our  government  made 
through  him  was  acceded  to  by  the  other 
representatives,  with  the  one  exception  of 
our  plea  to  have  China  let  off  with  a  lighter 
indemnity.  Mr.  Rockhill  will  shortly  re- 
turn home.  Minister  Conger  has  returned 
to  China,  arriving  in  Pekin  the  day  after 
the  signing  of  the  protocol.  It  is  reported 
that  the  Chinese  emperor  has  issued  an 
edict  setting  Oct.  6  as  the  date  for  the  de- 
parture of  the  court  from  Singan  Fu  en 
route  for  Pekin.  No  attempt  will  be  made 
to  settle  the  Manchurian  question  until  the 
arrival  of  the  new  Russian  minister  late  in 
the  fall. 


£• 


Chinese 
Exclusion 


The  present  Chinese  Ex- 
clusion Act  will  expire  by 
limitation  in  a  little  more  than  a  year  and 
it  will  be  for  the  next  Congress  to  decide 
whether  it  will  be  re-enacted  or  allowed  to- 


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THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


lapse.  It  is  probable  that  the  question  will 
be  discussed  with  a  good  deal  of  warmth 
before  it  is  settled.  During  the  last  ten 
years  the  interest  of  the  United  States  in 
the  trade  of  the  Orient  has  been  multiplied 
many  fold,  and  there  is  in  some  quarters  a 
feeling  that  we  cannot  make  any  very 
effective  bid  for  Chinese  trade  unless  we 
cultivate  more  friendly  relations  with  the 
Chinese  who  wish  to  come  to  our  shores. 
The  attitude  of  organized  labor  is,  of  course, 
unwaveringly  against  the  admission  of  the 
Chinese,  but  there  are  others  who  assert 
that  the  Chinese  have  never  shown  a  ten- 
dency to  emigrate  to  this  country  in  num- 
bers sufficient  to  endanger  either  the 
American  workingman  or  American  insti- 
tutions. Chinese  exclusion  is  logically  an 
extreme  development  of  the  principle  of 
protection.  Both  embody  the  principle 
that,  while  competition  regulated  by 
unionism  may  be  safe  enough  within  the 
boundaries  of  one  country  and  among  a 
fairly  homogeneous  population,  it  is  not  safe 
when  applied  internationally  and  among 
races  whose  scales  of  living  are  radically 
different.  Under  the  operation  of  the 
present  law  during  the  past  ten  years  the 
number  of  Chinese  in  the  country,  as  shown 
by  the  census  of  1900,  has  decreased  by 
20,000. 


J> 


The  R.eturn 
of  General 
MacArthur. 


On  last  Sunday  General 
MacArthur  arrived  in  San 
Francisco.  His  term  of 
office  as  military  governor  of  the  Philip- 
pines ended  July  4  when  the  office  of  civil 
governor  was  established  and  given  to  Mr. 
Taft,  while  General  Chaffee  succeeded  to 
the  post  of  military  commander.  General 
MacArthur  had  been  in  command  in  the 
Philippines  three  years.  Any  judgment 
upon  the  way  in  which  he  has  performed 
his  work  necessarily  involves  a  judgment 
of  the  whole  Philippine  situation.  It  may, 
however,  be  said  that  his  course  has  been 
eminently  satisfactory  to  the  administra- 
tion. During  the  three  years  of  his  com- 
mand, the  insurgents  have  been  reduced 
from  a  state  of  general  and  troublesome 
activity  to  almost  complete  quiescence. 
"While  the  conditions  are  not  perfect," 
says  General  MacArthur,  "they  are  grati- 
fying. A  few  groups  of  armed  insurgents 
are  still  at  large,  but  they  will  soon  sur- 
render, as  their  power  is  broken  and  they 
are  not  being  aided  by  the  natives.  These 
natives  have  come  to  see  that  surrender 
does  not  mean  death  and  they  are  coming 
in  every  week  with  their  rifles.  Through- 
out northern  Luzon  the  insurrection  has 
been  dead  for  some  time  and  there  is  free- 
dom of  movement.  Still,  a  large  criminal 
class  there  commits  depredations  on  Amer- 
icans and  natives,  though  the  latter  suffer 
the  most  severely.  The  natives  are  eagerly 
seeking  the  establishment  of  civil  govern- 
ment, that  they  may  root  out  these  bands  of 
criminals.  There  is  every  reason  to  believe 
that  the  whole  country  will  soon  be  per- 
fectly safe  for  travelers." 

J. 

Wireless  One  of  the  most  successful 

Telegraphy.  experiments  which  has 
yet  been  made  with  wireless  telegraphy  was 
the  sending  of  a  message  by  the  Mar- 
coni system  from  the  in-coming  steamship 
Lucania  to  the  Nantucket  lightship  at  a 
distance  of  72  miles.  It  was  in  fact  more 
than    an    experiment;    it  was  a    demon- 


stration. After  leaving  the  coast  of 
Ireland,  communication  was  kept  up 
with  a  station  on  the  coast  for 
ten  hours  and  the  sending  of  the  mes- 
sage to  the  Nantucket  lightship  while  still 
287  miles  east  of  Sandy  Hook  cut  off  ten 
hours  more.  In  this  way  the  Lucania, 
which  is  one  of  the  fast  ships,  was  cut  off 
from  communication  with  the  world  only  a 
trifle  over  four  days.  Several  lines  intend 
to  equip  their  vessels  with  wireless  teleg- 
raphy outfits,  and  their  dispatches  via  Nan- 
tucket will  become  a  regular  feature  of  the 
daily  marine  news. 

J- 

Colombia  and  In  spite  of  official  assur- 
the  Monroe  anceg  that  the  trouble  in 

Doctrine.  ~,  ,       ,  . 

Colombia     is    not    more 

serious  than  has  occurred  several  times 
during  the  past  decade,  it  is  impossible  to 
resist  the  impression  that  something  more 
important  is  at  least  strongly  threatened. 
But  then,  something  is  always  just  about 
to  happen  in  those  South  American  repub- 
lics. The  actual  hostilities,  so  far  as  the 
reports  of  the  past  week  show,  are  no  more 
serious  than  before,  but  with  the  sending 
of  warships  to  the  scene  by  the  United 
States,  France,  Germany  and  Russia,  the 
affair  takes  on  an  international  coloring. 
It  is,  however,  virtually  conceded  by  both 
France  and  Germany  that,  by  the  treaty 
between  the  United  States  and  New  Granada 
in  1846,  it  becomes  our  duty  and  privilege  to 
interfere  before  any  other  Power  to  protect 
foreign  property  and  keep  open  the  trade 
route  across  the  isthmus.  The  Monroe 
Doctrine,  moreover,  would  apply  to  forbid 
any  European  Power  to  interfere  except  in 
so  far  as  might  be  necessary  to  protect  the 
property  of  its  own  citizens.  There  is  a 
general  belief  that  our  government  will 
interpret  its  treaty  obligations  as  binding 
it  to  side  with  the  present  government 
of  Colombia  against  the  concerted  at- 
tacks of  the  Colombian  rebels,  Venezuela, 
Equador  and  Nicaragua.  The  participa- 
tion of  the  latter  is  only  conjectural.  If  it 
should  be  real,  there  will  be  more  reason 
for  interference  by  our  government. 


Brevities. 


J* 


Cows  and 
Consumption, 


At  the  Tuberculosis  Con- 
gress, held  lately  in  Lon- 
don for  the  study  of  this  dread  disease  and 
the  methods  of  exterminating  it,  the  great- 
est interest  was  aroused  by  Dr.  Koch's 
report  of  his  discovery  that  tuberculosis  in 
cows  is  an  entirely  different  disease  from 
tuberculosis  in  the  human  species  and  can 
not  be  communicated  either  by  inoculation 
or  by  drinking  the  milk  of  the  diseased 
bovines.  His  actual  experiments,  to  be 
sure,  proved  only  that  cows  are  immune 
from  the  contagion  of  human  consump- 
tion, but  it  is  argued  that  the  converse  of 
this  proposition  must  also  be  true.  The 
eminent  physicians  who  composed  the 
congress  did  not  unanimously  agree  to  this 
argument,  but  on  the  whole  the  tendency 
was  toward  the  opinion  that  most  of  the 
cry  of  danger  from  the  milk  and  flesh  of 
consumptive  cows  is  a  false  alarm.  It  is 
still  worth  while  to  keep  up  a  strict  in- 
spection to  prevent  the  sale  of  diseased 
meat,  but  it  is  a  comfort  to  know  that  the 
beverage  of  childhood  can  be  confidently 
indulged  in  as  the  cup  which  cheers  but 
not  inoculates. 

J* 


August  22,  190* 

A  severe  storm  visited  the 
gulf  coast  last  week  and 
did  much  damage  in  Mobile  and  New  Or- 
leans. It  was  nothing  to  be  compared  with 
the  Galveston  disaster,  but  the  dwellers 
along  that  coast  can  be  excused  if  they  feel 
a  bit  nervous  whenever  the  water  begins  to 
rise. 

The  gifts  to  American  colleges  and  uni-  ' 
versities  during  June  are  given  by  a  statis- 
tician as  $12,817,082— and  the  University  1 
of  Chicago  is  not  in  the  list. 

The  new  tariff  schedule  for  the   Philip-  t 
pines  has  been  completed  at  Washington  j 
but  will  not  be  made  public  until  it  has 
been  promulgated  in  Manila,  about  Oct.  1. 
It  is  estimated  that  it  will  produce  a  reve-   t 
nue  of  about  $12,000,000  a  year. 

It  is  reported  that  the  California  prune  j 

crop   this  year  will  not  be  more  than  one-  • 

third  of  the  usual  yield.  This  will  be  a  hard  j 

blow  to  the  boarding-house  industry,  but  it  1 

will  manage  to  keep  its  head  above  water  [ 
unless  there  is  a  simultaneous  failure  of  the 
hash  crop. 


The  Transit  Company  did  a 
work  in  St.  Louis  by  allowing  poor  chil- 
dren to  ride  free  to  the  parks  during  the 
heated  term.  This  is  a  very  practical  sort 
of  missionary  work.  The  parks  are  too 
often  so  far  removed  from  the  crowded 
parts  of  the  city  that  those  who  need  them 
most  see  least  of  them. 

Mr.  Lipton's  yacht,  Shamrock  II.,  which 
is  to  make  the  annual  attempt  to  win  the 
America's  cup,  has  made  its  voyage  across 
the  Atlantic  and  arrived  at  New  York.  The 
experts  pronounce  it  a  very  fast  boat  in 
anything  but  a  gale  and  think  that,  whether 
the  Constitution  or  the  Shamrock  II.  wins 
the  race,  it  will  be  a  close  contest. 

The  Democrats  say  that  Senator  Hanna 
is  the  only  logical  Republican  candidate 
for  the  presidential  nomination  in  1904, 
and  some  Republican  papers  have  sug- 
gested that  Mr.  Gorman's  nomination  by 
the  democracy  will  be  inevitable  if  he  is 
sent  back  to  the  Senate  for  Maryland. 
How  nice  it  would  be  if  each  party  could 
nominate  the  other's  candidate ! 

Judge  Harney  of  the  Montana  Supreme 
Court  is  to  be  impeached  for  yielding  to 
the  influence  of  woman  and  money  in  a 
decision  which  gave  $10,000,000  worth  of 
coppqr  mining  property  to  F.  A.  Heinze 
and  his  associates.  He  is  already  convict- 
ed of  conduct  impossible  to  any  decent 
citizen  and  it  only  remains  to  be  seen 
whether  Montana  will  consider  decency 
upon  the  bench  a  matter  of  any  conse- 
quence. 

Unless  the  drought  is  forgotten  as  soon 
as  the  first  rains  fall,  it  may  prove  a  valu- 
able lesson  on  the  subject  of  irrigation.  No 
wonder  the  farmers  forget  about  irrigation 
when  there  is  plenty  of  rain.  People  would 
forget  about  fire  insurance  too  if  there  were 
not  a  fire  in  the  neighborhood  every  few 
days.  But  drought  comes  either  to  the 
whole  community  or  to  none  of  it  and  fur- 
nishes no  warning  except  to  those  who  suf- 
fer. We  must  learn  to  irrigate.  A  recent 
Kansas  law  permits  the  condemnation  of 
land  for  this  purpose.  Gen.  Noble,  ex- 
Secretary  of  the  Interior,  recently  stated 
that  he  intended  to  devote  the  rest  of  his 
life  to  the  study  and  encouragement  of  ir- 
rigation. 


August  22,  1901 


THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


1061 


"A  Building  of  God." 

The  above  phrase,  as  used  by  the  apostle 
Paul  in  his  comforting  message  concerning 
the  future  life,  found  in  the  fifth  chapter  of 
the  second  Corinthian  letter,  refers  to  the 
spiritual  body  which  is  to  take  the  place  of 
this  earthly  body  when  the  latter,  by  reason 
of  age  or  disease,  has  ceased  to  serve  the 
purposes  of  the  spirit.  He  says  that  while 
we  groan  in  these  earthly  bodies  we  do  not 
desire  to  be  unclothed,  or  disembodied,  but 
to  be  clothed  upon  with  our  house  which  is 
from  heaven.  In  this  mixing.of  metaphors 
the  apostle  is  intent  only  upon  expressing 
the  strong  desire  of  the  human  heart  for  an- 
other house  to  live  in  when  this  earthly 
house  shall  be  dissolved — "a  building  of 
God,  an  house  not  made  with  hands,  eternal 
in  the  heavens."  There  is  an  instinctive 
feeling  of  aversion  in  the  human  soul 
against  being  disembodied.  Hence  the 
Scriptures  do  not  offer  us  a  bodiless 
future  existence.  We  shall  have  bodies, 
real  bodies,  though  not  of  the  same  mater- 
ial substance  of  which  these  earthly  bodies 
are  formed.  They  will  be  adapted  to  the 
spiritual  world  as  our  present  bodies  are 
adapted  to  the  material  world  in  which  we 
live.    God  will  build  them. 

In  another  place  Paul  speaks  of  Chris- 
tians as  "God's  building."  This  is  the 
great  spiritual  edifice  of  which  Christ  said, 
"On  this  I  will  build  my  church."  Christ 
is  the  great  master  builder  on  this  enduring 
structure,  which  is  composed  of  the  spirits 
of  men  purified  by  faith  and  conformed  to 
the  image  of  Christ.  While  Christ  is  the 
builder  of  this  house,  He  calls  to  his  assist- 
ance all  who  have  his  spirit  to  labor  with 
Him  in  fashioning  human  souls  into  living 
stones  for  this  building  of  God. 

But  there  is  another  "building  of  God," 
or  "house  of  God,"  of  which  we  wish  to 
speak,  that  has  relation  to  the  life  that  now 
is,  as  well  as  that  which  is  to  come.  We 
refer  to  the  building  or  house  erected  for 
and  dedicated  to  the  worship  of  Almighty 
God.  The  church,  in  its  local  sense,  as  a 
body  of  believers  called  out  from  the  world 
to  serve  God  and  to  advance  the  interests  of 
his  kingdom,  longs  for,  and  requires,  em- 
bodiment in  a  material  structure  to  serve 
its  uses,  just  as  the  human  spirit  requires  a 
body  in  order  that  it  may  perform  its  func- 
tions as  a  rational  personality.  The  home- 
less or  houseless  church  is  something  like  a 
disembodied  spirit;.  It  cannot  accomplish 
its  work  or  fulfill  its  divine  mission  in  any 
adequate  sense  without  a  building.  So  im- 
portant is  this  to  its  growth  and  its  spiritual 
development  that  it  cannot  be  left  wholly 
to  the  local  congregation,  for  in  many  cases 
the  young  church,  in  its  infancy,  is  notable 
to  house  itself.  In  our  evangelistic  zeal 
many  churches  have  been  formed  and  have 
been  left  without  a  place  in  which  to  meet 
and  worship  God  and  carry  forward  their 
religious  activities.  To  meet  this  condition 
of  things  the  Board  of  Church  Extension 
was  organized,  which  by  a  well  devised 
business  method  secures  and  appropriates 
funds  for  this  purpose,  which,  in  due  time, 
return  to  the  board  with  interest  added  and 
go  out  again  on  the  same  benevolent  mis- 
sion. Under  its  beneficent  operations  hun- 
dreds of  homeless  churches  have  been 
housed,  and  have  been  put  in  the  way  of 
becoming  efficient  and  successful  organiza- 
tions in  their  respective  communities. 
These  buildings  of  God  men  must  erect. 

Nothing  so  businesslike,  so  economical, 


has  ever  been  undertaken  among  us  as  this 
method  of  church  extension.  In  the  first 
place,  it  is  not  a  charity,  and  does  not  cul- 
tivate the  spirit  of  pauperism.  This  in  itself 
is  of  immense  value  to  churches  as  well  as 
to  individuals.  Its  help  is  a  loan  which  ac- 
complishes the  purposes  of  a  gift  in  its  im- 
mediate results,  and  then  returns  to  the 
board  with  interest  to  bless  another  church. 
In  the  second  place,  it  calls  out  gifts  from 
the  community  in  which  the  church  is 
erected,  which  would  not  otherwise  be  made, 
and  thus  adds  immensely  to  the  sum  total 
of  liberality  in  the  churches  and  to  the  total 
value  of  church  property.  And,  again,  it 
cultivates  the  business  habit  of  doing  things 
which  has  proven  very  beneficial  to  many 
churches.  Besides  all  this,  the  fund  is  a 
perpetual  stimulus  to  scattered  Disciples  to 
meet  and  organize  themselves  for  worship 
and  work,  as  they  have  assurance  that  when 
they  have  done  their  utmost  they  can  find  a 
helping  hand  in  the  Board  of  Church  Ex- 
tension. It  would  be  difficult  to  exaggerate 
the  value  to  our  cause  and  to  Christianity 
in  general,  of  the  introduction  of  this  prac- 
tical business  method  into  Christianity.  It 
is  not  strange  that  many  persons  possessed 
of  means,  part  of  which  they  wish  to  conse- 
crate to  the  use  of  the  church  perpetually 
in  the  future,  should  devote  it  to  church 
extension,  either  on  the  annuity  plan  or  as 
a  "Named  Loan  Fund,"  or  in  any  other 
way  in  which  the  board  receives  gifts  for 
its  use. 

The  first  Lord's  day  in  September  has 
come  to  be  generally  known  among  us  as 
"Church  Extension  Day."  It  is  the  time  set 
apart  for  an  offering  from  all  the  churches 
for  the  benefit  of  this  fund.  It  is  not  in  the 
power  of  all  to  donate  large  sums  in  either 
of  the  ways  mentioned  above,  but  these  an- 
nual offerings  furnish  an  opportunity  to  all 
to  have  a  permanent  investment  in  this 
feature  of  church  work.  The  fund  has  been 
so  wisely  managed,  its  results  have  been  so 
beneficent,  that  it  is  commending  itself 
more  and  more  to  the  favor  of  the  churches, 
and  there  should  be  a  corresponding  in- 
crease in  the  liberality  of  these  annual  of- 
ferings, We  have  hitherto  frequently 
given  special  numbers  of  the  Christian- 
Evangelist  for  the  benefit  of  the  annual 
offering  to  this  fund,  but  in  our  judgment 
and  that  of  the  corresponding  secretary, 
the  time  has  come  when  this  is  no  longer 
necessary,  but  when  a  simple  reminder  as  to 
the  time  of  the  offering  is  all  that  is  needed. 
Let  us  hope  that  this  confidence  in  the  in- 
telligence and  liberality  of  the  brotherhood 
will  not  prove  to  have  been  misplaced  by 
the  results  of  the  September  offering. 


The  Small  College. 

The  question  which  occasionally  arises 
whether  the  small  college  or  the  university 
is  the  more  useful,  is  about  as  pertinent  as 
a  dispute  as  to  the  relative  importance  of 
the  top  and  the  bottom  of  a  ladder.  They 
are  different  things  with  different  work  to 
do  and,  although  they  are  in  some  respects 
opposites,  they  ought  never  to  be  mutually 
antagonistic.  In  our  zeal  for  large  things 
it  is  to  be  hoped  that  we  will  never  think 
that  the  day  of  the  small  college  is  past. 
Its  place  is  permanent.  It  must  continue 
to  stand  near  the  people  as  the  concrete 
embodiment  of  the  ideals  of  higher  educa- 
tion and   as  the  most  immediate   means  of 


acquiring  it.  The  small  college  with  its 
limited  resources — for  that  is  usually  the 
only  thing  that  keeps  it  small — cannot 
compete  with  the  heavily  endowed  univer- 
sities in  the  training  of  specialists,  and  it 
is  foolish  for  it  to  try.  But  as  a  means  of 
diffusing  liberal  education  among  the  rank 
and  file  of  the  people,  who  have  no  desire 
to  become  specialists  and  who  cannot  go 
far  from  home  for  their  schooling,  the 
small  college  must  remain  a  permanent 
factor  in  our  educational  machinery. 

The  university,  on  the  other  hand,  has  a 
sphere  of  its  own.  The  public  mind  has 
become  confused  in  this  country  by  the 
shadowy  distinction  which  has  been  made 
between  the  college  and  the  university.  A 
good  little  school,  with  four  college  classes 
and  a  standard  for  admission  abo\it  up  to 
the  middle  year  of  a  first  rate  high  school, 
would  acquire  a  commercial  college  or 
affiliate  with  a  dental  school  in  a  neighbor- 
ing city  and  the  result  would  be  a  univer- 
sity granting  all  the  degrees  from  A.  B.  to 
D.  D.  Even  the  greatest  of  the  universi- 
ties have  contributed  to  the  confusion  by 
the  fact  that  each  of  them  usually  contains 
within  itself  a  college  as  one  of  its  depart- 
ments. The  collegiate  or  undergraduate 
department  of  a  university  can  of  course 
come  into  competition  with  other  colleges, 
though  the  university  itself  cannot  do  so. 
It  would  tend  to  a  clearer  understanding  if 
the  university  proper — that  is,  the  post- 
graduate departments  in  which  specialists 
are  trained— were  separated  from  its  one 
college  that  it  might  co-operate  more  cor- 
dially with  all  the  colleges  which  ought  to 
be  its  feeders. 

Jealousy  among  institutions  of  learning 
is  almost  as  revolting  a  spectacle  as  jeal- 
ousy among  churches.  It  would  be  impos- 
sible if  there  were  a  clear  understanding  of 
those  respects  in  which  their  work  is  one, 
and  hence  should  be  harmonious,  and  of 
those  respects  in  which  it  is  different,  and 
hence  cannot  clash. 

J* 

Professor  McDia.rmid. 

The  death  of  Professor  Hugh  McDiarmid 
of  Hiram  College  will  be  a  surprise  and  a 
shock  to  his  many  friends.  He  was  a  man 
or  marked  ability  and  had  filled  a  large 
place  among  the  Disciples  of  Christ  as  a 
preacher  and  pastor,  as  the  editor  at  one 
time  of  the  Christian  Standard,  as  president 
of  Bethany  College,  where  he  succeeded  A. 
McLean,  and  during  the  last  few  years  as  a 
professor  in  Hiram  College.  His  was  a 
busy  and  a  useful  life,  and  though  his 
three  score  years  and  ten  were  not  yet 
spent,  he  had  well  earned  the  reward  into 
which  he  has  now  entered.  His  type  of 
mind  was  naturally  conservative  and  in  the 
defense  of  his  views  of  truth  he  developed 
an  argumentative  style  of  writing  which 
was  a  formidable  instrument.  He  was  un- 
ceasing and  unsparing  in  the  defense  and 
advocacy  of  the  truth  as  he  understood  it 
and  resisted  with  all  his  powers  anything 
which  in  his  judgment  had  a  tendency  to 
undermine  the  authority  of  the  Scriptures. 
At  our  request,  the  article  which  appears 
on  page  1068  has  been  prepared  by  Bro.  F. 
M.  Green,  whose  long  connection  with 
Hiram  and  whose  recent  authorship  of  The 
History  of  Hiram  College  particularly  fit 
him  for  this  service. 


1062 


THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


August  22,  1901 


I 


Ea.rthiness  in  Literature. 

~We*do  not  use  the  term  "earthiness"  as 
a  synonym  for  baseness,  brutality  and 
sensuality,  but  as  expressive  of  a  certain 
sturdy  virtue.  So  long  as  it  is  conceded 
that  the  earth  is  the  Lord's  and  the  fulness 
thereof,  we  must  believe  that  there  is  a 
sense  in  which  earthiness  is  no  vice  but  a 
source  and  sign  of  honest  strength  and 
health  and  sanity.  It  is  inevitable  that 
one  should  recall  in  this  connection  the 
Greek  myth  of  the  giant  who  wrestled  with 
Hercules — or  perhaps  it  was  with  Atlas — 
and  every  time  he  touched  foot  to  his 
mother  earth  his  strength  became  twice  as 
great  as  it  had  been  before.  The  results  of 
such  geometrical  progressions  are  always 
very  surprising,  and  it  was  no  wonder  that 
his  antagonist  found  him  invincible  on  his 
own  ground. 

Would  it  not  be  a  blessing  to  the  liter- 
ary world  and  to  every  one  who  loveth  or 
maketh^a  ,'book,  if  this  giant's  secret  of 
finding  strength  through  keeping  at  least 
one  foot}  on  the  earth  should  become  a 
thoroughly  open  secret  among  all  writers? 
"When  one  reflects  upon  the  futile  efforts 
of  the  feeble  fledglings  who  essay  to  emu- 
late the  Teagle's  flight,  who  pierce  the 
clouds,  dally  with  the  lightnings  and  lose 
themselves  in  empty  space,  the  practical 
question  suggests  itself — What  for?  What 
is  the  use  of  all  this  eloquence  in  the  upper 
air,  this  heaven- defying  rhetoric,  this 
mist-enshrouded  poesy?  If  literature  were 
only  an  amusement,  these  would  do  very 
well,  for  it  must  be  fun  to  play  with  solar 
systems  like  a  box  of  dominoes,  and  there 
are  writers  who  evidently  find  absorbing 
entertainment  in  hide-and-9eek  among  the 
clouds.  They  are  welcome  to  their  sport 
wherever  they  find  it,  but  only  those  de- 
serve to  be  seriously  considered  as  contrib- 
utors to  real  literature  who  keep  their  feet 
upon  the  earth.  Literature  is  both  an  ex- 
pression of  civilization  and  an  instrument  of 
civilization.  It  must  live  where  men  lire. 
It  may  look  up  and  lift  up,  but  it  may  not 
cut  loose  from  all  human  concerns  and  go 
up  to  the  misty  upper  depths  of  rhetorical 
bombast  or  over-subtlety  of  analysis. 

Spoken  literature,  oratory,  has  passed 
through  its  period  of  soaring  and  has  come 
to  be  a  practical  and  useful  instrument 
which  a  thoughtful  man  can  employ  with- 
out forfeiting  his  self-respect.  But  most 
of  the  writers  of  fiction,  which  is  at  once 
the  bulkiest  and  the  most  important  de- 
partment of  contemporary  literature,  have 
yet  to  learn  how  to  keep  their  feet  on  the 
earth  without  putting  them  in  the  mire.  It 
is  a  striking  fact  that  some  of  the  most 
successful  books  of  recent  years  have  been 
books  devoid  of  technical  literary  merit. 
They  have  been  popular,  not  because  the 
untutored  public  has  a  genius  for  admiring 
the  wrong  thing,  but  because  the  untutored 
public  found  in  them  a  degree  of  earth- 
born  strength  which,  even  though  unac- 
companied by  purely  literary  merit,  was 
preferable  to  the  cloud-begotten  subtleties 
which  weaker  men  have  clothed  in  better 
style.  It  was  altogether  to  the  credit  of 
the  public  that  it  bought  David  Harum  by 
the  hundred  thousand  and  that  it  leaves  the 
works  of  Mr.  Henry  James  to  the  patron- 
age of  those  who  have  reputations  to  sus- 
tain as  lovers  of  literature.  A  recent  re- 
viewer rightly  interprets  the  public  mind 
in  saying:  "Whenever  we  are  over- 
wrought by  Mr.  James's  delicacy  of  touch 


in  spinning  the  shadows  of  a  film,  we  feel 
around  for  the  recuperative  grasp  of  a 
horny  hand,  and  sigh  for  the  'be  gosh'  of 
our  fathers  who,  however  fatally  they  may 
have  split  their  infinitives,  never  split 
hairs." 

The  recuperative  grasp  of  a  horny  hand 
is  not  literature,  but  it  is  a  healthy  touch 
and  has  helped  many  a  man  to  a  clearer 
view  of  the  realities  of  life,  and  it  brushes 
the  cobwebs  out  of  the  mind.  The  choky 
feeling  which  comes  when  one  begins  to 
talk  about  the  old  red  barn,  and  the  willows 
down  by  the  creek,  and  the  old  swimmin' 
hole,  and  the  old  oaken  bucket,  is  not  a 
feeling  of  literary  appreciation,  but  it  has 
run  many  a  book  into  a  tenth  edition  and 
is  altogether  a  wholesome  thrill.  It  is  one 
way  of  keeping  one's  feet  on  the  earth — 
not  the  only  way,  but  one  of  the  most 
obvious.  When  one  can  acquire  command 
of  literary  technique  without  losing  the 
smell  of  the  soil  and  the  odor  of  the  fields, 
then  we  have  literature  that  is  both  popular 
and  good. 

The  Education   Society. 

The  American  Christian  Education  So- 
ciety, which  was  organized  at  the  congress 
at  Lexington,  under  the  sanction  of  a  vote 
of  the  General  Convention  at  Kansas  City, 
ought  to  have  prominent  recognition  at  the 
Minneapolis  convention.  This  is  a  new  and 
highly  important  organization  which  will 
fill  a  place  in  our  co-operative  work  where 
there  has  hitherto  been  a  distinct  and  dis- 
tressing gap.  The  Presbyterians  and  other 
denominations  have  educational  societies 
co-ordinate  with  their  missionary  so- 
cieties and  disburse  hundreds  of  thousands 
of  dollars  through  them  annually.  There 
is  no  more  reason  for  leaving  our  educa- 
tional interests  to  be  managed  purely  as 
private  enterprises,  than  for  going  back  to 
anti -society  methods  of  missionary  work. 
Large  things  can  be  accomplished  only  by 
co-operation.  Hitherto  we  have  done 
small  things  in  education,  and  have  done 
even  these  with  great  difficulty,  because  we 
have  lacked  co-operation.  There  is  no 
danger  that  the  Education  Society  will 
assume  a  dangerous  degree  of  authority 
over  our  colleges.  The  colleges  are  well 
protected  by  their  charters  and  their  con- 
trol is  vested  in  their  respective  boards  of 
trustees.  But  there  are  many  things  which 
the  brotherhood  can  do  through  the  Edu  - 
cation  Society  to  promote  the  harmony 
and  effectiveness  of  our  several  institu- 
tions of  learning. 

It  is  not  proposed,  however,  to  establish 
a  mere  committee  of  advisers.  A  mission- 
ary society  constructed  on  that  principle 
and  with  no  treasury,  would  be  recognized 
as  a  feeble  institution.  It  must  have 
money,  and  it  can  be  useful  in  educating 
the  people  to  give  money  for  education  and 
in  helping  them  to  give  it  where  it  will  do 
the  most  good.  For  instance:  Suppose 
there  is  a  prosperous  brother  who  could 
give  fifty  thousand  dollars  for  education 
and  is  favorably  disposed  toward  that 
cause,  but  has  no  special  interest  in  one  of 
our  schools  more  than  another.  He  knows 
in  advance  that  if  he  sends  for  the  repre- 
sentative of  any  school  he  will  be  advised 
to  give  his  money  to  that  particular  school. 
The  representative  of  one  school  has  the 
needs  of  that  school  before  his  mind  and 
upon  his  heart;  he  cannot  be  expected  to 


view  the  whole  field  dispassionately  and  in 
true  perspective.  Knowing  this,  the  rich 
brother  either  does  not  confer  with  the 
representative  of  one  school ;  or  he  unduly 
discounts  his  appeal  as  an  ex  parte  state- 
ment; or  he  confers  with  representatives 
of  several  schools,  and  in  the  midst  of  their 
various  appeals,  which  seem  to  be  conflict- 
ing forces,  he  is  unmoved  by  any.  In  any 
case,  the  rich  brother  probably  gets 
puzzled  and  ends  by  giving  nothing  at  all. 

How  much  simpler  it  would  be  for  him  if 
he  would  remember  that  we  have  an  Edu- 
cation Society.  If  he  knows  where  he 
wants  to  give  his  money,  well  and  good.  If 
he  has  no  me?ns  of  choosing  among  the 
several  colleges,  let  him  give  the  money  to 
the  Education  Society  which,  being  com- 
posed of  men  who  know  our  educational 
needs  and  who  can  view  the  whole  field 
without  prejudice  or  passion,  will  put  it 
where  it  will  do  the  most  good. 

Surely  this  is  a  practical  and  mucii 
needed  organization,  and  one  deserving 
general  support.  It  is  not  a  private  enter- 
prise, but  is  authorized  by  the  General 
Convention.  It  needs  money,  a3  every  en- 
terprise does  which  expects  to  accomplish 
anything.  The  payment  of  five  dollars  a 
year  constitutes  one  an  annual  member, 
and  ten  dollars  a  year  for  five  years  pays 
for  a  life  membership.  See  the  statement 
from  the  treasurer  in  Our  Budget.  The 
Education  Society  ought  to  make  a  good 
showing  at  the  Minneapolis  convention 
where  it  makes  its  formal  debut. 

J* 

Notes  and    Comments 

Santos-Dumont,  the  Brazilian  aeronaut 
who  has  been  astonishing  Paris  by  flying 
around  the  Eiffel  Tower  and  almost  ful- 
filling the  conditions  for  winning  the 
Deutsch  prize,  is  not  without  his  rivals. 
Seven  other  ambitious  aeronauts  have  their 
machines  either  ready  for  the  trial  or  in 
process  of  construction  with  the  same  ob- 
ject in  view — the  winning  of  the  hundred 
thousand  francs  and  everlasting  fame. 
With  eight  air- ships  tilting  at  the  Eiffel 
Tower  and  nearly  a  dozen  arctic  expedi- 
tions racing  for  the  pole,  it  appears  that 
two  of  the  principal  tasks  of  the  twentieth 
century  may  be  performed  before  its  first 
year  has  expired,  and  two  new  realms  may 
thereby  be  added  to  man's  domain.  The 
wireless  telegraphy  problem  will  perhaps 
be  solved  about  the  same  time. 

Are  there  to  be  no  silent  men  of  action 
left  in  the  world?  Such  were  at  one  time 
the  admired  of  all  admirers,  but  now,  alas! 
every  man  who  does  something  gets  him- 
self interviewed,  says  something  foolish 
and  has  to  send  his  aureole  back  to  the 
factory  for  repairs  before  the  new  has  worn 
off  of  it.  The  German  papers  are  com- 
plaining that  Count  von  Waldersee  haa 
been  talking  too  much  since  his  return 
from  China  two  weeks  ago.  From  this  it 
appears  that  the  faculty  of  superfluous  and 
infelicitous  talk  is  not  confined  to  men  who 
have  done  something.  It  is  bad  enough 
for  a  man  to  talk  about  the  things  which 
he  has  done,  but  for  one  to  become  gar- 
rulous on  the  subject  of  the  things  which 
he  has  not  done  is  intolerable.  It  is  sus- 
pected that  the  Count  has  his  eye  on  the 
position  of  Chancellor,  which  is  now  occu- 
pied by  a  much  younger  and  more  vigor- 
ous man  than  himself. 


August  22,  1901 


THE  CHR1STIAN-EVANGELIS1 


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One  of  the  amusing  features  of  current 
politics  is  the  way  in  which  Republican 
papers  emphasize  the  popularity  of  Mr. 
Bryan  and  the  Kansas  City  platform  by 
way  of  discouraging  the  reorganizers. 
One  would  think  that  they  had  suddenly 
become  free  silver  organs. 

The  transatlantic  line  of  steamers  from 
Chicago  via  the  Great  Lakes  and  the  St. 
Lawrence  has  been  suspended  owing  to 
exorbitant  rates  of  marine  insurance  on 
this  route.  Our  enterprising  neighbor 
would  better  try  the  Mississippi-and-Gulf 
route  the  next  time  it  aspires  to  the  unique 
honor  of  being  an  inland  seaport. 

Admiral  Cervera  refuses  to  say  whether 
he  thinks  he  was  whipped  by  Sampson  or 
Schley  at  Santiago.  Perhaps  he  cherishes 
a  secret  hope  that  the  court  of  inquiry  will 
compromise  by  declaring  in  his  favor. 
Really  he  does  show  up  to  very  good  ad- 
vantage at  this  distance  of  time,  even  if  he 
did  lose  the  fight. 

It  is  suggested  that  there  may  be  no 
director-general  for  the  World's  Fair  of 
1903,  the  heads  of  departments  forming  a 
council  for  general  supervision.  In  that 
case,  will  it  illustrate  the  truth  that  "too 
many  cooks  spoil  the  broth,"  or  that  "in 
the  multitude  of  councillors  there  is  wis- 
dom"? Our  English  proverbs  are  so  con- 
venient to  apply  to  either  side  of  any  ques- 
tion. 

X 

It  is  said  that  during  the  la9t  two  weeks 
the  Navy  Department  has  received  40,000 
letters  containing  advice  about  the  Schley- 
Sampson  investigation.  Evidently  all  the 
people  who  talk  too  much  have  not  yet  gotten 
into  the  navy.  Until  the  Courtof  Inquiry 
has  given  its  decision — and  as  much  longer 
as  possible — the  man  in  the  street  and  the 
man  in  the  office  will  do  well  to  emulate 
Admiral  Cervera  and  the  cautious  clam. 

Government  reports  show  that  alcohol, 
internally  administered,  does  not  quicken 
the  activity  of  the  brain  even  temporarily. 
Yet  many  men  use  it  as  a  mental  stimulant 
and  think  they  can  not  do  their  best  work 
without  it.  All  it  really  does  is  to  dull  the 
sense  of  duty  and  obscure  the  conscious- 
ness of  one's  shortcoming.  There  is  a 
world  of  difference  between  being  bright 
enough  to  succeed  and  being  stupid  enough 
not  to  know  that  you  have  failed.  Alcohol 
produces  only  the  latter  condition. 

A  transport,  containing  400  teachers  of 
both  sexes,  bound  for  the  Philippines, 
stopped  at  Honolulu  long  enough  to  allow 
30  couples  of  the  pedagogues  to  get  mar- 
ried. The  voyage  across  the  Pacific  is  so 
much  longer  than  that  across  the  Atlantic 
that  matrimony  has  to  be  substituted  for 
quoits  and  shuffle-board  as  a  steamer  game. 
That  section  of  the  sea  must  have  been  ex- 
ceptionally brilliant  with  30  honeymoons 
shining  at  once.  The  ship  has  gone  on  its 
way  and  the  young  couples  are  happy — in 
fact  they  are  in  transports. 

The  Glasgow  International  Industrial 
Exhibition,  which  is  now  being  held,  par- 
takes of  the  sober  temperament  of  its 
Scotch  projectors.  It  is  short  on  Midway 
features  and  long  on  instructive  exhibits  of 


industry  and  commerce'.  It  is  complained 
that  the  people  are  not  interested  in  it. 
The  talk  about  expositions  as  great  popular 
educators  is  all  right,  within  limits,  but 
the  average  exposition  crowd  wants  fun. 
It  can  be  reached  and  instructed  (if  not 
educated )  through  the  Midway,  if  it  is  the 
right  sort.  It  is  at  this  point,  the  amuse- 
ment concessions,  that  the  world's  fairs  of 
the  future  will  find  either  their  greatest 
success  or  their  direst  failure. 

The  Interior  (Presbyterian)  has  the  fol- 
lowing astute  parable  on  the  creed  question 
which  will  serve  to  indicate  that  Dr.  Gray 
at  least  and  some  others  of  his  denomina- 
tion are  not  helplessly  bound  like  Siamese 
twins  to  the  defunct  body  of  any  Westmin- 
ster confession  or  other  creed: 

Thou  shalt  not  make  unto  thyself  any 
graven  image  nor  any  likeness  of  anything 
in  heaven  above,  the  earth  beneath  nor  the 
waters  under  the  earth,  to  bow  down  to  and 
worship  it.  The  Romanists  make  saints  in 
the  likeness  of  gods  and  worship  them,  and 
then  make  a  Pope  and  hierarchy  in  the 
likeness  of  the  saints  and  pay  homage  to 
them,  and  thus  get  two  removes  from  God 
for  their  object  of  piety.  We  act  on  the 
same  principle  in  regard  to  the  Word  of 
God.  We  make  what  we  call  a  likeness  of 
the  Scriptures  and  worship  it.  Then  we 
make  little  creedal  gods  in  the  likeness  of 
that  and  worship  them.  And  when  we 
have  persecuted  the  Shadrachs,  Meshachs 
and  Abednegos  and  the  Daniels  who  refuse 
such  homage,  thrown  them  into  dens  of 
ecclesiastical  lions,  we  get  up  furnaces 
of  heresy  trials  and  roast  them,  and  then 
we  go  home,  eat  and  drink  and  wipe  our 
mouths  and  say,  "Behold,  we  have  done  no 
evil." 


Editor's  Ea.sy  Chair 

o  r 

Maicatawa  M\i  sings. 

There  is  something  in  this  cooler  north- 
west breeze  which  has  prevailed  for  several 
days,  and  in  the  fierce  growling  of  the  gray 
wolves  of  the  lake,  that  reminds  one  that 
the  summer  is  rapidly  passing  and  that 
autumn  with  her  red  banners  will  soon  be 
here.  The  cooler  water  has  brought  in  the 
perch,  and  all  this  morning  a  fleet  of  row- 
boats  lay  out  upon  the  blue  waters  of  Lake 
Michigan  near  the  piers,  and  in  full  view  of 
our  veranda.  This  is  a  great  time  for  am- 
ateur anglers,  for  everybody  can  catch 
perch.  But  a  rising  wind  has  filled  the 
lake  with  whitecaps  and  driven  the  small 
boats  to  shelter.  Not,  however,  until  an 
abundant  supply  had  been  laid  in  for  table 
use.  While  perch- fishing  does  not  meet 
the  demands  of  your  genuine  lover  of  the 
ancient  art  of  angling,  it  is  not  bad  sport 
to  sit  in  a  boat  rocked  gently  by  the  swell 
of  the  waves,  and  see  your  fish  coming  up 
through  the  clear  depths  of  water,  on  your 
hook,  to  be  landed  in  the  boat.  When  you 
add  to  this  the  economic  value  of  the  sport, 
its  popularity  is  not  surprising. 
^» 

On  a  recent  afternoon  we  had  a  little  ex- 
perience in  fishing  from  the  same  boat  with 
two  distinguished  theologians,  who  proved 
themselves  to  be  as  unsuccessful  fishermen 
as  they  are  successful  preachers.  We 
were,  of  course,  fishing  for  game  fish,  and 
more  than  once  we  had  desirable  and  prom- 
ising "strikes,"  but  they  would  come  right 
in  the  midst  of  some  theological  discussion 
and  would  find  us  unprepared  to  make  the 
most  of  them.  Once  the  doctor  from  Ken- 
tucky was  so  surprised  by  the  "strike"  that 


he  threw  his  fish  clear  in  the  rear  of  him. 
The  Chicago  doctor,  being  engaged  in  some 
fine  philosophical  or  metaphysical  distinc- 
tion, would  allow  the  fish  to  eat  up  his  bait 
without  impaling  one  on  his  hook.  It  was 
not  the  first  illustration  we  have  had  that 
theology  and  ichthyology  do  not  necessa- 
rily go  together.  When  the  apostles  went 
fishing  we  imagine  they  left  their  theology 
at  home.  Their  example  should  be  follow- 
ed in  this  respect  as  in  others. 

The  Assembly  here  came  to  a  graceful 
and  enthusiastic  close  on  Sunday  night 
last.  Prof.  Lloyd,  who  had  given  the 
series  of  Bible  lectures  during  the  week, 
preached  on  Lord's  day  afternoon  to  a 
large  and  very  appreciative  audience.  It 
was  an  able  exposition  of  the  text,  "Blessed 
are  the  pure  in  heart,  for  they  shall  see 
God."  In  the  evening  the  beach  service 
was  largely  attended  in  spite  of  the  chilly 
atmosphere.  The  writer  led  the  meeting 
and  called  upon  several  for  short  speeches, 
including  Chaplain  Claude  E.  Hill,  of 
Missouri,  Bro.  Grim,  of  Chicago,  and  Prof. 
Lloyd,  who  made  some  farewell  remarks, 
as  he  was  to  leave  on  the  boat  that  night. 
He  spoke  appreciatively  of  his  treatment 
by  the  people  of  the  Park,  and  of  the 
many  expressions  of  appreciation  of  his 
work  by  those  who  had  been  helped  by  his 
Bible  studies.  At  the  close  of  his  remarks, 
the  leader  of  the  meeting  said  that  as  all 
the  people  of  the  Park  could  not  take  him 
by  the  hand,  and  tell  him  good-bye,  he 
would  do  it  for  them,  and  clasping  his 
hand,  he  told  the  Professor  how  the  people 
loved  him  for  his  works'  sake,  and  bade 
him  God  speed  in  his  good  work.  "God 
be  with  you  till  we  meet  again,"  was  sung, 
and  our  brother  went  on  his  way  rejoicing 
at  the  evidence  of  good  accomplished. 

Thus  ends  Macatawa  Assembly  for  1901. 
That  it  has  helped  many  to  a  better  under- 
standing of  the  Bible,  and  hence  to  a 
stronger  faith,  was  made  manifest  by  many 
expressions  which  were  made  to  the  lecturer 
himself  and  to  others.  Catholics  as  well 
as  Protestants,  non- Christian  as  well  as 
Christian,  heard  him  with  profit,  according 
to  their  own  testimony.  He  might  be 
classed  as  a  higher  critic,  because  he  thor- 
oughly believes  in  the  right  and  duty  of 
applying  the  severest  scientific  principles 
of  literary  and  historical  investigation  to 
the  Bible ;  but  he  is  a  reverent  believer  in 
the  divine  message  it  contains  to  men.  He 
refuses,  however,  to  be  turned  aside  from 
the  necessary  conclusions  resulting  from 
the  application  of  these  principles,  be- 
cause they  run  across  preconceived  opin- 
ions and  theories,  venerable  with  age  and 
sacred  in  the  minds  of  many  people.  For 
this  reason  he  no  doubt  receives  something 
else  besides  blessing  and  good  wishes  from 
the  people.  From  some  remarks  he  dropped 
we  judge  he  has  felt  the  keen  sting  of  mis- 
representation and  misapprehension.  But 
what  does  that  amount  to,  to  one  who  be- 
lieves in  God  and  is  conscious  of  rendering 
Him  honest  service? 

Just  as  we  close  these  lines,  we  are  to 
leave  Macatawa  Park  for  a  few  days  to 
preach  and  conduct  some  Bible  studies  at 
Fountain  Park  Assembly  in  northern  In- 
diana. We  will  probably  have  something 
to  say  about  this  place  in  our  next. 

Macataiaa  Park,  Aug.  15. 


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THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


August  22,  1901 


15he  OLD  BOOK  IN  THE  NEW  CRUCIBLE 

By  J.  J.  HALEY. 


I.     The  Crucible  of  Science. 

I  have  no  intention  of  discussing  in  detail 
the  well  worn  question  of  science  and  re- 
ligion. It  is  not  my  purpose  to  endeavor  to 
reconcile  science  and  the  Bible.  "Where  I 
do  not  recognize  contradiction  it  is  not 
likely  that  I  shall  waste  time  on  schemes  of 
reconciliation.  Between  science  and  re- 
ligion there  is  no  conflict,  nor  the  semblance 
of  it.  It  is  indisputable  as  a  matter  of  con- 
temporaneous history  that  some  men's  in- 
terpretation of  religion  and  other  men's  de- 
ductions from  supposed  scientific  data  do 
hot  readily  harmonize,  but  between  two 
things  that  occupy  such  widely  different 
spheres  as  material  science  and  a  spiritual 
faith,  there  is  and  can  be  no  real  antagon- 
ism. It  is  conspicuously  a  fact,  or  was  in 
the  very  recent  past,  that  several  of  the 
foremost  leaders  in  the  scientific  domain 
were  outspoken  opponents  of  the  supernat- 
ural in  Christianity,  chiefly  on  account  of 
the  failure  to  find  a  place  for  the  miraculous 
in  their  scheme  of  an  evolutionary  universe. 
This  arose  not  legitimately  from  either 
science  or  the  supernatural,  but  from  a 
mental  one-sidedness  frequently  character- 
istic of  specialism,  that  forces  one  scientific 
principle  out  of  its  own  field  of  action  to  in- 
termeddle in  the  affairs  of  another.  Prom 
the  chronic  habit  of  looking  at  one  half  of 
the  world,  and  that  the  material  half,  spir- 
itual perception  was  dulled,  and  the  men- 
tal all-sidedness  of  vision  and  development 
was  lacking  to  see  all  round  the  periphery 
of  truth,  and  through  the  upper  as  well  as 
the  lower  half  of  the  circle. 

We  have  no  quarrel  with  men  when  they 
bring  to  light  scientific  facts,  or  apply 
scientific  methods  to  the  investigation  of 
all  kinds  of  .questions.  In  all  experiment, 
observation,  and  research,  designed  to  add 
to  the  world's  stock  of  accurate  and  avail- 
able knowledge,  we  bid  them  God  speed. 
It  is  only  when  they  venture  to  label  ex- 
travagant speculations,  conjectural  hy- 
potheses, and  reckless  deductions  from 
doubtful  or  half  established  premises, 
science,  which  other  men  employ  as  a  kind 
of  fulcrum  to  disturb  the  equilibrium  of  our 
faith,  that  we  have  a  right  to  demur,  and  do 
emphatically  demur.  When  we  remember 
that  the  true3t  science  is  constantly  in  a 
state  of  flux,  that  it  is  progressive,  and  sub- 
ject to  change  and  modification  with  the 
process  of  the  suns,  that  the  science  of  to- 
day may  not  be  the  science  of  to-morrow, 
that  the  scientific  facts  of  this  week  may  be 
the  unscientific  moonshine  of  next  week — 
when  such  facts  as  these  are  considered, 
they  should  make  us  extremely  cautious  in 
basing  conclusions  derogatory  to  revealed 
religion  upon  such  slender  and  uncertain 
premises.  A  failure  to  regard  this  acknowl- 
edged instability  of  science,  and  a  reckless 
disposition  to  base  conclusions  upon  what 
is  only  conjectured  to  be  true,  has  caused 
some  very  eminent  men  to  make  themselves 
ridiculous  in  trying  to  forge  weapons  out  of 
such  materials  to  destroy  the  faith  of  men 
in  the  word  of  God.  We  have  nothing  but 
admiration  for  genuine  science,  and  men  of 
science,  but  we  object  to  having,  even  in 
the  name  of  science,  conjectures  thrust  at 
us  for  facts,  and  speculations  proposed  as 
substitutes  for  the   realities  of  moral  con- 


sciousness and  the  ascertained  truths  of 
divine  revelation. 

It  will  be  interesting  and  suggestive  and 
pertinent  to  the  subject  in  hand  to  briefly 
trace  the  history  of  what  was  known  as  the 
conflict  between  science  and  the  Bible.  A 
few  year3  ago  materialistic  science  won 
conspicuity,  if  not  distinction,  in  making 
war  upon  the  Bible,  or  more  properly  speak- 
ing, upon  Archbishop  Ussher's  chronology 
of  the  Bible,  and  the  orthodox  interpreta- 
tion of  Genesis,  on  two  questions:  The 
origin  of  life  and  the  antiquity  of  man.  The 
doctrine  of  evolution,  as  propounded  by 
Darwin  and  his  followers,  was  laid  hold 
upon  by  agnostic  scientists  to  discredit  the 
biblical  idea  of  creation  and  to  annihilate 
the  notion  of  a  personal  creator.  The  mys- 
tery of  the  world  was  to  be  explained  on 
naturalisti  3  grounds.  The  miraculous  must 
go,  and  God  must  step  down  and  out.  Be- 
fore this  could  be  done,  however,  the  origin 
of  life  must  be  accounted  for  without  the 
agency  of  the  supernatural,  and  the  date  of 
man's  appearance  on  the  planet  must  be 
pushed  back  into  an  antiquity  so  remote  as  to 
be  beyond  conceivable  calculation,  in  order 
to  give  the  evolutionary  forces  time  to  work 
their  products  into  shape.  The  first  busi- 
ness of  this  skeptical  scientism  was  to  ex- 
plain the  beginning  of  life  on  the  globe 
without  the  intervention  of  a  personal 
creator  or  the  use  of  a  launching  miracle ; 
hence  the  doctrine  of  spontaneous  genera- 
tion which  was  proclaimed  all  over  the 
world  as  a  fact  of  science.  This  new 
demonstration  that  matter  under  certain 
chemical  conditions  contained  the  power 
and  potency  to  originate  life  was  to  do 
yeoman  service  for  infidelity  in  overthrow- 
ing the  biblical  doctrine  of  a  miraculous 
creation. 

But  how  do  matters  stand  now?  Spon- 
taneous generation  is  an  exploded  fiction  of 
a  bastard  science.  It  is  a  demonstrated  cer- 
tainty by  a  series  of  protracted  and  careful 
experiments  long  ago  made,  that  the  idea 
of  the  spontaneous  generation  of  life  is  an 
unproved  assertion,  if  not  a  sheer  delusion, 
an  imagination  of  enthusiasts  and  not  a 
fact  of  science.  The  only  defence  now  is  to 
place  it  in  the  realm  of  faith,  without  evi- 
dence, and  say  that  the  conditions  prevail- 
ing a  million  years  ago  on  the  planet  might 
have  been  so  different  from  what  they  are 
now  as  to  make  spontaneous  generation  pos- 
sible. Yes,  and  they  might  have  been  such 
as  to  make  it  impossible,  and  "might  have 
been's"  are  hardly  of  sufficient  solidity  to 
make  a  foundation  for  science.  It  is  now  con- 
fessed that  the  scientific  and  biblical  doctrine 
of  Biogenesis,  that  life  springs  from  life,  is 
victorious  all  along  the  line.  Even  Huxley 
declared  that  life  is  not  the  product  of  or- 
ganization, but  that  organization  is  the 
product  of  life. 

But  this  compulsory  change  of  front  did 
not  damp  the  ardor  of  skeptical  scientists  in 
their  search  for  the  origin  of  life  without 
God,  although  it  is  now  universally  con- 
ceded in  scientific  circles  that  it  is  not  the 
function  of  science  to  deal  with  origins. 
The  reader  will  readily  recall  the  now 
familiar  story  of  Prof.  Huxley  and  his 
bantling  Bathybius.  In  1868  Her  Majesty's 
ship  the  Porcupine  in  her  deep  sea  sound- 


ings brought  up  a  quantity  of  sea  mud,  a 
slimy  ooze  from  the  bottom  of  the  North 
Atlantic  Ocean,  which  on  being  submitted 
to  examination  by  the  famous  professor, 
was  pronounced  by  him  capable  of  produc- 
ing life.  This  discovery  was  hailed  with  a 
shout  of  exultation  all  round  the  world, 
and  profane  philosophers  did  not  hesitate 
to  declare  that  Bathybius  would  turn  God 
out  of  doors.  Frederick  Strauss  over  in 
Germany,  of  whom  we  then  heard  much  in 
connection  with  his  mythical  theory  of  the 
life  of  Jesus,  in  his  last  book,  published  a 
short  time  before  his  death,  stated  that  the 
chasm  between  the  organic  and  the  inor- 
ganic always  seemed  to  him  impassable 
until  the  discovery  of  Bathybius.  By  that 
discovery  the  chasm  was  bridged  and  he  no 
longer  needed  to  think  of  miracles  or  of 
God.  Infidels  clapped  their  hands  and 
laughed  and  the  laugh  seemed  to  go  against 
the  Bible. 

On  a  subsequent  expedition  in  the  inter- 
est of  science,  the  ship  Challenger  was 
charged  with  special  instructions  to  bring 
up  some  more  of  Bathybius  for  the  pur- 
pose of  further  experimentation.  The  sea 
mud  was  obtained  according  to  order  and 
was  preserved  in  alcohol,  but  on  being  sub- 
mitted to  investigation  by  a  qualified  chem- 
ist, lo  and  behold!  it  was  found  to  be  noth- 
ing in  the  world  but  sulphate  of  lime,  or 
plaster  of  Paris!  The  farce  was  played  out 
and  men  laughed,  but  this  time  it  was  from 
the  other  corner  of  the  mouth.  This  ridic- 
ulous affair  brought  another  change  of 
front— Bathybius  was  carried  to  his  grave 
without  benefit  of  clergy  to  repose  in  wake- 
less oblivion — and  men  of  science  were  con- 
fronted with  the  old  necessity  of  conceding 
that  life  must  have  had  a  divine  origin,  just 
what  the  Bible  had  been  telling  them  all 
the  time.  That  famous  declaration  of  Prof. 
Tyndal  from  the  chair  of  the  British  Asso- 
ciation in  1874  that  he  "found  in  matter  the 
promise  and  potency  of  every  form  and 
quality  of  life"  is  rendered  by  Prof.  Wil- 
liam Crookes,  one  of  the  latest  presidents 
of  that  honored  scientific  assembly,  "I  find 
in  spirit  the  promise  and  potency  of  every 
form  and  quality  of  life."  Truly  the  phys- 
ical science  that  was  an  alien  from  the  com- 
monwealth of  Israel  and  a  stranger  to  the 
covenants  of  promise,  in  1874,  is  by  a  quar- 
ter of  a  century's  marvelous  transformation 
not  far  from  the  kingdom  of  God  in  this 
year  of  grace,  1901 ! 

While  science  was  engaged  in  carrying 
forward  these  characteristic  illustrations  of 
its  instability  in  respect  to  the  origin  of  life, 
similar  efforts  were  being  made  on  the  kin- 
dred question  of  the  antiquity  of  man.  Of 
course,  if  evolution  without  an  evolver  is 
the  right  solution  of  the  mysteries  of  the 
world,  not  only  did  life  originate  itself,  but 
countless  myriads  of  years  must  be  allowed 
for  the  development  of  the  various  forms  of 
life.  These  extravagant  speculations  and 
dateless  calculations  regarding  the  practi- 
cal infinity  of  years  stretching  between  us 
and  the  beginning  of  the  history  of  life 
brought  their  advocates  into  conflict  with 
the  doctrine  of  the  Bible  that  man's  origin 
upon  the  earth  is  of  comparatively  recent 
date.  The  old  book  was  again  in  the  cru- 
cible with  the  usual  result,  now  apparent  in 


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the  light  of  history.  In  the  year  1798,  Na- 
poleon Bonaparte,  with  his  army,  entered 
the  town  of  Denderah  in  central  Egypt. 
There  he  found  two  interesting  and  appar- 
ently ancient  temples.  From  one  of  them 
— the  smaller — the  roof,  carved  with  cer- 
tain figures,  was  carefully  taken  down  and 
carried  to  Paris.  When  examined  there  by 
learned  men  it  was  found  to  be  what  is 
technically  termed  a  zodiac,  and,  from  cer- 
tain marks,  they  inferred  that  it  was  at  least 
seventeen  thousand  years  old.  Soon  after 
this  discovery,  and  under  its  influence,  a 
professor  in  the  University  of  Breslau  wrote 
a  book  with  the  flaming  title:  "An  Invin- 
cible PROOF  THAT  THE  WORLD  IS  AT  LEAST 
TEN  TIMES  OLDER  THAN  MOSES  SUPPOSED 
WHEN  HE    WROTE    THE    BOOK    OF  GENESIS." 

Many  believers  in  the  Bible  were  alarmed 
by  the  discovery,  and  for  a  time  they  were 
in  much  fear  of  mind.  But  some  time  later 
Champollion  discovered  the  method  of  read- 
ing such  inscriptions  as  were  found  on  this 
zodiac,  and  when  he  carefully  examined  it, 
he  discovered,  among  other  things,  the  name 
of  Augustus  Caesar  inscribed  upon  it,  prov- 
ing that  it  was  not  older  than  the  Christian 
era!  Thus  another  scientific  fiasco  came 
to  end,  leaving  Moses,  as  usual,  in  pos- 
session of  the  field. 

Several  years  ago  Mr.  Horner  went  to 
Egypt  to  investigate  the  rate  of  deposit  of 
the  delta  in  the  Nile  valley.  He  calculated 
that  a  very  small  number  of  inches  was  de- 
posited, in  the  form  of  mud,  each  century. 
In  digging  down  through  the  mud  he 
brought  up  a  piece  of  pottery  from  a  great 
depth.  On  calculating  the  number  of  feet 
and  reducing  them  to  inches,  he  came  to 
the  conclusion  that  the  piece  of  pottery  was 
ten  or  twelve  thousand  years  old.  Of  course 
that  proved  the  existence  of  man  with  the 
capability  of  framing  such  pottery  many 
thousands  of  years  before  the  creation  of 
Adam!  Later  still,  however,  a  piece  of 
burnt  brick,  undeniably  Roman,  was 
brought  up  from  a  lower  depth,  proving  on 
the  same  line  of  argument  that  Egypt  had 
been  subjugated  by  the  Romans  many 
thousands  of  years  before  there  were  any 
Romans!  Sir  Chas.  Lyell  based  his  argu- 
ment for  the  extreme  antiquity  of  man  upon 
the  rate  of  deposit  of  the  Nile  delta,  but  the 
discovery  of  this  Roman  brickbat  knocked 
the  bottom  out  of  his  argument. 

(TO  BE  CONTINUED.) 


B.  B.  Tyler's  Letter. 

In  my  letter  of  July  11, 1  spoke  of  the 
wonderful  credulity  of  men.  The  names 
of  Joe  Smith,  T.  J.  Shelton,  John 
Alexander  Dowie,  Mary  Baker  G.  Eddy 
and  Charles  Cullis,  were  mentioned  as  per- 
sons who  have  been  remarkably  successful 
in  gaining  the  confidence  of  the  people. 
I  said:  "Before  Mrs.  Eddy  there  was  Cul- 
lis in  Boston."  This  remark  gave  offense. 
In  my  letter  of  August  8, 1  published  a  note 
written  by  an  irate  brother.  I  promised  to 
give,  at  an  early  date,  an  account  of  Dr. 
Cullis  and  his  work. 

Charles  Cullis  was  born  in  Boston,  March 
7,  1833,  and  died  in  Boston,  June  18,  1892. 
He  was  brought  up  in  the  Episcopal 
Church.  In  his  boyhood  he  was  averse  to 
the  Sunday-school  and  to  the  study  of  the 
Bible.  The  time  came,  however,  when  he 
adopted  as  his  motto,  "Have  faith  in  God." 
He  graduated  from  the  University  of  Ver- 
mont in  the  twenty- fourth  year  of  his  age. 


After  completing  his  medical  studies  he 
returned  to  Boston  and  began  successfully 
the  practice  of  medicine.  While  he  was 
making  preparation  for  his  professional 
career  he  received  the  rite  of  confirmation 
in  the  Episcopal  Church.  His  religious 
life  was  formally  correct.  His  young  wife 
died;  she  was  the  idol  of  his  heart.  In  the 
midst  of  his  overwhelming  sorrow  he 
vowed  to  devote  his  income,  above  his  per- 
sonal expenses,  to  works  of  charity  and 
religion.  This  vow  he  kept.  But  new 
trouble  came  to  him.  He  began  to  be  dis- 
satisfied with  his  condition  before  God. 
From  this  unhappy  experience  he  emerged 
so  as  to  be  able  to  say,  "I  will  take  every 
promise  in  the  Bible  as  my  own,  just  as  if 
my  own  name,  Charles  Cullis,  were  written 
in  it."  About  this  time  such  words  as  the 
following  in  the  Bible  arrested  his  atten- 
tion: "I  am  the  Lord  that  healeth  thee." 
"He  that  healeth  all  thy  diseases."  "They 
shall  lay  hands  on  the  sick  and  they  shall 
recover."  "The  prayer  of  faith  shall  save 
the  sick,"  etc.  He  began  to  pray  for  the  res- 
toration to  health  of  such  as  were  ill. 
Meantime  he  continued  to  practice  medi- 
cine. One  who  became  intimately  asso- 
ciated with  Dr.  Cullis  in  his  work  said  at 
the  dedication  of  the  "Cullis  Consump- 
tives' Home"  in  Boston : 

"Some  fifteen  years  ago  I  became  ac- 
quainted with  Dr.  Cullis.  I  learned  some 
of  the  sweetest  lessons  of  my  life  at  his 
feet.  I  learned  salvation  for  the  body  as 
for  the  soul.  My  companion  was  ex- 
amined by  a  doctor  who  stands  at  the 
head  of  the  treatment  of  diseases  of  the 
eye  in  this  city,  and  he  pronounced  her 
case  incurable.  Nine  years  she  had  been 
a  sufferer,  and  for  two  years  sat  in  a  shaded 
room.  Dr.  Cullis  prayed  with  her  a  min- 
ute and  anointed  her,  and  told  her  to  trust 
in  the  Lord  and  accept  his  word  for  her 
healing.  She  was  healed  before  the  week 
was  out,  with  her  eyes  as  perfect  as  mine, 
has  used  them  as  much  as  I  have  used 
mine,  and  yet  that  oculist  sat  down  de- 
liberately and  said,  'There  is  no  help!  We 
know  about  this  matter  just  as  well  as  we 
know  a  mathematical  proposition.'  " 

This  is  a  sample  testimony  as  to  the 
efficacy  of  Dr.  Cullis's  prayers. 

In  1862  he  began  to  desire  to  open  a 
private  hospital  or  home  for  consumptives 
who  were  excluded  from  the  public  hos- 
pitals of  Boston  on  the  ground  that  they 
were  incurable.  In  January,  1864,  he  be- 
gan to  realize  his  desire  in  respect  to  this 
enterprise.  The  evening  of  January  19  a 
trifling  sum  of  money  was  given  to  him, 
unsolicited,  by  a  friend  who  knew  of  his 
plans  for  a  consumptives'  home.  This  was 
the  beginning  of  a  number  of  successful 
enterprises  carried  on,  it  is  claimed,  by 
faith  in  God  and  prayer  to  him.  The  fol- 
lowing is  a  list  of  the  institutions  belong- 
ing to  this  work  of  faith :  The  Consump- 
tives' Home,  the  Orphans'  Home,  the 
Spinal  Home,  the  Deaconess'  Home,  the 
New  Beacon  Hill  church,  the  Boydton  In- 
stitute, the  Boydton  church,  and  the  Wil- 
lard  Tract  Repository.  The  Boydton  In- 
stitute and  the  Boydton  church  are  located 
at  Boydton,  Virginia,  There  is  also  a  col- 
lege for  the  training  of  Christian  workers 
in  Boston.  There  are  branches  of  the 
Willard  Tract  Repository  in  New  York, 
Philadelphia,  London  and  Bombay.  A 
number  of  papers  are  published,  the  best 
known  of  which  is  the  one  called  "Times 


of  Refreshing."  It  is  claimed  that  the 
money  to  support  these  enterprises  comes 
without  solicitation  and  in  answer  to 
prayer.  In  this  immediate  connection  a 
quotation  from  page  164  of  "Dr.  Cullis  and 
His  Work,"  by  Rev.  W.  H.  Daniels,  is 
pertinent.  Mr.  Daniels  says:  "At  length 
the  Doctor  reached  the  point  where  he  felt 
free  to  open  his  mind  to  one  of  his  wealthy 
friends,  who  at  once  promised  a  thousand 
dollars." 

The  Hon.  Elijah  Morse  was  one  of  Dr. 
Cullis's  supporters.  He  first  sought  Dr. 
Cullis  as  medical  adviser  and  afterwards  as 
a  friend  and  helper  in  many  ways.  He 
often  said  that  he  valued  the  doctor  as  "a 
business  man  of  unusual  sagacity."  And 
this  without  doubt  he  was.  The  first  con- 
tribution toward  the  erection  of  the  Con- 
sumptives' Home  was  made  by  a  friend  who 
had  become  acquainted  with  the  desires  of 
Dr.  Cullis.  In  the  annual  reports,  which 
were  freely  distributed,  much  is  made  of 
the  financial  side  of  the  work;  the  amount 
of  money  received  the  first  year  was  $5,- 
916.28.  The  second  year  the  income  was 
$6,950.55  for  current  expenses.  Dr.  Cullis 
was,  as  Mr.  Morse  said,  '"a  business  man 
of  unusual  sagacity."  The  most  success- 
ful solicitation  is  that  employed  by  Dr. 
Cullis. 

Did  all  recover  who  entered  the  Con- 
sumptives' Home?  Let  us  look  into  the 
annual  reports.  For  the  year  closing 
September  27,  1866,  nine  are  reported 
cured,  twenty-nine  as  having  died;  the  next 
year  one  was  cured  and  twenty-nine  died. 
The  next  year  the  annual  report  says  that 
three  were  cured  and  sixty  died.  The  fol- 
lowing year  three  were  cured  and  fifty- 
eight  died.  The  sixth  year  six  were  cured 
and  fifty- one  died.  In  1871  eighteen  were 
cured,  it  was  claimed,  and  fifty-nine,  it  was 
confessed,  died.  No.  Not  all  who  entered 
the  Consumptives'  Home  regained  health. 

The  Rev.  Mr.  Daniels  says  on  page  93  of 
"Dr.  Cullis  and  His  Work": 

"But,  as  a  whole,  the  city  of  Boston  is  a 
good  deal  given  to  faith.  Almost  any 
fledgling  religion,  to  say  nothing  of  some 
that  are  falling  to  pieces  through  age  and 
decay,  can  make  a  few  converts  in  Boston : 
hence  the  very  strangeness  of  the  faith  of 
Dr.  Cullis— strange  only  from  its  close  and 
literal  following  of  the  word  of  God— be- 
gan to  call  forth  no  small  admiration." 

June  29,  1874,  Dr.  Cullis  was  immersed 
by  the  Rev.  Edward  Edmunds  of  the 
"Christian"  Church.  So  far  as  I  know  he 
continued  in  the  fellowship  of  the  Episco- 
pal Church  to  the  day  of  his  decease.  It 
is  certain  that  he  had  the  confidence,  the 
esteem,  and  the  benediction  of  Bishops 
Huntingdon  and  Brooks. 

The  work  of  Dr.  Cullis  in  Boston  was 
closely  akin  to  that  of  George  Muller  in 
Bristol,  England. 

This  word  of  apology  is  due  the  friends 
of  Dr.  Cullis  and  is  hereby  offered.  The 
followers  of  the  Reverend  Mary  Morse 
Baker  Glover  Patterson  Eddy  own  church 
property  valued  at  $12,000,000;  but  not  one 
free  dispensary,  home  or  mission  for  the 
poor.  Not  one.  The  work  of  Dr.  Cullis 
was,  and  is,  benevolent.  The  names  of 
Charles  Cullis  and  Mary  Morse  Baker 
Glover  Patterson  Eddy  ought  not  to  ap- 
pear in  the  same  connection,  and  I  hereby 
apologize  to  the  friends  and  admirers  of 
Dr.  Charles  Cullis. 

Denver,  Col. 


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THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


August  22,  1901 


The  Ta.pestry  Weavers. 
By  Anson  G.  Chester. 

I. 
Let  us  take  to  our  hearts  a  lesson— no  lesson 

can  braver  be — 
From  the  ways  of  the  tapestry  weavei-s  on  the 

other  side  of  the  sea. 

Above  their  heads  the  pattern  hangs,  they 

study  it  with  care, 
The  while  their  fingers  deftly  move,  their  eyes 

are  fastened  there. 
They  tell  this  curious  thing  besides  of  the 

patient,  plodding  weaver: 
He  works  on   the   wrong  side  evermore,  but 

works  for  the  right  side  ever. 

It  -is  only  when   the  weaving  stops,  and  the 

web  is  loosed  and  turned, 
That   he  sees   his  real  handiwork,    that  his 

marvelous  skill  is  learned. 

Ah,    the  sight  of  its  delicate  beauty,  how  it 

pays  him  for  all  his  cost! 
No   rarer,   daintier  work  than  his  was  ever 

done  by  the  frost. 

Then  the  master  bringeth  him  golden  hire,  and 

giveth  him  praise  as  well, 
And  how  happy  the  heart  of  the  weaver  is  no 

tongue  but  his  own  can  tell. 

II. 

The  years  of  man  are  the  looms  of  God,  let 

down  from  the  place  of  the  sun, 
Wherein  we  are  weaving  ever,  till  the  mystic 

web  is  done. 
Weaving  blindly,  but  weaving  surely,  each  for 

himself  his  fate — 
We  may  not  see  how  the  right  side  looks,  we 

can  only  weave  and  wait. 

But  looking  above  for  the  pattern,  no  weaver 
hath  need  to  fear. 

Only  let  him  look  clear  into  heaven,  the  Per- 
fect Pattern  is  there. 

I?  he  keeps  the  face  of  the  Savior  forever  and 

always  in  sight 
His    toil    shall    be   sweeter   than  honey,  his 

weaving  is  sure  to  be  right. 

And  when  the  work  is  ended,  and  the  web  is 

turned  and  shown, 
He  shall  hear  the  voice  of  The  Master,  it  shall 

say  unto  him,  "Well  done!" 

And  the  white-winged  angels  of  heaven,  to 
bear  him  thence,  shall  come  down; 

And  God  shall  give  him  gold  for  his  hire -not 
coin,  but  a  glowing  crown! 

Buffalo.    ■ 

English  Topics. 

Personalia. 

Some  intercourse  this  week  with  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Chapman  has  given  me  intense  pleas- 
ure. These  two  young  people  are  mis- 
sionaries of  our  F.  C.  M.  S.,  to  which  they 
are  a  true  credit.  They  have  been  spend- 
ing a  week  in  England  on  the  way  to 
America  from  Constantinople,  where  they 
have  spent  three  years,  chiefly  in  preach- 
ing the  gospel  amongst  the  oppressed  Ar- 
menian race,  a  large  colony  of  that  nation- 
ality being  located  in  one  quarter  of  old 
Stamboul.  In  consequence  of  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Chapman's  having  taken  up  that  work, 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Shishmanian  settled  at  Sivas, 
in  Asia  Minor.  The  account  given  by  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Chapman  of  Turkey  and  the 
Turks,  as  well  as  of  the  mission,  is  full  of 
varied  interest.  That  the  work  is  very  dif- 
ficult goes  without  saying.  Where  is  mis- 
sionary labor  easy?  By  the  time  this  letter 
appears  these  two  bright  young  people 
will  be  in  their  American  home.  They  will 
be  able  during  their  stay  in  America  to  in- 
terest many  an  audience.  Dr.  W.  T. 
Moore  is  still  on  his  visit  with  us,  but  hopes 


to  sail  from  Liverpool  for  Boston  by  the  S. 
S.  Commonwealth,  in  company  with  Dr. 
Lorimer.  Bro.  Winders  has  just  departed 
from  our  shores  for  his  home  at  Columbia, 
Mo.,  after  enjoying  what  he  says  has  been 
a  tour  full  of  enjoyment  in  England,  Scot- 
land, and  on  the  Continent.  He  has  been 
preaching  sermons  here  and  there  which  I 
have  heard  described  as  magnificent.  If 
some  of  us  could  have  our  way  in  ordering 
the  affairs  of  the  universe,  he  should  not 
go  back.  I  am  sorry  to  have  to  say  that 
we  are  about  to  lose  the  genial  presence 
and  valued  work  of  our  tried  and  able 
friend,  Paul  Moore,  who  has  for  several 
years  managed  the  affairs  of  the  "Christian 
Commonwealth"  as  Director.  His  health 
has  been  impaired  of  late  to  such  an  extent 
that  another  English  winter  might  be  per- 
ilous, and  therefore  he  has  wisely  come  to 
the  conclusion  that,  at  any  rate  for  a  con- 
siderable period,  he  must  locate  himself  on 
the  American  side  of  the  Atlantic.  May 
he  soon  be  restored!  All  the  Moore  fam- 
ily will  now  be  settled  again  in  America, 
after  having  become  as  much  English  as 
American.  I  should  think  they  must  be 
puzzled  to  know  which  they  are.  What 
after  all  is  the  difference?  With  joy  I  hear 
that  our  dear  old  friend  H.  S.  Earl  is  on 
his  way  to  this  country.  He  will  be  wel- 
come indeed. 

College  Newspapers. 
Every  month  a  delightful  little  illus- 
trated academic  paper  reaches  me,  by  the 
courtesy  of  Mrs.  W.  T.  Moore  and  Mrs. 
St.  Clair.  It  is  the  "Christian  College 
Chronicle,"  of  Columbia,  Mo.,  edited  by 
those  two  ladies.  As  I  have  the  pleasure 
of  knowing  them  both  personally,  and  am 
aware  that  they  are  incarnations  of  viva- 
city, I  am  not  surprised  at  the  brightness 
of  their  journal.  I  have  seen  many  school 
and  college  papers  in  my  time.  Not  many 
of  them  are  of  much  use.  Some  few  have 
become  very  famous.  For  instance, 
"Granta,"  of  Cambridge  University,  Eng- 
land, has  actually  founded  the  early  repu- 
tation of  some  great  men.  At  this  moment 
"Young  Oxford,"  a  very  aggressive  so- 
cialistic organ,  is  stirring  up  young  people 
all  over  England  on  the  most  progressive 
lines.  But  as  a  rule,  such  university  maga- 
zines are  filled  with  crude,  hurried,  super- 
ficial and  egotistic  efforts  by  undergrad- 
uates who  are  worried  by  the  amateur  edi- 
tors to  "send  something  in."  The  con- 
tributors have  quite  enough  to  do  with 
their  proper  studies.  I  notice  that  Mes- 
dames  Moore  and  St.  Clair  really  do  the 
main  work  of  their  organ  themselves,  and 
that  they  manage  to  make  it  sparkle  with 
a  reflection  of  their  own  intellectual  bright- 
ness. I  have  a  special  reason  for  mention- 
ing Christian  College.  Is  is  so  splendid 
an  institution  that  it  is  attracting  notice  in 
England.  My  friend  E.  H.  Spring,  our 
preacher  at  Gloucester,  is  about  to  send 
one  of  his  daughters  for  training  there.  She 
is  a  fine  specimen  of  English  girlhood, 
and  will  both  do  us  credit  in  Columbia,  and 
will  also  gain  inestimable  advantages  by  a 
course  there.  It  would  do  any  American 
girl  good  to  gain  a  course  at  Girton,  or 
Newnham,  the  wonderful  university  female 
annexes  at  our  Cambridge;  and  it  is  de- 
sirable that  whenever  it  can  be  arranged 
our  British  maidens  should  do  part  of  their 
graduating  in  American  colleges.  Inter- 
national education  is  the  best.  No  other 
education  is  really  complete. 


A  Congressional  Bombshell. 

We  have  been  startled  in  London  by  a. 
visit  of  the  famous  Professor  Koch,  of 
Berlin.  While  I  write  these  lines  a  great 
Tuberculosis  Congress  is  beiag  held.  This 
is  naturally  attended  by  physicians  and 
physiologists  of  various  nationalities.  The 
practical  object  with  which  this  gathering 
has  been  organized  is  to  promote  the  pre- 
vention of  consumption,  and  one  of  the 
most  important  questions  occupying  the 
attention  of  the  assembled  experts  is  the 
best  means  of  controlling  the  disease  in 
animals  from  which  our  meat  and  milk 
supplies  are  derived,  and  of  combating  the 
danger  from  these  sources.  Consumption 
is  a  scourge  which  has  baffled  science,  not- 
withstanding the  many  pretended  cures. 
All  Europe  is  aghast  at  the  fatal  havoc 
achieved  by  this  monster  malady;  and 
America  is  as  helpless  as  the  Old  World. 
Already  much  has  been  done  to  prevent 
the  sale  or  use  of  tuberculous  food  stuffs, 
and  health  authorities  are  urging  the  adop- 
tion of  still  more  stringent  measures.  Now 
comes  the  famous  Berlin  bacteriologist, 
who  a  few  years  ago  announced  a  cure  for 
consumption  by  inoculation,  which  prom- 
ised wonders  for  a  time  but  proved  disap  - 
pointing.  He  says  that  all  these  precau- 
tions about  food  are  unnecessary,  because 
the  tuberculosis  in  man  differs  from  that  in 
beasts,  and  there  is  no  danger  of  catching 
it  from  them.  This  address  excited  no  little 
comment  at  yesterday's  meeting.  If  it  be 
true,  then  many  people  will  be  relieved  of 
a  constant  nightmare  of  apprehension.  It 
would  be  good  news  for  fathers  and  moth- 
ers, for  they  would  with  delight  welcome 
the  assurance  that  a  dreaded  peril  was  only 
a  bogey.  But  I  note  that  the  papers  of 
this  morning  are  somewhat  incredulous, 
although  Lord  Lister  said  yesterday  that 
Prof.  Koch  is  the  first  of  living  bacteriolo- 
gists. This  great  authority,  however,  has 
already  prematurely  jumped  at  some  con- 
clusions. He  is  something  like  some  of 
the  more  advanced  Higher  Critics.  Indeed, 
the  Higher  Criticism  is  as  fashionable  in 
science  as  in  theology,  and  it  is  just  as  un- 
certain in  one  sphere  as  the  other.  Lord 
Lister  is  the  greatest  of  British  surgeons. 
He  is  presiding  at  this  Congress.  He  paid 
high  compliments  to  Koch,  but  at  the  same 
time  he  pronounced  the  arguments  not  con- 
clusive, and  declared  that  the  question 
must  be  probed  more  deeply  before  the 
Congress  would  accept  this  new  hypothesis. 
Now,  I  am  very  glad  to  note  this  prudent 
sort  of  conservatism,  because  without  the 
fencing  of  Lord  Lister  it  is  certain  what 
would  have  happened  forthwith.  All  the 
young  lions  of  the  medical  Higher  Criticism 
would  have  roared  against  any  of  the  old 
fogies  who  should  venture  to  throw  cau- 
tious doubt  on  the  fresh  speculation.  What 
Lord  Lister  says  of  science  is  true  of  the- 
ology. We  have  been  reviled  and  objur- 
gated if  we  have  at  any  time  pleaded  that, 
certain  theories  and  doctrines  were  not 
demonstrated  but  were  merely  brilliantly 
and  plausibly  hypothetical.  When  evi- 
dence is  unimpeachable,  let  us  faithfully  ac- 
cept it,  whatever  may  be  the  consequences,. 
Let  us  accept  every  point  that  is  really 
proved  by  Higher  Critics  and  thank  them, 
with  all  our  hearts.  Already  there  is  much, 
indeed  for  which  to  thank  them. 

The  Cry  of  a  Deacon, 

I  have  been  reading  a  sharp  protest  sent' 
to  one  of  the  chief  London  dailies,   the- 


AUGUST    22,    I9OI 


THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


J067 


"Standard,"  by  a  Congregationalist  Dea- 
con of  many  years'  standing.  The  occasion 
of  this  protest  is  the  Peace  Meeting  just 
held  at  the  Memorial  Hall,  in  London,  by 
some  hundreds  of  Free  Church  Ministers, 
whose  object,  under  the  leadership  of  Dr. 
Clifford  and  Mr.  Meyer,  was  to  formulate 
some  terms  of  peace  to  submit  to  the  Boers. 
I  need  hardly  say  that  such  a  meeting  was 
little  calculated  to  be  of  practical  value, 
though  its  inception  did  profound  credit  to 
its  conveners.  I  attended  both  its  sessions 
but  could  get  no  light.  The  ministers  very 
excitedly  squabbled  over  the  whole  subject. 
A  program,  such  as  it  was,  was  agreed 
upon;  but  what  can  the  Government  do 
with  programs  thus  drawn  up  by  parsons? 
The  unhappy  war  must  go  on  to  the  end, 
and  the  end  is  not  far  off.  Any  one  of  us 
would  stop  the  war  if  it  were  possible  to 
finish  it  abruptly.  All  men  of  all  opinions 
are  anxious  to  get  out  of  this  crisis;  but  the 
Boers  only  can  bring  about  the  speedy 
conclusion.  The  South  had  to  submit  to 
the  North.  No  other  end  of  the  great 
American  war  was  possible.  So  also  the 
Boers  have  to  submit  to  the  British.  The 
British  may  be  all  in  the  wrong,  and  the 
Boers  all  in  the  right.  But  it  matters  not. 
We  cannot  help  ourselves  now.  There  can 
be  only  one  end.  If  nations  once  wickedly 
get  to  fighting  one  side  must  as  a  rule 
whip  the  other  before  there  can  be  peace. 


So  we  are  eagerly  waiting  for  the  end.  The 
Boers  are  sure  to  be  most  generously  dealt 
with.  There  is  no  malice  against  them.  They 
are  a  brave  people,  but  it  does  not  follow 
that,  as  some  people  seem  to  think  over  in 
Holland,  France  and  Germany,  all  the  Eng- 
lish are  savages,  cowards,  and  tyrants.  The 
Deacon  I  speak  of  finds  fault  with  many 
Congregationalist  parsons.  He  protests 
against  their  political  meetings  and  their 
political  sermons.  He  says,  "Why  do  so 
many  of  our  clergy  take  up  the  violent  side 
of  politics,  and,  what  is  worse,  desecrate  our 
pulpits  with  violent  political  addresses?  "I 
have  had  to  listen,"  this  gentleman  pro- 
ceeds, "to  Home  Rule  advocacy,  total  ab- 
stinence carried  almost  to  the  pitch  of  de- 
claring that  those  who  differ  are  damned, 
and  now  we  have  the  virtues  of  the  'God- 
fearing Boers,'  and  the  wickedness  of  the 
present  Government  and  Army  rammed 
down  our  throats."  The  good  Deacon 
goes  on  to  plead  that  God's  house  should 
be  above  party  politics.  No  doubt  he 
is  right,  within  reasonable  limits.  Some- 
what ironically  he.  goes  on  to  say  that,  dur- 
ing a  long  business  life,  he  has  constantly 
had  to  take  in  hand  the  affairs  of  clergy- 
men of  all  denominations  in  order  to  get 
them  out  of  a  tangle,  so  that  on  all  worldly 
matters  they  are  the  last  to  whom  he  should 
go  for  advice.  William  Durban. 

South  Tottenham,  London,  July  27 ,'01. 


s^  v^  v^  s^ 


Fadth,  A  Condition  of  Spiritual 

Life       By  JOHN  AUGUSTUS  WILLIAMS. 


In  the  study  of  phenomena  we  often  look 
exclusively  at  the  relation  of  cause  and 
effect,  without  considering  the  important 
element  of  condition,  and  for  that  reason 
our  philosophy  is  sometimes  defective. 
Condition  is  a  concomitant  of  cause,  or 
that  which  accompanies  a  cause  and  ren- 
ders it  operative  and  effective.  Food,  for 
example,  is  a  cause  of  animal  life;  but  the 
necessary  condition  is  that  it  must  be 
properly  eaten  and  digested.  We  do  not 
at  present  distinguish  causes  into  their 
several  kinds;  for  the  principle  is  true, 
that  condition  gives  efficiency  to  any 
and  all  causes  and  often  determines 
the  character  of  their  results.  Whether 
food  produces  health  or  disease  depends 
on  conditions;  and  these,  as  in  all  cases, 
are  largely  subject  to  the  will,  yet 
the  law  of  causation  remains  fixed  and 
universal. 

A  condition  is  either  arbitrary  or  neces- 
sary. If  arbitrary,  it  may  be  dispensed 
with  and  the  cause  still  be  efficacious;  but 
if  necessary,  no  effect  can  follow  in  its 
absence.  A  physician  may  undertake  to 
remove  a  malarial  trouble  on  two  condi- 
tions: that  his  remedy  be  taken  as  pre- 
scribed, and  that  the  proper  fee  be  paid 
for  his  service;  the  first  is  a  necessary,  and 
the  second  an  arbitrary,  condition. 

When  we  say  that  faith  is  a  condition  of 
spiritual  life,  we  affirm  a  universal  truth 
applicable  to  all  finite  moral  beings  in 
every  stage  of  their  existence.  We  may 
also  confidently  affirm  as  a  general  proposi- 
tion that  in  the  entire  scheme  of  redemption 
and  of  reconciliation  with  God  the  Father, 
there  is  nothing  arbitrary.  Whatever  He 
may  require  as  a  condition  of  salvation  is 
necessary  in  the  very  nature  of  ^things — 


necessary  in  accordance  with  the  constitu- 
tion and  laws  of  man's  moral  being. 

Faith  is  sometimes  spoken  of  as  though 
it  were-  itself  a  cause,  which  it  never  is, 
except  by  metonymy.  It  is  said  to  work; 
but  it  works  only  by  or  through  some 
active  power  of  the  mind,  as  fear,  ambition 
or  love.  Faith,  as  we  are  now  considering 
it,  works  by  love.  As  a  condition,  it  makes 
love  operative  and  practical,  imparting 
efficiency  to  it  in  all  its  manifold  ministra- 
tions. But  a  condition  always  implies  a 
cause;  and  the  question  logically  arises, 
what  is  the  cause  of  which  spiritual  life  is 
the  effect  and  what  we  call  faith,  the  con- 
dition? 

Perhaps  we  may  more  easily  answer  that 
question  by  first  considering  the  nature  of 
the  effect,  spiritual  life.  In  the  terms  of 
modern  science  life  is  responsiveness  to 
environment;  and  spiritual  life  is  then  a 
correspondence  with  the  spiritual  world. 
Or  perhaps  more  plainly,  it  is  union  with 
God,  just  as  a  branch  lives  only  in  organic 
union  with  the  vine.  But  we  must  bear  in 
mind  that  God  is  Spirit,  and  that  we  are 
created  as  spiritual  beings  in  His  likeness. 
Now  a  spirit,  as  we  learn  from  conscious- 
ness confirmed  by  scripture,  is  endowed 
with  three  distinct  attributes — thought, 
feeling  and  will.  In  order  then  to  com- 
plete union  of  two  spirits  they  must  be- 
came one  in  thought,  one  in  feeling  and 
one  in  will.  Thus  we  are  in  union  with 
God  only  when  we  come  to  think  as  he 
thinks,  to  feel  as  he  feels  and  to  will  as 
he  wills. 

But  again:  as  every  act  of  will  is  pre- 
ceded by  some  feeling  of  the  heart,  and 
every  such  affection  by  some  intellection — 
some  thought  or  perception — it  follows  that 


a  union  with  God  must  begin*  with 'the 
intellect,  advance  to  the  heart,  and  reach 
its  consummation  at  last  in  the  will.  How, 
then,  may  we  become  one  with  God  in  in- 
tellect or  in  thought?  Evidently,  He  must 
first  make  known  His  mind  to  us;  He  must 
remove  the  veil  from  the  spiritual  world  so 
that  it  may  become  an  environment  to 
which  we  can  respond.  He  must  first 
reveal  the  light,  the  good,  the  beautiful 
and  the  divine.  This  He  has  done,  and  is 
ever  doing,  through  nature,  through  His 
own  history  and  experience,  through  in- 
spired prophets  in  all  ages,  but  especially 
through  Jesus,  who  is,  therefore,  to  us  the 
truth  and  the  life. 

It  is  the  function  of  faith  to  discern  that 
truth,  however  embodied,  to  accept  it  in  the 
love  of  it  as  thus  revealed,  and  to  respond 
to  it  as  our  highest  environment.  It  cannot 
be  apprehended  by  the  animal  mind  for,  as 
Paul  declares,  it  can  only  be  spiritually 
discerned.  Faith  then  is  more  than  be- 
lief, which  differs  but  little  from  opinion 
and  is  the  assent  of  the  judgment  to  a 
proposition  when  proved.  Faith,  as 
properly  defined,  is  the  perception  and  love 
of  spiritual  truth  as  revealed  by  the  Father 
of  spirits,  whether  that  truth  is  embodied 
for  us  in  word,  action  or  symbol;  it  is  the 
eye  of  the  spirit  which  loves  and  seeks  the 
true  light,  unless  blinded  or  atrophied  by 
sensuousness  of  the  animal  nature. 

It  is  the  boast  of  a  godless  and  infidel 
philosophy  that  it  has  discovered  by  un- 
aided reason  much  of  the  truth  that  Chris- 
tians have  acquired  through  faith;  and  it 
offers  us  rationalism  in  the  place  of  a  re- 
ligion of  faith.  But  these  philosophers 
have,  in  defiance  of  the  law  of  life,  only 
eaten  of  the  fruit  of  the  tree  of  knowledge, 
and  learned  from  sad  human  experience 
some  of  the  wisdom  that  Christians  more 
safely  and  perfectly  learn  by  faith.  But 
no  amount  of  wisdom,  when  thus  acquired 
independently  by  the  unaided  reason,  can 
unite  man  in  thought  with  God;  rather,  it 
tends,  through  selfhood  to  separate  him 
still  further  from  God.  There  may  be 
coincidence  of  thought,  without  union  of 
minds.  The  atheist  may  think  some  of 
God's  thoughts  and  yet  deny  him.  But  to 
accept  God's  word  as  truth,  whether  that 
word  is  heard  in  scripture  or  in  nature  or 
on  the  lips  of  Christ,  and  to  love  and 
cherish  it  as  truth  because  He  has  declared 
it,  is  an  act  of  faith  and  makes  us  one  with 
Him  in  thought.  We  think  as  He  thinks 
and  because  He  so  thinks;  we  thus  adopt 
His  thoughts  and  do  not  lean  for  wisdom 
on  our  own  understanding.  Thus  by  faith 
in  the  truth  is  the  first  point  of  our  union 
with  God  established;  and  the  result  is 
wisdom.  Thus  too  faith  comes  by  hearing. 
But  we  must  listen  in  order  to  hear.  And 
whether  the  voice  of  God  is  heard  in  the 
heavens  which  declare  His  glory,  or  in  the 
thousand  tongues  of  the  natural  world 
around  us,  or  in  the  footsteps  of  the  on- 
ward ages,  or  in  the  strains  of  prophets,  or 
in  the  grander  words  of  Jesus,  Lthis  faith 
will  reverently  listen  and  accept  all  truth 
as  the  word  of  God,  and  so  we  become  wise 
in  the  wisdom  that  comes  from  Him. 

The  second  point  of  union  with  God  is 
easily  established — a  union  with  Him  in 
heart.  If  we  think  as  he  thinks,  we 
naturally  come  to  feel  as  He  feels.  But 
God  is  love;  and  to  be  one  with  Him  in 
heart  is  to  love  what  He  loves  and  to  hate 
only  what  He  hates.    It  is  reciprocal  also; 


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THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


August  22,  1901 


it  is  to  love  Him  because  He  first  loved  us. 
The  result  of  this  union  by  love  is  happi- 
ness— the  highest  happiness  that  earth  or 
heaven  can  know. 

Thus  united  in  mind  by  faith  and  in 
heart  by  love,  we  next  become  one  with 
Him  in  will.  The  bond  of  this  union  is  the 
spirit  of  obedience  engendered  by  love; 
and  its  result  is  righteousness  or  true 
holiness.  But  we  should  bear  in  mind  here 
also  that  a  mere  coincidence  of  will  is  not 
always  a  union  of  will.  The  moralist  may 
will  and  do  many  things  coincident  with 
what  God  commanded,  but  without  the 
least  reference  to  His  will.  But  such  self- 
hood does  not  obey,  for  there  is  no  subor- 
dination of  the  human  to  the  divine  will. 
There  is  no  true  union,  and  of  course  there 
can  result  no  true  goodness  or  holiness  of 
life. 

Thus  we  complete  our  triads.  The  truth 
received  by  faith  unites  us  with  God  in 
thought,  and  the  result  is  wisdom;  we  are 
united  in  heart  by  love,  and  the  end  is 
happiness ;  we  are  one  with  Him  in  will  by 
true  obedience,  and  the  result  is  goodness. 
Practically,  we  may  say  to  the  young,  if 
you  would  be  wise,  learn  by  faith  to  think 
as  God  thinks;  if  you  would  be  happy,  love 
as  He  loves;  if  you  would  be  good,  will  as 
He  wills.  Thus  only  may  we  be  wise  and 
happy  and  good.  And  this  is  spiritual 
life,  which  must  begin  with  faith  as  a  con- 
dition and  truth  as  the  cause. 

Harrodsburg,  Ky. 

Professor  Hugh    McDiarmid. 

By  F.  M.  Greets. 

The  day  was  Friday  and  the  Friday  was 
sad  when  I  received  the  following  brief 
message:  "Father  passed  away  very 
peacefully  this  morning  after  a  restful 
nieht  that  had  made  us  very  hopeful."  The 
message  was  signed  by  Belle  McDiarmid 
Richey,  one  of  his  devoted  daughters, 
whose  vigils  had  been  unceasing  by  her 
father's  sick  bed. 

In  the  death  of  Hugh  McDiarmid  a  good 
and  great  man  has  passed  from  earth's 
harvest  field  well  ripened  for  the  heavenly 
kinsrdom. 

He  was  born  rear  Morpeth,  County  of 
Kent,  Ontario,  Canada,  June  10,  1837,  and 
died  in  Hiram,  Ohio,  Ausy.  15,  1901,  in  his 
65th  year.  He  received  his  early  education 
in  the  town  of  his  birth,  and  for  five  years 
he  was  a  teacher  in  the  common  schools  of 
the  vicinity.  His  early  life  and  character 
gave  promise  of  his  later  years  and  man- 
hood. Preparing  himself  for  college,  he 
entered  Bethany  College  in  1863,  and 
graduated  with  honor  from  that  institution 
in  1867.  He  had  already  achieved  some 
distinction  as  a  preacher,  and  on  leaving 
Bethany  he  preached  for  a  time  for  the 
church  in  Barnsville,  Ohio.  From  here  he 
was  called  to  the  head  of  a  collegiate  in- 
stitute at  Winchester,  Ky. 

In  1875  he  removed  to  Toronto,  Canada, 
where  he  did  evangelistic  work  for  the 
"Wellington  Co-operation,  and  at  the  same 
time  edited  the  Christian  Sentinel,  a  re- 
ligious magazine.  In  1883  he  became  asso- 
ciate editor  of  The  Christian  Standard, 
then  under  the  superb  management  of 
Isaac  Errett,  a  prince  among  editors.  After 
the  death  of  Mr.  Errett.  Dec.  19,  1888,  Mr. 
McDiarmid  became  editor  of  the  Stand- 
ard and  held  the  place  until  his  election  to 


the  presidency  of  Bethany  College  in 
1892. 

In  1896  he  came  to  Hiram  as  professor  of 
Church  History  and  Homiletics,  a  position 
he  occupied  until  his  death.  In  1896  Beth- 
any College  conferred  upon  him  the  degree 
of  LL.  D.,  an  honor  most  worthily  be- 
stowed. 

In  every  department  of  labor  to  which  he 
was  called  he  bore  himself  with  a  mod- 
esty and  humility  and  candor  that  gar- 
landed his  intellectual  and  spiritual  life. 
Clean,  clear-cut  and  competent  can  be 
written  of  his  life's  character  and  work. 

In  his  preaching  he  was  clear  and  dis- 
tinct in  the  statement  of  his  theme,  careful 
in  his  analysis,  and  fervent  in  its  procla- 
mation. The  good  word  of  God  was  for 
him  all-sufficient  for  doctrine,  reproof, 
correction  and  righteousness.  He  had 
few  superiors  in  his  generation  as  an  able 
proclaimer  of  the  gospel  of  Christ.  He 
loved  his  Lord  with  the  ardent  love  of  a 
great  heart,  and  he  loved  his  fellow  men. 

Besides  this  he  was  a  thinker,  a  student. 
He  knew  men  and  he  .  knew  books,  es- 
pecially the  one  book,  the  Bible.  In  his 
defense  of  the  faith  once  for  all  delivered 
to  the  saints  he  was  a  foeman  worthy  of 
the  steel  of  the  most  profound  and  logical. 
He  had  the  courage  of  intelligent  and 
strong  convictions.  What  he  believed  he 
believed  with  all  his  heart,  and  if  he  had 
any  doubts  he  doubted  them.  He  had 
several  debates  on  current  religious  ques- 
tions which  he  conducted  with  the  dignity 
of  a  Christian  and  the  intelligence  of  a 
scholar. 

In  the  editorial  chair  he  showed  a  high 
degree  of  strength  and  incisive  vigor,  and 
commanded  the  universal  respect  of  all 
with  whom  on  any  question  he  "made  a 
difference."  As  professor  in  Hiram  Col- 
lege he  steadily  grew  into  the  affeetions  of 
all  who  came  in  contact  with  him;  and  he 
was  looking  forward  to  a  pleasant  session 
at  the  opening  of  the  new  college  year. 
His  death  is  tome  a  great  personal  loss; 
but  to  his  bereaved  family  it  is  irrepar- 
able. But  he  wa3  fully  ripe  for  the  crown- 
ing honors  which  the  Lord,  "whose  he  was 
and  whom  he  served,"  will  give  him. 

To  sum  up,  it  may  truthfully  be  said  of 
him:  As  a  man,  his  character  was  stain- 
less; as  a  citizen,  his  loyalty  and  devotion 
were  unquestioned;  as  a  thinker,  a  student, 
and  scholar  he  held  no  mean  rank;  as  a 
friend,  he  could  always  be  depended  upon; 
as  a  husband  and  father,  his  love  knew  no 
limits  within  the  circle  of  his  home;  and  as 
a  Christian,  his  faith  in  the  Lord  and  in 
his  word  was  incorrupted  and  incorruptible. 

It  is  with  "great  lamentation"  that  we 
give  him  up.  But  as  the  Lord  gave  him  to 
us  and  the  Lord  now  wants  him,  we  accept 
the  divine  mandate  crying,  "Thy  will  be 
done." 

The  funeral  services  were  held  in  Hiram 
at  3  p.  m.,  August  18,  and  the  message  to 
the  friends  who  gathered  to  bear  his  tired 
body  into  the  "home  appointed  for  all  the 
living"  was  spoken  by  A.  McLean.  He 
rests  from  his  labors  and  his  works  shall 
follow  him. 

Kent,  Ohio. 


'For  o'er  the  hills  is  heaven's  land, 

In  morning  splendors  bright, 

Where  age  nor  years  are  known  no  more, 

Nor  doubt,  nor  death,  nor  night." 


"The  Spiritual  Side  of  Our 
PleaL." 

By  N.  J.  Aylsworth. 

This  book,  from  the  pen  of  A.  B.  Jones, 
one  of  the  clearest  thinkers  and  most  vig- 
orous writers  in  our  ranks,  is  a  work  of  ex- 
ceptional value.  The  theme  is  of  the 
highest  importance.  The  dynamic  effect  of 
doctrines  is  far  greater  than  is  commonly 
supposed.  The  gospel  may  be  so  presented 
as  to  be  devoid  of  spiritual  power,  and  even 
small  deviations  from  almost  any  of  the 
truths  which  relate  to  salvation  have  their 
effect  upon  the  spiritual  life. 

This  book  has  a  double  leverage.  It  is 
not  only  a  presentation  of  truth,  well 
argued,  by  a  vigorous  thinker,  but  has  the 
added  advantage  of  rescuing  so  influential 
a  man  as  Alexander  Campbell  from  certain 
misconceptions  and  thereby  ranging  his 
teachings  more  fully  on  the  side  of  spiritu- 
ality. 

The  book  has  eight  chapters  on :  Author- 
ity in  Matters  of  Religion,  Without  and 
Within,  the  Letter  and  the  Spirit,  the  Real 
and  the  Formal,  Alexander  Campbell  on 
Remission  of  Sins,  the  Word  and 
the  Spirit,  Alexander  Campbell  on 
the  Word  and  the  Spirit  and 
Righteousness  and  Law.  In  each  of  these 
the  aim  is  to  set  forth  some  neglected 
or  little  understood  feature  of  truth  on  the 
spiritual  side.  Those  which  will  attract 
most  attention  are  the  chapters  on  Mr. 
Campbell's  view  of  remission  of  sins,  and 
on  the  relation  of  the  word  and  the  spirit. 
In  each  case  the  author  gives  what  he  re- 
gards as  the  correct  view,  and  then  follows 
with  an  examination  of  Mr.  Campbell's 
writings. 

The  chapter  on  the  bestowment  and  the 
work  of  the  Holy  Spirit  is  an  admirable 
statement  of  a  subject,  the  proper  under- 
standing of  which  has  a  most  vital  bearing 
on  the  religious  life.  The  effort  to  show 
that  the  conditions  of  the  reception  of  the 
Spirit  are  not  arbitrary,  but  in  conformity 
with  the  laws  of  mind,  is  highly  interesting 
and  profitable,  and  reveals  the  underlying 
wisdom  of  the  gospel.  The  work  of  the  Holy 
Spirit  in  the  heart  of  the  Christian  com- 
prises fourteen  heads,  which  are  set  forth 
with  clear  insight  into  their  practical  bear- 
ings. This  single  chapter  is  worth  the 
price  of  the  book.  The  examination  of  Mr. 
Campbell's  view  in  a  succeeding  chapter  is 
entirely  satisfactory,  and  shows  beyond 
question  that,  despite  some  unguarded  ex- 
pressions, he  viewed  the  Spirit  as  ever 
present  and  working  with  and  in  the  word 
of  truth,  though  his  philosophy  did  not 
help  him  to  see  how  this  is  so.  If  any  have 
doubts  regarding  Mr.  Campbell's  view  on 
this  point  they  should  read  this  chapter. 

The  storm  center  of  the  book,  if  such 
there  be,  will  be  found  in  the  two  chapters 
on  the  design  of  baptism,  the  second  of 
which  treats  of  Mr.  Campbell's  view. 
While  there  is  much  in  these  chapters  that 
the  writer  can  heartily  indorse,  there  is 
also  considerable  that  he  cannot,  both  as 
regards  the  author's  own  position  and  his 
interpretation  of  Mr.  Campbell's  writings. 
But  a  full  examination  of  the  points  of 
difference  would  carry  us  much  beyond  the 
appointed  limits  of  this  article.  We  there- 
fore must  bid  the  reader  read  and  judge  for 
himself.  Whatever  may  be  his  conclusions 
regarding  Mr.  Jones's  position,  he  will  rise 
from  the  examination  of  those  writings  of 


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Mr.  Campbell  to  which  the  book  refers 
with  the  conviction  that  Mr.  Campbell  held 
to  no  narrow  legalism  such  as  would  deny 
salvation  to  the  believing  penitent  who 
should  chance  to  die  before  he  could  be 
baptized.  If  these  chapters  shall  arouse 
the  attention  of  our  people  to  a  careful 
study  of  Mr.  Campbell's  writings  on  this 
and  related  subjects  they  will  do  much 
good. 

Mr.  Campbell  prevailingly  presented 
baptism  as  a  legal  act.  It  was  a  change  of 
state  and  a  formal  assurance  of  pardon. 
These  claims  are  entirely  just.  Baptism  is 
all  this,  but  it  is  more.  The  Scriptures 
present  it  prominently  as  a  spiritual  act ; 
and  in  the  nature  of  the  case  it  has  pro- 
found and  far-reaching  spiritual  meanings 
and  uses.  Mr.  Campbell  did  indeed  recog- 
nize baptism  as  a  spiritual  act,  but  he  said 
little  about  it,  and  did  not  fully  explore 
this  wide  field  of  truth.  There  is  room  for 
supplementary  work  in  exploring  and 
bringing  into  due  prominence  the  moral 
and  spiritual  aspects  and  uses  of  baptism. 

This  book  should  have  a  wide  reading. 
The  gospel  will  have  in  the  hands  of  any 
preacher  a  greater  moving  power  in  the 
light  of  the  conceptions  therein  presented, 
and  they  will  tend  to  bring  Christians 
nearer  to  the  divine  heart.  The  book 
strikes  off  some  barnacles  from  the  old 
ship  that  were  impeding  its  course. 

Auburn,  N.   Y. 


A  Work  of  Benevolence. 

By  J.  N.  Jessvip. 

The  Christian  Church  in  Little  Rock, 
Ark.,  is  doing  a  work  of  benevolence  that 
has  done  the  church  good  and  which  it  can 
commend  to  others  after  a  year's  trial.  In 
August,  1900,  the  pastor  called  a  confer- 
ence of  the  women  of  the  church  and  laid 
before  them  a  plan  for  the  establishment  of 
a  woman's  boarding  home.  It  was  known 
that  many  working  girls  and  women  of  the 
city  were  unable  to  pay  for  room  and  board 
at  respectable  places.  Their  wages  would 
not  allow  them  to  pay  the  price  charged  at 
well  appointed  and  morally  healthy  houses. 
As  a  result  girls  were  compelled  to  take 
rooms  and  board  at  places  where  they 
ought  not  to  be.  The  church  had  many  ap- 
peals from  girls  to  help  them  secure  board 
in  places  of  good  moral  surroundings,  and 
at  a  price  they  could  pay.  It  was  felt  that 
the  maintenance  of  a  home  for  working 
women  would  be  a  proper  work  for  the 
church  to  undertake,  and  a  benefit  to  the 
city.  The  women  in  conference  decided  to 
undertake  such  a  benevolence  and  a  board 
of  six  lady  managers  was  appointed,  of 
which  Mrs.  Jennie  Beauchamp  was  chair- 
man. It  was  intended  that  the  church 
people  should  furnish  the  home  and  that  it 
would  be  self-supporting  after  that. 

A  house  of  nine  rooms  was  rented,  a 
matron  secured  and  the  home  for  working 
women  opened.  From  the  first  it  was  a 
success.  The  house  was  at  once  filled  and 
many  applicants  had  to  be  turned  away.  In 
March,  1901,  a  larger  house  was  rented. 
The  home  is  full  now  with  twenty- five 
boarders.  The  institution  pays  its  running 
expenses,  which  is  all  its  projectors  desired 
it  to  do.  It  has  been  a  boon  to  many  girls 
and  women  and  a  source  of  satisfaction  to 
many  parents  whose  daughters  were  away 
from  home  among  strangers.  The  Home 
has  attracted  the    attention  and  has  the 


sympathy  of  the  entire  city.  The  business 
men  have  spoken  of  it  in  the  highest  terms 
of  commendation  and  have  been  liberal  in 
their  contributions  whenever  asked.  It  is 
safe  to  say  that  the  church  has  done  noth- 
ing for  years  that  has  brought  it  into  such 
favorable  notice  as  the  establishment  of 
this  home.  We  hope  some  time  to  have  a 
well  equipped  house  of  our  own.  Our 
rented  house  stands  on  Ninth  and  Main 
streets  in  the  most  prominent  part  of  the 
city. 

The  object  of  the  management  is  to  fur- 
nish a  comfortable  home,  with  wholesome 
living  and  the  best  of  moral  surroundings 


at  the  least  possible  cost.  Thus  far  it  has 
been  able  to  meet  all  expenses  (save  the  cost 
of  furnishing)  at  a  little  more  than  half 
what  the  same  accommodations  can  be  had 
for  at  other  places.  It  is  a  success  morally 
and  financially.  It  has  appealed  to  the 
working  classes,  both  men  and  women,  as 
a  demonstration  of  the  church's  desire  to 
do  something  practical  for  wage  earners . 
The  church  must,  in  the  future  more  than 
in  the  past,  demonstrate  that  it  is  in  the 
community  to  serve.  It  might  be  added 
that  this  home  is  the  nucleus  around  which 
we  hope  gradually  to  buildup  a  full-grown 
institutional  church. 


S^7   s^  v^   v^ 


Dregs  &f  The  War  By  burris  a  jenkins 


IV. 

For  a  strong  man  to  be  beset  with  danger 
and  difficulty  is  far  from  a  disaster.  Such 
conditions,  if  his  eye  is  clear  and  he  sees 
the  right,  if  his  heart  is  firm  and  he  does 
the  right,  only  try  the  mettle  and  make  the 
man.  What  is  true  of  a  man  is  true  of  a 
nation  or  a  section  of  a  nation.  The  dan- 
gers, thick  sown,  that  surrounded  Scott 
Cameron,  were  the  tests  that  the  South,  as 
a  whole,  was  meeting  with  resolution. 
From  the  ashes  of  desolated  homes  and 
plantations,  from  the  ruins  of  fortunes  and 
of  families,  was  to  rise  something  larger 
and  nobler  than  that  section  had  ever 
known,  and  it  was  to  be  called  "The  New 
South."  Who  knows  what  unseen  sympa- 
thy and  help  from  .all  over  the  Southern 
land  came  to  brace  the  young  Missourian, 
so  nearly  sinking  into  ruin,  as  he  stood 
forth  to  meet  his  test? 

The  morning  after  the  incidents  at  the 
Payne  homestead,  Scott  rode  the  four  miles 
to  his  empty  home,  and  resolutely  set  to 
work,  all  alone,  to  bring  some  order  out  of 
desolation.  The  fruits  were  yet  to  be 
gathered, — these  were  the  sole  products  of 
the  farm  that  year.  No  grain  had  been 
sown.  No  stock  or  horses,  save  the  one  he 
rode,  were  left  alive. 

But  Cameron  was  not  the  man  to  move 
timidly.  The  following  spring  he  placed  a 
second  mortgage  on  the  farm,  and  stocked 
it  heavily  with  blooded  cattle,  of  which  he 
had  learned  something  at  the  South.  He 
ventured,  also,  the  purchase  of  two  or  three 
throughbred  Kentucky  horses,  and  found 
them  profitable.  The  older  heads  among 
the  farmers  wagged  wisely  and  predicted 
no  good  from  the  "brashness"  of  the  young 
major.  His  journeys  to  St.  Louis  and  Chi- 
cago they  considered  willful,  wasteful 
foolishness.  His  employment  of  servants, 
and  entertainment  of  Eastern  stock  buyers 
they  declared  the  height  of  folly. 

But  little  by  little,  as  the  months  and 
years  rolled  by,  their  respect  for  the  appar- 
ently reckless  speculator  grew.  They 
became  proud  that  the  neighborhood  pro- 
duced such  cattle  and  horses  as  came  from 
the  "Cameron  Farm,"  and  could  see  that 
the  stables  were  becoming  known  in  all 
parts  of  the  country.  The  rumor  went  that 
the  mortgages  were  melting  away;  and  the 
lines  of  desperate  sadness  on  the  major's 
face,  though  they  never  were  smoothed  en- 
tirely out,  were  softening  into  a  placid 
hopefulness. 

All  this  is  easy  in  the  telling,  but  who 
can  imagine  the  lonely  days  and  nights  of 
the  early  winters  in  the  struggle?    Who 


can  tell  the  stern  setting  of  the  teeth, 
repression  of  remorse  for  the  death  of  his 
benefactor,  the  living  down  of  suspicion  in 
the  minds  of  many  who  knew  him  to  have 
been  connected  with  the  Blue  Glen  affair — 
from  which,  by  the  way,  he  never  took  his 
share  in  the  plunder — the  resolute  conquer- 
ing of  the  passionate  hate  for  all  even 
remotely  associated  with  his  parents'  death 
and  with  the  triumphant  cause? 

To  aid  him  in  this  unequal  fight,  he 
sought,  whenever  possible,  the  society  of 
the  old  pioneer  preacher  from  Kentucky; 
kept  the  aged  traveler  at  his  bachelor-home, 
when  duty  called  Elder  Smith  in  reach  of 
him;  frequented  the  great  meetings  in  the 
groves  and  cross-road  churches;  sought 
the  society  of  the  staid  and  solid;  and 
especially  leaned  heavily  upon  Adelaide. 
She  was  happy,  beyond  all  compare.  His 
visits  to  her  home,  frequent  or  rare,  accord- 
ing to  the  season  of  the  year,  were  like 
deep  draughts  of  bracing  wine  to  him. 
Cheery,  but  sympathetic,  the  brown  eyes 
went  before  him  in  all  his  work,  and  one 
grasp  of  her  hand,  one  kiss  of  her  soft  firm, 
lips,  were  strength  to  him  for  many  days. 

Not  the  least  of  his  difficulties  was  due 
to  the  outlaw  gang.  It  was  a  dangerous 
thing  to  belong  to  it;  it  was  yet  more  dan- 
gerous to  leave  it.  Every  disaster,  every 
betrayal  it  met  with,  was,  for  some  time, 
laid  at  his  door.  They  threatened  him, 
tried  to  browbeat  and  blackmail  him;  and 
especially  as  he  prospered,  their  jealousy 
and  anger  against  him  seemed  to  grow. 
He  bore  patiently  and  courageously  their 
doings,  as  long  as  man  could  bear,  but  at 
last  they  pressed  him  once  too  far. 

One  of  the  gang  had  been  taken  in  a 
barn  two  miles  from  Scott's  home,  and  next 
day  three  of  them  rode  to  his  house  and 
accused  him  of  betrayal.  He  quietly  de- 
nied, and  then  bore  abuse  until  his  face 
burned  and  his  teeth  gritted  hard.  They 
began  to  think  him  a  coward.  At  last  the 
ruffians  rode  away,  and  Floyd  Anderson 
yelled  back, 

"Next  time  I  come  to  your  house,  it'll  be 
guns  that  must  do  the  talking." 

"You  hear  that,  Max?"  said  Cameron  to 
his  hired  hand,  "you  must  be  my  witness." 

A  week  later  Anderson  returned,  blus- 
tering into  the  barn-lot,  where  Cameron 
and  Max  were  at  work,  and,  without  dis- 
mounting, began  pouring  forth  abuse. 

The  major  waited  for  a  pause,  then  point- 
ed to  the  gate,  and  said  quietly, 

"Get  off  my  premises." 

"What!" 

"Get  off  my  premises.    You  understand," 


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August  22,  190 


Anderson  ripped  out  a  string  of  oaths 
like  a  rusty  chain  from  a  -well- pump  and 
moved  for  his  revolvers.  Instantly  Scott's 
pistol  leaped  from  his  pocket,  and  its 
bullet  crashed  into  the  bully's  brain,  fairly 
between  the  eyes. 

"Stay  beside  the  body,  Max,  until  I  come 
back."' 

He  rode  the  two  miles  to  the  county  seat, 
and  returned  in  an  hour  with  a  coroner. 
The  plea  of  self-defense  .was  perfectly 
clear,  and  the  case  never  came  to  trial. 
The  bounty  on  Anderson's  head,  dead  or 
alive,  was  offered  to  Cameron,  but  he 
refused  it.  His  reward  came  in  the  shape 
of  immunity  from  all  insult  after  that. 

One  night  in  August,  the  locust  trees, 
the  stile,  and  the  horse  block  were  flooded 
by  the  moon,  and  a  couple  stood  near  them 
saying  good-night,  a  small  neat  figure  of  a 
woman,  and  a  tall,  broad,  sloping- shoul- 
dered man,  who  jingled  his  bridle  rein. 

"So  I  burned  the  mortgage,  Adelaide, 
to-day.  There's  not  a  dollar  on  the  land, 
and  it's  stocked  more  heavily  than  it's  ever 
been  before.  I  can  more  than  double  the 
amount  that  will  ever  come  to  us  from  your 
father." 

"You're  a  proud,  foolish  old  boy!"  she 
said. 

"Well,  perhaps  I  am,"— as  who  should 
say,  "I  don't  object  to  your  saying  so." 
Then  he  added,  "Seven  years  for  my 
Rachel— and  they  have  seemed,  as  I  look  at 
it  in  some  ways,  but  a  day.  In  other  ways, 
they  seem  forever.  But  the  next  seven 
weeks— can't  you  shorten  that,  Rachel, 
dear?" 

"No,  Jacob.  There  are  calico  dresses  to 
be  made,  and  cook  aprons " 

"Pshaw!  Pshaw!"  he  interrupted.  She 
ignored  him  and  continued — "And  a  world 
of  things  a  woman  can't  begin  life  without. 
Besides,  you  might  have  had  me  seven 
years  ago,  but  wouldn't!  Now  I'm  retaliat- 
ing with  seven  weeks!  You're  getting 
off  easily,  sir  major!" 

"I  wanted  to  prove  to  myself  and  to  oth- 
ers that  I  was  something  like  worthy  of 
you.  But  to  myself  I  haven't  proved  it  even 
yet.  This  was  more  than  half  your  fight 
and  your  winning.  I  couldn't  have  done  a 
thing  without  you.  God  bless  you,  Little 
People  with  the  big  heart!"  And  for 
fear  of  crushing  her,  he  turned,  and  heaved 
two  heavy  sighs,  while  he  pounded  the 
pummel  of  his  saddle. 

Adelaide  laughed  through  the  starting 
tears,  and  tiptoeing,  tried  to  kiss  the  back 
of  his  neck.  Then  he  took  her  in  his  arms, 
and  like  another  Lochinvar,  placed  her 
before  him  on  his  horse  and  rode  off  with 
her  for  a  mile  into  the  moonlight  and  back 
again. 

To-day  their  children,  and  even  grand- 
children, are  living  all  about  them,  along 
the  bluffs  of  the  Missouri. 
(The  End.) 

A  Statement  of  Fa.ct. 

Bv  B.  L.  Smith. 

The  American  Christian  Missionary  So- 
ciety could  organize  through  our  home 
missionaries  at  least  a  hundred  churches 
every  year,  if  our  board  of  church  exten- 
sion was  able  to  help  them  to  a  church 
house,  and  thus  secure  their  permanency. 

The  problem  of  evangelization  of  our 
cities  is  a  problem  of  building  lots  and 
houses. 


We  could  organize  ten  churches  in  Chi- 
cago in  a  month  if  we  could  house  them ; 
ten  more  could  be  put  in  St.  Louis ;  four  or 
five  in  Cincinnati,  and  there  is  scarcely  a 
city  of  20,000  inhabitants  where  there  is 
not  an  opportunity  for  such  work. 

I  anticipate  the  day  when  we  will  have 
$1,000,000  in  our  extension  fund,  and  the 
income  of  the  American  Christian  Mission- 
ary Society  is  $500,000  a  year.,  Then  if  we 
have  retained  our  loyalty  to  the  New  Tes- 
tament Christianity  and  our  evangelistic 
fervor  and  methods,  our  great  cause  will  go 
forward  with  leaps  and  bounds. 

Our  2,700  homeless  congregations;  our 
six  new  congregations  organized  every 
week,  all  plead  for  large  offerings  to  the 
church  extension  board. 

May  God  open  the  eyes  of  our  brethren 
to  see  and  know  the  magnificent  oppor- 
tunity that  is  ours  and  may  the  offerings 
for  church  extension  be  commensurate  with 
these  great  opportunities. 

Cincinnati.,  Ohio. 

Motives    for    La.rge    Conven- 
tions. 

By  C.  M.  Chilton. 

We  need  to  cultivate  a  convention  con- 
science among  our  people.  Our  national 
conventions  stand  for  the  missionary  spirit 
and  effort  of  the  whole  body.  Every  co- 
operating church  should  take  an  interest 
in  all  the  affairs  of  the  convention  and  if 
possible  be  represented  by  a  duly  appointed 
delegation  as  a  matter  of  right  and  busi- 
ness order.  A  proper  interest  in'  world 
evangelization  and  a  clear  understanding 
of  its  methods  demands  that  the  co-operat- 
ing churches  attend  in  convention  to  that 
which  is  particularly  their  business  under 
God.  In  most  of  the  churches,  even  mis- 
sionary churches  so  called,  no  attention  is 
given  to  these  things.  The  churches 
should  be  taught  their  obligations  to  their 
business  meetings.  We  are  coming  to  be 
a  great  people  with  a  growing  interest  in 
missions.  As  a  matter  of  right  and  busi- 
ness order  we  should  have  large  conven- 
tions. If  we  do  not  it  is  because  of  sinful 
ignorance  or  neglect  in  the  supreme  work 
of  the  church. 

Conventions  are  centers  of  missionary 
interest  and  enthusiasm.  As  such  they 
have  an  educational  and  inspirational 
value.  They  react  upon  the  delegates  and 
churches.  Our  day  affords  no  better 
method  for  the  uplift  of  the  masses,  for 
the  creation  and  cultivation  of  the  diviner 
impulses  in  men  than  its  great  convocations 
where  masses  of  men  are  brought  for  a 
time  under  the  exclusive  sway  of  that 
which  is  pure  and  unselfish.  Who  among 
us  has  not  felt  the  tides  of  influence  from 
the  jubilee  convention?  We  should  make 
all  our  conventions  great  for  the  reaction- 
ary effect  upon  the  delegates  and  churches 
and  people. 

Large  conventions  are  impressive  spec- 
tacles and  exercise  an  influence  upon  the 
outside  world.  Who  can  estimate  the  in- 
fluence of  the  recent  ecumenical  mission- 
ary conference  with  its  eminent  represen- 
tatives from  all  lands?  The  great  conven- 
tions of  our  day  are  speaking  to  the  world 
in  thunder  tones  the  truth  of  the  kingdom. 

A  large  convention  is  a  blessing  to  the 
city  and  state  in  which  it  assembles, 
bringing  the  joy  of  heavenly  associations 
and  leaving  behind  a  tide  of  enthusaism 


and  power.  We  owe  it  to  our  Minneapoli 
churches  to  save  them  the  disappointment 
and  discouragement  of  a  small  convention. 

All  of  our  preachers  and  churches  should 
carefully  prepare  for  the  coming  national 
convention,  that  they  may  have  a  creditable 
showing  upon  the  books,  that  they  may  be 
properly  represented  upon  the  floor,  that 
it  may  be  a  great  assembly,  in  every  way 
representative  of  our  brotherhood  and  of 
the  greater  cause  to  which  God  is  calling  1 
his  people. 

St.  Joseph,  Mo. 

The  Yoxing  People  a^nd  Our 
National  Convention. 

By  Ca.rlos  C.  R>owlisor\. 

Let  me  mention  three  very  important 
reasons  why  the  young  people  should  at- 
tend our  national  conventions  whenever 
possible. 

1.  They  should  attend  in  order  to  meet 
the  people  and  to  know  the  forces  at  work 
in  our  own  movement.  The  young  who  are 
active  Endeavorers  are  prone  to  give  so 
much  attention  to  C.  E.  conventions  and 
their  special  methods  of  work  that  they  ac- 
quire little  definite  knowledge  of  our  own 
great  movement  and  of  its  significance  to 
the  world.  Of  the  general  enterprises  of 
the  church  they  usually  know  little.  Noth- 
ing will  so  deepen  their  interest  in  that 
which  we  are  striving  to  do  for  the  world 
as  to  meet  the  strong  men  and  noble  women 
who  are  leading  us  in  our  conquests.  The 
young  man  or  young  woman  who  attends 
our  convention  for  the  first  time  will  be 
astonished  to  find  how  great  a  work  the 
church  is  doing  of  which  he  has  been  ig- 
norant. 

2.  They  should  attend  in  order  to  be- 
come acquainted  with  our  missionaries, 
mission  fields,  and  methods  of  organization 
for  missionary  work.  Our  national  con- 
ventions are  simply  great  missionary  con- 
ferences for  world-wide  evangelization,  in 
which  are  also  exhibited  the  work  which 
has  been  done,  the  open  fields  awaiting  our 
occupancy,  and  those  who  have  undertaken 
the  heroic  pioneer  work.  The  first  intense 
view  of  this  exhibition  which  a  young  per- 
son gains  at  a  great  convention  will  prove 
a  life-inspiration.  In  the  beginning  of 
one's  religious  career,  nothing  is  of  greater 
value  to  him  than  this  personal  touch  with 
the  Lord's  most  devoted  disciples  gathered 
together  from  the  ends  of  the  earth  for  the 
purpose  of  planning  the  extension  of  His 
kingdom. 

3.  All  this  acquaintance  with  the  gen- 
eral work  of  the  church  is  very  important 
because  the  young  people  of  to-day  must 
be  the  leaders  of  the  work  of  the  churches 
of  to-morrow.  And  according  to  their 
knowledge  will  be  their  leadership.  If 
we  are  not  to  settle  down  into  a  state  of 
contentment  that  we  are  one  of  the  great 
religious  bodies  of  America,  our  young 
people  must  acquire  a  more  vivid  con- 
ception of  our  mission  in  the  world 
than  they  now  possess.  To  be  the  lead- 
ers in  the  unification  of  God's  people 
in  the  next  generation,  it  will  be  necessary 
for  our  young  people  generally  to  gain  a 
far  deeper  conviction  than  they  now  have 
that  we  are  called  of  God  for  such  a  work. 

For  these  reasons,  and  for  many  others, 
let  multitudes  of  our  young  people  attend 
our  twentieth  century  convention  at  the 
beautiful  city  of  the  upper  Mississippi. 

Indianapolis,  Ind. 


August 


1901 


THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


1071 


Current  Litera.t\ire. 


The  problem  of  the  life  hereafter  will 
continue  to  challenge  the  thought  of  men 
as  long  as  human  life  remains  what  it  is 
to-day — a  union  of  body  and  spirit,  of  flesh 
which  passes  away  and  a  mind  which  as- 
pires to  live  forever.  The  Evolution  of  Im- 
mortality, by  S.  D.  McConnell,  D.  D,, 
D.  C.  L.,  is  an  attempt  to  solve  the  ques- 
tion from  the  point  of  view  of  evolution. 
It  is  really  a  defense  of  the  theory  of  con- 
ditional immortality  on  the  lines  of  evolu- 
tion. As  science  reveals  the  close  and 
intimate  relation  between  the  mind  and  the 
body,  it  is  becoming  more  difficult  for 
scientists  to  believe  in  the  separate  and  in- 
dependent existence  of  the  immaterial  part 
of  man.  Hence  a  more  scientific  basis  of 
life  hereafter  must  be  found.  Thi3  the 
author  believes  is  to  be  found  in  the  view 
that  immortality — which  he  uses  in  the 
sense  of  life  beyond  the  death  of  the  body 
— is  not  something  that  inheres  in  human 
nature,  but  is  a  prize  to  be  won,  and  only 
those  persons  attain  immortality  who  ac- 
quire sufficient  moral  vigor  to  persist,  or 
who,  in  other  words,  are  fit  to  survive. 
But  this  existence  beyond  death  is  not  in  a 
disembodied  condition,  but  in  a  body  woven 
by  man's  spirit,  out  of  the  finer  matter 
which  prevades  all  space,  and  which  scien- 
tists know  by  the  name  of  ether.  An 
attempt  is  made  to  show  that  this  theory 
fits  into  the  teaching  of  Christ  and  the 
apostles.  But  to  do  this,  the  phrase  "in 
Christ"  and  "through  Christ,"  must  not  be 
limited  to  the  historic  Christ,  but  must  in- 
clude the  Word  who  has  ever  been  the 
light  of  the  world,  and  in  whose  light  the 
piou9  hearted  of  all  nations  have  sought  to 
live  the  true  life.  The  theory  finds  a  most 
serious  setback  when  it  attempts  to  deal 
with  the  question  of  infants  dying  in  in- 
fancy. Where  is  the  moral  and  spiritual 
vigor  in  such  cases  that  can  conquer  death? 
The  undeveloped  germ  of  heredity  is  all 
that  the  author  has  to  offer  us  as  giving 
any  hope  for  the  continued  existence  of 
these  sweet  innocents  of  whom  Jesus  said, 
"Of  such  is  the  kingdom  of  heaven."  The 
author  is  too  candid  not  to  admit  that  this 
is  unsatisfactory.  But  we  submit  that  a 
theory  which  fails  when  applied  to  a 
majority  of  the  human  race  is  hardly  one  to 
command  the  confidence  of  thinking  men 
very  long.  The  book,  however,  is  sugges- 
tive, and  will  prove  helpful  to  many,  no 
doubt,  who  are  seeking  to  base  their  faith 
in  a  future  life  on  scientific  as  well  as  on 
scriptural  grounds.     (MacMillan.) 

A  few  years  ago  Mr.  Kipling  presented  a 
set  of  his  works  to  Admiral  Robley  D. 
Evans  with  this  inscription  on  the  fly  leaf : 
"To  the  man  who  has  lived  more  stories 
than  I  can  ever  write."  The  characteriza- 
tion was  not  inappropriate,  for  "Fighting 
Bob"  Evans  began  at  an  early  age  to  live 
stories  of  an  exciting  sort,  and  he  is  not 
through  yet.  His  recent  book,  A  Sailor's 
Log,  is  a  plain  tale  of  some  of  his  many  ad- 
ventures by  land  and  sea  and  is  as  veracious 
a  narrative,  we  suppose,  as  a  sailor  can 
write.  Before  he  was  fourteen  years  old, 
the  future  admiral  had  made  the  trip  from 
Washington,  D.  C,  to  Salt  Lake  City  and 
back  again.  The  railroad  ended  at  Kansas 
City  in  those  days  and  there  was  plenty  of 
Indian  fighting  to  be  done  all  along  the 
route  beyond  that    point.    The    boy  was 


alone  save  for  such  parties  of  strangers  as 
he  joined  himself  to  from  time  to  time. 
The  purpose  of  the  trip  was  to  establish  a 
legal  residence  in  Utah  so  that  the  Repre- 
sentative from  that  state  could  secure  bis 
appointment  as  a  cadet  in  the  Naval 
Academy.  The  Civil  War  came  on  before 
he  had  finished  his  course  at  Annapolis 
and,  in  spite  of  the  protests,  threats  and 
appeals  of  his  southern  relatives,  he  de- 
cided to  stick  to  the  flag.  Even  cadets 
were  not  wholly  exempt  from  service  in 
that  stirring  time  and  young  Evans 
emerged  from  that  period  of  his  career  so 
severely  wounded  that  the  doctors  were 
upon  the  point  of  amputating  both  of  his 
legs  to  save  his  life.  A  loaded  revolver, 
which  he  kept  under  his  pillow  and  occa- 
sionally brandished  at  them,  was  all  that 
dissuaded  them  from  performing  the  opera- 
tion. He  recovered  and  kept  his  legs  and 
from  that  time  to  this  has  been  seeing  ser- 
vice in  all  parts  of  the  world. 

The  book  has  acquired  a  special  interest 
by  reason  of  Senator  Chandler's  protest 
against  its  comments  upon  his  course  of 
action  as  Secretary  of  the  Navy  in  1884 
under  President  Arthur,  and  the  resulting 
censure  which  the  Acting  Secretary  of  the 
Navy  gave  to  Admiral  Evans  a  few  days 
ago.  On  neither  of  these  accounts  will  the 
general  public  think  any  the  worse  of  the 
Admiral — at  least  not  until  it  is  shown  that 
what  he  says  about  Mr.  Chandler  is  not 
true.  If  it  is  true,  it  needed  to  be  said 
whether  the  department  likes  it  or  not. 

It  may  be  said  without  prejudice  to  the 
book  that  it  exhibits  no  particular  style 
and  has  no  special  merit  as  a  piece  of  lit- 
erature, but  it  is  a  straightforward  story 
of  a  sailor's  experiences  and  will  give  the 
reader  some  intimate  glimpses  into  the  life 
of  the  United  States  Navy.  (D.  Appleton 
&  Co.)  ■ 

One  must  seek  far  to  find  a  more  keen, 
sympathetic  and  captivating  exposition  of 
Italian  character  than  Montgomery  Car- 
michael  gives  in  his  volume  entitled  In 
Tuscany.  A  residence  of  several  years  in 
different  parts  of  Tuscany  has  given  the 
author  an  intimate  acquaintance  with  the 
people.  But  he  does  not  generalize  over- 
much, though  generalization  might  be 
valuable  from  one  whose  observation  has 
been  so  wide,  but  rather  deals  in  the  con- 
crete with  typical  characters  with  whom  he 
has  had  dealings.  There  is  plenty  of  de- 
scription too  of  out-of-the-way  places 
which  have  been  little  written  up,  but  most 
readers  will  agree  that  the  author  has  per- 
formed his  best  service  in  his  admirable 
studies  of  Tuscan  character. 

Among  all  the  books  upon  this  section  of 
Italy,  this  one  is  distinguished  for  paying 
almost  no  attention  to  Florence  and  scarce- 
ly more  to  Siena — not  that  there  is  not 
plenty  in  these  cities  that  is  worth  writing 
about,  but  that  there  is  a  vast  amount  out- 
side of  these  familiar  spots  to  which  but 
little  attention  has  been  paid.  So  it  is  a 
book  of  Tuscan  by-ways  and  villages 
rather  than  of  highways  and  cities.  (E. 
P.  Dutton&  Co.) 

^« 

A  characteristic  feature  of  French  liter- 
ature— if  it  can  be  called  literature — is  the 
feuilleton,  the  sensational  story  published 
in  the  daily  paper.  It  is  low  class  litera- 
ture, but  the  public  demands  it.  It  is  only 
very  rarely,  says  Mr.  Keenan  in  the  Lit- 
erary Era,  that  even  the  high  class  jour- 


nals venture  to  print  the  romances  or 
novels  of  the  standard  authors.  Once  the- 
Petit  Journal  of  Paris,  which  has  a  circu- 
lation of  over  a  million  copies  daily,  de- 
termined to  raise  the  standard  of  its  feuille- 
tons.  It  had  been  publishing  the  in- 
ventions of  Reichberg,  and,  dropping  him,, 
secured  a  story  from  Jules  Verne.  Within, 
ten  days  the  circulation  fell  off  eighty 
thousand  copies.  Then  a  study  was  made 
of  the  matter.  It  was  found  that  even  the 
hardest-worked,  poorest-paid  folk  of  the- 
cities  and  country  could  be  depended  on 
to  take  a  daily  paper  if  there  were  a  story 
running  in  its  columns.  But  they  de- 
manded a  tale  of  poor  heroes,  sons  of  toil, 
turning  out  to  be  aristocrats,  or  any  of 
the  romantic  situations  once  thought  es- 
sential to  a  story  of  what  was  called  ad- 
venture. 

A  convenient  series  of  vest-pocket  edi- 
tions of  the  four  gospels  in  separate  vol- 
umes has  been  issued  in  flexible  cloth 
binding,  round  corners  and  fair  sized  type, 
to  be  sold  at  2  cents  each.  It  is  to  be  re- 
gretted that  the  text  is  the  authorized,  in- 
stead of  the  revised,  version.  In  other 
respects  they  will  be  found  well  suited  to 
the  purpose  for  which  they  are  intended. 
One  can  be  carried  in  a  vest  pocket  as 
easily  as  a  note- book,  and  it  will  furnish 
good  reading  in  the  street-car,  on  the  rail  - 
road,  or  while  you  are  waiting  for  a  maa 
who  is  late. 

"*» 

The  Story  of  Missouri  is  the  title  of  a  book 
in  preparation  by  Congressman  Champ 
Clark  and  Mr.  Walter  Williams.  It  is  not  a 
history,  but  will  be  a  book  of  anecdote, 
reminiscence  and  hero- story  of  the  great 
men  who  made  this  state  and  of  the  part 
which  the  state  has  played  in  peace  and  in 
war.  It  will  be  a  story-book  and  Con- 
gressman Champ  Clark's  connection  with 
it  is  as  good  as  a  guarantee  that  the  stories 
will  be  good.  Mr.  Williams,  his  coad- 
jutor, is  editor  of  the  Columbia  (Mo.) 
Herald. 

Miss  Sarah  Orne  Jewett's  new  novel, 
"The  Tory  Lover,"  which  has  been  run- 
ning serially  through  the  Atlantic  Monthly, 
will  be  published  about  the  middle  of 
September.  It  is  a  story  of  the  American 
revolution  and  picturesquely  introduces 
John  Paul  Jones  and  his  exploits  on  the 
coast  of  England.  The  Tory  lover  and  the 
patriotic  heroine  are  both  admirable  char- 
acters. 

& 
R.ea.dy  Cooked  Food. 
Famous  Arourvd  the  Ca.mp  Fire. 

People  goicg  into  camp  should  not  forget 
to  take  along  a  goodly  supply  of  Grape- 
Nuts,  the  ready-cooked  food.  This  can  be 
eaten  dry  and  does  not  require  any  prepara- 
tion by  the  cook,  or  the  food  can  be  made 
into  a  variety  of  delightful  dishes,  such  as 
puddings,  etc. 

One  of  the  favorite  methods  by  old  timers 
is  to  drop  three  or  four  heaping  teaspoonfuls 
of  Grape  Nuts  into  a  cup  of  coffee.  The 
Grape  Nuts  add  a  peculiar  and  delicious 
flavor  to  the  coffee  and  give  one  a  more  pi- 
quant article  of  food  than  even  the  famous 
doughnuts  and  coffee  of  old  New  England. 

People  who  cannot  digest  coffee  should  nob 
forget  that  Postum  Food  Coffee,  if  properly 
made,  furnishes  a  very  delicious  beverage, 
either  hot  or  cold,  closely  approaching  the- 
flavor  of  the  mild  and  delicious  grades  of: 
Java. 


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THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


August  22.  1901 


Ovir  B\idget. 


— Last  call  for  Church  Extension. 

—September  1  is  the  day.     Don't  forget  it. 

—Church  Extension  asks  only  for  endow- 
ment, and  half  a  million  dollars  is  a  small 
amount  for  that  purpose. 

— A  fair  apportionment  has  been  sent  to 
each  church  for  the  Church  Extension  offer- 
ing. This  is  not  a  tax  or  a  forced  levy,  but 
only  a  conservative  suggestion.  More  church- 
es ought  to  exceed  their  apportionment  than 
fall  below  it. 

—The  Christian-Evangelist  will  be  sent 
to  new  subscribers  three  months  for  25  cents. 
This  is  a  trial  offer.  We  are  sure  that  those 
who  read  the  paper  three  months  will  not  easily 
drop  it  at  the  end  of  that  time.  Trial  sub- 
scriptions will  be  discontinued,  however,  at 
the  end  of  the  time  paid  for  unless  otherwise 
ordered. 

— Prospective  attendants  at  the  Illinois 
State  Convention,  Springfield,  Sept.  9-12,  are 
requested  to  send  their  names  in  advance  to 
Dr.  G.  A.  Hulett  that  he  may  reserve  accom- 
modations. A  rate  of  one  and  one- third  fare 
on  the  certificate  plan  has  been  secured,  so  do 
not  fail  to  secure  a  certificate  when  buying 
your  ticket  to  Springfield. 

—The  Minneapolis  Publicity  Committee, 
which  has  charge  of  the  work  of  advertis- 
ing our  annual  convention,  is  exhibiting  a 
degree  of  enterprise  which  has  seldom  or 
never  been  paralleled  in  a  similar  cause.  Not 
only  do  they  see  to  it  that  our  own  papers 
are  kept  well  supplied  with  literature  on  the 
subject,  but  the  Minneapolis  dailies  are  also 
pressed  into  service.  A  recent  number  of  the 
Minneapolis  Journal  has  a  long  article  by  I. 
J.  Spencer,  President  of  the  American  Chris- 
tian Missionary  Society,  setting  forth  the 
aim  and  plan  of  our  convention  which  meets 
in  that  city  Oct.  10-17 

— The  twenty-third  annual  convention  of 
the  Maryland,  Delaware  and  D.  C.  Mission- 
ary Society  will  be  held  with  the  Jerusalem 
Church,  Hartford  county,  Md  ,  Sept.  24-27. 
J.  A.  Hopkins,  corresponding  secretary  for 
the  district,  urges  all  churches  to  appoint 
their  delegates,  prepare  their  reports,  raise 
the  balance  of  their  apportionments  and  pre- 
pare to  make  it  a  good  convention.  He  also 
suggests  that  since  the  Church  Extension 
Board  has  helped  several  churches  in  the  dis- 
trict it  has  a  right  to  expect  a  liberal  offer- 
ing from  all  the  churches  of  the  district  on 
the  first  Sunday  in  September.  Reduced  rates 
to  the  convention  have  been  secured  over  the 
B.  &  O.  railroad  to  Joppa  Station. 

— The  first  conference  on  day  schools  ever 
held  in  China  was  held  about  two  months 
ago  in  Shanghai  under  the  presidency  of  our 
missionary  W.  P.  Bentley.  It  was  largely  at- 
tended both  by  foreigners  and  by  Chinese,  and 
it  is  hoped  that  it  may  prove  the  beginning  of 
a  movement  which  will  be  influential  in  lift- 
ing up  the  standards  and  improving  the  meth- 
ods of  popular  education  in  China.  A  sys- 
tem of  common  school  education  throughout 
the  empire  embodying  rational  methods  could 
not  fail  to  be  of  immense  value  in  thediff usion 
of  general  intelligence  among  the  Chinese. 
Two  principal  topics  were  discussed:  Discip- 
line and  Methods;  and  Christianity  in  the 
Day  Schools.  It  is  gratifying  to  note  that 
the  original  suggestion  for  this  conference 
came  from  a  Chinese  teacher  and  that  Chi- 
nese teachers  took  a  prominent  part  in  all 
the  discussions. 

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—The  church  at  Painesville,  O.,  is  reported 
to  be  about  to  build  at  a  cost  of  $8,000. 

— Brother  F.  E.  Meigs  is  now  on  his  way 
back  to  Nankin,  China,  after  a  furlough  of 
about  a  year. 

—A.  Martin,  of  Muncie,  Ind.,  will  conduct 
the  sixty-third  meeting  of  the  church  at  In- 
graham,  111.,  beginning  Sept.  1. 

— D.  A.  Youtzy,  of  Elk  Creek,  Neb.,  who  is 
now  visiting  in  Pennsylvania,  will  be  home 
again  ready  for  evangelistic  work  Sept.  1. 

— A  trial  subscription  to  the  Christian- 
Evangelist  three  months  25  cents.  This  ap- 
plies to  new  subscribers  only.  Send  coin  or 
stamps. 

— John  J.  Wiggs,  of  Onarga,  111.,  is  ready 
to  enter  the  evangelistic  field  as  evangelist 
and  singer.  He  does  his  own  solo  singing  in 
his  evangelistic  services. 

— The  fourth  missionary  district  of  Nebraska 
will  hold  its  convention  at  Wakefield,  Sept. 
27-29.  The  officers  of  the  district  are  J.  B. 
White,  president,  and  W.  L.  Ireland,  corre- 
sponding secretary. 

—Carey  E.  Morgan  is  at  Currin,  Va.,  con- 
valescing from  his  recent  severe  illness.  W. 
L.  Fisher  has  been  supplying  his  pulpit  and 
will  continue  until  Bro.  Morgan  is  able  to  re- 
sume work. 

—The  Fifth  Missionary  District  of  Illinois 
desires  to  secure  a  competent  man  for  district 
evangelist  for  one  year  beginning  Sept.  1. 
Names  of  available  men  may  be  sent  to  the 
district  president,  J.  E.  Lynn,  Springfield,  111. 

—  We  regret  to  note  the  death  on  July  30  of 
Sister  Elliott,  of  Kirksville,  Mo.  Bro.  Elliott 
is  widely  known  in  Nebraska,  where  he  was 
formerly  treasurer  of  the  state  missionary 
society,  and  the  death  of  his  wife  will  be 
mourned  by  many  friends. 

— The  Preachers'  Institute  at  Bethany,  Neb., 
which  began  Aug.  5,  has  been  very  successful, 
although  it  is  the  nrst  of  the  kind  in  that 
state.  The  enrollment  the  first  week  was 
twenty-one  and  increased  after  that.  C.  A. 
Young  and  W.  P.  Aylesworth  are  the- princi- 
pal lecturers. 

— All  persons  expecting  to  attend  the  thir- 
ty-eighth annual  meeting  of  the  eastern  Ohio 
Ministerial  Association,  to  be  held  at  Medina 
Sept.  3-5,  will  kindly  notify  D.  D.  Fennell  at 
once,  that  proper  arrangements  may  be  made 
for  the  entertainment  of  guests.  A  hearty 
invitation  is  extended  to  all  brethren. 

— In  the  absence  of  J.  C.  Coggins,  pastor  of 
the  Tabernacle  Church,  Decatur,  111.,  his  pul- 
pit was  occupied  last  Sunday  morning  by 
H.  W.  Dill  and  in  the  evening  by  F.  W.  Burn- 
ham,  pastor  of  the  Edwards  Street  Church. 
Bro.  Dill  is  a  young  minister  and  is  open  to 
a  call  to  a  pastorate. 

— G.  W.  Hamilton,  of  Plad,  Mo.,  wishes  to 
secure  an  engagement  with  some  church  or 
churches  either  as  pastor  or  to  hold  meetings 
at  once.  Owing  to  the  drought,  which  has 
been  especially  severe  in  that  region,  he  is 
compelled  to  change  his  location.  He  will 
furnish  references  if  desired. 

J.  W.  Gates  and  A.  L.  Oder,  both  graduates 
of  the  College  of  the  Bible  at  Lexington, 
were  ordained  to  the  ministry  at  Eagle  Lake, 
Texas,  July  30,  by  J.  J.  Cramer.  Brother 
Gates  preaches  for  the  churches  at  Eagle 
Lake  and  Weimar,  and  Brother  Oder  for  the 
churches  at  Wharton  and  Bay  City. 

—The  books  of  the  Foreign  Society  close  on 
the  last  day  of  September.  The  offerings 
that  have  been  made  and  not  forwarded 
should  be  sent  on  without  delay.  Ministers 
and  Sunday-school  superintendents  ought  to 
make  diligent  inquiries  and  ascertain  whether 
the  whole  amount  raised  has  been  sent  to  the 
treasury  or  not.  If  any  have  failed  to  make 
offerings,  they  should  attend  to  this  duty 
without  delay.  There  is  no  time  to  be  lost. 
Now  is  the  accepted  time. 


—The  Foreign  Society  began  the  year  with 
the  hope  of  raising  $200,000  this  year  for  its 
work.  Before  the  year  closes  every  dollar  of 
this  sum  should  be  in  the  treasury.  We  shall 
have  a  great  convention  in  Minneapolis  if  tve 
do  our  part  before  the  year  closes.  By  all 
means  let  this  amount  be  raised,  and  at  once. 

—The  Missouri  State  Convention  will  meet 
at  Mexico,  Mo.,  Sept.  16,  17.  A.  W.  Koken- 
doffer,  pastor  of  the  church  at  Mexico,  writes 
as  follows:  "In  bshalf  of  the  church  at  Mex- 
ico a  cordial  invitation  is  extended  to  our 
brothers  and  sisters  throughout  the  state  to 
attend.  Come  to  the  first  session  prepared 
to  remain  until  the  close  of  the  las;-.  We  con- 
fidently expect  and  shall  provide  for  a  large 
gathering.  Lodging  and  breakfast  free.  Din- 
ner and  supper  25  cents  each.  Through  the 
kindness  of  Brother  and  Sister  Hord,  of  the 
Mexico  Church,  the  Central  Hotel  with  its 
commodious  accommodation  is  at  the  service 
of  the  convention.  I  believe  this  arrange- 
ment will  be  satisfactory.  Let  there  be  a 
large  attendance.  Send  names  at  once  to  P. 
W.  Harding,  Chairman  of  the  Committee  on 
Entertainment." 

— It  will  be  remembered  that  the  American 
Institute  of  Sacred  Literature  has  been  mak- 
ing an  appeal  for  the  observance  of  one  Sun- 
day in  September  a.s  Bible  study  day  and 
has  suggested  that  every  minister  preach  at 
least  one  sermon  during  the  month  on  the  sub- 
ject of  Bible  study  and  its  relation  to  the  life 
and  work  of  the  church  and  the  individual. 
The  Biblical  World  for  August  contains  some 
sermon  outlines  on  this  subject  which  have 
been  reprinted  in  an  eight-page  pamphlet  and 
will  be  sent  free  to  any  minister  asking  for 
them  and  promising  to  preach  a  sermon  on 
this  topic.  The  outlines  are  six  in  number,  by 
Bishop  Vincent,  Amory  H.  Bradford,  George 
T  Purves,  O.  P.  Gifford,  Charles  Cuthbert 
Hall  and  Marcus  Dods.  These  outlines  will 
be  found  helpful  and  suggestive  even  for 
those  who  do  not  need  their  assistance  in 
outlining  a  sermon  on  Bible  study.  Address 
the  American  Institute  of  Sacred  Literature, 
Hyde  Park,  Chicago,  111. 

—The  latest  general  board  organized  by  our 
brotherhood  is  the  American  Christian  Edu- 
cation Society,  with  headquarters  at  Wash- 
ington, D.  C.  Its  objects  are  best  stated  by 
the  constitution  adopted  at  the  congress  of 
the  Disciples  of  Christ  held  at  Lexington,  Ky. 
"The  object  of  this  society  shall  be  the  pro- 
motion of  Christian  education  among  the 
Disciples  of  Christ  by  aiding  collegiate  insti- 
tutions, academies,  and  other  schools  in  which 
the  children  and  youth  are  trained  under 
Christian  teachers;  by  assisting  needy  young 
men  and  women  of  piety  and  ability  in  acquir- 
ing an  education  for  the  gospel  ministry  and 
the  mission  field;  and  by  the  employment  of 
any  kindred  agencies  which  may  be  deemed 
desirable  to  further  the  cause  of  education." 
Life  memberships  are  $10  a  year  for  five  years. 
Annual  members  pay  $5  a  year.  Larger  or 
smaller  sums  will  be'gratefully  received.  Con- 
tributions should  be  sent  to  Andrew  Wilson, 
treasurer,  505  E  Street,  N.  W.,  Washington, 
D.  C.  He  will  be  pleased  to  furnish  any  fur- 
ther information.    Write  him. 


Scrofula 

Few  are  entirely  free  from  it. 

It  may  develop  so  slowly  as  to  canse 
little  if  any  disturbance  daring  the  whole 
period  of  childhood. 

It  may  then  produce  irregularity  of  the 
stomach  and  bowels,  dyspepsia,  catarrh, 
and  marked  tendency  to  consumption 
before  manifesting  itself  in  much  cutaneous 
eruption  or  glandular  swelling. 

It  is  best  to  be  sure  that  you  are  quite 
free  from  it.  and  for  its  complete  eradica- 
tion you  can  rely  on 

HootFs  Sarsaparillz 

The  beet  of  all  medicines  tor  ail  taomora 


August  22,  1901 


THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


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;  — W.   A.  Fite    begins  work    as    pastor    at 
Palmyra,  Mo.,  Sept.  1. 

—We  are  glad  to  be  able  to  report  a  slight 
increase  in  the  receipts  for  foreign  missions. 
The  week  ending  August  15  shows  a  gain  of 
$961  as  compared  with  the  corresponding  time 
last  year.  Keep  it  up.  We  must  gain  every 
week  from  now  till  the  close  of  the  year  if  we 
are  to  raise  that  $200,000. 

—The  debate  at  Lamar,  Mo.,  between  W. 
W.  Blalock,  of  the  Disciples  of  Christ,  and 
Elder  Scoles,  Adrentist,  has  come  to  a  tri- 
umphant conclusion.  J.  E.  DeJarnett  reports 
that  the  general  sentiment  is  that  the  Ad- 
ventists  suffered  a  decisive  defeat.  Bro.  B. 
delivered  a  solar  plexus  blow. 

— R.  A.  Burriss,  of  Port  Arthur,  Ont.,  is 
making  a  success  of  his  project  of  combined 
colonization  and  evangelization  in  western 
Ontario.  We  have  recently  received  two  let- 
ters from  him  telling  of  the  progress  of  the 
work  at  Rat  Portage  and  in  the  Rainy  River 
colony.  They  have  some  able  preachers  in 
that  region  who  have  come  from  various 
parts  of  the  United  States  and  Canada. 
Homeseekers  who  were  not  lucky  in  the 
drawing  at  Lawton  and  El  Reno  might  find 
it  worth  while  to  investigate  this  section  in 
western  Ontario,  if  they  do  not  mind  passing 
under  the  sovereignty  of  King  Edward. 

— The  sudden  and  to  us  unexpected  news 
of  Prof.  McDiarmid's  death  at  Hiram,  O.,  on 
Aug.  15  has  reached  us  The  telegram  from 
his  son,  Norman  McDiarmid,  says  his  father's 
death  resulted  from  a  long  siege  of  typhoid. 
We  had  not  even  learned  of  his  sickness,  and 
were  all  the  more  unprepared  for  the  sad  in- 
telligence. Prof.  Hugh  McDiarmid  was  a 
Canadian  by  nativity,  though  he  graduated 
from  Bethany  College,  and  has  lived  and 
labored  for  the  most  part  in  this  country.  He 
was  for  several  years  editor  of  The  Christian 
Standard  and  while  in  that  capacity  gave 
proof  of  considerable  strength  as  a  writer. 
He  was  especially  skillful  in  dialectic  writing. 
He  subsequently  became  president  of  Bethany 
College,  which  position  he  held  for  a  few 
years,  putting  the  same  conscientious  care 
into  his  work  which  had  marked  him  as  an 
editor  and  preacher.  Later  he  accepted  a 
professorship  in  the  Bible  department  of 
Hiram  College,  which  he  was  holding  at  the 
time  of  his  death.  We  rely  upon  one  of  his 
more  immediate  associates  in  the  college  to 
send  us  an  appropriate  tribute  to  his  life  and 
character.  It  only  remains  to  us  to  express 
our  sincere  regret  at  his  departure,  and  our 
sympathy  with  his  bereaved  family  and  the 
college  with  which  he  was  connected.  He 
leaves  behind  the  priceless  legacy  of  a  pure 
life  and  a  noble  Christian  character. 

— A  movement  is  on  foot  in  Iowa  for  the 
organization  of  a  co-operative  work  among 
the  Bible-schools  for  evangelistic  and  educa- 
tional purposes,  similar  to  the  Bible-school 
co-operations  which  have  for  many  years 
been  in  successful  operation  in  Missouri,  Ne- 
braska, Illinois,  Indiana  and  Kentucky.  The 
Congregationalists  and  Presbyterians  in  Iowa 
have  similar  organizations  and  it  is  generally 
believed  among  those  who  have  the  interest 
of  Bible-schools  at  heart  that  more  effective 
work  can  be  done  by  having  a  separate  or- 
ganization with  its  own  field  representative 
than  by  having  a  mere  department  of  the 
state  missionary  convention.  W.  B.  Clem- 
mer,  of  Des  Moines,  state  Bible  school  su- 
perintendent, is  pushing  this  plan  for  Bible- 
school  co-operation  and  he  is  backed  by  such 
representative  men  as  Slayton,  Rudy,  Sar- 
gent, McKnight,  Orr,  Scott,  Wonder  and 
Reed.  The  plans  have  all  been  made  and  the 
right  man  is  in  sight  for  the  representative. 
What  remains  is  for  the  Bible-schools  to  take 
the  matter  up  and  pledge  a  sufficient  amount 
to  ensure  his  support  The  state  convention 
will  be  held  at  Cedar  Rapids  in  a  few  weeks 
and  the  matter  will  come  up  there  for  discus- 
sion and  probably  for  decision.    The  decision 


will  depend  chiefly  on  the  amount  of  pledges 
that  have  been  secured.  It  will  be  well  for 
Iowa  pastors  and  superintendents  to  write 
to  Bro.  Clemmer  at  once  promising  their  co- 
operation and  pledging  a  definite  amount, 
however  small,  in  behalf  of  their  schools.  Is 
is  suggested  that  schools  might  average  five 
dollars  each. 

— J.  M.  Rudy,  pastor  of  the  First  Christian 
Church,  Cedar  Rapids,  la.,  asks  us  to  remind 
the  Iowa  brethren  that  the  names  of  all  who 
expect  to  attend  the  Iowa  convention  Sept. 
9-12  should  be  sent  to  him  at  once.  An  enter- 
tainment directory  in  book  form  is  being  pre- 
pared which  will  contain  the  names  of  all 
delegates  and  the  addresses  to  which  they 
have  been  assigned.  Naturally,  only  those 
names  can  be  printed  which  have  been  re- 
ceived in  advance.  The  book  will  be  put  into 
your  hands  as  you  get  off  the  train  and  if  you 
want  to  find  your  name  in  it,  with  the  ad- 
dress at  which  you  are  to  be  entertained, 
send  it  at  once  to  J.  M.  Rudy,  Cedar  Rapids, 
la. 

The  Promised  Land. 

Every  day  men  are  returning  from  the  prom- 
ised land  and  with  very  different  notions  as  to 
the  future  of  that  part  of  our  country.  Some 
think  it  all  right,  while  others  think  it  all 
wrong.  To  a  man  who  has  been  on  the 
border  for  some  years  and  has  carefully  ob- 
served passing  events,  there  is  nothing 
peculiar  or  strange  about  these  conflicting 
ideas. 

Lawton  is  said  to  be  a  city  of  10,000,  but  it 
is  generally  believed  that  it  will  fall  to  about 
3,000  in  a  little  while,  but  Mr.  Flinn  thinks  it 
will  make  a  city  of  some  6,000.  In  my  judg- 
ment this  is  not  far  from  the  real  city  of  two 
or  three  years  hence.  But  the  people  who 
make  a  city  there  must  learn  Paul's  admoni- 
tion to  Timothy— endure  hardness. 

We  who  had  a  taste  of  frontier  life  from 
1893  to  1897  in  the  Cherokee  Strip  and  those 
who  tasted  of  the  bitter  and  sweet  of  old 
Oklahoma  know  something  of  what  these 
good  people  may  be  called  upon  to  endure. 

Of  course,  much  depends  upon  the  crops  of 
1902-3.  Should  financial  conditions  generally 
remain  as  they  are,  and  should  crops  be  good 
in  the  new  and  adjoining  counties,  the  suffer- 
ing and  even  inconvenience  will  be  reduced  to 
the  minimum. 

We  strippers  can  never  forget  1894  and  1895 
and  a  part  of  1896.  but  we  hope  that  our 
friends  and  neighbors  may  be  spared  both  our 
suffering  and  humiliation. 

For  the  last  few  days  the  papers  have  one 
and  all  had  something  to  say  about  James  R. 
Wood,  the  first  lucky  man  in  the  Lawton 
district,  and  of  course  they  all  speak  in  con- 
demnation of  his  selfish  act.  To  almost  every 
man  his  act  looks  extremely  selfish.  Here  is  a 
man  who  by  the  turn  of  the  wheel  of  fortune 
suddenly  becomes  rich  and,  not  satisfied 
therewith,  tries  hard  and  apparently  suc- 
ceeds in  damaging  a  worthy  young  lady. 
Already,  however,  he  is  the  loser.  He  must 
not  only  fight  contests  but  public  opinion. 

After  all, however,  this  man  is  largely  a  prod- 
uct of  his  environment  and  in  my  judgment 
the  government  itself  is  particeps  criminis. 
From  the  day  the  government  adopted  the 
drawing  the  spirit  of  speculation  began  to  run 
riot.  Preachers,  lawyers,  doctors,  bankers, 
merchants,  traveling  men,  railroaders,  et  al, 
began  their  speculations.  Oh  almost  every 
corner  and  every  turn  in  the  road  you  could 
hear  them  saying:  "Well,  I  wouldn't  think  of 
going  there  on  a  run,  but  you  see  I  can  have 
a  chance  and  if  I  get  in  the  first  hundred  or 
so  I'll  go  down  and  file,  otherwise  I'll  not 
bother  with  it."  These  men  seemed  to  forget 
the  oath,  but  now  many  of  them  are  no  doubt 
terribly  offended  at  Mr.  Wood. 

Paul  quoted  approvingly  one  of  the  Cretan 
poets  as  saying,  the  Cretans  are  always  liars, 
and  a  modern  writer  has  said  the  Italians  are 
great  liars.    Too    great    a  number  of  these 


U need a 


Biscuit 

K,-     WITH     -a 


western  speculators  from  all  the  walks  of  life 
taking  this  ironclad  homestead  oath  will 
compel  men  to  think  that  the  Americans  are 
closely  akin  to  the  Cretans  and  Italians  or 
that  the  psalmist  was  speaking  prophetically 
(and  not  so  hastily  after  all)  when  he  said 
all  men  are  liars. 

But  perhaps  I  might  just  as  well  say  that 
I  have  never  approved  of  this  drawing, 
and  the  more  I  see  of  it  the  more  I  am  satis- 
fied that  it  is  a  serious  mistake.  The  old  race 
plan  had  its  drawbacks,  to  be  sure,  but  they 
did  not  equal  those  that  will  be  fostered  by 
this  drawing  plan.  The  former  developed  the 
sooner  who  was  the  menace  to  the  authori- 
ties and  the  honest  homeseekers.  But  I 
am  perfectly  satisfied  the  chances  of  the 
honest  homeseeker  have  been  lessened  by  the 
drawing  at  least  three  to  one. 

For  baa  the  race  been  adopted  50,000  would 
have  easily  covered  the  number  who  would 
have  gathered  on  the  border  for  the  run,  but 
in  round  numbers  170,000  registered,  not  one- 
third  of  which  were  real  honest  homeseekers, 
but  were  and  are  speculators  pure  and 
simple,  and  this  spirit  seems  to  have  concen- 
trated in  Mr.  Wood,  who  is  now  dubbed  with 
the  unsavory  cognomen  of  the  "human  hog," 
but  unless  I  am  woefully  in  the  dark  he  has 
many  first  cousins  round  about  Lawton  and 
vicinity.  H.  N.  Robertson. 

Blmkwell,  Okla. 


The  Young  Man  From  Middlefield,  by  Mrs 
Jessie  Brown  Pounds,  which  ran  as  a  Serial  in  Our 
Young  Folks  during  the  first  half  of  the  year  1900, 
has  been  issued  in  book  form,  making  a  handsome 
volume  of  nearly  three  hundred  pages.  It  was  read 
with  absorbing  interest  by  a  multitude  of  voung 
people  as  it  appeared  from  week  to  week  in  the  col- 
umns of  this  journal,  and  many  of  them,  we  doubt 
not,  will  be  glad  of  an  opportunity  to  obtain  a  copy 
in  this  more  convenient  form.  It  should  find  a 
place  in  every  Sunday-school,  Endeavor  and  Fam- 
ily library.  Price,  in  fine  cloth,  $1.00  per  copy,  post- 
paid.   Christian  Publishing  Company,  St.  Louis. 


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THE.  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


August  22,  190s 


Correspondence. 

Indiana.  Items. 

The  very  successful  pastorate  of  A.  L.  Platte 
at  Brazil  has  just  closed.  After  much  care- 
ful and  prayerful  study  he  left  the  pulpit  of  the 
Christian  Connection  or  old  Christian  Church, 
and  quietly  accepted  a  call  to  the  church  at  Bra  • 
zil,  where  he  did  more  in  a  very  difficult  field 
than  the  most  hopeful  could  have  anticipated. 
The  church  has  enjoyed  a  great  increase  in 
membership,  and  has  built  a  splendid  edifice. 
Bro.  Platte  is  a  most  capable  preacher,  and 
the  humble  manner  of  his  passing  from  one 
communion  to  another  deserves  commenda- 
tion. His  three  years'  successful  work  at 
Brazil  fully  identifies  Bro.  Platte  with  the 
Disciples  of  Christ. 

The  season  at  Bethany  Park  has  been  unu- 
sually pleasant  in  many  wajs,  and  those  who 
have  had  the  privilege  of  being  there  have  ap- 
preciated the  rest  afforded,  and  the  cool 
nights  that  have  prevailed  from  first  to  last. 
The  heated  term  reduced  the  attendance,  bat 
as  all  expenses  were  covered  by  receipts,  the 
Assembly  is  to  be  congratulated.  The  electric 
road  from  Indianapolis  to  Martinsville  will 
pass  through  Bethany  Park  and  will  assure 
accommodations  that  will  greatly  increase 
the  attendance  another  year.  The  road  is  now 
graded  to  a  point  but  a  few  miles  from  the 
Park.  The  program  for  1902  will  be  the  best 
ever  presented,  as  the  need  for  a  strong  program 
is  imperative.  W.  D.  Starr,  a  practical  as- 
sembly man,  has  been  chosen  president  of  the 
board  of  directors,  and  under  his  management 
the  future  of  Bethany  Assembly  is  assured. 
The  open  doors  of  the  Christian  Publishing 
Company's  cottage  at  the  Park  attracted 
many  visitors. 

The  fall  series  of  district  conventions  will 
begin  in  about  thirty  days  and  all  program 
committees  should  see  that  the  programs  are 
sent  out  in  due  time.  There  is  no  feature  of 
Indiana  work  as  useful  as  the  district  conven- 
tions. Here  all  the  several  state  interests  are 
presented,  and  the  aggregate  attendance  is 
larger  than  that  of  any  state  meeting  in  the 
brotherhood.  There  were  more  than  400  in 
attendance  at  a  single  convention  last  spring. 
Our  preachers  and  all  church  workers  should 
begin  at  once  to  work  up  large  delegations. 
T.  J.  Legg,  B.  L.  Allen  and  Mrs.  S.  K.  Jones 
will  attend  all  the  conventions  and  will  be 
ready  to  do  all  in  their  power  to  make  the 
programs  interesting  and  to  forward  all  de- 
partments of  state  work. 

The  state  missionary  society  is  asking 
each  preacher  in  Indiana  to  raise  not  less  than 
$10  for  November  day,  for  state  missions.  If 
the  matter  is  presented  as  the  March  offering 
for  foreign  missions  is,  there  will  be  money 
enough  for  all  the  purposes  of  the  state  board. 

The  report  of  the  state  Sunday  school 
evangelist,  T.  J.  Legg,  as  submitted  to  the 
state  convention  at  Bethany  Park,  was 
one  of  the  best  in  the  history  of 
the  Sunday-school  association.  For  amount 
of  work  done  and  immediate  results 
it  was  remarkable.  Here  too,  comes  up 
the  question  of  money.  If  all  superintendents 
would  see  that  schools  seed  to  Bro  Legg  at 
Logansport,  Ind.,  one  and  one-half  cents  each 
quarter  for  each  pupil  as  per  the  average  at- 
tendance for  the  quarter,  there  would  be  no 
lack  of  funds  Thus  each  school  with  an  av- 
erage attendance  of  50,  would  remit  75c. 
Schools  of  100  would  send  $1.50,  etc.,  etc. 
See  that  your  school  remits  the  per  capita 
offering  as  above. 

J.  Walter  Wilson,  singing  evangelist,  will 
lead  the  singing  at  Fountain  Park  Assembly, 
put  in  the  month  of  September  with  T.  H. 
Kuhn,  then  go  to  Minneapolis  and  drill  the 
choir  there  for  the  general  convention,  after 
which  he  will  assist  C.  R.  Scoville  during  No- 
vember. 

We  are  pleased  to  welcome  A.  M.  Hootman 
back  to  Indiana,  and  congratulate  the  church 
at  Logansport  on  securing  his  services.    His 


training  in  Chicago,  in  "Valparaiso,  afterwards 
in  pastoral  work,  has  fitted  him  for  great  use- 
fulness. 

J.  H.  MacNeill  is  about  to  close  his  ministry 
at  Muncie,  Ind.  He  served  one  church  nearly 
a  dozen  years,  and  in  a  ministry  of  nearly 
twenty  years  has  had  but  three  pastorates. 
He  is  capable  of  holding  the  best  pulpits  of 
the  brotherhood.  The  congregation  that  se- 
cures his  services  will  make  no  mistake.  His 
work  at  Muncie  was  more  successful  than  was 
anticipated  when  he  took  charge. 

The  success  of  the  Maxinkuckee  Assembly 
seems  to  be  assured,  as  the  first  and  second 
years  have  more  than  met  the  expectations 
of  the  founders.  The  attendance  was  excellent 
notwithstanding  the  severe  hot  weather  all 
over  the  state.  Next  year's  program  will  be 
better  than  the  excellent  one  just  rendered, 
and  the  outlook  is  most  encouraging. 

Fountain  Park  Assembly,  at  Remington, 
under  the  auspices  of  our  brethren,  will  open 
August  17,  and  close  August  31.  The  pro- 
gram is  of  the  highest  grade. 

E.  B.  Scofield. 

Indianapolis,  Ind. 

Ohio  Items. 

My  health  is  gradually  improving.  The 
oxygen  treatment  is  greatly  helpful  to  me.  I 
am  doing  pulpit  supply  work.  On  August  4, 
1  held  services  twice  with  the  mission  church 
in  East  Toledo,  O. ,  in  their  new  chapel,  located 
in  a  rapidly  growing  part  of  the  city.  C.  W. 
Huffer  preaches  on  Lord's  day  afternoons. 
There  are  about  forty  disciples  here,  and  the 
outlook  is  fair  for  church  growth.  There  have 
been  fine  churches  of  Christ  planted  in  the 
city,  which  are  in  a  healthfully  growing  condi- 
tion, manned  by  C.  W.  Huffer,  H.  F.  MacLane 
and  L.  A.  Warren. 

I  enjoyed  the  privilege  of  attending  the  ses- 
sions of  the  Northwest  Ohio  Ministerial  As- 
sociation of  the  Disciples  of  Christ.  Two 
sessions  were  held  at  the  Walbridge  Park,  on 
the  banks  of  the  Maumee  river,  and  the  other 
in  the  Central  Church  building  in  the  city.  The 
attendance  was  good.  Various  ministers 
spoke  on  the  topic:  "How  to  Get  all  the 
Members  of  the  Church  to  Work."  Miss 
Shaffer,  of  St.  Louis,  presented  the  needs  of 
the  "Benevolent  Association  of  the  Christian 
Church,"  whose  headquarters  are  in  that  city. 
Her  address  was  clear  and  forcible  and  well 
appreciated.  J.  A.  Lord,  of  Cincinnati.  Ohioi 
delivered  the  afternoon  and  night  addresses 
on  "The  Freedom  of  the  Truth"  and  "Doc- 
trines and  Present  Condition  of  the  World." 

In  the  short  time  that  Bro.  Clarence  Mit- 
chell labored  at  Lima,  O.,  he  swelled  the  mem- 
bership from  forty  members  to  about  three 
hundred,  besides  building  a  fine  brick  church 
building;  But  he  has  resigned  his  charge  and 
assumes  the  pastorate  of  the  Church  of  Christ 
at  Wellsville,  N.  Y.,  Sept.  1.  Others  are  now 
candidating  for  this  Lima  pulpit. 

Here  in  Findlay,  the  church,  under  the 
leadership  of  Bro.  A.  M.  Growden,  pastor,  is 
growing.  All  services  are  well  attended,  and 
at  nearly  every  Lord's  day  souls  are  added  to 
the  church.  One  confessed  Christ  last  Lord's 
day  and  was  baptized. 

R.  H.  Bolton. 

Findlay,  O, 


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Lucas  County.  i 

Frank  J.  Cheney  makes  oath  that  he  is  the  sen 
ior  partner  of  the  firm  of  F.  J.  Cheney  &  Co.,  do- 
ing business  in  the  City  of  Toledo,  County  and  State 
aforesaid,  and  that  said  firm  will  pay  the  sum  of 
ONE  HUNDRED  DOLLARS  for  each  and  every 
case  of  Catarrh  that  cannot  be  cured  by  the  use  of 
Hall's  Catarrh  Cure. 

FRANK  J.  CHENEY. 

Sworn  to  before  me  and  subscribed  in  my  pres- 
ence, this  6th  day  of  December,  A.  D.  1886. 


<  SEAL.  > 


A.  W.  GLEASON. 

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Always  seeks  to  find  some  expression 
for  itself,  and  womanly  gratitude  will  not 
keep  silence.  Cynical  people  sometimes- 
say  Why  do  women  write  these  testimo- 
nials to  the  value  of  Dr.  Pierce's  Favorite 
Prescription?  The 
answer  can  be 
put  in  one  word, 
Gratitude.  When, 
after  years  of 
agony  a  woman  is 
freed  from  pain, 
when  the  weak 
woman  is  made- 
strong  and  the 
sick  woman  well, 
the  natural  im- 
pulse is  to  write  a. 
word  of  grateful 
thanks  for  the 
medicin  e  which 
caused  the  cure. 

Dr.  Pierce's  Fa- 
vorite Prescription 
cures  diseases- 
peculiar  to  women. 
It  establishes  regu- 
larity, stops  weak- 
ening drains,  heata 
inflammation  and 
ulceration  and 
cures  fern  ale 
weakness. 

« Having  used  Dr. 
Pierce's  Favorite  Pre- 
scription and  'Golden 
Medical  Discovery' 
during  the  past  year," 
writes  Mrs.  Mattie  Long,  of  Pfouts  Valley,  Perry 
Co.,  Pa.  "  I  can  truthfully  recommend  the  medi- 
cines for  all  female  weaknesses.  I  have  used 
several  bottles  of  '  Favorite  Prescription  '  which 
I  consider  a  great  blessing  to  weak  women.  I 
was  so  nervous  and  discouraged  that  I  hardly 
knew  what  to  do.  Your  kind  advice  for  home 
treatment  helped  me  wonderfully.  Thanks  to 
Dr.  Pierce." 

Doctor  Pierce's  Pleasant  Pellets  cure 
biliousness,  and  sick  headache.  They 
should  be  used  in  connection  with 
"Favorite  Prescription,"  whenever  the 
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George  P.  Rulledge. 


G.  P.  Rutledge,  now  the  popular  pastor  of 
the  Third  Christian  Church,  Philadelphia, 
Pa.,  was  born  May  16,  1869,  at  Blacksburg, 
Va.,  and  spent  his  boyhood  days  in  that 
county,  which  has  been  so  very  productive  of 
Christian  preachers — the  late  C.  S.  Lucas,  of 
Allegheny,  Pa.,  having  been  among  the  num- 
ber. He  graduated  at  Milligan  College, 
Tennessee,  in  1S90,  having  preached  his  first 
sermon  three  years  before  at  the, age  of  17 
years.  His  first  pastorate  was  Williamsville, 
N.  ¥.,  a  suburb  of  Buffalo,  where  he  re- 
gained untilJanuary,  1891,  when  he  was  called 
to  the  First  Church  at  Minerva,  O.  A  larger 
field  having  opened  for  him  at  Norfolk,  Va., 
he  returned  to  the  state  of  his  nativity  in 
March,  1892,  to  become  a  leading  figure  in  the 
■development  of  the  cause  of  primitive  Chris- 
tianity in  that  city. 

In  his  five  years'  pastorate  in  Norfolk  the 
membership  was  doubled  and  a  large  debt  on 
the  church  property  was  reduced  by  half.  It 
was  here  that  he  preached  the  series  of  ser- 
mons on  the  Christian  Endeavor  pledge  to 
the  Tidewater  C.  E.  Union  at  their  request. 
These  sermons  are  published  and  are  a  splen- 
did commentary  on  the  pledge. 

It  was  while  at  Norfolk  that  Mr.  Rutledge 
was  married  to  Miss  Carrie  W.  McCurdy,  an 
accomplished  daughter  of  the  south.  In  189? 
he  took  up  the  state  evangelistic  work  in 
Virginia  and  established  the  cause  at  Fred- 
ericksburg. 

In  February,  1898,  he  accepted  a  call  to  the 
Third  Church,  Philadelphia,  and  continues  as 
its  beloved  pastor.  This  church  has  an  en- 
rolled membership  of  nearly  6C0  with  a  Bible- 
school  of  a  like  number.  This  is  said  to  be 
the  largest  Bible-school  among  the  Disciples 
of  Christ  in  the  Atlantic  coast  states. 

They  have  outgrown  their  church  home  and 
are  getting  funds  together  for  a  larger  and 
more  modern  place  of  worship.  Bro.  Rut- 
ledge  has  been  in  popular  demand  as  a  lecturer, 
and  as  a  speaker  in  C.  E.  work.  He  is  presi- 
dent of  the  Atlantic  States  Conference  of 
Disciples  of  Christ,  whose  recent  annual 
meeting  was  held  at  Plymouth,  Pa. 

R.  A.  Smith. 


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August  22,  1901 


Kansas  Letter. 

Good  rains  all  over  the  state  have  revived 
the  drooping  spirits  of  the  farmers  and  of 
everybody. 

Last  year  only  22  schools  in  Kansas  ob- 
served Boys  and  Girls'  Rally  Day  for  Amer- 
ica, yet  we  have  316  in  the  state.  Let  us  all 
rally  this  year. 

The  evangelistic  season  is  opening.  L.  S. 
Ridenour  is  in  a  meeting  at  Allen,  and  J.  R. 
Robertson  has  just  closed  a  successful  meet- 
ing at  Elk  Falls.  R.  A.  Shaffer  sang  for  him. 
Several  churches  are  preparing  for  meetings 
to  begin  immediately  after  our  state  conven 
tion. 

The  all  absorbing  topic  now  among  our 
Kansas  churches  is  our  state  convention  which 
convenes  September  9,  at  Hutchinson.  Prof. 
Wallace  C.  Payne,  of  our  own  Lawrence  Uni- 
versity, will  give  a  Bible  study  each  morning 
and  an  evening  address  on  the  subject,  "The 
Life  in  Christ."  A.  McLean,  G.  W.  Muckley 
and  John  E.  Pounds  will  also  be  present  and 
deliver  addresses.  Our  own  preachers  and 
workers  will  be  there.  A  rate  of  one  and  a 
tbird  fare  on  the  certificate  plan  has  been  se- 
cured from  all  points  in  Kansas  and  from 
Kansas  City  and  St.  Joseph.  We  are  expect- 
ing a  large  attendance. 

We  want  to  urge  all  our  preachers  and  of- 
ficers of  churches,  Bible-schools,  C.  E.  socie- 
ties and  C.  W.  B.  M.  auxiliaries  to  see  that 
all  apportionments  are  raised  for  Kansas  mis- 
sions, and  either  sent  to  our  office  or  brought 
to  the  convention.  Statements  have  been  sent 
to  all  calling  attention  to  this  matter. 

The  outlook  is  much  better  than  it  was  a 
few  weeks  ago.  Our  receipts  during  July  were 
encouraging.  Yet,  it  will  be  necessary  for 
everyone  to  do  his  best  in  order  for  us  to  meet 
all  obligations  by  the  time  the  convention 
meets. 


Our  preachers  have  been  asked  for  a  personal 
offering  of  $1  each  for  state  missions.  A 
goodly  number  have  responded.  Many  more 
will  yet  respond.  We  should  have  a  long  list 
of  churches  on  the  red  letter  honor  roll  this 
year.  Help  us, brethren,  all  you  can.  It  is  your 
work.     Don't  let  it  fail. 

September  is  the  month,  and  the  first  Sun- 
day is  the  day  for  the  offering  for  church  ex- 
tension. This  worthy  department  of  our  work 
should  be  remembered  by  all  the  Kansas 
churches  this  year.  Had  it  not  been  for  this 
fund  many  of  our  congregations  could  not 
have  been  housed.  The  church  extension 
board  has  helped  to  build  62  churches  in  our 
state.  Last  year  only  70  of  our  churches  con- 
tributed to  this  work.  Their  offerings 
amounted  to  $1,604.36.  Surely  we  can  do  bet- 
ter than  this  this  year. 

W.  S.  Lowe. 


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St.,  Indianapolis,  Ind. 

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K.  Hansbrough,  Corresponding  Secretary,  5018 
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The  Value  Of  Charcoal. 


Few  People  Know  How  Useful  it  Is  in  Pre. 
serving  Health  and  eaut. 

Nearly  everybody  knows  that  charcoal  is  the  safest 
and  most  efficient  disinfectant  and  purifier  in  na- 
ture, but  few  realize  its  value  when  taken  into  the 
human  system  for  the  same  cleansing  purpose. 

Charcoal  is  a  remedy  that  the  more  you  take  of  it 
the  better:  it  is  not  a  drug  at  all,  but  simply  absorbs 
the  gases  and  impurities  always  present  in  the 
stomach  and  intestines,  and  carries  them  out  of  the 
system. 

Charcoal  sweetens  the  breath  after  smoking, 
drinking,  or  after  eating  onions  or  other  odorous 
vegetables. 

Charcoal  effectually  clears  and  improves  the  com- 
plexion; it  whitens  the  teeth;  and  further  acts  as  a 
natural  and  eminently  safe  cathartic. 

It  absorbs  the  injurious  gases  which  collect  in  the 
stomach  and  bowels;  it  disinfects  the  mouth  and 
throat  from  the  poison  of  catarrh. 

All  druggists  sell  charcoal  in  one  form  or  another, 
but  probably  the  best  charcoal  and  the  most  for  the 
money  is  in  Stuart's  Absorbent  Lozenges;  they  are 
composed  of  the  finest  powdered  Willow  charcoal, 
and  other  harmless  antiseptics,  in  tablet  form,  or 
rather  in  the  form  of  large,  pleasant-tasting  lozen- 
ges, the  charcoal  being  mixed  with  honey. 

The  daily  use  of  these  lozenges  will  soon  tell  in  a 
much  improved  condition  of  the  general  health.better 
complexion,  sweeter  breath  and  purer  blood;  and 
the  beauty  of  it  is  that  no  harm  can  result  from  their 
continued  use,  but  on  the  contrary  great  benefit, 

A  Buffalo  physician,  in  speaking  of  the  benefits  of 
charcoal,  says:  "I  advise  Stuart's  Absorbent  Loz- 
enges to  all  patients  suffering  from  gas  in  stomach 
and  bowels,  and  to  clear  the  complexion  and  purify 
the  breath,  mouth  and  throat;  I  also  believe  the  liver 
is  greatly  benefited  by  the  daily  use  of  them;  they 
cost  but  twenty-five  cents  a  box  at  drug  stores,  and 
although  in  some  sense  a  patent  preparation,  yet  I 
believe  I  get  more  and  better  charcoal  in  Stuart's 
Absorbent  Lozenges  than  in  any  of  the  ordinary 
charcoal  tablets." 


A  New  M\asic  Book 


EVANGELISTS  will  find  the  Gospel  Proclamation  in  song  a  department 
of  the  book  eminently  suited  to  every  phase  of  a  successfully  conducted 
revival. 

SINGING  EVANGELISTS  will  be  pleased  with  the  analytical  classifica- 
tion, enabling  them  without  reference  to  indices  to  find  a  suitable  song 
ou  a  moment's  warning.  The  rich  variety  and  power  of  the  solo  and 
special  song  department,  selected  specially  for  his  use  iu  revivals,  will 
be  joyfully  received. 

CHORISTERS  will  find  the  average  choir  supplied  with  a  rich  selection 
of  beautiful  and  impressive  solos,  with  choruses,  duets,  quartettes,  invo- 
cations and  doxologies  specially  selected  for  the  distinctive  part  a  choir 
is  expected  to  take  in  the  service. 

PASTORS  who  are  responsible  for  the  kind  of  pasture  upon  which  the 
sheep  and  lambs  are  fed,  will  not  find  a  sentiment  out  of  harmony  with 
New  Testament  Christianity.  He  will  find  it  a  companion  vade  mecum 
for  his  pocket  Testament,  containing  gems  for  public  worship,  for  the 
prayer-meeting,  for  funeral  occasions,  for  Baptismal,  Thanksgiving  and 
Convention  services.  He  will  find  that  an  expensive  hymnal  will  not  be 
neer4^.^i    UI1iess  it  kg  to  keep  in  the  style. 

CHRISTIAN  ENDEAVOREKS  will  find  in   Popular   Hymns  No.  2   all 

that  they  can  wish,  because  it  is  full  from  back  to  back  with  soul-stirring 
sentiment  set  to  soul-inspiring  music,  the  only  kind  C.  E.'s  care  to  sing. 
The  Solos,  Duets  and  Quartettes  may  be  impressively  used  to  enrich 
everv  session  of  the  Society. 


S.  SUPERINTENDENTS  who  believe  the  Sunday-school  should  be  the 
nursery   of  the  church,  the  church  at   work  saving  the  young,    will  find 
Popular    Hymns    No.  2  richly  supplied   with 
compass  and  heart  reach  of  the  children 
and    participate  in    the  song  service  of 
No  2.  contains  256  songs. 


music  within  the  voice 
giving  them  a  desire  to  remain 
the  church.    Popular   Hymns 


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Ch\irch  Extension,   September  1. 


The  Annuity  Pla.n. 

Our  Annuity  Fund  continues  to  grow, 
riiere  is  now  about  $60,000  in  this  fund.  This 
iund's  claims  should  be  pressed  by  our  preach- 
jrs,  and  in  fact  the  preachers  have  been  be- 
hind most  of  the  annuity  gifts.  By  the  an- 
nuity plan  your  money  can  be  building 
churches  while  it  is  earning  you  an  income 
greater  than  you  ordinarily  get  by  loaniDg 
;he  money  out  yourself.  You  have  no  taxes 
;o  pay,  no  waste  of  time  in  reinvestment  and 
it  your  death  your  money  is  in  the  fund  with- 
>ut  any  contest  of  the  will. 

Before  we  had  our  annuity  plan  an  elderly 
ady  bequeathed  all  her  money,  $4,000,  to  the 
joard  of  church  extension.  She  could  not 
ifford  to  give  it  outright,  for  she  must  have 
,he  income  to  live  on.  She  bought  a  brick 
itore  building  with  the  $4,000.  By  the  time 
:he  paid  her  attorney,  her  taxes,  and  made 
■epairs  and  allowed  for  some  vacancies  it 
letted  her  a  five  per  cent,  income.  When  she 
lied,  about  two  years  ago,  her  will  was  con- 
ested  by  some  distant  relatives  and  our 
loard  was  compelled  to  fight  the  case  to  save 
>ur  claim.  When  the  building  was  sold  and 
he  expenses  of  our  suit  were  paid  our  board 
;ot  $2,250  from  the  $4,000.  Had  our  annuity 
)lan  been  in  operation  at  the  time  the  bequest 
vas  made  we  could  have  taken  the  $4,000, 
laying  six  per  cent,  to  the  sister  referred  to, 
,nd  had  her  money  building  churches  all  the 
ime  and  at  her  death,  by  the  conditions  of 
he  bond,  the  entire  $4,000  would  have  re- 
aained  in  our  fund  without  further  obliga- 
ions  to  pay  interest  on  the  part  of  our 
loard. 

This  article  is  not  written  for  those  who 
tave  read  and  understand  our  annuity  plan. 
?hese  words  are  for  those  who  have  never 
een  an  explanation  before;  for  those  whose 
yes  have  never  chanced  to  fall  upon  an  ex- 
danation.  This  annuity  money  now  in  the 
and  is  saving  many  churches  from  losing- 
heir  buildings  by  forced  sale  because  of  sec- 
lar  loans  being  foreclosed  or  to  help  churches 
uild  that  we  cannot  aid  with  four  per  cent, 
loney.  Help  to  increase  this  fund  at  once, 
y  sending  from  $100  to  $10,000  on  the  llan- 
uiiy  plan"  to  the  board  of  "church  exten- 
ion"  at  Kansas  City,  Mo.,  during  Septem- 
<er,  and  thus  help  the  board  to  reach  the 
'Half  Million  bv  1905."    For  full  information 


about  the  "annuity  plan,"  address  G.  W. 
Muckley,  Cor.  Sec,  600  Water  Works  Bldg., 
Kansas  City,  Mo. 

The  Homeless  Church. 

Anyone  who  has  had  to  do  with  missionary 
work  in  the  west  knows  that  the  housing  of 
the  congregation  is  as  important  as  the 
preaching,  and  should  be,  as  far  as  possible, 
planned  for  in  advance.  The  baby's  clothes 
are  all  ready  when  he  makes  his  advent  into 
this  world,  and  they  are  as  essential  to  his 
well  being  as  good  food.  This  is  as  certainly 
true  in  the  matter  of  an  infant  church.  So 
many  homeless  congregations  have  gone  to 
the  ecclesiastical  graveyard  in  the  west  that 
it  is  high  time  for  a  radical  change  in  meth- 
ods. One  of  the  first  questions  that  comes  to 
the  mind  of  a  mission  board  when  there  is 
talk  of  entering  a  new  field  is,  how  shall  we 
sustain  it  \  Well  we  know  that  there  will  be 
a  good  many  of  our  folks  who  will  hold  back 
and  refuse  to  go  to  work  because  there 
seems  to  be  no  certainty  of  permanency. 
These  become  a  wall  over  which  those  who 
would  otherwise  enter  in  and  be  saved,  can 
not  go.  Sometimes  this  condition  attracts 
the  shifting  class,  who  naturally  like  to  sec 
things  loose.  Order  and  sobriety  and  piety 
are  not  to  their  liking.  It  looks  like  a  move- 
ment against  the  established  order,  and 
they  are  for  anything  that  is  against  every- 
thing. They  hasten  to  join,  and  the  infant  is 
born  but  not  well  horn.  Handicapped  by  its 
very  nature  there  is  little  likelihood  of  living. 
But  let  it  be  understood  at  the  outset  that 
with  the  organization  a  movement  begins  for 
the  erection  of  a  suitable  home,  and  that  with 
the  assurance  that  church  extension  stands 
ready  with  40  per  cent,  of  the  cost  to  complete 
the  structure  at  a  small  rate  of  interest  and 
easy  payments,  and  you  will  at  once  cut  the 
ground  from  under  the  feet  of  the  kicker  and 
he  will  be  found  kicking  in  the  air  to  the  injury 
of  no  one.  The  shiftless  will  hesitate,  for 
there  is  likely  to  be  some  cost  attached,  if  the 
building  goes  forward,  and  as  a  result  you 
will  get  the  best  of  our  people  already  on  the 
ground,  and  leave  out  the  "codfish"  at  the  top 
(?)  and  the  riff-raff  at  the  bottom.  Let  church 
extension  grow  till  it  is  ready  to  offer  help 
rather  than  be  solicited  so  anxiously. 

Ulysses,  Neb  •        W.  A.  Baldwin. 


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Sunday-School 

Literature* 

The  matter  of  Sunday-school  Literature  is 
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whether  it  should  be  so  or  not,  the  fact 
is  that  the  character  of  the  instruction  given 
in  nine-tenths  of  the  Sunday-school  classes 
throughout  the  country  is  determined  by  the 
contents  of  the  Lesson  Helps  they  use.  This 
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sions are  most  lasting,  how  important  that 
Pastors  and  Superintendents  of  Christian 
Sunday-schools  see  that  their  Schools  are 
supplied  with  Christian  Periodicals.*  If  the 
children  are  taught  that  one  church  is  as 
good  as  another,  that  certain  divine  com- 
mands are  of  little  or  no  importance,  or  can 
be  changed  or  set  aside  by  man,  what  effect 
will  it  have  on  the  church  of  the  future? 
"Think  on  these  things." 

"We  understand  a  few  of  our  schools  are 
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Illinois  Convention,  Sept.  9-12. 

The  Illinois  Missionary  Convention  feast  is 
now  ready.  The  program  is  one  of  the  best 
that  has  ever  been  prepared  for  a  state  meet- 
ing. It  includes  the  names  of  some  of  the 
ablest  men  in  the  brotherhood  and  many 
themes  of  timely  importance.  Gov.  Yates 
will  welcome  the  conversion.  Prof.  Graham 
Taylor,  of  Chicago  Commons,  will  deliver 
one  of  the  evening  addresses. 

The  evening  sessions  will  be  held  at  the 
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We  are  planning  and  praying  for  a  conven- 
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J.  E.  Lynn,  pastor  1st.  Christian  Church. 

Springfield,  111. 

The  Minnesota  Convention. 

The  joint  convention  of  our  state  minis- 
terial association  and  our  state  missionary 
society  will  open  in  Austin,  Monday  even- 
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of  our  people  are  planning  to  attend  the 
Minneapolis  convention  in  October,  this  state 
convention  is  liable  to  be  quite  small.  Yet 
it  ought  to  be  well  attended. 

The  ministerial  association  is  just  getting 
in  shape  to  do  efficient  service,  and  import- 
ant business  will  come  before  it— business 
needing  the  presence  of  every  member  of  the 
association. 

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great  injury  to  its  work.  The  convention 
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State  Ministerial  Association. 

Monday,  7:30  p.  m.  Opening  session,  led  by 
W.  W.  Divine;  Address,  "The  Preacher  and 
his  Message,"  T.  J.  Dow,  Iowa  City. 

Tuesday,  8:30,  Business.  Address,  "The 
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Christian  and  the  Liquor  Traffic,"  J.  M. 
Elam. 

M.  C.  M.  S. 

Tuesday,  2:00  p.  m.  Devotional,  John  R. 
Golden.  Appointment  of  committees.  Re- 
ports. Address,  "The  Search  for  Truth," 
Wm.  Baier.  Address,  "The  S.  S.  as  a  Factor 
i  1  Building  up  the  Church,"  H  D.  Williams. 
Discussion.     Business. 

7:45  p.  m.  Devotional,  J.  E.  Hood.  Ad- 
dress, "Minnesota  Missions  and  the  World's 
Redemption,"  A.  D.  Harmon. 

C.  W.  B.  M. 

Wednesday,  8:45  a  m.  Praise  service,  Mrs. 
Treloar.  Roll  call.  President's  address. 
Convention  talk.  Reports.  Juniors'  half 
hour.     Business. 

M.  C.  M.  S. 

"Wednesday,  2:00  p.  m.  Bible  study,  E.  A. 
Orr.  Business.  Symposium,  "Open  Doors 
in  Minnesota,"  W.  W.  Divine.  Booming  the 
National  Convention,  G.  T.  Halbert. 

7:45  p.  m.  Song  service.  Paper,  "What 
can  Scattered  Disciples  do?"  Sarah  An keney. 
Address.  "The  Plea  of  the  Disciples,"  C.  J. 
Tannar. 

Minnesota  brethren,  be  at  the  Austin  con- 
vention and  help  in  setting  the  cause  forward 
a  few  notches.  H.  D.  Williams. 

Mankato,  Aug.  15. 


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Evangelistic. 

ARKANSAS. 

t  Newport,  Aug  14.— Preached  five  sermons 
U  Newark,  Ark.,  last  week;  had  five  bap- 
tisms.—James  H.  Brooks. 

ILLINOIS 
Bloomington,  Aug.  13.— Two  more  conver- 
sions at   Armington  last  Lord's  day.  — W.  D. 
;3bweese. 

•  Exchange,  Aug.  12— Two  additions  at  my 
l-egular  appointment  at  the  Frame  in  Wayne 
!:ounty,  last  Lord's  day.  I  am  closing  my 
Work  in  southern  Illinois  and  go  to  Pratt, 
J£an.,  in  answer  to  a  call  from  the  church  at 
!,hat  place.  I  begin  there  Sept.  1.— Lew  D. 
[Iill. 

j  Wapella,  Aug.  12.— A  husband,  wife  and 
(laughter  added  to  the  church  here  by  primary 
;>bedience.— M.  F.  Ikgraham. 

INDIANA. 
i  Ladoga.— 37  additions  in  our  meeting  up  to 
imd  including  Sunday  evening,  Aug.  18. 
KANSAS. 
Asherville,  Aug.  14.— The  church  here, 
which  was  dedicated  two  weeks  ago,  hopes 
lioon  to  employ  a  pastor  for  half  time  at 
least.  Rev.  J.  N.  Beaver,  who  lives  near 
fiasco,  preached  for  them  Aug.  11,  and  the 
Writer  in  the  evening  of  the  same  day.  Four 
jroung  ladies  made  confession  at  the  evening 
service.  I  am  preaching  half  time  for  the 
;;hurch  at  Glasco.  We  are  just  completing 
she  work  of  putting  our  church  building  in 
[;ood  repair.— C.  E.  F.  Smith. 
!,  Chanute,  Aug.  19.— One  addition  by  letter 
!ind  one  baptism  here  yesterday.  Audiences 
(rood  both  morning  and  evening.  Have  kept 
lip  our  regular  services  all  through  the  hot 
Weather.  Our  home  has  been  blessed  by  the 
(irrival  of  a  baby  boy.  We  hope  to  be  able 
so  train  him  for  the  ministry. — W.  T.  Adams. 
Elk  Falls,  Aug.  15.— J.  R.  Robertson,  of 
Moline,  Kan.,  and  A.  W.  Shaffer,  of  Elk 
pity,  have  just  closed  a  three  weeks'  meeting 
n  the  Christian  Church  of  this  place,  result- 
ing in  the  reorganization  of  the  church  and 
securing  the  addition  of  about  30  members, 
liO  or  12  by  baptism  and  remainder  by  letter 
jind  statement.  Also  reorganized  the  Bible- 
school.  These  brethren  do  faithful  personal 
work  and  showed  much  patience  amid  dis- 
iouragements. — N.  Hill. 

Girard,  Aug.  13.— Just  closed  the  first 
luarter's  work  with  the  church  here  with 
ollowing  results:  Added  to  membership  by 
baptism,  1;  reclaimed,  1;  statement,  1;  letter, 
';  total,  11.  Prayer-meeting  increased  from 
lothing  to  40  in  attendance;  C.  E.  increased 
'rom  no  meetings  to  20  in  attendance;  Junior 
2.  E.  organized    with    20    members. — W.   H. 

SCRIVNER 

Havensville,  Aug.  1?.—  Have  just  closed  a 
.wo  weeks'  meeting  at  Mt.  Olive  near  Avoca, 
ian  ,  with  six  conversions  and  a  church  of 
!2  organized,  which  gives  promise  of  a  good 
jrowto.  Will  continue  preaching  for  it  once 
1  month. — W.  M.  Mayfield. 

Westmoreland,  Aug.  14. — Just  closed  a  two 
weeks'  meeting  at  Moodyville,  five  miles  from 
lere  and  two  miles  from  the  old  homestead 
In  which  I  spent  my  youth.  There  were  12 
|iccessions,  nearly  all  my  old  associates;  1 
irom  Baptists,  1  from' Methodists  and  10  by 
)rimary  obedience.  They  will  become  mem- 
>ers  of  the  Westmoreland  congregation.  My 
jrother,  A.  I.  Bentley,  had  charge  of  the 
nusic.  I  shall  enter  the  evangelistic  field 
)ct.  1.—  C.  C.  Bentley. 

MISSOURI. 

Brookfield,  Aug.  U.— Have  had  32  additions 
lere  to  date.— R.  E.  L.  Prunty. 

California,  Aug.  16.— I  have  just  closed  a 
week's  meeting  at  Surprise  Schoolhouse. 
sight  miles  southeast  of  this  place.  The  im- 
nediate  results  were  six  by  confession  and 
laptism.  four  restored  and  a  scattered  mem- 
•ership  of  about   15  gathered   up.    Most  of 


; 


I  these  will  for  the  present  retain  their  mem- 
bership with  the  California  congregation. 
One  of  the  probable  results  is  a  house  of  wor- 
ship and  a  congregation  of  Disciples  in  the 
near  future.  This  is  a  German  community, 
and  the  people  move  slowly,  but  when  once 
they  accept  the  truth  they  can  be  relied  upon. 
I  did  this  as  purely  missionary  work  — C.  C. 
Hill. 

Canton.  Aug.  19.— R.  M.  Shelton  closed  a 
meeting  at  Ecnden,  Aug.  14.  The  church  was 
greatly  benefited.  Seven  additions.  Bro. 
Shelton  enters  upon  a  protracted  effort  with 
the  church  at  Pleasant  Grove,  Mo.,  Aug.  19. 
The  writer  will  assist.  — E.  E.  Francis. 

Cameron,  Aug.  19. — Two  additions  yester- 
day and  one  Aug.  11— two  of  them  by  con- 
fession.— S.  J.  White. 

Carthage,  Aug.  14.— Five  added  to  the 
church  at  Golden  City  at  my  last  appoint- 
ment; three  baptized  and  two  received  by 
statement. — M.  S.  Johnson. 

Cox,  Aug.  11.— J.  M.  Ramsey,  pastor,  closed 
a  twelve  days'  meeting  at  Fairview  church 
Aug.  9;  21  additions,  12  by  confession  and 
baptism. — J.  K.  Cox. 

Fulton,  Aug.  19.— Our  16  days' meeting  at 
Mt.  Tabor  closed  Sunday  evening.  Bro. 
T.  W.  Cottingham,  of  Kansas  City,  did  the 
preaching.  The  visible  results  were  18  con- 
fessions, six  by  statement  and  the  church 
greatly  strengthened. — F.  J.  Nichols. 

Grant  City,  Aug.  17. — The  church  at  this 
place  has  recently  called  Bro.  E.  M.  Flynn, 
of  Adel,  la.,  to  the  pulpit  lately  vacated  by 
Bro  Harris.  All  the  work  in  the  various  de- 
partments is  going  along  smoothly.  The 
churches  are  holding  union  services  at  pres- 
ent preparatory  to  a  union  revival  to  be  held 
in  September. — J.  E.  Roudebush. 

Grogan,  Aug.  11. — A  few  months  ago  we 
organized  a  Bible-school  at  Mount  Zion 
Church  of  Christ  and  Bro.  Dickenson  has 
preached  there  each  fourth  Lord's  day.  July 
28  we  began  a  protracted  meeting  with  H.  H. 
Utterback  of  Ord,  Neb.  There  were  nine  con- 
fessions. Previous  to  this  not  one  young 
person  was  found  in  the  church,  but  the  con- 
verts are  all  young  men  and  women. — J.  U. 

Kirksville,  Aug.  14. — There  were  five  addi- 
tions to  the  church  here  last  Sunday.— H.  A. 
Northcutt. 

Knox  City,  Aug.  12. — I  went  to  Knox  City, 
Mo.,  my  old  home,  last  week  and  assisted 
Bro.  Coil  five  days  in  a  meeting.  There  were 
eight  additions  the  last  night  I  was  present: 
four  the  night  before.  The  prospect  is  good 
for  a  great  meeting.  Bro.  Coil  will  continue 
the  meeting.  I  will  go  to  Huntsville,  Mo.,  to- 
day to  assist  Bro.  Cupp  in  a  short  meeting. 
— H.  A.  Northcutt. 

Lawson,  Aug.  12. —We  held  a  short  meet- 
ing here  with  home  forces,  which  resulted  in 
nine  being  baptized.— J.  M.  Vawter. 

Moberly,  Aug.  13.— Five  additions  to  the 
Central  Church  during  August  so  far.  Audi- 
ences fill  our  large  auditorium. — Samuel  B. 
Moore. 

Ravenwood,  Aug.  12.— Just  closed  a  meet- 
ing here  held  by  home  forces,  which  resulted 
in  21  added;  eleven  confessions,  six  reclaimed, 
four  by  letter  and  statement.  This  is  the 
largest  meeting  in  the  history  of  the  congre- 
gation.— Ellis  B.  Harris. 

Springfield,  Aug.  13—1  was  at  Grove,  I.  T., 
ten  days  and  six  persons  were  added  to  the 
church.  T^vo  of  those  baptized  were  leading 
men  of  the  town.  I  got  together  26  persons, 
but  did  not  think  it  wise  to  organize  them  at 
present.  We  effected  a  Bible-school  organ- 
ization, which  will  hold  its  first  meeting  next 
Lord's  day  in  a  hall.  I  go  next  to  Hartville, 
Mo.— E   E.  Davidson. 

Victor,  Aug.  16.— Our  twelve  days'  meeting 
here  closed  this  morning  at  the  river  as  we 
baptized  three  more  young  men,  one  making 
the  good  confession  at  that  time.  Total  re- 
sults: 30  baptisms,  nine  reclaimed  by  letter, 
statement  and  reform.  39  in  all  were  added. 
— D.  B.  McCanon,  pastor  and  evaDgelist. 


NEBRASKA. 

Deweese,  Aug.  12.— One  addition  by  confes- 
sion last  night. — E.  W.  Yocum. 

Nebraska  City,  Aug.  13.— Two  baptisms 
here  last  Sunday  and  one  accession  the  Sun- 
day before  by  statement.— Edward  Clutter. 
pastor. 

Ulysses. — A.  W.  Henry  visited  Wymore. 
Neb.,  Aug.  4,  and  will  go  again  Aug.  18.  One 
added  and  five  others  received  the  hand  of 
fellowship.— W.  A.  Baldwin. 

York.— Fifty  eight  have  been  added  since 
January  1.  Monday  morning  we  begin  new 
building  that  will  seat  550  people.  We  are 
hopeful  for  better  things  in  this  beautiful  lit- 
tle city  of  6,000  inhabitants.  — G.  J.  Chapman, 
OHIO. 

Lexington,  Aug.  17. — I  am  here  assisting 
M.  E.  Harlan,  of  Brooklyn,  N.  Y.,  in  a  camp 
meeting.  Twelve  additions  to  date.  Will 
continue  two  or  three  weeks  yet. — V.  E. 
Ridenour,  singer. 

Wellston,  Aug.  12. — Have  been  here  three 
weeks  in  a  meeting  singing  for  State  Evan- 
gelist D.  W.  Besaw.  Meetings  closed  last 
night  with  17  additions.  Before  the  meetings 
began  the  church  had  been  unfortunate  in 
many  ways.  The  general  comment  is  that 
the  meeting  was  the  salvation  of  the  church. 
The  future  outlook  is  very  promising  and  a 
good  preacher  will  soon  locate  here.  I  go  to 
Chillicothe,  O.,  next.  Pastors  or  evangelists 
can  address  me  there. — A.  R.  Davis,  singing 
evangelist. 

SOOTH  CAROLINA. 

Orangeburg,  Aug.  11. — Two  confessions  at 
Daisy  May  chapel  near  Ellenton. — M.  B. 
Ingle. 

TEXAS. 

Lockhart,  Aug.  10. — There  have  been  two 
additions  to  the  church  here  lately.— J.  J. 
Cramer. 

Melissa,  Aug.  14.— We  are  in  a  very  encour- 
aging meeting  here.  Five  additions  yester- 
day. Large  crowds  gather  in  the  spacious 
tabernacle  to  hear  Bro.-R.  R.  Hamlin. — Jas. 
S.  Helm,  singing  evangelist. 

Melissa,  Aug.  19. — I  have  just  held  a  meet- 
ing at  this  place  for  Pastor  A.  L.  Clinkin- 
beard.     We  had  39  additions;  21  confessions. 
Several  from  the   denominations  and  a  num- 
ber restored. — R.  R.  Hamlin. 
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changes. 
F.  L.  Davis,  Des  Moines  to  Lacona,  la. 
Leonard  G.   Thompson,  3745  Williams  Street 

to  211  West  14th  Ave.,  Denver,  Col. 
Hiram  Van  Kirk,    Santa   Cruz  to    Berkeley, 

Cal. 
D.  A.  Russell,  Berkeley  to  Hollister,  Cal. 
Thomas  J.  Shuey,  Valparaiso,  Ind.,  to  Reck 

Island,  111. 
H.  F.  Buns,  Holden,  Mo.,  to  Des  Moines,  la. 
F.   E.    Meigs,   Fox  Lake,    Wis.,   to   Nankin, 

China. 
G  M.  Read,  Pond  Creek,  Okla.,  to  Emo,  Out., 

Canada. 

J* 
Sensible  To  Quit. 

Coffee  Agrees  with  Some  People,  but  not 
with  All. 

"Coffee  has  caused  my  son-in-law  to  have 
nausea  and  pain  in  the  stomach  and  bowels. 

In  my  own  case  I  am  unable  to  drink  coffee 
without  having  distress  afterwards,  and  my 
son  eleven  years  old,  has  had  dyspepsia, 
caused  by  drinking  coffee. 

We  all  abandoned  the  use  of  coffee  some 
months  ago  and  have  been  using  the  Postum 
Food  Coffee  since. 

Each  and  every  one  of  us  have  been  en- 
tirely cured  of  our  troubles  and  we  are  nat- 
urally great  friends  of  Postum.  I  have  tried 
several  different  ways  of  making  it,  but 
there's  no  way  so  good  as  to  follow  the 
directions  properly;  then  we  ha?e  a  delicious 
drink."  Mrs.  A.  E.  Moublo,  331  Lynn  St., 
Maiden,  Mass. 


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V  Family  Circle  V 

The   Telephone. 

"I  want  to  talk  to  Clover  Bloom," 

Said  Buttercup  one  day. 
"I  wish  there  was  a  telephone; 

She  lives  so  far  away;  heigb-ho! 

I  have  so  much  to  say." 

Now  Mr.  Spider  heard  her  speak 
As  he  was  passing  by: 
"I'll  build  for  you  a  telephone, 
At  least,  I'd  like  to  try,  he,  he! 
A  builder  fine  am  I." 

So  then  he  climbed  the  ladder  stem, 

And  then  he  spun  a  thread 
Above  the  Daisies— how  they  stared! 

Above  the  Grass's  head,  hi,  hi! 

To  Clover's  home  it  led; 

A  silken  wire  telephone: 

Now  Buttercup  is  pay, 
For  she  can  talk  to  Clover  Bloom 

The  livelong  summer  day,  ha,  ha! 

I  can't  tell  what  they  say. 

— Abbie  Far-well  Bruwn,  in  Interior. 

J* 


R.ura.1  Journalism. 

In  the  Saturday  Evening  Post  for  Aug. 
10,  Opie  Read  has  the  first  installment  of 
one  of  the  best  things  he  ever  wrote.  It  is 
upon  the  traditions  of  American  humor  in 
its  palmiest  days,  when  the  gentle  Artemus 
was  coughing  away  his  life  to  the  chorused 
laughter  of  his  auditors,  and  Mark  Twain 
was  writing  Innocents  Abroad  and  had  not 
yet  constituted  himself  ecumenical  censor 
of  domestic  and  foreign  affairs  religious, 
political  and  diplomatic.  The  following  is 
an  extract  from  Mr.  Read's  account  of 
journalism  in  Kentucky  in  the  early  days. 
He  calls  it  "Footnotes  to  a  Literary  Life": 

In  those  days  the  country  newspaper  was 
a  solemn  thing,  but  it  was  looked  upon  as  a 
joke.  Every  need  of  a  country  editor  was 
humorous.  How  funny  was  his  need  of  a 
hat,  a  pair  of  shoes!  And  in  his  village 
the  fact  that  he  was  out  of  wood,  just  as  a 
blizzard  struck  the  community,  never  failed 
of  universal  merriment.  My  first  news- 
paper venture  was  a  half  ownership  in  the 
Scottville,  Kentucky,  Argus.  Well,  it  was 
hardly  a  venture.  There  was  nothing  to 
lose.  In  the  scholastic  shade  of  a  preten- 
tious institution  I  had  heard  it  vaguely 
rumored  that  an  Argus  meant  something 
with  a  hundred  eyes,  and  I  didn't  see  why 
the  paper  should  be  called  the  Argus,  for, 
counting  caps,  small  caps,  italic  and  a  font 
of  job  type,  there  were  not  a  hundred  i's  in 
the  office.  But  Warren  had  "established" 
the  paper,  and  no  classic  rock  arose  to  split 
the  current  of  his  swiftly  flowing  mind. 
Years  before  I  met  him  he  had  dropped 
into  the  newspaper  habit.  Sometimes  he 
would  travel  until  the  conductor  put 
him  off  the  train,  and  then  he  would  start 
an  organ  of  "Bourbon  Democracy."  He 
did  not  ask  for  opportunity ;  he  carried  it 
with  him.  One  evening  at  Scottville  he 
got  out  of  the  stage-coach,  the  driver  hav- 
ing told  him  that  it  was  not  necessary  that 
he  should  go  farther,  and  by  morning  he 
had  out  his  prospectus.  A  few  days  later 
the  paper  appeared,  declaring  that,  as  it 
stood  upon  a  firm  financial    rock,  it  had 


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come  to  stay.  And  how  flattered  I  was 
when  he  invited  me  to  join  him.  Money 
was  not  to  be  considered ;  if  it  had  been  I 
should  not  have  owned  a  half  interest. 
What  he  wanted  was  enthusiasm  and  some 
one  to  work  the  hand-press.  This  office 
had  been  performed  by  a  stout  buck  of 
dark  complexion,  but  he  had  insisted  upon 
being  paid,  hence  the  necessity  for  a  part- 
ner. 

We  were  forced  to  print  one  page  at  a 
time,  as  our  lack  of  type  did  not  permit  a 
broader  spread.  And  an  impression  was 
like  slapping  two  boards  together.  The 
type  was  old  before  I  arrived,  and  as  the 
press  had  notions  of  its  own,  we  were  never 
certain  as  to  what  we  were  going  to  say. 
Some  of  the  letters  failing  to  show  up 
made  many  of  our  statements  rather 
romantic.  Once  the  postmaster  threatened 
us  with  the  law  against  circulating  im- 
proper literature.  Of  course,  when  you 
read  a  newspaper  you  are  influenced  by 
what  you  see  and  do  not  take  into  account 
what  fails  to  appear.  I  wrote  the  editori- 
als and  the  locals,  and  sometimes  Warren 
would  call  out  from  the  "case,"  where  he 
was  setting  type:  "Don't  use  any  more 
cap  D's.    We  are  out." 

"But  here's  a  man  named  Densmore. 
How  are  we  going  to  manage  him?" 

"Have  to  do  the  best  we  can.  Take  the 
next  letter.    Take  E." 

"But  that  won't  spell  his  name." 

"And  it  isn't  our  fault  if  it  doesn't.  We 
are  simply  here  to  do  the  best  we  can." 

He  was  a  philosopher.  The  owner  of  the 
building  was  an  occasional  scribbler  and 
therefore  was  inclined  to  be  easy  on  us. 
He  was  at  the  head  of  a  sorghum  molasses 
industry.  One  day  he  sent  in  a  communi- 
cation longer  than  the  premium  ribbon 
tied  to  the  horn  of  a  prize  bull.  To  print 
it  was  impossible,  to  throw  it  out — mad- 
ness. So  Warren  cut  it  down.  Shortly 
after  the  paper  appeared  the  man  came  in 
with  collar  smoking.  "How  is  this?"  said 
he,  striving  to  master  himself. 

"How  is  what?"  Warren  innocently  in- 
quired. 

"Why,  this  here!  You  haven't  printed 
one-third  of  my  artickle." 

I  trembled,  but  Warren  smiled.  "I 
thought  you  were  wiser  than  that,"  he 
said.  "You  make  sorghum  molasses,  don't 
you?  All  right.  And  you  know  that  it 
takes  just  so  many  gallons  of  sap  to  make 
one  of  molasses.    Isn't  that  true?" 

"Of  course  it  is." 

"Well,  then,  it's  somewhat  that  way  in 
our  business.  It  takes  just  so  many  words 
in  manuscript  to  make  one  in  print." 

The  molasses  man  bowed.  "Gentle- 
men," said  he,  "I  beg  your  pardon.  War- 
ren, I  never  meet  you  that  I  don't  learn 
something." 

How  closely  intimate  we  became  with 
those  hill  people,  and  how  much  we  did 
learn  from  them !  Some  of  them  set  aside 
all  laws  of  deadly  poison.  And  here  is  a 
story  they  tell.  Our  best  advertiser  was 
Buck  Nagle,  dealer  in  grass-seeds,  hay, 
meat,  meal  and  coffins,  for  Buck  was  the 
village  undertaker.  One  day  a  friend  from 
the  knobs  called  to  see  Buck,  and  finding 
that  he  was  not  in  proceeded  to  make  him- 
self at  home.  He  and  Buck  had  often 
drunk  together,  and  he  knew  that  there  was 
liquor  somewhere  about  the  establishment. 
In  his  search  he  found  a  black  bottle  and 
helped  himself,  but  he  shook  his  head,  put 


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Whact 

you  get  with 
PEARLINE: 

1.  Very  little 
rubbing— soak, 
don't  tug. 

2.  Less  hard- 
work, —rinse, 
don't  rub. 
5.  Less  wea.r 
a.nd  tear,— 

preserve,  don't  destroy. 
4.  Better  health,— stand  up, 
don't  bend  double;  live,  don't 
merely  exist.  5.  Saving  of 
time,— precious,  don't  waste  it. 
6.  Absolute  safety,— be  sure 
you're  right,  then  go  ahead.  651 

All  Pearline  Gains  ! 


down  the  bottle,  and  came  over  to  oui 
office.  Of  the  news  in  his  neighborhooc 
he  gave  full  account,  and  then,  sitting  01 
the  floor  with  his  back  against  the  wall' 
began  tojfanjhimself .1  ^Zl^ 

"It  strikes  me,"  said  he,  "that  the  air's, 
sorter  heavy  this  mornin'." 

Just  then  Buck,  the  undertaker,  cam<i 
panting  into  the  room.  "Jim,"  he  cried 
"make  your  will." 

"What's  up?"  Jim  asked,  looking  lazilj 
at  his  friend. 

"  'Tain't^so  much  what's  up  as  what'ii 
down.  You  are  a  dead  man,  I  want  to  tel 
you  that.  Over  in  my  store  jest  now  yen 
drinked  a  pint  of  embalmin'  fluid." 

Jim  looked  at  him.    "Embalmin'  fluid? 

"Yes,  that's  what  you  done— drinked 
pint." 

Jim  scratched  his  head.  "Thar  wai 
licker  in  it,  wan't  they?" 

"Of  course,  but " 

"Wall,  ef  thar  was  licker  in  it  I  reckor 
it's  all  right." 

And  it  was.  He  sat  about  for  a  time  and 
then,  getting  up  and  dusting  himself,  said 
"I  wonder  who's  got  a  right  good  host 
that  he  wants  to  get  rid  of.  I  feel  sortei 
like  swappin'." 

Warren  had  been  intended  for  the  bar,1 
but  the  ease  and  luxury  of  a  newspaper  life 
led  his  mind  astray.  But  what  a  lawyei 
he  would  have  made!  One  of  our  sub- 
scribers, an  old  negro  who  couldn't  read, 
was  arrested  for  stealing  a  hog.  The 
prosecuting  attorney  was  active,  with  his 
hands  full  of  proof,  and  the  negro  had  no 
defense.  The  court  was  about  to  appoint 
a  lawyer  to  defend  him  when  Warren 
offered  his  services.  We  were  about  to 
lose  a  subscriber — and,  thus  moved,  War- 
ren made  a  most  telling  speech.  The  jury 
was  astonished ;  the  judge  opened  his  eyes 
— and  a  verdict  of  not  guilty  was  rendered. 
The  negro  was  delighted.  "Mr.  Warren," 
said  he,  "you  has  surtnly  done  me  er  powei 
o'  good  dis  day;  an'  ef  I  had  knowed  befo1, 
dat  I  wuz  so  hones'  I  neber  would'er  stole 
dat  hog." 

Sentiment  came  and  with  pearly  finger 
touched  the  dimple  in  Warren's  cheek. 
He  fell  in  love.  He  was  a  slender  youth 
and  a  fat  girl  lassoed  his  heart.  Physical) 
antithesis  was  too  much  for  him  and  hej 
surrendered.  He  knew  that  he  could  notj 
afford  to  marry,  but  love  keeps  no  ledger. 
He  began  to  neglect  his  duties.  It  was  a 
part  of  his  work  to  deliver  the  papers  as  an 
offset  to  my  assignment  of  bringing  water 
from  the  spring.  Of  course,  I  was  com- 
pelled to  do  more  walking  than  he,  the1 
spring  being  at  the  edge  of  the  village,  but 


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I  did  not  complain.  Well,  one  week  he 
missed  a  subscriber  and  we  received  an 
jrder  to  discontinue  his  paper.  Warren 
was  sad,  but  he  philosophized.  He  said 
that  love  could  not  remember  everything, 
rhe  fat  girl  began  to  pour  communications 
into  the  office — essays  and  poems.  I  com- 
plained, but  Warren  said:  "Yes,  I  know 
it's  bad;  but  I  am  going  to  marry  her 
pretty  soon  and  that  will  stop  it.  Say, 
lend  me  your  boots,  I  want  to  call  on  her." 

To  me  comes  the  feeling  that  in  a  fond 
Angering  over  those  sun -woven  and  moon- 
3dged  days  I  am  inclined  to  exaggerate  the 
pleasures  of  living  in  that  now  haloed  time. 
A.nd  I  know  that  the  halo  is  memory  - 
wrought.  It  takes  a  long  time  for  a  halo  to 
;ircle  round  one's  country  newspaper  ex- 
perience. It  requires  the  passing  of  years 
X)  turn  privation  into  a  sweet-measured 
joem.  Ah,  how  great  was  the  advantage 
Warren  held  over  me !  He  was  in  love  and 
lidn't  need  to  eat.  We  had  started  in  to 
ward  with  a  man  whose  prospects  in  life 
vere  fair.  He  had  married  a  girl  who  had 
)een  crowned  Queen  of  the  May.  When 
ve  took  up  our  abode  with  him  his  house 
vas  nearly  finished ;  it  was  well  lathed  and 
leeded  only  the  plastering.  But  it  was 
lever  completed.  After  we  became  mem- 
bers of  his  family  he  could  not  put  us  out. 
["hat  would  have  been  a  violation  of  Ken- 
ucky's  law  of  hospitality.  So,  he  had  to 
;tand  it;  and  there  came  but  one  ray  of 
ight,  a  strip  torn  off  from  a  rainbow  of 
jromise,  when  Warren  fell  in  love.  It  was 
[  great  saving  in  onions,  our  main  diet; 
md  he  prayed  that  I  might  be  stricken,  and 
ie  drove  out  into  the  country  and  brought 
;irls  to  town  to  introduce  me  to  them.  His 
vas  a  simple  soul,  and  he  believed  that 
-mong  those  lassies  I  might  find  my 
;.ppetite-destroying  fate.  One  morning 
Lftfer  a  sleepless  night  he  came  to  me  in 
;reat  distress.  "Where  is  Warren  going 
0  take  hi3  wife  after  he  gets  her?"  he 
nquired,  and,  with  the  deliberation  of  one 
irhose  statements  must  be  well  weighed,  I 
jaswered:  "Blamed  if  I  know." 

"But  I  know,"  said  our  patron  household 
aint.  "He  is  going  to  bring  her  here,  and 
|tiat  will  settle  me.  His  appetite  will  soon 
eturn — and  you  know  it  wa'n't  slow." 

I  agreed  that  it  had  not  been  of  a  creep- 
ag  nature.  "And  that  girl!"  he  added 
rith  a  sigh.  "Ah,  I  know  her.  I  went 
rith  her  one  time  to  a  basket  picnic." 
(  The  fat  girl  sent  to  Warren  a  volume  of 
''ennyson.  For  poetry  he  had  no  decided 
iste.  His  metric  excursions  had  been 
lainly  among  the  verses  printed  on  "patent 
ides."  And  now  it  was  amusing  to  see 
im  down  on  the  floor,  tallow-candeling  In 
jlemoriam.  He  smoked  the  Idylls  of  the 
j'ing,  and  in  his  zeal  he  greased  The 
I'rincess. 
j  "Did  you  laugh?"  he  inquired. 

"I  did  not." 

"Well,  it  sounded  like  it  to  me.  You 
,iust  remember  that  this  thing  can't  last. 
lay,  don't  you  think  you  could  write  a  few 
iitorials  in  rhyme?    It  would  please  her." 

"We  haven't  caps  enough,"   I  answered, 

"That's  a  fact,"  he  sighed.  How  quick 
e  was  to  grasp  a  situation !  Love  is  often 
uerulous,  not  to  say  quarrelsome,  but  so 
lear  was  his  mind  that  he  was  not  even 

rgumentative. 

Near  was  drawing  the  time  for  the  wed- 

ing.    The  weather  was  red  with  the  glow 

f  the  sun,  and  Warren  referred  to  the 


days  as  blushes.  "Just  ten  more  blushes 
before  shebecomes  mine — hopelessly  mine," 
he  added,  glancing  round  at  our  washboard 
hand-press  and  battered  type.  Ah,  that 
type— how  often  it  betrayed  us!  And  we 
were  thinking  over  this  when  our  household 
saint  came  in.  "Warren,"  said  he,  "you 
are  still  determined  to  get  married,  I  sup- 
pose." 

"Nothing  but  death  can  stand  between 
us,"  replied  Warren.  The  saint  sighed  and 
I  understood  him  to  mutter  that  he  didn't 
want  to  kill  any  one.  And  then  after  a 
pathetic  silence,  he  said:  "I  have  always 
been  a  friend  to  you,  Warren — and  now 
don't  you  think  you  can  take  the  house  as 
it  stands?" 

Warren's  eye  flashed,  "I  have  never 
cast  reflections  on  your  home  by  missing  a 
meal  and  I  don't  see  why  you'd  want  to  put 
a  hardship  on  me." 

The  saint  sighed  and  groped  his  way 
down  the  stairs. 

"I  feel  sorry  for  that  man,"  said  Warren, 
"but  justice  is  justice,  and  he  who  permits 
his  sympathies  to  govern  him  is  not  wise. 
Better  for  a  man  to  be  ruled  by  the  Carpet- 
baggers than  by  his  own  sympathy.  But 
after  all,  we  have  been  absolutely  honest 
with  him.  We  have  never  given  him  any 
counterfeit  money,  and  you  know  yourself 
that  during  my  present — illness,  I  have 
greatly  let  up  on  his  table,  and  now  as  an 
offset  to  this  kindness  he  wants  me  to  take 
the  house.  Well,  it  might  have  been  ex- 
pected, for  all  my  life  I  have  never  met 
anything  but  ingratitude. 

"Saint,"  said  Warren,  "you  offered  me 
an  injury  the  other  day — by  wanting  me  to 
take  your  house;  and  now,  sir,  to  show 
that  I  am  not  above  revenge,  I  offer  you 
this  office." 

J* 
Chinese  School  Etiquette, 

When  a  Chinaman  takes  his  little  boy  to 
school  to  introduce  him  to  his  teacher,  it  is 
done  as  follows,  according  to  one  mission- 
ary writer.  When  the  Chinaman  arrives  at 
the  school,  he  is  escorted  to  the  reception- 
room,  and  both  he  and  the  teacher  shake 
their  own  hands  profoundly.  Then  the 
teacher  asks,  "What  is  your  honorable 
name?" 

"My  mean,  insignificant  name  is  Wong," 

Tea  and  a  pipe  are  sent  for,  and  the 
teacher  says,  "Please  use  tea."  The  China- 
man sits  and  puffs  for  a  quarter  of  an  hour 
before  he  says  to  the  teacher,  "What  is 
your  honorable  name?" 

"My  mean,  insignificant  name  is  Pott," 


On  Jellies 

preserves  and  pickles,  spread 
a    thin   coating    of    refined 

PARAFFINE 
WAX 

Will  keep  them  absolutely  moisture  and 
acid  proof.  Paraffioe  Wax  ia  also  useful  in 
a  dozen  other  ways  about  the  honse.    Fall 
directions  in  each  pound  package. 
Sold  everywhere. 
8TANDARD  OIL  CO. 


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pWiite 


"What  is  your  honorable  kingdom?" 

"The  small,  petty  district  from  which  I 
come  is  the  United  States  of  America," 
This  comes  hard,  but  etiquette  requires  the 
teacher  to  say  it. 

"How  many  little  stems  have  you  sprout- 
ed?"   (This  means,   "How  old  are  you?") 

"I  have  vainly  spent  thirty  years." 

"Is  the  honorable  and  great  man  of  the 
household  living?"  He  is  asking  after  the 
teacher's  father. 

"The  old  man  is  well." 

"How  many  precious  little  ones  have 
you?" 

"I  have  two  little  dogs."  These  are  the 
teacher's  own  children. 

"How  many  children  have  you  in  your 
illustrious  institution?" 

"I  have  a  hundred  little  brothers." 

Then  the  Chinaman  comes  to  business. 

"Venerable  master,"  he  says,  "I  have 
brought  my  little  dog  here,  and  worship- 
fully  intrust  him  to  your  charge." 

The  little  fellow,  who  has  been  standing 
in  the  corner  of  the  room,  comes  forward  at 
this,  kneels  before  the  teacher,  puts  his 
hands  on  the  floor,  and  knocks  his  head 
against  it.  The  teacher  raises  him  up  and 
sends  him  off  to  school,  while  arrangements 
are  being  made  for  his  sleeping-room  and 
so  forth.  At  last  the  Chinese  gentleman 
rises  to  take  his  leave,  saying,  "I  have 
tormented  you  exceedingly  to-day,"  to 
which  the  teacher  responds,  "Oh,  no,  I 
have  dishonored  you."  As  he  goes  toward 
the  door,  he  keeps  saying,  "I  am  gone,  I 
am  gone."  Etiquette  requires  the  teacher 
to  repeat,  as  long  as  he  is  in  hearing,  "Go 
slowly,  go  slowly." 


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A  Foolish  Custom. 

One  of  the  most  absurd  of  all  foolish 
customs  is  that  of  inviting  a  crowd  of 
friends  or  strangers  to  walk  up  to  the  bar 
and  "take  something  at  my  expense." 

Men  do  not  buy  other  things,  either  use- 
ful or  ornamental,  in  this  way — why  should 
they  make  an  exception  in  favor  of  this 
poisonous  draught,  which  is  the  cause 
of  most  of  the  crimes  which  curse  the  land 
and  fill  the  community  with  poverty, 
mourning  and  woe? 

Some  one  has  sensibly  said :  "Now,  boys, 
if  you  want  to  be  generous  and  treat  each 
other,  why  not  select  some  other  place  be- 
sides the  liquor  shop?  Suppose  as  you  go 
by  the  post  office  you  remark,  'I  say,  my 
dear  fellow,  come  in  and  take  some  stamps ! ' 
These  stamps  will  cost  you  no  more  than 
drinks  all  round.  Or  go  to  the  haberdash- 
er's and  say,  'Boys,  come  in  and  take  a  box 
of  collars.'  Walk  up  to  a  grocer's,  free 
and  generous,  and  say,  'What  kind  of  cof- 
fee will  you  have?'  Why  not  treat  to 
groceries  by  the  pound  as  well  as  liquors 
by  the  glass? 

This  would  be  thought  a  strange  way  of 
showing  friendship,  but  would  it  not  be 
better  than  to  offer  to  friends  a  maddening, 
poisonous,  deadly  draught? 

Suppose  a  man  should  keep  a  den  of  rat- 
tlesnakes, and  allow  men  to  come  in  and  be 
bitten  at  sixpence  a  bite?  Would  it  be  a 
sensible  thing  for  a  man  to  invite  all  his 
friends  to  be  bitten  at  his  expense?  Is  it 
worth  our  while  to  turn  our  friends  into 
brutes,  maniacs  and  murderers,  and  their 
homes  into  hells  of  trouble  and  distress, 
by  giving  them  "something  to  drink  at  my 
expense"  ? — Christian  Work. 
& 
Household  Hints. 

A  few  recipes  learned  in  the  school  of 
experience  may  be  of  use  to  some  girl  who 
loves  to  appear  dainty  and  neat  always,  yet 
cannot  indulge  herself  in  a  new  ribbon  or 
lace  jabot,  etc.  The  habit  once  formed  of 
being  neat  and  cariDg  for  your  own  belong- 
ings is  seldom  broken  through  life,  and  it 
is  a  great  help.  You  can  clean  your  rib- 
bons to  look  like  new  by  putting  a  half 
dozen  at  a  time  in  a  glass  fruit  jar  half 
filled  with  gasoline.  Screw  the  top  on 
tight;  then  leave  them  there  over  night, 
first  shaking  them  up  well,  and  in  the 
morning  the  dirt  will  all  be  found  at  the 
bottom  of  the  jar  and  the  ribbons  fresh 
and  new.  Take  them  out  in  the  open  air, 
pull  each  piece  straight  and  nice,  and  when 
dry  all  odor  will  be  removed.  They  will 
need  no  pressing. 

When  it  is  necessary  to  wash  laces  they 
should  be  sewn  upon  strips  of  white  mus- 
lin, then  rolled  tightly  around  a  smooth 
glass  bottle  and  fastened  securely.  Make 
a  cleansing  suds  of  warm  rain  water  and 
Pearline,  then  drop  the  bottle  into  the  suds 
and  repeat  the  process,  patting  the  lace 
with  the  fingers.  Rinse  in  several  waters, 
then  dry  the  lace  on  the  bottle  in  the  sun. 
Such  little  practices  will  enable  a  young 
girl  to  appear  dainty,  and  will  save  her 
many  a  dollar. 

It  is  an  economical  idea  to  make  your 
own  handkerchiefs.  You  can  hemstitch 
them  above  a  hem  an  inch  wide,  and  then 
embroider  a  dainty  little  initial  letter  in 
one  corner.  You  can  have  twice  as  many 
fine  handkerchiefs  by  adopting  this  meth- 
od, as  you  can  easily  hemstitch  a  dozen  or 
more,  and  they  will  not  cost  you  half  as 
much  as  the  bought  ones  will. 


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never  ordered  it  except  for  the  time  that 
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week,  your  grocer  is  not  justified  in  leaving 
a  dollar's  worth  of  sugar  at  your  door  every 
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With    the     Children. 

J.  3recker\rldge  Ellis. 


Advance  Society  Letters. 

Who  wants  to  write  a  short  story,  poem 
>r  sketch  for  this  page?  Fall  to  work! 
Don't  make  it  longer  than  300  words.  If  you 
tan't  help  it,  it  might  stretch  to  500  words . 
shorter  the  better.  You  can  just  write  on 
is  many  sides  of  the  paper  as  you  want  to, 
ind  use  pen,  pencil  or  chisel,  we  are  not 
particular.  None  will  be  returned  unless 
stamp  is  inclosed.  "We  would  just  as  soon 
lave  a  good  letter  as  a  story,  but  if  you 
wouldn't, — write  the  story.  Poems  must 
lot  be  longer  than  30  lines, — but  make 
hem  longer,  if  you  are  willing  for  me  to 
:ut  them  down.  Send  on  your  stories,  etc., 
ind  the  first  will  stand  just  as  good  a 
jhance  as  the  last.  There  are  two  condi- 
jions;  the  writers  must  be  original,  and 
hey  mustn't  get  mad  if  I  have  to  cut  out 
|ome  words  to  shorten  the  story.  And 
iemember  that  an  interesting  letter 
tands  as  good  a  chance  as  a  story.  These 
|tories  will  not  appear  each  week,  but  will 
jie  alternated  with  a  continued  story.  So 
,'ou  see  we  are  getting  ready  for  an  inter- 
ring year, — the  year  in  this  page  begins 
)ct.  1.  Lema  McKay  joins  the  Advance 
Society  and  asks  what  kind  of  stories  are 
ranted;  anything  but  highwaymen  and 
weethearts.  Lema  lives  in  Windfall,  Ind. 
,'ansy  Pierson,  Hiram,  O.,  intends  to  send 
Is  stories;  she  likes  to  write  as  well  as  to 
ead.  She  is  10  and  expects  to  get  her 
lother  and  sister  to  join  our  society. 
'1rancesca  B.  Taylor  sends  a  very  full  re- 
port of  her  work.  Each  week  is  reported 
in  a  separate  slip;  I  copy  one  of  them: 
|Sunday,  Job  17-22.  Monday,  Job  22-25. 
i'uesday,  Job  25-28.  Wednesday,  Job 
J8-31.#  Thursday,  Job  31-34.  Friday,  Job 
4-37.  Saturday,  Job  37-40.  History, 
osephus,  p.  171-176.  Poetry,  Lady  of  the 
)ake.  Quotation,  The  rose  is  fairest  when 
ids  budding  new,  and  hope  is  brightest 
j'hen  it  springs  from  fears"  (Scott). 
I  Mary  Calhoun,  Henderson,  Tenn.:  "I 
'ill  begin  with  good  faith  to  keep  the 
files  of  the  Advance  Society.  I  worked 
ard  last  year ;  I  took  music,  passed  three 
jrades  and  took  the  prize.  While  at  my 
(lint's  this  summer  I  read  Rachel,  or  The 
ity  Without  Walls,  can  you  tell  me  the 
iithor?"  (No,  can  any  one?)  "I  know 
ou  are  an  old  bachelor,  because  you  would 
ave  told  if  you  were  married.  But  I  sup- 
|ose  old  bachelors  are  like  old  maids, — 
)n't  want  people  to  know  it.  I  made  up 
y  mind  long  ago  I  was  going  to  be  an  old 
[aid,  and  I  am  not  going  to  be  ashamed  of 
.  My  papa  has  the  Bible  college  here.  I 
Ind  you  a  picture  of  him  and  mamma  cut 
jit  of  the  catalogue.  I  am  9.  My  brother 
i)hn  is  7,  and  I  have  a  brother,  James 
dwin,  one  year  old.  You  may  count  on 
e  for  the  Advance  Society.  The  only 
al  chum  I  ever  had  moved  to  Indian 
ferfitory  last  week,  and  I  feel  very  lone- 
me."  Lynne  Major,  Laurens,  la. :  "We 
8  so  glad  to  be  on  the  Honor  List, 
amma  and  I  have  kept  the  rules.  Well, 
im  going  to  talk  on  some  other  subject, 
im  11  years  old.  Sister  Leta  with  Baby 
)is  came  home  to  spend  the  summer, 
ipa  went  to  Minneapolis  for  his  health,  to 
gone  several  months.  If  you  don't  care 
1  send  you  my  picture,  not  to  say  I  am 
e  least  bit  pretty,  but  I  want  you  to  see 


my  mamma's  baby."  (Do  send  the  picture, 
if  it  is  like  you,  that  is  all  I  want.  If  I 
had  wanted  to  adorn  this  page  a  few  weeks 
ago,  would  I  have  had  my  picture  up  in  the 
corner  with  that  ring  around  the  eye?  The 
children  had  asked  not  for  a  pretty  picture, 
but  for  a  picture  of  me.  Not  but  what  I 
am  prettier  than  that  picture,  though.  My 
kinfolks  say  so,  too,  and  a  few  of  my  best 
friends'). 

Lida  Crites,  Ozark,  Ark.:  "Now  will  you 
let  another  little  Arkansawer  enter  your 
happy  circle?  While  spending  a  week 
with  Madge  Masters  in  the  country,  she 
got  me  to  join  the  Advance  Society. 
Now  listen  and  I  will  tell  you  the  fun 
Madge  and  I  had.  She  lives  in  about  two 
miles  of  a  large  cave,  and  June  18  was  her 
grandfather's  78th  birthday,  so  there  were 
two  large  wagons  brought  to  the  front  door 
and  20  climbed  in  with  bright  and  happy 
faces.  Soon  we  reached  the  cave,  looked 
around  over  the  rocks,  went  to  a  dripping 
spring,  and  had  great  fun  drinking  from 
cups  made  of  wild  grape  leaves.  We  then 
returned  to  the  top  of  the  cave  where  we 
sat  down  to  a  fine  dinner.  After  dinner 
we  went  down  into  the  cave  and  what  do 
you  think  we  played  besides  mumblepeg 
down  in  Arkansas?  And  near  the  close  of 
the  day  it  began  to  rain,  and  we  all  went 
home.  I  hope  you  and  all  the  dear  mem- 
bers of  our  society  will  spend  just  such  a 
happy  78th  birthday.  With  love  to  all." 
Francesca  B.  Taylor,  Bay  City;  Tex.: 
"Did  any  of  you  ever  read  It  is  Never  Too 
Late  to  Mend?  I  think  it  is  splendid.  I 
never  read  a  Roilo  book,  but  have  read 
three  books  by  the  same  author.  I  think 
it  would  be  nice  to  at  least  try  the  plan  of 
writing  short  stories  for  this  page.  But  I 
mustjreally  close,  so  bon  nuit."  (For  fear 
some  members  may  not  understand  the 
connection,  I  will  say  that  bon  nuit  is  not 
something  you  wear  on  your  head.)  Emily 
Riley,  Excelsior  Springs,  Mo.:  "I  was  a 
member  of  the  Advance  Society  when  I 
lived  in  Kearney.  I]  begin  again,  to-day. 
I  am  12.  I  go  to  Haynes's  Academy  and 
study  reading,  mental  arithmetic,  history, 
spelling,  written  arithmetic,  grammar  and 
Latin.  I  like  grammar  and  Latin  best.  I 
like  to  read  very  much."  Chrystabel 
Rogers,  Ballard,  Wash.:  "I  would  like  to 
join  the  Advance  Society.  I  am  13,  and 
adore  music  and  books.  My  pets  are  two 
kittens;*  just  now  they  lie  asleep  on  the 
sofa.  Pete  is  the  kind  of  a  girl  I  like. 
My  favorites,  Handy  Andy,  Lucile  Mait- 
land,  of  Laureston,  and  all  of  Dickens.  I 
like  the  Irishmen,  they  are  witty,  there 
must  be  some  in  you.  I'm  just  a  little 
Irish."  Lema  Davis,  Hume,  111.:  "I 
would  like  to  join  the  Advance  Society.  I 
was  11  in  April.  My  sister  Mayme  and 
my  mamma  joined  a  year  ago,  but  dropped 
out.  I  like  Black  Beauty,  Birds'  Christ- 
mas Carol  and  The  Story  of  Patsy,  about 
as  well  as  any  stories.  Oh,  yes,  I  like 
Uncle  Tom's  Cabin,  too.  Gerald  Dever  is 
one  of  my  classmates."  Jennie  Hollands- 
worth,  Bismarck,  111.:  "How  many  mem- 
bers are  there  in  the  Advance  Society?" 
(1,900.)  "I  have  been  trying  to  get  three 
of  my  friends  to  join.  One  would  not 
do  it;  I  have  nearly  persuaded  the  other 
two — they  are  13  and  11.  It  surprised  me 
to  find  Nap  was  not  related  to  the  Morrises. 
I  like  Black  Beauty,  Uncle  Tom's  Cabin, 
Put  Yourself  in  his  Place  and  Wide,  Wide 
World.  The  last  I  like  best.  For  history 
I  am  reading  John  McMasters." 


New  Honor  List:  Lin  Cartewright, 
Luther,  la.;  Gerald  and  Mrs.  Dever,  Hume, 
111.,  (11th  quarter;;  Nannie  D.  Chambers, 
Richwood,  Ky.,  (10th  quarter);  Mattye  L. 
Upton,  Houstonia,  Mo.,  (10th  quarter); 
Mary  Emily  Day,  Sparta,  Mo.,  (5th  quar- 
ter) ;  Lynne  and  Mrs.  Major,  Laurens,  la. ; 
Bertha,  Edward  and  Jessie  Underwood, 
Boyd,  Ore.;  Ethel  Mae  Taylor,  Harlan,  la., 
(7th) ;  Melvin  Ledden,  Ospur,  111.,  (6th) ; 
Bertha  Beesley,  Moselle,  Mo.,  (10th); 
Dottie  Standish,  Meteetsee,  Wyo.;  Wave 
Rodecker,  Vandalia,  111.;  Florence Leavitt, 
Frankfort,  S.  D.,  (6th);  Mrs.  F.  A.  Potts, 
Chattanooga,  Tenn.,  (2nd);  Harry  Cash 
and  Burleigh  Cash,  Pennville,  Ind.,  (12th); 
Jennie  Hollandsworth,  Bismarck,  111. 
(Great  honor  is  due  the  names  that  appear 
on  our  Honor  Lists  when  we  consider  how 
few  from  the  1,900  members,  hailing  from 
25  states,  are  ever  enrolled.  Let  us  do  our 
utmost  to  reach  the  2,000  mark  soon.) 

Albany,  Mo. 

"Are  you  a  district  messenger  boy?" 
asked  the  near-sighted  gentleman  of  an 
urchin  moving  slowly  along  the  street. 
"No,  sir,"  was  the  indignant  reply,  "it's 
my  sore  toe  that  makes  me  walk  that  way." 

"Maggie  says  she's  a  daughter  of  the 
Revolution." 

"Can  she  prove  it?" 

"Sure;  her  father  runs  a  merry-go- 
round." 

J- 

"The  excuse  an  old  man  gave  for  attend- 
ing only  funerals  was  that  funerals  were 
as  solemn  as  church  services  and  they  nev- 
er took  up  a  collection." 

Attorney  (for  the  defence) — Now,  what 
time  was  it  when  you  were  attacked?  Com- 
plainant— I  don't  know;  ask  your  claimant; 
he  took  my  watch. 

"He  says  that  his  employers  always  re- 
garded him  as  a  valuable  man." 

"Yes,  they  offered  a  reward  for  him  when 
he  left." 

A  little  girl,  when  asked  why  she  prayed 
for  "daily  bread"  every  day,  answered, 
"Because  I  like  fresh  bread." 

Riter:     Have  you  read  my  last  poem? 
Reeder:     I  hope  so. 


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THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


Hour  of  Prayer. 

Fra^nk  G.  Tyrrell. 


Value  of  a  Ch\irch  Building.* 

(Church  Extension  Service.) 

Text:    For  he  loveth  our  nation,   and  him- 
self built  us  our  synagogue. — Luke  7:5 

While  a  church  building  is  not  indispensable 
to  the  existence  of  a  church,  is  is  necessary  to 
its  continuance  and  prosperity.  There  is  little 
assurance  of  stability  and  permanence  until  a 
church  is  housed  in  its  own  building.  And  if 
that  building  is  spacious  and  beautiful,  then 
the  church  will  find  that  it  is  a  most  valuable 
auxiliary  in  its  manifold  work.  We  are  eager 
to  reach  the  multitudes  with  the  word  of 
life,  and  yet  we  seem  to  forget  that  a  prime 
essential  is  a  building  which  will  accommo- 
date the  multitudes. 

A  Work  of  Love. 

The  Jews  testified  that  the  centurion  was 
worthy  of  attention  and  help,  because  he 
loved  the  nation,  and  had  himself  built  them 
a  synagogue.  Evidently,  it  was  wholly  his 
own  work;  a  work,  too,  which  was  not  done 
patronizingly,  but  lovingly.  The  building 
stood  as  a  monument  to  the  loving  generosity 
of  the  centurion.  And  so  the  church  building 
to-day  is  valuable,  not  only  because  of  its 
utility,  but  because  in  every  case  it  is  an  ex- 
pression of  the  love  and  self  sacrifice  of  the 
builders.  Its  walls  are  erected,  not  under 
the  whip  and  spur  of  sectarian  pride,  but 
under  the  sweet  impulse  of  love  to  God. 

Sti31  more  is  disclosed  by  a  church  building. 
It  is  a  visible  and  permanent  expression  of 
the  people's  taste  and  culture.  It  is  all  the 
witness  needed  to  their  religious  faith  It  is 
an  evidence  that  they  have  a  faith,  for  which 
they  are  ready  and  willing  to  make  substan- 
tial sacrifices.  And  church  architecture  is  as 
much  an  index  to  the  refinement  of  a  com- 
munity as  painting  or  sculpture,  or  the  fur- 
nishings of  their  homes. 

A  Contrast. 

"See  now.  I  dwell  in  an  house  of  cedar,  but 
the  ark  of  God  dwelleth  within  curtains"  (2 
Sam.  7:2).  It  is  often  a  question,  with  men 
of  means,  as  to  how  they  should  use  their 
money.  Many  of  them  have  a  deep  sense  of 
responsibility;  they  consider  themselves 
stewards  of  the  bounty  of  God.  But  it  is  to 
be  feared  that  far  too  many  of  them  look 
upon  their  wealth  as  the  reward  of  their  own 
energy  and  shrewdness,  and  think  it  entirely 
justifiable  to  use  what  they  have  in  a  stren- 
uous effort  to  heap  up  still  more.  David 
himself  here  makes  a  comparison  between  his 
own  dwelling,  and  the  house  of  the  Lord. 
Evidently  he  feels  that  there  should  be  no 
such  contrast;  that  the  "ark  of  God"  should 
be  lodged  in  a  place  at  least  as  fine  as  that  in 
which  he  himself  dwelt.  We  know,  from  the 
record  following,  that  his  preparation  for  the 
temple  that  his  son  Solomon  built  was  for 
something  far  finer  than  his  own  palace. 

It  may  be  possible  to  squander  money  in 
church  building,  to  go  into  debt,  beyond  the 
ability  of  the  church  to  pay,  but  it  is  also 
possible^to  be  niggardly,  and  dwell  in  finer 
houses  to  an  we  are  willing  to  build  for  the 
worship  of  God.  If  the  house  of  worship  is  a 
testimonial  of  our  love  and  devotion,  if  upon 
it  we  inscribe  the  name  of  Christ  and  in  it  we 
preach  his  gospel,  then  is  it  not  reasonable  to 
make  it  as  fine  as  we  are  able?  A  blemished 
lamb  or  a  foreign  coin  could  not  be  offered  in 
ancient  worship.  Always  the  worshiper 
must  bring  the  best.  Has  this  rule  been 
abrogated?  And  then  there  is  an  ethical 
principle  involved  in  the  matter  of  public 
buildings.  It  is  a  dangerous  symptom  when 
private  expenditures  are  munificent  and 
public  expenditures  mean. 

An  Abiding  PIa.ce. 

"And  I  will  appoint  a  place  for  my  people, 
and  will  plant  them,  that  they  may  dwell  in 

♦Prayer-meeting  topic  for  Aug.  28. 


their  own  place  and  be  moved  no  more"  (2 
Sam.  7:10).  The  temple  stood  closely  related 
to  the  stability  and  prosperity  of  the  Hebrew 
nation.  One  place  of  worship,  up  to  which 
all  the  tribes  were  to  go,  would  help  to 
cement  their  national  unity.  The  synagogues 
served  the  purpose  of  local  assemblies,  but 
the  temple  stood  for  the  whole  nation.  It 
helped  to  root  them  in  their  land.  In  the 
same  way,  a  church  building  unites  and  roots 
a  church  in  a  community. 

Joy  irv  God's  House. 

Read  the  third  chapter  of  Ezra,  and  note 
with  what  joy  the  people  celebrated  the  com- 
pletion of  the  temple.  There  must  always  be 
joy  in  the  house  of  the  Lord.  There  is 
strength  and  beauty  in  his  sanctuary.  The 
church  building  justifies  its  existence  many 
times  over  in  the  blessed  impulses  that  are 
stirred  within  it  in  men's  hearts,  in  the  truth 
that  is  imparted,  in  the  spiritual  awakening 
and  development  to  which  it  ministers. 

Prayer. 

O  God,  help  us  to  honor  Thee  with  the 
work  of  our  hands.  Forbid  that  Thy  people 
should  forsake  the  public  assembly,  or  neg- 
lect the  public  building.  Bless  every  church 
and  every  meeting  place.  Be  gracious  to  the 
thousands  of  homeless  disciples,  and  multiply 
their  faith  and  resources.  Enable  us  to  build 
always  to  Thy  glory  and  the  salvation  of 
men,  through  Christ  Jesus  the  Lord.    Amen. 


August  22,  1901 

Qua.int,  Queer  a.r\d  Qurious 
Salt  Lake  City. 

The  late  Col.  John  Cockerell  in  the  Cosmo- 
politan said:  "There  are  three  unique  cities  in 
America,  and  one  of  these  is  Salt  Lake 
City."  It  is  not  only  unique  in  its  Temple. 
Tabernacle  and  Mormon  Church  institutions! 
but  quaint  in  appearance,  with  its  wide 
streets,  immense  blocks  and  martial  rows  of 
shade  trees.  It  has.  perhaps,  more  attrac- 
tions to  the  square  yard  than  any  city  in  the 
country,  and  its  climate,  while  temperate  all 
the  year  round,  is  particularly  delightful  in 
summer.  The  Great  Salt  Lake,  with  its  mag- 
nificent Saltair  resort,  where  the  water  is 
"deader  and  denser"  than  that  in  the  Dead 
Sea  in  Palestine,  is  an  attraction  in  itseh 
that  people  come  miles  (to  see.  There  are 
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roads  is  one  of  unsurpassed  pleasure.  Here! 
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whole  line  is  a  succession  of  rugged  canyon.; 
waterfalls  and  picturesque  valleys.  *  Nci 
European  trip  can  compare  with  it  in  grauj 
deur  of  scenery.  During  the  entire  summeii 
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S\irvday-ScKool. 

W.  F.   R.ichardsor\. 


!sa.atc  the  Peacemaker.* 

Many  most  interesting  incidents  occurred 
between  the  time  of  the  last  lesson  and  the 
present  one.  Abraham  dwelt  by  turns  in 
Beersheba  and  Hebron,  and  in  the  latter  place 
his  wife  Sarah  died,  at  the  good  old  age  of 
127.  Abraham  purchased  a  piece  of  ground 
for  a  burial  place  of  Ephron,  the  Hittite,  and 
there  made  his  family  sepulchre,  the  tomb 
being  a  cave  in  the  middle  of  the  field.  The 
spot  is  still  held  sacred  by  the  Arabs,  aDd 
the  Mohammedans  jealously  guard  it  from 
the  Jews  and  Christians,  none  of  whom  are 
permitted  to  enter  it.  It  is  claimed  that  the 
bodies  of  Abraham  and  Sarah  are  still  within 
it,  and  there  may  be  some  very  interesting 
revelations  when  that  land  is  wrested  from 
the  hands  of  the  Turk. 

After  the  death  of  his  mother,  whom  he 
mourned  with  exceeding  great  sorrow,  Isaac, 
who  was  now  nearly  forty  years  old.  was 
only  comforted  with  the  coming  of  the  beau- 
tiful Rebekah  to  be  his  wife.  This  maiden 
was  the  daughter  of  Bethuel,  the  son  of 
Nahor,  Abraham's  brother,  who  had  tarried 
in  Haran  when  the  patriarch  started  upon 
his  journey  for  Canaan.  The  story  of  the 
sending  of  the  aged  servant  of  Abraham  back 
to  Mesopotamia,  to  seek  a  wife  for  his  young 
master  from  the  young  maidens  of  his  own 
people,  is  one  of  the  classics  of  Scripture. 
Directed  by  the  hand  of  God,  his  errand  was 
successful,  and  the  affection  of  Isaac  and 
Rebekah  for  each  other  was  never  disturbed 
by  any  wandering  on  their  part.  Alone 
among  the  patriarchs,  Isaac  married  but 
once,  and  took  no  concubines,  and  this  pure 
and  lifelong  union  has  been  ever  regarded  as 
an  ideal  of  wedded  life  among  the  descendants 
of  Abraham.  Not  that  Rebekah  was  an  ideal 
wife  or  mother,  for  we  shall  find  much  to 
criticise  in  her  conduct,  in  future  lessons,  but 
she  was  ever  true  to  Isaac,  so  far  as  her  wife- 
ly loyalty  was  concerned,  and  he  was  equally 
loyal  to  her. 

Abraham  took  another  wife,  after  the  death 
of  Sarah,  or  possibly  before  that  time,  though 
the  account  follows  the  story  of  her  decease. 
By  Keturah  he  became  the  father  of  six  sons, 
whose  descendants,  together  with  those  of 
Ishmael  and  Esau,  still  people  the  great 
Arabian  peninsula.  He  died  at  the  ripe  age 
of  175,  and  Isaac  and  Ishmael  unite  in  burying 
Mm  and  lamenting  his  loss.  He  was  buried 
by  the  side  of  his  beloved  wife  Sarah.  Then 
follows  the  story  of  the  birth  of  Esau  and 
Jacob,  and  the  incident  of  the  selling  of  the 
birthright  by  Esau,  out  of  which  were  to 
arise  such  fatal  consequences  to  himself  and 
his  descendants.  We  shall  study  this  part  of 
the  narrative  in  future  lessons.  A  famine 
arises  in  Canaan  once  more,  similar  to  that 
which  drove  Abraham  into  the  territories  of 
the  Philistines,  and  Isaac  becomes  a  so- 
journer with  the  king  of  Gerar,  whose  name, 
Abimelech.  was  the  common  title  of  all  the 
rulers  of  that  dynasty,  like  Pharaoh  in 
Egypt.  He  imitated  the  sin  of  his  father,  in 
telling  the  people  that  Rebekah  was  his  sis- 
ter, lest  her  beauty  might  cause  him  to  be 
put  to  death  by  the  king.  But  this  ruler  was 
a  good  one,  also,  and  his  rebuke  must  have 
gone  to  the  heart  of  Isaac  as  did  that  of  his 
predecessor  to  Abraham's  conscience. 

This  brings  us  to  our  lesson.  The  picture 
given  us  of  Isaac  is  a  beautiful  one,  albeit 
very  different  from  that  of  his  father,  Abra- 
ham, or  his  ambitious  son,  Jacob.  Isaac  is 
pre-eminently  a  man  of  peace.  The  vast 
possesssions  which  he  had  inherited  from  his 
father  and  which  increased  under  the  constant 
blessing  of  God,  did  not  lift  up  his  heart  unto 
vanity,  nor  make  him  selfish  or  suspicious. 
Though   the  envious  Philistines   had  antici- 


*Lesson  for  Sept  1.     Genenis  26:12-25. 


pa'ted  his  return  to  the  district  formerly  occu- 
pied by  Abraham  by  filling  up  the  wells 
which  that  patriarch  had  digged,  Isaac 
seemed  not  to  resent  this  meanness.  When 
they  bade  him  leave  that  place,  because  they 
feared  his  superior  strength,  he  quietly 
acquiesced  and  sought  a  grazing  place  in  an 
unoccupied  valley.  Here  he  found  water  by 
digging  for  it,  but  the  herdmen  of  Gerar 
claimed  it  and  he  moved  away.  Again  he 
digged  wells,  and  these  in  turn  were  claimed 
by  the  Philistines,  whose  demand  he  granted 
and  moved  further  away.  Not  until  he  had 
the  third  time  found  a  place  for  his  herds  and 
flocks  aid  they  leave  him  alone.  His  only 
sign  of  resentment  was  the  naming  of  the 
scenes  of  their  enmity  by  titles  that  indicated 
their  hostile  spirit,  Esek  and  Sitnah,  "strife" 
and  "hatred."  The  last  place  he  called 
Rehoboth,  "room,"  for  here  there  seemed  at 
last  a  place  where  he  could  live  undisturbed. 
How  different  from  the  stern  spirit  of 
Abraham,  whose  pursuit  and  defeat  of  the 
four  kings  show  him  to  have  been  a  warrior 
in  temperament.  Doubtless  the  Philistines 
would  not  have  dared  to  fill  up  the  wells  he 
had  digged,  during  his  occupancy  of  the  coun- 
try. They  could  impose  on  Isaac  to  their 
heart's  content.  If  we  are  tempted  to  despise 
what  seems  weakness  in  this  patriarch,  let  us 
not  forget  that  our  Lord  himself  pronounces 
his  blessing  upon  the  meek  and  forbearing. 
He  himself,  when  he  was  reviled,  reviled  not 
again.  When  he  suffered,  he  threatened  not, 
but  committed  himself  to  him  that  judgeth 
righteously.  Isaac  showed  more  of  the  spirit 
of  Christ  than  many  who  are  more  highly 
esteemed  of  men.  With  all  his  faults,  he  was 
•a  good  husband  and  father,  a  true  friend,  an 
unselfish  and  generous  neighbor,  and  showed 
those  humble  virtues  which  often  do  more- to 
build  up  society  than  the  more  striking  and 
showy.  He  might  claim  for  himself  the 
beatitude  of  our  Lord,  "Blessed  are  the 
peacemakers,  for  they  shall  be  called  the 
children  of  God."  In  the  words  of  Isaac 
Errett,  "The  picture  of  a  patient,  plodding 
man,  making  the  earth  pleasant  by  his  gen- 
tleness and  amiability;  making  a  home,  with 
many  elements  of  strife  in  it,  peaceful  by  his 
meekness  and  patience;  prospering  by  honest 
industry;  linking  his  soul  to  heaven  by  holy 
meditation,  and  leaving  everywhere  the  odor 
of  sanctity  unmingled  with  any  memory  of 
unrighteousness  or  oppression,  is  a  picture 
more  encouraging  and  inspiring  for  the  great 
multitude  than  one  of  bolder  features.  Under 
the  dominion  of  faith  and  the  fear  of  God, 
such  a  nature,  without  much  inherent  force, 
takes  on  fair  proportions  of  moral  vigor  and 
excellence  and  teaches  us  the  might  of  gen- 
tleness." It  was  natural  that  God  should 
give  to  such  a  man  arenewed  assurance  of  the 
fulfillment  of  his  promise,  and  that  Isaac 
should,  likehis  revered  father  before  him,  erect 
there  an  altar  for  the  worship  of  God.  So 
peaceful  a  life  was  a  fit  channel  for  the  trans- 
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THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


August  22,  1901 


Christian  Endeavor 

Bvirris  A.  Jenkins 

TOPIC   FOR   SEPT.    1. 

Spiritual  Acquaintance. 

(Job  22:21  23.) 
If  this  subject  means  spiritual  acquaintance 
with  one  another,  there  is  nothing  in  the 
text  about  it.  If  it  means  spiritual  acquaint- 
ance with  God,  then  the  text  is  very  well 
chosen,  except  for  the  fact  that  it  comes  from 
one  of  Job's  comforters,  Eliphaz  the  Temanite. 
But  the  passage  is  a  good  one  all  the  same  in 
urging  upon  us  the  necassity  for  a  closer 
walk  with  God. 

"Acquaint  thyself  with  him,"  is  the  advice; 
"and  be  at  peace,"  is  the  result.  "If  thou 
return  to  the  Almighty,"  is  the  condition; 
and  "thou  shalt.be  built  up,"  is  the  fulfill- 
ment. 

And  who  of  us  is  there  that  does  not  need 
acquaintance  with  God?  Most  of  us  have  a 
great  many  acquaintances — not  friends,  but 
acquaintances— but  few  of  us  gain  the  knowl- 
edge of  him  that  we  ought  to  have. 

How  often  do  we  hear  the  advice  giveu  to 
young  men:  "Extend  your  acquaintance." 
Or,  "this  is  a  good  thing  to  go  into  because 
it  extends  your  acquaintance."  And  how 
much  of  our  time  do  we  spend  in  gaining 
knowledge  of  men  and  women.  But  how 
much  in  gaining  knowledge  of  God? 

Nor  is  this  a  mystical,  impractical  matter. 
It  is  necessary  to  strive  if  we  would  know 
God.  Not  that  any  of  us  by  searching  can  find 
him  out.  But  that  all  of  us,  by  asking,  may 
receive  knowledge  of  him.  Certain  it  is  that, 
while  knowledge  in  general  causes  such 
effort  to  obtain,  knowledge  of  God,  the 
highest  of  all  knowledge,  will  not  come  with- 
out effort. 

Now,  in  what  ways  rnay  we  become  ac- 
quainted with  God? 

Certainly  not  by  wrong-living.  There  are 
those  we  know  on  earth  who  will  hold  us  at 
arm's  length  and  refuse  us  their  acquaintance 
if  they  know  we  are  doing  wrong.  Society, 
which  tolerates  a  great  many  things  it  ought 
not,  will  quickly  ostracize  men  and  women 
for  doing  certain  things.  Is  it  likely  then 
that  God,  who  knows  all  we  do  and  think, 
will  admit  us  to  close  knowledge  of  him  when 
we  do  what  he  does  not  approve?  Ostracism 
from  God!  Is  there  any  thought  more  ter- 
rible?   This  would  be  hell. 

Certainly  we  cannot  acquaint  ourselves 
with  God  if  we  spend  our  time  learning  the 
shrewd,  vain  tricks  of  the  world.  There  are 
those  whose  whole  time  is  given  to  acquaint- 
ing themselves  with  the  most  effective  means 
of  hoodwinking  neighbors  and  competitors; 
others  with  the  customs  and  intrigues  of 
polite  (?)  society;  others  with  the  under- 
ground life  of  dens.  There  are  many  things  in 
this  world  we  should  not  learn;  they  do  not 
lead  to  acquaintance  with  God.  Paul  says, 
"I  would  have  you  wise  unto  that  which  is 
good,  and  simple  (or  ignorant)  uuto  that 
which  is  evil." 

So  it  is  by  learning  about  "all  things  fair 
and  bright,"  all  thiugs  that  are  true,  and 
honest,  and  pure,  and  lovely,  and  of  good  re- 
port. These  things  may  be  learned  where  the 
ores  glitter  in  the  mines,  where  the  daisies 
toss  their  heads  in  the  breeze,  where  the 
waves  reflect  backlthe  white  light  of  the  sun, 
where  the  faces  of  busy  men,  begrimed  with 
smoke,  shine  through  the  dust  of  the  engine- 
room.  "All  things  are  yours;  and  ye  are 
Christ's;  and  Christ  is  God's." 

We  may  acquaint  ourselves  with  God  by 
reading  about  him  in  his  book;  that  book 
that  is  called  the  "word  of  God."  Endeavor- 
ers  who  thirst  after  God  as  the  heart  pants 
for  the  water-brooks,  and  who  read  daily  of 
him  in  the  book  that  records  his  revelation  of 
himself,  will  come  to  a  close  acquaintance 
with  him.  There  is  shown  how  he  deals  with 
primitive  man,   how   he  leads    him   through 


the  wilderness  of  the  childhood  of  the  race; 
and  there  is  shown  also  how  he  deals  with 
the  highest  type  of  mind  this  world  has  ever 
produced,  for  there  were  certain  Greeks  who 
would  see  Jesus. 

And  finally,  we  ma'y  acquaint  ourselves 
with  God  by  communing  with  him,  talking 
with  him,  praying  to  him.  It  is  by  conversa- 
tion with  people,  walking  with  them,  living 
with  them  day  after  day,  that  we  come  to 
know  them.  It  is  the  same  with  God.  If  we 
would  know  him  we  must  cultivate  his 
society;  we  must  follow  Lirn  about  and  talk 
with  him. 

Acquaintance  with  God  is  heaven,  just  as 
banishment  from  his  society  is  hell.  This  is 
life  eternal,  to  know  thee,  the  only  true  God, 
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where  he  was  held  in  high  esteem.  He  obeyed 
the  Lord  when  about  17  years  of  age  and  has 
been  a  devoted  Christian  ever  since,  always 
ready  for  any  service  of  love  and  ever  active 
in  the  work  of  the  church.  It  has  loner  been 
his  desire  to  preach  the  gospel,  but  ill  health 
prevented  his  realizing  this  ambition,  except 
to  a  very  limited  degee  He  has  preached  a 
lew  times  but  has  now  been  called  to  higher 
fields  of  labor  Services  were  conducted  by 
R.  B.  Givens.  Anderson,  Ind. 

LOVERIDGE. 

Emma  J,  Loveridge  was  born  near  Alexis, 
111.,  Jan.  19  1862  Died  June  10,  1901,  near 
near  N.  Henderson,  111.  In  1897  she  confessed 
ber  faith  in  Christ  and  was  baptized  by  Bro. 
P.  M.  Hale,  now  of  Rossville.  111.,  who  also 
•spoke  words  of  comfort  to  her  friends  and 
relatives  Although  suffering  intensely  for 
months  fr^m  bone  cancer  she  bore  it 'with 
Christian  resignation.  She  was  held  in  high 
esteem  by  all.  having  taught  in  the  pubic 
schools  and  the  kindergarten,  where  her  work 
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Mrs.  Flora  E  Jackson. 

If.  Henderson,  III 

SHLUTER. 

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ihonae  in  a  few  weeks  and  the  last  child 

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St.  Louis,  Mo.,  Thursday,  August  29,   \  901. 


No.  35. 


Current   Events. 

World's  Fa.ir  On  Thursday  of  last  week 
Proclamation.  president  McKinley  is- 
sued the  formal  proclamation  informing  all 
the  nations  of  the  earth  that  an  Interna- 
tional Exposition  is  to  be  held  in  St.  Louis 
in  1903,  to  celebrate  the  acquisition  of  the 
Louisiana  Territory  by  the  United  States, 
and  inviting  them  to  participate  in  it. 
Copies  of  this  proclamation  will  be  sent  to 
all  the  diplomatic  representatives  of  the 
United  States  in  foreign  countries  and  will 
be  formally  presented  by  them  to  the  gov- 
ernments to  which  they  are  accredited.  To 
most  Americans  the  issuing  of  this  procla- 
mation, which  merely  recites  the  already 
published  decision  of  Congress  in  regard 
to  the'  Fair,  will  seem  but  an  empty  for- 
mality. But  such  formalities  have  much 
more  weight  in  foreign  countries  than  with 
us,  and  are  absolutely  necessary  to  give 
the  enterprise  the  stamp  of  governmental 
sanction  in  their  eyes.  The  legislatures  of 
most  of  the  states  have  already  made  ap- 
propriations for  their  respective  state  ex- 
hibits, but  the  general  public  has  perhaps 
not  yet  fully  grasped  the  fact  that  within 
two  years  the  gates  will  open  at  St.  Louis 
to  the  greatest  exposition  that  the  world 
has  ever  seen.  In  the  historical  signifi- 
cance of  the  event  which  it  commemorates, 
in  the  material  resources  which  it  will  ex- 
hibit, in  the  financial  expenditure  which  it 
will  involve,  the  Louisiana  Purchase  Ex- 
position will  be  unsurpassed  by  any  of  the 
great  fairs  of  recent  years.  If  international 
expositions  are  a  gigantic  fad  which  is 
soon  to  pass  away,  this  one  will  form  a 
magnificent  climax  to  the  series.  If  they 
are  to  be  a  permanent  institution,  as  a 
means  of  education  and  of  industrial  ex- 
pansion, the  World's  Fair  of  1903  will  es- 
tablish a  new  record  for  its  successors  to 
beat — if  they  can. 


The  Ya.cht 
Ra.ce. 


The  greatest  event  in  the 
calendar  of  pure  sport  is 
the  annual  international  yacht  race.  More 
than  forty  years  ago  the  old  schooner 
"America"  won  the  cup  in  English  waters 
the  first  time  it  was  offered.  From  that 
time  until  the  present  there  has  been  a 
series  of  interesting  but  unsuccessful  at- 
tempts on  the  part  of  British  yachtsmen 
to  recapture  the  trophy.  Sir  Thomas  Lip- 
ton,  who  has  already  had  experience  in 
this  competition,  has  this  year  brought 
over  a  new  boat,  "Shamrock  II.,"  which,  as 
the  experts  all  agree,  promises  to  make  an 
interesting  race  for  her  competitor.  The 
curious  feature  of  the  present  situation  is 
that  the  boat  which  is  to  defend  the  cup  in 
the  name  of  the  New  York  Yacht  Club  has 
not  yet  been  chosen.  The  boat  built  es- 
pecially for  this  purpose  by  Mr.  Thomas 
Lawton,  of  Boston,  was  ruled  out  early  in 
the  season,  and  the  two  remaining  candi- 
dates for  the  honor  are  the   "Columbia," 


which  successfully  defended  the  cup  last 
year,  and  the  "Constitution,"  newly  built 
by  Herreshof.  Sixteen  races  between  these 
two  boats  have  already  been  held  in  all 
kinds  of  weather,  and  the  victories  and  de- 
feats are  evenly  divided.  The  final  test 
will  be  made  in  a  series  of  three  race3  to 
be  held  on  Saturday  of  this  week  and 
Monday  and  Wednesday  of  next.  The 
winner  of  two  out  of  the  three  will  meet 
the  "Shamrock  II."  in  the  race  for  the  cup. 
Yachting,  of  the  sort  involved  in  champion- 
ship races,  is  a  sport  in  which  none  but 
princes  and  multi-millionaires  can  indulge. 
Sir  Thomas  Lipton  estimates  that  his  total 
expenditure  in  this  attempt  to  lift  the  cup, 
including  the  building  of  his  yacht  and 
bringing  it  from  England  to  New  York, 
will  be  not  far  from  a  million  dollars.  It 
is  said  to  take  about  a  hundred  thousand 
dollars  to  pay  for  building  the  hull  of  an 
up-to-date  racer,  to  say  nothing  of  its 
equipment. 


J*. 


Science  a.r\d 
Alcohol. 


It  is  well  enough  to  talk 
in  a  general  way  of  the 
disastrous  effects  of  indulgence  in  alco- 
holic beverages,  but  most  persons  pass 
these  lightly  by  as  being  true  only  of  those 
who  indulge  to  great  excess.  And  there 
are  many  in  this  scientific  age  who  are 
more  influenced  by  the  result  of  scientific 
experiments  than  by  any  amount  of  im- 
passioned appeal.  The  authorities  in  the 
government  laboratories  at  Washington 
have  been  making  laboratory  tests  of  the 
efiects  of  alcoholic  stimulants  on  the  mus- 
cles and  nerves,  using  appliances  of  the 
same  general  character  as  those  employed 
in  the  study  of  physiological  psychology. 
For  example,  tests  can  be  made  to  deter- 
mine the  time  which  the  brain  takes  to  re- 
ceive and  respond  to  a  simple  stimulus, 
such  as  the  pressure  of  an  instrument  or 
the  flashing  of  a  light.  If  an  electric 
clock  is  connected  with  a  light  and  a  key 
so  that  it  will  be  started  when  the  light  is 
flashed  and  stopped  when  the  key  is 
pressed,  and  if  the  subject  is  instructed  to 
press  the  key  as  soon  as  he  sees  the  light, 
the  clock  will  register  the  time — a  small 
fraction  of  a  second — which  elapsed  be- 
tween the  appearance  of  the  light  and  the 
touching  of  the  key.  This  will  be  the 
time  occupied  by  the  brain,  nerves  and 
muscles  in  making  that  simple  reaction. 
The  time  will,  of  course,  be  different  with 
different  individuals.  By  applying  this 
test  to  a  large  number  of  individuals  who 
have  not  tasted  alcohol  recently,  and  then 
to  the  same  persons  immediately  after  they 
have  taken  a  small  quantity  of  it,  it  is 
found  that  in  every  case  the  effect  of  the 
alcohol,  even  in  the  smallest  appreciable 
quantities,  is  to  retard  action  of  the  brain 
and  muscles  and  increase  the  time  required 
to  make  the  given  reaction.  This  is  but 
one  among  dozens  of  experiments,  the 
general  outcome  of  which  is  to  prove  that 


Democratic 
Convention. 


the  human  body  and  mind  are  less  efficient 
instruments  when  they  have  received  al- 
coholic stimulation,  and  that,  even  when 
the  quality  is  so  small  that  ordinary  obser- 
vation cannot  detect  this  effect,  scientific 
observation  discovers  that  the  effects  are 
no  less  really  present. 

The  Iowa.  The  Iowa  Democracy,  un- 

like Ohio  and  Pennsyl- 
vania, expressed  its  loy- 
alty to  the  silver  issue  in  the  state  nomi- 
nating convention  held  last  week.  There 
was  some  difficulty  encountered  in  finding 
a  suitable  candidate  who  was  willing  to 
head  the  ticket.  After  the  withdrawal  of 
two  or  three  others  who  were  considered 
suitable,  T.  J.  Phillips,  of  Otfcumwa,  was 
nominated  for  governor.  Mr.  Phillips,  after 
his  nomination,  with  commendable  frank- 
ness, expressed  his  own  opinion  that  it 
would  have  been  just  as  well  for  the  con- 
vention to  make  no  deliverance  on  national 
questions  but  to  confine  itself  to  state 
issues.  Besides  endorsing  the  Kansas  City 
platform,  the  newly  formulated  state  plat- 
form contains  a  plank  proposing  the  re- 
peal of  the  present  liquor  law — which  is 
prohibition  with  some  modifications — and 
the  enactment  of  a  high  license  and  local 
option  law.  In  spite  of  the  weakening  of 
the  Iowa  prohibition  law  since  its  original 
enactment,  and  in  spite  of  any  irregulari- 
ties which  there  may  be  in  its  enforcement, 
we  have  reason  to  believe  that  it  is  still 
far  preferable  to  the  local  option  system. 
We  have  not  yet  heard  full  particulars,  but 
apparently  the  Democratic  party  in  Iowa 
is  trying  to  ride  into  office  on  the  (real  or 
imaginary)  wave  of  reaction  against  pro- 
hibition in  the  state.  Even  if  the  prepon- 
derance of  public  sentiment  is  in  favor  of 
the  substitution  of  local  option,  the  normal 
Republican  majority  will  doubtless  be 
enough  to  turn  the  scale  against  any  such 
change  if  the  Republican  party  remains 
favorable  to  the  present  system. 

R-vimors  of  A  good  deal  of  mystery,  is 

Compromise.  being  preserved  about  the 
movements  of  the  strike  leaders  and  the 
steel  operators.  Persistent  rumors  are 
afloat  that  peace  negotiations  are  well  ad- 
vanced and  that  a  settlement  is  to  be  ex- 
pected within  a  few  days.  Mr.  Shaffer  de- 
nies these  reports  and  asserts  that  he  has 
no  official  knowledge  of  any  such  negotia- 
tions. It  is  possible,  however,  that  much 
may  be  veiled  under  the  qualifying  adjec- 
tive "official."  The  area  affected  by  the 
strike  has  not  materially  increased  or 
diminished  during  the  past  two  weeks. 
Some  mills  which  were  non-union  before 
the  strike  began  have  been  organized  and 
have  obeyed  the  strike  order.  In  other 
cases  the  refusal  to  organize  has  been  not 
less  definite.  This  circumstance  has  sug- 
gested the  terms  of  a  possible  compromise: 
that  the  operators  sign  the  Amalgamated 


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August  29    190* 


Association  scale  for  all  mills  except  those 
which,  by  refusing  to  organize,  have  defi- 
nitely declared  their  unwillingness  to  ac- 
cept the  Amalgamated  Association  as  their 
representative.  Mr.  Shaffer  is  said  to  have 
suggested  arbitration  by  a  committee  com- 
posed of  Bishop  Potter,  Archbishop  Ire- 
land and  President  Seth  Lowe  of  Columbia 
College.  One  thing  is  certain:  that  if  the 
strike  is  not  made  far  more  general  than  it 
is  at  present  or  has  any  immediate  prospect 
of  becoming,  the  strikers  must  either  com- 
promise or  lose  the  whole  fight.  The  mills, 
although  crippled,  are  still  turning  out  an 
immense  amount  of  steel  and  at  the  present 
rate  the  operators  can  stand  it  a  great  deal 
longer  than  the  strikers  can. 


J* 


The  New 
Germain 
Tariff. 


The  generally  expressed 
apprehension  that  the 
nations  of  Europe  may 
form  an  industrial  and  commercial  com- 
bination to  prevent  the  United  States  from 
developing  too  far  the  primacy  which  it 
already  holds  in  the  world  of  international 
business,  is  doubtless  a  feverish  dream. 
There  is  not  likely  to  be  a  definite  anti- 
American  combination  to  kill  or  cripple 
our  trade.  But  it  is  to  be  expected  that 
the  nations  of  Europe  will  individually 
adopt  such  measures  as  may  seem  likely  to 
prove  effective  to  protect  themselves 
against  our  commercial  invasion.  The  new 
German  tariff  schedule  is  a  step  in  the 
direction  of  such  a  policy.  Under  this 
schedule  the  import  duties  are  increased, 
on  the  average,  about  fifty  per  cent,  and 
in  many  cases  they  are  more  than  double 
the  rates  which  have  been  granted  by 
special  treaty  arrangement  to  the  "most 
favored  nations."  It  is  noticeable  that  the 
increase  of  the  rate  on  American  food- 
stuffs is  quite  up  to  the  average,  and  on 
machinery  is  more  than  that.  Bicycles,  for 
example,  will  be  required  to  pay  more  than 
four  times  the  old  rate.  To  satisfy  the 
agrarians,  a  minimum  is  fixed  below  which 
the  rates  on  cereals  cannot  be  reduced 
even  by  special  treaty.  If  the  Germans 
wish  to  adopt  such  measures  as  these  to 
rid  themselves  of  American  competition, 
we  have  no  logical  ground  for  making  com- 
plaint. It  is  the  same  policy  which  we  have 
been  applying  with  more  or  less  success  to 
rid  our  manufacturers  of  German  (and 
other)  competition.  Any  complaint  which 
we  may  now  offer  against  Germany's 
higher  tariff  on  our  products  will  be  vir- 
tually a  complaint  against  our  own  system 
by  which  German,  French  and  English 
producers  have  been  shut  out  from  Ameri- 
can markets  by  a  high  tariff  wall.  It  may 
turn  out  that  protection  is  not  such  an  en- 
joyable game  when  everybody  plays  it. 

Colombia,  and    The    insurrection    in  Co- 
StltenUed  lombia,  judging  from  the 

meagre,  belated  and  cen- 
sored accounts  which  find  their  way  into 
the  press,  is  becoming  more  formidable. 
The  rebel  leader,  Gen.  Uribe-Uribe,  has 
written  to  a  correspondent  in  New  York 
that  he  is  getting  on  well  and  needs  more 
ammunition,  but  that  he  is  "too  busy  to 
spend  much  time  writing  letters."  In  this 
respect  he  differs  from  some  other  com- 
manders— Gen.  Weyler,  for  instance,  with 
his  mounted  rapid-fire  type-writer, — who 
are  too  busy  writing  letters  to  have  much 
ime  to  do  anything  else.     There  is  appar- 


ently a  Conservative  insurrection  against 
the  Liberal  government  in  Venezuela,  as 
well  as  a  Liberal  revolt  against  the  Con- 
servative government  in  Colombia.  Na- 
turally, the  insurrectionists  of  each  coun- 
try affiliate  with  their  co-partisans  in  the 
governmental  army  of  the  other  country. 
It  is  in  this  way  that  the  invasion  of  each 
country  by  the  troops  of  the  other  has 
come  about.  The  Venezuelan  governmental 
troops  and  the  Colombian  insurrectionists 
seem  to  have  the  best  of  it  so  far  and  vic- 
tories have  been  won  by  them  on  the  border 
of  Colombia.  The  United  States  consul  in 
Venezuela,  Mr.  William  L.  Scruggs,  says 
that  the  Liberals  in  both  countries  are 
fighting  not  only  for  the  reunion  of  the 
three  republics  into  one  Greater  Colombia, 
but  also  for  the  separation  of  church  and 
state.  According  to  this  latter  statement, 
it  is  as  much  a  war  between  the  clericals  and 
the  anti-clericals,  as  anything  else.  The 
foreign  papers,  especially  the  French  and 
German,  see,  or  profess  to  see,  in  the  ac- 
tion of  our  government  in  promptly  sending 
war- ships  to  the  Isthmus  to  perform  any 
police  duty  that  might  become  necessary, 
an  indication  that  the  United  States  is 
reaching  out  to  possess  Central  America, 
the  Isthmus  of  Panama,  and  as  many  of  the 
South  American  republics  as  may  come 
within  the  reach  of  our  clutches.  Such  a 
possibility  may  be  seriously  contemplated 
by  our  European  neighbors,  but  the  sug- 
gestion is  not  likely  to  arouse  anything  but 
laughter  in  this  country.  We  have  troubles 
enough  now,  without  trying  to  tame  any 
South  American  republics  and  without  be- 
coming responsible  to  the  world  for  their 
good  behavior. 


J» 


Fra.rvce  a.n<! 
Turkey. 


A  diplomatic  flurry  has 
been  caused  by  sudden 
pressure  on  the  part  of  France  for  the  pay- 
ment of  some  long-standing  claims  against 
the  Turkish  government.  Several  years 
ago  a  French  corporation,  operating  under 
a  Turkish  franchise,  made  large  invest- 
ments in  docks  and  quays  in  Constanti- 
nople, the  Turkish  government  agreeing  to 
buy  them  at  a  certain  price  whenever  the 
company  wished  to  sell.  The  use  of  the  docks 
was  hampered  to  such  an  extent  by  the 
agents  of  the  government  ostensibly  trying 
to  prevent  the  landing  of  possible  assassins, 
that  the  company  decided  to  sell  out.  But 
the  money  was  not  forthcoming,  and  the 
company  finds  itself  in  possession  of  prop- 
erty which,  in  spite  of  definite  agreements 
and  the  personal  promise  of  the  Sultan,  it 
can  neither  operate  to  advantage  nor  sell. 
The  French  Ambassador  at  Constantinople, 
M.  Constans,  set  a  date  at  which  the  claims 
must  be  settled.  As  the  immediate  result 
of  this  was  nothing  more  substantial  than 
smooth  words,  he  declared  diplomatic  re- 
lations at  an  end  between  France  and  Tur- 
key and  prepared  to  depart  with  his  official 
household.  It  is  reported  that  at  this  point 
the  Sultan  yielded,  but  the  money  has  not 
yet  been  paid  over  and  M.  Constans  has  left 
Constantinople.  It  is  not  as  it  was  in  the  old 
days,  when  it  was  as  much  as  an  ambassa- 
dor's life  was  worth  to  fail  to  get  out  of 
Constantinople  before  his  government  de- 
clared war  or  broke  off  diplomatic  relations. 
The  situation  is  still  strained,  in  spite  of 
any  concessions  which  the  Sultan  may  have 
made,  but  it  is  scarcely  conceivable  that 
the  Turkish  government  will  be  foolish 
enough  to  allow  itself  to  be  drawn  into  a 


war.  It  would  inevitably  be  a  naval  war 
and  it  could  not  have  more  than  one  act. 
France  has  one  of  the  most  powerful  navies 
in  Europe,  probably  second  only  to  that  of 
Great  Britain.  Turkey  has  about  a  hun- 
dred vessels,  most  of  which  are  for  practi- 
cal purposes  mere  junk.  Doubtless  Russia, 
which  has  an  interest  in  seeing  that  there 
is  no  war  between  France  and  Turkey,  will 
assist  in  patching  up  the  affair,  even  to  the 
extent  of  lending  the  Sultan  enough  money 
to  pay  the  bill.  This  sudden  and  brusque 
kind  of  diplomacy,  which  the  French  gov- 
ernment has  sanctioned  and  M.  Constans 
has  executed,  is  the  only  sort  which  has 
any  chance  of  being  effective  with  the 
Turk. 

J* 

The  Dutch  government 
has  refused  to  submit  to 
the  Powers  the  protest  of  the  Boer  leaders 
against  Gen.  Kitchener's  latest  proclama- 
tion. To  have  granted  this  request  would 
have  been  very  much  like  trying  to  force  a 
recognition  of  them  by  the  other  govern- 
ments. 

C.  M.  Hays,  President  of  the  Southern 
Pacific  Railway,  has  resigied  his  office. 
It  is  reported  that  the  Harriman  system, 
including  the  Southern  Pacific,  the  .Union 
Pacific  and  the  Chicago  and  Alton  will  be 
consolidated  under  a  single  set  of  executive 
officers  and  that  the  presidency  of  the  sys- 
tem will  be  given  to  S.  M.  Felton,  who  is 
now  President  of  the  C.  &  A. 

With  its  accustomed  cantankerousness 
the  Chilian  government  has  refused  to  make 
the  necessary  appropriation  to  pay  the  ex- 
penses of  the  Pan-American  Congress 
which  is  to  be  held  in  the  City  of  Mexico. 
"Chili  is  famous  for  its  capacity  for  getting 
on  the  off  side  of  every  proposition  which 
has  two  sides,  and  it  often  makes  another 
side  for  its  own  use  where  nobody  supposed 
there  was  room  for  one. 

A  new  demonstration  of  the  friendship 
and  alliance  between  France  and  Russia  is 
to  be  given  by  a  visit  of  the  Czar  to  France 
this  fall  to  witness  the  autumnal  military 
maneuvers.  Elaborate  preparations  are 
already  being  made  for  his  reception.  It 
is  not  every  republic  which  has  such  an 
adequate  supply  of  palaces  for  the  enter- 
tainment of  royalty.  The  inherited  archi- 
tecture of  several  centuries  of  monarchy 
comes  handy  when  a  republic  has  to  house 
a  Czar.  If  Nicholas  came  to  this  country 
the  best  we  could  do  would  be  to  put  him  up 
at  the  Waldorf-Astoria — and  very  likely  he 
would  find  more  practical  comforts  there 
than  in  the  ancient  Chateau  of  Fontaine- 
bleau. 

An  apparently  endless  newspaper  war  is 
being  waged,  chiefly  in  St.  Louis,  over  the 
management  of  the  Missouri  school  fund. 
It  is  alleged  that  the  $4,000,000  in  interest 
bearing  bonds,  which  formerly  constituted 
the  school  fund,  has  been  diverted  to  other 
purposes,  leaving  only  certificates  of  debt, 
the  interest  of  which  is  raised  only  by 
general  taxation.  It  is  even  charged  that 
there  has  been  crooked  bookkeeping  to 
cover  up  the  misapplication  of  funds. 
Gov.  Dockery  has  offered  to  give  any  in- 
terested party  an  opportunity  to  examine 
the  books,  and  one  of  the  St.  Louis  after- 
noon papers  has  undertaken  to  have  the 
examination  made.  It  is  to  be  hoped  that 
the  examination  will  at  least  succeed  in 
shutting  off  a  discussion  which  has  already 
grown  to  wearisome  length. 


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THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


1093 


The   Optimism  of   the  Bible- 

The  note  of  despair  and  sadness  which  is 
heard  in  much  of  our  modern  literature,  is 
in  striking  contrast  with  the  note  of  hope 
and  triumph  which  sounds  through  the 
books  of  the  Bible  from  Genesis  to  Revela- 
tion. This  is  one  quality  of  biblical  litera- 
ture which  should  and  does  endear  it  to  the 
human  heart,  and  which  makes  it  pre-emi- 
nently the  Book  of  the  people.  Its  opti- 
mism is  not  the  weak,  maudlin  type  which 
is  blind  to  existing  evils,  but  of  that  virile, 
aggressive,  victorious  sort  which  is  conta- 
gious, because  it  reveals  the  remedy  for 
every  defect  that  mars  the  perfection  and 
happiness  of  human  life. 

Does  the  book  of  Genesis  lead  us  through 
a  succession  of  falls  by  which  men  sink 
deeper  into  the  mire  of  sin  and  ruin?  This 
is  only  done  to  afford  a  background  for  the 
display  of  God's  grace  in  the  redemptive 
purpose  which  is  gradually  unfolded  in 
the  history  of  God's  chosen  people.  In 
the  succeeding  books  of  the  Bible,  if  sin  is 
presented  as  a  subtle  poison  corrupting  all 
the  fountains  of  human  life,  and  introduc- 
ing confusion  and  strife  in  the  various  re- 
lations of  life,  there  is  evermore  accom- 
panying this  warning  note  of  the  heinous 
character  of  sin,  a  forgiving  God  in  whose 
grace  pardon  and  peace  may  be  found,  and 
from  whose  almightiness  strength  may  be 
received  to  gain  the  victory  over  sin. 

The  prophets  of  the  Old  Testament  saw 
and  denounced  in  severest  terms  the  sins 
and  follies  of  their  times.  They  had  the 
keenest  insight  into  the  moral  shortcom- 
ings of  the  nation,  and  the  direful  con- 
sequences of  sin  upon  both  the  individual 
and  national  life.  And  yet  they  were  the 
great  optimists  of  the  times  in  which  they 
lived.  Amid  the  gross  darkness  that  set- 
tled down  upon  the  world  at  times,  their 
voices  could  be  heard,  on  the  mountain  tops, 
crying,  "The  morning  cometh!"  They 
looked  beyond  the  strife  and  turmoil,  the 
darkness  and  misery,  of  the  age  in  which 
they  lived,  to  a  golden  age  yet  to  come  in 
which  peace  and  righteousness  would  fill 
the  earth  and  the  wilderness  would  blos- 
som as  a  garden.  They  saw  God's  pur- 
pose through  all  the  changing  fortunes  of 
their  nation,  and  knew  that  good  at  last 
would  come  out  of  all  the  evil  which  for 
the  time  seemed  to  prevail. 

When  Jesus  came,  a  new  and  higher 
note  of  optimism  was  sounded.  Never 
prophet  or  seer  saw  so  deeply  into  the  aw- 
ful nature  and  consequences  of  sin  as  he, 
nor  felt  so  keenly  the  weight  of  the  world's 
sorrow  and  iniquity.  Nor  did  ever  prophet 
or  seer  of  the  olden  time  speak  such 
words  of  hope  to  cheer  the  sad  hearts  of  a 
weary  world.  He  saw  the  sins  of  humanity 
as  no  one  ever  before  saw  them,  and  yet  he 
believed  in  men  as  no  man  ever  before  be- 
lieved in  them.  He  hated  iniquity  as  no 
one  ever  hated  it  before,  but  he  loved  men, 
who  were  laden  with  iniquity,  as  no  one 
had  ever  loved  them.  Down  beneath  the 
sin  and  unworthiness  which  common  eyes 
could  see,  he  saw  the  divine  in  man — the 
remnant  of  the  divine  image.  His  sym- 
pathetic ear  heard  the  unspoken  longings 
and  aspirations  of  the  human  heart.  He 
knew  the  unrest,  the  soul-weariness  of 
men,  and  opening  wide  his  loving  arms  he 
invited  all  the  weary  and  heavily  laden  to 
come  to  him  for  rest.  He  was  the  friend 
of  publicans  and  sinners.  These  outcasts 
of  society  felt  somehow  that  here,  at  last, 


was  one  who  understood  their  case,  and 
who  had  some  regard  for  their  personality 
and  believed  in  their  salvability. 

Nor  did  this  sublime  optimism  wane  in 
the  least  when  he  saw  that  through  the 
narrowness,  the  prejudice  and  the  bitter 
hatred  of  the  Pharisees  and  Scribes,  he 
was  to  be  put  to  death.  Even  then  he  kept 
his  faith  in  humanity.  "They  do  not  un- 
derstand me,"  he  seemed  to  say.  "They 
do  not  know  what  they  are  doing  in  putting 
me  to  a  cruel  death;  if  they  did,  they 
wouldn't  do  it.  I  have  failed  to  convince 
them  by  my  life  and  my  teaching,  of  my 
mission  of  mercy.  But  if  I  be  lifted  up 
and  die  for  men  on  the  cross,  then  I  will 
draw  all  men  unto  me.  They  will  be  con- 
vinced of  my  love,  and  of  my  Father's  love 
for  the  race,  and  will  accept  the  salvation 
which  I  offer."  Was  ever  optimism  like 
this?  Has  any  one  else  ever  had  such  con- 
fidence in  the  final  triumph  of  love  over  sin 
and  all  the  sad  consequences  of  sin? 

The  optimism  of  Jesus  was  shared  by  his 
apostles.  They  preached  a  gospel  of  hope 
and  of  good  cheer.  They  placed  no  man 
beyond  the  reach  of  salvation  who  did  not 
place  himself  there  by  his  own  act  of  re- 
jection. They  are  the  heralds  of  a  tri- 
umphant gospel  which  is  to  conquer  the 
whole  earth.  The  last  book  in  the  Bible 
leads  us  to  a  mountain  top  of  vision  and 
shows  us  the  mighty  conflicts  between  the 
forces  of  righteousness  and  of  sin,  and  the 
final  triumph  of  righteousness  in  the  earth. 
The  book  reverberates  with  the  sounds  of 
battle  at  first,  until  these  are  lost  in  the 
shouts  of  victory,  and  the  songs  of  praise 
to  him  who  sitteth  upon  the  throne,  and  to 
the  Lamb,  who  redeemed  us  from  our  sins 
in  his  own  blood.  The  scene  closes  with  a 
new  heaven  and  "a  new  earth  wherein 
dwelleth  righteousness,"  and  a  redeemed 
world  rejoicing  in  the  smile  of  God,  who 
dwells  with  men  and  wipes  all  tears  from 
their  eyes. 

Such  is  the  optimism  of  the  Bible.  No 
wonder  it  does  not  relax  its  hold  on  the 
human  heart.  No  wonder  the  Christ  who 
fills  it  with  this  triumphant  note  is  march- 
ing on  to  universal  conquest.  Blessed  be 
his  name,  forever  and  forever! 
J* 
Converts  a.nd  Perverts. 

A  religious  body  that  ceases  to  grow  will 
soon  cease  to  live.  The  truth  is,  when  it 
loses  the  power  of  self- propagation  it  is 
already  dead.  There  can  be  no  truer 
measure  of  the  spiritual  vitality  of  any 
church  than  its  capacity  to  win  men  from 
the  service  of  sin  to  the  service  of  God. 
This  is  not  saying  that  the  church  that  has 
the  largest  number  of  additions  to  its  roll  of 
membership  possesses  the  greatest  spirit- 
ual power.  It  is  one  thing  to  add  persons 
to  our  churches  and  another  thing  to  add 
them  to  Christ  and  make  them  members  of 
his  living  body.  Facts  compel  us  to  be- 
lieve that  many  who  are  baptized  and  enter 
the  church  are  not  really  converted  to 
Christ.  The  large  number  of  those  who, 
after  their  baptism,  fall  back  into  their  old 
lives  of  sin  and  fail  to  make  any  growth 
in  Christian  life,  manifests  too  clearly 
superficial  work  in  the  process  known  as 
conversion.  We  do  not  believe  that  the 
number  of  those  who  are  hypocrites— that 
is,  Avho  are  consciously  acting  a  false  part 
in  joining  the  church, — is  very  large.  It  is 
easier  to  believe  that  most  of  those  con- 
verts who  soon  become  perverts  have  been 


misled  by  their  spiritual  teachers.  Per- 
haps these  teachers  have  laid  an  undue  em- 
phasis upon  external  acts,  to  the  neglect  of 
those  internal  conditions  which  alone  can 
give  value  to  any  outward  act.  Or  it  may 
be  that  altogether  too  much  has  been  made 
of  mere  feelings  and  emotions,  which  have 
been  made  to  take  the  place  of  moral  en- 
lightenment and  of  deep  religious  con- 
viction. 

But  whatever  may  be  the  cause,  the  fact 
remains  undisputed  and  indisputable,  that 
too  large  a  number  of  those  who  are  re- 
ported as  converts  soon  become  perverts, 
and  their  latter  condition  is  worse  than  the 
first.  We  seldom  hear  reports  of  the  num- 
ber of  those  who  are  perverted  from  the 
gospel.  It  is  this  fact  that  makes  religious 
statistics  of  such  uncertain  value.  While 
we  have  no  means  of  knowing  the  losses 
we  sustain  every  year  through  these  per- 
versions, it  is  a  matter  of  certainty  that 
not  only  our  church  membership  but  our 
spiritual  power  would  be  vastly  increased  if 
this  leakage  were  stopped.  What  is  the 
remedy  for  this  evil? 

Two  things  will  readily  occur  to  any  one 
who  turns  his  attention  to  this  problem. 
First,  there  should  be  greater  care  in  mak- 
ing sure  that  those  who  come  to  our  bap- 
tism haye  the  necessary  spiritual  prepara- 
tion for  this  solemn  and  significant  step. 
Unless  there  lie  behind  this  act  a  realiza- 
tion of  sin  and  the  fixed  purpose  to  turn 
away  from  it,  a  love  for  Christ  and  for  the 
ways  of  righteousness,  an  intelligent  ac- 
ceptance of  Christ  as  offering  to  us  all 
that  our  spiritual  needs  require,  there  is 
no  adequate  preparation  for  that  Christian 
life  at  the  threshold  of  which  baptism 
stands.  When  once  the  soul  has  come  to 
feel  the  burden  of  guilt,  and  to  long  for 
peace  and  reconciliation  with  God,  to  sub- 
mit to  Christ  in  the  ordinance  of  baptism 
becomes  a  joyful  privilege  as  well  as  an  act 
of  solemn  self-surrender.  We  cannot 
doubt  that  if  there  were  more  personal 
conversations  with  candidates  for  baptism 
by  their  spiritual  teachers,  in  which  the 
nature  and  obligation  of  the  Christian  life 
were  explained,  and  the  meaning  of  bap- 
tism as  a  sacred  covenant  with  Christ,  into 
which  they  were  entering,  impressed  upon 
them,  the  number  of  genuine  converts 
might  be  increased,  while  the  number  of 
perverts  would  be  proportionately  de- 
creased. The  second  part  of  the  remedy 
is  the  proper  care  for  and  training  of  those 
who  come  into  these  new  relationships. 
Perhaps  at  no  one  point  in  all  our  system 
of  work  have  we  been  more  seriously  at 
fault  than  just  here.  We  have  not  yet  de- 
vised or  adopted  any  adequate  system  of 
providing  spiritual  care  and  instruction  for 
new  converts,  grouped  in  weak  congrega- 
tions and  unable  to  care  for  themselves. 
As  often  as  plans  have  been  suggested  to 
remedy  this  defect,  so  often  has  the  fear 
been  expressed  by  timid  brethren  that  the 
rights  of  these  churches  are  in  danger  of 
being  trampled  upon.  Have  these  churches 
an  inalienable  right  to  perish  for  lack  of 
oversight  and  spiritual  instruction?  If  so, 
there  would  be  ground  for  the  opposition. 
But  if  these  weak,  struggling  churches, 
these  shepherdless  flocks,  have  a  right  to 
life,  liberty  and  the  pursuit  of  happiness, 
then  we  are  depriving  them  of  their  in- 
alienable right  by  withholding  from  them 
the  means  whereby  their  life  may  be 
sustained. 


1094 


THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


August  29,  1901 


Let  the  work  of  conversion,  by  all  means, 
be  carried  on  as  vigorously  as  possible;  but 
in  doing  so  Jet  us  bear  in  mind  the  danger 
of  these  converts,  becoming  perverts 
through  a  too  superficial  work  on  the  part 
of  those  who  preach  the  gospel  to  them. 
And  especially  let  us  not  any  longer  neg- 
lect the  adoption  of  some  wise  system  of 
supervision  by  which  the  weakest  and  most 
needy  of  our  churches  and  the  scattered 
disciples  may  have  the  necessary  care  and 
instruction.  No  amount  of  evangelistic 
zeal  can  compensate  for  our  indifference  to 
those  who,  having  been  turned  from  the 
service  of  sin  to  the  service  of  Christ,  are 
left  alone  to  battle  with  the  difficulties 
which  confront  them  without  the  guiding 
hand  and  the  cheering  voice  of  a  loving 
and  faithful  shepherd.  When  these  facts 
have  received  due  recognition,  and  these 
proposed  remedies  have  had  time  to  work 
out  their  legitimate  results,  our  statistics 
will  mean  a  great  deal  more  than  they  do 
at  present,  for  the  number  of  our  converts 
will  not  have  to  be  discounted  by  so  many 
perverts  from  Christ  and  the  Christian 
life. 

The  American    Revised 
Bible.*. 

On  Monday  of  this  week  there  was  pub- 
lished for  the  first  time  a  version  of  the 
Scriptures  which  must  without  doubt  be 
characterized  as  the  most  perfect  version 
of  the  whole  Bible  that  has  ever  appeared 
in  the  English  language. 

The  revision  of  1881-85  was  made  by  a 
joint  committee  of  eminent  English  and 
American  scholars,  and  the  result  was  a 
version  which  for  all  practical  purposes  is 
so  far  superior  to  the  "authorized"  King 
James  Version  of  1611  that  it  is  a  wonder 
and  a  pity  that  the  latter  remains  in  so 
much  more  general  use.  But  the  revision 
of  1881-85  was  not  perfect.  A  wholesome 
conservatism  restrained  the  translators 
from  departing  from  the  rendering:  of  the 
old  version  in  many  cases  where,  although 
there  might  be  said  to  be  some  doubt,  the 
balance  of  probability  was  heavily  against 
the  old  reading.  For  example,  in  Job  19: 
25,  26,  the  Authorized  Version  has  "I 
know  that  my  Redeemer  liveth  and  .  .  .  yet 
in  my  flesh  shall  I  see  God,"  the  capital  R 
in  Redeemer  and  the  phrase  "in  my  flesh" 
being  used  chiefly  to  give  the  verse  dog- 
matic value  as  a  specific  Messianic  proph- 
ecy and  a  proof-text  for  the  resurrection  of 
the  body.  The  Revised  Version,  trans- 
lating literally,  reads,  "from  my  flesh," 
which,  though  somewhat  ambiguous,  does 
not  materially  alter  the  meaning.  The  new 
American  Version,  giving  the  obvious 
me.ining  of  the  original  in  the  light  of  its 
context,  has  "without  my  flesh." 

The  translators  in  making  the  earlier  re- 
vision tried  to  remove  enough  of  the  ar- 
chaic words  to  make  the  meaning  always 
clear,  at  the  same  time  preserving  in  the 
diction  that  subtle  flavor  and  aroma  of  an- 
tiquity which,  in  this  bustling  age,  is 
closely  akin  to  the  feeling  of  reverence. 
Here  again  the  fear  of  making  too  great 
changes  led  to  the  error  of  making  too  few, 
and  in  not  a  few  passages  a  veil  of  obso- 
lete Elizabethan  words  obscures  the  mean- 
ing. For  example,  Jer.  9:26,  "All  that 
have   the  corners  of     their    hair  polled," 

♦The  Holy  Bible  .  .  .  newly  edited  by  the  American 
Revision  I'ommittee,  A.  D.  1901.  Thomas  Nelson  & 
Sons:  New  York. 


might  as  well  read,  "cut  off"  instead  of 
"polled."  The  word  "reins"  retained  in 
many  passages  in  the  Revised  Version 
means  practically  nothing  to  the  average 
Bible  reader. 

In  considering  all  of  these  changes  the 
American  section  was  almost  always  in 
favor  of  more  radical  changes  than  the 
English  members  were  willing  to  sanction. 
So  it  was  agreed  that,  since  it  was  pri- 
marily an  English  enterprise,  the  English 
opinion  should  prevail  in  all  disputed  pas- 
sages and  that  every  revised  Bible  pub- 
lished should  contain  an  appendix  giving 
the  translation  suggested  by  the  Amer- 
icans in  all  these  disputed  passages.  It 
was  further  agreed  that  the  American  com- 
mittee should  not  permit  the  publication 
of  their  version  as  a  complete  text  during 
a  space  of  fourteen  years.  That  period 
has  now  elapsed.  The  American  Revision 
Committee  has  kept  up  its  organization, 
has  thoroughly  revised  its  revision,  and 
now  publishes  the  result,  which  is,  as  be- 
fore stated,  without  doubt  the  best  trans- 
lation of  the  whole  Bible  ever  made  into 
the  English  language. 

One  of  the  most  striking  changes  intro- 
duced in  the  new  American  version  is  the 
use  of  the  name  "Jehovah"  in  a  large  class 
of  pas?ages  where  all  earlier  versions  use 
"God"  or  "Lord,"  e.  g.,Gen.  2:4.  The  sacred 
name  of  the  Most  High,  represented  by  the 
consonants  JHVH,  was  considered  by  the 
Jews  too  holy  for  human  lips  to  utter.  For 
its  original  vowels,  whatever  they  may 
have  been,  they  substituted  the  vowels  of 
the  word  translated  "Lord" — a  process 
simple  enough  in  Hebrew  where  the  vow- 
els have  no  place  in  the  alphabet,  though 
almost  inconceivable  in  English — and  in 
reading  the  text  the  word  for  Lord  would 
be  pronounced  instead  of  this  ineffable 
nam°.  There  is  clearly  no  reason  why  this 
Jewish  superstition  should  be  perpetuated 
by  omitting  from  our  version  the  name 
Jehovah,  which  is  pre-eminently  the  per- 
sonal name  for  God.  Moreover,  if  there  is 
any  value  in  noting  the  use  of  the  words 
Jehovah  and  Elohim  in  the  Pentateuch  as 
bearing  upon  the  possible  composite  origin 
of  those  bcoks,  it  is  important  to  have  the 
distinction  preserved  so  that  the  English 
reader  may  note  and  consider  it. 

It  is  to  be  noted  with  satisfaction  that 
the  page  headings,  stating  in  a  few  words 
the  contents  of  the  page,  have  been  re- 
stored, but  without  the  doubtful  exegesis 
which  characterizes  many  of  the  headings 
in  the  Authorized  Version.  In  the  latter 
we  find  at  the  top  of  certain  pages  in  Isaiah 
such  headings  as:  "Blessings  of  the  Gos- 
pel," "The  Messiah's  humiliation  and  suf- 
fering," "Prosperity  of  the  church,"  "En- 
largement of  the  church."  In  place  of 
these,  the  new  version  wisely  speaks  of 
"the  Suffering  Servant  of  Jehovah"  and 
"the  Redemption  of  Glorified  Zion,"  with- 
out volunteering  any  interpretation  of  the 
prophecy.  The  heading  which  the  old  ver- 
sion gives  to  the  Song  of  Songs,  "the  mu- 
tual love  of  Christ  and  the  Church,"  has 
of  course  been  impossible  ever  since  the 
allegorical  method  of  interpretation  went 
out  of  vogue;  still,  it  has  stood  in  all  our 
Bibles  up  to  1885,  and  in  most  of  them 
since  that  date,  as  a  monument — like  the 
vermiform  appendix  and  the  muscles  of  the 
ear — to  a  stage  of  development  through 
which  we  have  long  since  passed,  a  land- 
mark in  the  evolution  of  exegesis. 


Editor's  Easy  Chair 

or 

Ma.ca.ta.wa  Musings. 

Among  the  numerous  agencies  for  dis- 
seminating knowledge  and  advancing  the 
kingdom  of  God  is  the  summer  assembly, 
which  is  an  evolution  out  of  our  modern 
civilization.  It  has  grown  out  of  condi- 
tions in  our  American  life  which  have 
developed  largely  within  the  last  quarter 
of  a  century.  It  is  written:  "Man  shall 
not  live  by  bread  alone,  but  by  every  word 
that  proceedeth  out  of  the  mouth  of  God." 
The  growing  realization  of  the  value  of  a 
vacation  season,  and  a  better  knowledge 
of  how  to  make  such  season  most  profitable, 
are  the  causes  which  have  produced  the 
Chautauqua,  or  summer  assembly.  Ex- 
perience has  taught  that  it  is  not  best  for 
either  body  or  soul  to  divorce  vacation  from 
all  mental  and  religious  stimulus.  Hence 
the  assembly  idea,  blending  the  education- 
al, the  religious  and  the  amusement  or 
entertainment  features  into  a  composite 
whole.  The  Fountain  Park  Assembly, 
located  near  Remington,  in  northern 
Indiana,  grew  out  of  these  conditions.  It 
is  now  holding  its  seventh  annual  session. 
Its  founder  and  superintendent  is  Robert 
Parker,  a  banker  of  Remington  and  an 
active  member  of  the  Christian  Church  in 
that  place,  who,  owning  a  tract  of  land 
near  the  town,  containing  a  beautiful 
grove  and  other  features  adapting  it  to 
such  a  purpose,  having  seen  the  good  in- 
fluence of  such  assemblies  elsewhere, 
decided  to  establish  one  in  his  own  com- 
munity. He  undertook  the  work  on  his 
own  responsibility,  and  carried  it  on  so 
successfully  that  many  others  became  in- 
terested in  it  financially.  But  he  is  still 
the  inspiring  spirit  of  the  enterprise  and 
commands  the  confidence  of  all  who  know 
him,  both  in  his  personal  integrity  and 
administrative  ability.  In  physical  ap- 
pearance he  is  the  "double"  of  President 
Harper,  of  the  University  of  Chicago,  and 
might  easily  pass  for  a  twin  brother  of 
the  distinguished  scholar  and  university 
president. 

The  present  season  of  Fountain  Park 
Assembly  began  on  Saturday,  17  August. 
It  was  the  privilege  of  the  editor  of 
this  paper  to  make  the  opening  address, 
preach  twice  on  the  following  Lord's  day 
and  give  two  Bible  lectures  on  Monday. 
The  weather  had  been  very  dry  for  several 
weeks,  but  no  sooner  had  the  assembly 
opened  than  the  windows  of  heaven  were 
also  opened,  and  copious  rains  fell  on 
Saturday,  Sunday  and  Monday,  not 
seriously  interfering  with  the  attendance, 
but  greatly  promoting  the  joy  and  thank- 
fulness of  the  people.  It  also  served  to 
fill  an  empty  lake-bed  which  had  been 
prepared  in  anticipation  of  the  rain,  there- 
by adding  a  desirable  feature  to  the 
grounds.  We  cannot  speak  in  detail  of 
the  program.  It  must  suffice  to  say  that 
what  we  saw  and  heard  of  it,  leaving  out 
our  own  part,  was  of  a  very  high  and 
varied  character.  Bro.  Parker  has  evi- 
dently studied  to  good  purpose  the  art  of 
catering  to  the  public,  and  knows  how  to 
interest  as  well  as  instruct  the  people.  The 
assembly  has  already  acquired  a  reputation 
of  furnishing  the  best,  and  it  is  growing  in 
influence  and  usefulness.  Bro.  Parker  is 
assisted  by  Bro.  Freed,  pastor  of  the 
Christian  Church  at  Remington,  who  acts 


August  29.  1901 


THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIS1 


1095 


as  manager.  L.  L.  Carpenter,  who,  with 
his  wife,  was  present,  was  assisting  with 
.his large  experience  at  Bethany  Park.  The 
"tall  sycamore  of  the  Wabash"  gives  no 
indications  of  superannuating,  and  says 
there  is  no  shelf  in  Indiana  long  enough  to 
hold  him!  We  were  most  favorably  im- 
pressed with  the  good  work  that  is  being 
done  at  Fountain  Park,  and  greatly  en- 
joyed our  visit  there  as  a  guest  in  the  neat 
and  comfortab'e  hotel,  from  the  veranda 
of  which  one  has  a  splendid  view  of  the 
grounds,  dotted  with  cottages  and  tents, 
and  the  tabernacle  in  the  center  embowered 
in  a  beautiful  grove.  Some  of  the  best 
talent  among  us  and  other  religious  bodies 
has  appeared  on  this  platform,  and  is  to  ap- 
pear during  the  present  season,  together 
with  some  of  the  most  popular  enter- 
tainers, as  lecturers  and  readers.  We  wish 
the  Fountain  Park  Assembly  a  career  of 
increasing  prosperity  and  usefulness. 


Speaking  of  assemblies  reminds  us  that 
the  time  of  our  autumnal  convocations  is 
drawing  nigh.  Especially  are  our  thoughts 
turning  toward  Minneapolis  and  our  great 
national  convention.  Some  time  ago, 
when  brethren  met  each  other  the  question 
would  be,  "Are  you  going  to  Minneapolis?" 
Now  the  form  of  the  question  is  changed 
and  it  is,  "You  are  going  to  Minneapolis?" 
with  a  rising  inflection.  It  is  now  con- 
sidered safe  to  assume  that  every  one  is 
going  to  Minneapolis  who  is  not  unavoid- 
ably prevented  by  untoward  circumstances. 
Those  of  our  readers  who  have  never  seen 
the  two  great  twin  cities  of  the  north  and 
the  beautiful  state  of  Minnesota  with  its 
numerous  clear  lakes  and  its  celebrated 
Minnehaha  Falls,  should  avail  themselves 
of  this  opportunity  of  extending  their 
knowledge  of  the  geography  of  our  own 
great  country.  The  Mississippi  River  is 
not  so  large  at  St.  Anthony  Falls  as  it  is 
at  St.  Louis  and  farther  south,  but  it 
makes  up  in  picturesqueness  in  these 
northern  regions  what  it  lacks  in  magni- 
tude. But  of  course  the  chief  attraction 
which  should  draw  the  people  to  Minne- 
apolis in  October  is  the  convention  itself. 
To  Bee  the  hosts  of  men  and  women  from 
all  parts  of  the  Union  gathered  in  that 
great  Assembly  Hall  and  hear  them  sing 
"Coronation"  and  other  stately  hymns, 
and  to  see  and  hear  the  reports  of  the 
foreign  missionaries,  and  listen  to  the 
great  speeches  and  attend  the  great  com- 
munion service  on  Sunday,  will  bean  abid- 
ing inspiration  in  one's  life.  One  denies 
himself  more  than  he  can  well  afford 
when  he  stays  away  from  such  a  spiritual 
feast.  It  will  be  our  first  Twentieth  Cen- 
tury National  Convention  and  should  sound 
the  keynote  of  progress  for  the  century 
high  and  clear.  What  worthier  aspiration 
can  one  have  than  to  be  a  participant  in 
such  a  convention  and  contribute,  in  some 
small  measure  at  least,  to  its  complete 
success?  Whatever  you  plan  to  do  or  not 
to  do  during  the  coming  autumn  be  sure  to 
plan  to  go  to  Minneapolis  in  October  to 
attend  our  first  Twentieth  Century  Nation- 
al Convention. 


To-day  the  Macatawa  Bay  Yacht  Club  is 
holding  its  annual  regatta.  Sailing  vessels 
are  here  from  Chicago  and  other  neighbor- 
ing ports,  and  Lake  Michigan  presents  a 
lively  scene  as  viewed  from  our  study  win- 


dow. A  brisk  breeze  is  blowing,  WNW, 
and  the  white  sails  of  the  competing  crafts, 
filled  with  the  wind,  stretching  from  the 
pier  to  the  distant  horizon  over  the  blue 
waves  flecked  with  white-caps,  present  a 
scene  of  great  animation  and  beauty. 
There  are  vessels  of  various  sizes,  each 
contesting  for  the  prize  with  those  of  its 
own  class.  There  are  the  same  natural 
forces  of  wind  and  wave  for  all  of  them, 
but  those  whose  builders  have  so  con- 
structed them  as  to  secure  the  largest 
benefit  from  these  forces,  other  things  be- 
ing equal,  will  succeed  in  the  contest.  It 
is  so  in  all  the  conflicts  of  life.  It  is 
the  man  who  knows  best  how  to  avail  him- 
self of  natural  laws  and  conditions  that 
succeeds  best  in  life,  while  the  man  who 
ignores  these  conditions  finds  that  "the 
stars  in  their  courses"  fight  against  him. 
Here  emerges  the  reason  and  necessity  for 
education  in  every  line  of  human  industry 
and  activity.  That  alone  is  true  educa- 
tion which  teaches  one  how  to  so  adjust 
himself  to  his  material  and  spiritual  en- 
vironment as  to  work  with  these  forces  of 
nature  and  of  God,  and  not  against  them. 
But  not  to  moralize  further,  there  must  be 
a  strange  fascination  about  this  "life  on 
the  ocean  wave,"  or  on  the  waves  of  these 
great  inland  seas.  There  are  hardships 
and  dangers  not  a  few.  But  how  tame  and 
insipid  does  life  on  the  land  appear  to  one 
who  has  learned  to  love  the  lake  and  the 
sea,  even  in  their  sublimest  moods,  and  to 
laugh  at  the  winds  and  the  waves  as  he  is 
"rocked  in  the  cradle  of  the  deep."  We 
have  never  been  able  to  pay  that  degree  of 
devotion  to  Neptune,  but  we  can  heartily 
sympathize  with  the  familiar  song  of  our 
boyhood,  one  of  whose  verses  ran :    . 

"O  give  me  a  home  by  the  sea, 

Where  the   wild  waves  are    crested    with 
foam; 
Where  the  shrill  winds  are  caroling  free, 

As  o'er  the  blu?  vva'.ers  they  come. 
O  earth  has  no  treasure  so  rare, 

No  scenes  th£,t  are  dearer  to  me; 
So  give  me,  so  free  and  so  fair, 

A  home  by  the  deep,  heaving  sea!" 

At  night  there  was  an  illumination  such 
as  we  have  never  seen  before  at  Macatawa 
Park.  Macatawa  Bay  was  ablaze  with 
light.  Launches,  sailing  vessels,  small 
steamers,  row-boats,  were  decorated  with 
Chinese  lanterns  and  moved  about  over 
the  bay  like  phantom  forms  in  fairy  land. 
The  hotels  on  each  side  of  the  channel, 
and  all  the  adjacent  cottages  were  illumin- 
ated in  the  same  way.  Sky  rockets  rent 
the  air  and  the  half-full  moon  joined  in  the 
festivities  by  shedding  its  milder  radiance 
over  the  scene.  The  splendid  spectacle 
was  witnessed  by  thousands  of  applauding 
people,  who  will  not  soon  forget  the  won- 
derful picture  of  Macatawa  Bay  trans- 
formed into  a  section  of  fairy  land. 

Certain  religious  papers  have  lately  been 
criticising  another  because  of  its  expressed 
purpose  to  keep  sweet,  shun  intolerance 
and  preserve  a  Christ-like  spirit.  If  they 
would  only  stop  to  think  they  are  giving 
it  an  admirable  opportunity  to  exhibit  the 
superiority  of  its  spirit.  A  Christian 
paper  needs  to  be  something  more  than 
amiable,  but  if  it  falls  short  at  other 
points  it  is  rather  better  to  point  out  its 
real  errors  than  to  criticise  it  as  if  a  spirit 
of  love  in  itself  were  a  sin. 


Questions  a^nd  Answers. 

Please  tell  us   how   long    the   Hebrews   were    in 
Egypt,  and  greatly  oblige-,     An   Earnest  Enquirer. 
Bethany,  Mo. 

It  is  generally  understood,  we  believe,  that 
the  430  years  mentioned  by  Paul  (Gal.  3 :  17) 
includes  the  whole  period  from  the  call  of 
Abram,  in  Ur  of  Chaldea,  to  the  giving  of 
the  law  at  Sinai.  This  would  make  the 
period  of  bondage  in  Egypt  about  half  that 
period  or  215  years. 


On  reading  an  editorial  in  your  issue  of  the  13th 
insi.  it  occurred  to  me  that  there  was  an  apparent 
discrepancy  between  the  piassag*  which  you  quoted 
from  the  Greek  New  Testament,  Acts  7:  22,  arid 
Ex.  -/:  10.  Will  you  kindly  reconcile  or  harmonize 
the  same  and  thereby  very  much  oblige, 

C    J.  Kimball. 
Mound  City,  111  , 

The  passage  in  Acts  speaks  of  Moses  as 
a  man  "mighty  both  in  words  and  in  deeds," 
whereas  in  Ex.  4:  10,  he  represents  himself 
as  "not  eloquent,"  but  "slow  of  speech  and 
of  a  slow  tongue."  There  is  no  reconcilia- 
tion needed  further  than  to  remember  that 
the  most  fluent  speakers  are  not  always 
those  whose  words  are  mightiest.  A  man 
"slow  of  speech,"  but  of  great  wisdom  and 
character,  whose  position  is  such  as  to  give 
added  force  to  his  statements,  will  often  in 
a  few  sentences  make  a  deeper  impression 
than  the  most  eloquent  oration  delivered  by 
one  inferior  in  the  qualities  mentioned. 
Lincoln's  short  speech  at  Gettysburg  made 
a  vastly  deeper  impression  on  the  country 
than  the  eloquent  oration  of  Edward 
Everett.  It  is  probable  too,  that  Stephen 
referred  to  the  writings  of  Moses  rather 
than  to  his  spoken  words.  It  may  also  be 
mentioned  that  Moses'  estimate  of  himself, 
at  the  beginning  of  his  public  career,  would 
naturally  be  different  from  that  of  a  histor- 
ian looking  back  at  his  finished  career  and 
estimiting  its  influence  on  the  world. 

Please  explain  1  Cor.  15  :  20.  P. 

Caldwell.  Idaho. 

This  is  rightly  regarded  as  one  of  the  ob- 
scurest and  most  difficult  texts  in  the  New 
Testament.  The  usual  explanation  is,  that 
it  refers  to  an  ancient  custom,  not  having 
divine  sanction,  of  baptizing  persons  for 
their  friends  who  died  without  baptism.  In 
that  case  the  argument  is,  if  these  persons 
are  not  to  be  raised  from  the  dead  why  do 
you  baptize  for  them?  This  is  clear  enough 
if  there  were  sufficient  proof  of  any  such 
custom.  Another  explanation  is,  that  per- 
sons were  baptized  for  the  dead  in  the 
sense  of  taking  the  places  of  those  who 
died,  filling  up  the  broken  ranks  caused  by 
martyrdom.  Why  do  that,  if  the  dead  rise 
not?  Still  another  view  is  that,  as  baptism, 
in  the  early  church,  represented  a  burial 
and  resurrection  from  the  dead,  Paul  asked 
the  Corinthians  why  they  baptized  in  re- 
spect to  the  resurrection  of  the  dead,  if  the 
dead  rise  not.  This  was  the  view  of  the 
late  Alexander  Procter,  and  is  set  forth  in 
his  sermon  on  baptism  in  the  forthcoming 
volume  of  sermons  by  him.  The  only  diffi- 
culties in  the  way  of  this  view,  which  other- 
wise meets  the  demands  of  the  argument, 
are  of  a  textual  character.  On  the  whole, 
the  second  view  mentioned  above  seems  the 
more  natural,  and  to  harmonize  best  with 
all  the  facts. 


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THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


August  29.  1901 


^    Character  aa^d  tKe  Kirvgdorxv   ^ 


By   EDWARD   SCRIBNER  AMES 


The  highest  form  of  religion  i3  that  which 
exalts  spiritual  and  ethical  ideas  above  all 
others.  It  is  here  and  there  expressed  in 
the  Old  Testament,  and  becomes  the  pre- 
vailing conception  of  religion  in  the  teach- 
ing of  Christ  and  the  apostles.  The  prophet 
Micah  reached  the  pure  heart  of  religion, 
when  in  disgust  with  the  ceremonies  and 
sacrifices  of  Israel  he  said,  "What  does  the 
Lord  thy  God  require  of  thee  but  to  love 
mercy  and  to  do  justice  and  to  walk  humbly 
with  thy  God?"  Jesus  expressed  the  essence 
of  religion  when  he  asserted  that  the  two 
great  commandments  are  love  to  God  and 
love  to  man.  These  include  all  the  law  and 
the  prophets.  They  reveal  the  kingdom  of 
God  as  something  inner  and  spiritual.  No 
one  finds  it  who  looks  for  anything  external, 
in  space,  or  embodied  in  spectacular  dis- 
play before  the  vulgar  senses,  for  behold, 
"the  kingdom  of  God  is  within  you."  In 
the  same  way  the  apostle  Paul  grasped  the 
deepest  truth  of  religion  when  he  declared 
the  kingdom  of  God  is  righteousness  and 
peace  and  joy  in  the  Holy  Spirit,  and  when 
he  longed  above  all  things  else  to  see  Christ 
formed  anew  in  the  heart  of  every  man. 

The  great  problem  of  the  church  to-day 
is  to  realize  in  its  fullness  this  spiritual, 
ideal  character  in  all  its  members.  It  is  in 
reality  a  new  ideal  and  it  is  constantly 
struggling  to  free  itself  from  the  older  and 
lower  forms  of  religion. 

Religion  has  passed  through  two  stages. 
The  first  is  that  of  ritual,  ceremony,  or  cult. 
There  religion  means  the  pouring  out  of  li- 
bations, the  offering  of  food  to  the  deities 
in  sacrifices  and  the  dramatic  representa- 
tion of  the  deeds  of  the  gods  in  elaborate 
ceremonies,  such  as  the  mysteries  of  the 
Greeks  and  the  festivals  of  the  Jews.  At 
this  stage  religion  consists  of  practices.  It 
matters  little  what  one  thinks  or  believes 
or  is  in  his  heart.  There  can  be  no  heresy 
in  primitive  religion,  but  there  must  be 
conformity  to  all  the  rites  and  practices. 

The  second  stage  is  that  of  the  religion  of 
dogma  or  creed.  It  arises  when  men  begin 
to  reflect  upon  the  meaning  of  their  rites  of 
worship.  Belief  in  the  creed  is  as  essential 
here  as  conformity  of  practice  in  the  first. 
A  number  of  propositions  concerning  the 
nature  of  God,  his  relation  to  the  world  and 
to  man,  are  formulated  and  laid  down  for 
acceptance  by  those  who  se.ek  a  religious 
life.  The  Mohammedan  believes  that  there 
i3  one  God  and  that  Mohammed  is  his 
prophet.  The  Christian  Church  has  been 
astonishingly  prolific  of  various  and  minute 
formulations  of  the  nature  of  God  and 
human  life,  some  one  of  which  lies  at  the 
foundation  of  every  denomination  to-day. 

But  there  is  a  third  and  highest  form  of 
religion  toward  which  the  human  heart  ever 
aspires  and  which  becomes  more  powerful 
as  intelligence  and  experience  ripen  in  the 
race.  This  religion  is  based  upon  neither 
cult  nor  creed,  but  upon  character.  It  is 
spiritual  and  ethical.  It  may  employ  ritu- 
als and  statements  of  doctrine,  but  it  sub- 
ordinates these  to  spiritual  ends.  In  fact, 
this  is  just  the  problem  of  the  highest  de- 
velopment of  religion,  how  to  maintain 
symbolism  in  worship  and  intellectual 
statements  of  faith  in  subservience  to  the 


real  end  of  forming  the  highest  type  of 
moral  character.  The  difficulty  which  the 
Christian  world  experiences  to-day  is  that 
of  rising  out  of  its  own  dogmatism  and 
mastering  its  creeds  rather  than  being  mas- 
tered by  them.  Only  superficial  observers 
look  upon  the  breaking  up  of  the  creeds  as 
the  destruction  of  the  church  itself.  Those 
who  have  been  taught  to  identify  Chris- 
tianity with  Calvinism  may  be  excused  per- 
haps for  their  inability  to  see  anything 
promising  or  vital  in  the  church.  But  to 
many  leaders  in  all  the  denominations  there 
is  a  confidence  and  eager  expectation  that 
a  new  day  is  dawning  for  religion  through 
the  rational  and  spiritual  interpretation  of 
Christianity.  And  the  elements  out  of 
which  this  new  movement  is  constructing 
itaelf  are  the  deepest  and  purest  elements 
in  the  teaching  of  the  prophets,  of  Christ, 
and  of  the  apostles.  It  is  rapidly  becoming 
clear  that  the  kingdom  of  God  is  not  meat 
and  drink — not  sacrifices  and  libations,  nor 
even  creeds  and  confessions,  but  righteous- 
ness and  love  and  peace. 

As  we  read  the  New  Testament  to-day  we 
are  more  and  more  convinced  that  the  king- 
dom of  God  is  not  a  place,  but  a  condition; 
and  that  it  is  a  condition  of  mind  and  heart 
which  cannot  be  purchased  by  deeds  of  the 
law,  but  can  only  be  attained  by  an  inner 
disposition  and  development.  It  was  this 
insight  which  placed  Jesus  in  such  sharp 
contrast  to  the  Pharisees.  They  restricted 
the  kingdom  to  those  who  were  legally 
righteous,  to  those  who  refrained  from  theft 
and  adultery  and  murder.  But  Jesus  pro- 
claimed a  heart  righteousness.  "Except 
your  righteousness  shall  exceed  the  right- 
eousness of  the  Scribes  and  Pharisees,  ye 
shall  in  no  case  enter  into  the  kingdom  of 
heaven."  The  kingdom  of  God  which  could 
not  be  attained  by  the  punctilious  life  of 
the  Pharisees,  lay  within  the  grasp  of  the 
most  miserable  publican  and  of  the  little 
child.  The  kingdom  of  heaven  belongs  to 
the  poor  in  spirit.  That  was  the  opening 
sentence  of  the  sermon  on  the  mount,  and 
the  whole  discourse  identifies  the  kingdom 
with  spiritual  qualities. 

The  condition  of  entrance  into  this  king- 
dom— or  rather  of  the  entrance  of  this 
kingdom  into  man— is  a  receptive  and 
teachable  soul.  That  is  the  reason  child- 
hood had  such  a  fascination  for  Jesus.  It 
typified  the  first  essential  of  salvation — an 
open,  willing  mind.  It  is  the  presence  and 
development  of  these  moral  and  spiritual 
qualities  which  afford  the  tests  of  disciple- 
ship.  Nothing  else  enables  us  to  know 
whether  we  ourselves  or  others  are  saved 
or  belong  to  the  true  church  of  Christ. 

The  fact  that  any  other  tests  of  disciple- 
ship  are  prominent  in  the  churches  to-day 
is  evidence  of  the  degree  to  which  the 
churches  fail  to  realize  the  highest  stage  of 
Christ's  spiritual  religion.  Any  other  way 
of  trying  to  determine  who  are  true  Chris- 
tians represents  a  lower  conception  of 
Christianity. 

■*« 

The  signs  are  numerous  to-day  that  the 
church  is  using  the  practical  test  of  char- 
acter-building more  than  ever  in  determin- 
ing its  preaching  and  its  institutional  life. 


Preaching  which  devotes  itself  to  elabor- 
ating the  fine  points  in  a  legalistic  Jewish 
scheme  of  salvation  has  a  far-off  and  empty 
sound  to  modern  ears.  The  arguments  in 
behalf  of  the  literal  six  days  of  creation,  or 
the  controversy  concerning  where  Cain  got 
his  wife,  or  an  elaborate  discussion  of  the 
sacred  numbers  of  the  Bible,  or  of  the  beasts 
of  the  Apocalypse  as  typifying  political  or 
historical  characters  of  our  day — all  these 
and  many  other  subjects  belong  to  a  past 
generation  to  which  the  religion  of  the 
Bible  was  not  so  essentially  ethical  and 
spiritual  as  it  seems  to  us  to  be.  Those 
pulpits  which  persist  in  indoctrinating  peo- 
ple into  medieval  conceptions  of  Chris- 
tianity, have  fewer  people  every  year  to  in- 
doctrinate. It  seems  pathetic  to  hear  the 
laments  of  those  pulpits  over  the  degener- 
acy and  infidelity  of  the  times,  but  it  is  ex- 
tremely fortunate  for  the  world  that  they 
lose  their  following,  and  are  forced  either 
to  change  the  message  or  give  up  their 
task. 

With  reference  to  its  organizations  and 
methods  of  work  also,  the  church  is  sup- 
plying the  searching  test  of  spiritual  utility. 
Perhaps  it  would  be  truer  to  say  that  the 
world  applies  it  to  the  church.  For  there 
are  some  institutions  which  the  world  re- 
sponds to  and  supports.  In  the  long  run 
those  live  and  all  others  die. 

This  conception  of  the  kingdom  enables 
us  also  to  judge  the  value  of  individual  ex- 
perience as  well  as  that  of  the  organizations 
and  methods  of  the  church.  In  the  earlier 
stages  of  religion  a  man  is  constantly 
harassed  by  doubts  of  his  salvation.  He 
cannot  determine  whether  he  has  sufficient- 
ly observed  the  laws  laid  down  for  him  in 
the  worship  or  ritual  of  the  church.  Per- 
haps he  has  not  gone  to  church  often 
enough,  or  paid  enough  money  into  its  treas- 
ury, or  possibly  he  has  not  been  able  to 
shut  his  mind  to  some  doubt  about  the  doc- 
trines. If  he  is  a  sensible  and  humble  man, 
he  is  apt  to  be  tortured  by  the  thought  that 
he  may  fall  short  of  an  entrance  to  his  re- 
ward; if  he  is  confident  and  hopeful,  he 
may  become  so  sure  of  his  acceptance  with 
God  that  he  is  filled  with  pride  and  phari- 
saic  censoriousness. 

The  view,  however,  which  is  growing 
clearer  to  the  church  is  that  God  takes  the 
will  for  the  deed,  where  the  will  is  normal, 
for  there  the  act  naturally  accompanies  it. 
The  essential  thing  is  to  will  to  do  his  will, 
to  hunger  and  thirst  after  righteousness,  to 
open  one's  heart  in  humility  and  receptive- 
ness  like  a  little  child.  Then  the  fruit  of 
the  spirit  will  appear  and  that  fruit  is  easily 
discerned.  It  is  "love,  joy,  peace,  long- 
suffering,  gentleness,  goodness.faith,  meek- 
ness, temperance." 

^« 

Whoever  produces  the  fruit  of  the  spirit 
in  his  discipleship  to  Christ,  is  acceptable 
to  him,  and  is  our  brother.  How  that  con- 
viction clarifies  one's  vision  of  the  kingdom 
of  God  and  lifts  one  above  the  petty  dis- 
tinctions to  which  we  sometimes  cling  in  our 
thought  of  the  church  and  of  the  people  of 
God.  When  Jesus  says,  "By  their  fruit  ye 
shall  know  them,"  is  it  reverent  for  me  to 
say  that  you  shall  know  his  followers  by 


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their  watchwords,  by  the  length  of  their 
creed,  by  their  outer  acts  and  forms?  No, 
the  test  of  character  is  more  certain  in  every 
case,  for  myself  and  for  every  other.  And 
that  standard  has  never  been  changed.  The 
great  commission  of  our  Lord  at  the  close 
of  his  ministry  emphasizes  it,  for  he  ex- 
horts his  disciples  to  teach  all  the  things 
they  had  received  of  him,  and  those  things 
were  almost  exclusively  concerning  right 
service  to  God  and  man. 

Pentecost  was  filled  with  the  great  moral 
and  spiritual  awakening  to  which  his  words 
gave  rise.  It  was  the  beginning  of  a  new 
spiritual  regeneration,  not  the  establish- 
ment of  a  new  legalism.  The  missionary 
messages  of  Peter  and  Paul  are  filled  with 
so  pure  and  ethical  a  conception  of  God  and 
of  the  church  tljat  they  constantly  opposed 
the  petty  tyrannies  of  ordinances  and  forms. 
The  largeness  of  the  kingdom  which  Paul 
preached  is  shown  in  its  destruction  of  all 
the  world — old  differences  of  race  and  social 
and  sex  distinctions.  And  in  the  gospel  of 
John,  that  disciple  whom  Jesus  loved,  there 
is  the  complete  triumph  of  the  ethical  and 
spiritual  doctrine  of  Christ  over  all  the 
legalisms  which  cling  to  it  in  the  other 
evangelists. 

As  the  church  has  gone  on  from  age  to 
age  it  has  ever  met  the  recurrent  tides  of 
formalism  with  a  clearer  expression  of  the 
eternal  truth  that  the  kingdom  of  God  is  not 
meat  and  drink,  but  righteousness  and 
peace  and  joy.  It  is  this  message  for  which 
our  own  times  is  yearning.  Shall  we  not, 
as  individuals,  Christians,  and  as  members 
of  the  one  church  of  Christ,  work  and  pray 
for  the  coming  of  that  kingdom  of  truth  and 
love? 

Chicago,  111. 

B.  B.  Tyler's  Letter. 

I  am  permitted  to  make  the  following  ex- 
tract from  a  private  letter.  The  writer, 
speaking  of  Christian  Science,  says: 

"The  'Cult,'  as  it  is  called,  is  being  run 
down  into  the  gutter  just  now  and  Dr.  Ty- 
ler is  dead  set  against  it.  Tell  Dr.  Tyler 
that  I  am  surprised  that  he  should  write  so 
sarcastically.  His  letters,  in  the  Christian- 
Evangelist,  are  acid  and  acrid.  He  needs 
to  be  converted!  If  one  has  the  real,  ten- 
der Christian  spirit,  he  will  be  charitable 
toward  all.  There  is  good  in  Christian 
Science.  We  ought  to  acknowledge  that 
and  condemn  only  the  errors." 

A  certain  Scotchman  expressed  a  desire 
to  see  himself  as  others  saw  him,  believing 
that  such  an  experience  would  free  him 
from  many  a  blunder  "and  foolish  no- 
tion! 

"There  is  good  in  Christian  Science." 
There  is  good  in  the  Christian  Apostolic 
Church.  There  is  good  in  Mormonism. 
There  is  good  in  the  Roman  Catholic 
Church.  There  is  good  in  Spiritualism. 
The  doctrine  of  total  depravity  is  not 
affirmed  in  this  letter.  No  man  is  alto- 
gether bad.  No  institution  is  wholly  cor- 
rupt. 

Cures  for  the  body  ore  wrought  by  Chris- 
tian Science.  Physical  health  has  come 
by  visits  to  the  sacred  shrines  of  the  Rom- 
an Catholic  Church.  John  Alexander 
Dowie,  of  the  Christian  Catholic  Church, 
has  effected  some  wonderful  cures.  In 
answer  to  the  prayers  of  the  Rev.  A.  B. 
Simpson,  the  sick  have  been  restored  to 
health.    Wonders  have  been    wrought  by 


Mormons.  A  woman  whose  arm  was  par- 
alyzed was  made  whole  by  the  word  of 
Joseph  Smith.  Spiritualism  does  things 
that  are  inexplicable.  Is  this  sufficiently 
charitable?  There  is  no  charity  revealed 
in  the  foregoing  sentences.  The  words 
here  written  are  statements  of  facts.  There 
is  no  more  charity  in  them  than  there  is  in 
the  statement  of  a  proposition  in  mathe- 
matics. 

Christian  Science  is  not  wholly  good. 
Do  you  know  of  any  incarnate  thing  that 
is?  The  Christian  Church  is  not  altogether 
good.  The  men  and  the  women  who  com- 
pose the  church  are  imperfect.  The  church 
was  not  perfect  in  New  Testament  times. 
The  apostolic  epistles  are  full  of  evidences 
of  the  imperfections  of  the  churches  of  the 
first  century.  The  church,  upon  the  whole, 
is  better  now  than  it  was  then.  If  the  doc- 
trine of  total  depravity  is  not  affirmed  in 
this  letter,  neither  is  absolute  moral  per- 
fection affirmed.  Paul  himself  was  not 
perfect  in  character.  He  said:  "The  good 
which  I  would  I  do  not;  but  the  evil  which 
I  would  not,  that  I  practice."  He  said 
also:  "Not  what  I  would,  that  do  I  prac- 
tice; but  what  I  hate,  that  I  do."  One 
alone  was  free  from  sin  in  thought,  in  af- 
fection, in  word  and  deed.  He  alone  can 
make  the  church  a  glorious  church,  "not 
having  spot  or  wrinkle  or  any  such  thing." 
His  gospel  is  absolutely  true  and  good. 
The  Christianity  of  the  Christ  is  absolutely 
and  eternally  right. 

There  is  no  other  kind  of  healing  than 
divine  healing.  It  is  God  who  heals  all 
diseases.  He  delivers  the  soul  from  death 
and  the  body  from  disease.  The  conditions 
on  which  he  will  save  the  soul  are  clearly 
expressed  in  his  word.  The  conditions  of 
bodily  health  are  plainly  set  forth.  Sal- 
vation is  conditional.  "He  that  believeth 
and  is  baptized  shall  be  saved."  "Work 
out  your  own  salvation."  "He  who  en- 
dures to  the  end  the  same  shall  be  saved." 
"The  gospel  of  Christ  is  the  power  of  God 
unto  salvation  to  every  one  that  believeth." 
Means  are  divinely  ordained  for  the  salva- 
tion of  the  soul.  The  blood  of  the  Christ 
cleanses  from  all  sin.  But  the  blood  of  the 
Son  of  God  cleanses  those  who  believe  on 
the  Son  and  walk  in  the  way  of  his  com- 
mandments. 

Is  it  wrong  to  use  means  for  the  cure  of 
the  body?  Paul  did  not  think  so.  He 
spoke  of  Dr.  Luke  as  "the  beloved  physi- 
cian." Christian  Science  does  not  speak 
of  doctors  in  this  way!  Paul  wrote  to 
Timothy  saying:  "Be  no  longer  a  drinker 
of  water,  but  use  a  little  wine  for  thy'stom- 
ach's  sake  and  thine  often  infirmities." 
Jesus  not  only  did  not  condemn  the  use  of 
means  for  the  restoration  of  physical 
health,  but  enjoined  it.  The  good  Samari- 
tan found  a  man  by  the  way  beaten,  bleed- 
ing, half  dead.  He  bound  up  the  wounds 
of  the  poor  man,  he  poured  into  the  wounds 
oil  and  wine.  He  carried  him  to  an  inn 
and  cared  for  him  through  the  night.  On 
his  departure  the  next  day  he  arranged  for 
the  continued  care  of  the  unfortunate  man. 
After  Jesus  told  this  story  he  said:  "Go 
and  do  thou  likewise."  Is  not  here  a  di- 
vine warrant  for  the  practice  of  medicine? 
It  is  safe  to  follow  the  teaching  of  the 
Master.  It  is  unsafe  to  follow  any  other. 
Is  this  statement  uncharitable?  Then  the 
writers  of  the  New  Testament  were  unchar- 
itable. Luke  represents  Simon  Peter  as 
saying    that    there    is    salvation    only    in 


Christ,  and  Paul,  in  one  of  his  undisputed 
epistles,  pronounces  a  terrible  anathema  on 
the  man  who  will  preach  any  other  gospel 
than  the  message  which  he  proclaimed. 
Was  Paul  uncharitable? 

In  the  study  of  any  "fad,"  "cult,"  or 
modern  teaching,  if  you  have  time  and  in- 
clination for  such  exercise,  the  following 
plan  is  suggested :  First,  find  out  what  the 
"fad,"  "cult,"  doctrine,  affirms.  Having 
ascertained  its  affirmations  write  down,  in 
the  second  place,  the  things  that  are  cer- 
tainly true,  then  the  affirmations  as  to  the 
correctness  of  which  you  are  in  doubt,  and 
finally,  the  propositions  that  are,  from  your 
point  of  view,  absolutely,  unqualifiedly 
false.  Now  the  way  is  open  for  intelligent 
investigation. 

Take  Christian  Science  as  an  illustra- 
tion. What  does  Christian  Science  affirm? 
What  is  there  in  Christian  Science  that  is 
true  and  good?  What  are  there  in  the 
affirmations  of  Christian  Science  that  are 
doubtful?  What  does  Christian  Science 
affirm  that  is  false? 

I  intended  to  say  something  about  the 
doctrine  of  Christian  Science  in  this  letter, 
but  have  decided  not  to  do  so  for  the  reason 
that  I  have  not  been  able  to  discover  what 
it  affirms  and  what  it  denies.  I  thought  of 
quoting  the  Rev.  Mrs.  Mary  Baker  Glover 
Patterson  Eddy  as  saying  that  there  is  no 
such  thing  as  sin,  but  when  I  spoke  to  one 
of  her  disciples  on  the  subject  he  said  that 
when  "Mother"  Eddy  says  there  is  no 
such  thing  as  sin  that  is  not  at  all  what 
she  means.  What  she  meant  to  affirm,  he 
said,  was  that  sin  will  by  and  by  be  de- 
stroyed. Then  I  thought  of  saying  that 
Christian  Science  denies  the  existence  of 
pain.  I  had  marked  a  passage  written  by 
Mrs.  Eddy  in  which  there  is  an  explicit  de- 
nial of  the  existence  of  pain,  but  my  friend, 
a  true  Christian  Scientist,  said  that  is  not 
what  is  meant.  All  that  "Mother"  Eddy 
means  is  that  suffering  will  not  endure  for- 
ever. Sin  will  be  vanquished;  pain  will 
cease.  This  is  what  "Mother"  Eddy  means 
when  she  affirms  that  evil  is  not,  that  pain 
does  not  exist.  Then  I  determined  to  say 
that  a  fundamental  negative  tenet  of  this 
"cult"  is — matter  has  no  existence;  the 
only  real  thing  is  spirit.  When,  however, 
I  appealed  to  this  disciple  of  Mrs.  Eddy  to 
know  what  her  position  is  and  the  teaching 
of  Christian  Science  is,  on  this  point,  quot- 
ing language  which  seemed  to  be  trans- 
parently clear,  I  was  told  that  this  only 
means— matter  is  not  eternal.  Then  I  gave 
it  up.  Before,  however,  we  extended  to 
each  other  the  parting  hand  I  said  in  kind- 
est tones :  Why  not  use  words  belonging 
to  the  English  language  in  their  current 
signification?  Why  not?  Then  there  was 
silence  and  thus,  in  sadness,  we  separated. 
I  have  been  defeated,  but  not  discour- 
aged. At  least  one  more  effort  will  be 
made  to  understand  the  fundamental  pos- 
tulates of  Christian  Science.  Will  some 
one  who  knows  that  he  knows  what  they 
are  write  a  letter  to  me,  in  United  States 
English,  and  thus  convey  to  me  the  desired 
information? 
Denver,  Col. 

It  has  been  well  said  that  no  man  ever 
sank  under  the  burden  of  the  day.  It  is 
when  to-morrow's  burden  is  added  to  the 
burden  of  to-day  that  the  weight  is  more 
than  one  can  bear.  God  begs  you  to  leave 
the  future  to  him,  and  mind  the  present. 


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THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


August  29    1901 


A    BOX    ®f    BULBS    By  ORPHA  b  hoblit. 


There  were  ten  of  them,  each  one  wrapped 
in  tissue  paper  and  packed  carefully  into  a 
brown  pasteboard  box.  A  very  neat  parcel 
it  made,  tied  with  red  cord,  the  stamps  set 
on  squarely  and  the  address  written  plainly 
across  the  top. 

"It  is  like  him,"  thought  Caroline  Ed- 
wards, as  she  laid  aside  the  note  that  had 
accompanied  the  package.  "It  is  like  him 
to  remember,  amid  all  his  cares,  to  send 
me  a  greeting  on  my  birthday.  This  is 
like  him,  too,"  studying  the  neat  handwrit- 
ing of  the  address,  "just  his  precise, 
methodical  way." 

She  took  up  the  scissors  to  cut  the  string, 
then  laid  them  down  again  with  a  little 
smile.  "He  would  not  cut  it.  Let  me 
imitate  the  dear  man's  good  qualities  for 
once."  So  she  patiently  untied  the  cord 
and  rolled  it  up  before  removing  the  lid. 
She  loosened  the  papers,  looking  with 
delight  at  the  smooth  bulbs  that  lay  within 
and  softly  touching  them. 

Her  thoughts  flew  back  through  the 
years.  She  was  no  longer  Miss  Edwards, 
the  bookkeeper  at  Brown  &  Little's,  but  a 
child  again  in  a  garden  in  the  early  April 
time.  The  grape-vines  hung  leafless  on  the  ' 
trellis  along  the  fence ;  the  branches  of  the 
apple  trees  were  bare;  heaps  of  dead  leaves 
lay  in  the  corners  and  the  ghosts  of  past 
flower-stalks  and  of  encroaching  weeds 
stood  here  and  there  in  the  brown  earth 
beds,  the  sunshine  was  warm,  the  sky  a 
new-washed  blue,  but  the  wind  still  swept 
over  the  garden  with  a  trace  of  departing 
winter  in  its  breath.  She  saw  herself,  a 
slender  slip  of  a  girl,  standing  beside  the 
sheltered  flower-bed,  already  gay  with 
yellow  daffodils  and  delicate  crocus 
blossoms.  She  felt  again  the  rapture  with 
which  she  had  bent  above  them,  as  they 
stood  nodding  on  their  slender  green  stems 
in  the  chill  air,  and  their  gay  bravery 
thrilled  her  once  more. 

With  a  new  light  in  her  face  she  slowly 
replaced  the  bulbs  in  the  box,  murmuring 
under  her  breath:  "Daffodils,  that  come 
before  the  swallow  dares,  and  take  the 
winds  of  March  with  beauty." 

She  went  out  to  her  work.  Her  heart, 
against  which  the  little  note  lay  all  day 
long,  was  cheered  and  warmed.  The  weary 
look,  habitual  to  her  face,  was  replaced  by 
one  of  patient  courage.  "The  time  is 
long,"  she  said  to  herself,  as  she  closed 
the  great  ledgers  in  the  evening,  "but  it 
does  not  matter.    Nothing  matters   since 

he  cares." 

It  was  early  evening.  On  her  knees  in 
the  short  grass,  she  was  filling  some  flower 
pots  with  earth  from  the  flower  beds.  She 
made  a  pretty  picture.  The  black  lace 
scarf  which  she  had  tied  over  her  head,  had 
fallen  to  her  shoulders  and  the  sunset  light 
fell  softly  on  her  red-brown  hair.  The 
evening  wind  had  stung  her  cheeks  to  a 
glow  and  her  lips  were  parted  in  a  thought- 
ful smile,  as  she  crumbled  the  brown 
lumps  between  her  white  fingers,  delight- 
ing in  the  coolness  and  the  old  familiar 
earthy  smell.    A  very  pretty  picture. 

So  thought  the  ancient  captain,  standing 
on  the  front  gallery  rolling  a  cigarette.  As 
as  rule,  the  captain  disapproved  of  women 
who  worked  for  a  living— a  marked  disap- 
proval in  this  case,  for  the  bookkeeper  not 
only  worked,  but  had  "opinions,"  having 
been  known  to  talk  politics  and  in  a  strain 


quite  contrary  to  the  captain's  own  views' 

"Such  a  pity,"  he  grumbled  now,  as  he 
watched  her,  "that  she  didn't  stay  at  home 
and  cultivate  a  sweet  disposition  as  every 
woman  should." 

The  next  moment  he  was  standing  beside 
her,  bowing  with  true  Virginia  grace.  "Let 
me  help  you,  Miss  Caroline. " 

She  looked  up  surprised,  hesitated  a 
moment,  then  said  cordially,  "Thank 
you,  Captain  Rawson,  I  shall  be  very  glad. 
It  has  been  so  long  since  I  worked  with 
plants  that  I  have  almost  forgotten  how, 
and  I  am  very  anxious  that  these  shall 
grow  well." 

"Well!"  thought  the  captain,  "She  isn't 
so  different  from  other  women  after  all. 
Likes  flowers,  at  least,  in  spite  of  her 
notions." 

Down  on  his  knees,  in  spite  of  his 
rheumatism,  he  went  and  in  the  half  hour 
spent  over  the  work,  they  talked  of  flowers, 
and  almost  unconsciously,  she  found  her- 
self telling  him  of  her  old  home,  and  of  a 
free,  wild  childhood,  spent  among  the 
fields  and  woods  of  an  Ohio  farm.  Politics 
was  forgotten  and  the  captain  was  charmed. 

He  helped  her  carry  the  plants  in,  and 
parting  with  her  at  the  door,  said,  "Keep 
them  in  the  dark,  Miss  Caroline,  for  a 
time.  The  roots  should  grow  and  fill  the 
pots  before  you  bring  them  out  to  the  sun- 
light. They  bloom  the  better  for  a  little 
waiting." 

He  never  understood  why  she  thanked 
him  so  radiantly,  but  he  liked  it  neverthe- 
less, and  that  evening  at  the  table  she 
found  a  spray  of  rosebuds  from  the  cap- 
tain's own  bush  beside  her  plate.  Then 
and  there  was  a  truce  declared,  which 
soon  became  a  treaty  of  peace  and  friend- 
ship. 

"They  bloom  the  better  for  a  little  wait- 
ing," thought  the  bookkeeper,  a3  she  set 
the  earth- filled  pots  in  a  dark  closet. 
Many  a  time  she  repeated  it,  as  she  went 
daily  to  look  at  the  plants  and  to  water 
them. 

Other  letters  came  to  her  now,  thick 
envelopes,  bearing  foreign  stamps,  and  the 
light  and  gladness  in  her  face  grew  daily 
brighter.  The  loneliness  seemed  to  melt 
from  her  heart,  the  coldness  from  her 
manner,  and  on  the  day  when  she  set  the 
row  of  plants  in  the  window  of  her  sitting- 
room,  the  captain,  on  the  gallery  below, 
heard  her  singing. 

Days  and  weeks  passed.  Green  leaves 
peeped  forth  from  the  earth  in  the  flower- 
pots, and  pushed  their  way  higher  and 
higher  in  the  light  of  the  sunny  window. 
The  plants  seemed  to  vie  with  one  another 
in  their  growth.  They  drank  eagerly  of 
the  water,  the  sunshine,  the  soft  southern 
air,  and  one  day,  the  fat  hyacinth  at  the 
end  of  the  row  nodded  importantly  at  his 
fellows.  The  creamy  petals  of  a  blossom 
were  beginning  to  show  among  his  green 
leaves. 

The  time  was  long  and  the  work  was 
hard,  and  sometimes  the  old  sad  look 
crept  into  Caroline  Edwards's  face  as 
she  stood  at  her  high  desk  in  the  office. 
When  she  came  home,  however,  and  sat  by 
her  window,  hope  came  again  and  comfort, 
as  she  faithfully  tended  her  plants. 

"It  is  so  long,"  she  said,  "but  he  surely 
cares." 

It  was  Easter  morning.      One  by  one  the 


flower  stalks  had  risen  and  now  they  stood 
high  above  the  leaves,  a  glory  of  white 
and  pink  and  delicate  yellow  blossom,  and 
in  the  center  towered  a  cluster  of  great 
cool  lilies,  with  petals  of  dazzling  white- 
ness and  hearts  all  sunshine.  The  whole 
room  was  full  of  sweetness. 

"How  beautiful  they  are!"  said  their 
owner,  bending  above  them.  "How  I  love 
them!"  She  broke  off  one  of  the  lilies  and 
pinned  it  at  her  throat.  "They  have 
taught  me  so  much.  Surely  I  should  share 
my  gifts  and  they  shall  be  my  offer- 
ing." 

A  small  hospital  ward,  a  few  hours  later, 
was  full  of  fragrance.  Beside  each 
bed  stood  a  blooming  plant  and  grate- 
ful eyes  followed  the  giver  as  she  passed 
here  and  there  with  sympathetic  smiles 
and  quiet  words  of  encouragement. 

In  her  room  once  more  as  she  stood  be- 
side her  vacant  window,  she  could  not  help 
a  feeling  of  regret.  It  seemed  as  if  some 
familiar  presence  had  gone  from  the  room 
and  she  turned  away  with  a  sigh  that 
changed  to  a  cry  of  surprise  and  joy,  for 
before  her  stood  the  friend  of  her  youth — a 
man  no  longer  young.  The  hair  above 
his  forehead  was  streaked  with  grey,  but 
his  strong,  kindly  face  was  flooded  with  all 
the  ardor  of  young  manhood  and  his  clear 
eyes  were  full  of  love  as,  with  never  a 
word,  he  took  her  in  his  arms  and  on  his 
faithful  heart  she  sobbed  away  all  the  lone- 
liness and  the  longing  of  the  years. 

The  lily  fell  unheeded  to  the  floor.  "We 
brought  her  hope  and  comfort,"  it  might 
have  said.  "We  taught  her  forgiveness 
and  patience  and  the  joy  of  unselfish  giv- 
ing. Through  us  she  learned  to  trust.  It 
is  quite  enough." 

New  York  Letter. 

By  S.  T.  Willis. 

Perhaps  no  place  in  the  country  witnesses 
the  old-time  fervor  and  methods  of  the 
Methodist  camp-meetings  of  fifty  years  ago 
like  the  Sing  Sing  camp-meeting,  which 
has  just  closed  its  annual  sessions  at  this 
place.  The  meetings  continue  ten  days 
and  increase  in  enthusiasm  from  the  be- 
ginning. There  is  little  preaching  worthy 
of  the  name,  but  this  lack  is  made  up  in 
shouting,  singing  and  "testimonies."  The 
daily  program  consists  of  ten  or  eleven 
services,  including  a  little  of  almost  every- 
thing— for  there  is  variety  in  great  abun- 
dance. "Children's  Day"  and  "Old  Folks' 
Day"  are  the  two  most  special  features  of 
the  series.  "Love  feasts"  are  interspersed 
at  frequent  intervals  with  many  impromptu 
prayer- meetings  and  praise  services  on  the 
lawns  and  in  the  tents.  The  climax  of  en- 
thusiasm is  reached  in  the  closing  meeting 
when  the  people  "march  around  Zine" — 
marching  over  the  grounds  singing  hymns 
and  shouting  praises.  It  is  difficult  to 
appreciate  the  extent  of  ignorance  con- 
cerning the  way  of  salvation  taught  in  the 
gospel,  until  one  attends  such  meetings  as 
these  for  ten  days.  Seldom  is  the  Bible 
referred  to  as  authority,  but  "feeling," 
"experience,"  "I  believe,"  constitutes  final 
authority  among  this  people.  Sinners 
seeking  salvation  are  told  to  bow  at  the 
anxious  seat  while  the  ministers  pray  for 
them,  that  the  Lord  will  accept  and  speak 
pardon  to  them  while  they  kneel.  Not  only 
is  ignorance  displayed,  but  things  are  said 
and  done  that  shock  the  religious  sensi- 


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bilities  of  those   who    are   used   to   quiet, 
orderly  worship. 

Dr.  George  T.  Purves,  of  the  Fifth  Ave. 
Presbyterian  Church,  recently  preached  on 
"The  Value  of  Christianity,"  in  which  he 
said:  "Christianity  is  a  treasure  in  com- 
parison with  which  the  pageantry  and 
pomp  of  the  world  is  as  valueless  as  glitter- 
ing tinsel  by  the  side  of  a  mountain  of 
pure  gold.  The  exceeding  great  value  of 
Christianity  is  seen  in  its  promise  to  give  to 
every  penitent  sinner  the  assurance  of  im- 
mediate and  complete  salvation.  It  also 
secures  peace  of  conscience  and  rest  of 
mind.  Further,  the  foundation  is  laid  for 
a  renewed  life  by  the  reconciliation  of  the 
soul  with  God.  And  still  further  it  in- 
troduces us  into  the  only  true  life — life 
which  has  God  for  its  standard,  eternity 
for  its  horizon,  spiritual  realities  for  the 
objects  of  its  pursuit,  and  love  for  the  law 
of  its  being.  Christ  gives  us  this  life 
abundantly,  and  only  in  him  does  the 
spirit  of  man  find  the  sphere  in  which  he 
was  meant  to  exist.  This  life  manifests 
itself  in  gradual  triumph  over  sins,  the  re- 
moval of  faults  of  character,  purified  rela- 
tions with  his  fellow  men,  and  finally  in 
victory  over  death.  Christ  has  brought  to 
us  the  assurance  of  immortality,  the  sweet 
expectation  of  the  Father's  welcome.  Let 
Christ  once  be  fully  kaown  and  no  treasure 
will  seem  so  priceless,  no  gift  to  mankind 
worth  so  much." 

The  "Straight  Edge  People"  of  New 
York  is  a  new  social  order,  small  but  grow- 
ing, who  take  the  Golden  Rule  as  the  basis 
of  their  society.  The  object  of  the  school 
is  to  practice  communism,  though  they 
object  to  the  application  of  this  name. 
They  have  a  small  school  of  methods  for 
the  application  of  Jesus'  teachings  to  busi- 
ness and  society,  the  members  of  which 
have  all  interests  in  common — all  their 
earnings  go  into  a  common  fund,  and  no 
member  makes  or  loses  more  than  another. 
Mr.  Copeland,  the  manager,  says  they 
hold  that  every  dollar  a  man  owns  is  a  debt 
which  he  owes  to  society.  Mr.  Carnegie's 
and  Mr.  Rockefeller's  wealth  belongs  not  to 
them  but  to  the  community  at  large. 
Talking,  thinking  and  writing,  he  says,  are 
three  forms  of  dissipation  under  the  spell 
of  which  the  human  race  has  frittered 
away  its  heritage  of  power  and  neglected 
the  opportunities  which  Jesus  pointed  out. 
There  is  no  heresy  but  the  heresy  of  talk- 
ing, thinking  and  writing,  however  cor- 
rectly and  beautifully,  and  then  neglecting 
to  apply  the  law  of  love  to  human  activi- 
ties. If  a  man  says  he  loves  God  and  does 
not  prove  it  by  loving  acts  to  his  neighbors 
— even  his  poorly  dressed  and  disagreeable 
neighbors — "he  is  a  liar  and  the  truth  is 
not  in  him."  This  society  is  carrying 
on  several  kinds  of  work  which  seems  to  be 
prospering,  and  the  number  of  its  member- 
ship is  increasing. 

Prof.  Felix  Adler,  lecturer  to  the  New 
York  Society  of  Ethical  Culture,  himself  a 
Hebrew,  said  in  a  recent  lecture  on  "The 
Founders  of  Religion,"  that  the  world  is 
indebted  to  the  Jews  for  the  idea  of 
monotheism.  He  asserts  that  God — a 
living  God,  infinite  and  not  bound  to  any- 
thing— was  first  discovered  by  the  Hebrews. 
In  order  to  study  a  religion  one  must  study 


the  character  of  the  people  among  whom  it 
originated  or  was  invented.  The  mono- 
theistic idea  is  the  outcome  of  certain 
characteristics  of  the  Hebrew  people.  The 
metaphors  people  use  to  express  things  are 
very  significant.  The  Hebrew  word  for 
irreligion  was  "harlotry,"  which  shows 
that  the  dominant  trait  of  their  religion 
was  purity.  As  a  further  proof  of  this  is 
the  fact  that  the  marriage  relation  was 
used  to  picture  devotion  to  religion.  The 
second  trait  in  the  God  of  the  Hebrews  was 
justice,  which  they  reached  through  purity ; 
the  Romans  reached  justice  through  power, 
balanced  with  equal  power.  Justice  and 
mercy  among  the  Jews  blended  into  one. 
The  Hebrews   felt  within  them  an  impulse 


to  holiness,  purity  and  virtue  so  strongly 
that  they  concluded  there  must  be  some- 
thing outside  communicating  this  impulse 
to  them— that  outside  force  they  called 
God.  They  say  that  God  is,  because  they 
feel  the  oughtness  of  duty.  Surely  Prof. 
Adler  must  be  a  wonderfully  superior  man 
to  find  out  that  all  the  Old  Testament 
writers  were  mistaken  in  the  thought  that 
the  Lord  Jehovah  communicated  his  will  to 
them.  For  they  all  claim  that  God  did  re- 
veal his  thought  to  them  in  no  uncertain 
form.  Why  should  men  doubt  the  fact  of 
revelation?  God  hath  spoken  unto  the 
fathers  through  the  prophets  and  unto  us 
through  his  Son.  Let  us  hear  and  obey 
him. 


V^    S^    V^    \^7 

Fresh  From  Minneapolis 

Bv  I    J    SPENCER 

President  of  the  America>.i\  Cr\risti».r\  Missionary  Society 


I  had  the  pleasure  of  sojourning  in  Min- 
neapolis for  five  days  recently,  looking  over 
the  convention  city  and  conferring  with  the 
executive  committee  having  charge  of  the 
local  arrangements  for  the  October  national 
gathering.  The  weather  was  ideal.  Mrs. 
Spencer  accompanied  me  and  greatly  en- 
joyed the  beautiful  city,  the  wide-awake 
church  on  Portland  Avenue  and  the  delight- 
ful hospitality  of  the  brethren.  I  occupied 
Bro.  Tanner's  pulpit  on  Sunday,  speaking 
in  the  morning  on  "Christ  our  Life"  and  at 
night  on  "Unity  in  Christ." 

Dr.  David  O.  Thomas,  chairman  of  the 
local  executive  committee,  and  a  highly 
esteemed  elder  in  the  church,  announced 
that  on  Monday  evening  Bro.  and  Sister 
Spencer  would  be  taken  on  a  trolley  ride 
through  the  twin  cities  by  the  young  peo- 
ple, and  that  on  Tuesday  they  would  be  en- 
tertained by  the  church  at  a  picnic  and  ex- 
cursion on  lake  Minnetonka.  The  latter 
excursion  was  attended  by  thirty  or  more 
active  Christian  workers.  Daily  carriage 
rides  about  the  beautiful  city,  to  the  numer- 
ous lakes  and  attractive  parks,  including 
Minnehaha  Falls,  and  visits  to  the  mam- 
moth mills,  and  a  thorough  examination  of 
the  magnificent  exposition  hall  where  the 
convention  will  be  held — these  items  along 
with  the  dinings,  conferences  and  religious 
services — filled  to  the  brim  the  happy  five 
days  of  our  stay. 

It  will  be  interesting  to  know  that  the 
local  committee  is  thoroughly  consecrated 
to  its  great  task  and  has  attracted  the  ad- 
miration of  the  press,  the  commercial  club, 
the  railroad  managers  and  the  churches, 
and  is  securing  their  hearty  co-operation. 
The  largest  daily  newspapers  in  the  city  in- 
terviewed me  and  published  statements  of 
our  position  as  a  religious  people.  The  ex- 
ecutive committee  consists  of  Dr.  D.  O. 
Thomas,  George  F.  Halbeth,  an  indefat- 
igable lawyer,  formerly  from  Kentucky,  and 
M.  R.  Waters,  a  highly  reputable  and 
successful  insurance  and  loan  agent,  son  of 
a  preacher  and  an  honor  to  his  sire. 

The  Portland  Avenue  Church  of  Christ  is 
thoroughly  aroused  and  enlisted  in  prepar- 
ing for  the  coming  convention.  C.  J.  Tan- 
ner, the  beloved  minister,  was  absent  at 
Akron,  O.,  but  left  the  work  in  able  hands 
during  his  brief  vacation.  Dr.  Thomas  was 
deeply  concerned  about  an  efficient  supply 
of  preachers  for  one  hundred  and  fifty  pul- 
pits in  Minneapolis  and  St.  Paul  on  Sun- 


day, October  13.  That  date  was  so  deep- 
ly impressed  on  the  doctor's  mind  that  in 
making  the  announcements  for  August  he 
unconsciously  said  "October  13." 

As  to  the  hall  in  which  the  sessions  of 
the  convention  are  to  be  held,  I  take  pleas- 
ure in  saying  it  is  pre-eminently  adapted 
to  the  use  of  conventions.  It  will  seat,  as 
now  arranged,  about  5,000  persons,  but  can 
be  made  to  seat  10,000.  In  either  case  a 
child  speaking  in  a  low,  distinct  voice  can 
be  easily  heard.  Dr.  Thomas  standing  on 
the  stage  spoke  in  a  whisper  and  I  found  it 
easy  to  hear  him  in  the  most  distant  part 
of  the  auditorium.  I  then  asked  him  to  re- 
cite some  "Welsh  poetry,  which  he  rendered 
to  my  entire  satisfaction.  It  may  be  said, 
therefore,  that  in  any  part  of  the  building 
you  can  hear  even  a  Welsh  whisper  uttered 
on  the  stage !  The  foreign  society  will  re- 
joice at  that,  and  even  the  Christian  Wom- 
an's Board  of  Missions  need  not  plan  to 
hold  its  sessions  in  any  other  place. 

For  the  purpose  of  putting  the  building 
into  good  condition  for  the  convention,  the 
commercial  club  will  expend  81,200. 

Street  car  lines  run  near  the  hall  and  ac- 
commodations will  be  ample  for  all  who  de- 
sire them. 

The  restaurant  arrangements  are  to  re- 
ceive the  careful  attention  of  the  committee. 
Lodging  and  breakfast  can  be  had  for  75c, 
$1.00  or  §1.25  by  those  not  wishing  to  pay 
more. 

I  overheard  two  shoe-shioers  talking 
about  a  friend  of  theirs  who  had  said  he  now 
indulged  in  fifteen-cent  dinners.  One  said: 
"I  used  to  get  fifteen-cent  dinners,  but  now 
I  gets  ten-cent  meals.  Dere's  no  bird  dat 
sails  so  high  dat  it  don't  have  to  come 
down  to  de  ground  to  eat." 

The  Minneapolis  committee  and  the  Port- 
land Avenue  church  deserve  great  praise 
and  success.  They  are  spending  money  free- 
ly for  the  convention,  and  all  look  forward 
with  the  bright  hope  that  the  great  con- 
vention will  impress  deeply  their  commun- 
ity with  the  simplicity,  scripturalness  and 
power  of  the  divine  plea  for  the  unity  of  be- 
lievers on  Christ  as  the  only  and  all-suffi- 
cient foundation.  The  committee  deserves 
and  is  expecting  a  great  convention.  The 
railroads  have  made  flattering  concessions. 
The  northwest  will  be  beautiful  in  October. 
It  is  next  to  a  liberal  education  to  attend 
one  of  these  great  conventions. 

Lexington,  Ky. 


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THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


August  29.  1901 


An  Invitation  from  a  Minne- 
apolis Young  La.dy. 

By  Prudence  P.  Faddis. 

There  is  much  preliminary  work  being 
done  in  preparation  for  the  First  Twentieth 
Century  Missionary  Convention.  The  peo- 
ple of  the  Minneapolis  church  begin  to 
realize  the  great  amount  of  work  necessary 
to  make  the  convention  the  success  that  it 
is  bound  to  be.  The  working  force  is 
throughly  organized  and  each  committee  is 
maturing  plans  and  making  provisions  for 
carrying  them  out  as  rapidly  and  effectual- 
ly as  possible. 

The  Committees  on  Transportation  and 
Advertising  have  already  done  a  great 
amount  of  work  and  achieved  splendid  re- 
sults. When  final  announcements  are  made 
no  one  but  the  initiated  realizes  the  labor 
it  has  taken  to  accomplisb  a  result  told 
in  so  few  words.  Only  those  behind  the 
scenes  know  the  amount  6f  talking,  letter 
writing  and  traveling  it  took  to  secure  the 
good  rate  granted  by  the  Western  and 
Central  Passenger  Associations.  With 
rates  so  satisfactorily  arranged,  other  dif- 
ficult problems  can  now  be  met  and 
brought  to  a  like  successful  termination. 

Many  states  are  already  well  canvassed 
and  organized  for  large  excursions.  It  is 
recommended  strongly  that  from  all  parts  of 
our  great  country  containing  Disciples, 
delegates  strive  to  come  in  companies. 
There  is  much  enthusiasm  in  numbers  and 
there  is  in  the  human  heart  that  which 
responds  to  the  influence  of  the  many 
around  us — we  want  to  do  what  others  want 
to  do.  If  in  every  community  some  ener- 
getic, loving-hearted  Disciple  can  begin 
now  to  talk  convention  and  plan  convention, 
the  number  of  those  who  want  to  attend 
will  increase  hourly.  The  first  thing  neces- 
sary in  order  to  get  people  to  come  is  to 
get  them  to  want  to  come.  And  many 
when  they  find  how  much  they  really  want 
to  come  will  begin  to  cast  about  for  ways 
and  means  to  accomplish  that  desire.  If 
this  work  is  wisely,  carefully  and  prayer- 
fully done  in  every  congregation  in  the 
land  there  will  be  thousands  in  Minneapolis 
in  October  who,  if  left  to  themselves, 
would  not  have  thought  it  possible  to 
attend.  It  is  surprising  how  many  things 
we  all  do  that  we  really  want  to  do.  But 
we  must  many  times  make  a  choice.  It  is 
"this  or  that,"  not  "this  and  that."  We  can 
afford  to  do  the  thing  or  have  the  thing 
that  appeals  most  strongly  to  our  inner 
self.  It  may  be  possible  to  so  present  the 
attractions  of  the  trip  to  Minneapolis  that 
many  will  be  willing  to  give  up  other  things 
for  the  sake  of  coming.  I  can  imagine  sis- 
ters wearing  the  same  hat  two  seasons 
rather  than  miss  it.  If  only  one  trip  can 
be  taken  in  the  year  let  this  be  the  trip. 

Brethren,  see  to  it  that  you  do  not  lose 
the  great  good  and  inspiration  that  can 
come  to  you  either  from  your  own  atten- 
dance or  from  the  attendance  of  others  of 
your  congregation,  from  neglecting  to  talk 
convention  in  season  and  out  of  season. 
Let  it  be  the  most  interesting  topic  of  con- 
versation for  the  summer  in  every  congre- 
gation in  the  country.  Don't  be  afraid  of 
getting  too  enthusiastic.  Let  all  those 
who  make  it  a  part  of  their  yearly  program 
to  attend  not  fail  to  come  as  usual  this 
year,  even  if  it  is  a  little  farther  from  home, 
and  let  those  who  never  have  enjoyed  one 
of  our  National  Conventions  begin  the  new 


century  by  coming.  You  cannot  estimate 
the  good  it  will  do  you.  Plan  to  come. 
Get  ready.  Then  if  events  turn  out  to 
make  it  impossible  for  all  to  come  who 
plan,  no  harm  will  be  done. 

The  untiring  energy  and  wonderful  zeal 
of  our  Advertising  Committee  has  done 
marvels  in  the  way  of  distributing  material 
to  bring  the  city  and  its  advantages  before 
the  people.  Quantities  of  reading  matter 
have  already  gone  to  all  parts  of  the  coun- 
try and  there  is  much  more  to  go.  If  there 
is  a  Disciple  in  the  world  who  does  not 
know  that  the  First  Twentieth  Century 
Missionary  Convention  is  to  be  held  in 
Minneapolis  in  October,  and  does  not  feel  a 
responsive  throb  of  desire  to  be  there  and 
partake  of  its  joys  and  benefits,  it  certainly 
will  not  be  the  fault  of  the  local  Advertising 
Committee. 


Come,  whatever  may  first  set  your  pulse 
throbbing  in  the  direction  of  Minneapolis. 
If  the  missionary  zeal  be  not  so  strong  in 
your  heart  as  it  might  be,  come  and  have  it 
strengthened.  Even  if  you  do  at  first  feel 
only  the  deep  yearnings  for  our  delightful 
October  climate,  for  the  beautiful  lakes 
surrounding  our  city,  or  the  marvelous 
sights  of  prosperity  of  the  northwest,  come 
just  the  same.  These  drawings  can  do  you 
no  harm  and  the  attractive  program  and 
great  gatherings  of  noble,  consecrated  peo- 
ple cannot  fail  to  send  you  away  a  better 
Christian  than  you  came.  There  will  be 
time  and  space  for  all  desires  of  the  soul  to 
be  satisfied. 

The  convention  is  certain  to  be  a  big  one 
and  a  great  one.  The  notes  are  all  of  en- 
couragement and  none  of  discouragement. 

Minneapolis,  Minn. 


V^    N^    V^    V^ 

*>he  Old  Book  In  The  New  Crucible 

By  J.  J.  HALEY. 


II.     The  Crucible  of  Science. 

(CONTINUED.) 

In  the  meantime  the  old  and  now  ob- 
solete debate  on  the  Mosaic  cosmogony  was 
proceeding  apace.  The  controversy  over 
the  alleged  discrepancies  between  Genesis 
and  geology  grew  out  of  a  misinterpreta- 
tion of  Genesis  and  an  exaggeration  of  the 
facts  of  geology.  The  allegation  that 
God's  revelation  in  the  rocks  contradicted 
the  supposed  revelation  of  Genesis,  was 
based  upon  the  orthodox  belief  that  the 
creation  days  were  six  ordinary  days  of 
twenty-four  hours  each,  and  that  these  in- 
cluded the  original  creative  fiat,  the  bring- 
ing of  the  earth  to  its  present  condition, 
and  the  culmination  of  the  whole  creative 
process  in  the  literal  rest  of  the  Almighty 
on  the  seventh  day.  At  first  there  seemed 
to  be  a  conflict,  and  skeptical  scientists 
everywhere  assumed  that  the  Bible  had 
been  discredited,  and  theologians  helped 
them  to  this  conclusion  by  stoutly  affirming 
that  the  new  science,  if  true,  would  over- 
throw the  word  of  God.  After  the  smoke 
of  the  first  conflict  had  cleared,  it  was  seen 
that  the  extreme  conclusions  drawn  from 
geological  data  were  hardly  justified  by  the 
facts,  and  that  Genesis  had  been  misin- 
terpreted. Both  theologians  and  scientists 
were  able  to  meet  on  common  ground  when 
it  was  understood  that  the  days  of  creation 
were  creative  epochs  of  indefinite  length 
divided  by  seven,  and  that  Genesis  was 
more  in  the  nature  of  a  religious  poem  than 
a  scientific  treatise.  The  numerous  vol- 
umes that  teemed  from  the  press  to  recon- 
cile Genesis  and  geology,  or  to  show  that 
no  such  reconciliation  was  possible,  had 
only  the  effect  of  demonstrating  in  the  end 
that  there  was  nothing  to  reconcile. 
Preachers  and  professors  who  lecture  on 
Genesis  and  geology  as  a  present  day 
problem  are  threshing  old  straw,  and 
again  illustrating  the  already  familiar  fact 
that  the  hardest  things  in  the  world  td  rec- 
oncile are  ignorance  and  knowledge. 

The  protracted  struggle  on  evolution  as 
related  to  these  early  chapters  of  the  Bible 
is  likely  to  end  in  the  same  way  as  the 
Genesis- geology  episode.  There  are  a 
few  infidel  scientists  who  believe  that  the 
scientific  notion  of  evolution  renders  im- 
possible of  rational  belief  the  biblical  doc- 


trine of  creation,  and  there  are  irreconcil- 
able theologues  who  believe  that  evolution 
is  a  contradiction  of  creation,  and  denounce 
all  evolutionists  as  infidels  out  and  out. 
But  the  moderate  majority  on  both  sides 
have  long  since  found  a  modus  vivendi  in 
the  conviction  that  evolution  is  not  the 
contradictory,  but  the  method,  of  creation, 
"God's  way  of  doing  things"  as  John 
Fiske  expresses  it;  and  it  is  now  believed 
that  Genesis  itself  contains  indications 
that  the  creative  fiat  of  the  beginning  was 
followed  a  long  process  of  evolution  that 
brought  the  world  to  its  present  condition. 
The  New  York  Weekly  Witness,  two  or 
three  years  ago,  in  taking  emphatic  ex- 
ception to  a  discourse  of  Dr.  Talmage,  in 
which  he  denounces  evolution  as  rank  in- 
fidelity and  all  evolutionists  as  infidels, 
makes  this  suggestive  point: 

"The  very  form  of  words  used  in  speak- 
ing of  the  origin  of  life  shows  that  it  was 
produced  by  evolution  and  not  by  direct 
creation.  'And  God  said,  Let  the  earth 
bring  forth  grass,  the  herb,  and  fruit  tree. 
And  said,  Let  the  waters  bring  forth 
abundantly  the  moving  creature  that  hath 
life  and  fowl  that  may  fly  above  the  earth. 
And  God  said,  Let  the  earth  bring  forth 
the  living  creature  after  his  kind,  cattle 
and  creeping  things  and  beasts  of  the 
earth.'  The  Bible  does  not  tell  us  by  what 
process  the  earth  brought  forth  vegetation, 
and  the  waters  brought  forth  fish  and  fowl, 
and  the  earth  brought  forth  animals.  It 
does  not  tell  us  whether  these  different  re- 
sults of  evolution  were  brought  about  quite 
independently  of  each  other,  or  as  steps  in 
an  ascending  scale,  one  leading  to  the 
ether.  But  it  does  show  that  the  lower 
forms  of  life  were  just  produced  and  the 
higher  forms  of  life  later,  and  this  seems  to 
give  some  support  to  the  theory  of  the 
evolutionist  that  the  higher  forms  were 
evolved  out  of  the  lower  forms.  Whether 
this  was  the  case  or  not  is  a  purely  scientific 
question,  which,  if  decided  at  all,  must  be 
decided  by  scientific  research.  Instead, 
therefore,  of  quarreling  with  the  scientists 
because  of  their  efforts  to  discover  it, 
Christians  should  watch  these  efforts  with 
interest,  assured  that  every  real  discovery 
made  by  science  will  only  throw  fresh  light 
on  the  Bible  and  add  to  the  glory  of  the 
God  of  the  Bible." 


August  29,  1901 


THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


HOI 


If,  however,  we  suppose  the  scientific 
conception  to  be  in  conflict  with  the  biblical 
doctrine  of  creation,  it  is  quite  as  rational 
to  believe  that  man  came  direct  from  the 
hand  of  God,  according  to  a  literal  inter- 
pretation of  Genesis,  as  to  believe  that  he 
was  evolved  from  a  protoplastic  germ  that 
escaped  the  wreck  of  primeval  chaos,  ac- 
cording to  science ;  especially  if  we  do  not 
forget  that  evolution,  though  highly  proba- 
ble as  a  fact,  is  a  scientific  hypothesis  and 
by  no  means  a  scientific  demonstration  at 
the  present  stage  of  the  inquiry. 

All  that  a  rational  science  can  postulate 
or  demand  is  that  a  spiritual  revelation, 
coming  to  us  in  the  form  of  history  and 
literature,  shall  leave  open  the  field  and 
nowhere  cross  the  line  of  the  natural 
sciences.  This  it  does,  and  more  than  does, 
and  it  is  one  of  the  extraordinary  facts 
about  the  Bible  that  goes  far  towards  the 
proof  of  its  inspiration.  The  series  of 
books  that  stretch  over  a  thousand  years  in 
composition,  making  up  the  canonical 
library  known  as  the  Bible,  were  all  written 
in  an  unscientific  age,  by  men  who  had 
only  ethical  and  spiritual  ends  in  view. 
Nature  two  or  three  thousand  years  ago 
was  practically  a  sealed  book.  Men  had 
scarcely  done  more  than  make  out  its  title 
page.  Science,  which  has  taught  us  so 
much  of  the  fact3  and  phenomena  of  the 
world,  was  unknown  to  the  men  of  those 
early  times.  Books  which  have  come  down 
to  us  from  the  period  in  which  the  Bible 
was  composed  literally  bristle  with  errors 
in  matters  of  science.  In  the  universal  and 
almost  total  ignorance  of  scientific  ques- 
tions it  was  impossible  for  the  best  in- 
formed men  to  write  a  chapter  without 
committing  gross  blunders  in  regard  to  the 
facts  of  nature  as  they  are  now  understood. 
Let  us  note  an  illustration  or  two  on  this 
point.  Hesiod  in  his  description  of  the 
earth's  position  between  heaven  and  Tar- 
tarus, says: 

"From  the  high  heavens  a  brazen  anvil  cast, 

Nine  davs  and  nights  in  rapid  whirls  would 
last, 

And  reach  the  earth  the  tenth,  whence  strong- 
ly hurled 

The  same  the  passage  to  the  infernal  world." 

This  statement,  unless  poetically  inter- 
preted, would  strike  a  modern  astronomer 
as  a  piece  of  childish  absurdity,  since  it  is 
known  to  him  that  for  a  body  to  fall  even 
from  the  sun  would  require  no  less  than 
sixty- four  days  and  a  half;  and  from  the 
fixed  stars,  instead  of  nine  days,  as  asserted 
by  the  Greek  author,  it  would  require  more 
than  forty-two  millions  of  days.  Again: 
Herodotus  gives  an  account  of  a  naval  ex- 
pedition sent  out  by  the  government  of 
Egypt.  The  expedition  went  along  the 
western  coast  of  Africa  and  returned  after 
the  lapse  of  three  years.  In  the  official  re- 
port of  that  expedition  it  was  stated  that 
they  had  reached  a  point  where  their  shad- 
ows at  noon  fell  toward  the  south.  This 
statement  conflicted  with  the  science  of 
that  time  and  Herodotus  pronounces  the 
whole  report  unworthy  of  confidence. 
These  illustrations  show  us  how  much,  or 
rather  how  little,  was  known  of  astronomy 
and  physical  science  in  the  days  of  Hesiod 
and  Herodotus.  If  we  found  such  unscien- 
tific and  immature  statements  in  the  Bible 
put  forth  as  established  facts,  I  do  not  say 
that  our  faith  in  its  spiritual  revelation 
would  be  at  an  end,  but  a  serious  difficulty 
would  be  created,  and  the  enemies  of  the 
book  would  have  occasion  to  speak    re- 


proachfully. The  Bible  was  written  in  an 
age  when  a  false  cosmogony  and  a  false 
science  were  everywhere  received,  and  if  its 
writers  had  not  been  guided  by  a  higher 
power  than  their  own  unaided  faculties  and 
the  limited  knowledge  available  to  them  at 
the  time,  they  surely  would  have  betrayed, 
in  many  things,  an  ignorance  of  physical 
truth  that  would  bring  their  work  into  dis- 
repute, as  the  laws  of  nature  were  devel- 
oped and  understood.  But  there  is  not 
clearly  such  an  instance  on  record.  Here 
we  have  on  the  negative  side  a  scientific 
and  literary  phenomenon  the  most  ex- 
traodinary  the  world  has  witnessed.  We 
have  not  only  poets  and  kings  and  sacred 
philosophers,  but  shepherds,  herdsmen, 
agriculturists,  illiterate  fishermen,  tent- 
makers,  rustics  and  plebeians,  writing  over 
a  period  of  at  least  a  thousand  years,  in 
times  of  universal  ignorance  of  material 
science,  without  a  mistake  in  their  number- 
less allusions  to  nature,  while  the  books  of 
their  uninspired  contemporaries  bristle  on 
almost  every  page  with  such  errors.  If 
thi3  is  a  fact  it  must  be  clear  to  the  most 
unreflecting  mind  that  it  is  a  sheer  impos- 
sibility for  such  a  thing  to  happen  without 
the  guidance  of  inspiration  in  a  degree  not 
vouchsafed  to  ordinary  men. 

Our   Missionary    Activity  in 
the  Twentieth  Century. 

By  W.  J.  Russell. 

Missionary  work  was  the  crowning  glory 
of  the  nineteenth  centuiy.  In  the  work 
that  was  accomplished  the  Disciples  of 
Christ  had  no  small  part.  We  are  now 
face  to  face  with  the  new  century,  and  as  a 
people  we  need  a  new  vision  and  revela- 
tion, both  of  our  opportunity  and  our  re- 
sponsibility. Among  the  things  that  should 
inspire  us  to  greater  activity  in  all  of  our 
missionary  operations  are  the  following: 
The  World's  Need. 

There  are  still  a  thousand  millions  of  the 
inhabitants  of  the  world  who  are  thus  far 
unreached  or  neglected.  Whole  nations 
have,  as  yet,  not  heard  of  the  gospel, 
among  which  could  be  named  Annam  with 
a  population  of  30,000,000,  Afghanistan 
with  a  population  of  8,000,000,  Thibet, 
Mongolia  and  Arabia,  and  the  Soudan 
with  a  population  of  100;000,000.  Less 
than  five  per  cent,  of  the  population  of  In- 
dia, which  is  about  287,000,000,  are  Chris- 
tians, less  than  one  per  cent,  of  the  400,- 
000,000  of  China,  and  less  than  three  per 
cent,  of  the  200,000,000  of  Africa.  In  our 
own  beloved  land  there  are  many  to  be 
evangelized.  It  is  here  that  more  than 
$1,000,000,000  is  spent  annually  for  strong 
drink;  where  more  money  is  spent  in  thirty 
days  for  strong  drink  than  has  been  paid 
for  missions  in  the  past  fifty  years;  and 
where  150,000  die  annually  from  the  effects 
of  intoxicating  drinks.  When  the  world's 
great  need  of  the  gospel  is  understood  and 
felt  by  God's  people  there  will  be  greater 
individual  effort  toward  the  world's  con- 
quest for  Jesus,  our  divine  Lord  and  Mas- 
ter. From  a  united  chorus  will  be  heard 
these  words : 

"  'Tis  ours  to  make  earth's  desert  glad, 
In  its  Eden  greenness  clad; 
Ours  to  work  as  well  as  play, 
Clearing  thorny  wrongs  away; 
Plucking  up  the  weeds  of  sin, 
Letting  heaven's  warm  sunlight  in; 
Standing  on  the  hills  of  faith, 
Listening  what  the  spirit  saitn; 


Catching  gleams  of  temple  spires, 
Listening  to  the  angel  choirs; 
Like  the  seer  on  Patmos  gazing 
On  the  glory  downward  blazing; 
Till  upon  earth's  giateful  sod 
Rests  the  city  of  our  God." 

The  Corr\rc\a.nd  of  Jesvis. 

His  command  is  "Go  ye  into  all  the  world 
and  preach  the  gospel  to  every  creature." 
The  marching  orders  of  the  great  king 
have  no  uncertain  sound.  The  church  must 
be  aggressive.  It  must  move  upon  the  na- 
tions. The  Lord  seeks  universal  empire, 
and  sends  forth  his  army  to  conquer  the 
world.  Shall  we  heed  his  word?  If  he  had 
said  "go  into  all  Michigan"  or  "all  Ohio" 
or  "all  Indiana"  or  "all  the  United  States," 
there  might  be  some  justification  of  our 
neglect  or  hostility  to  the  foreign  work. 
But  his  language  is  far  broader  than  that. 
"All  nations,"  "all  the  world,"  "the  utter- 
most part  of  the  earth,"  /'every  creature," 
show  that  he  aimed  at  nothing  short  of 
world-wide  evangelism.  And  he  who  to- 
day puts  himself  in  opposition  to  the  ac- 
complishment of  this  great  aim  is  guilty  of 
disloyalty  to  Jesus  Christ  and  to  his  great 
commission. 
The  Wealth  of  the  Church. 

There  can  be  no  apology  for  any  lack  of 
ample  gifts  to  the  cause  of  missions.  The 
church  can  no  longer  say,  like  Peter, 
"Silver  and  gold  have  I  none."  Of  the 
wealth  of  the  world  a  very  large  propor- 
tion is  in  the  hands  of  Christian  people. 
What  mighty  achievements  could  be  won 
for  Christ  if  this  money  were  consecrated 
to  the  cause  of  Christ.  That  day,  when 
the  wealth  in  the  hands  of  Christian  people 
shall  become  consecrated  to  Christ,  will  be 
the  morning,  so  to  speak,  of  the  new  crea- 
tion. Is  it  not  time  for  that  day  to  dawn? 
Behold  the  mission  fields,  already  white 
and  golden  for  the  harvest.  Money  is  nec- 
essary to  send  forth  laborers  who  can 
thrust  in  the  blade  and  gather  the  ripe 
golden  sheaves.  Money  is  the  great  mov- 
ing "power  behind  the  throne."  It  is  God- 
given — we  are  his  stewards,  and  must  ren- 
der an  account  of  our  stewardship.  And  is 
it  not  reasonable  that  our  responsibility  is 
commensurate  with  the  wealth,  power, 
Christian  civilization  we  enjoy,  the  age  in 
which  we  live  and  the  opportunity  pre- 
sented? Where  much  is  given,  much  will 
be  required.  Sin  is  a  reproach  to  any  peo- 
ple, and  more  so  if  that  sin  should  rest  on 
selfishness  and  be  characterized  by  base 
ingratitude.  Therefore,  let  us  give  liber- 
ally of  our  means  for  the  spread  of  the 
gospel  of  Christ.  Paul  says:  "If  any  man 
have  not  the  Spirit  of  Christ,  he  is  none  of 
his."  And  what  is  the  spirit  of  Christ? 
Listen:  "'I  came  not  to  do  mine  own  will. 
The  Son  of  man  came  not  to  be  ministered 
unto,  but  to  minister."  We  need  more  of 
the  Christ  spirit,  which  is  the  spirit  of  self- 
denial.  This  is  the  very  pith  and  marrow 
of  the  matter.  Those  who  receive  Christ 
into  the  heart  will  be  impelled  to  give. 
Impelled,  not  compelled,  for  they  are  con- 
strained by  the  love  of  Christ. 

The  World's  Readiness  for  the  Gospel. 

The  whole  world  is  open  and  accessible 
physically,  geographically,  politically,  to 
the  gospel  messengers.  There  is  but  one 
voice  bearing  testimony  to  this  fact.  The 
church,  too,  is  becoming  aroused.  And  if 
the  church  is  able,  and  she  knows  her  abil- 
ity, and  the  world  is  ready  to  receive  the 
gospel  me93age,  what  wait  we   for?    The 


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situation  makes  the  world's  evangelization 
an  imperative  duty,  which  the  membership 
of  our  churches  can  not  disregard  without 
infinite  peril  to  themselves,  to  their  con- 
gregations and  to  the  world. 

"The  light  is  breaking  through,  the  light, 

The  promised  morning,  gloweth, 
When  God  his  message  and  his  might 

To  every  people  showeth; 
His  heralds  spreading  far  and  wide 

The  message  of  salvation, 
And  drawing  thousands  to  his  side 
From  every  land  and  nation. 

"The  isles  that  longed  his  light  to  see 

Are  now  in  hope  rejoicing; 
Before  him  now  they  bend  the  knee, 

And  praises  glad  are  voicing. 
The  gospel  themes  they  love  to  sing — 

Christ's  life,  his  cross  and  glory — 
And  contrite  hearts  with  prayer  they  bring, 

To  hear  his  gracious  story. 

"Like  doves  that  to  their  windows  fly 

The  world  to  Christ  is  tending; 
The  sovereignty  of  the  Most  High 

Is  everywhere  extending. 
From  north  and  south,  frOm  east  and  west 

A  stream  to  Zion  floweth, 
And  nations  from  afar  are  blest 

With  gifts  which  it  bestoweth." 

The  Restoration  of  Primitive  Christianity. 

The  hand  of  God  has  been  in  our  reli- 
gious movement  from  the  beginning,  solv- 
ing the  problem  of  unity  on  the  original 
ba9is  and  constitution  of  the  church.  Our 
mission  is  an. important  one  and  the  plea 
we  present  is  the  grandest  one  under 
heaven.  It  is  adapted  to  the  wants  of  a 
divided  Christendom.  There  is  a  moving 
away  from  old  standards.  Old  beliefs  and 
old  themes  are  boldly  challenged.  Men 
are  claiming  the  right  to  think  for  them- 
selves. The  spirit  of  inquiry  is  abroad. 
That  which  harmonizes  with  the  truest 
rationality  is  most  readily  accepted.  And 
here  is  the  strength  of  our  plea.  It  capti- 
vate?, it  wins.  The  people  are  susceptible 
to  the  molding  influences  of  these  grand 
principles.  It  is  our  duty  to  present  these 
principles  to  others.  Having  come  into  pos- 
session of  the  truth,  shall  we  withhold  it 
from  others?  Great  is  the  responsibility 
re3ting  upon  us!  May  God  help  us  in  this, 
the  greatest  of  all  centuries,  to  come  up 
to  the  full  measure  of  our  obligation. 

We  need  to  be  in  earnest  if  we  would  im- 
press others.  It  is  "out  of  the  heart  that 
the  mouth  speaketh,"  and  power  to  im- 
press others  is  given  only  to  those  who  do 
so  with  a  full  heart,  and  who  are  consumed 
with  a  burning  zeal  for  the  salvation  of 
souls.  The  "beauty  of  holiness"  trans- 
lated into  the  lives  of  men  is  the  mightiest 
evangelistic  force  in  the  world.  It  is 
Christ's  life  once  more  reincarnated — the 
gospel  in  deeds  rather  than  in  mere  words. 
This  is  the  life  the  world  is  longing  for. 
The  bitter  curse  of  Meroz  will  be  pro- 
nounced upon  us  if  we  do  not  "come  up  to 
he  help  of  the  Lord,  to  the  help  of  the 
Lord  against  the  mighty."  We  are  play- 
ing at  missions,  because  we  have  not  given 
ourselves  wholly  to  Christ.  Are  we  ready 
to  be  used?  "Lord  Jesus,  take  me  and  all 
that  I  have,  and  use  the  gift  for  thy  honor 
and  glory  in  the  world's  evangelization." 
Is  that  our  prayer?  If  so,  we  shall  meet  in 
convention  at  Minneapolis  in  October,  and 
be  ready  to  plan  for  larger  things  that  will 
call  out  many  new  forces  in  assisting  to 
inaugurate  a  movement  that  will  result  in 
the  immediate  subjugation  of  the  world  to 
Christ. 

Rushville,  Ind. 


Evident  Signs  of  A  Great 

By  ROBERT  L.  WILSON.  Awakening 


That  there  are  evident  signs  of  progress 
no  one  can  doubt.  The  new  century  is 
starting  with  a  dash  that  is  surprising  even 
to  the  most  sanguine.  One  hundred  years 
ago  all  of  Europe  was  being  deluged  in 
blood,  and  it  was  a  question  if  the  plucky 
little  Ccrsican  would  not  head  a  new  and 
universal  empire.  Such  was  not  to  be.  The 
clear-headed  and  progressive  Anglo-Saxon 
won  the  day,  and  if  the  signs  of  the  times 
are  to  interpret  manifest  destiny  the  world 
powers  are  now  within  his  grasp. 

It  was  about  the  beginning  of  the  seventh 
century  that  Christianity  was  introduced 
among  the  Teutons,  who,  only  a  century 
before,  had  invaded  Great  Britain  and  es- 
tablished a  permanent  abode.  These  sturdy 
people  soon  caught  the  aggressive  spirit 
and  made  Christianity  mean  far  more  to  the 
world  than  those  people  who  introduced  it 
among  them  have  ever  been  able  to  make  it 
mean. 

The  Progressive  Spirit. 

Take  any  good  history,  true  to  facts,  and 
observe  the  elements  that  have  been  prom- 
inent in  this  progress.  It  has  been  an  in- 
ductive rather  than  a  deductive  process. 
The  nations  that  have  come  and  gone,  that 
have  played  no  small  part  in  the  world's 
dramatic  tragedy,  have  assumed  certain 
scholastic  statements  to  be  true  and  upon 
these  postulates  have  worked  and  wrought 
their  creeds,  founded  their  ethical  and  polit- 
ical systems  and  built  their  civilizations. 
They  never  even  dreamed  that  progress  is 
possible  except  by  following  the  traditions 
of  the  fathers.  Like  the  haughty  Scribes 
and  Pharisees  in  the  time  of  Jesus,  they 
have  observed  the  letter  and  quenched  the 
spirit,  with  the  inevitable  result  of  being 
crushed  under  the  heel  of  the  stronger  and 
more  progressive  peoples.  The  inductive 
method  has  sought  for  the  truth  and  has  no 
hesitancy  in  casting  overboard  anything  not 
for  the  good  of  the  common  weal. 

Conscience   Discovered. 

With  that  breath  of  living  air  blown  into 
time  by  the  French  Revolution,  all  Chris- 
tendom seemed  to  stir  and  stretch  and 
spring  to  its  feet  for  a  new  day  of  endeavor. 
It  was  that  dreadful  carnage  that  forever 
fixed  the  fact  that  man  had  discovered  him- 
self, and  in  himself  a  conscience. 
Democracy  was  at  once  abroad  in  the  world 
and  thus  began  an  era  of  individual  activity. 
Men  began  to  see  that  each  individual 
should  count  for  one  and  that  he  had  per- 
sonal, political  and  religious  rights  that 
should  be  respected  and  protected;  that  no 
one  man  should  tally  as  the  representative 
of  submerged  thousands;  that  these  thou- 
sands should  not  tally  as  a  lump  sum,  or  as 
so  many  cattle  in  the  eyes  of  some  lord  or 
master  bent  on  appropriation. 

With  the  discovery  of  a  personal  con- 
science has  come  the  discovery  of  a  social 
conscience,  "Thou  shalt  love  thy  neighbor 
as  thyself."  No  one  will  say  that  this  is 
but  little  more  than  a  long  looked  for  ideal 
as  it  applies  to  our  strenuous  modern  so- 
ciety. It  will  suffice  to  say  that  in  the 
minds  of  many  good  people  it  is  a  possible 
reality  and  there  are  strivings  toward  that 
personal  state  that  will  make  it  such.  It 
may  be  counted  as  a  most  redeeming  virtue 
that  the  present  ideal  is  so  high,  for  the 


ideal  one  would  wish  must  always  precede 
the  reality. 

From  Pentecost  down,  the  church  has 
taught  the  need  of  personal  salvation.  The 
church  is  the  conservator  of  the  gospel;  but 
we,  upon  whom  rests  the  authority  to 
preich  it  to  all  mankind,  are  too  conserva- 
tive. We  are  breaking  the  alabaster  box  of 
precious  ointment  upon  our  own  heads. 
There  is  need  of  social  regeneration.  To 
preach  the  gospel  of  divine  Fatherhood  is 
but  one  half  of  Christ's  gospel,  for  he 
taught  the  gospel  of  human  brotherhood, 
and  this  is  the  law  of  organic,  normal  so- 
ciety, and  in  these  principles  we  have  the 
gospel  of  the  kingdom. 

Old  Methods  RelegeUed. 

In  the  business  world  it  is  often  quite  ex- 
pensive to  inaugurate  new  methods.  But 
to  pursue  old  methods  means  death.  It  is 
not  a  question  of  cost,  but  a  question  of 
life.  Observe  with  what  keenness  a  suc- 
cessful merchant  notes  a  new  method.  He 
prides  himself  in  being  the  first  to  adopt  it. 
It  makes  competition  agreeable  and  easy. 
Strange  to  say,  a  failure  to  adopt  new 
and  progressive  methods  has  tended  stead- 
ily to  decrease  the  number  of  business  en- 
terprises and  trustify  them  under  a  few 
heads.  The  milling  industry  serves  as  an 
example.  The  picturesque,  old-fashioned 
neighborhood  mill  of  our  childhood  days  is 
now  a  thing  of  the  past.  According  to  the 
Millers'  Directory  there  were  in  our  coun- 
try in  1884,  about  22,940  mills.  Two  years 
later  they  had  decreased  to  16,855.  The 
railways  serve  as  another  good  illustration. 
Within  the  past  five  months  all  the  import- 
ant lines  of  railway  have  passed  under  the 
control  of  not  more  than  five  syndicates, 
each  syndicate  taking  the  name  of  some 
Napoleon  of  finance  These  five  syndicates 
now  control  79,887  miles  of  the  entire  rail- 
way mileage  of  our  country,  the  largest  be- 
ing 17,427  and  the  smallest,  14,158  miles. 
These  systems  are  so  grouped  together  into 
a  "community  of  interests"  as  to  make  them 
for  all  practical  and  earning  purposes  under 
one  management. 

Positively,  one  cannot  know  what  is  to 
take  place  so  much  as  a  day  in  the  future, 
for  each  new  day  brings  its  surprises. 
Steam  is  already  falling  into  the  rear  rank 
and  a  recent  writer  ventures  the  assertion 
that  "within  fifty  years  the  steam  locomo- 
tive will  be  a  curiosity  in  many  sections  of 
the  country,  to  be  found  only  in  museums." 

Electricity,  that  subtile  wizard  force,  is 
to  take  the  day.  Ic  is  not  unreasonable  to 
suppose  that  the  "greater  lies  before,"  and 
that  the  electrical  inventions  near  at  hand 
will  not  only  equal  those  of  Morse,  Edison, 
Bell,  Tesla  and  Sprague,  but  excel  them. 
More  power  in  Niagara  is  wasted  each  day 
than  it  would  take  to  drive  every  machine 
on  the  American  continent.  The  question 
is  not  to  produce  a  current  of  electricity 
strong  enough  to  do  this,  but  a  method  of 
practical  utility  by  which  it  may  be  carried 
to  the  desired  place.  It  is  method  to  save 
wastage  of  energy  that  confronts  the  elec- 
trician and  ere  these  lines  have  passed  un- 
der the  cylinder  of  the  printing  press  and 
out  into  the  world  it  may  be  solved.  Who 
knows? 

This  is  precisely  the  problem  that  con- 


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fronts  the  church.  So  many  methods  now 
in  vogue  are  a  waste  of  energy,  a  positive 
source  of  harm,  because  they  are  not  the 
best,  The  church  should  be  first  to  adopt 
a  new  and  wise  method,  but  not  the  last  to 
let  go  of  one  that  has  passed  the  dead  line. 
Are  we  not  conscious  of  a  new  awakening? 
The  command  is  as  a  voice  out  of  a  cloud, 
"Awake,  arise,  shine  forth  in  the  beauty  of 
thy  righteousness.  Be  not  faithless  but  be- 
lieving." Our  duty  is  plain.  Only  re- 
member, 

"No  great  deed  is  done 
Bv  falterers  who  ask  for  certainty." 

The  Chvirch  and  the  Masses. 

Not  every  one  who  has  posed  as  a  social 
reformer  and  a  critic  of  the  methods  of  the 
church  in  the  regeneration  of  the  race  is 
justly  entitled  to  distinction.  They  are  not 
in  position  to  criticise  and  their  unwise 
caricatures  are  often  a  source  of  great 
harm.  The  last  half  decade  has  been  es- 
pecially prolific  in  the  production  of  those 
who  are  able,  to  locate  spots  on  the  sun  of 
our  redemption,  but  as  yet  they  have  of- 
tered  no  positive  panacea  for  their  removal. 
In  the  meantime  the  church  is  marching  on, 
doing  its  best,  against  many  and  varied 
odds,  and  many  of  these  self-appointed  re- 
formers will  but  see  their  theories  crushed 
by  the  mighty  onward  tide  of  truth  and 
righteousness. 

It  is  widely  charged  that  we  live  in  a  ma- 
terialistic and  selfish  age — that  never  be- 
fore was  the  greed  spirit  so  pronounced. 
But  never  since  the  world  began  has  there 
been  so  much  of  the  gift  spirit,  so  much  of 
social  conscience.  Where  shall  we  place 
the  credit  for  this  mighty  uplift  in  the 
minds  of  men,  this  exalted  outlook  in  the 
eyes  of  men?  Certainly,  it  has  not  come 
from  the  critics  of  the  church,  but  rather 
from  those  whose  hearts  have  been  touched 
by  the  divine  finger  and  who  have  felt  the 
power  of  Christ  and  his  church  in  their 
lives. 

That  the  masses  are  not  being  reached  is 
a  fact  too  conspicuous  to  produce  comfort 
in  the  mind  of  any  true  disciple.  This  is 
not  more  apparent  to  the  critic  than  to  the 
church.  There  is  a  great  gulf,  but  it  is  not 
fixed.  This  gulf  is  narrowing.  The  best 
men  and  women  in  the  church  are  using 
their  best  energies  to  close  this  chasm,  and 
success  will  surely  come.  It  must  not  be 
forgotten  that  the  masses  are  not  wholly 
without  fault.  One  cannot  sow  seed  with 
hope  of  harvest  where  there  is  no  soil, 
neither  can  the  seed  of  the  kingdom  be  sown 
where  there  is  no  conscious  need  of  its 
presence,  for  poverty  of  spirit — deep  human 
need — is  the  only  soil  in  which  the  seed  of 
Christ's  kingdom  will  take  root  and  grow. 

All  these,  and  more,  are  the  evident  signs 
of  a  new  awakening.  God  speed  the  full 
noontide  of  that  glorious  and  blessed  day. 

We  are  in  the  dawn  of  a  new  era;  we  are 
beginning  to  think  something  of  the  nat- 
ural world  which  was  ruined  in  Adam's 
fall.  We  are  learning  to  see  all  around  us 
the  greatness  and  glory  of  the  Creator. 
We  can  see  the  Almighty  hand — the  infi- 
nite goodness — in  the  humblest  flower. 
The  stone  of  the  peach  is  hard,  but  the 
soft  kernel  swells  and  bursts  when  the 
time  comes.  An  egg — what  a  thing  is 
that!  If  an  egg  had  never  been  seen  in 
Europe  and  a  traveler  had  brought  one 
from  Calcutta,  how  would  all  the  world 
have  wondered !  —Luther— Table-  Talk. 


The  Saloon. 

By  W.  O.  Moore. 

What  the  saloon  is,  is  seen  from  its 
fruits.  There  are  few,  if  any,  who  would 
attempt  to  maintain,  in  moments  of  sober 
thought,  that  the  saloon  is  of  any  benefit 
to  any  one  or  any  community.  On  the 
other  hand,  they  know  that  its  evils  are 
abundant  and  terrible  to  contemplate. 
Even  those  engaged  in  the  business  of 
selling  intoxicating  drinks  know  tint  what 
they  are  doing  is  not  laudable.  They  know 
of  many  who  have  been  ruined  physically, 
socially,  financially  and  spiritually  by  their 
trade.  They  know  that  what  they  are 
doing  is  a  terrible  curse  to  their  subjects. 
To  a  man  who  is  engaged  in  the  saloon 
business  I  once  made  this  remark:  "To- 
morrow evening  there  will  be  a  mass  tem- 
perance meeting  at  the  M.  E.  church. 
Come  and  hear  what  will  be  said."  He 
replied:  "I  would  like  to  if  they  would  not 
say  anything  to  hurt  my  feelings."  I  said: 
"We  will  confine  ourselves  to  facts.  If  we 
should  hold  a  mass  meeting  to  talk  about 
the  dry  goods  business  merchants  would  be 
delighted  to  be  present.  They  know  that 
they  are  selling  what  is  profitable  to  in- 
dividuals and  homes.  Come  and  I  assure 
you  that  we  will  confine  ourselves  to  facts." 
It  would  hurt  his  feelings  to  hear  about  the 
sorrow  and  poverty  that  the  saloon  inflicts 
upon  those  who  patronize  it. 

What  must  be  done  in  order  to  cause  the 
saloon  to  pass  away? 

1.  There  must  be  much  done  by  way  of 
education  and  agitation.  The  evils  of  the 
saloon  must  be, kept  constantly  before  the 
people.  Its  seductive  influence  must  be 
made  manifest.  How  does  it  ensnare  the 
boys  and  young  men?  How  do  they  be- 
come a  prey  to  its  death- giving  power? 
These  questions  need  earnest  thought. 
Correct  answers  will  be  very  helpful. 
Those  engaged  in  this  work  of  agitation 
and  education  are  many.  There  ought  to 
be  many  more  enlisted  in  this  work. 
Churches  are  doing  much.  They  could  do 
more.  Sunday-schools  and  young  people's 
organizations  in  the  different  churches  are 
doing  much.  They  could  do  more.  The 
different  temperance  organizations  so- 
called,  the  Prohibition  party  so-called,  the 
Anti-Saloon  League,  the  W.  C.  T.  U.,  and 
other  forces  are  doing  much.  When  I  say 
other  forces  I  would  include  what  parents 
should  do  and  are  doing  to  help  their  boys 
to  avoid  the  evils  of  the  saloon. 

2.  There  must  be  much  done  to  secure 
the  enforcement  of  existing  laws.  As  a 
result  of  a  wise  use  of  existing  laws  there 
are  towns  and  counties  where  the  saloon 
does  not  exist.  As  temperance  sentiment 
increases  such  towns  and  counties  will  be 
more  numerous. 

Let  us  educate  the  boys  and  young  men 
so  that  they  will  not  become  victims  of  the 
saloon's  terrible  destroying  power.  As 
this  work  goes  on  the  saloon  will  go  down, 
It  will  go  down  from  a  want  of  patronage. 
The  masses  will  see  what  is  for  their  good 
and  avoid  what  gives  pain,  wretchedness 
and  death. 

Boys  and  young  men  cannot  afford  to 
drink  what  intoxicates.  They  cannot 
afford  to  form  habits  that  will  destroy  their 
manhood  and  their  ability  to  get  employ- 
ment. Again  we  say:  Let  us  educate 
and  agitate  this  matter  until  the  boys  and 
young  men  are  saved  from  the  curse  of  in- 
toxicating drink3. 


Christ's  Prepa.raLtiorv. 

By  C.  H.  Wetherbe. 

There  is  a  young  man  in  Central  New 
York  who  is  serving  a  church  as  its  pastor. 
I  have  been  told  by  people  in  that  place 
that  fifteen  months  after  this  young  man 
was  converted  he  began  to  preach  for  that 
church,  and  that  before  he  was  converted 
he  had  led  a  wild  and  intemperate  life.  To 
many  people  who  know  these  facts  it  is  a 
marvel  that  those  officers  in  his  denomina- 
tion who  set  him  forward  in  the  ministry 
should  have  done  so  rash  and  foolish  a 
thing.  His  so-called  "preparation"  for 
the  ministry,  as  any  one  can  see,  was  ex- 
ceedingly slight  and  very  risky. 

In  wide  contrast  with  this  instance  was 
the  preparation  of  Christ  for  his  public 
ministry.  I  have  just  been  reading  anew 
his  course  before  preaching.  Immediately 
following  his  baptism— indeed,  in  closest 
connection  with  it— he  was  especially 
anointed  with  the  Holy  Spirit.  We  are 
told  that  "the  Spirit  of  God"  descended 
from  heaven  "upon  him."  The  Spirit 
came  directly  and  expressly  from  heaven 
to  anoint  him  and  endow  him  for  his  pub- 
lic ministry.  But  this  was  not  enough,  yet 
many  would  suppose  that  such  a  person  as 
Christ  was,  was  sufficiently  prepared  for  his 
work  without  the  anointing  of  the  Spirit, 
and  some  would  say  that  it  was  not  necessary 
that  he  should  be  baptized  in  water.  But 
Christ  knew  what  was  necessary  in  his 
case.  Not  only  did  he  need  to  be  baptized 
in  water  and  anointed  by  the  Spirit,  but  he 
needed  to  be  subjected  to  a  series  of 
temptations  by  the  devil,  and  such 
temptations  must  come  to  him  in  a  place 
where  it  was  easier  for  the  devil  to  success- 
fully tempt  a  person  than  in  the  most  of 
other  places,  and  that  was  in  a  lonely  spot 
in  the  wilderness,  with  no  human  compan- 
ion near  him. 

All  men  are  more  powerfully  tempted 
when  they  are  wholly  alone,  in  some  soli- 
tary place,  than  they  are  while  among 
crowds  of  people.  In  that  lone  place  the 
devil  did  his  utmost  to  successfully  tempt 
Christ,  but  Christ  bore  the  trial  victorious- 
ly, and  he  was  not  prepared  to  preach 
until  he  was  thus  tempted. 

It  seems  to  me  that  no  young  man  should 
enter  the  ministry  until  he  has  been  so 
much  tempted  by  the  devil  that  he  knows 
somewhat  of  the  amount  of  temptation 
that  he  can  safely  endure.  An  untested 
young  man  is  yet  unfit  to  preach.  To  be 
turned  over  to  the  devil  after  one  enters 
the  ministry,  without  experience,  is  too 
risky. 

J* 

A  Novel  Way. 

To  Keep  Grape-N\jts  Crisp. 

A  novel  way  of  opening-  a  package  of  food 
is  shown  on  the  Grape-Nuts  package,  where 
a  line  indicates  that  a  slit  should  be  made 
with  a  knife,  and  the  package  squeezed,  which 
makes  it  gap  enough  to  pom-  oat  what  is 
needed  for  a  meal,  then  the  package  automat- 
ically closes,  preserving  the  contents  from 
the  moisture  of  the  air. 

As  a  rule,  Grape-Nuts  packages  are  not 
kept  on  hand  very  long  in  any  family,  but  it 
is  well  to  know  how  to  keep  the  contents  of 
the  package  in  prime  condition.  Grape-Nuts 
Food  is  ready  cooked,  very  crisp,  and  can  be 
served  immediately  with  a  little  good  cream 
or  milk.  This  feature  is  of  great  advantage 
to  those  who  appreciate  ease  and  convenience 
n  preparing  breakfast. 


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THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


August  29,  1901 


0\ir  Budget. 


—Church  Extension  Day,  Sept.  1. 

—Pastors,  keep  it  before  your  churches. 

—Churches,  remind  your  pastors  of  it,  lest 
they  forget. 

—Speak  of  it  one  to  another,  and  tell  of  it, 
ye  who  have  at  heart  the  interests  of  the 
kingdom. 

—"Inasmuch  as  ye  have  done  it  unto  one  of 
the  least  of  these"  applies  to  needy  churches 
as  well  as  to  needy  persons.  Church  Exten- 
sion is  a  way  of  helping  those  of  his  churches 
which  need  help. 

—If  the  churches  were  ours  we  might  afford 
to  let  them  go  unhoused  and  so  risk  losing 
them.  But  they  are  not  ours.  They  are  the 
Lord's  churches,  churches  of  Christ,  and  he 
has  committed  into  our  hands  the  work  of 
nourish  ng  them.    It  is  a  trust. 

Church  Extension  is  one  way— and  one  very 
effective  way— of  fulfilling  the  obligation 
which  this  church  imposes  upon  us.  It  helps 
the  needy  without  pauperizing.  It  makes 
every  dollar  that  is  given  call  out  other  dol- 
lars. It  offers  a  good  dividend- paying  in- 
vestment with  gilt-edged  security  to  those 
who  have  money  to  invest.  See  that  your 
church  takes  the  collection  on  Sept.  1  and 
takes  some  stock  in  this  enterprise.  You 
can't. afford  to  miss  it. 

—A.  W.  Gehres,  of  Shoals,  Ind.,  informs  us 
that  there  are  several  good  business  openings 
in  the  town  which  the  church  is  anxious  to 
have  filled  by  Disciples.  There  is  good  prac- 
tice for  a  dentist.  A  milliner  is  wanted  to 
buy  out  a  stock  and  business  which  must  be 
sold.  A  good  furniture  store,  the  only  one  in 
the  town,  is  also  for  sale  at  a  bargain.  Shoals 
is  the  county-seat  of  Martin  county.  For 
further  particulars,  address  Bro.  Gehres  as 
above. 

— E.  N.  Newman,  Secretary  of  the  Virginia 
Christian  Missionary  Society,  makes  official 
announcement  of  the  illness  of  the  financial 
secretary,  Bro.  William  Jackson  Shelburne, 
who  is  ill  with  malarial  fever  at  the  home 
of  Bro.  Richard  Bagby,  Louisa,  Va.  The  ill- 
ness is  not  believed  to  be  dangerous,  and  the 
indications  are  that  he  is  improving.  It  is 
especially  regretted  by  all  that  it  has  been 
rendered  impossible  for  Bro.  Shelburne  to  at- 
tend some  of  the  district  conventions. 

—The  Minneapolis  Committee  is  preparing 
a  gallery  of  photographs  of  "The  Writers  and 
Workers  who  have  helped  to  make  the  Con- 
vention." This  is  for  exhibition  at  the  con- 
vention, not  for  publication.  The  friends  of 
the  convention  are,  of  course,  far  too  numer- 
ous for  the  committee  to  write  a  personal 
letter  to  each  requesting  a  photograph,  so  it 
requests  that  all  those  who  have  written  or 
expect  to  write,  and  all  those  who  have 
worked  or  expect  to  work,  in  the  interests  of 
the  convention,  shall  send  a  good,  clean 
cabinet  photograph  (not  a  cut)  with  the 
signature  across  the  front.  Send  to  Dr. 
David  Owen  Thomas,  503  Masonic  Temple, 
Minneapolis,  Minn. 

— The  improvement  of  the  secondary  schools 
in  Missouri  during  recent  years  is  indicated 
by  the  increase  in  the  number  of  schools 
which  are  "approved"  by  the  State  Univer- 
sity, i.  e.,  have  their  work  credited  without 
examination  toward  fulfilling  the  entrance 
requirements  for  the  university.  Ten  years 
ago,  there  were  only  23  approved  schools  and 
17  of  these  were  approved  for  only  a  two-year 
course.  There  are  now  118  approved  for  a 
three-year  or  a  four- year  course,  and  the  list 
is  rapidly  growing.  Our  educational  system 
has  been  stronger  at  the  extremities  than  in 
the  center;  that  is,  stronger  in  the  matter  of 
grammar  schools  and  colleges  than  in  high 
schools.  Affiliation  with  the  state  univer- 
sities is  doing  much  to  raise  the  standard  of 
secondary  education. 


— It  is  reported  that  Bro.  C.  B.  Newnan,  of 
Detroit,  who  had  accepted  the  call  to  the 
Missouri  Bible  College  at  Columbia,  has  re- 
called his  acceptance. 

— F.  J.  Stinson,  who  has  been  pastor  of  the 
church  at  Bethany,  Mo.,  for  three  years,  has 
been  called  to  remain  with  the  congregation 
another  year. 

—J.  E.  Lorton,  pastor  of  the  church  at 
Cheney,  Kan.,  called  at  the  office  of  the 
Christian  Evangelist  last  Saturday  on  his 
way  to  Springfield  to  attend  the  Illinois  state 
convention. 

— J.  G.  Encell  wishes  to  close  his  work  in 
Marion,  la  ,  as  soon  as  a  good  man  can  be 
secured  as  his  successor,  who  can  do  the 
needed  work  for  what  the  church  is  able  to 
pay.    A  growing  man  is  wanted. 

— The  Church  of  Christ  at  Keota,  Iowa, 
celebrated  its  seventh  anniversary  on  Satur- 
day and  Sunday,  Aug  24,  25.  At  the  same 
time  George  C.  Ritchey  preached  his  closing 
sermon  and  ended  his  pastorate  there. 

— C.  C.  Cline,  of  Nashville,  Tenn.,  preached 
a  sermon  recently  on  the  steel  strike,  tracing 
the  history  of  strikes  down  from  the  original 
strike  of  the  Israelites  precipitated  by  Pha- 
roah's  brick  trust.  He  recommended  profit- 
sharing  as  a  preventive  of  strikes. 

— Special  attention  is  called  to  the  an- 
nouncement, on  the  next  page,  of  the  Chris- 
tian-Evangelist Special  to  the  Minneapolis 
convention.  We  can  give  our  readers  two 
pieces  of  sound  advice  in  regard  to  this  con- 
vention: First,  Go.  Second,  Go  on  our 
Special. 

— The  receipts  for  foreign  missions  continue 
to  fall  off.  The  loss  during  the  week  ending 
Aug.  22  amounted  to  $704  87.  We  are  deeply 
distressed  by  this  unusual  condition  of  affairs. 
We  are  totally  unable  to  explain  it.  Will 
not  the  friends  who  have  money  that  has 
been  collected  for  this  cause,  hasten  it  for- 
ward without  further  delay?  There  is  no 
time  to  be  lost.    The  books   close  Sept.  30. 

— A.  McLean  will  have  charge  of  the  depart- 
ment of  Missions  in  the  School  of  Pastoral 
Helpers,  Cincinnati,  O.,  which  begins  its  sec- 
ond year  Sept.  17.  We  do  not  say  it  merely 
because  he  is  our  secretary,  but  it  is  a  fact 
even  more  generally  recognized  among  others 
than  among  ourselves,  that  Bro.  McLean 
holds  a  place  in  the  very  first  rank  of  mission- 
ary experts  in  this  country. 

— The  Interdenominational  Council  of 
Women  for  Christian  and  Patriotic  Service 
has  prepared  petitions  to  be  used  in  petition- 
ing senators  and  representatives  to  work  and 
vote  for  the  proposed  anti-polygamy  consti- 
tutional amendment.  Friends  of  the  move- 
ment can  secure  these  petitions,  10  sets  for  25 
cents,  100  sets  for  $1.25,  by  addressing  the 
Willett  Press,  142  Fifth  Avenue,  New  York 
City.  ' 

— G.  W.  Muckley,  secretary  of  the  board  of 
church  extension,  has  just  returned  from  an 
eight-months'  tour  through  Washington, 
Oregon,  California,  Idaho  and  Montana. 
This  is  a  vast  mission  field  and  there  is  no 
more  potent  agency  for  doing  missionary 
work  there  than  the  board  of  church  exten- 
sion. You  can't  even  raise  sheep  without  a 
shelter,  and  how  can  one  expect  churches  to 
thrive  without  houses  in  the  great  northwest 
— or  anywhere  else? 

— It  should  be  borne  in  mind  that  the 
foreign  society  has  a  larger  force  in  the  field 
than  ever  before.  Its  financial  obligations, 
therefore,  are  greater  than  in  any  previous 
year.  It  follows  that  there  should  be  a  sub- 
stantial increase  in  the  receipts.  We  began 
the  year  resolved  to  raise  $200,000  for  foreign 
missions  before  the  last  day  of  September. 
We  can  do  that  yet  if  all  will  do  their  part. 
There  is  no  time  to  be  lost.  What  is  done 
should  be  done  without  delay.  The  first 
year  of  the  new  century  should  witness  a 
gratifying  advance  all  along  the  line. 


—The  Divinity  School  of  the  University  o  f 
Chicago  enrolled  218  students  during  the 
summer  quarter  this  year,  representing  25  de- 
nominations— or,  to  be  accurate,  24  denomi- 
nations and  "we  as  a  people."  The  Baptists 
had  the  largest  number,  84,  The  Disciples  of 
Christ  came  next  with  40. 

— The  evangelical  revival  which  has  been 
sweeping  over  Japan  during  the  last  few 
months,  as  a  result  of  the  twentieth  century 
evangelistic  movement,  has  led  5,000  persons 
to  become  either  converts  or  serious  inquir- 
ers. Christian  Endeavor  has  been  prominent 
among  the  agencies  which  have  brought  this 
about. 

— C.  C.  Redgrave,  whose  illustrated  lecture 
entitled  "In  the  Footsteps  of  the  Pioneers" 
has  been  received  with  universal  commenda- 
tion, makes  a  generous  offer  to  give  the  lec- 
ture free  for  any  convention — Christian  En- 
deavor, Bibk-school,  district,  county  or 
state.  He  asks  only  that  his  expenses  be  paid. 
This  is  an  opportunity  which  we  can  heartily 
recommend.  The  lecture  has  been  given  in 
many  of  our  largest  churches  and  has  aroused 
unanimous  enthusiasm.  In  no  other  way  can 
one  gain  so  much  reliable  information  about 
the  pioneers  of  our  religious  movement,  and 
have  it  presented  in  such  vivid  and  interest- 
ing form,  as  by  hearing  and  seeing  Bro.  Red- 
grave's illustrated  lecture.  He  may  be  ad- 
dressed at  Ferris,  111. 

— It  is  an  astonishing  fact— and  would  be  a 
discouraging  fact,  if  we  had  a  right  to  be 
discouraged  at  anything  when  we  are  doing 
the  Lord's  work — that  we  have  nearly  three 
thousand  homeless  churches.  In  other  words, 
there  are  nearly  three  times  as  many  con- 
gregations without  church  buildiugs  as  there 
are  contributing  to  the  church  extension 
fund.  Think  what  fearful  odds  those  are: 
Three  homeless  churches  to  be  helped  by  every 
contributing  church— and  some  of  the  latter 
are  themselves  poor  and  weak  and  are  giving 
small  sums  at  a  great  sacrifice.  If  your 
church  is  one  of  those  which  are  allowing  the 
faithful  1,172  to  stagger  under  the  load  of 
three  chui-ches  apiece,  an  exhibition  of  practi- 
cal penitence  and  a  good  collection  for  church 
extension  this  year  will  be  appropriate.  The 
responsibility  is  yours,  even  if  the  burden  so 
far  has  been  theirs. 

— The  Christian  Churches  of  Pike  county, 
111.,  held  their  annual  convention  Aug.  15,  16, 
at  Barry,  111.,  where  F.  M.  Rogers  ministers. 
Hitherto  the  meetings  of  the  convention  have 
never  occupied  more  than  one  day,  but  this 
time  one  day  was  devoted  to  Christian  En- 
deavor and  one  to  the  county  missionarv  co- 
operation. The  stronger  churches  will  be 
asked  to  send  their  preachers  to  at  least  one 
adjacent  point  to  hold  a  protracted  meet  ing, 
and  it  is  hoped  also  to  employ  a  county  evan- 
gelist for  several  months.  A  fund  of  $130  was 
subscribed  for  this  purpose,  but  more  than 
twice  that  amount  will  be  needed.  The  work 
will  be  under  the  direction  of  the  following 
executive  committee:  C.  B.  Dabney,  Milton, 
president,  F.  M.  Rogers,  R.  T.  Hicks,  Miss 
Ida  Swan,  Miss  Nora  Conroy,  Albert 
Schwartz,  and  C.  E.  Bolin. 


Difficult  Digestion 

That  is  dyspepsia. 

It  makes  life  miserable. 

Its  sufferers  eat  not  because  they  want '■-• 
—  but  because  they  must. 

They  know  they  are  irritable  and  fretf 
but  they  cannot  be  otherwise. 

They  complain  of  a  bad  taste  in  1 
mouth,  a  tenderness  at  the  pit  of  the  sto: 
ach,  an  uneasy  feeling  of  puffy  fulne- 
headache,  heartburn  and  what  not. 

The  effectual  remedy,  proved  by  perma- 
nent cures  of  thousands  of  severe  cases,  is 

Hood's  *Sat*saparitia 

Hood's  Pills  are  the  best  cathartic. 


August  29.  1901 


THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


U05 


—The  Montana  Christian  Association  will 
hold  its  annual  meetiDg  at  Anaconda,  Mont., 
Aug.  28-Sept.  1. 

— AlbynEsson  has  Closed  his  work  with  the 
church  at  Monmouth,  Ore.,  and  has  accepted 
a  call  to  the  Rodney  Avenue  church,  Port- 
land, Ore. 

—Our  office  was  favored  last  week  with  a 
call  from  H.  G.  Bennett,  pastor  of  the  church 
at  Carbondale,  111.  A  new  building  is  being 
erected  by  the  Carbondale  church. 

—Small  churches  desiring  a  young  preacher 
who  can  furnish  good  references,  may  be  put 
in  communication  with  such  by  addressing  J. 
\V.  L.,  Box  153,  Bath,  111. 

—Philip  Johnson,  late  of  Tazewell  College. 
Va.,  has  accepted  the  chair  of  Latin  in  Beth- 
any College.  He  was  graduated  from  Beth- 
any in  the  class  of  1895  and  took  his  A.  M. 
degree  in  1896. 

— The  fourth  annual  convention  of  the 
Churches  of  Christ  in  Oklahoma  and  Indian 
Territory  will  be  held  at  South  McAlester,  I. 
T.,  Sept.  18-20.  A  good  program  has  been 
published.  G.  A.  Hoffmann,  of  St.  Louis, 
will  deliver  an  address  on  the  Demands  of 
the  Preacher  in  the  Pioneer  Field. 

— The  board  of  trustees  of  the  Christian 
Home.  Hot  Springs,  Ark.,  desires  to  secure 
the  services  of  four  good  preachers  who  have 
ability  for  raising  money.  Employment  will 
be  furnished  to  such  without  change  of  loca- 
tion. Good  references  must  be  furnished. 
Address  (with  stamp)  T.  Nelson  Kinkaid, 
Hot  Springs,  Ark. 

—The  reports  show  that  only  1,172 churches 
contributed  to  the  church  extension  fund  last 
year.  This  is  not  one  hfth  of  our  total  num- 
ber of  churches.  The  non-contributing 
church  ought  to  be  the  exception — aad  the 
disgraceful  exception  at  that.  It  ought  to 
be  made  to  feel  so  lonesome  that  it  would 
come  over  to  the  contributing  majority  for 
good  com  pan  j'  if  from  no   loftier   motive. 

— The  Christian  Church  at  Independence, 
Mo.,  R.  Lin  Cave,  pastor,  has  let  to  a  St. 
Louis  firm  the  contract  for  a  handsome  pipe 
organ,  to  be  in  for  use  early  in  next  January. 
The  organ  fund  society  is  arranging  to  give 
"Ruth  the  Moabitess,"  a  cantata,  with  a 
chorus  of  seventy-five  in  oriental  costumes, 
at  Fairmont  Park  Auditorium,  Sept.  5  and  6, 
at  8  p.  m.  The  help  of  friends  will  be  greatly 
appeciated.  Mr.  (Jarl  Bush  has  been  secured 
as  director. 

—The  First  Christian  Church  of  South 
Bend,  Ind.,  will  celebrate  the  fiftieth  anni- 
versary of  its  organization  on  Sept.  22.  The 
pastor,  P.  J.  Rice,  and  the  congregation 
extend  a  cordial  invitation  to  all  former 
pastors  and  to  all  who  have  at  any  time  been 
connected  with  the  church  in  any  way,  to  be 
present.  Any  such  who  cannot  be  present 
in  person  are  asked  to  send  a  written  greet- 
ing. Entertainment  will  be  provided  for  all 
who  attend. 

— B.  E.  Utz,  pastor  of  the  church  at  Spo- 
kane, Wash.,  writes  that,  owing  to  a  timely 
visit  from  G.  W.  Muckley,  who  stopped  there 
in  the  course  of  the  western  tour  which  he  has 
just  completed,  the  building  enterprise  in  that 
city  received  a  new  impetus  which  will  carry 
it  to  completion.  The  Church  Extension 
Board  has  voted  a  loan  of  $5,000  to  Spokane, 
and  the  local  congregation  has  already 
pledged  $8,000.  It  is  now  expected  that  the 
building  will  be  enclosed  before  winter 
weather  sets  in.  It  will  be  a  handsome 
building,  costing  $25,000,  with  a  seating 
capacity  of  1,500,  and  occupying  a  prominent 
location.  The  board  of  church  extension 
has  also  granted  loans  of  $5,000  to  Portland, 
Ore.,  $1,800  to  Tacoma,  Wash.,  and  $3,000  to 
Seattle.  It  is  important  to  have  a  good 
representation  in  these  rapidly  growing 
cities,  and  the  cost  of  building  is  much 
greater  than  it  is  in  the  east. 


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Correspondence. 

TexeLS  Letter. 

The  Quanah  Church  wants  a  pastor.  It  is 
a  good  place,  and  the  right  man  can  do  a 
great  work.    Write  J.  M.  Strong. 

B.  B.  Sanders,  the  veteran  evangelist  of 
Texas,  lias  been  enjoying  a  well  deserved  rest 
at  Boulder,  Col. 

Vernon  J.  Rose  enters  the  evangelistic  field 
in  September.  His  record  in  this  sphere  is 
good.     Write  him  at  Newton,  Kan. 

Joe  S.  Riley  used  to  be  in  Texas,  but  he  be- 
came dissatisfied  and  thought  it  wise  to  go 
to  Colorado  and  Oklahoma.  He  has  "come 
to  himself"  and  returned  to  the  old  home  and 
is  ready  for  work.  Write  him  at  Valley 
View. 

J.  A.  Lincoln  has  recently  had  two  fine 
meetings  at  San  Anders  Crossing  and  Sandy 
Creek,  with  43  and  87  additions.  Bro.  Speck, 
of  Kerrville,  aided  in  t'b.3  last  meeting. 

J.  W.  Marshall,  aided  by  Dr.  Harrison,  has 
beld  a  great  meeting  at  Sparta,  with  95  ad- 
ditions. The  music,  with  Sister  Marshall  at 
the  organ  and  Prof.  Fitz  as  chorister,  was 
splendid. 

Rev.  G.  C.  Rankin,  editor  of  the  Texas 
Christian  Advocate,  the  organ  of  Methodism 
in  the  state,  is  now  on  the  ocean  wending  his 
way  to  Europe,  where  he  will  spend  some 
time  in  sight-seeing,  after  which  he  will  at- 
tend the  Ecumenical  Conference  in  London. 
Our  readers  will  wish  him  a  pleasant  voyage 
and  safe  return. 

Baylor  University,  Waco  (Baptist),  is  soon 
to  have  the  George  G.  Carroll  Science  Hall. 
It  will  be  a  large  building  and  strictly  up  to 
date.  The  fixtures  are  to  cost  $15,000  and 
the  hall  S60.000,  both  the  gift  of  Mr.  Carroll. 
Where  is  the  George  G.  Carroll  of  Add  Ran 
University? 

Erery  now  and  then  somebody  says  some- 
thing foolish  and  hurtful.  In  fact  there 
are  others  besides  the  famous  parrot,  who 
talk  too  much.  They  get  themselves  and 
others  into  trouble.  A  late  example  of  this, 
according  to  the  newspapers,  is  a  "General." 
pretty  high  up  in  rank  among  "ex-confeder- 
ates," who  weDt  from  our  state  northward 
to  a  great  reunion  and  made  a  speech  which 
proved  the  sensation  of  the  hour.  He  avowed 
himself  no  "ex-confederate,"  but  a  "confed- 
ate"  minus  the  "ex,"  and  declared  that  he 
had  no  sympathy  with  that  sickly  set  who 
thought  it  best  for  all  concerned  that  the 
war  ended  as  it  did.  In  fact  he  seemed  to 
have  on  his  war  paint  and  was  spoiling  for  a 
fight.  Such  men,  both  north  and  south, 
ought  not  to  make  speeches.  And  if  they  had 
fought  a  little  more  during  the  war  they 
would  have  less  fight  in  them  now,  for  it  is 
well  known  that  the  battle-scarred  veterans 
on  both  sides  are  willing  to  let  the  matter 
rest}  as  it  was  settled  at  Appomattox  on  the 
9th  of  April,  1865,  almost  a  generation  ago. 
In  the  language  of  one  of  the  world's  great 
soldiers,  "Let  us  have  peace." 

Munhall,  the  famous  evangelist,  is  to  hold 
a  union  meeting  here  Oct.  16-Nov.  16.  We 
hope  to  have  the  Central  ready  for  good  work 
during  the  time. 

The  New  Century  Cotton  Mill  Company  is 
something  new  under  the  sun.  It  is  to  be 
located  in  this  city,  is  to  cost  $40,000  and  is  to 
be  operated  exclusively  by  colored  persons, 
thus  giving  to  our  Afro-Americau  citizens 
the  first  opportunity  of  demonstrating  their 
ability  to  manufacture  the  great  southern 
staple  which  they  have  so  long  and  so  suc- 
cessfully cultivated.  The  experiment  will  be 
watched  with  much  interest. 

The  Seymour  camp-mesting  was  a  grand 
success.  J.  H.  O.  Smith  and  J.  B.  Sweeny 
did  the  preaching  and  Prof.  Jno.  Brower  led 
the  singing.  The  tent  with  a  capacity  of 
5,000  was  none  too  large.  There  were  60  ad- 
ditions. Some  families  traveled  more  than 
200  miles  in  covered  wagons  to  attend  the 
meeting.     George     Thomas,    the   evangelist 


sent  out  by  the  encampment,  had  a  good  re- 
port. O.  J.  Wocd  is  the  efficient  president  of 
this  big  affair,  and  Evans  Jackson  is  secre- 
tary and  treasurer,  and  under  their  manage- 
ment everything  moved  without  friction. 
The  next  meeting  will  be  at  Olney,  July,  190'^. 
There  is  teed  of  a  dozen  such  meetings  in 
Texas.     Why  not  have  them? 

H.  W.  Laye  leaves  Colorado  City  and  be- 
gins work  at  Sabinal  on  Sept.  1. 

J.  W.  Lowber  and  wife,  with  a  few  others, 
leave  for  a  trip  of  twelve  days  to  the  City  of 
Mexico  on  Sept.  3. 

W.  D.  Humphrey,  of  Bowie,  resigns  his 
work  there  to  enter  the  Brownwood  district 
as  evangelist. 

Thomas  J.  Nance,  assisted  by  James  S. 
Helm  as  singer,  has  just  closed  a  good  meet- 
ing at  Valley  Mills,  resulting  in  18  additions 
and  the  organization  of  a  church  of  31  mem- 
bers, with  the  prospect  of  a   new  house  soon. 

■   M.  M.  Davis. 
■  Dallas,  Texas. 

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To  the  Missouri  C.  W.  B.  M. 

The  closing  weeks  of  our  missionary  year 
are  upon  us.  The  harvest  time  is  here.  Have 
the  seeds  planted  by  our  secretary  and  organ- 
izers, through  letters,  personal  visits  and 
public  meetings,  fallen  by  the  waysio'e,  in 
stony  places,  or  in  true  and  loyal  hearts,  who 
will  put  the  affairs  of  the  Lord's  household 
before  self?  The  latter,  we  feel  sure.  Our 
motto  duting  the  year  has  been,  "50  new 
auxiliaries  and  1,000  new  women."  Doubt- 
less we  shall  not  reach  the  high  mark  set 
before  us,  but  we  shall  be  the  stronger  for 
the  aim.  It  is  of  the  utmost  importance,  in 
this  closing  month,  that  each  auxiliary  close 
up  well  balanced  books  with  state  and 
national  dues  collected  and  forwarded  to 
respective  treasurers.  Of  course,  the  older 
and  stronger  auxiliaries  have  already  made 
special  offerings  to  Bible  chair  endowment, 
negro  evangelization,  or  some  one  of  our  new 
mission  stations,  through  the  C.  W.  B.  M. 
day  collection  or  the  mite  box  fund.  For  any 
who  have  failed  to  do  so.  it  is  not  yet  too 
late  to  collect  a  thank-offering,  "for  all  the 
Lord's  benefits  to  us." 

A  little  more  zeal,  a  little  more  consecra- 
tion, a  little  more  sacrifice,  upon  the  part  of 
each  one,  will  mean  not  only  a  large  gain  for 
Missouri  when  the  yearly  reports  aie  read  at 
Mexico,  but  as  well  a  deepening  and  broaden- 
ing of  Christian  character  which  comes 
through  larger  service. 

Let  us  make  a  ircited  effort  in  this  last 
month  to  bring  Missouri  to  the  front.  Our 
Lord  expects  us  to  stand  by  our  colors,  to  do 
our  duty.  Our  national  officers  are  expecting 
us,  as  one  of  the  strong  states,  to  help  largely 
in  raising  the  twenty  thousand  dollars 
advance  planned  for  this  year,  that  "en- 
largement" and  not  "retrenchment"  shall  be 
the  word  for  the  coming  year.  Your  state 
office! s  are  awaiting  results  with  anxious 
hearts.  Come  in  large  numbers  to  the  state 
convention  at  Mexico,  Sept.  16-19.  Every 
auxiliary  should  send  a  delegate.  You  will 
feel  a  new  interest  in  the  work  after  meeting 
workers  from  different  parts  of  the  state. 

It  has  been  my  misfortune  to  be  confined  to 
my  room,  unable  to  walk,  for  the  past  eight 
months,  with  an  injured  foot  and  spine.  I 
am  improving  very  rapidly  now,  and  expect 
to  be  with  you  in  Mexico. 

Mrs.  F.  M.  Lowe,  Mo.  state  president. 

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satisfying  to  the  stomach,  which  requires- 
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« For  twelve  long  months  I  suffered  untold 
misery,"  writes  Mrs.  Mollie  Colgate,  of  Ran- 
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anything  except  bread  and  tea — or  if  I  did  the 
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Ea.sterrv  News  Notes. 

The  Virginia  brethren  are  beginning  to 
realize  the  privileges  afforded  them  in  the 
Piedmont  assembly  at  Gordonsville.  The  at- 
tendance this  year  was  much  larger  than  in 
any  previous  year.  There  are  now  about  fifteen 
cottages  on  the  grounds,  and  brethren  from 
all  sections  of  the  state  declare  their  inten- 
tion of  becoming  regular  attendants  upon 
these  yearly  gatherings. 

W.  H.  Book,  Peter  Ainslie,  C.  P.  William- 
son and  E.  L  Power,  though  popular  preach- 
ers, rarely  address  such  immense  audiences  as 
gathered  at  the  assembly  on  the  Lord's  days, 
July  28  and  August  4.  W.  J.  Cocke,  J.  T. 
Shelburnf,  W.  S.  Hoye,  C.  I.  Woodward, 
H.  C.  Bowen  and  J.  W.  Shelburne  were 
among  the  preachers  present  who  delivered 
sermons  and  addresses.  B.  A.  Abbott's 
Biole  studies  were  highly  enjoyed.  The  ten 
auxiliaries  of  the  C.  W.  B  M.  reported  $S23 
raised  during  the  past  year.  As  the  Uaiver- 
-sity  of  Virginia  is  in  this  district  the  sisters 
had  special  pride  in  the  fact  that  the  endow- 
ment fund  of  $25,000  for  the  Bible  chair  has 
been  raised. 

The  Tidewater  (Va  )  Convention,  which 
met  a  week  later  in  Bowling  Green,  decided 
to  continue  its  district  meeting.  An  effort 
was  made  to  consolidate  the  district  evan- 
gelizing work  with  that  of  the  state  board, 
but  the  proposition  was  overwhelmingly 
defeated.  The  brethren  will  attempt  10  raise 
|2,000  next  year,  will  build  up  the  churches  in 
the  thriving  towns  along  the  seaboard  and 
hope  to  report  at  Hampton  next  August  the 
best  work  done  in  the  twenty-six  years  of  the 
convention's  history.  E.  W.  Thornton,  of 
Mayfield,  Ky.,  was  the  chief  speaker  from  out 
of  the  district,  and  greatly  delighted  the 
delegates  with  his  stroDg  addresses  on  home 
missions  and  Sunday-school  work. 

The  visitors  at  Bethany  Beach  are  saying 
many  encouraging  things  of  the  auspicious 
opening  of  this  new  ocean  resort.  The  nine 
persons  who  confessed  Christ  there  this  year 
are,  we  trust,  the  first  fruits  of  a  great 
harvest  to  be  reaped  in  the  years  to  come.  The 
baptism  of  the  .candidates  in  the  ocean  was  a 
sight  that  will  never  be  forgotten  by  those 
who  witnessed  it.  The  presentation  of  a  purse 
of  money  by  the  visitors  to  Jacob  Waiters  in 
recognition  of  his  self-sacrificing  labors  as 
■evangelist  and  pastor  in  that  section  was  one 
of  the  pleasant  features  of  the  assembly. 

Peter  Ainslie  has  been  doing  some  pioneer 
work  in  Howard  county,  Md.  He  pitched  a 
tent  near  Marriottsville  in  a  community 
where  the  plea  of  the  Disciples  had  never 
been  heard.  At  first  a  few  people  came  from 
curiosity,  then  crowds  because  they  were  in- 
terested. He  baptized  twelve  and  has  the 
promise  of  others  to  unite  with  a  congrega- 
tion should  one  be  organized.  By  the  way, 
Ainslie  received  a  call  recently  from  one  of 
•our  strongest  churches,  offering  to  double  the 
salary  he  now  receives.  He  replied  that  if 
these  brethren  knew  how  busy  he  was  they 
would  send  some  one  to  help  him  and  not  try 
to  induce  him  to  leave  Baltimore.  Several 
churches  of  late  have  also  been  trying  to 
tempt  Abbott  from  Baltimore.  One  congre- 
gation offered  to  let  him  fix  his  own  salary. 
The  long  pastorate  is  the  only  way  in  which 
-  we  can  hope  for  success  in  this  difficult  field. 
We  advise  the  churches  in  the  west  to  let  our 
preachers  alone. 

P.  D.  Power  reports  a  delightful  trip  to 
California,  but  thinks  he  still  prefers  the 
populous  east  to  'the  nascent  empires  of  the 
west." 

F.  W.  Troy,  of  Dunosville,  Va.,  will 
probably  become  pastor  of  the  Marshall  St. 
Church,  Richmond,  Va. 

Carey  Morgan,  of  the  Seventh  St  Church, 
who  was  recently  ill  with  typhoid  fever,  is 
recuperating  in  Giles  county,  Va. 

W.  J.  Shelburne,  state  evangelist  of  Vir- 
ginia, while  visiting  in  Louisa,  Va.,  was 
stricken  with  fever.    Heis   now  convalescent. 


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The  American  Christian  Missionary  Society 
is  trying  to  induce  W.  J.  Wright,  of  this 
city,  to  take  the  work  as  eastern  evangelist 
and  general  representative  of  the  home  board 
in  the  North  Atlantic  states.  As  the  H  St. 
Church  is  now  on  a  solid  basis  Bro.  Wright 
may  enter  upon  this  larger  work. 

The  Maryland,  Delaware  and  District  of 
Columbia  Missionary  Society  will  meet 
Sept.  24  to  27  at  Jerusalem,  Harford  county, 
Md.  The  brethren  at  Jericho  and  Joppa  will 
assist  in  entertaining  the  delegates. 

Edward  B.  Bagbt. 

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Ohio  Letter. 

I.  J.  Cahill,  of  Dayton,  has  been  taking 
his  vacation  among  the  hills  of  Logan  and 
Union  counties  where  he  spent  the  days  of  his 
youth. 

F.  A.  Thomas,  of  Edgerton.  has  taken  the 
church  at  Rushsylvania.  I  am  not  personally 
acquainted  with  Bro.  Thomas  but  can  vouch 
for  the  church  at  Rushsylvania.  It  is  strong, 
aggressive  and  missionary.  It  was  from  this 
church  that  J.  W.  Kerns,  the  present  pastor 
at  Steubenville,  came.  He  recently  spent  his 
vacation  with  the  people  of  Rushsylvania. 

At  the  last  information  there  had  been 
about  70  applicants  for  the  pulpit  at  Belle- 
fontaine.  This  would  indicate  that  there  is 
not  a  dearth  of  preachers.  F.  M.  Rains'  pic- 
ture in  the  Intelligencer  of  the  few  going  to 
the  foreign  field  and  the  multitude  clamoring 
for  a  city  pulpit  was  surely  not  overdrawn. 
No  wonder  many  of  our  churches  want  to 
keep  the  resignation  of  the  pastor  a  secret 
till  a  successor  is  chosen. 

T.  E.  Cramblett,  of  Pittsburg,  has  been  back 
at  his  old  home  at  Tappan,  Harrison  county 
for  his  vacation.  He  delighted'  the  brethren 
of  the  old  home  church  with  an  account  of  his 
recent  trip  abroad.  Bro.  Wait,  a  Bethany 
student,  now  preaches  for  the  Tappan  church. 

Robert  Moffett  is  acting  as  financial  agent 
for  Bethany  College  for  Ohio  and  will  make 
an  effort  to  raise  $50,000  and  secure  students. 
He  already  reports  much  progress. 

M.  E.  Chatley,  of  the  Fourth  Avenue 
Church  in  Columbus,  spent  the  last  two 
weeks  of  August  in  western  Pennsylvania 
amid  his  old  associates.  R.  W.  Abberley,  of 
the  Central  Church,  will  return  from  his  trip 
to  England  August  30. 

All  preachers  in  northeast  Ohio  will  do  well 
to  remember  the  ministerial  association  at 
Medina  next  week,  September  2-4.  A  good 
program  has  been  prepared. 

On  some  recent  trips  up  and  down  the  state 
in  the  interest  of  the  Ohio  C  E.  Union,  I  have 
been  accompanied  by  two  gentlemen  whose 
fellowship  I  have  richly  enjoyed.    They  were 


W.  E.  Garrison  and  A.  B.  Jones.  True,  the 
men  themselves  were  in  Missouri  at  the  time, 
nevertheless  they  were  with  me.  They  mani- 
fested themselves  in  "Alexander  Campbell's 
Theology,"  and  "The  Spiritual  Side  of  Our 
Plea."  These  books  are  worth  while.  They 
are  thoughtful  and  thought  provoking.  They 
stimulate.  I  believe  I  shall  be  a  better 
preacher  after  having  read  A.  B.  Jones'  book. 
Did  your  cheeks  burn  a  little  as  you  read 
along  about  the  60th  page  of  this  book?  Mine 
did  and  I  said,  "I'll  never  do  it  again."  If 
you  have  not  enjoyed  them,  buy  them  of  the 
Christian  Publishing  Co.,  and  read  them  care- 
fully.   It  will  be  a  good  investment. 

The  daily  press  of  yesterday  tells  of  the 
death  of  Prof.  Hugh  McDiarmid,  of  Hiram, 
from  typhoid  fever.  This  will  bring  sadness 
to  many  hearts.  Bro.  McDiarmid  was  a  man 
of  sterling  worth.  He  was  a  profound  stu- 
dent. As  an  exegete  he  had  few  equals.  He 
leaves  a  place  hard  to  fill.  The  deepest  sym- 
pathy of  the  brotherhood  will  be  with  his 
wife  and  children.  There  have  been  several 
cases  of  fever  at  Hiram  as  the  result  of  using 
water  from  an  old  well  at  commencement 
time,  so  the  papers  state. 

Arrangements  have  been  made  for  the  Dis- 
ciples of  the  central  part  of  Ohio  to  go  to 
Minneapolis  via  the  Big  Four  and  Burlington 
routes.  Will  all  who  contemplate  going  drop 
a  line  to  the  undersigned?  C.  A.  Freer. 

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Vacation    Items  from    Betha.n\  , 
W.  V.v 

ihe:  la. ...a  1-ara.ay  attended  :  e  summer 
s<    i      ..:  CorneU 

'.  C  Loos  seer:  a.  iay  in  the  Utile  vil- 
lage, passing  through  c  -  ...  me  from 
Michigan,  where  be  Lad  been  visiting  his  sons. 

The  announcement  of  the  death  of  Pro!  H 
McDiarmid  caused  shson  a  5  those 
who   knew   and  had  learned  to   Ipvebimand 

-      mily  while  1    a.    res     ed         Bel    ai  . 

Prof .  H.  2?  M  Lei  tea<  .  ol  English  and 
el  i  tioa  das  received  ...  Eron  .  :  e church 
at  Newark.  O. 

R.  H.  Wynne  and  wife   spent  .1  large 
y   -. :  on  of  the  summer  in  Mid  gan.  where  they 

.     gone  for  Bro    Wynne's  health      He 
.-el. 

Bro  A  L.  Chapman  and  wife,  our  mis- 
sioi  aries  :  Constantino]  le,  srere  seen  recent- 
ly ob  the  >ld  college  corridor.  They  were 
tu.a.ug  at  the  Says  when  they  used  to  read 
Latin  tag.  : 

Bethany  Is  the  coming  summer  resort  among 
Disciples  in  :he  east.  The  only  beach  it  can 
boas;  of  is  that  of  the  old  Buffalo— but  what 
better  could  one  desire:  Besides,  the  West 
Virginia  air,  the  finest  water  in  the  land,  a^:. 
.1  az?:i  that  is  unsurpassed  nay  w  :v;  are 
things  :^:  :;';;  lespised  by  yatp.e  anxious 
for  restl  il  inlet. 

Phillips  Hall  ^a>  tax;."  t:  its  capacity  all 
summer  ritb  visitors  from  Wheeling,  Bellaire, 
Stenbenville  and  Pittsburg  Tae  crowd  from 
Pittsburg  consisted  of  Miss  Eva  Lemmert, 
assistant  pastor  oi  the  East  End  Church,  Miss- 
Elizabeth  Bay  and  Mrs.  M  a  Rolls  of  the 
same  church,  Rev.  a.  Ca  pbell  pastor  at 
Ro  van  Avenue,  and  Rev.  Fred  Gordon,  pas- 
tor ir  .  1  he.  Mrs.  Rolls  acted  aschap- 
erone 

Mrs.  Behe  Updegraff,  matron  ol  Phillips 
Hall  during  the  past  two  years  will  move 
with  her  family  to  Hiram    [ 

The  outlook  ft:  Bethany  this  fall  is  very 
hrigh:  Several  men  have  een  actively  en- 
gage!  for  a  portion  :'   the  sr irking 

West  Virginia,  Virginia   Ohit  and     sst  Penn- 
sylvania   and  urospectsfor studentsare  gc 
Financially.   Petaauy   is  in    tetter   eenaititu 
than  she  na.s  heer  lor  years      Monies  recently 
reeei  .        leforai  Dating  iula  madness; 

the  Sol  endowment  in  the  charge  ::  the 
Memauttle  Trust  Itrtyary  a:  Pittsburg, 
gives  financial  stabi  ity  Bethany  is  hiding 
ber  tittte  Shortly  electric  lines  will  intersect 
ail  the  country  between  "Wheeling  and  Pitts- 
burg H  v  short  ::rii::- s  ?ut  when 
jes  take  place  it  may  he  interesting  to 
n:  te  that    3e:hary  will  be  t-  near  tae  smoky 

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Upper  Ohio  VeJley  Notes. 
Herbert  Tilock    :"  rmerly    0!  Martin's  P:-r- 

ry,   O..    Is    now  pastor  of  the    churches    at 
Smitemela  ana  Ropedale 
Bro.  J.  W.  Kerns,   pasttr  at  Stenbenville. 

preaches  each  Sunday  attemoon  in  a  hall  in 
Ming:  Mtngt  is  :ne  at  the  grmmrm  Iran 
t :  —us  ;t  tae  valley. 

C.  M.  Ollyhant  leaves  "T"..eeling  the  first  of 
September::  :eeante  yast  .  :  ear  anarch  in 
Paris.  111. 

N.  D.  Wells,  of  New  Cumberland,  W.  Va. 
has  had   about  cue   hundred    aaiiti :  u;  m  the 
yast    year.     Ahtnt  §?[•'.    —  :r:h  a:  reyairs  an 
tae  1     latng  are  being  made. 

J.  D.  Hull  has  resigned  at  Fairview.  W. 
Va. 


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Va..  are  vacant. 

'"-'  ttht  ma  tat  tharch  at  Sellaire  has 

1;  st  three  ::  its  members  Mrs.  Ft ;  1  Harel 
Will  Mansell.  a  brother  of  Waltea  Mansell 
pastor  at  Selena.  O  .  ana  Mrs.  Angelina 
Strati   an  old  ana  faithful  member. 

J.   B.  Smith,  of   Mound  smile,    and   Walter 
Mansell.  ::'  Salem,  yrea.aea    .:    Bellaire   two 


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During  the  summers  of  1&98  and  189^  the  author  toured 
on  a  bicycle  through  England.  Scotland.  Wales,  France, 
Holland,  Germany,  Switzerland,  Austria  and  Italy.  Travel- 
ing on  a  wheel,  he  was  able  to  see  Europe  as  it  cannot  be 
seen  by  the  tourist  who  is  whirled  over  the  Continent  by 
train.  He  has  written  most  delightfully  and  entertainingly 
of  his  travels,  of  his  experiences  with  odburate  officials  and 
unsophisticated  peasants,  of  his  struggles  with  the  several 
European  languages,  of  the  customs  of  the  common  people, 
of  Alpine  scenery,  Swiss  lakes,  etc. 

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Missouri    Bible-School  Notes. 

John  Giadens   rep    .:  in  the  sonthwest   lis- 

triot  t:r  Jr.; as  g:  1  1  exeey  ting  the  nnanoes: 

his  receipts  n  salary  tar  the  entire  month 
^ere  only  ai  al.ai  ana  tais  shaves  you. 
brethren,  vrhat  mt  mast  carry  curing  this 
year,  and  onr  onlv  hope  is  in  the  stronger 
localities  ol  the  state.  Mexico  sends  word 
through  J.  C.  Wilkins.  that  Rally  Day.  Oct 
7.  is  to  be  made  She  best  da;-  oi  the  year 
vrhile  Mt.  Cahanne.  Benlah.  Central.  Aria 
ton.  St.  hanis.  ah  send  the  same  g:ad  ne^ 
and  vre  vrant  to  hear  from  others.  We  are 
preparing  a  splendid  program  and  ...  send 
i:  free  t:  all  the  sohools. 

Tlie  Xedaway  County  Bible-schools,  Miss 
Ihhtaie  Clay  tor  sryetiatendent.  --ill  observe 
Rally  Day.  and  one  of  the  leading  factors 
is  O.  W.  Larrrence. 

Amah  Petti;ohn.  onr  Andre*"  oonntv  super- 
intendent, is  vrriting  personal  letters  to  the 
sal.;:  s  in  the  interest  of  our  work,  and  al- 
vrays  sees  that  Htseaaale  leads  the  -ray.  so 
teat  Andrew  is  leading  many  of  the  counties. 

At  Midway.  Audrain  tae  brethren  have 
never  had  an  easy  time  keeping  up  their 
school  :n  account  of  the  scattered  member- 
shiy  a:  taitnful  souls  1  re  always  i;ae 
what    thev    could  and    then-  minister.  J.  H. 


Crutcher,    was  reaping   the  harvest  in  a  pro- 

t.  acted  meeting,  the  hrst  confessions  coming 
from  the  school  and  many  more  seemed  ready 
t  tallow  the  Master.  With  their  ;:her 
giving  these  helped  us  in  the  way  Kith  their 
sua  stance  and  prayers. 

Our  rally  day  programs  are  t :  be  ready  this 
week  and  if  your  school  will  join  tais  great 
army,  write  me  for  what  you  want,  ministers 
ana  superintendents. 

The  county  superintendent;  oaa  see  how 
many  schools  will  aa-erve  the  day  and  urge 
them  to  seed  in  good  time  :'  r  the  programs 
so  that  all  will  be  prepared  in  go  on  time 
and  without  any  hurry.  Order  now  without 
delay 

Have  you  sent  in  the  first  quarterly  dues 
as  you  sail  yen  would;  H.  F.  Da-us. 

Commercial  BuSdir....  St.  Luis. 


Marquette,  on   La.ke  Superior. 

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fever,  make  a  summer  outing  at  Marauette. 
Mich  .  ~ery  attractive  from  the  standpoint  ;: 
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Announcements. 


Progra.m  Iowa.   Christia.rv  Con- 
vention. 

Cedar  Kaplds,  Iowa..  Sept.  9-12. 

TUESDAY. 

1:30  p.  m.  Bible-school  session.  Devotional, 
C.  H.  Mattox.  "The  Bible-School  Idea,"  W. 
\V.  Burks.  ''Our  Colleges  and  our  Bible- 
Schools,"  A.  J.  Marshall.  "The  International 
Sunday-school  Association  and  our  Bible- 
schools,"  W.  H.  Wonder.  Address,  "State 
Bible-School  Work,"  J.  H.  Bryan,  of  Mis- 
souri. Conference — The  Future  of  Iowa 
Bibie-Scbool  Business:  What  shall  it  be*  L. 
H.  Humphreys;  How  shall  it  be  done?  J.  M. 
Rudy.  General  discussion,  led  by  William 
Orr.  Our  national  benevolent  association, 
George  L.  Snively,  Gen'l  Sec,  St.  Louis,  Mo. 
Churcn  extension,  G.  VV.  Mucklev,  Kansas 
City,  Mo. 

7:15  p.  M.  Song  and  praise,  W.  E.  M. 
Hackleman,  Indianapolis,  Ind.  Address  of 
welcome  in  behalf  of  the  city,  John  M.  Red- 
mond, Mayor.  Address  of  welcome  in  be- 
half of  the  church  J.  M.  Rudy.  Response, 
,T.  F.  Odenweller.  Convention  address,  I.  N. 
McCash,  president. 

Wednesday. 

i  8:30  a.m.  Praise  service,  J.  C.  Hanna.  Re- 
iports.  Conference  on  state  missions:  "Iowa 
first,"  W.  B.  Crewdson;  "Iowa  day,  its  im- 
iportance,"  W.  H.  Scott;  "How  to  take  the 
(offering."  Ralph  C.  Sargent;  "Reaching  the 
(apportionment,"  W.  T.  Fisher;  "Our  aim  and 
how  to  reachit,"  A.M.  Haggard.  Discussion. 
(Address,  L.  H.  Stine,  Quincy,  111. 
i  1:45  p.  m.  Praise  service,  Geo.  E.  Lyon. 
;"The  Minister  as  a  Teacher  and  a  Teacher- 
itrainer,"  J.  E.  Denton.  "Our  Country  and 
Smaller  Bible  schools;  Their  Strength  and 
(Weakness,"  Jas.  T.  Nichols.  "Sermon 
JLamps  of  Teaching,"  J.  H.  Bryan.  "The 
(Normal  and  Paramount  Field  for  the  Bible- 
school's  Missionary  Activity,"  E.  W.  Brick- 
fert.  "The  Means  to  the  End,"  general  dis- 
cussion "Iowa  Disciples  and  Drake  Uni- 
•rersitv,"  Chancellor  W.  B.  Craig.  Address, 
;L.  H.   Stine. 

I  7:30  p  m.  Praise  service.  Educational  ad- 
Iress,  Chancellor  W.  B.  Craig. 

THURSDAY. 

I   8:30  a.  m      Business  session.  Address,  B.  L. 

I  Smith.  Memorial  service,  H.  O.  Breeden. 
(Bible  study,  Prof.  Clinton  Lockhart. 

|  1:30  p  m.  Praise  service,  Leander  Lane. 
||&.ddre*s,  "Church  Organization,"  Lawrence 
1^  right.  Discussion.  Emergency  hour  Ad- 
dress. Bible  study,  Prof.  Clinton  Lockhart. 
|  7:15  p.  m.  Y.  P.  S.  C.  E.  Session,  J.  M. 
(Lucas,  Supt.  Song  and  prayer  service,  led 
i py  Mr.  -lohn  Flercher,  Pres.  "Our  Relation 
j.o  the  Pastor,"  George  E.  King.  "Our  Re- 
lation to  the  Church,"  E  E  Taylor.  "Our 
| Relation  to  the  Bible-school,"  W.  B.  Clem- 
jner.  "Our  Relation  to  all  Missionary  Inter- 
ests of  the  Church,"  Mrs.  Letta  Page  Ashley, 
phristian  Endeavor  Address,  J.  P.  McKnight. 
i 

NOTES. 

II  A  large  chorus  of  trained  singers  with  full 
orchestra  under  the  leadership  of  VV.  E.  M. 
jlackleman,  of  Indianapolis,  Ind.,  will  furnish 
jausic  for  the  convention. 

I  Let  every  church,  Bible-school   and    Y.  P. 

>■  C.  E.  in  the  state  send  delegates.  Select 
Hheni  early  and  send  their  names  to  J.  M. 
Ikudy.  pastor,  not   later  than  Sept.   5,    and 

jhey  will  appear  in  the  souvenir  program. 
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I  man  one  road,  get  certificates  from  each.  Do 
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llred  such  certificates  you  can  return  home  at 
I  pe-third  fare. 

I  (Lodging  and  breakfast  will  be  furnished 
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I  This  is  our  first  convention  of  the  century 
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I I  All  singers  and  cornetists  are  requested  to 
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Evangelistic. 

ALABAMA. 

Plantersville,  Aug.  17.— I  closed  a  six  days' 
meeting  yesterday  at  New  Hope.  Fourteen 
were  added— ten  by  baptism,  three  from  the 
Baptists,  one  reclaimed.  I  used  chart  ser- 
mons. Have  received  20  into  memb  rship  in 
the  past  ten  d  .iys.— S  R.  Hawkins. 
ARKANSAS. 

Mineral  Springs  —The  Mineral  Springs 
camp  meeting  This  is  a  popular  resort  for  a 
week's  meeting.  The  meetings  seldom  last 
more  than  a  week.  The  grounds  belong  to 
the  brotherhood.  There  is  erected  on  them  a 
commodious  tabernacle,  which  will  seat 
about  a  thousand  people.  The  camp  meeting 
has  become  a  recognized  annual  gathering. 
The  meeting  of  the  present  year  was  said  to 
be  one  of  the  best  attended  ever  held  at  the 
camp  grounds.  There  were  six  confessions 
and  two  added  from  other  churches.  The 
preaching  was  done  by  W.  O.  Breeden,  Boiling 
Walker,  Bro.  George,  J.  N.  Jessup  and  the 
writer.  An  affecting  part  of  the  proceedings 
was  a  memorial  service.  Bro.  George  Clark, 
for  five  years  the  effective  evangelist  of  the 
southwest  missionary  district,  died  suddenly 
while  from  home  in  a  meeting.  He  and  his 
work  were  very  tenderly  remembered.  Two 
leading  brethren  and  citizens,  Bros.  James 
and  John  Hardin,  passed  away  during  the 
year.  The  former  was  identified  with  the 
church  at  an'  early  day;  the  latter  but  a 
short  time,  but  he  was  a  good  citizen.  This 
brought  before  the  minds  of  the  brethren 
other  members  of  the  church  in  this  vicinity, 
who  had  been  identified  with  its  interests,  but 
had  passed  to  their  reward  earlier.  The 
names  of  VV.  J.  Meeks,  Charlie  Van  Camp,  R. 
H.  Wilder,  A.  J  Osborn  and  John  B.  Cloud, 
were  tenderly  and  affectiontaely  remembered. 
The  winter  has  knowledge  of  161  added  to  the 
churches  during  the  last  two  months  in  this 
state,  though  there  have  doubtless  been  more. 
The  brethren,  assisted  by  the  state  missionary 
co-operation,  were  instrumental  in  bringing 
in  53  of  these.  The  preachers  at  Hot  Springs, 
Mena,  Pine  Bluff,  Arkadelphia,  and  in  three 
missionary  districts,  besides  the  work  of  the 
writer  throughout  the  state,  are  assisted  by 
the  co-operation  of  churches  known  as  the 
Arkansas  Christian  Missionary  Co-operation. 
— E.  C.  Browning. 

Newport,  Aug.  23.— Spent  last  week  in 
Swifton.  Set  things  somewhat  in  order, 
and  will  visit  the  brethren  once  a  month 
from  now  on.  One  baptism  at  Newport  some 
time  ago. — James  H.  Brooks. 
ILLINOIS. 

Areola,  Aug.  20. —Five  added  to  the  church 
here  since  last  report. — L.  T.  Faulders. 

Bunker  Hill,  Aug.  19. — A  meeting  was  begun 
at  this  place  August  1  by  Bro.  Edward  O. 
Sharpe,  of  Girard,  111.,  with  the  assistance  of 
Bro.  and  Sister  Guy  B.  Williamson,  singing 
evangelists.  The  object  of  the  meeting  is  to 
plant  the  cause  of  Christ.  Bunker  Hill  is  a 
place  of  1,500  inhabitants  and  the  meeting  was 
started  with  two  disciples.  Ten  have  enrolled 
thus  far.— H.  F.  Henrichs. 

Cameron,  Aug.  21.— J.  E.  Parker,  evangelist, 
of  Keithsburg,  111  ,  and  G.  E.  Shearer,  of 
Alexis,  111.,  have  just  closed  a  successful  tent 
meeting  at  Gilchrist,  111.  Were  there  four 
weeks;  44  additions.  Will  constitute  a  church. 
They  are  now  at  Aledo  for  a  few  weeks.  Will 
begin  at  Coldbrook,  111.,  Sept.  15.  I  close  my 
work  here  Oct  20,  and  Oct.  21  begin  a  meeting 
at  Meridian.— O.  D.  Maple. 

Dorchester,  Aug.  26. — We  had  two  additions 
yesterday  at  our  regular  services  at  Gillespie. 
— John  G.  M.  Luttenberger. 

Jacksonville.  Aug.  26.— Five  additions  here 
yesterday— four  by  c  mfession  and  baptism. 
There  were  two  added  at  prayer  meeting 
Wednesday  evening.  Five  of  these  are 
heads  of  families.  There  have  been  just  400 
additions  to  this  church  in  my  pastorate    * 


less  than  four  years.  R.  F.  Thrapp,  of  Pitts- 
field,  111.,  follows  me  here  Sept.  1,  while  I  as- 
sume the  office  of  general  secretary  of  our 
National  Benevolent  Association,  with  head- 
quarters at  903  Aubert  Ave,,  St.  Louis.— Geo. 
L.  Snively. 

Moweaqua,  Aug.  20.  — R.  Leland  Brown, 
state evanglist  of  the  sixth  distric;  of  Illinois, 
is  conducting  a  series  of  meetings  in  the  Chris- 
tian church  at  this  place.  Interest  and  at- 
tendance are  increasing.  Bro.  Ransom  De 
Loss  Brown,  son  of  the  evangelist,  is  our  pas- 
tor.—W.  H.  Land. 

Wapella,  Aug  26. — Oneadded  to  the  church 
at  Hey  worth  by  conversion  last  Sunday. — M. 
F.  Ingraham. 

INDIANA. 

Special  dispatch  to  the  Christian-Evangelist. 

Ladoga,  Aug.  25.  —  Meeting  fifteen  days  old; 
116  ad.ied.  Over  2,000  present  to-night.  Bro. 
Brooks  is  a  great  pastor.  We  go  to  Cedar 
Rapids,  la.,  next. — Wilson  and  Huston, 
evangelists. 

Decatur,  Aug.  26.— Three  added  by  letter  at 
appointment  here  yesterday.  Two  by  bap- 
tism at  last  appointment. — Austin  Hunter, 
Chicago  University. 

Danville,  Aug.  20. — Closed  two  weeks'  meet- 
ing at  Clear  Creek  with  11  added.— Eugene 
Martin. 

Ladoga,  Aug.  20.— Wilson  and  Huston 
started  a  meeting  here  Sunday,  Aug.  11,  with 
great  interest  from  the  start.  Meeting  is  10 
days  old,  with  76  additions  and  interest  grow- 
ing. Sunday  there  were  11  additions;  last 
night  eight.  In  opening  the  meeting  last 
evening,  the  Methodist  minister  of  this  city 
led  in  prayer  and  then  handed  to  the  pastor  of 
the  Christian  church  a  church  letter  for  two 
of  his  members  that  wanted  to  unite  with 
the  Disciples. — Oscar  Siegenthaler. 

INDIAN  TERRITORY. 

Purcell,  Aug.  22.— Bro.  W.  A.  Wherry  has 
just  closed  a  successful  year's  work  with  the 
church  at  this  place  There  have  been  about 
65  additions  during  the  year;  $25  was  raised 
for  missions,  besides  repairs  on  our  church 
building  amounting  to  about  $100.  The  church 
is  well  organized  for  future  work.  A  number  of 
our  membership  will  move  to  the  new  country. 
Bro.  Wherry  was  a  student  of  the  University 
of  Oklahoma  while  pastor  here.  He  will 
enter  the  University  of  Kansas  this  fall.  We 
commend  him  to  the  brethren  everywhere 
for  his  good  works. — J.  W.  Simpson. 

IOWA. 

Guthrie  Center,  Aug.  19. — Two  confessions 
at  Monteith  yesterday.  Have  recently  pur- 
chased a  new  bell  for  the  church  at  Guthrie 
Center.— D.  L.  Dunkleberger. 

Keota,  Aug.  20. — I  close  my  work  here  Aug. 
25  and  begin  with  the  First  Christian  Church 
at  Salem,  Ore.,  Sept.  8.  Aug.  11  I  closed  a 
tent  meeting  at  vVellman  with  47  for  charter 
members  of  a  new  church,  21  former  members 
elsewhere,  22  baptisms  and  four  from  the  de- 
nominations.—Geo.  C.  Ritchet. 

Lisc  >mb,  Aug  20  —Our  work  at  both  points 
prospers.  Had  three  additions  at  Bethel 
Grove,  Aug.  IS,  by  confession  and  baptism, 
and  one  young  man  at  Liscoinb,  Aug.  11,  was 
baptized.  This  makes  six  baptisms  since  June 
1,  in  our  regular  services.  Have  been  called  to 
remain  here  another  year,  but  will  close  my' 
work  at  Bethel  Grove,  Oct.  1,  after  which  I 
can  preach  for  some  other  church  near  Lis- 
comb  for  half  time.— J.  C.  Hanna. 

Stuart.  Aug.  "26.— Our  meeting,  lasting  a 
little  over  three  weeks,  will  close  to-morrow 
night.  There  have  been  26  accessions.  This 
makes  46  additions  for  our  year's  work  which 
closes  Sept.  1.  Frank  A.  Wilkinson  is  an  ex- 
cellent song  leader. — A.  Ltle  DeJarnette, 
pastor. 

M4SSACHUSETTS. 

Springfield,  Aug.  23.— Two  confessions  and 
one  baptism  this  month.— S.  M.  Hunt,  clerk. 


MISSOURI. 

Canton,  Aug.  26.— Our  meeting  closed  at 
Mt.  Sinai  near  Durham,  Mo.,  with  42  addi- 
tions; 28  by  bapdsm,  14  Methodists,  3  Bap- 
tists and  3  reclaimed.  C.  A.  Hicks  preached 
and  C.  H.  Williamson  led  the  song  service. 
We  are  now  in  a  meeting  at  Durham. — C.  A. 
Hicks. 

Doniphan,  Aug.  18.— Our  church  buildiagis 
now  completed  and  with  the  help  of  a  loan 
from  the  missionary  board  our  bills  are  paid, 
but  owing  to  the  smallness  of  our  member- 
ship, it  has  been  quite  a  heavy  tax  upon  us. 
The  spirituality  of  each  of  the  congregation, 
however,  seems  to  have  growa  in  proportion 
to  the  amount  of  sacrifice  for  ti;e  work  At 
present  we  have  no  pastor  but  we  meet  on 
the  Lord's  day  to  partake  of  the  communion 
and  maintain  an  interesting  mid  week  prayer- 
meeting.  Our  Bible-school  has  increased 
from  16  to  75  We  are  to  have  a  protracted 
meeting,  commencing  Aug.  30,  conducted  bj 
Bro.  J.  H.  Lawson,  of  Whitewright,  Texas.— 
J.  P.  Campbell. 

Durham,  Aug.  20  — C.  A.  Hicks  and  thd 
writer  are  still  in  the  meeting  at  Mounl 
Sinai,  Mo.  Forty-one  added  to  the  present 
time;  10  from  the  Methodists  and  three  from 
the  Baptists.  I  held  service  at  Durham  last 
night  with  four  additions.  A  meeting  will 
begin  at  Durham  Friday  night.— E.  H  Wil| 
liamson. 

Forest  City,  Aug.  19. — At  a  week's  meeting 
held  at  Bluff  City  in  May,  10  were  added 
Eight  young  men  were  baptized.  Our  annua 
basket  meeting  will  be  held  there  the  firs 
Lord's  day  in  September.  A  cordial  invita 
tion  is  extended  to  all  the  brethren  in  th 
county  to  be  present  and  enjoy  the  meetin 
with  us.— W.  H.  Hardman,  evangelist. 

Huntsville,  Aug.  26. — Bro.  Northcutt  cot 
linues  our  meeting.  The  house  is  filled  t| 
overflowing  every  night.  Seven  additions  t 
date  and  church  thoroughly  aroused 
work  This  is  a  very  difficult  field, 
preached  in  Kirksville yesterday.  Bro.  Nortl 
cutt  has  a  splendid  church  and  an  ideal  coi 
gregation.  Great  preparations  are  bein 
made  for  the  large  number  of  incoming  sti 
dents  next  week.  There  were  two  additioi 
at  Kirksville  yesterday  morning  by  letter  at 
one  by  confession  last  night.  Bro.  Nort 
cutt  will  be  compelled  to  leave  us  this  -weel 
—Louis  S.  Cupp. 

LaBelle,  Aug.  20.— I  have  just  closed  a  tw 
weeks'  meeting  with  the  church  at  Knox  Cit, 
Mo.,  with  40  additions;  27  by  confession,  s 
reclaimed  and  seven  by  letter.  H.  A.  Nort 
cutt  preached  the  first  five  nights  and  had 
additions.  He  was  called  away  and  the  me€ 
ing  was  continued  by  the  writer  with  t 
above  results.  H.  E.  Milsap  led  the  singiD 
—J.  H.  Coil. 

Marshall,  Aug.  21.— Twenty-oneconfe^sio 
at  Liberty,  Randolph  county,  in  seven  da 
last  week.— J.  M.  Blalock. 

Marshall,  Aug.  24. — During  the  past  mon 
our  church  here  has  had  a  great  ingatheriai 
Fifty-nine  have  united  with  us,  almost  : 
conversions.  These  are  the  results  of  o| 
union  meeting  held  in  July  under  the  leadi 
ship  of  Dr.  H.  M.  Whartoa.  We  can  heart: 
commend  these  union  meetings  when  suj 
an  evaugelist  as  Dr.  Wharton  can  be  secur 
and  proper  methods  are  pursued  Our  chut 
is  greatly  strengthened  by  it.  — B   T.  WHi 

TON. 

River  View,  Aug.  18.— Just  closed  an  eifl 
days'  meeting  at  the  little  Buffalo  Churl 
Three  added  by  primary  obedience.  Organi; 
a  new  Bible-school  and  raised  money  to  t\ 
ploy  preacher  for  one-fourth  time.— R.  I' 
Havener,  Bible-school  evangelist,  Winds, 
Mo. 

St  Louis,  Aug.  21.— Two  additions  1 
Sunday  and  three  expected  next  Sunday 
Paul  Castle. 

Troy,  Aug  20.— I  began  a  meeting  at  Hi  - 
land  Prairie,  15  miles  from  here,  on  Sunt  a 
and  I  expect  to  organize  a  vigorous  chu  p 


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Lincoln,  Aug. 
,ord's  day  for 
'inch  is  pastor, 
dded    since    we 


ad  locate  as  pastor   Bro.  D.  J.  Gary,  who 

■cently  came  to  us  from  the  M.  E.  Church. 
;ro.  Gary,  who  was  publicly  recognized  as  a 
linister  and  brother  amoug  us  at  our  county 
invention,  has  great  influence  in  the  com- 
mnity.  This  is  expected  to  lead  to  valuable 
isults  in  the  work.—  G.  F.  Assiter. 
Windsor.— Just  closed  a  short  meeting  at 
liiloh  church  in  Morgan  county;  five 
jnfessions  and  money  raised  for  preacher, 
wo  confessions  at  Gravois  Mills  last  night. 
-R.  B.  Havener. 

NEBRASKA. 

Devreese,  Aug  19.— One  addition  at  Ox  Bow 
asterday.  Bro.  Wilkinson,  of  Bethany, 
reached  two  splendid  sermons.  We  are  hav- 
ig  additions  at  each  regular  service.— E.  W. 
'ocum. 

23. — We  begin  at  Inavale, 
a  short  meeting.  A.  S. 
North  Piatt  has  had  two 
organized  the  first  of  the 
lonth.  E.  E.  Kneedy  is  preaching  for  them. 
-C.  C.  Atwood  and  Wife,  evangelists. 

SOUTH  CAROLINA. 

Orangeburg,  Aug.  20 — Am  now  in  a  short 
leeting  at  Johnston.  Bro.  W.  H.  Brunson 
jports  eight  additions  at  Bethany  recently. 
iro.  O.  W.  Riley,  pastor  at  Charleston,  re- 
ports three  baptisms  and  two  by  letter  dur- 
lg  the  month  of  July.— M.  B.  Ingle. 

TEXAS. 
\ Clarksville,  Aug.  19.— Elder  J.  B.  Sweeney, 
j:  Gainesville,  Tex.,  is  with  us  here  in  a  meet- 
j'.g  10  days  old.  Sixty  added  from  all  sources, 
['e  are  building  a  handsome  church  building 
bstirig  S3  500.  It  will  be  the  finest  church 
buse  in  this  part  of  Texas.  This  church  has 
ien  in  the  hands  of  the  "non-progressive" 
ement  until  now. — A.  H.  Darnell,   pastor. 

UTAH. 

Salt  Lake,  Aug.  20.— Two  baptized  last 
iunday. — W.  H.  Bagbt. 

VIRGINIA. 
Martinsville,  -Aug.  IS. — Fine  meeting  at 
immonsville,  Craig  county — 14  confessions, 
bople  as  good  as  the  world  affords,  of  a 
gh  grade  mentally.  Churches  in  need  of 
istors  and  preachers  may  write  me.  I  can 
id  three  good  ones  — W.  H.  Book. 


ONE  HUNDRED  AND  FIFTY  THOUSAND! 


A  Missionau  y  Plan. 

We  completed  the  organization  of  the  Coles 

unty,  111  ,     work    in   our   Bushton    Grove 

eting,  Aug.  7.    Our  plan  seems  to  me  to  be 

e  mos-,  simple  and  reasonable  plan  of  home 

issions  yet  undertaken  by  our  churches. 

ok  for  it  to  accomplish  great  good,  and  per- 

ps  change   the  methods  in  localities  where 

e  home  work  is  not  successful. 

We  have  a  definite  membership  of  individu- 

s,  not  churches,  and  our  dues  are  §1  per  year, 

yable  quarterly.    This  money  will  be  used 

preach  the  gospel.     At  the  time  of  our  or- 

nization  we  had  55  members,  and  are  ready 

hold  meetings  as  soon  as  arrangements  can 

made  with  some  "tent"  evangelist. 

believe  that  we  can  secure  several  hundred 

mbers  in   all   our  churches,   and    perhaps 

ve  partly  the  problem   of   "too  numerous 

•  lections,"  by  sending  part  of  this  money  to 

r  home  missionary    societies.     We    named 

r  society  the  Coles  County  Christian  Union. 

rou  are  interested  in  the  Coles  county  plan, 

ite  to  E.  E.  Hartley,  Mattoon,  111. 

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v  Family  Circle  V 


The  Fount  of  Tears. 

All  hot  and  grimy  from  the  road, 
Dust  gray  from  arduous  years, 

I  sat  me  down  and  eased  my  load 
Beside  the  Fount  of  Tears. 

The  waters  sparkled  to  my  eye, 

Calm,  crystal-like  and  cool, 
And  breathing  there  a  restful  sigh, 

I  bent  me  to  the  pool. 

When,  lo,  a  voice  cried,  "Pilgrim,  rise, 

Harsh  tho'  the  sentence  be, 
And  on  to  other  lands  and  skies, 

This  fount  is  not  for  thee. 

"Pass  on,  but  calm  thy  needless  fears, 

Some  may  not  love  or  sin, 
An  angel  guards  the  Fount  of  Tears, 

All  may  not  bathe  therein." 

Then  with  my  burden  on  my  back, 

I  turned  to  gaze  awhile, 
First  at  the  uninviting  track, 

Then  at  the  water's  smile. 

And  so  I  go  upon  my  way, 

Thro'out  the  sultry  years, 
Bui  pause  no  more  by  nieht,  by  day, 

Beside  the  Fount  of  Tears. 
— Paid  Laurence  Dunbar,  in  Ainslee's. 

J* 
The  George  Junior  Republic. 

If  a  drop  of  ink  may  comtain  an  immortal 
poem,  as  has  been  said,  what  vast  poten- 
tialities may  not  be  stored  up  in  that  tiny 
hamlet  in  Central  New  York,— the  home  of 
the  child  republic!  The  motto  of  the 
George  Junior  Republic  is,  "Nothing  with- 
out labor."  This  is  the  basis  of  its  laws, 
the  essence  of  its  philosophy.  Nothing  is 
gratuitous.  Merit  alone  wins.  If  these 
economic  principles  should  obtain  adoption 
in  the  larger  nation,  what  a  number  of 
drops  of  ink,  what  a  multitude  of  pens, 
would  be  needed  to  tell  the  story  of  this 
little  commonwealth  to  posterity!  It  was 
on  a  bright  July  morning,  in  1895,  that  the 
republic  was  founded,  near  Freeville,  in 
Tompkins  county,  New  York,  where  a 
beautiful  stretch  of  rolling  farm  land  com- 
mands a  fascinating  view  of  one  of  the  most 
thriving  sections  of  the  state.  There  the 
first  stone  was  laid,  and  the  life-study  of 
William  R.  George  began  to  assume  the 
form  of  a  concrete  idea. 

When  it  was  started,  the  Junior  Repub- 
lic was  really  an  attempt  to  diminish  pau- 
perism and  crime,  by  instilling  into  neg- 
lected children  those  lessons  of  morality, 
responsibility  and  self-control  that  make 
the  foundations  of  true  manhood  and 
womanhood.  The  citizens,  as  the  members 
of  the  republic  call  themselves  with  a  thrill 
of  pride,  began  to  arrive  even  faster  than 
Mr.  George  had  expected.  They  were  of 
a  sort  which  seemed  to  argue  a  brief  and 
disastrous  career  for  the  little  community. 
But  Mr.  George  believed  that,  if  the  theo- 
ries of  the  republic  were  taught  in  such  a 
way  that  the  children  could  learn  by  experi- 
ence the  inevitable  results  of  laziness,  dis- 
order, and  disobedience  of  moral  laws,  the 
graduation  of  good,  honest- minded  citizens 
into  the  greater  nation  would  show  a  very 
large  percentage  of  the  total  membership. 

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The  largest  practical  measure  of  self- 
government  was  allowed  them.  Mr.  George 
believed  that  this  would  prove  an  incentive 
for  them  to  do  right.  He  was  not  mis- 
taken. Another  favorite  theory  was  this: 
Let  a  boy  possess  something,  and  he  will 
acquire  self-respect  and  honor.  It  is  the 
man  who  has  nothing,  and  no  idea  of  se- 
curing anything  honestly,  whose  mind 
turns  to  the  channels  of  theft. 

On  these  fundamental  principles  the 
Junior  Republic  was  born.  To-day,  it 
cannot  be  classed  as  an  "attempt"  or  an 
"experiment."  It  is  a  fact.  It  has  sent 
into  the  world  of  commerce  some  young 
men  whom  their  employers  point  to  with 
pride,  trust,  and  confidence, — young  men 
whose  lives  might  otherwise  have  been 
blackened  beyond  redemption.  It  has  also 
placed  a  number  of  boys  on  the  road  to  col- 
lege; and  Cornell,  Harvard  and  Yale  are 
recording  some  of  its  ex-citizens  among 
their  students.  It  has  taken  young  girls 
from  the  brink  of  those  depths  where  the 
soul  and  body  become  besmirched  with 
degradation  even  before  the  first  faint 
blush  of  youth  has  appeared;  and  these 
girls  now  hold  excellent  domestic  positions, 
or  are  married  wisely.  A  remarkable  fact 
of  this  development  is  that  these  children 
have  done  their  upbuilding  work  them- 
selves. They  own  their  government  just 
as  we  own  our  government.  They  make 
their  laws  and  administer  them  according 
to  the  guidance  of  their  own  judgment. 
Mr.  George  exercises  no  authority  over  the 
citizens.  Although  he  is  the  founder  of 
the  republic,  and  its  superintendent,  he  is 
nothing  more  than  one  of  its  citizens,  with 
no  extra  privileges,  grants,  or  conditions. 
No  teacher,  secular  or  religious,  has  been 
engaged  from  the  outside. 

When  a  boy  or  girl  reaches  the  age  of 
twelve  years,  he  or  she  is  eligible  to  citi- 
zenship. Under  that  age  they  are  classed 
as  minors,  and  guardians  are  appointed 
from  the  citizen  body  to  take  care  of  them. 
The  officers  of  the  republic  are  Edward  F. 
King,  president;  Alice  Martin,  vice  presi- 
dent ;  George  Arthur  Sawyer,  secretary  of 
state;  and  Samuel  W.  Silver,  secretary  of 
the  treasury.  No  citizen  is  eligible  for  the 
presidency  or  vice  presidency  who  has  not 
reached  the  age  of  fifteen  years,  or  for  the 
position  of  secretary  of  state  or  secretary 
of  the  treasury  who  has  not  reached  the 
age  of  fourteen  years.  As  a  matter  of  fact, 
all  the  officers  are  under  twenty.  The 
judge  of  the  supreme  court,  who  is  ap- 
pointed by  the  president,  is  George  Offer, 
and  the  manner  in  which  this  lad  rules  his 
court  is  the  quintessence  of  legal  dignity, 
and  it  does  not  brook  of  the  farcical. 
Many  a  case  has  been  debated  before  him, 
by  the  lawyers  of  the  republic,  in  excellent 
style,  and  his  decisions  have  been  based  on 
legal  knowledge  and  sound  judgment. 

When  a  boy  is  admitted  to  the  republic, 
unless  he  is  of  tender  years,  he  is  thrown 
upon  his  own  resources.  There  are  no  free 
beds,  no  free  meals,  no  conditions  to  en- 
courage the  idler.  He  must  go  to  work  to 
earn  the  necessaries  of  life.  He  may  be 
gruff,  ugly  in  temper,  full  of  abuse,  and 
assume  an  air  of  independence,  but  the 
bright,  thriving  atmosphere  of  the  repub- 
lic soon  takes  all  of  this  out  of  him,  and 
he  applies  for  work.  There  is  plenty  of 
work,  too.  Houses  are  constantly  being 
built,  to  increase  the  much  needed  accom- 
modations of  the  republic,  and  he  can  be- 


come a  carpenter,  or  secure  work  on  th 
farms,  or  in  the  dairy,  the  laundry,  th 
hotel,  or  the  printing  office.  For  this  labo 
he  is  paid  in  money  of  the  republic,  whic 
has  a  value  of  about  twenty  cents  to  th 
United  States  dollar.  Then  he  can  rent 
room  and  buy  his  food.  It  will  be  see 
that  the  first  step  toward  a  position  of  self 
respect  in  the  republic  is  possession,  an 
that  little  or  no  sentiment  is  expended  0 
paupers.  There,  vagrancy  and  cigarett 
smoking  are  crimes,  and  gambling  is  an 
other  black  felony.  The  bank  of  the  re 
public  is  open  at  convenient  hours,  so  th< 
the  citizens  may  have  every  opportunity  f 
deposit  and  save.  Its  principles  are  tl 
same  as  those  of  all  banking  institution 
and  it  is  said  that  the  possession  of  a  chec 
book  and  the  ability  to  draw  checks  on  h 
or  her  personal  account  has  changed  tl 
life, — marked  the  turning-point,  as  it  wer 
in  the  career  of  many  a  little  citizen.  £ 
industrious  have  these  little  people  becon 
that  their  farm  products,  preserved  jellie 
and  the  clothing  made  by  the  girl  citizei 
have  found  a  ready  market  throughout  tl 
state.  The  laws  are  observed  most  rigid! 
The  police  department  is  a  well  conduct* 
institution.  Offenders  against  the  law  a 
arrested  by  the  citizen  police,  brought  b 
fore  the  court  of  the  republic,  defended  1 
its  citizen  lawyers,  and,  if  found  guilt 
sentenced  to  its  prison,  a  little  frame  hou 
in  the  center  of  the  republic,  that  mar 
the  goal  of  the  wrongdoer.  There  are  g 
lawyers  and  boy  lawyers,  and  both  sex 
are  summoned  to  do  jury  duty. 

Politics  plays  an  important  part  in  t 
affairs  of  the  republic.  There  are  t'S 
parties,— the  Good  Government  party  a 
the  Citizens  Independent  party.  The  laf 
named  organization  was  successful  at  t 
latest  election.  Political  rivalry  is  ke< 
exciting,  and  interesting,  and  invoh 
some  heated  disputes  both  in  open  spee 
and  in  the  columns  of  "The  Citizen,"  t 
newspaper  of  the  republic. — Success. 

J* 

Hard  to  Please. 

Rega.rding  the  Morning  Cup. 

"Oh  how  hard   it  was  to  part  with  co 
but  the  continued  trouble  with  constipati 
and  belching  was  such  that  I  finally  brou 
myself  to  leave  it  off. 

Then  the  question  was,  what  should  we  e 
for    the    morning    drink?    Tea     was    w( 
for   us  than  coffee;  chocolate  and  cocoa 
soon  tired  of;  milk    was  not  liked  very  v 
and  hot  water  we  could  not  endure. 

About  two    years    ago    we    struck    u; 
Postum   Food    Coffee,  and   have  never  \ 
without  it  since.      We  have  seven    child: 
Our  baby  now  eighteen  months  old  would 
take  milk,  so  we  tried  Postum  and  found 
liked  it  and  it  agreed  with  her  perfectly 
is  to-day,  and  has  been,  one  of  the   health 
babies  in  the  state.    I  use  about   two-th 
Postum  and  one-third  milk  and  a  teaspoo 
sugar,  and  put  it   into    her  bottle.    If 
could  have  seen  her  eyes  sparkle  and  hear  ;r 
say  "good"  to-day  when  I  gave  it  to  her, 
would  believe  me  that  she  likes  it. 

If  I  was  matron  of  an  infants'  home,  ei 
child  would  be  raised  on  Postum.  Man, 
my  friends  say,  'You  are  looking  so  well 
reply,  'I  am  well;  I  drink  Postum  Food  Co 
I  have  no  more  trouble  with  constipat 
and  know  that  I  owe  my  good  health  to 
aid  Postum  Food  Coffee  ' 

I  am  writing  this  letter  because  I  war 
tell  you  how  much  good  the  Postum  has  < 
us,  but  if  you  knew  how  I  shrink  from 
licity,  you  would  not  publish  this  letter 
least  not  over  my  name." — Milford,  O. 


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THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


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Little  Bill's  Bl&ck  Monday. 

i  Everything  had  gone  wrong  in  Room  A. 
The  fire  would  not  burn,  the  pupils  would 
hot  behave,  and  at  last,  when  the  arithme- 
tic class  came  forward,  the  teacher  lost  her 
patience. 

j;  "There  is  not  a  little  boy  in  the  B  grade 
ivho  cannot  do  that  sum,"  she  sputtered, 
;is  big  Tom  Tinker  rubbed  out  his  chalk - 
Inarks  and  took  his  seat  in  despair. 
I  "Ugh!"  was  all  he  said,  but  the  teacher 
ieard  it,  and  immediately  sent  the  follow- 
ing note  down  to  the  room  just  below  her. 

Beak  Miss  Lamberson: 

1    Will  you  please  send  up  one  of  your  little 
jpoys?    I  want  to  ask   him  a  question,   and 
shame  some  of  these  big  hulking  fellows., 
Yours,  as  ever, 

Emma. 

In  another  minute  a  light  footfall  was 
heard  upon  the  stair,  the  door  opened,  and, 
slushing  like  a  big  peony,  "little  Bill"  en- 
tered. Approaching  the  desk,  he  put  his 
right  hand  behind  his  back,  clutched  his 
eft  arm  at  the  elbow  with  it,  looked  down 
:>n  the  floor,  swayed  back  and  forth,  and 
waited  in  painful  uncertainty. 
I  "Little  Bill,"  said  the  teacher,  "Tom 
Tinker  and  half  the  class  have  failed  on 
pis  simple  little  example,  and  I  have  told 
jthem  that  there  was  not  a  boy  in  the  B 
|s;rade  who  could  not  do  it.  I  want  you  to 
igo  to  the  board  and  show  them  how." 
j  Poor  little  Bill!  He  was  the  most  sensi- 
tive, modest,  magnanimous  little  chap  that 
|ever  held  a  piece  of  chalk,  and  the  very 
lidea  of  possibly  doing  something  that 
[would  shame  any  one  else  almost  broke  his 
[heart.  He  was  badly  enough  flustered  by 
(this,  but  when  he  stood  at  the  board,  and 
Ifelt  that  every  eye  in  that  room  was  glued 
upon  him,  he  simply  lost  his  senses. 
i  As  the  teacher  stated  the  problem,  he 
[succeeded  in  putting  the  figures  down  upon 
the  board,  but  when  he  commenced  to  add 
and  multiply,  his  brain  fairly  reeled.  The 
very  first  thing  he  did  was  to  add  seven 
and  six  and  make  fifteen  out  of  them.  Of 
course,  that  was  enough  for  the  big  boys, 
and  especially  for  Tom  Tinker.  A  shout 
of  derision  went  up  from  every  pair  of  lips 
in  the  room,  and  poor  little  Bill  trembled 
like  an  aspen  leaf. 

This  was  the  last  straw  that  broke  the 
back  of  the  much  enduring  teacher.  She 
blushed  as  red  as  little  Bill  himself,  and 
said  bitterly : 

"That  will  do.  You  may  go  down  and 
tell  your  teacher  that  you  don't  know  any 
more  than  the  rest  of  them!" 

There  may  have  been  one  or  two  people 
in  the  whole  history  of  the  world  more 
completely  crushed  than  little  Bill,  but 
there  certainly  have  not  been  many.  How 
he  ever  got  out  of  the  room  he  did  not 
know.  When  he  entered  the  door  below, 
he  tried  as  hard  as  ever  a  hero  did  to  tell 
the  teacher  what  he  had  been  told,  but  his 
lip3  were  dry,  and  his  tongue  stuck  to  the 
roof  of  his  mouth. 

"Did  you  do  it?"  she  asked,  as  he  half 
fell  into  his  seat. 

"No,  ma'am,"  he  answered  in  a  scared 
whisper,  and  then  tried  to  fix  his  mind  up- 
on his  geography  lesson. 

It  was  of  no  use.  Everything  was  whirl- 
ing around  like  a  "pin-wheel."  When  he 
reached  home  at  noon,  his  mother  hap- 
pened to  be  out,  and  so  he  had  no  one  to 
confide  in.  He  was  brave  and  plucky,  and 
made  up  his  mind  that  he  would  not  cry ; 


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but  his  suffering  was  so  deep  that  it  made 
him  physically  sick,  and  his  mother  found 
him  sitting  white  as  a  sheet,  and  trembling 
as  if  he  were  in  a  chill. 

It  did  not  take  him  long  to  tell  the  whole 
story,  and  he  found  comfort  in  her  sym- 
pathy; but,  for  all  that,  he  could  not  eat  a 
mouthful.  She  tried  to  keep  him  at  home, 
but  he  was  made  of  too  stern  stuff  to  yield 
to  her  kind  entreaties.  Back  he  must  go, 
and  back  he  did  go.  Her  mother  heart 
misgave  her  at  last,  and  she  followed  him. 
There  he  sat,  white,  struggling,  triumph- 
ant, but  broken-hearted. 

"Why,  how  do  you  do?  I  am  so  glad  to 
see  you.  I  am  worried  about  little  Bill, 
and  was  just  about  to  send  him  home. 
What  can  be  the  matter  with  him?"  the 
teacher  said. 

"Don't  you  know?"  the  mother  asked. 

"No,  I  cannot  imagine.  He  is  generally 
so  well." 

And  then  she  told  the  teacher  the  story 


in  a  whisper,  and  took  the  little  fellow 
home. 

He  spent  a  good  part  of  the  rest  of  the 
afternoon  in  her  lap,  sobbing  softly  and 
feeling  that  he  had  disgraced  the  teacher 
and  his  mama  and  papa  and  the  whole 
world.  Nothing  could  comfort  him,  not 
even  his  big  courageous  father,  who 
slapped  him  on  the  back,  and  called  him 
his  brave  little  Bill,  and  offered  to  "stake 
him  against  the  whole  schoolhouse."  He 
smiled  as  well  as  he  could,  but  it  was  like 
the  last  smile  of  a  Chinese  lantern  when 
the  candle  flickers  out. 

His  sleep  was  restless  too,  and  they 
heard  him  tossing  half  the  night,  sobbing 
now  and  then  and  moaning,  and  his  great 
big  father  would  go  in  and  kiss  him  and 
hush  him  off  to  rest,  and  then  go  back  and 
have  a  little  cry  of  his  own  over  the  tender  - 
est  heart  that  ever  beat  under  a  little  cuta- 
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But  it  is  always  darkest  before  dawn. 


JU4 


THE  CHRISTIAN  EVANGELIST 


August  29    190 


The  tide  turned  the  next  day.  At  noon 
little  Bill  came  tearing  home  all  out  of 
breath,  his  cheeks  flaming,  his  eyes  bright 
as  stars,  and  rushed  pell-mell  into  the 
room,  with  "Towser"  at  his  heels,  barking 
and  yelping  like  a  mad  dog. 

"What  on  earth  is  the  matter?"  his 
mother  cried,  dropping  her  sewing. 

When  he  caught  his  breath  at  last,  he 
told  her,  all  in  a  heap,  how,  when  the 
school  opened  that  morning,  "Miss  Eton 
came  into  the  room  from  the  A  grade, 
asked  the  scholars  to  listen  to  her  a  mo- 
ment, and  then  apologized  for  her  thought- 
lessness to  me!  Tome,  mama!  What  do 
you  think  of  that?  She  said  I  was  not  to 
blame  at  all,  that  I  was  frightened,  and 
that  she  ought  to  have  had  more  sense  than 
to  have  expected  that  a  little  boy  like  me 
could  stand  up  there  and  do  a  sum  on  the 
board  with  every  one  looking  at  him!  She 
said  she  was  sorry,  and  that  she  was  going 
to  be  more  thoughtful  next  time.  And 
then  they  all  cheered  her,  and  some  of  the 
fellows  cried  out,  'Hurrah  for  our  little 
Bill!'  And,  mama,  they  hurrahed  for  me! 
Oh,  won't  papa  be  pleased!  And  now, 
mama,  what  can  I  give  her?  I've  got  to 
give  her  something.  -  Tell  me,  quick!" 

"You  can  give  her  anything  you  want  to, 
little  man;  nothing  is  too  good  for  her. 
There  are  those  carnations  on  the  table. 
Do  you  think  they  will  do?" 

"Oh,  no!  They  are  a  day  old.  I  must 
give  her  some  fresh  ones  with  the  dew  on 
them.  The  others  aren't  good  enough  for 
her." 

"All  right,  my  boy;  here  is  the  money. 
Go  and  get  what  you  want." 

He  ate  but  little  more  dinner  that  day 
than  the  one  before  (this  little  chevalier), 
and,  tearing  down  the  road  to  the  florist's, 
he  bought  a  dozen  chrysanthemums  almost 
as  tall  as  himself. 

You  should  have  heard  the  boys  cheer 
when  he  took  them  up  to  the  teacher's 
desk!  And  as  for  the  teacher — it  was  a 
little  out  of  the  ordinary  line  of  things,  but 
she  just  picked  little  Bill  up  in  her  arms 
and  kissed  him. — Charles  FredeHc  Goss  in 
Sunday-School  Times. 

J* 

Golf  and  Shinny. 

When  -we  played  shinny,  long  ago, 

Our  clothing  did  not  fret  us, 
We  wore  no  coats  of  sunset  glow — 

Our  mothers  would  not  let  us. 
Oh,  we  were  coltish  in  our  glee; 

We  loved  to  prance  and  whinny; 
We  asked  no  "niblick"  and  no  "tee" 

When  we  were  playing  shinny. 

Oh,  where  are  those  companions  now — 

The  thin  boy  we  called  "Patty"; 
The  boy  ill  clad,  with  grimy  brow; 

The  boy  so  neat  and  natty; 
The  boy  who  was  so  very  fat 

His  comrades  called  him  "Skinny"? 
There  is  no  friendship  here  like  that 

We  knew  while  playing  shinny. 

Perchance  one  day  a  club  I'll  take 

And  set  the  golf  ball  flying, 
At  least  an  effort  I  may  make; 

There's  naught,  you  know,  like  trying. 
But  I  shall  miss  those  boyish  friends, 

So  freckle-faced  and  grinny; 
No  modern  game  can  make  amends 

For  those  lost  hours  of  shinny. 

—  Washington  Star. 

For  Impaired  Vitality 

Take  Horsford's  Acid  Phosphate. 

Half  a  teaspoonful  in  half  a  glass  of  water, 

when  exhausted,    depressed    or  weary   from 

overwork,    worry    or    insomnia,    nourishes, 

trengthens  and  imparts  new  life  and  vigor. 


Mamma:  "We  must  get  a  nurse  for  the 
baby."  Papa:  "Nurse,  indeed!  What  he 
wants  is  a  night-watchman." 

Mrs.  Goodsale— To  what  do  you  attribute 
your  appetite  for  strong  drink?  Is  it 
hereditary?  AVragson  Tatters— No,  lady, 
it's  thirst. 

J* 
"What  a  debt  we  owe  to    medical   sci- 
enc,"  he  said  as  he   put  down  the   paper. 
"Good  heavens!"  she  exclaimed,  "haven't 
you  paid  that  doctor's  bill  yet?" 

"My  son,"  said  the  man,  "if  you  only 
work  hard  enough  when  you  undertake  a 
thing,  you're  bound  to  be  at  the  top  when 
you're  through." 

"But  suppose  I  undertake  to  dig  a  well?" 

Willie  came  from  the  shed  where  Uncle 
Rufus  was  picking  a  chicken.  "Aunt 
Sue!"  he  exclaimed,  "what  do  you  think? 
Uncle  Rufus  is  in  the  shed  husking  a  hen — 
honest  true." 

Would  you  rather  be  wise  or  beautiful  ? 
asked  Pate  of  the  Coy  Young  Maiden. 

Beautiful,  replied  the   damsel. 

Ah,  you  are  wise  already,  commented 
Fate,  as  she  tied  up  a  package  of  cosmetics. 

<*> 

"Now,"  said  the  attorney,  cross-examin- 
ing a  witness,  "you  must  give  explicit  and 
exact  answers.  You  said  you  drove  a  milk- 
cart,  didn't  you?" 

"No,  sir,  I  didn't." 

"Don't  you  drive  a  milk-cart?" 

"No,  sir." 

"Ah,  then,  what  do  you  do,  sir?" 

"I  drive  a  hoss." 

Horace  Greeley  once  sent  a  claim  for 
collection  to  a  Western  lawyer,  and  regard- 
ing it  as  rather  a  desperate  demand,  told 
the  attorney  if  he  collected  it  he  might 
reserve  half  the  amount  for  his  fee.  In  due 
time  Mr.  Greeley  received  the  following 
laconic  epistle:  "Dear  Sir: — I  have  suc- 
ceeded in  collecting  my  half  of  the  claim. 
The  balance  is  hopeless." 


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"Is  you  gwine  to  let  dat  mewel  do  as  h 
please?"  asked  Uncle  Ephram's  wife' 
"  Wha's  you'  will  power?" 

"My  will  power's  all  right,"  he  answered 
"You  jes'  want  ter  come  out  hyar  an' 
measure  dis  here  mewel's  won't  power." 

J* 

Hostess — And  does  your  mother  allo^ 
you  to  have  two  pieces  of  pie  when  you  ar> 
at  home,  Willie?  Willie  (who  has  askei 
for  the  second  piece) — No,  ma'am.  Host 
ess — Well,  do  you  think  she  would  lik 
you  to  have  two  pieces  here?  Willie  (con 
fidently) — Oh!  she  wouldn't  care.  Thi 
isn't  her  pie,  you  know. 


One  day  while  the  late  William  E 
Travers  was  sojourning  at  Bermuda,  h 
came  down  to  the  wharf  to  see  the  arrivals 
Meeting  an  acquaintance,  he  said:  "Ah 
Merrill,  what  brings  you  down  here?"  "C 
just  came  for  a  little  change  and  rest, 
"Sorry  to  discourage  you,"  said  Travers 
"but  I'm  afraid  you'll  go  home  withou 
either."  "How's  that?"  said  Merrill.  "0,' 
said  Travers,  "the  waiters  will  get  all  th 
change,  and  the  landlord  will  get  all  th' 
rest." 


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With    the     Children. 

J.  Breckenrldge  Ellis. 


PETE. 
KXII— That  Dog  Collar.— Concluded. 

;  "Children,"  cried  Miss  Dollie,  standing 
jwith  the  tips  of  her  bare  toes  upon  the 
imair,  "don't  one  of  you  move!  That 
(snake  may  be  wiggling  and  crawling  and 
foiling  and  looping  itself  along  anywhere 
fin  this  darkness!"  Madge  and  Letitia 
^creamed.   Lucifer  continued  to  howl  under 

their  bed.  "Aunt  Dollie,"  said  Linda 
[May,  who  sat  rigid  upon  the  edge  of  Miss 
'Dollie's  bed,  "that  wasn't  a  snake  you  felt 
gliding  down  your  legs,  it  was  a  dog  collar 

and  rope."    "A  what?"  cried  Miss  Dollie. 

'A  what,  Linda  May?"  "A  dog  collar 
and  rcpe."  "Who  brought  a  dog  collar 
iand  rope  into  my  house?"  cried  the   old 

ady,  still  afraid  to  get  off  her  chair. 
("Lucifer  brought  them.  Don't  you  hear 
inim  barking  in  the  next  room?"  "And 
[did  you  bring  a  dog  collar  to  bed  with  you, 
Linda  May?"  "Yessum."  Miss  Dollie 
(descended  from  her  chair  and  lit  the  lamp. 
["Get  up  girls,"  said  Miss  Dollie  sternly. 
["We  must  oust  this  dog  out  of  my  house. 
iYou  have  been  very  bad  to  smuggle  him 
iia  here  without  telling  me  a  word.  As  for 
Linda  May,  she  is  evidently  infatuated 
iwith  her  dog  and  can't  sleep  'without  his 
[log  collar  and  rope!  Open  that  door, 
jMadge.  Letitia,  you  stand  in  my  bed- 
iroom  door  and  head  him  off  if  he  tries  to 
go  take  his  fleas  in  there.  Linda  May,  all 
|[  ask  of  you  is  to  keep  out  of  the  way  until 
]y our  time  comes!"  They  made  a  strange 
picture  in  their  nightgowns,  the  old 
jlady  prodding  at  the  dog  with  a  broom 
while  Letitia  spread  herself  out  across  the 
bedroom  threshold  and  Madge  held  open 
[the  hall  door.  At  first  Lucifer  wouldn't 
ibudge,  but  allowed  Miss  Dollie  to  pommel 
and  thump  him  severely,  while  he  tried  to 
squeeze  up  closer  to  the  corner  protected 
by  the  bed.  But  at  last  a  vigorous  punch 
gave  him  the  desperate  courage  to  dash 
from  the  room,  Miss  Dollie  screaming  and 
running  out  of  his  way.  She  had  Madge 
and  Letitia  to  let  him  out  of  the  house,  and 
she  made  Linda  May  throw  the  dog  collar 
out  of  the  window.  When  the  excitement 
had  somewhat  subsided,  Madge  and 
Letitia  crawled  back  to  bed  feeling  mean 
and  guilty.  Miss  Dollie  closed  her  room 
door. 

"Aunt  Dollie,"  said  Linda  May,  "are  you 
going  to  whip  me?"  "Don't  be  asking  me 
unnecessary  questions,"  returned  the  other 
grimly.  "Aunt  Dollie,  can't  you  put  it  off? 
I  would  be  so  ashamed  with  Madge  and  Leti- 
tia here  visiting  me."  "I  never  put  off  for 
to-morrow  what  ought  to  be  done  to-day," 
said  Miss  Dollie,  who  was  still  panting  and 
quivering  from  her  recent  fright  and  ex- 
ertions. "Well,  Aunt  Dollie,  I'll  dress.  I 
know  you  wouldn't  want  me  to  catch  cold, 
and  I'm  afraid  to  stay  up  just  this  way  in 
my  nightgown."  "Oh,  no,  Linda  May, 
you  needn't  dress.  I  prefer  you  just  as  you 
are.  You  have  been  a  wicked  girl;  you 
have  almost  frightened  me  to  death;  you 
have  been  secret  and  sly  again;  you  have 
dared  to  harbor  a  dog  in  my  room.  No, 
Linda  May,  I  do  not  want  you  to  dress.  It 
would  be  superfluous.  If  ever  you  needed 
a  good  whipping  you  do  to-night,  and  your 
own  conscience  must  tell  you  so.  Linda 
May,  don't  you  think  I  ought  to  whip  you? 


Answer  me  truthfully."  "Yes,  Aunt  Dol- 
lie, if  you  are  going  to  do  just  what  ought 
to  be  done,  and  if  you  don't  love  me.' 
"Bless  the  child!  It's  because  I  love  you 
that  I  whip  you.  You'll  understand  that 
some  day;  and  now  you  will  understand  the 
whipping.  And,  O,  my  steak!  So  that  is 
what  became  of  it!  Your  miserable  cur 
stole  it,  doubtless  dragged  it  over  my 
carpet.  And  I  was  blaming  Mrs.  Mitchell's 
cat!  Come  here,  Linda  May."  Miss 
Dollie  must  have  loved  Linda  May  pretty 
hard  that  night,  for  her  hand  was  uncom- 
monly heavy  and  resounding.  You  can't 
think  how  Linda  May  tingled!  But  what 
hurt  her  worse  was  knowing  that  Madge 
and  Letitia,  scrootched  down  in  their  bed, 
heard  those  sounds  which  are  like  unto  no 
other  sounds  in  the  world.  I  feel  sorry  for 
Linda  May,  but  I  hope  she  will  be  a  better 
girl  after  this.  I  really  think  she  could 
have  done  better.  Every  time  Miss  Dollie 
remembered  how  that  cold  dog  collar  had 
slid  down  her  knees,  she  put  on  an  extra 
touch.  At  last  when  she  was  satisfied  with 
her  work  she  said,  "Now,  Linda  May,  stop 
that  gulping  and  sniffling  and  come  to  bed, 
and  see  if  you  can  let  me  have  a  little  sleep 
before  morning." 

"I  don't  want  to  come  to  bed,  Aunt 
Dollie."  "Don't  you?  Well,  I  am  going 
to  blow  out  the  lamp."  Miss  Dollie  went 
to  bed  and  presently  asked,  "Linda  May, 
why  don't  you  come  to  bed?"  "Please 
don't  ask  me  to,  Aunt  Dollie.  I  want  to 
sit  here  in  the  dark  and  think."  "Linda 
May,  why  don't  you  want  to  come  to  bed?" 
"Because,  Aunt  Dollie,  I  feel  hard  at  you. 
I  don't  want  to  sleep  with  you,  Aunt 
Dollie."  "Very  well,"  said  Miss  Dollie, 
and  the  conversation  ended. 

When  morning  came,  Miss  •  Dollie  arose 
and  dressed  at  that  frightfully  early  hour 
at  which  she  was  accustomed  to  present 
herself  to  the  sleepy  world — five  o'clock. 
She  had  nothing  to  gain  by  getting  up  so 
early,  and  if  it  had  made  her  wise  she 
wasn't  wealthy  anyway.  The  first  object 
that  caught  her  attention  on  opening  her 
eyes  was  Linda  May,  sitting  in  the  big 
rocking  chair,  fast  asleep  in  her  gown.  It 
was  an  east  room  and  the  October  sunlight 
shone  upon  the  girl,  showing  the  tears  that 
had  dried  upon  the  cheeks.  She  looked  so 
small  and  helpless — her  little  bare  feet 
doubled  up  in  a  corner  of  the  chair,  her 
hair  streaming  over  her  head,  her  breast 
fluttering  as  if  even  sleep  were  a  sorrow. 
Miss  Dollie  watched  her  all  the  time  she 
was  dressing.  What  a  puzzle  she  was  to 
the  old  lady!  A  little  girl;  what  could 
Miss  Dollie  ever  do  with  her?  How  could 
she  ever  understand  her?  When  Miss 
Dollie  was  dressed  she  was  about  to  go 
downstairs  to  "start  the  kitchen  fire," 
when  she  hesitated,  came  back  and,  bend- 
ing over  the  child,  kissed  her.  Linda  May 
opened  her  eyes  suddenly.  "Oh,  Aunt 
Dollie!"  she  gasped.  "What  is  it,  Linda 
May?"  "Oh,  Aunt  Dollie!  You  kissed 
me!  I  felt  you!"  Miss  Dollie  looked  as 
if  she  would  deny  it  if  she  could.  "You 
knoiv  you  did,  Aunt  Dollie!  You  are 
blushing  just  as  re-e-e-ed!  Why,  Aunt 
Dollie!  What  did  you  do  it  for?"  The 
old  lady  was  painfully  embarrassed.  But 
she  summoned  her  courage  and  said, 
"Linda  May,  I  was  looking  at  you,  and  you 
were  little  and — sad — and — I — just— wanted 
to  kiss  you!"  Linda  May  jumped  at  her 
and  hugged  her.     "Oh,  Aunt  Dollie!  I'm 


For  Well  People. 

An  Easy  Way  to  Keep  Well. 

It  is  easy  to  keep  well  if  we  would  onl3-  observe 
each  day  a  few  simple  rules  of  health. 

The  all  important  thing  is  to  keep  the  stomach 
right  and  to  do  this  it  is  not  necessary  to  diet  or  to 
follow  a  set  rule  or  bill  of  fare.  Such  pampering 
simply  makes  a  capricious  appetite  and  a  feel- 
ing that  certain  favorite  articles  of  food  must  be 
avoided. 


Prof-  Wiechold  gives  pretty  good  advice  on  th 
subject,  he  says:  "I  am  68  years  old  and  have 
never  had  a  serious  illness,  and  at  the  same  time 
my  life  has  been  largely  an  indoor  one,  but  I 
early  discovered  that  the  way  to  keep  healthy  was 
to  keep  a  healthy  stomach,  not  by  eating  bran 
crackers  or  dieting  of  any  sort;  on  the  contrary  I 
always  eat  what  niy  appetite  craves,  but  for  the 
past  eight  years  I  have  made  it  a  daily  practice  to 
take  one  or  two  of  Stuart's  Dyspepsia  Tablets  after 
each  meal  and  I  attribute  in3'  robust  health  for  a 
man  of  -my  age  to  the  regular  daily  use  of  Stuart's 
Tablets 

"My  physician  first  advised  me  to  use  them  be- 
cause he  said  they  were  perfectly  harmless  and 
were  not  a  secret  patent  medicine,  but  contained 
only  the  natural  digestives,  peptones  and  diastase, 
and  after  using  them  a  few  weeks  I  have  never 
ceased  to  thank  him  for  his  advice. 

"I  honestly  believe  the  habit  of  taking  Stuart's 
Dyspepsia  Tablets  after  meals  is  the  real  health 
habit,  because  their  use  brings  health  to  the  sick 
and  ailing  and  preserves  health  to  the  well  and 
strong." 

Men  and  women  past  fifty  years  of  age  need  a 
safe  digestive  after  meals  to  insure  a  perfect  diges- 
tion and  to  ward  off  disease,  and  the  safest,  best 
known  and  most  widely  used  is  .Stuart's  Dvspepsia 
Tablets. 

They  are  found  in  every  well  regulated  house- 
hold from  Maine  to  California  and  in  Great  Britaiu 
and  Australia  are  rapidly  pushing  their  way  into 
popular  favor. 

All  druggists  sell  Stuart's  Dyspepsia  Tablets,  full 
sized  packages  at  50  cents  and  for  a  weak  stomach  a 
fifty  cent  package  will  often  do  fifty  dollars  worth 
of  good. 


going  to  be  a  good  girl  after  this;  maybe 
some  time  you'll  kiss  me  again !  Tell  me  you 
love  me,  now,  Aunt  Dollie.  Aunt  Dollie, 
you  never  did  tell  me  so,  except  just  when 
you  was  getting  ready  to  whip  me."  Miss 
Dollie  cleared  her  throat  and  tried  to  speak, 
and  strangled;  but  she  tore  the  words 
as  if  it  were  from  her  heart  in  a  burst. 
"Linda  May,  I  do  love  you!"  And  she 
sat  down  and  took  the  child  upon  her  lap, 
and  they  both  cried.  Madge  and  Letitia, 
who  had  dressed,  looked  in.  When  they 
saw  the  tableau,  they  hastened  to  form  a 
part  of  it.  So  they  got  down  about  Miss 
Dollie  on  their  knees  and  were  forgiven  for 
their  part  in  the  dog  collar  episode.  Then 
Linda  May  with  sparkling  eyes  said, 
"Look  here,  Madge;  look  here,  Letitia;  I 
want  to  show  you  something!"  She  turned 
and  put  her  arms  about  Miss  Dollie  and 
kissed  her.  Madge  and  Letitia  gasped, 
not  knowing  how  Miss  Dollie  would  submit 
to  this  liberty.  Miss  Dollie  looked  a  little 
ashamed,  but  nothing  happened,  and  Linda 
May  said,  "Aunt  Dollie  says  I  can  do  it 
whenever  I  want  to!" 

(TO   BE   CONTINUED.) 


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THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


August  29    1901 


Hour  of  Prayer. 

Fra.nk  G.  Tyrrell. 


Trees  by  the  Reiver.* 

Text:  Blessed  is  the  man  that  trusteth  in 
the  Lord,  and  whose  hope  the  Lord  is.  For  he 
shall  be  as  a  tree  planted  by  the  waters,  and 
that  spreadeth  out  his  roots  by  the  river. — 
Jer.  17:7,  8. 

In  a  parched  and  desert  land,  water  is  a 
most  significant  symbol.  It  does  not  mean  so 
much  in  those  sections  of  the  country  that  al- 
ways have  abundance  of  rain;  but  where  the 
rain  is  withheld,  and  the  vegetation  is  dried 
up,  and  even  the  trees  wither,  rivers  of  water 
are  highly  prized.  The  trees  that  are  planted 
by  the  river  are  kept  green  and  fruitful,  and 
endure  to  old  age.  They  stand  as  types  of  the 
people  who  trust  God  and  do  righteousness. 

Blessedness  of  Trust. 

The  godly  person  is  here  represented  as  one 
who  trusts  in  God  "and  whose  hope  the  Lord 
is."  Trust  is  confidence  arising  out  of  faith. 
There  can  be  no  anxiety,  no  fret,  no  fever  in 
him  who  has  learned  to  trust  in  God.  Obedi- 
ence is  implied;  for  it  is  impossible  to  place 
our  trust  in  One  whom  we  disobey.  The 
prophet  is  speaking  of  one  class  of  people— 
those  who  believe  in  and  obey  the  Lord 
Almighty.  They  are  like  trees  by  the  river, 
like  the  flourishing  palm,  like  the  mighty 
cedar.  Do  you  ever  ask  yourself,  what  profit 
is  it  that  I  should  serve  God  1  Are  there  not 
moments  of  discouragement  and  darkness  in 
your  religious  life*  These  scriptures  will 
awaken  you  to  a  new  realization  of  the  ines- 
timable gain  of  godliness,  and  the  blessed 
state  of  the  children  of  God. 

The  first  psalm  begins  with  a  declaration  of 
the  blessedness  of  believers,  and  then  contrasts 
their  lot  with  the  lot  of  the  wicked. '  Chris- 
tians may  think  at  times  that  they  are  de- 
prived of  pleasures  which  their  worldly  friends 
are  free  to  enjoy,  and  that  the  service  of  the 
Master  is  irksome  and  disagreeable:  but  this 
is  a  mistake.  The  pleasures  of  sin  endure  for 
but  a  season;  the  pleasures  of  hope  never  grow 
old.  His  yoke  is  easy  and  His  burden  light. 
If  your  trust  is  in  God,  you  will  have  no  fear 
of  the  scorching  heat.  The  infirmities  of  age 
will  have  no  terror  for  you. 

"E'en  down  to  old  age  all  my  people  shall 

prove. 
My  sovereign,  eternal,  unchangeable  love; 
And  when  hoary   hairs  shall  their   temples 

adorn, 
Like  lambs  they  shall  still  in  my  bosom  be 

borne." 

Negative  Virtues. 

The  people  of  God  are  to  exhibit  the  virtues 
that  are  their  peculiar  possession.  They  are 
to  be  full  of  sympathy  and  tenderness  and 
love;  they  are  to  be  fruitful  in  good  works. 
They  are  to  create  an  atmosphere  of  kindness 
in  which  they  live.  But  the  psalmist  enumer- 
ates certain  negative  traits  that  characterize 
them.  They  do  not  walk  in  the  counsel  of  the 
wicked;  nor  stand  in  the  way  of  sinners;  nor 
sit  in  the  seat  of  the  scornful.  Such  conduct 
as  brings  one  into  evil  company  and  makes 
him  a  part  of  it,  is  here  condemned.  Chris- 
tians are  to  separate  themselves  from  the 
world. 

And  there  is  in  all  this  a  great  blessedness. 
There  are  many  worldly  occupations  or  em- 
ployments, the  chief  evil  of  which  is  that  they 
leave  no  time  for  higher  things.  The  right- 
eous man,  keeping  himself  from  all  such  things, 
has  time  to  study  the  word  of  God,  and  a 
heart  to  delight  in  it.  The  energies  of  his 
soul,  not  being  consumed  in  worldliness  and 
wickedness,  flow  forth  in  good  works. 

Fruit  in  Old  Age. 

Old  age  without  God  is  hopele«s  and  pitiful. 
Life  is  about  to  close.  No  matter  how  bright- 
ly the  flame  burned,  now  it  is  to  go  out  in 
darkness.  In  the  words  of  Albert  Pike,  the 
hopeless  old  man  must  say: 

*Prayer-meeting  topic  for  Sept.  4. 


"I  feel  'tis  growing  colder, 

Every  year; 
And  my  oeart,  alas!  gels  older, 

Every  year. 
I  can  win  no  new  affection; 
I  have  only  recollection: 
Deeper  sorrow  and  dejection, 

Every  year!" 

Lying  upon  his  death-bed,  such  an  one  was 
asked,— "Are  you  a  Christian?"  "No." 
"Have  you  not  studied  the  Bible,  and  thought 
of  God?"  "No."  "Then  my  friend  how  about 
the  future?"  And  the  answer  came,  "It  is 
dark,  very  dark!" 

Often  the  closing  years  of  a  godless  life  are 
wretched  But  there  are  shining  examples  of 
the  perennial  grace  and  sweetness  which  mark 
the  children  of  hope.  It  is  said  that  they  shall 
still  bring  forth  fruit  in  old  age;  they  shall  be 
fat  and  flourishing.  The  wrinkled  face  shines 
with  celestial  loveliness,  and  the  trembling 
voice  is  touched  with  seraphic  sweetness. 
Peace  and  prosperity  attend  the  closing  days 
of  the  career,  and  the  real  blessedness  of  the 
righteous  becomes  more  than  ever  apparent. 

Prayer. 

Plant  us,  O  God,  by  the  river  of  waters. 
Impart  unto  us  the  blessedness  of  those  wqo 
trust  Thee.  Dig  deeper  channels  for  our  faith. 
Lift  our  visions  to  higher  summits.  We  do 
not  ask  for  lighter  tasks,  but  for  greater 
strength.  Refresh  the  whole  household  of 
faith,  O  Lord,  with  Thy  free  Spirit,  through 
Jesus  Christ.    Amen. 


The   Cool    Spots  of  Michigan 

Are  most  easily  reached  via  the  Pere  Mar- 
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Jacob  a.t  Bethel.* 

The  events  which  led  to  the  journey  of  Ja- 
|  cob  from   Beersbeba  to  Haran,  form   a  sad 
'  story.    It  is  one  of  the  strange  paradoxes  so 
1  common  in  human  life  that  the  home  of  Isaac 
\  and  Kebekah,  while  free  from  those  jealousies 
which  disturbed  the  peace  of  other  patriarch- 
I  al  households,  was  the  scene  of  such  plotting 
i  and  scheming  as   led  to  grossest   deceit   and 
ibrazen  falsehood,  resulting  in  hatred  between 
1  the  brothers  Esau  and   Jacob,    and   an  alien- 
I  ation  extending  through  a  score  of  years.   It 
I  was  unfortunate  that   there  seemed   to   be   a 
[fatal  disagreement    between  Isaac   and   Re- 
\  bekah  as  to  the  inheritance  of  the  birthright. 
I  The  father  wished  it  to  go  to  Esau,  while  the 
mother  determined  that  Jacob  should  have  it. 
In  this  the  mother  was   undoubtedly  right, 
land  Isaac  was  purposing  a  great  wrong  to 
;  the  younger  son.    At  the  birth  of  Esau   and 
j  Jacob  it  was  plainly   declared   by   the   Lord 
that  the  firstborn  should  serve  the  younger, 
land  that  through  the  latter   should  the  Mes- 
sianic  promise  be  fulfilled.    Whether  Isaac 
misunderstood     the    divine  purpose,    or  be- 
cause of  his   partiality  for  Esau   determined 
to  thwart  it,  the  result  was  the  same.     Both 
Rebekafa  and  Jacob  felt  indignant  that  God's 
promise  should  be  diverted  to  one  whom  they 
knew  to  be  wholly  unworthy  of  it. 

For  Esau  cared  little  for  the  honor  of  the 
divine  heritage.  Long  before,  he  had  voluntar- 
ily yielded  his  claim  to  it  for  a  single  mess  of 
pottage.  He  had  "despised  his  birthright." 
iThe  writer  to  the  Hebrews  says  that  he  was 
la  "profane  person,"  one  who  cared  naught 
j  for  sacred  things.  Knowing  how  important 
lit  was  that  the  seed  of  promise  should  be 
[kept  pure,  he  had  married  two  Hittite  wom- 
en, heathen  of  the  lowest  degree,  against  the 
iearnest  wish  of  his  parents.  The  only  value 
which  the  birthright  could  have  to  him  would 
be  the  property  it  might  put  into  his  hands. 
IJacob,  on  the  contrary,  valued  its  spiritual 
.import  highly,  and  was  determined  that  it 
should  not  be  stolen  from  him.  His  error,  and 
that  of  his  mother,  was  in  taking  the  meas- 
ures they  did  to  thwart  the  purpose  of  Isaac. 
|and  resorting  to  deceit  and  falsehood  to  ear- 
by  their  ends.  Far  better  had  they  trusted 
to  God  to  fulfill  his  promise  in  his  own  way 
jand  time,  while  they  went  steadily  forward 
in  the  pathway  of  right.  They  were  destined 
to  reap  the  evil  fruit  of  their  evil  sowing.  It 
is  never  right  or  safe  to  "do  evil  that  good 
may  come." 

In  fear  of  his  life,  which  Esau  had  sworn  to 
take,  Jacob  leaves  his  father's  house  in  Beer- 
sheba  to  go  to  his  mother's  paternal  home  in 
Haran.     He  takes  with   him   the  blessing  of 
his  aged  father,  who   sees   too   late  that   his 
purpose  had  been  contrary  to   that   of   Jeho- 
vah, and  who  now  renews  to  Jacob  the  prom 
ise  he  had   unwittingly  bestowed    upon  him 
before.    His  journey  lay  along  the  ridge  of 
highland  that  passes  through  or  near  Jerusa- 
lem, passing  by  the  spot  where  Abraham  had 
j'.ong  ago  built  an  altar  to  God,    and  offered 
the  sacrifice  of  a  loving  heart.    Reaching  this 
aoly  spot,  night  comes  on,  and  Jacob,  feeling 
uch  a  sense  of  loneliness  come   over  him  as 
:e  perhaps  had  never  experienced  before,  cast 
jimself  down  upon  the  ground   and  engaged 
n  earnest  and  anxious  prayer.     Referring  in 
if  ter  years  to  this  scene,  he  proposes  to  build 
in  altar  "unto  God,  who  answered  me  in  the 
lay    of    my    distress."      Having    committed 
limself  to  the  care  of  the  God  of  his  fathers, 
I ie  fell  asleep,   his  head   lyiDg  upon  his  cloak, 
olded  and  laid   on  one  of  the   stones  of  the 
>lace  for  a  pillow. 

Our  most  radiant  visions  come  to  us  in  our 
larkest  Bethels.  To  this  lonely  young  man, 
leeing    from    a    brother's    hate,    and  going 

Lesson  for  Sept.  8,  Gen.  28:10-22. 


toward  a  strange  land,  his  heart  full  of  a 
bitter  consciousness  of  his  own  wrongdoing 
and  folly,  the  gracious  God  appears,  to  com- 
fort and  reassure.  The  stony  hills  about 
him  seem  to  build  themselves  into  a  huge 
stairway,  whose  top  reaches  the  very 
heavens,  and  on  which  angels  are  seen  going 
to  and  fro  between  the  earth  and  sky.  While 
he  gazed  with  awe  upon  the  spectacle,  the 
voice  of  Jehovah  sounded  from  heavan,  re- 
counting the  long-cherished  promise  given  to 
the  seel  of  Abraham,  and  assuring  Jacob 
that  it  shall  be  fulfilled  to  him  and  his 
descendants.  Nor  shall  he  lack  of  blessing 
for  himself,  for  God  promises  to  go  with  him 
on  his  long  and  perilous  journey,  and  bring 
him,  in  due  time,  back  to  his  early  home. 

The  impression  on  Jacob  was  most  pro- 
found. When  he  awoke  from  his  sleep  he 
said,  "Surely  the  Lord  is  in  this  place,  and  I 
knew  it  not."  He  was  afraid  and  said,  "How 
dreadful  is  this  place;  this  is  none  other  but 
the  house  of  God,  and  this  is  the  gate  of 
heaven!"  Yes,  Jacob,  it  is  well  that  you 
should  learn  that  God  dwells  not  alone  in 
Beersheba,  but  that  the  universe  is  his  habi- 
tation. None  can  escape  his  presence,  nor 
hide  from  his  all-seeing  eye.  A  dreadful 
thoughi?  Yes,  to  those  who  fear  the  Lord, 
because  of  their  sins.  But  to  the  loving, 
trusting  child,  a  most  sweet  and  consoling 
assurance.  Where  can  he  desire  to  be,  if  not 
in  his  Father's  house?  And  who  would  not 
live  in  a  world  that  is  the  very  gate  of 
heaven?  Has  not  God  promised  that  the 
angels  shall  minister  to  those  who  are  heirs 
of  his  salvation?  Could  we  but  realize  it,  the 
universe  is  full  of  the  divine  presence,  and  of 
unseen  ministries  of  grace  to  those  who  put 
their  trust  in  him. 

The  stone  on  which  the  head  of  Jacob  had 
rested,  during  this  vision,  he  now  placed  as 
an  altar,  and  poured  up  >n  it  some  of  the  oil 
from  his  flask,  and  gave  to  the  place  the 
name  Bethel,  "the  house  of  God,"  which  title 
it  ever  after  bore.  Mohammedan,  Jew  and 
Christian  have  alike  hallowed  the  place,  anl 
pilgrims  yet  visit  it  and  recall  with  wonder 
and  sacred  awe  the  vision  of  the  patriarch. 
For  many  generations  the  kings  of  Scotland 
were  crowned  upon  a  stone  which  was  de- 
clared to  be  the  very  one  on  which  Jacob 
rested  his  head,  and  which  now  rests  in 
Westminster  Abbey.  But  its  authenticity  is 
very  doubtful. 

The  imperfection  of  Jacob's  faith  is  shown 
by  the  language  in  which  he  renews  his  cove- 
nant with  God.  "If  God  will  be  with  me,  and 
will  keep  me  in  this  way  that  I  go,  and  will 
give  me  bread  to  eat,  and  raiment  to  put  on, 
so  that  I  come  again  to  my  father's  house  in 
peace,  then  shall  the  Lord  be  my  God:  and 
this  stone,  which  I  have  set  for  a  pillar,  shall 
be  God's  house:  and  of  all  that  thou  shalt 
give  me  I  will  surely  give  the  tenth  unto 
thee."  It  looks  a  little  like  bargaining,  but 
Jacob  seems  to  have  kept  his  pledge,  and 
even  this  imperfect  vow  is  honored  of  the 
Lord,  and  he  watches  and  keeps  and  prospers 
his  servant,  even  as  he  will  do  toward  us,  if 
we  walk  in  the  steps  of  the  faith  of  Jacob.' 

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Bvirris  A.  Jervkins 

TOPIC  FOR   SEPT.    8. 

Heavenly  Helpers. 

(II  Kings  6:15-17  ) 

There  were  unseen  messengers  of  God  who 
posted  over  sea  and  land  without  rest,  and 
told  Elisha.  the  man  of  God,  the  very  secret 
words  uttered  by  the  enemy,  the  king  of 
Syria,  in  his  bed  chamber.  Then  the  king 
sought  to  take  and  destroy  the  man  of  God. 
He  surrounded  the  town  where  Elisha  lay. 
Elisha's  secretary  arose  in  the  morning  and 
saw,  with  terror,  the  enemy  on  all  sides. 

"It  is  all  over  with  us  now!"  he  cried. 
Then  Elisha  prayed  that  the  secretary  might 
have  open  eyes  to  see,  and  lo,  the  white-robed 
messengers  of  God,  the  Heavenly  Host, 
swai-med  round  about  the  enemy  like  snow- 
flakes  round  a  few  dried  leaves  in  winter. 

Many  a  time  have  the  blind  young  men  of 
God  thought  themselves  alone  in  the  midst 
of  enemies.  Many  a  time  has  it  seemed  that 
there  was  no  one  for  them  and  a  host  against 
them.  Oh,  for  the  eyes  of  faith  to  see  the 
multitude,  whom  no  man  can  number,  that 
stand  supporting  the  servants  of  God  when 
they  are  in  need. 

Many  a  young  person  has  felt  the  tempta- 
tions of  life  thick  around  him.  He  has  cried 
out  that  the  fight  was  greater  than  he  could 
bear.  Let  him  remember  that  young  man 
who  was  tempted  in  the  wilderness  forty 
days,  and  when  he  had  triumphed,  a  host  of 
angels  ministered  unto  him.  All  the  while, 
round  about  him,  supporting  him,  had  been 
present  this  white-robed  multitude.  Tempta- 
tion comes  against  us  not  as  an  isolated  thing. 
Behind  it  are  a  whole  lifetime  of  good  or  evil 
choices.  Each  choice  of  ours  leans  not  upon  its 
ownstrength,  but  upon  the  strength  of  a  whole 
chain  of  good  or  ill  decisions.  If  these  choices 
have  been  good,  they  are  like  an  army  of 
heavenly  helpers.  If  they  have  been  ill,  they 
are  like  a  band  of  tormenting  devils.  Blessed 
is  he  that  overcomes! 

To  the  young  Christian  it  seems  often  that 
the  Christian  is  alone  in  the  world,  without 
support,  in  isolation,  while  the  multitude  of 
the  indifferent  and  worldly  and  wicked  is 
greater  than  "leaves  of  Vallambrosa."  Like 
Elijah  under  the  juniper  tree  he  cries.  "There 
is  none  left  but  me,  and  they  seek  my  spirit- 
ual life  to  take  it  away."  Elijah  was  morbid, 
and  so,  perhaps,  is  the  discouraged  Christian 
who  thinks  he  is  alone  in  a  hostile  world. 
Let  him  lift  up  his  eyes  to  the  hills,  whence 
cometh  his  help,  and  he  shall  see  those  whom 
he  thought  enemies  transformed  into  friends; 
he  shall  see  the  cohorts  of  the  courageous, 
his  fellow  Christians,  in  a  vast  army;  he  shall 
see  the  spirits  of  fjust  men  made  perfect  out 
of  all  the  distant  past  whose  influence  is  still 
powerful  in  the  world. 

Every  error  is  the  truth  abused.  And  even 
in  spiritualism  there  is  doubtless  some  truth. 
Long  ago  the  great  Channing  declared  that 
none  of  us  knew  but  that  the  spirits  of  our 
beloved  dead  were  with  us,  round  about  us, 
here  and  now,  guarding  and  helping  and  sus- 
taining. The  ancient  Hebrew  notion  that 
every  child,  had  by  his  side  when  sleeping  or 
waking,  a  guardian  angel  to  fend  off  disaster, 
is  a  beautiful  idea,  and  why  may  it  not  be 
true?  Some  Endeavorer  there  is  whose 
mother  is  gone  into  the  Great  Dimness,  May 
she  not  be  with  him  still?  Some  whose 
father  or  little  sister  or  dear  elder  brother 
was  loved  long  since  and  lost  a  while.  May 
those  dear  ones  not  be  round  about  him 
strengthening,  sustaining,  even  when  heknows 
it  not? 

And  the  Elder  Brother  of  us  all— how  wide- 
ly does  his  heavenly  help  extend?  Is  it 
measured  by  sea  or  land,  mountains  or 
rivers?  Who  shall  separate  us  from  the  love 
of   God  which  is   in  Christ   Jesus  our  Lord? 


Shall  tribulation,  or  anguish,  nakedness, 
peril,  famine,  death,  life,  height,  depth,  things 
present  or  to  come?  Nay,  we  shall  be  more 
than  conquerors  through  him  that  loved  us. 

Beautiful  lesson  this  is!  How  many  are 
the  thoughts  that  come  flocking  to  us  about 
this  battle  and  our  allies.  We  are  not  alone, 
for  though  we  work  out  our  own  salvation 
with  fear  and  trembling,  it  is  God  which 
worketh  in  us.  We  are  not  the  architects 
alone  of  our  own  destiny.  We  are  not  Crusoes 
in  this  work  of  ours.  Christian  versus  Crusoe 
is  a  motto  for  our  shield. 

There  is  help  for  every  child  of  God  that 
cries  out  for  it.  Not  a  little  fellow  who 
kneels  by  his  bed,  night  or  morning,  and  asks 
God  to  help  him  to  be  a  good  boy,  but  is 
ministered  to  by  angels.  Oh,  for  a  faith 
strong  enough  to  believe  this,  a  faith  like 
that  of  the  aged,  worn-out  minister,  soldier 
of  the  cross  in  New  York  City.  On  his  death- 
bed, with  his  last  breath,  after  folding  his 
hands  he  prayed  his  old  childhood  prayer: 
"Now  I  lay  me  down  to  sleep,"  and  closed 
with  the  words:  "Help  me  to  be  a  good  boy. 
Amen." 

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apart.     Funeral  services  by  J.  T.  Faulders. 

HARRY. 

Maggie  Elien  Harry  was  born  Dec.  9,  1860, 
died  July  11,  1901.  She  was  one  of  the  un- 
fortunate ones  in  the  wreck  of  the  Epworth 
League  train  on  the  Chicago  and  Alton  rail- 
road. Her  husband  and  daughter  narrowly 
escaped  death  and  are  yet  in  tne  hospital  at 
Kansas  City.  The  funeral  was  held  in  Ar- 
eola, 111.,  conducted  by  the  writer. 

J.  T.  Faulders. 

HELLER. 

Mary  Jane  Heller,  of  Abingdon,  111  ,  de- 
parted this  life  Aug.  9,  1901.  aged  74  years, 
Jour  months  and  four  days.  Her  parents 
were  Joseph  and  Catherine  Mosher  and  she 
was  the  wife  Dr.  W.  H.  Heller.  Their  married 
life  continued  for  the  long  period  of  55  years. 
Tne  deceased  was  stricken  with  paralysis, 
Oct.  9,  1898,  and  received  a  second  stroke 
Aug.  5,  1901.  Deceased  was  a  charter  mem- 
ber of  the  Christian  Church  organized  at 
Abingdon  over  50  years  ago  and  was  faithful 
to  the  cause  of  the  Savior  to  the  end. 

LEWELLAN. 

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1821.  Emigrated  with  her  parents  to  Preble 
county,  Ohio,  when  an  infant.  Here,  March 
11,1847,  she  was  married  to  BaffordLewelien. 
Came  to  Andrew  county,  Mo.,  in  1867;  bap- 
tized by  the  writer  at  Rea,  Mo.,  in  1894.  Al- 
ways a  noble  woman,  she  henceforth  lived  a 
devoted  Christian  until  called  to  the  land  be- 
yond from  the  home  of  her  son  Andrew,  in 
Savannah,  Mo.  (which  had  been  her  home 
siace  the  death  of  her  husband  in  1899),  Aug. 
15,  1901.  Funeral  services  by  the  writer  at 
Rea,  Mo.  Seven  of  the  eight  living  children 
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W.  A.  Chapman. 

NEWMAN. 

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at  his  home  in  Olathe,  Kas.,  Aug.  11,  190L. 
Th»  last  two  y^ars  of  his  life  were  years  of 
suffering.  He  became  a  Christian  15  years 
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haps not  known  to  all  our  readers,  that  there 
are  printed  and  sold,  every  month,  hundreds 
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of  the  literature  of  the  Disciples  of  Christ.  A 
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etc.,  etc  ,  he  has  contributed  to  our  literature 
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of  his  works  may  be  found  fully  described  in 
our  General  Catalogue. 

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announce  here  and  now  that  we  shall  very 
soon  issue  our  1902  General  Catalogue.  Our 
current  catalogue— that  for  1901— made  a  de- 
cided "hit."  It  far  surpassed  anything  of  the 
kind  that  we  had  ever  issued  before,  or  that 
has  ever  been  issued  by  any  of  our  publishing 
houses.  The  illustrations  alone  made  it  a 
prized  portrait  gallery,  and  we  have  been 
called  upon  to  send  out  many  thousands  of 
copies  to  all  parts  of  the  country,  and  to  many 
foreign  lands.  The  issue  for  1902  will  be  fully 
equal  to  its  predecessor. 

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lish one  book  that  appeals  only  to  preachers, 
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Vol.  xxxviii 


Contents. 

Editorial: 

Current  Events 1 123 

The  Ground  of  Biblical  Optimism 1125 

Confusion  About  Theological  Terms 1125 

Gideons 1126 

Notes  and  Comments 112S 

Editor's  Easy  Chair 1127 

Contributed  Articles: 

The  Emperor's  Brother.— James  Ware.. 1128 
The   Old    Christians    and   Disciples    of 

Christ.— S.  M.  Fowler 1129 

B.  B.  Tyler's  Letter 1129 

Our  Own  Missionary.— Wallace  Tharp.  .1130 
In  Memoriam  (poem).— John  S.  Martin.  1131 

English  Topics  —  Wm.  Durban     1131 

The  Intellect  in  Preaching.— Stephen  J. 

Corey 1132 

The  Convention  by  Proxy. — C.  A.  Freer.  1132 
The  Conditions  of  Successful  Evangeli- 
zation— D.  G.  Porter 1133 

First  Twentieth  Century  Convention. .  .1133 
Back     to     Jerusalem    (poem).— W.    H. 

Bagby 1134 

Is    Goodness    Unattractive? — Geo.    H. 

Combs 1134 

The  Principle  of  Missions.— P.  M.  Green.  1135 
Baptism  for  the  Dead.— A.  E.  McQuoid.1135 

Correspondence: 

Things  as  they  are  in  Oklahoma 1138 

Indiana  Items 1138 

Southern   California     1138 

California  Notes 1139 

Minnesota  Letter.   1139 

National  Benevolent  Association  1139 

The  Nebraska  Convention   1140 

Perils  of  the  Street  Fair 1140 

Miscellaneous: 

Our  Budget 1136 

Evangelistic 1142 

Family  Circle 1144 

With  the  Children 1147 

Hour  of  Prayer 1148 

Sunday-school 1149 

Christian  Endeavor. 1150 

Marriages,  Obituaries 1151 

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No.  36 


THE   ART   OF   LIVING. 

THE  supreme  art,  to  which  all  other  arts 
rightly  understood  and  used  minister,  is 
the  art  of  living.  At  a.11  times  and  in  all  places 
the  materials  of  art  are  present:  but  the  men 
who  can  discern  the  possible  uses  of  these  mate- 
rials, and  who  possess  the  instinct  and  the  train- 
ing to  put  them  to  these  uses,  are  always  few  in 
number  and  often  widely  separated  in  time.  In 
like  manner,  the  mysterious  force  which  we  call 
life  is  put  into  every  man's  hand:  but  the  men 
who  discern  its  highest  and  finest  possibilities, 
who  get  out  of  it  the  richest  growth,  and  who  put 
into  it  the  noblest  personal  energy,  are  few  in 
number.  The  great  majority  use  life  as  the  arti- 
san uses  his  material:  a  very  small  minority  use 
it  in  the  spirit  and  with  the  power  of  the  artist. 
The  artisanS  is  often  sincere,  diligent  and  fairly 
skilful;  but  he  is  imitative,  conventional  and  de- 
void of  creative  power.  The  artist,  on  the  other 
hand,  is  free,  individual,  constructive;  he  sees  the 
higher  possibilities  of  the  material  which  he 
commands,  and  the  most  delicate  uses  of  the  tools 
which  he  employs;  he  discerns  new  meanings, 
evokes  unsuspected  powers,  reveals  fresh  feel- 
ings, and  gives  the  familiar  and  the  common- 
place a  touch  of  immortality. 

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Current   Events. 

Senatorial  Congressman    Champ 

Possibilities  in     Clark   was  jn  gt>   Loui3  a 

Missouri.  .         -  ,         „        , 

few  days  ago  and  suffered 

himself  to  be  interviewed  in  regard  to  the 
Missouri  senatorship  which  will  be  vacant 
if,  as  is  stated  on  good  authority,  Senator 
Vest  declines  re-election.  Mr.  Clark 
frankly  admitted  that  "a  seat  in  the  Senate 
is  a  nice  thing  to  have  in  the  family"  and 
promised  not  to  be  foolishly  coy  in  case  the 
office  should  appear  to  woo  him.  Yet  he 
was  wise  enough  not  to  make  a  formal  an- 
nouncement of  his  candidacy.  Such  an  ac- 
tion would  be  the  signal  for  a  dozen  aspir- 
ants for  his  present  seat  in  Congress  to 
spring  into  the  arena.  Mr.  Clark  can 
doubtless  consider  that  seat  his  as  long  a3 
he  wants  it  and  he  realizes  the  folly  of 
swapping  a  sure  thing  for  a  possibility.  In 
his  own  expressive  phrase,  "a  bird  in  the 
hand  is  the  noblest  work  of  God."  It  is 
well  enough,  however,  without  releasing  his 
grasp  op.  the  congressional  bird,  to  cast  a 
pinch  of  salt  deftly  toward  the  caudal  plum- 
age of  the  senatorial  fowl.  There  are 
plenty  of  other  candidates  ready  to  respond 
to  the  slightest  whispered  call  of  duty  and 
assume  Senator  Vest's  toga.  It  is  a  capa- 
cious garment  and  would  hang  in  flapping 
folds  upon  the  meagre  political  forms  of 
some  of  the  aspirants.  Mr.  Clark  has  been 
a  notable  figure  in  the  House,  has  earned  a 
national  reputation  as  an  orator,  is  without 
question  one  of  the  best  political  "mixers" 
in  the  country,  and  probably  has  not  a  se- 
rious enemy  in  the  state  even  among  his 
rivals.  On  the  whole,  there  will  be  a  rather 
general  sentiment  in  Missouri  that  the 
member  from  Pike  County  would  make  a 
very  good-looking  Senator. 


A  Horrible  The  Pennsylvania  Repub- 

Exa^mple.  lican     Convention,   which 

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tion to  adjournment,  including  the  adoption 
of  a  platform  and  the  nomination  of  can- 
didates, in  the  phenomenal  and  record- 
breaking  time  of  one  hour  and  thirty  min- 
utes, is  a  horrible  example  of  the  extent  to 
which  corruption  can  go  in  the  hands  of 
experts  who  can  manage  for  their  own 
private  ends  the  party  organization  of  a 
great  state.  The  Democratic  convention, 
which  we  recently  commented  upon,  wisely 
confined  itself  to  state  issues.  The  Re- 
publican convention  criticised  this  action 
and  made  a  futile  attempt  to  divert  the 
public  mind  from  the  state  issue  of  honesty 
versus  theft  to  the  national  questions  of 
protection  and  expansion.  It  calls  upon 
the  people  of  Pennsylvania  to  forget  the 
virtual  theft  of  millions  from  the  city  of 
Philadelphia  by  the  authority  of  a  Repub- 
lican legislature  and  city  council,  and  to 
support  the  Quay-Ashbridge  machine  out 
of  compliment  to  the  federal  administra- 
tion and  because  of  the  general  prosperity 


which  has  prevailed  since  1896.  It  enlarges 
upon  the  glories  of  the  Republican  party, 
its  past  achievements,  its  present  success 
and  its  hopeful  future,  and,  passing  lightly 
over  the  well-proven  charges  which  are 
made  against  the  Quay  ring  as  a  matter  to 
be  looked  upon  "with  amusement  rather 
than  concern,"  it  asks  the. people  to  com- 
mit the  affairs  of  the  state  to  a  clique 
which  has  ever  been  a  disgrace  to  its  party. 
We  have  called  this  a  futile  attempt,  but  it 
remains  to  be  seen  how  futile  it  will  really 
be.  It  is  at  least  foolish,  but  it  remains 
for  the  citizens  of  Pennsylvania  to  show  in 
the  autumn  election  whether  they  love 
honesty  more  than  party  or  whether  they 
consider  themselves  under  bond  to  line  up 
when  the  party  whistle  blows.  There  is  no 
other  issue  than  that  in  Pennsylvania  this 
year.  A  fusion  of  all  the  anti-Quay  forces 
is  being  organized  to  overcome  the  normal 
Republican  majority  in  the  state. 


<* 


A  Perversion 
of  Sport. 


The  press  dispatches  are 
giving  us  much  interest- 
ing information  about  the  magnificent 
yachts  which  will  meet  Sept.  21  and  one  of 
the  greatest  contests  ever  witnessed  in  that 
greatest  of  all  sports.  The  preliminary 
contest  between  the  old  "Columbia"  and 
the  new  "Constitution"  to  decide  which 
shall  have  the  honor  of  defending  the  cup 
against  the  British  challenger,  is  at  present 
the  point  of  chief  interest,  though  that 
contest  has  almost  been  decided  in  favor  of 
the  Columbia  which  won  the  first  race  on 
Saturday  and  would  have  won  the  second 
on  Monday  had  not  a  sudden  failure  of  the 
wind  becalmed  them  both.  It  is  noted  also 
that  already  all  records  have  been  broken 
in  the  way  of  heavy  betting  on  the  race  for 
the  cup.  It  is  a  pity  that  a  noble  sport  like 
this  cannot  be  kept  clear  of  the  curse  of 
gambling.  The  men  who  are  wagering 
their  thousands  on  the  outcome  of  this 
event  are  perhaps  not  open  to  argument  in 
regard  to  the  wickedness  and  the  demor- 
alizing tendencies  of  gambling,  but  they 
ought  at  least  to  see  that  it  is  inconsistent 
with  the  spirit  of  pure  sport.  A  man  who 
receives  pay  for  playing  baseball  or  foot- 
ball or  cricket  or  golf  is  reckoned  as  a  pro- 
fessional and  is  ruled  out  of  the  circle  of 
amateur  sportsmen.  An  amateur  is,  by  the 
derivation  of  the  word,  one  who  follows  a 
pursuit  for  the  love  of  it  and  not  for  gain. 
If  a  man  does  not  love  yachting  enough  to 
follow  it  for  its  own  sake,  he  is  no  true 
yachtsman.  If  he  needs  to  wager  a  fortune 
on  the  outcome  in  order  to  make  it  interest- 
ing, then  he  is  no  true  sportsman,  for  if  he 
were  he  would  find  it  interesting  enough 
without  the  wager.  The  same  principle 
applies  to  horse-racing.  It  is  a  beautiful 
thing,  with  interest  enough  in  itself.  But 
when  the  turf  is  given  over  to  those  who 
cannot  find  in  the  horses  enough  to  interest 
them  and  must  add  the  element  of  possible 
financial    gain  to    make  it  worth    while, 


Dodging  Taxes, 


then  it  passes  out  of  the  realm  of  sport  and 
into  the  realm  of  business — and  a  foolish 
and  imihoral  business  at  that.  We  believe 
in  sport  and  regret  that  the  spirit  of  gam- 
bling, which  is  the  complete  antithesis  of 
the  spirit  of  sportsmanship,  should  have 
pervaded  so  many  of  our  best  amusements. 
This  tendency  should  be  no  less  distressing 
to  the  right-minded  sportsman  than  to  the 
moralist.  Why  not  leave  wagers  of  money 
to'matters  whichare  in  themselves  dull  and 
uninteresting,  like  dice,  or  the  turtle-races 
which  the  Indians  sometimes  hold?  Surely 
yachting  ought  not  to  be  spoiled  by  the 
addition  of  any  such  superfluous  and  ille- 
gitimate feature. 

Attention  has  recently 
been  called  by  a  magazine 
writer  to  the  fact  that  tax-dodging  and  the 
returning  of  false  assessments  is  now  prac- 
ticed in  Chicago  to  such  an  extent  that  the 
assessed  valuation  of  the  taxable  property 
in  that  city  according  to  the  official  records 
was  less  in  1900  than  it  was  in  1873.  At 
the  earlier  period,  two  years  before  the  fire, 
people  had  less  property,  but  the  art  of 
concealing  it  from  the  assessors  was  less 
highly  developed.  The  revenue  of  the 
city  is  more  than  twice  what  it  was  in 
1873,  but  after  the  necessary  deduction  has 
been  made  for  the  maintenance  of  the 
public  schools  and  the  library  and  for  in- 
terest and  sinking  fund,  it  is  found  that  the 
net  revenue  available  for  general  city  pur- 
poses is  less  than  it  was  twenty-seven 
years  ago.  Viewed  from  this  angle,  Chi- 
cago's unparalleled  growth  in  the  last  quar- 
ter of  a  century  seems  to  have  something 
wrong  with  it.  Its  assessed  valuation  is 
less  than  one- twelfth  that  of  New  York 
and  about  one-fourth  that  of  Philadelphia 
or  Boston.  But  in  spite  of  these  figures  it 
cannot  be  said  that  the  sin  of  tax- 
dodging  is  peculiar  to  Chicago.  There  is 
probably  not  a  city  in  the  country  that 
does  not  suffer  from  it  to  some  degree.  It 
seems  inconceivable  that  a  public- spirited 
citizen  with  apparently  a  reasonable 
amount  of  civic  pride — and  sometimes 
more  than  a  reasonable  amount — should 
be  willing  to  rob  his  city  of  what  he 
justly  owes  to  its  support.  The  root  of 
the  trouble  probably  lies  in  the  fact 
that  there  are  few  cities  in  which  the 
citizens  have  any  respect  for  the  city  gov- 
ernment or  any  confidence  in  its  integrity, 
however  loyal  they  may  be  to  the  city  it- 
self. The  treasury  is  plundered  by  political 
ringsters  and  the  dollars  that  are  supplied 
by  the  tax- payer  are  often  lavishly  poured 
out  like  water — but  without  so  much  as  lay- 
ing the  dust  in  our  streets.  Under  such 
conditions  it  takes  a  degree  of  civic  pride 
much  higher  than  the  average  to  persuade 
a  man  to  do  the  perfectly  honest  thing  by  a 
city  government  which  never  does  the  hon- 
est thing  by  him  and  his  fellow  citizens. 
The  abuses  of  municipal  government  are 


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THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


September  5,  1901 


many  and  they  are  all  related  to  each  oth- 
er. The  false-assessment  evil  will  proba- 
bly never  be  removed  until  the  city  treas- 
uries are  controlled  by  men  capable  of 
administering  large  sums  honestly  and 
efficiently.  Of  course  it  is  perjury  in  any 
case  to  swear  to  a  false  assessment,  but 
men  will  do  it  with  an  easy  conscience  un- 
til a  city's  tax  money  is  considered  as  a 
trust  fund  for  careful  investment  rather 
than  as  a  convenient  source  of  supplies  for 
grafters. 


By   Real  to 
Pearls. 


The  most  daring  project 
ever  conceived  in  the 
sphere  of  railroading  is  a  newly  announced 
scheme  to  bridge  Behring  Sea  and  thus 
connect  New  York  with  Paris  by  rail.  It 
is  estimated  that,  by  utilizing  the  Aleutian 
Islands,  it  would  be  possible  to  reduce  the 
distance  from  the  coast  of  Alaska  to  the 
coast  of  Asia  to  less  than  the  width  of 
Lake  Michigan  and  a  ferry  can  easily 
carry  the  trains  across  this  gap.  The  line 
can  then  run  down  to  Vladivostock  and 
connect  with  the  trans-Siberian  railway. 
Some  day  it  will  doubtless  be  found  desir- 
able to  have  a  railway  through  northern 
Canada  and  Alaska  and  when  that  time 
comes  it  will  be  possible,  theoretically  at 
at  least,  to  send  a  train  to  the  end  of  the 
Aleutian  Islands  and  carry  it  thence  across 
the  strait.  At  any  rate,  timid  persons  who 
wish  to  go  to  Europe,  but  are  afraid  of  the 
ocean  voyage,  are  welcome  to  any  comfort 
which  they  may  be  able  to  derive  in  the 
contemplation  of  this  possibility. 

J* 

The  Kaiser  «£.  Prince  Chun,  the  brother 
Prince  Chvin       of  the  Emperor  0f  China, 

who  is  on  an  expiatory  mission  to  Germany 
to  express  regret  for  the  death  of  Baron 
von  Ketteler,  has  gotten  as  far  as  Basel 
and  a  hitch  in  the  proceedings  has  now  oc- 
curred. The  Kaiser  has  dictated  the  form 
of  the  statement  which  Prince  Chun  is  to 
make,  to  the  effect  that  the  Chinese 
government  "apologizes  for  the  murder"  of 
the  German  ambassador.  Prince  Chun  ob- 
jects to  this  and  wishes  to  say  that  his 
governments  "regrets  the  death"  of  the 
ambassador.  The  form  given  by  the  Kaiser 
evidently  leaves  no  opportunity  for  the 
Chinese  to  "save  face,"  which  is  a  matter 
of  prime  importance  in  their  minds.  More 
than  this,  the  Kaiser  has  demanded  that 
Prince  Chun's  suite  kotow,  or  knock  their 
heads  nine  times  on  the  floor  before  him. 
As  this  is  a  ceremony  reserved  particularly 
as  a  sign  of  allegiance  and  homage  to  their 
sovereign,  the  Emperor  of  China,  the  pro- 
test seems  reasonable.  Forty  years  ago  an 
arrangement  was  made  by  which  the  Euro- 
pean ministers  in  China  were  relieved  of 
the  necessity  of  performing  this  humili- 
ating ceremony,  and  the  agreement  has 
been  kept.  The  kotow  has  been  only  for 
Chinese  before  the  Emperor  of  China,  a 
sort  of  ceremonial  oath  of  allegiance.  The 
Kaiser's  attempt  to  force  the  envoys  to  pay 
the  same  homage  to  him  that  they  do  to 
their  own  sovereign  is  absurd.  He  has 
already  conceded  that  this  requirement 
shall  not  be  made  of  Prince  Chun,  and  the 
entire  cavalcade  is  now  halted  at  Basel 
pending  an  agreement  as  to  the  form  of 
obeisance  to  be  made  by  the  Prince's 
suite.  It  is  rather  too  much  for  even  "a 
Hohenzollern  to  try  to  pose  as  the  Son  of 
Heaven. 


The  Bishop  The  gathering  of  the 
and  the  Princes.  Methodist  Episcopal 
bishops  in  London  has  been  the  occasion 
for  a  comparison  of  views  on  the  negro 
question.  The  color  line  has  never  been 
drawn  in  England,  because  negroes  are  not 
numerous  in  that  country,  because  they 
have  no  memory  of  negroes  as  slaves,  and 
because  the  Indian  dignitaries  and  princes, 
whom  they  see  nearly  as  often  as  they  see 
negroes,  are  about  of  the  same  color  and 
yet  of  undoubted  social  position.  When 
Bishop  Derrick,  of  the  African  Methodist 
Episcopal  Church  in  the  United  States, 
registered  at  a  fashionable  hotel  in  the 
West  End,  there  was  an  instant  and  in- 
dignant protest  from  several  Americans 
who  were  stopping  at  the  hotel.  They 
threatened  to  leave  the  hotel  if  the  negro 
was  not  sent  away.  But  the  proprietor  of 
the  house — a  benighted  and  down-trodden 
subject  of  an  effete  monarchy,  which  never 
had  a  Declaration  of  Independence  declar- 
ing as  a  self-evident  truth  that  all  men  are 
created  free  and  equal — allowed  them  to 
go.  With  that  singular  obtuseness  which 
sometimes  characterizes  those  who  have 
lived  all  their  lives  under  the  blighting  in- 
fluence of  class  distinctions  and  the  social 
domination  of  an  aristocracy,  the  proprie- 
tor could  not  see  any  real  line  of  demarca- 
tion between  the  Indian  princes,  who  had 
been  eatertained  at  his  hotel  without  pro- 
test a  few  months  before,  and  an  American 
Bishop  of  the  same  shade.  Even  the  fact 
that  His  Majesty  is  Emperor  of  India  as 
well  as  King  of  England,  while  the  un- 
fortunate African  had  no  connection  with 
the  British  Empire  either  by  ancestry  or 
present  allegiance,  did  not  seem  to  the 
proprietor  a  sufficient  ground  for  discrimi- 
nation in  favor  of  the  Indian  princes, 
though  some  of  his  American  guests  ap- 
parently considered  that  either  this  fact  or 
the  descent  of  the  princes  through  ances- 
tral lines  of  maharajahs  did  make  a  sub- 
stantial difference.  At  all  events,  the 
colored  bishop  stayed  at  the  hotel  and  his 
fastidious  fellow  countrymen  left.  It  may 
be  well  enough  to  provide  separate 
churches,  hotels  and  railway  cars  in  this 
country  where  there  are  large  numbers  of 
negroes  of  all  sorts  and  conditions,  but  this 
display  of  indignation  over  the  reception 
of  a  lone  bishop  into  a  London  hotel  looks 
like  a  plain  case  of  inherited  prejudice. 


J* 


Missionary 
Magazines. 


In  both  the  Baptist  and 
Congregational  denomin- 
ations there  are  movements  on  foot  for  the 
unification  of  missionary  enterprises,  at 
least  to  the  extent  of  uniting  their  various 
missionary  publications  into  one.  At  pres- 
ent the  Congregationalists  have  six  mis- 
sionary societies  and  six  missionary  month- 
lies. Their  recent  general  assembly  ap- 
proved the  recommendation  that  the  six  be 
united  and  a  committee  was  appointed  to 
devise  a  scheme  of  joint  editorial  manage- 
ment. The  six  secretaries  seem  much  less 
enthusiastic  over  the  proposed  change  than 
the  rank  and  file  of  the  denomination,  each 
fearing  doubtless  that  his  own  society  will 
be  accorded  less  recognition  than  it  re- 
ceives at  present.  The  Baptists  have  been 
considering  a  similar  plan  for  unifying 
their  missionary  organs,  but  the  idea  re- 
ceived little  encouragement  at  their  Spring- 
field convention.  Nevertheless,  it  is  a  plan 
which  commends  itself  to  the  judgment  of 
the  laity,   not    only    among  the  Baptists 


Brevities 


and  Congregationalists  but  among  others 
as  well.  The  missionary  magazine  which  is 
the  organ  of  but  one  society  and  represents 
only  one-fourth  or  one-sixth  of  the  mission- 
ary work  of  a  denomination,cannot  expect  to 
have  many  subscribers  and  must  in  almost 
every  case  be  sent  out  at  a  loss  as  so  much 
advertising  matter.  On  the  other  hand,  a 
magazine  representing  all  the  co-operative 
work  of  a  religious  body  can  present  a 
reasonable  variety  of  contents  and  can 
make  a  strong  enough  appeal  to  the 
interests  of  its  constituents  to  se- 
cure a  considerable  list  of  subscribers. 
The  unification  of  missionary  publications 
does  not  involve  the  consolidation  of  the 
societies  or  any  enfringement  upon  the 
independence  of  each.  It  looks  to  us  like  a 
wise  plan  and  we  would  be  glad  to  see  it 
tried. 

The  first  stake  of  the 
of  the  Louisiana  Purchase 
Exposition  of  1903  was  driven  on  Tuesday 
of  this  week.  This  marks  not  the  begin- 
ning of  actual  work  on  the  building  but  the 
beginning  of  the  survey  for  the  buildings. 

Vice-President  Roosevelt  has  agreed  to 
write  a  history  of  the  Rough  Riders.  The 
work  is  to  be  published  under  the  auspices 
of  the  state  of  New  Mexico,  the  legislature 
of  which  has  already  made  an  appropria- 
tion for  its  publication. 

Admiral  Sampson  is  reported  to  be 
dangerously  ill  and  it  is  doubtful  whether 
he  will  be  able  to  attend  the  Schley  in- 
quiry to  give  testimony.  According  to  the 
meager  reports  which  have  leaked  out  in 
spite  of  the  vigilence  of  those  in  atten- 
dance, the  trouble  is  at  least  partly  mental. 

A  convict  in  the  Minnesota  penitentiary 
has  exhibited  remarkable  ingenuity  by 
making  counterfeit  silver  dollars,  in  spite 
of  the  difficulties  imposed  upon  him  by 
the  restrictions  of  his  environment,  and 
passing  them  off  through  confederates  on 
the  outside.  He  already  had  a  con- 
fortable  sum  to  his  credit  on  the  outside, 
ready  to  begin  life  anew  when  his  term 
should  expire,  when  the  prison  authorities 
got  on  his  trail. 

The  editors  of  twelve  leading  French 
papers  have  just  sailed  from  France  for  a 
tour  through  the  United  States.  If  we  can 
arrange  to  exhibit  to  them  a  lynching,  a 
few  phases  of  the  strike,  three  or  four 
rounds  of  the  Sampson- Schley  argument 
and  a  few  days  of  a  lively  political  campaign, 
we  can  send  them  back  home  convinced  that 
the  Anglo-Saxon  race  in  some  quarters  is 
not  inferior  to  Gallic  for  excitability  and 
demonstrativeness. 

One  of  those  statisticians,  who  takes  de- 
light in  figuring  out  grand  totals  where 
other  people  see  only  small  details,  has  es- 
timated that  the  damage  done  to  crops  and 
vegetation  in  this  country  by  bugs  amounts 
to  $300,000,000  a  year.  As  the  bird  is  the 
natural  enemy  of  the  bug,  and  the  man 
with  the  gun  is  apparently  the  natural  en- 
emy of  the  bird,  it  would  obviously  be  a 
good  investment  to  compel  the  man  with 
the  gun  to  let  the  bird  alone  that  he  may 
fulfill  his  appointed  function  as  the  Jde- 
stroyer  of  our  common  enemy,  the  bug. 
In  view  of  these  figures  it  appears  that  the 
Audubon  Society  is  more  than  a  matter  of 
sentiment.  It  is  a  dangerous  matter  to 
interfere  with  the  equilibrium  which  nature 
has  established. 


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THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


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The  Ground  of  BiblicaJ 
Optimism. 

As  stated  in  a  former  article  on  "The 
Optimism  of  the  Bible"  the  optimism  of 
the  Bible  writers  does  not  spring  from  any 
failure  to  recognize  the  sinful  condition  of 
the  world,  or  the  evils  which  afflict  human- 
ity. On  the  contrary  the  most  optimistic 
characters  of  the  Bible  are  those  who  had 
the  keenest  insight  into  the  moral  obliqui- 
ties of  their  times,  and  who  were  boldest  in 
denouncing  the  sins  of  the  people.  It  is 
clear,  therefore,  that  their  hopeful  view  of 
the  final  outcome  does  not  spring  from  any 
blindness  to  existing  conditions.  It  must 
have  its  source  in  something  higher  and 
deeper  than  anything  that  the  unaided 
human  intellect  could  reach. 

The  real  source  of  a  genuine  and  unfail- 
ing optimism,  which  yields  to  no  discour- 
agement, is  faith  in  God — a  faith  that  em- 
braces not  only  the  existence  of  an 
Almighty  Being,  Creator  of  the  heavens 
and  the  earth,  but  His  goodness  and  His 
loving  kindness  to  the  children  of  men. 
Once  we  get  a  clear  vision  of  God's  charac- 
ter as  merciful  and  compassionate,  as  well 
as  all-wise  and  all-powerful,  we  find  it  im- 
possible to  believe  that  He  would  have  cre- 
ated the  world  as  it  is,  and  man  as  he  is, 
clothed  with  the  power  of  choice,  unless 
He  had  foreseen  that  the  outcome  of  all 
this  earthly  struggle  would  be  such  as  to 
justify  this  creative  act.  "Known  unto 
God  are  all  His  works  from  the  beginning 
of  the  world,"  and  known  unto  Him,  also, 
are  all  the  results  of  His  works.  Had  He 
not  known,  from  the  beginning,  that  the 
making  of  man  in  his  own  image,  and  plac- 
ing him  in  a  world  where  he  would  be  sub- 
ject to  temptation  and  trial,  was  the  best 
thing  for  humanity,  and  would  at  last  issue 
in  such  results  as  would  vindicate  His  wis- 
dom and  goodness  to  the  principalities  and 
powers  in  heavenly  places,  He  would  not 
have  so  created  the  world  and  mankind. 

Men  take  short  views  of  human  history, 
and  that,  too,  in  limited  space,  it  may  be, 
and  pronounce  humanity  a  failure  and  this 
world  the  worst  possible  world.  But  how 
can  one  hope  to  reach  a  true  conclusion 
from  such  a  partial  induction  of  facts?  One 
would  require  to  know  the  totality  of  hu- 
man history  from  the  beginning  to  the  end 
of  the  race  on  this  earth,  and  then  have  the 
power  of  penetrating  into  that  unseen 
world  that  lies  beyond,  until  God's  pur- 
poses concerning  mankind  are  all  consum- 
mated, before  he  would  be  able  to  form  a 
sound  conclusion  based  on  inductive  reas- 
oning. But  no  man  has  access  to  all  these 
facts,  save  a3  he  accepts  them  by  faith,  and 
then  only  so  far  as  they  have  been  revealed. 
But  He  who  came  from  the  bosom  of  the 
Father,  who  was  in  the  beginning  with 
God  and  who  was  God,  by  whom  all  things 
were  created,  and  who,  in  the  fulness  of 
time  "became  flesh  and  dwelt  among  us," — 
He,  Jesus  of  Nazareth,  was  an  optimist, 
and  foretold  a  glorious  future  for  the  race. 
How,  then,  can  we  believe  in  Christ,  and 
not  share  in  the  joy  and  enthusiasm  which 
filled  His  soul  when  He  contemplated  the 
outcome  of  His  own  suffering  and  death 
"for  us  men  and  our  salvation"?  "For  the 
joy  that  was  set  before  Him  He  endured 
the  cross  despising  the  shame" — the  joy  of 
glorified  millions  redeemed  by  his  blood. 

Jesus  Christ,  then,  or  God  in  humanity, 
is  the  real  source  of  a  true  optimism.    Just 


in  proportion  as  prophets,  poets,  lawgivers 
and  sages  of  the  olden  time  were  moved 
by  Christ's  spirit,  they  were  optimistic. 
But  when  He  Himself  came,  He  opened  a 
well-spring  of  hope  and  joy  in  the  desert  of 
human  life,  which  has  gradually  sweetened 
all  its  streams.  His  coming  in  time  oc- 
curred nineteen  centuries  ago,  but  it  was 
in  God's  thought  and  plan  from  the  begin- 
ning, before  even  the  foundations  of  the 
earth  were  laid.  Not  His  coming,  alone, 
but  His  death  for  the  sins  of  the  world,  was 
present  in  the  mind  of  God  long  before  it 
was  said,  "Let  us  make  man  in  our  own 
image."  "He  stood  as  a  Lamb  slain  from 
before  the  foundation  of  the  world."  In 
his  incarnation,  life,  teaching  and  death, 
by  which  God  entered  into  humanity  and 
changed  tne  course  of  human  history,  lay 
the  potentiality  for  the  world's  redemption. 
Here  we  find  the  vindication  of  God's  wis- 
dom and  goodness  in  creating  man  the  be- 
ing that  he  is,  and  the  basis  for  an  optim- 
ism which  no  defeat  or  delay  can  change 
into  pessimistic  despair.  "If  God  be  for 
us,  who  can  be  against  us?"  exclaimed 
one  who  had  caught  the  spirit  of  his  Mas- 
ter. Not  Paul  alone,  but  all  the  apostles, 
after  Christ's  resurrection,  shared  in  the 
same  spirit,  and  amidst  labors,  persecu- 
tions, perils  and  privations,  they  ceased 
not  to  declare  the  gospel  of  hope  to  a  de- 
spairing world,  and  to  rejoice  continually 
in  the  glorious  outlook  into  the  future  for 
those  who  accepted  Christ  as  their  Savior 
and  Lord. 

The  great  spirits  of  human  history,  who 
have  had  power  to  lead  their  fellow  men 
on  to  heroic  deeds  and  noble  achievements, 
have  possessed  this  same  spirit  of  optim- 
ism. They  have  uttered  words  of  hope,  not 
of  despair.  They  have  fallen  in  line  with 
God's  great  purposes  of  grace,  and  have 
believed  in  humanity  because  they  be- 
lieved in  God,  who  was  in  humanity  work- 
ing out  its  redemption  and  glorification. 
This  note  of  despair  that  we  hear  cometh 
not  of  .faith,  but  of  skepticism.  Let  him 
that  hath  the  spirit  of  faith  hear  and  heed 
the  message  of  God  through  his  ancient 
prophet,  "Comfort  ye,  comfort  ye,  my  peo- 
ple, saith  the  Lord." 


Confusion     About    Theologi- 
cal  Terms- 

The  able  editor  of  the  Sunday-School 
Times  has  not  yet  succeeded  in  making  his 
position  on  conversion  satisfactory  to  his 
readers.  Recently  he  asked  the  question 
in  replying  to  one  of  his  critics,  "Where 
in  the  Bible  do  we  find  it  stated  or  inti- 
mated that  'conversion'  is  essential  to 
church  membership?"  This  naturally 
enough  raised  a  storm  of  protests  against 
the  idea  of  an  unconverted  church  member- 
ship. The  editor  defends  his  position  in 
the  issue  of  the  Times  for  Aug.  24,  by 
making  a  "world-wide  difference  between 
conversion  and  the  new  birth." 

In  reply  to  one  of  his  critics  the  editor 
says  : 

"Many  persons  confuse  in  their  minds 
're-generation,'  or  being  'born  again'  and  con- 
vening, or  as  the  Revised  Version  gives  it, 
'turning  again.'  Yet  the  difference  between 
these  two  is  more  than  world-wide.  Regen- 
eration is  God's  work.  'Turning,'  spiritual 
turning,  is  man's  work,  whether  it  be  the  first 
time  or  the  tenth  in  the  sinner's  Christian 
life.    To  confound  these  two  terms  is  a  grave 


mistake  and  has  caused   much  spiritual  harm 
among  spiritual  believers." 

Commenting  on  another  one  of  the  let- 
ters which  he  quotes  against  his  position, 
the  editor  says : 

"It  will  be  seen  that  this  writer  confuses 
'conversion,'  or  'turning  about,'  a  volun- 
tary act  of  the  individual,  with  're-genera- 
tion,' or  the  'new  birth,'  or  'a  change  of 
heart,'— an  act  of  God,  for  and  not  of  man, 
with  which  the  individual  has  nothing  to  do. 
How  common  and  how  fearful  this  mistake! 
And  how  easily  men  seem  to  slip  into  it!" 

Now  all  of  this  is  very  confusing.  The 
editor  seems  to  be  in  bondage  to  a  set  of 
theological  terms.  "Where  is  the  proof  for 
any  such  fundamental  distinction  between 
conversion  and  the  new  birth  as  he  makes? 
It  does  not  exist.  It  is  a  part  of  a  theologi- 
cal system  that  is  supposed  to  be  drawn 
from  the  Scriptures,  but  much  of  which 
has  been  drawn  from  false  conceptions  of 
the  Scriptures  and  of  human  nature.  The 
truth  is,  the  terms  referred  to,  together 
with  others,  refer  to  the  same  general  pro- 
cess, the  bringing  of  the  alien  sinner  into 
union  with  God.  No  one  of  the  New  Tes- 
tament writers  uses  all  of  them,  which  they 
would  be  likely  to  do  if  each  one  stood  for 
a  distinct  and  vital  step  in  man's  salvation. 
Paul  uses,  in  the  main,  forensic  terms 
as  "condemnation,"  "justification"  and 
"adoption."  John,  on  the  contrary,  uses 
mainly  biological  terms.  He  speaks  of 
being  born  again,  of  life,  of  sonship.  He 
says  nothing  about  "justification,"  which 
is  Paul's  great  word.  And  yet  they  both 
deal  with  the  same  change  in  human  life 
and  character.  They  used  such  terms  as 
they  deemed  to  be  best  fitted  to  convey  the 
spiritual  truth  to  their  readers.  But  the 
religious  world  has  gone  to  work  and  built 
up  distinct  systems  of  theology  based  on 
these  phrases.  It  is  perfectly  practical 
and  is  probably  often  advisable  to  express 
the  whole  truth  these  men  taught,  and 
omit  entirely  those  terms  about  which  there 
has  been  so  much  confusing  controversy. 

Is  it  not  perfectly  plain  that,  when  the 
New  Testament  speaks  of  people  being 
converted,  or  of  their  turning  to  the  Lord, 
it  means  to  include  what  is  elsewhere 
designated  as  being  "born  again"?  If  this 
is  not  so  then  it  is  impossible  to  under- 
stand the  Acts  of  the  Apostles,  and  other 
New  Testament  records.  Of  course  these 
different  terms  view  the  same  process  from 
different  angles.  Conversion  may  empha- 
size man's  part  in  turning  to  God,  and  re- 
generation God's  part;  but  it  is  an  error  to 
suppose  that  conversion  is  wholly  man's 
work,  or  that  regeneration  is  wholly  God's 
work.  In  both  terms  man's  co-operation 
with  God  is  implied.  The  act  of  turning  is 
of  course  man's  act,  but  the  influences 
which  cause  him  to  turn  are  from  God.  So 
in  regeneration.  When  we  come  to  study 
that  word  in  the  light  of  New  Testament 
teaching  we  find  it  is  a  process,  involving 
a  begetting  by  the  truth,  through  faith. 
"Of  his  own  will  begat  he  us  with  the  word 
of  truth."  "He  that  believeth  that  Jesus 
is  the  Christ,  is  begotten  of  God."  If  we 
allow  this  begetting  through  the  truth  to 
complete  the  new  birth,  even  their  human 
agency  is  involved,  for  believing  is  man's 
act,  as  is  also  repentance,  both  of  which 
are  implied  in  man's  new  birth.  If  we  in- 
clude baptism  in  the  process  as  formally 
bringing  forth  the  newly  begotten  life  into 
a  new  environment,  then  another  human 


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act  is  involved.  So  that  it  seems  to  us  far 
from  the  truth  to  say  that  regeneration  is 
"an  act  of  God,  for  and  not  of  man,  with 
which  the  individual  has  nothing  to  do." 
If  man  has  "nothing  to  do"  towards  his 
regeneration,  then  why  are  not  all  men  re- 
generated? The  only  answer  is  Calvinism 
— God  elects  some  to  be  saved  and  passes 
the  others  by— an  answer  thoroughly  dis- 
credited in  the  light  of  our  modern  concep- 
tion of  God's  character  and  of  his  methods 
of  dealing  with  the  race. 

We  should  be  glad  to  see  our  esteemed 
contemporary  straightened  out  on  this  ques- 
tion, and  the  above  is  offered  as  a  humble 
contribution  to  that  end. 


Gideons. 

The  "Gideons"  is  the  name  of  an  asso- 
ciation of  traveling  salesmen  who  neither 
drink,  swear  nor  play  poker.  Different 
occupations  have  their  distinctive  tempta- 
tions and  it  seems  that  these  are  the  ones 
most  potent  with  the  knights  of  the  grip. 
There  is  a  general  belief,  with  probably  a 
good  deal  of  truth  in  it,  that  a  traveling 
man  cannot  sell  goods  unless  he  makes  a 
reputation  for  being  "a  good  fellow."  But 
with  this  idea  there  is  joined  a  perverted 
notion  of  what  constitutes  good  fellowship. 
In  reality,  the  fellowship  which  depends 
upon  these  three  vices  is  a  spurious  article, 
without  rational  basis,  without  the  stability 
that  wins  respect  and  without  the  trust- 
worthiness which  is  the  indispensable  con- 
dition of  friendship. 

It  is  true  not  only  in  the  work  of  the 
traveling  salesman,  but  in  the  work  of  the 
teacher,  the  preacher,  the  insurance  agent 
and  every  other  calling  which  brings  a 
mvn  into  relation  with  men,  that  success 
comes  in  largest  measure  to  the  man  who 
possesses  a  certain  social  quality  whit  h 
may  be  called  good  fellowship.  To  po-ise^s 
the  faculty  of  getting  upon  friendly  terns 
with  your  customer,  or  your  pupil,  or  the 
sinner  whom  you  wish  to  convert — that  is, 
to  establish  a  relation  of  mutual  confidence 
and  genuine  esteem — is  to  be  a  long  way 
on  the  road  toward  selling  goods  to  that 
customer,  imparting  ideas  and  ideals  to 
that  pupil  and  making  a  convert  of  that 
sinner.  We  sometimes  think  of  this  as 
being  a  coldly  commercial  age,  which 
makes  light  of  personal  relationships  and 
attaches  importance  only  to  dollars  and 
cents.  But  in  reality  even  the  harsh  world 
of  business  is  moved  largely  by  personal 
considerations.  We  prefer  to  have  deal- 
ings with  our  friends,  or  at  least  with  those 
in  whose  integrity  we  have  confidence. 
The  average  traveling  man  knows  this  and 
tries  to  make  friends  with  everybody  on 
the  road.  His  employers  know  that  his 
usefulness  depends  largely  upon  his  ability 
as  a  "mixer." 

But  how  fatuous  to  suppose  that  practices 
which  are  in  themselves  vicious  and  de- 
moralizing can  pave  the  way  to  a  relation- 
ship which  shall  be  permanently  profitable 
and  agreeable.  The  blandishments  of 
cocktails  and  poker  may  make  easy  the 
way  to  a  hilarious  acquaintance  with  men 
of  a  certain  sort,  but  even  the  faintest  glow 
of  genuine  friendship  or  real  mutual  esteem 
is  not  to  be  found  in  that  direction.  The 
"Gideons"  are  on  the  right  track.  They 
do  not  deny  that  in  trade,  as  in  politics,  it 
is  the  cordial  and  agreeable  man  who  sells 
the   goods' and  gets  the  votes,  and   they 


propose  to  be  just  as  good  fellows  as  they 
know  how  to  be.  But  they  have  enough 
fundamental  intelligence  to  see  that  this  is 
better  accomplished  by  refraining  from 
those  practices  which,  far  from  laying  the 
foundation  for  friendship,  destroy  the  con- 
fidence of  all  persons  of  sound  and  con- 
servative morals.    Good  for  the  Gideons! 

J* 

Notes  and    Comments. 

The  secular  press  does  not  seem  to  be 
much  interested  in  the  experiment  in  pro- 
hibition which  Gen.  Kobbe  is  trying  in  the 
department  of  Mindanao  and  Jolo  in  the 
Philippines.  By  an  order  which  went  into 
effect  August  1  he  has  forbidden  the  retail 
sale  of  all  alcoholic  beverages  both  native 
and  foreign  and  has  closed  all  the  places 
devoted  to  their  sale.  No  trouble  is  re- 
ported up  to  date  from  the  enforcement  of 
this  order  and  it  may  be  discovered  in  that 
distant  community  that  prohibition  is 
practical  for  both  soldiers  and  civilians. 

Has  the  old-time  mysticism,  which  our 
fathers  in  the  faith  combated  so  strenuous- 
ly, entirely  disappeared?  The  following 
was  printed  in  a  Presbyterian  paper  and 
quoted  approvingly  by  a  Baptist  paper: 
"Martin  Luther  in  one  of  his  conflicts  with 
the  Devil  was  asked  by  the  arch-enemy  if 
he  felt  his  sins  forgiven.  'No,'  said  the 
great  reformer,  'I  don't  feel  that  they  are 
forgiven  but  I  know  they  are,  because  God 
says  so  in  his  word.'  Paul  did  not  say, 
'Believe  on  the  Lord  Jesus  Christ  and  thou 
shalt  feel  saved,'  but  'Believe  on  the  Lord 
Jesus  Christ  and  thou  shalt  be  saved.' "  It 
was  not  ever  thus.  Haifa  century  ago  this 
would  have  been  considered  rank  heresy  by 
both  Baptists  and  Presbyterians, 

A  writer  tries  to  disprove  the  evolution- 
ary theory  by  exalting  the  power  of  God, 
forgetting  that  sensible  and  reverent  evo- 
lutionists are  not  seeking  in  evolution  an 
easy  substitute  for  creation,  nor  tryiDg  to 
make  the  creative  process  simple  enough 
for  God  to  accomplish,  but  are  merely  try- 
ing to  find  the  process  which  he  actually 
used.  "God  had  power  to  make  man  full 
grown,  physically,  mentally  and  spirit- 
ually, and  to  make  the  world  in  an  instant 
and  send  it  hurling  through  space  with  all 
its  mountains,  rivers,  trees  and  birds  com- 
plete in  a  moment."  Certainly.  And  He 
had  power  to  make  the  fossils  as  fossils, 
giving  them  the  appearance  of  organic 
forms,  and  put  them  into  the  rocks  for  men 
to  find  and  wonder  about.    But  did  he? 

The  following  bulletin  recently  issued  by 
the  Union  Pacific  railroad  to  its  employes 
shows  that  railroad  managers  do  not  talk 
about  what  the  men  demand  and  will  have, 
as  some  army  officers  do.  The  officers  say 
that  the  men  "will  have  liquor"  and  "if 
they  cannot  get  it  in  one  way  they  will  get 
it  in  another."  The  railroad  officials  say 
that  they  shall  not  have  it.  Is  it  possible 
that  there  is  better  discipline  on  the  rail- 
road than  in  the  army?  The  bulletin  is  as 
follows:  "It  is  a  well  known  fact  that  the 
habitual  use  of  intoxicating  liquors  impairs 
the  efficiency  of  J  a  person  addicted  to  such 
use.  The  duties  of  the  employes  of  a  rail- 
road company,  particularly  those  engaged 
in  the  transportation  or  mechanical  depart- 
ments, are  most  exacting  and  necessarily 
demand  clear  judgment  and  a  sound  body. 


September  5,  19  1 

It  is  therefore  deemed  advisable  to  notify 
all  employes  that  the  habitual  use  of  intox- 
icating liquors  or  the  frequenting  of  saloons 
or  places  where  such  liquors  are  sold  will  be 
considered  sufficient  cause  for  dismissal 
from  service." 

The  following  is  not  the  utterance  of  a 
temperance  fanatic,  but  is  an  exact  quota- 
tion from  the  advertisement  of  a  well 
known  brewery  as  it  appears  in  the  leading 
magazines  for  the  current  month:  "Beer is 
an  ideal  breeding  place  for  germs.  Let 
but  a  few  germs  get  into  it,  and  they  will 
multiply  by  millions."  As  the  utter- 
ance of  a  firm  which  has  beer  to  sell,  this 
seems  a  significant  concession.  Of  course 
the  ad.  goes  on  to  say  that  for  this  reason 
it  is  very  dangerous  to  drink  any  brand  of 
beer  except  ours  which,  by  superhuman 
efforts,  we  keep  free  from  germs.  But 
after  all  is  the  brewer  not  asking  the  public 
to  take  rather  long  chances,  when  he  ad- 
mits that  beer  in  general  is  dangerous  and 
merely  gives  his  unsupported  word  that  his 
beer  is  not  so  dangerous  as  the  rest? 

Labor  Day  was  celebrated  on  Sept.  2 
with  parades,  brass  bands  and  a  general 
cessation  of  labor.  We  rejoice  in  every 
victory  of  honest  toil  over  avaricious  capi- 
tal— while  recognizing  that  not  all  toil  is 
honest  and  not  all  capital  is  avaricious — 
and  are  always  glad  to  see  any  arrange- 
ment by  which  the  laboring  man  comes 
into  possession  of  a  more  adequate  pro- 
portion of  the  fruits  of  his  industry.  But 
sometimes  it  seems  that  the  labor  organi- 
zations would  be  more  efficient  in  doing 
their  legitimate  work  if  they  were  less 
anxious  to  get  in  the  public  eye.  Still, 
perhaps  the  average  laboring  man  is  so 
constituted  that  he  feels  better  if  he  can 
parade  once  a  year  under  the  banner  of  the 
union.  He  imagines  that  it  exalts  his  dig- 
nity in  the  face  of  the  world  and  impresses 
the  capitalists  with  the  power  of  the 
organization.  So  the  carriages  go  by  with 
plumes  and  bells  and  flags  and,  for  this  diy 
at  least,  the  walking  delegates  all  ride. 

Opinions  have  always  been  divided  as  to 
the  relative  desirability  of  sermons  read 
from  manuscript  and  sermons  delivered 
without  manuscript.  It  is  interesting  to 
note  that  as  far  back  as  1674,  and  probably 
a  good  deal  earlier,  the  same  difference  of 
opinion  prevailed.  Charles  II.  of  England 
was  so  strenuously  opposed  to  the  reading 
of  sermons  that,  in  the  year  mentioned,  he 
had  an  ordinance  issued  to  the  University 
of  Cambridge,  where  this  custom  was  most 
prevalent,  by  its  Lord  Rector,  in  the  fol- 
lowing words:  "Whereas  his  majesty  is  in- 
formed that  the  practice  of  reading  sermons 
is  generally  taken  up  by  the  preachers 
before  the  university,  and  therefore  even 
continues  before  himself,  his  majesty  hath 
commanded  me  to  signify  to  you  his  pleas- 
ure that  the  whole  practice,  which  took  its 
beginning  from  the  disorders  of  the  times, 
be  wholly  laid  aside ;  and  that  the  said 
preachers  deliver  their  sermons,  both  in 
Latin  and  English,  by  memory,  without 
book,  as  being  a  way  of  preaching  which 
his  majesty  judgeth  most  agreeable  to  the 
use  of  foreign  churches,  to  the  custom  of 
the  university  before,  and  to  the  nature  of 
that  holy  exercise."  However,  let  those 
who  propose  to  quote  the  authority  of 
Charles  II.  against  reading  sermons  take 
heed  of  the  rest  of  his  order  and  "deliver 


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their  sermons,  both  in  Latin  and   English, 
by  memory." 

Those  south-side  Chicago  steel  workers 
who  refuse  to  go  out  on  a  strike  because  it 
would  violate  an  agreement  into  which  they 
had  entered,  should  have  some  sort  of  mon- 
ument erected  to  their  memory  by  their 
fellow-workmen.  If  this  sort  of  thing 
should  become  contagious  it  will  not  be 
long  until  a  "strike"  among  laboring  men 
will  have  vastly  more  significance  than  at 
the  present  time.  It  is  not  a  question 
whether  the  strike  in  the  general  organiza- 
tion of  steel  workers  of  which  these  men 
were  a  part,  was  justified,  but  it  is  a  ques- 
tion whether  contracts  are  binding  between 
labor  organizations  and  employers  of  labor. 
If  not,  no  amount  of  logic  or  eloquence  can 
give  these  organizations  the  moral  stand- 
ing before  the  American  people  which  is 
necessary  to  the  success  of  their  cause. 
These  Chicago  men  stand  for  the  sacred- 
ness  of  their  contracts,  and  in  doing  so  they 
confer  honor  on  the  cause  of  labor  and  on 
labor  unions.  Their  conflict  with  the  offic- 
ials of  the  striking  organizations  is  more 
vital  to  the  welfare  of  labor  unions  than 
that  between  the  strikers  and  the  manu- 
facturers of  steel. 

Science  tells  us  that  now  and  then  there 
appears  in  certain  animals  an  organ  which 
has  been  atrophied  in  most  of  the  species, 
but  which  has  persisted  in  these  particular 
individuals  and  serves  to  show  the  line  of 
evolution  along  which  the  species  has 
come.  The  same  thing  occurs  in  men  and 
in  institutions.  It  not  infrequently  hap- 
pens that  men  exhibit  traits  of  the  "brute 
inheritance,"  which  have  persisted  from 
a  more  rudimentary  stage  of  civilization. 
Now  and  then  a  belated  specimen  of  the 
genus  preacher,  or  religious  editor,  mani- 
fests a  disposition,  and  uses  a  method,  which 
must  have  been  prevalent  at  an  earlier 
period  in  the  history  of  civilization,  but 
which  in  the  process  of  religious  evolution 
has  happily  been  dropped  off,  or  atrophied, 
in  the  vast  majority  of  his  kind.  These 
specimens  are  interesting  as  indicating  the 
line  of  development  and  the  progress  which 
has  been  made.  The  minister  who  imag- 
ines his  orthodoxy  is  in  proportion  to  the 
number  of  other  people  he  can  prove  to  be 
heretics,  and  the  religious  editor  who  still 
thinks  that  the  odium  theologicum  is  a 
legitimate  weapon  of  warfare  to  use  in 
furthering  the  interests  of  his  journal, 
should  be  classified  with  the  three- toed 
horse,  the  six-fingered  man  and  other  odd 
specimens  of  animated  being,  to  be  scien- 
tifically studied. 

Editor's  Easy  Chair 

or 

Maca.ta.wa  Musings. 

The  sky  is  gray  and  cold  this  morning, 
and  the  lake  is  sending  up  a  melancholy 
wail  as  if  it  were  in  a  murmuring  mood. 
Last  night  a  thunderstorm  with  rain  and 
hail  broke  in  upon  the  moonlit  scene  and 
disturbed  the  serenity  of  the  lake,  and  it 
seems  to  be  making  its  protest  this  morn- 
ing against  the  innovation.  All  bodies  of 
water  tend  to  quietness,  placidity  and 
stagnation,  and  their  inertia  is  only  over- 
come by  outside  forces  moving  upon  them. 
The  moon  tugs  at  them  continually  to  stir 
them  up,  and  the  fierce  winds  blow  over 


them  and  set  them  in  wild  commotion. 
But  this  agitation  keeps  them  pure  and 
healthy  and  prevents  stagnation.  They 
are  natural  conservatives,  however,  and 
resent  this  interference  with  their  tenden- 
cy to  come  to  a  dead  calm.  We  have 
known  them  at  times  to  become  white 
with  rage,  as  they  thundered  their  anath- 
emas against  the  winds  and  the  tides — 
those  progressive  forces  which  are  con- 
tinually disturbing  the  peace  and  placidity 
of  these  large  and  otherwise  lazy  liquid- 
ities. It  is  not  different  with  the  great 
sea  of  human  society.  Agitation  is  the 
lav;  of  its  life  and  progress.  Men  resent  it, 
and  want  to  be  let  alone  ts  stagnate,  men- 
tally and  morally.  Bat  the  tides  of  the 
Spirit,  and  the  winds  which  blow  out  of 
the  regions  of  mental  disquiet  and  spiritual 
unrest,  keep  the  world  moving  onto  higher 
and  holier  altitudes. 

Human  society,  regarded  as  a  sea,  is  not 
a  new  figure.  It  is  one  of  the  favorite 
symbols  of  the  seer  of  Patmos.  If  you 
translate  the  word  sea  by  humanity,  in  the 
book  of  Revelation,  when  it  is  used  figura- 
tively, you  will  not  miss  the  author's  mean- 
ing very  far.  Have  you  noticed  how  much 
water  has  to  do  with  John's  imagery  in 
that  wonderful  book?  It  isn't  strange 
when  we  remember  that  he  was  in  a  small 
island  in  the  midst  of  the  sea.  Patmos 
was  not  a  favorite  summer  resort  in  those 
days,  and  the  "beloved  disciple"  had 
things  pretty  much  his  own  way  oq  the 
island.  What  times  he  had  for  meditation, 
as  he  would  sit  upon  some  high  rock  by 
the  shore,  and  look  out  over  the  sea  that 
encompassed  him,  now  smooth  as  a  "sea  of 
glass  mingled  with  fire,"  as  the  low,  de- 
scending sun  sent  its  level  beams  across  its 
placid  bosom,  painting  it  crimson  and  gold, 
and  now  thundering  in  its  fury  and  roaring 
with  "the  voice  of  many  waters"!  How 
naturally  these  scenes  were  woven  into  his 
splendid  imagery!  A  lady  who  has  read 
"Macatawa  Musings"  for  several  years, 
visiting  the  Park  recently  for  the  first  time, 
climbed  to  the  upper  veranda  of  Edge- 
wood-on-the-Iake,  and  as  she  took  in  the 
wide  expanse  of  lake  which  lay  before  her 
vision,  she  said,  "Well,  I  can  understand 
now  why  you  have  had  so  much '  to  say 
about  the  lake  in  your  'Musings'!  No 
doubt  if  any  of  us  were  privileged  to  visit 
the  isle  of  Patmos  and  gaze  upon  the  same 
scenes  which  John  must  have  witnessed 
daily  during  his  exile,  we  would  realize,  as 
never  before,  why  he  used  much  of  his 
strange  symbolism. 

This  rolling,  restless,  murmuring  lake 
to-day  is  a  fit  symbol  of  our  times.  How 
much  disquiet  and  unrest  there  are  abroad 
in  the  world!  Men  have  sought  rest  in  a 
thousand  things,  and  have  found  it  not, 
because  they  have  not  sought  it  in  the 
right  way.  Here  is  a  cablegram  from  Lon- 
don containing  an  interview  with  William 
K.  Vanderbilt  which  he  gave  to  a  repre- 
sentative of  a  British  publication.  He 
says,  "My  life  was  never  destined  to  be 
quite  happy.  It  was  laid  on  lines  which  I 
could  foresee  almost  from  earliest  childhood. 
It  has  left  me  with  nothing  to  hope  for, 
with  nothing  definite  to  strive  for."  Poor 
Vanderbilt!  He  has  been  handicapped  by 
inherited  wealth,  instead  of  being  allowed 
the  joy  of  winning  his  own  fortune.  And 
yet    how    many    ioolish  young  men  have 


envied  Vanderbilt,  and  wished  their  lives 
might  have  been  laid  out  on  the  same 
lines!  How  many  foolish  parents  have 
worked  hard,  and  are  denying  themselves 
the  happiness  that  would  come  by  giving 
their  means  to  worthy  causes  in  order  that 
they  may  bestow  it  upon  their  children 
and  make  them  miserable!  "Inherited 
wealth,"  says  Mr.  Vanderbilt,  "is  as  cer- 
tain death  to  ambition  as  cocaine  is  to 
morality."  If  only  Mr.  Vanderbilt  had 
been  taught  what  money  is  for,  and  how  it 
may  be  transmuted  into  blessedness,  he 
might  be  happy  yet.  But  he  speaks  of 
trying  to  "get  all  the  fun  out  of  life"  he 
can,  which  is  a  very  poor  way  to  be  happy. 
Of  course,  he  has  made  some  benefactions, 
but  life's  higher  meaning  has  not  yet 
dawned  upon  him.  When  he  comes  to 
understand  that  happiness  is  not  found  in 
being  ministered  unto,  but  in  ministering 
to  others,  he  will  have  something  to  hope 
for  and  something  definite  to  labor  for. 

It  was  the  privilege  of  the  eiitor  and  his 
wife  to  visit  Grand  Rapids  a  few  days  ago, 
spending  a  night  and  part  of  a  day  there 
as  the  guests  of  our  highly  esteemed 
friends,  L.  C.  Stow  and  wife.  We  were 
driven  through  one  of  the  cleanest  and 
most  beautiful  cities  of  a  hundred  thousand 
population  which  this  country  affords. 
Everywhere  public  spirit  and  public  enter- 
prise are  manifest.  Its  nicely  paved  and 
well-kept  streets  and  beautiful  residences 
and  large  manufacturing  interests  show  it 
to  be  the  home  of  a  thrifty,  intelligent  and 
enterprising  population.  On  Lord's  day 
morning  the  writer  preached  for  the  Lyon 
Street  Church  of  which  Bro.  Arthur  is 
pastor.  He  had  taken  advantage  of  our 
visit  to  attend  a  Christian  Endeavor  con- 
vention. We  saw  evidences  of  his  good 
work  on  every  hand.  In  our  drive  on 
Saturday  evening,  we  passed  a  new  church 
building  in  process  of  erection  in  a  new 
and  growing  part  of  the  city,  on  the  south 
side,  where  there  is  need  of  additional 
church  accommodations.  There  is  a  good 
prospect  for  a  useful  church  here.  On  the 
north  side,  Bro.  Tremaine  is  working  zeal- 
ously in  a  mission  church  with  encourag- 
ing indications  of  success.  Our  cause  is 
progressing  in  that  beautiful  city,  and 
much  credit  is  due  Bro.  Arthur  for  this 
forward  movement.  We  returned  to  the 
Park  Sunday  afternoon  in  time  to  hear  the 
afternoon  sermon  by  Bro.  Wilson  at  the 
auditorium  and  to  attend  and  address  the 
beach  meeting  in  the  evening. 

The  tide  of  travel  is  now  homeward. 
Each  outgoing  boat  and  train  lessens  our 
population.  Few  of  our  preachers  are  left. 
The  Hardins,  the  Haleys,  (T.  P.  and  J.  J.), 
the  Combse3,  the  Bellamys,  the  Bennetts, 
and  some  of  the  more  transient  visitors 
have  gone.  A.  B.  Jones,  erstwhile  preach- 
er and  author,  but  now  a  fisherman,  tarries 
yet,  and  has  become  a  devoted  disciple  of 
good  old  Izaak  Walton,  patron  saint  of  all 
who  love  the  rod  and  line.  J.  S.  Hughes, 
of  Patmos,  still  abides,  and  Claude  E.  Hill 
will  probably  come  over  from  Chicago  one 
more  visit  before  he  and  his  family  take 
their  final  departure.  Graham  Taylor 
preaches  next  Lord's  day,  and  this,  with  the 
beach  service,  will  probably  close  the  reli- 
gious services  at  the  Park  for  the  season. 
Soon  we  shall  join  in  the  homeward  tide. 

Macatawa,  Aug.  31. 


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THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


September  5,  190 1 


75he  Emperor's  Brother    B\it^MtRE 


His  Highness,  Prince  Chun,  younger 
brother  of  the  Emperor  of  China,  arrived  in 
Shanghai  the  16th  of  July,  en  route  to 
Germany,  on  a  mission  of  apology  for  the 
murder  of  Baron  von  Ketteler.at  Peking  in 
June  of  last  year. 

This  is  the  first  time  a  prince  of  the 
reigning  house  has  ever  visited  Shanghai, 
to  say  nothing  of  his  unprecedented  journey 
to  Europe  and  the  United  States.  It  is  felt 
that  his  journey  marks  an  epoch  in  the  his- 
tory of  China,  for  the  prince  is  now  break- 
ing away  from  all  the  seclusion  of  the  past 
and  going  to  see  for  himself  and  for  the 
emperor  what  there  is  to  be  seen  and  learnt 
in  the  countries  of  the  barbarians  beyond 
the  seas.  While  in  Shanghai,  Prince  Chun 
was  visited  by  all  the  high  Chinese  officials, 
as  well  as  all  the  consular,  naval  and  mili- 
tary officers  of  the  foreign  powers  repre- 
sented in  Shanghai,  and  others  who  had 
come  to  do  him  honor. 

His  Highness  having  also  expressed  his 
willingness  to  receive  a  deputation  from  the 
missionary  body,  a  representative  from  each 
of  the  societies  at  work  in  this  port  called 
upon  him,  under  the  leadership  of  Rev. 
Timothy  Richards,  as  follows:  Messrs. 
Richards,  Parker,  Box,  Symons,  Hykes, 
McGillivery,  Walsh,  Bryan,  Stevens,  Fitch, 
Bondfield  and  the  writer.  The  prince  re- 
ceived us  at  the  door  of  his  reception  room, 
shaking  hands  cordially  with  each.  Mr. 
Richards  then  made  a  short  speech,  some- 
what in  the  following  terms: 

"As  representing  the  American  and 
British  missionaries  in  Shanghai,  of  whom 
there  are  more  than  eighty,  we  have  come 
to  wish  you  a  prosperous  voyage  and  a  safe 
return.  We  have  been  mist  deeply  inter- 
ested in   the  Emperor  since  he  issued  his 


famous  reform  edicts  of  a  few  years  ago, 
which,  if  they  had  been  carried  out,  would 
have  proved  of  the  greatest  benefit  to  China. 
"In  going  to  foreign  countries,  your 
Highness  will  see  many  different  races  of 
people  and  many  different  customs.    Some 


A    Pagoda   at  Shanghai. 

customs  are  good,  some  are  bad.  We  trust 
you  will  be  influenced  by  all  the  best  you 
may  meet  with,  so  that  upon  your  return 
you  will  be  able  to  assist  the  emperor  in 
carrying  out  his  purposes,  and  furthering 
his  earnest  desires  for  the  advancement  of 
his  empire.  But  while,  on  your  travels,  you 
will  notice  many  changes  in  peoples  and 
customs,  you  will  see  above  you  the  same 
heavens.     And  the  same  God  will  be  above 


you,  to  whom  we  will  pray  that  He  will  pro- 
tect Your  Highness,  and  bring  you  back 
again  in  peace." 

The  prince  seemed  very  pleased  with 
these  few  heartfelt  words  and  in  parting, 
shook  hands,  and  thanked  us  most  cordially 
for  our  visit. 

Prince  Chun  is  18year3  of  age,  of  a  quiet 
and  amiable  disposition,  very  dignified,  and 
with  an  honest  look  in  his  eyes  which  can 
not  fail  to  attract  one.  He  is  intelligent  and 
curious,  and  there  is  no  doubt  that  during 
his  journey  to  western  lands  he  will  gain 
information  and  experience  that  will  in  the 
future  make  him  a  great  power  in  this  land. 

The  President  has  extended  an  invitation 
to  the  prince  to  visit  the  United  States  on 
his  way  home.  The  invitation  has  been  ac- 
cepted and  it  is  in  the  power  of  the  people 
of  the  great  republic  to  make  his  visit 
among  them  by  far  the  most  profitable  part 
of  his  journey.  In  Europe,  Prince  Chun 
will  be  satiated  with  displays  of  naval  and 
military  magnificence,  to  the  exclusion  of 
nearly  everything  else.  In  the  United 
States  he  will  be  free  to  see  how  a  great 
nation  can  flourish  without  a  "divine"  em- 
peror or  king,  and  without  the  reign  of 
militarism,  the  greatest  curse  of  modern 
times.  Let  him  see  your  institutions  of 
peace;  your  industrial  and  educational  in- 
stitutions, particularly  your  public  school 
system.  This  latter  is  one  of  China's 
greatest  needs  to-day.  And  when  the  pres- 
ent crisis  is  past,  and  the  emperor  is  restored 
to  power,  with  Prince  Chun  as  his  chief  ad- 
visor, a  great  educational  system  will  be  es- 
tablished throughout  his  wide  dominions; 
and  moreover,  the  Protestant  missionaries 
at  present  on  the  field  will  occupy  no  small 
part  in  its  inception  and  control. 


The  Entrance  of  Prince    Chun    into   Shanghai.. 


September  5,  1901 


THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


1129 


The  Old  Christians  a^nd 
Disciples  of  Christ. 

By  S.  M.  Fowler. 

It  is  a  pitiable  weakness  that  this  dis- 
tinction ever  obtained  among  a  people 
moved  by  the  same  divine  impulse,  the 
love  of  Christ,  with  the  same  goal  in  view, 
the  restored  unity  of  his  broken  body,  on 
such  superficialities  as  have  in  the  past  so 
estranged  them  from  each  other.  Tis  66 
years  since  I  entered  the  ways  of  higher 
life.  For  66  years  I  have  been  a  reader  of 
the  Christian  Palladium  and  Herald  of 
Gospel  Liberty.  For  a  part  of  this  time 
the  Christian  Evangelist  has  made  me 
its  weekly  visits.  I  read  "Christianity 
Restored,"  by  Mr.  A.  Campbell,  in  the 
early  forties,  and  his  debates  with  Owen  on 
Infidelity,  and  Adolphos  Skinner  on  the 
merits  of  Universalism. 

I  have  always  admired  Mr.  Campbell  as 
a  debater  and  scholar — a  Christian  and,  as  a 
whole,  a  theologian,  but  I  do  not  think  he 
swung  out  so  free  from  the  apostasy,  and 
so  fully  into  the  clear,  simple,  yet  sublime 
teaching  of  Christ  as  did  B.  W.  Stone.  He 
paraded  some  of  the  Babylonian  garments, 
while  Stone  stood  forth  in  the  seamless 
vesture  of  Jesus.  Admitting  that  "born  of 
water"  refers  to  John's  baptism,  he  seems 
to  attach  the  same  importance  to  the  flesh 
being  "born  of  water,"  as  to  the  Spirit 
being  born  from  above.  Nicodemus,  with 
others,  was  expecting  the  kingdom  of  God 
immediately  to  appear  and  had  doubtless 
submitted  to  John's  baptism.  Jesus  gave 
him  to  understand  that  that,  like  John,  was 
only  pointing  to  the  higher,  the  divine — 
the  Holy  Spirit  and  fire,  truth  and  love, — 
that  would  drive  out  the  false  and  consume 
the  evil.  The  first  was  temporal  and  tem- 
porary, the  second  spiritual  and  eternal. 

I  have  even  felt  that  Mr.  Campbell 
placed  an  undue  emphasis  upon  the  word, 
especially  in  regard  to  ordinances,  and  not 
enough  upon  the  presence  and  help  of  God 
by  the  Spirit  "who  works  all  in  all."  I 
also  have  a  corresponding  impression  that 
the  Christians  felt  or  fancied  themselves  to 
be  entirely  under  the  guidance  of  the  Holy 
Spirit,  trusting  in  it  to  teach  them  what 
they  should  have  learned  and  believed  in 
or  from  the  Bible. 

These  were  two  extremes  on  the  two  wings 
of  the  two  movements,  more  than  the  central 
sober  thought  that  pervaded  both  alike. 
Had  they  known  each  other  better,  had 
they  stuck  more  closely  to  the  wise  motto  of 
which  both  alike  approve,  "speak  where 
and  as  the  Bible  speaks,  and  be  silent  [or 
at  least  modest]  where  it  is  silent,  and  obey 
where  it  commands,"  they  never  could 
have  fallen  apart.  In  this  I  might  include 
the  Free  Baptists,  the  Baptists,  and  in 
fact  all  Protestant  sects. 

Never,  while  the  cry  is  only  "Lord, 
Lord,"  without  doing  his  commands,  can 
unity  be  restored. 

Mr.  Sheldon's  motto,  "What  would  Jesus 
do?"  is  heart  searching  and  good,  but  not 
the  best.  What  did  he  do,  and  what  did 
he  command,  and  be  it  and  do  it  at  all 
costs,  would  be  better,  if  not  the  best. 

Your  gentle  reproof  of  the  Herald  of  Gos- 
pel Liberty  in  "Notes  and  Comments"  in  a 
recent  issue  of  the  Christian-Evangelist, 
I  entirely  justify.  Above  all  things,  let  us 
be  just  to  each  other. 

I  am  in  entire  accord  with  what  you  say 
of  the  Endeavor  convention.  The  Endeav- 
or movement  is   headed   the    right  way. 


Interdenominationalism  is  better  than  sec- 
tarian bigotry,  but  it  is  far  from  Christian 
unity.  We  must  enter  into  a  new  organiza- 
tion on  a  higher  plane,  where  sectarian 
denominationalism  cannot  breathe,  never  to 
fall  back  into  old  ruts.  If  we  try  to  preserve 
the  new  wine  in  the  old  bottles  it  will  soon 
become  musty  and  worthless. 

Kalamazoo,  Mich. 

[We  are  glad  to  give  this  venerable 
brother  space  to  state  his  view  concerning 
the  defects  of  the  two  religious  bodies  to 
which  he  refers.  As  he  reads  the  litera- 
ture of  both  bodies,  he  has  a  better  right  to 
be  heard  on  this  subject  than  those  who 
only  read  one  side.  We  are  sure  our  read- 
ers will  agree  with  him  in  the  position  that 
the  two  movements  pleading  for  Christian 
union  should  be  one.  Are  we  not  justified 
in  expressing  the  belief  that  had  our  old 
Christian  brethren  followed  the  example  of 
Barton  W.  Stone,  whom  our  brother  so 
highly  commends,  they  would  have  been 
one  body?  At  any  rate,  we  should  not 
cease  to  study  the  things  that  make  for 
peace  and  unity. — Editor.] 

B.  B.  Tyler's  Letter. 

Do  I  keep  track  of  R.  B.  Neal  and  his 
work?  Yes;  in  a  way  and  to  a  degree.  I 
know  that  his  home  is  in  Grayson,  Ky., 
and  that  he  has  written  some  excellent 
tracts  on  Mormonism.  The  Mormon  mis- 
sionaries invaded  the  part  of  Kentucky  in 
which  Mr.  Neal  lives  and  labors,  and  in 
this  way  he  became  interested  in  Mormon- 
ism and  its  doctrine.  He  has  been  a  dili- 
gent student  of  this  peculiar  religious 
system  for  a  number  of  years.  Six  tracts 
have  been  written  by  him.  Their  titles  are 
as  follows:  "Was  Joe  Smith  a  Prophet?" 
"Smithianity;  or,  Mormonism  Refuted  by 
Mormons,"  "The  Stick  of  Ephraim  vs. 
The  Bible  of  the  Western  Continent;  or  The 
Manuscript  Found  vs.  The  Book  of  Mor- 
mon," "Smithianity;  or,  Mormonism  Re- 
futed by  Mormons,  Part  2,"  "The  Stick  of 
Ephraim  vs.  The  Bible  of  the  Western 
Continent,  Part  2,"  "Smithianity;  or, 
Mormonism  Refuted  by  Mormons,  Booth's 
Bombs." 

Mr.  Booth  was  a  Methodist  minister  who, 
in  the  beginning  of  Mormonism,  was  carried 
away  by  the  delusion.  He  continued  with 
the  Mormons  until  he  became  convinced 
that  Mormonism  was  a  fraud.  Mr.  Booth 
knew  Joe  Smith  and  the  other  projectors 
of  the  fraud — knew  them  well.  After  he  be- 
came satisfied  of  the  fraudulent  character  of 
Smith  and  his  associates,  and  of  the  system 
of  which  they  were  the  authors,  he  wrote 
a  series  of  letters  of  which  No.  6,  "Smith- 
ianity; or  Mormonism  Refuted  by  Mor- 
mons, Booth's  Bombs,"  is  a  reprint.  These 
letters  make  a  very  interesting  booklet. 
The  price  is  fifteen  cents,  [t  is  a  view  of 
Mormonism  from  the  inside  in  1831,  given 
by  one  who  was  on  the  inside  and  knew  of 
what  he  spoke. 

I  believe  that  it  will  be  safe  to  quote 
Neal's  tracts  on  Mormonism.  He  has  quite 
a  selection  of  Mormon  books,  tracts  and 
letters.  He  is  careful  in  his  quotations. 
They  are  from  original  sources.  They  are 
not  second-hand.  He  is  now  at  work,  I 
think,  on  a  tract,  or  booklet,  in  which  he 
will  show  that  the  Rev.  Solomon  Spauld- 
ing's  romance  entitled,  "The  Manuscript 
Found,"  is  the  original  of  "The  Book  of 
Mormon."  The  widow  of  Mr.  Spaulding 
testified  to  this  when  "The  Book  of  Mor- 


mon" at  first  appeared.  This  point,  how- 
ever, has  been  surrendered  by  some  who 
are  engaged  in  combating  Mormonism. 
Mr.  Neal  is  satisfied  that  in  this  concession 
they  are  in  error.  "The  Manuscript 
Found"  he  is  convinced  is  the  original 
of  "The  Book  of  Mormon." 

Is  it  worth  while  to  study  and  combat 
Mormonism?  The  following  facts  will  as- 
sist in  answering  this  question: 

A  recent  issue  of  the  Daily  News  of 
Chicago  says  that  twenty-five  "elders" 
are  engaged  in  holding  daily  services  at 
street  corners  in  various  parts  of  the  city 
and  in  doing  missionary  work  generally. 
Since  the  first  of  May,  and  this  statement 
was  made  about  the  middle  of  June,  they 
have  baptized  nearly  three  hundred  people 
in  Chicago.  At  the  time  this  statement 
was  published  there  were  nearly  two  hun- 
dred candidates  awaiting  baptism.  There 
are  in  Chicago  five  hundred  families  who 
belong  to  the  Church  of  Jesus  Christ  of 
Latter  Day  Saints.  It  is  said  that  a  year 
ago  there  were  less  than  a  hundred.  Mor- 
mon missionaries  in  Chicago  have  dis- 
tributed 500,000  pamphlets  free  among  the 
people,  have  visited  51,000  families  and  sold 
9,000  copies  of  "The  Book  of  Mormon."  A 
Mormon  "elder"  is  quoted  as  saying  that 
"Chicago  is  one  of  our  best  fields  of 
labor." 

Their  propagandic  work  is  carried  on 
systematically.  The  great  cities  are  used 
as  radiating  centers.  St.  Louis,  Cincin- 
nati, Cleveland,  Pittsburg,  Philadelphia, 
New  York,  Brooklyn,  Boston,  are  centers. 
Chattanooga  is  a  point  from  which  500 
Mormon  missionaries  go  to  every  part  of 
the  south  land.  In  the  aggregate  2,000 
proselyters  are  kept  in  the  field. 

There  is  an  article  in  the  Congregation- 
alist  (Boston)  of  August  24,  entitled,  "The 
Mormon  Propaganda  in  New  England." 
The  writer,  Mr.  F.  W.  Davis,  says:  "A 
spirit  of  investigation  led  me  to  attend  a 
Mormon  meeting  a  few  weeks  ago." 
Meetings  held  in  the  houses  of  friends  is 
their  strongest  form  of  work.  Mr.  Davis 
says  that  "one  of  the  men  whom  I  met  told 
of  thirty-six  hours  passed  without  food  in 
a  New  Hampshire  town  and  three  days 
without  shelter.  He  said  he  asked  for 
both  and  was  refused  because  he  was  a 
Mormon."  This  writer  says  that  "as  a 
rule  their  argumentation  seems  calculated 
to  convince  persons  of  four  general  classes: 
First,  the  illiterate;  second,  those  who  are 
not  earnest  in  any  belief  and  admire  elo- 
quent words  and  a  confident  manner;  third, 
those  who  doubt  and  question,  but  who  can 
readily  be  turned  aside  by  a  simple  asser- 
tion clothed  in  terms  of  glittering  gener- 
ality and  expanded  into  verbosity;  fourth, 
temporarily,  at  least,  those  who  admire 
pluck,  decision,  self-denial  and  who  natur- 
ally yield  to  assertiveness." 

"The  manner  of  conducting  the  cottage 
meeting,"  says  Mr.  Davis,  "was  peculiar. 
The  two  elders  were  the  only  Latter  Day 
Saints  present.  They  came  to  dine  with  a 
newly- made  acquaintance.  A  few  other 
guests  were  invited  in  the  evening.  First, 
there  was  music  contributed  by  two  young 
ladies.  Then  the  missionaries  seated  them- 
selves together.  Both  made  brief  prayers 
and  spoke  at  some  length.  Although  one 
of  them  talked  for  a  half  hour  most  of  the 
facts  of  interest  were  gained  by  subse- 
quent questioning.  This  questioning  the 
elders  invited  after  the  benediction,  which 
closed  the  formalities." 


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THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


September  5    uoi 


New  England  is  a  hard  field  for  the 
Mormons.  There  are  about  sixty  com- 
municants in  the  New  England  conference. 
But  Mormon  missionaries  are  not  daunted 
by  the  hardness  of  a  field.  The  hardness 
seems  to  possess  a  fascination  for  the 
"saints."  The  more  difficult  the  field  the 
better  pleased  are  they.  Think  of  going 
thirty-six  hours  without  food  and  three 
days  without  shelter!  What  can  be  done 
to  conquer  such  men? 

Mr.  Davis  says  that  in  the  meeting  that 
he  attended  nothing  was  said  about  polyg- 
amy until  when  questioned  ^the  "elders" 
declared  their  belief  in  it. 

I  have  in  my  hand  at  this  moment  a 
letter  written  by  two  Mormon  "elders," 
dated  "Denver,  Col.,  May  4,  1901."  In  it 
they  give  their  authority  for  their  belief 
in  polygamy.  The  letter  was  written  to  a 
gentleman  who  was  engaged  in  an  investi- 
gation of  the  claims  of  Mormonism.  He 
had  asked,  apparently,  for  a  statement 
concerning  plural  marriages.  The  "elders" 
say:  "So  with  the  principle  of  polygamy; 
we  did  not  practice  it  simply  because 
certain  men  were  commanded  to  and 
obeyed,  nor  because  it  was  a  principle  ac- 
cepted by  ancient  Israel,  nor  yet  because 
it  is,  or  is  not,  written  in  any  book;  but 
because  it  was  a  commandment  from  God 
through  the  Prophet  Joseph  Smith  in  the 
year  1843,  and  he  had  received  authority  to 
solemnize  such  marriages  under  the  hands 
of  Peter,  James  and  John  in  the  year  1829, 
who  were  the  last  ones  holding  that 
authority  upon  the  earth." 

This  is  up-to-date.  What  do  you  think 
of  it?  Is  it  worth  while  to  give  attention 
to  Mormonism? 

J* 
Our   Own  Missionary. 

By  Wallace  Tha.rp. 

Every  missionary  of  the  Church  of  Christ 
is  our  missionary.  But  let  me  whisper  to 
you,  friend,  not  until  you  give  up  one  of 
the  dearest  and  most  devoted  of  your  flock 
to  go  to  the  foreign  field,  will  you  know  the 
tenderness  and  sweetness  of  our  own  mis- 
sionary. Then,  indeed,  does  the  expression, 
"living  link"  come  to  mean  something,  and 
we  of  the  Crawfordsville  Christian  Church 
came  to  know  quite  well  its  meaning  yester- 
day as  we  prayed  and  sang  and  said  fare- 
well to  Miss  Maude  May  Plunkett,  who  left 
us  to  go  to  India  "in  his  name."  We  spell 
"living  link"  this  way  now,  1-o-v-e.  And 
after  all,  love  is  all. 

We  felt  that  her  going  was  our  crown, 
and  that  we  should  do  something  worthy  of 
so  solemnly  great  an  occasion.  The  message 
came  from  the  board,  "Be  ready  to  start 
Monday  week."  We  had  anticipated  her 
going,  but  not  so  soon.  As  the  day  drew 
near,  our  hearts  beat  faster,  and  more  keen- 
ly felt  the  glory  associated  with  such  a 
service.  I  wanted  the  whole  church,  and 
the  missions- loving  people  of  the  city 
to  get  the  good  that  I  knew  was  sure  to 
come  out  of  association  with  her  in  those 
parting  hours,  and  in  witnessing  the  de- 
parture. So,  on  Friday  evening  before  the 
Monday  she  was  to  go,  the  C.  W.  B.  M. 
auxiliary  arranged  for  a  farewell  reception 
to  be  given  in  our  home,  to  which  all  the 
Christian  people  of  the  city  were  invited. 
The  reception  was  a  beautiful  success,  and 
often  during  the  evening  I  saw  eyes  suf- 
fused with  tears  as  the  people  took  Sister 
Maude  by  the  hand. 

On  Lord's  day  morning  the  church  was 


filled  with  a  congregation  made  up  of  peo- 
ple of  all  the  churches  in  the  city.  It  had 
been  announced  that  the  sermon  would  be 
on  "The  Forces  That  Move  a  Missionary." 
My  text  was  Jesus'  last  command:  "Go  ye 
into  all  the  world."  Upon  the  conclusion 
of  the  sermon  I  presented  Sister  Maude  to 
the  congregation,  and  she  stood  before  that 
throng  like  one  who  had  already  reached 
into  the  wardrobe  of  heaven  and  had  taken 
out  one  of  the  fairest  robes  of  glory  and  had 
clothed  herself  with  it.  Before  she  had 
spoken  one  word  the  congregation  was  in 
tears.  After  a  moment  she  looked  into  the 
faces  of  the  people  and  with  the  eloquence 
that  is  born  of  real  holiness  and  love  said: 
"One  of  the  first  verses  in  the  Bible  to  im- 
press itself  upon  my  mind  was  this  very 
precious  and  familiar  one,  'For  God  so  loved 
the  world  that  he  gave  his  only  begotten 
Son  that  whosoever  believeth  on  him  might 
not  perish  but  have  everlasting  life.'  And 
the  whosoever  means  anyone  and  everyone. 
'Whosoever  will  may  come.'  It  means  me 
in  my  home  and  you  in  your  home.  Yes, 
it  means  our  state  and  our  whole  nation. 
But  the  whosoever  does  not  stop  there.  It 
means  the  people  of  Europe,  Asia,  Africa 
and  of  the  islands  of  the  seas.  It  seems  as 
if  God  simply  threw  open  his  arms  of  love 
and  bade  all  to  come.  India's  people  are 
among  the  ones  he  has  bidden. 

"Out  of  its  millions  of  people,  there  are  - 
but  600;000  native  Christians;  and  our  soul 
burns  within  us  to  tell  them  the  good  news 
which  brings  life  and  light  to  men.  May  I 
tell  you  a  little  story  that  Miss  Thistler  told 
us?  She  was  going  through  many  of  the 
villages  of  India  that  were  hearing  the 
words  of  life  for  the  first  time.  In  one  vil- 
lage she  had  told  the  story  of  Jesus  and  his 
love  in  just  the  simplest  way  possible.  They 
were  interested.  The  patriarch  of  the  vil- 
lage asked  her  if  she  would  not  tell  it  again. 
It  was  told  again  just  as  before.  After 
another  consultation  the  patriarch  said  to 
her,  'Don't  be  impatient  with  us,  but  we  do 
want  to  hear  it  again.'  She  gladly  told  the 
story  the  third  time,  and  they  then  went  on 
their  way.  Soon  they  saw  that  some  one  was 
trying  to  overtake  them.  They  stopped.  It 
was  a  messenger  from  the  village  wanting 
to  ask  a  question.  He  said  that  his  people 
wanted  to  know  when  the  things  she  told 
in  the  story  had  happened — was  it  just  a  few 
days  ago  that  he  died?  You  may  imagine 
her  shame  and  chagrin  when  she  had  to 
answer,  it  was  hundreds  and  hundreds  of 
years  ago.  O,  friends,  it  is  time  we  were  in 
haste  about  our  Father's  business! 

"A  few  years  ago  the  Christians  of  India 
sent  this  cablegram  to  the  Christians  of 
America,  and  I  want  to  leave  it  as  a  parting 
message  in  your  hearts,  even  as  it  came  as 
a  conquering  message  into  mine.  It  is 
short  and  it  is  this:  'Look,  pray,  send,  come 
to  India's  awakening.' 

"But  whether  we  are  working  here  or 
there  it  is  all  one.  It  is  his  work.  Let  us 
not  any  longer  call  this  a  farewell ;  but  let 
us  make  it  simply  a  joining  of  hands  for  a 
more  intense,  a  more  steadfast,  a  more  con- 
secrated, and  a  little  broader  work  for  our 
Master.  I  shall  want  and  need  your  pray- 
ers. We  can  do  more  by  our  praying  than 
we  think;  for  while  we  are  praying  God 
himself  is  working.  You  may  think  of  me 
in  my  Indian  work  and  home  as  being  per- 
fectly happy;  for  Jesus  Christ  has  said, 
'Lo!  I  am  with  thee.' 

"My  prayer  for  you  is  that  you  may  be 


true  to  the  Lord  Jesus  Christ;  that  you 
will  ever  love  and  serve  him.  And,  too, 
that  you  will  assist  and  hold  up  the  hands 
of  him  whom  God  has  chosen  to  be  your 
pastor;  and  he  will  lead  you  into  greater 
visions  of  God's  love,  and  into  broader 
spheres  of  service." 

The  scene  upon  the  conclusion  of  her 
speech  was  simply  divinely  sublime  and 
holy.  The  Spirit  of  the  great  All-Father 
was  palpably  present.  If  it  had  been  a 
Methodist  meeting  they  would  have  said, 
"The  Holy  Spirit  was  there  in  great  de- 
monstration and  power,"  and  I  am  not  here 
to  say  that  they  would  have  been  far  wrong. 
Such  transfiguration  scenes  come  but  few 
times  in  the  history  of  a  congregation  or  in 
the  life  of  a  man.  It  was  the  closest  to  an 
incarnation  and  articulation  of  divine  glory 
I  have  ever  witnessed;  and  one  could  almost 
feel  the  pressure  of  the  blessed  Savior's 
hand.  It  was  good  to  be  there.  And  I  dare 
say  that  not  one  who  witnessed  that  scene 
will  ever  forget  it.  Nor  will  he  henceforth 
give  other  than  willingly  to  this  precious, 
holy  work  of  missions.  Do  not  fail,  my 
preacher  friend,  to  use  the  occasion  of  the 
going  of  one  from  the  congregation  to 
which  you  minister,  should  one  go,  as  your 
opportunity  to  crystallize  and  exhibit  all  the 
best  that  can  be  said  for  missions.  No  ad- 
dress, however  eloquent  and  forceful,  could 
equal  it. 

Miss  Maude  was  announced  to  leave  the 
city  at  one  o'clock  p.  M.  on  Monday.  So  I 
asked  all  the  people  of  the  church, and  others 
who  might  wish  to  do  so,  to  meet  at  the 
church  at  noon  of  Monday,  that  we  would 
spend  together  one  more  sweet  season  of 
prayer  for  God's  blessing  on  our  beloved 
sister,  and  for  the  ones  she  was  going  to 
help.  Noon  of  Monday  came  and  we  were 
all  at  church  with  fasting  and  in  prayer.  I 
asked  Sister  Maude  to  a  place  by  my  side 
in  front  of  the  pulpit,  then  forming  a  circle 
by  joining  hands  we  sang,  with  a  holy, 
ringing  gusto, "Blest  be  the  tie  that  binds." 
After  which,  with  bowed  heads  we  prayed. 
Then  withdrawing  from  the  church,  we 
formed  a  procession  and  marched  to  the 
depot  to  the  sweet  strains  of  "I'll  go  Where 
You  Want  me  to  go,  Dear  Lord,"  sung  by 
the  whole  procession.  By  the  time  we 
reached  the  depot  our  crowd  had  grown 
to  be  a  throng.  Old  people  and 
young  people,  good  people  and  bad 
people,  and  policemen  gathered  there. 
The  evident  earnestness  and  tears  forced 
respect  and  silence.  The  Sunday-school 
orchestra  started  up,  "Send  the  Light,  the 
Blessed  Gospel  Light,"  and  it  rang  out 
with  a  richness  that  I  have  rarely  heard. 
Then  a  prayer  was  offered.  At  this  junc- 
ture a  beautiful  silk  flag  of  our  country  was 
presented  to  Miss  Maude  and  draped  across 
her  shoulder  and  breast.  Then  we  sang, 
"My  Country  'Tis  of  Thee." 

The  moment  for  her  to  go  was  nearly  come. 
Every  heart  seemed  ready  to  burst  with 
emotion,  and  tears  were  in  every  eye.  Our 
farewell  was  spoken,  and  as  the  train  pulled 
into  the  depot  we  sang,  "God  be  With  You 
Till  We  Meet  Again,"  and  continued  sing- 
ing until  the  train  bore  her  away  on  her 
holy  mission.  There  was  sadness,  friends, 
but  there  was  gladness,  too,  in  that  holy 
hour.  It  has  done  us  untold  good,  and  I 
have  written  this  that  you  may  join  with  us 
in  its  benefits.  How  poor  my  telling  of  it 
seems  when  I  think  of  that  holy,  blessed 
experience! 

Crawfordsville,  Ind. 


September  5,  1901 


THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


JJ31 


Irv  Memoriam. 

By  John  S.  Martirv. 

[To  my  friend  J.  B.  B.,  who  died  Sept.  3,  1895.] 

<'When  two  shall  labor  in  the  field 
Shall  one  be  called,  the  other  left." 

My  friend,  thou  wert  the  first  to  yield, 
And  1  that  stay  am  sore  bereft. 

Although  I  grieve  that  thou  art  gone, 

I  may  not  rest  but  still  work  on. 

For  years  we've  labored  side  by  side, 
Nor  ever  sought  the  world's  applause; 

Content  each  day  at  eventide, 
To  know  we'd  sped  the  Master's  cause, 

And  that  from  seed  our  hands  had  sown 

His  kingdom  here  had  wider  grown. 

I  did  but  folio  tv  in  thy  lead , 
The  work  was  ever  planned  by  thee; 

To  supplement  thee  in  thy  need 
Seemed  aye  the  wisest  work  for  me. 

Yet  there  was  much  that  each  could  do, 

The  fields  were  wide  and  gleaners  few. 

Of  manly  men  thou  wert  the  type, 
Thy  counsel  always  just  and  fair; 

Bat  now,  ere  yet  thy  years  are  ripe, 
Thou'rt  called  to  counsel  otherwhere. 

And  though  thy  spirit's  with  the  just 

Its  earthly  house  must  turn  to  dust. 

Why  not?    'Twas  thine  in  which  to  bide 
While  here,  and  served  thy  sojourn  well; 

Now  all  of  heaven  opens  wide— 
The  joys  thou  knowest,  who  can  tell? 

For  j  >ys  there  must  in  plenty  be 

And  recompense  for  such  as  thee. 

My  friend,  thou'rt  wiser  now  than  I 
In  that  which  God  hath  held  in  store— 

Which  all  must  know  who  live  and  die— 
Whose  secret  I  too  shall  explore. 

And  while  I  seek  that  blest  abode, 

God  grant  I  may  not  miss  the  road. 

Thy  faith  hath  now  to  knowledge  turned; 

The  mystic  veil  hath  rolled  away; 
And  thou  canst  see  thy  glory  earned, 

For  thou  didst  work  while  it  was  day— 
Thy  earthly  day— and  though  'tis  done 
Thy  heavenly  day  has  just  begun. 

But  yester-night  the  page  did  turn 
Which  proved,  alas!  to  be  thy  last. 

'Twas  like  the  rest,  I  soon  did  learn, 
No  blot  upon  its  face  was  cast. 

Thy  record  closes  clean  and  white 

And  fears  nor  gaze  nor  searching  light. 

Ndw  as  we  lay  thee  close  away 

To  molder  in  the  n  irrow  grave, 
Tny  spirit  wakes  to  live  God's  day  — 
To  live  again  with  God  who  gave. 
Tny  ear  hly  day  had  morn  and  noon- 
Its  tale,  how  brief!  its  end,  how  soon! 


Engiish  Topics. 

The  People  by  the  Sea. 

"Saxon  and  Norman  and  Dane  are  we," 
as  Tennyson  sang,  as  when  the  dog- star 
blazes  and  summer  b'.ends  beauty  and 
purgatory  together,  we  troop  off  by  myriads 
to  the  shore.  The  truth  about  the  English 
people  is  that  they  are  an  amphibious  race. 
Those  old  Saxon,  Norman  and  Danish 
progenitors  of  ours  were  as  much  at  home 
on  the  ocean  wave  as  on  terra  firma.  We 
are  only  veneered  vikings,  pirates  polished 
by  Pope  Gregory  and  his  old  monks.  Our 
Christian  civilization  is  a  pretty  stucco 
plastered  over  the  savagery  engrafted  by 
Norsemen  on  Druidism.  Great  Britain  i3 
all  one  grand  Riviera,  and  Ireland — beauti- 
ful Erin— is  another  and  even  a  fairer  one. 
Do  you  know,  Brother  Garrison,  what  I 
think  of  the  future  of  my  country?  I  be- 
lieve that  when  its  coal  and  iron  are  played 
out  it  will  no  longer  be  the  workshop  of 
Europe,  as  it  still  is,  notwithstanding  your 


prodigious  American  aggrandizement,  but 
will  become  the  world's  playground.  Many 
lands  have  I  traversed,  and  countless  beauty 
spots  have  I  admired,  but  these  British 
Isles  are  for  sylvan  sweetness  and  land- 
scape loveliness  absolutely  incomparable. 
All  this  enchantment  is  owing  to  the  At- 
lantic. We  are  never  frozen.  No  harbor 
is  ever  ice  bound  in  any  winter.  The  Gulf 
Stream  prevents  that  congelation  which 
seals  up  many  continental  ports.  We  are 
never  grilled,  baked,  roasted  or  boiled. 
The  first  American  lady  I  ever  knew  said, 
"I  do  love  your  English  summers."  Some- 
times I  have  heard  Americans  abuse  our 
English  winters.  This  I  wonder  at,  be- 
cause the  case  is  one  of  lucus  a  non 
lucendo.  Here  where  I  am  staying  at 
Southend-on-Sea  for  a  brief  fortnight,  30 
miles  from  my  London  home,  a  little  girl 
on  the  sands  yesterday  called  out,  "Oh, 
mamma,  come  and  look  at  this  little  dog's 
tail,  it  has  none ! "  So  I  am  always  astonished 
at  the  objurgation  of  our  English  winter, 
for  we  have  none.  I  discovered  some  time 
since  that  the  reason  why  many  Americans 
adopt  this  land  as  their  second  home  is  that 
there  is  no  climate  in  which  you  can  work 
so  many  hours  a  day,  on  so  many  days  in 
the  year,  as  the  English.  If  America  is 
God's  country,  as  I  believe  it  is,  England  is 
God's  paradise.  This  year's  summer  is 
unusually  lovely.  A  New  York  gentleman 
recently  came  to  this  country  for  the  first 
time.  He  has  been  telling  me  his  impres- 
sions. He  landed  at  Glasgow  in  Scotland, 
and  so  traversed  most  of  the  length  of 
England  to  reach  London.  He  pronounced 
it  the  most  charming  land  he  ever  looked 
upon,  and  London  the  most  fascinating  city 
he  ever  explored.  His  wife  endorsed  the 
verdict.  But  our  people  are  fully  appre- 
x  ciative  in  these  days  of  the  attractions  of 
our  Isles.  Our  forefathers  were  not.  It 
was  reserved  for  us  to  discover  our  own 
country. 

The  Tr&.rvsfigvjra.tlorv  of  London. 

I  do  earnestly  beg  all  Americans  who 
have  not  seen  London  to  hasten  over  for  a 
survey  of  our  metropolis.  The  old  Lon- 
don— the  wonderful  old  London — will  soon 
vanish.  Indeed,  much  of  it  is  now  van- 
ishing before  our  eyes.  And  a  new  and 
still  more  marvelous  metropolis  is  rising. 
During  the  next  ten  years  there  will  be 
added  to  London  a  greater  number  of 
costly,  splendid  and  famous  new  buildings 
than  in  any  similar  period  since  the  re- 
building of  the  city  after  the  great  fire  in 
1666,  which  followed  the  great  plague  of 
1665.  That  was  the  time  in  the  reign  of 
Charles  II.  when  Sir  Christopher  Wren 
built  St.  Paul's  Cathedral,  and  a  new  Lon- 
don arose.  But  it  was  not  a  beautiful  Lon- 
don, like  the  medieval  city  of  Elizabeth 
and  King  Henry  VIII.  and  Edward  VI. 
During  Queen  Victoria's  reign  London  was 
glorified.  It  is  now  going  to  be  transfigured. 
During  the  coming  ten  years  there  will  be 
completed  on  the  banks  of  a  noble  river  a 
new  city  of  half  a  million  inhabitants, 
containing  a  splendid  cathedral,  great 
government  buildings,  a  magnificent  town 
hall,  a  palace  of  justice,  three  beautiful 
bridges,  besides  libraries,  baths,  hospitals, 
hotels  and  business  premises,  all  designed 
by  the  most  eminent  architects  and  engi  1 
neers  of  the  day  and  erected  in  a  style 
worthy  of  any  capital  of  the  day.  This 
fine  new  city,  instead  of    being   separate 


and  self-contained,  will  be  dispersed  in 
sections  throughout  the  whole  of  the  me- 
tropolis. The  Strand  is  to  become  the 
most  beautiful  thoroughfare  on  earth,  and 
London  will  be  the  most  glorious  city  the 
world  has  ever  known.  Surely  it  is  inter- 
esting enough  now  for  those  who  can  stay 
really  to  explore  it. 

The  Most  Important  Gervera.1. 

We  have  in  our  society  many  ranks  of 
people.  Many  generals  are  on  the  retired 
list  of  the  army,  and  many  are  fighting  in 
the  field  of  war.  But  an  army  general  is  of 
small  importance,  relatively,  after  all.  We 
can  always  get  another.  But  the  supreme 
indispensability  is  the  general  servant.  We 
have  an  army  of  these  generals,  and  every 
one  is  much  more  consequential  than  any 
army  general.  Some  servants  are  cooks, 
some  are  nurses,  some  are  parlor-maids, 
some  are  housekeepers.  But  by  far  the 
greater  part  of  the  daily  domestic  work  in 
the  land  is  done  by  servant  girls  and  women 
who  call  themselves  "generals,"  and  are  so 
inscribed  at  the  register  offices.  A  problem 
of  great  magnitude  is  pressing  to  the  front 
amongst  our  social  questions.  When  I  was 
in  America  I  found  that  your  society  had 
partially  solved  the  grand  servant- girl 
problem,  but  only  in  painful  ways.  In 
most  households  the  good  wife  and  mother 
had  become  "general"  herself.  I  and  my 
wife  stayed  in  Buffalo  as  guests  of  dear  old 
friends  whom  we  had  known  in  England. 
They  spread  for  us  astonishing  banquets 
under  the  name  of  breakfasts.  Before  we 
left  my  wife  was  appalled  at  the  discovery 
that  our  host's  dear  wife  and  her  mother  had 
each  morning  risen  at  5  to  prepare  these 
banquets!  I  found  Irish,  German,  French 
and  "darkie"  helps,  but  the  only  American 
servants,  as  a  rule,  were  the  wives  and 
daughters,  mothers  and  sisters.  In  Britain 
also  the  problem  of  the  household  is  now 
becoming  all  absorbing.  The  lady  help 
came  in  some  time  ago,  but  she  is  a  humili- 
ating failure,  because  she  is  not  a  lady  and 
not  a  help.  She  is  analogous  to  Christian 
Science,  because  it  is  not  Christian  and  not 
scientific.  The  new  generation  of  young 
women  has  passed  through  the  new  system 
of  education  and  society  wakes  up  and  finds 
it  has  educated  the  real  servant  out  of  ex- 
istence. Every  young  woman  is  now 
a  young  lady — or  thinks  she  is! 
At  one  of  our  London  registry  offices  500 
mistresses  applied  for  servants  and  there 
was  only  one  application  from  a  servant. 
Of  the  servant  class  yet  remaining  60  per 
cent,  are  "generals,"  and  thi3  general  is 
everywhere  a  queen,  a  mistress,  a  despot,  a 
prize  competed  for,  and  trophy  when  se- 
cured. So  some  ladies  have  invented  a  new 
association.  It  is  called  "the  Guild  of  the 
Household  Dames."  Its  object  is  to  set  up 
training  houses  for  qualifying  young  wo- 
men of  gentle  birth  to  become  efficient  in 
the  arts  of  housekeeping  and  domestic 
economy.  This  institution  is  already  a  suc- 
cess. Its  motto  is  laborare  est  arare.  But 
I  believe  the  only  solution  of  this  problem 
and  many  other  practical  difficulties  is 
with  the  Socialists.  We  shall  have  to  come 
to  their  cardinal  principle  after  all,  which 
is  that  all  citizens  must  take  a  share  of  life's 
labor,  and  none  must  indulge  entirely  in 
play,  idleness  and  luxury.  True  socialism 
does  not  mean  communism  in  the  means  of 
life,  but  in  its  industry.  There  can  never 
be  equality  of  ability,  or  of  wealth,  or  of 


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position ;   but  there   should  be   equality  of 
opportunity  and  of  responsibility. 

George  Eliot  ar\d  Her  Works. 

Competent  critics  seem  to  agree  that  the 
greatest  constructive  literary  mind  of  the 
19th  century  was  Marian  Evans,  who 
called  herself  as  a  writer  George  Eliot. 
Attention  is  being  attracted  afresh  to  her 
name  by  the  issue  of  a  new  edition  of  her 
works.  Some  of  her  books  should  certainly 
be  read  by  every  book  lover.  Opinions 
differ  as  to  which  is  her  greatest  novel. 
Adam  Bede,  The  Mill  on  the  Floss,  Silas 
Marner,  Romola  and  Middlemarch  all  have 


their  persuasive  advocates.  My  favorite  is 
Silas  Marner.  Through  this  exquisite 
story  runs  a  strong  vein  of  that  Mitleid — 
to  use  a  beautiful  German  word — that 
peculiar  sympathy  in  suffering,  which 
warms  every  page  of  this  writer's  novels. 
Romola  lacks  this  characteristic  and  the 
reader  feels  that  in  it  the  writer  is  aloof 
from  her  characters.  Yet  for  Romola  the 
great  authoress  received  ten  thousand 
pounds  from  the  publishers. 

William  Durban. 
43  Park  Road,  South  Tottenham,  London, 
Aug.  24,  1901. 


v^  v^  v^  v^ 

13he   Intellect  in  Preaching 

By  STEPHEN  J.   COREY. 


This  is  the  age  of  common  sense.  Just 
in  proportion  as  people  become  educated, 
their  minds  rebel  against  volubility  without 
thought  back  of  it.  The  preacher  must 
put  hard,  earnest  thought  into  his  message 
if  he  would  be  a  teacher  and  leader  to-day. 
Forensic  eloquence  is  fast  declining  in 
public  favor,  and  in  its  place  the  people 
are  hungering  for  thought.  If  the  preach- 
er cannot  give  his  congregation  something 
to  think  about,  he  will  lose  his  grip.  Peo- 
ple have  just  as  much  feeling  and  emotion 
as  ever,  but  it  takes  common  sense  to  bring 
it  out.  There  may  be  a  sort  of  spasmodic 
stirring  up,  but  the  stirring  up  that  lasts 
begins  in  earnest  thought. 

Is  it  not  true  that  much  of  the  "back- 
sliding' '  results  from  Christianity 's  entering 
the  life  through  the  emotions  simply,  in- 
stead of  through  intellectual  conviction? 
Emotion  may  tumble  people  into  the 
church,  but  intellectual  conviction  is  what 
keeps  them  from  tumbling  out  when  the 
great  crisis  of  temptation  comes  to  them. 
The  fact  that  the  mind  has  grasped  the 
verities  of  the  faith  is  about  the  only 
anchor  that  thousands  of  good  people  have 
when  the  storm  rages.  If  this  is  true, 
ought  not  the  intellectual  element  in 
preaching  to  be  emphasized  much  more 
than  it  is  with  many?  It  is  very  common, 
even  to-day,  to  hear  the  intellect  spoken  of 
as  though  it  was  a  sort  of  an  intruder  in 
the  spiritual  realm.  There  is  an  idea  quite 
current  that  a  preacher's  spiritual  life  uni- 
formly decreases  in  the  same  ratio  that  his 
scholarly  habits  increase.  "Brethren, 
these  things  ought  not  so  to  be."  God 
wants  the  intellect  at  its  best.  Truth  is 
committed  to  us,  and  we  are  responsible 
for  the  proclaiming  of  it  in  the  most  intel- 
ligent way,  and  the  more  the  intellect,  with 
all  of  its  keenness,  is  brought  into  the 
message,  the  more  intelligent  will  the 
message  be. 

But  some  one  says:  "My  dear  brother, 
we  must  have  simplicity.  But  from  what 
does  simplicity  arise?  Not  from  ignor- 
ance, I  am  sure.  Does  not  our  missionary 
board  demand  the  keenest  of  intellects  to 
make  the  gospel  simple  to  the  poor,  ignor- 
ant souls  in  India?  Too  many  preachers 
underrate  the  intelligence  of  their  audi- 
ences. If  the  people  are  not  given 
thought,  they  will  be  listless  and  go  away 
unfed.  It  is  simply  startling  to  see  the 
way  in  which  Paul  hurled  great  truths  at 
the  minds  of  his  hearers,  and  expected 
them  to  understand  him.  And  far  below 
the  congregations  of  to-day  in  intelligence 
were  the  converts  of  Rome. 


An  intellectualism  in  religion  which  is 
divorced  from  experience  is  -what  has 
brought  contempt  upon  the  intellectual 
element  in  preaching.  But  the  man  whose 
scholarly  life  is  redolent  with  fresh  experi- 
ence and  conviction,  will  always  be  a  power 
for  righteousness.  Oh,  the  joy  of  the  dis- 
covery of  some  truth  for  the  first  time  in 
one's  experience,  when  it  comes  from  hard 
study !  With  what  intensity  and  authority 
it  is  given  to  the  people! 

Thank  God  for  the  men  who  have 
heralded  the  gospel  faithfully,  and  who 
have  not  had  the  advantages  of  modern 
education — faithful  men  and  true.  But 
even  these,  who  taught  and  led  the  people, 
used  their  intellects  mightily.  Untrained, 
they  trained  themselves.  They  may  have 
had  but  one  book,  but  how  they  studied 
that!  There  are  exceptions,  when  a  mes- 
sage freighted  with  the  Spirit  of  God 
hunts  a  man,  but  as  a  rule  God  honors  the 
man  who  hunts  the  message.  » 

The  preacher  who  does  not  study  cannot 
grow.  How  many  preachers  have  been  a 
disappointment  to  themselves  and  their 
friends  because  their  first  year's  work  was 
the  best  they  ever  did.  The  life  may  have 
been  filled  with  pastoral  duties,  but  the 
consecrated  training  of  the  mind  was  neg- 
lected, and  slow  death  was  the  result.  The 
energies  of  the  intellect,  enlarged  views, 
and  a  growing  insight  into  spiritual  truths, 
are  absolutely  necessary  to  keep  alive  the 
faith  of  the  preacher  as  well  as  that  of  the 
people.  They  are  "the  appointed  fuel  to 
the  sacred  fire."  The  brethren  come  to 
the  Lord's  house  worn  and  hungry;  they 
look  to  the  preacher  for  food;  they  need 
more  than  milk  for  babes;  they  must  have 
meat  or  they  faint. 

"My  lord,"  a  clergyman  once  boasted  to 
a  bishop,  "when  I  go  up  into  my  pulpit,  I 
never  know  the  subject  of  my  sermon." 
"No,"  the  bishop  answered,  "and  I  hear 
that  your  congregation  does  not  know  when 
you  come  down."  We  may  not  boast  thus, 
but  is  it  not  true  that  many  times  the  mes- 
sage is  so  vague  that  it  is  not  fixed  in  the 
minds  of  the  hearers? 

Let  us  bear  in  mind  the  transcendent 
consequences  of  our  calling!  What  a 
pathetic  spectacle  to  the  Master,  when  he 
hears  from  one  of  his  preachers  a  careless 
gurgle  of  syllables  instead  of  a  message 
that  cost  travail  of  mind  and  soul!  Can 
we  allow  the  details  of  the  ministry  to  crowd 
out  the  best  preparation  for  the  greatest 
thing — the  proclamation  of  the  Evangel? 
Is  not  the  Church  of  Christ  hungering  for 
more  teaching?    Is  the  continual  blare  of 


popular  topical  preaching  edifying?  Do 
we  not  need  more  real  expository  preach- 
ing? I  do  not  mean  that  sort  of  preaching 
of  the  "Bible  reading"  sort,  which  is  often 
but  an  excuse,  and  easy  running  comment 
on  a  familiar  passage  of  Scripture.  But 
the  intelligent  preaching  of  the  great 
themes  by  exposition  of  Bible  passages.  It 
is  the  hardest  sort  of  preaching  to  do  well, 
but  is  it  not  the  best  way  to  teach?  Spur- 
geon  once  said,  "We  cannot  expect  to  de- 
liver much  of  the  teachings  of  Holy  Scrip- 
ture by  picking  out  verse  by  verse,  and 
holding  these  up  at  random.  The  process 
resembles  too  closely  that  of  showing  a 
house  by  exhibiting  separate  bricks."  Is 
not  careful  exposition  the  natural  way  of 
enforcing  divine  truth?  This  sort  of 
preaching  will  incite  people  to  the  study 
of  the  Bible,  a  thing  which  most  modern 
preaching  does  not  seem  to  do.  It  will 
build  up  a  congregation  in  divine  truth.  It 
will  emphasize  the  intellect  in  religion. 

We  need  conversion  of  the  head  as  well 
as  conversion  of  the  heart.  The  master 
of  words,  careless  of  thought,  and  uncon- 
victed of  great  responsibility,  is  too  familiar 
a  figure  in  the  pulpit  of  to-day.  "He  that 
winneth  souls  is  wise." 

Rochester,  N.  Y. 

J* 

Convention 


The 


Proxy. 


by 

Bv  C.  A.  Freer. 

All  things  are  pointing  in  the  direction 
all  roads  run  these  days — toward  Minne- 
apolis. The  first  twentieth  century  con- 
vention will  be  one  of  great  power  and  in- 
fluence. It  will  be  good  to  be  there.  But 
it  is  a  fact  that  comparatively  very  few 
will  be  there.  Not  one  per  cent,  of  our 
brotherhood  will  actually  be  there.  What 
ought  to  be  done?  Every  church  in  Ohio, 
Indiana,  Kentucky,  Illinois,  Missouri,  Iowa, 
Kansas  and  the  middle  west  ought  to  send 
one  delegate.  Let  this  delegate  be  armed 
with  a  sharp  pencil  and  plenty  of  paper 
and  bring  as  much  as  possible  of  the  con- 
vention to  the  church.  Give  your  delegate 
one  Sunday  morning  and  let  him  tell  what 
he  saw  and  heard.  Thus  a  hundred  or  two 
disciples  can  get  the  convention  at  second- 
hand and  it  will  be  a  good  investment  for 
the  church.  The  faithful  pastor  might  be 
this  delegate.  It  would  be  a  fitting  recog- 
nition of  his  work  with  the  church.  If  the 
pastor  can't  go,  send  the  president  of  the 
C.  E.  society  or  one  of  the  good,  faithful 
women.  Such  a  trip  is  worth  far  more 
than  the  money  it  costs  to  any  person.  It 
may  be  a  little  inconvenient  to  pick  up  the 
cash  but  it  will  pay  to  make  a  strenuous 
effort.  It  would  be  more  profitable  to  thus 
put  your  cash  into  your  head  and  heart 
than  upon  your  back.  Your  clothes  you 
wear  at  home  will  do  for  Minneapolis. 
People  do  not  go  there  to  advertise  the  dry 
goods  store  of  their  home  town. 

Then,  too,  this  will  be  an  investment  in 
missions.  The  northwest  is  missionary  ter- 
ritory. If  we  astonish  the  natives  by  pour- 
ing in  several  thousands  into  Minneapolis 
the  papers  will  advertise  it  all  over  the 
country  and  it  will  pave  the  way  for  more 
efficient  mission  work  in  Minnesota  and  the 
Dakotas.  Each  church  ought  to  count  it 
as  a  missionary  offering  to  send  a  delegate. 
I  know  of  one  church  that  is  yet  a  mission, 
but  it  has  so  much  pride  that  it  says  to  its 
pastor,  you  must  go  to  the  state  and 
national  conventions.  We  don't  want  to 
be  counted  a  drone,  but  we  want  to  get  all 


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we  can  indirectly  from  them  and  we  want 
our  preacher  too  up  with  the  procession. 
Do  you  have  such  a  pride  for  your  church? 
Then  send  your  pastor  to  Minneapolis.  Or 
if  you  have  no  pastor,  send  some  one  else. 
Do  this  now,  and  tell  him  at  once,  that  he 
may  make  his  plans  so  that  he  can  go.  It 
will  pay. 
Columbus,  Ohio. 

J* 

The   Conditions  of   Success- 
ful Evangelization. 

By  D.  G.  Porter. 

Evangelization  is  the  weak  point  in 
modern  Christianity.  This  is  bad,  for  it  is 
also  the  vital  point.  Different  religious 
bodies  have  different  methods  of  pursuing 
this  work,  all  doubtless  more  or  less  un- 
scriptural,  and  for  that  reason  failing  of 
proper  success,  and  failing  generally  more 
and  more.  A  year  ago,  I  think,  the 
Methodists,  hitherto  among  the  most  suc- 
cessful in  evangelistic  effort,  reported  loss 
rather  than  gain.  Since  then  remarkable 
successes  are  reported  for  them,  due 
probably  to  unusually  strenuous  efforts. 
But  the  Methodists  have  a  sifting  process 
and  their  converts  sometimes,  it  is  said, 
fall  from  grace  even  after  the  sifting;  so 
that  Methodists  no  more  than  others  are 
ever  quite  sure  of  the  number  of  their 
permanent  accessions,  and  on  the  whole 
their  methods  seem  to  be  growing  less  and 
less  effective. 

Alexander  Campbell,  I  think,  was  the 
first  man  in  this  country  to  call  attention 
critically  to  the  methods  of  evangelization 
common  in  his  time.  His  criticisms  were 
not  fruitless  even  in  his  day;  and  have 
since  acquired  increasing  force  among  the 
religious  bodies  considered  most  evan- 
gelical, as  they  are  constantly  emphasized 
by  the  apparently  decreasing  efficiency  of 
the  methods  usually  practiced,  as  well  as 
by  reason  and  scripture. 

But  it  is  easier  generally  to  find  that  you 
are  in  the  wrong  path  and  have  gone 
astray,  than  it  is  to  find  the  right  path  and 
get  into  it  again  when  once  you  have 
strayed  from  it,  and  especially  is  this  the 
case  when  the  wanderer  has  been  far  and 
wide,  and  when  most  of  the  landmarks 
have  long  been  lost  sight  of.  To  Alexander 
Campbell  must  undoubtedly  be  given  the 
credit  for  an  honest  attempt  to  seek  out 
and  follow  the  lost  landmarks  as  illumined 
by  the  beacon  lights  of  scripture.  But  it 
was  not  to  be  expected  that  he  could  redis- 
cover and  establish  them  all  so  as  to  get 
completely  out  of  the  woods  and  lead  his 
followers  out.  He  taught  them,  however, 
to  use  the  compass  of  scripture  and  gave 
them  some  excellent  examples  of  its  use. 

But  dropping  now  my  metaphors,  which 
in  fact,  seem  to  be  getting  a  little  mixed, 
I  may  say  that  Mr.  Campbell  did  an  ex- 
cellent work,  but  did  not  carry  it  to  entire 
completion;  and  I  do  not  think  that  he 
ever  understood  the  use  and  significance  of 
baptism  in  its  relation  to  evangelization  as 
fully  as  we  may  now  understand  it.  It  is 
said  that,  probably  under  the  influence  of 
philosophical  speculation,  he  made  or 
hinted  at  a  distinction  between  real  and 
formal  remission,  and  suggested  that  bap- 
tism might  stand  only  for  the  latter.  I  do 
not  know  that  the  distinction  thus  indicated 
has  ever  been  very  clearly  defined,  and  there 
are  several  meanings  and  uses  of  the  word 
"formal." 


In  a  political  or  other  gathering  for  the 
purpose  of  nominations  it  is  common  to 
take  what  is  called  an  informal  ballot  to 
ascertain  the  sense  of  the  meeting,  but  it 
is  only  in  the  formal  ballot  that  the  real 
nomination  is  made.  The  first  is  tentative 
merely;  the  second  alone  is  real  and 
actual.  Another  sense  of  the  word  makes 
it  refer  to  a  confirmation  and  comple- 
tion of  what  has  already  been  determined 
and  entered  upon,  as  in  reducing  a 
contract  to  written  form  and  affixing 
signatures  to  it.  Another  use  of  the  word 
applies  it  to  the  certification  or  registry  of 
what  has  already  been  completed,  and  still 
another  use  applies  it  to  what  we  speak 
of  as  a  mere  matter  of  form,  or  as  simply 
a  red  tape  affair  of  little  or  no  consequence 
anyway.  This  last  is  the  view  which  cer- 
tain classes  of  pedobaptists  have  been  quite 
willing  to  take  as  regards  baptism,  and  even 
some  of  the  professed  followers  of  Mr. 
Campbell  are  said  to  have  held  that  you 
must  in  any  case  have  a  genuine,  old- 
fashioned  Methodist  or  Baptist  experience 
in  the  first  place,  and  when  you  have 
reached  the  highest  state  of  mind,  or  rather 
of  feeling,  so  that  you  would  be  entitled  to 
forgiveness  anyway,  then  baptism  will  be 
for  the  remission  of  sins,  but  not  before, 
and  the  "design"  of  baptism  considered  as 
an  arbitrary  act  is  to  certify  to  a  "believing 
penitent"  the  remission  which  has  per- 
haps or  rather  probably  already  taken 
place.  At  any  rate  the  word  "formal" . 
without  further  definition  seems  to  be  out 
of  place  in  this  connection,  and  I  decidedly 
prefer  the  more  modern,  and  as  I  think,  the 
more  scriptural,  but  less  speculative,  view 
of  the  ordinance. 

According  to  this  more  modern  but  ma- 
turer  view,  baptism-  does  not  mean  any- 
thing at  all  to  the  subject  except  as  he 
means  something  by  it.  For  example,  the 
baptism  of  John  was  a  "baptism  of  repent- 
ance for  the  remission  of  sins;"  but  it  did 
not  mean  remission  of  sins  to  the  subject 
except  as  it  was  on  his  part  a  baptism  of 
repentance,  that  is,  a  solemn,  conscious, 
definite  pledge  of  his  honest,  serious  pur- 
pose to  turn  from  all  sin.  So,  if  when  one 
is  baptized  in  the  name  of  "Jesus  Christ," 
or  the  "Lord  Jesus,"  he  understands  that 
he  thereby  pledges  allegiance  to  Jesus  as 
Lord  and  Christ  consciously  and  seriously, 
as  before  God,  then  the  assurance  of  for- 
giveness goes  naturally  and  properly  as 
well  as  scripturally  with  such  pledge  of 
obedience  and  allegiance.  Of  course,  re- 
pentance, or  the  purpose  to  turn  from  sin, 
is  of  necessity  included  in  the  pledge  of 
obedience  and  allegiance,  and  the  word 
"formal"  might  have  a  proper  application 
in  this  case,  since  baptism  is  the  divinely 
appointed  act  or  form  under  which  the 
pledge  of  allegiance  is  to  be  rendered,  and 
compliance  with  it  is  both  actual  and  formal 
and  hence  acceptable  and  effectual. 

I  may  remark  in  passing  that  I  regard  as 
a  mistake  the  almost  universal  use  of  the 
words  of  our  Lord  in  Matt.  28:19  as  a  bap- 
tismal formula.  The  apostles,  who  knew 
the  meaning  of  these  words  if  anybody 
could,  did  not  so  understand  them,  and 
never  used  or  alluded  to  them  in  that  sense. 
They  always  baptized,  and  commanded  to 
baptize,  in  the  name  of  "Jesus  Christ"  or 
the  "Lord  Jesus,"  The  words  in  the 
passage  above  cited  are  to  be  understood,  I 
think,  as  indicating  the  authority  under 
which  the  administrator  is  to  act, — a  com- 


mon use  of  the  expression  "in  the  name" 
and  important  in  this  connection.  As  a 
formula  they  seem  obscure,  defective  and 
inappropriate,  and  their  use  in  this  sense 
has  done  much  to  obscure  the  clear  and 
simple  significance  as  well  as  the  use  of 
baptism  as  originally  practiced.  At  any 
rate  if  we  follow  the  example  of  the  apos- 
tles in  word  as  well  as  in  act,  we  certainly 
shall  not  go  far  wrong,  and  doing  so  the 
use  and  significance  of  baptism  become 
so  clear  and  simple  that  we  shall  no  longer 
need  to  puzzle  over  its  design. 
Waterbury,  Conn.,  Aug.  31. 

First    Twentieth  Century 
Convention. 

How  Do  Our  Conventions  Benefit 

Preachers? 

There  is  no  doubt  that  our  conventions 
furnish  a  practical  education  for  our 
preachers.  There  they  find  the  best  pul- 
pit models  and  the  experience  to  preside 
over  large  assemblies  successfully.  Be- 
sides the  advantages  they  supply  for  ex- 
traordinary occasions  they  are  of  especial 
value  to  them  in  their  everyday  work. 

1.  They  help  the  preacher  in  his  think- 
ing. It  is  his  privilege  there  to  hear  some 
of  the  ablest  addresses  that  our  own  ranks 
can  produce.  These  necessarily  enlarge 
his  horizon,  stimulate  mental  activity  and 
lead  into  newer  fields.  Diamond  cuts  dia- 
mond. 

2.  They  increase  his  zeal  for  missions. 
The  world  with  its  ever-pressing  needs  is 
placed  before  him.  Here  he  is  made  pe- 
culiarly susceptible  to  these  appeals  of 
providence.     Fire  kindles  fire. 

3.  They  help  to  broaden  his  own  per- 
sonality. In  his  own  limited  station  he 
may  see  the  littleness  of  others  until  he 
himself  may  become  belittled.  By  the  law 
of  contact  the  contractions  of  others  may 
contract  himself.  A  week's  fellowship 
with  a  national  assembly  must  broaden 
him  and  deepen  his  spiritual  life. 

4.  They  also  contribute  much  to  his 
present  enjoyment.  It  is  no  small  joy  to 
touch  those  who  come  from  sea  to  sea  in- 
spired by  a  common  impulse  and  purpose. 
It  may  be  safely  said  that  nothing  in  the 
same  space  of  time  will  prove  as  beneficial, 
especially  to  our  younger  preachers,  as  to 
attend  each  session  of  the  First  Twentieth 
Century  Convention  at  Minneapolis. 

N.  S.  Haynes. 
Eureka,  III. 

Conventions  a_s  Loca.1  Missionary    Work. 

Nothing  succeeds  like  success.  Nothing 
fails  like  failure.  A  great  convention  at 
Minneapolis  means  a  great  impetus  to  the 
work  of  the  Disciples  in  Minnesota  and  the 
vast  undeveloped  region  of  the  northwest. 
To  fail  at  Minneapolis  will  mean  perma- 
nent injury  to  our  cause  in  this  important 
field. 

A  great  convention  will  command  the 
respect  of  the  inhabitants  of  this  region, 
and  win  their  support  to  our  cause. 

Minnesota  is  the  doorway  into  the  great 
northwest.  The  door  is  wide  open.  Let 
us  enter.  If  we  can  have  such  a  convention 
as  was  held  at  Cincinnati  two  years  ago  it 
will  advance  the  home  mission  interests  in 
this  region  at  least  ten  years.  The  breth- 
ren of  Minnesota  and  the  regions  round 
about,  most  of  whom  never  had  an  oppor- 
tunity of  attending  any  of  our  great  gath- 


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September  5,  1901 


«rings,  will  be  filled  with  enthusiasm  and 
hope  as  never  before.  They  will  be  glad 
they  are  Disciples,  glad  they  are  identified 
with  a  growing  cause.  With  a  new  zeal 
and  a  deeper  spirituality  they  will  go 
■everywhere  preaching  and  teaching,  and 
leading  the  people  into  the  glorious  liberty 
of  apostolic  Christianity. 

Would  you  be  a  missionary?  Then  go 
to  Minneapolis  in  October. 

Louis  S.  Ctpp. 

Huntsville,  Mo. 

v» 
The  Music. 

Realizing  that  the  music  for  the  conven- 
tion, while  it  will  not  be  elaborate,  must 
nevertheless  be  carefully  prepared  and 
looked  after,  this  committee  has  laid  plans, 
which  will  culminate  in  entire  success. 

The  music  will  be  under  the  direction  of 
J.  Walter  Wilson,  of  Indianapolis,  one  of 
the  best  known  singing  evangelists  in  our 
brotherhood.  It  is  his  desire  and  our  aim, 
to  have  a  chorus  of  from  300  to  400  voices 
for  the  evening  services. 

As  it  is  manifestly  impossible  to  raise 
that  number  in  our  Minneapolis  church,  we 
shall  test  the  practical  side  of  C.  E.  fellow- 
ship by  appealing  to  the  Endeavor  Socie- 
ties of  the  Minneapolis   Union  to  give  us 


voices,  and  we  do  not  entertain  any  doubt 
about  the  generosity  of  the  response. 

The  President  of  the  Minneapolis  Musi- 
cians' Association  is  a  friend  of  our  church 
and  we  are  expecting  to  get  a  cornet  or 
trombone  for  e'ach  part  of  the  chorus  which 
will  strengthen  is  very  materially. 

We  shall  probably  have  solos  from  some 
of  the  best  talent  in  Minneapolis,  although 
we  shall  be  able  to  tell  about  that  after  we 
find  out  how  much  time  we  are  to  be  al- 
lowed for  special  music. 

We  count  not  a  little  on  the  co-operation 
of  our  people  from  out  of  town.  We  expect 
a  very  material  addition  to  our  chorus 
from  the^people  who  come  to  the  convention. 
To  that  end,  we  appeal  to  those  who  can  and 
will  help  us  in  the  chorus,  to  send  their 
names,  addresses  and  part  they  sing  to  the 
undersigned,   chairman  of  the   committee. 

If  there  are  those  who  intend  to  join  the 
chorus,  who  desire  a  program  containing 
the  music  to  be  used,  they  may  secure  it  by 
sending  name,  address,  part  they  sing,  and 
ten  cents  postage,  to  the  chairman.  A 
chorus  badge  will  accompany  the  program. 
Elsie  Ireland, 
Chairman  Music  Committee. 

130  West  15th  St.,  Minneapolis. 


v^  n^  v^  s^ 


Is  Goodness  Un©Ltr©Lctlve? 


By  GEORGE  H.  COMBS 


In  a  former  article  on  "The  Beauty  of 
Holiness"  the  endeavor  was  made  to  point 
out  the  charm  and  fascination  of  moral 
beauty.  Yet  while  theoretically  giving 
widest  acceptance  to  the  proposition  that 
holiness  is  beautiful,  the  world  is  wont  to 
look  for  fascination  elsewhere  and  finds  the 
real  magnet  not  in  virtue  but  in  vice.  In 
book  and  sermon,  song  and  prayer,  empha- 
sis is  laid  insistently  upon  the  attractive- 
ness of  the  bad.  Why  should  this  be  so? 
Why  do  we  find  vice  of  greater  interest 
than  virtue?    Wby  do  we  fondle'weeds? 

For  one  thing,  we  fail  to  keep1;  in  mind 
that  deep  law  pointed  out  first  by  Plato, 
that  the  souls  great  in  virtue  are  by  the 
same  endowment  great  in  capacity  for  vice. 
He  who  can  make  the  greatest  success  can 
also  make  the  greatest  failure.  He  who 
can  soar  highest  can  fall  lowest.  He  who 
c  in  most  enjoy  can  most  suffer.  I c  took  a 
tall  angel  to  become  a  devil.  Great  crimes 
attract  us  because  of  the  greatness  of  the 
actors.  A  firefly  dies  and  the  world  does 
not  pause.  The  sun  goes  out  and  we  gaze 
with  awe  upon  the  splendid  ruin.  It  is  not 
the  ruin,  though,  that  attracts  us,  but  the 
greatness  of  the  thing  ruined.  There  is  no 
interest  in  a  great  sin,  but  interest  bound- 
less in  the  great  sinner. 

We  are  wont  to  compare  commonplace 
virtue  with  picturesque  vice.  Your  neigh- 
bor owes  you  ten  dollars  and  pays  it,  bor- 
rows your  umbrella  and  returns  it— com- 
monplace virtue  that  is  of  no  especial 
interest.  Jesse  James  and  his  confederates 
rob  an  express  train  and  we  are  interested 
in  any  scrap  of  their  history.  Put  Jesse 
James  by  the  side  of  your  commonplace 
neighbor  and  you  say  that  the  bandit  is  the 
more  interesting,  that  vice  is  more  attract- 
ive than  virtue.  Nay.  Not  so  fast.  By 
the  side  of  commonplace  virtue  put  com- 
monplace vice ;  by  the  side  of  the  man^who 
owed  you  ten  dollars  and  paid  it  put  the 


man  who  owed  you  ten  dollars  and  did  not 
pay  it,  by  the  side  of  the  man  who  bor- 
rowed your  umbrella  and  returned  it,  the 
man  who  borrowed  your  umbrella  and  did 
not  return  it,  and  then  say  which  is  the 
more  interesting.  Alongside  picturesque 
vice  put  picturesque  virtue.  But  you  say 
still,  I  find  vice  fascinating.  Tnink  closely. 
Is  it  vice  in  the  criminal,  or  is  it  not  rather 
other  qualities  that  attract  you?  Mephis- 
topheles,  Iago,  the  Devil  in  Byron's  Cain 
— these  do  not  attract  us  because  of  their 
great  villainy,  but  because  of  splendid 
qualities  with  which  they  are  endowed. 

I  am  sure,  too,  that  we  often  confound 
our  interest  in  the  penitent  sinner  with  sin 
itself.  David,  you  say,  is  a  far  more  inter- 
esting character  through  his  great  sin  than 
had  he  lived  faultlessly  through  all  the 
years.  But  is  it  King  David  the  sinner  of 
whom  ,you  are  thinking,  he  who  forgot 
kingly  dignity,  brotherly  honor  and  all  the 
dear  graces  of  the  soul  when  he  sent  Uriah, 
the  husband,  to  his  death  and  did  foully 
by  his  wife — is  it  this  David  in  his  foul- 
ness and  lusts  so  coarse  of  whom  you 
think?  Or  is  it  not  rather  King  David  the 
penitent  crying  ever  with  tears  in  his 
speech,  "Cleanse,  oh  cleanse  me  from  my 
sins"?  We  love  the  Magdalene.  True, 
but  it  is  not  the  sinning,  but  the  penitent, 
Magdalene.  We  are  not  drawn  to  her  in 
her  sins  but  in  her  pitiful  sorrow,  in  her 
sincere  contrition,  in  the  hour  when  she 
shudders  as  she  thinks  of  her  awful  past, 
trembles  in  the  presence  of  her  sinless 
Lord,  moistens  his  feet  with  penitent  tears 
and  wipes  them  with  her  beautiful  hair. 
Then  we  pity  and  love  her. 

Take  one  of  the  most  wonderful  present- 
day  creations,  Kate,  in  "The  Manxman." 
She,  the  sinning  woman,  interests  us,  but 
the  interest  is  not  in  her  sin;  commonplace 
then  she  is  and  coarse.  Rather  are  we 
drawn  to  her  when  she  hides  her  head  in 


shame,  when  the  cries  of  her  deserted 
baby  are  as  the  requiem  of  a  lost  soul,  a 
soul  stabbed  to  death  by  the  white  face  of 
her  outraged  husband;  when  groping  in 
the  pit  of  the  lowest  hell  she  meets  with 
angels  of  penitence,  in  her  lonely  wander- 
ings as  an  outcast;  when  in  that  dramatic 
hour  all  the  world's  punishment  for  sin  and 
all  its  stored-up  wrath  rest  upon  her,  and 
meekly  bowing  beneath  the  load,  she  mur- 
murs not — then  we  love  her.  Not  Kate  the 
sinner,  but  Kate  the  penitent.  Penitence, 
not  sin,  attracts  us. 

Finally,  I  think  we  often  fail  to  recog- 
nize that  holiness  is  beautiful  because  we 
too  much  circumscribe  the  term.  If  holi- 
ness consisted  simply  in  psalm- singing, 
church-going  and  the  ceremonials  of  re- 
ligion— that  and  nothing  more ;  if  that  only 
is  religious  which  lies  within  this  circle,  I 
do  not  wonder  that  it  is  unattractive;  but  if 
holiness  means  more  than  this,  if  religion 
claims  the  whole  world  of  man's  activities 
as  its  parish,  if  the  honest  man  is  the  holy 
man,  if  the  debt-paying  man  is  the  holy 
man,  if  the  peace-making  man  is  the  holy 
man,  if  the  helping  man  is  the  holy  man, 
if  to  do  one's  work  in  this  world  honestly  as 
if  the  gods  saw,  if  to  help  on  as  best  one 
can  the  world,  is  to  live  holily,  then  holi- 
ness is  beautiful  and  fair.  Let  us  ever  re- 
gard it  so. 

Holiness  is  beautiful,  and  this  is  the 
only  beauty  that  endures.  Beauty  of 
flower,  beauty  of  tangled  vine,  beauty  of 
flowing  waters,  beauty  of  sea  and  starry 
sky — this  will  pass  away,  but  the  beauty  of 
goodness  abides,  and  when  this  world  shall 
have  passed  away,  when  the  angels  shall 
have  laid  away  every  coffinless  star  in  its 
grave  of  blue,  this  beauty  shall  yet  endure. 

Kansas  City,  Mo. 


Ba.ck  to  Jerusalem. 
Bv  W.  H.  Bagby. 

Back  to  Jerusalem! 

Back  to  the  faith 
Once  given  through  Jesus  the  Lord, 

To  every  nation 

Of  all  the  creation— 
The  faith  found  reveal'd  in  his  word. 

Back  to  Jerusalem! 

Back  to  the  hope 
First  born  when  the  Savior  arose — 

The  hope  that  is  living — 

The  hope  that  is  giving 
To  weary  hearts  rest  and  repose. 

Back  to  Jerusalem! 

Back  to  the  love 
Of  Christ,  the  Redeemer  on  high— 

The  love  that  forgiveth  — 

The  live  that  all  giveth  — 
The  love  that  for  others  doth  die. 

Back  to  Jerusalem! 

Back  to  the  life — 
The  life  of  the  great  Son  of  God — 

To  the  life  ever  new — 

To  the  life  ever  true — 
The  life  that  is  spent  doing  good. 

Back  to  Jerusalem! 

Back  to  the  truth — 
The  truth  that  from  error  is  free — 

To  the  truth  ever  grand — 

To  the  truth  that  will  stand 
When  God  shall  abolish  the  sea. 

Back  to  Jerusalem! 
Back  to  the  Christ— 
The  Christ  by  the  world  undefil'd — 
Back  to  the  Holy  One- 
Back  to  the  Lowly  One — 
To  Jesus  the  Shepherd  so  mild. 
Salt  Lake,  Aug.  19,  1901. 


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THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


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The  Principle  of    Missions. 

By  F.  M.  Green. 

The  sublimest  order  ever  given  on  earth 
is,  "Go  ye  into  all  the  world  and  preach  the 
gospel  to  the  whole  creation;"  "Go  ye 
therefore  and  make  disciples  of  all  the  na- 
tions." 

The  church  is  net  only  called  "the  body 
of  Christ,"  the  body  of  which  Christ  is  the 
soul,  but  it  is  said  that  "the  body  is 
Christ's,"  and  that  the  church  is  "the  ful- 
ness of  him  that  filleth,  all  in  all."  The 
church  "is  the  expanded  Christ,  and  the 
purpose  of  missions  is  the  purpose  of  the 
universe,  to  multiply  Christ,  to  reincarnate 
the  Son  of  God,  to  enthrone  Christ  in  the 
hearts  of  men,  to  make  all  men  the  temples 
for  his  personal  indwelling,  that  he  may 
be  the  first-born  among  many  brethren, 
and  fill  the  world  with  himself."  There  is 
but  one  authority  for  missions  and  that  is 
Christ.  There  is  but  one  purpose  of  mis- 
sions and  that  is  Christ; -"for  of  him,  and 
through  him,  and  unto  him  are  all  things." 
For  convenience,  missions  are  divided 
into  two  kinds:  First,  home  missions;  sec- 
ond, foreign  missions,  the  difference  being 
not  in  nature  or  urgency,  for  they  have  the 
same  center — the  heart  of  Christ,  "the  only 
difference  is  in  the  radius." 

Home  missions  are  stationary  within  cer- 
tain political  limits.  Within  these  limits 
the  conditions  are  more  favorable  for  the 
"perfecting  of  the  saints  unto  the  work  of 
ministry,  unto  the  building  up  of  the  body  of 
Christ."  Jerusalem  was  needed  first,  and 
then  "the  uttermost  parts  of  the  earth." 
Jerusalem  was  fundamental  to  Ephesus, 
Antioeh,  Smyrna,  Philadelphia,  Sardis, 
Colosse,  Rome,  Europe,  Britain,  America 
and  the  world.  Without  Jerusalem  and  its 
home  work  the  world  would  have  been  a 
homeless,  Christless  orphan;  with  it  myr- 
iads may  inherit  the  glory,  the  fathers, 
the  promises,  the  citizenship  of  that  king- 
dom which,  beginning  at  Jerusalem,  is  to 
cover  the  earth  as  the  waters  cover  the  sea. 
A  base  for  supplies  is  of  fundamental 
importance  to  an  army  on  a  campaign.  A 
marching  army  cannot  depend  on  foraging 
for  its  necessities,  much  less  can  the  army 
of  Jesus  Christ  forage  on  the  people,  for 
its  principle  of  warfare  is  "not  yours  but 
you."  The  support  of  those  who  go 
"everywhere  preaching  the  Word"  must 
be  furnished  by  those  who,  unable  to  en- 
ter the  marching  columns,  are  able  to  till 
the  soil,  make  merchandise,  enlist  re- 
cruits and  drill  them  for  service.     ■ 

The  home  mission  is  fundamentally  im- 
portant because  out  of  it  must  come  the 
results — duplicates  in  doctrine,  energy, 
organization  and  character;  for  as  the 
home  mission  is  so  will  the  foreign  mis- 
sion be.  As  the  army  is  at  home  so  will  it 
be  abroad  in  loyalty,  obedience  and  faith- 
fulness. "Back  of  every  great  movement 
is  a  great  idea,"  and  every  great  movement 
must  have  a  place  from  which  to  start;  and 
there  is  no  better  place  to  start  from  than 
from  home  where  the  character  is  formed, 
the  heart  established,  the  mind  enlight- 
ened and  the  moral  sinews  tested  for  the 
great  world  contest. 

The  home  church,  whether  the  word 
church  is  used  to  mean  a  single  congrega- 
tion of  believers  in  Christ  or  a  number  of 
them  as  in  a  large  city,  or  all  in  a  state  or 
nation,  has  two  main  reasons  for  its  exist- 
ence: first,  to  make  and  build  up  believers 
in  Christ  in  faith,  hope,  love  and  unity  on 


the  facts  and  promises  of  the  gospel  in  ac- 
cordance with  the  "obedience  of  faith" ;  and 
second,  to  make  Jesus  known  to  the  world, 
or  evangelize.  The  first  is  in  obedience  to 
the  command  to  "grow  in  grace  and  in  the 
knowledge  of  the  Lord  and  Savior  Jesus 
Christ,"  which  gives  skill  in  the  use  of 
the  word  of  God  either  to  soothe  or  to 
smite.  The  second  is  in  obedience  to  the 
great  commandment,  "Go  ye  into  all  the 
world  and  preach  the  gospel  to  the  whole 
creation — make  disciples  of  all  the  na- 
tions," behind  which  is  all  the  authority, 
divine  and  human,  of  the  character,  the 
work,  the  love  and  the  life  of  Christ. 

And  finally  the  home  mission  is  of  fun- 
damental importance  because  in  campaigns 
under  God's  commandment  as  well  as  un- 
der the  commandments  of  men,  emergen- 
cies arise,  difficulties  appear,  and  dangers 
develop,  both  in  doctrine  and  methods, 
which  cannot  be  settled  by  the  marching 
columns,  and  it  is  good  to  have  some  Jeru- 
salem where,  as  in  the  case  of  the  breth- 
ren at  Antioeh,  an  appeal  may  be  taken 
and  an  authoritative  judgment  recorded. 
And  the  far-away  missionary  is  untroubled 
and  happy  in  the  knowledge  that  behind 
him  are  not  only  prayers  and  .good  wishes, 
but  an  established  and  permanent  base  of 
abundant  supplies  for  his   every  necessity. 

Kent,  0. 

Baptism  for  the  Dead. 

By  A.  E.  McQvioid. 

In  the  Christian- Evangelist  of  Aug.  29, 
I  see  an  exegesis  of  1  Cor.  15:29.  I  am  no 
theologian  but  it  seems  to  me  as  though 
there  ought  not  to  exist  any  mystery  regard- 
ing this  passage.  In  order  to  a  proper  un- 
derstanding of  the  passage  we  must  first 
of  all  ascertain  the  object  Paul  had  in 
view  in  this  part  of  the  epistle. 

Paul  says,  "Moreover  brethren  I   declare 

unto  you  the  gospel,"  etc and 

in  the  third  verse  says,  "for  I  delivered  un- 
to you  first  of  all  that  which  I  also  received, 
how  that  Christ  died  for  our  sins  according 
to  the  Scriptures;  and  that  he  was  buried 
and  that  he  rose  again  the  third  day  ac<» 
cording  to  the  Scriptures." 

Now  to  sum  up  Paul's  idea  of  what  the 
gospel  was  1  should  say  it  was  the  death, 
burial  and  resurrection  of  Jesus  Christ 
from  the  dead.  Before  going  farther  let 
me  give  you  what  I  think  was  uppermost 
in  the  apostle's  mind  when  he  penned  this 
epistle. 

I  think  the  12th  verse  reveals  the  object 
that  caused  the  apostle  to  write  this  chap- 
ter. Paul  was  not  writing  to  unbelievers 
to  convince  them  of  the  resurrection  but 
to  believers  who  said  there  was  no  resur- 
rection of  the  dead,  that  being  true,  Paul 
would  conclude  that  Christ  did  not  rise 
from  the  dead,  and  draws  a  legitimate  con- 
clusion that  their  preaching  was  vain  and 
that  they  were  yet  in  their  sins.  I  believe 
Paul  taught  that  a  penitent  sinner  was 
"dead  to  sin"  and  therefore  a  fit  subject 
for  burial  (baptism)  and  that  he  arose  to 
walk  in  "newness  of  life." 

I  believe  these  brethren  once  believed 
just  as  Paul  did,  and  "obeyed  from  the 
heart  that  form  of  doctrine,  being  then 
made  free  from  sin."  I  can  imagine  the 
apostle's  deep  anxiety  for  these  brethren 
when  he  learned  that  they  now  questioned 
the  resurrection  of  Christ  from  the  dead. 

I  can  see  a  just  cause  for  the   apostle's 


alarm  regarding  these  brethren,  from  the 
fact  that  the  gospel  and  the  entire  plan  of 
salvation  hinge3  upon  the  fact  of  the  res- 
urrection of  Jesus  Christ  from  the  dead. 
Jesus  Christ  was  dead  and  as  these  breth- 
ren had  been  baptized  into  Jesus  Christ  in 
obedience  to  the  commission,  they  were 
therefore  according  to  their  present  claims 
and  ideas  "baptized  for  the  dead"  "if  so 
be  that  the  dead  rise  not." 

I  think  these  brethren  were  baptizing 
their  converts  just  as  Paul  baptized  those 
who  were  converted  under  his  preaching. 
The  difference  between  Paul  and  these 
brethren  was  that  Paul  baptized  for  a  liv- 
ing Christ  while  they  were  baptizing  for  a 
dead  Christ. 

More  Boxes  of  Gold, 
Arvd  Me^rvy  Greer\bo.cks. 

To  secure  additional  information  directly 
from  the  people,  it  is  proposed  to  send  little 
boxes  of  gold  and  greenbacks  to  persons  who 
write  the  most  interesting,  detailed  and 
truthful  descriptions  of  their  experience  on 
the  following  topics: 

1.  How  have  you  been  affected  by  coffee 
drinking  and  by  changing  from  coffee  to 
Postum; 

2.  Do  you  know  any  one  who  has  been 
driven  away  from  Postum  because  it  came  to 
the  table  weak  and  characterless  at  the  first 
trial? 

3  Did  you  set  such  a  person  right  regard- 
ing the  easy  way  to  make  Postum  clear, 
black  and  with  a  crisp,  rich  taste? 

4.  Have  you  ever  found  a  better  way  to 
make  it  than  to  use  four  heaping  teaspoonsful 
to  the  pint  of  water,  let  stand  on  stove  until 
real  boiling  begins,  then  note  the  clock  and 
allow  it  to  continue  easy  boiling  full  15 
minutes  from  that  time  stirring  down  occa- 
sionally \  (A  piece  of  butter  about  the  size 
of  a  navy  bean,  placed  in  the  pot  will  prevent 
boiling  over.) 

5  Give  names  and  account  of  those  you 
know  to  have  been  cured  or  helped  in  health 
by  the  dismissal  of  coffee  and  the  daily  use  of 
Postum  Food  Coffee  in  its  place. 

6  Write  names  and  addresses  of  20  friends 
whom  you  believe  would  be  benefited  by 
leaving  off  coffee.  (Your  name  will  not  be 
divulged  to  them. ) 

Address  your  letter  to  the  Postum  Cereal 
Co.,  Ltd..  Battle  Creek,  Mich.,  writing  your 
own  name  and  address  clearly. 

Be  honest  and  truthful,  don't  write  poetry 
or  fanciful  letters,  just  plain,  truthful  state- 
ments. 

Decision  will  be  made  between  October  30th 
and  November  10th,  1001,  by  three  judges,  not 
members  of  the  Postum  Cereal  Co  ,  and  a 
neat  little  box  containing  a  §10  gold  piece 
sent  to  each  of  the  five  best  writers,  a  box 
containing  a  $5  gold  piece  to  each  of  the  20 
next  best  writers,  a  $2  greenback  to  each  of 
the  100  next  best,  and  $1  greenback  to  each  of 
the  200  next  best  writers,  making  cash  prizes 
distributed  to  325  persons. 

Almost  every  one  interested  in  pure  food 
and  drink  is  willing  to  have  their  name  and 
letter  appear  in  the  papers,  for  such  help 
as  it  may  offer  to  the  human  race.  However, 
a  request  to  oonit  name  will  be  respected. 

Every  friend  of  Postum  is  urged  to  write 
and  each  letter  will  be  held  in  high  esteem  by 
the  company,  as  an  evidence  of  such  friend- 
ship, while  the  little  boxes  of  gold  and  envel- 
opes of  money  will  reach  manymodest  writers 
whose  plain  and  sensible  letters  contain  the 
facts  desired,  although  the  sender  may  have 
but  small  faith  in  winning  at  the  time  of 
writing. 

Talk  this  subject  over  with  your  friends  and 
see  how  many  among  you  can  win  prizes.  It 
is  a  good,  honest  competition  and  in  the  best 
kind  of  a  cause. 


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THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


September  5,  1901 


0\ir  Budget. 


— The  church  at  Williamsville,  N.  Y.,  has 
secured  the  services  of  Brother  Frank  Hyatt 
Smith  as  supply  for  an  indefinite  period. 

— C.  E.  Millard,  who  has  a  new  outfit  for 
giving  illustrated  songs,  includiug  moving 
pictures,  is  open  to  engagements  from  Sept. 
15  to  Nov.  1. 

—  Sunday,  Oct.  7,  is  the  day  for  the  Bible- 
school  rally  in  all  Missouri  Bible-schools. 
Get  ready.  The  corresponding  secretary  will 
send  programs. 

— L.  S.  Archer,  pastor  at  Brinkley,  Ark., 
wishes  to  correspond  with  a  singing  evangelist 
who,  for  the  voluntary  offerings,  will  assist 
him  in  a  meeting  beginning  Sept.  15 

— J.  V.  Uplike,  who  is  now  in^a  meeting  at 
Canton,  O.,  requests  us  to  call  the  attention 
of  his  correspondents  to  the  fact  that  this  is 
his  address  for  the  present. 

— The  receipts  for  foreign  missions  during 
the  week  ending  Aug.  29  amounted  to  1538.54. 
This  was  a  loss  as  compared  with  the  corres- 
ponding week  last  year  of  $503.34. 

— W.  P.  Folks,  pastor  of  the  church  at  Ply- 
mouth, Ind.,  burst  a  blood  vessel  in  his  throat 
while  preaching  August  18,  and  has  been  com- 
pelled to  close  his  work  thei'e. 

—For  the  benefit  of  those  who  prefer  to 
stop  at  a  hotel  while  attending  the  Illinois 
convention  at  Springfield,  a  special  rate  of 
75c  for  lodging  and  breakfast,  or  $1.50  a  day, 
has  been  secured  at  the  St.  Nicholas. 

— W.  A.  Baldwin  is  chairman  of  the  com- 
mittee on  transportation  for  Nebraska  dele- 
gates to  the  Minneapolis  convention.  The 
rate  will  be  one  fare  for  the  round  trip,  or 
112.50  from  Lincoln. 

—Thomas  G.  Picton,  pastor  of  the  congre- 
gation of  Disciples  in  Everett,  Mass.,  for  the 
past  two  years,  has  gone  to  Colusa,  Cal.  On 
his  way  to  the  coast  he  spent  two  weeks  in 
Denver,  preaching  to  the  Central  and  South 
Broadway  churches. 

—Thomas  J.  Shuey's  sermon  on  "The  Pro- 
test of  Christianity  Against  Materialism," 
preached  at  the  Central  Illinois  Assembly  at 
Mechanicsburg,  was  pronounced  a  masterly 
discourse.  The  attendance  on  that  day  was 
the  largest  of  the  season  for  the  assembly. 

—A.  W.  Kokendoffer,  of  Mexico,  Mo., 
writes:  "Mexico  is  preparing  for  six  hundred 
delegates  and  visitors  to  the  Missouri  State 
Convention,  Sept.  16-19.  The  ladies  will  be- 
gia  serving  dinner  and  supper  at  Central  Ho- 
tel on  Monday.  Send  names  to  P.  W.  Hard- 
ing. The  music  of  the  convention,  led  by 
W.  E.  M.  Hackleman,  will  be  a  special  feature." 

—Mrs.  Flora  Schenck,  of  Basin,  Wyo., 
calls  attention  to  the  need  of  a  preacher  at 
that  place  and  to  the  opening  for  home-seek- 
ers in  that  region.  We  have  many  scattered 
members  in  Wyoming  but  no  organization. 
It  is  believed  that  a  self-supporting  church 
could  be  built  up  at  Basin.  Mrs.  Schenck 
would  be  glad  to  correspond  with  any  one 
interested. 

— W.  H.  Hanna,  who  recently  went  to  the 
Philippine  islands  under  the  auspices  of  the 
foreign  society,  writes  that  he  arrived  in 
Manila  Aug.  3.  He  again  requests  all  those 
who  know  of  persons  who  have  gone  to  the 
Philippines,  either  as  soldiers  or  as  civilians, 
and  who  may  be  interested  in  the  formation 
of  a  church  in  Manila,  to  send  the  names  to 
him. 

— G.  L.  Snively,  who  has  been  pastor  of  the 
congregation  at  Jacksonville,  111.,  and  who 
has  recently  accepted  the  position  of  general 
secretary  of  the  National  Benevolent  Asso- 
ciation of  the  Christian  Church,  closed  his 
pastorate  the  last  Sunday  in  August.  On 
Sept.  1  he  preached  at  the  Central,  St.  Louis, 
in  the  absence  of  the  pastor,  James  McAllis- 
ter. 


— J.  E.  Lynn,  of  Springfield,  111.,  requests 
all  those  who  expect  to  go  to  the  Minneapolis 
convention  from  central  Illinois,  and  who 
wish  to  go  by  way  of  Springfield  and  Chicago, 
to  send  their  names  to  him.  A  personally 
conducted  party  will  leave  Springfield  at 
11:22  a.  m.  ,  Thursday,  Oct.  10,  over  the  C.  &  A., 
connecting  at  Chicago  with  the  C.  M.  &  St.  P. 
One  fare  for  the  round  trip. 

— M.  Pittman,  who  has  been  pastor  at  New 
Orleans,  La.,  for  two  years,  partly  supported 
by  the  Home  Missionary  Society,  closes  his 
work  there  Sept.  30  and  wishes  to  correspond 
with  a  church,  either  in  the  south  or  in  Mis- 
souri, Kansas  or  Iowa,  that  is  needing  a  pas- 
tor. His  address  is  4017  Perrier  St.,  New  Or- 
leans, La.  Reference  is  made  to  one  of  the 
elders,  J.  F.  Adams,  Covington,  La. 

—On  Monday  of  this  week  we  wei'e  favored 
with  an  unexpected  visit  from  Bro.  Charles 
Reign  Scoville  and  his  singer,.  DeLoss  Smith. 
Brother  Scoville  is  spending  afew  weeks  prior 
to  the  opening  of  the  evangelistic  season  in  lec- 
turing on  his  recent  tour  through  the  Orient. 
He  is  pronounced  by  all  who  have  heard  him 
to  be  a  striking  success  on  the  lecture  plat- 
form, and  his  stereopticon  outfit,  including 
moving  pictures  of  oriental  scenes,  is  more 
than  usually  complete. 

— W.  S.  Priest,  pastor  of  the  First  Christian 
Church,  Atchison,  Kan.,  takes  a  just  pride  in 
the  number  of  men  who  are  found  in  his  con- 
gregations. On  a  recent  Sunday  evening  a 
count  was  made  without  any  previous  an- 
nouncement, and  it  was  found  that,  in  an  au- 
dience of  nearly  four  hundred  there  were  only 
twenty-two  more  women  and  girls  than  men 
and  boys.  What  is  still  more  surprising,  the 
attendance  at  prayer-meeting,  which  has  been 
large  even  during  this  hot  summer,  is  evenly 
divided  between  men  and  women. 

— Rev.  M.  George  Daniel,  a  native  mission- 
ary and  evangelist  of  Kurdistan,  is  now  in  St. 
Louis  preaching  as  opportunity  offers  and 
lecturing  on  the  people  and  customs  of  his 
native  country.  He  is  an  archdeacon  of  the 
Thomas  Christian  Church,  an  ancient  faith 
wnich  is  believed  to  have  been  founded  by  St. 
Thomas  and  which  uses  the  Syriac  version  of 
the  Scriptures  known  as  the  Targums.  He 
has  been  through  the  thick  of  the  Armenian 
massacres  and,  although  very  different  from 
the  Armenians  both  in  race  and  religion,  has 
been  several  times  wounded  on  these  occa- 
sions. 

— A  few  days  ago  the  secular  papers  con- 
tained a  sensational  announcement  that  Bro. 
J.  G.  M.  Luttenberger  had  publicly  declared 
his  faith  in  Dowieism  and  was  on  the  point 
of  going  over  bodily  to  their  camp.  The  re- 
port is,  of  course,  wholly  false  and  was  doubt- 
less the  creation  of  some  reporter  who  had 
space  to  fill  and  had  difficulty  in  finding  a 
storythat  day.  Bro.  Luttenberger  may  have 
said  something  to  the  effect  that  the  state  of 
the  mind  has  much  to  do  with  the  state  of  the 
body,  or  that  imagination  and  belief  often 
make  people  sick  or  well  —all  of  which  is,  of 
course,  true.  But  the  brethren  may  rest 
assured  that  he  had  no  intention  of  giving 
aid  or  comfort  to  the  Chicago  Elijah. 

— Judging  from  the  reports  in  the  Denver 
papers,  B.  B.  Tyler  has  gotten  into  a  contro- 
versy with  another  minister  of  that  city  be- 
cause he  ventured  to  sound  a  warning  against 
the  demagoguery  which  is  often  manifested  by 
the  leaders  of  labor  organizations'  and  by 
others  who,  for  their  own  profit,  pose  as  the 
friends  of  the  laboring  man.  This  bogus  in- 
terest in  the  welfare  of  the  sons  of  toil  is  the 
easiest  role  that  a  demagogue  can  play,  and 
the  most  pernicious  because  everyone  who  re- 
bukes it  is  characterized  by  superficial  minds 
as  an  enemy  of  labor  and  an  ally  of  the  trusts. 
Those  who  know  Bro.  Tyler  are  not  afraid 
that  he  will  lay  himself  open  to  any  reason- 
able suspicion  of  being  hostile  to  the  interests 
of  the  laboring  man. 


—On  Sept.  4,  Miss  Josepha  Franklin,  Miss 
Maude  Plunkett  and  O.  J.  Grainger  sailed 
from  New  York  for  I  ndia.  Miss  Plunkett  is 
a  graduate  of  the  State  University  of 
Indiana.  She  is  the  daughter  of  one  of  oar 
preachers  in  that  state.  O.  J.  Grainger  is  a 
graduate  of  Hiram  College  and  has  been  the 
pastor  of  the  church  at  Deerfield,  Ohio,  for 
more  than  a  year.  Miss  Franklin  has  spent 
seven  years  in  India.  On  the  12th  Miss  Nellie 
Daugherty,  a  graduate  of  Eureka  College, 
will  sail  from  San  Francisco  for  Nankin.  The 
force  in  the  field  is  increasing  all  the  time. 
The  financial  obligations  of  the  society  are 
considerably  greater  than  ever  before.  On 
this  account  those  who  are  interested  in 
world-wide  evangelism  should  give  on  a 
larger  scale  than  ever  before. 

— The  books  of  the  foreign  society  closed 
on  the  last  day  of  September.  F.  M.  Rains, 
the  secretary,  is  now  in  Japan  He  is  study- 
ing the  field  and  the  work,  and  is  seeking  to 
regain  perfect  health.  In  his  absence  the 
friends  of  missions  should  rally  about  the 
society  as  never  before.  Nothing  will  do  him 
so  much  good  as  the  knowledge  that  the 
receipts  are  increasing  from  week  to  week. 
That  will  do  more  to  restore  him  than  any 
ocean  breezes  or  new  and  strange  scenery  or 
the  best  medical  treatment.  Before  the  year 
closes  the  receipts  of  the  society  should  aggre- 
gate not  less  than  $200,000.  The  Lord  has 
increased  our  membership.  He  has  committed 
vast  wealth  to  our  hands.  He  wishes  us  to 
show  our  gratitude  by  giving  to  aid  this 
cause  according  as  he  has  prospered  us. 

—The  St.  Louis  Exposition  will  open  for 
Its  eighteenth  season,  Sept.  9.  In  addition  to 
the  usual  displays  representing  industrial 
products  and  processes,  there  will  be  several 
special  features.  The  Philadelphia  Commer- 
cial Museum,  an  institution  which  is  of  especial 
interest  to  St.  I  -">uisans,  because  it  has  been 
suggested  that  a.,  "nilar  museum  be  installed 
permanently  in  tht,  .  xposition  building,  will 
have  an  important  exhibit  illustrating  the 
general  subject  of  foreign  commerce.  The  art 
collection  will  comprise  a  loan  collection  of 
most  of  the  fine  pictures  owned  in  this  city, 
many  of  which  have  never  before  been  shown 
to  the  public.  There  will  be  an  interesting 
display  of  plans  and  schemes  suggested  for  the 
Louisiana  Purchase  Exposition  of  1903.  The 
music  will   be  furnished  by  Seymour's  band. 

— We  are  in  receipt  of  an  article  from 
Brother  D.  M.  Sprague,  of  Lowell,  O.,  in 
which  the  writer  endeavors  to  prove  that 
Jesus  was  crucified  on  Thursday  and  rose  on 
Saturday.  This  is  in  confutation  of  an  an- 
swer recently  given  to  a  querist  in  the  Chris- 
tian-Evangelist, in  which  it  was  stated  that 
the  usual  view  that  he  was  buried  on  Friday 
and  rose  on  Sunday  is  approved  by  most 
scholars.  The  chief  point  of  Brother  Sprague's 
argument  is  that  since  the  phrases  "while  it 
was  yet  dark"  and  "at  the  end  of  the  Sab- 
bath as  it  began  to  dawn  toward  the  first 
day  of  the  week"  show  that  the  resurrection 
occurred  before  sunrise  Sunday  morning, 
therefore  it  must  have  occurred  on  Saturday. 
We  cannot  give  space  for  the  article  in  full, 
for  the  subject  has  been  discussed  many  times 

What  are  Humors? 

They  are  vitiated  or  morbid  fluids  cours- 
ing the  veins  and  affecting  the  tissues. 
They  are  commonly  due  to  defective  diges- 
tion but  sometimes  inherited. 

How  do  they  manifest  themselves? 

In  many  forms  of  cutaneous  ernpr.j 
salt  rheum  or  eczema,  pimples  and  bo 
and  in  weakness,  languor  and  gene 
debility. 

How  are  they  expelled?    By 

Hood's  Sarsapariita 

which  also  builds  up  the  system  tii&t  bus 
suffered  from  them.  « 

It  is  the  best  uf  11:  uisdiaaet  lot  <>  ■ 
aamors. 


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and  there  is  nothing  new  to  be  said  about  it. 
Any  one  who  is  interested  can  find  exhaustive 
discussions  in  all  of  the  commentaries  and 
larger  Bible  dictionaries. 

—  We  regret  that  space  does  not  permit  us 
to  print  the  many  pages  of  personal  assur- 
ances and  predictions  of  a  great  convention 
which  the  enterprising  Minneapolis  Commit- 
tee has  collected  from  many  of  our  leading 
.  men  and  sent  to  us  for  publication.  They 
read  like  this:"  All  signs  point  to  a  great  con- 
vention." "I  predict  a  great  convention." 
"We  shall  and  will  have  a  great  convention." 
Let  the  patient  reader  imagine  about  four 
yards  of  such  predictions  with  the  names  of 
all  of  our  prominent  preachers  signed  thereto 
and  he  will  have  the  situation  before  his  mind 
as  well  as  if  we  had  used  several  pages  of  the 
paper  in  printing  the  whole  list.  As  in  the 
case  of  the  missionary  collections,  so  with 
our  conventions,  it  is  sale  to  assume 
that  all  our  live  men  are  interested  and  it  is 
as  unnecessary  to  print  the  entire  list  as  it 
would  be  to  print  the  names  of  those  who 
think  there  was  hot  weather  las  t  month  or  who 
anticipate  frost  before  Christmas.  If  there 
is  any  one  who  thinks  there  will  not  be  frost 
before  Christmas  or  who  holds  the  equally 
curious  opinion  that  the  Minneapolis  Con- 
vention will  not  be  worth  attending,  let  him 
send  O'l  his  name  and  we  will  give  it  the 
publicity  which  such  a  unique  aberration  of 
judgment  richly  deserves 

—It  takes  an   immense  amount   of  detailed 
organization  as  well  as  of  general  enthusiasm 
to  make  a  great  convention,  and  the  people 
of  Minneapolis  are  not  slow  in  either  respect. 
The    Minneapolis    transportation  committee 
urges  the  desirability  of   the  appointment  of 
transportation  committees   and  managers  in 
each  state  to  secure  large  delegations  to  the 
convention.     Already  much   has  been  done  in 
this  direction.    Texas  has  a  committee  with 
Dr.  T.    F    Driskill   as  chairman,    which    will 
try  to  break  the  state's  Jubilee  record  for  con- 
vention attendance.    In  Ohio,  S.  H.  Bartlett, 
of  Cleveland,  C.  W.  Huffer,   of  Toledo,  C  A. 
Freer,  of  Columbus,  and  B.  L.  Smith,  of  Cin- 
cinnati,   are    looking    after    the   delegations 
from  their  respective  sections.  A.  B.  Griffith, 
of  Ionia,  Mich. ,  was  appointed  by  the  Michi- 
gan state  convention  to  organize  the  delega- 
tion from  that  state  and  his   ambition  is  to 
have  a  larger  delegation  than  any  other  state 
in  proportion  to  membership.    The  Washing- 
ton state    convention  appointed  H.  K.    Pen- 
dleton as  its   transportation    manager    and 
Oregon     has     a    committee     consisting     of 
J.    B.    Lister,    J.    F.    Ghormley    and    E.    C. 
Sanderson.     We  have  not  yet  heard  what  ac- 
tion was  taken  at  the  recent  California   con- 
ventions,  but    a  united    effort    will    doubt- 
less   be    made.     B.    S.      Denny     is    working 
up  the  attendance  in  Iowa  and  J.  M.  Lucas  is 
looking  after  the    Christian   Endeavorers    in 
that  state.     Claude  E.  Hill,  superintendent  of 
C.  E.  for  Missouri,  assisted  by  W.H.  McClain, 
will  take  an  mposing  delegation  of  Missouri 
Endeavorers  by  way  of  Kansas   City  and  the 
Christian-Evangelist  Special  (in  charge  of 
the  Excursion  Manager,  care  of  the  Chris- 
tian-Evangelist)   will    take    every    one    in 
eastern  Missouri  and   western   Illinois    and 
many  from  further  north  and  further  south 
who  can  connect  with  this  route.    "Will  F. 
Shaw,  f  f  Illinois;  F.  M.  Tinder,  of  Kentucky; 
B.  L.  Allen,  of  Indiana;  and  H.   H.   Harmon, 
of  Nebraska,  will  look  after  their  respective 
states.     S.  T.  Willis    will  bring  a  delegation 
from  New  York. 


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Philippine 
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D.  N.   Wetzel. 

We  take  great  pleasure  this  week  in  intro- 
ducing to  our  readers,  especially  those  of  Illi- 
nois, David  N.  Wetzel,  as  a  field  representa- 
tive of  the  Christian  Publishing  Co.  He  was 
born  in  Paris.  Ill  ,  June  19,  1370.  At  the  age 
of  fourteen  he  united  with  the  Christian 
Church  of  Paris,  under  the  ministry  of  Bro. 
Flowers.  He  was  graduated  from  the  schools 
of  Paris  in  1890,  at  which  time  he  decided  to 
enter    the    ministry.      Through   the    earnest 


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solicitation  of  H.  M.  Brooks,  then  minister 
of  the  Paris  congregation,  and  the  kindly 
helpfulness  of  his  home  church,  he  entered 
Eureka  College  the  following  fall.  He  was 
graduated  from  this  institution  in  1894  and 
immediately  took  charge  of  the  church  at 
Rutland,  111.  He  labored  successfully  for  this 
congregation  for  two  years,  then  resigned  his 
position  so  that  he  might  be  free  to  take  ad- 
vanced work  in  Eureka  College.  Here  he 
completed  the  Bible  course  and  a  post- 
graduate course  and  received  the  degree  of 
B.  S.  L.  and  M.  A. 

While  in  Eureka  at  this  time  he  was  mar- 
ried to  Annie  Janvier  Jones,  a  graduate  of 
the  college  and  for  years  a  teacher  in  the  de- 
partment of  elocution  and  oratory.  She  is 
the  granddaughter  of  J.  T.  Jones  and  Ben 
Major,  founders  of  Eureka  College. 

Mr.  Wetzel  has  held  pastorates  at  Rutland, 
111.,  Farmer  City,  111.,  and  Richland  Center, 
Wis.,  and  every  church  that  has  lost  him  has 
been  sorry  to  see  him  go.  He  was  at  one 
time  offered  the  position  of  state  evangelist 
of  Wisconsin,  but  thought  it  would  be  unjust 
to  his  church  at  Richland  Center  to  leave  it 
at  that  time.  The  membership  of  the  Rich- 
land Center  church  increased  forty-five  per 
cent,  in  the  drst  year  of  his  ministry.  He  has 
resigned  his  position  to  represent  the  Chris- 
tian Publishing  Co.,  in  Illinois  Many  have 
expressed  to  him  their  surprise  in  the  change 
he  has  made,  but  he  believes  that  in  no  way 
is  he 'taking  up  a  less  important    work.     He 


says:  "I  sincerely  believe  that  a  number  of 
good,  strong  religious  papers  in  the  homes  of 
our  church  members  is  of  more  importance 
than  an  assistant  minister."  We  bespeak  for 
him,  and  are  certain  he  will  receive  in  his 
native  state,  a  hearty  welcome  from  all  of 
our  churches. 

Missouri  Mission   Notes. 

Our  convention  meets  in  Mexico,  Sept.  16-19. 
Please  do  not  be  misled  by  the  mistake  on  the 
title  page  of  the  printed  program,  but  remem- 
ber it  is  Sept.  16- 19. 

Have  you  sent  in  your  name  to  the  enter- 
tainment committee?  If  not  you  owe  it  to 
them  to  do  so  immediately  and  tell 
them  you  are  coming.  Address  P.  W.  Hard- 
ing, Mexico,  Mo.  They  are  making  every 
possible  arrangement  for  the  entertainment 
of  their  guests,  they  are  preparing  for  a  very 
large  convention, and  the  Mexico  church  will  be 
very  much  disappointed  if  that  large  crowd 
fails  to  materialize.  The  programs  have  been 
sent  all  over  the  state;  letters  have  been  writ- 
ten to  the  elders  of  the  churches,  asking  them 
to  see  that  their  preachers  come  to  the  con- 
vention. Special  invitations  have  been  sent 
to  all  the'preachers  in  the  state. 

RAILROAD    RATES. 

Your    secretary    has  been    working  on  the 
matter  of  railroad  rates  for  over  two  months. 
The  Western  Passenger  Association    turned 
down  our  application  for  a  one-fare  rate  and 
granted  the  rate  of  one  and  one-third  fare  on 
the  certificate  plan.    I  have  not  yet  accepted; 
but  am  still  working  for  the  one- fare  rate  and 
still   have   strong  hppes  of  securing   it.     We 
have  seen  the  Wabash,  Alton,  Missouri  Paci- 
fic, M.  K.  &  T.,  Frisco,   and  this  includes  the 
Memphis  and   the  Burlington,   and  all  have 
practically  agreed  to  the  one  fare  round  trip 
rate.    The    Wabash,    Alton,    M.    K.     &    T., 
Frisco  and  Missouri  Pacific  sure,  the  Burling- 
ton  almost  certain.     We  are  in  correspond- 
ence with  the  Rock  Island  and  Santa  Fe  and 
have  no  doubt  at  all  but  they  will  fall  in  line. 
Go  to  your  railroad  agent  a  day  or  two  be- 
fore you  want  to  start  and  a=ik  him  what  his 
instructions  are,  if  they    are  not    as    above 
get  him  to  ask  headquarters  for  further  in- 
structions.    If    he    has    no   instructions   and 
gets  none,  and    you  have    to   pay  anything 
more    than  one    fare,    take    his    receipt    for 
the    money    you    pay,     and    do   this    every 
time  you    buy  going  to  Mexico.     Remember 
the  selling  dates  are  Sept.  16,  17,  18,  good  to 
return  including  Sept.  20.       Tell  this  to  your 
friends,  let  everybody  know. 

Churches  that  have  not  yet  given  to  the 
support  of  this  work  this  year,  should  remem- 
ber that  their  time  to  do  so  is  now.  We  need 
your  earnest  co-operation.  With  your  help 
we  can  succeed,  without  it  we  must  fail. 
Success  or  failure  then  rests  with  the  broth- 
erhood of  the  state.  T.  A.  Abbott. 
420  East  Ninth  St. ,  Kansas  City,  Mo. 

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September  5,  190a 


Correspondence. 

Things  a.s  They   a.re  in  Oklahoma. 

The  outgoing  Frisco  train  at  10:10  this  a. 
m  carried  an  aged  brother  from  the  Sucker 
state  who  came  yesterday  or  the  day  before. 
This  man  is  bending  under  the  weight  of 
seventy  (70)  years,  the  larger  part  of  which 
has  been  spent  preaching  the  gospel;  yet 
this  brother  has  not  a  dollar.  The  ticket  to 
his  destination  (temporarily)  was  bought  by 
money  -which  I  solicited  on  the  streets  or 
paid  out  of  my  own  pocket.  I  have  reason 
to  believe  that  this  brother  is  all  right. 

In  June  Bro.  Hard  wick  and  myself  helped 
a  brother  out  of  Blackwell  to  the  tune  of  ten 
dollars.  While  at  El  Reno,  during  the  regis- 
tration, I  think  there  must  have  been  forty 
or  fifty  of  our  preachers  there,  but  two  of 
-whom,  in  so  far  as  I  know  got  claims.  Per- 
haps most  of  these  wanted  work.  Besides 
this  it  is  a  well  known  fact  that  we  have  a 
number  of  good  men  only  partially  employed, 
or  on  very  meager  allowances.  The  best  sal- 
ary in  the  territory  is  81.500;  the  second  $1,- 
200,  and  these  are  big  exceptions.  No  other 
minister  gets  more  than  $SO0,  and  from  that 
down  just  as  low  as  you  can  think.  One 
aged  man,  a  fine  preacher  who  has  put  in  all 
his  time  for  the  past  four  or  five  years,  has 
not  received  over  two  hundred  dollars  per  an- 
num. Still  to  my  knowledge  there  are  a 
number  of  good  men  looking  this  way. 

Now  what  has  brought  us  to  this  state  of 
affairs?  It  seems  to  me  there  is  something 
wrong  somewhere.  The  old  brother  first 
mentioned  was  led  to  believe  that  he  could 
follow  Horace  Greeley's  advice  at  this  late 
date.  That  was  good  advice  at  that  time, 
but  the  west  of  1901  is  not  the  west  of  1861. 
In  my  judgment  the  west,  especially  Okla- 
homa, is  considerably  overdone,  and  of  this 
cot  the  least  is  advertizing.  True  we  have 
raised  good  crops  for  five  years,  got  good 
prices  and  are,  financially  speaking,  in  the 
swim,  and  three  or  four  of  our  preachers  who 
got  claims  are  not  the  losers  by  coming  to 
Oklahoma. 

If  a«ny  brother  preacher  desires  to  come  to 
Oklahoma  he  has  my  hearty  permission,  but 
he  might  just  as  well  know  that  unless  he 
greatly  exceeds  the  average  he  must  be  con- 
tent with  from  about  $500  to  $700,  and  then 
it  means  hard  work 

I  write  not  these  things  for  the  sake  of 
those  who  have  assisted  them,  but  that  the 
readers  of  the  Christian-Evangelist  may 
know  the  truth  of  the  matter. 

H.   W.  Robertson. 

Blackwell,  Okla. 

HeaJthy  Schoolma'a.m. 
Fourvd  Out  How  to  Feed  Herself. 

Many  school  teachers,  at  the  end  of  their 
year's  work,  feel  thoroughly  exhausted  and 
worn  out,  physically  and  mentally.  The  de- 
mand upon  the  nerves  and  brain  of  a  teacher 
is  unusual  and  unless  they  are  well  fed  and 
fed  upon  properly  selected  food,  it  is  natural 
that  they  should  run  down. 

A.  little  woman  teacher  at  Gobleville.  Mich., 
who  has  been  teaching  regularly  for  a  number 
of  years,  has  always  found  herself  thoroughly 
exhausted  at  the  end  of  the  session,  until 
within  the  last  year  she  has  made  use  of 
Grape-Nuts  Food  with  the  result  that  she 
closed  the  year  as  a  robust,  healthy,  strong, 
vigorous  woman,  having  gained  in  weight 
from  90  pounds  to  126;  her  nerves  strong,  face 
bright  and  cheery,  and  really  a  wonder  to  all 
her  friends,  who  constantly  comment  on  her 
color  and  strength.  She  knows  exactly  to 
what  the  change  is  attributed,  for  in  theyears 
past,  living  on  ordinary  food,  she  has  almost 
broken  down  before  the  school  year  closed, 
whereas  since  using  Grape  Nuts,  this  change 
has  been  brought  about;  evidence  prima  facie 
of  the  value  of  Grape  Nuts  Food  for  rebuild- 
ing the  brain  and  nerve  centers. 

The  name  of  the  teacher  can  be  given  by  the 
Postum  Cereal  Co  ,  Ltd.,  Battle  Creek,  Mich. 


Indiana.  Items. 

The  churches  of  Rush  county  will  hold  their 
annual  meeting  at  Rushville,  on  Tuesday, 
September  10.  James  Small,  of  Bedford,  will 
deliver  two  addresses,  and  a  most  profitable 
time  is  anticipated. 

The  first  church  in  eastern  Indiana  to  take 
a  stand  for  the  original  gospel  was  the  Little 
Flatroek  congregation  in  Rush  county.  Part 
of  the  members  lived  near  what  is  now  Orange, 
Fayette  county,  and  a  church  was  organized 
there  in  1S27,  and  a  few  weeks  later,  the  other 
Little  Flatroek  members  took  a  firm  position 
for  the  primitive  gospel. 

About  the  same  time  the  Ben  Davis  Creek 
Church  was  constituted  on  the  New  Testa- 
ment basis,  and  the  preacher  that  had  been 
most  influential  in  the  work  of  restoration  in 
all  that  region,  labored  industriously  to  main- 
tain the  faith  as  it  was  delivered,  once  for  all, 
to  the  saints.  These  and  all  other  Rush 
county  churches  have  been  faithful  to  the  pure 
gospel  to  this  day. 

John  P.  Thompson,  the  brilliant  young 
Baptist  minister,  had  journeyed  to  Kentucky 
to  confer  with  '-Raccoon"  John  Smith,  that 
one  or  the  other  might  be  turned  from  dark- 
ness. John  P.  Thompson  learned  much  from 
the  Kentucky  evangelist,  and  returning  to 
Rush  county  frankly  informed  his  brethren 
that  he  would  labor  to  restore  the  Christian- 
ity of  the  apostolic  age.  His  Baptist  brethren 
almost  unanimously  sustained  his  efforts.  To 
this  day  the  influence  of  that  faithful  minister 
of  God's  word  is  felt  in  all  that  country, 
although  he  has  long  since  entered  into  rest. 
Churches  soon  sprang,  up  at  Rushville,  Mil- 
roy,  Plum  Creek,  Arlington,  Hannagan,  Cen- 
ter, Manilla,  Homer,  Big  Flatroek,  Fairview, 
Rawleigh.  and  last  perhaps,  at  Carthage, 
where  there  is  also  a  live  congregation  of 
colored  disciples.  These  churches,  almost 
without  exception,  are  as  strong  this  first 
year  of  the  new  century  as  ever  at  any  time  in 
their  history.  They  maintain  a  ministry  that 
is  not  excelled  by  that  of  any  religious  body 
in  the  county,  and  they  number  an  aggregate 
membership  larger  than  any  denomination  of 
the  county. 

Prof.  S.  W.  Pearcy,  of  Macanaw,  Mich.,  has 
just  heldameetingatFairview(Groves  P.  O.), 
where  seven  were  added  to  the  congregation. 
Some  of  these  were  of  advanced  years,  and  the 
church  is  rejoicing  that  they  were  turned  to 
the  Lord,  even  so  late  in  life.  But  the  Fair- 
view  church  is  successful  in  gathering  their 
young  people  into  the  church  also. 

The  writer  is  now  in  a  meeting  at  Plum 
Creek  (Giogs  P.  O),  where  there  have  been  15 
accessions  in  about  a  week.  He  preached 
here  a  part  of  his  time  for  four  years,  ending 
in  1S90,  and  is  near  the  close  of  the  third  year 
of  his  second  term  of  service.  It  was  organ- 
ized in  December,  1833.  with  a  good  member- 
ship, soon  reaching  61  in  number.  In  1854 
there  were  but  39  on  the  church  roll.  The 
congregation  now  has  a  membership  of  295. 
As  there  are  accessions  at  every  daily  service 
we  cannot  tell  how  long  our  present  meeting 
will  continue. 

Every  preacher  in  Indiana  is  asked  by  the 
sta,te  board  to  secure  at  least  ten  dollars  from 
his  field  of  labor  for  state  missionary  work 
by  the  first  Lord's  day  in  November.  There 
is  a  crying  need  of  more  money  to  carry  on 
evangelistic  work  in  this  state.  There  is  no 
better  way  to  ■  do  evangelistic  work  than 
through  the  medium  of  the  state  board.  For 
every  dollar  sent  them  they  will  raise  three 
dollars  on  the  field  of  wjrk.  There  are  many 
fine  openings  in  the  state  where  quick  results 
can  be  had  from  small  investments.  Our  In- 
diana preachers  owe  it  to  themselves  to  do 
as  much  for  state  work  as  for  any  other 
department  of  missionary  efforts. 

The  autumn  conventions  are  at  hand  and 
there  should  be  a  loyal  attendance  on  the 
part  of  our  preachers  and  workers.  These 
meetings  are  the  best  conventions  now  held 
in  the  state,  and   more  work   is  planned  and 


Is  doubtless  the  highest  human  good. 
It  is  especially  so  to  women,  to  whom  it 
means  the  preservation  of  beauty,  hap- 
piness in  the  home,  and  the  enjoyment 
of  social  duties.  There  can  be  no  good 
health  for  any 
woman  who  suf 
fers  from  woman- 
ly diseases.  Her 
complexion  fails. 
Her  flesh  loses 
its  firmness.  Her 
eyes  are  dull.  She 
has  no  home  hap- 
piness, no  social 
enjoyment. 

Doctor  Pierce's 
Favorite  Prescrip- 
tion cures  the  dis- 
eases which  de- 
stroy the  health. 
It  establishes  reg- 
ularity, dries  dis- 
agreeable drains, 
heals  inflamma- 
tion and  .  ulceration,  and  cures  female 
weakness.  It  gives  good  health  to 
women,  which  means  tranquil  nerves,  a 
good  appetite  and  sound  sleep. 

"I  was  a  great  sufferer  two  years  ago  with 
female  trouble  and  I  wrote  to  you  for  advice,'* 
says  Mrs.  Mattie  Hays,  of  Tribulation,  McDonald. 
Co.,  Missouri.  "You  outlined  a  course  of  treat- 
ment for  me.  I  followed  your  directions,  and. 
now  feel  like  a  different  person.  I  never 
expected  to  hear  from  you  when  I  wrote  to  you. 
In  three  days  after  I  commenced  taking  your 
medicines  I  began  to  feel  better.  I  took  twenty- 
dollars'  worth  of  the  'Favorite  Prescription' 
and  'Golden  Medical  Discovery.'  I  bought  it 
five  dollars'  worth  at  a  time,  and  also  four  vials 
of  Dr.  Pierce's  Pellets.  I  would  not  take  one- 
thousand  dollars  for  the  good  the  medicine  has- 
done  me.  I  can't  praise  it  enough.  I  wish  alt 
who  suffer  with  such  troubles  would  give  Dr. 
Pierce's  medicines  a  fair  trial.  I  can  work  alt 
day— doing  anything,  walk  where  I  please,  and 
feel  good.  Many  thanks  to  you  for  your  kind, 
advice." 

Dr.  Pierce's  Medical  Adviser,  in  paper 
covers,  is  sent  free  on  receipt  of  21  one- 
cent  stamps  to  pay  expense  of  mailing 
only.  Address  Dr.  R.  V.  Pierce,  Buf- 
falo, N.  Y. 


executed  through  them  than  in  any  other  co- 
operative lines.  In  this  way  conventions  are 
within  the  reach  of  all  and  state  workers, 
reach  every  part  of  the  state.  The  following 
is  a  list  of  Indiana  district  conventions: 
Elkhart,  Sept.  16-18;  Fri,ncesville,  Sept.  18-20; 
Boswell,  Sept.  23-25;  Ma.^y,  Sept.  25-27; 
Decatur,  Sept.  30-Oct.  2;  Fountain  City,  Oct. 
2-4;  Indianapolis  (Morris  St.)  Oct.  21-23; 
Danville.  Oct.  23-25;  Greenwood,  Oct.  28-30} 
Madison,  Oct.  30-Nov.  1;  Columbus,  Taber- 
nacle, Nov.  4-6;  Bloomfield,  Nov.  6-S;  Old 
TJuion  R.  R.  Station  Poseyville,  Nov.  11-13; 
Corydon,  Nov.  13-15.  E   B.  Scofield. 

Indianapolis. 

& 
Southern  California*. 

Following  closely  npoi  the  adjournment  of 
the  Northe'n  California  Convention,  which 
I  had  tbe  pleasure  of  attending  at  Santa  Cruz, 
July  20  to  Aug.  4.  came  the  opening  of  the 
convention  of  the  churches  of  southern  Cali- 
fornia, which  was  held  at  Long  Beach,  Aug* 
8  to  18.  This  was  in  every  respect  the  greatest 
convention  in  the  history  of  our  southern 
California  conventions.  It  is  the  policy  of 
this  convention  to  aid  the  weak  churches  in 
support  of  pastors  rather  than  spend  all  their 
funds  in  distinctively  evangelistic  vvotk.  Two 
years'  experience  has  demonstrated  the  wis- 
dom of  this  course. 

Reports  from  all  the  churches  were  en- 
thusiastic. Help  will  be  rendered  to  about 
twelve  churches  this  next  year.  It  is  hoped 
also  that  we  shall  be  able  to  put  a  field 
secretary  to  work  in  this  section  if  a  suitable 
man  can  be  found.  He  must  take  part  of  his 
compensation  in  our  glorious  climate. 

Tbe  two  conventions  joined  in  asking  F.  D. 
Power  to  visit  our  assemblies  in  the  capacity 


September  5,  1901 


THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


1139 


of  a  "chief  speaker."  To  say  that  we  were 
delighted  with  his  services  is  to  faintly  ex- 
press the  truth.  He  did  us  great  good.  His 
•sermons  were  models  in  condensation  and 
thorough  preparation.  His  two  lectures  on 
"Blockheads"  and  "A  Twenty-six  Years' 
Pastorate  in  the  Capital  City,"  were  most 
-highly  appreciated.  His  beautiful  spirit  and 
wise  counsel  will  ever  be  remembered. 

George  W.  Muck'iey,  the  indefatigable 
church  extension  secretary,  has  been  in  great 
evidence  on  the  Pacific  coast  since  Jan  1, 
1901.  He  has  been  visiting  our  coast  churches 
irom  Mexico  to  British  Columbia.  H's  trip 
has  been  highly  appreciated  by  our  Chris- 
tian workers  in  this  great  empire.  The 
•church  extension  board  has  shown  most  com- 
mendable wisdom  and  enterprise  in  keeping 
him  so  long  in  this  important  field  Our 
■churches  have  been  generous  contributors  to 
this  important  fund,  and  many  of  our  weaker 
•churches  could  not  have  erected  suitable 
buildings  but  for  its  assistance  in  the  time  of 
•need.  A.  C.  Smithers. 

J* 
California.  Notes. 

California  state  meeting  has  come  and  gone 
leaving  an  impress  that  will  reach  to  the  end 
of  time.  The  attendance  was  larger  than 
usual  and  the  interest  was  deep  and  full  from 
start  to  finish.  "Garfield  Christian  Park"  is 
a  typical  place  for  a  state  gathering.  The 
strong  buoyant  breath  of  the  Pacific  makes 
the  body  tingle  with  its  vivacious  spirit. 

A  large  class  was  present  to  attend  Dean 
"Van  Kirk's  Bible  lectures  a  week  before  the 
time  of  the  state  convention;  as  the  people 
began  to  assemble  for  the  state  convention 
the  class  more  than  doubled.  The  old  Book 
seemed  to  be  a  newly  developed  mine,  deeply 
rich  in  its  great  treasure  house.  The  conven- 
tion opened  with  the  C.  W.  B.  M.  program 
well  filled  by  our  state  workers  and  Sister 
Kelly  of  the  general  society.  A  day  was 
devoted  to  Sunday-school  work,  State  Presi- 
dent Jopson  presiding.  One  day  for  Chris- 
tian Endeavor  work,  Pres.  McMillan,  of 
Sacramento  Garfield  Park  day  was  an  in- 
teresting one  under  the  management  of  Bro. 
Freeman.  Then  we  had  an  anti  saloon  day, 
one  of  the  best  of  all  the  days.  Bro.  Webb, 
the  ubiquitous  temperance  state  lecturer,  was 
commander-in-chief. 

The  convention  proper  was  one  of  the  best 
in  years.  Good  work  was  done  during  the  last 
year  and  enlargement  planned  for  the  coming 
year.  Bro.  Dargitz,  of  Lakep  >rt,  is  added  to 
the  evangeliziDg  force.  Not  the  least  among 
all  these  days  was  the  ministerial  convention, 
with  a  series  of  well  prepared  papers  filled 
with  thought  and  the  Spirit,  so  much  so  that 
during  one  of  the  sessions  of  the  ministerial 
convention  it  was  turned  into  a  consecration 
service. 

Bro  Smithers  and  wife  and  Bros.  Dowling 
and  McReynolds,  all  of  the  southland,  Bros. 
Powers,  Muckley  and  Rains  and  their  wives 
were  present  and  were  an  inspiration. 

Greetings  were  exchanged  with  the  Baptist 
convention  which  was  in  session  four  miles 
away,  and  a  committee  was  appointed  to 
confer  with  one  which  the  Baptists  will 
appoint  in  a  few  weeks  at  their  general  asso- 
ciation to  arrange  for  co-operation  in  our 
state  work.  Most  of  our  programs  were  so 
arranged  that  the  afternoons  were  left  for 
recreation  along  the  beach  in  the  waves  or 
the  sand,  gathering  moss,  fishing,  or  gazing 
thoughtfully  into  the  powers  of  the  great  deep. 
It  was  a  time  and  place  to  lay  by  in  store 
power  for  the  year. 

Sister   W.    H.    Hopson's    presence    was    a 


*    PIS O 'S  C U  R E   F O Ri 


1 


CURES  WHERE  ALL  ELSE  FAILS- 
Best  Cough  Syrup     Tastes  Good.    Use  ] 
In  time.    Sold  by  druggists. 


CONSUMPTION 


pleasure  to  all  of  us,  and  the  meeting  was 
a  delight  to  her,  but  we  all  felt  the  absence 
of  Bro.  R.  L.  McHatton,  who  from  the  first 
year  of  his  advent  into  California,  near  twen- 
ty years  ago,  has  never  failed  to  be  present. 

J.  Durham. 
J* 
Minnesota  Letter. 

Our  state  convention  has  just  closed  at 
Austin.  The  attendance  was  small  but  the 
business  was  large.  We  have  made  slow 
progress  during  the  past  year  so  far  as  fig- 
ures show,  but  to  those  who  are  sufficiently 
acquainted  with  the  whole  field  there  ap- 
pear some  most  excellent  results  which 
cannot  be  indicated  in  hgures.  The  officers 
elected  were:  A.  D.  Harmon,  president; 
C.  J.  Tanner,  vice-president;  L.  E.  Scott,  re- 
cording secretary;  H.  D.  Williams,  treasurer; 
J.  W.  Anderson,  auditor;  J.  K.  Shellenberg- 
er,  corresponding  secretary  and  evangelist; 
John  Treloar,  superintendent  of  Christian 
Endeavor;  J.  E.  Hood,  superintendent  of  Bi- 
ble-schools. J.  K.  Shellenberger  is  to  give 
his  time  largely  to  the  field  holding  meetings, 
and  Simpson  Ely  has  been  employed  to  do 
the  same  kind  of  work. 

Our  membership  in  the  state  still  remains 
under  three  thousand.  We  hope  by  another 
year  to  carry  it  far  beyond  that  mark.  With 
two  good  evangelists  in  the  field  and  the  na- 
tional conventions  at  Minneapolis  to  arouse 
our  churches  to  the  hope  of  greater  things, 
we  believe  our  day  of  growth  has  come. 

The  new  preachers  present  were,  Leslie 
Wolfe,  of  Amboy,  J.  E.  Hood,  of  Canby, 
John  Treloar,  of  Austin,  C.  R.  Sine,  of  Du- 
luth,  Win.  Baier,  of  Winona,  L.  E  Scott,  of 
St  Paul,  and  E.  A.  Orr,  of  Redwood  Falls. 
Bro.  Baier  gave  us  a  most  interesting  ac- 
count of  his  "Search  for  Truth,"  which  re- 
cently brought  him  among  us.  Bro.  Orr  read 
us  a  profound  paper  on  "The  Preacher  as  the 
Advance  Agent  of  the  Kingdom  "  Bros. 
Tanner  and  Harmon  delivered  the  night  ad- 
dresses. 

The  C.  W.  B  M.  elected  as  new  officers  the 
following:  Mrs.  A.  D.  Harmon,  president, 
Mrs.  J.  C.  Tanner,  first  vi^e-president;  Mrs. 
W.  H.  Crandall,  second  vice-presilent;  Mrs. 
J.  C.  Ingersol,  recording  secretary;  Mrs.  B. 
H.  Morgan,  treasurer;  Miss  Emma  Firestone, 
state  organizer;  Mrs.  M.  H.  Towner,  Junior 
superintendent. 

The  next,  convention  will  be.  held  at  Man- 
kato  the  third  week  in  June,  1903. 

H.  D.  Williams. 

Rlanltato 

J* 

A  Larger  Outlook  for  Our  National 
Benevolent  Association, 

Through  generous  provisions  made  by  a 
few  Christian  gentlemen,  a  general  secretary 
has  been  added  to  the  working  forces  of  our 
National  Benevolent  Association.  It  is  hoped 
that  he,  in  conjunction  with  those  who  have 
already  been  so  effective  in  this  enterprise, 
will  greatly  increase  the  power  and  usefulness 
of  this  arm  of  our  service. 

National  headquarters  have  been  opened  in 
our  owu  building.  903  Aubert  Ave.,  St.  Louis. 
All  remittances  of  money  and  communications 
for  the  Orphan's  Cry  may  be  sent  to  Mrs.  J. 
K.  Hansbrough  at  that  address;  also  applica- 
tions for  admittance  to  the  Orphans'  Home,  or 
for  adoption  of  children,  to  Mrs.  O.  C.  Shedd. 
The  president,  Mrs.  H.  M.  Meier,  may  be  ad- 
dressed at  the  same  number  on  matters  relat- 
ing to  the  Benevolent  Association.  Applica- 
tion for  admittance  to  the  Old  People's  Home 
will  be  mailed  directly  to  Miss  Kate  Parad ice, 
Jacksonville,  111  Communications  relating 
to  the  annual  Easter  and  also  special  offer- 
ings, the  appointment  of  lo:al  vice-presidents 
and  state  representatives,  convention  ad- 
dresses, and  kindred  topics,  will  be  sent  to 
the  undersigned. 

The  general  secretary  will  also  go  to  any 
part   of  the   land,  free  of  charges,  to  execute 


Is  It  An  Epidemic? 

Vital  Statistics  Show  an  Alarming 
Incerase  in  an  Already  Prevail- 
ing Disease — Are  any 
Exempt? 

At  no  time  in  the  history  of  disease  has 
there  been  such  an  alarming  increase  in  the 
number  of  cases  of  any  particular  malady  as 
in  that  of  kidney  and  bladder  troubles  now 
preying  upon  the  people  of  this  country. 

To-day  we  see  a  relative,  a  friend  or  an  ac- 
quaintance apparently  well,  and  in  a  few 
days  we  may  be  grieved  to  learn  of  their  seri- 
ous illness  or  sudden  death,  caused  by  that 
fatal  type  of  kidney   trouble— Bright's  disease. 

Kidney  trouble  often  becomes  advanced 
into  acute  stages  before  the  afflicted  is  aware 
of  its  presence;  that  is  why  we  read  of  so 
many  sudden  deaths  of  prominent  business 
and  professional  men,  physicians  and  others. 
They  have  neglected  to  stop  the  leak  in  time. 

While  scientists  are  puzzling  their  brains 
to  find  out  the  cause,  each  individual  can,  by 
a  little  precaution,  avoid  the  chances  of  con- 
tracting dreaded  and  dangerous  kidney 
trouble,  or  eradicate  it  completely  from  tbeir 
system  if  already  afflicted.  Many  precious 
lives  might  have  been,  and  many  more  can  yet 
be  saved,  by  paying  attention  to  the  kid- 
neys. 

It  is  the  mission  of  the  Christian-Evan- 
gelist to  benefit  its  readers  at  every  oppor- 
tunity and  therefore  we  advise  all  who  have 
any  symptoms  of  kidney  or  bladder  trouble 
to  write  to-day  to  Dr.  Kilmer  &  Co.,  Bing- 
hamton,  N.  Y.,  for  a  free  sample  bottle  of 
Swamp  Root,  the  celebrated  specific  which  is 
having  such  a  great  demand  and  remarkable 
success  in  the  cure  of  the  most  distressing  kid- 
ney and  bladder  troubles.  With  the  sample 
bottle  of  Swamp-Root  will  also  be  sent  free 
a  pamphlet  and  treatise  of  valua.ble  informa- 
tion. 


annuity  bonds  or  to  write  wills  where  be- 
quests are  made  to  us.  Congregations  in  all 
the  states  are  earnestly  asked  to  enter  into 
fellowship  withusin  this  popular,  fundament- 
al and  testimony-bearing   work  of   the  Lord 

It  is  hoped  that  soon,  in  various  parts  of 
the  land,  other  orphanages  and  homes  than 
those  now  in  St.  Louis,  and  Jacksonville, 
111.,  may  be  in  active  operation,  and  for  the 
sake  of  economy,  equitableness,  and  effective 
newspaper  representation,  will  all  be  under 
the  auspices  of  our  National  Benevolent 
Association. 

We  rejoice  that  the  tide  of  philanthropy  is 
rising  in  our  churches.  We  are  sure  there  is 
no  place  where  dollars  can  be  sown  with 
greater  assurance  of  being  transformed  into 
spiritual  harvests  than  in  the  fields  of  our 
National  Benevolence  The  writer  has  given 
up  a  devoted  church  of  1,250  members  to 
assist  in  the  superintendence  of  this  necessary 
feature  of  Christian  ministry  and  testimony, 
and  asks  for  the  co-operation  of  all  ministers 
and  other  brothers  and  sisters  in  Christ 
Jesus.  Geo.  L.  Snivelt,  Gen.  Sec. 

903  Aubert  Ave  ,  St.  Louis,  Mo. 

J> 

Deafness  Cannot  be  Cured 

by  local  applications,  as  they  cannot  reach  the  dis- 
eased portion  of  the  ear.  There  is  only  one  way  to 
cure  Deafness,  and  that  is  by  constitutional 
remedies.  Deafness  is  caused  by  an  inflamed  condi- 
tion of  the  mucous  lining  of  the  Eustachian  Tube. 
When  this  tube  gets  inflamed  you  have  a  rumbling 
sound  or  imperfect  hearing,  aud  when  it  is  entirely 
closed  Deafness  is  the  result,  and  unless  the  inflam- 
mation can  be  taken  out  and  this  tube  restored  to 
its  normal  condition,  hearing  will  be  destroyed  for- 
ever; nine  cases  out  of  ten  are  caused  by  catarrh, 
which  is  nothing  but  an  inflamed  condition  of  the 
mucous  surfaces. 

We  will  give  One  Hundred  Dollars  for  any  case  of 
Deafness  ^caused  by  catarrh)  that  cannot  be  cured 
bv  Hall's  Catarrh  Cure.    Send  for  circulars,  free. 

F.  J.  CHENEY  &  CO.,  Toledo,  O. 
»S"Sold  by  Druggists,  75c. 

Hall's  Family  Pills  are  the  best. 


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THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


September 


5.  1901 


The  Nebraska.  Convention. 


N.  C.  M.  S. 

The  annual  convention  of  the  N.  C  M.  S 
for  1901,  met  in  Bethany,  Neb.,  Aug.  19-24, 
and  was  from  beginning  to  end  full  of  busi- 
ness. The  program  was  carried  out  exactly 
as  printed,  with  one  or  two  exceptions.  The 
last  meeting  was  held  on  Friday  night,  with 
almost  a  full  tent.  The  deep  interest  in  the 
matters  of  business  was  shown  in  the  sessions 
of  the  N.  C.  M.  S.  and  the  N.  C.  M.  A.,  both 
of  which  ran  all  through  the  noon  hour.  B. 
S.  Denny,  of  Iowa,  gave  a  stirring  and  con- 
clusive address  on  state  missions,  which  lent 
Its  influence  greatly  to  the  warm  interest  dis- 
played. The  annual  report  of  the  board  of 
the  N.  C.  M.  S.  showed  total  receipts, 
$2,168.56.  Balance  on  hand,  $560.84.  Total 
added  under  the  direct  aid  of  the  society,  310. 
Pastors  and  evangelists  employed,  17.  Places 
assisted,  25.  Days'  service,  2,015.  Sermons, 
833.  In  addition  to  this  evangelists  working 
under  the  partial  direction  of  the  board  with- 
out pay  from  the  board  reported  186  addi- 
tions. 

Some  of  our  younger  men  were  heard  on  the 
program  for  the  first  time,  and  acquitted 
themselves  creditably.  The  people  of  Bethany 
showed  their  zeal  in  getting  the  grounds 
ready.  Their  request  that  the  convention  re- 
turn again  another  year  was  granted.  The 
total  attendance  of  delegates  and  visitors 
was  360,  a  little  below  that  of  last  year. 

The  following  were  elected  as  the  govern- 
ing board  for  next  year:  President,  Z.  O. 
Doward;  vice  president,  S.  T.  Martin;  re- 
cording secretary,  L.  A.  Hussong;  treasurer, 
T.  E.  Wilson;  B.  S.  Supt.,  E.  E.  Boyd;  C.  E. 
Supt.,  H.  J.  Kennedy;  corresponding  secre- 
tary, W.  A.  Baldwin;  president  of  C.  W. 
B.  M.,  Mrs.  J.  S.  McCleery;  chancellor  of 
Cotner  University,  Wm.  P.  Aylsworth; 
R.  A.  Schell,  president  of  Ministerial  Associ- 
ation. These  with  district  secretaries  con- 
stitute the  board.  W.  A.  Baldwin,  as  corre- 
sponding secretary,  will  work  as  heretofore. 
A  Bible-school  evangelist  was  called  to  work 
under  the  B  S.  fund,  A..  L.  Ogden  being  re- 
tained in  this  work.  A  state  evangelist  was 
chosen  in  the  person  of  Samuel  Gregg,  of 
Harvard,  to  give  his  whole  time  to  the  work 
under  the  direction  of  the  board.  Several  im- 
portant fields  were  granted  assistance  for 
pastoral  supply.  A  meeting  at  Inavale  was 
inaugurated.  Bro.  Gregg  begins  work  Sep- 
tember 16.  Bro.  Ogden  begins  his  work  at 
Ord.  W.  A.  Baldwin. 

C.  W.  B.  M, 

The  C.  W.  B.  M.  session  was  held  Wednes- 
day afternoon  and  evening,  August  21.  Mrs. 
J.  S  McCleery,  state  president,  emphasized 
in  her  address  the  need  of  continued,  conse- 
crated, personal  work,  loyalty,  faithfulness 
and  spiritual  growth  and  the  importance  of 
state  development.  Miss  Olive  Griffith,  state 
secretary  and  organizer, showed  on  her  printed 
reports  74  auxiliaries.  Eleven  have  disbanded 
during  the  year,  but  15  have  been  organized 
and  reorganized;  1,472  total  membership;  402 
Tidings  taken  and  $466.72  contributed  for  state 
work.  Mrs.  L.  M.  Wiles,  superintendent 
young  people's  work,  reported  53  societies  in 
the  state,  33  reporting  to  state  superintend- 
ent and  20  contributing  to  national  work. 

Mrs.  Alice  M.  Wickizer,  of  Beatrice,  made  a 
stirring  address  on  the  "Training  of  the  Chil- 
dren," followed  by  Miss  Mattie  Burgess  on 
"The  Religions  of  India."  C.  A.  Young  gave 
the  evening  address. 

The  state  banner  was  awarded  to  district 
No.  3  (the  Omaha  district),  for  making  great- 
est percentage  of  gain  in  numbers.  Auburn 
won  the  new  Waggoner  map  for  making  great- 
est percentage  of  gain.  They  now  report  108 
members.  Nora.  Ulysses,  Douglas  and  Paw- 
nee City  are  on  the  honor  roll  for  reporting 
quarterly  and  sending  ten  and  five  cents  per 
member  quarterly  for  state  and  national  work. 

Districts  1,  2,  5  and  7  and  also  the  Pair- 


bury  auxiliary  are  each  supporting  an  India 
orphan.  Nebraska  has  10  districts;  9  and  10 
are  large  in  area  but  small  in  numbers.  The 
officers  for  the  coming  year  are:  President, 
Mrs.  J.  S.  McCleery;  vice  president,  Mrs. 
Calla  Scott  Willard;  secretary  and  organ- 
izer, Miss  Olive  Griffith,  treasurer,  Mrs. 
Nellie  M.  Hanna;  recording  secretary,  Mrs. 
Osterholt.  and  superintendent  junior  work, 
Mrs.  L.  M.  Wiles. 

Minnie  Grimstead  Himes. 
Pueblo,  Col. 

& 
Perils  of  the  Street  Fair. 

We  must  have  our  amusements  and  recrea- 
tions. This  is  right.  God  ordained  that 
man  should  play  as  well  as  work,  that  we 
should  have  our  periods  of  relaxation  as  well 
as  of  labor.  The  friction  of  the  cares  and 
toils  of  life  can  best  be  relieved  by  the  lubrica- 
tion of  recreation. 

The  sage  of  Bethany  sought  recreation  from 
mental  toil  in  his  early  morning  rides  on 
horseback  among  the  beautiful  hills  that  skirt 
the  historic  Buffalo.  President  Milligan's 
favorite  recreation  was  cheerful  exercise  for 
half  an  hour  each  afternoon  "riding  the  saw- 
buck,"  as  he  expressed  it.  Gladstone  hied 
him  to  the  woods  with  his  ax;  Spurgeon 
to  his  bowling  alley;  and  Lyman  Beecher,  'tis 
said,  to  his  violin  and  capered  to  his  music 
until  his  wife  protested  lest  he  wear  out  his 
home-knit  stockings.  And  Bro.  Garrison, 
like  a  true  follower  of  Peter  and  Andrew, 
recreates  by  "going  a-flshing." 

To  deny  ourselves  these  periods  of  relaxa- 
tion would  be  hazardous;  and  to  try  to  re- 
strict others,  especially  our  young  men  and 
women,  would  be  the  height  of  folly.  Every 
reader  will  agree  that  whatever  tends  to  im- 
prove both  mind  and  body  is  right,  and  that 
whatever  endangers  the  health  and  influences 
the  evil  passions  is  wrong.  For  example: 
to  drink  pure  water  satisfies  thirst  and 
promotes  health;  to  drink  alcoholic  beverages 
inflames  an  abnormal  appetite  and  pro- 
motes disease.  As  water  is  to  the  body  so  is 
true  recreation  to  the  whole  system — body, 
mind  and  soul.  As  wine  and  whisky  are  to 
the  body,  so  are  evil  amusements  to  the 
person  who  knowingly  and  willingly  seeks 
their  enjoyments. 

There  are  some  very  pleasant  features 
about  these  so-called  street  fairs,  rendering 
them  attractive  and  even  fascinating  to 
many,  such  as  the  exquisite  floral  decora- 
tions, prepared  by  our  own  dear  wives  and 
daughters;  the  beautiful  flower  parade. 
Then  there  is  the  pleasure  of  meeting  familiar 
faces  and  renewing  acquaintances  of  former 
days,  for  "everybody  and  his  family"  will  be 
there.  And  above  and  beyond  all,  the  busi- 
ness man  says:  "It  will  add  such  an  impetus 
to  every  branch  of  business  in  the  place  and 
advertise  the  town." 

This  may  all  be  true,  and  more;  yet  every 
rose  has  its  thorn  and  every  bright  picture 
has  its  dark  lines.  There  are  some  "free  at- 
tractions" connected  with  these  fairs  that, 
when  viewed  from  a  moral,  not  to  say  Chris- 
tian standpoint,  more  than  offset  the  pleas- 
ures and  benefits  they  afford.  These  "free 
attractions"  are  often  immodest  and  licen- 
tious performances.  They  attract  the  youth 
from  far  and  near.  The  civil  officers  are 
powerless  to  prevent  these  performances,  for 
are  they  not  the  chief  attraction,  the  magnet 
that  draws  the  crowd?  Dispense  with  the 
free  attractions  and  the  crowd  will  leave  at 
the  close  of  the  first  day,  said  an  officer 
whose  duty  called  him  behind  the  curtains. 
"Within  that  tent  lies  Sodom." 

As  parents  we  are  responsible  to  God  for 
the  moral  education  of  our  children.  It  is 
our  duty  to  provide  innocent  and  healthful 
recreations.  It  is  also  our  duty  to  withhold 
our  support  from  and  to  denounce  sinful  and 
soul  destroying  performances. 

Some  attend  for  the  very  purposes  that 
make    it    dangerous   to   a  Christian.    Many 


come  who  are  on  the  scent  for  sensualities- 
Shall  I,  as  a  follower  of  Christ,  cross  the  line 
sharp  and  clear  that  he  has  drawn  dividing 
between  the  pleasures  of  the  world  and  those 
of  his  followers  by  helping  to  provide  these 
gilded  and  godless  attractions?  If  I  do  so 
knowingly  I  become  a  votary  of  sinful  pleas- 
ure. And  more  than  this,  I  assist  by  my 
presence  and  contributions  to  induct  the 
youth  into  a  school  of  morals  that  is  truly 
lamentable,  speaking  as  a  physician,  both 
from  a  moral  and  a  sanitary  standpoint. 

Then  let  none  of  us  advocate  or  encourage 
performances  that  endanger  the  moral 
health  and  influence  the  evil  passions  of  the 
youth  of  our  land.  Indifference,  even,  on  our 
part  may  result  in  the  moral  ruin  of  thou- 
sands. Attendance  upon  the  average  street 
fair  is  not  an  innocent  recreation.  Instead 
of  helping  to  advance  and  elevate  it  corrupts 
and  destroys  souls. 

There  is  a  door  connected  with  them  that 
opens  downward,  and  not  upward  towards 
the  Christian's  home  in  heaven. 

Clayton  Keith. 

Louisiana,  Mo. 


The  Value  Of  Charcoal. 


Few  People  Krvow  How  Usefvil  it  Is  irv  Pre.) 
serving  HealtK  arvd  eaut, 

Nearly  everybody  knows  that  charcoal  is  the  safest  ] 
and  most  efficient  disinfectant  and  purifier  in  na- 
tare,  but  few  realize  its  value  when  taken  into  the  I 
human  system  for  the  same  cleansing  purpose. 

Charcoal  is  a  remedy  that  the  more  you  take  of  it  i 
the  better;  it  is  not  a  drug  at  all,  but  simply  absorbs 
the  gases  and  impurities  alwa3'S  present  in  the 
stomach  and  intestines,  and  carries  them  out  of  the 
system. 

Charcoal  sweetens  the  breath  after  smoking, 
drinking,  or  after  eating  onions  or  other  odorous 
vegetables. 

Charcoal  effectually  clears  and  improves  the  com- 
plexion; it  whitens  the  teeth;  and  further  acts  as  a 
natural  and  eminently  safe  cathartic. 

It  absorbs  the  injurious  gases  which  collect  in  the 
stomach  and  bowels;  it  disinfects  the  mouth  and 
throat  from  the  poison  of  catarrh. 

All  druggists  sell  charcoal  in  one  form  or  another, 
but  probably  the  best  charcoal  and  the  most  for  the 
money  is  in  Stuart's  Absorbent  Eozenges;  they  are 
composed  of  the  finest  powdered  Willow  charcoal, 
and  other  harmless  antiseptics,  in  tablet  form,  or 
rather  in  the  form  of  large,  pleasant-tasting  lozen- 
ges, the  charcoal  being  mixed  with  honey. 

The  daily  use  of  these  lozenges  will  soon  tell  in  a 
much  improved  condition  of  the  general  health, better 
complexion,  sweeter  breath  and  purer  blood;  and 
the  beauty  of  it  is  that  no  harm  can  result  from  their 
continued  use,  but  on  the  contrary  great  benefit. 

A  Buffalo  physician,  in  speaking  of  the  benefits  of 
charcoal,  says:  "I  advise  Stuart's  Absorbent  I,oz- 
enges  to  all  patients  suffering  from  gas  in  stomach 
and  bowels,  and  to  clear  the  complexion  and  purify 
the  breath,  mouth  and  throat;  I  also  believe  the  liver 
is  greatly  benefited  by  the  daily  use  of  them;  they 
cost  but  twenty-five  cents  a  box  at  drug  stores,  and 
although  in  some  sense  a  patent  preparation,  yet  I 
believe  I  get  more  and  better  charcoal  in  Stuart's 
Absorbent  I^ozenges  than  in  any  of  the  ordinary 
charcoal  tablets." 


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ing. This  you  are 
plainly  told  on  every 
package  of  Yucatan 
Chill  Tonic.  It  is 
neither  a  bitter  nor  a 
sweet  tonic.  It  is  an 
honest  medicine  and 
made  right.  No  shak- 
ing of  the  bottle  re- 
quired. You  get  more 
curative  properties  in 
a  dose  of  Yucatan  than 
in  six  doses  of  the  so- 
called  tasteless  tonics. 
All  tasteless  tonics  are 
unreliable  as  the  dose 
is  uncertain  and  conse- 
quently more  or  less 
dangerous,  and  sweet 
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before  the  season  for 
these  diseases  begins. 
One  bottle  has  cured  in 
many  cases  when  six 
to  eight  bottles  of 
"tasteless"  tonics  have 
been  used  without 
effect.  No  other  tonic  or 
medicine  ever  made  will 
so  quickl}-  and  com- 
pletely drive  out  all  of 
the  effects  of  malaria 
after  an  attack  as  will 
Yucatan  Chill  Tonic. 
As  a  general  tonic  for 
every  member  of  the 
family  at  all  seasons  of 
the  year  it  has  no 
equal. 

Sold  by  dealers  gen- 
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See  that  the  Trade-Mark  as  above  is  on  every  package  and  every  bofctls 
Take  no  substitute. 


Changes. 

C,  Pearcy  Leach,  New  Haven,  Conn.,   to   725 

N.  Linn,  Iowa  City,  Iowa. 
Charles  S.   Earley,    Chicago,  III.,    to  Boone 

Grove,  Ind. 
H.  M.  Brooks,  Tuscola  to  Paris,  111. 
Lew  D.  Hill,  Exchange,  111.,  to  Pratt,  Kan. 
W.  H.  Cooke,  Higginsville   to  Pleasant   Hill, 

Mo. 

Charles  A.  Stevens,  Blackwell  to  Kingfisher, 

Okla. 
R.  F.  Thrapp,  Pittsfield  to  Jacksonville,  111. 
George  H.  Combs,   Macatawa,  Mich.,  to  3026 

E.  6th  Street,  Kansas  City,  Mo. 
W.  C.  McDougall,  Allegheny  to  Beaver  Falls, 

Pa. 
S.  J.  Phillips,  Cabool,  Mo.,   to  Thayer,  Kan. 
A.  P.  Stout,  Eagleton  to  Indianapolis,  Ind. 
Edward  T.  Nesbit,  Salinas  to  Fresno,  Cal. 
L.  J.  Marshall,  Boulder  to  Denver,  Col. 
A.  C.  Eaton,  Buffalo  to  Beamington,  111. 
J.  H.  Goldner,  Chicago,  111.,  to  Cleveland,  O. 
T.  T.  Holton,  Lincoln  to  DeLand,  111. 
Charles    E.    McCortnick,     Newton,    Ind.,  to 

Monroe,  Wash. 


John  Kenyon,   St.  Louis,   Mich.,  to  Chicago, 

111. 
George  C.  Ritchey,Keota,  la.,  to  Salem,  Ore. 
A.  A.  Hibner,  Wapakoneta,  O.,  to  Effingham, 

111. 
W.  A.  Wherry,    Purcell,  I.   T.,  to  Lawrence, 

Kan. 
H.  V.  Sholes,  Council  Grove  to    Whitt  City, 

Kan. 
Harold  Baldwin,  Alvin  to  Arcadia,  Tex. 

D.  N.     Welzel,    Richland    Center,    Wis.,    to 
Eureka,  111. 

Eli  Fisher,  Petalume,  Ca!.,    to  Pacific  Grove, 

Cal. 
J.  L.  Thompson,   Odell,  Neb.,  to  Concordia, 

Kan. 
Thomas   D.  Butler,    Willows,  Cal.,  to  Ther- 

malito,  Cal. 
R.  A.  Hopper,  Nordhoff  to  _;ng  Beach,  Cal. 

E.  M.  Flinn,   Chicago,    111.,    to   Grant    City, 
M>>.,  Box  524. 

Lee  Tinsley,  Thornton,  Ind.,  to  Mt.  Carmel, 

111. 
C.  M.    Wickhaui,  Souix    City,  la.,  to  Kansas 

City,  Mo. 


J.  Gresham,  New  Castle,   Wyo.,   to  Fairfax, 
Mo. 

F.  A.  Sheetz,  Stuart  to  Manning,  la. 
Albyn  Esson,  Monmouth,  Ore.,  to  544  Rodney 

Ave.,  Portland,  Ore. 
Philip  Johnson,  Tazewell,  Va.,  to  Bethany, 
W.  Va. 

C.  L.  Picket,  Laurence,  la.,  to  Omaha,  Neb. 
Joel   Brown,    1104  26th   Street,  Des   Moines, 

la.,  to  985  26th  Street,  Des  Moines,  la. 

E.  E.    Moorman,    Irvington,    Ind.,  to  Wave- 
land,  Ind. 

E.  V.  Zollars,  Evanston,  111.,  to  Hiram,  O. 

G.  E.  Ireland,  Wabash,  Ind.,  to  6801  Virginia 
Ave.,  St.  Louis,  Mo. 

B.  F.  Turney,  Oskaloosa,  111.,  to  Pawnee,  III. 
R.  H.  Miller,  Wellsville  to  Troopsville,  N.  Y. 
E.  C.  Davis,  Hiram  to  Box  14,  Bedford,  O. 

D.  L.  Bond,  Hudson  to  Bedford,  O. 

S.    W.    Pearcy,    Groves,    Ind.,    to   Saginaw, 
Mich. 

C.  A.  Young,  Charlottesville,  Va.,  to  5641  Mad- 
ison Ave..  Chicago,  111. 

E.  W.    Polly,   Pennville,    Ind.,    to  Portland, 
Ind. 


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THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


September  5,  1901 


Evangelistic. 

Special  dispatch  to  the  Christian-Evangelist. 

Ladoga,  Ind.,  Sept.  1.— Wilson  and  Huston 
meeting  closed  with  183  added;  28  to-night. 
Glorious  things  ahead. — W.  T.  Brooks. 

ILLINOIS. 
Barry,  Sept.  2 — Had  our  annual  roll  call 
yesterday.  Large  attendance  and  good  re- 
ports. Expenses  for  the  year  paid  and  $252.- 
80  raised  for  missions,  a  gaia  of  $191.53  over 
last  year.  One  added  to  the  church  at 
prayer-meeting  Thursday  night  and  four  yes- 
terday.—F.  M.  Rogers. 

Bunker  Hill,  Sept.  2.— The  battle  of  Bunker 
Hill  has  been  a  severe  one.  Bro.  Edward  O. 
Sharpe,  of  Girard,  and  Bro.  and  Sister  Guy 
B.  Williamson,  of  St  Louis,  deserve  much  cred- 
it for  the  earnest  efforts  they  have  put  forth 
and  the  sacrifices  they  have  made  during  their 
month's  evangelistic  enterprise  at  this  place. 
The  field  was  rough  and  unbroken.  The  min- 
isters and  congregations  of  the  sectarian 
churches  combined  agaiust  us.  The  meetings 
were  begun  Aug.  1,  and  on  Sept.  1  a  Church 
of  Christ  was  organized  with  41  members,  24 
of  these  beiug  confessions.  A  Sunday-school 
has  also  been  organized  and  negotiations  are 
under  way  for  securing  preaching  twice  a 
month.—  H.  P.  Henrichs 

Dorchester,  Aug.  26.— We  had  two  addi- 
tions at  our  regular  services  yesterday  at 
Gillespie,  111.— John  G.  M   Luttenberger. 

Jacksonville  Sept.  2. — The  pastorate  of 
our  new  m  nister  starts  off  grandly.  There 
were  thrse  additions,  two  by  letter  and  one 
confession  Two  are  heads  of  families.  Bro. 
Thrapp's  initiatory  sermon  was  listened  to 
by  an  audience  that  taxed  the  seating  ca- 
pacity of  our  co.nmodious  building-.  —Wal- 
lace Broceman. 

Niantic,  Sept.  2  — We  have  had  seven  ad- 
ditions to  the.caurch  here  recently— 4  by  bap- 
tism and  3  by  statement.  Yesterday  was  our 
roll  call  and  rally  day;  also  took  offering  for 
church  extension. — J.  R.  Parker. 

Normal.— Four  additions  recently.— E.  B. 
Barnes. 

Pittsfield.— R.  F.  Thrapp  closed  a  most  suc- 
cessful pastorate  here  last  Sunday.  He  has 
labored  earnestly  for  over  three  years,  during 
which  time  there  have  been  175  additions.  He 
leaves  the  church  in  a  flourishing  condition. 
The  Jacksonville,  111.,  church,  with  which  he 
begins  work  Sept.  1,  can  consider  itself 
fortunate  in  securing  him. — Fred  A.  Hicks. 

INDIANA. 

Bloomington,  Aug.  26.— Two  baptized  at 
Mt.  Gibson  yesterday  and  one  to-day.— Wal- 
ter L   Ross. 

Falmouth.— Our  meeting  at  Fairview(Groves) 
Ind.,  closed  Aug.  23.  Twelve  added;  11  by 
primary  obedience.  Mrs.  Pearcy  conducted 
the  music,  much  to  the  delight  of  all  who  love 
to  worship  in  song.  Large  audiences.— S.  W. 
Pearcy. 

Jeffersonville,  Aug.  27.— On  the  second  Sun- 
day in  August  I  started  a  meeting  at  Fair- 
view,  Scott  county.  It  continued  for  twelve 
days.  There  were  13  confessions  and  two  ad- 
ditions by  relation.  The  brethren  feel  much 
encouraged.— P.  E.  Andrews. 

Madison,  Aug.  29.— Two  confessions  Sunday 
evening,  two  more  yesterday  evening  at 
prayer-meeting— making  42  since  January  at 
the  regular  services.  Our  work  is  very  en- 
couraging at  present.  Our  C.  E.  society  has 
received  about  15  new  members  recently.  Our 
society  received  the  gold  medal  offered  as  the 
state  prize  to  the  society  sending  the  largest 
delegation  the  greatest  number  of  miles. — 
J.  Murray  Taylor. 

INDIAN  TERRITORY. 

Chickasha,  Aug.  26.— We  closed  an  eight 
days'  meeting  at  Brady,  I.  T.,  on  the  23d,  with 
26  additions  in  all;  eight  baptisms,  one  from 
the  Baptists  and  16  by  statement  and  recla- 
mation.    We  came  home  Saturday   and  had 


two  good  services  here  at  Chickasha  yester- 
day, with  one  confession   and  one  by   state 
ment.    Our  new  circular  pews  are  now  beiag 
placed  in  the  church. — John  A.  Stevens. 

IOWA. 

Anita,  Aug.  28.  —Three  additions  last  Lord's 
Day,  two  by  confession  and  one  from  the 
Baptists  During  the  three  days'  reunion 
held  here  last  week,  our  people  with  their 
dining  hall  cleared  about  $200.  This  will 
more  than  pay  all  of  our  little  debts.  The 
work  moves  here  in  spite  of  many  difficulties. 
— D.  B.  Titus,  pastor. 

Des  Moines,  Aug.  27. — Seven  additions 
during  the  past  week;  305  in  ten  months.— 
E.  W.  Brickert,  pastor  East  Side  Church  of 
Christ. 

Eagle  Grove,  Aug.  26. — Our  meeting  here 
goes  nicely.  Storms,  carnival,  etc.,  have 
hurt  us  some.  However  our  audiences  have 
been  good.  Gave  first  general  invitation  last 
night;  13  responded. — J.  S.  Beem. 

Guthrie  Center,  Aug.  26.  — One  baptism  here 
yesterday. — D.  L.  Dunkleberger. 

OHIO. 

Canton,  Aug.  26. — We  are  just  commencing 
a  meeting  here.  The  church  has  bu'lt  a  tem- 
porary tabernacle  which  will  seat  3,000  and 
the  meeting  will  continue  not  less  than  eight 
weeks,  with  J.  V.  Updike  as  evangelist. — J. 
D.  Johnson. 

Findlay,  Aug.  26. — Four  added  last  month. 
Yesterday  I  received  one  who  had  already 
been  baptized.  Full  houses  and  fine  interest. 
Lecture  room  full  at  prayer-meetings.— A.  M. 
Growden. 

OKLAHOMA    TERRITORY. 

Chandler,  Sept.  2  — The  fourth  district 
Christian  Endeavor  convention  begins  here  in 
the  Christian  church  to-day.  I  took  up  my 
work  again  yesterday  after  an  outing  of  three 
weeks.  Preached  three  sermons.  Two  addi- 
tions. This  with  Sunday-school  and  C.  E. 
service  and  a  marriage  ceremony  made  a  full 
day.— A.  M.  Harral. 

KANSAS. 

Cimarron,  Aug?  27. — Bro.  E.  M.  Carr  closed 
a  very  successful  meeting  here  last  evening. 
Twenty-six  baptisms,  and   10  added  by  letter 
and  statement. — John  Bull. 
MISSOURI. 

Albany,  Aug.  28.— J.  W.  Ellis,  president  of 
Central  Christian  College,  assisted  me  in  an 
annual  basket  meeting  at  Sheridan,  Mo., 
second  Lord's  day  in  August,  where  I  preach 
half  time.  President  Ellis  delivered  three  ex- 
cellent discourses,  and  there  weie  two  addi- 
tions by  statement.  Last  Lord's  day  there 
was  one  baptism  at  my  last  regular  appoint- 
ment at  Sheridan. — M.  S.  Jameson. 

Blythedale,  Aug.  27.— My  short  visit  to 
West  Plains  was  exceedingly  pleasant.  Our 
meeting  here  starts  off  nicely.  The  audiences 
have  outgrown  our  house  Twelve  additions 
so  far  and  a  fine  interest.  Last  Lord's  day 
we  had  a  basket  meeting,  three  sermons  and 
baptizing.  Brethren  Stanley,  Mitchell  and 
Sears  are  visiting  the  meeting.  Mydaughter, 
Mrs.  C.  A  Scott,  is  conducting  the  music  — ■ 
Morgan  Morgans. 

Canton,  Aug.  29  —Just  closed  a  two  weeks' 
meeting  at  Moore's  Chapel  in  Macon  .Co., 
Mo.,  in  which  we  had  six  additions.  The 
end  of  our  third  year  is  nearing  a  close,  during 
which  time  we  have  added  65  to  the  church, 
46  by  confession  and  baptism.— Chas.  L. 
Harbord. 

Canton,  Aug  29  —Three  added  at  Hunne- 
well,  Mo  ,  the  four'h  Lord's  day,  one  by 
statement,  one  by  confession  and  one  from 
the  Methodists.  Interest  renewed  and  pros- 
pects for  more  effective  work.  Baptized  a 
lady  65  years  old  at  the  above  named  place, 
two  months  ago— Rupert  Ford. 

Canton,  Aug.  31. — Thursday  night  I  closed 
a  12-days'  meeting  at  my  regular  appointment 
at  Mt.  Pleasant  church  in  Knox  county,  with 
four  added,  two  from  Baptists,  one  letter  and 
one  statement.    I  have  had  two  baptisms,  not 


A  FEW  FACTS 


About  the  New  Catarrh  Cure. 

The  new  Catarrh  Cure  is  a  new  departure  in  so- 
called  catarrh  cures  because  it  actually  cures,  and  is 
not  simply  a  temporary  relief. 

The  new  Catarrh  Cure  is  not  a  salve,  ointment, 
powder  nor  liquid,  but  a  pleasant  tasting  tablet  con- 
taining the  best  specifics  for  catarrh  in  a  concen- 
trated, convenient  form. 

The  old  style  of  catarrh  salves  and  ointments  are 
greasy,  dirty  and  inconvenient  at  the  best;  the  new 
preparation  being  in  tablet  form  is  always  clean 
and  convenient. 

The  new  Catarrh  Cure  is  superior  to  catarrh  pow- 
ders because  it  is  a  notorious  fact  that  many  catarrh 
powders  contain  cocaine. 

The  new  Catarrh  Cure  is  called  Stuart's  Catarrh 
Tablets,  a  wholesome  combination  of  blood  root, 
beechwood  tar,  guaiacol  and  other  antiseptics,  and 
cures  by  its  action  upon  the  blood  and  mucous  mem- 
brane, the  only  rational  treatment  for  catarrhal 
trouble. 

You  do  not  have  to  draw  upon  your  imagination 
to  discover  whether  you  are  getting  benefit  from 
Stuart's  Catarrh  Tablets;  improvements  and  relief 
are  apparent  from  the  first  tablet  taken. 

All  druggists  sell  and  recommend  them.  They 
cost  but  50  cents  for  full  sized  packages,  and  any 
catarrh  sufferer  who  has  wasted  time  and  money  on 
sprays,  salves  and  powders,  will  appreciate  to  the 
full  the  merits  of  Stuart's  Catarrh  Tablets. 

A  little  booklet  on  cause  and  cure  of  catarrh  sent 
free  by  addressing  F.  A.  Stuart  Co.,  Marshall,  Mich. 


yet  reported,  that  occurred  at  regular  ap- 
pointments before  the  meeting  at  that  church, 
— D    B.  McCanon. 

Carrollton,  Aug.  30. — In  June  we  held  a 
three  weeks'  meeting  at  Hale  which  resulted 
in  29  additions  and  the  re-organization  of  the 
church.  This  is  now  one  of  the  best  churches 
in  the  county.  In  July  we  held  a  short  meet- 
ing at  Rockford  wi.h  six  additions.  Just 
closed  a  16  days'  meeting  at  Mt.  Carmel  with 
14  added.  This  is  a  new  organization,  com- 
posed of  the  very  best  people  in  Carroll  Co. 
It  has  a  bright  future  before  it.  The  cause 
in  this  county  is  prospering  as  it  has  not 
done  in  years. — R.  H.  Love,  county  evangelist. 
Galena,  Aug.  29. — Just  closed  a  two  weeks' 
meeting  at  Railey  Creek  schoolhouse,  baptized 
six,  four  from  Baptists,  two  reclaimed. 
Nine'.een  gave  their  names  for  an  organiza- 
tion, with  more  to  come.-  O    W.  Jones. 

Kirksvllle,  Sept.  2  — We  have  just  closed  a 
splendid  two  weeks'  meeting  in  Huntsville, 
Mo.  Bro.  Cupp,  the  pastor  there,  filled 
my  pulpit  one  Sunday  in  Kirksvllle.  My  peo- 
ple were  very  much  pleased  with  him  and  his 
preaching. — H.  A.  Northcutt. 

Marionville,  Aug.  28  —Our  meeting  here  is 
10  days  old  with  eight  added,  five  by  confes- 
sion.—Joseph  Gaylor. 

Nixa,  Sept.  2.— Nixa  Christian  church  has 
been  having  a  most  successful  meeting  for  the 
past  two  weeks.  Still  continuing.  Forty-one 
baptized  yesterday;  four  unit?  d  by  letter.  Last 
night  there  were  11  more  confessions;  six 
united  by  letter.  Bro.  Yokley  Is  doing  the 
preaching. — Frank  West,  pastor. 

Paris,  Aug  31. — Closed  a  12  days' me  ting  at 
Granville,  Mo. ,  carried  on  by  home  forces,  last 
night.  Result,  11  add- d  by  baptism — C.  H. 
Strawn,  pastor-evaDgelist. 

St.  Louis,  Sept  2  — Fouradditions  by  letter 
at  West  End  Church  yesterday  —Paul  Castle. 
TEXAS. 
Amarlllo,  Aug.  31. — Just  closed  a  17  days' 
meeting  at  Ardmore,  I.  T\;  43  additions,  39 
baptisms.  Bro.  John  Brower.  of  Chicago, 
led  the  song  service.  My  first  year  here  closes 
to-morrow.  We  have  had  70  additions  here 
and  95  elsewhere.— Volney  Johnson. 

Tanglewood,  Aug.  25. — Our  people  have 
never  been  represented  here  before.  Metho- 
dists, Presbyterians  and  Baptists  have 
preachers  and  some  have  houses  of  worship. 
All  seemed  ready  to  argue.  Never  was  a 
meeting  better  attended.  The  arbor  built  by 
the  brethren  was  well  filled  every  night  with 
from  200  to  500  people;  26  obeyed  the  gospel 
H.  P.  Bunce,  Smithville, 
Ira  Bromeield,  Gunzales. 


September  5,  1901 


THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


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"A  Business  Education  and  the  Place  to  Get  It" 


Commercial  Ccl/eje,  Shorthand  and  Telegraph  School, 
30?  NORTH  BROADWAY,  ST   LOUIS,  MO. 
It  qualifies  students  for  a'.l  busi-  esB  pursuitB,  and  sup- 
plies bimne  s  houses,  banks,  railroad  and  telegraph  offices 
and    professional  men  viith  reliable  bookkeepers,  steno- 
graphers, telegraph  operators  and  clerks.    Positions  pro- 
cured for   Graduates.    For  Cat  Inqiie  of information,  address, 
J.  «.  BOilMCU,  President. 

BUTLER  COLLEGE 

Indianapolis,  Ind. 

Fortv-seventh  annual  session  opens  October  1,  1901. 
Thorough  courses  in  the  essential  elements  of  a 
liberal  education  conducted  by  instructors  who  have 
had  the  benefit  ot  the  best  university  training.  Also 
a  Bible  School  devoted  to  the  special  education  of 
ministers  of  the  Gospel.  Healthful  and  convenient 
location,  modern  appliances,  laboratories,  libraries, 
gymnasium,  etc.  Terms  low.  Write  for  catalogue. 
Address,  SECRETARY,  Butler  College,  Indianapolis, 
Ind. 


for  Young  Ladies, 
Nashviile,  Tenn. 

"An  ideal  Christian  home."  Seminary  and  special 
courses  in  Language,  LHerature,  Hisiory,  Science,  Mu- 
sic, Arl;  Faculty,  30.  Certificate  admits  to  Wellesley, 
Baltimore  Woman's  College.  Nashville  affords  unusual 
advantages  in  Lectures,  Recitals,  and  opportunities  for 
practical  education.  Patronage,  3SI I)  yr.,  20  States;  en- 
rollment largest  in  'the  history  of  tbe  Institution;  appli- 
cants turned  away  for  want  of  room .  36th  yr.,  Sept.  1  9. 
For  catalogue,  address  J.  D.  "LANTON,  LL.D.,  Pies't. 

BETHANY    COLLEGE. 

Founded  in  1S41  by 

ALEXANDER  CAMPBELL. 

Open  to  Men  and  Women.  Sixtieth  Session 
begins  Sept.  23,  1901.  Postoffice,  Bethany, 
W.  Va.  Railway  Station,  Wellsburg,  W. 
Va.  For  catalogue  and  particulars  address, 
J.  C.  KEITH,  Chairman  Facultt. 


Tlie  Music  of  our  Churches 

would  be  greatly  improved  if  more 
organists  and  singers  knew  the 
methods  of  the 

Conservatory 

OIF  MUSIC 

We  will  send  to  any  one  inter- 
ested an  illustrated  catalogue  and 
all  particulars  relating  to  our  School 
of  Music  and  Elocution. 

George  W.  Chadwick ,  Mus.  Dirtc. 
Address  all  correspondence  to 
FEAHK  W.  HALE,  Gen.  Man..  Boston,  MasB. 


WESTMINSTER  COLLEGE,  ESS?&x. 

A  High  Grade  College  for  Young  Men.  49th  Year 
opens  Sept.  18th,  1901.  Offers  choice  of  three  courses, 
classical,  scientific  or  literary,  leading  to  degree  of 
A.  B.  Preparatory  Department  fits  boys  to  enter 
any  college.  Standard  High.  Location  Healthful. 
Well  equipped  Gymnasium.  New  Science  Hall.  For 
Illustrated  circular  and  catalogue,  giving  details  as 
to  courses,  expenses,  etc.,  Address, 

John  H.  MacCracken,  Hi.  D.,Pres. 


Female  Orphan  School 

OF  THE 

Christian  Church  of  Missouri. 

A  high  grade  ladies'  college.  Established  1873. 
Courses  leading  to  A.  B.  and  B.  L.  degrees.  Able  and 
well  known  teachers  in  charge  of  Music,  Elocution 
and  Art.  French  and  German  taught  by  native. 
Special  instruction  for  prospective  teachers. 

Beneficiaries  received  free.  Half  Beneficiaries,  $50 
per  term.    Full  pay  Pupils,  580. 

A  PLEASANT,  REFINED   CHRISTIAN  HOME. 

Correspondence  solicited. 

E.  L,.  liARHAU,  President. 

Camden  Point,  Mo. 

Christian  University, 

For  Ladies  a^rid  Gentlemen. 
D.  R.  DUNCAN,  LL.  D.,  President. 

College  of  Arts  and  Sciences.  College  of 
the  Bible.  Business  College.  Conserva- 
tory of  Music.  Faculty  StroDg.  Instruc- 
tion Thorough.  Curriculum  Up-to-date. 
Expenses  very  light. 

FOUR  COURSES  OP  STUDY. 

Classical.      Scientific.      English  Classical. 
Classical  Biblical  Course. 

In  no  other  school  can  the  student  find  bet- 
ter facilities  or  better  instruction.    3,000  cat- 
alogues now  ready  for  distribution.     Write 
for  one.   For  any  desired  information  address, 
PROF.  A.  J.  Y0UNGBL00D,   Canton,  Mo. 


William  Woods  College 

School  enters  Twelfth  Year  Out  of  Debt. 
Endowment  $40,000.  Buildings,  Site,  Beau- 
tiful, Healthful,  Attractive.  Well  selected 
and  efficient  teachers.  Literature,  Art,  Music, 
Elocution,  Stenography,  Typewriting.  Next 
session  opens  Sep.  3rd,  1901.  For  catalogue 
address,  J.  B.  JONES,  Pres.,  FULTON,  MO. 


MISSOURI    MILITARY    ACADEMY 

8th  Year.    Fine  New  Buildings,    loiiacres.    Hunting,  Fish- 
ing, Swimming,  Boating.      Model   School.     Phenomenal 
Success.    Faculty,  University  srartiiatew  of  national 
reputation.    For  booklet  with  full  information,  address 
A.  K.  YANCEY,  President,  Mexico,  Missouri. 


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.ommercial,  Shorthand  .Voice 

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riadlSOn  Institute,  Richmond,  Ky, 

A  First-Cls^ss  Boarding  School  for  Girls. 


J.  W.  McCARVEY,  Jr.,  Principal, 


Faculty  of  ten  teachers  who  were  educated  at  leadiDg.  American  and  European  institu- 
tions and  have  made  brilliant  records  as  instructors;  every  one  a  specialist  in  her 
department.  Music  department  exceptionally  strong.  No  fussy  teachers.  School  appara- 
tus and  general  equipment  excellent.  Good  table.  Frequent  illustrated  lectures  (free) 
by  the  principal  on  his  recent  travels  in  Egypt,  Palestine  and  Europe.  Delightful  and 
healthful  location.  Only  one  serious  case  of  sickness  in  ten  years.  Prices  no  higher  than 
other  first- class  schools,  nor  than  many  inferior  ones.     Send  for  catalog. 


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Accommodating  150  Students 

Sixteen    Gold    MedeJs 
Awarded  in  May,  1901 

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Regular  College  course  prepares  for  advanced  University  work.  Schools  of  Music,  Art  and 
Elocution.  Students  from  16  States.  25  Instructors  of  best  American  and  European  training. 
Beautiful  Park  of  18  acres.  Tennis  and  Basketball.  A  Christian  home  and  high-grade  College. 
Rooms  should  be  engaged  early.   Next  session  begins  September  16.   For  engraved  Catalog  address 


I      MRS.  W.  T.  MOORE,        I  principals 
)       MRS.  It.  W.  ST.  CXAIR,  J  principals. 


Secretary  Christian  College, 
COLUMBIA,  MO, 


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Drake  University,  Des  Moines,  la. 

COLLEGES  OR   DEPARTMENTS. 


The  School  of  Oratory 

The  School  of  Art 

The  School  of  Music 

The  Des    Moines  College   of  Dental 

Surgery 
The  Drake  SummerSchool  of  Methods 


I.     College  of  Letters  and  Science  VII. 

II.     College  of  the  Bible  VIII. 

III.  The  Iowa  College  of  Law  IX. 

IV.  The  Iowa  College   of   Physicians  and         X. 

Surgeons 
V.     The  College  of  Pharmacy  XL 

VI.  The  Normal  College — School  of  Pedagogy,  Preparatory  School,  Commercial  School, 
Primary  Training  School,  School  of  Methods,  Shorthand  School,  Kindergarten 
Training  School. 

NOTES. 

The  total  enrollment,  all  departments,  last  year,  1,764  ,  not  counting  the  Summer  Schools,  1,140. 

Notable  material  improvements  of  the  past  summer:  Completion  of  Auditorium;  new  portico  and  other 
improvements  to  Main  Building;  new  Pharmaceutical  Laboratory;  new  rooms  for  Business  Department,  new 
desks,  etc.;  new  Bacteriological  Laboratory:  3,600  square  feet  of  cement  walks;  renovation  of  Gymnasium. 

In  faculty  equipment  the  most  notable  thing  has  been:  1.  Complete  reorganization  of  the  Department 
of  Music,  under  the  leadership  of  Mr.  Frederic  Howard,  of  New  York:  2.  The  Bible  College  has  been 
greatly  strengthened  by  the  addition  of  Dr.  Clinton  Lockh art ;  3.  The  Medical  Department  has  been  com- 
pletely merged  into  the  organic  life  of  the  University.  The  first  and  second  years  are  now  taught  in  the 
Science  Half  on  the  Campus;  4.  The  Des  Moines  College  of  Dental  Surgery  has  become  an  affiliated  depart- 
ment. It  will  add  eighty  students  to  the  College  rolls.  5.  The  addition  of  many  new  teachers  to  the  faculty 
of  the  University. 

The  University  has  made  a  steady  and  rapid  growth  in  the  twenty  years  of  its  history.  It  is  expected  the 
enrollment  will  reach  1,900  the  coming  year.  The  location  in  Des  Moines,  with  its  state  and  city  libraries,  its 
courts,  hospitals,  churches,  societies,  etc.,  is  excellent  in  every  respect.  Send  for  general  catalogue,  200 
pages,  free.  DRAKE  UNIVERSITY, 

W.  Bayard  Craig,  Chancellor. 


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^  Family  Circle  V» 


The  Newsboy. 

God's  grace  be  with  you,  fearless  elf! 

The  city  streets  are  strange  and  wild, 
And  yet,  quite  by  your  dauntless  self, 

You  tread  the  mazes,  little  child! 
The  sea's  blue  dream  is  in  your  eyes, 

Your  brown  cheek  shows  health's    ruddy 
rose. 
And  where  the  deepest  crimson  lies 

A  baby  dimple  comes  and  goes. 

I  watch  you  a*  you  dive  and  dart 

Over  the  roadway's  crowded  space, 
Hanging  on  car,  and  dodging  cart— 

A  gamin,  with  a  cherub's  face. 
A  gamin  with  a  cherub's  soul! 

'Twas  such  a  little  time  ago 
You  slipped  the  angel's  sweet  control 

Earth's  fitful,  wearing  life  to  know. 

What  is  there  in  the  years  for  you? 

The  place  of  Master,  or  of  slave? 
Good  to  attain,  or  ill  to  rue? 

Perchance,  a  tiny  wayside  grave. 
Oh,  small,  strong  soul!    Yet  life  seems  gay 

Where  your  feet  pass,  and  greed  and  pelf 
Pause,  as  I  pause,  to  smile  and  say, 

"God's  grace  be  with  you,  fearless  elf!" 
— Madeline  S.  Bridges,  in  Leslie's. 

J* 

Queen  Elizabeth's  Gloves  and 

Rings. 

By  Fred  Myron  Colby. 

There  probably  never  lived  a  vainer  wo- 
man than  Queen  Elizabeth  of  England,  the 
"Good  Queen  Bes *,"  as  some  writers  are 
fond  of  calling  her.  Kings  and  Queens  are, 
after  all,  much  like  other  men  and  women. 
"Whatever  the  demands  might  be  upon  her 
time,  she  was  as  greatly  concerned  about 
her  personal  appearance  as  if  she  had  not 
another  interest  in  the  world.  She  craved 
admiration  like  a  school-girl,  and  had  a 
dislike  to  see  any  one  look  better  than  her- 
self, or  dress  in  a  way  to  attract  attention 
from  her  own  display.  One  day,  as  Miss 
Strickland  relates,  Lady  Mary  Howard, 
one  of  her  maids  of  honor,  appeared  in  a 
magnificent  velvet  dress  with  a  rich  border 
decorated  with  gold  and  pearls.  Lady 
Mary  was  a  young  and  beautiful  woman 
and  her  fine  robes  made  her  very  gorgeous. 
Her  appearance  greatly  displeased  the 
queen,  who  gave  her  such  a  rebuke  that  the 
poor  girl  laid  up  her  rich  vestments  and 
never  ventured  to  wear  them  again  during 
Elizabeth's  life. 

These  little  vanities  of  the  "virgin  queen" 
are  as  much  matters  of  history  as  the  great 
transactions  of  her  reign.  At  any  rate,  it 
is  safe  to  say  that  they  were  quite  as  im- 
portant to  her.  Her  mind  was  continually 
occupied  about  her  jewels  and  dresses,  her 
hair  and  her  hands,  and  she  never  forgot, 
even  on  the  most  solemn  occasions,  that  she 
was  a  woman.  She  had  a  hundred  pretty 
tricks  for  showing  off  her  charms,  and 
sometimes  was  really  ridiculous  in  her 
attempts  to  do  so.  On  one  occasion,  while 
giving  audience  in  state  to  the  ambassadors 
from  the  Netherlands,  she  pulled  off  and 
put  on  her  gloves  more  than  a  hundred 
times  to  display  her  hands,  her  splendid 
rings,  and  the  gloves  themselves,  which 
were  an  elegant  and  costly  pair. 


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Her  love  for  finery  grew  with  her  years, 
and  in  old  age  she  even  increased  the  num- 
ber of  her  decorations,  and  dressed  in  a  far 
more  elaborate  style  than  in  the  meridian 
of  her  life,  foolishly  thinking,  no  doubt, 
that  people  would  be  diverted  by  these 
externals  from  noticing  the  decay  of  her 
personal  attractions.  Hentzmer,  a  German 
traveler  who  visited  England  in  1598,  when 
Elizabeth  was  sixty- six  years  old,  has  left 
a  description  of  the  queen's  appearance  at 
that  time  which  is  alike  curious  and  inter- 
esting: "In  person  she  is  very  majestic; 
her  face  oblong,  fair,  but  wrinkled ;  her 
eyes  small,  jet  black  and  pleasant;  a  nose 
a  little  hooked ;  her  lips  narrow,  and  her 
teeth  black  (a  defect  the  English  seem 
subject  to  from  their  excessive  use  of 
sugar).  She  had  in  her  ears  two  pearls, 
with  very  rich  drops;  she  wore  false  hair, 
and  that  red;  upon  her  head  she  had  a 
small  crown,  reported  to  be  made  of  some 
of  the  gold  of  the  celebrated  Lunebourg 
table.  Her  bosom  was  uncovered,  as  all 
the  English  ladies  have  it  till  they  marry, 
and  she  had  on  a  necklace  of  very  fine 
jewels.  Her  hands  were  small,  her  fingers 
long,  and  her  stature  neither  tall  nor  low; 
her  air  was  stately,  her  manner  of  speech 
mild  and  obliging.  That  day  she  was 
dressed  in  white  silk,  bordered  with  pearls 
of  the  size  of  beans,  and  over  it  a  mantle  of 
black  silk,  shot  with  silver  threads;  her 
train  was  very  long,  the  end  of  it  borne  by 
a  marchioness.  Instead  of  a  chain,  she  had 
a  collar  of  gold  and  jewels." 

Elizabeth  was  the  first  English  queen 
who  wore  gloves.  As  articles  of  a  woman's 
dress  they  were  not  used  previous  to  her 
reign,  though  gauntlets  for  men,  and  long 
mittens  carried  tucked  in  the  belt,  had 
been  worn  a  long  time.  For  many  years 
gloves  were  scarce  and  expensive.  Queen 
Mary  Stuart  brought  from  France  six  pairs 
of  Guernsey  worsted,  while  she  had  at  the 
same  time  silk  stockings  interwoven  with 
gold  and  silver  thread,  and  thirty-six  pairs 
of  velvet  shoes  laced  with  gold,  showing 
that  the  outfit  of  her  hands  did  not  cor- 
respond with  that  for  the  feet. 

The  gloves  worn  by  Elizabeth  and  her 
ladies  were  very  elegant  and  sumptuous 
articles.  They  were  lined  with  white 
velvet,  fastened  with  gold  buttons,  wrought 
with  gold,  and  edged  with  fringe.  These 
embroidered  and  trimmed  gloves  were 
fashionable  a  long  time,  until  Queen  Anne's 
reign,  I  believe.  The  University  of  Cam- 
bridge at  one  time  presented  the  queen 
with  a  highly  ornamented  pair  of  gloves, 
costing  sixty  shillings — about  forty  dollars 
of  our  money.  An  ancient  chronicler  in- 
forms us  that  her  majesty,  "beholding  the 
beauty  of  said  gloves,  as  in  great  admira- 
tion, and  in  token  of  her  thankful  accep- 
tance of  the  same,  held  up  one  of  her  hands, 
and  smelling  into  them,  put  them  half  way 
upon  her  fingers." 

Perfumed  gloves  became  fashionable 
towards  the  middle  of  her  reign.  It  is  said 
that  Edward  de  Vere,  Earl  of  Oxford,  was 
the  first  to  introduce  them  into  England. 
This  nobleman  returning  from  Italy,  pre- 
sented his  sovereign  a  pair  of  scented 
gloves,  ornamented  with  roses  in  colored 
silks,  which  pleased  her  so  much  that  she 
had  her  picture  taken  with  them  on. 

Elizabeth  was  a  devoted  patronizer  of 
her  glove  maker.  She  put  on  a  pair  when 
her  toilet  was  made  in  the  morning,  and  she 
wore  them  till  she  disrobed  at  night.    They 


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They    give   a   light 

that's  rich  and  bril- 

pliant.    No  odor, 

Many   styles.    Sold  , 

everywhere. 


■TANDARDg 
OIL  CO. 


were  of  all  kinds  and  prices.  One  pair  was 
of  fine  white  kid,  reaching  to  the  elbows, 
where  they  were  slashed  and  fringed  with 
gold.  They  were  buttoned  with  jewels,  the 
backs  were  embroidered  with  gold  bullion 
and  trimmed  with  gold  gimp,  and  in  the 
palm  of  each  were  five  little  air  holes  the 
size  and  shape  of  melon  seeds. 

Some  of  these  gloves  have  been  pre- 
served, and  though  very  shapely  they  are 
quite  large,  in  fact,  large  enough  for  a  man. 
This  is  easily  accounted  for  by  the  fact  that, 
though  her  hands  were  small,  her  fingers 
were  always  covered  with  rings,  several  of 
them  of  large  size.  This  royal  coquette 
had  all  the  fondness  of  an  Oriental  woman 
for  jewels,  and  many  of  her  rings  were  of 
great  value.  Two  or  three  of  them  possess 
a  historical  interest.  There  was  her  coro- 
nation ring  which  she  wore  constantly  from 
the  time  it  was  put  on  at  her  inauguration, 
never  taking  it  off  once  for  nearly  forty- 
five  years.  At  the  end  of  that  time  it  had 
become  so  embedded  in  the  flesh,  and 
caused  so  much  pain,  that  she  was  obliged 
to  have  it  filed  apart,  a  circumstance  that 
caused  her  a  great  deal  of  concern,  as  she 
regarded  it  as  an  evil  portent.  She  did  in- 
deed die  soon  afterwards;  but  if  a  ring  had 
anything  to  do  with  her  death,  which  is  not 
probable,  it  is  far  more  likely  to  have  been 
another  of  her  jewels. 

When  Mary  Stuart,  the  unfortunate 
Queen  of  Scots,  was  in  prison  she  sent  a 
valuable  diamond  ring  to  the  jealous  kins- 
woman who  signed  her  death  warrant. 
This  ring  Elizabeth  wore  to  the  day  of  her 
death.  As  she  approached  her  own  end 
the  sight  of  the  sad  memento  must  have 
recalled  bitter  memories.  She  was  not 
capable  of  remorse,  but  it  must  have  made 
her  think. 

There  was  another  ring  which  did  un- 
doubtedly cause  the  vain  old  woman  a  great 
deal  of  grief  and  misery,  and  possibly  may 
have  hastened  her  death.  This  was  the 
famous  sardonyx  ring  with  the  cameo  head 
of  the  queen,  which  she  gave  to  her  favorite, 
the  Earl  of  Essex.  "We  all  know  the  story 
of  the  handsome  young  nobleman,  who, 
gifted  with  marvelous  grace  of  mind  and 
person,  fell  at  last  a  victim  to  the  intrigues 
of  his  enemies,  his  own  indiscretion,  and, 
shall  we  say  it,  the  jealous  petulance  of  his 
sovereign.  He  was  her  relative,  a  sort  of 
second  cousin,  and  I  think  she  loved  him  in 
her  way,  capricious  always ;  one  day 
haughty  and  distant,  the  next,  when  he  was 


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ill,  condescending  enough  to  go  in  person 
to  see  him  and  give  him  broth  with  her 
own  hands. 

At  last  he  committed  the  political  offense 
that  sent  him  a  prisoner  to  the  Tower, 
where  he  was  condemned  to  die.  The  death 
warrant  was  brought  for  Elizabeth  to  sign. 
She  did  sign  it.  Then  at  the  thought  of 
that  handsome  face  being  marred  by  the 
bloody  axe,  she  countermanded  it.  Finally, 
she  signed  it  again,  angry  and  impatient 
because  the  earl  failed  to  send  the  ring 
which  she  had  given  him  in  youth,  promis- 
ing him  that  if  ever  the  time  should  come 
when  she  would  turn  against  him  she 
would  forgive  him,  even  at  the  last 
moment,  if  she  received  the  ring  back  from 
him.  The  ring  did  not  come,  and  the  gay 
noble,  scarcely  thirty-four  years  of  age, 
the  knightliest  and  handsomest  of  all  her 
cavaliers,  was  led  to  his  doom.  She 
thought  he  had  not  sent  the  ring,  but  he 
had.  Life  was  sweet  to  him,  as  it  is  to 
every  man  who  has  wife,  honor,  happiness, 
and  he  had  dropped  the  precious  ring  from 
his  prison  window  to  a  boy  whom  he  bade 
bear  it  to  Lady  Scrope,  his  cousin.  The 
lad  made  a  mistake  and  carried  it  instead 
to  that  lady's  sister,  the  Countess  of  Not- 
tingham, whose  husband  was  poor  Essex's 
deadly  foe.  She  gave  it  to  the  cruel  earl, 
who  retained  it,  so  that  while  the  miserable 
queen  was  pacing  the  floor,  looking  till  the 
last  moment  for  the  token  that  was  to  earn 
her  forgiveness,  it  lay  in  the  private  secre- 
tary of  his  wicked  rival.  Later  she  learned 
the  story,  from  the  lips  of  the  dying  coun- 
tess, but  it  was  too  late;  the  bright  young 
head  had  fallen,  and  from  that  moment  she 
never  knew  an  hour  of  happiness. 

The  death-bed  confession  of  the  Coun- 
tess of  Nottingham  gave  a  rude  shock  to 
the  fast  ebbing  sands  of  the  sorrow- stricken 
queen.  She  was  now  nearly  seventy.  She 
had  survived  her  old  friends,  and  ministers; 
she  was  without  resources  in  herself;  she 
knew  that  she  was  surrounded  with  venal, 
interested  men  who  only  waited  till  the 
last  gasp  had  left  her  frail,  careworn, 
wrinkled  body,  to  crowd  round  her  suc- 
cessor. She  felt  this  with  all  the  bitter- 
ness of  a  vain,  jealous,  impotent  woman, 
but  she  made  no  sign.  It  is  a  sad,  dreary 
story.  The  picture  of  the  forlorn  old 
woman  lying  on  her  palace  floor  with  her 
fingers  in  her  mouth  to  stifle  her  groans, 
seeking  no  support  from  religion,  no  con- 
solation from  affection,  friendless,  hopeless, 
comfortless,  and  thus  gradually  wasting 
into  death,  is  such  a  lesson  on  the  nothing- 
ness of  power  and  the  miscalculations 
of  selfishness  that  history  affords  not  one 
more  terrible  and  impressive.  There  was  a 
ring  associated  with  the  death  of  Elizabeth, 
long  afterwards  known  in  court  traditions 
as  the  "blue  ring."  It  was  a  sapphire, 
and  had  been  confided  to  Lady  Scrope  by 
King  James  of  Scotland,  to  be  forwarded 
as  a  token  to  announce  the  decease  of  the 
queen.  All  the  time  the  miserable  queen  lay 
dying  this  venal  spy  of  the  Stuart  bent  over 
her,  watching  with  lynx-like  eyes  every 
breath  and  motion  and  word  of  England's 
proud  sovereign.  When  she  was  altogether 
dead  Lady  Scrope  ran  to  a  window  and  gave 
intelligence  of  the  fact  by  silently  dropping 
the  blue  ring  to  her  brother,  Sir  Robert 
Carey,  who  was  lurking  beneath,  and  who 
galloped  with  all  speed,  taking  a  fresh 
horse  at  every  stopping  place  on  the  route, 
to  bear  the  token  to  James  at  Bdinburgh. 


Carey  reached  Holyrood  the  following 
night  just  after  the  king  had  retired.  He 
arose,  however,  when  the  messenger  gave 
him  the  ring,  dressed  himself  and  started 
for  London  to  claim  the  crown,  which  a 
few  days  afterwards  was  put  upon  his 
head.  Thus  ends  the  story  of  Queen 
Elizabeth  and  her  rings. — The  Interior. 
J* 
A  Beautiful  Shine. 

One  day  not  long  ago  I  had  my  boots 
polished  while  I  waited  in  a  barber's  shop. 
The  boy  who  polished  the  boots  was  almost 
as  black  as  his  own  shining  shoe  polish. 
He  was  about  thirteen  years  of  age,  and 
while  his  garments  were  old  and  faded  and 
patched,  he  was  clean. 

"Polish  yo'  boots,  sah?"  he  asked,  when 
I  sat  down  and  took  up  a  paper. 

I  looked  down  at  my  dusty  boots,  and  as 
I  knew  that  they  would  be  covered  with 
dust  again  in  ten  minutes  after  I  had  left 
the  shop,  I  was  a  little  undecided  as  to 
whether  I  would  have  them  polished  or  not. 
I  concluded  that  I  would  do  so  when  the 
bright- eyed  boy  said: 

"I'll  do  a  good  job,  sah;  I'll  shine  'em 
up  jess  fine." 

"Now  let  us  see  if  you  do,"  I  said  laugh- 
ingly as  I  sat  down  in  his  chair. 

He  went  to  work  with  a  will.  Such  rub- 
bing and  brushing  and  polishing  as  he  did! 
The  first  boot  had,  it  seemed  to  me,  reached 
the  very  highest  degree  of  perfection  and 
the  boy  was  still  at  work  on  it  when  I  said : 

"There,  I  think  that  will  do." 

The  boy  stopped  rubbing  for  a  minute, 
twisted  his  head  to  one  side,  viewed  the 
shoe  critically  and  said : 

"I  kin  mek'  hit  shine  more'n  that." 

Then  he  breathed  on  the  shoe,  moistened 
the  ball  of  his  thumb  and  rubbed  the  toe, 
and  fell  to  work  with  renewed  vigor. 
When  he  had  finally  completed  his  task 
both  shoes  were  polished  to  the  highest  de- 
gree of  perfection,  and  the  boy  eyed  them 
with  all  the  pride  and  sense  of  triumph  of  an 
artist  who  had  succeeded  in  painting  a 
wonderful  picture.  He  seemed  quite  in- 
different to  the  ten  cents  I  paid  him  for  his 
work,  and  his  eyes  were  still  on  my  shining 
shoes  as  he  slipped  the  money  into  his 
pocket. 

I  could  not  help  noting  his  right  and  just 


COLDS 

The  quickest  relief  for  a 
cold  is  by  Scott's  emulsion  of 
cod-liver  oil. 

You  will  find  the  edge  taken 
off  in  a  night ;  and,  in  three  or 
four  days,  you'll  be  wondering 
whether  that  cold  amounted  to 
anything  anyhow. 

That's  relief.  If  you  tackle 
it  quick,  the  relief  is  quick;  if 
you  wait,  the  relief  won't 
come — you  know  how  colds 
hang  on. 

We'll  send  you  a  little  to  try,  if  you  like. 
SCOTT  i  BOWNE,    409  Pearl  street,    New  York. 


Prizes 

CaLtch 

many  women. 
What    do    prizes 
a.mountto?  Not 
worth  consid- 
^ering.  Cannot 
pay  yo\i  for 
poorer    work, 
grea-ter  ex- 
pense   and 
risk  to  clothes, 
which  you  get  with 
an    inferior   wash- 
ing powder.  Any  woman  who 
uses  PEARLINE  has  a  prize, 
and  will  save  enough  to  buy 
more  and  better  knick-knacks. 

Pea-rlme  Salves 6S2 


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pride  in  his  perfected  work,  and  I  said,  en- 
couragingly and  approvingly : 

"You  certainly  do  good  work,  my 
boy." 

"Yes,  sah,"  he  replied.  "I  loves  to  make 
'em  shine  right  up  to  de  handle." 

Now  this  poor  black  boy  had  in  him  a 
strong  element  of  success  in  life  combined 
with  a  high  ideal.  His  ambition  to  make 
the  shoes  of  his  patrons  "shine  right  up  to 
de  handle"  was  as  worthy  an  ambition  as 
that  of  the  artist  who  spends  his  life  in  the 
endeavor  to  paint  a  great  picture.  The 
boy's  highest  reward  was  not  the  money  I 
had  paid  him,  it  was  the  beautiful  perfec- 
tion of  his  work. 

I  felt  interested  in  the  boy  v,  ho  could 
take  such  pride  in  his  humble  occupation, 
and  I  said  to  him: 

"I  suppose  that  some  day  you  will  be 
having  a  bootblacking  establishment  of 
your  own." 

"Yes,  sah,"  he  said,  "I  is  aimin'  at  dat 
very  thing,  sah;  an' when  I  gits  hit,  hit'll 
be  a  place  whar  all  de  gemmen  kin  git  de 
bes'  shine  in  de  city.  Dat's  what  I  is 
wurkin'  fo',  sah." 

It  was,  after  all,  a  high  ambition  because 
it  was  an  eager  striving  for  perfection  in 
one's  work.  It  was  a  higher  ambition 
than  that  of  the  boy  who  longs  to  acquire 
great  wealth  for  wealth's  sake  alone.  I  do 
not  think  that  I  shall  ever  forget  that  little 
black  boy  and  his  swelling  pride  in  doing 
the  very  best  work  it  was  possible  for  him 
to  do.  He  will  rise  to  the  full  height  of 
his  calling  and  that  is  all  that  God  expects 
any  of  us  to  do. — Exchange. 

The  Dean — And  what  part  did  you  take 
in  this  disgraceful  proceeding  of  holding 
Mr.  Waters  under  the  pump? 

Undergraduate  (modestly)— His  left  leg, 


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THE  CHRISTIAN  EVANGELIS  V 


September  5    1901 


The  Little  Ones  Are  His. 

Perhaps  there  are  tenderer,  sweeter  things 
Somewhere  in  the  sun  bright  land; 

But  I  thank  the  Lord  for  His  blessings 
And  the  clasp  of  a  little  hand. 

A  little  hand  that  softly  stole 

Into  my  own  that,  day; 
When  I  needed   the   touch    that  I  loved   so 
much 

To  strengthen  me  on  the  way. 

Softer  it  seemed  than  the  softest  down 
On  the  breast  of  the  gentlest  dove; 

But  its  timid  press  and  its  faint  caress 
Were  strong  in  the  strength  of  love! 

It  seemed  to  say  in  a  strange,  sweet  way, 

"I  love  you  and  understand," 
And  calmed  my  fears  as  my  hot  heart- tears 

Fell  over  that  little  hand. 

Perhaps  there  are  tenderer,  sweeter  things 
Somewhere  in  the  sun-bright  land; 

But  I  thank  the  Lord  for  His  blessings 
And  the  clasp  of  a  little  hand. 

— Frank  L.  Stanton. 

A  Shrewd  Peacemaker. 

Dr.  Nott,  as  president  of  Union  College, 
exhibited  an  extraordinary  degree  of  in- 
genuity in  managing  the  young  men  of 
that  institution.  A  good  illustration  of  his 
tact,  says  the  Christian  Endeavor  World, 
was  given  in  one  case  where  he  prevented 
a  fight  between  the  boys  of  the  college  and 
the  boys  of  the  town.  The  story  is  told  by 
W.  J.  Stillman  as  he  had  it  from  Dr.  Nott 
himself. 

The  doctor  had  early  notice  of  the  immi- 
nent row,  and  fetching  a  circuit  behind  the 
"town,"  encouraged  the  boys  on  that  side 
with  assurances  of  his  impartiality  and 
even  his  satisfaction  with  a  little  punish- 
ment of  the  students,  if  they  were  ag- 
gressive. 

"But,"  he  said,  "don't  begin  the  fight 
and  put  yourselves  in  the  wrong.  If  my 
boys  come  over,  thrash  them  well,  but  let 
them  strike  the  first  blow." 

Having  put  them  in  the  strongest  defen- 
sive attitude,  believing  that  they  had  the 
doctor  with  them,  he  went  around  to  the 
students  and  applied  the  same  inducements 
to  the  defensive,  leaving  them  under  the 
persuasion  that  he  entirely  approved  their 
fighting,  and  then  he  went  home  and  left 
them  to  their  conclusions.  As  time  passed 
and  neither  took  the  offensive,  they  all 
cooled  off  and  went  home. — C.  E.  World. 

J* 

Stories  of  Beecher. 

Henry  Ward  Beecher  is  second  only  to 
Mr.  Lincoln  in  the  number  of  anecdotes 
which  are  attached  to  his  name.  His  son- 
in-law,  Rev.  Samuel  Scoville,  writing  in 
the  Sunday  School  Times  of  Mr.  Beecher's 
family  life,  tells  some  which  can  doubtless 
he  accepted  as  authentic. 

It  was  not  humor,  he  says,  but  downright 
inability  to  remember  names,  that  brought 
about  the  following  incident.  He  wished 
to  announce  from  the  pulpit,  one  Sunday 
morning,  that  I  would  preach  for  him  in 
the  evening.  He  began,  "My  son-in-law, 
the  Rev." — and  then  he  looked  hopelessly 
down  at  me,  as  I  sat  in  the  pew  before  him, 
and  said,  "I  can't  remember  his  name, — 
we  call  him  Sam, — will  preach  for  me  this 
evening. ' 

The  strong  support  which  Mr.  Beecher 
gave  to  the  Union  in  the  days  of  the  Civil 
War,  is  well  known.  When  Fort  Sumter 
was  fired  upon,  and  the  President  called 


for  seventy- five  thousand  volunteers,  Mr. 
Beecher  was  in  Ohio  lecturing.  His  oldest 
son,  not  yet  twenty  years  old,  was  crazy  to 
enlist.  The  boy's  mother  very  properly 
insisted  that  he  should  take  no  such  step 
until  the  father's  return. 

The  son  watched  for  him,  and  shouted 
before  he  was  in  the  door,  "Father,  may  I 
enlist?"  "I'll  disinherit  you  if  you  don't," 
answered  the  father,  and  the  matter  was 
settled. 

J* 
A  bookseller  in  Cleveland  advertised  for 
a  porter.  A  big  muscular  Irishman  walked 
into  the  shop  and  glanced  around.  Finally 
his  eye  rested  on  a  big  sign  over  a  table 
filled  with  books:  "Dickens's  works  all  this 
week  for  $4."  The  Irishman  read  it 
thoughtfully,  and  then  edged  toward  the 
front  door.  The  floor-walker  asked  pleas- 
antly if  there  was  something  he  wanted ; 
and  the  applicant  remarked,  with  a  back- 
ward glance  toward  the  sign :  "Oi  come  in 
t'  git  th'  job,  but  Oi'll  not  care  f'r  it. 
Dickens  kin  worruk  all  the  week  f'r  $4  if 
he  wants  to.  Oi'll  not.  Ye'd  better  kape 
him."  And  the  visitor  strode  vigorously 
out. 

J* 
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any  one  he  called  at  the  office  of  the  family 
legal  adviser,  who  happened  to  be  a  par- 
ticular friend  of  the  little  fellow's.  "Well, 
Clarence,"  said  the  man  of  the  law,  after 
shaking  hands,  "what  can  I  do  for  you?" 
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1147 


With    the     Children. 

J.  Breckertridge  Ellis. 


PETE. 
XXIII— Pete  TaJks. 

One  afternoon  some  one  knocked  on 
Mrs.  Morris's  front  door.  Madge  was  at 
Linda  May's  and  Jennie  was  asleep,  be- 
cause she  had  been  sitting  up  with  Pete. 
So  Mrs.  Morris  went  to  the  door.  It  was 
a  man,  standing  on  the  porch,  and  his 
clothes  were  ragged  and  soiled.  "Is  this 
Mrs.  Morris?"  he  said.  "I  guess  it  is, 
from  the  fambly  likeness  to  Miss  Prudence. 
Mr.  Edgar  Brown  sent  me  here,  so  you 
needn't  be  skeered  of  me,  if  I  am  a  tramp. 
I'm  Nap,  as  written  you  a  letter  long  ago, 
claimin'  to  be  half-brother  to  your  hus- 
band, and  a-demanding  a  hundred  dollar. 
Now  that's  what  I  am.  Now  we'll  come  to 
why  I'm  here.  Mr.  Brown  he  says  that 
Miss  Prudence  can't  be  got  to  try  to  so 
much  as  whisper,  beings  as  she  haas  had 
such  a  turrible  throat  with  her  diphtheria; 
says  (Mr.  Brown  does)  that  doctor  says  she 
could  talk  'swells  not,  if  she  would  only 
think  it;  says  (Mr.  Brown  does)  that  you 
air  gittin'  powerful  oneasy  lest  she  have 
lost  her  voice,  clur.  Now  I  have  been  tell- 
ing Mr.  Brown  how  Miss  Prudence  and  I 
got  along  famous  in  our  barnloft  conversa- 
tions, and  he  thinks  I  could  git  her  to 
talkin',  and  after  that,  all  would  be  easy. 
I  think  I  kin,  myself.  Mr.  Brown,  he 
would  of  come  with  me,  if  his  ankle  wasn't 
still  in  a  chronic  condition."  "I  hardly 
think,"  said  Mrs.  Morris,  "if  she  won't 
speak  for  her  own  mother,  that  she  will 
speak  for  the  man  who  brought  so  much 
sorrow  and  anxiety  upon  us."  "Oh,  that's 
all  right,"  said  Nap;  "I  got  found  out  so 
I  didn't  git  your  hundred  dollar,  but  I  don't 
bear  no  malice  a- prepense,  a3  the  lawyers 
says.  You  take  me  to  Miss  Prudence  and 
I'll  git  her  to  talkin'.  But  'course  I  knows 
you've  got  a  grudge  agin  me,  and  that 
lends  a  dignity  to  any  man, — or  woman 
for  that  matter.  And  if  you'd  rather  en- 
joy your  dignity  and  have  Miss  Prudence 
a-staying  mute  and  dumb,  choose  ye,  as 
the  Scriptures  says.  I  just  come  to  offer 
my  services,  but  not  to  force  um  on  no- 
body. Whatever  is  left  of  Nap  from  his 
doings  to  his  rags,  is  inderpendent.  They 
ain't  no  farmer  can  lay  it  over  me  in  feelin' 
free  and  easy.  But  I  tell  you  plain  that  I 
loves  Miss  Prudence,  and  I'd  delight  to  do 
her  a  good  turn.  She's  took  a  notion 
talkin'  will  about  ruin  her  throat,  and  I 
can  cure  her  of  that  notion."  "Well,  it 
ended  in  Nap's  being  taken  up  to  the  bed- 
room. As  soon  as  Pete  saw  him,  she 
smiled  and  knocked  on  the  head  of  her  bed 
three  times. 

"Just  so,"  said  Nap,  taking  a  chair  beside 
her.  "You  air  askin'  to  be  told  the  rest  of 
that  story  about  'Thump,  thump,  thump.' 
I  done  forgit  whur  I  left  off,  so  I'll  run 
over  the  perliminaries  without  pausin'  to 
try  to  make  you  thrill.  Little  Elvira  lived 
with  her  payrents  in  a  haunted  house  whur 
ever'  night  they  heerd  'Thump,  thump, 
thump,'  a-booming  down  the  hall-stairs, 
but  never  no  cause  visible.  So  one  night 
Elvira  decides  to  hide  in  the  hall,  and  wait 
there  in  the  darkness,  and  see.  Does  hide 
and  wait.  About  twelve  o'clock,  she  hears 
a  rustle  near  her  (she  was  behind  the  hat- 
rack)  and  then  suddenly  they  was  a  light 
and  there  stood  a  tall  white  Nameless  with- 


out a  head  on  her  neck;  and  that  Nameless 
was  holding  her  head  in  her  hand;  a  big 
round  head  with  long  hair  streaming;  and 
the  teeth  was  what  made  the  light  in  the 
hall;  they  just  bared  and  grinned  and 
shone  for  dear  life.  The  Nameless  held  up 
her  snowy  white  robe  so  she  could  walk 
handy,  and  steps  to  the  foot  of  the  stairs 
and  heaves  her  head  to  the  top.  It  rolls 
down,  'Thump,  thump,  thump,'  the  big 
ivry  teeth  elashin'  together  and  makin' 
sparks.  For  a  long  time  the  Nameless 
stood  there,  taking  a  melancholy  pleasure 
in  her  game  of  bowls,  and  Elvira's  pa  never 
come  to  see,  cause  when  he  had,  previous, 
the  Nameless  would  clap  her  head  under 
her  robe,  and  then  the  teeth  couldn't  make 
no  light,  so  it  was  dark.  See?"  said  Nap 
suddenly. 

"Yes;  go  on,"  said  Pete. 

"At  last  the  Nameless  give  her  head  a 
wild  toss,  and  when  it  thumped  down,  it 
bounced  to  that  degree  that  it  went  wild  of 
her  arms,  and  rolled  along  straight  for  poor 
little  Elvira,  and  took  her  fair  and  square 
in  the  stomach.  Poor  Elvira  screamed  and 
pushed  it  away." 

"C/grft/"  said  Pete.  "No  wonder!  Gone 
Nap!" 

"Well,  then  the  Nameless  knowed  they 
was  a  spectator  under  the  hatrack.  She 
dived  and  caught  up  her  head  by  the  hair 
with  one  hand,  and  Elvira  by  the  arm  with 
her  other  hand.  Then  she  clapped  her 
head  on  her  neck,  to  carry  it  more  con- 
venient, like  I  carries  mine,  and  picked  up 
Elvira  in  her  arms, — she  having  fainted, — 
and  the  Nameless  taken  her  down  into  the 
cellar,  her  teeth  throwing  a  white  light 
afore  them.  When  Elvira  come  to  herself, 
she  lay  bound  hand  in  foot  by  the  side  of 
a  dark  and  swollen  river;  a  coffin  lay  beside 
her,  a  black  one.  And  on  the  other  side 
was  the  Nameless,  rolling^out  dough  as  if 
to  make  biscuits.  'Mortal  Girl,'  says  the 
Nameless,  'I'm  going  to  give  you  your 
choice.  Do  you  want  to  be  nailed  down  in 
that  coffin  and  sunk  to  the  bottom  of  the 
river,  alive?'  Elvira  says,  'No,  please 
mom,  please,'  she  says,  very  pitiful. 
'Good.  Then  listen,  Mortal  Girl.  Ever' 
night  it  is  my  destiny  to  roll  my  head  up 
and  down  the  stairs  of  that  haunted  house. 
I  hates  it,'  she  says.  'Often  they's  other 
things  I'd  prefer  to  be  doin','  she  says.  'At 
no  time  is  it  satisfactry.  But  my  destiny 
says  I  must  so  do,  until  I  can  find  a  mortal 
girl  that  will  eat  my  head.  I  got  no  use 
for  it,  nohow,'  says  the  Nameless,  pulling  it 
off  her  neck  as  she  spoke,  and  layin'  it  on 
the  biscuit-board.  'So  I'll  make  it  in  a  pie 
with  good  rich  paste  made  of  fresh  butter- 
milk, and  I'll  bake  it  brown  and  tastable. 
You  shall  have  a  pearl- handled  fork,'  she 
says,  'knives  not  bein'  used  with  cobblers.' 
But  poor  Elvira  says,  'Please,  mom,  if 
you'll  excuse  me,  I  really  couldn't — '  The 
Nameless  in  a  perfect  fury  at  this  dis- 
respect to  her  head,  clapped  Elvira  in  the 
coffin,  nailed  her  down,  tied  a  tun-weight 
to  it,  and  hefted  it  into  the  river.  Well, 
Miss  Prudence,  I  can't  stay  long  with  you 
this  time — " 

"But  what  became  of  poor  little  Elvira?" 
demanded  Pete.  "I'm  afraid  I'll  tire  you, 
Miss  Prudence."  "Oh,  Nap!  You 
couldn't  leave  me  in  this  situation.  Was 
she  drownded?"  "Not  her,  Miss  Prudence." 
"Gone,  Nap,  and  finish  it.  A  person 
wouldn't  think,  Nap,  to  look  on  your  out- 
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girls,  would  they!  Hurry  up!"  "Well, 
the  tun- weight  slipped  off  the  coffin,  cause 
the  water  made  the  rope  slip'ry,  and  the 
coffin  floated  down  current,  and  away  and 
away,  sames  ittid  been  a  boat.  Next  day 
Elvira's  pawn  ma  were  taking  a  steamboat 
ride.  'What's  that  there  a-floatin'?'  says 
Mr.  Elvira.  'Heave  to,'  says  he;  'star- 
board, five  knots,'  says  he,  being  nautycal 
(that  don't  mean  wicked,  Miss  Prudence). 
So  they  got  the  coffin  on  deck,  opened  it, 
and  when  they'd  took  out  the  excelsior, 
there  was  little  Elvira  safe  and  sound  and 
hungry  for  breakfast.  The  End.  Now  I 
must  be  goin'.  Much  obliged  to  you  for 
talkin'  so  much.  You  see  it  don't  hurt 
your  throat  after  all!"  Pete  gasped  in 
astonishment,  then  said,  "Why!  I  have 
been  talking!  Why,  I  declare!  Listen  at 
me,  mamma!  And  it  don't  hurt  a  bit. 
Hurrah !  After  this  I'll  just  talk  and  talk 
and  never  stop!" 

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THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


September  5,  1907 


Hour  of  Prayer. 

Frank  G.  Tyrrell. 


Our  Grea.t   Deliverer.* 

Tbxt:  He  shall  deliver  thee  in  six  troubles; 
Yea,  in  seven  there  shall  no  evil  touch 
thee.— Job  5:19. 

The  world  is  familiar  with  the  face  of  sor- 
row. Trouble,  destitution,  loss,  anguish,  are 
well  known  to  the  children  of  men.  The 
ancient  philosophers,  who  had  learned  these 
things,  who  saw  that  the  world  is  melting  in 
the  crucible,  but  did  not  see  that  this  means 
purity  and  blessedness,  became  hopeless.  The 
Christian  rejoices  in  grief  and  trial  and  loss, 
for  he  knows  that  out  of  them  all  the  Lord 
will  deliver  him.  Was  there  ever  a  darker 
night  than  that  of. the  burial  of  Jesus  Christ? 
But  was  there  ever  a  dawn  so  lovely,  so  radi- 
ant with  tremulous  joy,  as  the  morning  of  the 
resurrection? 

Comprehensive. 

It  is  a  great  deliverance  that  is  ours,  at  the 
hands  of  a  great  Deliverer.  Seven  is  the  per- 
fect number.  "He  shall  deliver  thee  in  six 
troubles;  yea,  in  seven  there  shall  no  evil 
touch  thee."  There  is  a  common  disposition 
to  count  one's  self  as  exceptional  in  some  par- 
ticular. The  gospel  may  heal  others,  but  "I 
am  peculiar."  That  may  be  true;  but  we  have 
a  deliverance  that  is  just  fitted  to  our  peculi- 
arities. The  sources  of  trouble  are  innumer- 
able; and  yet  from  them  all  there  is  blessed  de- 
liverance. Do  not  make  a  pet  of  any  trouble; 
of  ill  health,  or  hard  work,  or  poverty,  or  bad 
temper.  God  can  deliver  you  from  all  that 
you  will  consent  to  abandon. 

Neither  famine,  nor  war,  nor  the  scourge  of 
the  tongue  can  hurt  him  whom  God  defends. 
We  are  in  far  more  peril,  and  are  more  often 
hurt  by  what  our  own  tongues  utter,  than  by 
what  other  tongues  say  about  us.  "At  de- 
struction and  death  thou  sbalt  laugh."  The 
wild  beasts  will  not  harm  you,  and  the  stones 
of  the  field  will  make  with  you  a  league  of  de- 
fense. Surely,  "He  is  able  to  save  unto  the 
uttermost  them  that  come  unto  God  by  Him." 
Every  necessary  provision  is  made  for  your 
peace  and  safety. 

Definite. 

"He  led  them  also  by  a  straight  way, 
That  they  might  go  to  a  city  of  habitation." 
— Ps.  107:7. 

This  is  a  definite  deliverance  for  definite 
woes.  The  Hebrews  were  wanderers  on  the 
face  of  the  earth.  They  were  strangers  and 
bond-slaves  in  Egypt;  they  were  Bedouins  in 
Arabia;  but  God  delivered  them  from  slavery, 
and  led  them  out  of  their  pilgrimage  into  a 
land,  with  metes  and  bounds;  into  cities  with 
walls  and  gates.  There  was  nothing  inade- 
quate, imperfect,  or  incomplete  about  this  de- 
liverance; and  as  long  as  they  obeyed  God, 
they  were  happy  and  safe. 

Do  you  think,  oh  child  of  God,  that  only 
your  sorrow  is  definite?  that  only  your  trouble 
is  concrete?  As  definite  will  also  be  your  de- 
liverance. For  sickness  you  shall  have  health; 
for  doubt,  faith;  for  imprisonment,  freedom; 
for  sorrow,  joy;  for  trouble,  peace.  Has  it 
not  been  so  in  your  past  experience.  The 
lessons  we  have  learned  of  the  grace  of  God 
should  enable  us  to  trust  Him.  The  earth 
never  yet  grew  dark  under  the  shadow  of 
night  but  that  it  brightened  shortly  under 
the  light  of  a  new  day.  And  your  newest 
griefs  and  disasters  are  old  to  Him  who  will 
deliver  you,  and  "cause  his  face  to  shine  upon 
you  " 

Final  ar\d   Complete. 

A  great  deliverance  presupposes  a  great 
Deliverer.  There  is  also  a  presupposition  of 
absolute  and  final  deliverance.  It  means 
nothing,  to  be  delivered  from  many  troubles, 
if  one  great  trouble  engulfs  us  after  all.  And 
so  the  Christian  looks  forward  with  confidence 
to  the  endless  future.  He  may  not  know  what 

•Prayer-meeting  topic  for  Sept.  11. 


it  contains  of  surprise  or  wonder,  but  he 
knows  that  whatever  unfolds  deliverance  will 
come.  And  so  the  divine  Deliverer  has  been 
prepared  for  His  task.  He  delivers  us  from 
sin— its  guilt  and  power;  from  sorrow;  from 
weariness;  from  doubt;  from  pain.  And  finally, 
from  the  fear  of  death,  and  from  death  itself. 
There  may  be  those  who  shrink  from  the  very 
thought  of  death;  but  there  are  others  who 
look  forward  with  eagerness  to  its  coming,  as 
to  release  from  captivity.  And  this  freedom 
from  the  fear  of  death  is  possible  to  all  those 
who  surrender  themselves  fully  to  the  De- 
liverer. 

We  are  weak,  but  He  is  strong.  Let  your 
weakness  lean  hard.  The  finite  yearns  for  the 
infinite  The  Spirit  of  God  brooded  over  early 
chaos,  until  the  world  was  erected  in  beauty 
and  harmony.  Likewise  He  broods  over  the 
race,  floating  in  seas  of  trouble,  yearning  to 
lift  them  into  peace.  "Grander  than  moun- 
tains, sublimer  than  storms,  sweeter  than 
blossoms  and  tender  fruits,"  is  God,  our  De- 
liverer. 

Prayer. 

Forbid.  O  God,  that  any  of  Thy  creatures 
should  be  lost,  for  want  of  faith.  Help  us  to 
behold  our  Salvation.  Reveal  Christ  to  us. 
Wherever  hearts  ache  and  tears  flow,  wherever 
troubles  smite  and  fears  annoy,  send  there 
this  great  deliverance.  And  fill  the  tired 
world,  OLord,  with  the  peace  of  Thy  presence, 
the  fulness  of  Thy  joy,  through  the  gospel  of 
the  Son  of  God.    Amen. 


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Jacob  a  Prince  With  God.* 

From  the  vision  at  Bethel  Jacob  turned  his 
face  toward  the  land  of  his  fathers  with  more 
'  of  hope  than  he  had  felt  since  he  left  his  home 
in  Beersheba.  The  story  of  his  meeting  with 
Rachel,  and  their  mutual  love,  is  one  of  ex- 
iceeding  beauty.  But  Jacob  has  met  one  of 
like  cunning  with  himself  in  his  Uncle  Laban, 
and  the  twenty  or  more  years  of  his  sojourn 
in  Mesopotamia  are  marked  by  many  hard- 
ships imposed  upon  him  by  the  artful  father 
[of  Rachel.  Deceived  into  the  marrying  of 
Leah,  Jacob  thus  becomes  a  polygamist, 
with  the  usual  result  of  mutual  jealousies 
and  recriminations  in  the  divided  household. 
Trying  at  first  to  deal  honorably  with  Laban, 
he  soon  finds  that  his  integrity  is  not  appre- 
ciated, and  so  returns  to  somewhat  of  his 
former  habit  of  over-reaching,  though  not 
resorting  to  absolute  falsehood  or  theft.  But 
he  is  so  much  more  honest  than  Laban  that 
the  Lord  blesses  him,  and  multiplies  his  flocks 
and  herds  exceedingly.  This  awakes  the 
jealousy  of  Laban  and  his  sons,  and  Jacob, 
seeing  that  they  are  coming  to  hate  him, 
determines  to  return  to  the  home  of  his 
father  Isaac  in  Canaan. 

Believing  that  Laban  would  oppose  his 
going  by  force,  Jacob  stole  away  as  quietly 
as  possible,  and  had  been  gone  three  days 
before  Laban  learned  of  his  departure.  It  re- 
quired seven  days  for  the  latter  to  overtake 
him,  and  he  was  warned  on  the  way  not  to 
do  any  violence  to  his  son-in-law.  After 
mutual  rebukes  and  explanations,  a  covenant 
is  entered  into  between  them,  to  be  friends  in 
future,  and  a  heap  of  stones  is  made  a  witness 
between  them,  in  the  fashion  of  that  time, 
and  Laban  utters  the  beautiful  benediction 
which  is  so  familiar  to  all  Christian  Endeav- 
orers,  "The  Lord  watch  between  me  and 
thee,  while  we  are  absent  one  from  another." 
They  then  take  their  separate  journeys, 
never  to  meet  again.  But  Jacob  is  comforted 
by  meeting  a  company  of  God's  angels,  who 
repeat  to  him  the  assurance  of  the  divine  pro- 
tection. 

The  heart  of  Jacob  was  full  of  fear,  despite 
the  assurance  of  God  that  he  would  be  with 
him.  "Conscience  doth  make  cowards  of  us 
all,"  and  he  could  not  forget  how  he  had 
deceived  his  brother  Esau,  and  the  anger 
which  Esau  had  felt  toward  him.  He  there- 
fore sends  messengers  down  into  the  territor- 
ies of  Esau,  to  notify  his  brother  of  his  com- 
ing and  to  ask  for  a  kindly  reception.  The 
messengers  return  to  tell  him  that  Esau  is 
coming  to  meet  him  with  four]  hundred  men. 
Jacob  is  alarmed  and  betakes  himself  to 
earnest  prater,  confessing  his  un worthiness 
and  acknowledging  the  grace  of  God  to  him. 
"I  am  not  worthy  of  the  least  of  all  the  mer- 
cies, and  of  all  the  truth  which  thou  hast 
shewed  to  thy  servant;  for  with  my  staff  I 
passed  over  this  Jordan,  and  now  I  am  be- 
come two  companies."  Pleading  for  God's 
protection,  he  takes  the  most  prudent  meas- 
ures for  placating  his  brother.  Dividing  his 
possessions  into  several  portions,  he  sends 
them  one  after  the  other,  in  care  of  his  ser- 
vants, having  first  sent  a  generous  gift,  in 
advance,  to  Esau.  When  all  had  passed  over 
the  brook  Jabbok,  while  it  was  yet  night, 
and  Jacob  was  left  alone  upon  the  bank,  a 
marvelous  experience  came  to  him,  which  is 
told  in  our  lesson. 

To  be  left  aloDe  with  God  is  a  dreadful 
thing  for  him  who  is  not  yet  in  harmony  with 
the  divine  purpose.  Jacob  bad  learned  many 
things  during  his  sojourn  in  Haran,  but  he 
was  not  ready  to  sink  his  will  in  that  of  God. 
As  he  is  about  to  meet  his  wronged  brother 
Esau,  will  he  resort  again  to  deception  and 
fraud,  or  will  he  commit  his  way  to  the  Lord, 

*Lesson  for  September  15.    Genesis  32 :24-3». 


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and  act  the  manly  and  trustfulpart?  Jehovah 
will  give  him  opportunity  to  decide,  and 
hence  this  strange  scene  beside  the  brook.  It 
matters  not  whether  the  wrestling  here 
described  were  physical  or  spiritual,  though 
we  are  of  ;he  opinion  that  the  angel  of  God 
appeared  in  physical  form,  so  that  Jacob  at 
first  thought  him  to  be  a  man.  It  is  plain 
that  the  supreme  struggle  through  which 
Jacob  passed,  at  least  after  he  recognized  the 
superhuman  character  of  his  antagonist,  was 
a  spiritual  one.  When  the  angel  touched  his 
thigh,  and  disabled  him  from  further  wres- 
tling, he  did  not  cease  his  struggle,  but 
rather  became  more  earnest  than  before.  He 
now  understood  that  God  was  dealing  with 
him  for  some  high  end,  and  he  determined  to 
secure  whatever  of  blessing  there  might  be 
for  him  in  the  divine  will.  When,  therefore, 
the  angel  said,  "Let  me  go,  for  the  day 
breaketh,"  Jacob  nobly  responded,  "I  will 
not  let  thee  go,  except  thou  bless  me." 
No  longer  seeking  to  overcome  by  his 
strength,  he  clung  to  the  heavenly  messenger 
and  sought  by  his  very  helplessness  to  win 
favor  and  strength.  And  what  the  arrogant 
effort  of  boasted  strength  could  not  do,  con- 
scious weakness  achieved,  through  faith  and 
prayer.  "He  had  power  over  the  angel,  and 
prevailed;  he  wept  and  made  supplication 
unto  him,"  says  the  prophet  Hosea. 

It  is  ever  thus.  "God  resisteth  the  proud, 
but  giveth  grace  to  the  humble."  He  who 
seeks  to  measure  strength  with  God  shall 
surely  be  defeated,  but  he  who  clingeth  with 
absolute  dependence  to  the  hand  of  infinite 
love  shall  find  his  strength  made  perfect  in 
weakness.  "What  is  thy  name?"  asked  the 
angel.  With  what  self-humiliation  must  Jacob 
have  answered,  remembering  that  his  name 
signified  "supplanter,"  and  that  he  had  been 
worthy  of  that  base  appellation.  Thus  does 
He  "set  our  secret  sins  in  the  light  of  his 
countenance."  Bat  he  graciously  gives 
Jacob  a  new  name,  "Israel,"  meaning  "A 
prince  with  God."  He  has  prevailed  with 
God,  not  by  cunning  or  strength,  but  by 
faith  and  submission,  and  he  shall  have 
power  with  men  by  the  same  means.  Hence- 
forth Jacob  deals  with  men  in  righteousness. 
His  after  life  is  moulded  by  this  wonderful 
struggle,  and  through  all  the  sufferings  and 
trials  which  his  long  life  is  to  endure,  he  will 
ever  show  himself  a  princely  man,  trusting 
God  and  doing  good  to  men. 

"What  is  thy  name?"  asks  Jacob  of  the 
angel.  But  he  is  not  told.  Perhaps  the 
messenger  of  God  fears  that  if  his  Dame  is 
revealed,  Jacob  may  honor  him  with  the  wor- 
ship which  is  due  to  God  alone.  He  is  left  to 
the  knowledge  only  that  one  of  God's  chosen 
angels,  who  ever  wait  to  minister  to  the 
children  of  his  grace,  had  visited  him  with  a 
benediction  which  should  accompany  him 
throughout  life,  and  prove  to  him  a  solace 
when  days  of  sore  trial  overtook  him,  and 
the  sky  seemed  without  one  ray  of  heaven's 
light  to  illumine  his  pathway.  Then  should 
he  know  that  God  was  his  refuge  and 
strength,  a  very  present  help  in  trouble. 
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Byjrris   A.  Jenkins 

TOPIC   FOE   SEPTEMBER    15. 

True  Honor. 

(John  5:41-44.) 

The  last  infirmity  of  noble  minds  is  said  to 
be  the  love  of  honor,  fame,  the  regard  of  men. 
There  are  some  to  whom  love  of  money  is  as 
nothing;  some  who  do  not  care  for  ease, 
luxury,  pleasure;  some  who  are  willing  to 
undergo  all  sorts  of  hardships  and  fatigue 
and  effort  for  no  one  of  these  rewards  but  for 
honor,  fame,  place. 

Jesus  was  tempted  in  this  way  on  the 
mountain  and  on  the  pinnacle  of  the  temple. 
"Rule  overall  kingdoms,"  said  Satan  on  the 
mountain-top.  "Be  the  chief  priestly  func- 
tionary, grasp  the  highest  ecclesiastical 
power,"  said  he  on  the  tower  of  the  temple. 
But  even  this  last  infirmity  of  noble  minds 
Jesus  brushed  aside.  It  had  no  weight  with 
hiru.  He  worked  not  for  the  honor  that 
fades. 

Those  who  have  obtained  the  honor  of  this 
world  have  testified,  many  of  them,  to  the 
emptiness  of  it  all.  It  signifies  so  little. 
Napoleon  got  all  there  was  of  kingly  power  and 
died  the  most  miserable  and  outcast  of  men. 
Louis  the  fourteenth,  the  magnificent,  was 
rejected  before  he  reached  his  death-bed,  and 
many  were  glad  when  fce  was  dead.  "The 
king  is  dead.  Long  live  the  king,"  is  the  un- 
feeling cry  of  the  multitude.  Woolsey  at- 
tained the  height  of  ecclesiastical  power,  and. 
said  in  bitterness  at  last: 

"Had  I  but  served  my  God  with  half  the  zeal 

I  served  my  king, 
He  would  not,  in  my  age,  have  left  me  naked 

to  mine  enemies!" 

So  many  a  man  has  tasted  the  sweets  of 
earthly  honor  and  has  pronounced  it,  with 
the  sage  of  Israel,  a  "vanity  of  vanities." 
After  all  there  is  no  end  worth  serving  except 
the  good  of  humanity  and  the  friendship  of 
God  and  of  oneself. 

The  good  of  humanity,  and  not  always  the 
good  will,  is  to  be  sought.  Any  quack  may 
win  the  good  will  of  thousands.  Jesus  was 
right  when  he  implied  that  the  blustering 
demagogue  who  comes  flattering  men,  and 
puliiog  wool  over  their  eyes,  may  win 
plaudits.  The  smooth,  the  oily,  the  com- 
placent may  often  gain  eminence.  But  the 
one  who  honestly  seeks  to  serve  men  may  be 
kicked  and  cursed  and  cuffed.  On  the  other 
hand  he  will  make  a  few  fearless  friends,  as 
Jesus  did,  who  are  willing  to  meet  death  for 
him,  and  he  will  in  the  end  win  the  lasting 
honor  of  mankind. 

The  friendship  of  God  is  to  be  sought 
rather  than  the  friendship  of  men.  Abraham 
was  called  the  friend  of  God,  and  that  was  bet- 
ter than  to  be  the  friend  of  Chaldeans,  Philis- 
tines or  what-not.  To  be  at  peace  with  God, 
to  feel  that  be  honors  our  effort  to  do  and  to 
be  good,  to  be  able  to  lay  all  our  actions  be- 
fore him  for  his  approval,  and  to  do  nothing 
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much  worse;  he  was  just  as  poor  as  he  could  be, 
and  his  kidneys  had  been  troublesome  all  his 
life.  I  had  read  a  book  about  Dr.  Pierce's  medi- 
cine. It  seemed  to  me  that  this  was  the  very 
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icine I  felt  almost  sure  it  would  help  our  boy. 
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MaLrria^ges. 


BARNETT— THOMAS.— Married,  at 
Champ,  Mo.,  Aug.  1,  by  J.  D.  Greer,  of 
Canton,  Mo.,  Dr.  J.  S.  Barnett  and  Miss 
Lulu  B.  Thomas,  daughter  of  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Yancy  Thomas. 

CALVERT— SEAMAN.— Married,  at  Ka- 
hoka, Mo.,  July  14  by  J.  D.  Greer,  Mr.  O.  N. 
Calvert  and  Miss  Lenna  Seaman,  both  of 
Clark  county. 

LEWIS— JUSTUS.— Married,  at  Plans- 
burg,  Mo.,  Aug.  28,  1001,  b.v  J.  W.  Perkins, 
Mr.  Paul  Lewis,  of  Plattsburg,  and  Miss 
Myrtle  Justus,  of  Smithville,  Mo. 

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BEER. 
Susan  Shallenberger  was  born  near  Con- 
aellsville,  Pa  ,  in  1814.  was  married  at  her 
father's,  Jacob  Shallenberger's  home,  near 
London  Mills,  111-,  in  1848,  and  lived  on  a  farm 
near  Fair-view,  111..  53  years.  Her  husband 
^survives  at  the  age  of  94  years.  Susan  Shall 
enberger  was  baptized  by  Dr.  James  Estep  at 
Mount  Pleasant,  Pa.,  in  1829,  and  received 
into  the  Baptist  church.  About  that  time  the 
Campbells  began  evangelizing  in  that  coun- 
ty, and  were  welcome  visitors  in  her  grand- 
father's family  where  she  was  raised.  Her 
uncles,  Benjamin  and  David  Shallenberger 
had  joined  the  reformation  and  associated 
themselves,  with  others  from  the  denomina- 
tions around  them,  herself  among  the  number, 
forming  themselves  into  a  congregation  called 
Christians,  which  met  about  four  miles  nortn 
of  Mount  Pleasant,  later  on  meeting  in  Con- 
nellsville.  Up:m  removing  to  Illinois,  she  re- 
sided with  her  brother-in-law,  Thomas  Wads- 
worth,  and  sister,  now  Mrs.  Eiiza  Smith,  of 
Kansas  City,  Mo  These  three,  with  five 
other  Disciples  in  Peoria  about  1840,  organized 
the  Christian  church  in  Peoria,  Mrs.  Smith 
being  the  only  surviving  charter  member. 
Susan  Beer  was  a  subscriber  of  the  "Record," 
"Record  and  Evangelist,"  now  Christian- 
Evangelist,  from  its  origin,  with  the  excep- 
tion of  three  years  when  she  subscribed  for 
the  "American Christian  Review," afterwards 
renewing  her  subscription  to  the  '-Record- 
Evangelist."  Shortly  before  her  total  paraly- 
sis she  called  for  the  "Evangelist"  but  she 
could  not  see  to  read.  She  said.  "I  can  no 
longer  see  10  read,  I  will  soon  be  at  rest." 
Her  life  was  a  continual  benediction.  She  was 
a.  woman  of  rare  attainment  in  all  that  gives 
to  Christian  life  a  power  for  gO"d  among  all 
who  came  into  acquaintance  with  her  life.  The 
pastor  of  the  Galesburg  Christian  church,  U. 
H.  White,  conducted  the  funeral  service  Sun- 
day, the  6th  of  July,  at  the  Lutheran  church 
mear  her  home.  E.  W.  S. 

LYCAN. 
Dr  Leander  Lvcan  was  born  in  Edgar 
County,  111..  Oct."  15,'  1838.  died  Aug.  9,  1901. 
In  early  life  he  studied  medicine  and  at  the 
outbreak  of  the  war  he  entered  the  service  as 
•surgeon.  After  the  war  he  followed  farming 
in  Iowa  and  Colorado  as  long  as  his  health 
permitted.  He  was  for  many  years  an  in- 
valid from  stomach  trouble.  He  was  an 
earnest,  faithful  Christian  and  always  con- 
tributed liberally  to  the  church.  The"funeral 
was  conducted  from  his  home  near  Paris,  111., 
•and  was  largely  attended.  The  vacancy  in 
iris  home  can  never  be  filled.  D.  L.  N. 

McCULLEY. 

Sister  Lizzie  E.  McCulley  was  born  in 
Lewis  county,  Mo..  May  13,  1871.  departed 
1rom  life  Aug.  8,  1901.  She  was  the  daughter 
of  Bro.  John  Shanks,  one  of  our  a^le  preach- 
ers, and  belonged  to  one  of  the  best  families 
in  the  county.  She  became  a  Christian  at  the 
-age  of  12  and  lived  a  noble  life  in  the  service 
of  her  Mas'er.  She  wa*  educated  in  Chris- 
tian University  and  there  met  Bro.  W.  D. 
McCulley.  They  were  married  Dcember, 
1891,  and  to  them  wtre  bora  three  children, 
the  oldest  of  whom  died  November,  1896. 
Two  little  girls,  one  four  years,  the  other 
sixteen  months  old,  with  their  father  remain 
to  mourn  the  loss  of  their  mother  and  wife 
Her  remains  were  brought  from  Wellsville. 
Mo  ,  to  her  old  home  in  Lewis  county.  The 
writer  conducted  the  funeral  at  her  old  home 
■church,  Sugar  Creek  Sister  McCulley  also 
leaves  a  father  and  mothpr  and  several 
'brothers  and  sisters  and  also  a  host  ot 
"friends  to  mourn  her  untimely  death. 

J.  D.  Geeer. 

Canton,  Mo. 

SUTHERLAND. 

Sister  Francis  Cr  ismond  was  born  at 
Portland,  N.  Y.,  Jan.  22.  1827,  emigrated  to 
Ohio    in   1845  and  marri-.-d  Alex.    B.  Suther- 


land May  28,  1S46  In  1851  she  and  her  hus-' 
band  came  to  Clark  county,  Mo.,  where  they 
made  their  home  and  prospered  till  the  death 
of  Mr.  Sutherland  fourteen  years  ago.  S  nee 
that  time  she  has  made  her  home  with  her 
daughter,  Mrs.  Feraruson  at  Kahoka,  Mo. 
She  died  Aug.  1,  1901.  She  was  the  mother 
of  five  children,  tbree  of  whom  survive  her: 
Dr.  W.  B  Sutherland,  of  Loveland,  Col., 
Mrs.  Lucy  Harrison,  of  Trenton.  Mo.,  and 
Mrs.  Dill  Ferg  ison.  of  Kahoka.  Mo.  Sister 
Sutherland  became  a  Christian  under  the 
preaching  of  Bro.  H.  A.  Northcutt  about 
twelve  years  ago  and  has  lived  a  consistent 
Christian  life  since  that  time.  Her  funeral 
was  conducted  by  the  writer  at  her  late 
home,  attended  by  a  host  of  devoted  friends 
who  mourned  their  loss  We  extend  our 
sympathy  to  the  sorrowing  friends. 

J.  D    Greer 
Canton,  Mo. 


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and  elders  of  the  churches  from  which  the 
young  people  will  go  to  college  this  autumn. 
It  means  very  much  to  the  college  pastor  to 
have  the  young  people  bring  their  church  let- 
ters with  them  and  place  them  in  the  local 
congregation  at  the  first  service  after  entering 
school.  It  anchors  the  young  to  a  course  of 
spiritual  training  while  they  are  gro-ving 
physically  and  intellectually.  If  students  do 
not  place  their  membership  with  the  church 
they  feel  no  personal  obl'gation  to  take  part 
in  any  of  its  activities,  or  win  souU  for  Christ. 
The  minister  is  embarrassed,  also,  in  assigning 
them  work  which  will  upbuild  them  spiritu- 
ally and  make  them  efficient  laborers  in  the 
Lord's  vineyard,  before  they  unite  with  his 
congregation.  A  few  will  form  associations 
which  lead  from  Christ  unless  identified  with 
the  church  at  the  beginning  of  the  term.  In 
order,  therefore,  that  an  all-round  man  or 
woman,  developed  physically,  intellectually 
and  spiritually,  shall  be  returned,  when  these 
young  people  quit  the  college,  this  urgent  call 
is  made.  The  Lord  waats  the  life  to  count  for 
the  most.  The  college  churches  do  not  wish 
to  rob  the  smaller  churches  of  their  member- 
ship, but  no  church  is  helped  by  retaining  let- 
ters—it is  the  absence  of  members  that  weak- 
ens it,  or  their  presence  that  strengthens.  The 
placing,  therefore,  of  a  letter  by  the  student, 
while  in  school,  in  the  college  church,  commits 
him  to  a  moral  and  spiritual  life,  and  so  helps 
the  cause  of  Christ.  These  same  students  are 
urged,  on  leaving  college,  to  as  promptly 
carry  their  letter  to  the  churches  in  the  com- 
munities where  they  are  to  reside. 

I.  N.  McCash,  Drake  University, 
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Vol.  xxxviii 


September  12,   1901 


No.  37 


Contents, 


Editorial: 


Current  Events 1155 

Anarchy  and  Treason 1157 

Heroism  in  the  Educational  Field 1157 

Christ  and  the  Church 1158 

Editor's  Easy  Chair 1158 

Questions  and  Answers. .    .       1169 

Contributed  Articles: 
My  Impressions    of     England  — C.    H. 

Winders 1160 

B.  B.  Tyler's  Letter 1161 

A  Great    Day    Coming.— P.    M.    Cum- 

mings 1161 

The    Problem    on    the    Mount.— L.   H. 

Stine  1162 

New  York  Letter.— S.  T.  Willis 1162 

The     Incarnation    of     Truth.  —  Bruce 

Brown 1163 

The    Campbell    Cemetery.— George    B. 

Evans 1161 

TheGreat  Commission.— S.T.  Shortess.1164 
Are  You  Going  to  Minneapolis?— J.  M. 

Lucas 1165 

Baptism  for  the  Dead.— Clyde  Sharp.  ..1165 

Work  in  Jamaica.— C.  E.  Randall 1 166 

Retaining  Friends.— C.  H    Wetherbe. .  .1166 

Correspondence: 

Texas  Letter 1170 

An  Historical  Society  1170 

Missouri  Bible-school  Notes 1171 

Entertainment  at  Mexico  1171 

Ohio  Letter 1172 

Missouri  Mission  Notes 1172 

The  Situation 1172 

What  the  One-Fare  Rate  Means 1173 

Miscellaneous: 

Current  Literature 1167 

Our  Budget 1168 

Evangelistic 1174 

Family  Circle 1176 

With  the  Children 1179 

Hour  of  Prayer 1180 

Sunday-school 1181 

Christian  Endeavor 1182 

Obituaries 1184 


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We  know  what  Master  laid  thy  keel. 
What  Workman  wrought  thy  ribs  of  steel. 
Who  made  each  mast,  and  sail,  and  rope. 
What  anvils  rang  and  hammers  beat. 
In  what  a  forge  and  what  a  heat 
Were  shaped  the  anchors  of  thy  hope ! 
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*Tis  of  the  wave  and   not  the  rock; 
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Our  hearts,  our  hopes,  our  prayers,  our  tears. 
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WHAT  WE   STAND    FOR. 

For  tKe  CKrist  of  Galilee, 
For  the  trvith  which  makes  men  free, 
For  tKe  borvd  of  unity 
WhicK  makes  God's  children  one. 

For  the  love  -which  shines  in  deeds, 
For  the  life  which  this  -world  needs, 
For  the  church  whose  triumph  speeds 
The  prayer:  "Thy  will  be  done." 

For  the  right  a.ga.inst  the  wrong, 
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Ovir  waiting  eyes  shall  see 

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No.  37. 


Assassination 
of  President 
McKinley. 


Current  Events. 

Attempted  Since  Friday  of  last  week 

there  has  been  but  one 
topic  of  general  interest — 
the  attempt  upon  the  life 
of  President  McKinley.  The  story  of  the 
treacherous  assault  as  he  was  holding  a 
public  reception  in  the  Temple  of  Music  at 
the  Buffalo  Exposition,  was  known  all  over 
the  country  within  an  hour  after  the  deed 
was  done.  Yet  it  seemed  so  improbable, 
so  incredible  that  such  a  thing  should 
happen  at  this  time,  that  men  withheld 
full  credence  until  con- 
firmatory details  made  it 
impossible  to  doubt  the 
truth  of  the  report.  Of 
the  two  shots  fired,  only 
one  inflicted  a  serious 
wound.  Perforating 
both  walls  of  the  stom- 
ach, it  lost  itself  in  the 
region  near  the  spine 
and  has  so  far  eluded  the 
probes  of  the  surgeons. 
Such  a  wound  is  of  the 
most  dangerous  charac- 
ter, but  so  far  the  Presi- 
dent's condition  has 
been  more  favorable 
than  could  have  been 
expected.  The  latest 
bulletins  announce  an 
absence  of  complications 
which  indicates  the  prob- 
ability of  recovery.  The 
prayer  of  all  loyal  hearts 
is  that  it  may  be  so. 

As  might  have  been 
expected,  the  assassin 
turns  out  to  be  an  an- 
archist who  has  been 
wrought  upon  by  the 
writings  of  Emma  Gold- 
man and  others  of  her 
class.  According  to  his 
own  confession  these  an- 
archistic writings  have 
led  him  to  the  conscien- 
tious conviction  that  the 
government  ought  to  be 
destroyed,  and,  judging 
that  the  murder  of  the 
President  would  accom- 
plish this  end,  he  con- 
ceived it  to  be  his  duty  to  fire  the  shot  and 
take  the  consequences.  The  comments  of 
the  press  upon  the  event  are  significant  for 
their  unanimity  upon  two  points:  fiis1-,  in 
paying  the  highest  tributes  to  the  charac- 
ter and  statesmanship  of  Mr.  McKinley; 
and  second,  in  calling  for  such  strict  deal- 
ing with  avowed  anarchists  hereafter  that 
such  tragedies  may  henceforth  be  averted. 
It  is  seldom  that  representative  papers  of 
all  sections  and  all  political  parties  unite 
so  cordially  in  expressing  admiration  for 
one  man  and  in  urging  one  measure  and  it 
has  seemed  profitable,  byway  of  exhibiting 


this  unanimity,  to  quote  a  few  of  the  many 
notable  editorial  utterances  of  some  repre- 
sentative papers. 

Inasmuch  as  President  McKinley  has 
been  unique  among  Republican  presidents 
for  the  hold  which  he  has  obtained  upon 
the  affections  and  the  confidence  of  the 
South,  as  shown  on  his  tour  a  few  months 
ago, — it  is  appropriate  to  quote  first  the 
words  of  the  Memphis  (Tenn.)  Commercial 
Appeal,  a  paper  which  has  the  largest  cir- 
culation in  the  South  and  is  opposed  to 
most  of  the  Dolicies  of  the  administration : 


President  McKinley  has  won  the  personal 
regard  of  the  entire  American  people. 
Savage  vituperation  has  spared  him.  His 
political  ideals  have  been  challenged  and 
his  policies  have  been  criticised,  but  the 
man  has  emerged  from  it  all  with  no  spot 
or  taint  upon  his  personality.  We  of  the 
South,  in  a  large  measure,  have  differed 
with  him  on  the  questions  of  the  day,  but  he 
had  personal  as  well  as  political  friends  in 
this  section,  and  four  Southern  states  cast 
their  electoral  vote  for  him  in  1896,  thus 
breaking  the  Solid  South.  That  the  man 
who  was  elected  President  by  the  largest 
plurality  in  the  history  of  the  government, 
should  fall  before  the  cowardly  assassin's 
bullet,  is  a  cause  for  shame  upon  us  as  a 


nation.  Mr.  McKinley  has  in  the  presi- 
dential chair  risen  to  the  height  of  positive 
and  constructive  statesmanship.  At  a  time 
of  stress  and  storm  his  brain  has  been 
cool  and  his  head  clear.  He  has  been 
prudent,  conservative  and  patriotic.  He 
has  evinced  a  broad  and  statesmanlike 
regard  for  the  general  welfare.  He  has 
met  every  test  bravely  and  wisely.  That 
he  has  made  mistakes  is  certain;*  for  all 
men  are  fallible.  But  even  those  who  are 
farthest  apart  from  him  politically  could 
not  deny  his  sincerity  and  his  solicitude 
for  the  welfare  of  the  whole  country.  He 
has  grown  steadily  in  the  presidential 
office,  and  he  will  go  down  in  history  with 
our  greatest  executives. 
.  .  .  .  If  he  should 
live,  he  will  be  endeared 
to  the  American  people 
as  few  presidents  have 
been;  and  if  he  should 
die,  he  will  be  enshrined 
in  the  affectionate  mem- 
ory of  his  sorrowing 
countrymen . 

The  Nashville  (Tenn.) 
American,  another  in- 
fluential Southern  paper, 
echoes  this  tribute  and 
especially  the  state- 
ment, which  is  entirely 
true,  that  Mr.  McKin- 
ley has  exhibited  even 
greater  powers  than 
his  friends  knew  him 
to  possess  and  has 
grown  with  the  require- 
ments of  his  office: 

President  McKinley 
was  selected  as  the  ob- 
ject of  this  mad,  unrea- 
soning attack  because  he 
is  the  recognized  head 
of  the  government,  and 
not  because  of  any  ob- 
jection to  him  as  a  man. 
A,  more  gracious  and 
winsome  personality 
never  occupied  the  high 
office  of  chief  executive 
of  this  great  nation.  An 
upright  man  of  the  high- 
est moral  character,  a 
modest  Christian  gen- 
tleman and  a  true  Ameri- 
can patriot,  he  com- 
mands the  esteem  of  all 
the  people,  regardless  of 
section  or  party.  There 
is  less  of  partisan  feel- 
ing and  sectional  spirit 
in  him  than  in  any 
occupant  of  the  White 
House  since  the  war.  No  man  has  ever 
made  a  more  earnest,  honest  effort  to  be 
President  of  the  whole  people.  No  Presi- 
dent has  ever  had  a  sweeter,  more  even 
temper,  or  a  greater  power  to  win  and  to 
hold  friends.  He  has  shown  himself  a 
much  abler  man  than  even  the  leaders  of 
his  party  gave  him  credit  for  being.  Since 
his  advent  to  the  presidency  he  has  con- 
stantly grown  and  broadened. 

The  following  are  the  utterances  of  two 
independent  papers  of  high  reputation,  the 
first  of  which,  by  becoming  one  of  the  chief 
organs  of  the  Massachusetts  anti-expan- 
sionists, has  often  come  into  violent  con- 
flict with  the  administration. 


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THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


September  12,  1901 


The  Springfield  Republican  says : 
Something  more  than  an  individual  has 
been  attacked.  The  person  of  William 
McKinley,  beloved  as  a  man,  was  clothed 
with  the  surpassing  dignity  of  the  presi- 
dency of  the  United  States.  .  .  Above 
our  parties  in  politics  and  the  associations 
that  we  form  in  business  or  in  social  life, 
there  is  a  meeting  place  where  we  all 
gather,  the  table  land  that  not  only  masses 
us  in  a  common  sadness  and  sympathy  at 
such  a  time  as  this,  but  where  we  unite  in 
the  one  dominant,  irresistible  purpose  to 
preserve  our  national  heritage  against  all 
assault.  It  is  within  the  power  of  anarch- 
ism to  wound  the  members  of  this  body, 
but  its  life  is  that  of  immortal  democracy. 
In  this  sober  conception,  how  impotent, 
foolish  and  wicked  is  this  blow  at  the  head 
of  the  nation! 

The  Washington  Post  says: 

None  of  our  Chief  Magistrates  has  ever 
possessed  so  generally  and  so  cordially  the 
personal  affection  of  his  fellow-citizens. 
None  has  so  thoroughly  leveled  party  bar- 
riers and  erased  partisan  prejudices  in  all 
things  relating  to  his  immediate  individu- 
ality. He  has  created  an  atmosphere  of 
love  and  confidence ;  he  has  touched  the 
sympathies  of  every  thinking  man.  He 
has  taught  us  all  to  feel  that  he  under- 
stands us,  shares  our  sorrows  and  our  joys, 
and  would  help  us  or  be  glad  with  us  if  he 
could.  Almost  every  English-speaking 
citizen  of  this  republic  has  a  sense  of  near- 
ness to  Mr.  McKinley — a  sense  of  possess- 
ing in  him  a  faithful  and  a  kindly  friend. 

The  Richmond  (Va.)  Dispatch,  which 
certainly  cannot  be  charged  with  prejudice 
in  favor  of  the  President,  says : 

We  sincerely  trust  he  will  recover — a 
wish  in  which  we  know  all  Virginia  and  all 
the  South  will  join.  Widely  separated  from 
Mr.  McKinley  in  politics  though  we  are,  all 
of  us  have  a  personal  liking  for  him.  We 
regard  him  as  a  well-disposed  man  and  one 
sincerely  desirous  of  making  all  the  people 
of  this  land  harmonious  and  happy. 

The  Omaha  World-Herald,  an  independ- 
ent, anti-administration  paper,  expresses 
its  admiration  for  the  personal  character  of 
the  President  in  the  following  terms : 

It  is  a  fine  tribute  to  the  character  of 
American  citizenship  when  it  is  said  that 
all  over  this  broad  land,  in  every  city,  in 
every  town,  in  every  hamlet  in  this  union  of 
states,  when  the  news  of  the  attempt  to  as- 
sassinate President  McKinley  was  an- 
nounced there  was  no  Republican  whose 
grief  was  greater  or  regret  more  sincere 
than  that  felt  and  expressed  by  every  in- 
telligent man  in  every  other  political  party 
that  deserves  the  consideration  of  honest 
men. 

During  the  last  two  presidential  cam- 
paigns, the  American  people  congratulated 
themselves  upon  the  fact  that  both  candi- 
dates for  the  high  office  of  president  were 
commended  by  their  personal  character- 
istics to  the  respect  of  the  people.  What- 
ever criticism  may  have  been  passed  on  the 
proposed  policies  of  either  of  these  candi- 
dates, intelligent  and  reasonable  men  con- 
ceded to  both  that  for  which  their  immedi- 
ate neighbors  gave  them  credit,  the  honor 
of  being  clean,  upright  and  honorable  men. 
Whatever  criticism  may  have  been  passed 
concerning  Mr.  McKinley's  policies,  no 
serious  word  has  ever  been  uttered  affecting 
his  personal  integrity  or  the  honor  and  the 
uprightness  of  his  individual  character.  It 
may  not  be  out  of  place  to  say  that  the 
policies  of  his  administration,  which  many 
of  us  believe  to  be  wrong,  were  successfully 
established  largely  because  of  the  popular 
confidence  in   Mr.  McKinley's  personality. 

The  lack  of  any  sane  motive  for  the  as- 
sassin's deed  and  the  apparent  security  of 
the  President  at  the  very  time  of  the  attack 
has  been  commented  upon  by  many  papers. 
The  Pittsburg  Dispatch  says : 

There  never  was  a  President,  probably 
there  never  was  a  ruler  in  the  history  of  the 
world,  who  in  human  judgment  could  have 
been  classed  as  more  absolutely  safe  from 


attack  from  assassins  than  President  Mc- 
Kinley seemed  to  be  the  moment  before  the 
murderous  shots  were  fired.  He  hai  carried 
his  administration  through  trying  and  dif- 
ficult issues.  The  heat  engendered  by  those 
discussions  had  long  passed  away,  and  the 
President  was  held  in  affectionate  esteem 
by  his  political  opponents  almost  as  highly 
as  by  his  supporters.  He  had  seen  his 
country  progress  to  the  heights  of  prosper- 
ity under  his  administration.  He  had  dis- 
avowed any  ambition  of  future  re-election. 
He  was  surrounded  by  applauding  thous- 
ands at  a  festival  of  peace,  industry  and 
American  unity.  No  President  was  ever  so 
environed  with  all  the  sentiments  of  har- 
mony, good  feeling,  peace  and  security. 

Similar  sentiments  are  thus  expressed  by 
the  Detroit  Free  Press: 

Mr.  McKinley  was  without  a  personal 
enemy  in  all  the  world,  so  far  as  anybody 
can  testify.  Men  differed  from  him  in 
political  faith,  and  opposed  his  policies 
vigorously;  but  in  all  his  life  he  never  in- 
tentionally made  an  enemy.  His  adminis- 
tration has  produced  an  era  of  good  feeling 
despite  the  bitterness  of  his  first  campaign. 
The  country  had  achieved  a  more  gener- 
ous and  more  widely  distributed  prosperity 
than  it  or  any  other  country  had  ever 
known.  In  all  the  world  there  was  not  a 
single  man  who  could  honestly  say:  I 
would  be  better  off  for  the  death  of  William 
McKinley. 

Calling  attention  to  the  lack  of  conceiv- 
able motive  for  this  attempted  assassina- 
tion, as  compared  with  the  turbulent  times 
in  which  Lincoln  and  Garfield  met  their 
fate,  the  New  York  Herald  says : 

A  nation  with  the  resources,  power  and 
prowess  to  defend  its  President  against  a 
world  in  battle  array,  stands  helpless  and 
woe-stricken  by  the  momentary  act  of  an 
insignificant  miscreant.  The  personal 
kindliness  and  exemplary  life  of  President 
McKinley  have  won  the  affection  and  es- 
teem of  all  regardless  of  political  differ- 
ences  What  inspired  the  cow- 
ardly assassin?  One  can  possibly  conceive 
of  hatred  and  desire  of  vainglory  leading 
to  the  murder  of  President  Lincoln  in  a 
period  of  intense  excitement,  or  of  disap- 
pointed partisanship  inciting  the  half  de- 
mented slayer  of  President  Garfield;  but 
for  such  an  unprovoked  onslaught  as  this, 
imagination  fails  to  suggest  a  motive  un- 
less we  accept  the  assassin's  statement  that 
he  is  an  anarchist  and  was  possibly  in- 
spired by  that  infernal  organization  or 
even  directly  chosen  to  perpetrate  it.  The 
time  has  come  to  settle  with  these  reptiles. 

Sir  Robert  Hart  No  more  authoritative 
on  China..  statement  of  the  situation 

in  China  has  appeared  than  the  article  by 
Sir  Robert  Hart  in  the  Great  Round  World. 
As  Director  of  the  Chinese  Customs  for 
twenty- five  years,  he  perhaps  knows  more 
about  China  and  the  Chinese  than  any 
other  foreigner.  It  is  his  opinion  that  it 
would  have  been  better  if  the  missionaries 
had  left  the  righting  of  wrongs  and  the 
adjustment  of  administrative  matters  to  the 
constituted  authorities.  But  considering 
the  fact  that  for  the  time  there  were  no 
constituted  authorities,  he  is  inclined  to 
judge  very  leniently  any  mistakes  which 
they  may  have  made.  As  for  Mr.  Ament 
and  the  famous  charges  against  him,  he 
says:  "lam  sure  that  personal  gain,  per- 
sonal profit  and  personal  considerations 
never  weighed  with  him  in  the  slightest." 
As  to  the  safety  of  missionaries  and  their 
families  in  the  interior,  he  says  that  condi- 
tions are  still  very  unsettled  and  it  would 
be  better  to  avoid  risks  and  not  to  act  with 
undue  haste.  Much  depends  upon  the 
personal  attitude  of  the  viceroys.  In 
Shantung,  for  example,  everything  is  quiet  i 
because  the  governor  of  the  province  isj 


favorably  disposed ;  but  if  by  any  chance 
he  should  be  supplanted  by  a  man  of  dif- 
ferent type,  the  lives  of  the  missionaries 
who  had  returned  might  be  in  danger. 


^6 


Ja.ma.ica 
a.nd  tKe 
Vnited  States 


The  Kingston  (Jamaica) 
Daily  Telegraph  contains 
an  interesting  discussion 
of  present  industrial  conditions  in  that 
island  and  of  the  part  which  the  United 
States  must  play  in  any  revival  of  prosper- 
ity there.  According  to  this  statement,  the 
present  conditions  in  Jamaica  are  far  from 
satisfactory.  The  distance  to  England  is 
too  great  to  admit  of  frequent  direct  steam- 
ers, and  the  tariff  barrier  between  the  Ja- 
maica and  the  United  States  is  a  serious 
bar  to  the  development  of  her  commerce  in 
her  greatest  natural  market.  Bananas  and 
sugar  are  the  two  products  by  the  exporta- 
tion of  which  prosperity  must  come  to  Ja- 
maica if  it  comes  at  all,  and  the  latter  is  by 
far  the  more  important.  "In  order  to  bring 
back  prosperity  to  our  shores,"  says  the 
Daily  Telegraph,  "it  is  essential  in  the  first 
place  to  take  steps  to  revive  the  sugar  in- 
dustry on  a  large  scale,  and  in  the  second 
place  to  secure  a  thoroughgoing  reciproc- 
ity treaty  between  Jamaica  and  the  United 
States.  The  newspaper  scribes  who  occa- 
sionally advise  the  people  of  Jamaica  to 
secure  markets  which  will  make  them  inde- 
pendent of  the  United  States  are  not  only 
guilty  of  talking  arrant  nonsense,  but  are 
recommending  a  course  which  would  be 
bound  to  end  in  disaster.  Jamaica  could 
not  be  saved  from  absolute  bankruptcy  for 
a  single  year  if  her  products  were  excluded 
from  the  American  market."  The  climatic 
and  agricultural  conditions  of  Jamaica  are 
not  essentially  different  from  those  of  Porto 
Rico  and  Cuba  and,  within  the  next  few 
years  we  will  have  an  instructive  object- 
lesson  seeing  the  relative  desirability, 
from  the  standpoint  of  material  prosperity, 
of  annexation  to  the  United  States,  inde- 
pendence and  dependence  upon  a  foreign 
power. 

J* 
A  chance,  and  apparently 
the  last  chance,  to  end  the 
steel  strike  on  terms  other  than  absolute  sur- 
render for  one  party  or  the  other,  has  been 
lost.  Through  the  praiseworthy  efforts  of  a 
committee  of  the  board  of  conciliation  of 
the  National  Civic  Federation,  a  confer- 
ence was  secured  between  Mr.  Schwab  and 
representatives  of  the  strikers.  Neither  of 
the  leaders  manifested  any  considerable 
interest  in  the  negotiations  and  neither  was 
disposed  at  first  to  make  any  proposition 
of  compromise.  Finally  Mr.  Schwab  pro- 
posed that  a  settlement  be  arranged  on  the 
basis  of  the  status  quo;  that  is,  that  the 
Amalgamated  Association  be  recognized  as 
the  representative  of  all  the  workmen  who 
have  up  to  date  obeyed  its  strike  order, 
that  the  union  scale  be  signed  for 
all  such  and  that  the  steel  corpor- 
ation  deal  individually  with  all  who,  by  I 
refusing  to  strike,  have  virtually  repudi- 
ated  the  Amalgamated  Association.  Mr.  | 
Shaffer,  who  was  not  at  the  conference,  was 
called  up  by  telephone  and  refused  to  con- 
sent to  these  terms.  This  means  that  the 
Association,  in  so  far  as  Mr.  Shaffer  voices 
its  sentiments,  wishes  to  act  as  the  repre- 
sentative of  men  who  will  not  obey  its 
I  call.  On  such  an  issue  it  becomes  still  less 
I  probable  that  the  strikers  can  either  win  or 
■deserve  victory. 


The  Strike. 


September  12,  1901 


THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


IJ57 


Ana.rchy  a.nd  Trea-son. 

One  universal  sentiment  is  stirred  in  all 
hearts  by  the  murderous  attack  of  the 
anarchist  upon  our  President.  If,  by  good 
fortune,  it  shall  fall  short  of  actual  assas- 
sination, it  will  be  for  no  lack  of  murder- 
ous purpose,  but  only  that  the  accuracy  of 
the  villain's  aim  did  not  equal  the  malig- 
nity of  his  design.  There  are  no  parties  in 
this  country  at  the  present  hour.  The 
President  of  the  whole  country  lies  at  the 
point  of  death,  and  there  is  no  thought  but 
of  horror  at  the  assassin's  deed,  and  affec- 
tionate admiration  and  concern  for  the 
wounded  man.  The  event  need  change  no 
man's  opinion  of  the  wisdom  or  unwisdom 
of  any  national  policy,  but  while  party 
lines  have  for  the  time  dropped  below  the 
horizon  of  our  thoughts,  it  may  help  us  all 
to  see  that  the  President  has  been  an  able 
and  honorable  statesman,  a  Christian  gen- 
tleman without  fear  and  without  reproach, 
and  in  the  largest  sense  a  great  man.  If 
general  popularity  could  have  saved  him 
from  the  hand  of  the  assassin,  he  would 
have  been  safe;  but  so  long  as  there  re- 
mains one  murderous  fanatic  at  large  with 
the  means  of  procuring  a  weapon,  so  long 
will  there  be  no  guarantee  of  safety  for 
those,  however  beloved,  whose  high  office 
makes  them  a  mark  for  the  lawless  and 
whose  virtues  are  a  reproach  to  the  base. 

But,  setting  aside  for  the  present  all 
considerations  of  personal  admiration  for 
the  President  and  concern  for  his  recovery, 
the  foremost  question  is,  What  shall  be 
done  with  the  assassin,  and  what  steps 
shall  be  taken  to  prevent  the  recurrence  of 
this  too  frequent  tragedy?  A  crazed  fanat- 
ic may  be  willing  to  exchange  his  own  life 
for  that  of  a  ruler  or  a  president,  but  the 
country  cannot  afford  to  allow  him  the 
option. 

It  is  well  that  the  attempt  of  the  crowd 
to  lynch  the  culprit  on  the  spot  was  frus- 
trated. The  taking  of  a  murderer's  life  is  a 
function  committed  solely  to  the  state  and 
it  cannot  be  assumed  by  a  chance  assembly, 
no  matter  under  what  stress  of  righteous 
wrath,  without  repeating  the  crime.  And 
yet,  when  one  considers  that,  in  the  event  of 
the  victim's  recovery,  the  charge  against 
the  assassin  will  be  only  "assault  with  in- 
tent to  kill,"  involving  merely  a  peniten- 
tiary sentence,  it  is  evident  that  our  legal 
provision  for  such  cases  is  wholly  inade- 
quate. To  class  such  a  case  with  that  of  a 
drink- crazed  man  who  shoots  his  neighbor 
in  a  quarrel,  is  an  obvious  absurdity.  The 
attack  was  made  not  on  a  man  but  on  the 
federal  government. 

Anarchy  is  treason.  It  takes  a  poten- 
tial murderer  and  makes  of  him  a  traitor  as 
well  as  a  murderer.  The  murderous  plot 
may  fail,  but  the  treason  stands  self- 
confessed.  The  Polish  anarchist  who 
attempted  the  life  of  the  President  has 
declared  in  writing  that  he  considered  the 
United  States  government  entirely  wrong 
and  thought  the  killing  of  the  President 
would  be  the  best  way  of  destroying  it.  An 
attack  on  a  federal  officer,  motived  not  by 
personal  enmity,  but  by  an  avowed  pur- 
pose of  destroying  thereby  the  whole  sys- 
tem of  government  of  which  he  is  a  part, 
is  in  reality  an  armed  rebellion  against  the 
government.  Whether  or  not  it  is  murder 
in  the  first  degree,  depends  on  the  success 
of  the  attempt;  but  in  any  case  it  is  in- 
surrection, and  therefore  treason.  The 
constitution  defines    treason  as    "levying 


war  against  the  United  States  or  adhering 
to  their  enemies,  giving  them  aid  or  com- 
fort." The  assassin  comes  within  the 
spirit  of  this  definition.  He  is  engaging 
in  guerilla  warfare  against  this  govern- 
ment while  owing  to  it  the  allegiance  of 
citizenship.  His  formal  declaration  of 
war  was  made  after  the  deed,  but  the  deed 
itself  is  unmistakable.  It  is  an  overt  act  of 
rebellion  against  the  United  States  and 
should  receive  the  punishment  of  treason — 
death. 

The  fact  that  the  assassin  appeared  with- 
out the  panoply  of  war,  without  uniform  or 
insignia,  makes  his  offense  not  less  but 
greater.  The  soldier  who  is  found  within 
the  enemy's  line  without  the  uniform 
which  distinguishes  him  as  a  foe,  is  treated 
as  a  spy,  and  his  penalty  is  death.  In 
defining  treason,  the  constitution  does  not 
limit  the  term  to  the  concrete  fact  of  levy- 
ing war  against  the  United  States,  but 
extends  it  to  cover  also  "adhering  to  their 
enemies,  giving  them  aid  or  comfort." 
This  is  exactly  what  Emma  Goldman  and 
the  various  anarchistic  juntas  in  different 
parts  of  the  country  are  actively  doing. 
Without  their  encouragement,  such  crimes 
would  never  occur.    This  too  is  treason. 

The  faintest  suggestion  that  anarchistic 
utterances,  such  as  those  of  Emma  Gold- 
man and  others  whose  speeches  and  writ- 
ings are  incitements  to  crime,  should  them- 
selves be  punished  as  overt  criminal  acts, 
is  at  once  met  by  the  cry  that  free  speech 
is  a  constitutional  right  in  this  free  coun- 
try. To  be  sure  the  first  article  of  the 
Bill  rof  Rights  forbids  Congress  to 
abridge  freedom  of  speech  and  of  the 
press.  What  then?  Is  there  no  possible 
limit  to  what  one  may  publicly  say  and 
print  and  circulate?  Try  it  by  printing 
lottery  advertisements  or  announcements 
of  any  fraudulent  scheme,  and  sending 
them  through  the  mails.  The  federal  gov- 
ernment will  intefere  at  once  without  wait- 
ing for  any  victim  to  be  duped  so  as  to 
furnish  an  "overt  act"  of  fraud.  Let  one 
attempt  to  print  facsimiles  of  United  States 
bank  notes  and  he  will  quickly  discover 
that  freedom  of  the  press  is  restricted  at 
thi3  important  point.  Of  course  no  one 
would  be  actually  defrauded  until  the 
counterfeit  notes  had  been  put  into  circu- 
lation, but  the  officers  do  not  wait  for  that. 
They  stop  the  press  and  confiscate  the  ma- 
terials, without  waiting  for  the  counterfeit 
notes  to  be  presented  for  payment.  But 
anarchistic  literature  is  printed  under  the 
claim  of  the  freedom  of  the  press,  and  it  is 
supposed  that  we  are  constitutionally  bound 
to  take  no  note  of  it,  until — Flash!  and  al- 
most before  the  doctors  reach  the  prostrate 
form,  the  whole  world  knows  that  another 
President  has  fallen  before  an  anarchist 
assassin.  At  last  the  counterfeit  note  has 
been  presented  for  payment,  and  the  hand 
of  the  law  is  upon  the  traitor  just  as  it  is 
too  late. 

No  civilized  community  permits  or  can 
permit  complete  freedom  of  speech  and  of 
the  press.  If  one  uses  indecent  language 
in  public,  he  is  liable  to  arrest  and  punish- 
ment. The  editor  of  a  Chicago  daily  paper 
recently  served  a  two  years'  sentence  in  the 
penitentiary  for  publishing  vile  matter  in 
his  paper.  The  First  Amendment  did  not 
save  him.  Common  sense  dictates  that 
freedom  can  be  granted  only  within  the 
limits  of  decency  and  good  order.  The 
utterances  of  that  school  of  anarchists  who 


applaud  the  assassination  of  a  ruler  are 
beyond  the  pale.  The  least  that  the  gov- 
ernment can  safely  do  is  to  establish  such  a 
degree  of  surveillance  that  it  can  locate 
those  persons  who  loudly  proclaim  their 
preference  for  a  regime  of  no-government, 
and  to  transport  them  to  any  one  of  sev- 
eral barren  islands  where  that  social  order 
exists  in  its  pristine  chaos. 

This  does  not  involve  the  prohibition 
of  free  criticism  of  the  govern- 
ment and  the  administration.  The 
right  of  the  people  "peaceably  to  assem- 
ble and  petition  for  redress  of  grievances" 
would  remain  untouched.  No  constitu- 
tional prerogative  would  be  abridged.  But 
the  country  would  be  saved  from  the  dan- 
gerous and  anomalous  situation — which, 
however,  it  shares  at  present  with  most  of 
the  European  countries — of  giving  the  pro- 
tection of  its  laws  and  courts  to  a  class  of 
people  who  are  engaged  in  an  active  propa- 
ganda tending  to  corrupt  the  loyalty  of 
individuals,  to  make  traitors  out  of  citizens, 
and,  if  possible,  to  overthrow  the  govern- 
ment and  destroy  the  whole  fabric  of 
civilization. 

Two  years  ago  there  was  in  Europe  an 
international  assembly  of  police  authorities 
which  dealt  chiefly  with  the  question, 
Shall  the  propagation  of  anarchistic  doc- 
trine be  treated  as  a  crime?  Europe  is  full 
of  known  anarchists  who  openly  profess 
hostility  to  the  governments  under  which 
they  live.  The  question  is,  Can  such  a  pro- 
fession be  considered  not  merely  the  state- 
ment of  a  private  opinion,  but  an  actual 
menace  to  good  order  and  punishable  as  a 
crime?  Let  us  have  another  such  confer- 
ence; let  us  answer  YES  to  the  question; 
and  let  us  back  it  up  by  international  co- 
operation. 

Heroism   in   the   Educational 
Field. 

There  is  no  more  heroic  chapter  in  the 
history  of  the  reformation  of  the  19th  cent- 
ury than  the  record  of  the  struggles  of  our 
colleges.  We  are  apt  to  associate  relig- 
ious heroism  exclusively  with  work  in  the 
foreign  field  or  in  the  slum  regions  of  our 
great  cities.  But  for  patient  endurance 
under  discouraging  surroundings,  for  the 
faith  which  hopes  against  hope,  for  the 
heroism  that  stands  against  overwhelming 
odds,  facing  poverty,  drudgery  and  dis- 
couragement, and  wresting  victory  at  last 
out  of  the  very  jaws  of  defeat,  the  teachers 
in  our  colleges  are  not  excelled  by  the 
heroes  in  any  other  field  of  labor.  The 
history  of  one  of  these  institutions  is  very 
largely  the  history  of  every  other  one. 
They  were  all  begun  by  earnest,  conse- 
crated men,  who  felt  the  imperative  need 
of  such  schools,  but  who  had  but  little 
money  to  give  for  their  support.  The 
only  resources  they  had  to  carry  them 
thrcugh  the  period  of  uncertainty  and 
discouragement  were  the  faith,  the  energy, 
the  conscientious  devotion  to  duty,  the 
willingness  to  sacrifice  for  the  good  of  the 
cause,  which  the  men  connected  with  them 
possessed. 

We  have  just  finished  reading  the  history 
of  Hiram  College,  from  the  founding  of 
the  Eclectic  Institute  to  the  celebration 
of  its  Jubilee.*  It  is  an  interesting  story 
of  a  heroic  struggle  in  which  many  men  of 


*Hiram  College  and  Western  Reserve  Eclectic  In- 
stitute, Fifty  Years  of  History.  1850-1900.  By  F.  M. 
Green,  A.  M.,  LL.  D. 


U58 


THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


September  12,  19c  1 


wide  reputation  and  a  high  order  of  ability 
have  borne  conspicuous  parts.  A  great 
deal  of  history  clusters  about  Hiram,  some 
of  it  touching  the  history  of  the  nation. 
The  biographical  sketches,  which  form  an 
important  feature  of  the  book,  show  how 
many  men  and  women  of  noble  characters 
and  richly  endowed  natures  have  con- 
tributed to  the  making  of  Hiram  what  it  is 
to-day.  As  one  reads  the  history  of  the 
labors  of  such  men  as  A.  S.  Hayden,  J.  M. 
Atwater,  B.  A.  Hinsdale  and  those  associ- 
ated with  them  in  those  earlier  years,  and 
notes  how  patiently  they  toiled  and  waited, 
he  is  made  to  realize  how  much  the  Hiram 
of  to-  day  is  indebted  to  the  meagerly  re- 
warded labors  of  these  heroic  men  of  the 
past. 

Hiram's  greatest  advance  has  been  made 
under  the  administration  of  President  E. 
V.  Zollars.  One  feels  the  beating  of  a 
warm  heart,  a  strong-  faith  and  a  high  pur- 
pose in  all  his  reports.  He  has  the  power 
to  inspire  confidence  in  the  success  of  his 
plans,  and  his  plans  are  large,  but  not 
Utopian.  The  Jubilee  celebration,  with  its 
quarter  of  a  million  endowment,  forms  a 
fitting  climax  of  the  heroic  struggles  of  a 
half  century.  But  Hiram  has  not  reached 
its  goal.  It  is  still  pressing  forward,  if  by 
any  means  it  may  attain  the  high  ideal 
which  the  great  men  who  have  labored  for 
it  have  had  in  view  from  the  beginning. 

The  history  of  Hiram  ought  to  give  fresh 
inspiration  to  every  institution  among  us, 
and  beget  a  deeper  interest  in  and  sym- 
pathy for  our  colleges.  Two  things  in  the 
history  of  Hiram  have  impressed  us  as  con- 
tributing to  its  success.  Strong  and  true 
men  have  left  upon  the  school  the  impress 
of  high  ideals.  Garfield  and  Hinsdale,  not 
to  mention  other  worthy  men  who  served 
the  college  as  President,  were  not  ordinary 
men.  The  impress  of  their  intellect  and 
high  character  will  never  be  effaced  from 
Hiram.  And  then  the  institution  seems  to 
have  been  blessed  with  a  board  of  trustees 
made  up  of  wise  men,  who  have  steered 
the  college  safely  through  many  periods  of 
gloom  and  darkness.  The  moral  is,  that 
we  can  never  have  great  colleges  without 
great  men,  both  in  the  faculty  and  board 
of  trustees.  A  college  is  great  just  in  pro- 
portion as  it  is  inspired  in  its  motives, 
measures  and  methods  by  great  men — great 
in  their  grasp  of  high  ideals,  and  great  in 
their  character. 

Most  of  our  colleges  have  now  passed 
their  Jubilee.  Some,  younger,  have  made 
more  rapid  progress  and  so  have  gained 
time.  All  of  them  that  may  now  be  said 
to  be  firmly  established  are  old  enough  to 
have  a  proper  ideal  of  what  a  college 
should  be,  and  should  seek  to  bring  them- 
selves into  line  with  the  best  ideals.  The 
recent  movement  toward  college  endow- 
ment, and  the  organization  of  a  national 
education  society,  mark  a  new  awakening 
to  our  educational  needs.  There  can  be  no 
surer  index  of  our  real  progress  than  the 
character  of  our  institutions  of  learning. 
"We  do  not  now  need  more  colleges,  but  we 
do  need  to  endow  and  equip  the  schools 
already  established.  If  we  do  not  do  this 
we  must  suffer  the  inevitable  consequence : 
intellectual  impoverishment,  dearth  of  men 
possessing  the  requisite  elements  of  wise 
leadership,  and  lack  of  that  prestige  and 
power  which  are  ever  associated  with  pro- 
found scholarship  and  consecrated  culture. 


Christ  ©Lrvd  the  Church. 

These  two  words  stand  for  two  great 
entities — a  divine  personality  and  a  divine 
institution.  It  was  a  true  spiritual  instinct 
or  judgment  that  led  to  the  adoption  of  this 
fine  motto  of  Christian  Endeavor:  Pro 
Christo  et  ecclesia — "For  Christ  and  the 
Church."  It  is  of  the  first  importance, 
however,  that  the  true  relation  of  Christ  and 
His  ecclesia  be  recognized.  There  are  two 
fundamentally  different  conceptions  pre- 
vailing in  Christendom  to-day  as  to  the 
attitude  which  these  sustain  to  each  other 
and  to  humanity.  One  view  is  that  men 
come  to  Christ  by  coming  into  the  church. 
The  other  is  that  men  come  into  the  church 
by  coming  to  Christ.  The  former  is  the 
sacerdotal  view  held  by  the  Roman  Catholic 
Church  and  other  bodies  which  lay  stress 
upon  the  priestly  hierarchy.  According  to 
this  view  the  grace  which  regenerates 
passes  through  the  ecclesiastical  channel, 
in  the  form  of  bishops  and  priests,  who  ad- 
minister ordinances  and  receive  into  the 
church.  According  to  this  theory  where 
there  is  no  bishop  there  is  no  church,  and 
where  there  is  no  church  there  is  no  salva- 
tion. 

The  other  view  held  by  most  Protestant 
bodies  is  that  men  are  saved  by  virtue  of 
coming  into  contact  with  Christ  through 
faith,  and  that  it  is  only  as  they  are  saved 
by  Christ  that  they  can  be  members  of  his 
true  church.  The  church,  according  to  this 
view,  has  an  important  function  to  perform, 
but  that  function  is  not  saving  men  by  ad- 
ministering the  ordinances,  but  by  preach- 
ing the  gospel  and  living  the  gospel,  to 
bring  men  to  the  personal  Christ  to  be  saved 
and  afterwards  to  receive  them  for  religious 
nurture  and  training.  This  view,  which 
seems  to  us  to  be  the  correct  one,  regards 
all  agencies,  such  as  preaching  the  gospel, 
singing,  and  the  various  forms  of  religious 
work,  as  valuable  in  so  far  as  they  bring 
men  to  Christ,  or  what  is  the  same  thing, 
bring  Christ  to  men,  so  that  the  sinner  may 
come  in  personal  contact  with  the  Savior. 
It  is  hardly  possible  that  these  two  differ- 
ent conceptions  can  get  on  together  without 
conflict.  If  the  hierarchy  theory  prevails, 
then  the  great  idea  will  be  to  get  all  the 
people  into  the  church,  and  the  best  way  to 
do  that  is  to  get  them  in  while  they  are  in- 
fants and  bring  them  under  the  regenera- 
tive influences  of  the  ordinances,  that  they 
may  receive  apostolic  grace  and  so  eventu- 
ally be  brought  to  Christ.  Infant  member- 
ship holds  a  large  place  in  this  theory  of 
salvation  which  places  the  church  before 
Christ.  On  the  other  hand  those  who  hold 
the  opposite  view  will  seek  to  bring  men 
under  the  regenerative  influence  of  Christ 
by  all  the  means  at  their  command  in  order 
that  they  may  be  brought  into  newness  of 
life  and  so  become  members  of  his  body, 
which  is  the  church  of  the  living  God, 
This  body,  according  to  this  theory,  is  made 
up  of  living  members.  This  seems  to  be  in 
harmony  with  the  view  and  practice  of  the 
early  church.  "And  the  Lord  added  to 
them  day  by  day  those  that  were  being 
saved"  (Acts  2:47).  It  does  not  follow 
that  those  in  the  church  are  perfect,  for  the 
object  of  the  church  is  to  promote  spiritual 
growth  and  perfection  among  the  members 
as  well  as  to  extend  the  kingdom  of  God 
over  an  ever-widening  domain.  But  it  does 
follow  that  they  should  be  converted,  and 
have  implanted  in  them  the  germs  of  spir- 
itual life. 


If  this  be  the  true  conception  of  the  rela- 
tion of  Christ  and  the  church,  then  the  real 
object  of  all  religious  work  should  be  to 
bring  men  into  right  relations  with  God  in 
Christ,  in  order  that  they  may  form  such  a 
society  as  the  church  is  intended  to  be.  It 
is  only  as  men  are  dominated  by  the  Spirit 
of  Christ  that  they  can  form  a  successful 
church  that  can  live  and  work  together  in 
harmony.  A  failure  to  recognize  this  rela- 
tion of  Christ  and  His  church  has  been  a 
source  of  great  confusion  and  corruption  in 
the  church.  It  has  introduced  an  unregen- 
erate  element  in  the  church.  It  has  pro- 
duced a  union  of  church  and  state  and  sub- 
ordinated the  spiritual  to  political  power. 
It  has  led  to  a  perversion  of  the  ordinances 
in  their  form  and  meaning,  and  has  resulted 
in  exalting  ecclesiastieism  and  in  obscuring 
Christ  and  the  way  of  access  to  Him. 

A  written  creed  is  very  necessary,  says 
an  esteemed  but  misguided  contemporary, 
as  a  definite  statement  of  the  things  that 
are  most  surely  believed  among  us.  The 
trouble  is  that  in  a  few  generations  it 
comes  to  be  a  binding  statement  of  the 
things  that  are  most  surely  not  believed  at 
all.  As  a  statement  of  faith,  a  creed  is 
not  so  bad;  but  as  a  statement  of  the 
things  which  our  distant  ancestors  thought 
we  ought  to  believe,  it  is  unendurable. 
^» 

Do  some  of  the  brethren  think  that  the 
Christian-Evangelist  has  gone  over  to 
the  camp  of  the  Baptists  by  what  we  have 
said  and  allowed  others  to  say  about  actual 
and  formal  remission  of  sins?  Read  this: 
"Discontinue  my  Christian-Evangelist, 
as  I  no  longer  want  it,  for  I  am  a  Baptist 
through  and  through."  There  was  a  time 
in  the  history  of  our  movement  when  to 
displease  a  Baptist  was  the  surest  proof  of 
loyalty  to  "our  plea."  Happily  it  has  be- 
come possible  for  broad-minded  Baptists 
to  take  a  friendly  interest  in  the  doings  of 
Christians  that  are  not  of  their  fold,  and 
vice  versa,  and  there  are  many  Baptists 
who  think  it  worth  while  to  read  a  journal 
of  Christian  civilization,  regardless  of  its 
view  of  the  design  of  baptism.  But  tried 
by  the  old-time  test  on  an  old-time  Bap- 
tist, we  are  still  sound. 

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Editor's  Ea.sy  Chair 

o  r 

Macat&wa  Mvisings. 

How  the  world  appears  depends  a  good 
deal  on  the  medium  through  which  one 
sees  it  and  the  particular  part  of  it  one 
happens  to  be  looking  at.  I  am  now  look- 
ing at  it  through  the  window  of  a  Pullman 
Sleeper  on  an  express  train,  whirling 
through  the  great  state  of  Illinois.  It  looks 
a  little  dry,  but  there  is  nothing  in  the 
great  fields  of  shocked  wheat  and  of  grow- 
ing or  shocked  corn  to  suggest  a  famine. 
The  farmers  will  not  have  as  much  corn  to 
sell  as  heretofore,  but  what  they  dp  sell  will 
bring  better  prices.  Besides,  the  late  rains 
have  helped  the  fruit  crop.  A  brother 
writing  from  southwest  Missouri  says 
the  great  fruit  crop  will  fully  compensate 
for  any  shortage  in  the  corn  crop.  Even 
the  late  corn  is  doing  better  than  was  an- 
ticipated. So  on  the  whole  we  are  not  so 
bad  off  as  we  imagined  ourselves  to  be  a 
few  weeks  ago.    The  country  as  a  whole 


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has  much  more  reason  for  thankfulness 
than  for  complaint.  If  we  were  as  ready  to 
count  our  blessings  as  we  are  to  number 
our  misfortunes,  there  would  be  more  songs 
of  gratitude  and  less  murmurings  in  the 
world, 

During  my  flying  visit  to  St.  Louis  there 
were  two  events  of  interest.  The  first  of 
these,  in  chronological  order,  was  the  quar- 
terly meeting  of  the  Central  Board  of  the 
Christian  churches  of  St.  Louis.  There 
was  a  good  attendance,  all  of  the  twelve 
churches,  I  believe,  being  represented  by 
members  of  their  official  boards.  Several 
committees  appointed  at  the  previous  meet- 
ing made  reports  showing  faithful  work. 
The  report  of  the  committee  on  city  mis- 
sions, formerly  our  city  mission  board,  but 
now  a  committee  of  this  central  board, 
made  a  specially  encouraging  report  as  to 
money  collected,  new  pastors  located,  and 
general  interest  in  city  missions.  W.  H. 
McClain,  chairman  of  this  committee,  is 
making  his  splendid  administrative  ability 
tell  in  the  work  of  this  important  commit- 
tee. All  the  churches  reported  good  in- 
terest and  continued  success  through  the 
summer  months.  The  Second  Church,  un- 
der the  zealous  labors  of  W.Daviess  Pittrnan, 
is  steadily  extinguishing  its  debt,  the  Fifth 
is  planning  for  a  new  location  and  a  new 
building  under  the  energetic  labors  of  Bro. 
Quisenberry,  and  Ellendale,  with  Bro. 
Coggins  in  the  lead  as  pastor,  has  paid  off 
its  debt.  A  great  deal  of  business  was  dis- 
charged; the  utmost  harmony  prevailed, 
the  interest  was  unflagging,  and  the  whole 
atmosphere  of  the  meeting  was  electric  with 
hopefulness,  and  with  premonitions  of 
coming  victories.  Every  church  is  now 
provided  with  a  pastor,  and  every  one  is 
in  line  for  a  forward  movement.  Bro.  Bar- 
tholomew is  crowning  his  long  and  useful 
ministerial  career  by  his  wise  supervision 
of  our  city  mission  work. 

The  other  event  referred  to  was  the  mar- 
riage of  E.  B.  Redd,  pastor  of  the  Chris- 
tian Church  at  Platte  City,  Mo.,  and  Miss 
Martha  C.  Williamson,  matron  of  the 
Christian  Orphans'  Home,  St.  Louis.  This 
occurred  at  the  Home  on  Aubert  Ave.,  on 
Friday  evening,  the  6th  inst.  It  was  a 
most  interesting  and  unique  wedding. 
There  were  about  four  score  orphan  chil- 
dren who  participated  in  the  ceremonies  of 
the  occasion.  They  marched  in  orderly 
procession  into  the  chapel  of  the  Home, 
eight  or  ten  of  them  preceding  the  bride 
elect  and  bearing  bouquets,  and  the  remain- 
der following.  A  song  of  greeting  and 
congratulation  was  then  sung  by  them. 
After  the  words  solemnizing  the  marriage 
had  been  spoken  by  the  writer,  a  farewell 
song  was  sung  very  sweetly  by  the  chil- 
dren, whose  tearful  faces  showed  how 
deeply  they  felt  the  meaning  of  the  occa- 
sion, and  how  great  was  their  love  for  their 
matron.  During  this  song  the  children 
carrying  the  flowers  one  by  one  advanced 
to  the  bride  and  deposited  the  bouquets  at 
her  feet,  gazing  meanwhile  into  her  attrac- 
tive face.  The  scene  was  both  beautiful 
and  affecting,  bringing  tears  to  the  eyes  of 
many.  In  the  last  song,  at  a  certain  part, 
the  bride  joined  in,  in  notes  as  clear  and 
sweet  as  the  chimes  of  evening  bells.  Then 
the  children  marched  away  to  the  music  of 
the  piano,  and  the  large  company  of  friends 


present  extended  their  congratulations,' 
The  secretary  of  the  State  Board  of  Mis- 
sions, of  which  Bro.  Redd  is  a  member, 
sent  a  telegram  of  congratulations,  as  did 
also  Mrs.  H.  M.  Meier  from  Harbor  Point, 
Mich.  It  was  indeed  a  unique  wedding, 
and  not  only  those  present  but  hundreds  of 
friends  throughout  the  country  join  us  in 
extending  congratulations  and  good  wishes. 
The  orphans  have  lost  an  ideal  matron,  but 
Bro.  Redd  has  gained  an  ideal  wife. 

How  diffi  mlfc  it  is  to  write  or  think  of 
anything  just  now  but  the  awful  tragedy 
whose  shadow  lies  like  a  pall  on  the  hearts 
of  the  American  people!  That  a  man  so 
amiable  and  benevolent  in  his  character, 
so  pure  in  his  domestic  life,  so  uncorrupt 
in  his  public  life,  so  wholly  devoted  to  the 
public  welfare,  should  fall  a  victim  of  an 
assassin'3  bullet  is  an  awful  commentary 
on  the  depths  of  depravity  to  which  a 
human  being  can  sink.  It  reveals,  too,  as  a 
flash  of  lighting  in  the  darkness  reveals  an 
unseen  precipice,  the  peril  to  public  men 
and  to  social  order,  growing  out  of  our 
giving  room  and  shelter  in  this  country  to 
those  enemies  of  mankind  known  as  an- 
archists. God  save  the  President!  God 
pity  and  comfort  the  sorrowing  wife  and 
the  stricken  nation! 


Questions  a^nd  Answers. 

I  enclose  an  article  from  A.  B.  Jones  in  the 
Christian  Standard  of  January  6,  containing  cer- 
tain alleged  statements  of  Mr  Campbell  concerning 
actual  and  formal  remission  of  sins.  What  I  wish 
to  know  is,  (I)  Did  Mr.  Campbell  writethese  state- 
ments while  he  was  yet  a  sectarian?  (?)  Did  he 
not  teach  baptism  for  remission  of  sins  after  he 
came  out  from  the  sects?  (3)  Does  the  Chkistiaj;- 
Evangblist  teach  direct  or  indirect  operation  of 
the  Holy  Spirit?  Orsan  Waslvwm. 

Manila,  Philippines,  22nd  O.  S.  Inf  ,  Co.  F. 

1.  Mr.  Campbell  evidently  wrote  the 
sentences  quoted  from  him  by  Brother 
Jones,  and  some  of  the  statements  were 
made  in  his  later  life  when  he  was  in  the 
maturity  of  his  powers  and  enjoying  the 
fullest  measure  of  gospel  light. 

2.  He  did.  The  quotations  given  by 
Brother  Jones  do  not  disprove  this  fact, 
but  corroborate  it.  Mr.  Jones  himself  be- 
lieves in  baptism  for  remission  of  sins,  but 
discriminates  between  the  actual  and  'the 
formal,  as  he  claims  Brother  Campbell  did. 

3.  The  editors  of  the  Christian-Evan- 
gelist believe  that  the  Holy  Spirit  enlight- 
ens and  convicts  of  sin  through  the  truth 
of  the  gospel,  and  dwells  in  the  heart-  of 
the  obedient  believer.  They,  however,  do 
not  limit  the  Holy  Spirit  to  any  one  method 
of  operation.  By  all  possible  methods  He 
seeks  to  influence  the  mind  and  heart  of 
men  to  become  obedient  to  the  truth  and 
turn  away  from  the  paths  of  sin  and  death. 


Is  it  right  for  professed  Christians  to  play  games 
such  as  croquet,  caroms  and  checkers  for  pastime? 
Would  Jesus  do  it?  Everett  Ingram. 

Bloomington,  Neb. 

It  seems  to  us  quite  within  the  limits  of 
possibility  for  one  to  maintain  a  Christian 
character  while  indulging  occasionally  in 
these  innocent  games,  provided,  of  course, 
he  plays  fairly  and  seeks  no  undue  advant- 
age of  his  fello:vs.  As  to  whether  Jesus 
would  indulge  in  such  games  if  he  were 
here  it  is  not  so  easy  to  answer.  Perhaps 
not.    The  probability  is  that  were  he  here 


he  would  feel  his  time  to  be  so  limited  and 
the  work  to  be  done  so  great  that  be  could 
hardly  afford  the  time  for  innocent  amuse- 
ments. The  scribes  and  Pharisees  would 
attack  him  now  as  they  did  when  he  was 
here  before,  and  would  so  hound  his  path 
that  he  would  probably  have  little  time  or 
disposition  for  recreation.  We  do  not  be- 
lieve, however,  he  would  condemn  any  of 
his  disciples  who,  as  a  relief  from  the  bur- 
dens and  cares  of  life,  should  occasionally 
indulge  in  such  innocent  games.  Every 
person  must  be  his  own  judge  in  such  mat- 
ters, remembering  only  that  he  has  to  give 
an  account  to  God  for  the  manner  in  which 
he  uses  the  time  and  opportunities  afforded 
him  here. 

Ng 

If  the  prophsy  in  Isaiah  7:14,  ''Behold  a  virgin 
shall  conceive  and  hear  a  son  and  shall  call  his 
name  ImmanueZ,"  had  its  immediate  fulfillment  in 
the  days  of  Isaiah,  as  Thomas  Paine  in  Ins  "Age  of 
-Reason"  argues,  why  does  Matthew  in  his  Gospel 
( 1 :22,  23)  refer  to  the  virgin  birth  of  Jesus  as  the  ful- 
fillment of  that  prophecy?  G.  H.  Exhy. 

Lincoln,  Neb. 

The  answer  to  this  question  involves  a 
principle  that  applies  to  a  great  many  oth- 
er passages  in  the  New  Testament  which 
refer  to  the  fulfillment  of  statements  found 
in  the  Old  Testament.  The  inspired  writ- 
ers of  the  New  Testament  sometimes  saw, 
in  the  fact  or  incident  to  which  they  re- 
ferred, a  striking  exemplification  of  the 
truth  or  principle  underlying  the  Old  Tes- 
tament utterance  or  incident,  and  spoke  of 
it  as  a  fulfillment  of  the  former  prophecy. 
Whatever  may  have  been  the  nature  of  the 
"sign"  referred  to  by  Isaiah,  in  the  passage 
quoted,  Matthew  finds  a  much  more  re- 
markable fulfillment  of  the  statement  in 
the  birth  of  Jesus.  There  are  many  pas- 
sages of  Scripture,  in  the  Tew  Testament, 
which  can  only  be  understood  in  this  way. 
If  it  be  true  that  Matthew  was  writing  to  the 
Jews  especially,  he  would  be  anxious  to  no- 
tice every  correspondence  between  Old  Tes- 
tament and  New  Testament  history.  He 
would  see  in  the  events  of  the  New  dispen- 
sation the  enlargement  or  fulfillment  of 
prophecy  in  the  Old.  This  fact  may  modify 
the  form  of  argument  from  prophecy,  but  it 
in  no  way  discredits  the  validity  of  either  the 
Old  Testament  or  New  Testament  history. 


1.  Is  it  good  order  for  the  elders  to  call  the  dea- 
cons to  meet  with  them  andconsidt  em  any  question, 
and  should  their  action  be   respected  by  the  church? 

2.  If  any  one  is  aggrieved  at  the  action  of  the 
board  how  should  the  matter  be  settled? 

A  Learner. 

1.  It  is  entirely  proper  for  the  elders  to 
call  the  deacons  or  other  wise  men  of  the 
church  to  consult  with  them  concerning 
any  matter  of  interest  relating  to  the  wel- 
fare of  the  church,  and  their  action  should 
always,  of  course,  be  respected  by  the 
church,  whether  it  be  approved  or  not.  It 
is  not  impossible  for  the  officers  of  the 
board  to  take  ill-advised  action,  and  if  a 
congregation  in  its  assembled  wisdom 
should  so  decide  it  may,  in  a  respectful 
manner,  ask  the  officers  to  reconsider. 

2.  If  any  individual  member  feels  him- 
self aggrieved  by  the  action  of  the  board 
he  should  ask  for  a  hearing  before  it  and 
should  be  granted  such  hearing,  and  pains 
should  be  taken  to  see  that  no  member  has 
just  cause  for  complaint  of  injustice  in  any 
action  of  the  board. 

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THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


September  12,  1901 


My  Irrvpressiorvs   of  Ervgland 

By  C.   H.   WINDERS 


One  often  does  not  realize  how  little  he 
knows  till  he  attempts  to  tell  it,  and  then 
sometimes  not  half  so  well  as  those  who 
listen  to  or  read  after  him.  My  stay  in 
England  was  too  short  to  learn  much  of  the 
real  life  of  that  people;  but  I  am  not  asked 
to  write  my  judgment  or  opinion,  but  only 
my  impressions,  and  I  cannot  deny  that 
some  things  impressed  me. 

These  impressions  were  both  favorable 
and  unfavorable.  We  can  learn  many 
things  from  the  English  people,  and  they 
in  turn  can  learn  many  things  from  their 
American  cousins ;  and  the  future  of  each 
nation  depends  in  no  small  degree  upon  its 
willingness  to  be  taught  by  the  other. 

This  is  true  in  religious  as  well  as  polit- 
ical matters.  Nothing  impressed  me  more 
favorably  than  the  Englishman's  sense  of 
reverence.  The  exclusiveness  and  sacred- 
ness  of  his  home,  his  conduct  in  the  house 
of  God,  his  knowledge  of  and  regard  for 
the  word  of  God,  his  respect  for  the  Lord's 
day,  the  absence  of  the  vulgar  and  profane 
in  conversation  are  some  of  the  ways  in 
which  this  spirit  of  reverence  finds  expres- 
sion. To  me  their  regard  for  the  house  of 
God  was  very  beautiful  and  impressive,  as 
was  also  their  service.  They  enter  quietly 
and  reverently  and  pass  at  once  to  their 
pews.  After  spending  a  moment  in  silent 
prayer,  they  either  remain  very  quiet  until 
the  service  is  begun  or  spend  the  time 
reading  the  hymn-book  or  the  Bible.  The 
very  stillness  creates  a  spirit  of  devotion. 

Like  Jacob,  you  are  made  to  feel  that 
Jehovah  is  in  this  place,  and  this  is  none 
other  but  the  house  of  God.  There  is  no 
visiting  or  handshaking  before,  and  very 
little  after  the  services.  No  chattering  or 
laughing  among  the  young  people,  no  disr 
cussion  of  fashion  or  social  function  by  the 
ladies,  no  conversation  about  the  weather 
or  business  or  politics  among  the  men. 
The  people  have  come  to  worship,  not  to 
gossip;  to  pray,  not  parade;  to  commune 
with  God,  not  to  converse  with  each  other. 

I  never  heard  such  congregational  sing- 
ing in  all  my  life.  I  saw  congregations 
numbering  from  three  to  six  hundred  with 
almost  every  one  in  the  house  singing. 
They  were  not  urged  to  sing,  not  even  re- 
quested to  sing,  but  the  way  they  sang 
would  be  an  inspiration  to  any  preacher. 
The  class  of  music  used  is  the  very  best; 
none  of  the  jingle-jingle  music  so  common 
with  us. 

There  is  certainly  more  Bible  reading  in 
England  than  in  America.  The  Bible  and 
the  hymn-book  are  placed  side  by  side  in  the 
pew,  and  both  are  used  by  the  worshiper. 
It  was  a  delight  to  see  both  old  and  young 
turn  readily  to  the  lesson  announced  for 
the  morning  and  follow  the  preacher  in  the 
reading.  Many  of  them,too,  would  turn  to 
the  text  when  announced  and  the  preacher 
(I  speak  now  from  experience)  is  made  to 
feel  that  he  must  somewhere  in  his  sermon 
say  something  about  that  text.  With  the 
English  people  the  sermon  takes  second 
place.  With  most  Americans  it  is  first. 
Throughout  all  the  services  attended  there 
were  a  quietness  and  order  and  a  spirit  of 
reverence  observed  that  was  very  impres- 
sive and  helpful. 

The  way  Sunday  is  observed    deserves 


notice.  It  is  indeed  a  day  of  worship  and 
rest.  The  business  houses  are  all  closed. 
The  streets  are  deserted.  Only  in  two  or 
three  of  the  largest  cities  are  the  street  cars 
in  operation.  Even  the  saloon-keeper 
seems  to  have  some  regard  for  Sunday,  per- 
haps because  he  is  compelled  to.  I  observed 
in  Manchester,  where  the  saloons  are  al- 
lowed to  open  from  1  to  2  p.  M.,  (this  may 
be  the  law  elsewhere)  that  some  fifteen 
minutes  before  time  for  opening,  both  men 
and  women  are  lined  up,  waiting  for  the 
hour  to  strike,  showing  they  had  not  been 
in  at  the  back  door  that  morning. 

The  English  laboring  man  or  business 
man  is  not  required  to  use  Sunday  for  recre- 
ation at  the  parks  and  pleasure  resorts,  at 
ball  games  and  boat  races,  for  he  is  given 
holidays  for  this  purpose.  The  hours  of 
labor  are  shorter.  Saturday  afternoon  is 
given  to  nearly  all  classes,  and  the  entire 
summer  season  is  interspersed  with  holi- 
days. All  this  makes  it  less  difficult  to 
have  Sunday  observed  as  it  should  be. 

I  was  not  known  to  many  as  a  preacher, 
but  only  as  an  American  citizen.  This  was 
all  the  better,  for  people  were  themselves, 
which  is  not  always  the  case  in  the  presence 
of  preachers.  I  saw  them  in  their  every  day 
attire ;  saw  the  best  and  the  worst,  in  the 
slums  and  on  the  avenues.  I  think  I  can 
say  I  never  heard  an  oath  or  an  indecent 
word  from  an  Englishman's  lips.  I  wish 
I  could  say  as  much  of  the  Americans  I  met 
on  the  other  side. 

In  discussing  the  habits  of  the  two  peo- 
ples with  an  intelligent  Englishman,  I  re- 
marked: "Your  people  are  such  habitual 
drinkers."  "Yes,"  he  said,  "and  I  deplore 
it,  but  I  heard  more  profanity  in  New  York 
city  in  a  single  week  than  I  have  heard  in 
England  all  my  life."  I  was  prepared  to 
believe  it.  I  have  decided  since  returning 
to  America  to  preach  occasionally  on  the 
third  commandment  and  kindred  texts. 

The  English  people  are  most  courteous 
and  obliging.  One  could  not  ask  for  a  more 
polite  and  accommodating  lot  of  trainmen, 
street  car  men,  hotel  men  and  policemen 
than  he  finds  in  England.  I  know  the  cus- 
tom of  tipping,  a  custom  greatly  to  be  de- 
plored, may  account  for  some  of  their  polite- 
ness, but  not  for  the  most  of  it.  I  had  a 
great  deal  of  use  for  these  men,  especially 
the  policemen — not  in  the  way  some  of  you 
may  think — and  had  they  been  cross  and 
abrupt,  as  many  of  our  men  filling  the  same 
positions  are,  they  could  have  made  my 
visit  very  unpleasant,  whereas  they  con- 
tributed no  little  to  the  pleasure  of  it. 

There  are  other  things  which  impressed 
me  favorably,  but  I  would  better  stop  here, 
lest  some  of  my  readers  conclude  I  have 
made  a  mistake  in  returning  to  America 
and  make  the  same  suggestion  which  a 
gentleman  made  to  a  company  of  Ameri- 
cans in  Paris  who  were  always  disparaging 
France  and  praising  their  own  country. 
The  Parisian  grew  tired  at  last  and  re- 
minded the  company  that  there  was  one 
good  thing  in  Paris  that  any  American 
with  sufficient  money  could  secure,  and 
when  asked  what  it  was,  replied,  "A  ticket 
to  New  York."  Now  if  there  is  any  dan- 
ger of  my  being  given  a  ticket  to  England, 
with  the  understanding  that  I  am  to  re- 


main there,  I  will  do  my  best  to  modify 
any  statement  I  have  made.  I  never  met 
an  American,  while  on  the  other  side,  who 
was  not  made  a  more  enthusiastic  Ameri- 
can by  his  trip  abroad. 

But  some  of  the  impressions  received 
were  not  so  favorable.  England  is  too 
conservative.  The  English  people  do 
things  as  their  fathers  did  them.  They 
are  satisfied  with  the  old  ways  and  do  not 
like  to  be  told  that  they  are  not  the  best. 
I  think  if  they  could  be  once  gotten  into 
the  right  path,  they  would  remain  there 
through  their  indisposition  to  change. 
The  fact  is,  to  an  American,  they  seem  set 
against  everything  that  calls  for  any  con- 
siderable expenditure  of  energy,  and  they 
have  probably  discovered  that  all  progress 
means  that.  This  spirit  of  conservatism  is 
consigning  England  to  the  rear,  when  she 
should  be  well  in  the  front.  It  is  seriously 
retarding  their  political,  commercial,  edu- 
cational and  religious  life. 

But  conservatism  is  not  their  worst  fault. 
I  have  already  alluded  to  their  habit  of 
drinking.  It  is  appalling  to  what  extent 
this  evil  has  fastened  itself  upon  the  peo- 
ple. Men,  women  and  children  seem  to 
think  no  more  of  going  into  a  saloon  than 
into  a  grocery  store.  To  drink  is  the  rule, 
to  abstain  from  drink  the  exception,  so 
much  so  that  I  was  regarded  by  my  Eng- 
lish friends  as  an  unnatural  specimen  and 
was  sometimes  asked  if  there  were  any 
more  like  me  in  America.  I  was  glad  to 
answer  that  in  this  respect  there  were  a 
good  many,  and  that  the  number  was 
3teadily  growing. 

A  week  was  spent  in  Switzerland  in  a 
company  of  thirty-five  or  forty,  of  whom 
only  four  were  Americans.  So  far  as  I 
could  learn,  of  the  whole  company  only 
these  four  Americans  (three  of  these  men) 
and  two  English  women  drank  nothing. 

Another  week  in  Paris  where  most  of  the 
company  were  Americans,  convinced  me 
that,  bad  as  the  Americans  are  in  this  re- 
spect, they  are  far  in  advance  of  the  Eng- 
lish. What  makes  the  condition  in  England 
more  alarming  is  the  statement  you  meet 
everywhere,  which  I  never  heard  contra- 
dicted, that  drinking  is  on  the  increase 
among  the  women,  particularly  the  society 
element. 

If  any  one  believes  that  the  solution  of 
the  drink  problem  in  this  country  is  the  re- 
moval of  the  social  ban  under  which  it  is 
placed,  he  needs  only  to  visit  England  to 
see  his  mistake.  I  am  more  than  ever  con- 
vinced that  the  problem  must  largely  be 
solved  by  the  pulpit  and  press;  that  as 
they  create  a  public  sentiment  against  this 
evil,  it  will  gradually  disappear.  Of  the 
more  than  fifteen  sermons  I  heard,  in  which 
the  social  evil  was  condemned,  the  war  dis- 
cussed and  various  other  questions  re- 
ceived attention,  not  one  solitary  word  was 
uttered  against  the  greatest  of  all  sins  of 
which  England  is  guilty;  and  that,  too, 
when  there  was  beiDg  considered  by  par- 
liament a  bill  regulating  the  sale  of  beer 
and    wine  to  children. 

The  bill,  I  understand,  was  amended  until 
nothing  remained,  and  that  nothing  was 
finally  shelved. 

Columbia,  Mo. 


September  12, 1901 


THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


1161 


B.  B.  Tyler's  Letter. 

The  following  appeared  in  a  recent  issue 
of  the  Chicago  Daily  Tribune:  "Pastor 
Sco  s  Labor  Trust.  Denver  Clergyman 
Denounces  the  Steel  Strikers  in  Vigorous 
Language.  Talks  of  Demagogues.  Den- 
ver, Colo.,  Aug.  5. — 'Damn  the  dema- 
gogues' was  an  expression  used  by  the 
Rev.  B.  B.  Tyler  in  the  Christian  Church 
in  discussing  the  steel  strike  to-night. 
The  workers  were  denounced  by  the  clergy- 
man and  he  declared  the  'labor  trust'  as 
bad  as  any  other  trust." 

The  person  who  sent  this  message  is,  I 
believe,  a  member  of  "The  Ananias  and 
Sapphira  Society"  in  good  and  regular 
standing.  He  also  occupies  a  high  place 
in  "The  International  Association  of 
Amalgamated  Liars."  That  I  said  in  a 
public  discourse,  "Damn  the  demagogues" 
is  about  the  only  true  thing  in  the  sensa- 
tional message.  I  did  say  that,  and  say  it 
now. 

The  message  says,  you  observe,  that  the 
night  of  August  fifth  I  delivered  a  dis- 
course in  the  Christian  Church  in  which  I 
denounced  the  laboring  man.  There  is  not 
a  word  of  truth  in  this  statement — not  a 
word.  As  a  matter  of  fact  Monday  even- 
ing, August  fifth,  was  spent  in  the  Boule- 
vard Congregational  Church,  not  in  the 
Christian  Church,  in  Denver,  where  I  gave 
an  exposition  of  the  Sunday-school  lesson 
for  August  eleventh — "God's  Promise  to 
Abraham." 

Sunday  evening,  August  fourth,  I  deliv- 
ered an  address  in  the  South  Broadway 
Christian  Church  on  "The  Present  Indus- 
trial War  from  the  Christian  Point  of 
View."  To  that  discourse  the  correspond- 
ing secretary  of  "The  Ananias  and  Sap- 
phira Society"  probably  referred  in  his 
"special"  to  the  Tribune. 

In  the  discourse  sympathy  was  expressed 
for  the  working  man.  His  right  to  organ- 
ize was  affirmed.  That  he  had  a  right  to 
strike  was  granted.  The  opinion  was  ex- 
pressed that  out  of  the  present  struggle 
good  would  issue.  The  working  man  will 
come  to  a  clearer  understanding  of  his 
rights,  duties,  powers,  limitations.  After 
the  smoke  of  this  battle  shall  have  cleared 
away  the  man  who  owns  the  tools  and  the 
man  who  handles  the  tools,  that  is  to  say, 
the  capitalist  and  the  working  man,  will 
understand  each  other  better.  Their  re- 
lations will  be  better  established.  The 
present  strike  is  ill  advised  and  is  doomed. 
It  must  fail.  This  opinion  was  expressed 
in  the  sermon.  News  from  the  battlefields 
indicate  that  this  prediction  will  be  ful- 
filled. There  is,  it  was  said,  no  good  rea- 
son for  the  strike.  It  is  not  for  better  pay, 
fewer  hours,  better  surroundings.  It  is 
simply  to  compel  the  United  States  Steel 
Company  to  recognize,  and  treat  with,  the 
officials  of  the  Amalgamated  Association  of 
Iron  and  Steel  workers.  In  this  connection 
I  thought  of  the  conscienceless  scoundrels 
who  take  advantage  of  the  honest,  indus- 
trious, frugal,  temperate  working  man  for 
their  own  profit,  and  exclaimed,  "Damn 
the  demagogues ! " 

Their  condemnation  is  sure.  They  are 
condemned  of  God  and  of  all  good  men. 
How  soon  a  demagogue  runs  his  course  and 
disappears!  But  no  sooner  does  one  dem- 
agogue sink  into  oblivion  than  another  ap- 
pears on  the  stage,  and,  for  a  time,  con- 
trols his  dupes  and,  in  labor  troubles, 
holds  the  attention  of  the  public.    Their 


appearance  makes  me  alternately  weary, 
sick,  disgusted,  angry.  They  vex  my  soul. 
This  unpremeditated  objurgatory  expres- 
sion was  at  once  seized  upon  by  a  few  half 
confessed  demagogues  in  Denver.  They 
howled  as  if  they  were  hit  and  hurt. 

Demagogues  are  to  be  found  in  almost 
every  department  of  life.  They  are  among 
capitalists,  preachers,  doctors,  and  some 
think  that  they  are  among  politicians  even! 
They  look  out  for  themselves.  They  are, 
sincerely,  for  No.  1.  This  is  about  the 
only  sincerity  they  possess.  Little  do  they 
care  for  the  "dear"  people.  In  spite  of 
them,  however,  the  world  moves  on.  The 
condition  of  the  working  man  steadily  im- 
proves. He  never  was  in  as  good  a  con- 
dition, in  every  respect,  as  he  is  at  the 
present  time.  And  the  future  has  in  store 
for  him  something  much  better  still.  The 
horizon  is  radiant.  The  millennium  is 
coming.  The  meek  shall  dominate  the 
earth.  The  kingdom  of  this  world  will  be- 
come the  kingdom  of  the  Christ.  To  him 
every  knee  shall  bow.  His  sceptre  all  men 
shall  kiss.  Do  you  doubt  this?  Do  you 
think  that  I  am  too  optimistic?  See  what 
has  been  gained  in  the  last  hundred 
years. 

In  1793  the  Schuylkill  and  Susquehanna 
Canal  Company  advertised  for  workmen, 
offering  $5.00  a  month  for  the  winter 
months  and  $6.00  for  summer,  with  board 
and  lodging.  The  next  year  there  was  a 
debate  in  the  House  of  Representatives 
which  brought  out  the  fact  that  soldiers 
got  but  $3.00  a  month.  A  Vermont  mem- 
ber, discussing  the  proposal  to  increase 
the  wages  of  the  soldier  to  $4.00,  said  that 
in  his  state  men  were  hired  for  £18  a  year, 
or  $4.00  a  month,  with  board  and  clothing. 
Mr.  Wadsworth,  of  Pennsylvania,  said: 
"In  the  states  north  of  Pennsylvania  the 
wages  of  the  common  laborer  are  not,  upon 
the  whole,  superior  to  those  of  the  common 
soldier."  In  1797  a  Rhode  Island  farmer 
hired  a  good  farm  hand  at  $3.00  a  month; 
and  $5.00  a  month  was  paid  to  those  who 
got  employment  for  the  eight  busy  months 
of  the  farmer's  year. 

A  strong  boy  could  be  had,  at  that  time 
in  Connecticut,  at  $1.00  a  month  through 
those  months,  and  he  earned  it  by  working 
from  daybreak  until  eight  or  nine  o'clock 
at  night.  He  could  buy  a  coarse  cotton 
shirt  with  the  earnings  of  three  such 
months.  The  farmer  could  pay  no  better, 
for  the  price  they  got  for  produce  was 
wretched.  Butter  sold  at  eight  cents  a 
pound,  and  when  it  rose  suddenly  to  ten 
cents,  several  farmers'  wives  and  daughters 
went  out  of  their  minds  with  excitement. 
Women  picked  the  wool  off  the  bushes  and 
briers,  where  the  sheep  had  left  it,  and 
spun  and  knit  it  into  mittens  to  earn  $1.00 
a  year  by  this  toilsome  business.  They 
hired  out  as  help  at  twenty-five  cents  a 
month  and  their  board. 

By  a  day's  hard  work  at  the  spinning 
wheel  a  woman  and  girl  together  could 
earn  twelve  cents.  As  late  as  1821  the 
best  farm  hands  could  be  had  for  twenty- 
five  cents  a  day,  or  twice  as  much  in  mow- 
ing time.  Matthew  Carey,  in  his  letters  on 
the  Charities  of  Philadelphia  (1829),  gives 
a  painful  picture  of  the  working  classes  at 
.  that  time.  Every  avenue  to  employment 
was  choked  with  applicants.  Men  left  the 
cities  to  find  work  on  the  canals  at  from 
sixty  to  seventy-five  cents  a  day,  and  to 
encounter    the  malaria,  which  laid  them 


low  in  numbers.  The  highest  wages  paid 
to  women  was  twenty-five  cents  a  day,  and 
even  the  women  who  made  clothes  for  the 
arsenal  were  paid  by  the  government  at  no 
higher  rates.  When  the  ladies  of  the  city 
begged  for  an  improvement  of  this  rate 
the  secretary  hesitated,  lest  it  should  disar- 
range the  relations  of  capital  and  labor 
throughout  the  city.  Poor  people  died  of 
cold  and  want  every  winter  in  the  city, 
and  the  fact  seems  to  have  made  an  im- 
pression only  on  benevolently-disposed 
persons  like  Mr.  Carey. 
Denver,  Colo. 


A  Great  Day  Coming. 

By  F.  M.  Cumrrvings. 

We  are  fully  persuaded  that  the  outlook 
for  the  religion  of  Jesus  was  never  so  hope- 
ful as  at -the  present  time.  Prior  to  his 
coming  there  had  been  a  great  quickening 
of  human  thought.  It  was  one  of  those 
divinely  arranged  periods  when  things  in 
heaven  and  on  earth  are  shaken  and  men 
are  thoroughly  aroused.  Old  beliefs  and 
theories  were  passing;  old  organizations 
were  beginning  to  decay;  and  at  the  same 
time  new  and  vigorous  life  was  springing 
into  active  existence.  A  somewhat  sim- 
ilar awakening  began  with  the  crusades  in 
the  Middle  Ages  and  led  on  to  the  Protest- 
ant Reformation. 

But  never  has  there  been,  within  the 
historic  period,  such  a  quickening  of 
thought  as  has  taken  place  in  the  last  hun- 
dred and  fifty  years.  Again  we  have  the 
passing  of  outgrown  beliefs  and  theories 
and  the  decay  of  institutions  built  on 
them.  Again  we  have  a  life  so  vigorous, 
active  and  fruitful  that  its  equal  has  never 
been  known.  Churches  may  lose  in  num- 
bers and  spirituality  and  the  power  of  the 
clergy  wane,  but  in  the  whole  mass  of 
society  the  ideas  of  Jesus  are  taking  deeper 
root  every  day. 

The  introduction  of  Christianity  was 
characterized  by  an  intense  human  inter- 
est. There  was  a  passoniate  love  for 
humanity— for  humanity  redeemed  now 
and  forever  from  all  that  is  evil,  and  this 
passionate  philanthropy  was  based  on  an 
equally  passionate  love  for  the  All  Father. 

There  are  indications  of  the  strongest 
kind  that  we  are  on  the  eve  of  such  another 
outbreak  of  religious  fervor.  Men  are 
seeking  social  and  industrial  enlargement 
and  economic  equity  as  never  before.  It 
means  the  arousing  of  an  intense  human 
interest. 

A  human  interest  without  the  divine 
element  may  lead  men  no  farther  than  a 
French  revolution,  but  the  hearts  of  men 
are  turning  to  religion.  Faith,  not  in 
churches  and  dogmas,  but  in  divine  love, 
justice  and  truth,  is  reasserting  itself,  and 
when  the  human  interest  and  divine  inter- 
est are  once  more  combined  there  will  be 
such  an  awakening  as  will  cause  the  pow- 
ers of  earth  to  be  shaken. 

It  will  not  be  a  handful  of  disciples  in  an 
obscure  province  and  without  means  that 
shall  constitute  the  forces  of  Jesus  in  the 
new  time,  but  a  vast  host  in  many  lands 
with  all  the  thousandfold  advantages  of 
modern  civilization  at  their  command.  A 
hundred  Pentecosts  may  be  rolled  into  one 
and  a  nation  be  born  in  a  day. 

This  is  a  glorious  time  to  live  and  labor 
for  the  Lord. 


U62 


THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


September  12.  icoi 


rohlem.   on 

By  L.  H.  STINE 


The  birth  of  a  new  idea  is  attended  with 
tragic  events.  Erroneous  views,  that  long 
have  been  identified  with  men's  belief,  are 
not  brought  into  discredit,  nor  are  base 
practices  reprobated,  without  the  violent 
motion  and  tumult  of  revolution. 

The  idea  that  prevailed  among  the  in- 
habitants where  Abraham  dwelt,  and 
among  many  surrounding  tribes  and 
neighboring  nations  was  none  less  than  the 
repulsive  one  that  the  best  way  to  offer  up 
a  life  in  devotion  to  God  is  to  slay  it.  It 
is  a  crude  idea,  but  the  one  which  the  race 
doubtless  started  with.  There  is  no  doubt 
but  that  Abraham's  faith  embodied  that 
idea. 

Such  a  governing  conception  was  adverse 
to  every  idea  of  God  in  regard  to  the  rela- 
tions of  man.  It  was  contrary  to  those 
fundamental  ideas  on  which  society  rests, 
and  which  found,  in  the  process  of  time,  a 
statutory  expression  in  the  article  of  the 
Decalogue  that  denies  the  right  to  kill. 
That  the  life  of  man  should  be  offered  up 
as  a  sacrifice  to  God,  but  should  not  be 
taken,  was  the  affirmation  of  an  epochal 
truth  and  signaled  the  opening  of  a  new 
era  in  the  ethical  history  of  the  world. 

When  God  would  establish  a  new  idea  in 
the  mind  of  the  world,  he  would  deposit  it 
in  the  brain  of  an  intellectual  or  spiritual 
leader.  Abraham  was  favorably  disposed 
toward  new  ideas,  and  he  had  that  order  of 
genius  that  could  grasp  them.  He  closed 
not  the  door  of  his  reason  against  a  strange 
thought.    God  could  use  Abraham. 

In  the  land  of  Haran,  when  his  restless 
mind  was  reaching  out  toward  the  unknown 
in  search  of  new  glimpses  of  truth,  he  dis- 
covered that  he  was  destined  to  become 
the  founder  of  a  new  race,  over  whose  for- 
tunes God  would  spread  the  wing  of  his 
providence.  Assured  that  he  should  have 
land,  as  well  as  sons  to  till  the  soil  and  to 
tend  his  flocks,unmindf  ul  of  the  perils  of  his 
journey,  and  relying  on  the  strength  of  a 
promise  higher  than  any  natural  expecta- 
tion, he  abandoned  his  native  land,  and  set 
forth  on  an  errand  of  colonization,not  know- 
ing whither  he  went.  Planting  a  colony  in  a 
strange  land,  according  to  a  purpose  con- 
nected with  God,  was  the  first  idea  that 
engrossed  his  mind,  and  for  the  develop- 
ment of  which  he  surrendered  his  life. 
That  was  the  giant  stride,  in  the  starlight 
age  of  the  reason  of  man,  toward  Sinai  and 
Zion,  toward  the  law  and  the  gospel. 

Twenty- four  years  later,  when  ideals  of 
glowing  promise  were  trembling  in  the 
balance,  Abraham  was  called  upon  to  en- 
tertain another  new  idea.  "I  am  God,  the 
all-  sufficient.  Walk  before  me  and  be  thou 
perfect."  He  extended  the  hospitality  of 
his  generous  mind  to  the  new,  strange 
truth  that  God  is  trustworthy,  and  that 
man  is  capable  of  being  like  him.  It  was 
this  liberality  and  unrestrictedness  in  re- 
ceiving and  entertaining  new  ideas  that 
made  him  available  for  the  incarnation  of 
the  cardinal  truth  that  God  sought  to  convey 
to  his  mind  by  the  tragedy  on  the  moun- 
tain, and  also  for  the  transmission  of  his 
conceptions  to  his  posterity.  A  man  like 
Abraham  may  be  proven  with  profit  to 
himself  and  the  world.  To  give  proper 
direction  to  his  mind  was  to  secure  a  num- 
berless race  against  gross  error.    It  was 


like  cleansing  the  stream  by  purifying  its 
fountain-head,  this  freeing  the  mind  of 
Abraham  from  great  error. 

God  directed  Abraham  to  make  an  offer- 
ing of  his  only  son,  even  Isaac,  the  child 
of  promise.  No  command  could  have  been 
more  painful  for  him  to  obey.  It  was  the 
crisis  of  his  faith.  It  staggered  not,  though 
the  promise  seemed  to  be  under  the  doom 
of  annulment. 

Abraham  construed  the  commandment 
in  the  most  literal  way  possible,  and  pro- 
ceeded without  delay  to  carry  God's  order 
into  execution,  according  to  the  prevailing 
ideas  of  sacrifice.  His  conformity  to  the 
ceremonies  in  vogue  about  him  was  not 
unreasonable;  for  one's  faith  is  molded, 
largely,  by  one's  education  and  environ- 
ment. 

To  show  that  God's  idea  of  sacrifice  re- 
pudiated the  intention  of  destroying  Isaac's 
life,  and  purposed  a  spiritual  offering  up 
of  the  young  man,  when  the  patriarch 
raised  his  hand  to  obey  the  command  of 
God  in  the  most  materialistic  and  revolting 
manner,  the  angel  of  the  Lord  intervened. 
The  voice  of  mercy  checked  the  rash  pur- 
pose of  Abraham  to  perform  his  cruel  deed. 
Stay  the  hand!  Thy  hand  was  not  made 
to  shed  innocent  blood.  The  thinking 
brain,  the  feeling  heart,  the  ready  hand, 
belong  to  God.  The  voice  that  is  still,  the 
cheek  that  is  cold,  the  eye  closed  in  end- 
less night,  the  silent  dust,  the  fallen  leaf, 
are  vain  to  answer  life's  great  end.  Let 
Isaac  live.  Life  is  wonderful  and  dear  and 
pleasant  to  him.  He  has  thoughts  and 
feelings  and  deeds  in  which  to  live.  God 
has  set  landmarks  before  him.  He  has  an 
aim  and  a  mission,  and  his  life  contains  a 
thousand  springs.  Spare  it.  Set  Isaac 
apart,  an  instrument  for  the  hand  of  God. 
Dedicate  him,  do  not  destroy  him;  sacri- 
fice him,  do  not  slay  him;  consecrate  him, 
do  not  kill  him;  give  him  to  God,  do  not 
murder  him. 

God  did  not  instruct  Abraham  to  kill 
Isaac.  Murderous  intentions  have  no  place 
among  the  thoughts  of  God.  Shedding 
innocent  blood  is  a  capital  crime  among 
civilized  men,  and  involves  the  penalty  of 
death.  What  is  a  crime  in  a  man  would  be 
a  crime  in  God.  One  may  safely  affirm 
that  whatever  is  morally  wrong  in  the  acts 
of  men,  would  be  equally  wrong  in  the  acts 
of  God.  Is  God  obligated  to  a  code  of 
ethics  different  from  the  code  he  obligates 
a  man  to?  No  one  can  honor  God  for  doing 
a  deed  which  a  moral  man  would  reprobate 
in  his  neighbor.  God  is  not  guilty  of  sins 
which  he  condemns  in  men.  Hence  the 
command  to  offer  up  Isacc  could  not  have 
aimed  at  the  death  of  Isaac. 

God  was  not  trifling  with  Abraham.  To 
direct  him  to  kill  Isaac,  with  the  mental 
reservation  to  prevent  his  death,  would  have 
been  an  act  of  childish  cruelty.  Trials 
severe  enough  were  in  store  for  him  in  the 
natural  course  of  an  earnest  life,  without 
the  addition  of  invented  suffering.  Does 
God  mean  what  he  says?  The  cruel  world 
would  call  such  a  mental  reservation  as  this 
by  the  name  of  trickery  and  deception.  It 
belittles  God's  mind,  and  places  a  reduced 
estimate  on  his  moral  worth. 

God  taught  Abraham  the  truth  that  he 
needed  for  his  personal  advantage,  that  the 


world  needed,  and  that  became  deeply  and 
durably  impressed  on  the  life  of  Israel. 
The  posterity  of  Abraham,  along  the  royal 
line,  at  least,  never  practiced  human  sacri- 
fice to  conciliate  the  mind  of  God;  but  on 
the  contrary  his  descendants  emphasized 
the  loftiest  sentiments  of  spiritual  obedi- 
ence. Their  literature  is  rich  in  such  ex- 
pressions as  these:  To  obey  is  better  than 
sacrifice  and  to  hearken  than  the  fa«t  of 
rams.  The  sacrifices  of  God  are  a  broken 
spirit.  Their  fine  conception  of  the  gift  of 
life  to  God  pressed  right  onward  through 
Hebraistic  and  Mosaic  ages  and  found 
complete  expression  in  the  idea  and  life  of 
Jesus.  "I  sanctify  myself,"  said  the  Mas- 
ter. "Present  your  bodies  a  living  sacri- 
fice," said  Paul.  The  disciples  of  Corinth 
first  gave  themselves,  as  the  prime  condi- 
tion of  giving  the  things  they  possessed. 

The  gift  of  Isaac  to  God  raised  the  mind 
of  Abraham  to  a  new  plane  of  thought.  It 
gave  a  new  meaning  to  life — its  use,  abuse 
and  obligation.  Old  things  passed  away 
from  the  patriarch's  life,  all  things  became 
new.  Human  sacrifice,  as  practiced  by 
brutal  tribes,  was  a  noxious  weed.  God 
eradicated  it  from  the  thought  of  Abraham 
and,  in  its  stead,  planted  an  incorruptible 
seed  whose  destined  harvest  was  the  King- 
dom of  the  Son  of  Man. 

The  difficult  problem  for  solution  on  the 
Mount  was  to  separate  in  sacrificial  offer- 
ing the  true  from  the  false,  the  barbarous 
from  the  humane,  the  ennobling  from  the 
debasing,  the  attractive  from  the  shocking, 
and  the  merciful  from  the  cruel;  to  confirm 
in  the  mind  of  Abraham  the  conviction 
that  all  should  be  given  to  God ;  and  to 
explode  the  base  idea  that  the  best  way  of 
offering  up  a  life  in  devotion  to  God  is  to 
slay  it.  The  explosion  was  successful.  He 
found  a  new  angle  of  vision— a  new  con- 
ception of  God,  as  well  as  of  man.  Abra- 
ham saw  the  light. 


New  York  Letter. 

By  S.  T.  Willis. 

An  interesting  discussion  is  going  on 
between  certain  of  the  state  and  city  school 
authorities  of  New  York  over  the  question 
of  allowing  teachers  to  wear  distinctive 
religious  garb  in  the  class  room.  Certain 
semi-sectarian  schools  and  kindergartens 
are  likely  to  be  turned  over  to  the  city 
school  board;  but  those  now  in  charge  of 
these  schools  have  requested  that  one  con- 
dition shall  be  that  the  teachers  now  em- 
ployed be  retained,  and  that  they  be  al- 
lowed to  wear  before  their  classes  the  gar- 
ments peculiar  to  the  Roman  Catholic 
orders  to  which  they  belong.  But  Super- 
intendent Skinner,  of  the  state  board,  ob- 
jects on  the  ground  that  such  would  con- 
stitute sectarian  instruction  in  the  most 
effective  form.  He  points  out  the  fact 
that  visual'  methods  of  instruction  are  of 
the  most  direct  and  lasting  effect  upon  the 
minds  of  children.  The  president  of  the 
New  York  City  school  board,  however, 
does  not  see  any  reason  for  objection,  but 
this  doubtless  is  accounted  for  by  the  fact 
that  he  is  a  Roman  Catholic. 

If  instead  our  public  schools  in  their 
higher  grades  were  to  teach  the  Bible,  or 
portions  of  it,  as  literature  and  history 
they  would  vastly  advance  the  standard  of 
education.  But  such  a  movement  would  be 
strenuously  opposed  by  the  very  advocates 
of  the  religious  garb  question  under  dis- 


(SEPTEMBER    12,   I90I 


THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


J163 


cussion.     Biblical  literature  and   not  sec- 
tarianism is  the  need  of  our  public  schools. 


One  of  the  great  dailies  of  the  metrop- 
olis is  publishing  a  series  of  articles  on 
the  question,  "How  shall  Capital  and  Labor 
be  Reconciled?"  by  such  men  as  Ernest  H. 
Crosby,  Carroll  D.  Wright,  Charles 
Francis  Adams,  Dr.  John  P.  Peters,  Ed- 
mond  Wetmore,  Bolton  Hall,  President 
Hadley,  Prof.  John  B.  Clark,  Bishop  Pot- 
ter, and  others.  Bishop  Potter's  paper  is 
especially  significant  in  view  of  his  posi- 
tion and  the  fact  that  he  is  spoken  of  as 
one  of  the  possible  arbitrators  of  the  issues 
between  the  steel  company  and  the  Amal- 
gamated Association  of  Labor.  The  bishop 
points  out  the  fact  that  true  manhood  is 
more  precious  than  all  the  millions  in- 
volved in  this  gigantic  struggle ;  that  the 
newer  industrial  literature  of  the  last  dec- 
ade is  shot  through  and  through  with  a 
golden  thread  of  hope  which  points  to  the 
settlement  of  all  such  agitation  in  justice 
and  righteousness. 

He  also  says  the  ideal  republic  of  which 
many  men  are  dreaming  in  literature  and 
life  is  not  the  condition  in  which  all  lib- 
erty of  action  is  taken  away,  and  where 
human  society  is  reduced  to  a  dead  level, 
where  there  will  be  no  struggle,  or  com- 
petition, or  effort.  But  it  is  that  diviner 
republic  in  which  men  of  largest  gifts  have 
learned  that  the  noblest  and  sweetest  use 
of  them  is  not  for  selfish  ends,  but  for  the 
helping  of  the  weaker,  lowlier,  less  en- 
dowed brother  or  sister  who  may  need  to 
have  a  narrow  and  sordid  life  touched  with 
the  hand  of  brotherly  help  and  illumined 
by  the  light  of  brotherly  love. 

The  true  attitude  is  that  of  mutual  sym- 
pathy and  co-operation.  Neither  capital 
nor  labor  can  be  on  top,  healthfully,  fruit-, 
fully  or  permanently.  They  must  walk 
hand-in-hand.  Brute  force  cannot  really 
settle  anything.  But  reason,  justice, 
mutual  symp3,thy  and  brotherly  love  can 
and  will  in  the  end  settle  all  such  ques- 
tions. 

"5* 

Not  long  ago  Dr.  George  Alexander,  of 
the  University  Place  Presbyterian  Church, 
preached  a  sermon  on  "The  Gambler's 
Creed."  He  said  that  this  vice  is  prevalent 
among  women  of  the  highest  class  of  soci- 
ety who  are  committing  a  graver  crime  by 
encouraging  the  practice  than  professional 
gamblers  and  the  keepers  of  dives.  The 
element  of  chance  enters  so  largely  into 
the  happenings  of  life  that  it  is  hard  to 
draw  the  line  between  legitimate  business 
and  gambling.  The  element  of  chance 
also  enters  very  largely  into  almost  all 
games  and  sports.  Idleness,  both  at  the 
top  and  at  the  bottom  of  society,  fosters  a 
demoniacal  spirit  of  gambling.  This  we 
see  from  the  king  to  the  pauper.  Often 
women  of  fashionable  society  in  New  York 
are  heard  to  boast  of  the  jewelry  they  have 
bought  with  money  won  by  gambling. 
Matronly  leaders  of  society  welcome  guests 
to  their  home  to  send  them  forth  at  the  end 
of  the  evening  penniless.  Scarcely  a  de- 
falcation occurs  without  its  story  of  an 
outwardly  honest  man  starting  on  the  road 
to  ruin  and  shame  from  some  gambling 
party.  Drunkenness  is  only  a  bodily  sin, 
and  under  it  there  may  be  a  kindly,  even 
a  generous,  heart;  God's  grace  may  flow 
in  the  heart  of  the   publican  and  the  har- 


lot, but  the  finished  gambler  has  no  heart. 
He  would  gamble  on  his  mother's  coffin. 
His  history  is  covetousness,  greed,  selfish- 
ness, malice,  hatred,  despair,  suicide. 
**» 
An  important  and  interesting  meeting 
known  as  "The  New  York  Conference  of 
Christian  Workers,"  is  in  session  at  Sea 
Cliff,  Long  Island.  A  series  of  interest- 
ing Bible  studies  will  be  given  by  experts 
in  Old  Testament  prophecies.  Dr.  A.  T. 
Pierson  and  other  authorities  in  missions 
will  conduct  the  missionary  features  of  the 
conference.  The  practical  results  of  such 
conferences  tell  in  the  enlarged  and  in- 
spired work  of  those  attending  them. 
Preachers  and  Christian  workers  really  lose 


no  time  by  attending  such  meetings.  They 
affprd  renewed  interest  and  zeal  because 
they  bring  us  in  touch  with  new  methods 
and  means,  and  because  we  learn  of  the 
success  of  others  engaged  in  similar  work. 
Every  preacher  should  attend  his  own  state 
missionary  convention,  and  all  should  go 
to  the  annual  national  conventions.  Each 
church  should  pay  its  pastor's  expenses  to 
the  national  convention  and  furnish  a 
supply  for  the  pulpit  in  his  absence.  If 
the  minister  is  the  man  he  ought  to  be,  he 
will  repay  the  church  many  times  over  in 
renewed  zeal,  enthusiasm  and  devotion. 
The  church  owes  it  to  itself  and  to  its  pas- 
tor alike.  Churches,  send  your  ministers 
to  the  conventions. 


V^    \^7    V^    V§ 


By  BRUCE  BROWN. 


Power  to  be  utilized  must  have  an  in- 
strument as  a  means  of  operation.  Steam 
has  ever  been  just  as  powerful  as  it  is  to- 
day, but  until  it  was  incarnated  in  an  en- 
gine it  was  of  no  service  to  man.  Light- 
ning frightened  savage  peoples  with  its 
frightful  force  and  lurid  glare,  but  it  was 
of  no  use  to  the  world  until  it  was  caught 
and  incarnated  in  the  dynamo.  Finding  a 
machine  through  which  it  could  operate,  as 
our  life  manifests  itself  through  the  body, 
man  commanded  the  lightning  to  come  down 
and  light  his  houses  and  streets,  to  carry  him 
to  his  work  and  warm  him  on  his  way,  to 
become  his  slave  by  serving  him  in  a  hun- 
dred ways ;  and  his  command  was  at  once 
obeyed.  Without  a  medium  for  its  incar- 
nation electricity  would  ever  have  spent  its 
force  in  the  air. 

By  the  same  law  of  operation  truth  must 
find  an  organization  for  its  incarnation  be- 
fore it  can  be  of  any  service  to  mankind. 
It  has  been  said  that  "truth  is  mighty  and 
will  prevail,"  that,  "truth  crushed  to  the 
earth  will  rise  again";  but  this  is  only  pos- 
sible when  truth  has  found  a  home  in  the 
hearts  of  men.  Truth  can  only  prevail  and 
rise  again  when  crushed  to  the  earth  as  it 
operates  through  our  lives  and  intelligence. 
We  speak  of  the  discovery  of  new  truth 
but  we  can  only  discover  new  truth  as  we 
discover  new  stars  and  planets.  When 
these  heavenly  bodies  are  first  seen  they 
are  hoary  with  age,  and  truth  may  seem 
strange  and  new  at  its  first  recognition,  but 
it  is  as  old  as  the  stars.  The  only  reason 
that  such  truth  has  not  been  blessing  the 
world  is  because  no  mind  has  been  prepared 
for  its  incarnation. 

It  was  true  from  the  days  of  Adam  that 
all  men  are  created  free  and  equal  and  have 
the  right  to  life,  liberty  and  the  pursuit  of 
happiness,  but  tyranny  governed  the  world 
until  minds,  like  flowers  that  open  to  re- 
ceive the  sunshine  and  dew,  were  glorified 
and  vitalized  by  its  impregnation.  All 
truth,  except  the  bare  statement  of  subse- 
quent events,  was  the  same  in  the  begin- 
ning of  creation,  changeless  and  eternal,  as 
it  is  to-day.  But  this  great  truth  set  forth 
in  the  Declaration  of  Independence  was  but 
partially  comprehended  or  incarnated  when 
that*  document  was  written  and  for  that 
reason  was  only  partially  operative.  It 
remained  for  men  in  after  years  to  be- 
come aware  of  its  fullest  manifestation  in 
striking  the  word  "white"  from  the  consti- 
tution of    the    United  States.    Truth  has 


power  only  in  proportion  to  its  incarna- 
tion. 

Truth  is  the  same  yesterday,  to-day  and 
forever.  But  a  small  portion  of  a  few 
fragments  of  truth  has  been  grasped  by 
humanity.  For  that  reason  we  are  wholly 
unable  to  locate  its  boundaries.  Definition 
is  limitation  and  truth  to  us  is  limitless. 
Incarnation  of  truth  gives  power.  Omnis- 
cience and  omnipotence  are  correlative 
terms.  Men  have  served  the  world  in  pro- 
portion as  truth  has  found  its  expression  in 
their  lives. 

Christ  said:  "I  am  the  Truth."  He  was 
the  world's  greatest  revealer  of  truth.  He 
was  the  first  to  teach  six  of  the  seven  fun- 
damental principles  of  civilization.  But 
Christ  was  not  the  truth  because  he  was  a 
great  teacher,  but  because  he  was  its  per- 
sonification. All  that  he  taught  was  true 
before  he  came  into  this  world  and  would 
still  have  been  true  had  he  never  been  born. 
Not  a  single  scriptural  statement  is  true 
because  it  is  in  the  Bible,  but  it  is  in  the 
Bible  because  it  is  true.  Truth  was  potent 
in  Christ  by  being  incarnated  in  his  life 
and  by  its  simplicity  in  his  teaching  made 
conditionable  of  being  bred  into  the  lives 
of  others. 

We  are  to  be  the  truth  as  Christ  is  the 
truth.  We  can  generate  no  new,  saving 
truth  but  we  can  render  ourselves  the  best 
mediums  for  its  power  that  this  world  has 
known  since  the  days  of  the  Apostles.  The 
reason  this  world  is  unevaugelized  is  not 
lack  of  power,  for  Christ  is  able  to  save  to 
the  uttermost,  he  is  abundantly  able  to  save ; 
but  because  men  have  been  imperfect  con- 
ductors for  this  power.  Christ  saves  men 
only  through  incarnate  truth.  John  V. 
Farwell,  a  merchant  prince  of  Chicago,  sat 
one  morning  at  the  breakfast  table  with  a 
young  man.  The  merchant  said,  "The 
world  has  yet  to  see  the  power  of  truth  in  a 
man  fully  consecrated  to  God."  As  the 
young  man  left  the  room  he  said,  "Men 
will  see  in  me  complete  consecration."  His 
name  was  Dwight  L.  Moody.  He  became 
a  perfect  conductor  for  the  truth  that  he 
had  comprehended  and  in  this  was  the  se- 
cret of  his  power. 

"We  have  the  truth,"  say  the  Disciples. 
But  the  more  important  question  is  Does 
the  truth  have  us?  If  so  this  world  will  be 
ours  for  Christ's  sake.  Truth  can  only 
take  possession  of  us  as  sin  and  self  are 
crucified. 

Denver,  Col. 


1164 


THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


September  12,  1901 


15he   Campbell  Cemetery 

By  GEO&GE  B.  EVANS 


We  seek  not  the  living  among  the  dead, 
but  it  might  prove  instructive  and  likewise 

inspiring  now 
and  then  to 
seek  the  dead 
amongthe 
living.  There 
are  sermons 
in  sepulchers. 
Out  of  the 
somber  s  i- 
lence  of  that 
spirit-s  1  e  e  p 
there  may- 
perch  ance 
steal  soft 

Alexander  Campbell.  w  h  i  S  p  e  r  S  , 

subdued  speech.  The  dead  shall  evermore 
live  in  the  quickened  resurrection  of  mem- 
ory. The  mantle  of  their  godly  example 
shall  fall  upon  our  shoulders  as  gently  as 
the  morning  mist,  and  we  shall  wear  the 
toga  of  departed  spirits. 

It  was  Decoration  day,  and  I  wandered  out 
of  drowsy,  dreamy  Bethany  beyond  to  the 
Campbell  home.  Once  there,  I  soon  found 
my  way  to  the  graveyard.  All  was  still 
except  the  faint  stirring  of  the  leaves  in  the 
May  zephyrs.  Here  on  a  gentle  slope  over- 
looking his  home  beneath,  rests  the  pioneer 
of  the  restoration  movement.  Once  more 
the  grass  has  grown  green  over  his  mound 
and  spring  smiles  sweetly  on  his  tomb. 

The  cemetery  in  which  our  saint  rests  is 
a  quaint,  old-fashioned  country  burial 
ground.  It  is  surrounded  by  a  stone  wall 
several  feet  high  and  about  two  hundred 
feet  square,  and  is  entered  by  a  stone  stile. 
There  are  a  score  or  more  of  tombs  within. 
Here,  beneath  overhanging  larch  and 
cedar,  sleep  the  relatives  and  close  friends 
of  the  bishop.  Such  men  as  Richardson, 
Pendleton,  Woolery  and  Trible,  rest  beside 
him.  It  is  the  Westminster  Abbey  of  the 
Disciples. 

But  the  tomb  that  attracts  most  of  our  at- 
tion  is  that  of  Alexander  Campbell.  In  a 
prominent  place  it  lifts  its  white  head  to 
the  lower  branches  of  the  nearest  fir.  The 
monument  is  of  white  marble.  Going  to 
the  east  side  we  see  first  of  all  an  open 
Bible  with  these  words  from  1  Jno.  5 :  12  en- 
graved upon  it,  "He  that  hath  the  Son  hath 
life."    Under  this  we  read : 


IN  MEMORIAM. 
ALEXANDER  CAMPBELL, 

Defender  of  the  Faith 

Once  Delivered  to  the  Saints. 

FOUNDER  OF  BETHANY  COLLEGE, 

Who  being  dead,  yet  speaketh 

By  his  numerous 

Writings  and  holy  example. 

Born  in  the  County  of  Antrim,  Ireland. 

Sept.  12,  1788. 

Died  at  Bethany,  Va., 

March  4,  1866. 


Going  to  the  north  side  we  find  the  names 
of  his  two  wives;  the  first,  Margaret  Camp- 
bell, died  on  Oct.  22, 1827,in  the  37th  year  of 
her  age;  the  second,  Selina  H.  Campbell, 
born  in  Litchfield,  England,  on  Nov.  12, 
1802,  died  at  Bethany,  W.  Va.,  on  June  28, 
1897.  This  last  intelligence  is  so  recent 
that  the  marble  is  still  white  with  the  new- 
ness of  the  carving.    At  the  monument's 


base  bloom  bleeding  hearts,  typical  of  the 
grief  that  came  to  friends  when  this  man  of 
God  was  taken  from  Israel. 

Just  beyond  the  grave  of  Alexander  is 
that  of  his  father.  A  very  common  stone, 
turning  gray  with  age,  marks  his  grave.  On 
it  I  read : 

"In  memory  of  Elder  Thomas  Campbell, 
father  of  Alexander  Campbell  and  Archi- 
bald W.  Campbell.  Born  in  County  of 
Down,  Ireland,  Feb.  1,  1763,  and  died  at  the 
residence  of  his  son,  Alexander,  in  Virginia, 
Jan.  4,  1854,  aged  91  years,  minus  a  few 
days.  In  Christian  learning  and  piety  he 
had  few  equals;  as  a  Christian  minister, 
husband  and  father,  as  few  superiors. 
Strong  in  faith  and  hope  he  triumphed  over 
death,  and  reposed  in  Jesus  without  a  sor- 
row or  a  fear.    Happy  the  dead  who  die  in 


The  Grave  of  Alexander  Campbell. 

the  Lord,  for  they  rest  from  their  labors  and 
their  works  do  follow  them." 

To  the  Disciple  this  cemetery  should  be 
sacred.  Surely  Westminster  Abbey  shel- 
ters no  nobler  prince,  no  better  scholar,  no 
more  illustrious  saint.  Luther's  tomb  should 
be  no  more  revered.  It  would  take  a  Gray 
to  pen  a  worthy  elegy  on  such  a  graveyard. 
Says  Aaron  Prince  Aten  in  a  recent  poem 
on  Alexander  Campbell  in  this  paper: 

"Grand  man  of  God,  though  dead  thou  speak- 

est  yet, 
And  still  beyond  the  years  thy  work  shall 

last, 
And  waves  of  influence  from  thy  mighty  life 
Shall  break  in  blessing  on  eternal  shores." 

Bethany,  W.  Va. 

At  Sea. 

Oh,  -we  go  down  to  sea  in  ships, 

But  Hope  remains  behind, 
And  Love,  with  laughter  on  his  lips, 

And  Peace,  of  passive  mind, 
While  out  across  the  deeps  of  night, 

With  lifted  sails  of  prayer, 
We  voyage  off  in  quest  of  light 

Nor  find  it  anywhere. 

O  thou  who  wroughtest  earth  and  sea, 

Yet  keepest  from  our  eyes 
The  shores  of  an  eternity 

In  calms  of  paradise, 
Blow  back  upon  our  foolish  quest 

With  all  the  driving  rain 
Of  blinding  tears  and  wild  unrest, 

And  waft  us  home  again. 

— James  Whitcomh  Riley. 


The  Great  Commission. 

By  S.  T.  Shortess. 

In  the  great  commission  there  are  two 
commandments  and  a  promise.  The  com- 
mandments are  first,go  disciple  all  nations, 
and  second,  teaching  them  to  observe  all 
things  whatsoever  I  have  commanded  you. 
Then  those  who  keep  both  the  commands 
in  the  commission  are  promised  the  abid- 
ing presence  of  Christ.  We  cannot  succeed 
in  carrying  out  the  first  part  of  the  commis- 
sion unless  we  also  carry  out  the  second 
part  of  it  because  in  discipling  the  nations 
we  have  to  depend  largely  upon  the  influ- 
ence of  the  church  and  its  influence  will 
not  be  what  it  should  be  without  proper 
teaching  and  the  abiding  presence  of 
Christ.  There  is  a  great  deal  of  talk  about 
carrying  out  the  first  part  of  the  commis- 
sion but  not  so  much  actual- carrying  it  out 
as  there  should  be.  The  second  part  is 
fully  as  important  as  the  first  and  yet  there 
is  very  little  said  about  it  and  no  adequate 
attempt  is  made  to  carry  it  out.  There  is 
certainly  no  general  effort  to  carry  out  this 
working  rule  of  teaching  to  its  legitimate 
results.  The  rule  is  definite,  plain  and 
simple.  It  requires  teaching  obedience  to 
Christ  in  all  things.  He  says,  teaching 
them  to  observe  all  things  whatsoever  I 
have  commanded  you,  and  yet  many  of  the 
things  required  by  this  rule  are  not  taught 
at  all.  We  must  find  out  what  Christ  wants 
people  to  do  in  the  various  relations  of  life, 
and  then  we  know  just  what  we  must  teach 
them  to  observe. 

By  applying  this  rule  we  know  that  we 
must  teach  domestic  duties  because  the 
commandments  show  what  Christ  wants 
husbands  and  wives  and  parents  and  chil- 
dren to  observe.  The  teaching  of  Christ 
and  the  apostles  is  full  of  this,  while  there 
is  very  little  of  it  in  the  teaching  of  this 
age  and  for  want  of  it  our  laws  set  aside 
the  divine  law  of  marriage  and  many  of  our 
people  enter  into  criminal  alliances  with- 
out knowing  it  through  divorce  and  re- 
marriage (Mark  10:11,  12  and  Matt.  19:9). 

Again  the  rule  requires  us  to  teach 
political  duties  because  the  Bible  plainly 
shows  what  Christ  wants  subjects  and 
rulers  to  do.  Christ  in  Matt.  22,  and  Paul 
in  Rom.  13,  teach  the  duty  of  paying  trib- 
ute or  taxes.  Paul  in  Titus  2  tells  Titus  to 
put  them  in  mind  to  submit  to  the  govern- 
ment and  to  obey  the  magistrates.  We  are 
under  the  same  obligation  to  teach  this 
that  Titus  was.  In  1  Peter  2:14,  we  are 
told  that  rulers  are  for  the  punishment  of 
evil  doers  and  for  the  praise  of  them  that 
do  well.  Paul  teaches  the  same  in  Rom.  13 
and  says  that  rulers  are  ordained  of  God 
for  this  very  purpose.  We  learn  from  these 
that  rulers  are  to  be  just,  to  protect  the  in- 
nocent and  punish  the  guilty.  Ex.  18:21, 
Deut.  16:19,20,  Isa.  5:22,23  and  Hab.  2:12- 
15,  and  many  other  passages  in  the  Old 
Testament  teach  the  same.  Our  voters 
are  both  subjects  and  rulers  and  Christ's 
commandment  requires  us  to  teach  them  to 
observe  their  duties  in  these  relations. 
For  lack  of  Bible  teaching  some  of  our  laws 
reverse  the  Scripture  rule  and  protect  the 
criminal  and  make  the  innocent  suffer. 

Christ's  law  of  teaching  and  the  com- 
mandments will  also  require  us  to  teach 
social  and  economic  duties  as  well  as  our  per- 
sonal duty  to  self  and  our  duties  to  the  di- 
vine Father  and  to  Christ  and  his  church, 
because  there  are  commandments  to  govern 
us  in  all  these   relations.    In  fact  all  our 


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duties  in  all  the  relations  of  life  are  re- 
quired to  be  taught  to  the  disciples  in  the 
church.  In  the  divine  plan  of  teaching 
there  is  no  room  for  fine-spun  theories  and 
speculative  theology  and  vain  conceits. 

Paul  said  to  Timothy,  Take  heed  to  thy- 
self and  to  the  teaching,for  in  so  doing  thou 
shalt  both  save  thyself  and  them  that  hear 
thee.  We  certainly  ought  to  give  more 
earnest  heed  to  the  command  in  our  commis- 
sion to  teach  obedience  to  "all  things  what- 
soever Christ  has  commanded  us." 


Are    You 


1? 
Going    to 
a-polis? 


Mirvne- 


By  J.  M.  Lvica.s,  C.  E.  Svipt.  for  Iowa.. 
I  wish  to  emphasize  three  important 
phases  in  connection  with  the  great  con- 
vention to  be  held  at  Minneapolis,  Oct. 
10-16.  First,  the  city  and  church  where 
the  convention  is  to  be  held  this  year. 
Second,  the  program  and  attendance. 
Third,  the  result  of  such  a  wonderful  meet- 
ing. 

From  the  pleasant  acquaintance  I  have 
formed  with  the  church  and  city  of  Minne- 
apolis I  am  satisfied,  beyond  any  reason- 
able doubt,  that  no  mistake  has  been  made 
in  choosing  the  city  of  Minneapolis  as  the 
place  of  holding  our  first  twentieth  cen- 
tury missionary  conventions  of  the  year 
1901. 

It  was  my  pleasure  to  attend  the  success- 
ful international  Christian  Endeavor  con- 
vention held  in  the  city  of  Minneapolis  in 
1891.  At  that  time  I  formed  a  splendid 
opinion  of  both  the  city  and  the  members 
of  our  noble  band  of  Disciples,  who  were 
struggling  at  that  time,  and  have  since 
made  a  valiant  and  successful  fight  in 
maintaining  the  "Plea  of  the  Disciples"  in 
this  growing  city  of  the  great  northwest. 
No  city  has  ever  excelled  the  city  of 
Minneapolis  in  entertaining  the  annual 
meeting  of  the  United  Society  of  Chris- 
tian Endeavor.  The  city  is  noted  for  its 
great  hospitality,  enterprising  spirit,  edu- 
cation, public  buildings,  large  and  commo- 
dious churches  and  wonderful  manufactur- 
ing interests.  Beautiful  location,  sur- 
rounded by  lakes  and  pleasant  resorts, 
aside  from  its  moral  and  religious  worth, 
makes  it  the  more  enticing  as  a  pleasant 
place  to  hold  a  great  meeting. 

It  was  my  good  fortune  to  visit  the 
church,  Sunday-school  and  the  Christian 
Endeavor  Society  of  our  church  in  Minne- 
apolis, one  Lord's  day  last  March,  and  I 
found  all  wide-awake,  enthusiastic,  and 
planning  great  things  for  the  October 
convention.  No  church  where  our  mis- 
sionary conventions  have  been  entertained 
in  the  past  has  ever  had  a  better  organ- 
ization, and  has  been  in  closer  touch  with 
all  of  the  other  churches  of  the  city,  and 
has  been  more  successful  in  interesting 
the  different  organizations  and  representa- 
tives of  the  railroads,  than  has  the  Minne- 
apolis church.  They  have  planned  prayer- 
fully, wisely  and  systematically  and  organ- 
ized each  detail  in  a  businesslike  way. 
In  doing  so  they  have  merited  the  respect, 
and  secured  the  united  co-operation  and 
support  of  the  best  element  of  their  city. 
Our  brethren  have  gone  at  this  matter  in 
such  a  persistent  and  forcible  manner  that 
all  good  citizens  of  Minneapolis  seem  to  be 
impressed  with  the  belief  that  we  are  going 
to  have  a  great  convention  in  October. 
Minneapolis  is  a  beautiful  city,  and  a 


lovely  one  to  visit  at  the  season  of  the 
year  when  the  convention  is  to  be  held. 
Our  people  have  a  commodious  house  of 
worship,  and  for  once  we  are  going  to  a 
city  where  the  church  building  is  entirely 
free  from  debt.  The  Exposition  Hall  is  a 
splendid  auditorium,  and  never  looked  so 
well  as  when  filled  by  the  Christian 
Church. 

The  program  is  going  to  be  one  of  the 
best  ever  prepared  for  our  conventions. 
The  outline  as  published  is  a  sure  guaran- 
tee of  this  fact.  Our  best  preachers,  our 
educated  men,  our  consecrated  men  and 
women,  will  be  heard.  Our  practical 
workers  will  be  given  an  opportunity  to 
tell  us  their  experience.  We  will  hear  of 
the  splendid  progress  that  is  being  made 
by  all  of  our  missionary  interests,  and  the 
great  work  that  is  being  accomplished  by 
our  educational  institutions.  In  fact,  we 
will  have  a  chance  to  hear  every  vital  and 
important  item  that  pertains  to  the  work  of 
the  great  movement  of  the  Disciples  of 
Christ  in  every  quarter  of  the  globe. 

One  thing  needful  to  make  this  a  great 
meeting  in  consecration,  enthusiasm  and 
interest  is  a  large  attendance  from  the 
entire  brotherhood.  This  is  now  the  all 
important  question  to  the  numerous  com- 
mittees of  the  local  organization  at  Minne- 
apolis. With  quite  a  degree  of  anxiety 
this  question  now  confronts  them,  and  the 
great  problem  to  be  solved  is,  How  can  we 
secure  a  large  attendance?  The  church 
organization,  and  the  citizens  of  Minne- 
apolis are  planning  to  entertain  several 
thousand  delegates,  and  we  should  not 
disappoint  them. 

Each  congregation,  Sunday-school, 
Christian  Endeavor  and  C.  W.  B.  M. 
should  be  represented  by  one  or  more  dele- 
gates. Every  pastor  should  attend  and 
bring  home  a  splendid  report  to  be  given 
to  his  congregation  in  the  form  of  a  sermon. 
All  of  our  Sunday-schools  should  send  their 
superintendents.  Each  Endeavor  society 
ought  to  organize  a  campaign  that  will 
result  in  sending  one  or  more  delegates. 
Let  individuals  decide  at  once  that  they 
will  arrange  to  attend.  To  our  young  peo- 
ple, allow  us  to  suggest  that  they  postpone, 
as  far  as  possible,  their  summer  outing 
and  vacation,  that  they  may  go  to  the 
Minneapolis  convention.  You  will  be 
well  repaid  for  your  time,  effort  and  the 
money  expended. 

We  really  favor  the  plan  of  each  church, 
Sunday-school  and  Christian  Endeavor 
raising  the  money  and  sending  the  pastor, 
the  superintendent  and  the  president  of  the 
C.  E.  society,  or  the  leaders  of  each  de- 
partment of  the  church  work,  and  then 
holding  them  strictly  personally  responsi- 
ble for  attending  all  the  sessions  pertaining 
to  their  particular  work  as  represented  on 
the  program  of  the  convention,  thus  plac- 
ing them  under  obligations  to  make  a  full 
and  interesting  report  to  those  sending 
them  to  the  convention. 

Let  us  suppose  it  might  be  possible  to 
have  one  representative  from  each  congre- 
gation, Sunday-school,  C.  E.  society  and 
C.  W.  B.  M.  represented  at  the  Minneap- 
olis convention,  what  a  great  attendance 
we  would  have,  and  then  go  home  and  give 
a  concise  and  interesting  report  of  the 
doings  of  such  a  great  convention  as  we  are 
anticipating  at  Minneapolis  this  October. 
What  do  you  surmise  the  result  would  be? 
If  it  were  possible  for  this  to  come  to  pas3 


you  could  get  an  interesting  and  profitable 
answer  from  our  state  and  national  secre- 
taries and  treasurers  of  our  different  mis- 
sionary societies  that  would  not  only  sur- 
prise you,  but  them  as  well. 

In  Iowa  we  are  planning  to  get  a  repre- 
sentative from  each  church, Sunday-school, 
C.  E.  society,  C.  W.  B.  M.,  the  pastor 
going  too  to  look  after  the  delegation.  We 
are  expecting  Drake  University  to  be  well 
represented.  A  large  number  of  individ- 
uals from  over  the  state  are  planning  also 
to  attend.  Now  this  matter  of  arranging 
to  attend  our  national  missionary  conven- 
tions is  something  that  needs  forethought 
and  planning  ahead.  Almost  every  one  of 
moderate  means  could  attend  if  they  would 
only  think  so  and  arrange  to  do  so.  The 
average  amount  to  take  one  from  Iowa  to 
Minneapolis  counting  all  expenses  will  not 
exceed  $20. 

If  we  can  have  all  of  our  interests  well 
represented  at  Minneapolis  and  good  and 
carefully  prepared  reports  taken  home  to 
churches,  only  the  heavenly  Father  will 
ever  know  the  splendid  results  of  such  an 
organized  effort.  We  do  know  that  not 
only  the  churches  will  be  benefited,  but  the 
missionary  interests  and  the  spirit  of 
church  enterprise  will  be  greatly  aug- 
mented, and  a  larger  development  of 
spirituality  among  our  people  will  be  dis- 
cernible. 

The  brethren  of  Minneapolis  are  very 
anxious  for  a  large  attendance  of  our  peo- 
ple at  the  October  convention  for  the  reason 
that  we  are  little  known  in  that  city  and 
the  great  northwest,  and  they  deem  this  a 
great  opportunity  for  making  a  wonderful 
impression  on  the  citizens  of  this  territory. 

Des  Moines,  la. 

J* 

Ba.ptism  for  the  Dead- 

By  Clyde  Sharp, 

In  the  Christian-Evangelist  of  Sept.  5, 
is  an  article  on  this  subject,  containing  an 
argument  to  prove  that  the  expression  "the 
dead"  refers  to  Jesus  Christ.  Such  a  con- 
clusion is  clearly  erroneous  because  the 
word  in  the  original  which  is  translated 
"dead"  is  in  the  plural  number,  hence  can- 
not mean  Jesus  Christ. 

It  is  easier  to  tell  what  the  passage  does 
not  mean  than  what  it  does,  but  the  whole 
question  depends  upon  the  signification  of 
the  Greek  preposition  translated  for, 
and  the  persons  indicated  by  the  phrase 
"the  dead."  In  the  first  case  "the  dead" 
evidently  refers  to  particular  persons,  in 
the  second  case  to  the  dead  in  general  be- 
cause the  definite  article  is  used  in  the  first 
and  not  in  the  second.  And  while  "the 
dead"  might  mean  dead  in  general,  yet 
with  the  two  forms  used  in  immediate  con- 
nection, the  one  with  the  article  would  be 
the  more  definite,  the  one  without,  the 
more  general.  In  the  third  case,  the  word 
rendered  "the  dead"  is  a  plural  pronoun 
referring  back  to  the  first  "the  dead." 

The  explanation  sometimes  made  that  it 
means  as  the  dead,  i.  e.,  dead  to  sin,  is  er- 
roneous, for  if  that  was  the  idea,  the  word 
rendered  for,  would  not  appear,  and  the 
word  or  words,  for  dead,  would  be  in  the 
nominative  instead  of  the  genitive  case. 

The  primary  meaning  of  the  word  trans- 
lated for,  is  over,  or  above.  But  the  con- 
clusion drawn  from  this  meaning,  that  the 
Corinthians  were  in  the  habit  of  adminis- 
tering baptism  to  candidates  over  the  graves 
of  the  dead,  would  at  once  be  rejected  by 


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CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


September  12,  1901 


immersionists  as,:  an   absurd    explanation. 

Derived  from  the  primary  meaning  is  a 
secondary  meaning,  for,  for  the  sake  of,  in 
defense  of  or  in  behalf  of,  including  all 
shades  of  meaning  that  may  originate  from 
standing  over  or  above,  to  defend,  protect, 
help  or  aid.  From  this  meaning,  the  idea 
is  drawn  that  the  custom  existed  of  baptiz- 
ing living  persons  for  their  dead  friends. 
But  Paul  would  surely  have  rebuked  so. 
gross  a  perversion  of  the  gospel. 

There  is  a  third  meaning,  more  general: 
that  is,  concerning,  in  respect  to  or  on  ac- 
count of.  And  as  the  other  meanings  are  not 
applicable,  this  must  be  the  one  that  is  in- 
tended. So  they  were  baptized  in  respect 
to  or  on  account  of  the  dead. 

V^  V^  \^  N^  V^?  V^>  V^7 


Who  were  "the  dead"  indicated?  As  we 
have  already  noted  that  they  were  not  the 
persons  baptized,  using  the  term  with  a 
spiritual  signification,  nor  the  dead  in  gen- 
eral, because  the  expression  is  too  definite, 
they  must  have  been  those  who,  by  the 
manner  of  their  death,  impressed  some 
with  the  necessity  of  obeying  the  gospel. 
Death  from  natural  causes  whether  of 
Christians  or  Pagans  would  not  so  impress 
unbelievers,  but  the  death  of  martyrdom 
does  have  such  an  influence,  and  leads  men 
to  believe.  Hence  "the  dead"  must  have' 
been  the  martyred  dead,  whose  example  of 
faithfulness  led  others  to  believe  in  Christ, 
and  obey  him  in  baptism. 

Tabor,  la. 


By  C.  E.  RANDALL, 


"It  never  rains  but  it  pours"  is  an  old 
saw  of  which  we  are  often  reminded  in  life 
in  the  tropics.  For  a  number  of  months 
we  have  been  suffering  more  or  less  from 
scarcity  of  rain  in  this  island;  and  this 
year  the  "May  seasons"  seemed  to  have 
forgotten  their  appointed  time.  But  now, 
in  the  middle  of  June,  the  clouds,  which 
appear  to  have  been  delayed  in  taking  up 
extra  freight,  have  come  up  heavily  laden. 
For  three  days  they  have  been  discharging 
an  unusually  heavy  load.  About  ten 
inches  of  water  has  fallen.  At  such  a  time 
outdoor  employment  is  generally  suspend- 
ed, and  arrears  of  indoor  work  is  likely  to 
receive  attention.  Among  other  things  I 
remember  the  occasional  letter  for  the 
Christian-  Evangelist  . 

It  was  on  Feb.  5,  1876,  that  W.  H.  Wil- 
liams, the  first  missionary  to  Jamaica 
under  the  C.  W.  B.  M.,  landed  in  Kings- 
ton. So  the  churches  connected  with  the 
mission  have  been  celebrating  the  silver 
anniversary  and  have  been  raising  a  fund 
to  give  some  expression  to  their  thankful- 
ness. In  most  of  the  churches  it  appears 
that  the  prevailing  poverty  has  prevented 
large  results  being  realized.  But  the  effort 
must  have  done  good;  and,  so  far  as  it  has 
gone,  has  shown  a  right  spirit.  In  Kings- 
ton we  had  a  fine  meeting  at  which  were 
present  two  of  the  oldest  members,  who 
have  been  faithful  adherents  to  the  cause 
since  the  time  of  its  commencement  by  J. 
0.  Beardslee,  of  the  old  American  Mission- 
ary Society,  in  1858.  The  Kingston 
Church  has  risen  to  the  occasion  in  a  most 
gratifying  way.  With  a  membership  of 
about  one  hundred  and  thirty,  of  whom 
fifty  are  unable  to  give,  being  sick,  very 
poor  and  absent  from  the  city,  they  have 
raised  $250  as  a  silver  anniversary  fund. 
This  enables  them  to  complete  the  pay- 
ment of  about  $750  which  they  have  given 
in  aid  of  the  erection  of  a  mission  chapel  in 
an  outlying  district.  They  have  also  been 
able  to  clear  off  some  other  pressing  lia- 
bilities. A  few,  who  by  an  effort  could 
do  so,  set  a  good  example  of  liberality; 
but,  for  the  most  part,  the  members  made 
sacrifices  and  gave  out  of  their  poverty. 
The  results  in  all  the  churches  are  not  yet 
known,  but  I  hope  they  may  prove  encour- 
aging. 

We  shall  soon  be  getting  in  the  annual 
reports  from  all  the  churches.  I  cannot 
forecast  what  these  will  be.  I  believe,  how- 
ever, that  considerable  additions    to    the 


membership  have  been  made  during  the 
year.  Our  great  trouble  is  that  the  defec- 
tions are  so  numerous.  Consequently  our 
numbers  do  not  show  the  advance  that  they 
should.  One  chief  reason  for  this  is  that 
we  profess  to  keep  our  church  rolls  purged 
of  unworthy  persons.  Those  who  go  back 
into  sin  are  separated;  and  those  who  fail 
in  the  discharge  of  their  church  duties  are 
erased  from  the  roll.  This  keeps  down  our 
numbers  in  a  way  that  sometimes  appears 
very  disheartening,  and  probably  prevents 
our  friends  from  feeling  the  satisfaction 
which  would  be  derived  from  apparently 
large  growth.  But  it  is  more  healthy. 
Perhaps  it  would  be  better  if  some  of  the 
home  churches  adopted  a  similar  practice. 
Nevertheless,  the  facts  call  for  serious  in- 
quiry. It  ought  not  to  be  that  so  many 
professing  to  come  under  the  power  of  the 
gospel  should  fall  away.  Sometimes  the 
validity  of  our  practices  needs  to  be  judged 
by  the  results;  and  where  these  are  unsat- 
isfactory it  may  be  inferred  that  the  prac- 
tice needs  amendment. 

In  a  country  such  as  this  and  among  such 
a  people  as  we  have  to  do  with  persons 
often  come  forward  to  profess  religion  be- 
cause of  the  inducements  which  exist  for 
them  to  do  so.  They  have  nothing  to  lose 
or  suffer  as  the  consequence.  It  is  rather 
thought  a  respectable  thing  to  do  so.  To 
join  a  church  gives  them  a  claim  to  be  con- 
sidered Christians.  To  be  baptized  is 
thought  by  many  to  be  the  proper  thing  to 
do;  and  they  will  say  or  do  anything  to 
secure  the  privilege.  And  then  does  it  not 
secure  a  passage,  by  and  by,  to  the  heaven- 
ly city?  There  are  many  who,  with  these 
ideas,  will  come  in  the  most  orthodox  way 
to  apply  for  baptism,  and  when  they  have 
got  "baptized  done,"  especially  if  they  are 
married,  they  are  satisfied  that  they  have 
done  the  things  which  they  ought  to  have 
done,  and  soon  lapse  into  a  careless  and 
worldly  life.  To  meet  this  state  of  things 
wisely  and  effectively  demands  careful  con- 
sideration, and,  it  may  be,  a  careful  re-ad- 
justment of  our  methods  to  meet  the  con- 
ditions, which  I  am  sure  the  New  Testa- 
ment allows. 

Many  of  the  churches  on  the  island  held 
special  evangelistic  services — both  in  the 
open  air  and  in  their  buildings— at  the 
commencement  of  the  year.  In  some  cases 
large  congregations  assembled,  and  a  con- 
siderable number  of  people  came  forward 
professing  conversion;     and  some  of  the 


churches  appeared  to  be  quickened.  I  do 
nDt  gather,  however,  that  much  permanent 
impression  has  been  made.  Congregations 
have  not  increased,  and  spiritual  coldness 
and  negligence  are  confessedly  prevalent. 
A  ministerial  association  in  the  island  is 
making  an  effort  to  get  the  Revs.  Webb 
Peploc  and  F.  B.  Meyers  to  visit  the  island 
early  next  year,  as  missionaries,  in  the 
hope  of  realizing  a  revival  of  religion  in 
connection  with  their  labors.  I  feel  sure  it 
might  be  a  means  of  doing  much  good  in 
connection  with  us  if  some  good  brother 
were  sent  out  to  visit  us  to  do  some  evan- 
gelistic work ;  and  as  we  are  so  near  to  the 
states  the  expense  need  not  be  great. 
Probably  the  United  Fruit  Company  would 
give  one  a  free  passage. 
Kingston,  Jamaica. 

R_eta.irvir\g  Friends. 

By  C.  H.  Wetherbe. 

It  is  very  easy  for  some  young  people  to 
make  friends,  but  they  do  not  pursue  such 
a  course  as  to  retain  the  most  of  the  friends 
that  they  once  secured.  There  are  others 
who  gain  friends  slowly,  and  these  they 
retain  for  a  long  time. 

It  seems  to  me  that  the  art  of  retaining 
good,  clean  and  substantial  friends  is  worth 
more  to  any  young  person  than  is  the  mere 
getting  of  friends.  I  do  not  undervalue 
the  faculty  of  so  winning  people  as  to  have 
them  become  one's  friends,  but  I  do  em- 
phasize the  worth  of  keeping  the  good 
friends  which  one  has,  by  various  means, 
obtained.  And  how  shall  one  retain  his 
worthy  friends? 

The  question  is  involved  in  some  diffi- 
culties. I  am  aware  that  some  people  are 
so  constituted  by  nature  and  cultivation 
that  it  is  comparatively  easy  for  them  to 
retain  the  friends  that  they  have  secured. 
There  is  a  peculiar  charm  in  their  simplic- 
ity of  speech,  in  their  frankness  of  manner, 
in  their  expression  of  a  kind  spirit,  and  in 
their  obliging  ways,  so  that  their  friends  are 
lastingly  drawn  to  them. 

There  are  others  who  are  unfortunate  in 
respect  to  their  natural  characteristics. 
They  are  very  uneven  in  temperament, 
Some  days  they  are  bright,  cheerful,  com- 
municative and  manifestly  obliging;  these 
days  are  followed  by  clouded  countenances, 
a  moody  spirit,  a  cold  manner,  and  a  seem-j 
ing  unwillingness  to  accommodate  anybody. 
Such  are  quite  likely  to  lose  the  friends 
that  they  have  made,  and  perhaps  made 
with  much  effort.  To  such  I  say,  by 
all  means  determine  to  be  pleasant  before 
your  friends,  even  though  you  may  feel  un-, 
pleasant.  This  is  not  hypocritical;  it  id 
simply  the  work  of  keeping  in  subjection 
those  bad  tendencies  which  need  conquer- 
ing. If  you  have  a  pain  in  one  of  youi 
arms,  honesty  and  frankness  do  not  require 
you  to  use  that  arm  to  assault  a  friend  in 
the  face.  So,  I  say,  keep  your  bad  feelingsj 
under  stiff  restraint  while  you  are  with  youij 
friends.  Your  friends  will  think  all  the' 
more  of  you  if  they  know  that  you  are  try-l 
ing  hard  to  master  yourself  and  are  aiming 
to  become  much  better  than  you  now  arej 
Thousands  of  young  people  have  retainecj 
the  best  of  friends  just  because  the  lattei; 
have  seen  the  former  striving  with  all  o:| 
their  might  to  improve  themselves. 

Then,  too,  if  you  would  retain  worthj 
friends,  be  perfectly  honest  with  them  ii 
speech,  in  promise,  and  in  a  purpose  to  bf! 
true  to  them  as  long  as  you  live. 


September  12,  1901 


THE   CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


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Current   LitereUvre. 

September  Magazines. 

The  North  American  Review  opens  with 
an  hitherto  unpublished  essay  on  Shake- 
speare by  Victor  Hugo— an  eloquent  and 
epigrammatic  essay,  written  in  1864  at  the 
time  of  the  three  hundredth  anniversary  of 
Shakespeare's  birth.  It  was  not  included 
in  the  volume  of  critical  essays  on  the  great 
dramatist  which  Victor  Hugo  published  in 
that  year.  Tne  Chinese  Consul-General 
to  the  United  States,  Ho  Yow,  a  brother  of 
Minister  Wu,  writes  an  intelligent  article 
on  "Chinese  Exclusion,  a  Benefit  or  a 
Harm?"  exhibiting  not  only  a  strong  Eng- 
lish style  but  also  clear  views  of  political 
economy.  His  arguments  ought  to  be  well 
considered  before  the  provisions  of  the 
present  Chinese  exclusion  act  are  renewed. 
In  reply  to  the  recent  denunciatory  article 
by  Prince  Kropotkin,  an  article  on  Russia  , 
and  Popular  Education  is  written  by  M. 
Pobiedonostseff,  Procurator  of  the  Holy 
Synod  of  Russia,  who,  as  official  head  of 
the  Russian  Church  under  the  Czar,  is  able 
to  speak  authoritatively  of  the  situation  in 
Russia.  He  concedes  more  than  one  would 
expect  a  high  Russian  official  to  concede, 
but  bases  his  chief  defease  upon  the  im- 
provements which  he  says  have  been  made 
in  popular  education  and  in  the  internal 
administrative  system  during  the  last  few 
years.  Dr.  J.  M.  Buckley  has  another  ar- 
ticle on  Christian  Science. 

The  Atlantic  Monthly  for  September  con- 
tains as  usual  a  distinguished  list  of  con- 
tributors. Thomas  Nelson  Page  has  an 
article  on  the  Southern  People  during  the 
Reconstruction,  which  is  one  of  the  Recon- 
struction series  by  different  authors  which 
has  been  in  progress  since  the  beginning 
of  the  year.  John  Muir,  the  familiar  friend 
of  mountains  and  glaciers  and  all  sorts  of 
wild  things,  writes  an  article  on  the  red- 
wood trees,  their  beauties  and  use3.  A 
redwood  cut  down  is  worth  a  great  many 
dollars  for  shingles,  but  in  the  opinion  of 
Mr.  Muir  a  redwood  alive  and  standing  is 
worth  a  great  deal  more  to  agriculture,  as  a 
retainer  of  moisture  for  one  thing.  Charles 
A.  Conant  in  "The  Future  of  Political 
Parties"  expresses  the  belief  that  the  time 
is  ripe  for  a  change  and  that  there  must  be 
a  new  division  on  the  new  issues.  A  post- 
humous essay  by  W.  J.  Stillman,  the  pub- 
lication of  whose  autobiography  has  re- 
cently aroused  much  interest,  gives  a 
statement  of  his  theory  of  beauty.  There 
are  other  articles  on  university  extension, 
Japanese  horticulture  and  the  Pan-Amer- 
ican Exposition. 

The  story  of  a  stupendous  piece  of  bridge- 
building  recently  accomplished  in  Burma 
by  American  engineers  is  told  in  the 
World's  Work  and  illustrated  with  more 
than  thirty  photographs.  The  structure  is 
the  largest  viaduct  in  the  world  and  the 
narrative  of  its  construction  would  be  a  fit 
subject  for  a  modern  Iliad.  It  is  character- 
istic of  present  day  magazine  ^enterprise, 
which  goes  to  headquarters  for  its  contri- 
butions, that  the  article  is  written  by  the 
engineer  who  was  in  charge  of  the  work, Mr. 
J.  C.  Turk.  An  article  on  Civil  Govern- 
ment in  Porto  Rico  is  written  by  W.  H. 
Hunt,  who  was  Secretary  of  Porto  Rico  a 
few  weeks  ago  when  the  article  was  written 
and  is  now  Governor.  The  largest  ship  in 
the  world,  the  new  Celtic  of  the  White  Star 


Line,  is  pictured  and  described.  Apropos 
of  the  recent  discussions  of  the  chances  for 
unknown,  author  sone  who  signs  himself  An 
Unknown  Author  tells  of  his  woes  with 
publishers  and  concludes  that  the  young 
writer  without  a  pull  has  very  little  chance 
of  getting  his  productions  ac  3epted  for 
publication'. 

Prof.  McMaster  has  his  fourth  paper  on 
Daniel  Webster  in  this  month's  Century,, 
making  in  all  a  trustworthy  an i  readable 
monograph  on  the  life  and  work  of  this  great 
statesman.  The  pictures  of  the  Pan- 
American  Exposition  by  Castaigne  are 
doubtless  the  best  that  have  appeared  and 
probably  the  best  that  will  appear.  It  is  a 
worthy  subject  for  the  foremost  living  illus- 
trator in  black  and  white,  and  that  is  un- 
questionably the  position  which  Castaigne 
occupies.  The  opening  article  is  an  at- 
tractive description  of  the  mid-air  dining 
clubs  of  New  York,  exhibiting  a  pleasant 
and  practical  use  to  which  the  top  floors  of 
sky-scraping  office  buildings  can  be  put. 
It  makes  one  appreciate  the  fact  that  the 
introduction  of  the  elevator  was  in  a  way 
almost  as  great  an  event  as  the  introduction 
of  the  railroad,  since  the  former  annihi- 
lated distance  perpendicularly  while  the 
latter  destroyed  it  on  the  horizontal.  The 
serial  publication  of  Irving  Batcheller's 
"D'ri  and  I,"  which  has  already  appeared 
in  book  form,  is  completed  in  this  number. 

The  Critic  contains  a  brilliant  essay  by 
Gerald  Stanley  Lee  on  "Literary  Drill  in 
College,"  the  first  paragraph  of  which,  al- 
though its  connection  with  the  title  is  not 
immediate,  is  worthy  of  quotation.  "Four 
men  stood  before  God  at  the  end  of  The  First 
Week,  watching  Him  whirl  His  little  globe. 
The  first  man  said  to  Him,  'Tell  me  how 
you  did  it.'  The  second  man  said  'Let  me 
have  it.'  The  third  man  said,  'What  is  it 
for?'  The  fourth  man  said  nothing,  and 
fell  down  and  worshiped.  Having  wor- 
shiped he  rose  to  his  feet  and  made  a 
world  himself. 

"These  four  men  have  been  known  in 
history  as  the  Scientist,  the  Man  of  Affairs, 
the  Philosopher,  and  the  Artist.  They 
stand  for  the  four  necessary  points  of  view 
in  reading  books." 

^» 

The  tendency  of  the  New  York  maga- 
zines to  publish  articles  about  New  York, 
and  especially  articles  based  on  the  tacit 
assumption  that  New  York  and  Christen- 
dom are  practically  synonymous  terms,  is 
further  exemplified  in  Scribner's,  the  open- 
ing article  of  which,  entitled  "The  Poor  in 
Summer,"  is  a  description  of  the  New  York 
poor  and  their  sufferings  and  amusements 
in  hot  weather.  In  the  same  issue  appears 
the  first  of  three  articles  by  General  Francis 
V.  Greene  on  "The  United  States  Army." 
There  is  also  another  Amateur  Cracksman 
story  besides  some  other  good  fiction  and  a 
charming  narrative  of  life  in  the  woods 
with  photographs  of  bears,  beavers  and 
other  denizens  of  the  forest  in-  their  native 
haunts. 

There  is  no  magazine  that  contains  as 
much  that  boys  want  to  know  or  as  much 
that  is  good  for  them  to  know  as  The  Amer- 
ican Boy.  In  addition  to  having  enough, 
and  not  too  much,  fiction,  it  has  articles  on 
all  sorts  of  interesting  subjects  which  are 
especially  attractive  to  the  boy  mind.  The 
September  number,  for  example,  has  the 
following:   Notable  Naval  Cadets;    How  to 


Learn  Drawing;  A  Boys'  Building  at  the 
St.  Louis  Exposition  of  1903;  Boys  as 
Mcney-makers;  The  Boy's  Library:  Turn- 
ing Points  in  a  Boy's  Life,  and  a  great 
many  other  things  of  similar  character.  It 
is  good,  wholesome  and  interesting. 

Few  persons  in  this  country  realize  the 
importance  of  the  evangelistic  revival 
which  has  been  going  on  in  Japan  during 
the  past  few  months.  It  is  a  movement 
which  seems  destined  to  have  large  results 
in  the  Christianizing  of  that  country.  It  is 
described  under  the  title  "The  Great 
Awakening  of  Japan"  in  the  Missionary 
Review  of  the  World. 

The  leading  feature  of  Ainslee's  Maga- 
zine this  month  is  an  article  on  Chicago, 
which  its  author  characterizes  as  the  most 
national  city.  The  opening  paragraph  is 
significant:  "Chicago's  feet  are  in  the 
mud,  but  her  head  is  among  the  stars. 
Physically  dirty,  she  aspires  to  be  beau- 
tiful; commercially  greedy,  she  spends  half 
of  her  tax  income  for  education ;  tainted  to 
the  core  with  civic  dishonesty,  her  ambition 
is  fixed  upon  ideal  municipal  government.' 

The  Cosmopolitan  this  month  is  largely 
given  over  to  the  Pan-American  Expo- 
sition. Among  the  contributors  to  this  re- 
markable series  of  articles,  which  becomes 
almost  a  summarized  history  of  the  world's 
progress  during  the  last  decade,  are  Robert 
Grant,  Albert  Shaw,  John  Brisben  Walker, 
Julian  Hawthorne,  Director-General  Buch- 
anan, Prof.  Pupin,  Nicholas  Murray  But- 
ler and  Mr.  Dooley. 

^» 

The  Review  of  Reviews  for  this  month  is 
devoted  largely  to  the  Sampson- Schley 
controversy,  the  steel  strike  and  Dr.  Koch's 
theory  about  consumption.  There  is  also 
an  illustrated  article  on  automobile  making 
in  America,  which  shows  that  the"  industry 
has  developed  already  to  a  degree  which 
will  be  a  surprise  to  most  readers. 

J* 

Muscular  Pastor. 

Muscles    Built   vip   by   Common  Servse 
Ha^bit. 

'  For  years  I  have  not  been  able  to  drink 
coffee,  as  it  made  nie  very  nervous  and  gave 
me  a  headache.  No  one  loved  coffee  more 
than  I  and  it  was  a  severe  trial  to  abaadon 
its  use.  Nearly  three  years  ago  I  saw  Postum 
Cereal  Coffee  advertised  and  concluded  to 
try 'it. 

I  have  been  so  well  pleased  with  it  and  its 
healthful  effects  that  I  have  used  it  ever  since. 
I  carry  packages  with  me  when  I  visit  other 
places. 

When  I  began  to  drink  Postum,  my  muscles 
were  flabby,  as  my  habits  are  sedentary,  but 
for  the  past  two  years  my  muscles  have  been 
hard  and  I  never  felt  stronger  in  my  life  than 
I  do  now  at  sixty  years  of  age,  and  I  attrib- 
utemy  strength  of  muscle  to  constant  use  of 
Postum.  I  drink  it  three  times  a  day.  I  feel 
p o  enthusiastic  about  Postum  that  I  cannot 
recommend  it  too  highly  wherever  I  go. 
Wishing  you  great  success,  yours  truly,"  Rev. 
A.  P.  Moore,  474  Rhode  Island  St.,  Buffalo, 
N.  Y. 

The  reason  Postum  builds  up  the  human 
body  to  a  prime  condition  of  health,  is  that 
when  coffee  is  left  off,  the  drug  effects  of  the 
poison  disappear  and  the  elements  in  Postum 
unite  with  albumen  of  the  food  to  make  gray 
matter  and  refill  the  delicate  nerve  centers  all 
over  the  body  and  in  the  brain.  This  sets  up 
a  perfect  condition  of  nerve  health,  and  the 
result  is  that  the  entire  body  feels  the  effect 
of  it. 


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THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


September  12,  1901 


Ovir  B\idget. 


— Iowa  convention  this  week. 

— Illinois  convention  this  week. 

— Missouri  convention  next  week. 

—Oily  four  weeks  until  the  Minneapolis 
convention. 

—A  preacher's  visit  to  a  convention  is  like 
the  visit  of  a  storage  battery  to  the  charg- 
ing station. 

j.   j.   Morgan  was  chosen   at  the   Santa 

Cruz  Convention  as'corresponding  and  finan- 
cial secretary  for  the  state  work  in  California. 

—Do  not  fail  to  send  your  name  to  P.  W. 
Harding,  Mexico,  Mo.,  if  you  expect  to  at- 
tend the  Missouri  State  Convention,  Sept. 
16-19. 

William  Grant   Smith  will  soon  close  a 

three  years'  pastorate  at  Delphi,  Ind.,  and 
can  be  secured  for  pastoral  work  elsewhere  in 
the  near  future. 

—Miss  Essie  N.  Gould  of  Lawrence,  Kan., 
a  graduate  of  the  School  of  Pastoral  Helpers, 
has  entered  upon  her  work  as  assistant  to 
Brother  Hughes  at  the  new  church  at  North 
Tonawanda,  N.  Y. 

—J.  M.  Rudy,  pastor  of  the  church  at  Cedar 
Rapids,  expects  500  regular  delegates  to  the 
convention  which  meets  at  Cedar  Rapids  this 
week.  The  Wilson-Huston  meeting  at  that 
place  has  been  drawing  immense  crowds. 

— H.  A.  Easton,  singing  evangelist,  has 
been  taking  a  course  of  study  in  voice  in  Chi- 
cago. He  will  continue  in  evangelistic  work 
and  desires  to  make  dates  for  the  winter.  Per- 
manent address,  617  W.  64th  Street,  Chicago, 
111. 

—The  first  marriage  among  the  students  of 
the  School  of  Pastoral  Helpers  will  take 
place  in  the  Central  Christian  Church,  Cin- 
cinnati, Sept.  24,  when  Miss  Bessie  Whitney, 
a  former  student,  will  be  married  to  Mr.  Carl 
Gilbert,  of  Washington,  D.  C. 

—The  Christian  Church  at  Sac  City.  la., 
desires  to  #  correspond  with  a  successful  and 
experienced  singer  and  worker  in  revival 
meetings  to  co-operate  with  the  pastor  in  a 
meeting  in  October  or  November.  Address 
D.  F.  Snider,  Sac  City,  la.,  stating  references, 
experience,  equipment  and  salary  expected. 

—The  session  of  the  Cniversity  of  Missouri 
opens  Sept.  10,  and  in  spite  of  the  recent 
droutht  the  enrollment  is  expected  to  be  more 
than  1,600.  The  people  of  Missouri  are  awak- 
ening to  the  fact  that  they  have  in  their  State 
University  one  of  the  best  institutions  in  the 
country. 

—The  annual  meeting  of  the  churches  of 
Christ  in  Bureau  County,  111.,  will  be  held 
with  the  church  at  Walnut,  Friday,  P.  M., 
and  Saturday,  A.  M.,  Sep.  20,  21.  W.  F. 
Shaw,  of  Charleston,  111  ,  state  president  of 
Christian  Endeavor,  will  deliver  the  evening 
address.  A  good  programme  has  been  ar- 
ranged and  a  cordial  welcome  is  assured.  J. 
G.  Waggoner,  president  of  the  county  organ- 
ization, urges  a  large  attendance. 

— R.  M.  Giddings  reports  from  Paris,  Tenn., 
that  he  has  recently  baptized  Eld.  H.  O. 
Moore,  of  McEwen,  Tenn.,  who  has  been  a 
preacher  in  the  Methodist  Episcopal  Church 
for  twenty  years  and  a  presiding  elder.  He 
is  forty-two  years  old  and,  Brother  Giddings 
says,  ne  is  well  educated,  a  good  speaker,  a 
careful  thinker  and  altogether  a  strong  man. 
He  desires  work  among  us  either  as  pastor  or 
evangelist.  He  has  a  small]  family  and  .will 
work  for  a  moderate  salary. 


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— Albert  Buxton,  of  Norfolk,  Va.,  requests 
all  who  have  been  connected  with  the  North- 
western Christian  College  and  who  expect  to 
attend  the  Minneapolis  convention  to  com- 
municate with  him  that  a  suburban  trip  may 
be  arranged  to  the  campus  with  a  banquet. 

— J.  T.  Boone,  of  Jacksonville,  Fla  ,  writes 
from  Nashville,  Tenn.,  announcing  the  death 
of  Mrs.  Church  Anderson,  a  member  of  the 
First  Church  at  Jacksonville,  who  died  in 
■Nashville,  Thursday  Sept.  7.  She  had  come 
to  place  her  daughter  in  school  at  the  latter 
place  and  was  ill  only  a  few  days. 

— C  H  Plattenburg  has  entered  upon  the 
fourth  year  of  his  second  term  as  pastor  of  the 
church  at  Uniontown,  Pa.,  having  served  the 
congregation  in  all  six  years,  with  a  steady 
increase  of  membership,  interest  and  salary. 
The  organization  at  Uniontown  is  less  than 
twelve  years  old  and  is  an  encouraging  illus- 
tration of  what  can  be  done  by  the  Disciples 
of  Christ  in  the  east.  A  new  pipe  organ  has 
recently  been  placed  in  the  church. 

— The  annual  convention  of  the  Christian 
churches  of  Kansas  is  being  held  this  week 
with  the  church  at  Hutchinson.  The  pro- 
gramme, which  we  received  too  late  to  admit 
of  publication  when  it  would  have  done  the 
most  good,  is  a  very  excellent  one.  Wallace 
C.  Payne,  who  recently  took  charge  of  the 
Bible  Chair  at  Lawrence,  gives  an  address  on 
Bible  Chair  work  and  some  Bible  studies. 
John  E.  Pounds,  of  Cleveland,  and  A.  McLean 
are  amung  the  speakers  from  outside  the 
state.  Baxter  Waters  gives  an  address  on 
our  literature. 

— W.  S.  Houchins,  after  an  absence  of  six- 
teen years  in  Australia  and  New  Zealand, 
has  returned  to  his  native  land.  His  work  in 
Australia  has  been  very  successful.  He  brings 
the  good  wishes  and  confidence  of  the  breth- 
ren there,  and  carries  also  their  greetings  to 
the  Disciples  of  Christ  in  America,  which  he 
will  formally  present  at  an  appropriate  time. 
He  has  ailed  some  of  our  best  pulpits  in  the 
southern  hemisphere  and  now  desires  work  in 
this  country.  Mark  Collis  says  that  any 
church  needing  a  wide-awake,  earnest  preach- 
er will  do  well  to  write  to  Brother  Houchins, 
whose  present  address  is  Bergin,  Ky. 

— The  Minneapolis  Convention  committee 
has  issued  a  large  edition  of  a  bulletin  of  in- 
formation, a  copy  of  which  will  be  sent  to 
each  of  our  pastors.  It  is  suggested  that 
every  pastor  preach  a  convention  sermon 
some  time  during  September,  and  keep  his 
congregation  informed  as  to  the  progress  of 
convention  preparations  by  reading  from  his 
pulpit  extracts  from  the  bulletins  and  from 
the  matter  relative  to  the  convention  which 
is  now  appearing  in  our  religious  papers.  By 
so  doing,  the  congregations  can  be  aroused 
and  their  interest  in  the  convention  main- 
tained. We  urge  upon  all  preachers  and  oth- 
ers who  receive  postal  inquiries  from  the  com- 
mittee in  regard  to  preparations  being  made 
in  their  community  to  give  prompt  attention 
and  full  answers  to  same. 

—We  publish  elsewhere,  under  the  title 
"The  Situation,"  a  statement  of  the  present 
condition  of  the  Ministerial  Relief  Fund  by 
its  corresponding  secretary,  and  urge  the 
brethren  not  to  allow  anything — not  even  the 
approaching  national  convention  and  our 
common  anxiety  to  reach  the  marks  that 
have  been  set  for  the  missionary  collections — 
to  over-shadow  this  matter.  The  work  of 
the  Board  of  Ministerial  Relief,  in  making 
provision  for  our  needy  veterans,  touches  our 
family  honor  very  closely.  It  is  at  once  a 
matter  of  charity  and  obligation  and  privi- 
lege. Write  to  A.  L.  Orcutt,  Indianapolis, 
Ind  ,  about  it;  and  while  you  are  writing, 
just  enclose  that  bill — a  one  or  a  five  or  a  ten 
— which  you  have  in  your  pocket  now  and 
had  been  intending  to  spend  •forjsomejmoreor 
less  unnecessary  personal  indulgence. 


How  It  reddens  the  skin,  itches,  oozes, 
dries  and  scales  1 

Some  people  call  it  tetter,  milk  crust  or 
Bait  rheum. 

The  suffering  from  it  is  sometimes  in- 
tense ;  local  applications  are  resorted  to— 
they  mitigate,  but  cannot  cure. 

It  proceeds  from  humors  inherited  or  ac- 
quired and  persists  until  these  have  been 
removed. 

Hood's  Sarsaparilla 

positively    removes    them,    has    radically 

and  permanently  cured  the  worst  oases,  and 

is    without    an    equal    for    all    cutaneous 

pruptions. 

Ji'op'a  Fills  are  the  best  ettbartU.  Price  25  cents 


— The  Twenty-sixth  Annual  Convention  of 
the  Disciples  of  Christ  in  Virginia  will  be 
held  at  the  Seventh  Street  Church,  Rich- 
mond, Oct.  29-Nov.  1.  Virginia  hospitality 
of  the  original  brand  will  be  dispensed  to  all 
comers.  The  corresponding  secretary  urges 
all  churches  in  the  state  to  appoint  delegates 
who  will  attend  to  the  business  of  the  con- 
vention, and  not  those  who  wish  to  make  a 
pleasure  trip  to  the  cioy.  This  is  important 
for  any  convention.  Delegates  should  be  ap- 
pointed at  once  and  furnished  with  proper 
credentials  before  they  come  to  the  conven- 
tion, and  the  corresponding  secretary,  E.  N. 
Newman,  Box  161,  Richmond,  Va.,  should  be 
notified  in  advance  of  the  appointment  of 
delegates.  A  large  attendance  is  desired,  and 
it  is  hoped  that  delegates  will  come  prepared 
to  make  liberal  offerings  and  large  plans  for 
the  work. 

— A.  W.  Kokendoffer  writes  concerning  the 
Missouri  convention:  "All  railroad  lines 
centering  in  Mexico  have  made  an  open  one 
fare  for  the  round  trip  rate  to  the  convention 
here  Sept.  16  to  19.  Let  all  delegates  and 
visitors  send  names  at  once  to  P.  W.  Harding, 
Mexico,  Mo.  As  chairman  of  the  entertain- 
ment committee  he  will  have  assignments 
made  and  the  card  of  assignment  will  be 
delivered  each  party  at  the  church  and  not  by 
mail.  Do  not  expect  reply  to  your  communi- 
cation, but  you  will  be  provided  for  here. 
Report  to  the  committee  at  the  church  im- 
mediately upon  your  arrival.  For  the  benefit 
of  any  who  may  prefer  hotels,  the  Ringo 
House  makes  a $1.50  rate;  the  Windsor  $1  25 
and  the  Planters  $1.00  per  day.  Rememoer, 
however,  the  people  of  Mexico  furnish  lodg- 
ing and  breakfast  free  and  the  ladies  serve 
dinner  and  supper  at  25  cents  each.  Meals 
will  be  served  on  Monday.  Let  there  be  a 
large  gathering  of  the  hosts." 

— The  missionary  societies  ai'e  approaching 
the  critical  point  in  their  year's  work.  The 
fiscal  year  will  close  September  30,  and  all 
money  which  is  intended  to  be  credited  on 
this  year's  receipts  must  be  received  by  the 
corresponding  secretary,  F.  M.  Rains,  Box 
884,  Cincinnati,  O.,  on  or  before  that  date. 
The  report  for  August  shows  a  gain  in  regu- 
lar receipts  of  $771.50  and  a  loss  in  annuities 
of  $1,250  as  compared  with  the  same  month 
last  year,  making  a  net  loss  of  $478.50  for  the 
month.  Although  the  number  of  contributing 
churches,  Sunday-schools  and  individuals  for 
the  month  has  decreased,  there  has  been  a 
gain  in  the  amounts  received  from  these 
sources,  showing  that  the  average  contri- 
butions are  higher.  This  is  an  encouraging 
feature  even  in  the  face  of  a  net  loss.  But 
after  all  it  is  even  more  important  to  enlist 
a  larger  number  of  persons  and  churches  in 
active  participation  in  this  work  than  it  is  to 
raise  any  fixed  number  of  dollars.  It  is  of 
primary  importance  that  a  larger  number  of 
the  churches  contribute,  even  if  their  contri- 
butions are  small,  and  we  cannot  too  strongly 
urge  upon  those  who  have  delayed  until  now 
to  send  their  contributions  at  once  to  the 
corresponding  secretary. 


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THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


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— W.  M.  Taylor  and  wife,  of  Atlanta,  Ga.,  . 
sailed   last    week  from    New   York  for  San 
Juan,  Porto    Rico,    where  they  will  succeed 
Bro.  Erwin  in  missionary  work 

— FraDk  H.  Marshall  writes:  "Add-Ran 
University  is  booming.  Building  crowded 
the  first  day.  We  expect  an  increase  of  at 
least  one  hundred  students  over  last  year's 
enrollment." 

—The  church  at  Cameron,  Texas,  desires  to 
employ  a  good,  active  pastor  for  the  coming 
year  at  a  salary  of  1800  or  $1,000.  Address 
W.  A.  Thomas,  Cameron,  Tex. 

— It  is  reported  that  excellent  progress  is 
being  made  by  the  Church  Street  Christian 
Church  of  Jacksonville,  Fla.,  since  the  tire. 
The  audiences  are  good  and  the  Sunday- 
school  and  Junior  Endeavor  are  larger  than 
they  have  ever  been. 

— E.  F.  Daugherty  has  resigned  his  churches 
at  Lizton  and  New  Brunswick,  Ind.,  to  enter 
the  senior  class  of  Yale  Divinity  School  E. 
E.  Moorman  has  resigned  his  pastorate  at 
Waveland  for  the  same  purpose.  Mr.  Daugher- 
ty is  a  graduate  of  Franklin  College  in  '98 
and  Mr.  Moorman  of  Butler  in  '99.  Both 
have  studied  in  Butler  Bible  College  and  took 
their  M.  A.  degrees  at  Butler  in  1900. 

— The  third  year's  report  of  the  Christian 
Church  at  Hot  Springs  shows  a  net  gain  of  17 
members  during  the  past  year  and  a  present 
membership  of  98.  The  remarkable  feature  of 
the  work  is  that  of  the  98  members,  83  con- 
tributed to  the  support  of  the  church  and  72 
of  these  made  a  definite  pledge  in  advance 
and  paid  the  same  up  in  full  during  each 
quarter.  There  are  few  churches  among  us, 
we  fear,  that  could  show  a  roll  of  honor  con- 
taining the  names  of  70  per  cent,  of  their 
members  who  pledge  and  contribute  regular- 
ly to  the  support  of  the  church. 

—The  corner  stone  of  the  newly  organized 
Second  Christian  Church  of  Springfield,  111. , 
was  laid  on  Monday,  Sept.  2.  The  address 
on  that  occasion  was  delivered  by  J.  E.  Lynn, 
pastor  of  the  mother  church  of  which  the 
new  congregation  is  a  colony,  and  other 
ministers  of  the  city  participated  in  the  exer- 
cises. The  process  by  which  this  new  con- 
gregation has  come  into  existence,  from  the 
original  recognition  of  the  need  of  a  con- 
gregation in  a  certain  part  of  the  city  to  the 
voluntary  removal  of  a  group  of  members  to 
form  a  nucleus  of  the  new  congregation,  has 
been  a  perfect  model  of  the  way  in  which  the 
church  ought  to  spread  in  the  cities.  There 
has  been  no  split  and  no  secession  of  dis- 
satisfied members,  and  there  can  be  no  un- 
generous rivalry  between  the  two  congrega- 
tions through  any  striving  of  either  to  win 
away  the  members  of  the  other.  The  church 
in  Springfield,  like  the  church  in  Jerusalem, 
is  truly  united  as  one  church,  though  for  con- 
venience and  efficiency  of  work  it  meets  in 
two  places. 

•  — Concerning  the  new  pastor  at  Fort  Col- 
lins, Col.,  at  which  place  he  recently  made  a 
visit,  H.  O.  Breeden,  of  Des  Moines,  writes 
as  follows: 

'•Late  in  June  the  Church  of  Christ  in  Fort 
Collins  located  a  new  pastor  in  the  person  of 
W.  J.  Lockhart,  a  member  of  the  class  of 
1901,  Drake  University.  Almost  immediately 
this  church,  which  had  passed  through  vary- 
ing fortunes,  began  to  awake  to  a  new  life. 
The  audiences  began  to  tax  the  capacity  of 
the  building.  Every  department  of  church 
work  seemed  to  feel  the  hand  of  a  master,  and 
all  sails  began  to  fill  and  draw.  The  brilliant 
young  pastor  stepped  quickly  to  a  first  place 
in  the  religious  life  of  the  town.  The  writer 
recently  enjoyed  the  rare  privilege  of  a  visit 
to  this  prosperous  church.  He  was  enter- 
tained by  his  old  friend  and  co-laborer,  Dr. 
B.  O.  Aylesworth,  for  many  years  president 
of  Drake  University,  and  now  president  of 
the  State  Agricultural  College  of  Colorado. 
One  who  moves  much  among  the  people  of 


Colorado  has  no  difficulty  in  believing  all 
that  is  said  of  his  popularity.  He  is  a  tower 
of  strength  to  our  cause  in  the  state.  On  the 
third  Lord's  day  in  August  President  Ayles- 
worth, Leonard  G.  ThompsDn,  the  corre- 
sponding secretary  of  the  state  convention, 
and  the  writer  took  part  in  a  beautiful  ordi- 
nation and  installation  service  in  the  Fort 
Collins  church,  wherein  Brother  Lockhart 
was  set  apart  to  the  ministry  and  duly 
inducted  into  his  hign  office  as  minister 
of  the  Church  of  Christ  at  Fort  Collins. 
The  exercises  were  very  simple  but  very 
inspiring.  After  a  splendid  song  service, 
augmented  by  a  fine  orchestra,  the  writer 
preached  a  sermon  on  'A  Vision  of  the 
Christ.'  The  charge  to  the  church  was  de- 
livered by  Bro.  Thompson,  the  charge  to  the 
pastor  by  Dr.  Aylesworth,  after  which  the 
ordination  prayer  was  offered  by  the  writer 
Judge  Mills  a  representative  jurist  of  Colorado 
and  an  elder  of  that  church,  then  made  a  ten- 
der and  beautiful  speech  of  recognition  and 
acceptance  on  behalf  of  the  congregation. 
All  in  all  it  was  a  most  impressive  and 
delightful  service,  presaging  great  things  for 
the  Fort  Collins  church,  under  its  masterful 
leadership.  W.  J.  Lockhart  is  one  of  the 
best  equipped  preachers,  one  of  the  finest 
thinkers  and  most  forceful  speakers  Drake 
University  has  ever  sent  out  to  serve  the 
Master  and  unless  all  signs  fail  he  will  make 
a  conspicuous  success  of  the  work  at  Fo  rt 
Collins." 

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The  ChristiaLn-Eva.ngelist 
Specia.1. 

The  special  arrangements  which  the  Chris- 
tian-Evangelist has  made  with  the  Bur- 
lington Route  whereby  those  who  desire  to 
attend  the  Minneapolis  convention  may  go  in 

[thoroughly 
congenial  com- 
pany, were  in- 
dorsed by  the 
Central  Board 
of  the  Chris- 
tian Church, 
of  St.  Louis, 
at  the  regular 
quarterly  ses- 
sion of  that 
body  on  Thurs- 
day of  last 
week. 

The  Central 
Board  is  com- 
posed of  the 
pastors  and 
officers  of  all 
the  congrega- 
tions in  St. 
Louis  and  the 
Christia  n- 
eva  ngelist 
spe cial  thus 
becomes  the  official  route  from  St.  Louis  to 
Minneapolis.  One  member  from  each  congre- 
gation was  appointed  to  assist  in  promoting 
interest  and  increasing  attendance  at  the 
convention.  The  privileges  of  our  special 
arrangements  will  not  be  confined  to  the 
brethren  of  St.  Louis  exclusively,  however. 
We  will  welcome  all,  individuals,  parties, 
or  state  delegations,  who  can  arrange  to  join 
us  at  St.  Louis  or  points  en  route. 

We  desire  to  know,  approximately  at  least, 
how  many  to  provide  accommodations  for. 
The  Burlington  Route  stands  ready  to  sup- 
ply the  necessary  equipment  whether  that  be 
one  coach  or  an  entire  train.  We  are  as- 
sured that  it  will  be  more  than  the  first  and 
would  be  pleased  to  make  the  latter  a 
necessity. 

The  cost  of  transportation  will  be  one  fare 
for  the  round  trip;  this  amounts  to  Sixteen 
Dollars  from  St.  Louis  and  return.  Those 
living  away  from  St.  Lonis  will  buy  theirj 
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through  to  Minneapolis  and  return,  being  careful 
to  see  that  they  are  routed  via  St.  Louis  and 
the  Burlington  Route.  A  double  berth  in  a 
standard  sleeping  car  will  cost  $3  one  way. 
Equally  comfortable  accommodations  can  be 
furnished  in  a  Tourist  Sleeping  Car  for  one- 
half  that  amount,  if  enough  reserve  berths 
to  justify  the  engaging  of  such  a  car.  These 
Tourist  Sleeping  Cars  afford  as  good  service 
as  the  standard  cars,  but  are  not  as  elaborate- 
ly and  ornately  finished.  They  are  used  in  the 
celebrated  California  Excursions  of  the  Bur- 
lington Route.  By  looking  at  the  map  it  will 
be  seen  that  the  Burlington  has  two  routes  to 
Minneapolis  Our  excursion  goes  via  the  west 
side  route,  through  Clarksville,  Louisiana, 
Hannibal,  Quincy,  Keokuk,  Ft.  Madison, 
Burlington,  Cedar  Rapids,  Vinton,  Cedar 
Falls,  etc.  We  leave  St.  Louis  on  Wednesday, 
Oct.  9,  at  2:05  p.  m.,  Clarksville  4: 14,  Louisiana 
4:35,  Hannibal  5:15,  Quincy  6:00.  Keokuk  7:40, 
Ft.  Madison 8:25,  Burlington  9.00,  Cedar  Rap- 
ids 12:03  a.  m.,  and  arrive  at  Minneapolis  at 
8:05  a.  m.  on  Thursday,  Oct.  10.  A  very  en- 
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Correspondence. 

Texas  Letter. 

Considering-  the  educational  advantages  of 
our  great  conventions,  it  is  worth  while  for 
every  church  to  see  that  its  pastor  attends 
them.  Many  preachers  are  not  able  to  go, 
their  meagre  salaries,  often  only  partially 
paid,  will  not  permit  it.  But  their  churches 
are  abundantly  able  to  send  them,  and  they 
ought  to  do  it.  It  will  make  their  preacher  a 
stronger  and  better  man,  and  thus  they  will 
be  richly   repaid. 

Dr.  T.  F.  Driskill,  of  Corsicana,  is  working 
hard  to  get  a  large  delegation  for  Minneapolis, 
and  he  deserves  and  expects  success. 

Detroit  has  recently  built  a  handsome  house 
costing  $3,500,  and  the  fruitage  of  this  sacri- 
fice and  enterprise  is  seen  in  a  great  meeting 
now  in  progress  conducted  by  J.  B.  Sweeny 
and  A.  H.  Darnell. 

J.  W.  Lowber,  one  of  our  most  successful 
pastors,  has  this  to  say  about  summer  vaca- 
tions for  Texas  preachers:  "I  do  not  believe 
a  man  can  very  well  succeed  in  Texas  cities 
who  does  not  stand  by  his  work  during  the 
hot  months." 

Sanders  anl  Douthit  have  had  a  splendid 
meetiag  at  Fate,  with  40  additions,  and  al- 
most money  enough  for  a  new  house.  These 
men  seldom  fail.  The  work  was  done  in  two 
weeks. 

Ellsworth  Faris,  our  young  missionary  to 
Africa,  will  enter  the  University  of  Chicago 
soon  to  spend  a  portion  of  his  furlough  in 
special  work. 

H.  E.  Luck,  of  Chicago,  becomes  pastor  of 
the  University  church  at  Add-Ran,  and  will 
also  teach  in  the  school.  Texas  is  happy  to 
have  him  home  again. 

We  people  in  the  south  are  facing  one  of 
the  most  difficult  and  dangerous  problems  Of 
the  world.  The  negro  has  so  changed  in  a 
single  generation  that  he  is  no  longer  the 
staunch  protector  of  our  mothers,  wives  and 
daughters, tha 5  he  was  in  the  days  of  slavery, 
but  is  now,  all  over  our  land  with  increasing 
frequency,  becoming  their  deadliest  foe. 
Good  men,  white  and  black,  are  studying  the 
problem,  and  of  course  their  views  vary. 
Here  is  what  Bishop  Turner  of  the  African 
Methodist  Church  has  to  say  on  it: 

''lam  as  much  convinced  as  ever  that  Afri- 
can emigration  would  be  best  for  the  negro 
and  best  for  the' white  man.  There  is  an  irre- 
sistible conflict  between  white  and  black  that 
nothing  but  separation  can  put  an  end  to. 
Our  children  are  generated  and  nurtured 
under  a  malignant  and  misanthropic  excite- 
ment that  will  wreck  this  country  and  make' 
our  civilization  a.  hiss  and  a  byword.  And 
if  it  is  a  fact  that  the  negro  will  not  let  white 
women  alone,  then  white  men  owe  it  to  their 
manhood  and  honor  to  get  rid  of  him;  and  if 
they  will  open  up  a  highway  to  Africa  millions 
of  the  black  race  will  go.  Rather  than  shed 
so  much  bh>od.  and  possibly  some  innocent 
blood,  you  had  better  enact  laws  to  brand 
these  fools  and  scoundrels  and  crop  their  ears 
and  banish  them  to  Africa.  If  the  country 
will  turn  over  all  these  criminals  that  they 
are  burning,  hanging  and  shooting  to  merely 
brand  their  cheeks  and  carry  them  to  Africa 
I  will  give  the  world  another  Rome  and  es- 
tablish a  country  like  Australia,  which  was 
founded  and  built  up  by  English  cutthroats 
and  penal  convicts." 

C.  McPherson,  for  years  on  the  editorial 
staff  of  the  Christian  Courier,retires  from  the 
tripod.  He  says  he  did  not  do  work  enough 
on  the  paper  to  justify  the  title  of  editor. 

D.  A  Leak  leaves  Texas  and  the  pulpit  and 
enters  the  school  room  at  Logansport,  La. 

The  new  house  lately  dedicated  at  Crockett 
costing  $3,500  was  "christened"  with  a  meet- 
ing by  Bros.  Rial,  Graves  and  Hamilton,  and 
a  church  of  56  members  was  organized.  W. 
H.  Perry  paid  more  than  half  the  cost. 

J.  W.  Marshall  and  T.  E.  Fitz  have  closed 
a  meeting  at  Sumner's  Mill  with  45  additions. 

R.  C.  Horn  and  Eugene  Holmes  have  just 
held  a  meeting  at  Forest  Grove  with  26  addi- 
tions. 

S.  K.  Hallam  is  inaugurating  his  work  at 
Denton  with  a  meeting,   Prof.  W.  T.  Hamner 


leading  the    singing.    Nineteen    additions  so 
far. 

J.  M.  Campbell  is  pushing  the  work  at  El 
Paso.  Audiences  large  with  many  additions 
and  much  talk  of  a  new  house. 

J.  B.  Sweeny,  of  Gainesville,  has  closed 
his  vacation  of  six  weeks.  He  spent  it  evan- 
gelizing and  had|205  additions. 

G.  H.  Morrison  is  much  interested  in  a  new 
house  for  De  Leon,  and  the  indications  are 
that  it  will  be  built. 

M.  M.  Davis. 

Dallas,  Texas. 

An  Historical  Society. 

It  is  proposed  to  call  a  meeting  at  the 
Minneapolis  convention  of  all  those  interest- 
ed in  the  organization  of  an  historical  society 
for  the  Disciples  of  Christ.  The  desirability 
and  place  for  such  a  society  will  appear  from 
the  following  considerations: 

1.  The  people  known  as  the  Disciples  of 
Christ  are  old  enough  to  have  a  history. 

2.  They  have  accomplished  enough  to 
deserve  a  place  in  the  history  of  American 
Christianity,  and  to  merit  a  larger  recogni- 
tion in  that  history. 

3.  The  fundamental  principles  of  any  re- 
ligious movement  are  best  understood  in  the 
light  of  their  history. 

4.  It  is  time  that  some  steps  were  being 
taken  in  preparation  for  the  writing  of  such 
a  history. 

The  service  such  a  society  can  render  will 
appear  from  the  following  considerations: 

1.  It  could  attempt  the  collection  of  the 
historical  records  and  memorials  of  the  Dis- 
ciples. Many  such  records  of  priceless  value, 
have  already  been  lost,  or  are  on  the  point  of 
disappearing,  with  the  passing  away  of  the 
pioneers  of  the  movement  and  the  scattering 
of  their  libraries. 

2.  It  could  attempt  the  securing  in 
writing  of  the  memories  of  living  men  who 
were  participants  in  many  of  the  important 
events.  These  men  are  growing  fewer  every 
day  and  unless  encouraged  soon  to  commit 
the  facts  to  writing  will  neglect  it  until  too 
late. 

3.  It  could  collect  from  year  to  year  the 
annual  reports  of  national  and  state  meetings, 
congresses,  colleges,  and  file  away  the  weekly 
or  monthly  issue  of  papers,  to  be  put  at  the 
disposal  of  persons  making  inquiry  into  any 
field  of  our  work  or  history. 

4.  It  could  preserve  all  these  records  in  a 
library  centrally  located,  which  shall  serve 
as  a  reference  library  for  the  future  historian. 

5.  It  should  be  composed  of  members  con- 
veniently distributed  in  different  sections  of 
the  couQtry,who  would  serve  as  thecollectors 
and  investigators  for  their  respective  sec- 
tions. 

6.  It  would  stimulate  interest  in  the  his- 
tory among  all  the  churches,  and  promote  its 
stud}'  among  young  men  studying  for  the 
ministry 

7.  It  could  prepare  for  a  historical  con- 
gress of  the  Disciples  to  be  held  on  the  one 
hundredth  anniversary  of  the  writing  of  the 
"Declaration  and  Address"  in  1909. 

All  persons  interested  in  such  a  society 
will  please  communicate  with  the  undersigned, 
so  that  a  call  can  be  issued  for  a  meeting  at 
the  national  convention. 

Eeeett  Gates. 

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Missouri    Sta.te  Bible-School   Notes. 

The  Lincoln  county  meeting  was  not  only- 
remarkable  in  its  giving  to  Lincoln  county 
missions,  but  likewise  in  its  support  of  state 
Bible-school  work,  not  less  than  ten  of  the 
schools  agreeing  to  keep  rally  day  animake 
an  offering  to  this  work.  Every  one  of  W. 
II.  Hobbs'  churches  will  observe  the  day  and 
meet  their  apportionments,  as  has  been  true 
in  the  past,  while  Troy,  as  the  county  seat, 
under  G.  F.  Assiterand  Mrs.  Birdie  Shelton 
will  lead  the  way. 

The  school  work  at  Louisiana  is  growing 
right  along  and  Knox  P.  Taylor  is  to  give 
them  a  two  weeks'  institute  and  meeting  in 
October,  during  which  the  rally  will  be  held. 
F.  A.  Mayhall  should  be  proud  of  his  work 
there. 

Sixty-five  schools  are  going  to  keep  the 
rally  day,  and  we  want  to  hear  from  at  least 
35  more  and  want  you  to  be  free  to  order 
what  you  want. 

With  our  notices  for  the  second  quarter 
will  go  sample  programs  of  our  rally  day, 
Oct.  7,  and  we  want  you  to  bring  it  before 
your  cabinet  and  join  us  in  making  it  one  of 
the  happiest  days  in  the  history  of  your 
school. 

Two  Mile,  Montgomery,  were  ready  for 
work  when  the  time  came,  so  that,  dry  and 
unfavorable  as  it  seemed,  the  day  was  a 
happy  one  in  the  service  of  Christ.  Think  of 
their  sending  eight  miles  for  two  barrels  of 
drinking  water  and  paying  for  it,  too,  and 
you' will  see  some  of  their  difficulties.  But 
my  happiness  was  complete  when  the  breth- 
ren and  friends  kindly  gave  me  one-third 
more  than  was  asked  of  them.  The  general 
improvement  of  the  school  under  Bro.  Hill 
has  been  remarkable  and  deserves  all  the 
praise  that  was  given  it  that  day. 

Paynesville  has  for  year's  followed  the  true 
course,  all  the  offerings  of  the  school  going  to 
missions  and  benevoleo.ee,  while  the  mem- 
bership of  the  church  supports  the  school,  and 
this  accounts  for  their  giving  us  S30  a  year, 
making  our  work  a  specialty  as  M.  D.  Dudley, 
J.  O.  Walton  and  the  school  do.  Is  there 
another  school  in  Missouri  so  doing?  Is  it 
not  the  proper  way  to  do? 

The  Pike  county  meeting  at  Bowling 
Green  was  fine,  the  reports  from  the  schools 
most  encouraging,  the  leadership  of  S.  W. 
Marr  inspiring,  the  entertainment  by  the 
church  exceptional.  Every  school  in  Pike  but 
one  gave  to  our  work  last  year,  while  I  had 
the  same  glad  assurance  for  this,  but  Frank- 
ford  and  Mrs.  W.  S.  Worsham  head  the  list, 
paying  their  part  in  full,  and  all  are  loud  in 
compliments  of  W.  P.  Dorsey  and  his  work 
among  them  and  for  them. 

To  one  and  all,  we  aim  to  send  sufficient 
rally  programs  for  each  one  participating 
and  some  extras  for  the  superintendent,  but 
if  you  sometimes  wish  more  write  us  and  they 
will  be  sent.  Again,  while  we  would  like  all 
schools  to  observe  the  same  day,  you  may 
find  it  better  to  keep  another  day  in  the 
month,  that  your  minister  may  be  with  you, 
and  if  so,  report  to  us  when  the  rally  is  held 
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What  the  One  Fare  Rate  Means. 

Now  that  the  Central  Passenger  Associa- 
tion has  granted  our  First  Twentieth  Century 
Missionary  Convention  the  one  fare  round 
trip  rate,  following  the  example  of  the  West- 
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membership  to  proceed  at  once  to  make  the 
best  use  of  these  concessions.  Nearly  a  mil- 
lion of  our  membership  are  within  this  terri- 
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lines  east  and  west  of  same  to  act  likewise. 

The  Minneapolis  committee  will  present 
the  action  of  the  Western  and  Central  Asso- 
ciations to  the  Eastern  Trunk  Lines,  to  the 
Trans- Missouri  Association,  and  to  the 
Transcontinental  lines,  asking  of  them  also 
the  one  fare  rate,  so  that  in  time  every  road 
in  the  United  States  can  be  quoted  as  grant- 
ing the  one  fare  rate. 

In  the  concrete  this  one  fare  rate  means 
about  as  follows:  Round  trip  to  Minneapolis 
and  back,  from: 

Atlanta,  Ga $32.80 

Chattanooga,  Tenn 28.70 

Cincinnati,  0 19.50 

Cleveland,  O, 21.50 

Columbus,  0 19.85 

Chicago,  111 11.50 

Des  Moines,  la 8.00 

Detroit,  Mich 19.25 

Dallas,  Tex  28.05 

Indianapolis,  Ind 16.50 

Kansas  City,  Mo 13.55 

Louisville,  Ky 19.50 

Nashville,  Tenn 24.20 

Pittsburg,     Pa  22.00 

Omaha,  Neb 10  65 

Peoria,  111 11.75 

Springfield,  111 13.05 

As  the  foregoing  is  taken  from  Minneapolis 
tariff  sheets,  the  same  may  vary  a  dollar  or 
more  from  the  rate  quoted. 

Tickets  will  be  good  coming  to  Minneapolis 
on  Oct.  8,  9,  11  and  13  in  central  territory,  to 
be  so  regulated  as  to  reach  the  western  terri- 
tory not  later  than  Oct.  14,  and  from  western 
territory  Oct.  9,  10,  12  and  14,  and  from 
Trans- Missouri  territory  Oct.  8,  9  and  10. 
Tickets  will  be  good  leaving  Minneapolis  not 
earlier  than  Oct.  10,  nor  later  than  Oct.  19, 
but  may  be  extended  to  Oct.  31,  by  depositing 
with  joint  agent. 

A  25  cent  charge  will  be  made  for  validat- 
ing tickets  and  a  50  cent  fee  for  depositing  to 
secure  extensions. 

Tickets  are  for  continuous  passage  going 
and  coming. 

Where  the  round  trip  is  less  than  $4.50  local 
excursion  tickets  will  be  used  (and  need  not 
be  deposited  or  validated). 

As  it  will  be  good  policy  to  have  every 
ticket  or  station  agent  familiar  with  these 
rates,  and  the  nature  and  scope  of  our  con- 
vention, we  wish  every  reader  of  this  article 
to  make  inquiry  of  his  local  ticket  agent  for 
further  information  on  all  matters,  and  use 
the  occasion  to  tell  him  everything  you  know 
about  your  first  Twentieth  Century  Mission- 
ary Convention.  If  so  interested  and  in- 
formed, local  station  agents  throughout  the 
United  States  will  help  in  adding  a  large  in- 
crease to  our  attendance.  Therefore,  my  be- 
loved brethren,  interest  your  local  railroad 
ticket  agents,  and  it  will  not  be  a  waste  of 
time  to  talk  to  conductors,  brakemen  and 
switchmen. 

The  application  for  the  one  fare  of  the  Cen- 
tral Passenger  Association  was  made  to  the 
June  meeting,  and  refused  by  its  granting  the 
one  fare  "plus  $2.00"  rate  instead.  Some  of 
the  general  passenger  agents  explain  their 
action  by  stating  that  the  action  of  the  West- 
ern Association  in  granting  the  one  fare  rate 


was  so  unusual  as  to  be  considered  a  mistake. 

The  rehearing  of  our  application  for  the 
one  fare  rate  was  taken  up  by  the  Central 
Association  at  its  July  meeting,  and  was 
wonderfully  strengthened  by  the  personal 
work  with  general  passenger  agents  on  the 
part  of  a  number  of  our  brethren,  including 
Bros.  Benj.  L.  Smith  and  John  L.  Shuff,  of 
Cincinnati,  Howard  Cale,  of  Indianapolis,  W. 
H.  McClain,  of  St.  Louis,  C.  W.  Huffer  and 
L.  A.  Warren,  of  Toledo,  S.  H.  Bartlett  and 
Harris  R.  Cooley,  of  Cleveland  and  Dr.  C. 
Evans,  of  Pittsburg.  Others  probably  as- 
sisted, but  from  them  we  have  no  report. 

There  are  few,  if  any,  general  passenger 
agents  of  the  Western  and  Central  Passenger 
Associations  that  have  not  been  informed  by 
letter  and  also  by  word  of  mouth  of  our  First 
Twentieth  Century  Missionary  Convention, 
and  it  will  be  amusing  if  these  high  salaried 
gentlemen  reverse  the  custom  heretofore  pre" 
vailing  and  awake  our  churches  to  the  reali- 
zation that  the  twentieth  century  is  here  and 
the  first  great  convention  of  our  Christian 
churches  in  the  century  is  to  be  in  Minneap- 
olis. 

Our  transportation  committee  and  rail- 
road advisers  say  that  they  will  confess  their 
incapacity  for  transportation  problems,  if 
these  autocrats  of  the  railroad  traffic  do  not 
put  their  traveling  and  district  agents  at 
work  to  secure  the  largest  possible  attend- 
ance for  our  convention. 

Our  transportation  committee  is  making 
these  suggestions  to  transportation  commit- 
tees or  leaders: 

1.  At  the  earliest  moment  thoroughly  plan 
your  work.  2.  Formulate  early,  and  ever 
have  ready,  all  the  various  and  wonderful 
reasons  why  delegates  should  go  to  the  First 
Twentieth  Century  Missionary  Convention . 
3.  Canvass  each  church,  Christian  Endeavor 
society  and  Sunday-school  in  every  possible 
way.  Invent  ways.  4.  Give  your  secular 
press  and  religious  journals  brief  notices  or 
bulletins  of  our  convention,  its  attractions, 
etc.,  and  tell  what  your  committee  is  doing. 
5.  Discreetly  and  continuously  cultivate  the 
acquaintance  of  all  railroad  agents,  and 
convert  them  to  an  abiding  faith  in  our  con- 
vention. Keep  them  all  posted  all  summer 
long.  Immerse  them  in  missions.  6.  Select 
not  until  August,  and  if  possible  not  until 
September,  the  railroad  route  for  any 
special  excursion  or  train.  This  takes  nerve 
on  the  part  of  the  committee,  but  produces 
the  best  results. 

Give  this  matter  your  immediate  attention, 
think  deeply  of  the  questions  as  an  entirety, 
and  act  worthy  of  the  cause  of  Christ  and  in 
keeping  with  the  faith  so  often  shown  by  our 
missionary  leaders.  Make  our  transportation 
committee  your  confidant. 

Write  to  us  for  help,  and  we  will  give  you 
our  best  co-operation. 

Geo.  T.  Halbert,  Sec. 

502  Guaranty  Bklg.,  Minneapolis,  Minn. 

Lost,  Strayed  or  Stolen. 

By  a  conservative  estimate,  there  are  in 
the  city  of  St.  Louis  as  many  members  of  the 
Christian  Church  unidentified  with  any  con- 
gregation as  there  are  with  their  names  on 
our  church  books.  Most  of  these  have  moved 
in  from  other  places  and  have  neglected  to 
bring  letters.  Some  have  been  entirely  lost 
to  the  church,  some  have  strayed  into  other 
folds,  and  some  have  been  stolen  away  by  the 
worldly  enticements  of  a  great  city. 

All  churches  having  members  removing  to 
St.  Louis  are  requested  to  send  information 
concerning  them,  names,  addresses,  capabil- 
ities in  church,  etc.,  to  the  undersigned.  This 
request  is  made  by  all  the  congregations  of 
the  city  co-operating  through  the  Central 
Board  of  the  Christian  Church. 

When  the  information  requested  is  received, 
the  pastor  of  the  nearest  congregation  will  be 
promptly  notified  and  the  new  arrival  will  be 
looked  after.  If  you  love  your  departing 
brethren  and  are  interested  in  taking  our  great 
cities  for  Christ,  do  not  read  this  lightly  and 
then  neglect  our  request. 

W.  D.  Cree, 
2522  Locust  St.,  St.  Louis,  Mo. 


Nebraska   Ministerial  Institute. 

This  is  a  day  of  specialization  and  we,  as 
preachers,  cannot  afford  to  ignore  the  expec- 
tations of  our  time.  The  gospel  minister 
must  be  a  man  of  broad  culture,  without 
which  he  will  be  unable  to  reach  a  large  por- 
tion of  those  who  hear  him,  but  he  must  also 
be  a  master  of  his  specialty — man  and  God's 
messageof  salvation  to  him.  Man  and  Christ 
must  always  be  the  special  study  of  the 
preacher  of  the  gospel. 

It  has  been  the  effort  for  some  time  upon 
the  part  of  some  of  our  progressive  Nebraska 
preachers  to  organize  a  summer  institute 
where  our  ministers  and  other  Christian  work- 
ers might  assemble  for  two  or  three  weeks  to 
make  an  earnest  study  of  the  word  and  the 
art  of  reaching  humanity  with  it,  under  the 
leadei-ship  of  able  teachers. 

Bro.  R.  A.  Schell,  of  Hebron,  as  the  presi- 
dent of  our  association,  did  most  excellent 
work  in  procuring  the  services  of  our  brother, 
C.  A.  Young  and  also  President  W.  P.  Ayls- 
worth,  of  Cotner  University.  Every  forenoon 
was  devoted,  from  8  to  12  o'clock,  to  lectures 
by  these  brethren,  Bro.  Young  lecturing  upon 
the  Life  of  Christ  and  Prophecy,  and  Bro. 
Ayls  worth  upon  Homiletics  and  Pastoral  The- 
ology. The  afternoon  was  given  over  to  study 
and  hearing  some  one  upon  some  special  topic 
of  interest.  During  the  last  day  of  the  insti- 
tute reports  were  made  by  individuals  who 
had  read  books  assigned  by  Bro.  Young.  The 
verdict  of  the  25  who  attended  and  studied 
during  the  two  weeks  was  in  favor  of  another 
similar  gathering  next  year.  Bro.  Young  won 
a  royal  place  in  our  hearts  through  his  strong 
and  spiritual  teaching,  while  Bro.  Aylsworth, 
whom  we  have  loved  for  years,  became  even 
more  endeared  to  us  through  his  sympathetic 
and  able  instruction  in  the  arts  of  preaching 
and  pastoral  service.  Christ  was  held  before 
us  constantly  by  both  teachers.  Work  is  al- 
ready begun  upon  our  institute  for  next  year. 

J.  W.  Hilton. 

Nodaway  Valley  Convention. 

The  eleventh  annual  convention  of  the 
Christian  churches  of  Nodaway  Valley  dis- 
trict was  held  in  Tarkio,  Mo.,  Aug.  27-29. 
There  were  about  one  hundred  delegates  en- 
rolled. The  convention  opened  with  a  sermon 
by  C.  M.  Chilton,  of  St.  Joseph,  and  closed 
with  one  by  O.  W.  Lawrence,  of  Maryville. 
President  J.  W.  Ellis,  of  Albany,  gave  two 
Bible  studies  during  the  convention. 

The  address  of  welcome  was  made  by  the 
pastor,  H.  B.  Elmore,  and  the  response  by 
J.  P.  Davis,  of  Burlingtou  Junction.  Ad- 
dresses were  also  made  by  T.  A.  Abbott, 
G.  L.  Peters,  of  Mound  City,  C.  C.  Smith,  of 
Cincinnati,  and  Miss  Mattie  Burgess,  of 
St.  Joseph.  An  excellent  session  of  the  C.  W. 
B.  M.  was  presided  over  by  Mrs.  J.  W. 
Ray,  of  Maryville.  Two  admirable  declama- 
tions were  given  by  Miss  Edith  Boyer,  of 
Grand  Rapids,  Mich.  All  the  addresses  of 
the  convention  were  of  a  high  order.  T.  W. 
Cottingham  was  again  employed  as  district 
evangelist,  this  being  his  sixth  engagement 
by  the  district.  The  next  convention  will  be 
held  in  Stanberry.  A  good  sprinkling  of 
business  men  was  in  attendance,  such  as 
I.  R.  Williams,  of  Savannah,  A.  F.  Still,  of 
Burlington  Junction,  and  A.  C.  Frisbie,  of 
Stanberry.  The  brethren  of  Tarkio  treated 
us  royally.  The  church  there  is  doing  good 
work  under  F.  B.  Elmore. 

It  was  pleasant  to  meet  with  the  veteran 
W.  T.  Maupin,  of  Oregon,  and  the  hopeful 
faces  of  many  of  the  younger  brethren,  such 
as  Charles  Beale  H.  E.  Blanchard,  H.  W. 
Harris  and  Jesse  Gresham,  of  Fairfax.  Prof. 
Butler,  the  blind  singer  of  Mound  City,  was 
present,  and  rendered  efficient  service,  as  did 
also  Mrs.  H.  W.  Hurst,  of  Tarkio,  with  her 
singing.  Upon  the  whole  this  was  unani- 
mously decided  to  be  one  of  the  very  best 
district  conventions.  J.  P.  Davis. 


September  12,  1901 


THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


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Ohio  Letter. 

Bellefontaine  was  so  well  pleased  with  E. 
S.  Muckley  that  they  have  kept  in  the  family 
and  have  called  his  brother-in-law,  W.  T. 
Groom,  from  Wabash,  Ind.,  who  began  his 
work  Sept.  1.  His  first  pastorate  was  in  Ohio, 
at  Carthage.  The  church  is  to  be  congratu- 
lated. 

The  churches  of  Licking  county  held  their 
yearly  meeting  this  year  at  Outville  with  the 
York  street  church.  John  E.  Pounds,  of 
Cleveland,  and  J  A.  Lord,  of  Cincinnati,  were 
the  speakers,  There  was  a  good  attendance 
and  excellent  sermons.  Two  ladies  confessed 
Christ— one  67  years  old. 

Bro.  and  Sister  Bates,  of  Newark,  have  been 
called  to  part  with  one  of  their  precious  little 
ones.  The  little  boy  was  only  eight  months 
old.  Their  many  friends  will  sympathize  deep- 
ly with  them  in  their  bereavement,  but  the 
comfort  in  Christ  is  sufficient.  When  this  is 
read  Bro.  Bates  will  have  taken  up  his  work 
with  the  Warren  church.  H.  Newton  Miller, 
recently  of  the  chair  of  English  in  Bethany 
College,  will  take  the  work  at  Newark  at 
once. 

Charles  W.  Huft'er,  of  the  Central  Church, 
in  Toledo,  and  Charles  A.  Freer,  of  the  Frank- 
lin avenue  church  in  Columbus,  will  exchange 
in  a  twelve  days'  meeting,  designed  for  rally- 
ing and  reviving  purposes  this  fall.  The 
Columbus  meeting  will  be  held  Oct.  28-Nov.  8, 
and  the  Toledo  meeting  Nov.  18-29. 

The  annual  convention  of  the  first  district 
will  be  held  next  week,  Sept.  17-18  at  the 
Grove  church,  near  Gambier.  The  program  is 
a  good  one  and  ought  to  draw  a  good  attend- 
ance. 

Wiley  Brown,  of  Indianapolis,  has  been 
spending  his  vacation  in  Ohio,  preaching  at 
Violet  chapel  in  Fairfield  county  and  also  on 
Sunday  at  the  Franklin  Avenue  church  in 
Columbus.  His  sermons  are  highly  com- 
mended. C.  A.  Fkeer. 

10G8  Oak  St.,  Columbus,  O. 

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Missouri  Mission  Notes. 

There  are  some  messages  that  leave  a  sweet- 
ness in  the  mouth,  a  joy  in  the  heart,  and  a 
pleasure  in  the  remembrance,  that  is  past  tell- 
ing.    Such  an  one  is  this: 

"Canton,  Mo.,  Sept.  2,  1901. 
Dear   Brother  Abbott:— Took  our  state 
mission  offering  here  yesterday  and  raised  $5U. 
Will  try   to  make  it  $60  and   bring  it  to  the 
convention. 

Yours  fraternally, 

Davis  Errett." 

I  saw  Bro.  Errett  ten  days  ago  at  the  Ralls 
County  meeting,  and  he  promised  me  to  pre- 
sent state  missions  on  the  following  Lord's 
day  to  his  people.  This  is  the  result.  There 
are  ever  so  many  preachers  throughout  the 
state,  who,  in  the  last  month,  have  given  me 
their  promise  that  they  would  do  the  same 
thing.  If  they  do  we  will  be  able  to  make 
such  a  report  at  Mexico  as  will  make  every- 
body enthusiastically  glad. 

The  work  in  the  field  has  been  splendidly 
done  by  the  faithful  men  employed.  It  only 
remains  now  for  the  financial  part  to  be 
brought  to  the  front  for  us  to  make  a  great 
report.  This  is  the  last  time  I  can  reach  you 
at  all  before  the  convention.  We  hope  inside 
of  the  next  ten  days  to  receive  $1,000.  We 
need  it;  we  must  have  it;  the  Lord's  business 
demands  it;  his  work  calls  for  it.  D  Surely  it 
will  come. 

The  prospects  are  good  for  the  best  conven- 
tion we  have  had  in  recent  years  in  Missouri. 
The  railroads  have  granted  us  a  rate  of  one 
fare  for  the  round  trip.  You  buy  your  ticket 
right  into  Mexico.  Be  sure  to  go  to  your 
agent  three  or  four  days  before  you  want  to 
start  and  ask  him  about  his  instructions.  Tell 
him  his  railroad  has  authorized  a  rate  of  one 
fare,  and  if  he  says  he  has  not  received  these  in- 
structions, ask  him  to  inquire  at  headquarters 
for  them.  It  has  been  a  hard  struggle  to  se- 
cure this  rate,  now  let  us  make  the  best  use  of 


it.  If  the  agent  has  no  instructions  and  will 
not  sell  you  a  ticket  to  Mexico,  buy  to  the 
nearest  point  oq  a  direct  road  to  Mexico, 
takiDg  his  receipt,  and  if  the  agent  at  the 
junction  point  will  not  sell  you  a  round  trip 
ticket  for  one  fare,  pay  him  full  fare  and  take 
his  receipt,  and  so  on  till  you  get  to  Mexico. 
Take  a  receipt  every  time  you  pay  money  un- 
less you  get  the  round  trip  for  one  fare.     Be 

sure  that  you  do  this. 

T.  A.  Abbott. 

The  Situation. 

Until  the  last  month  of  the  missionary 
year,  individuals  and  churches  have  continued 
to  push  back  the  contribution  to  Ministerial 
Relief  for  other  ■  interests.  Does  this  mean 
that  it  has  been  pushed  from  the  year's  con- 
sideration? July  1,  when  we  made  the  pres- 
ent quarter's  payment,  we  had  to  borrow. 
In  twenty-five  days  another  quarter's  pay- 
ment will  be  due,  and  unless  somebody's 
heart  opens  to  this  cause,  we  will  not  be  able 
to  make  that  payment  in  full. 

There  are  fifty-two  persons  and  their  depend- 
ents looking  to  this  board  for  help.  When 
you  remember,  brethren,  that  none  of  these 
receive  more  than  $25  per  quarter,  and  that 
some  of  them  have  no  other  source  of  income, 
and  then  think  that  the  winter  is  coming  on, 
and  that  they  will  need  food,  clothing  and 
fuel,  it  does  seem  to  me  that  your  hearts  would 
be  opened  to  meet  these  demands.  When  you 
are  preparing  to  have  yo«^'  homes  comfort- 
able for  the  coming  winter,  etp  not  forget  the 
fathers  and  mothers  who  are  dependent  upon 
you.  These  are  a  part  of  the  family  to  be 
provided  for.  A  conscience  void  of  offense 
before  God  is  an  essential  to  the  soul's  com- 
fort. 

Can  Christian  people   who  are  blessed  with 

an  abundance,  be  really  happy  while  they. 
know  those  to  whom  they  owe  so  much  are 
suffering  for  life's  necessities?  I  do  not  so 
think  of  my  brethren.  I  want  to  commend 
many  individuals  and  churches  who  have 
taken  both  interest  and  delight  in  this  work. 
Some  have  been  liberal  contributors. 

Brethren  in  Christ,  do  not  compel  us,  your 
servants  in  this  ministry,  to  reduce  the 
meager  assistance  we  are  now  giving  these 
worthy  old  saints,  but  wake  up  your  Chris- 
tian liberality,  and  let  us  have  sufficient  for 
the  demands  made  upon  us.  Others  whom 
we  have  never  helped  are  asking  for  aid,  but 
we  have  had  no  promise  for  them.  We  ought 
to  hear  from  a  thousand  individuals  and 
churches  before  Sept.  30,  at  which  time  the 
books  will  be  closed  for  the  first  year  of  the 
twentieth  century.  Will  your  name  be  written 
therein,  and  your  good  deed  recorded  above? 
The  Lord  calls,  who  will  answer?  Remit  to 
Howard  Cale,  120 E.  Market  St.,  Indianapolis, 
Ind.  A.  L.  Orcctt,  Cor.  Sec. 

No  Hay  Fever  in  Northern  Michigan. 

Why  stay  at  home  and  sneeze,  and  be  gen- 
erally miserable  when  you  can  get  relief  in  a 
few  hours  by  going  to  Petoskey,  Bay  View, 
Charlevoix,  Traverse  City  or  Harbor  Springs, 
the  great  Michigan  resorts? 

The  expense  is  not  much  to  get  there,  and 
hotel  rates  are  reasonable.  September  is  a 
delightful  month  up  north,  and  the  train 
service  of  the  Pere  Marquette  Route  with 
through  sleepiQg  cars  from  Michigan  Central 
Station,  Chicago,  at  7:30  P.  m.,  every  day  but 
Sunday,  affords  quick  transit  from  the  land 
of  heat  and  sneezes  to  the  refreshing  breezes 
from  Lake  Michigan,  free  from  dust  and  mi- 
crobes. 

There  is  also  a  through  sleeper  from  St. 
Louis  at  12:30  p.m.,  via  the  Illinois  Central 
R.  R. 

Ask  your  home  ticket  agent  about  the  rates 
and  a  Pere  Marquette  Resort  folder,  or  send 
to  H.  F.  Moeller,  General  Passenger  Agent 
at  Detroit,  Mich.,  for  one. 

Whatever  you  do  remember  to  go  via  the 
Pere  Marquette. 


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CONSUMPTION 


Foreign  Christian  Missionary  Society. — A.  Mc- 
lean, Corresponding  Secretary,  Box  884,  Cincinnati 
O. 

American  Christian  Missionary  Society. — Benj.  I,. 
Smith,  Corresponding  Secretary,  Y.  M.  C.  A.  Build- 
ing, Cincinnati,  O. 

Board  of  Church  Extension. — G.  W.  Muckley, 
Corresponding  Secretary,  Waterworks  Building, 
Kansas  City,  Mo. 

Board  of  Ministerial  Relief.— Howard  Cale,  120 
E.  Market  St.,  Indianapolis,  Ind. 

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Evangelistic, 

ARKANSAS. 
Hope. — I  have  just  held  a  week's  meeting  at 
the  Sardis  church,  seven  miles  from  Hope, 
which  resulted  in  20  additions,  14  by  baptism, 
si's  restored  and  the  church  greatly  revived. — 
W.  O.  Breeden. 

COLORADO. 
Boulder,  Sept.  3. — I  have  received  a  call  to 
this    pastorate    after  a  three   months'    stay. 
T went jT  added  to  congregation  since  coming. 
—J.  M.  Lowe. 

GEORGIA. 
Atlanta,    Sept.    2. — Five  additions  to    the 
First    Church    yesterday,    making  36  since  I 
began  my  labors  here.     Think  we  are  on  the 
up-grade.— S.  B.  Moore. 

INDIANA. 
Bedford,    Sept.  2.— One  splendid  confession 
at  our  evening  service  yesterday.    Large  au- 
diences.— James  Small. 

Bedford,  Sept.  7. — I  was  called  here  last 
Sunday  to  continue  the  pastorate  indefi- 
nitely. The  work  is  hard  but  refreshing  and 
pleasant.  I  have  accepted.  There  is  enough 
of  evangelistic  work  in  the  city  and  county 
to  keep  a  man  busy  all  the  time.  We  had  a 
splendid  addition  by  confession  last  Sunday. 
Bro.  R.  W.  Abberly,  of  Columbus,  O.,  will 
hold  us  a  meeting  in  January.  He  has  been 
enthusiastically  called  for  this  second  meet- 
ing by  the  church  here.  The  sowers  and  reap- 
ers, we  believe,  will  rejoice  in  January  to- 
gether.— James  Small. 

Danville,  Sept.  9. — Ten  days'  meeting  at 
Smith ville  with  nine  added. — Eugene  Mar- 
tin. 

Greenfield,  Sept.  7.— I  just  closed  a  two 
and  a  half  weeks'  meeting  with  the  church  at 
Warrenton  with  31  confessions.  Miss  Pearl 
Perry  assisted  in  song. — T.  H.  Kuhn. 

Jeffersonville,  Sept.  6. — Sept.  5  I  closed  a 
two  weeks'  meeting  for  the  church  at  Bethel, 
Clark  County.  The  results  were  22  con- 
fessions and  one  restored.  Bro.  A.  B.  Hut- 
sell  had  charge  of  the  music  and  assisted 
materially  in  making  the  meeting  a  success. 
In  the  past  month  I  have  received  3S  into  the 
church.— F.  E.  Andrews. 

ILLINOIS. 

Rantoul,  Sept.  9. — Two  were  added  here 
yesterday,  one  by  confession  and  one  by 
statement.  I  begin  a  meeting  at  Walnut  Cor- 
ner, 111.,  to-night.—  Harry  M.  Barnett. 

St.  Augustine,  Sept.  9. — Meeting  two  weeks 
old  with  seven  additions  up  to  date. — Burl 
H.  Sealock. 

IOWA. 

Albia,  Sept.  9. — There  have  been  eleven 
additions  to  this  church  the  last  three  weeks; 
two  by  confession,  one  reclaimed  and  eight  by 
letter  and  statement.— R.  H.  Ingram. 

Des  Moines,  Sept.  3. — East  Des  Moines  is 
being  stirred  by  the  preaching  and  work  of 
E.  W.  Brickert.  Two  accessions  last  Sunday 
in  spite  of  bad  weather  and  other  hindrances. 
— Nellie  G.  Husband. 

Guthrie  Center,  Sept.  2. — Nearly  a  thousand 
people  attended  the  basket  meeting  yesterday 
at  Montieth.  Preached  two  sermons,  one  at 
11  a.  m.,  and  at  3  p.  m.  Communion  services 
at  2:30  p.  m.  Baptized  two  persons  in  the 
afternoon. — D.  L.  Dunkleberger. 

Hamburg,  Sept.  5.— I  closed  a  five  weeks' 
meeting  at  Riverton  last  Sunday  night. 
Eighty-five  were  enlisted  in  the  Master's 
service,  40  by  baptism,  20  from  the  world  and 
sectarianism,  and  25  from  the  old  disbanded 
congregation.  They  have  no  house  to  meet 
in  and  will  have  to  meet  in  the  high  hills  and 
low  dales  for  a  while.  This  is  a  mission  work 
of  the  Hamburg  church  We  will  oversee  the 
work  till  it  is  stronger. — H.  W.  Cies. 

Lacona,  Sept.  7.— I  closed  a  short  meeting 
with  the  church  here  Sept.  1,  with  six  addi- 
tions, three  by  primary  obedience,  two  by 
statement  and  one  by  letter. — F.  L.  Davis. 


Pleasantville,  Sept.  3.— One  made  the  good 
confession  and  was  baptized  Aug.  25.  Have 
recently  put  in  new  song  books.  Sept.  29  will 
be  the  29th  anniversary  of  the  Pleasantville 
church.  Any  of  the  former  pastors  who  can 
are  requested  to  be  present  on  that  day. — For- 
rest D.  Ferrall,  pastor. 

Pleasantville,  Sept.  9.— Two  young  men 
obeyed  their  Lord  in  baptism  at  the  church 
on  the  evening  of  Sept.  6. — Forrest  D.  Fer- 
rall, pastor. 

KANSAS. 
Belleville,  Sept.  6.— Two   added  by  baptism 
last  Monday,  a  prominent  physician  and   his 
wife,  making  four  since  last  report. — C.  Hen- 
derson, pastor. 

Coffeyville,  Sept.  9.— Six  added  by  letter 
yesterday.  We  will  begin  a  meeting  in  Octo- 
ber. Bro.  C.  D.  Purlee,  of  Litchfield,  111., 
will  help  me. — Ellis  Purlee,  pastor. 

Dodge  City,  Sept.  2.—  vVe  had  two  additions 
yesterday.    I  have  just  located  as  pastor  and 
the  work  looks  encouraging. — Elster  Haile. 
MISSOURI. 

Columbia. — I  closed  my  meeting  at  Drip- 
ping Springs  yesterday  with  23  additions. 
They  say  it  was  one  of  the  best  they  have 
had  for  many  years.  This  church  has  had  37 
additions  since  last  September.  I  have  had 
no  help  in  my  work. — A.  W.  Paslei. 

Kirksville,  Sept.  5. — We  had  five  additions 
to  the  church  here  last  Sunday  and  three  the 
Sunday  before.— H.  A.  Northcutt. 

Fulton,  Sept.  9.— Bro.  A.  W.  Kokendoffer. 
of  Mexico,  held  us  a  short  meeting  at  Rich- 
land. Four  were  added  to  the  church,  but  we 
feel  that  the  greatest  good  came  in  the  way  of 
the  spiritual  quickening  of  the  brethren.  All 
were  highly  pleased  with  Bro.  Kokendoffer. 
At  our  regular  meeting  Sunday  one  young 
lady  made  the  confession. — Frank  J.  Nich- 
ols. 

Macon,  Sept.  9.— Our  missionary  rally 
closed  last  night.  This  is  the  first  for  the 
church  at  Macon.  In  fact  but  little  has  been 
done  here  in  missions.  Our  offering  was  $135, 
more  thaa  we  expected  under  the  circum- 
stances. We  have  recently  added  another 
room  to  our  church,  altered  our  pulpit  and 
moved  baptismal  pool,  so  that  our  house  is 
much  more  convenient.  Recently  a  Junior 
society  was  organized,  and  during  the  rally 
a  C.  W.  B.  M.  auxiliary.  Two  additions  the 
first  Lord's  day.  Everything  is  being  made 
ready  for  our  meeting  in  October.  Bro.  J.  V. 
Coombs  preaches  the  word  and  Clias.  Mar- 
vin sings  it. —  W.  S.  Lockhart. 

Marceline.— I  entered  upon  my  fourth 
year's  pastorate  here  April  1.  May  23  I  was 
called  to  the  bedside  of  our  beloved  brother, 
Dr.  B.  F.  Roberts,  and  remained  with  him 
constantly  till  July  18,  when  he  bade  us  fare- 
well. He  was  a  young  man  just  entering 
upon  his  career  as  a  professional  man  with  a 
bright  future  before  him.  He  had  many  un- 
perfected  plans,  some  of  which  he  has  asked 
me  to  see  carried  out.  The  brethren  were 
without  preaching  for  two  months.  I  re- 
sumed the  work  Aug.  1.  Since  that  time 
have  had  additions  each  Sunday  except  one, 
making  in  all  twelve.  Bro.  Alfred  Munyon 
is  in  a  tent  meeting  at  Bucklin,  two  weeks 
old,  with  18  additions;  good  interest  and  at- 
tantion. — Jsom  Roberts. 

Ridgeway,  Sept.  9.— Our  meeting  at  Blythe- 
dale  closed  with  a  fine  interest  up  to  the  last. 
Twenty-three  additions.  One  man  baptized 
who  is  68  years  of  age.  Bro.  W.  K.  Hook, 
of  Bethany,  ministers  to  this  church.  I  am 
assisting  Bro.  Sears  in  a  meeting  here,  which 
starts  off  nicely. — Morgan  Morgans. 

Roads,  Sept.  2. — Through  the  evangelistic 
work  of  J.  T.  Ogle,  of  Guthrie,  Okla.,  J.  C. 
Creel,  of  Plattsburg,  Mo.,  and  E.  H.  Kellar, 
of  Carrollton,  Mo.,  Mt.  Carmel  congrega- 
tion was  organized  last  Februai'y  with  31 
members.  We  have  no  regular  preaching  but 
meet  twice  a  month  in  the  Presbyterian 
church  to  break  bread,  and  have  a  Bible- 
school    that    meets    every  Lord's  day.    The 


ANEMIA 

The  face  alone  is  no  sure 
index  of  health;  but  head- 
ache and  dizziness,  no  ambition, 
no  force,  no  endurance,  short 
breath,  palpitation  of  the  heart 
on  little  exertion — these  with 
a  pale  face,  are  a  clear  indica- 
tion of  what  is  wrono:.  There 
is  too  little  red  in  the  blood. 

There  is  too  little  vital  force. 
It  is  life  that  is  wanting. 

Scott's  emulsion  of  cod-liver 
oil  supplies  it. 

We'll  send  you  a  little  to  try,  if  you  like. 
SCOTT  &  BOWNE,    409  Pearl  street,    New  York. 

county  meeting  was  held  with  our  congrega- 
tion the  fifth  Lord's  day  in  June,  at  which 
time  there  were  five  added  to  our  member- 1 
ship.  Evangelist  R.  H.  Love  commencsd  a! 
meeting  for  us  Aug.  13  which  lasted  fifteen 
days,  resulting  in  greatly  strengthening  oui 
congregation  and  adding  14  to  our  member 
ship;  five  by  primary  obedience  and  nine  bj 
letter  and  statement.— G.  W.  Taylor. 

Troy,  Sept.  6.— Closed  brief  meeting  a" 
Highland  Prairie  Wednesday,  Sept.  4,  whiclj 
resulted  in  the  organization  of  a  church  of  3:1 
members,  all  but  six  or  eight  being  heads  0] 
families.  The  church  will  be  known  as  High! 
land  Prairie  Christian  Church.  Bro.  O.  J 
Gary  was  called  to  the  pastorate.  His  pos 
office  address  is  High  View,  Mo.  I  begin  1 
meeting  for  the  church  at  Elsberry  on  Sept 
16. — G.  F.  Assiter. 

NEBRASKA. 

Bloomington,    Aug.  29.— I  have    been  heri 
five  and  a  half  months  and  have  14  additions 
The  church  is  doing  well  — E.  S.  Rees. 
OHIO. 

Edinburg.  —  Our  two  weeks'  meeting 
closed  Sept.  1.  Nineteen  were  added,  twelvj 
by  confession  and  baptism  and  seven  by  let 
ters.  Walter  C.  Gibbs,  of  McKees  Rocks 
Pa.,  conducted  the  meeting.  He,  in  compan; 
with  the  pastor,  visited  nearly  every  horn] 
within  a  radius  of  three  miles.  Bro.  R.  B 
Chapman,  a  junior  in  Hiram  College,  minisl 
ters  to  this  congregation  every  other  Lord'j 
day.  Four  more  are  expected  to  unite  wit 
the  church  by  letter  and  two  young  ladiej 
will  be  immersed  Sept.  15. 
OREGON. 

Albany,  Sept.  3.— I  just  closed  a  11  day.s 
meeting  at  Nashville,  Ore  ,  in  a  mountainoul 
district,  with  19  additions;  11  baptisms.  O); 
ganized  a  church  of  Christ  and  raised  monei 
for  preaching  twice  a  month.  We  have  ha| 
9  additions  here  since  last  report.  Mr;, 
Clara  Hazelrigg,  of  Kansas,  will  hold  us  | 
meeting  in  November. — J.  B.  Holmes. 

PENNSYLVANIA. 
Washington,  Sept.  2  — Baptized  one  at  ou. 
prayer  meeting  here  last   week.     Have  suri 
plied   the  pulpit   here  since  the  first  of  June 
Have  also  done  pastoral  work  in  the  absent 
of  a  pastor.     Bro.  Cole,  of  Martinsville,  Indi 
has  accepted  our  call  to  the  pastorate  of  tb 
church  and  enters  upon  his  work  Oct.  6.    M 
son,   J.    J.    White,    from   Sacramento,  Cal' 
preached  for  the  church  here  yesterday  mon 
ing    and    evening.     He    goes    to    "Harvai 
University"   this  month  for  a  post-gradual 
course.    I     baptized     three    young    men   < 
Library,  Pa.,  yesterday.— R.  G.  White. 


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VIRGINIA. 

'Newcastle,  Sept.  2.— One  week's  meeting 
at  Healing  Springs  church  resulted  in  six 
added.  Meeting  unavoidably  closed  too  soon. 
—Robert  Elmore. 

Charlottesville,  Sept.  2.— I  closed  a  meeting 
at  Beaver  Dam,  Hanover  county,  which  re- 
sulted in  five  additions.— Otis  B.  Sears. 

Cuckoo.— Bro.  G.  W.  Kemper,  the  minister 
of  the  Christian  Church  at  Midway,  has  just 
closed  a  very  successful  meeting  at  Cuckoo. 
Va.,  the  home  of  his  boyhood.  The  writer 
accompanied  him  on  his  trip  to  the  Old  Do- 
minion and  had  the  pleasure  of  being  with 
him  in  the  meeting.  The  meeting  continued 
for  two  weeks  and  fifteen  souls  were  added  to 
the  church  by  confession.  The  house  was 
filled  with  hearers  at  every  service  and  much 
Christian  enthusiasm  and  zeal  were  mani- 
fested by  the  people.  Bro.  Kemper's  excel- 
lent sermons  were  appreciated  by  all  who 
heard  them.—  Y.  M.  Minokcci,  Lexington, 
Ky. 

TEXAS. 

Amarillo,  Sept.  6. — Five  persons  gave  their 
names  for  membership  in  the  Christian 
Church  at  the  close  of  the  Andrews'  "union" 
meeting  at  Hersford.  I  went  down  to  baptize 
them,  and  six  others  made  the  good  confes- 
sion at  the  night  service.  Bro.  Bundy,  the 
pastor,  was  away  in  a  meeting. — Volney 
Johnson. 

Changes. 

D.  W.  Misener,  Ottumwa,  la.,  to  Memphis, 
Mo. 

John  Young,  Pacific  Grove  to  Lodi,  Cal. 

W.  M.  Taylor,  Atlanta,  Ga.,  to  San  Juan, 
Porto  Rico. 

Lewis  R.  Hotaling,  Chicago  University,  Chi- 
cago, 111.,  to  Michigantown,  Ind. 

G.  A.  Renil,  Brockton,  Mass.,  to  Spring- 
field, Mass. 

David  Martin,  Richfield,  la.,  to  Oldfield,  Mo. 

Frank  H.  Marshall,  Garden  City,  Minn.,  to 
1809  Herring  Ave.,  Waco,  Tex. 

Paul  McReynolds,  Redlands  to  Pacific  Theo- 
logical Seminary,  Berkeley,  Cal. 

D.  A.  Brown,  Paysonville  to  Oak  Wood, 
Mo. 

G.  E.  Roberts,  Maxwell  to  2313  Atkius  St., 
Des  Moines,  la. 

E.  M.  Miller,  Schaller,  la.,  to  Boulder, 
Col. 

A.  B.  Jones,  Macatawa,  Mich.,  to  Liberty, 
Mo. 

G.  W.  Terrell,  Unionville  to  Albany,  Mo. 

E.  S.  Muckley,  Bellefontaine,0.,  to  155  Laurel 
St.,  Buffalo,  N.  Y. 

William  D.  Rice,  Phoenix,  Ariz.,  to  Nicholas- 

ville,  Ky. 
H.   Morton  Gregory,   Everly    to    University 

Place,  Des  Moines,  la. 

F.  Knight,  Bethlehem  to  North  Pleasure  - 
ville,  Ky. 

B.  F.  Morris,  Cascade,  Mont.,  to  Yates  Cen- 
ter, Kan. 

A.  C.  Gerhart,  Clay  Center,  Neb.,  to  Lang- 
horne,  Pa. 

J. 

Deafness  Cannot  be  Cured 

by  local  applications,  as  they  cannot  reach  the  dis- 
eased portion  of  the  ear.  There  is  only  one  way  to 
cure  Deafness,  and  that  is  by  constitutional 
remedies.  Deafness  is  caused  by  an  inflamed  condi- 
tion of  the  mucous  lining  of  the  Eustachian  Tube. 
When  this  tube  gets  inflamed  you  have  a  rumbling 
,  sound  or  imperfect  hearing,  aud  when  it  is  entirely 
I  closed  Deafness  is  the  result,  and  unless  the  inflam- 
mation can  be  taken  out  and  this  tube  restored  to 
its  normal  condition,  hearing  will  be  destroyed  for- 
Jver;  nine  cases  out  of  ten  are  caused  by  catarrh, 
which  is  nothing  but  an  inflamed  condition  of  the 
mucous  surfaces. 

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Deafness  ^caused  by  catarrh)  that  cannot  be  cured 
by  Hall's  Catarrh  Cure.     Send  for  circulars,  free. 

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significance  and  value  of  our  Reformatory  Movement.  It  accentuates  a  side  of  our 
plea  which  has  been  too  much  neglected  by  many.  It  deals,  iu  a  profound  manner, 
characteristic  of  its  author,  with  such  questions  as  "The  Letter  and  the  Spirit." 
"The  Real  and  the  Formal,"  "Alexander  Campbell  on  Remission  of  Sins,"  "The 
Word  and  the  Spirit,"  and  "Righteousness  and  Law."  The  views  herein  expressed 
are  the  result  of  long  and  mature  deliberation  by  one  of  the  clearest  thinkers  and 
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TRe  XlXth  Century 

A  Series  of    Historica.1  Sketches,  dealing    with   the    Rise   and 

Progress  of  the  Religious  Movement  inaugurated  by 

Thomas    a.nd  Alexander    Campbell,  from 

its  Origin    to  the    close  of    the 

Nineteenth    Century. 

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It  is  truly  a  notable  work — a  splendid  addition  to  the  literature  of  the  Disciples  of  Christ.  It  is  the 
only  complete  and  modern  history  of  the  current  reformation,  and  therefore  should  at  once  find  a 
place  in  the  home  of  every  earnest  and  zealous  Disciple. 

This  history  is  divided  into  eight  periods,  as  follows: 

Introductory  Period -  Chas.  Louis  Loos. 

Period  of  Organization B.  B.  Tyler. 

The  Turbulent  Period W.  T.  Moore. 

The  Transition  Period T.   W.  Grafton. 

Period  of  Revival  of  Home  Missions  -        -  Benj.  L.  Smith 

Period  of  Foreign  Missions         -        -        -        -  A.  McLean. 

Period  of  Woman's  Work  ....  Lois  A.  WJiitt 

Lessons  from  Our  Past       -        -        -        -        -  J.  E.  Garrison. 

Chas.  Louis  Loos  was  personally  and  intimately  acquainted  with  the  fathers  of  the  reforma- 
tion, and  associated  with  them  in  their  work.  His  statement  of  the  origin  of  our  movement,  and 
of  its  early  connection  with  the  Baptists,  is  the  most  satisfactory  which  has  yet  been  made.  B.  B. 
Tyler  has  for  many  years  been  an  untiring  student  of  the  history  of  our  movement.  W.  T.  Moore 
was  an  active  and  prominent  participant  in  the  events  of  the  period  beginning  with  1S61.  His 
sketch  of  Alexander  Campbell  is  a  masterpiece,  and  is  alone  worth  the  price  of  the  book. 
T.  W.  Grafton,  in  his  "Life  of  Alexander  Campbell,"  and  "Men  of  Yesterday"  has  shown  his 
ability  as  an  able  historian.  Benj.  L.  Smith,  A.  McLean  and  Miss  White  have  been  most  con- 
spicuously identified  with  the  enterprises  of  which  they  write.  The  closing  section,  by  J.  H.  Gar- 
rison, is  the  address  delivered  by  him  at  the  Jubilee  Convention  in  Cincinnati,  October,  1899. 

"The  Reformation  of  the  Nineteenth  Century"  is  a  handsome  volume  of  514  pages,  bound 
in  cloth.  It  is  an  addition  to  that  list  of  books  which,  whatever  other  books  he  may  have,  every 
earnest  Disciple  of  Christ  should  possess.  This  history  is  not  only  a  volusne  full  of  facts  and  in- 
formation, but  a  story  of  absorbing  interest. 


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V  Family  Circle  V 


Tripping  into  Town. 

A  little  lass  with  golden  hair, 

A  little  lass  with  brown, 
A  little  lass  with  raven  locks, 

Went  tripping  into  town. 

"I  like  the  golden  hair  the  best!" 

"And  I  prefer  the  brown!" 
''And  I  the  black!"  three  sparrows  said — 

Three  sparrows  of  the  town. 

"Tu-whit!  Tu-whoo!"  an  old  owl  cried, 

From  the  belfry  in  tae  town; 
"Glad-hearted  lassies  need  not  mind 

If  the  locks  be  gold,  black,  brown. 

"Tu-whit!  Tu-whoo!  so  fast,  so  fast, 

The  sands  of  life  run  down, 
And  soon,  so  soon,  three  white-haired  dames 

Will  totter  through  the  town. 

"Gone  then  for  aye,  the  raven  locks, 

The  golden  hair,  the  brown, 
And  she  will  fairest  be  whose  face 

Has  never  worn  a  frown!" 

— Selected. 

Ants. 

Harvey  Sutherland  writes  in  Ainslee's 
Magazine  about  Ants,  and  gives  much 
curious  information  in  his  own  unique  style. 
Like  the  rest  of  us,  he  says,  "Ants  have  a 
sweet  tooth.  Now,  honey  is  produced  by 
very  many  plants  in  their  blossoms,  but 
not  for  ants.  Flowers  advertise  quite  ex- 
tensively, but  only  for  flying  customers. 
They  hang  out  bright  colors  and  bunch 
themselves  together  so  that  any  bee  or  but- 
terfly that  is  not  totally  blind  may  find 
them.  In  the  case  of  the  rhododendron 
they  even  go  so  far  as  to  announce,  'This 
way  to  the  bar.'  For  the  evening  trade 
they  dress  in  white  and  are  strongly  per- 
fumed. Bees  and  butterflies  and  such  like 
crawl  in,  all  bedaubed  with  pollen  from 
other  flowers  of  the  same  kind,  and  thus 
the  plants  are  cross-fertilized,  but  ants  and 
crawling  things  climb  up  and  suck  honey 
from  a  clover  and  then  go  to  the  next  plant, 
which  may  not  be  a  clover  at  all,  and  so 
the  flower  has  wasted  its  honey  and  its 
pollen  all  for  nothing.  That  is,  it  would  if 
it  let  the  ants  do  as  they  wanted.  But  it 
doesn't.  "When  an  ant  comes  around  all 
the  honey-bearing  flowers  shake  their 
heads  and  say,  'Nothing  for  you— not  to- 
day. No,  no;  go  on  away.  Get  out  now, 
or  I'll  set  the  dog  on  you.'  Some  defend 
their  blossoms  with  regular  chevaux  de 
frise  of  bristles  and  stickers;  some  make 
stems  gummy  and  hairy;  some,  like  the 
snapdragon,  shut  up  so  tight  that  an  ant 
cannot  get  in  and  make  the  flower  stalk  so 
dingle-dangling  and  so  slippery  that  the 
ant  falls  off.  Some  open  early  and  close 
early,  knowing  that  bees  rise  betimes  while 
ants  are  notorious  slug-a-beds.  But  that 
there  is  a  determined  purpose  to  boycott 
the  ants  is  evident  from  the  fact  that  am- 
phibious plants  when  they  grow  in  the  wa- 
ter where  emmets  cannot  get  to  them  omit 
the  defenses  they  throw  up  when  they  grow 
on  the  land. 

On  the  other  hand,  some  plants,  recog- 
nizing the  fact  that  ants  are  great  for  de- 
stroying worms  and  caterpillars,  set  out  a 
kind  of  cheap  lunch  for  them  on  the  under 
side  of  the  leaves.  The  acacia  even  goes 
so  far  as  to  grow  hollow  thorns  as  company 
houses  for  the  ants,  as  well  as  furnishing 
them  sweet  syrup.  But  I  think  the  smart- 
est trick  of  all  is  played  by  the  melam- 
pyrum  pratense.    It  knew  that  the  soil  on 


an  ant  hill  was  more  than  usually  fertile 
and  well  stirred  up,  so  it  sat  with  its  head 
in  its  hands  for  a  long  time  and  thought 
out  this  plan  of  action :  'Ants  like  honey. 
I'll  squeeze  out  a  little  for  them.  They 
think  the  world  and  all  of  their  young  ones. 
I'll  make  my  seeds  look  like  their  cocoons, 
and  more  than  that,  I'll  make  them  smell 
like  their  cocoons.  They'll  carry  'em  un- 
der ground,  and  when  spring  comes  they'll 
sprout.'  It  worked  like  a  charm,  and  you 
will  find  the  melampyrum  pratense  growing 
on  ant  hills  where  no  other  plant  is  al- 
lowed. It  looks  like  a  low-down  trick  to 
play,  but  where  there  is  so  much  competi- 
tion it  doesn't  do  to  be  too  particular. 

"There  is  a  lot  that  is  human  about  these 
little  ants.  They  like  to  play  and  cut  up; 
they  make  believe  to  fight,  and  when  they 
wrestle  in  fun  they  roll  all  around  like 
school-boys.  They  wash  and  brush  each  oth- 
er and  stretch  out  under  the  process  as  much 
as  to  say,  'My!  that  feels  good!'  When 
they  sleep  they  often  lie  on  their  sides,  and 
sometimes  squat  down  on  their  abdomen 
and  the  last  pair  of  legs,  for  all  the  world 
like  a  man  taking  a  nap.  When  they  wake 
up  they  gape  and  stretch  themselves,  and 
all  but  say,  'Ho  hum!'  They  always  wash 
themselves  and  comb  their  hair  as  soon  as 
they  get  up,  and  that  without  having  to  be 
told  like  some  little  persons  I  know,  but 
will  not  name  here . 

"They  are  like  us  in  keeping  pets  about 
the  house.  Andre  counted  584  species  of 
insects,  nearly  all  of  them  beetles,  that  are 
habitually  to  be  found  in  ants'  nests.  They 
must  be  there  with  their  consent,  for  an 
interloper  is  instantly  killed.  Some  of 
them  are  milch-cattle,  like  the  aphides, 
such  as  caterpillars  that  give  syrup  and  the 
little  blind  beetle  claviger,  which  secretes 
honey  from  a  tuft  at  the  base  of  its  wings. 
If  one  of  these  clavigers  is  put  into  the  nest 
of  strange  ants  they  fall  upon  it  and 
slaughter  it  at  once.  Some  kinds  of  wood 
lice  are  kept  as  scavengers,  and  the  silver- 
fish  or  bristletail  and  the  larva  of  the  elater 
beetle  are  handy  to  have  around  to  do  the 
heavy  digging  under  the  supervision  of  the 
workers.  Many  of  these  domesticated  an- 
imals are  unable  to  feed  themselves..  Lespes 
saw  some  ants  eating  sugar.  A  Lomechusa 
of  their  nest  came  up  and  nuzzled  them  till 
they  fed  it.  Afterward  it  climbed  up  on  the 
lump  of  sugar,  but  did  not  seem  to  know 
how  to  get  the  good  of  it  for  itself.  But 
also  there  are  pets  about  which  are  as  use- 
less as  a  pug-dog,  if  another  such  a  thing 
in  the  universe  can  be  imagined.  The  lit- 
tle Stenamma  Westwoodii  pranks  about  in 
the  hills  of  Formica  rufa  and  F.  pratensis. 
It  runs  along  with  them,  jumps  on  their 
backs  and  takes  a  ride,  and,  if  for  any 
reason  the  nest  is  removed,  they  go  along. 

"Then  there  is  another  little  ant  in  these 
nests  that  is  by  no  means  a  pet.  It  digs  its 
galleries  in  the  partitions  so  small  that  the 
big  ants  cannot  get  in  to  kill  them.  Every 
once  in  a  while  a  Salenopsis  fugax  darts  out, 
snatches  up  a  baby  and  runs  with  it  into 
its  den,  where  it  eats  it  up.  It  is  as  if  we 
had  cannibal  dwarfs  lurking  in  the  walls 
and  now  and  then  carrying  off  one  of  the 
children  to  be  devoured  at  horrid  banquets 
behind  the  plastering. 

"But  if  we  begin  calling  hard  names  we 
might  as  well  keep  it  up  and  admit  first  as 
last  that  all  ants  are  cannibals  and  feed  not 
only  on  other  kinds  of  ants,  but  even  upon 
their  own  species,  when  they  are  not  of  the 


same  household.  They  capture  and  carry 
off  the  eggs,  larvae  and  pupae  of  other  nests, 
and  what  they  do  not  have  for  dinner  to-day 
they  fatten  for  to-morrow.  It  is  supposed 
that  in  this  way  they  got  into  the  habit  of 
keeping  slaves.  The  young  captive  ants 
came  out  of  their  cocoons,  and,  being  nat- 
urally industrious,  they  bustled  about  and 
gave  the  babies  their  nimmy-nimmy  when 
they  cried  for  it,  swept  the  floor  and  carried 
in  the  coal  till  the  approving  workers  of  the 
captors  began  to  talk  to  each  other  like 
this:  'That  fusca  is  a  handy  little  thing 
about  the  house.  Seems  a  kind  of  a  pity  to 
kill  her  when  we  got  so  much  fresh  meat  on 
hand,  and  right  in  the  busy  season  when 
help  is  hard  to  get.  She's  so  good  to  the 
children,  too.  Let's  keep  her  a  while. 
What  do  you  say?'  And  then  when  it  was 
decided  to  put  off  butchering  day  they  went 
to  fusca  and  said,  'Fusca,  we've  concluded 
not  to  kill  you  for  a  spell  yet.  You  can 
stay  around  and  do  up  the  work,  but  mind, 
if  there  are  any  complaints  about  you,  or 
the  children  are  neglected,  or  you  give  any 

of  your  back  talk Well,  there'll  be  fresh 

meat  for  supper,  do  you  understand?' 

"And  fusca  dropped  a  curtsey  and  made 
answer:  'Yaiss,  missy.  T'ank  yo',  missy. 
Ah'll  do  de  bes'  Ah  kin.'  (It  is  almost 
needless  to  say  that  F.  fusca  is  a  black 
ant.) 

"F.  sanguineas  can  do  their  own  work, 
and  often  do  not  keep  slaves  at  all,  but  they 
are  little  thought  of  in  ant  circles.  The 
real  nobility  and  gentry  are  Polyergus 
rufescens  and  Polyergus  lucidus.  Work? 
They  work?  No,  indeed!  You  don't  see 
them  demeaning  themselves  building  and 
minding  the  children,  collecting  food  or 
even  feeding  themselves,  if  you  please. 
When  the  nest  is  changed  they  do  not  set 
foot  to  the  ground:  they  are  carried  by 
slaves.  They  have  always  been  accustomed 
to  having  help  about  the  house.  But  they 
can  fight.  Their  mandibles  are  fit  only  to 
crush  other  ants'  heads.  Huber  put  thirty 
of  them  in  a  box  with  honey  and  a  lot  of 
their  larvae  and  pupae.  What  followed 
reminds  one  of  the  stories  of  the  South  in 
the  Reconstruction  period.  They  walked 
around,  picked  up  the  children  in  an  awk- 
ward way  as  if  they  knew  something  ought 
to  be  done,  they  couldn't  just  remember 
what,  and  laid  them  down  again.  There 
was  honey  over  there  that  ought  to  be 
served.  You,  Pomp!  Where  is  that  black 
rascal  at?  But  there  was  no  Pompey,  and 
they  fell  to  pining  for  the  days  befo'  the 
waw.  They  made  them  no  dwelling.  Half 
of  them  died  of  starvation.  Then  Huber 
put  in  a  single  black  ant.  Dinah,  I  think 
her  name  was,  or  Aunt  Debby,  I  won't  be 
sure  which;  and  she  began  to  do  about. 
She  built  a  house  and  attended  to  the  chil- 
dren,  helped  the  young  ants  out  of  their; 
cocoons  and  fed  and  groomed  the  old  ones 
till  they  were  once  more  able  to  go  about 
discoursing  on  the  'eentellaictual  eenfe'-! 
io'ity  of  the  niggro,  sah'! 

"Ants  have  cemeteries,  and  it  is  charac- 
teristic of  them  that  the  slaves  are  not 
buried  with  their  masters,  but  in  another 
place,  over  by  the  back  fence  among  the 
ragweeds  and  burdocks." 

If  you  Feel  Depressed 

Vse  Horsford's  Acid  Phosphate. 

Dr.  W.  E.  Pitman,  Lynchburg,  Va.,  says: 
"I  have  used  it  in  nervous  depression  and 
dyspeptic  troubles,  with  good  result." 


September  12,  1901 


THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


1177 


The  Runaway. 

A  little  white  cloud  was  sailing  high; 
A  little  white  cloud  in  the  wide  blue  sky. 

She  hurried  along,  nor  dared  to  stay; 
This  little  white  cloud  was  running  away. 

The  sun  went  down  and  the  stars  came  out; 
The  little  cloud  saw  them  all  about. 

And  they  frightened  her  so,  the  shining  train, 
She  cried  herself  into  a  shower  of  rain. 

— Harriet  Brewer  Sterling. 

J* 

The  Boy  who  ha.d  no  Chance. 

"You  feel  proud,  don't  you,  Dick?" 

"I  feel  glad,"  said  Dick,  simply. 

Of  course  he  feels  glad.  And  proud,  too, 
if  he  felt  like  owning  it,  but  it's  the  right 
kind  of  pride.  Here  is  one  that  feels  proud, 
and  is  quite  ready  to  say  it. 

A  plainlyTdressed,  sweet-faced  woman 
was  holding  Dick's  hand  in  a  close  grasp. 
The  kindly  faces  surrounding  her  showed 
by  their  sympathy  that  they  warmly 
acknowledged  her  right  to  be  proud,  for 
most  of  them  knew  through  what  struggles 
her  son  had  reached  this  day  when  he  had 
stood  as  valedictorian  in  the  graduating 
class  of  thejHigh  School. 

Herbert  Barnes,  the  first  speaker,  stood  a 
little  to  one  side,  gazing  on  what  was  going 
on  about  him  with  half  indifferent  amuse- 
ment. 

"It  is  a  great  thing  for  Dick,"  he  re- 
marked to  a  companion.  "At  least  he  thinks 
so.  He  has  a  fancy  that  a  high -school 
diploma  is  the  open  sesame  to  all  the  big 
things  in  the  world." 

"It's  a  good  deal  of  help  up,  isn't  it?  I 
mean,  the  education  that  it  stands  for." 

"Oh,  I  suppose  so — to  boys  who  need  that 
sort  of  a  thing,  Now,  I  don't,  you  know. 
I  can  get  along  without  it." 

"I  dare  say  you  can,"  said  theother,  who 
knew  that  Herbert  had  been  quietly 
dropped  out  of  the  school  about  six  months 
before  for  poor  scholarship. 

"Yes,  I'm  in  for  business  now,  and  Latin 
and  'ologies  don't  count  much  there.  I 
have  a  good  chance  ahead  of  me,  you  know. 
My  uncle  is  going  to  give  me  a  clerkship 
in  his  big  business.  It's  a  fine  thing  to  have 
a  pull.  I  can  soon  work  up  and  get  to  the 
top." 

"Yes,  you're  a  lucky  fellow,"  said  the 
other,  regarding  him  rather  enviously. 

"Now,  I  don't  see  any  chance  for  Dick," 
went  on  Herbert.  "He's  as  poor  as  a  church 
mouse,  and  hasn't  an  influential  friend  in 
the  world,  so  far  as  I've  heard.  No,  not  a 
bit  of  a  chance." 

"Not  a  bit  of  a  chance"  it  sometimes 
seemed  to  Dick  as  he  sought  employment 
in  the  place  where  he  lived.  Plenty  of  good 
friends  he  had,  but  the  demand  for  intelli- 
gent employment  was  limited,  and  he  had 
a  great  desire  to  remain  near  his  widowed 
mother. 

So  it  came  about  that  within  a  few  weeks 
after  the  proud  commencement  day  Herbert 
stopped  in  surprise  to  speak  to  a  boy  who 
was  bravely  wrestling  with  some  heavy 
packing  cases  at  the  alley  entrance  to  his 
uncle's  store. 

"You  here,  Dick?"  he  said. 

"Looks  like  me,  doesn't  it?"  said  Dick, 
pausing  to  take  a  long  breath. 

"You  don't  mean  you're  doing  this  kind 
of  work?" 

"That's  just  what  I  am.  A  fellow  that 
can't  get  what  he  wants  must  take  what  he 
can  get." 


"But— isn't  it  pretty  tough?" 

"Rather,  at  first.  But  I'm  going  to  give 
my  muscles  a  training  now." 

"A  porter,  after  all  his  fine  study,  and 
the  fuss  made  over  his  graduation,"  re- 
marked Herbert  to  the  young  man  near  the 
desk  at  which  he  worked  a  little  and  idled 
a  good  deal.  "Poor  chap,"  half  con- 
temptuously, "I'm  afraid  he's  going  to 
find,  as  I  said  before,  that  it  takes  some- 
thing besides  a  high-school  diploma  to 
boost  a  fellow  up." 

Dick  brought  the  same  earnest,  conscien- 
tious effort  to  his  subordinate  position  that 
he  had  always  given  to  his  studies.  At  first 
he  ached  cruelly  under  the  unaccustomed 
physical  strain,  but  before  long  the  rebel- 
lious muscles  obeyed  the  demand  on  them, 
furnishing  a  good  bodily  foundation  on 
which  to  build  such  mental  effort  as  might 
in  future  be  demanded. 

And  the  demand  came  in  good  time  to 
the  boy  who  had  "no  chance"  except  that 
built  upon  faithful  effort. 

"I  am  told  there  was  a  light  in  the  base- 
ment all  night,"  said  Mr.  Seymour  on  com- 
ing to  his  place  of  business  one  cold  morn- 
ing.    "Who  know3  anything  about  it?" 

He  was  referred  to  Dick  Woodbury. 

"A  load  of  that  tropical  fruit  came  from 
the  station  just  as  I  was  leaving,"  ex- 
plained Dick.  "I  told  the  drayman  every- 
thing was  locked  up  for  the  night,  and  we 
couldn't  receive  it;  but  he  said  they 
couldn't  put  it  anywhere  it  wouldn't  freeze. 
So  I  got  into  the  basement  and  made  a 
fire." 

"And  you  stayed  here  all  night?" 

"Yes,  it  needed  an  even  temperature." 

Mr.  Seymour  had  his  own  opinion  of  an 
employe  who,  in  the  seeking  of  his  em- 
ployer's interests,  did  more  than  he  was 
hired  to  do.  It  was  not  long  after  this  that 
Herbert  was  surprised  at  seeing  Dick  at 
one  of  the  desks  in  the  same  office  with 
himself. 

There  he  remained  for  a  long  time. 
Longer  than  would  suit  the  maker  of  sen- 
sational stories  of  the  rapid  advancement 
of  poor  boys.  In  real  life  the  crowding  for 
place  is  too  pressing  for  rapid  promotion. 
But  in  the  years  in  which  Dick  worked  hard 
for  what  might  be  thought  moderate  pay 
he  was  steadily  building  up  a  character  for 
integrity  and  reliability  which  in  time 
found  the  place  of  trust  which  awaits  the 
trustworthy. 

Herbert  still  remains  at  his  desk,  relying 
on  his  well-off  father  to  supply  him  with 
what  he  can  not  earn,  and  the  boy  who 
had  "no  chance" — except  the  chance  al- 
ways belonging  with  energy,  perseverance 
and  godly  living — now  in  charge  of  an  im- 
portant branch  of  the  business,  writes  out 
the  checks  for  his  monthly  pay. — Sydney 
Dayre  in  Herald  and  Presbyter. 

Two  gentlemen  walking  togheter  came 
by  a  stately  new  building.  "What  a*magni- 
ficent  structure!"  said  one. 

"Yes,"  replied  the  other;  "but  I  cannot 
bear  to  look  at  it  often  as  I  pass  it." 

"That  is  strange;  why  not?" 

"Because  it  reminds  me  that  the  owner 
built  it  out  of  the  blood,  the  aches,  and  the 
groans  of  his  fellow  men — out  of  the  grief 
of  crying  children,  the  woe  of  wailing 
women." 

"Heavens!  What  is  he?  Saloon-keeper? 
Money  Shark?" 

"Oh  no.    He's  a  dentist." 


What  Becomes  of  the  Ox. 

But  one- third  of  the  weight  of  an  ox  is 
of  such  material  that  it  can  be  eaten,  yet 
not  one  bit  of  it  is  thrown  away.  What  is 
done  with  the  two- thirds  was  explained  in 
a  recent  periodical,  from  which  the  facts 
are  taken.  The  blood  of  the  animal  is  used 
in  refining  sugar  and  sizing  paper,  or  it  is 
manufactured  into  door-knobs  and  buttons. 
The  hide  goes  to  the  tanner;  horns  and 
hoofs  are  transformed  into  combs  and  but- 
tons. The  thigh  bones,  worth  $80  per  ton, 
are  cut  into  handles  for  clothes-brushes. 
The  foreleg  bones  sell  for  $30  a  ton  for  col- 
lar buttons,  parasol  handles,  and  jewelry; 
the  water  in  which  the  bones  are  boiled  is 
reduced  to  glue ;  the  dust  from  sawing  the 
bones  is  food  for  cattle  and  poultry;  the 
smallest  bones  are  made  into  boneblack. 

Each  foot  yields  a  quarter  of  a  pint  of 
neat's-foot  oil;  the  tail  goes  to  the  "soup," 
while  the.  brush  or  hair  at  the  end  of  the 
tail  is  sold  to  the  mattress -maker.  The 
choicer  parts  of  the  fat  make  the  basis  of 
butterine;  the  intestines  are  used  for 
sausage  casings,  or  are  bought  by  gold 
beaters.  The  undigested  food  in  the  stom- 
ach, which  formerly  cost  the  packers  of 
Chicago  $30,000  a  year  to  remove  and 
destroy,  is  now  made  into  paper.  All 
scraps  unfit  for  any  other  use  find  welcome 
in  the  glue  pot,  or  are  employed  by  the 
farmers  as  fertilizers. — Young  America. 

"You  say  you  were  in  five  wars?"  asked 
the  judge  of  the  colored  prisoner. 

"Dat's  what  I  said,  jedge." 

"Name  them." 

"Well,  sun,  I  wuz  cook  fer  de  sojers  in 
de  war  wid  de  Spaniards;  en  den  I  been 
married  fo'  times!" 

Look  at  stuck-up,  smarty  Jones;  he 
won't  speak  ter  nobody. 

Aw,  he's  had  a  bump  on  hisself  ever 
since  he  got  kidnaped  and  his  old  man  had 
to  cough  up  a  lot  0'  coin  ter  buy  him  back. 

J* 

Knowledge  of  Food, 

Proper   Selection  of   Great  Importance    in 

Summer. 

The  feeding  of  infants  is  a  very  serious 
proposition,  as  all  mothers  know.  Food 
must  be  used  that  will  easily  digest,  or  the 
undigested  parts  will  be  thrown  into  the  in- 
testines and  cause  sickness. 

It  is  important  to  know  that  a  food  can  be 
obtained  that  is  always  safe;  that  is  Grape- 
nuts. 

A  mother  writes:  "My  baby  took  the  first 
premium  at  a  baby  show  on  the  8th  inst.,  and 
is.in  every  way  a  prize  baby.  I  have  fed  him 
on  Grape-Nuts  since  he  was  five  months  old. 
I  also  use  your  Postum  Food  Coffee  for  my- 
self."   Mrs.  L.  F.  Fishback,  Alvin,  Tex. 

Grape-Nuts  food  is  not  made  solely  for  a 
baby  food  by  any  means,  but  is  manufactured 
for  all  human  beings  who  have  trifling,  or 
serious  difficulties  in  the  stomach  and  bowels. 

One  especial  point  of  value  is  that  the  food 
is  predigested  in  the  process  cf  manufacture, 
not  by  any  drugs  or  chemicals  whatsoever, 
but  simply  by  the  action  of  heat,  moisture 
and  time,  which  permits  the  diastase  tc  grow 
and  change  the  starch  into  grape-sua'ar.  This 
presents  food  to  the  system  ready  for  imme- 
diate assimilation. 

Its  especial  value  as  a  food,  beyond  the 
fact  that  it  is  easily  digested,  is  that  it  sup- 
plies the  needed  elements  to  quickly  rebuild 
the  cells  in  the  brain  and  nerve  centers 
throughout  the  body. 


178 


THE  CHRISTIAN  EVANGELIST 


September  12,  1901 


Ploughing  and  R_eaLpmg. 

The  ploughing  of  the  Lord  is  deep, 

On  ocean  or  on  land; 
His  furrows  cross  The  mountain  steep, 

They  cross  the  sea-washed  sand. 

Wise  men  and  prophets  know  not  how, 
But  work  their  Master's  will; 

The  kings  and  nations  drag  the  plough, 
His  purpose  to  fulfill.  ■ 

They  work  his  will  because  they  must, 

On  hillside  or  on  plain; 
The  clods  are  broken  into  dust, 

And  ready  for  the  grain. 

Then  comes  the  planting  of  the  Lord, 

His  kingdom  cometh  now; 
The  ocean's  deepest  depths  are  stirrrd, 

And  all  their  secrets  show. 

Where  prophets  trod  His  desert  broad, 
Where  monarchs  dragged  the  plough, 

Behold  the  seedtime  of  his  word: 
The  sower  comes  to  sow. 

— Edward  Everett  Bale. 

J- 
Secret  of  a  Long  Life. 

You  sometimes  see  a  woman  whose  old 
age  is  as  exquisite  as  was  the  perfect  bloom 
of  her  youth.  You  wonder  how  this  has 
come  about.  You  wonder  how  it  is  her  life 
has  been  a  long  and  happy  one.  Here  are 
some  of  the  reasons: 

She  knew  how  to  forget  disagreeable 
things. 

She  kept  her  nerves  well  in  hand,  and 
inflicted  them  on  no  one. 

She  mastered  the  art  of  saying  pleasant 
things. 

She  did  not  expect  too  much  from  her 
Mends. 

She  made  whatever  work  came  to  her 
congenial. 

She  retained  her  illusions,  and  did  not 
believe  all  the  world  wicked  and  unkind. 

She  relieved  the  miserable,  and  sympa- 
thized with  the  sorrowful. 

She  never  forgot  that  kind  words  and 
a  smile  cost  nothing,  but  are  priceless 
treasures  to  the  discouraged. 

She  did  unto  others  as  she  would  be  done 
by,  and  now  that  old  age  has  come  to  her, 
and  there  is  a  halo  of  white  hair  about  her 
head,  she  is  loved  and  considered.  This  is 
the  secret  of  a  long  life,  and  a  happy  one. 
— Exchange. 

"Like  an  American  Child," 

In  many  American  homes  lack  of  man- 
ners is  fast  becoming  something  akin  to 
lack  of  morals,  says  a  writer  in  the  Con- 
gregationalist.  The  grandmother  and  guest 
are  frequently  forced  into  a  secondary  pos- 
ition in  conversation,  the  tea-table  talk 
being  monopolized  by  children's  chatter 
and  clamor.  Deference  to  age  is  conspic- 
uous by  its  absence.  The  child  is  encour- 
aged to  think  of  himself  first  and  others 
last,  for  fear  that  his  "spontaneity"  be 
checked.  Among  well-bred  Europeans  the 
American  child  is  usually  considered  a 
nuisance,  to  be  held  up  as  a  warning. 
Mrs.  Alice  Freeman  Palmer  tells  a  good 
story  of  her  experience  in  a  German  railway 
train,  when  a  tiny  Karl,  who  had  com- 
mitted some  little  rudeness,  was  reproved 
in  a  shocked  tone  by  his  mother.  "My 
son,"  said  she,  "what  shall  I  do  with  you? 
You  behave  just  like  an  American  child." 
Evidently  nothing  more  crushing  could 
have  been  said.  The  traveler  who  has  once 
lived  with  foreign  children  and  observed 
their  sweet  courtesies  and  absence  of  pert- 


ness,  and  has  seen  how  happy  children  are 
in  considering  others,  may  well  desire  that 
our  active,  vigorous  American  children  may 
add  a  new  grace  to  the  other  charms  which 
make  them  the  light  and  joy  of  our  homes. 

•J* 

A  Joke  on  the  Preacher. 

Not  a  few  clergymen  would  be  glad  to  be 
the  victims  of  such  a  practical  joke  as  was 
recently  played  upon  the  Rev.  Mr.  Hage- 
man,  the  story  of  which  appears  in  the  Ox- 
ford (Mich.)  Leader.  At  the  annual  meet- 
ing of  the  Congregational  church,  the  ques- 
tion of  hiring  a  preacher  comes  up  for 
discussion. 

At  the  last  meeting  of  this  society,  when 
the  subject  was  brought  up,  a  good  deacon 
arose,  and  said,  "All  those  in  favor  of 
retaining  Elder  Hageman  for  another  year 
— at  the  same  salary — will  please  rise." 

Not  a  person  rose,  and  the  minister,  who 
was  present,  felt  as  uncomfortable  as  pos- 
sible, and  heartily  wished  himself  anywhere 
else.  Then  the  good  deacon  who  had  put 
the  question  arose  again,  and  said,  with  a 
twinkle  of  the  eye:  "I  see  no  one  favors 
that  motion,  so  I  will  put  it  again  in  this 
way:  All  those  in  favor  of  keeping  the  Rev. 
Mr.  Hageman  at  an  increase  of  salary  will 
please  rise." 

Every  one  got  upon  his  feet.  Then  it 
dawned  upon  Mr.  Hageman  that  he  had 
been  the  victim  of  a  joke,  and  a  smile  light- 
ed his  eyes  and  the  color  returned  to  his 
cheeks.  Some  of  his  best  friends  had 
planned  the  surprise,  and  the  little  scheme 
had  worked  to  perfection. 

"Well,  I  never  thought  that  Jonesy  would 
die  a  natural  death,"  said  Snaggs,  when  he 
had  been  told  of  the  passing  away  of  a  man 
he  had  known. 

"I  didn't  say  he  died  a  natural  death," 
said  Dinwiddie 

"You  told  me  he  died  in  bed." 

"But  it  was  a  folding  bed." 

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For  People  Whose   Stomachs  are  Weak  and  1 
Digestion  Poor. 

Dr.  Harlandson,  whose  opinion  in  diseases  is  j 
worthy  of  attention,  says  when  a  man  or  woman  I 
comes  to  me  complaining  of  indigestion,  loss  of  ap- j 
petite,  sour  stomach,  belching,  sour  watery  rising,  \ 
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Golden  Seal,  which  supply  just  what  the  weak 
stomach  lacks. 

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creasing  flesh  in  thin  nervous  patients,  whose  real 
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was. 

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trary, anyone  whose  stomach  is  at  all  deranged,  will 
find  great  benefit  from  the  use  ot  Stuart's  Dyspepsia 
Tablets.  They  will  cure  any  form  of  stomach  weak- 
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THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


1179 


With    the     Children. 

J.  Breckervrldge  Kills. 


In  regard  to  Pete,   I  have  an  announce- 
ment to    make    that    may  please  a  good 
many  people;  the  last  instalment  of  the 
story  appears  next  week!     So  those  who 
are  tired  of  the  serial  ought  to  rejoice  next 
Thursday  for  they  will  see  THE   END   at 
the  end  of  the  column, — unless  the  type 
setters    make    it  THE   AND,   or    commit 
other  mistakes  like  they  sometimes  do.     I 
don't  know  if  they  will  set  up  what  I   am 
writing  now;  I  expect  it'll  make  'em  mad; 
I  just  dare  'em  to  set  it  up!     Here  are  some 
letters:     Katharine   Keith,    Bethany,    "W. 
Va. :  "I  have  just  finished  reading  the  Av. 
S.  letters  and  they  have  inspired  me   to 
write  one, — not  that  I  expect  to   see  it  in 
print,    it  will   be   too  long."     (How   sur- 
prised Katharine  will  be  when  she  sees 
this!)     "Put  me  down  as  a  member;  it  will 
help    a  little  toward  reaching    the    2,000 
mark.     Bethany  is  a  very  small  town  and 
there  are  only  two  girls  near  my  size.    I 
am  14,  but  everyone  takes  me  to  be  2  or  3 
years  older.     I   don't  want  you  to   think 
that  I  am  a  native  of  this  state."     (I  should 
think  not.     Poor  old  W.  Va!     It  is  in  Cal- 
ifornia that  girls  are  2  or  3  years  ahead  of 
their  age.)     "I  was  born  in  San   Francis- 
co."   (You    see    that?    You   see  what  a 
prophet  I  am?)     "My  last  home  was  Santa 
jCruz.    When  I  was  11  we  moved  to   Lex- 
ington, Ky.,  where  we  lived  several  years. 
No  place  is  so  nice  to  me  as  California." 
((There  is   one  misfortune  about  being  a 
[native  of  California.    You  always   prefer 
(that  state,  but  you  are  born  so  restless  you 
can't  stay  in  it.    Now  it  is  different  with 
jme.    I  am  a  Missourian  and  I  wouldn't 
imove  to  Kansas  if  there  was  a  brass  band 
over  there  in  every  cornfield.)     "I  go  to 
(Bethany  College  and  like  it  very  much. 
My  father  is  professor  of  Biblical  litera- 
ture,   Doctrine    and    Philosophy.      When 
are  we  to  begin  to  write   for  our  page?" 
j (Right    now;  don't    let    the    grass    grow 
[under  your  pens.)     "I  am  glad  we  won't 
'have  to  drop  out  your  stories;  the  girls  in 
! them  talk  just  like  they  do  in  real  life; 
j  they  leave  the  'g's'   out  of  their  'ing.'    I 
|agree  with  Mary  Calhoun  that  you  are   an 
old  bachelor;  and  I  am  glad  you  are.    I  am 
(going  to  be  one, — or  rather, — an  old  maid. 
I  have  two  cousins  in  Washington  and    I 
will  try  to  get  them  to  join  the  Av.  S." 
Nellie  Assiter,  Troy,  Mo.:  "I  want  to  join 
the  Av.   S.   I  am  16.    I  took  music   and 
■shorthand   last  year  and  graduated  from 
the  public  school.    This  summer  I   have 
read  Queechy,  Jessica's  First  Prayer,   etc. 
I  am  like  Mary  Calhoun,   I   have  made  up 
imy  mind  to  be  an  old  maid.     I  have  two 
(brothers,  one  of  whom  I   think  I  can  per- 
suade to  join  the  Av.  S."     (I  thought  she 
was  going  to  say, — to  become  an  old  maid.) 
"My  youngest  brother  and  I   are  members 
of  the    Christian   Church;  my    father    is 
jpastor.    I  should  like  to  correspond  with 
(members  about  my  own  age."     (Matrimony 
is  below  par  in   this  club,    it    appears.) 
[Bertha  Beesley,  Moselle,  Mo.:  "Instead  of 
history,  will  you  allow  the   biography   of 
[aoted  authors  as   given  in  a  world-wide 
3ncyclopedia?"     (Certainly;  biography   is 
Jounted     just     the     same.)      Cecil     and 
3-eorgiabell     Anthony,    Altamont,     Mo.: 
'My  sister  and  I  have  decided  to  become 
nembers;  we  hope  you  will  get  your  2,000 
nembers  before  long.    Our  papa  said   he 


was  acquainted  with  you,  and  I  think  we 
would  like  to  be,  for  you  seem  so  jolly. 
We  are  16  and  14;  one  takes  lessons  on  a 
mandolin,  the  other  on  a  violin;  both  go  to 
school."  (I  play  on  the  violin,  myself; 
we  ought  to  get  together  and  give  the 
members  a  concert.  Never  could  pick  a 
mandolin,  though,  or  a  chicken.)  "Pete 
reminds  us  of  an  old  friend  we  left  in  Illi- 
nois. Favorite  books;  Black  Beauty, 
With  Gen.  Thomas's  Staff  (Did  you  ever 
read  it?),  Oakleigh,  Beautiful  Joe,  Stepping 
Heavenward,  The  Galleon.  We  are  both 
members  of  the  church.  How  often  do  we 
report  to  you?"  (Once  every  12  weeks. 
Never  read  the  book  you  mention,  but  have 
heard  it  commended.) 

The  Ground  Mole,  by  Erma  Ady, 
Flat  Rock,  Mich. :  How  many  have  partic- 
ularly noticed  the  Ground  Mole,  except  to 
exclaim,  "Ugh!  the  horrid  creature!"  or 
something  similar?  We  have  not  much 
cause  to  admire  the  mole,  less,  perhaps,  be- 
cause it  is  such  a  nuisance  to  the  farmer, 
burrowing  tunnels  in  the  land,  destroying 
everything  in  its  path,  and  also  by  there 
not  being  many  uses  it  can  be  put  to. 
The  only  use  I  know  of  is  to  skin  them  and 
make  purses,  also  fur  which  is  soft  and  very 
fine.  Like  other  animals,  the  mole  is  suited 
to  its  mode  of  life.  It  has  a  long  snout, 
which  assists  the  feet  in  digging  its  home. 
Its  front  feet,  or  digging  feet,  lie  sidewise 
and  throw  the  dirt  both  at  the  same  time. 
They  are  padded  with  a  small  flesh  cushion, 
which  protects  them  while  digging.  Before 
the  mole  is  skinned  the  eyes  are  barely  per- 
ceptible, only  you  can  see  where  they  are. 
After  it  is  skinned  you  can  see  the  eyes 
very  plainly.  The  smallness  of  the  eyes  is 
on  purpose  so  the  fur  can  cover  them  and 
keep  out  the  dirt  when  it  is  at  work.  (I  like 
this  essay  because  it  is  written  in  Erma's 
own  language,  and  I  only  hope  it  will  ap- 
pear on  this  page  to  good  advantage,  and 
not  be  printed  mule.  We  should  all  be 
thankful  we  are  not  moles,  that  it  may  not 
be  said  of  us  our  only  use  is  to  be  skinned. 
I  should  hate  for  any  one  to  say  that  of  me; 
yet  I  am  sorry  to  say  I  have  seen  some 
human  beings  who  manifestly  stood  in  need 
of  a  skinning.) 

Julia  Cox,  Cox,  Mo  :  "We  have  had  a 
protracted  meeting  at  our  church,  and  I  was 
one  of  the  13  who  was  baptized.  Two  of 
my  sisters  and  three  of  my  brothers  went  to 
Washington  in  the  spring.  It  seems  lone- 
some at  home  without  them."  (How  many 
were  left?)  "We  have  a  large  vineyard 
and  the  grapes  are  getting  ripe;  I  wish  you 
were  here  to  eat  some  with  me.  I  will  be- 
gin to  think  of  something  to  write  a  story 
about,  as  the  others  are  going  to  write,  but 
I  would  rather  read  your  .  .  ."  Orrell 
Fidlar,  Terre  Haute,  Ind.:  "I  am  sorry,  but 
I  cannot  have  my  name  on  the  Honor  List 
this  time,  as  I  forgot  to  read  my  Bible  one 
day.  I  was  away  visiting.  I  kept  all  the 
other  rules.  I  like  Lola  Cox's  plan  if  she 
would  do  the  writing.  I  was  afraid  'Pete' 
would  end  when  we  found  out  who  Nap  was, 
and  am  glad  it  didn't.  I  will  be  a  sopho- 
more in  the  high  school  this  year."  (Orrell 
sends  a  very  full  report  of  his  work.  Henry 
S.  Bagley,  Mabelvale,  Ark.,  asks :  "Is  there 
some  way  to  read  up  one  day,  if  you  miss 
one  day?"  No,  it  is  the  regularity  of  good 
reading  that  makes  good  reading  most  ben- 
eficial; otherwise  Orrell  would  certainly  be 
placed  upon  the  Honor  List.)  Mrs.  Ida 
Cobb,  Riley,  Kan.:  "My  little  girl  became 


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FROn    DRINK 

by  a  new  discovery,  odorless  and  tasteless,  which  any 
lady  can  give  in  tea,  coffee  or  food.  It  does  its  work 
so  silently  and  surely  that  while  the  devoted  wife, 
sister  or  daughter  looks  on  the  drunkard  is  reclaimed 
even  against  his  will  and  without  his  knowledge  or 
co  operation.  Send  name  and  address  to  Dr.  J.  W. 
Haines,  1746  Glenn  Bids;.,  Cincinnati,  O.,  and  he  will 
mail  enough  of  the  remedy  free  to  show  how  it  is  used 
in  tea,  coffee  or  food. 


greatly  interested  in  'Pete,'  the  paper  be- 
ing sent  to  us  by  a  friend.  The  friend 
moved  away  Jan.  20,  before  we  knew  her 
time  had  expired;  now  we  are  wondering  if 
there  is  any  way  we  can  get  the  whole 
story?"  (Come  over  and  I  will  tell  you. 
Oh!  I  must  thank  Julia  Cox  for  her  wish 
about  the  grapes,  none  the  less  because  I 
cannot  taste  their  sweetness  with  my  visible 
tongue.  But  there  is  more  in  a  kind  wish 
than  many  of  us  imagine;  and  I  hope  every 
member,  and  all  who  read  these  words,  will 
send  a  kind  wish  and  a  tender  thought  to 
Gerald  and  Mrs.  Dever,  of  Hume,  111., 
for  Gerald's  father  died  August  14th, 
and  "we  feel  so  sad  and  lonely  now,"  he 
writes,  "we  will  try  to  take  up  our  work 
again  as  soon  as  we  can.") 
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The  service  from  St.  Louis  for  Pan-American 
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and  from  Columbus  through  to  Chautauqua 
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a.  m.  Returning  trains  leave  Buffalo  daily 
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THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


September  12,  igor 


Ho\ir  of  Prayer. 

Fra^nk  G.  Tyrrell. 


Christia.n  Co-opera.tion.* 

Text:  He  that  reapeth  receiveth  wages  and 
gathereth  fruit  unto  life  eternal;  that  he  that 
soweth  and  he  that  reapeth  may  rejoice  to- 
gether. For  herein  is  the  saying  true,  one 
soweth,  and  another  reapeth.  I  sent  you  to 
reap  that  whereon  ye  have  not  labored:  others 
have  labored,  and'  ye  are  entered  into  their 
labor.— John  4:36-38. 

Working  alone,  one  can  accomplish  but 
little.  When  two  work  together,  their  power 
is  more  than  doubled.  It  is  not  good  for  man 
to  be  alone.  He  must  invoke  the  co-operation 
of  nature  before  he  can  be  fed,  or  clothed,  or 
housed.  And  he  must  have  the  co  operation 
of  his  fellow  man  before  he  can  organize  a 
government  or  form  any  industrial  enterprise. 
Buying  and  selling  are  forms  of  co-operation. 
This  principle  is  just  as  necessary  and  just  as 
effective  in  Christian  work  as  in  the  manifold 
work  of  the  world;  but  Christians  are  some- 
times slow  to  recognize  it,  and  slower  still  to 
adopt  it. 

Its  Necessity. 

That  this  principle  is  necessary  in  the  work 
of  the  church  at  once  appears  when  we  con- 
sider the  nature  of  the  church.  It  is  made  up 
of  members  who  have  widely  different  gifts. 
The  church  has  in  it  the  young  and  immature, 
as  well  as  the  aged  and  experienced.  It  has 
members  who  are  wise  to  lay  plans,  and  others 
who  are  capable  and  energetic  in  executing 
them;  members  who  are  desply  spiritual,  and 
members  whose  specialty  it  is  to  attend  to 
temporalities.  Hence,  if  all  this  variety  of 
talent  is  to  be  employed,  co-operation  is  posi- 
tively necessary.  But  it  appears  equally  as 
necessary,  when  we  consider  the  work  of  the 
church.  Here  again  we  find  unexampled 
variety.  There  are  business  affairs  to  be  man- 
aged, and  spiritual  interests  to  be  conserved. 
And  in  each  of  these  there  is  a  great  variety 
of  detail.  Teaching  and  preaching  are  needed. 
Sons  and  daughters  of  consolation  will  find 
ample  room  for  the  employment  of  their  tal- 
ents. 

Each  succeeding  generation  must  be  evan- 
gelized. The  world  must  hear  the  gospel.  This 
is  the  great  task  laid  upon  the  church,  and  it 
will  never  be  done  without  the  closest  and 
most  constant  co-operation.  Our  missionary 
societies  are  simply  methods  of  co-operation, 
the  wisest  and  best  that  have  yet  been  de- 
vised. An  army  illustrates  this  principle. 
There  is  subordination  of  one  to  another; 
division  of  labor;  ordered  and  harmonious 
movement.  Give  the  church  in  every  com- 
munity this  spirit  of  unity  and  co-operation, 
let  the  churches  of  a  given  section  or  country 
be  possessed  by  it,  and  seek  contact  and  co- 
operation with  God,  and  there  is  nothing  they 
may  not  achieve. 

Pra.ylng  a.r\d  Working. 

It  is  sad  to  find  here  and  there  a  latent 
skepticism  concerning  prayer.  After  the  rich 
experiences  of  men  and  churches,  the  testimony 
of  the  Scriptures,  and  the  example  of  Christ 
and  the  early  Christians,  it  is  passing  strange 
that  this  grace  should  be  disparaged  or  neg- 
lected. Looking  upon  the  scattered  peoples, 
Christ  said,  ''The  harvest  truly  is  plenteous, 
but  the  laborers  arefew"  (Matt.  9:37).  What 
then?  There  is  refuge  in  prayer.  "Pray  ye 
therefore  the  Lord  of  the  harvest  that  he  send 
forth  laborers  into  his  harvest." 

Much  reading  and  study  will  make  a  bril- 
liant preacher,  but  only  much  prayer  will 
make  a  powerful  preacher.  It  is  not,  perhaps, 
the  public  prayers  we  need,  whether  long  or 
short,  so  much  as  the  private  prayer,  which 
only  God  hears,  and  of  which  no  one  else 
knows.  We  should  pray  for  ourselves,  for  our 
brethren,  for  our  ministers  and  teachers,  for 
our  missionaries;  for  our  unconverted  friends. 
When  rebuilding  the  broken  wall,  the  Hebrews 

*Prayer- meeting  topic  for  Sept.  18. 


held  the  trowel  in  one  hand  and  the  sword  in 
the  other.  By  our  gifts,  our  prayers,  and  our 
toils,  we  can  co-operate  with  one  another, 
and  with  the  blessed  Master,  in  the  extension 
of  His  kingdom. 

R^ejoice  Together. 

Women  had  a  larger  part  in  the  apostolic 
church  than  they  have  to-day  in  many  churches 
of  Christ  (Phil.  4:3).  Both  sexes  and  all  ages 
should  be  engaged  together  under  the  leader- 
ship of  Jesus  Christ.  Wherever  this  is  done 
there  will  be  abundant  harvests,  and  the  reap- 
er and  the  sower  will  rejoice  together.  He 
who  reaps  is  brought  much  closer  to  the  final 
result  than  he  who  sows;  but  can  the  reaper 
dispense  with  the  sower?  Is  he  entitled  to 
any  more  honor?  We  must  sow  in  faith;  sow, 
many  times,  with  tears;  but  the  harvest  is 
sure,  and  in  it  there  are  songs  of  joy.  As  the 
sower  and  the  reaper  have  co  operated  in 
bringing  to  pass  a  splendid  harvest,  let  them 
still  co-operate  in  celebrating  the  completion 
of  their  labors.  There  is  room  in  the  grand 
anthem  of  the  glorified  saints  for  all  voices. 

"Wherefore  comfort  yourselves  together, 
and  edify  one  another  even  as  also  ye  do" 
(IThess.  5:11). 

"So  others  shall 
Take  patience,  labor,  to  their  heart  and  hand, 
From  thy  hand,  and  thy  heart,  and  thy  brave 

cheer, 
And  God's  grace  fructify  through  thee  to  all." 

Pra.yer. 

Wilt  Thou  remove,  O  God,  whatever  es- 
tranges, whatever  divides.  Give  to  Thy  peo- 
ple everywhere  the  spirit  of  unity  and  co- 
operation. Help  us  to  realize  as  never  before 
our  dependence  upon  one  another,  and  a  Dove 
all,  upon  Thee.  Strengthen  the  heart  of  the 
sower  and  the  hand  of  the  reaper,  and  give 
golden  harvests,  for  Christ's  sake.    Amen. 


Marquette,  on   La.ke  Superior, 

is  one  of  the  most  charming  summer  resorts 
reached  by  the  Chicago,  Milwaukee  &  St. 
Paul  Railway. 

Its  healthful  location,  beautiful  scenery, 
good  hotels  and  complete  immunity  from  hay 
fever,  make  a  summer  outing  at  Marquette, 
Mich.,  very  attractive  from  the  standpoint  of 
health,  rest  and  comfort. 

Through  Pullman  sleeping  cars  are  run  be- 
tween Chicago  and  Marquette  and  excursion 
tickets  sold  at  reduced  rates  via  the  Chicago, 
Milwaukee  &  St.  Paul  Railway. 

For  a  copy  of  "The  Lake  Superior  Coun- 
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and  the  copper  country,  address,  with  four  (4) 
cents  in  stamps  to  pay  postage,  F.  A.  Miller, 
General  Passenger  Agent,  Chicago,  111. 


Qua.int,  ljueer  and  tjurious 
Salt  Lake  City. 

The  late  Col.  J  ohn  Cockerell  in  the  Cosmo- 
politan said:  "There  are  three  unique  cities  in 
America,  and  one  of  these  is  Salt  Lake 
City."  It  is  not  only  unique  in  its  Temple, 
Tabernacle  and  Mormon  Church  institutions, 
but  quaint  in  appearance,  with  its  wide 
streets,  immense  blocks  and  martial  rows  of 
shade  trees.  It  has,  perhaps,  more  attrac- 
tions to  the  square  yard  than  any  city  in  the 
country,  and  its  climate,  while  temperate  all 
the  year  round,  is  particularly  delightful  in 
summer.  The  Great  Salt  Lake,  with  its  mag- 
nificent Saltair  resort,  where  the  water  is 
"deader  and  denser"  than  that  in  the  Dead 
Sea  in  Palestine,  is  an  attraction  in  itself 
that  people  come  miles  'to  see.  There  are 
many  cool  mountain  and  lake  resorts  near 
by,  also  numerous  very  pretty  canyon  trips 
and  parks,  drives,  Hot  and  Warm  Sulphur 
Springs.  Fishing  and  hunting  in  every  direc- 
tion. The  trip  from  Denver  to  Salt  Lake  City 
and  Ogden  via  the  Rio  Grande  Western 
Railway  in  connection  with  either  the  Colo- 
rado Midland  or  Denver  &  Rio  Grande  rail- 
roads is  one  of  unsurpassed  pleasure.  Here 
nature  is  found  in  her  sternest  mood  and  the 
whole  line  is  a  succession  of  rugged  canyon, 
waterfalls  and  picturesque  valleys.  No 
European  trip  can  compare  with  it  in  gran- 
deur of  scenery.  During  the  entire  summer 
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destination.  Send  four  cents  postage  to  Geo. 
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Sunda.v  -  School. 

W.  F.    Richardson 


Woes  of  Intemperance.* 

We  turn  aside  from  the  course  of  the  history 
we  have  been  studying  during  the  present 
quarter,  to  consider  one  of  the  many  warn- 
ings found  in  the  word  of  God  against  the 
sin  of  intemperance.  No  person  who  sees  the 
very  least  of  the  evils  arising  out  of  this  vice 
will  begrudge  the  time  given  for  the  study  of 
this  striking  passage  of  Scripture.  And  it  is 
to  be  hoped  that  Sunday-school  teachers  will 
make  the  utmost  effort  to  so  impress  the  les- 
sons upon  the  minds  of  their  pupils-as^to  for- 
ever prejudice  them  against  this  hellish  vice, 
and  the  traffic  which  encourages  it.  It  is 
probable  that  Solomon  is  the  author  of  this 
portion  of  the  book  of  Proverbs,  and  in  his 
court,  which  became,  in  its  later  days,  quite 
dissolute,  he  saw  abundant  evidences  of  the 
evil  which  he  here  denounces.  And  every 
word  which  he  wrote,  nearly  three  thousand 
years  ago,  is  doubly  true  now,  for  the  liquors 
of  to-day  are  even  more  deadly  than  they 
were  then,  as  men  have  learnedato  distil  and 
to  mix  all  kinds  of  poisons  with. their  drinks. 

"Who  hath  woe?  who  hathjsorrow?  who 
hath  contentions?  who  hath  babbling?  who 
hath  wounds  without  cause?  who  hath  red- 
ness of  eyes?"  The  answer  is  easy  and  any 
child  could  give  it.  The  drunkard, -of. course. 
His  manhood  gone,  his  strength  wasted,  his 
substance  spent,  his  home  wrecked,  his'farnily 
ruined,  his  hopes  blasted,  what  is  therefor 
him  longer  in  life?  He  is  wretched,  quarrel- 
some, foolish,  depraved.  His  bleared  eyes, 
senseless  garrulity,  filthiness  andj'rudeness, 
make  him  the  abhorrence  of  all  whojcome  in 
contact  with  him.  The  neat  man  becomes  a 
sloven;  the  honest  man  a  thief;  the  truthful 
man  a  liar;  the  kind  man  a  fiend;Jthe-indus- 
trious  man  a  loafer;  the  chaste^man  a  liber- 
tine; the  Christian  man  a  child  of  the  devil. 
The  drinker  advertises  his  shame.  It  leaves 
its  marks  upon  his  very  countenance.  "Nose- 
paint"  is  but  another  name  forjwhiskey.  The 
drinker  sins  against  himself  in  degrading  his 
manhood  below  the  level  of  the  brute.  He 
sins  against  his  family  in  robbing  them  of 
the  love  and  care  he  owes  them.  He  sins 
against  society  in  using  his  liberty  for  self- 
abasement  rather  than  for  the  public  good. 
Hesins  against  God  in  trampling  into  the  mire 
the  nature  which  was  made  to  rise  into  the 
very  heavens  of  noble  and  true  thought  and 
life.  And  what  shall  be  said  of  those  who 
make  and  sell  the  stuff  which  thus  ruins  their 
fellow  men,  knowing  as  they  do  the  necessary 
results  of  their  business?  "  Woe  unto  him 
that  putteth  the  bottle  to  his  neighbor's  lips, 
and  maketh  him  drunken  also!"  Thus  saith 
God,  and  the  fires  of  hell  will  make  these  en- 
emies of  society  realize,  as  they  blindly  refuse 
to  see  in  this  life,  the  awful  evil  to  which  they 
have  devoted  themselves. 

"Look  not  upon  the  wine  when  it  is  red, 
when  it  giveth  its  color  in  the  cup,  when  it 
goeth  down  smoothly;  at  the  last  it  biteth 
like  a  serpent,  and  stingeth  like  an  adder." 
Oh,  the  arch  deceiver!  How  it  hideth  its 
fangs  till  the  victim  is  safely  within  its  reach. 
Never  yet  did  a  youth  take  the  first  drink 
with  the  deliberate  purpose  of  becoming  a 
sot.  He  always  intends  to  stop  before  he  has 
reached  that  poini.  But  too  late  he  finds  his 
moral  strength  gone,  and  in  despair  sinks 
down  into  the  gutter  of  shame  and  debauch- 
ery. "Wine  is  a  mocker,  strong  drink  is  rag- 
ing: and  whosoever  is  deceived  thereby  is  not 
wise."  Then  the  world  must  be  full  of  fools. 
As  I  write  these  words,  in  the  city  where  I 
live  there  are  hundreds  of  young  men  and 
women,  boys  and  girls,  as  well  as  those  of 
maturer  years,  going  into  beer  and  wine  gar- 
dens, from  which  some  of  them  will  come 
forth  far  baser  than  they  entered.   The  chaste 

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will  become  impure,  the  noble-minded  reck- 
less of  truth  or  honor.  Thousands  take  their 
first  step  toward  a  life  of  vice  and  crime  in 
these  places.  The  house  of  shame  is  recruited 
from  these  resorts,  while  thieves  and  murder- 
ers find  here  the  inspiration  for  their  des- 
perate deeds.  There  is  no  safe  path  but  that 
of  total  abstinence.  He  who  never  drinks  the 
first  glass  cannot  possibly  become  a  drunkard, 
while  he  who  tampers  with  the  evil  gives  a 
mortgage  on  his  future  which  he  may  find  it 
difficult,  or  even  impossible,  to  discharge. 

The  results  of  intemperance  are  suggested 
most  graphically.  "Thine  eyes  shall  behold 
strange  women,"  says  our  authorized  version. 
And  does  not  wine  inflame  the  animal  pas- 
sions as  nothing  else?  The  saloon  is  the 
prime  promoter  of  sensual  lust.  Let  the  traf- 
fic in  drink  be  stopped,  and  a  very  large  share 
of  the  sensuality  that  now  destroys  our 
homes,  depraves  our  humanity  and  pollutes 
our  cities  would  cease.  The  Revised  Version 
renders  this  verse,  "Thine  eyes  shall  behold 
strange  things,"  and  the  victim  of  delirium 
tremens  would  readily  confirm  this  testimony. 
The  helplessness  of  the  poor  victim  of  drink 
is  portrayed  in  striking  language.  He  is  like 
one  that  lieth  down  in  the  midst  of  the  sea, 
only  to  be  quickly  swallowed  up  by  its  waters, 
or  as  one  who  lieth  down  upon  the  top  of  a 
mast,  to  be  hurled  into  the  deep,  with  the 
first  lurch  of  the  vessel.  The  staggering  feet, 
the  hands   hanging  helplessly  at   the  side,  or 


waved  in  crazy  effort  at  expression  of  the 
confused  thought  of  the  bewildered  brain, 
show  how  the  whole  man  has  lost  his  poise, 
and  is  at  the  mercy  of  every  wind  and  wave 
of  passion.  "O  God,  that  men  should  put  an 
enemy  in  their  mouths  to  steal  away  their 
brains!" 

The  drunkard  is  subject  to  injury  without 
the  power  to  protect  himself,  or  even  the 
knowledge  of  its  source.  "They  have  stricken 
me,  and  I  was  not  hurt;  they  have  beaten  me 
and  I  felt  it  not;  when  shall  I  awake?  I  will 
seek  it  yet  again."  Thus  does  the  victim  of 
drink  find  himself  bruised  and  wounded,  after 
his  debauch,  and  yet  unable  to  place  the  blame 
for  his  injuries.  Nor  does  he  care,  if  he  can 
repeat  the  stupefying  draught,  and  sink  again 
into  the  base  slumber  from  which  he  has  been 
aroused.  Surely,  when  we  see  how  intemper- 
ance degrades  man,  makes  him  utterly  unfit 
for  the  duties  and  responsibilities  of  life, 
throws  upon  society  the  burden  of  caring  for 
him  and  for  those  whom  he  ought  to  support , 
men  will  not  always  tolerate  the  traffic  which 
they  now  legalize  and  encourage.  How  long, 
O  Lord,  how  long?  When  will  the  church  of 
God  awake  and  set  her  face  as  a  flint  against 
this  infamous  business,  and  Christian  men 
drive  it  out  from  under  the  shelter  of  the 
laws?  Then  only  may  we  hope  to  see  its  vic- 
tims delivered,  and  its  hellish  work  inter- 
rupted and  finally  destroyed.  God  hasten 
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Bvirris   A.  Jervkins 

TOPIC   FOR    SEPTEMBER   22. 

The  Saloon  Power  Doomed, 
(Ps.  37:1-10.) 

This  psalm  is  an  exhortation  to  confidence 
in  a  righteous  God.  It  bids  us  hope  in  the 
final  outcome  of  the  strife  between  good  and 
ill.  It  urges  us  not  to  give  way  to  that 
spirit  which  characterized  Elijah  under  the 
juniper  tree,  and  which  characterizes  many  a 
prophet  and  reformer  to-day.  "Fret  not  thy- 
self." Don't  be  uneasy  about  the  welfare  of 
the  universe.  Don't  feel  for  a  single  moment 
that  the  whole  world  rests  upon  your  shoul- 
ders, and  that  you  are  individually  responsi- 
ble for  it.    Such  is  the  message  of  this  psalm. 

"Why  so  hot,  little  man!"  This  is  Emer- 
son's phrasing  of  the  same  thought.  V\  hy 
rush  about  perspiring  and  despairing?  God 
will  care  for  his  world.  He  is  still  in  his 
heaven.  It  may  seem  to  us,  at  times,  as  if  he 
were  dethroned,  but  this  is  a  mistake.  It 
may  look  to  us  as  though  the  forces  of  evil 
were  getting  the  upper  hand,  but  they  are 
not. 

Not  all  in  a  moment  will  the  earth  be 
cleansed  of  its  evils.  Not  in  a  day  shall  we 
see  the  complete  triumph  of  righteousness. 
Gradual  is  the  progress  of  truth  and  good- 
ness in  the  world.  Any  man  who  comes  cry- 
ing: "My  plan  will  cleanse  the  stables  of  this 
world.  My  panacea  will  bring  in  the  triumph 
of  truth  and  righteousness,"  may  be  dis- 
trusted. He  is  not  a  safe  leader.  There  are 
no  panaceas  for  social  ills.  There  is  no  sure 
and  rapid  victory  for  righteousness.  All 
reforms  that  are  good  and  lasting  are  slow. 
It  is  usually  a  positive  evil  to  shake  things 
up  too  fast.  Carrie  Nation's  method  has  been 
tried  before. 

Bat  the  saloon  power  in  our  cities  and 
states  is  none  the  less  doomed.  We  shall 
have  clean  municipal,  state,  national  govern- 
ment as  sure  as  there  is  a  reigning  God,  and 
as  sure  as  our  nation  has  aspirations  after 
righteousness.  In  order,  however,  that  this 
may  be  accomplished,  we  are  to  go  to  work 
quietly,  calmly,  judiciously,  to  study  the 
problems  of  government,  to  inform  ourselves 
as  a  people  how  we  can  arm  ourselves  with 
the  best  modern  gunnery  of  righteousness, 
and  then  to  fight  steadily,  not  by  fits  and 
starts,  and  bravely  to  a  victory.  The  reign  of 
Tammany  Hall  and  the  brewers  in  New  York 
City  is  doomed  as  sure  as  that  to-morrow's 
dawn  will  come.  Our  free-born  spirit  scorns 
to  be  bound  by  bosses  who  are  bound  by 
brewers.  We  cannot  saw  through  the  fetters 
in  a  night,  but  in  many  nights  we  shall. 

What  then  ought  we  to  do  towards  this 
end?  We  ought  not  to  rest  quiet  under  the 
rule  of  wrong.  We  ought  to  struggle,  un- 
ceasingly to  struggle,  but  not  to  fret.  So 
what  can  we  do? 

1.  We  ought  to  study  municipal  problems. 
We  are  woefully  ignorant  about  the  proper 
government  of  our  cities.  We  ought  to  learn 
how  the  older  civilizations,  English,  German, 
have  freed  themselves  from  the  rule  of  cor- 
ruption. 

2.  We  ought,  to  a  man,  to  mingle  in  the 
political  life  of  our  cities  and  communities. 
No  man  can  shirk  this  responsibility  any 
more  than  he  can  shirk  the  care  of  his  chil- 
dren and  family. 

3.  We  ought  to  accept  every  inch  of  en- 
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town,  Mo.,  Aug.  26.  45  years  of  age.  For  22 
years  he  had  been  a  Disciple  of  Christ.  He 
was  a  deacon  of  the  church  and  superintend- 
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faith,  true  to  his  church,  his  family  and  his 
fellow  men,  passed  from  earth  well  fitted  to 
meet  his  Savior.  S.   W.  Crutcher. 

HarrisonviUe,  Mo. 

MALOTT. 

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Dr.  Hiram  MalottC  who  died  on  Aug.  29, 
1901,  at  the  age  of  77  years.  He  was  a  native 
of  Lawrence  county,  Inch,  and  was  a  charter 
member  of  the  congregation  here.  He  loved 
the  church,  his  God  and  his  Bible.  Full  of 
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"through  many  trials,  trusted  and  loved  for 
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sleeps  well  after  life's  fitful  fever,  but  mingled 
with  our  tears  are  songs  of  victory. 

James  Small. 

Bedford,  Ind.,  Sept.  2,  1901. 

McMILLEN. 

Mrs.  Mary  A.  McMillen,  we  Warner,  was 
born  in  the  state  of  New  York,  Dec.  30,  186S, 
and  died  at  her  home  in  Pickering,  Mo.,  .luly 
23,  1901,  aged  32  ye  irs,  0  months  and  23  davs. 
She  was  married  March  3,  1SS6,  to  C.  G.  Mc- 
Millen, and  became  the  mother  of  four  chil- 
dren, one  son  and  t'oree  daughters,  all  of 
whom  survive  her.  She  was  a.n  earnest 
Christian  and  a  model  wife  and  mother. 
Seldom  was  her  place  vacant  in  church,  En- 
deavor Society  or  prayer-meeting,  the  last 
time  she  was  away  from  home  being  to  at- 
tend the  latter  service.  She  was  a  most 
efficient  secretary  of  the  Ladies'  Aid  Society. 
As  a  member  of  the  C.  W.  B.  M.  she  was 
faithful.  She  is  sadly  missed  in  home,  church 
and  society,  but  our  loss  is  her  eternal  gain. 
The  funeral  services  we^e  conducted  by  the 
"writer.  F.  E.  Bunchaed. 

Pickering,  Mo. 

TBAFORD. 

William  Teaford  died  at  his  home  in 
Georgetown,  Ind.,  Aug.  22,  1901.  He  was  a 
policeman  in  Bedford  and.  was  a  splendid 
officer  whom  every  one  loved  and  respected. 
Two  years  ago  he  had  a  sound  conversion. 
He  was  convi.ted  and  converted  and  found 
pardon  through  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ  He 
was  created  anew  in  Christ  Jesus  Every- 
body could  see  this.  His  aspiration  was  to 
grow.  He  could  say,  "As  the  hart  panteth 
after  the  water  brooks,  so  panteth  my  soul 
after  thee,  O  God."  He  thirsted  for  right- 
eousness. James  Small. 


Tratvel. 

A  word  or  two  on  the  subject  of  travel  is 
not  amiss.  The  facilities  for  the  transporta- 
tion of  passengers  at  the  present  time  have 
certainly  been  brought  to  perfection.  It 
isn't  like  in  the  old  days  when  it  was  almost 
>a  torture  to  go  from  one  place  to  another. 
Now  you  get  aboard  a  train  and  live  just 
like  you  do  at  home.  The  entire  equipment  j 
is  built  with  a  view  to  your  comfort. 

For  instance:  When  vou  go  East  the  B.  & 
O  S-W.  offers  you  Three  Daily  Solid  Vesti- 
buled  Trains  from  St.  Louis,  leaving  at  8:20 
a.  m.,  8:05  p.  m.  and  2:15  a.  m. — made  up  of 
the  finest  Pullman  sleepers — a  dining  car 
service  which  cannot  be  excelled  (you  don't 
have  to  pay  for  what  you  can't  eat,  but  just 
for  what  you  order) -first  class  high  back 
coaches— in  fact  the  trains  are  palaces  on 
wheels.  The  track,  roadbed  and  equipment 
are  entirely  new. 

It's  the  best  line  to  Cincinnati  and  Louis- 
ville. Only  $21  to  New  York  with  stop-overs. 
(Saves  you  money  and  gives  you  the  best 
service.) 

Information  in  regard  to  trains,  etc.,  can 
be  secured  from  any  representative.  It  will 
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tions and  help  you  in  every  way. 

The  favor  of  the  public  is  final  proof  of 
merit— and  we're  after  it. 

F.  D.  Gildebsleeve,  Dist.  Pass.  Agt.,  St. 
Louis,  Mo. 


*HE  ruling  purpose  of  the  author  has  been  to  give  to  the  public 
a  worthy  successor  of  Popular  Hymns.  He  has  not  sought  to  dup- 
licate it,  but  to  make  a  book  as  well  adapted  to  the  new  methods  of 
Church,  Sunday-school  and  C.  E.  work  as  the  first  was  to  the  conditions 
twenty  years  ago  when  Popular  Hymns  was  launched  upon  its  long  and 
useful  career.  PopviIaLr  Hymns  No.  2  is  better  than  its  predecessor, 
not  because  it  contains  better  music,  but  because  the  music  is  better 
adapted  to  the  present  wants  of  all  the  working  forces  of  the  army  of  the 
Lord. 

EVANGELISTS  will  find  the  Gospel  Proclamation  in  Song  a  department 
of  the  bqck  eminently  suited  to  every  phase  of  a  successfully  conducted 
revival. 

CHOfLISTERwS  will  find  the  average  choir  supplied  with  a  rich  selection 
of  beautiful  and  impressive  solos  with  choruses,  duets,  quartettes,  inv  ocations 
and  doxologies  specially  selected  for  the  distinctive  part  a  choir  is  expected 
to  take  in  the  service. 

PASTORS  who  are  responsible  for  the  kind  of  pasture  upon  which  the 
sheep  and  lambs  are  fed,  will  not  find  a  sentiment  out  of  harmony  with 
New  Testament  Christianity.  He  will  find  it  a  companion  vade  mecum 
for  his  pocket  Testament,  containing  gems  for  public  worship,  for  the  prayer- 
meeting,  for  funeral  occasions,  for  Baptismal,  Thanksgiving  and  Convention 
services.  He  will  find  that  an  expensive  hymnal  will  not  be  needed  un- 
less it  be  to  keep  in    the  style. 

CHRISTIAN   ENDEAVORERS  will  find    in    Popular    Hymns   No    2 

all  that  they  can  wish,  because  it  is  full  from  back  to  back  with 
soul-stirring  sentiment  set  to  soul-inspiring  music,  the  only  kind  C.  E's 
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compass  and  heart  reach  of  the  children,  giving  them  a  desire  to  remain 
and  participate  in  the  song  service  of  the    church.      Like  its    predecessor, 

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and  Utah  over  $200,000,000;  a  total  of  about 
$1,500,000,000. 

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who  has  reaped  his  reward  in  this  territory, 
farming,  stock  raising  and  fruit  growing  have 
been  exceedingly  profitable.  Irrigation  has 
made  it  possible.  If  the  proposed  appropria- 
tion of  one  hundred  million  dollars  for  ir- 
rigating purposes  carries  in  the  next  con- 
gress, a  new  era  will  be  at  hand  for  these 
their  sister  states  of  the  arid  region. 

Idaho  which  until  recently  was  the  most 
unpromising  of  the  three,  doubled  her  popu- 
lation in  ten  years  after  being  admitted  to 
the  union  in  1890.  A  decade  ago  she  seemed 
to  be  without  resources,  but  irrigation  has 
made  a  portion  of  her  vast  arid  plains  ver- 
dant. A  substrata  of  lava  is  said  to  underlie 
the  soil  and  to  exercise  a  renewing  effect  upon 
it.  Idaho  is  soon  to  rank  high  among  the 
western  states.  With  a  superb  climate  and  a 
progressive  people  transformation  will  go  on 
unhindered . 

"What  has  been  done"  is  no  longer  the 
guide  for  the  westerner.  He  passes  over  the 
trail  made  by  a  predecessor  without  note  or 
comment  and  proceeds  on  beyond  into  un- 
trodden fields  and  canons  and  over  passes 
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A   WEEKLY    FAMILY    AND    RELIGIOUS    JOURNAL. 


Vol.  xxxviii 


September  19,   1901 


No.   38 


Contents, 


Editorial: 


Current  Events..-. 1187 

"His  Will,  Not  Ours." 1189 

Some  National  Sins 1189 

A  Problem  of  Consistency 1189 

Solving  the  Problems 1190 

Notes  and  Comments 1190 

Editor's  Easy  Chair 1191 

Contributed  Articles: 

The  Life  and  Teachings  of  Tolstoy.— 

Peter  Ainslie..    1192 

Judas. — Joseph  Hatchitt 1193 

B.  B.  Tyler's  Letter    1194 

A  Modern  Menace.— Stephen  J.  Corey.. 1195 
The  Old  Book  in  the  New  Crucible.— J. 

J.Haley 1196 

Lights  Gone   Out    (poem).— Anson    J. 

Chester 1197 

English  Topics 1197 

Love's  Logic  — N.  J.  Aylsworth 1198 

Correspondence: 

Eastern  Items 1202 

Anarchy  and  Revenge 1202 

Wisconsin  Notes 1202 

Illinois  C.  W.  B    M 1203 

The  New  Jacksonville  (Fla.)  Church      .  1203 

Notes  From  Southeast  Ohio 1203 

Omaha  Letter 1204 

The  Rural  Pastor  and  the  Convention.  .1204 

Miscellaneous: 

Current  Literature  1199 

Our  Budget 1200 

Announcements  for    Minneapolis   Con- 
vention  1201 

Program  of  General  Conventions 1205 

Evangelistic 1206 

Family  Circle 1208 

With  the  Children 1211 

Hour  of  Prayer 1212 

Sunday-school 1213 

Christian  Endeavor 1214 

Marriages  and  Obituaries 1215 

Book  Notes 1216 


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eminence  rests  in  the  victories  of  peace,  not  those 
of  war.  We  hope  that  all  who  are  represented 
here  may  be  moved  to  higher  and  nobler  effort 
for  their  own  and  the  world's  good  and  that  out 
of  this  city  may  come,  not  only  greater  com- 
merce and  trade  for  us  all,  but,  more  essential 
than  these,  relations  of  mutual  respect,  confi- 
dence and  friendship  which  will  deepen  and 
endure. 

Our  earnest  prayer  is  that  God  will  graciously 
vouchsafe  prosperity,  happiness  and  peace  to 
all  our  neighbors  and  like  blessings  to  all  the 
peoples  and  powers  of  earth. 

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l?«w  tKe  bond  of  urvlty 
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Current   Events. 


The  Death  of 
the  President. 


A    terrific    shock  and   a 
night  of  awful  suspense; 
six     days     of     hope,     increasing     almost 
to  confidence;    a    day  of    sudden  despair 
and  grief;    and    then    the   end — that  was 
the  history  of  the  tragedy  which  began 
with  the  assassin's  shots  in  the  Temple  of 
Music  at  Buffalo   at  4:15   p.   m.,  Friday, 
Sept.   6,   and  culminated  in  the  death  of 
President  McKinley  at  the   Milburn  resi- 
dence   at  2:15  a.   m.  Saturday,   Sept.  14. 
The  national    grief  and 
disappointment    at    this 
dire    event    seemed    the 
greater  by  contrast  with 
the  cheerful  expectation 
of   his    recovery,   which 
was  generally  enter- 
tained    and    which    was 
warranted  by  the  bulle- 
tins  of    the    physicians. 
After  the  first  shock  of 
the    wound    had    passed 
and  the  necessary  opera- 
tions had  been  success- 
fully    performed,    there 
seemed  to   be   a   steady 
improvement  in  the 
President's   condition, 
and    doctors,    while  not 
officially  pronouncing 
him  convalescent,  clearly 
entertained  a  most  hope- 
ful   view    of    the    case. 
The  change  for  the  worse 
was  sudden  and  unmis- 
takable.   From  the  hour 
when  the  President  be- 
gan to  sink,  late  Thurs- 
day night,  there  was  no 
doubt  as  to  the  outcome. 
What    was    believed    at 
that    time    to    be    heart 
failure,    but     has    since 
been  shown^to  be  gan- 
grene along  the  course 
of  the  second  bullet,  re- 
duced  the    patient  in  a 
few  hours  from  a  state  cf 
apparent    convalescence 
to  the  point  of  death.     The  members  of  the 
Cabinet  and  the  most  intimate  friends,  sev- 
eral of  whom,   believing  that  the  danger 
was  past,  had  left  Buffalo,  were  summoned 
to  return.     And  so,  surrounded  by  his  offi- 
cial family,  by  all  of  whom  he  was  not  less 
loved  as  a  friend  than  honored  as  a  leader, 
he  passed  away,  with  the   words:    "It  is 
God's  way.     His  will,  not  ours,  be  done." 
Mrs.  McKinley,  brave  and   strong  in  spite 
of  her  weakness  and  the  greatness  of  her 
loss,  bore  up  nobly,  perhaps  stunned  by  the 
blow  and  unable  to  realize  its  full  signifi- 
cance.   At  the  first  announcement  of  the 
murderous  attack,  the  feeling  and  thought 
of  the  people  were  divided  between  concern 
for  the  President's  recovery  and  indigna- 


tion against  the  anarchist  who  had  done  the 
deed.  But  in  the  presence  of  death,  even 
the  assassin  is  forgotten,  and  the  whole  na- 
tion, looking  back  through  tear-dimmed 
eyes  with  love  and  sorrow,  and  looking  for- 
ward in  faith  and  hope,  which  even  grief 
cannot  destroy,  is  seeking  consolation  in 
those  dying  words:  "His  will,  not  ours,  be 
done."' 


J> 


Whatever  services  may  be 
held  in  honor  of  our  great 
dead,  with  pomp  and  circumstance  befitting 


FvineraJ 
Services 


his  high  office,  none  can  be  more  impressive 
than  the  simple  service  held  last  Sunday 
morning  at  the  residence  of  Mr.  Milburn, 
where  the  President's  last  days  were  spent. 
The  audience  consisted  only  of  those  closely 
bound  to  Mr.  McKinley  by  ties  of  friend- 
ship, blood  or  official  intimacy,  and  they 
gathered  about  the  open  casket  to  pay- 
homage,  not  to  his  office,  but  to  himself. 
A  scripture  reading,  a  prayer,  and  his  two 
favoiite  hymns,  "Lead, kindly  Light,"  and 
"Nearer,  my  God,  to  Thee."  That  was  the 
entire  service.  Then  the  modest  cortege, 
with  no  marks  of  official  rank  except  the 
pall- bearers  chosen  from  the  army  and 
navy  and  a  small  escort  of  infantry  and 
blue-  jackets,    conveyed    the    body    to   the 


Buffalo  City  Hall,  where  it  lay  in  state  until 
Monday  morning,  viewed  by  many  thou- 
sands. Monday  the  remains  were  conveyed 
to  Washington,  where  they  lay  in  state  in 
the  Capitol  on  Tuesday  after  religious 
services  had  been  held  over  them  on  the 
morning  of  that  day.  The  final  interment 
will  take  place  at  Canton,  Ohio,  on  Thurs- 
day. On  that  day,  by  executive  proclama- 
tion, the  people  of  the  whole  nation  are 
requested  to  cease  from  their  accustomed 
occupations  and  join  in  memorial  services 
in  honor  of  the  dead  President.  It  had 
been  planned  that  a  spe- 

1         cial  day  of   national 

thanksgiving  be  kept  a 
few  weeks  hence  to  cele- 
brate his  recovery.  But 
this  day  of  national 
mourning  will  take  the 
place  of  that  day  of  re- 
joicing. It  will  doubtless 
be  universally  observed. 
If  the  ancient  custom  of 
observing  solemn  days 
with  fasting  and  prayer 
had  not  fallen  into  a  dis- 
use which  is  not  wholly 
to  our  credit,  that  form 
of  observance  might  ap- 
propriately be  applied  in 
the  present  instance.  At 
least  it  is  to  be  hoped 
that  it  will  be  kept  a3  a 
day  of  prayer. 

The  New  With  his 
Admin.      naturai    op_ 

istra-tiorv.     .  . 

1 1  m  i  s  m  re- 
enforced  by  the  favorable 
reports  of  the  physi- 
cians, Mr.  Roosevelt  felt 
justified  in  leaving  Buf- 
falo three  or  four  days 
after  the  attack  upon  the 
President  and  went  for  a 
few  days  of  rest  and 
recreation  in  the  Adi- 
rondack Mountains. 
Preparations  were 
already  on  foot  for  the 
celebration  of  the  Presi- 
dent's recovery.  At  the  first  indication  of 
the  probably  fatal  result  of  the  wound,  a 
message  was  dispatched  recalling  the  Vice- 
President  to  Buffalo,  but  already  he  was 
far  from  the  railroad  and  the  telegraph. 
Guides  dispatched  from  the  mountain  club 
house  at  which  he  made  his  headquarters 
scoured  the  region  for  a  whole  day,  and  he 
was  found  at  sunset  on  the  summit  of 
Mount  Marcy.  A  tramp  of  ten  miles  and 
a  rapid  drive  of  thirty -five  miles  by  night 
over  mountain  roads  brought  him  to  the 
station,  where  a  special  train  was  waiting 
to  convey  him  to  Buffalo.  Before  he  could 
reach  the  bedside  of  the  dying  President 
the  end  had  come.  The  following  day,  in 
the   presence  of    the   Cabinet  and  a   few 


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THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


September  19,  1901 


friends  and  high  officials,  Mr.  Roosevelt 
took  the  oath  of  office  and  became  Presi- 
dent of  the  United  States.  The  ceremony 
was  of  the  simplest  possible  sort,  and  was 
performed  at  the  residence  of  Mr.  A.  D. 
Wilcox,  where  the  Vice-President  had 
been  entertained  during  his  stay  in  Buffalo. 
It  is  generally  conceded  that  the  change  of 
president  will  not  be  accompanied  by  any 
notable  change  in  the  administration.  Per- 
sonally Mr.  Roosevelt  is  a  very  different 
type  of  man  from  Mr.  McKinley,  but  their 
views  of  public  policy  were  entirely  har- 
monious. The  speeches  in  the  recent  pres- 
idential campaign  are  sufficient  evidence  of 
that.  President  Roosevelt's  first  utterance 
was  an  assurance  that  the  policies  which 
had  been  pursued  by  the  administration 
would  be  supported  and  furthered  by  him. 
The  members  of  the  Cabinet  have  been 
requested  to  retain  their  places  for 
the  present,  but  within  a  few  weeks 
some  changes  will  doubtless  be  made. 
Such  changes  will  not  indicate  any 
change  of  policy,  but  will  be  made  merely  in 
view  of  the  fact  that  the  members  of  the 
Cabinet  are  the  President's  personal  ad- 
visors and  hence  must  be  chosen  by  him 
personally.  It  has  been  announced  that  no 
extra  session  of  Congress  will  be  called  be- 
fore the  regular  session  in  December.  It 
is  gratifying  to  note  that  the  unsettling  ef- 
fect of  these  momentous  events  upon  the 
markets  has  been  even  less  than  might  have 
been  anticipated.  Any  important  govern- 
mental change  is  likely  to  be  followed,  how- 
ever unreasonably,  by  a  general  shrinkage 
of  stock  values  and  a  feeling  of  uncertainty 
in  the  money  market.  The  fact  that  such 
symptoms  have  been  unusually  slight  in 
the  present  case,  is  an  evidence  that  in  the 
commercial  centers  there  is  confidence  in 
Mr.  Roosevelt's  ability  to  maintain  the 
present  prosperity,  in  so  far  as  it  is  depend- 
ent upon  the  national  administration. 


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President 
Roosevelt. 


Setting  aside  all  consid- 
erations of  personal  grief 
at  the  death  of  the  President,  there  can  be 
no  reasonable  doubt  but  that  the  fatal  re- 
sult of  his  wound  and  the  untimely  acces- 
sion of  the  Vice-President  to  the  presiden- 
tial chair  is  a  cause  of  keen  regret  and  dis- 
appointment to  Mr.  Roosevelt.  He  is  hon- 
orably ambitious,  to  be  sure,  and  it  would 
be  beyond  belief  that  a  man  who  had  risen 
to  his  office  should  not  be  ambitious  to 
take  the  one  step  more  to  the  highest 
place.  Unquestionably  he  wanted  to  be 
president.  But  he  would  have  preferred 
to  occupy  that  office  only  after  being 
elected  to  it  by  vote  of  the  people.  Mr. 
Roosevelt  is  not  accustomed  to  having 
things  fall  into  his  lap,  and  a  hard  cam- 
paign ending  in  his  election  at  the  head  of 
the  ticket  would  have  been  more  to  his 
taste.  Although  he  has  almost  a  full  term 
of  office  before  him,  it  is  scarcely  to  be  ex- 
pected that  he  will  be  satisfied  until  he  has 
been  made  president  by  election.  He  be- 
comes, therefore,  more  than  ever  a  large 
factor  in  the  campaign  of  1904.  The  rise  of 
Mr.  Roosevelt  during  the  past  few  years  has 
been  rapid.  He  was  born  in  1858  and  was 
graduated  from  Harvard  in  1880.  He  has 
written  a  shelf  full  of  books — history, 
travel,  sport  and  addresses — but  until  four 
years  ago  his  reputation  was  based  upon 
the  efficiency  of  his  work  as  Police  Com- 
missioner of  New  York  City,  in  which 
capacity  he  became  at   once  conspicuous 


for  the  application  of  his  famous  principle 
that  the  only  thing  to  do  with  the  law  is  to 
enforce  it;  if  it  is  good  it  ought  to  be  en- 
forced, and  if  it  is  bad  that  is  the  quickest 
way  to  get  it  repealed.  This  was  new  doc- 
trine in  New  York.  In  1897  he  resigned 
this  position  to  become  Assistant  Secre- 
tary of  the  Navy,  and  it  was  largely  due  to 
his  influence  that  the  navy  was  so  well  pre- 
pared at  the  outbreak  of  the  war  with 
Spain.  Admiral  Dewey  has  testified  that 
his  selection  to  take  command  of  the  squad- 
ron in  the  Far  East  was  due  to  Mr. 
Roosevelt.  When  war  was  declared  he  re- 
signed his  position  in  the  Navy  depart- 
ment, raised  his  famous  regiment  of  Rough 
Riders,  declined  the  appointment  as  colonel 
and  became  lieutenant-colonel,  with  former 
Surgeon,  now  Brigadier- General,  Wood  as 
colonel.  At  the  close  of  the  war  he  was 
elected  Governor  of  New  York  and  in  No- 
vember, 1900,  was  elected  Vice-President 
of  the  United  States  after  a  campaign  in 
which  he  was  the  most  important  speaker 
and  the  most  picturesque  figure.  From 
Police  Commissioner  to  President  in  four 
years  is  rapid  progress  even  in  this  coun- 
try, but  his  growth  has  kept  pace  with  his 
advancement.  At  forty-three  he  is  five 
years  younger  than  any  preceding  presi- 
dent on  entering  office,  but  in  spite  of  his 
youth  he  is  a  man  of  experience  and  dis- 
cretion. If  he  lacks  some  of  the  political 
experience  which  is  acquired  by  years  of 
congressional  service,  perhaps  his  adminis- 
tration will  not  be  the  worse  for  it.  The 
dignity  of  his  office  will  perhaps  go  a  cer- 
tain way  toward  abating  an  impetuosity 
which  sometimes  amounts  to  impatience, 
but  it  will  leave  a  vigor  and  directness  that 
will  be  effective  in  getting  things  done. 


J* 


The  Strike 
Settled. 


It  is  reported  that  an 
agreement  has  been  vir- 
tually reached  by  the  strike  leaders  and 
the  representatives  of  the  steel  companies, 
by  which  the  strike  is  to  be  called  off.  The 
terms  of  the  agreement  make  no  substan- 
tial concessions  to  the  Amalgamated  As- 
sociation and  do  not  differ  materially  from 
the  terms  which  were  offered  by  Mr. 
Schwab  ten  days  ago,  viz:  that  the  com- 
panies would  recognize  the  Association 
and  treat  with  it  as  the  representative  of 
the  workmen  in  all  those  mills  in  which  the 
strike  order  has  been  obeyed.  This  is  a 
sensible  proposition  which  might  have  been 
made  and  accepted  long  ago.  It  is  virtual- 
ly an  application  of  the  principle  of  inter- 
national law  that  "a  blockade  to  be  re- 
spected must  be  effective."  So  a  strike  to 
be  respected  must  be  effective,  and  the  or- 
ganization which  called  the  strike  can 
expect  to  be  respected  only  in  those  places 
in  which  the  strike  is  effective.  It  is  clear- 
ly unreasonable  for  the  Amalgamated  As- 
sociation to  demand  that  the  companies 
recognize  it  as  the  representative  of  the 
workmen  in  any  mill  where  the  workmen 
themselves  do  not  recognize  it  enough  to 
obey  its  order.  Thus  ends  a  foolish  and 
unnecessary  strike  without  a  single  com- 
mendable feature,  except  the  fact  that  it 
was,  on  the  whole,  conducted  in  a  peaceable 
manner  with  but  little  bloodshed  and  less 
intimidation  than  usual.  The  strikers 
have  lost  wages  by  being  idle;  the  com- 
panies have  lost  the  legitimate  profits  which 
their  business  should  have  been  earning 
during  this  time;  and  nobody  has  gained 
anything— except  experience. 


Schley  Inquiry    Owing  to  the  death  of  the 
Postponed.  President,  the  official  in- 

vestigation of  Admiral  Schley's  conduct  at 
the  battle  of  Santiago  has  been  postponed. 
The  first  session  of  the  court  of  inquiry 
was  held  at  the  Washington  navy  yard 
under  the  presidency  of  Admiral  Dewey. 
The  first  step  taken  was  the  filing  of  Ad- 
miral Schley's  objection  to  Admiral  Howi- 
son  as  a  member  of  the  court,  on  the 
ground  that  he  had  already  publicly  ex- 
pressed his  opinion  in  regard  to  the  matters 
which  are  to  be  investigated.  The  latter's 
disavowal  was  .  not  sufficiently  explicit 
and  the  objection  was  sustained  by  the 
other  members  of  the  court  after  a  brief 
consideration.  Thus  one  more  name  is 
added  to  the  already  long  list  of  naval 
officers  who  have  talked  too  much.  What- 
ever may  be  the  fact  in  regard  to  Admiral 
Howison's  qualifications  or  disqualifications 
for  sitting  as  a  judge  in  this  case,  the 
decision  of  the  court  in  declaring  his  seat 
vacant  is  considered  by  Admiral  Schley's 
friends  as  the  winning  of  a  preliminary 
skirmish,  and  it  gives  assurance  to  all  that 
the  court  means  to  be  perfectly  impartial. 
As  soon  as  this  decision  was  made,  the 
court  of  necessity  adjourned  until  the 
Secretary  of  the  Navy  should  fill  the 
vacancy  on  the  bench.  It  should  be  borne 
in  mind,  as  was  stated  at  this  first  session, 
that  the  purpose  of  the  court  of  inquiry  is 
not  to  settle  the  Sampson-Schley  dispute, 
though  that  may  be  one  result.  The  in- 
quiry relates  solely  to  the  conduct  of  Ad- 
miral Schley.  Admiral  Sampson  is  not 
being  investigated  and  the  court  is  not 
asked  to  pronounce  upon  the  relative  value 
of  the  services  of  the  two  commanders. 


£> 


The  G.  A.  R. 

Convention. 


The  Grand  Army  of  the 
Republic  has  been  holding 
its  annual  convention  in  Cleveland,  0.,  dur- 
ing the  past  week.  The  features  of  the 
convention  were  the  parade,  which  is  said 
to  have  been  the  finest  in  the  history  of  the 
organization,  and  the  expressions  in  regard 
to  the  pension  system.  The  Commander- 
in-Chief,  Leo  Rassieur,  devoted  a  consid- 
erable part  of  his  address  to  this  topic, 
severely  arraigning  the  present  system  and 
the  administration  of  the  pension  bureau. 
The  opinion  was  expressed  that  at  present 
too  much  authority  is  placed  in  the  hands  of 
the  pension  commissioner  and  that  appli- 
cants whose  claims  were  not  allowed  by  the 
pension  bureau  ought  to  have  recourse  to 
the  courts.  He  recommended  the  appoint- 
ment of  a  committee  to  prepare  charges 
against  the  pension  commissioner  to  be 
presented  to  the  President  with  a  request 
for  an  investigation,  but  this  radical  course 
was  not  generally  endorsed.  The  report  of 
the  Adjutant- General  showed  that  the  total 
membership  of  the  G.  A.  R.  June  30,  1901, 
was  269,507 — a  large  number  when  it  is  con- 
sidered that  the  war  of  which  they  are  vet- 
erans began  more  than  forty  years  ago. 


All  reports  agree  that  heavy  fighting  is  go- 
ing on  in  Colombia  and  that  the  three  neigh- 
boring republics  have  sent  reinforcements 
to  the  insurgents.  Armies  of  from  3,000  to 
6,000  are  in  the  field  and  battles  are  re- 
ported with  200  killed  on  one  side.  But  it 
is  impossible  to  tell  who  is  getting  the  best 
of  it.  The  reports  from  each  side  claim 
victory.    It  reminds  one  of  South  Africa. 


September  19,  1901 


THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


1189 


"His  Will,  Not  Ours." 

Whereas  it  has  pleased  Almighty  God,  in 
His  infinite  wisdom  and  tenderness,  not  to 
answer  the  prayers  of  us  His  people  accord- 
ing to  the  desire  of  our  hearts,  sparing  to  us 
yet  a  little  longer  the  life  of  our  beloved 
President,  but  to  lay  upon  us  a  burden  of 
sorrow  from  which  not  one  of  us  is  free,  it  is 
fitting  that  we,  as  His  faithful  children,  put 
our  trust  in  Him  who  is  the  Comforter  of 
the  bereaved,  the  Protector  of  the  defense- 
less and  the  Ruler  of  nations,  and  bow  be- 
fore His  will.  Looking  up  to  Him  in  con- 
fidence and  love,  and  in  the  blindness  of 
grief  groping  for  a  firmer  grasp  by  the  hand 
of  faith  upon  His  eternal  purposes,  may  we 
remember  the  dead  with  reverence  and  af- 
fection; may  we  think  with  sympathy  upon 
those  personally  bereaved;  and  may  our 
faith  in  righteousness  and  justice  and  in  the 
God-given  destiny  of  our  free  institutions 
abide  unchangeable  under  every  shock. 

As  we  honor  our  fallen  President — killed 
not  for  his  own  sake,  but  because  he  stood 
as  the  foremost  representative  of  our  gov- 
ernment, exercising  the  authority  which  we 
had  committed  to  him — let  us  take  renewed 
devotion  to  the  principles  of  law  and  order, 
of  free  and  just  government,  which  are  the 
corner  stone  of  our  nation.  May  peace  be 
within  our  walls  and  prosperity  within  our 
palaces.  May  righteousness  and  brotherly 
love  reign  supreme.  May  our  government, 
fortified  by  it3  own  purity  and  by  the  lofty 
ideals  of  all  its  citizens,  be  safe  alike  from 
the  dagger  of  the  alien  anarchist  and  from 
the  insidious  attack  of  evil  men  who  would 
poison  its  life-blood  with  bribery  and  cor- 
ruption while  loudly  professing  allegiance 
to  it. 

God  grant  His  peace  to  all  who  mourn, 
and  grant  to  us  all  to  see,  through  tear- 
dimmed  eyes  and  above  clouds  of  sorrow, 
the  star  of  our  nation's  destiny  shining 
without  eclipse  in  His  own  heaven,  even 
over  the  tombs  of  our  martyred  presidents. 

I  Some  Na.tiorval  Sins- 
it  is  a  good  time  now,  when  the  nation's 
heart  is  bowed  in  sorrow,  over  the  untimely 
death  of  its  chief  executive,  to  think  of  our 
national  short  comings  and  to  repent  of  our 
civic  or  political  sins.  This  is  the  deepest 
meaning  and  highest  use  of  either  individ- 
ual or  national  afflictions. 

It  is  gratifying  that  pirty  lines  disap- 
pear in  a  time  of  profound  national  sorrow. 
This  is  the  better  side  of  our  human  nature 
asserting  itself.  The  encomiums  on  the  per- 
sonal character  of  President  McKinley,— his 
gentleness,  courtesy,  purity  of  life,  domes- 
tic affection,  his  thorough  honesty  and  ex- 
alted patriotism,  his  high  qualities  of  lead- 
ership, are  all  mentioned  and  emphasized 
just  as  much  now  in  the  Democratic  press 
as  in  the  Republican .  There  is  no  reason 
why  this  should  not  be  done  at  all  times  by 
the  press  and  platforms  of  all  parties.  Mr. 
McKinley  is  no  better  nor  worse  now  than 
he  was  during  the  late  presidential  cam- 
paign, when  he  was  the  object  of  bitter 
attacks  and  ridiculous  cartoons.  How 
often  he  was  represented  as  a  crowned  king 
swaying  his  imperial  scepter  over  the 
ruins  of  his  country's  liberty  and  free  in- 
stitutions! Mr.  Cleveland  too,  was  so 
cartooned  by  the  opposition  press.  With 
most  people  this  does  no  more  harm  than  to 
lessen  proper  respect  for  the  head  of  a 
nation;  but  who  knows  what   half- crazed 


crank  or  foreign  anarchist,  taking  all  this 
for  sober  truth,  may  feel  it  to  be  his  "duty" 
to  "remove"  such  a  despot  from  public  life? 

Herein  is  a  national  sin  of  which  Ameri- 
cans, more  than  any  other  people  we  know, 
are  guilty — lack  of  proper  respect  for  high 
officials  in  the  state  and  nation.  It  may  be 
that  sometimes  men  may  secure  high  offi- 
cial position  who,  personally,  are  not  en- 
titled to  great  respect,  but  the  position 
they  hold  entitles  them  to  our  respect 
nevertheless,  and  we  wrong  ourselves  and 
dishonor  our  form  of  government  when  we 
fail  to  show  it.)  This  does  not  mean,  of 
course,  that  the  political  acts  and  policies 
of  public  men  are  not  subject  to  criticism. 
It  means  that  this  should  be  done,  when 
necessary,  without  resort  to  such  personal 
villification  and  reckless  abuse  as  are  cal- 
culated to  breed  disrespect  for  those  in 
authority  and  for  law  and  order.  There  is 
probably  a  closer  connection  between  the 
partisan  warfare  we  are  in  the  habit  of 
making  on  our  public  men,  and  the  painful 
disrespect  for  law  which  is  often  deplored, 
in  this  country,  than  we  have  been  accus- 
tomed to  think.  If  we  mistake  not  there  is 
great  room  for  repentance  and  improve- 
ment in  this  respect  on  the  part  of  the  peo- 
ple of  this  country. 

But  not  only  do  we  abuse  our  public 
men  for  the  sin  of  belonging  to  a  different 
political  party  than  that  with  which  we 
train,  but  we  fail  to  give  them  credit  often 
for  the  good  they  do.  This  applies  all  the 
way  from  your  ward  representative  to  the 
President  of  the  United  States.  How  few 
of  us  know  anything  of  their  burdens,  per- 
plexities, and  the  practical  difficulties  with 
which  they  have  to  contend!  When  they 
do  something  praiseworthy,  we  take  that 
as  a  matter  of  course,  and  when  they  fail 
to  do  as  well  as  we  think  they  ought  to, 
then  we  make  complaint,  but  often  without 
proper  knowledge  of  the  obstacles  in  the 
way.  Strangers  visiting  this  country 
from  England  and  attending  our  public 
worship,  have  remarked  on  how  seldom 
they  have  heard  prayers  offered  for  the 
President  of  the  United  States,  governors 
of  states  and  all  who  occupy  responsible 
positions  in  the  government.  This  is  only 
a  symptom,  but  a  grave  symptom,  of  a  de- 
fect in  our  national  character.  We  do  not 
closely  associate  these  governmental  posi- 
tions with  religion,  as  parts  of  a  divine 
order  having  in  view  the  welfare  of  society. 
Separation  of  church  and  state  in  this 
country  has  come  to  mean,  with  many,  the 
separation  of  civil  authority  and  the  politi- 
cal life  of  the  nation  from  religious  and 
moral  obligations  That  politics  is  a  form 
of  ethics,  and  that  the  civil  powers  are  or- 
dained of  God  for  the  moral  welfare  of  a 
nation,  are  truths  which  need  far  more 
emphasis  than  they  receive  from  either 
pulpit,  forum  or  press.  It  is  a  good  time 
to  emphasize  such  truths. 

Does  not  the  late  tragedy  teach  us  afresh 
that  we  have  allowed  the  liberty  of  free 
speech  in  this  country  to  degenerate  into 
a  gross  crime  against  civilization?  If 
anarchists  have  adopted  a  program  of  vio- 
lence which  includes  the  assassination  of 
civil  rulers,  what  right  have  they  to  the 
protection  of  any  government?  This  das- 
tardly assassin  claims  to  have  gotten  his 
inspiration  to  murder  from  Emma  Gold- 
man. Then  Emma  Goldman  is  particeps 
criminis,  and  should  be  treated  according- 
ly.    Let  Congress  say  that  no  more  an- 


archists shall  be  landed  in  this  country, 
and  the  various  state  legislatures  see  to  it 
that  no  state  shall  offer  shelter  or  protec- 
tion for  the  miserable  miscreants  whose 
hands  are  against  government,  law  and 
social  order.  Large  as  this  country  is, 
there  is  not  room  in  it  for  professed  and 
avowed  anarchists  and  president-killers. 
We  have  sinned  by  granting  liberty  to 
blatant  opponents  of  society  to  propagate 
their  murderous  doctrines.  It  is  a  good 
time  to  repent  and  to  enact  laws  that  will 
save  us  from  such  tragedies  in  the  future. 
There  ought  to  be  a  general  toning  up 
of  our  civic  life,  a  revival  of  law-enforce- 
ment, of  devotion  to  public  duty  and  to 
civic  righteousness.  While  we  mourn  the 
national  loss  we  have  sustained  in  the  death 
of  the  President  let  us  also  pray  that  our 
nation  may  be  saved  from  those  sins  which 
undermine  its  life,  weaken  its  authority, 
and  prevent  it  from  filling  its  sublime  mis- 
sion in  the  world. 

A    Problem    of   Consistency. 

There  has  arisen  in  the  minds  of  many 
brethren  a  serious  question  as  to  the  con- 
sistency of  our  practice  in  requiring  im- 
mersion as  an  invariable  condition  of  mem- 
bership in  our  churches,  with  the  emphasis 
we  have  always  given  to  freedom  of  thought 
in  matters  not  essential  to  Christian  char- 
acter as  an  important  feature  of  our 
plea  for  Christian  union.  It  is  not  merely 
a  question  of  consistency  between  our  past 
and  present,  for  that  is  not  a  matter  of  vital 
importance,  except  as  our  past  teaching  on 
this  point  may  be  assumed  as  indisputably 
true.  That  assumed,  then  the  question  of 
practicing  in  harmony  with  that  teaching 
becomes  a  matter  of  grave  importance. 
Two  questions  then  emerge:  (1)  Is  our 
position  as  stated  above, namely,  that  in  all 
matters  not  vital  to  Christian  character, 
there  must  be  liberty  of  thought,  of  speech 
and  of  practice,  if  we  are  to  have  Christian 
unity,  a  true  position?  (2)  Is  the  practice 
of  requiring  immersion  as  a  condition  of 
membership  consistent  with  that  principle? 

There  is  no  doubt  that  many  are  troubled 
on  this  point.  While  only  a  few  have 
reached  the  conclusion  that  our  practice  is 
wrong  and  should  be  modified,  many  more 
have  a  feeling  that  something  is  wrong, 
and  that  our  practice  in  this  respect  is  not 
as  capable  of  clear  vindication  in  the  light 
of  scripture  teaching  as  other  parts  of  our 
teaching  and  practice.  They  do  not  pro- 
pose to  make  any  change  in  their  practice 
but  they  are  in  a  condition  to  welcome  any 
light  on  the  subject  that  will  give  them 
greater  assurance  that  such  practice  is 
scripturally  impregnable,  and  that  in  hold- 
ing to  it  they  are  not  creating  an  unnec- 
essary obstacle  to  Christian  union.  This 
state  of  things  does  not  call  for  denunci- 
ation, or  for  raising  the  cry  of  "unsound- 
ness." Those  who  are  troubled  with  this 
question  and  those  who  have  reached  a 
different  conclusion  from  most  of  us,  must 
be  assumed  to  be  honest  seekers  after  truth, 
and  as  anxious  as  we  are  to  carry  out 
Christ's  will.  What  is  needed  is  a  careful 
re- investigation,  by  open  minded  men 
among  us,  of  the  grounds  on  which  our 
practice  is  based,  with  the  supreme  desire 
to  know  what  is  the   mind  of  Christ  on  this 

subject. 

It  is  not  our  purpose  now  to  enter  into 
such  a  discussion,  but  we  may  indicate  the 
direction  which  the  discussion  should  take 


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THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


September  19,  19  1 


in  order  to  meet  the  issue.  There  is  no 
question  in  the  minds  of  the  class  referred 
to,  as  to  what  the  baptism  of  the  New  Tes- 
tament is.  That  the  original  word  means 
immersion,  and  that  the  symbolism  in  con- 
nection with  the  institution  implies  this 
action,  they  do  not  question.  Any  argu- 
ment directed  to  showing  the  meaning  of 
Christ's  command,  and  the  practice  of  the 
apostles  and  early  church,  would  miss  the 
point  at  issue.  The  necessity  of  obeying 
Christ  in  all  his  requirements  up  to  the  full 
measure  of  our  knowledge  of  his  will,  is 
also  freely  conceded  by  these  brethren,  and 
does  not  need  to  be  proved.  That  there 
has  been  an  apostasy  from  the  simple  faith 
and  practice  taught  and  enjoined  in  the 
New  Testament,  in  which  the  gospel  has 
been  overlaid  with  the  traditions,  philoso- 
phies and  commandments  of  men,  and  the 
ordinances  have  lost,  very  largely,  their 
original  form  and  meaning,  and  that  the 
reformation  we  are  urging  looks  to  the  res- 
toration of  the  faith,  the  ordinances  and 
the  life  of  the  Christianity  taught  by  Christ 
and  his  apostles,  and,  as  a  result,  the  res- 
toration of  the  unity  of  the  early  church, 
thus  completing,  or  carrying  forward  to- 
ward completion,  the  work  of  previous 
reformations,  is  quite  well  understood  by 
them,  and,  if  we  mistake  not,  this  program 
of  reform  is  heartily  accepted  by  them. 

What,  then,  is  the  precise  issue  which 
these  brethren  raise?  It  is  whether  we  are 
justified  by  the  New  Testament,  or  by  our 
own  historic  position  on  the  subject  of 
Christian  union,  in  insisting  on  a  right 
understanding  of  the  meaning  of  the  word 
baptism,  and  a  compliance  with  the  form 
which  that  meaning  requires  as  a  condition 
of  church  membership.  Would  it  not  be 
more  in '^consonance  with  the  spirit  of 
Chrises  teaching,  and  would  it  not  accom- 
plish more  successfully  the  primary  aim 
which  our  movement  contemplates,  to  re- 
ceive] into  the 'membership  of  our  churches 
all  who  [are  "willing  to  accept  Christ  as 
Savior  and  Lord,  and  whom  we  have  reason 
to  believe  are^anxious  to  obey  Christ  in  all 
things,  regardless  of  their  present  views 
about  baptism,  trusting  to  time,  patient 
teaching  and  the  influence  of  association  to 
set  them  right?  Suppose  they  never  do  see 
it  to  be  their  duty  to  be  immersed;  they 
have  at  least  obeyed  Christ  according  to 
their  best  knowledge  of  his  will  and  will  be 
accepted  of  him,  and  should  therefore  be 
accepted  of  us. 

Such  is  our  understanding  of  the  attitude 
of  these  brethren  who  think  a  modification 
of  our  practice  is  desirable,  and  necessary 
to  bring  it  into  harmony  with  our  plea  for 
Christian  unity.  As  a  preliminary  obser- 
vation let  us  say  that  should  we  become 
convinced  that  this  change  was  required  by 
loyalty  to  Christ,  it  would  be  in  perfect 
harmony  with  the  spirit  of  our  movement, 
and  with  all  our  past  professions,  to  make  it 
at  once.  We  have  always  professed  a  will- 
ingness to  make  our  practice  conform  to  our 
better  understanding  of  God's  word.  More- 
over, this  would  not  be  the  first  change  we 
have  made,  though  it  would  be  the  most 
far-reaching  in  its  consequences.  It  is 
just  here  where  we  think  the  advocates  of 
this  change  have  failed.  They  have  prob- 
ably not  fully  considered  all  that  is  in- 
volved in  the  proposed  change.  We  are 
not  opposed  to  change,  where  changes  are 
needed,  and  we  believe  our  practice  can  be 
improved  in   many  respects.    We  are  nit 


convinced,  however,  that  loyalty  to  Christ, 
or  consistency  with  our  plea,  requires  us 
to  change  our  practice  in  the  respect  men- 
tioned. There  are,  a3  it  seems  to  us,insuper- 
able  objections  in  the  way  of  such  a  course. 
We  shall  point  out  some  of  these  in  our 
next  week's  issue.  Meantime,  if  we  have 
failed  to  give  a  fair  statement  of  the  posi- 
tion of  those  who  have  raised  this  question, 
we  shall  be  glad  to  be  set  right,  that  we 
may  run,  not  as  uncertainly,  nor  fight  as 
one  that  beateth  the  air. 

Solving  the  Problems 

Speaking  of  infallibility,  as  we  were  a 
few  weeks  ago,  the  following  statement  of 
the  case  by  the  late  Maltbie  D.  Babcock 
appears  in  the  Sunday- School  Times  under 
the  head  "Do  We  Want  Infallibility?" 
"The  man  who  mourns  because  infallibility 
cannot  be  had  in  a  church,  or  a  guide,  or 
a  set  of  standards,  does  not  know  when  he 
is  well  off.  How  could  God  develop  our 
minds,  our  power  of  moral  judgment,  if 
there  were  no  'spirit  to  be  tried,'  no  neces- 
sity for  discrimination,  no  discipline  of 
search  and  challenge  and  choice?  To  give 
the  right  answer  of  the  problem  to  a  boy  is 
to  put  him  on  the  side  of  infallibility 
as  far  as  that  answer  is  concerned,  but  it  is 
to  do  him  an  ineffable  wrong  touching  his 
real  education.  The  blessing  of  life's 
schooling  is  not  in  knowing  the  right  an- 
swer in  advance,  but  in  developing  power 
through  struggle." 

There  is  a  world  of  truth  in  the  above 
statement.  Christian  life  is  a  process  of 
education,  and  education  consists  not  in 
getting  answers  to  a  set  of  questions,  but 
in  developing  the  power  of  solving  prob- 
lems which  God  has  given  us.  The  lazy 
school-boy  can  find  the  answer  to  his  prob- 
lems in  mathematics  by  turning  to  the  key 
at  the  end  of  the  book,  but  the  answer  will 
do  him  little  good  without  the  knowledge 
and  the  training  involved  in  working  it 
out.  And  the  school-boy  who  prefers  to 
work  it  out  rather  than  turn  to  the  key  can- 
not be  accused  of  arrogantly  trusting  in  his 
own  "unaided  intellect"  for  he  knows  that  he 
is  dependent  upon  the  teacher  for  his  knowl- 
edge of  the  process  by  which  he  has  to  work 
out  the  problem.  So  God  has  given  man 
many  problems  to  work  out,  and  he  is  the 
wise  man  who  does  not  ask  for  a  key  to 
save  him  the  trouble,  and  who  does  not 
think  he  knows  so  much  that  he  does  not 
need  a  teacher,  but  who  goes  to  the  great 
Teacher  to  learn  the  process  by  which  all 
our  problems  are  to  be  correctly  solved. 

Notes  and  Comments. 

We  present  elsewhere  a  picture  and  de- 
scription of  the  new  building  to  be  erected 
by  the  First  Christian  Church,  Jacksonville, 
Fla.  The  heroism  with  which  the  brethren 
there  have  risen  to  meet  the  difficulties  of  the 
situation,  is  a  more  eloquent  appeal  than  any 
that  we  could  make  for  them.  Hitherto  the 
press  has  nobly  refrained  from  using  that 
time-worn  allusion  to  the  fabled  Phoenix 
rising  from  the  ashes  with  new  life,  and  we 
do  not  wish  to  be  the  first  to  call  back  the 
figure  from  its  well  earned  retirement.  But 
the  language  will  have  to  develop  some 
new  expression  to  take  its  place  or  we  will 
not  be  responsible  for  the  consequences. 
Such  situations  as  that  at  Jacksonville  call 
forth  our  warmest  admiration  and  ought  to 
evoke  substantial  aid  as  well. 


We  do  not  use  much  of  our  valuable 
space  in  printing  our  good  opinion  of  the 
Christian-Evangelist  or  even  its  readers' 
good  opinion  of  it.  But  this  may  be  of  in- 
terest in  Missouri.  Hon.  John  A.  Lee,  Lieu- 
tenant- Governor  of  Missouri,  writes  to  the 
editors  of  the  Christian- Evangelist:  "I 
get  more  and  better  ideas  and  elevating 
impressions  from  your  paper  than  from  any 
other  publication  I  read,  and  I  read  a  great 
many." 

Senator  Wellington,  of  Maryland,  said  of 
the  assassination  of  the  President:  "Mc- 
Kinley  and  I  are  enemies.  I  have  nothing 
good  to  say  about  him,  and  under  the  cir- 
cumstances do  not  care  to  say  anything 
bad.  I  am  indifferent  to  the  whole  mat- 
ter." A  man  may  reject  Mr.  McKinley's 
political  doctrines  and  say  so;  many  good 
men  do.  He  may  even  be  so  warped  by 
partisanship  as  to  consider  the  late  Presi- 
dent a  weak  or  a  bad  man;  a  few,  not 
many,  good  men  think  so.  But  when  a 
United  States  senator  expresses  himself  as 
indifferent  to  an  anarchist's  attack  upon 
any  officer  of  the  government,  we  do  not 
hesitate  to  say  that  he  has  shown  himself 
unworthy  of  occupying  a  seat  in  the  Sen- 
ate or  any  other  position  which  calls  for 
honest  manhood  and  loyal  citizenship. 

Bishop  Henry  B.  Whipple,  of  the  Prot- 
estant Episcopal  Church,  died  on  Monday, 
Sept.  16,  at  his  home  at  Faribault,  Minn. 
He  was  senior  bishop  of  his  church  in  this 
country  and  had  been  bishop  of  Minnesota 
for  nearly  forty-two  years.  The  story  of 
his  career,  from  the  time  of  his  consecra- 
tion as  bishop  of  this  then  distant  territory, 
would  be  a  history  of  the  rise  and  develop- 
ment of  the  state  which  constituted  his 
diocese.  In  the  early  years  of  his 
service,  the  Indians  were  his  most  numer- 
ous parishioners,  and  in  his  loving  labors 
among  them,  gradually  winning  their  confi- 
dence and  becoming  their  trusted  counselor 
and  a  mediator  between  their  tribes  and 
the  government,  he  occupied  a  position  not 
unlike  that  held  by  John  Eliot  among  the 
Indians  about  Roxbury  nearly  three  cen- 
turies ago,  and  by  Jonathan  Edwards 
among  the  Stockbridge  Indians  a  century 
later.  In  each  case  a  man  who  would  have 
stood  pre-eminent  among  his  fellows  in  the 
centers  of  population,  undertook  a  work 
which  threatened  to  engulf  him  in  ob- 
scurity and  made  of  it  an  everlasting  mon- 
ument to  his  greatness. 

From  the  days  of  Job,  or  perhaps  earlier, 
down  to  the  present  hour,  the  problem  of 
evil  has  been  a  matter  of  grave  considera- 
tion by  great  minds.  Some  of  the  expla- 
nations that  have  been  offered  dishonor 
God  and  some  dishonor  man,  but  it  has 
remained  for  Christian  Science  to  conceive 
an  explanation  which  achieves  the  com- 
plete stultification  of  the  human  mind.  A 
prominent  Christian  Scientist  says  of  Mrs. 
Eddy's  doctrine  that  it  "gives  to  its  stu- 
dents a  definite,  clear,  certain  understand- 
ing of  God  as  Spirit  Mind  and  his  creation 
as  spiritual  or  ideal.  Measuring  the  trou- 
bles of  earth  with  this  teaching,  we  de- 
termine that  evil  is  no  part  of  God  nor  his 
ideal  creation.  Hence  it  is  without  God 
and  without  hope  in  the  world."  In  other 
words,  what  you  cannot  explain,  deny. 
True  "the  troubles  of  earth"  are  real 
enough  to  be  "measured,"  but  as  they  are 
not  explicable  according  to  the  Spirit  Mind 


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THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


1191 


\  hypothesis,  the  simplest  thing  is  to  deny 
;  them.  So  they  are  "without  God  and 
I  without  hope  in  the  world."  This  is  even 
{  more  superficial  and  less  comforting  than 
j  the  efforts  of  Job's  friends  to  solve  the 
1  same  problem.  They  at  least  did  not  tor- 
1  ment  him  by  the   assurance   that  his  boils, 

being  inconsistent  with  the  spiritual  or 
1  ideal  creation,    were     "without    God    and 

without  hope  in  the  world." 

One  of    our  evangelists   in   reporting  a 
meeting  in  the  present  number  of  this  pa- 
I  per  says  that  the   town  is  not   "stirred   as 
j  never  before"  and  that  his  converts  are  not 
all  prominent  men   and  heads  of  families, 
but  "just  common,  ordinary  people."    This 
I  is  a  scandal.   Any  evangelist  of  experience 
j  ought  to  know  that  what  is  expected  of 
I'  him  is  to  report  "The  greatest  meeting  in 
j  the  history  of  the  church" — if  not  of  the 
i;  city — and  he  ought  to   see   to  it  that   his 
I  reports  leave  no  uncertainty  as  to  the  in- 
tellectual,   moral    and    possibly    financial 
j  superiority  of  his  converts  over  all   those 
I  who  fail  to  respond.    We  trust  the  evan- 
i  gelist  will  heed  this   warning  and  in   the 
j  future  not  have  anything  but  the  greatest 
j  meeting  on  record.    We  don't  want  to  have 
\  to  speak  about  it  again. 

We  Americans  pride  ourselves  upon  our 
I  large  sense  of  humor,  but  one  of  the  pen- 
1  alties  which  we  have  to  pay  in  compensa- 
\  tion  for  this  blessing  is  the  prevalence  of 
the  idiot  who  thinks  he  has  a  sen3e  of  nu- 
•  mor  but  who  has  in  reality  only  a  nause- 
ating compound  of  cruelty,  recklessness 
and  intellectual  vacuity.  His  other  name 
;  is  the  Practical  Joker.  A  particularly  ag- 
gravated case  occurred  recently  at  Coney 
Island  where  a  dog  which  had  been  trained 
from  puppyhood  to  distinguish  cries  of 
distress  from  the  gay  shouts  of  bathers,  and 
to  carry  life-preservers  to  drowning  men, 
was  made  the  victim  of  a  joke.  The  man 
who  was  endowed  with  this  exquisite  sense 
of  humor,swam  far  out  and  gave  the  cry  of 
distress  to  fool  the  dog.  The  dog  re- 
sponded instantly  and  came  to  save  him. 
This  part  of  the  trick  was  very  successful. 
Great  joke  on  the  dog!  But  the  joker 
planned  a  still  greater  triumph — a  perfect 
chef  d'ceuvre  of  humor.  So  when  the  dog 
attempted  to  save  him,  he  pushed  it  under 
again  and  again  until  the  animal  was  almost 
exhausted.  The  owner  arrived  on  the  scene 
in  time  to  save  the  dog,  which  from  that 
day  has  refused  to  enter  the  water.  A 
judicial  system  which  finds  in  such  a  joke 
no  ground  for  a  criminal  action,  is  imper- 
fect. The  Japanese  water- torture  would 
be  the  most  appropriate  form  of  joke  with 
which  to  reward  this  joker. 

Editor's  Ee^sy  Chair 

or 

Macatawa  M\isings. 

Dark,  lowering  clouds,  a  thin  mist,  a 
high  west  wind,  and  a  wild,  rolling  and 
roaring  sea— these  are  the  features  of  the 
scene  that  opens  out  of  my  west  window, 
as  I  sit  within,  where  the  blaze  of  an  open 
fire  easts  its  radiant  cheer.  There  is  a  note 
of  melancholy  in  the  music  of  the  waves 
to  day,  which  seems  to  chime  in  with  the 
general  loneliness  and  quiet  of  the  place. 
Closed  are  the  hotels,  silent  are  their  halls 
and  corridors,  where  erstwhile  were  heard 
the  notes  of  music  and  the  sound  of  danc- 


ing; gone  are  the  gay  throng3  of  summer 
visitors,  and  deserted  are  the  winding  walks 
and  woodland  ways,  "with  here  and  there  a 
traveler."  It  is  the  fate  of  all  summer  re- 
sorts. Fair  Maeatawa,  in  spite  of  all  her 
charms,  must  suffer  the  common  lot. 
Though  she  sits  in  quiet,  melancholy  mood 
to-day,  she  is  not  disconsolate.  She  is  only 
sad  as  a  love -sick  maiden  is  sad  when  part- 
ing with  her  faithful  lover.  I  seem  to  hear 
her  singing  softly  to  herself: 

Roses  will  bloom  a.'ain, 
Sweet  love  will  coins  again, 
It  will  be  summer  tine, 
By  anil  by. 

And  when  the  June  ro3es  are  blooming, 
once  more  her  lovers  will  be  coming  back, 
her  lakes  will  blossom  with  canvas,  her 
hotels  will  be  thronged  with  visitors,  her 
cottages  will  swarm  with  human  life,  the 
fisherman  will  go  forth  to  try  his  luck  and 
tell,  on  his  return,  how  "the  biggest  one 
got  away,"  and  Maeatawa  life  will  go  on 
"just  as  of  old."  But  meanwhile  Maeatawa 
ha3  a  vacation  and  may  rest  in  peace. 

Now  that  night,  unrelieved  by  moon  or 
star,  has  settled  down  upon  the  Park,  it  is 
easier  to  tell  what  cottages  are  tenanted, 
and  who  are  yet  tarrying.  The  light  gleams 
out  of  a  cottage,  here  and  there,  on  hill- 
top and  lake  shore,  and  these  scattered 
lights,  sending  out  their  friendly  rays,  seem 
to  shake  hands  through  the  darkness.  The 
mails  are  reduced  to  one  per  day,  instead  of 
four,  as  during  the  summer,  and  the  few 
people  that  abide  meet  at  the  post  office  in 
the  evening  to  get  their  mail  and  to  ex- 
change greetings  and  fish  stories.  A  four- 
pound  bass  was  caught  to-day,  and  it 
weighed  four  pounds.  Among  those  who 
remain  are  some  hay-fever  patients — a  class 
of  people  with  whom  I  have  come  into 
closer  fellowship  within  the  last  few  years. 
Coming  from  St.  Louis  a  few  days  ago, 
there  were  but  two  people  on  the  sleeper 
coming  north,  and  we  were  both  suffering 
from  hay  fever.  The  pollen  of  the  Illinois 
flowers  and  weeds  seemed  to  be  unusually 
exasperating,  on  account  of  the  dry  weather 
perhaps,  and  we  made  the  welkin  ring  with 
our  alternate  fits  of  sneezing  as  we  jour- 
neyed across  the  state.  It  was  not  through 
any  discourtesy  to  the  "Prairie  State," 
which,  though  "not  to  be  sneezed  at,"  is  a 
good  one  to  sneeze  in,  when  the  conditions 
are  right.  Most  of  the  victim?  of  this 
strange  malady  go  further  north  than  this, 
and  remain  until  the  frost  comes  at  home. 
Then  they  can  return  with  impunity  until 
August  comes  round  again.  August  and 
September  are  the  two  months  in  which  hay 
fever  victims  must  flee  the  wrath  to  come 
or  suffer  the  consequences. 
sg 

One  of  the  events  of  the  closing  season 
was  the  launching  of  a  new  vessel  here  last 
week.  It  was  a  sailing  vessel,  constructed 
from  keel  to  mast  here  in  Maeatawa,  and 
on  the  lower  verania  of  Edgewood-on-the- 
lake,  and  by  a  Junior  member  of  the  Edge- 
wood  household.  It  is  about  fifteen  feet  in 
length  by  nearly  five  feet  beam,  and  is  can- 
vas covered.  It  carries  seventy-two  square 
feet  of  sail,  triangular  shaped.  The  con- 
struction of  this  boat  deeply  interested  all 
the  boys  of  the  neighborhood.  They  looked 
forward  anxiously  to  the  day  of  launching. 
The  opinion  was  freely  expressed  among 
them  that  the  craft  would  float  when  put  in 
the  water,  and  skim   over  the  lake  like  a 


duck.  They  spoke  familiarly  of  the 
"keel,"  "bow,"  "stern,"  "cockpit," 
"deck,"  "rudder,"  "tiller,"  "locker," 
"mast,"  "boom,"  "sheets,"  "halyards," 
etc.,  as  if  they  were  old  salts.  The  day  and 
hour  of  launching  found  them  all  present, 
with  a  number  of  larger  people.  The 
weather  was  bright,  and  a  brisk  north 
breeze  was  blowing.  Col.  Hallack  came 
around  with  his  steam  launch,  the  "Red 
Wing," to  pickup  the  crew  in  case  of  acci- 
dent. The  vessel  was  carried  down  to  the 
Lake  Michigan  shore,  little  Judith  broke  a 
bottle  of  lake  water  on  her  bow,  or 
attempted  to  do  so,  throwing  the  bottle 
after  the  vessel,  saying,  "I  christen  thee 
'White  Duck.'"  An  experienced  sailor  had 
been  secured  for  the  "trial  trip,"  and  no 
sooner  had  she  touched  the  water  than  the 
sail  was  hoisted,  and  as  she  moved  out  over 
the  lake  in  the  teeth  of  the  wind,  the  "Red 
Wing"  welcomed  her  with  a  salute,  the 
boys  cheered  from  the  shore,  and  the  jolly 
tar  pronounced  her  a  true  sailing  vessel, 
though  made  by  an  amateur.  Thus  the 
"White  Duck"  was  added  to  the  sailing 
craft  of  these  waters. 
sg 

This  is  our  last  night  at  Maeatawa  Park 
for  the  season.  The  clouds  and  the  rain 
and  the  high  wind  of  the  past  few  days 
have  passed.  To-night  the  stars  look  down 
from  a  clear,  moonless  sky,  and  "silence, 
like  a  gentle  spirit,"  is  brooding  over  the 
lake  and  forest,  save  as  the  low  wash  of  the 
waves  on  the  beach  comes  as  a  sweet  lullaby 
to  our  ears.  It  is  a  fit  mood  in  which  to 
tell  the  place  good-bye,  but  it  is  such  a 
night  and  has  been  such  a  day  as  woo3 
one  to  tarry  longer.  But  it  cannot  be. 
Our  good  rowboat  that  has  carried  us 
safely  in  storm  and  calm  over  these  lakes 
has  been  put  into  winter  quarters,  as  has 
also  the  "White  Duck."  The  fishing  rods 
have  been  placed  in  their  racks  in  the  cot- 
tage, and  to-morrow  morning  the  shutters 
will  go  on  Edgewood-  on-  the-lake.  So  ends 
the  brief  season — how  brief!  A  few  books 
read,  a  few  letters  and  other  communica- 
tions written  (a  box  containing  500  envel- 
opes was  exhausted  some  time  ago),  a  few 
bright  Sundays  with  their  religious  services, 
a  few  greetings  with  old  friends,  a  few  ex- 
cursions on  the  lakes,  and  behold!  the 
summer  is  ended,  the  autumn  winds  are 
blowing,  there  are  voices  calling  us  away, 
and  we  go  hence.  How  like  human  life! 
As  I  am  penning  these  thoughts  to-night 
the  President  of  the  United  States  is  prob- 
ably passing  into  the  deepening  shadows 
which  we  call  death.  It  is  sad,  beyond 
words  to  express,  that  such  a  man,  filling 
such  a  position,  should  be  taken  away  from 
the  wife  and  country  he  loved  and  served 
by  such  a  wretch!  Thus  our  stay  here 
ends  in  a  gloom  which  envelopes  the  whole 
country. 

Maeatawa,  Mich.,  Sept.  13, 1901. 

P.  S. — The  morning  has  come,  and  with 
it  confirmation  of  our  worst  fears.  Our 
good,  faithful  President  has  joined  the 
company  of  noble  martyrs.  He  died  on 
the  heights  of  Fame,  and  his  name  will  be 
registered  among  the  immortals  of  history. 
Loving  husband,  upright  citizen,  able 
statesman,  worthy  Christian,  spotless  offi- 
cial, a  sorrowing  nation  weeps  at  his  grave. 
Like  his  Master,  he  wore  the  mock  robe  of 
imperialism  here,  but  yonder  he  shall  wear 
a  crown  of  life.  But  "God  reigns,  and  the 
Government  at  Washington  still  lives." 


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THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


September  19,  1901 


J5he  Life  and  Teachings  of  Tolstoy 


One  of  the  most  remarkable  men  of  this 
century  is  Count  Leo  Tolstoy.  However 
much  piety  and  scholarship  may  differ  from 
his  scriptural  interpretations  and  conclu- 
sions, his  strenuous  thought  has  caught  the 
attention  of  the  world,  and  the  beauty  of 
his  latter  life  has  thrown  about  his  charac- 
ter such  a  charm  and  fascination  that  it 
challenges  the  admiration  of  even  his 
enemies,  and  this  is  greatly  augmented  in 
the  remembrance  of  the  political  tyranny 
and  religious  slavery  amid  which  he  lives. 

Born  of  noble  ancestry,  whose  activities 
had  been  in  the  field  of  liberal  thought  and 
benevolent  acts,  Leo  Tolstoy  first  saw  the 
light  of  day  on  August  28, 1828,  ia  the  Rus- 
sian province  of  Tula.  "While  a  mere  boy 
he  evinced  skeptical  notions,  which  may 
have  been  due  both  to  his  choice  of  reading 
and  his  companions,  some  of  whom  had  ex- 
pressed their  disbelief  in  God.  At  fifteen 
years  of  age,  he  entered  the  University  of 
Kasan,  which  he  left  after  three  years  with- 
out graduating,  and  five  years  later  he 
joined  the'army.  In  the  interim,  he  attained 
considerable  popularity  and  was  regarded 
as  one  of  the  most  brilliant  young  men 
among  the  Russian  nobility. 

During  his  military  service  he  began 
writing  and  the  appearance  of  his  "War 
Sketches"  attracted^wide  attention.  After 
the  Crimean  war,  in  which  he  served  with 
distinction  and  was  numbered  with  the  de- 
fenders of  Sebastopol,  he  retired  from  the 
army  and  made  several  tours  through 
Europe  and  finally  settled  on  his  country 
estate  near  Moscow.  This  was  in  1861  and 
the  year  after  the  appearance  of  his  "War 
and  Peace,"  an  historical  romance  in  sev- 
eral volumes,  dealing  with  the  Napoleonic 
invasion  of  1812  and  the  events  that  followed 
the  retreat  from  Moscow.  It  produced  a 
profound  sensation  throughout  Europe.  He 
was  then  only^thirty-  three  years  old  and  had 
wealth,  position  and'fame. 

The  spirit  of  that  time  was  marked  by  a 
general  insincerity  and  religion  was  only  a 
nominal  thing.  These  conditions  necessar- 
ily produced  a  corrupt '  social  life  and  Tol- 
stoy was  always  an  actor  in  society's  role. 
While  in  the  army^his  gambling  frequently 
got  him  into  trouble  and  on  one  occasion 
his  losses  were  so'heavy  at  a  game  of  cards 
that  he  was  forced  to  give  order  for  the 
sale  of  his  old  home  place  where  he 
was  born,  which  brought  5,000  rubles.  It 
was  never  redeemed  and  it  is  now  unoccu- 
pied, its  pillars  crumbling  and  its  walls 
generally  defaced,  gradually  going  to  wreck, 
like  the  life  then  of  its  dissipating  owner. 
^Laurence  Sterne's  writings  had  greatly 
influenced  Tolstoy  and  gave  him  the  first 
impulse  to  write,  his  first  production  being 
a  philosophical  treatise  at  the  age  of  fifteen. 
Socrates,  Epictetus,  Pascal,  Victor  Hugo, 
Goethe,  Dickens  and  Rousseau  were  his 
favorites  in  the  world  of  literature,  but  the 
latter  influenced  him  more  than  any  other 
author  and  on  one  occasion  he  said:  "I 
deified  Rousseau  to  such  a  degree  that  at 
one  time  I  wished  to  have  his  portrait  in- 
serted in  a  locket  and  wear  it  on  my  breast 
instead  of  a  holy  picture." 

At  the  age  of  thirty- four,  he  married  the 
Countess  Sophia  Andreevna  and  he  at  once 
set  to  work  to  relieve  the  suffering  condi- 


By   PETER    AINSLIE. 

tion  of  the  peasantry.  He  continued  to 
write  and  found  special  delight  in  works  of 
fiction,  upon  which  literary  critics  have  de- 
clared his  fame  will  largely  rest.  In  these 
volumes,  he  pitilessly  portrays  the  vices 
and  follies  of  the  wealthy,  aristocratic  class 
and  is  warm  in  his  praises  of  simplicity  and 
unpretending  virtue.  His  mingling  with 
the  peasant  life  has  brought  him  in  closer 
touch  with  nature  and  higher  morals.  It 
was  no  difficult  task  to  weave  the  characters 
of  the  plain  people  into  his  novels  and  put 
upon  them  touches  of  beautiful  simplicity 
as  seen  by  his  dissatisfied  and  craving  soul. 

The  nearer  he  came  in  touch  with  peasant 
life  and  saw  its  simple  worship  and  sincer- 
ity, the  more  evident  became  the  sensuality 
of  the  Russian  court  and  the  deeper  were 
the  agonies  of  his  soul  over  his  own  condi- 
tion. At  times  he  thought  of  suicide  and 
abandoned  hunting  for  fear  that,  in  the 
agonies  of  his  own  heart,  he  might  take  his 
life,  and  all  firearms  were  removed  from  his 
house. 

More  than  fifteen  years  had  passed  since 
his  home  had  been  graced  by  the  Countess 
Sophia  and  several  children  increased  the 
sunshine  of  his  happy  home.     His  wealth 
and  fame  were  increasing,  but,  like  the  sad- 
hearted  English  poet- peer, 
"Though  gay  companions  over  the  bowl 
Dispel  awhile  the  sense  of  ill; 
Though  pleasure  fill  the  maddening  soul, 
The  heart,  the  heart  is  lonely  still." 

One  day  while  the  peasants  on  his  estate 
were  harvesting,  Tolstoy  went  out  in  the 
field  and  in  conversation  with  the  men,  he 
asked  why  it  was  that  some  of  the  farmers 
were  so  kind  and  fair  to  their  serfs  and 
others  so  cruel  and  unjust  to  them. 

"Because,"  said  one  of  the  peasants, 
"men  are  not  all  alike.  One  lives  for  his 
body  and  the  other  for  his  soul,  for  God." 

"And  what  do  you  mean  by  living  for  his 
soul,  for  God?"  he  asked. 

"It  is  quite  simple,"  said  the  peasant,  "it 
is  living  by  the  rule  of  God,  of  the  truth." 

Tolstoy  made  no  answer,  but  turned  away 
with  those  words  ringing  in  his  ears.  The 
night  of  a  lifetime  began  to  break  and 
light  had  burst  upon  his  mind  in  the  simple 
idea,  "living  by  the  rule  of  God,  of  the 
truth."  The  rude  peasant  unknowingly  had 
laid  the  key  of  heavenly  knowledge  and 
happy  life  in  the  hands  of  the  Russian 
prince,  and  no  pardoned  convict  ever  grasp- 
ed so  quickly  his  pardon  as  did  Tolstoy  this 
single  truth  on  the  harvest  field  beyond 
Moscow.  Sixty- five  years  before,  those 
hills  beheld  the  decline  of  Napoleon's  star, 
but  now  in  the  calm  of  a  summer  day,  they 
marked  the  rising  of  the  star  of  hope  in  the 
sad  heart  of  one  who  was  being  tossed  like 
a  ship  without  rudder  or  compass  upon  a 
stormy  sea.  Though  his  heart  was  corrupt 
and  feeding  upon  the  baser  things  of  life,  it 
was  struggling  to  rise  out  of  its  prison  house 
like  a  caged  bird  beating  its  wings  against 
the  iron  bars  and  dropping  melancholy  notes 
into  its  songs. 

Shortly  after  his  conversation  in  the 
harvest  field,  an  Eastern  apologue  fell  into 
his  hands  and  he  was  greatly  agitated.  The 
apologue  was  this :  A  traveler  in  a  desert 
is  attacked  by  a  wild  beast  and  to  save  him- 
self he  gets  into  a  dry  well;  but  at  the  bot- 


tom of  the  well,  he  sees  a  huge  serpent  with 
jaws  wide  open  to  devour  him.  He  is  afraid 
to  get  out  for  fear  of  the  wild  beast  and  he 
is  afraid  to  descend  for  fear  of  the  serpent. 
Seeing  a  branch  growing  out  of  the  wall,  he 
catches  hold  of  it.  His  arms  grow  tired, 
but  still  he  holds  on;  and  then  he  sees  two 
mice,  one  white  and  one  black,  gnawing 
through  the  branch  inch  by  inch.  He 
knows  that  it  must  soon  give  way  and  he 
must  perish;-  yet,  seeing  a  few  drops  of 
honey  on  the  leaves,  [he  stretches  out  and 
takes  them,  though  he  finds  them  no  longer 
sweet.  The  interpretation  of  this  apologue 
is  not  difficult.  The  desert  is  the  world; 
the  wild  beast  is  human  passion ;  the  serpent 
is  death;  the'branch  is  the  life  to  which  we 
cling  ;|  the  black  and' white  mice,  which 
gnaw  through  the  branch,  are  the  nights 
and  days;  the  honey  on  the  leaves  are  the 
few  poor,  transient  pleasures,  at  which  men 
vainly  clutch,  as  they  hang  over  the  abyss. 

To  Tolstoy  this  was  a  mirror,  for  in  it  he 
saw  his  own  life,  its  vanity,  its  passion,  its 
influence  for  evil,  its  possibility  for  good. 
He  saw  death  and  the  grave,  which  he 
dreaded.  He  was  plunged  into  the  deepest 
agony  of  soul.  Up  to  this  time,  he  had  been 
a  nihilist,  "not  a  revolutionary  socialist, 
but  a  man  who  believed  in  nothing,"  as  he 
expresses  it.  With  deep  resolve,  he  decided 
to  search  for  truth  and  find  it  at  any 
cost.  With  a  boldness  unparalleled  in 
modern  times,  he  swept  aside  the  ecclesias- 
tical dogmas  and  began  a  careful  study  of 
the  Scriptures.  The  wealth  of  human  in- 
tellect filled  his  library  shelves,  but  the 
Book  of  books  was  his  study,  and  after  six 
years,  frequently  ten  hours  a  day,  he  had 
completed  the  most  daring  translation  of 
the  four  gospels  ever  undertaken.  Not 
even  liberal  commentators  like  Renan  and 
Strauss  would  ever  have  thought  of  such 
renderings,  but  with  his  great  intellect  all 
ablaze,  Tolstoy  sought  for  truth  like  a  mad- 
man. He  frequently  compared  his  transla- 
tions and  conclusions  with  the  best  scholar- 
ship of  ancient  and  modern  times  and  as 
frequently  rejected  their  decisions  for  a 
simpler  interpretation,  even  if  it  opposed 
every  conviction  of  his  own  heart  and  all 
Christian  opinion.  The  sermon  on  the 
Mount,  as  found  in  Matthew,  formed  the 
basis  of  his  study  and  to  understand  this 
sublime  doctrine  of  Jesus,  so  as  to  practice 
it  in  its  simplicity,  was  the  passion  of  his 
heart. 

The  orthodox  Greek  Church  is  the  state 
Church  of  Russia.  It  is  so  filled  with  forms 
and  sacraments  that  scarcely  the  faintest 
outlines  of  the  Christ  could  be  seen.  In  the 
bosom  of  this  church  he  had  been  reared. 
This  was  the  only  Christianity  he  saw  and 
this  was  an ti-  Christian,  but  feeling  the  im- 
possibility of  living  without  religion,  he 
turned  from  his  nihilism  to  this  semi-pagan 
church,  hoping  to  find  peace  and  comfort; 
but  it  was  like  exchanging  one  prison  cell 
for  another,  with  air  more  foul  and  the 
darkness  more  dense.  He  submitted  to  the 
ecclesiastical  shackles  only  because  he 
wanted  to  be  better,  but  the  observance  of 
pithless  forms  that  went  out  in  fasts  and 
counting  beads  in  prayers  did  not  meet  the 
hunger  of  his  heart.  He  had  nothing  to  do 
because  the  church  did  it  all.    She  baptized 


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him,  anointed  him,  gave  him  the  eucharist, 
confessed  for  him  and  promised  after  he 
lost  consciousness  to  administer  extreme 
unction  and  save  him.  The  sacraments, 
which  were  administered  by  another,  were 
essential  and  there  was  no  necessity  to  ab- 
stain from  anything.  The  church  was  work- 
ing miracles  with  splinters  from  the  cross 
and  pieces  of  Mary's  dress,  and  either  pub- 
licly sanctioned  the  grossest  wickedness  in 
political,  social  and  religious  life,  or  re- 
mained quiet  before  it. 

With  no  assurance  of  help  from  the  Greek 
Church,  this  heart-sore  man  turned  his  back 
upon  its  ecclesiasticism  and  fearlessly  start- 
ed fighting  his  way  out  of  the  dark,  with  the 
dimly  burning  lamp  of  reason,  which  he 
regarded  as  the  only  means  of  revelation, 
and  in  order  to  live  according  to  the  doc- 
trine of  Jesus,  he  declared  that  "a  man  must 
first  of  all  free  himself  from  religious  de- 
ception," and  "accept  the  universal  verdict 
of  reason,"  which  he  claims  "is  the  same 
for  all  men  and  all  times."  This  is  what  he 
says:  "Whether  a  Jew  affirm  that  God 
walked  in  a  flame  of  fire,  or  a  Hindoo  that 
Buddha  ascended  in  the  rays  of  the  sun,  or 
whether  it  be  affirmed  that  Mohammei  flew 
into  heaven,  or  that  Christ  walked  on  the 
water  and  so  forth,  the  reason  of  all  men, 
always  and  everywhere,  gives  the  same 
answer,  'It  is  not  true.'  But  to  the  ques- 
tion, 'Is  it  right  to  act  toward  others  as  you 
would  have  them  act  toward  you?  Is  it  good 
to  love  men,  to  pardon  their  offences  and  to 
be  merciful?'  the  reason  of  all  men,  at  all 
times, answers,  'Yes ;  it  is  right,  it  is  good.'  " 
Reason,  he  declares,  is  that  light  to  which 
Jesus  referred  when  he  said,  "Take  heed 
that  the  light,  which  is  in  thee,  be  not 
darkness,"  and  he  marshals  a  host  of  sages 
and  philosophers,  who  have  argued  for  the 
guide  of  reason.  The  Greek  Church  still 
claiming  to  work  miracles  with  old  bones, 
etc.,  drove  him  to  reject  miracles. 

Working  from  this  basis,  Tolstoy  ex-" 
eludes  the  supernatural  almost  entirely. 
The  fall  of  man,  the  atonement  of  Jesus, 
even  his  resurrection  and  the  general  idea 
of  immortality,  are  assailed  with  all  of  the 
boldness  and  brilliancy  of  Porphyry,  al- 
though his  argument  is  apparently  pre- 
sented with  the  reverence  of  a  churchman. 
He  argues  that  Jesus  saves  us  only  by  show- 
ing us  how  to  live;  that  the  thirteen  pas- 
sages of  Scripture  in  the  four  gospels,  that 
are  commonly  understood  to  refer  to  the 
resurrection  of  Jesus,  refer  to  the  re- estab- 
lishment of  truth,  which  came  a  few  days 
after  the  crucifixion;  and  that  the  equivalent 
Greek  word  for"resurrection"  is  not  found  in 
the  gospels,  except  in  the  two  references, one 
to  John  the  Baptist,  where  Herod  expressed 
fears  that  he  had  risen  from  the  dead,  and 
the  other  in  the  parable  of  Lazarus,  in  the 
expression  "though  one  arose  from  the 
dead."  With  this,  Tolstoy  denies  the  indi- 
vidual resurrection  at  the  last  day,  declar- 
ing with  an  elaborate  argument  that  the 
idea  of  the  individual  resurrection  is  not 
even  Jewish,  but  belongs  to  savage  races 
and  is  based  upon  the  resemblance  between 
death  and  sleep,  but  that  those  who  live  in 
God,  conforming  to  God's  will,  shall  never 
see  death,  but  will  be  united  to  God,  and  he 
admits  no  other  idea  of  the  resurrection. 
Looking  into  the  future  life,  he  rejects  the 
voluptuous  bliss  of  Mohammed  as  too  coarse 
and  the  Greek  and  Roman  Catholic  idea  of 
heaven  and  hell  as  entirely  incompatible 
with  the  idea  of  a  God  of  love.    He  rejects 


the  conception  of  Nirvana  and  the  trans- 
migration of  the  soul,  as  likewise  trans- 
gressing the  demands  of  reason,  although 
less  coarse  than  the  Mohammed  and  Catho- 
lic ideas. 

In  the  closing  lines  of  his  book  entitled 
"The  Christian  Teaching"  he  says:  "One 
thing  alone  is  certain  and  indubitable,  that 
which  Christ  said  when  he  was  dying:  'Into 
thy  hands  I  commend  my  spirit' — that  is  to 
say,  at  d9ath,  I  return  whence  I  came.  And 
if  I  believe  that  from  which  I  have  emanated 
to  be  reason  and  love  (and  these  two  reali- 
ties I  know)  then  I  shall  joyously  return  to 
him,  knowing  that  it  will  be  well  with  me. 
Not  only  have  I  no  regret,  but  I  rejoice  at  the 
thought  of  the  passage  which  awaits  me." 

These  are  the  gravest  errors  in  the  the- 
ology announced  by  Tolstoy,  and  certainly 
they  are  very  grave,  but  considering  the 
social  and  religious  degradation  that  sur- 
rounded him,  it  is  no  more  wonder  that  in 
his  search  for  the  true  God,  he  should  re- 


ject these  things  that  were  preached  by  a 
lifeless  and  semi- pagan  church,  that  ignored 
almost  the  entire  ethical  teachings  of  Jesus, 
than  that  Voltaire  should  reject  all  Chris- 
tianity because  he  knew  only  the  most  cor- 
rupt Christianity  that  boastfully  set  itself 
forth  as  true  Christianity.  Voltaire  turned 
into  infidelity  and  erected  a  church  at  his 
own  expense  and  carved  on  its  corner  stone : 
"This  church  is  erected  to  God  by  Vol- 
taire." It  was  the  insurrection  of  reason, 
rebelling  against  hypocrisy  that  covered 
itself  under  sacred  forms  and  sacraments, 
but  amid  it  all  Tolstoy  kept  his  face  turned 
toward  God,  desperately  looking  into  the 
clouds  that  surrounded  him,  hoping  to  see 
the  eternal  light  or  feel  its  warmth  upon 
cheeks  already  wet  with  tears.  The  desire 
to  know  the  will  of  God  as  revealed  in  Jesus 
burned  in  his  heart  like  a  furnace,  and  the 
Sermon  on  the  Mount  became  to  him  the 
pearl  of  greatest  price. 

[TO  BE  CONCLUDED.] 


JUDAS 


S^    N^    \^    V^ 

By   JOSEPH   HATCHITT, 

Superintendent  of  ScKools,    Lockha.rt,  Texas. 


Nowhere  else  may  human  character, 
either  as  it  approaches  the  divine  or  as  it 
draws  near  to  the  infernal,  be  so  profitably 
studied  as  in  the  Bible.  The  Bible  was 
written  in  the  interest  of  righteousness. 
Sin  is  never  made  attractive.  Virtue  is 
never  presented  in  a  contemptible  or  re- 
diculous  light.  Iniquity  is  always  hideous. 
There  are  pictures  of  sin,  but  in  all  of  them 
the  trail  of  the  serpent  is  plainly  visible. 
The  balances  are  never  so  manipulated  as 
to  make  the  pleasures  of  sin  seem  to  out- 
weigh its  wages.  Neither  monsters  nor 
angels  masquerade  in  the  forms  of  men. 
No  character  is  represented  as  being  so  bad 
but  we  see  it  might  have  been  worse.  None 
so  good  but  that  they  desire  to  be  better. 

Total  depravity  is  not  a  necessary  quali- 
fication for  citizenship  in  Satan's  kingdom, 
nor  is  sinless  perfection  required  of  or  at- 
tained by  the  soldier  of  the  cross.*  During 
that  awful  night  preceding  the  crucifixion, 
when  the  emissaries  of  the  Sanhedrim 
were  scouring  the  country  for  those  whom 
they  might  suborn,  Judas  drew  a  line  which 
he  refused  to  cross.  He  swallowed  treach- 
ery, but  strained  at  perjury.  He  could  not 
be  induced  to  appear  as  a  witness  against 
the  Master.  Most  wicked  men  draw  a  line 
which  they  purpose  not  to  cross.  This  line 
often  recedes  as  it  is  approached.  Man 
often  draws  a  line  separating  the  sins  he  is 
inclined  to  from  those  he  has  no  mind  to. 
All  such  lines  are  crooked — crooked  enough 
to  take  in  perdition.  The  only  line  be- 
tween righteousness  and  iniquity  was  drawn 
by  Jesus  of  Nazareth. 

Judas  was  possessed  of  the  devil  of 
avarice.  Some  devils  go  in  droves,  but 
avarice  needs  no  assistance.  When  the 
unclean  spirit  of  drunkenness  is  cast  out  of 
a  man,  it  walketh  in  dry  places,  seeking 
rest  and  finding  none.  This  demon  even 
now  finds  no  rest  in  "dry"  localities.  But 
woe  to  the  house  that  is  empty,  swept  and 
garnished.  Brethren,  you  cannot  do  a  bet- 
ter temperance  work  than  to  furnish  em- 
ployment to  those  assailed  by  this  demon. 
This  demon  takes  charge  of  most  derelicts 
on  the  ocean  of  life  and  with  seven  other 
devils  steers  straight  to  perdition. 

The  Beelzebub  of  avarice  seems  "often  to 


cast  out  other  devils.  It  takes  money  to 
dig  a  drunkard's  grave.  Avarice  has  kept 
many  a  man  from  filling  one.  Avarice 
drives  away  many  vices  and  has  the  sem- 
blance of  many  virtues.  Judas  would  not 
have  been  chosen  as  the  treasurer  of  the 
apostolic  college  had  he  not  shown  fitness 
for  the  office.  He  was  not  a  prodigal  nor  a 
spendthrift.  He  was  a  man  of  business 
ability,  prudent,  wise,  discreet,  careful, 
painstaking  and  attentive.  He  went  into 
the  city  to  buy  bread  and  always  returned 
with  the  full  value  of  all  that  he  expended. 
Philip  asked  the  question  with  regard  to 
the  feeding  of  the  multitude,  but  the  sug- 
gestion, perhaps,  came  first  from  Judas. 
He  looked  with  wonder  upon  the  Master's 
miracle,  and  doubtless  his  basket  was  the 
first  of  the  twelve  to  be  filled,  and  with  the 
choicest  of  the  fragments. 

Better  men  than  Judas  troubled  the  Mas- 
ter with  ambitious  strife  and  jealous  bick- 
ering. By  the  sin  of  ambition  angels  fell. 
The  human  heart  in  the  clutch  of  avarice  is 
too  small  to  throb  with  ambition.  Judas 
cared  not  who  sat  upon  the  right  hand  nor 
who  upon  the  left.  He  had  but  one  stand- 
ard of  value  and  desired  nothing  that  he 
could  not  measure  by  it.  The  alabaster 
box  of  ointment  had  for  him  no  value  ex- 
cept the  money  for  which  it  might  have 
been  sold. 

Judas  could  find  and  mis-state  a  "para- 
mount issue"  with  all  the  readiness  of  an 
astute  politician.  The  poor  are  always 
with  us,  and  every  four  years  their  welfare 
is  an  object  of  Judas-like  solicitude.  With 
the  quickness  of  a  business  man,  Judas 
estimated  the  value  of  the  box  of  ointment. 
Had  he  been  entrusted  with  the  affair,,  he 
doubtless  would  have  sold  it  for  its  ap- 
praised value.  Had  he  been  required  to 
render  it  for  taxation  he  would  have  been 
quick  to  adopt  the  discreet  business  meth- 
ods in  vogue  to-day. 

We  are  told  that  capital  is  timid.  Asses- 
sors of  taxes  often  find  it  so.  A  valuation 
made  to  a  prospective  purchaser  often 
shrinks  with  great  timidity  when  made  to 
the  assessor.  Thus  is  taxation  rendered 
equal  and  uniform.  It  is  felt  hardly  by  the 
poor  and  hardly  felt  by  the  rich.    A  sim- 


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ilar  shrinkage  of  values  gave  to  Ananias 
his  world-wide  reputation.  Judas  regard- 
ed tax  paying  as  an  unnecessary  evil. 
When  the  Master  would  pay,  he  appealed 
to  Peter  the  fisherman,  not  to  Judas  the 
treasurer. 

Judas  was  a  trader  between  the  camp  of 
righteousness  and  that  of  iniquity.  He 
went  at  night  when  good  men  sleep,  when 
lost  men  wander  and  when  wanderers 
are  lost;  when  weak  men  are  caught  in 
snares  set  for  the  unwary;  when  foolish 
men  enter  into  places  whose  ways  are  ways 
of  death  and  whose  steps  take  hold  on  hell; 
at  night  when  wicked  men  plot  and  take 
counsel  together  and  lie  in  wait  to  shed 
innocent  blood.  It  was  fitting  that  this 
infamous  bargain  should  be  consummated 
at  night. 

Do  the  city  hall  and  the  den  of  vice  ever 
hold  communion  under  cover  of  darkness? 
Does  Judas  carry  messages  from  the  court 
house  to  the  slums?  If  these  things  are 
done  in  the  green  tree  of  a  Texas  town 
what  is  done  in  the  driftwood  of  our  cities? 
Have  you  not  felt  humiliated  when  our 
political  leaders  have  told  us  that  our  ticket 
would  be  saved  in  certain  doubtful  states 
by  the  slums  of  the  cities?  Why  should 
that  vote  be  cast  solid  for  our  party  except 
as  the  result  of  a  corrupt  bargain?  The 
political  navigator  who  sets  his  sails  to 
catch  the  pestilent  breezes  that  blow  from 
the  slums  of  our  cities  or  who  would 
float  his  boat  upon  their  streams  of  sewage, 
is  not  a  safe  captain  for  the  ship  of  state. 
"Great  is  Tammany  and  Croker  is  its 
prophet,"  was  an  unprofitable  piece  of 
rhetoric. 

Judas  hung  himself;  he  has  hung  many 
a  jury  since.  Trial  by  jury  and  the  right 
of  suffrage  have  been  regarded  as  the  safe- 
guards of  American  institutions.  And  yet 
it  is  a  fact  known  to  all,  but  perhaps  not 
easily  proved,  that  Judas  invades  both  the 
jury-box  and  the  ballot-box  and  makes 
both  a  subject  of  barter.  "We  will  beat 
them  if  they  don't  buy  us."  Enough  money 
renders  a  man  immune,  not  from  crime  but 
from  conviction.  The  Sanhedrim's  cam- 
paign fund  was  used  to  pay  for  both 
treachery  and  perjury.  The  corruption 
funds  of  our  great  political  parties,  the  use 
of  money  for  the  corruption  of  juries,  let 
us  hope,  may  not  result  in  the  crucifixion 
of  American  institutions. 

In  a  great  slaughtering  establishment  in 
one  of  our  western  cities  an  ox  has  been 
kept  for  years  which  has  been  trained 
to  walk  from  the  pens  to  the  shambles, 
leading  his  dumb  companions  to  death. 
This  ox,  hoary  with  age,  is  by  the  employes 
of  the  slaughtering  establishment  called  by 
the  appropriate  name  of  Judas.  In  a 
southern  city  a  slaughter  house  of  a  differ- 
ent character  was  for  years  conducted,  the 
finished  product  of  which  had  always  a 
boundless  market,  for  hell  and  destruction 
ate  never  full.  Two  men  at  whose  bidding 
the  young  men  had  crowded  the  way  to 
death  as  to  a  festival  vouched  (for  a  con- 
sideration) for  the  honesty  of  this  iniqui- 
tous institution.  As  they  at  stated  periods 
entered  the  shambles,  thousands  followed 
their  leaders  and  feared  no  danger. 

When  eternity  shall  unveil  the  dire  re- 
sults of  time's  iniquities,  the  Louisiana 
State  Lottery  will  be  seen  to  have  been  one 
of  the  most  hideous  of  the  monsters  begot- 
ten by  avarice.  The  dumb  ox  earned  a 
right  to  his    master's    crib    by  the    same 


methods  that  these  leaders  earned  wealth 
and  ease;  by  the  same  methods  that  Judas 
earned  his  thirty  pieces  of  silver.  The 
same  question  was  asked  at  New  Orleans 
and  a  like  answer  returned  as  at  Jerusalem : 
"What  will  ye  give  me  and  I  will  betray 
him  unto  you.  And  they  covenanted  with 
him  for  thirty  pieces  of  silver."  The 
steering  committees  of  such  institutions 
often  reason  with  themselves  as  did  Judas: 
no  unwilling  person  will  become  a  victim. 
Judas  knew  his  Master's  power.  "If  I  do 
not  betray  him,  some  one  else  will."  Judas 
had  the  positive  assurance  of  the  Master 
on  that  point. 

But  the  comparison  is  not  good  in  all 
particulars,  Judas  was  stricken  with  re- 
morse and  came  to  loathe  the  price  of  his 
infamy.  But  Aceldamas  are  not  bought 
with  the  blood-money  of  his  imitators. 

Heredity  and  environment  have  much  to 
do  with  the  formation  of  human  character. 
Judas  was  of  avaricious  heredity.  What- 
soever a  man  soweth  that  shall  he  also 
reap.  Sometimes  the  wind  is  sown  by  one 
generation,  cultivated  by  the  second  and  a 
storm  of  destruction  harvested  by  the  third. 
Wine  in  the  first  generation,  whisky  in 
the  second,  are  often  followed  by  delirium 
tremens  in  the  third.  The  great  ancestor 
of  Judas  was  avaricious.  Jacob  reaped  the 
whirlwind  before  his  death.  Jacob's 
avarice  made  his  brother  a  pauper.  The 
avarice  of  his  sons  made  their  brother  a 
slave.  Jacob  killed  a  kid  and  made  his 
father  believe  that  its  hair  was  that  of  Esau. 
Jacob's  sons  killed  a  kid  and  made  their 
father  believe  that  its  blood  was  that  of 
Joseph,  Jacob  crouched  like  a  coward  in 
the  presence  of  his  injured  brother.  His 
sons  trembled  like  slaves  in  the  presence  of 
Joseph.  It  is  not  strange  that  Judas  should 
descend  from  such  ancestry. 

But  this  was  also  the  ancestry  of  the  man 
Christ  Jesus.  And  in  his  lineage  we  do  not 
find  the  best  and  purest  of  Jacob's  line. 
Joseph  the  pure,  Moses  the  great  law  giver, 
Caleb  and  Joshua  the  faithful,  none  of 
these  were  his  ancestors.  In  reading  his 
genealogy  we  are  reminded  of  the  brutal 
Judah,  of  the  loathsome  Tamar,  of  David's 
great  crime  and  of  Solomon's  debauch- 
ery. And  even  the  lovely  Ruth — set  like  a 
gem  between  the  ermine  of  the  judges  and 
the  purple  of  the  kings — Ruth  was  de- 
scended from  Moab,  him  of  unspeakable 
parentage. 

So  heredity  and  environment  are  not  the 
only  factors  of  human  character.  Let  us 
learn  a  lesson  from  the  artesian  well.  A 
stream  cannot  rise  higher  than  its  fountain, 
but  it  may  rise  to  the  level  of  its  source. 
The  fountain  of  human  life  is  not  in  this  val- 
ley in  which  we  live.  It  is  in  the  hill  country 
— high  up  in  the  everlasting  mountains  of 
God's  eternal  purposes.  The  channels 
through  which  human  life  has  flowed  have 
been  tilted  and  tortuous,  warped  and  bent 
by  iniquity.  The  stream  of  life  in  its 
meanderings  has  often  been  near  to  infernal 
fires  and  may  have  the  sulphurous  smell  of 
the  nether  world  upon  it.  But  when  the 
religion  of  the  Lord  Jesus  Christ  reaches 
that  stream,  it  bursts  asunder  the  bands 
which  environment  and  heredity  have 
placed  upon  it,  and  that  life,  that  soul, 
like  the  bubbling,  gushing  water,  has  be- 
hind it  and  beneath  it  and  around  it  and 
within  it  a  divine  force,  by  means  of  which  it 
may  rise  to  the  level  of  its  source — to  the 
very  throne  of  God  in  heaven.    For  which 


blessed  hope, for  which  glorious  possibility, 
praise  the  Lord,  oh  my  soul,  and  let  all 
that  is  within  me  bless  his  holy  name! 

J* 

B.  B.  Tyler's  Letter. 

A  correspondent  of  The  Sunday-School 
Times,  in  the  paper  dated  Aug.  24,  1901, 
says: 

"It  is  an  uncontroverted  fact  that  some 
persons  join  the  church  who  are  not,  and 
don't  profess  to  want  to  be,  Christians." 

This  is  a  startling  statement.  But  is  it 
true?  I  confess  that  I  am  inclined  to  be- 
lieve the  statement  to  be  correct.  That 
there  are  men  and  women  in  our  churches, 
not  a  few,  who  are  not  in  any  legitimate 
sense  of  the  word  Christians  I  do  not  for  a 
moment  doubt.  It  is  not  so  evident  to  my 
mind  that  they  "don't  profess  to  want  to 
be  Christians."  This  portion  of  the  prop- 
osition seems  to  me  to  be  a  little  too 
strong.  Those  to  whom  I  refer  do  not,  by 
word  or  by  deed,  suggest  that  they  have 
any  vital  connection  with  the  Christ.  No  I 
one  would  ever  suspect,  from  their  lives, 
that  they  believe  on  the  Son  of  God,  or 
that  they  love  him.  The  evidences  of  faith 
and  affection  alike  are  absent.  They  are  j 
church  members,  in  good  and  regular  j 
standing,  but  not  Christians.  They  have  1 
joined  the  church  but  have  not  joined 
Jesus. 

Much  is  said  about  uniting  with  the  I 
church.  Men  are  asked  to  join  the  church. 
"So  many  were  added  to  the  church."  "How  | 
many  additions  were  there?"  A  common 
question,  this,  Why  not  use  the  language 
of  the  New  Testament?  There  is  not  so 
much  as  an  intimation  in  the  New  Testa- 
ment that  men  were  invited  to  become 
members  of  the  church.  The  Christ  was 
held  up  in  the  preaching  of  that  early  time, 
and  those  who  heard  the  good  news  were 
told  to  believe  in  and  obey  him.  And  as  a 
matter  of  fact  multitudes  gave  themselves 
to  him.  They  became  his  disciples.  They 
placed  themselves  under  him  to  be  taught, 
guided,  helped,  saved.  As  a  result  of  their 
self-surrender  to  the  Christ  they  gathered 
themselves  together  in  groups  for  work 
and  worship.  These  companies  were 
called  congregations,  or  churches.  Church- 
ianity,  in  our  day,  rather  than  Christiani- 
ty, is  good  form.  Let  us  return  in  preach- 
ing and  in  practice  to  the  custom  of  the 
apostolic  age,  in  this  matter. 

Practical  Calvinism  abounds ;  theoretical 
Calvinism  is  out  of  date.  The  Calvinism  of 
John  Calvin  is  dead ;  but  there  are  practi- 
cal Calvinists  in  all  our  churches.  "Once 
in  grace  always  in  grace,"  seems  to  be 
their  motto.  It  is  not,  however,  so  much 
the  final  perseverance  of  the  saints  as  it  is 
the  permanent  value  of  baptism — having 
been  immersed  and  having  united  with  the 
church  they  are  safe,  absolutely  safe,  now 
and  evermore,  for  time  and  eternity,  "Bap- 
tism doth  also  now  save  us,"  is  a  favorite 
text.  Do  you  know  such  persons?  If  you 
do  not  you  are  to  be  congratulated. 

What  is  baptism,  anyway?  Is  baptism 
immersion  and  immersion  baptism?  Is 
this  all  there  is  of  it?  Are  the  words  bap- 
tism and  immersion  equivalents?  By  no 
means!  There  is  much  more  in  baptism 
than  an  immersion  in  water.  Many  a  man 
has  been  immersed  in  water  who  has  not 
been  baptized  with  Christian  baptism. 
The  Greek  church,  for  instance,  immerses 
infants.    Are  immersed   infants  baptized 


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with  the  baptism  ordained  by  the  Christ 
and  practiced  by  his  apostle9?  The  im- 
mersion of  ai  infant  is  not  Christian  bap- 
tism because  there  is  no  spiritual  prepara- 
tion. A  man  immersed  without  a  personal, 
spiritual  experience  is  not  baptized.  In 
the  baptism  ordained  by  the  Lord  Jesus  a 
spiritual  preparation  is  essential,  "He  that 
believeth  and  is  baptized,"  is  the  way 
Jesus  put  it  "Repent  and  be  baptized," 
is  the  way  Simon  Peter  put  it  in  his  great 
Jerusalem  discourse.  The  words  belief 
and  repentance  express  a  spiritual  experi- 
ence. Without  this,  whatever  the  act, 
there  is  no  Christian  baptism.  I  fear  that 
there  are  persons  immersed  in  water  every 
day  in  the  year  who  know  absolutely  noth- 
ing, as  a  matter  of  personal  experience, 
of  faith,  nothing  of  repentance.  Suih  are 
received  into  the  fellowship  of  ourchurche3 
and  remain  members  in  good  and  regular 
standing.  Are  they  Christians?  They 
united  with  the  church  as  persons  join  the 
Masons,  or  Odd  Fellows,  or  Woodmen  of 
the  World,  or  the  Elks;  and  there  is  about 
as  much  religion  in  the  one  case  as  in  the 
other. 

Just  now  there  is  a  special  interest,  ap- 
parently, in  some  minds,  as  to  the  recep- 
tion of  the  pious  unimmersed  into  the  full 
fellowship  of  our  churches.  An  unidenti- 
fied member  of  the  Smith  family  has  dis- 
turbed some  good  men  by  assertions  which 
seem  to  me  to  smack  of  the  reckless.  He 
says  that  many  of  our  prominent  preach- 
ers, great  men  they  are  too,  receive  the 
pious  unimmersed  into  the  fellowship  of 
their  churches.  I  know  of  nothing  of  the 
kind.  His  statement  reveals  a  custom  of 
which  I  am  ignorant.  But  suppose  the 
language  of  this  unknown  representative 
of  the  multitudinous  Smith  family  repre- 
sents a  fact — what  of  it?  Are  we  not  re- 
ceiving unbaptized  people  all  the  time  who 
are  not  noted  for  their  piety?  Read  again 
what  is  said  above  as  to  the  nature  of  bap- 
tism. The  reception  of  the  pious  unim- 
mersed does  not  trouble  me  half  as  much 
as  the  reception  of  the  unbelieving,  im- 
penitent, unbaptized. 

Tvo  girls  now,  in  Denver,  are  ready  to 
be  immersed  and  join  the  Christian  Church 
whose  mother  is  a  Methodist,  and  whose 
father  was  immersed  years  ago  by  a  Chris- 
tian preacher  in  Illinois,  but  who  is  not,  in 
any  manner,  identified  with  any  church. 
Why  do  the  girls  desire  to  unite  with  the 
Christian  Church?  Why?  They  prefer 
the  Christian  Church  to  the  Methodist  be- 
cause there  are  no  rules  in  the  former 
against  dancing,  card  playing,  and  theatre 
going!  This  is  their  own  way  of  putting 
it.  Will  they  be  immersed  and  received 
into  the  church?  Not  by  the  writer  of  this 
letter. 

Personally,  I  have  no  trouble  with  the 
pious  unimmersed.  They  hear  me  preach 
every  Sunday  in  the  year.  They  do  not, 
so  far  as  I  can  see,  even  think  of  asking  me 
to  recognize  their  affusion  as  baptism. 
The  copy  of  the  New  Testament  from 
which  I  read  in  my  preaching,  and  I  read 
from  it  a  great  deal,  does  not  encourage 
them  to  ask  to  be  received  into  the  church, 
of  which  I  am,  for  the  time,  pastor,  on 
their  sprinkling.  I  am  at  work  among 
such  people  all  the  time.  I  baptize  them, 
too.  Baptized  one  less  than  a  week  ago. 
I  work  in  union  meetings.  Have  three 
such  meetings  a  week.  Last  night  I  was 
in  the  Asbury  Methodist  Church,  Thurs- 


day evening  I  will  be,  the  Lord  willing,  in 
the  Third  Congreg  itional  Church,  and 
Saturday  afternoon  I  will  be  in  the  Young 
Men's  Christian  Association  Auditorium. 
Tnree  weeks  last  summer  I  had  seven  such 
meetings  a  week.  I  say  none  other  things 
than  I  find  in  the  word  aid  I  say  all  that  I 
find  in  the  Book  as  I  come  to  it.  D )  they, 
the  people,  know  my  position  on  baptism 
and  kindred  topics?  Indeed  they  do!  Do 
they  not  become  offended?  Not  a  bit.  On 
the  contrary  they  seem  to  be  pleased.  At 
any  rate  I  cannot  go  to  all  the  places  nor 
do  all  the  work  of  this  kind,  to  which  I 
am  invited. 
This  is  no  time  for  hairsplitting.  Preach 


the  word.  Omit  speculations.  Preach  the 
word.  Proclaim  the  gospel  of  the  Son  of 
God  in  plain  United  States  English.  Fit 
this  gospel  to  the  needs  of  the  people  now. 
Herald  the  message  of  salvation,  as  you 
read  this  message  in  the  New  Testament, 
with  its  specific  conditions.  Let  all  preach- 
ers give  to  the  people  an  example  of  obedi- 
ence to  the  Christ  by  doing  what  he  com- 
mands to  be  done.  "Preach  the  gospel." 
Be  faithful,  a?  Paul  was  faithful.  He  said 
that  he  shunned  not  to  declare  the  whole 
counsel  of  God.  This  is  what  the  people 
want  and  such  a  course  will  please  the  head 
of  the  body,  even  Jesus  Christ  our  Lord. 
Denver,  Col. 


V^7    V^    S^    N£ 


By  STEPHEN  J.   COREY. 

If  the   Lord's  day  is  to   be   saved,  the  hold  an  audience  whose  heads  were  full  of 

church   has  got  to   save   it.     Unless  it  is  such  stuff  as  that! 

guarded  by  Christian  people,  it  is  going  to  Men  and  women  are  already  weary  with 
be  lost  and  we  will  have  upon  us  the  dis-  six  days  of  toil,  six  days  of  reading  of  poli- 
graoe  of  Europe — the  continental  Sunday,  tics  and  business  and  crime.  Then  bring 
How  c  in  we  expect  Sunday  laws  to  be  the  Sunday  paper  into  the  sanctuary  of 
enacted  and  enforced  when  Christian  people  the  home  and  fill  the  mind  with  these 
ruthlessly  break  the  spirit  of  the  day?  We  things— stuff  the  brain  with  this  worse 
might  as  well  expect  the  saloon  to  be  than  trash,  when  it  is  starving  for  some- 
abolished  while  people  are  indifferent  to  its  thing  uplifting  and  helpful — friends,  it 
curse.  approaches  spiritual  suicide ! 

The  Sunday  newspaper,  in  our  cities,  is  a  Daily  papers  in  reality  mirror  the  dark 

very  serious  danger  to  religious  life,  and  is  side  of  life.     It  ia  the  doings  of  police  and 

becoming  more  and  more  so  every  year.    It  politicians,   of   pugilists    and    thugs    that 

ia  absolutely  alarming  to  see  the  number  of  make    good    head    lines.      The  reporter's 

Christian  homes  into   which   the   Sunday  scent  is  trained   for  carrion.     The  church 

journal  is   finding  its  way  to-day.     I  saw  that  is  quarreling  gets  more  attention  than 

a  cartoon  a  little  while  ago.    The  title  was:  the  thousands  that  are  doing  good.    The 

"What  a  woman   sees  of  her  husband  on  one  preacher  that  is  false  gets  more  atten- 

Sunday."    All  you    could  see   was  a   big  tion  than    all    that    are   true.    The    man 

newspaper,  with  a  man's  hands  gripping  on  that    deserts     his    wife     makes    a     more 

either  side  and  his  feet  protruding  from  racy  column    than    the  one  who  is  true, 

beneath.    There  was  a  man  behind  it,  but  We  need  to  have  the  bright  side  once  a 

there  might  as  well  not  have  been  for  all  week.    We  need  a  religious  paper  to  read 

the  family  or  the  church   got  out  of  him.  on  the  Lord's  day  to  keep  us  from  thinking 

Is  not  this  coming  to  be  too   familiar  a  that  all  men  are  false  and  the  world  is 

scene    in    many    Christian   homes   in   our  going  to  the  dogs, 

cities?  How  many  of  the  Christian  readers  of 

Did  you  ever  consider  the  contents  of  the  the  Sunday  papers  would  think  of  sitting 
ordinary  Sunday  newspaper?  "Oh,  they  down  for  half  an  hour  before  church  to 
have  religious  reading  in  them!"  some  gossip  on  some  immoral  scandal?  How 
admirer  says.  Yes,  one  square  inch  of  much  more  right  have  you  to  sit  down  and 
religious  notes  to  a  square  yard  of  scan-  gossip  with  a  newspaper,  on  a  subject  that, 
dal  and  crime!  Someone  took  the  pains  to  spoken  about,  brings  the  blush  of  shame  to 
look  over  seven  leading  New  York  Sunday  the  cheek?  If  a  man  gets  up  on  Lord's 
papers  a  while  ago,  and  this  is  what  he  day  morning  and  reads  two  hours  of  scan- 
found:  dal  and  ruin,  of  blood  and  business,  and 

.,     ,            -,            ..                          10     i  tnen  comes   to  church,   the   preacher  has 

Murders  and  assaults 13  columns  '             *       """ 

Adulteries    (first    rate      Sunday  ?ot   fche  double  task  of  first  preaching  all 

reading) 7       "  of  that  stuff  out  of  him  and  then  preaching 

Thefts,  etc 34       "  something  better  in.     And  that  is  not  all. 

Sporting  news  (splendid  Sunday  If  he   would  be  sure  of  his  man,  he  must 

reading) SI       "  lock  him  up  so  that  he  does  not  go  back  to 

Theatrical     notes     (must    have  his  paper  again. 

that) 44  Do  you   think  such  reading  on  the  day 

Gossip    and    fashion    (meat    for       ■       ^  that   should    be  kgpt  for  the  soul  is  good? 

Sensational  topics  '('people'  don';    '  Reading  that  leaves  out  the  stars,  the  sun- 
like sensational  preaching,  but  shlne»    the    flowers>    fche  noble    deeds,  the 

they  can  stand  that) 43       "  higher  life— in  fact  almost  everything  but 

Fiction 99       "  filth,  blood  and  business?    Do  you  think  it 

Foreign  news 47       "  is  conducive   to  rest  of  mind,  home  purity, 

Miscellaneous  news 93       "  love  and  the  cultivation  of  good  morals  and 

Editorials 39       "  a   religious   life?    If  it  is,  then  good  is  bad 

Art  and  literature 34       "  and  bad  is  good.     What  shall  we  do  with 

Unclean  personals 8       "  the  man  who  says  he  can't  afford  a  religious 

Religious  31.'      "  ln             3   „.    ■.            ,,       „       , 

4  weekly,   and  yet  buys  the  Sunday  news- 
Nine  hundred  and  eleven  and  a  quarter  paper?    He   needs   "laboring"  with,  does 
columns,  and  only  three  and  a  quarter  of  he  not? 
them  religious.     Gabriel  himself  could  not  Rochester,  N.  Y. 


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September  19,  1901 


?5he  Old  Book  In  The  New  Crucible 

By  J.  J.  HALEY. 


III.     The  Crucible  of  Science. 

(CONTINUED.) 

Not  only  is  it  true  that  the  Bible  up  to 
thia  date  has  not  been  convicted  of  a  single 
blunder  in  relation  to  science ;  but  what  is 
equally  wonderful,  when  the  conclusions  of 
modern  scientists  have  come  into  collision 
with  any  portion  of  the  Scriptures,  the 
Bible,  after  prolonged  investigation,  has  in- 
variably turned  out  to  be  right  so  far  as  it 
has  been  possible  to  settle  the  question  in 
dispute.  I  have  already  given  instances  in 
corroboration  of  this  assertion,  and  looking 
now  for  a  moment  at  another  branch  of 
science,  other  illustrations  to  the  same 
effect  may  be  given.  "When  the  waters  of 
the  Noachian  deluge  had  subsided,  God 
declared,  according  to  the  book  of  Genesis, 
that  he  would  never  again  destroy  the 
world  by  water.  The  rainbow  was  chosen 
as  a  visible  token  and  symbol  of  this, 
pledge  of  the  Almighty.  In  the  same  line 
of  promise  Jehovah  said  to  Job  in  one  of 
his  sublimest  aspirations:  "Who  shut  up 
the  sea  with  doors  when  it  broke  forth,  as 
if  it  had  issued  out  of  the  womb?  When  I 
made  the  cloud  the  garment  thereof,  and 
thick  darkness  a  swaddling  band  for  it,  and 
established  my  decree  upon  it  and  set  bars 
and  doors,  and  said:  Hitherto  shalt  thou 
come,  but  no  farther,  and  here  shall  the 
pride  of  thy  waves  be  stayed." 

In  this  language,  written  in  a  pre-scien- 
tific  age,  we  have  the  germ  of  all  that 
physical  science  has  revealed  concerning 
the  phenomena  of  the  tides.  It  is  well 
known  that  the  stability  of  the  sea  involves 
the  organization  of  the  entire  solar  system. 
But  some  years  ago  astronomers  taught 
that  the  moon  has  been  slowly  approaching 
the  earth  from  the  earliest  ages  of  the 
world.  Prom  this  motion  the  tides  due  to 
her  influence  are  now  higher  than  they 
were  in  the  days  of  Homer.  If  this  motion 
were  to  continue,  the  time  would  certainly 
come  when  the  tides,  rising  above  every 
obstacle,  would  whelm  the  earth,  and  the 
decree  of  the  Bible,  "Hitherto  shalt  thou 
come,  and  no  farther,  and  here  shall  the 
pride  of  thy  waves  be  stayed,"  and  the 
promise  that  God  would  no  more  destroy 
the  world  by  water,  would  be  false,  and  in- 
fidelity, the  synonym  of  universal  death, 
would  triumph.  But  astronomical  science 
better  understood,  has  discovered  the  fact 
that  this  decrease  of  the  moon's  distance, 
due  to  planetary  disturbance  of  the  figure 
of  the  earth's  orbit,  had  its  limits  fixed 
quite  as  positively  as  those  by  which  God 
has  declared  he  would  restrain  the  ocean. 
It  is  now  asserted  by  astronomers  that  the 
time  is  coming  when  the  decrease  of  dis- 
tance will  be  changed  into  an  increase  and 
the  moon  will  slowly  leave  the  earth  by 
the  same  degrees  by  which  it  had  for 
thousands  of  years  made  its  approach,  and 
with  it  the  decrease  of  the  tides,  and  God's 
decree,  "Hitherto  shalt  thou  come,  and  no 
farther,  and  here  shall  the  pride  of  thy 
waves  be  stayed,"  is  found  to  be  true,  and 
unbelieving  science  again  defeated.  Thus 
the  Bible  and  the  latest  science  concur  in 
their  testimony  that  the  world  will  not 
again  be  destroyed  by  water. 

There  is  another  important  point  of 
agreement.  Both  science  and  the  Bible 
teach  that  the  present  order  of  nature  will 


not  continue  forever.  There  is  perfect 
harmony  between  them  in  the  solemn 
affirmation  that  life  on  the  globe  had  a 
beginning  and  will  have  an  end.  As  to  the 
actual  manner  in  which  the  present  crea- 
tion will  terminate,  all  that  science  can  say 
must  be  assigned  to  the  realm  of  specula- 
tion. Some  of  these  speculations  of  scien- 
tists harmonize  with  the  prophecy  of  the 
Apostle  Peter  concerning  the  destiny  of 
the  earth  to  a  remarkable  extent,  and 
others  do  not.  In  respect  to  the  origin 
and  destiny  of  the  planetary  and  stellar 
worlds,  Dr.  "Winchell,  Prof.  Proctor  and 
other  scientists  teach  that  they  have  had 
their  beginning  in  igneous  fluidity  and 
will  end  in  a  state  of  frigidity.  *  "We  are 
told  that  Jupiter,  Saturn,  Uranus  and 
Neptune  are  molten  fiery  masses,  and 
hence  uninhabitable,  while  our  moon  and 
others  of  the  smaller  members  of  the  solar 
system  are  in  a  frozen  condition,  and  that 
life  on  them  is  impossible.  This,  of  course, 
teaches  that  the  world  had  a  beginning 
and  will  have  an  end,  and  thus  far  harmon- 
izes with  the  Word  of  God.  But  in  regard 
to  the  manner  in  which  the  end  will  occur, 
there  is  some  discrepancy  between  these 
scientists  and  the  Bible.  These  specula- 
tions, however,  amount  to  nothing,  as  there 
is  no  substantial  proof  that  they  will  ever 
be  verified.  What,  then,  are  the  facts  of 
science  that  confirm  the  biblical  prophecy 
concerning  the  manner  in  which  the  pres- 
ent earth  will  come  to  an  end? 

1.  Science  teaches  the  possibility  of  the 
destruction  of  the  earth  by  fire.  Chemis- 
try teaches  us  that  water  will  burn.  Your 
firemen  will  tell  you  the  same  thing. 
Geology  informs  us  that  we  live  upon  a 
cooled  crust  and  that  the  central  parts  of 
the  earth  are  liquid  fire.  Nature  in  earth 
and  atmosphere  is  full  of  combustible  gases 
ready  to  explode  and  burn  in  the  great 
conflagration.  The  forcible  question  has 
been  asked:  "Let  now  one  of  those  forces 
for  the  upheaval  of  continents  which  geol- 
ogists have  at  their  disposal  when  they 
need  them,  break  up  the  bed  of  the  Pacific 
ocean,  and  let  down  the  ocean  of  water  on 
the  ocean  of  fire,  and  how  long  would  it  be 
before  the  old  chaos  would  be  upon  us?"  Or 
if  we  take  the  dynamic  theory  of  heat, 
Tyndall  tells  us  that  simply  to  stop  the 
earth  in  its  orbit  would  generate  heat 
enough  to  dissipate  the  whole  of  it  into 
vapor.  Whether  this  be  true  or  not,  we 
know  that  the  earth  is  a  magazine  of  im- 
ponderable agents  and  mighty  elements 
with  decomposing  and  rending  force  be- 
yond the  power  of  thought  to  estimate. 
Faraday  says  that  in  a  single  drop  of  water 
there  is  latent  electricity  enough  for  an 
ordinary  flash  of  lightning.  After  all 
this,  we  shall  have  no  difficulty  in  seeing 
that  science  joins  with  the  Bible  in  label- 
ing the  earth,  "reserved  unto  fire." 

A  writer  in  the  British  Review,  in  speak- 
ing of  the  elements  of  destruction  in  earth 
and  heaven,  forcibly  observes:  "What 
this  change  is  to  be,  we  dare  not  even  to 
conjecture,  but  we  see  in  the  heavens 
themselves  some  traces  of  destructive  ele- 
ments and  some  indications  of  their  power. 
The  fragments  of  broken  planets,  the 
descent  of  meteoric  stones  upon  our  globe, 
the  wheeling  comets  welding  their  loose 


materials  at  the  solar  furnace,  the  volcanic 
eruptions  of  our  own  satellite,  the  appear- 
ance of  new  stars  and  the  disappearance  of 
others,  are  all  foreshadows  of  that  im- 
pending convulsion  to  which  the  system 
of  the  world  is  doomed.  Thus  placed 
on  a  planet  which  is  to  be  burnt  up, 
and  under  heavens  which  are  to  pass 
away,  thus  treading,  as  it  were,  on  the 
cemeteries,  and  dwelling  in  the  mausole- 
ums of  former  worlds,  let  us  learn  the 
lesson  of  humility  and  wisdom,  if  we  have 
not  already  been  taught  it  in  the  school  of 
revelation." 

2.  Not  only  does  science  teach  the 
possibility  of  the  destruction  of  the  world 
by  fire,  but  it  teaches  also  that  if  the  earth 
is  destroyed  by  fire  it  will  be  done  in  pre- 
cisely the  way  the  Word  of  God  describes. 
The  inspired  teacher  (Peter)  informs  us 
that  "the  heavens  [or  the  atmosphere]  will 
pass  away  with  a  great  noise  and  the  ele- 
ments shall  melt  with  fervent  heat,  the 
earth  also  and  the  works  that  are  therein 
will  be  burned  up."  This  is  scientific  lan- 
guage, and  comes  near  to  anticipating 
some  of  the  most  important  discoveries  of 
modern  chemistry.  The  atmosphere  sur- 
rounding the  earth  is  represented  as  pass- 
ing away  with  a  prodigious  noise,  a  collos- 
sal  explosion,  an  effect  which  the  chemist 
would  predict  as  the  inevitable  result  of 
the  union  of  its  oxygen  with  the  hydrogen 
and  other  gases  liberated  by  the  intense 
heat.  The  apostle  added  to  the  simple 
statement  that  "the  earth  would  be  burned 
up,"  the  declaration  that  its  elements 
would  be  melted.  Now  modern  chemistry 
actually  reveals  the  fact  that  in  case  of  a 
conflagration  such  as  Peter  contemplates 
the  combustible  matter  of  the  globe  would 
be  destroyed  or  "burned  up"  and  that  the 
larger  portion  of  the  solid  matter  of  the 
earth  which  has  already  been  oxidized,  or 
burned,  would  not  be  affected  in  this  way, 
but  would  simply  be  melted  by  the  heat. 
Herein  is  a  marvelous  anticipation  of 
science.  If  the  apostle  had  said  without 
qualification  that  the  world  would  be 
burned  up,  the  skeptical  chemist  would 
infer  that  Peter  had  made  a  mistake 
through  ignorance  of  chemistry.  But 
the  chemist  is  disarmed,  he  can  not 
draw  such  an  inference,  for  Peter's  lan- 
language  clearly  implies  that  only  the 
combustible  matter  of  the  globe  will  be 
consumed,  while  the  elements  or  the  primor- 
dial principles  of  things  will  be  melted,  so 
that  the  final  result  will  be  an  entire 
liquid  fiery  mass,  as  at  the  beginning, 
according  to  science.  Here  are  three 
remarkable  concurrences  with  modern 
scientific  results:  (1)  The  tremendous  ex- 
plosion in  the  air  from  a  union  of  the  gases 
liberated  by  the  heat  of  the  burning 
world.  (2)  The  destruction  of  the  com- 
bustible matter  of  the  globe..  (3)  The 
melting  or  reduction  to  a  liquid  state  of 
the  oxidized  elements  that  compose  the 
earth.  These  utterances  of  inspiration 
that  touch  the  domain  of  science  not  only 
avoid  contradiction,  but  are  in  harmony 
with  its  latest  conclusions.  Many  eminent 
men  in  the  realm  of  physics  believe  that 
Genesis  is  as  marvelous  an  anticipation  of 
physical  science,  as  to  the  world's  begin- 
ning, as  the  language  of  Peter  in  regard  to 
its  ending.  Thus  the  Word  stands  com- 
parison with  the  best  of  our  material 
knowledge,  and  is  beyond  the  shadow  of  a 
doubt  supreme  in  the  moral  and  spiritual 
realm, 


September  19.  1901 


THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


1197 


We  have  seen  that  science  acknowledges 
the  imperfection  of  its  conclusions  by  con- 
stantly changing  its   premises,   while   the 
histories  of  the  Bible  are  being  steadily  con- 
firmed by  modern  research,  and  the  spiritual 
truth  which  it  teaches  remains  the  same 
yesterday,  to-day  and  forever.    Its  funda- 
mental doctrines  of  sin  and  righteousness, 
of  life  and  immortality,  are  as  unchange- 
able  as  the  nature   of  God,  because  they 
are  the   revelation  of  that  nature.    There 
is  not  a  spiritual  truth,   nor  an  idea  of 
moral  conduct  now  in  the  world,  that  was 
not  in  it  thousands  of  years  ago.    The  in- 
spired   volume  is  the    garnered    treasure 
house  of  all  the  moral  and  spiritual  truth 
in  the  world  and  it  changes  not  because, 
like  its  author,  the  substance  of  its  spirit- 
ual revelation  is  already  perfect.     Why  do 
truths  of  the  intellect  that  pertain  to  the 
common  affairs    of    life  change  with  the 
changing  generations  while  truths  of  the 
conscience  and  the  heart  remain  the  same 
in  all  ages  and  under  all  circumstances? 
It  is  one  of  nature's  rules  that  the  highest 
develops  last.    We  have  first  the  inorganic 
or  the  dead  world ;  then  the  organic  or  the 
living  world.    In  this  latter  we  have  first 
the  vegetable,  then  the  animal,  then  the 
intellectual,  then  the  moral,  and  last  and 
highest  we  have  the  spiritual.      According 
to    the    ordinary    course    of    things,    and 
especially  if  the  doctrine  of  evolution  be 
true,   moral  and  spiritual  truth  ought  to 
have  been  the  last  to  reach  the  stationary 
condition   which   perfection   implies.     But 
instead  of  this  it  reached  its  highest  and 
most  perfect  form  thousands  of  years  be- . 
fore  that  which  is  next  below  it.    Intellect- 
ual truth   is  still  in  its  childhood — imma- 
ture   and    uncertain — while    moral     truth, 
which,  in  the  natural  order  of  things,  comes 
after    it,    has    reached    its  maturity  ages 
since.     How  is  this  to  be  explained?  There 
is   but  one   possible  explanation.    If  man 
had  been  left  to  discover  for  himself,  and 
by  his  unaided  powers,  those  moral  princi- 
ples that  form  his  character  and  regulate 
his  conduct,  as  he  has  been  left  to  make 
intellectual   progress  on  his  own  account, 
the  natural  and   usual    order  would  have 
been  followed,  and  science  would  be  ahead 
of  morals  in  the  certainty  and  maturity  of 
its  doctrines.    The  reverse  of  this  is  true 
because,  and  only  because,  God  has  spoken 
to  man   on  the  questions  of  character  and 
conduct.    The   Bible   contains  a  revelation 
from  God  in  reference  to  these  matters, 
and  hence  they  reached  a  fixedness,  a  per- 
manence,  and   a  perfection    in  the    early 
ages  of  human  history  not  otherwise  possi- 
ble.   God  has   put    himself  on  record  in 
respect  to  human  character    and    human 
salvation,  because    these    are    matters  of 
transcendent  moment,  leaving  us  for  our 
own  good  to  work  out  intellectual  problems 
for  ourselves.  This  is  the  reason,  no  doubt, 
why  spiritual  truth  has  taken  precedence  in 
its  development  towards  perfection,  while  in 
all  matters  of  purely  scientific  intellectual 
inquiry  man  has  been  left  to  work  out  his 
own  salvation  by  slow  degrees.    It  is  hardly 
possible  to  give  any  other  explanation,  and 
this  explanation  proves  that  the  Bible  con- 
tains a  revelation    from    God.      There    is 
only  one  sense  in  which  the  eternal  Word 
is  progressive  and  improvable,  and  that  is 
in  our  understanding  and  application  of  its 
principles.    We  may    apprehend  it    more 
clearly,  and  practice  it  more  faithfully,  but 
we  can  not  improve  the  truth  itself.  Science 
and  human  wisdom  may  change,  but  the 
Word  of  the  Lord  endures  forever. 


Lights  Gone  Out. 
By  Anson  G.  Chester. 

High  on  a  bold  and  overhanging  cliff 
That  mocks  the  sea  and  frowns  upon  the 
sands — 

A  ghostly  presence  in  a  lonely  place — 
The  crumbling  light-house  stands. 

No  band  swings  back  the  battered  oaken 
door, 

No  footfall  sounds  upon  the  windingstair, 
But  for  the  swallows,  not  a  sign  of  life 

Invests  it  anywhere. 

And,  as  the  darkness  falls,  its  lamp  no  more 
Vies   with   the  stars  to  cheer  the  gloomy 
main, 

And  guide  the  eager  vessel  as  she  hastes 
Back  to  the  port  again. 

So  from  a  life  that  once  was  wondrous 
bright  — 

Like  the  Italian  heavens,  unceasing  fair — 
The  light  that  blessed  it  has  forever  fled 

And  all  is  darkness  there. 

The  rayless  beacon  may  be  trimmed  again 
And  burn  as  brightly  as  it  burned  before; 

But  who  shall  ever  to  the  dark,  dark  life 
The  olden  flame  restore! 

Buffalo,  N.  Y. 

English  Topics. 

With  extreme  pleasure  I  have  just  been 
reading  two  articles  in  the  number  of  the 
Christian-Evangelist  to  hand.  One  of 
these  is  the  characteristic  letter  of  apolo- 
getic vindication  on  the  part  of  my  hon- 
ored brother  of  Denver,  B.  B.  Tyler. 
What  a  lovely  little  sample  of  good-hu- 
mored irony  is  that  answer  to  the  friends 
who  have  demanded  that  B.  B.  T.  should 
sit  in  sackcloth  and  ashes,  because  he  had 
coupled  the  name  of  Cullis  with  some 
names  entirely  representative  of  empirical 
charlatanry!  (I  did  not  like  to  say  quack- 
ery, because  I  do  not  want  to  take  the 
same  abject  position  myself.  I  have  not  a 
scrap  of  sackcloth  on  hand,  and  the  dust- 
man called  yesterday  for  the  other  com- 
modity. Otherwise  I  might  have  saved 
myself  the  use  of  the  classical  subterfuge. 
But  how  easily  some  of  the  people  both 
in  England  and  America  are  gulled.  Bar- 
num  was  right.  The  majority  do  love  to 
be  humbugged.)  Now  I  have  done  with 
my  little  parenthesis.  Well  done,  Bro. 
Tyler!  You  apologized  handsomely;  but 
I  do  not  envy  your  challengers.  They  do 
not  score,  though  they  meant  well  enough. 
The  other  article  I  have  read  with  profound 
pleasure  is  by  my  dear  old  friend  J.  J. 
Haley.  It  is  on  "The  Old  Book  in  the  New 
Crucible."  I  am  glad  he  is  to  pursue  the 
topic.  He  is  a  real  master  in  Israel.  I  all 
the  more  gladly  allude  to  his  article,  be- 
cause I  have  been  examining  and  reviewing 
some  new  books  on  the  Bible.  About 
these  I  have  a  few  words  herewith  to  say. 

The  Everlasting  Book. 

Some  of  the  English  papers  are  publish- 
ing telegrams  about  the  new  American 
Revised  Version.  Many  of  us  are  waiting 
to  see  it.  But  it  happens  that  recently 
some  fresh  biblical  editions,  and  some 
works  on  the  Bible  itself,  apart  from  com- 
mentaries, have  been  issued.  One  extraor- 
dinary quality  of  the  Bible  is  its  peren- 
nial productiveness  of  literature  all  about 
itself.  The  British  Museum  Library  con- 
tains thousands  upon  thousands  of  works 
simply  on  the  Bible  as  a  topic  in  every 
language  that  has  any  literature  at  all.  I 
repeat  that  I  do  not  refer  to  commentaries 


or  expositions.  The  list  is  ever  growing. 
Many  of  the  works  are  by  enemies"  of  the 
Book.  They  cannot  let  it  alone.  Of  course 
not!  For  it  never  leaves  them  alone.  The 
Bible  gives  no  peace  to  the  wicked.  The 
heavenly  manifesto  makes  no  compro- 
mise with  the  foes  of  inspiration.  I  have 
before  me  three  books  issued  this 
very  week.  One  is  "The  Five  Books 
of  Moses,  being  Volume  the  First  of 
the  Bible  in  Modern  English.  By  Fenton 
Ferrar."  This  gentleman  not  long  ago 
sent  forth  the  New  Testament  in  the  same 
style.  That  was  an  astonishing  book,  as  is 
this  fresh  production.  Mr.  Fenton  pro- 
fesses, mark  you,  to  translate  direct  from 
the  Hebrew.  This  is  how  he  starts  off: 
"By  periods  God  created  that  which  pro- 
duced the  Solar  Systems;  then  that  which 
produced  the  earth."  This  is  certainly  a 
very  free  rendering  of  the  Hebrew.  Mr. 
Fenton  commences  Genesis  3,  thus:  "Now 
the  serpent  was  more  impudent  than  any 
of  the  wild  animals  which  the  ever-living 
God  had  made."  We  may  pass  this  over 
as  quaint.  It  seems  to  me  a  little  "impu- 
dent" on  Mr.  Fenton's  part  to  give  us  Gen- 
esis in  this  guise.  But  we  presently  come 
to  something  more  serious  and  startling. 
I  have  met  with  something  like  it  before, 
but  not  actually  in  a  version  of  the  Bible. 
Genesis  8:4  reads:  "The  ark  then  rested 
on  the  Mountain  of  the  Peaks."  Mr.  F. 
treats  us  here  to  afoot-note:  "I  translate 
the  compound  Hebrew  word  Ararat,  as  by 
leaving  it  in  the  Hebrew  as  the  current 
versions  do,  it  misleads  the  reader  to  fancy 
Ararat  in  Armenia  is  meant,  but  the  real 
resting-place  of  the  Ark,  as  the  sacred 
record  clearly  proves,  was  upon  the  peaks 
of  the  Himalaya  Mountains  in  the  Hindoo 
Khoosh,  in  the  region  of  Kashgar,  or 
Northern  Afghanistan." 

J.  B.  R_otherha.m's  New    Bible. 

One  of  the  biblical  specialists  of  the  age 
is  J.  B.  Rotherham,  whose  translation  of 
the  New  Testament  is  as  well  known  in 
America  as  in  England.  After  several 
years  of  assiduous  toil  our  dear  old  friend 
has  succeeded  in  finishing  his  long  prom- 
ised "Emphatic  Bible."  He  issued  the 
New  Testament  portion  three  years  ago. 
Now  he  is  sending  forth  the  Old  Testa- 
ment in  instalments,  the  first  number  hav- 
ing just  appeared.  This,  however,  is 
specially  important,  because  it  contains  an 
elaborate  introduction,  in  four  chapters,  as 
well  as  several  chapters  of  Genesis.  Roth- 
erham is  a  man  of  one  book,  that  being 
God's  Book.  He  is  truly  "mighty  in  the 
Scriptures."  He  is  a  member  of  the  com- 
munity commonly  called,  except  by  them- 
selves, "The  Old  Brethren."  In  that  com- 
munity he  is  a  shining  light,  because  of  his 
massive  biblical  scholarship.  Outside  of 
that  realm  he  does  not  pretend  to  culture; 
but  in  his  chosen  field  he  is  scarcely 
equaled.  The  four  chapters  of  the  intro- 
duction to  this  version  are  entitled  "The 
Special  Features  of  This  Translation"; 
"Concerning  Emphasis";  "The  Original 
Texts"  and  "The  Incommunicable  Name." 
Each  of  these  is  a  fine  little  monograph. 
Mr.  Rotherham  does  not  take  reckless  lib- 
erties with  the  Hebrew,  in  the  style  dear  to 
Fenton  Ferrar,  and  he  seems  to  know 
nothing  about  the  ark  swimming  all  the 
way  to  the  Himalayas.  He  leaves  it  on 
the  Armenian  Ararat.  About  this  new 
version  I  shall  write  when  further  numbers 
are  issued. 


1198 


THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


September  19,  1901 


"The  Evolution  of  the  English  Bible" 

Is  the  attractive  title  of  the  best  book 
of  the  kind  ever  written,  so  far  as  I  know. 
It  is  a  beautiful  half-guinea  book,  pub- 
lished by  John  Murray,  Albemarle  Street, 
London.  I  am  shy  of  recommending  my 
kind  American  readers  to  procure  an  Eng- 
lish work,  lest  my  encomium  might  lead  to 
disappointment;  but  here  is  a  real  thesaur- 
us for  the  student  in  the  department  of 
bibliological history.  The  question,  "How 
We  Got  Oar  Bible,"  has  been  often  treated. 
It  is  sometimes  answered  with  reference  to 
the  original  Hebrew  and  Greek;  but  to  the 
general  reader  and  also  the  special  student 
the  question,  "How  we  got  our  English 
Bible,"  is  just  as  interesting.  Henry 
Hoare,  the  author,  has  done  his  work  in  a 
way  for  which  every  reader  will  thank  him. 
In  a  series  of  lucid  and  delightful  chap- 
ters he  lets  in  the  light  on  "Mediseval 
England  and  the  Bible";  on  "The  Bible 
and  Scholasticism";  on  "Wycliffe  and  the 
Bibles  of  the  14th  Century";  on  "William 
Tyndale  and  his  Work";  on  "The  Cover- 
dale,  Matthew  and  Great  Bibles";  on  "The 
Genevan,  Bishops'  and  Douai  Bibles";  and 
on  the  "Authorized  andRevised  Versions." 
The  treatise  is  a  romance  of  realism.  It 
tells  with  fresh  pathos  the  story  of  suffer- 
ing endured  by  some  of  the  great  transla- 
tors. The  Bible  as  we  have  had  it  evolved 
for  us  in  the  English  language  i3  a  monu- 
ment of  heroism  too  little  remembered. 

Ar\  Antecedent    Higher   Criticism. 

I  now  am  led,  by  Mr.  Henry  Hoare's  ex- 
cellent book,  to  speak  of  a  subject  which 
should  be  of  benefit  to  any  of  us  who  tend  to 
cherish  an  over-conservative  mind.  I  am 
perhaps  quite  sufficiently  conservative  my- 
self in  religious  matters,  though  a  radical 
in  politics.  But  if  we  tilt  too  impetuously 
at  the  higher  criticism  and  at  certain  kin- 
dred scientific  theories  (for  the  religious 
and  scientific  advanced  thought  of  the  age 
cannot  be  separated)  we  are  in  danger 
of  skipping  and  jumping  in  a  foolish 
somersault.  Two  hundred  and  fifty  years 
ago  the  spirit  of  Puritanism  came  into 
collision  with  the  spirit  of  science  and 
criticism.  At  the  Reformation  these  had 
been  a  moral  and  political  insurrection 
against  the  church  of  the  middle  ages. 
In  a  sense  the  Protestant  had  but  changed 
one  external  authority  for  another.  In 
place  of  the  mediaeval  church  he  had  the 
Scriptures.  In  place  of  an  infallible  in- 
stitution he  had  an  infallible  document. 
In  the  place  of  a  tradition  he  had  a  printed 
book.  The  Puritan  iconoclast  had  himself 
become  a  bibliolater.  But  the  scheme  of 
compulsory  godliness  for  which  Oliver 
Cromwell's  independents  were  responsible 
broke  down  in  practice.  Puritanism  be- 
came a  mere  caricature  of  itself,  and  it  was 
laughed  out  of  court  by  Butler's  "Hudi- 
bras."  The  world  that  surrounded  those 
who  accepted  the  theology  of  the  reform- 
ers passed  more  and  more  under  the  sway 
of  the  intellectual  influences  set  in  motion 
by  Descartes,  Bacon  and  Spinoza.  For, 
what  the  renaissance  was  to  literature  and 
art,  and  what  the  Reformation  was  to  reli- 
gion, that  the  abandonment  of  tradition  for 
experience  was  to  the  growth  of  science 
and  to  the  development  of  knowledge. 
The  great  rebellion  had  its  true  counter- 
part in  philosophy,  and  the  revolt  of  the 
individual  citizens  against  the  divine  right 
of  kings  found  its  analogue  in  the  revolt  of 


the  individual  reason  against  the  divine 
right  of  authority.  At  the  Reformation 
there  was  a  moral  and  political  insurrection 
against  the  church  of  the  middle  ages. 
The  18th  century  saw  an  insurrection 
against  the  authority  of  the  book  that  wcs 
put  in  its  place,  and  of  which,  in  the  first 
days  of  a  printed  text,  the  earliest  editions 
were  held  in  almost  Buperstitious  venera- 
tion. Deism  was  a  reaction  against  the 
narrowness  and  bigotry  of  the  creed  with 
which  the  early  reformers  rested  satisfied. 
Then  came  that  phenomenon]  which  was 
the  early  precursor  of  the  modern  higher 
criticism.  Consternation  was  created  in 
all  orthodox  circles  by  the  appearance  of 
Bryan  Walton's  Polyglot,  with  its  dis- 
quieting "various  readings,"^  which  the 
great  Puritan  divine  of  his  day,  Dr.  John 
Owen,  made  the  subject  of  his  attack.     In 


the  year  1707  the  alarm  was  doubled  by  the 
publication  of  a  new  folio  edition  of  the 
Greek  Testament,  by  Dr.  John  Mill.  Mill 
had  been  at  work  on  this  edition  for  |30 
years,  and  the  number  of  variou?  readings 
which  it  exhibited  mounted  up  to  a  total 
of  not  fewer  than  30,000,  The  Deists  rose 
at  the  bait.  The  Freethinkers  were  in 
ecstasies.  But  Richard  Bentley,  the  great- 
est English  scholar  of  the  time,  soon  made 
it  clear  that  the  problem  involved  in  tex- 
tual criticism  was  not  really  a  theological 
one  at  all,  but  simply  a  literiry  one.  I 
have  often  wished  that  those  who  are 
scared  about  the  doing i  of  modern  critics 
could  realize  that  religion  is  in  no  peril 
from  research,  but  can  only  be  fortified  by 
its  results.  William  Durban. 

43  Park  Road,  South   Tottenham,  Lon- 
don, Sept.  7,  1901. 


S^  S^  V^  Ng?  \^  X^7  v^7 


When  certain  officers  were  sent  to  arrest 
Jesus  they  returned  without  doing  so  and 
said,  "Never  man  spake  like  this  man." 
Was  it  the  majesty  of  his  presence  that 
awed  them?  Perhaps.  But  there  are  some 
strange  things  about  his  written  words. 
They  seem  very  simple,  but  they  find  us. 
Jesus  U  not  always  logical,  and  it  is  inter- 
esting to  see  how  commentators  try  to  gloss 
over  the  supposed  defect.  But  there  are 
times  when  a  therefore  would  be  a  stupidity. 
Jesus  does  not  always  reach  his  conclusion 
because  he  does  not  try,  but  he  never  misses 
his  man.  When  he  is  illogical,  look  out 
for  masterful  work. 

There  are  two  statements  of  our  duty  to 
our  neighbor.  One  is  that  we  shall  love 
him  as  ourself;  the.  other  that  we  shall  do 
to  him  as  we  would  have  him  do  to  us. 
Which  is  the  better  statement?  The  form- 
er, you  say,  is  the  more  spiritual,  because 
it  is  expressed  in  terms  of  the  heart,  while 
the  other  speaks  only  of  outward  conduct. 
Here  you  are  mistaken.    Let  us  see. 

You  read  the  command  to  love  your 
neighbor  as  yourself  and  feel  it  to  be  your 
duty,  but  you  continue  to  feel  toward  him 
just  as  you  did  before.  Discovering  this, 
you  say,  "I  will  do  it."  But  you  cannot. 
No  amount  of  willing  can  accomplish  it. 
For  all  the  rewards  of  heaven  you  cannot 
do  it.  To  escape  the  tortures  of  the  damned 
you  cannot.  As  well  might  you  try  to 
write  Hamlet  by  willing  to  do  so.  Love 
does  not  come  at  the  bidding  of  the  will. 
Try  to  obey  this  command  and  you  will 
find,  with  Paul,  that  what  you  would  do 
that  you  do  not,  and  what  you  would  not 
that  you  do.  This  spiritual  command  does 
but  leave  you  helpless  and  condemned. 

Now,  what  of  Christ's  less  spiritual 
wording?  You  have  a  neighbor  toward 
whom  your  conduct  has  been  hard  and  un- 
lovely. He  is  in  trouble;  but  you  have 
said,  "Every  man  for  himself."  You  hear 
the  command  to  do  unto  him  as  you  would 
that  he  should  do  to  you  in  like  circum- 
stances. You  immediately  begin  to  picture 
to  yourself  his  circumstances  and  then  im- 
agine yourself  in  his  place. — Stop!  You 
are  already  loving  him.  Put  yourself  in 
his  place,  is  the  master  secret  of  all  loving. 
Do  that  thoroughly  and  then  hate  him  if 
you  can.  Says  Lecky  in  his  History  of 
European  Morals,  "In  order  to  pity  suffer- 
ing we  must  realize  it,  and  the  intensity  of 


By  N.  J.  AYLSWOHTH. 


our  compassion  is  usually  and  chiefly  pro- 
portional to  the  vividness  of  our  realiza- 
tion. .  .  .  Most  cruelty  springs  from 
callousness,  which  is  simply  dullness  of 
imagination." 

Sympathy  means  suffering  with  another, 
and  we  cannot  do  this  without  in  imagina- 
tion placing  ourselves  in  his  place.  The 
following  story  (perhaps  apocryphal)  is 
told  of  Daniel  Webster's  boyhood.  A  cer- 
tain woodchuck  was  doing  much  damage  to 
one  of  his  father's  farm  crops  and  a  trap 
'  was  set  to  catch  it.  When  it  wa?  caught 
Daniel's  father  and  his  brother,  Ezekiel, 
were  in  favor  of  killing  it,  but  Daniel  re- 
monstrated, and  his  father  bade  him  state 
his  reasons.  He  accordingly  proceeded  to 
draw  a  vivid  picture  of  the  situation  from 
the  woodchuck's  standpoint,  urging  that, 
without  intent  to  do  harm,  it  had  simply 
exercised  its  God-given  right  to  get  a  liv- 
ing, and  in  the  only  way  known  to  it;  that 
it  had  a  family  of  little  ones  that  would  be 
made  orphans  and  left  to  starve  if  the 
mother  were  killed.  At  this  point  Daniel's 
father  brushed  a  tear  from  his  eye  and 
cried,  "Zeke,  let  that  woodchuck  go." 
Daniel  had  caused  them  to  put  themselves 
in  its  place,  and  now  killing  it  was  out  of 
the  question. 

When,  in  the  early  fifties,  a  black  woman, 
with  bloodhounds  on  her  track,  crossed  the 
Ohio  river  on  floating  cakes  of  ice,  with 
her  babe  in  her  arms,  the  fathers  and  moth- 
ers of  the  north  put  themselves  in  her  place 
and  shuddered.  That  act  gave  us  Uncle 
Tom's  Cabin,  which  said  in  vivid  pictur- 
ings,  "The  slave  is  your  brother;  put  your- 
self in  his  place."  The  storm  that  rocked 
our  nation  from  shore  to  shore  was  the 
Golden  Rule  on  fire.  Pat  yourself  in  his 
place  lit  the  torch  of  war  with  Spain  in 
1898. 

This  is  the  law  and  condition  of  all  lov- 
ing. There  is  a  love  of  complacency  and  a 
love  inspired  by  loving  deeds  of  others  be- 
stowed upon  us,  that  come  to  us  spontane- 
ously, without  effort  of  ours,  but  all  that 
love  that  is  matter  of  duty  and  that  is  not 
quickened  in  us  by  others,  can  come  only 
by  this  great  law  of  loving.  Not  a  tear  of 
pity  falls,  not  a  throb  of  sympathy  is  felt, 
but  by  putting  yourself  in  the  other's 
place.  Without  it  you  must  be  even  brutal; 
with  it,  unless  you  are  a  monster,  you  can- 
not help  loving. 


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1199 


They  who  would  do  cruel  deeds  must  take 
care  of  the  imagination.  The  followers  of 
The  Old  Man  of  the  Mountain  could  do  the 
bloody  deed}  he  demanded  of  them  only  by 
taking  hashish  to  blunt  their  feelings, 
else,  putting  themselves  in  the  victim's 
place,  they  were  unnerved.  (From  this 
comes  the  word  assassin.)  The  young  sur- 
geon who  puts  himself  in  the  patient's 
place,  faints.  And  this  brings  us  to  an- 
other fact. 

The  Golden  Rule  is  not  simply  a  light 
showing  the  willing  their  way  to  love,  but 
a  fire-brand  setting  on  fire  of  sympathy 
selfish  men  who  do  not  want  to  love.  When 
the  imagination  gets  you  into  another's 
place  the  heart  responds,  whether  you  want 
it  to  do  so  or  not.  To  the  selfish  man  the 
Golden  Rule  is  an  incendiary  flinging 
brands  into  his  cellar,  and  before  he  is 
aware  he  is  in  flames  and  his  selfishness  is 
burning  out.  Many  a  man  ha3  been  caught 
in  this  way  who  did  not  mean  to  do  right. 
Napoleon  fired  cannon  balls  on  the  ice  to 
drown  the  fleeing  Russians,  but  when  he 
saw  them  struggling  in  the  water  his  heart 
was  touched  and  he  sent  his  soldiers  to 
rescue  them. 

The  Golden  Rule  by  its  striking  state- 
ment sets  the  imagination  at  work  and  then 
goes  behind  all  thought  and  will  and  sets 
the  heart  at  loving.  It  does  not  simply 
command  us  to  love  and  then  leave  us  pow- 
erless, but  actually  puts  us  in  the  way  of 
doing  it.  It  is  a  world's  charmer.  What 
magic  is  this  that  turns  a  law  of  condemna- 
tion into  a  power  of  regeneration!  No 
wonder  Christ's  words  find  us  when 
they  put  us  on  such  courses  as  this  and 
make  U3  lovers  before  we  know  it! 

The  impression  is  everywhere  abroad  that 
men  cannot  love  except  by  accident,  and 
that  as  for  loving  the  unlovely  and  the  en- 
emy, the  best  that  can  be  done  is  to  do  the 
deed  s  that  love  requires — that  love  itself  in 
such  cases  is  unnatural  and  impossible. 
After  nineteen  centuries  of  Christianity, 
the  church — not  simply  the  vvorld — is  tell- 
ing you  that  men  cannot  obey  the  master 
rule  of  all  its  teaching!  And  yet  ministers 
are  ever  preaching  this  impossible  thing. 
No  wonder  they  are  not  taken  seriously. 
Teach  men  how  to  love,  and  you  shall  do 
them  more  good  than  by  a  whole  lifetime 
of  unpractical  preaching.  Then  show  them 
how  in  your  own  life,  and  you  have  already 
wrought  in  them  the  miracle.  It  is  as  easy 
to  love  as  to  do  anything  else,  bat  it  can- 
not be  done  by  aimless  striving.  The  agri- 
culturist observes  the  laws  of  plant  growth 
and  gets  his  crop.  The  heart  has  its  laws 
through  which  its  fruitage  must  come.  You 
lay  your  hind  on  the  ligataiag  and  talk 
acrass  the  seas.  Just  as  surely  you  can 
have  love— not  its  counterfeit,  but  rich, 
pure,  sweet  love, — in  that  heart  of  yours  to- 
morrow, to-day,  an  hour  hence,  if  you 
will.  Command  the  heart  according  to  its 
laws  and  it  will  obey  you. 

Why    forever    preach  that  men    should 
love,  and  never  tell  them  how? 
Auburn,  N.  Y. 

I  Know. 

I  know  the  hand  that  is  guiding  me  through 

the  shadow  to  the  light, 
And  I  know  that  all  betiding  me  is  meted  out 

aright; 
I  know  that  the  thorny  path  I  tread  is  ruled 

by  a  golden  line, 
And  I  know  that   the  darker  life's  tangled 

thread,  the  richer  the  deep  design. — Anon. 


Current   Litera^txire. 


Rev.  Jenkin  Lloyd  Jones,  of  Chicago,  is 
a  writer  of  deep  insight  and  graceful  style. 
His  "Bits  of  Wayside  Gospel"  promptly 
met  the  appreciative  reception  which  its 
merits  warranted.  In  a  new  volume  en- 
titled A  Search  for  an  Infidel  he  has  given 
us  a  second  seles  of  similar  "Bits" — a 
group  of  essays  and  sketches,  healthy  and 
inspiring  in  tone,  optimistic  and  sunshiny 
in  their  view  of  man  and  the  world,  and 
beautiful  in  their  diction.  The  essays  here 
printed  are  disconnected  and  have  been 
produced  at  intervals  through  a  series  of 
years.  The  author  says  that  "they  belong 
to  a  class  of  which  a  busy  minister's  life 
generally  yields  but  one  a  year."  It  might 
be  remarked  that  he  is  an  uncommon  min- 
ister whose  labors  can  yield,  besides  their 
substantial  fruit,  such  an  annual  blossom 
as  one  of  these  "Bits  of  Wayside  Gospel." 
(Macmillan.    $1.50.) 

The  Mormon  Monster,  or  the  Story  of 
Mormonism,  by  Dr.  Edgar  E.  Folk,  is  a 
comprehensive  and  authentic  statement  of 
the  past  history,  present  propaganda  and 
fundamental  principles  of  Mormonism.  The 
author  believes  that  Mormonism  is  a  mon- 
ster, false  in  its  principles  and  dangerous 
in  its  practice,  but  his  discussion  lacks  the 
rabidness  which  sometimes  characterizes 
books  of  this  type,  and  it  is  the  more  useful 
on  that  account.  Any  one  who  wishes  to 
know  all  about  Mormonism  that  it  is  neces- 
sary for  anybody  to  know  should  read  this 
volume,  together  with  D.  H.  Bays's  "Doc- 
trines and  Dogmas  of  Mormonism."  (Re- 
vell.    $2.) 

Le  Roman  D'une  Pussie  Chat  is  not  a 
French  novel  of  saffron  tint,  as  one  might 
suppose  from  a  casual  glance  at  it3  title, 
but  a  pleasing  conglomeration  of  nonsense 
in  a  style  which  combines  features  of  Jules 
Verne,  H.  Rider  Haggard  and  Alice  in 
Wonderland.  It  is,  in  fact,  a  narrative  of 
certain  events  in  Catland,  a  region  the  geo- 
graphical limits  of  which  cannot  be  defined 
with  scientific  accuracy,  but  which  seems 
to  be  a  real  enough  place  after  reading  Dr. 
Roger's  ingenious  narrative.  At  least  it  is 
as  real  as  the  Land  behind  the  Looking- 
glass.  (American  Publishing  Company. 
Detroit,  Mich.    $1.50.) 

Every  series  of  revival  meetings  is  the 
occasion  for  profound  experiences  in  the 
human  heart — the  very  material  out  of 
which  all  great  stories  are  constructed.  The 
True  Story  of  Revival  is  an  authentic  ac- 
count of  the  preparation,  progress  and  re- 
sults of  a  union  revival  held  at  Shenandoah, 
la.,  by  Evangelists  Williams[and  Alexander. 
It  is  a  more  exhaustive  account  than  is 
often  written  of  such  proceedings  and  is  so 
well  written  that  it  cannot  fail  to  interest 
any  one  who  is  at  all  concerned  with  evan- 
gelistic work.     (Revell.  $.75.) 

The  sermon  by  Rev.  George  T.  Dowling, 
D.  D.,  of  Los  Angeles,  on  Romanizing  Ten- 
dencies in  the  Episcopal  Church  has  been 
published  in  a  pamphlet.  We  called  atten- 
tion several  weeks  ago  in  a  paragraph  to 
this  sermon  and  the  stir  which  it  had 
created.  Dr.  Dowling  is  the  most  promi- 
nent Episcopal  minister  on  the  coast  and 
his  utterance  is  deeply  significant.  The 
circulation  of  the  pamphlet  has  already 
during  these  few  weeks  reachek  9,000. 


We  call  attention  again  to  the  Dictionary 
of  Minneapolis  which  contains  in  convenient 
shape  a  large  amount  of  information  which 
will  be  of  service  to  prospective  visitors  to 
that  city  at  the  time  of  our  General  Con- 
vention. It  contains  maps,  street  index, 
pictures  and  all  sorts  of  miscellaneous  in- 
formation alphabetically  arranged.  (H.  B. 
Hudson,  Minneapolis.    $.25.) 

Andrew  Murray,  whose  devotional  writ- 
ings are  always  of  a  sane  and  helpful  sort, 
has  a  series  of  meditations  for  a  month  en- 
titled Thy  Will  be  Done,  consisting  of  a 
series  of  brief  discourses  on  chosen  texts 
exhibiting  the  blessedness  of  a  life  in  con- 
formity with  the  will  of  God.  (Fleming  H. 
Revell.    75  cents.) 

More     Boxes    of   Gold. 
And  M&rvy  Greenbacks. 

To  secure  additional  information  directly 
from  the  people,  it  is  proposed  to  send  little 
boxes  of  gold  and  greenbacks  to  persons  who 
write  the  most  interesting,  detailed  and 
truthful  descriptions  of  their  experience  on 
the  following  topics. 

1.  How  have  you  been  affected  by  coffee 
drinking  and  by  changing  from  coffee  to  Pos- 
tum? 

2.  Do  you  know  any  one  who  has  been 
driven  away  from  Postum  because  it  came  to 
the  table  weak  and  characterless  at  the  first 
trial? 

3.  Did  you  sei  such  a  person  right  regard- 
ing the  ea^y  way  to  make  Postum  clear,  black, 
and  with  a  crisp,  rich  taste? 

4.  Have  you  ever  found  a  better  way  to 
make  it  than  to  use  four  heaping  teaspoons- 
ful  to  the  pint  of  water,  let  stand  ou  stove 
until  real  boiling  begins,  then  note  the  cluck 
and  allow  it  to  continue  easy  boiling  full  15 
minutes  from  that  time  stirring  down  occa- 
sionally ?  ( A.  piece  of  butter  about  the  size  of 
a  Davy  bean,  placed  in  the  pot  will  prevent 
boiiing  over.) 

5.  Give  names  and  account  of  those  you 
know  to  have  been  cured  or  helped  in  health 
by  the  dismissal  of  coffee  and  the  daily  use 
of  Postum  Food  Coffee  in  its  place. 

6.  Write  nam?s  and  addresses  of  20  friends 
whom  you  believe  would  be  benefited  by  leav- 
ing off  coffee.  (Your  name  will  not  be  di- 
vulged to  them  ) 

Address  your  letter  to  the  Postum  Cereal 
Co.,  Ltd.,  Battle  Creek,  Mich.,  writing  your 
own  name  and  address  clearly. 

Be  honest  and  truthful,  don't  write  poetry 
or  fanciful  letters,  just  plain,  truthful  state- 
ments. 

Decision  will  be  made  between  October  30th 
and  November  10th,  1901,  by  three  judges,  not 
members  of  the  Postum  Cereal  Co.,  and  a  neat 
little  box  containing  a  $10  gold  piece  sent  to 
each  of  the  five  best  writers,  a  box  containing 
a  $5  gold  piece  to  each  of  the  20  next  best  wri- 
ters, a  $2  greenback  to  each  of  the  100  next 
best, and  a  $1  greenback  to  each  of  the  200  next 
best  writers,  making  cash  prizes  distributed 
to  325  persons. 

Almost  every  one  interested  in  pure  food 
and  dritik  is  willing  to  have  their  name  and 
letter  appear  in  the  papers,  for  such  help  as  it 
may  offer  to  the  human  race.  However,  a  re- 
quest to  omit  name  will  be  respected. 

Every  friend  of  Postum  is  urged  to  write 
and  each  letter  will  beheld  in  high  esteem  by 
the  company,  as  an  evidence  of  such  friendship 
while  the  little  boxes  of  gold  and  envelopes  of 
money  will  reach  many  modest  writers  whose 
plain  and  sensible  letters  contain  the  facts 
desired,  although  the  sender  may  have  but 
small  faith  in  winning  at  the  time  of  writing. 

Talk  this  subject  over  with  your  friends 
and  see  how  many  among  you  can  win  prizes. 
It  is  a  good,  honest  competition  and  in  the 
best  kind  of  a  cause.  Cut  this  statement  out 
for  it  will  not  appear  again. 


1200 


THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


September  19.  1901 


0\ir  Bxidget. 


—Autumn  is  here. 

—It  is  the  time  for  hard  work. 

— The  convention  season  is  upon  us. 

—Our  evangelistic  season  lasts  twelve 
months  in  the  year,  but  the  time  of  special 
activity  Is  at  hand. 

—A  few  cool  days  are  a  more  potent  tonic 
than  all  the  "spring  medicine"  that  was  ever 
sold  at  a  dollar  a  bottle.  They  whet  one's 
appetite  for  work. 

— If  the  brisk  weather  is  not  a  sufficient 
appetizer,  try  attending  your  state  conven- 
tion and  the  Minneapolis  Convention,  and 
you  will  come  back  a  perfect  glutton  for 
church  work.  You  will  not  be  able  to  get 
enough  of  it. 

—Ben  F.  Hill  spent  six  weeks  in  a  canvass 
for  William  Woods  College  for  Girls  and  re- 
ports that  it  will  have  the  largest  patronage 
in  the  history  of  the  institution.  It  is  grow- 
ing as  it  deserves  under  J.  B.  Jones's  direc- 
tion. 

—District  No.  4  of  Nebraska  will  hold  its 
convention  at  Wakefield,  Sept.  27  29.  Dis- 
trict No.  7  will  hold  its  convention  at  De- 
weese  Sept.  24-26.  L.  A.  Hussong,  corre- 
sponding secretary  pro.  tern.,  anticipates  an 
attendance  of  100  delegat.es  and  ^preachers  at 
the  latter. 

— C.  E.  Smith  closed  a  two  years'  pastorate 
at  Unionport,  O.,  Sept.  8.  This  congregation 
now  has  the  best  attended  church  and  Bible- 
school  in  town  and  is  in  a  flourishing  condi- 
tion. A  pastor  is  needed.  Applicaots;must 
be  favorably  known  to  theastate  board  and 
to  its  secretary,  S.  H.  Bartlett. 

—Nebraska  churches  wishing  the  services  of 
Brother  Gregg  to  hold  meetings  for  .them 
should  address  W.  A.  Baldwin,  and^those  de- 
siring the  services  of  Brother  Ogden  should 
address  E  E.  Boyd,  of  Nelson,  Neb.  These 
state  evangelists  are  there  to  be  J  used  and 
churches  needing  them  should  not  hesitate  to 
call. 

— Burris  A.  Jenkins  will  be  inauguraged  as 
President  of  Kentucky  University  on  Thurs- 
day, Sept.  26.  The  inaugural  sermon  will  be 
preached  in  the  morning  by  E.  L.  Powell,  of 
Louisville,  and  addresses  will  be  delivered  in 
the  afternoon  by  James  H.  Hazelrigg,  of 
Frankfort,  President  Charles  F.  Thvving,  of 
Western  Reserve  University,  and  President 
Jenkins. 

— W.  A.  Baldwin,  of  Ulysses,  Neb.,  has 
worked  up  the  Nebraska  delegation  to  the 
Minneapolis  convention.  The  Illinois  Central 
has  been  chosen  as  the  official  route  and  spec- 
ial cars  or  a  special  train  will  be  provided 
according  to  the  number  that  go.  The  rate 
is  one  fare  for  the  round  trip.  The  Colorado 
delegation  is  expected  to  occupy  part  of  the 
special  car  which  will  go  from  Lincoln.  Write 
to  W.  A.  Baldwin  for  particulars. 

—William  Weatherford,  of  the  Church  of 
Christ,  and  D.  B.  Turney,  of  the  Methodist 
Protestant  Church,  will  hold  a  six  days'  de- 
bate at  Latona,  four  miles  south  of  Wheeler, 
111.,  beginning  Monday,  September  30,  at  10 
a.  m.  T.  H.  Wilson,  pastor  of  the  Church  of 
Christ  at  that  place,  writes  that  preparations 
have  been  made  to  take  care  of  all  visitors 
and  that  preachers  and  members  of  both 
churches  are  cordially  invited  to  attend. 

—The  Christian  Commonwealth,  of  London, 
England,  which  was  founded  by  W.  T.  Moore 
twenty  years  ago,  was  edited  by  him  for  many 
years  and  by  his  son,  Mr  Paul  Moore,  during 
the  last  few,has  recently  passed  under  the  man- 
agement of  Mr.  Albert  Dawson,  who  has  pur- 
chased a  controlling  interest  in  the  company. 
Mr.  Dawson  is  an  Eaglish  journalist  of 
varied  experience  with  both  the  religious  and 
secular  press. 


— The  new  church  at  Louisville,  Neb.,  is 
about  completed  and  great  praise  is  due  to 
E.  J.  Emmons  for  his  faithful  work  in  that 
field.  The  daue  of  dedication  has  not  yet  been 
announced. 

— The  church  at  Longview,  111.,  B.  N.  An- 
derson pastor,  has  completed  its  new  house 
of  worship  which  was  dedicated  Sept  8,  by 
L.  L.  Carpenter.  The  new  building  is  said  to 
be  the  best  church  in  the  town. 

— S.  F.  Rogers  will  close  an  eight  year  pas- 
torate at  Illiopolis,  111.,  Dec.  8.  His  successor 
will  be  chosen  and  installed  before  he  leaves, 
so  that  there  will  be  no  interregnum.  He  has 
not  yet  made  arrangements  for  future  work. 

— O.  J.  Grainger,  formerly  pastor  of  the 
church  at  Fremont,  Neb.,  sailed  for  India 
Sept.  4.  The  Nebraska  brethren  are  already 
good  friends  of  our  missionary  work  but  this 
should  give  them  a  still  deeper  interest. 

— We  note  that  the  Standard  (Baptist) 
of  Chicago  has  added  to  its  editorial  staff 
Rev  R  N.  Van  Doren,  now  pastor  of  the 
Baptist  church  at  Port  Huron,  Mich.  The 
Standard  is  already  one  of  the  ablest  reli- 
gious papers  in  the  country  and  is  a  credit  to 
the  denomination  which  it  represents.  We 
shall  expect  still  better  things  now  that  the 
present  efficient  staff,  consisting  of  Mr.  J.  R. 
Dickerson  and  Mr.  John  R  Slater,  has  re- 
ceived such  re-enforcement. 

— The  Bethany  C.  E.  Reading  Circle  will  be- 
gin the  next  session  of  its  regular  work  Octo- 
ber 1.  Like  most  other  educational  institu- 
tions, it  works  through  the  f  til,  winter  and 
spring  and  enjoys  a  vacation  in  the  summer. 
The  fall  quarter.  October,  November  and  De- 
cember, will  be  devoted  to  the  study  of  our 
pioneers  and  their  plea.  This  is  a  study  which 
can  profitably  be  pursued  by  bHh  old  and 
young,  and  we  can  heartily  recommend  the 
Bethany  Reading  Course  as  furnishing  intel- 
ligent guidance  and  daily  stimulus  for  such 
systematic  study.  For  particulars  address 
J.  Z  Tyler,  798  Republic  Street,  Cleveland,  O. 

— The  board  of  church  extension  reports 
that  during  the  first  twelve  days  of  Septem- 
ber it  received  8992.07  from  111  churches.  This 
is  a  gain  of  two  in  the  number  of  contribut- 
ing churches  and  a  gain  of  $278  75  in  receipts 
over  the  corresponding  period  of  last  year. 
The  amount  received  from  individuals,  how- 
ever, is  nearly  $500  less  than  during  the  same 
period  last  year  so  that  there  is  a  net  decrease 
of  $220  33  for  the  first  twelve  days  of  Septem- 
ber. It  should  be  borne  in  mind  that  Septem- 
ber is  the  month  for  special  offerings  to 
church  extension  and  that  the  aim  is  to  raise 
the  church  extension  fund  to  $300,000  by  the 
close  of  the  present  fiscal  year,  September  30. 
It  will  require  some  splendid  gains  to  accom- 
plish this.  Send  money  to  G.  W.  Muckley, 
Corresponding  Secretary,  600  Water  Works 
Bldg.,  Kansas  City,  Missouri. 

— The  first  copy  of  "The  Witness  of  Jesus," 
the  volume  of  sermons  by  Alexander  Procter, 
has  just  beep  laid  upon  our  desk.  In  out- 
ward appearance  it  is  attractive  to  the  eye 
and  we  feel  sure  that  the  contents,  covering 
404  pages,  including  the  memorial  address  by 
T.  P.  Haley  and  nineteen  sermons  by  Brother 
Procter,  will  commend  themselves  to  our  read- 
ers as  one  of  the  most  valuable  books  we 
have  ever  issued  from  the  press  of  the  Chris- 
tian Publishing  Company.  In  it  the  great 
preacher  and  thinker  will  continue  his  work 
in  the  world  and  extend  his  influence  to  gen- 
erations yet  unborn.  The  following  are  the 
topics  of  the  sermons:  The  Witness  of  Jesus; 
The  Creation — Old  and  New;  The  Coming 
One;  The  Transfiguration  of  Man;  Fore- 
knowledge aud  Predestination;  Salvation 
and  Retribution;  The  Three  Worlds  cf  Reve- 
lation; The  Law  of  Retribution;  Following 
Jesus;  Knowledge  of  God— tts  Source  and 
Limitation;  The  New  Birth — Heavenly 
Things;  Authority  in  Religion;  The  Coming 
of  the  Perfect;  The  Unseen  Things;  The  Law 


of  Glorification;  The  Creed    of    the  Church 
The    Baptismal    Formula — Its    Significance; 
Christian  Baptism— Its  Meaning;  Ground  of 
Faith  in  a  Future  Life;  Biographical  Sketch; 
A  Memorial  Address. 

— T.  J.  Harris,  of  Lockhart,  Tex.,  was  or- 
dained to  the  ministry  Sept.  1,  by  J.  J. 
Cramer,  of  that  city.  Mr.  Harris  was  for 
some  years  a  preacher  in  the  Methodist  Epis- 
copal Church,  but  of  recent  years  has  devoted 
himself  to  secular  pursuits.  Finding  himself 
out  of  harmony  with  the  M.  E.  Church,  he 
joined  the  Christian  Church  at  Lockhart 
about  ten  months  ago  and  since  that  time 
has  been  studying  and  preparing  himself  for 
the  ministry.  He  is  now  ready  for  active 
work  and  may  be  addressed  at  Lockhart, 
Tex.,  by  any  church  needing  a  pastor.  Brother 
Cramer  speaks  in  high  praise  of  his  character 
and  ability. 

— T.  E.  Cramblet,  pastor  of  the  East  End 
Christian  Church,  Pittsburg,  Pa.,  has  ac- 
cepted the  presidency  of  Bethany  College. 
Since  the  resignation  of  Mr.  Kersey  some 
months  ago  a  diligent  search  has  been  made 
for  exactly  the  right  man  to  fill  this  impor- 
tant position  and  the  college  authorities  be- 
lieve that  they  have  found  him.  The  presi- 
dency of  Bethany  can  never  be  less  than  a 
place  of  great  honor  and  dignity.  It  is  also 
at  the  present  year  a  position  of  high  respon- 
sibility. The  college  has  escaped  from  the 
impending  insolvency  which  threatened  to 
swallow  it  up  and  is  now  enjoying  its  share 
of  the  general  prosperity.  With  remarkably 
little  stir  President  Kersey  raised  $50,000  of 
endowment  which  has  been  paid  and  invested 
in  a  reliable  trust  company.  Within  the  last 
thirty  days  a  wealthy  brother  in  Ohio,  who 
wishes  his  name  withheld  for  the  present,  has 
given  his  note  for  $25,000  on  the  second  $50,- 
000.  Other  subscriptions  have  been  made 
which  leave  the  amount  to  be  raised  on  the 
second  $50,000  only  $22,000.  It  is  a  practical 
certainty  that  before  the  close  of  the  present 
college  year  Bethany  College  will  have  a  care- 
fully invested  endowment  of  $100,000.  This 
news  will  make  glad  the  hearts  of  all  the 
faithful  for  it  means  that  Bethany,  under  the 
leadership  of  its  new  president,  will  have  the 
financial  means  of  working  out  the  educa- 
tional problem  which  confronts  it. 

— Brother  Cramblet,  the  new  president  of 
Bethany,  has  been  a  success  wherever  he  has 
labored  hitherto  and  it  is  but  fair  to  suppose 
that  he  will  be  a  success  in  his  new  field.  He 
was  born  in  Harrison  county,  O.,  in  1862.  By 
the  practice  of  thrift  and  economy  he  secured 
a  college  education  at  the  Ohio  State  Univer- 
sity and  Mt.  Union  College,  being  graduated 
from  the  latter  in  1885.  After  two  years  of 
study  at  the  College  of  the  Bible  at  Lexing- 
ton, he  was  graduated  from  that  institution 
in  1887.  Since  that  time  he  has  held  pastor- 
ates at  Mentor,  O.,  Salem,  O.,  Omaha,  Neb., 
and  Pittsburg.  He  has  been  with  the  East 
Eud  Church  at  Pittsburg  now  for  five  years, 
during  which  time  a  handsome  new  building 
has  been  erected  and  all  indebtedness  pro- 
vided for.  His  work  at  Bethany  will  begin 
with  the  present  college  year. 


What  is  the  use  of  telling  the  rheumatic 
that  he  feels  as  if  his  joints  were  being  dis- 
located ? 

He  knows  that  his  sufferings  are  very 
much  like  the  tortures  of  the  rack. 

What  fie  wants  to  know  is  what  will  per- 
manently cure  his  disease. 

That,  according  to  thousands  of  grateful 
testimonials,  is 

Ha@d*&  Sarsapariiia 

It  corrects  the  acidity  of  the  blood  on  which 
the  disease  depends,  strengthens  the  stom- 
ach, liver  and  kidneys,  and  builds  up  the 
whole  system.    Try  Hood's. 


September  19,  1901 


THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


1201 


—The  A  C.  M.  S.  received  $500  011  tbe  an- 
nuity plan  last  week,  with  a  promise  of  a  sec- 
ond cheque  far  the  same  amount  from  the 
same  parties  soon. 

—Prof.  J.  Breckenridge  Ellis  writes:  "Cen- 
tral Christian  College  (Albany,  Mo.,)  opens 
better  than  it  has  for  five  years.  All  depart- 
ments flourishing.  New  laboratory.  Faculty 
much  encouraged.  Music  department  very 
full."  J.  D.  MjClure  has  been  obliged  on  ac- 
count of  ill  health  to  resign  permanently  all 
official  connection  with  the  college. 

—The  books  of  the  American  Christian  Mis- 
sionary Society  close  on  Sept.  30.  The  total 
gain  of  the  year  to  date  is  $28,904  90.  ft  is 
certain  that  the  report  presented  at  Minne- 
apolis will  bs  th?,  ojst  ever  given  for  our  home 
mission  work.  The  work  has  been  greatly 
enlarged  during  the  year  and  we  plead  with 
our  friends,  bo'.h  churches  and  individuals,  to 
send  in  thei  -  offering  that  the  year  maybe 
closed  free  from  all  indebtedness.  All  pledges 
for  this  work  for  the  cirrent  year  should  be 
paid  before  Sept.  30.  Remit  to  Benjamin  L. 
Smith,  Cor.  Sec,  Y.  M.  C.  A.  Bld'g  ,  Cincin- 
nati, O 

—  ["he  Chicago  Christian  Missionary  So- 
ciety desires  to  borrow  $1,100  for  the  Hum- 
bolt  Park  Christian  Clra-ch,  the  balance  due 
on  their  lot  worth  $1,500,  besides  the  new 
building  now  in  course  of  construction. 
First  mortgage  note  bearing  six  per  cent, 
interest  with  a  guarantee  of  the  City  Mis- 
sionary Society  will  be  given  as  security. 
Title  is  guaranteed  by  Chicago  Title  and 
Trust  Company;  perfectly  safe.  Interest  will 
be  paid  regularly.  A  five  years'  loan  is  pre- 
ferable. The  above  amount  will  be  due  soon 
and  we  prefer  to  place  it  with  brethren  than 
money  loaners  here.  Address  W.  B.  Taylor, 
Supt.  of  Missions,  506-358  Dearbon  St., 
Chicago. 

— The  following  hint  to  writers  given  in  the 
National  Baptist  is  as  appropriate  for  Dis- 
ciples as  for  Baptists.  Oar  correspondents 
when  writing  for  publication  will  confer  a 
great  f  tvor  upon  the  editors  if  they  will  re- 
member the  admonition  and  take  it  as  it  is 
meant. 

In  writing  for  the  paper,  please  always 
leave  out  all  the  letters  possible.  The  editor 
has  nothing  to  do,  and  it  does  him  good  to 
spend  his  time  writing  out  the  words  in  full 
for  the  printer.  Please  to  write  thus:  "Rev. 
Brown  has  been  called  to  Zion  ch.  The  ch 
has  many  good  brn  &  srs;  th  ho  is  large;  th 
congn  is  fair;  th  salary  is  a  hundred  $  pr  mo 
and  a  donn  ea  yr.  His  sermn  addrd  to  th  yng 
was  xclt.  The  pastr  and  his  fam  hve  gne  to 
th  mts  fr  a  f  w  wks." 


Pa.sty  Food. 

Too  Commonly  Used. 

The  use  of  pasty  cereals  is  not  advisable. 
A  physician  says,  "Pasty  cereals  are  very 
indigestible  and  a  bad  tiling  for  the  stomach, 
causing  a  depressed  feeling  and  quite  a  train 
of  disorders,  particularly  of  the  intestines 
and  nerves. 

Cereals,  such  as  wheat  and  oats,  can  be 
cooked  long  enough  and  well  enough  to  fit 
them  for  human  use  but  the  ordinary  way  of 
cooking  leaves  them  in  a  pasty  condition." 

A  gentleman  from  Evansville,  Ind.,  whose 
name  can  be  secured  upon  application  to  the 
Postum  Cereal  Co.,  Ltd.,  Battle  Creek,  Mich., 
says:  "My  physician  prohibited  the  use  of 
oats  and  wheat  for  I  was  in  a  bad  condition 
physically,  with  pronounced  dyspepsia.  He 
said  the  heavy  paste  was  indigestible  but 
that  Grape-Nuts,  being  a  thoroughly  cooked 
food  and  cooked  in  such  a  manner  as  to 
change  the  starch  into  grape-sugar,  could  be 
easily  digested.  I  have  become  very  fond 
indeed  of  Grape-Nuts  and  all  the  uncomfort- 
able feelings  havedisappeared.  I  have  gained 
nearly  twelve  pounds  in  weight  and  none  of 
the  distressed,  full  feeling  after  my  meals 
that  I  had  formerly.  Grape-Nuts  Food  has 
done  the  work." 


Announcements     for     Minneapolis 
Convention. 

DATE.— October  10  17,  1901. 

RAILROAD  RATES  —The  Western  Passen- 
ger Association,  the  Southwestern  Passenger 
Association,  the  Central  Passenger  Associa- 
tion and  the  Southeastern  Passenger  Asso- 
ciation have  granted  the  rate  of  one  fare  for 
the  round  trip.  These  Associations  cover  the 
territory  of  the  United  States  except  the 
Trunk  Line  Association.  The  Trunk  Line 
Association,  coveriig  territory  east  of  Bulla- 
la,  Pittsburg,  Parkersburg  and  north  of  the 
Potomac  Kiver,  has  granted  the  rate  of  one 
and  one-third  fare  for  the  round  trip  on  the 
certificate  plan. 

The  one  fare  rate  means  one  regular  first 
class  tariff  ^(not  temporarily  reduced)  fare 
from  points  in  Association  territory  to  Min- 
neapolis and  return. 

DATES  OF  SALE.— In  Western  Association: 
From  points  in  Eastern  Committee  Territory, 
Oct.  9, 10,  12  and  14,  aud  from  points  in  Trans- 
Missouri  territory  Oct.  8,  9  and  10.  In  Cen- 
tral Association:  Oct.  8,  9,  11  and  13.  Appli- 
cation has  been  made  to  change  these  dates 
to  Oct.  9,  10,  11  and  14. 

LIMIT  OF  TICKETS.— Tickets  to  be  good 
for  return  leaving  Minneapolis  not  earlier 
than  Oct.  10  nor  later  than  Ojt.  19,  1901,  and 
to  be  limited  to  continuous  passage  in  each 
direction,  going  trip  to  commence  date  of 
sale  and  return  trip  date  of  execution.  By 
depositing  tickets  with  joint  agent  not  earlier 
than  Oct.  10,  nor  later  than  Oct.  19  and  upon 
payment  of  fee  of  fifty  cents  at  time  of  depos- 
it, return  may  be  extended  to  leave  Minneap- 
olis up  to  and  including  Oct.  31,  1901 

FORM  OF  TICKET.— Iron-clad  signature 
form  of  ticket,  providing  for  punch  descrip- 
tion of  passenger,  going  and  return  transit 
limits  and  execution  by  j  >ino  agent  upon 
payment  of  fee  of  twenty-five  cents,  also  for 
extension  by  depositing  ticket  with  joint 
agent  and  upon  payment  of  fee  of  fifty  cents 
at  time  of  depjsit,  to  be  used  at  all  points 
from  which  the  local  one  way  rate  to  Minne- 
apolis is  more  than  $4.50.  From  other  points 
open  form  of  local  excursion  ticket  to  be  used. 
Exchange  orders  must  also  require  execution 
by  joint  agent. 

Tickets  will  be  validated  in  the  name  of  the 
undersigned  by  use  of  pastors,  as  per  W.  P. 
A.  Circular  No.  76.  Location  of  Joint  Agency 
will  be  in  Exposition  Building,  where  the 
sessions  of  the  convention  are  to  be  held. 

CONNECTING  LINES.— The  above  rates  and 
arrangements  to  be  tendered  to  connecting 
lines  for  basing  purposes,  the  sale  of  the  tick- 
ets or  exchange  orders  to  be  so  regulated  as 
to  require  presentation  at  gateways  on  the 
dates  of  sale  authorized  therefrom. 

ENTERTAINMENT  —The  church  at  Minne- 
apolis will  furnish  all  courtesies  possible  to 
the  convention.  The  delegates  will  provide 
for  their  own  entertainment  at  Minneapolis. 
Lodging  and  breakfast,  in  private  homes,  has 
been  offered  at  75  cents  and  $1.00  per  day. 
Excellent  restaurants  are  many  at  which 
luncheon,  dinners  and  suppers  may  be  pro- 
cured at  reasonable  rates.  Hotels  are  many 
and  their  prices  are  reasonable.  Concerning 
homes,  hotels  or  any  matter  about  entertain- 
ment, write  to  Dr.  G.  D.  Haggard,  1809  15th 
St.,  Minneapolis,  Minn. 

PROGRAM.— The  full  program  is  printed  in 
another  column  of  this  paper.     The  following 
is  an  outline: 
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F.  C.  M.  S. 
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A.  C.  M.  S. 
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THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


September  19   190.1 


Correspondence, 


Ea.sterrv  Items. 

W.  ,T.  Wright,  pastor  of  the  H  Street 
Church,  Washington,  has  accepted  the  call  of 
the  Ameiican  Christian  Missionary  Society  to 
become  its  evangelist  and  general  representa- 
tive in  the  territory  between  the  Hudson  and 
Potomac  rivers  and  will  begin  his  labors 
Dec.  1. 

If  Bro.  Wright's  work  in  Washington  is  in- 
dicative of  his  success  in  the  larger  field  his 
employment  mea  s  much  for  the  success  of 
our  cause  in  the  east.  Sept.  4,  1896,  he  began 
preaching  in  a  tent  in  the  southwestern  sec- 
tion of  Washington.  The  great  storm  of 
Sept  29,  blew  his  teat  into  shreds  and  put  a 
stop  to  the  meeting,  but  did  not  dislodge  the 
good  seed  which  had  been  sown  in  the  hearts 
of  the  people.  Oct.  4,  an  organization  was 
effected  with  22  members  and  the  meetings 
were  held  in  Mechanics'  Hall.  In  four  months 
the  growth  was  such  they  were  obliged  to 
seek  larger  quarters.  As  nothing  better  was 
available  they  went  to  the  third  story  of  a 
blacksmith  shop.  Someone  characterized 
their  meeting  place  as  ,la  cold-storage  in  win- 
ter and  a  Turkish  bath  in  summer." 

But  the  people  came  and  obeyed  the  gospel. 
At  the  close  of  the  first  year  the  little  flock 
numbered  120,  and  the  second  year  124  others 
were  added.  During  the  five  years  of  the 
church's  history  600  persons  have  obeyed  the 
gospel  in  their  various  meeting-places.  Some 
of  these  did  not  unite  with  the  congregation. 
In  the  shifting  population  of  Washington 
others  were  lost  and  a  few  hare  died.  The 
church  now  has  300  active  members.  By  the 
help  of  our  church  extension  f  and  a  desirable 
lot  was  purchased  and  a  factory  which  stood 
on  the  property  was  converted  into  a  chapel. 
This  answers  very  well* for  their  present 
needs. 

The  local  papers  have  devoted  consi  ierable 
space  to  the  celebration  of  F.  D.  Power's 
twenty-sixth  anniversary  as  pastor  of  the 
Vermont  Avenue  Church.  The  Washington 
Post  says: 

"The  present  Vermont  Avenue  Christian 
Church  was  erected  as  a  memorial  to  the 
lamented  James  A.  Garfield,  who,  as  a  mem- 
ber of  Congress,  and  during  his  brief  incum- 
bency of  the  executive  office,  was  a  faithful 
and  devout  member  of  the  congregation,  and 
frequently  occupied  the  pulpit  of  the  little 
structure  which  the  memorial  building  re- 
placed The  pastor  of  tue  congregation  is  the 
Rev.  Frederick  D.  Power.  He  was  Garfield's 
pastor  and  friend,  and  it  was  in  this  dual  ca- 
pacity that  he  stood  in  the  Capitol  and  voiced 
the  sorro  w  of  the  nation  in  an  oration  over 
the  body  of  the  martyred  President. 

"Dr  Power  was  a  young  man  when  he 
came  to  this  city  twenty-six  years  ago;  the 
church  was  a  youn?  church  and  the  tw  >  were 
equally  ob-cure.  There  was  much  prejudice 
and  indifference  to  contend  ag  unst,  and 
though  the  p  istor  aud  people  labored  "hard, 
the  growth  of  the  church  in  strength  and  use 
fulness  was  slow  indeed.  Then  one  day  it 
awoke  to  tlud  that  fame  had  conn  to  it.  Gar- 
field had  been  elevated  to  the  Presidency,  and 
the  modest  little  wooden  building  on  Ver- 
mont avenue  was  the  President's  church. 
People  came  and  crowded  its  seats  and  aisles 
and  were  turned,  disappointed,  away  by  the 
thousands.  Tney  marveled  that  the.President 
of  the  Unite  1  States  should  choose  so  humble 
a  church  home,  and  one  day  a  stranger  from 
abroad,  who  had  been  unable  to  get  into  the 
'court  chur.'h,'  as  he  termed  it,  was  heard  to 
complain  of  the  outrage  of  compelling  the 
ruler  of  so  great  a  nation  to  worship  in  so 
miserable  a  'shanty.'  To  day  the  congrega- 
tion is  one  of  the  largest  in  the  city  and  no 
church  in  the  denomination  is  more  widely 
known.  The  fame  of  Dr.  Power  is  nation 
wide." 

During  these  twenty-six  years  Bro.  Power 
has  been  a  const  int  advocate  of  the  doctrine 
of  expansion  and  colonization.  Mainly 
through  his  efforts  the  Ninth  Street,  H 
Street  and  Whitney  Avenue  churches  were 
planted,  and  the  membership  in  the  city  has 
grown  until  now  our  numerical  strength  is 
nearly  two  thousand. 


Class  11  of  the  Ninth  Street  Sunday-school 
took  great  pleasure  in  entertaining  Misses 
Josepha  Franklin  and  Maud  Plunkett  upon 
the  occasion  of  their  recent  visit,  showing 
them  the  sights  and  giving  them  a  reception 
at  the  residence  of  Mrs.  Copeland.  Miss 
Franklin  is  the  instructor  of  oan  orphan  boy 
adopted  by  this  class  and  named  "John  Pick- 
ett" after  their  teacher.  Miss  Franklin  met 
with  a  painful  but  not  serious  accident  just 
before  leaving  home  which  prevented  her 
speaking  at  our  church.  Miss  Plunkett,  how- 
ever, took  her  place,  and  made  a  deep  im- 
pression upon  our  young  people.  Class  11 
raised  $72  last  Children's  Day,  but  say  they 
will  double  this  next  June. 


Since  I  organized  the  congregation  in 
Hampton,  Va.,  thirteen  years  ago  I  have  felt 
a  deep  interest  in  the  cause  in  this  thriving 
seaboard  town.  I  rejoice  with  them  over  the 
dedication  of  their  splendid  new  church  Sept. 
8.  C.  P.  Williamson  delivered  the  sermon  on 
this  occasion.  The  building  was  constructed 
at  a  cost  of  $7,000,  upon  which  a  debt  of  only 
$S00  remains.  Chief  credit  is  due  to  the  energy 
of  their  pastor,  A.  J.  Renforth. 

Edward  B    Bag  by. 

Washington,  D.  C. 

& 
Ana.rchy  a.nd  R_evervge. 

The  attempt  to  kill  President  McKinley  has 
thrown  our  country  into  a  fever  of  excite- 
ment which  is  quite  trying  on  those  who  are 
naturally  considerate  and  cool,  and  those 
who  are  passionate  and  vicious  have  poured 
out  to  the  public  press  a  shocking  amount  of 
venom.  Many  men  whose  official  position 
and  environment  should  have  suggested 
moderation  have  counseled  mob  law  and  an- 
archy. They  charge  Emma  Goldman  as  ve- 
hemently as  they  have  words  to  express  their 
thought,  and  in  the  next  breath  advise  doing 
with  wretched  t.'zolgo.^z  exa  ;tly  what  they 
say  Emma  Goldman  proposes  to  do  to  men 
in  hi^h  official  position.  They  say  she  is  an 
anarchist  and  I  frankly  grant  this.  If  mur- 
dering my  friend  is  anarchy  why  is  it  not  an- 
archy to  murder  my  enemy? 

Senators  Piatt.  Cullom.  and  Burton  are 
quoted  as  proposing  mob  m  violence.  When 
United  States  senators  openly  advocate  an- 
archy (lawlessness)  in  one  specific  case,  why 
not  txpeco  men  of  Czolgosz's  environment  to 
propose  an  entire  overthrow  of  law?  I  would 
say  to  these  hot  headed  senators  to  note 
carefully  the  public  expressions  of  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  McKinley,  and  as  they  have  not  found 
time  nor  place  to  thrust  this  wretched  man 
into  eternity,  it  would  seem  proper  for  these 
worthy  senators  to  retract. 

Worse  still  are  some  of  the  utterances  of 
so-called  Cnristian  ministers.  Dr.  H.  R.  Nay- 
loathe  President's  minister,  said:  "I  have 
ever  been  loyal  to  the  law.  .  .  .  The  af- 
fair at  4  o'clock  Friday  has  almost  converted 
me  into  an  advocate  of  lynch  law." 

T.  De  Witt  Talmage  said:  ''I  wish  that 
policeman  in  Buffalo  who  secured  the  pistol 
of  the  scoundrel  who  shot  our  adored  Presi- 
dent had  taken  the  butt  o(  the  weapon  and 
dashed  the  man's  brains  out  on  the  spit." 

I  have  been  a  inenber  of  the  Christian 
Church  for  many  year,,  but  when  I  find  men's 
minds  so  warped  thai  preachers  propose  mob 
law,  I  feel  that  1  am  in  dangerjus  company 
to  go  t )  church.  As  a  commercial  traveler  I 
hear  at  different  points  sermons  by  preachers 
which  are  little  else  than  stage  performances. 
Wretched  Czolgosz  is  the  handiwork  of  God. 
and  if  he  is  evil  it  is  partly  because  we  up- 
hold evil  things  and  surround  him  with  evil 
environments.  We  should  not  seek  to  de- 
stroy God's  work,  but  to  find  out  his*  laws 
and  obey  them,  and  we  shouid  ask  ourselves, 
Am  I  my  brother's  keeper?  And  if  we  decide 
in  the  affirmative  we  must  all  feel  our  re- 
sponsibility for  this  crime  and  seek  to  re- 
move the  cause.  C.  Lipscomb. 


How  many  mothers  realize  that  when 
the  baby's  advent  is  expected  they  need 
strength  for  two  instead  of  one.  Wom- 
en, weak,  nervous,  "just  able  to  drag- 
around,"  find  themselves  confronted 
with  coming  maternity.  They  have 
not  strength  enough  for  themselves,  how 
can  they  have  strength  to  give  a  child? 
We  don't  look  for  the  birth  of  strong 
ideas  from  a  weak  mind.  Why  should 
we  expect  the  birth  of  strong  children 
from  weak  mothers  ? 

The  way  to  ensure  health  and  strength, 
to  mother  and  child 
is  to  use  Dr.  Pierce's 
Favorite  Prescription 
as  a  preparative  for 
motherhood.  It 
brings  the  mother's- 
strength  up  to  the 
requirements  of  nat- 
ure, so  that  she  has 
strength  to  give  her 
child.  It  nourishes 
the  nerves  and  so 
quiets  them.  It  en- 
courages a  natural 
appetite  and  induces 

refreshing  sleep. 
"  Favorite      Prescrip- 
tion "     makes    weak 
women     strong    and 
sick   women    well. 

There  is  no  alcohol 
in  "Favorite   Pre- 
scription "   and   it   is 
free  from  opium,  co- 
caine and  all  other  narcotics. 

;'I  wish  to  let  you  know  the  great  benefit  my 
wife  derived  through  taking  your  '  Favorite 
Prescription,' "  wrhes  Mr.  Robert  Harden,  of 
Brandon,  Manitoba,  Box  235.  "It  was  when 
her  baby  came.  We  had  heard  so  much  of 
your  me'dicine  that  my  wife  decided  to  try  it 
(  I  may  say  my  wife's  age  was  thirty-three 
and  this  was  her  first  child).  She  commenced 
to  take  '  Favorite  Prescription  '  five  months  be- 
fore her  child  was  born.  We  have  a  fine  healthy 
girl,  and  we  believe  that  this  was  maiulv  owing 
to  the  'Favorite  Prescription,'  taken  faithfully 
according  to  directions.  We  shall  certainly  rec- 
ommend it  wherever  we  can." 

Dr.  Pierce's  Common  Sense  Medical 
Adviser,  paper  covers,  is  sent  free  on 
receipt  of  21  one-cent  stamps  to  pay 
expense  of  mailing  only.  Address  Dr. 
R.  V.  Pierce,  Buffalo,  N.  Y. 


Wisconsin  Notes. 

Our  state  work  seems  to  be  in  a  prosperous 
condition. 

I  lately  visited  the  Manitowoc  brethren 
where  we  started  up  the  work  in  the  cause  this 
summer.  The  newly  organized  Bible  school 
is  growing  in  interest  and  infl  tence. 

Began  a  tent  m  eting  here  (Rib  Lake)  Aug. 
28.  Have  had  a  break  of  one  Lord's  day. 
Have  thus  far  baotiz  3d  two.  We  think  we 
will  organize  here  next  Lord's  day. 

From  Ladysmith.  where  we  lately  organized 
a  church,  comes  the  cheering  word  that  a 
real  estate  firm  has  donated  a  fine  lot  in  a  fine 
location. 

We  should  like  to  call  the  attention  of 
brethren  of  Indiana,  Illinois,  Iowa  and  else- 
where who  want  to  purchase  cheap  lauds  to 
the  opportunities  in  northern  Wisconsin  It 
is  much  more  pleasant  than  the  storm-swept 
plains  of  the  northwest.  Why  not  get  a  dozen 
brethren  with  families  to  come  up  here  and 
build  a  town  and  church?  [  am  not  a  real 
estate  agent  and  have  no  lands  for  sale,  but  I 
believe  there  are  great  possibilities  up  here. 
Along  the  line  of  the  Wiscousin  Central  Rail- 
way are  cheap  desirable  lands.  Write  Bro. 
F.  L.  Adams  of  this  place  If  any  brother 
wishes  me  to  direct  him  to  a  desirable  loca- 
tion, if  he  will  inclose  stamp  and  direct  to* 
Oelwein,  la.,  I  will  do  so. 

Rememberour  state  convention  at  Waupun, 
Sept.  19  22.  Let  us  haveagjod  representa- 
tion from  all  over  the  state. 

J.  H.  Stark,   State  Evangelist. 

Rib  Lake,  Wisconsin,  Sept.  9,  1901. 

The  Christian  -  Evangelist,  Three  Months,  23e. 
On  Trial  to  New  Subsci-ibers. 


September  19,  1901 


THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


1203 


Illinois  C.  W.  B.  M. 

The  annual  convention  of  the  Christian 
Woman's  Board  of  Missioris  of  Illinois  was 
held  in  Springfield,  Sept.  10.  The  large  at- 
tendance of  delegates  at  the  informal  recep 
tion  the  previous  evening  gave  assurance  of 
a  good  convention.  A  good,  full  program 
had  been  arranged  and  those  appointed  to 
duty  met  their  obligations. 

The  president's  address  was  full  of  infor- 
mation and  suggestions,  encouraging  her 
constituency  to  greater  achievement.  She 
emphasized  the  importance  of  extending  the 
organizati  jn  of  auxiliaries,  showed  the  need 
of  more  field  workers  to  do  this,  and  among 
the  hindrances  to  be  met  mentioned  secular 
organizations.  Clubs,  lodges,  etc  ,  are  sap- 
piDg  the  lime  and  strength  of  our  sisters. 
They  should  be  enlisted  in  this  superior  work. 

The  secretary's  report  showed  an  increase 
in  members,  auxiliaries  and  offerings  to  the 
state  treasury  over  that  of  last  year,  but  a 
decrease  in  amount  sent  to  the  national 
treasury.  To  meet  this  deficit  an  effort  had 
been  begun  to  secure  one  hundred  life  mem- 
berships before  Sept.  30.  Some  had  been  se- 
cured^ number  were  taken  at  the  convention, 
but  more  are  needed.  Let  all  who  can  aid  in 
this  Wriy  report  promptly  to  Annie  M.  Hale, 
Athens  Only  19  of  the  148  auxili -tries  won  a 
place  on  the  roll  of  honor. 

The  young  people's  work  held  its  own  dur- 
ing the  year  but  failed  to  advance  because 
able  women  could  not  be  found  who  were 
willing  to  make  the  sacrifice  necessary  to 
superintend  mission  bands  and  Junior  En- 
deavor societies. 

The  president  recommended  the  adoption 
•of  some  special  work  and  it  was  unanimously 
decided  to  employ  an  evangelist  to  labor  in 
Chicago.  Nearly  half  of  the  amount  neces- 
sary for  one  year's  salary  was  pledged  at  the 
convention.  This  is  not  to  be  paid  until  the 
full  amount  is  pledged.  Everyone  knows  this 
is  an  important  field  and  the  demand  urgent. 
Individuals  and  auxiliaries  who  can  give  to 
this  fund  should  report  at  once  by  pledge  to 
Annie  lYL  Hale,  Athens.  This  is  not  to  inter- 
fere in  any  way  with  the  regular  offerings  to 
the  state  and  national  treasuries.  When 
paid  it  must  be  sent  to  Helen  E.  Moses,  In- 
dianapolis, Ind.,  for  this  special  fund. 

Interesting  conferences  were  held  upon  our 
auxiliary  work  and  our  advance,  the  first  led 
by  Mrs.  Sue  T.  Oder,  of  Decatur,  the  second 
by  Mrs.  Mary  Pickens- Buckner,  of  Macomb. 
They  included  papers  on  programs,  prayer, 
how  to  pay  current  expenses,  our  auxiliary 
member,  duties  of  auxiliaries  to  children's 
work,  individual  responsibility,  and  our  ad- 
vance in  America,  in  the  legions  beyond,  in 
the  young  people's  work  and  victory  at  last. 
Auxiliaries  would  do  well  to  borrow  these 
papers  and  use  them  in  their  programs. 

The  evening  address  was  by  C.  C.  Smith  to 
a  large  audience  in  Representative  Hall  on 
The  New  Work  of  the  C.  W.  B.  M.,  that  is, 
Negro  Education  and  Evangelization,  Graph- 
ically he  told  where  it  is,  what  it  is,  what  is 
being  done  and  how  it  is  done.  He  dwelt 
specially  upon  the  Southern  Christian  Insti- 
tute and  emphasized  the  fact  that  the  boys 
and  girls  are  becoming  skilled  workmen  in  the 
manual  training  department  while  getting 
their  literary  education.  He  asked  the  audi- 
ence for  $35  to  furnish  an  Illinois  room  in  the 
new  girls'  dormitory,  and  received  in  re- 
sponse a  collection  of  $50  15. 

The  board  of  state  officers  was  re-elected. 
The  convention  throughout  was  harmonious 
and  pervaded  with  a  spirit  of  consecration  to 
a  fuller  service  and  higher  attainments. 

Mrs.  J.  H.  Smart. 

Winchester,  111. 


Stockholders'  Meeting. 

Notice  is  hereby  given  that  the  annual  meeting  of 
the  Stockholders  of  the  Christian  Publishing  Co., 
will  be  held  at  the  company's  office,  1522  Locust  St., 
St.  Louis,  Mo.,  on  Tuesday,  Oct.  1st,  1901,  at  10 
o'clock  a.  m.,  for  the  election  of  Directors,  and  for  the 
transaction  of  such  other  business  as  may  legally 
«ome  before  said  meeting.  J.  H.  Garrison,  Pres., 
W.  D.  Cree,  Sec. 

SI.  Louis,  Mo.,  August  22,  1901. 


The  New  Jacksonville   (Fla.)  Church. 


The  above  is  a  picture  of  thePirst  Christian 
Church,  Jacksonville,  Fla.,  as  it  will  appear 
when  rebuilt.  The  basement  will  contain 
gymnasium,  bath- rooms  and  oth  r  Y.  M.  C.  A. 
features,  as  there  is  nothing  of  the  kind  in 
Jacksonville.  On  the  first  floor  will  be  the 
auditorium  50x50,  with  gallery;  adjoining  the 
auditorium,  separated  by  a  rolling  partition, 
is  the  Sunday-school  room  38x46,  with  two 
class  rooms  and  two  free  reading  rooms.  Over 
the  Sunday-school  room  will  be  pastor's 
study,  ladies'  parlors  and  society  rooms.  The 
building  will  contain  every  modern  conveni- 
ence, and  will  be  a  credit  to  the  architects, 
Messrs.  Walter  &  Lagare,  of  Columbia,  S.  C, 
and  Jacksonville,  Fla. 

A  white  stone  from  Miami,  Fla.,  is  being 
used,  and  the  white  walls  rising  above  the 
ground  are  very  beautiful.  This  church  has 
secured  this  stone  so  that  it  will  cost  about 
the  same  as  a  pressed  brick  front.  The  loca- 
tion of  the  building  is  one  of  the  very  best  in 


the  city.  We  feel  that  this  church  is  building 
wisely,  and  our  brethren  abroad  will  not  re- 
gret putting  their  money  in  this  work. 

One  thing  our  brethren  should  bear  in  mind, 
and  that  is,  while  the  church  at  Jacksonville 
is  erecting  a  good  building,  sti'l  it  is  only  in 
accordance  with  their  surroundings,  and  such 
a  building  as  they  of  necessity  must  have  in 
that  city.  They  are  simply  erecting  a  neat, 
substantial  building. 

We  trust  all  of  our  brethren  will  remember 
our  cause  in  Jacksonville  and  give  liberal  as- 
sistance. The  brethren  there  are  doing  all 
they  can,  and  all  they  ask  is  that  enough  help 
be  given  that  they  be  not  left  too  deeply  in 
debt.  Send  them  all  you  can.  If  you  can 
give  $100  send  it  along,  and  if  you  can  only 
give  $L  send  that  along,  for  every  dollar 
counts  and  is  appreciated.  Surely  there  are 
not  many  readers  of  this  paper  who  cannot 
spare  to  our  Jacksonville  church  a  little 
monev. 


Notes  from  Southeast    Ohio. 

V.  G.  Hostetter  has  practically  decided  to 
remain  with  the  church  at  Zanesville.  He 
was  married  in  July  to  MissGroh,  of  Munger, 
O.,  and  this,  doubtless,  will  help  him  con- 
tinue his  good  work.  He  is  president  of  the 
ministei's'  association  of  the  city. 

There  are  two  churches  on  the  Muskingum 
river,  Beverly  and  Coal  Run,  about  20  miles 
north  of  Marietta  that  ought  to  have  reg- 
ular preaching.  They  are  four  miles  apart 
and  can  pay  a  fair  salary. 

Herbert  L.  Tilock,  who  preaches  at  Hope- 
dale  and  Smithfield,  is  professor  of  Christian 
Evidences  in  Hopedale  College. 

The  meeting  of  the  sixteenth  district  at 
Quaker  City,  Aug.  26  28,  was  a  success.  The 
delegates  an  this  convention  were  so  numer- 
ous that  hotel  accommodations  had  to  be 
provided  for  a  great  many.  And  all  this, 
too,  notwithstanding  the  fact  that  the  anti- 
missionary  churches  of  the  district  "organ- 
ized" and  had  a  convention  about  ten  miles 
away.  Chester  Sprague,  of  Quaker  City,  is 
president  of  the  district. 

From  all  appearances,  Ohio  is  having  new 
life  infused  into  her  state  mission  work  by 
Secretary  S.  H.  Bartlett.  He  illustrates  his 
lecture  on  Ohio  missions  with  a  stereopticon. 

R.  F.  Strickler,  Bethany,  1901,  has  been 
employed  for  half  time  at  Quaker  City. 

J.  H.  Bristor  has  resigned  after  having 
done  a  year's  good  work  at  Bethesda. 
Flushing  and  Bethesda  want  to  co  operate 
and  get  a  pastor. 

J.  L.  Parsons  is  proving  a  most  excellent 
man  in  the  right  place.    He  is  taking  mission- 


ary offerings  right  along  from  three  churches 
which  are  in  Monroe  County,  the  blackest 
anti-missionary  county  in  the  whole  state. 

The  Upper  Ohio  Valley  Ministers'  Associa- 
tion, made  up  of  pastors  of  Christian  churches 
in  the  valley  from  East  Liverpool  to  Parkers- 
burg,  met  at  Wheeling  the  second  Monday  in 
September.  The  next  meeting  will  be  held  at 
Brilliant,  Oct.  14.  Prof.  Streitor,  formerly 
of  Bethany  College,  now  acting  pastor  for 
the  church  at  West  Liberty,  W.  Va.,  will 
read  the  paper.  C.  M.  Watson,  of  Bellaire, 
was  made  president  of  the  association  for  the 
coming  year. 

Bethany  College  opens  for  the  61st  session, 
Monday,  Sept.  23.  Reports  indicate  better 
prospects  than  any  for  years. 

Chas.  M.  Watson. 

Bellaire,  0. 


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THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


September  19.  1901 


Omaha    Letter. 

The  Omaha  pastors  do  not  report  often  in 
our  papers  but  they  are  at  work  and  their 
churches  are  making  real  progress  in  many- 
directions. 

The  great  union  tent  campaign  under  direc- 
tion of  Merton  Smith  as  evangelist,  and  his 
corps  of  house  to  house  visitors,  has  accom- 
plished a  work  beyond  the  expectations  of 
nearly  every  one.  These  meetings  began  about 
July  1.  The  first  two  locations  were  in  the 
north  side  of  the  city.  In  spite  of  the  extreme 
heat  in  July  and  apart  of  August,  large  audi- 
ences, far  beyond  the  seating  capacity  of  the 
tent,  turned  out,  and  several  hundred  persons 
confessed  Christ.  Many  others  were  reclaimed. 
The  visitors  found  and  aroused  to  duty  many 
former  church  members,  inducing  them  to 
bring  their  long  unused  letters  to  the  churches. 
The  north  side  Christian  Church  has  received 
about  30  members  as  a  result  of  this  work. 
Some  others  have  done  almost  as  well.  The 
tent  is  now  pitched  in  the  fashionable  Hams- 
comb  Park  section.  Though  not  as  largely 
attended  as  in  the  other  locations,  the  at- 
tendance is  good  and  the  results  encouraging. 
The  next  and  last  location  will  probably  be 
in  the  down  town  section.  The  First  Church 
expects  to  receive  much  help  spiritually  from 
these  meetings  and  a  number  of  new  members 
from  these  last  locations. 

The  north  side  church  is  arranging  to  pay 
off  its  church  extension  loan, and  is  launching 
a  number  of  forward  movements  which  prom- 
ise much  for  the  cause  in  that  section.  B.  B. 
Tyler,  of  Denver,  is  to  help  them  in  a  meeting 
immediately  after  the  Minneapolis  conven- 
tions. 

After  five  faithful,  fruitful  years  in  South 
Omaha,  Bro.  Howard  Cramblet  gives  up  the 
work  to  become  a  pastor  in  Hampton,  la., 
beginning  next  Lord's  day,  Sept.  15.  The 
church  tendered  him  and  his  good  wife  a  fare- 
well reception  last  Monday  evening.  It  was 
good  to  be  there,  and  to  hear  the  warm 
words  of  love  and  appreciation  spoken  of 
them  by  the  members  of  his  congregation,  and 
by  his  fellow  ministers  in  the  city.  All  de- 
clared that  the  church  was  in  the  be3t  condition 
in  its  history,  and  could  hope  for  no  better 
fortune  than  that  a  successor  of  like  spirit 
and  earnestness  might  be  found.  Nebraska, 
and  Omaha  especially,  has  lost  two  noble 
workers  in  the  departure  of  Bro.  and  Sister 
Cramblet.  We  congratulate  Hampton,  la., 
and  wish  for  them  a  mosb  happy  and  pros- 
perous ministry  there. 

The  First  Church  has  maintained  its  work 
well  through  the  summer.  We  had  four  add- 
ed in  June,  seven  in  July,  two  in  August  (the 
month  of  my  vacation), and  have  baptized  two 
this  month  and  know  of  others  almost  ready 
to  obey  the  gospel.  We  are  planning  for  a 
good  meeting  with  one  of  our  leading  evang- 
elists this  winter. 


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Omaha  confidently  expects  to  have  a  dele- 
gation of  at  least  25  to  the  Minneapolis  con- 
ventions. Let  the  people  rally  to  this  great 
gathering.  Sumner  T.  Martin. 

Omaha,  Neb.,  Sept   11,  1901. 

The  Rural  Pastor  and  the  Conven- 
tion. 

In  Kansas  and  in  other  states  there  is  a 
great  host  of  faithful  young  preachers  who 
will  not  be  able  to  attend  the  First  Twentieth 
Century  Convention  unless  the  church  or 
churches  for  which  they  labor  assist  in  bear- 
ing the  expenses  to  and  from  the  convention  . 
Within  five  hundred  and  a  thousand  miles  of 
Minneapolis  many  a  young  man  is  laboring 
for  a  salary  of  from  $300  to  $600— even  many 
married  persons  for  the  latter  sum— and,  of 
course,  it  will  be  impossible  for  many  such  to 
attend  the  convention,  simply  because  they 
cannot  3pare  the  money.  Would  it  not  be  an 
act  of  thoughtful,  Christian  kindness  for  the 
brethren  to  help  their  pastors  go  to  Minne- 
apolis? Some  of  these  young  men  have 
never  attended  one  of  our  national  conven- 
tions. They  know  nothing  of  the  joy,  the 
fellowship,  the  educating  influence  of  one  of 
these  great  gatherings.  If  they  could  go  to 
Minneapolis,  with  what  enthusiasm,  what 
renewed  consecration,  what  loyalty  to 
the  home  congregation,  what  vision  would 
they  go  back  to  their  work!  An  offering  of 
twenty  five  to  fifty  cents  from  a  few — the 
price  of  a  day's  cigars — would  enable  many, 
many  of  these  young  brethren  to  attend  the 
convention.  I  had  the  pleasure  of  suggesting 
this  to  our  state  convention  at  Hutchinson, 
last  week,  and  one  good  farmer  brother  said, 
"Here's  a  dollar  to  send  our  preacher."  May 
this  good  example  be  followed  until  all  of  our 
preachers,  who  could  not  attend  without  some 
help,  be  enabled  to  go. 

Walter  Scott  Priest. 

Atchison,  Kan. 


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Program   of   the    General    Mission' 
a.ry  Conventions,  Minneapolis, 
Minn..  Oct.  10-17.  1901. 

SATURDAY,  OCTOBER    12. 

10:00  A.  M.  General  Board  Meeting,  Christian 
Church,  Portland  Ave  ,  J.  B.  Corwine, 
Pres. 

Christian  Endeavor  Session. 
7:30  P.  M.    Song  Service. 
7:45    "        Address. 

8:30  "  Address:  "Spiritual  Vision  and  Christian 
Endeavor."    J.  H.  Garrison. 

LORD'S  DAY,  OCTOBER  13. 

11:00  A.  m.   Preaching  in  All  Offered  Pulpits 
2:30  P.  M.    Union    Communion    Service.       Presided 

over  by  C.  J.  Tannar,  assisted  by  A.  D. 

Harmon. 

Address:    "The  Table  of  His  Memory." 

A.  B.  Philputt. 
7:30  p.  M.   Preaching  in  All  Offered  Pulpits. 

TUESDAY',  OCTOBER  15. 

Leader  of  Song,  F.  C.  Huston. 
9:00  a.  M.  Bible  Study.  T.  E.  Cramblet. 
9:30    "       President's  Address:  "The  Divine  Plea." 

I.  J.  Spencer. 
10:00     "        Report  of  the  Acting  Board  of  Managers. 

Benjamin  L-  Smith,  Cor.  Sec. 
10:25     "        Business  Hour.    Report  of  Committees. 
10:55    "       Church     Extension     Report.      Geo.    W. 

Muckley,  Cor.  Stc. 
11:15    "       Address:  "The  Twentieth  Century  City." 

J.  A.  Lord. 

TUESDAY  AFTERNOON,  OCTOBER  15. 

Leader  of  Song,  Leonard  Daugherty. 
2:30  p.  M.   Devotional  Service.     W.  H.  Scott. 
2:50    "       Business  Hour.     Reports  of  Committees. 
3:10     "        "Primitive  Christianity."     A.  L-  Orcutt. 
4:10    "        "The  Stranger  that  is  Within  Our  Gates." 

Roland  A.  Nichols. 
4:40    "       Election  of  Officers. 

TUESDAY'  EVENING,  OCTOBER    15. 

7:30  P.  M.    Service  of  Song. 

7:45  "  Address:  "The  Potency  of  a  Single  Gener- 
ation."    P.  Y,  Pendleton. 

8:15  "  Address:  "The  Spirit  of  Our  Movement." 
F.  D.  Power. 

WEDNESDAY'  MORNING,  OCTOBER  16. 

"My  A  in  Countrie." 

Leader  of  Song.     W.  E.  M.  Hackleman. 
9:00-9:15.     Hour  of  Prayer  for  Our  Country.      F.  P. 

Arthur. 
9:15-9:45.     "The  Coming  Empire."     B.  F.  Clay. 
9:45-10:15.  "The  Open  Door  to  the  Orient."    J.  H. 

Hughes. 
10:15-10:45.  "  The  Ripest  Mission  Field  in  the  World." 
10:45-11:15.  "New    England     Ready    for     Primitive 

Christiauity."     J.  H.  Mohorter. 
11:15-11:45.  "The   People  are  in  the   East."     W.  J. 
Wright. 

WEDNESDAY'  AFTERNOON. 

Receptions,     College    Reunions,    Excur- 
sions, Sight-seeing. 

WEDNESDAY   EVENING,  OCTOBER  16. 
Hour  of  Song. 
Closing  Business. 

Address:  "Business  in  Christianity  and 
Christianity  in  Business."  A.  B.  Phillips, 
Augusta,  Ga. 

Address:  "The  Disciples  and  the  Ameri- 
can Spirit."     B.  A.  Jenkins. 

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Orphans'  Home  and  Kindred  Benevolences. 

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Leader:     Geo.  L.  Snively. 
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"Benevolent  Association  of  the  Christian 
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President. 

Benevolent  Association  of  the  Christian 
Church  Report:  Mrs.  J.  K.  Hansbrough, 
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Home,  Louisville,  Ky.     G.  G.  Bersot,  Sec. 
National    Christian    Orphans'    Home,    St. 
Louis,  Mo.     Mrs.  Rowena  Mason,  Pres. 
New  York  Home  for^the  Aged,  East  Au- 
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National   Old    People's    Home,    Jackson- 
ville, 111.     Mrs.  O.  L-  Hill,  Sec. 
Mothers    and  Babies'   Home,    St.    Louis, 
Mo.     Mrs.  O.  C.  Shedd,  Cor.  Sec. 
Working   Boys'  Home,  Cincinnati,    Ohio. 
Justin  N.  Green,  Cor.  Sec. 
The  Christian  Home,    Hot   Springs,    Ark. 
T.  Nelson  Kincaid,  Pres. 
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Indianapolis. 
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Saved?"    J.  V.  Updike.  Neptune,  Ohio. 
2:00-2:20.  Address:    "Twentieth  Century  Church  and 

Religion."     W.  H.  Boles,  Alma.  III. 
2:20-2:40.  Address:     "The   Joy   of   Campaigning   for 

Christ."    J.  V.  Coombs,  Irvington,  Ind. 
2:40-2:45.  Solo:     Miss  Mina  Martin,  St.  Louis,  Mo. 
2:4.5-3:05.  Address:  "Why  Don't  the  Converts  Stick?" 

S.  M.  Martin.  St.  Louis.  . 

3:05-3:25.  Address:    "Help  Those  Men."     Mrs.  Clara 

Hazelrigg,  Topeka,  Kan. 
3:25-3:35.  Address:     "Planning  for  Great  Things." 

H.  O.  Breeden,  Des  Moines,  Iowa. 
3:3.5-3:40.  Solo:     "Let    Us    Alone."     DeLoss    Smith, 

Chicago.  111. 
3:40-4:00.  Address:     "The  Evangelistic  Spirit  in  the 

Apostolic   Church."    C.   R.    Scoville,    Chi- 
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4:00-4:20.  Address:     "Holding  the  New  Converts." 

I.  J.  Cahill,  Dayton,  Ohio. 
4:20-4:25.  Solo:    "His  Love  Can  Never  Fail."     Frank 

C.  Huston,  Indianapolis,  Ind. 
4:25-4:45.  Address:     "The    Christ    for  the   People." 

Allen  Wilson,  Cincinnati.  Ohio. 
4:45-4:50.  Giving  of  the  Gospel  Invitation. 

Section  III. — Plymouth  Congregational  Church. 
Educational  Section. 
Vice-President  Burris  A.  Jenkins,  Presiding. 
Leader:     F.  D.  Power,  Washington,  D.  C. 
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"Value  of  the  Small  College."     B.  A.  Abbott. 
"How  Can   the   Society  Best  Serve  our  Schools?" 
Symposium  at  call  of  Leader. 

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September  19,  1901 


Evarvgelistic. 

GEORGIA. 

Macon.— This  is  an  old  conservative  town. 
I  took  charge  of  the  Christian  Church  here 
seven  months  ago  and  have  had  40  additions. 
Within  the  last  month  we  have  purchased  a 
tent  with  a  seating  capacity  of  900  and  se- 
cured the  services  of  Bro.  L.  P.  Speegel,  one 
of  the  finest  gospel  singers  in  the  brother- 
hood. The  meeting  in  the  tent  has  been  run- 
ning a  week  and  we  have  had  twelve  addi- 
tions and  the  entire  community  is  stirred  up. 
On  Sunday  night  there  were  2,000  people  in 
attendance.  Hundreds  were  compelled  to  go 
back  home  because  we  could  not  accommo- 
date them.  Rev.  Charles  I.  Stengle,  a  Bap- 
tist preacher  from  Clinton,  South  Carolina, 
preached,  and  as  he  concluded  his  splendid 
sermon  on  'The  Power  of  an  Idea,"  he  said: 
"A  great  idea  has  within  itself  the  power  to 
revolutionize  a  man  or  a  nation,  and  the 
great  idea  of  Christian  unity  on  the  basis  of 
eternal  and  divine  truth  has  revolutionized 
me  and  I  now  declare  myself  a  Christian,  and 
I  desire  to  be  recognized  as  such  and  to  stand 
identified  with  this  movement."  Bro.  Stengle 
is  a  young  man  of  splendid  pulpit  ability,  an 
orator,  a  scholar  and  eminently  successful  in 
church  work.  He  is  desirous  of  taking  work 
among  us  and  if  any  church  desires  his  serv- 
ices communicate  with  me  at  Macon,  Ga.,  or 
write  to  him  at  Clinton,  S.  C.  The  meeting 
in  the  tent  in  Macon  will  continue  for  a 
month  at  least.  I  have  been  identified  with, 
the  movement  only  three  years,  having  been 
a  Methodist  preacher  for  nine  years.  In  the 
three  years  of  my  ministry  among  the  dis- 
ciples I  have  witnessed  the  marvelous  power 
of  the  simple  plea  for  Christian  union.  I  have 
seen  410  come  in  and  stand  upon  this  plat- 
form, and  of  these  410  four  were  preachers — 
two  Methodist  preachers  and  two  Baptist. — 

5.  R.  Maxwell. 

IDAHO. 

Grangeville,  Sept.  10. — We  began  a  tent 
meeting  here  Aug.  4,  closed  last  Sunday  night. 
A  church  was  organized  which  now  numbers 
45  members.  There  were  18 confessions;  three 
from  the  Baptists,  three  reclaimed;  1550  was 
raised,  a  lot  purchased  and  a  neat  and  com- 
modious building  is  in  process  of  construc- 
tion which  will  be  finished  and  dedicated  Oct. 

6.  We  expect  Bro.  W.  P.  Cowden,  of  Tacoma, 
to  be  with  us  on  that  day.  Our  next  meeting 
will  be  with  the  church  at  Moscow.  This  is 
the  second  church  we  have  organized  in 
northern  Idaho  since  March,  and  both  pro- 
vided with  neat  church  buildings. — L.  F. 
Stephens  and  Wife,  evangelists. 

ILLINOIS. 

Grant  Park,  Sept.  10. — We  have  been  spend- 
ing a  month  with  my  wife's  people  here,  and 
my  own  at  Momence.  My  wife's  mother  went 
to  her  long  home  last  week.  I  preached  three 
sermons  at  Sherburnville,  111.,  in  the  little  old 
church  built  many  years  ago  by  Elder  Coffin- 
berry.  I  preached  also  at  Castleton,  111.  The 
Baptists  have  been  up  there,  but  our  people 
could  easily  organize  and  build  there  if  some 
one  would  take  up  the  work.  I  found  the 
people  at  Sherburnville  anxious  for  preaching. 
I  baptized  a  mother  and  her  daughter  and 
several  others  were  inquiring.  I  called  a  meet- 
ing of  the  few  Disciples  at  Momence,  Sept.  6, 
and  found  about  20  who  were  Disciples  or  in- 
terested in  our  plea.  I  visited  Hopkins  Park, 
111.  The  M.  E.  people  had  held  a  meeting  there, 
the  preacher  proved  to  be  a  scoundrel  and  the 
work  was  abandoned.  I  found  five  or  six 
anxious  for  the  gospel.  A  splendid  field  for 
work.  We  return  to-morrow  to  the  work  in 
Iowa.— G  A.  Hess. 

Laomi,  Sept.  10. — Since  the  successful  meet- 
ing at  Bunker  Hill,  Ill.,we  have  been  in  a  meet- 
ing here  with  W.  J.  Battenfield,  pastor,  and 
are  hopeful  of  great  results.  We  go  next  to 
Princeton,  Mo.— Gut  B.  Williamson  and 
Wife. 


Windsor,  Sept.  12.— We  closed  a  two  weeks' 
meeting  at  Sexson,  in  Asli  Grove,  last  night. 
Fourteen  baptized  and  one  from  Baptists. 
Interest  good  and  house  overflowing  to  the 
last. — A.  H.  Harrell. 

INDIANA. 

Franklin,  Sept.  12. — Six  made  the  good  con- 
fession on  my  last  regular  visit  with  the  Bethel 
Christian  Church. — Willis  M.  Cunningham. 

Indianapolis,  Sept.  16. — Since  Aug.  10  have 
had  short  meetings  at  each  of  my  three 
charges  at  Mount  Clair,  New  Brunswick  and 
Lizton  with  two,  five  and  six  additions  re- 
spectively. Enter  Yale  Sept.  26  — E.  F. 
Daugherty. 

Shoals,  Sept.  16. — Our  meeting  is  12  days 
old  and  we  have  24  accessions.  C.  H.  De  Voe 
is  doing  the  preaching;  George  Porter  is  lead- 
ing the  music  — A.  W.  Gehres. 

IOWA 

Des  Moines,  Sept.  14  —Just  closed  a  meet- 
ing with  Apple  Grove  church  near  Mitchell- 
ville,  la  ,  13  added;  10  by  confessioa,  3  by 
statement. — H.  F.  Burns. 

Guthrie  Center,  Srpt.  9.  — Four  additions 
here  last  week. — D.  L.  Dunkleberger. 

Iowa  Falls,  Sept.  9 — Our  meeting  is  two 
weeks  old  with  four  confessions  thus  far.  We 
have  very  attentive  audiences,  and  are  hope- 
ful for  the  last  half  of  the  meeting.  H.  E. 
Van  Horn,  of  Des  Moines,  is  doing  the 
preaching.—  E  D.  Fillmore. 

Kasson,  Sep.  9. — In  a  tent  meeting  of  four 
weeks,  conducted  by  Evangelist  O.  E.  Hamil- 
ton, in  August  at  Barney,  la.,  there  were  66 
additions  to  the  Church  of  Christ,  there  being 
a  good  company  from  the  Methodists,  three 
from  the  Presbyterians  and  a  large  number 
by  baptism.  Over  $1,000  was  raised  for  a 
church  and  plans  were  made  for  a  C.  E.  So- 
ciety; this  is  a  new  field  and  the  outlook  is 
very  encouraging.  Bro.  Hamilton  has 
pitched  his  tent  with  us  at  Kasson.  He  is  a 
student  of  Drake  University  and  has  a  won- 
derful power  for  one  of  his  age.— H.  H.  Kil- 

GORE. 

New  Sharon,  Sept.  13.— We  have  made  a 
net  gain  of  24  members  this  year.  Have  gone 
beyond  our  past  record  m  missions  and  be- 
nevolences. We  are  now  rebuilding  and  will 
dedicate  the  finest  house  of  worship  in  the 
town  about  Jan.  1,  1902.  I  have  been  invited 
to  remain  with  the  church  another  year. — H. 
Jas.  Crockett. 

Riverton,  Sept.  11. — Closed  a  good  meeting 
here  about  two  weeks  ago.  A  church  was 
organized  and  last  week  a  Bible- school  was 
organized.— H.  W.  Cies. 

KANSAS. 
Horton,    Sept.     16  — One     confession    last 
night.     Begin  a  mesting  Sept.  29  with  home 
forces. — L.  H.  Barnum. 

KENTUCKY. 

Walton,  Sept.  12. — Closed  a  few  days' meet- 
ing at  Mound  Hill,  a  few  days  ago.  Two  be- 
came obedient  to  the  faith.  Church  revived 
and  much  on  other  lines.— J.  W.  Rogers. 

MICHIGAN. 
Hartford,  Sept,  9. — Since  coming  to  this 
place  Aug.  11,  have  had  12  additions.  Church 
taking  on  new  life;  audiences  increasing  every 
Lord's  day,  with  every  prospect  of  our  people 
taking  the  lead  in  this  city.  We  had  four  ad- 
ditions by  letter  and  two  by  baptism  Sept.  8. 
— Ferd.  F.  Schultz. 

MISSOURI. 

Brunot,  Sept.  15. — Prospects  at  this  place 
brighter  than  for  some  time  past.  Two  con- 
fessions yesterday;  also  Bible-school  organ- 
ized.— W.  R.  Warburton,  minister. 

Carrollton,  Sept  14. — I  am  just  home  from 
Bosworth,  a  town  of  700  population,  where 
with  Bro.  J.  J.  Limerick,  we  set  a  church  in 
order  with  40  members.  The  meeting  lasted 
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elders  and  four  deacons  were  selected  and  in- 
structed, a  Bible-school  was  organized  and 
hereafter  we  expect  a  good  report  from  Bos- 
worth. — E.  H.  Kellae. 

Carrollton,  Sept.  IS.— Three  additions  yes- 
terday, two  by  confession  and  one  by  letter. 

— E.   H.  KELLiS. 

Columbia,  Sept.  10.— On  Sept.  8,  I  closed  a 
meeting  at  Deer  Park  Christian  Church, 
Boone  couDty,  Mo.  After  preaching  for  12 
days,  the  Presbyterian  and  Baptist  ministers 
alternated  with  me  and  we  continued  11  days 
as  a  union  meeting.  The  method  of  the  union 
service  was  very  simple.  We  agreed  to  hold 
up  Christ  to  the  people  and  ask  them  to  come 
and  confess  him.  After  each  sermon  an  invi- 
tation song  was  announced  and  the  invita- 
tion extended  in  the  usual  way.  Those  who 
came  forward  made  the  confession  just  as 
they  always  do  in  our  meetings.  Everything 
worked  harmoniously  and  the  best  of  feeling 
prevailed  among  all  the  people.  We  had  sev- 
en confessions,  four  of  whom  united  with  the 
Christian  Church,  two  with  the  Methodist 
Church  and  one  with  the  Baptist  Church.  I 
begin  a  meeting  at  Boydsville,  Sept.  11,  with 
home  forces.— J.  G.  Creason. 

Hopkins. — Closed  a  two  weeks'  engagement 
at  Grand  Pass,  Saline  Co.,  Sept.  4  and  came 
here  for  a  meeting  beginning  Sept.  8.  Pastor 
Furgeson  has  just  gone  to  Bedford,  Iowa, 
where  he  takes  up  the  work. — Ben  P.  Hill. 

Kansas  City,  Sept.  10. — I  went  to  Dewitt, 
Mo.,  Sept.  7,  preached  to  good  houses  Sun- 
day. Had  four  additions.  Held  a  short  serv- 
ice in  the  country  at  4  p.  m.  Two  confessed 
and  one  restored.  Three  will  be  baptized 
next  Lord's  day,  when  we  will  begin  our 
meeting  if  we  can  get  a  preacher. — Geo.  A.  E. 
Teoutman. 

Kansas  City,  Sept.  9  —On  Sept.  6  I  closed  a 
10  days'  meeting  at  Woodland  Cburch  near 
Moseby,  Mo.;  18  confessions  and  baptisms 
and  five  b3T  statement.  This  church  is  taking 
on  new  life.  I  began  with  them  May  1  and 
on  the  first  Sunday  in  May  took  two  confes- 
sions and  two  took  membership  by  statement. 
They  have  spent  about  $100  on  the  house. — W. 
A.  Nickell. 

Kenoma,  Sept.  12. — Our  pastor,  W.  N.  Por- 
ter, closed  an  18  days'  meeting  for  the  con- 
gregation at  Kenoma  with  four  confessions 
and  baptisms  ari  one  reclaimed;  others  al- 
most persuaded  3ro.  Porter  will  bold  us 
another  meeting  .j  the  near  future,  in  which 
we  expect  to  reap  a  rich  harvest  from  the 
seed  already  sown. 

Kirksville,  Sept.  12. — We  had  six  additions 
here  last  Sunday. — H.  A.  Noethcutt. 

New  Franklin,  Sept.  9.— Bro.  A.  N.  Lindsey 
closed  an  interesting  meeting  with  the  church 
here  to-day,  with  18  additions;  12  baptisms, 
two  by  letter  and  four  from  the  denomina- 
tions. He  was  assisted  part  of  the  time  by 
Bro.  E.  M.  Richmond,  of  Fayette.  Bro. 
Lindsey  began  preaching  for  the  New  Frank- 
lin Church  in  May,  1900,  since  which  time 
there  have  been  96  additions  to  this  congrega- 
tion comprising  a  number  of  the  leading  citi- 
zens.—J.  M.  Settle. 

Pattonsburg,  Sept.  9. — Since  last  report 
we  have  had  additions  as  follows:  Four  at 
Jamesport,  one  by  confession  and  baptism 
and  three  by  statement;  one  at  Sumner,  Mo,, 
by  confession  and  baptism.  I  commence  a 
meeting  at  Pleasant  Grove,  Caldwell  county, 
next  Lord's  day,  assisted  by  H.  F.  Campbell. 
— Robt.  Adams. 

Savannah,  Sept.  15.— One  addition  by 
statement  and  one  confession.  Have  had  two 
weddings  and  seven  funerals  recently.  In  the 
lest  few  months  we  have  spent  $2,000  repair- 
ing, improving  and  beautifying  our  church 
property.  I  expect  to  begin  a  meeting  at 
Fillmore,  Mo.,  Sept.  23  —A.  R.  Hunt. 

Tipton,  Sept.  14. — Began  a  meeting  here 
last  Sunday  on  short  notice,  and  without  any 
special  preparation.  No  one  has  been  "turned 
away  for  want  of  standing  room"  nor  has 
the  "town  been  stirred  as  never  before,"  but 
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Harlow. 

Weaubleau,  Sept.  12. — Bro.  Jeans,  evan- 
gelist, of  Springfield,  Mo.,  has  just  closed 
a  successful  meeting  at  this  place.  Ten 
made  the  confession.  Organized  with  22 
members.  There  was  a  liberal  donation 
made  towards  building  a  church  house,  which 
will  be  begun  soon. — Fannie  Hostetler. 

Windsor,  Sept.  9  —Preached  12  sermons 
at  Edgewood  S.  H.,  near  Windsor,  Mo.,  re- 
sulting in  11  confessions  and  baptisms. — W. 
F.  Hamann. 

NEBRASKA. 

Nebraska,  City,  Sept.  10. — We  have  a  good 
revival  meeting  started  in  this  place.  Bro. 
E.  J.  Sias  is  preaching  the  gospel  with  great 
power  and  large  audiences  greet  him  each 
evening.  Bro.  Edwin  Ryerson  is  conducting 
the  singing  and  his  personal  work  as  well  as 
his  gospel  singing  is  a  great  .help.  There 
have  been  six  confessions  and  one  from  the 
Methodists. — Edward  Clutter,  pastor. 

Omaha,  Sept.  16. — We  had  nine  added  by 
letter  to  the  First  Church  yesterday,  six  new 
C.  E.  members  received,  and  went  beyond  our 
apportionment  of  $30  for  church  extension. — 
Sumner  T.  Martin,  minister. 

TEXAS. 

Piano,  Sept.  10.— We  have  just  closed  a 
two  weeks'  meeting  with  13  additions  to  the 
congregation;  one  by  letter,  one  from  the 
Baptists,  four  reclaimed  and  seven  by  con- 
fession and  baptism.  This  has  been  the  most 
profitable  meeting  in  many  ways  that  this 
church  has  had  in  several  years.  G.  A.  Faris, 
of  Dallas,  did  part  of  the  preaching,  to  the 
delight  of  us  all. — Albert  Nichols. 

San  Angelo,  Sept.  9. — We  have  been  in 
San  Angela  six  months.  There  have  been  13 
additions  to  the  church,  12  by  baptism,  and  6 
additions  to  the  church  at  Sherwood,  3  by 
baptism  The  Y.  P.  S.  C.  E,  is  a  little  over 
two  months  old  and  has  39  active  members. 
15  families  are  reading  papers. — Mrs. 
Frederick  F.  Wtatt. 

UTAH. 

Salt  Lake  City,  Sept.  9. — Four  added  here 
since  last  report— two  by  baptism. — W.  H. 
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Riches   of   the  Righteous. 
By    W.  H.  Ba.gby. 

For  all  things  belong  to  the  children  of  God, 
Whether  Cephas,  Apollos  or  Paul: 

Nor  present  nor  future  doth  hold  any  good 
But  belongeth  to  God's  people  all. 

The  beggar  that  lies  at  the  gate  of  the  rich, 

Neglected  by  all  till  he  dies, 
Who  is  buried  at  last  at  public  expense, 

May  be  heir  to  the  wealth  of  the  skies. 

The  question  is  not  are  we  wealthy  or  great, 
For  neither  the  one  nor  the  other 

Will  serve  to  admit  us  within  the  fair  gate. 
This  only: — Is  Jesus  my  Brother? 

J* 

On  Grumblers. 

In  heaven  there  are  no  grumblers,  and 
that  makes  heaven.  In  hell  there  is  noth- 
ing else,  and  that  makes  hell.  In  this 
world  things  are  greatly  mixed,  thorns  and 
flowers,  thanksgivings  and  complainings, 
with  a  large  proportion  of  the  latter.  The 
Englishman  is  said  to  be  the  champion 
grumbler  of  the  world,  especially  when  he 
comes  to  America;  then  he  writes  his 
grumblings  out  and  prints  them  in  a  book 
and  sends  them  over  to  us  and  we  grumble 
back  to  him.  I  remember  some  time  ago 
to  have  heard  of  an  Englishman  traveling 
in  this  country  in  company  with  an  Amer- 
ican friend.  He  could  not  find  anything 
to  his  liking.  "The  water  was  beastly, 
don't  you  know,"  the  roads  untravelable, 
the  food  indigestible,  the  waiters  uncivil, 
the  landlord 3  exorbitant,  the  manners  of 
the  people  were  crude  and  rude. 

It  was  just  at  the  time  when  we  were  hav- 
ing extraordinary  sunsets,  when  long  after 
the  sun  went  down  there  lingered  in  the 
western  sky  a  glow  of  almost  preternatural 
beauty,  so  that  some  people  feared  it  was 
the  foretokening  of  the  end  of  the  world. 
The  American  pointed  his  English  friend 
one  evening  to  that  sky.  "Now  look  at 
that,  old  boy.  You  talk  of  the  orient,  of 
sunset  skies  in  classic  lands,  but  where  in 
the  world  did  you  ever  see  so  fine  a  sky  as 
that?"  The  Englishman  looked  at  it  a  mo- 
ment and  said:  "Well,  don't  you  think  it 
is  just  a  little  overdone?"  The  Lord  him- 
self could  not  please  him  when  he  came  to 
paint  a  sunset. 

But  this  is  not  peculiar  to  an  English- 
man. It  is  characteristic  of  universal  hu- 
manity. The  first  man  that  ever  appeared 
on  earth  began  to  grumble  because  there 
was  just  one  tree  in  all  the  world  that  he 
could  not  eat  of,  and  that  grumbling  cost 
him  paradise,  and  every  child  of  Adam  is 
just  like  his  father.  The  first  thing  a  baby 
does  when  he  opens  his  eyes  on  this  new 
world  is  to  strike  out  with  both  hands  and 
feet  and  howl  his  protest  against  his  en- 
vironment. Nobody  likes  his  business,  I 
care  not  what  it  is.  It  may  be  he  is  a  dry 
goods  merchant.  He  tells  you  there  was  a 
time  when  a  man  could  make  a  fortune 
selling  dry  goods,  but  now  the  competition 
is  so  close  that  nobody  can  make  money 
out  of  it.  But  he  keeps  a  good  house  and 
fine  horses  and  goes  to  Chautauqua  every 
summer.  Yet  he  is  losing  money  all  the 
time.  What  a  lot  he  must  have  had  to 
start  with. 

If  there  is  any  place  on  earth  where  the 
voice  of  the  grumbler  ought  not  to  be 
heard  it  is  in  the  sanctuary  of  the  home, 
but  that  is  where  it  is  heard  most  loudly. 


When  a  man  is  at  his  place  of  business  he 
has  to  be  a  gentleman,  but  when  he  goes  to 
his  own  home  he  has  not  got  to  be  any- 
thing in  particular,  and  so  he  lets  out  the 
pent-up  fury  of  the  day.  He  comes  in 
like  a  howling  cyclone.  "What's  the  rea- 
son dinner  isn't  ready?  What's  the  mat- 
ter with  that  beefsteak?  It  isn't  fit  for  a 
dog.  I'll  go  to  a  hashhouse."  Poor  little 
woman.  She  has  been  waiting  all  day  for 
him  to  come  home.  She  has  had  her 
troubles,  and  has  been  wishing  for  sym- 
pathy. This  is  the  kind  she  gets.  The 
tears  are  swelling  in  her  eyes,  she  has  a 
great  lump  in  her  throat  that  she  can't 
swallow,  and  she  wishes  she  were  dead  and 
you  too,  especially  you. 

Somebody  says  we  need  wide-awake  men. 
There  is  more  need  for  fast- asleep  men. 
This  world  is  going  mad  for  the  want  of 
sleep.  Every  now  and  then  I  get  too  cross 
for  anybody  to  live  with,  and  I  know  what 
is  the  matter.  What  I  need  is  sleep,  and 
then  I  wake  up  and  I  am  as  beautiful  as  a 
May  morning.  Cultivate  a  good  con- 
science— a  conscience  void  of  offense 
toward  God  and  man.  And  cultivate  the 
habit  of  being  thankful  for  small  favors, 
think  how  many  things  you  have  to  be 
thankful  for,  and  think  how  many  things 
you  would  not  like  to  have.  In  itself  that 
was  not  a  bad  prayer  of  the  Pharisee,  "I 
thank  thee  that  I  am  not  as  other  men  are," 
if  he  had  not  been  so  stuck  on  himself. 
When  I  see  a  man  who  is  crippled  or  blind 
I  extend  to  him  my  brotherly  sympathy, 
and  thank  God  that  I  can  walk  and  see. 

Then  get  in  the  habit  of  looking  for 
sweetness  and  light.  -They  get  what  they 
look  for.  Here  is  a  bee  in  the  neighbor- 
hood of  Chicago.  There  are  a  great  many 
things  to  smell  of  in  Chicago;  stockyards, 
our  unspeakable  rivers  (though  St.  Louis 
is  doing  most  of  the  smelling  now),  a  lot  of 
decayed  aldermen,  though  there  are  not  so 
many  of  them  as  there  were.  A  bee  has 
no  ncse  for  things  like  these,  but  a  mile 
away  is  a  rose  with  honey  in  its  heart,  and 
he  makes  a  beeline  for  the  rose,  covers 
himself  with  honey  and  returns  to  his  hive. 
He  got  what  he  went  for.  Here  is  a  buz- 
zard. There  are  thousands  of  flower  gar- 
dens in  and  about  Chicago,  but  a  buzzard 
has  no  nose  for  flowers;  but  a  mile  away  is 
a  dead  rat,  and  so  he  goes  for  that.  Now  if 
you  want  to  smell  a  rose,  you  just  want  to 
find  a  rose;  and  if  you  want  to  smell  a  rat, 
you  can  commonly  find  that,  but  excuse 
me.  Look  for  sweetness  and  light  and  you 
will  find  it  everyday  and  everywhere.  Paul 


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and  Silas  found  it  in  the  dungeon  at  mid- 
night. 

Let  me  give  you  one  more  prescription. 
If  you  want  to  be  cured  of  grumbling,  go 
to  work. — P.  S.  Henson  in  The  Standard 
(Baptist). 


The   New  Monster. 

The  automobile  has  come  into  great,  and 
not  altogether  pleasant,  prominence  in 
Europe  as  a  means  of  cross  country  tour- 
ing. "Scorching"  on  a  bicycle  was  bad 
enough,  but  scorching  with  a  steam-engine 
on  a  public  highway  is  more  serious.  The 
following  picture  of  the  new  monster  on 
French  roads  comes  from  the  Fribourg 
(Switzerland)  Gazette: 

We  hear  it  before  it  comes  upon  us. 
We  hear  it  from  afar.  It  has  the  bray  of  a 
donkey  with  the  bronchitis,  but  a  furious, 
ferocious,  apocalyptic  donkey!  You  hear 
it  behind  the  hill,  before  the  river  is 
crossed.  Then  towards  the  clump  of  wal- 
nut trees  over  there,  at  the  turn  of  the 
road,  there  suddenly  rises  a  cloud  of  dust, 
or  smoke,  or  steam.  It  is  now  near  Father 
Jamin's  farm,  grinding  and  menacing. 
The  road  shakes  and  the  stones  fly  in 
pieces;  here  it  comes  towards  the  poplars 
— huge  blank  steely  gleams  here  and  there, 
shuddering  and  leaping,  a  perfect  whirl- 
wind. If  you  have  had  the  time  to  take 
shelter  in  the  hedge  you  will  not  be 
crushed,  but  you  are  covered  with  a  moist 
greasy  dust,  and  in  your  nostrils  is  the 
strong  odor  of  benzine. 

The  motor  car  has  passed. 

Somewhat  discomposed,  you  come  out  of 
your  hole,  you  shake  off  the  dust,  and  try 
to  put  on  a  cheerful  expression.  .  .  . 
Then,  as  you  rest  on  the  moss,  near  the 
clear  stream,  perhaps  with  half- closed 
eyes  you  perceive  a  picturesque  procession; 
the  old  yellow  family  coach,  the  postilion 
in  his  purple  waistcoat,  the  plumed  horses; 
the  carriage  of  your  grandmother's  time, 
and  the  noble  ladies  within,  their  huge 
hats  bedecked  with  ribbons;  then  a  bril- 
liant cavalcade  of  blue- coated  riders  in  at- 
tendance on  a  graceful  damsel  in  a  riding 
habit;  or,  again,  the  smart  turnout  of  to- 
day, with  groom  and  coachman  so  punctil- 
iously correct  in  their  livery.  One  day, 
if  you  live  to  be  a  grandfather,  you  will  tell 
your  grandchildren  stories  about  horses, 
which  will  seem  like  fairy  tales  to  them. 


September  19,  1901 


THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


1209 


Let  Something  Good  be  Said. 

When  over  the  fair  fame  of  friend  or  foe 
The  shadow  of  disgrace  shall  fall;  instead 

Of  words  of  blame,  or  proof  of  thus  and  so, 
Let  something  good  be  said. 

Forget  not  that  no  fellow  being  yet 
May  fall  so  low  but  love  may  lift  his  head; 

Even  the  cheek  of  shame  with  tears  is  wet, 
If  something  good  be  said. 

No  generous  heart  may  vainly  turn  aside 
In  ways  of  sympathy;  no  soul  so  dead 

But  may  awaken  strong  and  glorified, 
If  something  good  be  said. 

And  so  I  charge  ye  by  tho  thorny  crown, 
And    by   the  cross  on  which   the  Savior 
bled, 
And  by  your  own  soul's  hope  of  fair  renown, 
Let  something  good  be  said. 

— James   Whitcomb  Riley. 

The  Value  of   a  College    Tra.tn.irvg. 

The  once  popular  notion  that  a  college 
education  was  a  hindrance  to  a  young 
man  who  intended  to  devote  his  life 
to  anything  except  one  of  the  "learned 
professions"  has  fallen  into  disfavor.  The 
college  boy  of  to-day  is  not  the  theoretical, 
impractical  dreamer  that  he  has  been  pic- 
tured, but  a  level-headed  young  fellow  who 
has  as  much  common  sense  as  the  non -col- 
lege boy  and  a  few  other  things  besides. 
The  following  from  the  World's  Work 
describes  one  instance  in  which  college 
training  was  a  good  preparation  for  busi- 
ness: 

The  following  selections  from  a  college 
student's  letters  possess  a  oertain  signif- 
ificance,  though,  patently,  they  give  testi- 
mony regarding  but  a  single  isolated  case. 
The  student  who  wrote  the  two  letters  is  a 
junior  in  one  of  the  leading  engineering 
schools  of  the  country,  engaged  for  the 
summer  in  an  engineering  office  in  the 
West.  Both  letters  were  written  recently 
to  a  friend  in  New  York  City — the  second 
following  the  first  after  an  interval  of  a 
week.    They  are  self-explanatory. 

First  Letter:  "I  have  worked  just  one 
week  now  with  so  many  practical  difficul- 
ties to  confront  that  I  believe  I  am  wide 
awake  for  the  first  time  in  three  years. 
Chopping  trees,  pulling  down  fences,  driv- 
ing stakes  in  a  sloppy  and  miserable 
marsh,  I  have  little  time  to  think,  but 
evenings  when  I  review  the  day's  work,  I 
wonder  if  there  isn't  a  glimmer  of  sense  in 
the  opinions  of  these  Schwabs  and  Colers 
who  deny  the  value  of  a  college  education. 
From  what  I  have  seen,  I  do  not  believe 
that  a  man  who  goes  into  civil  engineering 
as  a  profession,  after  four  years  at  a 
scientific  school,  is  any  better  off  than  the 
man  who  goes  into  it  as  a  trade,  without 
any  college  education  at  all.  Most  of  the 
men  in  our  office  are  not  college  men,  but 
fellows  who  ha^e  worked  up  from  rodmen 
after  a  year  or  two  at  high  school.  For  a 
college  man  to  pass  them  would  be  ex- 
tremely difficult.  They  have  picked  up  in 
the  office  enough  mathematics  to  serve 
them,  and  in  the  time  when  a  college  man 
would  be  studying  German  and  French, 
advanced  mathematics,  electricity,  boilers, 
mechanical  drawing,  and  all  the  odds  and 
ends  of  a  scientific  course,  these  men  have 
confined  themselves  to  just  the  things  they 
need,  and  have,  therefore,  become  special- 
ists, able  to  do  their  work  with  the  greatest 
smoothness.  If  a  boy  wants  to  become  a 
civil  engineer,  I  am  beginning  to  think,  he 
had  better  go  into  it  as  a  trade  as  soon  a 5 


he  graduates  from  high  school.  Of  course,  I 
feel  personally  that  what  I  have  got  from 
college  is  without  price,  but  simply  in  this 
matter  of  civil  engineering,  I  doubt  wheth- 
er a  college  man  has  a  better  chance  to 
succeed  than  an  ambitious  fellow  who  goes 
into  it  as  a  trade  without  ever  seeing  a  col- 
lege." 

Second  Letter:  "Please  burn  my  last 
letter.  I  should  have  known  better  than 
to  generalize  after  a  single  week's  experi- 
ence.    Tnree  days  after  I  wrote,  the  design 

for  t'-ie  new  bridge  at  N was  sent  in, 

and  the  chief  sent  out  to  P for  a  man 

to  go  to  work  on  the  job — one  of  these 
high- school  graduates  I  wrote  about,  who 
has  been  six  years  in  the  office,  and  who 
certainly  is  a  good  fellow  and  a  capable 
man.  The  chief  talked  with  him  for  some 
time,  and  then  he  sent  for  me  and  gave  me 
a  regular  college  quiz  on  cut9  and  fills, 
curves,  strength  of  material,  mathematical 
formulae,  and  other  details  of  bridge  con- 
struction until  my  head  swam.  When  he 
had  finished  he  said:  'Report  to  the  en- 
gineer on  the  new  bridge  at  N .' 

"That  afternoon  the  man  who  had  come 

in  from  P came  over  to  me — I  was 

packing  up  my  kit — and  said  in  the  most 
discouraged  tone,  'You  see  what  it  is  to 
have  a  college  education.' 

"I  looked  up  at  him — he  is  four  years 
older  than  I,  and  big,  strong,  and  tanned 
with  his  years  of  outdoor  work — and  I  said, 
'What's  the  matter?' 

"  'Here  I  am,'  said  he,  'I've  been  in  the 
office  for  six  years,  doing  all  kinds  of  work, 
and  they  won't  trust  me  on  that  bridge. 
The  chief  knows  you  are  familiar  with 
mathematics  and  have  studied  the  theory 
of  bridges,  and  without  questioning  your 
experience  he  puts  you  on  the  job,  and 
sends  me  back  to  that  beastly  marsh.' 

"It  was  hard  luck.  I  lent  him  my  books, 
and  told  him  that  by  spending  the  next  two 
years  studying  nights  he  would  learn  all 
the  theory  he  needed,  and  would  know  more 
than  anybody  else  in  the  office.  He's  go- 
ing to  do  it,  too.  But  I  think  I'll  take  back 
what  I  said  last  week  about  college  educa- 
tion: it  not- only  gives  a  man  a  life  that  he 
could  not  have  without  it — even,  I  think, 
with  millions — but  it  seems  also  to  have  a 
certain  amount  of  very  practical  value." 


He  was  hungry  and  in  funds.  "Waiter, 
here's  a  dollar.  Now  suggest  a  good  din- 
ner for  me."  Waiter  (in  a  serious  whis- 
per): "Go  to  some  other  restaurant,  sir." 


Eacsier 

Work 

Plea.sa.nter, 
quicker, 
healthier— 
with 

PEARLINE. 
What   worse 
for  throat   and 
lungs  than  long 
working  over  tainted  steam 
from  a   washtub?     Here  is 
the     simple,    sensible,     wo- 
manly    PEAILL1NE     way: 
Soak  the  clothes  in  Pearline; 
rinse  them  out.      No  heavy 
rubbing  on  washboard.   Save 
time,  save  clothes,— wear.  653 

Enter  Pearline  crmd. 


An  Agreeable    Guest. 

The  longest  visit  we  read  of  in  modern 
days  was  one  which  Dr.  Isaac  Watts  made 
at  Lord  Abney's  in  the  Me  of  Wight.  He 
went  to  spend  a  fortnight,  but  they  made 
him  so  happy  that  he  remained  a  beloved 
and  honored  guest  for  forty  years. 

Few  of  us  would  care  to  make  so  long  a 
visit  as  that,  but  it  might  be  worth  the 
while  for  us  all  to  try  and  learn  the  secret 
of  making  ourselves  agreeable  and  welcome 
guests.  To  have  a  "nice  time"  when  one  is 
visiting  is  delightful,  but  to  leave  behind  us 
a  pleasant  impression  is  worth  a  great  deal 
more. 

An  agreeable  guest  is  a  title  which  any 
one  may  be  proud  to  deserve.  A  great 
many  people  with  the  best  intentions  and 
the  kindest  hearts  never  receive  it,  simply 
because  they  have  never  considered  the 
subject  and  really  do  not  know  how  to 
make  their  stay  in  another  person's  home 
a  pleasure  instead  of  an  inconvenience.  If 
you  are  one  of  these  thoughtless  ones,  you 
may  be  sure  that,  although  your  friends 
are  glad  to  see  you  happy  and  may  enjoy 
your  visit  on  that  account,  your  departure 
will  be  followed  with  a  sigh  of  relief,  as  the 
family  settle  down  to  their  usual  occupa- 
tions, thinking,  if  not  saying,  that  they  are 
glad  the  visit  is  over. 

A  great  many  different  qualities  and 
habits  go  to  make  up  the  character  of  one 
whom  people  are  always  glad  to  see,  and 
these  last  must  be  proved  while  we  are 
young,  if  we  expect  to  wear  them  grace- 
fully. A  young  person  whose  presence  in 
the  house  is  an  inconvenience  and  a  weari- 
ness at  fifteen,  is  seldom  a  welcome  visitor 
in  after-life. 

A  lady  who  is  charming  as  a  guest  and 
as  a  hostess  once  said  to  me:  "I  never  take 
a  nap  in  the  afternoon  when  I  am  at  home, 
but  I  do  when  I  am  visiting,  because  I 
know  what  a  relief  it  has  sometimes  been 
to  me  to  have  company  lie  down  for  a  little 
while  after  dinner." 

Try,  without  being  too  familar,  to  make 
yourself  so  much  like  one  of  the  family 
that  no  one  shall  feel  you  to  be  in  the  way; 
and,  at  the  same  time,  be  observant  of 
those  small  courtesies,  and  kindnesses 
which,  all  together,  make  up  what  the 
world  agrees  to  call  good  manners. 

J* 

For  Nervous  Women. 

Horsford's  Acid  Phosphate. 

Dr.  .T.  B.  Alexander,  Charlotte,  N.  C, 
says:  ''It  is  pleasant  to  the  taste,  and  ranks 
anions'    the  best  of   nerve   tonics  for   rervous 

females." 


1210 


THE  CHRISTIAN  EVANGELIST 


September  19,  1901 


Six  Things  Behind. 

"Rufus,"  said  his  mother,  "did  you  mail 
the  letter  I  gave  you  last  evening?" 

"Oh,  mother — I  forgot  it.  I  meant  to, 
but  just  then  I  had  to  go  and  get  some  new 
shoe  strings,  so  it  went  out  of  my  mind." 

"Didn't  I  speak  of  those  strings  yester- 
day morning?" 

"Yes,  but  just  then  father  had  called  me 
to  ask  if  I  had  weeded  the  pansy  bed  the 
night  before." 

"And  had  you?" 

"No,  mother,  I  was  just  then  writing  the 
letter  you  said  must  go  to  grandma" — 

"I  thought  you  were  to  write  that  on 
Saturday." 

"I  meant  to,  but  I  had  to  do  some  ex- 
amples that  I  didn't  do  on  Friday,  so  I 
hadn't  time." 

"Rufus,"  called  his  brother,  "didn't  you 
nail  the  broken  slat  on  the  rabbit  pen  yes- 
terday?" 

"Oh,"  Rufus  sprang  up  in  dismay,  "I 
was  just  going  to,  but  I  hadn't  watered  the 
house  plants,  and  I  went  to  do  that,  and 
then"— 

"The  rabbits  are  all  out." 

Rufus  hastened  to  join  in  the  hunt  for 
the  pets.  In  the  course  of  his  search  he 
came  upon  two  tennis  racquets  which  he 
had  "meant  to"  bring  in  the  night  before, 
and  they  were  in  bad  condition. 

"There  now!  It  will  cost  ever  so  much 
to  get  these  strung  up.  Why  didn't  I  take 
them  in,  anyway?  I  remember  I  hadn't 
locked  the  stable  door  when  father  called 
me,  and  then  I  hurried  to  do  it  before  he 
asked  me  again." 

Later  in  the  day  Rufus,  with  a  penitent 
face,  brought  to  his  mother  the  letter  which 
should  have  been  mailed.  During  the  rab- 
bit hunt  it  had  slipped  out  of  his  pocket, 
one  of  his  brothers  had  found  it  in  the 
damp  clover,  and  it  was  now  a  sorry  look- 
ing missive. 

"Rufus,"  she  said,  as  he  sat  on  the  porch 
step  near  her,  "I  do  not  see  how  you  can 
endure  it  to  live  such  a  burdened  life." 

"How  burdened,  mother?" 

"You  are  always  hurrying  from  one 
thing  to  another" — 

"Why,  yes,  you  see,  when  I'm  told  to  do 
one  thing  I  generally  have  to  wait  till  I  do 
something  I've  been  told  to  do  before. 
Then  by  the  time  I  do  it  likely  I've  forgot- 
ten the  other  thing,  so  when  somebody  tells 
me  to  do  something  else,  there's  something 
ahead  of  it.    It  seems  just  so  all  the  time." 

"Exactly,"  said  his  mother,  with  a  smile 
at  his  way  of  putting  it.  "You  live  all  the 
time  under  a  burden  of  undone  duties." 

"Well,  it  does  seem,"  said  Rufus  re- 
flectively, "as  though  I  was  always  about 
six  things  behind." 

"That  i3  a  poor  way  to  get  along." 

"I  guess  it  is,"  agreed  Rufus,  with 
energy. 

"Then  why  don't  you  try  a  better  way? 
It  is  a  bad,  bad  habit.  A  habit  clings  to 
us,  and  grows  stronger.  Every  time  we 
yie'd  to  it  it  is  one  more  brick  added  to  the 
character  we  are  building.  A  brick  is  a 
small  thing,  and  they  are  laid  one  by  one, 
but  as  a  wall  of  habit  rises  day  by  day  how 
fearfully  strong  it  is,  if  the  habit  is  a  bad 
one.  If  you  carry  your  habit  into  man- 
hood— dragging  along  your  burden  of  de- 
layed or  undone  duties — what  a  wretched 
pattern  of  a  man  you  will  be." 

"I  shouldn't  like  to  be  that,"  said  Rufus, 
soberly. 


"I  hope  you  will  not." 

"But  it  does  seem  as  though  I  never 
could  get  caught  up." 

"Brace  yourself  to  it,  my  boy.  Ask  for 
the  help  we  all  need,  even  in  what  we  con- 
sider our  smaller  duties,  and  then  be  on  the 
alert  to  do  every  duty  in  its  proper  time. 
Promptness  and  reliability  are  among  the 
best  foundation  stones  on  which  a  boy  can 
build  character." — Sydney  Dayre,  in  Her- 
ald and  Presbyter. 

A  Chicago  man,  who  had  just  visited  the 
new  oil  fields  near  Beaumont,  Texas,  was 
telling  his  family  all  about  it  the  night  of 
his  return.  For  half  an  hour  he  spoke 
glibly  of  gushers,  derricks,  tanks,  go- dev- 
ils, shooters,  pumpers,  nitroglycerine,  and 
drills.  Then  he  asked  how  things  were 
going  in  Chicago. 

"But  what  is  a  gusher?"  inquired  his 
wife. 

"What  makes  the  oil  spout  up  in  the  air 
so  high?"  demanded  his  oldest  boy. 

"How  did  it  get  into  the  ground?"  came 
from  the  daughter. 

"What's  it  made  of?"  piped  the  young- 
est boy. 

Just  then  the  head  of  the  house  remem- 
bered he  had  to  go  over  and  see  a  neigh- 
bor, and  said,  in  a  tone  of  deep  regret,  that 
"father"  would  have  to  answer  their  ques- 
tions. So  the  interrogators  closed  in  on 
the  genial,  white-bearded  old  gentleman, 
who  said  he  would  be  delighted  to  tell  them 
something  about  petroleum,  although  it 
was  forty  years  since  he  studied  geology, 
and  perhaps  he  was  a  little  rusty.  He 
might  have  added  that  it  was  just  two  days 
since  he  had  pored  over  an  excellent  ar- 
ticle on  the  Texas  oil  field,  by  a  prominent 
geologist,  but  he  didn't. 

"Petroleum,"  said  grandpa,  as  he 
stroked  his  beard  and  puckered  his  'brow, 
"is  grease  from  plants,  animals,  and  fishes 
that  lived  ages  ago.  Countless  millions  of 
these  creatures  were  left  lying  in  the  mud 
by  floods  or  sudden  changes  in  the  earth's 
surface,  and  sank  into  it.  The  mud  around 
them  hardened,  in  many  places  so  quickly 
that  the  air  was  shut  out  before  the  bodies 
decayed,  then  turned  to  rock,  and  they 
were  preserved  for  centuries — canned  for 
future  use,  you  might  say.  Very  slowly 
the  oil  in  the  fossils  seeped  out  through  the 
rock,  and  where  this  took  place  on  a  large 
scale  between  two  oil-tight,  unbroken  lay- 
ers of  stone,  the  oil  could  not  leak  away, 
and  in  the  course  of  ages  large  pools  of  it 
collected  there.  When  the  well  borer 
drills  down  into  this  pool  he  'strikes  oil.' 

"Now,  part  of  this  oil  is  in  the  form  of 
gas,  which  is  greatly  compressed  because 
of  its  imprisonment.  Of  course,  it  forces 
out  the  oil  through  the  drill-hole  until  this 
compression  is  relieved,  and  then  the  re- 
maining oil  has  to  be  pumped  up.  While 
a  well  spouts  the  oil  to  the  surface  it  is  a 
'gusher,'  and  when  it  stops  doing  so,  it  be- 
comes a  'pumper.' 

"The  rock  in  which  petroleum  is  found, 
though  it  may  be  hundreds  of  feet  under- 
ground, was  once  at  the  surface.  It  was 
buried  by  layers  of  rock  which  formed  on 
top  of  it.  Pennsylvania  oil  comes  from 
the  very  old  rock  of  the  Devonian  Age, 
and  so  we  know  it  was  formed  millions  of 
years  before  Wyoming  oil,  which  occurs 
in  rock  of  the  much  more  recent  Tertiary 
period.  The  stratum  that  Texas  oil  comes 
from  has  not  yet  been  determined. 


S 


About  the  New  Catarrh  Cure. 

The  new  Catarrh  Cure  is  a  new  departure  in  so- 
called  catarrh  cures  because  it  actually  cures,  and  is 
not  simply  a  temporary  relief. 

The. new  Catarrh  Cure  is  not  a  salve,  ointment, 
powder  nor  liquid,  but  a  pleasant  tasting  tablet  con- 
taining the  best  specifics  for  catarrh  in  a  concen- 
trated, convenient  form. 

The  old  style  of  catarrh  salves  and  ointments  are 
greasy,  dirty  and  inconvenient  at  the  best;  the  new 
preparation  being  in  tablet  form  is  always  clean 
and  convenient. 

The  new  Catarrh  Cure  is  superior  to  catarrh  pow- 
ders because  it  is  a  notorious  fact  that  many  catarrh 
powders  contain  cocaine. 

The  new  Catarrh  Cure  is  called  Stuart's  Catarrh 
Tablets,  a  wholesome  combination  of  blood  root, 
beechwood  tar,  guaiacol  and  other  antiseptics,  and 
cures  by  its  action  upon  the  blood  and  mucous  mem- 
brane, the  only  rational  treatment  for  catarrhal 
trouble 

You  do  not  have  to  draw  upon  your  imagination 
to  discover  whether  you  are  getting  benefit  from 
Stuart's  Catarrh  Tablets;  improvements  and  relief 
are  apparent  from  the  first  tablet  taken. 

All  druggists  sell  and  recommend  them.  They 
cost  but  50  cents  for  full  sized  packages,  and  any 
catarrh  sufferer  who  has  wasted  time  and  money  on 
sprays,  salves  and  powders,  will  appreciate  to  the 
full  the  merits  of  Stuart's  Catarrh  Tablets. 

A  little  booklet  on  cause  and  cure  of  catarrh  sent 
free  by  addressing  F.  A.  Stuart  Co.,  Marshall,  Mich. 


"What  made  the  Texans  think  there  was 
oil  underground?  Well,  in  oil  regions,  a 
little  petroleum  and  gas  ooze  out  from  the 
earth,  and  oily  films  are  seen  on  the  sur- 
face of  some  of  the  streams.  The  oil 
which  the  Seneca  Indians  sold  for  medicine 
in  your  great-grandfather's  time  was  col- 
lected from  such  sources  in  New  York.  I 
would  like  to  tell  you  a  lot  more  about  it, 
but  it  is  time  to  go  to  bed." 

"Isn't  grandpa  great?"  said  the  young- 
est boy. — The  Little  Chronicle. 

"Dinny!  Thot  ould  hin  is  atin'  sthray 
tacks."  "Maybe  she  is  goin'  to  lay  a 
carpet." 

She — It's  funny  that  you  should  be  so 
tall.  Your  brother,  the  artist,  is  short, 
isn't  he? 

He  (absently) — Yes,  usually. 

"Yes,  my  dear,"  said  the  sarcastic  hub- 
by, "y°u  may  have  made  the  cake  all 
alone,  as  you  say,  but  who  helped  you  to 
lift  it  out  of  the  oven?" 

"I  just  dropped  in  to  see  if  you  wanted 
any  of  your  wise  saws  sharpened,"  said 
the  funny  man. 

"No,  we  use  our  own  files  for  that,"  re- 
plied the  editor. 

"So  you  have  captured  the  moonshin- 
ers?" said  the  chief  to  his  lieutenant. 
"Good  enough!  How  did  you  happen  to 
be  so  successful?"  "Well,  sir,  we  went  on 
a  still  hunt,"  replied  the  lieutenant. 

Mrs.  Howler — "Asbury,  that  was  a  most 
excellent  sermon  you  preached  on  'vanity' 
this  morning."  Rev.  Howler— "Well,  I 
think,  my  dear,  that  I  can  flatter  myself 
that  there  are  very  few  men  in  this  uni- 
verse who  could  have  done  better." 


Oil    Cure  for    Cancer. 

Dr.  Bye  has  discovered  a  combination  of 
Oils  that  readily  cute  cancer,  catarrh,  tumors 
and  malignant  skin  diseases.  He  bas  cured 
thousands  of  persons  within  the  last  six 
years,  over  one  hundred  of  vrhom  were  r  by- 
siciani.  Readers  having  friends  afflicted 
should  cut  this  out  and  send  it  to  them. 
Book  sent  free  giving  particulars  and  prices 
of  Oils.  Address  Dr.  W.  O.  Bye,  Drawer 
1111,  Kansas  City,  Mo. 


September  19,  1901 


THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


1211 


With    the     Children, 

J.  Breckervrldge  Ellis. 


XXIV. 


PETE. 

A  Ca.rria.ge-Picr\ic. 


So  Pete  got  well,  after  she  began  to  talk; 
and  Edgar  Brown's  ankle  recovered  its  cus- 
tomary articulation.     He  kept  a  horse  and 
surrey  in  Mrs.  Morris's  barn.     He  took  the 
girls  driving.     One  evening  he  said,  as  he 
started  the  horse  for  town  (it  was  Saturday 
afternoon, — you  see  they  all  went  to  school 
now,  except  Mr.   Brown),  "What  do  you 
say  to  a  little  picnic?     A   carriage -picnic? 
It's  this  way :  we  drive  out  toward  the  min- 
eral springs,  and  stop  under  some  big  shady 
tree  by  the  roadside,  and  eat  a  lunch  in  our 
surrey."  "I  will  be  glad,"  said  Linda  May. 
"I  always  wanted  to  go   to  a  picnic,   but 
aunt   Dollie   always    stood   in   the    way." 
"And  I'm  glad  they's  a  lunch"  said  Pete. 
"Yes,"  said  Edgar,   "we'll  get  some  sar- 
dines and  crackers,   and  gingersnaps,  and 
lady-fingers,     and  Bologna  sausage,    and 
cheese."    He  was  quite  enthusiastic  with 
the  idea.      "I   don't  like   sardines,"   said 
Madge  promptly.     "No,"  said  Letitia,  mu- 
singly, "thout  vinegar  or  slice  of  lemon." 
"I  can't  bear  cheese   and  crackers,"  re- 
marked Linda  May.     "Neither  can  I;  ain't 
it  funny!"  cried  Pete.      "Then    perhaps 
we'd  better  omit  the  lunch,"  said    Edgar 
dejectedly.     "Oh,  no!"  came  a  chorus  of 
four  voices.     "What  shall  we  have,  then?" 
he  asked.     "I've  named  over  about  all  we 
can  get  from  the  store;  except  watermel- 
ons."     "Don't  le's  get  watermelons,"  said 
Letitia;  "the   rinds  always  look  so,   after 
you  have  got  through."    "We  want  can- 
dy,"  said   Linda    May.      "Ye?,    candy!" 
came  the  chorus.    So  they  got  candy-figs, 
candy-orange-slices,  cocoanut,   chocolate, 
marshmallow,     butterscotch,    niggerheels, 
taffy,    kisses,     pepperment,     wintergreen. 
The  lot  came  to   fifteen  cents,  with  a  stick 
of  licorice  thrown  in.    Then  they  left  town 
and  drove  toward  the  springs.     "Oh,  there's 
Lucifer  following  us!"  exclaimed    Linda 
May.    "It  is  so  comfortable  to  have  a  dog 
following  your  carriage,  isn't  it!"    They 
entered  a  country  road,   and    met  a  cow. 
Lucifer  stopped  as  if  turned  to  stone.     The 
cow  lowered  her  horns  and  glared  at  the 
dog.  "He  is  a  fearful  coward,"  said  Edgar; 
"but  every  character  has  some  defect."  The 
cow  mooed  and  Lucifer  yelped  with  terror. 
He  was  afraid  to  try  to  pass,  so  Edgar  stop- 
ped and  waited  for  him.  "I  have  his  collar," 
said  Linda  May.      "I'm  keeping  it  as  a 
souvenir  of  one  night.     Oh,  Mr.  Brown!  a 
few  days  after  Lucifer  tried  to  stay  all  night 
with  us,  aunt  Dollie  and  I  began  to  smell 
something  perfectly  DREADf ul  in  the  parlor. 
It  was  worsern  mice  in  a  bureau  drawer! 
We  hunted  an'  hunted.    So  one  day  I  went 
in  the  parlor,  and  there  was  a  long  line  of 
black  ants,   marchin'.    I  followed  um,  and 
behine  the  big  picture  of  me,  that  sets  in 
the  corner,  was  our  beefsteak  that  disap- 
peared that  night!  You    see,  Lucifer  had 
hid  it  there  till  he  would  be  hungry.    Oh, 
how  it  smelt!"  "Pee -you!"  cried  Pete,  "I 
should  think  so!"    "XJm-mhh!"  chorused 
Letitia  and  Madge.  At  that  moment  the  cow 
made  a  dive  at  Lucifer.  The  dog,  yelping  in 
agony,  dashed  around  her,  and  got  under 
the  surrey.     Edgar  drove  on  with  the  dog 
keeping  under  the  vehicle.    But  when  they 
had  turned  a  corner  and  the  cow  was  hidden, 
Lucifer  came  out,  and  turned  in  the  direc- 


tion of  the  cow,  and  began  to  bark  at  her, 
and  to  run  as  if  he  wanted  to  overtake  her. 
But  he  always  came  back  before  he  reached 
the  corner.  That  made  the  pleasure-party 
laugh.  Lucifer's  bark  was  so  fierce  and 
bold  that  it  made  his  tail  shake  with  con- 
vulsions. 

When  they  stopped  under  the  shade  of  a 
great  big  walnut  tree,  Pete  said,  "Mr. 
Brown,  I'll  tell  you  a  secret  if  you'll  tell  me 
one."  He  said  he  would;  so  she  said,  "You 
remember,  long  ago,  how  anxious  you  was 
to  be  friends  of  us?  And  I  told  you  Madge 
was  so  hard  to  get  acquainted  with;  and 
you  must  do  things  before  she'd  notice  you? 
Well,  that  was  just  a  joke."  "I  have  sus- 
pected so  since,"  he  said  with  a  smile. 
"And  now  I'll  tell  you  something;  it  wasn't 
Nap  who  hid  the  candy  in  your  boxes:  I  did 
it!"  "Oh,  oh!"  cried  the  girls.  "Yes, 
that  first  night,  I  saw  Pete  put  out  her  box, 
and  I  didn't  know  about  the  tramp;  so  I  put 
in  the  candy,  without  knowing  there  was  a 
note  there.  Then  I  filled  Linda  May's  box; 
and  Letitia's ;  and  it  was  fun  to  hear  you 
all  laying  it  to  Nap."  "Poor  Nap!"  said 
Pete,  "I  wonder  what  has  become  of  him? 
I  haven't  seen  him  since  he  told  me  the 
Thump,  thump,  thump  story."  "He  told 
me,"  said  Edgar,  "that  he  is  going  to 
try  and  settle  down,  and  if  he  ever  gets  re- 
spectable, he's  coming  back  to  see  us  all." 
"Oh,  did  he!  Hurrah!  I  like  Nap.  But  I'm 
afraid,"  added  Pete  doubtfully,  "that  he 
won't  be  near  as  nice,  if  he  gets  respectable; 
whaddy  you  think?" 

When  the  carriage-picnic  was  over,  Ed- 
gar walked  to  his  hotel  thinking,  "I  can't 
tell  which  one  I  like  best.  There's  Pete — 
bless  her  heart!— and  Madge — bless  her!  — 
and  Linda  May — little  sunbeam! — and  Le- 
titia,— Dear  me!  how  can  I  decide?"  Then 
he  remembered  his  walk  through  the  storm 
with  Mrs.  Morris's  oldest  daughter,  and 
added,  "Or  Jennie?"  Suddenly  he  blushed. 
He  went  up  to  his  room,  opened  an  old 
scrap-book  and  took  out  a  pressed  flower; 
a  red  rose.  He  walked  with  it  to  the  win- 
dow. It  had  been  given  him  by  his  sweet- 
heart of  the  years  gone  by.  He  remem- 
bered how  he  used  to  kiss  the  faded  petals. 
An  almost  imperceptible  perfume  came 
from  the  rose  which  she  gave  him  one  star- 
light night  when  the  orchestra  from  Kan- 
sas City  was  playing  "II  Trovatore."  Dear 
me!  He  leaned  out  the  window  and  slowly 
tearing  the  rose  to  fragments,  let  the  petals 
drift  out  upon  the  October  breeze.  He 
watched  them  float  to  the  street,  then  mur- 
mured softly,  "Or  Jennie?" 

In  the  meantime  our  four  young  friends 
were  perched  upon  Mrs.  Morris's  back 
fence;  first,  Linda  May  and  Madge;  and 
next  to  Madge,  Letitia;  and  then  Pete. 
"Madge,"  said  Linda  May,  suddenly,  "look 
at  my  legs!"  She  started  to  hold  one  up, 
to  make  the  examination  easy,  when  she 
slipped,  and  almost  turned  a  summersault 
off  the  fence.  "Well!"  cried  Madge, 
laughing;  "a  little  more  and  I  think  the 
whole  town  will  be  looking  at  them!"  "Oh, 
Madge!"  said  Pete  reproachfully,  "when 
Linda  May  slipped,  why  didn't  you  pushur 
an'  maker  skin  the  cat."  "I  wish  I  had 
of,"  said  Madge.  "I  would  of,"  said  Pete. 
"I  bet  you  wouldn't  of,"  retorted  Linda 
May,  laughing.  "I  bet  J  would  of!"  cried 
Letitia.  "You  couldn't  of!"  said  Linda 
May,  "you  ain't  strong  enough."  "I  know 
Icouldof,  too,"  retorted  Letitia;  "couldn't 
I  of,  Pete?"    "Course  you  could  of!"  said 


With  a  supply  of  biscuit 
in  an  In=er=seal  Patent 
Package,  a  man  may  start 
from  torrid  Florida ; 
cross  the  dusty  plains  of 
Texas;  climb  the  snowy 
mountains  of  Colorado; 
brave  the  drought  of  the 
great  American  Desert; 
follow  the  rainy  Pacific 
to  frozen  Alaska  and  in 
the  Klondike  make  a 
meal  on  fresh,  crisp  bis= 
cuit.  Wherever  you  go 
you  can  have  your  bis= 
cuit  fresh  and  crisp  if 
you  get  them  in  the  In= 
er=seal  Patent  Package. 


Soda.  Milk,  Graham,  Oatrnoal  and  But- 
ter Thin  Biscuit,  Vanilla  Wafers  and 
Ginger  Snaps,  come  in  the  In-er-seal 
Patent  Package.  Look  for  the  trade- 
mark design  on  the  end  of  each  package 


her  bosom  friend.  "Well,"  said  Madge, 
"I  don't  see  why  Linda  May  wanted  me  to 
look  at  her  legs.  I  don't  see  anything  the 
matter  withum."  "They n't  anything  the 
matter,"  replied  Linda  May.  "But  don't 
you  remember,  when  I  was  young,  how  thin 
and  pipe-stemmy  my  legs  was?  But  just 
look  attum  now.  I  think  they're  fillin' 
out."  Madge  examined  them  critically  and 
said,  "Yes,  that's  right;  they  are  fillin." 
"I'm  glad,"  said  Linda  May. 

(THE   END.) 
J* 

"I  can  tell  you,"  said  he,   "how  much 
water  runs  over  Niagara  Falls  to  a  quart." 
"How  much?"  asked  she. 
"Two  pints." 

Ethel  (to  her  younger  brother,  who  had 
been  whipped ) :  "Don't  mind,  brother, 
don't  mind." 

Brother  (between  sobs):  "That's  just 
what  I  was  licked  for." 

Sue — You  said  you  were  going  to  marry 
an  artist,  and  now  you're  engaged  to  a 
dentist. 

Flo — Well,  isn't  he  an  artist?  He  draws 
from  real  life. 

Daniel  Webster,  stopping  to  dinner  one 
day  at  a  country  inn  on  his  way  to  Marsh- 
field,  was  asked  by  the  hostess  if  he  usually 
had  a  good  appetite.  "Madam,"  answered 
Webster,  "I  sometimes  eat  more  than  I  do 
at  other  times,  but  never  less." 


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THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


September  19,  190* 


Hour  of  Prayer. 

Fremlt  G.  Tyrrell. 


The  Inquiring   Greeks.* 

Text:  Now  there  werecertain  Greeks  among 
those  that  went  up  to  worship  at  the  feast: 
these  therefore  came  to  Philip,  which  was 
of  Bfthsaida  of  Galilee,  and  asked  him  say- 
ing-. Sir,  we  would  see  Jesus.— John  12:20,21. 

Plainly  these  men  were  outsiders.  There 
were  Jewish  Greeks,  but  these  were  Gentiles. 
In  this  lies  the  peculiar  joy  which  breaks 
forth  from  the  lips  of  the  Savior.  There  may 
not  have  been  many  of  them,  but  they  came 
saying  what  all  the  world  is  beginning  to  say, 
"We  would  see  Jesus."  The  light  was  spread- 
ing. Jesus  saw  the  immense  and  thrilling 
significance  of  this  inquiry.  After  this  hand- 
ful of  Gentiles,  whole  provinces,  nations, 
races  were  coming;these  were  the  fore-runners. 

An    Ea-rnest    Desire. 

Men  are  restless,  when  they  do  not  know 
what  ails  them.  They  seek  satisfaction  in 
business  and  find  it  not;  in  pleasure,  but 
pleasure  palls;  in  travel,  and  travel  becomes 
a  weariness  of  the  flesh  They  learn  at  last 
that  there  is  no  enduring  happiness  apart 
from  God;  that  theirs  is  a  soul-hunger. 
However  frivolous  the  means  men  employ  to 
quench  the  fever,  the  fever  is  there;  the  desire 
burns.  Comparatively  few  are  content  with- 
out an  altar  and  a  ritual.  From  the  weird 
incantations  of  the  jungle  to  the  oratorio  in 
the  cathedral,  we  read  the  history  of  the 
soul's  efforts  to  find  peace. 

Happy  these  Greeks,  for  they  seem  to  know 
what  they  want.  They  approach  Jesus 
through  His  friends  and  disciples.  Do  men 
ever  come  to  you  with  the  same  desire,  the 
same  request?  And  if  not,  why  not?  Per- 
haps your  life  does  not  reveal  Christ  to  them. 
What  a  blessed  transformation,  when  the 
whole  church  will  so  reflect  Christ  that  men 
will  come  eagerly  desirous  of  seeing  Him! 
The    Irvcaa-nate  Word. 

"What  think  ye  of  Christ?"  'Upon  the 
answer  to  this  question  depends  your  life. 
John  tells  us  that  "the  Word  became  flesh, 
and  dwelt  among  us,  full  of  grace  and  truth" 
(John  1:14).  Christ  incarnates  the  Word.  In 
Him  dwells  the  fulness  of  the  Godhead  bodily, 
and  we  are  complete  in  Him.  John  teaches 
that  "Jesus  Christ  is  the  real  incarnation  of 
an  eternally  divine  Person,  who  has  ever  been 
the  medium  through  Whom  God  has  exercised 
His  activity  in  relation  to  the  finite  universe." 
As  the  perfect  manifestation  of  God's  nature 
and  will,  He  is  called  the  Word.  So  when 
these  men  asked  to  see  Jesus,  they  were  ask- 
ing to  see  the  ever-living  One. 

The  simple  fact  of  Christ  is  enough  to  si- 
lence cavil.  No  such  fact  as  He  has  ever  been 
manifested  before  or  since.  Go  back  to  those 
four  simple  stories  of  His  life  and  ministry, 
and  then  tell  why  they  have  such  power  over 
you.  Not  in  herself,  but  in  her  Lord,  the 
church  will  evermore  find  power.  The  prayer 
of  many  a  disciple  should  be,  "I  would  see 
Jesus." 

Tra-nsforrrving  Power. 

The  world  of  men  do  not  need  transporta- 
tion, but  transformation.  The  old  thought  of 
religion,  that  it  affords  a  safe  and  happy  exit 
from  this  world,  and  that  this  is  its  chief 
function,  is  dying  out.  It  manifests  its 
adaptation  to  this  world  by  its  transforming 
power.  The  method  of  this  transformation 
is  indicated  when  Paul  says,  "We  all,  with 
unveiled  face,  reflecting  as  a  mirror  the  glory 
of  the  Lord,  are  transformed  into  the  same 
image,  from  glory  to  glory,  even  as  from  the 
Lord,  the  Spirit"  (2  Cor.  3:18).  Reflect 
Christ,  and  you  become  like  Him.  Uncover 
your  heart  before  Him,  abide  in  His  presence, 
and  let  your  conduct  be  a  reflection  of  Him, 
and  see  how  rapidly  this  change  will  be 
brought  about. 

•Prayer-meeting  topic  for  Sept.  25. 


The  energy  is  not  in  our  reflecting,  but  in 
Him.  The  idea  in  the  question,  "What 
would  Jesus  do?"  deserves  our  careful  con- 
sideration, for  unless  we  ask  it,  we  cannot 
reflect  Him  in  our  daily  life.  Reflection  is 
more  than  imitation;  it  brings  about  identi- 
fication. When  Christ  said,  "He  that  hath 
seen  me  hath  seen  the  Father,"  what  did  He 
mean?  Did  He  not  say,  "I  am  doing  as  the 
Father  does.  Watch  me.  If  the  Father  were 
here,  would  He  do  anything  different  from 
what  I  am  doing?  The  Father  is  here,  for 
I  am  doing  His  will.  We  have  common 
cause,  we  are  one,  one  in  spirit,  in  purpose, 
in  method."  So  at  least  every  Christian 
should  dare  to  say.  He  that  sees  me,  sees 
not  me,  but  Christ.  And  yet  we  shall  have 
to  permit  this  transforming  process  to  go  on 
much  farther  before  we  can  claim  identity 
with  Him.  This,  finally,  is  our  aim.  "We 
shall  be  like  Him,  for  we  shall  see  Him  even 
as  He  is"  (1  John  3:2). 

Pra.yer. 

Help  us,  O  God,  to  see  Jesus  as  we  have 
never  seen  Him  before,  in  all  the  plenitude  of 
His  power.  May  we  be  transfixed  by  the 
vision,  and  transformed  by  the  energy,  until 
we  shall  echo  Him.  Stir  the  tired  hearts  of 
men  with  a  great  yearning  for1  this  excellence, 
until  the  continents  afar  and  the  islands  of 
the  sea  shall  exclaim,  "We  would  see  Jesus!" 
Amen. 

J* 

Travel. 

A  word  or  two  on  the  subject  of  travel  is 
not  amiss.  The  facilities  for  the  transporta- 
tion of  passengers  at  the  present  time  have 
certainly  been  brought  to  perfection.  It 
isn't  like  in  the  old  days  when  it  was  almost 
a  torture  to  go  from  one  place  to  another. 
Now  you  get  aboard  a  train  and  live  just 
like  you  do  at  home.  The  entire  equipment 
is  built  with  a  view  to  your  comfort. 

For  instance:  When  you  go  East  the  B.  & 
O  S-W.  offers  you  Three  Daily  Solid  Vesti- 
buled  Trains  from  St.  Louis,  leaving  at  8:20 
a.  m.,  8:05  p.  m  and  2:15  a.  m. — made  up  of 
the  finest  Pullman  sleepers— a  dining  car 
service  which  cannot  be  excelled  (you  don't 
have  to  pay  for  what  you  can't  eat,  but  just 
for  what  you  order)  — first  class  high  back 
coaches— in  fact  the  trains  are  palaces  on 
wheels.  The  track,  roadbed  and  equipment 
are  entirely  new. 

It's  the  best  line  to  Cincinnati  and  Louis- 
ville. Only  $21  to  New  York  with  stop-overs. 
(Saves  you  money  and  gives  you  the  best 
service.) 

Information  in  regard  to  trains,  etc.,  can 
be  secured  from  any  representative.  It  will 
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tions and  help  you  in  every  way. 

The  favor  of  the  public  is  final  proof  of 
merit— and  we're  after  it. 

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Louis,  Mo. 


The  Value  Oi  Charcoal. 


Qua.int,  tjueer  and  tjurlous 
Salt  Lake  City. 

The  late  Col.  John  Cockerell  in  the  Cosmo- 
politan said:  "There  are  three  unique  cities  in 
America,  and  one  of  these  is  Salt  Lake 
City."  It  is  not  only  unique  in  its  Temple, 
Tabernacle  and  Mormon  Church  institutions, 
but  quaint  in  appearance,  with  its  wide 
streets,  immense  blocks  and  martial  rows  of 
shade  trees.  It  has,  perhaps,  more  attrac- 
tions to  the  square  yard  than  any  city  in  the 
country,  and  its  climate,  while  temperate  all 
the  year  round,  is  particularly  delightful  in 
summer.  The  Great  Salt  Lake,  with  its  mag- 
nificent Saltair  resort,  where  the  water  is 
"deader  and  denser"  than  that  in  the  Dead 
Sea  in  Palestine,  is  an  attraction  in  itself 
that  people  come  miles  to  see.  There  are 
many  cool  mountain  and  lake  resorts  near 
by,  also  numerous  very  pretty  canyon  trips 
and  parks,  drives,  Hot  and  Warm  Sulphur 
Springs.  Fishing  and  hunting  in  every  direc- 
tion. The  trip  from  Denver  to  Salt  Lake  City 
and  Ogden  via  the  Rio  Grande  Western 
Railway  in  connection  with  either  the  Colo- 
rado Midland  or  Denver  &  Rio  Grande  rail- 
roads is  one  of  unsurpassed  pleasure.  Here 
nature  is  found  in  her  sternest  mood  and  the 
whole  line  is  a  succession  of  rugged  canyon, 
waterfalls  and  picturesque  valleys.  No 
European  trip  can  compare  with  it  in  gran- 
deur of  scenery.  During  the  entire  summer 
there  will  be  low  excursion  rates  to  Salt 
Lake  City  and  contiguous  country.  It  is  on 
the  road  to  the  Pacific  Coast,  if  that  be  your 
destination.  Send  four  cents  postage  to  Geo. 
W.  Heintz,  General  Passenger  Agent,  Rio 
Grande  Western  Railway,  Salt  Lake  City, 
for  literature,  etc. 


Few  People  Know  How  Useful  It  Is  in.  Pre. 
serving  Health,  and  eaut. 

Nearly  everybody  knows  that  charcoal  is  the  safest 
and  most  efficient  disinfectant  and  purifier  in  na- 
ture, but  few  realize  its  value  when  taken  into  the 
human  system  for  the  same  cleansing  purpose. 

Charcoal  is  a  remedy  that  the  more  you  take  of  it 
the  better:  it  is  not  a  drug  at  all,  but  simply  absorbs 
the  gases  and  impurities  always  present  in  the 
stomach  and  intestines,  and  carries  them  out  of  the 
system. 

Charcoal  sweetens  the  breath  after  smoking, 
drinking,  or  after  eating  onions  or  other  odorous 
vegetables. 

Charcoal  effectually  clears  and  improves  the  com- 
plexion; it  whitens  the  teeth;  and  further  acts  as  a 
natural  and  eminently  safe  cathartic. 

It  absorbs  the  injurious  gases  which  collect  in  the 
stomach  and  bowels;  it  disinfects  the  mouth  and 
throat  from  the  poison  of  catarrh. 

All  druggists  sell  charcoal  in  one  form  or  another, 
but  probably  the  best  charcoal  and  the  most  for  the 
money  is  in  Stuart's  Absorbent  Lozenges;  they  are 
composed  of  the  finest  powdered  Willow  charcoal, 
and  other  harmless  antiseptics,  in  tablet  form,  or 
rather  in  the  form  of  large,  pleasant-tasting  lozen- 
ges, the  charcoal  being  mixed  with  honey. 

The  daily  use  of  these  lozenges  will  soon  tell  in  a 
much  improved  condition  of  the  general  health, better 
ccftnplexion,  sweeter  breath  and  purer  blood;  and 
the  beauty  of  it  is  that  no  harm  can  result  from  their 
continued  use,  but  on  the  contrary  great  benefit. 

A  Buffalo  physician,  in  speaking  of  the  benefits  of 
charcoal,  says:  "I  advise  Stuart's  Absorbent  Loz- 
enges to  all  patients  suffering  from  gas  in  stomach 
and  bowels,  and  to  clear  the  complexion  and  purify 
the  breath,  mouth  and  throat;  I  also  believe  the  liver 
is  greatly  benefited  by  the  daily  use  of  them;  they 
cost  but  twenty-five  cents  a  box  at  drug  stores,  and 
although  in  some  sense  a  patent  preparation,  yet  I 
believe  I  get  more  and  better  charcoal  in  Stuart's 
Absorbent  Lozenges  than  in  any  of  the  ordinary 
charcoal  tablets." 


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Third  Quarterly  R-eview.* 

The  lessons  of  tbe  past  quarter  extend  over 
a  period  of  more  than  twenty  centuries,  and 
occupy  the  larger  part  of  the  book  called  Gen- 
esis. It  has  to  do  with  the  origins  of  the 
history,  both  of  the  human  race  and  of  its  re- 
demption. The  creation  story  gives  us  the 
beginning  of  the  present  order  and  the  en- 
trance into  the  new  world  of  man,  who  is  the 
end  and  object  of  all  the  visible  creation.  The 
narrative  of  the  fall  introduces  us  to  the  aw- 
ful reality  of  sin,  against  which,  for  six  thous- 
and years,  the  human  race  has  been  strug- 
gling, and  the  conquest  of  which  seems  yet  far 
in  the  distance.  The  separation  of  Abraham 
and  his  descendants  from  all  other  nations 
and  tribes,  to  be  a  chosen  people  unto  God, 
marks  the  beginning  of  the  race's  return  to 
God,  culminating  in  the  ministry  of  the  great- 
est Son  of  Abraham,  Jesus  Christ,  to  whom 
all  the  notable  characters  and  striking  types 
of  the  Old  Testament  bear  witness.  To  have 
studied  carefully  and  intelligently  these  les- 
sons is  to  possess  a  goodly  fund  of  knowledge 
concerning  the  purpose  of  God  for  the  chil- 
dren of  men.  Without  reviewing  in  order  the 
lessons  we  have  gone  over,  we  prefer  suggest- 
ing a  few  thoughts  which  seem  to  us  worthy 
of  emphasis,  as  derived  from  this  interesting 
portion  of  Scripture. 

1.  God,  who  is  the  author  of  all,  is  likewise 
the  ruler  of  all.  His  presence  and  power  are 
made  manifest  on  every  page  of  this  history. 
He  did  not  create  the  world  and  place  man 
therein,  and  then  leave  them  to  "run  them- 
selves." The  flood  taught  a  wicked  race  that 
God  could  not  be  mocked  with  impunity. 
Abraham,  Isaac  and  Jacob  are  made  to  rec- 
ognize the  divine  presence  and  purpose  con- 
tinually, and  their  whole  experience  seems  as 
if  intended  for  a  lesson  to  the  human  race  on 
the  place  of  God  in  life  and  history.  Accord- 
ing to  this  portion  of  Scripture,  this  is  God's 
world  and  he  does  not  propose  to  abdicate  in 
favor  of  either  man  or  Satan.  Nor  will  he 
abandon  his  children  to  their  evil  passions, 
though  they  try  him  exceedingly.  By  this 
method  and  that,  with  untiring  effort,  he 
seeks  to  draw  them  unto  himself,  that  he  may 
accomplish  his  purpose  of  grace  in  their  behalf. 

2.  Man,  made  in  the  divine  image,  is  a 
creature  of  higher  order  than  those  about  him. 
With  the  body  of  an  animal,  he  possesses  the 
spirit  of  a  god  and  displays  faculties  which 
lift  him  far  above  any  merely  earthly  origin 
or  destiny.  Nowhere  is  it  suggested  that  he 
is  akin  to  the  beast,  either  in  origin  or  nature, 
but  he  is  ever  set  in  a  category  by  himself. 
Matter  must  move  in  the  orbit  appointed  for 
it,  from  which  it  can  never  deviate,  except  at 
the  direct  bidding  of  the  power  that  brought 
it  into  being.  The  animal  citation  follows 
its  instincts,  meeting  with  neither  praise  nor 
blame  because  it  acts  without  any  relation 
to  moral  motives.  But  man  is  reckoned  as 
having  free  will  and  being  subject  to  motives 
such  as  cannot  be  apprehended  by  the  lower 
orders  of  life.  He  is  censured  or  commended, 
as  he  regards  or  disregards  these  ends  of  his 
well  being.  There  is  no  warrant  for  the  doc- 
trine of  fatalism  in  these  ancient  records  of 
human  society.  Man  may  do  right  or  wrong, 
as  he  yields  to  the  demands  of  his  physical 
nature,  or  heeds  the  persuasions  of  his  spir- 
itual. Each  individual  man  is  a  microcosm,  a 
little  world,  in  whosa  soul  is  exhibited  all  the 
strife  through  which  the  race  is  advancing 
toward  holiness  and   consequent  blessedness. 

3.  For  man  is  advanciug.  This  lesson  is 
surely  taught  by  the  story  we  have  been 
studying.  No  man  ought  to  be  a  pessimist 
who  thoughtfully  considers  the  facts  con- 
veyed in  these  early  chapters  of  the  Bible.  If, 
as  some  scientists  tell  us,  man  was  evolved 
from  the  brute,  then  surely  even  these  early 

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records  display  a  marvelous  progress  made 
by  him,  up  to  the  time  he  emerges  from  his 
primitive  obscurity  to  appear  upon  the  pages 
of  history.  And  such  progress  has  continued 
until  the  present  time.  To  those  of  us  who 
are  old  fashioned  enough  to  believe  that  God 
created  man  by  direct  act,  without  using  the 
media  of  the  long  procession  of  animal  forms, 
his  advance  is  no  less  certain.  For  the  first 
man,  though  a  man,  was  immature.  He  was 
innocent  but  not  virtuous.  For  innocence  is 
merely  the  absence  of  sin.  Virtue  is  the  con- 
quest of  sin.  The  new  born  babe  is  innocent. 
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ous. Man  grows  in  the  knowledge  of  God,  of 
himself,  of  the  world  about  him,  and  of  the 
true  end  of  life  and  knowledge.  The  ideals  of 
the  world  are  rising.  Practices  which  were 
tolerated  among  the  patriarchs  would  now 
land  one  in  the  prison.  Man  is  nobler,  woman 
more  respected,  childhood  more  tenderly 
shielded,  and  little  by  little  sin  and  misery 
are  being  banished  from  human  society.  The 
progress  is  slow,  so  that  we  can  not  measure 
it  by  days,  or  even  years.  Centuries  are  per- 
haps the  smallest  division  of  time  by  which 
Ave  can  reckon;  but  he  with  whom  one  day  is 
as  a  thousand  years,  and  a  thousand  years  as 
one  day,  will  perfect  the  work  he  has  begun, 
and    bring    humanity    to    its  high  and  holy 

estate 
4.    The    communication    between  God  and 

man,    though    disturbed    by    sin,  is  not    de- 


stroyed. God  is  still  the  Father  of  our  spir- 
its. Wherever  is  found  a  righteous  Noah 
amid  a  multitude  of  scoffers,  there  will  be  an 
open  window  of  heaven,  through  which  bless- 
ing and  deliverance  shall  descend.  Wherever 
there  is  an  Abraham  listening  for  the  voice 
of  God,  to  him  will  the  divine  call  come,  lead- 
ing him  out  into  the  new  land  of  faith  and 
hope  and  making  of  him  a  blessing  to  the 
world,  and  the  father  of  many  believing  chil- 
dren. Wherever  a  lonely  and  despairing 
Jacob,  overwhelmed  with  the  sense  of  his 
sins,  and  casting  away  his  self-righteousness, 
lays  his  burden  upon  the  Lord,  with  prayers 
and  tears,  there  will.be  the  vision  and  God's 
comforting  angels  to  teach  him  that  he  is  yet 
abiding  in  the  Father's  house  and  under  his 
protection.  And  wherever  such  an  one,  who 
has  been  seeking  his  own  welfare  by  means  of 
human  wisdom  and  man's  device,  comes  at 
last  to  loathe  the  deceit  and  injustice  of  his 
former  life,  and  to  covet  the  sincerity  and 
peace  of  the  divine  Spirit,  his  struggles  will 
bring  to  him  that  full  submission  which  calls 
forth  the  help  of  strength  to  his  weakness, 
and  makes  him  henceforth  no  more  a  "sup- 
planter,"  but  a  "prince  with  God."  Such  a 
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TOPIC    FOR    SEPTEMBER    29. 

Missions — Growth    of    the    Kingdom. 

(Ps.  72.) 

The  principle  of  growth,  development,  is  one 
that  has  received  great  emphasis  in  our  age. 
Ko  other  truth  has  been  so  diligently  dinned 
into  our  ears.  We  have  grasped  it,  devoured 
it,  digested  it,  assimilated  it. 

But  our  age  is  not  the  only  one  that  has 
realized  how  the  great  things  of  the  world 
advance  by  slow  steps.  Jesus  taught  it  re- 
peatedly by  such  f  arables  as  that  of  the  mus- 
tard seed.  And  still  further  back  the  Old 
Testament  gives  us  the  illustrations  of  the 
little  stone  cut  out  of  the  mountains  without 
hands,  and  of  the  handful  of  corn  in  the 
mountains  that  grew  till  it  shook  like  Leb- 
anon 

We  have  all  come  to  believe,  therefore,  that 
the  only  true  progress  in  the  world  is  slow, 
that  rapid  changes  are  to  be  distrusted,  and 
that,  if  we  wish  to  be  sure  of  our  advances 
they  must  be  made  with  infinite  patience. 

In  this  matter  of  missions,  is  it  not  evident 
that  slow  and  gradual  progress  is  best? 
Those  countries  which  have  been  most  quickly 
evangelized  have  not  been  necessarily  the 
greatest  credit  to  Christianity.  On  the  other 
hand,  those  that  have  been  most  slowly  won, 
are-not  the  least  stable  and  sure. 

The  King  of  Berin  was  converted,  and  on 
the  same  day  he  converted  all  his  subjects  by 
threatening  to  chop  their  heads  off  if  they  did 
not  become  Christians.  One  can  well  imag- 
ine how  permanent  were  such  converts  and 
how  edifying  their  general  conduct. 

On  the  other  hand,  the-  first  missionary  in 
India  labored  seven  long  year  s  without  a  con- 
vert; but  when  a  conver$.<|?was  once  made  he 
was  sure  to  stay.  Some  of  the  slowest  peo- 
ples of  the  earth  to  change  their  faiths  are 
the  surest  to  abide,  when  once  they  have 
changed. 

So,  when  it  seems  to  us  that  the  news 
spreads  slowly,  so  slowly;  and  when  we  cry 
aloud,  "Lord,  how  long!";  at  that  very  time, 
it  may  be,  the  steadiest  and  most  enduring 
progress  is  being  made.  "Fear  not,  litt'e 
flock,  for  it  is  God's  good  pleasure  to  give 
you  the  kingdom." 

It  must  have  seemed  a  very  poor  and  dis- 
couraging prospect  to  Paul,  as  he  entered  the 
cities  of  the  ancient  world.  It  must  have 
scemtd  to  him  as  if  there  was  little  hope  of 
doiug  anything  great  and  rapid  in  thosecities. 
It  must  have  appeared  a  dark  prospect  when 
he  first  came  into  touch  with  Caesar's  house- 
hold and  the  Pretorian  Guard.  And  yet, 
how  rapid  was  the  growth  of  Christianity  in 
the  Roman  world!  As  we  lock  back  at  it, 
how  it  seems  to  have  swept  all  before  it! 

Time  seems  very  long  to  us  when  we  are  in 
the  midst  of  it.  It  seems  mucti  shorter  to  us 
as  we  look  back  upon  it,  or  as  we  look  far 
into  the  future  across  it.  So,  though  the 
progress  may  see  n  to  us  -1  >w  while  we  are  in 
it,  yet  viewed  in  the  whole,  it  may  be  very 
short 

There  is  butoae  thing  for  us  to  do,  and  that 
is  to  stir  ourselves  and  make  the  progress  as 
great  as  possible.  God  moves  in  a  mysteri- 
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"God  with  us,"  cried  the  aDcients  as  they 
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COMFORT— LAW  —Married  id  Moberly, 
I  Mo.,  Sept.  1  by  t>.  B  Moore,  Nelsoc  H.  Com- 
fort, of  Kt.  Wayne,  Ind.,  and  Birdie  A.  Law, 
of  Moberly. 

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f'28,  at  the  residence  of  J.  M.  Linam,  near 
I'Lockbart.  Tex.,  Mr.  H.  .r.  Helium  to  Mis. 
(Nola  B.  Cheatbam,  J.   J.  Cramer  officiating. 

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J  Mo.,  Aug.  28,  bv  S.  B.  Moore,  J.  B.  Hines 
[and  EulaM.  Fritch. 

HOPPER- VAUGHN.  —Married    at    the 
home  of  the  bride  ia  Tina,   Mo.,  Sept.  8,  1901, 
by  R.  H.    Love,   C.    M.   Hopper,    of  Sumner, 
land  Miss  Louise  R.  Vaughn,  of  Tina. 

SMITH-MOSS.— Married  in  Moberly,  Mo., 
'Sept.  4,  by  S.  B.  Moore,  J.  G.  Smith  and 
Miss  I.  V.  Moss 

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BROWN. 

Wray  Brown  was  born  in  Washington, 
!pa.,  and  died  at  his  home  in  Hannibal,  Mo  , 
Aug.  31,  1901,  aged  67  years.  He  was  one  of 
the  deajOQS  and  fiuancial  secretary  of  the 
'church.  He  was  a  great  sufferer  but  was 
ipatient  and  uncomplaining.  The  interests  of 
! the  church  were  upon  his  heart  and  he  con- 
versed about  these  and  his  family  t>  the 
lend.  His  faithful  companion  preceded  him 
[five  years  ago  He  leaves  three  brothers  and 
a  devoted,  daughter.  Rro.  Brown  lived  his 
[religion  and  placed  Christ  above  all  other 
considerations.  He  was  not  quick  in  the 
forming  of  intimate  friendships,  but  when 
lance  a  kindred  s  nrit  touched  his  life  he  was 
junfaltering  in  faithfulness.  There  are  multi- 
[Itudes  who  regret  the  loss  of  his  presence  from 
[the  church  fellowship  and  the  activities  of 
jthe  city  The  wr  ter  hastened  home  from  his 
[vacation  to  conduct  the  funeral  service  which 
iwas  largely  attended.. 

Levi  Marshall. 
! 


DOAR". 


On  Sept.  10,  the  writer  was  called  to 
iGretna.  Neb.,  to  conduct  the  funeral  service 
|for  Sister  Clara  M.  Doak,  who  died  at  Gretna 
iafter  a  long  illness  with  that  dread  disease 
[consumption.  May  God  comfort  the  grief- 
stricken  hu«band.  W.  B.  Crewdson. 

Council   Bluff  a,  Ia 

NASH. 

I  Died  at  her  home  near  Prescott,  la.,  Sept. 
jfl,  Sister  Bertha  Nash,  aged  18  years.  Sister 
iNash  was  a  noble  Christian  girl  and  many 
IMends  mourn  her  death.  The  funeral  services 
I  were  conducted  by  the  writer  in  the  presence 
lof  an  unusually  1  irge  audience.  Our  prayer 
,is  that  God  may  comfort  the  bereaved  par 
,ents  and  family. 

W.  B.  Crewdson. 

NAVE. 

Mrs.  Martha  Jane  Nave  (nee  McCafferty) 
was  born  in  Fayette  county,  Mo.,  August  30, 
1830;  died  in  St  Joseph,  at  her  daughter's, 
Mrs.  Murphy,  August  14,  1901  aged  70  years, 
1)  months  and  14  days.  When  16  years  of  age 
she  confessed  Christ  and  was  baptized  by 
Elder  Duke  Young  She  was  married  to  G. 
W.  Nave  March  14,  1852.  To  them  were  born 
nine  children,  seven  are  now  living.  All  were 
present  at  her  funeral  save  one,  who  is  in 
Idaho.  Our  sister  desirt  d  to  be  dressed  in 
white  when  placed  in  thecoflin:  thatit  should 
be  white  within  and  without:  that  her  hus- 
band should  sit  beside  her  coffin  when  borne 
to  the  grave  by  her  sons  and  sons-in-law,  all 
of_  which  was  complied  with.  A  more  loving 
wifel  never  knew,  nor  a  more  faithful  mother. 
Father  and  mother,  sons  and  daughters — 
they  all  loved  one  another.  Our  sister  lived 
and  died  a  devoted  Christian.  How  the  loved 
ones  will  miss  that  dear  Christian  wife  and 
mother.  She  is  now  at  rest  after  great  suf 
fering— meet  her  in  heaven. 

W.  C.  Rogers. 

Cameron,  Mo.,  Aug   23,  1901. 

REED. 
Aaron  B  Reed  was  born  in  Ohio  Oct.  2, 
1831,  and  died  in  Norton  county,  Kan.,  Sept. 
1,  1901.  He  moved  with  his  parents  to  Louisa 
county,  Iowa,  in  1887.  He  was  married  Jan. 
1,  1804,  to  Miss  Elizabeth  Calhoun.  To  them 
were  born  eight  children,  five  of  whom  survive 
him.  Two  children  died  in  early  infancy  and 
Clinton  Reed  died  at  Norcatur,  Kan.,  inOcto- 
oer,  1897.  His  living  children  are  John  W.  Reed, 
3f  Salem,  Wis.;  George  P.  Reed,  of  Coopers- 
town,  N.  D.;  Mrs.  Florence  Rowley,  Mrs.  Ida 


Dobbie,    and  C.  E    Reed,    of    Norton,    Kan. 
His  wife  died  Sept.  23,  1872,  and  in  June,  1881, 
he  moved  with  his   family  to  Norton  county 
Kan.,  and  settled  on  a  farm  one  mile  east  of 
Norton,  w^ere  he  has  since  resided.     He  had 

j  been  a  patient  sufferer  for  years,  his  final  sick- 
ness being  a  complication  of  rheumatism  and 

j  dropsy.  Although  his  sufferings  were  vi  ry 
great  he  bore  all  with  clieerfuluess  aud  an 
unfaltering  faith  in  Him  who  doeih  all  things 
well.  Bio.  Reed  became  a  member  of  the 
Christian  Church  in  earl v  manhood;  for  a 
number  of  years  before  oom;ng  to  Kansas  he 
served  as  elder  in  the  church  at  Union  Mills. 
Iowa.,  where  he  will  be  remembered  as  a 
faithful  follower  of  his  Master.  Funeral 
services  were  conducted  in  the  Christian 
Church.  Sept  9,  by  J.  R  Bell  pastor,  assisted 
by  J.  R   Thompson. 

WOOD. 

Mrs  C.  W.  Wood,  of  Boles,  Mo  ,  was  born 
in  St.  Charles  county  Mo  ,  June  21.  1839.  died 
Aug  2S,  1901  Her  maiden  name  was  Martha 
E.  Murdnck.  She  married  C.  W.  Wood,  Feb. 
5.  1859  Five  children  were  born. to  this  union. 
She  united  with  the  Christian  Church  in  1866. 
under  the  preaching  of  Bro  D  M  GiMnfleld 
and  she  proved  to  be  one  of  the  most  conse- 
crated members  of  the  Pieasant  Hill  church  to 
the  time  of  her  death.  A  husband  and  three 
children  are  lefr,  to  mourn  her  depar:.ure.  The 
funeral  was  conducted  by  the.  writer  from  the 
new  Christian  church  at  Villa  Ridge,  Mo., 
being  the  first  funeral  from  that  church,  which 
she  was  the  prime  mover  in  having  built 

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Missouri  Christian  Convention .1221 

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B.  B.  Tyler's  Letter    1229 

The  Life  and  Teachings  of  Tolstoy.— 
Peter  Ainslie 1230 

The  Old  Book  in  the  New  Crucible.— J. 
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Romans  3:7.  8.— 0.  L.  Fidlar 1232 

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Texas  Letter 1237 

Chicago  Letter 1237 

Bethany's  Prospects 1258 

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Evangelistic 123S 

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C\srrervt  Events. 

The  Fvineral  of  The  last  act  of  the  tragedy 
the  President.  which  the  country  has 
been  witnessing  and  in  which  it  has  been 
participating  during  the  past  two  weeks 
was  enacted  on  Thursday  of  last  week 
when  the  body  of  President  McKinley 
was  laid  away  in  the  cemetery  of  Canton, 
0.  The  ceremonies  in  "Washington  on 
Tuesday  were  stately  and  impressive  and  it 
was  in  the  rotunda  of  the  Capitol  that  the 
exercises  appropriate  to  the  high  office  of 
the  dead  were  carried  out.  The  service  at 
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the  man  and  the  neighbor  was  at  Canton. 
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the  Union  were  present  at  Canton  and  the 
day  was  observed  throughout  the  nation 
and  in  many  places  with  a  degree  of 
unanimity  which  has  seldom  if  ever  been 
equaled  on  such  an  occasion. 


The  Memorial  By  the  proclamation  of 
Services.  President    Roosevelt    the 

people  of  the  United  States  were  requested 
to  refrain  from  their  usual  employment  on 
Thursday  of  last  week  and  repair  to  their 
accustomed  places  of  worship  to  honor  the 
memory  of  the  dead  President.  Not  only 
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immense  mass  meetings  were  held.  In  St. 
Louis  an  assembly  of  not  far  from  15,000 
people  gathered  in  the  Coliseum  Thursday 
afternoon.  President  McKinley's  favorite 
hymns  were  sung  and  addresses  were  made 
by  representative  citizens,  including  a 
Protestant  minister,  a  Roman  Catholic 
priest  and  a  Jewish  Rabbi.  It  was  notable 
that  in  all  of  the  addresses,  and  in  those  of 
congressmen  and  business  men  not  less 
than  those  of  clergymen,  the  point  most 
emphasized  was  the  integrity  of  character, 
the  lofty  rectitude  and  the  Christian  spirit 
of  President  McKinley.  These  things  were 
more  noted  even  by  politicians  than  the 
tributes  which  might  well  have  been  paid 
to  his  political  acumen  and  constructive 
statesmanship. 

The  New  Pres-  The  first  few  days  of  Pres- 
ident in  the  ident  R00Sevelt's  admin- 
White  Hovise.       ....         ,  , 

istration  have  been  con- 
sumed by  the  melancholy  tasks  growing 
out  of  the  circumstances  under  which  he 
took  office.  Those  duties  being  now  per- 
formed, he  has  taken  up  his  residence  in 
the  White  House  and  the  new  administra- 
tion may  be  considered  fairly  launched. 
Yet  it  will  be  scarcely  a  new  administration 
for  with  rare  judgment  the  President  has 
decided  to  make  no  change  in  either  poli- 
cies or  methods  and  as  few  changes  as  pos- 
sible in  the  personnel  of  the  administration. 
The  members  of  the  cabinet  have  all  been 


requested  to  retain  their  offices  permanent- 
ly and  have  consented  to  do  so.  Changes 
may  occur  before  the  end  of  the  term,  but 
they  will  be  only  such  as  might  have  oc- 
curred if  Mr.  McKinley  had  lived.  Mr.  Cor- 
telyou,  whose  efficient  service  has  raised 
the  office  of  Secretary  to  the  President  to  a 
higher  dignity  than  it  had  before  occupied, 
is  to  be  retained  in  that  position.  The 
executive  appointments  which  the  Presi- 
dent has  so  far  made  are  for  the  most  part 
those  which  his  predecessor  had  under 
consideration  or  had  decided  upon.  In  all 
respects  the  President's  chief  endeavor 
apparently  has  been  to  promote  the  feeling 
of  continuity  between  his  administration 
and  that  which  was  so  abruptly  ended. 
The  wisdom  of  this  course  is  obvious  and 
its  result  has  been  to  remove  any  feeling  of 
alarm  or  instability  which  might  have  ac- 
companied the  sympathy  and  grief  of  the 
nation  at  the  death  of  its  executive  head. 
Mr.  Roosevelt's  life  in  Washington  will 
undoubtedly  be  as  free  and  democratic  as 
that  of  any  of  his  predecessors.  He  goes 
about  as  he  pleases,  walkes,  rides,  drives 
and  goes  to  church,  alone  or  with  a  com- 
panion, as  unceremoniously  as  the  most 
ordinary  citizen  and  resents  the  efforts  of 
the  police  department  to  maintain  even  the 
most  meager  and  inconspicuous  bodyguard. 
President  McKinley's  assassin  has  been 
indicted  for  murder  in  the  first  degree,  the 
jury  has  been  chosen  and  the  trial  begun. 
The  prisoner  pleaded  guilty,  but  the  court 
set  aside  this  plea  and  his  counsel  entered 
a  plea  of  not  guilty.  The  defense  will  be 
solely  on  the  ground  of  insanity,  but  the 
experts  who  have  examined  the  prisoner  all 
pronounce  him  sane. 

J- 

Anarchy  and  The  following  statement 
Treason.  in     Leslie's    Weekly    by 

Hon.  John  W.  Griggs,  formerly  Attorney- 
General  in  President  McKinley's  cabinet, 
is  substantially  in  accord  with  what  the 
Christian- Evangelist  has  already  said 
editorially  on  the  same  subject.  The  high 
and  semi-official  source  from  which  it 
comes  makes  this  utterance  especially 
notable.  The  unanimity  of  such  expres- 
sions from  men  high  in  public  life,  gives 
reason  to  hope  that  Congress  at  its  next 
session  will  pass  some  sort  of  alien  and 
sedition  law  in  harmony  with  the  constitu- 
tion.    Mr.  Griggs  says: 

Every  man  has  a  right  under  our  consti- 
tution to  his  own  opinions.  He  has  a 
right  to  express  his  opinions.  He  may 
lawfully  seek  to  impress  his  beliefs  upon 
others.  He  may  teach  that  our  form  of 
government  is  wrong;  that  socialism,  or 
anarchy,  or  monarcy  would  be  preferable. 
But  no  man  has  a  right  to  teach  or  advise 
the  overthrow  or  alteration  of  the  forms  of 
constituted  government  except  by  the 
regular  and  lawful  method  provided  for  its 
alteration.  Whoever  does  so  is  guilty  of 
an  offense  against  constituted  society  that 
is  akin  to  treason.  Let  Congress,  there- 
fore,  declare  that  to  teach  or  advise  the 


overthrow  or  destruction  of  the  Federal 
government  by  murder,  assassination,  or  any 
other  violent  or  unlawful  means,  shall  con- 
stitute a  punishable  offense  against  the 
United  States.  Let  the  states  do  the  same 
with  respect  to  state  governments.  Let  it 
be  made  an  offense  punishable  by  imprison- 
ment for  life  to  belong  to  or  knowingly 
participate  in  the  proceedings  of  any  or- 
ganization, society,  group  or  circle,  which 
holds  as  one  of  its  tenets  that  it  is  justifi- 
able to  assassinate  public  officers.  Let  the 
publications  of  all  such  societies  wherein 
such  doctrines  are  taught  be  denied  carri- 
age through  the  mails,  and  be  made  lawful 
objects  of  police  suppression,  and  the  pub- 
lishers subjected  to  indictment.  Most,  if 
not  all,  of  this  detestable  element  have 
come  here  from  abroad.  Few  of  them  are 
citizens.  In  these  facts  we  find  suggestions 
of  further  means  of  protection.  Congress 
should  amend  the  emigration  laws  so  as  to 
provide  for  the  examination  or  certification 
of  every  immigrant  as  to  his  belief  in 
anarchistic  doctrine  and  his  connection 
with  societies  Of  anarchists.  All  falling 
within  the  dangerous  class  should  be 
denied  admission  to  this  country.  We 
might  go  further  and  deport  all  aliens 
already  within  our  confines  who  should  be 
found  to  belong  to  the  class  of  dangerous- 
anarchists.  Congress  would  have  un- 
doubted power  to  pass  such  a  statute.  It 
should  be  made  an  offense  punishable  with 
death  to  attempt  the  life  or  to  conspire 
to  attempt  the  life  of  a  president  or 
vice-president,  or  of  any  cabinet  officer, 
or  of  the  governor  of  any  state.  For  the 
actual  murder  of  such  officials  the  penalty, 
of  course,  is  death  in  all  states  where  capi- 
tal punishment  has  not  been  abolished. 

J- 
The  Terms  of      As  has  already  been  an- 
Settlement.  nounced,  the   steel  strike 

has  been  settled  on  terms  which  are  virtual- 
ly a  defeat  for  the  strikers.  President  Shaf- 
fer of  the  Amalgamated  Association  has 
issued  an  official  statement  to  be  forwarded 
to  the  lodges  of  the  Association,  surveying 
the  course  of  the  strike  and  announcing 
the  terms  of  settlement.  After  reaffirming 
the  existing  agreement  as  to  hours  and 
wages — a  matter  which  was  not  in  dispute 
at  this  time — the  following  stipulations  are 
made:  "That  the  company  reserves  the 
right  to  discharge  any  employe  who  shall, 
by  interference,  abuse  or  constraint,  pre- 
vent another  from  peaceably  following  his 
vocation  without  reference  to  conne  -tion 
with  labor  organization.  That  non-union 
mills  shall  be  represented  as  such — no 
attempts  made  to  organize,  no  charters 
granted ;  old  charters  retained  by  men  if 
they  desire.  That  the  company  shall 
not  hold  prejudice  against  employes  by 
reason  of  their  membership  with  the 
Amalgamated  Association."  This  agree- 
ment is  to  remain  in  force  for  three 
years  beginning  July  1,  1901,  but  may 
be  abrogated  by  either  party  after  Octo- 
ber 1,  1902,  by  giving  three  months  notice. 
A  notable  feature  of  Mr.  Shaffer's  mani- 
festo is  his  severe  criticism  of  those  labor 
organizations,  and  especially  the  Federation 
of  Labor,  which  promised  sympathy  and 
support  but  rendered  no  substantial  assist- 
ance to  the  strikers.    If  they  had  received 


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September  26,  1901 


the  promised  help  from  other  organiza- 
tions, he  says,  the  Association  would  have 
won  a  complete  victory,  and  he  offers  to  re- 
sign if  his  management  of  the  strike  is 
deemed  unsatisfactory.  We  are  not  pre- 
pared to  give  an  opinion  as  to  Mr.  Shaffer's 
motives  or  principles  in  this  strike,  but  his 
explanation  of  its  failure  is  not  at  all  con- 
vincing. No  amount  of  help  could  have 
made  it  a  success,  and  it  failed  chiefly  be- 
cause it  deserved  to  fail. 

J* 
Th©  Czar  in         The  topic  of  greatest  in- 
France,  terest  in    Europe  during 

the  past:  few  weeks  has  been  the  Czar's 
visit  to  Prance.  A  call  was  made  upon  the 
Kaiser  as  the  imperial  yacht  and  flotilla 
passed  along  the  North  German  coast,  but 
the  main  visit  was  to  President  Loubet. 
The  imperial  party  was  received  by  Presi- 
dent Loubet  at  Dunkirk  and  was  taken  by 
rail  to  Compiegne,  where  the  handsome  old 
chateau  had  been  prepared  for  the  Czar 
and  his  suite.  The  visit  lasted  only  four 
days,  but  it  is  believed  that  its  purpose 
was  accomplished.  There  has,  of  course, 
been  no  official  announcement  of  this  pur- 
pose, but  there  is  evidence  of  two  or  three 
ideas  which  the  Czar  had  in  mind  in  plan- 
ning the  trip.  One  was  to  negotiate  a  loan. 
The  Franco-Russian  alliance  still  holds, 
but  it  was  believed  that  it  would  stand  the 
strain  of  a  loan  much  more  easily  if  re- 
enforced  by  a  visit  from  the  Czar.  A  loan 
raised  in  France  is  subscribed  very  largely 
by  the  common  people,  who  are  moved 
more  by  flattery  than  by  argument.  The 
visit  of  the  Czar  pleases  them  and  inclines 
them  to  lend  him  money.  A  loftier  pur- 
pose than  this  is  probably  to  be  found  in 
the  desire  still  further  to  cement  the  alli- 
ance, with  a  view  to  preventing  European 
war.  As  indicated  by  his  initiation  of  the 
Hague  conference,  the  Czar  is  interested  in 
the  maintenance  of  peace.  He  is  a  man  of 
naturally  peaceable  and  humane  disposi- 
tion; he  could  at  present  ill-afford  the  ex- 
pense of  a  serious  war;  and  he  has  oh  hand 
the  still  unfinished  business  of  constructing 
the  trans-Siberian  railway,  which  would 
be  a  source  of  weakness  at  present  in  case 
of  war,  but  would  be  a  source  of  strength 
if  it  were  completed.  It  is  therefore  greatly 
to  his  advantage  to  maintain  peace  during 
the  next  few  years  until  this  line  can  be 
finished.  After  his  meeting  with  the  Czar, 
the  Kaiser  announced  that  th«  peace  of 
Europe  for  many  years  was  assured,  and  it 
is  reported  that  a  ten  years'  peace  has  been 
agreed  upon,  during  which  time  the  sover- 
eigns of  Russia  and  Germany  pledge  them- 
selves not  to  engage  voluntarily  in  war. 
Although  the  occasion  of  the  visit  to 
France  was  the  autumn  maneuveres  of  the 
French  army,  it  is  hoped  and  believed  that 
the  outcome  will  be  a  firmer  establishment 
of  European  peace. 


J* 


A  Case  of 
Bad   Health 


Mr.  Cronin,  saloon-keeper 
and  Speaker  of  the  St. 
Louis  House  of  Delegates,  has  fallen  out 
with  his  political  friends.  He  has  done 
nothing  since  his  election  that  was  not  en- 
tirely in  harmony  with  his  previous  record, 
and  it  might  be  said  very  plausibly  that 
the  decent  men  of  his  party  ought  hot  to 
have  countenanced  him  in  the  campaign  if 
they  were  not  willing  to  stand  by  him  in 
office.  It  would  take  a  professional  politi- 
cian to  explain  why  this  should  not  have 
been    expected,   or  to   bring  any    charges 


against  Speaker  Cronin  that  were  not  per- 
fectly well  known  to  his  respectable  friends 
at  the  time  when  they  were  most  cordially 
co-operating  with  him.  But  then  Mr. 
Cronin  is  a  handy  man  to  have  on  your 
side  in  an  election.  He  has  influence  of 
one  kind  and  another.  It  is  common  polit- 
ical doctrine  to  use  a  disreputable  citizen 
as  long  as  his  influence  is  needed  and  turn 
him  down  when  the  drag  of  his  reputation 
becomes  greater  than  the  lift  of  his  influ- 
ence. So  it  is  in  this  case,  and  it  is  be- 
lieved on  what  should  be  good  authority 
that  the  days  of  Mr.  Cronin's  speakership 
are  numbered.  He  himself  professes  to  be 
unaware  of  this  situation  and  declines  to 
admit  any  knowledge  of  trouble  brewing, 
but  he  asserts  that  his  health  is  very  bad 
and  that  it  may  at  any  time  necessitate  his 
retirement  from  politics.  So  it  is.  Mr. 
Cronin's  political  health  is  decidedly  pre- 
carious. He  is  the  Sick  Man  of  St.  Louis. 
Soon  he  will  be  called  upon  to  feel  the  ser- 
pent's tooth  of  ingratitude  from  those 
whom  his  influence  helped  to  put  in  power. 
The  present  city  administration  has 
given  evidence  of  an  honest  desire  to  do 
some  much-needed  political  house-clean- 
ing, and  the  elimination  of  Mr.  Cronin  will 
be  an  appropriate  part  of  this  processs. 


J* 


G&me 
Preservation . 


It  is  natural  to  think  of 
laws  for  the  preservation 
of  game  as  intended  solely  for  the  benefit  of 
sportsmen,  but  the  case  is  far  different. 
Game  laws,  like  forestry  laws,  aim  to  con- 
trol conditions  which  are  of  importance  to 
the  whole  country.  In  the  first  place,  they 
prevent  species  which  are  good  for  food 
from  being  exterminated  by  the  greed  of 
market- hunters;  and  in  the  second  place, 
they  preserve  the  equilibrium  of  nature  by 
protecting  beasts  and  birds  which  are  nat- 
ural enemies  of  noxious  insects.  A  bird 
which  preys  upon  cut- worms  and  grasshop- 
pers is  the  farmer's  friend,  because  he  is  the 
enemy  of  the  farmer's  enemies.  During  the 
last  few  years  the  game  laws  in  most  states 
have  been  made  much  more  strict  and  com- 
prehensive, but  the  fact  has  been  developed 
that  there  is  need  of  uniform  legislation 
which  can  be  secured  only  by  interstate  co- 
operation. Many  states  have  attempted  to 
make  their  own  game  laws  more  effective  by 
prohibiting  the  shipping  of  game  out  of  the 
state;  for  example,  Nebraska  prohibits  the 
shipping  of  quails.  Such  laws  are  effec- 
tive within  limits,  but  they  are  hard  to  en- 
force and  the  worst  evaders  of  the  law  are 
the  birds  themselves.  For  our  summer 
birds  have  a  way  of  shipping  themselves 
out  of  the  state  in  the  fall — that  is,  they  mi- 
grate. And  when  they  migrate  to  states 
in  which  they  are  not  protected,  the  law  of 
the  state  which  they  have  left  does  them 
little  good.  The  robin  is  protected  in  the 
New  England  states,  but  is  considered  a 
game  bird  in  the  south  where  it  spends  the 
winter.  The  protection  promised  to  a  robin 
in  Massachusetts  next  spring  is  of  little  use 
if  he  is  killed  in  South  Carolina  this  win- 
ter. So  it  may  easily  happen  that  the 
robins  in  Massachusetts  may  be  extermin- 
ated in  spite  of  the  most  rigid  law  for  their 
protection  in  that  state.  In  1900  Congress 
passed  the  Lacey  law  prohibiting  interstate 
commerce  in  birds  killed  in  violation  of 
the  local  law  and  putting  game  protection 
under  the  Department  of  Agriculture. 
Farther  than  this  Congress  cannot  go,  for 
the   Supreme  Court  has  declared  that  the 


right  of  regulating  the  killing  of  game  is 
reserved  to  the  several  states.  But  co- 
operation among  the  states  is  necessary; 
and  not  only  between  neighboring  states, 
but  more  especially  between  the  northern 
and  southern  states  to  and  from  which  the 
migratory  birds  pass. 

The  St.  Loviis  Not  only  is  St.  Louis  go- 
Expositiorv.  jng  to  have  an  exposition 

in  1903,  but  she  has  one  for  six  weeks  every 
fall,  as  most  dwellers  in  this  part  of  the 
country  know.  Although  its  scale  is  not 
that  of  an  international  exposition,  yet  it 
has  won  the  distinction  of  being  the  only 
city  exposition  in  this  country  which  was 
ever  successfully  maintained  for  so  long  a 
period  as  eighteen  years.  Good  music,  a 
good  fine  arts  exhibit  and  interesting  dis- 
plays of  a  general  sort  have  been  the  secret 
of  its  success,  together  with  the  fact  that 
St.  Lcuis  somehow  has  the  knack  of  doing 
this  sort  of  thing  in  the  right  way.  Perhaps 
the  most  interesting  feature  of  this  year's 
exposition  is  a  large  series  of  exhibits  from 
the  Philadelphia  Commercial  Museum. 
Articles  of  commerce  from  all  lands,  in- 
cluding food  stuffs,  wearing  apparel  and 
manufactured  articles  in  vast  variety,  are 
here  classified  and  exhibited,  not  to  be 
looked  at  as  curiosities,  but  to  be  studied 
by  those  interested  in  the  development  of 
commerce.  A  foreign  commerce  which 
confines  itself  to  seeking  markets  for  our 
products  has  not  passed  beyond  the  primi- 
tive stage.  The  next  step  is  to  learn  what 
foreign  consumers  want  and  to  make  our 
products  fit  their  wants.  To  supply  the 
actual  present  wants  of  distant  peoples  is  a 
long  step  toward  creating  in  them  other 
wants  which  are  to  be  filled  'May  our  own 
more  civilized  products.  If  the  Chinaman 
wants  chopsticks,  let  us  sell  him'chopsticks 
and  not  insist  on  selling  him  triple-plated 
knives  and  forks  or  nothing.  The'exposi- 
tion  management  is  to  be  congratulated  on 
securing  this  exhibit  and  it  would  be  a 
good  stroke  if  a  similar  museum  were  es- 
tablished permanently  in  this  city. 

A  Connecticut  woman 
claims  to  havejdiscovered 
a  method  of  making  artificial  milk.  The 
report  is  probably  circulated  by  the  Con- 
catenated Order  of  Milkmen,  ^otherwise 
known  as  the  Knights  of  the^Pump,  to  en- 
courage the  erroneous  belief  that  the  milk 
which  we  now  get  is  not  artificial. 

The  fact  is  recalled  that  afterjthe^war  of 
1812  a  naval  court  of  inquiry  J^was  held  to 
settle  a  dispute  between  Commodore  Perry 
and  Captain  Elliott  and  to  locate  the  credit 
for  the  great  victory  on  Lake  Erie.  The 
inquiry  dragged  on  endlessly  and  £was  set- 
tled only  by  the  death  of  all  parties  con- 
cerned. The  precedent  is  a  bad  one  for 
the  Schley  inquiry. 

English  military  critics  have  been'flnd- 
ing  all  manner  of  fault  with  the  tactics  ex- 
hibited in  the  recent  maneuvers  of  the 
French  and  German  armies.  The  British 
ought  to  know.  They  have  had  experience 
enough  lately.  But  it  is  particularly  sig- 
nificant that  the  harshest  criticisms  have 
come  from  the  men  who  were  boldest  in 
criticising  British  tactics  in  South  Africa. 
Evidently  military  science  is  getting  into  a 
bad  way.  Perhaps  the  European  armies 
need  to  be  Funstonized. 


Brevities. 


September  26.  1901 


THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


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Lessorvs  Drawn  From  the 
Nation's  CaJa.mity. 

In  reading  the  funeral  orations  and  ser- 
mons delivered  in  honor  of  our  lamented 
President,  one  can  hardly  resist  the  con- 
viction that  out  of  this  national  loss  and 
sorrow  there  must  come  a  great  impetus  to 
Christianity.  All  the  addresses  read  like 
sermons,  and  some  of  the  most  valuable 
lessons  drawn  are  not  from  the  preachers 
but  from  political  leaders  of  national  and 
world-wide  reputation.  We  give  a  few  of 
these  that  are  especially  valuable. 

W.  J.  Bryan,  late  presidential  candidate, 
concluded  a  eulogy  on  his  late  political  an- 
tagonist with  the  following  statement: 

"Unfortunately,  in  the  heat  of  political 
controversy,  partisanship  sometimes  be- 
comes so  strong  as  to  cause  injustice  to  be 
done  the  motives  of  political  opponeits,  and 
it  should  be  our  constant  aim  to  place  our 
campaigns  upon  so  high  a  plane  that  person- 
alities will  be  entirely  eliminated  and  the  is- 
sues made  to  tura  upon  the  principles  in- 
volved. Let  us  hope  that  this  national 
affliction,  which  unites  all  factions  in  a  com- 
mon sorrow,  will  result  in  a  broader  chari;y 
and  more  liberal  spirit  among  those  who,  by 
different,  policies  and  through  different  par- 
ties, seek  to  promote  the  welfare  and  increase 
the  glory  of  our  common  country." 

These  are  true  and  timely  words  and  we 
trust  they  may  receive  the  consideration 
which  their  importance  demands.  Of  like 
import  is  this  statement  from  a  speech  by 
Senator  Hoar: 

"We  shall  also,  T  hope,  learn  to  moderate 
the  bitterness  of  political  strife  and  to  avoid 
the  savage  attack  on  the  motive  and  charac- 
ter ot  men  who  are  charged  by  the  people 
with  public  responsibilities  in  high  places. 
This  fault,  while  I  think  it  is  already  disap- 
pearing from  ordinary  political  and  sectional 
controversy,  seems  to  linger  still  among  our 
scholars  and  men  of  letters. 

"The  moral  is,  not  that  we  should  abate 
our  zeal  for  justice  and  righteousness,  or  our 
condemnation  of  wrong,  but  only  that  we 
should  abate  the  severity  of  our  judgment  of 
the  motives  of  men  from  whom  we  differ." 

Ex- President  Cleveland,  addressing  the 
students  of  Princeton,  gave  utterance  to 
these  wise  and  weighty  words : 

"First  in  my  thoughts  are  the  lessons  to  be 
learned  from  the  career  of  William  McKinley 
by  the  young  men  who  make  up  the  student 
body  of  our  university.  These  lessons  are 
njt  obscure  or  difficult.  They  teach  the 
value  of  study  and  mental  training,  but  they 
teach  more  impressively  that  the  road  to 
usefulness  and  to  the  only  success  worth 
having  will  be  missed  or  lost  except  it  is 
sought  and  kept  by  the  light  of  those  qual- 
ities of  the  heart  which  it  is  sometimes  sup- 
posed may  safely  be  neglected  or  subordi- 
nated in  university  surroundings.  This  is  a 
great  mistake.  Study  and  study  hard,  but 
never  let  the  thought  enter  your  mind  that 
study  alone  or  the  greatest  possible  accumu- 
lation of  learning  alune  will  lead  you  to  the 
heights  of  usefulness  and  success  The  man 
who  is  universally  mourned  to  day  achieved 
the  highest  distinction  which  his  great  coun- 
try can  confer  on  any  man,  and  he  lived  a 
use'ul  life.  He  was  not  dtficient  in  educa- 
tion, but  with  all  you  will  hear  of  his  grand 
career  and  hi*  services  to  his  country  and  to 
his  fellow  citizeas,  you  will  not  hear  that  the 
high  place  he  reached  or  what  he  accomplished 
was  due  entirely  to  his  education.  You  will 
instead  constantly  hear  as  accounting  for  his 
great  success  that  he  was  obedient  and  affec- 
tionate as  a  son,  patriotic  and  faithful  as  a 
soldier,  honest  and  upright  as  a  citizen,  ten 
der  and  devoted  as  a  husband,  and  truthful, 
generous,  unselfish,  moral  and  clean  in  every 


relation  of  life  He  never  thought  any  of 
those  things  too  weak  for  his  manliness. 
Make  no  mistake  Here  was  a  most  distin- 
guished man,  a  great  man,  a  useful  man — 
who  became  distinguished,  great  and  useful 
because  lie  had,  and  retained  unimpaired, 
qualities  of  heart  which  I  fear  university 
students  sometimes  feel  like  keeping  in  the 
background  or  abandoning." 

The  foregoing,  with  thousands  of  similar 
utterances,  can  hardly  fail  to  make  a  deep 
impression  on  the  public  mind,  and  this 
impression  ought  to  be  followed  up  by 
earnest  and  thorough  evangelistic  preach- 
ing during  the  autumn  and  winter.  It  seems 
to  us  we  have  a  right  to  expect  that  a  vig- 
orous campaign  on  the  part  of  all  the 
churches  would  result  in  a  remarkable 
triumph  for  Christianity. 

& 

Missouri  Christian   Conven- 
tion. 

The  sixty-fourth  Annual  Convention  of 
the  Disciples  of  Christ  in  Missouri  was 
held  last  week  at  Mexico,  Mo.  We  are  not 
able  to  report  the  number  of  delegates 
present,  but  judging  from  appearances 
there  was  a  good  representation,  for  it  was 
a  large  convention,  and  overflow  meetings 
at  the  Baptist  church  on  Tuesday  and 
Wednesday  evenings  were  found  to  be  nec- 
essary to  accommodate  the  peop'e  who  de- 
sired to  hear.  The  evening  sessions  of  the 
convention  were  held  in  the  Presbyterian 
church,  which  is  much  larger  and  more 
commodious  than  the  Christian  church, 
which  was  used  for  the  day  sessions.  We 
shall  not  undertake  to  report  in  detail  the 
proceedings  of  the  convention,  as  the  min- 
utes of  the  meeting  when  published  will 
convey  all  this  information.  A  few  of  the 
more  salient  features  is  all  that  can  be  men- 
tioned here. 

The  Christian  Woman's  Board  of  Mis- 
sions held  a  session  on  Monday  afternoon, 
thus  introducing  the  convention. .  Their 
convention,  we  learn,  uas  entirely  satis- 
factory and  was  characterized  by  the  usual 
harmony  and  facility  in  the  dispatch  of 
business.  The  presence  of  Mrs.  A.  M. 
Harrison,  of  Kentucky,  President  of  the 
C.  W.  B.  M.  of  that  state,  gave  added  in- 
terest to  the  convention.  Her  address  on 
Tuesday  evening  on  "Woman's  Debt  to 
Missions"  was  admirable  in  matter  and 
manner  and  could  not  have  failed  to  make  a 
deep  impression  on  all  who  heard  it.  The 
official  reports  of  Mrs.  L.  G.  Bantz,  Secre- 
tary; Miss  Mattie  Burgess,  Treasurer,  and 
Miss  Mollie  Hughes,  on  the  Young  People's 
Department,  were  able  and  satisfactory, 
showing  the  results  of  work  done  and  indi- 
cating encouraging  progress.  Some  of  the 
addresses  which  we  heard  were  not  inferior 
in  literary  merit  to  the  best  productions 
presented  in  the  other  parts  of  the  conven- 
tion. Among  these  was  one  by  Mrs.  H.  E. 
Monser  and  another  by  Mrs.  Fannie  Graves. 
Other  addresses  of  gre  it  practical  value 
were  presented  by  such  efficient  workers  as 
Mrs.  Hattie  Gillette,  Mrs.  W.  D.  Harrison 
and  Mrs.  Lewis  Wheeler. 

The  convention  sermon  of  the  convention 
was  preached  on  Monday  evening  in  the 
Presbyterian  Church  by  J.  B.  Briney,  of 
Moberly.  It  was  an  old-time  sermon,  such 
as  used  to  characterize  our  conventions  in 
earlier  days  more  than  in  modern  times, 
dealing  with  doctrinal  questions  rather  than 
with  practical  missionary  problems.  Many 
felt  that  the  theme  selected  was  inappro- 


priate under  all  the  circumstances.  It  was 
ably  treated,  however,  as  Brother  Briney 
retains  his  mental  vigor  and  power  of  utter- 
ance unabated.  A  hearty  greeting  was  ex- 
tended to  the  convention  by  Brother  A.  W. 
Kokendoffer  at  the  Christian  Church  on 
Tuesday  morning.  Brother  K.  proved  him- 
self an  admirable  host  of  a  convention. 
J.  P.  Pinkerton,  of  Jefferson  City,  was  the 
President  of  the  convention  this  year,  and 
his  address  on  Tuesday  morning  added  to 
his  reputation  as  a  forcible  and  eloquent 
speaker.  Besides  the  official  reports  on 
Tuesday  morning  there  was  a  brief  but  able 
sermon  from  C.  S.Brooks,  of  New  London. 
He  was  followed  by  a  tender  and  character- 
istic sermon  by  H.  A.  Northcutt,  of  Kirks- 
ville. 

The  forenoon  of  Wednesday  was  largely 
occupied  with  the  reports  of  committees 
and  with  "Talks  by  the  Field  Men"— E.  J. 
Lampton,  Joseph  Gaylor,  Horace  Siberell. 
The  reports  of  these  men  from  the  front 
were  full  of  interest.  The  "Needs  of  the 
Southwest"  were  ably  presented  by  D.  W. 
Moore,  of  Springfield,  who,  in  closing, 
made  an  appeal  for  the  next  convention  to 
go  to  that  city — an  appeal  which  subse- 
quently was  endorsed  by  the  convention. 
An  address  on  Church  Extension  was  to 
have  been  made  by  George  Darsie,  of 
Frankfort,  Ky.,  but  in  his  unavoidable  ab- 
sence the  secretary  of  that  fund,  G.  W. 
Muckley,  coming  from  a  long  tour  in  the 
West  and  Northwest,  made  a  breezy,  patri- 
otic and  earnest  address  on  the  subject. 

The  conference  on  "Real  Problems  in 
State  Missions,"  presided  over  by  J.  H. 
Hardin  (in  the  absence  of  W.  F.  Richard- 
son, who  was  called  away  by  telegram  to 
the  bedside  of  his  dying  brother  in  Quincy), 
consisted  of  able  papers  on  "The  Prob- 
lem of  Foreign  Populations,"  by  W.  F. 
Hamann,  of  Windsor;  "The  Problem  of 
the  Country  and  Village  Church,"  by  F. 
A.  Mayhall,  of  Louisiana;  "The  Problem 
of  the  Home,"  by  S.  J.  White,  of  Came- 
ron, and  the  "Negro  Problem,  his  Past, 
Present  and  Future,"  by  H.  A.  Denton,  of 
Warrensburg.  These  young  men  all  ac- 
quitted themselves  with  great  credit  in  the 
thoughtful  papers  which  they  presented. 
G.  W.  Snively,  now  of  St.  Louis,  secretary 
of  the  Benevolent  Association  of  the  Chris- 
tian Church,  made  an  earnest  plea  for 
benevolence  as  a  feature  of  the  primitive 
church  which  needed  to  be  restored. 

As  the  Tuesday  evening  audience  had  to 
be  divided  to  accommodate  the  people,  Mrs. 
A.  M.  Harrison,  of  Lexington,  Ky.,  ad- 
dressing the  convention  audience  in  the 
Presbyterian  Church,  and  J.  H.  Hardin,  of 
Liberty,  addressing  the  overflow  meeting 
in  the  Baptist  Church,  across  the  street,  so 
on  Wednesday  evening  there  were  two  ad- 
dresses in  the  Presbyterian  Church,  one  by 
C.  H.  Winders,  of  Columbia,  on  "The 
Power  of  Faith,"  and  the  other  by  A.  Mc- 
Lean, president  of  the  Foreign  Christian 
Missionary  Society,  on  "Foreign  Mis- 
sions," while  the  overflow  meeting  at  the 
Baptist  Church  was  addressed  by  W.  J. 
Lhamon,  of  Allegheny  City,  Pa. 

Thursday  forenoon  was  occupied  with  the 
reports  of  committees  and  an  address  by 
W.  J.  Lhamon,  who  took  the  place  of  B.  L. 
Smith,  on  the  subject  of  "American  Mis- 
sions." Brother  Lhamon  had  been  invited 
to  the  convention  to  confer  with  the  Board 
of  Trustees  of  the  Missouri  Bible  College, 
with  a  view  of  taking  the  Bible  chair  work 


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THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


September  26,  1901 


at  Columbia,  but  during  his  presence  in  the 
convention  made  two  addresses  which 
greatly  delighted  our  Missouri  brethren. 
The  features  of  the  forenoon  session,  which 
was  the  last  day  of  the  convention,  were  a 
memorial  service  in  honor  of  the  death  of 
President  McKinley  and  a  session  of  the 
Y.  P.  S.  C.  E.,  under  the  management  of 
the  state  superintendent,  C.  E.  Hill.  The 
writer  was  compelled  to  leave  after  making 
the  opening  address  in  the  memorial  service 
for  President  McKinley  and  cannot  speak 
of  the  exercises  which  followed.  The  clos- 
ing and  consecration  sermon  was  to  be 
preached  by  S.  B.  Moore,  of  MoberLy. 

A  Breeze. 

In  a  general  way  it  may  be  said  that  the 
reports  of  the  convention  indicated  prog- 
ress, if  not  rapid  yet  substantial,  along 
most  of  the  lines  of  work.  There  was  an 
increase  in  the  amount  of  money  raised 
directly  for  state  missions  and  indirectly 
through  other  agencies  for  the  cause  in  the 
state.  The  progress  in  this  direction  is  not 
what  many  of  us  believe  it  ought  to  be  and 
might  be.  -With  a  view  to  enlarging  the 
results  of  our  state  work  the  committee  on 
the  state  of  the  cause  brought  in  a  recom- 
mendation authorizing  the  board  at  its  dis- 
cretion to  increase  its  agencies  by  the  addi- 
tion of  Janother  man  and  by  a  division  of 
the  work,  so  as  to  enable  one  man  to  devote 
himself  exclusively  to  raising  finances. 
This  recommendation  was  made  in  view  of 
the  fact  that  a  majority  of  the  churches  in 
the  state  are  still  non-contributing  and  non- 
eo-operative  in  our  state  work.  This  report 
excited  about  the  only  spirited  discussion 
which  occurred  during  the  sessions  of  the 
convention.  We  were  not  wholly  able  to 
understand  the  motive  of  the  opposition  to 
it,  but  the  Globe- Democrat  of  the  n^xc  day 
contained  a  dispatch  from  Mexico  whi-h 
may  throw  some  light  on  the  question. 
These  reporters  have  a  way  of  getting  at 
the  inwardness  of  things,  and  this  one  per- 
haps received  his  information  from  one  who 
knew  whereof  he  affirmed.  The  dispatch 
says: 

"Quite  a  spirited  discussion  wa*  precipi- 
tated when  J.  H.  Garris  in,  of  St.  Louis,  of 
the  committee  on  'state  of  theciuse,'  intro- 
duced a  resolution  authorizing  thestate boar  1 
to  employ  an  additional  helper  to  the  corres- 
ponding secretary.  Many  of  the  friends  of 
the  present  secretary  thought  it  a  scheme  to 
sidetrack  him  and  take  some  of  his  work  and 
give  it  into  the  hands  of  some  favorite  of  the 
promoters  of  the  resolution.  The  whole  mat- 
ter was  finally  left  with  the  state  board,  which 
directs  the  entire  work  of  state  missions  " 

This  reminds  us  that  a  somewhat  similar 
recommendation  a  year  ago  provoked  a 
similar  discussion,  and  was  postponed  until 
the  present  year.  Some  one,  after  the  con- 
vention had  adjourned,  told  us  that  it  was 
circulated  among  those  who  opposed  the 
recommendation  that  the  aim  of  its  advo- 
cates was  to  make  T.  P.  Haley  bishop  of 
Missouri!  This  would  be  amusing,  if  it  did 
not  indicate  an  abnormal  feeling  among 
some  of  the  brethren  of  the  state.  Who 
the  "favorite"  is  whom  the  committee  on 
the  state  of  the  cause,  this  year,  consisting, 
besides  the  chairman  mentioned  above,  of 
T.  P.  Haley,  R.  Linn  Cave,  D.  W.  Moore 
and  J.  A.  McKenzie,  had  in  view,  is  not 
stated,  and  we  have  no  means  of  knowing, 
bub  we  suggest  that  hereafter  important 
committees  should  be  composed  of  men 
who  are  not  place- seekers  either  for  them- 
selves  or  for  their  "favorites,"  and  whose 


reputation  would  protect  them  from  such 
humiliating  suspicion.  It  is  due  to  the 
convention  and  to  the  committee  both  to 
say  that  the  report  was  finally  adopted 
with  practical  unanimity  when  its  purport 
came  to  be  understood. 

Aside  from  the  little  breeze  created  by 
this  report,  everything  was  harmonious 
throughout,  and  even  the  discussion  re- 
ferred to  was  not  unparliamentary  in  char- 
acter. 

Convention  Items. 

The  entertainment  given  to  the  delegates 
by  the  church  and  citizens  of  Mexico  was 
both  hospitable  and  bountiful.  Mexico  is 
said  to  have  been  the  center  of  the  worst 
drought- stricken  region  in  Missouri  this 
year,  but  there  was  no  indication  of  it  in 
the  abundance  and  variety  of  food  served 
by  the  ladies  of  the  church  at  the  Central 
Hotel.  This  building  is  not  at  present  run 
as  a  hotel,  but  is  occupied  by  Brother  and 
Sister  Hord,  who  took  possession  of  it  re- 
cently in  order  to  make  it  useful  to  the 
convention.  Besides  entertaining  several 
of  the  delegates,  they  gave  the  use  of  this 
hotel,  which  became  the  social  center  of  the 
convention  and  the  place  where  the  ladies 
served  their  meals  noon  and  evening. 

One  of  the  blessings  which  the  conven- 
tion brought  to  the  city  of  Mexico  and 
vicinity  was  a  good  rain  which,  at  least, 
came  with  the  arrival  of  the  delegates  and 
greatly  refreshed  the  thirsty  ground. 
Whether  it  was  this  fact  or  the  inherent 
spirit  of  Missouri  hospitality,  the  citizens 
of  Mexico  generally,  without  regard  to 
church  affiliation,  seemed  to  welcome  us. 
The  only  exception  to  this  was  the  clerk  of 
the  Ringo  Hotel,  who  declined  for  a  time  to 
furnish  rooms  to  some  of  the  delegates 
after  th^y  had  registered,  but  who  after- 
ward*, when  his  temper  had  subsided,  de- 
cided to  furnish  them  quarters.  That  old- 
time  hostelry,  of  good  repute,  should  see  to 
it  that  the  young  man  who  presides  at  the 
desk  should  preserve  an  equable  temper, 
even  under  the  provocation  of  receiving 
delegates  to  a  missionary  convention. 

The  music  of  the  convention  was  under 
the  management  of  W.  E.  M.  Hackleman, 
and  there  was  a  large  and  well-drilled 
chorus  to  lead.  Brother  Hackleman  is  an 
excellent  leader,  and  he  had  a  well-drilled 
chorus  of  singers,  and  the  music,  of  the 
kind,  would  be  pronounced  excellent,  but 
we  found  ourselves  sighing  often  far  some 
of  the  good  old  songs,  the  stately  hymns 
which  have  borne  the  religious  aspirations 
and  emotions  of  Christians  heavenward  for 
generations.  It  has  come  to  pass  in  these 
last  days  that  one  may  attend  a  missionary 
gathering  of  his  own  people  and  hear 
but  seldom,  if  ever,  a  familiar  hymn. 
We  do  not  object  to  the  exhortation  of  the 
psalmist  to  "Sing  a  new  song  unto  the 
Lord,"  but  we  protest  against  the  exclu- 
sion, to  such  a  degree  as  has  now  come,  of 
the  old  familiar  hymns.  Shall  we  not  have 
many  of  these  old  songs  at  Minneapolis? 
Then  "all  the  people"  can  praise  the  Lord 
in  song,  and  feel  their  hearts  glowing  within 
them  as  the  majestic  tones  of  these  old 
hymns  are  borne  upward  by  thousands  of 
voices.  If  we  cannot  use  the  hymnals  of 
the  church  in  our  conventions,  let  us  at  least 
have  selections  from  them  of  those  tried 
old  hymns  whose  familiar  notes  bring  with 


them  a   wealth   of  tender   memories    and 

associations. 

J.  B.  Jones,  president  of  William  Woods 
college,  Fulton,  and  Dr.  D.  R.  Dungan, 
president  of  Christian  University,  Canton, 
conducted  Bible  studies  respectively,  on 
Tuesday  and  Wednesday  mornings.  Each 
of  them  made  an  encouraging  report  also 
during  the  convention  of  the  institution 
over  which  he  presides.  These  took  the 
place  of  the  report  of  the  committee  on 
education  which  at  one  time  was  made  to 
the  convention.  We  suggest  that  this 
committee  should  be  revived  and  its  work 
revived  also.  There  ought  to  be  a  commit- 
tee to  study  the  problem  of  education  in 
Missouri  and  present  the  actual  condition 
and  needs  of  our  schools  in  the  state,  and  if 
possible  some  plans  for  their  enlargement. 
This  ought  not  to  be  left  to  the  men  who 
are  in  charge  of  these  institutions,  but 
should  receive  the  consideration  of  men 
outside  the  colleges  who  are  interested  in 
the  work  of  education  in  the  state.  Either 
this,  or  there  should  cease  to  be  any  recog- 
nition of  any  relation  existing  between  the 
convention  and  our  colleges  in  the  state. 

On  the  subject  of  education  it  may  be 
mentioned  that  a  committee  was  appointed 
to  take  under  advisement  the  acceptance  on 
certain  conditions  of  school  property  at 
Steelville  in  Crawford  county,  Missouri. 
During  the  ladies'  convention  Brother  G« 
A.  Hoffmann  had  urged  this  matter  upon 
their  attention  as  an  enterprise  worthy  of 
their  consideration.  This  looks  to  the  car- 
rying on  of  an  academy  to  meet  the  local 
wants  in  that  part  of  the  state,  and  to  serve 
as  a  feeder  for  the  colleges  of  the  state. 
Having  once  visited  this  school  to  deliver 
the  baccalaureate  address,  we  regard  the 
location  as  a  very  desirable  one  and  the 
enterprise  of  conducting  a  successful 
asademy  there  as  entirely  practicable,  es- 
pecially if  the  C.  W.  B.  M.  should  under- 
take it. 

While  our  State  Co-operation  is  not  do- 
ing all  we  could  wish,  or  all  it  is  capable  of 
doing  when  our  forces  are  properly  har- 
nessed, the  following  figures  indicate  no 
mean  results : 
Total  money  raised  in  connection 

with  State  work, $  46,713  45 

Total  money  raised  for  all  church 
work,  including  education, 
benevolence  and  ministerial 
support 756,229  00 

Churches  organized 60 

Bible-schools  organized 110 

Baptisms  and  other  additions.   ..  2,679 

It  was  fortunate  for  several  of  the  dele- 
gates that  some  of  the  citizens  of  Mexico 
had  two  or  more  overcoats  which  they 
loaned  to  their  brethren  who  had  ventured 
to  go  to  the  convention  without  one. 

The  great  strike  has  been  settled.  But 
has  its  lesson  been  well  learned  by  those 
who  precipitated  it?  This  is  vastly  import- 
ant. Trades  unions  are  right  enough,  and 
the  American  people  will  protect  laboring 
men  in  their  right  to  form  such  organiza- 
tions. They  will  not,  however,  countenance 
any  effort  on  their  part  to  force  men  into 
labor  unions,  or  to  force  corporations  to 
employ  union  men  alone.  That  is  to  de- 
stroy the  individual  freedom  of  the  work- 
ingman  on  the  one  hand,  and  on  the  other, 
to  deny  to  men  who  are  managing  business 
concerns  the  right  to  choose  whom  they 
shall  employ.    This  is  not  American. 


Sep  tember  26,  T901 


THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIS1 


1223 


Editor's  Es&.sy  Chair. 

These  cool,  bright,  bracing  autumn  days 
with  their  early  nipping  frosts  stiffen  the 
sinews,  oxygenize  the  blood  and  put  one  in 
the  spirit  of  work  unless  he  be  hopelessly 
indisposed  to  mental  or  physical  exertion. 
The  long  summer  days  with  their  distant 
blue  skies  flecked  with  "  white,  floating 
clouds  and  inviting  to  rest  and  recreation, 
have  gone  glimmering  into  that  misty  past 
where  all  the  beautiful  summers  are  sleep- 
ing. I  can  never  feel  the  chill  of  autumn 
in  the  air  without  associating  it  with  the 
opening  schools.  Back  yonder  along  the 
shining  tra?.k  of  many  scarlet  autumns 
there  rises  before  me  the  vision  of  an  old  log 
schoolhouse  that  stood  in  the  grove,  whith- 
er troops  of  boys  and  girls  with  cheeks 
like  the  flaming  sumach  wended  their  way 
with  books  and  bats  and  balls  on  the  open- 
ing day.  How  we  stood  in  awe  of  the  new 
schoolmaster  until  we  found  what  manner 
of  man  he  was!  What  a  prize  were  the 
new  schoolbooks  with  their  clean,  bright 
pages  and  beautiful  pictures!  Lessons 
over,  how  the  grove  rang  with  the  shouts  of 
merry  boys  and  girls  daring  recess  and  the 
noon  hour,  as  we  organized  our  games  on 
the  old  play- ground!  And  so,  during  the 
week  or  two  past,  the  youth  of  the  land,  in 
country,  hamlet,  village,  town  and  city, 
have  been  flocking  to  the  schoolhouses 
with  the  same  hopes  and  fears,  with  the 
same  merry  hearts  and  open  minds,  and 
with  the  same  exuberant  buoyancy  of  spirit 
that  marked  the  boys  and  girls  of  the  long 
ago.  Blessings  on  the  little  men  and  women 
gathering  in  the  schoolrooms  of  the  nation, 
and  blessings  on  their  teachers  who,  in 
patience  and  in  love  of  humanity,  are  to 
plant  the  seeds  of  truth  and  the  love  of 
learning  in  these  young  minds  and  hearts! 

Another  autumnal  scene  that  associates 
itself  with  this  season  of  the  year  relates 
to  farm  life.  Autumn  is  the  season  of  fru- 
ition for  the  farmer.  One  raised  on  the 
farm  can  easily  recall,  though  he  may  long 
have  been  a  dweller  in  the  city,  the  familiar 
scenes  grouped  together  in  a  living  picture 
in  the  fall  of  the  year.  There  was  the  cut- 
ting and  shocking  of  the  corn,  which  had  a 
certain  fascination  about  it  though  it  was 
hard  work.  The  custom  was  more  general 
when  I  was  a  farmer  boy  than  at  the  pres- 
ent time.  This  was  followed  by  sowing 
the  fall  wheat.  Then  there  was  the  gather- 
ing of  the  apples  into  piles  under  the  trees 
in  the  orchard  to  be  carried,  later,  into  the 
cellar  for  winter  use.  Then  there  were  the 
great  yellow  pumpkins  lying  scattered  over 
the  field,  by  the  withering,  frost-bitten 
vines,  to  be  gathered  in,  some  for  feeding 
to  the  stock  and  some  for  pumpkin  pies. 
Occasionally  astray  watermelon  might  be 
found  under  the  grass  which  had  escaped 
notice  until  the  coming  of  the  frost,  and 
how  cool  and  delicious  it  was !  It  was  like 
finding  a  luscious  peach  on  the  topmost 
bough  of  the  tree  when  it  was  supposed  that 
it  had  long  ago  yielded  up  all  its  treasures. 
There  is  a  pleasure  always  in  gathering  in 
the  fruits  of  the  season,  which  is  peculiar 
to  life  on  the  farm.  Later  on  it  will  be  time 
enough  to  gather  in  the  falling  nuts  and 
the  ripening  persimmons.  Who  does  not 
recall  with  pleasure  the  nutting  expeditions 
of  his  boyhood?  What  other  life  has  in  it, 
with  all  its  toil  and  drudgery,  the  amount 
of  real  pleasure,  and  affords  such  a  store- 
house of  pleasant   memories,   as  the  life  of 


the  farmer  boy?  I  trust  the  boys  and  girls 
who  read  this  in  their  rural  homes  will 
make  the  most  of  their  country  life,  for 
the  time  will  come  when  they  will  look 
back  upon  these  scenes  and  associations  as 
the  happiest  experiences  of  their  lives. 

The  description  and  pictures  of  Minne- 
apolis Which  we  print  this  week  we  are 
sure  will  whet  the  appetite  of  our  read- 
ers, as  they  have  ours,  for  a  visit  there  in 
connection  with  the  national  convention. 
It  is  a  great  city,  beautiful  and  varied  in 
its  architecture  and  abounding  in  evi- 
dences of  enterprise  and  public  spirit.  A 
twentieth  century  convention  held  in  such 
a  city  ought  to  be  first-class  in  every  re- 
spect. It  takes  a  great  many  things  to 
make  a  great  convention.  Every  man  on 
the  program  should  seek  to  give  his  best 
thought  in  the  best  form.  Everybody  else 
should  be  appreciative.  A  good  conven- 
tion depends  quite  as  much  upon  the  audi- 
ence as  upon  the  speakers.  There  should 
be  a  special  effort  to  preserve  good  order 
and  avoid  confusion  of  every  kind  in  the 
hall  where  the  proceedings  are  going  on. 
Greetings  and  social  conferences  should  be 
relegated  to  private  rooms  or  to  any  place 
except  the  hall  in  which  business  is  being 
transacted.  Every  one  who  attends  the 
convention  contributes  something  towards 
its  success  or  detracts  something  from  it. 
It  all  depends  upon  the  spirit  in  which  he 
goes  as  to  whether  he  willlean  or  lift.  By 
his  prompt  attendance  at  the  various  ses- 
sions, by  his  earnest  prayers  for  the  suc- 
cess of  the  convention,  by  his  hearty  ap- 
preciation of  all  that  is  good  and  worthy, 
and  by  keeping  sweet  and  gojd-natured, 
he  will  scatter  sunshine  and  help  to  create 
the  right  sort  of  atmosphere  for  a  great 
convention.  The  opposite  course  will  have 
an  opposite  influence.  A  well-digested 
committee  report  is  a  great  time- saver. 
Attend  the  convention  first  and  see  the  city 
afterwards  or  between  sessions.  In  all 
these  ways  we  may  contribute  toward  the 
success  of  our  first  twentieth  century  na- 
tional convention.  Of  course  it  is  under- 
stood chat  one  of  the  ways  to  contribute  to 
the  success  of  the  convention  is  to  go  to  it, 
and  it  is  time  that  your  plans  were  matured 
for  so  doing.  Time  and  money  spent  for 
this  purpose  will  be  a  wise  expenditure 
because  it  will  result  in  enriching  the  soul. 

Let  it  be  borne  in  mind  that  eight  years 
hence  there  will  be  a  notable  anniversary 
in  our  religious  history.  On  Sept.  9,  1909, 
we  will  have  completed  a  century  of  his- 
tory as  a  religious  body.  The  Declaration 
and  Address  was  issued  Sept.  7,  1809,  and 
from  that  event  Dr.  Richardson,  the  his- 
torian of  the  movement,  and  Mr.  Campbell 
himself,  dated  the  real  beginning  of  the 
Reformation  which  we  are  still  urging  up- 
on the  people.  It  is  not  too  early  to  begin 
to  lay  out  certain  tasks  for  ourselves  to  be 
completed  by  the  time  of  our  centenarian 
celebration.  Great  things  cannot  be  ac- 
complished without  time  and  plans  and  or- 
ganization. What  shall  we  do  for  educa- 
tion, for  missions,  for  benevolence,  for 
church  extension,  by  the  time  of  our  cen- 
tennial celebration?  These  are  problems 
for  our  National  Education  Society,  mis- 
sionary societies,  our  benevolent  associ- 
ation, and  our  church  extension  board  to 
consider.  By  setting  a  high  mark  and 
planning  to  reach  it  by  easy  gradations 


during  the  eight  years  intervening,  we 
shall  accomplish  much  more  than  if  we  had 
no  definite  aim  and  should  put  forth  no 
special  efforts.  So  importa,nt  an  event  as 
the  completion  of  a  century  of  history  of 
a  movement  looking  to  the  restoration  of 
New  Testament  Christianity  and  to  the 
union  of  God's  people,  certainly  ought  not 
to  be  allowed  to  pass  without  aiinited  and 
strenuous  effort  to  signalize  it  by  the  high- 
est possible  achievement  along  all  the  lines 
of  our  co-operative  work.  Perhaps  the 
Minneapolis  Convention  will  appoint  a 
large  committee  to  consider  this  matter 
carefully  and  bring-  in  recommendations 
for  the  convention  of  1902. 

Notes  and  Comments- 
The  Herald  of  Gospel  Liberty  prints 
this  question  from  one  of  its  correspond- 
ents: "Does  the  Christian  Church  fellow- 
ship all  Christians?"  The  editor  replies: 
"The  Christians  fellowship  all  Christians 
theoretically  and  practically."  We  should 
have  answered  the  question  a  little  differ- 
ently. Some  Christians  fellowship  all 
Christians,  whom  they  believe  to  be  such, 
and  all  Christians  fellowship  some  Chris- 
tians. To  another  question  by  the  same 
querist,  "Can  Trinitarians,  Unitarians  and 
Universalists  feel  at  home  in  the  Christian 
Church?"  the  editor  answers,  "All  can  feel 
at  home  in  the  Christian  Church,  and  usu- 
ally do."  Again,  we  should  have  said,  that 
depends  on  what  Christian  Church  they 
happen  to  be  in.  If  they  happened  to  be 
in  a  Christian  Church  whose  only  creed  is 
the  divinity  and  Messiahship  of  Jesus,  and 
which  emphasized  the  necessity  of  ac- 
knowledging His  Lordship  by  obedience  to 
all  His  commands  in  order  to  salvation,  we 
imagine  some  of  the  classes  mentioned 
would  not  long  "feel  at  home." 

Probably  some  ministers  in  this  country 
have  imagined  that  if  we  had  a  union  of 
Church  and  State  here  as  they  have  in 
England  they  would  be  better  paid,  pro- 
vided they  happened  to  belong  to  the  Es- 
tablished Church.  But  according  to  the 
London  correspondent  of  the  New  York 
Evening  Post  many  of  the  clergy  in  that 
country  are  in  a  state  of  financial  distress. 
This  is  due,  according  to  this  correspond- 
ent, to  the  abominable  system  of  "livings" 
which  prevails  in  the  Established  Church. 
If  this  authority  be  correct  there  are,  in 
that  Church,  14,000  benefices,  7,000  of  which 
are  worth  less  than  $650  a  year;  1,500  more 
of  them  less  than  $500  a  year,  while  about 
300  others  furnish  an  income  under  $250  a 
year.  There  are  61  livings  in  the  diocese 
of  Peterborough  furnishing  an  average 
annual  income  of  $225,  while  the  occupants 
of  several  in  the  diocese  of  Newcastle  re- 
ceive about  $125  a  year.  This  must  be  re- 
garded as  exceedingly  low  wages,  consid- 
ering the  educational  and  other  qualifica- 
tions required  of  the  clergy.  A  State 
Church,  therefore,  is  not  a  remedy  for  low 
salaries  for  preachers. 

J- 

"We  are  fighting  the  whiskey  trust," 
says  a  whiskey  advertisement  in  a  recent 
paper.  Why,  so  are  we.  It  is  not  often 
that  we  can  shake  hands  with  a  distiller  on 
so  fundamental  a  proposition.  But  then, 
we  are  also  fighting  the  independent  dis- 
tillery. 


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THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


September  26,  1901 


Minneapolis:     Its  GrowtK  ©Li\d    F\itvire 

By  SAIDEE  M.   FURR.OW. 


Guaranty  Loan  Building. 

Located  at  the  head  of  navigation  on  the 
Mississippi  River  stands  Minneapolis,  a 
city  of  a  wonderful  history,  a  prosperous 
present  and  a  glorious  future.  Possessing 
every  advantage  of  situation,  climate  and 
natural  resources,  grown  so  large  and 
strong  and  so  beautiful  in  youth,  this 
maiden  city  of  the  Northwest  gives  great 
promise  of  continued  progress, 
prosperity  and  prominence. 

A  half  century  ago  this  city 
was  not,'and  to-day  it  ranks 
sixteenth  among  the  cities  of 
the  Union,  numbering  its  citi- 
zens at  approximately  two  hun- 
dred and  twenty- five  thousand 
and  leading  the  world  in  many 
of  its  resources  and  industries. 
The  story  of  the  past  growth, 
present  greatness  and  probable 
future  incomparability  of  Min- 
neapolis almost  surpasses 
powers  of  credence,  and  the  imagination  is 
taxed  to  grasp  the  truth. 

Thirty  years  ago  William  H.  Seward, 
standing  near  the  Falls  of  St.  Anthony, 
then  a"  turbulent,  useless  flood,  separating 
the  two  parts  of  a  straggling  hamlet  of 
wooden  buildings,  said:  "Here  is  the  cen- 
tral place,  where  the  agriculture  of  the 
richest  region  of  North  America  must  be- 
gin its  magnificent  supplies  to  the  whole 
world.  On  the  east,  all  along  the  shore  of 
Lake  Superior,  and  on  the  west,  stretching 
in  one  broad  plain  in  a  belt  across  the  con- 
tinent, is  a  country  where  state  after  state 
is  yet  to  arise,  and  where  the  productions 
for  the  support  of  the  human  society  in 
other  crowded  states  must  forever  go 
forth." 

This  saying  has  proven  itself  in  the  few 
years  since  its  utterance.  Minneapolis  is 
founded  on  a  need  of  humanity,  and  there- 
fore must  continue  to  stand  and  grow  as 
long  as  time  and  men  s'hall  be  on  the  earth." 
It  is  the  center  of  the  bread-producing  area 
of  the  world.  Men  must  have  bread  and 
Minneapolis  can  furnish  it  to  them  better, 
cheaper  and  more  of  it  than  any  other  city. 
These  facts  account  in  part  for  the  com- 
mercial importance  to  which  this  city  has 


arisen  in  the  past  fifty  years.  That  she 
should  occupy  such  a  position  is  not  so 
much  a  marvel,  when  the  causes  are  under- 
stood, but  that  a  city  should  in  so  short  a 
time  come  to  be  a  factor  in  the  world's  busi- 
ness seems  to  approach  the  miraculous. 

The  future  is  mirrored  in  the  past  and 
present,  and  to  lead  to  the  conclusion  that 
Minneapolis  is  destined  to  become  the  man- 
ufacturing, commercial  and  industrial  cen- 
ter of  the  great  Northwest,  and  the  greater 
Northwest  that  is  to  be,  it  requires  but  a 
review  of  what  has  been  already  accom- 
plished by  the  very  force  of  her  natural 
advantages,  as  yet  but  meagerly  developed, 
and  by  the  untiring  enterprise  of  her 
citizens. 

The  whole  story  cannot  be  told,  but  some 
idea  of  the  city's  progress  may  be  gained 
by  noting  such  facts  and  figures  as  follow. 
Minneapolis  now  numbers  eighteen  rail- 
ways and  nine  hundred  manufacturing  es- 
tablishments, with  manufactured  products 
in  1900  valued  at  $154,000,000.  It  is  the 
greatest  wheat  market  in  the  world,  has  the 
largest  single  flour  mill,  and  grinds  more 
flour  than  any  other  place  in  the  world.     It 


If  'estminster   Church. 


has  for  many  years  stood  at  the  head  as  a 
lumber- producing  city,  and  in  1900  manu- 
factured 594,370,000  feet.  Its  jobbing  trade 
in  1900  amounted  to  $245,000,000,  and  its 
bank  clearings  during  the  same  year 
counted  up  $579,994,078,  its  post  office  re- 
ceipts reaching  $698,067.  Building  per- 
mits in  1900  numbered  three  thousand  and 
four,  and  footed 
up  $4,235,924; 
while  the  per- 
mits for  the  first 
half  of  1901 
amount  to  $3- 
487,32  2,  as 
against  $2,155,- 
139  during  the 
corresponding 
time  last  year. 
The  city  has  150 
miles  of  electric 
railway,  so  dis- 
tributed as  to 
make  all  of  the 
area  of  the  cor- 
poration avail- 
able for  resi- 
dence purposes, 
and  Minneapo- 


lis is  the  only  city  that  runs  its  street  cars 
by  electricity  developed  by  water  power. 
It  possesses  the  second  largest  developed 
water  power  in  the  country;  has  within 
cheap  and  easy  reach  the  largest  body  of 
pine  timber  in  one  watershed  to  be  found 
in  the  world,  and  receives  into  her  elevators 
annually  the  millions  of  bushels  of  wheat 
from  the  fertile  prairies  of  Minnesota  and 
the  Dakotas,  where  the  best  known  wheat 
is  raised  and  where  enough  might  be  raised 
to  feed  the  world. 

Minneapolis  is  a  good  place  in  which  to 
live  and  a  poor  one  in  which  to  "die."  The 
sun  shines  upon  no  more  self-sufficient  city. 
Her  tributary  territory  produces  all  that 
her  inhabitants  can  require,  though  their 
requirements  be  many — all  kinds  of  grain, 
live  stock,  wool,  gold,  silver,  copper,  iron, 
power  to  manufacture  these,  wood  and 
stone — all  in  such  abundance  as  to  far  out- 
run her  needs  and  leave  a  surplus  for  ex- 
port, thus  steadily  enriching  and  increasing 
her  supremacy. 

But  there  is  much  more  to  see  in  Minne- 
apolis than  its  mills  and  manufacturing 
plants,  stores  and  business  blocks,  and 
public  institutions,  although  these,  housed 
in  splendid  structures  and  finely  equipped, 
are  well  worth  a  long  journey.  It  is  a 
beautiful  city  as  well  as  a  great  one — a  city 
of  homes,  educational  institutions,  libra- 
ries, churches,  clubs,  parks  and  delightful 
suburban  districts.  Its  area  of  some  sixty 
square  mil*  s  is  finely  located  for  residence 
purposes,  and  every  part  of  it  is  made 
available  by  excellent  car  service.  There  is 
ample  room  within  the  prpsent  corporate 
limits  for  a  population  of  one  million,  and 
no  stint  of  desirable  and  accessible  land 
outside,  as  the  city  is  located  on  a  plain. 
The  only  possible  rival  it  acknowledges  in 
the  number  of  home  owners  is  Phila- 
delphia. 

With  foundations  unshaken,  with  re- 
sources unbounded,  with  religious  and  edu- 
cational institutions  unsurpassed,  and  with 
enterprise  unlimited,  there  seems  to  be 
nothing  to  hinder  the  prophecy  once  ut- 
tered coming  to  pass,  that  on  this  great 
continent  the  ultimate  last  seat  of  govern- 
ment— political,  commercial,  educational 
and  religious — will  be  found  at  the  head  of 
navigation  on  the  Mississippi  River,  or,  in 
other  words,  will  be  Minneapolis. 


Poitland  Avenue  Christian  Churc/t,- 


September  26,  1901 


THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


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Minnesota:     Its  Resources  and  Attractions. 

By    WILLIAM   DOAN  GALVIN. 


Minnesota  was  admitted  to  the  Union  in 
1858.  Nearly  two  centuries  before  this 
Jean  Nicollet  the  French  explorer  first  car- 
ried news  of  the  aborigines  of  Minnesota 
to  Montreal.  Two  distinct  streams  of  im- 
migration, each  entering  the  territory  by 
separate  pathways,  mark  the  history  of 
this  northwest  country. 

The  first  may  be  characterized  as  a  pe- 
riod of  exploration  oy  the  French  from 
Canada.  These  people,  ambitious  and  rest- 
less, sought  treasure  and  adventure.  Their 
movements  were  confined  to  a  narrow  strip 
running  west  from  Quebec.  This  was  in 
reality  to  them  a  line  of  least  resistance. 
Being  hampered  in  their  movements  on 
the  north  by  the  English  Hudson  Bay 
,  Company  and  on  the  south  by  the  atrocious 
Iroquois  Indians  and  the  great  lakes,  they 
traveled  westward  to  the  farthermost  point 
of  Lake  Superior  where  they  turned  south 
and  entered  the  territory  of  Minnesota. 
They  spent  their  time  in  trapping,  hunting 
and  fishing  through  the  wilds  of  Northern 
Minnesota,  but  did  little  toward  opening 
the  new  country  for  actual  settlement. 
Many  of  them  were  French  missionaries 
and  disciples  of  Loyola. 

The  stream  of  immigration  composed  of 
settlers  intent  upon  the  development  and 
advancement  of  the  new  territory  came 
from  the  central  and  eastern  part  of  the 
United  States.  They  journeyed  westward 
until  the  Mississippi  river  was  reached  at 
points  in  Illinois  and  Wisconsin,  and  from 
there  entered  Minnesota  over  this  natural 
highway.  The  land  which  they  found  was 
endowed  with  rare  physical  characteristics. 
Grand  scenery,  leaping  waters,  and  a 
bracing  atmosphere  greeted  the  traveler 
for  a  distance  of  four  hundred  miles  from 
north  to  south  and  only  a  hundred  miles 
less  in  extent  from  east  to  west.  No  mat- 
ter from  what  quarter  the  traveler  enters 
the  state  he  finds  the  surface  of  the  coun- 
try dotted  with  lakes.  The  scenery  along 
the  shores  of  most  of  these  lakes  is  pictur- 
esque. Some  are  wooded  and  wild,  with 
precipitous  shores,  while  others  are  sur- 
rounded with  beautiful  grassy  slopes,  of- 
fering the  most  alluring  spots  to  the  hun- 
dreds of  campers  who  each  year  pitch  their 
tents  for  a  few  weeks  of  pleasure  and  re- 
creation. So  numerous  are  the  lakes,  num- 
bering about  ten  thousand  in  all,  that  a 
seventeenth  part  of  the  fifty  millions  of 
acres  which  comprise  the  state  is  covered 
with  water.  The  general  character  of  the 
land  is  that  of  a  high  rolling  prairie,  and 
on  account  of  the  plentiful  moisture  the 
soil  is  fertile  and  productive  and  well 
adapted  to  the  growing  of  grain  and  small 
fruit. 

Owing  to  the  remarkable  productivity  of 
the  soil  and  its  adaptability  for  growing 
wheat,  Minnesota  has  become  one  of  the 
leading  granaries  of  the  world.  As  late  as 
1870  the  wheat  produced  in  this  state  would 
have  supplied  the  wants  of  but  a  small  por- 
tion of  her  present  population.  The  south 
half  of  the  state  is  now  one  great  expanse 
of  wheat  fields,  and  to  the  west  extending 
up  through  the  Red  River  Valley  of  the 
North  and  westward  through  Dakota  is 
found  the  greatest  wheat  region  of  the 
world .     So  great  has  the  flouring  industry 


become  in  the  past  thirty  years,  that  the 
output  of  the  Minneapolis  mills  alone  to- 
day would  be  sufficient  to  supply  the  de- 
mands of  the  people  of  Europe  and  still 
have  abundance  to  feed  her  own  people.  It 
is  of  interest  to  know  that  the  mills  of 
Minneapolis  alone  ship  to  countries  of 
Europe,  Asia,  Africa  and  South  America, 
twenty- five  per  cent,  of  all  the  flour  ex- 
ported from  this  country.  To  all  who  visit 
the  city,  these  great  mills  afford  a  most  at- 
tractive and  profitable  place  for  sight-see- 
ing. 

For  the  many  who  engage  in  the  pursuits 
of  agriculture,  there  are  thousands  of  rich 
and  fertile  acres  of  uncultivated  land  in  the 
northern  part  of  the  state.  So  great  are 
the  opportunities  that  the  northwestern 
farm  land  market  is  this  summer  marked 
with  the  greatest  activity.  Hundreds  of 
farmers  from   Southern    Minnesota,   Iowa 


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and  Illinois  are  now  selling  their  farms  at 
high  prices  and  buying  in  these  new  com- 
munities at  low  prices.  From  present  in- 
dications it  will  not  be  many  years  before 
this  expanse  of  idle  land  in  the  north  will 
yield  a  bountiful  return  to  the  labors  of  the 
husbandman. 

Another  natural  resource  of  Minnesota 
which  has  contributed  much  to  the  wealth 
and  prosperity  of  the  citizens,  is  the  tim- 
ber land.  When  the  white  man  first  came 
to  Minnesota  he  found  the  greater  part  of 
the  territory  covered  with  a  dense  primeval 
forest  of  pine,  spruce,  birch,  tamarack  and 
cedar.  Lumbering  is  one  of  the  earliest 
industries  of  the  inhabitants,  but  it  has 
made  its  greatest  strides  during  the  past 
thirty  years.  The  great  forests  are  rapidly 
disappearing  before  the  onslaught  of  the 
lumbermen,  and  it  is  estimated  that  by  the 
time  another  decade  rolls  around  many  of 
the  mills  will  no  longer  be  in  operation. 
Through  the  pineries  of  northern  Minneso- 
ta are  scattered  innumerable  logging 
camps.  Here  thousands  of  men  find  em- 
ployment during  the  winter  months.  The 
logging  season  extends  from  the  time  the 
streams  freeze  over  in  the  fall,  until  the 
"break-up"  in  the  spring.  The  trees  are 
felled,  the  branches  and  bark  removed,  and 
the  log-  mark  of  the  company  owning  the 
timber  placed  upon  each  log.  The  logs  are 
then  hauled  to  the  nearest  stream  where 
they  are  dumped  upon  the  ice;  when  the 
ice  thaws  in  the  early  spring  the  log3  are 


"driven,"  sometimes  oyer  many  miles  of 
watery  pathway  until  they  reach  the  main 
waters  of  the  Mississippi  and  thence  floated 
down  to  the  mills  of  Minneapolis  where 
they  are  cut  into  various  sizes  of  lumber 
and  shipped  to  all  parts  of  the  country. 
More  than  fi/e  hundred  million  feet  of 
lumber  are  cut  each  year  by  the  Minneap- 
olis mills  alone.  One  can  form  some  con- 
ception of  the  tremendous  proportions  of 
the  lumbering  business  of  Minnesota  when 
it  is  learned  that  this  is  a  little  less  than 
one-third  of  the  output  of  all  the  mills  of 
the  state.  A  more  interesting  manufac- 
turing process  is  difficult  to  find,  and  visi- 
tors should  not  fail  to  witness  some  of  these 
great  saw- mills  in  operation. 

The  great  pine  forests  of  the  state,  to- 
gether with  the  numerous  beautiful  lakes, 
have  suggested  to  travelers  and  to  citizens 
of  the  commonwealth,  the  desirability  of 
having  set  apart  around  the 
shores  of  Leech  Lake,  a  large 
section  of  forest  land  for  the 
purpose  of  a  national  park.  The 
scheme  his  met  with  great  ap- 
proval by  thousands  of  people 
not  only  of  the  state,  but  of  the 
entire  country.  However,  such 
fierce  opposition  has  been  mani- 
fested by  those  interested  finan- 
cially in  the  timber  lands,  that 
it  is  doubtful  if  the  plan  will 
succeed. 

But  Minnesota  is  rich  not 
alone  in  her  agriculture,  flouring 
and  lumbering  interests.  Along 
the  shores  of  Lake  Superior  and 
located  in  St.  Louis  County, 
some  of  the  richest  iron  deposits 
of  the  world  are  to  be  found. 
Mines  are  situated  on  two  separate  ranges, 
one  known  as  the  Vermillion,  the  other  the 
Mesabi.  While  Mr.  J.  Pierpont  Morgan 
was  in  London  recently  he  was  asked  if 
the  discoveries  of  ore  in  Northern  Sweden 
were  not  a  menace  to  the  newly  formed 
United  States  Steel  Corporation.  It  was  re- 
ported to  him  that  they  had  eighty  million 
tons  of  ore  there.  Mr.  Morgan  replied, 
"Why  should  we  fear  those  deposits  when 
we  have  in  Northern  Minnesota  alone,  not 
eighty  million  tons,  but  eight  times  as 
much?"  The  iron  mining  industry  is  but  in 
its  infancy.  Ore  was  first  shipped  from  the 
Vermillion  range  in  1884,  when  shipment 
of  62,000  gross  tons  was  made;  while  last 
year  from  both  ranges  over  nine  million 
gross  tons  were  shipped.  The  quality 
of  ore  found  is  of  the  best.  Surface  min- 
ing is  mostly  carried  on.  The  surface  is 
first  penetrated  with  drills  and  then  blasted 
with  powder,  after  which  open  steam  fit 
shovels  are  used  in  getting  out  the  ore.  It 
is  immediately  dumped  upon  steel  cars 
some  of  which  have  a  capacity  of  100,000 
pound3.  Trains  haul  this  ore  to  the  im- 
mense docks  at  Two  Harbors  and  Duluth, 
where  it  is  loaded  on  boats  and  sent  down 
to  the  steel  plants  of  Pennsylvania  and 
South  Chicago.  Underground  mining  is 
also  carried  on  to  a  large  extent  and  con- 
tinues all  winter.  The  winter  output  is 
piled  up  in  stock  piles  to  be  hauled  to  the 
lake  during  the  shipping  season.  The  cost 
of  mining  and  shipping  has  been  reduced 


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THE   CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


September  26,  icoi 


to  a  minimum,  so  that  ore  can  now  be  de- 
livered at  Lake  Erie  ports  at  a  cost  of 
about  $2.90  per  gross  ton. 

As  human  agencies  have  operated  in 
Minnesota  only  half  a  century  and  all 
forms  of  industry  have  already  been  de- 
veloped to  such  an  extent,  what  may  we  not 
expect  during  the  next  fifty  years?  When 
the  prosperity   of  our  country  depends  to 


such  an  extent  upon  the  condition  of  the 
flouring  industry,  the  lumbering  industry, 
and  the  iron  industry,  surely  the  logical  de- 
duction is  that  the  commonwealth  of  Min- 
nesota contributes  more  towards  making 
this  country  the  most  prosperous  one  on  the 
face  of  the  globe  to-day  than  any  other 
state  in  the  Union, 


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By  PROF,  W.  M.  HAYS. 


University  of   Minnesota.. 

Since  the  Disciples  have  found  the  best 
soil  for  the  rapid  propagation  of  primitive 
Christian  simplicity  in  church  practice 
among  the  farmers  of  the  middle  west,  the 
question  is  often  asked,  why  has  not  this 
plea  spread  more  rapidly  in  Wisconsin, 
Minnesota  and  the  Dakotas?  Is  it  possible 
that  the  yeomen  of  this  section  are  differ- 
ent in  any  essential  way  from  those  who 
live  on  and  manage  their  own  farms  in 
Kentucky,  Missouri  and  all  the  states 
touching  the  borders  of  those  two  states? 
Are  there  any  conditions  of  soil,  climate, 
business  or  even  of  church  influence  which 
operate  against  the  spread  of  those  princi- 
ples and  practices  which  the  Disciples  of 
Christ  are  especially  propagating?  Have 
the  comparatively  few  disciples  scattered 
throughout  these  states  failed  to  live 
worthily  among  their  neighbors?  Have 
our  state  evangelists,  our  traveling  evan- 
gelists and  our  evangelizing  pastors  failed 
in  their  work?  Have  our  state  boards 
failed  to  earnestly  and  intelligently  organ- 
ize the  work  of  evangelizing  this  field?  Or, 
has  the  growth  of  our  movement  been  slew 
simply  because  there  has  been  temporarily 
a  wrong  chain  of  circumstances,  an  acci- 
dental failure  to  bring  about  the  proper 
combination  of  forces  and  circum- 
stances? 

The  present  writer  wants  to  believe,  and 
does  believe,  the  last  of  the  several  alterna- 
tives mentioned,  and  has  in  mind  many  of 
the  facts  which  do  substantiate  that  belief. 
Strong  local  and  state  efforts  have  been 
made  and  the  national  boards  have  added 
the  weight  of  influence  and  labor  in  all 
these  states.  A  broad  foundation  has  been 
laid,  good  seed  has  been  planted  in  these 
four  large  fields,  the  cultivation  has  begun ; 
the  first  twentieth  century  Christian  mis- 
sionary convention  means  that  a  newly 
enlarged  force  of  workers  will  be  put  in  the 
field.  The  crop  will  be  perennial,  it  should 
be  made  to  increase  five  fold  annually,  and 
the  success  which  comes  from  succeeding 
efforts  will  weave  into  the  situation  that 
new  chain  of  circumstances  which  will 
make  Minnesota  as  full  of  Disciples  as  Mis- 
souri. And  since  the  Disciples  have 
learned  the  art  of  winning  cities,  the  towns- 
people as  well  as  the  country  folks  will 
swell  the  numbers  of  those  who  in  the  future 
will  help  to  extend  a  united  church  into  all 
the  dark  places  of  the  earth. 

The  earlier  settlers  of  these  four  states 
closely  followed  the  parallels  of  latitude,  as 
did  the  pioneers  of  states  further  south. 
Instead  of  being  settled  with  emigrants 
from  the  latitude  of  Pennsylvania,  these 
states  received  the  enterprising  young  peo- 
ple of  New  England.  With  •  them  came, 
instead  of  so  many    Germans    and    other 


people  of  central  Europe,  more  of  the 
hardy  Scandinavians  of  north  Europe. 
Some  Germans  came,  not  a  few  people 
from  Ireland;  and  mainly  by  way  of  Cana- 
da came  many  of  Scotch,  as  well  as  of 
English  blood,  and  some  Canadian  French. 
The  Italian  came  to  work  in  the  cities, 
colonies  of  Russians  made  homes  on  the 
broad  prairies,  and  colonies  of  Finns  set- 
tled in  the  pine  woods,  while  a  limited 
number  of  southern  negroes  came  to  serve 
as  barbers,  restaurant  waiters  and  sleeping 
car  porters. 

Owing  to  the  fact  that  the  prairies  from 
Iowa  and  Missouri  westward  to  the  semi- 
arid  plains  were  easier  to  subdue  than  the 
timbered  lands  from  Michigan  westward, 
the  new  lands  were  there  taken  up  a  decade 
ago,  and  waves  of  emigration  were  made  to 
roll  back  by  the  first  general  drought  in 
the  nineties.  There  has  been  no  occasion 
for  the  turning  back  of  the  slower  tide  of 
emigration  into  Minnesota.  The  forests 
and  the  disinclination  of  people  to  move 
northward  have  caused  the  virgin  soils 
of  these  northern  states  to  not  be  taken  up 
so  soon  as  the  soils  which  people  were  able 
to  reach  without  swerving  either  to  the 
north  or  to  the  south.  With  the  recurrence 
of  good  times,  the  cities  having  been  shown 
to  have  been  overdone  and  the  westward 
emigration  having  been  resumed,  the  tide 
of  emigration  has  naturally  been  deflected 
to  the  northward.  A  Missourian  has  a 
feeling  that  to  move  to  Des  Moines  is  go- 
ing into  the  cold  north.  The  Iowan  looks 
at  St.  Paul  as  in  a  very  cold  region.  To 
one  who  has  made  these  shifts  to  the  north- 
ward, looking  backward  produces  a  differ- 
ent sensation.  The  summer  climate  is  here 
more  enjoyable  than  further  south.  In  win- 
ter, during  most  of  the  days  the  tempera- 
ture ranges  from  freezing  to  zero.  The  days 
when  lower  temperatures  prevail  are  much 
fewer  in  number  than  the  days  when  sloppy, 
above- freezing  weather  prevails  south  of 
Chicago.  Steady  cold  weather  is  far  more 
enjoyable  and  more  healthful  than  weather 
in  which  there  are  days  of  thawing  weather 
alternating  with  days  when  everything  re- 
mains frozen  solid  and  dry.  Where  the 
days  are  uniformly  cold  we  do  not  need  to 
change  to  lighter  clothing,  our  houses  are 
warmly  constructed  and  kept  well  warmed, 
and  our  barns  are  so  built  that  our  animals 
are  not  one  day  shivering  in  a  cold  rain  or 
basking  in  the  warm  sunshine,  and  the 
next  suffering  in  below-  zero  weather. 

Much  of  Minnesota  has  soils  equal  to 
Illinois,  and  the  relative  prices  of  lands 
are  now  being  equalized  by  the  rapid  rise 
in  prices  in  Minnesota.  All  admit  that 
some  products  which  thrive  further  south 
are  not  hardy  here,  but  all  agree  that  they 


are  agreeably  surprised  as  to  the  relative 
enjoyment  on  account  of  climate. 

The  season  is  sufficiently  long  for  nearly 
all  the  annual  field  crops.  Wheat,  oats, 
barley,  field  peas,  flax  and  millet  could  not 
do  better  with  a  longer  season,  as  they  do 
not  consume  all  the  season  we  have.  Tim- 
othy, brome  grass  and  red  top  also  have 
time  to  spare  and  are  perfectly  hardy  as 
far  north  as  Winnipeg.  Red  clover  makes 
two  crops,  and  who  could  ask  more  of  this 
"king  of  the  manurial  forces?"  Kentucky 
blue  grass  thrives,  but  does  not  make  win- 
ter pastures  as  it  does  in  southern  Iowa  or 
in  Kentucky.  In  southern  Minnesota  corn 
makes  crops  of  ears  only  excelled  by  Iowa. 
In  northern  Minnesota  early  varieties  are 
being  developed  by  breeding  for  growing 
modest  crops  of  ear  corn.  Since  stock 
must  be  housed  all  winter,  winter  pastures 
are  not  depended  upon,  and  fodder  corn 
has  come  to  take  its  place.  The  experi- 
ment station  and  the  machine  inventors 
during  the  past  five  years  have  revolution- 
ized the  production  of  very  cheap  rough- 
age for  live  stock.  Common,  rather  small, 
Minnesota  varieties  of  common  dent  corn 
are  drilled  thickly,  more  than  a  bushel  per 
acre,  in  June,  harrowed  twice,  cultivated 
twice,  cut  with  a  corn  binder,  siloed  or  dry 
cured  and  fed  to  cattle,  horses  and  sheep. 
Fodder  corn  thus  grown  is  coming  to  be 
Minnesota's  greatest  and  cheapest  hay 
crop. 

Several  new  crops  are  coming  forward 
with  promise.  The  cow  pea  and  the  soja 
bean  are  being  bred  by  the  experiment 
station  so  as  to  be  early  enough  to  produce 
the  seeds  here.  Rape  for  fall  pasture  is 
being  raised  in  large  quantities,  and  brome 
grass,  a  worthy  rival  of  timothy,  is  well 
established.  The  experiment  station  has 
produced  many  new  hybrid  wheats,  some 
cf  which  promise  to  materially  increase  the 
yields,  and  one  new  wheat  has  been  widely 
distributed  and  is  increasing  the  average 
yield  of  the  state  over  a  bushel  per  acre. 
Corn,  oats,  clover  and  other  staple  crops 
and  fruits  are  being  extensively  bred  to 
adapt  them  to  the  soils  and  climate  of  the 
state,  and  the  experiment  stations  of  the 
other  of  these  northern  states  are  doing 
similar  work. 

The  people  of  these  cold  states  do  not  sit 
down  when  they  meet  difficulties.  They 
meet  them  and  surmount  them  in  their 
farming;  and  they  have  taken  hold  of  the 
Christian  Missionary  Convention  as  one 
means  of  surmounting  the  difficulties  met 
in  introducing  the  disciples'  movement  into- 
the  northwest. 

Our  First  Twentieth  Century 
Convention. 

By  Aa.ron  Prirvce  Aterv. 

To  where  the  city  of  the  North 

Impearied  in  gorgeous  setting— 
Where  Minnehaha  ripples,  worth 

All  earthly  cares  forgetting — 
Invites  to  her  grand  feast  of  soul 

The  earnest  hosts  and  loyal, 
May  zealous  legions  onward  roll 

To  our  Convention  royal. 

From  this  broad  land,   from  orient  lands 

Beyond  the  blue  of  ocean, 
From  all  the  eartb,  let  waking  bands, 

As  in  some  new  commotion, 
Bestir  their  hearts  and  lift  their  eyes 

To  see  the  lands  of  beauty 
That  in  their  bright  outlinings  rise 

With  high  behests  of  duty. 


September  26,  1901 


THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


J  227 


A  century  of  grander  things 

Than  told  in  earthly  story 
Unfolds,  and  to  our  vision  brings 

A  glimpse  of  coming  glory, 
To  God's  e'ect  who  mount  the  height, 

Forever  onward  pressing, 
And  plant  the  banner  of  the  right, 

The  battlements  possessing. 

A  million  quickened  eyes  shall  see 

Beyond  the  dim  outlining 
Of  present  plans,  the  things  to  be 

In  future  years  bright-shining, 
If  out  of  self  the  church  shall  rise 

To  grander  glories  growing, 
And  hear  and  heed  earth's  suppliant  cries, 

The  heavenly  favor  knowing. 

As  face  we  all  the  coming  years' 

In  this  our  great.  Convention, 
And  as  the  scroll  unrolled  appears 

To  challenge  earth's  attention, 
May  we,  our  highest  duty  done, 

Hope  yet  for  grander  vision 
That  cometh  sure,  the  victory  won, 

Upon  the  field  Elysian. 
El  Dorado,  Kan. 

J* 

University  of  Minnesota.. 

By  Dr.  Walter  M.  Brown. 

The  University  of  Minnesota  has  been 
organized  since  1851  but  was  reorganized 
in  1860,  again  in  1864  and  finally  put  on  a 
firm  basis  in  1868,  the 
charter  dating  Feb- 
ruary 18  of  that  year. 
Since  then  it  has 
grown  to  be  one  of  the 
foremost  institutions 
of  its  kind  in  the 
United  States,  with  a 
faculty  and  corps  of 
instructors  number- 
ing 263  and  an  atten- 
dance the  past  year 
of  3,413,  ranking  third 
in  number  of  students 
enrolled,  and  pushing 
Michigan  hard  for 
second  place. 

The  University  com- 
prehends seven  de- 
partments, under 
which  are  included 
several  sub-departments,  thus  making  it  one 
of  the  broadest  educational  institutions  in 
the  country.  The  departments  are  as  fol- 
lows: The  Graduate  Department,  the  Col- 
lege of  Science,  Literature  and  the  Arts 
including  the  School  of  Technical  and  Ap- 
plied Chemistry;  the  College  of  Engineer- 
ing and  the  Mechanic  Arts;  the  School  of 
Mines;  the  College  of  Agriculture,  which 
includes  the  School  of  Agriculture;  the 
Dairy  School,  the  College  of  Law,  and  the 
Department  of  Medicine,  which  includes  the 
College  of  Medicine  and  Surgery,  the  Col- 
lege of  Homeopathic  Medicine  and  Sur- 
gery, the  College  of  Dentistry,  and  the 
College  of  Pharmacy.  There  are  also  the 
Experiment  Station  at  St.  Anthony  Park 
and  the  Geological  and  Natural  History 
Survey.  Recently  there  has  been  estab- 
lished at  Vancouver,  B.  C,  under  the  di- 
rection of  the  University,  a  Botanical  Sta- 
tion, for  the  further  study  of  the  flora  and 
fauna  of  the  Pacific  Coast. 

The  Mining  and  Engineering  Depart- 
ments are  resident  in  three  buildings  lo- 
cated upon  the  University  campus:  The 
Mechanic  Arts  building,  the  Machine  shop 
and  a  Physics  building  in  course  of  erec- 
tion at  a  cost  of  $50,000.  The  students  in 
■these  departments  have  no  difficulty  what- 


ever in  obtaining  situations  at  first-class 
salaries,  either  during  vacation  or  after 
graduation.  In  fact  many  of  the  students 
leave  school  before  the  completion  of  their 
courses  to  accept  positions  with  railway 
companies,  waterworks  plants,  mining 
companies  and  the  like. 

The  Department  of  Agriculture  includes 
the  College  of  Agriculture,  having  a  four 
years'  course,  embracing  botany,  chemistry, 
geology,  zoology  and  physics;  the  School 
of  Agriculture,  located  at  St.  Anthony 
Park,  which  gives  a  broad  general  educa- 
tion in  the  common  branches  and  instruc- 
tion in  all  lines  of  scientific  farming;  and 
the  Dairy  School.  The  Medical  Depart- 
ment ranks  with  the  best  in  the  country. 
It  is  particularly  well  equipped  for  didactic 
work,  its  laboratories  being  admittedly  su- 
perior to  many  of  those  found  in  larger 
cities.  The  students  of  this  school  have 
the  clinical  privileges  of  seven  hospitals 
and  two  dispensaries  in  St.  Paul  and  Min- 
neapolis. In  keeping  with  its  progressive 
spirit  the  entrance  requirements  are  being 
gradually  raised  until  in  1904  a  collegiate 
degree  will  be  necessary  to  secure  admis- 
sion. 

The  University  Buildings  are  located  in 
southeast  Minneapolis  within  sight  of  St. 
Anthony's  Falls  and  ten  minutes'  ride  from 


Medical   Building  of  the    University  of  Minnesota. 


the  center  cf  the  city.  The  campus  ex- 
tends from  11th  to  18th  Avenues  south- 
east and  from  the  river  and  the  Northern 
Pacific  railroad  tracks  to  University  Av- 
enue. The  buildings  are  arranged  in  the 
form  of  a  crescent  about  the  campus,  the 
effect  being  to  make  it  one  of  the  prettiest 
in  the  country. 

Convention  Influence. 

By  A.  W.  Kokendoffer. 

Too  much  cannot  be  written  touching 
our  conventions  and  their  influence  on  the 
spiritual  life  of  the  people.  I  am  glad  that 
many  of  our  writers  are  finding  this  a 
theme  worthy  of  their  pens  and  that  our 
religious  papers  are  giving  such  produc- 
tions publication.  Why  not  besiege  our 
dailies  too?  Great  things  in  the  religious 
development  of  the  people  ought  to  be 
kept  before  the  people,  and  only  through 
the  secular  press  can  we  hope  to  reach  the 
masses.  These  are  important  epochs. 
They  are  worth  the  outlay  of  money  ex- 
pended. The  Christ  went  up  to  the  top  of 
Hermon,  laid  aside  the  garb  of  humanity 
that  he  had  worn  so  long,  donned  a  heav- 
enly dress  and  had  real  communion  with 
the    saints.      That   he    was    strengthened 


thereby  for  -his  great  work  must  be  ad- 
mitted, whatever  other  significance  may  be 
attached  to  the  transfiguration.  The  apos- 
tles that  were  with  him  were  borne  above 
the  ordinary  plane  of  life,  and  their  spokes- 
man was  led  to  exclaim:  "Lord,  it  is  good 
to  be  here.  Let  us  abide  continually  in 
this  after  glow."  Moses  went  to  the  sum- 
mit of  Sinai,  talked  with  the  Lord  Jehovah 
forty  days,  and  when  he  came  down  from 
the  mount  his  countenance  shone  so  that 
the  children  of  Israel  could  not  look  upon 
him  and  a  veil  was  worn  as  a  protection  for 
the  eyes  of  the  awe-stricken  beholders. 
But  Moses  was  made  strong  for  the  great 
task  of  leading  a  nation  out  of  bondage  and 
sin,  fit  type  indeed  of  our  Savior's  life 
work. 

Now  if  Jesus  and  his  three  chosen  ones, 
and  Moses  the  lawgiver  and  prophet,  need- 
ed such  extraordina^  visions  of  the  divine 
presence  and  glory — such  entrance  into 
fellowship  with  the  heavenly  visitants- - 
that  they'  might  be  clothed  upon  with  power 
and  majesty  sufficient  for  the  work  as- 
signed them,  then  we  earth  worms  ought  to 
seek  every  neighboring  hill-top,  where 
purer  atmosphere  prevails,  saintlier  fellow- 
ship abounds,  and  nobler  pulsings  are 
stirred,  that  we  too  may  be  eminently 
qualified  for  our  life  work  of  both  living 
and  teaching  this  glorious  gospel  of  the 
Son  of  God.  There  ought  to  be  molting 
seasons  for  men.  We  need  to  be  quickened 
continually.  The  new  life  grows  old  and 
callous  all  too  soon.  Neglect  not  the  as- 
sembling of  yourselves  together  is  a  valu- 
able exhortation.  The  greater  the  assem- 
bly the  greater  the  soul-feeling,  and  there- 
by the  greater  need  that  we  exhort  one  an- 
other the  more  we  see  such  occasions  ap- 
proaching— occasions  full  of  companion- 
ship with  the  best  men  and  most  conse- 
crated women,  actuated  by  the  same  noble 
impulses  that  moved  the  Son  of  God  to  lay 
down  his  life  for  the  salvation  of  the  world 
— surely  we  cannot  but  be  impelled  to  seek 
the  association  and  inspiration  of  such 
gatherings. 

Now,  it's  hard,  single  handed,  to  interpret 
to  a  church  the  spirit,  the  life,  of  such  as- 
semblies. But  where  two  or  three  are,  if 
this  mind  prevails,  there  will  be  power  even 
from  the  Lord,  and  such  communications 
will  not  want  the  overflow  of  soul  essential 
to  arouse  the  energies  of  an  entire  congre- 
gation. Therefore  let  every  church,  that  it 
may  profit  in  a  new  and  needed  way  by  the 
coming  great  convention  at  Minneapolis, 
begin  preparations  at  once  to  send  two  or 
three  representatives,  and  the  power  of  a 
new  transfigured  splendor  will  burst  at 
once  upon  the  home  church,  as  it  is  thus 
put  in  communication  with  the  mount. 
Then  will  there  be  an  aftermath  to  this 
convention  that  will  be  glorious.  Then 
will  the  new  century — the  opportune  time 
for  the  Christian  Church  and  missions — be 
begun  aright.  Then  will  the  many  as  well 
as  the  few  become  surcharged  with  the 
energies  of  their  leaders. 

This  Niagara  of  power  must  not  be  lost. 
Let  us  be  wise  as  the  children  of  this  gen- 
eration. Let  the  churches  awaken  to  the 
demand  and  to  the  opportunity.  October 
and  Minneapolis  should  be  coupled  in  our 
minds  and  in  our  prayers.  Let  us  go  up 
like  the  Jews  of  old  to  Jerusalem,  and  a 
new  era  of  church  life  will  be  born  for  us 
that  God  grant  may  live  with,  but  not  die 
with,  the  century. 

Mexico,  Mo. 


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J5he  N«^ctiorv*s  Woe  ^  by  frederic  d.  power 


A  great  blow  has  fallen.  A  nation  sits 
in  grief  beside  the  bier  of  its  foremost  man. 
A  cloud  deep  and  dark  and  distressful 
rests  upon  us.  The  Republic  has  been 
passing  through  sore  trial.  The  discipline 
of  sorrow  has  its  uses,  and  it  comes  to  na- 
tions as  to  individuals.  Our  Lord  speak- 
ing of  his  sufferings  asks:  "The  cup  which 
my  Father  hath  given  me,  shall  I  not  drink 
it?"  Anciently  it  was  the  custom  at  great 
entertainments  for  the  governor  of  the 
feast  to  appoint  to  each  guest  the  kind  and 
proportion  of  wine  he  was  to  drink,  and 
what  was  thus  appointed  it  was  deemed  a 
breach  of  good  manners  either  to  refuse  or 
not  to  drink  up.  Hence  a  man's  cup  in 
both  sacred  and  profane  literature  came  to 
signify  the  portion  whether  of  good  or 
evil  that  fell  to  him  in  this  world. 

David  speaks  of  the  Lord  as  the  portion 
of  his  cup.  "Thou  anointest  my  head 
with  oil:  my  cup  runneth  over."  "I  will 
take  the  cup  of  salvation  and  call  upon  the 
name  of  the  Lord."  Our  Lord's  meaning 
is  made  clear  in  two  remarkable  passages. 
In  Gethsemane  he  cries:  "Father,  if  thou 
be  willing  remove  this  cup  from  me,"  and 
in  view  of  his  sufferings  he  asks  his  disci- 
ples, "Are  ye  able  to  drink  of  the  cup  that 
I  shall  drink  of  and  to  be  baptized  with 
the  baptism  that  I  am  baptized  with?" 

Christ  speaks  of  his  sufferings  as  "a 
cup";  not  a  sea,  a  dead  sea,  a  wide,  deep, 
great  resounding  sea,  a  mighty  flood,  or  a 
vast  ocean,  but  a  cup.  In  the  light  of  re- 
velation sorrow  is  comparatively  but  a 
small  matter  be  it  what  it  may.  The  con- 
solation and  joy  of  the  Lord,  on  the  other 
hand,  are  as  a  boundless  sea,  for  "the  earth 
shall  be  filled  with  the  knowledge  of  the 
Lord  as  the  waters  cover  the  great  deep," 
and  "peace  shall  flaw  like  a  river  and 
righteousness  as  the  waves  of  the  sea." 
Compared  with  the  eternity  toward  which 
we  are  journeying  the  brevity  of  earthly 
life  is  but  as  a  tiny  rill  down  which  the 
child  sails  its  toy  boat  to  the  fathomless 
deep  bearing  the  commerce  of  all  nations 
on  its  bosom.  Compared  with  the  joys  of 
everlasting  life  our  sorrow  after  all  is  but  a 
cupful  to  a  flood,  a  sea,  a  great  ocean,  yea, 
millions  of  ocean*,  surging  and  billowing  in 
the  depth  and  vastness  of  their  joy  forever. 

Failing  to  remember  this,  Christians  are 
made  heavy,  sad  and  even  rebellious  by 
sorrow.  They  think  their  burden  greater 
than  they  can  bear.  They  suffer  the  cup 
before  their  lips  to  shut  out  all  the  bound- 
less wealth  of  God's  mercy  beyond.  They 
esteem  all  blessings  withdrawn,  the  sun 
smitten  from  the  firmament,  the  stars 
shaded  forever,  the  light  of  God's  counten- 
ance wholly  clouded.  They  weep  and 
mourn  as  if  God  had  peculiarly  bereaved 
them  above  all  others,  and  to  their  grief 
there  could  be  no  end. 

If  I  transplant  a  frail  elm  from  the 
meadow  to  the  yard,  is  it  not  that  it  may 
grow  better  and  be  more  admired  and  use- 
ful in  its  new  sphere?  And  are  all  the 
loveliness  and  shade,  the  fairness  and  fresh- 
ness and  fruitf ulness  of  the  meadow  there- 
fore taken  away?  If  God  takes  a  Christian 
statesman,  a  noble  father  or  mother,  a 
sweet  child,  a  beloved  friend,  ready  to  be 
thus  elevated,  to  a  higher  sphere,  while 
there  is  heaviness  of  sorrow  is  there  not 
also  cause  for  joy  in  the  thought  of  their 


promotion — a  joy  greater  than  the  sorrow 
of  separation?  And  when  a  blow  falls  and 
all  for  our  sanetification,  are  the  gifts  of 
the  past  to  count  as  nothing,  the  promises 
of  the  future  to  weigh  as  down,  God  there- 
fore unkind  and  we  most  miserable  chil- 
dren of  a  hard  Father? 

But  we  may  mourn  for  our  departed? 
Yes;  that  is  natural  and  reasonable. 
Abraham  mourned  for  Sarah.  Joseph 
mourned  seven  days  for  Isaac.  For  thirty 
days  the  children  of  Israel  wept  for  Moses. 
David  lamented  the  passing  of  Saul, 
Jonathan  and  Abner.  Jesus  wept  over  the 
grave  of  Lazarus.  Christianity  does  not 
repress  weeping.  But  for  us  there  is  the 
Comforter,  for  us  there  is  the  Sympathizer 
who  "bore  our  griefs  and  carried  our 
sorrows."  We  sorrow  not  as  others  who 
have  no  hope.  Soon  we  shall  know  even 
as  we  are  known.  All  this  mystery  that 
surrounds  such  a  dispensation  as  the  fall  of 
our  Christian  ruler,  shall  be  made  plain. 

A  little  while  and  he  that  shall  come 
will  come.  "A  little  while" — not  a  millen- 
nium, an  eon,  a  century,  a  decade,  a  year, 
nor  even  a  day,  but  a  little  while.  "He 
cometh" — not  as  a  cloud,  a  storm,  a  de- 
stroyer, a  withering  blast  of  evil,  but  the 
Beloved,  the  Chief  among  ten  thousand  and 
altogether  lovely,  the  King  himself  with 
eternal  gifts  of  blessing  and  peace  and  life. 
"He  will  not  tarry."  Other  helps  may  be 
slow  in  coming,  earthly  friends  may  delay 
their  succor,  but  he  tarries  not.  By  cen- 
turies he  is  sweeping  down  toward  us. 
Each  setting  sun  marks  with  golden  im- 
press the  hastening  of  his  chariot  wheel. 
Morn  evoked  by  the  circling  hours  with 
rosy  hand  shall  soon  unbar  the  gates  of 
light  never  more  to  be  closed.  Dazzling 
with  ineffable  glory  the  advent  throne 
already  appears  to  the  eye  of  faith.  Above 
all  sounds  shall  come  the  cry,  "Behold  he 
cometh!"  And  millions  straining  to  catch 
the  fall  of  his  footstep  shall  rise  up  and 
cry:  "Lo,  it  is  our  God!  We  have  waited 
for  him!" 

Affliction  is  but  a  cup,  and  suffering 
affliction,  the  draining  of  a  cup.  But 
Jesus  said  more:  "The  cup  which  my 
Father  hath  given  me."  Sufferings,  then, 
are  gifts.  "Unto  you  it  is  given — 
graciously  given — in  the  behalf  of  Christ 
not  only  to  believe  on  him,  but  also  to 
suffer  for  his  sake."  "We  glory  in  tribula- 
tions, knowing  that  tribulation  worketh 
patience,  and 'patience  experience,  and  ex- 
perience, hope."  All  things  are  given  us 
of  God,  present  things  and  things  to  come. 
Affliction,  even  death,  is  counted  among 
the  Christian's  gifts^  for  "all  things  are 
yours,  whether  Paul,  or  Apollos,  or 
Cephas,  or  life,  or  death,  or  things  present, 
or  things  to  come,  all  are  yours." 

Is  it  likely  that  God  will  give  us  what  we 
do  not  need?  Can  we  not  trust  his  wisdom 
and  goodness  and  be  assured  he  will  do  far 
better  than  we  could  possibly  do  were 
these  interests  committed  to  us?  Does  not 
an  earthly  parent  know  what  is  best  for 
his  child,  and  is  not  correction  proof  of  love 
rather  than  hatred?  Suffering  has  kept 
many  from  sinning.  Afflictions  have  puri- 
fied and  made  sweet  and  clean  and  fit  for 
heaven  many  a  soul.  God  had  one  Son 
without  sin,  but  he  never  had  any  without 
sorrow.    Tears  are  akin  to  prayer.    Tears 


are  the  showers  that  fertilize  this  world. 
Never  trust  the  man  who  boasts  of  eyes  to 
which  the  heart  never  mounts  in  dew. 
Sorrows  are  sent  for  instruction  as  we 
darken  the  cages  of  birds  to  teach  them 
how  to  sing.  Ail  great  souls  have  been 
made  great  through  this  discipline.  The 
mourner  travels  not  alone  through  the 
valley  in  the  shadow  between  the  hills. 
The  holiest  and  best  have  gone  that  way. 
Apostles  and  prophets  are  of  this  company. 
Saints  and  martyrs  go  with  him.  The 
sorrowful  face  of  the  adorable  Redeemer 
with  the  old  look  of  brotherly  sympathy 
is  first  in  the  throng. 

Is  it  necessary  now  to  know  why  this  ex- 
perience must  come  to  us?  Is  it  not  enough 
that  it  is  God's  gift,  a  necessary  gift,  for 
"whom  he  loveth  he  chasteneth"?  Must 
not  the  ground  be  wounded  by  spade  and 
plow,  and  put  to  the  torture  by  the  harrow, 
before  it  yields  the  grain;  and  when  the 
wheat  has  come,  noblest  of  all  the  products 
of  the  earth,  must  it  not  be  threshed,  trcd 
upon,  swept  about,  tossed  in  the  air,  sifted, 
shaken,  shoveled,  and  afterward  ground, 
resifted  and  baked  in  the  oven  before  it  is 
placed  upon  the  table  for  princes  and 
kings?  And  if  God  sees  fit  to  use  thresh- 
ings and  winnowings  upon  us  shall  we  not 
take  the  discipline  and  be  thankful?  If  it 
is  a  cup,  a  portion  which  he  gives  this 
nation,  must  we  not  drain  it? 

Once  more:  "The  cup  which  my  Father 
hath  given  me,"  says  Jesus.  A  Father 
gives  this  cup;  one  who  has  a  father's 
authority  and  does  us  no  wrong,  a 
father's  affection  and  means  us  no  hurt. 
Does  the  child  fear  when  the  father 
is  with  him?  Is  anything  going  wrong 
when  the  father's  hand  is  holding? 
Is  darkness  any  longer  dark,  or  roughness 
any  longer  rough,  or  the  wilderness  any 
longer  wild,  when  the  father's  step  is  heard 
and  his  voice  directs  the  way?  God  has  a 
father's  heart  that  pities,  spares,  embraces 
all;  a  father's  wisdom  that  appoints  our 
path,  assigns  our  work,  mixes  our  cup;  a 
father's  hand  that  regulates  our  portion 
and  sustains  our  frame,  and  is  thi3  not 
enough?  "I  should  have  been  a  French 
atheist,"  said  John  Randolph,  of  Roanoke, 
"but  for  one  recollection,  and  that  was 
when  my  departed  mother  used  to  take  my 
hand  in  hers  and  cause  me  on  my  knees  to 
say:  'Our  Father  who  art  in  heaven.'" 
And  is  it  not  sufficient  for  the  child  to  say 
of  any  gift,  "It  is  my  father's  gift";  of  any 
hand,  "It  is  my  father's  hand";  of  any  call 
to  duty  or  to  discipline,  "It  is  my  father's 
call"? 

Hear  our  beloved  Christian  President  in 
the  terrible  moment  when  he  is  stricken : 
"Do  not  harm  him.  He  doesn't  know  what 
he  is  doing."  How  true  and  wise  and  just 
and  Christlike!  Hear  him  as  he  resigns 
himself  into  the  hands  of  the  faithful  sur- 
geons, saying  with  the  manly  faith,  and 
majestic  courage,  and  magnificent  sim- 
plicity that  ever  marked  his  character  and 
his  life:  "Our  Father  who  art  in  heaven. 
Hallowed  be  thy  name.  Thy  kingdom 
come.  Thy  will  be  done";  and  passing 
into  unconsciousness  with  these  words 
trembling  on  his  lips.  Hear  him  as  all  the 
glory  of  this  present  world  fades  before  his 
vision,  and  the  gates  of  the  unseen  are 
swinging  wide  and  God  and   the  throne  are 


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very  near,  breathing  the  hymn:  "Nearer 
my  God  to  thee,  nearer  to  thee."  Hear 
him  as  the  last  farewell  is  taken:  "It  is 
God's  way.  His  will  be  done."  How  he 
speaks  to  the  nation!  How  he  speaks  to 
the  ages! 

This  one  thought,  that  God  holds  the  cup, 
is  positive  assurance  that  the  draught  is 
wholesome  and  needful.  Remember  that 
affliction,  whatever  it  may  be,  is  a  cup,  but 
a  cup  that  is  given  to  us,  a  gift  bestowed 
for  our  good ;  that  it  is  the  cup  a  Father 
gives;  that  Christ  speaks  this  word  and 
speaks  it  in  the  shadow  of  the  awful  agony 
of  Gethsemane  and  Calvary.  We  may  not 
understand  the  mystery  of  the  atonement. 
We  may  not  know  why  our  Lord  suffers 
more  than  all  others.  We  may  never  sound 
the  depths  of  that  mighty  anguish  which 
came  when  all  its  waves  and  its  billows 
went  over  him.  But  it  is  something  to  know 
that  even  our  sufferings  raise  us  into  fel- 
lowship with  him. 

This  cruel  stroke !  O  the  pity  of  it !  O 
the  deep  damnation  of  his  taking  off!  God 
pity  us.  God  keep  the  nation.  God  make 
even  the  wrath  of  man  to  praise  him. 

Washington,  D.  C. 
J* 

B.  B.  Tyler's  Letter. 

The  word  "altitude"  explains  many 
things  in  this  Rocky  Mountain  region. 
Denver  is  one  mile  above  the  level  of  the 
sea.  Many  places  in  Colorado  have  an 
"altitude"  much  greater  than  that  of  Den- 
ver. If  a  horse  attached  to  a  carriage 
runs  away  it  is  said  that  the  great  "alti- 
tude" makes  him  nervous  and  causes  him 
to  run!  If  a  man  commits  a  crime — -smites 
with  his'fist,  cuts  with  a  knife,  shoots  with 
a  gun — the  explanation  is  that  the  "alti- 
tude""causes  him  to  lose  control  of  himself, 
and  so^he  commits  acts  of  violence!  "Al- 
titude" is  a  convenient  thing.  We  have 
almost  a  feeling  of  sorrow  for  those  who 
have  no  "altitude"! 

In  my  letter  of  September  twelfth  certain 
quotation  marks  that  should  have  been 
used  were  not.  The  better  parts  of  the 
letter  were  original;  the  inferior  portions 
were  quoted,  and  marks  should  have  been 
used  indicating  the  quoted  words.  The 
"altitude"  is  to  blame  for  this!  But  the 
suggestion  here  made  as  to  "the  better 
parts"  and  "the  inferior  portions"  will  an- 
swer the  purpose  of  quotation  marks. 

I  am  surprised  to  hear  that  you  are  ig- 
norant of  the  time  and  place  of  the  next 
general  convention  of  the  Disciples  of 
Christ.  It  is  evident  that  you  do  not  read 
our  papers,  or  that  you  read  carelessly. 
When  your  place  of  residence  is  considered 
you  cannot  plead  "altitude"  as  an  explana- 
tion of  your  ignorance  on  this  subject! 
The  approaching  convention  has  been  so 
fully  written  up  that  I  feared  the  work  was 
over  done.  But  in  this  opinion  it  must  be 
that  I  am  in  error.  I  take  it  for  granted  that 
you  are  not  the  only  person  benighted 
concerning  this  matter  in  the  United 
States. 

The  next  general  convention  of  the  Dis- 
ciples of  Christ  in  the  United  States  will 
be  held  in  Minneapolis,  October  10-17. 
This  will  be,  you  ought  to  know,  an  inter- 
national, not  merely  a  national,  convention 
of  those  who  plead  for  a  reunion  of  believ- 
ers in  the  Christ  by  a  return  to  New  Testa- 
ment Christianity  in  faith  and  in  life. 

The  Disciples  are  now  at  work  in  Cana- 
da, Hawaii,  in  Porto  Rico,  in  Cuba,  in  the 


Philippine  Islands,  Japan  and  China,  in 
Australia,  New  Zealand  and  New  South 
Wales,  in  Africa,  in  Jamaica,  in  India  and 
Turkey,  in  Scandinavia  and  in  Great 
Britain.  This  movement  for  the  restora- 
tion of  the  lost  unity  of  the  church,  accord- 
ing to  the  program  indicated  above,  is  now 
world-wide.  It  is  this  unique  and  most  won- 
derful movement  that  will  be  represented 
in  the  approaching  convention  in  Minne- 
apolis. Permit  me  to  suggest  that  you 
cannot  afford  to  be  absent.  The  ends  of 
the  earth  will  be  heard  from.  To  attend 
this  convention  will  be  an  important  step 
forward  in  obtaining  a  liberal  education. 

I  am  sure  you  are  not  well  informed  con- 
cerning the  work  and  progress  of  the  Dis- 
ciples of  Christ;  nor  do  I  doubt  that  you 
will  welcome  information  in  regard  to 
them.  Note,  therefore,  if  you  please,  the 
following  facts : 

The  American  Christian  Missionary  So- 
ciety was  organized  in  Cincinnati,  in  1849. 
Its  Jubilee  was  duly  celebrated  in  1899  in 
the  place  of  its  birth.  As  many  persons 
attended  as  were  present  at  the  Interna- 
tional Christian  Endeavor  Convention  in 
the  same  city  last  July.  The  Christian 
Woman's  Board  of  Missions  was  organized 
in  Cincinnati  in  1874.  The  Foreign  Chris- 
tian Missionary  Society  was  organized  in 
Louisville  in  1875.  These  are  the  national 
missionary  organizations  of  the  Disciples. 
Including  state  and  district  organizations 
for  mission  work  there  are  about  one  hun- 
dred and  thirty.  At  the  first,  the  Ameri- 
can Christian  Missionary  Society  engaged 
in  work  both  at  home  and  abroad.  It  es- 
tablished and  maintained  for  a  number  of 
years,  a  mission  in  the  city  of  Jerusalem 
until  the  beginning  of  our  civil  war.  Dr. 
J.  T.  Barclay  was  the  missionary.  It  also 
began  a  work  on  the  island  of  Jamaica  un- 
der the  leadership  of  J.  O.  Beardslee.  This 
work  was  also  brought  to  a  close  by  the 
unsettled  condition  of  business,  caused  by 
the  civil  war.  An  effort  was  also  made  by 
this  society  to  open  up  a  work  in  Africa. 
Alexander  Cross,  the  missionary,  a  negro 
from  Kentucky,  died  of  fever  soon  after 
his  arrival.  When,  therefore,  the  Chris- 
tian Woman's  Board  of  Missions  was  or- 
ganized in  1874,  the  Disciples  were  not  en- 
gaged in  evangelistic  and  educational  work 
beyond  our  borders.  October  1874  ought, 
for  this  reason,  to  be  regarded  as  the  inau- 
guration of  a  new  era  in  the  experience  of 
the  Disciples  of  Christ.  The  Christian 
Woman's  Board  is  both  a  home  and  foreign 
society.  The  organization  of  the  Foreign 
Christian  Missionary  Society  the  following 
year  made  still  more  emphatic  this  forward 
movement.  It  declared  its  purpose  to  make 
disciples  of  all  the  nations. 

The  work  at  home  has  gone  forward  by 
leaps  and  bounds  since  our  organization  for 
work  in  other  lands.  The  American  Chris- 
tian Missionary  Society,  which,  at  the  time, 
was  in  a  moribund  condition,  took  on  new 
life.  It  inaugurated  a  work  in  behalf  of  the 
negro,  educational  and  evangelistic  in 
character,  in  our  own  south  land.  The 
Board  of  Negro  Education  and  Evangeliza- 
tion was  organized.  The  work  of  this 
board,  at  the  Kansas  City  Convention,  last 
October,  was  placed  in  the  hands  of  the 
Christian  Woman's  Board,  with  an  assur- 
ance of  financial  co-operation  for  a  term  of 
years.  The  Board  of  Church  Extension 
was  organized  after  the  American  Christian 
Missionary  Society  took  on  new  life.  There 


are  now  about  $350,000  in  the  treasury  of 
this  Board.  The  Board  of  Education  came 
also  into  existence.  The  Board  of  Minis- 
terial Relief  must  be  named  also  in  this 
connection.  The  colleges  of  the  Disciples, 
within  the  last  five  years,  have  made  a  dis- 
tinct advance  along  all  lines,  but  especially 
in  the  payment  of  debts,  the  securing  of 
better  apparatus,  buildings,  and  endow- 
ment funds.  The  one  time  almost  dead 
American  Christian  Missionary  Society  has 
collected  in  a  single  year,  since  it  came  to 
its  new  birth,  $100,000  for  work  in  the  home 
land.  When  we  began  to  try  to  obey  the 
Master's  command  to  preach  the  gospel  to 
the  whole  creation  we  were  able  to  pay  the 
salary  and  traveling  expenses  of  a  corre- 
sponding secretary!  Do  you  see  any 
progress?  The  last  annual  report  makes  a 
booklet  of  128  pages,  packed  full  of  im- 
portant information.  If  you  have  not  seen 
it,  before  you  go  to  the  Minneapolis  Con- 
vention request  Benj.  L.  Smith,  Y.  M.  C. 
A.  Building,  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  to  send  a 
copy  of  The  American  Home  Missionary 
for  November,  1900,  to  your  address.  He 
will  send  it.  The  last  annual  report  of  the 
Foreign  Christian  Missionary  Society 
makes  a  booklet  of  a  hundred,  or  more, 
page3.  The  reading  of  the  reports  from 
the  mission  fields  of  the  world  will  thrill 
you.  Read  them,  as  a  preparation  for  the 
coming  convention.  Request  A.  McLean, 
Box  884,  Cincinnati,  to  send  a  copy  of  The 
Missionary  Intelligencer  for  November, 
1900,  to  your  address.  The  reading  of  these 
pamphlets  will  fill  you  with  an  uncontrolla- 
ble desire  to  go  to  Minneapolis  in  October. 
Do  not  attempt  to  control  this  desire.  It  is 
a  good  impulse.  Yield  to  it  and  go.  To 
do  so  will  be  helpful  to  you,  and  through 
you  to  others. 

All  aboard  for  Minneapolis !  You  want 
to  meet  your  immediate  kinspeople — spir- 
itual kinspeople— from  every  part  of  the 
United  States,  from  Canada,  and  from 
lands  beyond  the  seas.  To  look  into  their 
faces  and  to  hear  them  tell  what  God  hath 
wrought  will  be  to  you  an  inspiration.  It 
will  be  a  veritable  "second  blessing."  You 
will  be  a  larger  man,  and  a  better,  ever 
afterward. 

Among  the  ancient  Hebrews  annual  eon- 
vocations  were  necessary.  The  real  unity 
of  the  people— unity  of  thought,  spirit, 
speech,  purpose,  worship,  work— was  there- 
by promoted.  When  Rehoboam  divided 
the  kingdom  he  changed  the  time  and  place 
of  the  general  assemblies  of  the  people. 
He  knew  that  if  the  men  of  Israel  were  per- 
mitted to  assemble  in  Jerusalem,  as  had 
been  their  custom,  the  divided  kingdom 
would  be  speedily  reunited.  So  important 
was  this  matter,  the  great  annual  convoca- 
tions, that  attendance  was  enjoined  by  law. 
Soon  after  the  organization  of  the  New 
Testament  church,  a  meeting  for  confer- 
ence concerning  the  general  interests  of 
the  body  was  called  in  Jerusalem.  The 
best  men  in  the  church  attended.  We 
ought  to  come  together  in  these  great  con- 
ventions. We  must  do  so.  They  are  essen- 
tial, not  simply  to  our  well  being,  but  to 
our  existence.  My  absenee  will  not  be 
noted.  You  will  not  be  missed,  if  you  are 
not  present.  The  convention  will  go  on  as 
if  we  were  in  attendance;  but  our  loss, 
yours  and  mine,  will  be  incalculable  if  we 
are  not  there.  The  Lord  willing  I  will  be 
in  Minneapolis  October  the  tenth.  Hope 
to  meet  and  greet  you. 

Denver,  Colo. 


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UJ?e  Life 


The  reaction  from  doing  nothing  in  the 
Greek  Church  to  doing  something,  as  com- 
manded by  Jesus,  filled  ■  Tolstoy  with  de- 
light. He  saw  nothing  impossible  in  the 
Sermon  on  the  Mount.  Every  command 
was  reasonable,  and  in  his  book  entitled, 
4 'My  Religion,"  he  clearly  and  with  won- 
derful fascination  sets  forth  how  the  doc- 
trine of  Jesus  became  clear  to  him.  This 
scriptural  passage  gave  him  the  key  to  the 
whole  book:  "Ye  have  heard  that  it  hath 
been  said,  an  eye  for  an  eye  and  a  tooth  for 
a  tooth,  but  I  say  unto  you,  That  ye  resist 
not  evil."  Like  the  rest  of  the  human 
race  Tolstoy  had  always  been  taught  to  re- 
sist evil,  that  it  was  humiliating  to  submit 
to  wrong,  that  he  must  resist  all  offense 
against  his  person,  family  and  ■  race,  but 
.  this  is  directly  opposed  to  the  doctrine  of 
Jesus.  These  words,  "Resist  not  evil," 
were  the  key  that  opened  all  the  rest.  Je- 
sus did  not  exhort  us  to  turn  the  other 
cheek  that  we  might  endure  suffering,  but 
his  exhortation  was,  "resist  not  evil." 
Whatever  the  ill-disposed  inflict  bear  it; 
give  all  that  you  have,  but  resist  not  evil; 
never  oppose  violence,  never  do  anything 
contrary  to  the  lav;  of  love.  If  anyone 
takes  advantage  and  affronts  you,  bear  the 
affront;  do  not  above  all  have  recourse  to 
violence. 

While  the  church  had  said  that  this  was 
impossible  to  be  done,  yet  Jesus  saw  in  it 
no  such  impossibility  or  he  would  not  have 
given  us  the  command,  and  besides  he  said, 
"My  yoke  is  easy  and  my  burden  is  light." 
John  said,  "His  commandments  are  not 
grievous."  Jesus  illustrated  this  principle 
in  his  entire  life,  which  was  one  continual 
example  of  "resist  not  evil."  While  nearly 
all  other  Christian  doctrines  have  been  an- 
nounced in  some  form  and  earnestly  be- 
lieved by  other  great  teachers  of  mankind, 
no  other  teacher  ever  laid  down  this  prin- 
ciple. It  is  the  central  point  in  the  doc- 
trine of  Jesus.  It  is  from  God  and  there- 
fore is  divine. 

Tolstoy  finds  in  the  command,  "Judge 
not  that  ye  be  not  judged,"  a  direct  con- 
demnation of  all  civil  courts,  basing  it  up- 
on the  fact  that  the  sole  aim  of  civil  courts 
is  to  resist  evil,  to  punish  the  offender,  to 
return  evil  for  evil,  an  eye  for  an  eye;  but 
Jesus  said  return  good  for  evil,  "resist  not 
evil."  Courts  do  not  forgive,  but  punish. 
Jesus  repeatedly  declares  we  must  forgive 
seventy  times  seven,  or  as  often  as  we  are 
wronged,  and  forgive  every  offense,  "resist 
not  evil."  In  the  Sermon  on  the  Mount 
Jesus  is  speaking  of  the  ancient  criminal 
law,  and  by  no  means,  however  forced, 
can  it  be  made  to  mean  otherwise.  His 
command  was,  "Judge  not,  condemn  not." 
Your  courts  are  wrong  and  you  must  have 
no  part  in  them.  In  this  Tolstoy  is  sus- 
tained by  the  early  fathers  of  the  church 
until  the  time  of  the  arch-pagan  Constan- 
tine,  when  the  alliance  of  church  and  state 
wa?  first  formed. 

There  is  only  one  way  to  suppress  evil 
and  that  is  to  return  good  for  evil.  Your 
laws  make  criminals.  For  thousands  of 
years  you  have  tried  the  methods  of  civil 
courts  by  returning  evil  for  evil,  and  evil 
has  increased.  Instead  of  your  laws  re- 
forming criminals,  they  have  made   more 


acHings  of  Tolstoy 


By   PETER.    AINSLIE. 

(Concluded.) 

criminals.  Now  try  the  doctrine  of  Jesus: 
"resist  not  evil."  This  is  more  the  heart 
of  the  church  than  sending  out  mission- 
aries, establishing  church  orders  and  main- 
taining church  sacraments.  It  antagonizes 
the  Old  Testament,  but  that  was  the  Sermon 
on  the  Mount.  Jesus  said,  "The  old  law 
said  unto  you,  but  I  say  unto  you."  Jesus 
was  all  authority  and  he  abolished  the  old 
law,  and  Paul  sustains  this  abolition. 

Tolstoy  declares  that  it  is  wrong  to  be 
angry  for  any  cause,  since  Jesus  said, 
"Whosoever  is  angry  with  his  brother  is  in 
danger  of  the  judgment."  The  com  uonly 
used  phrase  in  this  passage  of  Scripture, 
"without  a  cause,"  Tolstoy  declares  is  an 
interpolation,  and  in  this  he  is  sustained 
by  our  Revised  Version.  The  insertion  of 
"without  a  cause"  makes  the  command 
meaningless,  for  who  is  to  decide  when  an- 
ger is  expedient?  This  phrase  does  not 
appear  in  the  Tischendorf  manuscript  nor 
any  of  the  manuscripts  before  the  fifth 
century.  Jesus  did  not  make  this  excep- 
tion. He  did  not  utter  this  terrible  word, 
nor  could  he  have  done  it.  It  is  wrong  to 
be  angry  for  any  cause,  and  Jesus  so  de- 
clared. 

Concerning  divorce,  Tolstoy  believes  that 
it  is  forbidden  by  the  doctrine  of  Jesus  who 
exhorts  us  to  pardon  every  one,  not  except- 
ing the  adulterous  woman,  and  this  divorce 
prohibition  is  sustained  by  Mark,  Luke 
and  Paul.  Jesus  said,  "Whosoever  shall 
put  away  his  wife  save  for  the  cause  of 
fornication,  causeth  her  to  commit  adult- 
ery." The  common  understanding  is  that 
this  passage  of  Scripture  allows  divorce 
for  one  cause,  but  such  is  not  the  meaning, 
but  instead  its  real  meaning  is  that  there 
can  be  no  divorce  for  any  cause.  An  anal- 
ogous sentence  is:  Whosoever  refuses  food 
to  his  son,  besides  the  fault  of  spitefulness, 
exposes  him  to  the  possibility  of  being 
cruel.  Now  this  sentence  can  only  mean 
that  a  father  who  refuses  food  to  his  son 
besides  being  spiteful  to  him,  exposes  him 
to  the  possibility  of  being  cruel.  So  the 
real  meaning  of  the  words  of  Jesus  is: 
Whosoever  puts  away  his  wife,  besides  the 
fault  of  libertinism,  obliges  her  to  be  an 
adulteress. 

Tolstoy  believes  that  the  taking  of  an 
oath  is  sinful,  because  Jesus  said:  "Swear 
not  at  all,  neither  by  heaven,  for  it  is  the 
throne  of  God,  nor  by  the  earth,  for  it  is 
the  footstool  of  his  feet,  nor  by  Jerusalem, 
for  it  is  the  city  of  the  great  King.  Neither 
shalt  thou  swear  by  thy  head,  for  thou  canst 
not  make  one  hair  white  or  black."  The 
taking  of  any  kind  of  oath  is  wrong  and  is 
contrary  to  the  doctrine  of  Jesus,  who  also 
taught  us  that  murder  is  sinful,  whether  it 
is  the  killing  of  one  man  in  a  personal  en- 
counter or  the  killing  of  hundreds  in  bat- 
tle. All  wars  are  wrong  and  opposed  to 
the  doctrine  of  Jesus,  who  also  gave  his 
opinion  clearly  when  Peter  raised  his  sword 
against  Malchu*  in  the  garden  of  Geth- 
semane:  Put  up  thy  sword,  "resist  not 
evil."  The  doctrine  of  the  world  has 
brought  all  of  our  suffering  and  sin,  and 
the  result  of  its  practice  to-day  is  the  in- 
crease of  sin.  The  doctrine  of  Jesus  alone 
will  give  peace  and  happiness.  It  may  de- 
mand poverty,  but  poverty  is  necessary  to 


happiness  as  humility  is  necessary  to 
peace.  The  pseudo-Christian  doctrines 
were  first  announced  by  Paul  who  knew 
but  imperfectly  the  ethical  doctrine  in  the 
Sermon  on  the  Mount,  and  it  was  perfected 
by  Constantine. 

Tolstoy  sees  the  abolition  of  all  national 
lines  in  these  words  of  Jesus:  "Ye  have 
heard  that  it  was  said,  thou  shalt  love  thy 
neighbor  and  hate  thine  enemy,  but  I  say 
unto  you,  Love  your  enemies  and  pray  for 
them  that  persecute  you."  The  word 
translated  "neighbor"  refers  to  a  Hebrew, 
a  compatriot,  and  the  word  translated  "en- 
emy" refers  to  Gentiles,  people  of  some 
other  country.  Then  from  this  Scripture 
the  command  is  to  love  all  without  distinc- 
tion of  nationality.  The  love  of  one's 
country,  one's  native  land,  over  that  of 
another  country  is  contrary  to  the  doctrine 
of  Jesus  who  taught  that  it  is  sinful  to 
hold  any  racial  or  national  animosity.  We 
must  love  all  nations  and  serve  all  peoples. 
Says  Tolstoy:  "If  you  will,  believe  in 
paradise,  in  hell,  in  the  pope,  in  the 
church,  in  the  sacraments,  in  the  redemp- 
tion, pray  according  to  the  dictates  of  your 
faith,  attend  upon  your  devotions,  sing 
your  hymns — but  all  this  will  not  prevent 
you  from  practicing  the  five  commandments 
of  Jesus:  Be  not  angry,  Do  not  commit 
adultery,  Take  no  oaths,  Resist  not  evil, 
Do  not  make  war.  These  are  the  com- 
mandments of  God  whom  you  pretend  to 
worship."  And  so,  says  Huntington  Smith, 
a  Tolstoian  scholar  of  some  note,  "although 
we  may  smile  at  the  artlessness  of  this  Rus- 
sian evangelist  in  his  determination  to  find 
in  the  gospels  the  categorical  imperative 
of  self-renunciation,  although  we  may  re- 
gard with  wonder  the  magnificent  audacity 
of  his  exegetical  speculations,  we  cannot 
refuse  to  admire  a  faith  so  sincere,  so  in- 
tense, and  in  many  respects  so  elevating 
and  so  noble.  But  which  of  us  is  willing 
to  accept  the  truth  here  unfolded  as  the 
veritable  secret  of  life?" 

When  Tolstoy  emerged  from  his  study 
with  this  high  conception  burned  into  his 
soul,  it  is  no  surprise  that  his  whole  life 
was  changed.  The  past  arose  before  him 
like  a  nightmare,  and  he  revolted  in  the 
shadow  of  its  memory.  He  wrote:  "I  hon- 
estly desired  to  make  myself  a  good  and 
virtuous  man,  but  I  was  young,  I  had  pas- 
sions, and  I  stood  alone  in  my  search  after 
virtue.  Every  time  I  expressed  the  long- 
ings of  my  heart  for  a  truly  virtuous  life,  I 
was  met  with  contempt  and  derisive  laugh- 
ter; but  when  I  gave  way  to  my  passions  I 
was  encouraged.  I  found  ambition,  love  of 
power,  love  of  gain,  uncleanness,  pride, 
anger,  vengeance,  held  in  high  esteem. 
When  I  gave  way  to  these  passions  and  be- 
came like  most  of  those  around  me,  I  found 
that  my  friends  were  not  dissatisfied.  That 
I  should  marry  a  wealthy  bride,  that  I 
should  become  an  adjutant  to  the  Czar — 
these  were  their  chief  wishes  respecting 
me.  Work  for  God,  life  for  the  future, 
treasure  in  heaven,  did  not  enter  into  the 
view  bounded  by  the  narrow  and  impure 

horizon  of  their  worldly  hopes 

I  pvit  men  to  death  in  war;  I  fought  duels;  I 
lost  at  cards;  I  wasted  my  substance  wrung 
from  the  sweat  of  laborers ;  I  treated  those 


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laborers  cruelly ;  I  deceived  men ;  I  lived  un- 
cleanly; lying,  robbery,  adultery,  drunk- 
enness, violence,  murder — of  all  these  I  was 
guilty;  yet  I  was  considered  by  my  equals 
as  a  comparatively  moral  man.  Such  was 
my  life  during  ten  years,  and  I  cannot  now 
recall  those  years  without  a  painful  feeling 
of  horror  and  loathing." 

Wonderful  words !  It  is  a  marvelous  con- 
fession, and  only  two  other  men  in  history 
have  so  opened  to  the  public  gaze  their  in- 
most lives.  Rousseau  dared  to  make  such 
a  confession,  so  vile  and  dark.  Then  he 
throws  the  document  at  the  feet  of  the 
Eternal  Throne,  saying  as  he  throws  it: 
"See  what  I  have  done,  what  I  have 
thought,  what  I  was.  I  have  added  nothing 
good.  I  have  unveiled  my  inmost  being 
even  as  Thou,  O  Eternal  Being,  Thyself 
hast  seen  it.  There,  my  fellow  men,  blush 
at  my  wretchedness,  and  let  a  single  one 
say,  if  he  dares,  I  was  better  than  that 
man."  But  not  so  with  Tolstoy.  He  throws 
open  the  doors  of  his  inmost  life  and,  like 
Augustine,  he  breaks  down  in  tears  and 
finds  relief  only  in  walking  after  the  Prince 

of  Peace. 

Tolstoy  regards  the  social  order  of  this 
time  as  neither  sacred  nor  wise,  and  conse- 
quently he  has  no  respect  for  it.  Believing 
that  the  true  meaning  of  human  life  is  in 
ministering  to  others,  he  exchanged  the 
wardrobe  of  a  prince  for  the  plain  garb  of 
a  peasant.  When  he  first  proposed  to  dis- 
pose of  all  his  property  for  the  poor,  his 
family  threatened  to  declare  him  of  unsound 
mind,  which,  under  the  Russian  laws,  would 
easily  prevent  any  disposition  of  his  estate. 
Then  he  divided  his  property  among  his 
children,  one  daughter,  who  is  his  secre- 
tary, refusing  any  part  because  of  a  full 
acceptance  of  her  father's  view-',  and  now 
Tolstoy  is  legally  their  guest.  In  a  fearful 
storm  in  1891,  when  there  was  so  much  suf- 
fering through  Russia,  he  traveled  for 
miles  over  snowdrifts  and  established  more 
than  200  soup  houses  for  the  starving. 

Fiction  has  largely  lost  its  charm  for 
him.  Says  he:  "Write  about  what  you 
have  actually  seen  and  lived  through.  No 
lies  are  needed.  There  are  so  many  of 
them."  The  theater  and  the  ball  room  that 
were  once  his  delights,  he  deplores  ever 
having  entered.  He  spends  his  winters  in 
Moscow  and  the  remainder  of  the  year  on 
his  estate,  where  he  works  all  day  with  his 
men  in  the  field.  "Happiness,"  says  he, 
"is  based  upon  (1)  intellectual  labor,  (2) 
exercise  of  the  physical  powers,  (^3)  the 
family,  (4)  intercourse  with  all  classes,  and 
(5)  bodily  health."  He  is  a  vigorous 
thinker. 

One  starry  night,  talking  of  the  family 
relation,  while  returning  with  a  friend  in 
Moscow,  he  suddenly  stopped  and  passion- 
ately said:  "Heaven,  how  I  want  to  write! 
My  brain  is  seething  with  images."  When 
he  goes  to  his  study  he  works  with  the  en- 
thusiasm of  an  artist,  and  some  great 
thought  takes  hold  of  him  like  a  cough 
takes  possession  of  a  man.  His  correspond- 
ence is  enormous,  and  letters  are  received 
in  every  language  and  from  every  quarter 
of  the  earth.  These  are  all  answered  by 
his  eldest  daughter,  who  serves  as  his  sec- 
retary. His  home  is  open  to  all  classes. 
The  artist  and  plowman,  the  literati  and 
mechanic,  the  nobility  and  peasantry,  the 
foreigner  and  countryman,  all  are  cordially 
received.  He  seldom  appears  at  social 
gatherings  and  avoids  crowds  and  every- 
thing ceremonial. 


At  one  time  he  attended  the  Congress  of 
Naturalists,  at  Moscow,  to  hear  the  address 
of  a  friend.  He  had  scarcely  taken  his 
seat  at  the  door  before  it  was  discovered 
that  he  was  in  the  University  hall  and  the 
meeting  went  wild  in  an  ovation,  but  Tol- 
stoy did  not  enjoy  it  and  never  liked  for 
any  one  to  refer  to  it  afterwards.  Praise  is 
always  distasteful  to  him,  and  before  it  he 
is  sometimes  inclined  to  be  curt.  All 
classes  love  him  and  he  is  idolized  by  thou- 
sands. A  sect  has  been  forms!  on  the 
basis  of  his  religious  views,  and  while  some 
of  his  books  have  been  suppressed  by  the 
strict  censorship  of  Russia,  som?  have  been 
translated  into  the  leading  tongues  of  the 
earth. 

■  I  have  described  Leo  Tolstoy,  his  life  and 
his  teachings.  It  makes  a  wonderful  vol- 
ume in  the  world's  library  of  humanity. 
Coming  generations  will  turn  the  pages  of 
that  life  and  read  then  with  amazement. 
It  is  to  be  regrected  that  the  false  claim  of 
the  Greek  Cnureh  to  work  miracles  with 
pieces  of  the  cross  drove  him  to  deny  all 
miracles.  The  saddest  thing  in  his  life  is 
his  rejection  of  the  supernatural,  upon 
which  the  religion  of  Jesus  Christ  is  based. 


Man  could  not  save  himself,  but,  as  Socra- 
tes said,  "We  must  wait  until  a  lawgiver  is 
sent  from  heaven  to  instruct  us."  Jesus 
fulfilled  the  desire  of  all  nations  because  he 
was  the  only  begotten  Son  of  God. 

On  many  things  Tolstoy  saw  far  and 
clearly.  His  conception  of  obedience  is 
superb.  Perhaps  not  all  of  his  conclusions 
we  would  be  willing  to  follow,  many  we 
would  declare  wrong,  but  who  would  deny 
the  splendor  and  divinity  of  the  five  com- 
mandments of  Jesus  as  he  has  shown  them 
to  us?  Have  we  forgotten  our  own  William 
Penn,  who  lived  unharmed  in  the  strict  ob- 
servance, under  a  limited  interpretation,  of 
these  five  commandments,  and  that  among 
savages?  The  American  Indians  never  so 
loved  any  man  as  they  did  William  Penn. 
It  is  the  ideal  state  of  society,  and  the 
R i3sUn  evangelist  is  the  chief  of  idealists 
in  this  day.  Now,  in  his  old  age,  having 
renounced  wealth,  position,  fame,  all  for 
Christ,  Leo  Tolstoy,  in  his  simplicity,  sac- 
rifice, intensity  of  life  and  devotion  to 
Jesus,  presents  one  of  the  most  unique 
pictures  in  the  opening  days  of  this 
century. 

Baltimore,  Md. 


v^    S§>   v^>    X*S7 


&/>e  Old  Book  In  The  New  Crucible 

By  J.  J.  HALEY. 


IV. — The  Crucible  of  Criticism. 

What  is  now  known  as  the  Higher  Criti- 
cism began  its  re  examination  of  the  his- 
torical books  of  the  Old  Testament,  notably 
the  Pentateuch,  more  than  four  hundred 
years  ago,  and  let  the  fact  be  observed  in  the 
beginning,  this  has  not  been  an  effort  .of 
infidels  to  overthrow  the  Bible,  but  the  work 
of  honest  men  to  ascertain  the  truth  con- 
cerning it;  and  the  result  has  been  to  es- 
tablish the  revelation  of  the  Bible  upon  a 
firmer  basis  than  ever. 

Biblical  Criticism  is  the  child  of  the  in- 
tellectual liberty  and  activity  of  the  Refor- 
mation and  the  Renaissance  that  preceded 
it.  Carlstadt,  a  contemporary  of  Martin 
Luther,  speaks  of  the  opinion  that  Moses 
did  not  write  the  Pentateuch  as  at  least  de- 
fensible. Masius,  a  learned  Catholic,  who 
died  in  1573,  after  writing  an  excellent  com- 
mentary on  Joshua,  was  of  opinion  that  Ezra 
or  some  other  inspired  man  must  have  re- 
duced the  Pentateuch  to  its  present  form.  In 
1670  Spinoza  examined  more  fully  than  his 
predecessors  had  done  the  passages  in  the 
Pentateuch  which  are  incompatible  with 
Mosaic  authorship.  His  own  theory  is  that 
the  five  books  were  written  by  Ezra,  but 
that  the  text  had  been  much  corrupted  after 
his  death.  A  few  years  later  the  French 
oratorian,  Simon,  published  his  critical  his- 
tory of  the  Old  Testament.  He  does  not 
impugn  the  Mosaic  authorship  of  the  Pen- 
tateuch as  a  whole,  although  he  admits  that 
particular  verses  must  be  of  much  later 
date.  He  refers  to  the  endless  repetitions 
of  the  same  thing  in  different  words,  to  the 
fact  that  Genesis  gives  two  independent 
accounts  of  the  creation,  and  mingles  to- 
gether two  stories  of  the  flood.  He  argues 
from  difference  of  style  to  difference  of  au- 
thors. In  fact,  Simon  is  rightly  called  the 
father  of  Old  Testament  Criticism,  and  in 
him  we  see  the  pre-critical  passing  into  the 
critical  stage  of  opinion  on  that  question. 

The  fatherhood  of  Old  Testament  Biblical 


Criticism,  however,  in  the  strictest  sense  of 
the  word  belongs  to  Astruc,  a  French  phy- 
sician, whose  memorable  book  was  pub- 
lished in  Brussels  in  1753.  He  made  an  ad- 
vance on  the  discovery  of  Simon,  by  en- 
deavoring to  show  that  the  documents  of 
Genesis  could  be  separated  from  each  other 
and  assigned  to  different  authors.  He  dis- 
tinguished them  as  Jahvistic  and  Elohistie, 
according  to  the  names  for  God  employed 
in  the  two  documents.  The  investigations 
of  Astruc  were  continued  in  1779  by  Eich- 
horn,  a  dry  German  rationalist,  a  man  of 
acute  mind  and  an  oriental  scholar  of  great 
learning.  He  confirmed  the  results  of  his 
predecessors,  and  showed  that  in  addition 
to  the  divine  names,  there  were  other  di- 
vergencies in  the  use  of  words.  A  bril- 
liant Scotchman,  by  the  name  of  Geddes,  a 
doctor  and  a  Catholic  priest,  published  a 
work  in  1792,  in  which  he  announced  that 
the  Hexateuch  was  the  work  of  various 
hands,  and  also  that  a  great  part  of  it  must 
have  been  written  long  after  Moses.  He 
wrote  thus  in  the  preface  to  his  translation 
of  the  Bible  with  critical  notes:  "From  in- 
ternal evidence,  three  things  seem  to  me 
indubitable:  1.  The  Pentateuch  in  its  pres- 
ent form  was  not  written  by  Moses.  2.  It 
was  written  in  the  land  of  Canaan,  and 
probably  at  Jeruslalem.  3.  It  could  not  be 
written  before  the  time  of  David,  nor  after 
that  of  Hezekiah."  In  consequence  of  this 
publication  in  the  year  1800,  he  was  sus- 
pended from  his  ecclesiastical  functions  and 
denounced  by  Protestants  as  an  infidel.  He 
fared  even  worse  than  Bishop  Colenso  sub- 
sequently for  the  same  offense,  whose 
washerwoman  on  his  return  to  England  re- 
fused to  handle  his  linen. 

We  are  now  at  the  beginning  of  the  cen- 
tury when  the  battle  royal  of  the  critics  be- 
gan in  earnest.  The  Old  Testament  was 
now  thrown  into  the  crucible  of  criticism 
heated  sevenfold  like  the  furnace  of  Neb- 
uchadnezzar.   Book  followed  book;  critic 


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THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


September  26,  1901 


followed  critic;  theory  succeeded  theory, 
especially  in  Germany,  the  wilderness  bat- 
tlefield of  the  critical  controversy.  The 
analytical,  documentary,  evolutionary, 
composite  theory  was  accepted  in  substance 
by  all  the  new  critics,  with  additions,  sub- 
tractions, modifications  and  corroborations, 
according  to  the  aims,  idiosyncrasies 
and  peculiar  points  of  view  of  the  individ- 
ual thinker,  or  the  critical  school  to  which 
he  belonged.  Never,  perhaps,  in  the  history 
of  the  world,  has  so  much  learning  been 
displayed  or  scholarship  expended  or  labor 
bestowed  in  the  solution  of  any  problem. 

As  the  outcome  of  this  marvelous  activity 
a  literature  has  been  produced,  vast  in  its 
proportions,  exhaustive  in  its  research, 
profound  in  its  erudition,  infinitely  pains- 
taking and  laborious  in  its  production,  and 
altogether  astonishing  in  its  results.  The 
labor  performed  in  this  field  of  industry 
has  been  prodigious, and  the  results  achieved 
the  most  remarkable  in  the  history  of 
scholarship.  All  the  books  in  the  world 
put  together  have  not  received  a  sifting  so 
minute  and  thorough  as  the  Bible  in  the 
last  hundred  years.  The  German  and 
Dutch  have  led  the  way  in  the  original  in- 
vestigation of  the  problems  of  Old  Tes- 
tament authorship  and  composition,  and  we 
are  still  indebted  to  these  sources  for  the 
best  historical  and  literary  results  of  the 
scientific  criticism  of  these  inspired  books. 
The  English  school,  which  has  produced  but 
one  great  book  on  the  question,  or  possibly 
two,  is  within  certain  limits  a  reflection  of 
German  scholarship,  but  is  more  evan- 
gelical and  cautious,  not  to  say  conserva- 
tive, and  less  rationalistic  and  destructive 
than  many  of  its  German  masters.  Some 
of  the  German  Higher  Critics,  like  Del- 
itzsch  and  Dilman  and  Hommel,are  conserv- 
ative and  evangelical  in  faith,  but  Graf, 
Wellhausen  and  Kuenen  and  the  powerful 
school  to  which  they  belong  exhibit  in  all 
their  work  a  bias  against  the  supernatural, 
which  they  seek  to  eliminate  as  a  distinctive 
and  dominant  element  in  the  religion  of 
Israel. 

The  fact,  however,  must  be  borne  distinct- 
ly in  mind,  that  Rationalism  and  Higher 
Criticism  are  in  no  sense  identical  and  have 
no  logical  or  necessary  connection  with 
each  other.  When  Catholics  and  Protest- 
ants, who  are  earnest  believers,  and  Ration- 
alists, who  reject  the  supernatural,  unite  to- 
gether in  the  application  of  certain  methods 
of  study  to  the  literary  and  historical 
problems  of  the  Holy  Scriptures,  and  co- 
operate in  the  production  of  certain  results, 
it  is  just  as  sensible  and  as  true  to  speak  of 
those  results  as  Catholic  or  Protestant  or 
Christian,  as  to  speak  of  them  as  Ration- 
alistic. 

The  individual  opinions  of  critics  on  in- 
spiration and  the  authority  of  the  books 
that  constitute  the  Bible,  and  their  views  of 
revelation  have  no  necessary  connection 
with  the  methods  of  literary  and  historical 
criticism.  These  opinions  may  and  do  exist 
altogether  apart  from  the  scientific  method 
of  analyzing  the  Holy  Scriptures.  Ration- 
alism and  destructive  criticism  existed  be- 
fore the  critical  method  of  inquiry  came 
into  vogue,  and  will  continue  to  exist  after 
all  necessity  for  it  has  passed  away.  The 
analysis  of  a  biblical  book  with  a  view  to 
ascertain  its  authorship,  date,  and  literary 
characteristics,  and  place  in  the  history  of 
religious  development,  is  not  in  itself  a  de- 
structive process  and  does  not,  as  a  matter 


of  fact,  alter  our  religious  views  in  any  es- 
sential respect.  It  is  simply  a  matter  of 
literary  criticism  and  makes  the  writing 
more  valuable  for  religious  uses,  because  it 
gives  us  the  historical  setting — the  milieu — 
the  place  where  it  belongs  in  history.  It  is 
true  that  critical  methods  have  been  used 
against  the  Bible,  and  conclusions  have 
been  drawn  inimical  to  the  Word  of  God, 
but  scientific  research  in  the  realm  of  phy- 
sics has  been  used  in  the  same  way;  but  in 
neither  case  legitimately. 

The  claim  that  modern  biblical  criticism 
is  only  a  method  of  study  is  not  quite  cor- 
rect. It  is  the  scientific  canons  of  liter- 
ary and  historical  criticism  applied  to  the 
origin  and  composition  of  the  Bible;  it  is 
also  a  body  of  results  produced  by  the  ap- 
plication of  this  method.  The  method  of 
study  employed  by  the  critics  has  been  uni- 
versally accepted  as  legitimate;  it  is  only 
certain  conclusions  labeled  criticism  to 
which  conservative  orthodox  scholarship 
has  filed  objections.  Both  sides  to  this 
conflict  are  honest  in  their  aims.    They  are 


equally  desirous  of  ascertaining  the  truth 
about  the  Bible.  When  the  critics  sneer  at 
their  opponents  and  look  upon  them  with 
contempt,  and  the  conservative  believer  re- 
fers to  the  critics,  without  discrimination, 
as  infidels,  rationalists,  and  destructive 
critics,  whose  aim  is  to  destroy  the  Bible, 
both  of  them  are  running  counter  to  the 
ethics  of  the  decalogue,  to  say  nothing  of 
the  Sermon  on  the  Mount.  Whatever  may 
be  the  outcome  of  this  critical  movement, 
whatever  attitude  it  may  cause  us  to  assume 
towards  the  Bible,  the  helpers  and  the 
hinderers  of  it  have  been  equally  honest,  if 
not  equally  capable.  Most  of  the  work  done 
has  been  constructive,  very  little  of  it  de- 
structive, and  those  who  have  the  most  con- 
fidence in  the  Bible  as  the  repository  of  the 
Word  of  God,  will  be  least  disturbed  as  to 
its  ability  to  stand  the  ordeal  through  which 
it  is  passing.  Calling  names  to  create 
prejudice  against  the  other  side  is  not  the 
best  way  to  express  confidence  in  our  own 
side.  Both  sides  are  seeking  truth  and  the 
truth  will  ultimately  prevail. 


y^v^s^v^y^s^y^ 


R,orx\^.ns  3:7,8 


By   C.  L.  FIDLAR. 


"If  we  can  judge  by  this  evening,  things 
look  favorable  for  a  good  meeting." 

It  was  the  first  night  of  the  meetings,  and 
the  speaker  was  the  evangelist  who  had 
come  to  conduct  them.  A  party  was  walk- 
ing leisurely  homeward  after  the  services. 
The  meeting  had  begun  at  early  candle 
light,  so  the  hour  was  early  and  there  was 
no  need  of  haste.  Besides,  the  night  was 
glorious,  just  cool  enough  to  be  exhil- 
arating. Why  hurry  to  bed  and  shut  out 
all  this  wealth  of  moonlight?  The  Creator 
of  all  things  certainly  expected  man  to  en- 
joy and  use  such  nights  as  this,  else  why 
were  such  nights  made?  By  ones  and  twos 
the  company  fell  apart  as  each  reached  his 
own  home  or  his  own  by-road.  At  last  the 
evangelist  and  Cliver  turned  into  the  little 
lane  that  led  up  to  the  Cliver  home. 

"Yes,"  Cliver  replied;  "things  does  look 
favorable.  And  if  this  weather  will  jest 
hoi'  out,  I  b'lieve  the  field  heyre  is  white 
to  the  harvest,  and  we  have  only  to  thrust 
in  the  sickle." 

"You  know  more  of  the  needs  of  this 
field  than  I  do,"  the  evangelist  centinued, 
"so  I  want  you  to  feel  perfectly  free  to  ad- 
vise me.  I'll  do  my  best  to  give  the  people 
what  they  need." 

"Well,"  Cliver  replied,  "we've  been  a- 
havin'  soft,  sorter  wishy-washy  stuff  fed  to 
us  in  this  neck  of  the  woods  so  long  that  I 
think  a  taste  of  the  oP  Jeruzalem  gospel 
will  be  good.  Been  a-havin'  big  meetin's 
all  around  heyre.  I've  attended  some,  but 
I've  the  first  scrap  of  gospel  to  heyre  yit. 
I  don't  believe  out  of  a  few  famblies,  a 
dozen  people  can  tell  you  what  to  do  to  be 
saved.  So  I  'low  you  might  give  it  to  'em 
straight." 

"Then  we'll  give  it  to  them  to  the  best  of 
our  ability." 

"Yes,"  Cliver  resumed,  "I  'low  that'll  be 
proper.  For  my  part  I've  failed  yet  to  find 
any  Scripture  for  gittin'  very  far  from  the 
Jeruzalem  gospel.  The  command  was  to 
preach  the  gospel,  not  lecture.  I  don't 
b'lieve  the  apostles  ever  give  lectures  on 
pop'lar  subjects  like  we  git  from  the  pul- 
pit so  much  nowadays.  All  purty  enough, 
but  no  salvation  in  it." 


"I  believe  you're  right  about  it,"  the 
evangelist  returned.  "We  do  often  get 
away  from  the  commission  in  our  efforts  to 
please." 

"I  wonder  if  we  hadn't  better  see  if  we 
kin  git  to  stay  all  night  heyre,"  Cliver  said 
as  he  opened  the  gate. 

The  meetings  had  been  continuing  for  a 
week.  There  were  few  confessions,  but  the 
interest  was  good.  The  weather  and, 
what  was  of  supreme  importance,  the  roads 
were  all  that  could  be  desired,  so  the  peo- 
ple came  from  far  and  near.  To  see  the 
buggies,  wagons  and  horses  hitched  about 
the  little  church,  one  would  think  that  the 
political  issues  of  the  day  were  being  dis- 
cussed within  instead  of  the  old  story  of 
the  cross. 

"I  heyre  that  Schooner  Allen  and  the 
boys  from  the  mine  are  comin'  up  some 
evenin'  to  have  some  fun,"  Cliver  remarked 
as  he  and  the  evangelist  walked  to  meeting 
one  evening  of  the  second  week. 

"Who's  'Schooner'  Allen?"  the  evangel- 
ist asked. 

"Schooner  Allen?  W'y  he's  one  of  the 
miners  down  to  the  Locks.  And  a  purty 
tough  customer,  too.  He  purt  nigh  broke 
up  a  meetin'  for  us  las'  winter.  Over  to 
Mt.  Zion  he  jest  about  run  things,  tell  the 
bretheren  over  there  got  the  grand  jury 
after  him." 

This  information  was  anything  but  com- 
forting to  Summers.  Just  from  college 
and  engaged  in  his  first  meeting,  he  had  a 
pardonable  pride  in  its  success.  His  suc- 
cess here  would  make  for  or  against  his  se- 
curing other  fields. 

"How  do  the  brethren  feel  in  the  mat- 
ter?" he  asked.  "Are  they  disposed  to  sit 
still  and  let  him  carry  things  with  a  high 
hand?" 

"Well,  it  'pears  that  they  air.  None  of 
them  wants  to  git  his  ill  will.  Better  have 
the  good  will  than  the  ill,  even  of  a  dog,  as 
the  sayin'  is.  Of  course  the  matter  could 
be  laid  before  the  grand  jury  as  they  did 
over  to  Mt.  Zion,  but  that  was  a  heap  of 
trouble.  And  besides,  the  jury  don't  set 
fur  I  don't  know  how  long  now." 


September  26,  1901 


THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


1233 


It  was  with  some  nervousness  that  Sum- 
mers scrutinized  each  face  that  came  in 
that  evening.  While  he  was  announcing 
the  opening  hymn,  a  troop  of  eight  or  ten 
young  men  entered  the  door  beside  the  pul- 
pit and  facing  the  congregation.  Single 
file  and  all  in  step,  they  marched  past  Sum- 
mers to  the  far  end  of  the  room  and  took 
the  back  seat.  As  the  leader  slipped 
through  to  the  far  end  of  the  seat  and  Sum- 
mers caught  a  view  of  his  face,  he  knew 
him  to  be  "Schooner"  Allen.  It  was  not  the 
heavy  brutal  face  he  had  expected  to  see, 
however.  Instead,  it  was  a  good  face,  the 
face  of  a  natural  leader.  As  the  evangel- 
ist continued  to  watch  the  face  during  the 
progress  of  the  singing,  he  saw  that 
"Schooner's"  supremacy  over  so  many  of 
the  boys  of  the  neighborhood  was  not  a 
supremacy  of  brute  force,  but  one  of  su- 
perior intellect.  Like  many  another  he 
was  a  deviser  of  mischief.  But  a  high 
compliment  was  paid  him  by  one  of  the 
boys  when  he  said,  "  'Schooner's'  al'ays 
the  first  one  to  help  do  his  own  devilment." 
So  it  was  generally  known  throughout  the 
country  that  he  was  a  leader  both  in  plan 
and  execution.  It  is  told  of  him  that  on 
an  occasion,  when  one  of  his  escapades 
miscarried  and  some  of  the  boys  were  landed 
in  the  jail  at  Locksville,  he  collected  the 
ones  that  had  escaped  and  at  their  head 
went  to  the  jailer  and  demanded  cells.  It 
was  only  when  intoxicated  that  he  was 
really  vicious. 

Though  Summers  was  slightly  nervous 
and  expected  a  disturbance,  yet  the  meet- 
ing came  to  a  close  with  nothing  but  the 
best  of  order  from  the  back  seat.  What 
he  should  have  done  in  case  of  a  disturb- 
ance, he  scarcely  knew;  he  had  no  plans; 
the  conditions  must  determine.  As  the 
back  seat  filed  out,  Summers  shook  hands 
with  each  one  and  invited  him  back  again. 
Some  received  the  courtesy  with  hanging 
heads,  some  stolidly,  others  with  a  grin, 
while  Schooner  glanced  up  with  a  look  of 
incredulity. 

As  Oliver  and  Summers  walked  home 
after  the  meeting,  Cliver  said:  "Well,  you 
held  'em  that  time,  didn't  you?  But  I'm 
afeard  Schooner's  jest  gittin'  the  lay  of  the 
land." 

"Possibly,"  Summers  replied;  "yet  they 
paid  splendid  attention  this  time." 

"Yes,  the  best  I  ever  seen  'em  pay.  But 
what'U  you  do  if  a  storm  does  bust?  Give 
me  your  plans  an'  I'm  with  you." 

"Well,"  the  evangelist  returned,  "I 
scarcely  have  any.  I'll  have  to  wait  and  see 
the  nature  of  the  storm  first." 

"Well,  whatever  you  do,  count  on 
me." 

"Thank  you,"  Summers  replied,  "I'll  do 
it." 

The  next  night  the  boys  from  the  mine 
filed  in  again  and  took  their  back  seat  with 
"Schooner"  next  to  the  wall.  The  singing 
was  vociferous,  the  back  seat  being  espe- 
cially prominent  because  of  its  volume  and 
because  it  managed  to  keep  a  half  measure 
behind.  The  boys  from  the  mine  could 
sing  "Nettleton,"  "Mt.  Pisgah"  and  "Mar- 
tin" with  all  of  the  grapevine  embellish- 
ments displayed  by  the  most  devout  old 
sister  in  Israel. 

The  Scripture  lesson  was  Paul's  defense 
before  King  Agrippa,  and  the  sermon  was 
on  the  conversion  of  Saul.  All  went  well 
till  the  discourse  was  half  through,  While 
Summers  was  endeavoring  to  drive  home 


the  fact  that  the  Lord  can  make  a  good 
man  out  of  the  most  hardened  sinner,  there 
was  a  commotion  in  the  back  seat.  The 
evangelist  stopped  in  the  midst  of  his  sen- 
tence, while  Schooner  clambered  over  the 
boots  between  himself  and  the  aisle.  The 
church  was  built  before  ideas  of  conven- 
ience had  made  their  advent,  and  had  a 
single  aisle  down  the  middle  with  the  pul- 
pit between  the  front  doors.  When 
Schooner  reached  the  aisle,  all  eyes  were 
upon  him.  It  was  the  custom  of  the  mine 
boys  to  begin  next  the  wall,  clamber  over 
the  others  to  the  aisle,  and  then  stalk 
noisily  full  length  of  the  house  and  out  the 
front  door.  One  would  go,  and  in  a  few 
minutes  the  next  would  follow  till. all  had 
left.  They  made  it  a  point  on  such  occa- 
sions to  wear  the  noisiest  boots  obtainable. 
Just  as  Schooner  stumbled  into  the  aisle, 
Cliver  arose  from  his  seat,  but  the  evangel- 
ist motioned  him  back.  Schooner  started 
slowly  and  deliberately  up  the  aisle  with 
his  ponderous  new  boots  shining  to  his 
knees  and  squeaking  at  every  step. 

The  silence  of  the  audience  hurt.  All 
eyes  were  now  turned  toward  Summers. 
What  would  he  do?  Would  he  submit  to 
this  interruption?  If  Schooner  left  the 
house,  the  others  would  follow  to  a  man. 
Summers  stepped  forward  to  the  side  of 
the  pulpit,  raised  his  hand  and  said, 
"Brethren,  we  are  very  sorry  that  our 
friend  here  must  leave  us,  but  we  suppose 
it  is  because  those  new  boots  are  uncom- 
fortable." Then  pointing  at  the  offending 
boots,  he  shouted  in  a  grandiloquent  voice, 
"Ladies  and  gentlemen,  behold!  Won- 
derous  spectacle!  These  boots  are  the 
largest  our  friend  could  purchase  for  one 
dollar  and  twenty-five  cents!  They  were 
bought  of  J.  T.  Lowe,  of  Lockville! 
Paid  for,  spot  cash!  Twenty  per  cent,  dis- 
count allowed  for  cash!  Our  friend  pur- 
chased them  on  purpose  to  do  honor  to  this 
occasion!  Behold!  friends,  ere  it  is  too 
late!  These  wonderous  articles  of  apparel 
shine  like  the  morning  star,  and  like  the 
morning  stars,  they  sing  together!" 

When  Schooner  started  up  the  aisle,  his 
head  was  high  and  the  old  dare-devil*spirit 
shone  from  his  eyes;  but  before  he  reached 
the  door,  his  head  was  down  and  his  face 
was  scarlet.  As  he  passed  the  pulpit, 
Summers  adjusted  his  eye  glasses  and  lean- 
ing forward,  scrutinized  the  boots.  He 
threw  up  his  hands  and  exclaimed,  "Num- 
ber tens!  I  was  mistaken,  friends!  These 
boots  are  a  special  order!  None  in  stock 
large  enough!" 

As  Schooner  made  for  the  door,  Cliver 
in  the  amen  corner  caught  the  spirit;  he 
arose  and  craned  his  neck  to  get  a  good 
look  at  the  boots,  then  exclaimed,  "Won- 
derful! wonderful!"  Schooner  shot  out  of 
the  door  and  closed  it  with  a  bang. 

The  audience  scarcely  knew  what  feeling 
to  give  expression  to.  They  were  shocked 
at  such  irreverence  in  the  evangelist,  were 
horrified  at  such  audacity,  and  were  amused 
at  the  discomfiture  of  Schooner. 

Summers  straightened  up  and  with  all 
gravity  said,  "Are  there  any  more  boots, 
new  or  old,  to  be  displayed?  If  there  are, 
we  will  gladly  examine  them  now.  Will 
the  gentlemen  please  come  forward  while 
we  wait?"  But  no  one  moved.  Then  he 
took  out  his  watch  and  carefully  noted  the 
time.  Looking  straight  at  the  back  seat  he 
said,  "There  is  a  young  man  in  the  house 
whose  mother  cautioned  him;  it  will  soon 


be  time  for  him  to  go  home.  He  must  not 
forget  that  she  wants  him  to  get  in  early, 
and  it's  now  seven  o'clock.  She  is  afraid 
to  have  him  out  late.  When  he  wishes  to 
go  home  to  eat  his  bread  and  milk  and  be 
put  to  bed,  of  course  we'll  excuse  him;  but 
will  he  please  go  quietly  so  as  not  to  dis- 
turb us?"  He  replaced  his  watch,  took  up 
his  discourse  where  it  had  been  broken  and 
proceeded  as  if  nothing  unusual  had  oc- 
curred. There  was  not  so  much  as  the 
shifting  of  a  foot  in  the  back  seat.  As  the 
boys  from  the  mine  filed  out  Summers 
shook  hands  with  them  and  invited  them 
back  again  as  if  nothing  unpleasant  had 
happened. 

"Well,  you  sot  down  on  'em  like  a  thou- 
sand of  brick,"  Cliver  said  between  his 
spells  of  laughter. 

"I  only  hope  it  will  last,"  Summers  re- 
plied. "Bro.  Burns  told  me  how  they  were 
in  the  habit  of  doing,  so  when  Allen  started 
out  I  knew  what  was  to  follow.  Then  I 
got  a  good  look  at  him  down  at  the  Locks 
to-day  and  I  decided  that  he  was  a  fellow 
who  couldn't  stand  ridicule." 

"I  guess  he  got  a  good  dost  of  it  this 
time,"  Cliver  again  laughed. 

"Yes,  it  was  rather  rough,  but  we  might 
as  well  settle  it  at  once.  I  believe  all  of 
those  fellows  are  more  afraid  of  ridicule 
than  they  are  of  the  law." 

"You  want  to  keep  a  sharp  lookout. 
Allen  won't  let  you  get  another  chanct  like 
that,  but  there's  no  tellin'  what  he'll  be  up 
to  next." 

"I'll  watch  for  him." 

(TO  BE  CONTINUED.) 
J* 

Like  Opium  Eaters. 
Coffee  Drirvkers  Become  Sla^ves. 

"The  experience,  suffering  and  blavery  of 
some  coffee  drinkers  would  be  almost  as  in- 
teresting as  the  famous  'Confessions  of  an 
Opium  Eater,'  "  says  a  Boston  maD,  W.  J. 
Tuson,  131  W.  Newton  St.  "For  twenty 
years  I  used  coffee  at  the  breakfast  table  and, 
incidentally,  through  the  day,  I  craved  it  as 
a  whiskey  drinker  longs  for  his  morning 
bracer.  I  knew  perfectly  well  tliat  it  was 
slowly  killing  me,  but  I  could  not  relinquish 
it. 

The  effect  on  the  nervous  system  was  finally 
alarming  and  my  general  health  greatly  im- 
paired I  had  dyspepsia,  serious  heart  diffi- 
culty, and  insomnia.  When  I  would  lie  down 
I  would  almost  suffocate.  My  doctor  assured 
me  it  was  due  to  the  action  of  caffeine  (which 
is  the  active  principle  of  coffee)  on  the  heart. 

I  persisted  in  its  use,  however,  and  suf- 
fered along  just  as  drunkards  do.  One  day 
when  I  was  feeling  unusually  depressed,  a 
friend  whom  I  met,  looked  me  over  and  said: 
'Now,  look  here,  old  man,  I  believe  1  know 
exactly  what's  the  matter  with  you  You 
are  a  coffee  fiend  and  it's  killing  you.  I  want 
to  tell  you  my  experience.  I  drank  coffee 
and  it  ruined  my  nerves,  affected  my 
heart,  and  made  me  a  sallow,  bilious  old 
man,  but  through  a  frund  who  had  been 
similarly  afflicted,  I  found  a  blessed  relief  and 
want  to  tell  you  about  it.  Try  Postum  Pood 
Coffee  a  grateful,  delicious  beverage,  full  of 
nourishment,  that  will  satisfy  your  taste  for 
coffee  and  feed  your  nervous  system  back  into 
health,  rather  than  tear  it  down  as  coffee  has 
been  doing.' 

I  took  my  friend's  advice,  and  within  a 
week  from  that  time,  my  digestion  seemed 
perfect,  I  slept  a  sweet,  refreshing  sleep  all 
night,  and  my  heart  quit  its  quivering  and 
jumping  I  have  been  steadily  gaining  in 
health  and  vitality  right  along." 


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THE  -CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


September  26,  1901 


0\ir  Bridget. 


— Every  bod  j-  ready  for  Minneapolis! 

— Church  Extension  offerings  are  still  in  oi'- 
der. 

— Pay  up  your  missionary  pledges,  that  the 
amounts  may  go  into  the  general  reports. 

— The  first  frosts  of  the  season  have  come, 
and  the  leaves  are  putting  on  their  autumnal 
tints. 

—Read  what  is  printed  elsewhere  under  the 
title  "A  Double  Anniversary  and  Testimo- 
nial."    Read  and  act  promptly. 

—St.  Louis  churches  have  filled  their  minis- 
terial vacancies,  and  are  preparing  for  a  vig- 
orous fall  and  winter  campaign. 

— The  old  Abingdon  College  property,  build- 
ings and  grounds,  is  for  sale  and  can  be  had 
for  a  nominal  price.  Why  not  purchase  the 
same  for  benevolent  use? 

— Our  special  offer  of  the  Christian-Evan- 
gelist until  the  end  of  the  year,  is  to  give 
new  readers  an  opportunity  of  becoming  ac- 
quainted with  the  paper.  Will  not  our  read- 
ers call  the  attention  of  their  friends  to  it? 

— J.  W.  Lowber,  of  Austin,  Tex.,  preached 
in  the  Methodist  church  in  the  City  of  Mexico 
on  Sept.  15,  the  birthday  of  President  Diaz. 
Members  of  the  church  from  several  states 
and  from  various  parts  of  Mexico  were  pres- 
ent. He  says  we  ought  to  have  a  church  in 
that  city. 

— The  PleasantvilleCfowa)  Christian  Church 
observed  McKinley  memorial  day  with  an  ap- 
propriate program  including  a  memorial  ad- 
dress by  the  pastor,  P.  D.  Ferrall,  and  other 
addresses.  Cn  the  evening  the  pastor  preached 
on  Anarchy,  its  Cause  and  Cure.  W.  J.  Bryan 
was  atPleasantville  on  Sept.  12  and  delivered 
an  address  on  Fraternities   and  Civilization. 

— The  convention  of  the  sixth  district  of 
Michigan  will  be  held  with  the  church  at 
Saginaw,  Oct.  1-3.  H  N.  Allen,  of  Saginaw, 
is  president  of  the  district.  The  Disciples  of 
Christ  in  Michigan  makeup  iu  zeal  what  they 
lack  in  numbers  and  the  convention  is  sure  to 
be  a  good  one.  It  includes  sessions  devoted 
to  state  mission  work,  C.  W.  B.  M  ,  Sunday- 
school  and  Christian  Endeavor. 

— H.  F.  Burns  has  recently  left  the  congre- 
gation at  Holden,  Mo.,  to  attend  Drake  Uni- ' 
versity.  Only  the  desire  of  obtaining  more 
education,  he  says,  could  have  taken  him  away 
from  this  excellent  church.  It  has  200  active 
members,  is  at  peace  within  and  without,  and 
is  in  good  spiritual  and  financial  condition. 
It  needs  as  pastor  a  young  man  who  will  lo- 
cate with  the  anticipation  of  remaining  sev- 
eral years. 

— Judge  Charles  J.  Scofield  and  wife,  Car- 
thage, 111.,  have  just  celebrated  the  twenty- 
fifth  anniversary  of  their  marriage.  On  a  card 
bearing  their  pictures  looking  still  youthful 
and  fresh  is  the  couplet: 

"It's  we  two  for  aye, 
All  the  world  and  we  two,  and  heaven  be  our 
stay." 

It  seeais  but  a  little  while  ago  when  the 
editor  preached  at  Carthage  and  this  slender 
youth,  a  mere  boy  then,  was  divided  between 
the  law  and  the  ministry.  He  finally  decided 
on  both  and  succeeds  in  both.  Many  happy 
returns  of  the  day  to  the  happy,  useful  pair. 

— The  St.  Louis  churches  are  bidding  wel- 
come or  farewell  to  four  pastors  this  week. 
The  Carondelet  Church  gave  a  reception  to 
its  naw  pastor,  G.  E.  Ireland,  Monday  even- 
ning.  The  First  Church  welcomed  its  new 
pastor,  John  L.  Brandt,  in  a  reception  Tues- 
day evening.  F.  G.  Tyrrell  will  be  welcomed 
back  by  the  Mount  Cabanne  Church  after  his 
three  months'  tour  in  the  West  by  a  reception 
on  Thursday  evening.  Friday  evening  the 
Central  Church  will  give  a  farewell  social  to 
its  pastor,  James  McAllister,  whose  pastorate 
closes  Oct   1. 


—Dr.  A.M.  Collins,  of  Shelby  ville.  111  ,  was  in 
St.  Louis  Friday,  after  delivering  a.  memorial 
address  the  preceding  day  at  Raymond,  Mo. 

— Singing  Evangelist  John  Joyce  is  now 
ready  to  resume  woik  and  can  be  addressed  at 
Trimble.  O  ,  Box  56.  by  pastors  or  evangelists 
desiring  his  services. 

— The  second  editorial  on  '-A  Problem  of 
Consistency"  has  been  crowded  out  by  the  re- 
port of  the  convention  in  Missouri  and  will 
appear  in  our  next. 

—  W.  T.  Wells  closes  his  four  years'  work 
at  Huntington,  Ind.,  about  Dec.  15.  He  has 
not  yet  made  any  definite  arrangement  for  fu- 
ture work. 

— J.  S.  Smith,  of  Carlinville,  111.,  has  re- 
turned from  a  six  weeks'  vacation  spent  at 
Buffalo  and  Boston  and  is  visiting  liis  parents 
on  Prince  Edward  Island. 

— J.  S.  Hughes,  of  Chicago,  is  preparing  to 
publish  a  booklet  on  ''How  to  Read  the  New 
Testament."  The  third  edition  of  his  work  on 
John  and  his  revelation  has  been  issued. 

—The  Mason  City  (Iowa)  Christian  Church 
dedicated  its  building  Sept.  22.  The  sermons 
morning  and  evening  were  preached  by  H.  O. 
Breeden  of  Des  Moines. 

— Any  church  desiring  the  services  of  a 
preacher  and  pastor  of  known  ability  and 
wide  reputation,  may  be  put  in  correspond- 
ence with  such  by  addressing  P.  O.  Box  102, 
Carthage,  111. 

—A.  M  Growden,  of  Findlay,  O.,  delivered 
an  address  at  the  McKinley  memorial  service 
in  that  city  last  Thursday.  The  auditorium 
was  more  than  filled  and  it  was  a  memorable 
service. 

— J.  P.  Davis,  of  Burlington  Junction,  Mo., 
announces  that  his  church  will  allow  him  to 
hold  one  meeting  this  winter  and  that  he  will 
be  glad  to  correspond  with  a  congregation 
needing  his  services  as  an  evangelist. 

— Christian  University  at  (Janton,  Mo.,  has 
opened  for  the  fall  with  prospects  even  more 
encouraging  than  the  friends  of  the  institu- 
tion had  anticipated.  C.J.  Burton,  principal 
of  the  Correspondence  Bible  College,  writes 
that  he  expects  a  successful  year. 

— The  foreign  mission  receipts  are  still  de- 
creasing. At  the  present  rate  the  total  will 
be  less  than  last  year.  The  books  close  Sept. 
30  and  friends  of  missions  have  no  time  to 
lose  in  turning  this  defeat  into  victory.  Every 
church,  Sunday-school,  Endeavor  society  and 
individual  who  has  an  interest  in  this  cause 
should  come  to  the  rescue  at  this  critical  mo- 
ment. If  your  offering  has  not  been  sent  in, 
send  it  immediately.  If  you  have  sent  in  an 
offering,  send  another. 

—A  Christian  husband  and  wife  to  whom 
God  has  committed  some  of  this  world's 
goods  and  who  wisely  intend  to  administer 
on  their  own  estate,  have  just  given  to 
George  L.  Snively,  General  Secretary  for  the 
National  Benevolent  Association,  $1,000  for 
the  Old  People's  Home  at  Jacksonville,  111., 
and  the  Orphans'  Home  at  St.  Louis.  The 
motive  of  this  excellent  work  should  appeal 
strongly  to  all  Christian  people  and  the  ex- 
cellent business  methods  according  to- which 
it  is  conducted  should  inspire  the  confidence 
of  business  men. 

— Dr.  W.  T.  Moore  calls  our  attention  to 
an  error  in  our  statement  in  regard  to  the 
change  of  management  of  the  Christian  Com- 
monwealth of  London.  As  we  previously 
stated,  Mr.  Paul  Moore  has  been  obliged  by 
ill  health  to  resign  and  Mr.  Dawson  has  suc- 
ceeded him  as  managing  editor  and  director. 
Dr.  Moore,  of  Columbia,  however,  remains 
editor-in  chief  and  is  still  the  largest  share- 
holder in  the  company.  Mr.  Dawsou  is  in 
sympathy  -with  the  policy  according  to  which 
the  Commonwealth  has  hitherto  been  con- 
ducted and  will  continue  it  unchanged. 


— W.  H.  Harding,  whose  work  in  the  mari- 
time provinces  of  Canada  and  especially  at 
Lord's  Cove,  N.  B.,  has  been  very  successful,, 
has  come  to  the  United  States  and  has  been 
employed  as  district  evangelist  for  the  com- 
ing year  by  the  fifth  Illinois  district.  J.  E. 
Lynn,  of  Springfield,  president  of  this  district, 
anticipates  great  success  for  him,  in  this  field. 
Any  church  in  the  district  desiring  a  meeting 
or  advice  and  assistancein  securing  a  pastor, 
should  write  to  him,  as  should  also  any  min- 
ister wishing  to  locate  in  the  district. 

—Central  Illinois  delegates  to  the  Minne- 
apolis convention  are  requested  to  note  a 
slight  change  in  the  time-table  for  their  party. 
The  train  will  be  the  Prairie  State  Express 
of  theC.  &A., leaving  Springfield  Wednesday, 
Oct.  9,  at  3  p.  m.,  joining,  without  transfer  at 
the  Chicago  Union  Station,  the  Indiana  dele- 
gation and  leaving  Chicago  at  10:30  p.m.  over 
the  C.  M.  &  St.  P.  The  delegation  will  reach 
Minneapolis  Thursday  noon  in  time  for  the* 
opening  session  of  the  convention.  Buy  tick- 
ets over  this  route  at  your  home  station,  one- 
fare  for  the  round  tiip.  Those  who  expct  to 
join  this  party  are  requested  to  send  their 
names  to  J.  E.  Lynn,  Springfield,  111. 

— The  twenty-first  annual  conference  of  the 
Christian  Association  and  C.  W.  B.  M  ,  of 
Great  Britain,  was  held  at  West  London 
tabernacle,  Sept.  16  19;  The  convention  was 
favored  by  the  presence  of  Miss  Graybiel  and 
Miss  Josepha  Franklio,  both  of  whom  are  re- 
turning to  India.  One  feature  of  the  confer- 
ence which  deserves  commendation,  and  which 
would  be  perhaps  a^  appropriate  in  this  coun- 
try as  in  England,  is  a  session  devoted  to  the 
annual  meeting  of  the  Christian  Total  Abstin- 
ence Association,  of  which  Mr.  Joe  Coop,  of 
Southport.  is  chairman.  V>  illiam  Durban, 
the  English  correspondent  of  the  Christian- 
Evangelist,  is  president  of  the  conference. 

— A  new  departure  ia  divini  y  school  work 
is  marked  by  the  announcement  that  the  Uni- 
versity of  Chicago  will  form  a  class  of  theo- 
logical students  for  study  iu  Palestine  during 
the  winter  quarter  of  1902.  The  expedition 
will  be  under  the  direction  of  Prof.  Shailer 
Mathews.  The  class,  which  is  limited  to  20 
persons,  will  sail  about  the  middle  of  Decem- 
ber and  will  return  early  in  April  At  least 
seven  weeks  will  be  spent  in  Palestine,  duriug 
which  time  courses  will  be  conducted  by  Prof. 
Mathews  in  the  historical  geography  of  Pal- 
estine and  the  life  of  Jesus.  Members  of  the 
class  register  as  students  in  the  University  of 
Chicago,  and  will  be  given  credit  for  the  work 
done.  Each  member  will  be  furnished  in  ad- 
vance with  a  piintel  syllabus'  giving  an  out- 
line of  the  courses  of  lectures  to  be  delivered 
and  lists  of  books  upon  the  places  to  be  vis- 
ited. 

— The  receipts  for  church  extension  show  a 
slight  loss  for  the  third  week  of  Septem- 
ber. The  receipts  from  93  contributing 
churches  are  $1,111  59.  We  lost  three  contrib- 
uting churches  and  $129  32  from  receipts. 
There  was  also  a  loss  of  $1,602  in  receipts 
from  individuals  during  this  same  period. 
However,  during  this  time  last  year  $1,350 
was  received  on  the  annuity  plan,  while  no 
special  gifts  have  been  received  this  year. 
But  few  of  the  large  churches  have  thus  far 
reported  their  collections.  The  churches 
should  not  fail  to  send  their  offerings  which 
have  already  been  taken,  so  that  they  reach 
the  offics  before  the  last  of  the  month.  Every 
Sunday  in  September  and  October  should  be 
used  for  church  extension  offerings  until  your 
church  has  been  heard  from.  The  board  at 
Kansas  City  reports  that  one  of  the  most  en- 
couraging features  in  the  preparation  for  the 
offering  this  year  was  that  85,000  collection 
envelopes  were  called  for  by  the  churches, 
which  is  more  than  twice  as  many  as  were 
called  for  last  year.  More  than  $5,000  is 
needed  yet  to  reach  the  $300,000  of  a  perma- 
nent fund  by  Sept.  30. 


September  26,  1901 


THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


1235 


A  Double    Anniversary    and   Testi- 
monial. 

On  the  10th  day  of  October  nest— the  day  of 
the  assembling  of  our  national  convention— 
J.  Z.  Tyler  and  wife  of  Cleveland,  O.,  cele- 
brate the  25th  anniversary  of  their  marriage, 
and  the  53rd  anniversary  of  Bro.  Tyler's 
birth.  Some  of  his  friends  have  been  con" 
sidering  for  some  time  how  they  might  give 
some  substantial  expression  of  their  appre- 
ciation of  Bro.  Tyler's  valuable  services  to 
the  cause  of  Christian  Eadeavor  in  which  he 
has  sacrificed  his  health.  It  is  known  to 
many,  if  not  most,  of  our  readers,  that  Bro. 
Tyler  has  been  an  invalid  for  several  years, 
though  he  has  kept  np  his  work  in  a  most 
remarkable  manner.  Some  time  ago,  however, 
he  was  compelled  to  yield  up  ail  remunerative 
work,  as  that  of  pastor,  but  has  kept  up  the 
Bethany  Reading  Courses  by  his  indomitable 
energy,  aided  by  his  wife,  both  of  whom  have 
expended  great  labor  for  which  they  have 
received  no  compensation.  For  some  time  he 
has  been  unable  to  dress  or  undress  himself, 
and  his  devoted  wife  has  become  the  bread- 
winner for  the  family  by  keeping  boarders. 

It  is  time,  brethren,  we  were  discharging 
am  unpaid  obligation.  What  we  propose, 
after  consultation  with  some  of  the  friends, 
is,  that  we  make  the  coming  anniversary, 
October  the  10th,  the  occasion  of  presenting 
Bro.  and  Sister  Tyler  a  testimonial  of  our 
appreciation  of  their  services  and  of  oar  sym- 
pathy with  him  in  his  great  affliction,  in  the 
form  of  a  cash  offering,  or  purse,  a.com- 
panied  by  a  letter  containing  the  names  of 
the  contributors  aEd  assurances  of  brotherly 
love  and  appreciation.  And  so,  on  each  re- 
ourring  birthday  and  marriage  anniversary, 
while  our  brother  remains  with  us,  will  we 
remember  him  and  his  wife,  in  the  same, 
brotherly  way. 

As  the  time  is  short,  we  earnestly  request 
an  immediate  response  We  make  this  public 
mention  of  the  matter  in  order  that  Bro. 
Tyler's  friends,  too  numerous  to  reach  by  pri- 
vate letter,  may  have  opportunity  of  taking 
part  in  this  public  testimonial  to  our  beloved 
brother.  All  donations  sent  to  this  office 
will  be  acknowledged  in  this  paper,  and  no 
•doubt  our  other  papers  will  heartily  co-oper- 
ate in  this  matter,  by  receiving  and  acknowl- 
edging donations  to  this  fund. 

It  is  hardly  necessary  to  add  that  this 
ac.  ion  is  taken  wholly  at  the  initiative  of 
Bro.  Tyler's  friends.  Prof.  H.  L.  Wiltett, 
who  has  corresponded  with  a  few  persons  on 
the  subject,  wrote  us  early  in  the  summer, 
suggesting  some  sort  of  concerted  action 
which  we  heartily  endorsed.  Having  learned 
only  at  the  date  of  this  writing  of  the  double 
anniversary  mentioned  above,  we  hare  de- 
cide i  to  ask  the  friends  to  make  that  occa- 
sion the  time  of  presenting  this  testimonial. 
Bro  Tyler  will  not  be  able,  he  writes  us,  to  be 
at  the  national  convention,  but  at  the  time 
the  hosts  are  assembling  at  Minneapolis  it 
will  warm  his  heart  to  know  that  his  breth- 
xenhave  remembered  him  in  his  affliction,  and 
it  will  be  some  compensation  for  the  loss  of 
their  personal  fellowship  in  convention 
assembled. 

Send  donations  to  this  office,  or  to  any  of 
our  other  papers  which,  we  are  sure,  will 
receive  and  forward  the  same  to  their  proper 
destination.  If  possible  let  all  funds  be  sent 
in  time  to  reach  the  office  not  later  than 
Monday,  Oct.  7,  so  that  they  may  reach 
Cleveland  by  the  10th.  Money  orders  or 
bank  drafts  sent  to  this  office  may  be  made 
payable  to  J.  H.  Garrison. 


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"An  Historical  Society." 

I  want  to  place  on  record  my  hearty  ap- 
proval of  the  proposition  of  Bro.  Errett 
Gates  for  the  organization  of  "An  Historical 
Society."  The  call  comes  none  too  soon. 
The  scope  of  such  a  society  should  include  the 
preservation  of  historic  buildings  as  well  as 
records  and  other  memorials.  In  regard  to 
some  of  these  buildings  the  call  comes  too 
late,  the  "decaying  tooth  of  time"  has  al- 
ready cheated  us  of  some  priceless  relics,  and 
men  are  now  at  work  ruthlessly  demolishing 
buildings  whose  destruction  will,  in  the  years 
to  come,  excite  deepest  regret  and  bitter  but 
useless  tears 

Where  is  the  old  Brush  Run  church,  for  in- 
stance? This  first  milestone  in  the  restora- 
tion movement  no  longer  exists  in  its  original 
condition.  I  question  if  a  respectable  photo- 
graph of  the  original  building  is  extant.  There 
is  an  etching  of  the  building  after  it  had 
ceased  to  be  used  for  worship  and  had  been 
converted  into  a  blacksmith  shop  and  local 
pose  office.  I  am  given  to  understand  that 
only  a  remnant  of  this  famous  structure  re- 
mains and  it  is  used  ?„s  a  barn  in  West 
Middletown  whence  it  was  moved  many  years 
ago.  Who  will  say  that  it  would  be  merely 
sentiment  to  urge  the  purchase  of  this  rem- 
nant by  some  of  our  rich  brethren  and  its 
preservation  for  the  instruction  and  inspira- 
tion of  future  generations! 

The  same  remarks  are  pertinent  with  re- 
gard to  the  old  printing  house  at  Bethany, 
W.  Va.,  now  used  as  a  tenement  or  private 
dwelling.  It  would  be  hard  to  overestimate 
the  educative  valtfe  of  these  buildings,  as  in 
the  coming  years,  when  the  unification  of  all 
religious  forces  in  America  shall  be  a  fact, 
the  youth  of  many  lands  shall  ask,  "What 
mean  these  memorials?" 

The  old  brick  meeting  house  on  the  hill,  at 
Lexington,  Ky.,  where  was  witnessed  the 
union  of  the  forces  under  B  W.  Stone  and  A. 
Campbell,  no  longer  exists.  Who  will  arise 
and  tell  us  where  even  a  picture  of  the  build- 
ing can  be  found?  The  same  is  true  of  the 
historic  spot  where  Campbell  debated  with 
Owen  in  Cincinnati.  Who  does  not  regret 
that  we  no  longer  own  the  building,  formerly 
known  as  the  8th  and  Walnut  St.  Church  of 
Christ,  Cincinnati,  O  ,  which  marks  the 
organization  of  the  A  O.  M.  S.  and  our 
"First  General  Convention"? 

There  are  oiher  buildings  of  epochal  inter- 
est that  ought  to  be  preserved  to  the  brother- 
hood, and  pictures  of  many  another  place  of 
interest  should  be  secured,  along  with  photo- 
graphs of  leading  pioneers,  etc.,  to  be  placed 
in  proper  custody  and  form  the  nucleus  of  an 
historical  museum.  "I  speak  as  unto  wise 
men,  judge  ye  what  I  say." 


C.  C.  Redgrave. 


Ferris,  III. 


J* 


A    UniversaJ     Food. 
Following  Nature's   Footsteps. 

"I  have  a  boy  two  years  old,  weighing  forty 
pounds  and  in  perfect  health  who  has  been 
raised,  on  Grape-Nuts  and  milk. 

This  is  an  ideal  food  and  evidently  fur- 
nishes the  elements  necessary  for  a  baby  as 
well  as  for  adults.  We  have  used  Grape-Nuts 
in  large  quantities  and  greatly  to  our  advan- 
tage."   F.  W.  Leavitt.   Minneapolis,  Minn. 

One  advantage  about  Grape-Nuts  Food  is 
that  it  is  pre-digested  in  the  process  of  manu- 
facture; that  is,  the  starch  contained  in  the 
wheat  and  barley  is  transformed  into  grape- 
sugar  in  exactly  the  same  method  as  this 
process  is  carried  out. in  the  human  body, 
that  is,  by  the  use  of  moisture  and  long  ex- 
posure to  moderate  warmth,  which  grows  the 
diastase  in  the  grains  and  makes  the  remark- 
able change  from  starch  to  grape-sugar. 
Therefore,  the  most  delicate  stomach  can 
handle  Grape  Nuts  and  the  food  is  quickly 
absorbed  into  the  blood  and  tissue,  certain 
parts  of  it  going  directly  to  building  and 
nourishing  the  brain  and  nerve  centers. 

Made  at  the  pure  food  factories  of  thePos- 
tum  Cereal  Co.,  Ltd.,  Battle  Creek,  Mich. 


n 

To  health  and.  happiness  is  Scrofula — 
as  ugly  as  ever  since  time  immemorial. 

It  causes  bunches  in  the  neck,  dis- 
figures the  skin,  inflames  the  mucous 
membrane,  wastes  the  muscles,  weak- 
ens the  bones,  reduces  the  power  of 
resistance  to  disease  and  the  capacity 
for  recovery,  and  develops  into  con- 
sumption. 

"A  bunch  appeared  on  the  left  side  of 
my  neck.  It  caused  great  pain,  was  lanced, 
and  became  a  running  sore.  I  went  into  a 
general  decline.  I  was  persuaded  to  try 
Hood's  Sarsaparilla.  and  when  I  had  taken 
six  bottles  my  neck  was  healed,  and  I  have 
never  had  any  trouble  of  the  kind  since." 
Mrs.  K.  T.  Snyder,  Troy,  Ohio. 

if  J 


S  S'l 
and  Pills 

will  rid  you  of  it,  radically  and  per- 
manently, as  they  have  rid  thousands. 


A  Mild  Criticism. 

Will  you  allow  a  mild  criticism  of  some 
things  appearing  in  the  Sept.  12  issue  of  your 
paper? 

Errett  Gates,  of  Chicago,  proposes  An  His- 
torical Society.  Please  allow  me  to  observe 
(1)  The  Chicago  contingency  has  already  gone 
quite  far  enough  toward  denominationalmng 
the  churches  of  Christ.  (2)  The  fundamental 
principles  of  our  movement  are  found  in  the 
New  Testament,  no  amount  of  records  or 
memorials  can  add  thereto.  (3)  These  rec- 
ords and  memorials  would  tend  to  swerve, 
limit  and  hamper  the  progress  of  the  churches  of 
Christby  crystallization  into  a  party.  (4)  The 
co  operation  of  the  churches  of  Christ  ought 
not  to  be  primarily  or  incidentally  to  perpetu- 
ate thememory  of  certain  19th  century  leaders. 
(5)  Young  men  studying  for  the  gospel  min- 
istry do  not  need  such,  if  studying  for  a  de- 
nominational ministry  it  would  be  essential. 

I  apprehend  it  will  take  about  as  heroic  ef- 
fort in  this  century  to  keep  away  from  the 
denominational  idea  as  it  required  in  the  last 
century  to  break  away  from  it. 

E.  H.  Kellar, 

Carrollton,  Mo. 

[How  any  one  can  confuse  an  historical  in- 
terest in  the  beginnings  of  our  movement  and 
a  grateful  remembrance  of  its  leaders,  with 
denominationalism,  passes  ordinary  under- 
standing. If  we  may  not  profitably  preserve 
the  memorials  of  the  men  to  whom  we  are  in- 
debted for  heroic  leadership;  if  we  may  not  be 
inspired  and  enlightened  by  studying  the  lives 
and  characters  of  such  men  as  the  Campbells, 
Scott,  Stone  and  Errett;  if  our  freedom  from 
denominationalism  is  compromised  by  learn- 
ing the  history  of  our  emancipation, —  then  the 
laws  which  elsewhere  govern  the  human  mind 
find  a  singular  exception. here.  We,  too,  ap- 
prehend that  it  will  take  as  heroic  effort  to 
keep  away  from  the  denominational  idea  in 
this  century  as  it  required  to  break  away 
from  it  in  the  last;  and  we  apprehend,  further, 
that  this  heroic  effort  in  the  present  century 
will  be  facilitated  by  a  study  of  the  men  who 
broke  away  from  denominationalism  in  the 
last  century.  The  study  of  Luther's  life 
probably  never  led  anyone  back  to  Catholi- 
cism, and  we  venture  to  say  that  no  alarmist 
was  ever  ingenious  enough  to  conceive  a  fear 
that  the  establishment  of  the  Luther  Museum 
at  Wittenberg  would  undo  the  work  of  the 
great  reformer.  The  life  and  times  of  the 
Campbells  and  their  associates  make  a  mighty 
poor  course  of  study  for  the  development  of 
sectarians.— Editor  .  ] 

Stockholders'  Meeting. 

Notice  is  hereby  given  that  the  annua]  meeting  of 
the  Stockholders  of  the  Christian  Publishing  Co., 
will  be  held  at  the  company's  office,  1522  Locust  St., 
St.  Louis,  Mo.,  on  Tuesday,  Oct.  1st,  1901,  at  10 
o'clock  a.  M.,  for  the  election  of  Directors,  andfor  the 
transaction  of  such  other  business  as  may  legally 
come  before  said  meeting.  J.  H.  Garrison,  Pres. , 
W.  D.  Cree,  Sec. 

St.  Louis,  Mo.,  August  22,  1901. 


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THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


September  26,  190V 


New  York  Letter. 

By  S.  T.  Willis. 

All  the  churches  of  the  Disciples    have 
reopened  their  services  since  the  vacation 
with    renewed  energy  and  interest.    The 
work  on   169th   street  is  hopeful  and  the 
outlook  is  bright  with  promise.    The  New 
York  district  of  the  C.  W.  B.  M.  held  its 
quarterly  meeting  at  this  church,  Septem- 
ber  10  with  Mrs.   E.  T.  Rummell  in  the 
chair.    The  reports  were  encouraging,  the 
social  features  pleasing  and  the  address,  by 
Bro.  M.   E.  Harlan,   was  inspiring.     The 
New  York  district  of  the   C.  W.  B.  M.  is 
doing  good  work.     Bro.  W.  M.  Taylor  and 
wife  sailed  from  this  city  Sept.  17,  via  the 
steamship   "California"    for    Porto    Rico, 
where  they  will  represent  the  A.  C.  M.  S. 
at  the  San  Juan  mission,  in  place  of  J.  A. 
Erwin,    who    has    resigned.    Bro.    Taylor 
preached  for  us  at  the   169th  street  church 
Lord's  day    evening,    September   15.     He 
will  faithfully   present  the  gospel  to  that 
benighted  and  needy  people.     Bro.  J.  M. 
Philputt,  of  the  119th  street  church,  has  suf- 
ficiently recovered  to  preach   once   a  week 
to  his  people.    We  sincerely  hope  he  may 
soon    enjoy   the   fulness  of  health  again. 
The   union  affected   by  the   fusion   of  the 
Kensington    and    Flatbush     missions    has 
been  dissolved.    The   Rev.  John  Smeltzer, 
the  pastor,  and  a   part  of  the  people  have 
started  an  independent  church.    Some  of 
the  Disciples  have  gone  back  to  Kensing- 
ton and  revived  the  work  in  that  place.     It 
is  to  be   regretted  that  these  good  people 
could  not  maintain  the  union  of  forces  in 
the  Flatbush  district  of  Brooklyn. 
^» 
Dr.   John  H.   Kellogg,  of  Battle   Creek, 
Mich.,  who  has  been    experimenting    for 
years  in  the  education  of  "slum  children" 
was  in  New  York  recently  and,  in  discuss- 
ing the  subject,   had  many  hopeful  things 
to  say  about  this  important  question.     Dr. 
Kellogg  believes  that  environment  is  more 
potent  as  an  educational  force  in  the  mold- 
ing of  life  and  character  than    heredity. 
Slum  children  have  no  chance.    Every  cir- 
cumstance in  their  lives  is  against  hoping 
anything  for  them.    The  child  that  inher- 
its a  predisposition  to  evil  from  morally  in- 
capable parents  has,  in   almost   every  in- 
stance,  evil    surroundings  too  that  enter 
into  its  life  and  thought.    The  evil  propen- 
sities are  fed  by  evil  environments.    The 
child's  brain  resembles  that  of  its  father  as 
much  as  his  eyes,  his  figure,  his  voice  and 
his  conduct  are  likely  to  be  similar,  for  pre- 
cisely the    same    reasons.    A    child  born 
with  a  small  chest  and  lungs  is  predisposed 
to  pulmonary  consumption,   but  by  remov- 
ing him  to  the  proper  atmospheric  condi- 
tions and  surroundings  this  hereditary  bias 
may  be  obliterated.     So  a  child  with  a  nat- 
ural inclination  to  theft  may  be  saved  from 
becoming  a  criminal  and  be  brought  up  to 
a  useful  manhood   by  the  elevating  influ- 
ence of  a  Christian  home.     Some  of  the 
bitterest  fruit  of  sin  is  in  the  fact  that   the 
iniquity  of  the  father  is  visited  upon  the 
children  to  the  third  and  fourth  generation. 
But  the  blessed  truth  of  the  gospel  is  that 
Christ  can  save  to  the  uttermost  all  who 
come  unto  God  by  him. 

Some  of  the  most  surprising  exhibitions 
of  superstition  and  religious  credulity  were 
seen  recently  in  this  city,  before  the  shrine 
of  the  relic  of  St.  Anne  in  the  little  church 
of  St.  Jean  Baptiste.    The  relic,  said  to  be 


a  part  of  the  forearm  of  the  Virgin  Mary's 
mother,  was  brought  to  this  country  in 
1892.  Several  days  ago,  when  a  new  shrine 
for  this  relic  was  dedicated,  it  is  estimated 
that  3,000  persons  suffering  bodily  ills  pre- 
sented themselves  in  the  church  to  be 
healed.  They  came  in  succession  to  the 
altar,  bowed  and  kissed  the  glass  ease  cov- 
ering the  bone  of  St.  Anne  as  it  was  passed 
to  them  by  a  priest,  who  also  touched  it  to 
the  afflicted  parts  of  the  body.  The  holy 
fathers  in  charge  of  this  holy  bone  ex- 
plained that  only  those  shriven  of  their 
sins,  through  confession  and  penance, 
could  hope  to  be  healed  and  blessed  by  the 
intercession  of  St.  Anne  and  the  Virgin 
Mary!  When  will  poor,  deluded  souls  learn 
that  Christ  alone  is  the  soul's  physician? 
Surely  ignorance  is  the  mother  of  super- 
stition. 

•>« 
The  Rev.  John  McKim,  Episcopal  bishop 
of  Japan,  said  in  a  recent  interview  in  this 
city  that  religious  awakening  in  Japan,  of 
which  we  have  heard  so  much,  can  hardly 
be  regarded  as  of  permanent  benefit.  Some 
years  ago  there  was  a  similar  movement  but 
it  soon  died  out.  The  Japanese  are  a  very 
excitable  race.  They  are  quickly  brought 
to  a  religious  white  heat,  and  cool  off  again 
almost  as  quickly.  As  a  rule,  after  a  re- 
vival movement,  the  percentage  of  those 
falling  away  from  Christianity  is  larger 
than  the  gains  made.  Success  in  mission- 
ary work  depends  largely  upon  the  proper 
organization  and  the  system  of  manage- 
ment. For  that  reason  the  Methodists  in 
Japan  are  more  successful  than  the  Bap- 
tists. Congregationalists  are  not  making 
the  progress  that  they  made  some  years 
ago,  for  their  policy  seems  to  be  one  of 
disintegration  and  many  of  their  converts 
become  rationalists. 

^» 
A  very  shrewd  writer  subscribing  him- 
self "Observer"  has  been  visiting  a  num- 
ber of  the  famous  churches  of  New  York 
and  writing  for  one  of  the  great  dailies  his 
impressions  of  the  preachers  and  churches. 
The  most  glowing  description  and  the 
highest  commendation  of  the  whole  series 
were  given  to  Dr.  Edward  Judson  and  the 
excellent  service  being  rendered  by  his  ' 
church — the  Judson  Memorial.  "Observ- 
er" speaks  of  the  romance  in  Judson's 
life — his  famous  father  and  his  famous  mis- 
sionary work;  he  then  tells  of  his  "soft 
place"  in  an  Orange,  N.  J.,  church  and  then 
proceeds  to  show  that  the  great  impulse 
that  moved  his  father  to  go  to  Burmah, 
moved  the  son  also  to  take  up  foreign  mis- 
sion work  in  lower  New  York.  The  Judson 
Memorial,  in  a  certain  sense,  is  the  greatest 
institutional  church  in  New  York.  It  is  a 
worthy,  living  monument  built  by  a  devoted 
son  to  the  memory  of  a  truly  famous  fath- 
er. "Observer"  says  if  Dr.  Judson  were 
not  a  preacher  he  would  be  an  author  to 
whom  publishers  would  pay  fabulous  roy- 
alties. He  is  a  good  preacher  and  the  Lord 
will  take  care  of  the  royalties. 

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and  would  cure  me.  So  it  did.  and  I  thank  God 
and  your  medicine  for  saving  my  life." 

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Popular  Hymns  No.  2 

THE  ruling  purpose  of  the  author  has  been  to  give 
to   the    public   a   worthy   successor   of  Popular 
Hymns.    He  has  not  sought  to  duplicate  it.   but  to 
make  a  book  as  well  adapted  to  the  new  methods  of 
Church,    Sunday-school  and  C.  E.  work  as  the    first 
was  to  the  conditions  twenty  years  ago  when  Popular 
Hymns  was  launched  upon  its  long  and  useful  career. 
Popular  Hymns  No.  3  is  better  tban  its  predeces- 
sor, not  because  it  contains  better  music,   but   be- 
cause  the   music   is  better  adapted   to    the  present 
wants  of   all  the    working  forces   of  the  church. 
EVANGELISTS  will  find  the  Gospel  Proclamation 
in  Song  a  department  of  the  book  eminently  suited 
to  every  phase  of  a  successfully  conducted  revival. 
SINGING  EVANGELISTS  will  be  pleased  with  the 
analytical  classification,    enabling   them    without 
reference  to  indices    to  find  a  suitable  song  on  a 
moment's  warning. 
CHORISTERS  will  find  the  average  choir  supplied 
with  a  rich  selection  of  beautiful  and  impressive 
solos  with  choruses,   duets,   quartettes,    invoca- 
tions, etc.,  especially  selected  for  the  distinctive 
part  a  choir  is  expected  to   take  in  the  service. 
PASTORS  who  are  responsible  for  the  kind  of  pas- 
ture upon  which  the  sheep  and  lambs  are  ted, "will 
not  find"  a  sentiment  out  of  harmony   with   New 
Testament  Christianity.  He  will  find  it  a  companion 
vade  mecum  for  his  pocket  Testament,  containing 
gems  for  public  worship,  for  the  prayer-meeting 
for  funeral  occasions,  for  Baptismal,  Thanksgiving 
and  Convention  services 
CHRISTIAN  ENDEAVOREKS  will  find   in  Pop- 
ular Hymns   No.   3  all  that  they  can  wish,  be- 
cause it  is  full  from  back  to  back  with  soul-stirring 
sentiment  set  to  soul-inspiring  music,   the   only 
kind  C.  E.'s  care  to  sing. 

S.   S.  SUPERINTENDENTS    will     find    Popular 

Hymns  No.  2  richly  supplied  with  music  within 
the  voice  compass  and  heart  reach  of  the  children, 
giving  them  a  desire  to  remain  and  participate  in 
the  song  service  of  the  church.  Like  its  predeces- 
sors, Popular  Hymns  No.  2  is  an 

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Texas  Letter. 

'Uncle  Charlie"  Carlton,  of  Bonbam,  is 
ii  hty  years  young.  On  the  occasion  of  his 
It  birthday  the  ladies  of  his  congregation 
tote  him  a  beautiful  "love  letter"  and  ac- 
jmpanied  it  with  eighty  dollars  and  asked 
Into  spend  it  in  going  to  the  Minneapolis 
invention— a  tender  and  deserved  remem- 
ifince.  If  you  would  know  how  to  grow  old 
/icefully  and  usefully,  study  the  life  of  this 
ilendid  man. 

jr.  M.  Campbell,  our  El  Paso  pastor,  is  re- 
Dnsible  for  the  startling  statement  that 
'.en  the  thermometer  in  that  city  was  108  he 
'},s  on  the  summit  of  Cloud  Croft,  40  miles 
ray  "sitting  by  fire  and  clad  in  heavy  win- 
ij'  garb."  The  mountain  is  9,000  feet  high  and 
s'ms  destined  to  fame  as  a  summer  resort. 
John  L.  Andrews  is  making  strenuous 
Harts  to  build  a  good  church  at  Mineral 
'Wis,  and  he  is  the  kind  of  man  that  seldom 
fits.  This  is  an  important  place  and  we  hope 
lj  will  succeed.  He  is  our  church-building 
in  under  the  Mission  Board. 
! .  B.  Faulkner  is  a  modest,  worthy  and 
\\ ful  man.  Most  of  his  life  has  been  spent 
ibollin  county,  and  many  are  the  people  he 
Ik  led  to  Christ.  His  chief  ambition  is  not 
tjpreach  great  sermons,  or  be  known  as  a 
gat  man,  but  to  tell  the  sweet  story  of  a 
irlvior's  love  and  lead  men  to  him. 
i&.  B.  Sanders  has  just  closed  a  fine  meet- 
ij  at  De  Kalb.  This  is  a  new  place  for  us 
!  a|l  the  prospect  is  that  we  will  soon  have  a 
g|>d  church  there.  A.  J.  Faris,  the  merchant- 
p-acher,  did  the  seed-sowing. 

'pton  is  to  have  a  new  house.  C.  A.  Lee- 
cft  and  John  A.  Lincoln  recently  closed  a 
gat  meeting  near  there  aud  this  is  one  of 
ijbest  results. 

waiter  P.  Jennings  and  the  Frost  brethren 

1  h*e  scored  a   victory  for  the  Lord.    There 

v!-e  25  additions   and  they  enter  their  new 

1  huse  with  much  joy.   Prof.  Eskridge,  of  Add- 

Fh,  is  their   pastor  but  could    not  be  with 

tjin  in  this  work. 

1'olney  Johnson,   of  Amarillo,    has  closed 

hi  vacation  of  one   month.     Like  many  oth- 

e|  he   spent  it  in  evangelizing  and  it  was  a 

s cess — 92   additions.     We    are   rejoiced    to 

hir  him  say:  "God  has  restored  me  to  health 

at  given  me  my  best  year's  work." 

i.   B.   Sanders  has  again   been  induced  to 

tele  the    work    of    corresponding   secretary 

v.ch  he  voluntarily  resigned  at  our  last  con- 

tion.    He    has  been    eminently    successful 

his  work,  and  the  church  of  the  state  will 

dee  at  this  good  news  because  it  is  a  guar- 

|ee  that   the  cause  of  missions   will    now 

ieonnew   life  and  vigor.     We  have   other 

;ndid  men  in  the  field,  but  none  of   them 

had  the  experience  necessary   to  handle 

tl,  varied  interests  of  this  broad  field. 

|.  is  no  longer  plain  "C.  McPherson,"  as 
wjused  to  write  the  name  of  the  Ft.  Worth 
pi  tor.  A  change  has  come  over  the  spirit  of 
hjdreams  and  it  is  now  "Chalmers  McPher- 
s|"  This  may  be  all  right,  but  it  don't 
s(;id  natural,  and  I  feel  like  kicking  against 
it  ad'hoping  that  everybody  else  will  join  in 
tljkick  so  that  the  attempted  change  will 
faj  For  a  long  time  we  were  used  to  plain  "A. 
•MpeaQ,"  and  many  of  us  had  not  the  faint- 
e:jidea  what  that  "A."  stood  for  and  we 
diji'tcare,  for  the  name  of  our  great  secretary 
w,  all  right.  But  finally  from  some  cause,  I 
kijw  not  what,  that  "A."  expanded  and  we 
hi  "Archibald  McLean."  The  people  kicked 
generally  and  vigorously  that  the  new 
e  failed.  So  may  it  in  this  case 
;re   is    a    story  which  should    be  passed 


at'ind.  When  Buchanan  was  President,  Hon. 


'b    Thompson  was    in    his  cabinet.     Mr. 

upson's   mother-in-law  was  a   Hardshell 

tist  and  her  preacher  was  Bro.  Meadows, 

sford,  Miss,  the  home  of   Mr.  Thompson. 

statesman  and  preacher  were  fast  friends. 

Meadows   went    on  a   preaching    tour 

ac|  h  and  while  there  he   wrote  his  friend  in 

Wihington  that  he  would  call  on  his  return. 


Mr.  Thompson  happened  to  mention  the  mat- 
ter at  a  cabinet  meeting  and  instantly  the 
President  and  the  whole  cabinet  expressed  a 
desire  to  see  a  real  live  Hardshell  preacher 
and  Mr.  Thompson  was  asked  to  give  them 
that  pleasure,  which  he  did  very  soon.  Mr. 
Thompson,  when  he  came,  took  him  to  a  cab- 
inet meeting  and  introduced  him  to  all  the 
members.  In  two  minutes  the  preacher  was 
master  of  the  situation  and  leading  the  con- 
versation. Soon  Mr.  Buchanan  remarked,  "I 
believe,  Mr.  Meadows,  your  people  immerse." 
"Yes,"  replied  the  preacher.  "I  think  you 
are  right  in  that,"  continued  the  President. 
Instantly  Mr.  Meadows  asked,  "Mr.  Presi- 
dent, are  you  a  Christian?"  "Yes,"  was  the 
reply.  "Have  you  been  immersed*"  probed 
the  preacher.  "No,  my  church  does  not  prac- 
tice immersion,  though  I  think  you  have  the 
Scriptures  on  that  subject,"  answered  the 
President.  In  great  astonishment  Mr.  Mead- 
ows responded,  "What!  Do  you  mean  to  say 
that  you  believe  Christ  commanded  immer- 
sion and  yet  as  one  of  his  followers  you  re- 
fuse to  obey  him?"  The  President  had  to  ad- 
mit that  was  the  real  state  of  the  case. 
Then  the  preacher  clinched  the  nail  he  had 
driven  so  well  by  adding,  "Mr.  President,  I 
voted  for  you  as  a  good  democrat,  and  my 
idea  is  that  a  democrat  stands  for  the  con- 
stitution and  with  him  it  is  an  end  of  all  con- 
troversy. I'm  afraid  I  can't  vote  for  you 
any  more.  A  man  who  accepts  Jesus  Christ 
as  the  Son  of  God  and  his  Savior  and  king 
with  all  authority,  aad  will  not  obey  him  will 
not  obey  the  constitution  unless  it  suits  his 
convenience."  The  argument  was  a  regular 
sledge  hammer  knock  out,  and  the  President 
was  fiat  of  his  back  and  nobody  could  help 
him.  His  curiosity  was  settled,  for  he  had 
now  both  seen  and  felt  a  real  live  Hardshell 
preacher. 

J.  B.  Sweeny,  of  Gainesville,  has  typhoid 
fever,  and  many  are  the  prayers  for  his  recov- 
ery. 

Add-Ran  University  has  the  best  opening 
in  her  history  this  year.  Every  room  is  filled 
and  the  outlook  is  all  that  could  be  desired. 
One  year  ago  there  were  but  two  young  ladies 
on  opening  day,  this  year  there  were  thirty- 
eight  and  others  coming  on  almost  every 
train.  The  cash  receipts  of  last  opening  day 
were  $645  40,  this  year  they>are  $2,005.25.  Let 
these  two  eloquent  facts  tell  the  story  of 
growth  and  victory  and  encourage  the  friends 
of  the  school  in  their  noble  work. 

M.  M.  Davis. 

Dallas,  Tex. 

J* 
Chicago  Letter. 

The  Chicago  Disciples  will  go  to  the  Minne- 
apolis convention'Over  the  Chicago  &  North- 
western route.  The  delegation  from  here 
promises  to  be  larger  than  any  former  one. 
A  fellowship  meeting  will  be  enjoyed  on  the 
way.  Such  speakers  as  J.  H.  O.  Smith,  J. 
W.  Allen,  E.  L.  Powell,  A.  M.  Harvuot,  etc., 
are  expected  to  participate.  If  the  Minne- 
apolis convention  is  not  largely  attended  the 
blame  will  rest  elsewhere  thaD  on  the  Minne- 
apolis committee.  It  has  been  untiring  in  its 
work.  The  first  convention  train  will  leave 
Chicago  Thursday,  10  a.  m.,  arriving  in  Min- 
neapolis in  time  for  part  of  the  first  session. 
The  route  was  chosen  by  the  Ministerial 
Association  of  this  city. 

For  some  time  negotiations  have  been  pro- 
ceeding concerning  a  union  of  the  West  Side 
and  Union  churches.  Last  Sunday  a  vote  was 
taken  in  the  Union  church,  resulting  in  159 
favoring  the  union  and  107  opposing.  The 
passive  members  were  requested  not  to  vote. 
It  is  urged  by  the  advocates  of  union  that 
all  ought  to  abide  by  the  three- fifths  major- 
ity. The  opposition  say  that  159  votes  out  of 
a  church  with  so  large  a  membership  is  not  a 
large  vote.  Both  churches  are  burdened  to 
meet  their  financial  obligations.     Both  cover 


the  same  territory.  One  great  church  would 
be  preferable  to  two  struggling  ones,  but 
owing  to  the  different  views  in  methods  and 
character  of  work  to  be  done,  two  distinct 
organizations  will  doubtless  always  continue 
to  be.  There  are  people  enough  for  two  if 
they  can  be  reached.  Those  voting  against 
the  union  have  arranged  to  continue  the 
work  in  the  People's  Institute.  Roland  A. 
Nichols,  pastor  of  the  Union  church,  becomes 
pastor  of  the  united  church,  which  will  not 
be  known  longer  as  the  West  Side  church, 
but  which,  on  account  of  there  being  seven 
churches  on  the  West  Side,  will  assume  a 
more  local  designation. 

T.  S.  Tinsley  has  resigned  the  pastorate  of 
the  North  Side  church.  Bro.  Tinsle>-  has 
made  a  warm  place  for  himself  in  the  hearts 
of  the  Chicago  people.  He  came  to  a  church 
unusually  burdened  with  debt  and  has  not 
been  able  to  see  his  way  to  relieve  it.  No 
censure  rests  upon  him. 

Two  good  stories  were  told  at  the  session 
of  the  National  Young  People's  Union  which 
met  here  recently.  As  the  stories  indicate 
the  convention  was  predominantly  conserva- 
tive, at  least  in  it3  utterance.  Dr.  Weeks,  of 
Toronto,  in  upholiing  the  infallibility  of  the 
Scriptures  said:  A  saltation  army  lassie 
riding  on  the  train  was  engaged  in  conversa- 
tion by  a  higher  criti;  who  abruptly  said, 
"You  don't  believe  all   the  Bible,  do  you?" 

"Yes,  indeed,"  replied  ihe  disciple  of 
Booth,  "I  believe  every  word   of  it." 

"Well,  do  you  believe  that  story  about 
Jonah*" 

"Yes,  I  believe  that  as  I  believe  all  the 
rest." 

"Well,  tell  me  now,  how  the  whale  could 
swallow  Jonah." 

"I  do  not  know;  but  when  I  get  to  heaven 
I  will  ask  Jonah  and  find  out." 

"Suppose  Jonah  is  not  in  heaven?"  urged 
the  higher  critic. 

"Well,"  replied  the  lassie,  "if  he  is  not  in 
heaven  then  you  can  ask  him." 

Another  divine  who  had  a  grudge  against 
the  lack  of  enthusiasm  of  ihe  ordinary  semi- 
nary professor  told  this  story:  A  lassie  of  the 
Volunteers  turned  to  the  man  sitting  next  to 
heron  the  street  car  and  said:  "My  brother, 
are  you  a  Christian'" 

"Why,"  said  the  lofty  man,  "I  am  a  pro- 
fessor in  a  theological  seminary." 

"Well,  my  dear  brother,"  replied  the  earn- 
est girl,  "I  would  not  allow  that  to  stand  in 
the  way  of  being  a  Christian  a  moment." 

Hugh  T.  Morrison,  Jr  ,  a  promising  grad- 
uate of  Drake  University,  who  for  the  past 
year  has  been  associate  pastor  and  preacher 
with  his  brother,  C.  C.  Morrison,  of  the  Mun- 
roe  Street  church,  is  compelled  on  account  of 
throat  trouble  to  give  up  preaching,  perhaps 
permanently;  at  least  for  a  year  or  two. 
This  is  a  severe  trial  and  we  all  deeply  sym- 
pathize with  him. 

The  Munroe  Street  church,  which  will  be 
our  handsomest  church  in  Chicago,  will  be 
dedicated  about  November  1.  It  will  cost 
nearly  $20,000.  George  A.  Campbell. 

Deafness  Cannot  be  Cured 

by  local  applications,  as  they  cannot  reach  the  dis- 
eased portion  of  the  ear.  There  is  only  one  way  to 
cure  Deafness,  and  that  is  by  constitutional 
remedies.  Deafness  is  caused  by  an  inflamed  condi- 
tion of  the  mucous  lining  of  the  Eustachian  Tubel 
When  this  tube  gets  inflamed  you  have  a  rumbling 
sound  or  imperfect  hearing,  aud  when  it  is  entirely 
closed  Deafness  is  the  result,  and  unless  the  inflam- 
mation can  be  taken  out  and  this  tube  restored  to 
its  normal  condition,  hearing  will  be  destroyed  for- 
mer; nine  cases  out  of  ten  are  caused  by  catarrh. 
which  is  nothing  but  an  inflamed  condition  of  the 
mucous  surfaces. 

We  w;ll  give  One  Hundred  Dollars  for  any  case  of 
Deafne-s  (caused  by  catarrh)  that  cannot  be  cured 
by  Hall's  Catarrh  Cure.    Send  for  circulars,  free. 

F.  J.  CHENEY  &  CO..  Toledo,  O. 
<9"Sold  by  Druggists,  75c. 

Hall's  Family  Pills  are  the  best. 


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ILLINOIS. 

Eureka,  Sept.  17. — Closed  a  three  weeks' 
meeting  at  St.  Augustine,  in  which  there 
were  20  accessions,  19  by  confession.  I  was 
ably  assisted  by  B.  H.  Sealock,  a  fellow-stu- 
dent, as  leader  of  song. — VV.  H.  Kindred. 

LeRoy,  Sept.  17.— I  have  been  unanimously 
called  for  a  third  year  here.  There  have  been 
76  accessions  during  the  past  two  years.  Our 
Sunday-school  has  doubled  during  the  past 
year;  we  now  have  the  largest  Sunday-school 
in  town.  I  am  now  in  a  meeting  with  the 
church  at  Holder.  Bro.  W.  O.  JLappin  is 
pastor. — F.  A.  Sword,  minister. 

Pleasant  Hill,  Sept.  23. — Four  confessions 
and  four  by  statement  to  date.  Twelve  trial 
subscriptions  to  the  Christian  Evangelist. 
I  consider  the  latter  effective  work  in  a  pro- 
tracted meeting,  for  our  present  membership 
is  more  hopeful  if  we  can  convert  them  to  tak- 
ing a  good,  Christian  paper. — J.  S.  Clemens. 

Thomson,  Sept.  16.— We  had  union  services 
with  the  Baptist  brethren  last  night.  I  bap- 
tized a  young  lady  after  the  service.— C.  C. 
Carpenter,  minister. 

Watseka,  Sept.  16.— There  have  been  35  ad- 
ditions to  this  congregation  in  the  last  34 
weeks,  mostly  by  primar3r  obedience;  a  young 
man  received  by  letter  last  Lord's  day.  Our 
■Junior  and  Intermediate  Endeavorers  have 
.long  been  supporting  an  orphan  girl  in  India, 
,  and  now  our  senior  society  agrees  to  look 
a'ter  a  boy  at  Damoh.  We  want  to  be  well 
represented  at  Minneapolis. — Benj.  S.  Fer- 
rall. 

Winchester,  Sept.  21. — I  close!  my  first 
year's  work  with  the  church  here  last  Lord's 
day  with  93  additions  in  all.  Sixty-four  of 
these  are  conversions.  Recently  the  audito- 
rium has  been  newly  cirpeted  and  redecor- 
ated, besides  a  number  of  other  improvements 
on  the  property.  The  outlook  for  the  coming 
year  is  hopeful. — J.  H.  Smart. 

Woodhull. — Closed  my  work  at  Blooming 
Grove,  Sept.  15.  Our  last  meeting  was  the 
best.  Two  additions  by  obedience.  Succes- 
sor chosen.  I  labor  now  at  Woodhull  and 
Kewanee,  111.— Chas.  W.  Mablow. 

IOWA. 

Akron,  Sept.  15. — We  have  had  a  fearful 
struggle  here,  but  we're  gaining  ground  at 
last.  Since  Aug.  20  eight  have  confessed 
Christ  (one  of  these  to-night)  and  the  two 
others  have  come  to  us  from  sectism,  having 
been  formerly  immersed.  Five  of  these'are 
young  men,  and  one  a  middle-aged  man, 
father  of  a  large  family.  The  fact  that  we 
once  established  here  and  the  work  went 
back,  and  the  building  was  secured  to  the 
Catholics,  rather  hurts,  and  the  fact  that  the 
Catholics  now  hold  a  mortgage  on  our  prop- 
erty is  one  of  the  things  that  sadly  interferes 
with  our  progress.  But  we  trust  that  we 
will  get  that  mortgage  out  of  their  hands 
Dec.  1,  and  then  we  will  have  a  better  stand- 
ing.—R.  D.  McCance. 

Collins,  Sept.  22  — Meeting  three  weeks  old, 
seven  additions;  three  confessions,  one  by 
statement,  one  each  from  Presbyterians, 
Evangelical  and  German  Baptists.  We  con- 
tinue at  least  one  week  longer.— T.  S.  and 
J.  J.  Handsaker. 

Corning,  Sept.  23. — One  confession  last  eve- 
ning. This  makes  four  added  since  our  last 
report.  We  expect  to  begin  a  protracted 
meeting  November  1,  if  we  can  secure  a  singer 
for  November.  Our  audiences  are  splendid 
and  have  been  all  summer.  The  Corning 
church  is  the  best  running  church  I  ever 
worked  for.  We  have  home  department  and 
cradle  roll  in  Sunday  school.— I.   H.  Fuller. 

Des  Moines,  Sept.  16.— Two  were  added  to 
the  East  Side  Church  yesterday  morning;  two 
others  were  baptized  in  the  evening.  The 
services  were  very  bright  and  full  of  life.  We 
were  especially  pleased  to  notice  a  large  num- 
ber of  strange  men  in  the  audience.     We  are 


trying  to  realize  the  fact    that   our  beloved   ; 
pastor  has  decided  to  leave  us  and  continue 
his  work  in  the  field  at  Houston,  Tex. — Nellie 
G.  Husband. 

Scranton,  Sept.  17.— I  have  engaged  with 
the  church  at  Scranton,  la.,  for  the  coming 
year  and  find  them  a  fine  people.  On  my  visit 
with  them  last  Lord's  day  had  two  additions, 
one  by  confession  and  baptism  and  one  re- 
stored; both  heads  of  families.— R.  M. 
Bailey. 

Whitten,  Sept.  17.— We  had  three  confes- 
sions at  our  services  here  Lord's  day.  I  am 
on  my  fourth  year  with  the  church  here  at 
Whitten.— Eugene  Curless. 
KANSAS. 
Erie,  Sept.  21. — Had  a  very  busy  day  here 
yesterday.  Four  accessions  at  the  morning 
service  and  drove  nine  miles  in  the  country  to 
an  appointment  at  three  p  m.  Returned  and 
performed  a  marriage  ceremony  for  the  organ- 
ist of  our  Bible-school  at  five  p  m.,  and  then 
conducted  the  evening  service  before  a  very 
large  and  attentive  audience.— Claude  O.  Mo- 
Farland 

Potwin,  Sept.  16. — Sister  Clara  H.  Hazel- 
rigg  just  closed  five  weeks  of  labor  with  the 
church  at  this  place,  and  as  a  result  of  her 
faithful  presentation  of  the  truth  53  were 
added  to  the  Lord;  37  of  which  were  by  con- 
fession and  baptism  and  16  by  letter  and 
statement.  The  meetings  will  continue  for  a 
few  days  under  the  pastor.  Sister  Hazelrigg 
is  one  of  the  most  able  exponents  of  the  word 
it  has  ever  been  our  lot  to  labor  with  in  the 
Lord's  work.— Neal  Overman. 

Seneca,  Sept.  23.— T\vo  accessions  to  the 
church  here  yesterday.  One  by  primary  obe- 
dience and  the  oth^r  reclaimed. — F.  H.  Bent- 
let. 

MISSOTJKI. 
Harris,    Sept.     12, — One     addition    to    the 
church  at  Harris  by  primary  obedience  and 
one  at  Lucerne  by  relation.— R.  W.  Blunt. 

Kansas  City,  Sept.  18. — Closed  our  meeting 
at  Second  Creek  Church  with  seven  added. — 
Elmer  T.  Davis. 

Paynesville,  Sept.  20.— One  confession  at 
Eolia  at  my  last  appointment.  I  have  re- 
signed the  work  at  PaynesviLle,  Eolia  and 
Annada  to  begin  svork  under  the  state  board 
of  Illinois  about  Nov.  1.  My  wife,  Belle 
Ford-Walton,  who  is  quite  generally  known 
as  a  musician  and  singer,  will  work  with  me 
as  conductor  of  song  and  soloist.  We  have  a 
plan  which  will  help  weak  churches  to  pay 
for  meetings.  Churches  desiring  meetings 
may  address  us  here  or  through  Secretary  J, 
Fred  Jones,  Bloomington,  111.  We  can  hold 
a  few  meetings  outside  of  the  state.— J.  Or- 
ville  Walton. 

St.  Louis,  Sept.  23. — The  following  items 
were  reported  at  the  meeting  of  6he  St.  Louis 
Christian  ministers  this  morning:  First 
Church,  John  L.  Brandt  pastor,  nine  addi- 
tions. Compton  Heights,  C.  N.  Crutcber 
pastor,  two  additions.  Second  Church,  W. 
Daviess  Pi ttman  pastor,  one  addition.  Fourth 
Church,  E.  T.  MacFarland  pastor,  two  addi- 
tions by  letter.  West  End  Church,  Paul  Cas- 
tle pastor,  one  addition  by  letter.  Central, 
James  McAllister  pastor,  one  by  letter.  Ca- 
rondelet,  G.  E.  Ireland  pastor,  one  confes- 
sion. Mount  Cabanne,  F.  G.  Tyrrell  pastor, 
10  confessions  from  the  Christian  Orphans' 
Home  and  two  additions  by  letter;  committee 
appointed  by  the  Endeavor  Society  to  try  to 
have  the  saloons  of  the  neighborhood  legally 
closed.— W.  E.  G. 

Victor,  Sept.  16. — Just  closed  another  meet- 
ing here  of  eight  days'  duration,  gathering  up 
the  fragments  of  our  August  meeting.  The 
result  was  three  by  baptism  and  one  from 
Baptists.— D.  B.  McCanon. 

Windsor. — Seven  additions  since  last  re- 
port, six  at  Gravois  Mills,  Morgan  county, 
and  one  at  Moundville,  Mo  ,  a  preacher  of  the 
Christian  Union  Church,  known  as  the  New 
Lights,  Bro.  A.  B.  Jett,  at  present  located  at 
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hool  and  preaching.  Assisted  by  the  church 
Mound  ville,  we  ordained  him  to  the  minis- 
y  aod  commend  him  to  any  churches  need- 
g  a  preacher. — R.  B.  Havener,  Bible  school 
rangelisfc. 

Williamsville,  feept.  16.— Five  additions  at 
eek  end  services;  four  by  primary  obedience 
id  one  from  Baptists.— Fred  R.  Davies. 

NEBRASKA. 

Redland,  Sept.  20.—  Just  closed  a  19  days' 
leeting  with  22  added  at  Inavale.  A.  C. 
inch  is  the  popular  pastor.  Lectured  Lord's 
ay  evening  here  to  a  crowded  house,  many 
sing  turned  away.  This  place  needs  a  good 
astor. — C.  C.  Atwood  and  Wife. 

OHIO. 

Columbus,  Sept.  16. — Six  additions  at  our 
:gular  services  at  W.  4th  Ave.  church  yester- 
ay—  three  young  men  and  their  wives.  Four 
ere  by  letter  and  two  by  confession.  We 
re  now  preparing  for  a  grand  "flag  rally" 
ct.  20.  Last  quarter  our  Bible-school 
yeraged  215  in  attendance,  we  hope  to  in- 
■ease  it  by  our  fall  campaign.— M.  E.  Chat- 
et,  pastor. 

Steubenville,  Sapt.  23. —Our  Bible  school 
bserved  rally  day  yesterday.  We  asked  for 
1  attendance  of  700  and  763  accepted  the  in- 
tation  and  were  present.  We  expected  an 
taring  of  §35,  but  received  116.16.  It  was  a 
[eat  day  and  there  is  joy  among  the  people. 
J.  W.  Kerns. 

OKLAHOMA  TERRITORY. 

Tandy,  Sept.  20.— Am  here  from  Miami, 
sx.;  began  meeting  last  Sunday  and  will 
»se  next  Sunday.  Good  attendance.  I  find 
good  set  of  people  here,  mostly  from  Mis- 
irti.  I  think  we  will  organize  a  church  of 
or  20  members. — Thos.  G.  Nance. 


PENNSYLVANIA. 

Bradford,  Sept.  16. — During  the  month  of 
lugust  I  held  a  meetiug  in  this  place  and 
I'ganized  a  church.  One  confession  last 
Ight,  making  a  membership  of  38.  Bradford 
is  a  population  of  18,000  and  is  a  beautiful 
sy.  Have  settled  with  them  as  pastor  to 
ke  up  the  work  after  January  1,  1902. — Fred 
I.  Nichols. 

JDeweese,  Sept.  23. — Four  confessions  last 
tht.  The  church  is  taking  on  new  life, 
bod.  audience,  deep  interest.  We  have  just 
pered  and  painted  our  house,  which  has 
Jautined  the  interior  very  much.  Our  dis- 
ct  convention  will  begin  to-morrow  at  this 
ice,  we  anticipate  a  good  convention.  All 
:ngs  point*  that  way.  I  closed  my  second 
ar  yesterday.  Am  called  to  remain  another 
ar  with  the  church  here. — E.  W.  Yocdm. 

& 
Changes. 

M.   Bailey,  Kensington,  Kan.,    to   Scran- 

on,  la. 

ri    Zumwalt,     Herington,     Kan.,     to     455 

if.  4th  Ave.,  Phoenix,  Ariz 

S.  Muckley,  Buffalo,  N.  Y.,  to  Honolulu, 

lawaii  Territory. 
Maries   A.  Lockhart,  Dimple,    Mo.,  to   2716 

Vest  Ave.,  Des  Moines,  la. 
S  muel  Gregg,  Harvard  to  Lincoln,  Neb. 
l|vid     Husband,    Waitsburg     to    Pullman, 
Wash, 
link  Talmage,  Caldwell,   Kan.,  to   1924  N. 

j)th  street,  Philadelphia,  Pa. 

j-  Darsie,  Hiram  to  Canfield,  O.  , 

fford  S.  Weaver,  Tokyo  to  3  Kawaguchi, 

I'saka,  Japan. 

1  A  Wherry,  Lawrence,  Kan.,  to  Kingfisher, 

|.  T. 

■*  A.  Berry,  Lebanon,  Mo  ,  to  Waitsburg, 
Ik  ash. 

Jues  Samis,  Olds  Alta,  Canada,  to  Ellens- 
f  irg,  Wash. 

pk.  Oliphant,  Wheeling,    W.  Va.,  to  Paris, 
1.  . 


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ule^r  Hymns  No.  2 

4HE  ruling  purpose  of  the  author  has  been  to  give  to  the  public 
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compass  and  heart  reach  of  the  children,  giving  them  a  desire  to  remain 
and  participate  in  the  song  service  of  the    church.      Like  its    predecessor, 

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v»  Family  Circle  V 


AH  Partners. 

The  following  poem,  which  refers  to  the  ex- 
ecution of  President  Garfield's  assassin,  was 
written  by  Kossiter  Johnson,  and  was  pub- 
lished originally  in  the  New  York  Sun  in 
June,  1882: 

Yes,   hang    him,   of  course!    He  deserves    to 
rise 
Where  his  heels  may  dangle  o'er  Hainan's 
head, 
At  least  we  shall  have  one  scoundrel  the 

less, 
Conveniently  crazed  ici  his  fiendishness, 
To  walk  our  streets  in  an  innocent  guise, 
With  his  hidden  pistol  and  stealthy  tread. 

But  when  we  have  hanged  him,  what  comes 
then? 
Had  he  any  confederates?    Let  us  see! 
For  the  law   is  imperfect    and  lame    at 

best, 
And  censure's  weight  should  be  made  to 
rest 
On  as  many  as  possible,  women  or  men. 
Who've  assisted  in  breaking  its  just 'decree. 

When  a  youth  the  Ephesian  temple  fired, 
That  his  name,  as  he  said,  might  live   thro' 
time, 
'Twas  decreed  that  it  never  be  written  or 

spoken — 
A  law  by  the  chroniclers  quickly  broken, 
Who've  given  him  all  that  he  desired, 
And  offered  his  chosen  reward  for  crime. 

Thus  you,  the  historians,  you  are  to  blame. 
You  offered  this  fellow  a  heavy  bribe: 
If  he'll  only  compass  a  shameful  deed, 
A  sickening  sorrow  to  all  who  read, 
You'd  give  him  something  as  good  as  fame 
To  any  one  of  his  vulgar  tribe. 

Then  you,  the  reporters,  hungry  for  news, 
And  nibbling  at  nothings  for  printed  prate, 
You've  dosed  us   to  death  with  his  nau- 
seous name, 
With  how  he  looks,  and  whence  he  came, 
And  what  he  drinks,  and  how  he  chews, 
Till  the  simple  reader  thinks  him  great. 
****** 

When   a  few  more  years  bring  another  such 
blow, 
And  the  head  of  the  nation  lies  in  state, 
While  door-posts  are  darkened  and  songs 

are  stilled, 
While  our  streets  with   the  emblems  of 
mourning  are  tilled, 
While  we  follow  the  funeral,  sad  and  slow, 
We  shall  think  of  these  things,  God  help  us! 
too  late. 

A  TitiaLti  in  Mexico. 

Mr.  Hopkinson  Smith  has  told  in  "A 
White  Umbrella  in  Mexico"  of  a  magnifi- 
cent painting  hidden  away  in  the  .parish 
church  of  an  Indian  village  far  in  the  west- 
ern part  of  Mexico.  Tradition  says  that  it  is 
by  Titian  and  that  it  was  sent  as  a  present 
by  Charles  V  or  Philip  II  of  Spain  to  the 
Spanish  noble  who,  not  long  after  the  con- 
quest of  Mexico,  had  been  made  bishop  of 
Tzintzuntzan.  It  was  then  believed  that 
this  place  was  destined  to  be  the  center  of 
the  new  civilization  in  Mexico,  but  these 
hopes  have  not  been  realized  and  to  day  it 
is  only  an  obscure  village  of  Indians  who 
jealously  and  superstitiously  guard  the 
treasure  which  they  have  inherited.  Mr. 
Hopkinson  Smith  believes  that  this  "En- 
tombment" is  not  only  a  genuine  Titian, 
but  one  of  the  ablest  works  of  that  master. 

Within  the  last  few  weeks,  says  the  St. 
Louis  Globe-Democrat,  the  inhabitants  of 
the  little  hamlet  of  Tzintzuntzan,  in  the 
State  of   Michoacan,  Mexico,  have  been 


very  much  exercised  over  the  mysterious 
actions  of  two  strangers,  whose  comings 
and  goings  to  their  parish  church  have 
caused  them  much  anxiety. 

The  advent  of  strangers  to  this  lake  ham- 
let is  not  in  itself  so  wonderful,  for  artists, 
savants  and  the  obnoxious  tourists  have  all 
braved  the  discomforts  of  the  trip  to  view 
the  wonderful  art  treasure  hidden  away  in 
its  old  church. 

Strange  as  it  may  seem,  in  the  sacristy  of 
the  parish  church,  in  what  was  one  of  the 
most  inaccessible  and  out-of-the-way  parts 
of  the  republic  a  few  years  ago,  until  its 
fame  made  it  a  mecca  for  tourists,  hangs 
an  "Entombment"  by  Titian. 

Fabulous  sums  have  been  offered  for  this 
painting.  The  bishop  of  Mexico  not  long 
ago  made  a  bid  of  20,000  pesetas  for  it — a 
sum  of  money  which  would  have  made  each 
native  richer  than  an  Aztec  Prince — but  the 
offer  was  indignantly  refused.  It  has  been 
said  that  sooner  than  willingly  allow  the 
picture  to  leave  the  hamlet  the  Indians 
would  destroy  it. 

In  the  early  part  of  June,  so  my  host  in 
Pascuaro  told  me,  two  men  arrived  in  the 
town  and  engaged  rooms  at  the  hotel.  Their 
first  move  was  to  go  out  to  Tzintzuntzan  to 
view  the  Titian.  There  was  nothing  so  won- 
derful in  this,  but  their  subsequent  actions 
aroused  the  suspicions  of  the  natives,  who 
are  always  on  the  qui  vive  for  some  harm 
to  their  beloved  painting.  Each  man 
watched  the  other.  If  one  went  to  the 
hamlet  by  the  apology  for  a  steamer  which 
plies  up  and  down  Lake  Pascuaro  when  the 
spirit  moves  it,  the  other  would  start  at 
once  for  the  same  place  on  horseback. 
They  are  feeling  the  pulse  of  the  people 
through  the  padre.  If  one  opens  a  bottle  of 
rare  wine  for  his  holiness'  delectation,  the 
other  immediately  has  the  hotel  chief  pre- 
pare some  delicacy  unobtainable  in  Tzin- 
tzuntzan, wherewith  to  tickle  his  palate. 

It  is  said  that  one  man  has  offered  $100,- 
000  for  the  masterpiece,  and  that  the  other 
has  raised  him  $25,000.  They  are  bidding 
against  each  other  quietly.  A  rumor  is 
afloat  in  Mexico  City  that  the  men  repre- 
sent two  American  millionaires,  and  the 
possibilities  are  that  the  Titian  may  soon 
hang  on  the  walls  of  a  Fifth  avenue  palace. 

The  village  of  Tzintzuntzan  lies  at  the 
foot  of  the  hills  which  slope  back  from  the 
northern  end  of  Lake  Pascuaro.  Although 
almost  incredible  of  belief,  in  view  of  the 
present  condition  of  dilapidation  and  de- 
cay, Tzintzuntzan  was  once  the  capital  of 
the  independent  kingdom  of  Michoacan. 
It  was  an  important  city,  and  called  in  the 
days  of  Cortes  Huitzitzila.  It  was  former- 
ly the  residence  of  the  monarch  Calsousi, 
who  was  an  ally  of  Cortes,  and,  with  his 
Indian  subjects,  assisted  him  in  the  Mexi- 
can war. 

It  would  be  impossible  for  any  white 
man  to  live  in  the  hamlet,  which  consists  of 
the  ruins  of  the  houses  which  once  marked 
its  importance  among  cities.  The  streets 
run  at  right  angles.  High  walls  are  broken 
by  great  fissures,  through  which  may  be 
seen  ruined  tenements,  overgrown  with 
weeds  and  tangled  vines,  mute  witnesses 
of  the  story  of  this  deserted  town. 

A  path  leads  from  the  beach,  which 
widens  into  a  broad  road  as  it  crosses  the 
hill,  over  which  can  be  seen  the  spire  of 
the  church.  This  is  beaten  down  by  many 
feet  and  marks  the  daily  life  of  the  natives 
— from  the  church,  to  pray,  to  the  shore,  to 


fish.  With  the  exception  of  shaping  soi 
crude  pottery  there  is  absolutely  no  oth 
means  of  support. 

And  it  is  amid  such  poverty,  and  guard 
so  jealously  by  a  half-  starving  populatic 
that  Titian's  "Entombment"  hangs. 

The  description  of  the  painting,  the  res 
ons  why  it  must  be  a  Titian  and  its  histc 
are  given  as   follows  by  an  eminent 
critic : 

"My  first  thought  was  of  its  marvelc 
preservation.  More  than  300  years  h; 
elapsed  since  the  great  master  touched 
and  yet  one  is  deluded  into  the  belief  tl 
it  was  painted  but  yesterday,  so  fre 
pure  and  rich  is  its  color.  This  is  no  doi 
due  to  the  climate  and  to  the  clear  air  c 
culating  through  the  open  window. 

"The  picture  is  an  'Entombment,'  sixW 
feet  long  by  seven  feet  high.  Surround! 
the  dead  Christ  wrapped  in  a  winding  she 
one  end  of  which  is  held  in  the  teeth  0 
disciple,  stand  the  Virgin,  Magdalen,  Sail 
John,  and  nine  other  figures,  all  life  s:l 
In  the  upper  left-hand  corner  is  a  bit! 
blue  sky,  against  which  is  relieved  an  Il|. 
ian  villa — the  painter's  own,  a  capricel: 
Titian's  often  seen  in  his  later  works. 

"The  high  lights  fall  upon  the  arm  of  if 
Savior,  drooping  from  thehammock-shac 
sheet  in  which  he  is  carried,  and  upon  i( 
head-covering  of  the  Virgin  bending  cm 
him.  A  secondary  light  is  found  in  aps'l 
of  blue  sky.  To  the  right  and  behind  it 
group  of  disciples  the  shadows  are  inteiii- 
ly  dark,  relieving  the  rich  tones  of  it 
browns  and  blues  of  the  draperies,  and'it 
flesh  tones,  for  which  the  painter  is  fam|s 
The  exquisite  drawing  of  each  figure,  jit 
gradation  of  light  and  shade,  the  marvelis 
composition,  the  relief  and  modeling  of|it 
Christ,  the  low,  but  luminous  tones|.i 
which  it  is  painted,  the  superb  harmonpi 
these  tones,  all  pronounce  it  the  work  j  a 
master. 

"The  questions  naturally  arise,  Is  it  )j 
Titian?  And,  if  so,  how  came  it  here  i fin 
Indian  village  in  the  center  of  Mexpi 
And  why  has  it  been  lost  all  these  yea:]to 
the  art  world? 

"To  the  first  I  answer,  If  not  by  TilW 
who,  then,  of  his  time  could  paint  it?   lie 
second  is  easier:  Until  the  railroads  0: 
last  few  years  opened  up  the  country  V. 
co's  isolation  was  complete. 

"A  slight  resume  of  the  history  ojtfi 
surroundings  may  shed  some  light  oniie 
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ilichoacan  in  the  early  part  of  the  six- 
iienth  century  by  the  evil  acts  of  Nino  de 
runman — the  president  of  the  first 
.udencia — terminating  in  the  burning  of 
jie  Tarascan  chief  of  Sinzicha,  the  people, 
siaddened  with  terror,  fled  to  the  moun- 
lins  around  Tzintzuntzan  and  refused  to 
Bturn  to  their  homes. 

I  "To  remedy  these  evils  the  Emperor 
Iharles  V  selected  the  members  of  the 
J3Cond  Audencia  from  among  the  wisest 
,nd  best  men  of  Spain.  One  of  these  was 
n  intimate  friend  of  the  emperor,  an  emi- 
ient  lawyer,  the  Licenciado  Vasco  de 
Ijuiroga.  Having  come  to  Mexico  in  the 
jear  1533  he  visited  the  depopulated  town 
[nd  with  admirable  patience,  gentleness 
pd  love,  prevailed  on  the  terror-stricken 
iidians  to  have  faith  in  him  and  return  to 
heir  homes. 

}  "The  bishopric  of  Michoacan  was  then 
funded  and  this  miter  was  offered  to  Qui- 
jl)ga,  though  he  was  then  a  layman, 
.hereupon  Quiroga  took  holy  orders,  and, 
javing  been  raised  quickly  through  the 
jiceessive  grades  of  priesthood,  was  con- 
jjcrated  a  bishop  and  took  possession  of 
is  see  in  the  church  of  San  Francisco,  in 
izintzuntzan,  August  22,  1548. 
;  "He  was  then  68  years  old.  As  bishop  he 
pmpleted  the  conquest  through  love  that 
Is  had  begun  while  yet  a  layman.  He  es- 
ablished  schools  of  letters  and  the  arts;  in- 
jOduced  manufactures  of  copper  and  other 
i.etals;  imported  from  Spain  cattle  and 
peds  for  acclimatization;  founded  hospitals 
lid  established  the  first  university  of  New 
ipain,  that  of  San  Nicolas,  now  in  More- 
si. 

{  "When  Philip  II  ascended  the  throne  the 
bod  deeds  of  the  holy  bishop  had  reached 
lis  ears,  and  the  power  and  growth  of  his 
pe  had  deeply  touched  the  heart  of  the  de- 
put  monarch,  awakening  in  his  mind  a 
J?ep  interest  in  the  welfare  of  the  church 
;  Tzintzuntzan  and  Pascuaro. 
I  "During  this  period  the  royal  palaces  at 
Madrid  were  filled  with'  the  finest  pictures 
:  Titian,  and  the  royal  family  of  Spain 
jirmed  the  subjects  of  his  best  portraits. 
jne  Emperor  Charles  V  had  been,  and  was 
uen,  one  of  the  master's  most  liberal  pa- 
ons.  He  had  made  him  a  count,  heaped 
pon  him  distinguished  honors  and  had 
ben  visited  by  him  twice  at  Augsburg  and 
pee  at  Bologna,  where  he  painted  his  por- 
ait. 

"It  is  even  claimed  by  some  biographers 
iat  by  special  invitation  of  his  royal  pa- 
on  Titian  visited  Spain  about  the  year 
■50  and  was  entertained  with  great  splen- 
>r  at  the  court.  Moreover,  it  is  well  known 
at  he  was  granted  a  pension,  and  that 
is  was  kept  up  by  Philip  until  the  paint- 
's death. 

"Remembering  the  dates  at  which  these 
ents  took  place,  the  fanatical  zeal  of 
lilip  and  his  interest  in  the  distant  church, 
deemed  and  made  glorious  by  Quiroga, 
e  friend  and  protege  of  his  royal  prede- 
ssor,  the  possible  presence  of  Titian  at 
e  court  at  the  time,  certainly  the  in- 
lence  of  his  masterpieces,  together  with 
e  fact  that  the  subject  of  this  picture  was 
:avorite  one  with  him  (notably  the  'En- 
nbment,'  in  Venice,  and  the  replica  at 
3  Louvre),  it  is  quite  within  the  range  of 
obability  that  Philip  either  ordered  this 
ecial  picture  from  the  master  himself  or 
eeted  it  from  the  royal  collection. '■•-.': 
"It  is  quite  improbable,  in  view  of  the 


above  facts,  that  the  royal  donor  would  have 
sent  the  work  of  an  inferior  painter,  repre- 
senting it  to  be  by  Titian,  or  a  copy  by  one 
of  his  pupils. 

"Another  distinguishing  feature,  and  by 
far  the  most  conclusive,  is  its  handling. 
Without  strong  contrasting  tones  of  color, 
Titian  worked  out  a  peculiar  golden  mel- 
low tone — which  of  itself  exercises  a  magi- 
cal charm — and  divided  it  into  innumerable 
small  but  significant  shades,  producing 
thereby  a  most  complete  illusion  of  life. 
This  Titianesque  quality  is  particularly 
marked  in  the  nude  body  of  the  Christ,  the 
flesh  appearing  to  glow  with  a  hidden 
light." 

The  room  in  which  the  Titian  hangs  is 
about  thirty  feet  long  by  twenty  wide,  with 
a  high  ceiling  of  straight,  square  rafters. 
The  floor  is  paved  in  great  squares  of  mar- 
ble, laid  diagonally.  The  walls  are  seamed, 
cracked  and  weather-stained. 

The  only  opening  besides  the  door  is  a 
large  window,  protected  on  the  outside  by 
three  sets  of  iron  gratings,  on  the  inside 
by  double  wooden  shutters.  The  window  is 
devoid  of  glass.  The  only  articles  of  furni- 
ture are  a  round  table,  with  curved  legs, 
occupying  the  center  of  the  room ;  a  towel 
rack  and  towel  hung  on  the  wall,  and  a  row 
of  wooden  drawers,  built  like  a  bureau, 
completely  filling  the  end  of  the  room  op- 
posite the  door.  Over  this  are  hung,  or, 
rather,  fitted,  the  three  sides  of  a  huge 
carved  frame,  which  was  once  gilded — the 
space  is  not  high  enough  to  admit  the  top 
piece.  Inside  the  frame  glows  the  famous 
painting. 

To  appreciate  the  difficulties  attendant 
upon  the  taking  of  a  photograph  one 
must  remember  that  though  a  brilliant  Mex- 
ican sunlight  was  flooding  the  dreary  town, 
the  interior  of  the  picture-room  was  in  a 
deep  twilight,  save,  for  the  shafts  of  golden 
light  streaming  in  through  the  grated  win- 
dow. 

An  Inverted  Fable. 

"Now,"  said  the  Big  Buck  Deer  to  his 
eldest  born,  "I  will  show  you  a  sight  that 
you  never  saw  before  and  I  am  so  proud  of 
that  I  feel  like  walking  around  on  my  hind 
legs  all  the  rest  of  my  life." 

"Why!"  said  the  fawn,  "it  is  a  man,  as 
Hive!" 

"Yes,"  said  the  fawn's  proud  parent, 
dragging  out  the  carcass  from  behind  a 
tree,  "and  now,  like  a  good  little  deer,  run 
and  get  me  my  sharpest  knife,  while  I  skin 
him  and  prepare  his  head  for  a  dining  room 
ornament.  And  shall  I  tell  you  how  your 
papa  did  such  a  brave  deed?  Then  listen, 
my  son.  This  morning,  in  company  with 
my  faithful  bloodhounds,  I  tracked  the  man 
through  the  forest,  drove  him  into  the  lake, 
having  first  ascertained  that  he  was  un- 
armed, and  then,  as  he  was  swimming 
about  almost  exhausted,  I  put  forth  in  my 
canoe  and  shot  him  at  leisure  in  a  vital 
spot  where  it  wouldn't  show." 

Moral:  "But,  papa,"  said  the  fawn,  "the 
man  had  no  chance  at  all  against  your  skill 
and  science.  I  don't  see  anything  brave  to 
be  proud  of." 

"But  you  will,"  said  the  Big  Buck  Deer, 
"when  you  get  to  be  as  big  as  I  am." — New 
York  Life. 

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A  Lesson  for  the  Crown  Prince. 

As  a  childj-.-'says  Collier's  Weekly,  the 
young  crown  prince  of  Germany  possessed 
a  very  exalted  opinion  of,  bis  own  import- 
ance as,,'  heir  to  the  throne,  of  which  his 
younger  brothers  were,  frequently  the  vic- 
tims. Admonitions,  threats,  nothing  availed 
with  him.  He  grew  daily  more  exacting 
and  captious;  and  when  poor  Eitel  Fritz, 
the  second  son,  rebelled,  he  paid  the  pen- 
alty in  well-administered  cuffs.  The  em- 
peror appeared  unexpectedly  in  the  play- 
room one  day,  and  finding  Fritz  in  tears, 
demanded  the  cause. 

"He  wouldn't  obey  me,"  replied  his  heir, 
"and  so  I  punished  him,  because  I'm  crown 
prince." 

"Haven't  I  forbidden  you  to  strike  your 
brothers?"  asked  his  father. 

The  young  culprit  nodded  assent.  The 
emperor,  without  a  word,  stretched  him 
across  his  knee  and  administered  as  sound 
a  spanking  as  ever  youngster,  royal  or 
otherwise,  received. 

"There,"  he  concluded,  "I've  whipped 
you  because  you  wouldn't  obey  me,  and  I'm 
emperor." 

Peace  reigned  for  some  days  afterward. 

His  First  Recorded  Victory. 

The  following  incident  in  the  life  of  Gen- 
eral Thomas  J.  Jackson,  which,  I  believe, 
has  never  been  given  to  the  public,  but 
which  I  had  several  times  from  the  lips  of 
my  venerable  uncle,  Mr.  Conrad  Kester, 
who  lived  at  Weston,  in  Lewis  county,  Va. 
(now  West  Virginia),  some  three  miles 
above,  the  "Old  Cummins  Jackson  Mills," 
where  young  Jackson  lived  with  his  uncle, 
will  serve  to  show  that  those  sterling  qual- 
ities of  head  and  heart  which  so  character- 
ized his  life  in  after  years  were  innate  in 
the  boy,  and  even  at  the  early  age  of  ten 
years  his  high  sense  of  honor  and  keen 
perception  of  right  fixed  in  his  mind  so 
high  a  standard  of  morality  that  he  could 
not  easily  be  induced  to  lower  it. 

At  the  time  mentioned,  the  West  Fork 
river,  on  whose  banks  stood  the  old  mill, 
was  well  stocked  with  fish,  among  which 
none  was  sought  after  so  eagerly  as  that  no- 
ble game  fish  called  the  "pike."  "Tom,"  as 
he  was  familiarly  called,  partially  supplied 
the  demands  of  the  limited  fish  market  at 
the  little  village  of  Weston. 

One  day  Tom  proposed  to  Mr.  Kester 
that  he  would  let  him  have  ail  the  pike  he 
caught  a  foot  in  length  or  over  at  the  price 
of  fifty  cents  each.  Mr.  Kester  accepted 
the  proposition,  so  the  solemn  compact  was 
concluded. 

Tom  continued  to  perform  his  contract 
faithfully,  and  sold  Kester  every  pike  he 
caught  of  the  "regulation  length,"  until 
one  day  he  was  seen  by  Colonel  Talbott 
going  through  town,  making  straight  for 
Kester's,  bending  under  the  weight  of  a 
pike  thirty-eight  inches  in  length,  when 
the  following  colloquy  took  place : 

"Hello,  Tom.  That's  a  fine  fish  you 
have.    I  want  to  buy  it." 

Tom,  without  apparent  interest  in  what 
the  colonel  was  saying,  and  without  halt- 
ing, laconically  replied: 

"Sold  to  Mr.  Kester." 

"That  can't  be.  You  have  not  seen  Mr. 
Kester.     I  will  give  you  a  dollar  for  it." 

"I  tell  you  it  is  sold,  and  is  not  mine  to 
sell." 

What  is  Mr.  Kester  to  give  you  for  it?" 

"Fifty  cents." 


'I'll  give  you  a  dollar  and   a  quarter  for 


it. 


Tom  cast  upon  him  an  indignant  Idok, 
and  remarked:  "If  you  get  any  of  this 
pike,  you  will  get  it  from  Mr.  Kester." 

On  presenting  the  fish  to  Mr.  Kester  that 
gentleman  said:  "Tom,  this  is  a  splendid 
pike.  I  think  I  shall  have  to  give  you  a 
dollar  for  it;  fifty  cents  is  not  enough." 

Tom  replied:  "No,  sir;  that  is  your  pike 
at  fifty  cents,  and  I  will  not  take  more  for 
it.  Besides,  you  have  bought  a  good  many 
from  me  that  were  pretty  short." 

Thus  the  transaction  closed,  and  Tom 
was  doubtless  thereby  made  stronger  for 
the  fierce  struggles  which  awaited  him  in 
his  future  eventful  career. — Exchange. 

The  young  woman  has  a  fondness  for 
executing  those  works  of  art  which  consist 
in  the  representation  of  dead  game  birds 
hanging  by  their  heels  from  a  nail  on  a 
board,  fish  on  a  platter  ready  for  the  cook, 
and  fruit  grouped  on  a  table  around  a  wine 
glass.  These  gems  she  turned  off  at  the 
rate  of  about  four  a  year,  and  presented 
them  to  her  friends  for  their  dining  room 
walls.  She  had  just  completed  a  twin  pair 
for  a  bride.  One  represented  a  mess  of 
lobsters  in  a  nest  of  salad;  the  other  a 
basket  of  peaches,  with  down  on  them  like 
plush.  She  was  so  pleased  with  both  that 
she  asked  her  brother  if  he  did  not  think 
they  were  just  splendid.  It  was  evident 
that  the  youthful  critic  liked  one  and  not 
the  other.  After  looking  at  them  a  min- 
ute or  two  he  said : 

"Sis,  you're  a  peach  on  lobsters,  but 
you're  a  lobster  on  peaches." 

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"These  hirelings  of  capital  may  inter- 
rupt me,"  howled  the  shaggy-haired  ora- 
tor, "but  they  can't  make  me  stop  talking! 
If  they  had  their  way,  my  fellow  citizens, 
they  would  silence  me  with  giant  powder!" 

"Not  at  all,  sir,"  replied  one  of  the  jeer- 
ing minions  of  capital.  "They  would  use 
insect  powder  on  you." 

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"Your  husband  seems  to  be  making  a 
large  and  unique  collection  of  books"  re- 
marked the  caller,  looking  with  interest  at 
the  costly  array  of  rare  volumes  on  the 
library  shelves.  "Yes,"  replied  Mrs.  Gas- 
well,  with  well-bred  indifference,  "I  be- 
lieve he  becomes  more  bibulous  every  day 
he  lives." 


"How  large  a  permanent  population  has 
Crimson  Gulch?"  inquired  the  tourist. 
"Well,"  answered  Bronco  Bob,  "we've 
got  about  four  hundred  and  seven  living 
here.  But  with  so  much  hoss-stealin'  an 
brace  faro  goin'  on,  I  wouldn't  allude  to 
anybody  as  bein'  particularly  permanent." 

"Look  here!"  angrily  exclaimed  the 
householder,  pointing  to  a  cigar  stump 
that  lay  on  the  floor  of  the  back  porch. 
"That  was  in  the  lump  of  ice  you  left  here 
yesterday  morning!"  "Well,"  replied  the 
iceman,  "what  did  you  expect  to  get  for 
fifteen  cents?    A  box  of  perfectos?" 

""What  is  the  remedy  for  poverty?"  de- 
manded the  lecturer,  in  thunder  tones.  He 
paused  for  a  reply,  and  during  the  pause  a 
man  in  the  rear  of  the  hall  called  out: 
"You  might  try  the  gold  cure." 


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With    the     Children. 

J.  Breckervrldge  Ellis, 


The  Advance  Society. 

k  Sunday  Morning  Walk,  by  Chrys- 
t pel  Rogers,  Seattle,  Wash. :  It  was  a  de- 
ijjhtful  Sunday  morning.  '  The  cool  breeze 
(me  from  the  ocean,  and  white  winged 
l'ds,  called  boats,  sailed  lazily  on  the 
Isom  of  the  bay.  The  distant  Olympic 
1  untains  looked  proud  to  grace  the  sunl- 
it r  morning,  and  the  white  clouds  rested 
<|  the  snow-crowned  head  of  Mt.  Rainier. 
(i.  this  morning  little  Bess  and  Dot  decided 
igo  "a-walkia'."  They  started  off  hat- 
]|S,  passing  many  houses  and  closed  stores, 
iji  often  a  kind-hearted  person  stopped  to 
Ut  the  curly  heads.  At  last  poor  little 
lias's  feet  ached  and  she  began  to  cry. 
4ey  had  come  to  a  little  church,  and  hear- 
ij>  somebody  singing  within  "so  pretty" 
iuy  decided  to  go  in.  They  slipped  in  a 
ibk  seat.  "Oh,  how  pretty  it  looks!" 
];t  v/hispered,  pointing  her  chubby  finger 
i,the  organ.  The  top  was  draped  with 
r,  while  lovely  sword-ferns  hid  the  body 
Hit,  and  on  a  bed  of  ferns  lay  a  flower 
S'<[)ss  of  dainty  colors.  The  children  Oh- 
<>ed!  until  a  portly  lady  turned  her  bead- 
lie  eyes  upon  them  accompanied  with  a 
1  :hering  look.  A  gentleman  was  singing, 
d  his  voice  grew  sweeter  and  sweeter  until 
6n  the  cross  lady  wiped  her  eyes.  Bess 
ilispered,  "It's  wull  pity!"  Then  they 
]J3sed  plates  of  bread.  Dot  and  Bess 
vtched  every  movement,  and  Bess  streteh- 
lejout  her  hand  for  some,  but  the  gentle- 
i.n  passed  her  coldly  by.  Bess  looked 
lrt  and  said,  "I's  awful  hungry,  Dot,  ain't 
j  1?"  Dot  nodded  so  violently  that  she 
Ijire  her  head  a  bump  on  the  back  of  the 
ijit.  When  the  wine  was  passed,  again 
ijsy  were  refused.  Bess  said,  "I's  awful 
ijrsty,  Dot,  ain't  you?"  She  went  to  sleep 
Yen  the  sermon  began,  but  Dot  kept  her 
1 3s  wide  open,  and  she  had  a  faint  recol- 
1  tion  of  hearing  the  minister  say  that  the 
(arch  was  builded  and  r-r-rooted  by  the 
(iciples.    Dot  wondered  where  the  roots 

re,  and  if  they  went  very  deep.  After 
13  last  hymn  they  crept  out  of  the  church, 
.iboy  called  after  them  in  a  nasal  twang, 

rou  legged,  two  legged,  bow  legged  girls 
Vent  to  the  Christian  Church,  he!  he!  he!" 

}•  was  no  other  than  Tommy  Jones,  who 

led  next  door.  Even  if  he  did  make  poetry 

their  expense,  they  were  glad  to  see  him, 

1'  he  was  not  a  bad  boy,  and  he  piloted  the 

t  girls  home. 

VTrs.    Sea's    Reception,    by    Constant 

hssing    Smith,    Fayette,  Mo.:    "Hurry, 

Is,  'tis  time  to  go;  the  carriages  are  wait- 

,"  paid  Mrs.  Cloud,  passing  through  the 

ij>m  where  the  Raindrops  were  dressing 

i '  Mrs.  Sea's  reception.    When  they  were 

]  tdy  they  tripped  downstairs  to  the  car- 

i|ge  and  were  soon  at  Mrs.  Sea's.    Mrs. 

-jooklet  received  them  and  took  them  up 

1  remove  their  wraps.     In   the  ballroom 

's.  Sea  received,  assisted  by  Mr.   River 

p  Miss  Stream.    The  Misses  Snowflakes 

vre  as  plentiful  as  the  Raindrops.    Mr. 

bster  and  the  Mermaids  were  there.    Mr. 

n  and  a  Mr.  Raindrop  quarreled  and  Mr. 

n  got  real  hot  and  dried  Mr.  Raindrop 

•htup.    Then  he  turned  to  talk  to  Miss 

>on  who  was  conversing  with  Mr.  Tide; 

i  looked  unusually  cool.   Then  the  music 

uck  up  (it  might  have  been  the  thunder) 

i  all  prepared  to  dance.     Mr.  Sun  and 


Miss  Moon  opened  the  dance  and  felt  quite 
in  the  sky.  At  midnight  alight  like  light- 
ning suddenly  flashed.  Then  diamonds 
and  pearls  were  presented  as  souvenirs,  and 
all  departed,  as  happy  as  they  could  be. 

Edgar  Romer,  Axtell,  Kan.:  "You  said 
you  wouldn't  live  in  Kansas  if  there  was  a 
brass  band  in  every  cornfield.  What  objec- 
tion have  you  to  Kansas?"  (None,  it  was 
the  brass  bands  I  objected  to.)  "I  am  glad 
you  didn't  let  Pete  die  that  time,.  If  she 
had,  I  wouldn't  have  liked  any  more  of  your 
stories!"  (I  am  glad  to  have  made  such  a 
narrow  escape.)  "It  is  funny  to  me  how 
anybody  can  think  you  are  a  bachelor. 
Bachelors  don't  like  children  very  well, 
they  like  young  ladies.  You  said  not  to 
write  about  sweethearts  or  robbers.  I  don't 
see  how  to  make  a  story  interesting  unless 
you  make  it  sweet  or  exciting,  one  or  the 
other.  But  I  will  wait  and  see  what  the 
others  write  about.  I  want  to  join  the  Av. 
S."  Bertha  Beesley,  Moselle,  Mo. :  "I  can't 
write  stories  or  good  letters,  but  I  think  I 
can  send  in  as  good  a  report  as  any  one.  I 
will  try  it  next  time  and  see."  Vida  Wil- 
kinson, Circleville,  Kan. :  "I  took  music  this 
summer.  My  favorites:  Beautiful  Joe, 
Errand  Boy,  Black  Beauty,  Sweet  Girl 
Graduate.  I  am  in  the  5th  reader.  Bro. 
Leeson  is  our  minister;  he  says  he  is  ac- 
quainted with  you."  (You  ask  Bro.  Leeson 
if  I  am  a  bachelor.)  "I  want  to  join  the 
Av.  S.  What  are  the  rules?"  (Read  5  pp. 
history,  30  lines  of  poetry  and  memorize  a 
quotation  each  week;  read  Bible  verse  each 
day;  keep  account  in  note  book;  report  to 
me  every  8  weeks.)  Erma  Ady,  Flat  Rock, 
Mich.:  "We  have  just  got  the  Christian- 
Evangelist,  and  reading  the  letters  makes 
me  wish  to  join  the  Av.  S.  I  am  12;  I  live 
with  my  grandma,  and  ever  since  I  could 
read  anything  I  have  read  the  Christian- 
Evangelist;  before  that,  mamma  read  it  to 
me.  About  3  months  ago  I  came  here  from 
Thayer,  Kan.  It  was  quite  a  long  trip, 
don't  you  think  so?  For  I  came  all  alone.  I 
like  Uncle  Tom's  Cabin,  In  His  Steps  and 
the  Rollo  series.  I  think  it  would  be  best 
to  alternate  continued  stories  with  chil- 
dren's short  stories.  I  think  'Red 
Box  Clew'  and  'Pete'  are  about  equals. 
I  am  going  to  send  an  essay."  (It 
didn't  come.)  Madge  Masters,  Ozark,  Ark. : 
"My  uncle,  Jim  West,  of  Nebraska,  with 
his  wife  and  four  children,  spent  the  sum- 
mer at  Manitou  Springs.  And  Vera  West 
(10)  says  send  her  name,  she  wants  to  join 
the  Av.  S.  We  had  such  a  good  time  this 
summer,  visiting  back  and  forth ;  we  are 
about  2  miles  from  Manitou  Springs.  I  am 
going  to  Ozark  to  school  this  winter."  (How 
are  potatoes  in  Arkansaw  this  year?  Over 
here,  you  have  to  give  a  quarter  for  a  little 
paper  sack,  two- thirds  full  of  potatoes,  one- 
third  air;  sack  somewhat  larger  than  those 
used  in  the  retail  peanut  business.) 

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Text: — The    harvest  is  past,    the    summer  is 
ended,  and  we  are  not  saved.— Jer.  8:20. 

John  J".  Ingalls  makes  Opportunity  say, — 

Master  of  human  destinies  am  I, 

Fame,  love  and  fortune  on  my  footsteps  wait; 

Cities  and  fields  I  wall- ;  I  penetrate 

Deserts  and  seas  remote,  and,  passing  by 

Hovel  and  mart  and  palace,  soon  or  late 

I  knock  unbidden  once  at  every  gate! 

If  sleeping,  wake — if  feasting,  rise  before 

I  turn  away.    It  is  the  hour  of  fate, 

And  they  who  follow  me  reach  every  state 

Mortals  desire,  and  conquer  every  foe 

Save  death;  but  those  who  doubt  or  hesitate, 

Condemned  to  failure,  penury  and  woe, 

Seek  me  in  vain  and  uselessly  implore. 

I  answer  not,  and  I  return  no  more. 

The  stern  abruptness  of  Opportunity  thus 
personified  seems  to  be  a  real  fact  in  many  lives. 
Such  a  statement  is  no  doubt  true  in  the 
numerous  details  which  go  to  make  what  men 
call  success.  But  in  spiritual  affairs  there  is 
a  kindlier  law.  God  graciously  gives  us 
many  opportunities  to  obey  the  gospel,  to 
walk  in  the  light,  to  lay  up  treasure  in 
heaven.  Not  a  few  of  these  we  have  missed; 
shall  we  miss  them  all,  and  at  last,  when  the 
harvest  is  gathered,  lament  in  vain? 
Harvest    Time. 

What  a  lesson  in  the  orderly  procession  of 
the  seasons!  Spring  is  the  seed  time,  with 
its  opportunities  for  planting.  Day  after 
day  the  sun  shines  warm  but  mild,  and  the 
nourishing  showers  fall.  Soil  and  tempera- 
ture and  moisture  all  conspire  to  promote 
vigorous  growth  of  roots  and  seeds.  In  the 
abodes  of  men  everywhere  we  see  signs  of 
great  activity.  The  industrious  are  taking 
advantage  of  the  opportunities  offered,  and 
improving  the  time.  Not  a  day,  not  a  pre- 
cious moment  is  permitted  to  pass  unim- 
proved. ;To  such  faithful  toilers,  October 
comes  without  regret  or  reproach.  It  tells  of 
wine  vats  overflowing  and  barns  filled  to 
bursting.  But  what  a  different  message  it 
brings  to  the  sluggard.  He  did  not  plow  or 
plant,  and  the  end  of  the  harvest  time  finds 
him  with  barren  fields  and  empty  barns.  He 
may  awake  to  a  consciousness  of  his  folly, 
but  it  is  too  late  now.  "The  harvest  is  past, 
the  summer  is  ended." 

And  in  the  same  swift  fashion  passes  human 
life,  with  its  springtime  of  half-formed  pur- 
poses, its  balmy  days  of  splendid  opportun- 
ity, and  its  harvest  time.  One  must  follow 
the  other.  Life  must  draw  to  its  close.  Each 
and  every  one  must  say,  some  time,  "The 
harvest  is  past."  Shall  it  be  with  joy  or 
sorrow? 

Heedless   or  Urva-wa-re. 

When  the  Savior  wept  over  Jerusalem,  and 
foretold  her  destruction,  he  said,  "Because 
thou  knewest  not  the  time  of  thy  visitation." 
Blessed  in  manifold  ways  by  the  divine  Spirit, 
the  hostess  of  holy  men  and  faithful  prophets, 
and  finally  receiving  Messiah  himself  into  her 
streets  and  temples,  Jerusalem  was  sunk  in 
moral  lethargy  and  groping  in  spiritual 
blindness.  Her  opportunities  were  many,  but 
she  did  not  recognize  them.  It  was  therefore 
inevitable  that  finally  her  doom  should  come. 

We  wonder  at  the  stupidity  of  Jerusalem, 
the  blindness  and  obstinacy  of  the  Jewish 
people — and  then  we  imitate  them!  For  mul- 
titudes are  blessed  with  opportunities  for 
salvation  and  service  of  which  they  are  all 
unaware.  It  is  also  true  that  many  are  blind 
because  they  are  heedless.  They  are  preoccu- 
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j  extreme.  When  the  time  of  awakening  comes, 
and  the  irreparable  loss  is  realized,  then 
comes  regret,  but  regret  is  vain. 

The  same  feeling  of  sadness,  though  not  so 
intense,  comes  to  the  servants  of  Christ  who 
have  missed  opportunities  to  honor  Him  in 
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good,  but  nothing  at  all  compared  with  what 
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Joseph  Sold  Into  Egypt.* 

The  meeting  with  Esau,  which  Jacob  had  so 
feared,  turned  out  better  than  he  anticipated, 
and  the  brothers  parted  in  good  will  toward 
each  other,  the  magnanimity  of  Esau  appear- 
ing to  rather  better  advantage  than  that  of 
his  brother.  Jacob  did  not  follow  Esau  down 
into  the  rocky  district  where  he  was  making 
his  home,  south  of  the  Dead  Sea,  but  turned 
aside  to  the  country  known  as  Shechem,  the 
rich  plain  lying  about  the  bases  of  mounts 
Ebal  and  Gerizim,  in  the  land  afterwards 
known  as  Samaria.  Here  a  cruel  wrong  per- 
petrated upon  the  daughter  of  Jacob  by  the 
prince  of  the  land  brought  a  fearful  vengeance 
upon  the  city  of  Shechem  from  the  two  broth- 
ers, Simeon  and  Levi,  which  grieved  the  heart 
of  Jacob  greatly,  and  caused  him  to  move  his 
camp,  first  to  Bethel,  and  thence  to  Hebron, 
where  his  father  Isaac,  now  a  very  old  man, 
was  still  living.  On  the  way,  his  favori  e 
wife,  Rachel,  died,  after  giving  birth  to  Ben- 
jamin, whom  she,  in  her  dying  grief,  called 
Benoni,  "the  son  of  my  sorrow,"  but  whose 
name  Jacob  changed  to  Benjamin,  "the  son  of 
my  right  hand."  She  was  buried  beside  the 
road,  near  Bethlehem,  where  her  tomb  is 
shown  to  travelers  to  this  day.  It  was  doubt- 
less a  great  comfort  to  the  aged  Isaac  that  he 
lived  until  the  return  of  Jacob,  and  that  he 
could  be  buried  by  his  two  sons  in  the  Cave  of 
Machpelah,  with  his  parents. 

The  narrative  from  this  point  follows  close- 
ly the  fortunes  of  Joseph,  who  is  one  of  the 
prominent  characters  of  Scripture  history. 
And  justly  so,  for  he  is  the  most  nearly  per- 
fect of  any  of  the  Old  Testament  heroes,  show- 
ing to  us  how  beautiful  might  be  a  life  domin- 
ated by  faith  in  God,  even  under  the  limita- 
tions of  that  time,  and  subjected  to  the  hard- 
ships that  marked  his  singular  career.  Un- 
spoiled by  indulgence,  unsubdued  by  adver- 
sity, unconquered  by  temptation,  uacorrupted 
by  wealth  and  power,  he  affords  the  example 
of  a  man  ever  true  to  his  God,  his  neighbor 
and  himself.  Surely  his  parents  must  have 
instilled  deeply  iu  his  mind  the  lesson  of  God's 
prov  dence  over  hi  s  children,  or  his  many 
trials  would  have  made  shipwreck  of  his  faith, 
and  embittered  him  against  his  fellow  men. 

Joseph's  very  artiessness  and  innocence 
brought  him  int )  trouble.  The  child  of  Rachel, 
and  personally  attractive,  he  was  his  father's 
favorite.  This  partiality  was  shown  in  many 
ways,  one  of  which  was  the  "coat  of  many 
colors"  given  him  by  Jacob,  a  garment  which 
unlike  the  simple  tunic  worn  by  his  brothers, 
had  sleeves,  and  reached  do  wn  to  his  feet.  He 
was  a  good  boy,  and  that  was  inexcusable  in 
the  eyes  of  his  wicked  half  brothers.  He  had 
not  learned  that  it  was  a  point  of  honor 
among  evil  doers  to  "keep  still,"  and  so  told 
his  father  of  the  wicked  acts  of  the  others. 
When  strange  dreams  came  to  him,  he  told 
them  without  reserve  to  the  family,  although 
he  must  have  known,  had  he  been  politic  in 
disposition,  that  their  intimation  of  his  future 
superiority  would  bring  on  him  the  envy  and 
hatred  of  his  brethren.  But  he  was  "an 
Isrealite  without  guile,"  and  prattled  of  all 
that  passed  through  his  innocent  boy's  heart, 
conscious  only  of  his  own  integrity,  and  good 
will  to  everybody. 

He  was  sent,  when  about  seventeen  years 
old,  to  where  his  brothers  were  grazing  the 
cattle,  in  fertile  Shechem,  two  or  three  days 
journey  to  the  north,  to  see  how  they  were, 
and  bring  tidings  to  his  father.  He  found 
them  at  Dothan,  a  few^  miles  from  the  former 
place.  They  saw  him  coming,  and  said  to  one 
another,  "Behold,  this  dreamer  cometh.  Let 
us  slay  him,  and  cast  him  into  one  of  the  pits, 
and  we  will  say,  An  evil  beast  hath  devoured 
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dreams"  Thus  does  wicked  man  propose, 
but  God  disposes.  Reuben,  the  oldest  son, 
was  not  destitute  of  mercy  and  brotherly  love, 
so  he  persuaded  them  to  cast  him  alive  into 
the  pit,  intending  afterwards  to  help  him  out, 
and  restore  him  to  his  father  To  this  they 
consented,  and,  after  stripping  him  of  hiscoat, 
they  lowered  him  into  one  of  the  pits,  or 
empty  water  cisterns,  with  which  that  country 
abounded.  Reuben  could  not  endure  to  listen 
to  the  pleadings  of  the  poor  boy,  but  went 
away  from  the  rest,  wh'le  they  sat  down  be- 
side the  pit  to  eat,  disregarding  the  cries  of 
Joseph. 

Hardly  had  they  begun  to  eat  when  they 
saw  approaching  in  the  distance  a  caravan  of 
merchants  of  Arabia,  known  as  Ishmaelites, 
or  Midianites,  returning  from  the  land  east  of 
the  Jordan,  called  Gilead,  with  spices  and 
ointments  for  the  market  of  Egypt  These 
merchants  were  wont  to  purchase  slaves,  and 
those  from  all  parts  of  Syria  were  especially 
desirab'e,  bringing  an  extra  price  among  the 
Egyptians.  A  likely  youth  like  Joseph  would 
bring  large  money.  Judah  proposed  that  they 
take  Joseph  out  of  the  pit  and  sell  him  as  a 
slave.  In  this  way  they  could  clear  themselves 
from  the  guilt  of  his  death,  and  at  the  same 
time  profit  themselves  financially.  Judah's 
motive  was  rather  mercenary  than  merciful, 
but  he  was  unconsciously  carrying  out  the 
purpose  of  God  for  Joseph,  and  bringing  to 
pass  the  very  dreams  which  he  and  his  breth- 
ren thought  themselves  to  be  circumventing. 
They  received  their  twenty  pieces  of  silver, 
and  basely  turned  away  from  their  young 
brother,  as  he  was  led  a  slave  to  a  far  away 
land.  What  will  not  men,  absorbed  in  a  sen- 
sual life,  do  for  silver  or  gold! 

After  they  had  gone  their  several  ways  with 
their  cattle,  Reuben  returned  to  the  pit  to 
take  Joseph  therefrom,  but  found  the  pit 
empty.  Coming  in  great  agony  to  his  broth- 
ers, he  found  them  preparing  to  hide  their  evil 
deed,  by  dipping  Joseph's  coat  in  blood,  and 
returning  it  to  Jacob,  with  a  story  of  his 
death  by  a  wild  beast.  Whether  Reuben  was 
told  of  what  they  had  done,  or  was  left  in  ignor- 
ance, we  do  not  know.  In  any  event,  he  did 
not  tell  his  father,  if  he  knew  it,  and  the  poor 


oid  man  was  left  to  weep  out  his  heart  at  the 
evil  tidings.  His  grief  was  so  extreme  that  he 
refused  to  be  comforted,  saying:  I  will  go 
down  to  the  grave  to  my  son  mourning.  Our 
hearts  are  stirred  with  indignation  as  we 
read  of  the  base  conduct  of  these  brethren  of 
Joseph,  who  would  betray  innocence  without 
the  slightest  compunction,  and  break  their 
aged  father's  heart  by  the  lie  with  which  they 
covered  up  their  awful  crime.  No  wonder  that 
this  story,  so  dramatic  yet  simple,  is  the  de- 
light of  childhood,  the  romance  of  youth,  and 
the  spiritual  idyl  of  sacred  literature.  We 
leave  Joseph  in  the  hands  of  his  ruthless 
masters,  but  we  already  feel  sure,  even  if  the 
sequel  were  unknown,  that  he  could  not  be 
forgotten  of  God,  and  that  the  future  will 
bring  forth  his  righteousness  as  the  light. 

J- 

THE  AKRON  KOUTE. 

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for  Pan-American  Exposition. 

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Line — "Akron  Route" — May  5th  establishes 
a  new  outlet  from  the  West  and  Southwest 
to  Chautauqua  Lake,  Buffalo,  Niagara  Falls 
and  St.  Lawrence  River  and  Canada  resorts. 
It  also  opens  a  new  tourist  route  via  Buff a*o 
and  the  Niagara  frontier  to  New  York  and 
the  East. 

Schedules  for  the  new  route  are  out,  and 
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Pan-American  Exposition. 

The  service  from  St.  Louis  for  Pan-American 
Exposition  visitors  from  that  gateway  and 
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Express  leaves  St.  Louis  Union  Station  at 
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and  from  Columbus  through  to  Chautauqua 
Lake  and  Buffalo,  arriving  at  latter  point  at 
12:50  midnight.  Passengers  occupying  sleep- 
ing car  may  remain  in  their  berths  until  7:00 
a.  m.  Returning  trains  leave  Buffalo  daily 
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THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


September  26,  19©e 


Christian  Endeavor 

Bvirrls  A.  Jenkins 

TOPIC   FOB   OCTOBER   6. 

This  Gra.ce  Also. 

2  Cor.  8:7-9. 
It  was  "this  grace  also,"  the  grace  of 
giving,  of  liberality,  that  endeared  certain 
churches  of  the  apostolic  world  to  Paul.  The 
Philippian  church  which  ministered  to  him 
not  once  nor  twice,  but  many  times,  was  one 
of  these.  The  Corinthian  church,  too,  with 
all  its  imperfections,  receives  from  him  com- 
mendation for  this  grace  also. 

Some  say  that  friends  who  are  made  by 
money  are  not  enduring  friends.  There  is 
truth  in  this,  as  Timon  of  Athens  would 
witness.  But  there  is  another  side  to  the 
case.  It  is  also  true  that  many  a  warm 
friend,  a  lasting  friend,  has  been  made  by  the 
wise  and  liberal  use  of  money.  Paul  was  in 
certain  instances  so  won.  The  Savior  recog- 
nizes the  value  of  such  friendships,  for  he 
urges  men  to  make  to  themselves  friends  by 
the  mammon  of  unrighteousness.  And  he, 
himself,  no  doubt,  had  a  warm  place  in  his 
heart  for  those  women  who  ministered  unto 
him  of  their  substances. 

Indeed,  this  is  well  named  a  grace.  The 
free  giving  of  one's  possessions  to  worthy 
ends  is  one  of  the  most  graceful  things  in 
any  one's  life.  What  is  more  beautiful  than 
hospitality?  What  is  more  graceful  than  the 
sending  of  flowers  to  a  friend?  What  act 
was  more  filled  with  fragrance  of  grace  than 
the  pouring  of  Mary's  ointment  on  the  feet  of 
the  Master?  If  God  abhors  the  blood  of 
burnt  offerings  and  sacrifice,  it  is  also  true, 
no  doubt,  that  offerings  more  substantial 
and  useful  are  a  pleasure  to  him. 

And  there  is  a  graceful  and  an  ungraceful 
way  in  which  to  give.  There  are  some  who 
give  with  a  pout  and  a  frown,  who  feel  that 
they  are  being  bled,  who  complain  that 
whenever  any  money  is  to  be  raised  they  are 
unduly  gouged  "That's  always  the  way. 
They  always  come  to  me  first  aDd  want  me  to 
give  the  whole  thing." 

There  are  some  others  who  seem  always 
ready  and  willing  to  do  their  share,  and  in- 
deed, must  sometimes  be  restrained  from 
doing  more  than  their  part.  I  know  of  a 
woman  in  an  eastern  church  who  washes  and 
scrubs  for  a  living  and  who  yet  is  foremost  in 
every  work  of  that  church.  Recently  when 
the  church  began  a  campaign  for  a  new 
organ  that  woman  came  quietly  to  the  minis- 
ter and  gave  five  dollars,  the  first  five  dollars, 
and  said  when  the  fund  was  complete,  or 
nearly  so,  she  would  add  two  hundred  dollars. 

A  poor  servant  girl  in  another  of  our 
churches  came  into  an  inheritance  of  two 
thousand  dollars,  when,  at  once,  she  set 
aside  a  large  portion  of  this  amount  to  be 
used  for  the  support  of  a  missionary  in  India. 
And  to-day  she  is  working  by  proxy  in  India 
at  the  same  time  that  she  works  in  person  in 
an  American  kitchen.  Withal  she  is  cheery 
and  happy.    God  loveth  a  cheeful  giver. 

Kentucky  University. 

J* 
A  Chance  to  Make  Money. 

I  have  been  selling  Perfumes  for  the  past  six 
months.  I  make  them  myself  at  home  and  sell 
to  friends  and  neighbors.  Have  made  S710 
Everybody  buys  a  bottle.  For  50  cts  worth 
of  material  I  make  perfume  that  would  cost 
$2.00  in  drug  stores.  I  also  sold  125  formulas 
for  making  perfumes  at  $1.00  each. 

I  first  made  it  for  my  own  use  only,  but  the 
curiosity  of  friends  as  to  where  I  procured 
such  exquisite  odors,  prompted  me  to  sell  it.  I 
clear  from  $25.00  to  $35  00  per  week.  I  do  not 
canvass,  people  come  and  send  to  me  for  the 
perfumes.  Any  intelligent  person  can  do  as 
well  as  I  do.  For  42  cts.  in  stamps  I  will  send 
you  ihe  formula  for  making  all  kinds  of  per- 
fumes and  sample  bottle  prepaid.  I  will  also 
help  you  get  started  in  the  business. 

Martha  Francis. 
11  South  Vandeventer  Avenue,  St.  Louis,  Mo. 


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MesLrri©cges. 


COMFORT—  VANCE.  —  Married  at  the 
home  of  the  bride's  parents,  Carthage,  Mo  , 
Miss  Laura  Vance,  daughter  of  Elder  S.  .). 
Vance,  to  Mr.  Grant  Comfort,  editor  of  the 
Cherokee  Wigwam  of  Westville,  I.  T, 
Wednesday,  Sept.  IS,  at  4  p.  m.,  the  bride's 
father  officiating.  S.  J.  Vance. 

KERLIN-SMITH.— Married  at  Albany, 
Mo.,  Sept.  18.  Mr.  Worth  T.  Kerlin,  of  Gen- 
try county,  Mo  ,  and  Miss  Lena  Smith,  of 
Albany,  Mo.,  J.  W.  Eilis  officiating. 

KELLBURN— FIELDS.— Married  hy  A.  W. 
Genres  at  Shoals,  End.,  Mr.  Willis  Killburn 
to  Miss  Lizzie  Fields,  en  Aug.  12,  1901. 

TITUS  —  VALENTINE  —  Married,  Mr. 
Bervl  T.  Titus  and  Miss  Eunie  Valentine, 
botu  of  Clay  county,  Neb  ,  Sept.  11,  1901,  L. 
Aa.  Hussong  officiating. 

KROMER  —  MYRIOK.—  Married  at  the 
home  of  the  bride's  parents  south  of  Humph- 
rey, Mo.,  on  Sept  11,  Bro.  Chas.  F  Kromer 
and  Sister  Alice  My  rick,  R.  W.  Blunt  of- 
ficiating. 


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CAIN. 


Isaac  Newton  Cain,  of  College  Ci'y,  a 
pioneer  of  California,  answered  his  Lord's  call 
"to  a  higher  life  on  August  26,  1901,  at  the  ripe 
old  age  of  78.  He  was  born  in  Ciay  c  mnty, 
Mo.,  in  1823,  and  was  a  cousin  of  the  late  ven- 
erable G.  O.  Burnett,  whose  brother  was  the 
first  governor  of  California.  Bro.  Cain  came 
to  California  in  1850  with  the  gold  seekers  at 
that  time  In  1860  he  joined  the  Christian 
<diurch,  and  all  these  years  led  an  exemplary 
Christian  life  On  January  9. 1867,  he  married 
Mrs.  Susan  Miles,  who.  with  their  two  sons, 
Edgar  and  T.  D.,  survives  him.  In  I860  he  was 
appointed  to  the  office  of  sheriff  to  fill  a  va- 
cancy occasioned  by  the  death  of  S.  M. 
Wright,  and  the  next  year  he  was  elected  for 
the  full  term.  En  1874  he  moved  to  College  City 
where  he  resided  to  the  time  of  his  death.  I 
was  called  to  College  City  to  help  lay  our  dear 
brother  away  to  await  the  resurrection  morn. 

J.  Durham. 

MARTIN. 

Nancy    Martin,    a    charter  member  of  the 
church   at    Brumley.  Mo  ,    born   Dec.  5.  1821, 
died  Sep'j.  5,  1901      Sister  Martia  united  with 
the   Christian   Church  and    was  baptized   by 
Dr  Glass  about  the  year   1855,  and  through- 
out the  remaining  years  of  h^r  life  she  lived  a 
consistent  Christian   life.    No  member  of  the 
I  -church  did  more  in  word  and.  deed  to  advance 
its  interest  than,  did  dear  old  Grandma  Mar- 
tin, hers  waj  surely  the  faith  that  overcometh 
the  world.       There  are  but  few  homes  in  and 
I  around    Brumley    that   she  has   not   entered 
with  comfort  and   counsel  for   the  distressed 
and    bread    for    the  hungry.    No  one  in  the 
-community    was    more    loved    and  respected 
I  and    the    power    and    influence    of    her  pure 
I  Christian  life  will  have  a   hallowed  influence 
]  over  the  lives  of  all  who  knew  her.     She  has 
I  been  a  widow  for  32  years  and  leaves  an  only 
i  daughter,  the  wife  of  Hon.  I.  M.  Hawkins,  of 
I  Brumley,  Mo.,  with  whom  she  lived  until  her 
j  death,  and   there  never  was  a  home  in  which 
I  the   relations    were  more  lovable  and  pleas- 
:  ant.    The  funeral  was  the  largest  ever  seen  in 
Brumley,   was  conducted  by  the  writer  and 
I  Bro.    Burks,  and  it   was  certainly  a  sad  day 
for  me,  for  she  was  the  preacher's  friend  and 
counselor,    we   will   greatly  miss  her   in   the 
home,    the  community  and  especially  in  the 
church,    which   she  attended  regularly   until 
,  her  death.     Dear    old    sainted    mother,  rest 
•  from  thy  toil,  thy  labor  is  done. 

J.  C.  Thompson. 


MOSS. 

Martha  J  Moss  was  born  near  Georgetown, 
Ky.,  July  17,  1820,  and  died  in  Manchester, 
111.,  July  24.  1901.  aged  81  years  and  one  week. 
She  was  baptized  by  Bro.  D.  P.  Henderson 
in  1854.  and  from  that  time  till  her  death  she 
was  faithful  to  her  Master.  To  serve  the  Lord 
and  do  service  in  his  vineyard  was  her  chief 
delight.  She  was  always  present  at  all  the 
services  of  the  Lord's  house  unless  hindered 
by  sickness.  With  her  the  church  was  first 
jand  all  other  things  secondary.  Funeral 
services  were  conducted  by  the  writer  July 
26,  1901,  after  which,  we  laid  her  tenderly  to 
rest  in  Jacksonville  cemetery.  "B'essed  are 
the  dead  who  die  in  the  Lo  d  " 

Ivan  W.  Ages. 
NE  VMAN. 

Miss  Lou  M.  Newman  was  called  from  the 
lis  and  sorrows  of  earth   to   the  city  of  God, 


Sept.  5, 1901.    She  loved  her  Savior  and  rests 
in  his  love. 
Lexington,  Mo. 

SEVERANS. 
Died  at  the  home  of  Bro.  Deerman,  in  Har- 
ris, Mo.,  a  .faithful  servant  of  the  Lord,  a 
reader  of  the  Kegister,  and  a  friend  to  every 
good  work,  old  Bro  Severans.  His  trouble 
was  consumption.  He  was  a  ripe  sheaf  for 
the  great  narvest  of  God.       R.  W.  Blunt. 

Among  0\ir  Advertisers. 
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Some  of  our  readers  have  made  such  advan- 
tageous use  of  our  Subscriber's  Want  Column, 
since  las  >  this  kind  of  advertising  was  re- 
ferred to  in  this  column,  that  reference  to  it 
at  this  time  is  in  order.  A  physician  who 
wanted  to  change  his  location  made  the  fact 
known  in  the  fewest  possible  words  and 
received  answers  from  almost  every  section 
in  which  the  Christian-Evangelist  cir- 
culates. An  aged  couple  in  the  West  who 
desired  the  presence  in  their  home  of  a  mem- 
ber of  the  church  who  could  keep  house  for 
them  and  be  as  a  member  of  the  family,  also 
had  replies  from  many  quarters.  Many  others 
could  make  use  of  this  column  to  equally  as 
good  advantage. 

Edgar  Stillman  Kelley,  who  has  recently 
been  appointed  Professor  of  Music    for    the 


coming  year  at  Yale  Coilegednring  theabsence 
of  Horatio  W.  Parker,  has  recently  scored  a 
great  triumph  by  his  music  composed  to 
accompany  the  production  of  Ben  Hur,  the 
dramatization  of  which  has  been  highly 
successful. 

Words  from  such  an  all-round  musician, 
thoroughly  equipped  in  the  various  branches 
of  musical  art,  carry  a  weight  and  force  of 
conviction  which  cannot  be  gainsaid.  There- 
fore, strong  praise  it  is  when  Edgar  Stillman 
Kelley  writes  as  follows  regarding  the  Mason 
&  Hamiin  Pianofortes: 

"In  a  series  of  lectures  recently  delivered  by 
me  in  Albany.  N.  V.I  had  the  pleasure  of 
using  a  pianoforte  of  your  manufacture,  and  I 
was  highly  delighted  with  it.  The  tone  is 
sympathetic  and  distinguished  for  its  purity 
and  singing  capacity;  its  action  particularly 
adapted  to  the  demands  of  our  modern  music, 
there  being  no  blurring  in  rapidly  changing 
harmonies.  The  continual  crescendo  in  qual- 
ity manifested  in  your  instruments  during 
the  past  few  years  has  deeply  impressed  me. 
You  know  how  thoroughly  I  sympathize  with 
your  ideal,  and  how  happy  it  makes  me  to 
see  a  house  managed  by  true  Americans 
working  up  to  such  an  ideal.  With  best 
wishes.  I  am 

"Yours  very  truly, 
"EDGAR  STILLMAN  KELLEY." 


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September  26,  1901 


Bethany's  Prospects. 

The  alumni  and  friends  of  Bethany  will 
doubtless  rejoice  in  the  most  excellent  pros- 
pects before  that  institution. 

The  financial  situation  is  brighter  than  it 
has  been  for  years.  Last  June  the  treasurer 
and  chairman  of  the  executive  committee, 
Hon.  William  H.  Graham,  reported  that 
$51,000  had  been  added  to  the  endowment  of 
the  college.  .    s»  ust  by  the 

Mercantile  Trust  Co.  of  Pittsburg.  Three 
months  have  passed,  and  now  comes  the  re- 
port, personally  vouched  for  by  one  of  the 
trustees,  that  $27,500  has  been  raised  on  a 
second  $50,000.  A  floating  indebtedness  has 
been  cared  for  by  returns  from  an  estate  in 
Scotland  to  which  the  college  fell  heir.  Pros- 
pects are  again  brightened  by  the  fact  that 
a  numberiof  productive  oil  wells  have  been 
struck  in  close  proximity  to  1,100  acres  of 
wild  land  in  Tennessee  bequeathed  to  the 
school  by  the  late  Dr.  Gerould,  of  Cleveland, 
O.  All  this  puts  the  old  college  on  a  sound 
financial  basis  and  gives  Bethany  an  oppor- 
tunity to  be  restored  to  herformer  usefulness. 

The  announcement  of  the  acceptancy  of  the 
presidency  by  T.  E.  Cramblet,  pastor  of  the 
East  End  Christian  Church  of  Pittsburg, 
Pa.,  is  another  reason  for  rejoicing. 

President  Cramblet  has  been  fitted  for  his 
work  of  raising  a  run  down  college  by  build- 
ing up  run  down  churches.  He  has  been 
eminently  successful  in  his  pastoral  work. 
To  him  is  due  the  credit  of  making  what 
they  are,  the  Christian  churches  of  Salem, 
O.,  Omaha,  Neb.,  and  East  End,  PittsDurg. 
He  has  proven  himself  a  man  of  fine  business 
and  executive  ability. 

The  new  president  was  born  in  Ohio  in 
1862,  and  at  the  age  of  sixteen  entered  the 
Ohio  State  University  at  Columbus,  aod 
later  Mt.  Union  College  at  Alliance,  O.  At 
the  latter  institution,  he  was  graduated  with 
highest  honors  in  1885.  He  afterwards  took 
graduate  work  at  Kentucky  University  divid- 
ing the  honors  of  the  class  of  1887  with  J.  B. 
Sweeny,  now  chancellor  of  Add- Ran  Uni- 
versity in  Texas. 

These  facts  will  certainly  appeal  to  the 
alumni  of  Bethany,  an  alumni  that  is  as 
loyal  to  their  alma  mater  as  can  be  found 
anywhere.  They  give  assurance  of  sufficient 
money  to  run  the  college,  and  a  president  who 
will  remain  with  the  institution  for  not  less 
than  five  years.  The  time  accordingly,  is 
ripe  to  act,  if  ever,  for  Bethany.  No  time 
could  be  more  opportune  than  right  now  for 
the  alumni  of  the  institution  to  set  their 
faces  toward  the  college  on  the  banks  of  the 
old  Buffalo. 


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Now  while  the  time  is  big  with  opportunity 
for  successful  work  in  this  oldest  school 
among  us,  it  is  not  a  time  for  the 
writer  at  least,  to  suggest  big  things 
such  as  he  clearly  sees  possible.  But 
it  is  a  time  for  the  men  and  women  scattered 
all  over  this  land  who  are  graduates  to  do 
some  small  thing  for  the  school.  Are  you  a 
resident  of  Ohio  or  Indiana?  Write  Robert 
Moffett,  Cleveland,  O.,  concerning  men  who  I 
might  give  to  the  institution  and  prospeitive 
students  you  know  of  in  your  community,  or 
send  him  a  check  yourself  for  the  $100,000  en- 
dowment fund.  If  you  are  a  resident  of  W. 
Virginia  you  might  be  interested  in  the  W. 
Va.  Bible  Chair  that  is  to  be  established  in 
the  school.  Mrs.  Rebecca  Richardson,  Beth-: 
any,  W.  Va.,  will  gladly  receive  all  moneys 
sent  her  for  this  purpose.  If  Bethany's 
alumni  in  Pennsylvania,  Kentucky.  Missouri, 
Kansas  and  other  states  will  only  respond  by 
telling  out  verbally  or  through  the  local  pa- 
pers the  good  news  of  the  bright  prospects  of 
the  school,  and  by  writing  Pres.  Cramblet, 
Bethany,  VV.  Virginia,  of  men  who  will  give 
or  of  prospective  students,  the  college  cannot 
help  but  take  on  new  life. 

Indeed  if  the  balance  strikes  success  for 
Bethany,  it  will  not  be  because  of  the  finan- 
cial condition,  or  the  neve  president,  but  be- 
cause the  alumni,  recognizing  this  as  a  critical 
and  favorable  time,  rally  to  the  support  of 
their  alma  mater.  Only  a  few  months  shall 
pass  by  and  June  will  be  here.  A  reunion  of 
a  number  of  the  classes  would  mean  much.  I 
take  this  early  opportunity  of  asking  as 
senior  class  president  of  the  class  of  '97  that 
the  members  of  the  class  look  toward  a  re- 
union next  commencement. 

There  -is  yet,  most  assuredly,  a  place  for 
Bethany  among  the  colleges  of  our  brother- 
hood— a  fact  that  seems  to  have  been  forgot- 
ten in  recent  years  in  our  educational  circles. 
Bethany  holds  a  historic  place  in  the  history 
of  our  movement,  and  though  in  recent  years 
the  grip  of  the  college  has  been  lost  through 
financial  reverses,  there  is,  through  the  recent 
prosperity,  every  assurance  of  her  being  able 
to  prove  worthy  of  filling  the  place  she 
rightly  occupies.  There  is  a  stronger  faculty, 
better  equipment  and  brighter  prospects  for 
an  increased  attendance  this  fall  than  for 
years. 

Let  every  alumnus  and  every  Disciple  who 
is  a  friend  to  old  Bethany,  tell  out  the  good 
news.  Bethany  lives,  and  with  assured 
prospects  for  permanent  restoration  to  her 
former  greatness  and  usefulness. 

Chas.  M.  Watson. 

Bellaire,  0. 

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Nebraska  Disciples  at  Minneapolis. 

The  Disciples  in  Nebraska  will  have  a 
special  train  over  the  Illinois  Central  Rail- 
road, leaving  Omaha  Union  Station  Wed. 
eve,  Oct.  9,  at  8  p.  m,  and  reaching  Minneap- 
olis about  8  oclock  the  next  morning.  The 
committee  appointed  at  the  state  convention 
Is  trying  to  induce  every  congregation  in  the 
state  to  send  its  pastor,  every  Suoday-school 
its  superintendent,  every  Endeavor  Society 


its  president.  This  can  easily  be  done. 
Every  child  can  contribute  a  little  and  will 
cheerfully  do  so  if  called  upon.  Let  an  effort 
be  made  in  every  congregation.  The  commit- 
tee will  supply  all  needed  advertising  matte:. 
Ask  us  for  it.  We  are  trying  to  send  to  all, 
but  some  may  be  overlooked.  We  will  answer 
questions;  write  us.  We  will  do  all  we  can 
to  make  you  comfortable;  command  us.  If 
you  want  a  sleeping  car  let  us  know. 

The  brethren  from  northern  Kansas  and 
western  Iowa  should  come  by  way  of  Omaha. 
This  is  the  most  direct  route.  You  can  buy  a 
one  fare  ticket  from  your  home  station;  see 
that  it  reads  over  the  Illinois  Central  from 
Omaha.  It  is  expected  that  the  brethren 
from  Colorado  and  the  west  will  join  us  here. 
A  program  is  being  arranged  for  the  trip. 
Prominent  brethren  will  take  part. 

W.  A.  Baldwin, 
W.  T.  Hilton, 
C.  S  Paine, 
G.  R.  Diel, 

Committee. 

The    Christian-Evangelist    Special. 

At  a  meeting  of  the  Minneapolis  excursion 
committeee  of  the  Central  Board  of  the  Chris- 
tian Church  at  St.  Louis  the  folio  -ving  w-re 
selected  as  a  reception  commiitee  to  met  the 
brethren  of  other  localities  coming  to  j  >in 
the  Christian- Evangelist  Special  at  St.  Louis 
Union  Station:  W.  D.  Cree,  chairman,  O.  A. 
Bartholomew,  Frank  G.  Tyrrell,  J.  N.  Cru tell- 
er and  Paul  Castle.  This  committee  will  be 
on  hand  to  welcome  the  delegates  and  to  give  \ 
such  ail  and  information  as  may  be  needed 

Reports  received  at  this  meeting  of  the  ex- 
cursion committee  make  it  almost  cert.ain 
that  a  special  train,  run  as  a  second  section 
of  the  regular  Burliugton  train,  which  leaves 
St.  Louis,  Wednesday,  Oct.  9,  at  2:05  p.  m., 
will  be  a  necessity. 

If  you  have  njt  sent  in  your  name  as  a 
member  of  our  party,  please  do  so  at  once. 
Our  arrangements  depend  very  materially  on 
the  number  and  promptness  of  responses. 
Let  us  know  how  many  (one  or  more)  there 
will  be  in  your  party,  when  you  will  arrive  in 
St.  Louis  and  by  what  route.  The  reception 
committee  will  meet  you  and  we  will  provide 
accommodations  for  you  on  our  special  ex- 
cursion. 

Do  not  lose  sight  of  the  fact  that  the  breth- 
ren of  St.  Louis  know  the  shortest  and  best 
route  to  Minneapolis  and  have  selected  it. 
The  Christian-Evangelist  Special  runs  via 
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improved  tourist  sleepers.  A  double  berth 
(which  can  be  occupied  by  two)  will  cost  $1.50 
in  addition  to  the  regular  fare,  but  it  is  en- 
tirely optional  with  members  of  the  excursion 
to  travel  in  the  chair  cars  or  in  these  sleepers. 
We  will  stop  at  Quincy,  111.,  for  supper  and 
take  breakfast  in  Minneapolis. 

The  fare  for  the  round  trip  from  St.  Louis 
is  $16,  with  twenty-five  cents  additional  lor 
the  execution  of  the  ticket  at  Minneapolis. 
By  depositing  the  ticket  with  the  joint  agent 
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Contents. 

Editorial: 

Current  Events 1251 

A  Problem  of  Consistency  Further  Con- 
sidered     1253 

Notes  and  Comments 1253 

Editor's  Easy  Chair 1254 

Questions  and  Answers 1255 

Contributed  Articles: 

Confession  in  its  Relation  to  Evangel- 
ization.—D   G.Porter  1256 

The  Problem  of  the  Home.— S.  J.  White.  1257 

Romans  3:7,  8.— C.  L.  Fidlar 1258 

B.  B.  Tyler's  Letter 1259 

Anarchism    and     the    Saloon.— H.    K. 

Hinde,  M.  D 1260 

The  Situation  in  China.— Wm.  Remfrey 

Hunt 1260 

English  Topics.— William  Durban 1261 

Missions  in  tbe  Northwest.— H  D   Will 

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Convention  Reminders.— Adelaide  Gail 

Jenks 1262 

Campbell  on  Conventions. —A.  M.  Grow- 

den 1262 

Inauguration  of  Kentucky  University's 
New  President 1263 

Correspondence: 

Campbell  on  the  Holy  Spirit 1266 

Letter  from  Jeu  Hawk 1266 

Maryland    and    District    of    Columbia 

Convention 1267 

William  J.  Zeiders 1267 

Iowa  Items 1268 

Kansas  State  Convention 1268 

Miscellaneous: 

Our  Budget .1264 

Evangelistic ...  1270 

Family  Circle 1272 

With  the  Children 1275 

Hour  of  Prayer 1276 

Sunday-school 1277 

Christian  Endeavor 1278 

Marriages  and  Obituaries 1279 

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I  WAS  glad  when  they  said  \ir\to  me.  Let  us 
go  unto  to  the  house  of  the  Lord."    Such  was 
the    feeling    with    which    God's    ancient    people 
hailed   the  coming   of  the   time  for  one  of   their 
great  annual   feasts   at  Jerusalem.    It  was  a. 
means  of  manifesting  their  zeal  for  God  and  His 
law  to  the  nations  about  them.    It  promoted  the 
solidarity  of  the  chosen  people.    It  kept   alive  the 
national   hopes  and   aspirations.      It    helped    to 
preserve  them  as  a  separate  and  peculiar  people 
until    the    Christ    should    come.      Is    it    not  with 
equal   and  even  greater  gladness  that  we  now 
hear  the  word   passed  from   lip   to  lip  and  from 
our  journals  to  their  readers,   *'Let   us  go   up  to 
our  national  convention"?     Many  motives  draw 
us  thither.    The  glad  greetings,  the   social  inter- 
mingling, the  spiritual  fellowship,  the  quicken- 
ing influence  of  large   numbers  of  consecrated 
workers,  the  reports  of  what  has  been   done,  the 
needs  of  the  great  field,  the  presence  and   utter- 
ances of  foreign   missionaries  and  of  represen- 
tative men  and  women   from  all   sections  of  the 
country — these  all  appeal  to  what  is  noblest  and 
best    within    us.      The  Christ,   lifted    up  in  song 
and  praise,  in  sermon  and  address,  in  work  done 
and  in  plans  for  larger  work,  and  in  the  united 
fellowship  of  thousands  of  His  devoted  followers 
gathered    in     His    name — that    is    the    supreme 
attraction. 


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Which  makes  God's  children  one. 

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For  the  life  which  this  world  needs. 
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The  prayer:  "Thy  will  be  done." 

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The  Witness  of  Jesus. 
Creation— Old  and  New. 

The  Coming  One. 

Transfiguration  of  Man. 

Foreknowledge  and  Predestination. 

Salvation  and  Retribution. 

Three  AVorlds  of  Revelation. 

Laws  of  Retribution. 

Following  Jesus. 

Faith  in  a 


Knowledge  of  God. 

The  New  Birth. 

Authority  in  Religion. 

Coming  of  the  Perfect. 

Unseen  Things. 

Law  of  Glorification. 

Creed  of  the  Church. 

The  Baptismal  Formula. 

Christian  Baptism. 

Future  Life. 


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No.  40. 


Current   Events. 


Our  New 
President. 


The  fact  has  been  suffic- 
iently dwelt  upon  that 
President  Roosevelt  is  a  young  man,  that 
he  is  several  years  younger  than  the  young- 
est of  his  predecessors  in  the  presidency, 
and  that  he  is  a  man  of  such  nervous  en- 
ergy that  some  have  considered  him  impet- 
uous and  even  rash.  It  may  be  well  at  the 
same  time  to  remember  that,  although 
young  as  compared  with  other  presidents, 
he  is  eight  years  above  the  minimum  pre- 
scribed by  the  constitution  and  is  older 
than  many  men  who  have  attained  exalted 
positions  by  their  own  efforts  and  have  filled 
them  with  conspicuous  ability.  He  is  nine- 
teen years  older  than  the  younger  Pitt 
was  when  with  unparalleled  precocity  he 
became  Prime  Minister  of  England  at 
twenty-four.  He  is  eight  years  older  than 
Gladstone  was  when  he  first  entered  the 
British  ministry,  and  eight  years  older  than 
Napoleon  when,  as  First  Consul,  he  be- 
came practically  dictator  of  France.  When 
Henry  Clay  became  speaker  of  the  House 
of  Representatives  he  was  eighteen  years 
younger  than  Mr.  Roosevelt  is  now,  and 
Alexander  the  Great  after  conquering  the 
known  world  died  ten  years  younger  than 
our  present  President.  No,  a  man  of  forty- 
three  is  old  enough  to  have  passed  beyond 
the  immaturity  of  youth,  and  if  he  has  not 
lost  all  of  its  buoyancy,  so  much  the  bet- 
ter. With  all  his  force  and  fire  President 
Roosevelt  cannot  be  called  in  any  sense  a 
radical.  Politically  he  is  a  very  conserva- 
tive man.  Perhaps  the  possession  of  fam- 
ily traditions,  reaching  back  unbroken  for 
two  centuries,  may  have  something  to  do 
with  increasing  his  consideration  for  the 
traditions  and  customs  of  the  government. 
Beyond  exercising  a  somewhat  greater 
measure  of  personal  liberty  in  his  daily 
life  than  most  presidents  have  assumed,  it 
is  highly  probable  that  he  will  appear  as  a 
cautious  and  conservative  man  rather  than 
rash  or  headstrong.  It  is  to  be  noted  that 
he  is  already  taking  hold  of  some  import- 
ant problems  by  the  right  end.  In  sum- 
moning Booker  T.  Washington  to  the 
White  House  and  holding  a  conference  of 
several  hours  with  him  in  regard  to  the 
race  problem  in  the  south,  there  is  ground 
for  hope  that  the  administration  will  see  in 
the  relations  of  the  black  and  white  races 
in  the  south  not  a  political  but  an  economic 
problem  and  will  treat  it  accordingly. 


J* 


The  Revolt 
Against 

Tammany. 


The  anti-Tammany  ele- 
ments in  New  York  have 
apparently  decided  to 
combine  their  forces  for  the  fight  this  fall. 
It  requires  only  a  rudimentary  degree  of 
political  intelligence  to  see  that  Tammany 
can  defeat  all  the  other  elements  separate- 
ly and  it  will  be  a  close  rub  if  it  does  not 
defeat  them  in  combination,  but  a  fusion  of 
the  independents  and  reformers  with  the 


Republican  organization,  with  Seth  Low 
at  the  head  of  the  ticket,  will  have  all  the 
chances  of  success  that  any  anti-Tammany 
crusade  can  have.  In  the  three-cornered 
race  which  resulted  in  the  victory  of  Mayor 
Van  Wyck  four  years  ago,  Mr.  Low  was 
the  candidate  of  the  independents  for  the 
mayoralty,  but  was  opposed  by  the  regular 
Republican  nominee.  Four  years  more  of 
Tammanyism,  as  administered  by  Croker, 
Van  Wyck,  Devery  and  their  kind,  have 
reduced  the  usually  discordant  Tammany- 
hating  elements  to  the  condition  of  wild 
animals  in  the  presence  of  a  forest  fire  or  a 
flood — minor  hostilities  are  forgotten  and 
all  lesser  foes  become  allies  against  the 
great  common  foe.  It  is  almost  certain 
that  there  will  be  only  two  tickets  in  the 
field  this  year  and  with  Seth  Low  at  the 
head  of  one  of  them,  supported  by  the  Re- 
publican machine  and  by  all  the  independ- 
ents and  reformers  as  well,  there  ought  to 
be  a  reasonable  chance  of  success.  The 
nomination  of  Mr.  Grout  for  comptroller, 
an  independent  Democrat  who  did  good 
work  on  the  honest  side  of  the  Ramapo 
water- works  fight,  will  strengthen  popular 
confidence  in  the  real  nonpartisanship  of 
this  fusion  ticket. 


J* 


Tammany's 
Advantage. 


The  strength  of  Tammany 
lies  not  in  any  plausible 
pretense  of  decency,  honesty,  or  good  gov- 
ernment, but  in  the  fact  that  there  are 
thousands  of  voters  in  New  York  who  have 
some  selfish,  personal  interest  in  perpetu- 
ating the  regime  of  bribery  and  blackmail. 
The  total  number  of  qualified  voters  in 
Greater  New  York  is  approximately  six 
hundred  thousand.  Mr.  Ludwig  Nissen, 
chairman  of  the  anti-  Tammany  committee, 
says  that  there  are  fifty  thousand  city  em- 
ployes who  are  directly  interested  in  the 
maintenance  of  the  present  administration, 
and  that  each  one  of  these  can  influence  at 
least  one  other  voter.  Here  are  a  hundred 
thousand  votes  already  secure  without  re- 
gard to  the  merits  of  any  question  which 
may  be  at  issue.  He  estimates  further  that 
there  are  not  less  than  one  hundred  thous- 
and voters  who,  for  private  and  selfish  busi- 
ness reasons  prefer  Tammany  rule.  The 
vast  army  of  criminals,  semi-criminals, 
gamblers  and  saloon-keepers  belong  in  this 
class.  These  men  without  doubt  pay  for 
police  protection  and  get  it;  they  do  not 
like  being  blackmailed,  but  they  prefer  it 
to  imprisonment  at  hard  labor,  so  they  up- 
hold the  present  order.  In  addition  to  these, 
there  are  vast  numbers  of  respectable  citi- 
zens who  find  blackmail  cheaper  than  honest 
taxes;  or  who  bribe  the  police  to  obtain 
illegal  privileges — such  as  the  use  and  ob- 
struction of  sidewalks  by  wholesale  houses 
— which  would  not  be  permitted  under  an 
honest  enforcement  of  the  law.  These  too, 
with  such  of  their  employes  as  they  can  in- 
fluence, are  on  the  side  of  Tammany  with- 


out regard  to  any  consideration  of  honesty 
or  public  welfare.  So  here  are  altogether 
two  hundred  thousand  votes,  or  one-third 
of  the  total  registration,  already  enlisted  on 
the  side  of  corruption — and  they  are  the 
voters  'least  liable  to  be  kept  from  the  polls 
by  bad  weather,  rush  of  business,  or  forget- 
fulness.  Only  one  hundred  thousand  more 
votes — or  one  out  of  four  of  the  disinter- 
ested citizens — are  needed  to  make  a  ma- 
jority, and  all  the  good  weak  men,  who 
vote  with  their  party  regardless  of 
issues,  will  go  toward  making  up  this 
number.  The  fight  will  be  for  that 
last  hundred  thousand.  No  argument  can 
appeal  to  those  who  are  selfishly  interested 
and  who  put  their  own  interest  above  their 
city's  honor.  It  will  be  a  hard  fight,  even 
with  Tammany's  enemies  united.  The  fol- 
lowing is  the  platform  upon  which  Seth 
Low,  president  of  Columbia  University,  is 
nominated  for  mayor: 

1.  Progressive,  businesslike,  and  non- 
partisan administration  of  municipal  af- 
fairs, with  a  special  view  to  cutting  down 
public  expenses  and  reducing  the  present 
excessive  burden  of  taxation. 

2.  The  toleration  of  the  innocent  cus- 
toms and  habits  of  our  cosmopolitan  popu- 
lation by  rational  laws  and  regulations, 
assuring  the  largest  measure  of  personal 
liberty  consistent  with  the  maintenance  of 
law  and  order. 

3.  The  conservation  of  the  interests  of 
capital  and  labor  by  an  equal  enforcement 
of  laws,  and  the  enactment  of  such  new 
measures  as  the  welfare  of  the  toiling 
masses  may  require. 

4.  The  extirpation  of  the  police  black- 
mail iniquity  and  of  the  system  of  politi- 
cal jobbery  maintained  in  the  interests  of 
the  Tammany  Boss,  who  though  a  foreign 
resident  and  a  British  taxpayer,  yet  rules 
the  City  of  New  York  by  virtue  of  his 
control  hi  Tammany  Hall. 

5.  The  steady  betterment  of  municipal 
conditions  by  furthering  such  necessary 
public  improvements  as  tend  to  the  great- 
est good  of  the  greatest  number. 

Contemporane.  The  story  of  the  capture 
ovis  Medieval-  of  Miss  Helen  H.  Stone, 
lsm-  an  American  missionary, 

who  is  now  being  held  for  ransom  by  Bul- 
garian or  Roumanian  brigands,  sounds  like 
a  chapter  out  of  the  middle  ages.  In  the 
days  of  Richard  Coeur  de  Lion  it  was  cus- 
tomary for  impecunious  or  malicious  poten- 
tates to  capture  important  personages  as 
they  had  opportunity  and  hold  them  until 
their  friends  paid  a  vast  sum  for  their  re- 
lease. Richard  himself  obtained  by  experi- 
ence a  deep  insight  into  the  workings  of 
this  ingenuous  method  for  replenishing  a 
depleted  treasury.  But  it  was  always  an 
essential  condition  of  this  scheme  that  the 
captured  one  be  a  person  of  some  import- 
ance and  value.  The  worthless  and  incon- 
sequential are  never  held  for  ransom.  So, 
after  all,  it  was  in  strict  keeping  with  the 
traditions  of  their  craft  that  the  brigands 
chose  a  missionary  as  their  victim.  Princes 
are  not  easily  accessible  to  bandits  in  these 
days,   so  they  have  recourse  to  that  stil 


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October  3   1901 


more  valuable  class,  the  true  royalty  of  the 
church — the  missionaries.  We  accept  with 
all  due  appreciation  this  unexpected  tribute 
to  the  worth  of  a  Christian  missionary, 
while  withholding  approbation  from  the 
impetuous  and  irregular  method  by  which 
the  brigands  have  expressed  their  esteem. 
This  is  not  Miss  Stone's  first  experience 
with  bandits  on  the  Turkish  frontier.  She 
is  a  woman  of  many  years'  experience  in  the 
field  and  has  been  captured  before  but  never 
held  for  ransom.  In  fact,  such  an  event  has 
never  occurred  before,  at  least  in  this  re- 
gion. The  robbers  demand  $110,000,  and 
threaten  that  if  this  amount  is  not  paid 
within  thirty  days,  Miss  Stone  will  be 
killed  or  compelled  to  marry  one  of  her 
captors.  The  Woman's  Board  of  Missions, 
under  the  auspices  of  which  Miss  Stone 
works,  a  society  which  co-operates  with  the 
Congregational  American  Board  of  Foreign 
Missions,  declares  that  it  will  not  pay  the 
amount  because  it  would  be  only  the  begin- 
ning of  a  series  of  such  captures.  Mission- 
aries have  the  same  right  to  governmental 
protection  that  any  other  citizens  have,  and 
the  United  States  government  should  at 
once  take  measures  as  strenuous  as  may  be 
necessary  to  secure  the  safety  of  Miss  Stone. 
Turkish  soldiers  have  already  been  sent 
after  the  brigands,  but  so  far  without  suc- 
cess. 


J* 


The  Yacht 
R.a.ce. 


The  first  of  the  series  of 
international  yacht  races 
for  this  season  was  sailed  on  Thursday, 
Sept.  26.  The  dying  of  the  wind  prolonged 
the  race  beyond  the  time-limit  and  it  was 
consequently  declared  off.  The  race  was 
repeated  on  Saturday  and  the  American 
boat  "Columbia"  won  over  the  British 
challenger,  Shamrock  II,  by  a  margin  of  39 
seconds  actual  sailing-time,  or  one  minute 
and  twenty  seconds  corrected  time.  For  a 
thirty  mile  race,  this  is  about  as  close  as  it 
could  well  be.  The  series  will  consist  of 
five  races  and  the  winner  of  three  will  be 
the  winner  of  the  series.  They  will  be 
held  on  alternate  days,  Sundays  excepted, 
until  the  contest  is  decided;  and  if  failure 
of  wind  makes  it  impossible  to  finish  the 
course  within  five  hours  the  race  shall  be 
called  off  for  that  day  and  repeated  on  the 
next  regular  racing  day.  Three  of  the 
races  are  over  a  course  fifteen  miles  to 
windward  and  return,  from  a  point  just  be- 
yond Sandy  Hook,  and  two  are  over  a  tri- 
angular course  ten  miles  on  a  side.  The 
race  this  year  is  of  especial  interest  be- 
cause of  the  apparently  greater  probability 
that  the  British  challenger  wilL  capture  the 
cup  which  the  New  York  Yacht  Club  has 
guarded  for  fifty  years.  This  is  Sir 
Thomas  Lipton's  second  attempt  to  win  the 
trophy  and  he  has  won  such  good  opinions 
from  all  those  who  have  had  dealings  with 
him,  that  there  are  many,  even  on  this  side 
of  the  Atlantic,  who  would  not  greatly  re- 
gret to  see  him  carry  back  the  cup. 


& 


The  Origin  of 

Contest. 


The  cup  for  which  the 
rival  yachts  are  competing 
is  nothing  extraordinary  as  a  piece  of  sil- 
verware, but  it  has  had  a  history  which 
makes  it  well  worthy  of  the  interest  which 
attaches  to  it.  The  first  international 
yacht  race  was  sailed  just  half  a  century 
ago.  In  connection  with  the  Crystal  Pal- 
ace Exposition  of  1851  in  London,  the  first 
genuine  world's  fair,  of  which   Prince  Al- 


bert, Queen  Victoria's  consort,  was  the 
chief  originator  and  promoter,  it  was 
planned  to  have  a  yacht  race  open  to  all 
sailing  craft  of  all  nations.  The  Royal 
Yacht  Squadron  took  charge  of  the  event 
and  offered  as  a  j>rize  a  hundred-guinea 
($500)  cup,  to  become  the  absolute  proper- 
ty of  the  winner.  It  was  never  the  Queen's 
cup,  though  often  called  so.  Cowes,  on 
the  Isle  of  Wight,  then  as  now  the  chief 
meeting-place  for  British  yachtsmen,  was 
the  starting-point  and  the  course  was 
around  the  Isle  of  Wight.  There  were 
more  than  twenty  entries  from  all  nations, 
ranging  from  cutters  of  forty-five  tons  dis- 
placement to  three-masted  schooners  of 
nearly  four  hundred.  The  only  American 
representative  was  the  "America"  a  two- 
masted  schooner  of  one  hundred  and  seven- 
ty tons.  She  won  the  race  by  such  a  mar- 
gin that  her  nearest  competitor  was  ten 
miles  behind  when  she  crossed  the  finish- 
line.  The  cup  was  brought  home  by  its 
American  winner  and  served  as  a  parlor 
ornament  for  a  few  years  until  his  death, 
at  which  time  it  passed  to  the  custody  of 
the  New  York  Yacht  Club,  which  he  had 
been  instrumental  in  founding,  to  be  held 
as  a  perpetual  challenge  cup  to  be  com- 
peted for  by  the  yachts  of  the  world.  Dur- 
ing the  first  few  years  there  were  no  chal- 
lengers but  when  peace  had  come  after  our 
civil  war,  challengers  began  to  appear  and 
have  come  almost  annually  from  then  until 
now.  But  the  New  York  Yacht  Club  has 
always  found  an  efficient  boat  to  defend  the 
cup.  Yacht-construction  has  seen  many 
changes  in  this  half  century  and  yachting 
on  a  large  scale  has  become  almost  as  ex- 
pensive as  conducting  a  foreign  war.  Al- 
though in  one  sense  it  is  a  socially  exclu- 
sive and  ultra- fashionable  sport,  it  is  at  the 
same  time  highly  popular.  Mr.  J.  Pierpont 
Morgan,  who  owns  the  Columbia,  and  Sir 
Thomas  Lipton,  who  owns  the  Shamrock 
II,  are  paying  the  expenses,  while  the 
boat-loving  but  impecunious  public  on 
both  sides  of  the  Atlantic  enjoys  its  cheap- 
est amusement — watching  the  races  which 
the  rich  men  pay  for. 

The  Secreta-rv    An   office    which    has    of 

to  the  late    years    come    into    a 

President.  ,  , 

degree      of      prominence 

which  formerly  it  did  not  know,  is  that  of 
Secretary  to  the  President.  So  long  as  the 
President's  confidential  agent  and  assistant 
was  known  merely  as  a  private  secretary, 
it  was  not  possible  for  the  office  to  attain 
any  considerable  degree  of  honor.  It  was 
during  the  adminstration  of  Mr.  Cleveland, 
that  Daniel  Lamont  brought  the  office  of 
secretary  into  greater  prominence  by  rea- 
son of  his  intimate  friendship  with  the 
President  and  the  high  regard  in  which  he 
was  held;  and  when  Mr.  Lamont  passed 
from  the  secretaryship  to  a  cabinet  posi- 
tion in  Cleveland's  second  administration, 
it  was  regarded  as  an  unprecedented  pro- 
motion. Some  seemed  to  consider  it  as 
almost  equivalent  to  promoting  a  congres- 
sional page  to  a  seat  in  the  senate.  But  it 
has  been  recognized  that  the  President 
needs  an  assistant  who  shall  be  more  than 
a  stenographer,  amanuensis  and  clerk — a 
man  of  ability,  tact  and  discretion.  So 
the  name  of  the  office  was  changed  to 
Secretary  to  the  President,  and  its  respon- 
sibility and  dignity  were  alike  raised.  But 
neither  before  nor  since  has  the  position 
been  filled  by  one  who  so  adorned  it  as  has 


George  B.  Cortelyou.  During  the  admin- 
istration of  Mr.  McKinley,  and  equally 
during  the  last  days  at  Buffalo,  Washing- 
ton and  Canton,  his  good  judgment,  exec- 
utive ability  and  admirable  modesty  have 
deserved  the  heartiest  commendation.  His 
retention  in  office  by  President  Roosevelt 
will  be  approved  by  the  public  as  a  fitting 
recognition  of  the  faithful  performance  of 
difficult  and  delicate  tasks,  and  will  make 
much  easier  for  the  President  the  entrance 
upon  his  new  duties. 

The  Cuban  The  election  law  which 
Election    La.w.    has     been       framed       and 

adopted  by  the  Cuban  Constitutional  Con- 
vention has  been  presented  to  the  United 
States  government  and  to  Governor  Gen- 
eral Wood  for  examination  and  endorse- 
ment. Gov.  Wood  disapproves  of '  it  in 
only  one  particular — it  provides  for  too 
many  separate  elections.  As  it  stands, 
there  would  be  separate  elections  for  sena- 
torial electors, for  governors  and  councilors, 
for  representatives  and  presidential  elec- 
tors, and  for  senators.  These  four  scat- 
tered over  six  weeks,  as  the  law  requires, 
would  be  equivalent  to  an  attack  of  inter- 
mittent political  fever,  which  would  be  sure 
to  disturb  business  conditions  and  make 
the  naturally  stormy  politics  of  the  new  re- 
public more  tempestuous  than  necessary. 
Gov.  Wood  recommends  that  there  be  but 
two  elections :  one  to  choose  the  electors 
who  will  elect  the  president  and  senators; 
and  the  other  to  choose  all  other  officers  and 
electors.  This  is  simplicity  itself  and, 
like  most  of  Gov.  Wood's  recommendations, 
eminently  sensible. 

Judge  J.  M.  Wilson,  sen- 
ior council  for  Admiral 
Schley  before  the  naval  court  of  inquiry, 
died  suddenly  Sept.  24  at  the  age  of  73 
years.  Though  he  had  served  in  Congress 
he  was  more  widely  known  as  a  lawyer 
than  as  a  legislator. 

A  French  cyclist  has  performed  the  won- 
derful feat  of  riding  745  miles  in  52  consec- 
utive hours.  Interesting  and  remarkable. 
But  why  should  a  man  care  to  compete 
with  a  steam  engine  on  its  own  ground 
when  he  must  inevitably  be  beaten? 

President  Roosevelt  is  the  first  President 
since  the  Civil  War  who  is  too  young  to 
remember  the  events  of  that  stirring  time. 
He  was  only  three  years  old  when  the  war 
broke  out.  With  the  exception  of  Mr. 
Cleveland,  his  predecessors  for  the  last 
thirty- five  years  have  all  been  veterans  of 
the  Civil  War.  It  is  not  improbable  that j 
McKinley  will  be  the  last  of  the  Civil  War| 
veterans  to  attain  the  presidency.  So  it; 
may  be  said  that  that  office  is  now  entering 
upon  a  new  epoch. 

President  McKinley's  assassin  will  meet! 
death  in  the  electric  chair  some  time  during; 
the  week  of  Oct.  28.    The  trial  was  just  and1 
every  legal  protection  was  allowed  the  crim-j 
inal,  even  to  the  ruling  out  of  his  plea  of] 
guilty.    Two  ex- judges  of  the  New  York; 
Supreme  Court  defended    him.     Mr.    Mc-! 
Kinley  died  Sept.  14.    The  trial  was  begurj 
Sept.  23.    The  jury  brought  in  a  verdict  0:; 
guilty  on  Sept.   24.      Sentence  was  pro-; 
nounced  Sept.  26.    The  law  is  not  alwayi 
slow.    All  was  done  calmly,   deliberately 
yet  promptly.    It  was  an  object  lesson  01 
the  superiority  of  the  law  of  the  courts  ove: 
lynch  law. 


Brevities. 


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A    Problem    of    Consistency 
Further  Considered. 

In  taking  up  the  subject  introduced  in  a 
previous  editorial  it  may  be  well  to  state  a 
few  general  propositions  which  we  think 
will  command  the  assent  of  all  of  us  who 
are  identified  with  the  current  religious 
reform  ition,  including  those  wno  hold  the 
view  stated  in  a  previous  article.  These 
general  principles  should  help  us  to  decide 
wisely  the  special  question  to  which  we 
have  adverted. 

The  plea  for  Christian  union  which  we 
have  made  from  the  beginning  of  this 
movement  has  never  contemplated  the 
compromise  or  surrender  of  any  truth,  or 
of  any  man's  conscience.  Valuable  and 
de  arable  as  Christian  union  is  it  would  be 
secured  at  too  great  a  price  if  it  involved 
the  sacrifice  of  either  truth  or  conscience. 
In  fact  such  a  union  would  not  be  Chris- 
tian. It  would  violate  some  of  the  clearest 
teaching  of  Christ.  Truth  is  divisive  only 
between  those  who  ought  to  be  separated 
because  they  belong  to  different  classes. 
Conscience  is  the  supreme  law  of  every 
man's  conduct  and  he  who  is  not  loyal  to 
its  mandates,  that  is,  to  the  decisions  of 
the  moral  judgment,  cannot  be  united  to 
Christ,  and  is  therefore  not  a  subject  of 
Christian  union.  The  moral  judgment  may 
be  wrong  or  immature,  but  until  it  is 
changed  by  increasing  light,  to  which  every 
honest  mind  should  be  open,  it  must  be 
obeyed. 

No  union  that  can  properly  be  character- 
ized as  Christian  can  bi  secured  at  the  sac- 
rifice of  liberty.  This  right  of  proclaiming 
the  truth,  as  God  giv33  us  to  see  the  truth, 
lies  back  behind  our  own  and  all  other  re- 
ligious reformations,  and  alone  has  made 
them  possible.  Any  combination  or  con- 
solidation of  forces  that  requires  a  denial 
of  this  right,  or  of  its  exercise,  would  prove 
a  fatal  blow  to  spiritual  progress.  A  het- 
erogeneity of  beliefs  or  of  convictions 
among  the  members  of  any  organization, 
which  involves  silence  on  any  scriptural 
doctrine  or  command,  as  a  condition  of 
peace,  is  a  violation  of  the  fundamental 
principle  of  unity,  and  of  Christian  liberty. 
Better,  far,  liberty  with  division  than  the 
unity  of  compromise  which  involves  the 
sacrifice  of  religious  freedom  on  its  altar. 
Christian  union  is  not  yet  a  realized  fact. 
In  other  words  no  one  religious  organiza- 
tion hold3  all  Chrhtians  Nor  do  all  the 
organizations  on  earth  calling  themselves 
churches  contain  all  who  are  Christian  in 
spirit  and  character.  Perhaps  the  divided 
condition  of  Christendom  is  responsible  for 
this  fact.  It  is  but  fair  to  admit  that  those 
who  are  attached  to  these  various  ecclesi- 
astical organizations  are  acting  conscien- 
tiously. If  so,  nothing  short  of  a  clearer  and 
better  understanding  of  the  gospel  and  of 
Christ's  purposes,  is  likely  to  change  their 
conscientious  convictions  or  their  ecclesi- 
astical relationship.  It  is  not  by  conform- 
ing our  conditions  of  membership  to  every 
man's  view  of  what  those  conditions  should 
be,  that  we  are  to  promote  unity,  but  rath- 
er by  re- proclaiming  the  same  terms  of  dis- 
cipleship  and  of  church  membership  which 
were  taught  and  required  by  the  apostles 
"who  first  "preached  the  gospel  with  the 
Holy  Spirit  sent  down  from  heaven." 

Now  let  us  turn  directly  to  the  question, 
as  to  whether  we  are  consistent  with  our 
plea  for  Christian  union,  based   on   a  re- 


turn to  the  doctrine  and  practice  of  the 
New  Testament  church,  when  we  are  in- 
sisting on  immersion  as  a  condition  of 
church  membership.  "We  have  assumed, 
in  our  previous  article,  that  those  among 
us  who  doubt  this  consistency  believe  with 
us  in  the  wisdom  and  necessity  for  this  re- 
turn to  the  original  constitution  of  the 
church  in  order  to  unity.  So  far  as  this 
may  not  be  the  case  this  argument  will  not 
apply.  It  remains  for  those  who  think 
they  have'  a  better  method  of  Christian 
union  than  a  return  to  the  original  basis, 
to  point  out  what  it  is.  But  if  this  be  a 
legitimate  plea  and  the  true  method  of 
promoting  unity,  and  if  it  be  true  that  the 
apostles,  acting  under  the  inspiration  and 
teaching  of  Christ,  did  teach  and  practice 
the  immersion  of  believers  alone,  and  that 
the  original  churches  were  constituted 
solely  of  these  baptized  believers,  then 
how  could  our  practice  be  consistent  with 
our  plea  unless  we  insist  on  the  same  terms 
of  membership?  If  the  plea  itself  be 
wrong,  if  the  plan  of  returning  to  the  orig- 
inal apostolic  basis  of  church  membership 
be  defective,  that  is  another  matter  and 
should  be  pointed  out. 

We  are  aware  that  there  are  those  who 
hold  that  baptism  is  not  a  requirement  of 
Christ,  and  who  hold  such  a  view  of  apos- 
tolic authority  as  to  enable  them  to  discard 
the  teaching  and  example  of  the  apostles 
as  only  human,  and  without  divine  sanc- 
tion. Such  was  Dr.  Parker's  position  in 
his  recent  interview  with  Dr.  Moore  in 
London.  We  are  not  now  talking  to  that 
class  of  thinkers,  but  to  those  who  hold 
that  whether  Christ  or  his  apostles  enjoined 
baptism  as  a  condition  of  church  member- 
ship, it  remains  forever  a  perpetual  ordi- 
nance to  be  observed  by  all  Christ's  follow- 
ers, since  the  apostles  received  the  Holy 
Spirit  in  such  a  measure  as  to  qualify  them 
for  conveying  to  us  and  to  the  church  of  all 
ages,  the  mind  of  Christ  concerning  the 
constitution  of  his  church.  To  these  our 
question  is  directed  when  we  ask,  what 
other  course  could  our  fathers  have  adopted 
and  we  have  followed,  than  that  of  making 
no  new  terms  of  fellowship,  but  simply  in- 
sisting on  those  which  we  find  taught  and 
observed  in  the  New  Testament? 

It  is  at  this  point  that  we  meet  with  the 
objection  so  often  urged  by  a  certain  class 
of  thinkers,  whose  motives  and  spirit  are 
not  here  called  in  question,  that  many  of 
the  saintliest  characters  which  the  world 
has  ever  known  have  never  been  immersed 
and  that  to  exclude  such  persons  from 
membership  in  our  churches  is  to  make  a 
basis  of  fellowship  too  narrow  to  hold  all 
Christians,  and  therefore  to  make  a  secta- 
rian foundation.  "We  have  already  stated 
that  we  have  had  nothing  to  do  with  mak- 
ing this  foundation.  Our  mistake,  if  it  be 
a  mistake,  is  either  in  our  understanding  of 
what  that  basis  is,  or  in  supposing  that  the 
foundation  laid  by  Christ  and  his  apos- 
tles is  a  foundation  not  for  the  first  cen- 
tury alone  but  for  all  succeeding  cen- 
turies. But  if  we  adopt  the  principle 
which  the  foregoing  argument  suggests  of 
so  modifying  that  basis  as  to  take  in  all 
who  manifest  the  Christian  life  and  char- 
acter we  shall  not  stop  by  waiving  immer- 
sion as  a  condition  of  fellowship.  The 
Quakers  or  Friends  do  not  observe  baptism 
or  the  Lord's  supper  and  many  of  them 
possess  the  loveliest  of  Christian  charac- 
ters.    Not  only  so,   Unitariin*,  Universal- 


ists  and  some  agnostics  live  pure  and  unself- 
ish lives  which  would  put  to  blush  many 
who  hold  membership  in  orthodox  churches. 
What  then?  Shall  we  surrender  the  in- 
spired confession  of  faith  upon  which 
Christ  said  he  would  build  his  church,  be- 
cause there  are  good  and  devout  people 
who  are  not  able  to  accept  the  divinity  and 
Messiahship  of  Jesus?  Th?  same  logic 
that  demands  that  we  surrender  baptism, 
requires  that  we  also  surrender  that  con- 
fession of  faith  which  Christ  said  was  fun- 
damental to  his  church.  Some  churches 
carry  out  this  argument  to  its  logical  re- 
sult, and  have  no  confession  of  faith  which 
they  require  as  a  condition  of  membership. 
If  we  are  not  prepared  go  so  to  that  ex- 
treme, why  should  we  take  a  step  that  has 
only  this  logical  terminus? 

But  there  is  something  more  important 
than  logic  involved  in  the  policy  we  are 
here  opposing.  It  would  be  introducing  a 
principle  of  discord  which  would  result  in 
division  instead  of  unity,  and  in  strife  in- 
stead of  peace.  We  must  respect  the  con- 
scientious convictions  of  the  great  body  of 
believers  with  whom  we  are  associated,  if 
we  are  to  study  the  things  which  make  for 
peace,  for  unity  and  for  prosperity.  If  the 
blessing  of  God  has  rested  in  a  remarkable 
degree  upon  a  program  of  religious  refor- 
mation which  is  nearing  the  end  of  a  cen- 
tury of  glorious  history,  nothing  short  of 
the  clearest  convictions  of  duty,  based 
upon  the  clearest  teachings  of  God's  word, 
should  cause  us  to  depart  from  any  of  its 
fundamental  principles. 

This  course  invo'ves  no  denial  that  God's 
grace  and  truth  manifest  their  power  far 
beyond  the  limits  of  all  religious  organiza- 
tions. Nor  does  it  require  a  narrow  and 
uncharitable  view  of  the  Christian  charac- 
ter and  attainments  of  others  who  do  not 
see  with  us  in  this  program  of  religious 
reform.  It  simply  means  that  in  all  charity 
to  others,  we  should  be  loyal  to  our  prov- 
idential mission,  and  to  the  dispensation 
of  truth  which  God  has  granted  to  us,  in 
order  that  the  world  shall  have  the  benefit 
of  our  testimony  of  those  things  for  which 
we  stand  and  for  which  we  plead.  ,&*affl 

Notes  and  Comments. 

The  matter  of  buying  and  selling  honor- 
ary degrees  is  receiving  its  periodical  air- 
ing. It  is  charged  by  a  New  Jersey  min- 
ister that  three  ministers  in  his  presbytery 
have  paid  cash  for  fake  degrees  from  a 
bogus  concern  in  Chicago.  Verily,  they 
have  their  reward.  They  want  a  means  of 
impressing  foolish  men  with  their  learning, 
and  they  probably  do  impress  some.  But 
one  might  expect  a  minister  of  the  gospel, 
even  if  he  is  vain  enough  to  desire  this,  to 
shrink  from  incorporating  a  lie  into  his 
very  signature. 

The  chaplain  of  the  Texas  senate  in  his 
prayer  at  the  first  session  after  the  shoot- 
ing of  President  McKinley,  said;  "We 
pray  that  our  people  may  learn  to  offer  un- 
to their  rulers  the  same  honor  and  love  in 
their  hours  of  health  and  service  that  they 
show  in  time  of  trouble  and  sickness." 
Our  political  caricatures  and  cartoons  are 
well  enough — sometimes,  but  a  caricature 
expresses  an  idea.  Any  editor  who  pub- 
lishes in  his  paper  a  caricature  expressing 
an  idea  which  he  knows  to  be  a  lie,  belongs 
to  the  same  class  with  those  who  perpetrate 


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October  3.  1901 


falsehood  in  any  other  manner.  How 
many  of  the  papers  which  were  fond  of 
representing  President  McKinley  as  a 
pygmy  in  ability  and  a  tyrant  in  ambition, 
have  characterized  him  editorially  since  his 
death  as  a  Christian  gentleman  of  spotless 
character,  a  sincere  patriot  and  an  able 
(though  perhaps  mistaken)  statesman? 

A  technical  advertising  journal,  which  is 
perhaps  as  purely  secular  as  any  paper  can 
be,  asks  why  so  few  religious  papers  suc- 
ceed in  increasing  their  circulation,  and 
answers  that  it  is  because  they  "follow 
narrow  dogmatic  lines."  "The  majority  of 
publishers  of  religious  papers  stunt  their 
papers'  growth  in  failing  to  cultivate  their 
readers'  tastes  by  publishing  news  of  the 
universal  church,  the  church  of  all  Chris- 
tian creeds  as  one,  having  but  Christ  as 
their  mentor."  Pretty  good  Christian 
union  teaching  from  a  strictly  business 
paper. 

We  call  attention  here  in  this  place  to 
the  proposed  testimonial  to  Bro.  J.  Z. 
Tyler  on  the  occasion  of  his  53rd  birthday 
and  25th  anniversary  of  his  marriage,  men- 
tioned in  last  week's  paper.  This  testi- 
monial is  in  view  of  the  fact  that  Bro. 
Tyler  has  been  disabled  from  earning  a 
salary  by  his  unstinted  labors  in  behalf  of 
the  work  of  Christian  Endeavor  among 
our  young  people.  By  every  considera- 
tion of  brotherly  love  and  fellowship  in 
Christian  service,  we  should  use  this  occa- 
sion for  giving  a  substantial  token  of  our 
appreciation  of  his  work.  The  anniversary 
is  Oct.  10,  and  the  time  is  very  short  and 
there  is  need  for  immediate  action.  We 
have  already  received  a  few  responses  in 
the  brief  time  since  our  notice  was  pub- 
lished, but  we  hope  to  hear  from  many 
others  who  will  send  either  through  this 
office  or  directly  to  Bro.  Tyler  as  th-y  may 
elect. 

The  Sunday-School  Times  makes  a  clear 
distinction  between  theology  and  religion, 
and  quotes  approvingly  the  reply  which 
the  great  theologian  Tholuck  made  to  a 
godly  woman  who  was  troubled  because  she 
could  not  understand  the  doctrine  of  the 
Trinity.  This  doctrine,  he  said,  "is  a  pure- 
ly theological  question  and  not  in  the  least 
necessary  to  religion."  And  yet  the  Dis- 
ciples of  Christ  were  for  a  generation  or 
two  looked  upon  as  religious  outcasts,  be- 
cause they  would  not  incorporate  the  doc- 
trine of  the  Trinity  into  their  confession  of 
faith,  and  because  they  held  that  this  and 
many  other  equally  theological  questions 
were  "not  in  the  least  necessary  to  reli- 
gion." Somehow,  in  the  process  of  the 
suns,  the  thoughts  of  men  have  widened 
until  those  principles  which  used  to  be 
considered  distinctive  of  our  movement 
have  become  common  property.  So  much 
the  better!  We  have  no  copyright  on 
them. 

One  of  the  great  interests  which  will  no 
doubt  come  up  for  consideration  at  the 
Minneapolis  Convention  wili  be  the  newly 
organized  American  Christian  Education 
Society.  This  organization  was  effected  at 
our  last  Congress  at  Lexington,  Ky.,  and 
has  not  yet  been  brought  before  one  of  our 
national  conventions.  This,  as  it  seems  to 
us,  is  one  of  the  great  departments  of  our 


work  which  we  cannot  afford  to  neglect, 
and  this  society  looks  to  a  more  earnest 
and  systematic  effort  towards  promoting 
the  prosperity  and  efficiency  of  every  in- 
stitution among  us  which,  by  its  past  his- 
tory and  work,  and  its  present  condition 
and  outlook,  has  won  the  right  to  live  and 
to  receive  the  patronage  and  encourage- 
ment of  the  brotherhood.  What  the  so- 
ciety needs  now,  we  take  it,  is  funds  com- 
ing through  life  memberships  to  enable  it 
to  carry  on  the  work  for  which  it  was  or- 
ganized. All  who  are  interested  in  the 
work  of  education  among  us  and  who  are 
able  to  help  it  along  should  do  so  by  taking 
membership  in  the  society. 

At  the  suggestion  of  the  Christian  Com- 
monwealth, a  greeting  was  recently  sent 
through  the  medium  of  that  paper  by  the 
Archbishop  of  Canterbury  to  the  Pan- 
Methodist  Congress  which  was  in  session 
in  London.  As  a  further  expression  of 
Anglican  friendliness,  the  Bishop  of  Lon- 
don sent  a  cordial  message  expressing  the 
hope  that  the  Methodist  and  Established 
Churches  would  some  day  be  reunited. 
This  was  doubtless  intended  for  nothing 
more  than  a  general  expression  of  good- 
will and  a  token  of  Christian  esteem  for 
the  Methodist  brethren.  But  the  confer- 
ence apparently  took  it  quite  seriously  as 
an  overture  for  union  and  informed  him, 
through  a  letter  written  by  Bishop  Steven- 
son, that  union  is  impossible  between  an 
Established  Church  and  the  millions  of  in- 
dependent Methodists  who  are  unalterably 
opposed  to  the  establishment  of  a  state 
church.  It  is  also  pointed  out  that  union 
is  impossible  so  long  as  the  Church  of  Eng- 
land is  unwilling  to  recognize  the  legiti- 
macy of  the  Methodist  ministry  and  the 
validity  of  their  ordinances.  All  this  is 
very  true.  The  Episcopal  Church  cannot 
unite  with  any  independent  Protestant 
denomination  until  it  makes  some  conces- 
sitns  which  it  has  never  yet  made  in  regard 
to  the  ministry.  But  if  the  Bishop  of  Lon- 
don wants  to  fraternize  with  the  Metho- 
dists, why  not  let  him  fraternize  without 
coldly  reminding  him  of  the  present  im- 
possibility of  union.  We  shall  never  be 
satisfied  with  less  than  the  complete  unity 
of  all  Christians;  but,  while  we  are  ap- 
proaching that  consummation  and  are  yet 
a  long  way  from  it,  we  will  welcome  inter- 
denominational fellowship  and  good -will, 
wherever  it  may  be  exhibited.  We  hope 
the  Bishop  of  London  will  not  be  discour- 


We  understand  that  the  executive  com- 
mittee of  the  foreign  society  has  unani- 
mously agreed  to  recommend  to  the  forth- 
coming convention  the  gradual  withdrawal 
of  our  missionary  forces  from  Turkey. 
They  have  reached  this  conclusion  after  a 
long  and  careful  consideration  of  the  mat- 
ter, and  after  personal  examination  of  the 
situation  on  the  ground  by  the  president  of 
the  foreign  society.  As  we  understand, 
this  action  is  not  the  result  of  any  dissatis- 
faction with  the  character  of  our  mission- 
aries there,  who  have  been  faithful  and 
earnest  men  and  have  done  what  they  could 
under  the  circumstances.  It  is  without  any 
reflection  upon  these  missionaries  that  this 
recommendation  is  to  be  made.  Such  are 
the  peculiar  conditions  in  Turkey  that,  in 
the  judgment  of  the  committee,  the  results 
of  our  labor  in  that  field,   judging  by  the 


past,  are  not  likely  to  be  such  as  td  justify 
the  expenditure  we  are  making  there,  in 
view  of  the  limited  resources  of  the  society 
and  the  pressing  demands  from  more  prom- 
ising fields.  The  pre-occupancy  of  that 
field  also  by  the  Congregationalists  of  this 
country  gives  rise  to  complications  which 
make  the  withdrawal  advisable.  We  un- 
derstand that  Brother  Chapman,  who  has 
been  our  missionary  in  Constantinople,  is 
in  hearty  accord  with  this  recommendation, 
though  it  is,  naturally  enough,  disappoint- 
ing to  the  Armenian  missionaries  who  are 
laboring  in  that  field.  We  can  heartily 
symyathize  with  them  in  their  feeling  of 
disappointment,  while  at  the  same  time  we 
recognize  the  imperative  obligation  which 
rests  upon  the  executive  officers  of  the  so- 
ciety, and  upon  the  society  itself,  to  make 
the  wisest  use  of  the  funds  committed  to  its 
care,  by  expending  them  where  they  will 
accomplish  the  best  results.  When  the 
committee  has  presented  to  the  convention 
through  its  general  board  of  managers,  the 
reasons  for  this  proposed  action,  we  trust 
the  matter  will  receive  that  careful  and  dis- 
passionate consideration  which  its  import- 
ance requires.  The  subject  is  one  that  must 
be  considered  in  the  light  of  all  the  facts, 
and  in  the  spirit  of  Him  under  whose  su- 
preme authority  missions  are  carried  on. 


Editor's  E«i.sy  Chair. 

Distance  is  not  the  only  thing  which 
lends  enchantment  to  the  view.  The  haze 
^hich,  in  the  autumnal  season,  is  spread 
over  the  landscape  like  a  thin,  translucent 
veil,  lends  an  enchantment  to  the  scene 
which  no  lover  of  nature  has  failed  to  ap- 
preciate. Ic  softens  the  glare  of  the  sun- 
shine and  gives  a  tone  and  color  to  the 
atmosphere  which  seems  to  harmonize  well 
with  the  spirit  of  the  season.  October  is 
one  of  the  fairest  and  most  brilliant  of  all 
the  months,  in  this  latitude.  The  heat  of 
summer  is  gone  and  the  "melancholy  days" 
of  which  Bryant  sings  with  "meadows 
brown  and  bare,"  have  not  yet  come.  It 
is  the  period  of  the  "Indian  summer"  than 
which  there  is  no  season  of  the  year  more 
delightful.  The  only  discordant  thing 
about  it  is  that  it  woos  one  to  the  woods 
and  to  the  streams  at  a  time  when  a  score 
of  pressing  interests  are  claiming  his  atten- 
tion in  the  city.  What  right  has  nature  to 
be  waving  her  red  banners  on  the  hillsides, 
and  chanting  her  sweet  melodies  in  the 
flowing  stream,  and  arraying  herself  in  her 
most  gorgeous  robes,  when  the  demands  of 
business,  of  education,  of  the  church  and 
its  manifold  activities,  are  occupying  the 
attention  of  the  people?  But  after  all  a 
majority  di  us  are  not  living  in  the  cities 
yet,  and  those  who  live  in  country  and 
town  and  village  are  permitted  to  enjoy 
the  full  benefit  of  the  season.  Nor  can 
those  of  us  whose  misfortune  it  is  to  be 
confined  to  the  cities  this  season  of  the 
year  be  wholly  deprived  of  these  charms  of 
nature.  We  see  something  of  its  beauty, 
feel  something  of  its  tonic,  catch  something 
of  its  spirit,  and  so  manage  to  keep  step 
with  the  procession  of  the  seasons.  And 
when  we  do  get  out  into  the  midst  of  it  how 
the  glory  of  it  fills  the  soul  with  delight 
and  makes  us  glad  that  we  are  living  in  so 
beautiful  a  world! 

^» 

This  last  phrase  reminds  me  how  much 
this  world  has  been    abused,    even  in  our 


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hymnology.  Some  of  the  old  songs  most 
guilty  of  this  sin  are  getting  out  of  fashion 
and  I  am  glad  of  it.  No  longer  do  we  hear 
the  doleful  strains  of 

"Dark  and  thorn?  is  the  desert 

Through  which  pilgrims  make   their  way  " 

The  idea  of  9'andering  this  beautiful  earth, 
with  its  trees  and  flowers,  its  mountains, 
hills  and  vales,  its  streams  and  groves  and 
sweet- smelling  landscapes,  by  calling  it  a 
"dark  and  thorny  desert"!  This  is  base 
ingratitude.  Another  one  of  these  songs 
which  has  not  yet  dropped  into  the  "innocu- 
ous desuetude"  which  it  merits,  charges 
this  world  with  being  "a  howling  wilder- 
ness." Men  who  write  such  songs  are 
probably  chronic  dyspeptics  whose  stom- 
achic disorders  are  mistaken  for  piety.  "A 
howling  wilderness,"  indeed!  These  men 
are  guilty  of  doing  most  of  the  "howling." 
"When  the  Almighty  created  this  world  He 
pronounced  it  "good",  and  he  who  differs 
with  this  judgment  pays  scanty  respect  to 
the  Creator  of  the  world  and  of  man.  He 
made  it  a  beautiful  world,  and  He  made 
man  with  a  sense  of  beauty  to  enjoy  it.  It 
is  not  piety  but  indigestion  or  a  false  view 
of  religion  or  some  other  perversion  of 
man's  nature,  that  prevents  him  from  en- 
joying what  God  has  made  for  his  enjoy- 
ment. The  only  thing  wrong  with  this 
world  is  sin  and  what  sin  has  wrought  to 
deface  it.  When  we  get  rid  of  sin  and  its 
defilements  and  ugliness  there  will  be  little 
left  of  which  to  complain.  It  is  not  the 
world  in  which  we  live  that  is  at  fault,  but 
the  sin  and  misery  which  men  have  brought 
into  it.  Let  us  help  extend  the  kingdom 
of  God  all  over  it  and  it  will  blossom  again 
with  more  than  edenic  beauty. 

^« 

But  whether  the  material  world  be 
beautiful  or  ugly  depends  altogether  on 
the  eyes  that  are  looking  at  it.  We  are 
quite  inclined  to  forget  that  a  landscape,  a 
work  of  art,  a  poem,  a  sermon,  are  quite  as 
dependent,  for  the  impression  they  make, 
on  the  subjective  condition  of  the  seer  or 
hearer,  as  upon  their  objective  merit. 
Some  one  has  very  truly  said  that  we  do 
not  see  things  as  they  are,  but  as  we  are. 
It  is  this  fact  that  makes  the  world  a 
"howling  wilderness"  and  a  "thorny  des- 
ert" to  some,  while  to  others  it  is  a  place 
where  God's  glory  and  wisdom  and  beauty 
are  manifested.  It  is  the  office  of  educa- 
tion and  religion  to  open  the  eyes  of  the 
mind  and  the  heart  that  we  may  appreciate 
all  the  beauty  that  God  has  placed  in  this 
world,  and  all  the  glory  which  He  has 
written  across  the  face  of  the  heavens,  and 
all  the  majesty  and  might  of  wheeling  suns 
and  systems  in  the  universe  of  which  we 
are  a  part.  Life  is  made  richer,  happier  and 
more  useful  in  proportion  as  we  are  able  to 
take  into  our  souls  the  great  lesson  which 
is  written  upon  the  pages  of  nature,  as  well 
as  those  on  the  pages  of  Revelation.  Why  is 
it  that  men  and  women  move  indifferently 
through  a  world  crowded  with  wonders  and 
see  so  little  to  excite  their  admiration  and 
awe?  It  is  because  they  fail  to  give  atten- 
tion to  the  ten  thousand  animate  and  inan- 
imate things  about  them.  Careful  study  of 
the  most  insignificant  flower  or  insect  will 
reveal  a  symmetry,  an  order  and  a  beauty 
never  dreamed  of  in  these  smaller  things  of 
nature.  The  same  infinite  Hand  that  paints 
the  glory  and  splendor  of  the  evening  and  the 
morning  sky,  beautifies  with  equal  care  the 
beetle's  wings  and  the  tiniest    flower  that 


grows  by  the  wayside  or  that  "wastes  its 
sweetness  on  the  desert  air."  In  this  God 
would  teach  us  that  the  least  thing  that  is 
worth  doing  at  all  should  be  done  in  the 
best  manner  possible.  Two  things  filled 
Kant  with  awe:  the  starry  heavens  above 
him  and  the  moral  law  within  him.  But 
without  the  moral  law  within  him,  there 
would  have  been  n:  awe  for  the  starry 
heavens  above  him.  Only  man  made  in  the 
image  of  God  can  appreciate  the  grandeur 
and  majesty  of  the  material  creation 
^~ 
Let  us  turn  this  lesson  to  where  all  our 
eyes  are  turning  just  now — the  Minneapo- 
lis Convention.  What  will  we  get  out  of 
it?  What  impressions  shall  we  carry  away 
from  it?  How  much  widening  of  our  men- 
tal horizon  and  of  our  sympathies  and  how 
much  deepening  of  the  spiritual  life  will 
we  get  out  of  the  convention?  That  de- 
pends, not  so  much  upon  what  will  be  said 
and  done  at  the  convention,  as  upon  the 
mental  and  spiritual  condition  in  which  we 
go  there.  There  is  little  doubt  but  that 
the  occasion  will  have  very  much  in  it  that 
is  inspiring,  that  the  music  will  be  uplift- 
ing, that  the  addresses  and  sermons  and 
devotional  meetings  will  have  in  them  the 
dynamic  of  high  thought  and  of  spiritual 
earnestness,  but  all  that  will  be  largely 
wasted  upon  us  unless  we  go  there  in  a 
condition  of  mental  and  spiritual  receptiv- 
ity, with  a  hungering  and  thirsting  after 
truth  and  righteousness.  If  we  go  in  that 
state  of  mind  and  heart  we  "shall  be  filled," 
and  the  families  and  the  churches  and  the 
communities  from  which  we  go  will  be 
blessed  by  our  going  and  by  what  we  shall 
bring  back  with  us  of  the  thought  and 
spirit  of  the  convention.  The  convention 
will  be  great  just  in  proportion  as  it  is 
deeply  religious  in  spirit,  and  profoundly 
in  earnest  in  all  its  efforts  to  grapple  with 
the  great  problems  which  are  connected 
with  the  world's  evangelization.  Nothing 
short  of  divine  strength  and  wisdom  will 
suffice  to  deal  successfully  with  these  prob- 
lems, and  our  going  and  our  convocation 
will  be  largely  in  vain,  unless  we  go  in  the 
spirit  of  prayer,  sincerely  and  in  all  confi- 
dence seeking  for  that  light  which  cometh 
down  from  above.  Meeting  together  and 
working  together  in  this  spirit  our  conven- 
tion will  be  great  in  its  inspiration,  great 
in  its  plans  for  the  future  and  great  in  the 
far-reaching  results  which  shall  flow  from 
it.  Once  more  we  repeat  the  message 
which  came  to  us  afresh  from  the  lips  of  an 
ascending  saint  at  the  Jubilee  Convention : 
"Quit  you  like  men.     Be  strong." 


Questions  a.nd  Answers. 

Bruce  Brown  writes:  "All  that  he  (Christ) 
taught  was  true  before  he  came  into  this  world  and 
would  still  have  been  true  had  he  never  been  born." 
Is  this  statement  true?  How  can  it  be  reconciled 
with  Christ'' s  statement,  "I  am  the  truth'"?  Is  there 
not  a  relation  between  Christ  and  the  truth  he 
taught,  so  close  that  one  cannot  be  separated  from 
the  other?  Theo.  A.  Johnson. 

Poplar  Hill,  Ontario,  Sept.  17. 

The  statement  quoted  from  Brother 
Brown  does  not  seem  to  be  in  opposition  to 
the  statement  of  the  Saviour.  Certain 
truths  doubtless  would  never  have  been 
known  to  men  had  they  not  been  embodied 
in  a  personality  like  that  of  Jesus.  For  in- 
stance, God's  love  for  men  would  never 
have  been  fully  realized  had  he  not  given 


h;s  only  begotten  Son  that  "whosoever  be- 
lieveth  on  him  might  not  perish  but  have 
everlasting  life."  But  Christ's  coming  did 
not  create  that  love,  but  vas  the  manifesta- 
tion of  it.  As  to  whether  there  is  "not  a 
relation  between  Christ  and  the  truth  he 
taught,  so  close  that  one  cannot  be  sepa- 
rated from  the  other,"  this  is  doubtless  the 
case  with  those  truths  which  relate  to  his 
own  person  and  nature.  What  Christ 
taught  about  his  coming  from  the  bosom 
of  the  Father  and  about  bis  mission  in  the 
world  can  only  be  true,  of  course,  on  the 
ground  that  he,  the  divine  Word,  did  be- 
come incarnate  and  dwell  among  men,  but 
it  was  not  this  class  of  truths,  which  grow 
out  of  the  fact  of  Christ's  having  come  in 
the  flesh,  to  which  Brother  B.  referred. 

How  do  you  account  for  the  fact  that  so  many 
well-to-do  people  who  have  passed  for  being  in- 
telligent are  the  victims  of  such  transparent  hum- 
buggery  in  the  business  of  healing  as  Dowieixm, 
Christian  Science,  etc.?  Rusticus. 

It  is  in  part  an  illustration  of  the  truth  of 
what  Barnum  said,  that  the  American  peo- 
ple love  to  be  humbugged.  It  also  indi- 
cates how  many  people,  fairly  intelligent, 
are  incapable  of  dealing  with  such  ques- 
tions as  are  involved  in  the  claims  of  these 
various  isms  and  fads.  Lack  of  mental 
discipline,  of  a  knowledge  of  human  nature, 
of  the  exploded  theories  and  humbugs  of 
the  past,  and  especially  a  very  superficial 
knowledge  of  Christianity,  lies  at  the  bot- 
tom of  all  this  susceptibility  to  inoculation 
by  these  modern  fads.  A  wider  knowledge 
of  history  and  a  better  understanding  of 
the  relation  between  the  mind  and  the  body 
would  enable  people  to  see  that  what  truth 
there  is  in  these  theories  of  modern  healing 
is  not  new,  and  that  what  is  new  is  not  true. 
The  remedy  for  the  tendency  on  the  part 
of  a  certain  class  of  Christians  to  run  off 
after  these  modern  "healers"  is  a  more 
widespread  diffusion  of  knowledge  and  es- 
pecially the  knowledge  of  the  Bible  and  of 
human  nature,  of  Christ  and  Christianity. 

Why  do  the  members  of  the  Christian  Church 
stand  during  prayer  when  the  early  t  hristians  of 
whom  mention  is  made  were  to  "kneel  down  to 
pray"?  A  Header. 

There  is  no  uniformity  as  to  the  attitude 
of  prayer  among  our  churches.  Some  of 
them  stand  in  prayer,  some  of  them  bow 
their  heads  and  in  some  cases  they  kneel. 
We  do  not  know  of  any  instance  where  the 
early  Christians  in  their  public  worship 
were  said  to  kneel  in  prayer.  The  attitude 
of  the  body  in  prayer  should  be  reverent 
and  when  that  end  is  attained  nothing 
further  is  necessary  as  to  the  body.  The 
habit  which  some  have  of  sitting  upright 
and  looking  around  during  prayer  is  both 
irreverent  and  ill-mannered,  and  indicates 
both  a  lack  of  reverence  and  of  good  breed- 
ing. 

Is  it  right  for  a  Christian  to  take  whiskey  as  a 
medicine?  A  Sister. 

There  is  nothing  wrong  in  a  Christian's 
taking  whiskey  as  a  medicine  when  it  is 
prescribed  by  a  competent  physician.  Not 
many  physicians,  however,  prescribe 
whiskey  as  a  remedy  for  anything  now,  and 
no  wise  physician  will  do  so  where  there  is 
the  slightest  danger  of  its  leading  to  evil 
results.  No  man,  be  he  saint  or  sinner, 
should  prescribe  whiskey  for  himself,  as  we 
fear  many  do. 


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THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


October  3,  1901 


Confession  in  its  Relation  to  Evangelization 


A  true  conception  of  baptism  in  its  rela- 
tion to  evangelization  is  most  important, 
but  a  true  understanding  of  the  use  and 
place  of  confession  is  scarcely  less  so  under 
the  conditions  which  prevail  at  the  present 
day.  The  Disciples  alone,  so  far  as  I  know, 
seem  to  attach  importance  to  it,  or  give  it 
a  prominent  place  in  evangelical  work. 
They  seem,  however,  to  have  given  much 
less  attention  to  it  than  to  baptism,  not  so 
much  indeed  as  the  importance  of  the  sub- 
ject seems  to  demand. 

Faith  says,  "Jesus  is  the  Christ  of  God." 
If  he  is  the  Christ,  he  is  by  divine  author- 
ity the  rightful  Lord  over  all  men,  and  all 
men  owe  him  their  allegiance  as  such.  But 
it  is  one  thing  to  believe  that  he  is  the 
Christ  your  rightful  Lord,  and  another  to 
act  upon  that  belief  and  really  accept  him 
as  Lord.  Baptism  in  his  name  is,  I  believe, 
the  divinely  appointed  means  of  rendering 
to  him  the  act  or  pledge  of  allegiance,  ap- 
pointed expressly,  it  would  seem,  so  that  the 
subject  may  be  able  to  do  this,  and  know 
that  he  has  done  it  in  an  acceptable  man- 
ner. 

When  Peter,  at  Pentecost,  proved  to  his 
hearers  that  "God  had  made  this  same  Jesus 
whom  they  had  crucified  both  Lord  and 
Christ,"  they  were  naturally  greatly  dis- 
turbed at  the  thought  that  they  had  perse- 
cuted and  put  to  death  him  who  was  the  hope 
of  Israel  and  their  rightful  king,  thus  ap- 
parently making  him  their  implacable 
enemy.  In  their  distress  they  turned  to 
Peter  and  the  other  apostles  and  asked, 
"What  shall  we  do?"  Peter  said  in  sub- 
stance, "Turn  from  your  evil  way.  In- 
stead of  continuing  to  oppose  and  persecute, 
become  his  faithful  and  obedient  subjects, 
rendering  to  him  the  pledge  of  faithful 
allegiance  by  being  baptized  in  his  name, 
and  your  sins  will  be  pardoned  and  you  will 
be  received  into  favor."  To  this  they  glad- 
ly consented  to  the  number  of  3,000  in  a 
single  day. 

But  where  now  is  the  place  of  confession? 
Apparently  nowhere  at  all,  but  really  in  the 
baptism  itself — baptism  in  the  name  of 
Jesus  Christ.  In  baptism  the  subject  is 
dealing  as  it  were  directly  with  Christ. 
Baptism  is  "toward  God,"  not  toward  the 
minister,  the  church  or  the  world — being 
the  direct  response  of  an  honest  purpose  to 
the  claims  of  the  gospel  (1  Pet.  3:21). 
Baptism  in  the  name  of  Jesus  Christ  is  in 
itself  confession,  a  solemn,  direct,  personal 
acceptance  of  Jesus  as  Lord.  Often,  per- 
haps generally,  there  was  in  New  Testa- 
ment times  apparently  no  confession  except 
as  it  appeared  in  baptism.  But  confession 
aside  and  apart  from  baptism  has  an  im- 
portant place,  since  Paul  declares  that 
"if  thou  shalt  confess  Jesus  as  Lord  with 
thy  mouth  thou  shalt  be  saved."  These 
words  indeed  seem  apparently  to  rule  out 
baptism  as  unnecessary,  but  only  appar- 
ently, since  as  confession  is  involved  in  in- 
telligent scriptural  baptism,  so  baptism  is 
implied  and  virtually  promised  in  intelli- 
gent scriptural  confession. 

It  is  important,  however,  to  consider  just 
what  is  necessary  to  intelligent  evangelical 
confession.  The  word  in  the  original  Greek 
is  ofJLoXoyiw  which  means  to  say  the 
same  thing  with  another  person,  that  is  to 


By  D.  G,  PORTER 

come  to  an  agreement  with  him,  to 
acknowledge  that  what  he  says  is  true,  that 
the  claim  he  makes  is  just.  The  word  "con- 
fession" in  English  according  to  the  sig- 
nificance of  its  Latin  derivation,  corres- 
ponds almost  exactly  to  the  word  6/xoXoyta 
in  Greek,  and  either  word  indicates  that 
there  are  two  parties  to  the  transaction,  and 
the  relation  between  them  is  radically 
changed  by  it.  Jesus  claims  in  his  gospel 
to  be  the  rightful  Lord  over  all  men.  To 
acknowledge  the  claim  directly  and  person- 
ally for  one  who  has  not  before  admitted 
its  truth,  evidently  changes  the  relation  be- 
tween him  and  Christ.  The  faith  of  the 
crucified  robber  could  recognize  even  the 
dying  Jesus  as  Lord,  and  he  confessed  him 
as  Lord  with  his  mouth.  In  Peter's  decla- 
ration of  faith  in  Matt.  16:16  he  does  not 
call  Jesus  Lord  in  express  terms,  and  his 
words  regarded  as  a  model  of  confession  are 
to  that  extent  defective.  We  learn,  how- 
ever, from  verses  21  and  22  of  the  same 
chapter  that  he  did  acknowledge  and  call 
him  Lord  "from  that  time  forth."  When 
Thomas  was  finally  convinced  that  he  was 
raised  from  the  dead  and  was  really  the 
Christ  he  made  his  confession  in  the  words, 
"My  Lord  and  my  God."  Paul  when  con- 
vinced of  the  truth  acknowledged  Jesus  as 
Lord  whose  commands  he  was  presently 
willingly  to  obey  by  saying,  "Lord,  what 
wilt  thou  have  me  to  do?"  In  all  these  cases 
the  subjects  do  not  merely  call  Jesus  Lord 
as  a  term  of  complimentary  address,  but 
they  actually  accept  and  take  him  to  be  the 
Lord  and  Ruler  of  their  lives,  and  were 
hence  not  of  the  class  to  whom  Jesus  re- 
ferred when  he  said,  "Why  call  ye  me  Lord, 
Lord,  and  do  not  the  things  which  I  say?" 
This  is  what  the  beiever  who  also  is  willing 
to  obey  the  truth  should  do.  "For  if  thou 
shalt  confess  with  thy  mouth  Jesus  as  Lord 
and  believe  in  thine  heart  that  God  hath 
raised  him  from  the  dead  thou  shalt  be 
saved." 

But  it  is  important  to  observe  that  the 
confession  in  the  nature  of  the  case  should 
be  made  to  Jesus  himself  in  direct  address. 
It  was  so  made  in  all  the  examples  recorded 
in  the  New  Testament,  and  there  is  no 
reason  why  it  should  not  be  so  made  now, 
but  rather  every  reason  why  it  should.  If 
Jesus  was  raised  from  the  dead,  he  is  alive 
and  can  hear  what  is  said  to  him.  He  has 
authorized  his  ministers  to  baptize,  but  not 
to  receive  confessions  for  him  and  in  his 
name.  That  would  make  the  ministers 
figure  too  much  in  the  role  of  priests.  There 
are  no  examples  in  the  New  Testament  of 
confessions  made  at  second  hand.  The 
whole  matter  is  between  the  subject  and  his 
Savior  and  there  is  no  reason  for  calling  in 
a  third  party.  In  verse  13  of  the  chapter 
above  cited,  Paul  identifies  confession  with 
calling  on  the  name  of  the  Lord,  which  of 
course  must  be  done  in  direct  address. 

Further,  the  confession  must  be  made 
"with  the  mouth."  In  definite,  intelligible 
words  the  subject  must  say  to  Jesus  that  he 
acknowledges  and  accepts  him  as  his  Lord. 
If  he  merely  thinks  his  confession  instead 
of  expressing  it  in  broken  words,  it  will  not 
be  satisfactory  even  to  himself.  He  will  not 
know  whether  he  has  done  anything  or  not, 
and  can  receive  no  assurance.    And  even 


.he  spoken  words  are  to  be  confirmed  and 
emphasized  later  by  the  solemn  and  im- 
pressive act. 

But  if  the  confession  is  to  be  made  or  re- 
peated in  connection  with  baptism,  why  is 
there  need  or  occasion  for  any  previous  con- 
fession? Because  there  were  anciently  and 
have  always  been  since,  cases  where  imme- 
diate baptism  was  impracticable.  Lot  all 
are  so  fortunately  situated  in  this  respect 
as  were  the  Philippian  jailer  and  the  Pente- 
costians.  But  when  a  man  believes  and  is 
decided  in  his  own  mind,  he  naturally  wants 
to  act,  and  to  have  the  matter  of  his  salva- 
tton  settled  without  waitiDg  on  the  conveni- 
ence of  ministers  and  baptisteries.  He  can 
do  this  previous  to  baptism  by  means  of 
confession,  and  can  take  the  word  of  a 
prophet  and  of  an  inspired  apostle  for  his 
assurance.  The  confession  above  consider- 
ed may  properly  be  termed  the  evangelical 
confession.  It  is  that  which  must  be  made 
in  some  form  by  every  one  who  would  be- 
come a  Christian,  and  without  which  no  one 
can  be  a  Christian  at  all.  All  will  admit 
that  acknowledged  lordship  of  Jesus  and 
loyalty  to  him  are  the  sine  qua  non  of 
Christian  life. 

But  there  is  another  kind  of  confession 
mentioned  in  the  New  Testament  which  in 
contrast  with  that  above,  named  "evangel- 
ical," may  be  properly  termed  the  heroic 
confession,  the  Scripture  term  for  which 
seems  to  be  KaAos,  noble,  beautiful  orgood. 
There  seems  to  be  a  certain  propriety  in 
this  designation  since  this  confession  re- 
quires steadfastness,  courage  and  sacrifice, 
and  is  often  to  be  made  in  the  face  of  danger 
or  derision  or  even  death.  The  evangelical 
confession  is  to  be  made  by  all,  and  once 
for  all.  The  other  is  not  to  be  made  by  all, 
nor  once  for  all,  but  may  be  required  many 
times  in  the  course  of  a  Christian  life.  In 
exhorting  to  steadfastness  in  this  latter 
kind  of  confession,  Jesus  bids  his  disciples 
not  to  fear  those  who  can  only  kill  the  body, 
but  rather  him  who  can  destroy  both  soul 
and  body  in  hell.  And  he  promises  to 
acknowledge  before  his  Father  and  the 
angels  those  who  have  the  courage  and  are 
not  ashamed  to  face  danger  and  derision  by 
acknowledging  their  relation  to  him  before 
men.  Paul  mentions  two  cases  of  this  kind 
of  confession,  namely  that  of  Jesus  before 
Pontius  Pilate,  and  that  of  Timothy  before 
many  witnesses,  among  whom  we  are  at 
liberty  to  infer  were  powerful  enemies  and 
opposers,  so  that  the  confession  had  enough 
of  the  heroic  quality  to  justify  Paul  in 
classing  it  with  that  of  Jesus  before  Pilate, 
and  in  characterizing  it  by  the  same  word. 

If  the  disciples  have  made  any  mistake  in 
this  matter,  I  should  say  it  is  in  that  they 
have  generally  failed  to  distinguish  be- 
tween these  two  kinds  of  confession,  and  that 
they  sometimes  seem  to  accept  as  confes- 
sion what  is  simply  profession.  When  a 
man  rises  in  a  congregation  after  the  ser- 
mon and  says,  "I  believe  that  Jesus  is  the 
Christ  the  Son  of  the  living  God,"  it  is  not 
the  evangelical  confession  which  according 
to  Rom.  10:9  would  entitle  him  to  salvation, 
and  no  one  can  see  a  reason  why  it  should. 
He  does  not  call  on  the  name  of  the  Lord, 
nor  accept  and  acknowledge  Jesus  as  his 
Lord  by  these  words.    As  a  matter  of  fact 


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he  probably  does  not  believe  that  Jesus  is 
the  Christ  any  more  than  he  did  the  week 
or  the  year  before.  His  utterance  on  this 
occasion  means  simply  that  he  is  ready  and 
willing  to  become  a  Christian.  Other  evan- 
gelical bodies  reach  the  same  result  by  ask- 
ing those  to  rise  who  are  willing  to  lead 
Christian  lives,  and  there  is  really  no  more 
confession  in  the  one  case  than  in  the  other. 
The  advantage  of  the  disciples  is  that  when 
a  man  has  thus  expressed  his  desire  to  be- 
come a  Christian  they  let  him  do  it,  while 
the  others  send  him  to  the  inquiry  room 
and  wait  for  further  mental  or  spiritual  ex- 
perience. This  is  a  considerable  advantage, 
but  it  would  be  much  greater  in  my  opin- 
ion, if  instead  of  accepting  the  words  of  a 


profession,  often,  if  not  generally,  imper- 
fectly understood,  they  should  require  the 
true  evangelical  confession  by  sending  the 
subject  directly  to  Jesus  to  place  himself 
under  his  lordship  in  definite,  intelligible, 
spoken  words.  T  would  not  make  priests 
and  confessors  of  the  ministers  and  preach- 
ers, but  I  am  not  sure  that  I  would  not 
sometimes  make  "confessionals"  of  the  re- 
tiring rooms  about  the  baptistery,  or  pro- 
vide other  places  of  retirement  in  connec- 
tion with  evangelical  S3rviees,  for  the  ben- 
efit of  those  who  could  not  otherwise  have 
the  desired  opportunity  of  privacy.  "And 
thou,  when  thou  prayest,  enter  into  the 
closet  and  shut  the  door." 
Waterbury,  Conn. 


v^  s^  v^  s§ 

15he   Problem  of   the  Home 

By  S.  J.  WHITE 


It  is  not  brag  or  bluster,  but  sober  judg- 
ment, when  we  affirm  that  the  best  govern- 
ment under  the  sun,  the  one  of  highest 
hopes  and  noblest  opportunities,  is  the  one 
that  has  for  its  banner  the  Stars  and 
Stripes.  We  are  leading  in  the  grand 
march  of  the  world's  progress.  We  are 
fashioning  a  civilization  more  beautiful 
than  the  arts  of  Greece,  more  divine  than 
the  golden  dreams  of  Plato,  more  diffusive 
than  a  hemisphere,  and  more  enchanting 
than  all  the  flowers  that  ever  grew  in  the 
intellectual  gardens  of  the  past.  In  no 
other  land  is  conscience  so  untrammeled, 
are  men  and  women  so  royally  and  affluent- 
ly endowed,  and  is  it  possible  for  angelic 
truths  and  sentiments  to  flutter  and  sing 
divinely  in  every  soul.  We  have  buried 
the  divine  right  of  kings  with  the  rubbish 
of  the  centuries,  we  trust,  never  to  be  res- 
urrected.   We  know — 

"  'Tis  liberty, fair  liberty  alone 
That  gives  to  the  fleeting  flower  of  life 
Its  sweetness  and  perfume." 

But  notwithstanding  the  wonderful 
achievements  and  progress  of  our  Repub- 
lic, it  behooves  us  to  recognize  the  fact 
that  there  are  in  our  body  politic  to-day 
discordant  and  conflicting  elements  which, 
if  left  uncontrolled  or  misdirected,  may  yet 
rend  our  Nation  into  atoms.  There  are 
weighty  questions  before  the  American  peo- 
ple demanding  the  most  solemn  and  earn- 
est consideration,  and  presenting  problems 
the  proper  and  timely  solution  of  which 
will  put  to  the  test  the  highest  possible 
order  of  the  most  profound  and  mature 
Christian  statesmanship.  When  we  seek 
for  an  explanation  of  the  wonderful  prog- 
ress and  achievements  of  American  civil- 
ization, we  are  brought  face  to  face  with 
the  fact  that  the  religion  of  Christ  has 
been  the  most  potent  factor  in  the  con- 
struction of  the  American  Republic  and 
one  of  the  greatest  bulwarks  of  its  magnifi- 
cent principles  and  institutions. 

It  is  the  experience  of  many  who  are  ac- 
tively engaged  in  Christian  work,  that 
some  of  the  greatest  hindrances  to  the 
progress  of  the  Master's  cause  are  found 
to-day  in  many  of  our  homes.  The  church 
prospers  or  languishes  as  the  home  life  is 
Christian  or  non-Christian.  The  state  can 
never  rise  above  its  homes.  As  go  the 
homes  of  our  land,  so  goes  society,  the 
church,  the  nation.  When  we  learn  to 
make  more  of  our  homes,  our  homes  will 
make  more  of  us  and  they  will  make  the 


church  and  the  state  more  what  they  ought 
to  be.  When  there  is  not  enough  moral 
principle  to  make  the  family  adhere,  there 
will  not  be  enough  political  principle  to 
make  the  state  adhere.  If  the  American 
people  desire  universal  moral  and  mental 
stagnation,  like  that  which  for  forty  cen- 
turies has  characterized  the  nations  of  Asia 
and  Africa,  a  religion  as  stereotyped,  life- 
less and  unexpansive  as  that  which  perme- 
ates Buddhism;  trade  and  commerce  as 
dull  as  that  which  pervades  the  Ottoman 
empire;  mental  sterility,  social  stolidity 
and  spiritual  inanity,  like  that  which  marks 
the  utter  blackness  of  John  Chinaman,  they 
can  come  into  the  possession  of  all  these  by 
keeping  Christ  out  of  their  homes.  The 
salvation  and  safety  of  the  state  depend 
upon  the  salvation  and  safety  of  the  home. 
There  is  something  sublime  and  majestic 
in  the  white-haired  veteran  Joshua  stand- 
ing before  Israel  and  confessing  with  hero- 
ic determination :  "As  for  me  and  my  house, 
we  will  serve  the  Lord."  That  testimony 
of  a  completed  household  for  God  moved 
all  Israel  to  renewed  fidelity  and  inspired 
the  whole  nation  that  day  with  uplifted 
hands  to  give  themselves  afresh  to  God  in 
solemn,  holy  covenant.  When  the  homes 
choose  to  serve  God  and  him  only,  there 
will  be  no  difficulty  about  missions  and  no 
evils  powerful  enough  to  destroy  our  civil 
and  religious  institutions. 

The  non- service  of  God,  and  disloyalty  to 
Christ  in  our  homes,  is  the  secret  of  what- 
ever weakness  there  is  in  our  state  mission 
work.  These  homes  must  be  converted 
from  the  error  of  their  ways.  And  this 
work  of  conversion  should  begin  with  the 
parents.  Paul  wrote  to  the  Corinthians, 
"For  the  children  ought  not  to  lay  up  for 
the  parents,  but  the  parents  for  the  chil- 
dren." He  also  wrote  to  the  Ephesians, 
"And,  ye  fathers,  stir  not  up  the  anger  of 
your  children;  but  bring  them  up  in  the 
nurture  and  admonition  of  the  Lord." 
When  spirituality  is  below  par  with  the  par- 
ents, it  is  generally  at  a  discount  with  the 
children.  It  is  the  plain  teaching  of  Christ 
that  parents,  both  by  precept  and  example, 
should  educate  their  children  first  in  divine 
things.  But  is  not  the  very  opposite  to  this 
found  to  be  the  teaching  in  many  of  our 
homes?  Instead  of  cultivating  the  Chris- 
tian virtues  in  the  home,  too  many  parents 
are  fostering  those  evils  which,  in  time, 
will  destroy  all  interest  in  Christ  and  his 
cause. 


In  some  homes,  parents  cultivate  the  idea 
that  the  chief  end  of  life  is  to  spend  one's 
time  in  one  perpetual  round  of  worldly  pleas- 
ures and  festivities.  In  such  homes,  heroes 
of  faith  are  not  found.  Is  it  possible  that 
the  parents  in  such  homes  are  ignorant  of 
the  fact  that  there  is  no  more  effectual  way 
to  destroy  a  great  nation  than  to  give  its 
young  men  and  young  women  all  the  mon- 
ey they  want,  provide  them  with  plays  and 
festivities  and  amusements  and  leave  them 
to  sweat  the  life  and  manhood  out  of  body 
and  soul  in  the  hot- bed  of  pleasure  and 
self  indulgence?  Have  they  forgotten  that  it 
is  an  incontrovertible  fact,  that  the  down- 
fall of  Babylon  was  due  more  to  the  sensual 
and  self-indulgent  spirit  of  her  young  men 
and  young  women  than  to  all  other  evils 
combined?  That  is  the  way  Babylon  was 
ruined.  That  is  the  way  imperial  Rome 
became  an  easy  prey  to  northern  barbarians. 
That  is  the  way  Christian  Constantinople 
came  under  the  debasing  and  abominable 
sway  of  the  Mohammedans.  That  is  the 
way  Venice  ended  a  thousand  years  of  in- 
dependent and  glorious  history.  And  I 
know  of  nothing  that  could  come  to  this 
fair  land  of  ours  that  would  be  more  disas- 
trous than  a  generation  of  young  men  and 
young  women  without  energy,  without 
principle,  without  conscience,  and  without 
ideas  which  beautify  and  enrich  the  soul 
and  make  for  the  enlargement  of  Christ's 
kingdom.  Let  such  young  men  and  young 
women  give  tone  to  public  opinion,  and 
take  the  lead  in  the  highest  circles  of  so- 
ciety, and  it  will  not  be  long  until  you  can 
look  upon  the  political  map  of  the  world  for 
the  free  America  of  to-day  as  vainly  as 
you  look  for  the  lost  Atlantis  that  lies 
buried  in  the  ocean.  I  frankly  confess  that 
I  despair  of  such  a  permanent  triumph  of 
right  in  our  state  as  we  all  desire  until 
there  is  a  most  radical  change  in  our  home 
and  social  habits.  The  father  of  Hannibal 
brought  him  to  the  altar  when  he  was  very 
young  and  made  him  swear  eternal  hostil- 
ity to  Rome.  Our  home  must  be  made  the 
sanctuaries  at  whose  altars  we  shall  make 
our  children  vow  eternal  hostility  to  all  un- 
righteousness. 

There  are  homes  in  which  the  parents 
are  given  to  avarice,  covetousness,  and  self- 
ishness, and  their  example  is  such  that  the 
children  infer  that  the  whole  duty  of  man 
is  to  seek  first  the  kingdom  of  gold  and 
silver.  There  is  an  idol  in  our  civilization 
like  that  which  the  Chaldean  monarch  set 
up  in  the  plain  of  Dura— an  image  of  gold. 
The  lovers  of  wealth  are  prostrating  them- 
salves  before  it,  and  the  worship  of  this 
idol  is  as  corrupting  to  our  civilization  as 
the  worship  of  Baal  was  to  Israel.  A  care- 
ful investigation  discloses  the  fact  that 
the  shrines  of  this  idol  are  in  our  homes, 
and,  consequently,  our  children  too  often 
imagine  that  to  be  rich  is  the  sum  of 
human  happiness,  and,  therefore,  the 
most  important  thing  in  life.  If  this 
idol  ever  falls,  it  must  fall  like  Dagon 
before  the  ark  of  God.  And  as  the 
ark  that  contained  God's  righteous  laws 
rested  in  a  private  family  before  it  found 
a  place  in  the  temple,  so  must  the  gospel 
of  Christ  be  in  the  family  before  it  can  be 
in  the  state.  One  of  the  great  needs  of  our 
time  is  more  men  who  will  not  bow  down  to 
Mammon  though  he  should  offer  all  the 
kingdoms  of  the  earth  and  the  glory  of 
them. 

The  men  who  laid  the  foundation  of  our 
government  and  the  men  who  have  built 


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October  3  igor 


thereon  the  most  beautiful  temple  of  liber- 
ty in  all  the  annals  of  history,  were  men 
who  were  reared  in  homes  where  selfishness 
and    the    idolatry   of    eovetousness    were 
strangers. 
"They  were  the  luster  lights  of  their  day, 
The  sacrificial  giants  who 
Cleaved  the  darkness  asunder 
And  beckoned  u?  where  we  are." 

Let  parents  do  their  duty  in  the  home, 
teaching  the  life  of  self-denial  exhibited 
by  Christ,  and  this  temple  of  liberty  will 
stand  in  the  ages  to  come  a  monument  to 
the  self-denial  of  our  fathers  and  an 
inspiration  to  coming  generations  to  live 
like  the  noble  Fabricius  of  whom  his 
enemy,  King  Phyrrus,  said,  "It  would  be 
as  easy  to  turn  the  sun  from  his  course  as 
Fabricius  from  the  paths  of  honor." 

"God  give  us  men!     A  time  like  this  demmds 

Clean  minds,  pure  hearts,  true  faith,  and 
ready  hands. 

Men  who  possess  opinions  and  a  will: 

Men  whom  desire  for  office  does  not  kill; 

Men  whom  the  spoils  of  office  cannot  buy; 

Men  who  have  honor;  men  who  will  not  lie; 

Tall  men;  sun-crowned  men;  men  who  live 
above  the  fog 

In  public  duty  and  in  private  thinking; 

Men  who  can  stand  before  a  demagogue 

And  denounce  his  treacherous  flatteries  with- 
out winking. 

For  while  base  tricksters  with  their  wornout 
creeds, 

Their  large  professions,  and  their  little  deeds, 

Wrangle  in  selfish  strife,  lo!   Freedom  weeps. 

Wrong  rules  the  land,  and  waiting  Justice 
sleeps." 

We  have  the  godless  home:  the  home 
where  viciousliterature  is  read  instead  of  the 
Bible ;  where  there  is  no  sacred  regard  for  the 
Lord's  day,  no  desire  to  worship,  no  prayer, 
no  praise.  In  such  homes  there  is  no  reli- 
gion, and  where  there  is  no  God,  there  is  no 
conscience,  and  where  there  is  no  con- 
science there  is  no  respect  for  the  rights  of 
men,  and  where  there  is  no  respect  for  the 
rights  of  men,  there  is  no  security  for  life 
or  property,  and  where  there  is  no  security 
for  life  or  property,  there  is  anarchy.  The 
love  of  country,  the  love  of  man,  the  love 
of  self,  and  the  love  of  God  demand  that 
anarchy  at  once  be  blotted  from  our  civil- 
ization. But  it  will  never  be  done  until 
our  godless  homes  are  made  Christian 
homes. 

Two  things  at  least  must  be  done:  First, 
our  pulpits  must  be  occupied  by  larger 
men — men  who  will  not  be  satisfied  with 
themselves  until  every  home  in  the  church 
with  which  they  are  laboring  has  a  part  in 
sending  the  gosoeltothe  needy  places;  the 
responsibility  for  success  or  failure  rests 
very  largely  with  the  preachers.  Second, 
the  eldership  of  our  churches  must  recog- 
nize more  and  more  the  power  of  the  reli- 
gious press.  The  time  has  come  when 
every  church  should  be  so  managed  that  at 
least  one  religious  paper  will  be  found  in 
every  home  in  that  church.  The  people 
will  not  and  cannot  be  expected  to  be  inter- 
ested in  something  that  they  know  nothing 
about.  Give  the  people  the  facts,  and  when 
the  call  for  help  comes,   they  will  respond. 

Cameron,  Mo. 

Books  are  the  food  of  youth;  the  delight 
of  old  age;  the  ornament  of  prosperity; 
the  refuge  and  comfort  of  adversity;  a  de- 
light at  home,  and  no  hindrance  abroad ; 
companions  by  night,  in  travelling,  in  the 
country. — Cicero. 


Ron\8irvs  3;  79  &  by  c.  l.  fidlar 


ii. 

The  incident  was  the  talk  of  the  neigh- 
borhood the  next  day.  That  night  the 
house  could  not  hold  the  people.  Some 
came  to  see  the  preacher,  some  to  enjoy 
the  meeting  and  some  to  see  what  Schooner 
Allen  would  do,  and  to  enjoy  any  fun  that 
might  be  on  hand.  But  Schooner  and  his 
boys  failed  to  appear.  He  was  heard  to  say 
down  at  the  Locks  the  next  day  that  it  was 
all  right,  that  he  only  got  what  he  deserved ; 
bud  that  he  felt  like  shooting  the  other 
fellows  for  not  taking  their  medicine  too. 
But  those  who  heard  him  thought  that  he 
was  only  "layin'  low."  But  another  week 
passed  and  still  no  Schooner  or  his  followers. 

There  had  been  several  confessions  this 
evening  and  Cliver  and  the  evangelist  were 
walking  home  after  the  services.  As  usual 
their  little  company  dropped  apart  as  each 
reached  his  home.  As  Summers  and  Cliver 
turned  into  their  own  lane  Summers  no- 
ticed that  Miss  Edmonds  was  left  alone. 
"See  here,  Bro.  Cliver,  it  won't  do  for  Miss 
Edmonds  to  go  all  the  way  home  alone. 
Just  leave  the  door  unlocked  for  me."  He 
soon  caught  up  with  her. 

"Pardon  me,  Miss  Edmonds,"  he  said, 
"but  you  seem  to  be  alone;  so  with  your 
permission  I'm  going  to  see  that  nothing 
makes  away  with  you  down  this  hill  and  all 
the  way  home." 

"I'm  ever  so  thankful  to  you  for  your 
kindness,  Mr.  Summers.  I  was  expecting 
my  brother  at  church  this  evening,  but  I 
suppose  he  forgot  it." 

They  walked  along  together  down  the 
long  winding  hill.  The  moon  was  at  the 
full,  and  the  whole  sky  and  air  seemed  sur- 
charged with  glorious  light.  The  night 
was  not  cold  and  the  hour  was  early,  so 
what  wonder  if  they  failed  to  make  the  half 
mile  as  quickly  a3  they  might  have  done. 
He  was  a  preacher,  true,  and  no  doubt 
should  have  been  thinking  of  the  sins  of 
the  world  and  the  awful  condition  of  fallen 
humanity;  but  who,  be  he  preacher  or  sin- 
ner, can  resist  the  witchery  of  a  night  such 
as  this,  and  the  charm  of  an  intelligent, 
laughing  girl?  I  doubt  if  you  could,  and  I 
frankly  confess  that  I  could  not,  so  let  us 
be  charitable,  for  Summers  was  but  of  our 
susceptible  human  dust  if  he  did  wear  the 
cloth.  No  doubt  he  should  have  discussed 
weighty  questions  of  deepest  moment  to  the 
soul's  salvation;  but  he  did  not.  No,  he 
spoke  of  the  moonlight,  of  the  trees,  now 
almost  bare,  of  a  little  owl  that  flitted  past 
like  a  speck  of  shadow  cast  by  nothing. 
They  laughed  and  chatted  like  the  weakest 
of  human  atoms.  When  they  took  a  short 
cut  through  the  pasture  and  the  strip  of 
woods,  it  was  not  to  lessen  the  distance,  but 
because  it  was  away  from  the  road.  They 
felt  like  they  were  the  only  creatures  en- 
joying this  night,  and  anything  to  remind 
them  that  others  existed  was  an  intrusion. 

So  they  left  the  highway  of  men  and 
crossed  the  fields.  He  helped  her  over  the 
old  rail  fence  just  as  if  she  had  net  climbed 
it  unassisted  since  she  could  remember. 
But  he  was  sure  the  rail  would  turn  with 
her  this  time.  She  thanked  him  and  he 
made  some  nonsensical  reply  about  its  be- 
ing some  sort  of  a  pleasure.  They  both 
laughed  and  started  across  the  pasture.  A 
startled  crow  flew  out  of  some  bushes  and 
he  quoted  a  verse  of  "The  Raven."    She 


liked  it  and  he  quoted  another.  Possibly 
he  might  have  quoted  the  whole  poem  had 
they  not  reached  the  little  branch  that 
reeled  its  way  across  the  pasture.  It  was 
not  frozen,  so  he  must  assist  her  over.  The 
water  scarcely  covered  the  old  rails  thrown 
into  it,  but  he  again  feared  that  they  might 
turn,  or  that  her  foot  might  slip.  So  he 
went  before,  and  reaching  back,  took  her 
hand  and  steadied  her  over.  As  he  as- 
sisted her  up  the  bank  a  brier  caught  on 
her  skirt.  He  held  it  with  his  foot  and 
pulled  it  loose.  Then  he  told  her  what  it 
was  a  sign  of.  She  replied  that  she  did  not 
believe  it,  for  it  had  never  come  true  in  her 
case.  He  then  told  of  a  girl  who  had  such 
faith  in  it  that  she  used  to  scatter  briers 
along  her  path  on  pupose.  They  both 
laughed  again  and  were  happy. 

As  they  passed  through  the  shadow  of  the 
woods,  she  was  not  afraid,  but  he  was  fear- 
ful lest  she  would  be.  Did  he  take  her 
arm?  Well,  I  could  not  see,  but  he  being 
a  preacher  and  she  a  sinner,  and  the  Bible 
saying  something  against  being  unequally 
yoked  together,  I  judge  that  he  did  not. 
Still  I  am  not  certain  that  that  particular 
passage  of  Scripture  occurred  to  him  just 
then.  But  the  danger  of  the  woods  and  the 
danger  to  the  preacher  were  soon  passed, 
and  they  were  again  in  the  road. 

Ahead  of  them  a  man  was  approaching, 
and  it  was  soon  plain  that  he  was  intoxi- 
cated. As  he  neared  them  Miss  Edmonds 
laid  her  hand  on  the  preacher's  arm.  It 
was  a  little  thing,  but  to  him  she  turned  for 
protection  if  need  be.  He  felt  the  confi- 
dence in  the  light  trembling  touch  and 
gently  but  firmly  drew  her  arm  through  his 
own.  Just  as  they  met,  the  stranger 
stepped  in  front  of  them.  His  face  was 
from  the  light  and  under  his  slouched  hat 
they  could  see  no  familiar  features.  Sum- 
mers and  Miss  Edmonds  attempted  to  pass 
him,  but  just  then  he  caught  at  her  and 
growled  thickly,  "Gimme  that  gal."  Sum- 
mers stepped  before  her  and  caught  the 
man's  arm.  What  should  he  do?  Should 
he  use  force?  For  once  he  wished  he  was 
not  a  preacher  and  an  advocate  of  moral 
suasion.  Possibly  he  might  have  released 
the  arm  and  attempted  to  pass  on,  but  just 
as  this  resolution  was  forming,  he  caught 
the  glint  of  a  knife  or  a  revolver.  At  that 
glance  he  was  not  a  minister.  He  was  the 
"quarter-back"  again;  he  was  on  the  gym- 
nasium floor  with  the  gloves;  he  was  train- 
ing for  the  pentathlon;  his  specializing  in 
theology  was  all  a  myth.  Moral  suasion  to 
the  winds!  He  had  a  physical  opponent 
and  he  was  angry.  A  lady  was  looking  to 
him  for  protection.  She  was  even  now 
trembling  at  his  side.  His  loose  glove  was- 
off  in  an  instant  and  with  bare  fist  he  dealt 
his  opponent  a  crushing  blow  square  in  the 
face.  All  the  force  of  many  friendly  bouts 
was  back  of  it,  and  the  stranger  went  heav- 
ily over  into  the  ditch  beside  the  road. 
Summers  turned  to  Miss  Edmonds  and 
said,  "I  think  he'll  know  better  next  time. 
Let  him  lie  there  awhile."  He  drew  her 
arm  again  through  hi3  and  turned  away, 
leaving  the  intruder  still  in  the  ditch. 

"Don't  go  back  that  way,"  Miss  Ed- 
monds pleaded  as  they  tarried  a  moment  at 
the  gate.  "That  man  might  be  waiting 
there  yet." 

Summers  laughed    and  said,   "I  won    a 


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half-mile  foot  race  when  I  was  in  school." 

"Yes,  but  you  won't  run  now." 

"I'm  not  so  sure  of  that.  There's  noth- 
ing like  the  presence  of  a  lady  to  give  a 
man  courage." 

"But  can't  you  go  some  other  way?"  she 
continued  to  plead.  "Take  the  short  cut 
back  through  the  woods." 

"I'm  going  to  take  our  short  cut  through 
the  woods  and  the  pasture,"  he  replied. 
"But  I  think  when  he  crawls  out  of  that 
ditch  he'll  be  sobered.  So  you  need  have 
no  fear.    Good-night." 

But  she  did  have  fear,  and  instead  of  en- 
tering the  house  she  stood  in  the  shadow 
of  the  cedars  and  watched  him  till  he 
blended  into  the  moonlight. 

As  Summers  walked  slowly  homeward 
the  moonlight  lost  some  of  its  glory.  He 
was  disturbed  in  mind.  Had  he  done  right? 
He  had  struck  a  brother;  had  given  the 
blow  in  anger,  and  with  all  of  his  m;ght. 
No  doubt  the  man  was  wounded  severely, 
for  a  square  blow  of  his  fist  was  always 
dreaded  in  the  gymnasium,  even  though 
the  blow  was  accompanied  with  a  laugh. 
But  then,  what  else  could  he  do  at  the  mo- 
ment? As  a  gentleman  he  could  not  step 
aside  and  yield  to  the  demands  of  the  man. 
But  could  he  not  have  reasoned  with  him? 
Did  he  even  try?  He  recollected  that  he 
had  not  spoken  so  much  as  a  word.  But 
he  saw  a  weapon,  and  doubtless  the  man 
would  have  done  one  or  both  of  them  harm. 
It  was  self-defense.  Yes,  he  was  justified 
in  his  deed.  Any  court  would  uphold  him. 
But  should  he  as  a  minister  of  peace  and  a 
follower  of  the  unresisting  Nazarene  resist 
unto  force,  and  that  in  an  angry  spirit?  He 
might  have  secured  the  weapon.  No,  he 
was  guilty.  In  his  anger  he  had  not  so 
much  as  stopped  to  see  how  severely  he 
had  wounded  the  man. 

Thus  did  he  reason  with  himself.  When 
expediency  held  sway  he  was  justified  but 
when  conscience  spoke,  he  was  guilty.  His 
struggle  was  desperate;  so  desperate  that 
he  failed  to  note  the  distance  he  had  come. 
He  raised  his  head,  he  was  again  at  the 
place  of  the  encounter.  He  involuntarily 
glanced  into  the  ditch.  There  was  a  dark 
object  lying  in  it.  He  paused  and  a  tremor 
shot  through  him.  What  was  it?  Could  it 
be?  He  looked  more  narrowly.  Yes,  it  was 
true. 

"My  God,"  he  cried,  "have  I  committed 
murder?"  He  sprang  into  the  ditch  and 
bent  over  the  prostrate  man.  He  raised 
the  limp,  helpless  head  and  with  his  hand- 
kerchief wiped  the  blood  from  the  cut  and 
bruised  face.  As  he  wiped  it  clear,  a  ray 
of  moonlight  fell  across  it.  It  was  Schooner 
Allen.  Was  he  dead?  In  terror  Summers 
bent  low  over  him.  "No,  thank  God,  he 
breath3!  I'll  save  him  yet  with  God's  help. 
Father,  hold  not  this  sin  against  me!  Help 
me  to  atone  for  it!"  He  almost  cried  aloud 
in  his  anguish. 

Taking  the  fallen  man  in  his  arms  he 
scrambled  from  the  ditch.  Down  the  road, 
through  the  woods,  across  the  pasture,  he 
almost  ran.  It  was  the  very  way  he  had 
come  with  Miss  Edmonds,  but  all  was  dif- 
ferent now.  As  he  crossed  the  branch  at  a 
bound,  he  felt  no  light  hand  in  his,  but  a 
leaden  head  on  his  arm.  The  startled  crow 
that  again  flew  from  the  bushes  called  forth 
no  poetry  this  time.  Up  the  long  winding 
hill  he  went  without  a  pause.  Ah,  how  his 
severe  physical  training  stood  him  in  hand! 
He  saw  no  moonlight  on  the  fields  now;  it 


seemed  to  center  with  all  of  its  power  on  a 
little  crimson  stream  that  trickled  down  a 
white  face  and  over  his  coat  sleeve.  He 
ran  up  the  little  lane  to  the  Cliver  home 
and  knocked  loudly  at  the  door. 

"That  bruise  on  the  back  of  his  head 
must  have  come  from  striking  a  rock  or 
something  in  the  ditch,"  Summers  said  as 
he  bent  over  him. 

"You  give  him  a  good  lick  for  onct," 
Cliver  replied.  But  Summers  made  no  an- 
swer. He  was  still  fearful,  not  only  on 
Schooner's  account,  but  of  what  effect  this 
would  have  on  the  meeting  if  it  should  get 
out.  The  meeting  was  now  at  its  height 
and  every  night  was  witnessing  conversions. 

"What  do  you  think,  Bro.  Cliver,  shall 
we  keep  this  to  ourselves  till  the  meetings 
are  closed,  or  shall  we  make  a  clean  breast 
of  it  now?" 

"Well,"  Cliver  replied,  "I  'low  it  might 
be  best  to  say  nothing  about  it  at  present. 
Nobody  knows  about  it  but  us,  and 
Schooner  won't  git  out  of  that  bed  fer  a 
spell  " 

"No,  no  one  knows  of  it  but  ourselves 
and  Miss  Edmonds  and  she  doesn't  know 
who  it  was.  I'll  see  her  and  tell  her  what 
we  have  decided  to  do.  But  I  must  make  a 
clean  statement  of  it  before  I  leave."  So 
it  was  decided  to  keep  the  matter  secret  till 
the  meetings  closed,  or  at  least  as  long  as 
possible. 

(TO  BE  CONCLUDED.) 

B.  B.  Tyler's  Letter. 

Why  did  God  permit  the  death  of  Presi- 
dent McKinley?  He  was  a  good  man  and 
a  great.  He  was  a  useful  man.  The  na- 
tion needed  him,  and  the  world.  His  wife 
needed  him.  Why  did  God  permit  the 
bullet  of  the  assassin  to  terminate  his  hon- 
orable and  useful  career?    Why? 

I  do  not  know.  This  an  inexplicable 
event.  There  are  many  such.  But  this  is 
not  a  new  question.  It  has  been  pro- 
pounded again  and  again.  It  is  as  old  as 
the  race.  The  name  of  William  McKinley 
is  the  only  new  feature  of  the  old  inquiry. 
T  wenty  years  ago  the  name  of  James  A. 
Garfield  was  ia  the  question.  Thirty- six 
years  ago  it  was  that  of  Abraham  Lincoln. 
More  frequently  the  name  used  in  the 
agonizing  inquiry  is  that  of  wife,  husband, 
son,  daughter,  father,  mother.  The  name, 
probably,  of  one  not  known  to  the  world, 
but  whose  life  seemed  essential  to 
the  home.  Why  this  bereavement?  It  is 
an  old  and  always  new  question.  In  its 
presence  we  are  dumb. 

Perspective  is  needed  in  order  to  make 
even  a  partial  reply.  Just  now  we  are  too 
near  the  awful  tragedy  which  has  been  en- 
acted to  think  soberly.  We  are  yet  dazed 
— I  am.  As  we  read  the  farewell  words  of 
our  noble  and  good  President  tears  fill  our 
eyes.  How  thoughtful  of  others.  How 
considerate. 

"My  wife:  be  careful  about  her:  don't 
let  her  know."  "Let  no  one  hurt  him." 
"I  am  sorry  to  have  been  a  cause  of  trouble 
to  the  Exposition."  "Good-by,  all,  good- 
by."  "It  is  God's  way:  His  will  be  done, 
not  ours." 

This  death  scene  unnerves  us  as  nothing 
since  the  assassination  of  President  Lin- 
coln. By  and  by  we  may  understand — not 
no^. 

Perspective,  a?  I  was  saying,  is  needed. 
This  helps  us  to  see  that  many,  at  the 
time,  inexplicable  sorrows  and  bereavements 


have  resulted  in  incalculable  good.  Let  us 
trust  God.  He  has  compelled  so  many 
dark  experiences  to  work  for  the  better- 
ment of  the  world  we  can  believe  that  he 
will  bring  blessing  out  of  this  terrible 
tragedy.  Can  you  not  believe  this?  I 
can:  I  do.  God  reigns.  His  hand  is  at 
the  helm.  He  directs  the  course  of  the  ship 
of  state.  It  is  plain  that  he  has  been  in 
our  life,  in  our  national  life,  from  the  be- 
ginning. He  has  not  left  us  now.  He  con- 
trols all  the  affairs  of  our  little  world.  Not 
a  sparrow  falls  without  his  notice.  The 
hairs  of  our  heads  are  numbered.  Nothing 
happens.  There  are  no  accidents.  Believe 
in  God.  Believe  in  his  Son,  Jesus  Christ 
our  Lord.  Let  not  your  heart  be  troubled. 
This  is  the  divine  prescription  for  sorrow. 
In  his  own  good  time  he  will  throw  light 
on  the  mysteries  of  bereavements,  suffer- 
ings, sorrows.  God  is  our  Father:  we  are 
his  children.  He  is  infinite,  we  are  finite. 
He  loves  us.  His  resources  are  boundless. 
Hold  fast  these  truisms. 

What  a  puzzling  problem  was  the  ex- 
perience of  Moses.  He  had  a  mighty  brain 
and  a  great  heart.  He  was  an  educated 
gentleman.  His  manners  were  those  of  a 
courtier.  Moses  was  a  born  king  among 
men.  All  other  statesmen  are  small  com- 
pared with  him.  If  he  was  not  inspired  by 
Jehovah,  he  was  a  demi-god.  He  was  heir 
apparent  to  the  throne  of  Egypt — at  the 
time,  the  greatest  government  on  earth. 
A  great  purpose  animated  him  from  his 
youth.  His  people  were  in  slavery  and  he 
determined  to  give  them  freedom.  A  lofty 
purpose  this:  a  worthy  aim.  He  slew  an 
Egyptian  in  a  moment  of  excitement.  The 
Egyptian  was  maltreating  a  Hebrew.  'Tis 
easy  to  excuse  Moses.  But  he  became  a 
fugitive.  He  fled  for  his  life.  He  lived  in 
exile  forty  years.  If  you  had  lived  at  the 
time  could  you  have  explained  this  singular 
and  sad  turn  in  the  fortunes  of  this  great, 
this  noble,  man?  It  is  more  than  probable 
that  your  faith  in  God  would  have  faltered. 
Where  now  are  the  promises  of  Jehovah  to 
Abraham,  to  Isaac,  to  Jacob?  What  is  the 
use  of  trying  to  be  good,  noble,  helpful  to 
others?  His  father,  mother,  sister,  broth- 
er, are  broken-hearted.  I  can  hear  his 
poor  mother  cry  out  in  the  deep  anguish  of 
her  soul:  "Would  God  he  had  died  in  in- 
fancy. My  son  a  murderer  and  a  fugitive! 
Why  has  Jehovah  permitted  this?"  The 
condition  of  the  Hebrew  people  is  now 
worse  than  it  was  before.  All  hope  is 
gonet  While  in  exile  Moses  served  as  a 
shepherd.  Educated  in  all  the  learning  of 
the  Egyptians,  the  adopted  son  of  a 
princess,  accustomed  to  the  manners  of 
royalty  and  aristocracy,  with  mental  pow- 
ers fitting  him  for  the  most  exalted  station, 
with  a  culture  which  made  him  a  fit  com- 
panion of  the  noblest  of  earth,  he  cares  for 
a  flock  of  sheep!  Can  you  explain  this? 
Could  you  have  explained  it  at  the  time? 
No  indeed.  The  mystery  was  deep,  dark, 
impenetrable.  Now  we  see  that  his  ex- 
perience in  exile  was  a  necessary  part  of 
the  preparation  that  Moses  needed  to  do 
the  work  for  which  the  Lord  intended  him. 
His  experience,  in  appearance,  was  evil:  in 
reality  it  was  good — good  for  Moses,  good 
for  the  Hebrews,  good  for  the  world,  good 
for  us  now.  He  was  not  prepared  to  un- 
dertake the  work  of  emancipation  and 
leadership  when  in  a  moment  of  indigna- 
tion he  fatally  smote  the  Egyptian.  All 
is  plain  now:  all  was  dark  then. 


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October  3,  1901 


Recall  the  story  of  Joseph  the  Hebrew 
slave  who  became  the  Viceroy  of  Egypt. 
There  is  nothing  more  mysterious  than  the 
experience  of  this  boy  who  when  he  came 
to  man's  estate  was  given  a  position  in  the 
government  second  only  to  that  of  the 
monarch.  "Is  there  a  God?"  he  might 
have  asked  in  the  midst  of  the  unjust  treat- 
ment that  was  meted  out  to  him  and  the 
sufferings  that  came  upon  him.  His  envi- 
ous brothers  sell  him  into  slavery.  While 
a  slave  and  faithful  to  his  master  he  is 
falsely  accused  and  thrown  into  prison. 
Two  years  he  serves  as  a  convict.  Disgrace 
covers  him.  The  only  friend  he  seemed  to 
have  was  untrue  to  him.  The  case  is  hope- 
less. Not  a  single  ray  of  light  can  be  seen 
in  any  direction.  All  is  darkness.  Jacob 
in  Canaan  is  mourning  the  death  of  his 
favorite  son.  "What  have  I  done  that  I 
should  be  thus  bereaved?"  he  said  to  him- 
self. "Jehovah  cared  for  my  grandfather 
Abraham,  and  he  cared  for  my  father  Isaac, 
and  he  was  with  me  and  blessed  me  in 
Padan  Aram;  but  he  has  forsaken  me 
now."  At  that  moment  Jehovah  was  pre- 
paring a  wonderful  deliverance  for  Jacob 
and  his  family.  "God  moves  in  a  mysteri- 
ous way  his  wonders  to  perform."  Now 
we  know  that  God's  hand  was  in  these 
strange  events.  Jehovah  was  good,  infi- 
nitely good,  in  all  that  he  did.  Never  more 
gracious  was  he  than  in  the  bitter  experi- 
ences of  Joseph  and  his  father  Jacob. 
"These  things  are  written  for  our  learn- 
ing." As  Jehovah  wrought  then  so  he 
works  now.    Dost  thou  believe? 

Imagine  the  feeling  of  Mary,  if  you  can, 
as  she  saw  her  son  die  on  the  cross.  She 
did  not  know  what  his  death  meant.  His 
disciples  did  not  understand.  Out  of  heart 
they  returned  to  their  former  vocation. 
Some  light  came  to  them  when  Jesus  arose; 
but  how  mysteriously  dark  were  the  days 
until  the  day  of  Pentecost  was  fully  come. 
Now  we  are  familiar  with  the  thought  that 
in  all  these  transactions  our  Father  was  re- 
vealing his  love.  Then  it  seemed  as  if  God 
were  dead! 

What  is  death  anyway,  that  we  should 
feel  as  we  do  about  it?  Paul  says  that  it  is 
an  item  in  the  inventory  of  the  believer's 
wealth.  It  is  the  gateway  through  which 
the  children  of  God  by  a  spiritual  regenera- 
tion pass  to  glories  inconceivable  by  the 
human  mind.  "Why  do  we  mourn  depart- 
ing friends?" 

God's  in  heaven  and  all  is  well.  Comfort 
your  heart  with  these  thoughts. 


Anarchism  and  the  Saloon. 

By  H.  K.  Hirvde,  M.  D. 

[The  following  remarks  by  Dr.  Hinde  at  the 
McKinley  memorial  services  in  Mexico  were 
reported  by  Clayton  Keith.] 

There  are  some  things  that  have  no  right 
to  live  in  this  free  American  republic;  and 
for  the  simple  reason  that  they  strike  at 
the  very  foundation  of  all  law  and  order. 
I  venture  to  name  in  this  presence  two 
things  of  this  class,  that  of  right  ought  to 
die,  and  as  a  matter  of  fact  are  doomed  to 
die  at  no  distant  day :  Anarchism  and  the 
Saloon.  These  twin  children  of  the  devil, 
these  murderers  not  only  of  our  presidents, 
but  of  our  children,  and  destroyers  of  our 
homes— I  name  them  together  because  they 
belong  together  and  go  together;  and 
would  to  God  they  could  be  buried  in  one 
common  grave. 


They  represent  the  lowest  and  vilest  and 
most  destructive  elements  that  our  ruining 
our  beloved  land.  They  are  outlaws  and 
deserve  no  favor  or  mercy  at  the  hands 
of  American  freemen. 

The  saloon  is  the  hotbed  where  these 
vipers  of  anarchism  are  hatched  and  nursed 
into  life  to  go  about  their  hellish  work. 
Trace  the  history  of  this  man  Czolgosz,  and 
Miss  Goldman,  the  Isaacs,  Herr  Most,  and 
the  rest.  Where  do  you  find  them?  Al- 
ways in  the  saloon.  There  it  is  they  meet 
and  plot,  and  from  there  they  go  to  their 
diabolical  work.  We  have  tried  every 
other  remedy.  It  is  useless  to  dally  with 
these  questions  any  longer.  The  life  of 
our  country  is  too  dear  to  longer  experi- 
ment with  remedies  of  doubtful  efficacy. 
We  cannot  afford  to  lose  another  Lincoln, 
another  Garfield,  another  McKinley.  Nor 
can  we  afford  to  lose  tens  of  thousands  of 
promising    young    men  that  are  going  to 


drunkard's  graves  through  the  enticements 
of  the  saloon. 

Let  the  Christian  nations  of  the  world 
select  an  island  in  mid-ocean,  the  farthest 
from  all  other  land,  and  there  transport 
these  murderers  and  free-lovers  and  dis- 
turbers of  society  and  there  let  them  enjoy 
to  the  full  the  results  of  their  own  teaching. 
As  lepers  of  society  let  them  be  inexorably 
excluded  from  any  contact  with  Christian 
civilization,  except  it  be  through  the  serv- 
ice of  Christian  missionaries,  who  are  will- 
ing to  die  as  martyrs  for  the  Master.  And 
then  when  we  are  rid  of  this  vile  brood,  let 
us  shoot  to  the  death  with  the  ballot  these 
saloons  all  over  our  Christian  land  so  that 
there  shall  be  no  hatching  places  for 
all  these  vices  that  tend  to  undermine 
and  destroy  us  as  a  people.  This  the 
Christian  people  of  America  have  the 
power  and  the  opportunity  of  doing,  just 
as  soon  as  they  have  the  will. 


N^    V^    V^    N^ 


75he  Situation  in  China. 

By  WILLIAM  REMFREY  HUNT. 


We  stand  appalled  at  the  magni- 
tude of  the  evangelization  of  this 
swarming  yellow  race.  In  his  address  de- 
livered recently  before  the  conference  of 
missionaries  at  Shanghai,  Dr.  Timothy 
Richard  urged  the  importance  of  this  great 
problem  of  the  Christianization  of  this 
wonderful  empire.  Quoting  Sir  W.  Hun- 
ter, he  said:  "There  are  fifty  millions  in 
India  who  will  join  some  new  religion  with- 
in the  next  fifty  years.  China's  four 
hundred  millions  are  beginning  to  consider 
.  seriously  whether  the  adoption  of  a  new 
religion  may  not  be  advantageous." 

This  new  attitude  of  a  changing  state 
confronts  the  Christian  Church  with  its 
most  titanic  task.    Think! 

The  Supreme  Need. 
The  voices  of  eighteen  hundred  mis- 
sionaries (there  were  two  thousand  last 
year)  call  loud  and  long  for  more  workers! 
Send  us  men  and  women  who  will  come 
with  a  soul-burning  desire  to  save  their 
fellow  men.  Send  us  those  who  are  filled 
with  the  Spirit  and  with  self  sacrifice.  Send 
us  those  whose  equipment  is  of  the  very 
highest  kind.  Above  all  send  us  those 
whose  lives  will  be  the  grandest  witness  to 
their  calling  long  before  their  lips  are  un- 
sealed to  lisp  the  name  of  Jesus  in  Chinese. 
O  for  men,  for  men  of  God,  for  Christlike, 
humble,  persistent,  toiling  souls  whose 
faith  and  devotion  shall  be  to  their  fellows 
a  consuming  fire.  Never  before  was  the 
need  so  great  and  the  call  so  real. 

The     Workers. 

The  fields  are  all  now  occupied.  Most  of 
the  stations  were  months  without  the  mis- 
sionary. The  native  Christians  stood  the 
refining  like  pure  gold.  Its  reflex  influence 
on  the  workers  kindled  faith  and  inspired 
enthusiasm.  Dr.  Macklin  is  as  busy  as 
ever.  Dr.  Butchart  is  busy  building  a 
hospital  in  Lu  Cheo  fu.  Dr.  Osgood  is 
building  a  dispensary  in  Chu  Cheo.  W.  R. 
Hunt  opened  a  new  substation  at  Wooee. 
Evangelist  Shi  and  his  wife  preach  the 
gospel  there. 

T.  J.  Arnold  yields  the  school  over  to  F. 
E.  Meigs  and  takes  up  evangelistic  work 
in  Nanking.  Miss  Lyons's  school  is  pros- 
pering.   It  is  go  d  to  see  her  back  at  her 


place  again.  Pray  for  the  girls  that  they 
may  be  all  won  for  Jesus.  Some  of  the 
boys  in  the  Christian  college  are  develop- 
ing into  fine  preachers.  T.  J.  Arnold  did 
good  solid  work  during  his  tentative  office 
in  the  school. 

C.  E.  Molland  and  family  with  Miss  Kel- 
lar  make  up  the  happy  little  mission  band 
at  Wuhu.  We  do  not  often  see  them  but 
when  we  do  we  hear  of  good  work  done  and 
the  cause  prospering.  C.  B.  Titus  and 
Eunice  Titus  work  in  Lu  Cheo  fu.  Bro. 
Titus  is  prospering  well  in  the  language. 
He  is  a  bold  preacher.  His  wife  is  one  of 
the  bravest  women  in  the  field  and  has  a 
splendid  work  among  the  women  in  that 
city.  She  has  been  the  only  resident 
woman  worker  in  that  great  district  for 
three  years.  Asking  her,  the  other  day,  if 
she  did  not  feel  lonely,  she  brightly  re- 
plied, "I  am  too  busy  to  think  about  it,  and 
the  need  is  so  great."  She  is  looking  for- 
ward to  Mis3  Mary  Kelly's  going  there  as 
her  co-worker. 

Frank  Garrett  and  wife  go  to  Luho  to 
live  this  fall.  Nanking  is  sorry  to  lose 
them.  They  go  to  take  up  the  long  neg- 
lected work  in  Luho.  There  is  a  harvest 
of  souls  to  be  gathered  in  there.  May  the 
Lord  make  them  bright  witnesses  and 
fruitful  soul  winners.  They  speak  Chinese 
well. 

We  learn  that  F.  E.  Meigs  sails  this 
month.  We  are  all  looking  for  him  and 
shall  give  him  a  warm  welcome  back  to  the 
land  of  his  adoption.  We  are  also  to  wel- 
come some  workers  from  Australia,  viz., 
Bro.  and  Sister  Ahgan  and  Miss  Toukin. 
James  Ware  and  family  were  welcomed 
back  to  China.  He  is  busy  building  a 
home  in  Shanghai.  He  is  an  able  linguist 
and  preacher  and  does  good  work  on  the 
Bible  translation  and  revision  committee. 

W.  P.  Bentley's  institute  is  his  darling. 
He  regards  it  thriving,  successful  and  ag- 
gressive. He  has  good  fortune  in  securing 
good  native  assistants.  Besides  his  own 
evangelistic  work  he  superintends  thirteen 
Chinese  colporteurs  for  the  American  Bible 
Society. 

The  ladies  of  the  mission  who  are  mar- 
ried do  much  good  missionary  work,  be- 
sides   that  of  an  occasional    evangelistic 


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trip  with  their  families,  by  receiving  the 
Chinese  women  into  their  homes.  By  this 
means  the  heathen  women  get  an  object 
lesson  of  the  transforming  and  beautifying 
influence  of  Christian  home  life.  Let 
Christ  reign  in  a  hundred  million  homes  in 
China  and  there  will  be  no  more  yellow 
peril! 

The  Outlook. 

From  a  political  viewpoint  the  outlook  is 
anything  but  satisfactory.  The  court  is 
still  stubborn  and  hostile.  The  conserva- 
tive element  is  in  the  ascendant.  The 
Manehu  regime  must  go  before  there  can 
be  any  permanent  progress.  It  is  sensual, 
corrupt,  dark,  sinister,  heathen  and  steeped 
in  the  blackest  of  murderous  intrigue.  The 
Empress  Dowager  still  reigns  and  while 
this  red-handed  Chinese  Jezebel  rules, 
there  can  be  no  peace  or  justice.  From 
the  imperial  harem  she  rules  the  eunuchs 
and  princes  and  will  continue  to  do  so 
whether  the  capital  be  Peking,  Nanking  or 
Hsian. 

From  the  missionary  viewpoint  the  pros- 
pect is  still  hopeful.  Already  the  progres- 
sive mandarinate  are  assisting  to  recon- 
struct the  broken  mission  stations.  Mis- 
sions in  China  will  triumph!  But  the 
churches  must  send  more  men  and  more 
means.  Whole  districts  are  shepherdless. 
The  need  is  vital  and  imperative.  Well 
might  Dr.  Josiah  Strong  pertinently  ask, 
"What  are  churches  for  but  to  make  mis- 
sionaries? What  is  education  for  but  to 
train  them?  What  is  commerce  for  but  to 
carry  them?  What  is  life  itself  for  but  to 
fulfill  the  purpose  of  foreign  missions, 
enthronirig  Jesus  Christ  in  the  hearts  of 
men?" 

Let  Us  Pray. 

How  little  we  have  realized  the  dynamic 
force  of  prayer.  All  the  great  missionar- 
ies were  hot  in  prayer.  They  burned  out 
for  God.  Think  of  Brainerd,  Hannington, 
Mackay,  Keith  Falconer,  Morrison,  Liv- 
ingstone, Garst,  Law,  Chalmers  and  the 
host  of  missionary  martyrs  recently  as- 
cended. How  they  spent  themselves  in 
prayer.  The  very  missionary  societies  were 
born  in  and  out  of  prayer.  Would  that  the 
whole  church  of  God  would  unite  in  heart, 
purpose  and  determined  faith  to  say,  "Let 
us  pray."  Should  we  not  then  expect  won- 
derful power,  advancement  and  blessing? 
Your  missionaries  in  China  are  praying 
with  our  devoted  president,  A.  McLean, 
for  the  Minneapolis  Convention  and  for  the 
results  of  that  great  and  grand  gathering 
of  the  Disciples.  We  are  praying  too  for 
F.  M.  Rains,  our  able  and  aggressive  fi- 
nancial manager  of  the  foreign  society  and 
expect  him  to  impart  unto  us  some  spirit- 
ual gift  and  cheer  us. 

"Onward!  till  the  course  is  finished, 

Like  the  ransomed  ones  before; 
Keep  the  faith  through  persecution, 
Never  give  the  battle  o'er." 

Our  Christian  greeting  to  the  convention 
at  Minneapolis! 

Chu  Cheo,  via  Nanking. 

J* 

The  murderer  and  the  unloving  sit  on  the 
same  bench  before  the  Judge  of  eternal 
truth.  .  .  .  Until  we  love  our  brother, 
—yes,  until  we  love  our  enemy, — who  is 
yet  our  brother, — we  contain  within  our- 
selves the  undeveloped  germ  of  murder. 
And  so  with  every  sin  in  the  tables,  or  out 
of  the  tables. — George  MacDonald. 


English  Topics. 

Ovjr  New  Departure. 

Having  just  enjoyed  the  annual  conven- 
tion of  the  Christian  Association  of  Great 
Britain,  it  is  a  pleasure  to  me  to  record  the 
experiences  of  a  memorable  week.  This 
was  the  twenty- first  annual  conference. 
Certain  American  friends  may  happen  to 
read  these  lines  in  whose  minds  the  men- 
tion of  the  Christian  Association  will  call 
up  vivid  reminiscences.  To  Bros.  Moore, 
Van  Horn,  Richardson,  Earl,  will  come 
back  the  memory  of  the  meeting  twenty- 
one  years  ago  in  the  village  of  Helsby, 
Cheshire,  where  they  and  some  English 
friends,  as  well  as  M.  D.  Todd  of  sainted 
memory,  gathered  to  form  a  co-operation 
of  new  churches  of  Christ.  A  leader  in 
the  holy  effort  was  the  beloved  Timothy 
Coop.  Out  of  that  incident  issued  the 
association  to  which  now  belong  nearly 
2,500  Christians.  We  meet  year  after  year 
at  this  or  that  spot  where  we  possess  a 
church;  and  this  time  "our  cathedral," 
West  London  Tabernacle,  was  the  scene  of 
the  convention.  The  session  has  been 
memorable.  It  was  felt  by  the  hundreds 
of  delegates  and  visitors  present  from  the 
churches  that  the  time  was  fully  ripe  for  a 
new  departure ;  that  we  must  go  in  instantly 
for  church  extension;  that  an  evangelist 
should  be  at  once  sent  out  into  the  open 
field ;  and  that  efforts  must  be  made  on  the 
spot  to  raise  a  goodly  fund  by  self-sacri- 
fice all  round. 

Our  New  Evangelist. 

After  careful  discussion  it  was  resolved 
to  ask  J.  H.  Bicknell  to  leave  his  Liver- 
pool pastorate  in  order  to  take  the  field  and 
challenge  the  people  of  England  wherever 
he  can  go  to  hearken  to  our  grand  plea. 
It  has  been  the  habit  of  this  vivacious 
American  preacher  to  hold  frequent  pro- 
tracted meetings  at  Liverpool,  leading 
them  himself  if  he  could  not  manage  to 
bring  in  some  outside  evangelist,  and  his 
success  has  made  him  famous  among  us. 
Naturally,  he  has  been  constantly  impor- 
tuned to  go  to  hold  protracted  meetings 
for  other  churches,  and  he  has  added  these 
to  the  labors  of  his  pastorate,  thus  run- 
ning the  risk  of  exhaustion.  To  continue 
thus  would  break  down  any  man,  and  the 
Liverpool  church  has  been  induced,  for  the 
common  good,  to  surrender  their  minister's 
services  that  he  may  be  free.  The  results 
of  Bro.  BicknelPs  coming  efforts  are 
likely  to  be  very  fruitful.  He  recently  re- 
turned in  excellent  health,  with  Mrs.  Bick- 
nell, from  a  restful  holiday  in  his  Ameri- 
can home.  The  second  item  in  our  fresh 
departure  initiated  at  this  convention  was 
the  resolution  to  plant  a  church  of  Christ 
at  Brighton,  the  beautiful  town  commonly 
called  "London-by-the-Sea."  Brighton 
is  a  great  city.  It  is  on  the  Sussex  coast 
and  is  the  most  important  town  on  our 
southeastern  English  shore.  I  remember 
how  J.  M.  Van  Horn  and  I  used  to  talk 
about  Brighton  as  a  choice  location  for  a 
mission,  and  how  that  able  brother  felt 
strongly  impelled  to  start  the  movement 
there.  The  new  resolution  is  due  to  the 
initiative  of  Milner  Black,  who  was  formerly 
one  of  our  preachers  in  Melbourne,  then 
amongst  you  in  the  States,  and  afterwards 
at  our  Liverpool  church  which  he  left  to 
go  into  business  at  Brighton.  He  suc- 
ceeded in  bringing  the  convention  to  adopt 
his  idea  of  now    commencing  a  mission, 


and  in  a  few  weeks  premises  in  Brighton 
are  to  be  converted  into  a  small  preaching 
hall.  The  convention,  for  this  purpose  and 
one  or  two  other  schemes  which  have  been 
well  discussed,  opened  a  list  of  pledges. 
The  money  thus  raised  in  an  enthusiastic 
meeting  amounted  to  nearly  600  pounds. 
This  shows  that  we  are  alive  and  in  earnest. 
After  a  season  of  depression  the  tide  has 
turned. 

Missionaries    and  Our  Conference. 

It  is  generally  our  blessed  fortune  to  se- 
cure the  presence  at  our  annual  assemblies 
of  several  missionaries  going  to  or  return- 
ing from  the  far  east.  On  this  occasion  we 
have  had  at  the  meetings  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Menzies,  J.  O.  Grainger  and  Miss  May 
Johnson,  all  going  out  as  new  missionaries 
to  India,  and  Miss  Josepha  Franklin,  re- 
turning to  the  same  country  to  resume  her 
work  at  Damoh.  Each  of  these  gave  a 
stirring  address.  All  seemed  deeply  in- 
terested to  be  among  us  in  transitu.  Of 
course  Miss  Josepha  Franklin's  speech  was 
the  piece  de  resistance  of  our  great  mis- 
sionary meeting  in  West  London  Taberna- 
cle. That  speech  will  stand  out  as  the 
monumental  incident  of  our  21st  convention. 
Miss  Franklin  is  a  great  missionary.  She  is 
one  of  those  heroines  who  are  absolutely 
absorbed  in  the  interests  which  she  repre- 
sents. Those  interests  are  the  interests  of 
the  heathen  who  are  to  be  brought  to 
Christ.  Her  description  of  the  famine  will 
never  be  forgotten,  and  yet  it  was  not  so 
much  a  delineation  of  the  horrors  as  of  the 
wonderful  work  attempted  and  achieved  by 
the  missions,  in  which  the  Indian  govern- 
ment gratefully  joined.  I  want  to  empha- 
size this  last  fact.  Missions  have  tri- 
umphed in  India  over  all  political  and 
bureaucratic  indifference  and  prejudice, 
through  the  splendid  Christian  heroism  of 
the  missionaries.  India  has  been  made  to 
feel  that  the  very  element  of  philanthropy 
lacking  in  its  hoary  paganism  is  the  most 
shining  factor  in  Christianity. 

My  Interview  with  Miss  Franklin. 

It  is  quite  a  liberal  education  to  listen  to 
some  people,  as  Lord  Chesterfield  said  in 
particular  of  Lady  Mary  Wortley  Montagu. 
One  of  these  informative  personalities  is 
Miss  Josepha  Franklin.  I  could  not  make 
myself  contented  with  what  I  had  heard 
from  her  at  the  meetings,  and  I  felt  myself 
fortunate  in  being  allowed  to  interview  her 
at  the  Avondale  Hotel,  near  the  British 
Museum,  where  she  is  staying  a  few  days, 
with  her  new  young  colleague,  before  sail- 
ing for  India.  To  my  many  questions  she 
gave  most  interesting  answers.  I  especial- 
ly wanted  to  know  her  opinion  on  the 
blessings  or  curses  of  the  "British  Raj,"  or 
English  rule  over  India.  On  this  she  talked 
for  two  hours,  much  like  Bro.  Wharton 
talks  on  this  great  subject.  She  considers 
that  British  rule  is  all  for  good  in  India, 
and  that  the  disparaging  critics  who  tell 
how  England  is  blocking,  ruining,  destroy- 
ing her  grand  Eastern  dependency,  simply 
circulate  shameful  libels.  The  benefits 
conferred  on  India  include  the  vast  irriga- 
tion works,  the  great  government  railways, 
the  immense  length  of  good  roads,  the 
grand  system  of  hospitals  and  dispensaries, 
and  the  thousands  of  schools,  as  well  as  the 
colleges  and  universities.  We  English 
Disciples  of  Christ  are  manifesting  increas- 
ing interest  in  the  Indian  mission.  We 
have  two  missionaries  of  our  "very  own" — 


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October  3,  1901 


Miss  D.  McGavran  and  Miss  E.  Clarke. 
These  are  supported  by  our  English  C.  W. 
B.  M.  But  our  hearts  are  touched  by  the 
fact  that  so  many  young  American  men 
and  women  elect  to  leave  glorious  Ameri- 
ca to  work  for  the  heathen  under  the  Brit- 
ish flag.  Miss  Josepha  Franklin's  heart  is 
especially  with  the  Hindoo  children.  She 
is  passionately  devoted  to  the  Christian 
education  of  the  young.  She  has  been 
asked  by  the  Indian  government  to  take 
charge  of  the  Government  Public  School 
for  girls  in  Damoh.  This  is  a  proof  of  the 
profound  confidence  of  the  authorities  in 
the  mission. 

Homage  to  President  McKlnley. 

Deep  pathos  attached  to  the  closing  pro- 
ceedings of  the  convention.  The  meetings 
terminated  with  the  communion,  and  this 
commenced  exactly  at  the  moment  when  we 
all  knew  that  President  McKinley's  funeral 
was  beginning  at  Canton.  The  whole  as- 
sembly rose  and  with  bowed  heads  listened 
to  the  offering  of  prayer  by  E.  H.  Spring, 
our  pastor  at  Gloucester.  We  were  act- 
ing in  unison  with  the  whole  nation.  All 
England  manifested  like  sympathy  with 
America.  Truly  these  two  nations  are 
allied  by  a  union  of  hearts.  Political  fed- 
eration is  often  a  fiction,  but  the  affinity 
between  the  branches  of  the  Anglo-Saxon 
community  is  the  supreme  face  of  the  age, 
William  Durban. 

London,  Sept.  21. 

J- 
Missions    in  the    Northwest. 

By  H.  D.  Williams. 

The  coming  National  Missionary  Con- 
vention at  Minneapolis  will  assemble  in 
the  heart  of  a  missionary  country  for  our 
people. 

Minnesota,  Wisconsin,  the  two  Dakotas, 
and  Montana  constitute  an  area  of  494,745 
square  miles,  making  them  a  section  larger 
than  the  whole  of  the  Pacific  coast. 
In  natural  material  wealth  it  is  surpassed 
by  no  other  section  of  the  land.  In 
rapid  and  substantial  development  at  pres- 
ent in  progress,  it  is  equaled  by  no  other 
section  of  the  whole  earth. 

It  has  a  population  of  4,785,000,  and 
there  are  only  about  eighty  of  our  churches 
in  the  entire  section.  No  other  section  of 
the  country  so  large,  so  intelligent  and  so 
rich  in  possibilities  for  the  future,  has  been 
so  neglected. 

Thirty  and  forty  years  ago  was  the  time 
above  all  times  to  send  money  and  mission- 
aries into  this  country.  To-day  we  work 
at  great  disadvantage  because  it  was  not 
done  then.  We  who  live  here  find  our- 
selves saying:  "Oh,  that  somebody  had 
aroused  our  fathers  to  missionary  work  in 
these  parts!"  One  dollar  then  was  worth 
ten  dollars  now.  This  is  not  said  to  repine 
over  the  unfortunate  past,  but  rather  to 
arouse  to  the  opportunity  of  the   present. 

To-day  one  dollar  will  do  as  much  as 
five  dollars  in  the  next  generation.  We 
cannot  go  back  to  correct  the  mistakes  of 
the  past,  but  we  can  begin  now,  on  some 
adequate  scale,  to  plant  churches  all  over 
these  states. 

The  American  Christian  Missionary  So- 
ciety should  put  at  least  $10,000  into  this 
field  during  the  next  year.  All  the  great 
denominations,  though  strongly  established 
here,  put  more  than  that  in  the  field. 

Mankato,  Minn. 


Convention  Reminders. 

By  Adelaide  Gail  Jervks. 

Minneapolis,  being  the  first  "Mecca"  in 
our  march  toward  the  conquests  of  the  new 
century,  is  just  now  a  hive  of  industry  in 
the  effort  to  supplement  by  energy  and 
forethought  her  lack  in  numbers  and  re- 
sources in  preparing  for  the  coming  con- 
vention ;  hoping  to  see  the  world's  untiring 
workers  in  conclave  here,  planning  great 
things  for  God,  worthy  of  the  day  and  the 
hour,  and  adequate  to  the  great  ends  to  be 
attained. 

And  we  would  remind  not  only  our  lead- 
ers but  the  rank  and  file,  the  picket  guards, 
the  lone  watchman  upon  the  walls,  the  iso- 
lated disciple  who  is  true  but  fights  alone 
(yet  not  alone,  for  one  with  God  need  never 
lose  a  battle),  that  we  would  count  their 
name  among  the  loyal  legions  who  move 
upon  thi-3  land  to  claim  it  for  the  Master. 

"Minnesota  for  Christ,"  has  long  been 
our  watchword,  even  when  the  altar  fires 
burned  low,  believing  He  would  give  the 
victory  at  last  if  our  faith  and  fervor  fail 
not. 

And  we  ask  our  brotherhood  the  world 
over  to  come  with  their  spiritual  loaves  and 
fishes  that  with  His  blessing  we  may  gather 
up  of  the  fragments  that  remain  enough 
righteous  manna  to  infuse  new  life  and 
vigor  into  our  depleted  ranks,  forever 
moving  westward. 

Remember  the  time  and  the  season. 

W1)pd  the  mellow  tints  of  autumn 
Steal  upon  the  plain  and  woodland, 
Wheo  the  maple  and  the  elm  trees 
Fling  their  banners  to  the  west  wind, 
Plam;Dg  gold  and  flushing-  scarlet 
At  the  bidding  of  the  hoar  frost; 
When  the  migratory  song  bird 
Leaves  its  summer  and  its  singing, 
And  the  fulness  of  the  harvest 
Lies  within  the  bulging  garner, 

then  shall  we  watch  for  a  surging  tide  of 
consecrated  souls  to  fill  our  gates,  coming 
as  an  army  with  banners  panoplied  with 
truth's  invincible  armor,  and  set  for  the 
defense  of  the  gospel  and  the  restoration 
of  the  ancient  order  in  its  simple  forms 
and  primitive  power. 
The  life  sea  is  flecked  with  spent  boatmen. 

Truth's  fair  city  enthroned  on  a  hill, 
Must  keep  his  beacon  light  shining, 

His  sacred  command  to  fulfil. 
Oh,  help  us  to  send  the  glad  message 

Where  darkened  lives  evermore  see, 
And  beat  'gainst  the  bars  of  a  prison — 

Loose  the  soul!  for  his  gospel  is  free. 
The  rough  waves  of  strife  drop  to  stillness 

When  white  sails  speed  over  the  sea, 
To  carry  this  blessed  evangel, 

Ye  laden  ones -come  unto  me! 

The  flint  of  the  wayfarer  may  fire  a  for- 
est; then  what  may  we  not  hope  from  the 
associated  ardor  of  these  congregated 
thousands? 

May  each  one  of  the  returning  hosts 
carry  back  to  the  home  field  a  stalwart 
courage,  equal  to  the  measure  of  their  joy, 
and  as  telling  as  Luther  at  the  Diet  of 
Worms  or  Paul  on  Mars  Hill. 

Look  at  God's  heroes  the  wide   world  o'er! 

Tow'riQg  above  the  wrecks  of  time — 
They  compassed  earth  and  sea  and  sky 

For  love  of  truth  and  life  sublime. 
We  look  at  Paul  'mid  the  breakers'  roa~, 

Listen  to  s-rngs  from  his  prison  cell; 
Beaten  and  bruised  for  the  Master's  sake 

He  lived,  that  wonderful  love  to  tell. 
There  are  heroes  still,  and  every  day 

Amid  life's  tumults  and  its  jars, 


They  live  a  life  for  truth  and  God 
That  finds  its  orbit  above  the  stars. 

And  as  we  stand  at  the  portal  now 
Of  the  hundred  years  of  jov  or  blight, 

With  eager  courage  we  pledge  anew 
To  labor  for  God  and  plead  for  right. 

Minneapolis,  Minn. 

Ca.mpbell    on    Conventions. 

By  A.  M.  Growden. 

The  regular  annual  national  convention 
of  the  churches  of  Christ  will  convene  in 
the  city  of  Minneapolis  Oct.  10  and  will 
continue  a  week. 

The  sessions  will  be  held  in  convention, 
Minneapolis  Exposition  building  which  has 
a  seating  capacity  of  6,000. 

With  the  exception  of  the  Christian  En- 
deavor conventions,  these  are  the  largest 
religious  gatherings  in  the  states. 

"It  is  estimated  that  never  before  in  the 
history  of  Christianity  did  so  many  com- 
municants sit  together  at  the  Lord's  sap- 
per as  at  the  union  communion  of  the  Jubi- 
lee convention  at  Cincinnati,  1899."  Three 
great  missionary  organizations  will  be  rep- 
resented, viz:  C.  W.  B.  M.,  Foreign  Chris- 
tian Missionary  Society  and  American 
Christian  Missionary  Society. 

These  conventions  are  purely  missionary. 
They  are  called  together,  not  to  hunt  for 
heresy,  not  to  examine  candidates  for  "holy 
orders"  or  novices  in  "theology,"  but 
to  deliberate  on  worldwide  evangelism.  - 
These  churches  exist  for  the  restoration  of 
The  Lost  Unity,  and  the  evangelization  of 
the  world. 

We  are  growing  twice  as  fast  as  the  pop- 
ulation of  our  country.  Minneapolis,  a 
city  of  homes  and  hospitality,  will  be  al- 
most ideal  for  a  visit  in  October  after  the 
sultry  heat  of  summer  has  passed  away. 
In  less  than  fifty  years  it  has  reached  a 
population  of  202,718,  and  in  point  of  size 
it  is  the  sixteenth  city  in  the  Union. 

To  the  lover  of  nature,  a  visit  to  Minne- 
haha Falls  and  Como  Park,  and  Lake  Har- 
riet and  White  Bear  Lake  will  be  an  added 
delight. 

Hear  the  princely  Campbell  on  conven- 
tions: "Conventions  are  as  ancient  as 
families.  ...  I  design  no  work  of  su- 
pererogation, and  will  not  imagine  that  any 
br  ither  or  sister  dissents  from  me  in  the 
utility,  importance  and  blessedness  of  large 
protracted  conventions  of  Christians  as- 
sembled to  worship  God  our  Father. 

"Through  Jesus  Christ  our  common  Sa- 
vior to  exhort  and  stir  up  each  other  to 
adorn  our  calling,  and  to  coornend  by 
preaching,  teaching  and  exhortation,  the 
gospel  of  our  salvation  to  our  fellow  men, 
that  they  may  freely  and  cheerfully  parti- 
cipate with  us  in  the  blessings  of  the  com- 
mon salvation.  .  .  .  But  besides  these 
conventional  meetings,  there  are  those  for 
the  business  proper  to  the  Christian  com- 
munity. There  are  conferential  meetings 
on  the  whole  affairs  of  the  Christian  king- 
dom. 

"There  are  fields  of  labor  to  be  selected, 
evangelists  or  missionaries  to  be  sent 
abroad,  and  the  ways  and  means  for  ac- 
complishing these  objects  are  .  to  be  con- 
sidered and  provided  for. 

"Brethren,  nor  churchps  as  individual 
communities  cannot,  in  their  individual 
capacities,  accomplish  these  objects." 

Findlay,  Ohio, 


October  3,  1901 


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INAUGURATION  OF    KENTUCKY   UNIVERSITY'S    NEW   PRESIDENT 


The  inauguration  of  President  Burris  A. 
Jenkins  took  place  at  Morrison  Chapel  of 
Kentucky  University,  on  Thursday,  Sept. 
26.  The  exercises  began  at  eleven  o'clock 
with  a  sermon  from  Bro.  E.  L.  Powell,  of 
Louisville,  who  never  spoke  more  thought- 
fully or  more  effectively. 
At  one  o'clock  Acting 
President  Milligan  gave  a 
luncheon  to  the  distin- 
guished guests  of  the  univer- 
sity, among  whom  were: 
President  Charles  F.  Thwing, 
of  Western  Reserve  Univer- 
sity, Cleveland,  O.,  Presi- 
dent Roberts,  of  Central 
College,  Danville,  Ky., 
President  Weber,  of  Ken- 
tucky Wesleyan,  Professor 
W.  D.  McClintock,  of  Chi- 
cago University,  A.  Mc- 
Lean, J.  T.  Brown,  of  Louis- 
ville, E.  L.  Powell  and  others. 
At  three  o'clock  the  exer- 
cises began  again  in  Morri- 
son Chapel.  An  address  on 
behalf  of  the  curators  of 
Kentucky  University  was 
made  by  James  H.  Hazel- 
rigg,  ex-chief  justice  of  the 
Supreme  Court  of  Kentucky, 
a  graduate  of  the  institution 
and  member  of  the  board. 
It  was  exceedingly  enthu- 
siastic, and  stirred  the  audi- 
ence deeply. 

This  was  followed  by  an 
address  from  President 
Thwing,  of  Western  Reserve, 
the  author  of  many  books 
and  articles  on  education.  It 
was  a  scholarly,  a  religious, 
and  an  effective  address.  The 
subject  was  "The  University 
in  the  Prosperous  Democ- 
racy." 

It  wag  4:20  o'clock  when 
the  new  president  arose  to 
deliver  his  inaugural  address. 
The  audience  had  been 
wrought  into  a  high  tension 
of  enthusiasm  by  the  pre- 
vious addresses,  and  when 
the  incoming  president  stood 
up,  as  with  one  accord  the 
entire  audience  arose  to  its 
feet  and  greeted  him  with 
cheers  and  college  yells  and 
the  waving  of  handkerchiefs. 


The  vast  assemblage  seemed  transformed 
into  a  sea  of  white  sails.  Above  the  storm 
of  applause  could  be  heard  the  students' 
"Hug,  gah,  hah!"  It  was  a  fitting  trib- 
ute to  the  youug  man  who  will  preside 
over  the  destinies  of  a  ^reat,  msutution. 


President  Burris  A.  Jenkins. 


President  Jenkins  held  throughout  his 
address  the  undivided  attention  of  his 
audience.  He  was  frequently  interrupted 
with  applause.  When  he  had  finished,  the 
orchestra  started  up  "Dixie,"  a  huge 
bouquet  of  crimson  roses  given  by  the  stu- 
dent body,  was  placed  at  his 
feet,  and  he  was  greeted  with 
round  after  round  of  cheering. 
The  college  boys  sang  the  K. 
U.  song,  written  by  Bro.  Ben 
Herr,  an  alumnus,  who  recently- 
died,  the  whole  audience  join- 
ing in  the  refrain : 

"K.  U.,  K.  U.,  we  love  thy  crim- 
son glory, 

K.  U.,  K.  U  ,  oh  loud  her 
praises  tell. 

K.  U.,  K.  IT.,  in  legend,  songanci 
story, 

K.  U.,  K.  IT.,  thy  name  shall 
ever  dwell." 

In  the  evening,  a  reception 
at  the  gymnasium  brought  to- 
gether about  one  thousand 
students,  alumni,  and  friends 
of  the  university.  Refresh- 
ments were  served  by  the 
ladies  of  the  Christian  church- 
es of  Lexington,  and  after 
this,  brief  addresses  were 
made  by  President  Roberts,  of 
Danville,  Professor  McClin- 
tock, of  Chicago,  Professor 
Roarck,  of  Kentucky  State 
College,  and  President  Gray, 
of  Georgetown  College. 

President  Jenkins  has  had 
more  varied  experience  than 
most  men  of  his  years.  Grad- 
uated from  Bethany  as  vale- 
dictorian in  1891,  he  spent 
three  years  at  Yale  and  Har- 
vard, has  served  as  pastor  of 
two  large  city  churches  in 
Indianapolis  and  Buffalo,  was 
professor  of  New  Testament  in 
Butler  Bible  College  and  later 
the  first  president  of  the  Uni- 
versity of  Indianapolis,  has 
preached  from  Honolulu  to 
Cambridge,  has  ranched  in 
Colorado,  cycled  in  Europe, 
canoed  on  the  Ohio  and  sailed 
on  the  Gulf  of  Mexico— and 
has  for  some  years  been  a 
valued  contributor  to  the 
Christian-Evangelist.  Suc- 
cess to  the  new  administration ! 


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THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


October  3,  1901 


Oxir  Budget. 


— The  breeze  is  northwest — right  from  the 
Twin  Cities. 

,     — The    din  of    preparation  for   our  coming 
is  distinctly  audible. 

— St.  Louis  will  send  a  good  delegation  and 
will  ask  for  the  convention  for  1903. 

— One  of  the  most  attractive  features  of 
the  great  Louisiana  Purchase  Exposition  will 
be  a  world  convention  of  the  Disciples  of 
Christ. 

— Let  us  decide  it  now  and  we  will  plan  and 
execute  large  things  for  that  convention.  If 
we  are  to  go  ahead  of  Minneapolis  we  must 
have  more  time  than  Minneapolis  had.  No 
doubt  about  that. 

— The  headquarters  of  the  editorial  depart- 
ment of  the  Christian-Evangelist  will  be  at 
the  Nicollet  Hotel,  where  we  will  be  glad  to 
meet  many  of  our  friends.  This  is  one  of  the 
old  established  hotels  in  the  city  and  is  near 
to  the  hall  where  the  convention  is  to  be 
held. 

—"The  Church  Bulletin"  is  the  title  of  a 
new  8-page  local  paper,  edited  by  E.  T.  Mc- 
Farland,  pastor  of  the  Fourth  Christian 
Church,  this  city,  designed  to  be  a  medium 
of  communication  between  the  twelve  St. 
Louis  congregations,  all  of  which  are  to  co- 
operate in  carrying  it  on — another  evidence 
of  our  growing  unity  and  solidarity. 

—J.  P.  Pinkerton,  of  Jefferson  City,  has  re- 
signed his  pastorate  to  accept  a  call  to  the 
Forest  Ave.  Church,  Kansas  City.  It  will 
be  remembered  that  this  congregation  was 
left  pastorless  recently  when  A.  W.  Koken- 
doffer  went  from  there  to  Mexico,  and  the 
congregation  has  been  searching  diligently 
since  that  time  for  an  able  and  devoted  min- 
ister. 

— Lawrence  Wright  closes  his  work  in  Iowa 
as  state  evangelist  Oct.  1,  after  working  un- 
der the  state  board  for  nearly  two  years.  He 
will  enter  the  field  at  once  as  a  general  evan- 
gelist and  is  now  ready  to  make  engagements 
beginning  immediately  after  the  national  con- 
vention. He  has  had  nine  years'  experience 
and  will  have  a  good  singer.  Address  Jeffer- 
son, la. 

—We  shall  next  week  report  names  and 
amounts  contributed  to  the  J.  Z.  Tyler  Testi- 
monial Fund.  Meantime  let  every  one  who 
reads  this  paragraph,  and  who  wishes  fellow- 
ship in  this  good  work,  send  a  contribution 
at  once.  la  making  this  testimonial  we  are 
only  discharging  a  debt  we  all  owe  to  Bro. 
Tyler  for  his  consuming  and  unceasing  labors 
in  our  behalf. 

— Hon.  JamesH.  Richardson,  of  Quincy,  111., 
brother  of  our  well  known  W.  F.  Richardson, 
of  Kansas  City,  Mo.,  died  Sept.  18,  1901.  Mr. 
Richardson  was  born  March  25,  1834,  having 
lived  for  many  years  in  Quincy,  111.  He  was 
an  honorable,  upright  man,  a  public-spirited 
citizen,  an  affectionate  husband  and  father. 
He  served  at  least  one  term  in  the  state  sen- 
ate of  Illinois.  He  reared  a  family  of  children 
who  are  left  with  his  widow  to  mourn  his 
loss.  Our  sympathies  are  extended  to  his 
Christian  wife  and  family  in  this  their  great 
bereavement. 

—Charles  A.  Young,  Ph.  B.,  5641  Madison 
Ave.,  Chicago,  111.,  sends  us  a  list  of  topics 
constituting  eight  courses  of  lecture  studies 
in  biblical  history  and  literature.  These 
studies  cover  Old  Testament  characters,  book 
studies  in  the  Old  Testament,  studies  in 
prophetic  literature,  in  the  earthly  life  of  our 
Lord,  in  the  life  and  letters  of  Paul,  book 
studies  in  the  New  Testament,  and  studies  in 
the  literature  of  the  Bible.  These  lectures 
have  been  highly  commended  by  those  who 
have  heard  them  and  it  would  be  well  if  Bro. 
Young  could  be  kept  busy  delivering  them  for 
the  churches.  For  terms  address  him  as 
above.  '  "", 


— J.  S.  Smith,  of  Carlinville,  111.,  desires  to 
take  a  medical  course  and  wishes  to  make  an 
engagement  to  preach  for  some  church  near  a 
medical  school. 

—The  church  at  Belmont,  111  ,  wishes  to  se- 
cure a  good  evangelist  to  conduct  a  pro- 
tracted meeting  beginning  in  October  or  early 
in  November.    Address  B.  French,  Jr. 

—Howard  T.  Cree  bade  farewell  to  the 
congregation  at  Maysville,  Ky.,  Sept.  22, 
and  preached  the  following  Sunday  in  Cov- 
ington, Ky.  He  will  begin  his  pastorate 
with  the  Central  Christian  Church,  St.  Louis, 
Oct.  6. 

—Clyde  V.  Callahan  has  resigned  the  work 
at  Greenfield,  O.,  to  continue  his  course  at 
Hiram  College.  The  church  at  Greenfield  has 
grown  and  is  in  a  prosperous  condition.  Mr. 
Callahan  will  preach  at  Hartford,  O,  while 
in  college. 

— Joe  Shelby  Riley,  who  has  done  success- 
ful work  in  the  west,  north  and  south  and 
has  good  recommendations,  is  open  for  pas- 
toral or  evangelistic  engagements.  He  is  a 
vigorous  young  man  of  thirty-three  years. 
His  address  is  Valley  View,  Tex. 

— And  now  comes  a  distinguished  preacher 
and  foremost  pastor  among  the  Disciples  of 
Christ,  and  testifies  that  "the  issue  of  the 
Christian-Evangelist  of  Sept.  19,  which  I 
have  just  read,  is  the  best  issue  of  the  paper 
ever  published,  and  as  good  a  number  as  I 
have  ever  seen  from  the  press  of  any  religious 
paper  in  the  world."  We  are  offering  three 
months  of  this  paper  to  trial  subscribers  for 
twenty-five  cents.  Now  is  the  time  to  sub- 
scribe. 

— The  copies  of  Bro.  Procter's  book  of  ser- 
mons, "The  Witness  of  Jesus"  which  were 
taken  to  the  Missouri  Convention  went  off 
like  hot  cakes  in  maple  syrup  season.  There 
were  not  enough  to  supply  the  demand.  But  we 
are  able  to  fill  all  orders  promptly  which  may 
come  to  this  office,  until  the  present  edition 
is  exhausted.  That  ought  not  to  be  very 
long.  All  of  Bro.  Procter's  friends  will 
want  it,  and  no  preacher's  library  will  be 
quite  complete  without.    Price  $1.25. 

— "As  the  night  brings  out  the  stars  so 
these  light  afflictions  of  ours  are  giving  us 
glimpses  of  things  which  cannot  be  so  wel 
seen  in  the  day  of  undimmed  prosperity.  It 
has  shown  us  that  we  have  some  very  warm 
friends.  We  are  very  happy.  We  are  learn- 
ing some  of  the  sweetest  lessons  of  life.  The 
•Lord  is  very  gracious  to  us.  Do  not  for  a 
moment  think  that  we  are  cast  down."  So 
writes  our  beloved  J.Z.Tyler  in  a  personal 
letter  to  the  editor.  A  man  who  can  write  in 
that  spirit  has  "been  with  Jesus,"  and  has 
entered  into  the  "fellowship  of  his  sufferings" 
and  also  into  the  fellowship  of  his  joy.  What 
a  privilege  it  is  to  be  able  to  give  some  tan- 
gible expression  of  our  appreciation  and  love 
of  one  who,  walking  in  the  valley  of  earthly 
shadows,  has  the  sunshine  of  God's  love  in 
bis  heart! 

— We  understand  that  the  committee  on 
program  has  left  Wednesday  afternoon  of  the 
national  convention  at  Minneapolis  for  college 
reunions  and  banquets.  This  strikes  us  as  a 
capital  idea.  It  seems  important  to  have 
these  college  reunions,  and  yet  they  have  in- 
terfered not  a  little  heretofore  with  the  pro- 
ceedings of  the  convention.  The  arrangement 
mentioned  above  is  designed  to  remedy  this 
fact.  The  afternoon  is  a  better  time  for  these 
reunions  than  at  night,  as  many  of  the  boys 
who  take  part  in  these  reunions  are  grey- 
headed, and  do  not  like  to  keep  late  hours. 
We  hope  that  the  colleges  will  make  a  note  of 
the  time  which  has  been  left  open  for  their 
benefit,  and  avail  themselves  of  it  to  the  best 
possible  advantage.  This  would  leave  the 
time  for  the  sessions  of  the  convention  free  for 
the  business  of  the  convention  and  permit  all 
who  are  interested  to  be  present.  Let  every 
hindrance  be  taken  out  of  the  way  of  the  suc- 
cess of  the  convention. 


— D.  A.  Wickizer  has  resigned  at  Beatrice, 
Neb.,  and  will  go  east  at  once.  Bro.  Cram- 
blet  also  has  resigned  at  South  Omaha. 

—Samuel  Gregg,  Nebraska  state  evangelist, 
began  the  year's  work  at  Wymore  and  is 
hoping  to  establish  the  work  at  this  poiut 
and  at  Blue  Springs. 

— Imri  Zumwalt  has  resigned  the  pastorate 
at  Herington,  Kas.,  to  accept  a  call  from  the 
First  Christian  Church  at  Phoenix,  Ariz.  He 
began  work  at  the  latter  place  Sept.  15. 

— The  Burlington  Route  announces  that 
Oct.  11  has  been  decided  upon  as  an  additional 
selling  day  for  tickets  to  the  Minneapolis 
Convention.  The  dates  of  sale  now  are  Oct. 
9,  10,  11,  12  and  14. 

— The  church  at  Brunot,  Mo.,  needs  an 
organ  which  it  cannot  afford  to  buy.  Any 
church  or  Sunday-school  which  is  buying  a 
new  organ  might  dispose  of  the  old  one  by 
addressing  D.  A.  White,  Brunot,  Mo. 

—Christian  College  at  Columbia,  Mo.,  has 
opened  with  the  largest  attendance  in  its 
history  and  notwithstanding  the  drought.  In 
the  music  department  alone  178  were  enrolled 
up  to  the  middle  of  last  week  and  new  pupils 
are  still  arriving. 

—The  First  Christian  Church  in  South 
Bend  celebrated  its  semi-centennial  on  last 
Saturday  and  Sunday.  A  history  of  the 
congregation  was  read  by  the  present  pastor, 
Perry  J.  Rice,  and  the  anniversary  sermon 
was  preached  by  H.  L.  Willett. 

—Miss  Stella  Masters,  of  last  year's  class 
in  the  School  of  Pastoral  Helpers,  is  assist- 
ing Bro.  Allen  in  a  meeting  at  Ft.  Wayne, 
Ind.  Pastors  desiring  competent  young  lady 
helpers  should  address  A.  M.  Harvuot,  prin- 
cipal of  the  School  of  Pastoral  Helpers,  617 
Richmond  Street,  Cincinnati. 

—The  church  at  Carthage,  O,  C.  M.  Fill- 
more pastor,  had  its  fall  roll  call,  rally  and 
revival  service  Sunday,  Sept.  29,  by  way  of 
inaugurating  the  fall  and  winter  campaign. 
This  is  the  beginning  of  a  week  of  rally, 
which  will  be  followed  by  three  or  four  weeks 
of  revival  services  under  the  leadership  of  the 
pastor. 

—Elder  William  Pinkerton,  of  Gillespie- 
ville,  O.,  passed  his  65th  anniversary  on  Sept. 
25.  He  is  one  of  a  distinguished  family  whose 
names  are  familiar  among  the  families  of  the 
reformation.  He  was  personally  acquainted 
with  many  of  the  pioneers  and  distinguished 
men  in  the  earlier  history  of  our  movement. 
In  a  note  to  the  editor  he  says  that  it  is 
almost  fifty  years  since  he  was  baptized  in 
the  small  stream  which  flows  near  bis  place. 
He  is  now  on  a  visit  to  his  father,  Dr.  Thomas 
M.  Pinkerton,  probably  the  oldest  living 
Pinkerton,  who  is  now  in  his  88th  year,  and 
who  lives  near  Lynchburg,  O. 


Get  the 
Out  of  Your  Food 

You  don't  and  can't  if  your  stomach 
is  weak.  A  weak  stomach  does  not  di- 
gest all  that  is  ordinarily  taken  into  it. 
It  gets  tired  easily,  and  what  it  fails  to 
digest  is  wasted. 

Among  the  signs  of  a  weak  stomach 
are  uneasiness  after  eating,  fits  of  ner- 
vous headache,  and  disagreeable  belch- 
ing. 

"I  have  taken  Hood's  Sarsaparilla  at 
iifferent  times  for  stomach  troubles,  and  a 
run  down  condition  of  the  system,  and  have 
Deen  greatly  benefited  by  its  use.  I  would 
not  be  without  it  in  my  family.  I  am  trou- 
bled especially  in  summer  with  weak  stom- 
ach and  nausea  and  find  Hood's  Sarsaparilla 
invaluable."  E.  B.  Hickman,  W.Chester,  Pa. 

Hood's  Sarsaparilla 

and  Pills 

Strengthen  and  tone  the  stomach  and 
the  whole  digestive  system. 


October  3,  1901 


THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


1265 


— An  up-to-date  Christian  physician  desir- 
ing to  locate  in  a  good  town  of  over  500  in- 
habitants with  two  railroads  and  in  a  pros- 
perous farming  community,  can  secure  in- 
formation of  value  by  addressing  F.  H.  Hor- 
ton,  Browns,  111. 

—The  forty-ninth  session  of  Roanoke  Col- 
lege at  Salem,  Va.,  opened  Sept.  18,  not  only 
with  signs  of  general  prosperity,  but  with  an 
unusual  distinction  of  royal  patronage. 
Among  the  new  students  are  four  Koreans, 
one  of  whom  is  His  Imperial  Highness,  Pjince 
Euiwha,  second  son  of  the  Emperor  of  Korea. 

—The  new  church  building  at  Waldron, 
Mich.,  was  dedicated  Sept.  15,  by  L.  L.  Car- 
penter. While  the  indebtedness  was  double 
the  amount  expected,  it  was  all  provided  for 
and  more  than  $100  extra.  There  are  four 
houses  of  worship  in  Waldron  of  which  this 
is  by  far  the  best. 

—We  regret  to  learn  that  our  genial  and 
brilliant  fellow  knight  of  the  quill,  Dr.  Gray, 
editor  of  The  Interior,  is  seriously  ill,  and  is 
in  great  suffering.  He  has  made  The  Interior 
one  of  the  ablest  organs  in  the  great  Presby- 
terian body.  We  shall  miss  his  refined  humor 
and  graceful  and  lucid  style  in  the  paper,  and 
earnestly  hope  for  his  recovery. 

— The  Eatertainment  Committee  at  Minne- 
apolis wishes  to  say  for  the  benefit  of  those 
who  will  arrive  late  in  the  evening  that  the 
registration  and  assignment  will  continue 
until  11:30  p.  m.  Street  cars  run  until  12. 
Delegates  coming  in  on  any  of  the  trains  which 
arrive  after  this  hour— six  out  of  the  total  of 
forty — will  seek  temporary  lodging  until 
morning  aad  will  then  go  to  the  registration 
office. 

— A  new  house  of  worship  at  Mill  Grove, 
Ind.,  was  dedicated  Sept.  8,  by  J.  H.  Mac 
Neill,  of  Muncie.  The  congregation  was 
organized  a  year  ago  and  after  meeting  in  a 
school  building  during  the  winter  promptly 
began  to  build  a  house  in  the  spring.  The 
people  have  given  generously  and  the  house 
was  dedicated  free  of  debt.  The  church  has 
services  and  Sunday-school  every  Lord's  day 
and  J.  A.  Brown,  of  Lynn,  Ind.,  assures  us 
that  it  is  on  the  way  to  larger  prosperity. 

— Church  Extension  receipts  for  the  week 
ending  Sept.  26,  showed  a  loss  of  $266  and  a 
decrease  of  fourteen  in  the  number  of  con- 
tributing churches.  In  the  contributions 
from  individuals,  however,  there  was  a  gain 
of  $70.  If  your  church  treasurer  will  not 
forward  your  money  to  G.  W.  Muckley,  600 
Water  Works  Building,  Kansas  City,  Mo., 
send  it  yourself.  The  fiscal  year  closed  Sept. 
30,  but  churches  which  did  not  get  their  offer- 
ings in  before  this  date  need  not  be  discour- 
aged on  that  account.  Send  this  year's 
offering  at  once  for  there  will  be  another 
to  be  sent  next  September  before  the  close  of 
this  fiscal  year.  The  same  applies  to  all  the 
other  missionary  offerings. 

— Brother  Daniel  Trundle,  of  Elma,  Wash., 
whose  accident  from  being  thrown  from  a 
bicycle  was  mentioned  in  this  paper  a  few 
weeks  since,  writes  that  though  he  was  in- 
jured more  than  was  at  first  reported,  he  is 
well  on  the  way  to  recovery,  though  it  will 
be  several  months  yet  before  he  is  entirely 
relieved  from  the  effects  of  th3  accident.  He 
expresses  his  gratitude  for  the  letters  of  sym- 
pathy he  has  received,  and  especially  for  the 
"wealth  of  compassion"  which  he  has  dis- 
covered in  the  hearts  of  his  flock.  This,  he 
feels,  is  compensation  for  the  pain  and  incon- 
venience of  his  suffering.  He  reports  that 
Elder  J.  W.  Watson,  of  that  place,  died  on 
the  23rd  ult.,  the  funeral  services  being  con- 
ducted by  Rev.  Eben  Sherwood.  Bro.  Wat- 
son was  born  Feb.  18,  1818,  being  83  years,  7 
months  and  5  days  old  at  the  time  of  his 
death.  He  began  preaching  in  1836,  at  the 
age  of  18,  having  preached  5,896  sermons, 
baptized  1,102  persons,  organized  52  congre- 
gations. He  was  the  youngest  of  five  broth- 
ers,  all  preachers.     For  ten    years  past  his 


life  had  been  enfeebled  by  a  trouble  that 
darkened  his  mind.  He  went  to  the  Pacific 
coast  in  1865,  and  now  has  migrated  to  a  still 
more  pacific  coast  where  life's  struggles  are 
over. 

— The  church  at  Valparaiso,  Ind.,  from 
which  John  L  Brandt  recently  resigned  to 
come  to  the  First  Church  at  St.  Lcuis,  has 
called  J.  H.  O.  Smith  and  the  call  has  been 
accepted.  We  are  in  receipt  of  a  letter  from 
Congressman  Crumpacker,  who  is  a  mem  >er 
of  this  congregation,  recounting  the  history 
of  the  church  and  of  Bro.  Smith's  former 
pastorate  there.  In  1888  he  found  a  member- 
ship of  80  and  after  ministering  for  seven 
years  left  it  with  an  increase  of  over  1,200 
and  a  new  building  with  large  seating  capac- 
ity. His  resignation  six  years  ago  to  go  to 
Chicago  was  against  the  protest  of  the 
church.  Bro.  and  Sister  Smith  occupy  a 
large  place  in  the  affections  of  the  Valparaiso 
congregation  and  will  be  heartily  welcomed 
back  in  their  old  field,  which  is  one  of  especial 
importance  because  of  the  proximity  of 
Valparaiso  Normal  College,  an  immense  in- 
stitution with  an  average  attendance  of 
2,500  and  an  annual   enrollment  of  over  4,000. 

— Bro.  James  McAllister,  who  has  been  a 
supply  for  the  Central  Christian  Church  in 
this  city  for' one  year,  having  been  engaged 
originally  for  only  three  months,  closed  his 
labors  with  the  church  on  last  Lord's  day, 
preaching  morning  and  evening  to  large  audi- 
ences with  additions  at  both  services.  On 
Friday  evening  preceding  the  Endeavor  So- 
ciety the  church  gave  him  a  farewell  reception 
which  was  largely  attended.  At  the  close  one 
of  the  officers  of  the  church  made  a  brief 
speech,  stating  the  pleasant  relations  which 
had  existed  between  Brother  McAllister  and 
the  church  during  his  stay  and  the  high  es- 
teem in  which  he  was  held  by  the  church  and 
the  good  wishes  that  would  go  with  him 
wherever  he  may  go.  To  this  Brother  Mc- 
Allister responded  in  a  happy  speech  in  which 
he  took  occasion  to  deny  the  correctness  of  a 
statement  in  one  of  the  city  papers  purport- 
ing to  be  an  interview  with  bin,  in  which  he 
was  made  to  say  that  he  had  undergone  a 
change  of  religious  views  since  his  connection 
with  us.  He  said  that  such  was  not  the  case, 
but  that  he  had  received  a  call  from  a  church 
connected  with  the  people  whom  we  some- 
times designate  as  the  Old  Christian  Connec- 
tion, that  he  had  this  call  undpr  serious  con- 
sideration but  did  not  yet  know  what  action 
he  would  take  concerning  it.  Whether  he  ac- 
cepts the  call  to  this  congregation  or  takes 
work  among  us,  no  one  who  knows  him  will 
doubt  the  sincerity  of  his  action  or  his  Chris- 
tian character.  Our  best  wishes  go  with  him 
and  his  family  into  whatever  field  of  labor  he 
may  elect. 

4* 
Close  to  the  Convention. 

It  is  to  be  anticipated  that  upon  arrival  at 
Minneapolis  everybody  and  his  friend  will  de- 
sire to  stop  close  to  the  convention  auditor, 
ium.  You  will  avoid  great  disappointment 
you  will  kindly  and  carefully  consider  the  fol- 
lowing: 

The  Exposition  is  on  the  east  side  of  the 
river  and  in  a  district  of  the  city  not  well  sup- 
plied with  hotels  and  restaurants.  Its  only 
considerable  residence  portion  is  near  the 
University  of  Minnesota  and  these  homes  are 
filled  with  the  over  3,000  students  of  that  in- 
stitution. The  principal  hotels  are  on  the  west 
side  and  are  from  three- fourths  to  one  and  a 
half  miles  away.  Most  lodgings  are  further 
and  the  residence  portion  in  which  we  hope  to 
place  2,000  of  our  guests  is  still  further.  These 
are  most  desirable  and  worthy  of  your  pres- 
ence; and  to  reach  them,  once  on  the  car  of  the 
finest  system  in  the  country  and  seeing  the 
varied  and  desirable  features  of  the  city,  the 
small  additional  time  is  not  a  loss.  Be  sure 
to  come;  to  take  these  homes  and  be  well 
pleased . 

Your  Entertainment  Committee, 

Db.  Haggard,  Chairman. 


Thousands  Have  Kidney  Trouble 
and  Don't  Know  it. 


How  To  Find  Out. 

Fill  a  bottle  or  common  glass  with  your 
water  and  let  it  stand  twenty-four  hours;  a 
sediment  or  set- 
tling indicates  an 
^kTJS)  unhealthy  condi- 
h\f  tion  of  the  kid- 
i  \l  neys  if  it  stains 
your  linen  it  is 
evidence  of  kid- 
ney trouble ;  too 
frequent  desire  to 
pass  it  or  pain  in 
the  back  is  also 
convincing  proof  that  the  kidneys  and  blad- 
der are  out  of  order. 

What  to  Do. 
There  is  comfort  in  the  knowledge  so 
often  expressed,  that  Dr.  Kilmer's  Swamp- 
Root,  the  great  kidney  remedy  fulfills  every 
wish  in  curing  rheumatism,  pain  in  the 
back,  kidneys,  liver,  bladder  and  every  part 
of  the  urinary  passage.  It  corrects  inability 
to  hold  water  and  scalding  pain  in  passing 
it,  or  bad  effects  following  use  of  liquor, 
wine  or  beer,  and  overcomes  that  unpleasant 
necessity  of  being  compelled  to  go  often 
during  the  day,  and  to  get  up  many  times 
during  the  night.  The  mild  and  the  extra- 
ordinary effect  of  Swamp=Root  is  soon 
realized.  It  stands  the  highest  for  its  won- 
derful cures  of  the  most  distressing  cases. 
If  you  need  a  medicine  you  should  have  the 
best.  Sold  by  druggists  in  50c.  and$l.  sizes. 
You  may  have  a  sample  bottle  of  this 
wonderful  discovery 
and  a  book  that  tells « 
more  about  it,  both  sent  [ 
absolutely  free  by  mail. 
Address  Dr.  Kilmer  & 
Co.,  Binghamton,  N.  Y. 


Home  of  Swamp-Root. 

When  writing  men- 


tion reading  this  generous  offer  in  this  paper. 


Convention  of  1903. 

It  has  been  suggested  thit  our  nation- 
al convention  be  held  only  once  every  two 
years.  If  the  suggestion  is  adopted  our  next 
convention  will  be  held  in  1903.  If  not  it  is 
immaterial  to  the  purpose  of  this  note.  Our 
convention  of  1903  should  be  at  St  Louis.  This 
would  give  our  people  an  opportunity  to  see 
the  greatest  exhibition  ever  presented  to  the 
world  and  to  attend  the  greatest  convention 
in  the  history  of  Christianity  and  also  make 
it  possible  for  vist  numbers  of  people  to  at- 
tend who  could  not  otherwise  do  so. 

There  are  at  least  two  reasons  why  our 
convention  should  go  to  St.  Louis  in  1903.  (1) 
It  would  make  possible  the  largest  attendance 
ever  known.  The  people  could  see  the  fair  and 
attend  the  services,  rates  would  be  exceed- 
ingly low  and  we  ourselves  could  get  some 
idea  of  the  power  and  influence  of  the  prim- 
itive gospel— realize  our  own  strength.  (2) 
The  convention  would  be  an  object  lesson  to 
the  fair  and  to  the  world.  Visitors  of  every 
denomination  would  be  invited  to  attend. 
Representatives  of  foreign  countries  would 
feel  the  charm  and  simplicity  of  the  true  gos- 
pel and  our  cause  would  receive  an  impetus 
such  as  it  has  never  known. 

Genuine  revival  services  should  be  a  feature 
of  this  convention.  The  enthusiasm  of  our 
own  host  would  do  wonders.  The  most 
strenuous  efforts  of  our  best  men  would  be 
used  with  telling  effect.  It  is  not  possible  to 
say  what  fruit  such  an  undertaking  would 
yield,  but  surely  it  is  worth  the  effort. 

Let  the  word  pass  along  the  lines,  "St.  Louis 
in  1903."  R.  C.  Ogburn. 

Lomax,  III. 

J* 

Elizabeth  Flower  Willis,  who  has  a 
national  reputation  as  a  reader  and  imper- 
sonator, has  opened  a  select  school  of  Elocu- 
tion and  Dramatic  Art  at  7  West  92nd  St., 
New  York  City. 


so     PISO'S    CURE    FOR 


CURES  WHERE  ALL  ELSE  FAILS, 

Best  Cough  Syrup,    Tastes  Good.   Dse 

in  time.    Sold  by  druggists. 


1 


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CONSUMPTION 


J266 


THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


October  3,  1901 


Correspondence. 


Campbell  on  the  Holy  Spirit. 

In  the  Christian  Evangelist  of  Sept.  5, 
in  an  article  by  S.  M.  Fowler  on  "The  Old 
Christians  and  Disciples  of  Christ,"  I  find 
these  words:  "I  have  even  felt  that  Mr. 
Campbell  placed  undue  emphasis  upon  the 
■word,  especially  in  regard  to  ordinances,  and 
not  enough  upon  the  presence  and  help  of 
God  by  the  Spirit  'who  works  all  in  all.' " 

As  I  happened  to  be  reading  the  article  of 
Mr.  Campbell  on  Sa notification  in  his  cele- 
brated work  on  Christian  Baptism,  I  have 
concluded,  by  your  permission,  to  put  into 
your  excellent  paper  some  of  his  great 
thoughts  on  the  work  of  the  Holy  Spirit. 

On  page  289  1  read:  "I  could  not,  indeed, 
esteem  as  of  any  value  the  religion  of  any 
man,  as  respects  the  grand  affair  of  eternal 
life,  whose  religion  is  tiot  begun,  carried  on, 
and  completed  by  the  personal  agency  of  the 
Holy  Spirit.  Nay,  I  esteem  it  the  peculiar 
excellence  and  glory  of  our  religion  that  it  is 
spiritual;  that  the  soul  of  man  is  quickened, 
enlightened,  sanctified  and  consoled  by  the 
indwelling  presence  of  the  Spirit  of  the  eter- 
nal God." 

The  personal  agency  of  the  Holy  Spirit  in 
conversion  and  sanctiflcation  could  not  be 
expressed  in  plainer  words  than  these  of 
this  man  of  such  marvelous  intellectual  pow- 
ers and  sue  1  a  wonderful  knowledge  of  the 
great  plan  of  salvation. 

On  page  290  we  find  these  words:  "The 
Spirit  now  advocates  Christ's  cause,  and  not 
Christ  his  own  cause.  The  Holy  Spirit  now 
animates  the  church  with  His  presence,  and 
not  Christ  himself.  He  is  the  head  of  the 
church,  while  the  Spirit  is  the  heart  of  it. 
The  Father  originates  all,  the  Son  executes 
all,  the  Spirit  consummates  all.  Eternal 
volition,  design,  and  mission  belong  to  the 
Father;  reconciliation  to  the  Son;  sanctifica- 
tion  to  the  Spirit."  On  page  291:  "Now  as 
Jesus,  the  Messiah,  in  the  work  of  mediation 
operates  through  his  blood,  so  the  Holy 
Spirit  in  his  official  agency  operates  through 
his  word  and  its  ordinances." 

On  page  298  he  says  in  speaking  of  signs 
and  miracles:  "Thus  the  Spirit  sought  to  con- 
vert men.  He  used  means,  rational  means; 
therefore,  we  argue,  such  meaos  were  neces- 
sary, and  are  still,  in  such  modifications  of 
that  same  supernatural  grandeur,  necessary 
to  conversion  and  sanctiflcation.  Signs,  as 
Paul  explains  them,  were  necessary,  not  for 
believers  but  for  unbelievers.  They  were  nec- 
essary to  faith.  The  miracle  opened  the  heart, 
the  testimony  of  the  Lord  entered  and  the 
Spirit  of  God  with  it,  and  the  work  of  con- 
version was  finished  " 

One  more  quotation  and   we  rest  our  case. 

On  page  28"  in  speaking  of  the  belief  of  the 
"Disciples  of  Christ"  hesays:  "In  this  school 
conversion  and  regeneration  are  terms  in- 
dicative of  amoral  and  spiritual  change— of 
a  change  accomplished  through  the  argu- 
ments, the  light,  the  love,  the  grace  of  God 
expressed  and  revealed,  as  well  as  approved 
by  the  supernatural  attestations  of  the  Holy 
Spirit.  They  believe  and  teach  that  it  is  the 
Spirit  that  quickens,  and  that  the  word  of 
God— the  living  word— is  that  incorruptible 
seed  which,  when  planted  in  the  heart,  vege- 
tates and  germinates  and  grows  and  fructi- 
fies into  eternal  life." 

Now  it  seems  to  me  that  in  all  of  these  quo- 
tations Alexander  Campbell  exalts  and  mag- 
nifies the  great  work  of  the  Holy  Spirit  both 
in  conversion  and  in  sanctiflcation,  and  he 
gives  to  the  Holy  Spirit  the  glory  due  to  his 
great  name  and  not  to  the  word  of  God.  I 
do  not  worship  Mr.  Campbell,  but  I  do  re- 
vere his  great  name  for  the  wonderful  work 
he  has  accomplished  in  removing  from  the 
word  of  God  "the  accumulated  rubbish  of 
centuries,"  and  in  presenting  to  the  world  the 
plan  of  salvation  just  as  it  was  given  by  the 


Holy  Spirit  through  his  inspired  apostles. 
All  other  contemporaneous  names,  with  me, 
at  least,  pale  before  the  name  of  this  illus- 
trious hero  of  the  faith  once  delivered  to  the 
saints.  R.  M.  MESisfCK. 

Letter  from  Jeu  Ha.wk. 

Macan,  China,  Aug.  1,  1001 
Dear  Bro.  Garrison:— I  presume  jou  have 
read  a  great  deal  lately  in  the  dailies  about 
the  bubonic  plague  in  China  and  wonder 
whether  we  are  dead  or  alive.  Through  the 
blessing  of  our  heavenly  Father  our  lives  have 
been  and  are  jet  spared  to  do  his  work.  The 
plague  has  gone  down  considerable  now  and 
only  once  in  a  while  do  we  hear  of  a  case  now. 
I  have  seen  quite  a  number  of  cases  since  I 
came  here.  At  first  I  was  afraid,  but  soon 
got  brave.  If  the  patients  can  be  properly 
taken  care  of,  less  deaths  will  take  place. 
Four  cases  of  mine  got  over  it  all  right.  We 
are  very  thankful  to  our  heavenly  Father  for 
his  divine  providence  over  us.  We  are  getting 
on  fairly  well  here.  We  cannot  expect  to 
make  much  money  by  our  practice.  It  is  for 
the  good  work  that  we  may  do  for  him  who 
died  for  us  all.  I  am  sorry  to  inform  you 
that  we  are  not  allowed  to  hold  public  meet- 
ings here.  The  Catholic  authority  does  not 
allow  us.  Rev.  Banmet,  of  the  Church  of 
England,  advised  me  some  time  ago  not  to 
hold  any  pub  ic  meeting.  So  I  only  can 
now  have  tracts,  Christian  literature  and 
Bibles  on  the  table  of  my  waiting  room  for 
the  patients  to  1'ead  and  take  homewith  them. 
I  talk  to  nearly  all  patients  that  come  to  me 
about  Christ  and  his  love.  The  Catholic 
patients  do  not  like  it  so  well.  I  want  to 
tell  you  about  a  sick  girl  who  has  been  and 
is  yet  under  my  care.  This  girl  is  a  member 
of  the  Presbyterian  Church.  Her  name  is 
Yit  Woh,  14  years  old.  She  took  sick  quite 
a  while  ago,  maybe  two  or  three  years 
ago,  but  had  no  money  to  have  any  doctor 
to  see  her.  Her  mother  is  a  missionary 
working  among  the  ladies  here.  Before 
they  came  here  she  worked  in  Shew  Hang 
for  a  few  dollars  a  month  for  many 
years.  She  has  three  children  to  care  for, 
feed  and  clothe.  She  works  very  hard 
among  the  ladies,  a  good  earnest  Christian 
worker.  Indeed  she  is  poor,  not  a  dollar  left 
over  the  month,  hence  her  sick  daughter 
could  not  have  the  medical  care  given  her. 
There  are  more  than  half  a  dozen  foreign 
medical  missionaries  here.  They  all  know 
this  lady  and  her  daughters  and  yet  none 
of  them  care  to  step  in  to  see  them.  I  am 
taking  care  of  her  free  and  even  buy  the  medi- 
cine for  her  when  I  do  not  have  any  in  my 
possession.  I  am  treating  hundreds  of  others 
free  here  and  elsewhere.  I  can  not  say  how 
long  I  shall  be  able  to  remain  here.  Our 
means  are  getting  short  and  it  is  impossible 
to  get  any  pay  from  the  poor  patients.  I  am 
doing  my  best  to  help  them  all.  I  am  very 
thankful  for  the  help  I  received— $17. 25  not  yet 
acknowledged.  Address  Dr.  Jeu  Hawk,  care 
of  Ye  Yee,  192  Wing  Lock  St.,  Hong  Kong, 
China. 

J- 

I  have  been  selling  Perfumes  for  the  past 
six  months.  I  make  them  myself  at  home 
and  sell  to  friends  and  neighbors.  Have  made 
$710.  Everybody  buys  a  bottle.  For  50  cts. 
worth  of  material  I  make  perfume  that  would 
cost  $2  00  in  drug  stores.  I  also  sold  125 
formulas  for  making  perfumes  at  $1.00  each. 

I  first  made  it  for  my  own  use  only,  but  the 
curiosity  of  friends  as  to  where  I  procured 
such  exquisite  odors,  prompted  me  to  sell  it. 
I  clear  from  $25.00  to  $35.00  per  week.  I  do 
not  canvass,  people  come  and  send  to  me  for 
the  perfumes.  Any  intelligent  person  can  do 
as  well  as  I  do.  For  42  cts  in  stamps  I  will 
send  you  the  formula  for  making  all  kinds  of 
perfumes  and  sample  bottle  prepaid.  I  will 
also  help  you  get  started  in  the  business. 

Martha  Francis. 

II  South  Vandecenter,  Ave.  St.  Louis,  Mo. 


It  is  very  con- 
venient to  attribute- 
the  disasters  which 
overtake  us  to  fate. 
But  for  the  most 
part  man  is  the 
arbiter  of  his  own 
fortunes.  Business 
men  are  struck 
down  suddenly  as 
by  lightning.  The 
verdict  is  generally 
"heart  failure."  "His  heart  was  weak. 
It  was  fate  for  him  to  meet  this  end."1' 
But  if  we  went  behind  the  "  weak  "  heart 
we  should  find  a  "  weak  "  stomach,  prob- 
ably, and  back  of  the  weak  stomach  is 
careless  eating  at  irregular  hours. 

When  the  stomach  is  diseased  the 
organs  depending  on  the  stomach  for 
nutrition  are  starved.  Starvation  means 
weakness  of  the  body  and  its  organs. 

Dr.  Pierce's  Golden  Medical  Discovery- 
cures  diseases  of  the  stomach  and  other 
organs  of  digestion  and  nutrition.  When 
these  organs  are  cured,  diseases  of  heart, 
liver,  lungs  and  kidneys,  caused  by  the 
diseased  stomach,  are  cured  also. 

"In  the  fall  of  1S07  I  was  taken  with  smother- 
ing spells,  palpitation  of  the  heart,  and  a  dis- 
tressed feeling  in  my  stomach,"  writes  Mr. 
H.  W.  Kinney,  of  Knight,  Doddridge  Co.,  West 
Va.  "I  consulted  a  doctor  and  he  said  I  had 
organic  heart  trouble.  He  gave  me  some  medi- 
cine, but  it  did  me  no  good.  I  then  tried  differ- 
ent kinds  of  patent  medicines,  but  they  only 
helped  me  a  little.  I  then  sent  and  got  five 
bottles  of  Dr.  Pierce's  Golden  Medical  Discov- 
ery. Before  the  first  bottle  was  gone  I  felt  a 
change.  When  the  five  bottles  were  gone  I 
began  to  work.  I  had  not  worked  any  for  a 
year  before. 

"  I  am  well  and  can  eat  anything  now  with 
the  exception  of  pork  and  greasy  food." 

Doctor  Pierce's  Pleasant  Pellets  cure 
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12o" 


Maryland  and  District  of  Columbia 
Convention. 

More  than  one  hundred  delegates  from 
Maryland,  Delaware  and  the  District  of 
Columbia  met  in  their  twenty -third  annual 
convention  at  Jerusalem,  Harford  county, 
Sept.  24-27.  Jerusalem,  called  "the  mountain 
church,"  has  had  a  long  and  honorable  his- 
tory and  many  hallowed  memories  are  asso- 
ciated with  our  gathetiDgs  there.  Our  Israel 
was  glad  once  more  to  stand  witbia  her  walls 
and  to  give  testimony  and  thanks  uoto  the 
name  of  the  Lord. 

H.  C.  Kendriek,  win  has  entered  recently 
with  such  vigor  upon  the  work  of  the  Hagers- 
town  pastorate,  preached  the  convention  ser- 
mon. 

Preacher's  day  was  devoted  to  the  consider- 
ation of  the  church  fathers.  W.  J.  Wright  dis- 
cussed "Paul  as  a  Preacher";  B.  A.  Abbott, 
■^'Origen:  Form  and  Substance  in  Preaching  '; 
F.  D.  Power,  "Attmasius:  Doc  rinal  Preach- 
ing"; Ira  W.  Kimmel,  "Basil:  Expository 
Preaching";  Peter  Ainslie.  "Augustine:  Con- 
sciousness of  God  as  a  Source  of  Power";  J. 
A.  Hopkins,  "Peter  the  Hermit:  Earnestness 
in  Preaching";  M.  H.  H.  Lee,  "St.  Bernard: 
Goodness  in  the  Preacher";  D.  M  Austin, 
"Carey:  The  Preacher  and  Heathen  Missions"; 
W.  H.  Dickinson,  "Finney:  the  Revivalist"; 
and  Jacob  Walters,  "Alex.  Campbell:  The  Re- 
former of  Reformers."  The  people  seemed  es- 
pecially pleased  with  the  addresses  of  our 
eastern  shore  men,  Walters  and  Austin,  and 
of  our  colored  preacher,  Dickinson.  The 
thoughtful  consideration  of  the  subject,  "Does 
-Our  Position  on  Christian  Union  Need  Revis- 
ion?" by  R.  G.  Frank,  of  Philadelphia,  formed 
a  fitting  close  for  this  profitable  day. 

Spac;will  not  permit  me  to  tell  of  all  the 
good  things  of  the  C.  W.  B.  M.  session.  The 
thirteen  auxiliaries  report  a  membership  of 
832,  offerings  amounting  to  $832  and  eight  or- 
phans in  India  supported. 

The  Tribune  Home  for  Working  Girls  had 
an  income  last  year  of  $1,704  and  has  pro- 
vided accommodations  for  78  girls  since  its 
opening. 

F.  D.  Power,  chairman  of  the  committee  on 
summer  assembly,  reported  the  auspicious 
opening  of  the  new  ocean  resort  at  Bethany 
Beach,  with  225  visitors  from  eight  states, 
and  said  that  the  projectors  of  this  enterprise 
had  fulfilled  their  contract  with  our  society, 
and  presented  on  their  behalf  a  deed  to  prop- 
erty at  Bethany  Beach  valued  at  $10,000. 

The  educational  committee  reported  five 
young  men  assisted  at  college,  $147  raised  and 
assets  in  cash   and  notes  amounting  to  $1,500. 

The  29  churches  in  the  co  operation  report  a 
membership  of  4,628,  with  576  additions,  $1,196 
raised  for  foreign  missions,  §785  for  the  Amer- 
ican Christian  Missionary  Society,  $1,747  for 
state  missions  and  $36,785  for  all  purposes.  If 
the  people  of  our  entire  brotherhood  would  do 
as  well  as  the  disciples  in  this  district,  we 
would  raise  $1,394,000  for  missions. 

Every  organized  church  in  our  territory  but 
two  contributed  to  the  state  work  and  the 
money  was  collected  and  expended  at  a  cost 
of  only  $43  to  the  society.  The  convention 
agreed  to  appropriate  next  year  $500  for  the 
support  of  a  pastor  at  H  Street, 'Washington; 
$600  to  Fulton  Avenue,  Baltimore;  $250  to  the 
eastern  shore  of  Maryland;  $300  to  Hunting- 
ton Avenue,  Baltimore;  $150  to  Martins  burg, 
W.  Va  ;  $400  to  South  Baltimore,  and  $50  to 
the  work  of  our  colored  brethren. 

The  progress  of  the  work  in  Baltimore  the 
past  year  has  been  most  gratifying. 

Sept.  15  a  new  house  of  worship  was  dedi- 
cated on  Huntington  Avenue.  The  building 
cost  $3,000,  upon  which  a  debt  of  $1,500  re- 
mains. The  congregation  numbers  45,  the 
Sunday-school  about  100.  This  is  the  out- 
growth of  a  mission  Sunday-school  started 
two  years  ago  by  the  Calhoun  Street  church. 
Not  satisfied  with  one  mission,  Peter  Ainslie 
and  his  enterprising  people  have  started  an- 
other mission  in  South,Baltimore.  A  wealthy 


gentleman  has  offered  a  lot  at  a  reduced 
ground  rent,  will  give  $1,000  and  loan  the  bal- 
ance necessary  for  the  construction  of  a  house 
of  worship.  J.  O.  Shelburne.  of  Virginia,  has 
been  called  to  serve  this  mission  and  will 
probably  accept 

C.  C.  Jones,  of  Hyattst  >«n.  his  become  as- 
sistant pas  or  at  the  Calhoun  Street  church 

Edward  B.  Bagbt. 
"  Washington,  r>.  C 


BE1  I 


or  by  writing  to  me. 
Philadelphia,  Pa. 


G.  P.  RlJTLEDGE. 


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A  Thing  Worth  Knowing. 

No  need  of  cutting  off  a  woman's  breast  or 
a  man's  cheek  or  nose  in  a  vain  attempt  to 
cure  cancer.  No  use  of  applying  burning 
plasters  to  the  flesh  and  torturing  those  al- 
ready weak  from  suffering.  Soothing,  balmy, 
aromatic  Oils  give  safe,  speedy  and  certain 
cure.  The  most  horrible  forms  of  cancer  of 
the  face,  breast,  womb,  mouth  and  stomach; 
large  tumors,  ugly  ulcers,  fistula,  catarrh; 
terrible  skin  diseases,  etc.,  are  all  successfully 
treated  by  the  application  of  various  forms 
of  soothing  oils.  Send  for  a  book  mailed  free, 
giving  particulars  and  prices  of  Oils.  Address 
Dr.  W.  O.  Bte,  Kansas  City,  Mo.  (Cut  this 
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William  J.  Zeiders. 

William  J.  Zeiders  was  born  on  a  farm  in 
Pennsylvania,  Oct.  13,  1861.  He  was  grad- 
uated from  the  Blonmsburg  Literary  Insti- 
tute and  State  Normal  School  in  1S86  From 
the  same  institution  in  1888  he  received  the 
A.  M.  degree.  In  1892  he  was  married  to 
Miss  Alice  Eshenauer,  of  Middletown,  Pa. 
She  is  a  graduate  of  a  first  class  seminary, 
and  has  also  taken  a  thorough  course  in 
elocution.  Of  the  three  children  born  to  them, 
one  remains  to  brighten  their  home.  In  1S94, 
Mr.  Zeiders  was  elected  to  a  professorship  in 
Temple  College,  Philadelphia,  of  which 
Russell  H.  Con  well  is  president.  Subsequent- 
ly, he  became  the  business  manager  of  this 
institution.  Temple  College  conferred  the 
degree  of  A  M.  upon  him  in  1896.  At  pres- 
ent he  owns  and  manages  the  Co-operative 
Educational  Bureau,  which  does  a  thriving 
business  He  has  decided,  however,  to  close 
his  office  and  give  himself  exclusively  to  the 
Christian  ministry.  Until  recently,  when  he 
was  baptized  and  received  iuto  the  Third 
Christian  Church  of  this  city,  he  was  a  leading 
member  of  the  M.  E.  Church.  He  filled  my 
pulpit  last  Lord's  day,  and  did  it  acceptably. 
As  a  popular  lecturer,  Mr.  Zeiders  ranks 
with  the  best.  He  is  forty  years  old  and  has 
had  wide  experience  both  as  teacher  and 
speaker.  I  have  known  him  for  several 
years  and  can  most  heartily  commend  him  to 
the  brotherhood.  He  is  an  accomplished 
man,  and  I  feel  confident  that  the  church 
which  secures  him  as  pastor  will  not  regret 
the  bargain.  Churches  wishing  to  negotiate 
with  him  can  do  so  either  by  addressing  him 
at  Room  5  Odd  Fellows'  Temple,  Philadelphia, 


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Puritan  Water  Still,  a  iron- 

derful  invention — not  a  flltr-*., 

22,000  already  sold.    Demand 

enormous.    Everybody   buys. 

Over  the  kitchen  stove  it  fur- 

Jo   nishes  plenty  of  distilled,  act 

;«    ated  drinking  water,  pure,  de 

Q.   licious  and  safe.  Only  method 

-3    Distilled  Water  cures  Dyspep 

3    sia,  Stomach,  Bowel,  Kidney, 

a    Bladder  and  Heart  Troubles- 

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Iowa.  Notes, 

R.  M.  Bailey,  late  of  Kensington,  Kansas, 
has  taken  the  work  at  Scranton. 

Jesse  Coffin,  who  has  done  such  an  excel- 
lent work  at  Bagley,  has  taken  the  work  at 
Redfleld  for  half  time.  He  will  continue  at 
Dallas  Center,  where  they  have  a  new  church 
almost  ready  for  dedication. 

O.  E.  Hamilton  is  in  a  good  meeting  at 
Kasson  with  17  accessions  at  last  report.  H. 
E.  "Van  Horn's  meeting  at  Iowa  Falls  re- 
sulted in  30  accessions  to  the  church. 

W.  H.  Coleman  has  taken  the  work  at  9th 
and   Shaw,   Des  Moines. 

C.  A.  Lockhart  is  in  a  meeting  at  Masena. 

H.  W.  Cies  recently  held  a  meeting  at  River- 
ton,    Fremont    county,    with    85    additions. 

For  two  years  in  succession  the  state  con- 
vention has  named  the  Lord's  day  preceding 
Thanksgiving  for  Iowa  missions.  We  hope 
to  make  it   the  greatest  day  of  all  the  year. 

The  state  board  has  selected  the  M.  and  St. 
L.  as  the  official  route  from  Des  Moines  to 
Minneapolis.  The  C.  R.  I.  &  P.,  Illinois 
Central,  Iowa  Central  and  B.  C.  R.  &  N. 
connect  with  this  line.  The  Des  Moines  dele- 
gation will  start  Thursday,  Oct.  10,  at  8  a. 
m.  The  Nebraska  and  western  Iowa  delega- 
tions will  join  us  at  Ft.  Dodge.  On  Thurs- 
day and  Friday,  Oct.  10  and  II,  special  equip- 
ments will  be  added  to  all  day  trains  to  ac- 
commodate delegates  and  others  attending 
the  convention  A  round  trip  ticket  from 
Des  Moines   will  cost  $>8. 

We  ought  to  go  out  of  Iowa  1,000  strong. 
Send  in  your  names  and  enable  us  to  secure 
special  train  service. 

B.  S.  Denny,  Cor.  Sec. 

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Boxes   of    Gold. 

Sent   for    Letters  About  Grape-Nuts. 

330  boxes  of  gold  and  greenbacks  will  be 
sent  to  persons  writing  interesting  and  truth- 
ful letters  about  the  good  tbaT,  has  been  done 
them  by  the  use  of  Grape  Nuts  food. 

10  little  boxes,  each  containing  a  $10  gold 
piece,  will  be  sent  the  10  writers  of  the  most 
interesting  letters. 

20  boxes  each  containing  a  $5  gold  piece  to 
the  20  next  most  interesting  writers,  and  a  $1 
greenback  will  go  to  each  of  the  300  next  best. 
A  committee  of  three  not  members  of  the 
Postum  Co.  will  make  decision  between  Dec. 
1st  and  10th,  1901 

Write  plain,  sensible  letters,  giving  detailed 
facts  of  ill  health  caused  from  improper  food 
and  explain  the  improvement,  the  gain 
in  strength,  in  weight, or  in  brain  power  after 
using  Grape-Nuts  food. 

It  is  a  profound  fact  that  most  ails  of  hu- 
manity come  from  improper  and  non-nourish- 
ing food,  such  as  white  bread,  hot  biscuit, 
starchy  and  uncooked  cereals,  etc. 

A  change  to  perfectly  cooked,  predigested 
food  like  Grape  Nuts,  scientifically  made  and 
containing  exactly  the  elements  nature  re- 
quires for  building  the  delicate  and  wonderful 
cells  of  brain  and  body,  will  quickly  change  a 
half  sick  person  to  a  well  person.  Food, 
good  food,  is  Nature's  strongest  weapon  of 
defense. 

Include  in  the  letter  the  true  names  and 
addresses,  carefully  written,  of  20  persons  not 
very  well,  to  whom  we  can  write  regarding 
the  food  cure  by  Grape-Nuts. 

Almost  everyone  interested  in  pure  food  is 
willing  to  have  his  or  her  name  appear  in  the 
papers  for  such  help  as  they  may  offer  the 
human  race.  A  request,  however,  to  omit 
name  will  be  respected.  Try  for  one  of  the 
330  prizes.  Every  one  has  an  equal  show. 
Don't  write  poetry,  but  just  honest,  interest- 
ing facts  about  the  good  you  have  obtained 
from  the  pure  food  Grape-Nuts.  If  a  man  or  • 
woman  has  found  a  true  way  to  get  well  and 
keep  well,  it  should  be  a  pleasure  to  stretch  al 
helping  hand  to  humanity,  by  telling  the  facts. 

Write  your  name  and  address  plainly  on 
letter  and  mail  promptly  to  the  Postum 
Cereal  Co.,  Ltd.,  Battle  Creek,  Mich. 


Kansas  State  Convention. 

The  annual  convention  of  the  Christian 
churches  of  Kansas  opened  at  Hutchinson 
Monday  evening,  Sept.  9,  with  the  C.  W.  B.  M. 
period.  The  address  of  welcome  was  given 
by  Bro.  D.  Y.  Donaldson,  of  Hutchinson,  re- 
sponded to  by  W.  Chenult,  of  Ft.  Scott. 
Sister  Payne,  of  Lawrence,  gave  a  splendid 
address  on  "Consecration  of  Self,"  followed 
by  Bro.  A.  McLean's  stirring  address  on 
"The  C.  W.  B.  M.  as  I  Saw  it  in  India." 

Tuesday,  a.  m.,  Bro.  Wallace  C.  Payne,  who 
has  taken  charge  of  the  Bible  chair  wo  k  at 
the  State  University  at  Lawrence,  gave  a 
"Bible  Study."  Then  followed  the  president's 
address  by  Cragie  McDowell,  of  lola.  A  mat- 
ter of  much  interest  to  the  junior  workers 
was  the  awarding  of  the  state  banner  to  the 
society  that  had  rendered  the  best  service  It 
was  presented  to  the  Junior  society  of  the 
Third  Church  at  Topeka.  Sister  E.  C.  Pile, 
of  Parsons,  gave  an  address  on  Junior  work. 

Following  this,  Bro.  Payne,  of  Lawrence, 
presented  the  Bible  chair  work.  Bro.  Payne's 
half  hour  Bible  study  was  a  special  feature 
of  the  convention  and  all  felt  well  paid  in  this 
one  good  thing  of  the  convention. 

Tuesday  afternoon  there  was  an  interesting 
Y.  P.  S.  C  E.  session  which  brought  forth 
much  discussion  as  to  "What  is  the  Matter 
With  the  C.  E.I"  It  was  almost  unani- 
mously agreed  that  there  was  nothing  the 
matter  with  the  C   E. 

Tuesday  evening  the  praise  service  was  led 
by  Bro.  Imri  Zutnwalt,  formerly  of  Hering- 
ton,  but  now  of  PheoDix,  Arizona.  Follow- 
ing was  Edw.  Fredenhagen,  of  Topeka,  whose 
subject  was,  "Christ's  Prison  Gospel."  The 
evening  session  closed  with  the  splendid,  soul- 
stirring,  characteristic  address  of  our  brother, 
John  E.  Pounds,  of  Cleveland. 

The  especial  features  of  the  Bible-school 
period  Wednesday  a.  m.,  were  the  address  on: 
Is  the  International  System  the  Best?  by  W. 
T.  Adams,  The  Question  Box,  by  R.  H  Wag- 
oner and  Our  Religious  Literature,  by  Baxter 
Waters,  of  Lawrence. 

Wednesday  evening  came  one  of  the  best 
things  of  the  convention,  the  missionary  ad- 
dress by  A.  McLean. 

The  church  period  Thursday  morning  con- 
sisted of  report  of  superintendent  W.  S. 
Lowe  and  report  of  treasurer,  Rozella  Pen- 
dleton, followed  by  a  round  table:  Our  State 
Organization,  How  Increase  its  Efficiency?  A 
special  feature  of  this  period  was  the  intro- 
duction of  about  20  new  preachers  principally 
from  Missouri  and  Kansas.  Bro.  William 
Alphin  spoke  on  "Our  Negro  Work  in  Kan- 
sas."   He  reports  13  congregations 

The  following  officers  were  elected:  Presi- 
dent, W.  Chenult,  of  Ft.  Scott;  vice  president, 
F.  E  Mallory,  of  Topeka;  superintendent  of 
Bible  school,  C.  A.  Finch,  of  Newton;  super- 
intendent of  C.  E.,  R.  E.  Rosenstene,  of  Man- 
hattan; secretary  and  treasurer,  A.  Rozella 
Pendleton,  of  Topeka;  advisory  board,  W.  S. 
Priest,  Atchinson;  W.  E.  Ireland,  Topeka; 
Milton  Brown,  Topeka.  New  officers  of  C. 
W.  B.  M.:  President,  Mrs  Libbie  F.  Ingels, 
Leanna;  vice  president,  Mattie  C.  Titus, 
Lawrence;  secretary  and  treasurer,  Miss  Pen- 
dleton, Topeka;  Junior  superintendent,  Miss 
Evelyn  Moore,  Kansas  City. 

The  convention  closed  Friday  a.  m.,  with 
an  address  on:  What  Should  be  Our  Attitude 
and  Place  as  a  People  With  Respect  to  the 
Present  Stage  in  Religious  Progress?  by  C.  E. 
Pile,  of  Parsons.  Ellis  Purlee. 

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bottle,  is  more  important   for 
children  than  Scott's  emulsion 
of  cod-liver  oil. 

And  "important"  means  that 
it  keeps  them  in  even  health. 
Whenever  they  show  the  least 
disturbance  of  even  balance  of 
health,  it  promptly  restores 
them. 

It  is  to  be  used  as  a  food, 
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From  Ka.nsaLS  City  to  Minneapolis. 

The  train  will  leave  Union  Statioa,  Kan- 
sas City,  Wednesday,  Oct.  9,  at  11:35  a.  m., 
over  the  Burlington  Northwestern  line,  via 
St.  Joseph,  Council  Bluffs  and  Sioux  City, 
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City  Passenger  Agent,  823  Main  St.,  Kansas 
City,  or  either  of  the  undersigned,  and  should 
state  if  sleeper  accommodations  are  desired. 
Claude  E.  Hill,  Pleasant  Hill,  M  ■. 

T.  A.  Abbott,  420  East  9th   St.,  Kansas  City, 

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The  Betha.ny   R_eading  Circle. 
Readings   for    October. 

The  months  of  October,  November  and  De- 
cember will  be  devoted  to  a  study  of  the  Plea 
and  History  of  the  Disciples.  The  hand  books 
for  these  studies  are  entitled:  "Concernin 
the  Disciples,"  by  B.  B.  Tyler;  "Sketches  of 
our  Pioneers,"  by  F.  D.  Power,  and  '-Bible 
Doctrine  for  Young  Disciples,"  by  F.  D 
Power. 

During  the  month  of  October  the  Reading 
Circles  will  pursue  their  studies  according  to 
the  following  schedule: 

I.  First-year  readers  will  take  chapters  I. 
to  VII.  in  hand  book  "Concerning  the  Disci- 
ples," as  follows: 

Ojt.  1-5.     A    Glimpse  of    Religious  Condi- 
tions. 
Oct.  6-9.     Reaching  out  after  better  things. 
Oct.  10-13.    The  Purpose  of  the  Pioneers. 
Oct.  14-17.    The  Declaration   and   Address. 
Oct.  18-21.    Reformations  and  Restorations. 
Oct.  22-26.    The  Process  of  Discovery. 
Oct.  27-31.    The  Unity  of  the  Church. 

II.  Second  year  readers  will  take  chapters 
I.  to  VI.,  in  "Sketches  of  our  Pioneers,"  as 
follows: 

Oct.  1-4.    The  "Foreword." 

Oct.  5-15.    Life  of  B.  W.  Stone  (two  chap.) 

Oct.  16-20.  Life  of  Thomas  Campbell  (one 
chap.). 

Oct.  21-31.  Life  of  Alexander  Campbell 
(three  chap.) . 

III.  Third-year  readers  will  take  chapters 
I.  to  V.  in  "Bible  Doctrine  for  Young  Dis- 
ciples," as  follows: 

Oct.  1-6.    Rightly  Dividing  the  Word. 
Oct.  7- 12.    Fundamental    Fact    of    Revela- 
tion. 
Oct.  13-19.    The   Work  of  the  Holy  '  Spirit. 
Oct.  20-26.    The  Gospel  of  the  Grace  of  God. 
Oct.  27-31.    The  Doctrine  of  Conversion. 


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Ka^nsa.s  Delegation  to  Minne- 
apolis. 

Kansas  must  have  a  large  delegation  at 
Minneapolis  next  month  We  believe  such 
will  be  the  case. 

It  will  be  a  rare  opportunity.  Let  the 
churches  see  that  their  preachers  are  supplied 
with  the  necessary  cash  for  the  trip.  Work 
up  a  little  surprise  on  your  preacher. 

The  Kansas  delegation  will  leave  Kansas 
City  about  6:30  p  m.  Oct.  9,  over  the  Chicago 
Great  Western. 

The  delegation  from  Indian  Territory  and 
Arkansas  will  probably  be  on  the  same  train, 
as  they  are  going  over  the  same  line. 

Buy  your  ticket  of  your  home  agent  and 
state  that  you  want  to  go  over  the  C  S.  W. 
from  Kansas  City.  The  rate  is  one  fare  for 
the  round  trip.  Buy  a  round  trip  ticket  if 
possible. 

We  should  know  as  soon  as  possible  how 
many  are  going  so  that  we  will  know  whether 
to  order  a  tourist  sleeping  car. 

These  berths  must  be  sold  in  advance,  they 
are  $1.50  each,  two  persons  can  occupy  ore 
berth. 

Send  your  name  to  either  of  the  undersigned, 
F.  W.  Emebson,  616  W.  Sixth  St. 
W.  S.  Lowe,  1231  Clay  St. 
F.  E.  Mallort,  1307  E.  Sixth  St. 

Topeka,  Kas. 

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Wisconsin  State  Convention. 

The  twenty-ninth  state  convention  of  the 
Wisconsin  Christian  Missionary  Association 
met  at  Waupun,  Sept.  18-22. 

The  convention  was  entertained  by  the 
Union  Church,  an  organization  made  up  of 
two  branches  of  the  Baptist  Church  and  the 
Church  of  Christ.  The  welcome  was  a  most 
cordial  one  and  the  hospitality  bountiful. 
They  were  union  not  only  in  name  but  in 
spirit,  and  the  fellowship  was  helpful. 

The  spirituality  of  the  convention  was  es- 
pecially prominent,  but  with  such  men  and 
women  of  God  as  W.  B.  Taylor,  H.  H.  Guy, 
Mrs.  Louise  Kelley  and  Miss  Mattie  Burgess, 
how  could  it  be  otherwise? 

Brother  Taylor's  "Bible  Studies"  deserve 
special  mention.  In  his  study  on  the  book  of 
John  he  brought  us  all  nearer  our  Savior 
than  we  had  ever  been  before.  We  siood  with 
John  close  to  Jesus.  It  was  a  spiritual  up- 
lift never  to  be  forgotten. 

C.  M  Kreidler,  of  Milwaukee,  was  chosen 
president  for  the  following  year  and  with  the 
experience  he  has  had  in  New  York  state 
work,  we  are  expecting  great  things. 

J  H.  Stark  was  continued  as  state  evan 
gelist  and  also  given  the  position  of  coi're- 
tpoLding  secretary.  I  bespeak  for  him  the 
hearty  support  of  every  church. 

The  next  state  convention  goes  to  Foot- 
ville. 

Through  the  efforts  of  the  W.  C.  M.  A.,  two 
churches  were  organized,  one  reorganized, 
one  Bible-school  organized  and  about  one 
hundred  brought  into  our  churches.  Our 
watchwjrd  for  the  coming  year  is  "Enlarge- 
ment " 

It  was  my  opportunity  to  speak  to  the  in- 
mates of  the  state  prison.  I  never  had  a 
more  attentive  audience.  There  are  more  than 
five  hundred  men  in  the  institution  An  offi- 
cer told  me  that  ninety  per  cent,  directly  or 
indirectly  came  there  through  drink.  Eighty 
per  cent,  directly  through  drink.  Is  it  not 
time  that  we  quit  playing  with  this  evil  and 
with  the  help  of  God  go  forth  and  kill  it? 

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CALIFORNIA 

Los  Angeles,  Sept.  2  6.— Sept.  9,  1901,1  be- 
gan the  12th  year  of  my  pastorate  for  the 
FirstChurch  of  thiscity.  Nearly  1,000  persons 
have  been  added  to  our  church  during  my 
pastorate.  Last  year  was  the  best  one  in  my 
work  here.  We  raised  about  $1 .400  for  mis- 
sions in  that  year.  I  now  have  the  largest 
pastorate  in  the  city.  The  future  is  bright 
with  promise. — A.  C.  Smitheb. 

Yountville,  Sept.  26. — Three  by  confession 
and  baptism  and  one  by  statement  at  our 
regular  service  the  third  Lord's  day  in  August 
at  Yountville.  One  confession  last  Lord's 
diy  evening  at  our  regular  service.  In  a  short 
meeting  in  June,  held  by  Bro.  C.  E.  Engle, 
there  were  five  added  by  confession  and  bap- 
tism. The  next  day  after  the  meeting  closed 
there  were  two  more  confessions  and  baptisms. 
In  a  short  meetingheld  by  Bro.  Engle  at  Mon- 
ticello,  there  were  six  additions;  five  confes- 
sions and  baptisms  and  one  restored  from  the 
Methodists,  making  in  all  17  additions  in  this 
missionary  field  since  last  report. — C.  E.  Edg- 
max. 

COLORADO. 

Golden,  Sept.  24. — Three  additions  here  last 
Sunday;  one  from  the  Lutherans,  one  by  con- 
fession and  one  by  statement.— K.  VV.  Moore, 
pastor. 

ILLINOIS. 

Baders,  Sept.  30.— J.  T.  Davis,  of  Carmi, 
111.,  closed  a  successful  meeting  with  us  last 
night,  one  reclaimed  with  his  wife  who  came 
from  the  Bro wning church. — W.  M.  Venters. 

Hoopston,  Sept.  28. — Have  been  in  a  meet- 
ing here  two  and  one  half  weeks.  The  whole 
country  is  stirred  and  many  are  turning  to 
the  Lord— three  times  as  many  men  as  women 
— a  very  unusual  occurrence.  This  is  the 
richest  and  finest  community  I  ever  saw.  I 
will  close  as  soon  as  possible  as  I  am  due  in 
Auburn,  N.  Y.,  Oct.  8.  I  go  then  to  Nelson- 
ville.  O.,  to  assist  C.  M.  Keene.  Bro.  Cappa 
will  be  my  singer.  I  preached  the  McKinley 
memorial  at  Antioch  on  Sept.  19,  just  20  years 
(lacking  two  days)  after  I  delivered  a  similar 
one  over  Garfield  in  the  same  state.  After  the 
sermon  I  took  the  first  offering  ever  made  for 
the  MeKinley  monument  fund,  and  the  people 
respoaded  liberally  amid  tears.  Great  service 
— flue  gift.  It  was  seDt  by  draft  to  head- 
quarters in  Chicago. — H.  C.  Patterson. 

Hoops  on,  Sept.  30.— Glorious  meeting 
here;  18  last  night  and  still  they  come  nightly. 
Go  to  New  York  next.— H.  C.  Patterson. 

Quincy,  Sept.  31.— Dr.  VV.  W.  Rumsey 
preached  for  us  yesterday  two  flue  sermons. 
One  confession  at  night  service. — Mrs.  O. 
Richardson. 

Watstka,  Sept.  25. — Took  the  confession  of 
a  young  man  at  his  own  home  recently.  My 
work  is  very  pleasant.  The  church  quartette 
will  sing  at  the  state  Endeavor  convention  at 
Danville,  next  week. —  B.  S.  Perrall. 

WilLiamsville,  Sept.  23.— Three  additions  at 
evening  service  yesterday. — W.  W.  Weedon. 

Windsor,  Sept.  24 — Congregations  increas- 
ing at  each  service  at  Windsor.  Have  had  four 
added  since  last  report — E.  P.  Keran,  pastor. 

INDIANA. 
2931  Capitol  Ave.,  Indianapolis,  Sept.  26. — 
The  year  which  closed  one  week  past  has 
been  a  successful  one  at  the  North  Park  Chris- 
tian Church,  Indianapolis.  Besides  current 
expenses  and  all  our  general  offerings,  which 
were  faithfully  taken,  ihere  has  been  paid  on 
indebtedness  and  remodeling  nearly  $600.  All 
departments  are  in  a  prosperous  condition. 
There  is  a  forward  movement  all  along  the 
line.  There  have  been  35  accessions  at  the 
regular  services  during  ihe  year.  Eleven  in 
the  last  three  weeks  not  reported.  Pour  of 
these  by  primary  obedience.  This  church  is 
only  four  years  old  I  will  continue  my  grad- 
uate work  at  Butler  College.— J.  P.  Myers, 
pastor. 


Martinsville,  Sept.  27.— Two  confessions 
since  last  report.  I  close  my  pastorate  here 
Sept.  29  and  begin  at  Washington,  Pa.,  Oct. 
6.— E.  H.  Cole. 

Shoals,  Sept.  28.— Our  meeting  began  on 
Sept.  1  and  closed  on  Sept.  22,  with  48  addi- 
tions. C.  H.  De  Voe  did  the  preaching.  Geo. 
Porter  led  the  music;  and  in  all  we  had  a  good 
mee  ing— strengthening  and  reviving  the 
church  all  around.  A  W.  Gehres  is  our  pas 
tor  and  we'  anticipate  a  good  year's  work  on 
all  lines. 

IOWA. 

Des  Moines,  Sept.  26.— Close  my  work  here 
Sunday  and  begin  the  next  in  Houston,  Tex- 
as. Work  flourishes  here.  Six  added  this 
week;  315  in  the  year.— E.  W.  Brickert. 

Holly  Springs,  Sept.  23  —I  have  given  ten 
lectures  here  the  past  ten  nights.  Had  one 
addition  at  regular  services  yesterday  and 
others  will  follow.— H.  H.  Rama. 

KANSAS. 

Caney,  Sept.  23.— Yesterday  I  visited  my 
old  home  church  at  Elk  City  and  preached  for 
them  morning  and  evening.  One  addition  at 
the  morning  service.  Preached  Bro.  Calvin 
Rice's  funeral  at  2  o'clock  in  the  afternoon. 
The  church  at  Elk  City  is  without  a  pastor 
and  I  will  preach  for  them  the  second  and 
fourth  Lord's  days  for  awhile  until  they  can 
locate  a  suitable  man.  It  is  a  good  church; 
all  they  need  is  waking  up  a  little.  Two  con- 
fessions and  baptisms  at  Tyro  since  my  last 
report.  We  are  preparing  for  a  meeting  in  a 
few  months.  The  work  is  in  good  shape  there 
and  at  Jefferson. — J.  R.  Charlton. 

Dodge  City,  Sept.  23.— Two  confessions  yes- 
terday. My  subject  at  night  was  "Anarchy." 
We  have  the  largest  house  in  the  city  and  it 
was  crowded. — Elster  Haile. 

Lawrence. — Have  received  10  into  our  fellow- 
ship in  the  last  few  Sundays.  The  work  is 
opening  up  very  hopefully.  The  State  Univer- 
sity has  enrolled  thus  far  over  1,000  students. 
We  get  a  portion  each  year.  This  will  be  the 
first  year  of  the  Bible  chair  at  Lawrence.  The 
prospects  for  its  success  are  good.— Baxter 
Waters,  pastor  First  Christian  Church. 

Leavenworth,  Sept.  25.— Two  additions  last 
Sunday.  There  are  said  to  be  more  men  in 
this  church  now  than  thre  have  been  in  20 
years. — S.  W.  Nat,  pastor. 

LeRoy,  Sept.  30. —  We  have  just  closed  a 
meeting  of  three  weeks  with  Bro.  Simpson 
Ely.  List  night  of  the  meeting  house  would 
not  hold  his  audience.  Bro.  Ely  has  not  only 
done  the  church  a  wonderful  good  but  the 
community  also.  Visible  results,  six  bap- 
tisms, one  by  letter. — Duncan  McFarlane, 
pastor. 

KENTUCKY. 
Maysville,  Sept.  25.— Preached  my  last  ser- 
mon here  last  Sunday,  prior  to  leaving  for 
St.  Louis.  There  have  been  16  additions  to 
the  church  during  the  past  week,  mostly  by 
baptism.  My  successor,  R.  E.  Moss,  is  al- 
ready on  the  ground,  and  the  expenses  of  the 
church  for  the  next  year  are  already  pro- 
vided for  by  pledges.— Howard  T.  Cree. 

MISSOURI. 

Canton,  Sept.  27. — Closed  a  short  meeting 
receutly  at  Ursa,  111.,  with  six  conversions, 
two  by  letter  just  before  the  meeting.  All 
my  work  is  moving  along  nicely.  Had  one 
baptism  at  Kahoka  recently  also. — J.  D. 
Greer. 

Carrollton,  Sept.  29.— Three  additions  to 
the  church  here  yesteiday«~E.  H.  Kellar. 

Greenville,  Sept.  21. — Just  closed  a  ten  days 
meeting  at  Elsinore,  Mo.  Seven  made  the 
good  confession,  and  others  were  reclaimed. 
We  reorganized  a  church  with  23  working 
members. — J.  C.  Williams,  F.  R.  Davies. 

Hannibal,  Sept.  28. — The  improvements  on 
the  auditorium  and  lecture  room  of  the  church 
that  were  instituted  during  the  pastor's  vaca- 
tion, are  completed.  Last  Lord's  day  was  re- 
opening day  and  the  people  rejoiced  in  their 
beautiful  sanctuary.  The  winter's  work  starts 


Made  Her 

Beautiful 

Every  Lady  in  the  Land  Can  Now  Have 
a  Beautiful  Skin. 


A  TRIAL  BOX  FREE. 

No  lady  should  despair  if  her  complexion  is  im- 
perfect. Merely  send  your  name  and  address  to 
Mme.  M.  Ribault,  2455  Elsa  Bldg..  Cincinnati,  Ohio, 
and  she  will  send  you  free  prepaid  in  plain  wrapper 
a  trial  package  of    her   wonderful    remedies   that 


absolutely  guarantee  a  perfect  clear  skin.  It  is  not 
a  face  powder,  cream,  cosmetic  or  bleach,  but  is 
absolutely  pure  and  you  can  use  it  privately  at 
home.  It  permanently  removes  moth  patches,  red- 
ness, crow's  feet,  pimples,  blackheads,  flesh  worms, 
sallowness,  freckles,  tan,  sunburn,  and  all  other 
complexion  disfigurements. 

Helen  H,  Ralston,  ti28  Lexington  Ave.,  New- 
port, Ky.,  has  a  complexion  fair  as  a  May  day 
queen.  She  says  of  it:  "I  cannot  see  why  any  lady 
should  continue  to  lack  a  beautiful  complexion 
when  it  can  be  so  easilv  obtained  by  simply  sending 
name  and  address  to  Mme.  M.  Ribault  the  same  as 
I  did.     Write  her  to-day." 


well  with  several  accessions.  The  pastor  has 
moved  into  the  parsonage,  218  S.  Maple  Ave. 
— Levi  Marshall. 

Humansville,  Sept.  30.— Commenced  here  at 
11  o'clock  yesterday.  Hope  to  have  a  good 
meeting.— Ben.  F.  Hill,  California,  Mo 

Kansas  City,  Sept.  18. — Closed  our  meeting 
with  Second  Creek  Church  with  seven  added. 
— Elmer  T.  Davis. 

Kirksville,  Sept.  26.— There  were  five  addi- 
tions here  last  Sunday. — H.  A.  Northcutt 

Maryville,  Sept.  25.— Our  meeting  at  Kit>g 
City  began  on  Aug.  26,  and  closed  Sept.  15. 
There  were  11  baptisms  and  tight  by  letter 
and  statement,  19  in  all.  The  brethren  say  it 
was  a  good  meeting.  I  began  a  meeting  at 
Gaynor  City,  Nodaway  County,  Sept.  23 
and  will  reporo  results  later.— N.  Rollo 
Davis. 

Princeton,  Sept.  23. — We  had  good  services 
here  yesterday.  We  have  the  best  audiences  in  | 
town  by  far.  We  have  had  eight  additions  since  J 
coming  here,  and  have  married  five  couples.  ! 
By  hard  labor  we  are  getting  our  plea  before 
the  people  Our  meeting  here  begins  next  I 
Sunday  with  Guy  B.  Williamson  and  wife  as  j 
song  leaders 

Princeton,  Sept  23.  — We  had  excellent  ser- 
vices here  yesterday.  I  drove  into  the  coun- ; 
try  and  preached  in  the  alternoon.  Have 
done  this  for  the  last  month.  I  pieach  ao  the 
Christian  Union  church  in  the  west  end  of 
town  next  Sunday  afternoon.  Next  Sunday. 
morning  we  begin  our  meeting  here  with  Guy 
B.  Williamsom  and  wife  as  assistants.  Pray 
for  our  omeeting.  M.  L.  Anthony  has  been 
employed  by  this  district  as  evangelist.  His 
success  in  the  past  will  warrant  every  effort 
our  brethren  put  forth  in  helping  him.  Let's 
assist  him.— J.  E.  Davis. 

Shannondale,  Sept.  28. — A  series  of  meet- 
ings lasting  twelve  days  has  just  closed  at 
this  place.  Bro.  George  E.  Prewitt,  of 
Brunswick,  Mo.,  had  charge  of  the  meeting 


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and  five  additions  to  the  church,  four  by  pri- 
mary confession  and  baptism  and  one  by 
statement,  was  the  immediate  result.  Bro. 
Prewitt,  though  a  youug  man,  is  an  able 
preac  ;er.  He  leaves  Missouri  soon  to  take 
up  the  Master's  work  at  Lampasas,  Texas, 
and  the  prayers  of  the  brotherhood  at  this 
place  will  follow  him. — A..  C   Yocom. 

St.  Louis,  Sept.' 30.—  The  following  reports 
were  made  by  the  ministers  of  this  city  at 
their  meeting  this  morning:  First  Church,  4 
additions  yesterday.  Mt.  Cabance,  9  by  let- 
ter. Fifth,  baptized  a  Catholic  from  the 
brewery  district.  ELlendale,  2  by  statement. 
Central,  1  by  letter  Bro.  McAllister's  last 
Sunday.  West  End,  J.  H.  Garrison  preached 
in  the  evening.  Compton  Heights,  one  con- 
fession, 2  by  letter  and  1  baptism  at  night; 
rally  day  program  ia  the  morning  with  splen- 
did reports  from  all  departments. 

Warrensburg,  Sept.  30.— Ten  additions  at 
Osceola,  Mo.,  since  last  report,  7  by  confes- 
sion and  3  by  statement;  10~  in  16  months' 
work.— King  Stark. 

NEBRASKA. 
Lincoln,  Sept.  28. — In  lea  than  three  years 
under  the  leadership  of  its  present  pastor,   T. 
J.   Thompson,  the  First  Christian  Church  of 
Lin  oln,  Neb  ,  has  increased   its  membership 
from  250  to  370  without  a  protracted  meeting; 
has  cleared  off  the  records  judgments  aggre- 
gating $5,000,  defeating  a  suit   against   it  in- 
I  voicing    $13,000    more;    has    accumulated    a 
;,  building  fund  of  13,000,  m  istly  cash,  and  has, 
1  through  the    board  of    church  extension,  se- 
I  cured  the  most  eligible  site  for  a  new  church 
[  ia  the  city.     The  Central   Church  on   Aug.  4 
i  disbanded  and   added  its  membership   list  to 
1  that  of   the  First    Church,    still    further    in- 
!  creasing  the  membership  to  about  440. — T.  J. 
!  Thompson. 

Ord,  Sept.  27.— Our  splendid  meeting  is  still 
1  progressing  in  tine  shape;  18  added  to  date. 
!  Large  audiences  every  night.  We  have  had 
;  rain  11  nights  without  materially  injuring  us. 
;  — H.  H.  UTTBRBiCK,  pastor;  A.  L.  Ogdbn, 
evangelist. 

OHIO. 
Akron,  Sept.  26.— Rally  Day  was  observed 
at  the  High  St.  Church,  Akron,  O.,  Sept.  22. 
"1,000  present"  was  the  rallying  cry.  1,198 
I  were  in  attendance.  The  pastor's  Bible  class 
I  had  336.  Another  class  had  244.  It  marks 
;  an  epoch  in  Sunday-school  work  in  Akron. 
]  Bro.  J.  G.  Slayter  is  doing  a  great  work 
here.  104  additions  thus  far  this  year. — 
j  William  Spanton. 

Mungen,  Sept.  23.— Three  young  ladies  con- 
jfessed  Christ  last  night.  Work  prospering.— 
IJOHN  Mullen. 

TENNESSEE. 
j     Clarksville,  Sept.   25. — Closed    a    15  days' 
[meeting  at  Tracy  City,  Tenn.,    16  accessions; 
12  baptisms,  3  restored,  1  membership.   Tracy 
City  is  a  remarkably    moral   mining  mount- 
ain town. — Robert  Lord  Cave. 

TEXAS. 

Bay  City,  Sept.  26.— This  is  the  county-seat 
of  doubtless  the  oldest  organized  county  in 
the  state,  made  famous  in  its  early  history 
by  being  the  landing  place  of  LaSalle  on  one 
of  his  expeditions.  Tue  Disciples  at  one  time 
had  the  largest  membership  in  the  county, 
but  the  church  like  the  county  went  through 
a  standstill  period  and  without  a  minister 
the  church  disorganized.  A  change  has  come 
to  the  county  in  the  last  18  months.  Two 
railroads  have  entered  the  county  and  the 
cultivation  of  rice  has  been  introduced,  and 
has  grown  from  an  experiment  crop  of  700 
acres  last  year  to  18,000  acres  this  year  that 
if  nothing  happens  will  bring  to  us  a  revenue 
of  more  than  half  a  million  dollars,  with  pros- 
pects of  much  greater  developments  next  year. 
Most  of  the  rice  is  adjacent  to  Bay  City  and 
lence  this  place,  now  a  town  of  700  or  800,  is 
growing  so  rapidly  that  a  resident  citizen 
:an  hardly  keep  up   with   the   new  buildings 


and  it  is  in  this  rapid  development  that  we 
aim  to  keep  abreast,  and  the  Lord  willing  we 
hope  to  have  a  strong  working  church.  We 
organized  during  August  with  18  members, 
with  Bro.  A.  L.  Oder,  a  recent  graduate  of 
Kentucky  University,  as  our  minister,  and 
last  Sunday  the  Disciples  held  their  first 
communion  ii  Bay  City,  presided  over  by 
Elder  E.  W.  Taylor.  Through  the  kindness 
of  our  Methodist  brethren  we  are  permitted, 
one  Sunday  in  each  month,  to  use  their 
church.  We  hope  to  build  this  fall. — Wm. 
Cash. 

Lockhart,  Sept.  20.— There  was  one  addi- 
tion to  the  church  here  at  our  service  last 
Sunday  and  two  at  our  prayer-meeting  serv- 
ice Thursday  night.  All  by  confession  and 
baptism. — J.  J.  Cramer. 
UTAH. 

Salt  Lake,  Sept.  25  —Seven  added  by  letter 
here  yesterday. — W.  H.  Bagby. 
VIRGINIA. 

Big  Stone  Gap,  Sept.  28 — Dedicated  church 
at  Mt.  Olivet,  Lee  county,  Va.,  Sunday.  The 
debt  was  raised  in  a  few  minutes.  Followed 
with  a  two  days'  meeting;  3  confessions  and 
some  reclaimed.  The  following  preachers  were 
present:  Davis,  West,  Osborne,  Howard  and 
Wolf.  Convention  in  session  here.  Will  ded- 
icate the  new  church  at  this  place  Sunday. 
It  is  a  beauty.  J.  W.  West  is  the  preacher  in 
charge.  He  is  doing  a'  great  work. — W.  H. 
Book. 

Norfolk,  Sept.  22.— One  fellowship  after  bap- 
tism and  two  confessions.— Albert  Buxton. 
WEST  VIRGINIA. 

Morgantown,  Sept.  26. — I  am  sowing  the 
seed  in  this  region,  recently  baptized  two.  I 
have  in  press  a  new  edition  of  my  book  on 
the  Devil.  Price  25  cents.  Those  who  wish 
it  should  write  me  immediately. — Laurence 
W.  Scott. 

J* 
Changes. 
J.  E.  Tout,  Ashland  to  Eugene,  Ore. 
M.  J.  Nicoson,  Auroia  to  Springfield,  Mo. 
E.  A.  Cole,  Martinsville,  Ind  ,    to  217  S.  Col- 
lege Street,  Washington,  Pa. 
Charles  S   Earley,    Boone  Grove,  Ind.,  to  70 

Middle  Divinity  Hall,    University  Chicago, 

Chicago,  111. 
R   E.  McKnight,  Sumter  to  Kent,   Wash. 
T.  J.  Dow,  Cutler,  Minn.,  to  Iowa  City,  Ia. 
E.   F.   Daugherty,   Lizton,  Ind  ,   to  630  Yale 

Stition,  New  Haven,  Conn. 
E.  E   Moorman,  Irvington,    Ind  ,  to  Box  624, 

Yale  Station,  New  Haven,  Conn. 
John  C.  Irvin,  Agra  to  Mt.  Hope,  Kan. 
W.   D.   Ryan,    Morgantown,   W.  Va.,  to  115 

Green  Street,  New  Haven,  Conn. 
W.    S.    Moore,    Humboldt    to   L.    B.  28,  La 

Cygne,  Kas. 
E.  W.  Brickert,  Des  Moines,  la.,  to  Houston, 

Tex. 
J.   M    Vawter,   Lawson,   Mo  ,   to  Jefferson- 

ville,  Ind. 
Thomas  G.  Picton,  Everett,  Mass  ,  to  Chico, 

Cal. 
A.  B.  Carpenter,  Norman  toLawton,  Okla. 


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"Tiiose  whom  he  can't  cure  can  tie  cured." 

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"  We  can  recommend  Mr.  Qarrigues  as  an  honest 
and  sincere  worker,  and  have  every  reason  to  believe 
he  renders  entire  satisfaction."  — Christian  Standard. 

"Our  personal  acquaintance  ivith  Bro.  Garrigves 
tssucli  asto  warrant  an  endorsement  of  him  and  his 
methods."— Barclay  Meador  in  Christian  Evan- 
gelist. 

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Its  True  Character. 


Catarrh  is  Not  a  Local  Disease. 

Although  physicians  have  known  for  years  that 
catarrh  was  not  a  local  disease,  but  a  constitutional 
or  blood  disorder,  yet  the  mass  of  the  people  still 
continue  to  believe  it  is  simply  a  local  trouble,  and 
try  to  cure  it  with  purely  local  remedies,  like  pow- 
ders, snuffs,  ointments  and  inhalers. 

These  local  remedies,  if  they  accomplish  anything 
at  all,  simply  give  a  very  temporary  relief,  and  it  is 
doubtful  if  a  permanent  cure  of  catarrh  has  ever 
been  accomplished  by  local  sprays,  washes  and  in- 
halers. They  may  clear  the  mucous  membrane  from 
the  excessive  secretion,  but  it  returns  in  a  few  hours 
as  bad  as  ever,  and  the  result  can  hardly  be  other- 
wise because  the  blood  is  loaded  with  catarrhal 
poison,  and  it  requires  no  argument  to  convince 
anyone  that  local  washes  and  sprays  have  abso- 
lutely no  effect  on  the  blood. 

Dr.  Ainsworth  says,  "I  have  long  since  discon- 
tinued the  use  of  sprays  and  washes  for  catarrh  of 
head  and  throat,  because  they  simply  relieve  and 
do  not  cure. 

"For  some  time  past  I  have  used  only  one  treat- 
ment for  all  forms  of  catarrh,  and  the  results  have 
been  uniformly  good;  the  remedy  I  use  and  recom- 
mend is  Stuart's  Catarrh  Tablets,  a  pleasant  and 
harmless  preparation  sold  by  druggists  at  50c,  but 
my  experience  has  proven  one  package  of  Stuart  s 
Catarrh  Tablets  to  be  worth  a  dozen  local  treat- 
ments. 

"The  tablets  are  composed  of  Hydrastin,  Sangui- 
naria.  Red  Gum,  Guaiacol  and  other  safe  antisep- 
tics, and  any  catarrh  sufferer  can  use  them  with  full 
assurance  that  they  contain  no  poisonous  opiates, 
and  that  they  are  the  most  reasonable  and  success- 
ful treatment  for  radical  cure  of  catarrh  at  present 
known  to  the  profession  " 

Stuart's  Catarrh  Tablets  are  large,  pleasant-tast- 
ing 20-grain  lozenges,  to  be  dissolved  in  the  mouth 
and  reach  the  delicate  membranes  of  throat  and 
trachea,  and  immediately  relieve  any  irritation, 
while  their  final  action  on  the  blood  removes  the 
catarrhal  poison  from  the  whole  system.  All  drug- 
gists sell  them  at  50c  for  complete  treatment. 


IRON  AND  WOOD 


OF  ALL  KINDS. 


STEAM  PUMPS. 


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mills Towers,  Tanks,  Irrlga« 
tion  Outfits,  Hose,  Belting, 
Grinders.Shellers.'Wood  Saws, 
Drive  Points,  Pipe,  Fittings. 
Brass  goods  and  FairbaiaKs 
Standard  Scales.  Prices 
low.  Get  the  best.  Send  tor 
Catalogue. 


FAIRBANKS,  tifflORSE  &  CO., 

ST.  LOUIS,  MO. 


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perior  Ingot  Copper  and  East  India  Tin  Oc.'.v 

BUCKEYE  BELL   FOUNDRY 

THE  E.  W.  VANDUZEN  CO.  Cinon>r,»t 


Chimes  and  Peals, 

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McSHANE  EELL  FOUNDRY 

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SUBSCRIBERS'  WANTS. 

Eake  cbance  for  nastorless  Church.  Preacher  of 
splendid  qualities,  socially,  as  pastor.  Fine 
record  to'  success  in  conversions,  marked  pulpit 
ability,  commands  good  salaries.  For  rightplace  can 
now  be  had,  at  moderate  salary  first  year.  C.  M. 
Hughes,  Singing'  Evangelist,  Mui'r,  Ky. 

WANTED— To  exchange  SI, 200  pastorate  in  Texas 
tor  country  churches,  or  pastorate,  in  or  near 
south  or  central  Missouri  or  Indian  Territory.  Ad- 
dress, Texas,  care  Christian-Evangelist. 

FOR  SALE— 80,  160  and  640  acres;  nice  farms,  well 
located  in  Barton  County,  Missouri,  price  S25  per 
acre.    M.  Wight,  Iantha.  Mo. 

BROTHERS   and   SI   TER      wishing   rooms   durirg 
"Pan  American  Exposition"  can  secure  them  in 
a  Christian  home  at  a  reasonable  price  by  writing  to 
Mrs.   \.  F.  Lawson    83  Norwood  Ave  ,  Buffalo,  N.  Y. 
I  oan  heartily  recommend  Brother  and  Sister  Law- 
son. — Burris  A.  Jenkins. 


1272 


THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


October  3,  1901 


V  Family  Circle  V 


Life. 

Man's  life  means 
Tender  'teens, 
Teachable  twenties, 
Tireless  thirties, 
Fiery  forties, 
Forcible  fifties, 
Serious  sixties, 
Sacred  seventies, 
Aching  eighties, 
Shortening  breath, 
Death, 
The  soil, 
GOD. 
— Joseph  Cook,  in  the  C.  E.    World. 

& 
The  Co-operative  Society. 

"The  wood-box  is  empty !"  called  mam- 
ma, suggestively. 

"Oh  bother!  There's  always  something 
to  do!"  and  Willie  fretfully  laid  down  his 
knife  with  which  he  was  making  a  Jack-o'- 
lantern  out  of  a  round  yellow  pumpkin. 
"Nobody  has  so  much  to  do  as  I — it's  work, 
work,  work  the  whole  time!" 

"And  no  play  at  all?"  asked  grandma, 
quietly,  from  her  sunshiny  corner  by  the 
window. 

"Sometimes,"  assented  Willie,  "but  'tia 
wood,  water,  chips,  and — and  everything, 
mostly!" 

"Let  me  see,"  and  grandma  laid  down  her 
knitting  within  the  bright- colored  Indian 
basket.  "Yesterday,  a  little  boy  I  know 
spent  the  afternoon  with  Harold  Bent,  fish- 
ing. After  the  chores  were  done,  this  same 
little  boy  rode  to  the  village  with  his  grand- 
pa to  hear  a  band  concert.  This  morning 
he  was  allowed  to  run  over  to  his  Uncle 
Sam's  to  get  two  golden  pumpkins — not  to 
be  made  into  delicious  pies,  but — " 

Just  then  Willie  remembered  the  empty 
wood-box,  and  so  grandma  didn't  finish  her 
sentence. 

When  he  came  back  in  better  spirits, 
grandma  had  gone.  Presently  she  returned 
with  a  small  brown-covered  note-book. 

"I  have  a  plan,  dear,"  said  grandma,  as 
she  drew  her  chintz -covered  rocker  up  to 
the  table  where  Willie  was  operating  on  the 
Jack-o'-lantern's  eyes. 

Willie  laid  down  his  knife  and  looked  up 
curiously. 

"Now,"  resumed  grandma,  "I  want  you 
and  mamma  to  form  a  co-operative  society." 

"Oh,  grandma,  I?"  interrupted  Willie, 
amazed  at  the  long  names. 

"Yes;   a  co-operative  society,   of  which 
mamma  will  be  the  president  and  you  the 
ecretary.     Come  to  think  of  it,  I'll  be  the 
auditor." 

"What  shall  I  do?"  asked  Willie. 

"Your  duty  will  be  to  keep  the  records." 

"And  mine?"  laughed  mamma. 

"Oh,  to  be  general  overseer,"  replied 
grandma,  smiling.  "As  the  name  implies, 
you  will  work  together— that  is,  you  will 
work  for  each  other  to  advance  a  common 
interest — a  cheerful,  happy  home." 

"Goody,  I'm  ready!"  exclaimed  Willie, 
thoroughly  interested.  "And  you,  mam- 
ma?" 

"Certainly;  'tis  a  delightful  plan,"  said 
she. 

"Of  course,  you  will  do  what  is  necessary 
for  each  other's  comfort,"  continued  grand- 
ma, "and  Willie  will  keep  the  record  of 
each  day's  doings.    At  night|we  will  bal 
ance  accounts.    Devote  one  page  to  wha 


mamma  does  for  you,"  explained  grandma, 
"and  the  opposite  page  to  what  you  do  for 
her.    Do  you  see?" 

Willie  nodded  and  took  the  book,  while 
grandma  went  back  to  her  knitting. 

Soon  Willie  needed  a  candle  for  his  lan- 
tern. 

"This  will  do  for  both  if  you  divide  it," 
said  mamma,  giving  Willie  an  extra  fine 
taper. 

"Thank  you.  One  item  for  mamma's  ac- 
count," he  added. 

'Twas  nearly  dinner  time  before  he  had 
one  single  entry  on  his  own  page — while 
mamma's  was  half-full! 

"I  didn't  think  she  did  so  much  for  me," 
said  Willie,  rather  soberly  to  himself. 

When  the  sitting-room  lamp  was  lighted, 
grandma  thought  it  would  be  a  good  time 
to  examine  the  accounts  of  the  co-operative 
society. 

Willie  produced  the  account-book.  Then 
he  and  the  president  drew  up  their  chairs  on 
either  side  of  the  auditor. 

The  secretary  colored  a  little  as  grandma 
(rather  the  auditor)  turned  to  the  first  page. 
She  read  just  as  it  was  recorded: 

CO-OPERATIVE  SOCIETY  RECORD. 

PRESIDENT'S   ACCOUNT. 

President  furnished  me,  no,  the  secretary, 
with  two  candles  for  Jack-o'-lanterns. 

Made  secretary's  bed. 

Got  dinner  and  boiled  an  extra  egg  for  said 
secretary. 

Mended  stockings  for  secretary. 

Patched  pants  for  same. 

Helped  him  write  a  letter  to  papa. 

Ironed  secretary's  collars. 

Cleaned  secretary's  Sunday  coat. 

Took  splinter  out  of  secretary's  finger. 

SECRETARY'S  ACCOUNT. 

Got  president  one  pail  of  water.  (Used  for 
secretary's  dinner!) 

Got  wood.  P.  S. — Don't  suppose  secre- 
tary's collars  could  have  been  ironed  without 
fire! 

Helped  carry  away  the  dishes. 

Willie  Conant,  Sec't'y. 

The  next  page  showed  a  like  result. 

"I  declare,  the  president  seems  to  have 
the  most  credit!"  said  grandma. 

"The  secretary  may  have  omitted  to  make 
entries  on  his  own  page,"  suggested  mamma. 

"No,  mamma,"  said  Willie,  honestly,  for- 
getting her  official  title,  "you  do  ten  times 
more  for  me  every  day  than  I  do  for  you, 
but  I  shouldn't  have  known  it  if  it  hadn't 
been  for  grandma!" — Youth's  Companion. 


Clip  Your  Coupons. 
Perhaps  the  most  gross  neglect  on  the 
part  of  Christians  to-day  is  the  failure  to 
clip  our  spiritual  coupons.  Unlike  those 
of  earth,  these  are  worthless  in  less  than 
thirty  days  after  maturity ;  they  are  paya- 
ble only  at  the  office  of  present  opportun- 
ity; they  are  canceled  the  moment  the 
office  is  closed,  and  the  office  closes  every 
day  with  many  coupons  unredeemed.  By 
prayer,  by  Bible  study,  by  devotion,  by 
struggle,  by  building  the  life  foursquare, 
do  we  administer  the  trust  in  our  own  lives ; 
and  only  thus.  To  get  Christ's  work  into 
our  hearts  is  to  get  our  hearts  into  Christ's 
work.  The  compound  interest  of  heaven 
is  paid  to  those  alone  who  keep  the  trust 
by  administering  it  to  themselves  daily, 
hourly.  Christians  who,  careless  of  their 
trust,  pass  their  dividends,  never  possess 
them.  Theirs  is  an  unjeweled  crown. 
— Nehemiah  Boynton  in  C.  E.  World. 


What    Sort    of    Young    Man  Should 
Go  to  College? 

President  Hadley  of  Yale,  writing  in 
Success,  says: 

For  the  great  majority  of  men,  a  college 
course  is  of  inestimable  value.  For  a  min- 
ority it  is  worse  than  useless.  How  shall  a 
boy  determine  to  which  of  these  classes  he 
belongs? 

A  good  college  offers  a  student  three 
things:  theoretical  knowledge  of  principles 
connected  with  his  business,  breadth  of 
general  culture,  and  friendships  that  are  of 
service  to  him  now  and  hereafter.  If  he 
appreciates  these  things,  and  can  take 
them  seriously,  a  college  is  a  good  place 
for  him.  If  he  cannot  thus  appreciate  at 
least  one  of  them,  he  would  better  not  go 
to  college  at  all. 

None  of  these  things  can  be  played  with. 
They  must  all  be  achieved  by  hard  work,— 
none  the  less  hard  because  it  is  so  often  I 
pleasurable. 

If  a  boy  thinks  that  the  study  of  theory 
is  a  short  and  easy  way  for  the  attainment 
of  practical  skill,  he  is  greatly  mistaken. 
It  is  quite  apart  from  practical  skill,  and 
its  results  show  themselves  more  in  the 
later  stages  of  the  student's  development! 
than  they  do  when  he  first  goes  into  the  i 
office  or  the  shop.  The  theory  of  mechanics 
or  of  physics  is  not  to  be  studied  by  lectures 
and  experiments.  It  means  knowledge  of 
analytical  geometry  and  the  differential 
calculus.  The  theory  of  chemistry  is  not 
to  be  learned  by  amusement  in  the  labora- 
tory, but  by  attention  to  dry  principles 
which  require  the  utmost  exactitude  of  ap- 
plication. The  theory  of  political  economy 
is  not  to  be  learned  by  the  reading  of  en- 
tertaining books  and  magazine  articles.  A 
student  who  would  really  master  it  must 
understand  the  principles  of  law  and  of 
ethics,  which  are  more  difficult  than  those 
which  he  meets  in  the  routine  of  ordinary 
business.  Those  so-called  theories  which 
are  easily  acquired  and  glibly  recited  are 
met,  in  practice,  with  a  contempt  which  is 
well  deserved. 

J* 

Coffee  For  Mothers. 

The  Kind    thsxt    Nourishes    and   Supplies 
Food  for  Mother  and  Child. 

"My  husband  his  been  unable  to  drink! 
coffee  for  several  years,  so  we  were  very  glad 
to  give  Postum  Food  Coffee  a  trial,  and  when' 
we  understood  that  by  long  boiling  it  would 
bring  out  the  delicious  flavor,  we  have  beenj 
highly  pleased  with  it. 

It  is  one  of  the  finest  things  for  nursing* 
mothers  that  I  have  ever  seen.  It  keeps  up 
the  mother's  strength  and  increases  the  sup 
ply  of  nourishment  for  the  child  if  partaken 
of  freely.  I  drank  it  between  meals  instead 
of  water  and  found  it  most  beneficial. 

Our  five-year-old  boy  has  been  very  deli- 
cate since  birth  and  has  developed  slowly. 
He  was  white  and  bloodless  I  began  to 
give  him  Postum  freely  and  you  would  be 
surprised  at  the  change.  When  any  person 
remarks  about  the  great  improvement,  we| 
never  fail  to  tell  them  that  we  attribute  hisj 
gain  in  strength  and  general  health  to  th« 
free  use  of  Postum  Food  Coffee,  and  this  hasj 
led  many  friends  to  use  it  for  themselves  and 
children. 

I  have  always  cautioned  friends  to  whom 
I  have  spoken  about  Postum  to  follow  direc- 
tions in  making  it,  for  unless  it  is  boiled  fit 
teen  or  twenty  minutes,  it  is  quite  tasteless, 
On  the  other  hand,  when  properly  made,  it  is 
very  delicious.  I  want  to  thank  you  for  the 
benefits  we  have  derived  from  the  use  of  your 
Postum  Coffee."  Mrs.  W.  W.  Earnest,  725 
9th  Ave.,  Helera,  Mont. 


)CTOBER   3     I90I 


THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


1272 


Opposed  to  Everything. 

A  friend  called  our  attention,  says  the 
)hristian  Herald,  to  the  fact  that  Sanbal- 
it  wanted  to  hold  consultation  with  Nehe- 
liah  in  the  plain  of  O-no.  That  is  the 
lace  where  more  people  stay  to-day  than 
a  any  other.  They  are  always  protesting, 
tiro  wing  doubt  on  grand  undertakings; 
nd  while  you  are  in  the  mountain  of  0- 
es,  they  spend  their  time  on  the  plain  of 
)-no.  In  the  harness  of  society,  they  are 
reeching  straps,  good  for  nothing  but  to 
old  back.  You  propose  to  call  a  minis- 
jr.  All  the  indications  are  that  he  is  the 
ight  man.  Nine-tenths  of  the  congrega- 
on  are  united  in  his  favor.  The  matter 
)  put  to  vote.  The  vast  majority  say 
Aye!"  the  handful  of  opponents  respond, 
Oh,  no!"  You  propose  to  build  a  new 
hurch.  About  the  site,  the  choice  of 
rchitects,  the  upholstery,  the  plumbing, 
nd  the  day  of  dedication,  there  is  almost 

unanimity.  You  hope  that  the  crooked 
;icks  will  all  lie  still,  and  that  the  con- 
regation  will  moVe  in  solid  phalanx.  But 
ot  so.  Sanballat  sends  for  Nehemiah, 
roposing  to  meet  him  on  the  plain  of 
1  no.  Some  men  were  born  backward, 
nd  have  been  going  that  way  ever  since, 
•pposition  to  everything  has  become 
dronic.  The  only  way  they  feel  comfort- 
ble  is  when  harnessed  with  the  face 
jward  the  whiffle- tree,  and  the  back 
>ward  the  end  of  the  shafts.  They  may 
it  down  their  name  in  the  hotel  register 
3  living  in  Boston,  Chicago,  Savannah, 
r  Washington,  but  they  really  have  been 
pending  all  their  lives  upon  the  plain  of 
i-no.  There  let  them  be  buried,  with 
leir  faces  toward  the  west,  for  in  that 
ay  they  will  lie  more  comfortable,  as 
ther  people  are  buried  with  their  faces  to 
le  east.  Do  not  impose  upon  them  by 
utting  them  in  the  majority.    Oh,  no! 

J* 

A  SociaJ   Glass. 

It  is  not  always  possible  for  a  prying 
•itic,  even  when  moved  by  the  best  in- 
intions,  to  tell  what  beverage  a  man  fifty 
set  from  him  is  drinking,  and  we  have 
Eten  wondered  if  the  reports  of  people 
ho  have  been  shocked  at  seeing  President 
[cKinley  drinking  wine  at  banquets  might 
ot  find  an  explanation  in  such  a  circum- 
iance  as  the  following.  They  knew  he 
rank  because  they  saw  him  do  it,  but  per- 
aps  they  would  be  slow  to  take  affidavit 
3  to  what  he  drank. 

A  member  of  his  official  family  recently 
lid: 

"In  all  my  experience  with  public  men 
id  all  public  entertainments,  it  has  never 
aen  my  lot  to  see  a  more  abstemious  man, 
)  far  as  intoxicating  liquors  are  concerned, 
lan  President  McKinley.  This  trait  in 
is  character  was  brought  out  prominently 
1  the  trips  he  made  south  at  the  conclu- 
ion  of  the  Spanish  war,  and  caused  no 
id  of  comment  among  the  hospitable 
eople  with  whom  he  was  daily  brought  in 
mtact.  One  incident  occurs  to  me  most 
ircibly,  which  took  place  at  Atlanta, 
here  was  a  grand  banquet  in  the  evening 
dor  to  the  departure  of  the  Chief  Magis- 
ate  further  south.  But  amid  all  the  en- 
lusiasm  and  hilarity  attendant  upon  such 
l  entertainment,  there  was  one  cool,  col- 
cted  individual,  who  failed  to  partake,  as 
s  host  thought  he  should,  of  sparkling 
id  refreshing  beverages  set  before  him. 


Upon  returning  to  his  hotel  to  make  ar- 
rangements for  continuing  his  journey,  he 
was  again  importuned  to  take  something 
to  stimulate  him  before  the  trip.  In  a 
laughing  manner  he  remarked  to  the  com- 
mitteemen accompanying  him,  'You  boys 
are  so  persistent,  I  will  join  you  in  a  part- 
ing glass.  Let  it  be  apollinaris,  though, 
for  that  is  all  I  need  to  invigorate  me  and 
help  me  to  digest  that  good  dinner  you  had 
prepared  for  me.'  His  manner  was  so 
cordial  and  sincere  as  he  carried  out  his 
intention  that  his  hosts  joined  heartily  in 
the  toasts  he  proposed.  President  Mc- 
Kinley had  the  courage  of  his  convictions, 
which  made  him  more  popular  with  his 
southern  friends  than  if  he  had  succumbed 
to  their  wiles  and  partaken  of  wine." 

J- 

How  to  Wash  China   Without  Re- 
moving the  Gilt. 

It  is  mostly  young  beginners  in  house- 
keeping who  write  to  me  to  know  how  to 
preserve  their  beautiful  china — many  such 
pieces  being  bridal  gifts  and  very  dear  to 
them.  The  reason  our  dear  grandmothers 
kept  their  gilt-banded  china  sets  for  years 
was,  that  they  washed  and  wiped  each  piece 
themselves,  no  matter  how  many  servants 
they  had.  It  will  have  to  be  done  in  this 
day  if  you  wish  to  preserve  your  gilt-edged 
china.  You  can  wash  it  a  long  time  by 
putting  the  dainty  pieces  in  a  pan  of  warm 
water  and  dissolving  a  teaspoonful  of  pearl- 
ine  into  it,  and  putting  in  one  piece  at  a 
time  so  as  not  to  chip  it,  or  hurt  it.  Wash 
quickly  and  rinse  in  warm  water,  having 
the  second  pan  filled  with  clear  water  sit- 
ting by  you,  and  wipe  carefully  upon  a  soft 
old  linen  towel.  You  can  wash  handpainted 
china  pieces  beautifully  this  way.  It  takes 
time  and  patience,  but  after  a  dinner  or 
luncheon,  set  them  aside  until  you  have 
time  to  do  them  yourself  and  can  put  them 
carefully  away.  You  asked  about  your 
steel  knives:  by  dipping  them  into  a  warm 
solution  of  borax  water  and  wiping  dry 
quickly  and  putting  away  in  flannel  you 
can  keep  them  from  rusting.  For  your 
table  linens :  the  stains  can  be  removed  by 
stretching  the  stained  portion  over  a  bowl 
and  pouring  hot  water  through  the  stain. 
Washing  in  sweet  milk  is  also  good  for 
fruit  or  ink  stains.  For  hinges  or  door 
knobs  that  creak  or  are  rusty  dip  a  feather 
in  sweet  oil  and  rub  on  them. 

Kentuckienne. 

Whistler  is  noted  almost  as  much  for  his 
eccentricity  as  for  his  artistic  skill.  While 
he  was  trying  on  a  hat  in  a  London  shop 
one  day  a  customer  rushed  in  and  mistak- 
ing him  for  a  clerk,  exclaimed :  "I  say,  this 
'at  does  not  fit." 

The  artist  eyed  him  for  a  minute,  and 
then  replied  scornfully:  "Neither  does 
your  coat,  and  I'll  be  hanged  if  I  like  the 
color  of  your  trousers." 


Mrs.  O'Hara. — "Faith,  'tis  an  ilegant  job 
me  man  has  now,  Mrs.  McClune.  'Tis  a 
night  watchman  he  is." 

Mrs.  McClune. — "And  how  in  the  wur- 
rold  do  you  call  that  an  ilegant  job,  Mrs. 
O'Hara?" 

Mrs.  O'Hara. — "Why,  sure,  he  sleeps  all 
day,  an'  that  saves  his  board;  and  he  works 
all  night  and  that  saves  his  lodgin'!" 


There's  a  feast  ahead 
of  every  oyster  lover 
who    hasn't     tasted 

Oysterettes 

Jin  Oyster  Cracker 
With  a  taste  to  it. 


Sold  only  in 

In-er-seal 

Packages. 


"I've  just  been  drugged  and  robbed,"  said 
he,  "I  think  it  is  a  shame!"  The  officer 
just  yawned  and  said,  "What  was  the  drug- 
gist's name?" 

Jones. — That  was  a  scathing  sermon  on 
mean  men  the  parson  gave  us  last  Sunday. 
Wonder  what  Smith  thought  about  it? 

Brown. — Singular!  I  met  Smith  yester- 
day, and  he  said  he'd  like  to  know  your 
opinion  of  it. 

Four-year-old  Mamie  was  riding  bel  ind 
her  older  sister,  Lou,  on  the  old  family 
horse.  When  urging  it  to  trot,  Lou  asked, 
"Does  it  bounce  you  too  hard,  Mamie?" 
"No,"  gasped  the  little  one,  "I  don't  hard- 
ly bounce!  I  just  stay  up  all  the  time." 

Bolus:  "You  have  a  perfectly  sound  con- 
stitution, sir.  You  are  overworked  a  little, 
and  run  down.  That  is  why  your  physical 
energies  have  begun  to  flag." 

Oop:  "Then,  in  my  case,  the  constitu- 
tion does  not  follow  the  flag.  Thanks,  doc- 
tor.   That  settles  one  vexed  question." 

"Biddy,"  Pat  began,  timidly,  "did  yeer 
iver  think  av  marryin'?"' 

"Sure,  now,  th'  subject  has  niver  intered 
me  thoughts,"  demurely  replied  Biddy. 

"It's  sorry  Oi  am,"  said  Pat,  turning 
away. 

"Wait  a  minute,  Pat ! "  called  Biddy,  soft- 
ly;  "Ye've  set  me  a-thinkin\" 


J  274 


THE  CHRISTIAN  EVANGELIST 


October  3,  1901 


Ballade   of  Literary  Letters. 

Of  old  it  was  an  easy  thing 

To  write  a  letter  to  one's  dear, 
To  line  the  words  we  felt,  and  cling 

To  simple  sentiments  and  clear; 

But  times  are  sadly  chansred,  we  hear — 
Love  grows  enamoured  of  the  mint; 

We  pen  our  linos  wiih  care  and  fear  — 
Our  letters  must  be  fit  to  print. 

No  more  in  our  accustomed  way 

We  say  the  tender  things  we  meaD; 
Our  letters  may  be  made  to  play 

A  part  in  book  or  magazine. 

Ah  me!     They  once  by  one  were  seen — 
"We  did  not  have  to  hedge  or  hint; 

But  now  the  public  corn's  between — 
Our  letters  must  be  fit  to  print. 

Whene'er  the  lean  wolf  snaried  of  old, 

A  man  sought  friends  without  demur, 
Or  left  his  watch  in  Shylock's  hold, 

Or  starved  or  stole  as  he'd  prefer; 

But  now  he  take3  the  notes  of  Her, 
The  honeyed  lines  she  did  not  stint, 

And  hies  him  to  a  publisher  — 
Our  letters  must  be  fit  to  print. 

i'  Envoi. 
Sweetheart,  henceforth  with  words  alone 

Shall  Love  his  fond  expressions  tint. 
It  grieves  me  sore,  yet  I  must  own 

My  letters  are  not  fit  to  print. 
— Theodosia  Garrison  in  the  October  Century. 

J* 

A  Statement  From  the    New    Presi- 
dent. 

Mr.  Theodore  F.  Seward  sends  us  the 
following  letter  which  he  received  a  few 
months  ago  from  Mr.  Roosevelt,  together 
with  some  comments  on  the  same.  They 
are  particularly  timely  now: 

In  the  sad  experience  of  the  present  hour 
the  American  people  are  moved  and  stirred 
as  they  have  not  been  since  the  tragic 
death  of  Abraham  Lincoln.  Not  even  by 
the  assassination  of  Garfield  were  they 
affected  as  they  are  affected  now.  The 
conditions  have  changed.  Responsibili- 
ties have  fallen  upon  our  nation  that  were 
not  dreamed  of  at  that  time.  Never  did 
the  question  of  a  new  ruler's  motives  and 
principles  seem  more  important  than  they 
do  in  the  present  case. 

It  is  a  most  striking  fact,  so  striking  as 
to  seem  nothing  less  than  providential, 
that  President  Roosevelt  was  led  a  few 
months  ago  to  give  expression  to  his  views 
in  the  clear  and  positive  manner  which  is 
so  strongly  his  characteristic.  It  is  a  let- 
ter written  in  March,  1901,  expressing  his 
regret  at  being  unable  to  attend  the  great 
Golden  Rule  meeting  of  March  29,  in  New 
York  City,  from  which  the  Golden  Rule 
Brotherhood  originated.  It  is  herewith 
quoted  in  full : 

Vice-President's  Chamber, 
Washington,  D.  C. 

Dear  Sir: — I  have  your  letter  of  the  11th 
inst.  It  is  a  matter  of  real  regret  that  I 
cannot  be  with  you.  In  this  country,  of  all 
others,  it  behooves  us  to  show  an  example 
to  the  world,  not  by  words  only,  but  by 
deeds,  that  we  have  faith  in  the  doctrine 
that  each  man  should  be  treated  on  his 
worth  as  a  man,  without  regard  to  his  creed 
or  his  race.  Wonderful  opportunities  are 
ours,  and  great  and  growing  strength  has 
been  given  us.  But  if  we  neglect  the  op- 
portunities and  misuse  the  strength  then  we 
shall  leave  to  those  who  come  after  us  a 
heritage  of  woe  instead  of  a  heritage  of 
triumph.  There  is  need  of  the  aid  of  every 
wise,  strong  and  good  man,  if  we  are  to  do 
our  work  aright.  The  forces  that  tell  for 
good  should  not  be  dissipated  by  clashing 
among  themselves.  In  no  way  is  it  so  ab- 
solutely certain  that  we  will  worse  than 
nullify    these    forces  as  by  permitting  the 


upgrowth  of  hostilities  and  division  based 
on  creed  or  race  origin. 

Jew  and  Gentile,  Protestant  and  Catholic, 
if  we  only  have  the  root  of  right  thinking 
in  us,  we  are  bound  to  stand  shoulder  to 
shoulder  and  hand  to  hand  in  the  effort  to 
work  out  aright  the  problem  of  our  nation- 
al existence,  and  to  direct  for  good  and  not 
for  evil  the  half  unknown  social  forces 
which  have  been  quickened  into  power  by 
our  complex  and  tremendous  industrial 
development. 

With  all  good  wishes,  I  am  faithfully 
yours,  Theodore  Roosevelt. 

Mr.  Roosevelt  has  been  known  as  an 
apostle  of  "the  strenuous  life."  If  any 
apprehension  is  felt  that  this  phrase  may 
indicate  a  spirit  of  aggression  on  his  part, 
that  fear  must  surely  be  banished  by  these 
stirring  and  sterling  words. 

More  than  this.  There  are  many  who 
believe  that  in  the  development  of  mankind 
a  new  type  of  life  is  now  being  evolved  in 
which  the  moral  and  spiritual  qualities 
shall  be  more  predominant  than  they  have 
been  in  the  past.  Reading  between  the 
lines  as  one  studies  Mr.  Roosevelt's  letter — 
and  it  is  worthy  of  the  most  profound  study 
that  we  can  give  to  it; — it  is  plain  that  our 
President  is,  or  is  being  prepared  to  be- 
come, one  of  the  new  type  rather  than  the 
old.  This  is  clearly  and  strongly  indicated 
by  the  word?,  "If  we  only  have  the  root  of 
right  thinking  in  us."  The  brief  sentence 
speaks  volumes.  It  goes  without  saying 
that  one  who  indites  such  a  sentence  must 
have  the  root,  or  at  least  a  capacity  for  the 
root,  of  right  thinking — of  the  best  type  of 
thinking — in  his  own  nature. 

Mr.  Roosevelt's  letter,  written  when  there 
could  have  been  no  possible  thought  of  the 
exigency  which  now  gives  it  such  a  vital 
significance,  will  be  a  comfort  to  all  earn- 
est-minded American  citizens.  It  will  also 
move  them  to  resolve  to  do  all  in  their 
power  to  aid  our  President  in  carrying  into 
practical  realization  his  noble  ideal. 

Theodore  F.  Seward. 

J- 
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a  restaurant  where  he  frequently,  says  the 
Youth's  Companion,  took  his  midday  lun- 
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"I  find  I  haven't  a  cent  of  change  about 
me  to-day.  If  you  will  kindly  let  me  owe 
for  this  until  I  come  in  again,  which  will 
certainly  be  in  a  day  or  two,  I  will  square 
up  then." 

The  cashier  was  not  a  good  judge  of  hu- 
man nature,  or  was  under  the  influence  of 
a  momentary  irritation,  for  she  replied : 

"We  don't  run  any  accounts  at  this  shop. 
If  you  haven't  anything  to  pay  with,  you 
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"I  didn't  say  I  hadn't  any  money,"  the 
customer  rejoined.  "I  said  I  had  no 
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check  out  of  this." 

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"It  will  be  better  to  pay  it  now,  perhaps," 
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127: 


With    the     Children. 

J.  Breckervridge  Bills. 


The    Runaways. — I. 

Emily  Lamont  and  her  two  brothers  were 
orphans.  I  have  named  her  first  although 
Zep  was  fifteen,  and  Harry  fourteen,  while 
she  was  only  twelve.  Their  parents  were 
dead,  and  they  had  become  pretty  well  ac- 
quainted with  their  poor  uncles  and  aunts. 
There  was  a  rich  uncle  in  New  York,  but 
he  was  only  a  tradition. 

"Gettin'  tired,  Em?"  asked  Zep,  as  he 
led  the  way  down  the  dusty  country  road; 
Harry  came  next,  then  Emily;  does  not 
the  youngest  always  come  last? 

"I  can't  hardly  take  another  step," 
panted  the  girl. 

"There's  a  railroad  track,  anyway,"  ob- 
served Harry  Lamont.  They  would  have 
disputed  it  if  they  could,  they  were  so 
dusty  and  weary  and  dispirited.  But  there 
is  no  getting  around  a  railroad;  one  must 
cross  it,  or  stay  on  this  side. 

"And,  oh,  there's  a  box-car  on  the 
switch!"  exclaimed  Harry.  "The  very 
thing  for  us!  Now  we  won't  care  if  we 
don't  come  to  a  house  to-night."  They 
had  just  walked  three  miles  through  a  Mis- 
souri wood  without  having  seen  any  other 
sign  of  civilization  but  the  road  with  deep 
ruts  on  each  side  and  high  weeds  in  the 
middle. 

A  warm  September  day  had  come  to  a 
close,  and  already  the  haze  of  autumn  twi- 
light was  mingling  with  the  deep  blue  of 
the  sky.  "We  will  sleep  in  that  box-car!" 
said  Harry,  suddenly  dancing  with  joy  at 
the  thought. 

"But  if  it  went  away  with  us?"  Emily 
suggested,  timidly. 

Zep  laughed.  "Where's  your  engine? 
Do  you  think  the  farmers  will  come  and 
hitch  up  their  teams  to  it?  And  what  if  it 
did  go  away  with  us?  We'd  travel  all  the 
faster,  then!" 

In  fact,  these  three  were  running  away. 
You  have  heard  of  a  boy  running  away 
from  home,  but  not,  I  think,  of  the  exodus, 
as  it  were,  of  an  entire  family.  If  they 
were  doing  wrong,  it  was  not  Emily's  fault, 
as  you  shall  presently  find.  Their  flight 
had  begun  the  night  before,  a  little  after 
midnight, — and  oh,  how  dark  that  night 
was,  and  what  strange  sounds  were  in  the 
air! 

"Le's  see  if  the  box-car  is  locked  up," 
said  Harry.  "They  generally  are,  you 
know." 

"Ain't  it  a  lonesome  looking  coach," 
said  Emily,  "lost  out  here  in  the  middle  of 
nothing!"  They  had  been  raised  in  a  big 
city,  and  they  were  inclined  to  patronize 
rural  landscapes. 

The  railroad  was  about  half-a-mile  from 
the  extensive  wood.  They  trudged  along 
with  more  spirit,  and  at  last  came  to  the 
switch.  "Here's  a  wagon  been  backin'  up 
to  the  car-door,"  said  Zep,  examining  the 
ground.  "Yes,  the  door's  locked,— just 
our  luck— no  she  ain't,  either!  Hurrah! 
Lookee ! "  And  pushing  with  all  his  might, 
he  slid  back  the  door. 
"Let  me  in  first!"  cried  Harry. 
"Not  much,"  replied  his  brother,  climb- 
ing in.  Harry  always  wanted  to  do  things 
first,  and  although  Zep  never  let  him,  Harry 
would  request  this  favor  with  all  the  optim- 
ism of  fourteen  years. 

Zep  looked  about.  "Oh,  Harry,  Emily, 
—come  in  quick!     Here's  things!''1 


"Things?"  repeated  Emily.  "I'm 
afraid." 

"They  won't  bite,"  Zep  laughed;  "big 
boxes;  bedsteads;  stoves;  tables." 

Harry,  who  now  stood  beside  his  brother, 
called,  "Empty  fruit  jars;  brooms;  a 
sprinkler;  a  cradle;  a  little  bitty  chair  on 
rockers." 

Zep  chimed  in,  "Sofa;  bureau; — oh,  I 
know! — somebody  is  moving,  and  they've 
hauled  away  part  of  the  furniture  and  left 
the  rest  till  to-morrow,  and  forgot  to  lock 
the  door!" 

They  helped  Emily  in,  and  all  three  ex- 
amined their  hotel  with  great  attention. 
More  than  half  of  the  car  was  empty,  and 
in  this  empty  end  they  would  pass  the 
night.  They  did  not  touch  the  things  that 
had  been  stored  in  the  car,  f  _>r  these  chil- 
dren were  as  honest  as  they  were  ragged 
and  dirty.  In  a  word,  their  honesty  was  as 
great  as  their  poverty. 

"We  will  make  our  bed,"  said  Zep. 
"Come,  let's  get  a  whole  lot  of  grass." 
"All  right,"  said  Harry.  "I'll  go  first." 
"No  you  won't"  said  the  older  brother. 
"I  guess  I'm  the  captain  of  this  retreat." 
They  had  been  playing  all  day  that  they 
were  the  American  army  retreating  before 
overwhelming  numbers  of  the  English; 
period,  1777. 

"And  I'll  sit  here  and  watch  you  gather 
the  grass,"  said  Emily  who,  like  most  peo- 
ple (they  will  not  confess  this,  however), 
would  rather  watch  others  work  than  per- 
sonally endure  the  toil. 

"No  you  won't,"  said  Zep,  "you'll  come 
on  and  help,  Miss  Emily!" 

"Come  on,  Em,"  paid  Harry,  "and  I'll 
gather  half  of  your  share." 

"Oh,  Harry,  gather  all  my  share," 
pleaded  Emily  as  she  sat  on  the  floor  of 
the  car,  swinging  her  bare  feet  out  the 
door. 

"All  right,"  said  Harry,  "only  the  next 
time  we  have  something  good,  I'm  to  have 
half  of  your  part." 

"All  right,"  agreed  his  sister.  It  seemed 
so  far  off, — that  hope  of  having  something 
good! 

When  the  grass  had  been  gathered  and 
spread  out  on  the  floor,  it  was  not  yet  dark. 
It  made  it  so  warm  and  oppressive  when 
they  closed  the  great  door,  that  they  de- 
cided to  stay  up  late, — and  to  stay  up  high. 
They  found  that  iron  ladder  that  runs  up 
the  end  of  box- cars,  and  presently  all  three 
sat  aloft,  enjoying  the  prospect  and  the 
delicious  breeze.  On  their  right  they  saw 
the  great  wood  stretch  away,  a  black  whis 


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pering  mass,  while  on  their  left  was  a  roll- 
ing prairie,  cut  up  into  squares  by  fences. 
At  a  great  distance  was  visible  the  roof  of 
a  barn.    The  switch  slanted  into  a  track 
that  ran  straight  as  a  needle,  till  it  dipped 
out  of  sight.    At  last  they  began  to  count 
the  stars.    There  was  only  one  in  sight — 
no,  two! — no,  three,  four,   five, — each  tried 
to  discover  a  new  one.    It  was  hard  to  find 
them  because  the  moon    was    so    bright. 
The    top  of  the  box-car  was  coated  with 
silver  light;  the  faces  of  the  three  children 
were  etherealized  by  the  moonbeams.    The 
delicate  features  of  Emily  were   revealed, 
the  sweet,  pretty  face,  the  little  hands  and 
feet,  the  heavy  biown  hair, — I  am  sorry  it 
looked  so  towsled.    Even  her  torn   dress 
fluttered  with  a  rhythmic  sound,   making 
her  more    picturesque.     Zep    was    broad- 
shouldered  and  sturdy,  as  became  the  cap- 
tain  of  a  retreat.     His  hair  stuck  out  at 
angles    like   open    scissors;  his   head  was 
round  and  his  neck  short;  but  his    eyes 
spoke  of  a  dauntless  spirit,  a  tireless  en- 
ergy.    Harry  looked  more  like  his  sister, — 
he  had  her  fineness  of  expression,  her  deli- 
cacy   of    features,    and    a    forehead    that 
prophesied  the  student.     As  they  sit  there 
talking  in  subdued  voices  while  Emily,  ly- 
ing with  her  head  on  Harry's  knee— these 
two  are  "chums" — tried  to  keep  from  fall- 
ing asleep,  let  us  look  into  the  history  of 
these  three.    We  cannot  hear  what  they 
are  saying;  it  is  no  use  to  just  watch  them 
as  they  half- whisper  in  the  moonlight;  per- 
haps we  can  amuse  ourselves  by  looking 
into  the  causes  of  their  running  away. 

(TO    BE   CONTINUED.) 


The   Christian-Evangelist,    Three  Months,    25e. 
On  Trial  to  New  Suhxcribers. 


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THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


October  3.  1901 


Hour  of  Prayer. 

Fra-nk  G.  Tyrrell. 


The   Pla.ce  of  Ssvfety.* 

Text:— From  the  end  of  the  earth  will  I  call 
unto  thee,  when  my  heart  is  overwhelmed: 
Lead  me  to  the  rock  that  is  higher  than 
I.— Psa.  61:2. 

The  place  of  safety  is  a  place  from  which, 
no  matter  how  widely  we  wander,  we  should 
never  go  forth;  we  should  seek  it  zealously, 
and  having  found  it,  abide  in  it.  For  a  state 
of  conscious  security,  even  in  the  midst  of 
peril,  is  possible  to  the  trusting  child  of  God. 
As  Harriet  Auber  sings, 

They  who  on  the  Lord  rely, 
Safely  dwell,  though  danger's  nigh; 
Lo'    His  sheltering  wings  are  spread 
O'er  each  faithful  servant's  head. 
When  they  wake  or  when  they  sleep, 
Angel  guards  their  vigils  keep; 
Death  and  danger  may  be  near, 
Faith  and  love  have  nought  to  fear. 

The    Cite.de!. 

The  passage  in  John  assures  us  that  this 
place  ot  safety  is  nothing  less  than  a  living 
Personality.  The  sheep  were  held  as  in  the 
hand  of  the  Great  Shepherd;  "they  shall  never 
perish,  and  no  one  shall  snatch  them  out  of  my 
hand."  As  the  passage  in  Proverbs  literally 
implies,  this  place  is  ''set  aloft,"  out  of  gun- 
shot. No  weapon  framed  by  satanic  malice 
can  reach  those  whom  God  defends. 
When  men  take  refuge  in  a  fortress,  the  for- 
tress must  be  stormed  before  their  enemy  can 
harm  them.  If  your  refuge  is  in  God,  then 
the  Almighty  himself  must  be  overwhelmed 
before  you  can  be  touched. 

"When  His  wisdom  can  mistake, 
His  might  decay,  His  love  forsake," 

then,  but  not  till  then  will  you  be  exposed  to 
danger.  This  place  of  safety  is  therefore 
impregnable.  It  is  also  ever-present.  "God 
is  not  far  from  every  one  of  us"  (Acts  17:27). 
If  by  some  mischance  we  are  lured  forth  into 
the  way  of  danger,  we  can  turn  again  for 
refuge  to  Him  who  hovers  over  us,  and 
thrusts  His  protecting  arms  under  us. 

What  a  contrast  between  the  Christian's 
refuge,  and  all  others!  Men  have  built  bul- 
warks for  defense  against  armies;  they  deemed 
them  impregnable,  but  the  enemy  found  or 
made  a  breach,  and  scaled  the  wall.  Or  time 
has  taken  vengeance  on  them,  and  their  high 
towers  have  crumbled.  Wealth  is  thought  to 
be  a  defense,  a  refuge,  and  so  it  is,  from  some 
things.  But  it  cannot  purchase  immunity 
from  sickness.  Sorrow  can  smite  the  rich  as 
well  as  the  poor;  and  at  last  death  crushes 
down  the  poor  defense,  and  drags  off  his  un- 
willing prisoner. 

Its  Protection. 

In  God  we  are  protected  from  the  power 
of  sin.  It  has  "no  more  dominion  over  us." 
Temptations  may  assail,  but  they  cannot 
overwhelm  him  who  trusts  in  God.  He  has 
broken  with  his  sinful  habit  of  life,  and  lives 
now  a  life  of  righteousness;  not  in  his  own 
strength,  but  in  the  power  of  God.  This  is  a 
species  of  safety  which  many  a  sin-scarred 
soul  seeks  elsewhere,  but  he  seeks  in  vain;  it 
can  be  had  only  in  God,  through  faith  in 
Jesus  Christ.  Annoying  cares,  vexations, 
difficulties,  disappointments,  none  of  these 
things  can  distress  him  whom  God  keeps. 
What  we  call  a  dis-appointment  is  often  but 
a  divine  appointment  instead  of  our  own  ap- 
pointment. As  such  the  child  of  God  accepts 
it  smilingly  and  uncomplainingly.  And  fi- 
nally, he  is  safe  from  the  shafts  of  death.  He 
shall  never  perish.  "He  that  liveth  and  be- 
lieveth  in  me  shall  never  die."  Death,  as  we 
still  term  it,  is  but  a  point  of  transition  to 
the  soul  that  trusts  in  God.  It  is  a  black 
portal,  dark  on  this  side,  but  wondrously 
light  beyond. 

The  Path  to    Safety. 

God  has  opened  as  many  avenues  to  this 
serene    height  as  there  are  wanderers.    Or  a 


better  statement  is,  God  has  opened  up  a 
way  of  escape  from  peril  which  lies  clear  and 
plain  before  the  feet  of  every  prodigal,  no 
matter  how  far  he  has  strayed.  He  has 
warned  you  of  the  danger,  He  has  permitted 
you  to  suffer  from  transgression  and  volun- 
tary absence,  and  then  in  His  word  He  has 
pointed  out  the  way  of  escape.  But  how 
shall  we  escape,  if  we  neglect  it?  Christ  de- 
clares, "1  am  the  way."  He  flings  himself 
down,  and  makes  of  his  bleeding  body  a 
bridge  from  sin  to  righteousness,  from  con- 
demnation to  justification.  "Believe  on  the 
Lord  Jesus  Christ,  and  thou  shalt  be  saved." 
And  so  the  churches  are  busier  than  ever 
preaching  Christ.  He  has  become  the  central 
theme  of  modern  literature  His  words  are 
being  recognized  as  authoritative,  binding 
upon  the  consciences  of  merchant  and  banker 
and  artisan.  And  His  ministers  and  follow- 
ers all  go  forth,  led  by  Him,  to  do  battle  with 
every  enemy  that  menaces  our  blood-bought 
race,  and  rescue  the  perishing,  and  establish 
upon  this  swinging  earth  the  city  of  God. 

Pra.yer. 

Almighty  God,  thou  art  from  everlasting 
to  everlasting;  an  eternal  refuge  to  thy  chil 
dren.  Again  and  again  when  sheeted  storms 
deluged  the  world,  thou  hast  been  an  ark  of 
safety.  When  the  black  legions  of  death  and 
hell  assailed,  thou  hast  been  our  deliverance. 
We  praise  thee  for  peace  and  safety,  even 
in  the  midst  of  tumult.  Help  us,  O  God,  to 
abide  with  reverent  faith  in  thee,  and  win 
others  to  peace  and  safety,  by  the  sweet 
solicitude  of  love,  through  Christ  our  Lord. 
Amen. 


THE  AKR.ON  ROUTE. 

Through    Pa.ssen.ger    Service   to    Buffalo 
for  Pai\.Amerlca.n  Exposition. 

The  opening  of  the  Pan-American  Buffalo 
Line — "Akron  Route" — May  5th  establishes 
a  new  outlet  from  the  West  and  Southwest 
to  Chautauqua  Lake;  Buffalo,  Niagara  Falls 
and  St.  Lawrence  River  and  Canada  resorts. 
It  also  opens  a  new  tourist  route  via  Buffalo 
and  the  Niagara  frontier  to  New  York  and 
the  East. 

Schedules  for  the  new  route  are  out,  and 
their  arrangement  indicates  passengers  over 
it  are  to  have  enjoyable  trips  to  and  from  the 
Pan-American  Exposition. 

The  service  from  St.  Louis  for  Pan-American 
Exposition  visitors  from  that  gateway  and 
the  West  and  Southwest  includes  two  daily 
trains  in  both  directions.  The  Pan-American 
Express  leaves  St.  Louis  Union  Station  at 
8:44  a.  m.,  arrives  Buffalo  8:15  next  morning. 
This  train  has  sleeping  car  on  which  passen- 
gers may  go  from  St.  Louis  to  Chautauqua 
Lake  and  Buffalo  without  change.  The 
Buffalo  Express  leaves  St.  Louis  at  8:15  p.  m. 
with  sleeping  car  from  St.  Louis  to  Columbus 
and  from  Columbus  through  to  Chautauqua 
Lake  and  Buffalo,  arriving  at  latter  point  at 
12:50  midnight.  Passengers  occupying  sleep- 
ing car  may  remain  in  their  berths  until  7:00 
a.  m.  Returning  trains  leave  Buffalo  daily 
at  1:00  p.  m.,  arrive  St.  Louis  at  noon  next 
day;  leave  Buffalo  6:30  p.  m.,  arrive  St.  Louis 
6:40  next  evening. 

Information  about  fares  to  Buffalo,  Niag- 
ara Falls  and  beyond,  stop-over  privileges  at 
Buffalo  and  other  details  may  be  ascertained 
by  communicating  with  J.  M.  Chbsbbough, 
A.  G.  P.  Agt.,  St.  Louis. 


ANY  CHURCH 

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injustice  if  they  do  not  see  and  hear 
the 

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•Prayer-meeting  Topic  for  Oct.  9. 


Wholesome  Advice 

For  People  Whose  Stomachs  are  Weak  and 
Digestion  Poor. 

Dr.  Harlandson,  whose  opinion  in  diseases  is 
worthy  of  attention,  says  when  a  man  or  woman 
comes  to  me  complaining  of  indigestion,  loss  of  ap- 
petite, sour  stomach,  belching,  sour  watery  rising, 
headaches,  sleeplessness,  lack  of  ambition  and  a 
general  run  down  nervous  condition,  I  advise  them 
to  take  after  each  meal  one  or  two  of  Stuart's  Dys- 
pepsia Tablets,  allowing  the  tablet  to  dissolve  in 
the  mouth,  and  thus  mingle  with  the  food  eaten. 
The  result  is  that  the  food  is  speedily  digested  be- 
fore it  has  time  to  sour  and  ferment.  These  tablets 
will  digest  the  food  anyway  whether  the  stomach 
wants  to  or  not,  because  they  contain  harmless  di- 
gestive principles,  vegetable  essences,  pepsin  and 
Golden  Seal,  which  supply  just  what  the  weak 
stomach  lacks. 

I  have  advised  the  tablets  with  great  success,  both 
in  curing  indigestion  and  to  build  up  the  tissues,  in- 
creasing flesh  in  thin  nervous  patients,  whose  real 
trouble  was  dyspepsia,  and  as  soon  as  the  stomach 
was  put  to  rights  they  did  not  know  what  sickness 
was. 

A  fifty  cent  package  of  Stuart's  Dyspepsia  Tablets 
can  be  bought  at  any  drug  store,  and  as  they  are  not 
a  secret  patent  medicine,  they  can  be  used  as  often 
as  desired  with  full  assurance  that  they  contain 
nothing  harmful  in  the  slightest  degree;  on  the  con- 
trary, anyone  whose  stomach  is  at  all  deranged,  will 
find  great  benefit  from  the  use  of  Stuart's  Dyspepsia 
Tablets.  They  will  cure  any  form  of  stomach  weak- 
ness or  disease  except  cancer  of  the  stomach. 


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^nd  Use  the  Bible 

By   J.    H.    BRYAN. 

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VII.  How  to  Mark  the  Bible. 

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Sunda.y  -  School. 

W.  F.    Richardson 


Joseph  in  Prison.* 

In  the  slave  market  of  the  capital  of  Egypt, 
which  was  probably  either  at  Memphis  or 
Heliopolis,  the  youth  Joseph  attracted  the 
eye  of  Potiphar,  a  king's  officer,  captain  of 
the  guard,  who  purchased  him  for  a  house 
servant.  Here  his  capacity  and  fidelity  were 
so  marked  as  to  win  the  unbounded  confidence 
of  his  master,  and  it  was  but  a  short  time 
till  he  was  made  the  overseer  of  all  his  mas- 
ter's interests  Under  his  charge,  Potiphar 
found  his  affairs  to  prosper  beyond  all  pre 
cedent,  so  that  he  soon  left  everything  to  Jos 
eph,  only  excepting,  as  we  are  told,  "the 
bread  which  he  did  eat  "  Caste  was  strong 
in  Egypt,  and  Potiphar  would  not  take  his 
bread  from  the  hand  of  a  foreigner,  especially 
from  one  like  Joseph,  of  the  shepherd  caste, 
which  was  particularly  despised  in  that  coun- 
try. Joseph  served  his  master  with  absolute 
fidelity,  his  handsome  person  being  but  the 
mirror  of  the  beautiful  soul  that  dwelt  with- 
in, to  which  all  evil  doing  was  abhorrent. 

But  neither  innocence  nor  virtue  can  ex- 
empt us  from  trial.  The  guileless  lad  became 
the  victim  of  his  base  minded  brothers,  and 
tbe  pure-hearted  man  suffered  for  his  purity 
at  the  hands  of  a  vile  woman.  Refusing  to 
yield  to  her  guilty  solicitations,  the  comely 
young  man  becomes  the  object  of  her  bitter 
hate.  His  reply  is  worthy  of  being  written 
in  letters  of  gold.  "Behold,  my  master.  .  . 
hath  committed  all  that  he  hath  into  my 
hand.  .  .  .  how  then  can  I  do  this  great 
wickedness,  and  sin  against  God?"  Gratitude 
to  his  master  and  loyalty  to  his  God  were  the 
bulwarks  of  his  soul  against  temptation  It 
is  easy  for  the  wife  of  Potiphar  to  secure  the 
conviction  of  Joseph  upon  her  mere  word,  for 
who  would  suspect  her  of  such  an  infamy? 
But  possibly  Potiphar  himself  may  have  cher- 
ished some  doubt;  else  it  seems  that  he  would 
have  inflicted  some  severer  punishment  upon 
Joseph  for  so  gross  a  betrayal  of  trust  and  so 
vile  a  crime.  Cast  into  the  prison  where  the 
offenders  against  the  king  were  kept,  Joseph 
might  well  have  felt  something  of  the  doubt 
that  entered  into  David's  heart,  when  se- 
verely tried,  "But  as  for  me,  my  feet  were  al- 
most eone;  my  steps  had  well  nigh  slipped. 
For  I  was  envious  at  the  arrogant,  when  I  saw 
the  prosperity  of  the  wicked."  Joseph  seems 
never  to  have  doubted  God,  nor  become  em- 
bittered against  men.  His  trials  only  made 
him  trust  God  more  absolutely  and  wait  for 
time  to  vindicate  his  innocence. 

In  the  prison,  Joseph's  character  shines 
with  the  same  luster  as  in  the  palace  of  Poti- 
phar. The  keeper  of  the  prison  finds  him  so 
capable  and  reliable  that  be  commits  every- 
thing into  his  hands,  and  affairs  go  forward 
with  perfect  satisfaction.  Even  the  prisoners 
learn  to  love  and  trust  him.  Among  th°se 
are  two  notable  ex-officers  of  Pharaoh,  his 
chief  butler  and  chief  baker.  The  former 
served  as  cup-bearer  to  the  king,  and  tasted 
the  wine  which  the  king  was  to  drink.  Tbe 
latter  prepared  his  food  and  was  responsible 
for  its  purity  and  good  quality.  These  had 
in  some  way  offended  Pharaoh,  and  for  some 
tim9  had  languished  in  the  prison,  until  they 
had  perhaps  begun  to  despair  of  ever  being 
released.  One  night  they  each  had  a  dream, 
so  strange  as  to  impress  them  as  of  peculiar 
significance.  Egyptiin  inscriptions  show  that 
that  people  attached  great  importance  to 
dreams,  their  actions  very  often  being  guided 
by  such  intimations  as  seemed  to  be  thus  con- 
veyed to  them  in  sleep.  Theirs  were  perfectly 
fitted  to  their  former  offices.  The  butler 
dreamed  of  seeing  a  vine  with  three  branches, 
upon  which  grapes  grew  instantaneously, 
and  whose  juice  he  pressed  into  the  cup  of 
Pharaoh,  the  king.  The  baker,  on  his  part, 
dreamed  of  carrying  on  his  head  three  baskets 

*Lesson  for  October  13.    Genesis  39:20  40:8. 


of  white  bread,  from  which  the  birds  ate  as 
he  bore  them.  The  sad  faces  of  the  two  men 
showed  Joseph  that  they  were  troubled,  and 
a  question  from  him  brought  forth  the  story 
of  their  dreams.  "Interpretations  belong  to 
God,"  said  Joseph;  but  God  honors  his  serv- 
ant by  revealing  to  him  their  meaning,  and 
he  tells  the  butler  that  in  three  days  he  will 
be  restored  to  his  office,  while  at  the  same 
time  the  chief  baker  will  be  beheaded  and  his 
body  hanged  up  where  the  birds  can  devour 
it.  The  appeal  of  Joseph  to  the  chief  butler 
is  pathetic.  "But  have  me  in  remembrance 
when  it  shall  be  well  with  thee,  and  shew 
kindness,  I  pray  thee,  unto  me,  and  make 
mention  of  me  unto  Pharaoh,  and  bring  me 
out  of  this  house:  for  indeed  I  was  stolen 
away  out  of  the  land  of  the  Hebrews;  and 
here  also  have  I  done  nothing  that  they  should 
put  me  into  the  dungeon."  Did  we  not  know 
human  nature  so  well,  it  would  be  incredible 
that  the  butler  actually  forgot  all  about 
Joseph,  and  suffered  him  to  remain  two  whole 
years  in  prison  after  he  himself  had  been  re- 
leased.    Such  is  human  gratitude. 

What  thoughts  passed  through  the  heart  of 
Joseph,  while  he  waited  in  vain  for  the  deliv- 
erance he  hoped  for  and  deserved,  at  the  hand 
of  the  ungrateful  butler;  We  know  not. 
"Hope  deferred  makes  the  heart  sick,"  and 
injustice  often  leads  to  despair.  Yet  the  dark- 
est hour  is  often  that  which  precedes  the 
dawn,  and  thus  it  was  with  Joseph.  The 
aged  Jacob,  when  he  heard  that  Benjamin 
must  go  with  his  brothers  down  into  Egypt, 
cried  out,  "All  these  things  are  against  me!" 
But  they  were  all  for  his  good,  and  that  of 
his  household,  and  joy  and  deliverance  were 
at  hand.  The  two  years  that  elapsed  after 
the  release  of  the  ungrateful  butler  may  have 
been  dark  and  hopeless  ones  to  Joseph,  but 
even  tbe  forgetfulness  of  the  cup-bearer  was 
to  work  out  good  and  glory  to  Joseph  and 
his  father's  family.  The  outcome  proved  that 
"it  is  good  that  a  man  should  hope  and  qui- 
etly wait  for  the  salvation  of  the  Lord."  The 
character  of  Joseph  was  perfected  through 
suffering,  and  the  providence  of  God  vindi- 
cated to  all  generations. 

And  does  not  the  story  of  Joseph  prove  to 
us,  also,  that  God  works  by  means  of  the  or- 
dinary events  of  life,  to  accomplish  his  pur- 
poses of  grace  toward  them  that  believe  in 
him  and  do  good*  He  fulfills  his  promises  to 
the  chosen  family,  through  Joseph,  not  by 
constant  miracle,  but  by  linking  together 
events  and  influences  so  as  to  bring  about  the 
final  victory  of  truth  and  virtue.  Except  the 
instances  of  interpreting  dreams,  there  seems 
to  have  been  nothing  miraculous  about  the 
life  of  Joseph.  He  was  one  who  believed  in 
God,  loved  righteousness,  kept  a  pure  heart 
and  a  steadfast  will,  and  God  used  him  for 
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TOPIC  FOK    OCTOBER  13. 

Dark  Days  and  Their   Lessons. 

(Psalms     107:1  15.) 

As  I  write  this  the  rain  is  falling  for  the 
first  time  after  many  days  of  sunshine.  The 
sunny  dajs  have  been  very  graUful  and 
beautiful,  but  after  all,  tterain,  too,  is  grate- 
ful and  beautiful.  The  perpetual  sunshine  of 
some  climates  grows  stale  and  monotonous. 
Our  natures  call  for  a  varied  atmosphere. 

And  is  this  not  true  also  in  a  figurative 
sense,  of  our  lives?  Do  we  not  need  sutshine 
and  shadow*  Is  there  not  a  necessity  for  rain 
and  storm,  if  we  would  grow*  There  is  a 
certain  meditative  melancholy  whicK,  no 
doubt,  is  to  the  soul  what  a  tender,  gentle 
rain  is  to  the  growing  plans.  We  may  not, 
at  the  time,  appreciate  the  value  of  this 
brooding,  lowering  sky.  It  may  seem  to  us 
very  leaden  and  drear,  but  all  the  while  it  is 
producing  thoughts,  emotions,  resolutions. 

But  the  psalm  which  forms  our  lesson  of 
today,  has  a  still  stormier  and  darker  day 
as  its  background.  It  refers  to  the  sad  days 
of  Israel  in  Babylon,  in  captivity,  and  tells  of 
the  surety  that  Israel  feels  in  spite  of  all,  that 
.  God  is  with  them,  that 

'•Behind  a  frowning  providence 
He  hides  a  smiling  face." 

He  it  is  who  will  lead  them,  who  haa  led  them 
out  of  the  dangers  of  captivity  and  its  dark- 
ness. 

Is  there  not  in  this  psalm  a  message  for  us, 
to-day*  borne  of  us  have  our  days  in  cap- 
tivity. Some  of  us  have  our  bands  of  iron, 
and  our  prison  houses;  some  of  us  have  hung 
our  harps  on  the  willows  of  Babylon  and. 
wept  when  we  remembered  Zion. 

To  us  come  the  comforts  and  consolations 
of  the  God  of  Israel  that  he  will  lead  us 
with  his  eye,  guide  us  with  his  hand,  break 
our  bands  asunder  and  bring  us  into  a  large 
place. 

Some  of  the  best  Christian  lives  you  and  I 
have  ever  seen  have  been  lives  li  ved  among  sor- 
rows and  tribulations,  just  as  some  of  the  most 
rugged  and  gentle  characters  are  developed 
amid  the  rains  and  storms  of  mountain  clim- 
ates. Adversity  often  seems  to  develop  in  us 
a  sort  of  humble  heroism,  of  which  we  our- 
selves may  be  absolutely  unconscious,  but 
which  brings  brightness  and  beauty  into  the 
world.  I  have  known  Christians  whose  lives 
seemed  to  shine  the  brighter  fur  their  sor- 
rows. Just  as  the  stormiest  days  at  sea  are 
often  brightened  by  the  clearest  sunshine,  so 
the  lives  of  deepest  tribulation  often  show 
the  brightest  surface  to  the  world. 

As  Longfellow  says  in  his  Hyperion:  "The 
setting  of  a  great  hope  is  like  the  setting  of 
the  sun.  The  brightness  of  life  is  gone.  The 
shadows  close  around  us.  We  look  forward 
into  the  coming  lonely  night.  Then  stars 
arise  and  the  night  is  holy." 

May  God  above  tea^h  us  to  know  and  to 
profit  by  the  uses  of  adversity. 

'For  we  know   not   every    morrow  can  be 

sad; 
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Let  us  fold  away  our  fears, 
And  put  by  our  foolish  tears, 
And,  through  all  the  coming  years, 
Just  be  glad." 

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Hoosier  poet,   give  place  to  a  joyous  to  mor- 
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AGEB— TAYLOR.— Married  in  Jackson- 
ville. 111.,  Sept.  25  by  S.  B.  Moore,  of  Mo- 
berly,  Mo.,  Ivan  W.  Agee  and  Harriet  Kelly 
Taylor. 

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in  Moberly,  Mo  ,  by  S.  B.  Moore,  Hubert 
Grimes  and  Lutie  V.  Farrar. 

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CARNAHAN. 

John  W.Carnahan  was  born  in  Darke  coun- 
ty, O.,  Feb  21,  1846  When  he  was  seven  years 
of  age  he  came  to  Clarke  county,  la.,  with  his 
parents.  Nov.  26,  1871,  be  was  married  to 
Mary  J.  Chenoweth.  In  1878  they  moved  to 
Hamilton  Co  ,  Neb.,  and  in  1893  they  moved  to 
Douglas  county,  Neb  ,  where  he  died,  May  13, 
1901,  age  55  years.  2  months  and  22  days.  He 
was  baptized  into  Christ,  September,  1865, 
and  united  with  the  Christian  church.  He 
leaves  a  wife  and  four  children,  two  daughters 
and  two  sons,  all  of  whom  were  present  at 
the  funeral.  He  aho  leaves  an  aged  mother, 
two  sisters  and  a  brother.  He  was  a  kind 
husband,  loviag  father  and  a  true  Christian. 
He  had  been  failing  for  several  years.  The 
funeral  was  held  at  the  house,  conducted  by 
Rev.  Mr.  Diffenba -her,  from  Irvington,  Neb. 
The  remains  were  taken  to  Walnut  Hill  cem- 
etery, Council  Bluffs,  la. 

CONRAD. 

Phereba  Conrad,  youngest  daughter  of 
Joseph  and  Mary  Bishop,  wis  born  near 
Blue  River,  Johnson  coanty,  Ini.,  May  24, 
1832;  entered  into  rest  Sept.  14,  1901.  Dur- 
ing ner  iafanev  the  family  moved  to  Boone 
county,  near  Zioasville,  in  which  vicinity  she 
spent  her  lifi  She  was  united  in  marriage! 
with  Mirtin  Conrad,  January  23,  1853  To 
this  union  were  born  eight  children,  six  of 
whom  survive  to  mourn  their  loss,  buo  to  re- 
joice in  the  rich  legacy  of  a  quiet  but  force- 
ful Christian  life.  For  fifty-one  years  she 
walked  bv  faith  with  God  and  we  believe  she 
now  walks  with  Him  by  sight.  Funeral 
services  by  the  writer. 

R.  E.  Thomas. 

Kankakee,  III 

LITTLE. 

Sister  Nora  Little,  daughter  of  W.  B.  and 
E.  J.  Whaum,  born  March  8  1864,  died  at 
Mariontfille,  Mo.,  July  26,1901,  after  an  ill- 
ness of  six  months  of  almost  constant  suffer- 
ing. She  joined  the  Cnristian  Church  Nov, 
26,  1879  Was  married  to  Bro.  James  Little 
June  26,  1887.  She  leaves  a  husbind  and  two 
sweet  little  ones  to  mourn  their  great  loss. 

J.  R.  Lucas. 

MAPLE. 

A.  M.  Maple,  one  of  the  oldest  citizens  of 
Maquon,  111.,  died  at  the  home  of  his  son 
•Charles  F.,  Aug.  14,  1901.  Augustus  Melville 
Maple,  son  of  David  and  Mary  (Buchanan) 
Maple  was  born  April  9,  1819,  on  a  farm  on 
•Cabin  Creek,  Lewis  county,  Ky.  His  early 
life  was  spent  upon  his  father's  farm  and 
sugar  camp.  In  1843  he  rode  on  horseback 
■from  Kentucky  to  Canton,  111.,  and  in  March 
came  to  Maquon.  For  full  half  a  century  he 
was  prominently  identified  with  the  business 
interests  and  public  life  of  Maquon.  On  April 
3,  1851,  A.  M.  Maple  was  marriei  to  Miss 
Mary  Sheaff,  of  Philadelphia,  Pa.  Mrs.  Maple 
died  on  April  4,  1901,  it  being  just  fifty  years 
from  the  day  she  came  to  Maquon.  Mr.  Ma- 
ple possessed  many  sterling  qualities,  and 
was  a  model  of  honor  and  integrity.  His  life 
was  clean  and  pur3.  For  20  years  he  was 
-superintendent  of  the  Christian  Sunday- 
school.  He  has  energetically  opposed  the 
liquor  element  for  fifty  years.  His  three  chil- 
dren, Harriet  L  Harden,  of  Wichita,  Kan., 
A.  L.  Maple,  of  Hulls,  111.,  and  C.  F.  Maple' 
of  Maquon,  111.,  were  present  at  the  funeral, 
whicri  was  held  Friday  at  2  p  m.  from  the  M. 
E.  Church.  Rev.  D.  T.  Wilson,  assisted  by 
N.  G.  Clark,  conducted  the  services. 

RICHARDSON. 

My  oldest  brother,  James  H.  Richardson, 
died  at  hishomeinQuincy,  111  ,  on  Wednesday 
morning,  Sept.  18,  1901,  at  the  age  of  67  He 
was  born  near  New  Albany,  Ind.,  but  had 
spent  most  of  his  life  in  Illinos  He  was  a, 
lawyer  by  profession,  and  practiced  for  per- 
haps 25  years,  until  the  condition  of  his  health 
caused   him   to  give   up  his  practice,  that  he 


might  enter  business  with  his  sons,  which  en- 
abled him  io  travel  a  great  deal,  with  excel- 
lent ri suits  u  >on  his  health.  He  had  been 
honored  by  his  fellow  citizens  with  various 
positions  of  trust,  am.mg  which  were  those  of 
city  at  'ornpy  and  state  senator,  and  was  post- 
master under  President  Cleveland  All  tnese 
offices  he  tilled  with  credit,  and  his  integrity 
was  never  doubted  by  even  his  political  op- 
ponents. He  was  an  honest  and  upright  man, 
generous  in  his  sympathies,  and  beloved  by  all 
who  knew  him.  During  the  pastorate  of  the 
lamented  J.  T.  Toof,  my  brother  obeyed  the 
gospel,  and  became  a  member  of  the  church  in 
Quincy,  to  which  faith  and  fellowship  be  was 
loyal  to  the  end  of  feis  earthly  life.  He  was 
ever  a  kind  and  loving  husband  and  father, 
and  to  the  younger  children  in  his  father's 
family  he  was  all  that  an  elder  brother  could 
possibly  be.  He  Mt  a  devoted  wife,  five  s  *ns 
and  one  daughter  and  a  large  circle  of  other 
relatives  and  friends  to  mourn  his  loss.  In  the 
absence  from  home  of  the  family's  pastor, 
Bro.  L.  H.  Stine,  the  funeral  services  were 
conducted  by  Bro.  W.  W.  Rumsey,  of  Hanni- 
bal, Mo.  W.  F.  Richardson. 
Kansas  City,  Mo.,  Sept.  2S,  1901. 

SWEENEY. 

On  Monday,  Sept.  23,  J.  B.  Sweeney,  pastor 
of  the  church  at  (Gainesville,  Texas,  passed 
into  life  eternal  He  had  been  ill  for  several 
weeks  with  typhoid  fever.  When  the  summer 
came,  instead  of  taking  a  vacation,  he  went 
to  Detroit,  Texas  and  held  a  meeting  with  107 
added  to  the  church.  His  condition  was  that 
bordering  on  nervous  prostration  at  the  close 
of  the  meetiDg  and  the  frail  body  was  an  easy 
victim  for  the  dreaded  typhoid.  Bro.  Sweeney 
was  a  graduate  of  Add-Ran  College.  Waco, 
Tex  ,  and  the  College  of  the  Bible,  Lexington, 
Ky.  He  was  for  seven  years  practically  the 
manager  of  Texas  mission  work,  adding  this 
burden  to  his  duties  as  pastor  of  the  church 
at  Taylor,  Texas.  He  had  been  preaching  in 
Gainesville  about  three  years  and  more  than 
300  were  added  to  the  church  there  under  his 
ministry.  Bro.  Sweeney  *>as  thirty-five  years 
old  and  leaves  a  wife  and  several  small  chil- 
dren. He  was  to  go  to  Palestine  in  Febru- 
ary, but  the  course  of  his  journey  has  been 
changed  and  he  is  now  in  the  land  of  the  blest. 
May  "God  bless  the  church  that  loses  his  min- 
istry and  all  who  grieve  beside  the  new  n>ade 
grave.  J.  N.  Crutchek. 

Travel. 

A  word  or  two  on  the  subject  of  travel  is 
not  amiss.  The  facilities  for  the  transporta- 
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certainly  been  brought  to  perfection.  It 
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a  torture  to  go  from  one  place  to  another. 
Now  you  get  aboard  a  train  and  live  just 
like  you  do  at  home.  The  entire  equipment 
is  built  with  a  view  to  your  comfort. 

For  instance:  When  vou  go  East  the  B.  & 
O  S-W.  offers  you  Three  Daily  Solid  Vesti- 
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the  finest  Pullman  sleepers— a  dining  car 
service  which  cannot  be  excelled  (you  don't 
have  to  pay  for  what  you  can't  eat,  but  just 
for  what  you  order)— first  class  high  back 
coaches— io  fact  the  trains  are  palaces  on 
wheels.  The  track,  roadbed  and  equipment 
are  entirely  new. 

It's  the  best  line  to  Cincinnati  and  Louis- 
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(Saves  you  money  and  gives  you  the  best 
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serving  HeaJth  arvd  eaut. 

Nearly  everybody  knows  that  charcoal  is  the  safest 
and  most  efficient  disinfectant  and  purifier  in  na- 
ture, but  few  realize  its  value  when  taken  into  the 
human  system  for  the  same  cleansing  purpose. 

Charcoal  is  a  remedy  that  the  more  you  take  of  it 
he  better:  it  is  not  a  drug  at  all,  but  simply  absorbs 
the  gases  and  impurities  always  present  in  the 
stomach  and  intestines,  and  carries  them  out  of  the 
system. 

Charcoal  sweetens  the  breath  after  smoking, 
drinking,  or  after  eating  onions  or  other  odorous 
vegetables. 

Charcoal  effectually  clears  and  improves  the  com- 
plexion; it  whitens  the  teeth;  and  further  acts  as  a 
natural  and  eminently  safe  cathartic. 

It  absorbs  the  injurious  gases  which  collect  in  the 
stomach  and  bowels;  it  disinfects  the  mouth  and 
throat  from  the  poison  of  catarrh. 

All  druggists  sell  charcoal  in  one  form  or  another, 
but  probab'y  the  best  charcoal  and  the  most  for  the 
money  is  in  Stuart's  Absorbent  Lozenges;  they  are 
composed  of  the  finest  powdered  Willow  charcoal, 
and  other  harmless  antiseptics,  in  tablet  form,  or 
rather  in  the  form  of  large,  pleasant-tasting  lozen- 
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The  daily  use  of  these  lozenges  will  soon  tell  in  a 
much  improved  condition  of  the  general  health, better 
complexion,  sweeter  breath  and  purer  blood;  and 
the  beauty  of  it  is  that  no  harm  can  result  from  their 
continued  use,  but  on  the  contrary  great  benefit. 

A  Buffalo  physician,  in  speaking  of  the  benefits  of 
charcoal,  says:  "I  advise  Stuart's  Absorbent  Loz- 
enges to  all  patients  suffering  from  gas  in  stomach 
and  bowels,  and  to  clear  the  complexion  and  purify 
the  breath,  mouth  and  throat;  I  also  believe  the  liver 
is  greatly  benefited  by  the  daily  use  of  them;  they 
cost  but  twenty-five  cents  a  box  at  drug  stores,  and 
although  in  some  sense  a  patent  preparation,  yet  I 
believe  I  get  more  and  better  charcoal  in  Stuart's 
Absorbent  Lozenges  than  in  any  of  the  ordinary 
charcoal  tablets." 


THE  ruling  purpose  of  the  author  has  been  to  give 
to  the  public  a  worthy  successor  of  Popular 
Hymns.  He  has  not  sought  to  duplicate  it.  but  to 
make  a  book  as  well  adapted  to  the  new  methods  of 
Church,  Sunday-school  and  C.  B.  work  as  the  first 
was  to  the  conditions  twenty  years  ago  when  Popular 
Hymns  was  launched  upon  its  long  and  useful  career. 
Popular  Hymns  No.  2  is  better  than  its  predeces- 
sor, not  because  it  contains  better  music,  but  be- 
cause the  music  is  better  adapted  to  the  present 
wants  of   all  the    working  forces   of  the  church. 

EVANGELISTS  will  find  the  Gospel  Proclamation 
in  Song  a  department  of  the  book  eminently  suited 
to  every  phase  of  a  successfully  conducted  revival. 

SINGING  EVANGELISTS  will  be  pleased  with  the 
analytical  classification,  enabling  them  without 
reference  to  indices  to  find  a  suitable  song  on  a 
moment's  warning. 

CHORISTERS  will  find  the  average  choir  supplied 
with  a  rich  selection  of  beautiful  and  impressive 
solos  with  choruses,  duets,  quartettes,  invoca- 
tions, etc.,  especially  selected  for  the  distinctive 
part  a  choir  is  expected  to   take  in  the  service. 

PASTORS  who  are  responsible  for  the  kind  of  pas- 
ture upon  which  the  sheep  and  lambs  are  fed,  will 
not  find  a  sentiment  out  of  harmony  with  New 
Testament  Christianity.  He  will  find  ita  companion 
vade  mecum  for  his  pocket  Testament,  containing 
gems  for  public  worship,  for  the  prayer-meeting 
for  funeral  occasions,  for  Baptismal,  Thanksgiving 
and  Convention  services . 

CHRISTIAN  ENDEAVORERS  will  find  in  Pop- 
ular Hymns  No.  2  all  that  they  can  wish,  be- 
cause it  is  full  from  back  to  back  with  soul-stirring 
sentiment  set  to  soul-inspiring  music,  the  only 
kind  C.  E.'s  care  to  sing. 

S.  S.  SUPERINTENDENTS  will  find  Popular 
Hymns  No.  2  richly  supplied  with  music  within 
the  voice  compass  and  heart  reach  of  the  children, 
giving  them  a  desire  to  remain  and  participate  in 
the  song  service  of  the  church.  Like  its  predeces- 
sors, Popular  HymLS  Mo.  '4  is  an 

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The  Historical  Society. 

Wha.t  Is  Said  About  it. 

George  A  Miller,  Covington,  Ky.,  says:  "I 
am  with  you  in  this  movemeat.  Count  on  me 
for  anything  I  can  do  to  promote  the  enter- 
prise." 

J.  Z.  Tyler,  Cleveland,  O.,  says:  "Your  pro- 
posal to  form  an  historical  society  is  timsly 
and  I  want  to  join  it." 

W.  E.  Garrison,  St.  Louis,  Mo.,  says:  "The 
proposed  historical  society  is  a  first-class 
suggestion.  We  ought  to  have  had  it  long 
ago  and  every  year  that  its  organization  is 
postponed  will  increase  the  difficulty  of  col- 
lecting the  original  documents  which  consti- 
tute the  chief  wealth  of  such  a  society.  I  sup- 
pose no  really  great  history  ever  came  out  of 
this  sort  of  organization,  but  it  can  encour- 
age the  publication  of  memoirs  which  are  in- 
dispensable to  the  real  historian  when  he 
comes." 

J.  N.  Dabney,  Scranton,  Pa.,  says:  "I  think 
something  of  this  kind  is  just  the  thing.  I 
will  help  you  in  any  way  possible." 

B.  B.  Tyler,  Denver,  Col.,  says:  "Of  course 
I  am  in  favor  of  organizing  an  historical  so- 
ciety. To  organize  such  a  society  is  an  im- 
portant step  in  the  right  direction." 

Russell  P.  Thrapp,  Jacksonville,  111.,  says: 
"I  am  decidedly  in  favor  of  an  historical  so- 
ciety. I  read  your  communication  in  the 
Christian-Evangelist  several  days  ago  and 
it  struck  me  as  a  matter  needing  attention  at 
once.  We  have  lost  much  now.  Let  us  move 
swiftly  in  the  matter." 

The  foregoing  extracts  from  letters  show 
the  response  such  an  enterprise  will  meet 
with  generally.  This  is  a  matter  in  which  we 
desire  to  enlist  all,  whether  minister  or  lay- 
man. Let  others  express  themselves  on  the 
subject  and  offer  any  suggestions  that  ought 
to  be  carried  out  by  such  a  society.  A  meet- 
ing of  those  interested  in  the  matter  will  be 
called  at  Minneapolis  to  form  a  preliminary 
organization.  It  need  not  be  consummated 
until  the  meeting  of  the  congress  in  Cleveland 
or  the  next  general  convention. 

Errett  Gates. 

5526  Jefferson  Ave. ,  Chicago. 

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Vol.  xxxviii 


A   WEEKLY    FAMILY    AND    RELIGIOUS    JOURNAL 

Octouer  io,   1901 


No.  41 


Contents. 

Editorial:  m 

Current  Events \ 1283  | 

The  Convention:  Who?  What?   Why?. .1285  M 

The  Expansive  Power  of  a  Great  Idea.  .1285  js 

The  Yale  Bicentenary 1286  | 

Mutual  Church  Insurance 1286  if 

Notes  and  Comments 1286  |$ 

Editor's  Easy  Chair 1287 

Contributed  Articles: 

Romans  3:7,  8.— C.  L.  Pidlar 1288 

B.  B.  Tyler's  Letter 1289 

The  Birds  in  October.— Olive  Thorne  Mil- 
ler   1290 

Church  Fire  Insurance.— W.  S.  Priest.  .1290 

New  York  Letter 1291 

The  Failure  of  Dogma.— J.  M.  Lowe 1291 

The  Old  Book  in  the  New  Crucible.— J. 

J.  Haley 1292 

Infinite  Pity  — E.  S.  Allhands  .  . .  1293 
A  Pastor's  Mistake.— C.  H.  Wetherbe.  .1293 
The  Oldest  Christian  Church.— Ven.  M. 

George   Daniel 1294 

The  Grave  of  Barton  W.  Stone.— Clay- 
ton Keith 1295 

Correspondence: 

A  Mild  Criticism 1298 

W.  J.  Lhamon 1298 

West  Virginia  Convention 1298  BSea 

The  Proposed  Historical  Society 1299  p» 

Boys' and  Girls' Rally  Day 1299  ||| 

Texas  Letter 1300  |§1 

Concerning  Jacksonville 1300  ipm 

The  Proposed   Christian  Home  at  Hot  ^* 

Springs,  Ark 1300 

Miscellaneous: 

Our  Budget 1296 

Evangelistic 1302 

Family  Circle... 1304 

With  theChildren 1307 

Hour  of  Prayer 1308 

Sunday-school 1309  % 

Christian  Endeavor 1310  M 

Marriages  and  Obituaries 1311  fiS 


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A  MOUNTAIN  top  in  Galilee.  A  group  of 
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eleven  Ka.s  the  look  and  bearing  of  the  Son 
of  God.  It  is  He,  the  Master,  who,  a  few  days 
before,  had  been  crucified  between  two  thieves 
outside  the  walls  of  Jerusalem.  He  has  con- 
quered death,  and  is  now  planning  to  con- 
quer the  world.  These  about  Him  are  His 
chosen  apostles.  He  has  met  them  there  by 
an  appointment  made  before  His  death  and 
renewed  after  His  resurrection.  He  speaks: 
"All  authority  is  mine.  Go,  disciple  all  na- 
tions." Wonderful  words!  How  can  these 
unlettered  men  take  this  world  for  the  Master? 
**Lo,  I  am  with  you  alway,  even  unto  the  end 
of  the  world!"  Result:  Christendom.  A  Chris- 
tian civilization  that  outshines  that  of  the 
R_oman  Era,  as  the  sun  outshines  the  glow- 
worm. Humanity  enfranchised.  Tyranny 
doomed.  Democracy  triumphant.  Slavery 
slain.  Womanhood  honored.  Childhood 
crowned.  The  home  made  sacred.  Walls  of 
separation  crumbling.  International  good  will 
triumphing  over  narrow  prejudices.  The 
brotherhood  of  man  recognized  in  world-wide 
benevolences.  The  Galilean  Prophet,  from 
His  mountain  throne,  gathers  His  mighty 
conventions,  summons  to  His  aid  vast  armies, 
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ristian  -  Evangels: 

J.  H.  GARRISON,  Editor. 
W.  E.  GARRISON, 
Assistant  Editor. 


Sintered  at  the  Postofflce  at  St.  Louis  as   second- 
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WHAT   WE  S 

for  tKe  CHrlst  of  GailSe*, 

for  tKe  truth  which  intakes  men  free. 

For  the  borkd  of  unity 
Which,makes  God's  children  one. 

For  the  love  which  shlrves  in  deeds. 
For  the  life  which  this  world  rteeds, 
For  the  church  whose  triumph  speed* 
The  prayer:  "Thy  will  be  done." 

For  the  right  a^gsUnst  the  wrong, 
For  the  weak  egainst  the  strong. 
For  the  poor  who've  wa-ited  ton g 
For  the  brighter  age  to  be. 

For  the  faJth  a^ggUnst  tradition. 
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Period  of  Organization         ... 
The  Turbulent  Period 
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Period  of  Revival  of  Home  Missions 
Period  of  Foreign  Missions 
Period  of  Woman's  Work 
Lessons  from  Our  Past       - 


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B.  B.  Tyler. 
W.  T.  Moore. 
T.   W.  Grafton. 
Benj.  L.  Smith. 
A.  McLean. 
Lois  A.  TV7iite. 
J.  H.  Garrison. 


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Current   Events. 
Arvxiety  or  Critics  over-seas  are  per- 

Cviriosity?  hapg  exeusable  if  they  do 

not  look  upon  the  beginning  of  the  Roose- 
velt administration  with  that  calm  confi- 
dence which  is  the  characteristic  American 
attitude  toward  our  new  president.  An 
English  writer,  T.  P.  O'Connor,  expresses 
this  European  uncertainty  as  follows:  "Re- 
nan,  when  he  was  close  to  his  last  hour, 
wrote  that  he  would  like  to  survive  to  the 
middle  of  the  century,  so  that  he  might 
know  the  ultimate  fate  of  the  young  em- 
peror of  Germany,  whose  tumult  was  then 
filling  and  alarming  the  ear  of  Europe.  If 
the  great  philosopher  had  survived  to  this 
hour  he  probably  would  have  found  a  sub- 
ject of  equal  curiosity  and  uncertainty— the 
accession  to  the  presidency  of  this  red- 
haired,  restless,  short,  muscular  man,  as 
ready  with  his  fists  as  with  his  pen,  a  sol- 
dier and  literateur,  a  realist  and  dreamer, 
who  now  occupies  the  bleak  white  palace 
•at  Washington  from  which  are  ruled  the 
eighty  most  active,  energetic  and  vital 
millions  of  the  human  race."  This,  it  will 
be  seen,  is  not  the  note  of  serious  appre- 
hension, but  of  curiosity  to  know  how  such 
a  man  will  accomplish  the  task  before  him. 
He  is  almost  certain  to  do  some  new  things. 
What  will  they  be?  What  precedents  will 
he  ignore,  what  movements  initiate?  Mr. 
Roosevelt  has  done  a  good  many  different 
things  in  his  brief  career,  none  of  which 
seems,  when  viewed  from  the  outside,  to 
afford  any  very  adequate  preparation  for 
the  presidency.  But  the  adequacy  of  the 
preparation  appears  when  it  is  seen,  from 
the  inside,  how  he  has  done  those  things — 
with  what  unswerving  rectitude,  with  what 
high  sense  of  public  duty,  with  what  in- 
telligent foresight,  with  what  tireless  ener- 
gy. There  is  room  for  curiosity  concern- 
ing his  methods  in  his  new  office,  but  not 
for  anxiety  as  to  the  outcome. 

<#> 
Army  and  Navy  The  new  administration 
Improvements.  wiU  without  <Joubt  have 
some  definite  and  characteristic  views  on 
the  subject  of  strengthening  the  army  and 
navy.  It  is  long  since  we  had  a  president 
who  was  so  thoroughly  acquainted  with 
our  fighting  machinery  by  actual  experi- 
ence as  is  Mr.  Roosevelt.  He  has  been 
assistant  secretary  of  the  navy  and  he  has 
seen  active  service  in  the  army,  both  with- 
in the  last  four  years.  It  is  no  secret  that 
he  believes  in  increasing  the  effectiveness 
of  both  branches  of  the  service.  Within 
the  last  few  days  he  has  expressed  the 
belief  that  this  increased  effectiveness 
ought  to  come  not  so  much  through  in- 
crease in  numbers  of  either  men  or  ships 
as  through  keeping  both  army  and  navy,  of 
whatever  size  they  may  be,  in  fighting 
trim.  To  this  end  he  proposes  a  regime  of 
drills,  maneuvers  and  marches  which  will 
keep  our  fighting  machines  in  such  shape 


that  they  can  be  used  on  short  notice  if 
they  are  needed.*  AVlien  the  Spanish- 
American  war  called  our  troops  into  serv- 
ice, it  was  found  that  there  was  a  woeful 
inefficiency  in  all  th :  details  connected 
with  transporting  and  providing  for  the 
troops,  and  an  opportunity  ought  not  to  be 
allowed  for  a  second  exhibition  of  that  sort 
in  any  emergency.  These  suggestions  do 
not  indicate  an  expectation  of  war,  but  are 
merely  an  expression  of  the  common  sense 
opinion  that,  if  it  is  worth  while  to  have 
military  and  naval  equipment  at  all,  it  is 
worth  while  to  have  it  in  usable  condition. 
Every  argument  in  favor  of  having  any 
army  is  an  argument  in  favor  of  having 
one  which  is  trained  to  do  all  the  things 
which  an  army  may  be  called  upon  to  do  in 
case  of  war.  It  is  generally  believed  that 
Mr.  Roosevelt  as  secretary  of  the  navy 
was  chiefly  responsible  for  the  navy's 
beautiful  fitness  for  its  work  in  both  hemis- 
pheres, and  as  colonel  of  the  Rough  Riders 
he  learned,  in  his  attempts  to  secure  neces- 
sary supplies  for  his  soldiers,  that  the 
army  was  not  in  a  similar  state  of  pre- 
paredness. So  he  proposes  now  that  the 
army  be  put  through  an  annual  round  of 
marching,  embarking,  disembarking  and 
all  the  processes  which  are  necessary  in 
putting  an  effective  force  in  the  field.  As 
to  the  navy,  the  President  believes  in 
heavy  battleships  rather  than  in  the  swift 
and  light  vessels  which  are  best  fitted  for 
preying  upon  the  enemy's  commerce.  In 
fact,  he  does  not  believe  that  preying  upon 
commerce  is  any  part  of  legitimate  warfare. 

A  New  Canal  It  is  reported  from  Wash- 
Treaty,  ington  that  representa- 
tives of  Great  Britain  and  the  United 
States  have  reached  an  agreement  in  re- 
gard to  a  canal  treaty  which  will  be  sub- 
mitted to  the  Senate  for  ratification  soon 
after  Congress  convenes.  The  gist  of  the 
matter  is  that  it  abrogates  completely  the 
Clayton-Bulwer  treaty  and  provides  that 
the  canal  shall  be  built  by  the  United 
States,  that  it  shall  be  neutral  in  time  of 
peace,  and  that  the  United  States  may  do 
what  seems  best  with  it  in  time  of  war. 
The  other  powers  are  not  invited  to  join  in 
guaranteeing  neutrality  and  Great  Britain 
guarantees  it  only  inferentially  as  a  party 
to  this  treaty.  Inasmuch  as  there  has 
never  been  in  the  United  States  any 
intention  of  favoring  our  own  commerce  by 
a  preferential  rate  through  the  canal,  this 
point  can  be  easily  conceded  and  it  is  the 
point  of  by  far  the  greatest  importance  to 
Great  Britain.  It  is  sincerely  to  be  hoped 
that  the  report  of  these  negotiations  is 
true,  for  the  arrangement  is  probably  as 
just  and  as  acceptable  to  all  parties  as  any 
that  could  be  made.  The  general  public  is 
not  engrossed  in  the  fine  points  of  diplom- 
acy which  it  necessitates,  but  the  belief 
that  the  canal  is  needed  is  almost  universal 


in  this  country  and  any  arrangement  will  be 
approved  which  will  provide  for  building 
the  canal  without  surrendering, even  in  time 
of  war,  the  rights  which  we  ought  naturally 
to*  exercise  over  that  which  we  build  with 
our  own  money.  There  is  no  occasion  for 
getting  up  international  agreements  and 
bringing  into  the  negotiations  other 
governments  which  have  no  special  inter- 
est in  the  matter.  In  consideration  of  the 
Clayton-Bulwer  treaty,  Great  Britain  cer- 
tainly has  a  right  to  be  consulted,  and 
American  diplomacy  will  score  another  of 
its  periodical  triumphs  if  it  can,  without 
ruthlessly  over-riding  any  rights  guaran- 
teed in  the  old  treaty,  clear  the  way  for 
the  construction  of  a  thoroughly  American 
canal  from  ocean  to  ocean. 


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The  Cup 
Is  Sa.fe. 


In  three  consecutive  races — 
not  counting  flukes  on  ac- 
count of  failure  of  the  wind — the  American 
defender,  Columbia,  won  from  Sir  Thomas 
Lipton's  challenger,  Shamrock  II.,  in  the 
international  yacht  race.  The  champion- 
ship cup  is  apparently  screwed  down,  and 
Sir  Thomas  ha3  been  heard  to  express  the 
opinion  that  the  only  way  to  lift  it  is  to  get 
the  Herreschoffs  to  build  a  challenger  to 
beat  their  own  defender.  But  it  was  a 
splendid  series  of  races,  and  in  none  of 
them  did  the  successful  boat  win  by  more 
than  a  minute  or  two.  The  second  of  the 
series  was  the  fastest  thirty-mile  race  on 
record  in  half  a  century  of  yachting,  and 
in  the  third  the  margin  which  made  the 
victory  was  shaved  down  to  a  few  odd  sec- 
onds. Sir  Thomas  ha3  no  reason  to  be 
ashamed  of  his  boat  even  if  she  did  not 
carry  off  the  cup,  and  his  country  has  no 
need  to  be  ashamed  of  him,  for  he  has 
given  an  exhibition  of  those  true  sportsman- 
like qualities  which  are  dear  to  the  Anglo- 
Saxon  heart  on  both  sides  of  the  Atlantic, 
and  which  show  to  even  better  advantage 
in  defeat  than  in  victory.  It  is  an  open 
question  whether  he  will  make  another 
attempt  next  year  or  subsequently.  The 
old  motto,  "Try,  try  again,"  is  all  right, 
but  it  cannot  always  be  followed  literally, 
even  by  such  a  wealthy  and  devoted  sports- 
man as  Sir  Thomas  Lipton,  in  cases  where 
the  cost  is  about  a  million  dollars  per  try. 

^» 
Lievitenarvt        In  the  pressure  of  more  ab- 
Pea.ry's  sorbing    events,    the    news 

Expedition.  which  was  received  a  few 
weeks  ago  from  Lieut.  Peary's  Arctic  ex- 
pedition has  excited  less  interest  and  com- 
ment than  is  justly  due  to  it.  On  Sept.  13 
the  steamer  Erik  arrived  at  Cape  Breton 
with  Mrs.  Peary  and  her  daughter  on  board 
and  bearing  letters  from  Lieut.  Peary.  His 
expedition,  which  sailed  in  the  Windward 
in  July,  1898,  has  now  been  in  the  Arctics 
over  three  years.  It  has  not  reached  the 
pole,  but  it  has  made  some  valuable  geo- 
graphical explorations  and  has  moreover 


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October  io,  1901 


demonstrated  the  practicability  of  remain- 
ing for  a  considerable  time  in  the  frozen 
north  and  living  largely  upon  the  country. 
The  highest  latitude  which  has  been  at- 
tained is  83  degrees  50  minutes,  farther  than 
which  in  the  western  hemisphere  no 
expedition  has  ever  gone.  The  most  valu- 
able explorations  made  during  these  three 
years  have  been  along  the  north  coast  of 
Greenland,  which  has  now  for  the  first  time 
been  traversed  and  mapped.  As  soon  as 
the  results  of  this  work  can  get  into  the 
text-books  the  vagueness  which  now  char- 
acterizes the  outline  of  that  coast  as  de- 
picted in  the  geographies  will  disappear. 
Lieut.  Peary  will  make  his  headquarters 
during  the  fall  and  winter  at  Herschel  Bay, 
near  Cape  Sydney,  and  will  spend  the  fall 
in  exploring  the  interior  and  western  coast 
of  Ellesmere  Land.  Next  spring,  when  the 
sun  rises  after  the  long  Arctic  night,  he 
will  start  for  the  pole.  Of  the  1600  miles 
which  now  separate  him  from  the  coveted 
goal,  it  is  estimated  that  the  first  1100  are 
comparatively  easy  traveling,  as  Arctic 
traveling  goes.  The  test  will  come  with 
the  last  500  miles.  But  whether  he  reaches 
the  pole  or  not,  Lieut.  Peary  has  shown 
himself  to  be  a  scientific  explorer  of  great 
ability  and  no  mere  adventurer. 

J* 

The  Schley  So  far  the  testimony  in 
Inqviiry.  the  court  of  inquiry  has 

not  been  favorable  to  Admiral  Schley.  Evi- 
dence so  far  appears  to  show  that  Schley, 
before  leaving  Cienfuegos,  decided  that 
the  Spanish  fleet  was  not  in  Santiago  har- 
bor; that  he  went  to  Santiago  with  reluct- 
ance, considering  it  a  useless  expedition; 
that  after  arriving  he  made  no  effort  to  de- 
termine whether  the  Spanish  fleet  was  in 
the  harbor  or  to  communicate  with  the  in- 
surgents on  shore ;  that  he  made  no  effort 
to  coal  his  ships  while  blockading  the  har- 
bor, although  colliers  were  at  hand  and 
coaling  would  not  have  been  impossible; 
that  he  had  no  plan  of  battle  and  let  the 
squadron  go  into  action  without  orders; 
and  that  his  flag-ship,  the  Brooklyn,  by 
her  famous  back-handed  loop,  endangered 
the  Texas  which,  in  endeavoring  to  get  out 
of  the  Brooklyn's  way,  endangered  the 
Iowa.  These  are  not  conclusions  which 
have  been  proved,  but  are  conclusions 
toward  which  the  testimony  up  to  the  pres- 
ent time  points.  But  the  testimony  is  not 
all  against  Schley,  for  there  are  plenty  of 
witnesses  to  testify  to  the  active  part  which 
the  Brooklyn  took  in  the  running  fight, 
leading  the  chase  after  the  Spanish  vessels. 
It  is  also  testified  that  even  while  making 
the  famous  loop,  Schley's  flag-ship  never 
got  out  of  range  of  the  Spanish  boats  and 
kept  up  an  effective  fire  at  them.  It  is 
predicted  that  the  trial  will  in  all  proba- 
bility consume  at  least  a  month  from  the 
present  time. 

Miss  Stone  and  An  extraordinary  amount 
the  Brigands.  of  generai  ■  interest  has 
been  aroused  by  the  capture  of  the  Amer- 
ican missionary,  Miss  Stone,  by  the  brig- 
ands on  the  Turkish  and  Bulgarian  fron- 
tier. As  stated  last  week,  the  Missionary 
Society  by  which  she  is  employed  decided 
that  it  could  not  pay  the  ransom  of  $110,- 
000  demanded,  for  fear  of  encouraging 
such  kidnaping  and  compromising  the 
safety  of  all  its  other  missionaries.  A 
movement  was  started,  however,   by  Miss 


Stone's  friends  to  raise  the  necessary 
amount  by  popular  subscription.  The  call 
was  published  in  the  morning  papers  of 
last  Friday,  and  before  noon  of  that  day 
the  Boston  banking  firm  of  Kidder,  Pea- 
body  &  Co.,  which  had  been  designated  as 
the  receiving  agent  for  the  fund,  had  re- 
ceived $17,000.  This  amount  has  been  in- 
creased to  $35,000,  besides  pledges  for  half 
as  much  more.  The  cash  has  been  for- 
warded by  cable  to  an  agent  in  Constanti- 
nople who  will  conduct  the  negotiations. 
Oct.  8  was  the  last  day  of  grace  allowed 
by  the  brigands,  but  the  time  will  doubtless 
be  extended  when  they  see  that  the  money 
is  coming.  One  of  the  explanations  of  this 
kidnaping  episode  is  that  the  bandits 
were  hired  to  do  the  work  by  the  Mace- 
donian Committee,  an  organization  which 
devotes  itself  to  opposing  the  Turkish 
government,  and  it  is  supposed  that  this 
means  was  taken  to  secure  funds  for  car- 
rying on  its  revolutionary  propaganda. 
Our  government  has  been  active  in  taking 
such  steps  as  were  possible  through  diplo- 
matic channels  to  secure  release  of  Miss 
Stone  without  ransom,  and  everything 
which  can  be  done  will  be  done. 

Pan  -  American  Beginning  with  Oct.  21,  a 
Congress.  congress  will  be  held  in 

the  City  of  Mexico  participated  in  by 
representatives  of  all  the  governments  of 
North,  Central  and  South  America.  The 
United  States  delegates  leave  Washington 
by  special  train  Oct.  12,  accompanied  by 
several  of  the  South  American  ministers 
who  are  commissioned  to  represent  their 
respective  governments  at  this  congress. 
As  the  party  passes  through  St.  Louis, 
opportunity  will  be  taken  to  hold  it  over 
for  a  day  and  exhibit  the  site  of  the  Louis- 
iana Purchase  Exposition  to  the  distin- 
guished visitors.  There  are  many  import- 
ant matters  to  be  considered  by  this  Pan- 
American  Congress,  chiefly  matters  of  a 
commercial  sort.  Arbitration,  reciprocity, 
international  railways,  telegraphs  and 
canals,  and  uniformity  of  consular  service 
will  be  among  the  topics  for  consideration. 
The  fact  is  that,  with  all  our  commercial 
expansion,  the  United  States  is  not  quite 
getting  its  share  of  the  South  American 
trade  and  such  a  conference  as  this  upon 
topics  intimately  connected  with  the 
growth  of  trade  can  be  of  great  value.  Last 
year  when  the  Latin  conference  was  held 
in  Madrid  and  representatives  of  the  South 
American  republics  were  entertained  by 
the  Spanish  government,  the  fact  was  im- 
pressed upon  us  that  Spain  is  still  a  factor 
in  the  commercial  situation  in  South 
America  although  she  is  out  of  its  politics. 
In  dealing  with  the  South  American  peo- 
ples, Spain  has  the  advantage  not  only  of 
a  common  language  and  of  all  those  small 
but  potent  considerations  of  habit  and  cus- 
tom which  give  direction  to  the  current 
trade,  but  also — it  seems  surprising — an 
advantage  in  the  matter  of  proximity  so 
far  as  a  large  part  of  South  America  is 
concerned.  It  is  hard  for  us  to  remember 
that  the  eastern  coast  of  South  America  is 
nearer  the  longitude  of  western  Europe 
than  of  our  eastern  coast.  Rio  Janiero  and 
all  the  ports  south  of  it  are  nearer  to  the 
Spanish  and  Portuguese  ports  than  to  New 
York.  It  is  a  shorter  sail  to  the  western 
coast  of  South  America  via  Cape  Horn 
from  the  European  ports  than  from  our 
Atlantic  or  Gulf  ports.    The  opening  of 


Brevities. 


an  isthmian  canal  would  put  our  Atlantic 
ports  into  close  connection  with  the  South 
American  Pacific  ports,  for  it  must  be 
remembered  that  the  western  coast  of 
South  America  is  in  almost  the  same  longi- 
tude as  the  eastern  coast  of  North  America. 
But  for  the  present  the  matter  of  distance 
is  a  handicap  which  we  must  overcome. 

Marquis  Ito,  the  greatest 
of  Japanese  statesmen  and 
patriots,  landed  at  Victoria,  B.  C,  a  few 
days  ago.  He  will  make  a  tour  of  several 
months  in  this  country  and  will  possibly 
visit  London  before  his  return.  He  has 
been  here  before  and  travels  in  ordinary 
European  garb.  To  him  more  than  any 
one  else  Japan  is  indebted  for  the  progres- 
siveness  of  her  administration  during  the 
last  quarter  of  a  century. 

Plans  are  maturing  for  the  construction 
of  a  Pacific  cable  connecting  San  Fran- 
cisco, Hawaii  and  the  Philippines.  One 
company,  which  has  been  trying  to  get  a 
concession  from  the  President  without 
waiting  for  an  act  of  Congress,  asks  no 
subsidy  but  merely  permission  to  lay  a 
cable  with  landing  places  at  the  three 
points  indicated.  The  President  seems  in- 
clined to  leave  the  matter  for  Congress  to 
act  upon.  If  such  a  concession  is  made,  it 
ought  to  embody  a  provision  for  continu- 
ing the  cable  to  Hong  Kong. 

The  Cuban  Constitutional  Convention 
has  been  dissolved  by  Gov.  Wood  on  the 
completion  of  its  work.  His  suggested 
changes  in  the  election  law  reducing  the 
number  of  general  elections  were  adopted. 
In  connection  with  the  closing  of  the  con- 
vention there  was  a  grand  celebration  in- 
cluding a  petition  for  the  granting  of 
reciprocity  with  the  United  States  and 
especially  for  a  reduction  in  the  tariff  on 
Cuban  sugar  and  tobacco.  The  Cubans 
unanimously  appreciate  the  advantages  of 
commercial  annexation  to  the  United 
States  whether  they  are  ready  for  political 
annexation  or  not. 

The  catastrophe  in  the  island  of  Samar, 
the  loss  of  almost  an  entire  company  of 
U.  S.  infantry,  reminds  us  that  there  is 
still  some  unconquered  territory  in  the 
Philippines.  Samar  is  a  mountainous  is- 
land as  large  as  Ohio  and  was  never  pacified 
by  Spain  in  all  the  years  of  her  occupancy. 
The  natives  who  still  resist  American  rule 
are  comparatively  few,  but  treacherous,  and 
the  character  of  the  southern  islands,  with 
their  thick  tropical  vegetation,  offers  every 
opportunity  for  ambuscades.  Gen.  Hughes 
will  conduct  an  expedition  in  Samar  and  it 
is  not  believed  that  this  incident  will  inter- 
fere with  the  reduction  of  the  military 
force  in  the  archipelago. 

It  is  with  deep  regret  that  we  learn  of 
the  death  of  Dr.  Gray,  editor  of  the  Inter- 
ior, whose  serious  illness  we  mentioned 
recently.  He  was  among  the  ablest  and 
by  all  means  the  most  vivacious  and  inter- 
esting editorial  writer  among  the  Presby- 
terian editorial  corps,  so  far  as  they  are 
known  to  us.  His  place  will  be  hard  to  fill. 
The  Interior  can  hardly  ever  be  what  it 
was,  without  the  light  of  his  genial  humor 
and  racy,  incisive  style.  But  the  editorial 
chair  makes  such  demands  these  days,  that 
its  victims  are  not  few.  Our  sympathies 
are  extended  to  his  family  and  to  the  be- 
reaved patrons  of  the  paper. 


October  io,  1901 


THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


1285 


The  Convention:    Who? 
What?  Why? 

By  the  time  this  issue  of  the  Christian- 
Evangelist  reaches  its  readers  throughout 
the  country  there  will  be  gathering  in  the 
city*of  Minneapolis  a  great  convention  of 
earnest  Christian  workers  from  various 
sections  of  the  Unite i  States  and  from 
some  other  parts  of  the  world.  Not  so 
much  for  the  benefit  of  our  regular  readers 
as  for  the  benefit  of  others  to  whose  atten- 
tion this  number  of  the  paper  may  come, 
we  deem  it  well  to  say  a  few  things  con- 
cerning the  who  and  why  and  what  of  this 
great  convocation. 

The  membership  of  the  convention  is 
composed  of  representatives  of  a  religious 
movement  which  had  its  beginning  in  the 
first  decade  of  the  preceding  century,  and 
is  therefore  a  little  less  than  a  century  old. 
In  that  length  of  time  it  has  grown  from  a 
handful  of  bold  reformers  to  a  great  body  of 
believers  aggregating  more  than  a  million, 
embracing  more  than  12,000  churches,  9,000 
Sunday-schools,  800,000  Sunday-school 
scholars  and  teachers,  over  5,000  Endeavor 
societies,  about  7,000  ministers,  35  reli- 
gious journals  and  periodicals,  36  institu- 
tions of  learning,  with  three  national  mis- 
sionary societies — the  Home,  Foreign,  and 
Woman's  Board  for  both  home  and  foreign 
work — sustaining  missionaries  and  missions 
in  India,  China,  Japan,  Turkey,  Scandi- 
navia, England,  Africa,  Hawaii,  Cuba, 
Porto  Rico,  Mexico  and  the  Philippines. 
The  aggregate  amount  contributed  for  mis- 
sions by  these  three  organizations  during 
the  past  year  is  $611,220.00.  Besides,  there 
are  35  state  missionary  organizations. 

The  present  annual  convocation  now  as- 
sembling embraces  a  convention  of  each 
one  of  these  three  organizations,  with  such 
branch  interests  as  education,  church  ex- 
tension and  benevolence,  which  are  features 
of  the  general  home  work.  The  first  con- 
vention, in  the  order  of  time,  will  be  that  of 
the  Christian  Woman's  Board  of  Missions, 
an  organization  holding  its  twenty- seventh 
annual  convention,  and  managed  entirely 
by  women,  which  not  only  collects  its  funds, 
but  disburses  the  same  and  employs  and 
controls  its  own  missionaries. 

The  American  Christian  Missionary  So- 
ciety, and  the  Foreign  Christian  Missionary 
Society  follow  with  their  conventions.  The 
former  is  the  mother  missionary  organiza- 
tion, meeting  now  in  its  52nd  annual  con- 
vention. The  Foreign  Christian  Mission- 
ary Society,  which  is  holding  its  26th 
annual  convention,  is  one  of  the  most  vig- 
orous and  prosperous  missionary  organiza- 
tions in  the  country  considering  its  age. 

Who  are  the  people  who  have  formed 
these  missionary  organizations  through 
which  they  are  prosecuting  their  mission- 
ary work,  and  who  are  now  gathered  in 
Minneapolis  in  convention?  They  are 
known  as  Christians  or  Disciples  of  Christ, 
and  their  churches  as  Christian  churches  or 
churches  of  Christ.  They  prefer  these 
scriptural  names  because  they  are  pleading 
for  a  return  to  New  Testament  Christianity 
and  to  the  unity  of  the  primitive  church. 

Why  are  they  thus  gathered?  Not  to  en- 
act any  ecclesiastical  legislation,  not  to 
formulate  a  creed  nor  even  to  modify  one, 
not  to  conduct  a  heresy  trial  or  to  pass  upon 
the  soundness  in  the  faith  of  its  members, 
but  simply  to  devise  ways  and  means  for 
carrying  out  the  great  commission  of 
Jesus  Christ,  who  commanded  His  apostles 


to  make  disciples  of  all  the  nations, 
and  to  do  whatsoever  they  can  to 
further  the  interests  of  the  kingdom  of 
God.  These  conventions  neither  claim  nor 
exercise  any  legislative  function,  nor  exer- 
cise any  authority  over  the  churches.  They 
are  free,  voluntary  associations  of  Chris- 
tian people,  cominer  together  for  the  pur- 
pose of  extending  the  kingdom  of  Christ 
throughout  the  world. 

What  distinguishes  them  from  other 
religious  bodies?  Tneir  scriptural  names, 
their  rejection  of  all  human  creeds  and  con- 
fessions of  faith,  as  bonds  of  union  and 
communion,  the  acceptance  of  the  old  creed 
confessed  by  Simon  Peter — "Thou  art  the 
Christ  the  Son  of  the  living  God" — as  the 
true  foundation  of  the  church,  and  the 
Bible  as  their  only  rule  of  faith  and  doc- 
trine, and  the  effort  to  unite  all  Christians 
upon  this  simple  yet  broad  basis  of  fellow- 
ship. 

They  are  evangelical  in  the  true  sense, 
believing  in  the  deity  of  Jesus  Christ,  the 
tri-personality  of  God,  as  Father,  Son  and 
Holy  Spirit,  in  the  inspiration  and  authority 
of  the  scriptures,  in  the  necessity  of  regen- 
eration and  of  holiness  of  life,  in  the  resur- 
rection of  the  dead  and  the  life  hereafter. 

Why  have  they  grown*  so  rapidly,  sur- 
passing all  the  great  Protestant  religious 
bodies  in  the  percentage  of  increase?  They 
attribute  it  to  their  plea  for  Christian  unity, 
which  accords  with  the  spirit  of  the  times, 
and  to  their  straightforward  method  of 
preaching  the  plain,  simple  gospel  to  the 
people  and  urging  immediate  acceptance  of 
the  same.  Men  are  asked  to  believe  on 
Christ,  to  confess  Christ,  to  obey  Christ  and 
to  follow  Christ,  becoming  thereby  Chris-' 
tians  and  Christians  only,  without  prefix  or 
affix. 

To  the  people  of  Minneapolis  and  of  the 
northwest  they  bring  their  message  of  fra- 
ternal greeting,  and  ask  of  those  who  are 
.strangers  to  their  plea  and  mission,  a  can- 
did investigation  of  what  they  are  seeking 
to  accomplish  for  the  glory  of  God  and  the 
good  of  man.  May  the  blessings  of  our  com- 
mon Father  and  of  his  Son,  whom  we  call 
Lord  and  Master,  and  of  the  Holy  Spirit, 
rest  and  abide  upon  the  convention,  upon 
the  city  in  which  it  meets,  and  upon  all  the 
agencies  and  instrumentalities  which  have 
for  their  end  and  aim  the  universal  triumph 
of  the  kingdom  of  God  among  men. 


The    Expansive   Power  of  a 
Great  Idea. 

We  have  heard  much  since  the  days  of 
Jonathan  Edwards  of  "the  expulsive  power 
of  a  new  affection,"  and  justly  so,  for  it  is 
only  by  the  coming  into  the  heart  of  a  pure 
affection  that  all  unworthy  affections  can  be 
cast  out.  But  there  is  something  to  be  said 
about  the  expansive  power  of  great  ideas. 
It  is  not  any  more  certain  that  God  wants 
men  to  have  pure  hearts,  than  that  He  wants 
them  to  have  large  hearts.  It  is  certain 
that  God  needs  honest- minded  men,  but  it 
is  no  less  certain  that  He  needs  men  of  large 
intellectual  mold,  of  comprehensive  minds, 
capable  of  dealing  with  large  questions. 
This  is  evident  from  the  fact  that  the  prob- 
lems involved  in  the  successful  on-going  of 
the  kingdom  of  God  are  the  largest  and 
most  difficult  of  which  we  have  any  knowl- 
edge, and  require  for  their  solution  the 
highest  order  of  intellect. 

What  problems  are  to  be  compared  in 


magnitude  with  the  evangelization  of  pagan 
lands;  the  reorganization  of  the  social,  in- 
dustrial and  political  life  of  these  countries 
on  a  Christian  basis;  the  moral  and  religious 
training  of  the  young,  so  as  to  equip  tbem 
for  the  duties  and  responsibilities  of  life; 
the  subordination  of  the  material  to  the 
spiritual  life  of  the  people  of  civilized  lands ; 
the  Christianization  of  the  great  cities  and 
of  modern  society;  the  lifting  up  of  Chris- 
tian ideals  in  literature,  in  art,  in  industry, 
in  social  life  and  in  political  life?  All  mere 
questions  of  statecraft,  or  of  commerce,  or 
of  partisan  politics,  dwindle  into  relative  in- 
significance beside  these  stupendous  ques- 
tions which  have  to  do  with  the  welfare  of  the 
race  and  the  progress  of  the  kingdom  of  God. 

No  man  has  ever  entered  heartily  into  the 
work  of  solving  any  of  these  problems  with- 
out having  been  enlarged  by  it,  both  spirit- 
ually and  intellectually.  It  is  of  the  nature  of 
great  ideas  to  make  great  men  and  women. 
It  takes  great  tasks  to  develop  great  capac- 
ities. You  cannot  separate  the  great  char- 
acters of  history  from  the  great  principles 
and  enterprises  for  which  they  stood.  If 
there  have  been  great  rulers,  they  have  not 
been  great  because  of  their  position,  but 
because  of  the  great  principles  which  con- 
trolled their  administration,  and  the  great 
ideas  which  inspired  their  policies.  Paul 
was  great  because  of  the  great  ideals  which 
inspired  his  life.  Nero  was  infinitely  small, 
though  he  occupied  the  throne  of  the  Caesars, 
because  his  life  was  inspired  by  unworthy 
motives  and  ambitions.  Even  ordinary  men 
have  attained  to  greatness  because  they 
have  been  brought  under  the  sway  of  great 
ideas  and  great  enterprises. 

As  there  are  no  tasks  so  great  as  those  to 
which  God  calls  men  and  therefore  none 
so  well  calculated  to  create  great  characters, 
so  there  is  no  book  in  all  the  world  that  con- 
tains so  many  great  ideas  and  broad  prin- 
ciples as  the  Bible.  Its  thoughts  of  God, 
of  eternity,  of  time,  of  the  spiritual  universe, 
of  the  human  soul,  of  man's  relations  to 
God  and  his  capacity  for  God,  God's  love 
for  the  world,  His  message  to  it  through 
Christ,  and  His  method  of  reconciling  the 
world  unto  Himself — what  other  book  fur- 
nishes such  a  class  of  themes  or  deals  with 
such  lofty  thoughts?  Is  it  any  wonder, 
then,  that  we  must  go  to  Christian  lands 
where  the  Bible  has  exerted  its  influence 
for  generations,  to  find  the  highest  ideals  of 
manhood  and  womanhood,  and  the  greatest 
characters  of  history? 

What  better  school  for  implanting  the 
germs  of  greatness  in  the  human  soul  than 
a  great  missionary  convention,  where  the 
great  thoughts  of  God  relating  to  man's 
duty  and  destiny,  and  the  evangelization  of 
the  world,  are  presented,  and  where  great 
tasks  are  outlined  to  enlist  the  sympathies 
and  energies  of  men?  No  doubt  many  re- 
ceive their  inspiration  at  such  conventions 
for  careers  of  unselfish  service  to  humanity 
which  alone  can  produce  true  greatness  of 
character. 

J* 

President  Roosevelt  is  the  third  Harvard 
graduate  to  attain  the  presidency.  John 
Adams  and  John  Quincy  Adams  were  both 
Harvard  men.  We  believe  in  the  small 
college;  but  a  country  is  fortunate  in  hav- 
ing, besides  its  small  colleges,  one  or  two 
great  institutions  which,  like  Cambridge 
and  Oxford,  like  Harvard  and  Yale,  em- 
body a  large  part  of  the  history  of  the  na- 
tion's intellectual  life. 


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THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


October  io   1901 


The  Ya.le  Bicentenary. 

The  Yale  Bicentenary,  which  will  be 
celebrated  with  varied  and  impressive 
ceremonies  during  four  days  beginning 
Oct.  20,  will  be  an  interesting  and  signif- 
icant occasion.  It  is  expected  that  six 
thousand  Yale  alumni  will  be  present  and 
one  hundred  and  fifty  college  presidents  will 
be  guests  of  honor.  All  the  solid  evidences 
of  a  great  history  and  a  greater  present  1 
in  this  typically  American  institution  I 
would  mightily  surprise  the  spirit  of  old 
Elihu  Yale,  if  he  could  look  in  and  see  how 
his  first  gift  of  a  few  hundred  pounds  to 
found  an  academy  had  led  to  such  great 
results,  and  how  after  these  two  hundred 
years  his  name  is  held  higher  in  honor  than 
those  of  men  who  have  since  given  gifts  a 
hundredfold  greater. 

Old  Eli  Yale  did  not  know  that  he  was 
founding  one  of  the  world's  great  universi- 
ties, any  more  than  Columbus  knew  that 
he  was  discovering  a  continent.  Great 
things,  like  great  men,  have  a  habit  of 
beginning  in  a  small  way.  Eli  Yale  aimed 
only  at  starting  a  humble  institution  and 
especially  one  where  candidates  for  the 
ministry  could  be  trained;  and  Columbus 
aimed  only  to  find  a  new  way  to  an  old 
continent.  But  both  were  aiming  at  the 
biggest  thing  on  their  horizons.  And  the 
man  who  tries  to  do  the  biggest  and  best 
thing  in  sight,  often  ends  by  doing  a  far 
bigger  and  better  thing  than  there  was  in 
sight — at  least  in  his  sight. 

Back  in  the  early  days,  in  the  first  de- 
cade of  the  eighteenth  century,  the  Yale 
faculty  consisted  of  two  members:  the 
president,  who  lived  at  Saybrook,  Conn., 
and  a  tutor  who  lived  wherever  he  could 
get  a  church  to  preach  for.  The  senior 
class  lived  with  the  president  at  S  tybrook, 
and  the  junior  class  lived  with  the  tutor 
wherever  his  parish  happened  to  be.  That 
was  all.  It  was  very  simple.  Running  a 
university  then  was  not  so  much  like 
managing  a  department  store  as  it  is  now. 
President  Hadley,  as  he  wearies  even  his 
tireless  brain  in  planning  for  the  prosper- 
ity of  the  many  departments  of  his  vast  in- 
stitution, may  be  easily  forgiven  if,  in  the 
midst  of  his  days  of  labor  and  nights 
devoid  of  ease,  he  lets  slip  an  occasional 
sigh  for  the  good  old  days  of  nearly  two 
centuries  ago,  when  the  college  dormitories 
were  the  president's  own  spare  bed  rooms, 
when  the  college  library  could  be  con- 
tained in  a  bookcase  behind  his  study  door, 
when  the  campus  was  his  own  front  yard 
with  the  village  green  as  an  athletic  field, 
when  no  one  had  ever  yet  thought  of 
specialties  and  specialists  as  having  to  do 
the  work  of  a  college,  and  when  the  science 
of  pedagogy  had  not  yet  been  invented. 
Given  the  dignity  of  demeanor  and  the 
ecclesiastical  position,  it  was  easy  to  be 
president  of  a  college  then.  But  now  the 
successful  executive  of  a  great  university 
must  have  the  business  sagacity  of  a  Wall 
Street  broker,  the  organizing  ability  of  a 
major-general,  the  aggressive  energy  of  a 
commercial  traveler,  the  general  culture 
of  a  polished  gentleman  and  a  high  reputa- 
tion as  a  specialist  in  some  one  department 
of  learning  to  give  him  consideration 
among  educators. 

Yale  began  simply  enough,  but  she  be- 
gan to  turn  out  eminent  men  almost  imme- 
diately and  some  of  the  greatest  names  on 
her  roll  of  alumni  date  from  this  day  of 
small    things. j  j^But    the    many-millioned 


Yale  can  now  look  back  at  these  lowly 
beginnings  with  the  same  joy  and  inno- 
cent complacency  with  which  a  bank 
president  remembers  the  time  when  he 
used  to  measure  calico  in  a  country  store. 
Humble  beginnings  are  always  an  object  of 
pleasing  reminiscence — when  contemplated 
from  a  pedestal  of  present  affluence. 

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Mut\ia.l  Ch\irch  Insurance. 

There  are  some  mutual  and- co-operative 
schemes  that  fail  and  there  are  some  that 
succeed.  Those  that  fail  usually  fail  because 
they  undertake  to  furnish  to  their  mem- 
bers certain  benefits  more  cheaply  than 
the  same  benefits  can  be  furnished  by  those 
who  make  it  a  regular  business,  and  they 
find  the  estimates  on  which  they  based  their 
reduction  of  cost  were  erroneous  or  depended 
upon  elements  which  were  necessarily  tem- 
porary. Such  have  been  some  of  the  fra- 
ternal insurance  societies  which  promised 
to  furnish  life  insurance  very  cheaply  be- 
cause they  would  take  in  only  vigorous 
young  men  and  would  therefore  have  a  low 
death  rate.  But  the  young  men  grew  old 
and  the  death  rate  increased  accordingly, 
with  corresponding  assessments.  The 
members,  being  all  nearly  of  the  same  age, 
approached  simultaneously  the  period  of 
greatest  mortality.  The  addition  of  young 
blood  was  not  enough  to  keep  down  the 
average  and  finally — collapse ! 

This  has  been  the  history  of  so  many 
mutual  insurance  schemes  that  the  public 
has  grown  wary.  But  here  is  one  which  is 
free  from  all  such  flaws,  so  far  as  we  can  de- 
tect. We  refer  to  the  project  for  mutual 
church  insurance  as  set  forth  in  an  article 
by  Bro.  W.  S.  Priest  elsewhere  in  this  pa- 
per. Its  principle  is  very  simple.  The  risk 
on  churches  is  much  lower,  proportionately, 
than  the  premiums  paid.  Why  not  pay  the 
premiums  to  one  of  our  missionary  societies 
and  receive  in  return  the  obligation  of  the 
society  to  make  good  the  loss  in  case  of  fire? 
Statistics  show  that,  taking  any  consider- 
able number  of  churches  or  any  consider- 
able extent  of  territory,  the  premiums  paid 
for  the  insurance  of  churches  always  far  ex- 
ceed the  loss  by  fire. 

Individuals  or  corporations  owning  a  large 
amount  of  property  widely  enough  scattered 
so  that  it  could  not  all  burn  at  one  fire,  fre- 
quently carry  no  insurance;  that  is,  they 
•'carry  their  own  insurance."  They  expect 
an  occasional  fire-loss,  but,  by  the  mathe- 
matical theory  of  probabilities,  upon  which 
all  insurance  is  based,  it  is  practically  cer- 
tain that  such  losses  will  be  distributed  al- 
most as  conveniently  as  would  the  premiums 
on  insurance,  and  will  be  considerably  les3 
in  the  aggregate. 

Why  should  not  churches  pursue  a  sim- 
ilar method?  If  a  hundred  congregations 
voluntarily  co-operate  to  pay  their  regular 
insurance  premiums  into  a  common  fund, 
from  which  all  losses  to  the  contributing 
churches  by  fire  shall  be  paid,  the  fund 
would  be  sure  to  accumulate  a  handsome 
surplus  because  churches  are  an  extra  good 
risk.  Increasing  age  would  not  operate  in 
this  case,  as  in  some  forms  of  mutual  life 
insurance,  to  convert  a  selected  group  of 
extra  good  risks  into  bad  risks. 

The  scheme  seems  to  us  entirely  feasible. 
Its  feasibility  springs  partly  from  the  fact 
that  it  does  not  require  unanimous  consent 
to  its  adoption,  but  only  that  enough 
churches  shall  go  into  it  to  make  a  fair 


basis  for  estimating  probabilities.  Churches 
which  do  not  contribute  to  it  will  have  no 
claim  upon  it  in  case  of  loss  by  fire.  We 
hope  that  Bro.  Priest's  article  will  be  care- 
fully read  and  the  facts  which  it  cites  atten- 
tively considered. 

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Notes  and  Comments. 

A  Presbyterian  contemporary  quotes  ap- 
provingly the  statement  that  "one  of  the 
specious  pleas  for  church  union  is  that 
Protestantism  loses  most  of  its  power  by 
its  divisions."  The  different  denomina- 
tions, it  says,  are  based  on  convictions  and 
"at  any  sacrifice  of  conviction,  even  the 
slightest,  even  a  reunited  Christendom 
would  be  too  dearly  bought."  If  the  sects 
of  divided  Protestantism  would  "sacrifice" 
— that  is,  learn  the  error  of — the  conviction 
that  theological  agreement  is  necessary  to 
complete  religious  fellowship,  there  could 
be  a  union  which  would  be  neither  half- 
hearted, mechanical  nor  insincere,  and 
which  would  not  demand  the  sacrifice  of 
any  religious  convictions. 

We  are  told  occasionally  that  the  Cath- 
olic Church  is  the  church  of  the  poor. 
Hall  Caine  has  lately  uttered  that  senti- 
ment in  an  admiring  tone.  In  a  sense  it  is 
true.  It  is  the  church  in  which  millions  of 
the  poor  contribute  to  the  support  of  a 
luxurious  hierarchy.  The  pope,  with  his 
annual  income  of  millions  from  Peter's 
Pence  (gifts  from  the  poor);  the  cardinals, 
with  the  title  and  style  of  princes;  the 
bishops,  drawing  stipends  (by  the  generos- 
ity of  the  poor)  equal  to  railroad  presi- 
dents' salaries — these  are  the  exponents  of 
this  "church  of  the  poor."  True,  the 
Catholic  Church  does  much  charitable 
work;  but  no  secular  organization  would 
be  tolerated  for  a  month  if,  under  the  guise 
of  charity,  it  collected  money  from  the 
poor  and  wasted  so  large  a  proportion  of 
it  in  maintaining  its  officers  in  regal  state. 
The  Catholic  Church  is  the  church  of  the 
people  in  the  same  sense  that  Turkey  and 
Russia  are  governments  of  the  people:  the 
people  pay  the  bills  and  the  hierarchy  does 
the  rest. 

The  trying  weeks  through  which  the 
nation  has  lately  passed  ought  to  be  the 
occasion  of  one  comforting  reflection :  We 
are  not  a  nation  of  spiritual  degenerates. 
We  are  too  much  beset  by  the  cares  of  this 
world  and  vexed  by  the  deceitfulness  of 
riches — those  of  us  who  have  them  not, 
as  much  as  those  who  have  them.  But 
under  it  all  the  nation  has  still  an  abiding 
faith  in  God,  in  his  beneficent  rule  over 
the  affairs  of  men,  and  in  the  justice  of  his 
moral  order.  ,  The  religious  expressions 
drawn  from  all  classes  by  the  death  of  the 
President  were  not  a  veneer  of  sentiment 
put  on  for  the  occasion  like  the  garb  of 
mourning,  they  were  the  heart  of  the 
nation,  the  substratum  of  abiding  faith, 
stripped  of  its  accustomed  veneer  of  sordid 
commercialism  and  for  once  laid  bare  to 
the  eyes  of  men.  Our  mixed  population 
has  at  least  the  common  heritage  of  a 
religious  ancestry.  Some  inherit  the  tradi- 
tions of  English  Puritanism,  some  of  Irish 
Catholicism,  some  of  Scotch  Presbyterian- 
ism,  and  even  those  who  have  in  general 
least  to  commend  them  are  derived  from 
Catholic  ancestors  in  southern  Europe  who, 
however  much  they  may  have  erred  on  the 


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side  of  superstition,  lacked  nothing  in  the 
way  of  reverence.  Our  religious  senti- 
ments would  be  the  better  for  a  more  fre- 
quent public  acknowledgment  and  the 
accompanying  danger  of  Pharisaism  would 
be  slight.  Which  is  worse,  the  Pharisee 
who  prayed  publicly  desiring  to  be  seen  of 
men  and  praised,  or  the  American  who  will 
not  pray  publicly  because  he  fears  to  be 
seen  of  men  and  laughed  at? 

The  Boers  have  started  a  chain-letter 
scheme  to  enlist  the  sympathy  of  the  civ- 
ilized world.  This  is  their  first  real  evi- 
dence of  weakness.  They  can't  hold  out 
much  longer  if  they  are  putting  their  trust 
in  90  frail  a  thing  as  a  chain-letter.  It  can 
develop  more  missing  links  in  a  week  than 
organic  evolution  encounters  in  an  seon. 

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Mrs.  Mary  Baker  G.  Eddy  issued  an  en- 
cyclical to  her  followers  in  regard  to  the 
assassination.  We  are  glad  to  note  that  it 
breathed  the  right  spirit  and  did  credit  at 
once  to  her  patriotism  and  to  her  sympa- 
thies. In  diction,  however,  it  presents  the 
same  combination  of  sky-scraping  rhetoric 
and  cryptic  meaning  which  habitually  char- 
acterizes the  deliverances  from  that  emi- 
nent source.  Take  this  sentence:  "May 
his  history  waken  a  tone  of  truth  that  shall 
reverberate,  renew  euphony,  emphasize 
human  power,  and  bear  its  banner  into  the 
vast  forever."  While  it  is  safe  to  say  that 
no  one  else  would  be  capable  of  expressing 
this  elevated  sentiment  in  exactly  this  way, 
and  while  the  veriest  tyro  in  literary  criti- 
cism could  at  a  glance  determine  the 
authorship  by  the  style,  yet  it  differs  from 
Mrs.  Eddy's  utterances  in  one  important 
and  gratifying   particular.      It  will   parse. 

The  unknown  author's  chances  of  having 
a  book  manuscript  accepted  for  publication 
without  a  personal  pull  and  without  paying 
the  expenses  out  of  his  own  pocket,have  been 
much  discussed  lately.  Some  assert  that  all 
manuscripts  are  conscientiously  read  and 
judged  by  the  publishers  to  whom  they  are 
submitted;  others  claim  that  it  is  chiefly  a 
matter  of  personal  influence  and  reputation. 
The  publishers  of  Mr.  Winston  Churchill's 
recent  books,  in  recalling  the  fact  that  the 
first  of  his  three  successful  novels  was  re- 
jected by  six  publishers,  admit  that  "it  is 
as  much  a  question  of  chance  as  of  judg- 
ment sometimes."  A  publisher  would  be 
very  foolish,  however,  to  be  guided  in  the 
acceptance  of  manuscripts  by  anything  but 
his  best  judgment  as  to  the  merit  or  sala- 
bility  of  the  work.  Sometimes,  of  course, 
he  makes  mistakes,  as  the  six  above  did, 
but  he  pays  dearly  for  every  such  error  of 
judgment. 

The  People's  Church,  Chicago,  has  re- 
ceived a  gift  of  a  million  dollars  from  an 
anonymous  benefactor.  This  congregation 
was  founded  by  Dr.  H.  W.  Thomas  with  a 
view  to  propagating  a  sort  of  liberalism 
based  not  like  Unitarianism  on  a  denial  of 
the  doctrines  of  Protestant  orthodoxy,  but 
on  such  a  change  of  emphasis  as  would 
leave  all  the  creeds  and  denominational 
lines  out  of  consideration  and  teach  only 
the  fatherhood  of  God  and  the  brotherhood 
of  man.  The  plan  is  to  extend  this  work  to 
other  cities  and  instead  of  building 
churches  to  use  the  theatres  for  reli- 
gious services  as  the  congregation  in  Chi- 
cago does  It  may  do  much  good,  but  its 
name  is  weak.  It  would  make  a  stronger 
appeal   to    the    people   if  it  called    itself 


Christ's  Church.  Among  the  people  whom 
it  aims  to  reach,  there  is  no  popular  demand 
for  the  throwing  off  of  Christ's  authority 
and  the  more  clearly  it  is  recognized  the 
better. 

The  Baltimore  Sun,  in  beginning  the 
issue  of  a  Sunday  edition,  explains  that  it 
still  agrees  with  the  best  moral  sentiment 
of  the  country  in  condemning  frivolous  and 
sensational  Sunday  papers,  but  it  does  not 
believe  that  Sunday  papers  per  se  are  an 
evil.  We  have  never  seen  any  of  that  kind. 
In  the  absence  of  any  purely  per  se  Sunday 
papers  we  are  forced  to  base  our  conclu- 
sion on  the  actual  Sunday  papers  which 
are  printed  and  circulated.  Some  are 
worse  than  others,  but  we  have  yet  to  find 
one  in  which  the  good  parts  were  not  cov- 
ered over  and  hedged  about  with  a  mass  of 
irrelevant,  frivolous  and  (more  or  less) 
sensational  matter.  And  the  best  of  them 
sin  by  their  time- consuming  bigness. 


Editor's  Ea.sy  Chair. 

When  the  Jews  in  the  olden  time  turned 
their  faces  to  Jerusalem  to  attend  one  of 
their  great  national  feasts  in  the  days 
when  their  glorious  temple  crowned  Mt. 
Zion,  their  hearts  glowed  with  religious 
enthusiasm  as  they  journeyed  thither. 
Mounted  on  camels  and  asses  and  afoot, 
they  traveled  in  caravans,  and  the  more 
pious  ones  talked,  as  they  journeyed,  of 
the  great  events  in  their  national  history 
and  of  the  hopes  of  Israel  in  the  future. 
At  night  when  they  camped  they  must 
have  presented  a  picturesque  scene  as  they 
were  grouped  about  their  campfires,*sing- 
ing,  it  may  be,  their  religious  songs  and 
enjoying  that  social  communion  with  their 
brethren  which  must  have  formed  no  small 
part  of  the  enjoyment  of  these  great  an- 
nual convocations.  The  fourteen  psalms 
following  the  119th,  called  "Songs  of  As- 
cents," are  supposed  to  have  been  written 
for,  and  to  have  been  used  on,  such  occa- 
sions. The  sentiments  of  these  psalms  in- 
dicate the  spirit  in  which  they  went  up  to 
Jerusalem : 

"I  will  lift  upmineeyes  unto  the  mountains; 
Prom  whence  shall  my  help  come? 
My  help  cometh  from  the  Lord, 
Which  made  heaven  and  earth." 

Again  another  pious  heart  exclaims: 
"I  was  glad  when  they  said  unto  me, 
Let  us  go  unto  the  house  of  the  Lord. 
Our  feet  are  standing 
Within  thy  gates,  O  Jerusalem; 
Jerusalem,  that  art  builded 
As  a  cioy  that  is  compact  together; 
Whither  the  tribes  go  up,  even  the   tribes 

of  the  Lord, 
For  a  testimony  unto  Israel, 
To  give  thanks  unto  tie  name  of  the  Lord. 
Pray  for  the  peace  of  Jerusalem: 
They  shall  prosper  that  love  thee. 
Peace  be  within  thy  walls, 
And  prosperity  within  thy  palacjs." 

And  so  they  breathed  out  their  pious 
sentiments  as  they  journeyed  toward  Jeru- 
salem and  th°ir  beloved  temple. 

But  we  have  no  Jerusalem  or  Mount 
Gerizim.  We  have  no  central  pi  ice  whither 
the  tribes  must  go  up  to  worship  God.  We 
have  no  temple  to  which  people  must  make 
pilgrimages  to  present  their  offerings.  We 
live  in  the  dispensation  of  which  Jesus 
spake  when  he  said:  "The  hour  cometh, 
when  neither  in  fcnia  mountain  nor  in  Jeru- 


salem shall  ye  worship  the  Father."  .  .  . 
"But  the  hour  cometh,  and  now  is,  when 
the  true  worshipers  shall  worship  the 
Father  in  spirit  and  in  truth."  Christians 
are  God's  temple  now,  and  all  places  are 
holy  where  the  soul  comes  into  communion 
with  God  through  faith.  Nevertheless  we 
must  have  our  great  religious  assemblies. 
But  how  different  are  the  motives  which 
bring  us  together  in  these  conventions  from 
those  which  prompted  the  Jews!  Theirs 
was  a  national  religion.  Ours  is  a  religion 
for  the  whole  world.  It  was  no  part  of  the 
program  which  called  them  together  to  set 
in  operation  plans  and  forces  for  the  con- 
version of  the  world  an  1  for  the  extension 
of  the  kingdom  of  God  throughout  the 
whole  earth.  As  the  reasons  which  under- 
lie our  conventions  are  deeper  and  higher 
than  those  which  prompted  the  Jews,  so 
should  the  feeling  of  obligation  and  of 
gladness  characterize  us  in  greater  degree 
in  our  attendance  upon  our  great  mission- 
ary gatherings.  What  psalmist  among  us 
will  write  us  some  "Songs  of  Ascents,"  in- 
spired by  our  national  conventions  and  ex- 
pressing the  joy  which  we  feel  in  going 
thither?  There  may  be  a  few  such,  but 
they  are  not  widely  known  nor  in  popular 
use.  Here  is  a  chance  for  some  musician 
among  us  to  link  his  name  with  our  mis- 
sionary g  letterings  for  generations  to  come. 
They  must  be  conceived  in  the  spirit  of  grati- 
tude and  devout  reverence  which  character- 
izes these  inspired  Songs  of  Ascents,  and  be 
so  filled  with  the  missionary  spirit  and  with 
the  joy  of  Christian  fellowship  as  to  be  to 
us  what  those  songs  were  to  the  Jews.  Who 
will  write  these  "Songs  of  Ascents"? 

The  suggestion  made  in  our  Easy  Chair, 
in  a  recent  number,  of  a  great  centennial 
celebration  in  the  year  1909,  covering  the 
first  century  of  our  history,  is  meeting  with 
favor  among  the  brethren  wherever  it  has 
been  mentioned.  The  importance,  too,  of 
beginning  at  once  to  plan  something  worthy 
of  a  century  of  such  history,  is  also  gen- 
erally recognized.  No  doubt  the  Minne- 
apolis convention  will  take  some  action 
looking  in  this  direction.  An  extensive 
program  of  work  should  be  mapped  out 
which  would  call  into  active  operation  all 
our  forces  along  all  the  lines  of  interest 
among  us.  College  endowments,  mission- 
ary enlargement,  centennial  edifices  in 
great  centers,  wide-reaching  plans  of 
beneficence,  the  occupation  of  strategic 
places,  the  perfecting  of  our  missionary 
methods,  the  devising  of  some  means  for  a 
more  energetic  propaganda  of  our  plea  for 
Christian  union  and  some  concerted  action 
looking  to  a  revival  of  New  Testament 
evangelism — these  are  some  of  the  great 
interests  which  should  be  planned  for  and 
promoted  as  the  best  possible  preparation 
for  a  great  centennial  in  the  autumn  of 
1909.  It  is  the  long  look  forward  and  the 
wise  planning  and  the  steady  and  energetic 
carrying  out  of  these  plans  that  accom- 
plish great  achievements.  We  have  passed 
the  period  of  immature  youth  and  have 
reached  the  state  of  manhood,  as  a  religious 
movement,  and  we  must  plan  large  things 
for  the  glory  of  Him  who  hath  called  us 
and  sent  us  on  such  a  mission  in  the  world. 
"When  I  was  a  child,  I  spake  as  a  child,  I 
felt  as  a  child,  I  thought  as  a  child:  now 
that  I  am  become  a  man,  I  have  put 
away  childish  things."  So  did  Paul.  So 
should  we. 


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THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


October  io,  1901 


N€  R.omsir\s  3:7,8 


By  C.  L.  FIDLAR. 


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III 

Toward  morning  Schooner  opened  his 
eyes  and  looked  about  him  in  a  bewildered 
way.  It  was  a  new  world  to  him.  Oliver 
stepped  up  to  him  and  spoke.  "Well, 
comin'  'roun',  air  you?"  he  asked. 

"Where  am  I?  What's  been  the  matter?" 
Schooner  asked. 

"You  know  me,  don't  you?" 

"Yes,  Mr.  Oliver." 

"Well,  you  jest  lay  still;  you're  in  my 
bed;. you've  bein  hurt.  I'll  tell  you  all 
about  it  after  'while.  Heyre,  drink  this 
and  go  to  sleep." 

Schooner  drank  and  was  soon  sleeping. 
After  a  time  he  again  turned  to  Oliver,  who 
was  still  beside  him,  and  said,  "Now  tell 
me  all  about  it,  for  I'll  have  to  be  getting 
out  of  this." 

"Well,  there  hain't  much  to  tell.  You 
wus  found  in  a  ditch  with  your  face  pretty 
much  cut  up  an' fetched  heyre  and  put  to 

bed." 

Schooner  was  silent  for  a  time,  then  he 
turned  to  Oliver  and  said,  "I've  been  drunk, 
that's  what's  the  matter." 

"No,  you've  bein  hurt,"  Oliver  returned. 

"I've  no  business  here  in  your  bed.  I 
must  get  out  of  this."  He  attempted  to 
rise  and  would  have  fallen  had  Oliver  not 
caught  him  and  placed  him  again  on  the 
bed.  As  he  bent  over  him  and  smoothed 
the  pillows  he  said,  "Schooner  Allen  or 
anybody  else,  you're  a  sick  man  and  you 
don't  leave  that  bed  till  you're  well." 
Schooner  looked  up  into  the  kind  old  eyes 
above  him,  then  turned  his  face  to  the  wall. 

He  did  stay  in  the  bed  "fer  a  spell."  The 
concussion  on  the  back  of  his  head  was 
more  severe  than  they  had  thought,  and 
for  several  days  he  was  delirious.  In  his 
wanderings  he  talked  of  "boots  and  morn- 
ing stars";  then  he  was  in  the  mine,  and 
his  confused  brain  struggled  with  "rooms," 
"entries,"  "squibs"  and  "shots."  Now  he 
was  shouting  encouragement  to  some  fellow 
workmen  who  were  imprisoned  by  a  cave- 
in.  "Keep  a  stiff  upper  lip,  fellows,"  he 
called,  "we're  coming."  Then  he  was  plan- 
ning some  escapade.  Through  it  all,  Sum- 
mers left  his  bedside  only  to  attend  the 
meetings  and  to  snatch  a  very  little  rest. 

It  was  the  last  week  of  the  meetings. 
Schooner  had  gone  back  to  his  work. 
"Yes,"  Summers  said,  "Allen  told  me  to 
come  down  at  ten  o'clock  and  he'd  show  me 
through  the  mine."  He  stepped  onto  the 
elevator  and  was  lowered  into  the  shaft. 
Down,  down  he  went  into  that  black,  reek- 
ing, dripping  pit!  It  seemed  bottomless! 
Would  they  never  stop?  At  last  he  heard 
faint  voices  mingled  with  the  clash  and 
clatter  of  iron.  Suddenly  they  ceased  to 
descend.  All  that  Summers  could  see  was 
a  constellation  of  dim,  smoking,  flickering 
stars.  As  his  eyes  became  accustomed  to 
the  darkness,  he  made  out  that  under  each 
star  was  a  black  face.  A  face  bearing  its 
star  came  forward  and  greeted  him.  Only 
by  the  voice  did  he  know  it  to  be  Allen. 

"Come  this  way,"  Allen  said,  and  to- 
gether they  stumbled  and  stooped  along  a 
dark,  narrow,  muddy  "entry."  They 
crowded  to  the  wall  to  let  a  string  of  cars 
loaded  with  coal  pass  by.  The  train  was 
drawn  by  a  mule.  At  the  mule's  heels, 
with  his  back  to  the  Car,  shambled  a  boy. 
A  false  step   would  have  meant  his    life. 


The  whole  train  was  belched  out  of  the 
dark  throat  of  the  "entry,"  and  was  swal- 
lowed up  by  the  Stygian  darkness  in  front 
of  it.    It  made  Summers  shudder. 

"Isn't  that  very  dangerous  work?"  he 
asked  of  Allen. 

"Yes,  rather.  But  not  many  get  hurt. 
Still,  sometimes  we  have  to  carry  some  fel- 
low to  the  shaft.  This  way,"  and  Allen 
opened  a  door  that  turned  into  a  side  "en- 
try." Along  this  "entry"  they  passed  min- 
ers at  work  in  their  little  "rooms"  or  stalls. 
They  entered  one  and  stood  beside  the 
miner  as  he  shoveled  the  loose  coal  into  a 
car.  In  another,  they  watched  the  labori- 
ous process  of  boring  for  the  placing  of  a 
"shot."  In  still  another  they  stood  over  a 
man  as  he  held  a  "puncher."  Flat  on  a 
board  he  sat  and  with  hands  and  feet  held 
and  guided  the  machine.  With  vindictive 
hatred  and  feverish  haste,  it  shot  out  its 
steel  fang  against  the  solid  coal.  All  of 
the  recoil  the  man  on  the  board  must 
check,  and  with  each  stab  it  all  but  raised 
him  from  his  seat.  Hour  after  hour  he 
must  sit  on  this  board  and  control  this  de- 
mon as  with  fiendish  delight  it  tore  at  the 
vitals  of  the  earth. 

"Here's  my  room,"  Allen  said.  "I  made 
a  shot  just  before  you  came  down,  and  I'm 
waiting  for  it  to  clear.  Let's  go  in  and  see 
how  much  is  down." 

They  clambered  over  the  pile  of  fallen 
coal  to  the  farther  end  of  the  "room."  The 
air  was  still  heavy  with  smoke  from  the 
shot.  They  sat  down  on  the  coal  and  Allen 
explained  many  things  about  the  mine  and 
about  mining  in  general.  It  was  all  new 
to  Summers,  and  he  began  to  realize  that 
there  were  vast  fields  of  knowledge  never 
entered  at  college,  fields  of  which  he  knew 
nothing.  At  last  the  conversation  came  to 
a  pause  and  each  seemed  revolving  a  ques- 
tion in  his  mind.  Each  wished  to  broach 
his  subject,  yet  each  hesitated.  Allen  was 
the  first  to  speak. 

"Mr.  Summers,"  he  said,  "I  wish  to  ask 
your  pardon  for  disturbing  your  meeting. 
I  have  no  excuse  to  offer  for  it." 

"I  certainly  grant  it,"  Summers  replied 
as  he  extended  his  hand. 

Allen  continued,  "I  don't  know  much 
about  religion,  I've  never  given  it  any 
thought.  I  never  was  in  a  Christian  home 
till  I  was  laid  up  at  Mr.  Oliver's,  but  I  saw 
there  was  something  there  that  I  had  never 
known.  I  don't  know  what  it  was,  but  I 
suppose  it  was  that  they  were  Christians. 
But  they  didn't  say  anything  about  it.  I 
won't  say  I  haven't  enjoyed  my  kind  of  life, 
for  that  wouldn't  be  the  truth.  But  when 
I  saw  those  people,  I  saw  that  with  all  my 
fun  I  was  nothing  but  a  low-lived  dog  be- 
side them." 

"No,  not  that,"  Summers  objected. 

"Yes,  all  of  it.  Now  I  want  to  ask  you 
plainly,  do  you  think  there  is  any  chance 
for  me  to  do  better?" 

There,  seated  on  that  pile  of  coal,  many, 
many  feet  down,  down  below  the  hills  and 
the  forests,  surrounded  by  walls  whose 
masonry  was  laid  when  time  was  an  infant, 
in  the  feeble  flare  of  that  miner's  lamp, 
Summers  began  at  that  same  Scripture,  his 
inquirer's  need,   and  preached    unto   him 

JeSUS.  :-' 

Summers  was  still  in  doubt.  He  had 
never  revealed  to  Allen  that  it  was  he  who 


knocked  him  into  the  ditch.  Many  times 
he  was  on  the  point  of  disclosing  it,  but  he 
kept  it  because  of  the  meetings.  It  was  all 
but  spoken  when  he  was  talking  to  Allen 
in  the  mine,  but  he  feared  its  effect  on  Al- 
len's budding  reformation.  Thus  far  he 
had  found  no  opportune  time  to  disclose  it. 
It  was  known  all  about  the  country  that 
Allen  was  found  in  the  ditch  by  the  preach- 
er. But  how  he  came  there  was  a  mystery. 
Summers  felt  that  he  could  not  leave  with- 
out clearing  this  load  from  his  conscience, 
but  how  and  when?  The  affair  was  partly 
a  mystery  to  Allen.  He  knew  that  some 
one  had  knocked  him  into  the  ditch,  but 
who  it  was,  he  did  not  know. 

It  was  the  closing  night  of  the  meetings. 
The  invitation  hymn  was  being  sung. 
Again  Schooner  Allen,  from  the  last  seat 
next  the  wall,  scrambled  over  the  boots  to 
the  aisle.  All  eyes  were  upon  him.  What 
was  he  up  to  now?  Was  it  his  old  trick 
again?  Some  looked  for  the  boots,  but 
they  were  not  present  this  time.  He  strode 
forward  to  the  pulpit  and  extended  his 
hand  to  Summers.  The  hymn  almost 
pulled  in  two!  Old  Bro.  Oliver,  although 
he  had  always  expressed  a  dislike  for  shout- 
ing, called  out — he  didn't  shout — "Glory!" 

After  Allen  had  made  the  confession, 
Summers  said,  "Friends,  this  has  been  a 
blessed  meeting.  All  the  good  my  coming 
among  you  has  done  for  me,  I  can  never 
express  to  you.  I  trust  that  our  labors  to- 
gether may  have  been  of  some  good  to  you 
as  well.  We  shall  part  in  a  few  days  at  the 
most  and  the  Father  only  knows  if  we  shall 
ever  meet  again.  And  now  before  we  close 
this  meeting,  I  wish  to  relieve  my  mind  of 
a  burden  that  has  been  on  it  for  many 
days."  He  paused  for  a  moment.  The  at- 
tention was  oppressive.  "Bro.  Allen,  as 
you  all  know,  met  with  an  accident  some 
weeks  ago.    It  was  I  who  str — " 

But  Allen  sprang  to  his  feet.  "Just  a 
moment,  Mr.  Summers,"  he  said.  "My 
confession  comes  first.  I  was  going  home 
half  drunk  and  met  a  gentleman  and  lady. 
I  insulted  the  lady  and  when  the  gentleman 
attempted  to  defend  her,  I  drew  a  revolver. 
I'd  ask  the  lady's  pardon  if  I  knew  who  she 
was,  but  I  now  ask  the  gentleman's.  I'm 
ashamed  and  sorry  for  what  I  did."  He 
extended  his  hand  to  Summers. 

Summers  grasped  it  eagerly  and  said, 
"And  it  was  I  who  knocked  Bro.  Allen  into 
the  ditch.  But  I  have  repented  of  it  many 
times  and  now  ask  him  to  forgive  me." 
They  looked  into  each  other's  eyes  and 
words  were  not  needed. 

"Let  us  pray,"  Summers  said.  Hand  in 
hand  they  stood  there,  the  college  man  and 
the  toiler  in  the  earth,  and  the  preacher 
prayed  to  their  common  Father  for  the 
same  needed  blessings  on  them  both. 

Summers  was  engaged  in  a  meeting 
many  miles  away  from  Bethel  church.  He 
opened  a  paper  that  came  in  his  mail  and 
his  eyes  fell  on  a  marked  article. 

"George  Allen  and  Letha  Edmonds!  Let 
me  see,"  he  mused.  "Oh  yes,  Schooner. 
That  was  four  years  ago.  Well,  seeing  all 
the  good  that  came  of  that  blow,  I  don't 
know  but — mine  boss!  Well! — I  ought  to 
be  glad  I  gave  it.  But  the  Scriptures  say 
we  are  not  to  do  evil  that  good  may,  come." 

.  '        ■:.■  (THE  END;)  ; 


October  io,  1901 


THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


1289 


B.  B.  Tyler's  Letter. 

Good  news  from  Colorado!  The  nine- 
teenth annual  meeting  of  the  Colorado 
Christian  Missionary  Society  was  held  in 
the  South  Broadway  church,  Denver,  Sept. 
23-26.  Three  years  ago  a  new  policy  was 
adopted  which  is  producing  results  so  sat- 
isfactory that  the  recent  convention,  after 
deliberation,  determined  to  continue  the 
same  through  the  coming  missionary  year. 

Progress  has  been  made  along  all  lines. 
Our  work  in  Colorado  has  never  been  in  as 
good  a  condition  as  it  is  now.  At  the  con- 
vention in  Pueblo  in  '98  a  resolution  was 
introduced  to  attempt  to  raise  $600  for  state 
mission  work  the  following  year.  This 
resolution  was  amended  by  striking  out 
$600  and  inserting  $1,000.  This  was  a  new 
departure.  More  than  the  amount  named 
was  collected.  The  Christian  Woman's 
Board  of  Missions,  the  steadfast  friend  of 
our  work  in  Colorado,  determined  about 
the  same  time  to  make  a  part,  at  least,  of 
its  contribution  to  the  cause  in  this  state 
conditional.  If  the  Disciples  in  Colorado 
would  contribute  a  certain  amount  of  money 
for  work  in  the  state  the  Christian  Wom- 
an's Board  would  give  a  stipulated  amount. 
This  plan  has  worked  well.  Since  its 
adoption  there  has  been  a  steady  growth. 

At  the  Pueblo  convention  Leonard  G. 
Thompson  was  elected  corresponding 
secretary.  How  satisfactorily  he  has 
filled  and  now  fills  the  office  is  seen  in  the 
remark  of  F.  N.  Calvin,  made  publicly, 
that  after  an  acquaintance  with  missionary 
secretaries  in  nine  states  for  twenty- five 
years  he  had  never  known  a  man  who  so 
perfectly  filled  the  place  as  does  Leonard 
G.  Thompson.  To  his  indefatigable  in- 
dustry, and  more  than  common  wisdom, 
Colorado  Disciples  are  indebted  for  their 
recent  progress  and  their  present  good 
condition.  The  care  of  all  the  churches  in 
the  state  is  on  his  mind  and  heart  by  day 
and  by  night.  This  one  thing  he  does.  Un- 
der hrs  administration  it  is  impossible  for  a 
man  of  unworthy  character  to  secure  a 
pastorate  in  Colorado  in  a  congregation  of 
Disciples.  He  has  kept  more  than  one 
bad  man  out  of  the  state,  and  others  of 
immoral  character  have  been  driven  out. 
Threats  of  libel  suits  do  not  terrify  him. 
How  much  his  vigilance  means  to  the  cause 
of  Christ  in  Colorado  you  cannot  under- 
stand until  you  spend  some  time  here.  The 
Disciples  in  Colorado  are  not  numerous, 
nor  is  their  increase  rapid,  but  they  are 
building  solidly.  There  are  forty  congre- 
gations and  four  thousand  five  hundred 
members.  Thirteen  small  churches  re- 
ceived financial  assistance  from  missionary 
funds  during  the  year.  I  believe  you  will 
be  interested  in  a  brief  statement  of  the 
work  in  some  of  our  mission  congregations. 

M.  A.  Thompson  has  been  at  Grand 
Junction  during  the  year.  This  place  is 
•  the  key  to  western  Colorado,  and  western 
Colorado  is  as  large  as  Pennsylvania.  A 
new  house  of  worship  will  be  dedicated  be- 
fore long  in  the  most  desirable  part  of  the 
town.  Bro.  Thompson  is  a  Drake  Univer- 
sity man.  He  is  pure  gold.  He  has  a  wife, 
too,  who  is  a  worthy  helpmeet.  No  wonder 
that  the  work  in  Grand  Junction  is  in  a 
prosperous  condition.  This  congregation 
gave  to  missions  $106. 

David  Lyon  is  at  Florence.  Thirty- five 
dollars  was  contributed  to  missions  by  this 
church  of  only  fifty-five  members.  This 
is  one  of   our   heroic  little  bands.     The 


Christian  church  in  Florence  will  not  al- 
ways be  numerically  small.  The  hope  is 
cherished  that  soon  ground  will  be  pur- 
chased and  a  chapel  erected.  A  heroic 
preacher  leads  this  heroic  company. 

At  the  beginning  of  the  year  J.  S.  Riley 
was  in  Cripple  Creek.  R.  H.  Lambkin,  of 
Kentucky,  took  up  the  work  the  fifteenth 
of  January.  Cripple  Creek  is  a  peculiarly 
difficult  field.  A  few  years  ago  W.  T. 
Hunt,  now  at  Loveland,  wrought  nobly  in 
Cripple  Creek.  The  present  chapel  was 
built  while  he  was  pastor  there.  The 
church  is  in  better  condition  now  than  at 
any  previous  period.  A  hundred  and 
seven  dollars  were  contributed  by  this  mis- 
sion church  of  a  hundred  members  to  mis- 
sions. What  a  church  does  for  missions 
indicates  its  spiritual  condition — that  it  is 
dead,  dying  or  alive.  This  is  the  sign  of  a 
standing  or  a  falling  church.  It  seems 
strange,  does  it  not,  that  one  of  the  richest 
gold  camps  on  earth  should  receive  finan- 
cial assistance  in  its  church  work?  But 
remember,  please,  that  the  gold  mines  are 
not  owned  by  men  who  live  in  Cripple 
Creek,  nor  are  they  the  property  of  per- 
sons who  are  especially  interested  in  the 
extension  of  the  kingdom  of  righteousness. 

There  is  a  membership  of  68  in  Trinidad. 
F.  W.  Henry  has  been  in  this  difficult  field 
during  the  year.  He  has  given  up  the 
work  there.  He  is  a  fine  young  man.  The 
church  that  secures  his  services  will  be 
fortunate.  The  congregation  at  Trinidad 
under  the  pastorate  of  Bro.  Henry  makes 
a  better  financial  showing  than  for  years. 
The  receipts  during  the  past  year  are  fifty 
per  cent,  better  than  they  were  the  pre- 
vious year. 

David  C.  Peters  is  one  of  the  Lord's 
noblemen.  He  came  to  the  Disciples  from 
the  Baptists,  and  he  came  bringing  a  clean 
bill  of  health.  After  the  annual  conven- 
tion in  Colorado  Springs  a  year  ago  he  be- 
gan work  at  Monte  Vista.  This  congrega- 
tion of  63  members  gave  $44.35  to  missions. 

Walter  S.  Hayden,  Jr.,  recently  came 
from  Pembroke,  New  York,  to  La  Junta. 
He  belongs  to  the  deservedly  famous  Hay- 
den family  of  Ohio — famous  in  the  history 
of  the  Disciples.  He  has  only  been  in  La 
Junta  about  two  months.  The  work  starts 
off  well.  There  is  $400  in  the  treasury  as 
the  beginning  of  a  building  fund.  This 
congregation  of  only  about  a  hundred 
members,  meeting  in  an  upstairs  hall, 
gave  more  than  $40  to  missions.  The 
church  owns  building  lots  on  a  fine  street 
and  corner.  There  will  be  a  house  of  wor- 
ship erected  in  La  Junta  in  the  not  remote 
future. 

Clay  T.  Runyan,  at  Lamar,  is  a  young 
man  of  vim.  The  church  of  59  members 
under  his  energetic  leadership  is  gaining 
ground.  He  is  a  man  who  laughs  at  im- 
possibilities. The  Lamar  congregation 
gave  half  a  hundred  dollars  to  missions. 
There  was  a  net  gain  of  twenty-  six  in  the 
membership  during  the  year.  The  rosters 
of  our  mission  congregations  are  not 
padded.  It  would  be  well  if  the  same 
could  be  said  of  self-supporting  churches. 

Not  all  our  men  in  Colorado  are  young. 
H.  T.  Morrison,  of  Manzanola,  is  old 
enough  to  have  two  sons  in  the  ministry. 
C.  C.  Morrison  and  Hugh  Morrison,  in 
Chicago,  are  his  sons.  Bro.  Morrison  be- 
gan work  at  Manzanola  the  first  of  last  May. 
Up  to  that  time  Manzanola  had  received 
assistance    from  the    missionary    society. 


Rocky  Ford  is  only  nine  miles  distant. 
Bro.  Morrison  visited  Rocky  Ford  and  in 
Jufly  a  church  of  seventy  members  was  or- 
ganized. Rocky  Ford  and  Manzanola  sup- 
port Bro.  Morrison.  There  is  no  good 
reason  why  a  man  in  the  ministry  should 
cross  the  dead  line  simply  because  he  has 
lived  forty  or  fifty  years! 

Flournoy  Payne  is  a  grandson  of  John  T. 
Johnson.  He  has  in  his  veins  the  best 
southern  blood.  He  is  at  Colorado  City. 
His  work  is  remarkably  prosperous.  While 
he  successfully  cares  for  the  Colorado  City 
church  he  does  the  work  of  a  student  in 
Colorado  College  at  Colorado  Springs. 
The  church  has  eighty-five  members. 
There  was  a  net  gain  during  the  year  of 
twenty.  Finances  are  in  much  better  con- 
dition than  they  were  a  year  ago.  The 
building  has  been  enlarged  and  otherwise 
improved.  This  little  church  contributed 
almost  a  hundred  dollars  to  missions. 

T.  T.  Thompson,  of  the  East  Side  Chris- 
tian church  in  Denver,  is  one  of  the  pluck- 
iest young  fellows  you  ever  saw.  He  came 
to  Denver  less  than  a  year  ago.  After  a 
few  weeks  he  was  stricken  with  a  serious 
illness.  He  was  sick  nigh  unto  death.  He 
persisted  in  preaching  when  all  who  knew 
his  condition  knew  that  he  ought  to  be  in 
bed.  He  finally  could  not  go  any  longer; 
his  illness  lasted  six  months.  That  he  is 
alive  seems  to  be  almost  a  miracle.  But  he 
is  now  very  much  alive.  T.  T.  is  making 
things  hum!  I  do  not  find  the  word  "hum" 
in  the  sense  in  which  I  use  it  in  the  diction- 
ary; but  you  know  what  I  mean.  The 
membership  of  the  East  Side  church  is 
not  more  than  a  hundred,  but  $78  was 
given  to  missions. 

Who  among  the  Disciples  does  not  know 
of  the  Darsie  family?  There  is  George,  in 
Frankfort,  Ky.,  and  another  George  in 
some  other  place,  and  Lloyd  in  Paris,  Ky., 
and  John,  whose  home  is  in  Hiram,  O.,  and 
Charles  at  Newport,  Ky.,  and  Clyde,  at 
Pueblo,  Col.  The  father  and  grandfather 
of  the  Darsies  here  named,  and  probably 
others,  was  a  pioneer  among  the  Disciples, 
and  a  veritable  man  of  God.  Clyde  has 
been  pastor  of  the  Mesa  church  in  Pueblo 
almost  since  its  organization  two  or  three 
years  ago.  The  name  of  the  congregation 
is  now  the  Broadway  Christian  church. 
Why?  Because  it  bought  a  while  ago  the 
Broadway  Methodist  church.  There  is  no 
finer  location  in  the  southern  part  of 
Pueblo  for  a  church  than  the  corner  of 
Broadway  and  Evans.  Gov.  Orman  and 
ex- Gov.  Adams  live  in  that  part  of  Pueblo, 
within  a  stone's  throw  of  the  house  of 
worship  now  owned  by  the  Disciples  of 
Christ.  This  congregation  has  a  member- 
ship of  152  and  gave  $118  to  missions. 

I  mention  only  a  few  facts  concerning 
some  of  our  mission  churches.  Altogether 
they  have  991  members  and  gave  $790  to 
missions  this  year.  The  recent  convention 
resolved  to  raise  $1,600  next  year^for  state 
mission  work.  Is  not  all  this  good  news 
from  Colorado? 

Denver,  Col. 

[This  "good  news  from  Colorado"  re- 
minds the  editor  of  his  visit  to  that  state 
in  search  of  health,  in  the  summer  of  1879. 
We  had  no  church  building  then  in  the  city 
of  Denver  and  only  one  in  the  whole  state 
—a  small  brick  church  at  Golden.  Things 
have  advanced  in  the  Centennial  State  since 
then. — Editor.] 


1290 


THE  CHRISTIAN  -EVANGELIST 


October  io,  1901 


J5he  Birds  In  October 

By  OLIVE  THOR.NE  MILLER. 


In  the  month  of  October  the  most  inter- 
esting phase  of  Nature  is  her  show  of  color, 
the  exhibition  of  what  she  can  do  in  the 
way  of  brilliant  hues  with  bare  leaves, 
which  all  summer  have  been  simply  green. 
The  result  is  a  wonder  and  a  delight.  The 
most  gorgeous  array  of  flowers  pales  beside 
the  glory  of  October  trees.  At  this  time  a 
railway  trip  through  the  Alleghany  or  any 
of  the  eastern  mountain  ranges  is  something 
never  to  be  forgotten.  Each  mountain  is  a 
huge  bouquet  of  red  and  yellow,  of  all  shades 
and  every  sort  of  combination,  toned  down 
and  harmonized  by  the  dark  green  of  scat- 
tering evergreens.  And,  as  if  to  round  out 
the  season  with  a  blaze  of  glory,  this  won- 
derful color  exhibit  is  usually  accompanied 
by  some  of  the  most  enjoyable  weather  of 
the  year — crisp,  but  not  cold,  airy  but  not 
windy,  fresh  but  not  wet. 

In  this  month  migration  may  be  said  to 
be  over,  though  a  few  birds  linger  in  the 
eastern  and  middle  states.  But  they  are 
silent  and  retiring,  so  that  only  those  who 
seek  them  are  aware  of  their  presence.  Of 
those  who  have  been  around  our  houses 
during  the  summer,  the  field  and  vesper 
sparrow  maybe  found  by  searching;  the 
purple  finch  and  the  hermit  thrush  have  not 
entirely  deserted;  and  the  red-winged 
blackbird  and  purple  grackle  still  linger  in 
their  summer  haunts.  When  the  season  is 
not  too  severe,  some  of  the  seed- eaters  will 
see  the  year  out  before  leaving  us,  but  we 
cannot  count  on  this  good  fortune. 

It  is  a  good  time  to  make  the  acquaint- 
ance of  a  class  we  have,  neglected  during 
the  bird-full  days  of  summer;  some  of  the 
silent  ones  who  do  not  come  about  us  or 
make  themselves  obvious  by  song,  yet  who 
are  as  worthy  of  study  as  any  of  our  winged 
neighbors.  These  are  the  hawks  and  owls, 
unfortunately  under  the  ban  of  popular 
prejudice  simply  because  they  are  not 
known.  Owls  especially  are  most  interest- 
ing, and  show  to  those  who  win  their  con- 
fidence not  only  great  individuality  of  char- 
acter, but  unusual  intelligence,  perfect 
fearlessness  and  an  affectionate  disposition. 

The  writer  who  signs  himself  "A  Son  of 
the  Marshes"  has  studied  birds  of  prey  from 
his  boyhood  and  is  moved  to  remonstrate 
against  the  injustice  of  the  common  notions 
and  the  usual  treatment  of  those  birds.  "Is 
it  not  possible,"  he  says,  "for  the  beings 
that  have  been  created  with  man  as  his 
companions,  to  have  fair  play  in  God's 
world?"  It  appears  at  present  it  is  not,  if 
they  happen  to  be  classed  as  birds  of  prey. 
It  seems  impossible  to  awaken  any  interest 
or  secure  any  mercy  for  them.  Notwith- 
standing the  work  of  the  Department  of 
Agriculture  of  the  United  States,  and  the 
published  proofs  of  the  great  usefulness  of 
this  class  of  birds,  it  seems  utterly  hopeless 
to  attempt  to  convince  farmers  and  culti- 
vators that  the  occasional  chicken  that  falls 
into  their  talons  is  amply  paid  for  by  the 
mice  and  other  destructive  rodents  which 
preceded  it.  "I  always  shoot  hawks  and 
owls,"  said  a  farmer,  "we  are  never  troubled 
by  mice  or  any  small  animals." 

"Yes,"  I  said,  "simply  because  the  birds 
you  are  killing  have  served  you  so  well. 
Go  on  and  kill  your  hawks  and  owls,  and 
see  how  long  you  will  be  able  to  say  that." 


This  man's  attitude  was  the  more  dis- 
couraging because  he  had  been  bright 
enough  to  find  out  for  himself  the  useful- 
ness of  another  misunderstood  bird — the 
common  crow. 

"I  learned,"  he  said  at  another  time,  "in 
one  lesson  to  respect  and  even  value  the 
crow,  and  now  I  never  allow  one  to  be  shot," 
and  he  went  on  to  tell  me  the  story.  He  had 
one  year  a  plague  of  cutworms,  which  got 
into  a  cornfield  and  threatened  to  destroy 
it.  Some  one  wise  in  those  matters  told 
him  the  only  remedy  was  to  go  through  the 
fields  every  morning,  and  where  he  saw  a 
stalk  of  corn  cut  off,  to  dig  out  the  worm 
and  kill  it.  In  desperation  he  began  on  his 
big  cornfield  this  almost  hopeless  under- 
taking. He  worked  one  day  at  it,  tired 
himself  completely  out,  and  nearly  broke 
his  back,  as  he  said.  The  next  morning  the 
worms  were  as  plentiful  as  ever.  He  began 
to  think  he  would  abandon  the  corn  to  them, 
when  he  noticed  some  crows  walking  around 
among  the  young  plants.  Of  course  he 
thought  they  belonged  to  the  army  of  de- 
stroyers— as  if  the  worms  were  not  enough 
to  finish  the  crop.  For  a  wonder  he  did  not 
at  once  proceed  to  shoot  them,  but  in  an 
unusual  "spasm  of  sense"  he  resolved  to 
find  out  positively  what  they  were  about. 
To  his  surprise  he  discovered  that  they 
were  doing  just  what  he  had  been  attempt- 
ing at  such  expense  of  muscle  and  temper 
— digging  out  and  killing  cutworms.  He  in- 
stantly decided  to  leave  the  field  and  let  the 
crows  work  for  him.  He  did,  and  the  birds 
cleared  the  ground  completely,  doing  no 
harm  whatever  to  the  corn.  He  will  prob- 
ably need  a  similar  lesson  to  teach  him  the 
value  of  the  birds  of  prey. 

The  writer  above  mentioned  tells  many 
interesting  things  characteristic  of  owls. 
Among  the  rest,  of  their  control  of  their 
plumage.  The  breast  feathers  of  one  of 
his  pets,  he  says,  seemed  to  grow  in  long 
stripes,  and  he  could  throw  them  back  each 
side,  as  a  man  throws  open  his  coat.  Other 
observers  have  noted  the  same  peculiarity, 
particularly  Frank  Bolles,  who  says  that 
his  owls  would  tuck  back  their  feathers 
when  taking  food,  as  a  lady  lifts  her  dress 
out  of  the  dirt.  Also,  that  for  purposes  of 
concealment,  making  himself  look  like  his 
surroundings,  an  owl  can  make  himself — by 
control  of  his  plumage — tall  and  slim,  when 
he  is  among  splinters  of  a  broken  stump,  or 
wide  and  flat  if  he  is  on  the  ground. 

"The  Son  of  the  Marshes"  dwells  partic- 
ularly upon  the  affectionate  disposition  of 
those  birds,  and  especially  their  attachment 
to  people.  He  says — what  will  seem  absurd 
to  persons  who  have  decided  that  birds  are 
machines,  governed  entirely  by  "instinct" 
and  incapable  of  any  of  the  emotions  of 
humanity,  but  will  not  surprise  those  who 
have  closely  studied  living  birds — that  "it 
is  quite  an  easy  matter  to  break  the  heart 
of  a  bird,"  and  he  gives  some  instances 
which  could  easily  be  matched  on  this  side 
of  the  water. 

The  absence  of  fear  in  these  "wise  men 
of  the  woods"  is  a  remarkable  and  interesting 
trait.  Is  has  often  been  observed  by  per- 
sons who  have  captured  owls,  that  they  are 
never  wild;  though  they  are  sometimes 
savage  they  show  no  fear. 


Both  hawks  and  owls  are  birds  of  dignity. 
They  are  always  ready  to  defend  themselves 
and  they  never  allow  indignities,  but  they 
do  not  go  into  panics  and  "lose  their  head." 
The  popular  saying  "stupid  as  an  owl" 
arises,  no  doubt,  from  the  bird's  manner, 
and  proves  only  the  stupidity  of  the  origin- 
ator of  the  saying.  Audubon  speaks  in- 
dignantly of- the  outrage  of  branding  a  bird 
as  stupid,  simply  because  he  is  misunder- 
stood. He  says:  "When  I  read  or  hear  of 
a  stupid  animal  in  a  wild  state,  I  cannot 
help  wishing  that  the  stupid  animal  who 
speaks  thus  was  half  as  wise  as  the  brute  he 
despises,  so  that  he  might  be  able  to  thank 
his  Maker  for  what  knowledge  he  may 
possess." 

That  those  birds  are  capable  of  strong  at- 
tachments among  themselves  has  been  seen 
in  many  instances.  Such,  for  example,  as 
a  widowed  bird  plainly  mourning  and 
grieving  over  his  loss,  and  remaining  in 
solitary  condition  year  after  year.  A  strik- 
ing instance  of  attachment  was  told  by  an 
observer,  of  a  pair  of  fi3h  hawks  whose  nest 
tree  was  burned  in  one  of  those  carelessly 
started  fires  in  the  Minnesota  woods.  As 
the  fire  drew  near  their  nest,  in  which  were 
the  featherless  young,  the  birds  showed 
great  anxiety,  flying  around,  uttering  cries 
of  distress,  and  every  few  moments  going 
to  the  nest  to  look  after  the  helpless  nest- 
lings. At  length  the  fire  reached  their  own 
tree  and  quickly  swathed  it  in  flames,  upon 
which  both  the  distracted  birds,  with  one  ac- 
cord, plunged  through  the  cloud  of  fire  and 
smoke,  and  perished  with  their  little  ones. 

Hawks  and  owls  are  solitary,  each  pair 
living  by  itself,  and  some  of  them  are  known 
to  mate  for  life. 


Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 


J* 


Church  Fire   Insurance. 

By  Walter  Scott  Priest. 

Bro.  Fred  Scamell,  the  efficient  treasurer 
of  our  church  in  Atchison,  has  been  work- 
ing on  a  plan  of  insurance  for  our  church 
buildings  which  would  give  us  ample  pro- 
tection, at  a  rate  twenty  per  cent,  less  than 
old  line  companies  charge,  and  besides  give 
any  one  of  our  missionary  societies,  for  in- 
stance the  home  society,  a  fund  of  several 
thousand  dollars  annually  to  be  used  for 
the  spread  of  the  gospel.  This  was  sug- 
gested to  him  by  the  fact  that  the  three 
year  term  of  insurance  on  our  church  house 
ran  out  this  summer,  and  it  seemed  that 
the  premiums  we  were  paying  were  out  of 
all  proportion  to  the  amount  of  the  risk, 
yet  as  low  as  any  of  the  old  line  companies 
charge.  That  it  is  entirely  practical  for 
churches  to  carry  their  own  insurance  is 
shown  by  the  fact  that  the  great  lumber 
companies  and  other  big  mercantile  firms 
carry  their  own  risks  and  save  vast  sums  of 
money  by  so  doing. 

After  Bro.  Scamell  had  worked  on  the 
idea  some  time  he  discovered  that  the  M.  E. 
Church  has  been  carrying  insurance  on 
their  buildings,  and  in  the  thirteen  months 
of  their  operation  they  have  written  $8,000- 
000  of  risks,  at  a  great  saving  to  the 
churches.  The  Roman  Catholic  diocese  of 
Indianapolis  has  a  similar  plan  and  they 
have  written  ten  million  dollars  on  churches 
and  five  million  dollars  on  other  church 
property  at  an  annual  premium  rate  of  one 
quarter  of  one  per  cent.,  while  the  charges 
of  old  lines  (for  five  years)  are  three  quar- 


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ters  of  one  per  cent.  (See  Literary  Digest, 
Sept.  21.) 

Letters  have  been  received  by  Bro.  Sca- 
mell  from  some  of  the  best  business  men 
from  New  York  to  Denver,  and  all  say  the 
scheme  is  feasible.  In  1897  not  a  dollar  of 
loss  was  sustained  by  any  of  our  churches 
in  Kansas,  and  only  $1,700  loss  by  fire 
among  all  denominations;  yet  the  churches 
of  Kansas  that  year  paid  the  old  line  com- 
panies over  $30,000  in  premiums!  "Why 
couldn't  these  churches  have  carried  their 
own  risks  and  had  that  $28,300  to  use  in 
mission  work  in  the  state?  It  is  to  be  hoped 
our  Minneapolis  Convention  will  take  time 
to  look  into  this.  It  is  bound  to  come  some 
day.     Why  not  now? 

[See  editorial.] 

J* 
New  York  Letter. 

By  S.  T.  Willis. 

The  Madison  Avenue  Baptist  Church  of 
this  city,  served  so  faithfully  and  so  long 
by  Dr.  Henry  M.  Sanders,  is  in  search  of 
one  to  become  his  successor,  since  his  res- 
ignation. The  church  has  extended  a  call 
to  the  Rev.  Dr.  George  C.  Lorimer,  of  the 
Baptist  Temple,  Boston.  Dr.  Lorimer  is 
inclined  to  accept  the  call  and  so  has  of- 
fered his  resignation  to  the  Temple.  His 
desire  to  change  is  not  because  he  wishes 
a  larger  salary,  for  he  has  refused  once  or 
twice  to  accept  an  increase  in  his  salary 
tendered  him  by  the  Temple  congregation; 
but  he  thinks  some  one  else  can  carry  on 
the  work  with  success,  and  he  is  conscious 
that  the  heavy  strain  is  too  much  for  him 
to  bear  much  longer.  He  has  guided  that 
great  church  through  two  pastorates  of 
several  years  each,  and  his  people  are  not 
willing  now  to  release  him.  They  feel  that 
if  they  can  pay  off  $200,000  of  their  $300,- 
000  indebtedness,  they  can  thereby  induce 
Dr.  Lorimer  to  remain  with  them,  and  this 
they  will  endeavor  to  do.  George  C.  Lori- 
mer is  an  ornament  to  any  church  in  any 
city.  He  is  a  man  of  versatile  ability  and 
of  international  reputation.  Christian 
New  York  would  be  pleased  to  have  his 
help  in  preaching  the  gospel  of  the  grace 
of  God. 

In  the  untimely  death  of  its  pastor,  Dr. 
George  T.  Purves,  the  Fifth  Avenue  Pres- 
byterian Church  lost  a  faithful  pastor  and 
an  able  teacher.  It  is  a  strange  fact  that 
three  of  the  largest  and  most  widely  known 
churches  on  Fifth  Avenue,  New  York, 
have  lost  their  pastors  by  death  within  a 
comparatively  short  time.  Dr.  John  Wes- 
ley Brown  was  called  in  death  from  the 
fashionable  St.  Thomas  Church,  Dr.  Malt- 
bie  D.  Babcock,  of  the  Brick  Church,  died 
suddenly  in  Italy  last  spring  and  Dr.  Purves 
of  the  Fifth  Avenue  Church  has  just  been 
called  away.  Dr.  Purves  was  a  native  of 
Philadelphia,  a  graduate  of  Princeton,  and 
had  been  pastor  at  Wayne,  Pa.,  Pittsburg, 
Professor  of  N.T.- Creek  in  Princeton  Sem- 
inary, and  pastor  in  this  city,  succeeding 
the  famous  Dr.  John  Hall.  He  was  only 
fifty  years  of  age  and  apparently  in  the 
prime  of  a  vigorous  manhood.  God  has 
his  own  time  for  us  to  go.  We  must  obey 
the  call  when  the  messenger  comes.  Be  ye 
also  ready,  for  ye  know  not  the  day  nor  the 
hour. 

->« 

The  question  of  a  McKinley  memorial  is 
among  the  things  uppermost  in  the  public 
mind  to-day.    The  Rev.  H.  A.  M.  Briggs, 


of  Jersey  City,  has  suggested  that  all  the 
Christian  people  of  the  country  co-operate 
and  buy  the  Temple  of  Music  on  the 
grounds  of  the  Pan-American  Exposition 
and  put  it  into  permanent  form;  that  a 
great  organ  be  placed  in  it,  and  at  stated 
periods  services  be  held  in  which  the  dead 
president's  favorite  hymns,  "Nearer,  My 
God,  to  Thee,"  and  "Lead  Kindly  Light,"  be 
sung  by  the  entire  congregation  assembled. 
He  also  suggests  that  in  the  building  there 
be  painted  allegorical  representations  of 
the  sentiments  expressed  in  the  two  hymns, 
and  that  a  memorial  altar  be  built  so  that 
the  name  of  William  McKinley  be  not  for- 
gotten by  the  Christian  people  of  America. 
He  further  suggests  that  all  the  churches 
and  Sunday-schools  throughout  the  coun- 
try contribute  toward  this  end — that  it  be 
made  distinctly  a  Christian  monument. 

At  the  reopening  of  Union  Theological 
Seminary  in  this  city  last  week  Prof.  Geo. 
A.  Knox  made  the  address,  speaking  on 
"Problems  for  the  Church."  He  claimed 
that  the  most  serious  difficulties  confronting 
the  church  to-day  are  not  so  much  exter- 
nal conditions  as  internal  weakness — in  the 
faith,  and  service  of  the  church  toward  the 
world.  The  chapel  was  crowded  with  pro- 
fessors, preachers  and  students  whose  con- 
currence in  the  sentiments  uttered  was 
evinced  by  the  hearty  and  prolonged  ap- 
plause— rather  an  unusual  occurrence  in 
that  institution.  Union  Seminary  is  mak- 
ing an  important  departure  in  the  scope  of 
its  work  this  fall,  in  offering  courses  of  in- 
struction to  laymen  who  do  not  intend  to 
enter  the  ministry.  They  are  designed  for 
Sunday-school  workers,  young  men  and 
young  women  secretaries,  missionary  work- 
ers and  others  engaged  in  Christian  serv- 
ice. Prof.  Moulton  of  Chicago  University, 
Rev.  G.  S.  White,  Prof.  McMurray,  of 
Columbia,  and  others  will  assist  the  teach- 
ing force  of  the  seminary.  Some  of  the 
classes  will  be  held  in  the  evening  to  suit 
the  convenience  of  students,  and  others  late 
in  the  afternoon.  In  this  broader  field  the 
seminary  will  render  valuable  service. 

The  most  important  issue  before  the  re- 
cent diocesan  convention  (Episcopal)  of 
New  York  was  that  of  dividing  the  see, 
and  of  appointing  a  bishop  coadjutor  with 
Bishop  Potter.  But  the  bishop  would  not 
agree  to  it,  and  the  matter  was  voted  down. 
Just  before  the  final  adjournment  of  the 
New  York  convention  the  delegates  to  the 
general  conference  of  the  Episcopal  Church 
started  from  this  city,  the  most  prominent 
of  whom  was  J.  P.  Morgan,  the  Wall  street 
financier.  The  special  train  to  carry  him 
and  about  a  dozen  rectors  across  the  conti- 
nent is  said  to  be  the  most  luxurious  train 
in  the  world.  Besides  the  regular  train 
crew,  a  dozen  negro  porters,  four  waiters, 
and  three  chefs  accompany  these  humble 
divines  and  this  religious  millionaire.  A 
week  before  they  started  a  contingent  of 
special  chefs,  cooks  and  butlers  left 
Sherry's  in  this  city  for  San  Francisco 
where  they  will  prepare  for  Mr.  Morgan's 
coming,  at  the  Charles  Crocker  Mansion  on 
Nob  Hill  in  that  city.  There  does  not 
seem  to  be  a  superabundance  of  self  sac- 
rifice or  personal  humility  in  this  moving 
palace  of  luxury.  Such  unnecessary  dis- 
play upon  the  part  of  Churchmen  as  such, 
will  not  tend  to  commend  the  gospel  of  the 
meek  and  lowly  Jesus. 


At  the  last  meeting  of  the  Lutheran  syn- 
od, or  more  strictly  speaking,  of  the  Evan- 
gelical Lutheran  Ministerium,  which  closed 
its  semi-annual  conference  in  Brooklyn  a 
few  days  ago,  a  split  between  the  German 
and  English  speaking  elements  took  place. 
This  action  was  taken  by  the  English  Lu- 
theran ministers  because  they  felt  that  the 
churches  using  the  English  language  in 
their  public  services  were  slighted  by  the 
synod.  Ex-Mayor  Scheiren,  of  Brooklyn, 
himself  a  Lutheran,  explains  the  matter  by 
saying  that  frequently  the  children  of  Ger- 
man parents  refuse  to  attend  the  German 
services,  and  the  German  pastors  in  many 
cases  refuse  to  allow  English  services  in 
their  parishes.  So  those  in  favor  of  ser- 
vices in  the  English  language  thought  best 
to  secede  and  form  an  independent  synod  of 
English  Lutherans. 

Under  Tammany  rule  many  of  the  New 
York  little  children  cannot  get  all  their 
rights  in  matters  of  public  education,  while 
thousands  of  useless  and  incompetent 
clerks  get  increased  salaries.  There  are 
52,000  children  of  our  school  in  half- day 
classes  because  our  school-houses  are  not 
built  rapidly  enough  to  accommodate  them. 
The  average  yearly  increase  in  the  number 
of  school  children  is  28,000.  It  is  estimated 
that  if  things  go  on  in  our  school  manage- 
ment as  at  present,  in  1903  we  will  have 
114,000  children  in  our  city  without  full 
school  time  and  privileges.  When  a  city 
with  New  York's  wealth  does  not  provide 
the  necessary  school  facilities  for  all  her 
children  of  school  age,  it  is  time  that  there 
be  a  change  in  the  government  of  the  city. 
Our  public  school  system  is  one  of  our 
most  important  and  vital  institutions.  Pol- 
iticians should  keep  their  hands  off. 

The  Failure  of  Dogma. 

By  J.  M.  Lowe. 

Truth  does  not  grow,  but  our  conception 
of  it  grows.  What  is  true  always  was 
true  and  always  will  be  true,  but  as  we 
pass  along  the  highway  of  life  different  as- 
pects of  truth  present  themselves  to  us. 
The  other  day  I  took  a  ride  through  the 
foot  hills  of  the  Rockies.  At  every  turn 
a  new  scene  burst  upon  my  view.  It  is  so 
with  truth  to  the  growing  mind,  whether  of 
the  individual  or  the  race.  There  is  no 
place  to  stop  and  say,  this  is  the  truth  or, 
that  is  the  truth.  It  can  be  but  a  present 
view  of  truth,  for  as  we  pass  on  we  catch 
a  better  and  larger  view  and  find  ourselves 
reading  new  meanings  into  those  state- 
ments which  once  seemed  to  encompass  the 
truth. 

There  may  be  those  who  fear  that  the  de- 
struction of  dogma  would  mean  the  de- 
struction of  the  truth.  That  is  as  wise  as 
to  suppose  that  a  change  in  botany  would 
uproot  all  the  flowers,  or  a  new  science  of 
astronomy  would  dash  the  stars  out  of  the 
sky  and  lead  the  worlds  astray.  The  uni- 
verse is  not  so  dependent  upon  human 
thought.  Knowledge  is  a  thing  of  life 
that  grows  forever.  Every  truth  gained 
casts  a  new  light  upon  all  that  has  been 
learned  before.  Every  new  fact  that  enters 
the  mind  compels  an  adjustment  of  all 
older  facts  to  the  new  one  and  a  readjust- 
ment of  the  old  facts  to  each  other.  Thus 
are  dogmas  jostled  around  until  we  become 
aware  of  their  uselessness  and  cast  them 
out. 

Herein  is  dogma  a  failure,  in  that  it  is  a 
band  around  the  tree  of    human  knowl- 


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edge,  an  obstruction  to  the  machinery  of 
progress.  It  is  as  if  a  farmer  should  bur- 
den his  self-binder  with  all  previous  har- 
vesting tools — the  reap  hook,  cradle,  reaper 
— and  hinder  the  free  movements  of  the 
new  machine. 

Truth  is  with  us  yet  and  we  are  gathering 
a  richer,  larger  harvest  than  ever,  but 
please  excuse  us  from  using  those  out- 
grown tools  which  but  for  their  useless  use 
would  have  been  destroyed  by  rust  before 
the  present  century  was  born. 

"We  are  free  citizens  of  a  boundless  uni- 


verse where  we  may  wander  at  will.  Let 
no  self-appointed  guide  who  cannot  keep 
up  with  the  procession  raise  his  voice  to 
warn  us  of  a  danger  which  he  himself  does 
not  see.  We  are  going  everywhere.  We 
are  in  our  Father's  house.  No  harm  can 
come  to  him,  wherever  he  may  be  beneath 
the  stars,  who  walks  whither  the  light 
leads. 

"I  know  not  where  His  islands  lift 
Their  fronded  palms  in  air; 
I  only  know  I  caniot  drift 
Beyond  His  love  and  care." 


N^  v^  \^  v^? 


Ghe  Old  Book  In  The  New  Crucible 

By  J.  J.  HALEY. 


V.     The  Crucible   of  Criticism. 

(CONTINUED.) 

It  would  be  easy  enough  to  show  that  the 
two  views  under  consideration,  the  tradi- 
tional and  critical  theories  of  the  origin  of 
the  sacred  books,  are  not  in  substance  so 
hopelessly  divergent  as  many  people  sup- 
pose, and  certainly  to  make  the  fact  appear 
that  the  critical  investigation  of  the  Scrip- 
tures has  not  been  made  to  weaken  their 
hold  upon  the  intelligence  and  conscience  of 
mankind.  After  a  century  of  minute  and 
exhaustive  criticism,  and  many  conflicts  of 
opinion  on  minor  points,  and  not  a  few 
modifications  of  critical  positions,  practi- 
cal unanimity  has  been  reached  by  the 
critics  on  three  of  their  fundamental  con- 
tentions. First,  the  soundness  and  legiti- 
macy of  the  critical  method  of  Bible  study; 
second,  the  composite  authorship  of  the 
historical  books  of  the  Old  Testament,  and 
some  of  the  prophetical;  and  third,  the 
later  dates  of  most  of  the  books  than  those 
assigned  to  them  by  tradition.  The  com- 
position of  the  Bible  according  to  modern 
criticism  extended  over  a  period  of  about 
nine  hundred  years,  beginning  about  800 
B.  G.  Previous  to  that  time  there  was 
practically  no  part  of  the  Bible  in  existence. 
Earlier  than  the  eighth  century  there  were 
in  Israel  songs,  laws  and  traditional  stories 
relating  to  the  history  of  the  nation,  some 
of  them  most  likely  in  writing,  of  which  the 
first  Old  Testament  writers  made  use,  but 
nothing  more.  Some  time  before  the 
downfall  of  the  northern  kingdom  in  722, 
E.  wrote  his  history  of  Israel  to  the 
time  of  Joshua  and  on.  The  characteristic 
from  which  the  writer  gets  the  name  E.  is 
the  habitual  use  of  "Elohim"  for  God.  The 
J  eh  ovist  writer  known  as  J.  produced  a 
parallel  but  independent  narrative  about 
the  same  time  approximately.  Many  of  the 
narratives  now  composing  Judges,  Samuel 
and  the  early  part  of  Kings  were  parts  of 
the  original  works  of  E.  and  J.  During 
the  captivity  in  Babylon,  or  soon  after  the 
restoration,  a  bevy  of  unknown  priests  gave 
the  finishing  touches  to  a  third  narrative  of 
the  early  history  known  as  P.,  the  main 
body  of  which  was  probably  written  by 
Jerusalem  priests  before  the  exile.  Be- 
ginning with  Amos  and  Hosea,  some  of  the 
prophets  began  to  reduce  their  discourses 
to  writing.  This  happened  about  the  year 
800  and  was  the  beginning  of  the  inspired 
literature,  not  the  inspired  history,  of  the 
Hebrew  people. 

Three  centuries  or  more  after  the  death 
of  David,  a  few  of  the  earliest  Psalms  may 
have  been  written,    though    most  of  them 


were  not  produced  till  some  centuries  later. 
A  few  of  the  Psalms  are  allowed  to  David 
by  conservative  critics,  but  most  of  them 
are  assigned  to  the  period  of  the  Macca- 
bees. Leaving  out  a  few  prophetic  books, 
the  earliest  definite  date  for  any  part  of  the 
Old  Testament  is  621  B.  C.,  the  18th  year 
of  King  Josiah's  reign,  when  Hilkiah  the 
priest  found  "the  book  of  the  law"  in  the 
temple.  It  is  held  that  this  book  was  chap- 
ters 12-26  of  Deuteronomy,  possibly  the 
whole  of  the  book.  The  claim  is  made  that 
it  may  have  been  written  a  few  years  before 
its  discovery,  several  decades  perhaps,  but 
it  virtually  dates  from  the  time  it  was 
found  and  published.  Later  additions  were 
made  to  the  original  Deuteronomy,  and  the 
earlier  writings,  notably  the  histories  from 
the  time  of  Joshua,  were  rewritten  and  en- 
larged from  the  Deuteronomic  point  of 
view.  So  there  are  at  least  four  great 
documentary  strata  running  through  and 
making  up  the  historical  books  of  the  Old 
Testament,  known  for  short  as  J.,  E.,P.  and 
D.  There  are  supposed  to  be  other  orig- 
inal documents  by  many  of  the  critics, 
redactions  of  the  chief  sources  for  the  most 
part,  but  these  are  the  big  four  agreed  on 
by  all.  A  composite  element  has  also  been 
found  in  some  of  the  prophets.  Zechariah 
has  been  dismembered  by  the  critical  knife, 
and  the  unity  of  Isaiah,  once  taken 
for  granted,  has  been  found  to  be  a 
mistake.  The  first  39  chapters  were  writ- 
ten by  Isaiah  of  Jerusalem  in  the  time  of 
Hezekiah,  and  the  last  27  chapters  by  a 
great  unknown  prophet  in  Babylon,  150 
years  later,  known  as  second  Isaiah. 
Canon  Cheyne  in  his  Polychrome  Isaiah, 
finds  ten  or  a  dozen  hands  at  work  in  the 
production  of  these  prophecies.  It  is 
claimed  that  parts  of  the  Hexateuch  were 
written  during  and  after  the  exile.  Nearly 
a  century  after  the  captivity,  in  the  time  of 
Ezra  and  Nehemiah,  the  various  compo- 
nent parts  were  put  together,  forming  our 
Hexateuch  as  a  whole.  The  remaining 
parts  of  the  Old  Testament  were  produced 
at  various  times  between  Josiah  621  B.  C. 
and  the  beginning  of  the  first  century. 

The  evidence  on  which  the  writers  of  this 
school  of  Old  Testament  criticism  base 
their  conclusions  may  be  roughly  distrib- 
uted into  two  classes:  first,  literary  phe- 
nomena; second,  the  facts  of  the  history 
viewed  from  the  standpoint  of  the  theory  of 
development.  Or  the  argument  stated  more 
in  detail  may  be  grouped  under  four  heads : 
the  philological,  the  phraseological,  the 
historical,  the  theological.  The  literary 
analysis  of  the  documents  is  only  the  means 


of  detecting  and  unfolding  the  internal 
sources  of  the  argument.  Words  and  the 
changes  they  undergo  are  one  of  the  con- 
spicuous landmarks  of  development.  There 
are  63  words  and  phrases  in  the  Deutero- 
nomic literature  to  be  found  nowhere  else, 
and  many  of  these  are  recurring  and  char- 
acteristic phrases.  The  phraseological 
argument  would  be  of  little  strength  if 
peculiar  words  and  phrases  were  scattered 
■indiscriminately  through  the  literature,  but 
they  are  grouped  in  distinct  and  well  de- 
fined sections  coinciding  in  almost  every 
instance  with  the  repetitions  and  duplicate 
narratives  of  the  historical  books.  There 
are  not  only  words  and  phrases,  but  con- 
structions peculiar  to  E.,  others  to  J., 
others  to  P.,  others  again  to  D.,  and  these 
run  along  the  same  lines  as  the  literary 
analysis. 

Different  points  of  view  appear  in 
the  history,  as  illustrated,  for  example 
in  the  two  historic  representations  in 
Joshua.  The  first  represents  the  land  as 
having  been  completely  conquered  and  di- 
vided among  the  tribes  under  Joshua;  the 
second  represents  the  conquest  of  the 
Canaanites  commenced  by  Joshua  as  a 
prolonged  and  gradual  process  of  reduc- 
tion carried  on  by  the  tribes  separately 
and  never  quite  completed.  In  perfect 
harmony  with  the  old  idea  of  the  progres- 
sive development  of  revelation,  the  con- 
ception of  God  grew  in  these  sacred  books 
in  all  the  varying  degrees  and  shades  of 
evolution  from  the  anthropomorphic  and 
tribal  God  of  the  early  times  to  the  ethical 
and  universal  God  of  the  prophets.  The 
fact  that  these  phenomena  occur  in  the 
literature  of  the  Hebrew  people  is  beyond 
question.  The  only  question  remaining  for 
settlement  is  their  significance. 

I  can  not  undertake  to  indicate  with  any 
degree  of  fullness  the  lines  of  evidence  on 
which  these  modern  conclusions  are  based, 
for  this  is  not  possible  within  the  limits 
assigned  to  these  articles,  and  I  have  stated 
the  theory,  albeit  with  damaging  brevity, 
for  the  purpose  of  showing  two  things  ger- 
mane to  the  end  I  have  in  view  in  these 
papers.  The  first  is  to  demonstrate,  if  I 
can,  that  the  two  views  of  the  Old  Testa- 
ment, as  already  intimated,  for  substance 
of  doctrine,  at  all  events,  are  not  so  hope- 
lessly divergent  or  so  far  apart  as  many 
good  people  imagine.  And  then  to  point 
out  in  the  second  place  that  the  Old  Testa- 
ment on  the  general  assumption  of  the 
truth  of  the  critical  theory,  remains  to  us 
intact  as  a  book  of  revelation.  Tradition 
and  criticism  are  closer  together  than  they 
were  ten  years  ago,  and  the  trend  is  more 
strongly  in  a  conservative  direction  than  it 
has  been  since  the  war  of  the  higher  criti- 
cism commenced.  The  attack  of  radical 
criticism  has  spent  its  force,  and  ultra  tra- 
ditionism  has  almost  ceased  to  exist. 

Bishop  Ellicot,  the  strongest  man  on  the 
traditional  side  in  England,  admits  a  non- 
Mosaic  element  in  the  Pentateuch.  Geo- 
graphical and  archeological  notes  chiefly, 
were  placed  in  the  margin  to  explain  the 
history,  and  these  in  the  course  of  time ' 
were  inserted  in  the  body  of  the  text,  and 
this  the  Bishop  believes  accounts  for  the 
anachronisms  and  strong  Palestinian  flavor 
of  the  Pentateuchal  books.  The  late  Prin- 
cipal Cave,  of  Hackney,  held  to  what  he 
called  the  journal  theory.  Moses  kept  a 
diary  or  a  journal,  in  which  he  jotted  down 
the  events  of  history  of  which  he  was  the 


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maker,  and  fundamental  laws  for  the  guid- 
ance of  Israel ;  and  out  of  this  matter,  with 
such  other  material  as  could  be  gathered 
from  authoritative  documentary  or  tra- 
ditional sources,  inspired  men  in  after 
time  constructed  the  Pentateuch.  Canon 
Rawlison,  in  Lex  Mosaica,  in  his  zeal  for 
the  antiquity  and  Mosaic  authorship  of 
Leviticism,  traces  to  Egypt  and  Babylon 
the  whole  structure  and  principle  and  many 
of  the  details  of  Levitical  Judaism.  Prof. 
Sayce  in  the  same  book,  observes  that 
both  in  the  Phoenician  and  in  the  Assyrian 
religious  systems  there  were  numerous 
parallels  to  the  ordinances  of  the  Mosaic 
law.  This  brings  the  opposing  schools  on 
to  common  ground  in  one  important  par- 
ticular, the  distinct  admission  that  many 
of  the  rites  and  ceremonies  of  Mosaism 
were  adopted  and  adapted  from  old  Semite 
heathenism  as  the  symbols  and  channels 
of  a  divine^revelation .  The  literary  analy- 
sis amounts  to  little  after  this  common 
ground  in  the  origin  and  history  of  Judaism. 

On  the/bther  hand  Dilmann,  one  of  the 
soundest,  aslhe  is  certainly  one  of  the  ablest 
and  most  learned  of  the  German  critics, 
maintains  against  all  comers  that  the  priest 
code  was  completed  about  900  B.  C,  and 
another  eminent  German  scholar  puts  it 
down  as  1,000  before  Christ,  within  two  or 
three  hundred  years  of  the  time  of  Moses, 
and  both  of  these  critics  express  the  con- 
viction that  the  law  is  substantially  Mosaic. 
Hommel,  another  of  Germany's  great 
critical  scholars,  has  written  a  book  in 
which  he  completely  overthrows  the  radi- 
cal assumption  that  the  proper  names  of 
the  priest's  code  were  manufactured  at  the 
time  to  give  jthe  law|the  semblance  of  being 
an  ancient  document,  in  accordance  with  a 
theory  of  the  men  who  wrote  it.  He  shows, 
on  the  contrary,  that  these  names  had  not 
been  invented  by  the  priest  writers  for  a 
purpose,  but  were  actually  derived  from  a 
remote  antiquity  in  the  Arabian  desert. 

No  moderate^school  of  critics  maintains 
or  ever  did  maintain  that  the  Levitical  law 
was  invented  by  Jerusalem  priests  in  exile, 
or  soon  after  the  return  from  Babylon.  The 
position  of  Driver,  Briggs  and  their  school 
of  critics  is  that  the  final  revision  and 
codification  of  the  law  took  place  during 
the  captivity  or  soon  after  the  restoration 
in  Jerusalem,  with  such  additions  and 
modifications  as  the  altered  circumstances 
of  the  nation  rendered  necessary.  The 
critics  are  about  unanimous  in  the  belief 
that  the  laws  and  institutions  of  the  priest 
code  were  ancient  in  Israel,  reaching  back 
in  their  origin  and  essence  to  Moses  him- 
self. In  treating  the  several  parts  of  the 
Pentateuch,  Professors  Driver  and  Adeney 
give  space  to  affirming  that  there  may  be 
Mosaic  elements  even  in  writings  produced 
many  centuries  after  Moses.  Prof.  Adeney 
goes  so  far  as  to  doubt  whether  any  of  the 
Psalms  are  Maccabean,  and  to  intimate 
that  Moses  may,  in  a  modified  sense,  be  re- 
garded as  the  author  of  the  Pentateuch. 
These  two  English  critics  with  the  addi- 
tion of  Prof.  Bennett,  of  Hackney  College, 
insist  that  they  accept  the  essential  doc- 
trines of  Christianity,  including  the  doc- 
trine of  the  inspiration  of  the  Old  Testa- 
ment, and  its  foreshadowing  of  the  Mes- 
siah. It  is  clear  that  these  views,  and  they 
represent  the  tendency  of  the  best  and 
latest  criticism,  with  a  little  more  adjust- 
ment, might  be  reconciled  with  what 
Christ  and  the  Apostles,  as  they  have  been 


commonly  understood,  say  concerning 
Moses  and  David  and  Isaiah.  With  criti- 
cism going  back  and  traditionism  coming 
forward,  the  final  position  "of  scholarship 
is  likely  to  be  on  middle  ground. 

(TO    BE    CONTINUED.) 

Infinite  Pity   for  a    World   of 
Weak  Ones. 

By  E.  S.  Allha^nds. 

Could  we  be  lifted  to  some  sublime 
height  where  we  could  see  things  in  their 
just  proportions  and  from  that  exalted 
view-point  look  down  on  the  world,  per- 
haps we  would  smile  as  we  saw  the  multi- 
tudes madly  rushing  over  enduring  things, 
while  pursuing  things  that  vanish  as  a  va- 
por; trampling  on  realities  while  grasping 
after  shadows;  often  like  children  falling 
into  the  ditch  while  heedlessly  chasing  a 
butterfly ;  but  our  smile  would  vanish  and 
we  would  grow  heart-sick  as  we  heard  the 
cries  of  bitterness  and  groans  of  unutterable 
anguish,  and  saw  the  tears  flow  from  de- 
spairing eyes,  down  hopeless  cheeks. 

If  we,  in  our  higher  and  holier  moments, 
catch  a  glimpse  of  the  relation  of  time  and 
eternity,  have  some  conception  of  the  folly 
of  worldliness,  and  our  hearts  grow  full  of 
pity  for  human  weakness,  what  must  be  the 
feelings  of  the  father-heart  of  God,  who 
alone  can  comprehend  eternity;  who  alone 
can  measure  the  heights  and  sound  the 
depths  of  a  human  soul. 

What  infinite  pity  fills  his  heart  as  he 
sees  a  world  of  weak  ones  tossed  hither  and 
thither  with  ever  an  inclination  to  do  right 
and  ever  a  temptation  to  do  wrong.  "Like 
as  a  father  pitieth  his  children,  so  the  Lord 
pitieth  them  that  fear  him."  How  an 
earthly  father  pities  his  little  child  striving 
to  do  what  it  can  not  do,  or  in  its  folly  bring- 
ing injury  to  itself.  Infinitely  greater  is 
the  pity  of  God  toward  us. 

"For  God  so  loved  the  world  that  he 
gave  his  only  begotten  Son,  that  whosoever 
belie veth  on  him  should  no"t  perish  but 
have  everlasting  life."  How  he  reaches 
out  with  boundless  love  and  pity,  "seeking 
to  save  the  lost." 

How  often  does  he  plead  in  vain,  and  we 
can  almost  hear  the  heart-rending  cry,  "O 
Jerusalem,  Jerusalem — how  often  would  I 
have  gathered  thy  children  together  even 
as  a  hen  gathereth  her  chickens  under  her 
wings,  and  ye  would  not." 

In  Gethsemane,  and  on  Calvary  the 
Father- heart  was  breaking  over  his  way- 
ward, sinful,  and  rebellious  children.  No 
wonder,  with  this  all-consuming  love  and 
pity,  that  there  is  joy  in  heaven  over  one 
repenting  sinner,  one  that  has  broken  the 
magic  spell  of  the  Prince  of  Darkness, 
and  realized  his  need  of  a  Father's  love. 
No  wonder  that  there  is  joy  among  the  an- 
gel servants,  when  the  Father  with  beam- 
ing face  welcomes  a  prodigal  home.  But 
oh,  how  often  must  the  Father's  heart 
bleed,  as  he  sees  the  bitterness,  malice, 
anger,  and  strife  among  hi3  children  as 
they  contend  over  the  perishing  things  of 
earth;  but  how  sweet  to  know  he  will  not 
judge  us  harshly,  but  with  infinite  com- 
passion, "He  knoweth  our  frame;  he  re- 
membereth  that  we  are  dust." 

He  will  not  leave  us  alone  in  the  struggle, 
but  will  make  all  things  work  together  for 
our  good,  if  we  love  him ;  teaching  us  the 
vanity  of  earthly    things;    making  us  to 


know  more  of  the  eternal  realities,  purify- 
ing our  soule  by  sorrows  and  trials;  until 
wearied  with  toil,  in  the  closing  of  the  day, 
at  the  setting  of  the  sun,  we  shall  hear  the 
Father  calling  us  home,  calling  to  rest; 
then  we  shall  see  him  as  he  is,  and  know 
the  fullness  of  his  love. 
Arkadelphia,  Ark. 


A  Pastor's  Mistake. 

By  C.  H.  Wetherbe. 

I  know  a  pastor  who,  in  order  to  avoid 
being  on  too  familiar  terms  with  the  men 
who  gather  in  the  stores  to  gossip  and  in- 
dulge in  coarse  story-telling,  keeps  him- 
self almost  wholly  aloof  from  such  a  place. 
The  place  in  which  he  now  resides  is  a 
hamlet  having  only  one  store,  where  the 
post  office  is  located,  and,  I  have  been  told, 
he  quite  generally  sends  a  boy  or  some  one 
else  to  the  post  office  to  get  his  mail,  the 
object  being  that  of  avoiding  the  necessity 
of  his  going  there  and  being  in  close  com- 
pany with  a  lowish  class  of  people.  This 
is  the  way  that  the  situation  is  represented 
to  me.  This  pastor,  from  all  that  I  have 
seen  and  heard,  is  a  most  excellent  Chris- 
tian and  is  held  in  high  regard  by  his  own 
church  people  as  well  as  by  others ;  and 
yet  many  of  those  in  the  community  who 
do  not  belong  to  any  church  are  not  partic- 
ticularly  interested  in  this  man,  for  the 
reason  that  he  does  not  mingle  among  them 
as  much  as  other  former  pastors  did.  Now, 
this  man's  motives  are  undoubtedly  of  the 
best  quality,  but  I  think  that  he  makes  a 
mistake  in  keeping  himself  so  largely  out 
of  contact  with  the  people.  While  a  pas- 
tor should  not  go  to  the  extreme  of  making 
himself  commonly  familiar  with  people 
of  lowish  instincts,  joining  them  in  irrev- 
erent stories  or  in  unbecoming  remarks, 
yet  he  ought  to  so  mingle  with  them  as  to 
express  a  wholesome  interest  in  their  affairs. 
In  a  self-respecting  way  a  pastor  should 
show  all  classes  of  people  that  he  is,  in  a 
good  sense,  one  of  them,  a  brother  man,  one 
who  wants  and  seeks  their  good  will  and  bet- 
terment. I  am  sure  that  unless  a  pastor 
can  win  the  favorable  consideration  of  the 
unconverted  in  the  community  he  cannot 
reach  them  unto  salvation.  So  I  say,  ju- 
diciously and  frequently  mingle  among 
your  people,  and  those  who  do  not  belong 
to  your  church,  pastor,  and  then  you  may 
have  gracious  access  to  their  hearts. 

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THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


October  10,1901 


The  Oldest  CKristie^rv  CK\irch 

By   VEN.  M.   GEORGE   DANIEL. 


The  oldest  Christian  church  was  founded 
by  St.  Thomas,  one  of  the  Twelve,  who 
organized  and  established  Christianity 
in  Kurdistan,  Persia,  and  Mesopotamia, 
where  the  church  was  in  all  prosperity, 
and  many  bishops  and  archbishops  were 
ordained  and  put  in  charge  of  a  certain 
district. 

For  instance,  the  second  bishop  after 
Thomas  was  Marie  Addi,  who  suc- 
ceeded Thomas  when  St.  Thomas  left  the 
country  and  went  to  India,  as  he  saw  in  a 
vision  during  the  night  that  the  Lord  was 
calling  him  to  that  land. 

We  see  in  the  history  that  St.  Thomas 
had  great  prosperity  among  the  Hindoos, 
and  later  on  the  whole  church  sent  mis- 
sionaries to  India,  where  they  prospered 
very  much  and  established  360  congrega- 
tions in  Milobar  near  Madras,  where  even 
now  are  many  who  belong  to  the  same  de- 
nomination. Seven  hundred  years  after 
Christ  there  were  millions  of  people  in 
these  regions  who  were  called  the  Thomas 
Christians  because  they  had  received 
Christianity  through  what  St.  Thomas  had 
preached  among  them.  Even  now  the 
church  is  under  the  same  name,  and  there 
are  many  such  congregations  in  the  eastern 
parts  of  Turkey  and  in  Persia.  There  is  no 
church  or  denomination  so  old  as  that  of  the 
Thomas  Christians.  Their  history  began 
with  the  first  century  of  Christianity  and 
at  Antioch,  where  they  first  were  called 
Christian. 

The  Thomas  Christians,  sometimes  in- 
correctly called  Nestorians,  have  a  very 
simple  teaching  according  to  the  Bible. 
The  discipline  of  the  church  contains  ele- 
ments from  the  old  and  new  dispensa- 
tions. Some  people  think  that  all  the 
church  is  descended  from  the  lost  ten  tribes 
of  the  Israelites.  Accordingly  the  clergy  of 
the  church  have  special  costumes  when  they 
are  in  the  church,  exactly  like  those  pre- 
scribed in  old  Mosaic  law.  In  the  church 
there  is  a  place  where  there  is  an  altar  and 
into  that,  place  only  the  minister  can  enter 


and  nobody  else,  as  it  is  considered  holy. 

The  Lord's  Supper  is  celebrated  every 
Sunday.  Every  day,  morning  and  even- 
ing, they  have  a  prayer-meeting.  During 
the  time  of  prayer  they  must  read  two 
chapters  from  the  Bible,  one  from  the  Old 
and  one  from  the  New  Testament,  and  sing 
a  few  pieces  of  psalms  just  as  they  are 
standing  without  alteration.  After  read- 
ing the  elder  or  archdeacon  must  preach 
at  least  fifteen  or  twenty  minutes.  Usually 
they  go  to  church  between  5  and  6  A.  M. 
and  between  5  and  6  p.  m. 

Until  482  A.  D.  the  whole  church  wa3 
in  fellowship  with  the  other  Christians.  By 
that  time  the  quarrel  rose  between  Nesto- 
rius,  Gregorius  and  Cyril  regarding  the 
birth  of  Christ  as  the  Son  of  Man,  and 
Christ  as  the  Son  of  God,  and  also  regard- 
ing the  Virgin  Mary,  whether  she  should 
be  called  the  Mother  of  God,  or  only  the 
Mother  of  Jesus.  Nestorius  strictly  re- 
jected the  appellation,  Mother  of  God,  as 
heathenish  and  contrary  to  Hebrews  7:3. 
Resting  as  he  did  on  the  orthodox  doctrine 
of  the  eternal  generation  of  the  Son,  cer- 
tainly he  could  easily  say  no  mortal  has 
given  birth  to  him  who  is  not  to  be  created, 
for  in  the  beginning  was  the  Word,  as  John 
says. 

But  the  Nestorians  by  no  means  refused 
to  worship  the  human  nature  of  Christ. 
The  church  believes  that  in  Christ  are  two 
natures,  human  and  divine,  and  the  "Virgin 
Mary  is  not  called  Mother  of  God,  nor  wor- 
shiped as  the  Greeks  and  Roman  Catholics 
who  have  placed  Mary  in  such  a  high  po- 
sition that  only  through  her  do  they  think 
that  they  can  go  to  heaven.  But  the 
Thomas  Christian  church's  doctrine  is  that 
we  go  to  heaven  only  through  Christ  and 
not  through  Mary. 

However,  many  writers  have  made  this 
mistake  in  criticism  against  the  teachings 
of  Nestorius.  But  we  must  not  forget  all 
the  literature  in  Greek  or  Latin  which  his 
followers  as  well  as  his  enemies  produced. 
There  are  now  in  the  possession  of  promi- 


nent Nestorians  manuscripts  of  Nestorius 
and  his  teachings  from  the  fifth  century  on, 
and  in  none  of  them  is  that  doctrine  held. 
The  opinions  of  Nestorius  were  vigorously 
combated  by  Cyril,  bishop  of  Alexandria, 
who  by  the  advice  of  Pope  Celestine  called 
a  counsel  to  Alexandria  in  438  A.  D.  to  de- 
cide the  controversy.  By  this  counsel  Nes- 
torius was  judged  guilty  of  blasphemy  and 
was  anathematized.  Nestorius  in  turn 
charged  Cyril  with  confounding  the  two 
natures  of  Christ  and  anathematized  him. 

The  Thomas  Christian  church  uses  an 
early  Syriac  version  of  the  Bible  called  the 
Peshuto.  The  origin  of  the  Peshuto  Bible 
is  explained  by  the  following  tradition: 
During  the  life  of  Jesus  on  earth,  Abgar, 
king  of  Edessa  in  Syria,  sent  to  Jesus  a 
letter  inviting  him  to  his  city,  to  escape 
the  persecutions  of  the  Jews,  to  heal  him 
and  to  bless  his  people.  Jesus  replied  that 
he  must  remain  in  Judea  to  finish  his  work, 
but  would  after  his  death  and  ascension 
send  a  disciple  who  should  heal  and  teach 
him,  this  disciple  being  in  after  years 
sent  and  kindly  received.  The  gospel  of 
Matthew  was  written  in  Syriac,  and  in  the 
course  of  the  second  century  the  rest  of  the 
Bible,  save  the  second  and  third  epistles 
of  St.  John  and  the  second  epistle  of  Pe- 
ter. The  epistle  of  Jude  and  Revelation 
were  not  amongst  the  canonical  parts 
of  the  New  Testament.  They  were  trans- 
lated into  what  is  called  Peshuto  Version. 
This  version  on  account  of  its  age  is  used 
by  the  Thomas  Christian  or  Syrian  church, 
which  was  founded  in  the  time  when  the 
disciples  were  scattered  by  reason  of  the 
persecution  in  the  years  45-287.  (See  Acts 
11:19.)  By  the  exertions  of  the  Apostle 
Paul  (Gal.  1:21),  it  grew  to  be  one  of  the 
most  flourishing  and  is  often  mentioned. 
(Acts  13:1;   15:23,  and  35:41.) 

The  Thomas  Church  began  to  fall  in  the 
year  1400  through  the  enmity  of  the  Mo- 
hammedans and  the  persecution  by  the 
Roman  Catholic  and  Greek  Churches. 
There  are  now  only  about  150,000  who  be- 


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THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


long  to  this  church  including  100,000  in  the 
mountains  of  Kurdistan  and  50,000  in 
Persia.  The  majority  of  those  people  are 
very  poor  and  cannot  afford  to  send  their 
children  to  school.  There  are  no  colleges 
built  in  those  lands  and  people  are  in  dark- 
ness, spiritually  and  bodily.  The  church 
now  is  under  the  direction  of  Patriarch 
Mar-Chamoun.  There  are  about  ten  bish- 
ops in  the  whole  church.  Each  bishop  has 
a  certain  district  under  his  control  and 
each  district  has  an  archdeacon.  The 
clergy  of  the  church  are  called  the  elders, 
first,  second,  and  third. 

In  the  time  of  the  Armenian  massacre  we 
(the  church)  lost  a  great  many  people,  and 
several  villages  were  destroyed  by  the 
Mohammedan  Kurds,  for,  though  our 
Thomas  Christian  Church  is  entirely  differ- 
ent from  the  Armenian  church,  it  is  an 
equal  object  of  the  hatred  which  the  Mo- 
hammedan Kurds  and  Turks  feel  toward  all 
Christians. 

The  Kurdish  tribes  are  under  the  rule  of 
local  chiefs  who  are  but  slightly,  and 
sometimes  not  at  all,  under  the  control  of 
the  Turkish  government.  There  is  little 
security  for  life  or  property  and  the  gov- 
ernment could  not  protect  the  Christians 
without  great  difficulty,  even  if  it  were 
much  more  desirous  of  doing  so  than  it  is. 

There  is  an  opening  for  the  Christians  in 
this  land  to  try  to  help  their  brethren  in 
their  great  agony  and  we  have  now  a  great 
many  people  who  have  not  sufficient  bread 
and  shelter  for  their  children. 


[The  title  of  the  above  article  is  the  choice 
of  the  writer  and  not  of  the  editor,  and  read- 
ers who  consider  tbat  there  is  an  older  church 
than  the  one  founded  by  the  Apostle  Thomas 
must  not  hold  us  responsible  for  the  contra?  y 
opinion  expressed  above.  The  writer  of  the 
article  is  an  archdeacon  in  the  Thomas 
Christian  Church,  otherwise  called  Nesto- 
rians,  and  is  by  race  a  Kurd.  Our  readers 
will,  we  are  sure,  be  interested  in  this  account 
of  an  ancient  branch  of  the  church  which  has 
existed  these  many  centuries  in  eastern 
Armenia,  in  the  midst  of  a  Kurdish  popula- 
tion the  greater  part  of  which  is  fanatically 
Mohammedan,  and  beset  on  west  and  east  by 
Persian  and  Turkish  Mohammedans.— Edi- 
tor.] 


The  Grave  of  Ba.rton 
Stone- 


W. 


By  Cla^ytorv  Keith. 

Even  to  the  very  presence  of  the  man  of 
genius  will  men  involuntarily  pay  a  tribute 
of  admiration.  There  is  a  grandeur  in  his 
look  that  commands  their  homage. 

Such  men  were  Alexander  Campbell, 
Walter  Scott  and  Barton  W.  Stone.  Hon- 
ored in  life — in  death  we  revere  their  mem- 
ories. Like  pilgrims  we  love  to  honor 
their  shrines,  to  pile  the  monumental  col  - 
umns  higher  and  higher.  And  as  we  be- 
hold the  garlands  of  cypress  encircling 
them,  the  grateful  encomiums  inscribed 
upon  them  and  the  tears  of  a  sorrowful 
people  watering  the  wiilo  ws  that  weep  over 
them,  we  feel  that  we  tread  upon  holy 
ground,  that  Nature's  noblemen  lie  beneath 
the  sod. 

On  a  bright  Sunday  morning  in  July, 
1865,  in  company  with  an  aged  minister  on 
a  trip  through  Kentucky — passing:  through 
a  beautiful  country,  on  a  delightful  turn- 
pike road,  we  came  to  the  Cane  Ridge 
Chapel  where  sleep  the  remains  of  Elder 
Barton  W.  Stone.  Leaving  our  vehicle 
and  walking  within  the  cemetery,  we  found 
that  a  monument  of  beautiful  Italian  mar- 
ble had  been  erected  over  the  spot,  bearing 
the  following  inscription: 


THE  CHURCH  OF  CHRIST  AT  CANE  RIDGE, 

AND  OTHER  GENEROUS  FRIENDS  IN  KY., 

HAVE  CAUSED  THIS   MONUMENT 

TO  BE  ERECTED  AS  A  TRIBUTE 

OF  AFFECTION  AND  GRATITUDE  TO 

BARTON"  VV.  STONE, 

MINISTER  OF  THE  GOSPEL  OF  CHRIST; 

AND  THE   DISTINGUISHED  REFORMER 

OF  THE  19TH  CENTURY. 

BORN  DEC   24th,  1772, 

DIED  NOV.  9th,  1844. 

HJS  REMAINS  LIE  HERE. 

This  monument  erected  in  1847 


In  conversation  with  his  daughter,  Sister 
Bowen,  of  Hannibal,  Mo.,  in  1869, 1  learned 
that  he  died  at  the  home  of  his  daughter, 
in  Hannibal,  Mo.,  and  was  buried  on  his 
own  farm  in  Illinois;  that  ha  had  often 
expressed  a  wish  to  be  buried  at  Cane 
Ridge,  Ky.,  and  that  with  the  consent  of 
his  family,  his  remains  were  disinterred 


and  taken  to  that  place,  where  they  were 
deposited  March  9,  1847. 

In  the  same  conversation  Sister  Bowen 
gave  me  a  very  impressive  account  of  that 
wonderful  phenomenon  witnessed  by  her 
among  the  multitudes  who  attended  the 
camp-meetings  held  near  her  father's 
house  in  1803,  called  in  his  biography,  by 
Elder  John  Rodgers,  "the  jerks." 

I  transcribe  from  my  note  book  a  short 
poem  on  the  grave  of  B.  W.  Stone,  by  S. 
W.  Irvin,  of  Lexington,  Ky.,  written  May 
15,  1851,  which  Sister  Bowen  had  preserved 
and  which  she  treasured  very  highly.  Un- 
less my  memory  is  at  fault,  "Good  Sister 
Bowen,"  as  she  was  known  in  Hannibal, 
was  the  mother  of  Mrs.  J.  K.  Rodgers,  now 
of  Kansas  City,  and  of  Mrs.  Henry  Haley, 
who  passed  away  perhaps  twenty  years 
ago. 

Here  is  the  poem: 

THE  GRAVE  OF  BARTON  W.  STONE. 

They  have  made  him  a  grave  and  his  form  in- 
terred, 
'Neath  the  green  and  grassy  sward; 
On  the  hallowed  spot    where   his   voice  was 
heard, 
When  he  pointed  the  way  to  the  Lord. 

It  is  meet  where  the  banner  of  Christ  he  had 
reared, 
And  where  praise  had  expended  his  breath; 
Where  the  church  by  his  preseuce  so  often  he 
cheered, 
He  should  slumber— a  trophy  of  death. 

The  hand  of  affection  has  hallowed  his  home — 
While  the  rock  shall  above  him  appear; 

The  ivy,  or  grass,  tbat  may  grow  'round  his 
tomb, 
Will  be  watered  with  many  a  tear. 

Let  him  sleep  with  the  dead  that  have  died  in 
the  Lord , 

For  'tis  meet  that  the  laborer  rest; 
His  spirit  has  gone  to  obtain  its  reward, 

And  now  ranges  the  fields  of  the  blest. 

In   the  list  of  the   greatest,  we  reckon   him 
great; 

How  few  have  attained  where  he  stood, 
Tho'  many  as  brilliant  in  church  and  in  state — 

Yet  who  has  been  equally  good? 

Sleep  on  then  in  quiet,  we  bid  thee  farewell! 

Till  the  graves  of  the  saints  shall  be  riven— 
Till  the  good  of  all  ages  God's  army  shall 
>  swell; 

Farewell!  'til  we  meet  thee  in  heaven. 

Louisiana,  Mo. 


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THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


October  io,  1901 


0\ir  Bxidget. 


— The  wind  now  blows  toward  Minneapolis, 
and  it  is  something  of  a  gale. 

— We  shall  try  to  give  our  readers  a  good 
report  of  the  convention.  That  they  always 
expect. 

— The  first  installment  of  the  Tyler  testi- 
monial has  been  forwarded,  but  it  is  not  too 
late  for  you  to  join  in.  See  report  on  oppo- 
site page. 

— How  would  Buffalo  or  Pittsburg  do  for 
our  next  national  convention?  Even  the  capi- 
tal of  the  nation  wouldn't  be  a  bad  place. 
We  should  probably  go  somewhere  East  if 
invited. 

— Beloved,  let  us  finish  our  speeches  on 
time.  The  spectacle  of  a  chairman  holding 
and  snapping  his  watch,  rising  at  last  behind 
the  speaker,  who  slowly  retreats  from  the 
platform,  as  he  hurriedly  rushes  through  his 
peroration,  is  more  amusing  than  edifying. 

—With  college  meetings  arranged  for 
Wednesday  afternoon,  fishing  excursions  post- 
poned until  after  the  convention,  and  sight- 
seeing thrown  in  between  sessions,  the  con- 
vention ought  to  have  a  free  course. 

— John  Boyle,  formerly  of  Camp  Point,  111., 
but  for  many  years  resident  of  California, 
died  at  Woodland,  Cal.,  Sept.  28.  Bro.  J.  J. 
Morgan  officiated  at  the  funeral  services.  Our 
sympathies  are  extended  to  the  bereaved 
family. 

— The  Shelbina  (VIo.)  Christian  church,  J. 
H.  Wood  pastor,  held  its  missionary  rally 
Sept.  22,  and  raised  $100  for  missions  in  addi- 
tion to  $50  which  had  already  been  raised 
during  the  year  for  various  missionary  enter- 
prises. 

—Howard  T.  Cree  made  an  auspicious  be 
ginning  of  his  ministry  at  the  Central  Chris- 
tian church,  this  city,  last  Lord's  day,  preach- 
ing morning  and  evening  to  large  audiences 
that  were  delighted  with  his  earnest  and  elo- 
quent presentation  of  the  gospel. 

—The  church  at  Joplin,  Mo.,  W.  F.  Turner, 
pastor,  laid  the  corner  stone  of  its  new  build- 
ing Sept.  29  with  appropriate  exercises.  A 
large  audience  was  present  including  visitors 
from  the  surrounding  places,  and  the  sermon 
was  preached  by  S.  M.  Johnson,  of  Carthage. 

— We  are  pleased  to  chronicle  the  marriage 
of  Miss  Bessie  Lee  Homan,  daughter  of  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  W.  K.  Homan,  to  Mr.  E.  E.  Faris, 
one  of  our  foreign  missionaries  who  is  home 
from  Africa  on  a  furlough.  Bro.  Faris  re 
turned  from  Africa  in  the  spring  and  expects 
to  go  back  to  his  field  on  the  Congo  in  about 
a  year. 

— W.  H.  Book  writes  that  the  church  at  Big 
Stone  Gap,  Va. ,  dedicated  a  beautiful  house 
of  worship  Sept.  29  with  the  debt  fully  pro- 
vided for.  Bros.  J.  W.  We3t  and  R.  L.  Pot- 
ter are  largely  responsible  for  the  organiza- 
tion and  Bro.  M.  C.  McCorkle  for  th9  new 
house.  Bro.  Book  began  his  fourth  meeting 
in  Martinsville,  Va.,  Oct.  3. 

— W.  H.  Bagby  has  resigned  his  pastorate 
at  Central  Christian  church,  Salt  Lake  City. 
The  resignation  was  accepted  only  after  his 
insistence.  During  his  pastorate  the  church 
has  nearly  doubled  its  membership  and  has 
made  great  progress  in  paying  off  a  heavy 
debt.  We  have  not  learned  the  plans  of  eith- 
er tbe  church  or  the  preacher  for  the  future. 

—A.  J.  Hargett,  pastor  of  the  Christian 
church  at  Ashland,  111.,  has  two  old  papers  of 
value  which  he  would  like  to  sell  for  the  ben- 
efit of  a  struggling  church.  They  are  the 
Ulster  County  Gazette  for  Jan.  4,  1800,  con- 
taining the  obituary  of  George  Washington, 
and  the  Prairie  Farmer  for  June  6,  1861,  con- 
taining the  obituary  of  Stephen  A.  Douglas. 

— During  thefirst  month  of  JohnL.  Brandt's 
ministry  at  the  First  church  in  this  city,  there 
have  been  21  additions.    The  present  building 


has  proved  inadequate  to  accommodate  the 
people  who  wish  to  hear,  and  the  officers  of 
the  church  have  unanimously  voted  to  take 
steps  looking  to  the  enlargement  of  the  build- 
ing. 

— C  A.  Hill  has  resigned  the  pastorate  of 
the  church  at  Canton,  O. 

— J.  A.  Seaton,  who  is  at  present  at  Brook- 
ings, S.  D.,  will  be  located  with  the  church  at 
Webster  City.  la.,  after  Nov.  1. 

— The  University  Place  Sunday-school  at 
Des  Moines  had  its  annual  rally  on  Sept.  29, 
with  an  attendance  of  1,293. 

— The  eleventh  anniversary  of  the  pastorate 
of  M.  M.  Davis  with  the  Central  Christian 
church  at  Dallas,  Tex.,  was  celebrated  by  a 
special  service  on  the  first  Sunday  in  October. 

—The  Church  of  Christ  at  Georgetown,  111., 
will  dedicate  its  new  house  Oct.  20.  The  dedi- 
catory sermon  will  be  preached  by  W.  W. 
Weeden,  who  will  contine  in  a  series  of  evan- 
gelistic services. 

— The  address  on  "Anarchy"  by  J.  B.Jones, 
president  of  William  Woods  College,  has 
been  published  in  the  Fulton  (Mo.)  Twentieth 
Century  in  response  to  a  numerously  signed 
petition. 

— James  R.  Mclntire  closes  his  pastorate  at 
Ames,  la.,  on  Oct.  13  and  begins  the  next 
Lord's  day  at  Fort  Dodge.  There  has  been 
an  average  of  35  additions  per  year  during 
each  of  his  three  years  at  Ames. 

— E.  A.  Orr  writes  that  the  Redwood  Falls 
(Minn.)  church  enjoyed  the  presence  of  Mrs. 
Louise  Kelley  on  September  29,  representing 
the  C.  W.  B.  M.  Large  audiences  heard  her 
appreciatively,  and  the  woman's  auxiliary 
was  much  strengthened.  Redwood  Falls  ap- 
preciates the  comparative  nearness  of  the 
national  convention,  and  will  go  to  Minne- 
apolis in  force. 

— T.  E.  Cramblet,  whose  resignation  from 
the  East  End  Christian  church  of  Pittsburg, 
to  accept  the  presidency  of  Bethany  College, 
has  already  been  announced,  preached  his 
farewell  sermon  September  29,  thus  ending  a 
five  years'  pastorate.  The  culmination  of  his 
work  was  in  making  the  final  arrangements 
for  paying  all  the  remaining  indebtedness 
upon  the  handsome  building  which  the  church 
now  occupies. 

— It  is  gratifying  to  learn  that  the  West 
Side  church  and  the  Union  Institute  church 
have  united  under  the  leadership  of  Roland 
Nichols.  The  church  is  to  be  henceforth  known 
as  the  Jackson  Boulevard  church.  About  a 
hundred  members  of  the  Institute  church  re- 
main out  of  this  union  and  will  carry  on  work 
at  the  Institute.  In  addition  to  this  the  news 
comes  that  the  two  Christian  churches  in  De- 
catur have  united.  All  this  looks  as  if  we 
were  learning  to  practice  Christian  union  as 
well  as  to  preach  it. 

— For  the  convention  of  the>  Virginia  Chris- 
tian missionary  society  to  be  held  at  Rich- 
mond, Va.,  Oct.  29  to  Nov.  1,  saysE.  N.  New- 
man, secretary,  the  Southern  Railway,  the 
Atlantic  Coast  Line,  the  Norfolk  and  Western, 
the  Richmond,  Fredericksburg  and  Potomac, 
and  the  Seaboard  Air  Line  railways  announce 
a  rate  of  four  cents  per  mile  one  way  for  the 
round  trip  from  points  within  the  state. 
Tickets  will  be  sold  Oct.  28  and  29,  with  Nov. 
4  as  the  final  limit  for  return,  good  only  for 
continuous  passage  in  each  direction.  The 
Chesapeake  and  Ohio  railway  announces  one 
and  one-half  fare  on  the  certificate  plan. 

— It  will  be  remembered  that  a  large  ele- 
ment of  the  population  of  Minnesota  is 
Scandinavian — a  people  who  have  manifested 
a  great  readiness  for  the  primitive  gospel 
when  it  has  been  presented  to  them  and  who 
are  singularly  loyal  in  their  allegiance  to 
Christ  when  once  they  are  enlisted.  It  would 
be  strange  if  our  national  convention  in 
Minneapolis  did  not  result  in  some  practical 
measure  looking  to  greater  evangelistic 
effort  among  this  worthy  class  of  our  foreign 


population.  We  are  sure  that  this  subject 
will  receive  the  favorable  consideration  of  any 
committee  of  thoughtful  brethren  to  whom 
it  may  be  referred.  We  havea'  few  faithful 
Scandinavian  preachers  whose  zeal  for  their 
people  is  very  commendable  and  whose  time 
and  talents  should  be  devoted  to  winning 
their  countrymen  to  New  Testament  Chris- 
tianity. 

— Any  one  of  the  three  Minneapolis  daily 
papers  will  be  sent  for  ten  days,  covering  the 
convention  period,  to  any  address  in  the 
United  States  for  20  cents  in  stamps.  It  is 
expected  that  the  reports  given  will  be  unusu- 
ally full  and  accurate.  Orders  should  be  sent 
at  once  to  L.  O.  Pettit,  502  Guarantee  Build- 
ing, Minneapolis. 

—Let  us  hope  that  the  fish  in  the  lakes 
about  Minneapolis  will  not  be  biting  during 
the  sessions  of  the  national  convention.  No 
doubt  the  local  committee  has  seen  to  that 
matter.  We  have  delightful  remembrances  of 
the  fishing  excursion  to  Medicine  Lake  with  a 
delegation  of  the  Minneapolis  church  and  a 
fish  fry  on  the  bank  of  the  lake.  It  makes 
our  mouth  water  to  think  about  it  and  if 
there  is  another  excursion  to  the  same  place 
after  the  convention  we  may  be  counted  in. 

— The  excursion  referred  to  above  occurred 
during  the  pastorate  of  Enos  Campbell  back 
in  the  80's  when  the  church  in  Minneapolis 
wouldn't  have  even  entertained  the  idea  of 
entertaining  a  national  convention.  But 
both  the  church  and  the  city  have  grown  won- 
derfully in  the  intervening  years.  We  are  look- 
ing forward  with  pleasure  to  renewing  some 
of  the  pleasant  associations  of  those  times, 
but  the  beloved  pastor  of  that  day  and  his 
saintly  wife  have  joined  the  church  trium- 
phant. Will  they  not  look  down  from  above 
on  the  great  convention  convened  in  the  city, 
and  entertained  by  the  church  which  they 
loved  and  in  which  they  labored? 

— We  call  attention  to  the  article  on  a  pre- 
ceding page  by  Ven.  M.  George  Daniel,  enti- 
tled "The  Oldest  Christian  Church."  Mr. 
Daniel  is  a  native  Kurd  and  an  archdeacon  in 
the  Thomas  Christian  Church.  The  followers 
of  this  ancient  faith  are  usually  called  Nes- 
torians,  but  they  repudiate  the  name,  claim- 
ing that  their  doctrines  are  older  than  Nes- 
torius,  who  was  only  a  conspicuous  member 
of  their  church,  and  not  its  founder.  Living 
in  Eastern  Armenia,  in  the  midst  of  a  Mo- 
hammedan population,  and  under  Turkish 
rule,  the  Kurdish  Thomas  Christians  are  sub- 
ject to  the  same  persecutions  as  the  Arme- 
nians. Mr.  Daniel  himself  has  narrowly  es- 
caped, and  not  without  wounds,  from  more 
than  one  Armenian  massacre.  He  is  educated 
in  several  languages,  speaks  fluent  English 
and  German,  and  is  at  present  lecturing  in 
the  United  States,  making  his  headquarters 
for  the  present  at  St.  Louis. 

— G.  L.  Snively,  general  secretary  of  the 
Benevolent  Association  of  the  Christian 
Church,  writes  as  follows,  especially  to  the 
Iowa  brethren: 

"Bro.  Gilbert  J.  Ellis,  for  a  number  of  years 
pastor  of  the  Church  of  Christ  at  Adel,  la., 
has  been  engaged  by  the  National  Benevolent 
Association  of  our  brotherhood  to  represent 
its  interests  in  the  state  of  Iowa,  and  is  au- 
thorized to  receive  subscriptions  of  food, 
clothing,  money  and  annuities  for  the  associa- 
tion. We  ask  the  co-operation  of  the  minis- 
try and  all  tbe  churches  in  bringing  this  benev- 
olent feature  of  our  restoration  into  harmony 
with  other  characteristics  of  the  primitive 
gospel  we  are  trying  to  restore  to  the  world. 
We  hope  Bro.  Ellis  will  be  invited  by  our 
pastors  to  speak  to  their  congregations  upon 
this  subject,  that  the  people  at  large  may 
know  of  the  enterprise  and  have  the  oppor- 
tunity of  taking  fellowship  .with  us  in  this 
fundamental  gospel  of  loving  and  giving  for 
the  help  of  deserving  needy,  and  to  the  glory 
of  our  Father." 


October  io,  1901 


THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


1297 


—The  church  at  Los  Angeles,  of  which  A. 
C.  Smither  is  pastor,  held  its  annual  fall  ral- 
ly on  Oct.  6  beginning  with  the  Sunday- 
school  and  continuing  through  the  services  of 
the  whole  day. 

—Howard  Cramblet  has  left  Nebraska  and 
accepted  the  pastorate  at  Hampton,  la.  C. 
L.  Morrison  has  taken  the  work  at  Harvard, 
Neb.,  which  David  Gregg  leaves  to  enter  the 
evangelistic  field.  Bro.  Gregg  is  at  present 
at  vVymore  with  F.  McVey  as  his  singer. 

— The  church  extension  receipts  from  the 
churches  for  the  past  week  were  S3,111.26, 
from  192  churches.  This  was  a  loss  of  thirty 
in  the  number  of  contributing  churches  and 
$270.58  in  receipts.  There  was  a  gain  through 
the  whole  year  of  113  in  the  number  of  contrib- 
uting churches  and  $2,374  in  receipts  over  last 
year.  The  receipts  from  individuals  for  the  past 
week  were  $1,909.06.  This  is  a  loss  of  $3,475.64 
over  the  same  time  last  year.  However,  dur- 
ing the  same  time  last  year,  there  was  a  spe- 
cial gift  of  $4,000,  and  this  year  a  special  gift 
of  $1,735.  Let  the  offerings  continue  with- 
out abatement  through  October  until  all  the 
missionary  churches  are  heard  from.  Remit 
to  G.  W.  Muckley,  Cor.  Sec,  Kansas  City, 
Mo. 

— Why  not  have  a  general  conference  of  the 
old  preachers  before  they  cross  the  river?  A 
few  years  more  and  not  many  of  these  will 
be  left  on  this  side.  Would  not  such  a  con- 
ference be  wortl)  while?  Holy  memories  could 
be  revived  and  much  important  information 
secured,  which  may  be  lost  forever  if  the  con- 
ference is  not  held.  But  best  of  all  will  be 
the  opportunity  for  fellowship  before  our 
work  is  finished.  What  do  the  old  men  say? 
Time  and  place  open  to  suggestion.  Let  all 
speak  who  are  interested.  All  fifty  years  old 
and  over  are  included.  The  conference  should 
last  a  week.  W.  T.  Moore. 

Columbia,  Mo.,  Oct.  5. 

The  main  trouble  would  be  to  find  enough 
old  preachers  to  make  a  conference  of  respect- 
able size.  Most  of  the  preachers  who  might 
otherwise  have  been  suspicioned  of  being  be- 
yond fifty  have  shaved  and  are  not  consort- 
ing with  old  preachers  as  a  class.  True,  Bro. 
Moore  preserves  his  patriarchal  appearance, 
but  we  fear  he  would  be  lonesome  in  an  old 
preachers'  conference.  Nevertheless,  let  the 
graybeards  get  together  if  they  can  at  Min- 
neapolis and  hold  a  symposium  on  "How  not 
to  be  laid  on  the  shelf." 

—We  learn  that  our  reference  to  the  reports 
of  William  Woods  College  and  Christian  Uni- 
versity by  their  respective  presidents,  in  our 
account  of  the  Missouri  state  convention,  has 
been  interpreted  by  some  as  a  criticism  upon 
these  men  for  reporting  only  their  own  schools. 
Nothing  was  further  from  our  thought.  The 
point  of  our  criticism  was  against  the  brethren 
of  the  state  in  laying  the  whole  responsibility 
upon  the  men  who  are  directly  connected  with 
these  schools,  instead  of  having  a  committee 
which  would  interest  itself  in  the  subject  of 
education  in  the  state,  investigate  all  the  con- 
ditions and  needs,  and  submit  a  thorough  re- 
port to  the  convention.  We  believe  this  to  be 
due  to  these  colleges  and  to  the  men  who  are 
running  them.  Our  point  was  that  this  is 
a  matter  that  concerns  not  the  presidents  of 
these  colleges  alone,  but  the  whole  brother- 
hood, and  they  should  manifest  more  interest 
in  it  than  to  passively  receive  the  reports  of 
the  schools  as  made  by  their  immediate  repre- 
sentatives. We  trust  that  the  committee  on 
education,  appointed  for  the  next  year,  will 
give  us  a  well  digested  report  on  the  educa- 
tional situation  in  Missouri,  with  recommen- 
dations looking  towards  larger  and  better 
things  than  we  have  yet  realized  in  that  line. 
This  was  the  meaning  of  our  reference  to  the 
matter. 


Elizabeth  Flower  Willis,  who  has  a 
national  reputation  as  a  reader  and  imper- 
sonator, has  opened  a  select  school  of  Elocu- 
tion and  Dramatic  Art  at  7  West  92nd  St., 
New  York  City. 


Testimonia.1  to  J.  Z.  Tyler. 

We  take  great  pleasure  in  acknowledging 
the  following  responses  to  our  suggestion  for 
a  testimonial  to  our  beloved  brother,  J.  Z 
Tyler,  on  the  occasion  of  his  53d  birthday  and 
the  25th  anniversary  of  his  marriage.  The 
!  limits  of  our  space  forbid  us  to  copy  the  ten- 
der expressions  of  love  and  sympathy  which 
have  accompanied  these  donations  from  vari- 
ous parts  of  the  country.  Some  of  the  donors 
were  baptized  by  Bro.  Tyler's  own  hands  and 
have  been  led  to  Christ  under  his  ministry. 
Others  have  been  profited  by  the  Bethany 
Reading  Courses  which  we  owe  to  his  inde- 
fatigable labors.  All  have  learned  to  love 
him  for  his  work's  sake,  some  of  them  not 
knowing  him  personally. 

We  report  here  only  the  amounts  which  have 
come  through  this  office  to  date,  which  are  as 
follows: 

J.  N.  Crutcher,  St.  Louis $    .50 

Clara  L.  Reynolds,  Latah,  Wash..$  1 

W.  D.  Cree,  St.  Louis 1 

J.  L.  Brandt,       "  1 

Melvin  Putman,  Vacaville,  Cal 1 

Milwaukee  friend      1 

W.  S.  St.  Clair,  Columbia,  Mo 1 

Mrs.  A.  W.  Campbell,  Talula,  I.  T..  1 

M.  M.  Davis,  Dallas,  Tex 1 

J.  N.  Jessup,  Little  Rock,  Ark 1 

C.  A.  Freer,  Columbus,  0 1 

Lydia  McGaffin,  lopeka,  Kan I 

H.  D.  Clark.  Mt.  Sterling,  Ky 2 

W.    F.    Richaidson,   Kansas    City, 

Mo 5 

A.  B.  Philputt,  Indianapolis,  Ind. ..  5 
Edward    Scharnik,    Deer    Lodge, 

Mont 5 

B.  R.  Davidsrm,  Fayetteville,  Ark..  5 
Sydney  H.   Thompson,    St    Louis, 

Mo 5 

F.E.Udell,  "  10 

Howard  C.  Rash,   Salina,  Kan 10 

J.  M.  Rudy,  friends  in  S.  Cedar 

Rapids.  la 10  25 

J.  B.  Burton,  Des  Moines.  la  10 

A.  H.  Duncan,  St.  Louis,  Mo 10 

J.H.Allen,        "       "  " 10 

J.  H.  Garrison.  "    "  " 25 

D.  O.  Smart,  Kansas  City,  Mo 25 

R.  A.  Long,     "  "  " 25 

Prof.  Willett  wires  that  he  had  secured 
pledges  amounting  to  near  $400  before 
public  announcement,  $100  of  which  has  been 


paid  to  Bro.  T.   The  testimonial  should  reach 
not  less  than  $1,000. 

In  behalf  of  all  these  donors,  and  many 
others  whose  prayers  and  sympathies  are  all 
that  they  can  give,  we  tender  you,  Bro.  Ty- 
ler, this  testimonial  of  our  appreciation  of 
your  abounding  labors,  of  your  pure  Chris- 
tian character,  and  of  our  brotherly  love  for 
you  and  our  sympathy  with  you  in  your  af- 
fliction, on  this  your  fifty-third  birthday  and 
the  twenty-fifth  anniversary  of  your  marri- 
age. This  is  only  a  foretaste  of  what  your 
brethren  will  do  when  they  have  time  to  act. 
We  are  glad  to  know  that  your  faith  in 
Christ  triumphs  over  these  light  afflictions 
which  are  but  for  a  moment,  and  that  you 
are  walking  in  the  radiance  of  His  presence 
who  said,  "I  will  never  leave  you  nor  forsake 
you."  May  his  tenderest  love  and  unceasing 
care  be  over  you  and  yours,  is  the  earnest 
prayer  of  your  brothers  and  sisters  in  Christ 
everywhere. 


All  Stuffed  Up 

That's  the  condition  of  many  sufferers 
from  catarrh,  especially  in  the  morning. 
Great  difficulty  is  experienced  in  clear- 
ing the  head  and  throat. 

No  wonder  catarrh  causes  headache, 
impairs  the  taste,  smell  and  hearing, 
pollutes  the  breath,  deranges  the  stom- 
ach and  affects  the  appetite. 

To  cure  catarrh,  treatment  must  be 
constitutional — alterative  and  tonic. 

•'I  was  afJicted  with  catarrh.  I  took 
medicii*-s  of  di.ierent  kinds,  giving  each 
a  fair  trial;  but  gradually  grew  worse  until 
I  could  hardly  hear,  tr.ste  or  smell.  I  then 
concluded  to  try  Hood's  Sarsaparilla,  and 
after  taking  five  bottles  I  was  cured  and 
have  not  had  any  return  of  the  disease 
since."      Eugene  Forbes,  Lebanon,  Kan. 

Hood's  Sarsaparilla 

Cures  catarrh — it  soothes  and  strength- 
ens the  mucous  membrane  and  builds 
up  the  whole  system. 


1^8 


THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


October  io,  1901 


A    Mild    Criticism. 

Dear  Mb.  Editoi1:— Concerning  your  criti- 
cism of  my  mild  criticism  of  Mr.  Gates'  pro- 
posed Historical  Society  please  allow  a  reply. 

1.  "How  any  one  can  confuse  au  historical 
interest  in  the  beginnings  of  our  movement 
and  a  grateful  remembrance  of  its  leaders, 
■with  denominationalism,  passes  ordinary 
understanding."  Now  here  are  two  things 
(a)  "beginnings  of  our  movement,"  (b) 
"grateful  remembrance  of  its  leaders."  What 
is  the  essence  of  denominationalism  but  an 
historical  interest  in  the  "beginnings  of  a 
movement"  and  "a  grateful  remembrance  of 
its  leaders"?  Does  that  pass  ordinary 
understanding?  Look  at  Lutheranisrn,  look  at 
Presbyterianism,  look  at  Methodism,  look  at 
the  Church  of  Christ  (scientist),  etc.,  etc. 
How  much  of  these  parties  would  there  be, 
Mr.  Editor,  if  it  were  not  for  "an  historical 
interest,"  etc.,  and  a  "grateful  remem- 
brance"? Does  that  pass  ordinary  under- 
standing? 

That  there  is  an  historical  interest  and  a 
debt  of  gratitude  is  unquestioned,  but  1  Cor. 
3:22  covers  the  ground:  "Wherefore  let  no 
one  glory  in  men.  F'or  all  things  are  yours; 
whether  Paul,  or  Apollos,  or  Cephas — "  or 
Luther,  or  Calvin,  or  Wesley,  or  Campbell, 
or  Mrs.  Eddy,  or  Dowie. 

2  "If  our  freedom  from  denominationalism 
is  compromised  by  learning  the  history  of  our 
emancipation, — then  .  .  .  laws  .  .  . 
find  .  .  .  [exception  here  "  Let  me  ask,  is 
the  genius  of  our  emancipation  resident 
in  Campbells,  Scott,  Stone  or  Errett? 
or  is  its  history  coincident  with  these  men 
only*  I  have  thought  our  emancipation  from 
denominationalism  to  be  resident  in  the  New 
Testament,  Matt.  23:8:  "For  one  is  your 
teacher  and  all  ye  are  brethren.  And  call  no 
man  your  father  on  the  earth,  neither  be  ye 
called  masters:  for  one  is  your  master  even 
the  Christ."  The  historical  interest  is  from  the 
preaching  of  the  apostles  and  continues  to 
this  day.  Waldus,  Savonarola,  Huss,  Luther, 
Calvin,  Knox,  Wesley,  Campbell,  Scott  and 
Stone,  Garfield  and  Gladstone,  Errett  and 
Garrison,  C.  A.  Young,  H.  L.  Willett,  Gates, 
Redgrave  et  al.  All  ye  are  brethren,  does 
that  pass  ordinary  understanding? 

3.  "The  study  of  Luther's  life  probably 
never  led  anyone  back  to  Catholicism."  It 
never  led  anyone  any  further  away  from 
Roman  Catholicism  than  Luther  himself 
went— with  his  infant  sprinkling  and  consub- 
stantiation.  The  study  of  Luther's  life  with 
the  establishment  of  the  Luther  museum  at 
Wittenberg  probably  had  something  to  do 
with  Lutheranism,  either  as  cause  or  effect 
or  perhaps  a  little  of  both. 

We  do  with  Bethany  (W.  Va.,  scene  of 
Campbell's  labors)  what  Methodists  do  with 
Epworth,  and  Presbyterians  do  with  Westmin- 
ster. Do  you  think  it  about  time  to  call  a 
halt?  It's  Bethany  Park,  Bethany  Reading 
Circle,  Bethany  Beach  and  must  it  be,  alas! 
Bethany  Historical  Society?  Does  that  pass 
ordinary  understanding? 

4.  "The  life  and  times  of  the  Campbells  and 
their  associates  make  a  mighty  poor  course 
of  study  for  the  development  of  sectarians." 
Yes,  a  mighty  poor  course  of  study  for  every- 
body but  for  "The  Disciple  Church"  (the 
Campbellite  builders) .  Does  that  pass  ordi- 
nary understanding?  Allow  me  to  repeat 
(1),  (2),  (3),  (4),  (5),  a  mild  criticism,  see 
Christian-Evangelist,  Sept.  26  issue. 

E.  H.  Kellar. 
CarroUton,  Mo. 

[No,  the  "essence  of  denominationalism"  is 
not  "an  historical  interest  in  the  beginnings 
of  a  movement  and  a  grateful  remembrance 
of  its  leaders."  Not  by  a  good  deal.  The 
difference  between  the  two  is  the  difference 
between  ancestor- worship  and  filial  gratitude. 

It  is  very  true,  as  our  correspondent  says 
by.  implication,  that  the  study  of  the  lives 
and  work,  of  Camp  belland  his  co-  laborers  will 
not  lead  one  any  farther  from  denomination- 


alism than  Campbell  himself  got.  But  most 
of  us  believe  that  Campbell,  whatever  his 
limitations  in  other  respects  may  have  been, 
got  clear  away  from  denominationalism,  and 
the  study  of  his  life  is  not  likely  to  lead  one 
to  love  what  he  hated. 

"All  things  are  yours  "  Very  well.  Then 
our  correspondent  has  closed  his  own  argu- 
ment. We  shall  hold  ourselves  at  liberty  to 
enter  into  the  heritage  by  learning  from  the 
lives  of  Luther  and  Campbell  and  all  the 
other  great  leaders  who  have  helped  men  to 
understand  the  will  of  God.  If  Campbell  and 
Stone  and  Scott  do  not  belong  in  that  list, 
of  course  there  is  no  profit  in  studying  them. 
But  if  they  did  add  anything  to  men's  under- 
standing of  God's  will,  how  vain  is  the  fear 
that  an  acquaintance  with  their  work  will 
lead  to  the  undoing  of  what  they  accom- 
plished.— Editor.] 


W.  J.  Lhamon. 

This  brother,  whose  picture  is  below  pre- 
sented, has  just  accepted  a  call  from  the  trus- 
tees of  the  Missouri  Bible  College  at  Colum- 
bia, Missouri,  as  Bible  lecturer  and  instructor 
in   that  institution.    It   will   be  remembered 


that  Brother  C.  B.  Newnan,  of  Detroit, 
Mich.,  early  last  summer  accepted  this  work, 
but  after  mature  consideration,  for  reasons 
satisfactory  to  himself,  he  asked  to  be  re- 
leased from  his  engagement.  His  request  was 
granted,  and  the  offer  was  subsequently  made 
to  Brother  Lhamon,  pastor  of  the  church  at 
Allegheny  City,  Pa.,  one  of  the  largest  and 
most  influential  churches  of  the  brotherhood. 
Brother  Lhamon  was  born  in  Ohio  in  1855. 
He  graduated  from  Butler  College  in  '79  and 
post-graduated  in  '80,  receiving  the  degrees 
of  A.  B.  and  A.  M.  He  preached  in  Indian- 
apolis before  his  graduation  and  since  then 
has  held  pastorates  in  Ada,  Lima,  Kenton, 
O.,  in  Minneapolis,  Minn.,  in  Toronto,  Ont., 
and  in  Allegheny,  Pa.  He  is  a  contributor  to 
our  leading  religious  journals  and  has  for 
some  time  been  an  editorial  contributor  to 
the  Christian  Standard.  He  has  written  also 
for  various  magazines.  He  is  the  author  of 
the  following  works:  "Studies  in  Acts,  or  the 
New  Testament  Book  of  Beginnings,"  by  the 
Christian  Publishing  Company;  "Missionary 
Fields  and  Forces  of  the  Disciples  of  Christ," 
and  "Heroes  of  Modern  Missions,"  by  Flem- 
ing H.  Revell  Co.,  Chicago.  The  last  two 
books  were  prepared  especially  for  the  Beth- 
any Reading  Courses,  the  missionary  depart- 
ment of  which  he  has  conducted  almost  from 
the  beginning.  The  Missouri  brotherhood  is 
to  be  congratulated  on  the  coming  of  Brother 
Lhamon  to  this  Bible  College  work.  He  will 
probably  not  be  able  to  enter  upon  his  duties 
fully  before  the  first  of  January.  Meanwhile 
the  work  there  will  be  carried  on  by  W.  T. 
Moore,  who  has  been  in  charge  of  it  from  the 
beginning. 

The  Christian  -  Evangelist,    Three   Months,  25c. 
On  Trial  to  New  Subscribers. 


West    Virginia.  Convention. 

The  West  Virginia  Christian  missionary 
convention  assembled  at  Parkersburg,  W. 
Va.,  Oct.  1-3,  in  the  new  Christian  church 
building,  at  which  place  O.  G.  White  is  the 
industrious  and  much  beloved  pastor.  The- 
unique  building  with  its  roof  garden  for 
Bible-school  and  summer  evening  assemblies  is 
the  result  of  Bro.  White's  excellent  planning. 
It  is  a  model  structure  for  economy  of  space 
and  comfort.  The  people  of  thar,  thriving 
city  and  the  members  of  the  local  church 
nobly  and  royally  entertained  the  conven- 
tion. 

The  churches  of  the  state  were  better  repre- 
sented than  for  years  before.  The  interest  in. 
the  plans  for  future  work  was  intense.  The 
reports  of  state  evangelist  and  of  the  treas- 
urer showed  that  much  lasting  good  has  beea 
done  among  the  churches;  more  money  raised 
than  heretofore;  and  the  indebtedness  of  the 
state  board  canceled  and  all  bills  paid.  A 
mighty  cheer  of  enthusiasm  greeted  them, 
as  it  has  required  diligent  labor. 

Andrew  Linkletter  with  all  the  enthusiasm 
of  his  great  soul  has  gone  tramping  up  and 
down  the  state  (where  he  could  go  no  other 
way)  preaching  the  much  needed  gospel  of 
co-operation  and  raivly  goes  to  a  church  with- 
out accomplishing  his  purpose.  Great  credit 
is  due  him  for  his  persistent  effort.  None 
save  those  who  have  been  in  this  field  can 
realize  how  much  conservatism  and  do-noth- 
ingism  we  have  to  contend  with  hei'e  in  this- 
beautiful  mountain  state.  But  the  light  is 
breaking  and  noble  brethren  are  repenting 
over  follies  of  the  past  and  are  redeeming  the 
time  with  good  works.  A.  Linkletter  was- 
very  properly  called  by  the  whole  convention 
to  serve  another,  his  eighth  year.  Over  half 
of  his  salary  was  pledged  at  this  meeting. 

The  officers  for  the  ensuing  year  are:  Hon. 
J.  A.  Campbell,  New  Cumberland,  president; 
J.  A.  Canby,  Cameron,  secretary;  J.  B. 
Smith.  Moundsville,  treasurer. 

The  daily  papers  all  gave  liberal  and  promi- 
nent notice  of  each  session  and  we  feel  that 
much  good  has  been  done  for  our  state  work 
and  for  our  cause  in  Parkersburg. 

C.  E.  Smith. 
Bethany,  W.  Va 


Abandoned  It. 

For  the  Old  Fa.shiorved  Coffee  Was 
Killing. 

"I  always  drank  coffee  with  the  rest  of  the- 
family,  for  it  seemed  as  if  there  was  nothing; 
for  breakfast  if  we  did  not  have  it  on  the  ta- 
ble. 

I  had  been  troubled  some  time  with  my 
heart,  which  did  not  feel  right.  This  trouble- 
grew  worse  steadily. 

Sometimes  it  would  beat  fast  and  at  other 
times  very  slowly,  so  that  I  would  hardly  be- 
able  to  do  work  for  an  hour  or  two  after 
breakfast,  and  if  I  walked  up  a  hill,  it  gave- 
me  a  severe  pain. 

I  had  no  idea  of  what  the  trouble  was  un- 
til a  friend  suggested  that  perhaps  it  might 
be  caused  by  coffee  drinking.  I  tried  leaving" 
off  the  coffee  and  began  drinking  Postum 
Cereal  Food  Coffee.  The  change  came  quickly. 
I  am  now  glad  to  say  that  I  am  entirely  well 
of  the  heart  trouble  and  attribute  the  cure  to 
leaving  off  coffee  and  the  use  of  Postum, 
Cereal  Food  Coffee. 

iA  number  of  my  friends  have  abandoned  the 
old  fashioned  coffee  and  have  taken  up  with 
Postum,  which  they  are  using  steadily.  There 
are  some  people  that  make  Postum  very  weak 
and  tasteless,  but  if  it  is  boiled  long  enough, 
according  to  directions,  it  is  a  very  delicious 
beverage.  We  have  never  used  any  of  the  old 
fashioned  coffee  since  it  was  first  started  in 
our  house."  Mrs.  L.  A.  Smith,  Blodgett 
Mills,  Cortland  Co.,  N.  Y. 


October  io,  1901 


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The  Proposed  Historica.1  Society. 
What  Is  SaJd  Abovit  It. 

P.  J.  Rice,  South  Bend,  Ind.,  says:  "I  must 
heartily  approve  the  suggestion  and  hope 
that  it  may  be  successfully  carried  out.  I 
shall  be  glad  to  give  any  assistance  I  can." 

F.  D.  Power,  Washington,  D.  C,  says:  "I 
was  pleased  to  see  the  notice  in  regard  to  an 
Historical  Society.  You  have  my  vote  in  its 
favor.  We  have  all  been  too  careless  in  this 
matter  and  some  movement  of  this  kind  will 
be  of  great  value." 

J.  E.  Lynn,  Springfield,  111.,  says:  "I  am 
very  much  in  favor  of  the  Historical  Society 
as  outlined  in  the  Christian  Evangelist." 

W.  F.  Richardson,  Kansas  City,  Mo.,  says: 
<lI  do  not  see  why  such  an  Historical  Society 
might  not  accomplish  much  good  among  us. 
It  may  be  a  little  early  to  organize  such  a 
society,  but  I  suppose  the  sooner  we  begin, 
the  better  the  work  will  be  done;  and  much 
of  our  history  for  the  past  century  ought,  I 
suppose,  to  be  made  matter  of  record  very 
soon,  if  its  accuracy  is  to  be  assured.  I  will 
be  glad  to  encourage  such  an  effort  in  any 
way  possible." 

T.  W.  Grafton,  Ann  Arbor,  Mich.,  says:  "I 
most  heartily  concur  with  you  in  your  sug- 
gest'on  regarding  the  Historical  Society.  It 
should  have  been  organized  twenty-five  years 
ago,  when  many  of  the  pioneers  were  still 
alive.  A  few  men  like  the  venerable  Loos, 
Dr.  fielding,  Harrison  Jones  and  Lamar,  yet 
remain.  Your  proposed  society  should  be 
put  in  operation  while  their  memory  of  the 
earlier  times  may  be  secured." 

C.  S.  Paine,  Omaha,  Neb.,  says:  "I  have 
noticed  with  a  great  deal  of  pleasure  your 
advocacy  of  a  plan  for  the  organization  of  an 
Historical  Society  for  the  Disciples  of  Christ. 
I  have  long  had  in  mind  such  an  idea.  It 
seems  to  me  such  an  organization  for  the  con- 
servation of  historical  data  relating  to  the 
Church  of  Christ  would  not  only  be  of  lasting 
and  permanent  good  to  future  generations, 
but  would  prove  an  inspiration  to  present 
workers  by  promoting  a  study  of  the  lives  of 
the  pioneers." 

F.  M.  Green,  Kent,  Ohio,  says:  "I  am 
heartily  in  favor  of  an  Historical  Society 
with  such  a  purpose  as  named  in  the  Chris- 
tian-Evangelist of  Sept.  12. 

Prof.  C.  L.  Loos,  Lexington,  Ky.,  says: 
"Years  ago  I  suggested  that  steps  should  be 
taken  in  every  state  where  our  reformation 
has  a  history,  to  collect  all  such  information 
as  would  illustrate  the  story  of  this  great  re- 
ligious movement,  yet  my  suggestion  was  not 
heeded.  Not  a  day  should  be  lost  to  do  what 
can  yet  be  done  to  collect  all  the  historical  in- 
formation—faots  about  persons  and  actions  of 
moment." 

As  has  been  suggested  in  several  of  the 
foregoing  letters,  the  lives  of  the  pioneers  are 
of  intrinsic  value.  Many  of  them  are  as  full 
of  romance,  heroism  and  lofty  aspirations  as 
the  lives  of  any  heroes.  They  are  as  worthy 
of  study  as  the  lives  of  the  pioneers  of  the 
American  Republic.  The  characters  and  ca- 
reers of  such  men  as  Thomas  Campbell,  Alex- 
ander Campbell,  Walter  Scott,  Barton  W. 
Stone,  John  Smith  and  a  host  of  others  will 
compare  favorably  in  point  of  genius,  princi- 
ple of  action,  nobility  of  conduct,  with  such 
as  Franklin,  Patrick  Henry,  Washington, 
Hamilton,  or  Abraham  Lincoln.  In  their 
spheres  of  action  they  were  just  as  great. 
They  belong  to  the  whole  Christian  world, 
the  same  as  Wickliff,  Luther,  Calvin,  or 
Knox,  Jonathan  Edwards,  Frederick  Robert- 
son, or  Phillips  Brooks.  No  one  section  of 
the  church  has  an  exclusive  title  to  their  mem- 
ory or  access  to  their  life  and  work.  They 
are  worthy  to  become  the  inspiration  of  the 
Christian  youth  of  the  entire  land,  as  they 
have  of  the  Christian  youth  of  the  Disciples 
of  Christ. 

The  people  known  as  the  Disciples  of  Christ 
have  already  made  a  history  in  the  midst  of 


American  Christianity.  People  are  asking, 
"Who  are  they,  whence  have  they  come?" 
Their  history  is  going  to  be  written  by  some 
one,  either  by  those  indifferent  if  not  hostile 
to  their  principles,  or  by  those  friendly  to 
them.  It  matters  not,  that  history  will  be 
written.  The  impartial,  religious  historian 
must  know  about  them.  Whether  written  by 
one  or  the  other,  whoever  writes  ought  to 
have  access  to  the  facts,  and  all  the  facts. 
Such  is  not  possible  to  day.  Where  are  the 
records  of  what  transpired  in  Ohio,  Kentucky, 
Missouri  and  all  the  other  states  during  the 
days  of  relationship  with  the  Baptists?  They 
must  exist,  and  some  one  has  a  knowledge  of 
their  whereabouts.  In  all  cases,  an  Histori- 
cal Society  could  collate  this  information  and 
make  itself  the  clearing  house  for  all  periods 
and  all  territories,  to  the  one  who  would 
know  a  single  period  in  particular,  or  all 
periods  alike.  At  this  very  time  the  writer 
would  like  to  kuow  a  great  many  facts  con- 
cerning the  period  from  1813-1830.  He  would 
like  to  have  a  copy  of  the  "Declarations,  de- 
terminations and  desires  of  the  Brush  River 
church,"  set  forth  as  the  condition  of  union 
with  the  Redstone  associations  of  Baptists. 
The  assertion  is  made  that  that  document  "is 
lost,"  "was  not  preserved."  Has  any  one 
instituted  a  careful  and  exhaustive  search  for 
it? 

These  are  but  a  few  indications  of  the  work 
and  place  of  such  a  society. 

So  far  as  can  be  determined  now  there  will 
be  a  meeting  of  all  interested  in  this  move- 
ment, at  Minneapolis,  Tuesday,  p.  m.,  at  1 
o'clock,  Oct.  15.  The  place  will  be  announced 
before  the  convention.  Errett  Gates. 

5526  Jefferson  Ave.,  Chicago. 

Boys'  and  Girls'  R_ally  Day. 

[I  am  permitted  to  publish  this  open  letter 
to  me,  relating  to  the  Boys'  and  Girls'  Rally 
for  America.  B.  L.  Smith.] 

Macatawa,  Mich.,  Aug.  16,  1901. 
Ben).  L.  Smith,  Cor.  Sec.  A.  C.  M.  S  , 

Dear  Brother: — In  our  religious  calendar 
we  have  several  different  days  set  apart  to 
as  many  different  purposes,  all  of  which  are 
important  to  the  success  of  our  general 
work.  Two  of  these  relate  especially  to  the 
young  people;  namely:  Children's  Day  for 
foreign  missions,  and  Boys'  and  Girls' Rally 
Day  for  America.  The  latter  has  not  as  yet 
come  into  as  general  observance  as  its  merits 
deserve,  and  for  this  reason  I  wish  to  say  a 
word  in  its  behalf. 

It  has  come  to  be  generally  accepted  among 
us  that  America,  and  particularly  the 
United  States,  is  the  base  of  all  our  world- 
wide missionary  movements.  Just  in  pro- 
portion as  we  are  strong  and  healthy  in  this 
great  home  field,  we  shall  be  able  to  vigor- 
ously prosecute  our  work  in  other  lands. 
It  is  the  fuller  realization  of  this  truth,  to- 
gether with  a  clearer  recognition  of  the  par- 
amount claims  which  our  own  country  has 
upon  us  as  citizens,  that  is  bringing  home 
missions  to  the  front.  The  Boys'  and  Girls' 
Rally  Day  for  America  fits  exactly  into  our 
general  missionary  scheme,  while,  at  the 
same  time,  it  falls  in  beautifully  with  that 
strong,  patriotic  impulse  which  is  so  noble 
a  characteristic  of  our  national  life.  It  is 
well  calculated  to  foster  love  of  country  in 
the  boys  and  girls,  and  to  cultivate  that 
higher  type  of  patriotism  which  looks  to  vir- 
tue and  intelligence  as  the  chief  guards  of 
our  free  institutions  and  our  national  honor. 
By  all  means,  rally  the  boys  and  girls  for 
America  and  for  Christ;  for  the  United 
States  and  for  a  united  church;  for  the  free- 
dom won  by  our  fathers,  and  for  the  liberty 
wherewith  Christ  hath  made  us  free.  So 
shall  we  best  promote  the  welfare  of  the  land 
we  love,  and  the  interest  of  that  cause  to 
which  we  have  dedicated  our  lives. 

J.  H.  Garrison. 


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An  exploding  lamp  ;  the  clothing  in 
a  blaze  ;  a  paragraph  in  the  paper  tell- 
ing of  horrible  suffering  from  burns. 
Tragedy  in  this  form  moves  a  man  to 
tears.  But  for 
women  who  are 
daily  being  con- 
sumed by  the- 
smouldering  fire 
of  disease  there  is 
little     S3'mpathy. 

Inflammation, 
with  its  fierce 
burning;  ulcera- 
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the  tissues  ;  the 
nervous  system  al- 
most shattered  by 
suffering ;  these 
are  only  part  of 
the  daily  agonies 
borne  by  many  a 
woman. 

Dr.  Pierce's  Fa- 
vorite Prescription 
puts  out  the  fire 
of  inflammation, 
heals  ulceration, 
and  cures  female 
weakness.  It  tran- 
quilizes  the  nerves,  restores  the  appetite, 
and  gives  refreshing  sleep.  "Favorite 
Prescription  "  is  the  most  reliable  put-up 
medicine  offered  as  a  cure  for  diseases 
peculiar  to  women.  It  always  helps. 
It  almost  always  cures. 

"When  I  first  commenced  using  Dr.  Pierce's 
medicines,"  writes  Mrs.  George  A.  Strong,  of 
Gansevoort,  Saratoga  Co.,  N.  Y.,  "I  was  suffer- 
ing from  female  weakness,  a  disagreeable  drain, 
bearing-down  pains,  weak  and  tired  feeling  all 
the  time.  I  dragged  around  in  that  way  for  two 
years,  and  I  began  taking  vour  medicine.  After 
taking  first  bottle  I  began  to  feel  better.  I  took 
four  bottles  of  Dr.  Pierce's  Favorite  Prescrip- 
tion, two  of  '  Golden  Medical  Discovery,'  one 
vial  of  the  'Pleasant  Pellets,'  also  used  one 
bottle  of  Dr.  Sage's  Catarrh  Remedy.  Now  I 
feel  like  a  new  person.  I  can't  thank  you 
enough  for  your  kind  advice  and  the  good  your 
medicine  has  done  me." 

Dr.  Pierce's  Common  Sense  Medical 
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October  io,  1901 


Texas  Letter. 

T.  J.  Harris,  of  Lockhart,  Tex.,  about  a 
year  since,  finding  himself  out  of  harmony 
with  the  Methodist  Church,  joined  the  Chris- 
tian. For  several  years  he  had  been  preach- 
ing for  his  people,  but  after  the  change  he 
gave  himself  to  preparation  for  the  same 
work  in  his  new  field,  and  on  Sept.  1  he  was 
set  apart  to  that  work  by  J.  J.  Cramer,  who 
speaks  in  high  praise  of  him.  Give  him  work, 
brethren. 

The  Cumberland  Presbyterians  in  their  syn- 
od at  Hillsboro  the  other  day  took  strong 
ground  against  tobacco  using  by  their  minis- 
try. Good.  Would  it  not  be  well  for  all 
the  churches  to  sound  out  a  note  clear  and 
strong  on  this  subject? 

L.  A.  Dale,  of  Abilene,  is  succeeding  well 
in  that  c  ty.  More  than  one  hundred  addi- 
tions during  the  year,  and  a  very  handsome 
new  house  soon  to  be  finished,  are  the  sub- 
stantial evidences  of  this  fact. 

S.  M.  Martin  is  in  a  meeting  with  C.  Mc- 
Pherson  and  the  First  Church  of  Ft.  Worth. 
The  preaching  of  course  is  fine,  and  the  audi- 
ences are  large.  There  have  been  fifty  addi- 
tions to  date. 

The  first  Sunday  in  November  is  Texas 
missionary  day.  At  that  time  every  loyal 
Texas  preacher,  church,  Sunday-school  and 
Endeavor  Society  is  to  rally  round  the  Lone 
Star  banner  of  Bethlehem  and  make  a  mighty 
effort  for  state  missions.  May  there  not  be 
a  single  laggard  in  the  line.  For  once  let  all 
be  heroes. 

G.  B.  Ranshaw,  after  a  ministry  of  three 
and  a  half  years  in  San  Antonio,  resigned  on 
Aug.  31.  He  says  that  J.  S.  Myers  may  suc- 
ceed him.  Do  not  know  Bro.  Ranshaw's  fu- 
ture plans. 

Devine  has  just  dedicated  a  new  house, 
Bro.  Ranshaw  officiating.  Speaking  of  the 
success  of  the  work  he  says:  "The  energy, 
perseverance  and  noble  generosity  of  Bros.  J. 
Q.  Evans,  J.  A.  Kercheville  and  C.  A.  Dun- 
can and  their  wives  have  made  these  things 
possible." 

Jno.  A.  Lincoln,  of  Davilla,  is  one  of  our 
most  successful  evangelists,  but  his  modesty 
prevents  the  report  of  his  meetings.  It  is 
claimed  that  since  July  he  has  had  over  two 
hundred  additions. 

Guy  Inman,  one  of  the  brightest  of  our 
Texas  boys,  goes  to  New  York  as  assistant 
pastor  to  Bro.  Denham  in  the  W.  56th  Street 
church,  and  the  prayers  of  a  multitude  of 
friends  go  with  him. 

T.  E.  Shirley,  financial  agent  for  Add-Ran 
University,  reports  that  he  has  passed  "the 
three-quarter  pole"  and  is  now  on  "the  home 
stretch."  He  promises  to  announce  soon  the 
time  and  place  of  the  great  meeting  when  we 
will  "celebrate  our  emancipation."  Let  the 
Lord  be  praised. 

The  saddest  thing  which  has  occurred  in 
Texas  for  many  a  day  is  the  death  of  J.  B. 
Sweeny.  He  died  at  his  home  in  Gainesville 
at  9:35  of  the  evening  of  Sept.  23.  He  was 
called  up  higher  in  the  morning  of  life,  being 
only  36  years  of  age.  He  was  well  equipped 
for  his  work  and  was  one  of  the  most  conse- 
crated laborers  in  the  vineyard  of  the  Lord. 
His  gentleness,  kindness,  modesty  and  trans- 
parent sincerity,  coupled  with  fine  natural 
ability  and  a  thorough  education,  made  him 
a  rare  man  among  even  the  best  of  men.  He 
could  do  more  different  things  and  do  them 
better  than  any  of  us,  and  was  thus  perhaps 
the  best  all-round  preacher  in  the  state.  It 
was  difficult  to  decide  as  to  whether  he  was 
most  at  home  as  pastor,  evangelist,  teacher 
or  field  agent  for  Add-Ran.  He  graduated 
from  this  school  in  1885,  and  later  won  a  di- 
ploma at  Kentucky  University.  Besides  this 
he  has  done  a  large  amount  of  post-graduate 
work,  and  hence  was  one  of  our  ripe  scholars. 
His  first  pastorate  was  at  Leavenworth,  Kan., 
and  the  second  was  at  Taylor,  Tex.,  where 
for  seven  years  he  was  a  mighty  power  for 
good.    After  this  he  became  dean  of  the  Bi- 


ble department  of  Add-Ran  University  and 
professor  of  Hebrew  and  Sacred  History.  In 
1899  he  returned  to  the  pastorate,  locating  at 
Gainesville,  where  his  work  has  been  little 
short  of  phenomenal,  adding  nearly  one  thou- 
sand to  the  local  membership,  besides  hun- 
dreds of  others  in  his  various  meetings  in  the 
field  at  large.  Perhaps  his  death  was  brought 
on  by  overwoi-k  in  such  meetings.  His  church 
gave  him  a  vacation  of  two  months  this  sum- 
mer which  was  spent  in  evangelistic  work. 
His  last  meeting  at  Detroit  resulted  in  107  ad- 
ditions and  left  him  so  exhausted  that  he  be- 
came an  easy  prey  to  typhoid  fever.  In  this 
regard  his  death  was  very  similar  to  that  of 
the  beloved  John  W.  Mountjoy  in  Columbia, 
Mo.,  several  years  since.  On  Sept  10,  1886, 
Bro.  Sweeny  was  married  to  Miss  Lelia  May 
Williams,  who  has  been  to  him  a  wife  indeed. 
God  has  given  them  three  girls  and  two  boys 
who  linger  by  the  side  of  the  broken-hearted 
mother  on  this  side  of  the  dark  river.  May 
God  prove  himself  a  husband  to  the  one  and 
a  father  to  the  others.  M.  M.  Davis. 

J* 
Concerning  Jacksonville. 

It  is  impossible  for  me  to  appear  before  each 
congregation  to  make  an  appeal  for  the 
Church  of  Christ  in  Jacksonville,  Fla.;  neither 
is  it  desirable  that  I  should.  I  pray  you  con- 
sider: 

1.  It  is  impossible  to  build  without  the 
help  of  the  brotherhood.  One-half  of  the 
members  were  burned  out  of  house  and  home, 
not  even  saving  wearing  apparel,  and  still 
others  lost  in  their  business. 

2.  To  erect  a  suitable  building  is  to  ad- 
vance the  cause  of  Christ  in  Jacksonville  and 
in  all  Florida.  Not  to  build  means  more  than 
to  retard  the  work;  what  has  been  accom- 
plished will  largely  be  lost. 

3.  Other  religious  bodies  will  build  splen- 
did houses  and  with  money  gathered  en- 
tirely outside  of  Jacksonville.  The  Masons 
and  Knights  of  Pythias  did  not  lose  their 
lodges,  and  yet  for  the  relief  of  their  members 
in  Jacksonville  they  have  sent  in  more  money 
than  would  be  required  to  build  our  church. 
The  colored  Bethel  Baptist  church  will  re- 
ceive more  money,  five  times  over,  from  sym- 
pathizers in  the  North  than  the  Disciples  of 
Christ  have  received 

But  for  the  above  facts  I  might  think  I  was 
asking  too  much.  The  Disciples  of  Christ  are 
not  fewer  in  number,  poorer  per  capita,  nor 
more  meager  and  penurious  than  others. 
Certainly  the  lack  of  response  has  been  a 
failure  to  understand:  (1)  The  need — A.  good 
house.  (2)  The  condition—  Burned  out.  (3) 
The  opportunity — For  the  brotherhood  to 
rally  as  one  body  to  the  rescue  of  a  single 
congregation  is  practical  Christian  union. 
The  least  time  lost  the  best.  We  are  the  first 
to  begin  to  build,  with  your  help  we  will  be 
the  first  to  finish.  (4)  What  about  help 
from  the  general  missionary  society  and  the 
church  extension,  has  so  often  been  asked.  I 
do  not  understand  that  it  is  the  purpose  of 
the  missionary  society  to  build  houses.  As 
to  the  church  extension  if  it  had  an  abund- 
ance of  money  it  could  only  lend.  Masons 
and  Knights  of  Pythias  are  sending  in  tens  of 
thousands  of  dollars  for  the  relief  of  their 
members,  who  did  not  lose  their  lodges,  and 
who  suffered  no  worse  from  the  fire  than  our 
brethren  did.  If  they  need  help,  is  it  expected 
that  our  brethren  shall  be  self  supporting, 
maintain  the  running  expenses  of  the  church, 
and  pay  interest  and  principle  on  money  to 
erect  a  new  building?  Does  not  the  situation 
call  for  gifts?  Put  your  congregation  in  the 
place  of  the  Jacksonville  congregation  and 
apply  the  Golden  Rule.  I  hope  it  is  not  ask- 
ing too  much  to  beg  you  to  set  some  Sunday 
for  a  collection  for  the  stricken  cause  in  Jack- 
sonville, make  the  announcement  at  least  one 
week  in  advance  and  urge  the  best  offerings 
the  hearts  and  means  of  the  members  will 
allow.  J.  T.  Boonb. 


The  Proposed    Christian    Home  aLt 
Hot  Springs,  Ark. 

Some  progress  in  our  educational  work  is 
being  made. 

One  by  one  the  brethren  are  learning  of 
this  enterprise  and  its  great  need. 

We  have  just  had  a  report  from  our  com- 
mittee on  hotels  and  sanitariums,  and  as  a 
result  of  this  careful  investigation  we  find 
that  the  Home  when  once  built  will  be  self- 
supporting,  and  will  not  have  to  draw  on  the 
churches  for  funds  to  pay  running  expenses; 
that  in  addition  to  paying  all  running  ex- 
penses, we  can,  for  every  guest  stopping  at 
the  Home,  care  for  a  destitute  brother  or  sis- 
ter in  the  free  sanitarium. 

With  a  one-hundred-guest  capacity  we  can 
provide  a  home  for  from  60  to  100  brethren 
who  may  need  our  assistance,  and'  that,  too, 
without  an  additional  cent's  cost  to  the 
brethren  who  pay  for  their  accommodations. 

Study  the  possibilities  of  such  a  home  to 
the  whole  church  of  God.  I  know  of  no  sim- 
ilar institution  in  all  our  country.  There  is, 
perhaps,  no  other  locality  where  it  would  be 
possible  to  meet  a  great  need  so  easily  as  in 
Hot  Springs.  I  am  reminded  occasionally 
by  a  doubting  brother  that  the  home  can 
never  be  built,  that  it  will  be  impossible  to 
raise  the  funds  needed.  What!  A  people 
1,000,000  strong  cannot  raise  $75,000  for  a  work 
like  this?  I  do  not  believe  it  for  a  moment. 
What  others  are  doing,  we  can  do.  The 
Pythians  are  pushing  their  $500,000  sanitari- 
um, and  the  Odd' Fellows  are  putting  a  move- 
ment on  foot  to  build  a  $350,000  home. 

Shall  the  fraternal  orders  care  for  their  sick 
and  needy  and  our  bi*ethren  go  begging?  I 
appeal  to  every  brother  to  rally  to  our  as- 
sistance at  once,  to  every  preacher  to  co-op- 
erate with  us  in  this.  We  need  your  help,  and 
now.  At  present  we  need  immediate  funds  to 
pay  for  the  fine  location  we  are  purchasing. 

We  can  use  two  or  three  srood  men  who  are 
gifted  in  raising  funds.  Write  us  for  informa- 
tion.   Address, 

Hot  Spr-ings,  Arls.         T.  Nelson  Kincaid. 

J* 
Doubters. 

Can  be  Changed  by  Knowledge. 

If  there  is  any  doubt  about  making  brain 
power  by  the  use  of  certain  food,  the  doubter 
should  make  the  following  experiment. 

Helen  Frances  Huntington  of  Gainesville, 
Ga.,  says:  "Just  a  word  of  commendation 
concerning  Grape-Nuts  which  I  have  found  to 
be  the  most  wholesome,  nourishing  and  ap- 
petizing food  that  has  ever  come  to  my 
knowledge. 

I  am  not  a  dyspeptic,  but  being  constantly 
engaged  in  severe  brainwork  I  found  that  I 
did  not  thrive  on  ordinary  diet;  even  a  mod- 
erate dinner  dulled  my  brain  so  as  to  be 
practically  incapable  of  critical  work.  I  tried 
meat  juice,  peptonoids,  the  two  meal  system 
of  light  breakfast  and  no  supper  which 
brought  on  nervous  depletion  and  sleepless- 
ness, so  I  resorted  to  one  and  another  of  the 
various  health  foods  which  all  seemed  alike 
tasteless  and  valueless  as  a  brain  food,  until 
quite  by  chance,  I  had  a  dish  of  Grape-Nuts 
food  served  as  a  dessert.  I  liked  it  so  well 
that  I  began  to  use  it  daily,  for  supper  four 
teaspoonsful  in  a  saucer  of  hot  milk,  eaten 
before  it  dissolves  to  mushiness. 

This  point  should  be  remembered  as,  after 
a  certain  time,  evaporation  seems  to  affect 
the  sweet  nutty  flavor  of  the  food  as  in  the 
case  of  certain  fine- flavored  fruits. 

The  result  in  my  case  was  simply  astonish- 
ing. I  had  no  desire  whatever  for  sweet 
pastries,  meats,  or  in  fact  anything  else;  and 
my  brain  was  as  clear  and  active  at  night 
as  on  awaking  from  a  long,  refreshing  sleep. 

The  peculiar  advantage  about  Grape-Nuts 
food  is  that  it  supplies  the  nutritive  qualities 
of  a  varied  diet  without  the  bad  results  of 
heavy  eating.  I  cheerfully  recommend  its  use 
to  all  brain  workers,  if  not  as  an  exclusive 
diet,  certainly  for  the  last  meal  of  the  day.  I 
always  take  it  with  me  when  traveling,  which 
saves  a  deal  of  annoyance  and  discomfort." 


October  io,  1901 


THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


1301 


Our  Colored  Disciples. 

After  ten  years  of  silence  I  again  seek  ad- 
mission to  the  columns  of  the  Christian- 
Evangelist  to  say  a  few  words  concerning 
my  work  among  my  people.  For  ten  years  I 
have  labored  here  in  this  new  country  to  build 
up  the  cause  of  Christ,  and  find  for  my  wife 
and  children  a  home.  Ten  years  ago  it  was 
S.  R-  Cassius,  Sister  Julia  March  and  Bro. 
Alexander  Reed  against  the  combined  forces 
of  sectarianism  and  Catholicism  here  in  Okla- 
homa. During  that  time  things  have  changed. 
We  have  grown  grown  from  three  to  one  hun- 
dred and  fifty.  Our  work  has  spread  from 
under  one  tree  to  three  counties.  Now,  there 
is  not  a  Lord's  day  that  colored  disciples  do 
not  meet  to  break  bread. 

When  I  began  here  I  had  thirty  cents,  an  ax 
and  a  pone  of  cornbread.  Many  a  time  have  I 
walked  eight  miles  and  preached  and  returned 
home  to  make  my  dinner  on  bread  and  water. 
At  one  time  I  lived  here  six  weeks,  preached 
every  Lord's  day  and  only  had  one  dollar  and 
fifty  cents  to  live  on  during  the  six  weeks,  not 
because  I  could  not  do  better  in  other  places, 
but  because  I  saw  here  a  great  field  and  was 
determined  to  stay  with  it.  When  the  con- 
vention met  in  Nashville,  I  went  there  to  see 
if  the  negro  board  of  education  and  evangeli- 
zation would  help  me.  I  was  told  that  it 
would  be  ten  years  before  any  help  could  be 
given  to  this  work,  and  I  told  them  that  in  ten 
years  the  work  would  not  need  the  board,  and 
praise  the  Lord!  I  did  not  miss  it.  The  work 
here  has  reached  a  point  where  it  will  live 
even  if  I  die.  The  trouble  is,  it  is  getting  too 
large  to  be  properly  cared  for  by  one,  like  my- 
self who  has  to  struggle  daily  for  bread.  I 
need  a  team  for  the  purpose  of  visiting  these 
different  points.  I  need  a  press  to  put  a  paper 
of  our  faith  into  the  five  thousand  colored 
homes  of  these  three  counties.  I  want  Chris- 
tians to  help  me  for  Christ's  sake,  not  for  the 
;  glory  of  any  man  or  body  of  men.  You  ask 
j  me  how  I  have  lived  and  kept  up  this  work* 
:  It  is  very  simple.  Everywhere  in  our  great 
j  brotherhood  are  men  and  women  who  would 
1  love  to  see  the  gospel  cover  the  earth  as  the 
j  waters  do  the  great  deep,  they,  hearing  of  my 
efforts,  have  from  time  to  time  helped  me. 

I  suppose   during  the  past  six  years  I  have 
received  $700.    I   have  built  the  Tohee  Indus- 
trial School  at  a  cost  of  over  $400.  I  published 
i  for  a  year  the  Industrial   Christian.      I  have 
!  written  and   circulated  10,000  booklets  on  dif- 
jfereno  topics,  and  some  of  it  I  have  spent  di- 
i  rectly  on  myself.    I  have  not  fought  organized 
!  work,  except  to  keep  it  away  from  my  race.    I 
■  have  always  said    that  societies  might   be  a 
j  good   thing  for  white  Christians,  but  it  was 
j  bad  for  my   people.    My  people  like  office  too 
j  well  to  have  the  temptation  of  being  heads  of 
societies  placed  before  them. 
j    As  I  said  before,    the  work   h,ere  will  live 
j  even  if  I  should  die.    But  during  these  years 
I  have  been  very  unfortunate,  death,  sickness 
and  crop  failures  have  caused   me  to  get  into 
debt     Even  now  I  am  sued  for  foreclosure  on 
my  home  and  I  will  have  to  raise  $350  within 
j  ninety  days.     Can  you  afford  for  me  to  drop 
j  out  of  this   work  just   at   a  time  when    its 
I  growth  needs  the  most  aggressive  work,  or  do 
I  deserve  to  lose  my  home  after  having  spent 
;tbe  best  ten  years  of  my   life  to  build  up  the 
(cause  of  my  blessed  Master?      A  small   gift 
(from  a  few  would  save   my  home  and  give  me 
I  the  things  I  need  to  do  a  greater  work.    I  am 
not  begging,  I   am  simply   telling  our   great 
brotherhood  what  I   have  done   and   what  I 
need.    I  am  writing  this  letter  at  the  request 
of  a  brother  in  Missouri,  who  sent  me  $1,  and 
asked  me  to  mention  the  fact  that  I  received  it, 
in  the  Christian-Evangelist,   and  also  give 
a  sketch  of  my  work. 

S.  R.  Cassius, 
The  Colored  Evangelist. 
Tohee,  Okla.,  Sept  29,  1901. 

J* 

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ALEXANDER  PROCTER'S 
^SERMONS^ 


"The  Witness  of  Tesus"  is  the  title  of  a  new  volume,  just  is- 
sued from  the  press  of  the  Christian  Publishing  Company,  con- 
taining nineteen  sermons  of  the  late  Alexander  Procter.  These 
sermons  were  stenographically  reported,  and  afterward  carefully 
edited  and  revised.     The  several  sermons  are  as  follows: 


The  Witness  of  Jesus. 
Creation — Old  and  New. 

The  Coining  One. 

Transfiguration  of  Man. 

Foreknowledge  and  Predestination. 

Salvation  and  Ketrihution. 

Three  Worlds  of  Revelation. 

Laws  of  Retribution, 

Following  Jesus. 

Faith  in 


Knowledge  of  God. 

The  New  Birth. 

Authority  in  Religion. 

Coming  of  the  Perfect. 

Unseen  Things. 

Law  of  Glorification. 

Creed  of  the  Church. 

The  Baptismal  Formula. 

Christian  Baptism. 

a  Future  Life. 


In  addition  there  is  the  Memorial  Address  delivered  by  T.  P. 
Haley  at  the  Missouri  Christian  Convention,  1900,  and  a  preface 
by  the  editor  of  the  volume,  J.  H.  Garrison.  This  is  a  beautiful 
volume  of  404  pages,  handsomely  bound.  The  full-page  portrait 
of  Mr.  Procter  is  an  excellent  likeness  of  the  great  preacher. 

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Ohio  Letter. 

The  largest  rally  yet  on  record  must  surely 
be  credited  to  Ohio.  On  September  22,  the 
High  St.  church  of  Akron  held  a  rally  with 
1,198  present  and  336  in  the  pastor's  class.  J. 
G.  Slater  is  an  adept  at  Sunday-school  work. 

Two  new  church  houses  were  dedicated  to 
the  worship  of  God  in  Ohio  last  Sunday. 
New  Holland  set  apart  a  neat  $4,000  house. 
L.  L.  Carpenter  officiated.  Lorain  also 
moved  into  new  quarters.  Z.  T.  Sweeney 
was  master  of  ceremonies  there. 

A.  Skidmore  returned  from  his  meeting  at 
the  historic  Dutch  Fork  church  in  Pennsyl- 
vania telling  of  excellent  results.  In  spite  of 
almost  constant  rain  and  a  county  fair  near 
by,  there  were  21  baptisms  in  16  days. 

W.  J.  Russell,  of  Rushville,  Ind..  has  held  a 
meeting  at  New  Lexington,  the  capital  of 
Perry  county.  This  is  new  territory  and  a 
good  point.  The  church  at  Crooksville  gave 
much  material  assistance  to  the  effort.  An 
organization  of  some  20  members  into  a  con- 
gregation was  effected. 

O.  L.  Cook  is  in  a  meeting  at  Lafayette, 
Adario  P.  O.  in  Richland  Co.  This  is  also  a 
new  point  and  the  fact  that  Bro.  Cook  is 
there  means  a  church  if  such  a  thing  is  possi- 
ble. 

We  now  have  a  new  factor  in  our  Ohio 
work.  C.  A.  iKleeberger  has  assumed  the 
place  of  Sunday-school  evangelist.  His  first 
work  was  at  Fostoria  and  was  very  success- 
ful. There  is  plenty  for  him  to  do.  He  is  well 
fitted  for  the  place. 

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Another  good  preacher  has  "flew  de  coop." 
This  time  it  is  Clarence  Mitchell,  of  Lima, 
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Second  church.  From  a  distance  it  seems  too 
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work  has  been  so  successful.  A  change  of 
pasture  may  make  fat  calves,  but  the  princi- 
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preachers  and  churches.  Any  church  loses  at 
least  six  months  of  life  by  a  change  of  pastors. 

On  account  of  sickness  W.  R.  Walker  can- 
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Sweeney  preached  Sept.  29,  for  the  church  at 
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this  diocese.  A  certain  Athenian  said  to  the 
writer  the  other  day,  If  you  want  to  hear  a 
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THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


October  io,  1901 


Evangelistic. 


Special  dispatch  to  the  Christian-Evangelist. 

Cedar  Rapids,  la.,  Oct.  7. — One  hundred 
nine  to  date.  Close  next  Sunday.  On  to  Min- 
neapolis. One  thousand,  two  hundred  twen- 
ty-eight since  Jan.  1,  1901.  Rushville,  Ind., 
next.— Wilson  &  Huston. 

ARKANSAS. 

Blackton,  Sept  30  — Bro.  E.  W.  Sewall 
commenced  a  meeting  here  two  weeks  ago 
which  resulted  in  50  souls  being  added  unto 
the  Lord,  and  a  church  organized.  Among 
those  added  were  16  baptists,  12  M.  E.'s,  one 
Adventist  and  one  Baptist  preacher.  People 
attended  from  10  to  15  miles  away.  Three 
M.  E.'s  came  from  Clarendon,  15  miles,  and 
were  added  to  the  church.  Bro.  Sewall  pre- 
sents the  gospel  in  the  strongest  manner  pos- 
sible. He  goes  from  us  to  Thayer,  Mo.,  and 
from  there  to  Monett.  The  writer  is  among 
the  happy  number  thit  answered  the  Mas 
ter's  call  during  this  meeting.  Our  hearts 
and  prayers  are  with  Bro.  Sewall  wherever 
he  may  go. — Lula  Bratton. 

COLORADO. 

Salida,  Sept.  30.— Since  our  last  report  we 
have  had  four  additions,  one  letter,  one  re- 
claimed and  two  young  ladies  by  baptism. 
Miss  Minnie  Brown,  of  our  Endeavor  society, 
at  our  late  convention  in  Denver,  was  made 
our  state  superintendent  of  C.  E.  work  in 
Colorado.  Interest  in  church  work  increas- 
ing.— F.  F.  Walters,  pastor. 

ILLINOIS 

Ashby,  Oct.  1.— Closed  a  24  days'  meeting 
at  Young's  Chapel  in  Marion  county,  Sept.  29, 
with  10  additions  and  the  church  in  the  best 
of  working  order  with  good  Sunday-school 
and  prayer-meeting.  The  church  has  given 
me  a  unanimous  call  for  the  third  year  which 
I  have  not  accepted  as  yet.— F.  M.  Morgan, 

Bethany,  Oct.  1.— Have  been  preaching 
every  day  here  for  over  two  weeks;  20  addi- 
tions by  baptism,  partly  from  Presbyterians, 
Methodists  and  the  world.  One  previously 
baptized  by  Baptists.  Although  our  build- 
ing has  good  seating  capacity  numbers  of 
people  are  turned  away  often  for  lack  of  room. 
May  close  in  a  day  or  two. — H.  B.  Easter- 
ling. 

Chicago,  Sept.  28. — Three  baptisms  at 
Antioch  Church,  Newton  Co.,  Ind.  One  by 
letter  at  Decatur,  Ind.— Austin  Hunter, 
Chicago  University. 

Clinton,  Oct.  7.— Closed  a  three  weeks' 
meeting  last  night  with  Thomas  J.  Shuey  do- 
ing the  preaching.  Eighteen  were  added  to 
the  church.— E.  A.  Gilliland. 

Erie,'Oct.  5. — Our  meeting  here  is  growing 
in  interest.  Nine  additions  up  to  date.  Bro. 
Kopp  is  the  pastor  and  an  excellent,  enthusi- 
astic Christian  worker.  Mrs.  Sadie  Hamil- 
ton, of  Dixon,  is  conducting  the  song  service. 
Sectarianism,  lodgery  and  infidelity  are  dam- 
aging to  the  church  life.  The  church  house  is 
undergoing  repairs  and  remodeling  and  will 
be  the  best  in  the  town  when  completed. — 
John  G.  M.  Luttenberger. 

Illiopolis,  Oct.  5.— Our  revival  meetings 
lasted  with  the  church  at  Bethany,  111.,  over 
three  Lord's  days.  One  from  Baptists,  21 
baptisms.  In  all  my  revival  or  pastoral 
work  I  never  had  so  many  words  of  apprecia- 
tion of  sermons n preached.  They  are  a  noble, 
faithful  band  of  Christians. — H.  B.  Easter- 
ling. 

Rantoul,  Oct.  2. — I  have  just  closed  a  meet- 
ing for  the  Walnut  Corner  church  with  18 
additions;  all  by  obedience.  Bro.  W.  H. 
Baker,  of  Covington,  Ind.,  ministers  for  this 
church  and  the  success  of  the  meeting  was 
due  largely  to  the  work  he  has  done. — Harry 
M.  Barnett. 

Washington,  Oct.  7. — Recently  held  a  short 
meeting  at  Secor,  111.  Three  were  added  to 
the  church.— H.  H.  Peters. 


INDIANA. 

Franklin.— I  spent  the  fifth  Lord's  day  in 
September  with  the  church  at  Paragon.  Two 
were  added,  a  father  was  reclaimed  and  his 
daughter  made  the  good  confession. — Willis 
M.  Cunningham. 

Lynn,  Oct.  7.— In  meeting  here;  one  confes- 
sion, one  by  statement.  The  anti  element 
went  out  some  time  since  and  have  a  building 
almost  completed.— A.  B.  Moore. 

Madison,  Oct.  7.— Just  closed  a  13  days' 
meeting  for  Bro.  Harlan  C.  Runyan  at  Mt. 
Olivet,  Ky.,  resulting  in  four  confessions  and 
baptisms.  We  held  a  meeting  there  last  year 
oMBday's  in  which  there  were  51  additions. 
Have  been  requested  to  return  next  fall  and 
hold  our  third  meeting.  Our  work  here  in 
Madison  is  moving  along  nicely.  Additions 
at  nearly  every  service  —two  confessions  last 
night,  one  woman  69  years  of  age.— J.  Mur- 
ray Taylor,  minister. 

Sullivan,  Oct.  1. — Closed  my  work  here  last 
night  with  four  baptisms.  There  have  been 
140  additions  during  my  four  years'  work;  72 
baptisms.  Begin  work  for  Greenwood,  Ind., 
Nov.  1.  Ordained  Bro.  Will  Curtis  to  the 
ministry   Sept.  22.— M.  W.  Yocum. 

IOWA. 

Albia,  Oct.  3.— I  have  just  returned  from  a 
short  visit  to  relatives  in  Smith  county, 
Kan.  While  there  preached  ten  days  in  a 
union  meeting  house  resulting  in  13  confes- 
sions and  two  restored.  Four  of  these  will 
probably  take  membership  in  the  M.  E. 
church.  Of  the  fifteen  seven  were  young  men 
and  nine  were  relatives  of  the  writer.  My 
brother,  C.  M.  Ingram,  superintends  a  union 
Sunday-school  which  is  doing  great  good. 
Bro.  Williamson  continued  the  meeting.  One 
confession  and  two  baptisms  at  prayer- meet- 
ing at  Albia  last  night. — R.  H.  Ingram. 

Council  Bluffs,  Sept.  30.— Two  fine  services 
here  yesterday;  2  additions  at  11  a.  m.  and  2 
at  evening  service. — W.  B.  Crewdson. 

Holly  Springs,  Sept.  30. — Since  the  estab- 
lishment of  the  church  of  Christ  here  seven 
years  ago  I  have  been  anxiously  looking  for- 
ward to  the  time  when  it  should  enter  upon  a 
steady  and  firm  growth,  and  I  trust  now  that 
that  time  has  come.  Our  pastor,  H.  H. 
Roma,  has  been  giving  a  few  night  lectures 
which  were  highly  entertaining,  and  the  im- 
mediate results  were  four  additions  to  the 
church  with  much  added  interest. — Ira  C. 
Harlan. 

Lake  City,  Oct.  1. — One  young  man  added 
Sunday  morning.  Railway  conductor's  wife 
baptized  Wednesday  evening.  Preaching  at 
10  a.  m.  Railway  brakeman's  wife  baptized 
Sunday  night.  Wedding  in  church  parlors 
Sunday  6  p.  m.;  500  people  in  evening  audi- 
ence. Our  work  is  moving  nicely  and  we  are 
happy  in  the  work. — F.  H.  Lemon. 

Oelwein,  Sept.  30. —  We  have  just  closed  a 
five  weeks'  meeting,  with  Bros.  Omer  and 
Sprague  as  evangelists.  The  meeting  resulted 
in  many  being  added  to  the  church  and  a 
great  interest  and  regard  for  the  church  in 
this  little  city  of  nearly  6,000  inhabitants. 
Bro.  Omer  preaches  the  gospel  with  power.  He 
has  done  us  much  good.  The  last  night  of 
the  meeting  we  called  an  after-meeting  of  the 
membership  and  made  an  earnest  appeal  for 
money  to  pay  off  indebtedness  on  church 
property  which  has  been  discouragingly  in 
our  pathway  for  some  time.  So  hearty  was 
the  response  that  in  less  than  thirty  minutes 
over  §1,100  was  raised.  The  mortgage  on  the 
lot  will  be  consnmed  to  ashes  by  Jan.  1,  1902, 
and  a  fine  new  church  house  is  assured  ere  the 
leaves  of  another  autumn  fall.  The  church 
is  alive,  wide  awake,  and  will  lead  the  town 
in  all  religious  enterprise. — J.  T.  Shreve, 
pastor. 

Villisca,  Oct.  7. — Eleven  accessions  since 
last  report;  5  by  letter,  6  by  baptism.  Have 
planned  our  winter's  campaign  to  begin  Nov. 
4,  and  will  be  in  continual  revival  effort  until 
March  1,  with  exception  of  holidays. — S.  M. 
Perkins. 


KANSAS. 

Atchison,  Oct.  4.— Last  Sunday  completed 
six  years  of  service  with  the  First  church  in 
this  city — two  years  and  a  half  in  the  early 
'80's  and  three  and  a  half  years  this  term, 
We  have  the  largest  Bible-school,  Endeavor 
societies,  and  by  far  the  largest  congrega- 
tions in  the  city.  We  expect  to  burn  the 
mortgage  on  the  church  the  Lord's  day  be- 
fore Thanksgiving.  Additions  to  the  church 
are  frequent. — Walter  Scott  Priest. 

Bonner  Springs,  Sept.  30.— Have  been  here 
four  weeks.  Work  moves  on  smoothly;  100  in 
S.  S.;  good  attendance  at  prayer- meeting. 
Best  Ladies'  Aid  I  have  seen.  Good  C.  W. 
B.  M.  One  young  lady  baptized  and  another 
reclaimed  since  we  came.  Baptized  a  colored 
man  last  week  who  has  been  blind  20  years. 
His  father  was  baptized  by  Alexander  Camp- 
bell in  Kentucky.  They  came  six  miles  We 
have  two  deaf  mutes,  husband  and  wife,  and 
one  blind  man  in  our  membership.  He  is  a 
deacon  and  prays  in  public— R.  H  Tanks- 
ley,  pastor. 

Holton,  Oct.  3  —Three  additions  third 
Lord's  day  in  September,  one  confession,  two 
by  commendation.  The  confession  was  that 
of  a  young  man  from  the  Methodists,  a  future 
minister.  One  by  commendation  last  Lord's 
day.— W.  A.  Oldham. 

Seneca,  Oct.  7. — Another  accession  here  by 
primary  obedience  since  our  last  report. — F 
H.  Bentley. 

KENTUCKY. 

Warsaw,  Oct.  5  —On  Monday  evening,  Sept. 
30,  Bro.  W.  Newton  Briney,  of  Paris,  Mo., 
closed  a  two  weeks'  meeting  here  which  re- 
sulted in  23  accessions  to  the  congregation. 
Twenty-one  were  baptized;  two  came  from 
congregations  elsewhere.  Bro.  Briney  is  held 
in  very  high  esteem  in  this  community.  This 
is  the  second  meeting  he  has  held  here  in  the 
last  two  years.  His  earnest  work  in  our 
midst  has  done  great  good. — Richard  W. 
Wallace. 

MISSOURI. 

Canton,  Oct.  2. — Just  closed  a  three  weeks' 
meeting  at  Columbus,  111.  The  first  two 
weeks  was  spent  in  reviving  the  church,  after 
which  there  were  seven  added  by  confession 
and  baptism.  The  Columbus  church  is  in 
good  condition  now  and  the  brethren  are  to 
have  an  official  board  meeting  at  once  to 
decide  upon  plans  for  house  repairing.— 
Chas.  L.  Harbord. 

Clearmont,  Sept.  29 — We  closed  our  meet- 
ing at  Braddyville,  la.,  with  six  additions. 
Three  of  the  number  from  the  M.  E.  Church. 
We  began  here  last  evening.  Can  hold  a  few 
meetings  this  fall  and  winter. — W.  E.  Jones, 
Seymour,  la. 

Frankford  Oct.  5. — Have  just  closed  a  two 
weeks'  meeting  with  the  Hickory  Grove 
church,  in  Callaway  county,  Mo.  There  is  a 
strong  anti- missionary  element  in  this  church, 
but  we  succeeded  in  overcoming  much  of  it 
and  raised  $15.25  for  missions  and  had  13  ad- 
ditions, 11  baptisms  and  two  by  letter. — W. 
P.  Dorsey. 

Kirksville,  Oct.  1.— There  were  13  additions 
to  the  church  here  last  Sunday. — H.  A. 
Northcutt. 

Macon,  Sept.  30. — Had  one  addition  yes- 
terday by  letter,  and  next  Lord's  day  we 
begin  our  revival  services,  with  J.  V.  Coombs 
as  evangelist. —  W.  S.  Lockhart. 

Maiden,  Oct.  4.— Robert  O.  Rogers,  of  Ken- 
tucky, has  just  closed  a  splendid  meeting  here. 
There  were  21  additions  in  all.  One  from  the 
Baptist  and  four  from  the  Methodist  Church. 

Marceline,  Oct.  4  —Five  additions  at  regular 
service  Sunday  evening.— Isom  Roberts. 

Pattonsburg,  Oct.  3.— I  have  just  closed  ai 
two  weeks'  meeting  at  Pleasant  Grove,  Cald-| 
well  county,  assisted  by  Bro.  H.  F.  Camp-  j 
bell  who  did  most  of  the  preaching  and  it  was ' 
well  done.  The  meeting  resulted  in  15  being 
added  to  the  congregation;  12  by  primary  j 
obedience  and  3  by  statement.  I  will  hold  a 
meeting  for  him   at  Christian  chapel,  Dekalb 


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county,  commencing  Monday  night,  Oct.  7. — 
Robert  Adams. 

Plattsburg,  Sept.  30.— R.  H.  Fife,  of  Wes- 
ton, assisted  the  writer  in  a  meeting  of  12 
days  at  Ridgely,  doing  the  preaching. 
There  were  eight  confessions  and  baptisms. 
The  preaching  was  good,  the  audiences  were 
good,  the  attention  was  good,  and  the  breth- 
ren were  encouraged  to  do  good  and  be  good. 
— James  C.  Cbeel. 

Shelbina,  Oct.  4.—  A  two  weeks'  meeting,  in 
which  the  writer  assisted  C.  M.  Lewellen  at 
old  Mt.  Joy  church  in  Monroe  county,  closed 
with  21  additions,  1G  baptisms. — J.  H.  Wood. 
St.  Louis,  Oct.  7. — Additions  to  the  St. 
Louis  churches  yesterday  were  as  follows: 
First,  2  by  letter;  Second,  2  by  letter;  Fourth, 
2  from  denominations  and  2  by  letter;  Fifth, 
2  by  confession;  Mount  Cabanne,  5  by  letter; 
Compton  Heights,  2  by  confession  and  2  by 
letter;  Edendale,  1  from  Baptists. 

Tipton,  Oct.  4.— W.  E.  Harlow  and  Miss 
Murphy  have  been  with  us  in  a  meeting  for 
four  weeks.  We  have^had  a  very  good  meet- 
ing; 29  additions.  Of  these  24  were  by  bap- 
tism. Bro.  Harlow  is  a  straight  gospel 
preacher  and  has  more  Scripture  on  the  end 
of  his  tongue  than  any  man'I  have  ever  met. 
We  raised  $50  more  than  sufficient  to  defray 
expenses  of  meeting  and  then  raised  $100  to 
improve  the  church.  No  trouble  for  him  to 
raise  money.  We  all  enjoyed  Miss  Murphy's 
leading  and  singing.  This  makes  85  additions 
here  during  my  pastorate.  They  go  to 
SpriDgfield  next  week.  I  begin  at  Olean. — 
Harold  E.  Monser. 

Windsor. — Am  in  a  meeting  at  Hopewell 
church  in  Morgan  county,  large  audiences 
and  the  best  of  attention.  Churches  in  south 
central  Miss'ouri  needing  help  please  write  me 
at  Windsor. — R.  B.  Havener,  Bible-school 
evangelist. 

NEBRASKA. 
Ansley. — Two    confessions     at     Kingston, 
Neb. — Jesse  R.  Teagarden. 

Ord,  Sept.  30. — We  are  having  a  splendid 
meeting  here  at  Ord.  Twenty-one  have  been 
added  to  date  and  we  continue  another 
week  and  then  to  the  national  convention  at 
Minneapolis. — A.  L.  Ogden,  evangelist,  H.  H. 
Utterback,  pastor. 

Ulysses. — The  following  recent  additions  in 
Nebraska:  At  wood  closed  at  Inavale  Sept. 
15,  with  22  additions.  He  is  now  in  Galva, 
]a.,  but  will  return  to  Nebraska  in  Novem- 
ber. A.  C  Finch  is  in  a  meeting  at  Silver 
Springs,  Kan.  At  First  Church,  Omaha,  9  by 
letter.  Ogden  reports  9  additions  at  Ord  and 
they  continue  till  national  convention.  I. 
Clark  is  holding  a  school-house  campaign  in 
and  near  North  Bend;  3  additions  up  to  date. 
— W.  A.  Baldwin. 

OHIO. 
Findlay.— Four    added    Sept.    29.— A.     M. 
Growden. 

OKLAHOMA  TERRITORY. 
Nemkirt,  Oct.  6.— We  are  in  a  great  meet- 
ing here  with  home  forces.  Prof.  C  E.  Mil- 
lard is  leading  the  song  services.  Large  at- 
tendance and  much  interest.  We  are  present- 
ing the  plea  of  the  first  disciples. — R.  S. 
Robertson. 

TEXAS. 
Denton,  Oct.  1.— Have  just  completed  two 
months'  labor  with  this  church.  Twenty- 
eight  have  been  added.  Sunday-school  has 
more  than  doubled.  This  being  the  seat  of 
the  North  Texas  Normal  College  and  of  the 
John  B.  Denton  College  it  is  quite  a  school 
town.  There  are  over  300  students  in  the 
former  and  150  in  the  latter.  Of  these  we 
have  a  good  number  at  our  services.  We 
need  a  new  church  edifice  and  are  planning  to 
build  early  in  the  coming  year.— S.  K.  Hal- 
lam. 

VIRGINIA. 

Crewe,  Oct.  4.— On  last  Lord's  day  I  as- 
sisted in  the  Bible  school,  filled  my  appoint- 
ment at  11  a.  m.,   made  eight  pastoral  calls, 


lectured  at  the  Y.  M.  C.  A.  at  3:30  p.  m.,  bap- 
tized one  candidate  at  5  o'clock  and  delivered 
my  evening  address  at  8  o'clock,  when  one 
united  by  statement.  My  work  moves  on- 
ward very  nicely. — S.  W.  Glascock. 

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Changes. 

A.  J.  Armstrong, Delavan, 111.,  to  Myrtle  Creek, 
Ore. 

Charles  E.  Underwood,  Pennville  to  56~3  R. 
R.  Street,  Indianapolis,  Ind. 

S.  J.  Tomlinson,  Elkhart  to  US  South  Ritter 
Ave.,  Irvington,  Ind. 

Thomas  D.  Butler,  Thermalito  to  Heralds- 
burg,  Cal. 

J.  A.  Seaton,  Stewartville,  Minn.,  to  Brook- 
ings, S.  D. 

E.  C.  Wigmore,  Palouse,  Wash.,  to  Monmouth, 
Ore. 

A.  R.  Adams,  Toluca,  111.,  to  Clarksville,  la. 

C.  C.  Bentley,  Westmoreland  to  1109  West 
12th  Street,  Topeka,  Kan. 

O.  M.  Olds,  Sheldon,  la.,  to  1010  Nicolet  Ave., 
Minneapolis,  Minn. 

Clyde  V.  Callahan,  Greenfield  to  Hiram,  O. 

J.  P.  Ralstin,  Ontario  to  Orange  City,  Cal. 

J.  H.  O.  Smith,  Midland,  Tex.,  to  Valparaiso, 
Ind. 

Missouri  Mission  Notes. 

This  is  the  very  first  time  that  I  have  had  a 
chance  to  note  anything  since  the  Missouri 
convention.  Wasn't  it  great?  There  was 
great  fear  before  the  convention  that  the  at- 
tendance would  be  cut  down  on  account  of 
the  drought,  but  we  had  the  greatest  attend- 
ance for  several  years,  as  our  registration  and 
that  of  the  entertainment  committee  demon- 
strates. 

The  spirit  of  the  convention  was  better 
than  for  several  years.  Of  course,  there  was 
a  breeze  but  that  is  an  indication  of  the  keen- 
est interest.  If  we  cared  not  how  the  work 
was  going,  there  would  never  be  any  breeze, 
but  infinitely  worse,  stagnation.  One  writer 
seems  10  think  that  he  has  discovered  the  se- 
cret of  certain  opposition,  because  "reporter" 
have  a  way  of  getting  at  the  inwardness  of 
things,"  and  he  lives  in  a  great  city  too.  We 
believe  that  the  men  on  both  sides  were  per- 
fectly  honest  and  sincere  and  were  interested 
in  measures  and  not  men,  and  all  for  the  best 
interest  of  the  work. 

It  is  worthy  of  note  that  every  mission  in- 
terest showed  increased  receipts.  That  of  the 
state  mission  showed  by  far  the  largest  gain 
in  years— nearly  $1,700.  This,  when  we  con- 
sider the  awful  effects  of  the  drought,  is  cause 
for  the  happiest  congratulation.  True,  we 
have  not  doDe  all  that  we  should.  There  are 
a  great  many  churches  that  could  pay  but  do 
not.  But  we  must  also  remember  that  we 
have  a  large  number  of  congregations  that 
cannot  even  raise  the  money  to  pay  a  preacher 
for  themselves.  All  the  fiaancial  agents  we 
could  put  in  the  field  could  never  make  them 
able  to  give.  What  they  need  is  building  up 
so  that  they  can  give.  One  good  thing  about 
the  year's  receipt*  is  that  we  have  more  of  the 
poor  congregations  giving  than  ever  before. 
These  gifts  were  small,  but  they  gave  and  we 
thank  God  for  it. 

Now,  however,  we  are  facing  a  condition 
and  not  a  theory.  While  our  receipts  were 
much  larger  than  last  year,  we  so  increased 
our  field  force  that  it  is  all  gone.  The  treas- 
urer's report  showed  only  a  little  over  $50  in 
the  treasury.  True,  we  received  some  money 
at  the  convention  that  is  not  included  in  the 
above  report,  but  we  must  have  immediate 
help  from  somewhere,  borrow  money,  or  else 
cut  down  field  forces.  Every  man  we  have  is 
needed;  in  fact,  an  increase  of  our  field  force 
is  imperatively  demanded.  What  then*  There 
are  a  great  many  churches  that  promised  to 
give  for  state  missions  before  the  first  of  Sep- 
tember, but  did  not.    Let  their  promises  be 


fulfilled.  Immediate  contributions  are  asked 
for  from  the  churches  and  people  able  to  do 
this.  Can  you  find  a  holier  cause,  or  one  more 
righteous  than  that  of  winning  every  part  of 
the  state  for  the  Son  of  God?  We  appeal  to 
all  to  push  this  matter  now. 

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THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


October  io,  1901 


V  Family  Circle  V 


The  Attack  on  the  President. 

A  land  of  freedom!     Who  is  free? 

The  kindly  heart,  the  trusty  brain? 
Or  lawless  fiends  of  anarchy, 

Low- browed,  black-hearted,  and  insane? 

A  land  of  boasted  liberty? 

But  liberty  for  doing — what? 
For  righteousness,  or  infamy? 

For  manly  toil,  or  beastly  plot? 

Free  speech!  that  loosens  from  their  cage 

A  thousand  passions  of  the  pit. 
Free  press!  with  license  to  enrage 

By  lying  slanders  foully  writ. 

A  refuge  for  the  world's  oppressed! 

And  for  the  world's  oppressors,  too. 
Its  white  and  red  that  bleeding  breast, 

A  darting  adder  for  its  blue. 

And,  when,  ah,  stupid  patriots,  when 
Shall  empty  phrases  find  their  graves, 

And  we,  vain  fancied  freedom's  men, 
No  longer  wear  the  yoke  of  slaves? 

By  every  form  of  lawlessness 

That  stalks  unfettered  through  the  land, 
Our  freedom  dwindles,  less  to  less. 

Our  bondage  wins  a  stronger  hand. 

For  flamiDg  words  of  bliDded  hate 

Ruu  swift  and  sure  to  fiery  deed. 
Dost  fear  the  serpent?    Do  not  wait, 

But  go,  destroy  the  serpent's  seed. 

By  brave  McKinley's  martyr  moan 

Be  taught,  O  sorrowing  citizen, 
That  freedom  rests  on  law  alone, 

And  law  alone— on  manly  men, 

—Amos  R.   Wells  in  C   E.    World. 

J* 
Bob's  Birthday  Ca^ke. 
By  Mrs.  Kate  W.  Searcy. 

Great  preparations  were  going  on  for 
the  baby's  third  birthday  dinner.  The 
deliveryman  came  to  the  door  with  grocer- 
ies and  remarked  as  he  emptied  his  basket, 
"You're  a  lucky  little  miss,  Nina.  I  was 
twenty-four  years  old  more  than  seven 
months  ago,  yet  in  all  my  life,  I  never  had 
a  cake  baked  for  me,  nor  ever  had  a  birth- 
day present  of  any  kind  whatever.  That 
may  sound  strange  to  you,  but  it's  as  true 
as  God's  truth — twenty- four  years  old  and 
never  one  present  or  as  much  as  a  slice  of 
cake  specially  for  me  on  my  birthday." 

"Poo'  Misser  Bob!"  said  little  Nina 
when  he  was  gone.  "Never  had  a  birfday 
p'esent!  Mamma,  le's  div  him  sumfin'. 
Le's  div  him  my  bes'  doll." 

"I  don't  think  Mr.  Bob  would  want  a  doll, 
dearsie,"  said  mamma  gently. 

"Would  a  birfday  cake  do?"  eagerly 
asked  the  little  one  then. 

So  it  was  arranged.  When  the  baby's 
big  silver  cake  was  made,  allowance  was 
made  also  for  a  small  one  for  Bob,  to  be 
baked  in  her  largest  little  cake  pan. 

"I  mus'  he'p  make  Misser  Bob's  cake,'' 
said  the  baby,  bustling  about  like  a  busy 
housewife.  She  brought  the  cake  pans 
from  the  pantry  shelf,  the  thick  paper  and 
pencil  to  mark  it  for  cutting  to  fit  the  pans, 
held  the  measuring  cups  and  uncorked  the 
bottle  of  flavoring  extract.  These  things 
she  had  been  permitted  to  do  from  the 
time  she  had  begun  to  toddle.  Standing 
in  a  chair  she  dipped  flour  from  the  tray  to 
the  mixing  bowl.  Then,  when  the  cakes 
were  in  the  oven,  how  she  tiptoed  to  pre- 
vent their  falling!  They  rose  beautifully 
and  baked  to  perfection. 

"Don't  they  look  'plendid  as  00  ever 
saw!"  she  exclaimed.    "Now  le's  put  on 


the  white  icin'  an'  names,  an'  candy.  I 
mus'  he'p,  mamma.    May  I?" 

"Yes,  but  you  must  be  careful  to  put  the 
candy  just  where  I  tell  you." 

"I'll  be  careful,  mamma,  you  know  I 
will,"  promised  the  baby  in  her  earnest 
way. 

N-i-n-a  was  a  word  she  had  heard 
spelled  so  often  that  she  had  come  to  know 
the  i  well,  and  was  ready  with  a  small 
silver  sphere  of  candy  for  the  dot.  Soon 
the  name  was  done  and  other  decoration 
made  with  the  candies  of  all  shapes  and 
colors. 

When  it  came  to  putting  the  name  on 
Bob's  cake,  "B-o-b,Bob,"  spelled  mamma. 

"B-i-b,  Bob,"  corrected  Nina. 

"No,  B-o-b  is  the  way  to  spell  it,"  said 
mamma. 

"Why,  mamma,  my  mamma!"  cried  the 
baby,  with  wonder  and  reproach  com- 
mingled in  her  tone.  "Don't  00  know 
there  has  to  be  an  i  in  names?  B-i-b,  Bob, 
an'  here's  a  silv'ry  dot  ready  for  it,  like 
mine." 

In  the  end  she  agreed  amiably  to  the  o 
and  used  the  silvery  dot  for  a  period. 

When  the  cake  was  ready  she  kept  a 
sharp  lookout  for  Bob.  Evening  came  and 
he  had  neither  stopped  at  the  house  nor 
passed  by  the  gate.  Nina  begged  so  hard 
to  be  allowed  to  hold  the  cake  until  she 
spied  him,  that  her  little  rocker  was  placed 
on  the  cool  front  porch  and  she  watched 
there  with  the  cake  in  a  plate  on  her  lap. 

After  dark  she  came  in  dolefully. 
"P'enty  of  'livery  wagons  rattled  by, 
mamma,"  she  sighed,  "an'  p'enty  of  'livery 
mans  on  the  seats,  but  none  of  'em  was 
Misser  Bob.  I  wis'  oo'd  sen'  it  to  the 
groceryman's  store  an'  tell  him  to  div  it  to 
his  Misser  Bob." 

"Very  well,  dear,  in  the  morning,"  said 
mamma. 

An  accident  was  the  reason  of  Bob's 
non-appearance.  A  collision  on  the  street 
had  sent  him  to  bed  with  a  broken  leg. 

A  broken  leg  in  midsummer  is  no  com- 
fortable or  convenient  thing.  It  is  ac- 
companied with  real  distress  under  any 
conditions,  but  in  sweltering  summertime, 
when  the  sufferer  is  very,  very  poor  and 
virtually  alone  in  the  world,  the  situation 
is  sad  indeed. 

Poor  Bob  had  lain  in  lonely  agony  for 
three  days  when  Baby  Nina's  cake  reached 
him.  He  had  seen  no  face  but  that  of  the 
city  surgeon  who  came  once  daily  to  look 
at  the  bandages  and  a  kind  old  washer- 
woman who  ran  in  for  a  minute  or  two  at  a 
time  two  or  three  times  a  day. 

Then  the  little  cake  came.  The  washer- 
woman brought  it  in  to  him,  holding  it 
joyfully  in  her  steaming  hands. 

"And  where  did  that  come  from?"  asked 
Surgeon  Boyce  later.  "And  why  don't 
you  eat  it?"  he  demanded,  after  Bob  had 
explained. 

"Eat  it?"  gasped  Bob.  "Why,  I'd  as 
soon  think  of  eating  my  best  friend  if  I 
had  one." 

"It  won't  hurt  you!"  commented  the 
surgeon  shortly,  at  the  same  time  making 
a  memorandum  in  his  note  book.  A  few 
minutes  afterward  he  was  ringing  the  bell 
at  Nina's  mamma's  door.  You  would  not 
have  thought  it  of  him — the  things  he  said 
to  Nina's  mamma.  You  would  have 
thought,  to  see  him  on  the  street  hurrying 
from  patient  to  patient,  that  his  only  aim 


NOT      HEREDITARY 

In  the  main,  consumption 
is  not  hereditary ;  it  is  infec- 
tious. 

Low  vital  force  is  hereditary; 
which  gives  consumption  its 
chance.  An  infection  starts 
it. 

Between  the  two,  the  crop 
is  a  big  one :  about  one-sixth 
of  the  human  race. 

We  suppose  it  needn't  be 
more  than  5  per  cent,  if  people 
would  take  fair  care  and  Scott's 
emulsion  of  cod-liver  oil. 

We'll  send  you  a  little  to  try,  if  you  like. 
SCOTT  &  BOWNE,    409  Pearl  street,    New  York. 


in  life  was  to  set  poor  people's  bones  with 
deftness  and  dispatch.  Slowly  and 
thoughtfully,  and  in  tones  soft  and  low,  he 
seemed  to  be  setting  some  serious  subject 
before  the  eyes  of  Nina's  mamma. 

She  was  a  member  of  a  certain  young 
people's  religious  society.  The  surgeon's 
appeal  was  for  the  enlistment  of  her  serv- 
ices in  behalf  of  Bob,  whose  condition  was 
very  serious.  So  low  was  he  that  the  sur- 
geon's hope  hung  by  the  merest  thread. 
Nothing  could  save  him  but  constant  and 
careful  nursing. 

From  that  hour  there  was  scarce  a  limit 
to  the  attentions  Bob  received.  Motherly 
women  saw  that  every  sick-room  necessity 
was  supplied.  Young  men  came  and  cared 
for  him  day  and  night.  He  had  dainty 
and  nourishing  food  and  plenty  of  pure 
fresh  water  to  drink.  Perhaps  none  who 
read  this  know,  from  having  suffered  lack 
of  it,  what  a  blessing  to  the  sick  in  poor 
quarters  of  large  cities  is  pure  cold  drink- 
ing water. 

One  year  later  Bob  stood  up  and  "made 
a  talk"  before  a  large  gathering  of  dele- 
gates to  a  young  people's  convention  in 
the  city  where  he  lived.  Every  sentence 
was  as  strong  as  a  sermon  on  the  import- 
ance of  little  deeds  of  kindness.  Bob 
himself  had  become  a  Christian,  active  and 
untiring  in  good  work.  His  speech  was 
none  too  long  to  listen  to,  but  too  long  to 
repeat  here,  excepting  the  last  few  sen- 
tences: "In  living  a  religious  life  I  some- 
times find  my  path  rather  rough  and  my 
steps  limpy,  but  I  manage  to  keep  a  firm 
foothold.  I'm  always  certain  of  the  right 
direction  and  sure  of  a  better  place  than 
this  world  to  rest  in  by  and  by.  If  any  of 
you  ever  have  the  least  chance  to  do  some 
little  act  of  kindness,  do  it  quick,  before 
the  chance  slips  or  the  devil  whispers 
'Don't!'  Remember  what  powerful  help 
went  along  with  the  little  birthday  cake 
Baby  Nina  sent  to  Bob." 

A  murmur  of  appreciation  swept  over 
the  vast  audience,  like  a  gentle  wave 
coming  over  a  broad  expanse  of  water.  It 
grew  louder,  distinct  ripples  broke  out 
here  and  there,  and  then  a  volume  of  ap- 
plause burst  forth  to  testify  to  the  sym- 
pathetic impulses  aroused  by  the  delivery- 
man's  simple  little  story. 


October  io,  1901 


THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


1305 


Asters. 

Walled  in  with  fire  on  either  hand 
I  walk  the  lonely  wood-road  thro'; 
The  maples  flame  above  my  head, 
And  spaces  whence  the  wind  has  shed 
About  my  feet  the  living  red, 
Are  filled  with  broken  blue. 

And  crowding  close  along  the  way 
The  purple  asters  blossom  free; 
In  full  profusion  far  and  wide, 
They  nil  the  path  on  every  side, 
In  loose  confusion  multiplied 
To  endless  harmony! 

The  autumn  wood  the  aster  knows, 
The  empty  nest,  the  wind  that  grieves, 
The  sunlight  breaking  thro'  the  shade, 
The  squirrel  chattering  overhead, 
The  timid  rabbit's  lighter  tread 
Among  the  rustling  leaves. 

And  still  beside  the  shadowy  glen 
She  holds  the  color  of  the  skies; 
Along  tbe  purpling  wayside  steep 
She  haDgs  her  fringes  passing  deep, 
And  meadows  drowned  in  happy  sleep 
Are  lit  by  starry  eyes! 
— Dora  Read  Ooodale  in  Vick's  Magazine. 

J* 
The  Revival  at  Lynford. 

Joseph  Hocking,  the  author  of  "All  Men 
are  Liars,"  "The  Purple  Robe,"  and  other 
tales,  is  writing  a  tale  of  Methodist  life  in 
Lancashire,  called  "O'er  Moor  and  Pen," 
for  the  British  Weekly.  The  following 
is  a  bit  of  dialogue  which  occurs  after  a 
revival  meeting: 

The  people  seemed  loath  to  leave  the 
chapel.  A  kind  of  spell  appeared  to  rest 
on  the  place,  and  the  spirit  of  expectancy 
prevailed. 

Presently,  as  I  was  preparing  to  go  home, 
I  saw  old  Dicky  Scott  coming  towards  me. 

"Weel,  Caleb,"  he  said,  gripping  me  by 
the  hand. 

"Well,  Richard,"  I  said,  "I'm  glad  to 
see  you  here." 

"Ay,  and  I'm  glad  to  coom." 

"And  can  you  say  with  the  lad  in  the 
Scriptures,  'One  thing  I  know,  that  where- 
as I  was  blind,  now  I  see'?  "  I  said. 

"Just  a  little  bit,  Caleb.  I'm  like  the 
man  who  said,  'I  see  men  as  trees,'  that's 
all.     But  I'm  noan  goin'  to  gi'  up." 

"No,  that's  right." 

"Yo'  see,  I'm  fair  stalled,  wi'  the  infidel 
tack.  There's  nowt  in  it.  Everything  is 
'I  doan't  believe,'  and  that'll  ne'er  do  ony- 
body  good.  Ay,  I'vejbeen  weary  on  it  for 
years,  Caleb,  for  years;  but  I've  been  too 
praad  to  say  I  wur  mistook.  I've  kipt  on 
shaatin'  when  our  spaikers  have  pretended 
to  find  a  new  proof  that  there  wur  no  God, 
as  though  it  wur  summat  to  be  glad  of. 
And  then  when  I've  got  home  I've  seed 
what  a  fooil  I've  been." 

"Yes,  I  don't  wonder." 

"The  truth  is — weel,  aw've  never  fair 
understood  what  religion  meant  till  to- 
neet.  I've  read  the  Bible  through  more 
than  once,  just  to  find  aat  the  mistakes  o' 
Moses,  and  to  laugh  at  they  curious  stories 
in  the  Books  o'  the  Chronicles,  but  naa — " 

"Yes,  what  now,  Richard?" 

"Ay,  it's  a  weary  business  this  tryin'  to 
pick  hoils  in  the  Bible.  Yo'  geet  nowt  for 
it  all,  and  when  three  weeks  sin'  I  went  to 
see  owd  Micah  Bentley  what  wur  dyin'  0' 
th'  asthma,  weel  I  just  felt  like  a  fooil." 

"How  is  that,  Richard?" 

"Why,  I  ses  to  him,  I  ses,  'Weel,  Micah, 
we've  got  rid  o'  hell  for  yo'.'  " 

''  'Ay,'  he  ses,  'and  thou'st  got  rid  o' 
heaven  too.'     :  !  ,     ., ;  .    ■  .  ; 


"  'Weel,'  I  ses,  'superstition  can  noan  do 
good.' 

"  'How  dost  a  knaw  it's    superstition?' 

"  'How'do  I  knaw?'  I  ses;  '  'ave  yo'  been 
eomin'_to  our  meetin's  all  these  years  and 
don't  knaw  that?' 

"  'Dicky,'  ses  he,  'y'  reckon  to  be  a  man 
0'  larnin','>nd  one  as  is  a  laider  among  the 
Secularists.' 

"  'Ay,'  ses  I,  'perhaps  I  am.' 

"  'Then,  Dicky,'  ses  he,  'gie  us  a  bit  o' 
comfort,'  he  ses.  'I  lost  my  little  lass 
Rosey  ten  year  agone,  and  I've  never  been 
the  same  man  sin' ;  and  then  two  year 
agone  I  lost  th'  owd  woman.  I  would  like 
to  see  'em  agean,'  he  ses.  'Gi'  us  a  bit  o' 
comfort,  Dicky.'  " 

"Well,  and  what  did  you  say?"  I  asked. 

"I  could  say  nowt,  Caleb.  I  wur  just 
like  a  ninny,  I  wur  for  sure.  Ay,  ther's  a 
lot  o'  truth  in  th'  owd  book,  Caleb." 

"It's  the  word  of  God,"  I  said. 

"Ther's  one  verse  that's  true,  't  ony 
rate." 

"And  which  is  that?" 

"  'The  fooil  hath  said  in  his  heart,  There 
is  no  God,'  "  he  replied.  "I've  got  as  far 
as  that." 

"I  pray  that  you  may  have  sight  in  its 
fullness,  Richard,"  I  said. 

"I'm  goin'  to  pray,  and  live  for  't,  Caleb. 
Now  that  thou'rt  convarted,  one  of  my 
chief  stumbling  blocks  is  gone.  Ay,  Caleb, 
doant  go  backslidin',  ef  yo'  did  it  'ud  be  an 
awful  blow  for  me." 

"May  God  help  us  all,"  I  answered. 

I  have  written  down  this  conversation  not 
because  it  is  of  particular  interest,  but  be- 
cause it  is  suggestive  of  many  hundreds 
of  others  that  took  place  all  over  Lynford. 
Indeed,  I  may  say  here,  that  ever  since 
that  night  the  Lynford  Secular  Society  has 
ceased  to  exist,  and  most  of  its  members 
are  now  members  of  Wesley  Chapel.  And 
yet  there  are  some  who  say  that  Christian- 
ity is  played  out. 

J* 

"Idiom"  of  the  People. 

A  professor  in  the  Chicago  University 
proposes  to  teach  history  "in  the  idiom  of 
the  common  people,"  whereupon  the  New 
York  Times  suggests  the  following  par- 
aphrase of  Macaulay's  account  of  the  close 
of  the  reign  of  Charles  I:  "Charles  was  a 
good  many  different  kinds  of  a  chump.  He 
couldn't  play  a  square  game,  and  made 
ducks  and  drakes  of  everything  he  got  his 
hooks  on.  He  had  a  first-class  show  at  the 
king  business,  but  he  slipped  his  trolley 
every  time  he  undertook  to  touch  the  Dem- 
ocratic bosses.  He  tried  a  lot  of  monkey 
business  with  Parliament,  but  it  landed 
him  in  the  soup;  and  when  he  tried  to 
tackle  old  Pym,  who  was  a  tough  proposi- 
tion, he  found  himself  up  against  it  to  beat 
the  band.    Pym  took  a  fall  out  of    him 


STYLE  4404. 


Came  with  the  20tk  Century 

and  is  the  culmination  of  the  combined 
skill  of  artist  and  artisan,  directed  to 
this  end  for  nearly  fifty  years.  It  is  es- 
pecially designed  for  use  in  chapels 
small  churches,  etc.  We  have  many 
styles  and  supply  all  needs. 

BOSTON.  NEW  YORK.  CHICAGO. 


every  round.  He  had  no  more  chance  to 
win  than  a  pair  of  deuces  against  a  straight 
flush,  and  though  he  put  up  a  first-rate 
bluff  it  didn't  go.  It  took  him  a  good 
while  to  drop  to  it  that  the  old  gag  of 
divine  right  was  well  enough  when  playing 
to  the  gallery,  but  that  the  orchestra  and 
boxes  were  on  to  it,  and  that  it  was  played 
out,  anyway.  Cromwell  and  Ireton  were 
too  fly  to  be  scooped  by  any  such  tommy- 
rot.  Charles  had  always  been  a  high 
roller,  and  when  his  gang  got  to  scrapping 
with  the  Roundheads  he  was  dead  broke 
and  had  to  pull  the  leg  of  all  the  dead- easy 
tenderfeet  in  the  kingdom.  The  ante  was 
too  much  for  him.  Cromwell  finally  sized 
him  up  and  got  the  district  attorney  to 
press  the  indictment  of  his  royal  nibs  for 
everything  that  was  out.  Charles  worked 
his  pull  for  all  it  was  worth,  but  he  got  the 
razzle-dazzle  just  where  the  chicken  got 
the  ax.  They  waltzed  him  off  to  the  bone- 
yard,  and  Cromwell  had  the  innings.  See?" 
That  scheme  of  teaching  history  "in  the 
idiom  of  the  common  people"  is  a  great 
idea.  One  can  see  with  half  an  eye  what 
a  field  it  opens  up  for  new  and  idiomatic 
versions  of  the  classic  history. 

J* 

"How  do  you  manage  to  get  ahead  of  all 
your  colleagues  in  securing  important  facts 
in  a  case?" 

"Oh,"  answered  the  great  detective, 
"that  is  easily  managed.  I  subscribe  to  a 
newspaper." 


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THE  BEST. 


TRADE     MARK. 


AVOID  UNKNOWN 
BRANDS. 


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Condensed  Milk 

"  :\   Has  No  Equal  as  an  Infant  Food.    - 

SEND for"babieS"a book  for  mothers.  —     Borden's  Condensed  MHk. .-. New  Ibrk.  ^ 


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THE  CHRISTIAN  EVANGELIST 


October  io,  191.1 


Wa.rvted— Lady    Bugs. 

What  will  happen  to  the  crops  of  New 
England  if  20,000  lady  bugs  are  taken 
from  the  Berkshires  and  shipped  to  South 
Africa?  queries  a  writer  in  the  New  York 
World. 

Professor  Lounsbury,  the  official  British 
entomologist  of  South  Africa,  has  ordered 
a  supply  to  kill  a  certain  injurious  insect 
which  abounds  near  Cape  Town.  F.  C. 
Tobey,  of  West  Stockbridge,  Mass.,  has 
engaged  100  children  to  fill  the  order.  The 
little  red-dotted  beetles  are  being  scooped  up 
in  great  numbers.  The  Berkshire  farmers 
are  beginning  to  protest.  The  lady  bug  is 
estimated  to  be  worth,  any  day,  ten  times 
her  weight  in  gold. 

She  comes  of  a  family  which  has  a  good 
many  black  sheep  in  it,  as  black  sheep  go 
in  the  insect  world,  but  the  lady  bug  is  a 
lady  "for  a' that."' 

Of  all  the  myriad  insects  in  the  world 
this  little  reddish  beetle  is  the  most  useful 
to  man.  Its  value  is  beyond  all  price.  It 
saves  more  crops  the  universe  over,  year 
after  year,  than  any  other  agent. 

Its  whole  life  is  a  warfare  against  other 
insects  that  destroy  the  farmer's  substance. 

French  children  long  ago  named  it  bete 
a  bon  Dieu  (the  insect  of  the  good  God), 
and  in  English  we  have  the  gentle  and  af- 
fectionate rhyme, 

•'Lady  bug,  lady  bug.  fly  away  home  " 

The  lady  bug  is  found  in  every  country 
on  the  globe,  although  the  species  in  some 
localities  are  more  useful  than  those  in 
other  localities. 

It  has  a  round  body  only  about  one- 
eighth  of  an  inch  in  diameter,  and  is  un- 
obtrusive both  in  looks  and  manner.  Its 
long  suit  is  its  appetite.  It  is  always  hun- 
gry. It  feeds  entirely  upon  the  eggs  of 
other  insects  and  upon  the  insects  them- 
selves if  they  are  small  enough  to  be  swal- 
lowed by  a  specimen  so  diminutive  as  the 
lady  bug  itself. 

The  lady  bug  lays  a  string  of  tiny  yellow 
eggs.  She  is  cunning  enough  always  to 
lay  these  amid  a  colony  of  plant  lice.  As 
soon  as  the  larvae  hatch  out,  looking  like 
miniature  alligators,  they  begin  to  eat,  and 
being  carnivorous  they  fall  upon  the  tiny 
insects  around  them.  In  the  five  or  six 
weeks  that  they  are  growing  up  they  de- 
stroy a  whole  plant- lice  settlement.  Then 
they  roll  up  as  cocoons  and  hang  suspended 
head  downward  in  nearly  any  available 
nook.  They  come  out  of  the  shell  full- 
grown  lady  bugs  and  keep  on  their  carniv- 
orous career. 

Curiously  enough,  the  lady  bug  itself 
has  few  enemies.  Its  only  means  of  de- 
fense is  a  pungent  liquid  which  is  not 
poisonous,  is  not  really  of  a  bad  odor  and 
probably  frightens  none  of  its  haphazard 
foes.  When  it  is  frightened  it  draws  its 
feet  up  close  under  its  body  and  sticks 
tightly  to  the  under  side  of  a  leaf.  Pres- 
ently, if  nothing  alarming  happens,  it 
spreads  its  small  wings  and  flies  away,  all 
the  time  watching  sharply  out  of  its  bril- 
liant black  eyes. 

The  lady  bug  really  has  two  pairs  of 
wings,  although  it  seldom  gets  credit  for 
them.  The  front  pair  fold  over  and  form 
part  of  the  hard  shell  that  incases  its  body. 
The  hind  wings  are  used  for  short  flights. 

Nearly  every  insect  which  destroys  the 
crops  is  the  prey  of  the  lady  bug.  Many 
of  these  are  the  lady  bug's  cousins,  such  as 
blister  beetles,  squash  bugs,  cabbage  bugs, 


weevils,  bark-boring  beetles,  flour  beetles, 
bean  beetles,  and  cotton  bugs,  all  of  which 
belong  to  the  coleoptera  order. 

The  lady  bug's  greatest  service,  perhaps, 
is  in  the  devouring  of  the  deadly  aphis. 
These  plant  lice,  little  green  insects  no 
bigger  than  a  tiny  pinhead,  are  the  most 
prolific  of  insects.  They  infest  all  plants 
and  are  particularly  injurious  to  cotton 
crops.  Too  small  and  frail  to  eat  the 
leaves,  they  suck  out  the   juices. 

But  the  lady  bug  pounces  upon  the  plant 
lice.  If  it  were  not  for  this  warfare  scarcely 
any  small  crop  or  any  flowers  could  be 
grown. 

In  California  a  few  years  ago  a  particu- 
larly large  lady  bug  was  introduced  from 
Australia.  It  was  found  to  be  the  only 
agent  which  could  cope  with  the  aphis 
which  caused  the  cottony  cushion  scale  on 
grapes.  In  two  years  the  work  of  the  lady 
bug  netted  a  profit  of  $500,000  to  the  state. 
It  has  now  practically  exterminated  this 
special  scale  insect. 

J* 

Scribbler — I  sign  my  name  to  everything 
I  write  now.  What  do  you  think  of  the 
idea?  Wabble — That's  all  right,  old  man, 
as  long  as  you  don't  give  your  address. 

& 

A  little  boy  who  is  interested  in  photog- 
raphy was  taken  to  the  court-house  to  see 
the  end  of  a  certain  trial.  He  came  home, 
and  told  his  mother  about  it.  "The  judge 
made  a  speech  to  the  jury,"  he  said,  "and 
then  sent  them  into  a  little  dark  room  to 
develop." 

A  little  girl  who  was  applying  for  ad- 
mission to  a  certain  grade  in  the  public 
schools  found  the  following  question  in 
her  entrance  examination : 

"Compare  the  physical  features  of  Eu- 
rope and  Africa." 

This  was  her  answer:  "The  physical 
features  of  Europe  are  fair  complected  and 
blue  eyes;  those  of  Africa  are  mostly  black 
and  woolly.  ' 


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With    the     Children. 

J.  Breckervridge  Kills. 


The    R.vina.ways. — II. 

Mrs.  Lamont  died  when  Emily  was  born, 
and  as  Zep,  the  oldest,  was  then  only  three, 
none  of  them  could  remember  her.  Their 
father — a  Kansas  City  minister,  who 
preached  for  little  churches  in  the  suburbs 
and  received  very  small  pay  for  doing  it — 
kept  the  children  with  him  until  three 
years  before  the  beginning  of  this  history. 
Then  he  died  from  a  cold  contracted  while 
driving  to  preach  a  funeral,  through  a 
snow  storm,  in  a  carriage,  which  the  grief - 
stricken  relatives  allowed  him  to  pay  for 
himself.  The  Rev.  Henry  Lamont  left 
nothing  behind  him  but  his  children  and  a 
good  name,  and  some  mourning  creditors. 
Aunt  Mary  took  the  children. 

Aunt  Mary  lived  in  St.  Joseph,  but  not 
in  a  stonefront  with  a  grass  lawn  in  front, 
and  a  long  hose  and  somebody  to  work  it. 
In  fact,  she  kept  that  little  bakery  you  find 
on  your  left  hand,  when  walking  uptown 
from  the  union  station.  It  is  such  a  little 
house  to  be  in  so  large  a  city — only  one 
room  wide,  and  a  narrow  room  at  that.  It 
stands  alone,  with  an  alley  on  one  side  and 
a  lumber  yard  on  the  other.  In  the  front 
room  are  round  pies  at  five  cents  a  pie,  and 
candy  hardly  up  to  date,  but  candy  for  all 
that.  Back  of  the  store-room  are  two 
rooms  standing  in  a  row,  with  it  for  their 
captain.  In  these  lived  Aunt  Mary  and 
her  husband  and  their  five  children.  When 
Zep,  Harry  and  Emily  came  to  live  there, 
the  quarters  were  rather  crowded,  especial- 
ly when  company  came.  But  Aunt  Mary 
had  a  way  of  making  you  feel  at  home  as 
long  as  there  was  a  square  foot  of  it  left 
for  you  to  stand  on.  She  was  so  big  and 
smiling,  and  took  everything  in  good  part, 
— even  the  flies — and  then  those  round 
pies  she  baked!  And  she  let  you  go  bare- 
footed, and  never  once  corrected  your 
grammar,  for,  if  the  truth  must  be  told, 
she  knew  a  good  deal  more  about  pastry 
than  she  did  about  verbs.  The  five  chil- 
dren were  nearly  always  sweet-tempered 
and  well-behaved,  especially  if  their  moth- 
er was  not  present,  and  as  she  had  to  stay 
in  the  store  all  day,  this  kept  them  good. 
Her  husband  was  Uncle  Ben.  He  was 
different.  He  was  thin  and  never  looked 
as  if  he  liked  it,  either.  His  five  children 
preyed  upon  his  mind.  He  would  some- 
times look  at  them  in  a  dazed  way  as  if 
wondering  where  so  many  came  from,  and 
how  he  could  make  enough  to  feed  them. 

At  the  end  of  a  year,  things  began  to  go 
wrong.  The  pies  were  just  as  good,  but  peo- 
ple felt  they  ought  to  do  without  them.  It 
was  one  of  those  annual  periods  known  to  the 
unsophisticated  as  "Hard  Times."  Money 
was  described  as  "scarce," — as  if  usually 
it  was  rather  in  your  way  when  you  walked. 
A  dollar  was  said  to  be  "hard  to  get  a-hold 
of  now."  People  grew  alarmed,  cut  down 
their  subscriptions  to  their  churches,  and 
stopped  pies.  Uncle  Ben  said  he  could  not 
afford  to  keep  the  orphans  longer,  besides, 
he  felt  he  had  done  his  part.  Aunt  Mary 
was  obliged  to  agree  with  him.  So  she 
kissed  the  children  and  wept  over  them,' 
and  sent  them  to  their  Uncle  Tom  who 
lived  in  Campton.  Uncle  Ben  said  it  was 
Uncle  Tom's  "turn." 

^Uncle  Tom  was  not  a  satisfactory  uncle. 
He  was  sorry  for  his  turn  to  come,  and  he 


let  them  know  it  at  once.  He  was  one  of 
those  men  who  pride  themselves  on  always 
saying  what  they  think,  which  meant,  in 
his  case,  that  he  took  his  recreation  in  say- 
ing disagreeable  things.  Besides,  he  was 
an  old  bachelor,  so  perhaps  that  is  why  he 
was  so  cross.  But  he  was  poor  and  had  to 
work  hard,  and  the  coming  of  three 
orphans  was*  really  a  heavy  burden.  Let 
us  be  just  to  Uncle  Tom.  He  was  a  farmer, 
but  he  rented  his  farm,  and  it  was  a  small 
one.  The  weather  never  worked  right  on 
his  farm.  The  crops  could  always  have 
been  better.  Uncle  Tom  did  his  own 
cooking,  and  he  thought  you  ate  a  good 
deal.  Indeed,  you  never  ate  as  much  as 
you  wished  at  his  table.  It  is  great  fun 
to  play  in  the  branch,  and  watch  the 
milking,  and  help  turn  the  grass  seed,  but 
it  is  not  pleasant  to  go  to  bed  with  an  ache 
in  the  stomach  calling  for  another  piece  of 
bread.  Uncle  Tom  thought  the  orphans 
should  be  bound  out,  and  when  he  harped 
upon  this,  the  children  became  very  un- 
happy, for  the  thought  of  being  bound  out 
for  service  till  they  were  of  age  seemed  a 
frightful  calamity.  Perhaps  it  would  have 
been  best  for  them — perhaps  they  would 
have  enjoyed  it,  but,  then,  they  did  not 
think  so.  If  Uncle  Tom  had  been  well  on 
in  the  world,  which  happy  condition  is 
usually  called  being  "well  off,"  he  might 
have  been  willing  to  share  his  wealth  with 
his  sister's  children.  But  I  am  not  sure 
about  that,  you  always  have  to  take  people 
as  they  are,  and  Uncle  Tom  was  poor  and 
plain-spoken. 

The  real  trouble  of  the  children  began 
when  they  went  to  their  Aunt  Sarelda. 
She  lived  in  St.  Louis  on  a  very  modest  in- 
come. She  was  a  maiden  lady,  and  was 
perfectly  contented  with  life  before  the 
children  came.  Then  everything  seemed 
to  go  wrong.  Their  grammar  vexed  her, 
for  their  living  with  Aunt  Mary  and  Uncle 
Tom  had  been  a  serious  injury  to  their 
syntax.  There  was  another  thing,  they 
liked  to  move  about — they  did  not  enjoy 
sitting  upon  chairs.  Aunt  Sarelda  was 
very  fond  of  chairs,  especially  for  children. 
She  decided  to  teach  them,  instead  of 
sending  them  to  the  public  school,  and 
this  teaching  was  an  agony  to  her,  yet  she 
persevered.  It  was  not  fun  to  the  children 
either.  She  found  them  veiy  ignorant. 
Their  father  had  been  too  busy  preaching 
to  other  people  to  give  much  attention  to 
just  his  own  children.  Sometimes  Emily 
would  try  to  hold  a  friendly  conversation 
with  her  aunt  whom  she  greatly  admired 
and  feared.  It  would  go  thus: 
"Aunt  Sarelda,  I  seen — " 
"Saiv!"  said  Aunt  Sarelda. 
"I  saw  the  purtiest — " 
"Prettiest,  prettiest,  child."  (Aunt 
Sarelda  pronounced  "pretty"  to  rhyme 
with  Betty.) 

"The  prett-tiest  ring  layin'  on—" 
"Lying,    Emily,    and    give    the    g    full 
utterance.     Thus,  lyingg,  ly-ingg." 

Emily  would  continue.  It  was  impossi- 
ble to  discourage  her.  In  the  meantime 
Emily,  Zep  and  Harry  still  perch  on  top  of 
that  box- car  in  the  moonlight.  But  I  must 
tell  you  more  about  that  gold  ring  Emily 
was  talking  about,  for  it  was  one  of  the 
causes  that  led  to  their  running  away.  I 
do  not  say  running  away  from  home, 
for,  alas!  to  orphans,  home  is  but  a  name 
— a  memory. 
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Hall  Caine  Uses  His  Bible, 

Mr.  Hall  Caine,  the  novelist,  states  that 
he  is  largely  indebted  for  his  literary  suc- 
cesses to  the  Bible,  says  the   C.  E.  World. 

"I  think,"  he  says,  "that  I  know  my 
Bible  as  few  literary  men  know  it.  There 
is  no  book  in  the  world  like  it,  and  the  fin- 
est novels  ever  written  fall  far  short  in  in- 
terest of  any  one  of  the  stories  it  tells. 

"Whatever  strong  situations  I  have  in  my 
books  are  not  of  my  creation,  but  are  taken 
from  the  Bible. 

"'The  Deemster'  is  the  story  of  the 
Prodigal  Son.  'The  Bondman'  is  the  story 
of  Esau  and  Jacob.  'The  Scapegoat'  is  the 
story  of  Eli  and  his  sons,  but  with  Samuel 
as  a  little  girl,  and  'The  Manxman'  is  the 
story  of  David  and  Uriah." 


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THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


October  io    <c,oi 


Hour  of  Prayer. 

FraLiik  G.  Tyrrell. 


The  Triumphant  Believer.* 

Text. — For  I  am  persuaded  that  neither 
death,  nor  life,  nor  angels,  nor  principalities, 
nor  things  present,  nor  things  to  come,  nor 
powers,  nor  height,  nor  depth,  nor  any  other 
creature,  shall  be  able  to  separate  us  from 
the  love  of  God,  which  is  in  Christ  Jesus  our 
Lord.— Rom.  8:38,  39. 

We  seek  not  enjoyment,  nor  sorrow,  but 
progress.  The  church  of  Christ  moves  like  a 
victorious  army,  fiom  point  to  point,  and  its 
victories  always  bless  the  vanquished.  The 
individual  believer  shares  in  these  lustrous 
victories  of  the  army  to  which  he  belongs, 
and,  at  the  same  time,  makes  conquests  of  his 
own. 

Enemies. 

Doubt  is  always  a  larking  enemy  of  the 
child  of  God.  When  trouble  and  affliction 
come,  when  distress  and  persecution  darken 
the  sky,  then  he  is  prone  to  think  that  God 
has  forsaken  him.  Again  and  again  the  cry 
has  gone  up  in  rebellious  protest  against  af- 
fliction and  sorrow,— "God  is  cruel!"  But 
Paul  here  corrects  this  blind  impulse,  and  re- 
bukes doubt.  Suffering  is  a  proof  of  God's 
presence,  cot  of  His  absence.  Chastisement 
comes  in  love.  The  fires  are  to  burn  away  the 
dross.  This  language  was  peculiarly  appro- 
priate to  the  early  Christians,  whose  suffer- 
ings were  heroic;  many  of  them  endured  the 
pains  of  martyrdom.  But  it  is  full  of  comfort 
likewise  to  the  tried  and  the  smitten  in  every 
age,  whether  their  sorrows  come  from  vindic- 
tive human  rulers  and  tyrannous  laws,  or,  on 
the  other  hand,  from  the  unfortuitous  events 
which  fill  some  lives.  None  of  these  things  can 
separate  us  from  the  love  of  Christ. 

Victories. 

The  faithful  disciple,  the  obedient  and  loyal 
soldier  of  the  Cross,  conquers:  but  he  ''more 
than  conquers."  A  victory  is  inspiring;  but 
sometimes  it  is  won  at  such  a  fearful  cost  as 
to  make  even  the  moment  of  triumph  sad.  Or 
it  is  of  doubtful  value,  because  it  is  scarcely 
decisive  of  anything.  But  that  is  not  the  na- 
ture of  the  victories  of  grace.  The  believer 
triumphs,  and  he  triumphs  gloriously.  ''Our 
sufferings  are  short-lived,"  writes  Moses  E. 
Lard,  commenting  on  this  passage,  ''they 
quickly  end.  We  not  only  live  through  them, 
but  we  shall  live  forever  beyond  them.  Nay, 
we  are  even  crowned  over  them,  with  immor- 
tality and  eternal  life." 

Such  victories  over  temptation,  as  well  as 
over  sorrow  aDd  trouble,  every  believer  should 
seek.  The  half-and-half  Christian  is  never  a 
happy  Christiau;  he  must  be  out-and-out! 
Write  upon  your  banner.  "No  compromise!" 
Press  your  righteous  contention  at  every 
point,  and  strike  valiant  blows  against  all 
forms  of  sin.  You  need  not  fear  "death,  nor 
life,  nor  angels";  if  good  angels  are  meant, 
then  it  is  an  assertion  that  even  they,  if  they 
should  attempt  it,  with  all  their  might,  could 
not  cut  you  off  from  the  love  of  God.  And 
this  sublime  enumeration,  as  if  some  plotting 
enemy  might  have  been  overlooked,  closes  with 
the  phrase,  "nor  any  other  creature."  Whom 
shall  I  fear? 

Helpers. 

Not  alone  ai-e  these  triumphs  won.  "Let 
him  that  thinketh  he  standeth  take  heed  lest 
he  fall."  We  have  need  of  this  caution,  for  it 
is  inevitable  that  victory  should  beget  self- 
confidence.  The  valorous  soldier  feels  that  he 
conquered  by  his  personal  prowess,  by  the 
strength  of  his  arm,  or  the  cunning  of  his 
brain.  And  the  self-confident  warrior  is  in 
peril.  Recall  the  experience  of  the  Hebrews 
before  Ai.  No,  your  conquests  are  not  yours; 
they  are  won  because  God  fights  for  you,  and 
works  in  you. 

Our  achievements  are  all  due  to  the  help  of 
Christ,  who  loved  us  and  gave  himself  for  us. 

*Prayer-meeting  topic  for  Oct.  16. 


Your  own  experience  corroborates  this.  When 
incrises,  feeliug  weak  and  impotent,  you  have 
gone  to  Chris-,  for  help,  you  have  triumphed 
gloriously.  But  when,  flushed  with  pride,  you 
have  relied  upon  your  own  wisdom  and  might, 
you -have  iguominiously  failed.  Happy  are 
these  experiences,  if  they  have  but  taught  you 
to  re  y  always  upon  heavenly  helpers.  No 
trembling,  warring  soul  ever  sent  up  a  cry  for 
help  in  the  thick  of  battle,  that  immediately 
the  air  was  not  stirred  with  angels'  wings, 
and  the  chariot  lifted  forward  by  unseen  hands. 
Why,  then,  should  we  ever  be  weak  and  lone- 
ly? Reinforcements  are  ever  at  hand,  thank 
God.  The  Captain  of  our  salvation  never 
leaves  us;  He  marshals  His  cohorts  for  our 
defense.  But  unfortunately,  we  can  refuse 
His  assistance. 

Be  comforted  with  the  assurance  of  final 
victory,  and  more  than  victory.  Keep  close 
to  the  triumphant  Christ,  and  you  will  be  a 
triumphant  Christian. 

Pra.yer. 

O  God,  Thou  knowest  our  weakness  and  un- 
wisdom, our  poverty  and  pride.  Have  mercy 
upon  us,  and  renew  our  minds;  cleanse  our 
hearts,  and  equip  us  for  the  struggle  Place 
in  every  trembling  hand  the  sword  of  the 
Spirit;  inspire  every  faint  heart  with  confi- 
dence; and  lead  forth  the  bannered  host  to 
conquest,  in  Jesus'  name,  Amen. 

J* 
Tra.vel. 

A  word  or  two  on  the  subject  of  travel  is 
not  amiss.  The  facilities  for  the  transporta- 
tion of  passengers  at  the  present  time  have 
certainly  been  brought  to  perfection.  It 
isn't  like  in  the  old  days  when  it  was  almost 
a  torture  to  go  from  one  place  to  another. 
Now  you  get  aboard  a  train  and  live  just 
like  you  do  at  home.  The  entire  equipment 
is  built  with  a  view  to  your  comfort. 

For  instance:  When  vou  go  East  the  B.  & 
O  S-W.  offers  you  Thiee  Daily  Solid  Vesti- 
buled  Trains  from  St.  Louis,  leaving  at  8:20 
a.  m.,  8:05  p.  m  and  2:15  a.  m. — made  up  of 
the  finest  Pullman  sleepers— a  dining  car 
service  which  cannot  be  excelled  (you  don't 
have  to  pay  for  what  you  can't  eat,  but  just 
for  what  you  order)— first  class  high  back 
coaches— in  fact  the  trains  are  palaces  on 
wheels.  The  track,  roadbed  and  equipment 
are  entirely  new. 

It's  the  best  line  to  Cincinnati  and  Louis- 
ville. Only  $21  to  New  York  with  stop-overs. 
(Saves  you  money  and  gives  you  the  best 
service.) 

Information  in  regard  to  trains,  etc.,  can 
be  secured  from  any  representative.  It  will 
be  a  pleasure  for  them  to  answer  your  ques- 
tions and  help  you  in  every  way. 

The  favor  of  the  public  is  final  proof  of 
merit— and  we're  after  it. 

F.  D.  Gildersleeve,  Dist.  Pass.  Agt.,  St. 
Louis,  Mo. 


THE  AKRON  ROUTE. 

Through    Pa.sservger    Service   to    Buffalo 

for  Parv.Arrwerica.ni  Exposition. 

The  opening  of  the  Pan-American  Buffalo 
Line — "Akron  Route" — May  5th  establishes 
a  new  outlet  from  the  West  and  Southwest 
to  Chautauqua  Lake,  Buffalo,  Niagara  Falls 
and  St.  Lawrence  River  and  Canada  resorts. 
It  also  opens  a  new  tourist  route  via  Buffalo 
and  the  Niagara  frontier  to  New  York  and 
the  East. 

Schedules  for  the  new  route  are  out,  and 
their  arrangement  indicates  passengers  over 
it  are  to  have  enjoyable  trips  to  and  from  the 
Pan-American  Exposition. 

The  service  from  St.  Louisfor  Pan-American 
Exposition  visitors  from  that  gateway  and 
the  West  and  Southwest  includes  two  daily 
trains  in  both  directions.  The  Pan-American 
Express  leaves  St.  Louis  Union  Station  at 
8:44  a.  m.,  arrives  Buffalo  8:15  next  morning. 
This  train  has  sleeping  car  on  which  passen- 
gers may  go  from  St.  Louis  to  Chautauqua 
Lake  and  Buffalo  without  change.  The 
Buffalo  Express  leaves  St.  Louis  at  8:15  p.  m 
with  sleeping  car  from  St.  Louis  to  Columbus 
and  from  Columbus  through  to  Chautauqua 
Lake  and  Buffalo,  arriving  at  latter  point  at 
12:50  midnight.  Passengers  occupying  sleep- 
ing car  may  remain  in  their  berths  until  7:00 
a.  m.  Returning  trains  leave  Buffalo  daily 
at  1:00  p.  m.,  arrive  St.  Louis  at  noon  next 
day;  leave  Buffalo  6:30  p.  m.,  arrive  St.  Louis 
6:40  next  evening. 

Information  about  fares  to  Buffalo,  Niag- 
ara Falls  and  beyond,  stop-over  privileges  at 
Buffalo  and  other  details  may  be  ascertained 
by  communicating  with  J.  M.  Chesbrodgh. 
A.  G.  P.  Agt.,  St.  Louis. 


Danger  In  Soda. 

Serious   Results  Sometimes   Follow  Its  Ex- 
cessive Use. 

Common  soda  is  all  right  in  its  place,  and  indis- 
pensable in  the  kitchen  and  for  cooking  and  wash- 
ing purposes,  but  it  was  never  intended  for  a  medi- 
cine, and  people  who  use  it  as  such  will  someday 
regret  it. 

We  refer  to  the  common  use  of  soda  to  relieve 
heartburn  or  sour  stomach,  a  habit  which  thousands 
of  people  practice  almost  daily,  and  one  which  is 
fraught  with  danger;  moreover,  the  soda  only  gives 
temporary  relief,  and  in  the  end  the  stomach 
trouble  gets  worse  and  worse. 

The  soda  acts  as  a  mechanical  irritant  to  the  walls 
of  the  stomach  and  bowels,  and  cases  are  on  record 
where  it  accumulated  in  the  intestines,  causing 
death  by  inflammation  or  peritonitis. 

Dr.  Harlandson  recommends  as  the  safest  and 
surest  cure  for  sour  stomach  (acid  dyspepsia)  an 
excellent  preparation  sold  by  druggists  under  the 
name  of  Stuart's  Dyspepsia  Tablets.  These  tablets 
are  large  20-grain  lozenges,  very  pleasant  to  taste, 
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taken  after  meals  they  digest  the  food  perfectly  and 
promptly  before  it  has  time  to  ferment,  sour  and 
poison  the  blood  and  nervous  system. 

Dr.  Wuerth  states  that  he  invariably  uses  Stuart's 
Dyspepsia  Tablets  in  all  cases  of  stomach  derange- 
ments, and  finds  them  a  certain  cure,  not  only  tor 
sour  stomach,  but  by  promptly  digesting  the  food, 
they  create  a  healthy  appetite,  increase  flesh  and 
strengthen  the  action  of  the  heart  and  liver.  They 
are  not  a  cathartic,  but  intended  only  for  stomach 
diseases  and  weakness,  and  will  be  found  reliable 
in  any  stomach  trouble  except  cancer  of  the  stom- 
ach. All  druggists  sell  Stuart's  Dyspepsia  Tablets 
at  50  cents  per  package. 

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Svmday-School. 

W.  F.   R-icKardson. 


Joseph  ExaJted.* 

Two  years  passed  after  the  release  of  the 
butler  of  Pharoah  from  prison,  and  in  his  res- 
toration to  favor  he  forgot  his  promise  to 
Joseph.  Thirteen  years  had  gone  by  since  the 
innocent  young  lad  was  sold  by  his  brothers 
into  bondage,  and  much  of  this  time  had 
doubtless  been  spent  in  prison.  He  was  now 
a  young  man  of  thirty,  and  in  the  bloom  of 
his  youthful  vigor.  Instead  of  repining  at  his 
lot,  he  made  the  best  possible  of  his  situation, 
and  won  the  confidence  of  all  about  him,  so 
that  he  became  a  trusted  servant  and  keeper 
of  the  jail,  and  thereby  his  personal  comfort 
was  ensured.  But  he  still  rested  under  the 
stigma  of  disgrace,  and  his  soul  was  grieved 
that  he  should  be  thought  capable  of  the  evil 
charged  against  him.  Deliverance  was  at 
hand,  however,  and  he  was  yet  to  learn  that 
his  sufferings  could  be  made  the  means, 
through  the  providence  of  God,  of  ministering 
life  to  multitudes  of  his  fellow  men.  Had  Jo- 
seph's career  been  one  of  unbroken  prosperity, 
few  would  have  heard  of  him,  perhaps.  And 
those  who  did  would  have  been  disheartened 
when  they  compared  his  good  fortune  with 
their  hard  one.  But,  by  his  severe  and  unde- 
served trials,  so  patiently  borne,  and  so  am- 
ply recompensed,  he  has  strengthened  thou- 
sands to  endure  and  be  faithful  to  God  and 
their  fellow  men. 

We  have  already  referred  to  the  significance 
given  to  dreams,  by  the  people  of  the  Orient. 
The  Egyptians  were  fond  of  reading  the  will 
and  purpose?  of  their  deities  in  these  night 
visions.  When,  therefore,  the  reigning  Pha- 
raoh saw  in  his  sleep  the  strange  sights  of 
the  lean  cattle  devouring  the  fat  ones,  and 
the  full  heads  of  wheat  swallowing  the  thin 
and  blasted  ones,  he  felt  that  something  of 
great  importance  was  intended  to  be  con- 
veyed thereby.  The  fact  that  the  cattle  came 
up  out  of  the  sacred  river,  the  Nile,  whose 
annual  overflow  was  the  source  of  the  land's 
fruitfulness,  may  have  added  to  the  dream's 
impressiveness.  Egypt  was  the  world's 
granary,  her  wheat  being  shipped  in  the  ves- 
sels of  Alexandria,  or  carried  on  the  backs  of 
the  caravans  of  camels  to  every  neighboring 
country.  This  fact  would  make  the  second 
dream  appear  to  Pharaoh  as  o'  special  sig- 
nificance. His  spirit  was  troubled,  we  are 
told,  and  he  called  in  all  his  sages  and  magi- 
cians to  iaterp  et  the  dreams.  But  they 
could  not  offer  any  satisfactory  interpreta- 
tion. Then  the  treacherous  and  ungrateful 
memory  of  the  chief  butler  recalled  his  own 
experience  while  in  prison,  and  he  told  the 
king  of  what  Joseph  had  done  in  explaining 
the  dreams  of  himself  and  the  chief  baker,  and 
how  the  issues  had  been  precisely  as  he  fore- 
told. Joseph  was  at  once  sent  for,  and,  after 
being  shaved  and  washed  and  newly  clad,  as 
befitted  one  who  was  to  stand  before  the 
king,  he  appeared  in  Pharaoh's  court. 

To  Pharaoh's  complimentary  statement  of 
what  he  had  heard  regarding  Joseph's  ability 
to  interpret  dreams,  the  young  man  replied, 
"It  is  not  in  me:  God  shall  give  Pharaoh  an 
answer  of  peace."  Not  even  such  sudden 
exaltation  can  turn  the  head  of  this  noble 
young  Hebrew,  and  he  will  not  suffer  the 
honor  due  to  God  to  be  attributed  to  himself. 
Well  he  knew  that  unaided  of  God  he  would 
be  as  helpless  as  the  magicians  of  Egypt.  But 
he  likewise  knew  that  "the  secret  of  the  Lord 
is  with  them  that  fear  him,"  and  he  assured 
the  king  that  God  had  given  a  token r of  his 
gracious  purpose  toward  Egypt  in  the  dream 
which  had  so  troubled  his  spirit.  Pharaoh 
then  recounted  his  dreams,  which  Joseph  in- 
terpreted in  such  manner  as  to  impress  the 
king  with  the  fitness  of  his  explanation.  The 
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wheat  signified  seven  years  of  plenty,  during 
which  the  land  would  briog  forth  in  great 
abundance.  These  would  be  followed  by 
seven  years  of  famine,  during  which  the 
stores  laid  up  in  the  years  of  plenty  would  be 
devoured.  The  two  dreams  were  given  to  the 
king,  that  he  might  be  assured  of  the  factsthey 
foretold.  Emboldened  by  the  evident  favor 
with  which  Pharaoh  listened  to  his  interpre- 
tation, Joseph  advised  him  to  choose  out  the 
wisest  man  in  his  kingdom,  and  give  to|him 
authority  to  gather  up  the  surplus  of  grain 
during  the  plenteous  years,  to  keep  the  people 
when  the  awful  famine  should  arrive.  Thus 
would  the  people  be  saved  from  starvation, 
and  the  kingdom  from  calamity. 

Pharaoh  was  completely  captured  by  the 
bearing,  the  wisdom  and  the  strange  knowl- 
edge of  the  future  exhibited  by  Joseph,  and  it 
was  but  natural  that  he  should  appoint  him 
to  the  position  of  overseer,  to  carry  out  the 
plan  he  had  himself  outlined.  "Can  we  find 
such  a  one  as  this,  a  mm  in  whom  the  spirit 
of  God  is?"  asked  Pharaoh  of  his  servants, 
and  they  approved  of  his  decision.  It  was 
ever  thus, — the  presence  of  the  divine  Spirit 
will  manifest  itself,  and  he  who  seeks  ever  to 
know  and  do  the  will  of  God  alone  will  be 
led  of  him.  It  was  said  of  the  early  followers 
of  Jesus  that  men  "took  knowledge  of  them, 
that  they  had  been  with  Jesus."  And  the 
conduct  of  Joseph  told  with  unmistakable 
clearness  that  God  was  with  him,  whether  in 
the  palace  of  Potiphar,  in  the  prison,  or  on  the 
throne  He  was  set  next  to  the  king  himself, 
given  the  second  chariot,  arrayed  in  royal 
robes,  trusted  with  the  signet  ring  of  Pha- 
raoh, and  in  every  way  honored  as  the  no- 
blest man  in  the  kingdom.  His  name  was 
called,  in  the  Egyptian  tongue,  Zaphnath- 
paneah,  meaning,  according  to  some  author- 
ities, "Savior  of  the  world,"  a  noble  title, 
and  one  which  would  perpetuate  his  benefi- 
cent work  to  future  generations.  He  was 
given  a  wife  from  the  priestly  caste,  which 
implies  that  he  was  adopted  into  that  caste, 
and  thus  deceived  full  recognition  as  one  of 
royal  blood. 

The  confidence  of  Pharaoh  was  not  mis- 
placed. Joseph  went  through  the  land,  dur- 
ing the  seven  years  of  abundance,  and  gath- 
ered the  grain  into  great  storehouses,  where 
it  was  preserved  until  the  years  of  want.  It 
was  probably  due  to  the  foresight  of  Joseph, 
which  saved  the  land  of  Egypt  from  the  hor- 
rors of  famine,  that  f  iture  kings  continued^to 
build  these  storehouses,  such  as  those  of 
Pithom  and  Raamses,  afterward  builtrby  the 
oppressed  Hebrews,  under  the  "king  who 
knew  not  Joseph."  There  is  no  record. of ^any 
future  famines  of  so  great  duration  as  this 
one,  but  the  Nile  has  frequently  failed  to 
overflow  its  banks  sufficiently  to  properly 
fertilize  the  soil,  thus  bringing  great  distress 
upon  the  land  for  at  least  a  year  or  two.  An 
inscription  on  the  wall  of  a  tomb,  believed  to 
be  that  of  the  period  we  are  studying,  has  the 
following  language,  written  by  a  servant  of 
Pharaoh:  "When  a  famine  arose,  lasting 
many  years,  I  issued  corn  to  the  city  to  each 
hungry  person."  Can  it  be  that  we  have  in 
this  an  inscription  of  the  very  man  of  God 
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Christian  Endeavor 

Bvirris  A.  Jenkins 

TOPIC  FOR  OCTOBER   20. 

A  Bad  Bargain. 

Gen.  25:29-34. 

The  difficulty  with  Esau  was  that  he  had  no 
foresight.  He  saw  too  short  a  distance.  He 
felt  that  everything  was  likely  to  be  lost  be- 
cause he  happened  to  be  very  faint  with  hun- 
ger. Because  for  the  moment  he  was  phys- 
ically weak  he  allowed  himself  to  be  mentally 
and  morally  weakened. 

How  often  it  chances  that,  because  we  con- 
sider ourselves  abased  or  unfortunate,  we  in- 
dulge ourselves  in  some  wrong.  We  say,  "Oh, 
I'm  having  such  a  hard  time  to-day.  I'll  do 
this  just  this  once  to  relieve  the  darkness  of 
to-day.  I  know  I  oughtn't.  It  isn't  just  the 
thing,  but,  then,  things  have  been  all  against 
me  to-day,  and  I'll  do  it  just  this  time." 
Possibly  Esau's  reasoning  was  something  of 
this  sort. 

We  talk  to  ourselves  in  this  way,  knowing 
all  the  time  that,  sooner  or  later,  we  must 
pay  for'our  indulgence.  We  are  short-sighted 
enough  to  seek  a,]  present  pleasure  at  the  ex- 
pense of  future  good.  This  is  the  manner  of 
a  child,  of  a  savage,  of  the  uncivilized  man  or 
woman.  Here  is  a  young  woman  who  eats 
chocolates  when  she  knows  well  enough  that 
she  must  take  medicine  afterward,  yet  she 
eats,  and  even  sets  the  medicine-bottle  close 
at  hand  while  eating.  Here  is  a  young  man 
who  stays  out  late  at  night,  and  dissipates, 
knowing  that  he  will  suffer  the  next  day,  and 
fall  asleep  over  his  books  in  the  office  or  the 
class-room.  It  is  the  same  short-sightedness 
of  Esau,  and  they  are  selling  the  birthright  of 
manhood  and  womanhood  for  mouthfuls  of 
sawdust. 

To  be  sure,  Jacob  is  not  without  blame  in 
this  bargain.  But,  then,  that  does  not  alter 
the  case  for  Esau.  You  and  I,  too,  will  al- 
ways find  the  devil  (or  at  least  the  devil  of  a 
fellow)  ready  to  co-operate  with  us  in  our  bad 
bargaining  whenever  we  ai"e  weak.  Don't 
imagine  for  a  moment  that  the  company  you 
keep  is  going  tojpreserve  you  altogether  from 
harm.  You'll  find  temptation  lurking  even 
among  angels  and  people  of  that  sort. 

And,  last  of  all,  let  us  consider  that  Esau 
got  himself  into  trouble  by  being  intemperate 
at  the  very  start.  It  is  not  a  bad  thing  to 
hunt,  but  it  is  a  bad  thing  to  hunt  too  much. 
Some  people  are  forever  doing  a  good  thing 
so  much  that  it  becomes  a  bad  thing  If  Esau 
had  been  self -con  trolled  at  the  start  he  would 
not  have  put  his  foot  into  it  so  badly. 

All  round,  Esau  is  not  such  a  very  bad 
fellow. 

He  was  simply  foolish  and  "didn't  think." 
How  many  there^are  who  get  into  difficulties 
because  they  "didn't  think  "  If  no  man  can 
add  a  cubit  to  hisjstature  by  taking  thought, 
he  can  at  least  add  armor  to  his  safety  by 
taking  thought.  In  all  our  living  let  us  think 
ahead,  count  costs,  and  stiffen  up  our  weak 
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near  Savannah,  Mo.,  trept.  28.  1901.  vv  as  mar- 
ried to  Abram  Bowman  in  1844  Of  this  union 
€ight  children  were  born.  Has  lived  in  Andrew 
■county,  Mo.,  since  the  spring  of  1845  Has 
been  a  lifetime  member  of  the  Christian  Church. 

A   R.  Hunt. 
Savannah.  Mo. 

BROWN. 

P  After  an  illness  of  more  than  a  year,  Mrs. 
Grace  Daily  Brown  passed  from  earthly  to 
heavenly  life,  at  Amarillo,  Tex.,  Sept.  20, 
1901.  She  became  a  Christian  at  the  age  of  18 
years.  From  the  day  of  her  obedience  she  led 
a  faithful,  consecrated.  Christian  life.  She 
was  loved  and  respected  b^  all  who  knew  her. 
She  was  taken  to  Amarillo,  last  June,  by 
her  devoted  husband  in  the  vain  hope  that 
the  change  would  benefit  her  health.  She 
endured  her  affliction  patiently  and  uncom- 
plainingly. She  fully  realized  that,  she  must 
go  and  was  ready.  Her  remains  were  laid  to 
rest  in  the  beautiful  cemetery  near  this  city. 
MR9.  S.  D.  Dutcher. 
Oklahoma  City,  0.  T. 

FOUCH. 

David  W.  Fouch  died  at  Parma,  at  the  resi- 
dence of  his  son,  F.  R.  Fouch,  July  30,  1901, 
aged  73  years,  1  month  and  12  days.  He  was 
born  in  Ohio  and  lived  there  until  1862,  when 
he  crossed  the  plains  with  his  family,  first  set- 
tling in  Grand  Ronde  Valley.  In  1863  he  re- 
moved to  Idaho  and  settled  at  Star,  where  he 
lived  until  within  a  few  months  of  his  death. 
He  became  a  member  of  the  Christian  Church 
when  quite  a  young  man,  and  for  over  thirty 
years  was  pastor  of  the  Christian  church  at 
Star,  while  during  that  time,  for  a  number  of 
years,  he  filled  other  appointments  many 
miles  from  home,  to  which  points  he  traveled 
in  all  kinds  of  weather,  going  through  all  the 
■experiences  of  a  pioneer  preacher.  A  man  of 
bright  mind  but  little  education,  he  spent  all 
the  time  he  could  well  spare  from  his  farm 
labor,  in  reading  and  study  He  became  a 
fluent  speaker,  able  to  cope  with  men  who  had 
had  greater  advantages.  His  ministry  was 
almost  entirely  a  labor  of  love.  For  all  the 
many  years  of  his  service  he  received  very 
little  remuneration,  but  he  wished  it  so.  He 
was  ever  zealous  for  his  church  and  during  the 
last  few  days  of  his  declining  strength  his 
thoughts  ever  turned  towards  his  church,  and 
his  oft  expressed  desire  for  its  welfare  and 
progress  showed  the  interest  he  retained  to  the 
last.  He  was  twice  elected  to  the  territorial 
legislature,  each  time  holding  the  office  of 
speaker.  Deceased  had  been  in  feeble  health 
for  some  time;  on  July  19  he  was  stricken  with 
paralysis.  On  the  evening  of  July  30  he  was 
seized  with  heart  failure  and  passed  away  in  a 
few  moments.  Three  sons  and  two  daughters 
are  left  to  mourn  his  death  The  remains 
"were  interred  at  Star  beside  his  wife.  Services 
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25,  1901.  Few  men  have  given  more  time  to 
religious  work  than  he.  Beginning  at  the 
early  age  of  eighteen,  he  has  given  a  long  life 
devotedly  to  the  cause  of  Christ.  He  was  in- 
tensely missionary,  and  his  only  regret  was 
that  he  could  not  do  more  in  that  direction. 
It  was  my  pleasure  to  know  him  only  in  the 
declining  years  of  his  useful  life.  He  leaves  a 
wife,  to  whom  he  was  married  about  the  year 
1S93,  who  feels  deeply  the  loss  she  has  sus- 
tained in  his  death.  He  has  four  children  by 
a  former  marriage,  three  daughters  and  one 
son,  all  of  whom  are  members  of  and  conse- 
crated workers  in  the  Christian  church.  The 
funeral  services  were  conducted  by  the  writer 
at  the  church  in  South  Haven  where  he  spent 
the  last  ten  years  of  his  life.  The  Christian- 
Evangelist  was  his  constant  companion,  and 
he  in  return  was  its  tried  and  true  friend. 

P.  H.  Gut. 

MOORE. 

Nancy  Martin  Moore  was  born  near  Anti- 
och,  Ohio,  May  7,  1837,  died  near  Cowden, 
111  ,  Sept.  5.  1901.  Her  maiden  name  was 
Nancy  Huffman.  She  has  been  a  member  of 
the  Christian  Church  since  she  was  16  years 
old.  She  was  married  Aug-.  12,  1855,  to  fcno'ih 
Martin,  who  on  May  12,  1885,  preceded  her  to 
the  grave.  Of  this  union  three  sons  were  born, 
two  of  whom,  S  M.  and  R.  A.  Martin  (both 
preachers)  are  still  living.  She  was  married 
on  April  9,  1890,  to  Z  Moore  who  still  sur- 
vives her.  Her  remains  were  laid  to  rest  in 
the  new  cemetery  at  Cowden,  111.  Farewell, 
mother!     W e  shall  meet  again. 

S.  M.  and  R.  A.  Martin. 

SPEARS. 

Mrs.  Emily  Spears  was  born  in  Crawford 
county,  111.,  Feb.  15,  1823,  moved  to  Orange 
county,  Ind.,  1839,  was  married  to  John  D. 
Pinnick  Nov.,  1841.  This  union  was  blessed 
with  five  children,  three  of  whom  survive  her. 
They  moved  to  Sullivan  county,  Mo.,  where 
Mr.  Finnick  died  and  then  she,  with  her 
children,  moved  to  Adams  county,  111  ,  in 
1866.  In  1S69  she  married  John  Spears  with 
whom  she  lived  happily  until  her  death  which 
occurred  Sept.  6,  1901.  The  writer  conducted 
her  funeral  at  her  late  home  near  Ursa,  111., 
Sept.  8.  Sister  Spears  was  a  devoted  Christian 
lady.  She  loved  God,  Christ  and  the  church. 
She  loved  humanity  and  was  loved  and  re 
spected  by  all  who  knew  her. 

J.  D.  Greer. 

Canton,  Mo. 

WARFIELD. 

John  S.  Warfield  was  born  in  Macoupin 
county,  111.,  Jan.  20,  1852;  was  married  to 
Miss  Martina  Varnier  Oct.  5,  1880.  To  them 
were  born  three  children,  who  with  his  faith- 
ful wife  survive  him.  He  fell  asleep  in  Jesus 
August  31,  1901,  and  the  writer  conducted  his 
funeral  at  the  Christian  church  in  Ursa,  111., 
Sept  2.  1901.  Bro.  Warfield  became  a  Chris- 
tian early  in  life  and  ever  afterwards  remained 
true  to  his  Master.  He  was  for  many  years 
an  elder  in  the  church  at  Marceline,  111.  May 
the  God  of  all  grace  comfort  his  bereaved 
family  and  his  friends,  who  are  legion. 

J.  D.  Greer. 

Canton,  Mo. 

YALTON. 

Eva  Jordan  was  born  in  Marceline,  111., 
Dec.  24,  1874,  married    Wesley   Yalton,  Sept. 


19,  1895  and  died  Sept  3,  1901,  at  her  home  in 
Kahoka,  Mo.  Her  funeral  was  conducted  in 
the  Christian  church  Sept.  5  by  the  writer. 
Sister  Yalton  was  one  of  the  best  loved  wom- 
en I  have  ever  seen.  She  was  one  of  our  most 
faithful  workers  in  the  church,  Sunday-school 
and  Y.  P.  S.  C.  E.  Young,  buoyant  and  hap- 
py and  with  a  readiness  for  every  good  work 
she  was  an  inspiration  to  all  in  her  faithful- 
ness. As  a  wife,  a  friend,  or  Christian  she 
had  few  equals  and,  I  beieve,  no  -superiors. 
When  she  married  and  came  to  Kahoka  she 
took  hold  of  the  work  as  if  it  had  always 
been  her  home.  We  miss  her  very  much  and 
mourn  with  her  beloved  husband ,  Bro  Yalton, 
her  untimely  death.  J.  D.  Greer. 

Canton,  Mo. 

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Contents. 

Editobial: 

Current  Events 1315 

The  Latest  from  Minneapolis 1317 

The  Minneapolis  Convention 1317  ss 

Notes  and  Comments 1319  p§( 

Editor's  Easy  Chair 1319  & 

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Contributed  Abticles: 

The  Foreign  Christian  Missionary   So-  |g§ 

ciety — Twenty-sixth  Annual  Report..  1320 

B.  B.  Tyler's  Letter 1321 

The    American    Christian    Missionary 

Society 1322 

An  Hour  in  His  Courts.— L.  H.  Stine. .  .1324  ggt 

Athanasius — Doctrinal    Preaching.  — F. 

D.  Power 1325 

The  Old  Book  in  the  New  Crucible.— J. 

J.  Haley 1326 

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A  Japanese  Summer  Resort 1330 

Southern  Indiana  Notes 1330  p|| 

Oklahoma  Convention   1331  Jg|[ 

Missouri  Bible-school  Notes 1332  |g| 

State  Mission  Notes 1332  ||| 

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Book  Notes 1333  8H 

Evangelistic 1334 

Family  Circle ..1336 

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for  the  tfuth  which  makes  smerfc  £ree, 
yor  the  foortd  of  unity 
Which  makes  God's  children  one. 

For  the  love  which  shines  In  deeds, 
For  the  life  which  this  world  needs, 
For  the  church  whose  triumph  speeds 
The  prayer:  "Thy  will  be  don©/" 

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For  the  poor  -who've  waited  long 
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For  the  hope  whose  giad  fruition 
Our  waiting  eyes  shall  see 

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Wor  the  New  Earth  now  appearing, 
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No.  42. 


Current  Events. 

A  Second  A    representative   of    the 

Tammany.  Quay- Ashbridge    Repub- 

lican machine  in  Philadelphia  has  given 
this  ingenuous  and  succinct  exposition  of 
the  truth,  the  whole  truth  and  nothing  but 
the  truth  concerning  the  workings  of  prac- 
tical politics  in  the  City  of  Brotherly  Love 
and  municipal  jobbery.  "The  organization 
in  Philadelphia,"  says  its  official  represen- 
tative in  this  unusual  burst  of  confidence, 
"occupies  the  same  position  to  the  people 
of  this  city  as  Tammany  does  to  the  people 
of  New  York.  The  cohesive  power  of  the 
organization  is  the  offices.  There  are  ten 
thousand  of  them  at  the  disposal  of  the  or- 
ganization. The  Poles,  Hungarians,  Ital- 
ians and  other  foreigners  vote  with  us  be- 
cause we  control  the  offices.  They  want 
favors  and  know  that  they  cannot  get 
them  unless  they  stand  in  with  the  organi- 
zation. That  is  why  they  vote  with  Tam- 
many in  New  York."  This  is  the  naked 
truth,  stripped  of  all  veneer  oi  political 
sophistry  and  pretense.  It  is  not  a  question 
of  public  welfare  or  private  honor,  but  just  a 
matter  of  jobs.  Public  office  is  no  longer  a 
public  trust;  it  finds  a  higher  usefulness  in 
furnishing  "the  cohesive  power  of  the  or- 
ganization." But  what  need  of  further 
characterization?  It  is  all  said  in  the  first 
sentence:  The  organization  in  Philadelphia 
occupies  the  same  position  as  Tammany 
does  in  New  York.  Can  the  decent  people 
of  Philadelphia  understand  that? 

•J* 
The  Episcopal  The  triennial  general  con- 
Con.ven.tion.  vention  of  the  Protestant 
Episcopal  Church  in  the  United  States  is 
now  in  session  in  San  Francisco.  The  as- 
sembly is  organized  somewhat  after  the 
pattern  of  the  national  congress.  The 
house  of  bishops  meets  behind  closed  doors, 
corresponding  to  the  senate  in  executive 
session,  while  the  lower  house  is  composde 
of  clerical  and  lay  deputies  elected  from 
the  several  dioceses.  About  eighty  bishops 
are  assembled  at  San  Francisco;  the  house 
of  deputies,  composed  of  four  clergymen 
and  four  laymen  from  each  diocese  and  two 
representatives  from  each  missionary  dis- 
trict, contains  about  five  hundred  and  thir- 
ty members.  The  convention  is  a  legisla- 
tive assembly  which  of  necessity  cannot 
follow  any  fixed  daily  program.  It  con- 
tinues until  its  work  is  done  and  the  session 
usually  consumes  about  three  weeks.  The 
most  important  matters  for  consideration 
at  this  session  are :  the  adoption  of  the  new 
constitution  for  the  church  which  was 
drafted  by  the  convention  at  Washington 
three  years  ago;  a  new  law  on  marriage 
and  divorce;  anew  name  for  the  Church; 
the  creation  of  an  American  Episcopal 
archbishopric ;  some  changes  in  the  judicial 
system  of  the  Church,  especially  by  the 
formation  of  a  court  of  appeals;  the  exten- 
sion of  an  American  Episcopate  over  Porto 


Rico  and  the  Philippines.  On  the  subject 
of  marriage  and  divorce  the  house  of  bish- 
ops has  already  taken  action,  prohibiting 
clergymen  to  marry  persons  who  have  been 
divorced  for  causes  arising  after  the  former 
marriage.  This  resolution  has  yet  to  pass 
the  lower  house.  With  regard  to  the  name 
it  is  felt  by  many  that  the  name  "Protest- 
ant Episcopal"  is  too  obviously  sectarian 
to  be  consistent  with  their  claim  to  be  the 
Church,  and  substitutes,  such  as  "the 
American  Church,"  have  been  suggested. 
A  joint  committee  of  fifteen,  composed  of 
bishops,  clergymen  and  laymen  in  equal 
numbers,  has  been  appointed  to  report  at 
the  next  convention  on  the  question  of 
changing  the  name. 


"Lest  We 
Forget." 


Mr.  Kipling,  patriot  and 
imperialist  that  he  is,  has 
joined  the  ranks  of  the  critics  who  think 
that  the  British  army  is  going  to  seed. 
The  appointment  of  Sir  Redvers  Buller,  of 
Tugela  fame,  and  Sir  Evelyn  Wood  to 
command  army  corps  has  been  severely 
criticised  from  many  quarters.  "In  spite 
of  the  pledges  of  the  government,"  says 
Mr.  Kipling  in  a  letter  to  the  Spectator, 
"the  whole  army  machine  is  to  be  hauled 
back  as  soon  as  it  may  be  to  the  old  rules 
of  impotence,  pretense  and  collapse." 
Kipling's  recent  poem,  "The  Lesson," 
atrocious  as  it  was  as  poetry,  will  be  even 
more  regrettable  if  it  turns  out  that  the  les- 
son that  "two  and  two  makes  four"  has  not 
yet  been  learned  by  the  British  army  and 
those  responsible  for  its  management.  The 
Spectator  has  been  a  faithful  supporter  of 
the  government's  war  policy  but  it  is  now 
not  only  opposing  the  reappointment  of 
Buller  and  Wood,  but  suggesting  the  recall 
of  Kitchener.  Everybody  admits  that 
Gen.  Kitchener  is  a  man  of  uncommon 
ability  when  it  comes  to  hammering  an 
enemy's  force  with  massed  battalions,  but 
it  is  maintained,  with  a  fair  show  of  plausi- 
bility, that  Kitchener's  method  is  as  inef- 
fective against  the  wily  and  slippery  Boers 
as  a  sledge-hammer  would  be  for  killing 
mosquitoes.  It  is  also  suggested  that  Lord 
Roberts  be  sent  back  to  South  Africa  to 
finish  the  war  again.  Since  he  has  been 
already  honored,  decorated  and  rewarded 
for  ending  the  war,  it  would  seem  only  fair 
to  send  him  back  to  finish  the  job. 


A  Sign  of 
Progress. 


It  is  reported  that  physi- 
cians in  a  pest-house  in 
Arizona  have  discovered  that  apple  cider 
is  a  cure  for  small-  pox.  Country  people, 
who  do  their  own  doctoring  and  rarely 
patronize  an  apothecary,  knew  the  medici- 
nal virtues  of  wild  cherry  long  before  the 
makers  of  patent  medicine  found  them  out, 
and  it  has  not  been  unkn  own  that  both  apples 
and  eider  possess  some  curative  qualities 
and  have  the  additional  virtue  of  never  kill- 


ing even  when  they  do  not  cure.  Now  the 
doctors  have  gone  one  better  by  finding  in 
them  a  remedy  for  small- pox.  Thus  medi- 
cal science  goes  forv^rd  by  strides  and  the 
land  of  the  big  red  apple  gets  another 
boom.  But  shall  we  without  protest  see 
plain  sweet  cider  put  up  in  little  bottles 
labelled,  Dr.  Dusenberry's  Invincible  Ori- 
ental and  Asiatic  Small- pox  Specific,  one 
dollar  per  bottle?  Hard  fate  for  the  hon- 
est apple.  But  there  is  no  withstanding 
the  advances  of  medical  science.  Hail  to 
the  new  patent  medicine ! 


«** 


The  New 
Ameer. 


The  death  of  the  Ameer  of 
Afghanistan  may  entail 
some  important  consequences  for  Europe. 
The  late  Ameer  was  a  man  of  remarkable 
personality  and  gave  signal  proof  of  his 
ability  by  sternly  resisting  the  encroach- 
ments of  Russia  which  would  gladly  make 
of  Afghanistan  a  pathway  into  British 
India.  Great  Britain  on  the  other  hand  is 
equally  anxious  to  push  back  the  Afghan 
border  to  head  off  this  anticipated  Russian 
advance.  Thus  located  between  the  devil 
and  the  deep  sea,  the  Ameer  needed  all  his 
shrewdness  to  play  his  two  enemies  against 
each  other  and  keep  them  both  out  of  his 
borders,  and  it  is  questionable  whether  his 
successor  will  be  strong  enough  to  main- 
tain the  equilibirum  of  his  state  between 
the  two  rival  and  potentially  hostile  powers. 
Any  considerable  weakening  of  the  Afghan 
government  would  probably  be  the  signal 
for  a  dash  at  Herat,  the  key  to  the  country, 
by  both  Russia  and  England.  It  is  re- 
ported, indeed,  that  Russian  troops  have 
already  been  ordered  to  the  frontier  to  be 
in  readiness  for  any  emergency  or  oppor- 
tunity. Running  south  from  the  Trans - 
Caspian  Railway,  Russia  has  constructed  a 
military  railroad,  which  is  not  open  to 
civilians  or  foreigners,  which  runs  to  with- 
in about  forty  miles  of  Herat.  This  road 
has  no  meaning  except  as  the  prophecy  of 
a  Russian  invasion  of  Afghanistan  at  some 
convenient  season.  Whether  or  not  this 
season  shall  prove  convenient  will  depend 
chiefly  on  Habib  Ullah  Khan,  who  has  been 
proclaimed  Ameer  as"  successor  to  his 
father.  England  already  has  on  her  hands 
more  war  than  she  can  handle,  and  the 
Czar,  during  his  recent  conference  with  the 
Kaiser  and  visit  to  France,  expressed 
strong  hopes  that  the  peace  of  Europe 
might  not  be  broken  for  many  years  to 
come.  But  Afghanistan  is  very  tempting. 
For  England  it  means  a  buffer  state  to  pro- 
tect her  Indian  frontier;  for  Russia  it 
means  a  means  of  attacking  that  same 
Indian  frontier  at  some  time  and  possibly 
winning  the  whole  Indian  empire.  Much 
depends  on  the  new  Ameer.  There  are 
many  kings  in  Europe  who  are  less  potent 
factors  in  the  preservation  of  European 
peace  at  present  than  this  young  pagan 
ruler  of  an  Asiatic  principality. 


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October  17,  1901 


Canada's  It  was  undoubtedly  disap- 

Cer\s\is.  dointing  to  those  who  are 

most  interested  in  the  development  of 
Canada  to  find  by  the  report  of  the  recent 
census  that  the  present  population  of  the 
Dominion  is  only  5,338,883.  It  had  been 
estimated  that  the  returns  would  show  at 
least  6,000,000.  During  the  past  decade, 
strenuous  efforts  have  been  put  forth  to 
direct  the  flow  of  European  emigration  to 
Canada,  whose  broad  fields  and  undeveloped 
resources,  especially  in  the  Northwest, 
await  only  tillage  and  development  to  make 
them  richly  productive.  A  gain  of  only 
505,644  in  ten  years,  or  less  than  ten  per 
cent.,  is  rather  slow  growth.  But  Canada 
can  at  least  congratulate  herself  upon  the 
character  of  her  immigrants.  Those  who 
go  to  British  colonies  are  for  the  most  part 
British,  and  they  are  a  staunch  and  sturdy 
race,  whether  Saxon  or  Celt.  Canada  is 
flooded  with  no  such  deluge  of  delinquents, 
defectives,  dependents  and  degenerates  as 
Poland,  Hungary,  Bohemia  and  Southern 
Italy  pour  upon  us.  Canada  and  thejjUnited 
States  have  each  a  different  immigration 
problem:  With  us  it  is  a  problem  of  selec- 
tion and  exclusion,  with  them  it  is  a  ques- 
tion of  encouragement  and  increase. 


J* 


A  SeaL 
Tra.gedy 


The  news  comes  from 
Hong  Kong  that  there  has 
been  found  on  Bikar  Island,  a  small  unin- 
habited atoll  in  the  Pacific  ocean,  wreck- 
age and  other  evidence  proving  that  the 
British  ship  Manchester  came  to  grief 
there,  and  that  the  ship's  company  per- 
ished of  thirst.  There  is  no  water  on  Bi- 
kar, and  those  of  the  crew  of  the  ship  who 
managed  to  reach  the  land  after  the  wreck- 
ing of  the  ship  found  they  had  escaped 
death  in  one  form  only  to  find  it  in  a  worse 
form.  There  are  a  few  small  trees  and 
shrubs  on  the  island,  and  these  were  dis- 
covered gnawed  and  torn  by  human  teeth, 
in  the  frantic  search  for  moisture.  No 
bodies  were  found  and  it  is  conjectured 
that,  crazed  with  thirst,  the  survivors  finally 
set  forth  in  a  small  boat  to  find  some  other 
island,  and  perished  before  sighting 
land  or  being  picked  up.  Altogether  the 
story  reads  like  a  chapter  from  one  of  the 
sea  stories  of  W.  Clark  Russell. 


J* 


A  Doctor's 
Error. 


General  statements  about 
the  ineffectiveness  of  pro- 
hibitory laws,  statements  of  the  "prohi- 
bition-doesn't-prohibit"  sort,  are  so  obvi- 
ously fallacious  that  every  intelligent  per- 
son knows  how  to  answer  them.  Few,  if 
any,  laws  against  crime  succeed  in  rooting 
out  entirely  the  evils  at  which  they  are 
aimed.  The  question  is,  Do  they  reduce 
the  evil?  But  occasionally  a  critic  tries  to 
show  by  garbled  statistics  that  such  laws 
do  not  even  lessen  the  evils  which  they  try 
to  restrict,  and  it  is  a  pleasure  to  see  such 
critics  brought  to  book  as  positively  as  the 
Chicago  Record-Herald  rebukes  the  Lon- 
don Lancet  in  the  following  editorial  ut- 
terance : 

The  London  Lancet  is  a  medical  publica- 
tion of  the  highest  standing,  and  it  is  to 
be  presumed  that  Dr.  Reid,  who  is  one  of 
its  editors,  ranks  well  in  his  profession, 
but  his  advice,  "let  natural  law  solve  the 
question  of  alcoholism,"  is  bosh,  his  as- 
sertion that  coercive  legislation  swells 
the  tide  of  inebriety  is  mere  assertion  and 
his  statistics  of  drunkenness  are  absurd. 

Fifty  years  ago  Sweden  had  a  natural 
law,  with  the  result  that  there  was  "a 
public  house  in  every  cottage"  and  pretty 


much  every  large  landholder  was  a  dis- 
tiller. The  ravages  of  drunkenness  were 
so  frightful  that  the  whole  country  was 
aroused  to  take  measures  for  national  de- 
fense against  the  scourge,  and  under  the 
restrictions  of  the  Gothenburg  system  and 
of  prohibition  there  has  been  a  tremendous 
change  for  the  better. 

This  modern  instance,  like  many  an 
older  one  which  carries  us  back  to  the 
license  of  drunken  savage  and  half-sav- 
age, proves  the  absolute  necessity  for  some 
restraint  upon  the  liquor  traffic,  so  that  to- 
day the  only  remaining  problem  is,  "how 
far  shall  the  restraint  be  carried?"  Dr. 
Reid  with  his  theory  of  natural  law  in- 
clines, of  course,  to  the  least  possible  re- 
striction, and  it  is  in  this  connection  that 
he  introduces  his  curious  statistics.  Port- 
land, a  prohibition  town,  has  forty-two 
drunkards  to  the  1,000  inhabitants.  New 
York,  Chicago  and  London,  which  are 
without  prohibition,  have  respectively 
twenty- three,  thirteen  and  seven  to  the 
1,000. 

How,  we  should  like  to  know,  has  this 
count  been  kept?  There  is  no  complete 
enumeration  of  drunkards  anywhere,  and 
certainly  there  cannot  be  in  New  York, 
Chicago  and  London.  Secretary  Charles 
Smith,  of  the  Kent  County  Temperance 
Federation,  who  replied  to  Dr.  Reid  at 
the  meeting  of  the  Society  for  the  Study 
of  Inebriety,  said  that  the  magistrates  of 
London  agreed  that  not  one  drunkard  in 
ten  was  ever  arrested  in  that  city,  and 
this  is  perfectly  credible.  London  actu- 
ally swarms  with  drunkards  to  an  extent 
that  shocks  a  person  from  Chicago,  and 
there  is  no  doubt  that  it  is  cursed  by  its 
public  houses  and  taprooms.  To  hold  up 
the  British  capital  as  a  model  of  sobriety 
is  to  fly  in  the  face  of  the  most  notorious 
facts. 

Furthermore,  all  Great  Britain  is  suffer- 
ing from  the  want  of  more  stringent 
checks  upon  the  sale  of  liquor.  The  traffic 
is  a  national  curse,  as  it  was  in  Sweden, 
a  curse  that  is  helped  along  by  the  customs 
of  society,  the  power  of  vested  interests, 
which  oppose  restrictions  for  business  rea- 
sons, and  the  usual  incapacity  of  drunkards 
for  self-help.  That  is  why  a  great  crusade 
has  just  been  started  in  the  country  against 
the  drink  evil,  and  we  may  add  that  this 
crusade  deserves  the  special  sympathy  of 
physicians  who  should  understand  above 
all  other  people  how  little  of  benefit  there 
is  in  alcohol  for  the  human  race,  how  much 
of  injury,  distress  and  ruin. 

J* 


Brevities. 


The  monks  of  La  Grande 
Chartreuse,  dwelling  in  the 
famous  monastery  near  Grenoble,  France, 
are  likely  to  be  disbanded  or  exiled  by  the 
application  of  the  recent  law  against  reli- 
gious associations.  It  is  by  these  Carthusian 
monks  that  the  liqueur  is  made  which  bears 
the  name  of  their  monastery,  and  to  put 
them  out  will  be  a  blow  to  what  is  con- 
sidered an  important  business  interest.  It 
would  be  a  great  thing  for  France  if  she 
could  get  the  whole  liquor  business  into  the 
hands  of  the  monks — and  exile  the  monks. 

Speaking  of  our  new  President  and  his 
attidude  toward  the  Boers,  Harper's  Week- 
ly says:  "The  report  from  Brussels  that 
President  Kruger  has  decided  to  send  a 
special  mission  to  President  Roosevelt, 
though  probably  untrue,  recalls  to  mind 
that  two  years  ago,  when  Colonel  Roose- 
velt was  not  considered  so  eminent  a  spec- 
ialist in  discretion  as  he  has  since  become, 
his  friends  proudly  certified  as  proof  of  his 
capacity  for  prudence  that  no  man  knew 
his  views  about  the  Boer  war.  It  does  not 
seem  likely  that  Mr.  Kruger's  emissaries, 
if  they  come,  will  learn  anything  more  on 
that  subject  than  other  persons  have 
learned." 

It  is  hard  to  imagine  more  water  power 
coming  through  one  plant  than  there  is  at 


Niagara.  In  the  nature  of  the  case  proba- 
bly only  a  small  per  cent,  of  Niagara's 
power  can  ever  be  utilized.  The  power 
station  recently  opened  at  Massena,  N.  Y., 
on  the  St.  Lawrence  River,  is  said  to  de- 
velop more  power  than  the  plant  now  in 
operation  at  Niagara.  75,000  horse-power 
are  counted  upon  at  a  charge  of  $13  per 
hour  per  horse-power,  which  is  scarcely 
more  than  half  of  the  price  for  Niagara 
power.  A  canal  three  miles  long  has  been 
dug,  turning  from  the  St.  Lawrence  River 
a  stream  25  feet  deep  and  265  feet  wide. 
With  both  of  these  wonderful  power  sup- 
plies in  a  single  state  it  would  seem  that 
New  York  ought  soon  to  be  beyond  the 
necessity  of  producing  power  by  combus- 
tion. 

President  Roosevelt  is  reported  as  hav- 
ing said,  very  recently,  when  a  delegation 
came  to  urge  him  to  appoint  to  a  high 
office  a  man  of  notoriously  bad  morals, 
though  of  wealth  and  undoubted  ability: 
"I  am  going  to  select  the  very  best  men  for 
public  positions.  Men  appointed  to  high 
public  places  must  be  high  in  morals  and 
many  other  respects.  If  the  American 
people  care  to  show  their  approval  of  my 
course  during  the  three  and  one -half  years 
that  I  have  to  serve,  by  placing  me  at  the 
head  of  the  Republican  ticket  in  1904,  I 
shall  feel  deeply  grateful.  It  would  be  an 
honor  that  it  would  be  difficult  for  any  man 
to  decline.  But  if  I  have  to  pander  to  any 
cliques,  combinations  or  movements  for 
their  approval,  I  would  not  give  the  snap 
of  my  finger  for  it,  under  such  circum- 
stances. My  endorsement  must  come  from 
the  people  of  the  country."  The  President 
did  not  say  this  in  public,  where  there 
might  be  a  suspicion  that  it  was  a  "grand- 
stand play,"  but  in  private,  without  the 
thought  that  it  would  ever  be  published. 
He  means  it.  We  predict  that  the  Ameri- 
can people  will  give  an  enthusiastic  en- 
dorsement to  the  man  who  fearlessly  carries 
out  such  a  policy  as  that  proclaimed  by 
President  Roosevelt. 

The  mayoralty  fight  in  New  York  City 
between  Low  and  Shepard  is  growing  ex- 
ceeding warm,  with  the  chances,  so  declare 
the  best  political  prophets,  in  favor  of  the 
election  of  Seth  Low  and  the  defeat  of 
Tammany  and  Croker.  'Tis  a  consumma- 
tion devoutly  to  be  wished,  truly.  Croker 
has  such  a  hold  on  New  York,  a  grip  such 
as  the  devil-fish  takes  on  his  victim,  that 
if  he  is  shaken  off  it  will  be  an  occasion  for 
bonfires,  illuminations  and  general  rejoic- 
ing. Croker  and  his  gang  have  been  beaten 
before,  but  the  trouble  is  that  they  do  not 
stay  beaten.  Every  now  and  then,  when 
conditions  become  so  outrageous  as  to 
arouse  even  the  slumbering  conscience  of 
the  average  good  citizen,  the  average  good 
citizen  arises  in  his  might  and  casts  out  the 
devils.  Then  he  rubs  his  hands,  hurrahs 
that  evil  is  finally  and  forever  overthrown, 
and  goes  back  to  his  business.  Next  elec- 
tion he  is  slumbering  again,  while  the 
devils,  who  have  been  working  every  minute 
since  their  defeat,  are  all  on  hand  and  the 
result  is  that  the  good  done  previously  is 
overcome,  and  the  old  gang  is  back  in  power 
again,  to  continue  in  control  until,  once 
more,  conditions  become  bad  enough  to 
wake  up  the  respectable  citizen.  So  things 
go  around  in'  a  circle.  What  New  York 
and  every  other  American  city  needs,  is  a 
kind  of  good  citizenship  that  is  everlast- 
ingly awake  and  on  the  alert. 


October  17,  1901 


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The  Latest  from  Minneapolis. 

Special  dispatch  to  the  Christian-Evangelist:  < 

Minneapolis,  Minn,,  Oct.  14.  If  there 
were  any  who  doubted  the  wisdom  of  hold- 
ing our  National  Convention  so  far  to  the 
North  as  Minneapolis,  fearing  that  the 
people  would  not  journey  so  far  to  attend, 
their  doubts  are  now  at  rest.  Our  first 
Convention  in  the  great  Northwest  is  a 
complete  and  demonstrated  success.  From 
the  East  and  the  West  and  the  South  the 
delegates  have  gathered,  and  we  are  here 
in  force.  Vast  audiences  convene  in  the 
large  auditorium  of  the  Exposition  Build- 
ing at  each  service,  and  much  enthusiasm 
marks  each  gathering. 

The  Foreign  Christian  Missionary  So- 
ciety and  the  American  Christian  Mission- 
ary Society  have  held  their  general  board 
meetings,  and  heard  reports  of  the  work  of 
the  year.  These  reports  have  given  general 
satisfaction.  Much  ground  has  been  gained, 
and  all  our  lines  seem  to  be  advancing  on 
the  works  of  the  enemy. 

The  Saturday  evening  session  was  de- 
voted to  Christian  Endeavor.  There  was  a 
vast  outpouring,  not  only  of  visiting  dele- 
gates, but  of  local  Endeavor  unions.  The 
annual  report  of  Secretary  Pounds,  read  at 
this  meeting,  showed  substantial  gains  for 
the  year  in  the  number  of  societies  organ- 
ized and  work  done.  The  meeting  was 
addressed  by  John  Willis  Baer,  of  Boston, 
general  secretary  of  the  United  Society  of 
Christian  Endeavor,  and  by  J.  H.  Garrison, 
of  St.  Louis,  editor  of  the  Christian-Evan- 
gelist. The  audience  was  enthusiastic, 
and  it  was  a  glorious  meeting. 

On  Sunday  the  pulpits  of  Minneapolis 
and  St.  Paul  were  turned  over  to  the 
preachers  attending  the  Convention.  The 
weather  was  quite  inclement  and  unpropi- 
tious,  but  lowering  skies  and  cold,  drizzling 
rain  did  not  prevent  large  audiences  greet- 
ing our  preachers  in  most  of  the  Protestant 
churches  of  the  Twin  Cities. 

At  3  o'clock,  Sunday  afternoon,  was  held 
the  great  communion  service  in  the  Ex- 
position Hall.  Nearly  four  thousand  per- 
sons were  present  and  participated  in  a 
most  impressive  service.  The  service  was 
under  the  direction  of  Rev.  C.  J.  Tanner 
and  Rev.  A.  D.  Harmon,  of  the  Minne- 
apolis and  St.  Paul  Christian  Churches, 
respectively.  J.  Walter  Wilson,  of  In- 
dianapolis, led  the  music,  C.  L.  Loos  and 
E.  J.  Lampton  conducted  the  devotional 
exercises,  and  Dr.  A.  B.  Philputt,  of  In- 
dianapolis, made  an  address  on  "The  Table 
of  His  Memory."  At  the  close  of  the 
service  there  was  taken  a  collection  which 
added  $500  to  the  Ministerial  Relief 
Fund. 

To-day  the  Foreign  Christian  Mission- 
ary Society  holds  its  sessions.  Among 
those  who  will  prominently  participate  are 
C.  L.  Lockhart,  E.  E.  Faris,  F.  G.  Tyrrell, 


W.  B.  Warren,  Dr.  Susie  Rijnhart  and 
H.  L.  Willett. 

From  present  indications  it  appears  that 
Omaha  will  secure  the  Convention  for 
1902.  There  is  general  consent,  apparent- 
ly, that  in  1903  the  gatherings  will  be  held 
in  St.  Louis,  and  that  there  will  be  a 
World's  Convention  of  Disciples  in  connec- 
tion with  the  World's  Fair. 

The  sessions  of  the  Convention  will  con- 
tinue until  Thursday.  Wednesday  after- 
noon is  to  be  devoted  to  college  reunions, 
receptions,  social  gatherings  and  sight- 
seeing. The  delegates  are  being  most 
hospitably  entertained,  and  those  present 
are  sorry  for  those  who  did  not  come. 

& 

The    Minneapolis    Conven- 
tion. 

We  are  at  this  writing  only  in  the  be- 
ginning of  one  of  the  greatest  conventions 
in  our  history.  It  is  in  some  respects  a 
unique  convention.  The  delegations  are 
still  arriving  as  we  pen  these  lines.  The 
gates  of  the  city  are  thrown  wide  open  to 
receive  the  convention.  The  energetic  and 
enterprising  local  committee  has  succeeded 
in  interesting  the  press  of  the  city,  all  the 
churches  and  the  citizens  generally.  Hotels 
and  street  cars  are  crowded  with  good 
looking  men  and  women  wearing  the 
badges  of  delegates.  Each  incoming  train 
that  arrives  adds  to  the  magnitude  of  the 
gathering. 

The  ChristiaLii-EvaLngelist  SpecieX 

Our  special  train  on  the  Burlington  left 
St.  Louis  at  2:05  p.  M.  Wednesday,  and 
reached  Minneapolis  about  11  A.  M.  the 
next  day,  being  two  and  a  half  hours  be- 
hind schedule  time.  None  of  vis  com- 
plained of  this  delay,  as  it  gave  us  oppor- 
tunity of  seeing  more  of  the  scenery  along 
the  upper  Mississippi  than  we  would  have 
had  otherwise.  And  such  scenery!  The 
magic  hand  of  Nature's  special  artist,  the 
Frost,  had  done  its  best  to  glorify  the 
forests  as  if  to  prepare  them  for  our 
coming.  How  the  hard  maples,  the 
hickory,  the  oak  and  the  lowlier  sumach, 
flamed  in  crimson  and  gold  in  the  morning 
sunlight!  There  was  little  singing  along 
the  way  by  the  delegates,  as  all  were  too 
busy  admiring  the  beautiful  lakes  and  the 
many- colored  trees  to  indulge  in  music. 
As  we  passed  Canton,  Mo.,  the  students  of 
Christian  University  came  to  the  train  in  a 
body  and  greeted  us  with  their  college 
yell:  "Boom-  a-raka,  boom-a-raka,  boom- 
a-raka-ree!  Rip-a-zippa,  rip-a-zippa! 
Who  are  we?  C.  U.  C.  U.  Don't  you 
see?  Christian  Universitee ! "  They  re- 
cited this  in  chorus  for  us  several  times, 
while  the  train  made  its  usual  stop. 

Arriving  a.t  Mlrvnea.polls. 

At  11  a.  m.  the  Christian-Evangelist 
special  landed  about  75  delegates  at  the 
convention  city,  where  we  were  met  by 
white  caps  who  directed  us  whither  we 
desired  to  go.  Those  who  had  engaged 
hotel  rooms  beforehand  were  fortunate. 
The  Christian- Evangelist  representatives 
reached  the  exposition  building  on  the 
western  side  of  the  river  about  noon  and 
devoted  the  afternoon  to  fitting  up  head- 
quarters for  the   Christian  Publishing  Co. 


in  one  of  the  many  booths  outside  the  hall 
proper.  With  white  and  yellow  muslin, 
numerous  flags,  an  abundant  supply  of 
autumn  leaves,  a  picture  of  the  martyred 
President,  some  cheap  matting  for  the 
floor,  and  tables  for  books  and  papers,  and 
chairs  for  visitors,  we  soon  had  a  very 
respectable  headquarters  which  is  proving 
very  popular.  Other  publishing  com- 
panies have  done  the  same,  and  so  have 
the  colleges.  Many  of  the  leading  states 
have  fitted  up  state  headquarters  very 
tastily,  and  the  state  delegations  meet  in 
these  places  to  take  counsel  together  on 
any  matter  that  needs  their  attention. 
This  is  one  of  the  unique  features  of  the 
convention  to  which  we  referred  in  the 
beginning.  It  is  really  a  religious  exposi- 
tion. Among  the  most  handsomely- fitted 
up  state  headquarters  is  Nebraska,  and 
that  enterprising  state  has  a  large  and 
enthusiastic  delegation  here  headed  by 
Sumner  T.  Martin,  working  for  Omaha  as 
the  place  of  the  next  national  convention. 
At  present  it  has  no  competitor,  and  if  one 
develops  it  will  have  a  hard  task  to  defeat 
the  Nebraskan  metropolis. 

The  Opervlng  Guns. 

Thursday  evening  was  devoted  to  ad- 
dresses of  welcome  and  responses,  Mrs. 
A.  M.  Atkinson  presiding.  Hon.  A.  T. 
Ankeny  gave  a  welcome  in  behalf  of  the 
Minnesota  churches.  He  called  attention 
to  the  great  events  which  had  been  asso- 
ciated with  the  beginning  and  close  of  the 
centuries,  and  thought  it  not  improbable 
that  we  were  on  the  eve  of  great  events. 
S.  H.  Hall,  Chairman  Public  Affairs  Com- 
mittee of  the  Commercial  Club,  welcomed 
us  to  the  city.  Faith  was  alike  the  basis 
of  religion  and  business.  Neither  could 
get  on  without  it.  Gov.  Van  Sant  wel- 
comed us  in  behalf  of  the  great  state  of 
Minnesota,  whose  praises  he  sang.  He 
told  of  her  wheat  and  butter  products  and 
said  she  had  earned  the  title  of  "Bread  and 
Butter"  state.  We  needed  "more  Chris- 
tianity and  less  creeds."  He  knew  about 
Alexander  Campbell  and  admired  him  be- 
cause he  was  a  "good  fighter,"  and  good 
fighters  were  needed  in  religion  as  well  as 
elsewhere.  A.  McLean,  president  of  the 
Foreign  Society,  read  a  happy  response 
from  Gen.  Drake,  who  was  unable  to  be 
present.  Bro.  McLean  also  reminded  the 
people  that  this  ground  on  which  we  were 
gathered  was  missionary  ground,  the  site 
having  been  fixed  by  foreign  missionaries. 
The  infidel's  boast  that  Christ  should  never 
cross  the  Mississippi  River  had  proved 
idle.  B.  L.  Smith,  corresponding  secre- 
tary of  the  American  Christian  Missionary 
Society,  told  the  story  of  one  who,  having 
heard  Jamestown  praised  so  much,  prayed 
that  he  might  go  to  heaven  if  possible,  but 
if  not  he  begged  that  he  might  be  per- 
mitted at  least  to  go  to  Jamestown!  He 
thought  some  of  us  might  be  willing,  after 
hearing  what  we  had,  to  compromise  on 
Minneapolis.  He  reminded  the  people 
that  the  absence  of  titles  from  the  names 
of  men  on  the  program  did  not  argue  the 
absence  of  men  of  ability  and  scholarship. 
We  were  a  simple  people  and  take  not 
much  to  titles. 

There  was  a  great  audience  present  for 
this  introductory  evening,  and  the  speeches 
were  all  bright  and  breezy.  The  music, 
led  by  J.  Walter  Wilson,  was  inspiring. 
Every  one  felt  that  our  first  convention  in 
the    great     Northwest    had    had    a    most 


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auspicious  beginning.  The  weather  has 
not  been  cold  so  far  and  many  heavy 
wraps  are  not  yet  needed.  The  real  busi- 
ness of  the  convention  now  begins. 

The  C.  W.  B.  M.  Sessions. 

The  sessions  of  the  C.  W.  B.  M.  occupied 
Friday  and  Saturday,  the  first  two  days  of 
the  convention,  during  which  time  reports 
and  addresses  alternated  in  such  a  manner 
that  the  laying  of  definite  plans  for  future 
work  and  the  generation  of  enthusiasm  for 
carrying  them  out  were  mingled  in  the  con- 
vention as  they  must  be  in  the  work. 
Among  the  inspirational  addresses  exalting 
the  work  of  missions  in  general  and  the 
part  which  women  have  played  and  can 
play  in  missionary  work,  were  the  addresses 
of  Mrs.  David  Owen  Thomas,  Prof.  L.  W. 
Fairfield,  Miss  Rose  N.  Wood-Allen,  Mrs. 
A.  M.  Haggard,  C.  C.  Smith,  Mrs.  Anna 
Atwater,  and  others.  Mr.  Ernest  Wiles, 
who  recently  received  his  A.  M.  degree  at 
the  University  of  Michigan,  and  is  now 
assisting  Prof.  Coler  in  the  Bible  chair, 
spoke  on  "University  Bible  Work  from  the 
Student's  View- Point";  and  Miss  Rebel 
Withers,  who  has  had  exceptional  oppor- 
tunities for  seeing  the  home  and  family  life 
of  the  British  nobility,  told  of  the  good 
work  that  is  being  done  in  the  cause  of 
missions,  temperance  and  Bible  study  by 
some  of  the  titled  women  of  England. 

It  was  much  regretted  that  illness  pre- 
vented Dr.  Susie  C.  Rijnhart  from  making 
the  address  which  was  announced  for  Sat- 
urday morning.  Mrs.  Rijnhart,  as  a  mis- 
sionary for  four  years  in  Thibet,  has  had 
experiences  which  are  rare  even  in  the 
heroic  field  of  modern  missions.  The  For- 
eign Society  is  to  be  congratulated  on  hav- 
ing secured  her  services.  She  will  be  sent 
back  to  Thibet  as  soon  as  a  suitable  man 
and  wife  can  be  secured  to  accompany  her. 
The  convention,  however,  hopes  still  to 
have  an  opportunity  of  hearing  Dr.  Rijnhart 
before  its  adjournment. 

These  inspiring  addresses  are  in  keeping 
with  the  ^character  of  the  convention  as  a 
great  popular  mass  meeting.  Enthusiasm 
is  as  essential  to  the  convention  as  business. 
But  the  business  is  essential  too,  for  the 
C.  W.  B.  M.  is  pre-eminently  an  associa- 
tion for  doing  things.  Even  dry  figures  and 
statistics  become  eloquent  when  lit  up  by 
such  devotior/and  enthusiasm. 

The  motto  of  the  Christian  Woman's 
Board  of  Missions  for  the  year  was  a  brave 
one:  "Missionary education  for  the  world's 
evangelization ;  twenty  thousand  readers  of 
the  Tidings;  twenty  hundred  auxiliaries  for 
the  twentieth  century."  At  the  close  of 
the  year's  work  the  number  of  auxiliaries 
reported  is  1,796,  a  gain  of  64  auxiliaries  for 
the  year,  and  11,924  subscribers  for  the 
Tidings.  In  these  two  respects  the  Board 
did  not  reach  the  goal  which  had  been  set. 
The  totil  receipts  for  the  year  were  $135,- 
441.58,  showing  a  gain  for  the  year  of  $28,- 
711.82.  As  the  mark  had  been  set  for  a 
gain  of  twenty  thousand  dollars,  it  will  be 
seen  that,  as  regards  finances,  the  women 
did  even  more  than  they  had  planned  to  do. 
Here  is  a  proof  and  an  illustration  that  it  is 
easier  to  get  money  than  to  get  devoted 
men  and  women,  easier  to  give  money  than 
to  give  self. 

The  C.  W.  B.  M.  at  present  occupies  the 
following  foreign  fields:  Jamaica,  with  21 
stations  and  18  missionaries;  India,  6  sta- 
tions and  35  workers;  Mexico,  one  station, 
one  out- station  and  7  missionaries ;  Porto 


Rico,  an  orphanage  and  2  workers.  In  the 
home  field  the  C.  W.  B.  M.  supports  106 
workers  located  in  28  states.  The  whole 
number  of  C.  W.  B.  M.  missionaries  in  all 
fields  is  167. 

The  local  societies  which  are  auxiliary  to 
the  Board  and  are  carrying  forward  this 
work  are  planted  in  40  states  and  territories 
and  in  three  foreign  countries.  Ohio  is  the 
leading  state  both  in  total  membership  and 
in  the  amount  contributed,  having  given 
$18,692.48  during  the  past  fiscal  year. 
Kentucky  ranks  second,  with  $17,261.73; 
Indiana,  third;  Missouri,  fourth;  Pennsyl- 
vania, fifth;  Iowa,  sixth. 

To  Michigan,  however,  belongs  the  honor 
of  having  the  largest  number  of  members 
of  C.  W.  B.  M.  auxiliaries  in  proportion  to 
the  church  membership  of  the  state.  We 
are  not  numerically  strong  in  Michigan, 
but  that  our  members  there  are  the  right 
sort  is  evidenced  by  the  fact  that  the  C.  W. 
B.  M.  membership  is  equal  to  ten  per  cent, 
of  the  church  membership.  In  Ohio,  Illi- 
nois and  Missouri  the  proportion  is  from 
two  to  four  per  cent.  Michigan's  remark- 
able record  may  be  partly  accounted  for  by 
Miss  Lura  V.  Thompson's  work  in  that 
state  as  an  organizer  during  the  past  year. 

The  work  projected  for  the  coming  year 
is  one  of  enlargement  and  strengthening  of 
what  is  in  hand,  rather  than  of  entering 
new  fields  or  planting  new  stations.  The 
only  new  station  now  planned  for  this  year 
is  the  one  which  will  be  located  and  sup- 
ported by  the  Ohio  auxiliaries  in  Hamirpur 
Province,  India.  The  Mahoba  station,  the 
only  one  which  we  have  in  that  province,  is 
in  the  extreme  southern  part  of  the  district, 
and  the  new  station  in  the  northern  part  is 
much  needed.  Bro.  E.  C.  Davis  and  wife 
will  go  out  to  establish  this  station  as  soon 
as  the  necessary  funds  can  be  provided — 
probably  early  next  fall.  Bro.  Davis  is  a 
graduate  of  Hiram  College,  and  has  in  him 
the  stuff  of  which  missionaries  are  made. 

A  commendable  feature  of  the  plans  for 
the  new  year  is  that  many  states  are  cen- 
tralizing their  special  gifts  for  a  specific 
object.  Besides  Ohio's  new  mission  in 
Hamirpur,  Indiana  will  support  Miss 
Tonetta  Vance,  Iowa  Miss  Bertha  Mills, 
Missouri  Miss  Mattie  Burgess,  all  in  India, 
and  Illinois  will  devote  her  special  gifts  to 
city  evangelization  in  Chicago.  This  spe- 
cial work  will  be  done  in  addition  to  the 
regular  contributions  to  the  general  work 
of  theC.  W.  B.  M. 

The  following  general  officers  were  elected 
for  the  ensuing  year:  President,  Mrs.  O. 
A.  Burgess;  Vice-President,  Mrs.  A.  M. 
Atkinson;  Corresponding  Secretary,  Mrs. 
Helen  E.  Moses;  Recording  Secretary, 
Mrs.  Anna  B.  Gray;  Treasurer,  Mrs.  Mary 
A.  Judson;  Superintendent  of  Young 
People's  Work,  Miss  Mattie  Pounds. 

Merely  SviperficiaJ. 

The  missionary  convention  did  not  have 
Minneapolis  all  to  itself.  A  football  game 
between  the  state  universities  of  Minnesota 
and  Nebraska  filled  the  city  with  a  noisy, 
beribboned  contingent  of  football  rooters 
from  Lincoln  and  an  equally  noisy  and 
more  numerous  body  of  rooters  from  the 
local  institution.  As  makers  of  din,  they 
were  all  right. 


The  governor  of  Minnesota,  in  his  ad- 
dress of  welcome,  exhibited  the  unction 
and    fervor    of  a    Methodist  class-leader. 


When  the  governor   told  us  we  were   wel- 
come, we  had  to  believe  it. 

The  number  of  white  heads  and  white 
beards  in  the  convention  was  surprisingly 
and  painfully  small.  There  were  only 
Bros.  Chas.  Louis  Loos,  B.  B.  Tyler,  W.  T. 
Moore,  F.  D.  Power  and  a  few  more  of  the 
prematurely  gray  who  have  put  on  the 
white  roses  while  yet  in  their  prime. 

We  had  a  Midway.  It  was  in  the  vast 
corridors  surrounding  the  convention  hall, 
and  the  side-shows  were  booths  repre- 
senting our  various  colleges,  publishing 
houses,  state  missionary  boards,  and  other 
interests.  It  cost  nothing  to  get  into  these 
3hows  but  sometimes  it  cost  money  to  get 
out. 

There  is  more  cordial  fellowship  at  a 
convention  between  brethren  who  differ  in 
matters  of  policy  or  interpretation,  than 
one  might  be  led  to  expect  by  reading  some 
of  our  papers.  The  men  with  the  trenchant 
quills  often  become  all  smiles  and  hand- 
shakes when  they  meet  their  controversial 
antagonists  face  to  face.  The  vitriol  is  in 
the  ink-pot  rather  than  in  the  man. 

It  was  a  cosmopolitan  convention.  Three 
delegate?)  came  together  almost  at  the  same 
moment  and  recalled  that  the  last  time 
any  of  the  three  had  seen  any  of  the  others 
was  at  Constanfcinople,wherethe  fame  three 
had  enjoyed  a  former  chance  meeting. 

Bro.  G.  L.  Snively  had  charge  of  a 
prominent  booth  in  our  Midway,  represent- 
ing the  work  of  our  national  benevolent 
association.  It  was  strategically  located 
where  no  one  could  get  past  it  without 
seeing — and  those  who  saw  were  conquered. 
Several  of  the  ladies  who  are  interested  in 
this  work,  Mrs.  E.  B.  Redd,  Mrs.  L.  G. 
Bantz,  Mrs.  Hansbrough  and  others,  were 
also  faithful  in  their  attendance  at  the 
booth  and  in  giving  all  possible  publicity 
to  the  B.  A.  C.  C. 

A  traveler  claims  to  have  followed  ten 
thousand  soldiers  into  St.  Peter's  Cathedral 
at  Rome  and  then  lost  them  in  the  vast  in- 
terior. We  do  not  say  the  same,  literally, 
of  the  Exposition  Hall,  but  for  practical 
convention  purposes  it  is  limitless.  Yet  it 
has  never  seemed  empty  while  the  conven- 
tion has  been  in  session. 

Alexander  Procter  £was  present  at  the 
convention  in  his  sermons,  the  newly  pub- 
lished volume  entitled  "The  Witness  of 
Jesus."  As  our  greatest  conventions  used 
to  delight  to  listen  to  his  words,  so  now 
many  young  preachers  have  taken  the  op- 
portunity of  becoming  acquainted  with  him 
through  his  printed  sermons  and  those  who 
knew  him  have  expressed  great  satisfaction 
at  seeing  this  ripest  fruit  of  his  powers 
put  into  permanent  form  for  preservation, 
re-reading  and  reference. 

Omaha  wants  the  convention  in  1902,  and 
the  delegation  charged  with  the  Omaha 
campaign  is  showing  almost  as  much  zeal 
and  enterprise  in  bidding  for  the  next  con- 
vention as  the  Minneapolis  committee 
"showed  in  preparing  for  the  entertainment 
of  this  one.  , 

St.  Louis  ought  to  havegno  difficulty  in 
securing  the  convention  for  1903.  This 
location  will  put  us  in  a  position  to  engage 


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vigorously  and  effectively  in  whatever  co- 
operative Christian  demonstration  is 
planned  in  connection  with  the  Louisiana 
Purchase  Exposition. 

It  is  rumored  that  the  Pacific  coast  will 
be  in  the  field  asking  for  the  honor  of  en- 
tertaining the  national  convention  within 
two  or  three  years.  Why  not?  It  is  a  long 
way  from  our  center  of  gravity;  but,  a 
Californian  might  answer,  the  very  best  is 
always  a  long  way  from  the  average.  Be- 
sides, the  coast  has  entertained  successful 
and  well  attended  national  or  international 
conventions  of  the  Y.  P.  S.  C.  E.,  the  Ep- 
worth  League  and  the  Protestant  Episcopal 
Church. 

At  no  previous  convention  has  so  gener- 
ous an  allotment  of  space  been  given  to 
our  publishing  houses  to  show  their  goods. 
Our  publishers  do  not  ask  to  divide  time 
with  the  missionary  societies  on  the  floor 
of  the  convention,  but  they  know  the  im- 
portance of  their  work  in  the  progress  of  a 
religious  people,  and  like  to  have  the  same 
recognized  by  affording  them  facilities  for 
doing  their  work. 

W.  H.  Waggoner's  vast,  hand  painted 
missionary  maps  are  in  evidence  here,  there 
and  everywhere,  and  they  furnish  a  vivid 
presentation  of  much  information  about 
missionary  fields  and  forces. 
.    Jt 

Notes  and  Comments- 

A  contemporary  of  another  "persuasion" 
is  quoted  as  saying  that  its  observation  has 
led  it  to  believe  that  "the  growth  of  the 
reformation  has  been  chiefly  under  the 
brethren  of  radical  views."  That  depends 
on  what  is  meant  by  "radical  views."  If  to 
believe  in  the  principles  of  the  reformation 
which  we  plead  heartily  and  thoroughly  is 
to  hold  "radical  views,"  as  it  probably 
would  be  consiiered  by  the  contemporary 
quoted,  then  its  observation  is  quite  correct. 
But  with  us  who  are  in  the  reformation, 
this  holding  steadfastly  to  the  simple  gos- 
pel of  Jesus  Christ,  as  preached  and  prac- 
ticed by  the  apostles,  and  the  practicability 
of  Christian  unity  on  that  basis,  is  not 
"radical,"  but  normal,  natural,  Christian. 
Those  whom  we  regard  as  "radical"  or  ex- 
tremists are  not  the  men  who  to-day  are 
doing  most  to  build  up  the  reformation. 
Much  of  their  work  has  to  be  done  over, 
and  it  is  much  harder  to  do  it  than  if  they 
had  never  touched  it.  Very  few  churches, 
seeking  a  pastor,  want  one  holding  "radi- 
cal views,"  as  we  understand  the  phrase. 
They  want  well-balanced,  level-headed 
men  who  can  preach  a  full- orbed  gospel, 
and  preach  it  loyally  and  lovingly. 
^« 

The  report  of  the  acting  board  of  man- 
agers of  the  American  Christian  Mission- 
ary Society  for  the  year  ending  Oct.  1,  i3  a 
pamphlet  of  eighty-eight  pages,  containing 
information  concerning  our  various  mis- 
sions and  missionaries,  with  a  full  report 
of  work  done  and  of  moneys  received.  It  is 
copiously  illustrated,  containing  pictures 
of  the  various  home  missionaries  and  others 
of  our  prominent  men.  It  is  really  a  com- 
pendium of  a  great  deal  of  very  useful  in- 
formation relating  to  the  progress  of  our 
cause  in  the  United  States,  and  a  copy  of 
it  should  be  secured  and  carefully  studied 
by  every  one  who  is  interested  in  the  great 
work  that  is  being  carried  on  by  this  mother 
missionary  society     The  receipts  of   the 


society  during  the  year  past  have  been 
$91,716.68.  Compared  with  last  year  this 
shows  a  gain  of  $28,089.38.  The  real  gain 
is  larger  even  than  this,  considering  that 
the  moneys  given  to  the  board  of  negro 
education  and  evangelization,  which  were 
credited  to  the  Society  last  year,  go  this 
year  to  the  C.  W.  B.  M.  This  is  a  credit- 
able advance,  though  it  must  not  be  sup- 
posed for  a  moment  that  Ave  have  reached, 
even  approximately,  the  limits  of  our  abil- 
ity in  this  direction. 

■*» 
The  Lutheran  Church  observes  what  it 
terms  Reformation  Day,  which  is  Oct.  31. 
It  was  on  that  morning  in  the  year  1517 
that  Luther  nailed  his  ninety- five  theses 
to  the  door  of  the  Old  Castle  church  in 
Wittenberg.  St.  Mark's  Messenger,  issued 
by  the  St.  Mark's  Lutheran  Evangelical 
church  of  this  city,  referring  to  this  fact, 
says: 

This  day  also  commemorates  the  beginning 
of  our  beloved  Lutheran  Church,  the  first,  the 
most  honored  and  the  largest  numerically  in 
Christendom.  Its  claim  to  be  is  unquestioned. 
Its  history  is  a  noble  testimony  to  the  truth 
of  the  gospel  Its  great  distinction,  justifica- 
tion by  faith  alone,  is  held  by  all  truly  ortho- 
dox churches,  but  it  marks  the  Lutheran 
Churcn  in  a  sense  different  from  all  others. 
Under  God  Luther  recovered  it;  the  church 
was  born  with  this  mark  of  distinction  upon 
it,  and  the  claim  is  legitimate.  Moreover,  it 
is  the  clear  mission  ot  the  Lutheran  Church 
to  emphasize  this  truth,  and  the  need  was 
never  greater  than  now. 

This  claim  to  be  "the  first"  and  numeri- 
cally the  largest  body  in  Christendom  must 
refer  to  Protestant  Christendom.  It  also 
takes  count  of  the  state  churches  of  Ger- 
many, Norway  and  Sweden,  where  the  en- 
tire population  is  included.  Many  of  the 
things  for  which  Luther  contended  have 
been  lost  sight  of  by  a  majority  of  those 
calling  themselves  Lutherans.  Even  the 
great  doctrine  of  justification  by  faith  has 
received  an  interpretation  which  Luther 
probably  never  thought  of  and  which  cer- 
tainly is  not  to  be  found  in  the  teaching  of 
Paul.  There  is,  indeed,  great  need  of  em- 
phasizing that  view  of  faith  which  affects 
the  life  and  conduct,  and  which  involves 
obedience  to  Christ  in  spirit,  as  well  as  in 
outward  form. 

J* 

Editor's  Easy  Chair. 
This  might  be  called  Minneapolis  Mus- 
ings, if  it  were  not  for  the  absurdity  of  the 
idea  of  one's  having  time  to  muse  in  a  city 
like  this,  with  a  great  National  Convention 
in  progress.  There  is  altogether  too  much 
hurry  and  bustle,  too  many  board  and  com- 
mittee meetings,  and  too  many  greeting^ 
from  old  friends,  and  meeting  new  ones. 
And  yet  it  is  a  place  to  muse  if  one  had 
time.  What  mighty  progress  in  the  material 
development  of  the  nation  do  these  twin 
cities  represent!  When  the  writer  was  a 
boy  these  great  cities,representing  at  pres- 
ent a  population  of  nearly  400,000,  were 
little  more  than  outposts  in  a  wilderness. 
The  men  and  women  are  still  living  who 
were  pioneers  in  this  vicinity.  Fort  Snell- 
ing  no  longer  guards  a  few  hardy  pioneers 
against  the  invasions  of  the  savages.  The 
wigwam  of  the  Indian  and  the  cabin  of  the 
early  backwoods  man,  have  given  place  to 
stately  cities,  and  to  all  that  appertains  to 
a  high  grade  of  .civilization.  This  is  the 
American  spirit,  dauntless,  daring,  pro- 
gressive and  aggressive! 


The  Mississippi  river,  which  we  cross  to 
and  fro  from  our  hotel  to  the  Exposition 
Hall  on  a  bridge  which  spans  it  above  St. 
Anthony  Falls,  is  a  small  stream  compared 
with  the  lordly  current  of  the  same  river  at 
St.  Louis,  but  we  are  now  in  the  state  which 
is  the  mother  of  the  "Father  of  Waters." 
This  high  plateau — the  highest  between 
Hudson's  bay  and  the  Gulf  of  Mexico — is  a 
water- shed  whence  flow  three  great  river 
systems  in  different  directions.  The  great- 
est of  these  is  the  mighty  Mississippi. 
What  changes  have  taken  place  along  its 
shores  since  the  date  of  the  Louisiana  Pur- 
chase !  How  much  history  has  been  made ! 
The  St.  Louis  Exposition  in  1903  will  illus- 
trate these  changes.  The  hotel  in  which 
we  are  stopping  i3  within  the  limits  of  the 
Louisiana  Purchase,  but  the  Exposition 
Building,  being  on  the  east  side  of  the  river, 
is  not  within  the  Purchase.  But  no  doubt 
the  whole  state  will  be  represented  in  the 
great  World's  Fair  of  1903.  It  is  justly 
proud  of  its  history  and  progress. 
^» 

About  thirty  years  ago  the  writer  held  a 
meeting  in  a  small  infidel  town  in  Illinois. 
Among  the  persons  baptized  was  a  promin- 
ent young  citizen  of  the  town,  who  had  also 
been  a  skeptic.  To-day  this  same  man, 
now  one  of  the  substantial  citizens  of  Min- 
neapolis, and  a  pillar  in  the  church  here, 
entertained  myself  and  wife  at  dinner  at 
the  Commercial  Club  in  the  city.  He  re- 
members more  about  that  meeting,  and  the 
sermons  preached  by  the  young  preacher, 
than  the  preacher  does.  During  all  these 
three  decades  he  has  stood  steadfastly  by 
his  Christian  colors,  and  rejoices  to-day  in 
that  turning  point  of  his  life  which  means  so 
much  for  him.  The  young  preacher,  full  of 
fear  and  trembling,  preaching  the  gospel  in 
a  nest  of  infidels  where  no  church  had  ever 
been  established,  builded  much  better  than 
he  knew  when  he  baptized  B.  H.  Morgan, 
on  a  confession  of  his  faith  in  Jesus  Christ. 
No  man  knows  how  much  good  he  is  accom- 
plishing when  he  is  preaching  Christ's  gos- 
pel and  persuading  sinners  to  turn  to  God. 
Mrs.  Morgan  is  an  active  worker  in  the  C. 
W.  B.  M.,  and  the  ladies  of  that  organiza- 
tion are  to  have  a  reception  in  their  resi- 
dence during  the  convention. 
^» 

It  is  gratifying  to  see  the  number  of 
hoary  heads  present  in  the  Convention. 
There  may  be  something  pathetic  in  the 
fact  of  their  growing  old,  but  there  is 
something  sublime  in  growing  old  in  the 
service  of  God.  There  is  nothing  that  adds 
more  dignity  to  a  great  missionary  conven- 
tion than  a  liberal  representation  of  gray 
hairs.  These  venerable  men,  aye  and 
women,  too,  have  borne  the  burden  and 
the  heat  of  the  day  and  of  the  conflict. 
Their  memory  carries  them  back  to  the 
time  when  we  were  a  feeble  folk,  and  the 
hands  of  stronger  religious  bodies  were 
lifted  against  them.  They  stood  by  the 
cause  when  it  was  feeble  in  material  wealth 
and  numbers,  and  now  that  it  has  grown 
strong  and  conquered  the  respect  of  Chris- 
tendom how  it  must  thrill  their  hearts  to  be 
in  a  great  convention  like  this,  and  witness 
the  growth,  the  increase  in  missionary 
work,  and  the  lofty  enthusiasm  of  the  mul- 
titudes! God  bless  our  living  pioneers, 
present  and  absent,  and  make  their  closing 
days  bright  with  his  presence  and  peace! 

Minneapolis,  Saturday,  Oct,  12. 


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THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


October  17,  1901 


15he  Foreign  Christian    Missionary  Society 

TWENTY -SIXTH  ANNUAL  REPORT 


Survey  of  the  Fields. 

India. — Much  time  was  given  to  famine 
relief.  The  missionaries  were  entrusted 
with  the  distribution  of  funds  by  the  gov- 
ernment, by  the  English  Baptist  Society, 
by  the  Christian  Herald,  and  by  the  breth- 
ren in  Australia  and  America.  As  the  end 
of  the  famine  approached  they  gave  out 
seed  corn,  clothing,  money  and  animals. 
They  sought  to  help  the  people  to  begin 
life  anew.  Hundreds  of  boys  were  gath- 
ered into  the  orphanages.  These  are  being 
trained  for  lives  of  usefulness  and  noble- 
ness. The  sick  are  healed.  The  gospel 
was  preached  in  the  stations  and  out- sta- 
tions and  in  hundreds  of  towns  and  villages 
in  the  regions  beyond.  As  a  result  of  the 
relief  given  in  the  time  of  famine  great 
numbers  are  inquiring  concerning  the  gos- 
pel. The  number  added  is  larger  than  in 
any  previous  year. 

China. — During  the  Boxer  excitement 
the  workers  in  China  deemed  it  prudent  to 
retire  to  Shanghai  or  to  Japan.  In  their 
absence  the  Viceroy  of  Nankin  protected 
the  property.  In  their  enforced  absence 
they  were  not  idle.  They  preached  much 
to  the  soldiers  and  sailors  and  natives. 
They  translated  a  number  of  books  into 
Chinese.  They  have  all  been  back  at  work 
for  several  months.  All  departments  of 
work  have  been  resumed.  The  officials  and 
people  are  unusually  cordial,  and  the  out- 
look is  brighter  than  ever  before. 

Japan. — In  Japan  the  work  hasjproceeded 
without  any  interruption.  There  are  open 
doors  on  all  sides.  There  are  more  invita- 
tions than  the  workers  can  accept.  Japan 
is  now  enjoying  a  season  of  revival.  Thou- 
sands are  turning  to  the  Lord.  One  of  the 
missionaries  has  spent  most  of  the  year  in 
evangelistic  work.  He  has  traveled  all 
over  the  empire.  The  other  members  of 
the  mission  have  preached  and  taught  in 
their  own  fields  and  in  the  adjacent 
country. 

Africa. — Frank  T.  Lea  and  wife  have  re- 
moved from  Angola  to  Bolengi,  on  the 
Congo.  They  are  now  associated  with  Dr. 
and  Mrs.  Dye.  Dr.  and  Mrs.  Edwin  A. 
Layton  were  sent  out  early  in  the  year.  At 
Bolengi  the  gospel  has  been  preached. 
Medical  work  has  been  carried  on  among 
the  natives,  the  state  officials,  traders  and 
other  missionaries.  A  school  has  been 
opened  and  children  have  been  brought  in 
and  taught. 

Scandinavia. — The  church  in  Copenha- 
gen has  celebrated  its  silver  jubilee.  It  is 
now  twenty-five  years  since  Dr.  Hoick  be- 
gan his  work  in  that  city.  In  Sweden  work 
is  carried  on  at  two  points.  "Our  Posi- 
tion" has  been  translated  into  Swedish  and 
has  been  instrumental  in  winning  souls. 
In  Norway  E.  W.  Pease  reports  that  Ply- 
mouthism  has  made  serious  inroads  into 
the  churches.  Some  of  the  members  have 
been  drawn  away  by  it.  He  is  doing  all  in 
his  power  to  instruct  the  members  in  all 
that  pertains  to  life  and  godliness.  At  the 
same  time  he  has  sought  to  set  in  order  the 
things  that  are  wanting. 

England. — In  England  the  churches  have 
raised  handsome  sums  for  self-support  and 
for  missions.  They  have  done  better  in 
raising    money   than  in    increasing   their 


membership.  There  have  been  about  as 
many  baptisms  as  usual,  but  owing  to  a 
revision  of  the  rolls,  there  has  been  a  loss 
in  the  total  membership  reported.  It  is 
said  that  some  of  those  whose  names  have 
been  dropped  have  gone  elsewhere  and  are 
doing  good  work.  Though  lost  to  the  local 
churches  they  are  not  lost  to  the  cause  of 
Christ. 

Turkey. — For  some  time  the  work  in 
Turkey  has  not  been  satisfactory.  One  of 
two  courses  seems  to  be  open  to  the  soci- 
ety ;  either  to  send  a  number  of  Americans 
to  take  the  oversight  of  the  churches  and 
to  spend  many  thousands  for  the  support 
of  the  schools,  or  to  withdraw  entirely.  As 
there  are  no  men  ready  to  go  to  Turkey, 
and  as  the  treasury  does  not  warrant  the 
necessary  increase  of  funds  for  that  field, 
and  as  the  Turkish  field  is  limited  and  pre- 
occupied, the  executive  committee  has  de- 
cided to  recommend  that  the  foreign  soci- 
ety withdraw  from  that  field  as  soon  as  it 
can  do  so  consistently  with  all  the  interests 
and  rights  at  present  involved. 

Our  New  Possessions.— In  Cuba  the  gos- 
pel has  been  preached  in  English  and 
Spanish.  Sunday-schools  and  day  schools 
have  been  taught.  Much  work  has  been 
done  among  the  American  soldiers.  The 
missionaries  have  devoted  much  time  to  the 
study  of  the  language.  Havana  is  an  ex- 
pensive field.  Prices  are  much  higher  there 
than  they  are  in  America.  Havana  is  a 
cosmopolitan  city.  At  the  services  in  the 
chapel  are  seen  English,  Germans,  Amer- 
icans, Swiss,  Russians,  Italians,  Mexicans, 
Boers,  Cubans  and  Spaniards.  A.  E.  Cory 
and  wife  have  been  busy  in  Honolulu.  In 
one  section  of  that  city  a  new  work  has 
been  begun.  That  station  bears  the  hon- 
ored name  of  Lathrop  Cooley.  It  was 
through  his  munificence  that  the  work  was 
inaugurated  and  has  been  sustained  in  the 
Hawaiian  Islands.  Our  missionaries  have 
come  in  contact  with  Hawaiians,  Portu- 
guese, Chinese,  Japanese,  Americans  and 
families  of  mixed  blood.  Sunday-schools 
and  night  schools  have  been  taught.  Work 
has  been  begun  in  the  Philippines.  The 
last  report  showed  that  Lathrop  Cooley  had 
given  $5,000  for  that  field.  Later  on  a 
friend  of  the  society  offered  to  give  $1,500 
a  year  for  five  years  and  $500  for  traveling 
expenses  in  case  a  family  was  sent  to  Ma- 
nila without  delay.  Within  a  month  W. 
H.  Hanna  and  wife  were  on  their  way  to 
that  field.  Chaplain  Hermon  P.  Williams 
and  wife  are  under  appointment  and  will 
leave  for  Manila  within  a  few  days. 

The  Missionary  Force. 

No  one  of  the  missionaries  has  fallen  in 
the  year.  The  only  case  of  death  has  been 
that  of  little  Hugh,  the  youngest  child  of 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  C.  E.  Molland,  of  Wuhu, 
China.  Eight  new  missionaries  have  been 
sent  out:  W.  H.  Hanna  and  wife  to  the 
Philippines,  Dr.  Edwin  A.  Layton  and 
wife  to  Bolengi,  Africa,  O.  J.  Grainger  to 
Hurda,  India,  Miss  Maud  Plunkett  to  Da- 
mon, India,  Miss  Nellie  Daugherty  to 
Nankin,  China,  Miss  Jessie  Asbury  to 
Akita,  Japan,  and  Mrs.  F.  E.  Stubbin  to 
Damoh,  India.  The  following  missionaries 
have  returned  to  their  work:  F.  E.  Meigs 


and  family,  James  Ware  and  family,  and 
Miss  Emma  Lyon  to  China;  Miss  Josepha 
Franklin  to  India;  and  Miss  Kate  Johnson 
to  Japan.  Some  changes  have  been  made 
in  the  location  of  the  missionaries.  Thus, 
Frank  T.  Lea  and  wife  have  been  removed 
from  Angola  to  Bolengi,  Africa;  Frank 
Garrett  and  family  have  removed  from 
Nankin  to  Luhoh,  China;  A.  E.  Cory 
and  family  have  removed  from  Honolulu 
to  Shanghai;  C.  S.  Weaver  and  wife 
have  removed  from  Tokio,  Japan,  to 
Osaka.  A.  L.  Chapman  and  wife  re- 
signed and  left  Turkey  on  the  4th  of  July. 
M.  D.  Adams  and  wife  have  come  home  on 
a  furlough.  It  is  eight  years  since  they 
were  at  home  last.  They  have  now  com- 
pleted their  second  term  of  service.  Dr. 
Susie  C.  Rijnhart  has  been  appointed  to 
Tibet.  She  will  go  as  soon  as  a  suitable 
man  and  wife  can  be  found  to  go  with  her. 

The  Work  of  the  Missionaries. 

The  missionaries  have  made  it  their  chief 
business  to  preach  the  gospel  far  and  near. 
They  sow  beside  all  waters.  In  addition  to 
the  preaching  50,000  patients  have  been 
treated  in  the  hospitals  and  dispensaries. 
Every  patient  hears  the  gospel  preached; 
he  receives  a  gospel  or  a  tract.  He  carries 
back  to  his  own  home  some  of  the  knowl- 
edge that  he  receives  while  a  patient.  The 
medical  work  does  much  to  open  the  hearts 
and  homes  of  the  people.  It  paves  the  way 
for  the  acceptance  of  the  truth.  Thousands 
of  children  are  taught  in  the  day  schools 
and  in  the  Sunday-schools.  In  these  schools 
many  will  be  trained  who  will  serve  in  after 
years  as  evangelists,  teachers,  colporteurs 
and  Bible  women.  The  Government  In- 
spector says  that  the  school  in  Damoh  is 
the  best  he  has  seen  in  forty  years.  Many 
thousands  of  copies  of  the  Scriptures  or 
portions  of  the  same  have  been  distributed, 
Some  of  these  have  been  carried  for  hun- 
dreds of  miles.  The  word  of  God  is  the 
incorruptible  seed  of  the  kingdom,  and 
only  He  can  foretell  what  a  harvest  it  will 
yield  in  after  years. 

Buildings  and  Land. 

In  Damoh,  India,  a  bungalow  is  being 
built  for  John  G.  McGavran  and  family. 
This  will  cost  when  completed  about  $2,500. 
Money  has  been  granted  for  various  school 
buildings  near  Damoh.  One  school  build- 
ing has  been  erected  at  Handia,  on  the 
Narbada  river;  another  has  been  erected 
near  Bilaspur.  M.  D.  Adams  reports  a 
chapel  built  in  Bilaspur  that  cost  $5,000. 
This  building  was  erected  with  money  sent 
for  famine  relief,  and  did  not  cost  the  soci- 
ety anything.  It  is  a  beautiful  building 
and  a  great  addition  to  the  mission.  It  is 
the  first  church  erected  in  Bilaspur.  The 
government  commissioner  says  it  would  be 
an  ornament  to  any  place.  A  home  is  in 
course  of  erection  for  James  Ware  at 
Shanghai,  China.  This  will  cost,  when 
completed,  about  $3,000.  A  building  and  lot 
were  bought  in  Luhoh,  China,  for  $1,500 
This  will  be  a  home  for  Frank  Garrett  and 
family.  A  hospital  is  in  course  of  con- 
struction at  Lu  Cheo  fu,  China.  On  this 
building  $1,500  has  been  paid.  The  build- 
ing will  cost,  when  completed,  about  $5,000. 
Six  hundred  dollars  was  granted  to  repair 


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THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


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the  house  in  Hongo,  Tokio,  Japan.  Land 
was  bought  in  Tokio  upon  which  the  house 
occupied  by  Miss  Oldham  and  Miss  Rioch 
stands.  For  this  land  $3,000  was  paid. 
Six  hundred  dollars  has  been  granted  to 
finish  the  house  occupied  by  R.  L.  Pruett 
and  family  in  Osaka,  Japan. 
Finances. 
The  receipts  for  the  year  amount  to 
$171,898.20.  This  is  $8,167.96  less  than  was 
given  last  year.  But  last  year  $15,149.46 
was  given  for  famine  relief.  If  this  amount 
be  deducted  the  receipts  this  year  for  mis- 
sionary purposes  amount  to  $7,031.50  more 
than  they  did  last.  For  some  reason  the 
churches  gave  $3,956.70  less  this  year  than 
they  did  last.  Fewer  churches  gave.  The 
number  of  contributing  churches  is  2,762 
as  against  3,067  last  year.  This  was  a  loss 
of  305.  The  Sunday-schools  gave  a  little 
more  money  this  year  than  they  did  last, 
although  there  were  44  less  schools  that 
gave.  The  Endeavorers  gave  more  this 
year  than  they  did  last.  The  increase  was 
$1,842.62.  The  increase  in  contributing 
societies  was  159.  The  Endeavorers  have 
undertaken  to  support  most  of  the  boys  in 
the  orphanage  in  India.  There  were  71 
more  individuals  gave  this  year  than  last, 
though  they  gave  $2,771.78  less.  The  so- 
ciety lost  $7,682.98  on  annuities  and  gained 
$12,435.74  on  bequests.  It  is  believed  that 
in  the  early  part  of  the  year  the  receipts 
were  cut  down  because  of  the  superabund- 
ant prosperity  of  the  country.  They  were 
reduced  somewhat  at  the  close  of  the  year 
by  the  long  continued  drought.  It  has  been 
much  harder  to  raise  money  this  year  than 
last.  Of  the  churches  that  gave  last  year, 
925  did  not  give  this  year.  Again,  690 
churches  gave  this  year  that  did  not  give 
last.  If  every  church  that  ever  gave  had 
given  this  year,  the  offerings  would  have 
amounted  to  $250,000.  Of  those  that  gave 
619  reached  their  apportionment;  of  the 
Sunday-schools  that  gave,  1,229  reached 
their  apportionment. 

Bequests  and  Annuities 
The  society  received  this  year  from  be- 
quests $14,611.65.  The  largest  amount 
came  from  the  estate  of  Dr.  H.  Gerould,  of 
Cleveland,  O.  It  was  $9,000.  The  second 
largest  amount  was  from  the  estate  of 
Annie  J.  Watters,  of  Pittsburg,  Pa.,  and 
was  for  $3,750.  There  were  eleven  be- 
quests received  in  all.  The  smallest  amount 
was  $9.  Seventeen  gifts  were  made  to  the 
annuity  fund.  These  aggregate  $22,742.02. 
The  largest  amount  received  was  $10,000; 
the  second  largest  was  $5,000.  Two  other 
amounts  of  $1,500  each  were  received.  The 
smallest  amount  received  was  $50.  Of  the 
annuity  fund  $12,300  was  put  into  real  es- 
tate and  buildings. 

Living  Link  Churches. 
Five  new  churches  have  been  added  to 
this  list.  These  are  as  follows:  Central 
Christian  Church  of  Cincinnati,  O.,  the 
church  at  Deerfield,  O.,  the  church  at 
Crawfordsville,  Ind.,  the  First  church  at 
Akron,  O.,  and  the  Mt.  Cabanne  church,  St. 
Louis,  Mo.  These  churches  have  given 
enough  to  support  a  missionary  each. 
There  are  many  other  churches  able  to  do 
as  well.  "What  is  needed  is  not  more  wealth 
or  more  members,  but  more  of  the  spirit 
of  consecration.  It  is  believed  that  before 
many  years  go  by  there  will  be  hundreds  of 
chur  ches  giving  as  much  for  missions  as 
they  now  give  for  self-support. 


The  Co-Operation  of  Other  Countries. 
As  in  other  years  the  brethren  in  Aus- 
tralia, in  Canada  and  in  England  have  had 
fellowship  with  us  in  the  work,  The 
churches  in  Australia  support  Miss  Thomp- 
son and  Mr,  and  Mrs.  F,  E.  Stubbin  in  In- 
dia. They  gave  most  generously  in  the 
time  of  famine.  They  are  sending  three 
new  workers  to  China  and  are  talking  of 
supporting  P.  A.  Davey  in  Japan.  They 
have  sent  a  number  of  offerings  to  the  field 
for  different  purposes.  The  women  of 
England  support  Dr.  Mary  T.  McGavran 
and  Miss  Clark  in  India.  They  are  putting 
up  a  hospital  in  Damoh.  The  women  of 
Canada  support  Miss  Mary  Rioch  in  Japan. 
The  Endeavorers  of  Ontario  have  built  a 
dispensary  for  Dr.  Osgood  in  Chu  Cheo, 
China.  They  propose  to  support  Dr.  Su- 
sie C.  Rijnhart  in  Tibet.  They  have  given 
$400  already  for  this  purpose. 

I  The  Work  in  the  Office. 
The  secretaries  have  done  what  they 
could  to  keep  alive  and  increase  the  inter- 
est in  world-wide  missions.  The  Mission- 
ary Intelligencer  and  Missionary  Voice 
have  been  published  regularly.  Myriads 
of  tracts  have  been  sent  out.  Conven- 
tions and  colleges  and  churches  have  been 
visited  as  far  as  practicable;  rallies  were 
held  in  many  of  the  leading  cities  of  the 
land.  Efforts  have  been  made  to  introduce 
the  Missionary  Campaign  Library.  A  cir- 
culating library  has  been  founded  in  the 
mission  rooms;  any  book  will  be  sent  out 
for  two  weeks  simply  for  the  postage. 
With  a  view  to  a  more  vigorous  prosecu- 
tion of  the  work  Justin  N.  Green  was  em- 
ployed as  associate  secretary.  He  will 
work  amongst  the  young  people  for  the 
most  part.  F.  M.  Rains  has  gone  on  a 
visit  to  Japan  and  China.  This  visit  was 
authorized  by  the  convention  two  years 
ago.  The  bulk  of  his  traveling  expenses 
will  be  no  charge  on  the  society.  It  is 
hoped  that  he  will  return  in  perfect  health. 
It  is  certain  that  his  counsels  will  be  more 
valuable  and  his  appeals  more  effective  be- 
cause of  this  tour.  Moreover,  his  visit  will 
cheer  the  workers  and  gladden  the  hearts 
of  the  converts  wherever  he  goes. 

The  Needs  of  the  Work.  •-  -™;si§Ei 
Every  station  occupied  is  undermanned. 
Great  and  effectual  doors  are  open  on  all 
sides.  The  missionaries  are  begging  for 
reinforcements.  We  should  respond  gladly 
and  promptly  and  generously  to  these  calls. 
We  should  not  only  send  out  more  workers, 
but  equip  them  thoroughly  for  the  service. 
Training  schools  are  needed  in  Japan,  in 
China  and  in  India. 

We  must  educate  our  own  workers  if  we 
wish  the  best  results.  The  society  needs  a 
larger  income.  For  two  years  we  have  been 
aiming  to  reach  $200,000.  Thus  far  we 
have  not  succeeded.  We  should  do  that 
in  the  coming  year.  We  are  a  strong  and 
growing  people.  The  Lord  has  entrusted 
us  with  great  wealth.  The  nation  was 
never  before  so  prosperous.  The  American 
people  are  rich  beyond  the  dreams  of  ava- 
rice. We  are  committed  to  the  missionary 
enterprise  by  our  pledge  of  fealty  to  our 
Lord  and  by  the  nature  of  our  plea ;  we 
have  begun  well,  we  must  continue  until 
the  whole  world  has  heard  the  gospel  of 
God's  grace.  If  we  honor  Him  with  our 
substance  He  will  honor  us  with  his  bless- 
ing. He  is  able  to  make  all  grace  abound 
toward  us  that  we,  always  having  all  suf- 


ficiency   in   all  things,  may  abound  unto 
every  good  work. 

A.  McLean,  Pres. 

F.  M.  Rains,  Cor.  Sec. 

J.  N.  Green,  Asso.  See. 

J* 
B.  B.  Tyler's  Letter. 

The  following  came  to  me  a  few  days 
ago: 

"I  must  start  a  Bible  study  class  among 
our  young  people.  They  have  had  the 
'Bethany  Reading  Circle.'  Do  inform  me 
how  to  advance.  I  am  young  in  this  work 
and  need  help.  Have  you  a  Bible  outline 
study?  Where  can  I  get  such  a  book? 
What  do  I  want?  Help  me  if  you  can ;  I 
am  going  to  put  these  people  to  some  sys- 
tematic Bible  study  if  possible." 

The  foregoing  reveals  a  spirit  and  pur- 
pose worthy  of  commendation.  The  young 
people  ought  to  be  encouraged  to  read  and 
study  the  Bible.  Every  pastor  in  whose 
congregation  there  is  a  lack  of  systematic 
Bible  study  ought  to  determine  to  enlist 
his  people  if  possible  in  the  study  of  the 
Hebrew  and  Christian  Scriptures.  And  it 
is  possible  to  interest  the  people  in  this 
study.  The  whole  congregation,  not  sim- 
ply the  young,  ought  to  be  encouraged  to 
study  the  Bible  systematically.  The  en- 
tire congregation  should  be  enlisted  in 
this,  not  alone  the  members  of  the  church. 

In  the  South  Broadway  church  we  are 
reading  the  New  Testament  by  books  in 
our  Wednesday  evening  meeting.  The 
plan  has  worked  so  well  thus  far  that  I  will 
tell  you  some  things  about  it. 

An  announcement  is  made  from  the  pul- 
pit on  the  Lord's  day  that  a  certain  book 
of  the  New  Testament,  or  portion  of  a 
book,  will  be  read  this  week  as  a  prepara- 
tion for  the  midweek  meeting.  After  the 
congregation  has  assembled  on  Wednesday 
evening  the  services  begin  by  singing  and 
prayer.  Let  common  sense  decide  as  to 
the  number  of  songs  and  prayers  in  each 
meeting.  After  singing  and  prayer  the 
pastor  gives  a  talk  on  the  book  appointed 
to  be  read.  For  this  address  he  makes 
special  preparation.  It  is  not  an  offhand, 
rambling  talk.  Those  present  are  encour- 
aged to  propound  questions.  Some  of  the 
questions  are  answered  at  once ;  others  are 
referred  to  the  next  meeting  for  consider- 
ation. It  is  well  to  designate  some  one  to 
briefly  return  an  answer  at  the  next  meet- 
ing to  a  specified  question.  The  pastor 
may  take  one  or  more  questions  under 
consideration  for  a  week.  The  effect  is 
good.  In  this  way  the  people  are  encour- 
aged to  think.  There  must  be  flexibility 
in  the  conduct  of  such  a  meeting.  Keep 
out  of  the  ruts.  To  make  it  successful 
much  thought  must  be  given  to  it  by  the 
leader.  Do  not  permit  controversy;  en- 
courage the  freest  expression  of  opinion, 
but  insist  upon  it  that  there  shall  be  self- 
restraint  if  views  are  expressed,  as  prob- 
ably will  be  the  case,  from  which  there  is 
dissent.  If  discussion  in  the  sense  of  de- 
bate is  permitted  the  meeting  will  degen- 
erate into  an  unseemly  wrangle.  Do  not 
lose  sight  of  the  devotional  feature  of  the 
meeting.  See  to  it  that  criticism,  geog- 
raphy, history,  archaeology,  etc.,  are  not 
permitted  to  crowd  out  praise  and  prayej. 
To  preserve  harmony  and  proportion  be- 
tween a  digging  for  facts,  truths,  informa- 
tion, and  acts  of  devotion,  in  which  there  is 
a  real  spirit  of  worship,  is  not  an  easy 


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October  17   1901 


matter.  Emotion  must  have  a  place  in 
this  meeting  as  well  as  thought.  Let 
emotion  come  as  a  result  of  thought. 

A  printed  outline  of  Bible  study  is  not 
the  first  need  in  preparing  for  this  kind  of 
work,  I  have  prepared  nothing  of  this 
character.  Use  the  Bible  itself.  The 
number  of  congregations  in  which  the  Bi- 
ble is  not  used  at  all  by  the  people  is  sur- 
prisingly and  shamefully  large.  I  have 
been  in  churches  where  not  a  copy  of  the 
Scriptures  could  be  found  about  the  build- 
ing, other  than  the  pulpit  Bible,  Some  of 
them  are  congregations  of  Disciples  of 
Christ,  too.  "Where  the  Bible  speaks  we 
epeak:  where  the  Bible  is  silent  we  are 
silent!  !"  USE  THE  BIBLE.  Make  your 
own  outline;  an  inferior  outline  prepared 
by  yourself  to  meet  the  peculiar  necessi- 
ties of  your  own  people  is  better  than  a 
superior  outline  wrought  out  by  some  other 
person.  Consult  outlines,  obtain  sugges- 
tions from  them ;  but  make  your  own.  The 
prime  requisite  is  to  be  thoroughly  familiar 
with  the  lesson  itself  as  it  is  in  your  Eng- 
lish Bible.  Your  are  dealing  with  plain 
people;  deal  with  them  in  a  thoroughly 
honest,  plain,  straightforward  manner.  Do 
not  forget  that  it  is  a  knowledge  of  the 
ancient  Hebrew  and  Christian  Scriptures 
that  is  desired ;  not  a  knowledge  of  some 
man's  views  of  the  Bible.  This  can  best 
be  obtained  by  an  independent  reading  and 
study  of  the  Bible. 

Encourage  the  people  to  read  the  Bible 
by  such  an  announcement,  from  the  pulpit, 


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on  the  Lord's  day,  as  that  mentioned  above. 
Many  will  pay  no  attention  to  the  an- 
nouncement; a  few  will.  They  are  the 
elect.  This  is  a  beginning.  They  consti- 
tute a  nucleus.  Out  of  this  small  number 
will  come,  in  time,  a  larger  company.  A 
good  way  to  encourage  the  reading  of  the 
Bible  is  to  read  it  a  great  deal  yourself. 
Read  it  a  great  deal  in  your  study;  read  it 
freely  from  the  pulpit  in  preaching.  Study 
to  be  a  good  public  reader  of  the  Bible. 
The  maimer  in  which  this  peerless  litera- 
ture is  sometimes  read  from  the  pulpit  is 
pitiful.  An  intelligent  reading  of  the 
Scriptures  before  the  sermon  and  in  the 
delivery  of  the  discourse  is  second  only,  in 
interest  and  value,  to  an  efficient  public 
proclamation  of  the  gospel.  When  the 
people  see  that  their  pastor  is  full  of  the 
Word,  that  he  has  a  real  relish  for  it,  man- 
ifesting by  word  and  deed  an  enthusiastic 
interest  in  it,  he  is  in  a  fair  way  to  generate 
an  interest  on  the  part  of  those  for  whose 
spiritual  health  he  has  a  care.  "Be  an  ex- 
ample to  believers"  is  an  apostolic  injunc- 
tion to  one  whose  life  was  devoted  to  the 
ministry  of  the  word.  "Be  an  example  to 
believers"  in  the  reading  and  study  of  the 
word,  as  well  as  in  other  matters.  Make 
not  simply  the  Wednesday  evening  meet- 
ing, but  every  meeting  of  the  church,  and 
of  every  section  of  the  church,  as  the  Sun- 
day-school, Christian  Endeavor,  ladies' 
missionary  society,  the  Lord's  day  morn- 
ing meeting,  etc.,  a  time  for  the  study  of 
the   Scriptures.    This,  in   part,   replies   to 

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the  question  as  to  how  to  advance. 

Helps  in  the  study  of  the  Bible  abound. 
Here  is,  for  instance,  a  little  book,  worth 
probably  twenty-five  or  thirty  cents,  en- 
titled: "Bible  Facts  for  Busy  People,"  by 
Calla  Scott  Willard,  and  published  by  the 
Fleming  H.  Revell  Company,  63  Washing- 
ton St.,  Chicago.  It  contains  a  series  of 
lessons,  the  purpose  of  which  is  to  give  the 
student  a  general  knowledge  of  the  Bible. 
The  author  is  a  teacher  of  more  than  thirty 
years'  experience.  Her  book  is  not,  there- 
fore, the  outgrowth  of  untried  theories  of 
normal  work. 

"The  Normal  Instructor,"  by  W.  W. 
Dowling,  and  from  the  press  of  The  Chris- 
tian Publishing  Company,  St.  Louis,  is  an- 
other booklet  of  similar  character  and  pur- 
pose, likewise  from  the  brain  of  an  experi- 
enced Bible  teacher.  For  a  class  of  young 
people  something  of  the  kind  here  men- 
tioned is  good;  but  the  leader  needs  some- 
thing, in  the  way  of  helps,  larger  and  more 
thorough  than  either  of  the  works  named. 

Since  your  young  people  have  had  a 
"Bethany  Reading  Circle"  they  have  gone 
through  President  McGarvey's  "Guide  to- 
Bible  Study,"  and  Professor  Willett's  "Life 
and  Teaching  of  Jesus"  and  his  "Prophets 
of  Israel."  Have  they  studied  F.  D. 
Power's  "Bible  Doctrine  for  Young  Disci- 
ples"?   This  may  be  what  you  want. 

For  the  present  let  this  suffice.  My  next 
will  be  from  Minneapolis  and  will  be  about 
the  great  convention. 

Denver,  Col. 


SUMMARY  OF  THE   REPORT  TO  THE  NATIONAL  CONVENTION 

AT   MINNEAPOLIS,   MINNESOTA. 


The  report  of  the  American  Christian 
Missionary  Society  to  the  National  Con- 
vention at  Minneapolis,  is  by  far  the  finest 
report  ever  given  by  our  home  board  to  a 
national  convention. 

The  report  mentions  the  names  of  our 
prominent  brethren  who  have  passed  away 
during  the  year,  including  the  names  of 
Henry  R.  Pritchard,  of  Indiana,  Robert 
Graham  of  the  Bible  College,  Lexington, 
Ky.,  Hugh  McDiarmid  and  Dr.  Henry 
Gerould,  of  Ohio,  John  T.  Phillips,  of 
Pennsylvania,  D.  W.  Pritchett,  of  Texas, 
and  George  Christian,  of  Arkansas.  The 
summaries  of  the  report  are  as  follows: 

Summary. 

During  the  year  we  have  assisted  in  the 
support  of  225  missionaries,  an  increase  of 
30  over  the  number  of  any  previous  year. 
These  missionaries  have  labored  to  an 
amount  equal  to  120  years,  10  months  and 
22  days,  have  assisted  341  places,  have 
organized  or  reorganized  93  churches,  have 
received  into  the  various  churches  6,912 
members,  of  which  number  3,660  were  by 
confession  of  faith  in  Christ  as  the  divine 
Son  of  God  and  baptism  into  his  name;  28 
church  buildings  have  been  erected. 

Financial. 
The  total  receipts  for  the  year  are  $91,- 
716.68  which  is  a  gain  of  $23,089.38  over 
the  receipts  of  last  year.  If  we  subtract 
$7,584.37  of  special  money  received  last 
year  for  the  Board  of  Negro  Education 
and  Evangelization,  the  real  gain  is  $35,- 


673.75. 
lation. 


This  gain  is  a  matter  of  congratu- 


The  State  Boards  and   their  Work. 

There  is  a  state  board  of  missions  in  39 
states.     The  summary  of  their  work  is : 

Missionaries  employed,  415. 

Churches  and  places  helped,  1,359. 

Members  received  into  churches,  17,623. 

Churches  organized  and  reorganized, 
184. 

Amounts  collected  on  fields  for  local 
work,  $2,147,684.95. 

Amounts  for  state  missions,  $122,214.82. 

The  total  of  reports  of  state  and  national 
boards  of  home  missions,  shows  the  follow- 
ing: 

Missionaries  employed,  640. 

Number  of  additions  to  churches  by  mis- 
sionary effort,  24,535. 

Number  of  churches  organized  and  re- 
organized, 277. 

Amount  raised  for  state  and  general 
home  missions,  $213,921.50. 

The  report  discusses  the  offerings  made 
to  home  missions,  saying:  "The  amount 
of  money  entrusted  to  us  for  home  mis- 
sions is  not  in  any  measure  a  test  of  our 
ability  as  a  people;  it  is  the  measure  of 
our  interest  in  home  missions.  Of  our 
more  than  1,000,000  members,  not  more 
than  300,000  are  giving  as  much  as  10  cents 
a  year  to  obey  the  command  of  the  king  to 
preach  the  gospel  in  this  good  land.  The 
board  received  a  total  of  $13,700  on  the 
annuity  plan  this  year,  a  gain  of  $6,950 
over  the  year  before.    The  society  received 


two  funds  of  $5,000  each  as  named  memo- 
rial funds.  The  first  of  these  is  in  the 
name  of  Dr.  Henry  Gerould,  late  of  Cleve- 
land, O.,  the  second  is  in  the  name  of 
George  Bates,  of  Nebraska.  The  board 
agrees,  with  these  funds,  to  keep  a  mis- 
sionary preaching  during  all  the  years.  In 
clear  form  the  board  presents  the  report  of 
the  work  of  home  missions  as  conducted  in 
the  United  States,  both  by  itself  and  the 
various  state  boards  in  the  country.  We- 
have  not  space  to  even  approximate  this 
part  of  the  report,  but  only  desire  to  show 
that  we  are  employing  a  total  of  225  mis- 
sionaries. These  assisted  342  places,  and 
they  received  6,912  persons  into  the 
churches.  This  view  of  the  field  as  pre- 
sented by  the  board  is  most  interesting. 

German  Population. 

The  board  calls  especial  attention  to  the 
work  that  is  being  done  among  the  German 
population.  Here  is  a  magnificent  field  of 
missions  which  we  have  hardly  touched. 
R.  H.  Timme  has  organized  two  churches 
in  Cleveland,  O.,  and  is  planning  for  larger 
work  in  the  future. 

City  Evangelization. 

The  work  of  city  evangelization  is  re- 
ceiving an  increased  amount  of  attention. 
The  society  is  assisting  in  Chicago,  St. 
Louis,  Cleveland,  Buffalo,  Philadelphia, 
Baltimore,  Richmond,  Va.,  Charleston, 
S.  C,  New  Orleans,  Galveston,  San  An- 
tonio, San  Francisco,  Portland,  Seattle, 
Tacoma,  St,    Paul,    and    other  prominent 


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cities  in  the  country.  This  is  a  most  hope- 
ful work,  and  should  be  very  greatly  en- 
larged. 

Missionary  Protracted  Meetings. 

The  report  says:  "Your  board  believes 
that  the  coming  winter  is  going  to  see  a 
wave  of  evangelism  sweep  over  our  church- 
es, such  as  was  never  known  before. 
Numbers  of  letters  have  come  to  the  office, 
asking  for  the  names  and  addresses  of 
evangelists,  and  asking  that  some  good 
evangelists  be  recommended.  Were  our 
leading  evangelists  each  multiplied  into 
ten  men,  they  could  not  meet  the  calls  that 
are  made  upon  them  for  service  this  win- 
ter. Some  of  them  have  engagements 
taking  all  their  time  for  two  and  three 
years  to  come. 

Your  board  would  earnestly  plead  for 
missionary  protracted  meetings  to  be  held 
by  our  ministers.  The  new  century  should 
witness  a  great  revival  of  religious  life 
among  the  American  people,  and  believing 
that  we  should  be  workers  together  with 
God  in  the  saving  of  souls,  the  board  sug- 
gests that  a  movement  be  inaugurated  in 
this  convention  pledging  a  thousand  of  our 
churches  and  preachers  to  hold  a  mission- 
ary protracted  meeting  during  the  year,  of 
at  least  ten  days'  duration,  either  under 
the  auspices  of  the  state  or  district  board 
of  missions. 

A  missionary  protracted  meeting  is  one 
held  at  some  weak  point  away  from  one's 
own  church,  the  minister  consenting  to 
receive  whatever  compensation  the  breth- 
ren at  such  point  may  be  able  to  give. 

"We  hope  this  movement  may  receive  the 
hearty  support  of  the  convention,  and  that 
much  good  may  come  in  the  name  of  the 
Lord  Jesus. 

Our  churches  should  lend  and  send  their 
ministers  to  this  great  work.  There  are 
veritable  mission  grounds  in  adjoining 
neighborhoods — delay  now,  means  forever, 
and  refusal  will  dwarf  ourselves  for  all 
time  to  come.  We  need  more  of  the  itiner- 
ant spirit  of  our  fathers,  and  of  the  Meth- 
odist Church,  they  have  taken  new  point 
after  new  point,  and  hold  them  by  making 
a  preaching  place  of  some  needy  neighbor- 
hood, and  held  on  until  it  was  developed. 

Organized  work  will  never  do  a  tithe  of 
what  should  be  done  in  winning  small 
neighborhoods  to  our  Lord  and  his  Christ; 
this  personal  labor  that  stops  not  to  be 
sent,  but  goes;  that  halts  not  because  no 
money  is  offered;  that  goes  because  the 
love  of  Christ  constrains  the  going;  that  is 
the  work  that  is  abundantly  blessed  by 
God,  and  honored  by  good  men.  God  help 
us  to  move  out  of  our  rocking  chairs! 

Reaching  Self-support. 

Your  board  increasingly  realized  the 
need  of  pressing  upon  all  churches  receiv- 
ing missionary  money,  the  duty  of  sacrific- 
ing much  to  reach  self-support. 

It  is  easy  to  help  toward  helplessness — it 
is  hard  to  take  on  the  necessary  additional 
burden  of  releasing  the  mission  board  and 
carrying  the  work  alone.  Mission  churches 
come  easily  to  think  of  the  missionary 
appropriation  as  a  right,  and  resenting  its 
proposed  withdrawal  is  not  an  unheard-  of 
thing.  One  missionary  pastor  wrote:  "I 
have  worked  hard  and  built  up  this  church, 
and  now  the  home  mission  board  proposes 
to  punish  me  for  my  hard  work  by  the 
withdrawal  of  the  missionary  appropria- 
tion."   What  a  conception  of  the  work  of 


the  board  of  missions! 

In  order  to  train  our  missions  toward 
self-support,  the  board  has  planned  all 
appropriations  to  mission  points  on  the 
descending  scale,  by  the  insertion  of  the 
following  clause  in  the  contract  with  every 
mission  assisted  by  the  society : 

This  contract  is  on  the  descending  scale 
— it  is  understood  that  unless  the  church  at 
suffers     unusual    loss    from 


death,  removal,  or  division,  the  amount 
appropriated  will  be  reduced  each  year, 
until  the  church  becomes  self-supporting. 

The  acting  board  at  its  meeting,  June 
20,  1901,  passed  the  following  resolution: 

Resolved,  That  the  secretary  be  in- 
structed to  call  the  attention  of  all  the 
churches  receiving  appropriations  from 
this  board,  to  the  fourth  item  of  this  con- 
tract, and  to  say  to  such  mission  churches 
that  the  board  must  insist  on  some  reduc- 
tion being  made  in  the  amount  appro- 
priated to  each  mission,  unless  special 
reasons  existed  for  continuing  the  appro- 
priations at  the  old  amount. 

It  is  the  purpose  of  the  acting  board  to 
help  the  mission  churches  help  themselves, 
by  a  prompt,  cheerful  compliance  with  the 
above  article  of  the  contract.  This  does 
not  apply  to  our  appropriations  to  state 
boards  of  missions,  nor  to  city  boards  for 
the  evangelization  of  our  cities,  but  it  does 
apply  to  all  individual  congregations  re- 
ceiving aid  from  our  treasury.  We  print 
on  our  roll  of  honor,  the  churches  that 
will  assume  self-support. 

Roll  of  Honor  for   Self-support. 

Shreveport,  La. 

San  Antonio,  Tex. 

Roswell,  N.  M. 

Jackson,  Miss. 

Porto  Rico. 

J.  A.  Irwin,  who  practiced  law  in  New 
Mexico  before  he  became  a  minister,  was 
appointed  district  judge,  by  the  governor 
of  Porto  Rico,  with  headquarters  at  Maya- 
guez.  This  rendered  his  resignation  neces- 
sary. Your  board  counts  itself  fortunate 
in  securing  W.  M.  Taylor  and  wife,  lately 
of  Chattanooga,  Tenn.,  as  successors  to 
Brother  and  Sister  Irwin. 

Porto  Jlico  ought  to  be  a  "rich  port"  in- 
deed, for  missionary  work ;  careful  sowing 
will  be  followed  by  reaping.  We  have 
three  mission  stations,  San  Juan,  Port  Du 
Tierre  and  Bayamon. 

Could  we  realize  the  blessing  we  have 
sent  to  the  people  of  Porto  Rico  in  sending 
to  them  the  gospel,  we  would  gladly  double 
our  offerings  to  help  a  people  so  needy,  so 
receptive  and  so  grateful. 

Recommendations. 

The  board  presents  two  recommendations 
to  the  convention: 

First,  that  Forefathers'  Day  be  assigned 
to  the  board  of  ministerial  relief,  and  the 
proceeds  be  devoted  to  the  assistance  of 
our  needy  ministers,  and  those  dependent 
upon  them. 

Second,  that  Article  VIII.  of  the  Consti- 
tution be  so  amended  as  to  substitute  "In- 
dianapolis" for  "Louisville"  as  the  home 
of  negro  education  and  evangelization,  and 
that  the  work  be  put  under  the  direction  of 
the  Christian  Woman's  Board  of  Missions. 

The  board  makes  an  earnest  appeal  for 
enlarged  assistance. 

What  Shall  We  Doi 

Your  acting  board  appeals  for  a  greater 
emphasis  to  be  placed  upon  the  work  of 
home  missions.    There  is  a  condition  of 


things  just  now  in  our  country,  that  justi- 
fies a  strong,  earnest,  emphatic  appeal  for 
home  missions  to  the  front.  This  is  far 
from  asking  for  less  emphasis  upon  any 
other  work  of  the  brotherhood.  Our  home 
mission  work  has  been  allowed  to  lag  be- 
hind in  our  benevolent  enterprises;  the 
churches  began  to  think  that  was  the  way 
it  ought  to  be  and  think  far  too  little  of  our 
home  mission  work.  But  the  pathetic 
appeal  of  our  own  brethren  scattered  far 
and  wide  over  the  northwest,  the  west  and 
southwest,  the  magnificent  field  of  the 
east,  with  20,000,000  people,  and  only  a 
few  churches  of  Christ,  the  foreign-home 
field,  right  at  home,  among  the  foreign 
populations,  the  great  opportunities  of  the 
cities  there,  all  these  call  in  trumpet  tones 
for  home  missions  to  the  front.  Add  to  this 
the  fact  that  America  is  our  base  of  supplies, 
that,  as  we  make  our  cause  strong  at  home 
we  will  make  it  strong  abroad,  and;if  we 
neglect  our  home  field  it  will  make  feeble 
our  outgoing  to  other  lands.  Add  to  this 
the  ripeness  of  the  home  field,  where  every 
$500  put  into  the  evangelistic  fund  will  win 
a  soul  to  Christ,  add  to  this  the  call  of 
patriotism,  that  if  we  would  save  our  coun- 
try from  anarchy  and  crime,  we  must  save 
it  to  righteousness,  and  then  add  the 
heart's  desire  of  our  Lord  and  Savior  that 
America  may  be  saved  for  the  sake  of  the 
souls  of  men,  that  he  may  see  the  travail  of 
his  soul  and  be  satisfied,  all  these  are 
angel  messengers  pleading,  urging|that  we 
give  the  work  of  home  missions  no  second- 
ary place. 

To-day  seventy-five  millions  of  freemen, 
rejoicing  in  their  civil  and  religious  free- 
dom, are  giving  their  energy  and  their 
skill  and  their  enterprise  to  the  promotion 
of  her  prosperity.  Before  the  close  of  the 
first  half  of  the  present  century,  her  statis- 
ticians tell  us,  not  less  than  onefhundred 
and  fifty  millions  will  reside  within  her 
borders.  And  when  the  coming  genera- 
tion shall  crowd  through  the  opening  gates 
of  the  next  century,  there  will  be  three 
hundred  millions  of  them  to  rejoice  in  what 
has  been  achieved,  and  in  the  grander 
destiny  that  opens  before  them.  In  the 
face  of  facts  like  these,  it  is  impossible  for 
us  to  resist  the  profound  conviction  that 
here  is  to  be  found  the  grandest  mission 
field  of  the  globe.  From  these  people 
must  go  out  long  lines  of  moral  and  in- 
tellectual influence  that  shall  extend  them- 
selves to  the  very  ends  of  the  earth.  Not 
many  decades  will  pass  until  this  people 
shall  control  the  commerce  of  the  world. 
All  that  commerce  will  have  interwoven  in 
its  very  fibre  the  moral  and  religious  in- 
fluences that  pervade  our  land.  Who  does 
not  know  that  English  opium  is  the  most 
powerful  foe  to  the  progress  of  Christian 
missions  in  China?  Who  does  not  know 
that  New  England  rum  is  debasing  the 
swarthy  tribes  of  Africa  until  they  are 
almost  beyond  the  reach  of  the  gospel's 
power  to  save?  If  unchristian,  what  will 
America  be  but  a  vampire,  preying  upon 
humanity?  If  the  future  of  this  land  shall 
be  but  a  repetition  of  the  history  of  the 
Spanish  rule,  if  its  controlling  minds  shall 
present  the  greed  and  crime  of  Cortez  and 
Pizarro,  if  the  "accursed  thirst  for  gold," 
that  is  the  dominant  passion  of  our  people 
when  uncontrolled  by  the  gospel,  shall 
give  vent  to  its  insatiable  thirst  in  every 
land  to  which  it  may  find  access,  what  will 
it  be  to  our  fallen  race  but  the  most  awful 


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October  17,  190 1 


curse  that  ever  smote  our  sinful  world? 
But  if  this  land  of  ours,  permeated  by- 
Christian  influences,  shall  send  forth  to 
the  world's  remotest  bounds,  commodities 
that  shall  be  cleansed  from  all  that  is  im- 
pure and  unholy,  send  forth  nothing  but 
that  which  ministers  to  the  uplifting  of  the 
people  and  to  the  comfort  of  the  nations, 
if  these  mighty  engines  that  plow  the 
great  deep  shall  bear,  along  with  the 
material  things,  the  gospel's  purity,  and 
the  gospel's  power  to  sanctify  and  to  save, 
what  will  it  be  but  the  ushering  in  of  the 
day  when  the  earth's  dark  history  shall 
cease,  when  the  sighing  of  the  nations 
shall  be  ended,  and  the  year  of  God's 
redeemed  shall  have  come?  This  would 
be  life  from  the  dead.  "We  are  standing 
to-day- at  the  crisis  of  the  ages,  and  when 
we  plead  for  the  gospel  of  our  own 
land,  for  those  that  live  in  the  secluded 
valleys  of  our  mountains,  for  those  that 
build  their  frontier  cabins  on  the  borders  of 
our  wide  prairies,  for  those  that  crowd  the 
factories  and  workshops  of  our  great  cities, 
for  the  boys  that  play  along  our  streets,  and 
for  the  girls  that  look  out  of  our  windows — 
when  we  ask  for  that  which  shall  cleanse 
from  their  pollution  the  slums  of  our  cities, 
that  which  shall  drive  ignorance  and  vice 
from  all  our  homes,  and  which  shall  lift  this 
land  of  ours  in  its  entirety  into  the  light  and 
glory  and  blessings  of  the  gospel  of  Jesus 
Cnrist,  what  do  we  ask  for  but  that  which 
must  be  the  highest  factor  in  the  world's 
deliverance  from  the  bondage  of  its  guilt 
and  the  enthronement  of  Christ  over  the 
nations?  Such  are  the  conditions  that  en- 
viron us  to-day.  Such  is  the  responsible 
position,so  solemn  and  awful  in  its  grandeur, 
held  by  our  country  and  the  churches  of  the 
living  God,  in  this  land  of  our  birth.  Our 
hearts,  like  that  of  Eli  of  old,  tremble  under 
these  solemn  thoughts,  and  our  souls  are 
awed  by  the  majesty  of  these  grand  events 
about  us.  Like  the  great  apostle  of  the 
Gentiles,  we  exclaim,  "Who  is  sufficient  for 
these  things?"  Surely  this  is  not  a  time  to 
be  afraid  lest  we  spend  too  much  money  in 
trying  to  make  our  own  land  what  it  ought 
to  be  for  God  and  for  the  world.  The  board 
makes  another  earnest  appeal  to  the  con- 
vention. It  must  have  a  larger  income  to 
meet  the  demands  of  this  work.  Without 
specifying  here  the  needs  of  her  particular 
fields,  we  are  profoundly  impressed  with  the 
idea  that  this  coming  year  the  board  should 
have  not  less  than  $200,000  or  else  leave 
undone  work  whose  pressing  and  imperious 
demands  should  not  be  refused,  and  will  not 
be  if  we  discharge  our  full  duty  to  our  coun- 
try and  our  Master's  cause.  In  our  wide 
and  growing  field,  there  is  ever  enlarging 
need  and  opportunity.  Events  succeed  each 
other  with  hastening  footsteps,  and  enter- 
prise, and  machinery,  and  productive  in- 
dustries, and  capital,  and  discovery,  and  in- 
vention are  crowding  into  our  territory  as 
they  never  have  into  any  territory  in  any 
age  of  the  world.  It  is  the  day  of  oppor- 
tunity.   How  shall  we  meet  it? 

Addenda,  to  the  Report. 

The  board  would  call  attention  to  the  very 
low  expense  account  as  indicated  in  the 
above  report.  The  secretary  has  faithfully 
endeavored  to  follow  the  instructions  of  the 
Kansas  City  convention  and  keep  the  ex- 
pense account  down  to  the  minimum  with 
efficient  work. 

The  board  would  call  attention  to  the  fact 
that  we  have  had  but  one  secretary  during 


the  past  year.  Brother  Smith  has  done  a 
tremendous  amount  of  work,  and  this  in 
connection  with  the  fact  that  Mrs.  Smith 
was  ill  for  several  months  in  the  year.  "We 
have  been  anxious  lest  his  health  should 
break  down  in  consequence,  but  the  Lord 
has  graciously  preserved  his  health. 

"We  feel  that  this  acknowledgment  is  due 
to  our  secretary  for  his  careful  conduct  of 
the  work,  and  for  the  cheerful  meeting  of 
the  great  responsibilities  and  the  load  of 
detail  in  carrying  this  work  to  its  present 
measure  of  success. 

S.  M.  Cooper,  Chairman. 
J* 
An  Hour  in  His  Courts. 

By  L.  H.  Stlrve. 

The  day  was  dark  and  dreary,  and  an 
autumnal  chill  pierced  the  air.  Yet  an  un- 
setting  sun,  shining  with  a  holy  light,  the 
dawn  of  an  eternal  day,  scattered  blessings 
from  his  beams,  and  drove  away  the 
shadows  of  the  heart.  The  day  was  the  queen 
among  the  seven,  the  best  of  all  the  week. 
Mercy  looked  down  from  her  throne  with 
"smiling  eye,"  then  it  was  a  day  of  rest,  of 
joy,  of  hope,  of  heavenly  peace.  Well  for 
this  world,  with  its  broken  hearts,  its 
blighted  hopes,  there  is  a  day  in  seven,  of 
repose  from  worldly  care,  of  love,  of  resur- 
rection life.  So  much  of  dull  care,  deep 
anxiety,  trouble,sorrow,to  corrode  the  heart, 
to  quench  hope. 

Through  the  dismal  atmosphere,  over  the 
damp  pavement,  hastened  a  company  of 
the  Father's  chosen  to  enter  into  his  courts 
and  to  wait  under  the  shadow  of  his  wing. 
Some  that  entered  the  holy  place  wore  smil- 
ing, happy  faces,  unmarked  by  trouble, 
while  others  entered  with  a  steadier  step, 
as  if  balancing  themselves  under  a  heavy 
load.  The  deep  scars  on  their  brows  told 
of  their  conflict.  The  aged  and  the  young, 
the  grave  and  the  mirthful,  all  sat  together 
as  a  band  of  joyous  friends.  They  were 
thankful  because  of  the  benignant  provi- 
derfce  that  had  brought  them  safely  through 
another  week.  The  uncertain  voices  of 
the  aged  and  infirm  blended  in  sweet  ca- 
dence with  the  crisp  voices  of  the  young,  in 
their  songs  of  praise.  "With  one  accord, 
the  troubled  heart,  in  communion  with  the 
gay  and  happy,  sought  supplies  of  grace. 
In  the  delight  of  holiness,  all  praised  the 
name  that  had  crowned  the  day  with  good- 
ness. "Without  hesitation  or  delay  they 
gave  themselves  to  the  performance  of  the 
work  that  is  so  wondrous  in  our  eyes. 

The  house  was  of  plain  architecture,  and 
its  furniture  simple.  The  service  was 
beautiful  in  its  unadorned  simplicity,  agree- 
ing with  the  plainness  of  the  surrounding 
architecture.  No  loud-pealing  organ 
blended  its  swelling  notes  with  those  of  a 
high-sounding  anthem. 

The  sentiment  of  a  hymn  touched  the 
sympathies  of  the  worshiper  and  on  the 
wing  of  its  simple  melody  were  his  feelings 
borne  aloft.  A  man  arose  and,  in  a  few 
sentences,  turned  the  waiting  hearts  to  the 
throne  of  grace.  The  prayer  abounded  in 
words  of  thanksgiving  for  benefits  received, 
of  confession  of  sins,  and  of  invocation  for 
mercy  and  for  help.  A  maidenly  voice  was 
heard  in  the  reading:  "The  Lord  is  my 
light  and  my  salvation."  Then  followed 
readings  from  the  Master's  sermon  after  the 
last  supper.  Comments  and  readings,  ex- 
hortations and  prayers,  came  from  every 
quarter  of  the  little  company.  Every  one 
seemed  to  have  a  voice  he  thought    the 


Master  would  be  pleased  to  hear,  even  as  he 
had  a  heart  he  would  be  pleased  to  have  the 
Master  enter  and  abide. 

The  mind  of  the  Master  was  in  the  dis- 
ciples. They  adored  him.  They  blessed 
him  because  he  came  to  them,  even  that 
dreary  day,  bringing  his  gift  of  salvation. 
His  presence  was  in  their  midst  and  his 
spirit  renewed  their  hearts.  His  ear  was 
reached  by  simple  sounds  of  praise,  his 
heart  was  touched  by  the  finger  of  gentle 
love.  The  light  of  his  countenance  painted 
their  faces  with  the  hues  of  ancient  promise. 
The  service  was  a  heart  to  heart  communion 
with  the  Lord  of  life. 

The  service  rose  to  its  highest  pitch  of 
interest  when  a  reverent  hand  removed  a 
linen,  pure  and  white,  exposing  to  view  the 
mysterious  symbols  of  an  atoning  death.  A 
solemn  feast,  a  loaf,  a  cup.  Bread  from 
the  ground  grain,  wine  from  the  pressed 
grape!  Strange  philosophy!  The  eyes  of 
the  disciples  around  the  table  were  un- 
sealed and  they  beheld  in  them  the  com- 
munion of  the  body  and  the  blood  of  him 
who  gave  himself  for  the  life  of  the  world. 
By  the  alchemy  that  transmutes  doubt  into 
faith  and  despair  into  hope ;  that  converts 
sinners  into  saints  and  fishermen  into  apos- 
tles, the  loaf  became  the  bread  of  life  and 
the  cup  of  blessing  a  fount  of  cleansing. 
By  faith  they  saw  our  Savior  bleeding  on 
the  cross  as  they  fed  on  the  earthly  loaf  and 
cup.  They  tasted  of  the  Living  Bread,  they 
drank  of  the  fountain  head. 

The  Master  was  near  the  disciples  at  this 
gracious  feast,  near  as  when  he  ate  with 
the  fishermen  at  the  first  communion  ser- 
vice under  the  shadow  of  Calvary.  As  the 
disciples  bowed  before  his  glory  he  revealed 
his  presence  at  the  supper,  and  they  saw  in 
his  face  of  love  the  perfect  likeness  they 
would  wear  through  the  ages  endless.  A 
feast  of  heavenly  love.  "Wonders  of  his 
grace.  A  vision  of  the  throne,  of  the  fel- 
lowship above. 

Without  distracting  the  attention  of  the 
disciples,  the  service  of  simple  ritual  ap- 
pealed in  the  directest  way  to  their  hearts, 
and  concentrated  their  minds  on  God,  the 
Father  of  their  spirits.  Without  display 
the  people  fed  on  the  word  and  ate  the  bread 
and  drank  the  cup.  One  called  to  mind 
David's  shepherd  hymn  and  pondered  over 
the  "pastures  of  tender  grass,"  and  the 
"waters  of  quietness."  A  good  place  for  a 
hungry,  thirsty  soul  to  be.  Light  for  the 
eye,  music  for  the  ear,  hope  for  the  heart. 
The  sunshine  of  infinite  love  gleamed  about 
the  symbol  of  grace  and  helped  one  to  mark 
the  footsteps  of  the  Master. 

Did  one  approach  the  door  of  mercy  with 
a  bleeding  heart  and  a  drooping  spirit,  dis- 
couraged and  forlorn  because  a  night  of  ad- 
versity had  overshadowed  hope?  Did  he 
come  with  doubts  that  canker  faith?  He  de- 
parted from  that  royal  feast  encouraged  to 
believe  that  all  things  work  together  for 
good  to  them  that  love  God,  and  that  the 
Star  of  Bethlehem  shines  in  the  night.  The 
service  was  God's  remedy  for  a  broken 
heart  or  a  vanquished  faith.  Peace  and  re- 
pose welcomed  a  returning  joy. 

A  stranger  departed  from  that  door  of 
mercy  with  his  faith  confirmed  that  Jesus  is 
the  true  light  that  lighteth  every  man  that 
cometh  into  the  world,  and  that  through 
simple  ritual  he  can  inspire  with  light  of 
hope  and  power  of  faith  the  lowly  disciple. 

When  the  meeting  was  over  the  sun  was 
breaking  through  the  clouds,  and  soon  the 
sky  was  clear  and  the  day  was  bright. 

Quincy,  HI. 


October  17,  1901 


THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


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Athanasius  —  DoctrinaJ   Prea^ckir^g. 


"Know  that  we  must  not  serve  the  time, 
but  the  Lord"  is  a  word  of  Athanasius  that 
well  illustrates  his  character.  Born  in 
Alexandria  in  297  and  trained  in  theology 
by  men  who  had  suffered  pagan  persecu- 
tion, born  in  a  city  which  was  a  fatal  and 
prolific  source  of  speculative  controversy, 
and  living  in  an  age  when  errors  affecting 
the  great  foundations  of  the  Christian  re- 
ligion were  urged  with  unusual  subtlety,  he 
was  a  valiant  defender  of  the  faith.  Dean 
Stanley  calls  him  "the  Theologian  of  his 
age,  in  one  sense  of  all  ages;  the  Father 
of  all  theology,  the  Founder  of  Ortho- 
doxy." 

This  story  is  told  of  his  boyhood.  Alex- 
ander, Bishop  of  Alexandria,  was  enter- 
taining his  clergy  in  a  house  overlooking 
the  sea,  when  he  observed  a  group  of  chil- 
dren playing  on  the  shore  and  was  struck 
by  the  religious  character  of  their  game. 
His  attendants  were  sent  to  catch  the  boys 
and  bring  them  before  the  bishop  who 
charged  them  with  imitating  religious  cer- 
emonies. At  first  they  denied,  but  at  last 
confessed  they  had  been  playing  at  the  sac- 
rament of  baptism,  and  one  of  them  had 
been  selected  to  perform  the  part  of  a 
bishop  and  that  he  had  duly  dipped  them 
in  the  sea  with  all  proper  form.  When 
Alexander  found  this  ceremony  had  been 
observed  he  determined  to  recognize  the 
baptism  as  valid  and  himself  administered 
confirmation,  and  was  so  struck  with  the 
knowledge  and  gravity  of  the  boy-bishop 
that  he  took  him  under  his  charge  and  had 
him  trained  for  holy  orders. 

In  the  year  319  when  Athanasius  was  a 
young  deacon  and  secretary  to  the  Bishop 
of  Alexandria,  the  speculations  of  Arius 
began  to  attract  wide  attention.  The  Coun- 
cil at  Nice,  325,  was  called  to  consider 
these  errors.  The  Sabellians  considered 
Father,  Son  and  Holy  Spirit  as  one  in  per- 
son, thus  "confounding  the  persons."  The 
Arians  considered  them  as  differing  in 
essence — three  beings — this  was  "dividing 
the  substance,"  and  against  these  hypothe- 
ses the  Nicean  Creed  was  framed.  The 
creed  overstepped  the  modesty  of  Scrip- 
ture in  attempting  to  define  with  accuracy 
where  the  sacred  writers  are  silent,  and  in- 
troduced damnatory  clauses,  consigning  to 
everlasting  punishment  such  as  refused  to 
accept  its  statements  concerning  the  Trin- 
ity. It  lacks,  to  say  the  least,  the  spirit 
of  Christ. 

In  this  council  Athanasius  came  to  the 
front.  The  Athanasian  Creed  was  not 
written  by  him,  as  has  been  thought,  but  he 
was  the  chief  opponent  of  Arius.  Atha- 
nasius came  to  Nicaea  a  young  deacon;  he 
went  away  a  world-famous  man.  Five 
months  after  the  council,  Alexander,  Bish- 
op of  Alexandria,  died.  The  people  cried, 
"Give  us  Athanasius!"  and  the  majority 
of  Bishops  voted  him  in  as  the  successor  of 
Alexander,  a  position  which  he  held 
through  manifold  trials  and  varied  fortunes 
for  46  years. 

From  his  youth  this  man  was  inflamed 
with  the  passion  which  makes  saints — the 
love  of  Christ.  The  center  of  his  theology 
was  the  doctrine  of  the  Incarnation.  The  ex- 
cellence of  any  theologian  must  be  meas- 
ured not  by  his  attacks  upon  error,  but  by 


By  F.  D.  POWER. 

his  defense  of  the  truth.  His  pulpit  was  a 
great  breakwater  of  faith,  his  life  in  sup- 
port of  the  doctrine  of  Christ  reads  like  a 
glowing  romance,  and  his  position  for  the 
truth  has  passed  into  a  proverb  most 
sublime  in  its  expressiveness  of  the  claims 
of  individual  private  judgment  against  the 
claims  of  general  authority:  "Athanasius 
Contra  Mundum,'"  Athanasius  against  the 
world. 

His  chief  contention  from  the  beginning 
was  with  Arius.  He  denounces  the  Arians 
as  "devils,"  "anti-Christs,"  "polytheists," 
"atheists,"  "dogs,"  "wolves,"  "chame- 
leons," "hydras,"  "eels,"  "cattlefrogs," 
"gnats,"  "beetles,"  "lions,"  "hares," 
"leeches,"  "maniacs,"  "Jews" — which  only 
shows  how  far  a  heroic  soul  may  be  be- 
trayed by  party  spirit  and  the  violence  of 
the  times  and  which  serves  as  a  warning 
rather  than  an  example.  Arius  stood  for 
the  doctrine  of  Homoiousian,  that  Christ 
was  of  like  nature  and  characteristics  with 
the  Father,  of  similar,  but  not  of  same  na- 
ture or  substance ;  Athanasius  for  the  po- 
sition that  Christ  was  of  the  same  nature 
or  identical  with  that  of  the  Father.  Here 
was  the  issue.  "We  have  seldom  an  oppor- 
tunity of  observing,"  says  Gibbon,  "either 
in  action  or  in  speculative  life  what  effect 
may  be  produced  or  what  obstacles  may  be 
surmounted  by  the  force  of  a  single  mind 
when  it  is  inflexibly  applied  to  the  pursuit 
of  a  single  object.  The  immortal  name  of 
Athanasius  will  never  be  separated  from 
the  Catholic  doctrine  of  the  Trinity,  to 
whose  defense  he  consecrated  every  mo- 
ment and  every  faculty  of  his  being.  Five 
times  was  Athanasius  expelled  from  his 
throne,  twenty  years  he  passed  as  a  fugi- 
tive, and  almost  every  province  of  the  Ro- 
man Empire  was  successively  witness  to 
his  merit  and  his  sufferings  in  the  cause  of 
Homoousian,  which  he  considered  as  the 
sole  pleasure  and  business,  as  the  duty  and 
glory,  of  his  life.  Although  his  mind  was 
tainted  by  the  contagion  of  superstition, 
Athanasius  displayed  a  superiority  of  char- 
acter and  abilities  which  would  have  fitted 
him  far  better  than  the  degenerate  sons  of 
Constantine  for  the  government  of  a  great 
monarchy." 

"Athanasius  endured  persecution,  cal- 
umny, exile,"  says  Milman,  "his  life  was 
frequently  endangered  in  defense  of  one 
single  tenet,  and  that  the  most  purely  intel- 
lectual and  apparently  most  remote  from  the 
ordinary  passions  of  men;  he  confronted 
martyrdom  not  for  the  broad  and  palpa- 
ble distinction  between  Christianity  and 
heathenism,  but  for  a  fine  and  subtle  ex- 
pression of  Christian  Creed." 

"Only  of  Athanasius  there  was  nothing 
observed,"  says  Hooker,  "through  that 
long  tragedy  other  than  such  as  well  be- 
came a  wise  man  to  do  and  a  righteous  man 
to  suffer,  so  then  this  was  the  plain  condi- 
tion of  those  times:  the  whole  world  against 
Athanasius  and  Athanasius  against  it." 

Homoousios,  "Of  one  essence,"  Consub- 
stantialis,  Unius  Substantias,  Ejusdem 
Substantias,  the  council  accepted  as  the 
test  of  orthodoxy  concerning  the  Godhead — 
a  position  which  has  never  been  retracted. 
In  Goethe's  Faust  Mephistopheles  coun- 
sels:  "Pay  no  attention  to  things  in  theol- 


ogy, but  dwell  solely  on  words."  This  is 
the  devil's  advice  to  theological  students, 
and  by  too  many  in  all  ages  has  been  most 
faithfully  followed.  The  advice  and  exam- 
ple of  Athanasius  are  exactly  contrary. 
Words  are  of  high  importance  in  theology. 
Both  in  ecclesiastical  history  and  in  the 
interpretation  of  Scripture,  the  study  of 
their  origin  and  meaning  is  vital.  Athana- 
sius himself  introduced  one  of  the  most 
famous,  but  this  gives  greater  force  to  his 
warning  when  he  bids  contending  parties 
ascertain  first  what  is  the  meaning  of  terms 
they  use  and  then  fix  attention  "not  on 
words  respecting  which  they  differ,  but  on 
things  respecting  which  they  are  agreed." 
If  ever  there  was  a  man  who  was  not  the 
slave  of  language,  who  had  hi3  eye  upon 
ideas,  truths,  facts,  and  who  made  language 
submissively  do  their  work,  it  was  the  great 
Athanasius.  Let  no  one  recognize  the 
sneer  of  Gibbon  that  those  who  accept  the 
Homoiousian  while  they  reject  the  Ho- 
moousian were  the  victims  of  a  diphthong. 
Change  of  a  letter  may  make  the  infinite 
difference  between  idolatry  and  the  worship 
of  the  true  God,  for  to  the  Homoiousians 
Christ  was  practically  only  a  creature ;  to 
the  Homoousians  he  was  Creator.  Creature 
and  Creatour,  as  it  was  once  spelled,  also 
differ  by  a  single  letter,  yet  the  difference 
spans  infinity.  Nothing  is  more  frivolous 
than  to  attempt  to  represent  this  whole 
dispute  as  simply  verbal.  The  question  at 
stake  was  nothing  less  than  the  doctrine  of 
the  Incarnation  in  its  fullest  significance. 
The  word  Homoousian  came  to  be  of  su- 
preme importance  when  no  other  word 
could  be  discovered  which  absolutely  ex- 
cluded the  impieties  of  Arius.  The  tenac- 
ity, sobriety,  endurance,  genius,  inflexi- 
bility and  lucid  exposition  of  Athanasius 
rendered  the  church  an  inestimable  service. 
So  far  from  being  a  curious  speculator,  a 
rash  intruder  into  the  secrets  of  deity, 
Athanasius  was  opposing  speculations. 
"We  are  contending  for  our  all,"  he  said. 
So  it  was  Athanasius  Contra  Mundum. 

"Royal-hearted  Athanase 
With  Paul's  own  mantle  blest." 

Athanasius  stood  for  the  doctrine — the 
fundamental  doctrine  of  Holy  Scripture, 
the  preaching  of  doctrine,  and  he  is  an  ex- 
ample also  of  the  plainest  presentation  of 
doctrine.  We  associate  him  with  meta- 
physical distinctions  and  subtleties.  It  is 
unjust.  It  is  recorded  of  his  preaching: 
"In  semonibus  ubique,  in  loeutione  clarus 
et  brevis,  et  simplex,  acutus  tamen  et 
alius." 

Quintillian  observes  that  our  meaning, 
"like  the  light  of  the  sun,  should  obtrude 
itself  upon  the  eyes  of  the  ignorant,  not 
only  without  any  pains  to  search  for  it,  but 
as  it  were,  whether  he  will  or  not." 

Luther  used  to  say:  "To  preach  plainly 
and  simply  is  a  great  art." 

Archbishop  Usher  declares:  "It  requires 
all  our  learning  to  make  things  plain.  It 
is  not  difficult  to  make  easy  things  appear 
hard;  but  to  render  hard  things  easy  is  the 
hardest  part  of  a  good  orator  and  preacher." 

"He  is  the  powerfullest  preacher  and  the 
best  orator,"  said  Dr.  South,  "who  can 
make  himself  best  understood." 


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"The  greatest  learning,"  says  Bishop 
Wilkins,  "is  to  be  seen  in  the  greatest 
plainness.  The  more  clearly  we  understand 
anything  ourselves  the  more  easily  can  we 
expound  it  to  others." 

"Your  sermons  can  not  well  be  too 
plain,"  said  Bishop  Hurd  to  his  preachers. 
Archbishop  Tillotson  was  in  the  habit  of 
reading  his  sermons  to  an  illiterate  old 
woman  of  plain  sense  who  lived  with  him 
and  of  altering  his  words  and  expressions 
till  he  had  brought  the  style  down  to  her 
level. 

"The  very  essence  of  truth,"  said  Milton, 
"is  plainness  and  brightness;  the  darkness 
and  crookedness  are  our  own."  So  the 
common  people — the  plain  people — heard 
the  greatest  of  all  preachers  "gladly."  So 
Paul  declares :  "In  the  church  I  had  rather 
speak  five  words  with  my  understanding, 
that  by  my  voice  I  might  teach  others  also, 
than  ten  thousand  words  with  an  unknown 
tongue." 

Doctrinal  preaching  of  the  plainest  and 
most  biblical  kind  is  the  need  of  the  hour. 
What  is  doctrine?  Simply  teaching — in- 
struction. Ordinarily  we  use  it  in  refer- 
ence to  the  primary  principles  of  our  faith. 
Principles  or  positions  of  any  master  or 
sect  constitute  the  doctrine  of  that  teacher 
or  system.  Doctrines  of  the  Bible  are  the 
first  principles  or  foundation  of  our  re- 
ligion. Presented  in  the  Scriptures  we 
have  a  copious  fund  of  evangelical  truth 
which,  united  in  all  its  parts,  makes  the 
most  complete  body  of  doctrine  that  has 
ever  been  known,  and  all  promises  and 
blessings  within  the  range  of  our  experi- 
ence and  hope  are  grounded  upon  these 
doctrines.  These  are  the  substance  of  the 
religion  of  Jesus  Christ. 

"Preach  Christ  and  let  doctrines  alone," 
is  sometimes  a  word  to  preachers.  Impos- 
sible. Sorry,  meatless,  unsatisfactory 
preaching  is  that  which  is  void  of  doctrine. 
There  is  much  of  it;  and  for  thinness, 
feebleness,  barrenness,  and  utter  stupidity 
it  surpasses  everything  else  that  is  poor 
and  attenuated  and  invertebrate.  And  no 
wonder  that  lectures,  and  literary  discus- 
sions, and  magic  lantern  exhibitions,  and 
marriages  in  costume,  and  all  sorts  of  gro- 
tesque topics  must  be  resorted  to  in  order 
to  keep  together  the  congregations  con- 
demned to  sit  under  such  babble.  Mockery 
is  it  to  say  "Come  to  Christ,"  "Believe  on 
Christ,"  "Obey  Christ,"  without  at  the 
same  time  telling  who  Christ  is,  what  is 
meant  by  believing  on  Christ,  and  what 
men  must  do  to  be  saved  through  Christ, 
and  to  do  this  is  to  preach  doctrine.  To 
preach  Jesus  is  to  preach  doctrine.  All  the 
doctrines  of  the  Bible  are  embraced  in  the 
fact  that  Jesus  is  the  Christ.  All  sound 
doctrine  clusters  about  and  lives  upon  this 
truth.  Hence  to  preach  Christ  is  to  preach 
the  oldest,  loftiest,  most  far-reaching  doc- 
trine of  revelation,  to  dip  from  the  fountain 
head  and  dispense  to  the  people. 

The  church  needs  pure  doctrine.  Let  our 
people  be  thoroughly  educated  in  the  doc- 
trine of  Christ,  and  the  Lord's  work  will  be 
done.  And  faith,  repentance  and  baptism 
are  not  the  sum  of  sound  doctrine.  To 
preach  these  is  not  to  proclaim  the  whole 
counsel  of  God.  A  thousand  things  besides 
are  matters  of  sound  doctrine.  The  dis- 
cipline and  instruction  of  the  Lord  cover 
the  whole  field  of  faith  and  service,  and 
men  need  to  study  more  than  the  Second  of 
Acts.  Time  was  when  our  people  took 
their  'Bibles  to  church  and  read  with  the 


reader  and  noted  carefully  every  word — 
they  don't  do  it  now;  when  Bibles  were 
worn,  and  old,  and  bethumbed,  and  marked 
throughout,  and  invaluable  because  of  the 
association  with  every  page  and  the  famil- 
iarity of  the  reader  with  every  line — they 
are  not  so  now;  when  every  member  of  the 
church  could  in  a  moment  give  an  answer 
to  every  man  that  asked  a  reason  for  the 
hope  that  was  in  him,  and  even  the  children 
among  us  could  meet  the  strongest  enemy 
and  rout  him  with  "It  is  written! "  as  Christ 
overcame  Satan  in  the  wilderness  of  tempta- 
tion— but  we  are  not  so  ready  now.  Too 
great  attention  was  given  by  our  fathers  to 
the  letter  of  the  law,  to  some  of  the  "first 
principles"  of  the  gospel,  and  a  reaction 
has  set  in.  We  are  going  to  the  other  ex- 
treme. Some  preachers  even  among  us  are 
too  much  afraid  they  may  be  called  "Camp- 
bellites,"  and  one  miy  attend  their  minis- 
trations for  mDnths  and  never  recognize 
their  position. 

Either  extreme  is  perilous.  The  church 
must  be  fed  on  strong  meat.  Sound, 
earnest,  doctrinal  preaching  makes  stable 
disciples.  Not  faith,  repentance,  baptism, 
served  up  on  every  Lord's  day  and  over 
every  Lord's  Supper,  and  at  every  church 
prayer-meeting,  but  all  the  grand,  fertile 
and  feeding  doctrines  of  the  religion  of 
Christ.  Say  what  we  may,  it  is  doctrine 
that  moves  the  world.  Logical  men,  dog- 
matic men,  doctrinal  men,  rule  this  age  and 
every  age.  No  system  can  be  exact,  solid, 
and  maintain  its  place  from  century  to 
century  whose  elements|of  strength  are  not 
rooted  and  grounded  in  the  bed  of  eternal 
truth,  and  which  do  not  stand  out  before 
men  like  the  pillars  of  the  Parthenon  from 
the  Athenian  Acropolis,  clear  cut,  in  colos- 
sal might  and  incomparable  grace.  All  the 
great  revivals  in  the  history  of  the  church 
have  come  from  such  preaching  as  Athana- 
sius  illustrates.  Witness  Pentecost,  the 
reformations  in  Germany  and  in  England, 
the  revivals  under  Wesley  and  Whitefield, 
Edwards  and  Nettleton,  the  work  of  Stone 
and  Scott  and  Campbell. 

Never  was  the  need  of  sound  doctrine 
greater  than  at  the  opening  of  this  twen- 
tieth century.  We  must  guard  the  truth 
of  God  with  jealous  eye,  courageous  heart, 
and  swift  and  ready  hand.  Said  Paul  to 
his  preachers:  "Take  heed  to  the  doc- 
trine"; "Give  attendance  to  reading  and  to 
doctrine";  "Charge  them  that  they  teach 
no  other  doctrine";  "In  doctrine  show  un- 
corruptness — sound  speech  that  can  not  be 
condemned";  "Speak  the  things  that  be- 
come sound  doctrine";  "Adorn  the  doc- 
trine of  God  our  Savior  in  all  things." 

"Whosoever  abideth  not  in  the  doctrine 
of  Christ  hath  not  God,"  says"John.  "If 
there  come  any  unto  you  and  bring  not  this 
doctrine  receive  him  not  into  your  house, 
neither  bid  him  God  speed." 

There  is  peril  of  false  doctrine.  There 
are  divers  and  strange  doctrines,  doctrines 
variegated  and  foreign,  by  which  some  are 
carried  about — whirled  out  of  the  true  way. 
There  are  the  doctrines  of  men,  and  there 
is  the  doctrine  of  God.  There  is  the  doc- 
trine of  vanities,  and  there  is  the  doctrine 
of  the  Lord,  which  is  perfect.  There  is  the 
doctrine  of  the  Pharisees,  of  which  men 
are  to  beware,  and  there  is  "the  apostles' 
doctrine."  There  is  the  doctrineof  Balaam 
and  the  Nicolaitans,  and  there  is  "the  doc- 
trine that,  is  according  to  godliness."  There 
are  the  doctrines  of  devils  and  of  seducing 
spirits,  giving  heed  to  which  men  depart 


from  the  faith,  and  there  is  "good  doc- 
trine," "sound  doctrine";  and  Paul  pre- 
dicts a  time  when  men  "will  not  endure 
sound  doctrine,"  but  after  their  own  lusts 
will  heap  to  themselves  teachers,  having 
itching  ears,  and  they  shall  turn  away  their 
ears  from  the  truth  and  shall  be  turned 
unto  fables. 

At  every  period  in  the  history  of  the 
church  these  perils  are  threatening.  To- 
day Satan  is  busy.  The  mystery  of  iniquity 
doth  work.  The  spirit  of  antichrist  is 
abroad.  Armageddon  approaches.  From 
the  trumpet  of  him  who  watches  on  the 
tower  there  must  come  no  uncertain  sound. 
Preach  certainties.  "How  not  to  do  it" 
men  can  readily  learn  any  day  without 
teaching.  The  unknown  doctrine  of  an 
unknown  God  proclaimed  in  an  unknown 
tongue  is  poor  stuff  for  a  dying  world.  In 
Pompeii  they  have  god-makers  who  make 
all  parts  of  the  body  but  the  face  and  leave 
that  until  they  learn  what  a  purchaser  may 
desire.  They  can  thus  produce  Venus  or 
Minerva,  Mars  or  Mercury,  or  any  of  the 
multitudinous  gods  or  goddesses  that  may 
be  wanted.  So  there  are  theologians  pre- 
pared to  put  on  the  face  according|to  the 
company  in  which  they  are  found.  "What 
color  will  you  have,  gentlemen?"  asks  the 
juggler  with  the  ribbons — "What  color?" 
and  out  it  comes!  twenty  yards  of  blue, 
and  then  twenty  of  pink,  and  then  twenty 
of  green;  and  more  and  more  and  more  as 
it  is  ordered.  So  of  many  a  pulpit. 
Words,  words,  words.  Vox  est,  Prseterea 
Nihil.  Preach  certainties.  Preach  the  word . 
"Take  heed  unto  thyself  and  unto  the  doc- 
trine; continue  in  them:  for  in  doing  this 
thou  shalt  both  save  thyself  and  them  that 
hear  thee." 

J* 

15he    Old    Book    ir\   the  New 
Crucible. 

By  J.  J.  HaJey. 
VI,     The  Crucible  of  Criticism. 

(CONTINUED.) 

But  suppose  it  be  taken  for  granted 
that  scholarship  has  spoken  its  last  word  in 
the  solution  of  these  problems;  that  the 
status  of  Old  Testament  criticism  must  re- 
main substantially  as  it  is  to-day;  that  the 
Pentateuch  as  a  literary  production  is  not 
a  work  of  the  time  of  Moses;  that  there  are 
four  or  five  strata  of  narratives  running 
through  the  historical  books,  pieced  to- 
gether at  different  times,  and  by  different 
persons,  fusing  documents  into  one  from 
many  original  sources,  and  not  always  into 
a  harmonious  whole;  that  there  are  differ- 
ent religious  ideas,  theological  conceptions, 
and  stages  of  moral  development  in  these 
separate  documents;  that  there  were  two 
Isaiahs  with  one  hundred  and  fifty  years 
yawning  between  them ;  that  Solomon  did 
not  write  Ecclesiastes;  that  David  did  not 
write  all  the  psalms  attributed  to  him; 
that  Job  is  a  dramatic  poem  written  about 
the  time  of  Antiochus  Epiphenes;  that  the 
so  called  historic  chapters  of  Daniel  are  a 
tangle  of  Jewish  haggada  written  by  a 
Maccabean  Jew  a  century  or  more  after  the 
exile ;  that  Jonah  is  not  history  but  fiction 
with  a  lesson,  poetry  with  a  moral;  that 
the  Chronicler  wrote  the  present  into  the 
past  to  glorify  his  caste  and  a  theory  of 
the  national  history;  that  tradition  in  its 
ignorance  has  dogmatized  on  questions  of 
date  and  authorship  on  which  little  data  is 
forthcoming  to  justify  positive  conclusions. 


October  17,  1901 


THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


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It  is  not  necesgary  to  believe  or  disbe- 
lieve all  this  in  order  to  salvation,  but  if  we 
do  believe  it,  what  then?  A  spiritual  reve- 
lation and  the  literary  form  of  it,  not  to 
speak  of  the  historical  setting,  are  very 
different  things.  Many  good  people  are 
afraid  that  the  results  of  modern  biblical 
criticism  will  have  the  effect  of  weakening 
our  faith  in  the  supernatural.  There  are 
two  considerations  that  will  help  us  to  un- 
derstand that  there  is  no  contradiction  be- 
tween the  legitimate  results  of  criticism 
and  the  facts  of  a  supernatural  revelation. 
The  first  is,  that  inspiration  is  co-exten- 
sive with  revelation,  it  covers  the  same 
ground  and  no  more.  The  subject  of  reve- 
lation is  the  character  of  God  and  his  re- 
lation to  the  universe,  the  method  of  its 
expression  is  inspiration.  The  man  who 
reveals  God  and  the  redemptive  purpose  of 
his  manifestation  must  be  inspired,  and  it 
is  always  within  this  sphere  that  we  are  to 
look  for  the  supernatural.  God  reveals  to 
man  what  man  does  not  know,  and  cannot 
find  out  for  himself,  and  this  requires  a 
perception  of  the  spiritual  world  and  con- 
tact with  the  Spirit  of  God  that  we  have 
agreed  to  call  inspiration.  On  the  lower 
plane  of  the  large  human  element  in  the 
Bible  we  cannot  predicate  such  illumina- 
tion and  elevation  of  human  faculty,  for  the 
twofold  reason  that  the  facts  do  not  show 
it,  and  the  nature  of  the  case  does  not  re- 
quire it.  The  monotheism  of  the  Old  Tes- 
tament is  manifestly  a  divine  revelation 
which  no  historical  or  literary  criticism 
can  affect,  but  in  such  things  as  the  com- 
pilation of  genealogical  tables,  the  de- 
scription of  battles,  the  composition  and 
preservation  of  national  archives,  the  an- 
nals of  the  reigns  of  kings,  and  plain  his- 
torical narratives  drawn  from  contempor- 
ary records,  or  pre-existing  documentary 
sources,  no  such  miraculous  inspiration 
was  required  or  bestowed.  If  we  can  affirm 
inspiration  at  all  in  this  lower  element  of 
the  Scriptures,  it  is  an  inferior  grade  that 
does  not  always  secure  accuracy,  to  say 
nothing  of  infallibility.  A  very  su- 
perficial knowledge  of  Old  Testament  his- 
tory and  prophecy  and  the  rudiments  of  in- 
tellectual honesty,  will  abundantly  confirm 
the  truth  of  this  distinction. 

The  second  point  is  the  necessity  of  dis- 
tinguishing between  the  historical  trust- 
worthiness of  a  narrative  and  revelation. 
The  identification  of  revelation  with  the 
mere  details  of  Old  Testament  history  and 
tradition  is  a  transparent  absurdity  on  the 
face  of  it.  It  is  well  known  that  a  narra- 
tive may  be  entirely  historical  and  strictly 
accurate  in  all  its  details  and  not  have  one 
word  of  revelation  in  it.  On  the  other 
hand  it  may  be  unhistorical  and  idealistic 
from  beginning  to  end,  and  be  studded  with 
revelation  as  the  mighty  heavens  are 
gemmed  with  stars.  God  has  not  confined 
himself  to  the  historical  annals  of  Jewish 
literature  as  the  media  of  his  revelation  to 
man.  The  parable  of  the  prodigal  son  is 
certainly  not  historical,  that  is  to  say,  the 
historicity  of  the  story  is  not  necessary  to 
the  integrity  of  the  parable  or  the  signifi- 
cance of  the  lesson  it  conveys,  and  yet  it 
contains  more  pure  revelation  than  ten 
times  the  space  in  any  other  part  of  the 
Bible.  "We  know  that  God  has  revealed 
himself  in  allegory,  parable,  poetry,  fable, 
and  in  the  symbolic  imagery  of  glowing 
apocalypses,  and  why  not  in  other  forms  of 
the  constructive  imagination,  if  need  be? 


If  all  that  the  critics  have  said  about  the 
early  chapters  in  Genesis  should  turn  out 
to  be  true,  it  would  not  affect,  in  the  least, 
the  undoubted  element  of  supernatural 
revelation  the  book  contains.  If  it  were 
decided  that  the  creation  story  is  the  He- 
brew version  of  a  primitive  legend  common 
to  the  different  branches  of  the  Semite  race, 
no  truth  it  is  supposed  to  teach  as  literal 
history  would  be  lost.  There  is  as  much 
revelation  in  a  poem  like  Job  as  there  is  in 
a  history  like  Kings  and  Chronicles. 

If  these  simple  considerations  were  borne 
in  mind  they  would  remove  a  world  of  diffi- 
culty regarding  the  Old  Testament  created 
by  an  irrational  theory  of  its  authorship 
and  composition.  The  monotheistic  reve- 
lation of  the  Old  Testament  and  the 
Messianic  revelation  of  the  New,  the  two 
great  zones  of  the  divine  manifestation,  are 
left  untouched,  even  in  form,  by  the  new 
criticism,  which  seeks  to  ascertain  the  date 
and  authorship  of  books  by  the  use  of  the 
ordinary  canons  of  historical  and  literary 
criticism  applied  to  other  ancient  docu- 
ments. If  candid  scientific  inquiry  into  the 
literature  of  revelation  is  going  to  over- 
throw or  jeopardize  the  revelation  itself, 
the  sooner  it  is  done  the  better.  If,  how- 
ever, the  Bible,  as  we  believe  it  does,  con- 
tains the  will  of  God  to  man,  investigation 
can  only  make  that  fact  more  apparent. 
If  the  mind  can  grasp  this  larger  and  more 
comprehensive  view  of  revelation,  faith 
will  be  lifted  away  from  the  lower  realm  of 
critical  controversies  about  the  letter  and 
structure  of  the  literature  of  the  Bible  and 
placed  upon  the  immovable  rock  of  eternal 
truth  that  changes  not  with  changing  time. 

When  criticism  has  done  its  worst  it 
leaves  us  the  word  of  God  in  the  Old  Tes- 
tament. The  anonymous  character  now 
attributed  to  these  sacred  books,  is  natur- 
ally distasteful  to  the  old  fashioned  be- 
liever, yet  it  emphasizes  afresh  their  in- 
trinsic value,  and  shows  U3  that  they  do 
not  need  the  authority  of  great  human 
names  to  make  them  divine.  It  is  a  mis- 
take to  imagine  that  no  book  can  be  in- 
spired unless  it  can  be  ascribed  to  a  dis- 
tinguished author.  If  we  take.  DeQuincey's 
advice  when  he  adjures  us  to  be  done  with 
the  chains  and  props  of  inspiration  on  the 
ground  that  the  great  ideas  of  the  Bible 
can  take  care  of  themselves,  the  books  that 
contain  these  great  ideas  would  rise  away 
from  all  critical  solvents,  and  stand  out  as 
the  Himalayas  of  a  divine  revelation,  on 
their  own  merits.  If  we  were  compelled  to 
admit  the  anonymity  of  so  many  of  these 
books,  it  would  enable  us  all  the  more  to 
realize  that  the  great  words  of  Psalmist  and 
Prophet,  and  Sacred  Philosopher  do  not 
need  to  be  accredited  by  the  spiritual  au- 
thority of  Moses,  or  David,  or  Isaiah,  still- 
less  by  that  of  Solomon.  By  their  own  in- 
trinsic self-evident  truth  they  compel  our 
faith  and  obedience.  I  read  Isaiah  with 
delight,  not  because  there  was  one  or  two, 
or  ten  Isaiahs,  not  because  one  Isaiah  wrote 
in  Jerusalem  in  the  seventh  century,  and 
another  wrote  in  Babylon  in  the  fifth  cen- 
tury, but  because  it  finds  and  feeds  me. 
God  is  the  more  conspicuous  in  it  when  the 
human  author  is  out  of  it.  These  prophe- 
cies live  forever  because  of  their  ethical 
might  and  spiritual  worth,  not  because  they 
were  written  in  this  place  or  by  that  per- 
son. Henry  Ward  Beecher  said  he  saw  a 
forest  in  England  that  was  said  to  have 
been  planted  by  King  John.     He  did  not 


know  whether  the  tradition  was  correct  or 
not,  and  he  did  not  care,  for  the  forest  was 
just  as  beautiful  and  its  shade  just  as  grate- 
ful whether  it  was  or  was  not  planted  by 
order  of  the  king  who  granted  Magna 
Charta.  I  saw  an  immense  grape  vine,  the 
second  largest  in  the  world,  at  Hampton 
Court  on  the  Thames,  said  to  be  one  hun- 
dred and  thirty  years  old.  The  keeper  told 
me  it  was  planted  in  the  reign  of  George 
the  third.  I  did  not  believe  his  story,  but 
there  was  the  vine  and  there  were  the 
grapes,  and  they  were  none  the  better  for 
his  story  and  none  the  worse  for  my  criti- 
cal skepticism.  An  inspired  document  is 
inspired,  and  is  profitable  for  teaching,  for 
correction,  for  instruction  in  righteousness, 
that  the  man  of  God  may  be  perfect  and 
thoroughly  furnished  unto  every  good 
work,  no  matter  when  written  or  by  whom. 
The  greatest  revelations  in  the  Old  Testa- 
ment, the  Psalms,  Job,  and  second  Isaiah, 
are  anonymous,  as  the  second  greatest  book 
in  the  New  Testament,  the  epistle  to  the 
Hebrews,  is  by  an  unknown  author.  The 
authors  of  inspired  books  were  so  muca  en- 
grossed in  their  mission  that  they  forgot  to 
label  them  with  their  own  names,  and  their 
contemporaries  and  successors  were  so  ab- 
sorbed in  the  message  that  they  forgot  the 
messenger.  In  other  times  when  the  ques- 
tion of  the  authorship  of  the  documents 
came  up,  it  was  customary  to  refer  them  to 
the  greatest  man  of  the  time  in  which  they 
appeared.  Moses  wrote  the  Pentateuch, 
David  the  Psalms,  Solomon  the  Proverbs 
and  Ecclesiastes,  and  Isaiah  the  prophecies 
that  bear  upon  the  exile.  It  is  on  this 
principle  that  the  authorship  of  Hebrews 
is  ascribed  to  the  Apostle  Paul.  If  criti- 
cism teaches  us  that  inspiration  has  been 
more  widely  diffused  and  continuously  be- 
stowed than  we  have  been  in  the  habit  of 
supposing,  what  then?  When  you  multi- 
ply the  witnesses  you  do  not  weaken  the 
testimony.  The  more  inspired  men  the 
better.  Two  Isaiahs  are  better  than  one, 
ten  than  two.  The  more  men  who  could 
write  poems  like  the  Psalms  the  better  for 
the  glory  of  Israel  and  none  the  worse  for 
the  edification  of  Christians.  If  six  men 
wrote  the  Pentateuch,  we  retain  Moses  and 
gain  a  half  dozen  inspired  witnesses  to  the 
truth  of  revelation.  Is  a  truth  any  the  less 
true  because  it  is  not  linked  to  the  person- 
ality of  the  man  who  wrote  it  down?  Can 
we  risk  the  truth  on  its  own  merits?  The 
distribution  of  inspiration  through  long 
periods  and  many  persons,  is  not  less  con- 
sistent, or  less  convincing  than  its  concen- 
tration in  exceptional  epochs  and  great 
personalities.  The  accepted  view  of  the 
Bible  is  fond  of  ascribing  as  many  books  as 
possible  to  a  few  of  the  most  illustrious 
political  and  military  heroes  of  Scripture- 
Moses,  David,  Solomon,  and  when  these 
are  not  available,  to  credit  distinguished 
prophets,  like  Isaiah  and  Jeremiah,  with  as 
many  Psalms,  prophecies,  and  narratives 
as  can  be  made  to  take  refuge  under  the 
shield  of  their  authority.  The  inspired 
books  were  concentrated  into  a  few  excep- 
tional periods.  Modern  criticism  has  dis- 
tributed the  books  ascribed  to  Moses,  and 
Isaiah,  and  other  favored  names,  among  a 
number  of  inspired  writers,  and  shows  us 
the  collection  of  Old  Testament  literature 
gradually  forming  itself,  from  the  begin- 
ning of  the  monarchy  till  the  time  of  the 
Maccabees,  under  the  continuous  operation 
of  the  divine  Spirit.  A  Christian  mav 
hold  either  of  these  views  he  likes,  but  one 
no  more  than  the  other,  even  so  much  a3 
squints  in  the  direction  of  surrendering- 
the  Bible  as  the  Book  of  God. 

(TO  BE  CONTINUED.) 


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THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


October  17,  1901 


Ovir  Bvidget. 


—The  church  at  Amarillo,  Tex  ,  desires  a 
pastor.  It  can  pay  $900  to  the  right  man. 
Address  W.  E.  Gee. 

— C.  A.  Hill  has  resigned  the  pastorate  of 
the  church  at  Canton,  O.  He  will  be  suc- 
ceeded by  J.  V.  Updike. 

— Volney  Johnson  has  taken  charge  of  the 
church  at  El  Paso,  Tex.,  succeeding  Bro. 
Campbell,  who  was  compelled  to  resign  on 
account  of  ill  health. 

— The  new  church  building  at  New  Holland, 
O.,  was  dedicated  Oct.  6,  by  L.  L.  Carpenter. 
Enough  money  was  raised  to  cancel  all  in- 
debtedness.    Wesley  Hatcher  is  pastor. 

—Edward  Oliver  Tilburn,  of  Butte,  Mont., 
has  accepted  a  call  to  the  church  at  Tona- 
wanda,  N.  Y.  He  expects  to  enter  upon  his 
work  there  about  Nov.  15,  by  which  time  It  is 
expected  the  new  church  building  will  be 
completed. 

—The  two  churches  at  Decatur,  the  Ed- 
wards Street  and  the  Tabernacle  Church, 
united  on  Oct.  6  to  form  a  single  congregation 
under  the  corporate  name,  the  Central  Church 
of  Christ.  F.  VV.  Burnham  and  J.  C.  Coggins 
have  been  the  pastors  of  the  two  churches. 

—  W.  J.  Battenfield,  pastor  of  the  church  at 
Loami,  111.,  recently  closed  a  successful  meet- 
ing with  his  home  church,  in  which  there 
were  34  additions.  Guy  B.  Williamson  and 
wife  led  the  music.  The  latter  are  now  as- 
sisting J.  E.  Davis  in  a  meeting  at  Princeton, 
Mo.    12  added  to  date. 

—We  cannot  thank  all  the  friends  personally 
who  are  writing  us  kind  words  about  the 
Christian-Evangelist,  but  we  assure  you 
that  we  appreciate  them  nevertheless,  and 
they  will  strengthen  us  in  our  purpose  and 
plans  to  make  the  paper  worthy  of  its  plea 
and  patronage. 

—We  regret  to  learn  of  the  death  of  J.  W. 
Ingram,  which  occurred  at  Los  Angeles,  Cal., 
on  the  morning  of  Oct.  10.  Bro.  Ingram  was 
very  widely  and  favorably  known,  and  the 
news  of  his  death  will  cause  widespread  re- 
gret. A  suitable  obituary  notice  will  be  pub- 
lished later. 

—We  regret  to  see  in  the  daily  press  an  ac- 
count of  the  death  of  G.  C.  Montgomery  who 
was  a  member  of  the  First  Christian  church 
at  Winfield,  Kan.  He  was  a  Santa  Fe  detec- 
tive and  one  of  the  best  known  secret  service 
men  in  the  West  and  was  killed  by  an  am- 
bushed assassin,  presumably  one  of  a  gang 
which  he  had  recently  been  instrumental  in 
suppressing. 

—The  church  at  Ipava  held  a  jubilee  and 
celebration  on  Thursday,  Oct.  3.  The  special 
cause  of  the  rejoicing  was  the  canceling  of 
an  indebtedness  upon  church  building  and 
parsonage  of  $1,194.  H.  O.  Breeden,  of  Des 
Moines,  was  present  and  he,  with  other  visit- 
ing brethren,  rejoiced  with  the  Ipava  breth- 
ren as  the  old  notes,  mortgages  and  subscrip- 
tion lists  were  burned.  The  cause  at  Ipava 
is  prospering  in  every  way  under  the  leader- 
ship of  J.  E.  Diehl  who  has  been  with  the 
congregation  nineteen  months. 

—The  brotherhood  will  be  glad  to  hear 
that  on  Sept.  30,  1901,  at  the  close  of  the 
present  missionary  year,  there  was  $305,- 
342.26  in  our  church  extension  fund.  The 
total  new  receipts  for  the  year  were  $65,846.61. 
For  the  whole  year,  there  was  an  Increase  of 
113  in  number  of  contributing  churches  and  a 
gain  of  $2,358.43  in  receipts.  80  churches 
were  helped  to  complete  their  buildings,  and 
loans  were  promised  to  69  others  and  this 
work  covered  28  states  and  two  territories. 
Including  the  returned  loans,  the  total 
receipts  for  use  in  our  church  extension  work 
for  the  year  were  $103,851.11.  The  churches 
should  continue  their  offerings.  Remit  to 
G.  W.  Muckley,  Cor.  Sec,  600  Water  Works 
Bldg.,  Kansas  City,  Mo. 


— W.  J.  Bennington,  Ritzville,  Wash., 
would  like  to  be  put  in  correspondence  "with 
a  live,  spiritual,  energetic  evangelist  whom  we 
can  employ  for  $1,000,  to  do  county  evangel- 
istic work."  A  second  man  of  the  same  de- 
scription is  wanted  to  do  pastoral  work  at  a 
small  salary  for  the  church  at  Delight,  Wash. 
Address  T.  M.  Morgan,  Delight,  Wash. 

— The  pulpit  of  the  Central  Christian  church 
of  San  Antonio  ■  is  vacant  and  the  church 
would  like  to  correspond  with  a  first-class 
man  to  locate  there.  This  Is  a  very  important 
point,  and  one  of  the  largest  churches  in  the 
southwest  can  be  built  if  the  right  man  is  ob- 
tained. Address  Ed.  Kneeland,  San  Antonio, 
Texas. 

—The  congregation  of  fifteen  members,  or- 
ganized at  Weiser,  Idaho,  last  March  by  S.  G. 
Clay,  is  preparing  to  purchase  a  lot  and  build 
a  house.  The  few  sisters  upon  whom  the 
work  largely  devolves  have  decided  to  hold  a 
sale  early  in  December  and  they  request  the 
sisters  of  all  states  to  send  articles,  either 
useful  or  fancy,  for  the  sale  not  later  than  Nov. 
25.     Address  Mrs.  S.  L.  Beswick. 

—The  church  building  at  Mason  City,  la., 
has  just  been  completely  remodeled  and  en- 
larged at  an  expense  of  $13,000.  The  church 
was  re-dedicated  by  H.  O.  Breeden,  of  Des 
Moines,  on  Oct.  6.  The  auditorium  now 
seats  1,000  people  and  the  church  building 
contains  thirty  rooms,  being  an  up-to-date 
workshop.  It  is  only  ten  years  since  the 
church  at  Mason  City  was  organized.  The 
growth  of  the  cause  there  has  been  marvel- 
ous, the  present  membership  being  1,100. 

—  We  are  glad  to  learn  of  the  increased  in- 
terest which  is  being  manifested  throughout 
the  country  in  the  "boys  and  girls'  rally  day 
for  America,"  which  comes  on  the  Lord's  day 
before  Thanksgiving.  This  is  one  of  the  most 
important  days  in  our  calendar,  as  it  is  in- 
tended to  educate  our  young  people  as  to  the 
greatness  and  the  needs  of  this  great  home 
field.  Let  the  Sunday-schools  everywhere 
plan  to  make  this  a  great  day  in  the  inter- 
est alike  of  patriotism  and  Christianity. 

—Mr.  Holland  S.  Reavis,  who  has  been  ab- 
sent from  St.  Louis  for  several  months,  has 
returned  to  the  city  and  has  opened  an  office 
in  Room  613,  Security  Building.  Mr.  Reavis 
is  well  known  in  the  city,  having  been  for 
years  night  city  editor  of  the  St.  Louis  Re- 
public, and  a  favorite  member  of  the  choir  of 
the  Central  Christian  church.  He  left  St. 
Louis  last  spring  to  visit  the  Beaumont, 
Texas,  oil  fields  as  a  newspaper  correspond- 
ent. He  spent  six  months  in  Beaumont  and 
vicinity,  becoming  thoroughly  acquainted 
with  the  field  and  the  oil  business.  He  is  now 
the  St.  Louis  representative  of  several  of  the 
best  producing  properties  in  Beaumont.  He 
is  prepared  to  sell  oil,  oil  stocks  and  oil-pro- 
ducing land,  and  will  gladly  give  full  infor- 
mation to  any  who  call  upon  or  address  him. 
Mr.  Reavis  is  very  well  and  favorably  known 
to  the  editor  of  this  paper  as  an  honest,  reli- 
able, enterprising  young  man. 

— W.  E.  M.  Hackleman,  of  Indianapolis, 
writes  us  a  note  concerning  our  reference  to 
the  music  at  the  Missouri  state  convention  in 
which  he  claims  that  we  have  unintention- 
ally done  him  an  injustice  in  stating  that 
there  were  too  few  of  the  old  hymns  used. 
He  says:  "I  have  just  gone  through  and 
marked  the  hymns  and  songs  used  at  the  con- 
vention. The  result  is  as  follows:  22  old  fa- 
miliar hymns,  17  old  popular  songs  and  11 
new  songs.  This  shows  that  your  criticism  is 
unjust  and  misleading."  If  it  does  we  accept 
the  rebuke  and  correction.  It  will  be-  ad- 
mitted, however,  that  there  is  room  for  a  dif- 
ference of  opinion  as  to  what  constitutes  an 
"old  familiar  hymn"  and  "an  old  popular 
song."  If  there  were  twenty  two  of  the  old 
hymns  of  the  kind  which  we  had  in  mind  sung 
at  the  Missouri  state  convention  they  were 
sung  while  the  editor  was  doing  committee 
work  or  otherwise  detained  from  the  conven- 


Aching  Joints 

In  the  fingers,  toes,  arms,  and  other 
parts  of  the  body,  are  joints  that  are 
inflamed  and  swollen  by  rheumatism — 
that  acid  condition  of  the  blood  which 
affects  the  muscles  also. 

Sufferers  dread  to  move,  especially 
after  sitting  or  lying  long,  and  their 
condition  is  commonly  worse  in  wet 
weather. 

"It  has  been  a  long  time  since  we  have 
been  without  Hood's  Sarsaparilla.  My 
father  thinks  he  could  not  do  without  it. 
He  has  been  troubled  with  rheumatism 
since  he  was  a  boy,  and  Hood's  Sarsapa- 
rilla is  the  only  medicine  he  can  take  that 
will  enable  him  to  take  his  place  in  the 
field."  Miss  Ada  Doty,  Sidney,  Iowa. 
ftL 


and  Pills 

Remove  the  cause  of   rheumatism — no 
outward  application  can.     Take  them' 

tion.  The  songs  were  "familiar"  enough  to 
the  people  who  had  been  drilled  in  them,  and 
"popular"  enough  with  those  who  like  that 
kind  of  music,  but  we  insist  that  in  our  con- 
ventions, and  we  fear  in  our  churches,  too, 
we  are  lowering  the  standard  of  music  from 
the  grand  old  hymns  to  the  more  modern 
tunes  and  words,  and  it  was  against  this 
that  we  lodged  our  protest.  The  criticism 
was  not  intended  to  apply  to  Bro  Hackle- 
man, but  was  aimed  against  a  custom  that 
has  come  into  vogue  among  us  to  the  detri- 
ment, as  we  believe,  of  the  musical  part  of 
our  conventions  and  to  their  devotional 
spirit. 

& 

Boxes  of  Gold. 

Sent  for  Letters  About  Grape-Nuts, 

330  boxes  of  gold  and  greenbacks  will  be 
sent  to  persons  writing  interesting  and  truth- 
ful letters  about  the  good  that  has  been  done 
them  by  the  use  of  Grape- Nuts  food. 

10  little  boxes,  each  containing  a  $10  gold 
piece,  will  be  sent  the  10  writers  of  the  most 
interesting  letters. 

20  boxes  each  containing  a  $5  gold  piece  to 
the  20  next  most  interesting  writers,  and  a$l 
greenback  will  go  to  each  of  the  300  next  best. 
A  committee  of  three,  not  members  of  the 
Postum  Co.,  will  make  decision  between  Dee. 
1st  and  10th,  1901. 

Write  plain,  sensible  letters,  giving  detailed 
facts  of  ill-health  caused  from  improper  food, 
and  explain  the  improvement,  the  gain  in 
strength,  in  weight,  or  in  brain  power  after 
using  Grape-Nuts  food. 

It  is  a  profound  fact  that  most  ails  of  hu- 
manity come  from  improper  and  non- nour- 
ishing food,  such  as  white  bread,  hot  biscuit, 
starchy  and  uncooked  cereals, .etc. 

A  change  to  perfectly  cooked,  predigested 
food  like  Grape-Nuts,  scientifically  made  and 
containing  exactly  the  elements  nature  re- 
quires for  building  the  delicate  and  wonder- 
ful cells  of  brain  and  body,  will  quickly 
change  a  half  sick  person  to  a  well  person. 
Food,  good  food,  is  Nature's  strongest  weap- 
on of  defense. 

Include  in  letter  the  true  names  and  ad- 
dresses, carefully  written,  of  20  persons,  not 
very  well,  to  whom  we  can  write  regarding 
the  food  cure  by  Grape-Nuts. 

Almost  every  one  interested  in  pure  food  is 
willing  to  have  his  or  her  name  appear  in  the 
papers  for  such  help  as  they  may  offer  the  hu- 
man race.  A  request,  however,  to  omit  name 
will  be  respected.  Try  for  one  of  the  330  prizes. 
Everyone  has  an  equal  show.  Don't  write 
poetry,  but  just  honest  and  interesting  facts 
about  the  good  you  have  obtained  from  the 
pure  food  Grape-Nuts.  If  a  man  or  woman 
has  found  a  true  way  to  get  well  and  keep 
well,  it  should  be  a  pleasure  to  stretch  a  help- 
ing hand  to  humanity  by  telling  the  facts. 

Write  your  name  and  address  plainly  on 
letter  and  mail  promptly  to  the  Postum  Ce- 
real Co.,  Ltd.,  Battle  Greek,  Mich. 


October  17,  1901 


THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


1329 


Milligan  College. 

The  present  is  the  fullest  opening  which  we 
have  ever  had  of  college  students.  Our  Young 
Ladies'  Home  is  full  before  the  close  of  the  first 
month.  We  have  not  sufficient  col'ege  room. 
We  are  seeking  to  do  our  best  under  the  dif- 
ficulties and  believe  that  God  will  lead  us 
along  the  way  that  will  enable  the  buildings 
to  b3  enlarged  and  the  work  widened.  He 
alone  knows  how  that  will  be  done  just  now, 
but  we  hope  to  find  some  man  or  men  and 
women  who  love  God  and  love  the  human 
race,  that  can  be  made  to  understand  the 
situation  of  this  institution  and  its  wide  pos- 
sibilities. Our  young  people  can  be  brought 
here  and  started  into  a  course  of  usefulness  to 
the  world.  Very  many  of  them  would  never 
have  the  advantage  of  a  higher  Christian 
education  if  they  had  to  go  into  other  parts 
of  the  country  to  start.  The  school  must  re- 
main here  to  be  accessible  to  them.  They  are 
a  class  of  young  men  and  women  with  as 
great  possibilities  as  any  in  the  world. 

Our  greatest  need  at  present  is  a  young 
ladies'  home.  The  one  we  now  have  is  en- 
tirely too  small.  It  can  be  used  for  a  young 
men's  dormitory.  We  need  a  Home  to  accom- 
modate about  seventy-five  or  a  hundred 
young  ladies.  We  pray  that  God  may  open 
the  understanding  and  the  hearts  of  some 
good  men  and  women  who  have  money  and 
want  to  do  the  greatest  possible  good  with 
it,  to  investigate  the  question  here,  that  they 
may  see  for  themselves  what  could  be  done  to 
advance  the  interest  of  our  race  from  this 
place. 

We  hope  that  great  good  may  come  out  of 
the  Minneapolis  convention  and  the  cause  of 
missions  receive  fresh  lite  and  power.  We 
congratulate  those  who  shall  have  the  pleas- 
ure of  being  there.  They  have  our  joy  and 
our  prayer  in  their  fellowship. 

Your  brother  in  Christ, 

J.  Hopwood. 

Milligan,  Term  ,  Oct.  3,  1901. 

& 
William  Woods  College. 

It  will  be  gratifying  to  the  churches 
throughout  the  state,  to  the  160,000  Disciples, 
and  to  the  friends  of  education  everywhere,  to 
know  that  this  institution  has  made  the 
largest  enrollment  of  boarding  pupils  in  its 
history.  The  recent  redemption  from  debt  and 
the  change  of  name  have  contributed  to  this 
great  success.  The  school  has  always  enjoyed 
a  reputation  for  thoroughness  and  its  gradu- 
ates have  won  golden  opinions  in  the  school 
room  and  have  taken  high  rank  wherever 
they  have  gone.  The  unparalleled  drought 
which  threatened  every  business  interest  did 
not  prove  to  be  an  insurmountable  obstruc- 
tion in  the  pathway  of  its  progress. 

During  the  summer  the  benevolence  of  the 
widow  of  Col.  D.  M.  Dulany,  of  Hannibal, 
built  and  equipped  ten  music  rooms,  thereby 
enlarging  the  capacity  of  the  school  and  en- 
abling the  management  to  accommodate  114 
boarders,  while  heretofore  99  is  the  largest 
number  ever  received  in  the  building  at  any 
one  time. 

The  building  is  now  lighted  by  electricity, 
the  heating  apparatus  is  being  overhauled  and 
the  school  in  every  respect  will  be  more  fully 
equipped.  The  institution  is  to  be  congratu- 
lated upon  the  fact  that  it  has  a  finance  com- 
mittee composed  of  Dr.  W.  S.  Woods,  of  Kan- 
sas City;  Mr.  George  A.  Mahan,  of  Hannibal, 
and  Mr.  J.  T.  Mitchell,  of  Centralia,  who  stand 
ready  to  receive,  invest  and  rightly  manage 
all  funds  committed  to  them  in  trust,  whether 
as  memorial  funds,  scholarships  or  endow- 
ment. The  long  hard  struggle  through  which 
the  school  has  passed  is  now  crowned  with 
abundant  success.  It  merits  the  support  of 
the  brotherhood  and  the  president  of  the  in- 
stitution and  the  board  of  directors  expect  to 
press  its  claims  on  the  people  for  speedy  en- 
largement and  endowment.  By  provision  of 
the   charter   the   benevolent   feature  of   the 


DIVIDENDS  OF  FROM  16  TO  80 

PER  CENT  THE  FIRST  YEAR! 

Stock  of  la.rge,  producing  Oil  Compa.nies  can  be  bought  at 
pa.r  now-    The  opportunity  will  not  last  long 

After  six  months'  experience  in  the  Beaumont  oil  fields  I  have  returned  to  St.  Louis  as  the  representa- 
tive of  several  Spindletop  companies  owning  gushers  whose  product  is  bt-ing  marketed  at  a  large  profit  on 
long-time  contracts,  thus  insuring  dividends  for  years  to  come.  It  is  my  object  to  handle  only  substantial, 
dividend-paying  stocks  which  yield  quick  returns  to  the  investor.  An  intimate  aaquaintance  with  the  Beau- 
mont fields  ana  the  large  operators  there  qualifies  me  to  do  this. 

I  will  sell  a  limited  amount  of  Heywood  oil  stojk  on  extraordinarily  advantageous  terms,  lower  than 
any  other  agent  can  sell  it  A  quarterly  dividend  of  four  per  cent  will  be  paid  by  the  Heywood  Com- 
pany this  week  from  sales  of  oil.  The  next  dividend  promises  to  be  even  larger.  This  stock  will  go  fast, 
and  orders  for  it  should  be  sent  to  me  at  once. 

I  also  have  a  tew  hundredjshares  of  (iround  Floor  stock  to  sell  at  par,  $1  per  share.  This  company  is 
capitalized  for  only  8100.000  and  owns  a  piece  of  land  on  Spindletop  Hill  which  to-day  is  worth  $75, 000.  Its 
Spindlecop  property  is  four  times  as  large  as  that;  of  the  Lucky  Dime  Oil  Company,  whose  capital  stock  is 
more  than  twice  as  great  It  has  one  gusher  yielding  70,000  barrels  of  oil  a  day  and  has  closed  contracts  to 
sell  90,000  barrels  of  oil.  The  money  thus  obtained  will  be  paid  out  in  dividends.  It  has  also  sold  a  gusher  on 
one  corner  of  its  land  for  a  very  large  sum.  This  money  will  also  go  into  the  treasury  and  will  be  paid  to  the 
stockholders  in  dividends.  Alba  Heywood,  of  the  Heywood  Oil  Company,  one  of  the  organizers  of  the 
Ground  Floor  company,  writes  me  the  latter  company  will  pay  a  dividend  of  fr-im  30l|to  40  per  cent 
the  first  six  months.    This  is  a  sure  chance  to  have  your  idle  money  double  itself  within  a  short  time. 

The  German- American  Oil  Company  h»s  sold  the  entire  outpuc  of  its  seven  well*  in  the  Corsi- 
oana  (Texas)  oil  field.  This  company  has  two  of  the  largest  gushers  on  Spindletop  Hill,  and  is  mar- 
keting its  Beaumont  oil  in  Europe,  where  one  of  its  directors  is  actively  engaged  in  selling  it.  Shares  $100 
par  value  .■  This  stock  is  quoted  at  $105  on  the  oil  exchanges. 

I  will  also  sell  a  limited  amount  of  Trenton  Rock  oil  stock  at  60  cents  per  share  par  value.  This  com- 
pany is  capitalized  for  $300,000,  owns  one  of  the  best  gushers  on  Spindletop  Hill  and  has  sold  part  of  the  prod- 
uct of  its  well,  assuring  dividends  at  an  early  date. 

I  will  »ell  Spindletop  property,  guaranteeing  the  purchaser  a  gusher,  the  purchase  money  to  be  deposited 
in  the  bank  and  not  to  be  delivered  until  the  well  is  "in,"  a  satisfactory  gusher. 

Figures  on  Beaumont  Oil  by  the  car-load  at  St.  Louis  cheerfully  furnished  to  fuel  consumers.  Accurate 
and  trustworthy  information  concerning  the  Beaumont  field  given  to  all  inquirers. 

HOLLAND  S.  RE  AVIS, 

613  Security  Building,  Fourth  and  Locust  Sts.,  St.  Louis. 

THE  STOCKS  WHICH  I  AM  OFFERING  ARE  EXCEPTIONAL  OPPORTUNITIES  FOR  INVESTORS 
AND  THEY  WILL  SELL  FAST.  REMIT  AT  ONCE  BY  DRAFT,  MONEY  ORDER  OR  POSTAL 
ORDER. 


school  forever  remains  the  same,  but,  in  the 
future  as  in  thepast,  the  institution  must  rely 
upon  the  patronage  of  persons  who  can  pay, 
for  otherwise  there  is  no  adequate  income  to 
carry  out  the  purpose  for  which  the  school 
was  founded.  Experience  has  shown  that  the 
co-education  of  rich  and  poor,  orphans  and 
those  not  orphans,  yields  the  best  results. 
Each  class  supplies  what  the  other  lacks. 


"The  Reformation  of  the  Nineteenth 

Century." 

This  sumptuous  volumeof  over  five  hundred 
pages,  edited  by  J.H.  Garrison  and  published 
by  the  Chhistian  Publishing  Company,  is 
timely  and  a  valuable  addition  to  the  histor- 
ical literature  of  the  Disciples  of  Christ.  The 
time  from  1809  to  1899  is  divided  into  periods 
of  somewhat  unequal  length,  each  of  which 
represents  and  emphasizes  a  certain  condition 
of  things  in  the  progress  of  what  is  called 
"The  Reformation  of  the  Nineteenth  Cen- 
tury." Eachperiod  is  represented  by  a  differ- 
ent writer  who  presents  from  his  point  of 
view  the  facts  of  the  period  which  he  de- 
scribes. Thus  we  have  the  general  repre- 
sented by  the  editor  in  his  "Introduction" 
and  "Conclusions";  the  "Introductory  Per- 
iod" by  Prof.  C.  L.  Loos;  the  "Period  of 
Organization" by  B.  B.Tyler;  the  "Turbulent 
Period"  by  W.  T.  Moore;  the  "Transition 
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Revival  of  Home  Missions"  by  Benjamin  L. 
Smith;  the  "Period  of  Foreign  Missions"  by 
A.  McLean;  and  the  "Period  of  Woman's 
Work"  by  Lois  A.  White.  These  various 
divisions  represent  very  well  the  different 
steps  in  the  progress  of  the  "Reformation." 
Each  of  the  authors  has  apparently  done  his 
best  to  cover  his  field,  but  the  result  is  very 
unequal,  as  would  be  expected.  In  some  cases 
the  personality  of  the  author  is  so  continu- 
ally seen  that  a  reader  would  be  led  almost 
unerringly  to  conclude  that  he  was  the  storm 
center  of  that  period.  In  other  cases  the 
style  is  that  of  the  platform  speech  rather  than 
the  severe,  accurate,  impartial  style  of  the 
real  historian.  Taking  the  book  as  a  whole 
the  impression  is  made  that  it  is  an  argument 
for  certain  things  based  on  certain  facts, 
rather  than  a  clear,  full  statement  of  facts 
from  which  the  intelligent  reader  could  form 
his  own  conclusions.  The  chapter  on  "Wom- 
an's Work"  is  a  fairly  good  essay  but  not 
what  it  ought  to  be  either  in  fact  or  expres- 
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the  Christian  Woman's  -Board  of  Missions  is 


fairly  entitled  to.  Another  hand  should 
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first  twenty-five  years.  But  the  book  is  a 
good  one,  written  by  good  and  true  disciples 
of  the  Lord,  in  a  good  spirit,  in  the  midst  of 
present,  pressing  duties,  and  with  a  good 
purpose.  Naturally  such  a  composite  volume 
would  be  uneven  and  unequal  in  its  parts. 
The  writers  were  not  of  the  same  grade  in 
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"historical  instinct."  But  it  is  a  good  book, 
of  great  value  and  ought  to  have  a  large  circle 
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October  17  1903 


A  Japanese  Summer  Resort. 

August  21,  we  left  Yokohama  for  Karuiza- 
wa,  a  distance  of  130  miles.  Tbe  trip  was 
made  by  rail.  All  the  railways  in  Japan  are 
narrow-gauge.  The  first  lines  were  built  by 
the  government,  and  the  question  whether  it 
shall  purchase  those  afterward  constructed 
by  private  companies  is  much  discussed. 
Fares  are  of  three  classes:  First,  second  and 
third.  Travel  is  cheap.  First-class  is  the 
equivalent  of  one  and  one-half  cents  per  mile, 
second  class  one  cent  and  third-class  one-half 
cent  per  mile.  The  third-class  is  very  poor, 
hardly  as  good  accommodations  as  a  "ca- 
boose" on  an  American  freight  train.  We 
traveled  second  class,  which  is  good  enough. 
No  drinking  water  and  other  ordinary  ac- 
commodations are  provided.  Baggage  is 
checked  as  in  the  United  States,  each  first- 
class  passenger  being  allowed  100  pounds  and 
each  second-class  passenger  60  pounds,  free  of 
charge.  The  trains  run  slow,  about  fifteen  to 
twenty- five  miles  per  hour. 

We  passed  through  great  rice  fields,  pear 
orchards  and  fields  of  small  mulberry  growth 
used  in  the  silk  industry.  We  saw  idols  and 
heathen  shrines  on  every  hand.  After  passing 
through  a  rich  and  charming  valley  we  came 
to  mountains,  not  surpassed  for  beauty  in  all 
the  United  States.  In  passing  up  the  moun- 
tains to  Karuizawa,  3,270  feet  above  the  sea 
level,  the  route  is  unique.  The  grade  is  one  foot 
to  every  fifteen,  andalmost  thewholeway  is  a 
succession  of  bridges  and  tunnels.  There  are 
twenty-six  tunnels  in  a  distance  of  seven 
miles.  The  engine  is  placed  behind  the  train, 
and  with  a  system  of  cog-wheels  working  on 
rack-rails,  the  trip  is  easily  and  safely  made. 
The  total  tunneling  aggregates  almost  three 
miles.  There  is  a  curious  arrangement  to 
prevent  inconvenience  from  heat  and  smoke 
in  the  large  tunnels.  As  soon  as  the  train 
has  entered  a  tunnel  a  curtain  is  drawn  at 
the  lower  end,  which  prevents  the  smoke 
from  being  sucked  up  along  the  tunnel.  This 
could  be  done  in  the  United  States  if  we  had 
the  engines  on  the  other  ends  of  the  trains. 

Karuizawa  is  a  delightful  summer  retreat. 
The  temperature  is  seldom  excessive  during 
the    daytime    and     always    cool     at    night. 

Hither  the  missionaries  come  from  every 
quarter  of  Japan  and  many  from  China,  to 
rest  from  the  excessive  heat.  About  three 
hundred  missionaries  gathered  here  this  sum- 
mer, about  twenty-five  of  whom  were  from 
China.  Among  this  number  was  Dr.  Wm. 
Ashmore,  of  Amoy,  China,  who  has  been  a 
missionary  in  that  land  for  fifty  years— a 
grand  old  man  now  76  years  old.  The  Bap- 
tists have  a  right  to  be  proud  of  him.  Dr. 
Tewksbury  and  Miss  Sheffield,  who  were  in 
the  siege  at  Pekin,  were  also  present.  The 
whole  number  of  missionaries  in  Japan  is 
about  750. 

All  the  missionaries  in  Japan  in  the  employ 
of  the  foreign  Society  have  been  here.  Miss 
Wyrick  is  also  here.  They  are  well  and  in 
good  spirits  and  are  most  hopeful  for  tbe 
future  of  the  work.  During  the  past  year 
there  have  been  137  baptisms;  54  of  this  num- 
ber since  the  first  of  May.  Eighteen  were  bap- 
tized in  Tokyo  in  one  day  not  long  since. 
Many  more  believe  and  will  be  baptized  when 
they  receive  some  necessary  teaching. 

A  great  religious  revival  is  now  sweeping 
over  Japan  and  the  effect  is  being  felt  in  all 
mission  stations.  Our  missionaries  are  plan- 
ning for  a  great  forward  movement  during 
the  coming  year.  We  now  have  nearly  a 
thousand  members  in  Japan.  The  mission- 
aries are  all  harmonious  and  are  expecting 
great  things.  I  have  had  some  delightful  con- 
ferences with  them  concerning  the  different 
departments  of  the  work.  They  are  impatient 
for  a  larger  force  in  Japan  and  for  more 
money  to  push  forward.  Our  work  in  this 
empire  has  never  been  more  promising  than 
at  this  time.  There  are  open  doors  on  every 
hand.  The  field  should  appeal  with  great 
power  to  well  educated  and  consecrated  young 


men  in  America.  Dr.  Ashmore  said  to  me  to- 
day that  stronger  men  we»e  demanded  for 
this  eastern  field  all  the  time.  This  is  true. 
Strocg  men  level-headed  men  and  men  with  a 
robust  faith  are  demanded  to  grapple  with 
the  problems  of  this  heathen  laud.  And  the 
needs  of  Japan  should  appeal  with  wondrous 
force  to  all  our  churches  in  America.  We 
could  use  wisely  at  least  $100,000  in  this  field 
alone  every  year. 

The  missionaries  have  given  us  a  most  cor- 
dial reception.  They  are  doing  all  in  their 
power  for  our  comfort.  They  keep  me  on  the 
move.  Meetings,  receptfons.  conferences, etc  , 
consume  the  time  rapidly.  I  have  been  here  a 
week.  To-morrow  we  all  go  to  Tokyo  to  at- 
tend the  annual  meeting  of  our  Japanese 
brethren.  This  is  the  best  place  in  Japan  to 
spend  a  week  in  the  study  of  missionary  ques- 
tions. I  am  glad  our  missionaries  came  here 
to  spend  a  little  time  during  the  hot  season. 
They  need  the  rest  and  change.  Heathenism 
is  depressing  and  exhausting.  Its  sins  and 
stenches  are  a  constant  draft  upon  the  bodies 
and  nerves  and  hearts  of  the  workers.  In 
this  country  the  atmosphere  is  lacking  in 
ozone.  At  Tokyo  or  Osaka  the  atmosphere 
contains  one- third  less  ozone  than  in  America. 
The  heat  is  oppressive.  Five  years  is  the  av- 
erage time  a  missionary  spends  in  this  land. 
Many  die,  others  break  down  and  are  driven 
home.  The  average  term  of  our  missionaries 
here  is  less  than  five  years.  The  longest  term 
•f  service  of  our  missionaries  on  this  field  at 
this  time  is  nine  years.  Japanese  food,  Jap- 
anese climate  and  overwork  caused  the  death 
of  C   E   Garst  in  December,  1898. 

There  is  no  more  delightful  place  for  rest  in 
the  empire  than  this.  It  is  cool  and  quiet. 
It  is  only  an  ordinary  village  and  the  cheap 
wooden  houses  of  the  foreign  summer  resi- 
dents dot  the  neighboring  plain  like  the  be- 
ginnings of  a  new  settlement  in  the  back 
woods.  The  largest  active  volcano  in  Japan 
Is  only  seven  miles  away.  It  is  almost  9,000 
feet  high.  It  belches  forth  smoke  and  ashes 
and  hot  stones  almost  constantly.  Mrs. 
Rains  thinks  it  worth  a  trip  to  Japan  to  see 
it.  The  crater  is  almost  a  mile  in  circumfer- 
ence. There  are  many  other  mountains  near 
here.  There  is  a  union  church  erected  by  the 
missionaries  of  all  boards,  except  the  Church 
of  England.  They  built  a  small  chapel  of  their 
own.  During  the  season  of  rest  there  is  one 
large  communion  service.  All  participate  ex- 
cept the  Church  of  England  and  the  Baptists. 
Our  missionaries  and  native  Christians  com- 
mune every  Sunday  morning  at  8:30.  They 
meet  in  the  home  of  one  of  the  missionaries 
for  this  service.  One  of  the  most  touching 
and  impressive  services  I  ever  attended  was 
this  meeting  last  Sunday  morning.  Some  of 
the  songs  and  prayers  and  talks  were  in  Japa- 
nese. Every  native  Christian  made  an  offering. 

Our  home-  here  has  been  with  E.  S.  Stevens 
and  it  has  been  a  delightful  one.  One  after- 
noon Brother  and  Sister  Stevens  gave  us  a 
reception  and  invited  a  number  of  the  older 
missionaries  of  other  boards.  This  gave  us  a 
fine  opportunity  to  meet  and  confer  with 
many  of  the  oldest  and  most  distinguished 
workers  in  Japan  and  China.  I  have  also  had 
four  different  conferences  with  our  own  mis- 
sionary force.  We  have  talked  over  the  work 
face  to  face  and. I  see  it  clearer  and  under- 
stand it  far  better.  I  begin  my  journey  to- 
morrow to  visit  the  mission  stations  at  Tok- 
yo, Akita,  Sendai  and  Osaka,  and  also  the 
various  out- stations  near  these  centers  of 
work.  One  or  more  of  the  missionaries  will 
be  with  me  all  the  time.  I  have  reached  a 
land  where  I  cannot  talk  to  be  understood 
without  a  helper.  Expect  to  be  in  Japan  un- 
til October  3,  when  we  will  sail  from  Kobe  for 
China. 

My  health  is  better  than  when  I  left  Amer- 
ica. Mrs.  Rains  is  in  perfect  health.  Only 
one  thing  troubles  me.  I  notice  from  the  re- 
ports in  the  papers  the  receipts  at  home  for 
foreign  missions   are  not  what  they  ought  to 


Does  not  depend  on  the  start  but  on  the 
finish.  It's  staying  power  which  carries 
many  a  runner  to  victory.  It's  like  that 
in  business.  Many  a  man  starts  off  in 
the  race  for  business  success  with  a 
burst  of  speed  which  seems  to  assure- 
victory.  Presently  be  begins  to  falter 
and  at  last  he  falls  and  fails.  The  cause  ? 
Generally  "stomach  trouble."  No  man 
is  stronger  than  his  stomach.  Business 
haste  leads  to  careless  and  irregular  eat- 
ing. The  stomach  and  other  organs  of 
digestion  and  nutrition  become  diseased. 
The  body  is  inadequately  nourished  and 
so  grows  weak. 

Dr.  Pierce's  Golden  Medical  Discovery 
cures  diseases  of  the  stomach  and  other 
organs  of  digestion  and  nutrition.  It 
strengthens  the  stomach  and  so  strength-  1 
ens  the  whole  body  which  depends  on 
the  stomach  for  the  nourishment  from 
which  strength  is  made. 

There  is  no  alcohol  in  "  Golden  Medical 
Discovery,"  and  it  is  entirely  free  from 
opium,  cocaine  and  all  other  narcotics.    I 

Accept  no  substitute  for  the  "  Discov-  \ 
ery."      There   is   no  medicine   "just  as 
good"  for  diseases  of  the  stomach  and 
allied  organs. 

"Your  'Golden  Medical  Discovery'  has  per- 
formed a  wonderful  cure,"  writes  Mr.  M.  H. 
House,  of  Charleston,  Franklin  Co.,  Ark.  "I 
had  the  worst  case  of  dyspepsia,  the  doctors, 
say,  that  they  ever  saw.  After  trying  seven 
doctors  and  everything  I  could  hear  of,  with  no 
benefit,  I  tried  Dr.  Pierce's  Golden  Medical  Dis- 
covery, and  now  I  am  cured." 

Dr.  Pierce's  Pleasant  Pellets  cure 
constipation. 


be.  Indeed  they  are  not  what  we  expected. 
Will  not  the  friends  of  this  world-wide  enter- 
prise keep  its  imperative  needs  constantly  in 
mind*  This  greatest  of  all  enterprises  needs 
your  earnest  prayers  and   generous  offerings. 

F.  M.  Rains. 
Karuizawa.  Japan,  Aug.  27 

Southern  Indiana  Notes. 

There  have  been  six  additions  here  in  the- 
past  month,  three  by  primary  obedience.  AIL 
departments  of  the  work  are  in  good  shape. 

Elder  E.  W.  Sears  is  helping  me  in  the  work, 
and  pi'eacbing  in  the  churches  around  Bed- 
ford on  Sunday.  Harley  Jackson,  our  late- 
assistant,  has  gone  to  Butler  College. 

M.  J.  Ferguson,  of  Los  Angeles,  CaL, 
preached  for  us  a  few  times  lately  and  has 
helped  two  of  our  churches  in  the  county. 
His  plea  is  that  holy  living  is  the  real  proof 
of  our  love  for  Christ.  "He  that  hath  this 
hope  in  him  purifies  himself  even  as  he  is- 
pure."  He  has  a  remarkable  insight  intc- 
God's  word.  Churches  needing  a  strong 
preacher  to  deepen  their  spiritual  life  should 
secure  this  devoted  and  scholarly  man  of  God 
for  a  two  weeks'  meeting. 

I  shall  help  Orleans  church,  just  over  the 
county  line,  in  a  two  weeks'  meeting  solan, 
not  preaching  for  them  on  Sundays,  howeverX 

We  have  lately  organized  a  debating  club-^ 
in   the  church,    with    Mrs.  Grace  Homan  as 
president,   which  is   proving  to  be  a  success. 
Mrs.   H.    is   the    daughter    of    Bro.    Josephs 
Franklin.  James  Small. 

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Oklahoma  Convention. 

The  eleventh  annual  missionary  convention 
of  the  Christian  churches  of  Oklahoma  was 
right  royally  entertained  by  Bro.  L.  Williams 
and  the  church  at  Stillwater.  Here  we  have 
one  of  the  best  churches  in  the  territory.  This 
church,  with  its  splendid  Sunday-school,  is 
the  direct  fruit  of  Oklahoma  missions.  The 
fooard  of  missions  sent  Bro.  Virtes  Williams, 
now  our  corresponding  secretary,  to  Still- 
water a  few  years  past  with  instructions  to 
remain  there  until  he  had  developed  the 
church.  Should  any  one  in  or  out  of  the  ter- 
ritory entertain  doubts  as  to  the  wisdom  of 
continuing  Oklahoma  missions,  let  such 
one  visit  Stillwater,  the  seat  of  one  of  our 
best  territorial  institutions  of  learning,  the 
A.  and  M.  college,  and  be  convinced. 

We  were  fortunate  in  having  with  us  in  this 
convention  two  able  men,  G.  A.  Hoffmann,  of 
St.  Louis,  Mo.,  andR.H  Waggoner,  of  Kansas 
City,  Mo.  These  brethren  rendei-ed  invalu- 
able assistance  in  making  the  convention  the 
splendid  success  that  it  was. 

Bro.  Hoffmann  preached  the  opening  sermon 
of  the  convention  on  Tuesday  evening. 

Bro.  W.  A.  Humphrey,  who  has  done  so 
much  for  Oklahoma  work,  in  the  absence  of 
Bro.  Dick  T.  Morgan,  presided  over  the  first 
session  of  the  convention. 

The  Sunday-school  section  was  presided 
over  by  Bro.  Hutchison,  of  Perry.  The  re- 
ports showed  that  our  schools  are  in  fine  con- 
dition throughout  the  territory. 

Our  C.  W.  B.  M.  sisters,  with  Sister  J.  M. 
Mom-oe,  of  El  Reno,  as  president,  held  one  of 
the  very  best  sessions  of  the  entire  conven- 
tion. Sister  Monroe  was  re-elected  president 
for  another  year. 

All  the  great  interests  of  the  church  were 
ably  represented  at  this  convention.  Church 
extension,  home  missions,  foreign  missions, 
education,  Oklahoma  missions— not  one  was 
slighted.  The  report  of  Virtes  Williams,  as 
corresponding  secretary,  was  very  gratifying, 
and  showed  avast  amount  of  work  done  with 
more  than  satisfactory  results.  Bro.  Wil- 
liams was  re  employed  for  another  year  by  the 
board.  The  bulk  of  his  salary  is  paid  by  the 
A.  C.  M.  S. 

Brethren  R.  S.  S medley  and  Howell  Smith 
accomplished  fine  work  for  the  Lord  in  west- 
ern Oklahoma.  Bro.  Smith  pledged  at  our 
convention  one  year  ago,  a  5Tear's  woi"k  with- 
out remuneration.  He  faithfully  kept  this 
promise,  organized  four  churches  and  preached 
constantly  and  for  his  services  received  six 
dollars. 

Bro.  and  Sister  Smedley  purchased  a  "Bill- 
horn  Telescope"  organ  and  traveled  overland 
in  their  work.  During  the  .year  they  drove 
about  2,800  miles,  did  a  vast  amount  of  work 
and  received  for  their  combined  labors  just  a 
little  more  than  $100. 

Bro.  C.  H.  Hilton,  our  C  W.  B  M.  evange- 
list, though  in  the  field  bat  a  few  months,  had 
a  good  report.  We  believe  him  to  be  the 
right  man  in  the  right  place. 

The  board  of  missions  has  opened  up  work  at 
the  three  county  seats  in  the  "new  country" — 
Lawton,  Hobart  and  Anadarko.  The  board 
of  church  extension  furnished  money  to  buy 
lots,  and  very  desirable  locations  for  churches 
were  secured  in  these  new  towns. 

Services  are  held  each  Lord's  day  in  good 
tents.  At  Lawton,  where  Bro.  Carpenter 
preaches,  there  are  200  men  in  the  new  church. 
They  have  not  had  time  to  count  the  women 
as  yet,  but  they  are  there.  Bro.  J.  M.  Mon- 
roe and  the  church  at  El  Reno  were  the  prime 
movers  and  factors  in  starting  the  work  at 
Anadarko.  The  convention  closed  with  a  fine 
sermon  by  Bro.  S.  D.  Dutcher.  of  Oklahoma 
City.  Bro.  Dutcher  dropped  into  the  work 
of  the  territory  by  the  close  of  the  convention, 
as  an  old  hand.  He  was  placed  on  the  terri- 
torial board. 

The  convention  was  very  fine,  and  we  face 
the  new  year  well  organized  and  hopeful  of 
accomplishing  great  things  for  God.  Oklaho- 
ma is  evidently  the  ripest  mission  field  on  the 
globe  to-day.  At  least  that  is  the  way  we  see 
it.  More  than  $500  was  p'. edged  for  the  new 
year.  J.  T.  Ogle. 

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THE   CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


October  17,  1901 


Missouri  Bible-school  Notes. 

Let  every  teacher  or  officer  contemplating 
the  purchase  of  a  Bible,  be  sure  and  buy  the 
American  Revision.  You  will  see  the  great 
advantage  in  every  reading,  while  the  price  is 
as  for  the  old  version. 

Let  tbe  parents  in  their  gifts  to  the  youths 
of  the  family  make  such  a  gift  as  will  be  ben- 
eficial and  appreciated  in  the  years  to  come. 

J.  H.  Jones  wishes  to  change  his  field  of 
work  about  January  1,  and  it  is  to  me  a 
pleasure  to  commend  such  to  the  brotherhood. 
He  is  active  and  zealous  in  all  departments  of 
tbe  church  and  is  most  acceptable  in  the  pul- 
pit. The  congregation  calling  him  to  their 
work  will  make  no  mistake,  while  Garden 
City  will  regret  his  leaving. 

Some  of  the  communities  have  continued 
their  Bible  school  work  with  great  difficulty, 
among  them  being  Louisville.  The  brethren 
are  scattered  over  a  large  territory,  the 
weather  is  often  bad,  the  roads  are  heavy,  al- 
most impassable  and  the  hearts  are  discour- 
aged. But  by  persistent  faithfulness,  a  few 
continue  and  do  their  best.  Your  servant 
visits  them,  revives  the  workers,  enlists  others 
and  is  helped  on  the  way.  It  was  so  during 
my  last  visit  with  pastor  S.  W.  Marr  and 
the  results  were  such  that  all  took  heart  and 
thanked  God.  The  church  and  school  were 
peculiarly  kind  to  me  and  I  thank  them  very 
much  for  it. 

C.  G.  McMillen  and  Pickering  are  not  satis- 
fied with  what  is,  as  no  good  worker  should 
be,  but  are  seeking  the  newer  ideas  all  the 
time.  By  the  way,  the  apportionment  ac- 
cepted by  our  good  friend,  F.  E.  Blanchard, 
is  paid  in  full  and  you  may  havenoticed  that 
that  is  one  of  the  ways  of  these  up  to  date 
people,  they  are  never  behind  in  anything. 

Our  Rally  Day  was  fine  and  the  eighty-two 
schools  keeping  the  day  were  most  fortunate. 
Vandalia  reports  a  great  day  of  it,  with 
more  than  the  apportionment,  at  which  W. 
H.  Kern  and  Brother  Dye  are  happy. 

Let  every  school  that  can  combine  our  rally 
day  offering  with  one  for  home  missions, 
both  worthy  and  needy.  Do  not  forget  to 
remit  us  immediately.  H.  P.  Davis. 

Commercial  Bldg.,  St.  Louis. 

J* 

Good  Coffee  Maker, 
Experience  W«h  the  Berry, 

"I  have  gained  twenty-five  pounds  since  I 
left  off  coffee  and  began  drinking  Postum 
Pood  Coffee  in  its  place. 

I  had  become  very  thin  in  flesh  and  suffered 
tortures  with  heartburn,  was  a  nervous 
wreck  with  headache  practically  all  the  time 
until  one  dreadful  day  when  the  good  doctor 
told  me  I  must  quit  drinking  coffee,  as  he  had 
nothing  left  to  try,  to  relieve  me. 

I  could  not  drink  tea  and  had  tried  every- 
thing else,  even  Postum,  but  put  it  by  at  the 
first  trial,  because  it  was  tasteless. 

Forced  to  it  again,  1  determined  to  see  if  it 
could  not  be  made  palatable  and  found  at 
once  that  when  I  followed  directions  and 
boiled  it  long  enough,  that  I  not  only  liked 
it  but  gave  it  to  my  husband  for  several  days 
without  his  finding  it  out.  1  have  the  name 
of  making  splendid  coffee,  and  we  always 
used  the  best,  but  of  late  I  have  given  Pos- 
tum to  guests  many  times  in  place  of  coffee 
and  have  never  been  detected  yet. 

Our  four  children  have  not  drunk  coffee  for 
three  years,  and  all  have  gained  health  and 
flesh  since  using  Postum.  One  son,  who  was 
always  sick,  has  been  greatly  benefited  by  its 
use,  and  as  above  stated,  I  have  gained 
twenty-five  pounds  since  taking  up  Postum.  I 
am  healthier  to-day  than  I  have  been  for 
years  and  give  Postum  all  the  credit.  Please 
do  not  use  my  name  in  public." 

This  lady  lives  in  Burlington,  Iowa,  and  the 
name  will  be  furnished  by  the  Postum  Cereal 
Co.,  Ltd.,  Battle  Creek,  Mich.,  to  those  in- 
terested. 


State  Mission  Notes. 

The  last  Sunday  in  September  was  spent  in 
Wishart,  Polk  county,  dedicating  the  Church. 
This  is  the  result  of  our  mission  work.  They 
have  a  good  house,  not  large,  yet  large  enough, 
commandingly  situated,  it  is  neat  and  trim, 
and  strange  to  say  it  cost  only  about  $650.  Of 
this,  $316  was  still  to  be  raised,  and  while  the 
full  amount  was  not  realized,  it  was  taken 
care  of,  and  the  house  was  dedicated  to  the 
Lord.  One  year  ago  Bro.  J.  R.  Blunt,  by  my 
advice,  was  called  to  hold  a  meeting  at  Boli- 
var, and  out  of  that  meeting  grew  one  near 
Wishart  that  has  resulted  in  the  church  or- 
ganization  and  this  happy  dedication.  Bro. 
R.  B.  Havener,  of  the  Bible-school  board,  had 
also,  in  the  meantime,  held  a  short  meeting 
and  strengthened  the  congregation.  Brother 
Blunt  was  with  me  during  the  services  and 
was  a  true  yokefellow  indeed.  He  continued 
the  meeting. 

The  mission  work  done  in  the  state  in  the 
year  which  closed  Aug.  31,  grows  on  me  all 
the  time.  Comparisons,  which  are  said  to  be 
odious,  are  often  indulged  in,  contrasting  our 
collections  with  those  of  former  years.  I  have 
been  looking  over  the  tables  of  work  done  and 
I  find  that  the  last  twelve  months  stand  right 
up  by  the  side  of  these  boasted  years  of  the 
past  wonderfully.  We  organized  60  churches 
this  year  and  110  Bible-schools,  3,596  souls 
were  added  to  the  church,  1,686  of  which  were 
baptized.  In  1887-1888,  when  the  receipts  were 
$10,506.97,  there  were  1,951  baptized,  263  more 
than  last  year.  The  same  year  35  churches 
were  organized,  a  little  over  half  of  the  num- 
ber last  year.  In  1888-1889,  the  receipts  were 
$11,151.52  and  the  baptisms  2,150,  andchurches 
organized,  45.  These  were  the  days  for  which 
we  sigh,  call  them  "good  old  days,"  and  wail 
on  account  of  present  degeneracy,  when  the 
fact  is,  we  are  getting  nearly,  if  not  quite,  equal  re- 
sults from  the  expenditure  of  a  little  over  half  the 
money. 

It  is  a  marvel  to  everyone  who  studies  the 
figures,  how  so  much  is  done  with  so  little. 
The  fact  is,  we  are  striving  to  learn  all  the 
time  how  to  accomplish  the  most  with  the 
least  possible  expenditure.  That  reminds  me 
again,  something  was  said  about  the  expense 
of  carrying  on  our  work.  Now  listen,  every 
$2.50  spent  by  our  board  in  what  is  called  ex- 
penses, resulted  in  the  raising  of  §1,000  for  state 
missions  in  the  state.  That  is,  one-fourth  of  one 
per  cent,  went  for  expenses.  We  court  the 
freest  investigation.  There  is  no  business 
known  to  me  that  is  conducted  on  such  an 
economical  basis.  The  constant  query  of  the 
board  is,  "How  can  we  make  this  money  do 
the  greatestwork  in  the  mission  field?" 

The  board  has  just  held  its  first  meeting  in 
the  new  year,  and  the'  sad  thing  is  that  our 
funds  are  almost  exhausted.  It  is  three 
mouths  to  state  mission  day,  January  12, 
1902.  We  must  have  funds  for  present  needs 
or  else  call  our  men  from  their  posts  and  beat 
a  retreat.  This  would  be.our  humiliation.  We 
cannot,  we  must  not.  What  then?  We  re- 
solve to  make  a  direct  appeal  to  the  thousands 
of  brethren  in  the  state  for  each  to  send  one 
dollar  to  help  us  in  this  great  crisis.  To  thou- 
sands it  is  a  small  matter,  but  to  us  it  means 
the  power  to  carry  on  our  work.  We  are  going 
to  make  this  appeal  personally,  but  don't 
wait  for  that,  send  it  now.  Instant  response 
is  absolutely  needed.  A  failure  now  means 
ruin  to  many  of  our  mission  enterprises. 
Don't  delay,  act  promptly,  do  it  now.  Who 
will  be  the  first? 

Yours  in  His  name, 

T.  A.  Abbott. 

Kansas  City,  Mo. 

Mrs.  Harry  Monger  sends  word  that  all  the 
schools  where  she  is  working  will  keep  Mis- 
souri Rally  Day,  and  this  means  the  enlist- 
ment of  Moreau,  Union  and  Blackwater,  in 
this  good  work  of  God's  Son,  as  well  as  bet- 
tering themselves.  H.  F.  D. 


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me  puts  his  name 
on  lamp  chimneys 
—  there's  mighty 
good     reason     for 

that         Macbeth. 


If  you'll  send  your  address,  I'll  send  you 
the  Index  to  Lamps  and  their  Chimneys,  to 
tell  you  what  number  to  get  for  your  lamp. 
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THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


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Book  Notes. 

Have  you  read  The  Young  Man  from  Middle- 
field,  by  Jessie  Brown  Pounds  '<  It  is  the 
latest  and  one  of  the  best  stories  issued  by 
the  Christian  Publishing  Company.  Every 
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should  make  it  his  rule  to  provide  from  two 
to  four  new  books  each  month  for  his  family. 
Remember,  fathers,  that  if  you  select  and 
provide  the  books  your  children  read,  you 
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of  their  mental  food.  If  your  children  are 
worth  much,  they  are  certain  to  do  consider- 
able reading,  in  this  day  and  generation,  and 
if  you  do  not  provide  the  reading  matter, 
they  will.  What  kind  will  they  choose?  Not 
always  the  best,  perhaps,  nor  as  good  as  you 
could  select.  Ponder  on  this  problem,  and 
when  you  send  us  a  book  order,  include  The 
Young  Man  from  Middlefield.     Price,  75  cents. 

Doctrines  and  Dogmas  of  Mormonism,  by  D.  H. 
Bays,  is  indubitably  the  best  of  its  kind.  No 
other  work  tells  so  much  about  Mormonism, 
or  tells  it  so  accurately.  Mr.  Bays,  the 
author,  was  for  over  a  quarter  of  a  century  a 
prominent  preacher  and  well-known  leader  in 
the  Mormon  Church.  He  knows  it  from  the 
inside.  He  is  an  authority  on  this  subject, 
and  there  can  be  no  questioning  his  knowl- 
edge. In  many  sections  of  the  country  Mor- 
mon missionaries  and  evangelists  are  today 
perniciously  active  in  their  work  of  proselyt- 
ing. Wherever  one  of  these  emissaries  goes  to 
work,  the  Christians  in  that  community 
should  prepare  themselves  to  meet  the  false 
claims  and  fallacious  arguments  that  he  will 
put  forth.  The  very  best  preparation  of  this 
kind  is  the  caref  uLreading  of  Mr.  Bays's  book. 
The  author,  so  long  an  advocate  of  Mormon- 
ism, is  now  a  successful  preacher  among  us. 
The  book  is  a  fine  volume  of  39  chapters,  460 
pages.    Price,  $1.50. 

Nothing  can  be  more  interesting  than  the 
study  of  the  lives  and  careers  of  prominent 
Bible  characters,  and  particularly  those  of 
the  Old  Testament,  concerning  which  the 
average  individual  is  not  very  well  informed. 
What  romance  and  adventure  there  was  in 
the  life  of  Moses,  for  example.  What  charac- 
ter in  fiction  has  a  greater  career  of  adven- 
ture? A  slave  babe,  adopted  son  of  ai  Egyp- 
tian princess,  prince  of  Egypt  and  prospective 
heir  to  the  throne,  slayer  of  a  cruel  master, 
fugitive  and  exile  from  the  land  of  his  adop- 
tion, wanderer  in  poverty  and  rags  through 
a  strange  land,  champion  of  the  imperiled 
Midianite  shepherdesses,  husband  of  the  girl 
he  had  rescued,  leader  and  spokesman  of  his 
people  in  Egypt, -wizard  and  wonder-worker 
before  Pharaoh,  rescuer  of  a  nation  from 
b.ndage,  guide  and  prophet  of  his  race  in  the 
wilderness,  the  mouth-piece  and  medium  of 
God  in  speaking  to  men,  and  finally  laid  to 
rest  in  a  grave  that  angels  prepared!!  Does 
any  popular  hero  in  fiction  have  a  more 
strenuous  career?  D.  R.  Dungan,  in  his  book; 
Muses,  the  Man  of  God,  tells  the  whole  story 
witii  a  wealth  of  detail  that  gives  it  thrilling 
interest.  It  will  charm  you.  It  is  a  book  of 
303  pages  profusely  illustrated,  bound  in  cloth. 
Price,  $1  00. 

And  then  there  are  also  Esther  and  Elijah,  of 
whom  M.  M.  Davis  has  written  such  delight- 
ful biographical  narratives.  And  there  are 
King  Saul  and  Jehu,  whose  careers  have  been 
taken  by  Breckenridge  Ellis  as  the  bases  of 
two  charming  stories.  You  ought  to  have 
every  one  of  these  works  in  your  home,  and 
■thus  make  the  learning  of  Bible  history 
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Alexander  Campbell's  great  debate  with 
Robert  Owen,  the  noted  infidel,  was 
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This  is  a  great  book.  Mr.  Owen  marshaled 
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It  has  been  a  number  of  years  since  "Heze- 
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THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


October  17,  1901 


Evangelistic. 


ARKANSAS. 
Hope,  Oct  11.— Moved  to  this  place  six 
weeks  ago.  Preach  here  two  Sundays  each 
month.  A  noble  band  of  workers  here.  All 
lines  of  work  looking  up;  congregations  and 
Sunday-school  larger.  We  began  our  mid- 
week prayer-meeting  two  weeks  ago  with  16 
present.  This  week  had  40.  Also  one  con- 
fession Sunday  night  and  three  more  Tuesday 
night  at  our  song  service,  who  will  be  baptized 
Sunday. —  W.  O.  Breeden,  pastor. 

ILLINOIS. 

Normal,  Oct.  ~. — Four  additions  recently. 
— E.  B.  Barnes. 

Maroa,  Oct.  8  —Just  closed  a  13  days'  meet- 
ing at  Texas  church.  Audiences  very  large. 
There  were  six  added,  four  by  obedience,  one 
reclaimed  and  one  from  the  Christian  union 
people.  Work  at  Maroa  is  prosperous. — S. 
El  wood  Fisher. 

Waverly,  Cot.  7.— The  church  at  Loarni  is 
rejoicing  because  of  a  large  accession  to  their 
membership  as  the  result  of  a  meeting  recently 
held  there.  It  began  Sept.  1  and  continued  for 
31  days  resulting  in  34  additions,  28  by  baptism 
and  six  otherwise,  one  from  the  Baptists  and 
two  from  the  Methodists,  the  rest  from  the 
world.  Bro.  and  Sister  W  illiamson  led  in  song 
and  praise  service  until  Sept.  26.  Bro  G.  W. 
Cline  was  with  us  the  last  week.  Other 
than  this  the  preaching  was  done  by  the 
writer.  This  makes  55  additions  to  the  two 
churches  with  which  I  have  been  laboring 
since  the  first  of  the  year. — W.  J.  Batten- 
field,  pastor. 

INDIANA. 

Ambia,  Oct.  10.— We  are  in  a  good  meeting 
at  Prairie  Green,  five  and  one-half  miles 
northwest  of  Ambia,  Ind.  Thirteen  additions 
to  date.  Bro.  R.  Leland  Brown,  of  New- 
man, 111.,  is  doing  the  preaching.  Will  report 
at  close  of  meeting. — Werner  King. 

Mt.  Vernon,  Oct.  11. — Wm.  A.  Ward,  min- 
ister at  Mt.  Vernon,  Ind.,  receatly  held  a 
meeting  at  the  Baker  school-house,  a  few 
miles  from  Mt.  Veroon  on  the  Kentucky  side. 
Fourteen  sermons  were  delivered  and  at  the 
close  of  tbe  series  a  church  was  organized 
with  21  members.  Six  of  these  had  been  Chris- 
tians before  and  the  rest  came,  some  from  the 
sects  and  some  to  obey  Christ  for  the  first 
time.  This  new  congregation  includes  some 
of  the  most  influential  and  prosperous  farmers 
in  that  district. 


COLDS 

The  quickest  relief  for  a 
cold  is  by  Scott's  emulsion  of 
cod-liver  oil. 

You  will  find  the  edge  taken 
off  in  a  night ;  and,  in  three  or 
four  days,  you'll  be  wondering 
whether  that  cold  amounted  to 
anything  anyhow. 

That's  relief.  If  you  tackle 
it  quick,  the  relief  is  quick ;  if 
you  wait,  the  relief  won't 
come— you  know  how  colds 
hang  on. 

We'll  send  you  a  little  to  try,  if  you  like. 
SCOTT  it  BOWNE,    409  Pearl  street,    New  York. 


IOWA. 

Collins,  Oct.  7. — Our  five  weeks'  meeting 
closed  to-day  with  16  additions. — T.  S.  and 
J,  J.  Handsaker. 

Des  Moines,  Oct.  10.— Prof.  Frank  A.  Wilk- 
inson, of  Job,  la.,  and  I  just  closed  a  short 
meeting  at  Marsena,  la.,  with  10  added,  nine 
confessions;  one  confession  at  Knoxville,  la., 
last  Lord's  day.  Bro.  Allen  Hickey  was  with 
us.  I  shall  take  some  post-graduate  work  in 
Drake  University  this  year.— Chas.  A.  Lock- 
hart. 

Guthrie  Center,  Oct.  7. — Two  more  bap- 
tisms here  since  last  report.— D.  L.  Dunkle- 

BERGER. 

Sac  City,  Oct.  9. — Am  assisting  the  pastor, 
D.  F.  Snider,  in  a  meeting  at  this  place.  Pros- 
pects very  bright.  A  fine  church, 'a  harmoni- 
ous membership,  an  excellent  choir  and  an  en- 
thusiastic soul-seeking  all  point  to  success. 
The  meeting  will  last  till  Nov.  4.— A.  R. 
Davis,  singiDg  evangelist. 

KANSAS. 

Kansas  City,  Oct.  11. — I  am  assisting  Bro. 
Chas.  M.  Sharpe  in  a  short  meeting  in  the 
Central  church  in  this  city.  Ten  additions 
to  date. — H.  A.  Northcdtt. 

KENTUCKY. 

Barbourville,  Oct.  9.— Our  meeting  is  now 
ten  days  old.  Seven  by  confession,  and  one 
by  letter.  There  is  the  most  perfect  co-opera- 
tion and  love.  We  expect  more  to  follow 
those  who  have  made  the  good  confessi3n. 
Bro.  T.  M.  Myers,  Asheville,  N.  C,  is  doing 
the  preaching.  It  will  greatly  gratify  his 
friends  to  learn  that  his  health  has  so  far  im- 
proved that  he  is  able  to  work  again.  God 
sent  to  us  a  great  blessing  when  he  sent  Bro. 
Myers  to  us. — J.  J.  Cole 

Monticelto,  Oct.  11. — We  are  in  a  short  meet- 
ing here  with  good  interest;  willclose  Sunday 
night.  I  can  engage  for  other  work.  Address 
me  at  Lexington,  Ky. — C.  M.  Hughes. 

MISSOURI. 

Bellamy,  Oct.  12. — I  am  assisting  Brother 
Price  in  a  meeting  here.  He  preached  a  few 
days  before  I  came,  with  two  additions.  There 
have  been  10  since  I  came,  making  13  so  far. 
The  audiences  are  large  and  the  interest  fine. 
It  is  a  great  privilege  to  be  with  my  friends 
whom  1  have  known  for  a  great  many  years. 
— Morgan  Morgans. 

Billings,  Oct  11. — Our  meeting  at  Nixa, 
Mo.,  of  18  days  closed  Sept.  4,  with  89  addi- 
tions; 72  by  primary  obedience.  Have  had 
174  additions  from  Sept.,  1900,  to  Sept  ,  1901; 
121  by  primary  obedience — F.  J.  Yoklet. 

Bolivar,  Oct.  9. — I  closed  a  meeting  a  few 
days  ago  at  Dunnegan  with  eight  additions. 
Tbe  church  at  Dunnegan  has  had  a  hard  time. 
Unworthy  preachers  have  about  killed  it;  am 
in  hopes  it  will  still  live.— F.  M.  Hooton. 

Fulton, Oct.  7. — Had  one  confession  and  bap- 
tism here  yesterday.  Had  six  addition*  by  let- 
ter in  September.  Bro.  E.  M.  Richmond,  of 
Fayette,  will  assist  me  in  a  protracted  meeting, 
beginning  Oct.  18.  We  are  hoping  and  pray- 
ing for  a  good  meeting. —Charles  E.  Powell. 

Gilman  City,  Oct.  11. — We  commenced 
a  meeting  at  this  place  last  Tuesday  night, 
with,  we  believe  good  prospects  for  a  good 
meeting,  Bro.  Will  Everett  as  pastor.  We 
have  no  house  of  worship  here.  The  M.  E's 
let  us  use  their  house;  will  report  again  at 
the  close.  Several  requests  are  in  for  meet- 
ings: will  respond  as  quick  as  we  can.  We 
could  use  a  good  leader  of  songs  and  soloist 
at  small  salary.  If  any  one  should  write  me 
on  this  subject,  please  enclose  stamp.  Per- 
manent address,  Altamont,  Mo.  I  prefer  one 
who  will  take  collections  for  pay. — M.  L.  An- 
thony. 

Higdon.  Oct  10  — Just  closed  a-  short  meet- 
ing at  White  vVater,  with  four  additions,  one 
a  Catholic— J.  B.  Dodson. 

Hamansville,  Oct.  7.— Meetingjone  week  old, 
two  have  confessed  Jesus  of  Nazareth  as  their 


Its  True  Character. 


Catarrh  is  Not  a  Local  Disease. 

Although  physicians  have  known  for  years  that 
catarrh  was  not  a  local  disease,  but  a  constitutional 
or  blood  disorder,  yet  the  mass  of  the  people  still 
continue  to  believe  it  is  simply  a  local  trouble,  and 
try  to  cure  it  with  purely  local  remedies,  like  pow- 
ders, snuffs,  ointments  and  inhalers. 

These  local  remedies,  if  they  accomplish  anything 
at  all,  simply  give  a  very  temporary  relief,  and  it  is 
doubtful  if  a  permanent  cure  of  catarrh  has  ever 
been  accomplished  by  local  sprays,  washes  and  in- 
halers. They  may  clear  the  mucous  membrane  from 
the  excessive  secretion,  but  it  returns  in  a  few  hours 
as  bad  as  ever,  and  the  result  can  hardly  be  other- 
wise because  the  blood  is  loaded  with  catarrhal 
poison,  and  it  requires  no  argument  to  convince 
anyone  that  local  washes  and  sprays  have  abso- 
lutely no  effect  on  the  blood. 

Dr.  Ainsworth  says,  "I  have  long  since  discon- 
tinued the  use  of  sprays  and  washes  for  catarrh  of 
head  and  throat,  because  they  simply  relieve  and 
do  not  cure. 

"For  some  time  past  I  have  used  only  one  treat- 
ment for  all  forms  of  catarrh,  and  the  results  have 
been  uniformly  good;  the  remedy  I  use  and  recom- 
mend is  Stuart's  Catarrh  Tablets,  a  pleasant  and 
harmless  preparation  sold  by  druggists  at  50c,  but 
my  experience  has  proven  one  package  of  Stuart's 
Catarrh  Tablets  to  be  worth  a  dozen  local  treat- 
ments. 

"The  tablets  are  composed  of  Hydrastin,  Sangui- 
naria,  Red  Gum,  Guaiacol  and  other  safe  antisep- 
tics, and  any  catarrh  sufferer  can  use  them  with  full 
assurance  that  they  contain  no  poisonous  opiates, 
and  that  they  are  the  most  reasonable  and  success- 
ful treatment  for  radical  cure  of  catarrh  at  present 
known  to  the  profession  " 

Stuart's  Catarrh  Tablets  are  large,  pleasant-tast- 
ing 20-grain  lozenges,  to  be  dissolved  in  the  mouth 
and  reach  the  delicate  membranes  of  throat  and 
trachea,  and  immediately  relieve  any  irritation, 
while  their  final  action  on  the  blood  removes  the 
catarrhal  poison  from  the  whole  system.  All  drug- 
gists sell  them  at  50c  for  complete"  treatment. 


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Cincinnati, 
Louisville, 
EvansviUe  or 
St.  Louis  and 
Nashville, 
Memphis, 
Birmington, 
New  Orleans, 
Mobile, 

Pensacola  and 
Jacksonville 

Through  the  historical  and  scenic 
regions  of  Tennessee,  Alabama, 
Mississippi,  Louisiana  and  Florida. 

For   descriptive    matter,    time-tables    and   m»p«( 
ddresi 

C.  L.  STONE,  General  Pass.  Agt, 

Louisville,    Kv 


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Savior.     Splendid  interest,  prospect  good  for 
a  genuine  revival. — Bex  F.  Hill. 

Kansas  City,  Oct.  10.— Bro.  M.  M.  Goode, 
of  St.  Joseph,  assisted  me  in  a  short  meeting 
at  Grayson,  Clinton  county,  Mo.,  in  which 
eight  were  added,  six  baptisms.— E.  C.  Davis. 

Louisiana.  Oct.  8.— I  held  a  two  weeks' 
meeting  the  last  of  September  with  Antioch 
church  in  Randolph  county.  I  was  ably  as- 
sisted by  W.  M.  Featherston  who  labors  for 
that  church  one-fourth  of  the  time  Antioch 
church  has  held  her  annual  protracted  meet- 
ing regularly  for  over  50  years  and  from  her 
there  have  gone  out  some  excellent  preachers, 
among  them  Alex.  Procter,  T.  P.  Haley,  H. 
H.  Haley,  W.  M.  Fpatherstone,  Allen  A. 
Knight,  and  Bro.  Kitchen,  now  of  Iowa. 
Among  her  elders  that  have  entered  into  rest 
are  Rollin  Procter,  father  of  Alexander 
Procter,  Benj.  Haley,  faiher  of  T.  P.  and  H. 
H  Haley,  and  Alexander  Hall,  father  of  Mrs. 
S.  E.  Lamptou.— E.  J.  Lampton. 

Montgomery  City,  Oct.  8  —Our  protracted 
meeting  here  is  nine  days  old.  Up  to  date  we 
have  had  nine  confessions  and  two  by  letter. 
Audiences  are  large  and  increasing.  J.  Will 
Landrum,  of  Audubon,  la.,  is  our  director  of 
music  and  soloist.  He  is  a  potent  factor  in 
our  work.  The  writer  is  doing  the  preach- 
ing.— W.  D.  Endues. 

New  Franklin,  Oct.  9.— Twenty-seven  addi- 
tions intheMt.  Moriah  meeting.— Arthur  N. 
Lisdsbt. 

Paris,  Oct.  10.— One  added  by  baptism  at 
Woodiawn,  since  last  report.  I  closed  a  16 
days'  meeting  at  Middle  Grove  yesterday, 
resulting  in  30  additions;  23  by  baptism,  one 
from  Baptists,  one  reclaimed  and  five  by 
statement. — C.  H.  Stkaws. 

Pittsburg,  Oct.  11.— John  Giddens  assisted 
me  in  a  meeting  at  Urbana,  Mo.,  resulting  in 
four  additions  to  the  church.  I  am  now  as- 
sisting J.  D.  Babb  in  a  meeting  for  Antioch 
church,  near  Pittsburg,  Mo.  Nineteen  added 
to  date.  Meeting  not  a  week  old.  Eleven 
added  last  night;  nine  confessions  and  two 
from  the  Baptists.— S.  E.  Hendrickson. 

Seymour,  Oct.  8. — I  have  just  closed  a  ten 
days'  meeting  with  the  church  at  Long 
Branch,  Camden  county,  Mo.  There  were 
s-3ven  accessions:  six  by  baptism  and  one  by 
statement.  All  were  grown  people  Could  I 
have  continued  longer  at  that  place  possibly 
some  others  would  have  accepted  the  Savior. 
To  His  name  be  the  praise  for  this  good 
meeting  —Edward  Pitman  Trabue. 

Tajkee  Station,  Oct.  8. — Good  meeting  on 
last  Lord's  day  at  Chaonia,  Mo.;  live  acces- 
sions; three  by  statement,  two  by  confession, 
one  of  the  latter  from  the  Methodists.  My 
wife  and  self  will  begin  a  protracted  meeting 
to-morrow  night  at  Brunot,  Mo.— W.  R. 
Wakbukton. 

MINNESOTA. 

Minneapolis,   Oct.    11. — The    Erie    meeting 

I    close!  last  Sunday  evening  with  15  additions. 

,    Under  the  leadership  of  Bro.   Kopp    and  his 

excellent  companion  and  the  faithful  brethren, 

the  work    is  prospering.    My    next    meeting 

will  be  with  the  Litchfield  church,  where  Bro. 

;    Knoots  is  pastor.— John  M.  Luttenbergkr. 

NEBRASKA. 

Ord,  Oct.  8.— A  glorious  meeting  just  closed 

;    at  this  place.     State    Evangelist  B.  S.  Ogden 

has    won   the  hearts  of   the  people    and    the 

I    Lord  has  added  29  to  our  list.     We  have  been 

!    at  work  in  this  special  effort  over  five  weeks, 

;    and  things  look  much  brighter  than  ever  be- 

|  fore.— Harmon  H.  Utterback. 

NEW  YORK. 

Rochester,    Oct.   8. — On    Tuesday    evening, 

Oct.  1,  Stephen  J.  Corey,  pastor  of  the  Second 

Church    of  Christ    of  Rochester,    N.  Y.,  and 

Miss  Edith    Webster  of  the   same    city  were 

united  in  marriage  by  A.  W.  Fortune,   pastor 

of  the  First  church.    Mr.  and  Mrs.  Corey  are 

beloved  by  both  churches  of   the  city  and  a 

bright  afuture  is  predicted  for    them  —A.  W. 

Fortune. 


OHIO. 

Canton,  Oct.  7. — Our  meeting  closed  last 
night,  J.  V.  Updike,  evangelist,  with  over 
2,000  present  in  the  Grand  Opera  House;  the 
result  was  about  50  additions.— J.  D.  John- 
son. 

TEXAS. 

Houston,  Oct.  10. — Closed  our  work  with 
East  Side  church  in  Des  Moines,  la.,  the 
last  Sunday  in  September.  There  were  six 
accessions  the  last  day;  321  for  the  year.  We 
began  our  work  here  the  tirst  Sunday  in 
October.  We  were  greeted  with  good  audi- 
ences and  one  accession.  We  have  a  difficult 
field  Here,  but  we  expect  great  victories  from 
the  Lord.  — E.  W.  Brickert. 

VIRGINIA. 

Bristol,  Oct.  8.— On  Oct.  6,  A.  Martin  closed 
a  fifteen  days'  meeting  for  the  Bristol  church, 
resulting  in  29  accessions  to  the  congregation; 
17  baptisms.  Bro.  Martin  is  a  splendid 
evangelist  and  is  a  great  help  to  both  church 
and  pastor.— William  Burleigh. 


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business  transactions  and  financially  able  to  carry 
out  any  obligations  made  by  their  firm. 

West  &  Truax,  Wholesale  Druggists,  Toledo,  O. 

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Hall's  Catarrh  Cure  is  taken  internally,  acting 
directly  upon  the  blood  and  mucous  surface  of  the 
system.  Price,  75c.  per  bottle.  Sold  by  all  Drug- 
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Hall's  family  Pills  are  the  best. 


Ladies  With  Superfluous  Ha.ir 

On  face,  neck,  arms,  etc.,  will  find  it  to  their 
advantage  to  write  for  free  booklet  to  the 
Dermatino  Co.,  1805  Market  street,  Room  65, 
St.  Louis,  Mo.  That  company  makes  the  only 
remedy  which  permanently  removes  unsightly 
hair  so  that  it  will  never  grow  again.  The 
remedy  is  always  effective  and  is  absolutely 
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is  impossible.  It  is  unlike  other  preparations 
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THE  AKRON  ROUTE. 

TKrovigK    Pa.sse>rvger    Service   to    Buffed, 
for  Par\-Amerlca.n  Exposition. 

The  opening  of  the  Pan-American  Buffalo 
Line — "Akron  Route" — May  5th  establishes 
a  new  outlet  from  the  West  and  Southwest 
to  Chautauqua  Lake,  Buffalo,  Niagara  Falls 
and  St.  Lawrence  River  and  Canada  resorts 
It  also  opens  a  new  tourist  route  via  Buffalo 
and  the  Niagara  frontier  to  New  York  and 
the  East. 

Schedules  for  the  new  route  are  out,  and 
their  arrangement  indicates  passengers  over 
it  are  to  have  enjoyable  trips  to  and  from  the 
Pan-American  Exposition. 

The  service  from  St.  Louisfor  Pan- American 
Exposition  visitors  from  that  gateway  and 
the  West  and  Southwest  includes  two  daily 
trains  in  both  directions.  The  Pan-American 
Express  leaves  St.  Louis  Union  Station  at 
8:44  a.  m.,  arrives  Buffalo  8:15  next  morning 
This  train  has  sleeping  car  on  which  passen- 
gers may  go  from  St.  Louis  to  Chautauqua 
Lake  and  Buffalo  without  change.  The 
Buffalo  Express  leaves  St.  Louis  at  8:15  p.  m 
with  sleeping  car  from  St.  Louis  to  Columbus 
and  from  Columbus  through  to  Chautauqua 
Lake  and  Buffalo,  arriving  at  latter  point  at 
12:50  midnight.  Passengers  occupying  sleep- 
ing car  may  remain  in  their  berths  until  7:00 
a.  m.  Returning  trains  leave  Buffalo  daily 
at  1:00  p  m,,  arrive  St.  Louis  at  noon  next 
day;  leave  Buffalo  6:30  p.  in.,  arrive  St.  Louis 
6:40  next  evening. 

Information  about  fares  to  Buffalo,  Niag- 
ara Falls  and  beyond,  stop-over  privileges  at 
Buffalo  and  other  details  may  be  ascertained 
by  communicating  with  J.iM.  Cheserough . 
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FROM  NINE  STATES 

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chusetts,  Delaware,  West  Va.,  South  Carolina.  Wis- 
consin and  from  Canada.  The  methoris  employed 
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•■Those  whom  he  can   l  cure  can't  be  cured." 

Allan  B.  Piiilittt,  D.  D.,  Indianapolis. 
•'He  cannot  help  hut  succeed.1' 

Prof.  E.  E.  Snoddy,  Hiram  College. 
With  thorough  professional  accomplishments ,  and 
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mentary H.dy  Biblical,  3  vols.  An  Exposition  of  the 
Parables— Benj. Keach,  2  vols.  A  Key  to  Open  Scripture 
Metaphors.  The  Bible  C"mmentary,  5  vols  Cyclo- 
pedia of  Religious  Litirature — Kitto,  1  vol.  Clarke's 
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the  Gospels— Macknight,  2  vols.  Greek  Testament 
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God  Still  Rules. 
Bv  Mrs.  Philip  F.  King. 

The  nation  mourns,  but,  through  her  tears, 
The  golden  gem  of  faith  appears; 
Faith  in  the  hero  of  her  love, 
Faith  in  the  God  who  reigns  above. 

The  life  of  him  we  honored  most 
Can  not  to  history  be  lost; 
'Tis  written  on  our  nation's  heart, 
'Tis  of  her  very  soul  a  part. 

May  we  not  take  the  stepping  stone, 
The  life  of  him  not  lived  alone, 
And  build  for  us  a  higher  claim, 
A  nobler,  purer,  better  name? 
A  name  that  man  will  honor  most, 
A  name  redeemed  among  God's  host. 
Henderson,  Ky. 

J* 
President  Roosevelt  on  the  Bible. 
The  following  words,  spoken  by  Mr. 
Roosevelt  four  months  ago  when  he  was 
vice-president,  have  acquired  a  new  and 
wider  interest  since  his  accession  to  the 
presidency.  At  the  annual  meeting  of  the 
Long  Island  Bible  Society,  held  at  Oyster 
Bay,  Mr.  Roosevelt  delivered  the  following 
address,  which  we  are  permitted  to  reprint 
from  the  Bible  Society  Record: 

The  Bible  is  not  only  essential  to  Chris- 
tianity, but  essential  to  good  citizenship. 
As  you  all  know,  there  are  certain  truths 
which  are  so  very  true  that  we  call  them 
truisms ;  and  yet  I  think  we  often  half  for- 
get them  in  practice.  Every  thinking  man, 
when  he  thinks,  realizes  what  a  very  large 
number  of  people  tend  to  forget  that  the 
teachings  of  the  Bible  are  so  interwoven 
and  entwined  with  our  whole  civic  and 
social  life  that  it  would  be  literally— I  do 
not  mean  figuratively,  I  mean  literally — 
impossible  for  us  to  figure  to  ourselves  what 
that  life  would  be  if  these  teachings  were 
removed.  We  would  lose  almost  all  the 
standards  by  which  we  now  judge  both 
public  and  private  morals ;  all  the  standards 
toward  which  we,  with  more  or  less  of 
resolution,  strive  to  raise  ourselves.  Al- 
most every  man  who  has  by  his  life-work 
added  to  the  sum  of  human  achievement  of 
which  the  race  is  proud,  of  which  our  peo- 
ple are  proud,  almost  every  such  man  has 
based  his  life-work  largely  upon  the  teach- 
ings of  the  Bible.  Sometimes  it  has  been 
done  unconsciously,  more  often  conscious- 
ly; and  among  the  very  greatest  men  a 
disproportionately  large  number  have  been 
diligent  and  close  students  of  the  Bible  at 
first  hand. 

Lincoln — sad,  patient,  kindly  Lincoln, 
who,  after  bearing  upon  his  weary  should- 
ers for  four  years  a  greater  burden  than 
that  borne  by  any  other  man  of  the  nine- 
teenth century,  laid  down  his  life  for  the 
people  whom  living  he  had  served  so  well — 
built  up  his  entire  reading  upon  his  early 
study  of  the  Bible.  He  had  mastered  it 
absolutely;  mastered  it  as  later  he  mas- 
tered only  one  or  two  other  books,  notably 
Shakespeare ;  mastered  it  so  that  he  became 
almost  "a  man  of  one  book,"  who  knew 
that  book  and  who  instinctively  put  into 
practice  what  he  had  been  taught  therein ; 
and  he  left  his  life  as  part  of  the  crowning 
work  of  the  century  that  has  just  closed. 

In  this  country  we  rightly  pride  ourselves 
upon  our  system  of  widespread  popular 
education.  We  most  emphatically  do  right 
to  pride  ourselves  upon  it.  It  is  not  merely 
of  inestimable  advantage  to  us;   it  lies  at 


the  root  of  our  power  of  self-government. 
But  it  is  not  sufficient  in  itself.  We  must 
cultivate  the  mind ;  but  it  is  not  enough 
only  to  cultivate  the  mind.  With  educa- 
tion of  the  mind  must  go  the  spiritual 
teaching  which  will  make  us  turn  the 
trained  intellect  to  good  account.  A  man 
whose  intellect  has  been  educated,  while  at 
the  same  time  his  moral  education  has  been 
neglected,  is  only  the  more  dangerous  to 
the  community  because  of  the  exceptional 
additional  power  which  he  has  acquired. 
Surely  what  I  am  saying  needs  no  proof ; 
surely  the  mere  statement  of  it  is  enough, 
that  education  must  be  education  of  the 
heart  and  conscience  no  less  than  of  the 
mind. 

It  is  an  admirable  thing,  a  most  necessary 
thing,  to  have  a  sound  body.  It  is  an  even 
better  thing  to  have  a  sound  mind.  But 
infinitely  better  than  either  is  to  have  that, 
for  the  lack  of  which  neither  sound  mind 
nor  a  sound  body  can  atone,  character. 
Character  is  in  the  long  run  the  decisive 
factor  in  the  life  of  individuals  and  of  na- 
tions alike. 

Sometimes,  in  rightly  putting  the  stress 
that  we  do  upon  intelligence,  we  forget  the 
fact  that  there  is  something  that  counts 
more.  It  is  a  good  thing  to  be  clever,  to 
be  able  and  smart ;  but  it  is  a  better  thing 
to  have  the  qualities  that  find  their  expres- 
sion in  the  Decalogue  and  the  Golden  Rule. 
It  is  a  good  and  necessary  thing  to  be  in- 
telligent; it  is  a  better  thing  to  be  straight 
and  decent  and  fearless.  It  was  a  Yale 
professor,  Mr.  Lounsberry,  who  remarked 
that  his  experience  in  the  class  room  had 
taught  him  "the  infinite  capacity  of  the 
human  mind  to  withstand  the  introduction 
of  knowledge."  Some  of  you  preachers 
must  often  feel  the  same  way  about  the  abil- 
ity of  mankind  to  withstand  the  introduc- 
tion of  elementary  decency  and  morality. 

A  man  must  be  honest  in  the  first  place ; 
but  that  by  itself  is  not  enough.  No  mat- 
ter how  good  a  man  is,  if  he  is  timid  he 
cannot  accomplish  much  in  the  world. 
There  is  only  a  very  circumscribed  sphere 
of  usefulness  for  the  timid  good  man.  So, 
besides  being  honest,  a  man  has  got  to 
have  courage,  too.  And  these  two  togeth- 
er are  not  enough.  No  matter  how  brave 
and  honest  he  is,  if  he  is  a  natural  born  fool, 
you  can  do  little  with  him.  Remember  the 
order  in  which  I  name  them.  Honesty 
first;  then  courage;  then  brains,  and  all 
are  indispensable.  We  have  no  room  in  a 
healthy  community  for  either  the  knave, 
the  fool,  the  weakling,  or  the  coward. 

You  may  look  through  the  Bible  from 
cover  to  cover  and  nowhere^will  you  find  a 


mtrm 


FaJse 
Colors. 

Many    Soapless 
Powders     mas- 
querading   as 
Soap  "Potoders. 
Hither  they  pos- 
sess little  cleans- 
ing  power,  or 
are    merely 
chemicals. 
PEAR. LINE    is 
i   a  true  soap  powder,— built  on 
)  soap  with  other  things  added, 
I  that  double  its  effectiveness. 
I  PEARXINE    is    improved 
f  soap,— soap  with  more  work- 
ing power,  more  economy.  655, 


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styles    ^^^^^  ^^^r        from 

and  sizes.    ^^^^BH^^^^   $5  to  $S<>' 

Awarded  First  Prize 
Paris  Exposition  1900. 

Sold  by  First-Class  Stove  Merchants  everywhere. 


line  that  can  be  construed  into  an  apology 
for  the  man  of  brains  who  sins  against  the 
light.  On  the  contrary,  in  the  Bible,  tak- 
ing that  as  a  guide,  you  will  find  that  be- 
cause much  has  been  given  to  you  much 
will  be  expected  from  you ;  and  a  heavier 
condemnation  is  to  be  visited  upon  the  able 
man  who  goes  wrong  than  upon  his  weaker 
brother  who  cannot  do  the  harm  that  the 
other  does,   because  it  is  not  in  him  to  do 

it. 

So  I  plead,  not  merely  for  training  of  the 
mind,  but  for  the  moral  and  spiritual  train- 
ing of  the  home  and  the  church ;  the  moral 
and  spiritual  training  that  have  always 
been  found  in,  and  that  have  ever  accom- 
panied the  study  of,  this  book ;  this  book, 
which  in  almost  every  civilized  tongue  can 
be  described  as  "The  Book,"  with  the  cer- 
tainty of  all  understanding  you  when  you 
so  describe  it.  One  of  the  highest  tributes 
of  modern  times  to  the  worth  of  the  Bible 
as  an  educational  and  moral  influence  of 
incalculable  value  to  the  whole  community 
came  from  the  great  scientist  Huxley,  who 
said:  "Consider  the  great  historical  fact 
that  for  three  centuries  this  book  has  been 
woven  into  the  life  of  all  that  is  noblest 
and  best  in  our  history,  and  that  it  has  be- 
come the  national  epic  of  our  race ;  that  it 
is  written  in  the  noblest  and  purest  Eng- 
lish and  abounds  in  exquisite  beauties  of 
mere  literary  form ;  and  finally,  that  it  for- 
bids the  veriest  hind,  who  never  left  his 
village,  to  be  ignorant  of  the  existence  of 
other  countries  and  other  civilizations  and 
of  a  great  past,  stretching  back  to  the 
furthest  limits  of  the  oldest  nations  in  the 
world. 

"By  the  study  of  what  other  book  could 
children  be  so  much  humanized  and  made 
to  feel  that  each  figure  ia  that  vast  histor- 
ical procession  fills,  like  themselves,  but  a 
momentary  space  in  the  interval  between 
the  eternities? 

"The  Bible  has  been  the  Magna  Charta 
of  the  poor  and  of  the  oppressed.  Down  to 
modern  times,  no  state  has  had  a  constitu- 
tion in  which  the  interests  of  the  people 
are  so  largely  taken  into  account;  in  which 
the  duties,  so  much  more  than  the  privi- 
leges, of  rulers  are  insisted  upon,  as  that 
drawn  up  for  Israel  in  Deuteronomy  and 
Leviticus.  Nowhere  is  the  fundamental 
truth  that  the  welfare  of  the  state,  in  the 
long  run,  depends  upon  the  righteousness 
of  the  citizen,  so  strongly  laid  down.  The 
Bible  is  the  most  democratic  book  in  the 
world." 

The  teaching  of  the  Bible  to  children  is, 
of  course,  a  matter  of  especial  interest  to 
those  of  us  who  have  families— and,  inci- 
dentally, I  wish  to  express  my  profound 


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belief  in  large  families.  Older  folks  often 
fail  to  realize  how  readily  a  child  will  grasp 
a  little  askew  something  they  do  not  take 
the  trouble  to  explain.  We  cannot  be  too 
careful  in  seeing  that  the  biblical  learning 
is  not  merely  an  affair  of  rote,  so  that  the 
child  may  understand  what  it  is  being 
taught.  And,  by  the  way,  I  earnestly  hope 
that  you  will  never  make  your  children 
learn  parts  of  the  Bible  as  punishment. 
Do  you  not  know  families  where  this  is 
done?  For  instance:  "You  have  been  a 
bad  child — learn  a  chapter  of  Isaiah."  And 
the  child  learns  it  as  a  disagreeable  task, 
and  in  his  mind  that  splendid  and  lofty 
poem  and  prophecy  is  forever  afterward 
associated  with  an  uncomfortable  feeling 
of  disgrace.  I  hope  you  will  not  make 
your  children  learn  the  Bible  in  that  way, 
for  you  can  devise  no  surer  method  of  mak- 
ing a  child  revolt  against  all  the  wonderful 
beauty  and  truth  of  Holy  Writ. 

Probably  there  is  not  a  mother  or  a 
school  teacher  here  who  could  not,  out  of 
her  own  experience,  give  instance  after 
instance  of  the  queer  twists  that  the  little 
minds  give  to  what  seem  to  us  perfectly 
simple  sentences.  Now  I  would  make  a 
very  strong  plea  for  each  of  us  to  try  and 
see  that  the  child  understands  what  the 
words  mean.  I  do  not  think  that  it  is  or- 
dinarily necessary  to  explain  the  simple 
and  beautiful  stories  of  the  Bible; 
children  understand  readily  the  lessons 
taught  therein;  but  I  do  think  it  necessary 
to  see  that  they  really  have  a  clear  idea 
of  what  each  sentence  means,  what  the 
words  mean. 

Probably  some  of  my  hearers  remember 
the  old  Madison  Square  Presbyterian  church 
in  New  York  when  it  was  under  the  ministry 
of  Dr.  Adams,  and  those  of  you  who  re- 
member the  Doctor  will,  I  think,  agree  with 
me  that  he  was  one  of  those  very  rare  men 
with  whose  name  one  instinctively  tends  to 
couple  the  adjective  "saintly."  I  attended 
his  church  when  I  was  a  little  boy.  The 
good  doctor  had  a  small  grandson,  and  it 
was  accidentally  discovered  that  the  little 
fellow  felt  a  great  terror  of  entering  the 
church  when  it  was  vacant.  After  vain 
attempts  to  find  out  exactly  what  his  rea- 
sons were,  it  happened  late  one  afternoon 
that  the  Doctor  went  to  the  church  with 
him  on  some  errand.  They  walked  down 
the  aisle  together,  their  steps  echoing  in 
the  vacant  building,  the  little  boy  clasping 
the  Doctor's  hand  and  gazing  anxiously 
about.  When  they  reached  the  pulpit  he 
saii,  "Grandpa,  where  is  the  zeal?"  "The 
what?"  asked  Dr.  Adams.  "The  zeal," 
repeated  the  little  boy;  "why,  don't  you 
know,  'the  zeal  of  thine  house  hath  eaten 
me  up'?"  You  can  imagine  the  Doctor's 
astonishment  when  he  found  that  this  sen- 
tence had  sunk  deep  into  his  little  grand- 
son's mind  as  a  description  of  some  terrific 
monster  which  haunted  the  inside  of 
churches. 

The  immense  moral  influence  of  the 
Bible,  though  of  course  infinitely  the  most 
important,  is  not  the  only  power  it  has  for 
good.  In  addition  there  is  the  unceasing 
influence  it  exerts  on  the  side  of  good  taste, 
of  good  literature,  of  proper  sense  of  pro- 
portion, of  simple  and  straightforward 
writing  and  thinking. 

This  is  not  a  small  matter  in  an  age  when 
there  is  a  tendency  to  read  much  that  even 
if  not  actually  harmful  on  moral  grounds  is 
yet  injurious,    because  it  represents   slip- 


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shod,  slovenly  thought  and  work;  not  the 
kind  of  serious  thought,  of  serious  ex- 
pression, which  we  like  to  see  in  anything 
that  goes  into   the  fiber  of  our  character. 

The  Bible  does  not  teach  us  to  shirk  dif- 
ficulties, but  to  overcome  them.  That  is  a 
lesson  that  each  one  of  us  who  has  children 
is  bound  in  honor  to  teach  these  children  if 
he  or  she  expects  to  see  them  become  fitted 
to  play  the  part  of  men  and  women  in  our 
world. 

Again,  I  want  you  to  think  of  your 
neighbors,  of  the  people  you  know.  Don't 
you,  each  one  of  you,  know  some  man  (I  am 
sorry  to  say,  perhaps  more  often,  some  wo- 
man) who  gives  life  an  unhealthy  turn  for 
children  by  trying  to  spare  them  in  the 
present  the  very  things  which  would  train 
them  to  do  strong  work  in  the  future?  Such 
conduct  is  not  kindness.  It  is  shortsight- 
edness and  selfishness;  it  means  merely  that 
the  man  or  woman  shrinks  from  the  little 
inconveniences,  to  himself  or  herself,  of 
making  the  child  fit  itself  to  be  a  good  and 
strong  man  or  woman  hereafter.  There 
should  be  the  deepest  and  truest  love  for 
their  children  in  the  hearts  of  all  fathers 
and  mothers.  Without  such  love  there  is 
nothing  but  black  despair  for  the  family ; 
but  the  love  must  respect  both  itself  and  the 
one  beloved.  It  is  not  true  love  to  invite 
future  disaster  by  weak  indulgence  for  the 
moment. 

What  is  true  affection  for  a  boy?  To 
bring  him  up  so  that  nothing  rough  ever 
touches  him,  and  at  twenty-one  turn  him 
out  into  the  world  with  a  moral  nature  that 
turns  black  and  blue  in  great  bruises  at  the 
least  shock  from  any  one  of  the  forces  of 
evil  with  which  he  is  bound  to  come  in  con- 
tact? Is  that  kindness?  Indeed,  it  is  not. 
Bring  up  your  boys  with  both  love  and  wis- 
dom; and  turn  them  out  as  men,  strong 
limbed,  clear  eyed,  stout  hearted,  clean 
minded,  able  to  hold  their  own  in  this  great 
world  of  work  and  strife  and  ceaseless  effort. 

If  we  read  the  Bible  aright,  we  read  a 
book  which  teaches  us  to  go  forth  and  do 
the  work  of  the  Lord ;  to  do  the  work  of  the 
Lord  in  the  world  as  we  find  it ;  to  try  to 
make  things  better  in  this  world,  even  if 
only  a  little  better,  because  we  have  lived 
in  it.  That  kind  of  work  can  be  done  only 
by  the  man  who  is  neither  a  weakling  nor 
a  coward;  by  the  man  who  in  the  fullest 
sense  of  the  word  is  a  true  Christian,  like 
Great  Heart,  Bunyan's  hero.  We  plead  for 
a  closer  and  wider  and  deeper  study  of  the 
Bible,  so  that  our  people  may  be  in  fact  as 
well  as  in  theory  "doers  of  the  word  and 
not  hearers  only." 


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Didn't  Know  it  Was  Loaded. 

There  are  a  few  lines  in  "The  Art  of 
Revolver-Shooting,"  a  recent  book  by  Mr. 
Walter  Winans,  the  noted  revolver  shot  of 
Great  Britain,  which  were  specially  penned 
for  a  small  but  dangerous  elass  of  people, 
says  the  Youth's  Companion. 

Mr.  Winans  once  left  a  revolver  lying  on 
a  table  in  his  tent  at  Bisley  during  a  com- 
petition. Some  visitors  dropped  in,  one 
by  one,  to  lunch.  First  came  an  elderly 
lady.  She  sat  down  near  the  table,  and 
her  eye  immediately  fell  on  the  revolver. 
She  snatched  it  up  with  a  laugh,  and  point- 
ing it'at  Mr.  Winans,  said: 

"I'll  shoot  you!" 

"Put  it  down,"  said  Mr.  Winans,  speak- 
ing as  peremptorily  as  a  host  may.  The 
lady  obeyed,  and  Mr.  Winans  explained  to 
her  how^  injudicious  it  was  to  point  a  re- 
volver at  any  one,  how  it  might  have  been 
loaded,  and  so  on. 

While;he£was  speaking  in  came  a  clergy- 
man. He  "sat  down  and  began  talking 
pleasantly.5]  "All^at  once  his  eye  caught  the 
revolver.1  §  Seizing  it  and  roaring  with 
laughter,  he  pointed  it  at  Mr.  Winans, 
saying: 

"Now  I'll  shoot  you!" 

"I  locked  up  that  revolver!"  is  Mr. 
Winans's  grim  comment.  And  he  would 
have  been  glad,  we  may  be  sure,  to  have 
made  the  same  disposal,  temporarily  at 
least,  of  his  silly  guests.  Had  the  jocular- 
ity of  the  lady  or  the  clergyman  resulted 
fatally,  as  similar  conduct  has  often  done, 
the  plea  at  the  coroner's  inquest  would 
have  been  the  old  weak  one:  "Didn't — 
know — it — was — loaded ! ' ' 

The  Shah  of  Persia,  during  his  recent 
visit  to  Europe,  is  said  to  have  told  the 
Duchess  of  Westminster  that  the  fame  of 
her  beauty  had  reached  Teheran.  "Ah," 
said  she  to  some  one  who  stood  by,  "he 
takes  me  for  Westminster  Abbey." 


ANY  CHURCH 

Contemplating  the  purchase  of  an 
organ  will  do  its  members  a  great 
injustice  if  they  do  not  see  and  hear 
the 

v  ESTEY v 

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and  musical  tone  and  wonderful  du- 
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THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


October  17,  C901 


The  Woild's  Fa^ir. 

[The  following  verses  by  Dr,  Rufus  Gibbons 
Wells  exhibit  a  most  laudable  desire  to  push 
a  good  thing  along.  The  Louisiana  Purchase 
Exposition  of  1903  wiil  be  a  great  thing.  If 
you  don't  believe  it,  read  the  following.] 
St.  L  iuis  will  have  a  wonderful  fair, 
Many   millions   of   people    will   then    gather 

there, 
The  flags  of  all  nations  will  then  be  unfurled, 
And  we  shall  be  ready  to  welcome  the  world. 

We  will  open  the  gates  on  the  first  day  of 
May, 

Nineteen  hundred  and  three,  and  have  a  dis- 
play 

That  will  'stonish  the  nations,  in  the  highest 
degree, 

And  be  a  great  honor  to  this  land  of  the  free. 

Americans  will  work  and  will  do  what  is  best, 
To  send  the  glad  tidings  to  the  East  and  the 

West; 
To  the  North  and  the  South,  and  let  all  the 

world  know, 
That  St.  Louis  will  have  then  a  tremendous 

show. 

All  the  charms  of  this  fair,  there  is  no  one  can 
tell, 

We  know  that  all  others  ' twill  surely  excel, 

We  will  make  it  stupendous  and  really  sub- 
lime, 

And  its  glory  endure  through  the  arches  of 
time. 

Millions  of  women  in  beauty  and  pride. 
From  all  over  the  world,  will  come  with  the 

tide, 
To  see  the  display  of  our  dear  Uncle  Sam, 
And  mix  with  the  crowd  and  the  tremendous 

jam. 

We  hope  all   the  people  from  East  and  from 

West, 
Who  visit  the  Pair  may  be  very  much  blessed, 
And  be  pleased  and  delighted  with   all  that 

they  see, 
At  the  World's  Greatest  Fair  in  the  Land  of 

the  Free. 

Get  Into  Debt. 

On  the  face  of  things,  it  seems  rather 
■poor  advice  to  give  a  young  man,  says 
Roberts  B.  Kidd  in  Success,  and,  without 
qualification,  it  cannot  stand;  but  a  word 
or  two  of  explanation  will  suffice  to  show 
that  systematically  getting  into  debt  may 
make  you  independent. 

The  president  of  one  of  the  strongest 
national  banks  of  the  central  states  attrib- 
utes his  success  to  the  "systematic  assump- 
tion of  monetary  obligations."  He  com- 
menced his  business  career  at  a  salary  of  a 
few  dollars  a  week,  and,  by  hard  work, 
and  actual  privation,  he  saved  two  or  three 
hundred  dollars,  and  then  put  into  practice 
the  plan  he  had  in  mind.  He  bought 
a  piece  of  land  and  borrowed  enough 
money,  together  with  his  savings,  to 
pay  for  it.  He  saved  small  sums  and  cred- 
ited them  at  intervals  on  his  loan,  and, 
in  his  own  words,  he  had  it  paid  for  before 
he  realized  it.  He  did  this  again  and 
again,  on  an  increasing  scale,  as  his  in- 
come increased,  not  always  in  real  estate, 
but  in  property  in  its  broad  sense,  and  to- 
day he  is  a  millionaire.  It  was  getting 
into  the  right  kind  of  debt  that  made  him 
rich. 

The  secret  of  the  banker's  plan,  if  there 
is  a  secret,  is  that,  all  the  time  he  was 
paying  for  his  property,  he  was  parting 
with  his  money,  spending  it,  practically, — 
and  thus  he  had  nothing  on  hand  to  be 
tempted  away  by  the  innumerable  "oppor- 
tunities" and  "chances  in  a  million"  that 


are  constantly  appearing.  The  fact  that 
the  ground  was  his,  but  for  an  incumbrance, 
furnished  an  incentive  to  get  it  clear  as 
soon  as  possible. 

It  is  possible  to  accumulate  just  as  much 
money  in  the  same  time,  by  putting  your 
money  in  a  savings  bank,  but  every  man  of 
twenty-five  years'  experience,  who  has 
tried  it,  will  tell  you  that,  at  some  stage  in 
the  operation,  there  come  speculations, 
gold  mines,  and  other  "get- rich-quick" 
schemes  to  sap  the  life  out  of  your  little 
hoard,  and  the  only  way  is  to  put  your 
money  where  it  is  difficult  to  get  it,  except 
at  the  proper  time,  and  to  avoid  studiously 
all  investments  that  promise  enormous  re- 
turns. 

J* 
The  Mule. 

The  mule,  whether  military  or  civilian, 
is  often  made  the  butt  of  unseemly  jests, 
but  we  of  Missouri  know  his  solid  and  so- 
ber value.  "We  are,  therefore,  glad  to  have 
our  opinion  corroborated  by  a  serious  agri- 
cultural journal.  The  Tennessee  Farmer 
says  of  our  semi-equine  friend: 

"The  mule  is  an  easy  animal  to  raise.-  He 
doesn't  eat  much,  as  compared  with  a 
horse.  An  energetic  mule  will  make  a 
trip  quicker  than  a  horse,  though  he  may 
not  go  so  fast.  The  secret  of  his  speed 
is  his  uniform  gait — steady  and  persistent. 
You  hardly  ever  see  a  sick  mule;  he  seems 
practically  immune  from  the  diseases  which 
attack  horses.  A  mule  can  endure  more 
hardship  than  a  horse,  will  pull  more  in 
proportion  to  size,  and  will  'stay  with  it' 
longer.  A  mule  is  easier  broken  or  trained 
to  work  than  a  horse,  and  is  more  reliable 
after  initiated.  If  a  team  of  mules  run 
away  they  look  out  for  themselves  and 
though  they  make  close  turns  and  go 
through  a  needle's  eye,  so  to  speak,  they 
usually  come  out  unharmed.  We  would 
rather  plow  corn  with  a  team  of  mules  than 
with  horses — they  break  down  less  and 
turn  around  quicker.  Hot  weather  affects 
the  mules  less  than  the  horse.  A  good, 
honest,  business  mule  is  worth,  and  will 
command,  a  good  price  any  day  in  the 
week.  The  usefulness  of  the  mule  con- 
tinues loager  than  that  of  a  horse.  The 
mule  is  not  handsome,  doesn't  make  a  good 
roadster,  isn't  stylish,  doesn't  'do  himself 
proud'  if  hitched  to  a  fancy  yellow  wagon 
or  cart,  but  what  he  lacks  in  appearance 
he  makes  up  in  actual  usefulness  on  the 
farm." 


Tins  is  the  word  as  it  is  written  on 
the  dial  of  the  best  watches  made 
in  the  world.  Trie  works  under 
the  dial  also  bear  the  word  "Elgin" 
and  are  all  that  ingenuity,  science, 
art  and  skill  can  do  to  make 
a  perfect  timepiece.  Trie  Watch 
Word  is  Elgin  the  world  around. 

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A    Wise    Dog    Will    Observe    These 
LqlWS. 

I.  Be  kindly  toward  all,  giving  love.to 
but  few  and  full  love  to  One.  Do  not  love 
often;  for  much  loving  lessens  the  fulness  of 
love  and  puts  treachery  into  your  heart. 

II.  Greet  all  friends  with  the  eyelight 
of  gentleness  and  smiles  and  a  "greeting 
wag,"  if  you  feel  inclined,  and  so  make  the 
day  sunny-warm. 

III.  Do  not  bear  about  with  you  the 
rigid  tail  of  suspicion,  or  the  back  bristles 
upward,  thereby  opening  many  hearts  to 
hatred  and  misunderstanding. 

IV.  Make  friends— for  the  more  you 
have  the  greater  will  be  your  power  and 
the  happier  your  days;  but  do  not  slobber 
in  the  making  of  them,  for  a  wet  mouth 
accomplishes  nothing. 

V.  When  in  a  strange  country  be  ever 
alert,  using  your  gathered  wisdom  in  all 
snooping;  but  do  not  go  into  the  dark 
holes,  where  often  lurk  green-eyed  cats  or 
other  things  to  hurt  you. 

VI.  Go  about  your  business  with  mod- 
esty and  dignity,  but  with  an  erect  tail  and 
a  sure  purpose  of  doing  it  well. 

VII.  Keep  your  nose  out  of  the  track  of 
a  row.  Never  sniff  to  find  a  fight,  but  pass 
around  the  place.  Nothing  is  ever  gained 
in  a  looked- for  row. 

VIII.  Fight  but  seldom  in  all  of  a  life- 
time, but  when  you  do,  let  it  be  for  defense 
or  justice.  Do  it  well,  saving  your  fore- 
legs and  your  honor. 

IX.  Eat  enough  to  keep  you  well,  and 
get  some  extra  good  things  if  you  can,  but 
carefully  avoid  gorging. 

X.  Seize  all  the  joy  you  can  that  robs 
no  other;  for  happiness  is  a  South  wind 
for  the  heart's  health.— From  "Jay,  a 
Dog." 


The     Combi nation     Oil     Cure    For 

Cancer 

Has  the  endorsement  of  the  highest  medical 
authority  in  the  world.  It  would  seem 
strange  indeed  if  persons  afflicted  with  can- 
cers and  tumors,  after  knowing  the  facts, 
would  resort  to  the  dreaded  knife  and  burn- 
ing plaster,  which  have  heretofore  been  at- 
tended with  such  fatal  results.  The  fact  that 
in  the  last  six  years  over  one  hundred  doctors 
have  put  themselves  under  this  mild  treat- 
ment shows  their  confidence  in  the  new  meth- 
od of  treating  those  horrible  diseases.  Per- 
sons afflicted  will  do  well  to  send  for  free 
book  giving  particulars  and  prices  of  Oil- 
Address  Da.  W.  O.  Bye,  Drawer  1111.  Kansas 
City,  Mo. 


October  17,  1901 


THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


1339 


With     the     Children. 

J.  Breckervridge  Ellis. 

The  Runaways, — III. 

The  orphans  had  been  with  aunt  Sarelda 
about  five  months,  and  all  that  time  she  had 
instructed  them  in  reading,  writing,  arith- 
metic and  that  science  (it  is  called  geogra- 
phy) which  had  so  much  to  say  about  the 
world  which  cared  so  little  for  them.  This 
school  teaching  was  a  great  cross  to  the 
maiden  aunt,  who  had  been  accustomed 
throughout  life  to  do  without  husbands  and 
other  vexatious  cares.  But  she  felt  thi3  her 
duty  and  she  was  resolved  to  do  it.  The 
children  liked  it  still  less,  for  summer,  they 
felt,  is  not  made  for  books.  Besides,  hard 
as  it  sometimes  is  to  do  one's  duty,  it  is 
usually  easier  than  to  have  somebody  else's 
duty  done  to  you. 

One  day — on  the  fatal  day  that  saw  the 
beginning  of  all  the  trouble — Emily  and 
Zep  sat  in  the  backyard,  a  little  court,  two 
sides  of  which  were  formed  by  the  high 
brick  walls  of  next-door  houses.  The  third 
side  was  made  by  the  back  of  aunt  Sarelda's 
house,  while  a  high  plank  fence  shut  off  the 
alley.  It  was  one  of  those  St.  Louis  back- 
yards, paved  with  sooty  bricks,  blackened 
with  coal  smoke,  dark  from  towering  un- 
pierced  walls  of  three- story  bricks,  damp 
from  the  indefinable  moisture  that  seems  to 
steal  through  the  crevices  of  the  plank  fence 
— over  which  the  very  tallest  man  could  not 
peep.  Here  and  there  a  brick  has  been 
torn  away  from  the  paving,  leaving  a  black 
oblong  of  unhealthy-looking  earth,  while 
in  a  corner  are  several  layers  of  bricks, "left 
over,"  probably.  In  the  most  unpromising 
nooks  weeds  spring  up  as  it  were  from  the 
very  stone,  looking  eagerly  about  them  with 
their  pale  heads  while  they  cling  with  might 
and  main  to  their  uncertain  living. 

Aunt  Sarelda  was  away  from  home,  else 
that  back  gate  leading  into  the  alley  would 
not  stand  open.  Zep  and  Emily  sit  on  the 
bench  facing  the  gate  through  which  comes 
a  moist,  alley  breeze.  It  is  an  oppressive 
day,  and  the  only  breeze  comes  from  that 
direction.  Still,  Zep  should  close  the  gate; 
he  knows  his  aunt  would  not  approve  of 
this.  Emily  has  more  than  once  asked  him 
to  do  so,  but  he  i3  resolute:  and  since  the 
gate  is  not  to  be  closed,  why  should  not  she 
also  derive  benefit  from  this  violation  of 
aunt  Sarelda's  rules?  It  is  wrong— but  she 
feels  that  it  is  Zep's  wrong,  and  her  con- 
science is  clear.  She  is  playing  with  that 
beautiful  gold  ring  she  had  discovered  lying 
on  the  mantel, — a  girl's  ring,  a  souvenir  of 
her  aunt's  youth.  Aunt  Sarelda  has  re- 
warded her  for  the  eights  column  in  the 
multiplication  table,  by  allowing  her  to 
wear  this  ring  a  week.  Emily  is  in  such 
ecstasy  over  wearing  a  sure- enough  gold 
ring, — not  the  kind  you  get  in  a  nickel's 
worth  of  candy, — that  she  cannot  keep  it 
upon  her  finger,  but  slips  it  on  and  off  re- 
peatedly,—a  dangerous  pastime. 

Zep,  also,  has  been  rewarded  for  faithful 
study.  He  does  not  envy  Emily  her  ring; 
rings  are  not  for  men.  He  carries  this  day 
his  grandfather's  gold  watch,  which  aunt 
Sarelda  has  intrusted  to  him  with  the  be- 
lief that  such  a  trust  will  make  him  more 
manly  and  mature, — it  is  always  desirable 
that  orphans  should  grow  up  just  as  soon  as 
possible.  It  is  a  very  handsome  watch,  and 
how  he  has  longed  to  carry  it,  and  hear  it  tick 
against  his  very  ear!  Until  to-day,  aunt 
Sarelda    has  refused  his    many  petitions. 


She  has  always  been  just  a  little  afraid  of 
these  children.  Their  grammatical  lapses 
have  led  her  to  fear  moral  lapses.  She  has 
always  been  looking  out  for  something. 
For  instance,  she  began  with  the  impres- 
sion that  they  would  not  tell  her  the  truth. 
Now,  she  thinks  they  are  truthful  children, 
but  she  is  not  perfectly  sure.  If  she  should 
come  home  and  find  that  gate  open, — but  it 
is  not  near  time  for  her  to  come  home !  It 
was  very  wrong  in  Zep  to  leave  it  open ;  he 
should  have  sat  there  and  let  the  perspira- 
tion trickle  from  hi3  eyebrows  upon  his  up- 
per lip.  But  he  did  not  think  it  made  much 
difference.  He  did  not  see  how  it  could. 
No  child  is  perfect.  Doubtless  grown-up 
people  would  not  be  so  wicked.  But  after 
all, — though  I  am  not  trying  to  excuse  him, — 
if  he  had  been  your  child,  instead  of  no- 
body's, I  imagine  you  would  not  have 
thought  his  disobedience  so  dreadful.  At 
all  events,  he  is  soon  to  be  punished,  as  you 
shall  find. 

Suddenly  a  man  appeared  in  the  open 
gateway.  Emily  gave  a  start  and  dropped 
the  ring.  Zep  suddenly  laid  his  watch  down 
upon  the  bench,  unconscious  of  the  move- 
ment, thinking  only  of  the  intruder.  It  was 
a  young  man  with  a  handsome  face,  and  he 
was  dressed  with  elegance  and  care.  He 
held  a  light  cane  in  one  haad,  and  with  his 
other  he  lifted  his  hat  very  gracefully  to 
Emily,  while  a  smile  played  upon  his  face. 
She  sat  very  straight  and  awkward;  what 
right  had  he  to  bow  to  her?  The  next  mo- 
ment this  strange  young  man  vanished. 

"Oh,  Zep!"  cried  Emily,  "please  go  and 
bolt  that  gate.  Auat  Sarelda  would  be  so 
angry  if  she  knew.  And  if  she  asks,  I'll 
hafe,  to  tell  her  you  had  it  open! " 

"Well,  it's  the  only  place  they's  any 
breeze,"  said  Zep,  rising.  "But  I  guess  I 
had  better  bolt  it  and  not  have  the  whole 
city  staring  in  here  at  us."  So  saying,  he 
started  toward  the  gate,  leaving  the  watch 
upon  the  bench.  Emily  stooped  down  to 
look  under  the  seat  for  the  ring.  She  could 
tell  by  the  jingling  sound  about  where  it 
had  fallen,  but  rings  roll  so  you  never  know 
where  they  will  stop.  Just  at  that  mo- 
ment they  heard  a  loud  crash  from  the 
house,  followed  by  the  cry  of  Harry;  "Oh, 
oh,  oh,  Mee-e-e!" 

"What  is  it?"  shouted  Zep,  turning  pale, 
while  Emily  clasped  her  hands  in  terror. 
"Oh,  oh! "  wailed  the  voice  of  their  brother. 
"Oh,  oh,  Mee-e-e!" 

"He's  killed  hisself!"  shrieked  Emily, 
rushing  toward  the  house.  Zep  came  close 
behind  her.  They  raced  through  the  kitch- 
en and  dining  room  into  the  front  hall. 
There  they  gazed  upon  a  catastrophe.  Do 
you  know  what  a  catastrophe  is?  It  is  when 
your  aunt  keeps  goldfish  in  a  large  glass 
tank,  and  you  break  her  tank,  sending  the 
water  flooding  over  the  beautiful  Brussels 
carpet,  while  the  poor  goldfish  fall  with  b 
thud  to  the  floor  and  find  themselves 
stranded  on  large  flowers  worked  in  the 
pattern. 

(TO  BE  CONTINUED.) 

Booker  T.  Washington  tells  of  an  old 
colored  deacon  going  to  his  pastor,  who 
had  just  finished  a  two  hours'   sermon. 

"Brudder,"  he  said,  "you'se  got  de  mos' 
sense  of  any  preacher  we  ever  had.  You'se 
got  sense  about  de  Bible,  an'  about  raisin' 
money,  an' about  people;  but  there's  one 
kind  o'  sense  yau  ain't  got,  and  that's 
quittin'  sense." 


State  Ownerships. 

The  ownership  of  the  telegraph  and  the 
railways  by  the  government  is  likely  to  be 
much  discussed  in  the  United  States  within 
the  next  generation,  says  Charles  A.  Conant 
in  the  Atlantic.  There  are  many  objec- 
tions to  such  control,  but  the  proposition 
is  capable  of  candid  discussion  and  does 
not  in  itself  go  beyond  the  confines  of  a 
legitimate  political  issue.  Railway  cor- 
porations hold  their  privileges  under  the 
right  of  limited  liability.  This  makes  each 
of  them  an  artificial  creature  of  the  law. 
They  have  obtained  by  favor  of  the  state 
another  important  privilege,  in  the  right 
to  take  land  for  their  tracks  by  right  of 
eminent  domain.  That  the  state  has  the 
right  to  revise  these  grants  of  special  privi- 
leges so  as  to  establish  a  closer  supervision 
over  their  use  and  abuse  is  unquestionable, 
except  perhaps  in  exceptional  instances. 
If  the  proposal  that  the  government  shall 
acquire  the  railways  is  socialistic  or  revo- 
lutionary, it  is  a  form  of  revolution  already 
achieved  in  the  most  conservative  countries 
of  Europe — Germany,  France,  Belgium, 
Switzerland,  and  Russia.  Switzerland  has 
only  recently  completed  arrangements  for 
the  acquisition  of  the  chief  private  lines  and 
their  conversion  into  state  railways.  The 
telegraph  lines  are  now  controlled  by  the 
government  in  nearly  every  European 
country,  including  Great  Britain,  and  the 
functions  of  the  post  office  are  steadily  en- 
croaching upon  the  business  of  the  express 
companies. 


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THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


October  17,  1901 


Hour  of  Prayer. 

Fra-nk  G.  Tyrrell. 


Heroes  of  the  Faith.* 

Text.— And  these  all,  having  had  witness 
borne  to  them  through  their  faith,  received 
not  the  promise,  God  having  provided  some 
better  thing  concerning  us,  that  apart  from 
us  they  should  not  be  made  perfect.— Heb.  11: 
39,  40. 

The  eleventh  chapter  of  Hebrews  reads  like 
a  roll-call  of  the  departed,  or  a  eulogy  on  the 
heroes  of  the  ages.  Well  may  it  introduce  an 
hour's  study  of  the  pioneers  to  whom  we  are 
indebted  for  the  light  and  liberty  which  are 
ours  as  disciples  of  Christ.  No  age  is  suffi- 
cient unto  itself.  Each  generation  roots  back 
into  the  generation  which  has  preceded  it, 
and  our  religious  faith  and  practice  are  large- 
ly determined  for  us.  The  Jewish  Rabbi  who 
cried, — "Let  us  keep  our  religion  as  we  have 
inherited  it  from  our  ancestors!"  was  not 
right  in  such  contention,  but  in  his  appeal  he 
voiced  a  fact;  we  do  inherit  our  religion,  at 
least,  to  some  extent. 

Arvclent  Worthies. 

Fox's  Book  of  Martyrs  recites  the  achieve- 
ments of  a  mighty  host.  Its  pages  are  all 
aglow  with  the  fires  of  their  enthusiasm,  and 
many  a  cold  heart  has  been  warmed  by  them. 
But  the  Bible  contains  the  story  of  still  more 
ancient  heroes.  If  biography  is  always  fas- 
cinating, then  what  an  attractive  literature 
we  have  in  the  Books  of  our  Bible,  for  they 
abound  in  biographical  sketches.  From 
Abram  to  Stephen,  from  the  pit  where  Isaiah 
suffered  to  the  rocky  Isle  of  Patmos,  we  tread 
upon  sacred  ground,  and  converse  with  great 
souls.  Faith,  as  an  inspiration,  a  motive 
power,  is  seen  in  their  careers,  and  they  en- 
courage us  by  their  example  and  endurance. 

The  disciples  knew  what  they  were  to  re- 
ceive, for  the  Master  plainly  told  them;  accu- 
sations, persecutions,  stripes,  bonds,  impris- 
onments; and  yet,  knowing  that  these  things 
awaited  them,  they  went  forth  in  the  way  of 
duty!  That  is  heroic.  One  who  has  been 
surprised  into  trouble,  may  be  brave  while  it 
lasts,  and  then  avoid  it  ever  after;  but  to  go 
knowingly  in  the  right  path,  expecting  afflic- 
tions, promised  afflictions,  that  requires  a 
high  order  of  courage.  O  you  tired  toil- 
ers, you  laggard  soldiers,  read  again  these 
fragments  from  the  lives  of  the  heroes  of 
the  faith,  and  then  go  forward  with  renewed 
zeal,  ashamed  of  your  weariness  and  discour- 
agement! 

Our  Pioneers. 

All  these  heroes  are  ours.  The  men  who 
made  the  Old  Testament  and  the  men  who 
made  the  New  are  ours.  That  is,  we  can  re- 
joice in  their  courage,  and  claim  a  share  in 
the  purchase  of  their  blood.  So  likewise  of 
the  sufferers  under  Nero,  and  the  Inquisition. 
We  can  claiman  inheritance  in  the  fame  of  all 
scholars  and  prophets  and  apostles.  But 
there  are  men  and  women  to  whom  we  are 
especially  indebted,  and  who  stand  closer  to 
us  in  point  of  time, — the  reformers  of  the 
nineteenth  century. 

The  Campbells.  Stones,  Smiths,  Lards  and 
Erretts  are  men  to  be  proud  of;  we  should 
cherish  their  memory,  and  emulate  their 
achievements.  But  let  us  avoid  anything 
like  partisan  or  sectarian  pride.  They  rose 
above  it;  why  may  not  we?  Indeed,  it  is  be- 
cause of  the  service  they  rendered  in  breaking 
the  -fetters  of  tradition  and  battering  down 
the  walls  of  religious  partyism  that  they  are 

rea       They  encountered  bitter  prejudice  and 

-etermined  opposition.  They  were  ostracized; 
were  denied  admittance  to  buildings  in 
which  they  had  a  right;  they  were  satirized 
and  nicknamed  and  treated  as  the  off-scour- 
ing of  the  earth.  The  world  was  not  worthy 
of  them.    And    there    are    sections  in  which 


*Prayer-meeting  topic  for  Oct.  23. 


similar    conditions    still    exist,    and     where 
therefore  we  find  living  heroes. 

Children  of  Heroes. 

The  debt  we  owe  these  toilers  is  simply  in- 
calculable. We  owe  to  them  our  religious 
liberty;  we  owe  a  new,  clearer  and  more 
scriptural  knowledge  of  the  conditions  of 
salvation;  and  an  assurance  of  pardon  that 
is  altogether  unmistakable.  It  is  pertinent 
to  inquire  whether  we  are  worthy  of  such  a 
heritage,  whether  we  are  indeed,  the  children 
of  heroes,  inspired  by  their  example  and  filled 
with  their  spirit.  Our  recent  history  is  en- 
couraging; but  may  we  not  dare  more?  sacri- 
fice more*  endure  more? 

Our  forefathers  began  a  great  work;  refor- 
mation by  restoration:  it  is  for  their  children 
to  carry  it  on,  animated  by  a  courage  as 
dauntless,  a  spirit  as  sublime. 

Pra.yer. 

We  bless  Thv  name,  O  God,  because  Thou 
hast  always  brooded  over  the  world  and 
raised  up  great  souls  i  o  speak  for  Thee.  We 
thank  Thee  with  overflowing  hearts  for  the 
heroes  of  the  faith  in  all  ages,  especially  for 
the  Fathers  of  this  Reformation.  Make  us 
worthy  children  of  honored  sires;  fill  us  with 
wisdom;  enkindle  our  zeal;  guide  our  activ- 
ities, and  multiply  our  victories  in  Jesus' 
name.     Amen. 

J- 

Southern      California.      Ministeria.1 
Association. 

The  southern  California  ministerial  as- 
sociation of  the  Church  of  Christ  met  at  Los 
Angeles,  Sept.  30.  Those  present  were  Breth- 
ren Crawford,  Wagner,  T.  D.  Garvin,  A.  C. 
Smither,  andH.  Elliott  Ward  of  Los  Angeles, 
Buff  and  Grant  K.  Lewis  of  Pomona,  Bate- 
man  of  Whittier,  Greenwell  of  Long  Beach, 
Thomas  of  Santa  Ana,  J.  R.  Speck  of  Santa 
Monica,  J.  P.  Ralstin  of  Ontario,  H.  J.  Otto 
of  Azusa  and  Jay  C.  Hall  of  Artesia. 

They  elected  officers  for  the  year  as  follows: 
President,  Grant  K.  Lewis,  Pomona;  Vice- 
president,  A.  C.  Smither,  Los  Angeles;  Secre- 
tary, Jay  C.  Hall,  Artesia. 

Reports  from  the  churches  showed  that 
church  extension  day  had  been  generally  ob- 
served, that  additions  to  the  churches  con- 
tinue to  come,  and  that  vigorous  evangelistic 
campaigns  are  being  planned  for  the  fall  and 
winter. 

Brethren  Crawford  and  Smither  will  proba- 
bly attend  the  general  convention  in  Minne- 
apolis, and  we  hope  that  upon  their  return 
they  may  bring  us  new  plans  of  work,  re- 
fresh our  minds  on  the  best  of  the  old  plans, 
and  inspire  us  if  possible  with  even  greater 
zeal  for  the  Master's  work. 

Jay  C.  Hall,  Sec. 

Travel. 

A  word  or  two  on  the  subject  of  travel  is 
not  amiss.  The  facilities  for  the  transporta- 
tion of  passengers  at  the  present  time  have 
certainly  been  brought  to  perfection.  It 
isn't  like  in  the  old  days  when  it  was  almost 
a  torture  to  go  from  one  place  to  another. 
Now  you  get  aboard  a  train  and  live  just 
like  you  do  at  home.  The  entire  equipment 
is  built  with  a  view  to  your  comfort. 

For  instance:  When  you  go  East  the  B.  & 
O.  S-W.  offers  you  Three  Daily  Solid  Vesti- 
buled  Trains  from  St.  Louis,  leaving  at  8:20 
a.  m.,  8:05  p.  m.  and  2:15  a.  m. — made  up  of 
the  finest  Pullman  sleepers — a  dining  car 
service  which  cannot  be  excelled  (you  don't 
have  to  pay  for  what  you  can't  eat,  but  just 
for  what  you  order)— first  class  high  back 
coaches— in  fact  the  trains  are  palaces  on 
wheels.  The  track,  roadbed  and  equipment 
are  entirely  new. 

It's  the  best  line  to  Cincinnati  and  Louis- 
ville. Only  $21  to  New  York  with  stop-overs. 
(Saves  you  money  and  gives  you  the  best 
service.) 

Information  in  regard  to  trains,  etc.,  can 
be  secured  from  any  representative.  It  will 
be  a  pleasure  for  them  to  answer  your  ques- 
tions and  help  you  in  every  way. 

The  favor  of  the  public  is  final  proof  of 
merit — and  we're  after  it. 

F.  D.  Gildersleeve,  Dist.  Pass.  Agt.,  St. 
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The  Value  Of  Charcoal. 


Few  People  Know  How  Useful  It  Is  In  Pre- 
serving Hea-ltH  and  eaut. 

Nearly  everybody  knows  that  charcoal  is  the  safest 
and  most  efficient  disinfectant  and  purifier  in  na- 
ture, but  few  realize  its  value  when  taken  into  the 
human  system  for  the  same  cleansing  purpose. 

Charcoal  is  a  remedy  that  the  more  you  take  of  it 
the  better:  it  is  not  a  drug  at  all,  but  simply  absorbs 
the  gases  and  impurities  always  present  in  the 
stomach  and  intestines,  and  carries  them  out  of  the 
system. 

Charcoal  sweetens  the  breath  after  smoking, 
drinking,  or  after  eating  onions  or  other  odorous 
vegetables. 

Charcoal  effectually  clears  and  improves  the  com- 
plexion; it  whitens  the  teeth;  and  further  acts  as  a 
natural  and  eminently  safe  cathartic. 

It  absorbs  the  injurious  gases  which  collect  in  the 
stomach  and  bowels;  it  disinfects  the  mouth  and 
throat  from  the  poison  of  catarrh. 

All  druggists  sell  charcoal  in  one  form  or  another, 
but  probably  the  best  charcoal  and  the  most  for  the 
money  is  in  Stuart's  Absorbent  Lozenges;  they  are 
composed  of  the  finest  powdered  Willow  charcoal, 
and  other  harmless  antiseptics,  in  tablet  form,  or 
rather  in  the  form  of  large,  pleasant-tasting  lozen- 
ges, the  charcoal  being  mixed  with  honey. 

The  daily  use  of  these  lozenges  will  soon  tell  in  a 
much  improved  condition  of  the  general  health, better 
complexion,  sweeter  breath  and  purer  blood;  and 
the  beauty  of  it  is  that  no  harm  can  result  from  their 
continued  use,  but  on  the  contrary  great  benefit. 

A  Buffalo  physician,  in  speaking  of  the  benefits  of 
charcoal,  says:  "I  advise  Stuart's  Absorbent  loz- 
enges to  all  patients  suffering  from  gas  in  stomach 
and  bowels,  and  to  clear  the  complexion  and  purify 
the  breath,  mouth  and  throat;  I  also  believe  the  liver 
is  greatly  benefited  by  the  daily  use  of  them;  they 
cost  but  twenty-five  cents  a  box  at  drug  stores,  and 
although  in  some  sense  a  patent  preparation,  yet  I 
believe  I  get  more  and  better  charcoal  in  Stuart's 
Absorbent  Lozenges  than  in  any  of  the  ordinary 
charcoal  tablets." 


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familiar  dress 

countenances 

for  they   were 

of    their  cruel 


Joseph  a.rvd  His  Brethren.* 

Nine  years  passed  between  the  time  of  our 

last  lesson  and   the  present   one.    The  seven 

years  of  plenty   had  filled   the  granaries   of 

Egypt  with  grain,  and   two   years  of  famine 

had  begun  to  consume  the  store.    The  wisdom 

of  Joseph  had  been  fully  vindicated,  and  he 

ruled  in  Egypt  with  the  authority  of  Pharoah 

!  himself.     Meanwhile,  the  famine  extended  to 

all  the  surrounding  countries,  and  the  people 

1  of  all  the  neighboring  nations  came  to  Egypt 

to  buy  grain.    Among   them    came   the   ten 

I  older  brothers  of  Joseph;    Benjamin,   as   the 

child   of    his  father's   old  age,  remaining  at 

home.    The  wealth  of   Jacob   is  indicated  by 

his  possession  of  money  in  sufficient  quantity 

j  to  purchase  food  during  this  time  of  distress. 

j  When  they  came  into  the  presence  of  Joseph, 

1  under   whose    direction   the  sale  of  grain  to 

j  foreigners  was  made,  they  did   not  recognize 

'[him.    This   was  not    strange.    He  is  now  a 

!  man  of  nearly  forty   years  of  age,  and  they 

lhad  not  seen  him  for  two  and   twenty  years. 

j  Besides,  he  was  dressed  in  the  Egyptian  style 

land  in  robes  of  royal  splendor,  and  spoke  the 

[Egyptian  language.    There  was   little  chance 

;that  they    should  know  him.     But   he  could 

■  easily  recognize  them.    Their 

iand    speech,    and    even    their 

j  would  appeal  to  his   memory, 

!  all   men    grown  at   the  time 

(treatment  of  him. 

I  Deeply  moved  as  Joseph  must  have  been  at 
jsight  of  his  brothers,  he  restrained  his  emo- 
jtions  and  assumed  a  stern  demeanor  toward 
jthem.  He  desired  to  learn  of  his  father  and 
his  brother  Benjamin  and  what  were  the  feel- 
iings  of  the  ten  brothers  toward  them.  Had 
'they  been'  as  cruel  to  these  as  to  him,  and 
I  were  they  living  or  dead?  Concealing  his 
i identity,  therefore,  he  talked  with  them 
! through  an  interpreter,  and  harshly  charged 
ithem  with  being  spies,  come  from  another 
country  to  discover  the  weakness  of  Egypt 
jand  prepare  the  way  for  an  invasion.  Upon 
I their  denial  and  the  statement  of  their  iden- 
tity, he  proposed  that  they  send  one  of  their 
inumber  back  to  Canaan,  to  bring  the  young- 
jer  brother  of  whom  they  had  spoken, 
iand  thus  prove  their  story  true.  He  empha- 
jsized  his  words  by  putting  them  in  prison 
,three  days.  Then  he  released  them  all  save 
iSimeon,  whom  he  kept  as  a  hostage,  and  sent 
|them  back  with  their  sacks  filled  and  their 
jmoney  in  the  sacks'  mouths.  The  story  they 
Itold  their  aged  father  Jacob  added  to  his 'grief, 
jwhile  the  memory  of  their  cruelty  to  Joseph 
iso  many  years  ago  arose  to  smite  them  with 
remorse.  The  fact  that  their  money  had  been 
I  placed  again  in  their  sacks  added  to  their  per- 
iplexity  and  alarm. 

I  The  store  of  food  was  soon  consumed  and 
Jacob  bade  them  go  again  to  Egypt  to  buy. 
With  great  reluctance  he  let  Benjamin  go 
with  them,  his  forebodings  of  evil  making  the 
departure  of  the  young  man  seem  almost  like 
the  parting  of  death.  Arrived  in  Egypt,  they 
are  amazed  to  be  invited  into  Joseph's  house 
to  dine  with  him.  He  sat  apart  from  them, 
since  as  a  priest  he  could  not  eat  with  others. 
But  he  sent  portions  of  his  food  to  them  all, 
and  a  much  larger  portion  to  Benjamin, 
toward  whom  his  heart  yearned  with  exeeed- 
jing  desire  and  joy.  He  then  sent  them  away 
again  with  a  generous  supply  of  grain,  charg- 
ing his  steward  to  put  their  money  in  their 
sacks,  and  also  to  put  his  divining  cup  in  the 
sack  of  Benjamin.  Then  the  steward  followed 
them  up  and  overtaking  them  charged  them 
with  theft  and,  opening  the  sacks,  found 
the  cup  of  Joseph  and  brought  them  back  to 
the  court.  The  story  of  their  trial  before 
Joseph,  their  humble  appeal  and  offer  to  be 
)ondmen   in    Benjamin's     place— above    all, 

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their  pitiful  plea  for  their  aged  father,  is  most 
pathetic  to  read.  The  heart  of  Joseph  was 
full  to  overflowing.  He  had  proven  them  and 
found  them  penitent  for  the  great  wrong 
done  to  him  and  cherishing  a  true  affection 
for  their  father  and  youngest  brother. 

The  time  had  come  to  make  himself  known. 
Ordering  from  the  room  everybody  except  his 
brothers  and  himself  Joseph  spoke  to  them 
in  the  familiar  Hebrew  and  told  them  who  he 
was  and,  weeping,  asked  of  his  aged  father. 
The  brothers  were  speechless  with  fear. 
"Thus  conscience  does  make  cowards  of  us 
all."  What  dire  punishment  may  he  not  in- 
flict on  them,  this  brother  whom  they  had  so 
basely  treated  in  his  innocent  youth.  But 
they  knew  not  the  pure  heart  and  tender 
spirit  of  Joseph.  He  was  one  who  had  learned 
the  lesson,  long  after  taught  by  the  Savior, 
whose  gentle  and  sorrowful  life  was  so  like 
his  own,  "Love  your  enemies;  bless  them  that 
curse  you;  do  good  to  them  that  hate  you;  and 
pray  for  them  that  despitefully  use  you  and 
persecute  you."  So  he  called  them  nearer  to 
him  and  comforted  their  hearts  with  most 
gracious  speech.  He  told  them  not  to  re- 
proach themselves,  for  God  had  but  sent  him 
before  them  to  preserve  life.  Not  their  own 
lives  alone,  but  those  of  a  great  host;  for  the 
famine  was  to  last  yet  five  years,  and  Egypt 
was  to  supply  the  food -for  a  starving  world. 
All  that  had  happened  to  him  God  had  over- 
ruled for  his  own  good,  and  for  the  deliver- 
ance of  others.    They  are   bidden,  therefore, 


to  return  to  Canaan  and  tell  their  father 
Jacob  that  the  son  whom  he  had  so  long 
mourned  as  dead  was  now  ruler  in  Egypt,  and 
that  he  and  all  his  household  were  to  come 
down  and  be  nourished  by  him  the  remainder 
of  their  lives.  When  his  brothers  could  not 
yet  believe  for  joy,  Joseph  embraced  his 
brother  Benjamin  and  wept  with  him,  and 
then  in  turn  kissed  and  embraced  all  the  oth- 
ers and  talked  with  them  of  the  old  home  and 
the  familiar  scenes  of  his  youth,  until  they 
were  put  at  ease  and  their  fear  departed. 

In  all  history,  sacred  or  profane,  no  other 
such  instance  is  found,  save  in  the  story  of 
Jesus  himself,  of  such  magnanimity  of  spirit, 
such  steadfastness  of  character,  such  endur- 
ing faith  in  God  and  love  for  man,  as  this  of 
Joseph.  He  is  an  embodiment  of  the  spirit 
of  our  golden  text,  "Be  not  overcome  of  evil, 
but  overcome  evil  with  good."  For  curses  he 
gave  blessings;  for  blows,  kisses;  for  envy  and 
hatred,  love.  His  effort  to  excuse  his  broth- 
ers to  themselves  is  as  artless  as  anything 
ever  said  by  a  little  child,  while  it  exhibits 
the  wisdom  of  the  sage  and  the  faith  of  a 
saint.  After  studying  this  picture  of  for- 
giveness, how  can  we  ever  again  cherish  a 
bitter  feeling  toward  a  brother,  or  speak  an 
angry  word,  even  against  him  who  has 
wronged  us?  Lord,  help  us  ever  to  keep  thy 
gentle  injunction  in  memory,  "Be  ye  kind 
one  to  another,  tender  hearted,  forgiving  one 
another,  even  as  God  for  Christ's  sake  hath 
forgiven  you." 


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Christian  Endeavor 

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TOPIC   FOR   OCTOBER   27. 

Bible  H^ea^cling. 

"I  will  make  it  the  rule  of  my  life  to  read 
the  Bible  every  day."— 2  Tim.  3:1-17. 

Timothy  was  instructed  from  childhood  in 
the  sacred  scriptures  of  the  Jews.  His  mother 
and  grandmother  had  taught  him  in  early 
childhood,  according  to  the  custom  of  the 
Jews.  In  every  Jewish  family  the  children 
were  carefully  taught  in  the  scriptures  until 
they  knesv  all  the  story  of  their  national  life, 
and  all  the  tenets  of  their  religion.  In  other 
oriental  countries  the  same  custom  prevails.- 
Children  must  leaim  the  sacred  writings.  In 
China,  only  that  man  is  great  who  knows  the 
books  of  Confucius,  who  has  memorized  the 
ancient  classics  of  his  people.  It  is  by  memor- 
izing thousands  of  verses  of  scripture  that 
men  became  Mandarins. 

Now,  something  of  a  lesson,,is  contained  in 
these  facts  for  us  of  the  western  world.  We  must 
teach  ourselves  and  teach  our  children  to  know 
the  sacred  books  from  earliest  youth.  Our 
fathers  realized  the  need  of  this,  and  in  their 
cabin  homes  or  on  their  broad  plantations 
talked  of  and  taught  the  scriptures  to  their 
children.  By  the  fireside  the  Bible  was  read 
and  its  doctrines  argued.  By  the  furrow  in 
the  field  the  dog  eared  Testament  was  thumb- 
ed and  conned,  until  they  knew  its  exact 
words,  and  some  of  them  could,  if  it  had  been 
destroyed,  have  produced  whole  books  of  it 
from  memory. 

This  devotion  to  the  scriptures  has  not  alto- 
gether been  handed  down  to  .us.  We  are  so 
busied  and  careful  for  many  things;  we  have 
so  many  irons  in  the  fire;  our  modern  life  is  so 
distracting  and  distracted  that  we  fail  of  the 
same  devotion  that  our  fathers  had  for  the 
old  volume.  It  is  ours,  then,  to  foster  every 
tendency  to  Bible  reading,  and  when  we  are 
neglectful,  to  arouse  ourselves  and  turn  back 
to  search  the  scriptures. 

But  even  more  than  the  formal' reading  of 
the  Bible  is  it  necessary  that  we  take  its  spirit 
into  our  hearts.  Just  as  there  are  many  that 
cry  Lord,  Lord,  and  do  not  the  will  of  the 
Father,  so  are  there  some  who  read  page 
after  page  but  fail  of  the  spirit.  After  all,  it 
is  to  catch  the  vision  of  those  masterful  and 
pious  lives  of  the  past,  to  brood  over  the  rev- 
elation of  God's  spirit  in  men  and  most  of  all 
in  the  Man  of  Nazareth,  that  we  ought  to 
pore  over  these  sacred  pages,  and  to  strengthen 
our  lives  an  i  purify  our  hearts  in  the  process. 

This  result,  however,  can  be  accomplished 
more  than  we  often  think,  by  regularity  of 
habit  in  reading.  We  are  accustomed  too 
much  to  reason,  "Well,  I  don't  believe  I  do 
any  better  by  regular  reading  than  by  regular 
neglect.  I  don't  see  any  effect  upon  my  life  from 
one  more  thail  from  the  other."  The  develop- 
ment of  the  spiritual  life,  we  must  remember, 
is  a  thing  so  slow,  so  slow.  We  rnay  not  see  the 
grass  growing,  nor  a  soul.  We  cannot  meas- 
ure the  gradual  increase  of  spiritual  stature. 
So  many  great  and  good  men  have  told  us 
that  regularity  of  reading  the  Bible  develops 
Christian  character  that  we  ought  to  accept 
their  unanimous  testimony  and  follow  their 
advice.  * 

"Habit  is  a  cable.  We  weave  a  thread  of  it 
each  day,  and  io  becomes  so  strong  we  cannot 
break  it."  The  habit  of  Bible  reading  grows 
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LOUTH  AN-SI  PES—  Married  at  the  home 
of  the  bride,  Sept.  26,  Henry  Louthan  and 
Miss  Aanie  ^ipes,  both  of  Areola,  111.,  L.  T. 
Faulders  officiating. 

EVERSOLE-S PARKS.— Married  at  the 
parsonage,  Oct  2,  1901.  Henry  C.  Eversole 
-and  Miss  Mary  E.  Sparks,  both  of  Hinds- 
boro,  111  ,  L.  T   Faulders  officiating. 

PRADA.— GU1RE  —  Married  at  the  home  of 
the  bride's  parents,  Oct.  9,  1901,  C.  H.  Strawn 
•officiating-.  Mr.  John  Prada  to  Miss  Maggie 
A.  Guire.  both  of  Paris,  Mo. 

MOOflE-MASSfE— Married  at  Platts- 
burg,  Mo..  Oct.  9.  1901.  by  J.  W.  Perkins,  Dr. 
Edward  T.  Moore,  of  DeKalb,  and  Miss  Au- 
gusta Massie,  of  Plattsburg,  Mo. 

BLUL—  ONION—  On  Sept.  3, 1901.  occurred 
the  marriage  of  Mr.  Oscar  Bluland  Miss  Alta 
•Onion,  both  of  Sumoer,  111.  The  ceremony 
took  place  at  the  parsonage,  in  Ipava,  111., 
Eld.  J.  E.  Deihl  officiating. 

STOUT— BROWN.— On  Sept.  12,  1901,  Mr. 
•Charles  Stout,  of  Fairview,  Pulton  county, 
111.,  and  Miss  Katie  Brown,  of  near  Ipava, 
111,,  were  married  at  the  bride's  home,  at  high 
moon  Eld.  J.  E  Deihl  officiating. 

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BAKER. 

Miss    Essey    M.  Coleburn  was  born  Jan.  8, 

1  1877,  united    with    the    Christian    Church  at 

Loami,  Saugamon  county,  111.,  in  1896      She 

1  was   united  in  marriage,  by  the  wrioer,  with 

!  Mr.  G.  W.  Baker,  a  prosperous   merchant   of 

i  Loami,  March  22,  1899.     She  was  the  sunshine 

I  of  the   home.     Faithful    to    Christ    and    the 

;  church.     Sue  was  the  only   daughter  of  Mr. 

;  and  Mrs   D.  Coleburn.    Idolized  by  them  and 

I  by  her  husband,  loved  by  all  '*-ho  knew  her. 

She  died  at    her   home    in  Loami    after   two 

"weeks'  suffering,  OcA.  4,  1901.    The  writer  held 

her  funeral  services  Sunday,  Oct.  6,  and  amid 

'■  tears  and  grief  she  was  laid  to  rest  in  Loami 

i  cemetery.  J  .  E   Deihl. 

PARR. 

Rhoda,  Parr  was  born  Feb    11,    1S65,  died 

Sept.  9,  1901,  aged  36  years,  6  months,  28  days. 

[  She  became  a  Christian  early  in.  life  and  lived  a 

I  faithful  member  of  the  Christian  Church.    Her 

suffering  was  long  and  severe.      She  leaves  a 

husband   and   two  children    to  mourn   their 

loss.    Funeral  was  held  in  Areola,  conducted 

bv  the  writer.  L.  T.  Faulders. 

Areola,  III.,  Oct.  7,  1901. 

THOMPSON. 

A  father  and  mother  in  Israel  have  passed 
away  from  our  midst.  On  June  12.  1901,  Mrs. 
Amelia  Beach  Thompson,  aged  74  years,  10 
months,  was  called  to  her  abiding  home  and 
her  exceeding  great  reward.  For  nearly  60 
years  has  Sister  Thompson  bpen  a  devout 
soldier  of  the  cross.  She  united  with  the 
Church  of  Chris-,  shortly  after  her  marriage 
in  1841  and  has  continued  faithful  unto  the  end. 
Even  in  the  last  days  of  her  illness,  through 
all  her  suffering,  was  she  the  same  sweet- 
spirited,  loving  disciple  of  earlier  years.  A 
little  less  than  three  months  after  tlie  decease 
of  Sister  Thompson  her  aged  husband— 77 
years  and  11  months— went  to  join  her  in  the 
rewards  promised  to  God's  children.  Having 
lived  long  together  it  was  impossible  that 
they  should  be  long  separated.  Who  can 
measure  the  influence  and  good  of  such  lives* 
Through  long  years  of  life's  trials  and  hard- 
ships have  they  toiled  on  together  bearing  the 
banner  of  the  cross  on  before  them,  laying  it 
down  only  when  the  summons  came  to  join  a 
brighter  company  above. 

H.  P.  Shaw. 
'   Franklin,  III. 

WILKISON. 

Geo.  Wilkison  was  born  in  Ohio  in  1839  and 
died  at  McLoud,  Okla. ,  Oct.  2,  1901,  aged  61 
years.  He  became  a  Christian  in  eaHy  life 
and  was  for  many  ye  irs  an  elder  in  the  Church 
of  Christ.  He  was  a  faithful  and  devoted 
Christian  at  the  time  of  his  death.  He  leaves 
a  wife  and  three  sons,  one  of  whom  is  an 
evangelist  in  the  Christian  Church.  The  fu- 
neral services  were  conducted  by  J.  C.  Winn, 
after  which  the  bodv  was  shipped  to  Okla- 
homa City  for  burial^  S.  D.  Dutcher  conclud- 
ing the  sad  rites  at  the  grave.  The  deceased 
live!  for  a  number  of  years  in  Wayne  Co.,  111., 
and  northwest  Kansas,  but  for  the  last  six 
?ears  in  Oklahoma  A  good  man  has  gone 
aom?  to  God  and  left  a  precious  heritage  to 
im  own— a  good  name.  O.  W. 


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BETHANY  BEACH. 


Seaside    Property 


Seaside    Property 


Investment-- A  Golden  Opportunity 

BETHANY  BEACH 

= Delaware  ^^^^^^^^^= 


"Bethany  Beach,  the  Beautiful,"  as  one  vis- 
itor exclaimed,  is  a  new  ocean  resort  on  the  Atlantic 
Coast  in  Sussex  County,  Delaware,  and  is  a  little 
over  one  mile  from  Ocean  View.  Last  summer  {1901) 
the  great  Christian  Church  inaugurated  a  work  that, 
in  scope,  will  be  similar  to  Ocean  Grove  and  Ocean 
City,  N.  J.  They  now  have  a  splendid  auditorium 
and  a  large  assembly  grounds.  As  the  Christian 
Church,  whose  individual  members  are  known  as 
disciples  of  Christ,  numbers  over  1,000,000  communi- 
cants in  the  United  States  and  Canada,  and  as  they 
have  no  other  such  resort  on  the  Atlantic  Coast,  it  is 
easy  to  predict  a  glorious  future  for  Bethany  Beach. 

The  \ear  1901  will  be  written  by  future  historians 
as  the  first  season  for  Bethany  Beach.  They  will 
say  that  a  boat  line  was  started,  an  auditorium  with 
a  seating  capacity  of  1,200  constructed,  and  splendid 
cottages  erected  by  Mrs.  Wheeler,  of  Baltimore, 
Md.;  D.  C.  France,  Esq.,  of  Philadelphia,  Pa.,  and 
Miss  J.  Dimmitt,  of  Xenia,  Ohio.  In  addition  to 
these,  a  large  house,  which  was  upon  the  grounds, 
was  renovated,  as  was  also  an  old-fashioned  house 
called  the  Surf  House.  The  latter  was  constructed 
by  a  private  party  to  entertain  his  friends  and 
guests,  and  has  been  on  the  beach  for  20  years.  We 
mention  this  fact  to  show  how  safe  Bethany  Beach 
is.  Plans  for  other  cottages  have  been  submitted  to 
contractors  and  bids  on  same  are  requested.  Next 
year  the  first  section  of  a  magnificent  hotel  will  be 
completed  and  in  all  probability  a  pier  will  be  run 
out  into  the  ocean.    A  petition  is  being  circulated 


for  the  establishment  of  a  United  States  life  saving 
station.  Should  such  a  movement  be  successful  it 
will  prove  a  great  attraction.  The  practice  of  these 
brave  men  leaves  an  indelible  impression  on  the 
minds  of  the  spectator. 

It  is  interesting  to  learn  that  visitors  were  present 
from  Nebraska,  Kentucky,  Ohio,  Illinois,  Virginia, 
District  of  Columbia,  New  York,  Michigan,  Mary- 
land and  Pennsylvania. 

Next  season  (1902)  promises  to  be  an  eventful  one. 
Great  meetings  will  be  held  in  the  auditorium.  An 
invitation  to  hold  its  sessions  at  Bethany  Beach  has 
been  extended  to  the  North  Atlantic  Conference, 
letters  are  being  received  from  a  vast  number  of 
people  in  which  the  writers  express  their  determina- 
tion to  be  present  next  season.  A  certain  State  evan- 
gelist writes  that  a  company  of  30  will  charter  a  car  to 
come,  and  that  their  party  will  represent  Virginia, 
Tennessee  and  Kentucky. 

Lots  at  Bethany  Beach. 

The  Bethany  Beach  Improvement  Company  takes 
great  pleasure  in  stating  that  they  have  many  choice 
lots  for  sale.  These  lots  are  40x125  feet  in 
size,  and  are  within  1,  2,  3,  4  and  5  minutes' 
walk  of  the  Ocean  and  the  Auditorium.  Over 
$20,000  worth  of  lots  were  sold  the  first  year.  It 
is  confidently  expected  that  many  thousands  will 
be  sold  this  coming  year.  This  company  owns  all 
the  land  surrounding  the  vast  assembly  grounds. 

Address: 


.00   per 


100.00 — $15.00    down, 

125.00— $30  00    down,    $1  25   pet 


Our  Splendid  Terms. 

It  has  been  suggested  that  we  give  every  person 
an  opportunity  to  purchase  a  lot.  After  much  con- 
sideration we  have  determined  to  place  over  200  lots 
on  the  market  with  the  most  liberal  terms  possible, 
We  take  particular  pleasure  in  stating  the  prices 
and  payments: 

Lots  at  $75.00  — $10.00  down,  $1.00  per 
week. 

I,ots    at 
week. 

Lots    at    $ 
week. 

Lots  at  $150.00— $20.00  down,  $1.50  per 
week. 

I,ots  at  $200.00— $25.00  down,  $1  50  pet 
week. 

Now  is  the  time  to  buy.  Best  bargains  are  often 
lost  through  delay.  Lots  at  Atlantic  Cit3',  Ocean 
City,  Ocean  Grove,  and  other  ocean  resorts,  cost 
very  little  in  the  early  beginnings  of  these  places. 
Now  they  are  sold  at  fabulous  sums.  Betlranj 
Beach,  with  its  magnificent  shore,  splendid  natural 
facilities  and  glorious  beginning,  promises  well  foi 
the  lot  purchaser. 

We  again  call  your  attention  to  the  easy  terms  ir. 
the  purchasing  of  lots.  "Money  saved  is  money 
earned,"  is  an  old  maxim.  Why  not  invest  a  part  oj 
your  earnings  in  something  that  has  a  bright  futuri 
be/ore  it?  Bethany  Beach  will  be  a  great  place.  H 
is  bound  to  grow.  Do  not  let  a  golden  opportunit} 
pass  by. 

We  shall  be  glad  to  send  you  all  necessary  infor 
mation.  Write  us  at  once  for  plans  and  testimonials 


Bethany   Beach    Improvement  Company 

Bethany  Beach,  Ocean  View,  Dela.wa.re 


GROUP  TAKEN  AT  BETHANY  BEACH. 


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No.  43 


Contents. 

Editorial: 

Current  Events 1347 

Some  Features  of  the  Convention 1349  ||| 

The  Foreign  Society 1350  iH 

The  Home  Missionary  Society 1350  |§| 

Convention   Briefs 1352  |€| 

M 

Contributed  Articles:  Sp 

s 

Christianity  in   Business.— A.   B.  Phil-  <jjjg| 

lips 1354  |g| 

English  Topics.— William  Durban 1355  pgf 

Down  With  Cigarets.— Willis  Brown    1357  |§| 

B.  B.  Tyler's  Letter 1357  §|f 

New  York  Letter— S.  T.  Willis  1358  ^ 

The  Old  Book  in  the  New  Crucible.— J.  pi? 

J.Haley 1359  «« 

a 

Correspondence:  fs^ 

■ 

The  Pious  Unimmersed 1362  |«| 

Texas  Letter 1362'  ||| 

Bro.  Rains  at  Akita,  Japan 1363  itH 

Kansas  City  Letter 1364  |p 

A  New  Preacher 1364  |§3 

Fifth  District,  Illinois 1364  I§ 

Awake,  Thou  that  Sleepest  1365  IH 

A  Grateful  Message 1365  |||5 

A  Practicable  Union 1366  |8S 

The  Idaho  Convention 1374  f|| 

A  Suggestion 1374  Mi 

■ 

Miscellaneous:  ^^ 

Our  Budget 1360  ||| 

Evangelistic 1366  *a 

Family  Circle 1368  ||§ 

With  the  Children 1371  tiM 

Hour  of  Prayer 1372 

Sunday-school 1373 

Marriages  and  Obituaries 1375 

Book  Notes 1376 


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Cxirrent   Events. 

Reciprocity  That  the  tariff  will  again 

and  Patronage.   be  brought  into  the  fore- 
ground as   a  political  issue  there  is  now 
little  doubt.    The  President  is  an  ardent 
advocate   of    reciprocity    and   hints    have 
been  dropped  that  this  subject  will  form 
an  important  section  in  his  first  message  to 
Congress.    It  is  believed   that  he  will  go 
no  farther  than  a  general  recommendation 
of  the  principle  and  will  wait  for  Congress 
to  do  the  rest.     He  believes  in  reciprocity, 
not  as  a  vague  sentiment  of  benevolence 
toward   that  portion  of  mankind  which  is 
so    unfortunate    as    to    dwell  beyond  our 
borders,  but  as  a  national  tariff  policy,  and 
it  is   probable  that  the  principles  which 
President   McKinley  stated  in  his  famous 
Buffalo   speech  the  day  before  his  assas- 
sination,   will    be     embodied    in    definite 
legislation  by  the  coming  Congress.    The 
south  and  west  can  be  counted  on  to  favor 
the  sort  of  reciprocity  which  the  President 
will  probably  advocate.     If  there  is  trouble 
it  will  be  in  the  east.    Mr.  Roosevelt  has 
put  a  stop  to    the    numerous    conflicting 
rumors  about  his  attitude  toward  a  second 
term  by  stating   frankly   that   he   is   not 
averse  to  it.     He  will  pander  to  no  cliques, 
but  if  the   people  like  his  first  term  and 
want  another  like  it  he  will  be  at  their 
service.    The  appointment  of  Gov.  Jones, 
of  Alabama,   as  a  federal  judge   by    the 
President  has  provoked  general  comment 
and    almost    universal  approbation.     Gov. 
Jones  is  a  Gold  Democrat,  and  is  consid- 
ered by  men  of  all  parties  as  having  good 
judicial  timber  in  him.    His  appointment 
is  significant  of  a  more  liberal  attitude  on 
the  part  of  the  administration  toward  the 
Democrats  of  the   south.    But  when  this 
appointment  was  followed  a  few  days  later 
by     the    appointment     of    another    Gold 
Democrat,    Mr.    George    E.    Koester,    as 
collector    of  internal    revenue   for    South 
Carolina,    it     aroused    some    Republican 
criticism.    There  are  some  who  think  that 
this    is    too    much.    To  give  two  federal 
offices  in  the  whole  south  to  men  of  the 
other  party  seems  to  them  to  imply  that 
the  President  thinks  he  cannot  find  good 
men  in  his  own  party.    It  is  remarkable 
how  easily  some  office-hungry  politicians 
get  their  feelings  hurt. 


The  Color 

Question 

Again. 


The  action  of  President 
Roosevelt  in  entertaining 
Booker  T.  Washington  at 
dinner  at  the  White  House  has  called  forth 
a  discordant  chorus  of  comments  from 
north  and  south.  It  is  said  to  be  the  first 
time  that  a  negro  has  ever  dined  at  the 
White  House  table  and  indignation  nat- 
urally runs  high  in  some  quarters.  One 
southern  paper  characterizes  the  Presi- 
dent's invitation  as  "a  blunder  that  is 
worse  than  a  crime,"  and  another  gently 
remarks  that  it  is    "the    most   damnable 


outrage  that  was  ever  committed  by  any 
citizen  of  the  United    States."      To    the 
sensitive  mind  of  this  critic  it  is  evidently 
far  more  atrocious    to  eat  with  a  negro 
than  to  burn,   hang  or  shoot  one.     These 
latter  acts  may  be  reprehensible;    under 
some  circumstances  they  may  be  errors  of 
judgment;    they  may  be  indiscreet  or  un- 
necessary; but  the  most  foul  and  loathsome 
crime  in  the    whole  calendar,  "the    most 
damnable  outrage,"  in  fact,  according  to  our 
excited  contemporary,  is  to  invite  a  negro  to 
dinner.     For  our  part,  we  heartily  agree 
with  the  men  of  the  south  that  the  less 
that  is  said  about  the  social  equality  of  the 
races  the  better  it  will  be  for  both.    What- 
ever may  be  true  about  political  rights  and 
equality  before  the  law,  we  do  not  blame 
our  southern  brethren  in  the  least  for  their 
desire  to  keep  white  society  and  negro  so- 
ciety separate.    But  there  are  some  among 
them  who  are  a  trifle  too  inflammatory  in 
their  defense    of   this    position   and    who 
emphasize  it  to  the   exclusion   of  certain 
weightier  matters  of  the  law.    The  criti- 
cism called  forth  by  this  Booker  Washing- 
ton episode   is  particularly  regrettable  be- 
cause Mr.  Washington  is  not  one  of  those 
"smart  niggers"  who  are  anxious  to  secure 
social  recognition  for  themselves  and  their 
race.    His  work  as  president  of  the  Tuske- 
gee    Industrial    Institute   has    necessarily 
brought  him  into  contact  with  many  emi- 
nent men  and  into  prominence  as  a  speaker 
before  white  audiences.    But    the    whole 
tendency  of  his  work  is  to  make  his  people 
cease  their  clamor  about  their  rights,  and 
fit    them    for   the    performance    of    their 
duties.    In  this  way,  he  rightly  thinks,  the 
rights  can  be  left  to  take  care  of  them- 
selves.   It  is  safe  to    say  that  President 
Roosevelt  did  not  invite  Mr.  Washington 
to  dine   with  him   simply  that  he  might 
startle  the  south,  or  gratify  the  north,  or 
preach  a  sermon  on  negro  equality.    That 
would  indeed  have  been  foolish   and  un- 
called-for.    He   himself  says  that  he  in- 
vited the  negro  because  he  wished  to  con- 
fer with  him  about  matters   pertaining  to 
his  race,  and  since  Mr.  Washington  is  the 
highest  authority  in  this  country  on  those 
matters,  the  explanation  ought  to  be  ac- 
cepted in  good  faith. 


Mr.  Watterson 's  Henry  Watterson  is  in  the 
New  Role.  field  ag  a    can(Jidate   for 

governor  of  Kentucky  in  1903.  Mr.  Watter- 
son has  long  been  considered  an  important 
factor  in  Kentucky  politics,  but  has  always 
hitherto  disavowed  any  ambition  for  office. 
But  he  is  tired,apparently,  of  acting  the  part 
of  king-maker.  He  was  one  of  the  leaders  of 
the  bolt  against  Mr.  Bryan  in  1896,  and  has 
of  late  been  playing  the  role  of  peace- 
maker between  the  two  wings  of  the  Democ- 
racy. It  is  not  improbable  that,  in  be- 
coming a  candidate  for  governor  in  1903, 
Mr.   Watterson  really  has  his  eye  on  more 


ultimate  things  and  covets  the  Democratic 
nomination  for  President  in  the  following 
year.  Somehow  one  cannot  contemplate 
Mr.  Watterson  as  a  candidate  for  office 
without  recalling  his  enthusiastic  approval 
of  an  election  law  in  his  state  which,  in  his 
own  happy  phrase, "left  nothing  to  chance." 
Commenting  editorially  in  the  Louisville 
Courier-Journal  on  the  recent  Booker- 
Washington  episode,  he  calls  it  an  ill  wind 
for  the  President  and  for  his  hopes  of  win- 
ning the  south  by  appointing  Democrats  to 
office,  and  prophesies  that  it  will  blow  good 
to  the  Democracy.  He  hopes  to  see  the 
Democratic  ship  wafted  by  this  and  similar 
breezes  into  the  haven  of  victory  in  1904, 
and  probably  there  is  not  absent  from  this 
pleasing  thought  in  his  mind  the  fancy  of 
himself  as  standing  at  her  helm  when  she 
makes  the  port. 


& 


The  New 
Mark  Twain. 


Mark  Twain,  having  now 
fully  recovered  after  his 
bout  with  the  missionaries,  has  again  es- 
chewed humor  for  a  season  and  plunged 
into  the  New  York  mayoralty  campaign. 
It  is  grim  business  for  a  humorist.  Like 
Carl  Schurz,  he  declines  to  support  his 
friend  Shephard,  the  Tammany  candidate,, 
and  goes  on  the  stump  for  Seth  Low.  It 
is  the  natural  penalty  for  his  reputation  as 
a  humorist  that  he  will  scarcely  be  able  to 
get  the  people  to  take  him  seriously.  If 
"Sunset"  Cox  could  not  persuade  the  pub- 
lic that  he  was  other  than  a  funny  man, 
how  can  the  immortal  Mark,  even  if  he  is 
disguised  by  his  introducers  as  "the  Hon- 
orable Samuel  L.  Clemens,"  expect  to  be 
received  with  grave  and  serious  attention? 
A  recital  of  the  corruptions  of  Tammany 
from  his  lips  will  awaken  peals  of  laughter^ 
and  his  most  eloquent  tirades  against 
Croker  will  smooth  the  corrugations  from 
anxious  brows  and  give  his  delighted  audi- 
tors the  merriest  evening  they  have  had 
this  year.  But  why  should  he  wish  to  be 
taken  seriously?  Let  him  use  the  glitter- 
ing blade  of  ridicule.  Let  him  be  a  greater 
Mr.  Dooley.  His  anti-missionary  cam- 
paign in  the  North  American  Review  ex- 
hibited an  almost  naive  incapacity  for 
logic;  but  if  a  lifelong  career  as  a  humor- 
ist has  unhinged  his  logical  processes  and 
left  every  argument  a  dismal  non  sequiturr 
there  remains  at  least  the  sequence  between 
a  joke  and  a  laugh — and  this  he  understands 
as  well  as  any  man  living.  Let  him  get  the 
laugh  on  Croker  and  he  can  leave  the  argu- 
ments for  others. 


J* 


Ta.mma.r\y's 
Fight  for  Life 


The  combination  of  all  the 
anti-Tammany  elements  in 
New  York  and  their  united  support  of  Seth 
Low  for  mayor  has  evidently  given  Mr* 
Croker  a  more  serious  view  of  the  situation 
than  that  which  he  entertained  just  before 
his  return  from  England.  He  seemed  to 
think  then  that  all  he  had   to  do  was  to 


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October  24,  1901 


whistle  once  and  the  specter  of  Reform 
would  vanish  in  the  same  old  way.  But  it 
refuses  to  vanish.  Mr.  Low  is  not  the 
vanishing  kind.  And  it  is  now  reported — 
unofficially,  of  course,  but  with  a  good 
show  of  plausibility — that  Croker  is  pre- 
paring to  sell  out  his  own  candidate,  Shep- 
hard,  and  bend  his  energies  upon  keeping 
control  of  the  minor  offices,  especially  that 
of  prosecuting  attorney,  in  the  borough 
of  Manhattan.  In  fact,  Mr.  Shephard  is 
personally  much  too  decent  a  man  for 
Croker  to  be  permanently  interested  in. 
He  has,  to  be  sure,  been  on  both  sides  of 
most  of  the  important  questions  at  one 
time  or  another,  but  he  has  always  been 
considered  a  well-meaning  individual  and 
was  the  supporter  of  the  reform  ticket 
against  Tammany  four  years  ago.  It  was, 
on  the  whole,  rather  a  shrewd  piece  of 
business  for  Tammany  to  secure  a  man 
with  a  reputation  for  respectability  as  its 
candidate  this  year.  The  minor  offices  are 
quite  as  important  as  the  mayoralty,  and 
the  use  of  a  respectable  figure-head  may 
help  to  get  them.  Mr.  Shephard  must  feel 
comfortable  when  he  reflects  that  his  posi- 
tion is  about  as  honorable  as  that  of  a 
wooden  decoy  duck.  He  insists  that  he  is 
running  on  his  own  record  Not  a  bit  of 
it.  He  is  running  on  Tammany's  record 
and  on  Croker's  record.  A  politician  is 
known  by  the  company  he  keeps. 


& 


Criticism   of 
the  British 
Army. 


The  storm  of  criticism, 
which  has  been  beating 
upon  the  British  war  de- 
partment with  increased  force  during  the 
past  few  weeks,  shows  no  sign  of  abate- 
ment. The  onslaught  upon  Gen.  Buller, 
when  his  re-appointment  to  the  command 
of  an  army  corps  was  suggested,  was  a 
mere  episode,  though  by  his  own  indiscreet 
reply  to  his  critics  he  made  it  a  startling 
one.  But,  Buller  or  no  Buller,  there  are 
plenty  of  people  in  a  position  to  know  the 
facts  who  think  that  the  whole  army  system 
needs  re-adjustment.  It  suffers  from  both 
political  and  social  influence.  A  cabinet 
minister  in  a  meeting  of  his  party  a  few 
days  ago  said:  "We  have  got  to  put  an  end 
to  the  system  by  which  the  smart  ladies  of 
society  have  a  voice  in  promotion."  This 
admission  by  one  on  the  inside  that  the 
smart  ladies  of  society  do  have  a  voice  in 
the  army  promotions  at  present,  is  some- 
what remarkable.  There  is  renewed  talk 
of  the  possible  necessity  for  increasing  the 
army  by  conscription,  since  enlistments  are 
about  at  an  end  and  there  are  only  three 
army  corps,  consisting  altogether  of  30,000 
or  40,000  men,  left  in  England.  Mr.  Brod- 
erick,  as  the  civilian  head  of  the  war  de- 
partment, paints  fair  pictures  of  the  con- 
dition of  the  army,  but  these,  in  connection 
with  such  admissions  as  the  above  and  the 
discouraging  reports  from  the  field,  fail  to 
carry  conviction.  From  South  Africa 
there  has  come  during  the  past  week  al- 
most no  news — which,  in  this  case,  is  bad 
news.  It  is  reported  that  Gen.  Botha  has 
again  escaped  from  a  trap  which  was  laid 
for  him.  It  is  a  habit  which  he  has  ac- 
quired during  his  strenuous  life  the  last 
year  or  two. 


The  McKinley 

Memorla.1. 


The  organization  of  the 
William  McKinley  Na- 
tional Memorial  Arch  Association  has  been 
completed.     Among  its  general  officers  are 


Henry  B.  MacFarland,  Secretary  Gage, 
Chief  Justice  Fuller,  Admiral  Dewey,  Gen. 
Miles,  M*iss  Helen  Gould,  Mrs.  C.  W. 
Fairbanks,  Cardinal  Gibbons,  Bishop 
Potter,  Dr.  F.  E.  Clark  and  Presidents 
Eliot,  Hadley,  Harper,  Patton  and  Jordan. 
Two  vice-presidents  will  be  appointed  for 
each  state,  and  through  this  far-reaching 
and  representative  organization  funds  will 
be  collected  for  the  erection  of  a  suitable 
memorial  to  President  McKinley,  the  exact 
nature  of  which  is  to  be  determined  later. 

Metropolitan       By    the  decision    of    the 

Art  Ga.llery.  court    in    the  RogerS   will 

contest  the  Metropolitan  Art  Gallery  in 
New  York  gets  $5,000,000.  Jacob  S.Rogers 
had  no  special  concern  or  acquaintance 
with  art  and  chose  the  Metropolitan  Gal- 
lery as  the  object  of  his  benevolence  chiefly 
because  he  thought  it  would  vex  his  rela- 
tives— which  it  did.  There  are  a  great 
many  worse  uses  to  which  the  money  might 
have  been  put,  and  it  was  a  lucky  chance 
which  turned  his  fancy  in  this  direction 
where  the  money  will  be  wisely  spent  even 
if  it  was  foolishly  given.  Perhaps  the 
country  at  large  does  not  appreciate  as 
fully  as  it  should  what  a  magnificent  in- 
stitution New  York  has  in  its  Metropolitan 
Art  Gallery.  Of  course  it  has  no  such 
collection  of  Old  Masters  as  some  of  the 
European  galleries,  but  in  many  respects 
it  is  entitled  to  rank  among  the  greatest 
collections  in  the  world.  People  who  have 
money  to  give  for  art  should  remember, 
however,  that  the  best  service  which  they 
can  render  in  this  direction  is  a  general 
dissemination  of  the  knowledge  and  love 
of  art  among  all  the  people,  and  that  this 
cannot  be  accomplished  by  establishing  an 
institution,  however  complete,  in  New  York 
city  or  at  any  other  one  point.  As  educators 
know  the  value  of  the  small  college,  which 
comes  close  to  the  homes  of  the  people,  so 
artistic  educators  and  donors  should  recog- 
nize the  desirability  of  having  good,  even 
if  small,  collections  at  many  points 
throughout  the  country.  The  plan  of 
planting  all  your  seed  in  one  hole  and  then 
going  fishing,  is  easy  for  the  fellow  who 
plants,  but  not  conducive  to  a  large  crop. 

Mr.  Gage's  The  National  Bankers' 
Financial  Association,  which  was  in 

Creed.  session   last  week  in   Mil- 

waukee, was  addressed  by  the  secretary  of 
the  treasury,  Mr.  Gage.  In  his  speech  to 
the  association,  he  stated  his  financial 
creed,  which  included  the  following  points: 
that  the  government's  demand  obligations, 
i.  e.,  legal  tender  notes,  should  be  gradual- 
ly retired  and  canceled;  that  our  system 
of  bank-note  circulation  should  be  made 
more  responsive  to  commercial  needs;  that, 
beyond  acting  a3  a  guardian  and  trustee 
for  the  people  in  relation  to  national  banks, 
the  government  guaranty  to  bank-note 
issues  should  cease ;  that  the  public  money 
in  excess  of  a  reasonable  working  balance 
should  be  deposited  in  national  banks; 
that  in  times  of  peace  the  national  revenue 
should  exceed  the  expenditure  and  the  sur- 
plus be  used  in  reducing  the  public  debt. 

Miss  Helen  Gould's  name  heads  the  list 
of  lady  managers  for  the  Louisiana  Pur- 
chase Exposition.  No  name  in  that  place 
could  give  the  public  greater  confidence 
that  things  will  be  well  managed. 


A  witness  in  the  naval 
court  of  inquiry  testified 
a  few  days  ago  that  Admiral  Schley's  loop 
was  a  good  move,  and  now  Capt.  Cook  of 
the  Brooklyn  testifies  that  it  was  he,  and 
not  Schley,  who  gave  the  order  for  the 
loop.  Presently  we  shall  have  a  trial  to 
locate  the  credit  for  devising  this  masterly 
maneuver  and  thereby  winning  the  battle 
of  Santiago. 

Joseph  F.  Smith  has  been  chosen  as 
\President  of  the  Mormon  Church  to  suc- 
ceed Lorenzo  Snow,  who  died  last  week. 
\King  Leopold  of  Belgium  is  about  to 
visit  the  United  States.  Leopold  may  have 
some  virtues  but  they  are  not  notable. 
During  the  sixty- six  years  of  his  royal  life 
he  'has  devoted  himself  chiefly  to  escapades 
which  would  disgrace  a  college    freshman. 

Tfhe  official  report  of  President  Mc- 
Kihley's  doctors,  covering  the  time  from 
the|  shooting  to  the  autopsy,  has  been  pub- 
lished. The  doctors  used  fifteen  thousand 
words  to  say  that  they  really  do  not  know 
what  caused  the  President's  death  and  do 
not*think  any  one  ever  will  know. 

The  brigands  who  are  holding  Miss  Stone 
for  ransom,  after  being  pursued  by  Bul- 
garian soldiers,  have  again  given  their 
pursuers  the  slip  and  are  in  hiding  in  some 
unknown  place  in  the  mountains.  Several 
days  ago  the  subscriptions  toward  the  ran- 
som fund  were  still  $50,000  short  of  the  re- 
quired amount.  A  new  appeal  has  been 
made  and  funds  are  again  coming  in. 

The  Episcopal  convention  at  San  Fran- 
cisco has  adjourned  to  meet  three  years 
hence  in  Boston.  The  House  of  Delegates 
rejected  the  canon  on  divorce  and  re- mar- 
riage which  the  House  of  Bishops  had 
drawn  up  and  approved.  The  prohibition 
of  the  re-marriage  of  divorced  persons, 
whether  guilty  or  innocent,  except  those 
divorced  for  causes  arising  before  the  first 
marriage,  was  objected  to  by  the  delegates. 

The  gold  mines  of  the  Pharoahs  are  said 
to  have  been  rediscovered  in  Egypt.  New 
mining  methods  applied  to  those  old  mines  k 
may  make  them  more  productive  than  they 
ever  were  before.  But  the  real  gold  mine 
of  the  Pharaohs  was  the  River  Nile  and  the 
narrow  strip  of  fertile  soil  on  each  side. 
The  application  of  modern  methods  of 
agriculture  here  would  probably  produce 
some  results  which  would  startle  the  Shep- 
herd kings. 

St.  Louis  is  having  this  week  an  election 
for  the  adoption  or  rejection  of  certain 
amendments  to  her  charter  which  are  essen- 
tial to  her  proper  growth  and  development. 
They  have  reference  chiefly  to  public  im- 
provements, paving  and  cleaning  streets, 
making  sidewalks,  laying  sewers  and  the 
erection  of  public  buildings.  This  is  a 
necessary  preliminary  to  the  house-clean- 
ing we  must  do  to  be  ready  to  receive  our 
visitors  in  1903. 

Herr  Johann  Most,  anarchist  and  nihi- 
list, has  been  sentenced  by  a  New  York 
court  to  one  year  of  imprisonment  at  hard 
labor  on  BlaekwelFs  Island  for  publishing 
in  his  paper,  Freiheit,  an  article  advocat- 
ing the  assassination  of  rulers.  Most  was 
born  in  Augsburg,  Germany,  in  1847;  be- 
gan his  career  of  protest  by  refusing  to  go 
to  confession,  and  has  been  a  violent  ob- 
jector ever  since  to  everything  except  beer, 
idleness  and  inflammatory  speech.  This 
will  not  be  his  first  experience  in  prison. 


October  24,  1901 


THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


1349 


T5he  First  Twentieth  Century  Convention 


Some  Features  of  the  Con- 
vention- 
Prophecy  has  given  place  to  history. 
Promise  has  found  its  fulfillment.  Expec- 
tation has  not  been  disappointed.  The 
Minneapolis  convention  has  gone  to  record 
and  takes  high  rank  among  our  great  na- 
tional assemblies.  It  was  an  experiment  to 
go  so  far  to  the  Northwest.  Some  doubted, 
but  we  believed  from  the  first  that  we  could 
hold  a  great  convention  there,  with  the  aid 
of  such  an  enterprising  local  committee. 
The  result  has  not  disappointed  us.  The 
attendance  from  abroad  was  larger  than  in 
any  previous  convention  except  that  of  the 
jubilee  celebration  two  years  ago.  Con- 
servative estimates  put  the  total  attendance 
at  4,000,  though  the  registration  did  not 
reach  that  number.  The  great  hall  in  the 
Exposition  building,  capable  of  seating 
3,500  people  not  including  the  gallery,  was 
comfortably  filled  on  several  occasions. 

While  the  convention  was,  therefore, 
large  enough  for  all  purposes  of  enthusi- 
asm and  for  that  wisdom  which  comes  from 
a  "multitude  of  counselors,"  its  magni- 
tude was  by  no  means  its  chief  element  of 
greatness.  It  was  great  in  the  character  of 
its  addresses,  and  the  motives  and  spirit 
which  inspired  them.  We  have  probably 
never  had  a  line  of  addresses  at  one  of  our 
conventions  that  averaged  higher  in  range 
of  thought  and  literary  excellence.  There 
was  justification  for  the  repeated  emphasis 
given  to  the  fundamental  things  for  which 
we  plead  in  the  circumstance  that  we  were 
meeting  in  new  territory.  A  further  justi- 
fying cause  for  at  least  occasional  addresses 
by  some  of  our  representative  men  on  the 
nature  and  scope  of  our  plea  on  such  occa- 
sions is  the  fact  that  there  are  always 
young  people,  including  young  ministers 
of  the  gospel,  attending  these  conventions 
who  would  probably  never  have  opportun- 
ity otherwise  of  hearing  so  clear  and  forci- 
ble a  statement  of  the  things  which  are 
commonly  believed  among  us.  Such  ad- 
dresses are  therefore  educative  in  their  in- 
fluence and  tend  to  the  promotion  of  that 
unity  among  ourselves  which  is  essential  to 
the  furtherance  of  the  cause  which  we 
plead.  No  convention  ever  held  among  us 
has  given  a  more  judicious  emphasis  to 
what  is  fundamental  and  vital  in  our  posi- 
tion. If  there  were  an  occasional  depart- 
ure from  the  canon  of  good  taste,  it  was 
exceptional,  and  in  the  minor  addresses. 

A  still  higher  test  of  the  convention  was 
in  the  work  it  accomplished  and  the  re- 
sults which  are  likely  to  flow  from  it.  We 
believe  that  in  this  respect  the  Minneap- 
olis convention  will  prove  to  be  a  great  one. 
The  reports  of  last  year's  operations  in 
every  department  show  that  we  are  pro- 
gressing steadily  along  all  lines,  and  are 
destined  to  exert  a  deeper  and  a  wider  in- 
fluence on  the  religious  thought  and  life  of 
the  world  as  the  years  go  by.  The  net  re- 
sult of  the  influence  of  the  reports  made  and 
of  the  addresses  delivered  was  the  widen- 
ing of  our  horizon,  the  stimulation  of  faith 
and  hope,  a  clearer  conception  of  the 
world's  needs  and  greater  courage  to  go 
forward  in  the  mighty  task  to  which  God 
has  called  us.  Not  the  least  of  the  benefi- 
cent results  of    such  a  convention  is  the 


lofty  optimism  which  it  inspires  in  the 
minds  of  those  who  attend  it  and  who  be- 
come acquainted  with  its  spirit  and  its 
action.  When  it  is  seen  how  much  has 
been  accomplished  by  the  limited  amount 
of  means  and  the  limited  number  of  work- 
ers coming  from  only  a  partial  consecra- 
tion, one  cannot  help  feeling  that  with 
whole-hearted  consecration  of  our  lives, 
our  energies  and  our  means,  vastly  greater 
achievements  will  be  possible. 

The  recommendation  by  the  convention 
of  a  field  secretary  in  our  foreign  work,  and 
that  we  attempt  to  bring  the  contributions 
of  that  society  up  to  $200,000  the  coming 
year,  and  to  send  out  at  least  twelve  new 
missionaries  each  year,  are  indications  of 
the  enlarging  faith  and  zeal  among  us  as 
regards  world-wide  evangelization.  The 
appointment  of  a  committee  to  submit,  at 
our  next  annual  convention,  a  plan  for  a 
great  centennial  celebration  in  1909  on  the 
completion  of  an  hundred  years  of  history 
of  our  restoration  movement,  marks  a  for- 
ward look  that  means  a  great  advance  dur- 
ing these  intervening  years  along  the  lines 
of  our  missionary,  educational  and  be- 
nevolent work.  The  effort  to  accomplish 
something  worthy  of  such  a  movement  by 
the  clos^  of  the  first  century  of  our  history 
will  be  the  very  best  test  we  can  give  to 
ourselves  of  the  earnestness  and  zeal  with 
which  we  are  carrying  forward  the  work 
which  our  fathers  began,  and  the  best 
demonstration  which  we  can  give  to  the 
world  of  the  power  of  the  principles  we 
hold  to  inspire  men  to  unity  of  action  and 
to  unselfish  and  heroic  service  for  God  and 
for  humanity.  There  is  not  an  organiza- 
tion among  us  which  does  not  feel  that  it  is 
only  in  the  beginnings  of  its  history  and  of 
its  usefulness,  and  that  infinitely  greater 
things  are  to  be  accomplished  in  the  future 
than  have  been  realized  in  the  past.  It  is 
this  confident  expectation  of  growth  and  of 
enlargement  which  is  the  surest  prophecy 
of  better  things  to  come. 

The  unity  and  fraternity  manifested 
throughout  the  convention  was  most  grati- 
fying to  those  who  believe  that  people  who 
preach  unity  should  practice  it  among 
themselves.  While  there  were  differences 
of  opinion  upon  minor  questions  of  policy 
there  was  essential  unity  of  thought  and 
feeling  upon  all  those  matters  which  relate 
to  faith  and  duty.  There  are  some  in- 
fluences among  us,  it  is  true,  which  do  not 
make  for  unity  or  fraternity,  and  their 
presence  was  not  without  evidence  in  the 
outer  circles  of  the  convention  and  in 
social  conversation,  but  they  did  not  touch 
in  the  least  the  action  of  the  convention, 
and  the  unanimity  of  sentiment  against 
all  unfraternal  criticism  gives  proof  that 
such  influences  cannot  long  remain  active. 
No  man  can  be  a  helper  of  the  great  cause 
we  plead  who  does  not  recognize  love  as  the 
supreme  force  in  the  kingdom  of  God,  and 
the  supreme  law  to  regulate  our  Christian 
intercourse. 

Nor  was  this  fraternity  and  fellowship 
limited  to  the  delegates  of  the  convention. 
A  minister  representing  the  Free  Bap- 
tists was  present  to  bring  the  greetings  of 
his  brethren  to  us,  and  received  in  return 
an  equally  fraternal  message  to  his  breth- 
ren from  us.   The  Minnesota  Baptist  Asso- 


ciation, which  was  in  session  at  the  same 
time  in  St.  Paul,  sent  us  very  fraternal 
greetings,  and  good  wishes  for  our  success, 
and  in  response  a  committee  consisting  of 
three  prominent  members  of  the  conven- 
tion was  sent  to  visit  their  convention  and 
convey  to  them  our  cordial  Christian  greet- 
ings and  Christian  fellowship.  They 
visited  the  Baptist  brethren  in  convention 
and  were  cordially  received,  as  was  also 
the  message  which  they  delivered  to  them. 
When  the  committee  returned  and  reported 
through  Prof.  C.  L.  Loos  the  cordiality 
with  which  they  had  been  received  by 
the  Baptist  brethren,  the  announcement 
was  received  with  great  enthusiasm,  show- 
ing that  the  passion  for  Christian  unity 
which  animated  our  fathers  still  survives 
in  the  hearts  of  their  spiritual  descendants. 
This  incident  gave  rise  to  the  reappoint- 
ment of  a  committee  on  Christian  union, 
which  had  been  neglected  for  several  years. 
This  committee  will  serve  as  a  sort  of  con- 
necting link  between  ourselves  and  other 
religious  bodies  who  may  wish  to  cultivate 
fraternai  relations  looking  to  closer  unity. 

The  result  of  the  convention  on  our  cause 
in  Minneapolis  and  St.  Paul,  and  in  the 
new  and  growing  northwest  which  was 
represented  in  the  convention,  cannot  fail 
to  be  good  and  enduring.  The  presence  of 
so  many  men  of  wide  reputation  and  of 
ability,  whose  addresses  and  sermons 
reached  large  multitudes  of  people,  the 
character  of  the  work  done  by  the  conven- 
tion and  the  great  communion  service  on 
Sunday  afternoon,  when  more  than  3,000 
believers  sat  down  together  at  theTtable  of 
memory  to  remember  their  common  Lord 
and  Savior  and'  to  pledge  themselves  anew 
in  allegiance  to  Him — all  this^  must  have 
made  deep  and  lasting  impression  upon  all 
those  who  were  ear  and  eye  witnesses. 
The  brethren  at  Minneapolis  and  there- 
abouts with  whom  we  talked  were  abund- 
antly satisfied  with  the  convention  as  meet- 
ing their  expectations  and  promises  to  the 
people,  and  felt  sure  that  its  influence 
would  be  very  great.  On  our  part  we  were 
abundantly  satisfied  with  the  entertainment 
we  received  and  with  all  the  preparations 
which  had  been  made  by  the  brethren  in 
Minneapolis  and  St.  Paul  for  the  conven- 
tion.   This  local  committee  deserves  chief 

credit  for  the  success  of  the  convention. 
vg 

One  fact  detracted  more  than  any  other 
from  the  continued  interest  of  the  conven- 
tion to  the  close,  namely:  the  large  num- 
ber of  delegates  leaving  on  Wednesday 
evening,  missing  one  entire  day  of  the 
proceedings,  and  the  closing  consecra- 
tion service  on  Thursday  evening.  Some 
remedy  must  be  found  for  this,  or  it  will 
prove  a  perpetual  source  of  weakness  in 
our  conventions.  One  way  to  remedy  it  is 
to  postpone  such  matters  as  the  selection 
of  place  of  next  convention,  and  the  elec- 
tion of  president  and  vice-presidents  by 
ballot,  until  the  closing  session  of  the  con- 
vention. Interest  generally  culminates  in 
these  acts  of  the  convention.  Another 
remedy  would  be  to  make  the  convention 
proper  a  more  strictly  delegate  body. 
This  is  important  from  several  considera- 
tions. Before  our  next  convention  the 
brotherhood  should  be  made    thoroughly 


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THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


October  24   1901 


acquainted  with  the  conditions  of  member- 
ship in  the  society,  entitling  persons  to 
vote,  so  that  delegates  may  be  duly  ap- 
pointed and  accredited  to  the  Omaha  con- 
vention. The  delegates  should  sit  together, 
probably  grouped  by  states,  where  they 
could  confer  together  on  any  matter  of  in- 
terest. Delegates  appointed  to  attend  the 
convention  [to  transact  its  business  would 
not  feel  at  liberty,  or  ought  not  to  feel  at 
liberty,  to  leave  the  convention  until  the 
business  is  complete,  without  the  most 
urgent  reasons.  This,  of  course,  need  not 
interfere  with  securing  as  large  attendance 
as  possible  at  these  conventions.  As  it 
was,  the  sectional  divisions  on  Thursday 
were  rather 'meagerly  attended,  with  the 
exceptionjof  the"'evangelistic  section  which 
met  in  the  hall  where  the  convention  was 
held,  and  which  attracted  the  main  body 
of  those  who  remained.  The  educational 
and  benevolent  sections  were  sparsely  at- 
tended. The  most  deeply  religious  and 
tender  of  all  the  sessions  we  attended, 
however,  was  that  of  the  benevolent  section 
on  Thursday  afternoon  at  the  Portland 
Avenue  Church  of  Christ.  While  the  at- 
tendance was  not  large  it  represented 
several  states,  and  both  the  reports  of  the 
sisters  and  the  addresses  made  profound- 
ly  stirred  the  hearts  of  all  present. 

Taken  all  in  all  we  feel  justified  in  pro- 
nouncing the  Minneapolis  convention  a 
great  gathering  in  numbers,  in  ability,  in 
enthusiasm,  in  wide-reaching  plans,  in  the 
spirit  of  consecration  to  higher  service,  in 
its  noble  optimism,  and  in  its  influence  on 
the  cause  in  the  interest  of  which  it  was 
held. 


The  Foreign  Society. 

The  sessions  of  the  Foreign  Christian 
Missionary  Society  occupied  Monday 
morning,  afternoon  and  evening  After 
devotional  exercises,  the  committeps  were 
appointed  and  reports  read.  An  abstract 
of  the  report  of  the  board  of  managers  of 
the  Foreign  Society  was  publis-hed  in  the 
Christian-Evangelist  last  week.  The  re- 
port presented  at  this  time  by  the  presi- 
dent, A.  McLean,  dealt  with  the  general 
aspects  of  the  work  for  the  past  year.  At- 
tention was  called  to  the  fact  that  the  re- 
ceipts showed  a  falling  off  of  about  $8,000 
for  the  year  from  all  sdurces — a  result  ac- 
counted for  by  the  president  on  three 
grounds:  the  superabundant  prosperity  of 
the  early  part  of  the  year,  which  tempted 
those  who  had  money  to  invest  it  instead 
of  giving  it;  the  drought  of  the  summer, 
which  cut  off  a  large  part  of  the  income  of 
the  rural  members  and  increased  the  living 
expenses  of  all;  and  the  attack  upon  the 
missionaries,  led  by  Mark  Twain,  growing 
out  of  events  in  China  which  furnished  an 
occasion  for  criticism  though  offering  no 
just  ground  for  it.  Nevertheless,  in  spite 
of  decreased  resources,  the  work  has  pros- 
pered during  the  year.  Having  failed  by 
nearly  thirty  thousand  dollars  to  reach  the 
two  hundred  .  thousand  dollar  mark,  that 
same  figure  will  be  looked  upon  as  the  goal 
for  the  coming  year.  It  was  announced 
that  a  committee  of  five  had  been  ap- 
pointed to  consider  the  advisability  of  dis- 
continuing the  Turkish  mission  and  to  re- 
port at  the  next  convention. 

Prof.  Clinton  Lockhart,  of  Drake  Uni- 
versity, delivered  an  inspiring  address  on 
"The    Constraining    Love  of   Christ,"  in 


which  he  set  forth  the  fundamental  mis- 
sionary principle  that  the  love  of  Christ  is 
the  impelling  motive  to  Christian  service, 
and  that  it  is  the  greatest  force  in  the 
world. 

The  following  missionaries  were  intro- 
duced to  the  convention  and  spoke  very 
briefly,  some  in  English  and  some  in  the 
language  of  their  work:  M.  B.  Adams,  of 
Bilaspur,  India,  W.  C.  Weeden,  of  Hono- 
lulu, Herman  P.  Williams,  who  is  going  to 
the  Philippine  Islands,  Mrs.  C.  E.  Garst, 
of  Japan,  Miss  Mattie  Burgess,  of  India, 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  E.  E.  Faris,  of  Africa,  and 
Mr.  Paul  Moore  (not  a  missionary),  of 
London,  England. 

E.  E.  Faris,  who  has  spent  four  years  on 
the  Congo  in  the  heart  of  Africa,  made 
one  of  the  best  speeches  of  the  convention, 
an  unvarnished  and  unadorned  story  of 
some  of  his  experiences  at  Bolengi.  Mr. 
Faris's  keen  sense  of  humor  and  his  dis- 
claimer of  any  special  virtue  or  heroism 
did  not  make  less  evident  to  the  audience 
the  true  heroism  of  the  work  which  he  has 
been  doing.  Many  were  heard  to  remark 
that  they  had  never  before  had  so  vivid  an 
impression  of  the  work  of  a  mission  sta- 
tion as  they  had  received  from  this  de- 
scription of  the  work  at  the  crossing  of 
the  equator  and  the  Congo. 

A  devotional  Quiet  Hour,  at  the  close  of 
this    session,    was    conducted    by    F.     G. 
Tyrrell,  of  St.  Louis. 
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The  Monday  afternoon  session  opened 
with  the  reports  of  committees.  The  com- 
mittee on  Children's  Day  reported  that  the 
amount  collected  for  foreign  missions  by 
this  means  last  year  was  one-fourth  of  the 
total  receipts  of  the  Foreign  Society; 
emphasized  the  education  of  the  children 
in  missionary  giving  as  more  important 
than  the  immediate  cash  returns  of  their 
offering;  and  recommended  that  this  edu- 
cational feature  be  made  more  effective  by 
the  gpneral  adoption  of  some  plan  of  sys- 
tematic missionary  giving  which  would  be 
continuous  through  the  year. 

The  committee  on  present  work  spoke 
of  the  diminished  receipts  for  the  year, 
and  of  the  five  new  "Living  Link"  church- 
es, each  supporting  its  own  missionary — the 
Central  of  Cincinnati,  Mount  Cabanne  of 
St.  Louis,  First  of  Akron  and  the  churches 
at  Deerfield,  O.,  and  Crawfordsville,  Ind. 
The  work  in  the  Philippines  is  being  in- 
augurated through  the  gift  of  $5,000  by 
Lathrop  Cooley.  The  committee  on  future 
work  noted  that  the  growth  in  the  society's 
receipts  during  the  last  twenty  years  had 
been  gratifying  as  compared  with  that  of 
other  foreign  missionary  .societies.  It  was 
recommended  that  special  attention  be 
given  to  the  60  per  cent,  of  our  churches 
which  are  not  at  present  contributing  to  our 
co-operative  missionary  work,  and  to  this 
end  recommended  the  establishment  of 
missionary  lectureships  in  our  colleges,  and 
the  appointment  of  a  field  secretary  by  the 
executive  committee.  The  present  officers 
were  nominated  for  the  ensuing  year  and 
unanimously  re-elected. 

Addresses  were  made  at  this  session  by 
W.  R.  Warren,  of  Connellsville,  Pa.,  on 
"The  Immediate  and  Imperative  Claims  of 
Mission  Lands,"  and  by  M.  D.  Adams, 
who  has  been  eighteen  years  in  Bilaspur, 
on  "Mission  Work  in  India."  E.  N. 
Clemenson,  of  Utah,  made  an  appeal  for 
the  bringing  of  pressure  to  bear  upon  Con- 


gress to  secure  an  anti- polygamy  constitu- 
tional amendment. 

The  Monday  evening  session  was  occu- 
pied by  addresses  by  W.  E.  Ellis,  of  Nash- 
ville, and  H.  L.  Willett,  of  Chicago. 

J* 

The    Home    Missionary 

Society. 

The  convention  of  the  American  Chris- 
tian Missionary  Society  occupied  two  days, 
Tuesday  and  Wednesday.  After  the  devo- 
tional exercises,  I.  J.  Spencer,  president  of 
the  A.  C.  M.  S.,  took  the  chair.    A  few 

iof  the  society's  workers  were  presented  to 
the  convention  by  Secretary  B.  L.  Smith 
and  spoke  very  briefly.  R.  A.  Timme, 
who  is  working  with  the  Germans  in  Cleve- 
land, among  whom  we  have  two  churches, 
two  Bible-schools  with  700  members,  two 
Christian  Endeavor  societies,  an  orphan- 
age, a  children's  hospital,  a  deaconess 
ityork  with  five  deaconesses,  and  a  sewing 
school,  appealed  for  more  attention  to  the 
fifteen  millions  of  Germans  in  this  country. 
G.  K.  Hester  presented  the  needs  of  south- 
ern Michigan  and  northwestern  Indiana, 
where  there  is  a  district  thirty  miles  square 
without  a  resident  minister  of  any  denomi- 
nation. J.  P.  Lichtenberger,  of  Buffalo, 
spoke  of  New  York  state  as  a  field  for  city 
evangelization.  Among  7,000,000  of  popu- 
lation, we  have  only  8,000  members  and  49 
churches.  These  three  appeals,  which 
were  only  three  out  of  forty- seven  such 
received  by  the  managing  board  within  a 
few  weeks,  put  the  convention  in  a  mind  to 
appreciate  the  urgency  of  the  work  of 
home  missions. 

The  president's  address,  delivered  by  I. 
J.  Spencer,  was  one  of  the  great  speeches 
of  the  convention.  It  was  a  masterly  pre- 
sentation of  the  plea  made  by  the  Disciples 
of  Christ.  He  called  it  not  "our  plea"  but 
"the  Divine  Plea" — ours  only  in  a  sub- 
ordinate sense,  as  the  violet  can  look  up 
and  say  "my  sun"  and  as  doubting  Thomas 
can  cry  out,  when  convinced,  "my  Lord 
and  my  God."  The  familiar  motto, 
"Where  the  Scriptures  speak,  we  speak," 
etc.,  was  given  this  forcible  statement: 
The  Church  of  Christ  is  a  democracy  in  all 
matters  of  expediency,  but  an  absolute 
monarchy  in  all  matters  wherein  the  King 
has  declared  his  will.  The  speech  abounded 
with  crisp  epigrammatic  statements  of  the 
great  truths  for  which  the  Disciples  of 
Christ  especially  stand,  and  the  audience 
gave  vociferous  approval  to  the  declaration 
that,  since  all  Christians  are  essentially 
alike,  unity  would  be  found  when  they  are 
content  to  be  Christians  only— plus  noth- 
ing, mjnus  nothing,  divided  by  nothing. 

The  report  of  the  acting  board  of  mana- 
gers was  presented  by  the  corresponding 
secretary,  B.  L.  Smith.  An  abstract  of 
this  report  appeared  in  the  Christian- 
Evangelist  of  last  week  and  printed 
copies  of  the  full  report  were  in  the  hands 
of  the  convention.  The  corresponding 
secretary  called  attention  to  the  more  im- 
portant points  in  the  report  and  to  the 
recommendations  of  the  board,  which  it  is 
not  necessary  to  repeat  here. 

The  report  of  corresponding  secretary  of 
the  Board  of  Church  Extension,  G.  W. 
Muckley,  showed  that  more  than  this  year's 
proportion  had  been  raised  toward  bring- 
ing the  church  extension  fund  up  to  the 
desired  half  million  dollars  by  1905.  In 
explanation  of  the  fact  that  the  map  show- 


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ing  the  churches  that  have  been  helped  by 
this  board  is  thickly  dotted  in  the  central 
states  and  that  comparatively  few  loans 
have  been  made  in  the  extreme  east  and 
extreme  west,  the  secretary  stated  that  this 
was  only  because  the  applications  came 
chiefly  from  the  central  states.  The  policy 
of  the  board  is  to  grant  every  loan  asked 
outside  of  this  central  territory  and,  when 
it  is  necessary  to  refuse  any  for  lack  of 
funds,  to  refuse  those  in  regions  where  we 
are  already  strongly  represented.  The 
secretary's  tour  of  the  western  states, 
occupying  eight  months  from  January  to 
September,  gave  him  a  broader  knowledge 
of  the  field  and  a  deeper  insight  into  its 
needs. 

The  report  of  the  statistical  secretary, 
G.  A.  Hoffmann,  showed  our  present  total 
membership  in  the  United  States  to  be 
1,179,541,  a  net  gain  of  30,459  during  the 
past  year.  The  number  of  churches  is 
10,689,  a  gain  of  161.  The  number  of 
Bible-schools  has  increased  from  7,829  to 
8,002  and  the  number  of  ministers  at  pres- 
ent is  6,385,  a  gain  of  42  over  last  year. 
The  total  amount  of  money  raised  during 
the  fiscal  year  ending  Sept.  30  is  as  follows : 
for  all  missionary  purposes,  foreign,  home, 
state  and  district,  including  church  exten- 
sion, $611,220;  for  education  and  benev- 
olence, $219,269;  for  local  church  work, 
$5,401,000.  Total  for  all  purposes  $6,310,- 
489.  This  is  a  gain  of  $576,850  over  last 
year  and  means  an  average  contribution  of 
over  $5  per  member. 

An  address  on  the  Twentieth  Century 
City  was  delivered  by  J.  A.  Lord,  who  sang 
the  praises  of  stone- bruised  heels  and 
defective  suspenders  of  the  one-gallus 
variety  as  constituting  an  infallible  index 
to  incipient  genius  and  future  greatness. 
If  these  be  indeed  the  surest  criterion  of 
youthful  promise,  then  a  new  danger  is 
added  to  the  increase  of  our  urban  popula- 
tion. We  have  an  idea,  however,  that  in 
the  twentieth  century  village,  as  in  the 
twentieth  century  city,  the  wearing  of 
shoes  and  galluses  in  pairs  has  already  be  - 
come  practically  universal.  The  best  in 
material  things  is  none  too  good  for  the 
man  on  the  farm  and  we  hope  to  see  the 
day  when  he  will  come  into  his  own. 
Stone-bruises  and  single  galluses  are  no 
part  of  his  legitimate  inheritance.  Mean- 
while the  farm  has  not  all  the  virtue  in  the 
country,  though  it  has  its  share. 

Tuesday  afternoon  was  devoted  to  busi- 
ness. Chief  interest  centered  in  the  re- 
ports of  the  committee  on  place  of  next 
convention  and  on  nominations.  The  com- 
mittee on  place  recommended  Pittsburg. 
A  motion  was  at  once  made  to  substitute 
Omaha,  and  the  fight  was  on.  It  was  an 
entirely  good-natured  one,  however.  There 
was  quite  a  general  feeling  that  the  next 
convention  should  go  east,  but  it  was 
understood  that  the  invitation  from  Pitts- 
burg had  been  solicited,  while  the  invita- 
tion from  Omaha  had  been  pushed  vigor- 
ously from  the  beginning  by  a  well- organ- 
ized delegation.  Under  these  conditions 
Omaha  won  by  a  good  majority  and  was 
then  made  unanimous.  The  committee  on 
nominations,  nominated  as  president  of 
the  next  convention  Gov.  McMillen,  of 
Tennessee,  and  as  vice-presidents,  Judge 
Charles  J.  Scofield,  of  Illinois,  Carey  E. 
Morgan,  of  Virginia  and  T.  E.  Cramblett, 
of    West    Virginia.     H.     O.  Breeden,    of 


Iowa,  was  put  in  nomination  for  president. 
This  seemed  to  necessitate  a  ballot,  and 
pending  preparation  for  this,  the  name  of 
Gov.  McMillen  was  withdrawn  and  on 
motion  the  secretary  was  instructed  to  cast 
the  ballot  for  H.  O.  Breeden  for  president, 
and  the  names  mentioned  above  for  vice- 
presidents.  A.  L.  Orcutt,  secretary  of  the 
ministerial  relief  fund,  made  a  strong  plea 
for  "Primitive  Christianity"  as  illustrated 
in  ministering  to  the  poor  saints  under  its 
care,  together  with  a  report  of  the  board  of 
ministerial  relief,  showing  the  need 
of  increased  attention  to  this  feature  of 
our  work.  The  committee  on  resolutions 
through  its  chairman,  A.  B.  Philputt,  sub- 
mitted its  report,  thanking  everybody  who 
deserved  it  for  the  success  of  the  conven- 
tion, pledging  continued  opposition  to 
the  liquor  traffic,  recommending  the  selec- 
tion of  St.  Louis  as  the  place  for  the 
convention  of  1903  and  the  appointment 
of  a  committee  to  co-  operate  with  a  com- 
mittee already  appointed  by  the  Missouri 
state  board  and  the  churches  of  St.  Louis 
to  provide  for  a  suitable  exhibit  of  our 
religious  movement  at  the  World's  Fair 
in  that  city  in  1903.  A  motion  was 
made  to  strike  out  the  resolution  select- 
ing St.  Louis  as  the  place  for  a  world's 
convention  in  1903,  and  pending  the  dis- 
cussion on  this  point  the  time  for  adjourn- 
ment came  and  the  resolution  was  made 
the  special  order  for  11:45  the  next  day 

The  evening  session  of  Tuesday  was  de- 
voted chiefly  to  the  addresses  by  P.  Y. 
Pendleton  and  President  B.  A.  Jenkins. 
These,  however,  were  prefaced  by  the  re- 
port of  the  committee  on  Christian  En- 
deavor, read  by  P.  M.  Tinder,  which  em- 
phasized the  importance  of  the  work  done 
by  the  Bethany  C.  E.  Reading  Courses, 
and  the  report  of  the  committee  on  recom- 
mendations, read  by  W.  F.  Richardson. 
It  was  recommended  that  the  acting  board 
employ  district  secretaries  or  evangelists  in 
such  numbers  as  may  be  necessary  and 
practicable,  to  represent  the  society  in  the 
field  and  keep  the  work  of  home  missions 
before  the  churches,  that  greater  attention 
be  given  to  work  among  the  foreign  popu- 
lations, a  field  whose  richness  has  been 
sufficiently  proven  by  the  success  of  the 
work  of  R.  H.  Timme  among  the  Germans 
in  Cleveland;  that  Forefathers'  Day,  the 
second  Lord's  day  in  October,  be  made  the 
day  for  a  special  collection  for  ministerial 
relief  and  that  its  general  observance  in 
this  way  be  encouraged;  that  the  head- 
quarters of  the  board  of  negro  education 
and  evangelization  be  moved  from  Louis- 
ville to  Indianapolis,  and  that  this  work  be 
given  over  to  the  Christian  Woman's 
Board  of  Missions;  that  the  centennial  of 
the  publication  of  Thomas  Campbell's 
Declaration  and  Address  be  appropriately 
celebrated  in  1909,  and  that  a  committee  be 
appointed  to  report  at  next  year's  conven- 
tion and  plan  for  this  celebration.  These 
recommendations  were  adopted  and  the 
committee  called  for  by  the  last  one  was 
appointed  with  J.  H.  Garrison  as  chair- 
man. 

P.  Y.  Pendleton's  address  on  "The 
Potency  of  a  Single  Generation"  was  a 
plea  for  more  adequate  training  of  the 
young  to  an  intelligent  interest  in  mission- 
ary work  in  general  and  in  the  evangeliza- 
tion of  America  in  particular.  The  for- 
eign society  has  already  come  to  an  appre- 


ciation of  the  value  of  educating  the  chil- 
dren in  missions  and  Children's  Day  has 
become  one  of  the  most  successful  depart- 
ments of  its  work.  In  the  interest  of  home 
missions  equal  stress  must  be  laid  upon 
Boys'  and  Girls'  Rally  Day  for  America. 

J.  T.  Boone,  of  Jacksonville,  Fla.,  was 
introduced  to  the  convention,  and  made  a 
brief  statement  of  the  condition  of  affairs 
in  that  city.  Ninety -three  members  of  the 
First  church  lost  everything  in  the  fire  and 
the  church  is  without  a  building.  An  ap- 
peal was  made  for  funds  to  assist  the  Jack- 
sonville church  in  building  a  house  of  wor- 
ship and  about  8800  was  raised  in  cash 
and  pledges.  Ten  ministers  agreed  to 
take  up  collections  in  their  churches  for 
this  purpose  and  many  others  will  doubt- 
less follow  this  example. 

The  address  by  President  Burris  A. 
Jenkins,  of  Kentucky  University,  on  "The 
Disciples  of  Christ  and  the  American 
Spirit,"  developed  simply  and  logically  out 
of  three  points:  there  is  an  American 
spirit;  there  is  a  body  rightly  called  Dis- 
ciples of  Christ;  and  the  spirit  of  the 
Disciples  of  Christ  is  essentially  identical 
with  the  American  spirit.  That  there  is  a 
typically  American  spirit  few  can  doubt. 
The  people  of  Europe  ascribe  to  Uncle 
Sam  many  faults,  of  crudity,  angularity 
and  precipitancy,  but  they  always  know 
him  when  they  see  him  and  they  feel  the 
force,  though  they  may  not  admire  the 
quality,  of  his  personality.  Shocked  by 
our  lack  of  reverence  for  precedent,  in- 
dignant at  our  "shirtsleeve  diplomacy" 
and  the  more  indignant  the  more  effective 
it  shows  itself,  the  peoples  of  the  elder 
earth  know  that  there  is  an  American 
spirit — and  sometimes,  like  the  devils, 
believe  and  tremble.  The  battle  cries  of 
the  Disciples  of  Christ  have  always  been 
closely  akin  to  those  of  the  confederated 
colonies  and  of  the  United  States.  Free- 
dom has  been  first  amoag  these  battle 
cries — freedom  of  speech,  of  thought  and 
of  action,  under  law.  Even  anarchy  and 
its  attendant  crimes  cannot  shake  our 
faith  in  freedom  and  free  speech.  Similarly, 
the  Disciples  of  Christ  have  plead  for  free- 
dom of  speech  and  thought  and  have  thrown 
off  the  bondage  of  creels.  The  spirit  of 
democracy,  as  exhibited  in  our  form  of 
government  and  in  the  old  town  meeting 
where  all  men  stood  on  an  equal  footing, 
finds  its  analogy  in  the  protest  of  the 
Disciples  of  Christ  against  ranks  and 
orders  of  clergy  enjoying  special  privileges 
and  exercising  authority  over  the  church. 
As  our  government,  after  gaining  its 
liberty,  passed  through  a  "critical  period" 
while,  through  the  making  of  the  constitu- 
tion, it  was  saving  itself  from  the  petty 
tyrannies  which  threatened  to  take  the 
place  of  the  monarchical  rule  that  had  been 
overthrown,  so  our  movement  has  passed 
through  a  similar  critical  period,  from 
which  it  has  now  for  the  most  part  safely 
issued — the  period  of  danger  from  little 
popes,  perpetual  elders  and  self-appointed 
guardians  of  orthodoxy  and  chastisers  of 
heretics.  Finally,  the  Disciples  of  Christ, 
like  the  federal  government,  have  stood  for 
union — the  Church  of  Christ,  now  and 
forever,  one  and  indivisible.  We  have 
passed  the  danger  of  division  on  the  ques- 
tion of  missionary  methods  in  the  seventies, 
we  will  safely  pass  the  danger  of  division 
on  the  question  of  biblical  criticism,  and 


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October  24,  1901 


we  shall  continue  as  a  united  body  to  plead 
for  unity. 

One  of  the  most  interesting  and  helpful 
sessions  of  the  convention  was  that  of 
Wednesday  morning,  when  six  able  men, 
representing  the  northwest,  California,  the 
foreign  populations,  Canada,  New  England 
and  the  Atlantic  states,  presented  the 
claims  of  their  fields  in  clear,  crisp,  con- 
crete form  in  a  series  of  twenty- five  minute 
speeches.  There  was  little  of  generality  in 
any  of  'these  speeches ;  there  was  much  of 
pertinent  and  particular  information, 
eloquent  statistics,  pointed  logic  and 
fervent  'appeal.  The  general  exhortation 
that  the^field  at  large  needs  reapers  is  less 
forcible  to  the  average  mind  than  a  specific 
statements  to  where  a  man  is  needed  and 
why.  B.  P.  Clay,  formerly  of  Salt  Lake 
City,  and  now  state  secretary  for  IdahoJ 
spoke  of  the  possibilities  and  actualities  of 
the  great 'northwest.  J.  H.  Hughes,  of 
California,*told  of  the  needs  of  that  state, 
"the  open  door  to  the  Orient,"  where  we 
have  at  present  only  one  member  to 
78  of  population  and  one  church  to  10,000. 
In  the  midst  of  the  bounties  of  nature  as 
lavished  upon  man  in  this  sub- tropical 
climate^said  the  speaker,  "God  needs  only 
to  be  known  to  be  highly  honored."  Yet, 
for  lack  of  religious  teaching,  evil  is 
rampant'and  every  variety  of  sin,  indigen- 
ous and  exotic,  flourishes.  He  ended  with 
a  plea  for  the  general  convention  to  come 
to  San  Francisco  within  a  few  years. 

Roland|A.  Nichols,  of  Chicago,  speak- 
ing of  "The  Stranger  Within  Our  Gates," 
told  of  the  potency  of  our  foreign  citizens 
for  good  or  ill.  They  are  the  soil  in  which 
anarchy" ''grows,  and  corrupt  politicians 
manipulate  the  foreign  vote  for  their  own 
purposes.  Such  politicians  as  "Johnny" 
Powers^of^Chicago,  spoilsmen  and  corrup- 
tionists^though  they  may  be,  know  how  to 
win  these  people  through  kindness,  and  the 
church  must  learn  how  to  reach  them  with 
a  social  ministry  which  will  find  them  upon 
the  plane  where  they  now  are,  meet  their 
present^and  obvious  needs,  and  bring  them 
through  love  under  the  influence  of  the 
Gospel  of  Christ.  Mr.  Nichols's  parallel 
between  the  methods  of  the  politician  in 
winning  the  foreign  vote  and  the  methods 
which  the  church  must  employ  in  winning 
the  foreigners  themselves,  was  made  the 
text  for  a  leading  editorial  in  one  of  the 
Minneapolis  daily  papers  the  next  day. 

W.  J.  Lhamon,  who  was  for  three  years 
in  Toronto,  voiced  to  the  convention  "the 
Macedonian  cry  of  Canada."  In  the  Mari- 
time Provinces  of  Canada  we  have  a  few 
churches ;  in  Quebec,  none ;  in  the  Northwest 
Territory,  a  very  few.  Most  of  our  Canadian 
churches  are  in  Ontario,  where  we  have 
about  70,  of  which  20  are  not  in  sympathy 
with  our  co-operative  missionary  work. 
This  anti-ism  is  the  bane  of  our  work  in 
Canada.  There  is  a  strain  of  Scotch  blood 
in  Ontario  which  gives  a  genuine  Cale- 
donian steadfastness  to  the  people.  When 
started,  either  as  antis  or  as  true  mission- 
ary Disciples,  it  is  nearly  impossible  to 
turn  them.  The  Scotchman's  prayer  is  ap- 
propriate: "Oh  Lord,  start  me  right,  for 
Thou  knowest  that  when  I  once  get  started 
even  Thou  canst  not  stop  me."  In  Ontario, 
with  2,000,000  population,  we  have  one 
member  to  every  500.  Appeals  were  made 
for  help  in  Sydney,  N.  B.,  Winnipeg, 
where  a  young  man  offers  to   pay  a  hun- 


dred dollars  a  year,  and  Hamilton,  Ont. 

J.  H.  Mohorter,  pastor  of  the  church  in 
Boston,  spoke  for  New  England.  In  spite 
of  what  is  often  said  about  the  abandoned 
farms  in  New  England,  the  increase  of 
population  during  the  last  decade  was 
greater  than  the  average  increase  for  the 
whole  country.  Here  among  a  population 
of  6,000,000,  we  have  only  3,000  members, 
or  one  in  every  2,000  of  population — and 
two-thirds  of  these  have  been  gained  in 
the  last  eight  years.  The  congregations  in 
Worcester  and  Boston  have  been  especially 
prosperous  recently.  There  is  money  in 
New  England,  and  when  the  people  are 
converted  their  money  is  converted  too. 
The  field  is  ripe  for  primitive  Christianity. 
The  Unitarian  reaction  against  Puritan 
orthodoxy  has  spent  its  force  and  now  there 
is  a  reaction  in  the  other  direction.  The 
fads  and  superstitions  which  flourish  here, 
from  Christian  Science  to  astrology,  show 
that  the  religious  instinct  is  not  dead  and 
that  the  people  are  eagerly  seeking  for 
something  to  believe.  Now  is  our  day  of 
opportunity  in  New  England. 

W.  J.  Wright,  of  Washington,  D,  C, 
general  evangelist  for  the  northeast,  spoke 
on  the  proposition  that  "The  People  are 
in  the  East,"  but  admitted  that  if  this  is 
true  we  are  not  the  people,  for  we  are  not 
in  the  east.  We  must  deal  with  the  pres- 
ent centers  of  population  and  the  present 
empires,  not  with  those  in  the  distant 
future.  Christ  doubtless  foresaw  the  west- 
ward course  of  empire,  but  he  did  not  try 
to  get  ahead  of  it.  He  even  began  in 
Judea,  a  point  which  the  star  of  empire 
had  already  passed.  He  did  not  send  the 
Twelve  to  the  German  marshes,  or  to  the 
mouth  of  the  Thames,  or  to  Manhattan 
Island,  but  to  the  places  where  the  people 
were  then.  Our  center  of  population  may 
be  shifting  westward,  but  the  people  are  in 
the  east  now. 

It  is  noticeable  that  the  men  from  the 
west  tell  how  vast  is  the  territory  from 
which  they  come,  and  how  many  eastern 
states  could  be  swallowed  up  in  it;  and  that 
the  men  from  the  east  tell  how  the  popula- 
tion of  several  western  states  could  be  con- 
tained in  a  few  eastern  cities.  And  both 
are  valid  arguments.  We  must  evangelize 
the  east  for  what  it  is,  the  west  for  what  it 
is  and  what  it  is  to  be. 

[Lack  of  space  prevents  the  completion 
of  this  report  in  the  present  issue.  It  will 
be  continued  and  completed  next  week.] 

Convention  Briefs. 

It  was  not  strange  that  Omaha  won  the 
next  convention  although  a  majority  of  the 
delegates  went  to  Minneapolis  feeling  that 
the  next  convention  ought  to  go  east. 
There  was  no  application  from  any  city 
east  of  the  Mississippi  until  late  in  the 
convention,  The  Nebraska  delegation  was 
on  the  ground  early  with  a  strong  invitation 
and  a  strong  and  well-organized  force  to 
push  its  claims.  Frequent  radies  were  held 
at  Nebraska  headquarters  and  converts 
were  made  at  all  these  meetings.  When 
Pittsburg  did  come  into  the  field,  the  day 
was  practically  won  for  Omaha.  A  new 
method  of  pushing  the  claims  of  the  cities 
was  introduced.  The  Nebraskans  impro- 
vised a  song  for  Omaha,  which,  when  sung 
by  a  quartette,  seemed  to  take  the  audience 
by  storm.  Pittsburg  met  this  with  a  quar- 
tette which  sang  its  praises,    and    seemed 


equally  popular.  But  Omaha  won  the  vote, 
and  then  it  was  made  the  unanimous  choice 
for  the  convention  of  1902.  We  are  com- 
ing, Bro.  Omaha,  several  thousand  strong. 
Hurry  up  that  new  hall. 

Pittsburg  made  a  gallant  fight,  but  was 
handicaped  by  a  late  start.  When  the 
recommendation  of  a  committee  to  plan  for 
a  centennial  celebration  in  1909,  was  passed 
the  Pittsburg  delegates  at  once  caught  on 
to  the  idea  of  claiming  the  convention  for 
that  centennial  year.  That  is  according  to 
the  eternal  fitness  of  things.  We  had  that 
city  in  mind  when  urging  a  centennial 
celebration  in  these  columns  several  weeks 
ago,  as  the  most  suitable  place  for  the 
convention  that  year.  It  takes  us  back  to 
the  same  state  in  which  our  movement  had 
its  birth,  and  near  some  of  the  scenes  of  its 
early  struggles.  Yes,  it  should  be  in  Pitts- 
burg in  1909,  but  meantime  we  must  go  to 
some  of  the  other  eastern  cities. 

The  resolution  adopting  St.  Louis  as 
the  place  of  the  convention  for  1903,  and 
instructing  the  officers  of  the  society  to  co- 
operate with  a  local  committee  to  be  ap- 
pointed by  the  churches  of  St.  Louis,  in 
planning  for  a  world's  convention  of  the 
Disciples  of  Christ,  in  connection  with  the 
World's  Fair,  met  with  but  little  opposition 
after  the  situation  had  been  explained. 
There  is  no  constitutional  provision  pre- 
venting the  selection  of  a  place  two  years 
ahead,  when  circumstances  seem  to  make 
it  necessary,  and  there  ought  not  to  be. 
When  there  is  no  occasion  for  so  doing 
then  the  convention  can  always  be  relied 
upon  to  follow  precedent.  If  we  are  to 
make  an  exhibit  at  the  World's  Fair  worthy 
of  our  cause,  it  is  not  too  early  to  begin, 
and  a  committee  was  appointed  to  co-oper- 
ate with  a  committee  appointed  by  the 
state  board  of  Missouri  and  the  churches  of 
St.  Louis  in  providing  for  such  an  exhibit. 
A  little  thought  will  show  that  the  two 
enterprises  are  so  related — the  exhibit  and 
convention — that  the  committee  planning 
for  the  former  should  know  whether  the 
convention  is  to  be  a  part  of  the  general 
plan  or  not,  and  shape  its  action  accord- 
ingly. 

The  pulpits  of  the  twin  cities  were  thrown 
open  to  our  preachers  on  Lord's  day  and 
were  generally  occupied  most  acceptably  to 
the  audiences  which  gathered.  One  of  the 
popular  St.  Paul  churches  known  as  "the 
People's  Church"  with  a  seating  capacity 
of  not  less  than  2,000,  turned  out  an  audi- 
ence of  80  persons  to  hear  one  of  our 
preachers  whose  reputation  had  evidently 
not  penetrated  as  far  north  as  the  head  of 
navigation  on  the  Mississippi.  The  pastor 
of  the  church  was  absent.  It  was  a  cold 
reception,  on  a  cold  day,  in  a  cold  church, 
to  a  cold  preacher,  who  did  his  best  to 
warm  up  the  situation  by  preaching  a  hot 
sermon,  but  we  fear  with  small  success. 
The  preacher  felt  it  was  a  great  compli- 
ment to  him,  however,  to  be  assigned  to  so 
large  a  building,  and  he  only  regrets  that 
his  drawing  power  was  not  equal  to  the 
expectations  of  the  committee.  But  he  got 
a  new  idea  about  "People's  Churches." 
In  the  evening  this  preacher  was  thawed 
out  entirely  by  one  of  the  sweetest,  tender- 
est  and  most  beautiful  discourses  he  had 
heard  for  a  long  time.  It  was  by  our  be- 
oved  Jabez  Hall,  in  the  Portland  Avenue 


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Church  of  Christ.  This  gave  him  a  new 
impression  on  the  value  of  atmosphere  to  a 
preacher — not  the  material  atmosphere 
alone  or  chiefly,  but  the  spiritual  atmos- 
phere. The  communion  service  on  Lord's 
day  afternoon  was  what  these  communion 
seasons  at  our  conveutions  are  now  ex- 
pected to  be — a  holy  hour  of  self-examina- 
tion and  re-consecration.  Long  will  the 
memory  of  it  abide  with  those  who  were 
present  and  entered  into  its  spirit. 

One  of  the  side  shows  to  the  convention 
was  a  reception  tendered  by  the  local  pro- 
hibition club  to  some  of  the  prohibitionists 
of  the  convention  on  Wednesday  afternoon, 
5-7,  at  the  Portland  Avenue  church.  Re- 
freshments were  served  by  the  ladies  and 
speeches  were  made  by  W.  H.  Boles, 
Simpson  Ely,  W.  J.  Lhamon,  J.  H.  Garri- 
son, J.  A.  Lord,  Prof.  A.  M.  Haggard  and 
Rev . Mr.  Roberts  of  the  Presbyterian  church . 
Dr.  Haggard  of  the  Minneapolis  church 
presided.  The  speeches  we  heard  were  all 
capital,  except  one,  and  that  was  well 
intended.  It  proved  to  be  one  of  the  most 
enthusiastic  meetings  connected  with  the 
convention,  though  another  engagement 
prevented  the  writerfrom  remaining  to  the 
close.  Plans  are  already  being  laid  for  a 
similar  meeting  on  a  much  larger  scale  at 
Omaha  next  year.  The  saloon  must  go, 
and  the  church  that  does  not  help  to 
hasten  its  going  must  itself  go.  This  is 
official.    See  Matt.  5:13. 

The  convention  at  Kansas  City,  Mo.,  last 
year,  passed  a  resolution  to  elect  the  pres- 
ident and  vice-presidents  of  the  American 
Christian  Missionary  Society  by  ballot,  so 
as  to  permit  the  freest  expression  of  senti- 
ment on  the  part  of  the  delegates.  There 
was  a  little  disposition  to  shrink  from  this 
new  method  for  fear  it  might  give  rise  to 
electioneering,  cause  hard  feelings  on  the 
part  of  defeated  candidates  and  consume 
too  much  time.  But  it  is  obvious  that  any 
man  who  electioneers  for  office  has  no 
ground  for  hard  feelings  if  he  is  defeated. 
Others  will  have  no  occasion  so  to  feel. 
The  committee  on  nominations,  to  save 
time,  also  recommended  the  candidates  for 
the  officers  to  be  elected  by  ballot.  A  gov- 
ernor of  one  of  the  southern  states  was 
nominated  for  president.  Immediately  H. 
0.  Breeden  of  Des  Moines,  la.,  was  also  put 
in  nomination  and  urged  on  the  ground 
that  the  honor  should  be  conferred  on  one 
who  attends  our  conventions  and  who  par- 
ticipates in  and  is  familiar  with  our  various 
missionary  activities.  After  a  brief  discus- 
sion, in  which  Bro.  Breeden  offered  to  with- 
draw his  name,  the  committee  decided  to 
withdraw  the  name  of  the  governor,  and  a 
motion  to  instruct  the  secretary  to  cast  the 
ballot  of  the  convention  for  Bro.  Breeden 
was  unanimously  carried.  We  should  have 
preferred  the  ballot  vote  without  the  with- 
drawal. That  would  draw  the  lines  more 
sharply  between  voters  and  non  voters  in 
our  conventions  and  be  a  more  untrammeled 
expression  of  the  will  of  the  delegates.  We 
congratulate  President  Breeden  on  his 
election.    It  is  a  well  deserved  honor. 

College  banquets,  were  held  as  usual, 
some  of  the  colleges  cleaving  to  the  night, 
rather  than  accept  the  half- day  left  open 
for  such  social  functions.  Bethany,  Ken- 
tucky University,  Hiram,  Drake,  Cotner 
and  Eureka,  were  among  the  institutions 


whose  alumni  gathered  about  the  festal 
board,  to  revive  the  memories  of  student 
days  and  sing  the  praises  of  their  loved 
alma  mater.  Bethany  feels  that  she  has 
come  to  a  new  birth,  opening  a  new  future, 
and  all  the  colleges  are  hopeful,  and  looking 
forward  to  better  days.  We  attended  two 
of  the  banquets  and  would  have  been  de- 
lighted to  have  been  present  at  all  of  them, 
if  it  had  been  possible.  Of  the  boys  we 
heard  speak  at  these  banquets  one  was 
eighty,  and  another  close  on  to  it,  and  their 
speeches  were  among  the  best  we  heard. 
God  bless  our  colleges  and  our  college 
men! 

^< 
President  I.  J.  Spencer  worthily  flllec 
the  presidential  chair.  His  inaugural  mes- 
sage, his  bearing  in  the  chair  and  out  of  it, 
his  decisions,  his  fairness,  were  all  worthy 
of  the  presiding  officer  of  a  great  national 
convention.  If  he  erred  in  one  respect  it 
was  in  the  kindness  of  his  heart  in  permit- 
ting too  many  personal  and  sometimes 
trivial  announcements  to  be  made  from  the 
platform,  consuming  precious  time  and  de- 
tracting from  the  dignity  of  a  great  delib- 
erative body.  A  stern  announcement  at 
the  beginning  of  a  convention  that  such 
announcements  would  not  be  made  and 
need  not  be  presented,  would  avoid  the 
necessity  of  denying  personal  requests  of 
this  kind,  except  in  the  most  hardened 
cases  which  could  stand  the  rebuff.  What 
right  has  Brown  if  he  wishes  to  see  Smith, 
on  purely  personal  matters,  to  make  the 
platform  of  a  great  missionary  convention 
an  advertising  medium  to  gratify  his  de- 
sire? This  is  not  a  criticism  on  the  kind- 
hearted  chairman  but  on  the  Browns  and 
Smiths  who  worked  him  for  their  private 
convenience. 

The  half  holiday  which  the  convention 
gave  us  was  utilized  by  several  hundred 
people  in  an  excursion  to  Lake  Minnetonka 
and  a  boat  ride  on  that  lake.  Several  car 
loads  of  singing  delegates  made  the  route 
melodious  with  their  songs,  and  enjoyed 
the  brilliant  scenery jalong  the  way.  The 
ride  on  the  lake  was  marred  ?only  by  the 
chilliness  of  the  atmosphere,  as  the  day 
was  cloudy  and  the  wind  was  from  the 
north.  In  spite  of  this  drawback,  however, 
it  was  a  delightful  outing  and  gave  many 
an  opportunity  for  the  first  time  of  seeing 
one  of  the  fairest  of  Minnesota's  beautiful 
lakes.  This  opportunity  for  sight-seeing 
ought  to  have  prevented  so  large  a  falling 
off  of  the  convention  on  Thursday  forenoon 
when  the  related  interests  of  benevolence, 
education  and  Christian  Endeavor  were  so 
ably  presented.  If  some  genius  will  invent 
a  scheme  by  which  people  may  become  in- 
terested in  what  they  ought  to  be  interested 
in,  he  should  be  canonized  as  a  benefactor 
of  the  church. 

The  convention  was  favored  by  the 
presence  of  a  great  many  singers  of  note 
among  us  and  with  some  very  fine  singing. 
J.  Walter  Wilson,  who  led  the  evening 
song  services,  is  a  master  of  assemblies  in 
that  line  and  he  was  ably  seconded  by 
several  others  of  the  singing  brethren.  A 
large  chorus  choir  on  the  platform  added  to 
the  musical  feature  of  the  convention.  The 
impromptu  songs  improvised  for  the 
benefit  of  Omaha  and  Pittsburg  were 
greatly  enjoyed,  but  the  former  was  sung 
at  an  inopportune  time,  coming  imme- 
diately after  the  able  and  scholarly  address 


by  Prof.  Willett  on  "Missions  as  the 
Vocation  of  the  Church."  The  transition 
from  the  sublime  to  the  humorous  was 
rather  sudden  to  be  enjoyed  by  all. 


The  feature  of  having  headquarters  in 
the  same  building  and  yet  outside  of  the 
audience  room,  for  various  state  head- 
quarters and  for  headquarters  of  the 
various  publishing  companies,  colleges, 
benevolences  and  other  interests,  was  some- 
what unique  and  seems  altogether  desirable 
where  the  building  is  so  constructed  as  to 
permit  of  it.  It  afforded  rallying  points 
for  the  delegates,  gave  them  an  opportunity 
of  sampling  books  and  periodical  litera- 
ture, of  finding  friends  and  of  becoming 
acquainted  with  the  various  interests 
among  us.  The  attractive  manner  in 
which  these  booths  were  fitted  up  made 
them  agreeable  resorts  for  delegates  who 
desired  to  visit  them. 


It  is  not  our  custom  in  late  years  to 
make  appeals  to  our  national  conventions 
for  money,  unless  it  be  to  meet  some 
special  emergency.  Such  an  emergency  is 
presented  by  the  great  fire  in  Jacksonville, 
Pla.  An  appeal  was  made  to  the  conven- 
tion in  behalf  of  the  impoverished  church 
there,  under  the  pastoral  care  of  J.  T. 
Boone,  which  had  just  begun  preparation 
for  the  building  of  a  suitable  church  on  an 
elegant  site  when  the  fire  swept  everything 
away.  The  response  was  pledges  and  cash 
amounting  to  nearly  $900,  besides  a  num- 
ber of  churches  that  pledged  collections. 
This  amount  should  be  swelled  to  at  least 
$2,000,  and  we  hope  that  many  churches 
which  have  not  made  an  offering  for  the 
church  at  Jacksonville  will  do  so  at  their 
earliest  convenience  and  forward  same  to 
J.  T.  Boone  or  to  B.  L.  Smith,  Cincinnati. 
The  church  there  is  the  child  of  the 
American  Christian  Missionary  Society, 
as  was  Galveston,  and  if  we  put  the  Jack- 
sonville church  on  its  feet  as  we  did  the 
Galveston  church,  the  influence  of  such 
fraternal  assistance  will  be  widespread 
and  lasting.  Let  us  help  the  Jacksonville 
brethren. 


The  following  estimate  of  the  character 
of  the  delegates  assembled  in  the  exposition 
hall,  from  the  Minneapolis  Journal,  will  be 
approved  by  all  who  were  there : 

Seldom  has  the  exposition  contained  a 
more  important  assemblage.  Men  and  women 
prominent  in  the  work  of  the  Church  of  Christ 
were  present  from  practically  every  state 
in  the  union, and  from  the  Church's  missionary 
fields  as  well.  They  were  the  thinkers  of  the 
Church;  the  people  who  have  made  God's 
work  their  work;  and  the  enthusiasm  was 
manifested  in  everything  they  did.  It  is  a  fine, 
representative  body,  this  missionary  conven- 
tion of  the  Church  of  Christ,  and  one  which 
Minneapolis  deems  it  a  high  privilege  to  en- 
tertain. 

A  Minneapolis  paper  announced  that  the 
delegation  from  Indiana  was  the  only  one 
which  brought  a  banner,  but  it  was  dis- 
played conspicuously  over  the  seats 
assigned  to  the  Indiana  representatives. 
This  is  a  good  example  and  we  hope  here- 
after all  the  states  may  bring  their  ban- 
ners, and  their  delegates  sit  together.  No 
state  will  be  satisfied  to  make  a  poor  show- 
ing without  good  reason. 


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THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


October  24   1901 


Christiardty   in  Business 


(  Long  years  ago  the  church  invited  the 
world  to  put  more  Christianity  into  its 
business;  now  the  world  invites  the  church 
to  put  more  business  into  its  Christianity. 
The  logical  answer  to  this  sensible  ex- 
hortation is  the  church  extension  society. 
This  society  comes  into  existence  com- 
mitted to  the  King's  business.  "We  must 
not  take  for  granted  that  home  and  foreign 
missions  are  broad  and  spiritual;  and  look 
upon  church  extension  as  being  limited 
and  secular.  Those  who  do  so  remind  me 
of  the  man  who  laughed  at  a  German 
florist  for  cultivating  a  narrow  garden. 
"But,"  said  the  lover  of  flowers,  "see  how 
high  it  is;  it  reaches  to  the  stars."  All 
our  societies  are  many  phases  of  one  grand 
work,  just  as  the  rainbow'beauty  is  com- 
posed of  the  harmonious  blending  of 
various  hues.  It  would  be  fatal  to  neglect 
either  side  of  our  great  religion.  Upon 
the  natural  the  spiritual  is  superinduced. 
Both  ideas  are  happily  blended  in  our 
Savior's  unique  life.  He  does  not  only 
prepare  us  for  a  place,  but  he  prepares  a 
place  for  us.  The  Author  of  the  world's 
best  sermon  is  the  Architect  of  the  house 
of  many  mansions.  As  the  Carpenter  of 
Nazareth  came  to  the  aid  of  the  wilderness 
preacher,  so  we  should  send  forth  the 
mechanic  and  evangelist  to  toil  side  by 
side.  If  it  is  the  glory  of  the  home  society 
to  call  new  congregations  into  being,  it  is 
the  peculiar  joy  of  church  extension  to 
give  them  "a  local  habitation  and  a 
name." 

What  is  a  congregation  without  a  home? 
The  beasts  of  the  earth  are  not  denied  so 
great  a  boon.  The  watch- dog  returns  to 
his  master's  gate ;  the  fierce  lion  will  seek 
his  lair  and  lay  him  down  in  his  den;  "as 
for  the  stork,  the  fir  trees  are  her  house; 
the  high  hills  are  a  refuge  for  the  wild 
goats,  and  the  rocks  for  the  conies."  But 
to-night  2,700  little  groups  of  the  feeblest 
children  of  the  Son  of  Man  have  not  where 
to  lay  their  heads.  They  worship  God  in 
private  homes,  they  sing  the  songs  of  Zion 
in  .  rented  halls ;  some  dwell  in  tents  like 
Abraham  with  Isaac  and  Jacob.  These  are 
our  heroes  who  toil  hardest  and  suffer 
most  for  the  cause  we  love.  Banks  and 
loan  associations,  charging  high  interest 
and  exacting  iron-clad  securities,  seldom 
look  upon  the  little  bands  with  favor;  but 
in  charity  we  must  excuse  the  oversight 
because  such  men  and  women  as  these  are 
spiritually  discerned. 

At  this  point  church  extension  comes  to 
the  rescue  with  common  sense  advice  and 
a  few  indispensable  business  propositions. 
First,  the  missions  are  asked  to  decide 
whether  or  not  they  need  a  building  and 
what  in  reason  should  be  the  cost.  Second, 
they  are  urged  to  raise  all  the  money 
possible  on  the  ground.  Third,  they  are 
advised  to  secure  a  desirable  lot  with  a  clear 
title  in  a  residence  portion  of  the  city. 
Once  the  people  would  go  to  the  church 
but  now  the  church  must  go  to  the  people. 
Success  or  failure  will  depend  in  a  large 
degree  upon  the  choice  of  a  location. 
Promising  congregations  have  been  rele- 
gated to  oblivion  on  back  streets  or  buried 
alive  in  a  hole  in  the  ground  by  trying  to 
make  God  accept  what  the  devil  would  not 

"An  address  delivered  at  the  Minneapolis  Conven- 
tion in  the  interest  of  the  Church  Extension  Sooiety. 


have.  It  would  be  better  to  pay  market 
price  for  a  corner  lot  in  Zion  than  to  re- 
ceive a  whole  acre  donated  in  Hinnon. 
After  the  lot  has  been  secured  they  ask 
the  extension  society  for  a  loan,  to  be  re- 
turned in  five  equal  annual  installments  at 
the  low  rate  of  four  per  cent.  The  loan  i|s 
to  be  secured  by  first  mortgage  on  the 
church  property  and  must  be  sufficient  to 
complete  the  building  and  cancel  all  other 
indebtedness  except  the  mortgage;  so, 
when  the  mortgage  is  paid,  the  property 
will  be  free  of  debt.  Without  this  method 
hundreds  of  our  congregations  can  never 
own  a  church  home:  Unless  they  are 
anchored  to  some  spot  they  can  call  their 
own  they  will  soon  be  lost  to  us  forever. 
To  allow  such  children  of  promise  to  go 
from  us  by  default  is  to  be  guilty  of  the 
worst  form  of  slothfulness  in  business. 

Manufacturing  establishments  constantly 
guard  against  the  least  possible  loss;  they 
no  longer  cast  material  worth  millions  into 
the  waste  pile  and  the  ash-heap.  They 
tell  us  that  our  packing  houses  have 
learned  to  utilize  every  part  of  the  hog 
except  his  squeal.  And  soon,  very  soon, 
some  inventor  may  come  and  convert  his 
harsh  tones  into  music  and  give  him  a 
voice  as  sweet  as  the  notes  of  an  instru- 
ment of  ten  strings.  When  Jesus  called 
Peter  and  Andrew  they  were  casting  a  net 
into  the  sea;  this  was  the  primitive  home 
society — -catching  the  fish .  When  he  called 
James  and  John  they  were  mending  their 
nets;  these  were  charter  members  of 
church  extension — keeping  the  fish  from 
getting  away. 

Church  extension  has  just  completed 
the  lucky  thirteenth  year  of  its  age  and 
seeks  to  drive  away  all  superstitious  fears 
by  assuring  us  the  last  year  has  been  its 
best  year.  We  now  have  in  the  fund 
$305,342.  We  will  have  half  a  million  by 
1905.  Over  five  hundred  prosperous  young 
churches  have  received  assistance.  More 
than  $160,000  has  been  returned  and  re- 
loaned.  The  money  is  not  buried  in  one 
place  by  giving,  but  kept  in  perpetual 
motion  by  loaning.  Instead  of  fostering 
beggars  this  principle  encourages  thrift. 
We  know  from  experience  that  every 
church  extension  roof  shelters  missionary 
heads. 

Good  men  used  to  tell  us  they  would 
gladly  aid  our  new  organizations;  if  a  plan 
of  co-operation  could  be  devised;  if  con- 
certed action  could  be  assured;  if  the 
management  could  be  placed  in  competent 
hands.  Church  extension  meets  this  long 
felt  need.  I  have  in  mind  a  church  we  lost 
last  year  that  could  have  been  saved  by  this 
society  without  the  exchange  of  a  dollar. 
All  the  congregation  needed  was  business 
direction.  The  little  band  is  now  scattered, 
those  who  gave  liberally  are  disgusted,  and 
their  donations  have  vanished  forever. 
Alas!  this  is  not  a  special  case,  but  the 
inglorious  history  of  a  thousand  fields. 
The  indirect  influence  of  church  extension 
is  greater  than  you  and  I  will  ever  know. 
Our  best  house  of  worship  in  South 
Carolina  was  built  by  seventeen  members. 
They  said:  "We  will  begin  and  do  our 
best,  and  if  we  fail  Bro.  Muckley  will  help 
us  out."  Bro.  Muckley  will  never  help 
them  out  because  they  "owe  no  man  any- 
thing,  but  to  love  one  another."    Had  it 


By  A.  B.  PHILLIPS 

not  been  for  the  confidence  created  by  the 
existence  of  our  church  extension  fund  this 
mission  band  would  never  have  had  the  cour- 
age to  begin.  How  often  do  we  read  of  finan- 
cial disaster  and  absconding  officials;  but  let 
me  say  to  the  credit  of  the  Kansas  City 
board,  in  managing  a  fund  that  has  reached 
over  $300,000  during  thirteen  trying  years, 
they  have  never  lost  a  single  loan.  Such 
orthodox  financiering  ought  to  admit  them 
to  full  fellowship  and  good  standing  with 
every  organization  among  the  Disciples  of 
Christ;  and  further,  such  business  honor 
on  the  part  of  the  five  hundred  churches  that 
have  received  aid,  compels  respect  for  the 
.other  twenty-seven  hundred  that  need  it. 
i  We  have  the  best  church  extension 
scheme  ever  devised.  The  money  helps 
build  a  new  church  every  five  years.  The 
money  more  than  doubles  its  working 
power  every  five  years.  Every  dollar 
loaned  by  the  society  calls  out  three  dollars- 
on  the  mission  field.  Over  three  hundred 
thousand  dollars  in  our  treasury  is  the 
earnest  of  a  round  million  that  we  will 
soon  report  with  pride,  and  rejoice  over  in 
national  conventions.  If  we  fail  in  exten- 
sion work,  the  fault  will  not  be  with  the 
plan,  but  the  people.  This  reminds  me  of 
the  traveling  salesman,  who  presented  him- 
self on  the  sixth  floor  of  a  large  apartment 
store,  hoping  to  sell  a  bill  of  goods.  The 
impatient  overseer,  regarding  him  as  an  in- 
terloper, threw  him  down  on  the  landing  of 
the  fifth  floor;  the  manager  on  the  fifth 
threw  him  down  to  the  landing  of  the 
fourth.  This  man  was  not  without  de- 
scent. Finally,  a  clerk  on  the  first  heaved 
him  into  the  midst  of  the  street,  where  he- 
lit  on  his  back  with  his  heels  in  the  air,  and 
his  hands  extended  ad  astra.  In  a  moment 
he  bounded  to  his  feet,  and  after  viewing 
that  structure  from  foundation  to  exalted 
roof,  he  lifted  up  his  voice  and  exclaimed: 
"Great  lands,  what  a  system!"  The 
church  extension  plan  is  not  a  visionary 
scheme  it  is  a  magnificent  system.  It  ap- 
peals to  the  business  sense  of  the  most  ex- 
perienced financiers.  The  founder  and1 
president  of  the  largest  cotton  mill  in  the 
state  of  Georgia  examined  this  work, — as- 
he  is  abundantly  capable  of  doing, — then 
remarked :  "No  man  can  foretell  what  good 
it  will  do.  Some  day  it  will  be  another 
Mutual  Life  of  New  York." 

About  five  thousand  six  hundred  of  our 
congregations  own  their  own  buildings. 
We  are  increasing  at  the  rate  of  three 
hundred  churches  a  year.  On  an  average 
two  hundred  of  these  call  to  us  for  assist- 
ance. Somebody  said:  "This  is  organiz- 
ing too  rapidly.  It  is  like  the  Kentucky 
pumpkin  vine  that  grew  so  fast  it  wore  the 
pumpkin  out,  dragging  it  along  the 
ground."  But  that  speaks  well  for  the  life 
of  the  seed,  and  is  a  compliment  upon  the 
vigor  of  the  soil.  It  is  well  to  cry,  Halt! 
Halt!  but  how  can  we  stop,  when  the 
Captain  of  our  salvation  is  moving  on,  and 
the  music  of  the  drum  beat  is  heard  break- 
ing upon  our  glad  ears?  Our  marching 
orders  come  from  another  world,  and  the 
blood  "of  the  great  commission"  is  in  our 
veins.  We  are  in  possession  of  a  secret  too- 
good  to  keep,  and  that  secret  is  known  by 
five  hundred  thousand  ladies.  If  religious 
statistics  mean  anything;  if  Dr.  Carroll  of 
New  York  is  right,  we  have  been  a  prolif- 


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ic  vine  since  the  morning  they  planted  us 
in  the  garden  of  the  Lord.  To  grow  is  our 
style.  We  seem  to  have  caught  the  whis- 
per of  the  old  Genesis  mandate:  Multiply 
and  replenish  the  earth.  All  denomina- 
tions have  their  troubles.  While  we  sit 
here  vexed  and  worried  about  a  cage,  re- 
member our  brethren  of  the  sister  churches 
are  more  embarrassed  still  over  a  lack  of 
birds. 

Pardon  a  personal  allusion  and  I  will  try 
to  make  a  matter  plain  by  putting  it  in  the 
concrete.  Recently  our  enterprising  and 
efficient  secretary,  G.  W.  Muckley,  came 
south,  and  induced  the  Augusta  church 
to  take  out  a  named  loan  fund.  A  named 
loan  fund  when  completed  is  five  thousand 
dollars.  It  is  to  be  paid  in  by  the  individ- 
ual or  church  making  the  subscription,  at 
the  rate  of  five  hundred  dollars  a  year,  dur- 
ing a  period  of  ten  years.  This  fund  earns 
4  per  cent,  interest,  which  cannot  be  used 
for  current  expenses,  but  must  be  added  to 
the  principal,  and  so  helps  build  up  the 
fund.  Let  us  see  what  money  will  do  when 
thus  compounded.  In  1852  John  C.  Neild, 
a  rich  bachelor  of  Buckinghamshire,  died, 
leaving  in  his  will  over  three  million  dol- 
lars to  Queen  Victoria.  The  money  re- 
mained in  the  Bank  of  England  and  com- 
pounded at  5  per  cent.  When  Victoria 
breathed  her  last,  it  was  found  the  three 
million  had  increased  to  about  thirty  mil- 
lion. This  was  not  the  accumulation  of  a 
single  lifetime,  because  the  Queen  received 
it  in  the  thirty-second  year  of  her  age.  If 
the  money  had  passed  into  her  hands  on 
the  morning  of  her  birth  that  gift  alone 
would  have  made  her  the  richest  woman  on 
this  globe.  The  Augusta  named  loan  fund 
is  now  sixteen  hundred  and  fifty  dollars. 
When  little  Johnny  Evans,  one  of  our  Sun- 
day-school boys  with  golden  hair,  gets  to 
be  as  old  as  his  grandfather,  by  whose  side 
he  sits  in  church,  this  fund  will  be  at  least 
thirty  thousand  dollars.  How  many  or- 
ganizations will  that  aid  in  a  single  year? 
The  extension  records  show  that  thirty 
thousand  dollars  in  1896  assisted  forty- 
seven  churches.  Because  of  the  personal 
interest  it  awakens,  we  find  it  easier  to 
raise  three  hundred  dollars  annually  on  a 
named  loan  fund  than  one  hundred  without 
it.  Already  there  are  ten  such  funds  es- 
tablished, but  we  ought  to  have  fifty  this 
year  of  grace,  1901. 

Despite  our  successes,  an  old  gentleman 
was  heard  to  say:  "I  am  opposed  to  church 
extension."  When  asked  what  he  would 
do  about  it,  he  replied:  "I  would  give  it 
up."  Once  a  backwoods  southern  farmer 
appeared  at  the  office  of  a  village  editor, 
and  said  to  the  proprietor:  "I  thought  I 
would  come  in  and  see  you  about  a  piece 
you  wrote  in  your  paper.  You  said  an  alli- 
gator would  make  a  nice  pet.  Well,  me 
and  my  wife  got  an  alligator,  and  brought 
him  home;  he  did  nothing  but  lie  around 
and  sleep  for  the  first  three  months.  At 
last  he  got  hungry  and  came  to  his  appetite 
all  at  once.  He  ate  up  our  young  Jersey 
calf  the  first  night;  the  next  day  he  man- 
aged to  get  on  the  outside  of  a  pair  of  my 
new  harness;  a  pickaninnie  has  been  missed 
ever  since  he  was  seen  down  by  the  spring 
one  Sunday  afternoon;  a  neighbor's  son, 
that  came  to  see  my  daughter  Lizzy,  van- 
ished from  the  barn  lot,  just  like  a  candle 
goes  out  in  the  night.  The  coroner  came 
with  a  jury  to  hold  an  inquest,  and  they 
carried  on  their  investigations  up  in  a  tree, 


with  the  alligator  beneath  on  the  ground ; 
at  last  the  limb  broke,  and  they  all  disap  - 
peared,  going  down  in  a  row."  Then 
shouted  the  excited  editor,  looking  out  of 
wild  eyes,  "That's  a  dangerous  monster! 
Why  don't  you  kill  the  old  thing?"  The 
farmer  replied:  "We  have  often  thought 
we  would  do  the  same ;  but  it  would  look 
like  throwing  away  everything  we  ever 
made ;  you  see  we've  got  so  much  stowed 
away  in  him."  Give  church  extension 
up!  When  we  think  of  our  small  churches 
that  have  been  blessed  by  receiving;  when 
we  think  of  our  large  churches  that  have 
been  more  blessed  by  giving;  when  we 
think  of  over  three  hundred  thousand  dol- 
lars in  shining  gold;  when  we  think  of  the 
redeemed,  who  will  go  up  from  these  con- 
gregations, to  walk  above  the  stars,  and 
sing  the  new  song,  we  conclude  we  have 
too  much  stored  away  in  him. 

The  annuity  feature  will  grow  in  favor, 
as  it  becomes  better  understood.  By  this 
plan  a  man  gives  to  the  society  a  certain 
sum  of  money,  for  which  he  receives  6  per 
cent,  interest  annually  during  life.  This 
money  is  non-taxable.  At  the  death  of  the 
annuitant,  it  will  be  placed  in  the  general 
fund,  where  it  will  in  the  future  earn  4  per 
cent.  Note  carefully  the  advantages  the 
annuity  affords.  The  donor  receives  an  in- 
come during  life.  He  is  permitted  to  see 
his  money  doing  good  while  living.  He 
allows  the  society  to  become  his  agent,  but 
for  these  services  pays  no  commission.  He 
is  relieved  of  the  difficulties  of  managing 
his  property  in  old  age.  So  far  as  he  is 
personally  concerned,  there  will  be  no  more 
repairs,  nor  salaries,  nor  taxes;  and  he  is 
where  insurance  agents  do  not  come.  He 
fixes  the  destiny  of  his  money  while  in  full 
possession  of  his  reasoning  powers;  so, 
when  he  lies  down  in  the  quiet  of  the  grave, 
men  in  courts  will  not  contest  his  will,  nor 
sit  in  legal  judgment  upon  his  sanity. 
Then  the  investment  is  entirely  safe. 
Depend  upon  it,  the  Christian  Church  may 
always  bend,  but  it  will  never  break.  The 
annuity  has  often  been  referred  to  as  a 
private  monument,  and  so  it  is.  When  I 
come  down  to  die,  I  had  rather  sleep  be- 
neath the  shadow  of  a  monument  like  that 
than  to  have  my  name  recorded  along  the 
marble  streets,  or  granite  aisles  of  the  City 
of  the  Silent.  Christians  should  not  seek 
to  build  monuments  to  assure  their  age  that 
they  are  dead;  rather  let  them  build  such 
monuments  as  will  convince  the  world  that 
they  were  once  alive ;  and  are  living  still  in 
their  gifts  to  missions,  and  the  grateful 
children  of  other  years  will  plant  forget- 
me-nots  upon  their  graves,  and  keep  their 
memory  green. 

It  is  well  to  know  our  strength  and  turn 
it  to  good  account.  It  is  well  to  know  our 
weakness  and  provide  for  it.  The  exten- 
sion collection  comes  in  September,  the 
month  when  preachers  are  returning  from 
their  vacation,  when  those  who  give  largely 
are  in  the  mountains  and  at  the  sea.  It  is 
also  unfortunate  in  coming  last.  It  is  like 
the  impotent  man  at  Bethesda's  pool; 
church  extension  lifts  up  its  voice,  and  lo! 
the  cry  is  heard,  "When  the  angel  comes 
to  trouble  the  water,  behold,  foreign  and 
home  missions  step  down  before  me." 

In  tiis  grand  work  the  time  element  is 
most  urgent  and  important.  We  can  buy 
for  hundreds  now  what  will  cost  us  thou- 
sands after  the  lapse  of  a  decade.  Man- 
hattan  Island  once   sold  for    twenty- four 


dollars,  but  that  was  one  hundred  and 
seventy- five  years  ago.  For  our  Brother- 
hood to  aim  at  half  a  million  dollars  by 
1905  is  a  commendable  ambition.  As  the 
young  eagles,  in  their  high  mountain  home, 
stretch  forth  their  wings  and  test  their 
strength,  so  we,  conscious  of  our  growing 
power,  are  fast  learning  to  perform  deeds 
worthy  of  ourselves.  Once,  it  was  "our 
plea,"  but  now  it  is  "our  people."  Orators 
may  charm  us  with  their  gifts  of  persuasive 
speech,  but  great  ideas  are  at  their  best, 
when  incarnate  in  the  lives  of  the  millions. 
And  now  for  church  extension  we  bespeak 
a  still  more  triumphant  day.  Its  history  is 
good,  but  its  prophecy  is  better.  The  Lord 
set  the  seal  of  His  approval  upon  a  work 
"so  gloriously  begun  and  happily  attained." 
And  may  it  be  like  "the  acorn  lost  in  the 
wilderness,  warmed  by  genial  suns  and  re- 
freshed by  heaven's  distilling  dews;  it 
grew  at  last  to  be  an  oak;  it  defied  the 
tempest,  and  stood  a  thousand  years." 


English  Topics. 

Great  pulpit  powers  are  at  work  in  Eng- 
land: Dr.  Horton  and  Mr.  Jowet  among 
the  Congregationalists;  Dr.  Monro  Gibson 
and  Dr.  Hunter  among  the  Presbyterians; 
Canon  Scott  Holland,  and  the  Bishop  of 
Ripon,  and  the  new  Bishop  of  London 
among  Anglicans;  and  Dr.  Clifford  and 
Thomas  Spurgeon  among  the  Baptists, 
always  preach  week  after  week  to  immense 
congregations.  But  by  far  the  most  com- 
manding figure  of  all  is  Dr.  Parker,  who 
seems,  though  past  70,  to  be  absolutely 
juvenile  in  his  physical  and  intellectual 
elasticity.  He  is  the  great  pulpit  attrac- 
tion of  London,  as  Dr.  MacLaren  of  Man- 
chester is  in  the  north  of  England.  When 
Dr.  Parker  was  asked  recently  how  he 
manages  to  draw  thousands  to  his  City 
Temple  simply  to  hear  him  talk,  he  said, 
"You  would  understand  if  you  read  my 
library."  "Is  it  such  a  good  one?"  asked 
a  listener.  "Oh,  it's  good,  bad,  indifferent, 
grand,  and  squalid,"  answered  the  Doctor. 
"It's  everything.  It's  in  underground 
trains,  and  on  'buses,  in  aerated  tea  shops, 
smart  restaurants,  at  churches,  stations, 
picnics,  receptions,  meetings,  jubilees,  and 
sickbeds;  you  find  it  in  prisons  and  bou- 
doirs. The  fact  is  you  can  never  get  away 
from  it.  We  call  it  human  nature  for  want 
of  a  better  name.  I  study  it— that  is  what 
I  call  my  library.  Most  men  do  not,  you 
see.  But  that  is  the  reason  why  I  am  lis- 
tened to." 

An  Appalling  La-bor  War. 

A  most  appalling  blight  has  fallen  on 
one  of  the  grandest  of  our  British  indus- 
tries. Such  things  must  of  course  occa- 
sionally happen  in  the  history  of  a  nation 
of  40  millions.  Our  sociology  is  far  prefer- 
able to  that  of  our  forefathers,  and  the  es- 
tablishment of  Christianity  for  many  gen- 
erations has  wonderfully  softened  the  fric- 
tion between  the  classes  of  humanity.  But 
much  further  progress  needs  to  be  made 
before  men  of  different  ranks  and  interests 
can  be  brought  into  relationships  of  amity 
and  concord.  Thus,  the  great  strike  at 
Grimsby  has  now  for  several  months 
brought  suffering  on  30,000  people.  Not 
only  are  the  fishermen,  the  crews  of  the 
trawlers  and  the  engineers  of  the  steam - 
fishing  ships  all  idle,  but  their  wives  and 
children  are  in  a  state  of  chronic  semi- 


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October  24.  19c  1 


starvation.  The  origin  of  the  strike  is  of 
course  simply  a  dispute  about  the  share  of 
profit  claimed  by  the  men  and  refused  by 
the  Federated  Owners  of  the  fishing  fleet. 
Grimsby  is  the  largest  fishing  port  in  the 
whole  world.  Its  toilers  of  the  sea  are  a 
magnificent  race.  They  are  known  all  over 
the  North  Atlantic  shores  up  to  the  Arctic 
ice-  pack.  But,  though  fairly  remunerated, 
they  have  been  following  the  example  of 
the  working  men  of  America  in  demanding 
a  greater  fraction  of  the  immense  income 
piled  up  by  the  masters.  The  distress  in 
the  fine  Lincolnshire  town  is  now  terrible; 
and  it  is  aggravated  by  a  lamentable  cause. 
Last  week  the  long  suspended  Damoclean 
sword  fell.  The  indignation  of  the  thou- 
sands of  men  at  the  unbending  attitude  of 
the  rich  masters  at  last  overflowed,  and  ter- 
rible riots  broke  out  in  the  docks.  The 
offices  of  the  companies  were  set  on  fire. 
Large  squads  of  police  dispersed  the  crowd 
after  hours  of  fighting  in  which  men, 
■women,  and  children  were  knocked  down 
and  trampled  on  by  hundreds.  This  riot- 
ing has  in  a  measure  stopped  the  relief 
fund,  which  had  been  augmented  from  all 
parts  of  England.  The  town  is  now  quiet, 
but  the  suffering  is  great.  The  root  of  the 
trouble  is  the  deep  distrust  of  each  side  by 
the  other.  There  is  no  mutual  confidence. 
Here  we  have  a  striking  lesson  on  the 
precious  value  of  personal  faith.  Men  who 
have  no  faith  in  God  are  lost.  Those  who 
have  no  faith  in  each  other  lose  the  best 
advantages  of  this  civilized  condition  un- 
der which  we  live. 

The  Grea^t  Anglicarv  Corvgress. 

October  is  a  wonderful  month  in  the 
ecclesiastical  camps.  It  is  now  that  the 
Christian  clans  march  forth  to  various 
chosen  centres  of  denominational  concen- 
tration. During  this  month  the  great 
Anglican,  Baptist,  and  Congregational 
Congresses  take  place  each  year.  The 
Church  Congress  is  now  in  session  at 
Brighton.  Next  week  the  Baptists  assem- 
ble in  Edinburgh,  giving  "Bonnie  Scot- 
land" a  turn.  The  week  after  that  the 
Congregational  Union  will  gather  in  great 
force.  Beautiful  Brighton,  often  styled 
"London  by  the  Sea,"  is  this  week  giving 
a  splendid  welcome  to  the  Church  Con- 
gress. "Brighton  in  Black"  is  even  more 
attractive  than  Brighton  in  its  normal  love- 
liness. The  immense  number  of  the  clergy 
in  their  clerical  garb  will  make  the  city 
seem  to  be  intensely  religious,  but  every- 
body who  knows  Brighton  recognizes  that 
it  has  long  been  one  of  the  spiritual  head- 
centres  of  England.  It  is  a  place  of 
churches,  most  of  which  flourish  exceed- 
ingly, and  they  are  of  all  shades  of  Chris- 
tian opinion.  Many  of  them  are  perenni- 
ally full  of  zeal,  power,  light,  and  love. 
Robertson  of  Brighton  was  the  greatest 
Christian  mystic  England  ever  produced. 
He  was  a  Churchman.  Sortain,  the  Con- 
gregationalist,  was  as  popular.  The 
Church  Congress  is  meeting  at  Brighton 
after  an  interval  of  27  years.  On  Sunday 
nearly  100  special  preachers  occupied  the 
church  pulpits.  India  is  well  represented 
by  the  Bishop  of  Calcutta.  Dr.  "Welldon 
is  attracting  much  attention  in  England 
during  his  welcome  visit.  A  grand  meet- 
ing of  working  men  has  been  addressed  by 
that  evergreen  octogenarian,  the  Archbish- 
op of  Canterbury.  Social  matters  are  re- 
ceiving special  attention,  the  program  deal- 


ing with  such  topics  as  the  housing  of  the 
poor  and  hooliganism. 

The  Comirvg  of  the  Morvks. 

A  new  invasion  is  threatening  this 
country.  Britain  is  rapidly  becoming  a 
headquarters  for  the  Roman  Catholic 
orders  and  congregations  which  are  quit- 
ting France  rather  than  submit  to  the 
decree  that  they  must  apply  for  authoriza- 
tion and  must  come  under  government 
inspection  and  pay  taxes.  The  entire 
liberty  here  granted  to  men  and  women  of 
all  faiths,  the  freedom  from  irritating 
restrictions  and  the  security  of  tenure; 
present  great  attractions  to  the  prudent 
heads  of  the  continental  establishments. 
There  are  in  England,  apart  from  the 
newcomers,  about  50  different  religious 
orders  for  men,  with  235  monasteries.  In 
Wales  there  are  also  12  and  in  Scotland 
11.  Several  are  planted  in  the  very  heart 
of  London,  one  under  the  shadow  of  St. 
Paul's  Cathedral.  Who  are  these  monks? 
How  do  they  live?  What  do  they  do? 
Their  lives  are  as  varied  as  that  of  the 
outer  world.  There  is  the  bearded,  work- 
aday Franciscan,  living  in  the  slum's  of 
South  London,  maintaining  hospitals  for 
the  sick  and  caring  for  the  poor,  after  the 
manner  of  the  founder  at  Assisi.  There  is 
the  rigid  Carthusian  in  the  great  Sussex 
monastery  at  Parkminster — the  largest 
Carthusian  convent  in  the  world — living  a 
life  of  the  severest  asceticism,  confined 
mostly  to  his  cell,  never  tasting  flesh  meat, 
fasting'  three  times  a  week.  There  are 
Benedictines  in  Devonshire  running  a 
great  patent  medicine  factory.  But  the 
various  contemplative  orders  are  not 
dreaded.  It  is  the  aggressive  orders,  the 
Jesuits  and  Oratorians,  which  are  a  terror 
in  France,  and  whose  advent  is  looked  on 
with  fear  in  this  country.  Spain  and 
Italy  will  not  have  them,  Catholic  though 
those  lands  are.  The  Jesuits  have  all  but 
mastered  France.  The  government  has 
turned  upon  them.  And  now  they  will 
work  for  the  conversion  of  England  to  the 
Pope.  They  have  already  several  churches, 
convents  and  schools;  but  their  greatest 
work  is  done  through  the  press  and  by 
personal  influence.  After  all,  however, 
monasticism  is  an  effete  institution.  It  is 
but  a  feeble  survival  of  the  mighty  institu- 
tion which  dominated  Christendom  when 
the  great  apostasy  was  at  its  height.  In 
the  middle  ages  the  Benedictines  alone 
had  in  Europe  37,000  monasteries.  The 
Reformation  virtually  destroyed  the  power 
of  that  order  and  of  all  others. 

The  Sea  Vultvires. 

One  great  national  vice,  which  is  in- 
deed international  because  it  is  universal 
amongst  nations,  is  creating  increasing 
indignation  in  England.  The  British 
people  are  not,  like  the  Italians,  a  race  of 
gamblers.  The  vast  majority  of  the  people 
never  indulge  in  any  of  the  varied  sports 
or  recreations  which  include  the  chance 
element.  Still,  a  large  minority  are  given 
to  betting  in  various  forms  and  to  the 
gambling  which  can  be  practiced  in  so 
many  exciting  methods  by  people  of  any 
class,  either  for  amusement  or  for  gain  of 
lucre  without  industry.  Gamblers  are 
regarded  by  all  really  good  men  and  women 
with  unspeakable  contempt,  but  they  are 
invariably  so  callous  in  conscience  as  to 
despise  the  fact  that  others  despise  them. 
Angry     protests    are     being    emphasized 


against  the  systematic  way  in  which  our 
troops  are  swindled  of  their  hard-earned 
money  on  the  several  different  transports 
ferrying  between  England  and  South 
Africa.  In  my  own  ocean  voyages  I  have 
on  every  occasion  been  amazed  at  the 
amount  of  gambling  practiced  from  first  to 
last  by  some  of  the  passengers.  The 
worst  and  most  vicious  forms  of  this 
ruinous,  degrading  pursuit  are  those  which 
may  be  witnessed  on  any  liner  going  to 
America,  India,  Africa  or  Australia. 
Gambling  which  would  be  neither  tolerated 
nor  indulged  in  on  a  racing  field  flourishes 
unchecked,  the  dull  monotony  of  a  sea  life 
banishing  all  thoughts  of  the  future  need 
of  money  from  the  minds  of  the  duped 
soldiers.  These  sea  vultures  are  composed 
of  the  scourings  of  all  nations  who,  having 
fought  at  the  front,  gambled  also,  made 
big  piles,  traveled  at  two  shillings  a  day 
(government  indulgence  passage)  on  the 
supposition  that  they  are  returning  to  re- 
enlist,  whereas  they  are  only  going  out 
willfully  to  plunder  our  soldiers. 

Will  the  Chvjrch  Keep  the  Women? 

The  great  question  amongst  the  diffi- 
culties of  the  clergy  has  hitherto  been, 
"How  can  we  keep  the  men?"  There  has 
never  been  any  trouble  about  the  women. 
They  have  always  been  the  soul  of  the 
community,  the  strength  of  the  church  and 
the  glory  of  religion.  The  women  of 
England  are  tbe  grandest  section  of  the 
humanity  of  the  whole  earth,  and  they  are 
likely  to  remain  so  for  ages.  I  have  seen 
the  men  and  women  of  many  lands,  but  the 
women  of  the  Anglo-Saxon  race  are  in- 
comparable, in  saying  which  I  of  course 
refer  to  both  English  and  American 
women,  who  differ  in  typical  development 
but  are  rivals  in  supreme  qualities.  In 
England  the  men  are  found  in  much  larger 
proportion  in  Nonconformist  than  Angli- 
can sanctuaries.  The  Dissenters  are  sturdy 
thinkers.  The  "Churchmen"  are  more 
given  to  ceremonialism  and  to  estheticism. 
Thus,  there  is  something  about  the  atmos- 
phere of  Episcopalianism  which  suits  the 
tastes  of  the  cultured  members  of  the  fair 
sex.  Accordingly,  the  majority  of  Eng- 
lishwomen of  the  upper  classes  have  al- 
ways thronged  the  rich  and  beautiful 
churches,  which  are  invariably  fountains 
of  unlimited  sympathy,  charity  and 
beneficence.  The  charitable  agencies  of 
the  Church  of  England  are  simply  marvel- 
ous to  those  who  take  the  trouble  to  make 
acquaintance  with  what  is  going  on.  But, 
as  in  all  human  institutions  complications 
arise,  so  a  new  trouble  for  the  church  in 
its  fashionable  circles  is  embarrassing  the 
clergy.  A  walk  around  the  West  End  of 
London  will  astonish  any  visitor  from  the 
provinces  on  any  Sunday  evening  during 
the  fashionable  season.  He  will  see  lines 
of  carriages  taking  the  "upper  ten"  to 
the  great  houses  for  concerts,  dinners  and 
dances.  An  eminent  Roman  Catholic 
divine  once  said,  "Give  me  the  women  of  a 
country  and  my  religion  is  secure."  Ap- 
parently the  church  is  losing  the  women  of 
a  large  section  of  the  aristocracy. 

William  Durban. 

43  Park  Road,  South  Tottenham,  London, 
Oct.  4,  1901. 

J* 

Let  us  make  the  best  we  can  of  this  life 
that  we  may  become  able  to  make  the  best 
of  the  next  also. 


)CTOBEE  24,    I90I 


THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


1357 


DOWN    WITH   CIGARETS    ^ 

A  Boys'  a.rvd  Girls*  Crusade. 
By  WILLIS  BROWN. 

Orga-nizer  of  the  American  Anti-CJga-ret  League. 


grand  effort.  You  can  easily  get  some 
boy  and  girl  interested.  They  will  do  the 
rest. 

The  pledge  that  has  been  signed  by 
three  hundred  thousand  boys  and  girls  in 
the  past  two  years  is  as  follows : 


Last 
gave 


Twenty-five  laborers,  em- 
ployed by  the  "West  Superior, 
Wis.,  Street  Railway  Com- 
pany were  discharged  one  day 
last  week  because  the  superin- 
tendent discovered  them  smok- 
ing cigarets.  He  told  them 
to  take  their  dinner  pails  and 
get  out. 

week  a  Chicago  judge 
woman  a  divorce  from 
her  husband  because 
he  was  a  cigaret  fiend. 
Her  statement  to  the 
judge  was  that  her 
husband  would  get  up 
two  or  three  times 
during  the  night  and  smoke  cigarets  in  the 
room.  Not  only  was  he  a  nervous  and 
physical  wreck,  but  she  felt  her  lungs  were 
affected  by  inhaling  the  smoke. 

These  incidents  are  not  surprising  to 
those  who  know  of  the  action  of  the  United 
States  Weather  Bureau,  forbidding  the 
employees  in  this  department  of  govern- 
ment service  from  smoking  cigarets. 

Public  sentiment  is  growing,  and  in  many 
places  none  but  those  indifferent  to  their 
standing  in  the  community  will  be  found 
with  this  agency  of  disgrace  between  their 
lips. 

For  the  boy  the  cigaret  affords  the  op- 
portunity for  him  to  experiment,  and  the 
first  puff  is  in  imitation  of  the  man  who 
enjoys  his  good  cigar.  But  the  smoke  from 
the  cigaret  is  sweet  and  mild,  and  to  be 
popular  with  the  other  boys,  he  must 
swallow  this  smoke  or  inhale  it  into  the 
lungs  and  exhale  it  through  the  nose. 
Thus  the  habit  is  formed,  and  no  one 
realizes  more  than  the  boy  himself  what  a 
strong  hold  this  has  upon  him.  There  is  the 
craving  and  the  supplying  of  this  unnatural 
demand.  The  man  who  smokes  cigarets 
inhales  the  poisonous  gases  arising  from 
the  combustion,  and  the  direct  effect  is  to 
weaken  the  nerves  and  will  power. 

All  people  look  with  horror  on  one  who 
inhales  opium.  How  terrible!  Well  may 
we  look  with  the  same  feelings  upon  the 
inhaler  of  tobacco.  Both  are  fiends,  and 
both  are  feeding  the  whole  body  with  a 
moral  and  physical  destroyer. 

Statements  from  the  world's  most 
prominent  medical  authority  have  not  been 
able  to  stop  the  growth  of  this  evil.  The 
one  practical  plan  that  has  been  adopted 
has  been  the  placing  of  the  habit  along 
with  the  use  of  morphine  and  opium. 

The  president  of  the  Union  Pacific  Road, 
in  explanation  as  to  why  he  had  issued  an 
order  against  the  use  of  cigarets  by  em- 
ployees of  that  great  corporation,  said, 
"They  are  not  responsible;  weak  and 
sickly.  I  would  just  as  soon  go  to  a  lunatic 
asylum  and  hire  engineers  as  to  have  a 
cigaret  smoker  in  the  engine  cab."  Many 
railroads  have  taken  the  same  action.  The 
Chicago,  Rock  Island  &  Pacific  R.  R.  was 
the  first  to  issue  this  order.  The  great 
business  houses  and  department  stores 
will  have  no  cigaret  smokers.  Now,  when 
cigaret  users  understand  that  those  who  do 


not  smoke  are  preferable  to  those  who  do, 
the  vice  is  bound  to  become  unpopular. 
When  business  men  issue  edicts  against 
cigaret  smoking,  no  one  but  an  idiot  will 
ignore  the  question,  and  a  youth  or  man 
seeking  work  will  be  ashamed  to  admit 
that  he  is  a  cigaret  user. 

The  business  men  responsible  for  this- 
ban  on  the  cigaret  certainly  know  what 
they  are  about  when  they  declare  that  a 
man  who  smokes  cigarets  cannot  pack 
beef,  cannot  guide  an  engine,  and  cannot 
even  drive  a  spike  or  weld  iron.  Even 
some  employers  have  declared  that  a  man 
or  boy  addicted  to  this  vice  is  unfit  to 
draw  soda  water,  sell  dry  goods  or  even 
propagate  plants.  It  is  a  matter  of  dollars 
and  cents  with  them  and  as  such  becomes 
a  matter  of  deep  concern.  The  time  is 
soon  at  hand  when  it  will  be  impossible  for 
a  cigaret  smoker  to  secure  employment 
anywhere. 

The  unruly  boy  at  school  is  usually  the 
cigaret  smoker.  In  some  schools  fully 
fifty  per  cent,  of  the  boys  are  users  of  this 
little  white  roll  of  death. 

The  American  Anti- Cigaret  League  has 
sought  in  the  past  two  years  to  confront 
the  boys  and  girls  with  the  actual  business- 
like facts  in  this  matter.  Success  has 
crowned  such  efforts,  and  as  the  attention 
of  the  public  is  drawn  to  the  question 
investigations  are  made  and  more  help 
secured. 

In  Buffalo,  N.  Y.,  after  an  address  on 
this  subject,  a  gentleman  came  forward  and 
taking  me  by  the  hand  said:  "I  heard 
you  some  time  ago,  and  I  immediately  began 
investigating  the  habits  of  the  men  in  my 
employ.  I  had  a  few  men  who  were  giving 
very  unsatisfactory  service,  though  they 
had  formerly  been  my  best  men.  They 
seemed  to  be  goiDg  to  pieces,  and  I  knew 
they  were  not  drinkers.  Well,  do  you 
know,  every  one  of  them  were  smoking 
cigarets.  I  told  them  they  could  give  up 
cigarets  or  their  job.  They  all  quit  and 
have  held  out  but  one.  I  had  to  let  him 
go." 

"What  is  your  business?"  I  asked. 

"I  am  a  drayman,"  he  replied. 

Boys  and  girls  have  signed  the  pledge 
against  the  use  of  cigarets,  formed  leagues 
and  have  been  the  active  agitators  of  this 
great  movement.  Through  the  co-opera- 
tion of  the  pastors,  Sundajr-school  superin- 
tendents and  leaders  of  Young  People's 
Societies  we  have  been  able  to  enter  the 
public  schools,  and  by  massing  tne  boys 
and  girls,  have  made  as  unpopular  the 
habit  as  it  was  popular.  In  many  places 
it  takes  more  courage  to  smoke  than 
formerly  it  took  for  the  boy  to  refuse. 

Nearly  every  state  in  the  union  has  a 
stringent  anti-cigaret  law,  and  therefore 
it  is  in  violation  of  law  that  the  thousands 
of  boys  and  many  girls  are  using  cigarets. 
In  Tennessee  and  Oklahoma  they  have  an 
absolutely  prohibitory  law.  No  cigarets 
in  the  state  and  territory. 

The  plan  of  the  league  is  to  have  this 
law  passed  in  every  state  of,  the  union. 
Every  reader  of  this  has  a  part  in  this 


PLEDGE   OF   THE   AMERICAN  ANTI- 
CIGARET  LEAGUE. 

Headquarters:  106  La  Salle  Avenue,  Chicago. 

Desiring  to  become  a  member  of  the  American  Anti- 
Cigaret  League,  I  hereby  agree  to  abstain  from  the 
use  of  cigarets  or  tobacco  in  any  form,  at  least  until 
I  reach  the  age  of  twenty-one  years,  and  to  use  my 
influence  against  its  use  by  others. 

Name 

Street  No , 

Town State.. 

Age 

This  card  should  be  sent  at  once  to  head- 
quarters for  registration,  after  which  the  signer 
is  entitled  to  wear  the  official  badge  of  the  league. 


And  on  the  reverse  side: 


VOUCHER 

TO  BE  SIGNED  BY  PARENT,  TEACHER  OR  SOME 
ADULT  FRIEND. 

This  is  tO  Certify  that  the  name  appearing 
on  the  other  .side  of  this  pledge  card  has  been  signed 
with  my  knowledge  and  consent. 

Name 

WRITE  PLAINLY 

Address 

Sunday-- School  attended  by  Applicant. 


After  both  sides  of  this  card  have  been  signed 
see  that  it  is  sent  promptly  for  registration  to 
headquarters  of  the  American  Anti-Cigaret 
League,  106  La  Salle  Avenue.  All  members  will 
thus  be  kept  in  touch  with  this  great  movement 


No  boy  should  be  chained  to  this  habit 
when  we  have  such  splendid  plans  sup- 
ported by  public  sentiment,  business  edicts 
and  stringent  laws.  The  American  Anti- 
Cigaret  League,  106LaSalle  Ave.,  Chicago, 
111.,  will  cheerfully  give  any  further  in- 
formation in  regard  to  this  great  move- 
ment. Every  city,  town  and  hamlet  should 
have  hundreds  of  boys  and  girls  enlisted  in 
this  crusade. 

B.  B.  Tyler's  Letter. 

Prom  Denver  to  Minneapolis  is  928  miles, 
This  distance  between  the  two  cities  was 
traversed  in  six  and  twenty  hours.  Ten 
years  have  passed  since  I  was  in  Minne- 
apolis. On  the  occasion  of  my  former  visit 
the  International  Christian  Endeavor  Con- 
vention was  in  session.  A  company  came 
out  from  New  York  to  capture  the  '92  Con- 
vention, and  it  was  done.  The  convention 
in  Minneapolis  swept  everything  before  it. 
The  races  were  on ;  but  the  young  people 
created  such  a  religious  enthusiasm  that  the 
papers  gave  small  space  to  the  speed  of  the 
horses.  The  journals  of  Minneapolis  and 
St.  Paul  were  filled  with  accounts  of  the 
young  people's  convention  in  the  great  Ex- 
position Building.  Minneapolis  has  made 
wonderful  progress  during  these  ten  years. 
It  is  a  larger,  richer,  finer,  city  than  it  was 
a  decade  ago.  Among  other  improvements 
worthy  of  mention  is  the  house  of  worship 
on  Portland  Avenue  and  Grant  Street  be- 
longing to  the  Disciples  of  Christ— the 
place  in  which  C.  J.  Tanner  preaches  the 
word. 


1358 


THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


October  24  igor 


These  western  cities  are  veritable  mira- 
cles. The  village  of  St.  Anthony  was  the 
beginning  of  Minneapolis.  The  first  saw 
mill  was  built  in  1848.  The  Minneapolis 
saw  mills  now  have  an  annual  capacity  of 
750,000,000  feet.  This  is  the  greatest  lum- 
ber market  in  the  world.  In  the  production 
of  flour  it  also  stands  at  the  head.  The 
population  is  a  little  more  than  200,000. 
The  wealth  of  the  city  is  estimated  at  $300,- 
000,000.  There  are  192  churches  and  58 
public  school  buildings.  The  annual  ex- 
pense of  the  common  schools  is  $650,000. 
Here  is  also  located  the  University  of 
Minnesota,  in  which  are  3,400  students. 
This  plant  is  worth  nearly  $2,000,000. 
Prom  these  statements  it  will  be  seen  that 
Minneapolis  is  not  entirely  devoted  to  the 
worship  of  Mammon.  Some  of  the  largest 
and  strongest  churches  in  the  United 
States  are  in  this  city.  The  Methodists 
were  the  first  to  organize.  In  1849  a  Meth- 
odist preacher  was  in  the  village  of  St. 
Anthony  and  organized  a  congregation  of 
that  denomination.  There  are  now  25 
Methodist  churches.  The  First  Congrega- 
tional church  was  organized  in  1851.  It 
was  the  first  church  of  that  denomination 
in  the  state.  There  are  26  Congregational 
churches  in  the  city.  The  Lutheran 
Church  next  to  the  Roman  Catholic  is  the 
strongest  body  in  the  city.  It  has  29  con- 
gregations and  10,000  members.  The 
Roman  Catholic  Church  claims  25,000  mem- 
bers, or  about  one  eighth  of  the  population. 
The  Presbyterians,  Methodists,  and  Lu- 
therans have  each  a  college  in  Minneapolis. 

But  the  attraction  in  this  wonderful  city 
"  at  the  present  time  is  the  annual  conven- 
tion of  the  Disciples  of  Christ. 

This  letter  is  written  in  the  midst  of  the 
great  convention.  From  every  point  of  the 
compass,  from  every  section  of  our  broad 
land,  and  from  the  regions  beyond,  Dis- 
ciples of  Christ  have  come  to  hear  what 
God  has  done  through  them  during  the 
past  year,  and  to  think  and  plan  for  the  ex- 
tension of  the  kingdom  in  the  immediate 
future.  We  have  learned  that  more  than 
$600,000  was  raised  last  year  for  missions. 
Judging  by  what  I  heard  in  one  of  the 
largest  churches  yesterday  from  its  pastor 
concerning  the  Disciples  and  their  work, 
and  from  what  I  have  heard  as  to  the  re- 
marks of  others,  our  convention  is  making 
a  favorable  impression  on  the  minds  of  the 
people.  There  is  a  congregation  of  Disci- 
ples in  St.  Paul  and  one  in  Minneapolis. 
A.  D.  Harmon  ministers  to  the  first  named 
and  C.  J.  Tanner  to  the  last  mentioned. 
They  are,  comparatively,  young  men  and 
seem  to  me  to  be  admirably  suited  to  work 
in  the  twin  cities.  The  people  generally 
know  nothing  at  all  about  the  Disciples — 
who  they  are  or  for  what  they  stand.  This 
meeting  will  diffuse  information  concerning 
them  that  will  produce  encouraging  re- 
sults. 

That  which  first  and  chiefly  impresses 
me  in  this  convention  is  the  deep  moral 
earnestness  of  those  in  attendance.  Be- 
yond any  meeting  of  this  kind  that  I  have 
attended  those  present  seem  to  be  in  earn- 
est as  to  the  Master's  business.  There  is 
no  foolishness  in  speech  or  conduct.  This 
is  not  a  mere  social  gathering.  Those  who 
are  in  Minneapolis  from  a  distance  are  not 
in  the  city  merely  to  see  the  sights.  Their 
presence  is  a  spiritual  tonic.  The  pulpits 
of  the  churches  were  generally  at  the  ser- 
vice of  our  preachers  yesterday  and   from 


the  announcements  in  Saturday's  papers 
the  preachers  delivered  real  messages  to 
the  people — messages  of  real  present  day 
importance.  This  spirit  of  earnestness  is 
more  especially  characteristic  of  the  meet- 
ings of  the  Christian  "Woman's  Board  of 
Missions.  There  is  no  noise.  There  is  noth- 
ing that  so  much  as  suggests,  even,  excite-i 
ment.  There  are  no  extravagances  of 
speech  or  of  conduct.  Everything  is  done 
in  perfect  order,  and  with  a  quiet  dignity, 
worthy  of  highest  commendation. 

The  Disciples  are  growing — growing  in 
character,  growing  in  conscious  fellowship 
with  the  divine,  growing  in  an  appreciation 
of  the  scope,  significance,  and  value  of 
their  plea,  growing  in  the  spirit  of  their 
Divine  Lord,  growing  in  everything  that 
makes  them  meet  for  the  Master's  use. 
They  are  growing  out  of  the  spirit  of  boast- 
ing which  in  the  past,  it  must  be  confessed, 
was,  to  a  degree,  one  of  their  unfortunate 
characteristics.  They  do  not  seem  to  be  so 
self-reliant  and  self-confident  as  in  the 
past.  Their  sense  of  reliance  is  more  and 
more  on  him  who  possesses  all  authority  in 
heaven  and  on  earth.  There  never  has 
been  a  convention  of  Disciples  embracing 
such  a  variety  of  enterprises.  There  is  the 
regular  business  of  the  societies  and  boards 
with  which  we  have  been  familiar  for 
years;  but  besides  these  are  the  education- 
al work  and  the  real  benevolences  of  the 
congregations,  the  care  of  the  widows  and 
orphans  and  the  aged.  For  the  first  time 
also  our  Negro  brethren— please  print  the 
word  Negro  with  a  capital  N— are  here 
planning  for  the  salvation,  in  the  largest 
sense,  of  their  own  people  who  know  not 
God. 

The  business  of  education  and  evangeli- 
zation is  conducted  year  after  year  in  a 
more  orderly  way.  Business  is  coming  in- 
to our  Christianity.  This  improvement  is 
especially  in  evidence  this  year.  The  busi- 
ness moves  on  as  if  in  the  hands  of  veter- 
ans. And  why  should  not  the  Lord's  work 
be  carried  on  in  harmony  with  the  approved 
canons  of  business?  At  the  time  of  this 
annual  convocation  of  the  Disciples  of 
Christ  the  Episcopalians  are  in  session  in 
San  Francisco  and  the  Congregationalists 
in  Hartford.  The  keynote  of  the  Episco- 
pal convention  is  missions.  The  Congre- 
gationalists a  few  evenings  since  raised 
$102,000  to  free  their  mission  board  from 
debt.  One  man  gave  $25,000.  Episcopa- 
lians and  Congregationalists  are  supposed 
to  be  persons,  generally,  of  superior  cul- 
ture, dignity,  and  order;  but  it  is  safe  to 
say  that  the  Disciples  are  conducting  their 
business  with  quite  as  much  dignity  and 
order  as  do  the  Episcopalians  and  Congre- 
gationalists. 

Let  us  hold  the  standard  high.  The  en- 
terprise in  which  we  are  engaged  is  the 
most  majestic  on  earth.  Heaven  is  inter- 
ested in  it.  The  angels  are  in  partnership 
with  us.  The  benediction  of  the  Most 
High  is  on  us.  The  head  of  the  body, 
Jesus  Christ  our  Lord,  is  with  us.  The 
Spirit  of  the  Living  God  is  present  to  in- 
spire and  guide  us.  The  prize  for  which 
we  strive  is  the  conquest  of  the  world.  Do 
not  these  things  thrill  you?  This  is  enough 
for  the  present.  This  is  a  great  conven- 
tion.   I  will  speak  of  it  again. 

To  love  a  thing  divinely  is  to  be  ready 
to  yield  it  without  a  pang,  when  God  wills 
it. 


New  York  Letter. 

By  S.  T.  Willis. 

One  of  the  most  serious  responsibilities 
resting  upon  the  executors  of  the  law,  is 
their  sworn  obligation  to  legally  protect  the 
innocent  and  helpless  against  the  criminal 
and  vicious  classes.  Perhaps  the  best  work 
done  by  the  "Committee  of  Fifteen,"  in 
this  city,  is  that  of  clearing  many  tenement 
houses  of  prostitution.  Up  to  the  present 
they  have  collected  conclusive  evidence 
against  244  separate  apartments  in  206  dif- 
ferent houses,  and  the  tenants  of  173  of  the 
apartments  have  been  evicted  as  transgres- 
I  sors  of  the  law.  In  128  of  these  infected 
1  tenement  houses,  on  the  east  side  of  the 
i.oity,  they  found  2,027  families  and  2,681 
;children.  In  these  same  apartments  the 
inonthly  rental  averaged  $12.65,  and  in  an- 
other group  of  20  houses  with  376  families 
and  578  children,  the  average  rental  was 
$9.50  per  month.  The  facts  indicate  that 
people  in  the  tenements  referred  to  are 
poor  and  are  comparatively  helpless.  Their 
children  are  exposed  to  this  pernicious  and 
blasting  social  evil  without  redress  or  pro- 
tection unless  the  strong  arm  of  the  law  be 
made  their  defense.  If  this  scurrilous  class 
of  lustful,  leperous  human  beasts  should 
flaunt  themselves  in  the  wealthy  tenements 
of  the  west  side  the  whole  city  would  soon 
ring  with  denunciation,  and  justly  so.  Then 
is  it  not  a  stinging  shame  that  the  helpless 
and  hopeless  poor  and  their  little  children 
are  exposed  to  and  contaminated  by  this 
blasting  curse  of  our  modern  cities? 

The  Woman's  Anti-Vice  Committee  of 
New  York,  which  is  wrestling  with  many  of 
the  great  evils  of  our  metropolis,  has  just 
held  meetings  to  discuss  the  reports  of  sev- 
eral sub-committees  on  such  questions  as 
municipal  affairs,  social  purity,  the  labor 
problem  and  anarchy.  A  plan  warmly  ad- 
vocated by  Mrs.  Sarah  J.  Bird,  an  experi- 
enced friendly  worker  in  the  congested  dis- 
tricts, was  the  opening  of  the  public  school 
houses  in  the  evenings  for  the  benefit  of  the 
poor  living  in  the  crowded  quarters.  She 
says  profitable  and  pleasant  evenings  can 
be  provided  for  the  people,  and  thus  an  ex- 
cellent inspirational  and  educational  work 
can  be  done.  Tne  committee  decided  to 
bring  the  matter  before  the  school  author- 
ities and  ask  them  to  designate  certain 
school  houses  to  be  so  used. 

The  richest  Methodist  church  in  New 
York  city,  the  Madison  Avenue  congrega- 
tion, has  extended  a  call  to  the  Rev.  Dr. 
Wallace  McMullen,  of  Philadelphia,  to  be- 
come their  pastor  with  the  beginning  of  the 
next  annual  conference.  The  call  is  made 
subject  to  the  approval  of  the  bishops  pre- 
siding over  the  next  annual  conferences  of 
New  York  and  Philadelphia,  but  it  is  a  fore- 
gone conclusion  that  the  bishops  will  give 
their  consent  in  this  case,  for  there  are 
many  possible  gifts  of  great  magnitude  in- 
volved with  the  desires  of  a  congregation 
like  the  Madison  Avenue  M.  E.  church.  A 
few  of  the  members  of  that  church  have 
given,  within  the  last  three  or  four  years, 
several  hundred  thousand  dollars  to  Drew 
Theological  Seminary,  and  have  also  helped 
materially  the  Syracuse  University,  over 
which  a  former  pastor,  Dr.  Day,  presides. 
Dr.  McMullen  has  held  important  charges 
in  Boston  and  Philadelphia.  He  will  be  a 
considerable  addition  to  the  Methodist 
ranks  of  the  empire  city. 


October  24,  1901 


THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


1359 


Here  is  a  case  of  a  long  pastorate  paying 
in  the  material  sense,  at  least :  The  Rev. 
Dr.  Howard  Duffield,  of  the  First  Presby- 
terian church,  has  just  received  the  annual 
interest  of  a  certain  "Manse  Fund"  which 
was  bequeathed  many  years  ago  in  perpe- 
tuity to  the  First  and  the  Brick  Presbyterian 
churches.  The. interest  of  this  fund  is  to 
be  paid  to  whichever  pastor  of  these  church- 
es has  been  longest  in  the  city  at  the  time 
the  annual  dividend  is  declared.  After 
having  been  transferred  several  times  Dr. 
Henry  Van  Dyke's  turn  came  and  he  drew 
this  annuity  several  years;  but  when  he 
became  professor  of  literature  at  Princeton, 
Dr.  Duffield,  of  the  First  church,  became 
the  legatee,  and  now  he  will  be  entitled  to 
it  as  long  as  he  remains  pastor  of  that 
church.  Here,  brethren,  is  a  solution  of 
the  problem :  How  to  maintain  long  pastor- 
ates in  our  churches. 

Dr.  R.  Heber  Newton,  of  All  Souls'  Prot- 
estant Episcopal  church,  preached  a  ser- 
mon in  this  city  recently,  in  which  he  said 
socialism  and  anarchism  have  the  same  aim 

-that  of  regenerating  human  society. 
They  labor  to  bring  in  an  era  of  communal 
ownership,  but  one  seeks  it  by  means  of 
evolution  and  the  other  by  means  of  revo- 
lution; one  by  a  natural  development  of 
the  present  system,  the  other  would  break 
down  the  existing  order  and  make  a  fresh 
start  in  civilization;  one  would  multiply 
the  functions  of  government,  the  other 
minimize  the  functions  of  government;  one 
believes  in  law,  the  •  other  does  not;  one 
looks  to  state  ownership  of  the  sources  of 
wealth  and  means  of  production  and  ex- 
change, the  other  to  freely  formed  groups 
of  working  people  becoming  the  owners. 

Anarchism  is  the  ideal  of  political  and 
social  science,  and  also  the  ideal  of  relig- 
ion. It  is  the  ideal  to  which  Jesus  Christ 
looked  forward.  Christ  founded  no  church, 
established  no  state,  gave  practically  no 
laws,  organized  no  government,  and  set  up 
no  external  authority ;  but  he  did  seek  to 
write  on  the  hearts  of  men  God's  law  and 
make  them  self- legislating.  But  on  the 
other  hand  there  is  a  revolutionary  anarch- 
ism which  seeks  to  establish  a  social  and 
political  terrorism,  as  a  means  of  frighten- 
ing society  into  a  state  of  concession,  and  to 
paralyze  law  in  order  that  lawlessness  may 
reign.  He  says  the  only  remedy  for  this  is 
in  restricting  emigration,  and  in  educating 
our  foreign  born  population  into  a  higher 
appreciation  of  the  splendid  privileges  of 
our  republic,  and  the  education  also  of 
our  plain  people  to  understand  the  true 
philosophy  of  history. 

One  of  the  most  remarkable  instances  of 
Christian  liberality  this  country  affords  is 
that  of  the  Christian  Missionary  Alliance 
led  by  Dr.  A.  B.  Simpson  of  this  city.  Last 
year  when  he  made  an  appeal  for  the  relief 
of  the  famine  sufferers  in  India  $40,000  was 
the  response.  On  Lord's  day,  Oct.  13,  he 
made  an  impassioned  appeal  for  the  cause 
of  foreign  missions  and  those  present  gave 
and  pledged  $57,520.  Most,  if  not  all,  in 
the  congregation  are  poor  people.  Many 
who  from  their  appearance  one  would  judge 
to  be  poor  day  laborers,  pledged  from  $200 
to  $400  each.  Mrs.  Sophia  Lichtenfelds, 
known  as  "Sophia,  the  scrub  woman,"  gave 
Dr.  Simpson  a  $20  bill  as  her  mite  toward 
the  offering.  If  all  Christian  people  would 
give  to  the  Lord's  work  in  like  proportion, 
we  could  soon  convert  the  world  to  Christ 
our  King. 


Ghe  Old  Book  In  The  New  Crucible 

By  J.  J.  HALEY. 


VII.     The  Crucible  of  Criticism. 

(CONTINUED.) 

It  may  be  said,  and  the  objection  has 
often  b<=en  made,  that  the  acceptance  of 
the  modern  view  of  the  Old  Testament  in- 
volves an  insuperable  difficulty  in  the  way 
of  honest  men.  If  it  be  a  fact  that  literary 
activity  in  Israel  did  not  begin  till  the  time 
of  the  monarchy  and  that  no  part  of  the 
Pentateuch  was  committed  to  writing  till 
after  the  reign  of  Saul,  then  the  repre- 
sentation of  Mosaic  authorship  that  the 
books  themselves  contain  is  a  transparent 
fraud.  If  Deuteronomy  was  written  six  hun- 
dred years  after  Moses,  and  Leviticus  was 
put  together  during  the  exile,  the  ascrip- 
tion of  these  books  to  the  great  lawgiver 
is  revelation  by  imposition.  I  do  not  here 
assume  that  the  critical  view  of  these  books 
in  its  entirety  will  have  to  be  accepted,  but 
if  it  should  be  forced  upon  us,  the  difficulty 
is  not  nearly  so  serious  as  at  first  sight 
appears.  The  first  and  most  important 
thing  to  remember  is  that  the  ethics  and 
methods  of  literary  composition  were  not 
the  same  among  the  ancients  as  they  are 
with  us.  The  author  of  a  Hebrew  history 
or  prophecy  did  not  fuse  his  material  by 
forging  it  through  his  own  brain,  giving 
due  credit  to  his  sources,  and  labeling  it 
with  his  own  name,  as  a  modern  writer 
would  do.  He  took  everything  in  sight  in 
line  with  his  purpose,  and  worked  it  in 
without  change  or  acknowledgment,  or  in- 
timation of  its  foreign  character.  He  did 
not  throw  up  his  quotation  marks,  for  there 
were  none  to  throw  up,  he  did  not  recog- 
nize the  obligation  of  acknowledging  his 
sources,  for  the  rights  of  individual  author- 
ship, like  criticism  itself,  is  a  modern  quan- 
tity. Plagiarism  is  old  as  a  practice,  but 
new  as  a  sin.  Literary  appropriation 
without  acknowledgment  was  good  morals 
among  the  ancient  Hebrews.  The  imper- 
sonation of  great  men  of  the  past,  to  give 
force  and  distinction  to  a  message,  was  a 
characteristic  of  both  Greek  and  Hebrew 
literature.  Koheleth  impersonates  Solomon 
in  the  book  of  Ecclesiastes  and  writes  of 
human  life  from  the  standpoint  of  the 
wise  man's  experience  and  observation. 
The  author  of  the  Song  of  Songs  did  the 
same.  No  truth  or  lesson  of  this  literature 
is  affected  by  these  considerations.  If  it 
should  turn  out  that  a  prophet  of  the 
seventh  century,  burning  with  enthusiasm 
for  the  spiritual  worship  of  Jehovah,  on 
the  basis  of  an  element  of  genuine  Mosaic 
legislation,  impersonated  Israel's  great 
leader  in  the  construction  of  Deuteronomy 
and  the  Deuteronomic  law,  I  for  one  would 
accept  this  readjustment  as  satisfactory 
before  I  would  reject  the  book  as  an  in- 
spired production.  If  inspired  men  in 
Babylon  readjusted  and  codified  the  in- 
stitutions and  laws  of  Leviticus,  to  suit 
them  to  the  new  conditions  of  the  restored 
nation  in  Palestine,  a  plain  dictate  of  com- 
mon sense  to  all  appearances,  I  do  not  see 
that  this  would  affect  the  integrity  of  the 
book,  or  invalidate  the  claim  of  Leviticism 
to  a  Mosaic  origin.  The  fraud  theory  will 
not  hold  in  any  event. 

In  ancient  Israel  and  among  other  orien- 
tal nations  vast  and  intricate  bodies  of 
laws  and  legends,   traditions,  annals  and 


songs  were  transmitted  from  generation  to 
generation  verbally,  through  the  memory  of 
a  long  succession  of  priests  and  prophets, 
before  they  came  to  record  or  found  liter- 
ary expression  and  codification  in  docu- 
mentary forms.  This  explains  the  fact 
that  the  institutions,  traditions  and  laws  of 
Israel  were  much  older  than  the  written 
form  of  them  that  has  come  down  to  us  in 
the  Old  Testament. 

No  theory  of  evolution  or  inspiration  can 
put  God  out  of  the  Bible,  or  efface  his. 
footprints  from  the  history  of  his  chosen 
people.  The  inspiration  of  the  literature 
of  revelation  must  be  discriminated  from 
the  fundamental  element  of  spiritual  truth 
that  constitutes  the  revelation  itself.  These 
are  the  great  ideas  of  the  Bible  that 
possess  the  intrinsic  power  absolutely  upon 
their  own  merits  to  take  care  of  themselves, 
without  reference  to  gratuitous  assump- 
tions of  the  inerrancy  of  the  literature  in 
which  they  are  found  embedded.  These 
great  self-evincing  ideas  of  revelation  are : 
the  unity  and  personality  of  God,  his  holi- 
ness and  justice,  his  wisdom  and  love,  his 
redemptive  relation  to  man,  the  gradually 
unfolding  and  slowly  culminating  Mes- 
sianic hope,  supernatural  prophecy 
touching  the  Messiah  and  the  Messianic 
kingdom,  the  historic  Christ,  Messianic 
King,  the  incarnation  of  God  in  Christ 
and  the  reign  of  God  in  man  in  a  re- 
deemed society  on  earth,  consummated 
and  crowned  by  eternal  life  in  heaven. 
These  ideas  may  be  weakened  for  a  time 
in  the  minds  of  men  by  extravagant 
claims  and  false  theories  and  by  confound- 
ing things  that  differ,  but  legitimate  criti- 
cism in  the  interest  of  the  truth  of  history, 
and  the  true  order  and  sequence  of  religious 
development,  can  not  in  the  long  run  prove 
otherwise  than  beneficial  to  the  high  claims 
of  revealed  religion. 

But  little  space  is  left  for  the  New 
Testament  in  the  crucible  of  criticism,  and 
but  little  is  needed.  Critical  inquiry  has 
failed  to  shake  the  old  position  in  any 
essential  particular,  and  it  is  more  securely 
entrenched  to-day  than  it  has  ever  been 
before.  The  critics  themselves,  even  the- 
German  critics,  have  largely  given  up  the 
fight  and  are  coming  back  one  by  one 
substantially  to  traditional  ground.  It  will 
be  remembered  that  the  Tubingen  inter- 
pretation of  the  gospel  put  the  documents 
of  which  it  is  composed  much  later  than 
the  common  tradition,  it  made  everything 
turn  on  a  great  cleavage  represented  by 
the  names  offPeter  and  Paul,  and  it  elimi- 
nated with  a  ruthless  pen  every  word  of 
Jesus  which  was  not  characteristic,  and 
ascribed  it  to  a  later  hand,  and  its  insertion 
to  some  party  purpose.  That  was  the 
Tubingen  method,  so  ably  followed  by 
Baur.  But  times  change  and  there  are 
fashions  in  criticism.  To-day  the  best 
equipped  theologians  of  Germany,  learned 
and  truth  seeking  as  Tubingen  itself,  are 
harking  back  to  the  old  conclusions.  New 
Testament  higher  criticism  is  in  process  of 
reaction,  the  Encyclopedia  Biblica  to  the 
contrary  notwithstanding.  Two  great 
leaders  point  the  way:  Adolf  Harnack  and 
the    Heidelberg   professor,  Wendt.    Har- 

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THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


October  24,  1901 


Ovir  Budget. 


— We  give  much  space  to  the  Minneapolis 
convention. 

— It  is  one  thing  to  see  and  hear  a  conven- 
tion, and  a  very  different  thing  to  give  the 
reader  who  was  not  there  a  bird's-eye  view  of 
it. 

— A  convention  has  an  atmosphere,  a  spirit, 
which  cannot  be  conveyed  through  the  medium 
of  cold  type,  but  we  trust  our  readers  may  be 
enabled  to  catch  some  idea  of  what  the 
Minneapolis  convention  was  in  our  report  of 
it  this  week. 

— The  day  when  our  national  conventions 
could  meet  in  a  church  is  forever  in  the  past. 
No  city  asks  for  the  convention  now,  that 
does  not  afford  a  large  hall  adapted  for  such 
purpose.  We  gather  now  in  our  annual 
assemblies  not  by  hundreds  but  by  thousands. 

—Brothers  C.  J.  Tannar  and  A.  D.  Har- 
mon, pastors  respectively  of  the  churches  at 
Minneapolis  and  St.  Paul,  proved  themselves 
admirable  hosts  of  that  type  who  work 
effectively  and  systematically  without  noise 
or  ostentation.  Many  sympathized  with 
Bro.  Tannar  in  the  illness  of  his  wife,  which 
prevented  her  from  enjoying  the  convention 
and  gave  him  additional  care  and  anxiety. 

—The  Kentucky  University  Bulletin  has 
been  reduced  to  a  neat  magazine  form  and 
will  henceforth  be  issued  as  an  attractive 
quarterly,  to  encourage  and  inform  the  old 
friends  of  the  University  and  to  make  new 
ones.  The  first  number  in  the  new  form  was 
Inauguration  Number,  containing  the  inaug- 
ural sermon  by  E.  L.  Powell,  the  address  on 
behalf  of  the  curators  by  Judge  Hazelrigg, 
the  address  by  President  Thwing  and  the  in- 
augural address  by  President  Burris  A. 
Jenkins. 

—J.  H.  Stark,  corresponding  secretary  of 
Wisconsin,  calls  attention  to  the  fact  that 
the  first  Lord's  day  in  November  is  the  time 
for  the  offering  for  state  missions.  He  men- 
tions Racine  as  one  of  the  many  doors  of 
opportunity  just  opening  in  that  state  and 
urges  the  brethren  to  push  state  missions  to 
the  front.  Wisconsin  was  well  represented 
at  the  Minneapolis  convention  and  that  fact 
should  tell  on  the  growth  of  missions  in  that 
state.  D.  N.  Wetzel,  former  corresponding 
secretary  in  the  state,  is  to  represent  the 
Christian  Publishing  Co.,  as  its  special  agent 
in  Illinois.    He  was  at  the  convention. 

—Martin  Greve,  who  for  thirteen  years  has 
been  an  employe  of  the  Christian  Publishing 
Company  in  our  Book  Department,  died  at 
his  home  in  this  city  on  Monday  morning,  the 
21st.  Mr.  Greve  was  a  young  man  of  an  ex- 
ceptionally fine  character,  a  faithful  and 
trusted  employe,  and  upright  and  honorable 
in  all  his  dealings.  He  was  confined  to 
his  home  only  about  ten  days  with  typhoid 
fever  which  terminated  fatally  on  the  date 
mentioned  above.  All  who  are  connected 
with  the  Christian  Publishing  Company  join 
with  us  in  our  expression  of  deepest  sympathy 
for  the  surviving  members  of  his  family,  as 
well  as  of  our  own  great  loss  in  his  untimely 
departure. 

—Bro.  S.  U.  Kawai,  of  Japan,  who  is  the 
first  fruits  of  the  Christian  missions  in  the 
Island  Empire,  is  on  a  visit  to  this  country  in 
the  interests  of  a  Chrfstian  daily  paper  to  be 
published  at  Tokyo  under  the  auspices  of  the 
Christian  people  of  Japan.  Bro.  Kawai  has 
letters  of  recommendation  from  leading  mis- 
sionaries of  all  religious  bodies  and  will  be 
glad  to  visit  any  of  our  churches  who  may 
invite  him.  He  spoke  in  our  church  at  Hanni- 
bal last  Lord's  day  and  Bro.  Marshall  says 
he  thoroughly  interested  and  delighted  his 
audience.  Those  who  desire  to  correspond 
with  him  may  address  him  in  care  of  thi 
office. 


— Bro.  Greenwell  preached  his  farewell  ser- 
mon at  Long  Beach,  Cal.,  on  the  15th  inst., 
and  left  for  San  Francisco,  where  he  expects 
to  study  medicine. 

— E.  F.  Maham  closed  the  second  year  of 
his  pastorate  at  Shelby ville,  Ind.,  Oct.  13  and 
received  a  call  to  remain  indefinitely  as  pas- 
tor. Their  $20,000  stone  building  is  nearing 
completion. 

— R.  W.  Woodside,  state  evangelist  <?f 
Kansas,  would  like  to  secure  the  service  of  a 
singer;  steady  employment.  He  is  now  in  a 
meeting  at  Halstead.  Churches  desiring 
meetings  may  write  him  at  Augusta,  Kan.       \ 

—The  new  church  at  Mulberry  Grove,  111., 
was  dedicated  Oct.  13  by  L.  L.  Carpenter. 
All  debts  were  provided  for  and  a  surplus  left 
in  the  treasury.  The  house  is  a  good  one 
and  the  congregation  rejoices  in  its  com- 
pletion. 

— A  promising  young  church  in  Oklahoma 
with  a  good  building  and  out  of  debt  is  look- 
ing for  an  energetic  young  man  as  pastor.  C. 
E.  Millard,  singing  evangelist,  can  put  the 
right  sort  of  man  in  correspondence  with  the 
church.  Address  him  at  Maysville,  Mo.,  De 
Kalb  county. 

— The  plans  having  all  been  completed  on 
paper  for  the  World's  Fair  buildings,  the 
work  of  clearing  the  ground  has  now  begun 
and  the  gigantic  enterprise  of  erecting  a 
forest  city  will  henceforth  be  pushed  forward 
with  unremitting  vigor.  St.  Louis  expects 
to  be  ready  with  her  Fair  May  1,  1903. 

—The  influx  of  new  subscribers  under  our 
special  offer  is  an  agreeable  indication  of  the 
growing  favor  in  which  the  Christian-Evan- 
gblist  is  held  by  the  brotherhood,  and  the 
prophecy,  we  trust,  of  that  rapid  extension  of 
circulation  which  we  are  anticipating  and 
providing  for  during  the  coming  year. 

—As  to  the  "Editor's  Easy  Chair,"  in  the 
language  of  the  street  urchin,  "there  ain't  no 
'Editor's  Easy  Chair'  this  week."  The  editor 
has  not  had  time  to  occupy  such  a  chair  of 
late,  and  besides  the  space  was  needed  to  re- 
port the  Minneapolis  convention,  which  was 
altogether  too  "strenuous"  to  be  reported  in 
an  Easy  Chair. 

— J.  N.  Jessup  has  issued  an  annual  state- 
ment of  the  First  Christian  church  at  Little 
Rock,  in  which  he  urges  that  the  church  be 
more  evangelistic  during  the  coming  year.  It 
would  be  a  good  motto  for  all  our  churches. 
The  church  there  now  numbers  322  and  re- 
ports two  mission  schools,  Junior  and  Senior 
Endeavor  and  a  woman's  boarding  home. 

— J  P.  Pinkerton  who,  as  we  recently  an- 
nounced, resigned  the  pastorate  at  Jefferson 
City,  Mo.,  to  accept  that  of  the  Forest  Avenue 
church,  Kansas  City,  has  removed  to  1324 
Harrison  Street,  Kansas  City,  and  requests 
preachers  who  wish  to  enter  into  correspond- 
ence regarding  Jefferson  Street  church  not 
to  address  him  but  to  write  to  W.  T. 
Carrington  at  Jefferson  City,  who  is  chair- 
man of  the  official  board.  The  board  has 
under  consideration  the  matter  of  choosing  a 
successor  to  Bro.  Pinkerton. 

— Bro.  J.  B.  Graves,  of  Jacksonville,  111., 
who  has  for  a  number  of  years  been  pastor  in 
some  of  the  prominent  churches  of  the  state, 
has  accepted  the  position  of  state  represen- 
tative of  our  National  Benevolent  .Associ- 
ation for  the  state  of  Indiana.  Bro.  Graves 
is  a  cousin  of  Z.  T.  Sweeney,  of  Columbus, 
Ind.  He  is  a  man  of  unblemished  character 
and  of  fine  ability,  and  will  most  creditably 
represent  the  interests  of  the  Benevolent  As- 
sociation in  all  those  churches  to  which  he  is 
invited.  It  is  beginning  to  dawn  upon  our 
brotherhood  that  we  have  greatly  neglected 
this  gospel  of  the  Helping  Hand,  and  it  is 
hoped  that  the  Indiana  brethren  will  readily 
and  enthusiastically  co-operate  with  Bro. 
Graves  in  enlisting  the  churches  of  that 
state  in  this  helpful,  testimony- bearing  min- 
istry. 


— Olin  J.  Gary  is  pastor  of  the  newly  organ- 
ized Christian  church  at  Highview,  Mo. 

—The  C.  W.  B.  M.  watchword  for  1902  is 
"Information,  Inspiration,  Realization,  15,- 
000  Tidings,  50,000  members,  $150,000." 

— J.  Walter  Wilson,  who  led  the  song  ser- 
vice at  the  evening  sessions  of  the  Minneap- 
olis convention,  goes  to  Lexington,  Ky.,  to 
begin  a  meeting  with  I.  J.  Spencer,  Oct.  20. 

— A.  L.  Furguson  has  been  called  to  remain 
for  a  fourth  year  with  the  church  at  Augusta, 
111.,  at  an  increase  of  salary.  A  special  re- 
vival meeting  will  be  begun  Oct.  23. 

— W.  T.  Adams,  who  has  been  pastor  at 
Chanute,  Kan.,  for  two  years  and  three 
months,  goes  to  McPherson,  Kan.  During 
his  pastorate  at  Chanute  there  have  been  190 
additions  to  the  church. 

— C.  S.  Medbury,  pastor  of  the  church  at 
Angola,  Ind.,  brought  twenty-one  members 
of  his  congregation  to  Minneapolis.  This  was 
good  for  the  convention— and  also  for  the 
Angola  church. 

■VO.  D.  Maple  was  at  Ligonier  a  few  days 
before  the  Minneapolis  convention,  doing  some 
preliminary  work  preparatory  to  a  meeting 
which  he  will  hold  there  in  November  and  De- 
cember. He  reports  that  his  members  at 
Cameron  gave  him  a  surprise  party  on  Oct.  1. 

—  W.  H.  Bagby  has  resigned  the  work  at 
Salt  Lake  City  after  four  years  of  arduous  and 
effective  labor  and  will  be  open  to  engage- 
ments for  pastoral  work  after  Jan.  1.  He 
prefers  work  with  a  self-supporting  city 
church. 

— T.  F.  Richardson  is  the  first  resident  min- 
ister that  the  Christian  church  at  Henning, 
111,,  has  ever  had  and  the  work  has  been  pros- 
pering since  he  began  Aug.  1.  He  preached 
the  McKinley  memorial  sermon  at  the  first 
union  service  ever  held  in  the  town. 

— D.  W.  Moore,  of  Springfield,  Mo.,  ob- 
served a  special  day  for  students  on  Oct.  6  at 
the  South  Street  church,  and  preached  a 
special  sermon  to  students.  Springfield  is 
an  important  educational  center  and  Brother 
Moore's  appeal  to  the  students,  backed  up,  as 
it  is  sure  to  be,  by  continuous  work  among 
them,  will  not  be  without  its  effect. 

—In  the  article  by  Clayton  Keith  on  "The 
Grave  of  Barton  W.  Stone,"  in  the  Chris- 
tian-Evangelist of  Oct.  10,  it  was  stated 
that  Mrs.  Bowen  had  given  a  description  of 
the  phenomenon  called  the  "jerks"  which  oc- 
curred at  the  Cane  Ridge  camp-meeting  in 
1803.  Brother  Keith  calls  our  attention  to 
the  fact  that  the  correct  date,  as  he  wrote  it, 
is  1833.  There  was  a  great  revival  at  Cane 
Ridge  in  1803  and  there  were  "jerks"  at  that 
time,  but  the  occasion  referred  to  was  the 
meeting  held  in  1833,  the  year  of  the  great 
meteoric  display. 


Itching   Skin 

Distress  by  day  and  night — 
That's  the  complaint  of   those  who 
are  so  unfortunate  as  to   be   afflicted 
with  Eczema  or  Salt  Rheum — and  out- 
ward     applications      do      not     cure. 

They  can't. 

The  source  of  the  trouble  is  in  the 
blood — make  that  pure  and  this  scal- 
ing, burning,  itching  skin  disease  will 
disappear. 

"I  was  taken  with  an  itching  on  my 
arms  which  proved  very  disagreeable.  I 
concluded  it  was  salt  rheum  and  bought  a 
bottle  of  Hood's  Sarsaparilla.  In  two  days 
after  I  began  taking  it  I  felt  better  and  it 
was  not  long  before  I  was  cured.  Have 
never  had  any  skin  disease  since."  Mes. 
Ida  E.  Ward,  Oove  Point,  Md. 

Hood's  Sarsaparilla 

and  Pills 

rid  the  blood  of  all  impurities  and  cure 
all  eruptions. 


October  24,  1901 


THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


1361 


— J.  G.  M.  Luttenberger  closed  a  meeting  at 
Erie,  111.,  with  fifteen  additions  in  time  to  at- 
tend the  Minneapolis  convention.  He  goes 
from  Minneapolis  to  Litchfield,  Minn.,  for  a 
meeting  with  W.  H.  Knotts  and  will  fill  oth- 
er appointments  in  the  state  before  returning 
to  Illinois. 

—The  quarterly  rally  of  the  Christian  En- 
deavor Societies  of  the  Christian  churches  of 
St.  Louis  and  vicinity  will  be  held  at  the 
Compton  Heights  church  Oct.  28.  The  prin- 
cipal address  will  be  delivered  by  John  L. 
Brandt,  pastor  of  the  First  church,  St. 
Louis,  and  the  song  service  will  be  directed 
by  W.  Daviess  Pitman. 

— Christian  University  at  Canton,  Mo., 
opened  with  about  seventy  students.  A 
unique  feature  is  the  C.  U.  L.  L.,  which  means 
Christian  University  Loyal  Legion,  an  organ- 
ization of  the  students  to  promote  the  inter- 
ests of  the  institution  in  all  possible  ways. 
The  students  of  Christian  University  have 
immense  faith  in  their  University  and  show 
their  faith  by  their  works. 

— Many  successful  union  evangelistic  serv- 
ices have  been  held  this  year  as  parts  of  the 
great  twentieth  century  revival.  Rev.  E.  S. 
S tucker,  formerly  pastor  of  the  First  Bap- 
tist church  of  South  Bend,  Ind.,  has  resigned 
his  pastorate  and  will  give  his  time  to  such 
work.  J.  Wilbur  Chapman  commends  him  as 
a  thoroughly  trustworthy  and  phenomenally 
successful  evangelist.  His  present  address  is 
La  Grange,  111. 

— And  now  comes  the  irrepressible  Hackle- 
man  anent  the  question  of  old  hymns  and  en- 
closing a  list  of  some  of  the  songs  sung  at 
Mexico.  He  believes  our  criticism  to  be  just, 
but  thinks  the  illustration  is  at  fault.  '"I 
like  your  sermon,"  he  says,  "but  the  text  is 
not  well  chosen."  Very  well;  let  it  go  at 
that.  It  is  the  sermon  we  are  interested  in, 
and  every  man  may  select  bis  own  text  for  it. 
We  are  hearing  from  others  who  approve  the 
sermon.  Let  us  stick  to  the  old  hymns  as 
well  as  to  the  old  gospel. 

— C.  C.  Redgrave  has  dates  for  his  lecture, 
"In  the  Footsteps  of  the  Pioneers,"  at  Chica- 
go, 111.,  and  at  Hiram,  Columbus,  Dayton, 
Lima,  Youngstown  and  Cincinnati,  O.  A.t 
the  general  convention  he  had  on  exhibition 
many  photographs  of  historic  spots,  as  well 
as  facsimiles  of  the  hand-bills  announcing 
Alexander  Campbell's  lectures  in  Scotland 
and  the  famous,  or  infamous,  hand-bill,  "Cit- 
izens of  Edinburgh  beware!"  which  was  put 
forth  by  his  enemies  warning  the  people 
against  him  as  an  advocate  of  slavery  and  a 
dangerous  man. 

— J.  B.  Lehman  of  the  Industrial  Institute 
at  Edwards,  Miss.,  was  at  Minneapolis  and 
reported  his  school  in  prosperous  condition. 
The  institute  has  a  farm  of  800  acres,  a  job 
printing  office  and  various  shops  in  which  the 
students  not  only  earn  their  way  through 
school,  but  acquire  the  industrial  training 
which  is  the  greatest  need  of  the  southern  ne- 
groes. It  is  a  work  deserving  of  cordial  sup- 
port. The  school  at  Edwards  has  not  yet 
grown  to  the  proportions  of  Booker  T.  Wash- 
ington's school  at  Tuskegee,  Ala.,  but  it  is 
based  upon  substantially  the  same  principles. 

— W.  C.  Weeden's  lecture  on  "Hawaii,  the 
Paradise  of  the  Pacific,"  is  highly  spoken  of. 
It  has  been  given  at  some  of  our  largest 
churches  and  was  delivered  on  the  last  night 
of  the  Minneapolis  convention.  He  goes  to 
Cleveland,  O.,  and  later  to  Lexington,  Ky. 
He  expects  to  be  back  in  Hawaii  by  Dec.  15, 
and  will  lecture  on  his  way  to  the  coast  prior 
to  sailing.  It  is  thirty  six  years  since  Bro. 
Weeden  went  to  Hawaii  and  he  has  spent 
most  of  that  period  in  those  islands.  He  can 
tell,  if  you  ask  him,  some  thrilling  stories  of 
experiences  with  the  plague  a  couple  of  years 
ago.  His  position  in  the  army  as  quarter- 
master-sergeant gave  him  an  active  part  in 
the  sanitary  and  relief  work  at  that  time. 


— Bro.  George  C.  Ritchey,  who  recently  left 
Keota,  la.,  and  became  pastor  of  the  church 
at  Salem,  Ore.,  was  given  a  public  reception 
by  the  church  on  the  evening  of  Oct.  9.  There 
were  numerous  addresses  representing  the  dif- 
ferent interests  of  the  church  and  community, 
but  perhaps  the  best  welcome  of  all  came  from 
the  Junior  Endeavor  society  in  the  following 
verses,  which  show  that  Oregon  not  only  has 
some  of  the  right  sort  of  Juniors  but  can  pro- 
duce a  brand  of  poetry  of  which  even  the  liter- 
ary East  would  not  need  to  be  ashamed: 

Here's  a  greeting  and  a  welcome, 
From  our  little  Junior  band! 
We  have  been  waiting  for  you; 
We  are  glad  that  you  are  here; 
And  every  child  among  us 
Is  reaching  you  a  hand— 
And  each  one  wants  to  help  you, 
In  the  hard  work  of  the  year. 

We  know  we  can't  do  great  things, 
But  we'll  do  the  best  we  can! 
The  angels  can't  do  more  than  that 
The  love  of  God  to  win! 
So,  in  everything  you  do, 
And  in  all  that  you  may  plan, 
We'll  take  it  very  kindly. 
If  you  count  the  Juniors  in. 

We  want  you  to  be  happy 
In  your  home  among  us  here; 
And  all  good  blessings  on  you, 
We  pray  the  Lord  to  send ; 
We  want  to  look  upon  you 
As  our  friends  so  true  and  dear; 
And  will  you  please  remember, 
Each  Junior  is  your  friend. 

— George  T.  Halbert,  secretary  of  the 
Minneapolis  committee,  502  Guaranty  Build- 
ing, Minneapolis,  Minn.,  says  in  a  note  to  us 
that  in  view  of  the  fait  that  the  Minneapolis 
daily  papers  have  reported  our  convention 
there  far  better  than  has  been  previously 
done,  it  would  be  well  that  those  who  were 
not  able  to  attend  and  who  are  interested  in 
knowing  all  about  the  wonderful  meetings 
and  the  incidents  of  the  occasion  should  send 
20  cents  to  him  as  above  and  reseive  a  copy 
of  one  of  our  Minneapolis  dailies  for  ten  days 
covering  the  convention  period.  He  further 
suggests  that  as  the  Christian-Evangelist 
has  been  very  generous  with  its  space  in 
writing  up  the  convention,  the  Minne- 
apolis committee  would  be  much  pleased  if  all 
our  new  subscribers  would  order  their  sub- 
scriptions to  commence  with  September, 
1901.  Both  suggestions  are  good,  and  we 
hope  that  many  who  were  not  privileged  to 
attend  the  convention  will  secure  copies  of 
the  Minneapolis  dailies  for  the  period  men- 
tioned. The  cartoons  of  some  of  the  leading 
brethren  which  these  papers  contain  are 
alone  worth  the  price  mentioned  above  as  a 
source  of  amusement. 

— During  this  year  there  has  been  a  general 
evangelistic  campaign  in  the  several  denomi- 
nations, and  indeed  with  but  little  reference 
to  denominations,  urged  and  directed  by  the 
National  Central  Committee  of  the  Twen- 
tieth Century  National  Gospel  Campaign. 
The  chairman  of  this  committee,  William 
Phillips  Hall,  sends  out  a  circular  calling  at- 
tention to  the  need  of  prayer  for  God's  bles- 
sing upon  this  campaign  in  its  continuance 
during  the  coming  winter,  and  suggests  that 
the  week  beginning  with  Sunday,  Nov.  10,  be 
chosen  as  a  week  of  prayer  for  this  purpose. 
This  is  already  the  week  of  prayer  for  young 
men  and  for  the  Y.  M.  C.  A.,  and  the  joint 
observance  seems  both  practicable  and  desir- 
able. The  following  topics  are  suggested  for 
the  days  of  this  week:  Sunday  morning,  The 
Responsibility  of  the  Church  for  the  Salva- 
tion of  the  Lost;  evening,  The  Twentieth 
Century  Gospel  Campaign;  Monday,  Humili- 
ation and  Prayer  for  Self-Examination  and 
Intercession  for  the  Church;  Tuesday,  a  Plea 
for  the  Restoration  of  the  Home  Altar  and 
Religious  Conversation  in  the  Home;  Wednes- 
day, How  to  win  Sunday-school  Scholars 
and  Young  People  to  Christ;  Thursday,  The 
Christian's  Personal  Responsibility  to  win 
his  Friends  and  Neighbors  to  Christ;  How 
may      Business     and     Social    Influence     be 


How  To  Find  Out. 

Fill  a  bottle  or  common  glass  with  your 
water  and  let  it  stand  twenty-four  hours;  a 
sediment  or  settling  indicates  an  unhealthy 
condition  of  the  kidneys;  if  it  stains  the  linen 
it  is  evidence  of  kidney  trouble;  too  frequent 
desire  to  pass.it,  or  pain  in  the  back  is  also 
convincing  proof  that  the  kidneys  and  blad- 
der are  out  of  order. 

What  To  Do. 

There  is  comfort  in  the  knowledge  so  often 
expressed  that  Dr.  Kilmer's  Swamp-Root, 
the  great  kidney  and  bladder  remedy,  fulfills 
every  wish  in  curing  rheumatism,  pain  in  the 
back,  kidneys,  liver,  bladder  and  every  part 
of  the  urinary  passage.  It  corrects  inability 
to  hold  water  and  scalding  pain  in  passing  it, 
or  bad  effects  following  use  of  liquor,  wine  or 
beer,  and  overcomes  that  unpleasant  neces- 
sity of  being  compelled  to  go  often  during 
the  day,  and  to  get  up  many  times  during  the 
night.  The  mild  and  extraordinary  effect  of 
Swamp  Root  is  soon  realized.  It  stands  the 
highest  for  its  wonderful  cures  of  the  most 
distressing  cases.  If  you  need  a  medicine  you 
should  have  the  best.  Sold  by  druggists  in 
fifty-cent  and  one-dollar  sizes. 

You  may  have  a  sample  bottle  of  Swamp- 
Root  and  a  book  that  tells  more  about  it, 
both  sent  absolutely  free  by  mail.  Address 
Dr.  Kilmer  &  Co.,  Binghamton,  N.  Y.  When 
writing  mention  that  you  read  this  generous 
offer  in  the  Christian-Evangelist. 


used  for  Christ?  Friday,  How  to  win 
those  who  have  no  interest  in  Reli- 
gion and  no  Sympathy  with  the  Church. 
In  this  same  call  there  are  some  notes  which 
are  gratifying  and  hopeful,  especially  the  em- 
phasis upon  Christ  as  the  central  fact,  and 
upon  loyalty  to  the  Scriptures.  "An  authori- 
tative gospel  preached  on  the  authority  of 
the  word  of  God  cannot  fail  to  reach  men 
with  the  saving  grace  of  our  Lord  Jesus 
Christ;  and  that  is  the  only  kind  of  preaching 
that  will  effectually  evangelize  mankind." 

— "Under  the  Map  of  Africa"  was  a  favorite 
meeting  place  for  committees  and  state  dele- 
gations at  the  convention.  The  hall  was 
adorned  with  many  maps  of  our  home  and 
foreign  fields.  Most  of  them  were  the  work 
of  W.  H.  Waggoner,  who  will  be  glad  to  make 
some  for  your  church  at  reasonable  rates. 
There  is  no  more  appropriate,  interesting  and 
useful  decoration  for  a  church  or  Sunday- 
school  room. 

— Referring  to  the  appeal  for  aid  for  the 
church  at  Jacksonville,  T.  A.  Gunnell  of  Og- 
den,  Utah,  suggests  that  the  matter  should 
not  be  left  for  individual  action  but  should  be 
brought  before  the  churches  by  the  pastors 
or  officers.  Such  an  appeal  made  directly  to 
the  congregation  would  be  more  forcible  than 
a  general  appeal  to  the  papers  which  does  not 
demand  immediate  action  and  can  be  forgot- 
ten when  the  paper  is  laid  down. 

—The  following  special  telegram  has  been 
received: 

The  Chicago  Christian  Ministers'  Associa- 
tion endorses  with  enthusiasm  the  Minneap- 
olis movement  toward  the  establishment  of  a 
general  evangelistic  board  among  our  people. 
Thad.  S.  Linslet,  Sec. 

Chicago,  Oct.  21. 

This  refers  to  the  action  of  the  meeting  of  the 
pastors' and  evangelists'  section  of  the  con- 
vention at  Minneapolis,  which  unanimously 
adopted  a  report  of  a  committee  recommend- 
ing the  appointment  of  a  general  evangelistic 
board  to  have  the  general  superintendence  of 
evangelism  among  us.  Since  evangelistic 
work  has  been  and  must  continue  to  be  a 
prominent  and  characteristic  feature  of  our 
movement,  such  a  step  would  seem  to  be  wise, 
looking  to  more  systematic  efforts  in  that 
direction  and  to  the  correction  of  some 
abuses  which  have  served  to  retard  such 
work.  We  are  sure  we  voice  the  sentiment  of 
our  St.  Louis  ministers  in  saying  that  St. 
Louis  endorses  Chicago's  endorsement  of  the 
move. 


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THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


October  24,  19c? 


The  Pious  Unimmersed. 

The  recent  consideration  of  the  above  ques- 
tion by  Bro.  Garrison  was  timely  and  also 
commendable  in  spirit.  The  word  charity 
means  much,  but  there  are  some  attitudes  of 
mind  now  urged,  which  are  not  taught  by  the 
oft-used  word.  This  truth  should  be  discov- 
ered, recognized  and  acted  upon. 

Man  as  a  thinker  is  necessarily  restricted  to 
the  limit  of  his  thought.  If  he  thinks  the 
earth  is  round  he  cannot  out  of  charity  to 
others  admit  that  it  is  flat.  If  one  by  coming 
into  contact  with  a  material  object  discovers 
through  sensation  that  the  object  is  hard,  he 
cannot  be  charitable  enough  to  consider  it 
soft. 

Now  as  knowledge  is  given  to  us  through 
sensation  so  faith  is  given  to  us  through 
testimony;  the  physical  or  material  object 
being  brought  into  immediate  contact  with 
one  or  more  of  the  five  senses  produces  knowl- 
edge: truths  or  facts  being  brought  into  im- 
mediate contact  with  the  mind  by  testimony 
produce  faith. 

As  one  who  by  sensation  learns  that  a 
certain  material  object  is  hard,  cannot  know 
it  to  be  soft,  so  one  who  by  testimony  re- 
ceives the  truth,  that  the  Bible  only  is  the 
Christian's  rule  of  faith  and  life,  cannot  possi- 
bly have  sufficient  charity  to  believe  anything 
different  from  this.  In  matters  religious,  one 
not  only  should  not,  but  positively  cannot, 
conscientiously  have  a  mind  broader  than 
one's  creed. 

When  one  accepts  Jesus  as  the   Christ,  the 
Son  of  God,  one    accepts    his    authority    as 
supreme  in  both    heaven    and    earth.    Jesus 
caught  immersion  as  a  condition  of  salvation. 
Before  his  ascension  he  promised  the  apostles 
the  Holy  Spirit,  saying:  "He  shall  teach  you 
all  things,    and  bring   all   things  to  your  re- 
membrance, whatsoever  I  have  said  unto  you: 
He  will  guide  you  into  all  the   truth"     (John 
14:26;  16:13).    He  also   said  to  the   apostles: 
"Teaching  them  to  observe  all  things  whatso- 
ever I  have  said  unto   you"     (Matt.   28:20). 
On  the  first  Christian    Pentecost    the    Spirit 
brought   immersion,   as  a  condition  of  salva- 
tion previously    taught  by   the  Lord,  to  the 
mind  of  the  apostle   Peter,  for  he  commanded 
the  inquiring  believers  to  be  immersed  "in  the 
name  of  Jesus  Christ"  or  by  the  authority  of 
Jesus   Christ.      The  announcement   made  by 
Peter  was  the   announcement  of  the   organic, 
constitutive  law  of  the  kingdom  of  Christ  on 
earth.    Those  who  complied    with  the  condi- 
tions of  that  law  were  throueti  it  constituted 
members  of  the  newly- founded  kingdom.    The 
number    of  such    persons    was   about    three 
thousand,    and    the    Lord    continued  to  add 
such  persons  to  the  church.    He  did   not  add 
those  who  did  not  receive   the  word   and  sub- 
mit to  the  ordinance  of  Christian   immersion. 
Now  if  we  believe  this  constitutive  law  yet 
to  be  in  force,  we  cannot  be  charitable  enough 
to  think  baptism — the  immersion  of  a  penitent 
believer  into  the  name  of  the  Godhead  by  the 
authority  of  Christ — so  unimportant  as  to  be 
unnecessary  to  membership  in  the  kingdom  of 
Christ.    One  cannot  be  broader  minded   than 
one's  creed;  if  one  desire  to  be  broader  minded 
than  one's  present  creed  the  thing  to  do  is  to 
change  the  creed.    If  "The  Bible  and  the  Bible 
only  is  our  rule   of  faith   and  practice,"   as 
taught  by  the  Reformers, be  the  true  creed,  then 
consistency   and  necessity  both    say,  Receive 
none  but  immersed  penitent  believers  into  the 
church.    If  such  be   an  erroneous  plea,    then 
the   possibility  of  the  reception   of  the  pious 
unimmersed  into  the  church  may  be  granted. 
As  Bro.  Garrison  says,  and  well  says,  "We 
have    had    nothing  to  do  with    making    this 
foundation.    Our  mistake,   if  it  be  a  mistake, 
is  either  in  our  understanding   of  what   that 
basis  is,  or  in  supposing  that  the  foundation 
laid  by  Christ    and  his   apostles  is  a  founda- 
tion, not  for  the  first  century  alone  but  for 
all  succeeding  centuries." 

Paul,  the  noble  apostle  to  the  Geniiles,  cer- 
tainly  was  not  uncharitable.    Yet,    because 


the  pious  Jews  did  not  understand  it  to  be 
their  duty  to  submit  to  the  immersion  of 
Christ,  he  did  not  remove  immersion  as  a 
condition  of  entrance  into  the  kingdom  of 
Christ.  Instead,  he  wrote  of  these  pious  un- 
immersed: "Brethren,  my  heart's  desire  and 
prayer  to  God  for  Israelis,  that  they  might 
besaved.  For  I  bear  them  record  that  they 
have  a  zeal  of  God,  but  not  according  to 
knowledge.  For  being  ignorant  of  God's 
righteousness,  and  going  about  to  establish 
their  own  righteousness,  they  have  not  (sub- 
mitted themselves  unto  the  righteousness  of 
God"     (Rom.  10:1-3): 

T.  E.  Winter. 
Fayette  City,  Pa. 

[A  clear-cut  statement  of  a  clear-cut  truth. 
The  Christian-Evangelist  believes  in  love  as 
well  as  in  loyalty  and  liberty ;  but,  love  toward 
the  sinner,  not  the  sin;  love  toward  the  map 
who  is  in  error,  not  toward  the  error  that  the 
man  is  in.  Consequently  we  do  not  believe  that 
any  amount  of  love  to  ward  the  unimmersed  cam 
justify  the  approval  of  any  substitute  for  im-\ 
mersion  As  a  minor  point  in  connection 
with  the  above,  we  suggest  that  Christ's 
creed  and  our  creed  is  not  "The  Bible  and 
the  Bible  alone  is  our  rule  of  faith 
and  practice."  We  would  be  unwilling  to 
apply  the  term  "creed"  to  anything  except  a 
confession  of  faith  in  Chirst  as  the  Son  of 
God.— Editor.] 

J* 
Texas  Letter. 
The    first     Sunday     of    October    was    our 
eleventh  anniversary  as  pastor  of  the  Central 
church  of  this  city.    The  News  speaking  of  it 
says:  "Yesterday  was  the  eleventh  anniver- 
sary of  the  pastorate  of  Rev.  M.  M.  Davis  of 
the   Central  Christian  church,   and  it  was  a 
great  day  in  the  congregation.     At  11  o'clock 
the  beautiful  and  spacious    auditoruim,  deco- 
rated for  the  occasion,  was   crowded.      Mr. 
Davis  preached  a  five  minute  object  sermon  to 
the  children,   which  the  old  people  enjoyed  as 
much  as   the  young.    His  subject   was  'Baby 
Christians,'  and  he  used  a  cradle  as  the  object 
lesson.    The  text  for  the  anniversary  sermon 
was  Acts  28:15,    'He  thanked  God   and  took 
courage.'      Among  other  things,  Mr.   Davis 
said:    'Eleven   years   ago    this    morning    our 
work  as  pastor  and   people  began.    It   does 
not  seem  long,  and  but  for  the  records  not  one 
of  us  would  believe  it.    We  met  first  in  a  little 
frame  building  on  Commerce  Street,  not  quite 
so   large   as  our  chapel,  and   some  of  us  will 
never  forget  that  meeting.  We  were  strangers 
then.     You  were  wondering  whether  the  new 
preacher    would    prove    himself  the  man  for 
your  pulpit   and  he  was  wondering  whether 
the  new  people  would  be  as  near  and  dear  to 
him  as  those  he  had  learned  to  love  at  Sedalia, 
Mo.     But  all  were  earnest  and  desiring  only 
good,  and  God  soon  fused  our  hearts  together 
and    bound    us    in    ties  of    love,    tender  and 
strong,  and  led  us  at  once  into  a  great  work, 
"  'But  how  time  flies!  Eleven  years!  Who  can 
realize  it?     A  third  of  an  average  life,  and 
just  a  third  of  the  life  of  the  Savior  on  earth. 
These  years  and  months  and  weeks  and  days, 
like   a  solemn  procession,  move  steadily   on. 
Other  processions  weary   and  wait,  but  this 
one  never  stops.    Day  and  night,  summer  and 
winter,  in  shine   and  in  shade,  it  moves  right 
on.    Men  may  be  born  and   die,  earthquakes 
and  tornadoes  in  fiend  like  fury  may  visit  the 
abodes  of  men,  great  battles  may  be  fought, 
and  kings  and   presidents   may  be  martyred, 
but  the  procession  moves  right  on.    It  passes 
over  rough  and  smooth  roads  alike;  it  scales 
the  highest  mountains  as  if  they  were  plains, 
and   the  great  rivers  and  broad   oceans    are 
crossed  without  bridge  or  boat.    And  on  the 
bosom  of  this  restless  procession  we  have  been 
borne   through  these   years  to  this  holy  day 
and  hour.    May  the  Lord  bless  us  in  the  ser- 
vice to  which  it'brings  us.' 

"Next  came  a  review  of  all  the  departments 
of  the  church,  which  showed  prosperity  every- 
where.   The  pastor  has  preached  141  sermons, 


with  165  additions.  The  finances  for  all  pur- 
poses, $10,404  74,  more  than  $10  for  each  mem- 
ber. The  grand  summary  for  eleven  years  is; 
1.506  sermons,  2,029  additions  and  $142,351  83  1 

On  October  3,  in  Colorado,  Texas,  E.  E. 
Faris,  our  Livingstone  to  Africa,  and  Miss- 
Bessie  Lee  Homan  were  married  by  the  writer. 
The  groom,  because  of  his  heroism  for  Christ, 
is  well  known  to  the  brethren,  and  this  is  to- 
introduce  the  bride.  She  is  the  daughter  o$ 
W.  K.  Homan,  the  able  editor,  preacher,  law- 
yer  and  temperance  lecturer.  She  worked 
with  us  the  Central  church  here  for  almost  ten, 
years,  and  I  know  her  to  be  one  of  the  love- 
liest and  most  consecrated  and  useful  girls  I 
ever  saw.     May  heaven  always  bless  them. 

C.  A.  Drew,  of  Van  Alstyne.  is  now  in  Dallas- 
prosecuting  his  medical  education.  He  will 
preach  as  opportunities  open. 

Granville  Jones  has  become  a  terror  to  the- 
whiskey  power.  The  world  has  few  such  men 
in  that  work,  and  if  you  need  such  a  man  send- 
for  Jones.    Address  him  at  Austin. 

The  Y.  M.  C.  A.  secretaries  in  their  annual 
conference  did  the  writer  the  honor  of  asking- 
bim  to  make  them  three  addresses.  One  of 
these,  an  old-fashioDed  sermon,  such  as  used 
to  be  preached  by  all  our  preachers  and  none- 
others,  from  the  text.  "Study  to  show  thyself 
approved  unto  God.  a  workman  that  needest 
n  ot  to  be  ashamed  ,val)  tly  dividic  g  the  word  of 
truth,"  was  received  with  marked  favor  by- 
these  young  men,  aLd  it  was  not  set  for  toe 
popular  breeze,  but  was  presented  as  the- 
fathers  used  to  put  it.  And  I  mention  the- 
matter  for  the  purpose  of  saying  that  the 
truth  in  love,  the  whole  truth,  is  what  the- 
world  needs  and  wants  to  day.  Preach  it  just 
as  the  Campbells  and  their  co- laborers- 
preached  it,  and  the  same  results  will  follow. 

Our  Texas  lectureship  meets  at  Waco ... 
Nov.  25-28,  with  H.  L.  Willett  as  "chief  lec- 
turer."   The  program  is  a  good  one. 

M.  M.  Davis. 

Dallas,  Texax. 

& 
A  Scientific  Breakfast. 

Rightly  selected  food  will  cure  more  than; 
half  the  diseases.  Try  a  scientific  and  healthy- 
breakfast:— Fruit  of  some  kind,  preferably- 
cooked;  a  dish  of  Grape-Nuts,  with  cream;, 
two  soft-boiled  eggs.  Put  two  eggs  in  a  tin 
pint  cup  of  boiling  water,  cover  and  set  off 
for  nine  minutes.  Whites  will  then  be  the- 
consistency  of  cream  and  most  easily  digested. 
One  slice  of  bread  with  butter;  cup  of  Postum. 
Cereal  Food  Coffee. 

On  that  breakfast  you  can  work  like  a  hor-e- 
and  be  perfectly  nourished  until  noon.  Your- 
nervous  troubles,  heart  palpitation,  stomach 
and  bowel  troubles,  kidney  complaints  and; 
various  other  disorders  will  gradually  disap- 
pear and  firm  solid  health  will  set  in. 

Why?  You  have  probably  been  living  on 
poorly  selected  food,  that  is,  food  that  does 
not  contain  the  requh-ed  elements  the  body 
needs.  That  sort  of  food,  and  coffee,  is  the- 
direct  or  indirect  cause  of  more  than  half  the- 
ills  the  human  body  acquires. 

Grape-Nuts  is  a  perfectly  cooked  food  aDd 
both  i  hat  and  the  Postum  Pood  Coffee  con- 
tain fine  microscopic  particles  of  phosphate- 
of  potash  obtained  in  a  natural  way  from  the- 
grains  of  the  field  and  by  sc'entitic  food  ex- 
perts incorporated  into  food  and  drink.  That 
element  joins  with  the  albumen  in  food  to 
make  gray  matter,  which  is  the  filling  of  the- 
brain  cells  and  the  nerve  centers  all  over  the- 
human  body. 

A  man  or  woman  thus  fed  is  scientifically 
fed  and  rapidly  grows  in  vigor  and  vitality., 
and  becomes  capable  of  conducting  success- 
fully the  affairs  of  life.  To  produce  a  perfect 
body  and  a  money  making  brain,  the  body 
must  have  the  right  kind  of  food  and  the  ex- 
pert food  specialist  knows  how  to  make  it. 
That  is  Grape-Nuts  and  Postum  Cereal  Food 
Coffee,  produced  at  the  pure  food  factories. 
of  tbe  Postum  Cereal  Co.,  Ltd.,  at  Battle- 
Creek,  Mich. 


October  24,  1901 


THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


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Bro.  Rains  at  Akita,    Jap^n. 

You  know  that  we  have  read  and  been  told 
that  Japan  is  almost  a  Christian  nation.  It 
5s  time  we  were  getting  that  notion  out  of 
our  heads.  Judging  from  the  little  I  have 
seen,  it  will  probably  require  centuries  to 
make  this  a  Christian  nation  at  the  rate  mis- 
sionaries are  now  being  sent  to  this  field.  Our 
trip  from  Tokyo  to  Akita,  a  distance  of  about 
six  hundred  miles,  gave  us  an  opportunity  to 
see  much  of  the  country  and  the  habits  of  the 
people.  Buddhist  and  Shinto  temples  are 
seen  in  every  town  and  shrines  are  seen  in 
■fields,  in  groves,  in  gardens,  in  homes,  in 
caves  and  in  mountains.  We  passed  two  tem- 
ples where  snakes  are  worshiped  and  saw  a 
shrine  where  the  fox-god  is  worshiped.  Oth- 
er objects  of  worship  are  not  to  be  mentioned 
in  public  print.  Millions  of  people  are  low, 
very  low.  We  saw  hundreds  naked.  Women 
pull  loaded  carts  like  a  horse  or  an  ox;  they 
do  the  lowest  and  hardest  work.  Parents  put 
paper  or  punk  under  their  children's  finger 
mails,  toe  nails  and  on  other  parts  of  their 
bodies  and  burn  it  slowly  to  make  them  obe- 
dient. This  is  common.  People  eat  cats,  dogs, 
grasshoppers,  locusts,  snakes,  snails  and  bur- 
dock root.  At  one  point  R.  L.  Pruett,  our 
missionary  at  Osaka,  saw  thousands  of  pois- 
onous snakes  being  dried,  with  which  to  make 
medicine.  About  one-third  of  the  marriages 
result  in  divorces.  Wealthy  men  have  concu- 
bines. It  is  said  that  fully  thirty  millions  of 
people  in  Japan  never  heard  of  Christ. 

It  required  four  days  to  make  a  trip  of  six 
hundred  miles  and  all  of  this  was  by  rail  ex- 
cept sixty-five  miles.  You  cannot  ''hustle" 
the  east.  Every  man  takes  his  own  sweet 
time.     You  remember  Kipling: 

"The  white  man  riles 
And  the  brown  man  smiles. 

And  the  end  of  the  fight; 
•  Is  a  tombstone  white, 

With  the  name  of  the  late  deceased. 

And  the  epitaph  clear, 

•A  fool  lieth  here 

Who  tried  to  hustle  the  east.' " 

.Everything  and  everybody  is  slow.  At  Yo- 
kohama it  took  me  thirty-five  minutes  to  pay 
my  hotel  bill.  An  American  hotel  would  have 
ihad  my  money  in  one  minute.  A  test  was 
made  in  Tokyo  and  one  American  carpenter 
did  as  much  work  in  one  day  as  ten  Japanese 
carpenters.  The  American,  however,  received 
as  much  as  the  ten  Japanese.  There  are  sigDs, 
however,  that  the  east  can  be  ''hustled."  A 
hotel  man  came  out  two  miles  from  a  town 
to  meet  us  and  solicit  us  to  stop  at  his  place. 
I  have  never  seen  it  so  before,  no,  not  even  in 
America. 

We  finally  reached  Akita  after  a  trip  of 
many  new  experiences.  It  is  a  beautiful  city 
of  about  twenty-five  or  thirty  thousand  pop- 
ulation. New  school  buildings,  new  resi- 
dences and  new  business  houses  are  being 
■erected.  The  railroad  will  soon  be  completed 
to  this  place.  It  is  in  sight  of  the  sea  of  Ja- 
pan. The  governor  of  the  province  is  a  wide- 
awake, progressive  man  and  encourages  ed- 
ucation and  general  progress.  E.  S.  Stevens 
and  family  were  just  returning  from  their 
summer  vacation  and  the  home  was  full  of 
native  Christians  to  greet  them.  Some  thirty 
or  forty  Ci.r.siUus  met  in  the  home  in  the 
evening  to  teWer  a  formal  reception.  It  was 
a  very  delightful  occasion.  Tne  program  em- 
braced Scripture  reading  and  prayers,  songs 
and  words  of  welcome,  all  in  Japanese.-  All 
sat  on  the  floor  during  the  exercises  which 
lasted  about  two  hours.  There  are  no  chairs 
in  Japanese  homes.  They  also  brought  the 
missionaries  a  number  of  small  presents,  not 
very  valuable  in  themselves,  but  they  indi- 
cated something  of  the  love  they  have  for 
those  who  have  shown  them  the  right  way  of 
the  Lord.  The  membership  is  composed  of 
devout,  intelligent  people.  One  member  of 
the  church  is  also  a  member  of  the  provincial 
assembly  or  legislature.  He  is  one  of  the 
leading    men    in  the    church.    Another    is   a 


prominent  officer  in  the  army  and  received  a 
medal  from  the  Emperor  for  bravery  and  val- 
uable services  to  the  government.  The  mem- 
bership is  about  sixty.  Dr.  Nina  Stevens, 
the  wife  of  E.  S.  Stevens,  practices  medicine 
and  commands  a  wide  influence  ior  good.  Her 
practice  opens  the  hearts  and  homes  of  the 
people  for  the  reception  of  the  gospel.  She 
teaches  the  women  and  children,  conducts 
Bible  classet  and  helps  in  the  Sunday-school 
work.  Miss  Jessie  Asbury  has  just  come  to 
the  field  and  is  working  away  learning  the 
language  and  in  the  meantime  rendering  all 
the  help  in  her  power.  These  are  all  of  the 
missionaries  in  this  province,  two  hundred 
miles  long  and  fifty  miles  wide,  containing 
nearly  800,000  people.  This  is  more  people 
than  in  the  whole  state  of  Kansas.  Think  of 
only  three  missionaries  for  that  great  state 
and  it  will  give  you  some  idea  of  the  destitu- 
tion in  this  province.  Master  Henry  Stev- 
ens, four  years  «ld,  is  a  valuable  assistant. 
He  is  the  only  white  child  in  the  whole 
province.  He  is  a  fine,  fat,  curly-headed  fel- 
low and  attracts  much  attention.  People  run 
after  him  by  the  hundreds  to  get  a  good  look 
at  him.  There  is  no  white  child  to  be  his 
playmate  and  companion.  One  of  the  most 
trying  experiences  we  have  had  on  this  trip 
was  leaving  Henry  so  far  away  in  the  very 
heart  of  the  heathen  world.  This  is  the  fron- 
tier of  the  world.  For  a  man  to  bury  himself 
with  his  family  in  such  a  field  is  no  light  mat- 
ter.   He  is  a  hero. 

I  wish  many  of  our  churches  could  have 
seen  the  Wednesday  night  prayer-meeting  at 
Akita.  About  half  of  the  membership  were 
present.  The  members  took  some  part  in  the 
meeting  promptly.  No  time  was  lost.  No 
one  had  to  be  urged  to  speak  or  pray.  Their 
hearts  were  full  of  gratitude  and  praise,  and 
the  meeting  was  full  of  life  and  power.  One 
brother  spoke  feelingly  of  the  sacrifice  and  de- 
votion of  the  missionaries.  If  the  foreign 
society  had  no  other  fruits  of  its  labor  than 
the  believers  in  Akita,  it  has  not  labored  in 
vain.  These  devoted  souls  carved  out  of  the 
hard  rock  of  heathenism  would  justify  all 
that  has. been  done.  The  gospel  has  been 
planted  in  this  province  never  to  be  uprooted. 
Its  leavening  effect  can  be  seen  everywhere. 
If  our  churches  in  America  could  see  and 
know  the  great  work  being  done  in  this  land, 
our  receipts  for  foreign  missions  would  be 
$500,000  instead  of  less  than  $200,000. 

F.  M.  Rains. 

Sendai,  Japan,  Sept.  IS. 

J* 
Prea.ch.eis    Attention! 

Thousands  come  every  winter  from  the 
eastern  and  central  states  to  Phoenix  to  spend 
the  cold  months  in  this  delightful  climate 
where  the  wind  never  blows  and  snow  is  never 
seen  except  on  the  peaks  of  distant  moun- 
tains. Among  those  that  come  are  many 
who  are  members  of  Christian  churches  and 
active  workers  at  home,  but  here  among 
strangers  fail  to  make  themselves  known, 
and  as  we  have  no  way  of  finding  them  out 
they  are  frequently  lost  to  the  cause.  If  you 
know  of  any  one  who  is  coming;  Ivre  to 
spend  the  winter  or  tn  r-psido  permanently, 
please  notify  me  at  =W  N.  ;jjd  Ave.,  Phoenix, 
At-  7,  ,  g'iviag  names  and  any  particulars  that 
may  aid  us  in  finding  them. 

Imki  C.  Zomwalt. 

How's  This! 

We  offer  One  Hundred  Dollars  Reward  for  any 
case  of  Catarrh  that  cannot  be  cured  by  Hall's  Ca- 
tarrh Cure. 

F.  J.  CHENEY  &  CO.,  Props.,  Tolsdo,  O.  We  the 
undersigned,  have  known  F.  J.  Cheney  tor  the  last 
15  years,  and  believe  him  perfectly  honorable  in  all 
business  transactions  and  financially  able  to  carry 
out  any  obligations  made  by  their  firm. 

West  &  Trttax,  Wholesale  Druggists,  Toledo,  O. 

Walding,  Kinnan  &  Marvin,  Wholesale  Drug- 
gists, Toledo,  O. 

Hall's  Catarrh  Cure  is  taken  internally,  acting 
directly  upon  the  blood  and  mucous  surface  of  the 
system.  Price,  75c.  per  bottle.  Sold  by  all  Drug- 
gists.   Testimonials  free. 

Hall's  family  Pills  are  the  best. 


Are  often  engaged  in  doing  the  work  of 
a  home  under  the  most  trying  condi- 
tions. Nature  cries  out  against  the 
stooping  and  lifting,  the  running  up  and 
down  stairs  at  times 


when  labor  should 
be  as  light  as  possi- 
ble.    It  is  owing  to 
overstrain    or    self- 
neglect  under  these 
conditions  that  the 
foundation    is    laid 
for  serious  woman- 
ly disease.     Irregu- 
larity   is    the    first 
<$*?    step     to    impaired 
^  womanly  health. 
Perfect  regularity 
may  be  established 

I5§3  by  the  use  of   Dr- 
Pierce's  Favorite 

Prescription.  It 
will  heal  inflamma- 
tion and  ulceration 
and  cure  female 
weakness.  It 
&M  makes  weak  wom- 
en strong  and  sick 
women  well. 

"It  gives  me  much 
pleasure,"  writes  Miss 
»5j  Ella  Sapp,  of  James- 
town, Guilford  County, 
N.  C,  "to  thauk  Dr.  Pierce  for  the  great  good 
received  from  the  use  of  his  '  Favorite  Prescrip- 
tion'  and  'Golden  Medical  Discovery.'  I  had 
suffered  for  three  years  or  more  at  monthly  pe- 
riods. It  seemed  as  though  I  would  die  with 
pains  in  my  back  aud  stomach.  I  could  not 
stand  at  all  without  fainting.  Had  given  up  all 
hope  of  ever  being  cured,  when  one  of  my 
friends  insisted  upon  my  trying  Dr.  Pierce's 
Favorite  Prescription.  With  but  little  faith  I 
tried  it,  and  before  I  had  taken  half  a  bottle  I 
felt  better.  Now  I  have  taken  two  bottles  of 
'  Favorite  Prescription  '  and  one  of  '  Golden 
Medical  Discovery,'  and  I  am  entirely  cured,  and 
in  two  months'  time  when  all  other  medicines 
had  failed." 

Dr.  Pierce's  Common  Sense  Medical 
Adviser,  paper  covers,  sent  free  on  re- 
ceipt of  21  one-cent  stamps,  to  pay  ex- 
pense of  mailing  only.  Address  Dr. 
R.  V.  Pierce,  Buffalo,  N.  Y. 


The  J.  Z.  Tyler  Testimonia.1. 

Since  our  last  publication  of  amounts  re- 
ceived for  the  anniversary  testimonial  to  Bro. 
J.  Z.  Tyler,  the  following  additional  sums 
have  been  received: 

Leslie  W.  Morgan,  Southampton,  Eng.  $  1.00 

Christian  Endeavorers,  Burgin,  Ky 50 

Leonard  G.  Thompson,     Denver,  Col 2  00 

Mrs.  Leda  F.  Toof,  Quincy,  111 1  00 

Endeavor  Society,  Hopkinsville,  Ky lu.25 

$    14.75 
Previously  acknowledged. 175.00 

Total  $189.75 

We  cannot  doubt  but  that  there  are  many 
others  who  will  desire  to  have  fellowship  in 
this  loving  testimonial  to  Bro.  Tyler,  wh'o, 
because  of  his  devotion  to  the  work  of  Chris- 
tian Endeavor  and  other  interests  of  the  king- 
dom of  God,  has  become  disabled  from  earning 
a  salary.  We  are  only  paying  a  part  of  the 
debt  we  owe  him  in  giving  him  this  testimon- 
ial of  our  love  and  appreciation.  Other  sums 
have  been  sent  by  other  brethren,  to  what 
amount  we  do  not  know,  but  we  are  sure  that 
the  sum  total  has  not  yet  reached  anything 
like  what  it  ought  to  be.  We  trust,  therefore, 
that  we  shall  hear  from  others  whose  hearts 
prompt  them  to  have  some  partnership  in  this 
message  of  love.  We  are  forwarding  the 
letters  received  to  Bro.  Tyler,  which  he  will 
be  glad  to  preserve  as  a  legacy  to  his  children 
in  their  manifestation  of  Christian  love  and 
sympathy  in  his  affliction. 

If  You  Feel  "All  Played  Ovit" 

Take    Horsford's    Acid    Phosphate. 

It  repairs  broken  nerve  force,  clears  the 
brain  and  strengthens  the  stomach. 


1364 


THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


October  24,  1901 


Kansas  City  Letter. 

We  were  privileged  to  welcome  quite  re- 
cently a  new  departure  in  church  dedications 
— the  dedication  of  a  modest  chapel  upon 
which  rests  no  burden  of  debt.  The  name  of 
this  happy  church  is  "The  Budd  Park  Mis- 
sion." This  tabernacle  is  modest  and  satis- 
fying, and  the  congregation  worshiping  there- 
in are  the  children  of  our  city  mission  work. 
Instead  of  the  suicidal  folly  of  erecting  a 
building  far  beyond  its  means  the  board  de- 
cided to  erect  a  tabernacle  which  would  be 
paid  for.  It  might  not  satisfy  pride,  but  in 
its  beauty  and  sufficiency  of  accommodation 
it  meets  the  needs  of  the  field.  It  is  en- 
tirely out  of  debt  Our  evangelist,  F.  E. 
Bowen,  and  his  faithful  wife  were  happy, 
as  well  they  might  be.  over  this  fru- 
ition of  their  self-denying  labors.  The  dedi- 
catory sermon  was  preached  by  W.  P.  Rich- 
ardson, and  needless  to  say  was  full  of  in- 
spiration and  cheer.  The  other  pastors  of 
the  city  were  present  and  assisted  in  the  glad 
service.  A  story  of  heroism  not  now  to  be 
told,  but  richly  worth  the  telling,  was 
wrought  out  before  the  gladness  of  this  dedi- 
catory service;  enough  now  simply  to  chron- 
icle this  day  of  joy.  Look  out  for  this  new 
church;  it  will  be  heard  from. 
^» 

The  Forest  Avenue  church  is  happy  again. 
The  occasion  is  the  acceptance  of  the  pastor- 
ate of  that  church  by  J.  P.  Pinkerton,  of  Jef- 
ferson City.  This  church  has  waited  long  in 
its  endeavor  to  find  a  suitable  successor  to 
A.  W.  Kokendoffer.  To  say  that  this  pastor 
has  been  found  is  to  say  all  that  needs  to  be 
said  of  new  co-workers.  That  this  genial 
gentleman  from  the  capital  city  will  not  fail 
us  in  our  high  expectations  is  our  sure  confi- 
dence. May  this  union  be  long  and  happy. 
Congratulations.    God  speed. 

That  was  a  thoughtful  speech  of  one  of  the 
elders  of  the  Prospect  Avenue  church  on  the 
eve  of  its  pastor's  departure  for  our  nation- 
al convention:  "Brethren,  all  of  our  church- 
es should  send  their  preachers  to  our  great 
conventions,  for  the  preacher's  sake — for  the 
church's  sake.  Many  of  our  preachers  work- 
ing on  small  salaries  are  unable  to  bear  the 
expense.  Now  probably  our  own  pastor  is 
not  of  this  class,  but  we  owe  it  to  others  to 
set  an  example  in  this  respect.  I  propose  to 
be  responsible  for  the  pastor's  expense,  those 
sharing  with  me  in  this  who  will."  Was  it 
in  truth  not  a  good  example?  Churches,  take 
notice.  Few  preachers  are  making  more  than 
a  meager  support;  none  are  rich;  all  must  feel 
the  financial  burden  of  these  convention  at- 
tendances. Help.  So  slight  is  the  individual 
sacrifice  in  this  matter,  so  great  the  aggre- 
gate good.  Let  all  lend,  a  hand.  Send  your 
preachers  to  the  convention.  Get  ready  for 
Omaha,  that  Omaha  whose  proud  convention 
promises  we  are  sure  will  not  go  further  than 
her  large  accomplishments. 

Our  churches  are  now  getting  down  to 
work.  Good  reports  come  from  our  various 
fields.  H.  L.  Willett  is  expected  soon  in  a 
series  of  lectures.  Z.  T.  Sweeney  will  prob- 
ably be  with  the  First  church  in  a  meeting. 
Wilson  and  Huston  will  be  with  the  Prospect 
•church  in  April.  Our  other  churches  will  no 
doubt  have  special  meetings  to  forward  the 
work. 

^» 

This  city  by  the  Kaw  is  far  from  Puritan- 
ical. In  its  dread  of  blue  laws  it  is  peril- 
ously near  the  acceptance  of  the  "wide 
open"  devil's  gospel.  It  is  not  the  worst  city 
in  the  world,  but  it  is  bad  enough.  Sunday 
closing  is  so  ineffective  as  to  be  a  fit  subject 
for  a  cartoon  float  in  the  carnival  parade; 
gambling  and  gamblers  are  not  too  closely 
looked  into;  prize  fights  are  brought  off  with 
greatest  eclat  in  the  presence  of  an  accommo- 
dating and  complacent  officiary,  and  yet  no 
ndignant  and  protesting  voices  are  sounding 


in  our'  ears.  Ah,  how  quickly  we  tire  of  our 
righteous  crusades.  Only  yesterday  and  we 
were  declaring  that  the  laws  should  be  en- 
forced at  every  hazard  and  at  cost,  if  need  be, 
of  life.  The  passion  passes,  the  impulse  does 
not  get  itself  translated  into  the  unwearying 
resolve,  the  crusade  closes— and  then  the 
devil  resumes.  Some  day  in  grim  earnest  we 
shall  enlist  not  for  a  battle  but  for  a  cam- 
paign, not  for  a  day  but  for  all  the  years. 
Then  will  come  the  victory  so  sickeningly 
long  delayed.  George  H.  Combs. 

A  New  Preacher. 

Some  weeks  ago,  Bro.  T.  R.  Gray,  admin- 
ister of  the  M.  E.  Church  South,  residing  in 
this  city,  and  laboring  on  the  Chillicothe  cir- 
cuit, introduced  himself  to  me  and  requested 
a  conference  on  various  matters,  saying  that 
though  he  bad  only  the  kindliest  feelingslfor 
his  Methodist  brethren,  there  were  some 
things  in  Methodist  doctrine  and  church 
polity  which  were  no  longer  satisfactory  to 
him,  and  that  from  what  he  knew  of  the  Chris- 
tian Church  he  thought  he  ought,  possibly,  to 
cast  his  lot  in  with  us. 

After  several  interviews, in  which  I  gave  him 
my  understanding  of  the  scriptures  on  various 
subjects,  and  tried  to  show  him  for  what  we 
stand  as  a  Christian  body — which  if  accepted 
involved  a  radical  change  in  many  respects  for 
him — he  said  that  he  and  his  wife  (who  by  the 
way,  I  believe  to  be  a  worthy  helpmate)  were 
ready  to  act.  They  have  acted;  they  have 
both  been  baptized  and  are  members  of  the 
Christian  church  in  this  city. 

He  went  with  me  to  our  state  missionary 
convention  at  Mexico,  Mo.,  last  month  to  get 
acquainted  with  our  preachers  and  mission- 
ary operations.  Outside  of  those  he  met  there 
he  is  almost  a  stranger  to  our  brotherhood.  As 
he  desires  to  continue  in  the  ministry  of  the 
word  of  God  and  to  find  work  among  us  as  soon 
as  possible,  Ldesire  to  introduce  him  as  an  af- 
fable Christian  gentleman,  in  the  prime  of  life, 
a  pleasant  speaker,  capable  of  doing  a  good 
work  for  the  Lord  both  in  and  out  of  the 
pulpit. 

He  comes  well  recommended  from  his  last 
presiding  elder  and  others,  and  has  held  some 
important  pastorates  in  the  M.  E.  Church 
South.  His  relations  with  that  body  have 
been  so  intimate  and  pleasant  that  it  called 
for  both  deep  convictions  of  duty  and  much 
moral  courage  to  leave  those  so  long  known 
and  loved  by  him  and  to  cast  his  lot  among  a 
people  who  knew  him  not,  and  among  whom 
he  might  find  it  difficult  to  secure  a  suitable 
field  in  which  to  exercise  his  talents.  Breth- 
ren, put  him  to  work.  He  needs  a  held  and 
there  is  a  field  somewhere  needing  him. 

The  officersof  the  Christian  church  at  Chilli- 
cothe testify  to  their  favorable  impression  of 
Bro.  Gray  and  his  wife,  and  join  in  the  wish 
that  he  be  cordially  received  as  a  brother  in 
the  Lord,  and  that  his  labors  as  a  minister 
among  us  may  be  richly  blessed  to  the  conver- 
sion of  sinners  and  the  edification  of  the  breth- 
ren. Frank  W.  Allen. 

Chillicothe,  Mo. 

& 
Fifth  District,  Illinois. 

On  Sept.  15  I  began  work  in  this  district. 
In  it  we  have  132  churches  and  nearly  20,000 
members.  Last  year  only  35  churches  gave 
about  $400  to  state  and  district  work.  What 
about  the  others?  The  Springfield  church 
alone  gave  over  $100.  Do  not  forget  that  the 
first  Lord's  day  in  November  is  Illinois  day. 
Can  we  not  depend  upon  the  strong  churches 
to  help  in  this  work  so  that  we  can  work 
among  the  many  churches  needing  help?  I 
would  like  every  church  without  a  preacher 
to  write  me,  and  any  individuals  living 
where  there  is  no  congregation  may  write 
me.  I  have  something  to  tell  them.  I  am 
now  in  a  good  meeting  at  Eldora. 

W.  H.  Harding,  District  Evangelist. 

Pleasant  Plains,  111. 


GEO.  KILGEN  &  SON, 

BUILDERS  OF  HIGH  GRADE 

CHTTRCH 

AND 
FARIiOR 

637-641  S.  Ewing  Avenue,     St.  Louis,  Mo. 

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October  24,  1901 


THE   CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


1365 


A  Pra.ctica.ble  Union. 

It  seems  that  we  are  not  ready  yet  to  con- 
sider with  the  thoroughness  that  the  subject 
demands  the  unification  of  our  varied  mis- 
sionary interests.  But  in  the  meantime, 
while  we  are  learning  a  little  more  by  expe- 
rience with  antiquated  methods,  is  there  not 
at  least  one  unification  that  can  be  brought 
about'  I  refer  to  the  publication  of  month- 
lies, quarterlies,  etc.,  by  the  several  boards. 
Probably  the  C.  W.  B.  M.  would  prefer  to 
continue  "The  Missionary  Tidings,"  and  that 
is  no  doubt  well.  But  why  may  not  the  little 
magazines  of  Church  Extension,  the  A.  C.  M. 
S.  and  the  F.  C.  M.  S.  be  merged  into  one 
reputable  and  respectable  monthly  magazine? 

It  would  be  possible,  then,  to  make  a  jour- 
nal which  in  size,  subject  matter,  typogra- 
phy and  all  else  would  be  a  credit  to  our 
grand  missionary  work,  and  a  genuine  help  to 
the  pastors  and  the  churches.  Each  board 
could  have  in  this  magazine  its  own  depart- 
ment and  furnish  its  own  copy.  A  fair  sub- 
scription rate  could  be  determined  on;  the  ad- 
vertising privilege  could  be  carefully  and 
skilfully  managed,  and  it  could  in  time  be 
made  to  produce  a  small  revenue  to  the 
treasuries,  instead  of  remaining  a  continual 
tax. 

Such  a  magazine  would  serve  every  purpose 
that  is  now  served  by  the  small  ones  issued. 
It  would  not  add  any  expense.  It  would 
bring  each  month  a  symmetrical  view  of  all 
the  interests  represented.  It  could  bear  much 
church  news  and  so  relieve  our  weeklies.  It 
would  appeal  to  advertisers.  It  would  be  in- 
deed a  missionary  "magazine"  full  of  dyna- 
mite. Why  not  unify  our  publications  of  the 
boards  mentioned? 

Frank  G.  Tterell. 

St.  Louis.  .Mo. 

[This  is  a  matter  we  have  ventured  to  sug- 
gest more  than  once  and  we  do  not  doubt  it 
would  prove  beneficial  to  all  the  interests 
represented. — Editor.] 

Awake  Thou  That  Sleepest. 

An  open  letter  to  pastors  and  Endeavor 
presidents  and  corresponding  secretaries  of 
Christian  churches  in  Kansas. 

Dear  Fellow  Workers:— Having  been 
chosen  state  C.  E.  superintendent  by  the 
Hutchinson  convention,  I  desire  to  urge  upon 
you  if  you  are  sleeping  in  regard  to  any  of 
the  following  points  that  you  awake  to  their 
importance  and  give  them  your  early,  earnest 
and  constant  attention: 

1.  Concerning  reports:  Give  heed  to  the 
office  secretary's  call  for  quarterly  reports. 
Fill  out  the  blanks  and  return  promptly. 
Fail  not  to  report  to  State  Secretary  G.  A. 
Crise,  Manhattan,  when  he  calls  on  you. 
The  former  is  necessary  that  we  may  know 
where  we  are,  and  the  latter  that  we  may 
take  our  rightful  place  in  relation  to  the 
work  of  the  state  union. 

2.  Give  our  organized  state  mission  work 
your  support  by  paying  your  apportionment 
regularly.  There  should  be  not  less  than 
four  hundred  dollars  from  the  C.  E  societies 
of  the  state  this  year  for  this  work.  Fail  not 
in  your  part. 

3.  Organize  societies  in  those  congrega- 
tions contigubus  to  you  which  have  none. 
We  have  395  congregations  and  but  187  C.  E. 
societies  in  Kansas.  There  ought  to  be  a 
clear  gain  of  at  least  one  hundred  and  thir- 
teen so  as  to  have  three  hundred  societies  at 
the  end  of  this  missionary  year  Let's  have  a 
revival  of  organization.    You  help. 

4.  If  not  already  using  them  take  up  the 
Bethany  C.  E.  ReadingCourses.  "Give  atten- 
tion to  reading."  Learn  something  of  our 
pioneers,  what  we  stand  for,  what  we  are 
doing  and  what  the  Lord  requires  of  us. 

5.  Attend  the  state  Endeavor  convention. 
It  is  a  reproach  to  our  cause  that  so  very 
few  of  our  pastors  and  workers  attend  these 
union  conventions.    Help  remove  this  cause 


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that  will  not  break,  eyes  that  will  not  fall  in,  and  are  handsomely 
dressed  in  bright  colors  that  will  not  fade.  Words  can  never  express 
the  delight  which  any  child  will  feel  in  possessing  this  Doll  family.  We 
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boxes  of  our  Laxative  Stomach  Tablets  at  25  cents  a  box.  Write  to-day 
and  we  will  send  the  Tablets  by  mail  postpaid.  When  sold  send  us  the 
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Why  should  not  Bible  history  and  knowledge  of  the  characters  of  the  Old  Testament 
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of  reproach.  The  next  state  convention  is  at 
Leavenworth,  June  24-2™,  1902.  Don't  forget 
the  date  and  see  that  your  society  is  repre- 
sented by  your  pastor  and  others.  It  will  do 
you  good. 

Finally,  feel  free  to  call  on  me  for  any  in- 
formation or  assistance  assured  that  it  will 
be  furnished  in  so  far  as  my  power  and  the 
Lord's  favor  will  allow. 

Robert  E.  Rosenstein. 

Mariliattan,  Kan. 

A  Graceful  Message. 

Dear  Brother  Garrison:— As  you  know 
Brother  F.  M.  Rains  and  Sister  Rains  are  in 
Japan.  The  missionaries  are  now  enjoying 
the  f ello  wship  of  these  chosen  ones  from  the 
homeland.  Their  visit  is  the  event  of  the 
year.  The  missionaries  here  are  grateful  to 
the  churches  in  America  because  we  know 
the  churches  pray  for  us,  and  give  some  of 
the  money  the  Lord  has  entrusted  to  them  to 
support  the  work,  but  we  feel  grateful  to-day 
not  simply  because  prayers  are  sent  to  heaven 
constantly  oq  our  behalf  and  dollars  are  sent 
sometimes  to  the  foreign  society,  but  because 
you  have  sent  to  Japan  another  of  our  miss 
sionary  secretaries,  who  has  already,  to- 
gether with  the  influence  of  his  true  helpmeet, 
established  us  in  the  faith  and  inspired  us 
with  hope. 

At  our  last  annual  meeting  Brother  and 
Sister  Rains  were  present  and  he  extended  to 
us  greetings  of  goodwill  and  affection  from 
many  in  the  homeland.  I  cannot  tell  how 
grateful  we  felt  for  these  kindly  remem- 
brances. If  tears  rolled  down  our  cheeks 
that  day  it  was  because  our  hearts  were 
melted  with  gratitude.  To  you  especially, 
Bro.  Garrison,  I  am  instructed  by  our  mis- 
sionaries here  to  express  our  sincere  thanks 
for  the  message  of  goodwill  which  Brother 
Rains  read  to  us  from  you.  We  will  try  to 
prove  worthy  of  your  interest  by  being  more 
earnest  and  true  in  the  Lord's  service. 

In  behalf  of  the  mission  here, 
P.  A.  Davet,  Sec. 

Tokyo,  Japan,  Sept.  22. 

If  IT'S  A  "OAKLAND," 

That's  all  you  need  to  know  about  a  stove  or  range. 


FOR.  SCHOOL  TEACHERS 

New  Wa.II  Map,  Free. 

The  Louisville  &  Nashville  R.  R.  has  just 
issued  a  most   complete   Wall   Map    of    the 
United  States,  Mexico,  and  the  West  Indies. 
This  map  is   printed   in  colors,  mounted  on 
linen,  with  rollers  at   top  and  bottom,  ready 
to  hang  on  wall.     Size  is  36x36  inches.     We 
will  be  pleased  to  send  a  copy  eree  to  every 
teacher  who  will  send  name  and  address  to 
C.  L.  Stone, 
General  Passenger  Agent, 
Louisville,  Ky. 


THE  AKRON  ROUTE, 

TKrovigh    Pa.sseager    S     vice   to    Buffalo 

for  Pan-American  Exposition. 

The  opening  of  the  Pan-American  Buffalo 
Line— "Akron  Route"— May  5th  establishes 
a  new  outlet  from  the  West  and  Southwest 
to  Chautauqua  Lake,  Buffalo,  Niagara  Falls 
and  St.  Lawrence  River  and  Canada  resorts. 
It  also  opens  a  new  tourist  route  via  Buffalo 
and  the  Niagara  frontier  to  New  York  and 
the  East. 

Schedules  for  the  new  route  are  out,  and 
their  arrangement  indicates  passengers  over 
it  are  to  have  enjoyable  trips  to  and  from  the 
Pan-American  Exposition. 

The  service  from  St.  Louis  for  Pan-American 
Exposition  visitors  from  that  gateway  and 
the  West  and  Southwest  includes  two  daily 
trains  in  both  directions.  The  Pan-American 
Express  leaves  St.  Louis  Union  Station  at 
8:44  a.  m.,  arrives  Buffalo  8:15  next  morning. 
This  train  has  sleeping  car  on  which  passen- 
gers may  go  from  St.  Louis  to  Chautauqua 
Lake  and  Buffalo  without  change.  The 
Buffalo  Express  leaves  St.  Louis  at  8:15  p.  m. 
with  sleeping  car  from  St.  Louis  to  Columbus 
and  from  Columbus  through  to  Chautauqua 
Lake  and  Buffalo,  arriving  at  latter  point  at 
12:50  midnight.  Passengers  occupying  sleep- 
ing car  may  remain  in  their  berths  until  7:00 
a.  m.  Returning  trains  leave  Buffalo  daily 
at  1:00  p.  m.,  arrive  St.  Louis  at  noon  next 
day;  leave  Buffalo  6:30  p.  m.,  arrive  St.  Louis 
6:40  next  evening. 

Information  about  fares  to  Buffalo,  Niag- 
ara Falls  and  beyond,  stop-over  privileges  at 
Buffalo  and  other  details  may  be  ascertained 
by  communicating  with  J.oM.  Chesbrough, 
A.  G.  P.  Asrt.,  St.  Louis. 


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THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


October  24,  1901 


Evangelistic. 


ARKANSAS. 

Ft,.  Smith.  —  During  a  recent,  visit  to  Ken- 
tucky I  held  a  two  weeks'  meeting  at  Eliza- 
ville  in  Fleming  county.  Twenty  were  added 
to  the  church.  I  held  a  meeting  here  11  years 
ago.  It  was  pleasant  to  renew  the  old  friend- 
ships. Bro.  W.  S.  Erwin,  the  pastor,  is  held 
in  high  esteem.  — E.  T.  Edmonds. 

Hope,  Oct.  14. — Four  additions  last  night 
by  letter  and  st  itement  — VV.  O.  Breeden. 

ENGLAND. 
Southampton,  Oct.  10.— Bro.  H.  S-  Earle, 
who  was  for  many  years  pastor  of  the  church 
here,  is  in  Southampton  for  ten  days  holding 
a  series  of  meetings.  He  was  immensely 
popular  during  his  ministry  here  and  we  are 
hoping  that  good  may  be  done,  especially  in 
getting  old  members  to  return.  Our  Eaglish 
work  is  moving  along  nicely.  Some  aggres- 
sive plans  were  laid  at  the  last  conference. — 
Leslie   W.  Morgan.  . 

ILLINOIS. 

Antioch. — Bro.  H.  C.  Patterson  held  a  great 
meeting  here  beginning  Sept.  9  and  closing 
Oct.  3.  There  were  53  additions,  43  by  con- 
fession. At  the  close  of  the  meeting  the  peo- 
ple gave  $186  in  five  minutes.  It  was  a  grand 
meeting,  remarkable  alike  for  its  spirit  of  love 
and  for  the  relatively  large  number  of  men 
among  the  converts.  W.  H.  Kerr  has  been 
pastor  here  for  11  years.— Peter  Young- 
blood. 

Bellfiower,  Oct.  12.— John  J  Higgs,  of  On- 
arga,  exchanged  meetings  with  J.  H.  Swift, 
pastor  of  the  church  here,  which  resulted  in 
nine  added  to  the  church  at  this  place;  three 
have  been  added  since,  making  12  since  Sept. 
1.  The  meeting  has  not  been  held  at  Onarga 
yet.  Began  a  meeting  at  Oak  Grove,  near 
Waverly,  for  W.  H.  Kindred,  Oct.  6.  Pros- 
pects good  though  weather  is  bad. — J.  H. 
Swift. 

Blandinsville,  OJt.  14. — We  commenced  a 
series  of  meetings  at  the  Old  Bedford  church 
yesterday.  Two  additions  by  letter  on  the 
initial  sermon  and  to-night  the  good  confes- 
sion was  made  by  a  man  who  has  honored 
this  community  for  40  years  by  a  moral  life 
but  had  hitherto  refused  to  accept  the  gospel. 
Bro.  R.  M.  Shelton,  of  Canton,  Mo.,  will 
come  to-morrow  to  do  our  preaching. — Oscar 
Ingold. 

Bunker  Hill,  Oct.  15. — This  congregation, 
which  was  organized  Sept.  1,  is  in  a  flourish- 
ing condition,  and  a  rousing  Sunday-school  is 
in  progress.  Bro.  W.  H.  Groner,  of  Litchfield, 
has  been  engaged  to  preach  for  us  two  Lord's 
day  evenings  in  each  month.  One  young  lady 
confessed  last  Lord's  day  morning  on  invita- 
tion of  Bro.  J.  E.  Masters,  and  was  baptized 
the  same  day. — H.  F.  Henrichs. 

Carlinville,  Oct.  21.— Great  day  with  the 
church  here  yesterday,  rally  day  and  roll 
call.  Large  attendance.  $700  debt  on  the 
church  raised;  in  all  $3,625.  W.  H.  Harding, 
district  evangelist,  was  a  great  help. — J.  S. 
Smith,  pastor. 

Henning. — Report  for  September. — Prairie 
Chapel:  One  by  confession  and  baptism. 
Henning:  One  by  confessisn  and  10  by  letter. — 
T.  F.  Richardson. 

Hume. — Never  has  better  and  more  lasting 
work  been  done  here  than  since  the  first  of 
this  year,  when  Bro.  McNutt,  with  his  wife, 
moved  into  the  new  parsonage  and  began 
their  work.  Our  church  house  at  the  time 
was  badly  in  need  of  repair.  He  has  a  theory 
that  every  member  of  a  congregation,  as  well 
as  those  outside,  can  be  got  to  give  if  they  are 
approached  in  the  right  way,  so  he  took  the 
subscription  paper  himself  and  began  the  task 
of  raising  the  money  with  which  to  repair.  It  re- 
quired three  afternoons  to  see  those  he  wished 
to  give  for  this  purpose  and  in  that  time  he 
asked  only  32  people.  28  of  whom  gave,  con- 
tributing  over  $200.     With   this  money    the 


needed  repairs  were  made.  In  addition  to  this, 
$15  was  contributed  for  foreign  missions,  $10 
for  the  Orphans'  Home  at  St.  Louis,  and  $15 
for  home  missions.  The  congregations  have 
been  increased  about  50  per  cent.  The  C  E  is 
flourishing  and  the  S.  S.  is  being  built  up. 
Two  weeks  ago  there  was 'a  union  revival  held 
here  and  the  number  taken  into  the  church 
will  increase  the  congregation  50  per  cenf..,  45 
members  in  all.  — Mrs.  Mattie  Dever. 

INDIANA. 

Morocco,  Oct.  13.— I  offered  my  resignation 
here  yesterday,  at  which  time  one  of  |  the 
wealthiest  and  most  intelligent  ladies  oflthe 
town  took  her  stand  with  us.  — George!  W. 
Watkins. 

Rensselaer,  Oct.  14. — I  shall  close  my  work 
here  with  this  month,  and  take  charge  I  of 
Martinsville,  Nov.  1.  This  is  a  very  nice,  little 
church  of  225  members.  My  church  work  hefe 
has  moved  on  very  nicely,  and  we  have  had 
in  all  37  additions  since  I  came  here.  Two\ 
additions  recently. — A.  L.  Ward 

IOWA. 

Des  Moines,  Oct  16.— I  have  closed  a  meet- 
ing at  Kasson,  la.,  with  116  additions,  most 
of  them  by  confession.— O.  E.  Hamilton. 

Galva,  Oct.  21.— This  little  town  is  deeply 
stirred.  Eighteen  conversions  to  date. 
Crowded  houses  every  night.  Bro.  and  Sis- 
ter At  wood  are  doing  great  work.  Our  pur- 
pose and  teaching  are  better  understood  than 
ever  before — W.  M.  Botles. 

Sigourney,  Oct.  19.— Bro.  Harry  Walston, 
of  Knoxville,  la.,  and  Sister  Edith  Pelley,  of 
Brandon,  la.,  assisted  me  four  weeks  in  a 
meeting  at  Lancaster,  la.,  with  19  accessions 
to  the  church,  16  by  confession  aDd  baptism. 
These  two  are  faithful  workers.  Sister  Pelley 
is  a  good  soloist  and  leader. — D.  W.  Camp- 
bell. 

Manning,  Oct.  14  —We  added  yesterday  a 
noble  young  couple,  the  husband  by  letter,  the 
wife  by  confession  and  baptism.  —  F.  A. 
Sheetz,  pastor. 

Tabor,  Oct.  14  —At  Barnard,  Mo  .  I  con- 
tinued on  from  my  last  monthly  appointment 
in  a  meeting  which  resulted  in  seven  additions. 
— Clyde  Sharp. 

JAPAN. 

Tokyo,  Sept.    23.— At  our  Hongo  church  a 
week  ago   there  were   two  baptisms  and  yes- 
terday   three    more.    The    prospects    are  as 
bright  as  the  promises  of  God. — B.  A.  Davet. 
KANSAS. 

Belleville,  Oct.  14. — One  confession  yesterday 
at  regular  service. — C.  Henderson,  pastor. 

Courtland,  Oct.  12. — I  am  in  a  meeting  here 
with  home  forces.  Six  confessions,  two  from 
the  M.  E's.  House  filled  every  night.— J.  L. 
Thompson. 

Dodge  City,  Oct.  14. — We  had  three  addi- 
tions yesterday,  two  by  confession  and  one 
by  letter.  On  October  20  we  begin  a  meeting 
with  home  forces.— Elster  Haile. 

Girard,  Oct.  18. —Meeting  here  with  home 
forces  12  days  old,  with  12  by  confession,  two 
by  letter,  five  by  statement  and  one  reclaimed. 
Interest  growing. —  W.  H.  Scrivner. 

Kansas  City,  Oct.  17. — I  have  been  assisting 
in  a  two  weeks'  meeting  with  the  Central 
church  in  this  city.  There  were  40  additions. 
Bro.  Sharpe,  the  pastor,  will  continue  the 
meeting  over  Sunday.  We  expect  several 
other  additions  Sunday.  Bro.  Sharpe  took 
the  pastorate  of  thi-j  church  a  year  ago. 
There  were  50  members  to  begin  with;  now 
there  are  about  200. — H.  A.  Northcutt. 

Medicine  Lodge, Oct.  14. — Twenty-one  added 
since  last  report,  as  follows:  Eight  by  bap- 
tism, 12  by  statement,  and  one  from  the  Metho- 
dists.—W.  T.  McLain. 

Topeka,  Oct.  7. — The  report  of  ray  work  at 
Westmoreland,  Kan.,  from  February,  1899,  to 
Sept.  29,  1901,  is  as  follows:  Sermons  and  ad- 
dresses, 221;  additions  from  all  sources,  74; 
losses,  11;  net  gain,  63.  The  church  is  entirely 
free  from  all  indebtedness   and  the  spiritual 


THE  MODERN  STOVE  POLISH 

Brilliant.  Clean, 

Easily  Applied, 

Absolutely 

Odorless 


LIQUID- 
BETTER  YET! 
FIREPROOF!! 


condition  is  very  good.  There  were  two  ad  ii- 
tions  by  statement  the  last  service.  Sept.  29. 
I  have  been  in  the  ministry  eight  years,  and 
there  has  never  been  a  death  in  a  congrega- 
tion where  I  ministered  during  my  time  of 
service  and  I  have  never  preached  a  funeral 
sermon  for  a  church  member.  I  am  just  be- 
ginning a  meeting  at  Cowgill,  Mo.  Begin  as 
state  evangelist  of  Kansas,  Nov.  1. — C.  C. 
Bentley. 

KENTUCKY. 

Milton,  Oct.  15. — Bro.  J.  B.  Yager  is  assist- 
ing us  in  a  meeting  at  Mt.  Byrd  Christian 
Church.  41  additions  to  date,  33  confessions 
and  eight  otherwise  Will  continue  till  the 
close  of  this  week  — Hubert  S.  Snyder, 
minister. 

Barbourville,  Oct.  12.— We  have  closed  our 
meeting  at  this  place  with  18  added  to  the 
church.  Bro  Myers  from  Asheville,  N.  C, 
did  the  preaching.  The  church  is  in  better 
condition  than  it  has  been  for  years.  We  had 
to  close  the  meeting  when  the  interest  was 
the  highest.  The  many  friends  of  Bro.  T.  M. 
Myers  will  rejoice  that  after  two  years  of 
confinement  he  has  recovered  his  health 
to  such  an  extent  that  he  is  able  to  work 
again.  We  begin  a  meeting  in  Corbin  Sun- 
day, Oct.  13,  and  will  continue  for  two  weeks. 
—J.  J.  Cole. 

MISSOURI. 

Ash  Grove,  Oct.  14. — Closed  three  and  a 
half  weeks'  meeting  at  Liberal,  Mo ,  last 
night  with  29  additions,  15  confessions,  11  by 
statement,  two  rest">red  and  one  from  the 
Methodists.  Eleven  additions  last  service. 
Begin  at  Stockton,  Mo.,  Oct.  17.— J.  P.  Ad- 
cock,  Pilot  Point,  Tex. 

Camden  Point,  Oct.  21.— Twenty  added  here 
the  first  week.  We  are  using  only  home  forces. 
Pray  for  us.-  Jno.  P.  Jesse. 

Canton,  Oct.  19.— Had  a  few  days'  meeting 
at  Kahoka,  Mo.,  recently  with  two  baptized 
and  one  by  statement  The  church  gave  me 
a  unanimous  call  for  third  year  which  begins 
Dec  1.  The  work  is  in  good  condition.— J. 
D   Greer. 

Fayette,  Oct.  15. — Bro.  Lindsay,  of  New 
Franklin,  Mo.,  recently  closed  a  series  of 
meetings  at  the  Mount  Moriah  church,  four 
miles  west  of  Fayette,  Mo.  The  church  was 
greatly  strengthened  and  benefited.  There 
were  27  accessions  by  confession  and  letter. 
He  was  assisted  by  our  pastor,  Bro.  Furnish, 
of  Moberly,  Mo.— G.  H. 

Huntsville,  Oct.  21.— Two  additions  by  bap- 
tism here  yesterday,  one  from  the  Metho- 
dists. We  ordained  Thomas  Wallace  to  the 
ministry  at  the  morning   service.    Preached 


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136; 


his  first  sermon  here  last  night  on  ''Lands 
Without  Christ."  He  traveled  for  ten  years 
in  classic  and  Bible  lands  and  has  written  a 
large  book  on  his  rambles  in  various  quar- 
ters of  the  globe.  Goes  to  Drake  University 
next  week  for  a  two  years'  Bible  course  and 
desires  then  to  go  as  a  missionary  to  Mexic  J. 
— Louis  S.  Cup  p. 

Island  City,  Oct.  19.— N.  J.  Nicholson  closed 
a  three  weeks'  meeting;  34  additions  to  the 
church,  24  by  baptism  —  Jas.  F.  Hudson. 

Kansas  City. — I  have  just  closed  my  second 
meeting  with  Kingsville  church.  There  were 
seven  baptisms  and  the  whole  church  much 
helped.  J.  W.  Boulton,  the  pastor,  is  a  first- 
class  man,  much  beloved  and  has  a  great  in- 
influenee  in  this  whole  region.  Highland 
Park,  Des  Moines,  my  next  meeting.— R.  L. 
McHatton. 

Long  Branch,.  Oct.  15.— Bro.  E.  F.  Trabue, 
of  Seymour,  Mo.,  held  an  11  days'  meeting  at 
Long  Branch  with  six  additions,  five  by 
baptism  and  one  by  statement.  After  he  left 
I  continued  six  nights  longer  with  no  more 
success,  only  the  brethren  were  greatly  en- 
couraged. I  have  been  preaching  for  the 
brethren  at  said  place  since  July  last.  I  am 
teaching  the  Long  Branch  school  this  fall  and 
winter  —Tobias  Park. 

Macon,  Oct.  14. — Our  Coombs-Marvin  reviv- 
al services  began  on  Wednesday  night.  House 
crowded  the  second  night.  Everything  is 
favorable  to  a  good  harvest.  These  brethren 
preach  and  sing  the  gospel. — W.  S.  Lock- 
haet, 

Moberly,  Oct.  18. — Three  confessions  and 
one  added  by  statement  from  the  Baptists 
within  the  last  week.  The  state  convention, 
Y.  P.  S.  C.  E.  (interdenominational),  will  be 
held  in  the  Central  church  Oct.  24-27.— S.  B. 

MOORB. 

Montgomery  City,  Oct.  14. — Our  meeting 
was  two  weeks  old  Sunday.  So  far  we  have 
24  additions,  20  by  confession  and  four  by 
letter  Our  prospects  are  good.  J.  Will 
Landrum,  of  Audubon,  la.,  the  well  qualified 
singing  evangelist,  is  conducting  the  music 
for  us  He  will  assist  the  writer  in  a  four 
weeks'  meeting  at  Laddonia,  Mo.,  as  soon  as 
our  meeting  closes  here.  Bro.  Landrum 
should  be  ktept  in  this  state  as  a  singing 
evangelist  all  the  time. —  W.  D.  Endres. 

New  Haven,  Oct.  21. — Three  additions  yes- 
terday, one  confession,  one  by  letter  and  one 
from  the  Baptists.  I  preach  my  last  sermon 
here  the  second  Sunday  in  November  and  be- 
gin my  work  at  La  Plata,  Mo.,  for  half  time. 
— G.  E.  Jones. 

Princeton,  Oct.  18.— Our  meeting  here  19 
days  old  with  27  added.  We  continue.  Bro. 
W.  S.  Johnson,  of  Allerton,  la.,  and  A.  R. 
Hunt,  of  Savannab,  Mo.,  have  paid  us  a 
little  visit  during  tMs  meeting.  Williamson 
and  wife  as  song  leaders  are  doing  fine' work. 
Mrs.  Williamson's  sermon  to  women  only 
last  Sunday  afternoon  was  a  grand  success. 
The  dancers  were  converted,  and  women  who 
heretofore  had  been  worldly  were  turned  to 
glorify  God.  Her  sermon  alone  was  worth 
the  cost  of  the  entire  meeting. —J.  E.  Davis. 

Richland,  Oct  16.— One  addition  to  the 
church  at  Lucerne  last  Lord's  day,  a  lady  61 
years  old,  the  mother  of  a  large  family.  She 
had  in  her  younger  days  heard  Bro.  Ben 
Franklin  preach.  Things  are  moving  along 
nicely  at  Lucerne.  The  weather  was  un- 
favorable but  good  audiences  at  each  service. 
— R.  W.  Blunt. 

Rich  Hill,  Oct.  17. — I  have  just  closed  a  two 
weeks'  meeting  at  Lone  Jack,  Mo.,  with  nine 
baptisms  and  five  otherwise  added,  and  much 
good  done  in  a  general  way  for  the  Master's 
work. — R    R.  Coffey. 

Santa  Fe,  Oct.  15.— I  have  recently  held 
two  meetings;  one  at  Midway,  Audrain 
county,  of  two  weeks'  duration  with  12  bap- 
tisms; another  at  Santa  Fe  of  like  duration 
with  17  baptisms.— John  H.  Crutches. 

Savannah,  Oct.  14.— Preached  at  Fillmore 
15  days;  one  restored,  one  by  statement  and 


five  by  baptism.  These  are  good  people. 
Will  begin  at  Bethel,  near  Rosendale,  next 
Monday  night.  Home  svork  prospers. — A.  R. 
Hunt. 

Springfield,  Oct.  19. — Commencing  a  meet- 
ing at  the  First  church.  Several  added;  large 
attendance  and  indications  for  a  good  meet- 
ing.— E.  W.  Bowers. 

St.  Louis. — At  the  preachers'  meeting  Oct. 
21,  First  church  reported  four  additions;  Sec- 
ond, three;  Central,  six;  Fourth,  one;  Mt. 
Cabanne,  one;  Carondelet,  one;  Compton 
Heights,  three  last  Sunday.  Fourth  church 
began  a  meeting  with  home  forces  and  Kit 
Carson  Ventress  is  assisting  W.  A.  Meloan, 
of  East  St.  Louis,  in  special  services. 

Trenton,  Oct.  16.— Our  meeting  at  Tindall 
of  three  weeks  and  two  days  closed  last 
night— 115  additions.  These  added  to  the 
original  15  members  will  make  a  strong 
church. — C.  F.  Stevens. 

Union  Star,  Oct.  15. — Closed  a  three  weeks' 
meeting  at  Bolckow  Sunday  night  with  15 
additions;  10  baptisms,  one  reclaimed,  two 
from  Baptists,  two  by  statement. — W.  A 
Chapman. 

NEBRASKA. 

Salem,  Oct.  17.— Closed  meeting  at  Long 
Branch  Oct.  11;  21  added,  17  baptisms.  My 
third  meeting  with  this  church.  Bro.  Henry 
Thorn  ably  conducted  the  song  service;  19 
sermons.  Began  Oct.  13  with  Bro.  E.  C. 
Davis  at  Bethel  Church,  Mo.  Was  called 
home  by  sickness  of  wife  with  pneumonia; 
can  not  continue.  Begin  with  Wallace,  Nov. 
12.     Wife  is  convalescing. — W.  A.  Morrison. 

NEW  YORK. 
Auburn,  Oct.  14. — One  baptism  last  Thurs- 
day evening  at  prayer- meeting.  H.  C.  Pat- 
terson began  a  meeting  with  us  yesterday 
with  two  confessions  at  the  evening  service. 
— D.  H.  Patterson. 

OHIO. 

Tiffin,  Oct.  14. — Five  added  yesterday  and 
10  others  since  coming  here  in  July.  Had 
Library  day  in  Sunday-school  last  Lord's 
day.  Collection  $25.  Aside  from  this  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Robt.  Miller  presented  to  the  school 
a  fine  oak  book-case. — H.  H.  Moninger. 

OKLAHOMA  TERRITORY. 

Norman,  Oct.  14. — We  had  two  additions 
here  Sunday  night,  one  by  baptism  and  one 
by  statement. — J.  G.  Creason. 

Perkins,  Oct.  16.— We  have  just  closed  a 
three  weeks'  meeting  with  23  additions  to  the 
church.  Evangelist  Clara  Hazelrigg  did  the 
preaching.  The  crowds  were  large  and  the 
interest  fine.  We  are  all  sorry  that  Sister 
Hazelrigg  had  to  leave  us  at  the  time  she  did. 
But  she  bad  a  place  on  the  program  in  our 
National  Convention  at  Minneapolis  and  felt 
that  she  must  go. — J.  W.  Garner. 

Waukomis,  Oct.  14.' — I  am  in  a  good  meet- 
ing at  Waukomis,  where  Bro.  Lovell  has 
just  closed  a  successful  pastorate  of  two 
years.  Two  baptisms  yesterday,  full  houses 
and  good  interest.  Will  continue  through 
this  week. — Joe  S.  Riley. 

PORTO  RICO 

San  Juan,  Oct.  6. — I  baptized  a  bright 
young  native  in  the  Atlantic  to-day.  A 
woman  has  made  the  good  confession  and 
desires  to  have  me  baptize  her  next  Lord's 
day.— W.  M.  Taylor. 

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Houston,  Oct.  14. — Have  been  here  two 
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Lockhart,  Oct.  11. — There  was  one  addition 
by  statement  last  Sunday  and  two  by  letter 
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Elma,  Oct.  8.— There  was  one  confession 
last  night,  a  leading  youDg  man  in  the  com- 
munity.—Daniel  Trundle. 

Elma,  Oct.  14. — We  closed  a  10  days'  meet- 
ing here  last  night  with  nine  added.  Six  bap- 
tisms, one  by  statement  and  two  reclaimed. 
Work  done  with  home  forces.  No  one  was 
asked,  coaxed  or  begged  to  help,  just  free- 
will service.  It  pays.  The  people  love  to  be 
given  a  chance  to  lead  out  themselves.  The 
interest  was  exceptionally  good;  large  at- 
tendance every  night  and  the  feeling  good. 
Much  strength  too  has  been  gained  in  the 
members  added.  It  was  also  a  good-will  meet- 
ing so  far  as  others  were  concerned.  Other 
churches  seem  to  have  taken  the  same  inter- 
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WEST  VIRGINIA. 

Parkersburg,  Oct.  19. — Meeting  developing 
finely.  Crowded  houses.  31  since  Sunday. 
I.  G.  White  is  the  originator  of  the  roof  gar- 
den church  and  is  doing  a  remarkable  work. 
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THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


October  24,  1901 


V  Family  Circle  *■ 


The  New  President. 

A  Pra.yer. 

The  following  poem,  by  Clinton  Dangerneld,  is  re- 
produced, by  permission,  from  advance  sheets  of  the 
November  Century. 

Not  for  the  silent  chief  whom  Death 

Gently  and  sedulously  keeps 
Within  a  splendid  calm;  naught  mars 

His  well-won  laurels  where  he  sleeps. 

Rather  for  him  who  newly  stands 
Half  startled  on  a  slippery  height, 

Like  a  strong  falcon  which  some  hand 
Unhooded  rudely,  whom  the  light 

Floods  unforeseen,  but  who  shall  prove 
A  wide-winged  strength!   For  him  we  pray; 

Give  him  such  wisdom  swift  and  keen 
He  shall  restore  us  Yesterday! 
Dillon,  Georgia. 

& 

The  Legend  of  Chocorua. 

By  Minnie  E.  Hadley. 

"Waal,  I  never!  There  goes  Jim  Mc- 
Crillis  tearin'  like  mad  down  the  hill, 
leavin'  his  milk- cans  a-settin'  on  the  gate- 
posts, an'  Jinny  Marie's  a-bouncin'  back  t' 
the  house  livelier'n  a  skeert  rabbit.  What 
on  airth?" 

Mrs.  Grant  had  hastily  drawn  her  dough- 
covered  hands  from  the  batch  of  bread, 
and  with  both  elbows  resting  upon  her  hips 
was  gazing  eagerly  through  the  half- open 
door  of  her  vine-covered  cottage,  almost 
tucked  out  of  sight  in  a  grassy  little  inter- 
vale among  the  White  Mountains  of  New 
Hampshire.  Marie  was  a  tall  brunette  of 
eighteen,  whose  bright  black  eyes  and 
firmly  set  features,  as  well  as  every  move- 
ment of  her  graceful  figure,  unconsciously 
betrayed  that  shrewdness,  strength  of 
character  and  mental  poise  so  indigenous 
to  the  native  New  Englander. 

By  the  time  she  had  reached  the  cottage 
door  on  this  particular  morning,  her  emo- 
tion of  a  few  moments  before  was  under 
complete  control,  and  motioning  her  mother 
to  silence  by  placing  a  forefinger  to  her 
lips  and  casting  a  warning  glance  toward 
the  open  door  of  the  little  bed-chamber, 
she  beckoned  her  from  the  room.  Since 
her  father's  paralytic  stroke  four  years 
ago,  followed  by  a  slight  mental  derange- 
ment, it  had  been  necessary  to  take  this 
precaution  in  all  matters  of  unusual  excite- 
ment. Silently  she  led  the  way  to  an  open 
spring  house,  also  vine-covered,  a  few  rods 
distant,  in  which  a  multitude  of  brightly 
scoured  milk- pans,  scattered  about  in  a 
wide,  open  trough,  were  reflecting  all  the 
splendor  of  the  early  morning  sunshine. 

"Let  us  sit  here,  mother,"  she  said, 
pointing  to  a  low  stone  bench,  partly  hid- 
den by  an  overhanging  grape-vine.  "Jim 
McCrillis  says  there's  big  excitement  down 
at  the  'Corner'  over  our  cows  having  milk- 
sick,  and  they've  all  decided  to  boycott  us . 
I  wonder  for  how  many  more  generations 
that  old  chief's  curse  will  wreak  its  ven- 
geance?" 

She  heaved  a  little  sigh  as  she  spoke  and 
gazed  off  in  the  direction  of  the  bold, 
xocky  ledge  of  Old  Chocorua,  as  if,  with 
the  brilliancy  of  her  sparkling  eyes,  she 
would  penetrate  the  veil  of  legendary  mys- 
tery which  had  hovered  over  its  summit  for 
almost  three  hundred  years,  and  was  so 
inextricably  woven  into  the  history  of  the 
neighborhood. 

In  the  days  of  the  early  settlement  of  the 


state  of  New  Hampshire,  according  to  the 
legend,  an  old  Indian  chief  named  Cho- 
corua had  jumped  from  this  same  rocky 
ledge  to  escape  imprisonment  by  a  band  of 
pursuing  whites.  In  so  doing  he  pro- 
nounced a  terrible  curse  upon  the  people  of 
the  intervale,  to  which  curse  the  simple 
natives  were  wont  to  attribute  a  certain 
disease  peculiar  to  the  cattle  of  that  region. 
This  disease  was  known  as  milk- sick  and 
caused  large  quantities  of  hair  to  fall  from 
the  animal's  back  and  the  milk  to  become 
bitter.  It  meant  instant  death,  they  super- 
stitiously  believed,  to  use  either  the  milk  or 
the  flesh  of  any  animal  that  had  once 
been  in  that  terrible  condition,  and  no 
enemy  could  wreak  greater  vengeance  up;on 
his  neighbors  than  by  circulating  a  report 
of  this  disease  among  his  cattle. 

"I  tell  you,  mother,  there's  no  such  thing 
as  milk-sick,"  continued  Marie  as  'she 
dipped  the  old  iron  ladle  into  one  of  the 
pans  and  swallowed  its  contents  at  a  single 
draught  to  demonstrate  her  belief  in  what 
she  was  saying.  "Every  summer  the  milk 
tastes  bitter  and  the  cows'  hair  falls  off,  just 
as  much  as  now,  without  any  complaint 
too.  That  long-headed  Jim  McCrillis  is  at 
the  bottom  of  all  this!" 

"Ransomed  saints,  child!  What  differ- 
ence does  it  make  who  is  at  the  bottom  0' 
it,  or  whether  they  be  such  a  thing's  milk- 
sick  or  don't  be?  There's  them  twelve 
cows  a-bringin'  in  nothin'  an'  us  a-starvin', 
and  yer  Pap's  down  with  pral'sis  an'  you're 
a-plannin'  to  take  music  lessons.  Jinny 
Marie  Grant,  what  on  airth  be  we  goin'  to 
do?"  A  sense  of  such  utter  helplessness 
overcame  her  with  this  last  question  that 
she  buried  her  face  in  the  folds  of  her 
checked  apron  and  began  to  weep  silently. 
The  words  "music  lessons"  struck  such  a 
tender  chord  in  Marie's  troubled  heart  that 
her  first  impulse  was  to  throw  herself  into 
her  mother's  arms  and  weep  along  with  her. 
But  no — it  was  a  time  for  strength,  courage, 
action.  Their  only  source  of  income  was 
gone;  her  father  was  a  half- deranged 
paralytic,  and  her  mother,  yes,  her  mother 
on  whom  she  had  always  relied  so  much 
was  growing  weaker  and  more  excitable  of 
late  years. 

Marie's  voice  was  exquisitely  beautiful 
and  from  the  time  of  her  babyhood  they 
had  all  worked,  pinched  and  planned  that 
she  might  be  given  at  least  one  year's 
training  in  the  Boston  Conservatory.  This 
luxury  had  been  almost  within  her  grasp  at 
the  age  of  fourteen,  when  suddenly  her 
father's  affliction  came  and  necessitated  a 
long  delay  of  four  years.  Now  there  was 
enough  laid  by  from  the  scanty  income  of 
the  little  dairy  to  take  her  through  the  fall 
term,  and  already  she  had  begun  packing 
her  best  things  away  in  her  father's  old- 
fashioned  trunk. 


But  her  plans  must  all  be  changed. 
Clasping  both  hands  tightly  about  her 
forehead,  she  thought — long  and  hard.  No 
sound  was  audible  save  the  low  sobs  of  her 
weeping  mother  and  the  distant  roar  of 
Swift  River  as  it  hurried  about  the  base  of 
Old  Chocorua,  seeming  to  prolong  in  one 
solemn  dirge  the  last  dying  accents  of  that 
awful  curse.  Had  the  old  chief  hurled  his 
execratory  epithets  directly  upon  her  un- 
offending head,  she  couldn't  have  felt  their 
force  more  keenly. 

"Yes,  this  region  is  cursed,"  she  thought, 
"cursed  to  the  uttermost  by  the  supersti- 
tion and  vice  of  its  own  ignorant  people." 

She  felt  that  they  had  been  grossly 
wronged.  There  was  no  more  cause  for  this 
boycotting  now  than  there  had  been  every 
summer  before.  Jim  McCrillis  was  an  un- 
principled, wily  young  fellow,  who  lived  on 
an  adjoining  farm,  and  drove  a  dairy  wagon 
to  Skinner's  Corner.  He  had  borne  a 
grudge  against  her  ever  since  the  night  she 
had  refused  his  company  to  Mary  Larkins's 
party,  and  now  she  suspected  him  of  being 
at  the  bottom  of  all  their  trouble. 

A  great  gulf  seemed  suddenly  to  have 
yawned  between  herself  and  all  that  she 
held  dearest  in  life;  during  these  many 
years  her  very  soul  had  been  welling  with 
beautiful  strains  of  secret  music,  which  she 
felt  must  find  expression  through  the  me- 
dium of  a  trained  and  cultivated  voice  if 
she  were  ever  to  release  her  unfortunate 
parents  from  their  cruel  bonds  of  poverty, 
and  make  the  world  a  little  better  and 
brighter  for  her  having  lived  in  it. 

"No,  I  can't  give  up  my  music!  I  can't 
give  it  up!  That  would  mean  giving  up  life 
itself!"  she  said  to  herself  as  she  arose  and 
paced  nervously  back  and  forth  across  the 
spring-house  floor,  still  clasping  her  hands 
tightly  about  her  forehead  as  if  she  would 
force  some  clear  and  helpful  thought  from 
the  depths  of  her  puzzled  brain.  There  was 
but  one  resource — the  factories  at  Lowell, 
and  she  gave  a  frightened  little  shudder  to 
think  what  a  great  change  the  last  ten  min- 
utes seemed  to  have  wrought  in  her  whole 
future  outlook. 

To  save  money  enough  from  her  scanty 
earnings  in  the  Lowell  shoe-factories  to 
take  her  even  one  year  to  the  Boston  Con- 
servatory seemed  absurd  and  out  of  the 
question,  but  here  rested  her  only  hope,  and 
she  felt  that  God  would  certainly  help  her 
in  some  mysterious  way,  if  she  would  only 
be  really  brave  and  try  to  help  herself. 

"Come,  mother,"  she  said  cheerily,  plac- 
ing her  hand  upon  the  bowed  head,  "my 
plans  are  all  made,  I  shall  go  down  to  Low- 
ell to-morrow  and  get  work  in  the  shoe- 
factories.  There's  plenty  of  music  money 
to  keep  you  and  father  comfortably  for  at 
least  two  years,  and" — she  would  have  said 
more  but  a  great  lump  was  choking  her  and 


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tears  were  beginning  to  fall  in  spite  of  her- 
self. 

Mrs.  Grant  threw  up  both  hands  with  a 
look  of  horror.  "You,  Jinny,  you  work  in 
them  dirty  factories?  Never!  Never! 
We'll  all  starve  first — die — anything  but 
that!  Hain't  I  been  tuggin'  an'  toilin'  all 
these  years  ter  keep  ye  out  o'  them  factor- 
ies? Look  at  the  McCrillis  girls  an'  the 
Larkinses" — 

"Never  mind,  mother,  they  have  nothing 


to  do  with  my  case,"  and  Marie  brushed 
away  what  she  secretly  vowed  would  be  the 
last  tear,  at  the  same  time  giving  her  mother 
a  rapturous  kiss. 

"Now  let's  set  to  work  as  if  nothing  had 
happened.  There's  no  use  crying  over 
spilled  milk,  you  know,"  she  said,  forcing 
an  empty  little  laugh  as  she  gazed  ruefully 
at  the  useless  contents  of  so  many  rows  of 
well-filled  milk-pans.  "You  keep  father 
company    while    I    pack   my   trunk.       He 


mustn't  know  but  what  I've  gone  to  Bos- 
ton." 

But  she  found  it  impossible,  try  as  hard 
as  she  might,  to  adjust  herself  to  this  new 
condition  of  affairs  without  undergoing  a 
great  inner  struggle.  Packing  her  trunk 
as  a  pupil  of  the  Boston  Conservatory,  and 
packing  her  trunk  as  the  prospective  em- 
ployee of  a  Lowell  shoe-factory,  she  found 
to  be  two  experiences  totally  unlike.  All 
the  fancy  little  articles  of  toilette  and  fur- 


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belows  which  she  and  her  mother  had  been 
preparing  during  the  long  summer  days,with 
such  great  care  and  pleasant  anticipations 
as  to  when  and  where  she  should  wear  them, 
now  seemed  to  haunt  her  with  a  far-away, 
ghostly  stare,  as  if  they  had  been  made  for 
some  one  who  had  suddenly  died,  without 
the  pleasure  of  having  worn  them.  In  fact, 
it  seemed  that  her  own  happy  self  of  a  few 
hours  before  had  suddenly  gone  from  the 
world  forever,  leaving  only  the  poor  sub- 
stitute of  a  lifeless  automaton,  a  piece  of 
mechanism  that  acted,  not  because  it  would 
but  because  it  must.  Thus  the  miserable 
day  wore  away  and  when  night  came,  she 
found  that  she  had  done  a  thousand  un- 
necessary things,  and  left  undone  about  as 
many  that  were  necessary. 

"It's  gittin'  dark,  Jinny,  an'  the  water 
hain't  brungyit  from  aunt  Ruth's  spring," 
said  her  mother  just  at  nightfall.  "Es 
ye've  alius  injoyed  fetchin'  it,  an'  this  is 
yer  last  night  at  the  intervale" — 

"Hush!  sh!  mother,"  said  Marie,  chok- 
ing back  a  great  lump  that  was  rising  in 
her  throat,  "of  course  I  want  to  visit  the 
old  spring  once  more.  Give  me  the  pail." 
This  had  been  her  work  every  evening 
for  years.  Aunt  Ruth's  spring  was  just 
across  the  intervale  at  the  entrance  to  a  lit- 
tle cavern  in  the  side  of  Old  Chocorua,  with 
which  it  was  strangely  connected  by  legen- 
dary history.  Aunt  Ruth  was  an  old  In- 
dian "pow-wow,"  a  half-breed,  who  had 
tried  to  bless  the  country  instead  of  curs- 
ing it  by  laying  a  bag  of  sulphur  in  the 
spring  and  thus  rendering  its  waters  a  rem- 
edy for  all  the  ills  of  life. 

It  was  growing  quite  dark  when  Marie 
reached  the  spring,  and  as  she  stooped 
down  for  her  pail  of  water,  she  could  faint- 
ly distinguish  by  the  light  of  the  moon 
beaming  above  Old  Chocorua,  the  dim  re- 
flection of  her  own  figure  in  the  gurgling 
pool  beneath.  Just  then  she  heard  low 
voices  right  at  hand.  Some  men  were  ap- 
proaching. She  had  never  experienced  fear 
in  all  her  life  before,  but  something  in  their 
tones  told  her  that  they  were  plotting  mis- 
chief. She  felt  her  heart  beating  rapidly, 
and  she  had  barely  time  to  dart  behind  a 
rock  at  the  entrance  of  the  little  cavern, 
when  the  reflection  of  an  old  white  hat 
drawn  down  over  an  animal- looking  face 
was  thrown  upon  the  water  which  bubbled 
out  from  beneath  her  hiding  place. 

It  was  Jim  McCrillis,  and  Marie  held  her 
breath  lest  she  should  be  discovered!  A 
stranger  was  with  him  who  had  come  ap- 
parently for  the  purpose  of  viewing  the 
spring,  as  immediately  upon  reaching  it, 
he  stooped  down  with  a  long  stick  and 
measured  the  depth  of  the  water. 

"Geminy  crickets!"  he  exclaimed  with  a 
low  whistle  as  he  held  the  stick  up  in  front 
of  him,  "four  feet  o'  water  there,  an'  all 
this  drought!  I  tell  ye,  Mac,  old  boy,  our 
fortune's  made!"  He  slapped  McCrillis 
familiarly  upon  the  back  and  chuckled 
with  unsuppressed  delight  as  he  continued. 
"You're  sure  the  old  lady  an'  the  young'n 
don't  know  nothin'  0'  the  value  o'  these 
medicinal  properties?" 

"Not  a  breath,"  answered  Jim,  "I've 
worked  the  hull  business  purty  slick. 
Lucky  I  thought  of  that  milk- sick  wrinkle. 
They's  boycotted  'thin  an  hour  after  I  set 
the  tale  a-goin'.  Their  business's  killed 
deader'n  a  door  nail  an'  they'll  sell  us  the 
hull  field  fer  less'n  Dr.  Ames'll  pay  us  on 
our  first  shipment  0'  the  water." 


"Yer  a  reg'lar  snide,  old  boy,"  chuckled 
his  comrade  as  he  gave  him  another  slap. 
"We'll  drive  the  bargain  with  the  old  lady 
in  the  mornin'  an'  ship  a  hundred  barl  o' 
this  water  to  Boston  afore  to-morrow 
night.  Of  course  milk-  sick's  nothin'  but 
the  cows  a-drinkin'  sulphur  water  in  dry 
weather.  But  mum's  the  word,  old  boy, 
till  we've  druva  bargain  for  the  intervale." 

With  this  they  disappeared  around  a 
bend  of  Old  Chocorua,  and  Marie  rushed 
home  upon  the  wings  of  the  wind.)  The 
whole  matter  had  dawned  upon  her  like  a 
revelation.  Aunt  Ruth's  spring  had  been 
found  to  possess  wonderful  medicinal  prop- 
erties, and  they  were  planning  to  sell  the 
water  to  Dr.  Ames  of  Boston — she  knew 
him  well  by  reputation.  Jim  McCrillis  had 
stirred  up  the  excitement  over  milk-sick 
that  he  might  get  a  bargain  in  their  prop- 
erty. 

The  next  day,  the  boys  were  informed 
that  the  property  could  not  be  bought  at 
any  price.  A  few  days  later,  Dr.  Ames 
wrote  them  that  he  preferred  to  buy  the 
water  from  the  true  possessors  of  the  soil. 

Thus  began  those  enormous  shipments 
of  medicinal  spring  water  from  this  locality 
into  the  city  of  Boston  which  is  to-day 
such  a  thriving  business,  and  which  enabled 
the  Grants  to  build  upon  the  slope  of  Old 
Chocorua  that  beautiful  little  hotel  known 
as  the  "Half-way  House,"  a  resting  place 
for  weary  tourists  from  all  parts  of  the 
world. 

J* 
Filipino  School-Bov's    Composition. 

The  Filipino's  brightness  and  readiness 
to  learn  is  clearly  demonstrated  by  the  fol- 
lowing production  of  a  child  of  Parang 
Parang,  Philippine  Islands,  who  has  only 
had  one  year's  instruction  in  English.  The 
production,  written  on  foolscap  paper,  with 
the  vertical  penmanship,  was  brought  home 
by°a  Belief ontaine,  O.,  soldier: 

"The  American  is  a  white  man  that  has 
black  the  coat  and  pantaloons  the  color  of 
chocolate,  and  wears  black  and  red  shoes, 
and  also  has  a  hat  the  color  of  ashes,  and 
he  drinks  whisky  and  eats  bread,  meat,  and 
coffee,  and  knows  how  to  sing  and  knows 
how  to  dance  and  play  the  guitar  and  music, 
and  knows  how  to  write,  and  parts  the  hair 
at  the  middle.  He  has  the  custom  very 
good  and  they  treat  the  Filipinos  very  well, 
and  teach  also  to  speak  of  their  language 
that  is  very  good  for  to  learn  the  girls  and 
boys,  and  sometimes  some  are  very  large 
and  high  and  have  the  hair  in  curls,  and 
they  are  very  good  to  shoot  guns  and  not 
can  they  deceive  the  Americans,  for  they 
are  very  smart,  and  sometimes  they  have 
the  hair  so  red,  and  when  the  Americans 
came  to  the  island  we  had  much  fear,  be- 
cause said  some  that  they  are  bad,  but  now 
we  know  the  custom  that  is  very  good." 


One  of  the  churches  in  a  little  Western 
town  has  a  young  woman  as  its  pastor. 
She  was  called  to  the  door  of  the  parsonage 
one  day,  and  saw  there  a  much  embar- 
rassed young  farmer  of  the  German  type. 

"Dey  say  der  minister  lifed  in  dis  house," 
he  said. 

"Yes,"  replied  the  fair  pastor. 

"Veil — m — I — I  vant  to  kit  merrit!" 

"To  get  married?  Very  well,  I  can  mar- 
ry you,"  said  the  minister,  encouragingly. 

"Oh,  but  I  got  a  girl  alreaty,"  was  the 
disconcerting  reply. 


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With    the     Children. 

J.  Breckenridg©  Ellis. 


The  R_vmawa.vs. — IV. 

There  stood  Harry  with  a  heavy  hatchet 
in  his  hand,  while  the  water  from  the  tank 
.  trickled  down  his  trowsers'  legs,  and  the 
goldfish  gasped  at  his  feet.  Two  had  been 
killed  by  their  fall.  "Oh,  Oh,  Oh,  Me-e!" 
shouted  Harry,  catching  sight  of  Zep  and 
Emily.  "Hold  your  apron!"  cried  Zep  to 
Emily  as  he  gathered  up  the  fish.  "Fly  to 
the  bathtub  with  'em.  Oh,  Harry,  what 
made  you  do  it?" 

"I  didn't  go  to!"  wailed  Harry.  "I  was 
just  pretending  to  hit  the  glass  to  see  'em 
jump  back  and  ever'  time  I  hit  at  'em  it 
was/un/  They  would  turn  like  their  tails 
was  an  axletree.  An'  I  guess  I  got  excited 
an' hit  harder'n  I  knew  and  'fcee-WHACK.!' 
it  went  through  the  glass — and — aunt 
Sarelda— Oh,  Oh,  Oh!  Me-e-e!"  He  was 
too  frightened  to  cry. 

"No  use  standin'  there  sayin',  'Oft, 
Me.'"'  cried  Zep.  "We  must  sop  up  this 
water.     Quick!" 

"What  can  we  sop  with?"  demanded  the 
wretched  Harry. 

"Anything!"  cried  Zep,  rushing  into  the 
company- bedroom,  the  door  of  which  hap- 
pened to  be  most  convenient.  There  was 
something  white  covering  the  bed  and 
snatching  this  off  he  rushed  back  and  fell 
to  mopping  up  the  Brussels  carpet.  Harry 
rejoined  him  in  great  excitement.  "Will 
this  do  to  sop  with?"  he  a3ked. 

"I  guess  not,"  said  Zep.  "That's  aunt 
Sarelda's  dress,  unless  I'm  mighty  mis- 
taken. Emily!"  he  raised  his  voice, 
"how's  them  fish?" 

"You  mean  those  fish,"  Emily  reproved 
him  from  the  bathroom. 

"I  don't,"  said  Zep.  "This  ain't  no 
time  to  be  correct.  This  carpet  looks  just 
awful!" 

"Here's  another  one  dead,"  came  the 
voice  of  their  sister.  "And  this  other  one, 
—it  just  wiggles  a  little  bit.  Now  it  ain't 
even  wigglin'.  I  can  see  it  breathe, 
though." 

"Harry,"  exclaimed  Zep  as  he  soaked  up 
the  water  in  the  large  white  bed- cover, 
"why  don't  you  help  get  up  this  water? 
You're  the  one  did  it,  anyhow!" 

"I  can't  find  anything,"  moaned  Harry, 
dancing  up  and  down  in  anguish,  still 
holding  aunt  Sarelda's  silk  dress. 

"Then  sit  down  on  it!"  ordered  the  older 
brother,  "and  scrape  yourself  along;  that'll 
absorb  up  some  moisture,  I  guess." 

The  voice  of  Emily  came  to  them  above 
the  roaring  of  the  hydrant;  "It's  quit 
a-breathin'!" 

"Then  all  the  goldfish  are  dead  but  one!" 
Harry  wailed. 

"That  one's  dead,  too,"  said  Emily  com- 
ing hit 3  the  hall.  "Two  and  two  are  four, 
and  that's  all  there  were.  Oh,  Zep,  that's 
aunt  Sarelda's  beautiful  white  spread  you 
are  gawming  up  so  dreadful!  What  will 
she  say?" 

"If  it  comes  to  that,"  retorted  Zep,  very 
red  from  his  exercise,  "what  will  she  do, 
about  the  whole  business?  I  don't  care 
what  she  says,  no  I  don't!"  he  added  an- 
grily, as  he  cut  his  hand  on  a  piece  of  the 
broken  glass  tank.  His  finger  began  to 
bleed  over  the  beautiful  white  spread. 

"Oh,  Oh!"  said  Emily  suddenly  in  a 
scared  voice,   "I    clear    forgot    all    about 


dropping  my  ring  out  in  the  back  yard." 
She  ran  away  while  Zep  called  after  her, 
"Say,  just  bring  in  that  gold  watch  I  left 
on  the  bench,  will  you?" 

When  aunt  Sarelda  returned  from  visit- 
ing, with  that  pleasant,  refined  feeling  still 
lingering  that  comes  from  being  out  in  so- 
ciety, she  did  not  have  to  ring  the  bell,  for 
the  front  door  stood  wide  open.  Her  glass 
tank  was  heaped  in  a  pretty  wreck  of 
sparkling  glass,  her  goldfish  seemed  to 
have  spread  their  fins  for  a  distant  land, 
and  the  carpet  had  put  on  a  sober  look  as 
if  beginning  to  realize  that  it  was  growing 
old.  The  three  children  who  stood  waiting 
for  her  looked  as  miserable  as  the  pictures 
of  our  famous  men  you  see  so  often  in 
newspapers.  Aunt  Sarelda  dropped  her 
parasol  with  a  faint  scream  and  sank  into 
a  hall  chair. 

"We  didn't  know  what  to  do  with  the 
glass,"  said  Zep  apologetically,  "or  we 
would  of  throwed  it  all  away  to  save  you 
the  worry." 

"I  broke  it,"  said  Harry.  "I  had  the 
hatchet  hittin'  at  the  fish,  jus'  to  see  'em 
jump  back  when,  souse!  it  went  through 
the  side  and  into  the  water!" 

"Here  are  the  goldfish,"  Emily  an- 
nounced showing  them  upon  a  waiter;  "all 
dead,  the  four  of  them." 

"You  see,"  said  Harry,  "it  was  fallin1 
on  the  floor,  I  guess.  We  turned  the  hy- 
drant on  'em,  but  it  didn't  seem  to  do  no 
good." 

Aunt  Sarelda  sat  quite  rigid,  unable  to 
speak  a  word, 

"I  sopped  up  the  water  with  your  beau- 
tiful bed-spread,"  Zep  continued,  "but  I 
thought  it  was  just  a  sheet  or  tablecloth  or 
something, — I  didn't  know  it  was  particular 
till  Emily  told  me  and  then  it  was  too 
late." 

"And  his  finger  Weeded  all  over  it," 
added  Emily  "till  it  looks  perfec'ly  scan'- 
lus!  But  he  didn't  complain  although  the 
cut  hurt  him  awful;  he  said  it  did." 

"But  that  ain't  the  worst,  aunt  Sarelda," 
stammered  Zep,  who  was  very  pale. 

"Oh,  no,"  faltered  Emily,  "all  that  gold- 
fish trouble  ain't  nothin'  to  what  we  have 
to  tell  you!" 

Aunt  Sarelda  gripped  the  sides  of  her 
chair  and  glared  at  them,  speechless. 

"Your  little  gold  ring  is  gone,"  said 
Emily. 

"And  grandfather's  gold  watch  that  you 
let  me  wear  to-day,"  added  Zep. 

"GONE?"  cried  aunt  Sarelda,  finding 
her  voice  at  last,  and  springing  up. 

"Emily  and  I  were  in  the  back  yard," 
explained  the  wretched  Zep,  "when  we 
heard  the  most  perfectly  terrible  noise  in 
here  and  Harry  crying,  'Oh,  Me!  Oh 
Me-e-e!'  just  that  way.  We  thought  he 
was  dead,  so  in  we  ran — didn't  we,  Emily? 
and  I  left  the  watch  on  the  bench  and  she 
dropped  the  ring  on  the  ground;  and  when 
we'd  sopped  up  all  the  water — you  ought  to 
seen  it;  you  wouldn't  think  from  the  nice 
way  it  looks  now  how  it  did  look !  And 
the  ring  and  watch  had  been  stole  by  a 
young  man  in  a  handsome  suit  with  a  light 
cane.  We  know  it  was  him,  'cause  he'd 
seen  us  play  in'  with  the  ring  and  watch. 
So  I  run  and  told  the  police  and  they'll  get 
him,  I  expect,"  he  added,  in  all  the  hope- 
fulness of  youth;  "I've  did  ever'  thing  that 
kin  be  done,  aunt  Sarelda,  and  we  all  three 
asks  your  pardon." 
"Where  was  that  young  man?" 


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no  force,  no  endurance,  short 
breath,  palpitation  of  the  heart- 
on  little  exertion — these  with 
a  pale  face,  are  a  clear  indica- 
tion of  what  is  wrong.  There 
is  too  little  red  in  the  blood. 

There  is  too  little  vital  force. 
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"He  was  standin'  in  the  alley  before 
we" — 

"How  could  you  see  him  in  the  alley?" 

"Through  the  gate.  Oh,  yes,  and  we 
didn't  tell  you  that,  did  we?  Well,  we 
opened  the  gate — or  I  opened  it,  'cause 
there  was  no  breeze  any  other  place  and 
I'm  sorry  about  that,  foo." 

"Children,"  said  aunt  Sarelda  quietly, 
"get  your  things  together.  You  go  to  your 
Uncle  Tom's  on  this  evening's  train.  He 
has  always  said  you  should  be  bound  out, 
and  he  is  your  guardian.  I  have  nerves; 
and  I  can't  have  children,  too!"  That  was 
all.  She  didn't  scold  or  reproach  them. 
She  simply  packed  them  safely  away  on 
the  train  for  Campton.  Can  we  blame  her 
very  much?  Think  of  her  goldfish,  her 
watch,  and  her  ring,  to  say  nothing  of  her 
spread  and  carpet.  Besides,  she  had  never 
seen  much  of  her  brother  Henry  since  he 
joined  a  church  she  disapproved  of  and 
began  to  preach  for  it;  so  she  always  felt 
that  Emily,  Zep  and  Harry  were  only  half- 
kin. 

At  midnight  the  train  stopped  at  a  cer- 
tain station  and  the  orphans  went  to  the 
door  as  if  to  look  at  the  dark  scenery.  But 
when  the  brakeman  called,  "All  aboard!" 
they  slipped  down  the  steps  on  the  side 
away  from  the  station.  Nobody  saw  them 
vanish  in  the  night.  Zep  and  Harry  had 
declared  they  would  not  be  bound  out,  and 
Emily  could  not  be  left  behind.  With  no 
clear  notion  of  where  they  were  going  or 
what  they  meant  to  do,  they  walked  all  the 
next  day,  carrying  their  shoes  and  stock- 
ings in  a  bundle  and  buying  what  they 
needed  to  eat  with  some  of  the  change 
aunt  Sarelda  had  given  them.  Thus  they 
reached  the  box- ear  on  the  switch. 

(TO   BE   CONTINUED.)' 
J* 

"How  will  the  Harvard  men  get  home?" 
queried  the  first  Yalensian  after  the  game. 

"Oh,  they  will  follow  the  beaten  track  as 
usual,"  said  the  second  Yalensian. 

J* 

Costigan — "Don't  say  you  'ain't  done 
notbin'.'  "  Madigan — "An'  why  not?" 
Costigan — "Because  that  isn't  good  Eng- 
lish."   Madigan — "Faith,  I'm  glad  to  hear 

for,  by  the  powers,  nayther  am  I." 


1372 


THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


October  24,  1901 


Hour  of  Prayer. 

Fra^nk  G.  Tyrrell. 


The  Urvsa.ved  Abo\it  Us.* 

Text. — And  he  suffered  him  not,  bub  saith 
unto  him,  Go  to  thy  house,  unto  thy  friends, 
and  tell  them  how  great  things  the  Lord  hath 
done  for  thee,  and  how  he  had  mercy  on 
thee.— Mark  5:19. 

It  was  natural  and  admirable  that  the 
demon-dispossessed  man  should  want  to 
follow  the  Master.  It  is  the  first  impulse  of 
the  forgiven  soul.  In  an  eastern  slave  market, 
a  gentleman  was  much  moved  by  the  distress 
of  a  young  girl  who  was  about  to  be  sold  at 
auction.  He  bought  her  and  set  her  free.  As 
soon  as  it  was  made  plain  that  she  was 
delivered  from  bondage,  she  ran  joyfully  after 
her  benefactor,  exclaiming  to  the  throngs, 
"He  hath  redeemed  me!  he  hath  redeemed 
me!"  and  then  to  him  she  cried,  "Let  me  be 
your  servant!" 

P\jblica.tiorv. 

We  all  know  that  the  gospel  is  literally 
good  tidings;  and  we  know,  too,  that  tidings 
are  not  tidings  at  all  unless  told.  Many 
good  people  have  heard  the  story  of  redeem- 
ing love,  have  had  their  hearts  cleansed  by 
the  blood  of  Christ,  and  then  given  their  lips 
over  to  dumbness.  They  forget  that  they  are 
to  sound  out  the  saving  message.  Jesus 
wanted  disciples,  followers,  comrades,  but  he 
wanted  witnesses  also,  and  he  makes  a  wit- 
ness of  this  grateful  man  "Go!  tell!"  And 
is  not  that  the  word  of  the  loving  Master  to 
as  all?  We  are  not  to  dream  happy  hours 
away  at  His  feet,  though  we  are  to  seek  His 
favor,  but,  having  been  blessed  ourselves,  we 
are  to  be  a  blessiog  to  others. 

It  is  necessary  to  have  a  class  of  men  to 
whom  the  church  commits  the  special  task  of 
preaching  the  gospel,  of  publishing  the  good 
news.  This  is  according  to  divine  wisdom. 
But  it  is  not  therefore  necessary  for  the  rest 
of  the  church  to  remain  silent.  All  should 
preach,  each  in  his  way.  "There  is  either  a 
special  call,"  writes  A.  Campbell,  "a  general 
call,  or  no  call  at  all,  to  labor  for  the  con- 
version of  the  world.  If  there  be  a  few 
specially  called,  the  rest  have  nothing  to  do 
but  to  mind  their  own  concerns.  If  none  be 
called,  then  it  is  the  duty  of  none,  and  the 
Lord  has  nothing  for  his  people  to  do — no 
world  to  convert,  or  at  least,  nothing  for 
them  to  do  in  that  work.  None  of  us  are 
prepared  for  the  consequences  of  either  of 
these  assumptions.  It  follows,  then,  that  it 
is  the  duty  of  all  to  labor  according  to  their 
respective  abilities  in  this  work." 

Prea-ching  from  Experience. 

A  merely  theoretical  knowledge  of  the  gos- 
pel may  be  acquired,  and  it  may  be  imparted 
in  a  mechanical  fashion  to  others.  But  this  is 
cold  and  lifekss;  it  is  not  what  the  Master 
intended.  Experience  is  the  best  teacher,  and 
experience  is  needed  to  make  the  heart  warm, 
the  tongue  ready  and  the  lips  eloquent.  Only 
he  who  has  felt  the  degrading  power  of  sin, 
its  galling  slavery,  can  preach  effectively  the 
mercy  and  love  of  a  Redeemer.  Indeed,  it  has 
been  said  that  no  man  can  preach  beyond  his 
personal  experience.  He  can  tell  of  the  love 
of  God,  as  far  as  he  has  tasted  it,  and  no 
farther.  In  such  preaching,  the  man  himself 
illustrates  his  story,  and  his  whole  emotional 
nature  is  engaged  in  telling  it. 

Disciples  should  therefore  covet,  not  famil- 
iarity with  the  demon  forces  of  sin,  but  famil- 
iarity with  God's  love  and  mercy.  Every 
disappointment,  every  pain,  every  sorrow, 
brings  its  deposit  of  heavenly  treasure,  mak- 
ing the  heart  richer,  the  eye  clearer,  the 
testimony  stronger. 

Beginning  a.t  Home, 
"To  thy  house,  unto  thy  friends,"  go  there, 
and   tell   them   what  the  Lord  has  done  for 

*Prayer-meeting  topic  for  Oct.  30. 


thee.  It  would  be  idle  to  traverse  the  length 
and  breadth  of  the  land,  speaking  to  strang- 
ers, if  one's  own  household  sat  in  darkness. 
The  first  preachers  were  instructed  to  begin 
at  Jerusalem,  and  so  to-day  the  redeemed 
soul  bears  its  first  testimony  to  the  little 
group  around  the  fireside.  It  is  in  one's  own 
home  he  is  best  known.  There  his  former 
manner  of  life  is  a  matter  of  record.  And  if 
he  his  been  transformed,  it  is  there  the  con 
trast  appears  clearest  and  strongest,  and 
therefore  most  convincing. 

Not  only  is  this  true,  but  surely  Godj  means 
by  ties  of  blood  to  endow  us  with  the  power 
of  mightily  influencing  each  other.  He  has 
set  us  in  families  and  neighborhoods  and 
established  these  intimate  relationships. for  a 
wise  purpose.  Our  loved  ones  appeal  to  us. 
We  yearn  for  them.  Let  your  light  shine 
brightest  at  home.  \ 

Prayer.  \ 

O  God,  Thou  hast  delivered  us  from 
the  thralldom  of  sin.  Thou  hast  forgiven  all 
our  iniquities  and  blotted  out  as  a  thick 
cloud  our  transgressions.  Our  hearts  leap' 
within  us  for  joy,  and  we  would  go  forth  among 
men  as  witnesses  to  Thy  redeeming  mercy. 
Wilt  thou  bless  us,  and  the  testimony  we 
bear,  and  make  it  effectual  in  winning  others 
from  darkness  to  light,  through  Jesus  Christ 
our  Savior.    Amen. 

J* 

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ST.  LOUIS 


October  24,  1901 


THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


1373 


Sunday  -  School. 

W.  F.    Richardson 


Dea.th  of  Joseph.* 

\  An  interval  of  seventeen  years  elapsed  be- 
[tween  the  close  of  the  last  lesson  and  the  be- 
ginning of  the  present  one.  Jacob,  with  his 
Entire  household,  settled  in  Goshen,  the  north- 
east district  of  Egypt,  a  region  well  fitted  for 
|he  pastoral  life  which  he  and  his  sons  wished 
to  follow.  It  was  more  agreeable  to  the 
Egyptians  for  them  to  locate  on  the  border 
pf  the  land,  rather  than  in  the  interior,  be- 
cause of  the  suspicion  with  which  foreign 
[shepherds  were  regarded,  since  the  invasion 
(ind  conquest  of  the  "Shepherd  Kings,"  which 
breceded  this  period  by  possibly  but  a  few 
ilecades,  or  generations  at  most.  Pharaoh 
■:oaded  them  with  favors,  and  their  home  in 
[Egypt  came  to  be  a  very  pleasant  one.  Here, 
lifter  his  troubled  and  unhappy  life,  the- aged 
Jacob  found  peace  ia  the  prosperity  and  hap- 
piness of  his  children.  He  lived  to  the  good 
pld  age  of  a  hundred  and  forty-seven  and  died 
faith  resignation,  after  having  bestowed  his 
blessing  upon  the  children  of  Joseph,  each  of 
whom  he  honored  with  the  headship  of  one  of 
Lhe  tribes  of  Israel.  In  a  prophetic  rhapsody 
ijjie  briefly  portrayed  the  future  of  his  sons,  or 
{•ather  of  the  tribes  that  should  spring  from 
Shem,  and  with  the  request  that  his  body  be 
carried  into  Canaan  and  buried  with  those  of 
[lis  fathers,  in  the  Cave  of  Machpelah,  "he 
leathered  up  his  feet  into  the  bed  and  yielded 
(lip  the  ghost,  and  was  gathered  unto  his 
people."  His  body  was  embalmed  and  a 
period  of  mourning  observed  for  seventy 
flays,  after  the  Egyptian  fashion.  Then,  at- 
tended by  a  great  concourse  of  Egyptian  no- 
bles, the  sons  of  Jacob,  led  by  Joseph,  carried 
liheir  father's  body  back  to  Hebron,  and  laid 
t  away  in  the  tomb  of  Abraham. 
I  It  is  difficult  for  a  base  soul  to  realize  the 
Existence  of  noble  and  unselfish  spirits.  Jos- 
eph had  indeed  forgiven  his  brothers,  and  for 
seventeen  years  had  proven  himself  their  ben- 
pfactor.  Yet,  they  reasoned,  this  forbearance 
'night  have  been  only  out  of  regard  for  their 
iged  father,  and  Joseph  might  be  cherishing 
;he  purpose  of  revenging  himself  upon  them, 
after  Jacob  had  been  laid  away.  Esau,  their 
father's  brother,  had  once  cherished  such  a 
purpose  against  Jacob  and  they  feared  that 
loseph  might  follow  his  example.  Before  the 
death  of  Jacob  they  told  him  their  fears  and 
jreceived  from  him  the  message  to  Joseph 
jwhich  they  now  send,  as  if  they  would  plead 
by  the  voice  of  their  dead  father  for  mercy. 
irhey  call  themselves  "the  servants  of  the 
|God  of  thy  father,"  as  if  they  would  no  longer 
plaim  for  themselves  the  name  of  brothers. 
They  follow  the  messenger  who  bears  their 
|appeal,  and  prostrate  themselves  before  Jos- 
eph, beseeching  his  mercy  and  forgiveness. 
[Did  they  recall  the  morning,  so  many  years 
before,  when  the  artless  young  lad  told  his 
dream,  which  pictured  them  in  the  very  act 
they  were  now  performing,  and  for  which 
they  had  hated  him  and  sold  him  into  slavery' 
[The  memory  doubtless  had  burned  itself  into 
their  very  souls  and  made  their  shame  and 
(terror  the  greater  now. 

They  were  again  cruelly  wronging  their  no- 
ble brother.  Their  doubt  of  him  cut  him  to 
the  heart  and  he  wept  bitterly.  That  they 
could  think  him  capable  of  living  a  lie  all 
these  years  and  suspect  his  words  and  actions 
jto  be  only  the  cover  of  the  hatred  he  was  all 
the  time  cherishing,  must  have  been  a  sore 
trial  to  this  godly  man.  And  their  offer  to 
be  no  longer  his  brothers,  but  his  servants, 
must  have  sounded  to  his  ears  as  unwelcome 
as  the  request  of  the  prodigal  son  that  his 
father  let  him  take  a  like  humble  place  in  his 
borne.  Joseph's  answer  was  such  as  we  might 
sxpect  from  so  grand  a  character.  "Fear  not: 
for  am  I  in  the  place  of  God?"  Had  he  not 
learned,  during  those  long  years  of  bondage 

*Lesson  for  November  3.    Genesis  50 :15-26. 


in  the  house  of  Potiphar,  and  those  longer 
years  in  the  prison,  that  it  belonged  to  God 
alone  to  revenge  an  injury?  Had  he  not  com- 
mitted his  way  unto  him  and  found  that  God 
could  bring  forth  his  righteousness  as  the 
light,  and  his  judgment  as  the  noonday? 
After  such  an  experience  of  the  divine  pi'es- 
ence  and  favor  as  had  been  the  portion  of 
Joseph,  no  evil  spirit  ot  vengeance  could  find 
a  resting  place  within  his  heart.  Again  he 
assures  them,  as  he  had  whenhe first  revealed 
himself  to  them,  that  he  recognized  God  in 
all  this  history  of  their  duplicity  and  cruelty, 
and  declared  his  purpose  to  nourish  them 
and  their  children,  as  he  had  been  doing  so 
long. 

Of  the  future  of  these  brethren  we  are  told 
nothing.  Doubtless  they  were  in  some  meas- 
ure transformed  by  the  sweet  spirit  and  noble 
example  of  Joseph,  so  that  their  lives  were 
more  unselfish  and  their  faith  in  and  loyalty 
to  God  more  pronounced  in  all  after  years. 
As  for  Joseph,  we  are  told  that  he  lived  to 
the  good  old  age  of  a  hundred  and  ten.  and 
was  permitted,  before  his  death,  to  hold  in 
his  arms  his  grandchildren  to  the  third  gen- 
eration, born  of  his  two  sons,  Ephraim  and 
Manasseh.  With  the  ending  of  the  famioe 
the  Hebrews  did  not  return  to  Canaan,  but 
abode  in  Goshen.  God  had  a  wonderful  pur- 
pose to  fulfill  in  their  abiding  here,  and  they 
were  unconsciously  carrying  out  the  will  of 
the  God  of  their  fathers,  in  thus  dwelling  in  a 
strange  land. 

As  the  death  of  Joseph  approached,  her  - 
membered  the  land  of  his  youth  and  yearned 
to  find  his  last  resting  place  in  its  soil.  He 
had  never  forgotten  the  promises  made  by 
Jehovah  to  Abraham,  Isaac  and  Jacob, 
which  were  constantly  repeated  in  the  ears 
of  their  children.  He  knew  that  Canaan  was 
to  be  the  dwelling  place  of  his  people,  and 
that  here  was  the  glory  of  God  to  be  revealed 
to  the  world  through  them.  It  was  his  de- 
sire, therefore,  that  his  grave  be  made  in  that 
promised  land.  He  called  around  him  the 
leading  members  of  the  family,  as  he  felt  death 
approaching,  and  required  of  them  an  oath 
that  they  would  give  him  burial  in  the  land 
of  Canaan.  "God  will  surely  visit  you,"  he 
said,  "and  bring  you  up  out  of  this  land  unto 
the  land  which  he  sware  to  Abraham,  to 
Isaac,  and  to  Jacob.  .  .  .  and  ye  shall 
carry  up  my  bones  from  hence."  The  oath 
was  given,  the  faithful  "Savior  of  the  world," 
as  the  Egyptians  had  called  him,  died,  and 
his  body  was  embalmed  and  laid  away  in  a 
coffin  until  the  promised  return  to  Canaan 
should  transpire.  By  reading  the  story  of 
that  return,  we  find,  from  Exodus  13:19,  and 
Joshua  24:32  that  his  body  at  last  rested  in 
the  soil  of  Shechem,  in  the  ground  which  his 
father  Jacob  had  long  ago  given  him.  Here, 
near  the  Well  of  Jacob,  under  the  base  of 
Mount  Ebal,  is  shown  to-day  the  tomb  of 
Joseph.  Perhaps,  when  the  Holy  Land  is  de- 
livered from  the  power  of  the  Turk,  we  shall 
be  able  to  look  upon  the  veritable  body  of 
this  man  of  God,  from  whose  life  we  have 
learned  such  wonderful  and  beautiful  lessons. 


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THE  CHRISTIAN  EVANGELIST 


October  24,  19c? 


THE  OLD  BOOK  IN  THE  NEW 

CRUCIBLE. 

Continued  from  Page  1S59. 

nack  thinks  thirty  or  forty  years  sufficient 
time  for  the  compilation  of  the  gospels.  It 
may  have  taken  longer  for  our  gospels  to 
secure  their  predominance,  but  the  actual 
composition  may  be  put  much  earlier  than 
the  higher  criticism  has  hitherto  allowed. 
Harnack  supports  his  view  by  the  con- 
sideration that  in  times  of  theological  fer- 
ment ideas  differentiate  and  crystallize 
quickly,  and  he  gives  an  apposite  illustra- 
tion from  Lutheranism.  In  1517  putting 
out  its  protest  in  the  Theses,  in  1567  itself 
at  the  height  of  intolerance  in  the  Univer- 
sity of  Zena;  in  1517  ethically  indignant 
with  Rome,  in  1530  bigoted  and  passionate 
in  defense  of  transubstantiation.  The  argu- 
ment is  that  when  men  are  astride  theology 
they  ride^quiekly,  and  that  it  is  not  neces- 
sary to  suppose  the  gospels  took  so  long  to 
compose  as  the  higher  criticism  taught  a 
generation  ago. 

Another  great  name  in  German  theology 
sanctions  the  same  opinion.  Wendt,  in 
"The  Teaching  of  Jesus,"  is  strongly  con- 
servative and  retrogressive.  His  great  con- 
tribution to  the  subject  is  what  he  believes 
to  be  the  original  stratum  of  John.  He 
reads  the  fourth  gospel  and  instead  of  find- 
ing it  a  document  of  the  data  A.  D.  130- 
140,  he  distinguishes  a  first  draft,  an  older 
document,  "belonging  to  the  time  of  the 
apostles,  and  reflecting  in  its  account  of 
eternal  life,  and  of  the  gift  of  the  Holy 
Spirit,  and  in  the  enforcement  of  the  father- 
hood of  God  and  the  dependence  of  his 
kingdom  on  love  in  the  hearts  of  men,  the 
very  essence  of  the  teaching  of  Jesus." 
What  this  amounts  to  is,  that  the  original 
gospel  of  John  was  a  gospel  taken  from  the 
lips  of  Christ;  that  its  object  was  not  to 
proclaim  his  own  Mesaiahship,  but  to  reveal 
to  men  a  heavenly  Father  and  to  teach  them 
love  at  once  filial  and  fraternal.  Only  the 
late  editor  of  this  original,  imbued  with  the 
idea  of  Messiahship,  wrote  it  in  all  through 
the  document  and  changed  its  whole  char- 
acter. The  fatherhood  of  God,  not  the 
Messiahship  of  the  Son,  was,  in  Wendt's 
view,  the  great  original  theme.  The  last 
was  only  the  sign  of  the  beginning  of  the 
end.  "As  his  destiny  closed  in  upon  him 
he  became  more  and  more  impressed  with 
the  need  of  attachment  to  his  own  person ; 
and  the  old  note  of  a  simple  call  to  realize 
God's  fatherhood  faded  from  the  forefront 
of  his  preaching  to  give  place  to  that  other 
note,  insistent  on  believing  devotion  to 
himself,  which  makes  itself  heard  at  the 
close  of  the  synoptics."  The  fatherhood  is 
the  subject  of  Mark  and  Matthew.  The 
argument  runs  through,  and  if  rightly  in- 
terpreted, is  also  the  subject  of  the  original 
John. 

The  recent  attempt  to  shift  the  center  of 
gravity  of  the  Higher  Criticism  from  the 
Old  back  to  the  New  Testament,  in  the  pub- 
lication of  Dr.  Cheyne's  new  Bible  Dic- 
tionary, is  not  likely  to  have  a  prolonged 
success.  A  marked  tendency,  if  not  the 
leading  characteristic  of  the  work,  is  an  at- 
tempt to  revamp  the  exploded  theories  of 
the  rationalistic  criticism  of  a  generation 
ago.  The  elimination  of  the  miraculous 
from  the  gospel  narratives,  and  the  virtual 
destruction  of  the  historicity  and  credibil- 
ity of  the  evangelic  story  that  failed  so 
signally  thirty  years  ago  in  the  hands  of 


the  ablest  of  critics,  is  not  likely  to  succeed 
now,  with  the  whole  trend  of  the  best  criti- 
cism against  it.  The  latest  guesses  and  the 
wildest  hypotheses  of  destructive  criticism 
do  not  make  up  the  best  subject  matter  for 
the  contents  for  an  Encyclopedia  Biblica. 
It  is  only  natural  when  the  higher  critics 
begin  to  climb  down  that  orthodox  critics 
should  make  demonstrations  of  pleasure. 
To  find  that  old-fashioned  views  covering 
the  most  important  part  of  the  I  field  are 
right  after  all,  to  be  told  it  by  the  best 
critics, yields  satisfaction  even  to  the  natural 
man.  Harnack  in  his  last  book  pushes 
nearly  all  of  the  dates  of  important  New 
Testament  books  further  towards  the  be- 
ginning, and  puts  the  capstone  on  the  tem- 
ple of  Christian  evidence,  by  assigning  the 
conversion  of  Saul  to  the  year  of  the  cruci- 
fixion. With  the  New  Testament  securely 
entrenched  behind  the  bulwark  of  rational- 
istic as  well  as  Christian  scholarship,  the 
Old  Testament  message  may  be  expected  to 
emerge  from  the  crucible  of  the  critical 
conflict  without  even  the  smell  of  fire  upon 
its  garments. 

The  Idaho  Convention, 

The  second  annual  convention  of  the  Idaho 
state  missionary  society  was  held  in  Boise 
City,  Oct.  1,  2  and  3.  The  attendance  and  in- 
terest were  good;  better  than  last  year.  Ev- 
ery number  on  the  program  was  carried  out, 
though  in  two  or  three  instances  it  was  nec- 
essary to  supply.  B.  F.  Clay  presided.  G.  L. 
Surber  acted  as  secretary.  Some  months  ago 
the  state  board  employed  S.  G.  Clay  as  state 
evangelist.  His  report  at  the  convention 
showed  that  he  has  organized  one  church  at 
Weiser,  that  he  has  secured  much  valuable  in- 
formation and  opened  up  the  work  in  various 
parts  of  the  state,  and  that  he  has  the  work 
thoroughly  in  hand  for  a  strong  forward 
movement  in  the  future.  No  one  unacquainted 
with  the  great  west  in  mere  extent  of  terri- 
tory can  understand  the  full  magnitude  of  the 
work  of  a  missionary  here.  The  towns  are 
small,  the  settlements  are  scattered,  the  rail- 
roads are  few;  one  must  go  all  the  way  round 
to  get  to  any  place.  Idaho  is  larger  than 
Ohio  and  Kentucky  combined,  and  the  rail- 
roads do  not  form  a  network,  but  rather  a 
border  round  the  state.  We  have  scattered 
brethren,  numbering  into  the  thousands,  all 
over  this  great  territory  who  have  not  heard 
a  preacher  proclaim  the  primitive  gospel  for 
years,  yet  we  have  twenty-one  churches  in  the 
state. 

We  have  about  fifteen  hundred  brethren 
who  cannot  hear  preaching,  yet  they  have 
remained  loyal  to  our  plea  Here  is  an  ex- 
ample. (How  many  of  the  readers  of  this 
would  be  able  to  make  such  a  record?)  Bro. 
Horatio  Swartz  and  his  so.n-in-law,  Elmer 
Thompson,  of  Junction,  Idaho,  drove  over 
mountain  roads  three  hundred  and  fifty  miles 
(the  printer  ought  to  use  large  caps  here)  to 
be  present  at  this  convention.  These  two 
brothers  and  their  wives  have  met  every 
Lord's  day  for  three  years  to  study  the  word 
and  break  bread.  The  example  of  these 
brothers  and  the  recommendation  of  the  state 
evangelist  gave  the  keynote  to  the  conven- 
tion. It  was  decided  to  organize  a  home  de- 
partment, and  to  get  in  touch  with  all  the 
scattered  brethren,  so  far  as  possible.  We 
want  preachers  and  others  in  the  Eist  who 
know  of  any  of  our  people  that  come  to  Idaho 
to  send  us  word,  giving  name  and  address,  if 
possible.  Write  to  B.  P.  Clay,  Cor.  Sec, 
Boise,  Idaho. 

It  was  decided  to  ask  the  home  board  for 
one  thousand  dollars  to  carry  on  the  evan- 
gelistic work  in  Idaho. 

Some  notable  addresses  at  the  convention 
were  those  of  Mrs.  C.  E  Evans,  John  C.  Rice, 


G.  W.  Surber,  B.  F.  Clay,  Eugene  Finn.  O.  M. 
Pennock  and  S.  G.  Clay.  The  sermon  or* 
Wednesday  evening,  by  C.  E.  Evans,  lately- 
come  from  Iowa,  was  a  masterly  discussion 
of  "Our  Attitude  Toward  the  Other  Religious- 
Bodies." 

We  are  working  and  praying  and  paying. 
Brethren,  work  and  pray  and  pay  with  us,, 
and  we  will  accomplish  great  results. 

O.  M.  Penstock. 

A  Suggestion. 

This  is  not  a  "therapeutic"  or  theologie 
suggestion,  but  evangelistic.  In  our  reports- 
to  the  papers,  whether  by  pastor  or  evangel- 
ist, why  can't  we  state  definitely  the  number 
of  additions?  It  is  very  disappointing  to  the 
friends  and  admirers  of  a  preacher  who  s  an 
closely  every  paper  to  see  reports  of  his  work 
to  find  only  when  he  has  finished  a  meeting 
that  "it  was  a  great  meeting,"  or  that  "a 
great  number  was  added  to  the  saved  "  It 
might  be  a  great  meeting  and  not  have  many 
additions,  but  our  statistician  cannot  do  just- 
ice to  such  a  report.  Why  not  say  how  many 
by  baptism  and  how  many  otherwise*  It  is 
no  discredit  to  a  preacher  not  to  have  100  or 
more  additions  in  every  meeting.  Neither 
Paul  nor  Peter  could  have  a  great  meeting 
under  the  same  conditions  we  find  sometimes 
unless  they  exercised  their  miraculous  power 
as  in  the  case  of  Ananias  and  Elymas,  and 
thus  brought  fear  upon  all  the  church.  To  re- 
port "10  additions  last  Sunday"  may  mean 
10  subtractions  from  other  local  congrega- 
tions and  not  a  single  addition  to  the  church 
in  general.  Brethren,  let  us  be  specific  and 
state  the  facts.  W.  E.  Harlow. 

Parsons,  Kan. 


Coffee   Did  It. 
Wovild  Have  Been  Fa.tal  if  Kept  Up. 

"Coffee!!  Oh  how  I  did  want  it  after  the  nerv- 
ous strain  of  public  work.  Something  warm 
to  brace  me  up  was  all  the  breakfast  I  craved., 
but  every  time  I  drank  it,  I  suffered  the  dying 
sensation  that  follows  it  with  heart  flutter- 
ing and  throbbing  of  the  throat  and  ears. 

I  had  no  strength  to  throw  away  in  that 
way,  so  decided  that  hot  water  must  do  for 
me. 

One  morning  I  came  to  breakfast  in  the 
home  of  some  friends  in  Pueblo,  Colo.,  just  in 
time  to  seethe  mother  pouring  some  rich  deep 
yellow  coffee  into  mugs  for  the  two  little  boys. 
One  little  chap  had  thrust  his  fingers  in  the 
mug  and  was  licking  them  with  such  approv- 
ing smacks.  This  opened  the  way  for  rne  to 
say,  'Are  you  not  afraid  of  the  effects  of  cof- 
fee on  the  little  folks?'  The  mother  explained 
that  it  was  Postum  Food  Coffee  made  at 
Battle  Creek,  Mich  ,  and  remarked,  'We 
think  there  is  nothing  like  it.'  Then  she  ex- 
plained how  the  new  coffee  had  weaned  them 
away  from  the  use  of  the  old-fashioned  coffee 
and  tea  because  'it  is  so  wholesome.'  I  drank 
it  there  for  the  first  time,  and  was  delighted, 
not  only  with  the  delicious  flavor,  but  the 
after  satisfaction  it  gives.  One  day  I  was 
speaking  with  our  family  physician's  wife 
about  Postum,  when  her  daughter  remarked 
'Yes,  mamma,  we  are  out  of  Postum.  and  I 
have  used  coffee  for  the  last  two  morningsj 
and  it  always  brings  the  tired  feeling  andj 
troubles  my  stomach  and  bowels,  but  Posture! 
makes  me  feel  all  right.' 

In  one  home  they  served  Postum  in  such  a 
way  that  it  was  tasteless.  I  have  found  that 
Postum  boiled  sometimes  five  minutes,  and 
sometimes  ten,  is  nothing  more  than  spoiled 
water,  but  when  it  is  made  with  two  heaping 
teaspoonsful  for  each  cup,  and  boiled  fifteen 
or  twenty  minutes  it  becomes  a  tried  anc 
proven  breakfast  favorite,  and  for  refresh 
rnent  and  wholesome  nourishment,  has  nc 
equal."    M.  M.  Yates,  Goshen,  Ind. 


October  24,  1901 


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BROOKS  —  WOODSON.  —  Married.  Mr. 
Thomas  Brooks,  of  Miller,  Neb.,  to  Miss 
Amanda  M.  Woodson,  of  Oak  St.,  Ottawa, 
Kan.,  Aug.  14. 

McCUNE— DOWLING.  — Married  at  the 
Mount  Cabanne  Christian  church,  St.  Louis, 
Mo,,  Oatober  16,  1901,  Mr.  Harvey  T.  McCune 
and  Miss  Pearl  Dowling,  W.  vV.  Dowling 
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ELLIS. 

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spirit  of  Sister  Louisa  J.  Ellis  took  its  home- 
ward flight  on  the  morning  of  Oct.  4,  1901 
Louisa  J.  Spindler  was  born  in  Knox  county, 
'O.,  July  1~,  1842,  and  married  to  Andrew 
Ellis  in  1870.  Their  union  was  blessed  with 
three  daughters.  One  daughter  died  in  child- 
hood and  Brother  Ellis  was  called  home 
some  seven  years  ago,  leaving  two  daughters 
together  with  the  two  stepsons  whom  she 
reared  to  mourn  her  departure.  While  yet  a 
child  she  became  a  Christian  and  early  ia 
life  became  a  member  of  the  Jelloway  Chris- 
tian Church  in  Knox  county,  O  ,  of  which  sue 
was  an  active  worker  until  the  family  re- 
moved to  Marshall  county,  la.,  in  18S4.  *  To- 
gether with  Bro.  Ellis  she  was  large  y  instru- 
mental in  founding  the  Christian  cburcn  in 
Melbourne,  both  being  charter  members,  and 
Iher  interest  in  the  welfare  of  the  cnurch  has 
-never  failed.  Especially  will  she  be  missed  in 
the  C.  W.  B.  M.  in  which  she  was  an  untiring 
worker.  She  was  a  firm  friend  ol  missions. 
During  Bro.  Ellis's  life  their  home  was  the 
preacher's  home,  as  many  of  the  older  minis- 
ters will  remember.  Being  an  invalid  and 
almost  helpless  for  several  years,  her  active 
service  was  much  hindered,  yet  by  her  sym- 
pathy and  prayers,  as  well  as  by  her  life  in 
the  community,  she  won  the  respect  and  love 
of  all  and  her  influence  was  far-reaching  for 
good.  The  funeral  services  were  held  at  the 
'Church  on  the  following  Sunday  conducted  by 
the  pastor,  after  which  we  laid  her  gently 
tiway  to  rest  beside  her  husband  to  await  the 
final  summons  from  on  high.  We  shall  meet 
■again.  W.  E.  Pitcher. 

Melbourne,  la  ,  Oct.   14,  1901. 

MAVITY. 
Elder  Henry  Mavity,  a  pioneer  preacher  of 
Kentucky,  died  Oct."  11,  1901,  of  general  ce- 
foility,  at  the  home  of  his  son,  John  S.  Mav- 
ity, at  Vanceburg,  Ky.  Elder  Mavity  was 
born  Sept.  10,  18 L0,  and  was  91  years,  1 
month  and  I  day  old.  He  was  a  faithful  min- 
ister of  the  word  from  1830  to  1890.  He  was 
a  son  of  Elder  John  Mavity  and  brother  of 
Elder  Jesse  and  Fletcher  Mavity,  who  have 
long  since  passed  to  their  reward.  He  left 
one  sister,  Mrs.  Eliz  i  Vawtes,  of  Medary- 
ville,  Ind.,  who  is  88  years  old.  C.  t\  V. 

RANKIN. 

Anna  Rice  Rankin,  wife  of  Fred  H  Ran- 
ii,  of  Athens.  111.,  died  at  her  home  Sunday, 
Sept.  29.  1901.  Mrs.  Rankin  was  the  daugh- 
ter of  Elder  E.  G.  Rice,  one  of  Illinois'  pio- 
neer preachers,  and  Mary  A.  Rice,  of  Jack- 
sonville, 111.,  and  was  born  October  16,  1866. 
Miss  Rice  was  married  to  Fred  H.  Rankin, 
June  20,  18S9.  Reared  in  the  household 
which  was  her  home,  it  was  most  natural 
"that  she  should  early  become  a  Christian, 
Her  piety,  rather  than  manifesting  itself  in 
•.any  proaoun^ed  form,  was  pervasive  in  char- 
acter, showing  itse  f  in  all  her  thoughts  and 
actions.  Passing  as  she  did  in  the  morning 
-of  life,  the  parting  from  her  husband,  family 
and  friends  was  sad,  but  it  is  not  fitting  to 
speak  of  such  as  she  as  dead  but  as  having 
passed  on  to  that  larger,  fuller  life,  of  which 
.ner  own  life  was  a  beautiful  forecast.  The 
funeral  address  was  delivered  by  the  writer 
at  Athens,  111.  J.  P.  McKnight. 

Oskaloosa,  la  ,  Oct   1G,  1901. 


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Vol.  xxxviii 


October  31,   1901 


No.  44 


Contents. 


Editorial: 

Current  Events 1379 

A  Composite  Picture  of  the  Convention.  1381 

Business  in  Religious  Journalism 1381 

The  Closing  Sessions  of  the  Convention.  1382 
Editor's  Easy  Chair 1383 

Contributed  Articles: 

The  Fountain  of  Life:  Instincts.— Ed- 
ward Scribner  Ames 1384 

Office  Seekers  and  Office  Holders. — Ed- 
ward B.  Bagby  1385 

B.  B.  Tyler's  Letter 1385 

A  Higher  Lesson  in  Love.— N.  J.  Ayls- 
worth 1386 

College  Endowment.— Allan  B.  Phil- 
putt 1387 

State  Missions  — S.  B.'  Denny   1388 

The  Old  Book  in  the  New  Crucible.— J. 
J.Haley 1388 

If  it  Be  Clear  at  Sunset  (poem). — Lau- 
rene  Higbfield 1390 

English  Topics.— William  Durban 1390 

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acgency,  working  directly  to  tha.t  end.  But  the 
family  and  the  State  are  also  agencies  of  God 
working  for  the  moral  welfare  of  mankind.  The 
power  not  ourselves  which  makes  for  righteous- 
ness operates  through  channels  of  which  we  lit- 
tle dream.  The  resources  of  the  Almighty  are 
infinite.  Science,  art,  invention,  discovery,  com- 
merce, politics,  social  life,  peace,  war, — all  these 
acre  laid  under  contribution,  and  aLre  made  to 
advance  the  domain  of  that  kingdom  which  is 
to  be  a  universal  kingdom  and  to  endure  forever. 
The  stairs  in  their  courses  are  arrayed  on  the 
side  of  those  who  stand  for  truth  and  righteous- 
ness. "All  things  work  together  for  good  to  those 
who  love  God"  None  of  God's  earthly  agencies 
are  perfect.  Man,  organizations,  institutions, 
methods,  all  are  imperfect.  But  God  knows  how 
to  use  imperfect  agents  and  agencies  for  bringing 
in  His  perfect  reign.  "When  that  which  is  per- 
fect is  come,  then  that  which  is  in  part  shall 
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Current  Events. 


The  New 
Lord  Mayor 
of  London. 


As  a  decorative  official, 
there  are  few  dignitaries 
in  England  or  anywhere 
else — royalty  excepted — who  can  compete 
with  the  Lord  Mayor  of  London  for  Solo- 
monic splendor  of  raiment  and  lily-like 
freedom  from  serious  business.  On  Nov.  9, 
Sir  Joseph  Dimsdale  will  become  the  five 
hundred  and  nineteenth  occupant  of  this 
honorable  office.  The  Lord  Mayor  receives 
in  compensation  for  his  services  five  times 
the  salary  of  the  President  of  the  United 
States,  and  he  can  no  more  live  within  that 
income  and  perform  the  functions  which 
are  expected  of  him,  than  a  congressman 
can  live  in  Washington  in  the  style  which 
is  conceived  to  be  essential  to  his  dignity 
without  an  independent  income  to  supple- 
ment his  five  thousand  a  year.  Fortunately 
Sir  Joseph  is  rich  and  will  be  able  to  do 
things  up  as  they  ought  to  be  done  without 
going  into  the  hands  of  a  receiver.  As 
representative  of  the  dignity  and  preroga- 
tives of  the  ancient  city  of  London — not 
the  whole  vast  modern  city,  with  its  wide- 
spread suburbs,  but  just  the  original  square 
mile — it  will  be  incumbent  upon  Sir  Joseph 
to  shine  with  great  glory  on  the  occasion  of 
King  Edward's  coronation  next  year. 
Whenever  the  Lord  Mayor  appears,  it  is 
his  duty  to  suggest,  by  his  very  presence  if 
not  by  speech,  the  ancient  burgher  rights 
as  limiting  the  royal  prerogative,  and  so 
his  very  person  becomes  a  sort  of  epitome 
of  English  constitutional  history — the 
process  by  which  those  rights  of  the 
plebeian  but  prosperous  town- dwellers 
were  slowly  won  in  the  old  days,  and  were 
set  up  as  a  bulwark  against  the  caprice  or 
tyranny  of  kings  and  nobles.  Considering 
that  he  has  thus  to  act  as  an  important  his- 
toric symbol,  as  well  as  to  serve  as  a  piece 
of  bright-color  decoration  at  official  din- 
ners and  corner  stone  layings,  we  ought 
not  to  begrudge  the  Lord  Mayor  his  large 
but  insufficient  salary,  or  point  discourte- 
ous jests  at  the  antique  pageantry  of  his 
equipment. 


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The   Schley 
Court  of 
Inquiry. 


The  interest  in  the  pro- 
ceedings of  the  naval 
court,  examining  into  the 
conduct  of  Admiral  Schley,  reached  its 
culmination  in  the  testimony  of  the  Ad- 
miral himself  on  the  24th  inst.  He  gave  a 
very  clear  and  graphic  narration  of  the 
events  leading  up  to  and  culminating  in  the 
destruction  of  Admiral  Cervera's  fleet  at 
Santiago.  In  doing  so  his  testimony  con- 
flicted, in  a  few  particulars,  with  previous 
witnesses,  such  as  Capts.  Sigsbee,  Mc- 
Calla  and  others,  whom  he  generously  ex- 
onerated, however,  from  any  intention  of 
misrepresenting  the  facts.  He  claimed 
their  memory  was  at  fault  in  the  particu- 
lars in  which  he  wa3  compelled  to  testify 
contrary  to  their  statements.  He  disclaimed 


Theodore 

Roosevelt, 

LL.D. 


any  disobedience  to  orders  which  he  had 
received,  and  insisted  that  a  proper  trans- 
lation of  the  dispatch  would  free  him  from 
such  imputation.  Other  witnesses  had 
previously  placed  the  Admiral's  conduct  in 
much  better  light,  and  as  it  appears  to  lay- 
men in  naval  science,  the  charges  against 
the  Admiral  are  in  the  main  without  ade- 
quate foundation.  We  will  have  to  wait, 
however,  until  the  court  weighs  all  the  con- 
flicting testimony,  considers  all  the  facts 
bearing  on  the  case  impartially,  and  ren- 
ders its  verdict,  to  understand  fully  the 
merits  of  the  case.  There  is  the  fullest 
confidence  both  in  the  capacity  and  integ- 
rity of  the  court  over  which  Admiral 
Dewey  presides,  and  its  decision  will  no 
doubt  be  received  by  the  great  mass  of 
American  citizens  whose  judgments  are 
unbiased  by  personal  or  party  considera- 
tions. One  thing  is  clear  from  all  the  evi- 
dence, and  that  is  that  the  Spanish  fleet 
was  destroyed  with  neatness  and  dispatch, 
and  it  is  to  be  profoundly  regretted  that 
there  was  any  necessity  for  a  court  of  in- 
quiry to  investigate  the  conduct  of  any  of 
the  gallant  seamen  who  had  a  part  in  this 
great  naval  victory. 

The  bi-centennial  of  Yale 
University  held  last  week 
was  the  occasion  of  con- 
ferring a  number  of  honorary  degrees  upon 
distinguished  Americans  and  some  foreign- 
ers. Among  the  former  was  the  President 
of  the  United  States.  When  the  long  list 
of  distinguished  names  had  been  read  with 
their  honors,  President  Hadley,  after  an 
impressive  pause,  said:  "There  yet  re- 
mains one  name."  Instantly  the  great 
audience  arose.  President  Roosevelt  also 
arose  and  the  building  rang  with  cheers. 
President  Hadiey  explained  that  Yale  had 
chosen  Theodore  Roosevelt  for  this  honor 
before  he  became  President,  and  that  "all 
Yale  men  were  now  doubly  honored  by 
greeting  the  man  and  the  President  as  a 
son  of  Yale."  He  further  said:  "Theo- 
dore Roosevelt,  while  you  were  yet  a  private 
citizen,  we  offered  you  most  worthily  the 
degree  of  LL.  D.  Since  in  His  providence 
it  has  pleased  God  to  give  Theodore  Roose- 
velt another  title,  we  give  him  on  that  ac- 
count a  double  portion  of  welcome.  He  is 
a  Harvard  man  by  nurture,  but  we  are 
proud  to  think  that  in  his  democratic  spirit, 
his  broad  national  sympathies  and  above 
all  his  cleanness  and  purity  and  truth,  he 
will  be  glad  to  be  an  adopted  son  of  Yale." 
When  the  cheering  permitted,  President 
Roosevelt  advanced  and,  bowing  pro- 
foundly, said:  "President  Hadley,  I  have 
never  yet  worked  at  a  task  worth  doing 
that  I  did  not  find  myself  working  shoulder 
to  shoulder  with  some  son  of  Yale.  I  have 
never  yet  been  in  a  struggle  for  righteous- 
ness and  decency  that  there  were  not  men 
of  Yale  to  aid  me  and  give  me  strength  and 


courage."  The  exercises  closed  with  the 
singing  of  "America"  and  the  great  audi- 
ence dispersed. 

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General  Miles'     In     his     annual     report 
B-eport.  Lieut. -Gen.    Miles    gives 

the  total  strength  of  the  army  at  the  pres- 
ent time  as  84,513,  of  which  number  33,874 
are  in  the  United  States,  43,239  in  the  Phil- 
ippines, 4,914  in  Cuba,  the  remainder,  in 
small  detachments,  being  in  Porto  Rico, 
Hawaii,  China  and  Alaska.  He  expects 
that  the  force  in  Cuba  will  be  very  much 
reduced  and  hopes  the  same  will  be  true  of 
the  force  in  the  Philippines.  He  believes 
that  the  army  is  governed  too  much  from 
Washington,  and  that  the  various  com- 
manders are  not  given  the  authority  which 
the  law  confers  upon  them,  and  recom- 
mends that  decentralization  be  effected  as 
far  as  possible.  Referring  to  the  army 
canteen,  which  was  abolished  by  the  army 
reorganization  law,  Gen.  Miles  says  that 
no  injury  has  resulted,  and  that  the  law  in 
the  main  has  been  beneficial.  The  General 
has  either  failed  to  read  the  testimony  of 
the  daily  papers  on  this  question,  or  else  he 
has  discounted  the  value  of  such  testimony 
and  speaks  from  personal  knowledge.  The 
unanimity  with  which  the  daily  press  has 
sought  to  prejudice  the  public  against  this 
anti-canteen  law  is  a  phenomenon  that 
needs  investigation.  Can  it  be  true  that 
these  papers  are  so  generally  under  the 
control  of  the  liquor  power?  The  people 
generally  will  accept  Gen.  Miles'  judgment 
on  this  subject  as  against  the  prejudiced 
reports  of  the  daily  papers. 


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The  Fa.ll 

Elections. 


Some  of  the  elections, 
which  will  occur  in  several 
of  the  states  within  a  few  days,  jnvolve 
questions  which  make  them  objects  of 
national  interest.  The  municipal  cam- 
paigns in  New  York  and  Philadelphia  have 
already  been  freely  commented  upon.  In 
both  cities  there  is  a  fusion  of  reform  ele- 
ments to  drive  out  of  power  a  corrupt 
party  ring — a  Democratic  ring  in  New 
York,  a  Republican  ring  in  Philadelphia, 
Iowa,  Ohio,  Virginia  and  New  Jersey  will 
elect  governors.  In  all  of  these  states 
there  is  enough  uncertainty  about  the  out- 
come to  make  it  interesting.  Of  greater 
general  interest,  however,  are  those  cam- 
paigns which  will  issue  in  the  election  of 
legislatures  that  will  have  the  choice  of 
United  States  senators,  viz.:  Maryland, 
Ohio,  Kentucky,  Iowa  and  Arkansas.  In 
Maryland  the  fight  is  virtually  for  and 
against  Gorman.  His  recent  enforced 
retirement  was  announced  prematurely  as 
his  political  funeral.  He  is  trying  to  come 
to.  In  addition  to  a  large  amount  of 
natural  vitality,  he  is  favored  by  the  new 
election  law  which,  while  entirely  impar- 
tial in  principle,  will  inevitably  tend  for 
the   present    toward    a  reduction    of    the 


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Republican  majority,  if  not  its  annihila- 
tion. Mr.  Gorman's  resurrection  and 
return  to  the  senate  would  be  regretted  by 
most  people  who  prefer  clean  politics  to 
dirty  polities.  The  re-election  of  Senator 
Foraker  is  dependent  upon  the  election  of 
a  Republican  legislature  in  Ohio.  Iowa  is 
having  a  more  than  usually  interesting 
contest,  owing  partly  to  the  bringing  up  of 
the  liquor  question  again  as  an  issue.  A 
legislature  and  a  full  ticket  of  state  officers 
are  to  be  elected.  Senator  Dolliver,  who 
was  appointed  by  the  governor  to  fill  the 
vacancy  left  by  the  death  of  Senator  Gear, 
will  probably  be  elected  if  the  Republicans 
win.  In  Kentucky  not  only  is  there  a  seat 
in  the  senate  at  stake,  but  the  new  legisla- 
ture will  have  the  task  of  redistricting  the 
state.  At  special  elections  four  congress- 
men will  be  chosen  to  fill  the  vacancies 
occasioned  by  the  death  of  Marshall 
Brosius,  of  Pennsylvania,  A.  D.  Shaw,  of 
New  York,  J.  W.  Stokes,  of  South  Caro- 
lina, and  R.  E.  Burke,  of  Texas. 

FaLcts  About  In  view  of  the  coming 
the  Louisiana  centennial  celebration  of 
the  Louisiana  Purchase  the 
government  Bureau  of  Statistics  has  com- 
piled some  facts  and  figures  regarding  that 
territory  which  are  of  more  general  interest 
than  most  of  its  statistical  bulletins.  To 
begin  with,  the  territory  secured  at  this 
purchase  more  than  doubled  the  area  of  the 
United  States,  being  larger  by  forty-four 
thousand  square  miles  than  the  original 
thirteen  states.  Fourteen  states  and  ter- 
ritories, in  whole  or  in  part,  have  been 
carved  out  of  this  vast  domain  and  its 
population  has  grown  from  less  than  100,000 
to  14,708,616.  It  is  largely  owing  to  the 
growth  of  population  in  the  Louisiana 
Purchase  that  the  center  of  population  of 
the  country  has  during  the  past  century 
moved  from  the  longitude  of  Washington, 
D.  C,  to  central  Indiana.  The  agricul- 
tural products  of  this  territory  are  rich  in 
variety  and  stupendous  in  quantity.  Of  its 
greatest  crops,  wheat  and  corn,  it  produced 
last  year  respectively  two  hundred  and 
sixty-four  million  bushels  and  over  one 
billion  bushels,  with  an  aggregate  value  of 
nearly  five  hundred  million  dollars. 
Adding  to  this  the  value  of  the  hay, 
oats,  potatoes,  barley,  rye  and  cotton, 
the  rapidly  increasing  output  of  wool 
from  the  ranges  of  the  northwest, 
the  beet  sugar  from  the  middle  west,  the 
livestock  and  the  dairy  products,  the  total 
value  of  the  agricultural  products  of  the 
Louisiana  Purchase  easily  amounts  to  a 
billion  and  a  half  dollars  a  year.  There 
were  those  who  thought  that  the  purchase 
price  paid  to  Napoleon,  $15,000,000,  was 
extravagant.  But  a  one  per  cent,  tax  on 
the  agricultural  products  of  the  territory — 
not  the  property,  but  only  ;the  products — 
for  a  single  year  would  pay  back  the 
amount  invested.  And  no  mention  has  yet 
been  made  of  its  mineral  output.  If  there 
is  any  event  in  our  national  history  worthy 
of  commemoration  by  an  international  ex- 
position, surely  this  has  a  fair  claim.  Only 
eighteen  months  from  now  the  gates  of  the 
Louisiana  Purchase  Exposition  are  expect- 
ed to  swing  open.  It  will  be  the  biggest 
rush-job  of  building  ever  done  in  this 
country,  if  it  is  finished  on  time.  Within 
the  past  two  weeks  the  grounds  have  begun 
to  reflect  the  activity  which  has  been  for  a 
year  in  the  minds  of  the  planners  and  de- 


signers. Lagoons  are  being  drained,  com- 
manding hilltops  destined  to  be  the  sites 
of  the  finest  buildings  are  being  denuded  of 
their  forest  trees,  and  valley  and  plain  are 
bristling  with  surveyors'  stakes.  Within 
a  few  days  the  diggers  will  begin  their 
work.  The  process  of  building  an  exposi- 
tion of  such  magnificent  proportions  in  a 
year  and  a  half  will  itself  be  as  good  an 
exhibit  of  the  skill  and  speed  of  American 
artisanship  as  the  Louisiana  Purchase  can 
give. 

United  States  According  to  the  compara- 
Exports.  tjve  ggure3  prepared  each 

month  by  the  Treasury  Bureau  of  Statis- 
tics, exhibiting  the  imports  and  exports  of 
each  of  the  principal  countries  of  the  world 
and  the  average  per  month  during  a  given 
period,  the  United  States  continues  at  the 
head  of  the  list  of  the  world's  exporting 
nations.  These  figures  show  that  the  do- 
mestic exports  from  the  United  States  are 
greater  than  those  of  any  other  country, 
and  that  the  monthly  average  during  the 
year  1901  has  been  higher  than  that  of  any 
other  country.  Not  only  do  these  totals  of 
the  exports  of  various  countries  during  the 
latest  years  show  that  the  United  States  is 
clearly  in  the  lead  as  an  exporter,  but  they 
show  that  the  growth  in  her  exports  has 
been  more  rapid  than  that  of  any  other  great 
exporting  nation.  In  the  year  1900  the 
figures  for  the  United  States  were  $1,453,- 
013,659  of  exports  of  domestic  products 
against  $497,263,737  in  1875,  an  increase  Of 
nearly  two  hundred  per  cent,  during  that 
period,  while  the  increase  in  Germany  and 
in  the  United  Kingdom  was  only  about 
forty  per  cent.  It  is  this  growth  of  our 
export  trade,  not  only  of  products  of  the 
soil  but  of  manufactures,  that  has  produced 
the  uneasiness  which  is  now  manifested,  on 
the  continent  of  Europe,  particularly, 
about  American  trade  competition. 


J* 


The  New 
St.  Louis. 


It  is  not  the  Greater  St. 

Louis  so  much  as  the  New 
St.  Louis  that  is  just  now  agitating  the 
citizens  of  this  great  metropolis  of  the 
Mississippi  Valley.  The  preliminary  step 
to  the  New  St.  Louis  was  the  election  held 
last  week  for  the  adoption  of  certain  char- 
ter amendments,  five  in  number,  giving  en- 
larged powers  of  taxation  to  the  city  and 
providing  for  a  distribution  of  expense  in 
street  improvements  and  for  enlarged 
facilities  in  the  way  of  hospitals  and  other 
public  institutions.  The  amendments  were 
adopted  by  overwhelming  majorities,  show- 
ing that  the  sentiment  of  the  people  is 
practically  unanimous  that  the  city  has  out- 
grown the  limitations  of  the  charter  of  1875 
and  must  have  enlarged  powers  for  dealing 
with  the  problems  of  growth  and  improve- 
ment which  now  confront  it.  Not  only 
does  the  Louisiana  Purchase  Exposition 
of  1903  act  as  a  mighty  incentive  to  hurry 
up  these  improvements,  but  the  growth  of 
the  city  imperatively  demands  the  legisla- 
tion which  has  been  passed  and  the  im- 
provements to  which  it  looks.  Already 
steps  are  being  taken  by  the  city  author- 
ities to  plan  the  needed  street  improve- 
ments and  the  requisite  buildings  for  city 
institutions,  and  the  next  few  years  are 
likely  to  witness  unwonted  activity  in  this 
city,  to  which  the  eyes  of  the  world  are 
now  turning. 


The  assassinator  of  Presi- 
dent McKinley  was  elec- 
trocuted according  to  the  sentence  placed 
upon  him,  in  the  prison  at  Auburn,  N.  Y., 
Tuesday  morning,  the  29th,  at  7:30,  in  the 
presence  of  the  officers  of  the  Auburn  pris- 
on and  a  few  other  persons  especially  in- 
vited. He  seems  to  have  come  to  his  death 
without  penitence,  without  confession  of 
sin  or  without  any  appreciation  of  the  enor- 
mity of  his  crime. 

Cecil  Rhodes  has  a  great  brain  for 
schemes.  When  he  and  Barney  Barnato 
were  rivals  in  diamond  selling  in  South 
Africa  he  suggested  to  Barnato,  who  had 
an  immense  quantity  of  precious  stones 
ready  to  sell,  that  he  have  his  picture  tak- 
en with  a  big  bucket  of  diamonds  of  all 
sizes  at  his  side.  Barnato  fell  into  the 
trap.  It  took  six  weeks  to  separate  and 
classify  the  diamonds.  In  the  meanwhile 
Rhodes  had  quietly  forestalled  him  by  put- 
ting his  own  diamonds  on  the  market. 

The  Evangelical  Alliance  of  St.  Louis 
passed  a  resolution  at  its  last  meeting  re- 
questing the  World's  Fair  officials  to  erect 
a  building  for  religious  purposes  within 
the  grounds  of  the  Fair.  Catholics,  Prot- 
estants and  Jews  all  unite  in  this  request. 
A  religious  parliament  is  not  contemplated, 
but  such  exhibits  as  the  various  religious 
bodies  may  wish  to  make  and  such  conven- 
tions as  they  may  wish  to  hold. 

A  cable  dispatch  has  been  received  at 
Washington  announcing  the  election  of 
President  Castro,  of  Venezuela,  who  has 
been  provisional  president  for  one  year. 
The  term  for  president  is  six  years  and  the 
election  of  President  Castro  at  the  present 
time  is  evidence  of  the  popular  endorse- 
ment of  his  administration.  It  is  believed 
by  the  Venezuelan  Consulate  in  New  York 
that  the  ^revolution,  so  far  as  Venezuela  is 
concerned, is  quashed. 

The  latest  word  from  Miss  Stone,  the 
kidnaped  missionary,  is  a  cablegram  to 
the  effect  that  the  Bulgarian  government 
has  formally  assured  the  United  States 
Diplomatic  Agent,  Dickinson,  that  Miss 
Ellen  M.  Stone  will  be  restored  in  safety 
to  the  American  mission  at  Samakov.  Mr. 
Dickinson  says  he  has  entirely  satisfactory 
proof  that  she  is  alive  and  in  good  health. 
The  proof  comes  from  one  of  the  brigands 
who  hold  her  in  captivity.  No  money  is  to 
be  paid  for  her  ransom  until  she  is  re- 
turned as  the  Bulgarian  government  prom- 
ises that  she  shall  be. 

One  of  the  bloodiest  battles  in  the  race 
war  at  the  south  for  many  years  occurred  on 
Sunday  night,  the  27th,  at  Balltown,  Wash- 
ington Parish,  La.  The  result  of  the  con- 
flict has  been  34  persons  killed,  including 
four  or  five  white  persons.  The  trouble 
began  at  a  negro  camp-meeting  which  was 
in  progress  at  Live  Oak  church,  three  miles 
from  Balltown.  A  pitched  battle  took  place 
between  them  and  a  posse  of  white  men 
gathered  by  the  constable  of  the  district  to 
investigate  the  report  that  a  restaurant 
was  being  operated  without  a  license  at 
the  church.  The  battle  was  begun  by  the 
blacks  themselves.  The  governor  was 
telegraphed  for  troops  to  quell  the  riot 
and  quiet  has  at  last  been  restored.  The 
inflamed  condition  of  the  colored  population 
is  said  to  be  due  to  the  recent  burning  in 
Balltown  of  a  negro  for  assaulting  and 
almost  murdering  the  wife  of  a  prominent 
store-keeper. 


October  31,  1901 


THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


1381 


A   Composite   Picture  of  the 
Convention. 

A  composite  photograph  of  a  group  of 
individuals,  as  our  readers  understand,  is 
one  which  combines,  in  a  single  picture, 
the  principal  features  of  the  individuals  of 
the  group,  so  as  to  produce  a  picture,  not 
of  any  one  individual,  but  a  representative 
picture  containing  the  essential  features  of 
all.  Is  it  not  possible  to  produce  a  com- 
posite mental  and  spiritual  photograph  of 
the  convention,  embracing  the  essential 
teaching  and  spirit  of  the  whole  body?  In 
looking  at  the  convention  in  retrospect  it 
has  occurred  to  us  that  some  such  picture 
is  possible,  and  we  here  attempt  it. 

The  difficulty  of  the  task  is  lessened 
somewhat  by  the  fact  that  the  men  who  at- 
tend our  national  conventions,  and  who  are 
heard  upon  its  platform,  and  who  speak 
and  vote  upon  the  different  measures  pre- 
sented for  consideration,  are  entitled  to  be 
regarded  as  fairly  representative  men.  Ex- 
tremists, as  a  rule,  whether  they  be  of  the 
rear  extreme,  or  of  the  front  extreme,  or  of 
the  right  or  left  extreme,  do  not  find  them- 
selves in  a  congenial  atmosphere  in  our 
national  conventions.  And  yet,  it  was  not 
difficult  to  detect  shades  of  thought  which, 
while  they  differ  in  tone  and  color,  never- 
theless blend  into  one  harmonious  picture. 
Some  speakers,  for  instance,  would  empha- 
size one  class  of  truths  and  some  another, 
while  neither  would  deny  the  truths  which 
the  other  stressed.  It  was  a  difference  of 
emphasis,  or,  if  you  please,  of  color.  This 
has  always  existed  and  will  always  exist, 
even  when  our  Savior's  prayer  for  unit;/ 
among  his  disciples  shall  have  been  ful- 
filled. It  is  as  noticeable  among  the  apos- 
tles as  it  is  among  an  equal  number  of  our 
representative  men.  This  grows  out  of  the 
fact  that  truth,  to  be  vital,  must  come 
through  a  man,  being  modified  by  person- 
ality. It  is  the  truth  which  fits  into  our 
personal  experience,  and  which  has  passed 
through  the  alembic  of  our  own  life,  that 
we  preach  or  present  with  power,  and  no 
other. 

This  composite  picture  of  the  convention 
receives  as  much  tone  or  color  from  what 
was  universally  assumed  as  from  what  was 
categorically  stated.  There  was  no  address 
that  specifically  argued  the  necessity  of 
the  new  birth,  the  Pauline  doctrine  of  jus- 
tification by  faith,  or  that  Christianity  is 
pre-eminently  a  spiritual  religion  rather 
than  a  religion  of  forms  and  ceremonies; 
and  yet  no  one  who  attended  the  conven- 
tion was  in  doubt  as  to  its  position  on  any 
of  these  fundamental  truths.  They  con- 
stituted the  atmosphere  of  the  convention, 
so  to  speak.  It  is  no  longer  deemed  neces- 
sary to  argue  matters  universally  recog- 
nized to  be  true.  There  were,  of  course, 
many  passages  in  many  of  the  addresses, 
and  doubtless  many  more  in  the  sermons 
preached  on  the  Lord's  day,  which  either 
referred  to  or  implied  all  these  truths.  But, 
as  we  have  said,  these  things  were  assumed 
rather  than  argued.  It  would  not  be  out 
of  place,  however,  even  in  a  missionary 
convention,  to  have  an  occasional  sermon 
which  would  lay  special  stress  upon  these 
great  vital  truths  of  our  common  Christi- 
anity. 

The  divinity,  the  Lordship,  the  supreme 
authority  of  Jesus  Christ,  stands  out  as  a 
prominent  feature  of  this  composite  pic- 
ture. Scarcely  any  speaker,  no  matter 
what  his  theme,   failed  to  exalt  Christ  as 


the  one  to  whom  every  knee,  yea,  and  every 
intellect  and  every  conscience  and  every 
will,  must  bow.  If  we  can  only  be  as  faith- 
ful in  living  this  vital  truth  as  we  are  in 
proclaiming  it,  we  have  nothing  to  fear  as 
to  the  future. 

The  necessity  of  bringing  about  that 
unity  among  believers  for  which  Christ 
prayed,  in  order  to  the  carrying  out  of 
Christ's  plan  in  the  conversion  of  the  world, 
was  another  noticeable  feature  of  this  com- 
posite picture.  There  was  due  recognition 
of  whatever  progress  has  been  made  in  this 
direction,  but  no  note  of  satisfaction  with 
present  attainments  was  sounded.  We 
have  not  yet  attained,  or  have  not  yet  ap- 
prehended that  for  which  we  have  been 
apprehended  by  Christ,  but  this  one  thing 
we  do,  we  press  on  steadily  toward  the  goal 
of  a  reunited  Christendom.  Any  one  wholly 
unacquainted  with  our  position  and  teach- 
ing, attending  this  convention,  would  have 
been  convinced  that  we  are  a  people  de- 
voted to  the  plea  for  uaity  among  Chris- 
tians. 

But  along  with  this  plea  for  unity  there 
was  never  absent  the  essential  corollary, 
namely,  the  return  to  the  original  founda- 
tion of  the  church  and  to  the  Christianity 
of  Christ  and  of  his  apostles,  in  order  to 
the  realization  of  such  unity.  No  thought 
was  expressed  that  a  divine  unity  might  be 
realized  on  a  human  platform  made  up  of 
compromises.  Charity  there  must  be  and 
forbearance  in  things  not  essential,  and  the 
largest  freedom  consistent  with  loyalty  to 
Christ.  But  on  matters  fundamental  there 
must  be  unity.  In  a  word,  we  must  unite 
on  the  things  on  which  we  agree,  and  not 
divide  on  the  things  on  which  we  differ. 

Still  anofher  feature  of  the  mental  and 
spiritual  picture  which  the  convention  pre- 
sented was  that  of  liberty.  Christ  is  an 
emancipator,  and  we  are  to  "stand  fast  in 
the  liberty  wherewith  He  hath  made  us 
free."  We  are  to  call  no  man  Master  but 
Christ,  and  owning  allegiance  to  Him  we 
are  free  from  bondage  to  all  human  au- 
thority. Within  the  limits  of  loyalty  to 
Christ,  there  is  vast  room  for  progress  in 
the  knowledge  of  truth,  and  no  man  may 
seek  to  hinder  this  progress. 

And  then  there  was  that  crowning  fea- 
ture of  all  grace  and  beauty,  the  element  of 
love,  without  which  there  can  be  no  unity 
among  ourselves  or  with  others  and  no  mo- 
tive adequate  for  Christian  service  and  sac- 
rifice. This  feature  did  not  lack  clear  and 
forcible  statement  from  several  of  the 
speakers,  but  its  finest  illustration  was  in 
the  spirit  which  prevailed  in  the  conven- 
tion. The  kindness  and  fraternity  with 
which  differing  views  were  received,  the 
spirit  manifested  towards  our  brethren  of 
other  names  who  sent  fraternal  greetings, 
showed  that  the  heart  of  the  convention 
was  beating  steadily  and  strongly  in  unison 
with  that  of  the  Master  with  love  for  all 
men. 

In  a  former  article  we  have  already  re- 
ferred to  the  characteristic  optimism  or 
spirit  of  hopefulness  that  was  so  manifest 
throughout  the  convention.  Nothing  could 
be  more  significant  than  this  confident  ex- 
pectation of  victory  on  every  battle-field 
where  the  right  and  the  wrong  grapple 
with  each  other  in  decisive  conflict.  The 
world  will  be  evangelized.  Christians  will 
be  united.  Christ's  kingdom  must  prevail 
over  all.  The  saloon  must  go,  and  with  it 
all  the  sad  train  of  evils  that  follow  in  its 


wake.  And  all  this  because  God  lives,  be- 
cause Christ  has  risen  from  the  dead,  and 
is  leading  on  His  gathering  hosts  to  certain 
victory. 

As  one  looks  upon  that  composite  picture 
it  seems  to  take  on  the  lineaments  of  the 
Master's  face,  and  we  cannot  doubt  that 
He  was  with  us,  and  that  His  spirit  was 
the  controlling  force  and  factor  in  all  its 
proceedings.  To  His  blessed  name  be  glory 
and  dominion  now  and  evermore ! 


Business    in    Religious 
Journalism. 

On  the  second  page  of  this  number  of  the 
paper  will  be  found  a  statement  by  the  Chris- 
tian Publishing  Company  under  the  title 
"Important  Notice,"  to  which  we  invite  the 
careful  attention  of  all  our  readers.  The 
course  outlined  in  that  notice  is  the  result  of 
long  experience  in  religious  journalism.  It 
is  designed  to  remove  an  objection  which  is 
often  raised  against  subscribing  for  a  re- 
ligious journal,  namely:  That  the  paper  is 
not  likely  to  stop  at  the  time  when  the  or- 
der expires,  and  subscribers  are  forced  often 
to  receive  and  pay  for  a  paper  sent  to  them 
after  the  time  for  which  they  subscribed 
and  paid  has  expired.  The  law  provides 
that  persons  receiving  the  paper  from  the 
post  office  are  under  obligations  to  pay  for 
it  even  after  the  time  for  which  they  origi- 
nally subscribed  has  expired,  the  receiving 
of  the  paper  being  regarded  as  prima  facie 
evidence  of  the  purpose  on  the  part  of  the 
subscriber  to  continue  his  subscription. 
We  do  not  care  to  take  advantage  of  this 
provision  of  the  law  to  increase  our  circu- 
lation. We  prefer  that  all  our  patrons 
shall  be  voluntary  subscribers,  receiving 
the  paper  for  the  time  for  which  they  have 
ordered  it  and  no  longer.  There  has  been 
altogether  too  little  business  in  the  busi- 
ness side  of  religious  journalism,  and  this 
has  resulted  in  a  good  deal  of  dissatisfac- 
tion among  patrons  of  religious  journals. 
The  objection  seems  to  us  well  founded  and 
our  purpose  is  to  remove  it,  as  far  as  the 
Christian-Evangelist  is  concerned. 

It  will  be  seen  that  the  arrangement  out- 
lined in  the  statement  from  the  publishers 
does  not  contemplate  the  discontinuance  of 
the  paper  at  the  end  of  the  time  paid  for, 
provided  the  subscriber  wishes  to  continue 
to  receive  it,  whether  he  is  able  to  pay  at 
the  time  or  not.  If  unable  to  i*emit  the 
cash  with  his  order  for  renewal,  promptly 
at  the  expiration  of  his  time,  he  is  to  at 
least  order  the  paper  continued  to  his  ad- 
dress on  a  blank  enclosed  to  him  for  that 
purpose,  stating  at  what  time  during  the 
year  it  will  be  convenient  for  him  to  remit. 
The  theory  is  that  those  who  are  able  to 
pay  for  a  paper  at  all  will  be  able  to  do  so 
at  some  time  within  the  circle  of  a  year. 
No  paper,  therefore,  will  be  continued  a 
longer  time  than  one  year  beyond  the  ex- 
piration of  the  time  paid  for,  unless  special 
arrangements  be  made  to  that  effect.  It 
seems  to  us  that  this  plan  will  serve  the  in- 
terests of  both  subscribers  and  publishers. 
It  is  substituting  business  methods  for  the 
loose,  haphazard  way  of  continuing  sub- 
scriptions which  prevails  in  too  many 
newspaper  offices. 

As  we  have  adopted  this  method  with  a 
view  to  accommodating  our  subscribers  and 
removing  a  source  of  objection  and  dissat- 
isfaction on  their  part,  we  should  be  glad 
to  have  an  expression   from   them  of  their 


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approval  of  the  plan  elsewhere  outlined. 
We  believe  that  business  has  its  place  in 
religion  as  well  as  religion  in  business,  and 
that  the  best  way  to  keep  on  good  terms 
with  all  our  patrons  is  to  deal  with  them 
on  fair  business  principles. 

& 

The  Closing   Sessions  of  the 
Convention. 

Our  space  was  exhausted  last  week  before 
we  could  give  a  report  of  the  Wednesday 
night  and  Thursday  sessions  of  the  Minne- 
apolis convention  and  it  seemed  better  to 
postpone  than  to  unduly  condense  that  re- 
port. 

The  Wednesday  night  session  was  occu- 
pied by  addresses  by  A.  B.  Phillips,  of 
Augusta,  Ga.,  and  F.  D.  Power,  of  Wash- 
ington, D.C.  The  former  was  printed  in  full 
in  our  columns  last  week.  Bro.  Power's 
address  was'probably  the  mostadequate  all- 
round  presentation  of  the  position  of  the 
Disciples  of  Christ  that  was  given  at  the 
convention.  It  was  an  exposition  of  the 
spirit  of  our  movement  as  well  as  of  its 
doctrines.  Three  points  were  made  to 
stand  out  in  bold  relief  as  the  characteris- 
tics of  our  plea:  loyalty  to  Christ  and  the 
full  recognition  of  his  authority,  as  the 
fundamental  principle  of  our  movement  and 
of  universal  human  duty;  liberty  to 
think  and  act  for  ourselves  in  all  matters 
of  method  ]and  expediency,  so  that,  while 
walking'in  the  old  paths  and  holding  fast 
to  the  truth  once  for  all  delivered,  there 
shall  still  be  progress  and  growth  and  the 
readiness  toVelcome  all  new  truth;  love  as 
the  spirit  of 'Christ  and  the  spirit  in  wnich 
we  must  both  maintain  our  loyalty  and 
exercise  our  liberty.  The  plea  for  union 
requires  all  three  of  these  elements  and  the 
plea  is  lost  if  it  is  pressed  in  a  sectarian 
and  unloving  spirit.  As  the  plea  for  union 
is  the  suprem?  embodiment  of  love  toward 
all  our  fellow  Christians,  so  the  plea  for 
missions  isjthe  highest  expression  of  love 
for  sinful  men.  Now  abide,  as  the  basal 
principles  of  our  religious  movement,  these 
three:  loyalty,'  liberty  and  love — but  the 
greatest'of  these  is  love. 

The  Benevolent  Association. 

The  Thursday  morning  session  was  de- 
voted to  the  related  interests :  the  National 
Benevolent  Association,  the  Education 
Society  and  the  Christian  Endeavor.  The 
convention  did  itself  slight  credit  by  the 
comparatively  small  attendance  during  the 
presentation  of  these  important  matters. 
Mrs.  H.  M.  Meier,  of  St.  Louis,  president 
of  the  National  Benevolent  Association  of 
the  Christian  Church,  made  an  address  on 
the  work  of  the  association.  True  great- 
ness in  our  day,  she  said,  is  recognized  as 
being  neither  of  the  muscles  nor  of  the  in- 
tellect, but  of  the  heart,  and  the  highest 
phase  of  human  endeavor  is  found  in  the 
struggle  for  the  life  of  others.  The  benev- 
olent work  of  our  churches  represents  a 
plea  for  everybody  that  is  homeless  and 
friendless.  The  National  Benevolent 
Association  now  supports  three  homes: 
The  Orphans'  Home  in  St.  Louis  with  over 
one  hundred  children,  the  Mothers'  and 
Babies'  Home  with  fifty  babies  under  two 
years  old,  and  the  Old  People's  Home  in 
Jacksonville,  111.  It  owns  property  valued 
at  $46,500  upon  which  there  is  a  debt  of  only 
$8,000.  The  association  was  organized  in  1886 
at  a  meeting  in  the  office  of  the  Christian- 
Evangelist.      Since  the   establishment  of 


the  Orphans'  Home,  1,163  children  have 
been  cared  for,  about  500  have  been  sent 
into  Christian  homes  and  more  than  20  who 
are  now  grown  have  become  honorably 
self-supporting.  This  year  106  have  been 
sent  into  Christian  homes  and  the  demand 
for  children  is  greater  than  the  supply. 
The  managers  of  the  association  believe 
that  the  proper  place  for  a  child  is  in  a 
home  and  not  in  an  orphanage,  and  they 
aim,  therefore,  not  to  keep  the  children 
indefinitely  bat  to  find  for  them  homes 
where  they  will  be  sure  of  considerate 
treatment  and  proper  training.  Since  the 
establishment  of  the  Orphans'  Home  139  of 
the  children  have  intelligently  confessed 
Christ.  Last  year  the  total  receipts  were 
$23,000,  including  $3,000  in  annuities  and 
$1,800  in  bequests,  in  addition  to  which 
nine  persons  have  notified  the  board  that- 
they  have  remembered  the  association  in 
their  wills.  It  was  suggested,  and  the 
applause  of  the  audience  approved  the  sug- 
gestion, that  there  should  be  a  unification 
of  our  various  benevolent  enterprises  under 
a  single  board,  to  have  charge  not  only  of 
these  home3  but  of  the  Louisvile  Orphans' 
Home  and  of  the  work  of  Ministerial 
Relief.  Such  a  sensible  suggestion,  to  ap- 
ply to  our  benevolent  work  the  same  prin- 
ciple which  we  have  already  applied  to  our 
missionary  work,  is  sure  to  be  adopted  in 
time. 

G.  L.  Snively,  general  secretary  of  the 
Benevolent  Association,  followed  in  an  ad- 
dress, setting  forth  the  place  of  benevolence 
in  the  church's  work  and  the  need  for  in- 
creased emphasis  upon  it.  The  church  can 
win  its  way  against  the  lodge  only  by  doing 
its  duty  toward  the  poor.  The  popularity 
of  the  lodge  springs  chiefly  from  its  benev- 
olence and  the  church  ought  not  to  allow 
the  impression  to  get  abroad  that  any 
organization  is  a  more  effective  exponent 
of  Christ's  great  principle  of  brotherly  love 
than  the  church  of  Christ.  The  problem  of 
the  unequal  distribution  of  wealth  is  rec- 
ognized oy  statesmen  as  being  among  the 
most  serious  problems  growing  out  of  our 
modern  civilization.  It  can  be  solved  by  the 
church  and  by  the  church  alone.  But  to 
solve  it  the  church  must  restore  the  apos- 
tolic emphasis  upon  this  feature  of  its 
work. 

CI"iristia.n   Endeavor. 

C,  S.  Medbury,  of  Angola,  Ind.,  spoke 
in  behalf  of  Christian  Endeavor.  His  ad- 
dress was  marked  by  the  fervid  earnestness 
and  clear-cut  statement  which  all  who 
know  him  recognize  as  characteristic  of 
the  man.  The  chief  end  of  Christian  En- 
deavor, he  said,  is  equipment  for  intelli- 
gent service  in  the  kingdom  of  God.  An 
emotional  thrill  is  not  enough,  though  we 
recognize  the  value  of  zeal.  There  is  a 
need  of  the  zeal  that  is  according  to  knowl- 
edge and  that  is  chastened  by  the  burden 
of  the  world's  redemption.  What  sort  of 
training  is  necessary  for  intelligent  service? 
Training  in  at  least  three  special  lines:  1. 
Instruction  in  the  Word  of  God.  The  light 
that  streams  into  the  deepest  recesses  of  the 
soul  should  be  light  from  above,  as  the 
light  that  came  into  Campbell's  study  came 
through  3ky-lights  and  not  through  win- 
dows. Our  young  people  should  be  sent 
to  the  sources  for  a  knowledge  of  our  plea. 
2.  Instruction  in  the  world's  needs,  or  in 
missions.  An  occasional  missionary  ser- 
mon, racking  men's  nerves  by  an  emotional 
presentation  of  the   pathos  of  missionary 


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work,  is  not  enough.  There  must  be  an 
acquaintance  with  the  facts  so  that  the  peo- 
ple can  think  intelligently  about  missions, 
for  only  by  thinking  intelligently  can  they 
be  led  to  feel  continuously.  3.  Instruction  in 
the  history  of  our  people.  We  need  to 
learn  what  our  fathers  have  done,  both  for 
its  examples  and  for  its  warnings,  and  we 
need  to  learn  to  unite  courage  and  courtesy 
in  our  presentation  of  truth  as  they  united 
them. 

The  Edvicex-tion  Society. 

The  remainder  of  the  morning  session 
was  devoted  to  the  American  Christian 
Education  Society,  with  its  president,  F. 
D.  Power,  in  the  chair.  After  an  intro- 
ductory statement  by  the  president,  the 
secretary's  report  was  read  with  some 
comments  by  W.  E.  Garrison  in  the  ab- 
sence of  H.  L.  Willett.  Brief  addresses 
were  made  by  A.  B.  Philputt,  W.  F.  R;eh- 
ardson  and  A.  McLean.  The  latter  spoke 
of  the  beginnings  of  educational  work 
among  the  Disciples  of  Christ.  At  first 
Alexander  Campbell  thought  we  had  no 
need  of  colleges  and  said  that  college- 
trained  preachers  could  be  understood  only 
by  college-trained  audiences.  Later  he 
changed  his  mind  on  this  point,  founded 
Bethany  College  and  in  his  later  years 
laid  great  stress  on  the  necessity  of  educa- 
tion. But  he  died  a  rich  man  and  left  but 
little  to  the  college  which  he  had  founded, 
From  that  day  to  this  our  colleges  have 
never  been  adequately  endowed  and  their 
equipment  has  been  meager  even  as  com- 
pared with  that  of  other  insufficiently  en- 
dowed schools. 

The  Education  Society  is  designed  to 
occupy  something  of  the  same  relation 
toward  our  educational  work  that  the  home 
and  foreign  societies  occupy  toward  our 
missionary  work.  The  charters  of  the 
colleges  amply  protect  them  against  undue 
encroachments  and  assumptions  of  author- 
ity, but  there  is  much  that  the  society  can 
do  toward  the  unification  of  our  educational 
enterprises  and  toward  increasing  the 
efficiency  of  all  of  them.  This  is  our  new- 
est co-operative  work  and  we  shall  give 
our  readers  further  information  concerning 
it  from  time  to  lime.  A  life  membership 
in  this  society  costs  $10  a  year  for  five 
years  and  an  annual  membership  $5  a  year. 
Enrollment  cards  were  passed  and  seven- 
teen life  members  and  four  annual  mem- 
bers were  enrolled. 

The  Section  Meetings. 

The  lack  of  time  to  give  all  of  these 
related  interests  such  a  representation  upon 
the  general  program  of  the  convention  as 
they  desired  and  deserved  made  it  necessary 
to  have  three  simultaneous  meetings  Thurs- 
day afternoon  for  the  discussion  of  benev- 
olences, education  and  the  work  of  pastors 
and  evangelists. 

Benevolences. 

The  benevolent  section  of  the  session 
was  called  to  order  at  2  p.  m.  by  J.  H. 
Garrison,  who  after  calling  upon  Bro.  E. 
B.  Redd  to  lead  in  prayer,  and  a  song,  made 
a  few  introductory  remarks  and  introduced 
Mrs.  H.  M.  Meier,  who  gave  a  brief 
address  and,  taking  charge  of  the  meeting, 
called  upon  the  various  officers  of  the 
Benevolent  Association  for  their  reports. 
These  included  reports  from  the  National 
Christian  Orphans'  Home,  St.  Louis,  Mrs. 
Rowena  Mason,  president;  New  York 
Home  for  the  Aged,  East  Aurora,  N.  Y., 


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Mrs.  William  K.  Tabor,  corresponding 
secretary;  National  Old  People's  Home, 
Jacksonville,  111.,  Mrs.  O. L.  Hill,  secretary; 
Mothers'  and  Babies'  Home,  St.  Louis,  Mo., 
Mrs.  O.  C.  Shedd,  corresponding  secre- 
tary; Christian  Home,  Hot  Springs,  Ark., 
T.  Nelson  Kincaid,  president.  These  were 
all  of  a  gratifying  character.  W.  J. 
Hastie,  of  Iowa,  moved  that  a  committee 
be  appointed  by  the  advisory  board  at  St. 
Louis  to  confer  with  other  branches  of 
benevolent  work  being  carried  on  among 
us,  with  a  view  to  bringing  them  all  under 
one  general  management  in  order  to 
•economy  and  efficiency  of  administration. 
This  motion  unanimously  prevailed.  W. 
F.  Richardson,  of  Kansas  City,  was  then 
introduced  and  made  a  very  strong  appeal 
for  benevolent  work,  which  carried  deep 
conviction  as  to  its  necessity  and  import- 
ance to  every  one  present.  It  lifted  this 
great  department  of  our  work  up  into  its 
proper  place  and  some  of  the  sisters  tried 
in  broken  speech  to  thank  him  for  the  serv- 
ice he  had  rendered  the  cause  so  near  to 
their  hearts,  but  their  words  failed  them. 
George  L,  Snively  pronounced  the  benedic- 
tion and  thus  brought  to  a  close  one  of  the 
most  deeply  religious  and  spiritual  meet- 
ings which  we  have  ever  attended  in  con- 
nection with  one  of  our  national  conven- 
tions— a  meeting  which  we  venture  to  pre- 
dict will  have  far-reaching  results  for  good. 

Ed\jca.tior>. 

W.  B.  Craig,  chancellor  of  Drake  Uni- 
versity, was  chosen  as  chairman  and  an 
address  was  delivered  by  A,  B.  Philputt 
on  "College  Endowment"  which  appears 
in  full  elsewhere  in  this  paper.  Following 
this  there  was  a  general  discussion  of  the 
paper  and  of  the  question,  "How  can  the 
society  best  serve  the  colleges?"  The  dis- 
cussion was  participated  in  by  W.  P. 
Aylesworth  of  Cotner  University,  who 
referred  to  Chancellor  Samuel  as  founder 
of  the  school  of  prophets  and  organ- 
izer of  the  first  education  society  in 
Israel;  Prof.  Hull,  of  Oskaloosa,  who 
taught  at  Hiram  with  Garfield  and  roomed 
with  him  when  they  each  received  $400  a 
year  for  their  services ;  Errett  Gates,  W. 
B.  Craig,  W.  E.  Garrison,  W.  S.  Hoye, 
Prof.  Youngblood,  of  Canton,  B.  B.  Tyler 
and  F.  D.  Power.  There  was  unanimity  in 
the  opinion  that  our  colleges  ought  to  co- 
operate more  than  they  do  and  that  they 
would  all  be  benefited  by  the  existence  of 
an  Education  Society  with  a  general  secre- 
tary in  the  field  to  arouse  a  practical  inter- 
est in  education,  disseminate  information 
in  regard  to  our  schools  and  encourage 
gifts  for  educational  purposes,  as  the  mis- 
sionary secretaries  do  for  the  cause  of 
missions. 

Pastors  and  Evangelists. 

This,  despite  the  fact  that  a  large  num- 
ber of  delegates  had  returned  home,  was 
one  of  the  most  largely  attended  and  spir- 
ited sessions  of  the  convention,  and  showed 
unmistakably  the  large  place  evangelism 
occupies  in  the  hearts  of  the  disciples. 
The  chairman,  Geo.  F.  Hall,  of  Chicago, 
proved  a  most  capable  presiding  officer. 
and  though  the  meeting,  through  its  great 
abundance  of  material,  went  far  beyond 
the  time  limit,  so  practical  was  the  session 
and  of  such  richness  of  contribution,  that 
the  interest  was  unabated  at  the  very  close, 
The  addresses  were  characteristic.  There 
is  a  long  distance    between    Updike  and 


Wilson,  between  Hall  and  Scoville,  in  man- 
ner and  matter — individualistic  these  to  the 
very  core — yet  all  effective  and  through 
rich  variety  of  methods  advancing  the 
cause  of  Christ. 

J.  V.  Updike  spoke  on  "What  Must  I 
Preach  to  be  Saved?"  and  though  per- 
chance his  blade  has  not  the  scimiter 
smoothness  of  Wilson's,  it  hews  and 
cleaves  its  way  through  mighty  opposi- 
tions. 

Mrs.  Clara  Hazelrigg,  of  Topeka,  Kan., 
furnished  not  simply  novelty  as  the  woman 
evangelist,  but  pertinent,  pithy  comment, 
as  well  as  things  weighty,  and  whatever 
may  be  thought  of  her  exegesis,  of  her  at- 
tractiveness as  a  speaker  there  can  be  no 
doubt.    Her  subject:  "Help  Those  Men." 

The  address  following,  by  H.  O.  Breeden, 
of  Des  Moines,  was  informing  and  inspira- 
tional, the  speaker  declaring  his  firm  belief 
in  evangelism  and  evangelistic  methods. 

C.  R.  Scoville,  coming  after  with  his  im- 
passioned speech  on  "The  Evangelistic 
Spirit  of  the  Apostolic  Church,"  laid  a  yet 
stronger  emphasis  on  Dr.  Breeden's  plea 
for  the  recognition  of  present-day  evangel- 
ism by  the  churches  of  Christ.  Bro.  Sco- 
ville, instead  of  a  peroration,  gave  his  con- 
cluding: minutes  to  a  helpful  discussion  of 
evangelistic  problems  through  his  novel 
printed  list  of  questions  handled  in  "query 
box"  manner. 

One  of  the  most  practical  papers  of 
the  session  was  then  read  by  I.  J.  Cahill, 
of  Dayton,  O.,  on  "Holding  the  New 
Converts."  The  paper  was  illustrated  by 
the  author's  personal  experience  in  his 
own  great  home- meeting.  It  was  fitting 
that  Allen  Wilson,  whose  first  phenome- 
nal meeting  was  with  Bro.  Cahill,  should 
have  followed,  and  a  worthy  climax  of  a 
great  convention  was  his  masterful  address 
on  "The  Christ  for  the  People." 

After  a  solo  by  Frank  C.  Houston,  J.  H. 
O.  Smith  read  the  report  of  the  committee 
appointed  at  the  conference  of  evangelists 
on  the  preceding  afternoon,  recommending 
that  the  evangelistic  session  become  a  per- 
manent feature  of  the  convention,  and  that 
a  committee  be  appointed  to  inquire  into 
the  feasibility  of  creating  an  evangelistic 
board,  whose  duty  should  be  the  general 
superintendence  of  evangelism  among  our 
people.  The  report  was  enthusiastically 
and  unanimously  adopted. 

After  the  presentation  of  Bro.  Holman, 
of  Iowa,  a  cultured  preacher  who  has  just 
come  into  our  ranks  from  the  Congrega- 
tional Church,  by  the  president-elect  of  the 
convention,  the  session  was  adjourned. 

Editor's  Ea.sy  Chair. 
Once  more  the  shadow  of  the  death- 
angel's  wing  has  fallen  upon  our  company, 
and  one  of  the  faithf ulest  of  our  number 
has  been  called  away.  His  sun  went  down 
ere  it  was  yet  noon.  Oh  the  mystery  and 
majesty  of  death !  With  what  different  eyes 
men  look  upon  it !  With  the  pagan  it  is 
the  passing  into  the  land  of  gloom  and 
shadows.  It  is  the  end  of  ail  human  joy 
and  happiness.  No  ray  of  hope,  no  note  of 
gladness,  ever  enters  that  dismal  abode.  To 
the  materialist  death  is  an  eternal  sleep. 
With  the  dissolution  of  the  body  comes  the 
end  of  all  power  to  think,  or  love,  or  hate, 
or  desire.  It  is  the  end  of  all  human  hopes 
and  aspirations.  Human  life  hath  these 
two  boundaries — the  cradle  and  the  grave. 


Beyond  death  there  is  nothingness,  abso- 
lute vacancy.  Those  whom  we  have  loved 
and  followed  to  the  grave  are  lost,  not  gone 
before.  So  of  the  vast  multitudes  who  have 
lived  and  died,  and  whose  lives  have  made 
this  world  luminous.  Abraham,  Moses, 
Isaiah,  Jesus,  Paul,  John,  not  to  mention 
the  martyrs  and  reformers  of  all  the  ages, 
and  the  master  spirits  in  other  spheres  of 
life — all  these  were,  but  are  not!  They  are 
as  nonexistent  as  if  they  had  never  been! 
Jesus  and  Pilate,  Paul  and  Nero,  are  all  the 
same  now,  and  one  has  no  advantage  over 
the  other!  Such  a  view  is  sanctioned  as 
little  by  reason  as  by  faith. 

What  is  the  Christian  view  of  death? 
That  it  is  transition  from  the  material  to  the 
spiritual,  and  not  cessation  of  conscious  be- 
ing. It  is  not  the  end,  but  a  new  beginning 
of  life.  It  is  the  spirit  breaking  away  from 
fleshly  limitations  and  entering  upon  a 
broader  career  of  activity.  It  is  the  caged 
eagle  escaping  from  its  prison,  and  soaring 
through  the  vast  empyrean.  It  is  the  weary 
mariner,  reaching  the  desired  haven  and 
finding  shelter  from  the  pitiless  storm.  It 
is  the  homesick  wanderer  returning  to  the 
parental  roof.  It  is  the  slave,  leaving  be- 
hind him  his  chains  and  breathing  the  sweet 
air  of  liberty.  Ic  is  moving  out  of  the  old 
tent,  worn  and  weather-beaten,  into  the  new 
house  with  its  many  mansions;  from  the 
dissolving  tabernacle  of  clay  into  "the  house 
of  God,  not  made  with  hands,  eternal  in  the 
heavens."  It  is  closing  one's  eyes  on  mor- 
tal scenes  to  open  them  upon  visions  of 
wondrous  beauty  and  glory.  It  is  passing 
from  the  sad  farewells  of  earth  to  the  joyous 
welcome  of  loved  ones  waiting  on  the 
heavenly  shore.  It  is  the  soul  saying  "Good- 
night" on  earth  to  hear  the  "Good-morn- 
ing" of  heaven. 


In  his  posthumous  work  entitled  "Ever- 
lasting Life,"  John  Piske  has  left  his  view 
of  death,  as  seen  from  the  point  of  view  of 
a  scientist  who  believes  in  God  and  immor- 
tality : 

'That  solemn  moment  in  which,  for  those 
who  have  gone  before  and  for  us  who  are  to 
follow,  the  eye  of  sense  beholds  naught  save 
the  ending  of  the  world,  the  entrance  upon 
a  black  and  silent  eternity,  the  eye  of  faith 
declares  to  be  the  supreme  moment  of  a  new 
birth  for  the  disenthralled  soul,  the  intro- 
duction to  a  new  era  of  life  compared  with 
which  the  present  one  is  not  worthy  of  the 
name.  Who  can  tell  but  that  this  which 
we  call  life  is  really  death,  from  which  what 
we  call  death  is  an  awakening?  From  this 
vantage  ground  of  thought  the  human  soul 
comes  to  look  without  dread  upon  the  ter- 
mination of  this  terrestrial  existence.  The 
failure  of  the  bodily  powers,  the  stoppage 
of  the  fluttering  pulse,  the  cold  stillness 
upon  the  features  so  lately  wreathed  in 
smiles  of  merriment,  the  corruption  of  the 
tomb,  the  breaking  of  the  ties  of  love,  the 
loss  of  all  that  has  given  value  to  existence, 
the  dull  blankness  of  irremediable  sorrow.the 
knell  of  everlasting  farewells — all  this  is 
seized  upon  by  the  sovereign  imagination 
of  man  and  transformed  into  a  scene  of  tran- 
scending glory,  such  as  in  all  the  vast  career 
of  the  universe  is  reserved  for  humanity 
alone.  In  the  highest  of  creatures  the  di- 
vine immanence  has  acquired  sufficient  con- 
centration and  steadiness  to  survive  the  dis- 
solution of  the  flesh  and  assert  an  individ- 
uality untrammeled  by  the  limitations  which 
in  the  present  life  everywhere  persistently 
surround  it.  Upon  this  view  death  is  not 
a  calamity  but  a  boon,  not  a  punishment 
inflicted  upon  man,  but  the  supreme  mani- 
festation of  his  exceptional  prerogative  as 
chief  among  God's  creatures." 


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THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


October  31,  1901 


15he  Fo\arYt©>Jr*.s  of  Life:     Irvstirvcts 


By  EDWARD  SCRIBNER.  AMES 


At  the  present  time  there  is  great  inter- 
est in  the  beginnings  of  things.  When  and 
how  did  our  earth,  its  seas  and  continents, 
plants  and  animals,  races  and  nations, 
arise?  Psychology  has  done  much  to  ex- 
plain the  first  stages  of  human  life  in  the 
individual  and  society.  The  fountains 
from  which  the  stream  flows  and  by  which 
it  is  everywhere  sustained  are  the  native 
impulses  and  instincts.  These  hidden 
springs  lie  in  the  depths  of  nature  and  of 
man,  and  constitute  the  inner,  impelling 
force  which  drives  the  race  on  from  savage- 
ry to  civilization,  from  helpless  infancy  to 
ripened  age. 

The  creative  forces  which  determine  the 
truly  human  aspect  of  our  lives  lie  within 
us,  "not  in  our  stars."  A  dog  reared  as  a 
human  child  would  still  remain  a  dog, 
while  the  child  under  the  same  environ- 
ment becomes  a  rational,  social  being.  The 
most  essential  elements  for  the  attainment 
of  manhood  are  wrapped  up  in  the  organ- 
ization and  inherent  constitution  of  the  in- 
dividual. External  conditions  may  free 
these  energies  and  give  them  direction,  but 
never  could  supply  them.  Education,  the 
social  atmosphere,  all  the  agencies  of  the 
world,  simply  wait  and  serve  the  powers 
which  unfold  from  within.  The  fountains 
of  life  determine  what  the  stream  shall  be. 

Differences  in  Instincts. 

Each  species  of  beings  is  marked  by  cer- 
tain characteristic  ways.  When  a  kitten 
and  puppy  confront  each  other  even  for  the 
first  time,  they  display  radical  traits.  The 
one  bows  its  back,  fluffs  its  fur,  spits  out 
its  wrath  and  strikes  with  its  paw.  The 
other  lowers  on  all  fours,  spreads  its  feet, 
wags  its  tail,  yelps  out  its  threats,  and 
jumps  about  to  inspire  terror.  Again,  the 
robins  choose  worms;  the  squirrels,  nuts; 
the'cows,  grass  for  food.  The  child  like- 
wise has  his  own  ways  of  "re-acting"  to 
things  about  him.  But  he  differs  from  all 
the  lower  animals  in  that  he  develops 
more  slowly  and  through  a  much  longer 
period  than  they. 

The  child  alone  has  any  considerable 
period  of  infancy — that  is,  a  period  of 
helplessness  and  training.  The  calf  and  colt 
can  walk  the  first  day  of  life,  while  the 
baby  accomplishes  the  art  at  the  age  of  a 
year  or  more.  The  lower  animals  have 
little  to  do  in  the  world  and  their  machin- 
ery is  about  as  well  adapted  to  their  tasks 
during  the  first  weeks  of  life  as  it  ever  can 
be.  But  man  has  much  to  do  and  each 
generation  has  new  lessons  to  learn,  so 
that  it  is  impossible  for  the  human  being 
to  be  ready  for  all  his  duties  until  a  long 
education  has  given  form  and  efficiency  to 
his  numerous  impulses  and  instincts.  The 
meaning  of  infancy,  which  is  peculiar  to 


*This  is  theflrst  of  a  brief  series  of  articles  in 
which  Dr.  Ames  will  present,  in  popular  and 
untechnical  form,  some  of  the  contributions 
of  modern  psychology  toward  the  interpreta- 
tion of  life.  Anyone  who  reads  even  this  first 
article  will  be  convinced  that  psychology  is 
not  an  abstract  science,  but  a  most  concrete 
and  vital  study,  throbbing  with  human  in- 
terest. Subsequent  articles  in  this  series 
will  be  as  follows: 

The  Floodtide  of  Life:  Adolescence. 

The  Channels  of  Life:  Habit. 

The  Inner  Light  of  Life:  Imagination. 

The  Workman  of  Life:  Will. 

The  Warmth  of  Life:  Emotion. 


man  is,  therefore,  twofold.  It  signifies 
the  complexity  of  human  life  and  the  pos- 
sibility of  new  developments  in  each  gen- 
eration. The  condition  of  growth,  of  the 
enrichment  and  cumulative  value  of  life, 
is  that  the  nervous  system,  as  the  carrier 
of  character,  shall  remain  plastic  and  im- 
pressible through  many  years.  The  in- 
herited structure  must  be  pliable  and  per- 
meable, so  that  the  manifold  currents  from 
all  directions  may  combine  in  ever  increas- 
ing freedom  and  variety  in  each  human 
child. 

The  Number  of  Instincts. 

Instincts  are  the  experiences  of  the  race, 
registered  in  the  structure  of  the  individ- 
ual. Consequently,  the  higher  the  race, 
the  more  numerous  the  instincts.  Man, 
therefore,  is  blessed  with  more  than  any 
other  being.  The  old  saying  that  the  ani- 
mals are  ruled  by  instinct  but  man  by  rea- 
son, is  only  half  true.  Man's  reason  is  in 
its  heart  instinctive,  and  no  other  creature 
carries  in  himself  such  numerous  and  com- 
plex springs  of  action.  Many  of  these  are 
most  definite  and,  therefore,  easily  recog- 
nized in  the  child,  but  they  operate  through 
life.  "Sneezing,  snuffling,  snoring,  cough- 
ing, sighing,  sobbing,  gagging,  vomiting, 
hiccoughing,  starting,  moving  the  limbs 
when  touched,  hanging  by  the  hands,  bit- 
ing, clasping  objects,  carrying  them  to  the 
mouth,  sitting  up,  standing,  creeping  and 
walking"  are  early  manifest.  Later  come 
imitation,  emulation,  pugnacity,  fear  of 
definite  objects,  sympathy,  shyness  and 
sociability,  play,  curiosity,  acquisitiveness, 
the  hunting  instinct,  modesty,  love,  pa- 
rental instinct,  until  at  the  age  of  fifteen 
the  list  is  complete,  though  they  continue 
to  well  up  through  the  whole  life  as  the 
sources  of  vitality  and  achievement.  If 
man  seems  to  have  few  instincts,  it  is  be- 
cause they  have  become  embedded  in  hab- 
its. It  is  a  mistake  to  suppose  that  the 
instincts  do  not  exist  or  have  been  lost. 
The  constructive  instinct  lives  in  the  me- 
chanical engineer,  pugnacity  in  the  soldier, 
love  in  the  parent,  curiosity  in  the  scholar, 
acquisitiveness  in  the  merchant,  and  socia- 
bility in  all. 

Order  and  Tra.nslency. 

Casual  observation  reveals  the  fact  that 
there  is  a  fairly  fixed  order  in  which  the 
instincts  assert  themselves.  Creeping, 
walking,  climbing,  constitute  successive 
uses  of  the  limbs.  Cooing,  significant 
vocalizations,  individual  words,  sentences, 
form  a  progressive  series.  Infancy  is 
largely  occupied  with  appetitive  and  motor 
impulses;  the  second  three  years  with  the 
growth  of  language,  imitative  play,  the 
refinements  of  sense  perception  and  motor 
control,  and  the  vivid  creations  and  pro- 
jections of  the  imagination.  From  six  to 
twelve  interest  develops  with  reference  to 
natural  objects,  personal  histories,  ele- 
mentary social  conditions,  and  consequently 
in  the  means  for  understanding  these,  such 
as  language,  numbers  and  experimenta- 
tion. Music,  drawing,  modeling,  manual 
training  and  gymnastics  are  proving  them- 
selves vitally  adapted  to  the  interests  of 
this  period. 

After  the  age  of    fourteen  a  profound 


revolution  occurs  in  the  whole  nature  of 
the  individual.  He  enters  upon  the  period 
of  adolescence,  the  sexual  instinct  ma- 
tures, social  and  altruistic  motives  arise, 
the  restraints  of  home  and  school  become 
irksome,  intellectual  doubt  appears,  ad- 
venturesome exploits  attract  and  the  per- 
spective of  manhood's  vision  unfolds. 
Fortunate  indeed  is  he  whose  environment 
furnishes  the  proper  nourishment  for  each 
appetite  as  it  develops.  Such  an  one  may 
become  a  perfectly  rounded  nature,  sym- 
metrical, poised  and  efficient.  Without  the 
proper  incentives  and  materials  to  work 
upon,  the  nature  may  be  dwarfed  and  per- 
verted, for  there  are  certain  seasons  when 
the  fountains  of  life  are  opened.  If  they 
are  polluted  the  stream  remains  impure;  if 
they  are  obstructed,  the  stream  recedes. 

The  transiency  and  flexibility  of  in- 
stincts may  be  best  illustrated  in  the  lower 
orders.  The  instinct  to  follow  moving  ob- 
jects is  ripe  in  the  chick  as  it  emerges  from 
the  shell.  If  separated  from  the  mother 
hen  it  will  easily  follow  another  hen,  a 
duck,  or  anything  which  will  pay  it  the 
slightest  attention.  Even  a  man  can  in 
this  way  become  the  leader  of  a  brood. 
But  on  the  other  hand,  if  the  chick  is 
blindfolded  for  three  days  it  will  then  ig- 
nore the  mother  hen  and  be  a  wanderer 
from  the  fold  to  the  end  of  its  days.  In 
the  same  way  instincts  are  man's  oppor- 
tunities. If  taken  at  their  best,  they  lead 
to  power;  if  neglected,  weakness  ensues; 
if  perverted,  disaster  supervenes. 

Here  is  a  child  always  eager  to  draw, 
using  every  paper  and  pencil  obtainable  to 
satisfy  his  craving.  But  it  is  all  merely 
bother  to  his  elders,  and  at  last  the  paper 
and  pencil  are  reluctantly  laid  aside,  and 
the  art  instinct  is  atrophied  and  lost  for- 
ever. Through  life  sketches  and  paintings 
stir  pangs  of  regret,  and  the  memory  of 
defeated  ambition.  The  iron  must  be 
shaped  while  it  is  hot.  In  intellectual, 
social  and  moral  culture  the  same  great 
law  operates.  The  poverty  of  many  a 
puritanical  home  has  not  only  robbed 
childhood  of  legitimate  joys,  but  has  de- 
prived manhood  of  appreciation,  if  not 
skill,  in  the  arts  and  in  the  harmless  "ways 
of  the  world."  "Compare  the  accom- 
plished gentleman  with  the  poor  artisan  or 
tradesman  of  a  city:  during  the  adoles- 
cence of  the  former,  objects  appropriate 
to  his  growing  interests,  bodily  and  mental, 
were  offered  as  fast  as  the  interests  awoke, 
and  as  a  consequence,  he  is  armed  and 
equipped  at  every  angle  to  meet  the  world. 
Over  the  city  poor  boy's  youth  no  such 
golden  opportunities  were  hung,  and  in  his 
manhood  no  desires  for  most  of  them  exist. 
Fortunate  it  is  for  him  if  gaps  are  the  only 
anomalies  his  instinctive  life  presents; 
perversions  are  too  often  the  fruit  of  his 
unnatural  bringing-up." 

Pra.cticaLl  Points. 

A  study  of  instinct  is  modifying  the 
whole  conception  of  child  life  and  intro- 
ducing new  methods  of  training  into  the 
home,  the  school  and  the  church.  An  ac- 
quaintance with  the  saner  child- study  of 
to-day  affords  parents  better  means  of  con- 
trol and  more  sympathy  with  the  difficul- 


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ties,  pleasures  and  moods  of  children.  It 
is  rapidly  abolishing  the  mechanical  rou- 
tine and  formal  studies  from  the  class 
room  and  introducing  the  kindergarten, 
nature  studies,  manual  training,  conversa- 
tional discussions,  and  "correlating"  all 
subjects  with  some  regard  for  the  interests 
and  real  capacities  of  the  pupils. 

In  the  church  there  is  a  dawning  appre- 
ciation of  the  nature  of  the  child.  He  is 
neither  a  demon  nor  an  angel,  only  a  can- 
didate for  manhood.  His  nature  is  not 
constitutionally  perverse  and  it  is  not  posi- 
tively good.  It  is  a  complex  of  tendencies 
and  impulses,  needing  light,  air  and  food 
to  grow  by.  The  old  time  religious  train- 
ing by  the  catechism  and  Scripture  memo- 


rizing has  been  followed  by  an  era  of  songs 
and  sentimental  nothings.  Both  represent 
extremes.  There  are  present  indications  of 
a  movement  in  the  Sunday-school  like  that 
in  the  public  school  by  which  the  forma- 
tive and  expansive  forces  of  religion  will 
be  brought  home  to  the  growing  mind  in  a 
natural  and  effective  way. 

There  is  thus  increasing  confidence  on 
every  hand  with  regard  to  the  sources  and 
successive  stages  of  human  life.  The  re- 
sult is  the  healthy  and  vigorous  enjoyment 
of  better  bodies  and  better  minds — the  re- 
production in  modern  life  of  the  ancient 
Greek  love  of  nature,  together  with  the 
Hebrew  reverence  for  spiritual  ideals  and 
achievements. 


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Office  Seekers  and  Office  Holders 


By  EDWARD  B.  BAG  BY. 


General  Lewis  Cass  said,  "Office  seeking 
in  men,  women  and  children  has  become 
our  national  malady.  God  only  knows 
how  it  is  to  be  cured  or  in  what  direction 
the  cure  lies." 

After  half  a  century  there  are  signs  that 
the  nation  is  recovering  from  this  malady 
and  if  the  cure  is  not  complete,  we  have  at 
least  discovered  in  what  direction  it  lies. 

For  many  years  the  conditions  were  grow- 
ing worse  until  Benj.  Harrison's  admin- 
istration, when  there  occurred  a  change  for 
the  better.  It  was  of  Pierce's  administra- 
tion that  Mr.  Rhodes,  the  historian,  wrote: 
"The  importunate  begging  for  official  posi- 
tions in  a  republic  where  it  was  so  easy  to 
earn  a  living  was  nothing  less  than  dis- 
graceful. Office  seekers  crowded  the  public 
receptions  of  the  President,  and  while 
greeting  him  in  the  usual  way  attempted 
at  the  same  time  to  urge  their  claims, 
actually  thrusting  their  petitions  into  his 
hands." 

Congdon,  in  the  New  York  Tribune, 
writing  of  the  inauguration  of  President 
Buchanan,  said:  "We  do  not  think  that 
the  diplomatic  corps  ever  witnessed  at  home 
anything  like  this  scramble  for  place  .  .  . 
swarms  of  adult  mendicants  from  all  quar- 
ters bawling  for  more  cold  pieces  of  patron- 
age than  any  president  ever  had  or  ever 
will  have  to  bestow." 

President  Lincoln  declared  that  the  im- 
portunities of  the    office    seekers  were  a 
heavier  burden  to  him  than  the  conduct  of 
■  the  civil  war. 

It  was  probably  a  knowledge  of  what 
Grant  had  to  endure  that  caused  General 
Sherman  to  say,  "Flesh  and  blood  can  not 
long  stand  the  strain  to  which  we  subject 
our  presidents."  Garfield,  himself  a  vic- 
tim of  the  spoils  system,  spoke  of  the 
"agony  of  the  presidents  under  this  uncon- 
stitutional, crushing  and  irresistible  pres- 
sure." He  said  to  his  pastor,  F.  D.  Power, 
that  he  would  like  to  hide  away  in  the  loft 
of  some  barn  where  no  one  could  find  him 
and  lie  down  for  a  few  hours  and  rest. 

Our  presidents  were  victims  of  the  theory 
that  public  office  is  plunder  to  be  fought 
for  at  the  polls  and  distributed  among  the 
victors.  An  illustration  is  that  of  a  lean, 
leathery  man  who  entered  the  office  of  the 
assistant  treasurer  of  the  United  States 
and  said  he,  "had  called  to  see  'bout  a  'pint- 
ment,  'nef  Cattarauqus  hed  her  puppoh- 
shin;  'nef  she  hedn't,  he'd  like  to  make 
applicashin  fur  her  sheer." 


Said  an  aspirant  for  a  situation  to  a  ven- 
der of  mutton  pies,  "Do  you  want  a  clerk?" 

"Why  do  you  want  to  tend  my  stand?" 

"Because,"  was  the  frank  reply,  "I'm 
awfully  hungry." 

This  aptly  expresses  the  condition  of  a 
vast  number  who  sought  positions  at  the 
public  counter. 

In  the  early  days  of  my  ministry  here,  I 
had  some  experience  with  the  class  who 
come  to  the  inauguration,  put  up  at  the 
best  hotels,  file  their  applications  for 
foreign  consulates  and  are  introduced  at 
the  White  House  by  some  senator;  later 
secure  rooms  in  boarding  houses  and  seek 
the  endorsement  of  their  congressmen  for 
clerical  positions  in  the  departments; 
afterwards  importune  the  preachers  to  try 
to  get  them  places  as  messengers  or  watch- 
men, and  finally,  apply  to  the  police 
department  for  free  transportation  to  their 
homes. 

The  improvement  of  the  public  service 
began  in  1883  with  the  enforcement  of  the 
rules  of  the  civil  service  which  had  long 
been  upon  the  statute  books.  At  first 
there  were  14,000  places  in  the  classified 
service.  Now  the  classified  positions  are 
not  far  from  80,000.  Of  the  102,000  un- 
classified positions,  71,000  are  occupied  by 
fourth  class  postmasters. 

Year  before  last  288  different  kinds  of 
examinations  were  held  to  fill  vacancies  in 
the  classified  service.  Seventy-two  per 
cent,  of  these  positions  are  subject  to 
general  examinations  for  which  a  good 
common  school  education  is  a  sufficient 
training,  such  as  the  position  of  clerk  in 
the  departmental  service,  railway  mail 
clerk  and  carrier  in  the  post  office  service. 
Six  per  cent,  are  subject  to  technical 
examinations,  which  demand  in  addition  to 
a  general  education,  special  or  technical 
knowledge,  such  as  the  positions  of  fourth 
assistant  examiner  in  the  patent  office, 
stenographer  and  typewriter,  draftsman 
and  nautical  expert  in  the  naval  observa- 
tory. Twenty- two  per  cent,  are  subject  to 
registration  tests  including  no  educational 
examination,  but  requiring  applicants  to 
furnish  evidence  as  to  their  ability  as 
workmen,  their  experience,  their  physical 
qualifications  and  their  age.  Among  the 
positions  filled  in  this  manner  are  those  of 
firemen,  watchmen  and  janitors.  During 
the  last  ten  years  of  17,843  persons  ap- 
pointed, 1,663  or  9.3  per  cent,  were  women. 
The  regular  semi-annual  schedule  exam- 


inations have  just  been  held.  In  many  of 
the  cities  of  the  country  an  opportunity 
will  be  afforded  those  who  desire  to  enter 
the  departmental  service  to  try  the  exam- 
ination next  spring.  As  an  illustration  of 
the  special  examinations  there  are  scheduled 
the  following  for  November:  Assistant 
microscopist,  Omaha,  the  19th;  watchmen, 
firemen,  Des  Moines,  the  16th;  messenger 
boy,  Huron,  S.  Dak.,  Helena,  Mont.,  Pensa- 
cola,  Fla.,  Wichita,  Kan.,  the  19th;  farmer 
and  superintendent  of  transportation  in  any 
city  where  postal  free  delivery  has  been  es- 
tablished, the  12th;  also  public  document 
cataloguer,  interpreter  Ute  language,  disci- 
plinarian, India  service  and  copperplate 
engraver.  Full  information  in  regard  to 
all  examinations  can  be  had  upon  applica- 
tion to  the  civil  service  commission  at 
Washington. 

I  shall  reserve  for  a  later  article  the  dis- 
cussion of  the  advisability  of  entering  the 
government  service. 

Washington,  D.  C. 


B.  B.  Tyler's  Letter. 

The  Minneapolis  Convention  made  ap- 
parent to  me,  as  I  never  saw  it  before,  that 
the  Disciples  are  pre-eminently  and  essen- 
tially an  evangelistic  people.  Whatever 
subject  came  up  for  discussion,  in  the 
formal  addresses,  in  impromptu  speeches 
from  the  floor,  in  the  sectional  meetings, 
Thursday  afternoon,  always  and  in  every 
place,  there  was  a  distinct  evangelistic 
tone.  It  was  heard  from  the  beginning  to 
the  close  of  the  convention.  Thursday  af- 
ternoon was  given  up  to  special  meetings. 
A  meeting  in  the  interest  of  the  Benevo- 
lent Association  was  held  in  the  Portland 
Avenue  Church  of  Christ.  A  meeting  in 
the  interest  of  education  was  held  in  the 
Plymouth  Congregational  church.  A 
meeting  was  held  in  the  exposition  build- 
ing, of  pastors  and  evangelists,  in  the  in- 
terest of  evangelism.  This  meeting  was 
more  largely  attended  than  was  either  of 
the  other  meetings.  At  the  meeting  in  the 
morning,  of  the  Benevolent  Association,  in 
the  exposition  building,  a  special  point  was 
made  of  the  number  of  children  who  had 
been  brought  to  Christ  through  the  efforts 
of  this  organization.  In  the  meeting  of 
the  educational  section  much  was  made  of 
the  work  of  persuading  men  to  live  the 
Christian  life.  These  incidents  show  that 
the  Disciples  are  essentially  and  pre-emi- 
nently an  evangelistic  people. 

H.  O.  Breeden  delivered  an  address  be- 
fore the  meeting  of  pastors  and  evangelists 
in  which  he  proposed  an  organization  for 
systematic  prosecution  of  this  character  of 
work.  His  idea  seems  to  be,  in  part,  to 
dignify,  ennoble,  and  improve  the  work  of 
evangelism  among  us.  With  the  details  of 
the  scheme  I  am  not  now  especially  inter- 
ested. It  is  sufficient,  in  this  place,  to  call 
attention  to  the  suggestion,  and  to  express 
sympathy  with  it.  Argument  is  not  needed 
to  convince  intelligent  Disciples  that  our 
evangelistic  work  ought  to  move  on  a  high- 
er plane.  It  ought  to  be  more  didactic  in 
character.  At  present  too  this  part  of  our 
work  is  carried  on,  frequently,  in  a  hap- 
hazard, hit-or-miss  manner.  Sometimes 
protracted  meetings  are  inaugurated  as  are 
strikes  in  the  industrial  world. 

The  boss  sees  that  his  organization  of 
laboring  men  is  disintegrating.  Times  are 
good.    Work  is  constant.    Hours  are  rea- 


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THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


October  31,  1901 


sonable.  Wages  are  satisfactory.  The 
surroundings  are  wholesome  and  pleasant. 
The  wage  earner,  the  working  man,  is  sat- 
isfied. He  has,  in  large  measure,  lost  in- 
terest in  his  lodge.  He  neglects  its  meet- 
ings. He  does  not  pay  his  dues.  The  boss 
sees  that  something  must  be  done  or  he  will 
lose  his  occupation  and  income.  He  talks 
privately  to  a  few  men.  He  succeeds  in 
showing  them  that  they  ought  to  have  this 
or  that  or  the  other  thing.  A  semi-public 
meeting  is  called.  Speeches  are  delivered. _ 
Dissatisfaction  increases.  Deputations 
wait  on  the  owners  or  managers  of  the 
business.  The  deputations  are  treated  with 
scant  respect.  More  meetings  are  held  and 
more  speeches  are  delivered.  The  men  are 
wrought  up  to  a  high  pitch  of  excitement. 
A  strike  is  ordered.  The  lodge  meetings 
are  largely  attended .  Back  dues  are  paid 
up.  Converts  are  made  to  the  cause  of  or- 
ganized labor.  Numbers  are  added  to  the 
lodges.  The  revival  is  a  success.  The 
manipulator  of  the  honest,  unsuspecting, 
working  man,  having  made  all  he  can  out  of 
his  dupes,  accepts  a  tip  from  the  capitalist, 
and  once  more  there  is  peace,  and  business 
moves  on  in  a  normal  way. 

This  is  the  inside  and  true  history  of 
more  than  one  labor  strike.  And  who 
does  not  know  that,  with  the  exception  of 
the  tip,  this  is  a  veracious  account  of  the 
inception  and  progress  of  more  than  one 
religious,  so-called,  revival?  Dr.  Breeden's 
suggestion  is  that  evangelism  shall  be  a 
part  of  the  regular  work  of  the  church. 
That  it  shall  be  determined  upon,  planned 
for,  and  prosecuted  as  is  every  other  phase 
of  the  work  in  a  wide-awake,  up-to-date 
church.  We  plan  to  gather  in  dollars  for 
the  prosecution  of  mission  work  at  home 
and  abroad.  Why  not  set  apart  a  portion 
of  each  year  for  special  effort  in  winning 
men  and  women  to  the  Christ?  Why  not? 
Why  wait  until  the  congregation  has  so 
run  down  that  something  must  be  done  to 
stir  up  an  interest  that  will  bring  in  money 
to  pay  current  expenses?  Breeden  is  right 
in  his  contention.  Let  this  work  be  taken 
up  and  prosecuted  in  a  dignified,  intelli- 
gent, systematic  way.  The  history  of  the 
Central  church,  and  the  University  Place 
church,  in  Des  Moines,  and  the  Mason  City 
congregation  in  Iowa.furnishes  illustrations 
of  what  can  be  done  all  over  the  land,  and 
in    almost    every    city,    by    the   proposed 

method. 

One  result  will  be,  probably,  that  men  of 
gifts  for  this  character  of  work  will  es- 
pecially prepare  themselves  for  it.  Every- 
body knows,  or  ought  to  know,  that  the 
evangelist  is,  in  many  quarters,  in  disre- 
pute. Men  are  deterred  from  giving  them- 
selves to  this  work  because  of  this  fact. 
The  work  of  the  evangelist  in  the  apostolic 
age  was  most  important.  The  evangelist 
in  New  Testament  times  was  a  dignified 
and  an  important  person.  He  had  a  recog- 
nized place  and  function.  He  was  not  a 
guerrilla.  He  was  one  of  the  functionaries 
of  the  Church  of  Christ.  As  such  he  was 
respected  and  his  influence  was  weighty. 
This  ought  to  be  the  case  now.  Has  not 
the  time  come,  in  our  effort  to  reproduce 
the  New  Testament  Church,  to  restore  the 
work  of  evangelism  and  to  give  the  evange- 
list, as  near  as  we  can  do  so,  the  place  that 
he  certainly  occupied  in  the  church  of  the 

first  century? 

In  the  remarks  made  in  the  preceding 
paragraph  in  disparagement  of  the  evan- 
gelism with  which  we  are  acquainted  and 


the  evangelist  who  is  abroad  in  the  land  the 
reference  is  not  especially  to  those  who  are 
doing  evangelistic  work  among  the  Disci- 
ples of  Christ.  My  eyes  are  on  a  larger 
field  than  we  occupy.  To  be  perfectly 
frank  I  do  not  hesitate  to  say  that  our 
evangelists  with  all  their  faults  are  superi- 
or intellectually  and  morally  to  the  aver- 
age peripatetic,  irresponsible  nondescript 
known  by  the  name  evangelist.  But  we 
have  not  attained  perfection,  neither  in  the 
office  of  pastor  nor  in  that  of  evangelist. 
Dr.  Breeden's  proposition,  as  I  understand 
him,  is  to  lift  higher  the  standard,  secure 
better  men  and  do  better  work. 

The  Disciples  occupy  a  position  that  will 
enable  them  to  render  a  service  of  unspeak- 
able value  to  the  Church  Catholic  in  this 
matter.  It  was  I.  J.  Spencer,  I  believe, 
who  said  in  his  address  in  the  Minneapolis 
convention  that  our  peculiarity  is  found  in 
the    fact  that    we  have    no    peculiarities! 


The  Disciples  aim  to  hold  and  preach  and 
make  emphatic  the  fundamental  facts  and 
truths  of  the  gospel  of  the  Son  of  God. 
The  time  is  not  far  in  the  future,  believe 
me,  when  the  Disciples  will  be  in  demand 
in  union  evangelistic  work.  Their  famil- 
iarity with  the  New  Testament,  their  su- 
preme loyalty  to  Jesus  Christ,  their  demo- 
cratic simplicity  and  sympathy,  and  their 
strong  common  sense,  will,  as  they  come  to 
a  better  understanding  of  their  position, 
and  as  others  come  to  know  them,  and  to 
understand  them  better,  cause  them  to  be 
in  demand  for  work  that  is  undenomina- 
tional, nonsectarian,  and  thoroughly  evan- 
gelical. 

A  committee  was  appointed  by  the  meet- 
ing of  pastors  and  evangelists  in  Minneap- 
olis to  report  on  this  whole  subject  to  a 
similar  meeting  in  Omaha  at  the  time  of 
the  next  General  Convention. 

Omaha,  Neb. 


N£  ^  ^  ^ 


gKer  Lesson  In  Love 


By  N.  J.  AYLSWORTH. 


The  injunction  to  love  others  as  we  love 
ourselves  does  not  reach  the  highest  level 
of  Christ's  teaching  on  the  subject  of  love. 
This,  as  he  truly  says,  lies  at  the  basis  of 
the  Jewish  law  (Matt.  6:12),  and  it  lies 
properly  at  the  basis  of  all  law — all  justice 
and  equity.  The  proper  expression  of  this 
equal  love  is  equal  dealing,  or  equity,  just- 
ice. Such  a  love  will  lead  us  to  treat  others 
as  well  as  ourselves,  but  no  better.  This  is 
good  so  far  as  it  goes,  but  Christ  gave  a 
"new  commandment,"  which  requires  much 
more  than  this.  The  new  commandment 
was  that  his  disciples  should  love  others 
as  he  had  loved  them.  This  he  said  in  im- 
mediate view  of  his  approaching  death  for 
them;  and  he  proceeds  to  say  that  "greater 
love  hath  no  man  than  this,  that  a  man  lay 
down  his  life  for  his  friends."  Paul  exhib- 
its Christ's  love  in  even  a  stronger  light 
when  he  say3  that  "peradventure  for  the 
good  man  some  v/ould  even  dare  to  die. 
But  God  commendeth  his  own  love  toward 
us  in  that,  while  we  were  yet  sinners, 
Christ  died  for  us." 

Now,  the  one  who  lays  down  his  life  for 
another  treats  that  other  better  than  him- 
self and  does  so  because  he  loves  him  more. 
Equal  love  will  result  in  equal  treatment ; 
greater  love  in  better  treatment.  Loving 
others  as  we  love  ourselves  will  give  equity, 
justice  and  fair  dealing;  loving  others  bet- 
ter than  ourselves  will  result  in  sacrifice. 
And  this  is  the  keynote  of  the  entire  gos- 
pel— the  giving  of  self  for  others.  It  is  the 
mighty  thought  of  the  cross.  Justice, 
equity,  is  law;  sacrifice  is  gospel.  Christ's 
new  contribution  to  the  moral  teaching  of 
the  world  is  that  men  shall  love  each  other 
better  than  themselves.  This  does  not  im- 
ply that  they  shall  have  no  love  for  self, 
for  a  high  and  noble  self-love  lies  at  the 
foundation  of  all  noble  character,  and  is 
often  appealed  to  in  the  gospel;  but  the 
balance  of  our  loving  is  always  to  prepon- 
derate on  the  side  of  others,  and  lead  us  to 
sacrifice  in  their  behalf.  Paul  reached  this 
spirit  in  sublime  degree  when  he  could 
wish  himself  "accursed  from  Christ"  (de- 
prived of  his  salvation)  if  by  that  means 
his  brethren,  the  people  of  Israel,  might 
be  saved.    Some    have  stumbled    at   this 


passage.  Carried  into  execution,  no  doubt, 
the  thought  would  involve  various  difficul- 
ties, but  as  an  outburst  of  noble  feeling  it- 
was  perfectly  natural,  and  one  of  the 
sublimest  utterances  ever  penned.  It  was 
not  John  who  loved  most.  No  man  trod 
the  heights  nearer  Chri6t  than  the  mighty- 
hearted  Paul.  The  psalm  of  1  Cor.  13,  was 
heart  history.  No  other  apostle  could 
have  written  it.  John's  love  was  sweet; 
Paul's  was  mighty. 

Let  us  say,  then,  that  while  Christ  began 
his  ministry  by  calling  men  back  to  the 
law  of  love  as  embodied  in  the  Jewish  sys- 
tem, and  insisted  first  on  the  lower  lesson 
that  they  should  love  others  as  themselves, 
he  did  not  stop  here,  but  gave  as  his  final 
and  highest  lesson  to  his  disciples  that 
they  slwuld  love  others  more  than  them- 
selves. Not  dwelling  longer  on  this,  let  us 
ask  two  important  questions:  First,  is  it 
really ,our  duty  to  love  others  better  than 
ourselves?    Second,  is  it  practicable? 

A  distinguished  preacher  in  a  book  of 
sermons  published  not  long  ago  advocated 
that  men  ought  not  to  love  others  better 
than  themselves — that  self-love  and  the 
love  for  others  should  be  equal,  and  he 
seemed  to  think  that  this  was  the  embodi- 
ment of  Christ's  teaching.  No  doubt  there 
are  many  who  take  this  view;  but  this  is 
law,  not  gospel,  and  ignores  wholly  Christ's 
"new  commandment."  But  is  there  not 
much  to  be  said  in  favor  of  such  a  view?  Is 
my  neighbor  any  better  than  I?  And,  if 
not,  is  there  any  reason  why  I  should  love 
him  more  and  treat  him  better  than  myself? 
Am  I  just  to  myself  in  so  doing?  If  the 
question  be  simply  one  of  equity,  undoubt- 
edly the  higher  love  must  stand  condemned  , 
but  over  against  this  it  remains  to  be  said 
that  the  duty  of  loving  others  better  than 
ourselves  is  indelibly  written  on  the  heart 
of  man.  It  was  graven  in  our  very  nature 
long  before  Christ  gave  it  expression  in 
words. 

A  ship  has  encountered  a  collision  at  sea, 
and  is  fast  sinking.  The  captain,  cool, 
calm,  intrepid,  walks  the  deck  and  directs 
the  rescue  of  the  passengers  and  crew.  All 
are  saved,  but  he  himself  goes  down.  All 
hearts  thrill  at  his  deed.    We  call  it  noble, 


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THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


1387 


Sublime,  and  write  his  name  among  heroes. 
What  has  he  done?  Treated  others  better 
than  himself — forgotten  self  and  thought 
only  of  them;  and  we  say  he  "did  his  duty." 
But  if  he  had  not  done  this,  we  should  have 
execrated  him. 

John  Maynard  held  the  helm  of  a  burn- 
ing vessel,  guiding  it  into  safety.  "John 
Maynard,"  cries  the  captain,  "can  you  hold 
on  a  little  longer?"  "Aye,  aye,  sir!"  came 
back  through  the  flames.  All  others  were 
saved,  but  John  Maynard  was  seen  a 
charred  corpse,  with  hands  still  clutching 
the  helm.  Our  hearts  beat  and  our  eyes 
grow  moist  at  the  recital.  Why?  Because 
in  that  splendid  hour  there  burned  in  John 
Maynard  a  love  above  self. 

Christ's  new  commandment,  then,  is  in- 
stinctively felt  to  be  duty  by  all  mankind. 
All  nations  teach  that  a  man  should  be 
willing  to  lay  down  his  life  for  his  country. 
What  is  this  but  placing  the  love  of  coun- 
try— our  countrymen — above  self?  Christ 
did  but  give  this  law  a  wider  application 
and  a  more  spiritual  interpretation. 

Evidence  of  this  recognition  comes  to  us 
from  another  direction.  It  has  been  well 
said  that  "manners  are  the  minor  morals." 
But  the  fundamental  law  of  all  good  man- 
ners is  preferring  others  before  self.  The 
best  room  and  best  bed  for  guests,  are  uni- 
versal. The  language  of  politeness  always 
honors  others  above  self.  It  is  so  among 
all  nations.  Two  Mexicans  meeting  at  a 
cab  door  will  keep  the  cab  waiting  while 
they  engage  in  an  amiable  quarrel,  each 
insisting  that  the  other  shall  have  the  honor 
of  entering  first.  A  Chinaman  inviting 
another  to  be  his  guest  exhausts  his  vocab- 
ulary in  deprecating  self  and  exalting  the 
other.  Of  course,  this  is  largely  insincere, 
but  it  is  an  extravagant  way  of  showing  what 
is  felt  to  be  due  to  others.  The  charm  of 
politeness  is  the  beauty  of  love  issuing  in 
little  sacrifices.  Even  when  not  sincere  it 
is  practiced  in  deference  to  the  recognition 
of  what  should  be. 

The  moral  sense  of  mankind  does  not  draw 
the  line  of  duty  at  an  equal  love  of  self  and 
others,  but  demands  a  balance  in  favor  of 
the  neighbor.  It  requires  what  Christ  em- 
bodied in  his  new  commandment — a  love 
issuing  in  sacrifice.  It  is  in  sacrifice  that 
love  grows  beautiful.  Sacrifice  is  the  blos- 
som of  love,  fragrant  with  sweetness  and 
resplendent  in  moral  beauty.  Love  in  sac- 
rifice is  mighty ;  it  is  the  moral  quickener, 
the  transformer  of  men,  the  regenerator  of 
the  world.  And  it  is  so  because  all  men 
instinctively  feel  that  sacrifice  is  not  a 
foolish  expenditure  of  self,  but  morally 
sublime. 

Out  in  the  world  the  name  for  Christ's 
new  commandment  has  often  been  heroism. 
The  very  essence  of  heroism  is  the  sinking 
of  self  in  daring  deeds  for  others.  It  is 
splendid  sacrifice.  It  is  a  brave,  virile  love, 
overtopping  self,  and  it  is  because  of  this 
that  it  thrills  us  and  lifts  us  off  our  feet. 
Christ's  new  commandment  is  but  a  finer 
and  more  far-reaching  heroism — heroism 
so  high  that  its  crown  is  bathed  in  heavenly 
light. 

That  there  is  no  great  love  that  does  not 
transcend  self,  and  that  morality  is  not 
perfect  until  it  reaches  that  bound,  has 
been  the  instinctive  sense  of  all  mankind; 
and  Christ  but  coined  into  words  a  truth  that 
had  long  lain  unmined  in  the  human  soul. 
In  another  article  we  shall  inquire  wheth- 
er this  love  is  practicable. 
Auburn,  N.  Y. 


Ng  COLLEGE  ENDOWMENT*^ 


By  ALLAN  B.  PHILPUTT. 


The  entire  property  of  the  colleges  and 
universities  of  the  United  States  is  about 
$225,000,000.  This  is  very  largely  the  re- 
sult of  gifts  and  the  unearned  increment  of 
real  estate.  After  more  than  two  hundred 
and  fifty  years  the  sum  total  of  money  de- 
voted to  education  does  not  equal  certain 
private  fortunes.  Of  this  sum  more  than 
one- fourth  belongs  to  five  or  six  universi- 
ties. This  seems  indeed  a  meager  showing 
for  a  nation  of  eighty  millions  of  people 
who  have  regarded  education  as  the  flower 
and  glory  of  democracy.  It  must,  there- 
fore, be  a  great  support  to  our  appeal  for 
the  increased  endowment  of  our  church 
colleges  that  we  are  making  a  contribution 
at  the  same  time  to  the  larger  need  of  the 
nation.  It  is  not  like  the  question  of  plant- 
ing a  church  in  some  small  town  where 
there  are  already  too  many;  nor  is  it  even 
on  a  par  with  propagating  another  religious 
body  in  an  age  of  diversified  sects  and 
creeds,  certain  as  we  are  of  the  propriety 
of  our  doing  so.  Here  is  a  general  need 
which  will  not  likely  ever  be  over-supplied 
and  which  at  this  time  is  very  inadequately 
supplied.  It  is  first  of  all  a  contribution  to 
general  culture  which  the  church  makes 
and  which  lays  the  whole  community  under 
obligation  to  her.  Indeed,  it  has  been  the 
history  of  most  institutions  of  learning 
founded  for  particular  ends  that  they  have 
in  the  long  run  served  the  purposes  of  gen- 
eral education  even  more  conspicuously 
than  the  particular  interests  that  prompted 
their  foundation.  Harvard  and  Yale  are 
notable  examples.  In  urging  larger  founda- 
tions for  our  colleges,  then,  we  may  be  said 
to  appeal  to  a  patriotic  motive,  or  at  all 
events  to  a  benevolence  that  is  of  the  most 
general  application. 

A  second  motive,  and  one  more  imme- 
diate in  its  influence  upon  us  in  providing 
schools  under  the  control  and  influence  of 
the  church,  is  to  secure  for  our  young  peo- 
ple an  atmosphere  congenial  to  religious 
faith,  and  even  to  the  religious  faith  in 
which  they  have  been  reared.  There  is,  of 
course,  no  thought  of  exclusiveness  cher- 
ished in  this  particular,  for  our  schools  are 
open  to  all  of  whatever  creed,  and  no  re- 
striction is  or  should  be  made,  except  as  to 
moral  conduct.  But  so  far  as  the  indirect 
influence  of  college  life  on  Christian  faith 
is  of  value,  it  is  believed  that  it  will  be  se- 
cured by  schools  managed  by  our  own 
church  and  for  the  most  part  manned  by 
those  who  are  in  sympathy  with  our  re- 
ligious ideals.  It  is  not  here  contended 
that  institutions  not  so  founded  are  essen- 
tially irreligious,  or  that  those  having 
ecclesiastical  oversight  have  always  been 
above  criticism.  But  the  general  rule  is 
not  invalidated  by  particular  exceptions, 
and  it  may  be  safely  affirmed  that,  if  edu- 
cation in  a  distinctly  religious  atmosphere 
is  desired,  it  can  be  had  only  in  church 
schools. 

Even  so  important  an  advantage  as  this 
might  be  subject  to  some  modification  if 
the  presence  of  the  religious  factor  should 
in  any  way  impair  the  character  and  extent 
of  the  academic  work.  But  it  will  hardly 
be  contended  to-day  that  learning  and 
faith  are  incompatible.    There    is  not    a 

*An  address  before  the  section  of  the  General 
Convention  devoted  to  education. 


chair  of  science,  literature,  art,  or  criti- 
cism, or  any  department  of  human  thought 
in  any  university  in  the  world,  that  may 
not  be,  and  indeed  has  not  been,  filled 
somewhere,  at  some  time,  by  a  Christian 
scholar. 

But  a  third  and  still  more  immediate 
motive  urging  us  to  the  better  endowment 
of  our  colleges  is  their  relation  to  our  min- 
istry. It  stands  'to  reason  that  a  church 
should  train  its  own  ministry.  Nothing 
else  is  to  be  thought  of  under  present  con- 
ditions. Not  that  absolutely  every  one 
shall  be  so  trained  or  that  many  of  them 
may  not  be  expected  to  avail  themselves  of 
the  great  universities  of  this  country  or 
Europe  for  special  and  advanced  work. 
But  the  foundations  of  scholarship,  as  of 
ministerial  training,  should  be  laid  in  our 
own  schools  and  by  our  own  men.  The  ad- 
vantages of  this  are  obvious.  They  become 
grounded  in  the  faith  and  are  made  familiar 
with  the  true  spirit  of  our  movement.  The 
injury  suffered  by  our  churches  from  a 
chance  man  now  and  then  going  astray  be- 
cause he  has  been  to  some  great  university 
and  imbibed  views  alien  to  our  plea,  is  not 
underrated.  But  it  is  as  nothing  compared 
to  the  handicap  we  are  under  from  the 
other  extreme  of  men  who,  from  lack  of 
training  and  association,  are  by  their  nar- 
rowness and  literalism  closing  against  us 
for  a  long  time  to  come  the  intelligent  ap- 
preciation of  those  who  need  our  message. 

The  church  confers  sanctity  upon  insti- 
tutions of  learning,  and  in  turn  these  give 
dignity  and  stability  to  the  ministry  of  the 
church.  Religion  and  education  go  hand 
in  hand.  What  God  hath  joined  together, 
let  not  man  put  asunder.  It  is  of  great 
value  to  a  preacher  to  have  all  his  associa- 
tions during  the  most  delightful  and  forma- 
tive period  of  his  religious  life  congenial 
to  him  in  faith  and  aims.  He  will  come,  of 
course,  to  need  contact  of  a  different  sort 
that  he  may  know  what  manner  of  man  he 
is  and  what  manner  of  faith  he  holds.  He 
may  well  covet  at  the  proper  time  a  differ- 
ent atmosphere,  a  mingling  with  men  of 
different  points  of  view,  in  order  to  get  that 
wholeness  and  sanity  of  faith  that  comes 
from  such  contact.  But  many  will  be  un- 
able to  go  further  than  the  college,  so  it 
behooves  us  to  afford  schools  of  the  com- 
pletest  equipment  possible,  up  to  the 
standard  in  every  way,  and  accessible  to 
all. 

It  is  a  common  remark  that  we  have  too 
many  colleges.  Instead  of  a  number  of 
small  and  weak  institutions  it  is  urged  that 
we  should  have  two  or  three  great  centers. 
This  overlooks  the  central  purpose  of  edu- 
cational institutions,  which  is  not  to  impart 
high  scholarly  finish  to  a  comparative  few, 
but  to  diffuse  the  greatest  possible  amount 
of  intelligence  among  the  greatest  number. 
It  is  of  slight  importance  comparatively 
that  our  institutions  should  produce  a  few 
great  scholars,  but  it  is  important  that  a 
knowledge  of  general  culture  should  be 
widely  diffused. 

The  United  States  has  now,  it  is  said, 
on  an  average  one  college  for  every  one 
hundred  miles  square  of  territory.  Many 
of  these  are  weak,  but  they  are  none  too 
numerous.  A  college  is,  first  of  all,  a 
matter  of  local  interest;  only  less  so  than 


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a  high  school.  A  glance  at  any  college 
catalogue  will  reveal  the  fact  that  the 
students  are  mostly  drawn  from  the 
vicinity.  Many  of  these  boys  and  girls 
would  never  have  attempted  to  get  an  edu- 
cation otherwise.  Out  of  two  hundred  in  a 
college  that  I  know,  not  a  half  dozen,  per- 
haps not  one,  would  have  found  their  way 
to  one  of  the  distant  universities.  That 
these  two  hundred  should  be  tolerably  well 
educated  is  of  vastly  more  importance  than 
that  a  few  should  have  the  facility  for  the 
highest  scholarship. 

We  have  not  too  many  church  colleges. 
We  need  even  more  than  we  have.  Nothing 
wouldjbe  gained  and  much  lost  by  combin- 
ing them  if  such  a  thing  were  possible — 
which,  of  course,  it  is  not.  We  should 
thank  God  for  every  vine  that  has  been 
planted.  Let  us  nourish  and  cherish  them 
every  one  until  they  grow  into  strength  and 
beauty  and  fruitfulness.  What  do  we  not 
owe  to  them  already,  meager  as  have  been 
their  resources,  for  men  and  inspiration  and 
guidance?  Each  one  of  them  is  like  the 
burning  bush,  inspiring  us  with  wonder 
that  it  has  not  long  ago  been  consumed. 
They  stand  on  holy  ground.  Men  have 
wrought  in  them  without  adequate  pay  in 
dollars  and  cents.  They  have  received  no 
special  worldly  honor.  The  teacher  buries 
himself  from  popular  applause.  His  re- 
ward is  in  the  sense  of  duty  done  and  the 
appreciation  of  the  individuals  here  and 
there  who  have  been  the  recipients  of  his 
instruction. 

I  believe  that  in  the  best  of  our  colleges 
the  professors'  salaries  run  no  higher  than 
from  twelve  to  fifteen  hundred  dollars. 
How  men  support  a  family,  entertain,  buy 
the  books  they  need,  maintain  that  serenity 
of  mind  necessary  to  keep  up  their  studies 
and  lay  by  something  for  old  age  on  such  a 
sum,  surpasses  my  comprehension.  The 
institution  among  us  with  which  I  happen 
to  be  most  familiar  has  a  faculty  of  men  of 
the  highest  grade  of  scholarship,  not  one 
but  holds  a  degree  from  some  renowned 
university,  a  number  of  them  having  re 
eeived  and  declined  calls  to  larger  institu 
tions  at  increased  salaries,  not  one  of  whon 
would  not  compare  favorably  in  teaching 
ability  and  scholarship  with  men  in  state 
and  other  institutions  where  choice  is  made 
solely  on  grounds  of  scholarship,  some  of 
whom  are  already  known  in  the  world  of 
text-book  authorship— a  body  of  men  im- 
bued with  the  truest  and  best  ideals  of 
academic  life,  working  year  in  and  year  out 
on  a  salary  of  $1,250.  If  this  isn't  devo- 
tion, I  know  not  where  to  find  it.  No  cor- 
poration in  the  United  States  is  able  to 
command  so  great  talents  for  so  little 
money  as  the  college  corporation.  Hardly 
a  newspaper  but  tells  of  some  man  or 
woman  endowing  a  chair,  building  a  tele- 
scope, or  a  memorial  chapel.  What  our 
colleges  stand  in  need  of  is  funds  for  gen- 
eral use ;  nQt  to  add  one  or  two  more  poorly 
paid  professors  or  expensive  buildings  to 
maintain. 

The  first  thing  I  would  do  if  I  had  the 
management  of  the  added  funds  would  be 
to  increase  the  salaries  of  the  six  or  eight 
professors  who  are  the  real  strength  of  the 
institution,  spending  their  lives  and  their 
brains  for  a  fraction  of  the  pay  given  to  a 
skillful  salesman  or  a  head  cook  in  a  first- 
class  hotel.  Instead  of  multiplying  chairs 
I  would  magnify  professors.  Would  it  not 
be  better  for  an  institution  to  have  in- 


structors with  pay  enough  to  have  such 
libraries  as  they  need,  with  something  for 
travel  and  freedom  from  care,  than  to  have 
twice  the  number  crippled  in  resources  and 
dwarfed  in  development? 

A  reasonable  addition  to  our  endowments 
as  they  stand  to-day  would  not  only  enable 
them  to  provide  adequate  remuneration  to 
under-paid  men,  but  would  also  furnish 
additional  chairs,  apparatus,  libraries  and 
buildings.  The  time  is  ripe  for  a  move- 
ment all  along  the  line  to  better  equip  our 
colleges.  The  church  should  be  awakened 
to  it.  Men  of  means  should  be  apprised 
more  fully  than  they  are  of  the  needs  of  our 
colleges.  A  campaign  such  as  the  Educa- 
tion Society  would  be  glad  to  inaugurate 
would  bring  large  returns.  Look  at  the 
income  of  some  of  the  well-endowed  insti- 
tutions of  our  land.  There  is  Harvard, 
with  $12,500,000  of  active  endowment  and 
an  income  of  $1,376,600  annually;  Columbia 
University,  New  York,  with  $10,400,000 
and  an  income  of  $929,834;  Cornell,  with 
$6,750,000  and  an  income  of  $810,500;  Yale, 
with  $5,000,000  and  an  income  of  $770,000; 
the  University  of  Chicago,  with  $5,896,800 
and  an  income  of  $750,000;  Northwestern 
University,  with  $3,041,000  and  an  income 
of  $336,300.  These  are  universities,  to  be 
sure,  but  it  is  good  for  us  to  become  familiar 
with  these  great  sums  in  connection  with 
education. 

A  list  of  well-known  colleges  will  show  a 
proportionate  liberality.  Dartmouth,  with 
$2,300,000  endowment,  has  an  annual  in- 
come of  $105,000;  Oberlin,  with  $1,028,345, 
has  $138,490;  Amherst,  with  $1,600,000,  has 
$104,000;  Wesleyan  College,  with  $1,100,- 
000,  has  $114,000;  Lake  Forrest,  with  $535,- 
000,  has  $118,000;  Haverf ord,  with  $820,000, 
has  $93,000;  Lafayette,  with  $430,000,  has 
$41,300.  Our  own  institutions  ought  to 
come  in  this  class.  Not  one  of  them  is 
reported  as  having  over  $30,000  a  year  from 
all  sources  for  distinctly  college  and  Bible 
college  work. 

Endowment  is  absolutely  necessary  to 
the  carrying  on  of  higher  education.  The 
revenue  from  fees  is  entirely  inadequate. 
Tuition  is  small  now  and  it  ought  to  be  still 
less. 

Endowments  may  be  raised  by  popular 
subscription  or  by  an  appeal  to  men  of 
means.  Both  methods  should  be  combined. 
The  main  reliance  is  of  course  on  men  of 
money.  But  there  is  an  immense  advan- 
tage in  the  popular  appeal.  Love  will  go 
with  the  gift,  whether  large  or  small,  from 
the  few  dollars  saved  by  the  good  house- 
wife from  the  sale  of  butter  and  cheese  to 
the  thousands  given  by  the  rich.  Every 
one  of  our  colleges  ought  to  begin  now,  if 
they  have  not  already  done  so,  to  bring  their 
claims  before  the  people.  The  thing  is  in 
the  air.  The  Methodist  Church  is  raising 
large  sums  for  education.  The  Congrega- 
tional Church  raises  through  its  regular 
channels  about  $130,000  and  the  Presbyte- 
rian Church  $150,000  for  education.  But 
individual  gifts  swell  these  amounts  to  hun- 
dreds of  thousands.  The  Baptists  are  also 
doing  much.  Shall  we  fail  to  seize  the 
opportunity? 

The  first  thing  our  fathers  did  was  to 
found  colleges,  that  the  plea  we  make  might 
be  committed  to  the  hands  of  trained  men, 
who  should  be  able  to  teach  others  also. 
Without  education  our  cause  is  doomed. 

Let  us  urge  then  far  and  wide  the  claims 
of   Christian  education.    Let    us  set    our 


schools  of  learning  in  a  wide  place,  giving 
them  the  support  and  honor  they  deserve. 
Let  us  propose  large  things,  things  com- 
mensurate with  the  wealth  and  liberality  of 
our  age.  We  have  not  yet  learned  to  ask 
enough,  The  church  should  be  brought 
closer  to  its  schools  of  learning,  made  more 
sensitive  to  their  limitations,  more  alive  to 
their  possibilities.  To  accomplish  this  re- 
sult will  require  time  and  agitation.  In 
this  noble  and  f ar-reaching  work  it  remains 
for  our  Education  Society  to  lead  the  way, 
Indianapolis,  Ind. 

J* 

Sta.te  Missions. 

By  B.  S.  Dervrvy. 

Cor.  Sec.  of  Iowa  Christian  Missionary  Society. 

In  no  small  degree  missions  is  the  busi- 
ness of  the  church  and  it  has  been  demon- 
strated over  and  over  that  the  church 
that  does  not  engage  in  missions  soon  goes 
out  of  business  altogether.  It  is  not 
enough  for  us  to  be  loyal  to  the  local  con- 
gregation, our  duty  leads  us  into  the  far 
beyond. 

Our  churches  should  be  symmetrically 
developed  so  that  they  would  have  a  like 
interest  in  all  lines  of  missionary  work. 

State  missions  should  have  the  full  right 
of  way  at  this  time.  The  first  Sunday  in 
November  is  the  time  selected  by  the  na- 
tional convention  to  take  the  offering  for 
state  missions.  Iowa  Disciples  will  take 
the  offering  the  fourth  Sunday  in  Novem- 
ber. Other  states  have  different  times  to 
take  the  offering.  The  large  majority  of 
the  states  observe  the  November  day,  and 
the  tendency  is  to  make  it  uniform. 

State  missions  should  have  a  large  place 
in  our  hearts  and  should  be  second  to  no 
other  missionary  society  in  our  offerings. 
At  least  one-third  of  our  churches  owe 
their  existence  to  the  work  of  our  state 
missionary  societies.  Our  general  secre- 
taries say,  strengthen  the  state  work,  and 
unless  that  is  done  the  foreign  and  Ameri- 
can missions  will  soon  reach  their  limit. 

Experience  teaches  us  that  it  takes  or- 
ganized effort  to  establish  churches  and  put 
them  on  a  permanent  footing.  Even  after 
churches  are  organized  a  certain  amount  of 
missionary  work  is  required  to  keep  them 
going.  Without  assistance  many  of  our 
churches  would  fail  to  keep  up  the  work 
and  not  a  few  would  cease  to  exist  alto- 
gether. A  little  assistance,  financial  or 
otherwise,  often  saves  a  congregation  from 
serious  embarrassment. 

State  missions  means  more  churches, 
more  members,  more  preachers  and  more 
helpers  to  sound  out  the  word  beyond  the 
state.  It  means  better  churches  and  better 
equipment  for  work  in  all  departments  of 
church  life,  and  it  means  more  money  for 
missions.  In  proportion  as  our  state  work 
succeeds  will  our  churches  increase  in  num- 
bers and  missionary  activities,  and  each 
church  will  prosper  in  proportion  as  it  par- 
ticipates in  the  work,  but  let  them  neglect 
the  state  work  and  they  will  reap  what  they 
sow — they  will  find  themselves  neglected 
and  pauperized. 

Notwithstanding  the  paramount  impor- 
tance of  state  missions,  the  fact  remains 
that  it  does  not  receive  the  consideration 
from  the  brethren  that  it  should.  It  seems 
difficult  for  some  to  realize  that  we  can  do 
missionary  work  in  our  own  states,  yet  it 
would  be  difficult  to  find  missionaries  who 
display  more  heroism  than  those  employed 
by  our  state  boards. 


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To  say  nothing  of  soul  winning  and  the 
benefit  to  be  derived  by  our  own  people, 
state  missions  pay  as  a  missionary  invest- 
ment. Our  general  boards  may  invest  their 
money  in  bonds,  in  land  and  buildings,  or 
loan  it  at  the  current  rate  of  interest,  but 
nowhere  will  it  bring  forth  so  abundant  an 
income  as  if  invested  in  state  missions. 

Let  me  illustrate:  In  1891  the  Iowa  mis- 
sionary society  organized  two  churches. 
Lots  were  purchased,  buildings  were 
erected  and  quarterage  paid  until  the  con- 
gregations were  self-supporting,  at  a  total 
cost  of  about  $700  to  our  society.  The  two 
congregations  to-day  have  property  worth 
$30,000  and  1,200  resident  members.  These 
congregations  have  been  fairly  loyal  to 
all  of  our  missionary  interests,  and  have 
not  been  found  wanting  in  good  works. 

Last  year  these  two  congregations  gave 
$246.46  into  the  F.  C.  M.  S.  treasury,  the 
ladies  of  the  C.  W.  B.  M.  gave  $337.14  into 
their  national    treasury,  and    the    Juniors 


gave  $132.87  into  the  C.  W.  B.  M.  treasury; 
a  total  of  $716.47  in  the  one  year  and  that 
the  ninth  year  of  their  existence.  $16.47 
more  was  given  by  the  two  churches  in  one 
year  than  the  total  cost  of  organizing  and 
maintaining  them  until  they  were  self-sup- 
porting. Last  year  was  not  an  exception, 
the  same  record  has  been  maintained  for 
the  last  five  years,  and  we  have  every  rea- 
son to  believe  that  it  will  be  continued. 

What  is  true  of  these  two  congregations 
is  true  of  the  average  congregation  that  is 
organized  by  our  state  missionary  socie- 
ties; we  teach  them  to  be  so. 

It  should  not  be  necessary  to  urge  the 
cause  of  state  missions.  No  preacher  can 
afford  to  omit  taking  the  offering,  for  if  the 
state  work  is  prosperous  it  directly  or  in- 
directly helps  the  preacher.  If  we  expect 
the  church  to  prosper  in  all  lines  of  church 
work,  we  must  put  state  missions  up  to 
where  it  belongs  and  keep  it  there. 

Des  Moines,  la. 


V^    S^    V^    V^    N^    V^ 


&/>e  Old  Book  In  TKe  New  Crucible 

By  J.  J,  HALEY, 


VIII.     The    Crucible   of   Archeology. 

Prom  very  remote  times  men  have  been 
writing  books.  Even  in  Solomon's  day 
there  was  a  profusion  of  literature; 
Koheleth  declared  that  there  was  no  end 
to  the  making  of  books.  These  books, 
however,  differed  vastly,  in  their  appear- 
ance as  well  as  their  contents,  from  the 
books  of  to-day.  Literature,  like  every 
other  product  of  man's  brain,  has  been  a 
development.  Just  as  the  geologist  can, 
from  the  fragmentary  fossil  remains  found 
in  the  crust  of  the  earth,  tell  of  the  gradual 
introduction  of  living  forms  on  our  planet, 
so  can  the  historian,  from  the  various 
relics  of  literature,  which  have  been 
providentially  preserved,  trace  the  growth 
of  letters.  Paper  being  but  a  comparatively 
recent  invention,  men  in  times  past  wrote 
on  the  best  material  they  could  obtain. 
Thus  Moses  wrote  on  tables  of  stone, 
Ezekiel  on  clay  tiles,  and  Mahomet  on 
blades  of  bone.  Kings  in  their  vanity 
told  the  story  of  their  victories  on  costly 
monuments,  on  the  walls  of  their  palaces 
and  their  tombs,  and  sometimes  on  almost 
inaccessible  rocky  eminences.  Scholars 
and  thinkers,  desiring  to  send  down  their 
thought  and  knowledge  to  succeeding 
generations,  stored  it  up  on  such  materials 
as  brick  tiles,  papyrus  and  parchment 
rolls.  Prom  these  and  like  sources  have 
the  histories  of  mankind  been  compiled. 
In  recent  times  the  prophet  has  breathed 
on  these  relics  of  ancient  days,  and  there 
has  been  a  rustling  among  the  dry  bones 
and  a  resurrection  of  forgotten  records. 
Explorers  have  opened  to  the  light  of  day 
the  ruins  of  old  cities  which  for  ages  lay 
buried  in  the  sands  of  Africa  and  Asia. 
They  have  burst  open  the  vaults  of  the 
dead  and  stolen  from  the  icy  grasp  of  the 
mummy  the  rolls  of  picture  writing  which 
have  been  hidden  away  for  millenniums; 
peered  into  subterranean  palaces  and  read 
the  mysterious  handwriting  on  the  wall; 
dug  up  brick  libraries  and  turned  over  the 


A  Bible  student  and  literary  friend  of  mine  handed 
me  an  essay  on  Archeology  and  the  Bible  for  such 
use  as  I  might  desire  to  make  of  it.  Much  of  it  is 
Inserted  In  the  articles  to  follow  on  this  question 
along  with  such  other  material  as  I  have  seen  fit  to 
add  to  bring  it  up  to  date.— J.  J.  H. 


brittle  pages  of  old  dictionaries  which 
may  not  have  been  handled  since  the  days 
of  Hezekiah. 

Following  on  the  track  of  the  explorer 
came  the  decipherer.  Like  a  passionate 
musician  seeking  for  a  lost  chord,  he 
sought  for  the  key  to  ancient  oriental 
languages,  and  finding  it  he  made  the  old 
minstrel  sing  once  again,  and  a  sweet 
song  it  is.  We  are  prone  to  ask,  what  new 
light  has  this  research  shed  upon  religion? 
Has  it  vindicated  or  otherwise  the  historic 
truthfulness  of  the  Bible?  You  say  this 
intellectual  awakening,  this  trumpet  blast 
of  historical  resurrection,  this  glorious 
renaissance,  must  either  confirm  or  cripple 
our  faith.  Prom  time  to  time  the  nations 
which  have  been  the  most  advanced  in 
letters  have  been  providentially  brought  by 
war  or  commerce  in  contact  with  the 
chosen  people  of  God.  Thus  Israel  was  in 
bondage  in  Egypt,  in  captivity  in  Baby- 
lon, and  tributary  to  Greece  and  Rome. 
Therefore  it  is  justly  contended  that  as  we 
read  the  story  of  these  nations  in  their 
own  monuments,  we  should  find  statements 
that  either  directly  or  indirectly  corrobor- 
ate the  word  of  God.  I  agree  that  this  is 
a  fair  contention,  and  I  shall  endeavor  to 
show  how  this  evidence  confirms  in  all  its 
fundamental  outlines  the  historical  ac- 
curacy of  the  old  book.  To  do  this  in  a 
systematic  and  comprehensive  form  I  will 
commence  with  the  creation  story  and 
gradually  make  my  way  down  to  New 
Testament  times. 

By  the  banks  of  the  Euphrates  and  the 
Tigris,  folded  together  in  each  other's  arms 
like  two  affectionate  sisters,  lie  buried  the 
ancient  civilizations  of  Babylonia  and 
Assyria.  Until  recently  all  we  knew  of 
these  ancient  empires,  apart  from  the 
Bible,  were  the  doubtful  statements  of 
Greek  literature.  The  site  of  their  cities 
was  unknown  and  nothing  remained  of 
their  ancient  glory.  We  had  some  vague 
notion  where  Babylon,  the  capital  of  Baby- 
lonia, was,  and  knew  from  the  uniform 
testimony  of  the  traveler  that  the  prophetic 
words  of  the  Jewish  seer  had  been  fulfilled 
— that  God  had  "made  of  a  city  a  heap 
and  of  a  defenced  city  a  ruin."    But  where 


was  Nineveh,  the  chief  city  of  Assyria? 
Was  it  not  as  Nahum  predicted,  "made  an 
utter  end  of,"  "empty,  void  and  waste"? 
In  truth  it  was.  Over  it  roamed  the  wild 
Asiatic  hordes,  never  dreaming  that  "their 
tread  was  on  an  empire's  dust,"  or  that 
"an  earthquake'3  spoil  lies  sepulchred  be- 
low." For  the  discovery  of  the  site  of 
this  marvelous  city  we  are  indebted  to 
Sir  Austin  Henry  Layard,  who,  mainly 
through  the  liberality  of  Sir  Stratford 
Canning,  went  forth  to  prospect  for  treas- 
ures of  knowledge  in  the  valleys  of 
Mesopotamia.  While  Layard  was  engaged 
in  collecting  relics  of  old  Assyria  for  that 
vast  curiosity  shop,  the  British  Museum, 
a  young  military  officer,  Henry  Rawlinson, 
in  the  employment  of  the  East  India  Com- 
pany, was  spending  his  leisure  time  trying 
to  untie  the  gordian  knot  of  ancient  east- 
ern languages,  a  task  he  successfully  ac- 
complished. The  hand  of  God  was  visibly 
manifest  in  these  discoveries.  Just  as 
Layard  opens  up  Nineveh  and  the  site  of 
the  cradle  of  our  race  is  being  eagerly  ex- 
plored, Rawlinson  comes  on  the  scene  with 
the  key  to  the  ancient  languages  of  these 
newly  explored  lands,  and  that  at  the  very 
time  when  the  rationalistic  critics,  by  their 
relentless  persecution,  might  shake  the 
faith  of  mankind  in  the  historical  accuracy 
of  the  Bible. 

The  work  of  Rawlinson  was  followed  up 
by  other  orientalists,  notably  by  Prof. 
Sayce,  to  whose  works  we  English  speak- 
ing people  are  indebted  for  the  most  of  our 
information  on  this  subject.  He  takes  us 
back  to  the  dawn  of  creation  and  informs 
us  that  the  name  Adam  is  a  Babylonian 
term  for  man.  The  term  Eden  denotes  the 
field  or  plain  of  Babylonia.  Thus  those 
biblical  scholars  are  apparently  right  who 
suppose  that  the  home  of  our  first  parents 
was  somewhere  in  the  regions  of  Chaldea, 
Among  the  rivers  which  irrigated  it  were 
undoubtedly  the  Euphrates  and  the  Tigris, 
for  the  term  Hiddekel  employed  in  Genesis 
is  their  ancient  name.  We  feel,  therefore, 
as  we  grope  among  these  records,  that  we 
are  getting  near  to  the  beginning  of  the 
historic  line.  This  should  not  surprise  us, 
for  the  book  of  Genesis  records  that  Ur 
of  the  Chaldees,  one  of  the  important 
towns  of  Chaldea,  was  the  original  home  of 
Abraham.  The  Chaldeans  and  Babylon- 
ians would  therefore  have  among  them  a 
knowledge  of  man's  earliest  history. 
Fragmentary  records  have  been  found  of  a 
Babylon  story  of  creation  which,  in  its 
language,  strikingly  resembles  that  of 
Genesis,  although  in  some  other  respects 
there  are  vital  differences,  the  narrative 
evidently  having  been  corrupted  in  trans- 
mission, or,  as  some  suppose,  it  was  the 
original  document  purified  by  the  Hebrews 
by  the  elimination  of  its  errors.  A  picture 
frequently  met  with,  sometimes  on  the 
embroidered  garments  of  the  kings,  is  the 
picture  of  the  sacred  tree  guarded  and 
cared  for  by  celestial  beings.  This  would 
seem  to  be  the  Babylonian  version  of  our 
account  of  the  tree  of  life  being  guarded  by 
the  angels  with  flaming  swords.  In  the 
sacred  history  of  the  Jewish  nation  we  have 
several  accounts  of  the  people  of  Israel  and 
Judah  falling  into  idolatry  and  selecting 
heathen  groves  as  sanctuaries  for  the  per- 
formance of  superstitious  rites,  a  develop- 
ment probably  from  an  early  belief  in  the 
sacred  character  of  the  tree  of  life.  Most 
false  systems  have  a  basis  of  truth.    The 


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October  31, 1901 


scientists  tell  us  that  a  microbe  has  been 
known  to  exist  in  a  dewdrop,  and  the 
purest  thing  in  the  world  by  misuse  be- 
comes a  curse.  The  Israelites,  after  being 
saved  from  the  bites  of  the  fiery  serpents 
through  obedience  to  God  in  looking  on 
the  brazen  serpent,  preserved  it,  and  in 
time  it  became  to  them  an  object  of  idol- 
atry, until  King  Hezekiah  cleansed  them 
of  this  sin  by  the  destruction  of  the  idol. 
So  in  a  somewhat  similiar  manner  may  the 
idolatries  of  the  heathen  groves  have  arisen 
from  an  ancient  reverence  for  the  tree  of 
life.  Not  the  least  interesting  discovery 
yet  made  is  the  find  of  a  Babylonian 
gem,  on  which  is  a  rude  picture  of  Adam 
and  Eve  seated  on  either  side  of  the  tree 
of  the  knowledge  of  good  and  evil,  holding 
out  their  hands  to  the  fruit.  Behind  Eve 
is  a  serpent,  apparently  the  old  serpent, 
the  devil ;  he  is  pouring  into  her  ear  the 
seductive  poison  that  caused  the  ruin  of 
our  race.  The  pictures  are  but  poorly 
executed,  but  their  very  crudeness  demon- 
strates their  antiquity,  showing  that  they 
were  produced  at  a  period  when  art  was  in 
its  infancy.  An  interesting  feature  in 
these  early  records  is  the  fact  that  the 
old  Babylonians  observed  the  seventh  day 
of  the  week  as  a  Sabbath. 

From  the  story  of  creation  let  us  pass 
over  a  period  of  history  to  the  story  of  the 
flood.  Against  this  biblical  narrative 
infidelity  has  brought  all  its  guns  into 
action.  It  is  said  that  the  ark  could  not 
contain  all  the  animals  then  in  existence, 
nor  could  the  atmosphere  provide  sufficient 
water  to  cover  the  earth  to  the  height  of  a 
mountain  like  Ararat.  Here  at  the  outset 
is  a  patent  error  in  this  hostile  criticism — 
the  Bible  uses  the  plural  term,  and  not  the 
singular.  The  ark  rested  not  on  Mt. 
Ararat,  but  on  "the  mountains  of  Ararat," 
and  the  Babylonian  and  Assyrian  litera- 
ture reveals  the  fact,  which  is  also  men- 
tioned in  the  writings  of  Isaiah,  that 
Ararat  is  the  ancient  name  of  the  entire 
district  of  Armenia.  The  difficulty  con- 
cerning the  gathering  together  and  hous- 
ing securely  in  the  ark  of  all  the  animals 
in  the  world,  arises  from  the  supposition 
that  the  flood  was  universal,  a  notion  which 
no  one  now  entertains.  God  could  have  no 
purpose  in  flooding  the  entire  world,  for  at 
that  time  it  was  but  partially  peopled. 
The  Hebrew  term  haaretz,  which  in  this 
narrative  is  translated  earth,  in  other  places 
in  scripture  is  translated  district.  Looking 
out  over  the  great  expanse  of  water  that 
girt  his  floating  home,  Noah  would  discern 
that  the  entire  earth,  as  far  as  the  eye 
could  see,  was  covered  with  water.  And 
so  we  would  use  such  expressions  as 
"all  the  earth  under  the  whole  heaven 
[sky]  was  covered."  Terms  of  a  universal 
character  are  frequently  thus  used  in 
scripture,  and  are  not  to  be  interpreted 
literally,  but  by  the  design  of  the  author. 
We  readily  grant  that  a  rainfall  might  be 
insufficient  to  flood  even  the  then  in- 
habited world,  but  the  cataclysm  was  not 
confined  to  a  rainfall;  the  book  says,  "the 
fountains  of  the  great  deep  were  broken 
up."  There  were  volcanic  forces  at  work 
— the  earth  might  subside  and  the  ocean 
rush  in  over  the  land.  A  geological  ex- 
amination of  the  country  shows  that  sub- 
terranean forces  have  been  at  work  there 
in  the  past;  Mt.  Ararat  itself  is  an  extinct 
volcano.  Here  scripture  is  wonderfully 
confirmed  by    the    deluge    tablet,   a  terra 


cotta  tablet  taken  from  a  library  in 
Nineveh,  which  belonged  to  one  of  the 
ancient  kings.  It  records  that  the  rainfall 
was  accompanied  by  a  great  earthquake, 
and  in  many  other  details  the  story  corre- 
sponds with  the  Bible.  The  world  was,  it 
states,  flooded  because  of  man's  sins,  and 
the  Babylonian  Noah,  like  the  biblical  one, 
sent  forth  birds  to  ascertain  whether  the 
waters  had  subsided. 

Through  the  labors  of  the  illustrious 
Frenchman,  Champollion,  who  deciphered 
the  picture  writing  of  the  Egyptians,  we 
are  able  to  show  how  the  Egyptian  monu- 
ments also  confirm  scripture.  Rawlinson, 
by  deciphering  the  cuneiform,  the  wedge- 
shaped  letters  in  which  many  old  eastern 
languages  were  written,  and  Champollion, 
by  doing  the  same  for  Egyptian  hiero- 
glyphics, have  opened  these  to  us  at  a  time 
when  scholarly  skepticism  seemed  likely  to 
rob  the  world  of  its  religious  convictions. 
By  these  discoveries  the  student  is  now  able 
to  read  the  records  in  the  tombs  and  on  the 
papyrus  rolls.  For  instance,  an  Egypt- 
ologist, while  reading  one  of  the  old  books, 
came  on  a  passage  which  stated  that  "the 
wife  and  children  of  a  foreigner  are  by 
right  the  lawful  property  of  the  king." 
This  furnishes  us  with  a  reason  for  the 
strange  fear  which  came  over  Abraham 
while  he  was  in  Egypt,  which  led  him  to 
pass  his  wife  off  as  his  sister.  By  this 
literature  fresh  light  is  thrown  on  the  ac- 
tion of  Joseph,  in  shaving  his  head  before 
going  into  the  presence  of  Pharaoh;  we 
learn  from  it  that  only  very  dirty  and 
slovenly  people  allowed  their  hair  to  grow 
to  any  length,  except  during  periods  of 
mourning,  when  it  was  allowed  to  grow. 
On  the  tomb  is  a  picture  of  an  Egyptian 
barber  at  work,  and  in  the  British  Museum 
are  some  of  the  razors  used  by  those 
ancient  hair-dressers.  Another  striking 
evidence  of  the  accuracy  of  the  writers  of 
the  Pentateuch  is  the  correct  use  of  names; 
Potiphar,  Potipherah,  Asenath,  also  the 
new  name  of  Joseph  and  many  others,  are 
all  exact  renderings  of  Egyptian  terms. 
The  description  of  the  embalming  and 
burying  of  Jacob  is  in  keeping  with  the 
Egyptian  narratives  of  similar  funerals. 

If  It  Be  Clear  &.t  Sunset. 
3y  La.virer»e  Highfield. 

When   shining  bright  'mid   gold   and    purple 
splendor, 

The  sun  in  regal  beauty  sinks  to  rest, 
And  tints  of  rose  and  richest  crimson  render 

Their  aid  to  make  sublime  the  glowing  west, 
The  storms  that  made  the  day  so  dark  and 
dreary, 

The  howling  winds,  the  rain  that  fiercely  fell, 
Are  all  forgotten  in  the  scene  so  cheery. 

If  it  be  clear  at  sunset,  all  is  well. 

Life's  transient  day  is  full  of  care  and  sorrow, 

The  skies  are  often  dark  and  overcast, 
But  hoping,  longing  for  a  bright  to-morrow, 

We  know  that  it  will  clearer  grow  at  last; 
Clouds  oftentimes  shut  out  the  blue  of  heaven, 

But   'neath  God's  hand   we  still  securely 
dwell, 
And  trusting  Him,  wait  patiently  for  even. 

If  it  be  clear  at  sunset,  all  is  well. 
'Tis  growing  late;  life's  day  so  quickly  passes, 

Yet  in  the  west  celestial  glories  shine, 
Reflecting  in  their  golden,  radiant  masses 

The  glow  of  light  unfading  and  divine. 
The  sun  is  sinking,  but  it  sets  in  gladness; 

A  glorious  morro  w  its  bright  beams  foretell. 
Death's  night  draws  near,  yet  brings  no  fear 
or  sadness — 

If  it  be  clear  at  sunset,  all  is  well. 


English  Topics. 

Whose  Jugs  Hold  the  Crea.m? 

Some  of  my  dearest  friends  have  experi- 
enced a  disappointment.  It  is  mingled 
with  some  gratifying  compensations. 
When  I  returned  from  my  tour  in  the 
United  States  I  did  a  foolish  thing.  I  gave 
a  few  public  talks  about  your  wonderful 
country  in  the  west,  and  so  extolled  America 
that  some  of  my  own  congregation  straight- 
way adopted  the  view  that  such  a  land  must 
be  the  right  place  to  go  to  live  in.  A  valu- 
able couple  soon  sold  out  and  emigrated. 
They  were  two  of  my  very  choicest  people, 
are  still  young,  are  full  of  ability,  and 
write  month  after  month  during  this  year 
that  they  enjoy  their  new  location,  not  far 
from  the  Rocky  Mountains,  more  and  more. 
The  good  brother  is  a  lawyer,  and  he  has 
already  become  an  American  barrister. 
But  their  disappointment  is  that  they  find 
themselves  out  of  gear  theologically.  Our 
churches  in  their  district  are  few  and  feeble, 
and  are  invariably  known  to  all  outsiders  as 
"Campbellites."  They  write  that  the 
Methodists  and  Presbyterians  "hold  all  the 
social  cream  in  their  jugs,"  and  our  people 
have  scarcely  any  power  or  influence.  So 
they  themselves  belong  to  no  church  again 
as  yet,  but  often  go  a  distance  to  attend 
one  of  our  churches.  I  hope  that  they  will 
in  time  flourish  and  be  able  to  do  some- 
thing to  help  to  promote  a  strong  interest 
in  their  own  neighborhood.  Why,  it  may 
be  asked,  do  I  mention  this  little  personal 
matter?  Because  it  is  of  great  relative  im- 
portance. Because  we  in  Old  England  are 
expected  by  many  of  our  American  breth- 
ren to  work  marvelous  miracles.  I  am  one 
of  those  who  hold  that  our  preachers, 
American  and  English,  in  this  English 
field,  have  succeeded  amazingly.  We  have 
this  cluster  of  churches  which  twenty  years 
ago  had  no  existence.  Some  of  them  have 
fine  buildings,  worth  thousands  of  pounds, 
representing  generosity  and  sacrifice  little 
thought  of.  But  many  of  you,  my  Ameri- 
can brethren  and  sisters,  instead  of  taking 
the  only  consistent  view  of  the  most  diffi- 
cult work  that  man  could  undertake,  rush 
to  the  conclusion  that  all  is  failure,  because 
we  are  not  pulling  down  cathedrals  that 
have  been  idolized  for  a  thousand  years ; 
that  we  do  not  constrain  a  conservative 
population  to  dance  a  new  ecclesiastical 
minuet  to  the  tune  we  play  on  one  string ; 
and  that  Dr.  Parker,  Dr.  Maclaren,  the 
Bishop  of  London  and  the  Archbishop  of 
Canterbury  do  not  rush  into  the  arms  of  W. 
T.  Moore,  E.  M.  Todd,  or  some  other  rep- 
resentative of  the  New  Reformation!  I 
humbly  ask  those  who  demand  of  us  quick 
progress  how  it  is  that  I  get  this  graphic 
account,  from  intelligent  emigrants,  of  the 
very  slow  progress  in  many  parts  of 
America  also?  I  know  it  sounds  a  little 
impertinent,  but  Americans  like  fair  play 
and  will  give  even  a  "no  good  Britisher"  a 
hearing.  How  is  it  that  in  New  England, 
as  I  saw  it,  you  have  so  few  miracles  to 
show?  How,  oh,  how  is  it  about  those  ec- 
clesiastical cream- jugs?  As  you  are  Chris- 
tians, I  pray  you  have  patience  with  us. 
We  are  only  pioneering.  The  results  will 
be  splendid  after  a  time,  but  not  in  your 
time  or  mine.  Why  should  you  expect 
more? 

Hunger  and  Thirst  After  Unity. 

I  am  going  to  tell  you  something  which 
none  of  you  know  unless  you  have  lived  on 


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this  side.  It  is  just  this,  that  more  and 
more  persistently  the  most  earnest  religious 
people  in  Britain  are  seeking  the  very 
thing  we  offer  them,  but  they  are  frantically 
endeavoring  on  all  sides  to  secure  it  in  some 
way  of  their  own.  I  am  anxious  that  you 
all  in  America  should  comprehend  this. 
Don't  think  we  are  producing  no  effect 
simply  because  we  have  not  persuaded 
thousands  upon  thousands  of  sectarians  to 
execute  a  strategic  movement  of  evacuation 
from  their  big  camps  in  order  to  recruit  our 
little  force.  "We  have  created  a  current  of 
opinion  which  can  never  subside,  can  never 
be  dammed  up,  but  is  being  diverted  round 
curious  channels  and  tortuous  ways,  and 
will  be  long  before  it  joins  our  own  "stream 
of  tendency."  It  is  impossible  to  attend 
any  conference  of  religious  people  in  these 
days  without  finding  this  subject  of  Chris- 
tian unity  pushed  to  the  forefront.  The 
Baptists  met  last  week  at  Edinburg;  the 
Congregationalists  are  in  session  at  Man- 
chester while  I  write  these  lines.  Well, 
Dr.  Parker,  as  Congregationalist  chairman, 
gave  a  great  address  on  "The  United  Con- 
gregational Church."  He  has  added  to  the 
sensation  which  he  created  in  the  spring 
meeting,  when  he  adumbrated  his  new 
scheme.  He  poured  withering  sarcasm  on 
the  present  condition  of  Congregationalism 
for  its  utter  lack  of  unity,  organization  and 
co-operation.  But  one  effect  of  his  tre- 
mendous onslaughts  during  the  last  year 
has  been  to  make  the  Baptists  as  miserable 
and  restless  as  the  other  body.  Each  is  a 
great  rope  of  sand.  Each  pays  princely 
salaries  to  a  number  of  pulpit  stars  and 
aalf  starves  the  rank  and  file  of  the  minis- 
try. On  every  side  we  find  these  agitations 
and  commotions  because  of  a  consciousness 
of  the  weakness  of  religious  division  and 
of  the  need  for  reunion.  Again  I  say,  no 
miracle  of  celerity  will  be  witnessed,  but 
slowly  and  surely  advances  will  be  made  in 
the  direction  of  the  consolidation  of  Chris- 
tian forces.  And  at  last,  when  many  em- 
pirical experiments  have  been  made,  first 
one  leading  spirit  and  then  another  will 
point  to  the  beacon  fires  which  are  kindled 
by  a  few  apostolic  churches.  The  day  will 
come  when  a  simple  Christian  church  will 
be  esteemed  as  worth  a  thousand  denomi- 
national conventicles ;  but  for  that  consum- 
mation we  must  wait  and  work.  Truth  can 
afford  to  wait,  though  I  am  aware  that 
some  Christians  forget  this.  I  sometimes 
for  a  time  forget  it  myself. 

Political  Passion  Among  Christians. 

Strange  incidents  are  happening  which 
are  entirely  the  result  of  intense  feeling, 
the  feeling  being  brought  about  by  a  mix- 
ture of  conviction  and  prejudice.  I  every 
day  hear  some  squabbling  about  the  South 
African  war.  Not  only  amongst  English- 
men in  London,  but  also  amongst  Ameri- 
cans in  London.  If  two  Americans  meet 
and  allude  to  the  matter  they  are  almost 
certain  to  disagree.  And  if  any  religious 
assembly  is  held  and  a  speaker  hints  at 
some  view  of  this  stupendous  topic  there 
are  instant  mutterings  which  threaten  to 
wrap  the  chairman  of  the  meeting  in  a  cy- 
clone of  passion.  I  am  certain  that  there 
is  some  strange,  mysterious,  unaccountable 
destiny  concerned  in  this  fearful  history. 
"We  have  to  go  on  through  it,  but  not  a  soul 
ought  to  pretend  that  he  can  understand 
either  the  original  causes  or  the  ultimate 
prospects.  Good  will  be  evolved  at  last  in 
some  way  according  to   the  arbitration  of 


Providence.  Here  is  an  instance  of  the 
chaotic  public  temperament.  It  is  for  the 
sake  of  narrating  this  that  I  this  once  more 
mention  the  vexed  question  of  the  war, 
about  which  I  want  generally  to  say  but 
little.  At  the  great  Manchester  meeting, 
which  I  have  already  mentioned,  one  of  the 
speakers  was  J.  R.  Campbell,  of  Brighton, 
who  is  by  far  the  most  popular  Congrega- 
tionalist in  England  outside  London. 
This  eloquent  provincial  was  giving  a 
singularly  able  discourse  on  the  religious 
situation  generally,  when  a  most  dramatic 
interlude  occurred.  He  had  been  denounc- 
ing militarism  amidst  general  applause, 
when,  as  a  concession  to  his  own  desire  to 
tell  the  whole  truth,  he  said  in  an  aside 
that  he  was  one  of  these  who  believed  the 
present  war  was  forced  upon  us.  The  effect 
was  electrical.  The  crowded  house  rang 
with  hoarse  cheers  and  counter-cheers, 
with  epithets  and  recriminations.  The 
chairman,  Mr.  J.  W.  Crossley,  requested 
the  speaker  to  confine  himself  to  hi3  topic, 
but  considering  that  minister's  marvelous 
popularity,  the  manner  in  which  his  words 
raised  a  storm  was  an  eloquent  indication 
of  the  uncontrollable  passions  which  are 
being  aroused  among  Christian  men  by 
the  political  situation. 

Henry  George  Out  of  Fashion. 

One  of  the  American  reformers  whom  I 
learned  to  esteem  and  admire  when  he  was 
with  us  in  England  was  the  late  Henry 
George.  At  one  time  I  believed  that  his 
economic  theory  would  take  root.  It  never 
did.  Nobody  now  seems  to  think  anymore 
of  the  wonderful  book,  "Progress  and  Pov- 
erty," which  excited  opinion  all  over  the 
land.  A  new  agrarian  seer  has  arisen. 
Mr.  Rider  Haggard,  the  famous  novelist, 
has  been  traveling  about  England  for  sev- 
eral months,  surveying  the  rural  districts 
and  writing  an  extraordinary  series  of  arti- 
cles in  the  Daily  Express,  entitled  "Back 
to  the  Land."  He  repeats  the  warnings  of 
all  our  land  reformers,  and  urges  land  law 
reform  as  the  first  duty  of  the  friends  of 
England.  But  this  kind  of  reform  is  no 
more  thought  of  by  the  people  than  the 
Evangelicalism  of  Newton  or  the  Calvinism 
of  Toplady.  The  working  classes  are 
hankering  after  shorter  hours  and  larger 
wages.  The  middle  classes  are  bent  on 
making  rapid  fortunes  and  on  achieving 
social  distinction.  The  landed  class  is  on 
the  horns  of  a  dilemma,  twisting  and 
groaning,  and  panting  after  a  miracle,  yet 
never  attempting  to  master  the  problem. 
The  soil  is  steadily  passing  out  of  cultiva- 
tion. The  English  agricultural  laborers 
are  flocking  to  the  already  congested  towns. 
The  laborer  is  more  prosperous  than  ever 
he  was,  and  more  discontented.  With  bet- 
ter wages,  cheap  food,  with  free  schools, 
cheap  newspapers,  and  frequent  holidays, 
his  main  ambition  is  to  escape  from  the 
country  and  try  his  fortune  in  the  cities. 
To  the  woman  this  appears  absolutely  nec- 
essary. Then  through  the  fatal  migration 
follows  the  depravation  of  the  blood  and 
sinews  of  the  race.  At  present  the  social 
outlook  is  depressing,  and  so  also  is  the 
moral.  Sir  Thomas  Lipton's  outlay  of 
100,000  pounds  on  the  yacht  race  is  only  a 
portion  of  the  million  pounds  spent  in 
yachting  contests  between  England  and 
America  from  first  to  last  since  that  kind 
of  sport  began.  The  nation  is  more  inter- 
ested in  a  sporting  cup  than  in  its  own  wel- 
fare.   At  present  gambling  is  the  great 


fashion— gambling  for  empire,  for  pleas- 
ure, for  success,  for  life  itself.  Only  a 
great  revival  of  spiritual  power  can  turn 
the  national  soul  back  from  its  backsliding. 

William  Durban. 
43  Park  Road,  South  Tottenham, 
London,  Oct.  18,  1901. 

Falling  With  the  Lea.ves. 

By  L.  H.  Stine. 

For  seventy  and  seven  years  she  had 
witnessed  the  coming  and  the  going  of  the 
seasons.  Prom  the  fragrant  flower  of 
childhood  she  had  passed  through  every 
change  of  human  life  to  the  falling  leaves 
of  her  golden  autumn  time.  All  ages,  all 
experiences  had  contributed  their  part  for 
the  enrichment  of  her  life. 

Hers  was  a  beautiful  life,  beautiful  as 
an  unfolding  rose  in  June  or  a  crimson 
leaf  in  autumn.  So  long  had  she  been 
looking  upon  the  stainless  image  of  Jesus 
that  she  found  it  reproduced  in  her 
character.  Her  life  had  been  adorned  with 
so  many  of  the  virtues  of  a  spotless  life, 
that  she  was  beautiful  as  the  Son  of  Man, 
when  the  day  of  her  resting  came. 

Not  more  useful  in  its  sphere  is  the 
ripening  fruit  of  summer  or  the  eoronel  of 
corn,  than  this  life  that  was  lived  far  into 
its  misty  autumn.  Prom  her  genial  face 
she  reflected  the  sweetness  and  light  of  the 
Son  of  Man.  Whether  sitting  in  her  house 
or  walking  in  the  streets  she  wore  his 
name  that  shone  with  a  luster  richer  far 
than  the  ruby's  glow.  The  delicate  charm 
of  her  own  life  seemed  to  add  a  gleam  to 
the  light  of  his  name.  She  adorned  the 
gospel  of  grace.  Her  example  of  pious 
living  was  her  best  interpretation  of  her 
quiet  profession,  and  gave  meaning  and 
emphasis  to  her  faith.  Her  fragrant  life 
made  her  an  attractive  person  and  people 
welcomed  her  into  their  presence.  She  did 
not  live  in  vain.  One  was  made  better  by 
coming  into  personal  contact  with  her  con- 
sistent example  of  faith.  One's  spirit  wa3 
refined,  one's  heart  was  made  purer,  one's 
purpose  was  ennobled.  Flowers  .of  inno- 
cence grew  in  her  path.  Gems  of  morning 
dew  caught  a  new  tint  from  the  delicate 
charm  of  her  presence.  The  trembling 
star  far  in  the  sky  beheld  the  bright  and 
morning  star  shimmering  in  her  luminous 
life. 

It  was  fitting  that  this  perfect  saint 
should  fold  her  hands  across  her  peaceful 
breast  for  her  last  sleep  when  the  winds 
were  low,  when  the  air  was  mild  and  balmy, 
when  the  light  was  soft  and  the  sky  was 
hazy,  and  when  shrub  and  tree  were  arrayed 
in  their  rich  regalia  of  autumnal  color.  Her 
summer's  work  was  done.  Her  harvest 
time  was  ended.  Her  waiting  time  was 
passing.  Orion  was  appearing  in  the  even- 
ing sky.  A  strange  and  mystical  glory 
floated  on  the  river  and  crowned  the  bluffs 
with  wreaths  of  surpassing  beauty.  The 
migratory  bird,  dreaming  of  the  magnolia 
and  the  orange  blossom,  had  ceased  its 
singing,  and  had  unfolded  its  wing  for  its 
southern  flight,  when  this  charming  spirit 
started  for  the  frostless  land. 

Her  soul  was  young,  and  fresh  and  full 
of  hope  as  flowers  of  spring,  though  her 
body  bore  kinship  to  the  falling  leaves  of 
autumn.  Her  life,  immortal  with  the  spirit 
of  spring,  will  clothe  itself  with  perpetual 
green.  Why  then  should  not  her  immortal 
part  lay  aside  its  decaying  garment,  as  the 
oak  its  robe  of  colored  leaves?  When  win- 
ter changes  to  spring  again  the  oak  will  put 
forth  its  tender  bud  and  will  mantle  itself 
with  living  green.  Likewise  will  this  saint 
clothe  her  spirit  with  an  outer  garment 
that  will  not  fade. 

Quincy,  III. 


1392 


THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


October  31,  1901 


Ovir  Budget. 

— The  melancholy  days  will  soon  be  due. 
— But   the  glorious    days  we  have   had  for 
the  past  two  weeks    have  been  characteristic 
of  St.  Louis  weather  in  October. 

— They  indicate  the  kind  of  weather  which 
will  prevail  during  the  world's  convention  of 
the  Disciples  of  Christ,  in  1903. 

— By  the  way,  a  stroll  through  the  World's 
Fair  section  of  Forest  Park  yesterday  after- 
noon, revealed  to  us  something  of  the  mag- 
nificent scale  on  which  that  gigantic  enter- 
prise is  being  planned.  The  thousands  of 
people  in  the  park,  filling  the  aisles  of  the 
woods  with  continuous  streams  of  humanity, 
gave  the  appearance  of  a  World's  Fair  in 
actual  operation. 

— It  was  a  loss  in  one  sense  to  our  mission 
work  in  Porto  Rico  for  J.  A.  Erwin,  our  mis- 
sionary there,  to  be  appointed  district  judge 
by  the  governor,  but  it  is  a  gain  in  another 
sense,  that  it  gives  Christianity  a  representa- 
tion in  the  civil  courts.  W.  H.  Taylor  and 
wife,  late  of  Chattanooga,  Tenn.,  who  are  to 
succeed  Bro.  and  Sister  Erwin,  will  no  doubt 
prove  worthy  successors,  and  see  that  the 
work  goes  right  forward  in  that  island. 

— A  debate  was  held  at  Latona,  111.,  begin- 
ning Sept.  30,  between  William  Weatherford, 
of  Wheeler,  111.,  representing  the  Disciples  of 
Christ,  and  D.  B  Turney,  of  Effingham,  111., 
representing  the  Methodist  Protestant 
Church.  T.  H.  Wilson,  of  Wheeler,  reports 
that  both  men  are  strong  debaters,  that  the 
debate  was  a  grand  success  for  our  people, 
and  that  a  friendly  feeling  exists  between  the 
two  churches  after  the  debate. 

—The  recent  dedication  of  the  enlarged 
Christian  Church  building  at  Mason  City, la., 
byH.  O.  Breeden,  of  Des  Moines,  was  a  most 
successful  affair.  The  improvements  had  cost 
about  $13,000,  but  the  call  for  funds  result- 
ed in  pledges  amounting  to  over  $15,000  and 
the  determination  to  build  a  parsonage.  The 
brief  history  of  that  church  has  been  a  most 
remarkable  one,  in  its  strides  forward  to  a 
front  rank  among  our  Iowa  churches.  Bro. 
Sargent  is  the  present  successful  pastor. 

— The  saints  at  Omaha  are  already,  no 
doubt,  casting  about  for  means  and  methods 
by  which  the  next  national  convention  may 
be  a  great  success.  For  particulars  we  refer 
them  to  the  local  committee  at  Minneapolis. 
What  that  committee  does  not  know  about 
organizing  success  in  the  convention  line  is 
not  worth  bothering  about.  If  we  may  judge 
from  the  energy  and  wisdom  displayed  by  the 
Nebraska  delegation  in  winning  the  conven- 
tion, they  will  not  be  found  wanting  in  pre- 
paring for  it. 

— Read  the  inaugural  message  of  the  new 
state  president  of  the  C.  W.  B.  M.  of  Mis- 
souri, Mrs.  M.  M.  Goode.  It  should  be  es- 
teemed a  great  honor  by  the  sisterhood  of 
Missouri  to  support  such  a  representative 
in  the  foreign  field  as  Miss  Burgess.  That  is 
a  capital  idea  of  having  the  C.  W.  B.  M.  in 
each  state,  as  far  as  possible,  have  their  own 
missionary  in  the  foreign  field,  in  addition  to 
the  regular  offerings.  The  Missouri  sister- 
hood should  make  a  special  effort  this  year 
to  forge  a  little  nearer  to  the  front. 

— An  eastern  pastor  writes:  "Next  to  being 
at  Minneapolis  is  to  read  your  write-up  of  it 
in  the  Christian-Evangelist.  It  is  the  best 
and  most  satisfactory  of  any  report  I  have 
seen.  It  is  multum  in  parvo.  Here  is  a  second 
to  your  suggestion  for  a  prohibition  meeting 
in  connection  with  the  Omaha  conven- 
tion." It  is  the  purpose  of  the  Christian- 
Evangelist  to  hold  a  mirror  up  to  life— such 
life  at  least  as  is  worthy  of  being  seen  by  our 
readers— and  to  give  our  readers  a  much-in- 
little  account  of  the  same.  The  suggestion 
for  a  prohibition  rally  at  Omaha  was  made 
by  the  prohibition  meeting  at  Minneapolis 
and  we  hope  will  be  carried  out. 


— And  this  is  from  a  busy  merchant  who 
takes  time  to  say:  "There  is  scarcely  a 
secular  paper  published  anywhere  which 
furnishes  so  much  news  sifted  down  and  fitted 
to  the  comprehension  of  the  common  reader." 
We  thoroughly  appreciate  this  high  compli- 
ment from  our  old  and  valued  friend  and 
patron,  T.  L.  Fox,  of  Quincy,  111.  We  do  not 
take  up  much  space  with  these  complimentary 
notices,  but  occasionally  it  is  well,  perhaps, 
to  let  all  our  readers  know  what  some  of  the 
others  think  of  our  efforts  to  publish  a 
worthy  religious  journal. 

—Charles  M.  Fillmore,  of  Carthage,  O.,  who, 
as  all  will  admit,  is  a  well  qualified  judge  of 
sermons,  writes  as  follows:  "I  have  a  num- 
ber of  books  of  sermons  in  my  library  by 
Bushnell,  Swing,  Franklin,  Peters,  McNeill, 
Spurgeon,  Hillis,  Bruce,  MacLaren,  Gregg, 
Dixon,  Hughes,  Drummond  and  others,  but 
to  my  mind  none  of  them  are  better,  and  few 
equal  in  power  and  helpfulness  to  the  Witness 
of  Jesus  by  Alexander  Procter.  May  it  have 
an  immense  sale." 

—George  P.  Rutledge,  pastor  of  the  Third 
Christian  church,  Philadelphia,  recently  read 
a  paper  before  the  ministerial  union  of  that 
city  on  the  Preacher  and  the  Pulpit,  in  which 
he  criticised  the  use  of  manuscript  in  the  pul- 
pit, and  protested  against  crude  wit  and  sensa- 
tionalism, maintaining  that  such  things 
serve  only  to  hoodwink  the  people  for  a 
time,  and  that  the  only  way  in  which  the  min- 
ister could  fulfill  his  function  in  the  pulpit  is 
by  supplying  the  spiritual  needs  of  all  classes 
in  his  congregation. 

— Missouri  Valley  College  of  Marshall,  Mo., 
opened  the  autumn  quarter  with  an  increased 
attendance  of  about  20  per  cent,  above  that 
of  last  year.  The  summer  quarter's  work 
was  of  such  quality  that  the  trustees  have 
approved  the  continuous  sessions  plan  for 
next  year.  The  work  of  the  summer  quarter 
is  especially  adapted  to  the  needs  of  teachers. 
The  library,  which  last  year  received  more 
than  two  thousand  volumes  of  new  books, 
has  recently  received  $2,500  for  the  purchase 
of  books  for  the  current  year.  Everything 
points  to  a  most  satisfactory  year's  work. 
T.  W.  Galloway,  dean. 

—Mr.  John  W.  Hannon,  who  has  been  an 
employe  of  the  Christian  Publishing  Com- 
pany for  more  than  thirteen  years,  has  begun 
the  practice  of  law.  He  was  admitted  to  the 
bar  after  completing  his  law  course  at  the  St. 
Louis  Law  School,  and  the  same  diligence 
which  enabled  him  to  do  this  without  decreas- 
ing the  efficiency  of  his  work  for  this  com- 
pany, ought  to  win  for  him  success  in  his  pro- 
fession. Persons  having  bad  debts  to  collect 
or  other  legal  business  to  transact  will  be 
sure  of  receiving  courteous  and  honorable 
treatment  by  addressing  John  W.  Hannon, 
Attorney  at  Law,  814  Wainwright  Building, 
St.  Louis. 

— That  was  an  impressive  scene  in  the  as- 
sembly room  of  the  Christian  Publishing  Co., 
this  week,  when  at  noon  all  the  officers  and 
employes  of  the  company  were  assembled  by 
order  of  the  president  of  the  company  and  were 
briefly  addressed  by  him  on  the  death  of  their 
comrade,  Martin  H.  Greve,  who  was  greatly 
esteemed  and  respected  by  all.  At  the  close 
of  his  remarks  he  read  a  series  of  resolutions 
of  respect  for  the  deceased  and  of  sympathy 
for  the  bereaved  family,  which  were  on 
motion  unanimously  endorsed  by  the  uplifted 
hands  of  the  45  or  50  men  and  women  on 
whose  faces  was  written  the  deep  regret 
which  all  felt  for  the  loss  of  their  comrade. 
At  2  p.  m.  the  funeral  services  were  conducted 
at  the  residence  of  Mr.  Greve  by  two  German 
pastors  in  the  German  language.  Brief  re- 
marks were  make  by  G.  A.  Hoffmann  and 
J.  H.  Garrison  in  English.  Several  repre- 
sentatives of  the  company  were  present.  The 
large  company  of  people  present  and  the 
profusion  of  flowers  attested  the  esteem  in 
which  he  was  held. 


Pains  in  the  Back 

Are  symptoms  of  a  weak,  torpid  or 
stagnant  condition  of  the  kidneys  or 
liver,  and  are  a  warning  it  is  extremely 
hazardous  to  neglect,  so  important 
is   a  healthy   action   of   these   organs. 

They  are  commonly  attended  by  loss 
of  energy,  lack  of  courage,  and  some- 
times by  gloomy  foreboding  and  de- 
spondency. 

"I  had  pains  in  my  bacK,  could  not  sleep 
and  when  I  got  up  in  the  morning  felt 
worse  than  the  night  before.  I  began  tak- 
ing Hood's  Sarsaparilla  and  now  I  can 
sleep  and  get  up  feeling  rested  and  able  to 
do  my  work.  I  attribute  my  cure  entirely 
to  Hood's  Sarsaparilla."  Mrs.  J.  N.  Perry, 
care  H.  S.  Copeland,  Pike  Road,  Ala. 

Hood's  Sarsaparilla 

and  Pills 

Cure  kidney  and  liver  troubles,  relieve 
the  back,  and  build  up  the  whole  system. 


—J.  C.  Williams,  of  Greenville,  Mo.,  writes 
that  there  is  plenty  of  work  for  an  enterpris- 
ing young  evangelist  in  southeast  Missouri. 
After  four  months  of  work  there,  Brother 
Williams  had  to  decline  an  offer  for  contin- 
ued work  because  of  a  previous  engagement 
with  the  church  at  Poseyville,  Ind. 

—We  call  attention  to  the  very  generous 
offer  made  by  J.  S.  Hughes,  elsewhere  in  this 
number,  for  his  newly  revised  and  greatly 
improved  book  on  Revelation.  It  would  be  a 
good  idea  to  get  the  book  and  make  it  a  win- 
ter's study  in  connection  with  the  inspired 
book  it  treats  of.  He  has  given  the  Christian 
world  something  worth  thinking  about. 

— James  W.  Zackery,  on  his  return  from 
Oklahoma,  preached  at  Gillespie  and  (Jairo, 
111.  The  church  at  the  latter  place  will  soon 
begin  repairs  on  its  house.  Brother  Zackery 
has  entered  the  College  of  the  Bible  at  Lex- 
ington for  a  year's  study  and  would  like  to 
make  engagements  with  some  church  within 
reasonable  distance  of  Lexington  to  preach 
once  or  twice  a  month. 

— Paul  H.  Castle  has  been  compelled  on  ac- 
count of  impaired  health  to  resign  his  work 
at  the  West  End  Christian  church  and  has 
arranged  to  assist  Bro.  Tyrrell  for  the  time 
being  in  his  pastoral  work  at  the  Mt.  Cabanne 
church.  It  is  hoped  by  Bro.  Castle's  friends 
that  a  little  vacation  from  pulpit  work  will 
enable  him  to  recuperate  and  be  ready  soon 
for  another  pastorate. 

—The  reception  and  social  tendered  by  the 
Central  Christian  church  of  this  city  to  their 
new  pastor,  Howard  T.  Cree  and  his  wife,  on 
Friday  evening  of  last  week,  was  perhaps  the 
largest,  and  in  every  way  one  of  the  most 
successful  functions  of  the  kind  ever  held  in 
the  church.  At  9  o'clock  the  company  was 
called  to  order  by  J.  H.  Garrison,  who  in- 
troduced the  new  pastor  in  a  few  remarks. 
The  response  by  Bro.  Cree  was  exceedingly 
happy.  Many  strangers  were  present,  and  all 
were  made  to  feel  at  home.  Refreshments 
were  served  by  the  ladies  in  abundance,  and 
all  felt  the  occasion  was  auspicious  for  the 
success  of  Bro.  Cree's  ministry  among  us. 

—The  new  Christian  church  at  Georgetown, 
111.,  was  dedicated  by  W.  W.  Weeden  on  Sun- 
day, Oct.  20.  The  house  is  well  located  in 
this  thriving  town  and  is  a  building  of  which 
both  the  town  and  the  church  may  be  justly 
proud.  The  congregation  is  less  than  a  year 
old  and  its  origin  and  growth  are  due  chiefly 
to  the  labors  of  S.  S.  Jones,  of  Danville,  111. 
Many  from  surrounding  places  attended  the 
dedication.  The  building  cost  $7,400,  all  of 
which  was  provided  for  before  the  house  was 
dedicated.  S.  S.  Jones  was  present  in  the 
morning.  W.  W.  Weeden  remains  to  conduct 
a  meeting.  There  have  been  four  additions 
already. 


October  31,  1901 


THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


1393 


Special  to  the  Cheistian- Evangelist: 

— Chillicothb,  Mo.,  Oct.  28,  1901.— The 
great-minded,  great-hearted  preacher,  Alex- 
ander Ellett,  passed  into  the  great  beyond  at 
midnight  last  night.  A  suitable  notice  of 
him  later.  Hastily  and  fraternally, 

Frank  W.  Allen. 

The  foregoing  comes  just  as  we  close  this 
week's  paper.  We  fully  endorse  Bro.  Allen's 
characterization  of  Bro.  E.  and  extend  our 
sympathy  to  his  family. 

— P.  H.  Duncan,  of  Ludlow,  Ky.,  desires  a 
new  field  of  work  the  coming  year.  He  labored 
nine  years  at  Ludlow  and  built  up  a  strong 
and  successful  church  at  this  point. 

—Lawrence  Wright,  of  Jefferson,  la.,  has 
closed  his  work  as  state  evangelist  after  two 
years  under  the  board  and  is  ready  to  make 
dates  for  meetings  anywhere. 

—The  church  at  Jackson,  Tenn.,  will  hold 
the  opening  services  in  its  new  building  Nov. 
3,  and  the  sermon  on  that  occasion  will  be 
preached  by  A.  I.  Myhr,  of  Nashville. 

—Miss  Effie  Wright,  of  Hillsboro,  O.,  has 
been  engaged  as  pastoral  helper  and  leader  of 
the  choir  in  the  church  at  Jackson,  O.  She 
will  sing  in  a  meeting  soon  to  be  held  there. 

—J.  W.  Monserhas  changed  his  residence 
from  Columbia  to  2315  E.  14th  St.,  Kansas 
City,  Mo.,  and  wishes  to  take  work  as  a 
preacher  in  churches  convenieat  to  that  city 
by  railroad. 

— H.  A.  Easton,  singing  evangelist,  is  as- 
sisting J.  E.  Davis  in  a  meeting  at  Rossville, 
111.,  where  A.  N.  Hale  is  pastor.  Brother 
Easton's  permanent  address  is  6430  Parnell 
Ave.,  Chicago.    Note  the  change. 

—J.  H.  Stotler,  of  Centralia,  111.,  has  pre- 
pared  a  leaflet  giving  by  diagram  a  graphic 
presentation  of  the  elements  ot  New  Testa- 
ment conversion.  It  ought  to  help  many  to  a 
clearer  understanding  of  the  subject. 

— R.  H.  Ingram  will  close  his  pastorate  at 
Albia,  la,  before  the  first  of  the  year  and  has 
not  yet  decided  upon  his  next  location.  While 
he  has  been  at  Albia  the  church  has  built  one 
of  the  finest  churches  in  southern  Iowa. 

—A.  R.  Adams  has  been  called  to  labor  in- 
definitely for  the  church  at  Clarksville,  la.  A 
reception  was  tendered  by  the  church,  at  which 
the  pastor  of  the  M.  E.  church  delivered  an 
address  of  welcome.    The  outlook  is  bright. 

— John  T.  Brown,  of  Louisville,  Ky.,  is  pre- 
paring an  "Encyclopedia  of  the  Churches  of 
Christ  at  the  Beginning  of  the  Twentieth 
Century,"  which  will  consist  chiefly  of  pictures 
of  preachers  and  churches  and  a  short  sketch 
of  each,  together  with  a  brief  history  of  our 
movement. 

—The  week  from  Nov.  10  to  Nov.  16  will  be 
observed  as  usual  as  the  week  of  prayer  for 
young  men.  This  movement  was  organized 
by  theY.  M.  C.  A.  and  has  proven  beneficial 
in  past  years.  All  pastors  and  Christians 
generally  are  invited  to  participate  in  making 
this  week  of  prayer  a  success. 

— The  convention  of  the  churches  of  Audu- 
bon and  Shelby  counties,  la.,  was  held  at 
Audubon,  Oct.  2-4.  All  the  preachers  of  the 
two  counties  were  present,  besides  B.  S. 
Denny,  corresponding  secretary  for  the  state. 
Mrs.  Garst  gave  an  illustrated  lecture  on 
Japan. 

— The  School  of  Pastoral  Helpers  at  Cin- 
cinnati has  already  enrolled  three  more  stu- 
dents than  last  year.  The  students  represent 
three  religious  bodies  and  eight  states,  and 
several  of  them  are  college  graduates.  Pas- 
tors desiring  helpers  should  address  A.  M. 
Harvuot,  617  Richmond  street. 

— F.  M.  Rogers  has  succeeded  R.  F.  Thrapp 
at  Pittsfield,  111.,  and  George  W.  Watkins, 
of  Morocco,  Ind.,  will  succeed  Brother  Rogers 
at  Barry,  111.  The  church  at  Barry  gave 
more  than  a  dollar  per  member  for  missions 
this  year  and  increased  its  offering  more 
than  $200  over  last  year.  There  were  nine  ad- 
ditions during  September. 


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— The  Brooklyn  Daily  Eagle  contains  in  its 
sermonic  department  of  the  14th  inst.,  an 
able  sermon  on  "Temperance"  by  M.  E.  Har- 
lan. He  takes  occasion  to  deny  the  stale 
charge  that  prohibitionists  believe  that 
legislation  would  transform  men's  character! 
On  this  point  he  says: 

"Law  is  a  wall  around  the  citadel  of  rights, 
but  is  not  a  creator  of  righteousness.  Tem- 
perance laws  are  formed  not  so  much  to  re- 
form the  individual  as  they  are  to  protect 
society  and  give  reformation  a  fair  chance  in 
the  race.  Instead  of  incarcerating  the  dis- 
eased drunkard  they  would  muzzle  the  drunk- 
ard maker  in  the  name  of  liberty  for  the 
protection  of  the  community  and  the  family 
from  the  man  who  for  mercenary  ends  forces 
poverty  and  disgrace  upon  them.  People 
who  are  loud  in  tbeir  advocacy  of  the  prohi- 
bition of  'the  landing  of  paupers,'  the  im- 
portation and  use  of  opium,  the  circulation 
of  obscene  literature,  become  sentimental  on 
the  question  of  liberty  when  it  relates  to  the 
saloon-keeper.    Yet  he  has   no  more  right  to 


consideration  than  has  the  vender  of  opium, 
and  surely  his  traffic  has  ruined  more  homes 
than  has  the  traffic  of  the  opiam  vender." 

— T.  R.  Gray,  who  has  no  regular  pastorate 
at  present,  wishes  to  supply  vacant  pulpits  in 
north  Missouri  towns  or  will  preach  once  or 
more  a  month  if  desired.  He  can  be  addressed 
at  415  E.  Jackson  street,  Chillicothe,  Mo. 

— The  church  at  Oskaloosa,  la.,  celebrated 
the  eighth  anniversary  of  its  dedication  on 
Oct.  2~.  The  former  pastors  of  the  congre- 
gation, A.  M.  Haggard,  D.  A.  Wickizer  and 
G.  A.  Ragan,  were  invited  to  be  present. 

—J.  P.  Graves,  of  Jacksonville,  111.,  is  now 
in  Indiana  in  the  interest  of  the  National 
Benevolent  Association  and  will  canvass  the 
churches  throughout  the  state.  We  hope  he 
will  have  a  cordial  reception.  T.  J.  Freed,  of 
Remington,  Ind.,  reports  that  the  church 
there  gave  liberal  pledges  to  this  worthy 
cause. 


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THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


October  31,  1901 


Ohio  Letter. 

He]p  save  Ohio!  This  is  the  cry  just  now 
of  S.  H.  Bartlett,  corresponding  secretary  of 
the  Ohio  Christian  Missionary  Society.  It  is 
a  worthy  cry.  Fifty  years  ago  there  were 
124  churches  of  Christ  in  Ohio.  Now  there 
are  540.  Then  there  were  7,691.  communicants. 
Now  there  are  75,000.  This  is  the  year  of 
jubilee,  $25,000  is  the  mark  set  for  Ohio  mis- 
sions this  year.  The  time  to  offer  this  money 
to  the  Lord  is  November  3.  But  if  for  any 
reason  it  cannot  be  done  then,  any  Sunday  in 
November  will  do.  Never  has  there  been 
better  and  more  thorough  preparation  on  the 
part  of  a  state  secretary  for  an  offering. 
Many  churches  that  did  not  take  the  offering 
last  year  have  asked  for  literature  for  prep- 
aration to  take  it  this  year.  The  preachers 
are  enthusiastic.    Hear  them: 

We  will  try  to  make  §200,  and  try  hard. 
J.  R.  Ewers,   Bowling  Green. 

We  are  with  you  for  large  things.  John 
P.  Sala,  Galion. 

We  will  increase  our  offering.  J.  W.  Kerns, 
Steuben  ville. 

We  will  try  to  go  beyond  our  apportion- 
ment.    W.  S.  G-oode,  Youngstown. 

Will  canvass  the  entire  congregation.  Ex- 
pect a  fine  offering.  M.  L.  Buckley,  Harri- 
son. 

Our  motto  adopted  is  "Plan,  pray,  pull, 
for  a  large  offering."  E.  J.  Mecham,  Wilming- 
ton. 

And  so  they  go  by  the  scores.  But  beloved, 
hear  me,  150  churches  that  took  the  Ohio 
offering  last  year  have  expressed  no  such 
purpose  for  this  year  up  to  this  date.  Why 
this  tliusness*  Awake,  brethren,  and  give 
ear  to  this  wonderful  call.  Send  for  the 
literature,  scatter  it  well,  let  the  people  read 
and  then  give  them  an  opportunity  and  they 
will  do  the  rest.  Any  preacher  who  wilfully 
neglects  the  offering  for  Buckeye  missions 
this  year  ought  to  resign  and  leave  Ohio  at 
once.     So  much  for  Ohio  missions. 

There  is  another  way  to  help  save  Ohio 
this  fall.  This  opportunity  comes  Nov.  5. 
On  that  date  we  elect  a  governor  and  state 
officers  and  a  legislature.  The  temperance 
issue  is  at  stake.  The  battle  is  on.  Will  the 
voting  Disciples  of  Christ  in  Ohio  be  sure 
that  they  vote  for  men  for  the  legislature 
who  will  stand  by  the  Clark  bill?  Brethren, 
the  honor  of  the  church  is  at  stake.  In 
Franklin  county  things  wax  hot.  Thos.  H. 
Clark  is  a  candidate  for  re-election  to  the 
house  of  representatives.  He  is  the  father  of 
the  above  named  bill.  Two  years  ago  Gov. 
Nash  appointed  Carl  Hoster  as  a  member  of 
his  staff.  At  that  time  said  Hoster  was 
president  of  the  state  brewers'  association. 
Now  he  is  leading  the  brewing  and  saloon 
element  of  this  county  against  two  of  the 
Republican  candidates  for  representative, 
Mr.  Clark  and  Mr.  Tuller.  The  governor  is 
in  hot  water.  He  fears  to  call  the  brewer  presi- 
dent off  from  his  fight  for  fear  they  will  bolt 
the  whole  ticket  and  if  he  doesn't,  the  tem- 
perance people  may  bolt  Gov.  Nash.  Verily, 
the  way  of  the  transgressor  is  hard.  What 
the  harvest  will  be  is,  at  this  time,  doubtful . 

Vernon  Stauffer,  of  Richmond  St.,  Cin- 
cinnati, has  had  a  relapse  and  been  very  low. 
But  at  last  account  was  a  little  better.  He 
has  had  typhoid  fever. 

Wesley  Hatcher  has  changed  his  program 
and  will  remain  with  New  Holland  and 
Derby  another  year. 

S.  H.  Bartlett  preached  at  the  Central 
clmrch,  Columbus,  Oct.  20. 

H.  L.  Atkinson  has  taken  the  church  at 
Cedar  Avenue,  Cleveland. 

C.  W.  Huffer  began  a  meeting  Monday, 
Oct.  21,  at  the  Franklin  Avenue  church, 
Columbus. 

Wm.  Harris  is  in  a  meeting  at  Mill  Creek 
in  Union  county.  Rumor  has  it  that  he  has 
resigned  at  Paulding.  C.  A.  Frkek. 

Columbus,  0. 


^port:  A  Criticism. 

In  the  issue  of  the  Christian-Evangelist 
for  Oct.  10,  in  the  section  headed  Current 
Events,  I  was  much  surprised  to  find  a  para- 
graph devoted  to  the  recent  international 
sporting  event — the  yacht  race  between  the 
Columbia  and  Upton's  Shamrock  II.,  and  I 
was  led  to  ask  myself,  is  it  necessary,  judicious 
or  consistent  with  the  Christianity  of  Christ, 
for  a  religious  paper,  advocating  a  return  to 
apostolic  faith  and  practice),  to  notice  and 
favorably  comment  upon  anything  in  the  line 
of  sport?  If  it  seem  the  proper  thing  to  some, 
with  the  New  Testament  before  me,  I  cannot 
see  any  propriety  or  consistency  in  Christians 
being  interested  in  great  sporting  events  which 
involve  gambling  and  betting  on  a  large  scale, 
and  which  are  always  productive  of  evil  in  the 
long  run  to  all  thai  are  therein  ooncerned. 
We  all  surely  know  that  Sir  Thomas  Lipton 
is  not  a  Christian  hero,  nor  is  he  a  hero  to 
Christians,  because  Christians  know  that  he 
is  not  puttinghis  great  wealth  to  a  humaneor 
philanthropic  use,  not  to  mention  the  Chris- 
tian use  thereof.  I  qttestion  if  any  religious 
paper  in  England  would  devote  a  sentence, 
let  alone  a  paragraph,  to  such  a  worldly  affair 
as  a  yacht  race.  For  a  religious  paper  to 
notice  approvingly  such  an  event,  is,  to  say 
the  least,  very  inconsistent  with  its  religious 
or  Christian  aims  and  principles.  I  do  not 
think  that  Christ  and  his  apostles,  or  a  George 
Fox,  or  a  Wesley,  or  Campbell  would  have 
paid  aDy  attention  to  such  events  whatsoever. 

A.  Jobdp.ns. 

North  Braddock,  Pa. 

[We  welcome  this,  as  we  do  every  kindly  and 
courteous  criticism.  It  raises  an  important 
question:  What  should  be  the  attitude  of  a 
Christian  toward  sports?  In  our  own  opinion 
the  Christian  attitude  consists  not  in  ignor- 
ing them;  it  is  scarcely  possible  to  do  that; 
even  our  correspondent  seems  familiar  with 
the  names  of  the  boats  and  the  main  facts  re- 
garding the  race.  Does  not  the  Christian  at- 
titude toward  sport  consist  rather  in  taking 
from  it  the  preeminence  which  the  frivolous 
mind  gives  to  it;  reducing  it  to  its  proper 
place  as  a  matter  of  mere  momentary  interest; 
and  rebuking  those  phases  of  it  which  may  be 
immoral?  If  this  should  be  the  attitude  of  a 
Christian  man  toward  sport,  should  it  not 
also  be  the  attitude  of  a  Christian  paper?  We 
think  so.  Accordingly,  instead  of  devoting 
page  after  page  to  the  yactrace,  as  the  secular 
papers  did,  the  Christian-Evangelist  de- 
voted two  paragraphs;  and  recognizing  the 
great  evil  of  the  gambling  feature,  we  con- 
demned it  editorially  under  the  heading  "A 
Perversion  of  Sport  "  (See  our  issue  of  Sept. 
5.)  Sir  Thomas  Lipton,  according  to  all  re- 
ports, never  gambles.  He  did  not  wager  a 
shilling  on  his  Shamrcck  II.,  and  for  that 
reason,  among  others,  we  felt  like  commend- 
ing him  as  a  fine  type  of  sportsman.  That  Sir 
Thomas  spends  a  larger  proportion  of  his 
wealth  on  sport  than,  in  our  judgment,  a 
Christian  man  ought,  is  quite  true.  But  by 
his  generous  and  considerate  treatment  of  the 
army  of  employes  who  have  helped  him  to 
make  his  fortune,  he  has  perhaps  exhibited  a 
truer  benevolence  than  some  of  the  philan- 
thropists who  grind  the  poor  and  endow  col- 
leges.— Editor.] 


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Death  of  J.  W.  Ingra.m. 

The  news  of  the  death  of  J.  VV.  Ingram  will 
bring  sadness  to  very  many  hearts.  His 
death  occurred  Thursday  morning,  Oct.  10,  at 
the  home  of  his  daughter,  Mrs.  Dr  Newkirk, 
313  Soto  St.,  Los  Ang-eles.  Another.daugbter, 
Mrs.  Cain,  of  Nebraska,  arrived  a  few  days 
before  her  father's  death.  The  funeral  services 
were  held  in  the  Broadway  Christian  church, 
Sunday,  Oil.  13,  at  3  p.  m.  The  services  were 
conducted  by  the  writer,  assisted  by  Brethren 
T.  D.  Garvin,  B.  F.  Coulter  and  J.  W.  Utter. 
Mrs.  Princess  C.  Long  sang  Ero.  Ingram's 
favorite  song,  "The  Sowers  and  the  Reap- 
ers." A  quartet  from  the  choir  of  the  First 
Christian  church  of  Pasadena  sang  two  most 
beautiful  and  appropriate  selections.  The 
singers  were  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Parmly,  Miss 
Clarice  Hall  and  Dr.  Chas.  Rice.  Bro.  In- 
gram was  born  at  Union ville,0.,  Aug.  31,  1839. 
His  first  pastorate  was  at  Fairview,  la.  He 
occupied  some  of  the  most  important  pulpits 
of  the  brotherhood,  such  as  at  Nashville, 
Chicago,  Omaha,  Denver,  San  Jose,  Pasadena, 
Alameda.  He  stood  in  the  front  rank  of  our 
preachers,  and  was  identified  with  our  mis- 
sionary, educational,  and  benevolent  enter- 
prises. As  a  preacher  he  was  natural,  direct, 
fearless,  tender  and  Loving.  He  preached  the 
word.  He  was  a  man  of  great  faith.  Multi- 
tudes will  l-ecall  blessings  that  came  through 
his  believing  prayers.  Surely  there  is  a  prince 
and  agreat  man  fallen  in  Israel.  In  his  death 
the  brotherhood  will  feel  that  they  have  suf- 
fered a  great  loss  How  greatly  be  will  be 
missed  out  here  on  the  Pacific  Coast,  can  be 
realized  only  by  those  who  know  how  well 
adapted  just  such  a  type  of  man  is  to  the  needs 
and  conditions  here.  No  one  can  fill  his  place; 
yet  his  removal  will  inspire  those  who  remain 
to  greater  activity  in  the  cause  he  loved  with 
an  all-consuming  love-  Sister  Ingram  bears 
her  grief  with  true  Christian  fortitude  and 
resignation.  She  knows  that  they  who  die  in 
the  Lord  are  blessed  forever,  and  that  to  be  ab- 
sent from  the  body  is  to  be  present  with  the 
Lord. 

Frank  M.  Dowling. 

Pasadena,  Cal.,  Oct.  24,  1901. 

[  We  add  our  sincerest   tribute   of  love  and 
esteem  for  our  departed  friend  and  brother. 
:  While  he  was  pastor   at  Pasadena,  Cal.,   it 
was  our  privilege  to  preach  in  his  church,  as 
I  we  had   previously   done  at    Nashville    and 
!  Chicago  where  he  was  pastor.    He  was  the 
j  soul  of  courtesy  and  kindness— a  lovable  man, 
an  able  preacher,   a  true  pastor,    a  faithful 
husband.    Our  sympathy  goes  out  to  his  be- 
reaved wife  and  daughters. — Editor.] 

The  Gospel  Of  The  Helping    Hand. 

The  National    Benevolent   Association    of 

I  the  Churches  of  Christ  has  just  been  presented 

with  $1,500  by  Champion  Ferguson,  of  Eureka 

Springs,   Ark.,   who  reserves  the  right  to   a 

life  annuity  in  the  same. 

This  is  becoming  a  very  popular  method  of 
investing  money  by  Disciples  of  philanthropic 
inclinations.  By  the  terms  of  our  annuity 
bonds,  the  investor  is  guaranteed  a  good  in- 
terest payable  semi-annually,  has  the  advant- 
age of  administering  on  his  own  estate  and 
'the  joy  of  seeing  his  money  make  comfortable 
the  last  days  of  old  saints  of  the  Lord,  and 
give  to  helpless  orphans  a  fair  start  in  life's 
raceforthe  goals  of  learning,  usefulness,  honor 
j.  and  heaven. 

Let  those  wishing  fellowship  with  Bro. 
Ferguson  and  other  noble  Disciples  in  this 
wise  and  beautiful  ministry,  write, 

Geo.  L.  Snively,  General  Secretary. 
S03  Aubert  Ave.,  St.  Louis. 


If  Your  Braun  ts  Tired 
Use  Horsford's  Acid  PhospHa.te. 

Dr.  T.  D.  Crothers,  Supt.  Walnut  Lodge 
Asylum,  Hartford,  Conn.,  says:  "It  is  a 
remedy  of  great  value  in  building  up  function- 
al energy  and  brain  force."  Invigorates  the 
entire  system. 


*HE  ruling  purpose  of  the  author  has  been  to  give  to  the  public 
a  worthy  successor  of  Popular  Hymns.  He  has  not  sought  to  dup- 
licate it,  but  to  make  a  book  as  well  adapted  to  the  new  methods  of 
Church,  Sunday-school  and  C.'E.  work  as  the  first  was  to  the  conditions 
twenty  years  ago  when  Popular  Hymns  was  launched  upon  its  long  and 
useful  career.  Popular  Hymns  No.  2  is  better  than  its  predecessor, 
not  because  it  contains  better  music,  but  because  the  music  is  better 
adapted  to  the  present  wants  of  all  the  working  forces  of  the  army  of  the 
Lord. 

EVANGELISTS  will  find  the  Gospel  Proclamation  in  Song  a  department 
of  the  book  eminently  suited  to  every  phase  of  a  successfully  conducted 
revival. 


CHOR^ISTER»S  will  find  the  average  choir  supplied   with    a   rich  selection 
of  beautiful  and  impressive  solos  with  choruses,  duets,  quartettes,  inv  ocation 
and.   doxologies  specially  selected  for  the  distinctive  part  a  chcir  is  expected 
to  take  in  the  service. 


18  s 

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PASTORS  who  are  responsible  for  the  kind  of  pasture  upon  which  the 
sheep  and  lambs  are  fed,  will  NOT  find  a  sentiment  out  of  harmony  with 
New  Testament  Christianity.  He  will  find  it  a  companion  vade  mecum 
for  his  pocket  Testament,  containing  gems  for  public  worship,  for  the  prayer- 
meeting,  for  funeral  occasions,  for  Baptismal,  Thanksgiving  and  Convention 
services.  He  will  find  that  an  expensive  hymnal  will  not  be  needed  un- 
less it  be  to  keep  in    the  style. 

CHRISTIAN   ENDEAVORERS  will  find    in    Popular    Hymns   No    2 

all  that  they  can  wish,  because  it  is  full  from  back  to  back  with 
soul-stirring  sentiment  set  to  soul-inspiring  music,  the  only  kind  C.  E's 
care  to  sing.  The  Solos,  Duets,  and  Quartettes  may  be  impressively  used 
to    enrich  every  session  of  the    Society. 

S.  S.  SUPERINTENDENTS  who  believe  the  Sunday-school  should  be 
the  nursery  of  the  church,  the  church  at  work  saving  the  young,  will 
find  Populatr  HytnnsNo.  2  richly  supplied  with  music  within  the  voice 
compass  and  heart  reach  of  the  children,  giving  them  a  desire  to  remain 
and  participate  in  the  song  service  of  the    church.      Like  its    predecessor, 

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Missouri  Bible-School    Notes. 

Tuxedo  is  to  make  a  fall  campaign  for  new 
pupils  and  M.  I.  Payne  has  the  promise  of 
the  Endeavor  Bible-school  committee  that 
they  will  do  the  work.  The  church  work  is 
also  doing  nicely  under  Pastor  Bennett. 

The  reports  from  the  rallies  are  all  good, 
the  audiences  were  fine,  the  program  most  ac- 
ceptable, the  offering  generous,  the  visitors 
pleased  and  the  school  membership,  where 
seen  to,  was  increased. 

Carondelet,  one  of  our  struggling  missions, 
made  its  first  offering  to  state  Bible-school 
work  on  rally  day,  and  I  personally  thank 
them  for  it. 

It  means  much  to  our  schools  in  Morgan 
that  E.  B.  Woods  is  one  of  the  men  selected 
to  take  the  oversight  of  four  of  the  Morgan 
county  churches  and  a  much  better  report 
will  be  made  next  June  of  that  region. 

Let  some  of  the  Missouri  schools  carry  off 
the  honors  proffered  by  the  Sunday-School 
Times  to  one  hundred  schools  showing  the 
best  per  cent,  of  increase  from  Dec.  1,  1901,  to 
Feb.  28,  1902.  It  is  on  the  per  cent,  basis,  so 
that  the  size  of  the  school  cuts  no  figure. 
Write  the  Times,  Philadelphia,  Pa.,  for  entry 
blank,  free,  and  compete  for  this  worthy 
honor  and  $25  in  gold. 

The  second  honor,  by  same  paper,  is  to  the 
one  hundred    schools    showing   the  greatest 


percentage  of  increase  in  their  average  at- 
tendance from  the  first  Sunday  in  December, 
1901,  to  the  last  Sunday  in  February  1902,  and 
many  of  our  schools  should  be  in  this  list. 

John  Giddens  is  pushing-  his  work  in  south- 
west Missouri,  his  last  work  being  at  Arnica, 
Hazel  Dell,  Montevallo  andUrbana,  with  one 
school  and  one  congregation  organized,  and 
thirty- three  additions  in  all.  Write  him  for 
help  at  Eldorado  Springs,  Bro.  Havener  at 
Windsor. 

I  am  to  give  the  month  of  November,  except 
second  Sunday,  to  southwest  Missouri,  and 
if  I  can  help  any  point  in  that  region  by  a 
visit,  write  me  hei'e. 

The  month  of  December  is  to  be  given  to 
southeast  Missouri  and  to  any  community  in 
that  region  my  services  are  proffered.  No 
stipulations  as  to  compensation,  but  we  do 
the  work  and  take  what  you  can  give  to  help 
us  on. 

Let  all  our  schools  remember  their  promises 
and  that  the  third  quarter  will  soon  be  due. 
Have  you  paid  the  first  and  second?  Your 
tardiness  is  to  our  hinderance. 

H.  F.  Davis. 

Commercial  Bldg.,  St.  Louis,  Mo. 


Special  Catalogue  No.  31  is  yours  for  the 
asking.  The  expenditure  of  one  cent  for  a 
postal  card  may  save  you  several  dollars  in 
the  price  of  books.  Now  is  the  time  to  secure 
a  supply  of  literature  for  summer  reading 

Christian  Publishing  Company. 


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THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


October  31,  1901 


News  from  Drake. 


Drake  University  is  now  an  institution  of 
twenty  years.  One  member  of  her  present 
faculty,  Bruce  E.  Shepperd,  dean  of  the  col- 
lege of  Letters  and  Science,  has  been  with  her 
from  the  first. 

Up  to  date,  more  students  have  enrolled 
this  year  than  at  a  corresponding  time  last 
year.  The  Bible  college  enjoys  a  healthy 
growth.  The  present  em-ollment  in  this 
department  is  120,  against  110  for  entire  time 
last  year.  This  school  has  been  materially 
strengthened  within  the  past  two  years,  by  the 
coming  of  Dr.  Lockhart,  Profs.  Veatch  and 
Stairs. 

The  Iowa  School  of  Law  is  this  year  under 
the  completecmanagement  of  the  university, 
Ex-Chief  Justice  Cole  has  been  retained  as 
dean,  together  with  Ex-Chief  Justice  L.  G. 
Kinne  and  Hon.  C.  P.  Holmes  as  instructors, 
while  to  the  faculty  have  been  added  Prof. 
V.  H.  Roberts  and  others.  Dr.  Roberts  has 
just  completed  three  years  of  post-graduate 
work  at  Heidelberg,  Germany,  where  he 
graduated  with  highest  honors  and  received 
the  degree  of  LL.D. 

The  Medical  School  has  been  strengthened 
by  the  coming  of  Prof.  Hoffman,  who  'has  a 
Ph.D.  from  Heidelberg  and  ^Munich  Univer- 
sities. 

An  interesting  and  profitable  feature  of 
school  life  at  '-Drake"  is  the  chapel  hour. 
Chancellor  Craig  makes  a  special  effort  to 
have  a  good  speaker  for  the  students  every 
day  or  two.  Recently  we  have  had  speeches 
from  Col.  Hull,  Dr.  I.  N.  McCash,  R.  H.  Fife, 
of  Weston,  Mo.,  Simpson  Ely,  Des  Moines, 
H.  B.  Marshall,  pastor  of  Central  Presbyte- 
rian church,  Des  Moines,  Mr.  Sidney  Foster, 
a  prominent  citizen  and  politician  of  Iowa. 
Wednesday  morning  Dr.  W.  E.  Garrison,  of 
St.  Louis,  led  devotional  exercises,  and  in  the 
evening  made  an  address  at  a  students'  mis- 
sionary rally.  After  the  address  a  subscrip- 
tion was  made  for  the  Wyrick  mission  in 
Japan  which  is  supported  by  University 
Place  church  and  Drake  students,  which 
amounted  to 


Missouri  C.  W.  B.  M. 

Dear  Sisters: — At  our  state  convention, 
held  in  Mexico,  Sept.  16-17,  I  was  made  pres- 
ident of  Missouri  C.  W.  B.  M.  While  I  am 
sensible  of  the  honor  bestowed  upon  me  and 
thank  you  for  the  love  and  kindness  which 
prompted  it,  still  I  feel  that  a  great  responsi- 
bility has  been  laid  upon  me.  You  will  hold 
me  responsible,  in  a  measure,  for  the  success 
or  failure  of  our  work  for  this  year.  I  assure 
you  that  to  me  this  is  no  small  matter,  and 
my  heart  is  burdened  with  the  weight  of  it. 
But,  sisters,  I,  in  turn,  shall  hold  you  respon- 
sible—and I  want  you  to  make  this  per- 
sonal and  say,  "She  means  me."  Having  be- 
stowed upon  me  this  high  honor  it  is  your 
duty  to  support  my  efforts  to  forward  the 
cause  we  so  love,  and  upon  the  rank  and  file 
of  the  workers  depends,  at  la9t,  the  success 
of  the  work.  But  a  far  graver  thought  is 
this,  that  God  will  bold  us  all  responsible.  It 
is  his  work  and  we  are  his  handmaidens;  and 
as  "not  a  sparrow  falleth  but  our  Lord  doth 
know"  so,  not  the  least  and  humblest  of  us 
is  forgotten  of  him.  He  sees  every  effort  we 
put  forth  in  behalf  of  his  kingdom,  hears  ev- 
ery smallest  prayer  we  breathe,  and  knows 
of  every  neglect  of  duty. 

Our  board  has  decided  to  attempt  this  year 
a  special  work  which  seems  to  me  very  fitting 
and  beautiful.  It  is  the  support  of  our  own 
Mattie  Burgess  in  India.  We  hope  and  be- 
lieve that  this  work  will  meet  with  the  hearti- 
est approval  of  our  workers,  as  Miss  Burgess 
is  greatly  beloved  by  those  of  us  so  fortu- 
nate as  to  know  her.  But  to  make  this  the 
success  it  should  be  will  require  the  conse- 
crated work  and  prayers  of  a  united  sister- 
hood. Let  every  sister  and  every  auxiliary 
have  some  part  in  the  work. 


THIS  SPAC 


for  ten  or  twelve  successive  weeks  will  be  oc- 
cupied by  reviews  by  prominent  brethren  of 
THE  PRAISE  HYMNAL.  Don't  fail  to  read 
them.    They  will  interest  you. 

The  Praise  HymJstal  is  a  church  music  book  embodying  the  newer  ideas 
and  later  good  music,  at  the  same  time  retaining  the  best  of  the  old.  In  short,  it 
is  designed  to  meet,  on  the  one  hand,  the  demands  of  those  leading  churches  who 
have  grown  musically,  and,  on  the  other,  to  insure  the  musical  development  of  all 
our  churches. 

We  send  samples,  on  approval,  to  those  who  wish  to  examine  it. 


FILLMORE  BROS., 


U9  W\  Sixth  St.,  CINCINNATI,  O. 


P.  S.— Our  Christmas  Music  is  now  read  v.    Send  for  List. 


(1) 


We  have  chosen  for  our  motto  for  the  year, 
"Our  Best  Gifts  For  God."  Let  us  not  offer 
him  other  than  our  best— in  love,  in  service, 
in  prayer  and  in  money.  His  work  deserves 
and  should  receive  our  very  best. 

Our  beloved  secretary,  Mrs.  L.  G.  Bantz,  is 
to  continue  with  us  and  that  means  much,  for 
her  familiarity  with  the  work,  her  earnestness 
and  enthusiasm  will  go  far  toward  accom- 
plishing great  things  for  God. 

Earnestly  urging  and  entreating  you,  dear 
sisters,  to  greater  effort  and  continued  faith- 
fulness, I  am,  yours  lovingly, 

'    Mrs.  M.  M.  Goode. 

Saint  Joseph,  Mo, 


S.  U.  KAWAI, 

pastor  of  a  self-supporting  church  near  Tokyo, 
and  the  first  fruits  of  our  Christian  mission 
in  Japan.  He  is  now  in  this  country  in  the 
interest  of  a  Christian  daily  paper  in  Tokyo. 

The     following    comparative    statement 

shows  the  receipts  for  foreign   missions  from 

Oct.  1  to  25,  as  compared  with   the  corres- 

sponding  days  of  1900: 

1900             1901  Gain 

Churches $510  97  $394  74  Loss  $116  23 

Sunday-schools 80  01  163  05  83  04 

C.  E.  Societies 72  50  546  84  474  34 

Individual  offerings 600  18  127  10   Loss  473  08 

Miscellaneous 209  96  305  78  95  82 

Annuities 100  00  Loss  100  00 

Bequests 67  50  416  95  349  45 

Gain  in  regular  receipts  $63.89;  loss  in  annuities, 
;  gain  in  bequests,  $349.45. 


The  HistoricaJ  Society. 

A  meeting  of  persons  interested  in  the  for- 
mation of'  an  historical  society  was  held  at 
Minneapolis,  Tuesday,  Oct.  15,  at  1  p.  m.,  at 
the  West  Hotel.  A  company  of  twenty-five 
representative  men  and  women  were  present, 
while  many  others  expressed  an  interest  in 
the  movement,  but  could  not  be  present  on 
account  of  other  duties  at  the  same  hour.  A 
temporary  organization  was  formed,  with 
Errett  Gates,  chairman,  C.  C.  Morrison,  sec- 
retary. After  a  brief  discussion  of  the  desira- 
bility and  place  of  such  a  society,  a  committee 
of  five,  consisting  of  C.  B.  Newnan,  A.  B. 
Philputt,  Burris  A.  Jenkins,  F.  D.  Power  and 
Errett  Gates,  was  appointed  to  draw  up  a 
constitution  and  form  of  organization,  and 
report  at  the  next  congress  at  -Cleveland. 

The  following  persons  gave  in  their  names  to 
form  a  charter  membership:  A.  McLean,  A. 
C.  Smithers,  C.  C.  Smith,  E.  L.  Powell,  David 
E.  Motley,  V.  P.  Arthur,  S.  S.  Jones,  John  T. 
Brown,  W.  C.  Payne,  Mrs.  G.  W.  Moore, 
Mrs.  W.  S.  Moffett,  W.  J.  Lhamon,  Errett 
Gates,  C.  C.  Morrison,  B.  B.  Tyler,  A.  B. 
Philputt. 

This  membership  list  will  be  kept  open  until 
the  adoption  of  the  constitution  in  March. 
During  this  time  those  who  desire  to  be  en- 
rolled as  charter  members,  and  have  a  voice 
in  the  adoption  of  a  constitution,  may  do  so 
by  sending  their  names  to  the  undersigned. 

While  the  conditions  of  membership  have 
not  been  fixed  yet,  it  is  safe  to  say  that  they 
will  be  within  the  reach  of  all. 

Errett  Gates, 
5526  Jefferson  Ave.,  Chicago,  111. 


How's  This! 

We  offer  One  Hundred  Dollars  Reward  for  any 
case  of  Catarrh  that  cannot  be  cured  by  Hall's  Ca- 
tarrh Cure. 

F.  J.  CHENEY  &  CO.,  Props.,  Tolsdo,  O.  We  the 
undersigned,  have  known  F.  J.  Cheney  for  the  last 
15  years,  and  believe  him  perfectly  honorable  in  all ! 
business  transactions  and  financially  able  to  carry  j 
out  any  obligations  made  by  their  firm.  I 

West  &  Truax,  Wholesale  Druggists,  Toledo,  0.' 

Walding,  Kinnan  &  Marvin,  Wholesale  Drug- 
gists, Toledo,  O. 

Hall's  Catarrh  Cure  is  taken  internally,  acting, 
directly  upon  the  blood  and  mucous  surface  of  the] 
system.  Price,  75c.  per  bottle.  Sold  by  all  Drug-  ; 
gists.    Testimonials  free. 

Hall's  family  Pills  are  the  best. 


SUBSCRIBERS'  WANTS. 


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ok  sale:  one  of  the  best  stocks  of  hardware  in 
N.  E.  Kansas,  located  in  one  of  the  best  trading 
points  in  Kansas;  about  a  $12,000  stock.  Good  reasons 
for  selling.  Want  some  member  of  Christian  Churon 
to  buy.    Address,  Lock  Box  527,  Valley  Falls,  Kan. 


A  good  location  In  Mo.  or  Kan,  by  an  up  to  date 
Osteopath  where  there  is  a  good  live  Christian 
Church.  Please  drop  postal  to  802  1st  St.,  Kir 
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October  31,  1901 


THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


1397 


Evangelistic. 


Special  dispatch  to  the  Christian-Evangelist: 

Camden  Point,  Mo,  Oct.  29.— Forty-six 
here  at  close  of  first  two  weeks. — Jno  P. 
Jesse. 

ARKANSAS. 
Eureka  Springs,  Oct.  24.— Baptized  five  last 
night  and  one  was  received  by  letter.  I  leave 
in  a  few  days  for  A  thens,  Tex.  This  is  a  con- 
gregation of  most  splendid  people  in  a  de- 
lightful town  and  somebody  is  wanted  to 
take  up  the  work  where  I  leave  it.  Corre- 
spond with  Dr.  J.  D.  Jordan.— J.  H.  Fuller. 

COLORADO. 

Fort  Collins,  Oct.  21. — It  gives  me  unusual 
pleasure  to  report  the  greatest  meeting' ever 
held  in  northern  Colorado.  Bro.  Wm.  J. 
Lockhart,  who  had  just  graduated  from 
Drake  University,  and  full  of  the  Drake  spirit, 
came  to  us  four  months  ago.  Almost  from 
the  first  men  and  women  began  to  make  the 
good  confession.  The  second  week  after  the 
college  opening,  Bro.  Lockhart  began  his 
series  of  meetings,  ably  assisted  by  Bro.  Gar- 
mong  as  singing  evangelist,  also  from  Drake. 
One  hundred  and  nine  were  added  to  the 
church,  77  by  confession,  22  reclaimed,  and  10 
by  letter.  Of  these,  28  are  students  at  the  col- 
lege. A  struggling,  fearful,  semi  mission 
church  has  become  strong  and  hopeful.  Five 
made  the  confession  after  the  meeting  closed. 
Altogether  the  number  of  additions  is  130. — 
Barton  O.  Atlesworth. 

Salida,  Oct.  21.— One  addition  last  night  by 
statement.  This  makes  eight  since  our  com- 
ing to  this  work.  Last  week  I  visited  Villa 
Grove  and  preached  for  four  evenings.  This 
is  a  village  of  100  people,  mostly  miners  and 
cattle  men  in  the  San  Luis  valley,  35  miles 
from  here.  They  have  no  religious  services 
and  seemed  greatly  to  enjoy  our  work  with 
them.  Every  one  who  was  at  all  able  to  at- 
tend did  so,  even  the  saloon-keeper  and  fam- 
ily. I  hope  to  go  over  the  range  frequently 
and  do  a  little  of  such  work. — F.  F.  Walters. 

IDAHO. 

Grangeville. — The  meeting  at  Grangeville, 
Idaho,  resulted  in  the  organization  of  a 
church  with  50  members,  a  Sunday  school 
with  an  enrollment  of  60,  a  Young  People's 
Society  of  Christian  Endeavor  with  32  mem- 
bers. A  lot  was  purchased  and  a  beautiful 
church  building  erected  which  was  dedicated 
Oct.  6.  Bro.  W.  F.  Cowden,  of  Tacoma, 
Wash.,  preached  the  dedicatory  sermon,  after 
which  the  writer  raised  enough  money  and 
pledges  to  provide  for  all  the  indebtedness. 
Bro.  C.  T.  McDonald  will  lead  the  forces. 
We  are  in  a  meeting  here  with  seven  added 
to  date.— L.  F.  Stephens  and  wife,  Moscow, 
Idaho,  Oct.  22. 

ILLINOIS. 

Ashley,  Oct.  23.— Closed  the  meeting  at 
Gaston  Grove,  Oct.  20,  »with  three  baptisms 
and  two  taking  membership.  Eld.  J.  H.  G. 
Brinkerhuff  is  in  a  meeting  at  Mulkingtown, 
111.,  where  I  preached  for  two  years. — F.  M. 
Morgan. 

Blandinsville,  Oct.  21.— Meeting  at  Old 
Bedford  church  eight  days  old  with  11  addi- 
tions to  date,  9  by  confession  and  two  by 
letter.  R.  M.  Shelton,  who  was  expected  to 
assist  us  in  this  meeting,  has  not  been  able 
to  come.— Oscar  Ingold,  pastor. 

Carlinville,  Oct.  21. —Yesterday  was  rally 
day  and  roll  call.  Evangelist  W.  H.  Harding 
was  present  and  helped  very  much.  The 
work  here  now  is  on  solid  basis  and  the  out- 
look is  very  bright.  Over  30  have  been  added 
to  the  church  in  the  past  year  and  the  church 
has  been  cleared  of  indebtedness.— J.  S. 
Smith. 

Chicago,  Oct.  22.— The  Hyde  Park  church  is 
prospering;  21  additions  the  last  four  Sun- 
days.— E.   S.  Ames. 

Normal,  Oct.  23.— Assisted  G.  M.  Goode  in 
a  short  meeting  at  Buck  Creek,  12  additions. 


Five  added  here  in  regular  services  since  last 
report. — E.  B.  Barnes. 

Pittsfield,  Oct.  19.— Closed  my  work  at 
Barry  last  Sunday.  Four  additions  at  last 
service,  two  by  letter,  two  baptisms. — F.  M. 
Rogers. 

Potomac,  Oct.  21.— Five  added,  three  by 
letter,  two  baptisms.  Held  a  16  days'  meeting 
at  No.  10  Church  of  Christ,  with  13  additions, 
11  confessions,  two  from  denominations. — G. 
A.  Gish,  minister. 

Walnut,  Oct.  28  —Am  here  assisting  Bro.  J. 
R.  Golden  in  a  meeting.  Our  meeting  at  Bell, 
amy,  Mo.,  ended  up  grandly,  with  34  addi- 
tions, 24  by  confession  and  baptism.  The  last 
night  of  the  meeting  there  were  125  rigs — 
buggies,  carriages  and  wagons,  besides  those 
who  came  afoot  and  horseback. — Morgan 
Morgans. 

Washington,  Oct.  20. — Prof.  James  Kirk,  of 
Carbondale,  recently  spent  Sunday  in  Wash- 
ington and  occupied  the  pulpit.  This  is  the 
home  of  his  boyhood  and  the  people  heard 
him  gladly. — H.  H.  Peters. 

Watseka,  Oct.  28. — Another  baptism  yester- 
day, a  lady  from  Toledo,  O.,  77  years  old. 
Had  been  a  Methodist  over  half  a  century. 
Our  quartette  furnished  music  for  the  state 
Endeavor  convention  at  Danville,  111.  Church 
rally,  Nov.  3;  great  things  expected.— B.  S. 
Ferrall. 

INDIANA. 

Fort  Wayne,  Oct.  21. — Four  accessions  last 
Lord's  day,  two  by  primary  obedience  arid  two 
from  the  Christian  Connection.— Z.  A.  Harris, 
minister  W.  Creighton  Ave.  Church  of  Christ. 

Indianapolis,  Oct.  24. — There  were  10  addi- 
tions in  the  meeting  in  Macy.— J.  M.  Can- 
field. 

Rushville,  Oct.  27.— Meeting  S  days  old,  53 
to  date;  38  to-day,  34  by  confession;  1,400 
present  to-night.  Russell  is  a  royal  yokefel- 
low. The  church  is  hard  at  work. — Wilson 
and  Huston,  evangelists. 

Terre  Haute,  Oct.  21.— Meeting  held  by  Oscar 
E.  Kelley,  of  Terre  Haute,  at  Wallace:  ten 
confessions,  two  from  the  Christian  Connec- 
tion, three  by  statement.  Three  baptisms  at 
same  point  hitherto  unreported. 

IOWA 

Clearfield,  Oct.  21. — One  addition  by  letter 
at  Diagonal,  a  Sunday  afternoon  mission 
point,  yesterday.  This  makes  9  accessions 
at  Diagonal  and  14  at  this  place  since  July  1. 
— Frank  L   Van  Voorhis. 

Council  Bluffs,  Oct.  21. — -We  are  now  mak- 
ing some  repairs  on  our  church,  with  money 
all  raised  before  we  began.  We  are  to  have 
a  church  rally  Nov.  3  in  both  Sunday-school 
and  church.  Had  fine  audience  to-day,  with 
2  additions.  I  am  asked  to  speak  at  the  Ne- 
braska state  C.  E.  convention  Oct.  26,  in 
Omaha,  and  at  the  Mills  county  Church  of 
Christ  convention. — W.  B.  Crewdson. 

Des  Moines,  Oct.  27.— R.  L.  McHatton  has 
been  with  the  Highland  Park  church  eight 
days.  Eighteen  have  been  added  to  the  church. 
Audiences  good,  preaching  clear,  clean  and 
kind.  We  expect  a  good  meeting  every  way. 
— Clark  Bower,  pastor. 

Panora,  Oct.  22. — Began  here  just  two 
weeks  ago;  16  additions  to  date  and  splendid 
audiences.  The  outlook  is  hopeful  for  good. 
— W.  A.  Moore. 

Panora. — Third  week.  Five  additions;  total 
additions  during  the  meeting,  thus  far,  24.  W. 
A.  Moore,  of  St.  Louis,  doing  the  preaching. 
KANSAS. 

Caldwell,  Oct.  21. — Had  four  additions 
Lord's  day  morning.  The  church  is  in  a  very 
flourishing  condition. — B.  A.  Channer. 

Horton,  Oct.  28. — Meeting  closed  last  night 
after  running  for  four  weeks,  with  30  added, 
18  by  confession,  five  by  letter  and  statement, 
one  from  Dunkers,  one  Presbyterian,  one  Bap- 
tist, one  Catholic,  one  Episcopalian,  two  from 
M.  E's.  We  had  a  good  meeting  by  home 
forces.  The  church  is  again  united  and  a  more 
aggressive  work  will  be  done.— L.  H.  Barnum. 


HOLE  IN  THE  LUNGS 

There  are  thousands  of  men 
and  women,  as  well  as  ever, 
with  holes  in  their  lungs:  con- 
sumption stopped. 

What  did  it  ? 

Some  change  in  way  of  life 
and  Scott's  emulsion  of  cod- 
liver  oil. 

A  hole  in  the  lungs,  once 
healed,  is  no  worse  than  a  too- 
tight  waist  or  waistcoat.  Take 
the  emulsion  and  give  it  a 
chance  to  heal  the  wound. 

We'll  send  you  a  little  to  try,  if  you  like. 
SCOTT  &  BOWNE,    409  Pearl  street,    New  York. 

Kansas  City,   Oct.   19.— There  have  been  22 
additions  to  tbe  North  Side  church  at  regular 
services  since  August  first. — J.  O.  Davis. 
some  weeks.— E.  L.  Poston. 

Kansas  City,  Oct.  21.— I  have  just  com- 
pleted the  first  year  of  my  pastorate  with  the 
Central  Christian  church.  This  is  a  mission 
field  of  the  Kansas  state  convention.  We  be- 
gan last  October  with  about  50  members 
meeting  in  a  store  room.  Soon  outgrew 
those  quarters  and  rented  Central  Christian 
church  building,  formerly  owned  by  our  peo- 
ple but  lost  through  dissension  and  debt. 
In  one  year  we  have  had  a  net  gain  in  mem- 
bership of  84  without  any  special  and  pro- 
tracted evangelist  effort.  Within  the  last 
three  weeks,  which  fall  within  my  second 
year's  pastorate,  Bro.  H.  A.  Northcutt  has 
been  holding  us  a  meeting.  Result,  acces- 
sions 40  and  the  church  encouraged  greatly. 
Present  membership  183.  We  now  look  to- 
ward the  acquisition  of  a  church  home. 
Bro.  Northcutt  did  us  great  good.— C.  M. 
Sharpe,  pastor. 

Leavenworth,  Oct.  23. — In  a  meeting  here 
with  home  forces.  Meeting  three  days  old 
with  one  confession. — S.  W.  Nat. 

Leavenworth,  Oct.  25.— Three  additions 
last  evening.— S.  W.  Nat. 

Leavenworth,  Oct.  28. — Six  additions  yes- 
terday. Meeting  with  home  forces  one  week 
old  with  ten  additions.— S.  W.  Nat. 

McPherson,  Oct.  21.— Began  my  work  at 
McPherson  last  Sunday.  Had  good  audi- 
ences both  morning  and  evening.  There  was 
one  addition  at  the  evening  service,  five  con- 
fessions there  recently  not  reported.  I  find 
the  church  in  fairly  good  shape,  hopeful  of 
the  futui'e  and  anxious  to  get  to  work.— W. 
T.  Adams. 

Morrill,  Oct.  28.— Three  additions  at  our 
regular  services  yesterday,  two  by  statement 
and  one  by  baptism.  I  held  a  short  meeting 
at  Powhattan  the  first  of  the  month  where 
the  church  had  been  dormant  for  some  time. 
We  left  them  united  and  working,  with  Bro. 
John  L.  Lewis  as  pastor  for  half  time.  The 
brethren  there  have  a  debt  of  four  hundred 
dollars  on  their  building,  but  have  adopted  a 
plan  which  I  think  will  soon  remove  that 
burden.  They  intend  sowing  thirty  acres  of 
wheat  next  fall  and  planting  about  forty  acres 
of  corn  in  the  spring.  The  ground  and  seed  will 
be  donated  and  the  labor  also,  and  the  price 
of  the  harvests  will  be  applied  on  the  church 
debt.  I  think  this  plan  could  be  successfully 
employed  by  many  of  our  congregations  in 
like  circumstances. — I.  A.  Wilson. 

Pleasanton,  Oct  20.— We  had  four  addi- 
tions  to-day.    Eleven  have  been    added    by 


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letter  and  baptism  since  June.  I  delivered 
the  address  "McKinley  as  a  Statesman,"  to 
about  1,000  people  in  the  opera  house,  also 
the  address  to  the  union  Sunday-school  con- 
vention of  Linn  county  at  Blue  Mound.  We 
had  a  good  convention.  I  assist  Bro.  Gil- 
bert Park,  of  Buffalo,  Kan.,  in  the  dedication 
of  their  new  church  and  belp  in  a  meeting  of 
Winchester,  Oat.  23.— Nine  baptized  here 
since  last  report.— H.  E.  Ballot:. 

South  Side  Church,  Kansas  City.  Oct.  28.— 
Four  added  yesterday  and  two  the  Sunday 
before,  making  about  80  during  my  work 
here.  I  passed  the  state  medical  examina- 
tion last  July.  Hence,  am  a  registered  phy- 
sician and  surgeon.  Besides  my  preaching 
and  practice,  I  teach  in  the  medical  college 
and  am  also  taking  the  senior  work.  Am  too 
busy  to  report  often.— T.  L.  Noblitt,  M.  A. 

KENTUCKY. 

Corbin,  Oct.  21. — We  have  just  had  nine 
more  confessions  and  we  hope  to  be  able  to 
pay  our  indebtedness  and  finish  our  large  new 
house. — J.  J.  Cole. 

Corbin,  Oct.  27.— I  have  spent  the  last 
month  in  holding  meetings  for  Bro.  Cole  at 
Barbourville  and  Corbin.  We  have  just  had 
12  more  additions,  making  between  30  and  40 
in  all.— T.  M.  Mteks. 

Milton,  Oct.  21.— Our  very  successful  meet- 
ing at  Mt.  Byrd  closed  last  Friday  night 
with  fifty  two  additions,  41  of  whom  confessed 
their  faith  in  Christ.  J.  B.  Yager  led  our 
forces  —Hubert  S.  Snyder. 

MISSOURI. 

Albany,  Oct.  18.— Twelve  days'  meeting  at 
the  Honey  Creek  church.  Eight  young  ladies 
and  three  young  men  baptized  and  one  youner 
man  reclaimed.  Left  a  good  interest  to  come 
here.  Commenced  a  meeting  at  the  Old  Log 
church  Wednesday  evening,  near  Plattsburg, 
Mo.— I.  D.  McClure. 

Bigelow. — I  am  helping  Bro.  Gill,  of  this 
place,  in  a  meeting.  Two  have  made  the 
good  confession  and  one  reclaimed.  The 
church  is  in  good  condition  through  Bro. 
Gill's  efforts;  he  is  a  good  preacher  and  an 
earnest  worker,  well  informed  in  doctrine  and 
pleasing  in  delivery.  He  can  be  secured  for  one- 
half  time. — J.  A.  McKenzie,  St.  Joseph,  Mo. 

Buffalo,  Oct.  22. — 1  have  just  returned  from 
Antioch  church  in  Hickory  county,  where  I 
have  been  helping  Bro.  J.  D.  Babb,  the  pas- 
tor, in  a  two  weeks'  meeting.  There  were  56 
additions  to  the  church,  46  confessions,  seven 
from  tbe  Baptists,  two  restored,  one  by 
statement.  One  interesting  feature  of  the 
meeting  is  that  24  of  these  were  young  men 
and  heads  of  families. — S.  E.  Hendrickson. 

Carroll  ton,  Oct  22. — Preached  three  sermons 
at  Bosworth  over  last  Sunday  with  four 
additions,  one  by  confession  and  baptism  and 
three  by  statement. — R.  H.  Love 

Carrollton,  Oct.  28.— Three  additions  here 
yesterday,  one  reclaimed,  one  from  the  Bap- 
tists  and  one  by  confession. — E.  H.  Kellar. 

Chillicothe,  Oct.  28. — Just  closed  a  three 
weeks'  meeting  at  Unionville,  Putnam  county, 
Mo.,  with  20  additions,  17"  by  baptism;  one  by 
letter,  one  from  Baptists,  one  reclaimed.  I 
was  ably  assisted  by  Bro.  Frank  A.  Wilker-  ■ 
son,  of  Yale,  la.,  as  singer,  and  Sister  Ger- 
trude Ammons,  of  Seymour,  as  organist. — O. 
L.  Sumner,  pastor. 

Clinton,  Oct.  24.— One  added  last  night  at 
prayer-meeting  by  confession. — Ernest  H. 
Williamson. 

Fayette. — Bro.  A.  N.  Lindsay  and  Bro. 
Furnish,  onr  pastor,  closed  a  very  interesting 
and  successful  gospel  meeting  at  Mt.  Moriah 
church,  near  Fayette,  Mo.,  with  27  additions. 
The  meeting  has  been  very  beneficial  to  the 
church  and  community.— S.  J.  W. 

Fayette,  Oct.  21.— The  meeting  held  for  the 
church  here  by  the  pastor,  E.  M.  Richmond, 
closed  with  39  additions.  Altogether  there 
have  been  45  since  the  beginning  of  Bro.  Rich- 
mond's pastorate,  June  1.  At  the  close  of  the 
lectureship  held  here  in  the  spring,  Creighton 


Brooks  preached  a  few  sermons  withjfour 
additions  and  A.  N.  Lindsay  continued  three 
weeks  and  added  20  more;  total  for  the  year 
so  far  69.  Bro.  Richmond  has  much  endeared 
himself  to  the  church  as  pastor. — F.  H. 
Quinn. 

Frankford,  Oct.  28.— Am  having  a  revival 
with  home  church.  Crowded  houses  and  great 
interest.  Five  additions  to  date.  F.  M. 
Brashears  leader  in  song.  The  church  has 
called  me  for  all  my  time  for  nqxt  year,  with 
increased  salary. — W.  P.  Dorse^. 

Galena,  Oct.  22. — Closed  a|  meeting  at 
Liberal,  Barton  county,  with  £9  additions, 
15  baptisms.  Bro.  J.  P.  Adc<ick,  of  Pilot 
Point,  doing  the  preaching.—  O.  "W.  Jones. 

Goodwater,  Oct.  19. — Closed  a  few  days' 
meeting  at  this  place  with  three  additions, 
two  by  baptism,  one  from  the  Baptists.  The 
work  is  in  the  charge  of  Bro.  J.  W.  Lucas. — 
Otto  L.  Weste. 

Huntsville,  Oct.  21. — Two  baptisms  here 
yesterday;  one  from  Methodists. — Louis  S. 
Cupp. 

Jasper, Oct.  28. — Five  added  to  the  church  here 
yesterday,  all  by  confession  and  baptism.— M. 
S.  Johnson. 

Kearney,  Oct  21.— 1  am  holding  a  meeting 
here  for  Bro.  H.  S.  Saxby.  Meeting  eight 
days  old  with  15  additions  to  date,  10  of  them 
by  confession;  seven  confessions  last  night. 
Bro.  Saxby's  people  are  in  love  with  their 
pastor.— King  Stabk. 

Kearney,  Oct.  27. — The  meeting  here  con- 
tinues with  unabatel  interest.  Two  weeks 
old  last  night  with  29  added. — King  Stark. 

Kirksville,  Oct.  25. — There  were  four  addi- 
tions to  the  church  here  last  Sunday. — H.  A. 
Northcutt. 

La  Belle,  Oct.  22. — Just  closed  a  two  weeks' 
meeting  with  the  church  at  Newark,  where 
J.  T.  McGarvey  ministers,  with  10  additions, 
eight  by  confession,  two  by  statement. — J.  H. 
Coil. 

Macon. — Our  meeting  has  begun  to  yield 
what  has  been  sown.  Bro.  Coombs  is  a  pow- 
erful preacher  of  God's  word.  Twenty  have 
been  added,  nearly  all  confessions.  Church 
greatly  aroused  and  working  hard. — W.  S. 
Lockhart. 

Mokane,  Oct.  23. — To-morrow  night  we 
close  a  few  days'  meeting  at  Mokane,  Mo.; 
two  confessions  to  date.  Elder  J.  M.  Blalock 
assisted  us  in  a  two  weeks'  meeting,  which 
closed  the  first  Sunday  of  October,  at  Friend- 
ship, Mo.  It  resulted  in  15  confessions,  three 
otherwise,  to  which  two  confessions  and  one 
otherwise  were  added  at  our  last  regular  ap- 
pointment.— J.  W.  Strawn. 

Paris,  Oct.  25. — I  closed  a  12  days'  meeting 
at  Ash,  Mo.,  last  night,  resulting  in  16  addi- 
tions, 12  by  baptism  and  four  by  statement. — 
C.  H.  Strawn. 

Princeton,  Oct.  18. — Our  meeting  here  is  not 
yet  three  weeks  old,  but  we  have  27  added. 
Prospects  for  a  grand  meeting  are  very  fine. 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Williamson  are  doing  excellent 
service  as  song  leaders.  Mrs.  Williamson 
preached  to  women  only  last  Sunday  after- 
noon. It  was  an  excellent  service.  We  had 
two  or  three  members  who  danced,  but  so 
reasonable  and  convincing  was  her  sermon 
that  they  became  tbe  most  radical  converts. 
Her  sermon  was  extolled  by  every  one  there. 
We  were  kept  from  Minneapolis  because  of 
this  meeting.— J.  E.  Davis. 

St.  Louis,  Oct.  28  — Two  by  letter,  one  by 
confession  yesterday. — J.  N.  Crutcher. 

Springfield,  Oct.  26.— W.  E.  Harlow  and 
Miss  Murphy  are  in  a  meeting  with  the  First 
cuurch;  11  added  to  date.  Large  audiences 
and  good  interest.  The  meeting  will  contin- 
ue.— E.  W.  Bowers. 

Stanberry,  Oct  22  — I  have  just  closed  a 
three  weeks'  meeting  at  Isadora,  Mo.,  with 
60  additions.  A  very  fine  meeting  because  of 
the  quality  as  well  as  quantity.  A  good 
number  of  men  ranging  from  25  to  73  years; 
34  of  the  number  of  additions  were  by  confes- 
sion.— W.  H.  Harris. 


Tindall,  Oct.  18. — About  one  year  ago  three 
or  four  sisters  conceived  the  idea  of  having  a 
few  days'  meeting,  for  which  the  Methodist 
brethren  very  kindly  offered  their  building. 
With  the  few  additions  at  this  time  the  mem- 
bership amounted  to  about  15.  With  this 
nucleus  they  undertook  to  build  a  church. 
The  building  that  was  completed  Monday, 
Sept.  23,  cost  about  $1,200.  C  F.  Stevens,  of 
Trenton,  began  a  meeting  that  evening.  On 
Sept.  25,  26,  the  County  Christian  Co-opera- 
tion held  its  sessions  here  and  on  the  follow- 
ing Lord's  day  the  house  was  dedicated.  The 
indebtedness  was  all  provided  for.  With  the 
assistance  of  our  Trenton  brethren  the  meet- 
ings were  continued  until  Oct.  15.  The  song 
service  was  in  charge  of  Bro.  Luther  Collier. 
There  were  13  additions  one  evening,  17  an- 
other and  22  another,  and  often  as  many  as 
seven  and  eight.  The  total  number  was  115, 
of  whom  20  came  from  the  Baptist,  Presby- 
terian, Methodist  and  Christian  Union,  eight 
by  statement  and  the  remainder  by  confes- 
sion. At  one  baptismal  service  34  were  bap- 
tized, 10  of  whom  are  men  over  40  years  of 
age.  Two-thirds  of  the  entire  number  were 
men. — E    D.  Hendrickson,  county  president. 

Vandalia,  Oct.  21.— Six  additions  here 
recently. — W.  H.  Kerns. 

Warrensburg,  Oct.  28. — Forty-four  acces- 
sions up  to  date  in  meeting  here.  Pastor 
Denton  had  everything  in  fine  shape  for  a 
meeting.  He  is  one  of  our  most  successful 
pastors.  Our  next  meeting  will  be  at  Wau- 
kegan,  III. — R.  A.  Omer  and  Sprague. 

NEW  YORK. 

Syracuse,  Oct.  21. — Increasing  audiences  and 
interest  here.  Two  confessions  at  our  regular 
services  last  night  and  more  to  follow.  My 
seventh  year  in  this  pastorate  is  drawing  to 
its  close. — E.  Richard  Edwards. 

Troy.— The  annual  report  of  the  River  St. 
church  of  Christ  shows  the  number  of  addi- 
tions for  the  year  to  be  29,  of  which  17  were 
by  baptism.  A  good  spirit  is  manifest  in  all 
the  work  of  the  church  and  there  are  many 
signs  of  promise.  There  has  been  an  increase 
in  the  average  attendance  at  all  services.— G. 
B.  Townsend,  pastor. 

OHIO. 

Columbus,  Oct.  21.— A  grand  flag  rally  was 
held  by  the  Bible-school,  with  319  present  and 
an  offering  of  $11.22  At  the  close  of  the 
morning  service  a  conference  of  men  was  held 
in  the  interest  of  more  regular  attendance  at 
all  the  services.  The  officers  have  adopted 
plans  for  our  new  auditorium.  Two  baptisms 
at  the  evening  service.— M.  E.  Chatley,  pas- 
tor. 

Maasillon.  Oct.  21. — Commenced  a  meeting 
here  yesterday.  I  have  declined  the  call  to 
become  pastor  of  the  First  Christian  church 
at  Canton,  O.,  and  am  in  the  evangelistic 
field.    Am  in  good  health.— J.  V.  Updike. 


October  31,  1901 


THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


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OKLAHOMA  TERRITORY. 

NormaD,  Oct.  21. — Two  additions  to  the 
church  here  last  night,  one  by  letter,  one  by 
statement.  One  baptism  at  prayer-meeting 
last  Wednesday  night. — J.  G.  Cheason. 

Stroud,  Oct.  21.— My  work  of  three  weeks 
with  this  church  closed  last  night.  I  came  to 
dedicate  the  new  church,  effect  an  organiza- 
tion, locate  a  pastor  and  hold  a  meeting;  a 
Sunday-school  organized  of  69  members  and 
money  raised  for  the  pastor's  salary  and  A. 
M.  Harral  given  a  call.  He  will  begin  here 
the  first  Sunday  in  November.  There  were 
25  added  to  the  church  during  our  meeting. 
The  church  now  has  about  40  members.  I  go 
next  to  the  new  town  of  Hobart. — C.  H.  Hil- 
ton. 

TEXAS 

Fort  Worth. — The  protracted  meeting  of 
the  First  Christian  church  of  this  city  re- 
sulted in  137  additions.  Evangelist  S.  M. 
Martin  did  the  preaching.  Prof.  John  Brower 
had  charge  of  the  singing.  The  city  was 
stirred.     We  rejoice. — Chalmers  McPherson. 

Houston,  Oct.  21. — Five  accessions  last 
week;  13  since  our  coming  on  Oct.  6. — E.  W. 
Brickert. 

Sulphur  Springs,  Oct.  26.— We  have  just 
closed  a  meeting  here  with  52  additions.  J. 
W.  Marshall,  evangelist.— M.  M.  Smith,  pas- 
tor. 

WASHINGTON. 

Waitsburg,  Oct.  15.— I  began  work  here 
Sept  1.  Since  then  improvements  have  been 
made  on  the  building  and  a  parsonage  is  un- 
der way;   two  confessions.— A.  A.  Beery. 

WEST  VIRGINIA. 

Parkersburg,  Oct.  25.— The  Yeuell  and 
White  meeting  at  Parkersburg,  W.  Va.,  con- 
tinues with  great  interest;  56  added  in  less 
than  three  weeks,  and  about  $500  in  cash 
raised,  which  was  deemed  impossible.  Crowds 
fill  and  overflow  the  house  all  -through.  No 
small  audiences,  not  even  Monday  and  Sat- 
urday. C.  G.  White  came  here  about  two 
years  ago,  and  I  found  comparatively  noth- 
ing, but  if  there  be  no  division  I  predict  that 
in  five  years  this  will  be  one  of  the  big 
churches  of  this  town  of  20,000  inhabitants. 
Continue  until  Tuesday  next.— Herbert 
Yeuell,  evangelist. 

Changes. 

H.  A,  Easton,  617  West  64th  St.,  Chicago,  to 
6430  Parnell  Ave.,  Chicago. 

F.  M.  Rogers,  Barry  to  Pittsfield,  111. 

W.  A.  Coryea,  Gervais  to  Woodburn,  Ore. 

J.  N.  Wiseman,  Miller,  S.  D.,  to  Sheldon,  la. 

J.  P.  Pinkerton,  Jefferson  City  to  1324  Harri- 
son St.,  Kansas  City,  Mo. 

W.  T.  Adams,  Chanute  to  McPherson,    Kan. 

R.  A.  Gilcarest,  Albany,  Mo.,  to  Humeston, 
la. 

O.  M.Olds,  Sheldon,  la.,  to  1070  Nicollet  Ave., 
Minneapolis,  Minn. 

T.  E.  Cramblet,  Pittsburg,  Pa.,  to  Bethany, 
W.  Va. 

F.  J.  Yokley,  Billings  to  Marionville,  Mo. 
Volney  Johnson,  Amarillo  to  El  Paso,  Tex. 
M.  Pittman,   New  Orleans,  La.,  to  McComb 

City,  Miss. 
W.  L.    Fisher,    Boston,  Mass.,   to  Box  617, 

Yale  Station,  New  Haven,  Conn.  • 
John  McKee,  Williams,  Ind.,  to  217  University 

Ave.,  Irvington,  Ind. 
M.  F.  Ingraham,  Wapella,  111.,  to  Blackburn, 

Okla. 

G.  A.  Hendrickson,  Milton  to  Cantril,  la. 

J.   G.   Creason,  Columbia,  Mo.,  to  Norman 

Okla. 
A,  W.  Henry,  Geneva  to  Lincoln,  Neb. 
W.  B.  Taylor,  Wilmette  to  362  Racine  Ave. , 

Chicago,  111. 

A.  L    Ward,  Rensselaer  to  Martinsville,  Ind. 

B.  J.  Pinkerton,  Hustonville  to  Stanford, 
Ky- 

J.  H.  Speer,  Ottowato  Fayetteville,  Ark. 
J.  A.    Smith,  Neodesha,  Kan.,  to  1433  F.  St., 
San  Diego,  Cal. 


J.  E.  Lorton,  Cheney  to  Great  Bend,  Kan. 

C.  Bateman,  Keosauqua  to  1909  Cottage 
Grove  Ave.,  Des  Moines,  la. 

J.  H.  McNeil,  Muncie  to  Rushville,  Ind. 

W.  H.  Coleman,  Ocala,  Fla.,  to  1017  E.  Wal- 
nut St.,  Des  Moines,  la. 

J.  H.  Fuller,  Eureka  Springs,  Ark.,  to  Athens, 
Tex. 

G.  W.  Foley,  Peaks  Mill,  to  Midway,  Ky. 

Alfred  Brunk,  Gait  to  1822  University  Ave., 
Berkeley,  Cal. 


Progra-m  of  the   Springfield  District  Con- 
vention a^t  Lebanon,  Mo,,  Nov.  18-20. 
1901. 

MONDAY  AFTERNOON,  NOVEMBER  18. 

2:00.  Prayer  and  Praise,  led  by  Dr.  Jas.  McComb, 
Lebanon. 

2:30.  Appointment  of  Committees  and  Enrollment. 

2:35.  Annual  Report  of  Secretary,  Geo.  D.  Ragsdale, 
Springfield. 

2:45.  President's  Message,  D.W.  Moore,  Springfield. 

3:00.  Reports  from  Evangelists,  Preachers  and  Del- 
egates. 

3:30.  "How  can  we  Improve  the  State  of  our  Cause 
in  Southwest  Missouri?"  By  Joseph  Gaylor, 
Springfield. 

4:00.  "Co-operation  of  the  Church.  How  Obtained?" 
F.  M.  Hooton. 

4:30.  Announcements,  Assignments,  Benediction. 

MONDAY  EVENING. 

7:30.  Devotional. 

8KX).  ""What  can  be  Done  to  Supply  our  Churches 
with  Efficient  Ministers  in  Southwest  Mis- 
souri?"   M.  S.  Johnson,  Carthage. 

8:30.  "Money  and  the  Kingdom."  G.  A.  Hoffmann, 
Columbia,  Mo. 

TUESDAY   FORENOON. 

9:00.  Bible  Study.     M.  S.  Johnson,  Carthage. 

L9:30.  "Disciples  of  Christ.  What  Do  They  Repre- 
sent?"   E.  W.  Bowers. 

10*0.  "State  Bible-School  Work."  H.  F.  Davis,  St. 
Louis. 

11:00.  "The  Preaching  for  the  Times."  W.F.  Turner, 
Joplin. 

11:50.  Announcements,  Assignments,  Benediction. 

TUESDAY   AFTERNOON. 

(C.  W.  B.  M.  Session.) 

2:00.  Devotional  Service.  By  Mrs.  D.  W.  Moore, 
Springfield. 

2:30.  Manager's  Message.  Mrs.  F.  M.  Hooton,  Bol- 
ivar. 

2:45.  Paper,  bv  Mrs.  Mav  O'Bannon,  Buffalo. 

3:00.  "Some  Good  Plan's."  Nell  H.  Glenn,  Webb 
City. 

3:30.  "Our  Juniors."     Miss  Mary  I,ee,  Sparta. 

3:50.  Address,  Mrs.  L.  G.  Bantz,  St.  Louis. 

4:30.  Question  Box,  conducted  by  Mrs.  M.  J.  Aughst, 
Carthage. 

TUESDAY   EVENING. 

7:30.  Devotional.     B.  F.  West. 

8:00.  Sermon.    T.  A.  Abbott,  Kansas  City. 

WEDNESDAY  FORENOON. 

9:00.  Bible  Study.     By  E.  W.  Bowers,  Springfield. 
9:30.  Reports  of  Committees,  Resolutions,  Nomina- 
tions, Ways,  Means. 
10:30.  "The   Ripening  Field,   and   Urgency."     F.  J. 

Yokley. 
11:00.  "Endeavor  and  Endeavorers."  AX.  McOuary, 
Neosho. 

WEDNESDAY   AFTERNOON. 

1:30.  Praise  and  Thanksgiving. 

2:00.  Educational.    Dr.  J.  H.  Fuller,  of  Drury  Col- 
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2:30.  Report  of  Educational  Committee. 
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October  31,  1901 


V  Family  Circle  *• 


October. 
By  W.  S.  Whitacre. 

The  changing  seasons  bring  October  days, 

The  most  delightful  time  of  all  the  year. 
The  sun  no  longer  sheds  his  burning  rays 

And   wintry  winds  have  not  yet  wandered 
near. 
October  days  invite  us  to  the  fields 

And  lure  as  to   the  woods  whose  gorgeous 
tints 
Are  overflowing  with  a  wealth  that  yields 

A  greater  pleasure  to  us  than  the  mints. 
The  genial  smile  of  Nature  spreads  o'er  all 

The  landscape,  and  a  dreamy  stillness  fills 
The  air,  while  Nature's  voices  rise  and  fall 

In  that  sweet  cadence  which  both  charms 
and  thrills. 

Too  weak  the  pen  to  paint  October  scenes 

That  rival  all  the  masters,  so  profuse 
In    color,    yellows,     browns    and    reds    and 
greens, 
And  all  the  shades  between  that  painters 
use. 
Why  should  one  try  its  beauties  to  portray 

When  all  this  gorgeous  panoramic  view 
Is  just  as  free  to  all  as  light  of  day? 
And  Nature's  hand  has  drawn  the  outlines 
true 
And,  too,  October  sees  the  garners  filled 
With  fruits  from  Mother  Nature's  choicest 
stores. 
'Tis     then    the    songster's    parting    note    is 
trilled 
To  us  before  he  to  the  southland'soars. 
Mt.   Vernon,  III. 

Storv  of  the  Stringtown  School- 
teacher. 

(Prom  Warwick  of  the    Knobs,  by  John  Uri  Lloyd. 
Published  by  permission  of  Dodd,  Mead  &  Co.) 

"A  penny  for  your  thoughts,  professor," 
said  a  bystander. 

"I  am  thinking  of  a  child.  "What  leads 
my  mind  from  these  scenes  and  your  trivial 
stories  to  him?  They  have  nothing  in  com- 
mon. I  am  thinking  of  a  dirty  face,  a  dirty 
face,"  he  repeated,  and  lapsed  into  silence." 

"Tell  us  about  the  dirty  face." 

"You  are  acquainted  with  the  little  house, 
just  above  the  mouth  of  the  Mt.  Carmel 
Pike,  the  house  in  which  old  black  Ephraim 
lived,  and  which  since  his  disappearance, 
has  been  deserted;  windowless  it  has  stood 
these  many  days." 

Professor  Drake  rested  his  voice  a  second 
and  then  continued.  "It  is  empty  ^again." 
Following  this  short  sentence  came  another 
interlude,  when,  as  though  by  an  effort,  he 
added,  "A  very  dirty  face." 

What  could  be  troubling  our  ^village 
teacher?  Never  before  had  we  heard  him 
speak  in  so  desultory  a  manner.  Then  he 
proceeded : 

"Shortly  after  the  beginning  of  the  last 
school  session  a  gentle  tap  came  on  the 
school-room  door.  I  opened  it  and  ushered 
in  a  boy  about  ten  years  of  age,  leading  a 
younger  boy  by  the  hand.  They  stopped 
and  looked  about  in  a  frightened  manner 
and  seemed  inclined  to  retreat,  when  I  said 
in  a  pleasant  tone,  'Don't  be  afraid,  chil- 
dren.   Do  you  wish  to  attend  school?' 

"  'We  do,  do  we,  Jim  and  me,'  spoke  the 
older  one  in  a  drawling  monotone.  He  held 
out  his  hand,  and  in  its  palm  rested  a  bright 
silver  quarter. 

"  'Mam  sed  fer  us  ter  come  ter  schul  e  'til 
the  wuth  ov  this  war  taken  out  in  larnin'.' 

"Dirty  and  ragged  were  these  boys , 
dirtier  and  more  ragged  than  ever  children 


before  were  seen  in  the  Stringtown  school. 
I  returned  the  money  and  seated  them  on 
the  end  of  a  bench,  away  from  the  other 
children,  with  whom  it  was  questionable 
whether  they  should  come  into  personal 
contact.  That  night  they  were  detained 
after  school  and  I  got  their  history.  They 
came  from  Grassy  Creek,  and  with  a  sot  of 
a  father  (as  I  learned  afterward)  and  a 
mother  little,  if  any,  better  than  he,  lived 
now  in  the  house  deserted  by  black  Ephra- 
im. 

"  'Be  sure  you  rwash  your  faces  before 
coming  to  school  to-morrow  morning,'  I  said 
as  they  were  dismissed.  Next  morning  they 
came  with  clean  faces,  but  in  a  few  days 
were  as  dirty  as  before.  This  time  I  spoke 
more  positively. 

"  'You  must  wash  your  hands  and  faces 
before  starting  to  school.'  Again  the  faces 
were  clean,  but  within  a  week  they  were  as 
dirty  as  when  first  I  saw  them.  Gentlemen, 
I  pleaded  with,  scolded,  threatened  those 
children.  I  exhausted  every  power  of  per- 
suasion and  vainly  exerted  every  possible 
influence.  Had  they  seemed  at  all  provoked, 
or  had  they  resented  my  attempts  to  reform 
their  slovenly  habits,  I  should  have  been  de- 
lighted, but  their  disposition  was  amiable 
and  their  deportment  exceptionally  good. 

"  'Yes,  sir,'  they  would  answer,  when  I 
gave  them  my  customary  order  concerning 
clean  faces.  'We'll  be  clean  ter-morrer,' 
and  for  that  once  they  would  be  clean,  but 
not  clean  again  until  I  gave  the  next  posi- 
tive order. 

"Friends,"  and  the  professor  now  spoke 
to  us  directly,  "men  should  weigh  carefully 
their  words.  Who  can  tell  when  a  hasty 
word  will  turn  to  plague  one's  self?  'Jimmy,' 
I  said  one  day  to  the  younger  boy,  'you 
provoke  me  beyond  endurance.  Do  you  in- 
tend to  go  through  life  with  a  dirty  face? 
Do  you  intend  to  be  a  dirty- faced  man?' 

"The  child  had  been  languid  all  that  day. 
I  can  see  now  what  I  did  not  observe  then, 
languid,  spiritless,  dirty.  He  looked  up  at 
me  quickly;  his  black  eyes  peer  at  me  yet. 
Ignoring  my  reference  to  the  dirty-faced 
man,  he  asked: 

"  'Kin  a  dirty  boy  git  inter  heaven, 
teachah?' 

"  'No,  only  clean  children  can  go  to 
heaven.' 

"  'I  wants  ter  go  ter  heaven,  fer  I'm  tired 
ov  livin'.  Mam,  she's  in  her  cups  ag'in  and 
pap's  in  jail.  Guess  these  clean  children  in 
schule  hain't  got  my  mam  and  pap,  else 
they  wouldn't  always  be  clean.'  He  looked 
at  his  little  brown  fingers. 

"  'We  hain't  no  soap  in  the  house, 
teachah,  an'  we  hain't  no  stove  ter  heat 
water  on.  We  frys  our  bacon  and  hominy 
in  a  skillet,  when  we  have  any  bacon,  and 
bakes  our  corn  pone  in  the  ashes.  Guess  ef 
some  ov  these  other  children  hadn't  no  soap 
and  no  hot  water  and  had  a  drunk  moth- 
er, their  faces  wouldn't  be  so  clean  frosty 
mornin's.  I  breaks  the  ice  in  a  pan  when  I 
washes.  It's  awful  cold,  teachah,  and  the 
dirt  sticks  mighty  bad. 

"  'Does  God  keep  children  out  of  heaven 
fer  havin'  dirty  faces,  ef — '  the  child  hesi- 
tated, did  not  complete  the  sentence,  but 
abruptly  added,  'I'll  have  a  clean  face, 
teachah,  when  you  see  me  ag'in.  I'm  awful 
tired  now,  an'  I  didn't  have  no  breakfast.' 

"The  two  children  turned  to  go,  and  go 
they  did,  without  a  word  from  me.  My 
heart  was  in  my  throat,  remorse  was  in  my 
soul.  'I  will  apologize  to-morrow  in  some 


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way,'  I  said  to  myself;  but  no  dirty  chil- 
dren came  on  the  morrow,  nor  yet  the  next 
day,  nor  the  next.  Never  again  did  those 
little  ones,  dirty  or  clean,  come  to  school, 
hand  in  hand,  as  was  their  wont,  never."  A 
tear  glistened  in  the  teacher's  eye. 

"One  morning  a  gentle  knock  sounded  on 
the  school  room  door,  just  such  a  knock  as 
ushered  in  the  children  that  first  day,  and, 
strangely  enough,  I  thought  of  Jimmy  and 
his  brother  before  opening  the  door.  In 
stepped  the  brother  alone.  He  stood  before 
me  with  clean  face,  but  his  countenance 
was  peaked  and  thin,  very  thin.  'Teachah,' 
he  said,  'Jimmy  wants  yer  ter  come  an'  see 
him.' 

"  'Why  did  he  not  come  with  you?" 

"  'He  can't  come.    He's  dead.' 

"Could  any  blow  have  crushed  more  di- 
rectly on  my  heart?  I  stood  stupefied.  'Tell 
me  about  it,  child.' 

"  'Jim  took  the  fever  the  nex'  day  after 
you  told  him  'bout  heaven.  He  died  this 
mornin'.  But  he  knowed  he  war  goin'  ter 
die,  an'  he  said  ter  me,  "Brothah,  I  wants 
ter  go  ter  heaven,  whar  thar  ain't  no  dirt, 
ner  fights,  ner  whiskey.  Take  the  quartan 
the  teachah  giv  us  back,  an'  buy  soap  with 
it  an'  scrub  the  shanty  floah  an'  my  duds, 
an'  wash  me  clean,  fer  I  may  die  sudden." 
An'  I  did,  teachah,  an'  the  good  doctor 
brought  Jim  some  fruit  and  some  goodies, 
but  'twant  no  use. 

"  'He  war  awful  hungry  all  his  life,  but 
when  the  goodies  come,  it  war  too  late,  and 
he  couldn't  eat.  He  jest  laid  still  an'  fing- 
ered the  orange  an'  then  handed  et  to  me. 
"Eat  et,  Johnny  an'  let  me  see  yer  eat  et." 
I  did,  teachah.  Thar  warn't  no  one  in  the 
room  but  Jim'n  me,  an'  he  laid  still  an' 
smiled  es  pleasant  like  es  ef  he  had  eaten  et 
himself.  This  mornin'  Jim  sed,  sed  he, 
"Brothah,  wash  me  clean  an'  put  the  sheet 
on  the  bed."  We  hain't  but  one  sheet, 
teachah.  An'  then  he  said.  "I  wants  a 
clean  face,  fer  I'm  goin'  ter  try  an'  git  inter 
heaven,  brothah,  an'  when  I'm  dead,  tuck 
the  clean  sheet  close  'bout  me,  an'  comb 
my  hair,  an'  then  go  fer  the  teachah.  Tell 
him  ter  come  an'  see  how  clean  I  am  in  the 
new  clean  sheet,  an'  ax  him  ef  he  thinks 
I'll  git  inter  heaven."  ' 

"The  child  stopped.  I  could  not  speak. 
He  mistook  my  emotion  for  a  denial  of  his 
request. 

"  'Please,  teachah.  You  told  Jimmy  how 
ter  get  ter  heaven,  an'  he  war  clean  when 
he  died.    Won't  you  come  an'  see  him?'  " 

Professor  Drake  covered  his  face  with  his 
hands.  More  than  one  rough  face  about 
that  Stringtown  grocery  stove  was  tear- 
streaked. 


October  31,  1901 


THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


1401 


Ta.mma.ny  Charity, 

A  writer  in  Leslie's  Monthly  lays  stress 
upon  one  bulwark  of  Tammany  that  re- 
formers often  lose  sight  of. 

Annually  it  has  been  the  custom  for  the 
present  Chief  to  arise  at  a  meeting  of  the 
executive  committee  and  ask  Treasurer  John 
McQuade:  "How  much  money  remains 
from  the  last  campaign?" 

"Oh,  about  $50,000,  I  guess,"  may  be  the 
reply. 

"Well,  then,  I  move  that  $20,000  be  do- 
nated to  the  poor  of  the  city,  and  a  similar 
sum  for  the  Cuban  war  sufferers,"  says  the 
Chief.  "I  guess  we  can  worry  along  on 
the  other  $10,000." 

Nor  are  folks  permitted  to  forget  such 
gifts  as  this.  Workers  have  been  repeat- 
edly subjected  to  rebuffs  from  recipients  of 
Tammany  bounty.  Stepping  into  a  "doub- 
le-decker" tenement  one  day,  the  Republi- 
can women  started  to  argue  with  a  number 
of  the  female  occupants  about  the  virtues 
of  the  candidates  whose  cause  they  es- 
poused, and  the  good  government  they 
would  be  sure  to  give,  were  they  elected. 

A  strapping  mother  of  twelve  children — 
four  of  them  voters— listened  respectfully 
to  the  eloquence  of  the  visitors.  When 
they  had  finished,  she  placed  her  hands  on 
her  hips  and  retorted:  "Sure  and  phwat 
you  say  about  Gineral  Tracy  being  a  good 
man  may  be  true.  I  dunno.  But  will  he 
give  me  four  boys  jobs?  Will  he  take  care 
of  the  old  man  when  he  is  sick?  Will  he 
give  me  and  the  brats  an  excoorsion  every 
summer  and  a  turkey  dinner  every  winter? 
That's  what  Tammany  does  fer  me,  and 
that's  why  the  old  man  and  me  boys  vote 
the  ticket  straight." 

A    Critic  Disarmed. 

How  often  it  is  that  the  acrimony  disap- 
pears from  literary  and  theological  discus- 
sions when  the  parties  see  each  other  face 
to  face.  A  writer  in  the  Era  cites  a  case 
which  illustrates  the  principle.     He  says : 

Let  me  tell  an  anecdote  in  point.  It 
concerns  a  friend  of  mine  own — now  with 
God.  We  will  call  him  Smithers.  He  was 
a  lawyer  by  profession,  with  literary  aspi- 
rations and  some  literary  abilities.  He 
possessed  a  nice  little  vein  of  satire.  He 
wrote  "slashing"  reviews  of  books  for  a 
critical  paper.  They  were  readable  and, 
being  published  in  a  journal  of  some  cir- 
culation, they  were  read.  Suddenly  he 
ceased  writing.  One  day  I  met  him  and 
chaffed  him  about  the  presumptive  increase 
of  legal  practice  which  had  snatched  a 
Jeffrey  from  literature  to  bestow  him  on 
the  bar. 

"Nay,"  said  Smithers,  "you  are  mis- 
taken. My  leisure  is  still,  alas!  not  brief 
but  briefless.  I  am  doing  little  in  the  way 
of  law  and  less  in  the  way  of  literature. 
As  to  the  latter,  I  made  an  irreparable 
mistake.  I  was  beginning  to  be  known, 
authors  and  publishers  respected  and  feared 
my  opinions.  Then,  in  an  evil  hour,  I  ac- 
cepted an  introduction  that  landed  me  into 
literary  society." 

"I  should  have  thought  you  would  find 
that  helpful,"  said  I. 

"Ah,  little  you  know  about  it!  Why, 
man,  I  got  to  know  authors  personally.  I 
liked  many  of  them.  I  was  invited  to  their 
houses.  I  invited  them  to  mine.  How 
could  I  go  on  abusing  their  works  in  print, 
even  if    their  works  deserved  abuse?    If 


Jones'  last  novel  was  poor,  how  could  I  say 
so  when  I  knew  that  Jones  was  poor,  too, 
and  saw  the  trembling  eagerness  with 
which  he  looked  forward  to  the  notices  of 
the  press,  the  hopes  he  had  built  upon  their 
favorable  verdict?  I  put  myself  in  his 
place.  I  sympathized  with  him,  I  began  to 
scan  the  notices  myself,  and  to  thrill  with 
joy  when  I  found  them  favorable.  Then 
there's  poor  little  Miss  Smith.  Her  books 
are  beneath  contempt,  but  she  is  worthy  of 
all  admiration.  She  supports  her  mother 
by  her  pen.  I  remember  I  once  wrote  what 
I  thought  was  a  very  brilliant  criticism  of 
one  of  her  poor  little  books.  How  it  must 
have  stung  her!  I  can  see  all  her  sensitive 
little  frame  writhing  under  those  brutal 
gibes.  It  makes  me  feel  like  a  cur.  I  would 
rather  cut  off  my  right  hand  than  inflict 
any  more  pain  of  this  sort  upon  the  fee- 
blest creature  that  holds  a  pen." 

Smithers  was  unduly  sensitive,  perhaps, 
But  I  fancy  that  all  newspaper  or  maga- 
zine critics  know  this  feeling  in  some  de- 
gree. They  shrink  from  meeting  their  vic- 
tims face  to  face  even  if  the  victim,  in  the 
eye  of  law  and  equity,  deserved  his  sen- 
tence. 

Making  a  Bad  Matter  Worse. 

To  those  women — presumably  few  in  these 
advanced  days — who  find  it  difficult  during 
certain  elections  to  detect  an  appreciable 
difference  between  the  views  and  promises 
on  either  side,  we  offer  the  guidance  of 
"Mrs.  Green,"  an  imaginary  Englishwoman 
of  considerable  shrewdness. 

On  one  memorable  occasion  she  was  ap- 
proached by  a  canvasser  for  the  Liberals, 
to  whom  she  gave  her  reason  for  remaining 
stanch  to  the  Conservative  party.  Said 
she: 

"It's  safer  on  the  face  of  it — an'  I  speaks 
for  Green,  as  thinks  wi'  me  in  seen  things 
— for  to  let  'em  stop  as  'as  made  their  mis- 
takes an'  sees  'em." 

Here  the  canvasser  attempted  to  speak, 
but  Mrs.  Green  raised  her  hand  with  a  ter- 
minative  flourish. 

"You  needn't  tell  me  as  'ow  you  won't 
make  the  same  mistakes!"  said  she.  "I 
knows  you  won't.  You'll  make  new  ones, 
an'  probably  wuss." 

Words  of  greater  American  significance 
may  be  substituted  for  Conservative  and 
Liberal  without  destroying  the  force  of 
Mrs.  Green's  piquant  reasoning. 


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Just  one 

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from  using  PEARL- 
INE.      They  think. 
it  it   acts  on 
dirtsostrong-j 
ly,    it    must 
hurt    the 
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and  rubbing 
act   on    dirt, 
and  the  fabric 
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The  Author  to  the   Editor. 

(A  printed  circular  to  be  sent  on  the  re- 
turn of  a  manuscript.) 

The  author  regrets  the  editor's  inability 
to  appreciate  a  Truly  Good  Thing. 

The  rejection  of  a  manuscript,  however, 
does  not  necessarily  imply  that  the  editor  is 
lacking  in  merit,  but  merely  that  he  is  lack- 
ing in  judgment, 

As  many  thousand  manuscripts  are  re- 
turned to  him  annually,  the  author  cannot 
enter  into  correspondence  with  each  editor 
personally  concerning  the  deficiencies  of 
his  taste.  Nor  can  the  author  give  his 
reasons  for  considering  the  editor  blind  to 
the  best  interests  of  the  magazine. 

Because,  as  an  editor,  he  does  not  meet 
thejpresent  requirements  of  the  author,  does 
not  argue  that  he  would  not  be  successful 
elsewhere  in  some  other  position.  He  might 
make  an  excellent  dry-goods  clerk,  or  an 
entirely  satisfactory  coal  stoker. 
(Signed)  The  Author 

(Per  himself). 
— Life. 

What  He  Wanted.  After  All. 

"Kind  hearts  are  more  than  coronets." 
The  visit  of  the  Duke  and  Duchess  of  York 
to  Australia  has  furnished  a  touching  inci- 
dent, an  account  of  which  we  find  in  The 
Presbyterian." 

The  duchess  called  at  the  Sydney  hospital 
incognita,  and  went  through  the  wards.  On 
one  of  the  beds  lay  a  little  boy.  The  duch- 
ess halted  there  and  asked  the  patient  what 
was  wrong.  The  reply  came,  "I've  broke 
my  leg."  Her  royal  highness  wished  to 
know  how  the  accident  came  about.  It  was 
all  very  simple  and  boy  like.  "I  fell  off  a 
fence  trying  to  see  the  duchess,  and  I  never 
saw  her,  after  all!" 

A  pretty  little  situation  truly!  The 
Duchess  of  York  immediately  told  the  boy 
who  she  was,  and  said,  "You  can  see  me 
now  all  to  yourself."  That  boy  wasn't  sor- 
ry he  fell  off  the  fence. 

Ladies  With  Superfluous  Hair 

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hair  so  that  it  will  never  grow  again.  The 
remedy  is  always  effective  and  is  absolutely 
harmless.  Its  action  is  marvelous  and  failure 
is  impossible.  It  is  unlike  other  preparations 
which  give  but  temporary  relief  and  do  not 
kill  the  root  of  the  hair.  It  will  pay  you  to 
send  for  free  booklet  if  afflicted  with  superflu- 
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J  402 


THE  CHRISTIAN  EVANGELIST 


October  31,  1901 


Wit  and  Wisdom  From  New    Books.      Gardening    Under    Colored     Glatss. 


The  following  modern  aphorisms  have 
been  gleaned  from  some  of  the  new  books 
•which  are  now  on  the  market,  by  the  Era : 

Children  are  like  jam;  all  very  well  in 
the  proper  place,  but  you  can't  stand  them 
all  over  the  shop. — The  Wouldbegoods. 

All  women  fear  and  suspect  irony  when 
they  are  able  to  recognize  it. — The  Serious 
Wooing. 

"A  man,  Philpofcts,  is  never  beaten,  till 
he  has  said  in  his  heart,  'I  am  beaten.'  " — 
Sir  Christopher. 

The  whole  affair  was  eminently  unsatis- 
factory, yet  so  little  might  have  made  it 
perfect ;  but  that  is  the  tragedy  of  many 
things. — A  Woman  Alone. 

Women  often  allow  their  fear  for  those 
they  are  deeply  interested  in  to  run  away 
with  their  judgment. — The  King's  Messen- 
ger. 

The  biding  in  the  world  and  the  leaving 
of  it  are  both  tiresome  enough  at  times. — 
The   Seven  Houses. 

Dogs  scent  danger  sooner  than  men,  and 
their  fidelity  is  more  reliable. — The  King's 
Messenger. 

The  attempt  to  produce  ideas  by  rubbing 
pen  and  paper  together  is  much  like  trying 
to  evoke  fire  from  the  friction  of  a  couple 
of  sticks;  it  is  a  thing  not  entirely  impossi- 
ble, but  it  is  always  a  tedious  and  gener- 
ally an  ineffectual  process. — Talks  on  Writ- 
ing English. 

One  way  or  other,  belief  is  a  frightful 
thing.  It  assassinates  everything  except 
itself. — Temple  House. 

She  learned  how  brutal  a  man  who  is  not 
ashamed  of  himself  can  be. — The  Night- 
Hawk. 

There  never  was  are  public  or  a  democracy 
so  elemental,  so  pure,  as  this  one  of  letters. 
It  is  always  the  best  man  that  wins,  and  he 
wins  or  loses  by  his  own  acts. — American 
Authors  and  Their  Homes. 

Hope  lives  where  sky  and  sea  meet. — 
Temple  House. 

The  price  of  existence  with  some  people 
must  be  an  eternal  silence. — Two  Men. 

Schoolbooks  are  implements,  but  they 
don't  teach  in  school  how  the  implements 
are  to  be  used  in  one's  business.—  Foma 
Gordyeeff. 

Yankees  rush  in  where  angels  fear  to 
tread. — Two  Men. 

Nature  shows  us  the  beautiful  while  she 
conceals  the  interior.  We  do  not  see  the 
roots  of  her  roses  and  she  hides  from  us  her 
skeletons. — The  Morgesons. 

The  world's  a-dyin'  o'  clo's.  Perlitical 
ambition,  serciety  ambition,  this  world's 
fashion — what  is  it  all,  I  ask  ye,  but  clo's? 
—Flood  Tide. 

"War  should  support  war."  So,  if  for 
policy  or  principle  it  be  wise  to  let  men 
murder,  then,  for  his  individual  and  private 
gratification,  why  not  let  him  be  also  a 
thief?— With  "Bobs"  and  Kruger. 

You  don't  know  the  ferocity  of  a  dull 
woman  under  a  grievance. — The  Serious 
Wooing. 

You  cannot  paddle  in  sin  and  go  with 
white  feet  before  the  throne  of  God. — Kara- 
dac,  Count  of  Gersay. 

The  wrong  road  never  yet  led  to  the  right 
place. — Karadac,  Count  of  Gersay. 


Radiculture  is  the  name  which  the  as- 
tronomer, M.  Camille  Flammarion,  has 
given  to  the  branch  of  physical  research 
suggested  by  his  experiments  with  plant- 
growing  in  colored  light,  says  a  writer  in 
Pearson's  Magazine.  The  astronomer  erect- 
ed four  small  green-houses  in  the  grounds 
of  the  Observatory  of  Juvisy,  glazed  red, 
green,  blue,  white,  respectively.  In  these 
he  put  seedlings  of  uniform  age  and  devel- 
opment of  the  sensitive  plant  (mimosa), 
and  left  them  to  grow  for  three  months, 
with  these  results :  The  plants  in  the  or- 
dinary conservatory  had  grown  in  a  nor- 
mal manner,  and  had  attained  a  height  of 
nearly  four  inches. 

Those  in  the  blue  glass  house  had  not 
made  the  slightest  improvement;  they  were 
precisely  as  they  had  been  planted  three 
months  before ;  in  fact,  they  can  best  be 
described  as  plants  in  a  trance.  They  were 
alive  and  seemingly  quite  healthy,  but  ab- 
solutely undeveloped;  as  they  had  been 
planted  so  they  all  remained;  to  all  ap- 
pearance they  might  have  fallen  asleep  on 
the  day  of  their  entry  into  blueness,  and 
never  have  awakened  to  set  about  grow- 
ing. 

In  the  green  glass  house  the  plants  had 
shown  a  large  amount  of  energy  and  had 
pushed  up  to  a  height  half  as  great  again 
as  that  attained  by  those  in  the  ordinary 
conservatory.  There  was  no  doubt  that 
the  atmosphere  of  green  had  stimulated 
their  growth  upward,  though  they  were  not 
so  well  developed  or  so  bushy  as  the  others. 

But  it  was  in  the  red  glass  house  that  the 
most  striking  results  were  apparent.  In 
this  the  seedlings  had  simply  leaped  into 
stature ;  they  were  four  times  as  tall  as 
their  contemporaries  of  normal  growth, 
and  they  were  actually  more  than  fifteen 
times  the  size  of  the  little  plants  which  had 
slept  in  the  blue  light.  Moreover,  they 
alone  of  all  the  seedlings  had  flowered. 

When  he  faced  the  magistrate  in  the 
central  police  court  the  other  day  morning, 
it  didn't  require  a  rich  brogue  to  indicate 
hisancestry.  The  remnants  of  a  fighting 
Sunday  jag  had  left  him  very  loquacious. 

"What  is  your  name?"  asked  the  magis- 
trate. 

"Michael  O'Halloran,"  was  the  reply. 

"What  is  your  occupation?" 

"Oi'm  a  sailor." 

The  magistrate  looked  incredulous. 

"I  don't  believe  you  ever  saw  a  ship,"  he 
said. 

"Didn't  Oi,  thin,"  said  the  prisoner. 
"An'  phwat  do  yiz  t'ink  Oi  cum  over  in,  a 
hack?" 

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The  Value  Of  Charcoal. 


Few  People  Krvow  How  Vsefvil  it  Is  ir\  Pre- 
serving  HeaJtH  and  Beauty. 

Nearly  everybody  knows  that  charcoal  is  the  safest 
and  most  efficient  disinfectant  and  purifier  in  na- 
ture, but  few  realize  its  value  when  taken  into  the 
human  system  for  the  same  cleansing  purpose. 

Charcoal  is  a  remedy  that  the  more  you  take  of  it 
the  better;  it  is  not  a  drug  at  all,  but  simply  absorbs 
the  gases  and  impurities  always  present  in  the 
stomach  and  intestines,  and  carries  them  out  of  the 
system. 

Charcoal  sweetens  the  breath  after  smoking, 
drinking,  or  after  eating  onions  or  other  odorous 
vegetables. 

Charcoal  effectually  clears  and  improves  the  com- 
plexion; it  whitens  the  teeth;  and  further  acts  as  a 
natural  and  eminently  safe  cathartic. 

It  absorbs  the  injurious  gases  which  collect  in  the 
stomach  and  bowels;  it  disinfects  the  mouth  and 
throat  from  the  poison  of  catarrh. 

All  druggists  sell  charcoal  in  one  form  or  another, 
but  probably  the  best  charcoal  and  the  most  for  the 
money  is  in  Stuart's  Absorbent  lozenges;  they  are 
composed  of  the  finest  powdered  Willow  charcoal, 
and  other  harmless  antiseptics,  in  tablet  form,  oi 
rather  in  the  form  of  large,  pleasant-tasting  lozen- 
ges, the  charcoal  being  mixed  with  honey. 

The  daily  use  of  these  lozenges  will  soon  tell  in  a 
much  improved  condition  of  the  general  health, better 
complexion,  sweeter  breath  and  purer  blood;  and 
the  beauty  of  it  is  that  no  harm  can  result  from  their 
continued  use,  but  on  the  contrary  great  benefit. 

A  Buffalo  physician,  in  speaking  of  the  benefits  of 
charcoal,  says:  "I  advise  Stuart's  Absorbent  I<oz- 
enges  to  all  patients  suffering  from  gas  in  stomach 
and  bowels,  and  to  clear  the  complexion  and  purify 
the  breath,  mouth  and  throat;  I  also  believe  the  liver 
is  greatly  benefited  by  the  daily  use  of  them;  they 
cost  but  twenty-five  cents  a  box  at  drug  stores,  and 
although  in  some  sense  a  patent  preparation,  yet  I 
believe  I  get  more  and  better  charcoal  in  Stuart1* 
Absorbent  I_ozenges  than  in  any  of  the  ordinary 
charcoal  tablets." 


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October  31,  1901 


THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


1403 


With    the     Children. 

J.  Breckenrlde©  Ellis. 


Advance  Society  Stories. 

Gaining  by  Losing,  by  Blanche  Greer, 
Akron,  O. — One  summer  morning  a  cry 
went  up  from  Nathan  Avenue,  New  York, 
"Run  from  the  street  for  your  lives!" 
Down  the  street  tore  a  pair  of  white  horses 
covered  with  sweat.  In  the  road  was  a  lit- 
tle child  not  four  years  old,  too  frightened 
to  move.  A  young  girl  cried,  "Will  no 
man  in  the  crowd  save  her?"  No  answer. 
"Then  I  will  save  the  child!"  Then  this 
heroine  of  fifteen  years  rushed  forward. 
She  stumbled  and  fell,  breaking  her  right 
arm.  A  moment  she  lay,  then  crawled  to 
the  baby  and  dragged  her  with  her  well 
arm  out  of  danger.  Then  she  fell  to  the 
ground  and  the  horses  were  almost  upon 
her.  But  a  man  suddenly  rushed  from  the 
crowd  and  carried  her  out  of  danger.  As 
he  placed  her  insensible  form  upon  the 
curbing,  his  eyes  fell  upon  the  rescued 
baby  and  he  cried,  "Ruth!"  It  was  his 
daughter  whom  he  had  left  in  charge  of  his 
coachman  while  he  was  making  purchases 
in  the  store.  As  he  explained  this  to  the 
crowd,  the  heroine  of  fifteen  had  been 
carried  to  a  hospital.  Five  weeks  she  lay 
a  victim  of  brain  fever.  When  she  recov- 
ered, she  found  the  father  of  the  little  one 
standing  beside  her  bed.  He  took  her 
hand  and  said,  "May  I  know  the  name  of 
the  girl  who  saved  my  daughter's  life?" 
"My  name  is  Elsie  Bryan."  "What! 
Elsie  Bryan?  Where  do  you  live?  Where 
is  your  father  and  mother?"  "I  stay  at 
Madame  La  Rue's  sewing  establishment. 
My  father,  mother  and  sister  were  all 
drowned  when  the  Maid  o'  the  Mist  went 
down."  The  man  looked  at  her  intently 
and  cried,  "Thank  God!  The  child  you 
saved  is  your  sister;  I  am  your  father! 
The  Maid  0'  the  Mist  did  go  down  and 
your  mother  was  drowned."  And  with 
that  he  put  his  head  beside  hers  on  the  pil- 
low, sobbing  and  thanking  God.  When 
Elsie  recovered,  she  went  with  her  father 
and  sister  back  to  Bryan  Manor,  England, 
and  as  some  stories  end,  they  lived  happily 
ever  after. 

A  Fable,  by  Katherine  Keith. — One 
day  a  fox  and  a  wolf  went  walking.  By 
noon  they  were  quite  hungry.  "What  can 
we  get  to  eat?"  said  the  wolf;  "I  am 
ravenous!"  "We  will  see  if  we  can  find 
anything,"  answered  the  fox.  When  they 
had  gone  a  little  farther  they  came  to  a  fat 
sheep,  apparently  just  killed.  The  wolf 
immediately  pounced  upon  it.  The  fox  at- 
tempted to  eat  with  him,  but  was  driven 
off.  So  Reynard  left,  and  running  down  a 
rabbit,  made  a  nice  meal  of  him.  When 
the  fox  went  home,  he  had  gone  about  half 
way  when  he  saw  his  friend  the  wolf  lyiDg, 
as  he  supposed,  asleep.  On  going  up,  he 
saw  that  the  wolf  was  dead !  In  a  minute 
the  crafty  fox  understood.  The  sheep 
which  the  wolf  had  eaten  had  been  poisoned 
by  some  men,  then  put  out,  to  get  rid  of 
the  coyotes  which  were  very  troublesome. 
When  at  last  the  fox  reached  home,  he 
related  all  to  his  wife  and  children,  giving 
them  some  good  advice.  He  ended  with, 
"Never  be  greedy,  or  you  will  surely  rue 
it." 

Maude  Seelinger,  Butler,  Mo.;  "Please, 
please  don't  stop  your  stories  for  the  stories 
of  us  members.    I'm  sure  we  have  enough 


compositions  to  contend  with  in  school, — 
and  just  to  think  of  filling  our  one  wee 
page  with  them!  I  wish  'Pete'  had  just 
gone  on  all  my  life,  but  no  further,  for  I 
would  want  to  know  how  it  ended." 

Mary  Emily  Day,  Sparta,  Mo.;  "We 
walk  about  3  miles  to  school.  On  our  way 
we  pass  a  large  spring;  then  an  Angora 
goat  rancb,  where  we  often  see  500  out 
grazing, — they  have  long,  curly  white 
fleece,  they  are  a  beautiful  sight;  then  we 
cross  the  railroad  to  a  little  store  and  post 
office  where  we  mail  our  letters;  on  down  a 
hill  to  a  cave  about  half  a  mile  long.  Last 
week  the  school  went  to  the  cave  at  noon, 
and  the  bravest  of  us  went  through  three 
small  halls  into  large  rooms  and  other 
round  rooms  with  large  columns  and  sta- 
lactites. I,  too,  am  preparing  for  the  fun 
in  store  for  us  girls  who  are  preparing  to 
be  teachers.  My  father,  mother,  grand- 
mother, great -great- grandmother  Johnson, 
taught  school  back  in  Nova  Scotia.  Many 
of  my  aunts  and  cousins  have  taught 
school,  also."  (This  is  certainly  a  very  in- 
structive family ! ) 

Norah  Boyer,  Morrellton,  Mo.;  "Isn't  it 
queer  that  so  many  join  this  society  and 
so  few  ever  reach  the  honor  list!  I  wish 
all  would  write  to  me  Nov.  15  and  tell  me 
about  their  homes  and  send  me  their  pic- 
tures. I  think  it  absurd  for  any  one  to 
think  you  an  old  bachelor.  You  know  too 
much  about  children  for  that.  Old  bache- 
lors don't  like  children,  and  I'm  sure  you 
do." 

Margaret  E,  Sturges,  Chillicothe,  Mo.; 
"Well,  here  is  another  letter  from  the  little 
girl  in  the  lonely  plains  of  northwest  Mis- 
souri (quoting  you).  It  is  rather  lonely 
here,  sometimes,  but  not  very  plain.  Your 
new  story  is  going  to  be  very  good,  but  I 
don't  like  it  near  so  well  as  I  did  'Pete.'  " 
(Thank  you  for  dropping  out  this  little  en- 
couragement in  the  course  of  your  re- 
marks.) "I  correspond  with  Madge  Mas- 
ters, Ozark,  Ark.;  her  letters  are  splendid. 
I  am  glad  you  had  a  good  time  last  summer, 
but  you  know  I  am  rather  surprised  that 
you  did  not  break  anything."  (Well,  I 
was,  myself ;  but  I  got  home  with  a  little 
change  left.)  "Some  one  said  they  do  not 
believe  you  are  a  bachelor  because  you  like 
children.  I  know  plenty  of  bachelors  who 
like  children  but  they  are  not  at  an  ad- 
vanced stage  of  bachelordom.  I  think  you 
are  among  the  class,  but  of  course  we  may 
all  be  mistaken."  (I  wonder  if  this  would 
not  make  a  good  guessing  contest,  a  gold 
medal  for  the  best  guess,  namely:  Am  I 
Married?  If  Not,  WHY  Not? )  "I  am  not 
going  to  send  you  a  stamp  this  time." 
(And  I  am  very  sorry  of  it.)  Lelia  R. 
Tiede,  Sedalia,  Mo.;  "I  would  like  to  join 
the  Av.  S.,  but  do  not  know  the  particu- 
lars, if  there  are  any  particulars."  (There 
are  several  particulars.)  "I  am  12  and  in 
the  7th  grade.  If  you  will  please  write  and 
tell  me  what  I  do  not  understand — "  (A 
stamp!  A  stamp!)  Francesca  B.  Taylor, 
Bay  City,  Tex.;  "Are  we  to  keep  the  rules 
8  or  12  weeks  before  reaching  the  honor 
list?  Sometimes  the  Christian -Evange- 
list says  one,  then  the  other."  (12  weeks.' 
The  Evangelist  had  better  do  better  after  t 
this!)  "I  like  the  new  story  very  much  but 
I  don't  see  how  it  can  equal  'Pete.'  "  (Well, 
had  I  better  just  quit  and  throw  out  my 
ink?)  "I  am  reading  Pickwick  Papers; 
it  surely  is  funny !  I  like  Dickens  so  much. 
Keeping  the   rules,   I    have    read    Scott's 


the  fire, 
or 

ice  cold 
from  the  half  shell, 
oysters  are 
with 


trzi:i%B 


A  n  Oyster  Cracker 
With  a  taste  to  it. 


Crisp  and 

flaky,  \ 
a,  savor 
of  salt. 


complete  poems  and  Longfellow's  complete 
poems;  I  have  just  begun  Tennyson.  I 
am  very  sorry  for  Mrs.  Dever  and  Gerald. 
When  I  read  of  Dr.  Dever's  death,  I  felt 
like  some  very  dear  friend  had  died.  I  am 
reading  the  Bible  through  for  the  third 
time.  Who  is  your  favorite  apostle?  John 
is  mine  and  the  14th  chapter  of  John,  my 
favorite  chapter.  We  have  a  Sunshine  So- 
ciety here  of  about  25  members."  (I  be- 
lieve John  is  my  favorite  apostle,  too,  but  I 
consider  it  pretty  hard  to  get  ahead  of 
Peter.  Peter  was  always  making  mistakes, 
you  know,  and  another  good  thing  about 
him  was  his  being  always  ready  to  go  into 
new  enterprises.  He  was  even  willing  to 
try  to  walk  on  the  sea  when  the  others  just 
sat  in  the  boat  afraid  to  say  anything.) 
Blanche  Greer,  609  Yale  Ex.,  Akron,  O.; 
"I  would  like  very  much  to  have  Katherine 
Keith  write  to  me;  she  is  just  my  age,  and 
I  hope  she  will  write,  for  I  love  her  already 
and  it  would  cheer  me  up  so  much.  My 
sister  died  Monday;  she  was  twenty-three. 
She  was  my  Sunday-school  teacher  and  it 
seems  so  lonely  without  her.  My  favorite 
books:  Ivanhoe,  Dream  Life,  Uncle  Tom's 
Cabin,  etc.  I  like  you  because  you  are  so 
full  of  fun  and  because  you  are  a  bache- 
lor." (Honor  List  next  time.  You  can  see 
for  yourself  that  there  is  no  room  for  it 
here.) 

"She's  a  very  busy  woman,  she  says." 

"So  she  is."' 

"What  business  is  she  in?" 

"Everybody's." 


1404 


THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


October  31,  19c  1 


Hour  of  Prayer. 

Fra^nk  G.  Tyrrell. 


Suffering  and  Glorifica.lion.* 

Text:— ADd  if  children,  then  heirs;  heirs  of 
God,  and  joint  heirs  with  Christ;  if  so  be 
that  we  suffer  with  Him,  that  we  may  be 
also  glorified  with  Him.  For  I  reckon  that 
the  sufferings  of  this  present  time  are  not 
worthy  to  be  compared  with  the  glory 
which  shall  be  revealed  to  us  ward.— Rom. 
8:17, 18. 

This  lesson  is  hard.  We  shrink  from  pain, 
eveD  when  we  know  and  are  assured,  by  the 
Word  of  God,  and  the  experience  of  all  ages, 
that  it  brings  purity  and  peace.  We  look 
longingly  ■  into  the  land  of  light,  but  start 
back  from  the  portals  of  suffering  which 
alone  lead  thither.  And  yet  we  must  accept 
the  declaration  of  Tennyson,  when  he  says, 

"Life  is  not  like  idle  ore, 
But  iron  dug  from  central  gloom, 
And  heated  now  with  burning  fears, 
And  dipt  in  baths  of  hissing  tears, 
And  battered  with  the  shocks  of  doom, 
To  shape  and  use." 

A  Necessa.ry   Condition,. 

Suffering  is  not  arbitrarily  imposed;  it  is 
natural  and  necessary,  in  order  to  glorifica- 
tion. The  proverbial  wisdom  of  this  world 
teaches  us  that  out  of  nothing, nothing  comes. 
We  must  sow,  if  we  would  reap;  we  must 
risk,  if  we  would  gain;  we  must  venture,  if  we 
would  have  Both  Old  and  New  Testament 
writers  teach  the  same  great  truth,  and  the 
experience  of  God's  children  in  all  ages  cor- 
roborates it. 

It  follows,  therefore,  that  the  soul  should 
not  shrink  from  pain  and  sorrow;  nor  look 
upon  affliction  as  the  fore-runner  of  disaster 
and  loss,  but  the  hand-maid  of  everlasting 
gain.  It  is  unwise  and  unwholesome  to  mac- 
erate the  body,  to  inflict  self-tortures,  hoping 
thus  to  gain  the  divine  favor;  but  when  suf- 
fering is  divinely  sent,  when  it  comes  from 
the  chastening  hand  of  our  Heavenly  Father, 
then  it  is  to  be  borne  not  simply  in  a  spirit  of 
resignation,  but  of  gratitude,  for  it  is  prepar- 
ing the  triumphant  sufferer  for  greater  glory. 
Deep  furrows  promise  an  abundant  harvest. 

Many   Tribvila^tions. 

The  apostle  Paul,  himself  an  illustrious 
example  of  patient  suffering,  goes  forth  to 
confirm  the  disciples,  and  advise  them  that 
"through  many  tribulations  we  must  eater 
into  the  kingdom  of  God."  Only  a  short 
time  before,  he  had  been  stoned,  and  left  for 
dead.  There  is  a  picture  in  the  word  "tribu- 
lations," it  reminds  us  of  the  old  tribulum  or 
threshing  instrument,  with  which  the  grain 
was  beaten,  and  shelled  out.  In  a  similar 
manner  the  soul  must  be  beaten  and  buffeted. 
The  vexations,  cares,  griefs,  persecutions, 
misrepresentations  and  betrayals  from  which 
the  saints  suffer  to-day,  are  parts  of  these 
"many  tribulations."  The  wheat  cannot  lie 
forever  in  the  sheaf;  the  only  way  to  separate 
it  is  to  beat  it. 

We  shall  gain  in  patience  and  self-possession 
when  we  learn  that  while  belief  in  Christ  is 
indispensable,  that  is  not  all.  As  Paul  tells 
the  Philippians,  it  is  for  us  "not  only  to 
believe  on  Him,  but  also  to  suffer  in  His  be- 
half." That  last  phrase  takes  the  sting  out 
of  our  pain:  "in  His  behalf."  If  we  have  any- 
thing like  an  adequate  conception  of  the  debt 
we  owe  to  Christ,  then  suffering  in  His  behalf 
will  not  only  be  borne,  it  will  be  borne  gladly. 
Then  let  us  hail  sorrow  as  a  friend.  Let  us 
no  longer  try  to  comfort  ourselves  or  others 
by  saying  that  grief  soon  passes   away. 

No  Comparison. 
The  apostle  says,  "I  reckon."  Evidently 
he  has  made  a  close  mathematical  calculation. 
He  has  cast  up  accounts,  and  struck  a  balance. 
And  his  inspired  verdict  is,  "The  sufferings 
of  this  present  time  are  not  worthy  to  be  com- 
pared with  the  glory   which  shall  be  revealed 


*Prayer-meeting  topic  for       v.  6. 


THE  AKR.ON  ROVTE. 

TKrovigK    Passenger    S     vice   to    Buffalo 

for  Pan-Am.erlca.rt  Exposition. 

©The  opening  of  the  Pan-American  Buffalo 
Line — "Akron  Route" — May  5th  establishes 
a  new  outlet  from  the  West  and  Southwest 
to  Chautauqua  Lake,  Buffalo,  Niagara  Falls 
and  St.  Lawrence  River  and  Canada  resorts 
It  also  opens  a  new  tourist  route  via  Buffalo 
and  the  Niagara  frontier  to  New  York  and 
the  East. 

Schedules  for  the  new  route  are  out,  and 
their  arrangement  indicates  passengers  over 
it  are  to  have  enjoyable  trips  to  and  from  the 
Pan-American  Exposition. 

The  service  from  St.  Louis  for  Pan-American 
Exposition  visitors  from  that  gateway  and 
the  West  and  Southwest  includes  two  daily 
trains  in  both  directions.  The  Pan-American 
Express  leaves  St.  Louis  Union  Station  at 
8:44  a.  m.,  arrives  Buffalo  8:15  next  morning. 
This  train  has  sleeping  car  on  which  passen- 
gers may  go  from  St.  Louis  to  Chautauqua 
Lake  and  Buffalo  without  change.  The 
Buffalo  Express  leaves  St.  Louis  at  8:15  p.  m. 
with  sleeping  car  from  St.  Louis  to  Columbus 
and  from  Columbus  through  to  Chautauqua 
Lake  and  Buffalo,  arriving  at  latter  point  at 
12:50  midnight.  Passengers  occupying  sleep- 
ing car  may  remain  in  their  berths  until  7:00 
a.  m.  Returning  trains  leave  Buffalo  daily 
at  1:00  p.  m.,  arrive  St.  Louis  at  noon  next 
day;  leave  Buffalo  6:30  p.  m.,  arrive  St.  Louis 
6:40  next  evening. 

Information  about  fares  to  Buffalo,  Niag- 
ara Falls  and  beyond,  stop-over  privileges  at 
Buffalo  and  other  details  may  be  ascertained 
by  communicating  with  J.  M.  Chbsbeough, 
A.  G.  P.  Agt.,  St.  Louis. 


to  us- ward."  They  are  not  to  be  compared, 
in  point  of  duration.  These  light  afflictions 
are  but  for  a  moment.  Beyond  them,  beyond 
the  grave,  there  stretches  eternity,  like  a  sea 
of  glass,  laving  isles  of  light  and  continents  of 
blessedness.  Neither  are  they  to  be  com- 
pared in  intensity.  A  sensitive  physical 
organization  may  seem  to  be  easily  subject 
to  the  empire  of  pain,  but  the  sharpest  pain 
dulls  mercifully  the  throbbing  sense.  Physi- 
cal anguish  may  be  and  often  is  lightly  borne. 
Many  a  martyr  stood  wrapped  in  flame  as  if 
in  a  garment.  Even  the  anguish  of  mind 
which  sometimes  assails  the  saints  of  earth 
cannot  long  a.ssert  itself;  thoughts  of  God, 
His  mercy,  compassion  and  power,  soon  take 
off  its  keen  edge. 

The  glory  yet  to  be  revealed  is  a  subject 
upon  which  we  can  think  but  feebly.  It 
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THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


1405 


S\irvday-ScHool. 

W.  F.    Kichardsorv. 


Israel  Oppressed  in  Egypt.* 

j  How  many  years  had  elapsed  since  Jacob 
;ame  with  his  household  into  the  land  of 
;£gypt  we  do  not  know.  The  common  opinion 

s  that  it  was  not  far  from  two  hundred  years, 
though  it  may  have  been  considerably  loDger. 
ifacob's  family  numbered  seventy,  besides  the 
family  of  Joseph.  Settled  in  the  fruitful  dis- 
trict of  Goshen,  in  the  northeastern  corner  of 
Egypt,  along  one  of  the  branches  of  the  Nile 
which  formed  the  Delta,  the  conditions  of  life 
were  favorable  to  the  health  and  vigor  of  the 
beople.  Following  the  shepherd  life,  they  es- 
caped in  large  measure  the  ills  which  affected 
|he  crowded  populations  of  the  cities  and  vil- 
lages. They  rapidly  grew,  therefore,  into  a 
ijreat  people,  their  increase  being  set  forth  by 
ihe  sacred  writer  in  a  series  of  expressions 
jvhich  approach  a  climax.  "The  children  of 
Israel  were  fruitful,  and  increased  abundantly, 
iind  multiplied,  and  waxed  exceeding  mighty: 
;md  the  land  was  filled'  with  them." 

Meanwhile,  Joseph  and  his  generation  had 
lied,  and  the  children  of  Israel  were  gradually 
losing  their  peculiar  religious  faith,  and  pos- 
sibly their  racial  identity.  A  few  more  cen- 
turies might  have  merged  them  into  the 
jSgyptian  nation,  and  their  special  mission  to 
life  world  been  lost.  Material  prosperity  and 
[:omfort  are  sometimes  hurtful  to  the  spiritual 
life,  and  God  may  have  suffered  hardships  to 
pe  imposed  upon  his  chosen  people,  as  the  only 
Way  to  revive  them  in  the  holy  ambitions 
Ivhich  had  animated  their  fathers.  At  any 
(•ate,  the  children  of  Israel  began  to  find  their 
jiome  in  Goshen  far  from  the  place  of  ease  and 
plenty  it  had  proven  in  the  time  of  Joseph. 
'Now  there  arose  a  new  king  over  Egypt, 
Which  knew  not  Joseph."  This  was  probably 
Iseti  I.,  under  whose  reign  the  "Hyksos,"  or 
! 'shepherd  kings,"  had  been  finally  expelled 
Irom  Egypt,  and  a  native  dynasty  again 
pstablished.  These  "shepherd  kings"  were 
Syrians,  who  had  subjugated  Egypt  many 
:enturies  before,  and  were  reigning  at  the  time 
3f  Joseph's  entrance  into  Egypt.  This  would 
iccount  for  the  favor  which  Joseph  and  his 
j!ather"s  family  experienced  at  the  hands  of 
jine  ruling  Pharaoh,  who  would  have  much  in 
pommon  with  the  Hebrews.  When  the  native 
|race  again  gained  the  supreme  power,  and 
Ishese  usurpers  were  driven  from  the  land,  it 
was  natural  that  the  Hebrews  should  feel  the 
(weight  of  their  displeasure. 

Seti  I.,  at  his  death,  left  the  kingdom  to  his 
son,  Rameses  II.,  whose  long  reign  of  sixty- 
Seven  years  covered  much  of  the  time  of  the 
oppression  of  the  Hebrew  people.  His  death 
occurred  about  the  time  of  Moses'  return  to 
Egypt  from  the  wilderness  of  Midian,  or  a 
little  sooner.  His  son,  Menephtah,  was  the 
Pharaoh  of  the  Exodus,  whose  hardening 
heart  brought  upon  his  people  such  fearful 
plagues.  Under  Seti  and  Rameses  the  He- 
brews endured  hardships  such  as  would  nat- 
urally tend  to  destroy  the  vigor,  crush  the 
spirits  and  banish  the  hopes  of  the  whole  na- 
tion. It  is  probable  that,  after  the  banish- 
ment of  the  "shepherd  kings,"  there  was  some 
movement  started  among  the  Hebrews  look- 
ing toward  a  return  to  their  own  country. 
Such  seems  to  have  been  the  fear  expressed  by 
the  king,  as  recorded  in  the  10th  verse  of  our 
lesson.  Nor  did  he  dare  to  permit  their  con- 
tinued rapid  growth  in  his  own  land,  lest 
their  strength  should  be  given  in  aid  of  some 
foreign  enemy,  such  as  was  ever  threatening 
Egypt  from  the  east.  He  must  contrive  some 
way  by  which,  while  they  should  remain  in 
the  land  to  serve  his  ambitious  purposes  as 
slaves,  they  should  cease  to  grow  in  numbers 
as  they  had  been  doing.  Like  Satan  in  his 
treatment  of  sinners,  he   will   not  consent  to 

•Lesson  for  Not.  10.    Exodus  1:1-14. 


liberate  them,  yet  makes  his  service  so  labori- 
ous as  to  crush,  if  possible,  their  very  lives. 

Human  life  was  of  little  account  to  ancient 
rulers.  Their  subjects  were  but  slaves,  and  to 
wear  out  and  kill  in  sorest  toil  uncounted 
thousands  was  a  mere  incident  in  their  royal 
lives.  The  kings  of  Egypt  were  perhaps  sin- 
ners above  all  others  in  this  regard.  Vast 
palaces,  huge  pyramids,  gigantic  images  and 
obelisks  covered  the  face  of  the  whole  land. 
Laboring  in  the  quarries,  dragging  the  huge 
sleds  on  which  rested  massive  stones,  drawing 
them  up  the  inclined  planes  by  means  of  which 
they  were  set  in  place — such  were  some  of  the 
hard  tasks  set  the  unfortunate  people  by  their 
royal  taskmaster.  Many  buildings  weremade 
of  sun  dried  brick,  and  the  manufacture  of 
these  entailed  great  hardships  upon  the  work- 
men. Pictures  are  frequent  upon  the  monu- 
ments of  Egypt  of  the  poor  slaves  at  work 
under  the  lash  of  the  overseer.  The  food  given 
the  laborers  was  poor  in  quality  and  little  in 
quantity,  and  thousands  starved,  or  sank 
under  their  burdens,  to  be  beaten  to  death  by 
their  cruel  masters. 

It  was  under  such  conditions  the  Hebrews 
now  found  themselves.  The  merciless  Rameses 
built  by  their  toil  the  store  cities  of  Fithom 
and  Raamses,  one  of  which  has  been  recently 
unearthed,  and  the  very  bricks  found  marked 
with  his  name.  Some  of  these  bricks  are  made 
with  straw,  and  some  without,  seeming  to  in- 
dicate that  they  are  the  very  ones  made  by  the 
hands  of  the  unfortunate  Israelites.  "But  the 
more  they  afflicted  them,  the  more  they  multi- 
plied and  grew."  God  had  not  forgotten  his 
people,  nor  broken  his  covenant.  Persecution 
never  yet  defeated  the  cause  of  truth.  "The 
blood  of  the  martyrs  is  the  seed  of  the  church," 
and  not  seldom  is  scourge  and  fire  and  sword 
the  surest  and  swiftest  path  to  the  victory  of 
righteousness.  Seti  and  Rameses  thought  to 
kill  all  hope  in  the  hearts  of  their  Hebrew 
slaves,  and  doom  them  to  perpetual  bondage. 
They  served  only  to  quicken  the  national 
spirit  within  them,  and  make  their  deliver- 
ance more  glorious.  This  subject  race  became 
the  focus  of  the  world's  spiritual  aspirations, 
and  the  most  glorious  of  its  sons  the  world's 
Redeemer,  while  the  race  that  oppressed  them 
has  sunken  into  the  lowest  degradation,  and 
the  names  of  their  kings  are  forgotten.  Men 
gaze  upon  the  mutilated  forms  of  those  two 
haughty  kings,  as  they  lie  in  the  museum  at 
Bulak,  and  muse  upon  the  vanity  of  earthly 
ambition  and  power;  but  the  history  of  the 
race  they  once  held  in  bondage  is  the  story  of 
human  redemption  and  of  the  ever  increasing 
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Christian  Endeavor 

Bvirris  A.  Jenkins 
TOPIC   FOB   NOVEMBER   10, 

Our  National  Bondage. 

(Heb.  1:13-17.     Amos  6:1-6.) 
Terr\pera.r\ce  Meeting. 

We  are  bound  in  youtbfulness,  and  youth  is 
nearly  always  intemperate.  We  are  not  yet 
one  hundred  and  fifty  years  old  as  a  people, 
and  that  is  infancy  in  the  age  of  nations.  A 
hundred  years  are  but  as  yesterday  and  as  a 
watch  in  the  night.  Nobody  can  yet  foretell 
what  we  shall  be  when  we  are  grown.  Much 
depends,  almost  everything  depends,  upon 
what  habits  we  form  in  early  life.  We  are 
intemperate  in  judgment,  too  quick  in  speech, 
sudden  in  action,  unguarded  in  attitude.  Our 
president  is  murdered  and  we  cry  out  in  wild 
cries  like  children  that  are  hurt.  We  want  to 
burn  and  kill.  Later  on  we  become  sober  and 
realize  our  intemperance  and  haste. 

It  is  quite  in  keeping  with  this  national  im- 
maturity that  we  should  be  guilty  of  intem- 
perance in  our  living  in  other  regards.  We 
swear  too  much,  drink  too  much  and  are 
guilty  of  other  excesses  just  as  harmful— some 
of  them  more  harmful  than  either  of  these 
others.    It  is  a  mark  of  youthfulness. 

Ah,  but  you  say,  old  civilizations  have  been 
guilty  of  these  same  excesses.  They  exist  in 
aged  nations  as  well  as  young.  Still,  they 
are  the  mark  of  immaturity.  Nations  given 
to  them  are  still  children  in  growth.  They 
have  not  yet  come  to  manhood  and  woman- 
hood. 

It  is  a  fact  of  striking  character  in  looking 
over  the  statistics  of  pauperism  and  crime 
and  insanity  to  find  that  intemperance  in  the 
use  of  liquor  has  caused  a  great  amount  of 
these  various  sorts  of  misery.  Some  think 
that  intemperance  has  caused  more  of  these 
than  it  really  has.  But  to  the  unbiased  ob- 
server there  is  some  surprise  in  finding  how 
many  feeble  minded  children  have  one  or  both 
parents  intemperate,  how  many  applicants 
for  almshouse  relief  and  charity  organiza- 
tion aid  are  intemperate  in  the  use  of  liquor. 

There  are  other  vices,  dark  and  terrible, 
which  cause  more  misery  than  drink.  Some- 
times in  our  advocacy  of  temperance  we  are 
led  to  state  that  90  per  cent,  of  pauperism, 
crime  and  insanity  is  caused  by  drink,  which 
is  not  true.  If  one  studies  the  history  of  char- 
ities and  correction,  one  finds  that  we  are 
bound  in  other  fetters  just  as  terrible  as  those 
of  the  one  special  "intemperance"  of  which 
our  topic  treats.  There  are  other  sufferers, 
many  of  chem,  from  the  results  of  other  ex- 
cesses. 

Many  a  poor  creature  is  doomed  to  a  life  of 
bondage  in  a  home  for  the  feeble-minded,  or 
in  a  madhouse  because  of  his  own  or  his  par- 
ent's sin.  If  you  don't  believe  it  visit  a  school 
for  the  feeble  minded,  or  an  insane  hospital, 
or  read  a  modern  treatise  on  up-to-date  char- 
ity, such  as  Amos  G.  Warner's  "American 
Charities,"  published  by  Crowell.  The  hon- 
est facing  of  facts  will  never  do  us  harm.  It 
may  make  us  more  temperate  in  our  state- 
ments and  wiser  in  our  efforts  at  reform. 

While  we  are  shaking  off  fetters,  let  us 
shake  off  all  our  fetters.  There  are  drug  hab- 
its that  are  increasing  among  us.  The  ne- 
groes of  Kentucky  are,  in  large  numbers,  snuf- 
fing a  drug  which  they  call  "dope,"  but  which 
is  a  powder  of  cocaine.  It  is  sold  in  drug 
stores,  can  be  obtained  without  a  prescrip- 
tion, is  advertised  in  big,  bold  type.  It  pro- 
duces an  intoxication  that  is  like  madness,  a 
sort  of  frenzy.  Nor  is  its  use  limited  to  ne- 
groes. Many  whites  take  it.  Physicians  are 
becoming  slaves  to  it. 

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Our  manhood  and  our  womanhood  and  our 
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BAKE  WELL. 

Edwia  Wells  Bakevvell,  the  son  of  Samuel 
R.  and  Ann  Maria  Bakewell,  was  born  in 
Wellsburg,  Va.,  now  West  Virginia,  July  20, 
1812,  and  died  in  Carbondale,  111.,  July  1", 
1901,  lacking  but  three  days  of  completing  89 
years  In  his  eighteenth  year  he  made  the 
good  confession  and  was  baptized  in  the  Ohio 
river  by  Tbomas  Campbell.  From  that  time 
he  contended  earnestly  for  the  faith.  He  en- 
dured the  persecution  to  which  the  advocates 
of  divine  simplicity  and  guidance  in  faith  and 
practice  were  subjected  in  his  earlier  life,  and 
hence  he  had  special  satisfaction  iu  observing 
the  rapid  spread  of  the  gospel.  He  felt  the 
obligation  of  using  every  talent  in  the  serv- 
ice of  the  Master  Toward  the  last  his  mind 
was  sometimes  oblivious  to  temporal  sur- 
roundings, and  then  the  aspirations  of  earlier 
days  for  Christian  usefulness  and  his  expecta- 
tions of  heavenly  joys  found  constantly  re- 
peated expression.  He  lived  soberly,  right- 
eously and  godly,  and  died  in  the  blessed  hope 
"of  tne  glorious  appearing  of  the  great  God 
and  our  Savior  Jesus  Christ." 

When  he  was  seventeen  years  of  age  his 
only  sister  was  married  to  Alexander  Camp- 
bell, and  he  then  made  his  with  them  at  Beth- 
any, learning  the  printer's  trade  and  work- 
ing on  the  Millennial  Harbinger  and  other 
publications  of  Mr.  Campbell.  In  March, 
1836,  he  was  married  to  Miss  Julia  A,  Par- 
shall  in  Royal  Oaks,  Mich.  They  began  mar- 
ried life  in  Bethany,  and  many  of  the  older 
students  of  Bethany  College  remember  them 
gratefully  as  the  first  keepers  of  the  "Stew- 
ards' Inn."  In  1845  they  followed  their  incli- 
nation lo  make  a  home  in  the  "west."  and 
they  settled  on  a  farm  near  Bloomington, 
now  Normal,  Hi.  This  place  continued  to  be 
their  home  and  a  home  for  the  preacher  who 
passed  that  way  until  advanced  age  and  the 
solicitations  of  children  led  them  to  make 
their  home  with  a  daughter  and  her  husband, 
Elder  W.  S  Errett,  of  Carbondale,  111. 

Id  establishing  a  home  in  the  new  country 
they  had  passed  through  the  privations  and 
labors  of  a  pioneer  life,  helping  to  work  out 
for  another  generation  the  comforts  of  a  fruit- 
ful heritage.  To  them  were  born  six  children, 
four  of  whom  survive  with  Sister  Bakewell 
to  contemplate  the  virtues  of  a  loving  hus- 
band and  an  affectioD  ate  father  The  surviving 
children  are:  Campbell  N..  of  Roodhouse,  111., 
Irving  H..  of  Bloomiugton,  111.,  Selena  H., 
wife  of  W.'  S.  Errett,  of  Carbondale,  111.,  and 
Lutie  B.,  wife  of  James  M.  Dawson,  of  Chi- 
cago. Funeral  services  were  conducted  at 
Carbondale  by  the  wri'.er,  and  at  Blooming- 
ton,  to  which  his  body  was  taken  for  burial, 
short  services  were  conducted  at  the  cemetery 
by  Elder  G.  M.  Goode,  of  Normal.  He  has 
gone  to  be  forever  with  the  Savior  he  had 
so  long  loved  and  served.  James  Kiek. 

Carbondale,  111. 

BRANCH. 

Robert  Henry  Branch  was  born  in  Johnson 
county,   Indiana,   April  7,   1852,  and   died  in 


Carthage.  Mo.,  Oct.  7,  1901.  A  successful  and 
prosperous  business  man  in  Martinsville  and 
Muncie.  Ind.,  he  removed  to  Carthage,  Mo., 
in  1898,  partly  in  search  of  a  more  congenial 
climate,  where  he  was  engaged  in  mining  at 
the  time  of  his  death.  His  affairs  were  in  or- 
der and  his  family  is  provided  for.  He  was  a 
tower  of  strength  to  the  cause  wherever  his 
home  was.  Largely  through  him  the  cause  at 
Martinsville  and  Muncie  is  to  the  fore,  and 
he  was  the  most  liberal  giver  to  the  Carthage 
church.  He  was  one  of  the  few  business  men 
whose  all  was  consecrated  to  the  service  of 
the  Master.  As  a  husband,  a  neighbor,  a 
friend,  a  father,  a  Christian,  he  had  few  su- 
periors. He  is  at  rest  now,  but  leaves  a  va- 
cancy hard  to  fill.    God's  will  be  done. 

W.  A.  Oldham. 


DUNN. 

Died  at  Delia,  Iowa,  Aug.  17,  1901,  agei  33 
years,  1  month  and  14  days.  Georgia  Clubb 
Dunn,  wife  of  W.  C.  Dunn.  She  leaves  a  hus- 
band and  one  little  daughter  to  mourn  her 
loss.  Sister  Dunn  united  with  the  Christian 
church  in  August.  1883,  under  the  pastorate 
of  Bro.  S-  B  Ross.  She  lived  a  consistent 
Christian  life,  patient  in  suffering.  She  was 
a  sufferer  for  years  with  consumption;  she 
had  a  cheerful  word  tor  all;  she  made  life 
sweeter  for  all  who  came  within  the  radius  of 
her  influence.  J3SM    luSfSffl  D.   W.  Campbell  q 

FURGUSON, 

Died  at  her  home  in  Council  Bluffs.  Iowa, 
on  Oct  11,  1901,  Sister  Hannah  Malissa  (Mil- 
ler) Farguson,  wife  of  an  elder.  J.  S.  Furgu- 
son,  aged  59  years.  Sister  Furgusonwas  born 
Oct.  11,  1843,  in  Carlton,  Carroll  county,  O  , 
removed  to  Iowa  in  1854,  was  married  to  J. 
S.  Furguson  in  1865:  confessed  her  faith  in 
Christ  in  1866.  She  removed  with  her  family 
to  Council  Bluffs  in  1890,  and  closed  her  eye's 
to  earthly  scenes  Oct.  11.  1901.  Sister  Furgu- 
son leaves  a  husband,  5  sons,  3  daughters,  6 
brothers  and  2  sisters,  besides  a  host  of  friends 
to  mourn  her  death.  W.  B.  Crewdson. 

MASON. 

Priscilla  Mason  was  born  in  Stark  county, 
Ohio,  June  7,  1825.  Married  to  J.  M.  Savior 
May  13,  1S44.  She  united  with  the  old  Chris- 
tian church  in  1852,  and  six  years  later  took 
membership  with  the  Christian  church,  of 
which  she  has  been  a  devoted  member  since 
About  a  fortnight  before  her  death  she  grew 
weary  and  weak  and  took  to  her  bed.  Suffering 
no  pain  she  drifted  away  from  us,  each  morn- 
ing rallying  back  for  a  moment  to  give  us  a 
smile  of  recognition,  till  at  last,  weary,  she 
slept.  But  we  thank  God  for  this  noble 
woman,  loving  wife  and  mother,  and  friend 
of  all  who,  having  lived  so  Christ-like  is  now 
translated  without  the  sting  of  death  to  an 
immortal  day,  where  we  bslieve  she  lives 
again.  Lee  Forgeson. 

Hopkins,  Mo. 

RICHARDS. 

Adrian  Richards  died  suddenly  of  heart 
failure  at  bis  home  in  Newton,  Iowa,  Oct.  1. 
He  was  born  in  Stark  county,  Ohio,  in  1847, 
and  was  5t  years  of  age  at  the  time  of  his 
death.  In  July,  1869,  he  came  to  Newton  with 
his  parents,  and  for  many  years  has  been  as- 
sociated in  business  with  his  father,  Mr.  Sam- 
uel Richards.  On  June  1,  1893,  he  was  mar- 
ried to  Miss  Mattie  Frary,  who  died  on  the 
23rd  of  last  February.  Since  the  death  of  his 
wife  he  has  made  his  home  with  his  father 
and  sister.  He  was  honorable  and  upright  in 
all  his  dealings  and  enjoyed  the  strictest  con- 
fidence of  everybody.  The  funeral  services 
were  conducted*  by  E.  F.  Leake,  pastor  of  the 
Christian  church, "and  J.  C.  Willits,  of  the  M. 
E.  church. 


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tl  lis  trade  name.  Other  stovemakers  com- 
menced to  apply  a  trade  name  to  lines  of 
goods  varying  in  quality  from  very  good 
down  to  the  cheapest  and  most  inferior 
grades,  imitating  the  shape  and  style  of  the 
"Garland"  trade  mark,  even  to  the  shape  and 
arrangement  of  the  lettering.  The  result  has 
been  that  third  and  fourth  grade  imitations 
of  "Garlands"  have  been  sold  as  "just  as 
good."  Garlands  are  all  superior  stoves  and 
those  who  want  them  should  be  cautious  and 
see  that  dealers  do  not  substitute  other 
makes  for  them. 

The  Fillmore  Bros.,  of  Cincinnati,  so  well 
•known  throughout  the  brotherhood  as  song 
writers  and  music  composers  as  well  as  pub- 
lishers, have  in  their  Praise  Hymnal  an  ex- 
cellent book  for  the  purpose  for  which  it  was 


HamBaking  Powder 

Each  time  the  United  States  Government 
has  officially  tested  the  baking  powders 
the  report  has  shown  Dr.  Price's  Cream 
Baking  Powder  to  be  of  superlative 
leavening  strength,  free  from  alum,  abso- 
lutely pure  and  wholesome. 

This  is  gratifying,  for  Dr.  Price's  Cream 
Baking  Powder  is  depended  upon  by  mil- 
lions of  people  to  raise  their  daily  bread. 


Price  Baking  Powder  Co.. 
Chicago. 


Note.— These  Government  inquiries  also 
developed  the  fact  that  there  are  many 
mixtures  upon  the  market  made  in  imi- 
tation of  baking  powder,  but  containing 
alum  or  other  caustic  acid,  whose  use  in 
food  is  dangerous. 


designed.  It  has  already  had  a  large  -sale. 
They  are  seeking  to  extendoits  use  and  useful- 
ness. They  have  engaged  space  with  us  to 
that  end.  On  another  paee  will  be  found  the 
first  in  their  series  of  advertisements.  All 
who  are  interested  in  church  music  of  the 
very  best  may  profitably  follow  the  series 
through  the  remainder  of  the  year. 

Na.tiona.1  Convention  Echoes. 

Minneapolis  is  a  city  of  about  200,000  popu- 
lation, and  is  specially  noted  as  the  great 
flour  and  lumber  city  of  the  northwest. 

About  3,000  delegates  were  enrolled,  and 
possibly  as  many  as  4,000  Disciples  were  in 
attendance  during  the  convention. 

The  Disciples  of  Christ  in  Minneapolis  num- 
ber about  600,  who  worship  in  a  fine  church 
building  with  Bro.  C.  J.  Tannar  as  their 
most  excellent  pastor. 

Many  fathers  and  mothers  in  Israel  graced 
the  convention  with  their  attendance,  as  well 
as  a  host  of  cultured  and  consecrated  young 
men  and  women  who  constitute  a  formidable 
host  to  carry  forward  the  blessed  work  of 
restoration  of  primitive  Christianity  and  the 
unity  of  Christian  people  on  the  Bible  basis. 

There  too  were  in  attendance  a  number  of 
foreign  missionaries  and  others  under  ap- 
pointment to  go,  who  graced  the  convention 
with  their  presence  and  cheering  words. 

The  songs  during  the  convention  were  soul- 
inspiring,  prayers  fervent,  addresses,  as  a 
rule,  well  prepared  and  ably  delivered,  and  all 
in  all,  the  exercises  were  most  inspiring  and 
soul  uplifting. 

The  convention  delegates  were  pleased 
with  the  convention  building  and  its  con- 
veniences, and  with  the  arrangements  made 
for  their  comfort,  pleasure,  accommodation 
and  entertainment  during  the  convention. 


Excellent  addresses  were  delivered  on  Bible- 
school,  Endeavor,  ministerial  relief,  benev- 
olent and  educational  work. 

Geo.  L.  Snively,  formerly  of  Jacksonville, 
111.,  secretary  of  the  benevolent  association, 
made  a  strong  plea  in  favor  of  said  associa- 
tion. 

The  report  of  John  Pounds,  national  super- 
intendent of  Christian  Endeavor  work,  and 
addresses  of  John  Willis  Baer,  of  Boston, 
Mass.,  and  J.  H.  Garrison,  of  St.  Louis,  Mo., 
on  the  same  subject,  were  ably  delivered  and 
produced  a  favorable  impression. 

L.  H.  Timme,  of  Cleveland,  O.,  a  German 
evangelist,  made  an  earnest  plea  in  favor  of 
the  establishment  of  a  special  board  to  con- 
sider the  evangelization  of  the  15,000,000 
German  people  of  the  United  States. 

A.  M.  Growden  of  Findlay,  O.,  presented 
A.  McLean,  president  of  the  foreign  board, 
with  a  gavel  made  from  olive  wood  from  the 
Mount  of  Olives,  and  two  young  ladies  pre- 
sented I.  J.  Spencer,  president  of  the  Ameri- 
can home  board,  with  a  gavel  made  from  the 
wood  of  a  cherry  tree. 

An  historical  society  of  the  Church  of  Christ 
was  organized,  with  Errett  Gates  as  chair- 
man and  C.  C.  Morrison  as  secretary. 

The  opening  address  of  the  president,  I.  J. 
Spencer,  was  ordered  to  be  printed  in  tract 
form  for  distribution. 

Mission  work  was  introduced  into  the 
Philippine  Islands  by  aid  of  the  gift  of  15,000 
from  Bro.  Lathrop  Cooley,  the  special  friend 
of  evangelism. 

After  one  week's  session  of  a  most  interest- 
ing and  enjoyable  convention,  it  adjourned  to 
reassemble  in  1902  at  Omaha,  Neb.,  and  also 
provided  to  meet  in  1903  at  St.  Louis,  Mo. 
R.  H.  Bolton. 

Nwida,  111  ,  Oct.  21,  1901. 


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Vol.  xxxviii 


A   WEEKLY    FAMILY    AND    RELIGIOUS    JOURNAL. 

November  7,   190 1 


No.  4S 


Contents, 

EDitokial: 

Current  Events 1411 

Is  it  a  Case  of  Heresy  9 1413 

It  Will  Not  Down 1413 

Notes  and  Comments 1414 

Editor's  Easy  Chair 1414 

Questions  and  Answers 1415 

Contributed  Articles: 

England's   Greatest  King.— F.   W.  Col- 
lins  ; 1416 

Far  and  Near  (poem) 1416 

The   Individuality   of  Christ's  Love. — 

James  Small  1417 

The  Old  Book  in  the  New  Crucible.— J. 

J.  Haley 1418 

B.  B.  Tyler's  Letter 1419 

America    and    the    Boys    and    Girls. — 

Stephen  J.  Corey   1420 

New  York  Letter— S.  T.  Willis  1421 

The  Bible  and  the  University  Student. 

—Mrs.  David  Owen  Thomas 1421 

Can  I  Love  Others  better  than  Myself? — 
N.  J.  Aylsworth 1422 

Correspondence: 

Belief   the  Only    Condition  of    Church 

Membership 1426 

A  Voice  of  Protest  1427 

Texas  Letter 1427 

Southern  Indiana  Notes 1427 

A  Good  Investment 1428 

"Sacred  and  Secular." 1428 

The  Gospel  of  the  Helping  Hand 1428 

Miscellaneous: 

Current  Literature 1423 

Our  Budget 1424 

Evangelistic 1429 

Family  Circle 1432 

With  the  Children 1435 

Hour  of  Prayer , 1436 

Sunday-school 1437 

One  Dollar  League 1438 

Marriages  and  Obituaries 1439 

Book  Notes 1440 

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THE   DEATH  OF   THE   FLOWERS. 

HERE    are    the    flowers,     the    fair    young 

flowers,  that  lately  sprang   and  stood 
In   brighter  light  and  softer  airs,   a   beauteous 

sisterhood? 
Alas!    they  all   are   in   their  graves;   the   gentle 

race   of   flowers 
Are  lying  in   their  lowly  beds,  with  the  fair  and 

good  of  ours. 
The  rain   is  falling  where  they  lie,   but  the  cold 

November   rain 
Calls   not  from  out  the  gloomy  earth   the  lovely 

ones  again. 


And   now  fwhen   comes  the   calm   mild  day,  as 

still  such  days  will   come. 
To  call  the  [squirrel   and  the  bee  from  out  their 

winter  home; 
When   the    sound    of    dropping    nuts    is    heard, 

though   all  the  trees  are  still. 
And  twinkle  in  the   smoky  light    the    waters   of 

the  frill, 
The  Southwind  searches  for  the  flowers  whose 

fragrance  late  he  bore. 
And   sighs  to  find  them    in    the    wood  and    by 

the  stream   no   more. 


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France  arid 
the  Sultan, 


Current  Events. 

The  trouble  between 
France  and  Turkey  has 
become  acute,  A  French  squadron  has 
seized  the  port  of  Smyrna  and  will  hold  its 
customs  as  security  for  the  settlement  of 
the  claims  against  the  Sultan's  govern- 
ment. Since  the  French  minister  left  Con- 
stantinople a  few  weeks  ago  and  the  Turk- 
ish minister  was  requested  to  leave  Paris, 
thus  breaking  off  diplomatic  relations  be- 
tween the  two  governments,  the  fires  of 
French  official  indignation  have  been 
smoldering.  The  Sultan  promises  every- 
thing and  concedes  the  justice  of  the 
French  claims,  but  he  does  nothing.  The 
words  of  his  mouth  are  smoother  than 
butter,  but  he  neglects  to  show  the  color  of 
his  coin.  Most  governments  would  be  em- 
barrassed by  being  cut  off  from  diplomatic 
intercourse  for  reasons  the  justice  of  which 
it  is  obliged  to  admit,  and  would  be  shamed 
into  a  settlement.  Not  so  Turkey.  The 
Sultan  does  not  blush  when  the  finger  of 
scorn  is  pointed  at  him.  He  knows  no 
embarrassment  except  financial,  and  the 
equanimity  with  which  he  can  leave  his 
debts  unpaid  and  let  his  creditors  cool  their 
heels  in  his  ante-room  perhaps  turns  even 
his  impecuniousness  into  a  source  of 
amusement.  He  is  diplomatically  naked, 
and  not  ashamed.  Tired  of  waiting  for  a 
settlement  of  her  claims,  France  has  sent 
her  Mediterranean  squadron  under  Admiral 
Gaillard  with  orders,  it  is  believed,  to  seize 
Smyrna  and  hold  the  customs  receipts  of 
that  port  as  surety  for  the  debt.  Inter- 
national complications  as  the  result  of  this 
threatening  measure  are  less  probable  than 
they  would  be  if  Great  Britain  were  in  a 
condition  to  take  a  hand.  Russia,  with  her 
long-standing  desire  for  Turkish  territory, 
will  doubtless  look  with  favor  upon  the 
attitude  of  her  ally  in  backing  her  de- 
mands with  a  show  of  force,  and  it  would 
be  historically  consistent  for  Great  Britain, 
as  the  hereditary  enemy  of  both  France 
and  Russia,  to  exert  herself  to  maintain  the 
status  quo  in  Turkey.  But  England  is  not 
at  present  looking  for  trouble  in  the  East. 
Besides,  the  whole  matter  may  blow  over. 
The  Sultan  knows  many  ways  of  putting 
off  importunate  creditors  without  paying 
them. 


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A  Day  of 
Battle. 


Tuesday  of  this  week  is  a 
day  of  political  battle  in 
eleven  states.  So  far  as  the  mere  politics 
of  the  matter  is  concerned,  the  contests 
are  interesting  but  not  vitally  important. 
There  is  no  party  the  defeat  of  whose 
candidates,  under  certain  conditions,  we 
cannot  contemplate  with  entire  composure. 
But  there  are  matters  of  morals  involved, 
especially  in  New  York  and  Philadelphia. 
Never  was  there  a  clearer  cut  issue  between 
honesty  and  dishonesty  than  is  presented 
by  the  campaign  in  New  York  city.  There 
should  be  blazoned  upon  every  ballot-box 


in  that  city  the  legend,  "Choose  ye  this 
day  whom  ye  will  serve."  The  question  is 
whether  a  majority  of  New  York's  600,000 
voters  will  chose  to  serve  Croker.  The 
Fusion  ticket  headed  by  Seth  Low,  who 
resigned  the  presidency  of  Columbia  Uni- 
versity to  accept  this  nomination,  is  backed 
by  ten  organizations,  including  the  regular 
Republicans.  The  ticket  as  a  whole  is 
above  criticism.  The  Tammany  ticket, 
with  the  exception  of  Mr.  Shepard,  is 
beneath  criticism.  One  of  the  most 
prominent  figures  in  the  campaign  has 
been  Justice  Jerome  who  was  the  leader  in 
uncovering  the  scandals  in  the  police  de- 
partment and  is  now  candidate  for  district 
attorney.  Whether  the  reformers  win  or 
lose  on  Tuesday,  great  credit  will  be  due  to 
him  for  the  work  which  he  has  done.  It 
was,  to  say  the  least,  an  impolitic  utter- 
ance which  he  made  at  a  recent  campaign 
meeting  when  he  accused  Whitney  and 
Piatt  of  plotting  his  defeat.  He  has  since 
recalled  this  statement,  but  the  feeling 
which  it  aroused  makes  an  unfortunate 
break  in  the  harmony  of  the  Fusionists.  In 
Philadelphia  the  issue  is  a  similar  one,  but 
unfortunately  the  fusion  of  the  reformers 
did  not  fuse  as  completely  as  in  New  York. 
At  the  last  presidential  election  Pennsyl- 
vania was  Republican  by  288,000,  an  im- 
mense margin  to  be  wiped  out  before  the 
corrupt  Republican  ring  in  the  state  and 
its  metropolis  can  be  put  out  of  power. 


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Social 

Equality., 


The  entertainment  of 
Booker  T.  Washington  at 
the  White  House  is  still  furnishing  food 
for  some  thought  and,  unfortunately,  for 
much  talk  without  thought.  Will  it  injure 
the  President  in  the  estimation  of  the 
South?  Will  it  injure  Booker  Washington 
or  interfere  with  his  work  of  industrial 
education?  Will  it  injure  the  negroes 
themselves,  by  turning  their  thoughts  from 
the  work  which  lies  before  them  to  the 
vision  of  social  equality?  If  the  episode  is 
turned  to  the  President's  disadvantage,  it 
will  be  only  through  the  most  strenuous 
efforts  of  those  who  have  political  axes  to 
grind  and  look  to  race  prejudice  to  turn 
the  grind-stone.  The  sober  public  knows 
that  social  equality  for  negroes  is  no  more 
an  issue  in  President  Roosevelt's  adminis- 
tration than  it  was  in  President  McKin- 
ley's.  The  event  ought  not  to  injure  Mr. 
Washington,  because  all  who  know  his 
work  and  his  character  know  how  little  he 
cares  for  social  recognition,  and  how  stren- 
uous* is  his  insistence  that  the  negro  can 
fulfill  his  destiny  only  by  buckling  down  to 
work  and  letting  the  matter  of  recognition 
take  care  of  itself.  It  would  be  a  genuine 
misfortune  if  the  episode  should  serve  to 
magnify  in  the  eyes  of  the  southern 
negroes  the  importance  of  social  equality. 
If  it  does,  the  criticism  should  light  not 
upon  the  President,  but  upon  those  whose 
clamor  over   the  incident    has   tended    to 


make  a  mountain  out  of  a  very  moderate- 
sized  mole  hill.  How  can  one  expect  the 
ignorant  negroes  of  the  South  to  feel  that 
social  equality  is  not  an  important  thing 
when  the  intelligent  whites  constantly 
speak  of  it  as  the  thing  of  supreme  impor- 
tance. The  need  is  for  constructive  work, 
and  not  for  denunciatory  talk.  The  appli- 
cation of  Mr.  Roosevelt's  strenuous-life 
principle  to  the  negro  race,  by  means  of 
Booker  Washington's  system  of  industrial 
education,  is  exactly  what  the  situation 
calls  for,  and  the  South  will  make  a  great 
mistake  if  it  wars  upon  these  two  men 
even  if,  for  the  furtherance  of  their  work, 
they  find  it  convenient  to  hold  a  conference 
over  the  tea-table. 


The  Carval  Since  the  return  of  Lord 

Treaty.  Pauncefote  to  the  United 

States  after  his  vacation  in  England,  the 
public  has  felt  even  greater  interest  in  the 
new  treaty  which  he  is  authorized  to  sign 
regarding  the  construction  of  an  isthmian 
canal.  This  treaty,  as  already  announced, 
abrogates  the  Clayton- Bui wer  treaty  and 
concedes  ta  the  United  States  the  right  to 
build,  protect  and  control  the  canal,  sub- 
ject only  to  an  agreement  to  keep  it  neutral 
in  time  of  peace.  The  suggestion  has 
come  from  Canada  that  Great  Britain 
ought  to  demand  a  concession  in  regard  to 
the  Alaskan  boundary  as  the  price  of  this 
surrender  of  her  rights  under  the  Clayton- 
Bulwer  treaty,  but  the  suggestion  has  not 
been  well  received.  It  is  best  to  let  each 
question  stand  on  its  own  merits.  The 
Nicaraguan  government  notified  the  state 
department  a  few  days  ago  that  the  treaties 
between  that  country  and  the  United 
States  in  regard  to  the  construction  of  the 
canal  and  for  the  extradition  of  criminals 
would  expire  by  limitation  next  year.  The 
notification  is  somewhat  unusual  but  indi- 
cates no  unfriendliness.  Nicaragua  has 
expressed  her  desire  to  make  new  treaties 
in  place  of  the  old. 


J* 


The  Close 

of  the 

Pan- American 


At  midnight,  Nov.  1, 
President  Milburn  pressed 
a  button  and  the  lights  in 
the  electric  tower  died  for  the  last  time.  A 
corps  of  buglers  sounded  "taps"  and  the 
Buffalo  Pan-American  Exposition  was 
ended.  In  many  respects  the  exposition 
will  be  accounted  a  great  success  and  es- 
pecially in  the  department  of  electricity  it 
has  made  a  record  which  it  will  not  be  easy 
for  future  expositions  to  surpass.  Finan- 
cially, however,  it  was  a  failure.  It  is  esti- 
mated that  the  loss  will  be  between  three 
and  four  million  dollars.  The  capital  stock 
will  be  a  total  loss.  This,  however,  was 
for  the  most  part  subscribed  in  small  blocks 
so  that  the  loss  will  not  be  felt  heavily  by 
any  one.  In  addition  the  second  mortgage 
bonds  will  probably  go  unpaid.  The  total 
attendance  during  the   six  months  of  the 


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November  7,  1901 


exposition  was  about  8,000,000.  It  was 
estimated  in  advance  that  the  attendance 
would  be  not  less  than  12,000,000.  Several 
factors  worked  to  the  disadvantage  of  the 
Pan-American:  it  was  not  ready  for  open- 
ing on  schedule  time  and  many  of  the  early 
visitors  carried  away  a  bad  impression 
from  its  incompleteness;  the  spring  was 
stormy  and  interfered  with  both  work  and 
attendance;  the  heat  and  drought  of  the 
summer  upset  the  plans  of  many  persons 
who  would  otherwise  have  attended;  and 
the  assassination  of  President  McKinley 
cast  a  gloom  over  the  closing  weeks  of  the 
exposition.  Most  of  these  events  were 
in  no  way  chargeable  to  the  management, 
but  there  are  at  least  two  lessons  which  the 
managers  of  future  expositions  can  learn 
from  this;  first,  the  necessity  of  complet- 
ing all  work  so  that  the  fair  may  be  opened 
on  schedule  time;  and  second,  that  the 
recompense  for  the  great  investment  of 
capital  and  labor  must  be  found  in  the 
advancement  of  human  knowledge  and  in 
the  incidental  advantages  to  the  community, 
rather  than  in  gate-receipts  and  dividends. 


&?* 


BrstisH 

R_everses. 


Gen.  Botha's  latest  ex- 
ploit, a  sudden  attack  on 
the  rear  of  a  British  column,  is  character- 
ized by  the  military  critics  as  the  most 
serious  British  reverse  of  the  year.  The 
English  lost  fifty- eight  men  killed,  one  hun- 
dred sixty  wounded,  and  two  guns  were  cap- 
tured. A  few  days  later  DeWefc  is  reported 
to  have  raided  a  British  supply  station 
where  extra  horses  were  kept  and  to  have 
captured  6,000  horses.  The  only  offset  to 
these  disasters  is  the  news  that  Gen.  Botha 
a  few  days  ago  escaped  capture  so  narrowly 
that  his  hat  and  revolver  fell  into  the  hands 
of  his  pursuers.  One  would  think  that  the 
wardrobe  of  Botha  and  DeWet  would  be 
sadly  depleted  by  this  time,  so  often  have 
they  narrowly  escaped  from  the  hands  of 
the  British,  abandoning  in  their  haste  hat, 
coat  or  shoes.  It  is  a  subject  of  perennial 
wonder  how  the  Boers  keep  themselves 
supplied  with  ammunition,  but  even  more 
marvelous  is  this  unfailing  supply  of  gar- 
ments for  the  Boer  leaders.  If  the  British 
would  declare  all  wearing  apparel  contra- 
band of  war  and  cut  off  the  supply,  the  war 
would  soon  "be  over,  for  after  a  few  such 
almost-captures  the  leaders  would  be  un- 
able to  go  out  of  doors  with  propriety. 
Until  such  measures  are  taken,  however , 
British  sympathizers  will  find  little  joy  in 
the  news  that  once  a  week  or  so  a  British 
detachment  gets  close  enough  to  one  of  the 
Boer  leaders  to  secure  his  boots  or  his 
pockefe-handkerchief  and  see  him  escape. 


J* 


Events  in  the 
Philippines. 


The  surrender  of  five  hun- 
dred insurgents  in  the 
island  of  Cebu  is  believed  to  end  the  trouble 
in  that  part  of  the  Philippines.  Recent 
operations  in  Samar  have  been  successful 
and  have  overcome  the  loss  of  prestige  oc- 
casioned by  the  disaster  there  a  few  weeks 
ago.  As  the  remit  of  a  surgical  operation, 
Jud*e  Taft  will  be  unable  to  perform  the 
functions  of  his  office  for  at  least  three 
weeks,  during  which  time  the  vice-gov- 
ernor, Judge  Wright,  will  take  his  place. 
The  expiration  of  the  term  of  enlistment  of 
most  of  the  American  soldiers  at  present 
in^  the  Philippines  necessitates  many 
change?  and  much  transportation  of  troops 
back  and  forth,  but  there  is  no  reason  to 


Thanksgiving 
ProcIa.rrva.tiorv. 


believe  that  there  will  be  any  increase  in 
the  force  in  the  Philippines,  as  was  stated 
in  some  quarters  at  the  time  of  the  Ameri- 
can losses  in  Samar. 

J* 
The  following  proclama- 
tion was  issued  by  Presi- 
dent Roosevelt,  Nov.  2: 

"The  season  is  nigh  when,  according  to 
the  time-hallowed  custom  of  our  people, 
the  President  appoints  a  day  as  the  especial 
occasion  for  praise  and  thanksgiving  to 
God. 

"This  Thanksgiving  finds  the  people 
still  bowed  with  sorrow  for  the  death  of 
a  great  and  good  President.  We  mourn 
President  McKinley;  we  so  loved  and  hon- 
ored him;  and  the  manner  of  his  death 
should  awaken  in  the  breasts  of  our  people 
a  keen  anxiety  for  the  country,  and,  at 
the  same  time,  a  resolute  purpose  not  to 
be  driven  by  any  calamity  from  the  path  of 
strong,  orderly,  popular  liberty,  which  as 
a  nation  we  have  thus  far  safely  trod. 

"Yet,  in  spite  of  this  great  disaster,  it  is 
nevertheless  true  that  no  people  on  earth 
have  such  abundant  cause  for  thanksgiv- 
ing as  we  have.  The  past  year  in  particu- 
lar has  been  one  of  peace  and  plenty. 
We  have  prospered  in  things  material  and 
have  been  able  to  work  for  our  own  uplift- 
ing in  things  intellectual  and  spiritual. 
Let  us  remember  that,  as  much  has  been 
given  us,  much  will  be  expected  from  us; 
and  that  true  homage  comes  from  the 
heart  as  well  as  from  the  lips,  and  shows 
itself  in  deeds.  We  can  best  prove  our 
thankfulness  to  the  Almighty  by  the  way 
in  which  on  this  earth  and  at  this  time 
each  of  us  does  his  duty  to  his  fellow  men. 

"Now,  therefore,  I,  Theodore  Roosevelt, 
President  of  the  United  States,  do  hereby 
designate  as  a  day  of  general  thanksgiving, 
Thursday,  the  28th  day  of  this  present  No- 
vember, and  do  recommend  that  throughout 
the  land  the  people  cease  from  their  wonted 
occupations,  and  that  at  their  several 
homes  and  places  of  worship  reverently 
thank  the  Giver  of  all  good  for  the  count- 
less blessings  of  our  national  life. 

"In  witness  whereof  I  have  hereunto  set 
my  hand  and  caused  the  seal  of  the  United 
States  to  be  affixed. 

"Done  at  the  city  of  Washington,  this 
second  day  of  November,  in  the  year  of 
our  Lord  one  thousand  nine  hundred  and 
one,  and  of  the  independence  of  the  United 
States  the  one  hundred  and  twenty- sixth. 

(Seal)  "Theodore  Roosevelt. 

"By  the  President:  John  Hay,  Secretary 

of  State." 


J» 


Beer  and 
Government. 


For  a  clear,  dispassionate 
statement  of  the  influence 
of  campaign  funds  upon  legislation — and 
especially  the  influence  of  the  money  con- 
tributed by  the  liquor  interests — read  the 
following.  It  will  be  recalled,  by  Mis- 
sourians  at  least,  that  a  law  imposing  a  tax 
on  beer,  called  the  Ryder  law,  was  enacted 
at  the  last  session  of  the  legislature  of  this 
state.  A  state  senator  who  voted  against 
the  bill  tells  why,  and  thereby  throws 
light  upon  the  connection  between  contri- 
butions to  campaign  funds  and  subsequent 
legislation  which  touches  the  interests  of 
the  contributors.     He  says: 

"Mr.  Seibert  [St.  Louis  excise  commis- 
sioner] asked  me  how  I  intended  to  vote  on 
the  measure,  and  I  told  him  I  should  vote 
for  it.  He  said  that  the  brewers  had  con- 
tributed a  considerable  sum  of  money  to 
the  state  committee  on  an  agreement  that  if 
the  Ryder  bill  made  its  appearance  afthat 
session  of  the  legislature  it  should  be  taken 
care  of,  as  it  had  been  in  the  past,  and  it 
would  be  an  act  of  bad  faith  to  pass  the 
bill.  On  this  statement  I  promised  to  vote 
against  the  measure,  as  I  thought  that 
the  agreement  made  by  the  state  commit- 
tee should  be  carried  out,  though  I  thought 
it  bad  business  to  pledge  the  party  to  pro- 
tect any  interest  to  raise  campaign  funds, 
but  feared  that  if  the  bill  passed  the  brew- 
ers would  thereafter  antagonize  the  party." 


Note  the  senator's  ready  acquiescence  in 
the  program  of  his  party's  state  com- 
mittee, right  or  wrong.  Note  his  naive 
expression  of  the  virtuous  sentiment, 
that  on  the  whole,  it  is  "bad  busi- 
ness to  pledge  the  party  to  protect  any 
interest  to  raise  campaign  funds."  Note, 
too,  the  argument  which  finally  out- 
weighed all  others  with  the  virtuous  sena- 
tor, the  fear  that  "if  the  bill  passed  the 
brewers  would  thereafter  antagonize  the 
party."  Here  is  food  for  reflection,  Verily 
there  is  no  impractical  idealism  in  Mis- 
souri politics. 


Brevities . 


The  Yaqui  Indians  in 
Mexico  are  on  the  warpath 
again,  after  being  successively  subdued 
and  annihilated  several  times  in  the  past 
three  years.  There  must  be  Boer  blood  in 
the  tribe.  Or  perhaps  the  Boers  have 
Yaqui  blood. 

It  has  been  definitely  announced  that  the 
Pope  will  appoint  no  new  cardinal  in  the 
United  States.  There  is  already  one 
American  cardinal  out  of  about  seventy. 
What  do  the  American  Catholics  want? 
About  half  of  the  cardinals  are  Italians!1 
Why  not?    It  is  a  Roman  Church. 

Washington  University  now  has  an  en- 
dowment of  $5,575,261  and  an  annual  income 
of  $400,000.  The  rapid  increase  of  its  re- 
sources during  the  past  few  years  has 
given  it  a  high  rank  among  educational 
institutions,  and  its  removal  to  its  new 
buildings  and  campus  about  Jan.  1,  will 
mark  a  new  epoch. 

Mark  Twain  has  been  a  popular  speaker 
in  the  New  York  campaign,  and  has  wisely 
refrained  from  trying  to  be  too  serious, 
however  serious  the  subject  may  be.  He 
compares  the  Tammany  ticket  to  a  banana 
with  one  little  white  end  (Shepard)  and  all 
the  rest  rotten  and  black.  You  wouldn't 
eat  the  whole  banana  for  the  sake  of  the 
sound  end. 

One  of  the  attractions  of  the  St.  Louis 
World's  Pair  will  be  the  Blanke-Friede 
JErial  Globe,  a  vast  steel  structure  con- 
sisting of  a  globe  350  feet  in  diameter, 
mounted  upon  a  lofty  pedestal.  It  will 
contain  all  manner  of  shops,  restaurants 
and  amusements,  and  will  be  over  700  feet 
in  height.  A  tract  of  land  immediately 
adjoining  the  fair  grounds  has  been  pur- 
chased as  a  site  for  the  globe. 

The  murderer  of  President  McKinley  was 
executed  by  electricity,  according  to  the 
laws  of  the  state  of  New  York,  Oct.  29. 
Let  him  not  have  even  the  infamous  renown 
of  a  great  criminal.  There  are  men  who  per- 
vert great  talents  to  do  great  wrongs.  The 
assassin's  crime  was  not  great,  though  the 
nation's  loss  and  sorrow  were  great.  The 
crime  itself  was  despicable  and  mean.  Let 
his  name  and  face  and  the  place  of  his 
burial  be  forgotten. 

King  Edward's  physical  condition  is 
exciting  much  apprehension.  It  is  known 
that  he  has  for  some  time  suffered  from 
throat  trouble,  but  the  public  can  never  be 
sure  that  it  knows  just  how  serious  or  how 
trivial  the  trouble  may  be.  A  rumor  is 
periodically  revived  that  he  suffers,  as  did 
his  sister,  the  late  Empress  Frederick, 
from  cancer  of  the  throat.  This  rumor  is 
always  denied.  It  is  said  that  the  king, 
who  is  a  heavy  smoker,  was  recently  ad- 
vised by  his  physicians  to  give  up  tobaccoi 


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Is  it  a  Case  of  Heresy? 

Is  it  possible  that  our  great  twentieth 
century  convention  at  Minneapolis  is, 
after  all,  to  give  rise  to  a  number  of 
heresy  trials?  The  Standard  of  Chicago, 
our  sturdy  Baptist  contemporary,  contains 
a  letter  from  "The  Twin  Cities"  by  Rev. 
W.  W.  Dawley,  in  which,  referring  to  the 
Baptist  ministers'  conference  held  on 
Monday  during  our  convention  week,  he 
says: 

Oct.  14  Dr.  Tyler,  of  Denver,  Col.,  who  was 
attending  the  Christian  convention  in  the 
city,  addressed  the  conference  on  "Emphasis 
in  Preaching."  The  points  to  be  emphasized, 
in  his  mind,  were  the  lordship  of  Jesus,  per- 
sonal regeneration,  the  social  teachings  of 
Jesus,  and  the  unity  of  the  church.  He  pre- 
sented trenchantly  and  strongly  the  Baptist 
position. 

This  is  our  own  B.  B.  Tyler,  author 
of  our  weekly  "B.  B.  Tyler's  Letter"  in 
the  Christian-Evangelist,  presenting 
"trenchantly  and  strongly  the  Baptist 
position"!  Was  there  ever  a  clearer  case 
of  heresy?  But  there  are  others.  The 
Twin  Cities  letter  continues : 

"Forty  five  millions  of  our  people  have 
never  heard  the  plea  for  Christian  union  by  a 
return  to  the  New  Testament  faith,"  says 
the  report  of  their  board  of  managers. 
Strange  language  this  is  to  Baptists,  who 
have  been  bleeding  and  pleading  for  just  that 
thing  all  these  centuries!  Most  of  the  Prot- 
estant pulpits  were  occupied  by  their  pastors 
on  Sunday,  Oct.  13,  both  in  Minneapolis  and 
St.  Paul.  As  far  as  your  correspondent 
heard,  these  preachers  came  out  squarely 
on  Baptist  ground,  and  rung  the  changes  on 
arguments  that  have  been  preached  in  Bap- 
tist pulpits  all  these  years. 

And  yet  most  of  these  preachers  sup- 
posed, no  doubt,  they  were  telling  the 
people  of  the  Twin  Cities  something  new, 
whereas  they  were  only  rehashing  argu- 
ments which  have  become  stale  in  Baptist 
pulpits !  One  of  two  things  is  true ;  either 
these  preachers  of  Christian  union  based 
on  a  return  to  New  Testament  faith,  who 
filled  the  pulpits  of  Minneapolis  and  St. 
Paul,  took  a  day  off  and  went  over  to  the 
Baptist  camp,  leaving  their  own  ground, 
which,  of  course,  would  be  heresy,  pure 
and  simple,  or  else  the  Baptists  of  that 
region  have  made  more  progress  than  they 
have  received  credit  for,  and  are  much 
nearer  the  ground  we  occupy  than  we  have 
supposed.  Of  these  two  alternatives  we 
have  no  hesitation  in  choosing  the  latter. 
Perhaps  it  would  be  more  accurate  to  say 
that  both  bodies  have  made  such  progress  in 
their  understanding  of  the  New  Testament 
ideals,  and  in  their  manner  of  presenting 
them,  as  to  be  much  closer  together  than 
they  formerly  were,  or  than  they  now 
imagine  themselves  to  be.  We  are  not 
willing  to  give  the  Baptists  all  the  credit 
for  progress,  while  we  have  been  standing 
still.  That  our  own  horizon  has  been  en- 
larged, that  some  of  the  crudeness  which 
attaches  'to  beginnings  of  great  movements 
has  been  sloughed  off,  and  that  we  have  a 
clearer  perspective  of  Christian  history 
and  of  Christian  doctrine  than  formerly, 
are  facts  which  few  of  us  would  call  in 
question.  We  have  always  felt  that  our 
Baptist  brethren  and  ourselves  were  so 
committed  to  Christ  as  our  only  Leader, 
and  to  the  New  Testament  as  our  only  rule 
of  faith;  and  practice,  that  our  mutual 
progress  could  but  bring  us  into  closer 
union.    It  would  seem  from  the  foregoing 


report  tha"  in  the  latitude  of  the  Twin 
Cities  of  Minneapolis  and  St.  Paul,  they 
are  occupying  very  much  the  same'  ground. 
The  Standard  correspondent  strangely 
enough  says  nothing  about  the  interchange 
of  fraternal  greetings  between  the  Baptist 
state  missionary  convention  which  met  in 
St.  Paul  and  our  National  Convention, 
which  was  a  very  pleasant  episode  in  our 
convention  and,  so  far  as  we  heard,  was 
none  the  less  so  in  that  of  the  Baptists. 
If  Baptists  and  Disciples,  who  are  also 
called  Christians,  are  indeed  pleading  for 
the  same  things,  they  ought  to  know  each 
other  better  and  get  closer  together,  cease 
their  ecclesiastical  sparring  and  present  a 
united  front  to  the  world  under  the  banner 
of  "one  Lord,  one  faith  and  one  baptism." 
How  would  it  do  for  our  next  congress  to 
have  a  representative  Baptist  discuss  the 
question,  "What  are  Essential  Baptist 
Principles?"  Perhaps  the  Baptist  con- 
gress, in  return,  would  permit  one  of  our 
representative  men  to  discuss  a  similar 
question  in  their  congress,  namely: 
"What  are  the  Essential  Principles  of 
what  is  known  as  the  Current  Reformation 
Advocated  by  the  Disciples  of  Christ?" 
Such  an  exchange  of  thought  would,  no 
doubt,  hasten  the  process  of  our  becoming 
acquainted  with  each  other,  and  would 
avoid  the  danger  of  heresy  trials  arising 
from  trespassing  on  each  other's  ground. 


It  Will  Not  Down. 

The  question,  What  shall  be  done  with 
our  unemployed  preachers  who  have  passed 
the  limit  of  fifty  years  of  age,  and  for  that 
reason  are  not  acceptable  to  the  churches 
as  pastors,  is  one  that  refuses  to  be 
silenced.  It  is  a  problem  that  needs  to  be 
solved.  There  lies  before  us  a  letter  from 
a  preacher  of  good  ability  and  of  blameless 
life  and  character,  the  contents  of  which 
would  touch  any  heart  which  has  not 
turned  to  stone.  He  had  previously  ordered 
his  paper  to  be  discontinued.  The  business 
department  in  sending  his  bill  appended  to 
it  the  question,  "Are  you  displeased  with 
the  paper?"  Replying  to  this  question,  in 
the  letter  referred  to,  he  says:  "No!  a 
thousand  times,  no!  I  have  read  it  for 
years  with  approval  and  personal  satisfac- 
tion." He  states,  then,  the  reasons  why 
he  loves  the  paper,  which  need  not  be 
quoted  here,  and  adds:  "But  why,  then, 
part  with  it?  you  ask.  Well,  I  am  guilty 
of  the  crime  of  having  silver  in  my  hair. 
I  am  fifty-five  years  old,  and  the  churches 
don't  want  preachers  who  are  not  young 
men." 

We  are  aware  of  the  fact  that  a  complaint 
of  this  kind  often  comes  from  men  who  are 
out  of  employment  because  they  have 
ceased  to  study,  and  to  keep  in  touch  with 
the  great  questions  of  the  age  in  which  they 
live.  The  result  in  such  cases  is  inevitable 
and  unavoidable.  The  man  who  ceases 
studying  at  fifty  or  sixty  years  of  age,  and 
relies  on  the  capital  .which  he  has  previ- 
ously acquired  to  carry  him  through,  will 
soon  find  himself  out  of  demand.  But  this 
reason  does  not  apply  to  the  brother  whose 
letter  we  have  quoted,  and  to  others  who, 
like  him,  are  guilty  only  of  the  crime  of 
having  silver  in  their  hair.  This  brother  is 
studious,  capable,  up-to-date  in  his 
thought,  and  is  in  the  very  prime  of  his 
life.  There  is  something  radically  wrong 
in  our  conception  of  the   pastoral  relation, 


and  of  the  office  of  a  minister  of  the  gospel 
when  we  regard  such  a  man  as  having 
passed  his  usefulness  at  the  very  time  when 
he  is  capable  of  being  most  useful. 

Does  this  craze  for  young  men  in  the 
pastorate  arise  out  of  a  failure  to  appreci- 
ate those  qualities  of  Christian  character 
and  of  Christian  service  which  come  with 
age  and  experience,  and  an  overestimate, 
perhaps,  of  other  qualities  that  are  peculiar 
to  younger  men?  We  think  it  probable 
that  such  is  the  case.  If  so  there  needs  to 
be  some  teaching  of  the  churches  on  this 
subject.  This  question  is  one  in  which 
young  ministers  are  even  more  interested 
than  the  old.  If  a  man  is  to  reach  the  limit 
of  his  usefulness,  and  of  his  power  to  earn 
a  livelihood  in  his  chosen  calling,  at  the 
age  of  fifty,  surely  the  outlook  for  the 
young  men  in  the  ministry  to-day  is  not 
very  inspiring.  These  young  preachers  do 
not  expect  to  always  remain  young,  and  the 
thought  of  retiring  from  active  work  at 
fifty,  with  silver  in  the  hair  but  none  in  the 
pocket  to  meet  the  demands  of  old  age,  has 
a  decidedly  depressing  effect  upon  them. 

True,  there  are  some  old  men  beyond 
sixty  who  will  not  be  laid  on  the  shelf,  but 
these  are  the  exceptions  rather  than  the 
rule.  There  are  three  classes  of  unem- 
ployed preachers,  as  we  see  the  situation. 
The  first  is  that  just  mentioned — those  who 
have  the  virility  and  power  to  keep  up  with 
the  procession  and  who  cannot  be  laid  on 
the  shelf  because  of  any  age- limit.  The 
second  class  are  those  who,  because  of  fail- 
ure to  read  and  study  and  to  keep  their 
thought  and  sympathies  fresh,  are  no 
longer  in  demand.  The  first  of  these  need 
no  help  and  the  second  cannot  be  helped, 
perhaps,  as  they  must  help  themselves. 
But  there  is  a  third  class,  and  "it  is  not  a 
small  one,  made  up  of  men  ranging  all  the 
way  from  fifty  to  seventy  years  of  age,  who 
are  capable  of  efficient  service  in  the 
church  and  who  are  qualified  to  give  the 
very  kind  of  instruction,  advice  and  exam- 
ple which  many  churches  most  need,  but 
who,  for  lack  of  the  power  to  push  them- 
selves forward  and  press  their  own  claims, 
have  fallen  out  of  the  line  of  active  minis- 
ters, and  their  hearts  and  lives  are  saddened 
by  reason  of  this  fact.  It  seems  to  us  that 
churches  ought  to  be  discriminating,  and 
the  men  who  are  capable  of  rendering 
efficient  service  at  and  beyond  the  age  of 
fifty  should  have  an  opportunity  of  doing 
so. 

Some  one  has  suggested  that  the  Young 
People's  Society  of  Christian  Endeavor 
generally  dictates  who  the  preacher  is  to 
be,  and  that  they  invariably  select  a  young 
man,  We  are  not  inclined  to  credit  this,  at 
least  as  a  general  rule.  We  have  not  found 
that  men  with  gray  hairs  but  with  young 
minds  and  hearts,  who  are  in  active  sym- 
"  pathy  with  the  young,  have  been  unaccept- 
able to  young  people.  But  there  is  a  fault 
somewhere  in  the  church  that  needs  to  be 
corrected.  We  cannot  please  God  and  re- 
ceive His  blessing  while  we  treat  our  elder- 
ly men  with  neglect  and  disrespect.  We 
are  sure  the  noble  class  of  young  preachers 
among  us  will  heartily  endorse  this  senti- 
ment. There  is  not  sufficient  respect  for 
age  in  this  country,  and  this  spirit  has  in- 
fected the  church.  In  so  far  as  this  is  the 
case  the  remedy  is  to  exorcise  this  spirit  by 
fostering  that  respect  and  reverence  for 
age  which  the  scriptures  everywhere  incul- 
cate. 


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THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


November  7,  1901 


Notes  and  Comments. 

That  is  a  very  vital  question  raised  by 
Dr.  Cadman,  of  New  York,  before  the 
Y.  M.  C.  A.  of  that  city  recently,  when  he 
asked:  "Can  we,  in  this  great  country, 
cultivate  the  character  necessary  to  run 
it?"  It  is  evident  that  on  our  ability  to 
answer  this  question  affirmatively  depends 
the  future  of  our  great  republic.  Dr. 
Cadman  adds:  "The  religious  revivals  of 
the  past  have  been  conducted  along  purely 
spiritual  lines,  but  mark  me,  the  next  re- 
vival will  be  ethical  and  must  tend  toward 
conduct.  In'  other  words  men  must  be 
shown  that 'profession  alone  is  nothing. 
Live  the  life.  Practice  is  everything." 
We  must,pndeed,  have  a  revival  of  ethics 
if  this  government  is  to  be  saved  and  per- 
petuated -for  those  who  are  to  come  after 
us.  But  |Jwe  must  not  suppose  that  this 
ethical  revival  is  to  have  no  connection 
with  those  revivals  which  are  conducted  on 
spiritual  lines.  We  must  come  to  under- 
stand that  pure  ethics  are  the  flower  and 
fruit  of  religion.  The  divorce  between  re- 
ligion and  morals  is  the  curse  of  the 
country.  No  religion  is  acceptable  to  God 
that  does  not  produce  a  moral  life.  It  is 
by  the  emphasis  of  this  truth,  and  by  be- 
ginning ;'and  carrying  on  more  earnestly 
the  religious  and  moral  training  of  the 
young,  that  we  are  to  cultivate  the  charac- 
ter necessary  to  run  this  country  on  to  a 
glorious  future. 

The  Free  Metnodist  church  at  Taylor- 
ville,  111.,  has  requested  the  resignation  of 
its  new  pa3tor  because  he  "strongly  ob- 
jected from  the  beginning  to  the  gymnastic 
gyrations,  as  he  termed  them,  of  his  congre- 
gation." His  resignation  was  forthcoming, 
and  one  of,  the  deacons,  in  explaining  the 
cause  of  the  untimely  separation  of  church 
and  pastor,  said,  "We  rate  him  as  a  v  ry 
intellectual  man,  but  he  has  not  goc  the 
old-time  religion,  and  we  desire  to  have  at 
the  headjof  our  church  a  man  who  dues 
not  object  to  the  methods  which  are 
practiced  throughout  the  universe  in  the 
Free  Methodist  Church."  There  is  an  ex- 
pansiveness;  about  this  deacon's  phrase- 
ology that  is  truly  refreshing.  We  knew 
the  theory  had  been  broached  by  some 
venturesome  scientists  that  the  various 
planets  were"  inhabited  by  intelligent  be- 
ings, but  we  had  never  dreamed  that  the 
Free  Methodist  Church  had  extended  its 
missionary  operations  into  those  far-away 
worlds  that  glimmer  above  us  in  the 
midnight  sky.  If  these  "gymnastic  gyra- 
tions" to  which  the  pastor  objected  are 
indeed  carried  on  in  those  far-off  shining 
spheres,  what  right  has  an  inhabitant  of 
the  earth  to  raise  his  voice  against  a 
custom  that  holds  sway,  like  the  law  of 
gravitation,  "throughout  the  universe"? 
The  deacon  is  right.  The  law  of  gravita- 
tion and  of  "gymnastic  gyrations"  in  the 
Free  Methodist  Church  should  not  be 
tampered  with. 

Much  has  been  said  on  the  art  of  living 
together  peaceably  with  one's  fellow  men. 
If  this  is  not  among  the  fine  arts  it  is  at 
least  among  the  great  arts.  In  our  reading 
recently  we  ran  across  some  wise  words  by 
C.  A.  Bartol,  the  venerable  white-haired 
pastor  in  Boston  who  but  a  few  years  ago 
received  his  discharge  and  went  home  to 
rest.     He  says: 

"Forbear;  give  up  a  little;  take  less  than 


belongs  to  you;  endure  more  than  should 
be  put  upon  you.  Make  allowance  for 
another's  judgment  of  the  case :  differing 
in  constitution,  circumstances  and  inter- 
ests, we  shall  often  decide  differently  about 
the  justice  and  integrity  of  things;  and 
mutual  concessions  alone  can  heal  the 
breaches  and  bridge  over  the  chasms  be- 
tween us,  while  quick  resentment  and  stiff 
maintenance  of  our  position  will  breed  end- 
less dispute  and  bitterness." 

Some  will  say  this  is  not  human  nature. 
Perhaps  not,  but  it  is  the  divine  nature  of 
which  Christians  are  supposed  to  be  par- 
takers. 

ve 

The  national  gathering  of  the  Priests' 
Eucharistic  League  has  recently  been  in 
session  in  St.  Louis.  It  is  an  organization 
which  originated  but  a  few  years  ago,  hav- 
ing for  its  object  to  encourage  the  worship 
of  the  bread  and  wine  of  the  communion  as 
the  body  and  blood  of  the  Lord,  according 
to  the  Catholic  doctrine  of  transubstantia- 
tion.  The  perpetuate  adoration  of  the  ele- 
ments by  relays  of  priests  or  monks  is  a 
form  which  they  especially  approve. 
Among  the  eminent  prelates  who  were 
present  was  Archbishop  Elder  of  Cincin- 
nati, the  senior  Catholic  prelate  in  the 
United  States  and  the  successor  of  Arch- 
bishop Purcell  with  whom  Alexander 
Campbell  held  his  famous  debate. 

Dr.  Parkhurst  once  called  certain 
declarations  in  the  Westminster  Confes- 
sion of  Faith  a  "libel  on  the  infinite  grace 
of  God."  There  are  many  of  our  theories 
that  are  equally  a  libel  on  the  grace  or 
wisdom  or  power  of  God.  When  men  tell  us 
that  a  certain  thing  is  right,  but  is  impos- 
sible of  accomplishment,  what  is  that  but  a 
libel  on  the  almightiness  and  the  goodness 
of  God?  When  men  sanction,  in  the  name  of 
religion,  false  standards  of  judgment  and 
arbitrary  walls  of  separation  between  the 
children  of  a  common  Father,  what  is  that 
but  a  libel  on  the  justice  of  God?  When  men 
live  impure  lives  and  engage  in  unholy 
practices,  claiming  to  be  in  fellowship  with 
God,  what  is  that  but  a  libel  upon  the  holi- 
ness of  the  infinite  One?  When  we,  by  our 
industrial  rules  and  customs,  deprive  any 
class  of  men  of  the  just  reward  of  their 
wages  in  order  to  enhance  the  profits  of  the 
business,  claiming  meanwhile  to  be  Chris- 
tians, are  we  not  publishing  a  libel  on  the 
character  of  Christ?  Thus  every  doctrine, 
every  theory,  every  practice,  must  be  sub- 
jected at  last  to  the  crucial  test  of  the 
character  of  God.  Whatever  fails  to  stand 
that  test  must  not  receive  the  sanction  of 
those  who  would  honor  God. 

J.  M.  Rudy,  pastor  of  the  church  at 
Cedar  Rapids,  la.,  has  made  a  novel  sug- 
gestion bearing  on  our  propaganda  for 
Christian  union.  Returning  home  from 
the  convention  at  Minneapolis,  in  his  ser- 
mon on  that  convention  he  expressed  the 
wish  that  we  might  have  some  way  by 
which  we  could  pick  out  every  man  and 
every  woman  who  is  pleading  and  praying 
for  Christian  union,  so  that  when  we 
gather  in  great  conventions,  such  as  that 
we  propose  to  hold  in  St.  Louis  in  1903,  we 
might  be  able  to  know  who  of  the  vast 
throng  are  seeking  to  unite  God's  people. 
This,  he  remarked,  would  give  rise  to  many 
conversations  on  this  subject,  which  would 
result  in  the  dissemination  of  much  light. 
He    suggested    a  small    simple  button  of 


uniform  design  bearing  the  letters  C.  U., 
for  Christian  union.  Bro.  H.  E.  Witwer, 
who  is  foremost  in  every  good  work  and 
word  of  the  church,  was  so  deeply  im- 
pressed with  the  idea  that  he  proposed  not 
only  to  wear  such  a  button  himself  if  it 
should  be  prepared,  but  to  pay  for  all  that 
would  be  worn  in  Cedar  Rapids.  Bro. 
Rudy  says  we  have  the  C.  E.  button,  the 
G.  A.  R.  button,  the  three  links,  and  why 
not  a  Christian  union  button?  There  is 
the  germinal  idea,  and  it  is  not  a  bad  one. 
Now  let  the  geniuses  go  to  work  on  the 
best  design  for  carrying  out  the  thought. 
As  the  letters  C.  U.  stand  for  several 
things  besides  Christian  union,  why  not 
spell  out  the  words  in  a  circle?  When  Bro. 
Rudy  gets  his  design  completed  we  will 
present  a  cut  of  it  to  our  readers.  If  the 
wearing  of  such  a  button  will  have  a  ten- 
dency not  only  to  advertise  our  plea  for 
unity,  but  to  make  those  who  wear  it 
practice  unity,  it  will  be  a  great  invention. 

The  Minneapolis  Tribune  in  an  editorial 
on  "Science  and  the  Future  Life,"  refers 
to  the  writings  of  the  late  Prof.  John  Fiske 
in  upholding  the  doctrine  of  immortality  as 
well  as  of  evolution.  He  quotes  the  Watch- 
man of  Boston  and  the  Christian -Evan- 
gelist to  show  that  "both  the  orthodox  and 
liberal  cress  commend  his  work."  Un- 
fortunately for  the  present  use  of  the 
word  "liberal"  the  Christian- Evangelist 
would  not  be  accorded  a  place  among  the 
"liberal  press,"  seeing  that  we  accentuate 
the  divinity  of  Christ,  the  authority  of  the 
Holy  Scriptures,  the  doctrine  of  regenera- 
tion and  a  holy  life.  Nevertheless,  we 
are  glad  to  give  Prof.  Fiske  credit  for  his 
clear  and  strong  testimony  to  the  doctrine 
of  a  personal  God  and  of  a  personal  im- 
mortality, and  in  favor  of  theistic,  as 
against  atheistic,  evolution.  The  Tribune 
adds  that  the  Christian- Evangelist  is  as- 
sociated with  "the  sect  which,  according 
to  James  Lane  Allen's  'Reign  of  Law,' 
three  decades  ago  virtually  expelled  from 
its  membership  David,  the  hero  of  that 
story,  because  he  had  become  a  convert  to 
the  Darwinian  theory  of  evolution."  That 
is  all  right,  except  that  the  Christian  - 
Evangelist  is  the  organ  of  no  "se^t,"  that 
there  was  no  such  man  as  "David"  save 
in  the  fertile  imagination  of  the  author  of 
"The  Reign  of  Law,"  and  that  nobody  was 
ever  "virtually  expelled"  from  membership 
in  any  of  the  churches  of  this  reformation 
for  accepting  the  Darwinian  or  any  other 
theory  of  evolution  that  leaves  room  for 
God  and  his  revelation  through  his  Son, 
Jesus  Christ  our  Lord. 

Editor's  Ea.sy  Chair. 
The  fall  of  the  year!  How  expressive 
the  phrase!  It  was  impressed  on  me  this 
morning  as  I  saw  the  leaves  falling  in  a 
shower  from  the  great  oaks  at  Rose  Hill. 
The  air  was  full  of  them,  whirling  like 
snowflakes  and  settling  down  at  last,  mak- 
ing a  brown  carpet  on  the  green  lawn. 
There  is  something  in  the  rustle  of  these 
withered  leaves,  as  one  walks  over  them, 
that  acts  as  a  soothing  balm  to  the  weary, 
care- burdened  heart.  The  music  of  these 
rustling  leaves  is  of  a  melancholy  type,  it 
must  be  confessed,  but  it  is  a  kind  of  mel- 
ancholy which  steals  into  the  soul  and  finds 
a  welcome,  because  its  minor  chords  fall 
into  sympathy  with  our  spirits,  in  our  more 
thoughtful  moods.    Can  anyone  walk  alone 


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or  with  a  congenial  companion,  through 
the  autumn  woods,  where,  "heaped  in  the 
hollows  and  the  groves  the  withered  leaves 
lie  dead,"  and  not  fall  into  a  thoughtful 
mood?  If  the  soul  be  devout,  it  is  a  wor- 
shipful mood,  also,  which  comes  upon  us. 
Who  can  analyze  the  feeling  or  trace  it  to 
its  true  cause?  But  whether  we  can  un- 
derstand it  or  not,  no  one  can  doubt  that  it 
is  good  medicine  for  the  soul  to  commune 
with  Nature  when  the  leaves  are  falling, 
when  the  nuts  are  dropping,  and  when  all 
the  sights  and  sounds  remind  us  of  the 
transitoriness  of  all  earthly  things. 

What  is  the  message  of  this  brown,  with- 
ered leaf  that  has  flitted  down  through  the 
air  and  lies  beneath  my  feet  on  the  earth? 
Stooping  to  pick  up  one  of  them  lying 
under  one  of  the  oaks,  I  heard  it  speak- 
ing, and  this  was  its  message:  "A  few 
brief  months  ago,  I  was  a  fresh  young  leaf, 
green  and  beautiful,  fluttering  in  the  gen- 
tle breeze  on  a  lofty  oak,  and  surrounded 
by  gay  companions.  The  life  of  the  great 
tree  ran  out  into  my  veins,  and  I  grew  into 
my  present  size,  and  rejoiced  in  my  posi- 
tion and  prosperity.  I  looked  down  with 
some  disdain  upon  the  grass  that  covered 
the  earth,  and  congratulated  myself  that  I 
was  born  to  a  higher  station  in  life.  Lit- 
tle did  I  dream  that  my  relation  to  the  tree 
which  gave  me  birth  and  position  was  only 
a  temporary  one.  I  had  never  seen  a  leaf- 
less tree,  and  it  was  contrary  to  all  my  ex- 
perience that  I  should  lose  my  connection 
with  it  and  drop  to  the  ground,  a  helpless 
thing.  But  one  day  it  turned  cold,  and 
that  night  there  was  a  chilling,  biting  frost. 
Immediately  the  sap  of  the  tree,  which  had 
been  my  life-blood,  ran  back  into  the 
trunk  of  the  tree,  leaving  me  and  my  com- 
panions high  and  dry.  The  first  effect  of 
this  retreat  of  the  sap  was  to  impart  to  us 
greater  beauty  of  color,  and  we  blushed  in 
scarlet,  crimson  and  gold.  But  one  day 
when  the  wind  was  blowing,  I  felt  my  hold 
on  the  tree  loosen,  and  I  found  myself 
whirled  about  in  the  air  until  I  came  to  the 
ground.  And  here  I  lie,  and  what  is  to  be- 
come of  me,  I  do  not  know.  But  the  same 
Power  that  gave  me  birth  and  being  will 
care  for  me  still." 

^« 

So  saying,  the  leaf  heaved  a  gentle  sigh 
and  paused  in  its  plaint.  Startled  by  this 
pathetic  story  of  a  fallen  leaf,  I  listened, 
wondering  if  this  faded  messenger  of  decay 
would  point  its  plaintive  story  with  a  moral 
for  my  benefit.  But  it  was  silent  with  a 
wisdom  which  few  preachers  can  imitate. 
After  waiting  a  sufficient  length  of  time  for 
the  leaf  to  resume,  I  determined  not  to  be 
discourteous  to  so  effective  a  preacher  as  it 
had  proved  to  be,  even  though  it  were  a 
fallen  one,  and  said  in  reply:  "Little 
preacher,  I  thank  you  for  your  sermon.  I 
have  heard  many  preachers  make  far  more 
noise  and  say  far  less  to  my  heart.  You 
mean  to  make  me  wiser  by  your  whispered 
message,  though  you  did  not  point  your 
story  with  a  moral.  The  facts  in  your  brief 
life  carry  their  own  moral  with  them.  'We 
all  do  fade  as  a  leaf.'  To-day  we  flourish 
with  our  veins  full  of  the  sap  of  life,  and 
sometimes  we  look  down  condescendingly 
upon  those  less  fortunate  than  ourselves. 
We  are  vain  of  our  beauty,  our  position, 
our  social  pre-eminence,  our  wealth,  our 
influence,  unmindful  of  the  fact  that  these 
things  are  gifts  to  us,  and  are  only  tempor- 
ary.   In  a  little  while  the  winds  of  adver- 


sity blow  upon  us,  and  beauty,  position, 
social  prestige,  wealth,  influence— all  are 
gone,  and  we  are  brought  low  in  our  humil- 
iation. The  lessons  you  teach  me,  my  little 
brown  preacher,  from  your  lowly  pulpit,  are 
humility,  love  for  my  fellow  men,  and  trust 
in  God.  When  the  juice  of  life  runs  from 
my  veins  and  the  winds  of  the  oncoming 
winter  of  death  shall  loosen  my  earthly  ties, 
may  I  have  the  faith  that  finds  repose  in 
the  thought  that  He  who  gave  me  birth  and 
being  will  care  for  me  still."  A  grey  squir- 
rel ran  up  the  side  of  an  oak  and  paused  to 
look  down  upon  me,  and  brought  to  a  close 
this  Rose  Hill  colloquy. 

I  have  observed  along  the  ocean  shore 
for  many  miles  back  from  the  water,  the 
trees  are  bent  landward,  or  away  from  the 
ocean.  AVhy  is  this?  The  prevailing 
winds  are  from  over  the  sea.  There  are 
land  breezes,  but  these  are  more  than 
counterbalanced  by  the  prevailing  sea 
breezes.  "  As  the  twig  is  bent  the  tree 
is  inclined."  And  the  twig  bends  to  the 
prevailing  influence.  Suppose  a  family 
be  religious  in  its  habits  one  day  in  seven, 
and  worldly  the  other  six  days  of  the  week; 
which  way  will  the  little  human  twigs  be 
inclined?  It  is  not  by  spasmodic  efforts 
to  make  ourselves  good,  or  to  get  God  to 
make  us  good,  that  the  soul  progresses  in 
virtue,  but  by  the  daily  habit  of  restrain- 
ing the  evil  and  of  cultivating  the  good 
within  us,  and  by  keeping  ourselves  con- 
stantly in  fellowship  with  God  and  with 
good  people.  Patient  continuance  in  well- 
doing, rather  than  occasional  efforts  to 
storm  the  battlements  of  heaven,  builds 
character  and  determines  destiny. 
"  Heaven  is  not  reached  by  a  single  bound, 
But  we  b  lild  the  ladder  by  which  we  rise 
From  the  lowly  earth  to  the  vaulted  skies, 
And  we  mount  to  its  summit  round  by 
round." 

J- 

Questions  a.rvd  Answers. 

Do  you  think  tlie  doctrine  of  divine  imminence 
and  the  following  statement  of  Vie  scientific  skeptics 
reconcilable?  Why?  "Die  Wander  durchbrechen 
die  Ularen  und  bekannten  Naturgesetze.  Das  kann 
und  darf  aber  nicht  geschehen.  Wenn  die  Natur  an 
eineni  einzigen  Punkte  aus  ihren  Angeln  gehoben 
wird,  so  muss  die  game  Sehoepung  in  sich  zusam- 
mensluerz'n."  Theo.  A.  Johnson. 

Poplar  Hill,  Ontario. 

This,  being  interpreted,  means  that, 
"miracles  overthrow  the  clear  and  known 
laws  of  niture.  But  that  can  not  and  is 
not  permitted  to  happen.  If  nature  is  at  a 
single  point  drawn  from  its  course,  then  the 
whole  universe  must  be  thrown  into  con- 
fusion." 

This  conception  of  miracles  is  outgrown 
and  discredited.  No  intelligent  believer  in 
miracles  to-day  regards  them  as  over- 
throwing the  clear  and  known  laws  of  na- 
ture. They  are  not  even  regarded  as  the 
suspension  of  the  laws  of  nature,  but  rather 
as  the  bringing  in  of  an  added  force  which 
transcends  the  ordinary  laws  and  forces  of 
nature.  So  far  from  this  view  of  miracles 
being  inconsistent  with  the  doctrine  of  the 
divine  immanence,  it  seems  rather  to  imply 
such  doctrine.  If  God  is  present  in  His 
world,  in  all  of  its  ordinary  operations, 
why  should  it  be  thought  a  thing  incredi- 
ble, when  occasion  demands,  for  a  new 
force  to  be  added  to  the  ordinary  forces 
in  order  to  the  accomplishment  of  some 
divine  purpose?  Who  shall  say  that  this 
new  force,  which  is  not  ordinarily  de- 
manded, is  in  violation  or  contradiction  of 


the  ordinary  forces  which  are  at  work?  If 
the  fact  that  such  force  is  not  always  oper- 
ative within  the  scope  of  human  observa- 
tion proves  it  to  be  hostile  to  or  violative  of 
the  laws  of  nature,  then  we  would  have  to 
rule  out  of  the  category  of  natural  forces 
a  great  many  other  causes  which  do  not 
operate  continuously.  If  we  concede,  as 
we  must  if  we  believe  in  the  Bible  and  in 
the  revelation  of  Jesus  Chris s,  that  the  di- 
vine Being  who  is  immanent  in  His  uni- 
verse is  a  Person,  and  not  a  mere  force, 
then  there  ought  to  be  no  difficulty  in  con- 
ceiving of  Him  as  working  in  and  through 
nature  to  carry  out  His  divine  purposes  in 
the  redemption  of  the  world. 

If  the  teaching  in  our  late  Suiday- school  lesson 
be  true,  that  we  should  riot  even  look  on  the  wine, 
limr  is  it  that  Jesus  would  turn  water  into  wine  and 
thereby  sanction  its  use?  I.  S.  Hanna 

The  passage  quoted  from  Proverbs  is  a 
warning  against  intemperance.  It  is  a  par- 
ticular kind  of  wine,  or  wine  in  a  certain 
stage  of  development,  that  he  admonishes 
the  people,  and  particularly  those,  no 
doubt,  who  would  be  subject  to  temptation, 
not  to  look  upon.  To  look  upon  it  would 
be  to  create  a  desire  for  it  in  one  who  was 
given  to  excessive  drinking.  We  need  not 
suppose  that  the  wine  which  Jesus  created 
at  the  marriage  festival  was  of  this  kind. 
Nor  are  we  compelled  to  infer  from  the  fact 
that  Jesus  created  wine  that  he  thereby 
approved  its  use  indiscriminately,  or  re- 
lieved those  present  of  their  personal  re- 
sponsibility in  the  matter  of  drinking  it. 
We  are  not  shut  up  to  any  particular  text 
or  incident  to  learn  what  Jesus  thought  of 
drunkenaess  and  all  that  train  of  evils 
which  flow  from  it.  His  whole  life  and 
character  and  all  his  teaching  are  against 
intemperance  and  in  perfect  harmony 
with  the  warning  in  the  passage  referred  to. 

7s  unleavened  bread  necessary  to  the  Lord's  Sup- 
per/ Mrs.  E.  A.  Orr. 

We  do  not  think  the  scriptures  give  us 
any  law  or  rule  as  to  the  kind  of  bread  to 
be  used  in  the  Lord's  Supper.  Our  Savior 
used  the  bread  and  the  fruit  of  the  vine 
which  were  on  the  table.  The  bread,  in 
this  case,  was  probably  unleavened,  but 
we  are  not  justified  in  inferring  from  this 
fact  that  no  other  kind  of  bread  would  be 
permissible  in  this  memorial  feast.  If  this 
were  so,  we  would  have  to  investigate  care- 
fully and  find  out  just  what  particular  kind 
of  wine  our  Lord  used  on  that  occasion, 
and  then  use  no  other.  We  prefer,  and  al- 
ways advise,  the  use  of  unfermented  wine 
in  the  communion  service,  not  because  we 
know  that  this  was  the  kind  used  by  our 
Lord,  but  on  the  ground  that  the  fermented 
wine  might  be  an  occasion   of  stumbling  to 

some  weak  brother. 

^« 

1.  When  is  Christ  to  sit  on  David's  throne ,  as 

spoken  of  in  Acts  2 :30  ? 

2.  Is  it  correct  to  speak  of  our  eating  the  Lord's 
Supper  when  we  partake  of  the  bread  and  ivine? 
Does  the  apostle  Paul  in  I  Cor.  11:20  say  it  is  not? 

L.  G.  L. 

1.  In  the  sense  meant  in  the  passage 
cited,  Christ  is  now  sitting  on  the  throne 
of  David,  and  has  been  since  his  ascension 
and  coronation ;  that  is,  he  is  ruler  over 
spiritual  Israel  as  David  was  over  fleshly 
Israel. 

2.  Yes,  it  is  correct,  and  the  passage  in 
1  Cor.  does  not  teach  otherwise,  but  asserts 
that  the  Lord's  Supper  cannot  be  partaken 
of  in  the  manner  in  which  it  was  being  at- 
tempted at  Corinth. 


1416 


THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


November  7,  1901 


^  Ervgla^nd's    Greatest   King  ^€ 

By    F.    W.    COLLINS 


Behold  a  pupil  of  the  monkish  gown, 
The  Dious  Alfred,  king  to  justice  dear! 
Lord  of  the  harp  and  liberating  spear; 
M  rror  of  princes!  Indigent  renown 
Might  range  the  starry  ether  for  a  crown 
Equal  to  his  deserts.     .     .     . 

—  Wordsworth. 

The  Alfred  Millenary  is  an  occurrence  of 
striking  interest  because  of  the  charm  that 
clings  to  the  name  of  that  illustrious  king. 
The  unveiling,  of  the  statue  at  Winchester 
on  September  20  did  not  mark  the  exact 
anniversary  of  Alfred's  death,  which  oc- 
curred on  October  28,  or  27,  according  to 
some  authorities.  The  event  is  one  in 
which  America's  interest  is  second  only  to 
that  of  England  herself.  Our  institutions 
have  their  roots  in  English  soil.  Eng- 
land's history  is  in  a  very  true  sense  our 
history.  It  was  eminently  fitting,  there- 
fore, that  one  of  the  most  prominent  of  the 
younger  of  American  historians,  the  late 
John  Fiske,  should  have  been  chosen  to 
represent  America  in  the  commemorative 
services.  His  address  on  that  occasion,  had 
he  lived,  would  have  been  of  very  great 
interest. 

Alfred  is  one  of  the  few  characters  in 
history  to  whom  posterity  has  freely  ac- 
corded the  title  of  "great."  This  he  was, 
not  alone  by  virtue  of  his  great  and  varied 
achievements,  but  even  more  by  the  native 
characteristics  of  the  man.  Warrior  and 
saint,  statesman  and  minstrel,  scholar  and 
man  of  affairs,  it  was  the  marvelous  blend- 
ing of  apparently  opposite  qualities,  and 
the  moderation  and  perfect  equipoise  in 
which  these  traits  were  held,  that  produced 
what  Edwird  A.  Freeman  has  called  "the 
mo9t  perfect  character  in  history."  To 
quote  the  words  of  this  historian,  "in  no 
other  man  on  record  were  so  many  virtues 
disfigured  by  so  little  alloy.  A  saint  with- 
out superstition,  a  scholar  without  ostenta- 
tion, a  warrior  all  whose  wars  were  fought 
in  defense  of  his  country,  a  conqueror 
whose  laurels  were  never  stained  by 
cruelty,  a  prince  never  cast  down  by  ad- 
versity, never  lifted  up  to  insolence  in  the 
day  of  triumph — there  is  no  other  name  in 
history  to  compare  with  his." 

In  the  compact  phrase  of  Prof.  Green, 
"Alfred  was  the  noblest  as  he  was  the  most 
complete  embodiment  of  all  that  is  great, 
all  that  is  lovable  in  the  English  temper. 
He  combined  as  no  other  man  ever  has  com  - 
bined  its  practical  energy,  its  patient  and 
enduring  force,  its  profound  sense  of  duty, 
the  reserve  and  self-control  that  steadies  it 
in  a  wide  outlook  and  a  restless  daring,  its 
temperance  and  fairness,  its  frank  genial- 
ity, its  sensitiveness  to  affection,  its  poetic 
tenderness,  its  deep  and  passionate  re- 
ligion." , 

Alfred  came  to  the  throne  in  A.  D.  872. 
The  circumstances  of  his  reign  were 
peculiarly  difficult.  The  invasion  of  Eng- 
land by  the  Northmen  was  then  approach- 
ing its  culmination.  The  brief  supremacy 
which,  under  Alfred's  grandfather,  Egbert, 
Wessex  had  acquired  over  Mercia,  East 
Anglia  and  Northumbria,  was  lost  by  the 
very  influence  that  had  made  it  possible. 
Dread  of  the  invader  had  made  submission 
to  the  West  Saxon  desirable  for  the  sake  of 
the  common  defense,  but  the  increasing 
numbers  and  power  of  the  Northmen  had 


resulted  in  a  gradual  transfer  of  allegiance 
until,  when  Alfred  came  to  the  throne,  his 
kingdom  of  Wessex  was  shorn  of  its  depen- 
dencies and  stood  face  to  face  with  the  in- 
vader, to  fight  not  for  its  possessions  but 
for  its  existence. 

A  victory  just  won  by  his  predecessor 
gave  Alfred  an  advantage  which  he  used 
to  purchase  an  interval  of  peace  for  a 
period  of  rest  and  preparation.  The  rest- 
less energy  and  dauntless  courage  of 
Alfred  infused  new  hope  into  the  terrified 
Saxons,  who  rallied  to  the  standard  of  their 
king  as  he  marched  to  meet  the  returning 
Northmen.  The  peace  of  Wedmore  in  878 
secured  Wessex  from  farther  invasion  for 
many  years,  and  confined  the  Northmen 
within  definite  boundaries.  The  prowess 
of  Alfred  could  not  prevent  the  final  settle- 
ment of  the  Northmen  in  England,  but  it 
did  insure  a  gradual  instead  of  a  sudden 
occupancy,  and  thus  secured  the  amalgama- 
tion of  the  two  peoples  instead  of  a  displace- 
ment of  the  old  by  the  new,  such  as  had 
occurred  in  the  Anglo-Saxon  invasion  of 
Britain  three  centuries  before. 

The  kingdom  being  now  temporarily 
secured  from  attack,  Alfred  gave  himself 
to  matters  of  internal  administration.  His 
genius  was  here  displayed  to  best  advan- 
tage. All  phases  of  the  life  of  his  people 
received  careful  and  efficient  consideration. 
The  unsubstantial  wooden  dwellings  that 
had  been  as  tinder  to  the  torch  of  the 
Northmen,  were  replaced  with  structures 
of  stone  or  other  enduring  material. 
Skilled  artisans  were  brought  over  from 
the  continent  and  the  people  instructed  in 
the  best  methods  of  working  in  wood  and 
metal.  The  military  organization  was  re- 
constructed, the  service  being  placed  upon 
a  different  basis,  so  as  to  increase  both  the 
size  and  the  efficiency  of  the  army.  The 
collection  of  boats  that  had  already  done 
good  service  was  expanded  to  a  consider- 
able fleet  and  formed  for  that  day  a  respect- 
able navy.  It  may  be  said  that  England 
owes  to  Alfred  the  beginning  of  that  naval 
power  for  which  she  has  since  been  so 
famous,  and  which  has  given  her  in  war 
and  in  commerce  the  title  of  "Mistress  of 
the  Seas." 

Alfred's  service  to  education  is  incal- 
culable. At  his  accession  culture  was  in  a 
very  low  state.  It  was  to  the  king  a  keen 
reproach  that  "we  who  formerly  sent 
teachers  to  other  people  must  now  bring 
in  strangers  to  teach  us."  There  was 
hardly  a  priest  in  the  kingdom  that  could 
render  the  service  in  the  language  of  the 
people,  and  few  among  the  people  under- 
stood the  Latin  ritual.  Alfred  established 
schools  in  various  parts  of  the  kingdom. 
(Oxford  was  one  of  these,  Alfred's  connec- 
tion with  this  school,  though  a  common 
belief,  being  probably  wholly  legendary.) 
Competent  teachers  were  brought  over 
from  the  continent.  Books  were  prepared, 
by  his  personal  work,  both  for  the  schools 
and  for  popular  use.  Bede's  "Ecclesiastical 
History,"  the  "Universal  History"  of 
Orosius,  Boethius's  "Consolations  of 
Philosophy,"  the  Institutes  and  the  Code 
of  West  Saxon  Laws,  are  among  the  works 
that  came   from   Alfred  either  by  transla- 


tion, compilation  or  original  production 
The  Anglo-Saxon  chronicle  for  this  period 
also  shows  the  influence  of  the  scholarly 
king. 

Alfred's  greatest  service  to  education, 
however,  was  not  in  matters  that  can  be 
tabulated.  He  produced  an  intellectual 
awakening  by  his  own  scholarly  spirit  and 
by  his  interest  in  affairs  outside  of  his  own 
kingdom.  His  eagerness  for  knowledge 
pertaining  to  exploration  and  discovery 
and  to  contemporary  history  was  conta- 
gious, and  by  his  own  writing  be  brought 
the  knowledge  he  acquired  within  reach  of 
the  people.  The  interest  in  history  and 
geography  thus  stimulated  led  in  the  most 
direct  way  possible  to  a  liberalizing  of 
popular  ideas. 

But  religion  was  the  dominant  character- 
istic of  Alfred's  life.  In  all  his  work  he 
was  ruled  by  the  religious  spirit.  One 
chief  purpose  of  the  schools  he  established 
was  the  education  of  priests.  The  books 
that  he  placed  in  the  hands  of  the  people, 
both  original  and  translated,  were  such  as 
tended  to  quicken  their  religious  life.  For 
the  benefit  of  the  priests  he  translated 
Gregory's  "Pastoral  Care,"  and  provided 
each  one  with  a  copy.  His  benefactions 
extended  not  only  to  all  parts  of  his  own 
kingdom,  but  also  to  Rome  and  even  to 
Jerusalem.  His  inner  spiritual  life  was  in 
perfect  harmony  with  this  outward  religious 
activity.  Profound  reverence  and  genuine 
enthusiasm  for  God's  service  were  mani- 
fested in  all  that  he  did.  In  the  character 
of  saint  equally  with  that  of  statesman  and 
king,  the  name  of  Alfred  has  been  revered 
by  posterity. 

Alfred  was  ambitious,  but  in  the  best 
and  truest  sense.  He  wished  to  be  re- 
membered, but  in  no  merely  showy  way. 
"I  desire,"  said  he,  "to  leave  to  the  men  that 
come  after  me  a  remembrance  of  me  in 
good  works."  "So  long  as  I  have  lived  I 
have  striven  to  live  worthily."  That  is  the 
secret  of  Alfred's  greatness.  As  a  king  he 
ruled  solely  for  the  good  of  his  people,  and 
the  love  and  admiration  that  his  people  had 
for  him  have  been  extended  to  him  by 
posterity.  Though  his  kingdom  included 
but  a  fraction  of  the  English  territory,  he 
is  claimed  to-day  by  all  England,  and  in- 
deed by  English-speaking  people  every- 
where. In  the  quaint  language  of  the 
chronicler,  he  "received  Christ's  quiet" 
October  28,  A.  D.  901.  The  splendor  of 
his  character  is  the  glory  of  England,  and 
is  the  heritage  of  the  race. 

Kellogg,  la. 

Far  and  Near. 

O  love,  I  look  across  the  sea, 

The  sails  go  by, 
From  vastness  into  vastness  fade, 

Lost  in  the  sky. 

O  the  great  world!  so  wide  and  cold, 

And  you  so  far! 
If  only  you  could  come  as  near 

As  yonder  star. 

Aloft,  alone,  I  vex  it  not 

With  me  or  mine, 
So  far— yet  am  I  near  enough 

To  see  it  shine. 

— Richard  Le  Gallienne. 


November  7,  1901 


THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


1417 


The  Individuality  of  Christ's  Love 

By  JAMES   SMALL 


"Who  loved  mc  and  gave  himself  for  me." 
If  there  is  a  sweeter  verse  in  the  New 
Testament  than  this  I  do  not  know  where  to 
find  it.  A  Savior  who  has  power  and  au- 
thority to  pardon  my  sins;  a  Savior  who  has 
power  to  cleanse  me  from  sin  and  keep 
me  clean ;  a  Savior  who  has  a  heart  large 
enough  to  take  in  all  my  sorrows  and  bur- 
dens and  fears;  a  Savior  whom  I  can  find  at 
any  time  or  at  any  place,  or  in  any  circum- 
stance ;  a  Savior  who  will  always  hear  me 
and  respond  to  my  call ;  a  Savior  who  will 
not  change — be  one  thing  to-day  and  an- 
other to-morrow;  a  Savior  who  will  charm 
the  grave  and  the  dark  valley  for  me;  a 
Savior  who  will  welcome  me  on  the  other 
side;  a  Savior  who  loves  me  separately, 
personally  and  individually,  and  prays  for 
me,  is  the  Savior  I  need,  and,  I  think,  the 
Savior  the  world  needs. 

The  poets  have  caught  the  thought  of  this 
individuality. 
"I  am  so  glad  that  our  Father  in  heaven 

Tells  of  his  love  in  the  boo  It  he  has  given; 

Wonderful  things  in  the  Bible  I  see, 

This  is  the  dearest— that  Jesus  loves  me," 
was  the  first  hymn  I  ever  learned  to  sing, 
and  I  learned  it  in  an  Irish  school  that  was 
taught  by  a  Methodist. 

"Jesus  loves  me,  this  I  know." 
"I  saw  him  hanging  on  the  tree,  in  agonies 
and  blood, 
Who  fixed  his  eyes  on  me." 
The  text  in  John  3:16  is  precious,  but  this 
is  a  wide,  wide  world,  and  it  is  hard  for  me 
to  realize  that  God  loves  me  individually, 
for  I  am  merged  in  the  mass.  But  herein 
is  God's  tenderness  and  God's  greatness. 
He  loves  each  of  us  as  if  there  were  but  one. 
Even  in  the  mass  God  never  loses  sight  of 
the  individual.  The  dewdrop  and  flowers 
and  birds  preach  the  same  sweet  sermon. 
Thousands  of  birds  fly  in  the  firmament,  and 
they  are  all  individually  fed  and  remembered 
by  God.  Millions  of  flowers  bloom  in  the 
gardens,  yet  not  one  escapes  God's  notice. 
The  mother  love  caresses  the  hair  upon  her 
child,  but  the  Father  love  numbers  the  hairs 
on  our  head. 

"I  heard  the  robin  singing  its  happy  morning 
song, 
I  saw  the  helpmate  bringing  food  unto  its 

helpless  young, 
And  to  me  there  came  a  whisper  that    softly 

fanned  the  tree — 
'If  God  for  these  so  careth,   will  be  not  care 
for  thee?' 

"I  saw   the  lilies  growing  in  beauty   day  by 

day, 
No  queen  in   all  her  glory  so   gorgeous  in 

array; 
And  on  their  leaves  were  written  sweet  words 

of  love  to  me— 
If  God  for  these  so  careth,   will  he  not  care 

for  me? 

"I  thank  thee,   O,  my  father,  that  'mid  life's 
toil  and  dust 
The  birds   and  flowers  can  bring  me   such 

words  of  love  and  trust; 
Then  walk  by  faith  and  hear  tbe  Master's 

words  of  love  to  thee — 
If  God  for  these  so  careth,  will  he  not  care 

for  me?" 

He  calleth  his  own  sheep  by  name.    Here 

is  the  thought  again.    Another  jewel  from 

God's  casket.    In  oriental  countries  this  is 

what  the  kind  shepherds  can  do.    And,  it 


is  said,  they  know  them  by  their  defects, 
And  the  Lord  knows  us,  I  have  no  doubt, 
by  our  defects,  and  in  most  of  us  he  has  a 
great  many  such  marks  to  recognize  us  by. 
God  grant  that  his  love  may  yet  be  like  a 
great  tidal  wave  in  our  hearts,  to  drive  them 
all  out  before  we  see  him  face  to  face. 

The  high  priest,  when  he  entered  the  holy 
place,  wore  a  breastplate  on  which  precious 
stones  were  set,  and  on  each  stone  was  en- 
graved a  name.  On  the  heart  of  our  eternal 
High  Priest  is  borne  the  name,  I  believe,  of 
all  his  disciples. 

There  is  another  gem  of  individuality  in 
Chri8t's  treatment  of  Peter.  When  our 
Lord  rose  from  the  dead,  the  angel  convey- 
ing the  message  to  the  woman  said,  "Go 
tell  my  disciples  and  Peter."  Why  "and 
Peter"?  Ah,  Peter  had  been  through  the 
depths  of  a  great  temptation,  and  our  Lord's 
individual  love  followed  that  disciple  in  a 
very  tender  and  considerate  way.  He  had 
voluntarily  cut  himself  off  from  the  disciples, 
and  if  Jesus  had  sent  a  general  message,  it 
would  not  have  covered  poor,  weak,  sinning 
Peter.  Poor  Peter  might  have  said,  "Well, 
that  does  not  mean  me,  for  I  have  said  that 
I  am  not  his  disciple  and  cursed  and  swore 
to  confirm  my  awful  lie."  Jesus  needed 
not  that  any  should  teach  him  what  was  in 
Peter.  He  knew  how  he  felt,  and  he  sent 
him  this  special  message.  And  if  one  will 
compare  the  narrative  they  will  see  that  the 
enthusiasm  and  impatience  of  Peter  knew 
no  bounds.  He  ran  with  all  his  might  to 
the  tomb  where  Jesus  had  lain.  Personal 
love  had  brought  him  back. 

A  last  gem  from  the  divine  casket:  Jesus 
loved  Mary  and  Martha  and  Lazarus.  He 
loved  each  with  a  particular  love.  He  loved 
them  separately.  It  would  have  been  easy 
for  the  evangelist  to  have  said,  "He  loved 
this  family."  No,  there  is  a  sweeter  touch, 
there  is  a  sweeter  love  shown.  "He  loved 
Mary  and  Martha  and  their  brother  Laza- 
rus." 

He  called,  "Mary."  She  thought  it  was 
the  gardener.  Nay,  it  was  her  best  lover 
calling  her  by  name.  "A  friend  in  need  is 
a  friend  indeed."  She  did  so  need  a  cheer- 
ful word  just  then.  Oh,  what  joy  swelled 
in  her  heart  when  she  knew  it  was  the 
Lord!  It  is  one  thing  to  read,  "Look  unto 
me  and  be  ye  saved,  all  the  ends  of  the 
earth."  It  is  another  thing  to  hear,  "Mary, 
look  unto  me."  It  is  one  thing  to  see  and 
hear  a  sainted  mother  pray  by  the  old  arm- 
chair for  all  in  the  old  home;  it  is  another 
thing  to  hear  my  name  in  mother's  pray- 
ers. 

And  is  this  individual  love  nothing  to  me? 
Has  it  no  lesson  for  the  weary  and  sad? 
Does  it  teach  nothing  to  the  sinner?  Has  it 
no  suggestion  for  the  Christian?  Several. 
1.  To  the  unsaved  it  has  a  precious 
message.  "God  has  laid  on  him  the  in- 
iquity of  us  all."  What  meaning  there  is 
in  Paul's  words:  "For  the  love  of  Christ 
constraineth  us;  because  we  thus  judge, 
that  if  one  died  for  all,  then  were  all  dead; 
and  that  he  died  for  all,  that  they  which 
live  should  not  henceforth  live  unto  them- 
selves, but  unto  him  which  died  for  them, 
and  rose  again"  (2  Cor.  5:14,  15).  "If  one 
died  for  ail  then  were  all  dead."  That's 
Roman    law,    that's    English    law,    that's 


divine  law.  If  the  law  should  accept  a  man 
to  die  for  a  friend,  that  friend  in  the  person 
of  his  benefactor  would  die  too.  And  if 
Jesus  did  not  suffer  the  exact  penalty  due 
to  sin  and  which  the  sinner  ought  to  have 
borne,  he  suffered  an  equivalent,  something 
that  God  could  accept  as  a  substitute  and 
equivalent  for  the  sinner's  punishment. 
Blessed  be  God,  there's  gospel  here,  there's 
good  news  here,  there's  power  here,  there's 
salvation  for  every  man  who  will  accept 
that  death  as  his  death.  And  when  we  ac- 
cept it  as  our  own,  God  refuses  to  impute 
one  sin  to  us. 

2.  But  there  is  holy  living  here  too. 
This  is  another  purpose  in  his  death.  "And 
that  he  died  for  all,  that  they  which  live 
should  not  henceforth  live  unto  themselves 
but  unto  him  which  died  for  them  and  rose 
again."  It  is  not  enough  to  hear,  it  is  not 
enough  to  believe,  it  is  not  enough  to  re- 
pent, it  is  not  enough  to  be  baptized,  we 
must  take  the  new  life  too.  We  must  take 
his  death,  we  accept  the  life  as  well.  Each 
saved  and  rejoicing  convert  is  to  repeat  the 
life  of  Christ,  by  God's  help,  in  the  earth 
again.  The  Christian  is  Christ  continued 
in  the  world.  To  accept  his  death  without 
the  life  is  not  sufficient.  We  must  take 
both.  That's  what  baptism  means  and  what 
it  teaches.  That's  what  the  form  of  doctrine 
requires.  I  take  the  death  as  if  it  were 
mine,  he  offers  me  his  life,  I  accept  that 
too.  It  is  his  life.  The  grace  is  his,  the 
power  is  his,  the  redemption  is  his.  He  is 
able,  he  is  willing  to  forgive  and  keep  and 
aid. 

"Oh,  bliss  of  the  purified,  bliss  of  the  pure, 
No  wound  hath  the  soul  that  his  blood  can- 
not cure; 
No  sorrow  bowed  head  but  may  sweetly  find 

rest, 
No  tears  but  may  dry  them  on  Jesus'  breast." 

3.  I  can  have  all  of  Jesus  for  my  portion . 
That's  the  silent  sermon  of  the  dewdrop , 
•Christ,"— the  whole  Christ— says  Paul, 
"liveth  in  me."  Jesus  is  not  Paul's  Savior 
any  more  than  he  is  mine.  We  need  to 
take  him  as  he  is  for  our  joy  and  life  and 
redemption  and  salvation.  Every  drop  of 
rain  or  drop  of  dew,  it  has  been  shown,  gets 
the  whole  sun.  All  the  colors  of  the  rain- 
bow are  in  it.  And  they  are  all  there  be- 
cause the  whole  sun  is  there.  The  rainbow 
is  in  the  drop  as  well  as  in  the  cloud.  Each 
soul,  no  matter  how  few  may  be  his  talents, 
whether  he  be  a  preacher  in  the  pulpit,  a 
teacher  in  the  Sunday-school,  a  Christian 
in  business,  a  humble  disciple,  can  be  filled 
with  all  the  fullness  of  God,  and — 

"If  we  can  not  sing  like  angels, 
If  we  cannot  preach  like  Paul, 
We  can  tell  the  love  of  Jesus, 
We  can  say  he  died  for  all. 

"If  we  cannot  give  our  thousands, 
We  can  give  the  widow's  mite, 
And  the  least  we  do  for  Jesus 
Will  be  precious  in  his  sight." 
Bedford,  Ind. 

J* 
A  little  boy  heard  the  church  bell  ring 
one  Sunday  morning  and  saw  the  people 
hurrying  along  to  church.  Catching  the 
religious  impulse  he  knelt  down  to  pray, 
but  he  knew  no  prayer  except  "Now  I  lay 
me,"  which  seemed  scarcely  appropriate 
at  ten  o'clock  in  the  morning.  Presently 
he  was  heard  repeating  the  alphabet. 
When  asked  why,  he  said:  "I  don't  know 
a  prayer,  so  I  thought  I  would  give  God 
the  letters  and  let  him  spell  out  the  words 
for  himself." 


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THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


November  7   1901 


75he  Old  Book  In  TKe  New  Crucible 

By  J.  J.  HALEY. 


IX.      The  Crucible    of    Archeology. 

(CONTINUED.) 

The  land  of  Egypt  is  a  fertile  tract  of 
land  bounded  on  either  side  by  limestone 
hills,  which  in  the  north  die  away  into  a 
grassy  plain,  but  in  the  south  blend  with 
granite  rocks  that  come  together  and  form 
a  pass  through  which  the  Nile  boisterously 
bounds  into  the  valley.  Travelers  tell  us 
that  this  marvelous  and  historic  stream 
modestly  rolls  in  winter  through  a  dry  and 
dusty  plain,  but  in  summer,  when  the 
tropical  rains  pour  down  their  tribute  of 
waters  on  the  highlands  of  Abyssinia,  then 
it  is  fed  by  innumerable  rivulets.  Grow- 
ing in  wealth  it  becomes,  like  most  beings, 
proud  and  swollen,  puts  on  sometimes  a 
blood-red,  and  sometimes  a  green  mantle, 
and  at  last,  intoxicated  with  success,  it 
overleaps  its  banks  and  floods  the  sur- 
rounding country.  Exhausting  its  fortune 
by  such  dissipation, it  repents,  and,  like  the 
prodigal  in  the  parable,  returns  to  its  old 
life.  It,  however,  leaves  behind  it  a  rich 
and  unctuous  mud,  which  is  both  meat  and 
medicine  to  the  hungry  land.  Into  this  the 
Egyptian  puts  his  seed  and  soon  there  fol- 
lows a  plenteous  harvest.  This  island  of 
the  desert,  veneered  with  a  foreign  soil, 
watered  by  a  natural  system  of  irrigation 
and  invigorated  by  eternal  sunshine,  natur- 
ally became  the  granary  of  the  ancient 
world,  and  from  all  parts  people  came  into 
Egypt  to  buy  corn.  Among  those  who 
went  on  this  errand,  we  read  in  the  script- 
ures of  the  brethren  of  Joseph.  Pictures 
of  these  caravans  are  to-day  to  be  seen  on 
the  walls  of  the  Egyptian  tombs.  The  Nile, 
however,  was  not  always  extravagant. 
Sometimes  the  tropical  rains  failed,  and 
then  she  could  not  nourish  the  thirsty  land. 
Vegetation  died,  and  famine  hung  its  black 
pall  over  the  nation.  Necessity— the  terri- 
ble mother  of  invention— taught  the  Egyp- 
tians in  the  days  of  plenty  to  store  for  the 
years  of  famine,  and  so  we  see  on  their 
tombs  the  pictures  of  granaries  and  men 
storing  the  wheat.  This  leads  us  to  be- 
lieve that  the  story  of  Joseph's  ruling  over 
Egypt  and  making  the  people  gather  in  the 
years  of  plenty  for  the  years  of  famine,  is 
not  at  all  improbable.  The  whole  story  of 
Joseph  is  beautifully  illustrated  by  recent 
discoveries.  We  are  told  that  Pharaoh 
invested  him  with  full  authority,  and  gave 
him  his  signet  ring, that  he  might  stamp  all 
his  orders  with  the  royal  assent.  A  num- 
ber of  these  ring3  have  been  found  and  are 
now  preserved  in  the  British  Museum, 
which  show  that  at  least  the  writer  of  the 
story  was  familiar  with  Egyptian  customs. 
Joseph,we  are  told,  married  the  daughter  of 
Potipherah,  a  priest  of  On,  the  city  called 
by  the  Greeks  Heliopolis,  because  it  was 
devoted  to  the  worship  of  the  sun.  The 
Egyptian  in  his  idolatry  worshiped  both 
the  sun  and  the  Nile.  In  his  blindness  he 
saw  only  secondary  causes.  He  knew  that 
the  Nile  fertilized  the  earth,  and  that  old 
Sol  with  his  golden  radiance  ripened  the 
fruit,  and  what  was  more  natural  than  to 
thank  them  for  their  beneficence?  Later 
on  we  will  see  how  the  Egyptian  re- 
ceived evidence  that  there  was  a  greater 
Being  than  the  sun  or  the  Nile. 


The  scriptures  tell  us  that  after  a  lapse 
of  time  there  arose  "a  new  king  who  knew 
not  Joseph."  Dr.  Kinns  affirms  that  this 
was  Seti  II.  In  this  he  differs  from  some 
authorities,  but  is  in  practical  agreement 
with  others ;  and  as  his  contention  seems 
plausible,  we  may  follow  his  lead.  Seti 
was  the  man  who  ordered  the  destruction 
of  the  Jewish  children.  This  is  compatible 
with  his  character  as  represented  on  the 
monuments.  He  is  there  depicted  as  brave 
but  excessively  cruel.  His  conduct  towards 
the  children  impresses  us  as  being  fiendish, 
but  it  would  not  appear  so  to  the  people  of 
his  time,  for  infanticide  was  not  regarded 
as  a  serious  crime  by  the  ancients.  The 
Greeks  by  this  experience  sought  to  keep 
the  Helots,  a  slave  population,  from  in- 
creasing on  them;  and  even  among  the 
Greeks  themselves,  undesirable  children 
were  destroyed.  One  of  the  most  interest- 
ing discoveries  of  modern  times  was  the 
finding  of  Seti's  tomb  by  that  ill-fated  ex- 
plorer, Belzoni,  in  1817.  It  contained, 
among  other  interesting  relics,  the  mag- 
nificent sarcophagus  of  Seti,  but  not  his 
body,  that  had  evidently  been  removed  dur- 
ing a  time  of  social  disorder  to  a  more 
secure  place  near  to  Thebes.  It  was  found 
along  with  that  of  his  son  Rameses  II,  and 
we  can  now  look  into  the  faces  of  the  very 
men  who  oppressed  the  Israelites  with  a 
bitter  bondage. 

We  read  in  scripture  that  the  Hebrews 
were  set  to  work  to  build  two  treasure  cities, 
Raamses  and  Pithom.  For  a  long  time 
skeptics  challenged  this  statement,  till  M. 
Naville  put  all  doubts  at  rest  by  finding  one 
of  these  cities,  which  in  a  most  remarkable 
manner  confirms  the  statements  of  scripture 
that  the  Hebrews  experienced  a  difficulty 
in  finding  the  necessary  straw  to  make 
bricks.  On  examining  the  walls  of  the  city 
it  was  observed  that  the  lower  strata  of 
bricks  were  well  made,  with  straw  carefully 
selected  and  regularly  cut,  but  in  the  high- 
er tiers  the  bricks  were  poorer  and  not  well 
supplied  with  straw,  and  on  the  highest 
tier  were  bricks  without  a  straw  at  all, 
showing  that  as  the  work  proceeded  the 
brickmakers  were  not  able  to  get  sufficient 
straw  to  make  the  bricks  properly.  On 
Egyptian  monuments  are  pictures  of 
Egyptian  brickmakers,  and  in  their  records 
the  Semitic  race  are  spoken  of  as  only  fit 
for  that  kind  of  work.  Some  conception 
of  the  labors  of  Israel  while  in  Egypt  may 
be  formed  by  the  contemplation  of  the  ruins 
of  the  edifices  erected  in  the  times  of  Seti 
and  Rameses.  The  building  of  such  col- 
lossal  piles  as  the  Hall  of  Columns  at 
Karnak  must  have  necessitated  the  em- 
ployment of  much  slave  labor.  Had  these 
stones  a  voice,  they  could  tell  of  the  suffer- 
ings of  Israel  in  bondage.  Lenormant,  a 
celebrated  Egyptologist,  says:  "It  is  only 
with  a  veritable  sentiment  of  horror  that 
one  can  think  of  the  thousands  of  captives 
who  died  under  the  stick  of  the  taskmaster, 
or  the  many  victims  of  excessive  fatigue 
and  privation  of  every  kind  who,  in  the 
position  of  convicts,  raised  gigantic  con- 
structions to  gratify  the  insatiable  pride  of 
the  Egyptian  monarch.  In  the  monuments 
in  the  reign  of  Rameses,  there  is  not  a 
stone,  so  to  speak,    that   has   not    cost  a 


human  life."  Duringthe  latter  part  of  Seti's 
reign  he  associated  his  son  Rameses  II 
with  him  in  the  government  of  the  country, 
and  it  would  be  during  the  reign  of  Rame- 
ses II.  that  JM>ses  in  a  moment  of  extreme 
indignation  slew  the  Egyptian  who  was 
maltreating  the  Hebrew,  and  thus  became 
exiled  from  the  court  of  Pharoah.  That 
period  of  forty  years  of  quiet  life  in  the 
land  of  Midian  was  not  without  its  uses  in 
the  education  of  Moses  for  his  great  life 
work.  During  that  time  he  would  study 
the  topography  of  the  wilderness  and  ac- 
quaint himself  with  the  resources  of  the 
land  in  which,  under  his  rule,  Israel  was 
to  wander  for  so  many  years. 

Rameses  was  succeeded  by.Meneptah  II. 
who  is  identified  as  the  Pharoah  of  the 
Exodus.  He  is  depicted  on  the  monuments 
as  the  mean  spirited,  vacillating  and  cruel 
prince  that  the  Bible  represents  him  as 
having  been.  He  conducted  no  wars  in 
person — sent  his  generals  out  to  fight  while 
he  reclined  at  ease  at  home.  Unlike  his 
predecessors  he  built  no  costly  edifices  nor 
designed  any  great  enterprises  but  he  sat- 
isfied his  vanity  by  carving  his  name  and 
his  statue  on  the  works  of  the  great  kings 
who  had  ruled  before  him.  It  was  to  this 
monarch  that  Moses  went  and  pleaded  for 
the  rights  of  his  brethren.  Skeptics  have 
ridiculed  the  whole  story  of  the  Exodus. 
They  have  never  been  able  to  see  how  the 
story  of  the  plagues  manifests  either  the 
wisdom  or  the  goodness  of  God,  yet  a  study 
of  the  idolatries  of  the  Egyptians  can  not 
fail  to  impress  us  with  the  belief  that  these 
marvels  were  wrought,  as  the  Bible  states, 
to  show  the  contemptible  nature  of  thegod3 
of  the  heathen,  and  the  glorious  majesty  of 
Jehovah.  "The  Egyptians  shall  know  that 
I  am  the  Lord  when  I  stretch  forth  my  hand 
over  Egypt."  Thus,  for  instance,  the 
Egyptians  worshiped  the  sun,  but  God 
withheld  its  light  and  covered  Egypt  with 
a  darkness  that  could  be  felt,  thus  proving 
in  a  very  emphatic  way  that  he  was  greater 
than  the  sun.  They  worshiped  the  ser- 
pent, and  Moses  brought  that  worship  into 
contempt  by  turning  one  into  a  stick.  They 
worshiped  the  cow,  and  the  cattle  were 
destroyed.  They  worshiped  the  Nile, 
which  to  them  was  a  source  of  life,  and  it 
was  made  to  run  with  blood,  and  became 
the  symbol  of  death.  Thus  did  Jehovah 
execute  "vengeance  against  all  the  gods  of 
Egypt,"  and  proved  that  he  was  the  Lord 
of  heaven  and  earth.  It  was  also  a  lesson 
to  the  Israelites,  for  they  too  had  become 
contaminated  by  association  with  those 
Egyptians.  This  was  shown  by  their 
readiness  to  fall  down  and  worship  the 
golden  calf,  a  form  of  idolatry  practiced  by 
the  people  of  Egypt. 

The  significance  of  the  fact  has  been 
pointed  out  by  skeptics  that  there  are  no 
references  in  contemporaneous  monumental 
records  to  Israel  in  Egypt,  or  anywhere  else. 
The  most  important  discovery  of  Prof. 
Petrie,  in  1896,  at  Thebes  is  that  of  a  stela 
or  tablet  of  Mernephthah,  in  which  the 
name  of  Israel  distinctly  occurs.  Pelrie 
renders  the  passage:  "The  people  of  Israelis 
spoiled,  it  hath  no  seed;  Syria  is  widowed." 
It  is  thus  translated  by  Prof.  W.  Max  Mul- 
ler,  of  Philadelphia,  "Israel  has  been  torn 
out  without  offshoot,  Palestine  has  become 
a  widow  for  Egypt."  If  this  last  rendering 
is  the  correct  one  it  is  probably  a  reference 
to  Israel  in  Canaan;  but  there  is  an  am- 
biguity in  the  expression  that  makes  it  a 


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little  difficult  either  way.  If  there  is  a  fact 
in  Bible  history  that  needs  no  confirmation 
from  outside  sources,  it  is  the  sojourn  of 
Israel  in  Egypt.  This  fact  was  so  deeply 
embedded  in  the  national  consciousness,  and 
came  out  in  so  many  ways  and  from  so 
many  different  sources,  that  to  doubt  it,  is 
to  invalidate  all  human  testimony.  The 
monuments  will  yet  testify  on  that  ques- 
tion. 

Leaving  Egypt  and  the  wilderness  be- 
hind us,  let  us  now  look  at  Israel  in  the 
land  of  promise.  Renan,  the  famous  French 
critic,  in  his  history  of  Israel,  discredits  the 
Bible  story  by  contending  that  the  art  of 
writing  was  not  well  enough  known,  or 
sufficiently  developed,  to  allow  of  the  pro- 
duction in  that  period  of  such  clear  and  in- 
telligible narratives  as  we  have  in  the 
books  of  Joshua  and  Judges.  These  doubts 
have,  however,  been  set  at  rest  by  the  dis- 
covery of  such  antique  correspondence  as 
that  recently  found  in  the  Mound  of 
Amarna  in  Egypt.  Representations  of 
these  clay  tablets,  as  also  of  many  other 
similar  discoveries,  are  to  be  seen  in  the 
"Helps  to  the  Study  of  the  Bible"  issued 
by  the  Oxford  press.  These  clay  letters 
strengthen  our  faith  by  showing  us  that 
people  could  write  with  facility  in  that 
ancient  world.  If  Moses  did  not  write  the 
Pentateuch,  it  was  not  for  lack  of  skill  or 
ability  to  write.  Prof.  Sayce  has  made 
this  abundantly  clear  in  all  his  later  books. 
In  this  collection  of  state  letters  found  at 
Amarna  are  some  sent  from  Palestine  to  the 
King  of  Egypt  in  the  time  of  Joshua,  and 
they  mention  cities  and  kings  whose  names 
are  given  in  the  Bible,  showing  that  the 
events  related  in  Joshua,  if  not  written  by 
an  eyewitness,  were  written  by  some  one 
who  had  access  to  the  facts. 

Modern  discoveries  show  that  there  is  a 
genuine  historic  element  in  the  book  of 
Judges.  The  scenes  depicted  by  the  sacred 
writers  in  this  work  are  also  mirrored  forth 
in  secular  literature.  For  instance,  it  is 
revealed  that  when  Samson  was  captured 
by  the  Gazites,  after  he  had  foolishly 
revealed  the  secret  of  his  strength  to  the 
deceitful  and  treacherous  Delilah,  they 
put  out  his  eyes  and  sent  him  to  grind  in 
their  prisons.  We  have  pictures  which 
have  been  handed  down  to  us  representing 
eastern  monarchs  putting  out  the  eyes  of 
their  political  prisoners,  and  treating  their 
captive  enemies  with  the  most  diabolical 
cruelty.  These  Gazites  who  imprisoned 
Samson  worshiped  a  god  called  Dagon, 
and  at  a  festival  to  the  deity  they  brought 
Samson  out  to  make  fun  of  him — a  dear  bit 
of  fun  for  them ;  his  strength  returning,  he 
pulled  down  the  temple  and  perished  along 
with  his  enemies  in  its  ruins.  This  Dagon 
was  also  worshiped  by  the  Assyrians,  and 
a  picture  of  him  is  to  be  seen  among  the 
Assyrian  curiosities  in  the  British  Museum. 
He  is  known  as  the  fish  god,  and  is  believed 
to  have  been  worshiped  as  the  god  of 
productiveness. 

The  monuments  illustrate  in  only  a  very 
fragmentary  way  the  history  of  Israel  as  a 
kingdom.  A  mummy  has  been  found  of 
Pinetem,  who  is  supposed  to  have  been 
one  of  the  fathers-in-law  of  Solomon.  We 
are  informed  in  the  book  of  Kings  of 
Solomon's  marriage  to  the  daughter  of 
Pharaoh,  and  now  the  parent  of  the  bride 
turns  up  after  a  long  absence.  After  the 
death  of  Solomon,  the  Jewish  nation  was 
rent  in  twain  by  the  rival  claims  of  Reho- 


boam  and  Jeroboam.  R.  took  up  his 
residence  at  Jerusalem.  J.,  the  son  of 
Nebat,  headed  the  revolt,  and  took  up  his 
residence  at  Samaria.  Ten  of  the  tribes 
followed  him,  and  he  ruled  as  king  of 
Israel.  Two,  Judah  and  Benjamin,  re- 
mained loyal  to  R.,  and  he  ruled  over  them. 
Thus  arose  the  two  kingdoms  of  Judah  and 
Israel,  whose  history,  interwoven  together, 
so  confuses  the  uninformed  reader  of  the 
later  period  of  Jewish  history.  Disunited, 
and  weakened  by  dissension,  these  two 
nations  suffer  from  the  constant  interfer- 
ence of  surrounding  nations.  Civil  con- 
tentions in  nations  furnish  a  reason  for 
powerful  neighboring  enemies,  bent  upon 
aggression,  coming  in  to  apparently  lend 
their  help  to  settle  internal  troubles,  but 
really  determined  to  increase  their  own 
wealth  and  territory.  The  first  to  do  so 
was  the  hereditary  foe  of  Israel,  Egypt. 
The  story  given  in  the  Bible  of  Shishak's 
campaign  and  his  sacking  of  Jerusalem  is 
corroborated  by  a  picture  cut  on  the  walls 
of  the  temple  at  Karnak.  There  Shishak 
is  represented  as  dragging  home  his  Jewish 
prisoners,  striking  them  with  a  heavy  club 
as  they  follow  him.  Champollion  deci- 
phered some  of  the  hieroglyphics  on  this 
wall,  and  found  among  them  were  the 
names  of  Jewish  leaders  mentioned  in  the 
scriptures.  Not  only  did  the  larger  na- 
tions avail  themselves  of  their  weakened 
condition  to  oppress  them,  but  smaller 
ones,  which  had  been  tributary  to  them, 
rebelled.  For  instance,  it  is  stated  in  the 
book  of  Kings  that  Moab  rebelled,  and  we 
did  not  know  whether  the  rebellion  was 
successful  until  the  Moabite  stone  wa3  dis- 
covered, which  contains  an  account  of  that 
rebellion  from  the  Moabite  standpoint. 
Jehovah  and  other  biblical  names  are  in 
the  account,  and  indirectly  it  corroborates 
the  account  in  the  book  of  Kings.  In  1869 
Dr.  Klein,  a  German  missionary,  was 
traveling  in  the  land  of  Moab,  and  found 
among  some  ruins  this  remarkable  stone. 
He  endeavored  to  secure  it  for  the  Berlin 
Museum,  but  was  frustrated  by  the  indis- 
creet action  of  a  member  of  the  French 
consulate  at  Jerusalem.  He  also  had 
taken  a  fancy  to  it,  and  wanted  it  for  a 
museum  in  Paris.  He  took  some  rough 
copies  of  it,  and  outbid  the  German  for  it. 
The  anxiety  of  these  two  men  to  possess  it 
aroused  the  interest  of  the  natives,  and 
they,  thinking  it  possessed  some  sacred 
charm,  broke  it  in  pieces  and  scattered  it 
among  themselves.  The  Frenchman,  how- 
ever, tried  to  atone  for  his  folly  by  going 
among  them  and  buying  the  pieces.  By 
the  aid  of  his  rough  copies  he  was  able  to 
cement  them  together,  and  the  cracked 
stone  is  now  in  the  Louvre  museum  in 
Paris.  It  is  invaluable  to  the  student  of 
biblical  literature,  for  it  is  written  in  the 
old  Moabite  language,  which  was  almost 
the  same  as  the  ancient  Hebrew.  Prof. 
Sayce  says  that  there  is  more  difference 
between  the  English  dialects  than  between 
the  Moabite  and  Hebrew.  The  characters 
in  which  it  is  written  are  almost  identical 
with  those  in  which  the  early  prophets 
wrote.  Our  Old  Testament  to-day  is 
written  in  square  letters,  Hebrew  written 
with  a  foreign  system  of  writing.  The 
Jews,  when  they  were  in  captivity,  seem 
to  have  adopted  the  system  then  in  vogue 
among  the  Babylonians,  and  thus,  while 
using  Hebrew  words,  they  wrote  them  in 
Chaldaic  characters.    This  stone,  however, 


furnishes  us  with  the  ancient  system  of 
writing.  The  Hebrews,  during  the  process 
of  their  settlement  in  Canaan,  adopted  the 
language  of  the  Canaanites,  which  accounts 
for  the  resemblance  of  their  language  to 
the  tongue  of  Moab. 


B.  B.  Tyler's  Letter. 

I  am  spending  a  few  days  in  Omaha  on 
my  return  trip  to  Denver  from  the  Minne- 
apolis convention. 

The  Disciples  in  this  city  are  jubilant 
over  the  fact  that  the  1902  convention  will 
be  held  in  Omaha.  Nor  are  the  Disciples 
alone  in  their  joy.  The  people,  without 
regard  to  party  or  creed,  are  happy.  A 
hearty  welcome  awaits  us  one  year  hence. 
A  jubilation  meeting  was  held  Friday 
evening,  after  the  convention,  in  Minne- 
apolis, in  the  First  Christian  church— the 
church  of  which  Sumner  T.  Martin  is 
pastor.  An  account  of  the  fight,  in  Min- 
neapolis, for  the  convention,  was  recited, 
stories  were  told,  incidents  were  recalled, 
songs  were  sung,  things  to  be  done  to  make 
the  coming  convention  the  greatest  in  our 
history  were  suggested,  there  were  general 
hand  shakings  and  congratulations,  with 
a  manifest  appreciation  of  the  fact  that 
much  hard  work  must  be  done.  But  the 
good  people  are  ready  for  it.  Omaha  will 
redeem  her  promises.  Do  not  fear,  Omaha 
will  not  be  found  wanting  in  the  time  of 
trial.  Not  only  is  Omaha  glad,  but  all 
Nebraska  is  interested  in  this  matter.  The 
papers  in  this  city  are  manifesting  a  re- 
markable readiness  to  aid  in  the  work  of 
preparation.  This  is  especially  true  of  The 
Daily  World- HeraH.  It  has  already  given 
a  number  of  editorials  to  the  subject. 

W.  T.  Hilton,  of  the  North  Side  Chris- 
tian church,  is  in  a  series  of  meetings. 
This  church  is  on  the  corner  of  Twenty- 
sixth  and  Grant  streets.  It  is  in  the  midst 
of  the  people.  The  house  is  comfortably 
filled  every  evening.  Some  have  been 
moved  to  confess  Christ.  The  interest  is 
increasing.  I  never  saw  a  meeting  better 
advertised.  Bro.  Hilton  is  determined  to 
let  the  people  know  that  he  is  engaged  in 
the  Master's  work.  No  one  suspects  him 
of  trifling.  He  is  not  in  it  for  what  he  can 
make  out  of  it.  If  the  work  in  the  North 
Side  church  is  not  successful  neither  the 
pastor  nor  his  devoted  wife  will  be  to  blame. 
They  are  doing  their  best. 

Bro.  and  Sister  Hilton  are  natives  of 
Louisville,  Kentucky.  Bro.  Hilton  was 
educated  in  Lexington.  He  is  a  young 
man— about  thirty- five  years  old.  The 
people  believe  in  and  love  him,  for  his 
work's  sake.  May  these  young  people  live 
to  a  good  old  age  to  serve  Him  to  whom 
they  have  given  themselves  with  an  enthu- 
siastic devotion. 

The  First  Christian  church  in  Omaha 
was  organized  in  1878.  I  happened  to  be 
in  the  town  at  the  time.  The  event  I  re- 
member well.  The  congregation  numbers 
now  about  six  hundred  communicants.  The 
house  of  worship  is  on  Capitol  avenue  and 
Twentieth  street.  It  seems  to  -be  well  lo- 
cated. A  new  building,  a  better  structure 
and  a  larger,  is  needed.  The  Christian 
Endeavor  meeting  last  Lord's  day  evening 
was  largely  attended  and  had  the  old-time 
Endeavor  ring.  It  was  a  privilege  to  be  in 
the  meeting.  Sumner  T.  Martin  came  to 
this  church  less  than  two  years  ago  form 


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November  7,  1901 


an  unusually  successful  pastorate  in  Mason 
City,  Iowa.  He  is  already  a  recognized  in- 
fluence in  Omaha  in  behalf  of  righteous- 
ness. His  Endeavor  Society,  which  has 
one  hundred  and  twenty-  fire  members, 
holds  meetings  in  the  slums.  Souls  have 
been  won  from  sin  to  holiness.  This  is 
recognized  as  the  best  Society  of  Christian 
Endeavor  in  Omaha. 

The  Nebraska  Christian  Endeavor  con- 
vention is  in  session.  There  are  six  hun- 
dred Endeavorers  living  in  Omaha,  and  it 
is  said  that  there  are,  in  attendance,  five 
hundred  visitors  and  delegates.  This  makes 
a  large  state  convention.  President  Clark, 
of  Boston,  is  in  attendance;  also  the  Rev. 
Dr.  W.  S.  Ament,  of  China.  I  heard  Dr. 
Ament  recite  the  story  of  the  siege  of 
Peking  in  1900.  It  is  a  thrillingly  inter- 
esting narrative.  He  is  desperately  in  love 
with  the  Chinese  people.  Almost  a  quarter 
of  a  century  ago  he  and  his  wife  went  out 
as  missionaries  in  the  employ  of  the  Amer- 
ican Board.  He  says  there  are  "three  men 
of  destiny"— the  Anglo-Saxon,  the  Slav, 
and  the  Chinese— and  the  latter  is  not  the 
least.  In  any  broad  and  rational  consider- 
ation of  the  future  of  the  race  these  three 
must  be  taken  into  the  account.  He  calls 
attention  to  the  fact  that  those  who  were 
"rattled"  during  the  siege  of  Peking  were 
agnostics,  not  those  who  believed  in  God 
and  his  anointed.  Major  Conger,  on  his 
way  home  across  the  Pacific  ocean,  in  con- 
versation with  Dr.  Ament,  called  attention 
to  this  fact;  and  while  Major  Conger  is  a 
high-toned  gentleman,  a  man  of  real  merit, 
and  a  worthy  representative  in  that  distant 
land  of  the  United  States  government,  he 
is  not  what  is  usually  called  an  orthodox 
Christian.  This  makes  his  testimony  the 
more  significant  and  important.  Dr.  Ament 
is  eloquent  in  his  testimony  concerning  the 
self-forgetfulness,  self-possession  and 
courage  of  the  Christian  women  under  the 
unspeakably  awful  trials  of  the  historic 
siege  of  Peking  in  1900. 

The  Disciples  have  their  full  share  of 
time  and  space  in  this  union  Christian  En- 
deavor convention. 

Bro.  Hilton,  in  planning  for  his  evan- 
gelistic meetings,  mentioned  above,  ar- 
ranged to  conduct  a  meeting  at  noon  every 
day  in  the  Young  Men's  Christian  Associa- 
tion rooms.  These  meetings  are  well  at- 
tended. More  than  sixty  men  were  present 
in  the  meeting  yesterday.  Besides  this  he 
arranged  for  a  meeting  to  be  held  Saturday 
afternoon,  a  union  meeting,  for  a  study  of 
the  Sunday-school  lesson. 

Sumner  T.  Martin  and  W.  T.  Hilton  have 
what  F.  D.  Power,  in  his  great  address  in 
the  Minneapolis  convention,  called  "The 
Spirit  of  Our  Plea."  Some  of  us,  I  fear, 
have  the  letter,  the  logic,  the  argument,  of 
the  plea,  without  the  spirit.  The  spirit  is 
quite  as  important,  believe  me,  as  is  the 
letter,  the  logic,  the  argument.  This  state- 
ment, in  this  place,  will  not  be  made  more 
radical. 

There  is,  besides  the  churches  already 
named,  a  congregation  of  Disciples  of 
Christ  in  South  Omaha.  It  owns  a  small 
house.  At  present  it  has  no  pastor.  There 
are  easily  a  thousand  Disciples  in  Omaha, 
with  three  houses  of  worship,  where  three 
and  twenty  years  ago  we  were  at  the  be- 
ginning of  our  work.  The  progress  has 
been  quite  encouraging;  the  future  is 
radiant. 


America  and  the  Boys  and  Girls 


By  STEPHEN  J.  COREY 


The  devil  is  afraid  of  little  children.  The 
chief  priests  and  scribes  were  not  entirely 
frightened  until  they  heard  the  boys  and 
girls  of  Jerusalem  in  the  temple  shouting, 
"Hosannah  to  the  Son  of  David!"  Their 
patriotism  was  of  the  right  sbrt.  What  a 
mighty  power  are  the  boys  and  girls  when 
really  enlisted  for  the  cause  of  Christ! 

There  were  three  great  discoveries  in  the 
nineteenth  century— steam,  electricity  and 
the  child.  Steam  was  discovered  as  a 
motive  force  and  converted  into  power ;_ 
electricity  was  discovered  and  converted 
into  power;  and  it  remains  for  the  twenti- 
eth century  to  take  the  little  child  which 
the  nineteenth  century  revealed  and  con- 
vert his  little  life  into  power.  The  child 
has  been  discovered,  now  the  child  needs  to 
be  recovered  for  Christ  and  his  church. 
The  nation  which  does  not  recognize  the 
children  is  a  dying  commonwealth,  and  the 
church  which  does  not  make  the  children 
the  basis  of  its  work  will  be  a  lifeless 
church  in  this  twentieth  century.  If  we 
are  to  be  a  missionary  people  the  children 
must  be  taught  of  the  missionary  spirit. 
It  is  the  essence  of  true  patriotism  as  well 
as  true  Christianity.  Christian  men  or 
women  who  will  let  their  boys  and  girls 
grow  up  in  perfect  ignorance  of  the  great 
needs  of  their  native  land  ought  to  be 
locked  up  on  the  Fourth  of  July  and  dec- 
oration day.  They  lack  the  first  elements 
of  true  patriotism. 

We  have  a  great  abundance  of  every- 
thing in  America  except  good,  Christian 
manhood  and  womanhood.  Wealth,  re- 
sources, education,  law,  we  have  until  all 
the  world  is  jealous  of  us;  but  good,  loyal, 
Christian  men  and  women  we  have  not  in 
abundance,  and  never  will  have  until  more 
attention  is  paid  to  the  children.  If  our 
Protestant  boys  and  girls  were  captured 
for  Christ  as  the  Catholic  boys  and  girls 
are  captured  for  Catholicism  the  evangel- 
ization of  the  world  in  this  generation 
would  be  an  accomplished  fact.  We  have 
been  sadly  deficient  in  getting  the  mis- 
sionary plea  before  the  children  often 
enough.  Rally  day  for  boys  and  girls  is  a 
splendid  opportunity  to  do  this;  let  us  not 
neglect  it. 

The  future  of  the  Church  of  Christ  is  in 
the  hands  of  the  little  ones.  If  we  are  go- 
ing to  have  missionary  men  and  women  in 
the  next  generation,  whose  souls  are  on  fire 
for  service,  the  fire  must  be  kindled  now  in 
the  hearts  of  God's  little  soldiers.  Get  a 
boy  or  a  girl  to  believe  in  missions  with  all 
the  heart  and  that  boy  or  girl  will  never 
get  over  it.  Perhaps  you  have  heard  the 
story  of  the  two  cross-eyed  bicyclists  who 
ran  into  each  other.  "Why  don't  you  look 
where  you  are  going?"  growled  one.  "Why 
don't  you  go  where  you  are  looking?" 
growled  the  other.  A  boy  does  not  always 
look  where  he  is  going,  but  he  goes  where 
he  is  looking,  and  does  not  quibble  and 
fuss  about  it.  Once  get  his  heart  filled 
with  missionary  zeal,  and  he  will  go  with 
his  heart.  He  will  ask  you  more  questions 
about  missionary  fields  in  one  minute  than 
you  can  answer  in  an  hour. 

Foreign  missionary  day  in  the  Sunday- 
schools  has  been  a  great  blessing  to  our 
church.    Boys  and  girls'  rally  day  can  be 


made  just  as  much  of  a  blessing. 

But  some  one  will  say:  "Oh,  you  are 
getting  in  too  many  offerings!"  Now  for 
the  life  of  me  I  cannot  see  why  people  are 
so  afraid  of  offerings!  We  ought  to 
take  twice  as  many  offerings  as  we  do. 
There  is  not  a  Church  in  America  that 
takes  the  small  number  we  do.  It  is  not 
right  to  go  about  these  offerings  as  though 
they  were  a  sort  of  intrusion  and  imposi- 
tion. Offerings  are  right.  We  ought  to 
be  proud  of  them  and  not  ashamed.  We 
as  ministers  of  the  gospel  ought  to  make 
the  sinners  as  well  as  the  saints  understand 
that  everything  good  they  have  comes  from 
God,  and  it  is  time  they  were  giving  some 
of  it  back  for  the  advancement  of  his 
kingdom.  Get  the  boys  and  girls  into  the 
habit  of  giving,  and  they  will  always  give 
and  feel  disappointed  when  there  is  no  op- 
portunity. Rally  day  for  America  will 
not  make  too  many  offerings.  It  is  a  ne- 
cessity. 

A  doctor  once  put  up  a  prescription  and 
wrote  directions  as  follows:  "This  is  to  be 
well  shaken  and  then  taken  internally,  ex- 
ternally and  eternally."  Every  church 
ought  to  have  that  sort  of  a  missionary 
prescription  for  that  "tired  feeling" — that 
sleepy  indifference  to  missions — and  the 
pastor  ougrht  to  see  to  it  that  the  tonic  is 
given  regularly. 

The  pennies  are  the  missionary  barome- 
ter of  the  church.  Teach  the  children  to 
give.  They  need  to  know  the  meanness  of 
a  stingy  life  and  the  blessing  of  a  life  of 
giving.  They  ought  to  understand  that 
stingy,  close-fisted,  penurious  people  in 
the  Church  of  Christ  are  dead  people  that 
you  can't  bury.  There  is  one  habit  far 
worse  for  a  boy  than  keeping  his  hands  in 
his  pockets,  and  that  is  keeping  his  heart 
there.  Now,  what  better  means  is  there  to 
start  the  boys  and  girls  to  giving  than 
these  rallies? 

We  ought  to  observe  boys'  and  girls' 
rally  day  for  America  because  it  will  give 
to  the  children  a  true  missionary  patriot- 
ism. Not  the  patriotism  that  howls  and. 
blusters,  but  the  patriotism  that  loves  and 
gives.  Such  a  day  will  be  worth  ten  times 
as  much  to  the  children  in  the  way  of  love 
of  country  as  the  Fourth  of  July.  Our 
"Glorious  Fourth"  has  become  almost  a 
farce  as  far  as  teaching  true  patriotism  is 
concerned.  Imagine  a  boy  with  his  pock- 
ets stuffed  with  pyrotechnics  thinking  of 
his  country !  Surfeiting  the  children  with 
firecrackers  is  not  going  to  make  them  love 
their  native  land.  They  need  to  be  taught 
of  their  country's  need  and  the  remedy, 
Jesus  Christ.  Nine-tenths  of  the  children 
in  America,  the  children  of  Christian  par- 
ents, I  mean,  give  more  for  firecrackers 
than  they  give  for  missions  each  year. 
Brethren,  this  ought  not  so  to  be.  Rally 
day  will  teach  them  a  true  patriotism — and 
we  need  it. 

The  man  who  does  not  love  his  own  coun- 
ry  is  only  fit  to  be  a  man  without  a  coun- 
try. It's 'wrong,  and  the  children  need  to 
be  taught  so.  It  is  a  part  of  our  religion 
as  well  as  our  patriotism.  It  was  love  of 
his  people  and  his  native  land  that  caused 
Jesus  to  burst  into  tears  over  Jerusalem; 
he  was  a  true  patriot.    We  need  that  sort 


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°f  patriotism,  the  kind  that  yearns  for  na- 
tive land.  What  more  beautiful  thing  is 
there  than  Christianity  touched  with  true 
patriotism?  Christian  patriotism  alone 
will  redeem  our  country.  Get  the  children 
enlisted  for  God  and  home  and  America, 
and  the  millennium  is  near. 

This  is  a  materialistic  age;  people  talk 
of  the  prosperity  of  our  country  as  though 
money  meant  millennium.  It  is  get,  get, 
get.  Oh,  that  the  boys  and  girls  might 
learn  that  it  is  not  getting  but  giving  which 
God  demands  of  us.  Mrs.  Browning  was 
right  when  she  said:  "In  all  things  we  are 
too  materialistic,  eating  clay  instead  of  Ad- 
am's fruit  and  Noah's  wine— clay  by  the 
handful,  clay  by  the  lump,  until  we  are 
filled  to  the  throat  with  clay;  until  we  be- 
come the  very  color  of  that  on  which  we 
are  feeding." 

God  save  us  and  our  land  from  selfish- 
ness! Let  us  save  the  childre'n  for  mis- 
sions and  America  will  be  redeemed.  Let 
us  overturn  materialism  with  missions, 
selfishness  with  salvation,  Let  us  give 
Christ  his  throne  on  his  own  soil.  He  made 
it,  he  died  for  it,  he  hungers  for  it.  Let  us 
resolve  together  it  shall  be  his.  From 
Atlantic  |to  Pacific,  from  the  Gulf  of 
Mexico  to  the  Lakes,  it  shall  be  forever 
his.  Burn  it  into  the  hearts  of  the  boys 
and  girls:  America  for  Christ — all  from  sea 
to  sea  for  Christ. 

Rochester,  N.   Y. 


New  York  Letter. 

By  S.  T.  Willis. 

The  Rev.  L.  W.  Batten  of  St.  Mark's 
Episcopal  church  in  this  city  took  occasion 
in  a  recent  discourse  to  review  the  work  of 
the  general  Episcopal  convention  at  San 
Francisco  in  which  he  commended  much 
and  criticised  some  of  its  features.  He 
severely  arraigns  the  convention  for  at- 
tempting to  adopt  the  name  "The  Church 
of  America"  for  the  Protestant  Episcopal 
sect  in  this  country  because,  he  says,  "the 
mere  change  of  name  would  not  make  it  the 
Catholic  Church  of  America."  But  why 
not  change  the  name  to  anything  that 
would  suit  the  Episcopalians,  for  it  is  their 
church  and  therefore  they  have  the  right 
to  call  it  what  they  please?  If  it  were 
Christ's  Church,  simple  honesty  would 
impel  them  to  designate  his  Church  by  the 
name  or  names  given  it  in  the  New  Testa- 
ment. The  New  Testament  does  not  know 
any  such  institution  as  "The  Church  of 
America"  any  more  than  it  knows  "The 
Protestant  Episcopal  Church." 

Dr.  Batten  also  says  if  the  proposed 
"divorce  canons"  had  been  adopted  he 
would  have  refused  to  obey  them  even  at 
the  risk  of  a  church  trial  and  dismissal  from 
the  ministry.  The  first  section  of  this 
canon  reads  as  follows : 

No  person  divorced  for  causes  arising 
after  marriage,  and  marrying  again  during 
the  lifetime  of  the  other  party  to  the  di- 
vorce, shall  be  admitted  to  baptism  or  con- 
firmation or  received  to  Holy  Communion, 
except  when  penitent  and  separated  from 
the  other  party  of  the  subsequent  marriage, 
or  when  penitent  and  in  immediate  danger 
of  death ;  but  this  canon  shall  not  apply  to 
the  innocent  party  in  a  divorce  for  the 
cause  of  adultery. 

He  said,  "I  would  not  obey  a  church  law 
like  that.  I  am  truly  glad  that  it  was  lost 
in  the  House  of  Lay  Delegates.  Suppose 
men  are  leading  lives  of  shame,  has  the 
Church  any  right  to  cast  them  out?"  (Yes, 


Dr.,  see  1  Cor.  5:1-5.)  "If  so  then  the 
church  should  ferret  out  all  who  lead  sinful 
lives  and  punish  them  in  the  same  manner 
and  not  single  out  any  special  class."  So, 
there  are  men  in  the  Episcopal  Church  who 
would  even  dare  to  disobey  the  order  of 
bishops! 

The  Fifth  Avenue  Baptist  church,  the 
wealthiest  congregation  of  that  faith  in  the 
city,  has  just  dedicated  the  "West  Side 
Neighborhood  House,"  comprising  the 
social  settlement  buildings  at  No.  501  W. 
50th  St.,  and  the  Armitage  Chapel  at  743 
and  745  Tenth  Ave.  The  outlay  for  this 
institution  was  more  than  $100,000  and  was 
given  by  John  D.  Rockefeller,  Jr.,  which 
he  did  in  commemoration  of  his  marriage 
on  the  9th  of  October,  1901.  For  several 
years  this  church  conducted  services  at  the 
Armitage  House  in  West  47th  St.  It  began 
as  a  Sunday-school,  then  a  day  nursery 
was  added,  afterward  a  kindergarten  was 
opened,  still  later  clubs  for  boys  and  girls, 
for  young  women  and  men  were  found 
necessary.  These  quarters  became  inade- 
quate and  a  committee  of  the  church  was 
appointed  to  suggest  a  plan  of  relief. 
Settlement  workers  were  secured  to  live  in 
that  neighborhood  and  report  a  remedy. 
The  West  Side  Neighborhood  House  is  the 
outgrowth  of  these  investigations.  Its 
work  will  be  conducted  along  the  lines  of 
other  well  known  neighborhood  houses,  un- 
der Mr.  A.  A.  Hill,  the  head  worker,  and 
the  Rev.  W.  S.  Richardson,  assistant  pas- 
tor of  the  Fifth  Avenue  Church.  The 
chief  difficulty  with  all  such  work  is  it  is 
too  educational  and  social  along  secular 
lines,  to  the  exclusion  of  the  distinctively 
religious. 

The  following  is  the  novel  temperance 
card  adopted  by  a  society  of  five  hundred 
working  girls  of  Trenton,  N.  J.  The  card 
reads : 


TOTAL   ABSTINENCE  OK  NO  HUSBANDS! 
I  promise  that  I  will   not   associate   with,    nor 
marry  a  man   who   drinks,    and  I  will   also   be  a 
total  abstainer  myself. 

Name 

Don't  Marry  a  Man  to  Save  Him. 


This  Business  Girls'  Club  whose  mem  - 
bers  are  employed  mainly  in  the  potteries, 
box  factories  and  other  industrial  occupa- 
tions of  Trenton,  were  induced  to  sign 
this  card  through  the  work  of  the  W.  C.  T.U. 
They  were  not  urged  for  their  signatures, 
but  were  shown  what  good  they  might  ac- 
complish through  such  a  total  abstinence 
promise.  These  girls  are  being  taught 
history,  singing  and  the  domestic  arts. 
Young  women  can  do  much  toward  creat- 
ing and  maintaining  true,  healthful  tem- 
perance sentiments  among  young  men. 
They  should  not  fail  to  exercise  their  in- 
fluence on  behalf  of  sobriety,  honesty  and 
the  Christian  religion. 

Christian  Science  for  cats  is  the  latest 
development  of  this  curious  latter-day  re- 
ligious craze.  A  Mrs.  Hinsdale,  a  wealthy 
society  woman  of  New  Rochelle,  near  New 
York,  says  Christian  Science  has  not  only 
cured  her  of  grievous  stomach  trouble,  but 
has  also  cured  several  of  her  pet  Angora 
cats  by  the  mental  process  of  "absent 
treatment."  She  receives  most  of  the  treat- 
ment for  herself  and  her  cats  by  telephone. 
A  few  months  ago  Pittysing,  one  of  her 


pet  cats,  was  taken  ill,  he  was  very  sick, 
nigh  unto  death's  door.  Mrs.  Hinsdale 
rushed  to  the  telephone  and  called  up  one 
of  the  healers  in  New  York.  He  asked, 
"What  is  your  belief?"  She  replied,  "I  am 
a  believer[in[Christian  Science."  He  said, 
"Wait  a  minute."  He  then  called  up  the 
healer  from  "the  absent  treatment  room." 
The  healer  told  her  that  Pittysing  would 
be  all  right.  He  told  Mrs.  Hinsdale  that 
he  would  give  her  absent  treatment  for 
"fear,"  because  the  cat  would  not  get  well 
as  long  as  she,feared  it'would  be  sick.  She 
took  his  treatment  for  "fear,"  and  also 
treated  herself'for  "fear"  and  then  went 
out  in  the  yard  and  behold!  What  a  wonder 
had  been  wrought!  Pittysing  was  walking 
about  and  mewing  for  his  dinner! 

After  that  wonderful  healing  whenever 
any  one  ofjMrs.  Hinsdale's  cats  got  sick  she 
always  took>bsent  treatment  by  telephone 
from  New^York,rand  also  gave  it  to  herself 
for  "fear"  and  they  invariably  got  well. 
For  she  says:  "Although  cats  cannot 
speak  and  we  cannot  converse  with  them  in 
their  language,  yet  theyjhave  sense  through 
which  we  can  transmit  to~them  the  'soul 
spark'."  But  this  is  not'the  only  stupend- 
ous miracle  the'Christian  Science  healers 
have  wrought  on  behalf^of  the  cat  persua- 
sion. Mrs.  Hinsdale's  dear  little  kitten, 
LallaRookh,  was  lost  once  for  three  weeks 
in  Mt.  Vernon.  All  thejgood  little  boys  in 
the  neighborhood  had^  searched  [for  him  in 
vain.  She  offered  a  liberal  reward  for  his 
return  to  her  but  the  promise  of  cash  could 
not  bring  poor  little  wandering  Lalla  Rookh 
back,  nothing  short  of  a  miracle  could  do 
it.  So  Mrs.  Hinsdale  took  "absent  treat- 
ment from  New  York  by  telephone  for 
"fear."  The  healer  said  over  the  tele- 
phone, "Don't  you  fear;  Lalla  Rookh  is 
God's  kitten,  he'll  come  home."  So  she 
went  at  once  to  Mount  Vernon  saying  over 
and  over  to  herself,  "Lalla  Rookh,  you  are 
God's  little  kitten,  you  are  not  lost."  And 
when  she  got  off  the  car  in  Mount  Vernon, 
she  felt  something  brush  against  her  skirts 
and  behold,  there  at  her  feet  was  that  dear 
little  prodigal,  Lalla  Rookh !  IWhere  now 
is  the  hardened  sinner  that  cannot  believe 
in  Christian  Science,  since  by  absent  treat- 
ment such  wonders  are  wrought  on  behalf 
of  suffering  or  wandering  and  wayward 
cats? 

J* 
The    Bible  &nd  the  Univer- 
sity Student. 

By  Mrs.  David  Owen  Thomas. 

In  a  recent  article  in  the  Popular  Science 
Monthly  stress  was  laid  upon  certain  things 
which  it  was  said  various  universities  stand 
for.  Some  institutions,  Oxford  for  exam- 
ple, are  eminent  for  the  thoroughness  of 
their  instruction  in  the  classics.  Princeton 
leads  in  theology.  Stanford  is  wholly  sci- 
entific. While  the  University  of  Chicago 
has  already  learned  the  scientific  method 
and  is  not  confining  it  to  scientific  subjects, 
but  is  applying  it  to  all  branches  of  learn- 
ing. The  University  of  Chicago  aspires  to 
be,  also,  the  center  of  investigation  and 
plans  to  keep  men  at  work,  not  in  teaching, 
but  in  studying  for  the  world's  benefit. 
This  is  a  very  noble  idea. 

But  while  all  institutions  may  or  may  not 
stand  for  something  in  particular,  every 
university  worthy  the  name  must  stand 
for  a  few  things  in  general.  All  universi- 
ties furnish  a  fund  of  knowledge'and  offer 
a  degree  of  culture  to  theirstudents.  They 


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November  7,  1901 


also  make  it  a  great  point  to  supply  means 
of  development  for  the  entire  man,  mental, 
physica],  spiritual.  In  state  institutions 
the  two  former  are  in  the  ascendancy,  and 
the  latter  has  a  respectable  recognition. 
This  is  inevitable,  since  it  is  not  well  for  too 
rigid  instruction  to  be  given  upon  "things 
upon  which  we  differ." 

In  entering  the  university  "_each  student 
seeks  a  certain  thing ;  all  students  expect 
to  receive  other  general  advantages.  These 
general  advantages  sought  by  all  are  the 
same  as  those  which  the  ^university  offers; 
knowledge,  culture,  development  of  the 
entire  man.  The  student  knows  that 
knowledge  is  one  thing,  culture  another, 
and  all  around  develop  nent  ^another.  He 
depends  upon  his  memory]  for  gaining 
knowledge,  upon  hi.3  tact  and  observation 
for  acquiring  culture,  and]  upon  his  dili- 
gence for  securing  a  well-rounded  develop- 
ment. And  if  he  is'truly  seeking  what  the 
university  truly  gives,  the  fstudent  spends 
profitably  and  happily  his  college  years. 

But  above  and  beyond  all  this  is  the 
thought  of  future  years.  At  no'time — ex- 
cept the  hour  in  which  he  is  born — is  a  man 
more  helpless  than  on  the  day  of  his  gradu- 
ation. He  has  knowledge  and ] culture  and 
he  is  reasonably  developed,  but  there  is 
something  lacking.  tiHe'may  be  even  able 
to  apply  his  knowledge,  to  fit  itlnto  his  ex- 
perience, and  to  say,  "My  work  is  ready  for 
me  and  I  am  ready  for  my  work,"  but  is 
he?  That  depends  upon  the  'principal  in- 
fluence of  his  life.  Has  there  been  run- 
ning through  it  all,  from' the  cradle  to  his 
coming  of  age,  a  single  thread,  like  the 
line  in  a  dollar  bill?  The  mother  alone 
cannot  give  it,  the  university ^alone  cannot 
give  it,  even  the  boy's  own  ideals  cannot 
give  it.  But  it  must  come  from  all  these, 
or  rather  these  continued  from  birth  to 
manhood. 

A  lad  starts  out  well.  His  home  has  this 
prevailing  influence  God-ward.  He  sees 
in  his  "moments"  the  man  he  may  be,  and 
off  he  goes  to  college  full  of  high  hopes 
and  ambitions.  Often  here  comes  the  little 
rift  within  the  lute.  He  hears  that  Provi- 
dence is  recognized,  and  there  is  never  a 
day  that  chapel  does  not  hold.  But  where 
is  the  prevailing  influence  in  the  school? 
How  many  bruised  reeds  are  broken,  how 
much  smoking  flax  is  quenched  at  the  col- 
lege door! 

The  moral  tone  of  the  university  is  all 
right;  but  we  must  put  the  Bible  in  our 
colleges,  even  as  Henley  insisted  should  be 
done  in  England's  schools  as  the  only  hold 
on  righteousness.  And  the  men  doing  the 
work  must  not  be  figure-heads,  but  leaders 
by  the  divine  right  of  clear  brains  and 
honest  convictions.  They  must  be  spe- 
cialists and  they  must  be  scholars,  and  they 
must  be  able  reverently'and  gladly  to  apply 
the  scientific  method  to  the  study  of  the 
Scriptures  as  it  is  now  applied  to  every 
subject  worth  considering.  These  things 
we  must  have  in  our  universities  if  we 
would  even  hold  our  own  as  Christian  men 
and  women,  much  less  lead  in  the  world's 
thought.  If  we  want  to  have  any  influence 
over  those  who  read  and  those  who  think, 
we  will  have  to  make  a  big  advance  in  edu- 
cational matters.  And  this  advance  cannot 
be  made  by  a  few  men,  it  must  be  made  by 
the  whole  church.  It  means  the  arousing 
and  awakening  by  the  church  to  the  great 
thought  of  the  new  century — a  Christian 
education  for]every*man.'j  5SS 

Minneapolis,  Minn. 


Can  I  Love  Others  Better  Than 


By  N.  J.  AYLSWORTH 


Several  year3  ago  a  series  of  articles,  by 
the  writer,  appeared  in  this  paper,  on  the 
subject,  "Can  I  Love  My  Enemies?"  The 
effort  was  to  show  that  it  is  not  only  pos- 
sible to  love  our  enemies,  but  natural  to  the 
nobler  self;  that  many  are  actually  doing 
it;  and  that  the  world  is  gradually  moving, 
in  its  growth  of  sympathy,  to  that  goal.  It 
was  also  shown  how,  by  the  exercise  of  our 
well-known  faculties,  we  may  reach  a  love 
so  large  and  strong  as  to  overcome  the  ob- 
stacle interposed  by  personal  enmity.  It 
is  to  be  regretted,  in  view  of  the  wide  dis- 
cussion of  this  subject  in  the  secular 
press  during  the  last  year,  occasioned  by 
Minister  Wu's  criticisms  of  Christ's  moral 
teachings,  that  those  articles  could  not 
have  had  a  wider  reading. 

The  substance  of  those  articles  cannot 
now  be  repeated,  but  it  lies  in  the  range  of 
our  last  article  to  inquire  whether  it  is  pos- 
sible to  love  others  more  than  ourselves. 
To  this  we  are  able  to  answer  that  it  is 
both  possible  and  natural,  and  that  it  is 
actually  being  done  by  very  many  people. 

Not  long  ago  the  writer  listened  to  a  ser- 
mon by  an  eloquent  preacher  of  this  city, 
in  which  he  said,  "My  son  is  a  man  of  mid- 
dle age;  but  if  I  saw  any  great  harm  com- 
ing to  him  I  would  step  between  and  take 
the  blow."  He  loved  his  son  better  than 
himself;  and,  no  doubt,  every  parent  in  his 
audience  said  silently,  "Yes;  that  is  what 
I  would  do."  And  many  a  child  would  do 
the  same  for  father  or  mother.  Such  love 
is  not  only  possible,  but  natural.  God  has 
so  framed  the  human  heart. 

Were  our  country  assailed  by  a  foreign 
foe,  millions  would  spring  to  the  rescue. 
Some  of  these,  no  doubt,  would  be  moved 
by  the  love  of  glory,  or  of  adventure;  but 
many  others  would  leave  their  chosen  occu- 
pations with  reluctance,  and  moved  only  by 
a  sense  of  duty — because  they  loved  their 
country  more  than  self.  True,  an  element 
of  selfishness  might  lurk  even  in  this,  since 
the  country  despoiled  for  others  would  also 
be  despoiled  for  them;  but  it  is  believed 
that  there  are  multitudes  who  would  lay 
down  their  live3  for  their  country,  apart 
from  any  such  motive. 

Some  years  ago,  a  young  physician, 
brilliantly  educated,  in  time  of  plague  en- 
tered a  death  chamber,  dissected  the  corpse 
of  a  victim,  wrote  carefully  his  findings  and 
placed  them  outside  and  then — himself  al- 
ready smitten— died  alone  with  the  dead. 
He  loved  his  fellows  better  than  himself. 
A  talented  and  highly  educated  young 
Catholic  priest  went  to.  a  distant  land  not 
long  ago  to  live  and  die  with  lepers.  He 
requested  the  appointment.  Missionaries 
turn  from  life's  comforts  and  pleasures  to 
spend  and  be  spent  in  peril  and  privation 
for  barbarians  and  savages.  There  are  he- 
roes in  every  neighborhood,  who,  at  some 
peril  of  another,  would  forget  self  and 
spring  to  the  rescue.  Not  inconsistent 
with  this  is  the  fact  that  these  very  persons 
may  have  been  living  lives  of  self-seeking 
that  gave  no  suspicion  of  their  nobility. 

The  fact  is,  noble  men  are  not  always 
noble,  and  ordinary  men  are  sometimes 
sublime.  The  barometer  of  feeling  varies. 
"We  are  sometimes  greater  than  at  other 
Mmes.    A  tragic  peril  appeals  to  our  nobler 


nature,  and  we  rise  to  the  heroic.  But  this 
shows  that  such  splendid  feeling  is  both 
possible  and  natural,  and  that  by  proper 
effort  we  may  live  in  it  to  some  large  ex- 
tent. Not  only  is  this  so,  but  this  nobler 
feeling  is  peculiarly  inflammable  in  a  very 
large  part  of  mankind.  The  preaching  of 
rewards  and  punishments,  while  sometimes 
necessary,  is  not  the  best  way  to  reach  men. 
Tell  them  of  sacrifice,  of  pain  and  toil,  and 
heroic  endeavor  for  the  rescue  of  the  lost, 
and  they  are  at  your  side.  Be  yourself  a 
large  lover,  heroically  giving  yourself  for 
others,  and  men  shall  be  as  tinder  to  your 
words.  Ask  little  of  men  and  they  will 
deny  you;  ask  much,  and  they  will  give 
you  all.  The  human  heart  is  made  for  sac- 
rifice and  for  the  love  that  inspires  it.  Be 
a  great  lover  and  you  shall  kindle  men 
mightily. 

To  those  not  surrounded  by  the  inspirers 
of  noble  feeling,  there  remain  the  treasured 
heroisms  of  all  the  past,  in  literature,  and 
we  can  be  great  with  the  mighty  of  old. 
Loftiest  of  these  is  the  Master  himself, 
with  whom  to  live  is  to  be  great  of  heart. 

Apart  from  these  external  sources  of  in- 
spiration in  reaching  the  larger  love,  is  the 
use  of  "the  golden  rule."  Look  out  of 
yourself  into  others'  lives  and  needs,  and 
put  yourself  in  their  place  and  they  shall 
be  other  selves  to  you.  To  put  one's  self 
in  another's  place  is,  in  a  way,  to  merge 
one's  self  into  another,  so  that  selfishness 
takes  in  the  other.  This  may  be  a  mystery, 
but  experience  it  and  you  will  know.  Mr. 
Depew  has  said  that  one  of  the  Vanderbilts, 
who  was  very  generous,  seemed  to  feel  that 
any  one  that  he  had  helped  had  done  him  a 
favor.  The  noble  life  is  full  of  such  illu- 
sions— nay,  not  illusions,  they  are  the 
music  of  the  harp  within,  struck  by  divine 
fingers.  Put  yourself  in  another's  place, 
and  you  will  do  as  you  would  be  done  by; 
but  the  heart  was  made  for  larger  love  and 
you  will  not  stop  there.  The  lower  passions 
are  not  the  only  ones  that  get  away  from 
us  when  we  let  them  kindle.  There  have 
been  conflagrations  of  love,  and  we  shall 
see  more  of  them  in  the  future.  He  that 
loves  his  neighbor  as  himself  will  do  more. 
The  plant  that  grows  an  inch  will  grow 
more,  and  for  the  same  reason.  Live  in 
others'  lives  and  you  shall  have  a  hundred 
selves,  for  which  you  shall  toil  and  be  glad. 
Men  marry  and  form  families  that  they 
may  have  a  multiple  selfhood — in  wife  and 
children — through  love;  but  the  principle 
does  not  stop  here.  Put  yourself  in  anoth- 
er's life,  thus  multiplying  yourself  by  two; 
then  add  others,  increasing  your  acreage  of 
personality  by  degrees,  and  ere  long  you 
shall  find  yourself  very  rich  and  very  glad; 
for  the  sublimest  joy  of  which  we  are  capa- 
ble is  found  in  the  love  of  others. 

Auburn,  N.  Y. 

Be  kind  and  be  patient,  my  brother, 
For  others  must  bear  with  you; 

And  please  don't  censure  another 
For  the  very  same  things  you  do. 

We've  all  got  sorrows  and  burdens. 

We've  all  got  faults  to  confess, 
'Tis  not  so  much  clothes  and  professions 

As  conduct  and  spirit  that  bless. 

—Clearfield  Park. 


November^  .  1901 


THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


J  423 


Current  Literature. 

The  tendency  in  our  modern  Christianity- 
is  decidedly  in  the  direction  of  a  social 
Christianity  or  Christianity  as  a  social 
force.  The  church,  its  ordinances,  the 
Bible,  creeds  and  confessions  of  faith,  all 
these  are  now  thought  of  in  their  bearings 
not  upon  the  individual  alone,  but  upon  so- 
ciety as  a  whole.  One  of  the  latest  and  best 
expressions  of  this  modern  view  of  Christi- 
anity is  that  of  Dean  Fremantle  in  his  work, 
Christian  Ordinances  and  Social  Progress.  The 
book  embraces  six  lectures,  being  the  Wil- 
liam Belden  Noble  Lectures  of  Harvard. 
The  lectures  deal  with  The  Church  System ; 
The  Bible;  The  Sacraments;  Creeds  and 
Confessions  of  Faith;  Common  Prayer  and 
Preaching;  Pastoral  Work. 

In  these  lectures  one  gets  a  view  of  Chris- 
tianity from  the  point  of  view  of  the  Es- 
tablished Church  or,  in  other  words,  of  a 
state  church.  The  author's  views  are  quite 
revolutionary  from  the  standpoint  of  our 
American  Christianity.  "The  idea,"  says 
the  author,  "of  a  church  system  of  any 
kind  having  been  imposed  by  authority  ap- 
pears to  be  giving  way  to  historical  inves- 
tigation; and  there  is,  therefore,  some 
danger  that  men  inay  go  by  reaction  to  the 
opposite  extreme,  and  may  think  that  the 
whole  apparatus  of  religious  ordinances  is 
valueless  for  moral  and  social  purposes." 
We  do  not  understand  the  author  to  mean 
simply  that  there  is  no  special  form  of 
church  organization  prescribed  in  the  New 
Testament,  but  that  the  church  itself  as  an 
institution  cannot  lay  claim  to  divine  au- 
thority. It  has  been  found  to  be  useful  and 
as  such  should  be  preserved.  The  same  is 
true,  of  course,  according  to  his  thought  of 
what  he  calls  the  sacraments.  The  church 
may  be  said  to  be  divine  in  a  sense,  but  the 
civil  ruler  is  as  much  a  shepherd  of  the 
people  as  is  a  pastor  of  a  church,  and  when 
we  think  of  the  ministers  of  God  we  are  to 
take  in  "all  who  have  the  care  of  the  young, 
the  ignorant  and  the  poor  and  all  who  as 
rulers  or  men  of  influence  are  in  the  biblical 
sense  shepherds  of  the  people."  All  these 
are  included  in  the  pastorate. 

The  work  treats  quite  largely  on  social 
questions  and  those  who  are  interested  in 
sociology  will  find  here  much  that  is  sug- 
gestive. But  one  who  looks  into  the  book 
for  theological  guidance  or  for  divine  sup- 
port for  established  institutions  of  the 
church  will  be  likely  to  be  disappointed. 
Concerning  baptism  the  author  says: 
"There  is  no  form  presented;  baptism  may 
be  by  immersion,  by  sprinkling,  of  children 
or  adults,  by  specially  chosen  ministers  or 
by  any  member  of  the  community,  with 
prayer  or  by  the  simple  act.  For  baptism 
is  the  witness  of  a  universal  obligation.  It 
is  the  witness  that  men  are  coming  to  recog- 
nize what  they  ought  to  be."  How  it  can 
witness  to  that  in  case  of  infants  the  author 
does  not  explain;  but  consistency  is  not  a 
strong  feature  of  the  work. 

And  yet,  in  spite  of  much  to  dissent  from, 
one  will  find  much  that  is  suggestive  of  a 
broader  and  of  a  more  comprehensive 
Christianity,  in  the  work,  and  what  is  even 
more  important,  he  will  be  able  to  under- 
stand better  those  who  look  at  Christianity 
and  its  ordinances  from  the  point  of  view 
which  the  author  occupies. 

The  following  description  of  the  pastor's 
work  is  quoted  from  Chaucer,  who  is  sup- 
posed to  have  had  Wicliffe  in  mind  as  his 
model: 


"A  good  man  there  was  of  religion, 
.  That  was  a  poore  persoun  of  a  town; 

But  rich  be  was  of  holy  thought  and  work, 

He  was  also  a  learned  man,-a  clerk. 

That  Christes  Gospel  trewly  wolde  preache; 

His  parishens  devoutly  would  he  teache. 

'■Beuigne  he  vas,  and  wonder  diligent; 
And  in  adversity  full  patient. 
Wide    was  his  parish,    and  houses  far  asun- 
der; 
But  he  ne  left  nought  for  no    rain  nor  thun- 
der, 
In  sickness  and  in  mischief  to  visile 
The  furtberest  ia  his  parish,  much  or  lite, 
Upon  his  feet,  and  in  his  hand  a  staif. 
This  noble  example  to  his  sheep  he  gave 
That  first  he   wrought,    and    afterwards   he 
taught." 
(Houghton,  Mifflin  &  Co.     $1.50.) 

*?« 
"The    Witness  of  Jesus." 

The  following  review  of  the  volume  of 
Alexander  Procter's  sermons,  entitled  The 
Witness  of  Jesus,  appeared  in  the  Christian 
Century  of  Oct.  17: 

It  was  the  pleasure  of  the  writer  of  this 
review  to  listen  to  these  splendid  sermons 
more  than  twenty  years  ago.  They  made 
a  profound  impression  on  him  at  the  time, 
giving  him  an  intellectual  and  spiritual  up- 
lift, and  the  reading  of  them  has  been  a 
great  delight.  Alexander  Procter  was  a 
great  preacher.  He  was  a  giant  intellect- 
ually and  a  little  child  in  the  sweetness  and 
teachableness  of  his  spirit.  He  had  the 
mind  of  the  Master.  His  great  love  for 
Christ  and  his  appreciation  of  him  thrilled 
through  all  his  sermons.  To  have  listened 
to  his  sermons  through  a  protracted  meet- 
ing and  to  have  been  associated  with  him 
and  heard  him  talk  at  the  fireside  was  al- 
most an  education. 

No  review  can  do  these  sermons  justice. 
They  must  be  read,  and  reread.  They  must 
be  studied.  Alexander  Procter  was  a 
thinker.  His  sermons  were  not  made,  they 
grew.  He  was  not  a  firstly,  secondly,  and 
thirdly  preacher.  He  took  a  great  thought 
and  opened  it  up.  You  could  see  it  grow, 
expand.  It  crowded  out  other  things  from 
the  mind  and  took  possession  of  you.  Your 
horizon  was  pushed  back,  the  heavens 
above  you  were  lifted  up  and  you  seemed 
to  be  living  in  a  larger  world  than  you  had 
ever  dreamed  of  before.  He  dealt  with 
great  themes.  The  small  had  no  place  in 
his  mind.  The  nineteen  sermons  in  this 
volume  are  all  on  great  subjects — The  Wit- 
ness of  Jesus,  Creation— Old  and  New, 
The  Coming  One,  The  Transfiguration  of 
Man,  Salvation  and  Retribution,  The  Three 
Rivers  of  Revelation,  etc.  They  are  modern 
sermons,  and  are  alive  with  the  brightest, 
freshest  thought  of  the  day.  Alexander 
Procter  delighted  in  life,  and  these  sermons 
pulse  with  life. 

I  have  said  that  I  listened  to  them 
twenty  years  ago.  But  they  are  not  old 
sermons.  Alexander  Procter  never 
preached  an  old  sermon.  He  couldn't. 
Every  sermon  was  "born  again."  The 
best,  the  newest,  he  had  in  him.  He  was 
not  a  man  of  one  book,  but  of  two.  The 
Bible  and  nature  were  the  two  books  he 
studied  and  loved.  He  never  feared  any 
conflict  between  them.  The  author  of  one 
was  the  author  of  the  other.  To  him  the 
Darwins,  Tyndalls  and  Huxleys  were  God's 
prophets  and  interpreters,  and  he  wel- 
comed every  new  truth  they  brought  from 
nature's  storehouse.  He  was  in  love  with 
truth  and  he  never  discarded  a  truth  be- 


cause it  was  old  or  feared  one  because  it 
was  new. 

The  charm  of  these  sermons  is  the 
Christ  they  hold.  They  are  not  theo- 
logical, but  Christological.  It  will  be 
found  that  in  every  sermon  Christ  is  cen- 
tral. All  his  lines  of  thought  converge  in 
Christ.  This  is  the  thread  of  gold  on 
which  all  these  pearls  of  thought  are 
strung.  No  man  was  ever  more  fearless  in 
presence  of  assaults  against  the  Bible,  or 
criticisms  of  it,  than  was  Mr.  Procter.  The 
secret  of  it  was  his  boundless  trust  in  the 
Christ.  Upon  this  Rock  he  stood,  and  all 
the  waves  that  rolled  in  from  the  stormy 
sea  broke  harmless  at  his  feet.  His  was 
the  confidence  of  the  Psalmist  when  he 
said,  "I  will  not  fear,  though  the  earth 
do  change  and  though  the  mountains  be 
moved  in  the  heart  of  the  seas,  though  the 
the  waters  thereof  roar  and  be  troubled, 
though  the  mountains  shake  with  the 
swelling  thereof." 

It  was  a  happy  thought  that  put  into 
this  volume  the  "Remarks  at  the  Com- 
munion  Table."  How  tender  and  beautiful 
are  these  "Table  Talks"!  Mr.  Procter 
was  not  only  a  great  thinker,  but  a  bound- 
less lover  of  the  Christ,  and  in  these 
"Remarks  at  the  Communion  Table"  we 
see  the  great  thinker  aglow  with  love. 
Take  this  at  the  close  of  the  sermon  on 
"The  Witness  of  Jesus."  He  had  just 
been  speaking  of  "the  new  creation,  the 
new  heaven  and  the  new  earth,"  and  then 
at  the  Table  he  says : 

"The  greatest  power  of  which  we  can 
have  any  knowledge  in  this  world  in  the 
making  of  things  new  is  love.  It  is  the 
vast,  infinite  renewer,  like  the  sunlight, 
which  is  a  symbol  of  love,  renewing  the 
heavens  and  the  earth,  as  the  old  Psalmist, 
looking  upon  the  earth,  said,  'All  nature 
changes  and  becomes  new.'  Now,  all  the 
new  homes  in  the  world,  and  the  new  lives, 
and  the  new  joys  that  spring  out  of  them, 
come  from  love;  and  when  God  wants  to 
give  us  a  taste  of  the  new  home,  the  new 
heaven,  the  new  Jerusalem,  he  shows  us 
his  love.  When  he  wants  to  fill  the  human 
heart  with  some  anticipation  of  that  which 
overflows,  that  new  inspiration,  he  shows 
us  his  infinite  love  in  Christ.  And  that  is 
what  this  ordinance  means.  It  comes  to  us 
once  more,  always  in  harmony  with  God's 
greatest  thoughts  toward  us,  renewing  the 
soul  from  week  to  week,  making  it  diviner, 
stronger,  filling  it  with  hope  and  light. 
And  this  is  the  effect  of  love,  by  which  his 
own  great  heart  comes  into  ours,  his 
thought  into  our  thought,  as  it  is  shown  to 
us  in  Christ.  This  renewing  is  going  on 
always,  and  this  is  what  this  institution 
means,  that  looking  at  this  great,  divine, 
infinite  force  in  God's  heart,  this  is  to  make 
you  new  in  your  hopes,  joys,  religious  life, 
aspirations,  energies,  from  week  to  week, 
through  the  pilgrimage  here,  with  regard 
to  a  life  to  come." 

The  volume  of  sermons  concludes  with 
an  admirable  biographical  sketch  of  the 
great  preacher  by  T.  P.  Haley,  who  knew, 
appreciated  and  loved  him  as  a  brother. 
The  editor,  J.  H.  Garrison,  has  done  hia 
work  well.  He  is  entitled  to  our  gratitude. 
He  has  given  us  an  invaluable  treasure. 
The  book  is  more  than  a  gem.  It  is  a  seed. 
It  is  destined  to  bear  much  fruit.  Here 
Alexander  Procter,  though  dead,  yet 
speaketh,  and  his  speech  shall  be  a  fruit- 
ful seed.  John  W.  Allen. 

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THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


November  7, 1901 


0\ir  Bvidget. 

— Our  news  columns  for  the  past  few  weeks 
indicate  great  activity  in  evangelistic   work. 

—Let  us  seek  for  both  a  wider  and  deeper 
interest  in  New  Testament  evangelism.  The 
Acts  of  the  Apostles  should  be  continued 
until  John's  vision  in  Revelation  is  realized 
on  earth. 

— But  while  we  are  lengthening  our  cords, 
let  us  see  to  it  that  we  strengthen  our  stakes 
as  well,  so  that,  as  the  borders  of  our  habi- 
tation are  enlarged,  the  shelter  that  we  may 
offer  to  those  seeking  refuge  from  sin  and 
temptation,  may  be  secure. 

— Wherever  it  is  possible"  to  join  in  union 
evangelistic  efforts,  or  in  union  efforts  of  any 
kind  for  the  promotion  of  the  welfare  of  the 
community,  let  such  opportunity  be  not 
neglected.  The  moral  influence  on  a  commun- 
ity of  a  united  effort  will  be  far  greater  than 
separate  and  independent  meetings  which 
have  no  bond  of  spiritual  unity. 

— An  intelligent  reader  says;j"After  read- 
ing the  contributed  articles  in  last  week's 
Christian- Evangblist,  I  feel  like  urging 
every  one  of'  your  readers  to  give  them  a 
thoughtful  reading."  We  feel  so  ourselves, 
and  are  glad  to  urge  such  reading  upon  any 
who  may  have  neglected  them.  We  are  aim- 
ing to  give  our  readers  each  week,  the  very 
best  things,  and  we  hope  they  will  do  us  the 
credit,  and  themselves  the  benefit,  of  reading 
carefully  what  we  publish  from  week  to  week. 

— Robert  E.  Rosenstein  of  Manhattan, 
Kan.,  is  our  new  correspondent  for  that  state. 
We  feel  grateful  to  the  brethren  everywhere 
who  send  us  news  of  what  is  going  on  in  their 
own  churches  and  in  adjoining  regions.  And 
we  have  a  double  portion  of  gratitude  for 
those  correspondents  who  will  note  these  two 
injunctions:  First,  be  prompt;  we  want  the 
news  while  it  is  still  hot  Second,  be  brief; 
otherwise  we  will  not  have  space  for  all  the 
interesting  news  that  comes  to  us. 

—The  Preacher's  Helper  for  October  re- 
prints in  full  five  articles  from  the  Christian- 
Evangelist,  aggregating  twenty  columns  of 
that  magazine.  We  are  glad  to  not?  in  our 
contemporary  such  a  discriminating  taste  for 
good  religious  literature.  There  are  some 
papers,  we  notice,  which  from  time  to  time 
make  almost  as  copious  extracts  from  our 
columns,  but  without  giving  credit— a  form 
of  literary  piracy  which  religious  papers  at 
least  ought  to  be  far  beyond. 

— The  Nebraska  Christian  Endeavor  Con- 
vention was  held  in  Omaha  last  week,  and 
Bro.  Tyler  conducted  the  quiet  hour  service 
in  St.  Mary's  Ave.  Congregational  church, 
where  the  Rev-  C.  S.  Sargent,  formerly  of  St. 
Louis,  is  pastor.  He  spoke  on  John  17,  and 
his  address  met  with  cordial  approval. 
In  the  eveaing  he  gave  an  address  in  the  First 
Presbyterian  Church  on  -'Our  Pledge."  Bro. 
Tyler  has  closed  his  work  at  Omaha  and  re- 
turns to  Denver  where  his  work  in  the  South 
Broadway  Church  has  been  so  signally 
blessed.  Have  we  any  use  for  preachers  of 
the  age  of  B.  B.  Tyler? 

— Who  can  tell  us  the  name  of  the  first 
preacher  who  proclaimed  the  primitive  gospel 
as  urged  by  the  Disciples  of  Christ  in  the 
region  covered  by  the  Louisiana  Purchase? 
Some  memorial  to  his  name  should  constitute 
a  part  of  our  exhibit  at  the  World's  Fair  in 
St.  Louis  in  1903.  When  St.  Louis  was  only 
a  trading  post  on  the  frontier  of  civilization, 
it  is  said  some  infidels,  in  a  meeting,  declared 
that  Christ  should  never  cross  the  Mississippi 
river.  It  appears,  however,  from  history, 
that  he  did  escape  the  vigilance  of  this  infidel 
junto  and  has  carried  his  empire  far  toward 
the  setting  sun.  Who  can  tell  us  when  the 
reformation  of  the  nineteenth  century 
crossed  the  Mississippi,  in  following  Chris- 
tianity and  the  star  of  empire  in  their  west- 
ward way? 


— At  York,  Neb.,  the  new  church  was  dedi- 
cated Oct.  27,  by  Z  T.  Sweeney  of  Columbus, 
Ind.  G.  J.  Chapman  has  been  pastor  at  York 
for  three  years.  More  money  was  raised  on 
dedication  day  than  was  asked  for,  and  the 
$4,500  building  was  dedicated  free  from  debt. 
Bro.  Sweeney's  lecture  on  Monday  evening 
was  received  with  enthusiasm. 

The  receipts  for  foreign  missions  during 
October  showed  a  slight  decrease  as  compared 
with  the  same  month  of  last  year.  The  total 
amount  received  was  $2,095.05,  a  loss  of  $49.29. 
The  regular  receipts  from  churches,  Sunday- 
schools,  C.  E.  societies  and  individuals  show 
a  decrease  of  $298.74;  in  annuities  there  was  a 
decrease  of  $100;  in  bequests  a  gain  of  $349.45. 

— C.  C.  Redgrave,  of  Ferris,  111.,  delivered 
his  illustrated  lecture,  "In  the  Footsteps  of 
the  Pioneers,"  at  Canton,  111.,  Oct.  21,  as  a 
part  of  the  celebration  of  Forefathers'  Day. 
The  lecture  was  attended  by  an  audience 
of  about  600  and  as  usual  was  highly  appre- 
ciated. It  is  especially  appropriate  in  con- 
nection with  Forefathers'  Day  and  Endeavor 
societies  would  do  well  to  have  it  at  any 
time.  It  is  missionary  work  with  Bro.  Red- 
grave, whose  charges  are  so  small  that  almost 
any  church  which  wants  the  lecture  can  have 
it. 

— The  Fort  Madison  (la.)  Christian  church 
dedicated  its  new  bulldiog  Oct.  20.  "The  con- 
gregation was  organized  in  1872,  and  has  been 
a  sojourner  without  a  home  of  its  own  until 
now.  For  seven  years  it  met  in  the  court 
house.  E  E.  Lowe  became  pastor  in  July,  1900, 
and  found  the  church  with  a  lot  and  a  debt 
but  no  house.  A  few  months  ago  building 
plans  were  agreed  upon  and  a  neat  tabernacle 
has  been  erected  at  a  cost  of  about  $1,000.  It 
was  dedicated  by  W.  S.  Lowe  of  Topeka, 
Kan.,  brother  of  the  pastor,  with  all  indebt- 
edness provived  for. 

— Rolla  G.  Sears,  who  is  in  the  third  year 
of  his  pastorate  at  Ridge  way,  Mo.,  has  been 
granted  a  scholarship  at  Princeton  Theologi- 
cal Seminary  and  wishes  to  begin  his  studies 
there  as  soon  as  he  can  make  the  necessary 
arrangements.  He  wishes  to  preach  for  some 
church  or  churches  within  reach  of  Princeton, 
N.  J.,  or  would  serve  as  assistant  pastor  for 
some  of  our  churches  in  New  York  or  Phila- 
delphia. Unfortunately  our  churches  are  not 
numerous  in  that  region,  but  if  any  of  them 
can  find  an  opening  for  Bro.  Sears  they  will 
find  him  a  worthy  and   capable  young  man. 

— Joe  Jefferson  has  beeen  playing  in  St. 
Louis  this  week.  On  being  called  before  the 
curtain  he  made  a  speech  in  which  he  is 
reported  as  saying  that  he  made  his  first  ap- 
pearance on  the  St.  Louis  stage  in  1840, 
sixty-one  years  ago!  He  said  he  had  no  thought 
of  retiring  from  the  stage  yet,  although  he 
must  be  an  octogenarian.  But  preachers  are 
often  shelved  at  fifty  years!  Perhaps  there  is 
something  in  this  fact  for  both  preachers  and 
churches  to  think  about.  Nothing  can  be 
more  absurd  than  the  idea  that  a  man  has 
passed  the  period  of  his  greatest  power  and 
usefulness  at  fifty  or  at  sixty  years  of  age,  if  he 
be  in  normal  physical  and  mental  health. 

— B.  B.  Tyler  went  from  Minneapolis  to 
Omaha,  from  which  place  he  writes  us  under 
date  of  Oct.  31,  saying,  "I  am  closing  in 
Omaha  one  of  the  happiest  experiences  of  my 
happy  life.  Have  conducted  three  meetings  a 
day;  now  and  again  four.  Daily  at  noon  in 
Y.  M.  C.  A.,  I  have  given  a  Bible  study.  My 
work  has  been  chiefly  in  the  North  Side 
church.  W.  T.  Hilton,  the  pastor,  is  a  fine 
young  man.  The  brethren  are  beginning  to 
prepare  for  the  convention.  They  will  be 
assisted  by  the  papers  and  business  men  of 
the  city  without  regard  to  sect  or  party.  I 
cannot  commend  too  highly  the  spirit  of 
Sumner  T.  Martin  and  W.  T.  Hilton.  They 
have  "The  Spirit  of  Our  Plea,"  as  F.  D. 
Power  put  it,  in  his  oMinneapolis  address. 
That  is  saying  a  good  deal  of  these  brethren, 
but  not  too  much. 


An  Ancient  Foe 

To  health  and  happiness  is  Scrofula — 
as  ugly  as  ever  since  time  immemorial. 

It  causes  bunches  in  the  neck,  dis- 
figures the  skin,  inflames  the  mucous 
membrane,  wastes  the  muscles,  weak- 
ens the  bones,  reduces  the  power  &i 
resistance  to  disease  and  the  capacity 
for  recovery,  and  develops  into  con- 
sumption. 

"A  bunch  appeared  on  the  left  side  of 
my  neck.  It  caused  great  pain,  was  lanced, 
and  became  a  running  sore.  I  went  into  a 
general  decline.  I  was  persuaded  to  try 
Hood's  Sarsaparilla,  and  when  I  had  taken 
six  bottles  my  neck  was  healed,  and  I  have 
never  had  any  trouble  of  the  kind  since." 
Mrs.  K.  T.  Snyder,  Troy,  Ohio. 


and  Pills 

will  rid  you  of  it,  radically  and  per- 
manently, as  they  have  rid  thousands. 


— George  W.  Watkins  has  closed  his  work 
at  Morocco,  Ind.,  and  has  begun  as  pastor  of 
the  church  at  Barry,  111. 

— S.  R.  Cassins,  the  colored  evangelist  of 
Tohee,  Okla.,  acknowledges  the  receipt  of  $8 
from  various  brethren  for  the  support  of  his 
work. 

— M.  E.  Harlan,  pastor  of  the  First  church 
of  Disciples,  New  York  city,  is  taking  a 
prominent  part  in  the  prohibition  campaign 
in  that  city. 

— W.  W.  Burks  has  accepted  a  hearty  call 
to  the  pastorate  of  the  church  at  Quincy,  111. 
The  date  of  his  departure  from  Creston,  la., 
has  not  yet  been  announced. 

— V.  E.  Ridenour  is  assisting  the  state  tem- 
perancs  union  in  a  fall  campaign  with  Prof. 
Wilcox  of  Topeka.  They  stay  one  week  in  a 
place  and  have  been  having  large  audiences, 
about  500  at  Harper,  Kan.  150  signed  the 
pledge  one  night. 

— H.  F.  Burns,  formerly  of  Holden,  Mo., 
and  now  at  Drake  University,  will  act  as 
Drake  correspondent  for  the  Christian- 
Evangelist.  The  Drake  boys  can  either 
hand  their  news  items  to  Bro.  Burns  or  send 
them  directly  to  us — but  don't  forget  to  send 
them  some  way. 

— We  are  glad  to  report  the  following  addi- 
tional sums  for  the  J.  Z.  Tyler  testimonial 
fund:  Mrs.  W.  T.  Moore,  Columbia,  Mo.,  $5; 
George  L.  Snively,  St.  Louis,  $5.  These  have 
been  forwarded  with  the  letters  accompany- 
ing them  to  Bro.  Tyler.  We  trust  there  are 
still  others  who  wish  to  have  fellowship  in 
this  ministry  of  love. 

— J.  H.  Stotler  of  Centralia,  111.,  reports 
that  a  union  tent  meeting  has  just  closed  at 
that  place  with  Milford  H.  Lyon  of  Chicago 
as  evangelist.  Bro.  Stotler  wishes  to  say 
that  Mr.  Lyon,  although  in  many  ways  an 
able  man,  does  not  hold  a  legitimate  union 
meeting,  but  runs  a  "one  sided  old-fashioned 
mourner' s-bench  Methodist  revival." 

— The  following  incident  clipped  from  an 
exchange  has  its  moral  which  is  too  plain  to 
need  pointing  out: 

Rev.  Mr.  Roszell,  a  Methodist  preacher, 
having  on  a  certain  Lord's  day  no  service  at 
his  own  church,  decided  to  attend  the  Bap- 
tist church.  It  was  communion  day  for  the 
Baptists.  Rev.  Mr.  Gilmore,  the  Baptist 
preacher,  with  great  care  spread  the  com- 
munion table  and  when  all  was  ready,  said  in 
his  powerful  and  impressive  way:  "Bro. 
Roszell,  if  this  were  my  table,  I  should  invite 
you  to  partake,  but  being  my  Father's  I  dare 
not."  Mr.  Roszell  calmly  replied:  "Bro.  Gil- 
more,  if  this  were  your  table  I  should  await 
your  invitation;  but  being  my  Father's  I  shall 
help  myself;"  and,  suiting  the  action  to  the 
word,  he  reached  over  and  with  great  serious- 
ness and  solemnity  took  the  bread  and  the  wine 
without  molestation,  to  the  intense  amuse- 
ment of  the  congregation. 


November  7,  1901 


THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


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—George  F.  Hall  is  holding  a  meeting  with 
the  Third  Christian  church  at  Akron,  O. 

— Prank  W.  Allen,  of  Chillicothe,  Mo.,  has 
tendered  his  resignation  to  take  effect  at  the 
end  of  ninety  days. 

— W.  W.  Wharton  has  been  unanimously 
called  to  remain  indefinitely  with  the  church 
at  Murray,  la.,  at  an  increased  salary. 

— R.  D.  Osborn  is  now  preaching  for  the 
churches  at  Riverton,  Barclay  and  Dawson, 
111.  They  have  been  without  preaching  for 
two  years,  but  he  will  soon  get  them  in  good 
shape. 

— We  regret  to  learn  of  the  death  of  Mrs.  J. 
W.  Newland,  of  Bedford,  Ind.,  and  extend 
fraternal  sympathy  to  Bro.  Newland,  who 
will  sorely  miss  the  companion  of  53  years  of 
married  life. 

— Louis  S.  Cupp,  of  Huntsville,  Mo.,  and  C. 
P.  Smith, of  Richmond, Mo.,  exchanged  pulpits 
last  Sunday.  Bro.  Smith  announced  it  as  a 
possibility  that  Bro.  Cupp  would  succeed  him 
at  Richmond. 

—J.  H.  Bryan,  of  Missouri,  has  been  called 
to  serve  as  Sunday-school  evangelist  in  Iowa, 
with  headquarters  in  Des  Moines.  Bro.  B. 
has  large  acquaintance  with  Sunday-school 
work,  and  will  no  doubt  do  a  good  work  for 
tl.e  Iowa  brethren. 

— The  Missouri  Historical  Society  recently 
received  from  Mr.  F.  A.  Sampson,  of  Sedalia, 
Mo.,  his  valuable  library  of  Missouriana, 
which  embraces  more  than  7  000  titles.  It  will 
be  of  great  value  to  future  historians  of  this 
state.  The  society  receives,  preserves  and 
binds  the  issues  of  500  Missouri  newspapers. 

—Oliver  M.  Olds,  of  Ellendale,  N.  D  ,  recent- 
Ij  of  Sheldon,  la.,  reports  that  he  has  been 
kindly  received  on  beginning  his  new  pastor- 
ate and  requests  scattered  brethren  in  all 
parts  of  North  Dakota  to  send  him  their  ad- 
dress and  the  number  of  disciples  in  the  vicin- 
ity where  preaching  might  be  desired. 

— Thomas  J.  Shuey  began  his  pastorate  at 
the  Memorial  Christian  church,  Rock  Island, 
111.,  Nov.  3.  He  was  called  to  this  work  some 
months  ago  and  his  relation  to  the  Rock 
Island  church  formally  began  at  that  time, but 
previous  engagements  in  the  evangelistic  field 
prevented  him  from  settling  down  to  the  pas- 
torate until  now. 

— Every  minister  in  western  Pennsylvania 
is  requested  to  announce  the  thank  offering 
to  be  taken  for  state  missions  on  western 
Pennsylvania  day,  Nov.  24.  There  should  be 
a  stirring  appeal  in  every  church  in  the  dis- 
trict. This  request  comes  from  J.  A.  Joyce, 
corresponding  and  financial  secretary,  Mc- 
Keesport. 

—The  University  Place  (Des  Moines)  Sun- 
day school  recently  entertained  what  it  calls 
its  Fink  Toe  Brigade.  All  the  mothers  in 
that  section  of  the  city  were  invited  to  bring 
their  babies  to  the  Sunday-school,  and  65  in- 
fants under  three  years  old  were  present. 
There  are  120  names  on  the  cradle  roll  of  this 
school. 

— Robert  Graham  Frank,  pastor  of  the 
First  Christian  chur.h,  Philadelphia,  an- 
nounces a  series  of  sermons  on  the  Disciples 
of  Christ  for  the  Sunday  nights  of  November. 
The  topics  are:  ''Who  are  the  Disciples  of 
Christ?"  "What  is  their  Chief  Aim?"  "How 
do  they  Propose  to  Accomplish  the  Same?" 
"Is  their  Position  Practicable?" 

— Charles  Lloyd  Garrison  has  resigned  his 
pastorate  at  Eminence,  Ky.,  and  will  spend 
the  year  in  study  at  the  University  of  Chicago. 
His  last  service  at  Eminence  was  attended  by 
all  the  Masons  and  Odd  Fellows  in  the  com- 
munity and  thePresbyterian  church  adjourned 
its  morning  service  that  its  congregation 
might  attend  in  a  body.  There  was  genuine 
regret  at  his  leaving  both  in  and  out  of  the 
church.  As  an  occasional  contributor  to  the 
Christian-Evangelist  he  is  known  to  our 
readers  as  a  thoughtful,  scholarly  and  forcible 
writer. 


— T.  S.  Tinsley  finished  his  year's  work  with 
the  North  Side  Christian  church,  Chicago, 
last  Lord's  day.  During  the  year  86  have  been 
added  to  the  membership,  the  organization  of 
the  congregation  perfected  by  ordination  of 
elders  and  deacons,  $2,350  paid  on  church 
debt,  and  the  church  building  painted  and 
decorated.  It  has  been  a  happy,  fruitful  year 
of  service  in  many  ways.  He  begins  a  revival 
meeting  in  Sterling,  111.,  Nov.  7,  and  later  is 
to  conduct  meetings  in  Mackinaw,  111.,  and 
Buffalo,  Mo.  The  latter  place  is  where  he  was 
reared.  He  is  open  for  any  kind  of  work  after 
January. 

—A  brother  from  Berkeley,  Col.,  who  signs 
himself  F.  M.  S.,  refers  to  Bro.  Durban's 
English  Topics  for  Oct.  31,  and  suggests  that 
in  his  community  the  "jugs  that  contain  the 
cream  are  ours."  Why,  he  says,  the  Christian 
Church  is  from  every  point  of  view  a  con- 
spicuous success  and  people  who  are  in  the 
habit  of  being  connected  with  successful 
enterprises  need  feel  no  shame  by  reason  of 
their  membership  in  it.  The  church  in  Berke- 
ley is  peculiar  in  having  a  woman  for  pastor. 
Mrs.  Pettit  succeeded  her  husband,  Frank  D. 
Pettit,  who  died  there  in  April,  1899,  and  the 
work  has  been  successful  under  her  ministry. 

— Attention  is  called  to  the  following  cor- 
rection. In  an  evangelistic  report  from  Park- 
ersburg,  W.  Va.,  in  last  week's  Christian- 
Evangelist,  Herbert  Yeuell's  name  was 
signed  to  this  statement:  "O.  G.  White  came 
here  about  two  years  ago  and  I  found  com- 
paratively nothing."  1  he  "I"  should  be 
eliminated.  The  man  who  found  compara- 
tively nothing  was  not  Yeuell  when  he  went 
to  hold  the  meeting,  but  White  when  he  took 
the  church  two  years  ago.  Bro.  White  has 
done  a  great  work  at  Parkersburg,  has  built 
up  a  solid  congregation  of  122  and  has  gotten 
them  housed  in  a  first-class  building.  The 
meeting  held  by  Bro.  Yeuell  continued  24  days 
and  resulted  in  86  additions,  making  a  total 
membership  of  over  200.  We  call  especial  at- 
tention to  the  correction  of  the  former  mis- 
take, which  was  purely  typographical,  for  we 
would  not  care  to  be  responsible  for  the  state- 
ment that  any  one  could  find  comparatively 
nothing  in  a  place  where  O.  G.  White  had 
been  for  two  years. 

Take  Them  0\it. 

Or  Feed  Them  on    Food  They    ca.rv 
Study  on. 

When  a  student  begins  to  break  down  from 
lack  of  the  right  kind  of  food,  there  are  only 
two  things  to  do;  either  take  him  out  of 
school  or  feed  him  properly  on  food  that  will 
rebuild  the  brain  and  nerve  cells.  That  food 
is  Grape  Nuts. 

A  boy  writes  from  Jamestown,  N.  Y.,  say- 
ing: "A  short  time  ago  I  got  into  a  bad  con- 
dition from  overstudy,  but  mother  having 
heard  about  Grape-Nuts  Food  began  to  feed 
me  on  it.  It  satisfied  my  hunger  better  than 
any  other  food,  and  the  results  were  marvel- 
ous. I  got  fleshy  like  a  good  fellow.  My 
usual  morning  headaches  disappeared,  and 
I  found  I  could  study  for  a  long  period  with- 
out feeling  trie  effects  of  it. 

After  I  had  been  using  Grape-Nuts  Food 
for  about  two  months  I  felt  like  a  new  boy 
altogether.  My  face  had  been  pale  and  thin, 
but  is  now  round  and  has  considerable  color. 

I  have  gained  greatly  in  strength  as  well  as 
flesh,  and  it  is  a  pleasure  to  study  now  that 
I  am  not  bothered  with  my  head.  I  passed 
all  of  my  examiuations  with  a  reasonably 
good  percentage,  extra  good  in  some  of  them, 
aDd  it  was  Grape-Nuts  that  saved  me  from  a 
year's  delay  in  entering  college. 

Father  and  mother  have  both  been  im- 
proved by  the  use  of  Grape-Nuts  Food. 
Mother  was  troubled  with  sleepless  nights, 
and  got  very  thin,  and  looked  careworn.  She 
has  gained  her  normal  strength  and  looks 
and  sleeps  well  nights."    Don  E.  Cooper. 


Is  It  An  Epidemic? 

Vital  Statistics  Show  a.n  AIa.rming 
Increase  in  a.n    Already  Pre- 
vailing Disease — Are  Any 
Exempt? 

At  no  time  in  the  history  of  diesase  has 
there  been  such  an  alarming  increase  in  the 
number  of  cases  of  any  particular  malady  as 
in  that  of  kidney  and  bladder  troubles  now 
preying  upon  the  people  of  this  country. 

To  day  we  see  a  relative,  a  friend  or  an  ac- 
quaintance apparently  well,  and  in  a  few 
days  we  may  be  grieved  to  learn  of  their  seri- 
ous illness  or  sudden  death,  caused  by  that 
fatal  type  of  kidney  trouble — BrighVs  Disease. 

Kidney  trouble  often  becomes  advanced  in- 
to acute  stages  before  the  afflicted  is  aware 
of  its  presence;  that  is  why  we  read  of  so 
many  sudden  deaths  of  prominent  business 
and  professional  men,  physicians  and  others. 
They  have  neglected  to  stop  the  leak  in  time. 

While  scientists  are  puzzling  their  brains  to 
find  out  the  cause,  each  individual  can,  by  a 
little  precaution,  avoid  the  chances  of  con- 
tracting dreaded  and  dangerous  kidney 
trouble,  or  eradicate  it  completely  from  their 
system  if  already  afflicted.  Many  precious 
lives  might  have  been,  and  many  more  can 
yet  be,  saved,  by  paying  attention  to  the 
kidneys. 

All  readers  of  the  Christian-Evangelist 
who  have  any  symptoms  of  kidney  or  blad- 
der trouble  should  write  to-day  to  Dr.  Kil- 
mer &  Co.,  Binghamton,  N.  Y.,  for  a  free 
sample  bottle  of  Swamp-Root,  the  celebrated 
specific  which  is  having  such  a  great  demand 
and  remarkable  success  in  the  cure  of  the 
most  distressing  kidney  and  bladder  troubles. 
With  the  sample  bottle  of  Swamp-Root  will 
also  be  sent  free  a  pamphlet  and  treatise  of 
valuable  information. 


Ka.nsa.s    Items. 

According  to  the  report  made  at  our  recent 
state  convention  there  are  in  Kansas  in 
round  numbers  50,000  members  of  Christian 
churches,  and  240  preachers  giving  all  or  a 
part  of  their  time  to  the  ministiy.  This  gives 
us  one  preacher  to  each  208  of  the  member- 
ship. The  salaries  of  these  preachers  will  not 
average  above  $450  a  year,  so  that  if  their 
support  were  equally  divided  each  member 
would  pay  $2.15  annually  for  the  support  of 
the  Kansas  ministry. 

The  population  of  the  state  is  just  about 
one  and  one  half  millions,  giving  us  one  mem- 
ber to  each  30  and  one  preacher  to  each  6,250. 
There  is  room  for  more  preachers  and  more 
churches  and  our  membership  is  well  able  to 
support  the  former  and  thereby  plant  the 
latter,  if  we  would  cease  treating  the  Lord's 
work  as  though  we  were  still  in  the  grass- 
hopper year. 

We  have  395  congregations  and  318  Bible- 
schools.  Yet  while  reporting  50,000  church 
members  we  have  but  16,500  in  these  schools 
— less  than  one-third  as  many  as  church 
members.  These  figures  are  appalling  and 
bode  ill  for  the  future.  It  does  seem  that 
with  our  children,  ourselves  and  others  we 
ought  at  least  to  have  as  many  in  our  Bible- 
schools  as  members  in  our  churches. 

The  congregation  at  Westmoreland  wants 
an  active,  progressive  young  preacher  to 
locate  there.    Address  the  elders. 

W.  S.  Lowe,  our  superintendent  of  mis- 
sion, is  assisting  Bro.  Matchett  at  Harmony 
this  week. 

L.  S.  Ridnour  is  in  an  interesting  meeting 
at  Irving. 

J.  W.  Garner,  of  Perkins,  Okla.,  is  soon  to 
help  C.  E.  F.  Smith  in  a  meeting  at  Glasco. 

Mrs.  Nation  seems  to  have  disappeared 
from  public  view  but  the  "joint"  and  the 
"joint"  fight  is  still  with  us  and  in  many 
places  it  waxes  exceeding  warm. 

Robert  E.  Rosenstein. 

Manhattan,  Kan. 


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THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


November  7,  rg«k 


Belief  the  Only  Condition  of  Church 
Membership. 

If  I  understand  the  teaching  of  the  New 
Testament,  it  amounts  to  about  this:  That 
Jesus  was  so  highly  endowed  spiritually — "the 
spirit  having  been  given  him  without  meas- 
ure"—that  this  spiritual  endowment  enabled 
him  to  commune  with  the  Great  Spirit,  his 
Father,  and  thereby  learn  the  value  of  all 
moral  or  spiritual  truth.  It  is  this  spiritual 
endowment  that  constitutes  that  near  rela- 
tionship between  God  and  Jesus  that  gives 
him  the  title  of  God's  "only  begotten  Son." 
The  spirit  having  been  given  him  in  its  full- 
ness is  what  constitutes  the  divinity,  or 
makes  him  a  divine  being. 

Then,  to  believe  that  Jesus  is  the  Son  of 
God,  includes  the  idea  that  the  relationship 
between  him  and  his  Father  was  so  close  as 
to  enable  him  to  reveal  to  the  world  all  truth 
of  a  moral  or  spiritual  nature,  the  revelation 
of  such  truth  being  necessary  for  man's  great- 
est welfare  and  happiness  while  in  the  flesh. 
Then,  to  convince  man  that  what  he  taught 
was  practicable,  he  came  into  the  world  and 
carried  out  his  teaching  by  his  practice. 

Now.  in  view  of  this  teaching  of  the  New  Tes- 
tament, the  idea  that  "Jesus  the  Christ  is  the 
Son  of  God,"  naturally,  in  the  fewest  words, 
becomes  the  fundamental  proposition  of  the 
Christian  system.  Man  is  required  to  believe 
this  proposition  because  such  belief  naturally 
produces  in  himself  the  same  moral  qualities 
that  exist  in  the  thing  he  believes;  for  as  a 
rule  every  man's  belief,  or  the  things  be  be- 
lieves, becomes?  the  leader  of  bis  life  and  the 
prompter  of  his  actions  If  a  man  did  not  be- 
lieve there  was  a  chance  to  reap,  he  would 
never  sow;  neither  would  he  sow  bad  seed  if 
he  intensely  believed    that    whatsoever    he 

"Incurable"     Heart     Disease 
C\ired. 

During  the  last  two  or  three  years  very 
great  improvement  has  been  made  in  the 
treatment  of  the  different  kinds  of  disease 
of  the  heart.  Cases  formerly  considered 
incurable  now  rapidly  recover.  The  well- 
known  specialist,  Franklin  Miles,  M.  D., 
LL.  B.,  of  Chicago,  will  send  his  New 
Special  Treatment  free  to  any  of  our 
afflicted  readers  who  will  mention  this 
paper. 

This  liberal  offer  is  for  the  purpose  of 
demonstrating  the  great  superiority  of  his 
new  system  of  Treatments  for  heart  troubles, 
such  a3  short  breath,  pain  in  the  side, 
oppression  in  the  chest,  irregular  pulse, 
palpitation,  smothering  spells,  puffing  of 
the  ankles  or  dropsy. 

They  are  the  result  of  twenty- five  years 
of  careful  study,  extensive  research,  and 
remarkable  experience  in  treating  weak, 
dilated,  bypertrophied,  rheumatic,  fatty  or 
neuralgiae  hearts,  as  each  one  requires 
different  treatment. 

The  treatments  are  carefully  selected  for 
each  patient,  as  regards  their  age,  weight 
and  stage  of  each  kind  of  heart  disease. 
All  afflicted  persons  should  avail  themselves 
of  this  liberal  offer.  No  death  comes  more 
unexpectedly  than  that  from  heart  disease. 

Rev.  J.  W.  Stokesbury,  of  Fallsport,  Mo.,  had 
head,  heart,  stomach  troubles,  and  nervous  pros- 
tration. Three  physicians  failed  to  help  him.  He 
writes:  "I  regard  myself  cured." 

The  eminent  Rev.  W.  Bell,  D.  D.,  of  Dayton, 
Ohio,  General  Secretary  of  Foreign  Missions, 
writes  editorially  in  The  State  Sunday-School  Union: 
"We  desire  to  state  that  from  personal  a  quain- 
tance  we  know  Dr.  Miles  to  be  a  most  skillful 
specialist,  a  man  who  has  spared  neither  labor  nor 
money  to  keep  himself  abreast  of  the  great  ad- 
vancement in  medical  science." 

A  thousand  references  to,  and  testimonials  from, 
Bishops,  Clergymen,  Bankers,  Farmers,  and  their 
wives  will  be  sent  free  on  request.  These  include 
many  who  have  been  cured  after  from  five  to  fifteen 
physicians  and  professors  had  pronounced 
them  "incurable."  Among  them  are  H.  A.  Groce, 
504  Mountain  St.,  Elgin,  111  :  Mrs.  Sophia  Snowberg, 
No.  282  21st  Ave.,  S.  Minneapolis.  Minn.;  Mrs.  A.  P. 
Colburn,  Blessing,  la.;  Mrs.  M.  B.  Morelan,  Rogers, 
Ohio,  and  the  presidents  of  two  medical  colleges, 
etc. 

Send  at  once  to  Dr.  Franklin  Miles,  cor. 
Adams  &  State  Sts.,  Chicago,  111.,  for  free 
treatment  before  it  is  too  late. 


sowed  that  he  shall  surely  reap.  Belief  is  re- 
quired for  the  purpose  of  exerting  an  influence 
over  the  believer,  for  it  is  by  or  through  his 
belief  that  his  character  becomes  assimilated 
to  the  nature  of  the  things  he  believes  in. 
Hence,  every  true  believer  is  gradually  brought 
into  the  Christ  type  of  righteousness,  and  in 
this  way  becomes  really  and  not  nominally  a 
Christian,  or  Christlike  in  his  character. 

Now,  in  view  of  this  fact,  that  thousands  in 
all  the  denominations  have  believed  this  pro- 
position so  intensely  as  to  absorb  its  import 
into  their  characters,  and  have  thus  been 
brought  into  the  Christ  type  df  righteousness, 
and  in  this  way  become  real  Christians,  the 
problem  comes  up,  is  it  a  matter  of  consistency 
to  plead  for  the  union  of  Christians  and  at  the 
same  time  refuse  church  membership  to  those 
who  are  already  Christians?  I  must  confess 
that  such  practice  seems  to  me  to  be  incon- 
sistent. 

As  the  Disciples  do  not  refuse  church  mem- 
bership on  the  ground  that  those  who  believe 
are  not  Christians,  but  because  they  have  not 
been  baptized,  they  thereby  claim  the  necessity 
of  baptism  on  some  other  ground  than  that 
of  a  moral  one. 

What  these  grounds  are  that  justify  such 
refusal  they  should  by  all  means  make  plain  if 
they  ever  expect  to  briug  about  the  union 
for  which  they  plead.  It  will  not  satisfy 
thinking  people  to  tell  them  they  should  sub- 
mit to  water  baptism  merely  because  it  was  a 
command  given  to  the  apostles;  for  the  fur- 
ther inquiry  naturally  comes  up,  why  were 
the  apostles  commanded  to  baptize,  and  do 
the  same  conditions  now  exist  that  made  wa- 
ter baptism  necessary  then?  As  the  editor 
seems  to  take  it  for  granted  that  water  bap- 
tism was  intended  to  be  a  perpetual  institu- 
tion, will  he  please  give  the  evidence  on  which 
he  bases  this  conclusion!  I  kuow  it  is  gener- 
ally thought  that  the  terms  of  the  commission 
to  the  apostles  justify  this  conclusion,  as 
Jesus  said  he  would  be  with  these  apostles, 
"alway,  even  unto  the  end  of  the  world." 
But  as  the  word  "alway"  could  only  mean 
"continually"  while  carrying  out  their  com- 
mission, and  the  "end  of  the  world"  the  con- 
summation of  the  law-age,  I  cannot  see  that 
this  language  gives  any  more  evidence  of  the 
perpetuity  of  baptism  than  the  power  and 
practice  of  casting  out  devils,  speaking  with 
new  tongues,  etc.,  that  was  given  the  apostles 
at  the  same  time.  Then,  what  was  the  pur- 
pose of  baptism  during  the  time  of  the  apos- 
tles? 

A  Friend. 

Fulton,  Mo. 

[We  give  place  with  pleasure  to  the  fore- 
going criticism  because  it  has  the  merit  of 
placing  the  objection  to  our  practice  concern- 
ing immersion  on  the  true  ground.  The 
writer,  who  while  not  associated  with  the 
Disciples,  is  a  reader  of  the  Chbistian- 
Evangelist,  truly  says  that  as  we  do  not 
refuse  church  membership  on  the  grouad  that 
those  who  truly  believe  are  not  Christians 
in  character  and  disposition,  we  should  by 
all  means  make  plain  on  what  ground  we 
refuse  formal  membership  to  the  unbaptized. 
We  had  supposed  that  this  had  been  made 
plain.  Anticipating  that  this  practice 
might  be  based  on  the  commission,  our 
"friend"  attempts  to  break  the  force  of  this 
argument  by  claiming  that  "the  end  of  the 
world,"  to  which  Jesus  refers  in  the  commis- 
sion, meant  simply  "the  consummation  of 
the  law- age."  This  strangely  overlooks  the 
fact  that  the  language  of  the  commission, 
which  he  quotes,  was  uttered  after  "the  con- 
summation of  the  law  age."  The  death  of 
Christ  was  the  end  of  the  legal  dispensation, 
and  the  preparation  for  the  introduction  of 
the  spiritual  dispensation  which  began  with 
Pentecost  following  the  resurrection.  The 
"end  of  the  world,"  therefore,  refers  to  the 
end  of  that  age  in  which  the  gospel  was  to  be 
preached,  namely,  the  Christian  dispensation. 


Is  within  the  reach  of  almost  every 
woman.  The  weakness,  nervousness- 
and  irritability  from  which  so  many 
women  suffer  is  in  general  due  to  dis- 
ease of  the  delicate  womanly  organism. 
When  the  disease  is  cured  the  general 
health  is  re-established. 

Doctor  Pierce's  Favorite  Prescriptions 
makes  weak  women  strong  and  sick 
women  well.  It  promotes  regularity, 
dries  disagreeable  and  enfeebling  drains,, 
heals  inflammation  and  ulceration  and 
cures  female  weakness.  When  these 
diseases  are  cured,  headache,  backache,, 
nervousness  and  weakness  are  cured  also. 

"I  was  very  weak  and  nervous  when  I  com- 
menced taking  Dr.  Pierce's  Favorite  Prescrip- 
tion and   'Golden  Medical   Discovery,'  about  a 
year  ago."    writes  Mrs.  M.   E.  Everetts,   of  89U 
Oxford  Street,  Woodstock,  Ont.    "I  had  been  | 
suffering  for  seven  lon-_j  months,  and  had  taken-  I 
medicine  from  a  physician  all  the  time,  but  it  f 
seemed    to   make    me    feel    much   worse.      My  f 
stomach  was  so  bad  ( so  my  doctor  told  me),  and: 
my  nerves  were  in  such  a  state  that  I  would 
start  at  the  least  noise.    I  felt  irritable  at  all 
times ;  was  not  able  to  do  any  of  my  own  house- 
work ;  had  to  keep  help  all  the  time.    How  I 
suffered   God  and  "myself  alone  know.     I  was 
greatly  discouraged  when  I  commenced  taking 
your  medicines,  but  the  first  bottle  seemed  to  I 
help  me.    I  took  five  bottles  of  '  Favorite  Pre- 
scription,' two  of 'Gold*!!   Medical  Discovery,' 
also  two  vials  of  Dr.  Pierce's  Pleasant  Pellets. 
I  can  highly  recommend  these  medicines  to  alt 
who  suffer  as  I  did.    I  never  had  better  health 
than  I  now  enjoy,  and  it  is  aU  owing  to  Dr. 
Pierce's  medicines." 

Dr.  Pierce's  Common  Sense  Medical 
Adviser,  in  paper  covers,  is  sent  free  on 
receipt  of  21  one-cent  stamps  to  pay- 
expense  of  mailing  only.  Address  Dr. 
R.  V.  Pierce,  Buffalo,  N.  Y. 


This  commission  enjoins  baptism  for  believers 
and  therefore  makes  it  perpetual  during  that 
age.  Nor  is  there  anything  about  "casting: 
out  devils,"  etc  ,  in  this  record  of  the  com- 
mission. 

If  further  proof  were  needed  of  the  per- 
petuity of  baptism  through  the  present  dis- 
pensation, it  may  be  found  in  the  practice 
and  in  the  teaching  of  the  apostles  and  of  the 
first  church.  The  Acts  of  the  Apostles, 
which  is  the  oldest  church  history,  shows- 
that  this  commission  was  carried  out,  as 
respects  baptism,  during  the  lifetime  of  the 
apostles,  and  subsequent  church  history 
shows  that  it  has  been  continued  since  then. 
The  apostles  gave  no  intimation  that  it  was 
a  temporary  ordinance,  as  Paul  does,  for  in- 
stance, in  reference  to  special  miraculous, 
gifts. 

In  addition  to  the  foregoing  arguments,  is 
may  be  further  stated  that  the  very  same 
reasons  which  made  baptism  an  ordinance  of 
Christianity  in  the  first  century  continue  in 
operation  to-day.  Evidently  some  significant 
act  was  necessary  as  an  expression  of  the- 
soul's  faith,  and  of  its  purpose  to  surrender 
to  Christ,  and  nothing  more  appropriate  has 
ever  been  suggested  than  the  solemn  and 
symbolic  act  of  baptism,  wherein  we  are 
buried  with  Christ  and  rise  again  to  walk  in 
newness  of  life.  If  baptism  were  discontinued 
something  would  have  to  be  substituted  in 
its  place  to  serve  the  purpose  which  it  was 
designed  to  serve.  Faith,  the  desire  to  be  a 
Christian,  the  purpose  to  turn  away  from 
evil,  must  have  embodiment  in  some  concrete 
act  which  means  all  that,  and  such  is  the 
meaning  of  baptism. 

If,  then,  as  our  friend's  argument  implies, 
our  practice  in  insisting  on  compliance  with 
this    original    ordinance    of    initiation  finds 


November  7,  1901 


THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


142! 


Justification  in  the  perpetuity  of  the  ordi- 
nance, such  practice  would  seem  to  find 
ample  justification.  We  are  glad  to  see  the 
argument  taking  this  turn.  The  only  possi- 
ble argument  that  will  convince  those  who 
now  insist  upon  baptism  in  its  original  place 
and  for  its  original  purpose,  that  their  prac- 
tice should  be  changed,  is  to  show  them  that 
neither  Christ  nor  his  apostles  intended  the 
ordinanc3  to  be  perpetual;  that  it  was  to 
serve  a  temporary  purpose,  like  the  miracu 
lous  gifts,  and  then  to  pass  away.  If  this  can 
be  shown,  then,  of  course,  our  practice  must 
be  modified  accordingly.  Not  otherwise,  as  it 
seems  to  us. — Editok.] 
•A 
A  Voice  of  Protest. 

Poverty  is  incompatible  with  Christianity. 
This  may  •  seem  an  agnostical  assertion  to 
some,  but  it  is  true,  as  Christianity  is  taught 
and  practiced  in  most  of  our  churches. 

The  average  poor  man— and  I  speak  from 
the  poor  man  side  of  the  question— has  not 
time  to  practice  Christianity  if  he  has  any 
iove  for  his  family.  This  should  not  be  so, 
but  this  state  of  affairs  is  brought  about  by 
every  one  who  participates  in  the  struggle 
for  wealth. 

The  laboring  man  is  employed,  perh  aps,  by 
a  Christian  who  exacts  all  his  time  early  and 
late.  Other  Christians  secure  the  greatest 
part  of  his  hire  for  rent,  food,  clothing- 
things  which  are  necessary  to  his  being. 
They  would  like  to  see  him  at  church  on  a 
back  seat,  he  is  not  good  enough  to  be  seated 
siear  these  others  of  God's  creatures. 

But  Sunday  comes,  this  poor  man  is 
thoroughly  tired  from  his  week's  labor.  He 
•cannot  dress  as  he  would  like  and  on  account 
of  lack  of  moral  courage  and  awe  and  hate  of 
his  wealthy  employer  he  stays  away.  This  is 
natural  under  the  circumstances.  But  should 
he  go  he  would  not,  perhaps,  know  anything 
of  the  theory  which  some  of  our  preachers 
propound  to  their  flock,  and  as  far  as  that  is 
concerned  his  employer  does  not  either,  as 
he  is  most  likely  as  illiterate  as  his  servant. 

The  greeting  of  some  of  these  man  to  their 
laborers  and  the  greeting  of  their  pastor 
to  these  laborers  is  very  much  the  same, 
and  this  is  disgusting  to  most  poor  men. 
With  outstretched  hand  and  a  smile  which 
seems  to  sty,  "Why,  hello,  you  poor  devil. 
Did  you  ever  see  as  fine  an  edifice  as  this, 
or  such  a  choir  and  singing?  And  wasn't  my 
sermon  fine?" 

So  it  goes.     Both  the  rich  and  poor  go  to 
perdition,    the  former  of  their  own  volition, 
and   the  latter  driven  by   the    tyranny  and 
hypocrisy  of  the  rich  professed  Christian. 
Bryant  C.  Biggerstaff. 

Lattirop,  Mo. 

Paralysis  and  Coffee. 

Symptoms   Disappear    when  Drug    is 
Abandoned. 

"Tea  and  coffee  were  forbidden  by  my  phy- 
sician, for  I  had  symptoms  of  paralysis  and  it 
was  plain  that  the  coffee  was  the  cause  of  the 
trouble.  I  began  using  Postum  Food  Coffee 
and  am  now  a  steady  advertisement  for  Pos- 
tum. The  old  symptoms  of  paralysis  disap- 
peared in  a  very  brief  time  after  I  began  the 
use  of  Postum  and  quit  the  use  of  coffee.  Do 
not   use    my   name  publicly,   if  you   please." 

,  Morrow,   O.    The  above   name  can  be 

given  by  the  Postum  Cereal  Co.,  Ltd.,  Battle 
Creek,  Mich. 

Coffee  is  such  a  direct  poison  to  the  nerve 
centers  of  many  highly  organized  people  that 
it  produces  all  sorts  of  disorders,  from  stomach 
and  bowel  troubles,  palpitation  of  the  heart, 
kidney  troubles,  etc  ,  etc.,  up  to  more  intricate 
nervous  diseases,  such  as  paralysis.  The  way 
to  keep  well  is  to  leave  off  coffee  or  any  nerve 
destroyer  of  that  sort,  and  use  Postum  Pood 
CofCe,  which  is  a  direct  rebuilder  of  the  nerve 
centers.  Sure  and  well  defined  improvement 
3n  health  will  follow  this  course,  as  can  be 
proven  by  any  person  who  will  make  the  tria 


Texas  Letter. 

J.  C.  Mason  has  finished  his  first  year  at 
Palestine,  and  his  additions  to  the  church 
are  larger  than  the  number  added  to  all  the 
other  churches  in  the  city  for  the  year. 

Septimus  Crow,  on  account  of  poor  health, 
has  resigned  at  Vashti  and  Mt.  Pleasant. 
"We  hope  this  young  man  will  soon  be  well 
again.     Write  R.  A.  Mallory,  Vashti. 

W.  W.  Warrea,  of  Golden  City,  Mo.,  has 
located  at  Troy,  and  Texas  will  give  him  a 
hearty  welcome.    He  is  of  good  stock. 

Abner  is  about  finishing  a  new  house. 
This  is  a  rural  point,  that  portion  of  Texas 
now  most  neglected  by  our  people. 

M.  F.  Harmon  locates  at  Terrell,  beginning 
in  November,  and  thus  our  preaching  force  is 
strongly  reinforced. 

The  Austin  church  recently  gave  a  recep- 
tion to  the  faculty  and  students  of  the  State 
University.  The  parlors  were  crowded  and 
good  was  accomplished.  The  Lowbers  know 
their  business. 

J.  W.  Campbell's  health  has  again  given 
way,  and  he  has  resigned  at  El  Paso.  This  is 
very  sad  indeed,  Volney  Johnson  succeeds 
him  and  Amarillo  wants  a  preacher.  Write 
W.  E.  Gee 

Eugene  Holmes  has  been  to  Pilot  Point. 
One  result  is  a  lot  and  the  promise  of  a  church 
building  soon. 

R.  E.  Grobel  and  Rev.  S.  C  Lockett  are 
publishing  The  Texas  Patriot,  a  red-hot  tem- 
perance paper.  It  is  a  semi-monthly,  with 
the  prospect  of  becoming  a  weekly  soon.  It 
is  published  from  Dallas  and  Honey  Grove. 

The  Martin-Brower  meeting  with  the  First 
church  of  Ft  Worth,  Chalmers  McPherson 
pastor,  has  closed  with  137  additions,  23  the 
last  day.  This  was  a  great  meeting,  but 
from  my  view  point  it  might  have  been  much 
greater.  Why  close  a  meeting  with  such 
victories  on  the  last  day?  Why  cease  firing 
when  the  enemy  is  flying  before  you? 
Napoleon  would  not  have  done  it.  But  the 
evangelist  had  an  engagement  somewhere 
else.  Admit  it.  but  the  bird  was  in  the  bush 
there  and  in  his  hands  at  Ft.  Worth.  Our 
meetings,  like  our  giving,  ought  to  be  accord- 
ing as  the  Lord  prospers  us.  Seven  weeks  is 
a  long  time,  but  it  was  not  long  enough  in 
this  case. 

Evangelist  L.  W.  Munhall  is  in  our  city 
with  eighteen  of  our  churches  assisting  him 
The  meeting  is  half  over  and  it  is  too  soon  to 
give  results.     Will  report  in  next  letter. 

The  Roosevelt-Washington  dinner  is  creat- 
ing considerable  commotion  in  the  south,  and 
many  foolish  and  hurtful  things  are  being 
said  about  it.  To  a  man  on  the  ground  who 
tries  to  be  reasonable,  it  seems  to  be  an  un- 
fortunate affair.  I  cannot  see  how  the 
President  and  his  party,  viewing  it  simply  as 
a  political  move,  can  be  benefited.  And  if  it 
was  not  political,  but  only  the  recognition  of 
genius  and  worth  by  the  warm-hearted  and 
impulsive  young  ruler,  there  are  thousands  of 
people  who  will  never  so  accept  it.  But  if  it 
was  meant  to  lend  the  influence  of  the  admin- 
istration to  social  equality,  it  was  a  capital 
mistake,  to  say  the  least  of  it.  That  question 
can  never  be  settled  in  that  way.  But  what- 
ever may  be  true  of  it  as  regards  the  Presi- 
dent, the  chief  damage  is  to  Booker  T. 
Washington  and  his  race.  Washington  has 
constantly  taught  them  not  to  bother  about 
the  question  of  social  equality,  but  to  give 
themselves  up  to  the  development  of  charac- 
ter and  the  creation  of  a  better  social  atmos- 
phere among  themselves.  In  this  act  he 
seems  to  contradict  his  own  teaching,  aad 
thus  loses  influence  over  those  he  has  taught. 
But  perhaps  the  worst  result  of  all  will  be 
that  certain  negroes,  encouraged  by  this  in- 
cident, will  attempt  to  press  the  question  of 
social  equality,  than  which  few  things  could 
be  more  unfortunate  for  both  whites  and 
blacks.  M.  M.  Davis. 

Dallas,  Texas. 


f%J~     —  — — —* - — — «^m 

HEALTHY  BABlpc  ^ 
.J^E  THOSE  RAISED" 


Southern  Indiana  Notes. 

Two  additions  last  Sunday.  One  young 
man  made  the  confession.  We  are  on  a  high 
tide  of  spiritual  feeling  and  prosperity.  It 
does  seem  that  all  are  at  work  these  days.  A 
new  church  with  a  moderate  amount  of  in- 
debtedness is  a  splendid  thing  for  a  congrega- 
tion. There  are  good  people  who  dream  of  a 
church  with  no  debts  to  pay,  no  money  to 
raise,  no  calls  to  provide  for  current  expenses 
and  nothing  to  keep  the  membership  working 
at.  Nothing  worse  could  happen  to  any  con- 
gregation. "It  is  the  living  organism  that 
makes  demands."  says  A.  McLean.  ''Dead 
institutions  do  not  need  money  and  do  not 
make  demands."  God  blesses  churches  that  are 
enterprising,     We  "must  use  or  lose.'" 

A  few  hours  ago  God  took  our  beloved  Sis- 
ter Newland  home.  She  has  been  a  member 
of  the  congregation  here  for  4S  years.  At  the 
time  of  her  death  she  wasorer  69  years  of  age. 
She  was  among  the  noblest  of  the  noble  and 
the  purest  of  the  pure.  Everybody  praised  her. 
She  had  a  wealth  of  intelligence,  a  wealth  of 
affection,  and  a  wealth  thai  belongs  to  all 
the  saints.  She  has  been  a  reader  of  the 
Christian-Evangelist  ever  since  it  was  pub- 
lished. Our  tears  are  mixed  with  holy  joy.  It 
was  a  pleasure  for  her  to  die  and  be  with  her 
Savior  that  she  loved  and  adored.  Her  hus- 
band, Dr.  J.  W.  Newland,  is  the  senior  elder  of 
the  congregation  here  and  preaches  in  the  ab- 
sence of  the  pastor.  He  is  over  80  years  of 
age  and  has  been  a  grand  example  of  cheerful, 
godly  living  in  the  county  for  over  60  years. 
No  man  in  the  county  is  loved  and  respected 
as  he  is.  Through  his  generosity  we  were  en- 
abled largely  to  build  our  magnificent  new 
church.  His  is  the  Timothy  Coop  spirit,  "As 
the  Lord  shovels  it  in,  he  shovels  it  out."  He 
is  "only  waiting  till  the  shadows  are  a  little 
longer  drawn."  He  is  living  daily  in  full  view 
of  the  river  of  life.  He  knows  too,  where  the 
good  pastures  are  "in  the  book.'"  He  has  the 
sympathy  of  all.  A  shadow  has  fallen  on  the 
home,  but  there  is  a  glory  around  it  too,  the 
memory  of  one  who,  though  tender  as  a  flower, 
will  never  be  forgotten.  "Blessed  are  the 
dead  that  die  in  the  Lord." 

James  Small. 

Bedford,  Ind. 

J* 

For  Nervous  Headache 
Use  Horsford's  Acid  Phosphate. 

Dr.  F.  A.  Roberts,  Waterville,  Me.,  says: 
"It  is  of  great  benefit  in  nervous  headache, 
nervous  dyspepsia  and  neuralgia." 


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THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


November  7,  1901 


A  Good   Investment. 

Two  days  after  the  close  of  our  recent  gen- 
eral convention  in  Minneapolis,  the  Minneap- 
olis Journal  published  the  following  state- 
ment of  the  results  of  the  convention  consid- 
ered as  a  business  investment  for  the  city: 

"The  city  of  Minneapolis  and  her  business 
men  have  never  made  a  more  profitable  in- 
vestment than  the  money  spent  on  the  recent 
twentieth  century  convention  of  the  Christian 
Church.  As  an  all-around  advertising  and 
business  venture  it  is  considered  most  satis- 
factory. It  has  created  a  new  ambition 
among  Minneapolis  business  men  to  make 
Minneapolis  one  of  the  prominent  convention 
cities  of  America. 

"In  actual  cash  outlay  the  convention  cost 
not  to  exceed  $5,000.  It  brought  people  to 
Minneapolis  whose  expenditures  in  various 
ways  in  the  city  can  be  safely  estimated  at 
$100,000.  Every  visitor  was  pleased  with  the 
city,  its  prospects  and  the  way  the  delegates 
were  taken  care  of.  That  is  advertising  and 
Minneapolis  is  sure  to  realize  a  big  profit  on 
it. 

"About  5,000  people  were  brought  here  by 
the  convention.  The  gathering  was  in  session 
eight  days  and  an  average  of  3,000  people  re- 
mained during  that  time.  This  orepresents 
delegates  and  friends  who  came  with  them 
from  comparatively  distant  points  to  see 
Minneapolis  The  hotel  bills  of  these  3,000 
people  amounted  to  at  least  $45,000.  All  of 
the  leading  hotels  were  comfortably  filled  and 
some  crowded,  while  apartment  houses  and 
hotels  not  in  the  down-town  district  did  a 
good  business.  One  remarkable  fact  about 
this  convention  was  that  the  delegates  ar- 
rived early.  Nearly  all  were  on  hand  Thurs- 
day, the  first  day,  while  at  least  500  arrived 
here  Wednesday. 

"The  visitors  spent  as  much  money  in  the 
stores  as  in  the  hotels.  There  have  been  few 
gatherings  in  the  history  of  Minneapolis 
which  have  produced  such  pleasing  results  to 
the  retail  merchants  as  this  one.  All  of  the 
big  stores  made  special  arrangements  for 
their  entertainment  and  were  well  repaid. 
About  half  the  visitors  were  women.  Their 
purchases  of  dry  goods  were  large.  Instan- 
ces were  numerous  where  lady  visitors  from 
Iowa,  Nebraska,  Kansas  and  even  Missouri 
did  shopping  not  only  for  themselves  but  for 
their  neighbors  as  well.  Goods  sold  by 
Minneapolis  merchants  will  be  carried  to 
nearly  every  section  of  the  country  as  a  result 
of  this  convention.  This  does  not  include  the 
people  who  came  here  from  nearer  points  in 
Minnesota  and  Wisconsin  to  attend  the  gath- 
ering and  the  large  number  of  shoppers  at- 
tracted to  the  city  by  the  low  rate.  When 
all  is  taken  into  consideration  $100,000  is  a 
low  estimate  for  the  amount  of  money  left 
here  by  the  visitors. 

"Part  of  the  expense  of  the  convention  was 
assumed  by  the  membership  of  the  Christian 
Church  in  Minneapolis  and  the  remainder  by 
the  Commercial  Club.  The  major  portion  of 
this  expense  was  realized  by  contributions 
from  the  business  men.  The  vast  amount  of 
detail  connected  with  the  arrangements  for 
the  gathering  was  taken  care  of  by  the  effi- 
cient organization  of  the  local  Christian 
church 

"  While  the  weather  was  not  satisfactory, 
the  delegates  visited  nearly  every  point  of  in- 
terest. They  spent  much  money  in  camera 
and  kodak  supplies  and  also  in  photographs 
of  Minneapolis'  beauty  spots  and  other 
souvenirs.  Their  high  opinion  of  Minneapo- 
lis will  add  to  the  reputation  of  the  city  for 
investment  purposes.  Hundreds  were  heard 
to  express  the  wish  that  they  could  so  ar- 
range their  affairs  as  to  live  in  Minneapolis. 
This  sentiment  is  bound  to  have  a  beneficial 
effect  upon  Minneapolis  real  estate.  The  vis 
itors  carry  opinions  to  every  part  of  the 
Uniced  States. 

"The  Christian  Church  convention  has  mul- 
tiplied the  interest   among  Minneapolis     usi- 


Three  Good  Reasons  Why 


Should  Be  Used  in  Our  Churches* 


' '  I  have  been  deeply  interested  for  many  years  in  the  hytnnology  of  our  churches, 
and  have  at  different  times  examined  with  some  care  nearly  all  the  song  books  of  any 
pretensions  that  have  come  from  the  presses  of  our  own  brotherhood.  Some  of  these 
have  been  good,  a  few  bad,  and  many  of  them  indifferent.  Desiring  new  song  books 
for  the  congregation  for  which  I  am  now  preaching,  I  made  a  new  examination,  and 
found  myself  compelled  to  acknowledge  the  superiority  of  The  Praise  Hymnae 
over  all  its  competitors.     Among  its  iaa.ny  points  of  excellence  I  note  the  following  : 

"  First.  The  happy  choice  of  songs,  combining  most  of  the  old  and  best-loved 
hymns  of  the  Church  of  God,  which  can  never  die,  with  the  choicest  of  the  new  songs 
which  have  sprung  into  deserved  favor  during  the  last  years  of  evangelistic  develop- 
ment in  our  churches.  The  gleaning  in  the  latter  field  has  been  exceedingly 
judicious,  I  think. 

"  Second.  The  beautiful,  clear  and  large  print,  both  of  words  and  notes,  manes 
it  a  delight  to  the  eyes. 

' '  Third.  The  arrangement  of  songs  and  tunes,  by  which,  with  few  exceptions, 
each  tune  has  but  one  hymn  written  to  it.  There  are  so  many  waste  hymns  in  some 
of  our  books,  where  four  or  five  are  on  the  same  page,  but  scarcely  ever  more  than  one 
used.  Then,  too,  the  words  are  written  immediately  under  the  music,  which  is  very 
gratifying  to  all  singers.  The  binding  is  neat,  strong,  and  beautiful.  It  is  a  splendid 
book,  worthy  of  comparison  with  the  best  compilations  of  sacred  music  of  our  day. 

Kansas  City,  Mo.  W.  F.  Richardson. 

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false  economy  to  ask  for  cheap  binding-.  We  make  a  cloth  bound  book  with  leather  back  that 
will  last  ten  years  with  any  sort  of  care.  The  price  is  as  low  as  can  be  made  on  its  superior 
material  and  workmanship,  $75.00  per  100  copies.    Specimen  copies  sent  on  approval. 

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ness  men  over  the  efforts  of  the  Commercial 
Club  to  secure  the  next  convention  of  the 
National  Educational  Association  for  Minne- 
apolis. The  N.  E.  A.  convention,  from  a 
purely  business  standpoint,  represents  about 
the  same  proportion  of  profit  to  expense  as  the 
convention  just  closed.  In  addition  to  that  it 
is  one  of  the  greatest  advertisements  a  first- 
class  city  like  Minneapolis  can  invest  in.'' 

"Sa.cred"  a.r\d  "SeculesLr." 

Touching  the  criticism  of  the  Christian- 
Evangelist  for  reporting  the  international 
yacht  contest,  I  feel  moved  to  say  a  word. 
The  separating  of  human  actions  into  things 
sacred  and  things  secular  is  an  arbitrary,  un- 
natural and  hurtful  superstition.  Who  is 
qualified  to  make  the  distinction  between 
human  acts  and  pronounce  all  conduct  of  a 
certain  likeness  as  sacred  and  all  other  conduct 
as  secular?  All  human  conduct  is  the  product 
of  human  nature— good,  bad  or  indifferent — 
it  has  its  roots  in  human  nature.  It  is  a  false 
theory  of  human  life  that  conduct  revolves  in 
separate  circles  and  that  religion  is  a  distinct 
circle  into  which  a  life  must  pass  and  at  least 
theoretically  dissociate  itself  from  all  other 
phases  of  conduct,  and  as  a  corollary,  that 
religious  journalism  must  assume  a  hostile 
attitude  to  every  human  act  that  is  not  arbi- 
trarily classed  as  religious. 

Prayer  is  a  human  act,  loving  one's  wife  is 
a  human  act,  yachting  is  a  human  act — and 
these  acts  are  alike  the  product  of  a  life  that  is 
a  unit  in  itself,  a  marvelous  combination  of 
correlated  functions.  Who  has  any  right  to 
enter  into  this  foi-est  of  human  faculties  and 
hew  it  into  halves  or  any  other  proportion  of 
parts  and  say,  this  is  sacred  and  that  is  secu- 
lar? The  man  who  divorces  his  sympathies 
from  every  human  act  except  that  which  he 
arbitrarily  classifies  as  "religious"  or  "sacred" 
is  only  less  in  error  than  he  who  fails  to  dis- 
tinguish the  moral  quality  of  different  phases 
of  life. 

All  manifestations  of  human  life  are  of  in- 


terest and  fall  within  the  legitimate  sphere  of 
religious  journalism.  ^  I  think  the  Christian- 
Evangelist  is  entirely  right  in  its  contention, 
F.  M.  Cummings. 
Anthony,  Kan. 

The  Gospel  of   the  Helping  Hand, 

Our  National  Benevolent  Association  has 
been  very  fortunate  in  securing  the  services  of 
J.  E.  Deihl,  of  Ipava,  111  ,  as  its  general  repre- 
sentative for  that  state.  Bro.  Deihl  is  one  of 
the  most  popular  ministers  in  the  state,  and 
his  popularity  is  based  on  real  merit  and 
abounding  works  rather  than  on  any  mere 
graciousness  of  manner.  Bro.  Deihl  has  been 
greatly  blessed  in  raising  money  for  church 
purposes  and  doubtless  his  labors  will  be 
abundantly  blest  in  behalf  of  this  holy  min- 
istry. 

It  is  hoped  that  the  pastors  of  the  various 
congregations  of  the  state  will  invite  Bro. 
Deihl  to  present  this  Gospel  of  the  Helping 
Hand  to  their  congregations.  Let  us  all,  in 
all  the  states,  rally  to  the  support  of  this 
national  enterprise  and  give  to  Christian 
philanthropy  its  ancient  prominence  in  the 
Church  of  Christ. 

Geo.  L.  Snivelt,  Gen.  Sec. 
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Evangelistic. 


Speoial  dispatch  to  the  Christian-Evangelist: 

Olean,  Mo.,  Nov.  4.— Thirty-six  additions 
to  date;  27  by  baptism;  mostly  adults.  Meet- 
ing goes  on.— Harold  E.  Monser. 
ARKANSAS. 
Fayetteville,  Oct.  31. —  Within  the  past 
•month  11  persons  have  been  received  into  the 
fellowship  of  the  First  church.  Next  Sunday 
we  will  begin  a  series  of  revival  meeticgs.  T. 
P.  Haley,  of  Kansas  City,  will  do  the  preach- 
ing. We  confidently  look  for  a  good  meeting. 
N.  M.  Raglasd. 

Eureka  Springs,  Oct.  31.— Baptized  two 
since  report  last  week.  Another  confession 
last  night. — J.  H.  Fuller. 

COLORADO. 

Loveland.— State  Evangelist  H.  A.  Davis 
is  helping  me  in  a  good  meeting  just  started; 
crowded  houses,  fine  sermons,  good  interest. 
— W.  T.  Hunt. 

FLORIDA. 

Jacksonville,  Nov.  1.— Two  accessions  to 
the  Church  street  Christian  church  of  this 
city  since  our  last  report  and  three  added  at 
Quitman,  Ga.,  where  the  writer  delivers  an 
accasional  address.  Our  work  in  the  Church 
street  Christian  church  of  this  city  is  moving 
along  steadily  and  smoothly.  We  shall  pay 
for  our  lot  before  building.  We  now  have  a 
very  comfortable  temporary  structure. — T.  H. 
Blenus. 

ILLINOIS. 

Augusta,  Oct.  29.— Our  meeting  began  on 
Oct.  23,  and  on  Lord's  day  we  had  three  ad- 
ditions by  letter.  Yesterday,  Oct.  28,  Bro. 
C.  H.  White,  of  Galesburg,  came  to  our 
assistance.— A.  L.  Ferguson. 

Blandinsville,  Nov.  4.— Closed  our  three 
weeks'  meeting  at  the  Old  Bedford  church  last 
night  with  25  additions;  20  baptisms,  3  re- 
claimed and  2  additions  by  letter. — Oscar  In- 
gold,  pastor. 

Canton. — Special  evangelistic  services  are 
being  held  here  by  the  pastor,  S.  H.  Zendt. 
Six  additions  up  to  date.— F  M  Harrison. 

Centralia,  Oct.  25. — We  have  had  five  addi- 
tions here  since  Sept.  1,  four  baptisms  and 
one  by  letter;  good  outlook  for  our  meeting 
which  begins  Monday  night. — J.  H.  Stotler. 

Jacksonville,  Nov.  1.— Have  been  here  two 
months;  15  additions  during  that  time.  I 
find  here  a  willing,  consecrated  people.  Much 
good  work  has  been  done  by  former  pastors. 
Attendance  at  prayer-meeting  averages  140. 
All  services  largely  attended.  Have  been  en- 
thusiastically received  and  have  bright  hopes 
for  the  future. — Russell  F.  Thrapp. 

Kansas,  Oct.  28. — Two  accessions  last  night 
at  Windsor.  Audiences  and  interest  still 
increasing. — E.  F.  Keran. 

Macomb,  Oct.  26. -Baptized  one  after  prayer- 
meeting  Wednesday  night.  The  brethren 
have  purchased  property  adjoining  church  lot 
and  will  remodel  for  occupancy  as  parsonage 
in  the  spring. — Geo.  W.  Buckner. 

Watseka,  Nov.  4. — Although  last  Sunday 
proved  to  be  a  most  inclement  day  for  a 
church  rally,  the  auditorium  was  filled  with 
earnest  worshipers  and  4  were  added  to  the 
church  during  the  day. — B.  S.  Ferrall. 

INDIANA. 

Franklin,  Oct.  28.— On  a  visit  with  the 
Union  church,  Morgan  Co.,  four  made  the 
good  confession;  and  on  Oct.  20,  three  were 
added  at  North  Vernon. — Willis  M.  Cun- 
ningham. 

Ft.  Wayne,  Oct.  28. — Our  'meeting  at  the 
West  Jefferson  St.  church  continues  with  40 
additions  to  date.— E.  W.  Allen. 

Indianapolis,  Nov.  1. — One  addition  at 
Houghville  last  Lord's  day.  This  makes  13 
additions  to  this  church  not  reported. — J.  M. 
Canfield. 

Madison,  Nov.  4. — One  addition  yesterday 
from  the  Baptists,    two  others  by  letter    not 


yet  reported,  making  sixty  since  January  at 
regular  services.  Geo.  H.  Farley,  of  N. 
Pleasureville,  Ky.,  begins  a  protracted  meet- 
ing with  us  to-night.  Our  tenth  district  con- 
vention which  met  here  last  week  was  in 
every  way  a  success;  fifty  delegates  from  out- 
side of  the  city  being  present,  including  fif- 
teen ministers.  The  writer  was  elected 
president  for  the  ensuing  year.  Reached  our 
apportionment  for  state  missions  yesterday. 
— J.  Murray  Taylor. 

Mt.  Vernon,  Oct.  28. — Seven  added  at  regu- 
lar services. —  Win.  A.  Ward,  minister. 

Terre  Haute,  Nov.  4. — One  was  added  to 
the  church  at  Indianola,  111.,  yesterday  by 
statement. — Leonard  V.  Barbre. 

IOWA. 

Bethlehem,  Oct.  27.— B.  F.  Hall  has  just 
closed  a  successful  four  weeks'  meeting  at 
Bethlehem.  This  is  a  new  field  for  our  people. 
With  a  little  band  of  14  workers  this  meeting 
was  begun  and  the  result  is  an  organized 
body  of  35  members,  and  efforts  are  being 
made  to  erect  a  church  building  which  we 
think  will  be  a  success.  Bro.  Hall  rendered 
effective  service. — Mrs.  Cora  E.  Parsons. 

Cedar  Rapids,  Oct.  22. — Have  seen  no  men- 
tion in  your  paper  of  the  meeting  held  by 
Wifson  and  Huston  for  the  Second  Church  of 
Christ  at  Cedar  Rapids.  No  meeting  ever 
held  here  by  our  church  has  had  such  glorious 
results.  Bros.  Wilson  and  Huston  have 
given  the  people  a  better  understanding  of 
our  plea  than  they  have  ever  had  before. 
They  have  left  a  kindlier  feeling  for  our  peo- 
ple, and  with  the  proper  efforts  made  and  the 
same  kindly  feeling  maintained  there  will  be 
a  steady  and  healthy  growth  of  our  cause. 
There  were  120  additions  to  the  church — D. 

Clarksville,  Oct.  28.— Our  large  church  was 
filled  to  overflowing  at  both  the  morning  and 
evening  services  last  Sunday.  In  the  evening 
we  organized  a  Y.  P.  S.  C.  E  ,  with  26  mem- 
bers. Bro.  A.  Campmier,  a  prominent  minis- 
ter who  recently  came  to  us  from  the  German 
Lutherans,  is  of  great  assistance  to  us  Bro. 
C.  is  desirous  of  securing  a  place  to  preach. — 
A.  R.  Adams. 

Davenport,  Nov.  4.— We  had  our  annual 
rally  and  roll  call  yesterday.  There  were 
seven  added  by  letter  and  statement  during 
the  day  and  one  confession  at  night.  W.  A. 
Moore,  of  the  Beulah  church,  St.  Louis,  will 
help  us  in  a  meeting  January  and  February. 
Our  general  outlook  in  Davenport  is  as  good 
as,  if  not  better  than,  for  20  years.  The  congre- 
gation is  in  harmony.  Our  missionary  gifts 
for  the  year  will  reach  at  least  $250.  We  are 
acquiring  a  fund  to  purchase  a  mission  lot  in 
west  Davenport.  In  the  three  years  of  our 
pastorate  here,  closing  Aug.  31,  the  net  in- 
crease was  something  above  100. — C.  C. 
Davis. 

Des  Moines,  Oct.  29—1  notice  in  last  week's 
Christian-Evangelist  a  report  of  116  addi- 
tions in  our  meeting  at  Kasson,  la.  This  is 
a  mistake.  There  were  37  at  Kasson,  includ- 
ing three  in  rally  meeting  at  Lorimor.  One 
hundred  and  sixteen  added  is  the  result  of 
both  the  Barney  and  Kasson  effort.  Six 
more  by  letter  at  Lorimor  the  last  trip  and 
one  from  M.  E.'s  at  Barney  Saturday  night. 
— O.  E.  Hamilton. 

Estherville,  Oct.  22 — Two  more  additions 
last  Lord's  day.  Midweek  prayer-meeting  is 
as  popular  as  regular  church  services.  A 
good  audience  at  the  morning  service  and  a 
crowded  house  in  the  evening.  These  things 
are  becoming  more  like  they  should  be. — 
Deforest  Austin,  pastor. 

Galva,  Nov.  4. — Twenty  eight  to  date,  25 
baptisms.  Some  splendil  brethren  here, though 
few  in  number. — C.  C.  Atwood  and  Wife. 

Pleasantville,  Nov.  1. — I  want  to  close  my 
work  here  about  Dec.  1,  and  would  like  to 
correspond  with  some  live  preacher  to  take 
up  this  excellent  field.  We  now  have  410 
members;  163  added  by  letter,  statement  and 
baptism  during  the  recent  pastorate  of  three 
years.     We     have    an    excellent    new    brick 


NOW  IS  THE  TIME 

Seasons  change.  We  can't 
change  them.  We  can't  pre- 
vent the  coming  of  cold  and 
damp  airs. 

But  we  can  prevent  the  sore 
throats,  the  coughs,  colds  and 
lung  troubles  by  taking  Scott's 
Emulsion.  Nothing  does  more 
to  make  the  tender  throat 
tough.  Nothing  gives  such 
strength  to  weak  lungs. 

Don't  take  risks — when  it's 
easy  to  be  safe.  Now  is  the 
season  for  taking  Scott's 
Emulsion  in  season. 

We'll  send  you  a  little  to  try,  if  you  like. 
i,CUTT  &  BUWNE,    409  Pearl  street,    New  York. 


church,  which  cost  about  $8,000.  Of  this 
amount  over  $5,000  has  been  paid  in  cash. 
The  balance  of  a  little  over  $2,000  is  covered 
by  pledges,  payable  semi-annually.  Some  of 
the  best  people  I  ever  labored  with  live  here, 
and  they  deserve  the  highest  success  because 
of  their  many  sacrifices  in  the  past.    The  field 

1  believe  presents  a  fine  opening  to  the  right 
man.    Addi'ess,  F.  D.  Ferrall. 

KANSAS. 

Coffeyville,  Oct.  30. — We  have  just  closed  a 
three  weeks'  meeting,  with  15  added;  seven 
confessions,  three  from  the  denominations, 
five  by  letter  and  statement.  My  brother, 
Chas.  D.  Purlee,  of  Litchfield,  111.,  did  the 
preaching. — Ellis  Purlee. 

Douglas,  Nov.  2. — Began  a  meeting  here 
one  week  ago.  We  have  a  fine  interest,  large 
attendance;  one  confession.  Bro.  C.  W. 
Yard  is  the  pastor. — J.  D.  Forsyth. 

Lyndon,  Oct.  28. — We  had  three  additions 
yesterday,  two  from  the  United  Brethren  and 
one  by  letter.  I  have  been  pastor  here  for 
eight  months;  membership  about  55  when  I 
came.  We  have  had  15  additions  during  regu- 
lar service.  Work  is  progressing  nicely;  fu- 
ture outlook  very  encouraging.  I  would  like 
to  exchange  meetings  with  some  other  pastor. 
Write  to  me  for  further  information. — Frank 
Jalageas. 

Medicine  Lodge,  Oct.  28.— Twelve  added 
since  last  report,  nine  by  baptism,  two  by 
letter,  one  from  the  Methodists.  This  makes 
49  added  in  the  last  four  months.  We  begin 
meeting  with  home  forces  next  Sunday. — W. 
T.  McLain. 

Topeka,  Oct.  31. — Cowgill,  Mo.,  meeting 
closed  Oct.  27;  four  additions  to  congregation. 
Difficulties  partially  adjusted  The  meeting 
was  not  a  great  success,  but  some  good  was 
accomplished.  Meeting  at  Severance,  Kan., 
to  have  began  Nov.  3,  deferred  on  account  of 
smallpox. — C.  C.  Bentley. 
KENTUCKY. 

Walton,  Nov.  1.— We  have  just  closed  a 
splendid  meeting  at  Campbellsburg,  Ky.  There 
were  11  additions,  6  by  baptism,  3  by  letter, 

2  by  statement.  Bro.  W.  T.  Brooks,  of 
Ladoga,  Ind.,  preached  eight  nights  and  quit 
on  account  of  sickness.  The  writer  continued 
a  few  nights  longer. — J.  W.  Rogers. 

MISSOURI. 

Altamont,  Oct.  31. — I  have  lately  held  a 
meeting  at  Madison  Square  church  in  Daviess 
county,  Mo.,  with  12  confessions  and  bap- 
tisms.— G.  W.  Leonard. 

Appleton  City,  Oct.  28. — Received  two  more 
by  confession  and  baptism  at  my  regular 
meeting  yesterday  at  Centers.  H  ,  and  closed 


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"with  an  overflow  meeting  last  night  with 
splendid  interest.  This  is  a  young  and  grow- 
ing church  with  excellent  promise.  I  begin  a 
series  of  meetings  at  Ladue  next  Wednesday 
evening.— J.  N.  Murphy. 

Berlin,  Oct.  28. — Closed  a  meeting  Oct.  23 
at  Christian  chapel,  DeKalb  county,  Mo.,  as- 
sisted by  Robert  Adams,  of  Pattonsburg, 
Mo.,  who  did  the  preaching  Seventeen  ad- 
ditions. Brethren  were  highly  pleased  with 
the  preaching.— H.  F.  Campbell,. 

Bigelow,  Oct.  28  — Meeting  three  weeks 
old.  Twenty-three  added  to  date;  16  bap- 
tisms; one  from  M.  E.'s,  one  from  Baptists; 
five  reclaimed.  J.  A.  McKenzie  is  holding  the 
meeting.— W.  R.  Gill,  pastor. 

Bonner  Springs,  Oct.  29.— Two  added  by 
letter  last  Sunday,  five  in  all  since  Sept.  1. 
Begin  our  meeting  Nov.  10.  Want  a  singer; 
write  quick  and  give  terms.  Ladies  Aid  will 
soon  pay  another  hundred  dolltrs  on  church 
debt. — R.  H.  Tankslt. 

Chillicothe,  Oct.  28. — I  have  just  closed  a 
three  weeks'  meeting  at  Union,  Putnam 
county,  Mo.,  with  20  additions;  17  by  bap- 
tism. Was  ably  assisted  by  Bro.  Frank  A. 
Wilkerson,  of  Yale,  la.,  as  singer  and  Sister 
Gertrude  Ammons,  of  Seymour,  la.,  as  or- 
ganist. They  are  both  valuable  evangelists. 
We  commence  at  Sewal,  la.,  to- night. — O.  L. 
Sumner,  pastor. 

Clinton,  Nov.  4  —After  a  one  month's  visit 
the  church  here  gave  me  a  unanimous  call  for 
full  time.  We  are  well  pleased  with  our  new 
field.— E  H.  Williamson. 

Farmington,  Nov.  4. — Mark  Collis,  of  Lex- 
ington, Ky.,  has  been  with  us  during  the  past 
two  weeks.  We  believe  in  dignified  evangel- 
istic preaching  as  discussed  at  Minneapolis, 
so  we  asked  Bro.  Collis  to  preach  during  our 
protracted  meeting;  24  were  added  to  the 
church.  Yesterday  we  bad  a  very  impressive 
ordination  service,  when  one  elder  and  three 
deacons  were  set  apart  to  fill  vacancies  in 
those  offices,  and  tbe  writer  was  orda'ned 
to  be  an  evangelist.  The  work  here  and  all 
over  southeast  Missouri  is  making  marked 
strides  of  growth.  We  expect  to  have  a 
southeast  Missouri  convention  in  December. 
— R.  M.  Talbkrt. 

Harrisonville,  Nov.  2 — Our  meeting  just 
closed  resulted  in  29  additions,  21  by|obedi- 
ence.  Dr.  B.  E.  Dawson,  of  Belton,  assisted 
me  in  the  meeting  and  our  people  were  de- 
lighted with  his  able  efforts.  His  engagement 
with  the  Belton  church  ends  with  this  month, 
after  which  he  expects  to  practice  (medicine) 
and  preach— rather  than  preach  and  practice. 
It  was  a  great  joy  to  me  to  have  my  twin 
brother,  W.  L.  Crutcher,  from  Richmond, 
Ky.,  spend  a  week  with  us  during  the  meet- 
ing, assisting  in  song  and  prayer.  We  have 
"by  consent"  entered  our  second  year's  work 
at  Harrisonvlle,  with  no  friction  or  opposi- 
tion, so  far  as  I  know.  Since  Oct.  1,  1900,  we 
have  had  added  to  the  church  49  persons.  Be- 
fore this  reaches  the  printer  I  will  be  in  a 
meeting  at  Blairstown.— S.  W.  Crutcher 

Higdon,  Nov.  4. — I  have  preached  for  this 
Higdon  church  for  10  years  and  held  them 
eight  protracted  meetings.  Closed  a  two 
weeks',  meeting  last  night  which  resulted  in 
19  being  added  to  the  saved  — ,T.  B.  Dodson. 

Oilman  City,  Nov.  1.— Meeting  three  weeks 
old  with  great  interest.  Seven  additions  to 
date.  Will  continue  over  Lord's  day.  Go 
next  to  Ravenna,  Mo.,  and  on  Dec.  1  to  Eagle- 
ville,  Mo.  We  need  a  leader  of  song.  We 
hope  the  churches  of  the  Grand  River  district 
will  respond  to  the  call  of  Sec.  J.  B.  Mayfield, 
of  Gallatin,  Mo.— M.  L.  Anthony,  district 
evangelist. 

Joplin,  Nov.  4.— We  have  just  held  the  best 
convention  in  Jasper  county  for  many  years. 
It  convened  in  Webb  City.  Over  125  delegates 
and  visitors  outside  of  Webb  City  attended 
and  over  $50  was  raised  to  push  the  work  in 
the  county  the  coming  year.  We  have  12 
congregations  with  about  1,800  members  and 
three  missions.    Two   of  these  churches  were 


organized  last  year.  There  are  84,000  people  in 
the  county.— W.  F.  Turner. 

Kearney,  Nov.  3.— Closed  meeting  here  last 
night  with  41  additions.  Kearney  is  one  of 
the  cleanest  towns  in  Missouri.  Bro.  Saxby, 
the  pastor  of  the  church  here,  has  the  con- 
fidence and  esteem  of  all  classes.  My  next 
meeting  will  be  at  Lee's  Summit.— King 
Stark. 

Liberty,  Nov.  1.— Have  held  two  meetings 
recently  with  my  home  churches.  One  at  Mt. 
Olivet  resulted  in  24  additions,  the  other  at 
Smithville  in  34.  Both  were  of  two  weeks' 
duration.  I  begin  at  Mt.  Gilead  Nov.  10 
Will  begin  my  fifth  year  with  these  churches 
Jan.  1. — Fred  V.  Loos. 

Moberly,  Nov.  4. — Nine  young  people  were 
baptized  here  yesterday,  three  more  ma.de  the 
good  confession  and  one  was  added  by  letter. 
Large  audiences  at  all  services  We  hope  to 
have  Some  good  pastor  assist  us  in  a  meeting 
soon.— Samuel  B.  Moore. 

Mt.  Zion,  Nov.  1. —  We  are  in  a  series  of 
meetings  and  enjoying  interesting  and  in- 
spiring sermons  by  Dr.  W.  T.  Moore.  Two 
confessions.  The  church  and  community  will 
be  greatly  revived  and  edified  by  his  scholarly 
teaching  and  faithful  preaching. — H.  Clay 
Whaley. 

New  London,  Nov.  4. — Our  meeting  con- 
tinues. Two  confessions. — Crayton  S. 
Brooks. 

Perry.— The  meeting  held  by  R.  D.  Chinn, 
of  Vandalia,  111.,  closed  with  nine  additions, 
six  by  baptism. — J.  B.  C. 

Pickering,  Oct.  29. — A  five  weeks'  meeting 
conducted  by  the  pastor,  F.  E  Blanohard, 
assisted  by  G.  A.  Butler,  singing  evangelist, 
closed  last  Lord's  day.  There  were  27  bap- 
tisms; eight  from  other  religious  bodies,  five 
of  whom  had  been  formerly  baptized,  two  re- 
claimed and  eight  by  letter  and  statement, 
making  52  in  all  added  to  the  church.  Of  the 
52  additions,  30  were  heads  of  families,  among 
whom  were  10  husbands  with  their  wives. 
Bro.  Blanchard  will  remain  with  this  church 
another  year,  which  insures  its  prosperity. — 
C.  G.  McMillen. 

Plattsburg,  Oct.  31.— I  closed  a  meeting  of 
two  weeks  at  Rushville,  Mo.,  one  of  my  reg- 
ular preaching  points,  with  11  additions;  six 
confessions  and  baptisms  and  five  restored.  I 
begin  my  sixth  annual  protracted  meeting  at 
Agency,  Mo.,  next  Tuesday.  H  F.  Davis 
will  be  with  me  to  hold  a  Bible  school  insti- 
tute—James  C.  Creel. 

Princeton,  Oct.  30. — A  glorious  meeting  is 
in  progress  at  this  place,  the  town  being 
thoroughly  stirred.  J.  E.  Davis,  pastor,  is 
doing  the  preaching.  He  Is  a  young  preacher 
but  preaches  the  pure  gospel  in  such  love  and 
power  that  already  48  have  been  added  to  the 
Church  of  Christ.  All  are  of  tjhebest  families 
in  the  town  and  this  meeting  will  give  the 
church  the  greatest  prestige  in  the  commun- 
ity.— Guy  B.  Williamson  and  Wipe,  song 
evangelists. 

St.  Louis,  Nov.  4. — The  Second  church, 
under  the  leadership  of  W.  Daviess  Pitman, 
has  entirely  paid  off  its  debt  of  long  stand- 
ing. This  is  an  occasion  for  great  rejoicing, 
but  the  celebration  will  be  postponed  until 
the  close  of  the  protracted  meeting  which  the 
pastor  is  now  beginning;  one  addition. 
Fourth  church,  meeting  continues  with  six 
additions.  Ellendale,  meeting  of  one  week, 
one  addition.  Carondelet,  five  by  letter  and 
statement.  Mount  Cabanne,  four  by  letter 
and  one  confession;  book  social  Thursday 
evening  for  benefit  of  tbe  library.  O.  A. 
Bartholomew  preached  at  Beulah  Sunday 
morning  and  G.  L.  Snively  at  West  End 
morning  and  evening.  A.  B.  Moore  has  bean 
in  a  meeting  at  Lynn,  Ind. 

MINNESOTA. 

Litchfield,  Nov.  2.— The  meeting  which  I  be- 
gan with  the  church  here,  of  which  Bro. 
Knotts  is  pastor,  has  thus  far  resulted  in 
13  additions.  Twelve  by  confession  and  bap- 
tism.   Two  from  the  Lutherans,  one  from  the 


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Roman  Catholics,  and  one  from  the  M.  E. 
Church.  This  is  a  hard  field,  but  our  bi-eth- 
ren  are  strong  and  faithful.  We  are  gaining 
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NEBRASKA. 
Deweese,  Oct.  31. -Two  additions  at  Ox  Bow 
last  Lord's  day.  One  by  confession;  one  re- 
claimed.   Good  audiences  and  deep  interest. — 

B.  W.  Yocum. 

Fremont,  Oct.  28 — We  closed  a  very  success- 
ful meeting  at  Beulah,  Neb,  Oct.  6.  It  was 
not  so  successful  as  to  numbers;  but  because 
the  whole  neighborhood  came.  The  heroic 
efforts  of  Bro.  W.  O.  Swart  wood  deserve 
mention.  The  Methodist  people  dismissed 
services  to  attend.  There  were  four  confes- 
sions and  one  by  letter.  Beulah  is  the  only 
organization  of  Disciples  in  Polk  Co.,  Neb 
One  of  ttieelders,  Josiah  Moody,  a  grand  man, 
was  very  low  with  typhoid  fever  during  the 
meeting.  We  note  with  sorrow  that  he  has 
since  passed  away.  Our  sympathies  go  out 
to  his  beloved  wife  and  family.— A.  O.  Swart- 

WOOD. 

Omaha,  Oct.  28.— We  had  six  additions  yes- 
terday; four  by  letter  and  two  baptized. 
Four  the  previous  Sunday,  when  we  raised 
$85  to  supply  the  church  with  new  hymn 
books.  We  are  already  making  our  plans  to 
care  for  the  Convention  of  1902  B.  B.  Tyler 
is  conducting  a  meeting  at  the  North  Side 
church,  and  speaking  each  noon  at  the  Y.  M. 

C.  A.    with  great  acceptance. —  Sumner  T. 
Martin. 

Omaha,  Nov.  2— The  First  church  rejoicse 
in  additions  almost  every  Lord's  day;  12  came 
in  September,  2  by  baptism;  and  27  in  Octo- 
Der,  2  by  baptism.  There  are  many  indica- 
tions that  we  are  entering  upon  a  new  era  for 
the  cause  of  primitive  Christianity  in  Omaha. 
Bro.  B.  B.  Tyler,  of  Denver,  has  strengthened 
the  North  Side  church  and  charmed  and 
cheered  a  host  of  others  by  his  two  weeks' 
stay  and  labors  in  Omaha.  He  is  the  young- 
est, jolliest,  heartiest  man  of  60  I  know.  Ev- 
erybody is  happier  because  they  saw  and 
heard  aim.  The  general  committee  for  the 
1902  Omaha  convention  will  be  elected  at  a 
union  meeting  at  the  First  church  next 
Wednesday  night.— Sumner  T.  Martin. 

Tilley,  Oct.  28.— Evangelist  J.  C.  Clutter 
closed  a  meeting  at  this  place  resulting  in 
eight  additions,  and  preacher's  salary  pro- 
vided for.— J.  C. 

NEW  YORK. 

Syracuse,  Oct.  31. — The  church  in  Syracuse 
is  pleased  to  report  six  conversions  at  its 
regular  services  for  October.— E.  Richabd 
Edwards,  pastor. 

OKLAHOMA  TERRITORY. 

Norman,  Oct.  29. — Two  additions  by  letter 
last  Lord's  day. — J.  G.  Creason. 

Oklahoma  City,  Oct.  28  —Have  just  closed  a 
three  weeks'  meeting  at  Autioch  with  34  addi- 
tions as  follows:  One  reclaimed,  one  Baptist, 
two  baptized  Methodists,  and  the  balance  by 
primary  obedience.  Am  now  in-  an  interest- 
ing meeting  at  West  Point.  Immense  crowds 
and  two  confessions  last  night.  The  Church 
of  Christ  is  doing  a  good  work  in  Oklahoma. 
-J.  A.  Tabor. 

OREGON. 

Antioch,  Oct.  29.— A  meeting  of  nine  days' 
duration  just  closed  at  this  place  by  1.  N. 
Mulkey,  assisted  by  Bros.  Ernest  Wigmore, 
of  Monmouth,  and  W.  T.  Matlock,  of  Dallas. 
There  was  great  interest  manifested.  Visible 
results  of  the  meeting  were  six  additions,  two 
from  the  Baptist  and  (our  confessions.  The 
congregation  was  strengthened  generally. — 
H.  R.  Fishback. 

TEXAS. 

Henrietta,  Oct.  28."- -I  had  two  additions  at 
my  home  church  at  Chickasha,  I.  T.,  just  be- 
fore leaving  home.  I  had  nine  additions  and 
dedicated  the  church  at  Duncan,  I.  T.,  on  my 


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way  over  here.  Have  had  21  additions  in- 
cluding 14  baptisms  up  to  date  in  the  Henri- 
etta meeting,  making  32  additions  here  of 
late  that  have  not  been  reported.  I  have  had 
231  additions  up  to  date  this  year  and  have 
done  my  pastoral  work  six  months  of  «the 
time. — John  A.  Stevens. 

WASHINGTON. 

Delight,  Oct.  31. — I  commenced  a  meeting  in 
Lind,  Oct.  18,  and  continued  over  two  Lord's 
days.  Ten  sermons  were  preached  by  the 
writer,  ten  by  W  L.  Mcllwaine  and  two 
by  E.  E.  Davidson,  late  of  Missouri.  The 
immediate  result  was  an  organization  of  40 
charter  members  aod  four  by  baptism  and 
four  yet  to  be  baptized.— T.  M.  Morgan. 

WEST  VIRGINIA. 

Parkersburg,  Oct.  29.— The  Herbert  Yeuell 
and  O.  G.  White  meeting  at  Parkersburg,  W. 
Va. ,  is  three  weeks  old.  Eighty  additions, 
crowded  houses,  wonderful  Bible  searching. 
Close  in  a  few  days.  Go  west  to  Fredericks- 
burg, Va. — Herbert  Yeuell,  Evangelist. 

Changes. 

B.  F.  Lucas,  Altus  to  Ozark,  Ark. 
W.  R.  McCrea,   Nora  Springs  to  Carson,  la. 
J.  W.  Harris,  Plymouth  to  Rich,  Miss. 
A.  L.  Criley,  Eddyville  to  Kellogg,  la. 
A.  Lyle  DjJarnett,  Stuart  to  1316  25th  St., 
Des  Moines,  la. 


Allan  M.  Laird,  Lebanon,   Ky.,  to  Lynxville, 

Wis. 
Joe  S.  Riley,  Valley  View,  Tenn.,  to  Durant 

I.  T. 
I.  R.  Spencer,  Lcckport  to  Aucona,  111. 
David  C.   Peters,  Monte  Vista   to  Trinidad, 

Col. 

R.  F.  Carter,  Italy  to  Milford,  Tex. 
G.  E.  Jones,  New  Haven  to  La  Plata,  Mo. 
G.  W.  Leonard,  Harrison,  Ark.,  to  Altamont 
Mo. 

J.  A.  Holton,  Fay  wood  to  Lexington,  Ky. 
J.  G.  Creason,    Columbia,   Mo.,  to  Normal 

Okla. 
T.  F.  Weaver,  Van  Alstyne  to  Honey  Grove, 

Tex. 

Walter  C.  Gibbs,  McKee's  Rocks  to  Duquesne, 
Pa. 

F.  W.  Collins,  Kellogg  to  Prescott,  la. 

D.  L.  BodcI,  Bedford,   O.,  to  Louise  Avenue, 

Knoxville,  Tenn. 
H.  S.  Earl,  Hampton  in  Arden,  Warwickshire, 

England,  to  5687  University  Ave. ,  Irvington, 

Ind. 
M.  F.  Harmon,  Atlanta,  Ga.,  to  Ten  ell,  Tex, 


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THE   CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


November  7,  1901 


V»  Family  Circle  *■ 


The  Father's  House. 

The  Father's  house  has  many  rooms, 

And  each  is  fair; 
And  some  are  reached  through  gathered  gloom, 

By  silent  stair; 
But  he  keeps  house  and  makes  it  home 
Whichever  way  the  children  come. 

Plenty  and  peace  are  everywhere 

His  house  within; 
The  rooms  are  eloquent  with  prayer, 

The  songs  begin, 
And  dear  hearts,  filled  with  love,  are  glad, 
Forgetting  that  they  once  were  sad. 

The  Father's  house  is  surely  thine, 

Therefore,  why  wait? 
His  lights  of  love  through  darkness  shine, 

The  hour  grows  late. 
Push  back  the  curtain  of  thy  doubt 
And  enter — none  will  cast  thee  out! 

— Marianne  Farningham. 

The  Decline  and  Fall  of  Open 
Fireplaces. 

Hawthorne,  in  his  beautiful  essay  on 
"Fire  Worship,"  gives  evidence  of  his  dis- 
stress  and  discomfiture  at  the  substitution 
of  stoves  for  open  fireplaces,  and  portrays 
so  vividly  the  delights  of  the  latter  one 
would  imagine  that  scores  of  those  who 
read  the  essay  would  dispense  at  once  with 
"the  abomination"  as  he  terms  it,  and  open 
up  again  their  old  fireplaces. 

Possibly  some  quotations  from  his  words 
may  yet  do  good  work  in  many  homes,  and 
bring  back  the  bright  face  of  an  ancient 
friend. 

"It  is  a  great  revolution,"  he  wrote,  "in 
social  and  domestic  life,  this  almost  uni- 
versal exchange  of  the  open  fireplace  for 
the  cheerless  and  ungenial  stove.  It  is  sad 
to  turn  from  the  cloudy  sky  and  sombre 
landscape ;  from  yonder  hill  with  its  crown 
of  rusty,  black  pines,  the  foliage  of  which 
is  so  dismal  in  the  absence  of  the  sun,  that 
bleak  pasture-land,  and  the  broken  surface 
of  the  potato-field,  the  swollen  and  slug- 
gish river,  dragging  its  bluish- gray  stream 
along  the  verge  of  our  orchard  like  a  snake 
half  torpid  with  the  cold — it  is  sad  to  turn 
from  an  outward  scene  of  so  little  comfort 
and  find  the  same  sullen  influences  brood- 
ing within  the  precincts  of  my  study. 
Where  is  that  brilliant  guest,  that  quick 
and  subtle  spirit,  whom  Prometheus  lured 
from  heaven  to  civilize  mankind  and  cheer 
them  in  their  wintry  desolation;  that  com- 
fortable inmate,  whose  smile,  during  eight 
months  of  the  year,  was  our  sufficient  con- 
solation for  summer's  lingering  advance 
and  early  flight?  Alas!  blindly  inhospita- 
ble, grudging  the  food  that  kept  him  cheery 
and  mercurial,  we  have  thrust  him  into  an 
iron  prison,  and  compel  him  to  smoulder 
away  his  life  on  a  daily  pittance  which 
once  would  have  been  too  scanty  for  his 
breakfast. 

"I  never  shall  be  reconciled  to  this  enor- 
mity. Truly  may  it  be  said  that  the  world 
looks  darker  for  it.  In  one  way  or  another, 
here  and  there  and  all  around  us  the  inven- 
tions of  mankind  are  fast  blotting  the  pic- 
turesque, the  poetic,  and  the  beautiful  out 
of  human  life.  The  domestic  fire  was  a 
type  of  all  these  attributes,  and  seemed  to 
bring  might,  and  majesty,  and  wild  nature 
and  a  spiritual  essence  into  our  inmost 
home,  and  yet  to  dwell  with  us  in  such 
friendliness  that  its  mysteries  and  marvels 
xcited  no  dismay.     .     .     . 


"How  kindly  he  was!  and,  though  the 
tremendous  agent  of  change,  yet  bearing 
himself  with  such  gentleness,  so  rendering 
himself  a  part  of  all  lifelong  and  age- 
coeval  associations,  that  it  seemed  as  if  he 
were  the  great  conservative  of  nature. 
While  a  man  was  true  to  the  fireside,  so 
long  would  he  be  true  to  country  and  law,  to 
the  God  whom  his  fathers  worshiped,  to  the 
wife  of  his  youth  and  to  all  things  else 
which  instinct  or  religion  has  taught  us  to 
consider  sacred.  .  .  .  That  good  old 
clergyman,  my  predecessor  in  this  mansion, 
was  well  acquainted  with  the  comforts  of 
the  fireside.  His  yearly  allowance  of  wood, 
according  to  the  terms  of  his  settlement, 
was  no  less  than  sixty  cords.  Almost  an 
annual  forest  was  converted  from  sound 
oak  logs  into  ashes,  in  the  kitchen,  the 
parlor,  and  this  little  study,  where  now  an 
unworthy  successor,  not  in  the  pastoral 
office,  but  merely  in  his  earthly  abode,  sits 
scribbling  beside  an  air- tight  stove.  I  love 
to  fancy  one  of  those  fireside  days  while  the 
good  man,  a  contemporary  of  the  revolu- 
tion, was  in  his  early  prime,  some  five- and 
sixty  years  ago.  Before  sunrise,  doubtless, 
the  blaze  hovered  upon  the  gray  skirts  of 
night  and  dissolved  the  frostwork  that  had 
gathered  like  a  curtain  over  the  small  win- 
dow panes.  There  is  something  peculiar 
in  the  aspect  of  the  morning  fireside;  a 
fresher,  brisker  glare;  the  absence  of  that 
mellowness  which  can  be  produced  only  by 
half-consumed  logs,  and  shapeless  brands 
with  the  white  ashes  on  them,  and  mighty 
coals,  the  remnant  of  tree -trunks  that  the 
hungry  elements  have  gnawed  for  hours. 
The  morning  hearth,  too,  is  newly  swept 
and  the  brazen  andirons  well  brightened  so 
that  the  cheerful  fire  may  see  its  face  in 
them.  Surely  it  was  happiness,  when  the 
pastor,  fortified  with  a  substantial  break- 
fast, sat  down  in  his  armchair  and  slippers 
and  opened  the  Whole  Body  of  Divinity, 
or  the  commentary  on  Job,  or  whichever 
of  his  old  folios  or  quartos  might  fall  with- 
in the  range  of  his  weekly  sermons.  .  .  . 
Beautiful  it  is  to  see  the  strengthening 
gleam,  the  deepening  light  that  gradually 
casts  distinct  shadows  of  the  human  figure, 
the  table,  and  the  high-backed  chairs  upon 
the  opposite  wall,  and  at  length,  as  twi- 
light comes  on,  replenishes  the  room  with 
living  radiance  and  makes  life  all  rose- 
color.  Afar  the  wayfarer  discerns  the 
flickering  flame  as  it  dances  upon  the  win- 
dows, and  hails  it  as  a  beacon-light  of  hu- 
manity, reminding  him,  in  his  cold  and 
lonely  path,  that  the  world  is  not  all  snow, 
and  solitude,  and  desolation.  At  eventide, 
probably,  the  study  was  peopled  with  the 
clergyman's  wife  and  family,  and  children 
tumbled  themselves  upon  the  hearth-rug, 
and  grave  puss  sat  with  her  back  to  the  fire, 
or  gazed  with  a  semblance  of  human  medi- 
tation into  its  lurid  depths.     .     .     . 


"Heaven  forgive  the  old  clergyman!  In 
his  later  life,  when  for  almost  ninety  win- 
ters he  had  been  gladdened  by  the  fire- 
light— when  it  had  gleamed  upon  him  from 
infancy  to  extreme  age,  and  never  without 
brightening  his  spirits  as  well  as  his  visage, 
and  perhaps  keeping  him  alive  so  long — he 
had  the  heart  to  brick  up  his  chimney- 
place  and  bid  farewell  to  the  face  of  his  old 
friend  forever.  Why  did  he  not  take  an 
eternal  leave  of  the  sunshine  too?  Alas!  is 
this  world  so  very  bright  that  we  can  afford 
to  choke  up  such  a  domestic  fountain  of 
gladsomeness,  and  sit  down  by  its  darkened 
source  without  being  conscious  of  a  gloom? 

"It  is  my  belief  that  social  intercourse 
cannot  long  continue  what  it  has  been,  now 
that  we  have  subtracted  from  it  so  import- 
ant and  vivifying  an  element  as  firelight. 
The  effects  will  be  more  perceptible  on  our 
children  and  the  generations  that  shall, suc- 
ceed them  than  on  ourselves,  the  mechan- 
ism of  whose  life  may  remain  unchanged, 
though  its  spirit  be  far  other  than  it  was. 
The  sacred  trust  of  the  household  fire  has 
been  transmitted  in  unbroken  succession 
from  the  earliest  ages,  and  faithfully  cher- 
ished in  spite  of  every  discouragement, 
such  as  the  curfew  law  of  the  Norman  con- 
querors, until  in  these  evil  days  physical 
science  has  nearly  succeeded  in  extinguish- 
ing it.  But  we  at  least  have  our  youthful 
recollections  tinged  with  the  glow  of  the 
hearth,  and  our  lifelong  habits  and  asso- 
ciations arranged  on  the  principle  of  a  mu- 
tual bond  in  the  domestic  fire.  A  warmth 
from  the  past — from  the  ashes  of  bygone 
years  and  the  raked-up  embers  of  long 
ago — will  sometimes  thaw  the  ice  about 
our  hearts;  but  it  must  be  otherwise  with 
our  successors.  There  will  be  nothing  to 
attract  these  poor  children  to  one  center. 
They  will  never  behold  one  another  through 
that  peculiar  medium  of  vision — the  ruddy 
gleam  of  blazing  wood  or  bituminous  coal — 
which  gives  the  human  spirit  so  deep  an 
insight  into  its  fellows  and  melts  all 
humanity  into  one  cordial  heart  of 
hearts.     .     .     . 

"In  classic  times,  the  exhortation  to Jfight 
'pro  arts  et  focis,'  for  the  altars  and  hearths, 
was  considered  the  strongest  appeal  that 
could  be  made  to  patriotism.  And  it 
seemed  an  immortal  utterance;  for  all  sub- 
sequent ages  and  people  have  acknowl- 
edged its  force  and  responded  to  it  with  the 
full  portion  of  manhood  that  nature  has 
assigned  to  each.  Wisely  were  the  altar 
and  the  hearth  conjoined  in  one  mighty 
sentence;  for  the  hearth,  too,  had  its  kin- 
dred sanctity.  Religion  sat  down  beside  it, 
not  in  the  priestly  robes  which  decorated 
and  perhaps  disguised  her  at  the  altar,  but 
arrayed  in  a  simple  matron's  garb  and 
uttering  her  lessons  with  the  tenderness  of 
a  mother's  voice  and  heart.  The  holy 
hearth !     ...    It    has  been  our  task  to 


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uproot  the  hearth.  What  further  reform  is 
left  for  our  children  to  achieve,  unless  they 
overthrow  the  altar,  too?  And  by  what  ap- 
peal hereafter,  when  the  breath  of  hostile 
armies  may  mingle  with  the  pure  cold 
breezes  of  our  country,  shall  we  attempt  to 
rouse  up  native  valor?  Fight  for  our 
hearths?  There  will  be  none  throughout 
the  land.  Fight  for  your  stoves!  Not  I,  in 
faith.  If  in  such  a  cause  I  strike  a  blow,  it 
shall  be  on  the  invader's  part,  and  heaven 
grant  that  it  may  shatter  the  abomination 
all  to  pieces!" — The  Standard. 

Hea.rt  Trouble. 
By  Alice  Cvirtice  Moyer, 

The  Rev.  Mr.  Singletery  sat  in  his  study, 
preparing  his  Sunday  sermon.  Books  and 
papers  and  references  were  piled  about 
him. .  His  brow  was  contracted  into  many 
a  frown  as  he  pored  over  a  passage  here 
and  chose  a  theory  there.  He  was  a  good 
man,  was  the  Rev.  Mr.  Singletery,  but  his 
sermons  were  composed  largely  of  scientific 
affairs;  religion  had  little  part  in  them. 
In  fact,  his  discourses  were  learned  lectures 
rather  than  sermons.  He  felt  disappointed 
and  dissatisfied  with  himself  at  times,  but 
he  had  fallen  into  the  snare  into  which  so 
many  had  preceded  him,  and  he  had  come 
to  even  think  of  God  simply  as  an  "infinite 
brain,  an  eternal  logic  engine,  cold  as  steel, 
weaving  endless  ideas  about  life  and  art, 
about  nature  and  man." 

His  head  dropped  upon  his  hand.  His 
ideas  became  dim  and  confused  for  a 
moment.  Then  presently  he  saw  himself  a 
changed  man — the  sort  of  man  he  had  at 
times  desired  to  be — with  a  love  of  great 
tenderness  toward  his  flock  and  a  yearning 
over  them,  because  of  their  backslidings 
and  indifference. 

An  elder  of  his  church  stepped  in. 

"Good-morning,  Bro.  Singletery,"  he 
said,  "you  look  sick  or  discouraged,  which 
is  it?"  * 

"The  latter,  which  amounts  almost  to  the 
former." 

"What's  the  trouble?"  asked  the  kindly 
elder.  Between  himself  and  the  pastor 
there  was  perfect  sympathy.  And  this 
also  seemed  something  out  of  the  ordinary 
state  of  affairs.  But  Rev.  Singletery 
liked  the  way  things  were  going,  and  as  his 
friend  laid  his  arm  about  his  shoulders,  he 
felt  constrained  to  confide  in  him : 

"It  is  this,  Bro.  Temple.  The  members 
of  our  congregation  are  threatened  with  a 
serious  malady." 

"What!     Has  3mallpox  broken  out?" 

"Worse.  A  very  serious  form  of  heart 
trouble  is  brewing.  The  symptoms  are 
strong,  and  I  fear  that  there  are  already 
several  well-developed  cases." 

"Explain  yourself,"  said  Elder  Temple. 
"I  see  now  that  you  are  speaking  figura- 
tively, but  explain." 

"I  will,  beginning  with  the  symptoms.  I 
trust  the  indications  I  have  seen  are  only 
symptoms,  still  it  cannot  be  denied  that 
symptoms  are  an  evidence  of  something 
deeper.  So,  after  all,  it  is  the  inward  con- 
dition that  brings  about  the  symptoms — 
that  furnishes  the  cause.  A  'high  pulse' 
in  fever  indicates  something  wrong  within. 
A  cough,  however  annoying  in  itself,  is 
simply  an  evidence  of  some  deeper- seated 
ailment.  Certain  amusements  may  be  suf- 
ficiently injurious  of  themselves,  yet  they 
are  only  symptoms  of  something  deeper 
and  deadlier. 


"Now  to  return  to  our  own  congregation 
and  the  symptoms  shown  by  them.  Last 
Wednesday  evening,  when  8  o'clock  came, 
and  there  was  only  one  faithful  brother  who 
cared  to  come  to  God's  house  for  the  one 
hour  of  prayer  that  we  ask  of  our  members 
once  each  week,  I  saw  great  and  deep 
symptoms  of  heart  trouble.  On  Lord's 
day  morning  (though  I  concede  the  weather 
was  unfavorable),  the  empty  seats  spoke 
loudly  of  heart  trouble.  The  day  before 
had  also  been  a  day  of  inclement  weather, 
yet  I  saw  at  least  a  score  of  our  members 
out  on  business  or  pleasure.  But  when  the 
Lord's  day  came,  they  suddenly  felt  that 
they  were  unable  to  go  out  into  the  storm — 
grievous  symptoms  of  heart  trouble!  You 
are  aware,  Bro.  Temple — I  would  not  speak 
of  it  to  anyone  else — that  it  is  a  hard,  a 
very  hard,  matter  for  our  financial  board  to 
raise  sufficient  funds  to  pay  our  church  ex- 
penses. The  members  suddenly  remember 
their  poverty  when  a  subscription  paper  is 
placed  before  them.  You  know  how  the 
janitor  has  to  wait  and  hope  and  hope  and 
wait,  for  the  pittance  that  is  paid  to  him. 
You  know  how  the  church  roof  leaks,  and 
how  much  the  church  building  needs  a  new 
coat  of  paint,  but  to  mention  these  needs 
to  our  members  and  to  ask  their  help, 
brings  up  such  a  display  of  symptoms  that 
I  dread  to  hear  the  matter  mentioned  lest 
there  be  fatalities  immediately  in  our 
midst.  Now  what  do  all  these  symptoms 
mean?  Do  they  not  tell  of  a  fearful  state 
within?  A  body  that  is  in  a  normal  condi- 
tion does  not  show  evidence  of  disease; 
neither  does  a  heart  that  is  filled  with  love 
for  God  and  man  give  evidence  of  disease. 
There  are  other  symptoms,  also,  which  are 
not  new,  because  we  hear  them  every  day — 
evil  speaking  about  each  other,  the  repeat- 
ing of  scandalous  tales  against  some 
brother  or  sister,  fault  finding,  lack  of 
charity — all  these  are  blemishes  of  the 
heart  and  speak  of  a  terrible  underlying 
condition.  'For  from  within,  out  of  the 
heart  of  man,  evil  thoughts  proceed.' 

"The  remedy?  This  is  what  one  writer 
says :  'The  time  was  when  men  talked  about 
being  clothed  in  righteousness  and  charac- 
ter, as  if  God  was  a  wholesale  dry  goods 
merchant,  and  kept  great  bales  of  integrity 
and  cut  off  a  new  character  suit  for  each 
poor  sinner.  But  righteousness  and  char- 
acter are  not  made  for  man  on  the  outside. 
Love,  joy,  justice  represent  something 
done  with  man  on  the  inside.'  'Create  in 
me  a  clean  heart,  O  God,  and  renew  a  right 
spirit  within  me,'  cried  the  psalmist. 

"The  only  way  to  get  at  this  disease  is 
to  get  at  the  reason  for  it  and  take  it  away. 
When  a  physician  is  called  in  to  see  a  pa- 
tient with  a  fever,  he  treats  the  cause  of 
the  fever,  and  when  the  cause  is  taken 
away  the  symptoms  disappear. 

"The  water  is  made  clear  by  purging  the 
fountain  itself.  The  symptoms  of  this 
dread  disease  that  is  shaking  the  founda- 
tion of  the  church  here  and  elsewhere  can 
be  eliminated  only  by  purging  and  purify- 
ing the  heart.  The  life  is  made  sweet  and 
clean  by  making  the  heart  sweet  and  clean. 
The  trouble  is,  my  brother,  the  heart  is  be- 
littled by  too  many  people;  it  is  not  thought 
to  be  good  taste  to  have  a  heart.  Its  culti- 
vation is  neglected.  An  eminent  minister 
says:  'Brain  counts  for  a  good  deal  more 
to-day  than  heart  does.  It  will  win  more 
applause  and  earn  a  larger  salary.  Thought 
is  driven  with  a  curb  bit  lest  it  quicken  into 


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a  pace  and  widen  out  into  a  swing  that 
transcends  the  dictates  of  good  form.  Ex- 
uberance is  in  bad  odor.  Appeals  to  the 
heart  are  not  thought  to  be  quite  in  good 
taste.  The  current  demand  is  for  ideas — 
not  taste.'  Continuing  he  says:  -I  asked  a 
member  of  my  church  the  other  day  whether 
he  thought  a  certain  friend  of  his  who  at- 
tends a  certain  church  and  is  exceptionally 
brainy  was  really  entering  into  sympathy 
with  religious  things.  'Oh  no,'  he  said. 
'He  likes  to  hear  preaching  because  he  has 
an  active  mind,  and  he  likes  the  way  that 
things  are  spread  out  before  him.  In  the 
old  days  of  the  church,  a  sermon  used  to 
convert  three  thousand;  now  it  takes  three 
thousand  sermons  to  convert  one  man.' 

"I  tell  you,  Bro.  Temple,  we  are  too 
much  afraid  of  showing  the  best  feelings  of 
the  heart.  I  have  known  men  and  women 
who,  lest  they  might  not  say  the  very  best 
thing  in  the  very  best  way,  would  sit 
through  prayer-meeting  week  after  week 
without  a  word.  These  people  put  intellect 
above  the  heart.  They  make  the  prayer- 
meeting  icy  when  they  do  take  part,  for  it 
is  plain  to  be  seen  that  everything  they  say 
has  been  'cut  and  dried  and  measured'  be- 
forehand. But  when  we  by  chance  hear  a 
few  words  spoken  that  come  from  the 
heart,  faltering  and  poorly  said  though  it 
may  be,  we  cannot  but  feel  that  God  is 
speaking  through  this  heart,  calling  for 
men  to  come  up  higher;  and  the  faltering 
tongue  and  unpolished  language  is  for- 
gotten. 

"Oh,  that    we  might  learn  that  depth  of 

mind  begins  with  depth  of  heart. 

"But  what  a  sermon  I  am  preaching  to 
to  you,  Bro.  Temple !  I  did  not  mean  to  do 
so  when  I  began." 

"I  suggest  that  you  preach  it  also  to  the 
others  of  your  congregation,  Bro.  Single- 
tery, for  you  are  a  little  too  reserved  your- 


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THE  CHRISTIAN  EVANGELIST 


November  7,  1901 


self.  Your  people  like  you,  they  respect 
you,  but  you  are  almost  as  icy  as  they. 
Now,  if  you  have  a  heart,  let  it  be  known. 
Thaw  it  out.  Suggest  to  us  by  your  own 
actions  that  heart  is  the  center  of  life. 
Preach  it,  teach  it,  talk  it,  act  it.  Throw 
off  that  reserve  that  enfolds  you  like  a 
cloak  and  see  what  the  result  will  be.  Let 
your  heart  shine  through  your  intellect. 
•For  out  of  the  heart  man  believeth  unto 
righteousness.'  Preach  Jesus  Christ,  for 
he  is  love,  and  the  greatest  heart  that  the 
world  has  ever  known." 

The  slamming  of  a  door  and  the  chatter 
of  childish  voices  brought  the  Rev.  Dr. 
Singletery  back  to  earth.  His  study  clock 
told  him  that  it  was  4:20  p.  m.,  and  that 
just  three  minutes  ago  he  had  left  off  at  a 
point  in  the  sermon  he  was  so  laboriously 
preparing  where  he  was  trying  to  tell 
something  about  the  great  thinkers  of  the 
world  and  to  prove  that  science  is  the 
salvation  of  the  future. 

Bro.  Temple  had  vanished,  but  his  words 
in  the  dream,  so  real,  remained.  The 
"high  and  mighty"  manuscript,  to  which  he 
had  intended  to  treat  his  Sunday  morning 
hearers,  went  into  the  waste  basket;  and 
while  the  dream  was  still  upon  him,  he 
wrote  it  down  in  sum  and  substance,  and 
not  only  did  he  preach  it,  but  many  others 
along  the  same  lines.  If  any  pastor  is  in 
doubt  as  to  the  effect  of  the  change  from 
that  day  on  in  the  influence  and  the  power 
of  the  sermons  of  Bro.  Singletery,  let  him 
go  and  do  likewise,  and  he  will  be  con- 
vinced that  w"hile  there  is  evidence  on  every 
hand  of  heart  disease,  yet  the  poison  can 
be  eliminated,  the  weeds  rooted  out  and 
the  barriers  broken  down  by  the  right  sort 
of  planting.  Much  of  this  planting  must 
come  from  the  pulpit. 

Homemade  Playthings. 

Indestructible,  paintless,  cornerless  toys 
are  not  to  be  had,  in  great  variety  at  any 
price,  but  the  best  toys  for  a  baby  are  easily 
made  at  home.  Among  the  toys  one  can 
buy,  the  very  best  is  a  little  rubber  chicken 
or  duck,  with  a  voice.  Next  in  permanent 
interest  and  indestructibility  are  the  six- 
eolored  kindergarten  balls.  The  other 
rubber  animals  and  dolls  are  good  in  their 
place,  but  not  first  in  choice.  The  chicken 
goes  regularly  into  the  morning  bath,  and 
will  never  grow  old.  Then  among  home- 
made toys  there  are  things  to  make  a  noise, 
like  rattles  or  hoops  with  bells.  For  this 
there  is  nothing  better  than  big  colored 
beads  or  buttons  well  corked  in  a  bottle. 
A  homemade  linen  doll  with  long  arms  and 
legs,  no  clothes,  is  a  great  comfort  to  a  lit- 
tle child  and  better  than  the  printed  rag 
dolls.  Simple,  good  pictures  pasted  on 
twelve-inch  squares  of  cardboard  are  in 
some  respects  better  than  picture  books  for 
small  babies. 

A  stoutly  made  bean  bag  is  a  comfort- 
able plaything  for  a  child  under  a  year, 
and  a  small  looking-  glass  is  suitable  if  the 
baby  is  not  inclined  to  bang  and  throw 
things.  A  simple  little  bag  to  put  things 
in  and  out  of  will  often  delight  even  a  very 
small  baby. 

As  a  child  begins  to  walk  it  is  well  if  the 
mother  has  patience  to  teach  water  plays. 
Under  presupposed  good  health  conditions, 
water  dabbling,  at  least  once  a  day,  ought 
to  be  part  of  the  programme  from  fifteen 
months  on.  A  child  easily  learns  not  to 
tip  over  the  water  dish,  and  the   dripping 


around  must  of  course  be  allowed,  and  the 
place  of  the  water  feast  planned  according- 
ly. There  are  floating  toys  of  various 
kinds  to  be  had  at  small  cost,  but  hardly 
better  than  paper  boats,  nutshells,  smalir 
boxes  and  the  like,  easily  found  at  home. 
And  things  to  wash !  There  is  joy !  Cloth 
things  and  tin  things,  and  bubbles  to  blow. 
Scrubbing  also  is  part  of  the  water  feast. 
Let  the  small  dabbler  scrub  something, 
hard,  for  as  long  time  as  she  likes,  and 
wash  the  windows,  ever  so  badly. — Selected. 

President  McKlnley's  Baptism. 

Rev.  A.  D.  Morton,  a  retired  minister, 
now  living  in  Canton,  Ohio,  was  the  one 
who  baptized  the  President  and  received 
him  into  the  church  of  which  he  was  a 
member.  Speaking  of  those  early  experi- 
ences, the  venerable  clergyman  said: 

"Yes,  I  received  William  McKinley  into 
the  church  and  baptized  him.  That  was  at 
Poland,  Mahoning  county,  in  1856,  when 
McKinley  wis  a  boy  fourteen  years  of  age. 
McKinley's  father  hal  moved  to  that  place, 
I  think,  to  get  the  benefit  of  the  school 
there.  McKinley  was  a  student  at  the  col- 
lege. The  first  year  I  was  at  Poland  I  held 
quite  a  successf  al  series  of  meetings  and 
although  William  McKinley  attended  reg- 
ularly he  did  not  join  the  church. 

"He  was  always  an  attentive  listener, 
giving  reverent  attention  to  the  word  of 
God.  However,  at  one  of  the  meetings 
held  during  the  second  year  I  was  at 
Poland,  young  McKinley  arose  in  his  place 
and  declared  his  determination  to  be  a 
Christian,  stating  that  there  would  be  no 
going  back  as  long  as  God  spared  his  life. 
He  professed  conversion  at  that  time. 

"McKinley  had  never  been  baptized; 
and  when  the  question  of  his  baptism 
came  up  before  he  was  taken  into  full 
membership  with  the  church  it  was  dis- 
covered that  he  had  imbibed  the  idea  that 
the  only  true  mode  of  baptism  was  by  im- 
mersion. His  mother,  being  a  Methodist, 
favored  sprinkling,  and  she  tried  to  per- 
suade her  son  to  give  up  the  idea  of  im- 
mersion. 

"But  arguments  were  of  no  avail,  so  one 
Sunday  in  the  following  summer,  in  com- 
pany with  a  number  of  others,  McKinley 
repaired  to  the  borders  of  the  stream  near 
Poland  and  I  immersed  him." — Will  Carle- 
ton's  Magazine. 

J> 

Lord,  let  me  never  tag  a  moral  to  a  story 
nor  tell  a  story  without  a  meaning.  Make 
me  respect  my  material  so  much  that  I 
dare  not  slight  my  work.  Help  me  to  deal 
very  honestly  with  words  [and  with  people, 
because  they  are  both  alive.  Show  me 
that,  as  in  a  river,  so  in  writing,  clearness 
is  the  best  quality,  and  a  little  that  is  pure 
is  worth  more  than  much  that  fis  mixed. 
Teach  me  to  see  the  Jocal  color  without 
being  blind  to  the  inner  light.  Give  me 
an  ideal  that  will  stand  the  strain  of  weav- 
ing into  human  stuff  on  the  loom  of  the 
real.  Keep  me  from  caring  more  for  books 
than  for  folks,  for  art  than  for  life.  Steady 
me  to  do  my  full  stint  of  work  as  well  as  I 
can,  and  when  that  is  done  stop  me,  pay 
what  wages  thou  wilt,  and  help  me  to  say 
from  a  quiet  heart  a  grateful  Amen. — 
Henry  Van  Dykes's  introduction  to  his  new 
volume  of  stories. 

J* 

If  IT'S  A  "GARLAND," 

That's  all  you  need  to  know  about  a  stove  or  range. 


To  Keep  Healthy  and  Strong? 

A  healthy   appetite  and  common  sense  are  excel- 

ent  guides  to  follow  in  matters  of  diet,  and  a  mixed 

et  of  grains,  fruits' and  meats  is  undoubtedly  the 


best,  in  spite  of  the  claims  made  by  vegetarians  and 
food  cranks  generally. 

As  compared  with  grains  and  vegetables,  meat 
furnishes  the  most  nutriment  in  a  highly  concen- 
trated form  and  is  digested  and  assimilated  more 
quickly  than  vegetables  or  grains. 

Dr.  Julius  Remusson  on  this  subject  says:  Nervous 
persons,  people  run  down  in  health  and  of  low 
vitality  should. eat  plenty  of  meat.  If  the  digestion 
is  too  feeble  at  first  it  may  be  easily  strengthened 
by  the  regular  use  of  Stuart's  Dyspepsia  Tablets 
after  each  meal.  Two  of  these  excellent  tablets 
taken  after  dinner  will  digest  several  thousand 
grains  of  meat,  eggs  or  other  animal  food  in  three 
or  four  hours,  while  the  malt  diastase  also  con- 
tained in  Stuart's  Tablets  cause  the  perfect  diges- 
tion of  starchy  foods,  like  potatoes,  bread,  etc.,  and 
no  matter  how  weak  the  stomach  may  be,  no 
trouble  will  be  experienced  if  a  regular  practice  is 
made  of  using  Stuart's  Dyspepsia  Tablets  because 
they  supply  the  pepsin  and  diastase  so  necessary  to 
perfect  digestion,  and  any  form  of  indigestion  and 
stomach  trouble  except  cancer  of  the  stomach  will 
be  overcome  by  their  daily  use. 

That  large  class  of  people  who  come  under  the 
head  of  nervous  dyspeptics  should  eat  plenty  of 
meat  and  insure  its  complete  digestion  by  the 
systematic  use  of  a  safe,  harmless  digestive  medi- 
cine like  Stuart's  Dyspepsia  Tablets,  composed  of 
the  natural  digestive  principles,  peptones  and 
diastase,  which  actually  perform  the  work  of 
digestion  and  give  the  abused  stomach  a  chance  to 
rest  and  to  furnish  the  body  and  brain  with  the 
necessary  nutriment.  Cheap  cathartic  medicines 
masquerading  under  the  name  of  dyspepsia  cures 
are  useless  for  relief  or  cure  of  indigestion,  because 
they  have  absolutely  no  effect  upon  the  actual  diges- 
tion of  food. 

Dyspepsia  in  all  its  forms  is  simply  a  failure  of 
the  stomach  to  digest  food  and  the  sensible  way  to 
solve  the  riddle  and  cure  the  indigestion  is  to  make 
a  daily  use  at  meal  time  of  a  safe  preparation  which 
is  endorsed  by  the  medical  profession  and  known 
to  contain  active  digestive  principles,  and  all  this 
can  truly  be  said  of  Stuart's  Dyspepsia  Tablets. 

All  druggists  throughout  the  United  States, 
Canada  and  Great  Britain  sell  them  at  the  uniform 
price  of  fifty  cents  for  full  treatment. 


The  late  Bishop  Whipple,  known  as  the 
friend  and  counselor  of  the  Indians  in 
Minnesota  for  nearly  half  a  century,  was 
once  passing  the  night  with  an  Indian 
chief  at  his  lodge  in  the  forest.  On  leaving 
the  camp  for  a  short  time,  he  inquired 
whether  his  belongings  scattered  about  the 
tent  would  be  safe  from  theft.  "Perfectly 
safe,"  said  the  Indian.  "There  is  not  a 
white  man  within  a  hundred  miles."  This 
fable  teaches  that  the  white  man's  rule 
that  there  are  no  good  Indians  except  dead 
Indians,  is  a  good  rule.  It  will  work  both 
ways. 


November  7,  1901 


THE   CHRISTIAN  EVANGELIS  V 


1435 


With    the     Children. 

J.  BreckervrJdge  EIHa. 


The 


!ui\awa.ys. 


"Em's  going  to  sleep,"  said  Harry  sud- 
denly, bending  over  his  sister  whose  head 
rested  upon  his  knee. 

"Nome  not,"  answered  Emily  drowsily, 
"I  ain't  sleepy,  I'm  jus'  tired." 

"Well,  it's  time  to  go  to  bed,  anyway," 
said  Zep.  "Come  down,  ladies  and  gentle- 
men, and  select  yourselves  a  bedroom  in 
the  Great  American  Hotel!" 

They  climbed  down  the  iron  ladder,  and 
scrambled  up  into  the  box-car.  Zep  and 
Harry  pushed  to  the  great  iron  door,  and 
now,  it  was  not  too  warm.  They  lay  down 
on  the  grass,  Emily  unconsciously  hunting 
a  place  close  to  Harry.  Their  bundles  had 
been  placed  in  a  corner.  Emily  and  Zep 
were  soon  fast  asleep;  you  could  tell  that 
by  the  way  they  breathed.  Harry  lay  a 
long  time  staring  at  the  boxes  and  stoves 
at  the  other  end  of  the  car.  The  moon- 
light peeped  in  just  enough  to  make  the 
furniture  assume  strange  shapes  like  a 
dream-menagerie.  At  last  he  also  fell 
asleep.  When  he  awoke,  his  brother  and 
sister  still  slumbered.  It  was  morning, 
and  from  a  distance  came  the  crowing  of 
happy  cocks  who  get  up  so  extremely 
early  every  morning  that  they  are  too  tired 
to  do  much  more  than  stand  around  on  one 
leg  a  great  part  of  the  day.  At  first  Harry 
thought  he  would  wake  up  Zep  and  tell  him 
the  sun  was  shining.  But  he  didn't,  be- 
cause he  remembered  that  Zep  liked  to  do 
his  own  waking  up. 

Suddenly  Harry  heard  a  sound  outside 
the  box-car.  He  sat  up  quickly.  Had 
some  one  come  to  get  a  load  of  furniture? 
No,  there  was  no  sound  of  wheels.  "Say, 
Gregg,"  said  a  rough  voice  near  at  hand, 
"look  a-here,  will  you?  This  here  door's 
unfastened!" 

"Somethin'  in  there,  too,  Jake,"  said 
another.  "Stand  back  here  and  you'll  see; 
furnature.  Le's  go  to  housekeeping  ole 
man!" 

The  first  speaker  laughed  loudly.  "I'll 
tell  you  what,  Gregg,  they're  movin'  these 
here  things,  an'  this  here's  Sunday,  you 
know,  an'  they're  waitin'  a  day  out  of 
religion,  you  know.  Heaps  of  folks  does 
things  out  of  religion, — the  beatenest 
things  you  ever  heard  of!" 

"Well,  le's  help  'em  move,"  suggested 
the  man  called  Jake.  "I  ain't  got  nothin' 
partic'lar  to  do  this  mornin',  have  you, 
Gregg?" 

Gregg  gave  his  coarse  laugh,  which 
sounded  as  if  it  might  be  a  personal  dis- 
comfort, it  was  so  rasping.  By  this  time 
Zep  was  awake.  "What's  that?"  he  whis- 
pered. 

"Tramps!"  whispered  Harry. 

"Here,  lend  a  hand  at  this  door!"  said 
one  of  the  tramps. 

Emily  grasped  Harry's  arm  in  terror. 

Harry  now  called  out  in  as  deep  a  voice 
as  he  could  assume:  "You  leave  that  door 
alone!" 

"Moses!"  muttered  Jake.  The  children 
could  not  tell  if  there  was  a  third  tramp  out 
there  named  Moses,  but  they  thought  not. 

"What's  going  on  out  there,  anyway?" 
shouted  Zep,  making  a  great  noise  by 
striking  a  plank  against  the  floor. 

"They  must  think  they's  nobody  at 
home!"  thundered  Harry — at  least,  as  well 


4  Dolls 


Every  little  girl  loves  a  doll.  How  delighted 
she  would  be  with  a  whole  family  of  big  dolls  with 
which  to  "play  house."  These  dolls  are  nearly 
two  feet  high,  have  rosy  cheeks,  beautiful  hair, 
heads  that  will  not  break,  eyes  that  w-ill  not  fall 
in,  nor  suffer  any  of  the  mishaps  that  dollies  are 
likely  to  encounter.  They  are  the  20th  Century 
model  of  the  old  fashioned  doll  that  Grandma, 
used  to  make,  and  would  make  Grandma  open  her 
eyes  in  wonder.  They  are  made  of  extra  heavy 
satteen  that  will  not  tear,  and  are  dressed  in  bright 
colors  that  will  not  fade.  They  are  very  durable 
and  will  give  a  child  more  real  pleasure  than  any 
doll  made.  We  will  give  these  four  beautiful  dolla 
absolutely  free  for  selling  only  Ave  boxes  of  our 
Laxative  Stomach  Tablets  at  25  cents  a  box. 
Write  to-dav  and  we  will  send  the  Tablets  by  mail 
postpaid.  When  sold  send  us  the  money  ($1.25) 
and  we  will  send  you  the  four  dolla  same  day 
money  is  received.    Address, 

NATIONAL   MEDICINE  CO., 
Premium  Dept.  273  i.      New  Haven,  Conn, 


as  he  could  get  his  voice,  which  had  a 
decided  tenor  tendency,  to  thunder. 

"Wait  till  I  get  my  gun!"  roared  Zep. 

Emily  felt  she  ought  to  do  her  part. 

"They'd  better  not  fool  with  me,  that's 
all!"  she  piped  in  a  voice  trembling  from 
fear.  They  heard  the  tramps  running 
away.  "Thank  goodness!  they're  afraid 
of  us!"  exclaimed  Emily  at  last,  still  trem- 
bling. "But  you  told  a  s'ory,  Zep.  You 
said  you  had  a  gun! " 

"No  I  didn't,  I  said  for  them  to  wait  till 
I  got  my  gun.  They  would  of  waited 
pretty  long  if  they  had,  but  that  was  their 
business." 

"Aunt  Sarelda  would  call  it  a  story," 
Emily  maintained,  "and  she  says  if  we  tell 
'em, — even  that  kind, — nobody  will  respect 
us." 

"We  kin  make  'em  a/red  of  us,  any- 
how," declared  Zep.  Then  he  added, 
"Em,  you're  right  and  I  won't  do  it  again, 
— unless  tramps  come.  Well,  le's  get  up 
and  open  the  hotel.  We  can't  lay  in  here 
all  day,  and  I  guess  Jake  and  Gregg  won't 
visit  us  again." 

At  first  Emily  did  not  want  the  door 
opened,  but  after  awhile  it  began  to  be  too 
warm  to  be  comfortable  in  the  car.  "I  tell 
you  what,"  said  Harry,  "le's  stand  guard 
over  this  box-car  all  day,  'cause  it  stands 
to  reason  the  owner  forgot  to  lock  it  up. 
He'll  come  for  a  load  to-morrow,  and  we'll 
tell  him  how  we  saved  his  things  for  him 
and  maybe  we  kin  get  a  job  on  his  place!" 
They  thought  this  a  good  plan,  and  de- 
cided to  spend  the  day  in  the  wood,  whence 
they  could  keep  an  eye  on  the  car.  If 
tramps  came  to  molest  it,  they  would  skirt 
the  road  and  run  toward  the  barn  whose 
roof  they  had  seen  the  night  before,  from 
the  top  of  the  box- car.  Thus  they  could 
give  warning  without  the  tramps  knowing 
of  their  existence. 

Having  carefully  pushed  to  the  door  be- 
hind them,  they  traversed  the  open  space 
toward  the  wood,  carrying  their  bundles. 
One  contained  their  shoes  and  stockings, 
and  the  other,  two  loaves  of  bread  and  a 
box  of  sardines  which  they  had  bought  at 
the  last  small  town  through  which  they 
had  passed.  They  found  a  pleasant  nook 
near  the  edge  of  the  wood  which  gave  a 
direct  view  of  the  box- car  and  the  broad 
country  road  which  ran  for  some  distance 
parallel  with  the  main  track.  The  children 
sat  under  a  great  oak  which  seemed  to 
have  pushed  back  the  other  trees  as  it 
grew  up,  for  there  was  an  open  circle  about 
it,  carpeted  with  moss  and  grass.  There 
was  a  big  hollow  log  to  sit  on,  which  might 
have  a  snake  in  it,  but  as  you  can  seldom 
accomplish  anything  without  some  risk, 
they  ignored  this  possibility.  The  best 
thing  of  all  was  a  little  brook  not  far  away. 

"I'm  going  to  fish,"  said  Zep.  "Those 
sardines  won't  make  us  three  full  meals 
and  besides  I  want  to  make  a  camp  fire, 
anyhow!" 


"Oh  Zep!"icried  Emily.  "On  Sunday?" 
"Well,  I'll  just  fish  with  a  pin-hook," 
said  Zep.  "I  guess  pin-hooks  ain't  very 
wrong.  Give  us  a  pin,  Em,  and  I'll  get 
you  some  breakfast.  Besides  'tainH  wrong, 
it  ain't  just  for  fun.  Bible  says  to  get 
your  ox  out  of  the  ditch,  if  it  is  Sunday. 
Well,  our  ox  is  in  the  brook,  and  I  don't 
see  no  differ'nce." 

Emily  would  not  give  the'pin,  but  Zep 
took  it  away  from  her.  Having  made  up 
his  mind  to  commit  this  wrong,  he  was  not 
to  be  stopped  by  subtle  distinctions.  He 
bent  the  pin  with  thatYhopefulness  and 
good  humor  which  we  have  so  often 
lavished  upon  pin- Hooks  when  deprived  of 
store-hooks.  Around  the  head  he  fas- 
tened one  of  those  dirty,  thin,  inevitable 
cotton  strings  that  a  boy  stows  away  in  his 
pocket  against  the  day  of  having  some- 
thing to  tie.  He  fastened  the  other  end  to 
a  long,  strong  weed,  and  sat  himself  down 
upon  the  margin  of  the  brook. 

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Frsxnk  G.  Tyrrell. 


The  Heavenly  Shepherd.* 

Text:  —He  shall  feed  his  flock  like  a  shep- 
herd, he  shall  gather  the  lambs  in  his  arm, 
and  carry  them  in  his  bosom,  and  shall  gently 
lead  those  that  give  suck. — Isa.  40: 11.  • 

The  Hebrews  were  familiar  with  flocks  and 
herds,  and  language  like  this  must  have  been 
very  beautiful  to  them.  To  the  many  who 
live  in  towns  and  cities,  in  the  smoke  and 
noise  of  factories,  this  beauty  is  measurably 
lost;  yet  even  they  can  feel  something  of  the 
tenderness  implied,  and  catch  a  glimpse  of  its 
rural  simplicity  and  pastoral  beauty.  When 
for  millions  life  is  a  weary  battle  for  bread,  it 
is  refreshing  to  read,  "He  shall  feed  his  flock 
like  a  shepherd." 

Wa.tcKf\il  a.rvd  Terider. 
This  prophecy  is  applied  to  and   fulfiled   in 
Christ.    He  declares:    "I  am  the  good  shep- 
herd" (John  10:11).    He    is  vigilant;  he  never 
slumbers;  he  gives  his    flock    that    watchful 
care    which  saves   them  from   imminent  dan- 
gers. 
"He  guides  our  feet,  he  guards  our  way, 
His  morning  smiles  bless  all  the  day; 
He  spreads  the  evening  veil,  and  keeps 
The  silent  hours  while  Israel  sleeps." 

No  enemy  can  attack  him  whom  the  Shep- 
herd defends.  No  ambush  can  surprise  him. 
Snares  and  pitfalls  cannot  entrap  him.  But 
the  watchfulness  of  the  heavenly  Shepherd  is 
not  more  wonderful  than  his  tenderness.  "He 
gathers  the  lambs  in  his  arm,  and  carries 
them  in  his  bosom  "  Who  would  not  ride  in 
such  a  chariot?  The  timid,  the  faint,  the  dis- 
couraged and  the  very  young  are  thus  kept 
and  guarded.  Would  it  not  be  well  for  mem- 
bers of  the  flock  to  abide  more  often  quietly 
in  the  fold?  And  then  all  the  qualities  in  the 
flock  which  respond  to  these  in  the  Shepherd, 
should  they  not  be  carefully  cultivated?  He 
is  watchful;  then  we  can  be  trustful.  He  is 
tender;  then  we  must  be  confiding  and  obe- 
dient. 

The  Yo\mg. 

The  growing  church  is  always  filled  with 
young  people,  and  has  a  strong  recruiting 
station  in  the  shape  of  a  well  organized  Sun- 
day-school. Young  people's  societies  have 
multiplied,  and  yet  there  are  few  churches 
that  show  the  same  loving  care  of  the  young 
that  Christ  shows.  They  are  always  found 
among  his  listeners.  They  seem  to  have  been 
irresistibly  attracted  to  him.  And  when  fond 
mothers  brought  them  to  him,  craving  his 
notice,  he  gently  took  them  up  in  his  arms 
and  blessed  them.  He  has  forever  sanctified 
infancy  and  childhood  by  passing  through 
these  periods  of  human  life.  Bethlehem  is  a 
name  sacred  in  song  and  story,  because  he 
was  born  there. 

The  critical  years,  the  years  determinative 
of  all  the  future,  are  the  years  of  infancy  and 
childhood.  This  is  a  strategic  fact,  and  as 
such  Jesus  recognized  it.  The  young  are 
easily  led  astry;  they  are  prone  to  wander; 
therefore  they  are  in  need  of  extra  care.  In 
many  homes  there  is  no  teaching  of  either 
morals  or  religion,  and  children  are  neglected 
and  abused.  So  the  church  must  "gather 
them  in  her  arm,  and  carry  them  in  her 
bosom." 

One  Flock. 

"And  other  sheep  I  have,  which  are  not  of 
this  fold."  If  we  stop  there  the  passage 
might  be  made  to  justify  sectarianism  in  the 
Church;  but  read  on:  "them  also  I  must  bring, 
and  they  shall  hear  my  voice;  and  they  shall 
become  one  flock,  one  shepherd"  (John  10: 
16).  Was  the  Master  thinking  of  the  souls  of 
that  generation,  in  lands  far  away,  that  were 
feeling  after  him?  Or  did  he  think  of  the  com- 
ing generations,  of  the  days  when  his  flock 
should  be  divided  and  scattered? 


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Whatever  may  have  been  his  thought  we 
can  comfort  ourselves  with  the  assurance 
that  he  is  bringing  together  the  divided  hosts. 
And  as  the  church  hears  his  voice  and  follows 
him,  yielding  itself  in  loving  obedience  to  the_ 
great  Shepherd,  divisions  will  disappear, 
strife  will  cease,  and  all  discordant  voices 
will  be  hushed.  And  why  not?  The  good 
Shepherd  has  laid  down  his  life  for  the  sheep. 
He  has  succored  them  forever.  Death  cannot 
snatch  them  away.  Wolfish passions  cannot 
tear  them.  Is  it  not  passing  strange  that 
people  who  are  one  in  their  devotion  to  so 
great  a  Savior  should  be  many  in  their  at- 
tempts to  serve  him;  and  not  only  so  but, 
while  friends  of  the  Master,  enemies  one  of 
another? 

Under-Shepherds. 

It  has  pleased  God  to  appoint  under-shep- 
herds  of  his  flock.  Their  duties  are  like  those 
of  the  chief  Shepherd,  though  their  resources 
are  not  likewise  limitless.  Theirs  is  a  service 
highly  honorable,  but  charged  with  great  re- 
sponsibility. Elders,  preachers  and  teachers 
are  to-day  performing  this  task.  May  it  be 
with  the  fidelity  that  shall  at  last  win  "the 
crown  of  glory  that  fadeth  not  away." 
Pra.yer. 

"All  we  like  sheep  have  gone  astray."  ■  We 
have  been  lost,  but  Thou  hast  sought  us  and 
saved  us,  O  God.  When  faint  and  weary 
Thou  haet  carried  us,  and  many  a  rough 
place  we  have  not  known.  For  thy  tender 
shepherding  we  bless  Thee.  Wilt  Thou  make 
us  docile,  willing  and  obedient,  and  with  an 
innumerable  company,  bring  us  at  last  into 
the  heavenly  sheepfold,  through  Christ  Jesus 
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The  Childhood  of  Moses.* 

It  must  have  seemed  to  many  in  Israel  that 
Jehovah  had  forgotten  his  covenant  people, 
who  were  now  suffering  in  bitter  bondage  be- 
side the  Nile.  Though  their  cry  went  daily  up 
to  heaven,  yet  their  burdens  grew  heavier,  and 
their  taskmasters  more  cruel.  They  might 
have  seen  in  their  unprecedented  increase  of 
numbers  a  token  of  the  gracious  providence  of 
God,  but  doubtless  they  were  slow  to  see 
aught  of  divine  favor  amidst  the  hardships  of 
their  earthly  lot.  The  worst  was  yet  to  come, 
and  only  when  the  nation  had  reached  the 
point  where  their  agony  should  voice  itself  in 
united  petition  to  the  God  of  their  fathers, 
and  their  experience  be  such  as  to  render  them 
willing  to  undertake  and  complete  the  weary 
journey  back  to  the  land  of  promise,  would 
the  arm  of  Jehovah  be  bared  for  their  deliver- 
ance. That  time  was  rapidly  approaching. 
Finding  that  his  Hebrew  slaves  were  multi 
plying  beyond  all  precedent,  despite  the  cruel- 
ties under  which  they  groaned,  the  ruling 
Pharaoh  issued  an  edict  that  every  male  child 
born  in  a  Hebrew  household  should  be  put  to 
death,  and  made  it  the  duty  of  every  one  of 
his  native  subjects  to  see  that  this  order  was 
obeyed. 

It  was  a  short  time  after  this  command  was 
given  that  the  child  was  born  who  was  to 
break  the  arm  of  Pharaoh,  and  deliver  the 
subject  race  from  bondage.  The  names  of  his 
parents,  A'mram,  "Kindred  of  the  Lofty  One," 
and  Jochebed,  "She  whose  glory  is  Jehovah," 
seem  to  indicate  that,  at  least  in  the  tribe  of 
Levi,  to  which  they  belonged,  a  strong  faith 
in  God  yet  lingered,  and  the  hope  of  deliver- 
ance had  not  died  out.  Already  two  children 
had  been  born  to  them,  Miriam,  a  girl  of  per- 
haps twelveor  thirteen,  and  Aaron,  now  three 
years  old.  With  what  anxious  hearts  must 
these  godly  parents  have  awaited  the  birth  of 
another  child,  and  with  what  sorrow  did  they 
learn  that  it  was  a  son,  and  therefore  subject 
to  the  cruel  edict  of  the  king.  But  there  was 
that  in  the  aspect  of  the  little  babe  which 
gave  them  courage  to  attempt  his  rescue.  The 
writer  of  Exodus  tells  us  that  "they  saw  he 
was  a  goodly  child."  Stephen,  in  his  address 
before  the  Jewish  council,  as  recorded  in  the 
seventh  chapter  of  Acts,  says  that  Moses  was 
"exceeding  fair."  or,  literally,  "fair  unto 
God."  Tradition  tells  how  beautiful  he  was 
in  form  and  feature,  to  an  extent  that  at- 
tracted universal  attention  and  admiration. 
Whether  merely  his  unusual  beauty,  magnified 
by  the  affection  of  fond  parents,  or  the  feeling 
that  his  remarkable  loveliaess  argued  for  him 
some  divine  mission  for  his  oppressed  people, 
we  may  not  know.  What  is  certain  is  that 
his  parents  determined  to  save  his  life  if  pos- 
sible, and  that  they  asked  the  help  of  God  in 
this  effort.  Conscious  that  death  would  prob- 
ably be  their  reward,  if  discovered,  they 
"through  faith,"  as  the  writer  of  the  Hebrew 
epistle  informs  us,  braved  the  king's  anger, 
and  concealed  their  darling  child. 

Three  months  went  by,  when  Jochebed 
realized  that  her  babe  could  not  much  longer 
be  kept  from  the  sight  or  hearing  of  the 
enemies  about  her.  His  discovery  would  re- 
sult in  his  certain  death,  if  not  that  of  the  en 
tire  family.  In  her  despair,  she  found  refuge 
in  God.  She  determined  to  commit  the  babe  to 
the  Lord,  and  trust  that  some  way  of  safety 
might  be  found  in  that  providence  which  she 
still  believed  to  hover  over  her  people.  She 
took  the  reeds,  or  papyrus  stalks  that  grew 
along  the  Nile  and  its  many  canals,  and  wove 
of  them  a  basket,  or  "ark,"  which  she  made 
water  tight  by  smearing  it  with  a  mixture  of 
bitumen  and  pitch,  or  tar.  In  this,  with  lov- 
ing hands  she  laid  her  sweet  babe,  and  with 
many  a  tear  and  ardent  kiss  fastened  securely 

'Lesson  for  Nov.  17.    Exodus  2:1-10. 


the  cover,  and  stealing  in  the  early  mor 
to  the  brink  of  one  of  the  canals  flowing  from 
the  Nile,  laid  her  precious  charge  amid  the 
rushes  along  the  bank.  Only  a  mother  can 
enter  in  imagination  into  the  feelings  of  this 
Hebrew  mother,  as  she  turned  away  from 
her  innocent  babe,  to  wait  the  uncertain  fu- 
ture. But  she  omitted  no  precaution  that 
loving  forethought  could  provide,  and  Moses' 
young  sister,  Miriam,  lurked  about,  in  sight 
of  the  spot,  hoping  that  she  might  in  some 
way  serve  the  life  or  fortunes  of  her  baby 
brother. 

Some  suppose  that  the  mother  of  Moses 
was  aware  of  the  fact  tha.t  the  Egyptian 
princess  was  wont  to  bathe  in  the  place  where 
she  had  laid  her  child.  However  that  may  be. 
God  directed  her  steps  hither  on  this  very 
morning.  It  was  perhaps  in  the  near  vicinity 
of  the' ancient  capital  o*  Lower  Egypt,  Mem- 
phis, situated  nearly  where  the  Cairo  of  to- 
day is  built.  "Pharoah's  daughter"  is  said 
by  some  ancient  writers  to  have  been  Ther- 
muthis,  the  daughter  of  the  preceding,  and 
sister  of  the  then  reigning  Pharaoh,  and  the 
wife  of  the  latter,  in  accordance  with  the  pre- 
vailing custom  of  the  Egypt  of  that  period. 
It  is  also  said  that  she  was  childless,  and 
greatly  desirous  of  offspring.  If  these  are 
facts,  and  not  mere  conjectures,  they  would 
explain  the  instant  favor  with  which  she 
looked  upon  the  beautiful  Hebrew  babe,  and 
the  affection  which  she  lavished  upon  him. 
When  she  had  seen  the  ark  lying  amid  the 
reeds,  and  had  it  brought  to  her  and  opened, 
the  lovely  babe,  whose  weeping  alone  would 
appeal  to  the  heart  of  any  true  woman,  found 
entrance  at  once  into  this  childless  woman's 
heart,  and  she  loved  it  as  her  own.  Mingled 
with  admiration  for  the  beautiful  child  was 
pity  for  its  cruel  lot,  and  perhaps  for  the  un- 
known Hebrew  mother  whose  evident  despair 
had  led  to  the  committal  of  her  babe  to  the 
mercy  of  the  river. 

Miriam,  standing  afar  off,  beheld  the  evi- 
dent pity  and  a.dmiration  with  which  the 
royal  princess  was  fondling  her  little  brother, 
and  was  emboldened  to  draw  near  and  ask  if 
she  would  not  have  a  Hebrew  nurse  to  care 
for  the  tiny  outcast.  Bidden  to'bring  such 
an  one,  she  hastened  on  flying  feet  to  bring 
her  mother,  who  was  given  charge  of  her  own 
child,  withpromiseof  wages  for  his  care.  How 
could  she  have  concealed  the  rapture  of  her 
heart,  when  again  permitted  to  clasp  to  her 
bosom  the  babe  for  whose  life  she  had  hardly 
dared,  an  hour  before,  to  hopel  What  rejoic- 
ing must  have  filled  the  humble  home  of  these 
righteous  children  of  Levi,  when  they  found 
their  family  circle  again  unbroken.  And  how 
their  faith  in  the  purpose  of  God  to  bring 
some  great  blessing  to  his  people,  through 
this  marvelous  child  of  theirs,  must  have 
been  strengthened  by  this  signal  proof  of  his 
overruling  providence.  Henceforth  they  could 
not  doubt  that  Moses  was  a  "child  of  des- 
tiny." This  conviction  doubtless  made  it 
easier  for  Jochebed  to  surrender  him  to  his 
foster  mother,  the  royal  princess,  when  he  ar- 
rived at  an  age  suitable  for  his  appearance  at 
the  royal  court.  She  could  wait  God's  time 
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THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


November  7,  190a 


One  DoHa.r   Lea.gue. 

We  have  sent  out  2,500  copies  of  the  follow- 
ing letter: 

Kansas  City,  Mo..  Oct.  24,  1901. 

Dear  Friend  or  Jesus:— Have  paiience 
with  us  and  read  this,  it  is  for  you.  Last 
year  was  one  of  the  most  successful  in  our 
state  mission  work.  Sixty  new  churches  and 
110  Bible  schools  were  organized,  3,596  souls 
were  turned  to  th*  Lord  by  our  faithful  work- 
ers in  the  field.  This  is  by  far  the  largest 
year's  work  for  some  time  past.  To  accom- 
plish this  great  work  our  field  force  had  to  be 
greatly  increased.  Our  collections  were  $1,500 
more  than  last  year,  but  it  took  every  cent 
of  this  increased  income  to  pay  our  men,  and 
we  find  ourselves  at  the  beginning  of  a  new 
year  with  an  empty  treasury. 

Something  must  be  done  immediately  to 
ward  off  the  calamity  of  a  reduction  of  our 
field  force.  Truly  this  would  be  a  calamity, 
especially  in  our  drought- stricken  districts. 
There  it  means  the  utter  withdrawal  of  every 
religious  privilege,  for  it  is  only  when  the 
preacher  comes  that  there  are  any  religious 
services  at  all.  If  we  only  had  space  to  in- 
sert someof  the  many  letters  from  these  places 
that  we  are  receivirjg,  you  would  excuse  us 
for  being  urgent,  yet  unless  ve  can  at  once 
secure  these  funds,  we  will  be  compelled  to 
call  these  men  in. 

In  tnis  emergency  the  board  has  determined 
to  make  a  direct  appeal  to  the  brotherhood 
of  the  state.  There  ought  to  be  thousands 
of  our  brothers  and  sisters  throughout  the 
state  who  would  contribute  at  least 

ONE  DOLLAR 
to  meet  this  great  crisis.  This  appeal  comes 
not  from  a  far  away  land,  but  from  our  own 
beloved  state.  It  is  not  made  in  behalf  of  the 
heathen,  but  for  those  who  are  our  brethren 
and  sisters  in  Jesus  Will  you  not  join  this 
ONE  DOLLAR  LEAGUE  for  the  immediate 
relief  of  our  hard  pressed  work 'J  Please  do 
not  refuse,  but  send  immediately  and  God 
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Missouri  Christian  Message,  and  that  paper  will 
be  sent  one  year  to  each  contributor  of  one 
dollar  or  more.    Send  to-day. 

Yours  in  His  name, 
T.  A.  Abbott,  Cor.  Sec.  for  the  board. 

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P.  S. — Of  course  you  are  not  limited  to  the 
one  dollar  in  your  sending.  If  you  can  send 
five  or  tea,  or  even  more,  we  shall  thank  you 
and  the  dear  Lord  for  it.  But  we  want  this 
offering  to  be  within  leach  of  all. 

If  you  have  not  received  a  copy  of  the  above 
•letter,  will  you  not  immediately  upon  reading 
this  article, send  us  this  small  sum  to  help  us  in 
our  work?  If  you  have  received  one  and  have 
not  yet  responded,  will  you  not  do  so  imme- 
diately i  I  assure  you  that  but  for  the  fact 
that  the  need  is  an  imperative  one.  this  call 
would  not  go  out  in  this  way.  It  seems  to  be 
our  only  hope  of  redemption  at  this  time,  and 
we  beg  of  you,  we  pray  in  the  name  of  the 
Master,  that  you  will  give  it  your  immediate 
attention.  Yours  in  His  name, 

T.  A.  Abbott. 

Southwestern  Wisconsin. 

State  Evangelist  J.  H.  Stark  recently  visi- 
ted the  churches  of  this  section,  much  to  the 
encouragement  and  edification  of  the  brethren. 
At  Lynxviile  a  missionary  rally  was  held  and 
Bro.  Stark  preached  a  good  sermon  on  "Fel- 
lowship," and  presented  the  state  work. 
Sunday  the  pledges  will  be  taken  for  Wiscon- 
sin missions. 

Ferryville,  seven  miles  north  of  here,  has  no 
church  of  any  description.  We  are  planning 
to  take  possession  of  the  town  in  the  name 
of  the  King,  Wisconsin  has  many  an  open 
door  for  the  pure,  simple  gospel,  and  this  is 
a  day  of  great  opportunity  for  the  Christian 
churches, 

A  hundred  missionaries  are  needed  in  the 
state  and  yet  there  are  only  five  preachers 
giving  their  entire  time  to  the  work  of  the 
ministry.  Viroqua,  Sugar  Grove,  Sylvan 
and  Richland  Center  are  all  without  preach- 
ers. And  yet  the  work  prospers  throughout 
the  state. 

The  Sugar  Grove  brethren  are  building  a 
new  house  of  worship. 

Viroqua  ho  pes  to  have  Geo.  F.  Hall  for  a 
meeting  this  fall 

Richland  Center  has  a  preacher  in  view. 

If  you  have  the  gospel  and  know  how  to 
preach  it  you  can  find  an  audience  in  Wiscon- 
sin. .Allan  M.  Laird. 

Lynxviile,  Wis. 


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BICE -GIBONEY— Married  in  Fulton, Mo., 
Oct.  12,  1901,  Mr.  O.  b.  Bice,  of  New  Bloom- 
field,  Mo.,  and  Miss  Sallie  Giboney,  of  Harris 
Prairie,  Mo.,  F.J.  Nichols   officiating. 

BO-WMAN-SCHOLL— Married  at  the  home 
of  the  bride's  father,  Bro.  J.  R.  SchoR  on 
the  evening  of  Oct.  17,1901,  Mr.  E  L.  Bow- 
man and  Miss  Kittle  Scholl,  both  of  New 
Bloomfleld,  Mo.,  F.  J.  Nichols  officiating. 

CREWS— KENNETT— Mr. -Isaac  B.  Crews 
and  Miss  Ethel  R  Kennett,  of  Millersburg, 
Mo.,  were  married  at  the  home  of  the  officiat- 
ing minister,  F.  J.  Nichols,  on  Wednesday 
afternoon,  Oct.  23,  1901. 

CURT  WRIGHT— RILEY—  Married  Oct.  30, 
1901,  at  Ihe  residence  of  the  bride's  father,  C. 
H.  Strawn  officiating,  Mr.  Emmett  S.  Curt- 
wright  to  Miss  Myrtle  Kiley,  both  of  Mon- 
roe county,  Mo. 

FOY-LEDSIS— Mr.  U.  S.  Foy,  of  Fulton 
Mo  ',  and  Miss  Dorothy  LeDeis,  of  Mokane, 
Mo.,  were  married  by  F.  J.  Nichols,  on  Thurs- 
day noon,  Oct.  24,  1001,  at  the  home  of  Bro. 
G.  A.  LeDeis,  the  bride's  lather. 

JORDAN— PRICE— Married  at  the  home  of 
the  bride's  parents  in  Jewell  county,  Kan., 
Oct.  16,  1901,  Mr  Ivan  Jordan  and  Miss  Grace 
Price,  G.  D.  Sellers  officiating. 

MILDE-MYERS-MarriedattheChristian 
parsonage,  Estherville,  la.,  Paul  Milde,  of 
Humboldt,  la.,  and  Annetta  Myers,  of  Es- 
therville, DeForest  Austin  officiating. 

PENDERGAST— SWALE— Married  Oct. 
17,1901,  at  the  parsonage,  Estherville,  la., 
Chas  O.  Pendergast,  of  Minneapolis,  MiDn., 
and  Winnie  1.  Swale,  of  Estherville,  la,  De- 
Forest  Austin  officiating. 

SAMPSON -BROOKS— Married  by  F.  J. 
Nichols  at  the  home  of  Bro.  T.  A.  Brooks, 
father  of  the  bride,  of  near  Carrington,  Mo., 
on  Wednesday  evening,  Oct  23,  1901,  Mr. 
William  R.  Sampson  and  Miss  Ila  Belle 
Brooks,  both  of  Carrington,  Mo. 

WAY-LITER— Married  Oct.  16,  1901,  Bert 
Way,  of  Virginia,  111.,  and  Ollie  Liter,  of 
Virginia,  111  ,  at  the  bride's  home,  Ivan  W. 
Agee,  of  Chapin,  officiating. 

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BAILEY. 

Phoebe  Ann  Bailey  died  at  the  home  of  her 
daughter,  Mrs  C.  W.  Yard,  in  Augusta, 
Kan.,  Oct.  15,  1901,  in  her  80th  year.  Phoebe 
Ann  Davidson  was  born  in  Perry  county,  Ky., 
Sept.  2,  1822;  was  married  in  Montsomei'y 
county,  Ind.,  to  JohnL.  Bailey,  Nov.  15,  1840; 
confessed  t  hrist  and  was  baptized  near  Adel, 
la.,  by  J.  M  Dodge,  in  1867.  For  15  years, 
since  her  husband's  death,  she  has  lived 
among  her  children.  She  was  a  faithful  Chris- 
tian and  her  cheerful  disposition  brought  sun- 
shine into  every  home  she  entered.  She  was 
a  dear  mother  to  us  all.  She  fell  asleep  in 
Jesus  painlessly,  after  a  long  and  tedious  ill- 
ness. Funeral  services  were  conducted  by  vv. 
£.  Reeves.  Five  daughters  and  three  sons 
remain  to  sorrow,  but  not  as  those  who  have 
ao  hope. 

C.  W.  Yard. 

Augusta,  Kan. 

DIVERS. 

Another  beautiful,  peaceful  home  is  made 
void  by  the  touch  of  the  icy  hand  of  death. 
Mrs.  Martha  C.  Divers,  wife  of  our  much  es- 
teemed and  highly  respected  citizen,  S.  A.  Di- 
vers, died  Oct.  19,  1901,  of  stomach  trouble, 
aged  47  years,  7  months  and  9  days  She  was 
married  Oct  11,  1876;  was  a  member  of  the 
Christian  church,  having  united  with  the 
Boydsville  church  under  the  preaching  of 
Rev.  John  Smith,  at  the  early  age  of  twelve 
.years,  and  remained  a  consistent  member  at 
that  place  the  remainder  of  her  life.  Her 
maiden  name  was  Martha  C.  v\  ilkerson. 
There  were  25  years  and  8  days  of  her  mar- 
ried life,  and  to  this  marriage  were  given  two 
sons,  Carl  and  Curtis,  two  noble  young  men 
just  stepping  ioto  the  prime  of  manhood  and 
usefulness  They  are  now  called  to  bind  the 
bleeding  bosom  of  a  bereaved  and  lonely 
father,  with  an  innumerable  host  of  relatives 
and  friends  teat  yet  remain  to  mourn  her 
death.  There  are  three  brothers  and  ODe  sis- 
ter and  an  aged,  widowed  mother  of  whom  it 
may  be  truly  said,  A  true  mother  in  Israel,  as 
she  has  loved,  cheered  and  soothed  the  suffer- 
ings of  seven  daughters,  and  saw  them  pass 
over  the  turbid  sea.     And  yet   the  mother  is 


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left,  "who  meekly  waits  and  murmurs  not." 
This  sad  event  though  not  unexpected  has 
awakened  in  these  bereaved  hearts  the  pro- 
foundest  feelings  of  sorrow.  It  seemed  so 
hard  to  bow  in  submission  and  say,  'Thy 
will,  not  mine,  be  done."  And  when  we  saw 
in  death  her  eyelids  close,  O,  grave,  not  yet, 
not  to-day!  a  little  while  longer  let  her  stay. 
No  family  was  ever  blessed  with  a  mother 
whose  whole  life  seemed  more  ablaze  with 
constant  watch-care  and  untiring  effort  to 
lavish  that  mother's  love  and  promote  the 
happiness  of  her  family.  Her  remarkable 
executive  talent  and  well  directed  energy 
made  her  home  a  model  of  order  and  neat- 
ness. After  a  gracd  and  impressive  dis- 
course by  Rev.  J.  B.  Jones  the  beloved  re- 
mains were  interred  in  the  Carrington  ceme- 
tery and  there,  enfolded  in  the  arms  of  eter- 
nity, she  lieth  asleep,  enjoying  the  sweet  bliss- 
ful repose  of  everlasting  peace.  Around  that 
newly  made  mound,  covered  with  love's 
token,  will  ever  sweetly  linger  a  halo  of  deep 
and  undying  love  mingled  with  unquenchable 
affection.  Fannie  Portwood. 

LOONEY. 

After  an  illness  of  over  a  year  A.  Looney, 
or  "Uncle  Ap"  as  he  was  familiarly  known, 
passed  from  earthly  to  heavenly  life,  near 
Farmer,  Young  county,  Tex.,  age  79  years  a-nd 
5  months  He  was  born  Oct  17,  1832;  died  June 
22,  1901.  He  was  a  faithful  member  of  the 
Christian  church  nearly  50  years  and  a  reader 
of  the  Christian-Evangelist  since  its  publi- 
cation at  Kansas  City.  He  leaves  an  aged 
wife,  three  sons  and  four  daughters.  He  was 
a  constant  reader  o'  the  Bible  and  ever  ready 
to  give  a  reason  for  his  faith.  The  writer  has 
known  him  since  1847.  He  was  a  true  friend, 
a  kind  husoand  and  indulerent  parent. 

W.  C.  Blaket,  Sr. 

Benjamin.  Tex. 

NICHOLS. 

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Nichols,  at  the  home  of  his  youngest  daugh- 
ter, Mrs.  R.  R.  Hall.  Bro.  Nichols  was  near 
SO  years  of  age  and  for  over  50  years  an  earn- 
est follower  of  the  Christ.  Born  in  North 
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A   WEEKLY    FAMILY    AND    RELIGIOUS   JOURNAL. 


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November  14,   1901 


No.  46 


Contents. 


Editorial: 


Current  Events 1443 

Our  Plea  for   Union  and    the    Present 

Crisis 1445 

Practical  Christianity 1445 

Notes  and  Comments 1446 

Editor's  Easy  Chair. 1447 

Contributed  Articles: 

The    Floodtide  of  Life:    Adolescence  — 

Ed  ward  Scribner  Ames 1448 

Li  Hung  Chang 1449 

A  House  to-House  Visitation  on  Satur- 
day, Nov.  23.— C.  L.  Thurgood 1450 

B.  B.  Tyler's  Letter 1450 

The  Old  Book  in  the  New  Crucible.— J. 

J.Haley 1451 

English  Topics.— William  'Durban 1452 

Little  Duties  (poem) . .1453 

The  Immortality  of  the  Unseen.— George 
H.  Combs  1454 

Correspondence: 

At  Sendai,  Japan 1458 

Texas  Letter 1458 

The  Virginia  Convention 1459 

Chicago  Letter  1460 

The  Gospel  of  the  Helping  Hand 1461 

Upper  Ohio  Valley  Notes 1461 

A   Letter   of  Thanks  from  •Bro.  J.   Z. 
Tyler 1461 

The  American  Revised  Bible 1470 

Miscellaneous: 

Current  Literature '.  1455 

Our  Budget 1456 

.     Evangelistic 1462 

Family  Circle 1464 

With  theChildren 1467 

Hour  of  Prayer 1468 

Sunday-school 1469 

Marriages  and  Obituaries. 14xj; 

Book  Notes 1472 


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LITERATURE    AND    LIFE. 

IFE  comes  before  literature,  as  the  material 
always  comes  before  the  work.  The  Kills 
acre  full  of  marble  before  the  world  blooms 
with  statues.  The  forests  are  full  of  trees  before 
the  sea  is  thick  with  ships.  So  the  world 
abounds  in  life  before  men  begin  to  reason 
arvd  describe  a.nd  analyze  and  sing,  and  lit- 
erature is  born.  The  fact  and  the  action  must 
come  first.  This  is  true  of  every  kind  of  liter- 
ature. The  mind  and  its  workings  are  before  the 
metaphysician.  Beauty  and  romance  antedate 
the  poet.  The  nations  rise  and  fall  before  the 
historian  tells  their  story.  Nature's  profusion 
exists  before  the  first  scientific  book  is  written. 
Even  the  facts  of  mathematics  must  be  true 
before  the  first  diagram  is  drawn  for  their 
demonstration-  To  own  and  recognize  this  pri- 
ority of  life  is  the  first  need  of  literature.  Liter- 
ature grows  feeble  and  conceited^]  'unless  it 
ever  recognizes  the  priority  and  superiority  of 
life,  and  stands  in  genuine  awe  before  the 
greatness  of  the  men  and  of  the  ages  which 
have  simply  lived. 

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No.  46, 


Current  Events. 


SBLlisbviry's 
Apologia.. 


At     the     Lord     Mayor's 
banquet  on  Nov.  9,   the 
\  Prime  Minister,  according  to  ancient  cus- 
i  torn,  made   a  speech  surveying  the  condi- 
|  tion  of  the  country  and  outlining  the  future 
j  policy  of  the  administration.    All    other 
j  topics  are  of  minor  importance,  he  said,  in 
|  comparisongwith  the  "sad  and  lamentable" 
i  conflict  in    South    Africa.     But    sad  and 
i  lamentable  as  that  conflict  is,  Lord  Salis- 
!  bury  fails  to  see  in  it  any  reason  for  alarm 
[  or  any  occasion  for  criticism  of  the  gov- 
|  ernment.     He  congratulates  England  that 
|  the  European  powers  have  all  maintained 
;  a  "correct  attitude"  of  neutrality  and  non- 
interference,  as  they  could  not  have  been 
i  trusted  to   do  fifty  years  ago.    He  tried  to 
I  be  cheerful  in  his  comments  on  the  present 
;  state  of  the  conflict  with  the  Boers,  and 
held  that  the  continuance  of  guerrilla  war- 
i  fare  was  neither  a  strange  nor  a  discourag- 
1  ing  fact.     He  showed  that  a  war  is  always 
lengthy  when  one  of  the  combatants  re- 
fusesJDto][come  to  terms  after  its  seat  of 
j  government     has    been    captured.      This 
j  obstinacy  on  the  part  of  the  Boers  seems 
I  to  strike  the   Prime  Minister  as  an  un- 
|  justifiable  violation  of  the    rules   of    the 
j  game,  as  if  a  chess-player  should  refuse  to 
I  allow  a   piece  to  be  taken  from  the  board 
after  his  opponent  had  properly  captured 
it.    Unfortunately,  this  parallel  does  not 
hold  in  the  minds  of  the  Boers,  who  con- 
sider war^not  as  a  game  but  as  a  means  of 
maintaining  those   conditions   which  they 
I  consider  essential  to  an  honorable  political 
I  existence.    Lord  Salisbury  says  there  is  no 
j  ground    for    supposing    that    the    British 
!  army  is  not  making  satisfactory  progress 
against  its  guerrilla  adversaries.    In  view 
I  of  the  dispatches  from  South  Africa  during 
the  last  few  weeks,  it  is  evident  that  the 
Premier  is  more  easily  satisfied  than  the 
general£mass~of  the  British  public. 

King  Edward,  who  has  a 
reputation  among  his  ad- 
mirers for  doing  every- 
thing exactly  at  the  psychological  moment 
when  it  will  be  most  effective,  waited  until 
his  own  birthday  to  confer  upon  the  heir 
apparent,  the  Duke  of  York,  the  title  of 
Prince  of  "Wales.  Now  it  has  been  done, 
and  the  title  which  belonged  to  Albert 
Edward  so  long  that  it  can  scarcely  be  dis- 
sociated from  him  in  the  minds  of  the  pres- 
ent generation,  is  now  worn  by  his  eldest 
son.  Beginning  with  Edward  II.,  who  was 
made  Prince  of  Wales  in  infancy  by  his 
crafty  father  in  response  to  the  demand  of 
the  "Welsh  people  for  a  prince  who  could 
not  speak  a  word  of  English,  for  six  centu- 
ries the  heir  apparent  to  the  British  throne 
has  borne  this  title.  It  is,  by  the  way,  ex- 
actly six  hundred  years  since  the  title  was 
formally  conferred  for  the  first  time,  that 
event  occurring  in  1301.  King  Edward  VII. 


The  New 
Prince  of 
Wales. 


is  now  sixty  years  old  and,  with  no  desire 
to  bring  up  against  him  the  sins  of  his 
youth,  for  which  he  may  be  penitent,  it 
may  be  said  that  he  has  not  led  a  life  con- 
ducive to  longevity.  The  new  prince,  who 
has  just  completed  a  seven-months'  tour 
around  the  world,  will  not  have  to  wait  as 
long  for  the  regal  and  imperial  position  to 
which  he  is  heir  as  his  father  did  before 
him. 


The  Schley 
Inquiry. 


The  patient  public  will  be 
glad  to  know  that  the 
naval  court  of  inquiry  has  finished  its 
hearings  in  the  Schley  case.  The  evidence 
is  all  in,  the  attorneys  have  made  their 
final  speeches  and  the  case  is  in  the  hands 
of  the  court.  In  his  closing  speech  Judge 
Advocate  Lemly,  representing  the  navy 
department,  stated  that  the  charge  against 
Admiral  Schley  is  not  cowardice  but  dis- 
obedience to  orders  and  unnecessary  delay 
in  action — in  short,  "unsteadiness  in  pur- 
pose and  in  push."  The  battle  of  Santiago, 
says  Lemly,  was  a  captains'  fight;  Schley's 
vessel  did  it3  good  share  of  the  work,  but 
there  was  such  a  lack  of  prearranged 
plan  and  of  what  in  foot-ball  would  be 
called  "team  play"  that  the  credit  for  the 
victory  belongs  to  the  individual  captains 
rather  than  to  the  commander  of  the 
squadron.  The  trial  lasted  forty  days  and 
its  printed  record  will  fill  2,000  pages.  It 
is  not  to  be  expected  that  Admiral  Dewey 
and  Rear- Admirals  Ramsey  and  Benson 
will  be  able  to  formulate  a  judicial  opinion 
in  a  hurry  on  this  mass  of  evidence.  They 
will  hold  a  two-and-a-half-hour  session 
every  day  and  can  take  all  the  time  they 
want.     The  country  can  wait. 

J- 

The  Death  of  Li  Hung  Chang,  the 
Li  Hung  Chang,  greatest  Chinese  states- 
man of  the  past  century  and  one  of  the 
ablest  men  that  the  Orient  has  ever  pro- 
duced, died  Nov.  7.  In  spite  of  increasing 
feebleness,  he  continued  to  take  a  leading 
part  in  the  negotiations  with  the  Powers, 
and  it  is  even  said  that  his  death  was  has- 
tened by  a  quarrel  with  the  Russian  Min- 
ister, which  threw  him  into  a  violent  pas- 
sion and  brought  him  to  his  deathbed. 
This  may  or  may  not  be  true.  There  was 
such  a  quarrel,  however,  the  day  before 
Earl  Li's  death  over  the  publication  of  the 
terms  of  the  treaty  regarding  Manchuria. 
The  aged  statesman's  fellow-country- 
men— from  the  Emperor,  whose  chief 
counselor  he  was,  down  to  the  com- 
mon people,  from  whose  ranks  he  rose — 
have  faithfully  observed  toward  him  all  the 
post  mortem  courtesies  which  Chinese  in- 
genuity can  devise  and  which  Chinese  eti- 
quette approves.  "Whole  herds  of  paper 
horses  have  been  burned  to  convey  his 
spirit  to  its  blest  abode,  and  tons  of  choice 
food  have  been  provided  to  furnish  it  re- 
freshments upon  the  journey.     He  will  be 


buried  in  the  lacquered  teakwood  coffin 
which  he  carried  with  him  around  the  world 
and  has  since  kept  ready  in  a  convenient 
place.  He  will  be  succeeded  as  Viceroy  of 
Chili  province  by  Yuan  Shi  Kai,  who  has 
been  keeping  the  peace  in  the  unruly  prov- 
ince of  Shan-tung  and  whom  the  foreign 
ministers  regard  as  a  man  of  great  ability 
and  high  character.  We  publish  elsewhere 
in  this  paper  an  article  on  Li  Hung  Chang 
by  a  writer  whose  long  residence  in  China 
renders  his  opinion  on  all  Chinese  ques- 
tions valuable.  The  article  was  written 
before  the  death  of  Li  Hung  Chang  and  is 
not  a  eulogy.  Perhaps  it  will  be  found  the 
more  accurate  on  that  account.  Whatever 
may  have  been  the  quality  of  Li  Hung 
Chang's  patriotism,  there  is  no  question  of 
his  ability  or  of  his  scholarship  according 
to  Chinese  standards.  It  is  questionable, 
however,  whether  the  acquisition  of  his 
immense  fortune  could  be  accounted  for 
creditably.  It  is  significant  that  one  of  his 
maxims  was:  "With  money  you  can  move 
the  gods ;  without  money  you  cannot  even 
move  a  man." 

Although   Pope   Leo  has 

The  Next  Pope.    ,  ,.,  ,     ■, 

been     so    often    reported 

dying  that  rumors  to  that  effect  are  now 
seldom  taken  seriously,  yet  one  must  re- 
member that  he  is  ninety- one  years  old 
and,  in  the  course  of  nature,  the  end  is  to 
be  expected  at  almost  any  time.  A  well 
authenticated  report  that  Cardinal  Svempa, 
archbishop  of  Bologna,  is  on  his  deathbed, 
arouses  renewed  speculation  as  to  the  next 
incumbent  of  the  papacy,  for  Mgr.  Svempa 
was  one  of  the  mo3t  promising  candidates 
for  the  office.  The  youngest  of  the  cardi- 
nals who  are  considered  eligible,  he  was  far 
enough  removed  from  liberalism  to  be  an 
acceptable  candidate  to  the  dominant  wing 
of  the  Catholic  Church — the  reactionaries 
who  still  clamor  for  temporal  sovereignty 
and  will  not  make  friends  with  the  house  of 
Savoy  because  it  has  usurped  "the  patri- 
mony of  Peter" — and  was  at  the  same  time 
less  intolerant  in  spirit  than  some  who  still 
remain  in  the  race  with  a  brighter  prospect 
of  victory  for  his  taking  off.  It  is,  of 
course,  certain  that  the  next  pope  will  be 
an  Italian.  The  present  college  of  cardi- 
nals, by  whom  the  pope  will  be  elected, 
contains  a  clear  majority  of  Italians.  It  is 
not  reasonable  to  suppose  that  the  foreign, 
members,  whose  interests  are  diverse,  many 
of  whom  are  not  even  acquainted  with  each 
other  and  some  of  whom  will  be  too  far 
away  to  attend  the  conclave,  will  be  able  to 
unite  and  win  enough  Italian  cardinals  to 
raise  their  minority  to  the  requisite  two- 
thirds.  Moreover,  the  college  of  cardinals 
is  marked  by  a  reactionary  spirit — a  sort  of 
old- school  toryism — which,  while  it  is 
rather  conventional  and  collective  than 
sincere  and  individual,  is  never  so  strong 
as  when  sitting  in  conclave  for  the  election 
of  a  pope.    That  reactionary  spirit  finds  its 


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THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


November  14   1901 


most  important  expression  in  an  undying 
hatred  and  scorn  of  the  present  Italian 
government,  built  as  it  is  upon  the  ruins 
of  the  papal  state.  While  this  feeling  is 
uppermost,  it  is  scarcely  conceivable  that  a 
non-Italian  can  be  trusted  to  fulfill  the 
functions  of  pope,  the  chief  of  which  is  to 
cherish  this  grudge  against  the  house  of 
Savoy.  How  well  Leo  fills  the  bill  in  this 
particular  may  be  appreciated  by  remem- 
bering that,  when  King  Humbert  was  as- 
sassinated sixteen  months  ago,  no  word  of 
sympathy  or  regret  escaped  his  lips,  and 
that  the  aged  pontiff,  himself  tottering 
upon  death's  threshold,  even  took  pains  to 
condemn  the  widowed  queen's  funeral 
prayer  as  "contrary  to  the  liturgy.',' 


The  Fa.ll  of  Of  all  possible  events  in 
TaLmmany.  the  field  of  American 
politics,  none  could  have  caused  such 
unanimous  satisfaction  to  all  the  decent 
people  in  the  country  as  the  defeat  of 
Tammany  and  Croker  in  New  York.  The 
union  of  the  Pusionists  was  complete. 
With  Seth  Low  at  the  head  of  their  ticket 
and  both  Democrats  and  Republicans  rep- 
resented upon  it,  there  could  be  no  ques- 
tion of  partisanship  in  the  campaign.  It 
was  a  plain  case  of  decency  versus  inde- 
cency— and  decency  won.  Tammany  got 
absolutely  nothing — not  even  coroner.  It 
is  reported  that  Croker  has  resigned  his 
leadership  of  the  Tammany  forces  and  will 
spend  the  remainder  of  his  days  at  his 
English  estate  at  Wantage,  where  his 
villa  defiles  the  very  spot  where  King 
Alfred's  palace  stood  a  thousand  years 
ago.  The  late  King  Alfred  is  not  more 
politically  dead  than  Mr.  Croker,  whose 
erstwhile  allies  have  now  turned  against 
him  as  the  cause  of  their  defeat,  and 
the  foundation  of  all  tbeir  woes.  With 
Seth  Low  as  mayor  and  Justice  Je- 
rome as  district  attorney,  New  York  has 
every  prospect  of  enjoying  a  municipal  re- 
generation which  for  suddenness  and  com- 
pleteness will  be  almost  without  a  parallel. 
Mr.  Low  is  pre-eminently  a  business  man. 
After  being  graduated  from  Columbia 
University  in  1870  at  the  age  of  20,  he  en- 
tered his  father's  large  business  house.  As 
mayor  of  Brooklyn  he  put  the  city  gov- 
ernment on  a  business  basis  and  managed 
it  as  carefully  and  economically  as  if  it  had 
been  a  stock  company  and  he  himself  the 
chief  stockholder.  When  called  to  the 
presidency  of  Columbia  University  about 
fifteen  years  ago,  it  was  not  on  his  reputa- 
tion as  a  scholar  or  a  pedagogical  specialist, 
but  as  an  administrator,  and  the  prosperity 
of  Columbia  in  his  hands  has  vindicated 
the  choice.  He  will  give  New  York  what 
it  has  not  had  for  many  years — a  business 
administration. 

An  Ur\popvjIev.r  One  of  the  most  interest- 
Ca.rvdida.te.         ing.  and    leagt  admirable 

characters  in  Rome  at  the  present  time  is 
Cardinal  Rampolla,  papal  secretary  of 
state  and  the  constant  attendant  and  ad- 
viser of  the  Pope.  He  is  perhaps  the  only 
Italian  prelate  whose  name  is  generally 
known  in  this  country,  and  while  there  are 
few  who  desire  to  see  him  succeed  Leo 
XIII.,  there  are  many  who  think  of  him  in 
that  connection.  No  better  description  of 
this  precious  prelate  can  be  given  than 
that  which  Signor  R.  de  Cesare,  a  member 
of  the  Italian  Chamber  of  Deputies,  puts 


into  these  frank  words  in  the  North 
American  Review:  "He  is  a  skillful 
flatterer  of  the  Pope.  For  fourteen  years 
he  has  watched  the  increasing  senility  of 
Leo  XIII.  and  the  decay  of  his  will,  and 
has  gradually  attained  his  present  position, 
above  all  maintaining*  the  Pope  in  senti- 
ments of  hostility  toward  Italy.  But  the 
supreme  power  of  Cardinal  Rampolla,  in 
which  he  may  be  said  to'  be  unsurpassed, 
lies  in  dissimulation.  \  He  simulates 
modesty,  and  he  is  haughty;  he  simu- 
lates gentleness,  and  nobody  can  move 
him;  he  simulates  charity,  and  it  is  use- 
less to  have  recourse  to  him  for  charitable 
objects.  He  receives  about  100,000  lire 
($20,000)  yearly  from  various  sources, 
holding  the  most  lucrative  post  in  the 
ecclesiastical  hierarchy.  He  is  a  man 
without  friendships,  emotions  or  impulses 
of  generosity  or  affection."  The  same 
writer  assures  us  that  this  cardinal  has  no 
chance  of  election  to  the  papacy,  for, 
while  some  fear  and  flatter  him,  most  hate 
him  and  all  factions  would  unite  to  oppose 
him  as  a  candidate.  Leo  XIII.  is  now 
older  than  any  pope  has  ever  been,  and 
older  than  any  living  cardinal,  bishop  or 
prelate — perhaps  older  than  any  living 
priest.  The  length  of  his  pontificate  now 
exceeds  that  of  any  of  his  predecessors,  with 
three  exceptions,  and  two  of  these  will  be 
surpassed  if  he  lives  a  year  longer.  The 
cardinals  elect  the  pope,  and  the  pope  fills 
vacancies  in  the  ranks  of  the  cardinals  as 
they  occur.  In  view  of  the  fact  that  there 
remain  but  three  who  participated  in  the 
conclave  which  elected  him  twenty-three 
years  ago,  the  others  being  all  his  own  ap- 
pointees, it  may  soon  be  in  order  for  Leo 
to  issue  a  commemorative  medal,  a?  Urban 
VIII.  did  under  similar  circumstances,  with 
the  inscription:  "You  have  not  chosen 
me,  but  I  have  chosen  you." 


Elections 
Elsewhere. 


The  elections  of  last  Tues- 
day held  in  eleven  states 
resulted  in  few  surprises.  In  Pennsylvania 
the  Fusionists  paid  the  penalty  for  their 
failure  to  unite  more  thoroughly,  and  the 
Quay-Ashbridge  Republican  machine  did 
not  receive  the  full  weight  of  the  censure 
which  it  deserved.  Maryland  went  Demo- 
cratic by  a  narrow  margin,  which  probably 
means  the  return  of  Gorman,  an  astute  but 
discredited  politician,  to  the  United  States 
senate.  Virginia  and  Mississippi  were,  of 
course,  easily  Democratic.  Kentucky 
elected  a  legislature  which  will  choose  a 
Democratic  United  States  senator.  The 
chief  Democratic  disappointment  was  the 
loss  of  Nebraska,  which  went  Republican 
by  about  10,000.  Massachusetts  gave  Crane 
(Rep.)  70,000  majority,  a  slight  decrease 
over  the  presidential  year;  Iowa  gave  Cum- 
mins (Rep.)  about  89,000;  and  Ohio  re- 
elected Gov.  Nash  (Rep.)  by  60,000,  and  a 
legislature  which  will  return  Foraker  to 
the  senate. 

The  President  It  has  come  to  be  gener- 
orv  Trvists.  ally  believed  that  in  his 

message  to  Congress  next  month  President 
Roosevelt  will  make  some  specific  recom- 
mendations for  anti- trust  legislation.  His 
letter  accepting  the  nomination  as  governor 
of  New  York,  his  message  to  the  New  York 
legislature  and  his  speech  at  Minneapolis  a 
few  days  before  the  assassination  of  Presi- 
dent McKinley,  all    indicate   that,    while 


there  is  no  danger  that  he  will  ad- 
vocate radical  anti-capitalist  measures, 
he  realizes  the  gravity  of  the  situ- 
ation which  industrial  combinations 
have  brought  about.  He  has  more  than 
once  recommended  the  publicity  cure  as 
being  the  simplest  and  most  effective  means 
of  curbing  those  trusts  which  grow  rich  on 
watered  stock.  At  any  rate  it  will  be  seen 
that  he  does  not  share  Senator  Hanna's 
famous  opinion  that  "there  are  no  trusts." 
It  is  just  possible  that  he  may  not  be  able 
to  see  eye  to  eye  with  the  Republican 
leaders  regarding  this  matter,  but  no  one 
doubts  that  he  will  in  any  case  proceed 
without  hesitation  or  embarrassment  to 
recommend  such  anti-trust  legislation  as 
seems  to  him  expedient,  whatever  the  party 
leaders  may  think  about  it. 


6^* 


A  Natural 
Wonder. 


This  country  of  Jours  is  rich 
in  natural  wonders  and 
curiosities  already,  and  if  recent  reports 
from  Alaska  be  true,  their  number  has 
been  added  to  by  the  discovery  of  a  buried 
forest.  This  natural  wonder  is  located 
at  the  mouth  of  Turner's  Creek  in  the 
Kaugarok  district.  Great  trees  one  hun- 
dred feet  long  have  been  uncovered,  some 
in  an  excellent  state  of  preservation,  and 
others  badly  decayed.  The  most  of  the 
trees  resemble  the  famous  redwood  of 
California,  and  are  very  large.  There  are 
many  evidences  that  Alaska  once  enjoyed 
a  tropical  or  semi-tropical  climate.  In  the 
buried  forest  have  been  found  elephant 
tusks,  mammoth  bones  and  traces  of  many 
tropical  animals.  Alaska,  during  the  past 
few  years,  has  become  the  land  of  wonders§ 
Not  one-tenth  of  its  area  has  yet  been  at 
all  thoroughly  explored,  and  there  is  no 
prophesying  what  may  yet  be  found  within 
its  borders. 


<* 


The  Fog 
in  London- 


London  had  a  fog  last 
week  that  was  like  the 
Egyptian  plague  of  darkness.  Business 
and  society  both  stopped  and  waited  for  a 
change  in  the  wind.  People  were  lost 
within  a  square  of  their  own  homes,  unable 
to  see  far  enough  to  recognize  the  most 
familiar  landmarks.  Policemen  wandered 
vaguely  about,  seeking  in  vain  for  their 
beats  and  unable  to  do  anything  when  they 
found  them.  Pedestrians  were  trodden 
upon  by  horses  which  were  invisible  alike 
to  their  victims  and  their  drivers. 


,s& 


Turkey 

Pays. 


Turkey  has  paid  upi 
Shortly  after  the  French 
fleet  arrived  at  Mitylene  and  it  became  evi- 
dent that  the  admiral  meant  business,  a 
draft  was  sent  to  the  proper  party  for  the 
amount  of  the  French  claims.  Diplomatic 
relations  have  now  been  resumed  and  the 
flag  is  again  flying  over  the  French  em- 
bassy in  Constantinople.  The  methods  of 
American  "shirtsleeve  diplomacy"  are  the 
only  sort  that  can  take  effect  on  the  wily 
Sultan. 

The  census  report  for  the  past  decade  in 
some  respects  has  been  quite  full.  A  re- 
cent bulletin  contains  some  very  valuable 
information.  It  shows  that  there  are  39,- 
059,242  males  in  the  United  States  and  37,- 
244,145  females.  This  gives  512  males  and 
488  females  to  each  1,000  of  the  popula- 
tion. There  are  1,815,097  more  males  in 
this  country  than  females. 


November  14,  1901 


THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


1445 


*'  Our   Plea,   for  Union    and 
the  Present  Crisis." 

Eternal  vigilance  is  said  to  be  the  price 
of  liberty.  It  is  no  less  the  price  of  every 
great  undertaking  that  proposes  to  benefit 
mankind.  Every  contribution,  whether 
.  from  a  friendly  or  unfriendly  source,  which 
points  out  certain  wrong  tendencies  in  our 
movement  for  the  restoration  of  the  cath- 
olicity and  unity  of  the  New  Testament 
Church  deserves  our  candid  consideration. 
This  is  especially  true  if  the  contribution 
emanates  from  one  within  the  movement 
itself,  who  is  in  thorough  sympathy  with 
its  aims  and  principles. 

The  work,  the  title  page  of  which  is  above 
given,  may  be  said  to  be  timely,  in  that  it 
deals  with  one  of  the  most  pressing  prob- 
lems before  the  religious  world  to-day. 
That  it  is  thoughtful,  that  its  literary  style 
is  admirable  and  its  spirit  commendable, 
are  qualities  that  would  be  expected  in  a 
work  from  the  pen  of  its  accomplished 
author.  Prom  what  we  have  said  above  it 
is  not  to  be  inferred  that  the  book  is 
devoted  wholly  or  mainly  to  pointing  out 
weak  spots  in  our  ecclesiastical  or  theo- 
logical armor.  Its  main  object  is  quite 
different.  It  aims  to  point  out  the  true 
pathway  to  the  success  of  our  movement, 
but  in  doing  so  the  author  is  compelled  to 
point  out  certain  dangerous  tendencies 
which  are  to  be  guarded  against.  With 
almost  everything  that  is  said  of  this 
character  we  are  in  hearty  accord.  The 
last  chapter  in  the  "Old  Faith  Restated," 
published  ten  years  ago,  covers  much  of 
the  same  ground  gone  over  in  the  present 
work.  That  there  have  been  and  are  man- 
ifestations of  the  sectarian  spirit  among  us, 
even  as  among  others,  no  one  will  deny. 
That  there  has  been  a  failure,  in  many 
cases,  in  local  communities,  to  emphasize 
and  to  give  credence  and  power  to  our  plea 
for  Christian  union,  by  abstaining  from  co- 
operation in  united  efforts  for  evangelistic 
purposes  and  for  the  promotion  of  civic 
righteousness,  is  also  true.  It  must  be 
confessed  that  we  have  preached  Christian 
union  more  faithfully  than  we  have  prac- 
ticed it.  This  is  only  saying,  however,  that 
it  is  easier  to  preach  than  to  practice.  We 
have  suffered,  too,  from  a  sort  of  provin- 
cialism, not  uncommon  in  other  religious 
bodies,  growing  out  of  our  inevitable  sep- 
aration from  other  religionists  under  our 
present  system  of  denominationalism. 
Many  among  us  have  failed  to  take  note 
of  the  progress  which  has  been  made  in 
other  religious  bodies  and  to  give  them 
credit  for  teaching  and  practicing  many 
things  which  we  have  felt  in  the  past  to  be 
peculiar  to  ourselves.  There  is  far  greater 
unity  of  thought,  even,  to  say  nothing  of 
faith,  among  religious  people  in  this 
country  to-day,  than  is  imagined  by  the 
average  member  of  any  religious  body. 
One  of  the  most  important  steps,  and  one 
of  the  most  essential,  too,  in  the  direction 
of  Christian  union,  is  the  frank  recognition 
of  the  unity  which  already  exists,  and  the 
utilization  of  such  unity  to  the  fullest 
extent  possible. 

Prof.  Willett  believes  that  as  a  religious 
movement  we  are  at  a  crisis  in  our  history. 
"There  are  three  periods  in  the  history  of 
any  movement  that  comes  to  prominence 
as  a  promoter  of  an  idea.    There  is  first,  the 

*By  Herbert  L.  Willett,  Christian  Century  Co., 
Chicago,  1901, 


period  of  its  inception  and  early  growth, 
when  it  first  takes  form  as  a  statement  of 
truth,  and  makes  its  appeal  for  support.  .  . 
During  this  period  the  influence  of  the 
original  idea  is  strong  and  those  who  enter 
the  circle  are  likely  to  be  attracted  by  the 
dominant  principle.  The  mere  matter  of 
forming  an  organization  is  secondary." 
Later  on  the  necessity  of  organization  be- 
comes apparent,  and  "then  comes  most 
naturally  the  passion  for  growth.  The 
development  of  the  organism  is  the  pre- 
vailing concern.  This  is  accomplished  by 
the  uplifting  of  the  watchwords  with  which 
the  movement  started,  but  in  the  conduct 
of  the  most  active  and  zealous  representa- 
tives there  may  be  detected  a  growing  zeal 
for  the  organization,  as  such,  and  a  lessen- 
ing of  emphasis  upon  the  first  purposes  of 
the  enterprise."  The  third  period,  which 
the  author  thinks  now  confronts  us,  and 
which  is  a  moment  of  critical  importance, 
is  when  the  movement  chooses  between 
supreme  devotion  to  the  organization,  as 
such,  and  a  revival  of  its  zeal  for  its  origi- 
nal purposes  and  directing  the  power  of 
the  organization  to  their  accomplishment. 
"We  stand,  therefore,  at  the  opening  of  the 
third  period  of  our  history.  Before  us 
open  two  paths.  The  one  is  the  way  of 
true  success.  It  can  only  be  entered  by 
taking  earnest  heed  to  the  things  which  we 
have  heard  from  the  fathers  lest  we  drift 
away  from  them."  The  two  paths,  as  we 
understand  the  author,  are,  first,  the  effort 
to  build  up  a  strong  organization,  animated 
by  the  usual  party  spirit  and  party  pride, 
and  using  the  watchwords  of  the  fathers, 
without  their  spirit,  to  accomplish  that 
end.  The  other  path  is  making  the  organ- 
ization subordinate  to  the  great  purposes 
for  which  we  came  into  existence,  namely: 
the  promotion  of  union  on  the  apostolic 
basis. 

We  cannot  agree  with  the  author,  that 
we  have  not  yet  passed  this  crisis.  There 
may  have  been  a  time  in  our  history  when 
that  was  an  open  question,  and  when  there 
was  danger  of  our  crystallizing  into  a  mere 
sect,  but  we  believe  that  we  have  passed 
that  critical  period  where  was  the  parting 
of  the  ways,  and  that  we  have  already  en- 
tered upon  the  true  path  which  the  author 
indicates.  We  do  not  mean  by  this  that 
all  of  us  have  done  so,  but  that  the  leading, 
representative  and  controlling  minds  of  the 
brotherhood,  backed  up  by  the  sympathy 
and  support  of  the  best  churches,  are 
thoroughly  committed  to  the  program  out- 
lined by  the  fathers,  of  bringing  about 
Christian  unity  on  the  New  Testament 
basis.  They  are  also  committed  to  the  pol- 
icy and  principle  of  recognizing  the  Chris- 
tian character  and  worth  of  the  various 
Christian  bodies  about  us,  and  of  co-oper- 
ating with  them  in  all  practicable  ways  in 
efforts  for  the  conversion  of  men  and  for  the 
promotion  of  social  righteousness. 

As  we  see  it  the  danger- point  was  passed 
when  there  came  to  be  among  our  men  of 
"light  and  leading"  the  spiritual  breadth 
and  insight  to  recognize  as  Christian 
churches,  with  greater  or  less  degree  of 
error  in  teaching  and  practice,  the  great 
evangelical  bodies  about  us,  and  to  see 
that  the  Christian  Church  includes  millions 
of  consecrated  workers  who  do  not  follow 
with  us,  nor  with  each  other,  but  who,  to 
the  best  of  their  knowledge  and  ability, 
are  seeking  to  follow  Christ  and  to  do  His 
will.    With  this  conception  of  the  religious 


world  and  of  our  relation  to  it,  our  plea  for 
Christian  union  on  the  broad  New  Testa- 
ment basis  has  a  meaning  and  significance 
which  it  could  not  otherwise  possess. 
With  the  contrary  idea — that  we  alone 
constitute  the  Church  of  Christ— the  plea 
for  Christian  union  has  no  meaning. 

Touching  the  relation  of  the  ordinances 
to  the  question  of  Christian  union,  we  are 
glad  to  note  the  following  statement:  "We 
cannot  disregard  them,  nor  change  them, 
nor  empty  them  of  their  significance  with- 
out being  wiser  than  our  Master  and  thus 
failing  to  catch  His  spirit,  which  is  the 
essence  of  the  Christian  life."  To  this, 
however,  the  following  sentence  is  added, 
which  admits  of  an  interpretation  which 
we  can  most  heartily  endorse  whatever  may 
be  its  intended  significance:  "But  that 
very  spirit  will  lead  us  to  speak  concerning 
them  the  truth  in  love,  and  to  believe  that 
every  man  must  be  fully  persuaded  in  his 
own  mind  regarding  these  as  other  elements 
of  Christian  teaching,  that  we  are  not  the 
keepers  of  our  brothers'  consciences,"  etc. 
This  of  course,  but  we  must  be  "keepers" 
of  our  own  consciences,  and  must  not  act 
in  disregard  of  the  consciences  of  our 
brethren  when  our  action  affects  their 
religious  position.  No  one  enters  an  or- 
ganization, human  or  divine,  on  his  own 
terms,  but  on  the  terms  prescribed  by  the 
organization  itself,  if  it  be  human,  or  if  it 
be  divine,  by  divine  authority.  We  must 
carefully  discriminate  between  the  question 
of  personal*  liberty,  on  the  one  hand,  to 
which  every  one  has  a  right,  and  the  lib- 
erty of  an  organization  to  be  loyal,  in  its 
organic  capacity,  to  its  organic  law.  It  is 
not,  as  the  author  states  in  another  place, 
that  those  who  insist  on  maintaining  the 
ordinances  as  they  were  delivered  unto  us 
"feel  that  they  themselves  are  responsible 
for  the  conduct  of  their  brethren  in  the 
matter  of  baptism,"  but  it  is  a  question  of 
feeling  themselves  responsible  for  main- 
taining the  conditions  of  membership  im- 
posed by  inspired  authority,  as  the  basis  on 
which  the  brethren  of  any  congregation 
have  come  into  mutual  fellowship  with  each 
other,  and  with  Jesus  Christ.  That  is  the 
reason  why  "  we  cannot  discard  them,  nor 
change  them,  nor  empty  them  of  their  sig- 
nificance without  being  wiser  than  our 
Master." 

What  we  need  to-day  is  patience,  not  only 
with  our  religious  neighbors,  but  with  our- 
selves. We  must  not  undertake  to  hasten 
Christian  union  by  artificial  methods.  It 
must  come  as  the  result  of  growth.  All  of 
us  who  name  the  name  of  Christ  must  walk 
in  the  light  as  He  gives  us  to  see  the  light. 
Nothing  is  gained  by  compromises  wnich 
surrender  any  doctrine,  duty  or  ordinance 
that  has  divine  sanction.  We  must  be 
magnanimous  enough,  and  large  enough, 
to  co-operate  with  each  other  while  per- 
mitting each  other  to  be  loyal  to  the  truth, 
as  God  has  enabled  each  to  see  the  truth. 
In  no  other  way  can  that  larger  and  closer 
unity  come,  which  we  believe  to  be  a  pos- 
sibility of  the  future.  When  that  unity 
comes,  then,  of  course,  our  separate  exist- 
ence will  cease.  Oar  separate  existence, 
we  say,  but  not  our  existence,  for  we  shall 
be  a  part  of  the  united  church  and  shall 
have  our  work  to  do,  with  the  rest  of  our 
brethren,  in  bringing  the  world  to  the  feet 
of  Christ. 


1446 


THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


November  14  190 


Practical  Christianity. 

It  is  a  fact  worth  thinking  about  that  the 
emphasis  which  we  ordinarily  lay  upon  the 
various  phases  of  the  religious  life  is  not 
at  all  accurately  adjusted  to  their  relative 
importance.  It  is  a  natural  tendency  of 
the  human  mind  to  magnify  the  institu- 
tional and  formal,  and  to  minify  the  spirit- 
ual and  essential.  This  often  amounts  to 
an  exaltation  of  what  should  be  merely  a 
means  to  an  end,  and  the  neglect  of  the 
end  itself.  A  similar  perversion  is  seen  in 
politics  in  that  party  loyalty  which  forgets 
that  parties  are  at  best  but  instruments  to 
secure  just  government  and  comes  to  con- 
sider the  success  of  the  party  as  the  ulti- 
mate desideratum.  Of  the  same  type  is 
that  denominational  or  congregational  loy- 
alty which  is  so  full  of  zeal  for  the  pros- 
perity of  "our  church"  that  it  forgets  that 
even  a  church  is  not  an  end  in  itself,  but  a 
means  to  an  end — the  saving  of  human 
souls,  the  blessing  and  enrichment  of 
human"  life  and  the  glorification  of  our 
heavenly  Father  through  the  more  perfect 
performance  of  His  will  by  His  children 
upon  eaith. 

During  his  earthly  ministry,  our  Savior 
taught  that  love  toward  God  and  man  and 
the  expression  of  that  love  through  deeds 
of  benevolence  to  the  needy,  were  of  the 
very  essence  of  true  religion.  These  things 
are  not  means  to  an  end,  but  are  themselves 
an  end,  the  value  of  which  is  recognized  by 
all  right-minded  men.  We  are  not  in  dan- 
ger of  thinking  too  much  of  increasing  the 
numerical  strength  of  the  church  or  of  the 
maintenance  of  public  worship  or  of  those 
forms  of  "church  work"  which  consist 
merely  in  keeping  the  plant  in  good  work- 
ing order.  But  we  think  far  too  little  of 
those  other  matters  which  constitute  the 
real  work  for  which  the  church  was  insti- 
tuted. I  A  congregation  which  merely  keeps 
up  its  organization,  pays  its  debts,  main- 
tains agreeable  public  services  and  has  the 
usual  number  of  committees  looking  after 
matters  of  internal  administration,  may 
pass  for  a  live  church;  but  its  condition  is 
like  that  of  a  mill  which  keeps  up  a  cease- 
less clatter  of  machinery,  with  whirling  of 
wheels^and  creaking  of  belts,  but  grinds 
no  grist.  A  church  is  no  more  an  end 
in  itself  than  a  mill  is.  Neither  exists 
for  the  purpose  of  self- perpetuation.  Both 
must  find  their  justification  in  their  prod- 
uct;.. The  products  of  the  church  are  men 
and  women  who  have  been  turned  from 
the  love  and  pursuit  of  evil  things  to  the 
love  and  pursuit  of  good  things,  who  have 
developed  into  robust,  cultured  and  unself- 
ish Christian  characters,  which  find  ex- 
pression in  deeds  of  benevolence. 

Benevolence,  then,  in  its  largest  sense, 
is  what  the  church  exists  for.  It  is  not  an 
after-thought  or  an  elective,  but  the  main 
point.  In  its  broadest  sense  such  benevo- 
lence includes  all  efforts  to  benefit  others  by 
preaching  the  gospel,  by  Christian  educa- 
tion and  otherwise.  In  its  more  ordinary 
sense,  it  includes  practical  loving-kindness 
toward  those  who  have  been  unfortunate  in 
worldly  estate. 

It  will  not  be  questioned  that  the  Dis- 
ciples of  Christ  have  fallen  short  of  their 
duty  as  regards  benevolence  in  the  nar- 
rower sense.  Our  Board  of  Ministerial  Re- 
lief and  the  Benevolent  Association  of  the 
Christian  Church  are  our  two  principal 
agencies  in  this  field.  Both  are  compara- 
tively new  and   neither  has  more  than  a 


small  fraction  of  the  support  which  it 
should  receive.  The  sixth  annual  report  of 
the  Board  of  Ministerial  Relief  shows  that 
the  relief  furnished  by  it  last  year  amounted 
to  only  $4,873.  The  receipts  for  the  year 
were  nearly  $12,000,  but  a  large  part  of  this 
goes  into  the  permanent  fund  and  only  the 
interest  is  immediately  available. 

The  Benevolent  Association  is  only  now 
struggling  into  the  general  recognition 
which  it  deserves.  The  various  depart- 
ments of  its  work  have  often  been  set  forth 
in  these  columns.  These  benevolent  enter- 
prises should  be  unified  under  a  common 
management  and  should  assume  their  place 
by  the  side  of  the  missionary  societies  as  a 
co-ordinate  feature  of  our  co-operative 
work. 

There  can  be  no  more  appropriate  season 
than  that  upon  which  we  are  now  entering 
for  the  consideration  o*  this  work.  From 
Thanksgiving  day  until  L  .ristmas,  the  spir- 
it of  these  two  days  ought  to  dominate  the 
season  and  make  Christians  especially 
delight  to  minister  to  the  necessities  of  the 
saints.  President  Roosevelt  in  his  Thanks- 
giving proclamation  reminds  us  that  "true 
homage  comes  from  the  heart  as  well  as 
from  the  lips  and  shows  itself  in  deeds," 
and  that  "we  can  best  prove  our  thankful- 
ness to  the  Almighty  by  the  way  in  which, 
on  this  earth  and  at  this  time,  each  of  us 
does  his  duty  to  his  fellow  man."  We  sug- 
gest that  this  is  an  especially  appropriate 
season  at  which  to  remember  the  orphans 
and  the  aged,  and  we  are  sure  that  dona- 
tions of  supplies  suitable  for  Thanksgiving 
dinners  (or  of  cash,  which  never  comes 
amiss)  would  be  gratefully  received  at  the 
Christian  Orphans'  Home,  915  Aubert 
Ave.,  St.  Louis. 

The  special  day  for  Ministerial  Relief  is 
the  third  Lord's  day  in  December  of  which 
we  shall  agiin  take  occasion  to  remind  our 
readers. 

Notes  and  Comments- 

In  his  memorial  sermon  on  Dr.  Gray, 
editor  of  the  Interior,  whose  death  has 
been  announced  in  these  columns,  Dr. 
Newell  D wight  Hillis  said: 

Many  of  us  have  marveled  that  through 
these  thirty  years  he  could  continue  his 
work  without  discouragement  and  with  such 
boundless  hope  and  tireless  enthusiasm.  For 
the  editor's  reward  is  not  like  the  reward  of 
the  pastor.  The  preacher's  recompense  comes 
daily.  Often  while  he  interprets  the  Truth 
Divine,  be  beholds  the  transformation  of  that 
truth,  sees  the  good  seed  accomplishing  that 
for  which  God  seat  i',  beholds  bad  men  be- 
come good,  good  men  become  better,  and  the 
best  men  in  their  pews  come  up  to  the  stature 
of  heroes  and  saints.  But  the  work  of  the 
religious  editor  is  done  largely  in  silence.  He 
speaks  the  truth  and  no  response  returns.  He 
opens  his  hand  and  sows  the  seed  and  then 
journeys  on,  leaving  the  seed  behind.  He 
must  trust  God's  angels  to  water  it  with 
their  influence,  to  put  in  the  sickle,  and  count 
the  ripe  bundles. 

Little  did  Dr.  Gray  know  of  the  high 
esteem  in  which  he  was  held  as  an  editor, 
as  that  esteem  is  expressed  by  all  schools 
of  thought  in  this  memorial  number  of  the 
Interior.  Speaking  of  Dr.  Gray's  capacity 
for  continuous  growth  Dr.  Hillis  said: 

All  these  gifts  bad  their  consummation  in 
the  something  that  made  him  grow  like  a 
boy  intellectually  and  morally  until  the  very 
day  of  his  death.  When  Christ  was  on  earth 
he  set  a  child  in  the  midst  of  his  disciples,  and 


in  the  teachableness  of  the  child,  in  its  trust- 
fulness and  in  its  capacity  for  growth,  he  dis- 
covered the  three  characteristics  of  the  sons 
of  God.  Dr.  Gray  remained  until  threescore 
years  and  ten,  teachable— most  teachable, 
trusting  both  his  fellows  and  nature  and  God, 
and  growing— growing  by  leaps  and  bounds 
to  the  very  end.  After  all,  this  capacity  for 
late  growth  is  the  evidence  of  the  first  sign  of 
greatness.  Small  men  never  change  their 
opinions.  Nature  makes  them  stubborn,  too, 
as  a  compensation  for  their  littleness.  But 
for  this  stubbornness  through  their  slender 
intellectual  equipment  they  would  perish. 

It  is  impossible  to  tell  a  one  or  two  talent 
man  any  new  truth,  impossible  to  give  him 
any  new  inspiration.  Not  understanding, 
he  calls  his  incapacity  for  change,  stability, 
yet  this  stubbornness  is  a  means  of  protec- 
tion. But  a  great  man  is  confident  of  his 
resources.  He  can  change.  Gladstone  can 
afford  to  be  a  Tory  one  year  and  a  Liberal  the 
next..  He  knows  that  fresh  light  is  breaking 
forth  from  God's  word  and  world.  He  under- 
stands that  it  is  the  statesman's  duty  to  simply 
keep  step  with  the  for  ward  march  of  God  and 
translate  each  new  great  truth  into  new  laws 
that  register  the  progress  of  Providence. 

Once  I  said  to  Dr.  Gray,  "You  held  differ- 
ent views  last  year."  "Certainly  I  did  last 
year.  And  I  believed  that  last  year.  But 
you  don't  suppose  that  an  apple  in  August 
tastes  the  same  that  it  did  in  June.  The 
reason  I  don't  repeat  that  statement  to-day 
is  because  [  don't  believe  it  to-day." 

It  is  pleasant  to  believe  that  his  growth 
will  go  on,  unimpeded,  forever. 

The  Lake  Mohonk  Indian  Conference 
which  for  nineteen  successive  years  has 
considered  the  Indian  problem  this  year 
took  on  a  somewhat  larger  scope.  In  a 
speech  by  Dr.  Lyman  Abbott  he  stated 
that  "our  problem  is  essentially  the  same 
for  the  Indian,  the  African,  the  immigrant, 
the  Porto  Rican,  the  Hawaiian  and  the  Fil- 
ipino, and  our  duties  are  (1)  so  long 
as  we  govern  an  inferior  people  to  govern 
them  in  their  interest  not  ours;  (2)  to  give 
these  people  law  and  not  hold  them  outside 
of  law;  (3)  to  secure  them  their  proper 
right  in  lands;  (4)  to  provide  for  the  edu- 
cation at  public  expense  of  all  the  children 
of  these  dependent  people;  (5)  to  carry  to 
these  people  the  pure  gospel  and  to  teach 
them  who  God  really  is."  This  seemed  to 
be  the  keynote  of  the  conference.  There 
were  about  200  invited  guests  from  every 
part  of  the  land  and  the  hosts  were  the  two 
brothers,  A.  K.  and  Daniel  Smiley,  to 
whose  philanthropy  and  generosity  this 
conference  owes  its  existence  and  success. 
There  is  talk  that  the  name  of  this  confer- 
ence will  be  changed  from  the  "Indian 
Conference"  to  a  "Conference  on  the  Race 
Problems  of  the  United  States." 

The  American  Missionary  Association  of 
the  Congregational  Church  was  held  at  Oak 
Park,  111.,  recently.  In  spite  of  other  im- 
portant gatherings  of  that  body,  such  as 
the  American  Board,  The  National  Council, 
etc.,  in  the  east,  the  attendance  was  good, 
and  the  interest  seems  to  have  been  very 
deep.  The  first  meeting  of  this  association 
was  held  in  the  fall  of  1846,  fifty-five  years 
ago.  Its  principal  work  has  been  among 
the  colored  people  in  the  south,  but  it  has 
also  carried  on  work  among  the  Indians, 
the  Chinese,  the  Highlanders  and  in  Alas- 
ka and  Porto  Rico.  The  association  during 
the  first  quarter  of  its  existence  received  a 
half  million  dollars.  In  the  second,  $2,690,- 
000,  in  the  third,  $3,170,000  and  in  the  ast, 


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$4,740,000,  and  these  receipts  do  not  in- 
clude the  $1,400,000  received  and  set  apart 
as  the  Daniel  Band  Fund.  Congregation- 
alists  have  been  among  the  most  active  and 
generous  in  their  work  among  the  colored 
people  of  the  south,  and  other  dependent 
peoples.  The  association  certainly  has  not 
only  a  wide  but  a  Christlike  mission,  and 
the  liberal  support  which  it  has  received  in 
this  work  is  highly  creditable  to  the  body 
which  it  represents. 

It  is  easy  to  underestimate  the  value  and 
force  of  what  is  sometimes  called  "formal 
membership"  in  the  church.  It  is  some- 
times asked,  why  withhold  "formal  mem- 
bership" from  certain  persons,  who  are 
admitted  to  the  communion  and  to  the  other 
parts  of  the  public  worship?  As  Isaac  Er- 
rett  once  said,  because  it  is  the  formal  part 
of  their  obedience  that  is  lacking.  Dr. 
Pentecost  found  the  high  caste  natives  of 
India  ready  enough  to  attend  his  meetings 
and  even  to  confess  their  belief  in  Christ, 
but  they  drew  back  from  baptism,  as  it  was 
that  decisive  act  that  caused  them  to  lose 
their  caste.  This  was  burning  the  bridges 
behind  them,  and  they  were  not  ready  for 
that.  Dr.  Pentecost  argued  that  for  this 
reason  baptism  should  not  be  insisted  on, 
in  such  cases.  Was  he  right  in  this?  Not 
if  the  apostles  were  guided  by  the  spirit  of 
Christ  in  their  ministry.  They  offered  no 
compromises  to  those  who  desired  to  be 
Christians  without  taking  up  their  cross 
daily  and  following  Him.  "Formal  mem- 
bership" without  the  spirit,  is,  indeed,  a 
poor,  worthless  thing;  but  as  a  consumma- 
tion of  the  soul's  desire  and  purpose,  it  is 
.  not  to  be  lightly  considered  or  treated. 

Referring  to  Dr.  Parker's  effort  to  bring 
about  in  England  what  he  would  call  "The 
United  Congregational  Church,"  the 
Standard,  of  Chicago,  says  that  "the  time 
may  come  when  even  we  shall  demand,  not 
a  'United  Baptist  Church,'  but  a  'Baptist 
Union  of  the  United  States,'  or  even  of  the 
north  and  west,  which  shall  have  advis- 
ory, though  not  compulsory  power,  in  cer- 
tain matters  affecting  the  common  interests 
of  us  all."  It  thinks  that  the  name  "Bap- 
tist Congress"  might  have  been  suitable 
enough  for  such  a  body,  but  for  the  fact 
that  it  had  been  adopted  by  "a  very  re- 
spectable and  useful  free  debating  society 
whose  annual  sessions  call  together  some  of 
our  more  scholarly  pastors  and  professors." 
The  Standard  anticipates  that  there  might 
be  some  objection  to  such  a  scheme  be- 
cause of  the  fear  of  ecclesiasticism,  but 
thinks  that  if  there  was  any  gain  from  such 
a  federation  of  the  churches  technical 
quibbles  might  be  overcome.  "Talk  of 
danger  to  our  liberty,  imposition  of  creeds, 
interference  with  local  affairs,  is  shallow 
and  unworthy  of  thoughtful  leaders,  even 
though  it  wins  the  applause  of  the  galler- 
ies." It  is  this  "applause  of  the  galleries," 
however,  that  will  probably  delay  such  a 
consummation  among  our  Baptist  brethren 
for  some  time.  It  seems  to  us,  however, 
that  such  a  national  gathering  of  represen- 
tatives of  Baptist  churches  throughout  the 
country  having  only  advisory  power  would 
be  a  desirable  consummation.  Our  national 
conventions,  aside  from  the  missionary  in- 
terests which  call  them  together,  serve  to 
give  a  visible  expression  to  our  unity,  and 
added  emphasis  to  the  work  which  we  are 


seeking  unitedly  to  accomplish.  The  Bap- 
tists have  no  one  gathering  which  repre- 
sents the  entire  Baptist  brotherhood  of  the 
United  States. 

Ne 

It  is  significant  as  indicating  the  trend  in 
the  direction  of  closer  unity  within  the 
various  religious  bodies  themselves,  that 
the  late  meeting  of  the  American  Board  of 
Commissioners  for  Foreign  Missions — the 
society  through  which  the  Congregational 
churches  carry  forward  their  world-wide 
evangelism — was  characterized,  not  only 
by  the  wiping  out  of  the  indebtedness  which 
had  been  an  incubus  upon  it  for  some  time, 
but  by  the  feeling  and  purpose  of  that 
body  to  bring  about  a  closer  co-operation 
among  its  missionary  organizations.  We 
are  not  surprised  to  learn  that  it  was  rec- 
ommended that  the  five  home  societies 
among  the  Congregationalists  join  in  one 
annual  meeting.  This  is  certainly  in  the 
interest  of  economy  and  effectiveness.  The 
feeling  is  growing  among  our  own  churches 
that  there  should  be  a  closer  co-operation" 
between  all  our  missionary  organizations. 
Our  national  societies  are  working  together 
harmoniously  and  hold  their  conventions 
together,  but  it  remains  to  bring  the  vari- 
ous state  missionary  societies  into  closer 
relationship  with,  and  probably  to  become 
parts  of,  the  American  Christian  Mission- 
ary Society,  so  that  state  societies  shall  be 
auxiliary  to  the  national  society. 


Editor's  Easy  Chair. 

Who  that  has  felt  the  storm  and  stress  of 
life's  fierce  battles  has  not  looked  back 
wistfully  to  those  quiet  years  before  the  din 
of  the  conflict  disturbed  the  serenity  of 
that  earlier  period?  Has  any  one  ever 
grown  to  real  greatness  without  a  time  for 
quiet,  thoughtful  brooding  on  the  mystery 
of  life,  and  for  severe  self- questioning  as  to 
his  deepest  motives  and  purposes?  Abra- 
ham found  solitudes  in  Canaan,  Moses  in 
Horeb,  Paul  in  Arabia,  Jesus  in  Nazareth, 
and  in  the  mountain  fastnesses.  The  foun- 
dation of  greatness  is  laid  in  the  years  of 
obscurity  and  quiet,  and  it  is  a  great  mis- 
take for  one  to  rush  too  early  into  the  blaz- 
ing light  of  publicity,  to  grapple  with 
problems  and  temptations  for  which  he 
may  be  ill  prepared.  Suppose  fame  never 
comes,  and  we  toil  on  unknown  to  the  world, 
doing  our  work  humbly  and  faithfully.  Is 
life  a  failure  in  that  event?  By  no  means. 
It  is  best  so.  Let  a  Puritan  poet  of  the 
17th  century,  who  himself  is  unknown  in 
our  day,  except  to  a  very  few,  instruct  us 
on  this  point: 

"Then  bless  thy  secret  growth,  nor  catch 
At  noise,  but  thrive  unseen  and  dumb, 
Keep  clean,   bear  fruit,  earn  life,  and  watch 
Till  the  white- winged  reapers  come." 

There  is  something  in  the  sentiment  of 
the  foregoing  lines  of  Henry  Vaughan,  the 
Puritan  poet,  that  reminds  one  of  those 
pathetic,  and  yet  heroic,  words  of  Louis 
Stevenson.  Smitten  with  fatal  disease,  an 
exile  from  home  in  one  of  the  small  islands 
of  the  far  Pacific,  seeking  to  finish  his  task 
ere  his  summons  should  come,  watching 
day  by  day  the  splendor  of  rising  and  set- 
ting suns,  emblem  of  his  brief  day  of  life, 
he  wrote: 
"The  morning  d^um-beat  on  my  eager  ear 

Thrills  unforgotten  yet;  the  morning  dew 


Lies  yet  undried  along  my  field  of  noon. 
But  now  I  pause,  at  whiles,  in  what  I  do, 
And  count  the  bell,  and  tremble  lest  I  hear, 
My   work  untrlmmed,   the  sunset   gun  too 
soon." 

Ah,  how  many  of  us  there  are  who  listen 
tremblingly  for  the  sunset  gun !  Not  that 
we  are  afraid  of  the  night,  for  there  is 
morning  beyond  the  night,  but  we  are  afraid 
lest  the  sun  gc  clown  before  our  task  is  fin- 
ished. So  we  ..eel.  And  yet  who  has  set 
our  task  for  us?  And  does  not  He  know  when 
it  is  done,  and  when  the  sunset  gun  should 
signal  our  retirement  to  rest?  Let  us,  then, 
only  be  concerned  that  when  "the  white- 
winged  reapers  come,"  at  the  sounding  of 
the  "sunset  gun,"  they  will  find  us  with 
some  sheaves  gathered  for  the  Master's 
garner. 

It  is  one  of  the  misfortunes  of  life  that  we 
fail,  with  our  dull  and  prosaic  eyes,  to  see 
God  except  in  some  of  the  far- distant  and 
far- past  events  of  history;  or  at  most  in 
only  the  remarkable  manifestations  of 
power  in  our  own  time.  We  ^rniss  much, 
not  only  of  the  poetry  of  life,  but  of  its 
real  significance,  in  thus  failing  to  see  the 
divine  wisdom  and  goodness  in  the  daily 
occurrences,  in  the  common  scenes  and  or- 
dinary experiences  of  life.  God  would  be 
much  more  in  our  thought,  and  in  our 
hearts,  too,  were  we  to  recognize^Him  in  all 
we  see  about  us.  We  all  have  reason  to 
pray  with  the  poet: 

"Teach  me,  my  God  and  King, 
In  all  things  Thee  to  see, 
And  what  I  do  in  anything, 
To  do  it  as  for  Thee  " 

When  we  comedo]  see  God  in  all  things  it 
will  be  much  easier  for  us  to  do  whatever  we 
do  as  unto  Him  and  for  Him.  This  makes 
all  the  duties  of  life  noble,  and  clothes  each 
humble  task  with  glory  [and  dignity.  Indeed 
there  are  no  little  things  in  this  view  of  life, 
for  who  can  tell  what  may  be  the  outcome 
of  a  word  fitly  spoken,  or  fa  kindly  deed 
done  in  His  name  and  'for :  His  glory?  A 
cup  of  cold  water,  given'in  charity,  will  re- 
ceive its  reward,  as  ^well  as  ,the  great  deed 
which  challenges  the  admiration  of  our  fel- 
low men.  It  is  not  what  we'do  so  much  as 
the  spirit  in  which  we  do  it,'that  gives  our 
act  value  in  the  sight  of  God.  Let  us  see 
God  at  work  not  only]  in  nature,  but  in 
providence  and  in  the  history'of  our  own 
time,  and  it  will  be]  easier  <f or  us  to  work 
with  Him,  and  so/work  out]a  noble  destiny. 


Two  things  we  need  to  run  life's  race  suc- 
cessfully, and  to  finish  our  course  with 
joy:  Light,  to  see  the  way  in  the  midst 
of  the  all- encompassing  darkness,  and 
life— the  life  of  God  in  the  human  soul— 
to  enable  us  to  press  on,  surmounting  every 
difficulty,  and  to  reach  the  true  goal.  For 
both  these  precious  gifts  we  arejdependent 
upon  God,  who  gives  us  both  light  and  life, 
through  Jesus  Christ,  His  Son.  He  is  "the 
way,  the  truth,  and  the  life."  In  Him  we 
are  complete. 

1  Keen  and  intense  life's  race, 

Sharp  and  severe  its  strife; 

Lest  I  grow  faint  and  slack  my  pace, 

O  Christ,  be  Thou  my  Life! 

"Dark  and  perplexed  the  way, 
Hard  and  involved  the  right; 
The  smoke  of  passion  clouds  the  day. 
O  Christ,  be  Thou  my  Light!" 


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TKe    Floodtide    of    Life:    Adolescervce 


By    EDWARD    SCRIBNER,   AMES 


Human  life  is  divided  in  common  par- 
lance into  childhood,  youth  and  age.  The 
instincts  characteristic  of  the  first  have 
been  set  forth,  and  the  period  of  youth  may 
be  characterized  as  an  enlargement  of  all 
the  powers  and  talents  of  the  individual. 
The  period  of  adolescence  marks  the 
transition  from  childhood  to  manhood  and 
extends  over  a  period  of  about  ten  years, 
beginning  about  the  age  of  twelve  or  four- 
teen. It  varies  in  different  races  and  cli- 
mates and  with  the  sexes,  being  earlier  in 
the  southern  races  and  in  warm  climates. 
The  importance  of  this  period  has  been  rec- 
ognized in  various  ways  in  all  nations  and 
times.  It  has  been  celebrated  by  feasts 
and  ceremonies  of  mystic  rites.  The  sav- 
ages give  pain  as  a  test  of  manhood,  sub- 
jecting the  youth  to  physical  suffering, 
which  he  is  expected  to  bear  unflinchingly 
when  at  the  threshold  of  man's  estate.  The 
Romans  gave  a  feast,  called  the  Liberalia, 
in  honor  of  the  youth's  having  attained  his 
sixteenth  year.  In  the  history  of  the  church 
the  transition  has  been  marked  by  the  cere- 
mony of  confirmation,  indicating  the  indi- 
vidual responsibility  and  new  obligations 
which  the  individual  assumes  on  his  own 
account.  In  Protestant  churches  where 
confirmation  is  not  observed,  the  experience 
of  conversion  is  called  forth  by  various 
agencies,  and  it  is  a  well  known  fact  that 
the  majority  who  enter  the  church  do  so  in 
their  teens.  New  light  has  been  thrown 
upon  the  phenomena  of  adolescence  by  re- 
cent studie3,  particularly  in  genetic  psy- 
chology. 

Characteristic  Changes. 

The  interdependence  of  physical  and  psy- 
chical life  is  greatly  emphasized  by  the  in- 
vestigations of  this  period  of  youth.  Phy- 
siological changes  may  be  seen  in  every 
feature  and  fiber.  The  whole  form  sudden- 
ly enlarges,  shoulders  are  broadened,  the 
height  increases,  in  some  instances  as  much 
as  seven  and  a  half  inches  in  a  single  year . 
The  larynx  increases  in  size,  the  vocal  or- 
gans lengthen,  producing  the  change  in  the 
voice.  The  volume  of  the  heart  is  corres- 
pondingly increased  to  supply  blood  for 
the  larger  body.  The  brain  actually  in- 
creases in  size.  New  centers  within  it  are 
developed  and  called  into  play  in  response 
to  the  new  intellectual  and  physical  de- 
mands. 

The  mental  life  becomes  more  active 
and  alert.  Just  as  the  brain  has  developed, 
so  the  capacity  for  thought  and  for  imagi- 
nation is  increased.  The  youth  is  possessed 
by  new  hopes  and  dreams  and  passions;  his 
fancy  and  aspiration  play  about  new  ideals 
and  conceptions  of  life;  his  social  interests 
are  aroused  in  an  unselfish  way,  in  striking 
contrast  to  the  selfishness  which  usually 
characterizes  the  years  of  childhood.  It 
was  this  new  social  sense  which  led  Rous- 
seau to  remark  that  "Man  is  born  twice: 


This  series  of  articles  by  Dr.  Ames  was  be- 
gun in  the  issue  of  Oct.  31,  and  the  articles 
will  appear  at  intervals  of  two  weeks.  The 
titles  are  as  follows: 

The  Fountains  of  Life:  Instincts 

The  Floodtide  of  Life:  Adolescence. 

The  Channels  of  Lite:  Habit. 

The  Inner  Light  of  Life:  Imagination. 

The  Workman  of  Life:   Will. 

The  Warmth  of  Life:  Emotion. 


once  as  a  child  of  nature  and  once  as  a  mem- 
ber of  society."  Not  only  does  the  youth 
fall  in  love  and  aspire  to  maintain  other 
lives  and  interests  than  his  own,  but  he  is 
easily  inspired  by  the  thought  of  some 
world-wide  ambition  or  some  ideal  life.  It 
is  the  period  at  which  political  zeal  and 
patriotism  are  most  easily  engendered. 
Soldiers  who  enlist  in  the  volunteer  armies 
are  young  men;  not  simply  because  older 
men  are  involved  in  family  affairs  and  busi- 
ness, but  because  they  are  not  responsive 
in  the  same  measure  to  the  ideals  repre- 
sented by  the  fortunes  of  war. 

TKe  Period  of  Doubt. 

On  the  side  of  religion,  the  period  of 
youth  is  not  only  the  time  of  opportunity, 
but  it  is  also  the  time  of  danger.  It  is  char- 
acteristic of  the  individual  to  question  the 
teaching  of  his  childhood,  and  to  view  in  an 
independent  way  the  traditions  and  the 
customs  which  he  has  inherited.  He  seeks 
to  satisfy  his  intellectual  nature  and  to  gain 
an  answer  to  the  profoundest  questions  of 
life.  It  is  at  this  period  also  that  philo- 
sophical interests  arise  and  the  questions 
concerning  the  nature  and  the  value  of  life 
press  in  with  the  dawning  consciousness  of 
a  larger  world.  In  a  practical  way  this  de- 
mand for  independence  shows  itself  in  the 
casting  aside  of  all  authority,  whether  in 
the  home  or  the  church  or  the  school.  It 
has  been  shown  by  actual  statistics  that 
those  who  leave  the  public  schools  leave 
them  at  about  the  age  of  fourteen,  and  the 
tendency  is,  at  the  same  age,  for  the  youth 
to  begin  to  think  of  an  independent  career. 
He  becomes  secretive,  makes  confidants  of 
his  playmates,  but  withdraws  more  and 
more  from  his  elders.  Secret  societies  of 
various  kinds  allure  him  and  unquestion- 
ably the  high  school  and  college  fraterna- 
ties  gain  their  re -enforcements  through  his 
instinct  for  special  companionship  free 
from  the  restraints  of  supervision.  It  is  a 
period  at  which  the  parents'  control  is 
tested  to  the  extreme,  and  it  often  occurs 
that  children  who  have  before  been  amen- 
able to  parents  and  teachers  become  less 
communicative,  and  even  rebellious. 

The  Direction  of  Energy. 

The  period  of  adolescenee  may  therefore 
be  characterized  as  the  period  of  increased 
energy,  and  the  future  of  the  individual  de- 
pends directly  upon  the  turn  which  this 
energy  receives  at '  this  critical  point.  If 
the  youth's  interest  centers  in  physical 
sports,  his  physique  may  be  remarkably 
developed,  but  to  the  neglect  of  the  intel- 
lectual and  social  interests.  Or,  if  intellec- 
tual problems  possess  him,  the  physical 
nature  and  altruistic  interests  may  be  set 
aside.  The  tendency  is  for  special  interests 
to  absorb  and  carry  the  whole  energy  of 
this  new  era.  It  is  the  period  at  which  he- 
redity manifests  itself  most  powerfully. 
Just  as  the  individual  sees  the  future  open- 
ing before  him  in  bright  and  attractive 
ways,  so  he  is  impelled  forward  from  the 
past  by  ancestral  traits  which  now  assert 
themselves,  either  for  the  first  time  or  with 
unaccustomed  power.  As  the  youth  sets 
out  to  take  his  place  in  the  world  of  social 
life  and  duties,  he  is  unconsciously  directed 


by  forces  that  lie  far  behind  him  and  deep 
within  his  unconscious  nature.  He  is  in- 
deed fortunate  if  this  revolution  and  new 
direction  of  interests  does  not  carry  him 
aside  from  the  true  ways  of  manhood  and 
success.  Records  of  crime  show  in  a  strik- 
ing way  how  the  greatest  perversions  of 
morals  often  arise  at  this  turning  point  in 
life.  The  youthful  incendiary  or  murderer 
or  political  fanatic  takes  his  cue  from  some 
abnormal  statement  of  life's  ideals.  It  may 
be  the  extreme  development  of  the  idea  of 
liberty,  as  in  youthful  socialists  and  anar- 
chists, who  recruit  their  numbers  in  the 
thought  of  some  ideal  condition  of  life 
which  is  to  be  attained  by  violence  and  de- 
struction rather  than  through  the  slow  pro- 
cesses of  law. 

Safeguards. 

There  are  two  ways  in  which  the  abnor- 
mal developments  of  adolescence  may  be  ) 
avoided:  through  previous  training,  and 
through  pre-occupatibn  of  the  individual's 
interests.  It  is  a  poor  policy  to  organize  a 
fire  department  when  one's  house  is  burn- 
ing down,  and  it  is  poor  policy  to  wait  until 
the  temptations  and  dangers  of  youth  reach 
their  climax  before  any  precautions  are 
taken  to  avoid  them.  In  the  main,  those  who 
have  had  a  childhood  training  in  the  simple 
and  rugged  virtues  of  honesty,  industry  and 
morality  may  be  relied  upon  to  pass  safely 
the  time  of  testing.  The  thoughts  and 
feelings  which  have  been  cultivated  gradu- 
ally through  childhood  come  out  in  larger 
proportions  and  in  more  strenuous  moods, 
but,  on  the  whole,  with  the  same  direction, 
so  that  the  one  who  has  learned  to  admire  the 
best  types  in  history  and  in  personal  rela- 
tionships as  a  child,  will  be  fashioned  by  { 
these  in  the  hours  of  storm  and  stress  in 
his  period  of  adolescence. 

In  order  to  aid  the  forces  of  right  thinking 
and  high  achievement,  the  young  man  or 
young  woman  should  be  safeguarded  by 
various  means  from  the  baser  temptations. 
The  home  should  be  made  attractive  by 
social  life  and  sports  and  a  rich  environ- 
ment. The  old  Puritan  conception  of  a 
home  made  it  a  barren  place  in  which  to 
grow  the  best  type  of  well  appointed  man- 
hood. 

The  Tragedy  of  Yovith. 

Many  characters  in  literature  express 
the  aspirations  or  despair,  the  bloom  of 
youth's  hopes  or  the  savage  force  of  misdi- 
rected power.  In  the  "Story  of  an  African 
Farm"  one  sees  the  tragedy  of  a  young  life 
left  to  its  solitude  and  oppressive  reflec- 
tions. The  boy  Waldo,  in  the  dreary  life  | 
of  the  lonely  farm,  broods  over  the  Bible 
and  the  ill  fate  which  has  overtaken  him, 
but  without  the  insight  to  get  comfort  or 
encouragement  either  from  the  book  or 
from  the  face  of  nature.  Rousseau's  "Con- 
fessions" reveal  the  turmoil  and  conflict  of 
a  sensitive  soul  under  the  pangs  of  the 
soul's  second  birth.  George  Eliot's  Maggie 
Tulliver  and  Gwendolen  Harleth  represent 
in  a  more  typical  way  the  unconscious,  but 
powerful,  force  of  a  young  lover's  moods. 

The  University  of  Chicago. 


November  14,  1901 


THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


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LI  HUNG  CHANG 

The  death  of  Li  Hung  Chang,  on  Nov.  7,  removed  a  man  who  was  undoubtedly 
one  of  the  ablest  statesmen  of  the  past  century.  In  his  capacity  for  controlling  men 
and  for  carrying  out  his  plans,  Earl  Li  exhibited  real  political  genius.  Although 
he  has  done  but  little  toward  the  introduction  of  modern  civilization  into  China,  his 
accessibility  to  foreigners  and  his  unfailing  interest  in  all  their  affairs,  have  caused 
him  to  be  considered  as  the  leader  of  the  progressives,  and  as  the  especial  friend 
of  the  foreigners. 

In  view  of  the  interest  aroused  by  his  death,  and  the  discussion  which  is  sure 
to  be  precipitated  in  regard  to  his  character,  we  reprint  an  article  on  Li  Hung  Chang 
which  was  written  for  the  Christian-Evangelist  about  a  year  ago  by  P.  E.  Meigs, 
President  of  Christian  College,  Nankin,  China.  If  its  estimate  of  the  deceased  states- 
man's character  is  more  critical  than  complimentary,  it  is  published  with  no  desire 
to  revile  the  dead,  but  as  a  help  toward  the  formation  of  a  correct  judgment  of  a 
character  who  is  sure  to  be  much  talked  of  and  much  praised  for  some  of  his  ele- 
ments of  strength. 


About  forty  years  ago  there  came  to  a 
close  in  China  one  of  the  many  great  re- 
bellions which  have  taken  place  in  the  his- 
tery  of  that  country.  Among  the  promi- 
nent generals  of  the  imperial  Chinese 
army  at  that  time  was  Li  Hung  Chang. 
He  was  intimately  associated  with  Gen. 
Charles  Gordon  (Chinese  Gordon)  during 
the  campaign  which  resulted  in  the  crush- 
ing of  the  rebellion.  Because  of  the  abil- 
ity which  he  exhibited  as  a  commander, 
and  because  the  termination  of  the  trouble 
was  favorable  to  the  imperial  government, 
this  man  suddenly  became  great.  He  had 
honors  showered  upon  him  and  positions  of 
influence  and  power  conferred  while  he 
was  yet  young.  He  was  made  prime  min- 
ister of  China  while  yet  a  comparatively 
young  man.  In  China  the  prime  minister 
usually  has  more  real  power  than  the  em- 
peror. He  is  the  adviser  of  His  Majesty, 
and  his  will  is  practically  the  law  of  the 
land.  The  emperor  is  an  individual  to  be 
adored  rather  than  obeyed,  and  the  prime 
minister  is  supposed  to  stand  between  His 
Majesty  and  the  common  people,  repre- 
senting to  him  the  conditions  and  needs  of 
the  people  whose  welfare  His  Majesty  is 
supposed  always  to  seek.  It  will  be  seen 
from  this  that  the  good  or  ill  of  the  people 


is  to  no  small  degree  in  the  hands  of  the 
prime  minister. 

The  same  was  true  in  Japan  before  the 
adoption  of  constitutional  government  a 
few  years  ago.  The  power  of  one  man  to 
do  great  things  for  the  good  of  his  country 
is  clearly  seen  in  the  work  of  Count  Ito, 
Japan's  greatest  statesman.  Less  than 
forty  years  ago  (at  about  the  same  time  as 
the  promotion  of  Li  in  China)  Count  Ito 
undertook  the  reconstruction,  so  to  speak, 
of  Japan.  He  is  a  patriot  and  a  philan- 
thropist. He  gave  himself  to  his  country 
rather  than  to  the  enriching  of  himself  and 
his  family.  How  well  he  has  succeeded, 
modern  Japan  in  her  rapid  strides  toward 
modern  civilization,  speaks  in  no  uncertain 
terms.  The  Sunrise  Kingdom  must  now 
be  reckoned  with,  in  these  days,  in  all 
matters  that  affect  the  general  welfare  of 
the  family  of  nations.  To  Count  Ito,  more 
than  to  any  other  internal  influence,  is  due 
modern  Japan.  The  question  is  frequently 
asked,  Why  is  it  that  Japan  has  come  to 
the  front  in  such  a  way  as  to  astonish  the 
world,  while  China  has  remained  in  the 
embrace  of  the  dark  ages?  I  wish  to  an- 
swer this  by  saying  that  China  has  had  no 
Count  Ito. 
I   think  that  no  one  who  will  take  the 


trouble  to  inform  himself  can  doubt  that 
at  the  close  of  the  Tai  Ping  Rebellion  just 
as  great  things  were  possible  to  China  in 
the  line  of  progress  as  to  Japan  at  the  time 
of  the  restoration.  Nor  do  I  think  that 
such  an  one  can  doubt  that  anything  at  all 
possible  to  China  could  have  been  attained 
had  Mr.  Li  been  prompted  by  such  patriot- 
ism and  philanthropy  as  that  of  Count  Ito. 
But,  instead  of  doing  as  Japan's  great 
statesman  did,  he  evidently  sought  rather 
to  enrich  himself.  No  one  doubts  the  abil- 
ity of  Mr.  Li.  He  has  been  spoken  of  as 
the  "Bismarck  of  the  Orient."  Gen.  Grant 
spoke  of  him  as  "one  of  the  three  great- 
est statesmen  of  the  age,"  classing  him 
with  Gladstone  and  Bismarck.  He  is  yet 
spoken  of  by  some  as  the  "grand  old  man 
of  China."  At  the  time  of  his  promotion 
to  power  Mr.  Li,  no  doubt,  was  well  in- 
formed as  to  the  needs  of  China.  He  must 
have  learned  from  his  association  with 
Gen.  Gordon  and  the  ever  victorious  army, 
that  the  antiquated  tactics  of  the  Chinese 
army  must  necessarily  give  way  to  modern 
drill.  He  must  have  been  convinced  that 
the  ancient  junks  of  the  Chinese  navy 
must  give  place  to  modern  men-of-war 
manned  with  a  well  drilled  and  disciplined 
marine  army.  He  must  have  seen  that  old- 
fashioned  arms  must  be  laid  aside  and 
modern  weapons  substituted  therefor.  He 
must  have  had  impressed  upon  him  the 
necessity  of  educational  reform,  of  com- 
mercial expansion  and  of  an  open  door. 
There  is  no  doubt  that  he  comprehended 
the  great  pretensions  which  he  made  to 
foreign  representatives,  and  realized  in 
some  good  degree  the  comprehensiveness 
of  his  promises. 

Yet,  what  he  has  done  or  even  attempted 
to  do,  has  come  so  far  short  of  the  expecta- 
tions of  the  civilized  Powers  as  to  cause 
serious  doubt  of  the  sincerity  of  the  old 
man  in  the  promises  of  his  younger  days. 
Since  the  death  of  Marquis  Tseng,  Li  Hung 
Chang  has  been  practically  the  only  man 
in  China  in  command  of  any  influence 
abroad  and,  as  first  adviser  of  the  Dowager 
Empress,  almost  absolute  ruler  at  home. 
That  he  has  succeeded  in  enriching  himself 
is  evident  from  the  fact  that  he  is  confess- 
edly the  wealthiest  man  in  China,  and  is 
said  to  be  one  of  the  wealthiest  men  in  the 
world.  The  question  as  to  how  he  could 
acquire  such  great  wealth  will  be  answered 
satisfactorily,  if  you  consider  that  really 
the  only  means  of  accumulating  great 
wealth  in  China  is  by  becoming  an  official. 
The  man  who  succeeds  in  getting  to  be  an 
official  of  any  considerable  rank  is  sure  of 
at  least  a  competency.  What,  then,  would 
be  the  expectations  of  the  head  of  all  the 
officials?  That  Li  has  made  the  best  of  his 
advantages  is  plain  from  several  facts. 

He  had  the  making  of  China's  armv  and 
navy.  Millions  of  money  was  appropriated 
for  these  purposes.  At  the  breaking  out 
of  the  Chinese  war  with  Japan  it  was  be- 
lieved by  the  Chinese  that  they  had  an 
army  and  navy,  but  in  the  modern  sense 
they  had  neither.  Japan  went  anywhere 
she  pleased  with  very  little  effective  resist- 
ance on  the  part  of  China.  Why?  Because 
of  inferior  guns  and  poor  ammunition. 
The  supposably  formidable  fortifications 
proved  but  fragile  affairs  and  the  miserable 
tactics  of  the  so-called  army  were  an  utter 
failure  in  the  face  of  modern  drill.  For- 
midable ships  of  war,  poorly  manned, 
melted  away    before  the    less  formidable 


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November  14  1901 


vessels  of  the  Japs,  with  modern  equipment 
and  maneuvers.  What  had  become  of  the 
immense  supplies  of  money  which  the 
officials  had  handled?  It  would  be  attribut- 
ing a  great  deal  of  ignorance  to  Li  to  ac- 
cuse him  of  not  knowing  the  inferior  char- 
acter of  the  armament.  Bismarck  or  Glad- 
stone or  Grant  would  have  known.  The 
most  ignorant  Chinaman  knows  the  differ- 
ence between  a  modern  breech- loading  rifle 
and  an  old-fashioned  muzzle- loading  iron- 
ramrod]  musket,  with  which  the  Chinese 
infantry  was  equipped  in  those  days.  It  is 
said  that  these  guns  were  bought  of  dealers 
for  $2  apiece  and  reported  at  $9  apiece. 
That  the  real  condition  of  the  Chinese  army 
was  known  to  Li  Hung  Chang  needs  no  ar- 
gument in  face  of  the  numerous  personal 
inspections  he  made,  reports  of  which  (now 
known  to  have  been  incorrect)  appeared  in 
the  periodicals  not  only  of  China  but  of 
Europe  and  America.  What  became  of  the 
money  appropriated  for  better  equipment? 
The  fact  that  the  emperor  himself  was 
not  able  to  dispose  of  Li  Hung  Chang  when 
the  true  state  of  affairs  came  to  light,  is 
another  evidence  of  the  firm  hold  he  had 
upon  the  purse-strings  of  the  country. 
From  time  immemorial  it  has  been  the  cus- 
tom of  the  Chinese  government  to  decapi- 
tate generals  who  flee  before  the  enemy  or 
who  prove  recreant  to  their  trust.  All  that 
was  attempted  in  Mr.  Li's  case  was  the  re- 
moval of  his  "yellow  jacket."  He  lost  very 
little  of  his  real  power  or  authority.  When 
the  time  came  for  treating  with  the  Japa- 
nese, Li  was  the  only  man  whom  the  Chi- 
nese emperor  could  find  to  send  on  that 
mission.  How  Japan  was  cheated  and 
China  sold  to  Russia  is  familiar  to  all  who 
know  the  sequel.  That  he  now  holds  so 
prominent  a  position  in  the  face  of  all  the 
facts,  of  which  the  Chinese  people  and  em- 
peror are  well  aware,  shows  how  nearly  he 
owns  China  and  the  Chinese  people.  The 
Powers,  even,  suspect  him  now. 

It  will  be  seen  that  my  opinion  of  the 
great  statesman  is  that  he  has  been  a  great 
hindrance  when  he  might  have  made  his 
country  a  nation  among  the  nations  of  the 
earth.  Of  course,  I  recognize  other  causes 
of  China's  backwardness,  but  this  one  I 
believe  to  be  the  greatest  of  all.  Nations 
as  nations  are  not  to  be  credited  with  an 
overweight  of  conscience  in  dealing  with 
their  neighbors.  Their  aggressions  in 
China  have  been  due  in  no  small  measure 
to  China's  want  of  push,  and  this  want  of  the 
spirit  of  push  is  due  in  no  small  degree  to 
the  spirit  of  greed  on  the  part  of  her  offi- 
cials—of  whom  Li  Hung  Chang  has  been 
•  chief  for  forty  years— which  has  oppressed 
the  common  people.  Such  a  career  would 
scarcely  have  been  possible  in  any  civilized 
country. 

J* 

The  Coming  and  the    Going. 

I  heard  a  mother  croon  to  her  child 

A  song  as  I  wandered  by, 
A  song  that  would  sing  the  stars  to  sleep 

In  the  cradle  of  the  sky. 

I  saw  an  old  man  close  his  eyes 

In  restful  sleep— God  send 
As  sweet  a  rest  for  my  weary  frame 

When  I  come  to  my  journey's  end. 

And  I  thoughtof  the  years  that  lay  between  — 

Of  the  darkness  and  the  doubt; 
But  God  is  good— there  is  peace  at  the  gate, 

When  a  soul  goes  in  or  out. 

— Jean  Mohr,  in  November  Era. 


A  Ho\ise  to  House  Visitation 
on  Saturday,  Nov,  23. 

By  C.  L.  Thurgood. 

A  most  excellent  opportunity  presents 
itself  to  our  Endeavor  societies  and  Bible- 
schools  to  hit  the  nail  on  the  head  of 
the  world's  temperance  lesson  of  Nov.  24, 
by  arranging  for  a  visit  to  every  home  by 
the  Bible-school  children,  backed  up  by^ 
the  Endeavor  society.  There  is  also  a 
movement  on  foot  on  the  same  day  by  the 
American  Anti-  Cigarette  League  to  enlist 
every  boy  and  girl  to  sign  the  A.  C.  L. 
pledge.  It  is  also  Boys  and  Girls'  Rally 
Day  among  us  as  a  people  for  state  and 
national  missions.  All  these  movements 
ought  to  have  the  hearty  sympathy  of 
every  Christian  worker,  and  can  be  so 
arranged  as  to  supplement  each  other, 
whether  a  temperance  lesson  is  taught 
or  the  home  missions  rally  exercises  are 
given.  In  thousands  of  our  schools  the 
rally  exercises  will  be  given,  and  nothing 
should  interfere  to  make  the  saving  of  our 
country  from  all  its  ills  of  life  or  errors  of 
doctrine,  most  prominent. 

But  on  Saturday,  November  23,  a  most 
splendid  object  lesson  can  be  given  to 
every  child  over  eight  years  of  age  in 
the  school,  by  getting  them  to  be  little 
home  missionaries.  This  can  be  done  by 
enlisting  them  to  distribute  temperance 
pledge  cards  in  every  home  in  one  or  two 
blocks  or  squares  of  the  town  on  the  after- 
noon of  that  day.  On  the  other  side  of 
this  pledge  card  may  be  printed  an  invita- 
tion to  attend  church  on  the  morrow,  with  a 
request  to  deposit  the  cards  in  the  collec- 
tion basket  to  be  afterwards  attended  to  by 
the  minister  and  his  auxiliary,  the  En- 
deavor society.  Now,  as  many  of  these 
cards  will  not  be  returned  to  the  church, 
let  the  little  missionary  patriots  visit  these 
homes  again,  say  on  the  following  Monday 
after  school  hours,  or  on  the  next  Saturday 
afternoon,  and  gather  up  the  delinquent 
cards.  What  a  fund  of  information  will  be 
at  the  hand  of  a  wide-awake  minister  in 
these  delinquent  cards.  If  he  has  gradu- 
ated in  the  College  of  Soleleather  and 
Door  Knob  in  the  University  of  Human 
Experience,  he  will  find  that  these  cards 
will  prove  an  "Open  Sesame"  to  many  a 
home  of  sorrow  or  abode  of  need. 

This  plan  is  automatic.  Any  local  printer 
can  print  these  cards  for  you  at  the  rate  of 
say  a  little  over  a  dollar  a  thousand,  and 
this  amount  could  surely  be  raised  by  the 
temperance  committee  of  the  Endeavor 
society  or  by  the  teachers  of  the  Bible- 
school  or  the  local  Women's  Christian 
Temperance  Union  or  Alliance.  There  is 
"no  time  to  be  lost,  the  King's  business  re- 
quires haste,  and  it  behooves  the  Bible - 
school  and  Endeavor  society  at  once,  upon 
the  reading  of  this  article,  to  call  a  meet- 
ing to  take  steps  for  a  simple  organization 
to  carry  out  the  plan.  Should  there  be  a 
local  Endeavor  union  this  will  help  mat- 
ters much. 

At  that  called  meeting,  provision  should 
be  made  for  blocking  out  the  town  and 
printing  the  cards  and  other  et  ceteras  that 
will  suggest  themselves.  Then  on  Satur- 
day afternoon  the  little  patriots  should  be 
gathered  at  some  central  place,  have  their 
block  or  square  of  houses  assigned  them, 
then  given  some  five  or  six  pledge  cards 
for  every  home  and  sent  off  with  a  prayer 
that  in  their  plea  for  the  pledge  to  be 
signed,  their  beautiful  simplicity  and  earn- 


estness may  reach  and  touch  many  a  heart. 
A  pledge  like  the  following  might  be 
printed: 


flMLEHNSlE. 

1  solemnly  promise  that  I  will  abstain  from 
the  use  of  all  intoxicating  liquors  as  a  beverage 
as  long  as  T  live,  and  will  strive  to  induce  others 
tojlo-m.- 

Name. . , 
Address . 

Church 

Minister \ , 


On  the  other  side  of  the  card  the  follow- 
ing might  be  printed : 


WORLD'S     TEMPERAN.'E     SUNDAY, 
Nov.  34,  1901. 

You  are  Invited 

to  attend 

The  Church  op  Your  Choice 

on  To-Morrow. 

Please  fill  in  blanks  on  other  side,  and 
give  it  to  the  usher  or  place  in  collection 
basket. 

If  you  cannot  get  to  church  have  each 
member  of  your  household  fill  out  one  of 
these  cards,  and  the  person  who  left  them 
will  call  for  them  next  Saturday. 


Pittsburg,  Pa. 


& 


B.  B.  Tyler's  Letter. 

There  is  a  congregation  of  Disciples  of 
Christ  in  Council  Bluffs,  la.,  just  over  the 
river  from  Omaha,  served  in  the  pastorate 
by  W.  B.  Crewdson.  I  heard  only  good  of 
Brother  and  Sister  Crewdson  and  their 
work.  There  is  a  comfortable  building  in 
Council  Bluffs,  belonging  to  the  Christian 
Church,  that  will  easily  accommodate,  I 
would  say,  500  persons.  A  debt  of  fifteen 
hundred  dollars  is  on  the  property,  but  this 
the  congregation,  with  comparative  ease, 
cares  for.  Recent  improvements  have  been 
made  in  this  place  of  worship  which  make 
it  quite  comfortable  and  more  than  usually 
attractive.  The  federation  of  societies  aux- 
iliary to  the^Christian  Woman's  Board  of 
Missions  in  .Council  Bluffs,  Omaha  and 
South  Omaha,  met  with  the  auxiliary  in 
Council  Bluffs  a  few  days  ago.  Such  a 
meeting  is  held  once  in  three  months.  There 
were  between  seventy- five  and  a  hundred 
persons  present.  The  program  was  excel- 
lent. There  'was  missionary  fire  and  en- 
thusiasm in~the  meeting.  It  seemed  to  me 
that  it  was  the  best  meeting  of  the  kind  I 
ever  attended.  I  know  that  it  was  both 
pleasant  and  profitable  to  be  there.  A 
resolution  was  passed  unanimously  to  take 
up  a  systematic  study  of  world-wide  mis- 
sions. This  was  a  most  important  step  in 
the  right  direction.  The  missionary  fire 
glows  where  the  people  are  acquainted  with 
missionary  facts.  One  of  the  most  pleasant 
features  of  this  interesting  meeting  was  the 
singing  of  Bro.  and  Sister  Vernon  C.  Har- 
rington, who  are  engaged  in  evangelistic 
work  in  Iowa. 

Would  it  not  be  a  good  thing  if  the  breth- 
ren would, , in  the  congregations,  organize 
for  a  systematic  study  of  missions,  meeting 
statedly  for  conference  concerning  the 
spread  of  the  gospel?  Our;work  in  this  de- 
partment is  not  as  systematic  and  steady 
as  it  should  be.  The  women  are  giving  us 
an  example  in  these  respects  that  we  ought 
not  to  hesitate  to  imitate. 


November  14,  1901 


THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


1451 


As  Omaha  is  the  1902  convention  city  I 
am  sure  you  desire  to  know  all  that  it  is  pos- 
sible to  know  concerning  the  place  and  the 
work  of  the  disciples  in  this  part  of  the 
world. 

The  work  moves  on  steadily  and  suffi- 
ciently rapidly.  I  chanced  to  hear  Brother 
Sumner  T.  Martin,  of  the  First  Christian 
church,  say  that  four  persons  united  with 
his  congregation  by  letter  Sunday,  Oct.  20. 
The  morning  of  that  day  he  a9ked  for  $75, 
with  which  to  purchase  hymnals  and  re- 
ceived $85.  The  next  Lord's  day  four 
united  with  the  church  by  letter  and  two 
were  baptized.  This  congregation  gave  last 
year  $700  to  missions— this  includes  the 
contributions  of  all  departments  of  the 
church.  In  my  last  letter  I  spoke  of  W.  T. 
Hilton  and  his  successful  work  in  the  Grant 
Street  or  North  Side  church.  Prom  these 
notes  you  will  see  that  the  disciples  in 
Omaha,  South  Omaha  and  Council  Bluffs, 
are  neither  dead  nor  dying.  In  fact  they 
impressed  me  as  being  very  much  alive. 

A  union  prayer-meeting  is  arranged  for, 
to  be  held  in  the  First  church  in  Omaha, 
at  which  special  prayers  will  be  offered  for 
divine  guidance  in  preparing  for  the  1902 
convention.  All  the  congregations  named 
in  this  letter  will  participate.  The  talks 
will  be  about  the  approaching  convention. 
An  executive  committee  will  be  appointed 
by  this  meeting.  Before  you  read  this  let- 
ter this  meeting  will  have  been  held. 

A  banquet  was  given  by  the  Commercial 
Club  in  Omaha,  in  honor  of  the  brethren 
who,  in  Minneapolis,  secured  the  conven- 
tion for  Omaha  next  year.  The  daily  press 
was  fully  represented  at  this  banquet  and 
promised  to  do  everything  possible  to  make 
the  convention  a  succsss.  No  man  in 
Omaha  is  more  widely  known  than  is  the 
Hon.  Edward  Rosewater.  I  heard  it  said 
that  it  is  of  prime  importance,  in  order  to 
make  any  public  enterprise  in  Omaha  a 
success,  that  Mr.  Rosewater  should  favor 
it.  His  influence  is  openly  and  enthusias- 
tically on  the  side  of  our  convention.  He 
expressed  himself  clearly  and  eloquently  on 
this  subject  in  a  speech  during  the  banquet. 
Mr.  Rosewater  is  not  a  member  of  the 
Christian  Church,  nor  in  any  way  that  I 
know  of  connected  with  it.  He  expressed 
himself,  however,  as  ready  to  serve  on  a 
committee  and  work  in  the  interest  of  the 
convention.  The  president  of  the  Audi- 
torium Company  was  present  and  said  that 
the  auditorium  will  be  finished  in  ample 
time  for  the  convention.  The  building  and 
grounds  will  cost  $225,000.  Ground  will  be 
broken  the  eighteenth  day  of  November, 
and  the  work  will  be  pushed  to  completion 
as  rapidly  as  possible.  This  will  be  the 
finest  place  of  meeting  we  have  had. 

The  auditorium  will  be  on  Howard  street 
between  Fourteenth  and  Fifteenth  streets, 
convenient  to  the  railway  stations  and  not 
far  from  such  hotels  as  the  Her  Grand,  the 
Paxton,  the  Murray,  the  Millard,  the  Del- 
lone,  the  Merchants,  the  Henshaw  and  the 
Thurston. 

I  heard  the  suggestion  made  in  Omaha 
hat  arrangements  will  probably  be  made 
or  seating  state  delegations  together,  with 
propriate  banners.  This  is  a  good  sug- 
stion.  Someone  said:  "Why  not  meet 
the  delegations  as  they  arrive  at  the  rail- 
way stations  and  conduct  them  to  the  place 
of  meeting  with  music  and  banners?  Why 
not?"  Letters  are  already  on  their  way  to 
foreign  missionaries  asking  for  seed  from 


which  flowers  will  be  grown  with  which  to 
decorate  the  hall  and  booths. 

These  items  are  sufficient  to  show  that 
the  Disciples  of  Christ,  and  the  people  gen- 
erally, in  Omaha,  South  Omaha  and  Coun- 
cil Bluffs,  are  preparing  a  royal  welcome 
and  entertainment  for  us  next  October. 

Omaha  is  a  city  of  churches.  There  are 
15  congregations  of  Presbyterians,  15  of 
Methodists,  12  of  Congregationalists,  9 
Roman  Catholic,  8  Baptist,  7  Protestant 
Episcopal,  2  Christian. 

The  city  is  unusually  well  supplied  with 
public  and  semi- public  libraries.  There  is 
a  fine  Young  Men's  Christian  Association. 
There  are  a  number  of  educational  institu- 
tions of  college  grade.  Much  attention  is 
given  to,  and  pride  is  felt  in,  the  public 


schools.  Omaha,  by  reason  of  its  railway 
and  river  connections,  is  the  distributing 
center  of  a  large  and  productive  area  of 
country.  It  is  said  that  the  federal  govern- 
ment receives  in  internal  revenue  taxes  an- 
nually more  than  $7,000,000.  The  popula- 
tion of  the  city  at  the  time  of  the  last  cen- 
sus was  more  than  102,000.  In  1890  it  was 
claimed  that  Omaha  had  a  population  of 
above  140,000.  I  said  to  an  old  citizen  of 
the  town:  "How  do  you  explain  the  fact 
that  in  1890  you  had  a  population  of  140,000 
and  in  1900  your  population  was  only  a 
little  more  than  102,000?"  "How  do  I  ex- 
plain it?"  he  said,  "We  lied  about  our  pop- 
ulation in  1890  and  were  caught!"  was  his 
prompt  reply. 
Denver,  Colo, 


V^    "W   v^    v^   v^   N^ 


u/?e  Old  Book  In  The  New  Crucible 

By  J.  J.  HALEY. 


X.     The  Crucible  of  Archeology. 

(CONTINUED.) 

The  likeness  of  the  Moabite  to  the  old 
Hebrew  was  distinctly  proven  by  an  in- 
teresting discovery  made  in  Jerusalem  in 
1881.    It  was  made  by  some  native  lads 
who     were     playing    in    an    underground 
canal  that  opened  into  the  famous  pool  of 
Siloam,    the    pool   where   Jesus  sent    the 
blind  man  to  wash  the  clay  from  his  eyes. 
One  of  the  boys  while  walking  accidentally 
slipped  down,  and  as  he  sought  to  rise  to 
his  feet  again  he  saw  on  the  walls  some 
strange  letters  cut  in  the  rock.     He  went 
out  and  reported  what  he  had  seen  to  his 
master,  who  seems  to  have  been  interested 
in  Jewish  antiquities.     He  made  a  copy  of 
the  inscription  and  sent  it  to  England.    It 
was,  however,  such  an  unmeaning  scrawl 
that  the  scholars  were  unable  to  make  any- 
thing out  of  it.    Prof.  Sayce  shortly  after- 
wards found  leisure  to  visit  Palestine,  and 
while    there    he    tried  to  clear  away  the 
deposit  that  had  grown  around  the  inscrip- 
tion, and  succeeded  in  making  a  more  in- 
telligible copy  of  it.     It  was,  however,  left 
to  Dr.  Guthe  to  complete  this  part  of  the 
work  by  a  chemical  process.    He  removed 
the  deposit  of  lime  and  revealed  the  clear 
outline  of  the  original  inscription.    It  was 
written     in    the     purest    of     old    biblical 
Hebrew,    the    very    characters    in    which 
Isaiah  wrote  his  prophetic  pictures.    It  is 
also  interesting  to  us  because  it  indicates 
the    nature    of    the    civilization    of  those 
times.    It  states  how  this  channel  was  cut: 
the  workmen  commenced  from  both  ends 
and    met   together    in    the    center;    they 
pierced    this    underground    canal    in    the 
same  way  as  the  modern  engineers  did  the 
Mont    Cenis    tunnel,     showing    that     the 
engineering  skill  of  Hezekiah's  time — the 
period  when  the  tunnel  is  supposed  to  have 
been  made — was  of  a  very  high  order.  In  the 
tenth  report  of  his  excavations  in  Jeru- 
salem, in  1896,  Dr.  F.  J.  Bliss  describes  his 
discovery  of  a  stone  stairway,  which  forms 
part  of  a  road  leading  down  to  the  city 
from  the  pool  of  Siloam.    The  steps,  34  in 
number,  are  made  of  well  jointed  stones, 
polished  by  the  wearing  of  feet.    The  dis- 
covery is  of  interest  in  connection  with  the 
statement  in  Nehemiah  3 :  15,  that  Shallun 

repaired  the  gate  of  the  fountain,  the  wall 
of   the    pool    of    Siloam,  by    the    king's 


garden,  "and  unto  the  stairs  that  go  down 
from  the  city  of  David,"  a  scripture 
reference  verified  twenty-two  centuries 
after  it  was  written. 

After  the  disruption  of  the  kingdom 
came  a  host  of  other  calamities — bad 
kings,  idolatry  and  civic  discord.  In  one 
revolution  we  read  in  the  book  of  Kings 
of  Jehu's  being  placed  on  the  throne  of 
Israel.  Contemporary  with  Jehu,  Shal- 
maneser  II.  ruled  over  Assyria,  and  one  of 
the  most  interesting  discoveries  of  Layard 
while  delving  in  the  east  was  a  slab  of 
black  marble,  commonly  called  "the  Black 
Obelisk,"  on  which  is  a  representation  of 
Jehu  kneeling  at  the  feet  of  the  Assyrian 
monarch  paying  tribute.  On  the  obelisk 
is  also  a  cuneiform  record  stating  that 
Shalmaneser  successfully  attacked  Ben- 
hadad,  and  afterwards  his  successor 
Hazael;  these  men  are  also  mentioned  in 
the  Bible  as  kings  of  Damascus,  and  the 
reference  to  them  on  the  Black  Obelisk,  in 
an  inscription  written  contemporary  with 
them,  is  evidence  of  the  historical  accuracy 
of  the  book. 

Layard  contends  that  the  most  valuable 
discoveries  made  by  him  when  in  the  east 
were  those  that  record  among  other  things 
the  wars  between  Hezekiah  and  Senna- 
cherib. These  alone,  he  asserts,  are  ample 
repayment  to  the  British  nation  for  all 
that  she  has  spent  on  the  exploration  of 
the  site  of  ancient  Nineveh.  In  the  British 
Museum  is  a  bas-relief,  found  amid  the 
ruins  of  this  old  Assyrian  capital,  repre- 
senting the  siege  of  Lachish  by  Senna- 
cherib. We  read  of  this  in  the  second 
book  of  Kings:  "Now  in  the  fourteenth 
year  of  Hezekiah  did  Sennacherib,  King 
of  Assyria,  came  up  against  all  the  fenced 
cities  of  Judah  and  took  them."  One  of 
these  was  the  ancient  stronghold  of  Lachish 
which  Joshua  captured  from  the  Amorites, 
and  it  is  related  in  the  18th  chapter  that 
Hezekiah  sent  to  this  city  to  Sennacherib 
acknowledging  his  supremacy  and  his 
willingness  to  pay  tribute  to  him.  And 
just  as  the  English  have  adorned  West- 
minster Abbey  with  the  trophies  of  British 
battles,  and  the  French  have  painted  on 
their  monuments  the  pictures  of  their 
memorable  victories,  so  did  the  Assyrian 
king  on  his  return  home  have  represented 
on  the  walls  of  his  palace  a  picture  of  this 
celebrated  victory.     In    it  he  is  depicted 


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THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


November  14,  1901 


sitting  in  his  chair  and  receiving  from  the 
conquered  Jews  their  tribute.  Thus  in  a 
very  remarkable  way  is  the  record  of 
sacred  history  corroborated.  There  is  also 
in  the  British  Museum  a  six-sided  cylinder 
on  which  are  written  the  annals  of  Senna- 
cherib. These  shed  a  flood  of  light  on  the 
times  of  Isaiah. 

Nebuchadnezzar  came  up  against  Jeru- 
salem and  carried  away  the  Jews  into  cap- 
tivity. Some  interesting  episodes  in  the 
life  of  this  monarch  are  given  in  the  book 
of  Daniel,  and  in  one  of  them  it  is 
incidentally  stated  that  Nebuchadnezzar 
claimed  to  have  built  Babylon.  Formerly 
the  accuracy  of  this  statement  was  chal- 
lenged on  the  grounds  that  it  was  uncon- 
firmed by  secular  history,  but  now  all 
doubts  are  set  at  rest,  for  we  have  not  only 
the  clay  books  containing  accounts  of  some 
of  the  great  works  of  Nebuchadnezzar,  but 
thousands  of  bricks  have  been  dug  up  with 
the  name  of  this  Babylonian  king  stamped 
on  them.  Numbers  of  these  have  within 
the  last  few  years  been  utilized  in  the 
making  of  a  great  canal.  They  are  still 
good,  and  can  be  profitably  used  in  this 
work.  After  Judah  had  been  in  captivity 
seventy  years,  the  conquering  forces  of 
Cyrus  swept  over  Assyria  and  Babylonia, 
and  in  accordance  with  the  sure  word  of 
prophecy,  this  clement  prince  displaced 
the  Babylonian  dynasty  and  liberated  the 
Jews.  His  annals  are  also  preserved  on  a 
cylinder  now  in  the  British  Museum,  and 
in  them  we  are  told  of  his  respect  for  the 
religious  convictions  of  his  subjects,  how 
he  rebuilt  the  temple  of  Mardeck  and  re- 
stored the  worship  of  Bel.  This  is  quite  in 
keeping  with  his  character  as  portrayed  in 
scripture.  In  the  book  of  Ezra  we  read  he 
granted  permission  to  the  Jews  to  return 
to  their  own  land  and  rebuild  their  temple, 
and  how  he  generously  aided  them  in  the 
work.  Like  some  restless  gold  seeker, 
flitting  from  field  to  field,  merely  picking 
up  specimens  of  the  rich  ore  beneath,  so 
we  have  gone  from  land  to  land,  glimpsing 
but  for  a  brief  time  at  some  of  the  valuable 
discoveries  which  explorers  have  made. 

Possibly  the  most  remarkable  of  them  all 
is  the  discovery  of  the  forgotten  empire  of 
the  Hittites,  or,  as  they  are  sometimes 
called  in  scripture,  "the  children  of  Heth." 
Secular  history  was  silent  concerning  the 
deeds  of  this  warlike  nation,  but  the  Bible 
recorded  that  they  existed  in  Palestine 
before  the  Jews.  From  one  of  them 
Abraham  purchased  the  famous  cavern  of 
Machpelah  in  which  to  bury  his  dead. 
Among  them  the  wild  Esau  sought  and 
found  a  wife,  and  when  Joshua  invaded  the 
land  of  Canaan  the  Hittites  sought  with 
their  chariots  of  iron  to  oppose  his  prog- 
ress, but  were  signally  defeated.  For 
centuries  numbers  of  them  dwelt  side  by 
side  with  the  Hebrews.  Uriah  the  Hittite 
was  one  of  the  trusted  generals  of  King 
David,  and  perhaps  the  blackest  stain  in 
the  life  of  that  great  king  was  his  ignoble 
treatment  of  this  soldier.  When  the 
Israelite  nation  was  divided  the  Hittites 
still  existed  as  a  powerful  people,  for  in 
the  second  book  of  Kings  we  read  that 
while  the  Syrian  army  encompassed 
Samaria,  the  capital  of  Israel,  they  heard 
a  great  noise  and  imagined  it  to  be  the 
sound  of  the  army  of  the  Hittites  coming 
forth  to  help  the  Israelites  and,  panic- 
stricken,  they  fled  in  the  greatest  disorder. 
A  striking  picture  of  this  disorderly  re- 


treat has  been  painted  for  us  by  that  great 
biblical  artist,  Dore.  Francis  Newman, 
the  brother  of  John  Henry  Newman,  the 
cardinal,  challenged  the  accuracy  of  this 
story,  for  classical  history  was  silent  on 
the  Hittites.  It  knew  nothing  of  such  a 
powerful  people  whose  forces  the  Syrians 
might  dread  to  meet.  He,  however,  has 
been  proved  to  be  wrong,  and  we  now  know" 
that  the  Hittites  constituted  a  great  nation. 
The  site  of  their  capital  city  has,  it  is  be- 
lieved, been  identified,  and  it  is  found 
that  in  their  palmy  days  their  territory 
stretched  from  the  Euphrates  to  Lebanon. 
The  story  of  the  Hittites  has  been  brought 
out  from  various  sources.  The  Assyrians 
told  of  their  dealings  with  the  Khatti,  and 
the  Egyptians  detailed  their  wars  with  the 
Kheta.  Philologists  tell  us  that  these 
names  are  the  equivalent  names  for  the 
Hittite.  In  addition  to  this,  special  ex- 
plorations have  been  conducted  on  the 
sites  of  Hittite  centers,  and  specimens  of 
their  art  and  workmanship  have  been 
found,  also  some  of  their  own  inscriptions 
in  a  peculiar  picture  writing,  which 
Orientalists  have  not  been  able  to  fully 
decipher.  They  are  still  busy  at  work,  and 
Prof.  Sayce  and  others  hope  yet  to  succeed 
in  reading  Hittite  inscriptions. 

But  these  articles  would  be  incomplete 
without  a  brief  reference  to  the  latest  and 
perhaps  most  important  of  all  the  arche- 
ological  discoveries,  the  great  find  at 
Nippur  in  the  territory  of  ancient  Babylon. 
The  oldest  city  and  the  most  ancient 
civilization  of  the  world  has  been  un- 
earthed. The  exploring  party  sent  out  by 
the  University  of  Pennsylvania,  conducted 
by  Dr.  Peters  and  Prof.  Hilprecht,  the 
distinguished  Assyriologist,  brought  up  a 
great  heap  of  antique  relics  consisting  of 
more  than  26,000  tablets,  and  many  in- 
scribed fragments  of  vases  and  stela,  and 
far  below  sun-dried  bricks  were  found  in- 
scribed with  the  name  of  Sargon  I.,  who 
reigned  about  3800  B.  C.  Far  below  this, 
in  a  still  more  ancient  Nippur,  monumental 
records  were  found  dating,  according  to 
Prof.  Hilprecht,  three  or  four  thousand 
years  before  the  time  of  Sargon,  which 
would  make  them  at  least  7000  before 
Christ  and  3000  before  the  world  was  made 
or  Adam  created,  according  to  Archbishop 
Usher.  The  first  notice  I  saw  of  the 
Nippur  find  was  from  a  Sunday  issue  of 
the  New  York  Herald,  with  a  flaming  head 
line  like  this :  "History  is  Up3et.  Records 
Unearthed  which  Disturb  Estimate  of  the 
World's  Age.  The  Oldest  Ever  Found. 
Will  Change  Completely  the  Chronology 
of  the  Old  Testament  and  Astound  Orthodox 
Believers."  Well,  the  scholars  have  al- 
ready concluded  that  Hilprecht  has  overshot 
the  mark  in  his  interpretation  of  these 
records  by  about  2000  years.  If  there  was 
a  civilization  in  Babylonia  8000  B.  C, 
and  there  probably  was,  it  does  overthrow 
the  Usher  chronology,  but  not  a  line  in  the 
Bible  is  contradicted  by  it  nor  will  a 
syllable  have  to  be  changed  as  a  result  of 
this  discovery.  Like  science  and  criticism, 
chronology  is  left  an  open  question,  and 
when  the  truth  is  discovered  the  Bible 
falls  in  line  because  there  is  nothing  to 
adjust  but  human  errors,  like  Usher's 
chronology. 

I  must  now  close  my  case  of  the  Bible  as 
tried  and  tested  by  the  monuments.  I  have 
only  written  a  brief  introduction  to  this 
great  study.    It  is   a  branch  of  Christian 


evidence  not  often  dealt  with,  but  which  is 
gaining  more  prominence  each  day.  In  addi- 
tion to  Assyrian,  Egyptian,  Babylonian, 
Palestinian  and  Hittite  monuments,  much 
light  has  also  been  shed  on  scripture  by 
Roman  and  Grecian  antiquities.  For  in- 
stance, the  Arch  of  Titus,  with  the  repre- 
sentations on  it  of  the  furniture  taken  from 
the  Jewish  temple,  is  wonderful  evidence 
of  the  destruction  of  Jerusalem  by  Titus 
and  the  fulfillment  of  Christ's  prophecy. 
Ancient  coins,  too,  help  us  in  ascertaining 
the  names  of  forgotten  provinces  and  cities. 
It  is  interesting  to  take  in  your  hand  a 
Roman  penny,  such  as  Jesus  took  when  he 
gave  expression  to  that  memorable  saying: 
"Render  unto  Caesar  the  things  that  are 
Caesar's,  and  unto  God  the  things  that  are 
God's."  The  skeptic  will,  of  course,  re- 
mark that  he  may  admit  the  general  his- 
toric veracity  of  scripture  in  ordinary 
things,  but  at  the  one  point  where  he 
desires  corroboration  from  outside  sources, 
in  favor  of  the  supernatural,  there  is  none. 
The  whole  book  from  beginning  to  end  is  a 
testimony  to  the  supernatural,  and  when  a 
book  tells  me  the  truth  99  times  in  ordinary 
matters  that  I  can  put  to  the  test,  I  decline 
to  believe  it  is  lying  in  the  hundredth  state- 
ment that  may  transcend  my  comprehension. 
One  more  article,  giving  the  present  status 
of  archeology  and  the  Bible,  from  the 
point  of  view  of  critical  science,  will  close 
this  series. 

English  Topics. 

Violent  Spiritua.Iity. 

Reactions  make  up  the  half  of  life's  phe- 
nomena. Always  there  is  some  eddying 
backwash  after  any  rush  forward.  For 
many  a  year  the  evangelist  has  been  to  the 
front.  I  noticed  last  year  in  an  American 
religious  paper,  I  think  a  Congregation- 
alist  organ,  a  striking  article  on  "The 
Passing  of  the  Evangelist."  The  writer 
claimed  that  the  age  of  sensationalist  re- 
vival campaigns  was  over.  I  do  not  yet 
know  how  to  judge  of  the  accuracy  of  this 
judgment,  but  I  do  perceive  that  with  the 
end  of  the  Moody-Sankey  era  it  seems  im- 
possible to  stir  the  masses  in  the  same  way. 
The  people  no  longer  regard  as  a  novel 
attraction  the  Salvation  Army  demonstra- 
trations  with  big  brass  orchestras  and  the 
dithyrambics  and  dancing  backwards  down 
the  streets  of  the  female  captains  and 
lieutenants.  The  Salvation  Army  had  to 
take  to  slum  work  to  secure  its  own  salva- 
tion, and  but  for  General  Booth's  Farm 
Colonies  and  Social  Wings  for  the  "Sub- 
merged Tenth,"  his  spiritual  organization 
would  have  collapsed.  We  are  entering  a 
new  era.  Its  developments  will  be  curious. 
Much  abler  men  are  in  the  field  as  evangel- 
ists than  Moody  and  Sankey,  such  as  that 
wonderful  man,  Gipsy  Smith,  and  Charles 
Inglis,  but  they  produce  no  very  great 
popular  upheaval,  though  of  course  they 
can  draw  considerable  audiences.  I  can 
detect  the  germ  of  a  new  idea  in  certain 
expressions  of  opinion  just  now  being  ven- 
tilated. Leading  Presbyterians  and  Con- 
gregationalists  are  propagating  in  their 
conclaves  and  in  the  press  the  proposal 
that  existing  churches  should  do  their  own 
evangelistic  work,  first  hand,  instead  of 
delegating  this  kind  of  enterprise  to  out- 
side "mission  centers."  This  is  a  fresh 
suggestion,  but  it  is  one  which,  if  not 
pressed  too  pugnaciously,  will  win  ready 


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THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


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assent.  There  has  never  been  a  time  when 
the  free  churches,  as  a  whole,  have  been 
more  desirous  of  acting  for  the  best.  In 
this  connection  there  come  to  my  mind 
some  recent  sentences  of  Tolstoy,  which 
seem  to  me  to  bear  unconsciously  on  this 
subject.  "We  are  so  accustomed  in  worldly 
life  to  attain  our  objects  by  the  club  of 
violence,  of  authority,  or  even  by  the  club 
of  logical  argument,  that  in  the  work  of 
God  we  wish  also  to  do  the  same.  But  a 
club  is  met  by  a  club ;  while  the  work  of 
God  is  met  only  by  the  finest  of  feelers, 
which  penetrate  all  obstacles." 

The  Evolution  of  Religious  Fiction. 

One  of  the  most   extraordinary  develop- 
ments in  the  literary  world  of  our  time  is 
surely  the  religious  novel.     Pew  of  us  who 
have  not    given   special    consideration  to 
such  a  subject    realize    the     position   of 
spiritual   fiction  as  a  factor  in  modern  in- 
tellectual life.    The  novel  of  any  kind  is  of 
course  an  upstart  innovation,  commencing 
properly  with  Richardson,  Sterne,  Fielding 
and  Smollett.    Goldsmith  and  Johnson  re- 
spectively wrote  the  two  first  religious  fic- 
tions— "Rasselas"     and    "The     Vicar    of 
Wakefield."    Boccaccio,   the  Italian,   and 
Defoe  with  his  "Robinson    Crusoe,"    were 
before  their  time,  for  they  did  not  bring  in 
the  new  era.    Richardson    did  that  with 
"Clarissa  Harlowe"  and  "Pamela,  or  Vir- 
tue Rewarded."    They  were  the  first  actual 
novels,  recognized  as  such.  Prom  that  time 
the  stream  of  fiction  has  increased  in  vol- 
ume till  now  it  is  a  roaring  and  overwhelm- 
ing deluge.    What  amazes  me  is  the  power 
in  society  of  the  new  religious  novel:    It  is 
with  almost  incredible  eagerness  that  the 
reading    multitudes    rush  to  welcome   any 
newly  announced  fiction  by  Hall  Caine,  by 
I  Madam   Sarah  Grand,  by  Olive  Schreiner, 
J  by  Marie   Corelli,   or  by  Mrs.    Humphrey 
j  Ward,  if  only  it  be  of  a  spiritual  character. 
Thus,  Miss  Schreiner's    "Robert   Halkett, 
I  Trooper,"    being  a  parody  on  Christ  and 
i  Christians,   written  in  a  fit  of  passionate 
j  hysteria    by   that  violent    South    African 
I  authoress,   excited    quite   a  furore    for  a 
month.    Miss  Corelli  cut  it  out  with  her 
"Master  Christian,"  which  has  for  its  hero 
another  fantastic,  mythical  Christ,  a  little 
boy    found  on  a  cathedral  doorstep.    It  is 
marvelous  that  these  unutterable  absurdi- 
ties should  catch  on  with  the  public  fancy. 
I   could    understand    how  that   Corellian 
extravaganza,     "The   Sorrows  of  Satan," 
should  create  the  rage  that  it  did.    It  was 
a  jew  d' esprit  with  a  real  touch  of  genius 
to  commend  it  to  favor.    There    are  three 
parties  who  seem  to  be  the  only  subjects  of 
Miss  Marie    Corelli's    admiration.    These 
are  King  Edward  VII.,  the  devil  and  Miss 
Marie  Corelli.    These  three  are  most  ex- 
travagantly    adulated  in    several  of    her 
novels,  under  a  thin  veneer.    But  the  point 
is  that  she  now  writes  only  religious  sto- 
ries.   Mr.   Hall  Caine  is  doing  the    same. 
Both  writers  began  on  very  secular  lines. 
Mrs.  Ward  and  her  imitators  are  evermore 
writing   religious  novels,  but  they  are  all 
anti- Christian  fictions.    The  notable  thing 
is  that  these,    though  on  account  of  their 
power   and    the    genius  of  the   authoress, 
welcomed    by  a  great    initial    circulation, 
quickly  subside  out  of  view.    I  saw  lately 
an  advertisement  by  a  great    firm  of  soap 
merchants  that  their   fragrant  fancy  ole- 
aginous   wares  for    the    toilet   would    be 
accompanied  by  a  free  gift  to  purchasers  of 
'Robert  Elsmere."    There  was  something 


unconsciously  and  cruelly  sardonic  in  this 
treatment  by  sordid  hucksters  of  a  story 
about  a  skeptical  clergyman.  "Robert 
Elsmere"  is*  anything  but  a  soft-soapy 
novel.  It  is  bitterly  caustic.  There  are 
two  tributaries  to  the  main  stream  of  reli- 
gious fiction.  They  are  the  orthodox  and 
the  unorthodox  stories.  Hall  Caine  in  "The 
Christian"  attacked  the  Church  of  England 
in  a  terrific  manner.  In  the  "Eternal  City" 
he  pours  his  shots  all  into  the  Roman  Cath- 
olic hierarchy.  People  are  roused  by  this 
kind  of  thing. 

The  Militant  Novelist. 

I  do  not  presume  to  make  any  lengthy 
allusion  to  your  American  literature  of  re- 
ligious fiction.  But  it  is  also  monopolizing 
the  market,  is  it  not,  or  at  any  rate  tending 
to  do  so?  Sheldonism  swept  the  board  for 
six  months.  Now,  Mr.  Sheldon  is  one  of 
the  literary  Philistines  of  the  time.  He 
went  on  the  warpath  on  behalf  of  sociolog- 
ical ecclesiastieism.  His  weapon  was  the 
religious  novel.  I  read  his  "What  would 
Jesus  Do?"  and  was  interested  just  as  I 
had  been  when  I  read  Bellamy's  "Looking 
Backward."  But  in  the  same  way  I  felt 
tired.  The  picture  of  the  millennium  in 
advance  strained  my  faculties.  I  cannot 
spend  all  my  attention  on  the  Apocalypse, 
even  though  the  divine  Johannine  glories 
and  terrors  open  the  real  heaven  and  the 
real  hell  to  my  gaze.  I  can  only  endure 
occasional  glimpses  of  the  new  heavens  and 
the  new  earth.  Mr.  Sheldon's  religious 
fiction  would  have  sent  Peter,  James  and 
John  to  sleep  again,  as  did  the  bright 
cloud  that  overshadowed  them,  and  also  the 
gloom  of  Gethsemane.  Do  you  note  that 
Sheldonism  is  not  a  Stromboli,  or  a  Vesu- 
vius, nor  a  pyrennial  Hecla  geyser,  but  that 
it  is  already  an  extinct  volcano?  That 
kind  of  fiction  cheats  people  into  thinking 
that  somebody  has  actually  shown  us  all 
how  to  take  off  our  coats  and  shovel  moun- 
tains out  of  the  way.  Alas,  we  find  too 
quickly  that  we  are  being  fooled  with  fal- 
lacy! The  real  living  volcano  does  not 
burn  itself  out  so  soon.  This  time  last  year 
I  was  gazing  for  a  succession  of  mornings 
and  evenings  at  the  tremendous  upheavals 
of  signs  and  tokens  of  the  furnace  that 
rages  under  the  Bay  of  Naples.  An  erup- 
tion of  Vesuvius  was  apprehended.  It  did 
not  come  off  then,  but  it  is  to  come  off 
sooner  or  later.  When  it  does  it  will  per- 
haps destroy  Naples  itself.  Seismologists 
declare  that  such  a  climax  is  possible.  But 
the  literary  field  is  strewn  with  the  ashes  of 
dead  fires  that  have  burnt  nothing  down 
which  they  threatened  to  consume. 

My  Bishop. 

I  was  brought  up  in  the  Church  of 
England.  I  was  a  member  of  it  till  my 
adult  age  had  commenced.  The  Bible  led  me 
out  of  it.  But  I  am  glad  that  I  know  it  as 
I  do,  that  I  have  many  dear  friends  in  it, 
and  also  that  I  can  never  go  back  to  it. 
For  it  does  not  improve  as  an  ecclesiastical 
institution.  Say  what  some  may,  it  is  a 
danger  to  the  nation,  for  it  is  a  preserve  of 
carnal  pride  under  the  guise  of  religion, 
and  it  tends  to  Romanize  the  national  soul 
by  the  specious  method  of  propagating  a 
professedly  innocent  and  ornate  ceremo- 
nialism fascinating  to  refined  souls,  and 
easily  accepted  by  simple  people  who  lean 
naturally  on  the  evidence  which  appeals  to 
the  sensuous  faculties.  There  are  some 
men,  even  among  the  High  Church  party, 


whom  I  am  bound  to  respect  because  of 
their  unbounded  and  sincere  self-abnega- 
tion. I  have  seen  the  Bishop  of  London 
again.  This  week  I  had  another  private 
conversation  with  him  on  matters  pertain- 
ing to  the  state  of  London.  He  is  one  of 
the  great  and  true  Christian  socialists  of 
the  time.  He  is  far  more  than  a  mere 
churchman,  though  he  is  rather  fond  of 
telling  people  in  public,  "Why  I  am  a 
Churchman."  He  has  as  much  right  to  tell 
that  as  I  have  to  say,  "Why  I  am  a  Disciple 
of  Christ."  At  this  moment  Bishop  Win- 
nington  Ingram  seems  more  concerned 
about  the  temperance  problem  than  about 
any  other  question.  I  believe  he  is  des- 
tined to  be  a  great  living  power  against  the 
drink  traffic,  and  that  is  specially  why  I 
believe  in  him.  Personally  this  prelate  is 
one  of  the  most  ingratiating  of  English- 
men. He  loves  the  common  people  and 
they  flock  after  him  everywhere.  He  lately 
had  a  party  of  100  factory  girls  at  his  Ful- 
ham  palace.  I  formerly,  when  minister  of 
Tasso  tabernacle,  Fulham,  used  to  see  hun- 
dreds of  carriages  on  a  Saturday  afternoon 
entering  the  bishop's  park.  But  the  fash- 
ionable crowd  at  the  great  garden  parties 
of  former  bishops  were  never  varied  by  a 
factory  girls'  garden  party.  This  new 
Bishop  of  London  is  bringing  in  a  new  era. 
He  will  make  it  hard  for  the  Nonconform- 
ists to  keep  the  people  unless  they  also 
wake  up  to  do  something  more  than  preach 
polished  sermons  to  respectable  congrega- 
tions which  almost  all  degenerate  into  re- 
ligious drawing-room  clubs.  A  stupendous 
struggle  is  shortly  coming  on  in  England. 
It  will  be  of  mixed  issues.  When  the  war 
is  over,  then  the  Tory  power  will  once  more 
wane  after  long  innings.  The  Liberals 
will  come  in  with  a  great  program  of 
progress.  It  will  include  disestablishment 
of  the  church  and  also  of  the  brewers. 
Some  of  the  bishops  will  be  against  the 
brewers,  and  yet  these  bloated  beer  pluto- 
crats are  all  on  the  side  of  the  church, 
which  has  been  the  stronghold  of  all  selfish 
vested  interests.  The  bishops  have  stormy 
times  before  them.  I  believe  that  if  this 
youngest  and  finest  of  them  all  lives  he 
will  be  the  foremost  champion  in  the  church 
of  moral  right  and  humanitarian  aggres- 
siveness. William  Durban. 
43  Park  Road,  South  Tottenham, 
London,  Nov.  2,  1901. 

Little  Duties. 

Only  the  light  of  a  smile,  dear, 
Will  pencil  the  clouds  with  gold, 

And  fill  a  dark  day  with  sunshine 
To  some  one  lonely  and  old. 

Only  a  tender  word,  dear, 

Just  whispered  to  one  in  love, 
Will  summon  the  presence  of  angels 

Swift- winged  from  heaven  above. 

Only  the  touch  of  your  hand,  dear, 
By  the  love  in  your  heart  beguiled, 

Will  mold  into  wondrous  beauty 
The  mind  of  a  little  child. 

Only  the  sound  of  your  voice,' 

Just  at  the  close  of  day. 
Singing  some  swett,  simple  ballad, 

Will  drive  all  my  cares  away. 

If  these  are  the  things  to  do,  dear, 
Then  why  should  we  leave  them  undone, 

And  suffer  that  "bit  of  heartache 
At  the  setting  of  the  sun"? 
—Emma  L.  Dickie,  in  Herald  and  Presbyter. 


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THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


November  14.  1901 


15/?e   ImmorteJity  of  the  Unseen 


By  GEORGE  H.  COMBS 


The  age  is  sick,  the  spiritual  doctors  say, 
Of  what?  The  answers  are  not  concordant. 
"Unitarianism,"  says  one.  "Agnosti- 
cism," says  another.  "Pseudo-Science," 
says  a  third.  "The  decay  of  imagination," 
volunteers  the  fourth.  Let  another  guess 
be  hazarded:  "Materialism." 

This  is  the  as*e  of  "things."  We  do  not, 
with  some  of  the  nations  of  antiquity,  wor- 
ship war;  with  the  Romans,  strength;  with 
the  Greeks,  beauty;  we  have  fallen  upon 
baser  times;  we  worship  things.  Our  lives 
are  spent  in  getting  and  in  holding  things. 
Success  or  failure  is  determined  by  mate- 
rialistic standards. 

How  much  is  a  man  worth?  We  examine 
forthwith  his  bank  account  for  intelligent 
answer.  Yet,  etymologically,  worth  and 
worship  are  close  kin. 

Consequently  this  is  the  millennium  of  the 
"practical"  man.  Only  such  is  in  demand. 
We  want  men  who  can  deal  with  things. 
We  want  the  doer,  not  the  dreamer. 
Everything  must  be  material. 

Education  must  be  practical,  must  be 
able  to  give  a  bread  and  butter  account  of 
itself. 

Literature,  if  it  would]command  respect, 
■must  be  practical,  must  teach  men  to  cease 
dreaming,  praying,  longing,  aspiring,  and 
go  to  work. 

Religion,  too,  must  be  practical,  must 
turn  its  eyes  from  heaven  to  earth  and  "do 
something" — get  a  man  a  new  coat,  build 
soup  houses,  etc.  To  make  men  healthy, 
happy  animals  and  leave  them  in  bovine 
contentment  is  the  summum  bonum! 

Is  it  not  time  that  we  should  face  about? 
In  the  rebound  from  seventeenth  century 
mysticism  have  we  not  gone  too  far  in  the 
opposite  direction?  In  wisely  recognizing 
that  it  is  the  mission  of  the  church  to  deal 
with  physical  conditions  are  we  not  in 
danger  of  losing  sight  of  spiritual  verities? 
Is  there  not  too  little— to  use  a  lumbering 
word  of  Mr.  Lowell's  coining— of  "other- 
worldliness"  in  our  religion?  Will  the 
millennium  be  ushered  in  when  we  have 
given  every  man  his  supper?  Now,  it  is  the 
mission  of  the  church  to  stay  this  wave  of 
materialism  sweeping  ever  on.  It  should 
be  true  to  its  high  mission,  and  to  a  world 
bent  only  on  the  gratification  of  its  senses 
say,  "Man  shall  not  live  by  bread  alone." 
There  is  that  which  is  nobler,  more  worth 
your  having,  than  things — high  ideals, 
vision?,  dreams,  hope,  faith,  God.  Let  us 
have  done  with  the  idolatry  of  the  material. 
Let  us  do  homage  to  the  spiritual — to  that 
outlying  world,  unseen,  unheard,  yet  very 
real,  canopied  by  mystery,  yet  instinct 
with  immortality,  palpitating  with  resist- 
less energies,  pulsing  with  God. 

The  Unseen  Things  are  Pre-existent  to 
All  the  Seen  Things.  The  unseen  things 
never  had  a  beginning.  Eternity  includes 
not  only  the  future,  but  the  present  and 
the  past.  Eternity  is  nob  something  towards 
which  we  are  journeying,  but  a  something 
in  which  we  have  ever  been  immersed.  We 
commonly  speak  of  time  and  eternity  as  if 
they  were  two  different  things,  and  as  if 
after  time  came  eternity,  whereas  time  is  a 
segment  of  eternity.  You  walk  by  the 
ocean  side  and  a  drop  of  salt  water  glistens 
on  your  ulster.    What  is  it?    Something 


of  which  the  ocean  is  made.  So  eternity's 
ocean  is  made  of  these  drops  of  time. 
Eternity  then  stretches  backward,  and  these 
unseen  things  are  eternal  in  that  they  never 
began  to  be. 

There   are  but  two  realities  in  the  uni- 
verse— matter  and  mind,  the  seen  and  the 
unseen.    Which  was  pre-existent?    Which 
created  the  other?    Was  matter  pre-exist- 
ent?   Could    matter    have    created    mind? 
Dull,   inert  matter,  could  it  have  created 
the  mind  of  man?    Can  a  Shakespeare  say 
to  the  clod,  "Thou  art  my  mother"?    This 
being,  so  fearfully  and  wonderfully  made, 
"carrying  in  his  bosom  the  darkness  and  the 
dawn  and  the  unfathomable  galaxy,  in  his 
brain  the  geometry  of  the  city  of  God,  in 
his  heart  the  powers  of  love  and  the  realms 
of  right  and  wrong,"  is  he  the  child  of  the 
senseless  atom?    Perish  the  thought..   Not 
matter,  but  mind,  is  the  creator;   not  the 
worlds,    but     God.      Sometimes    we     are 
alarmed  at  the   progress  of  science,   and 
fancy  that  its  future  revelations  may  de- 
stroy our  faith  in  God — may  show  us  how 
the  universe  could  have  come  into  being 
without  God.     Foolish  fancy.    The  primi- 
tive granite  can  never  be  blown  up.    The 
scientists  of  to-day,  though  they  may  boast, 
as  did  Ferdinand  Lasalle,  of  "being  armed 
with  all  the  culture  of  hi3  age,"  cannot  ac- 
count for  the  origin  of  life,  and  must  needs 
bow  their  heads  and  speak  in  bated  breath 
of  God.    We  may  still  repeat  the  words  of 
the  creed,   "I   believe  in  God  the  Father 
Almighty,  maker  of  heaven  and    earth." 
"In  the  beginning  God  created  the  heavens 
and    the    earth."      Before    matter,    mind 
"Before  the  mountains  were  brought  forth 
or  ever  thou  hadst  formed  the  earth  and 
the  world,  even   from  everlasting  to  ever- 
lasting thou  art  God." 

Mind  is  pre-existent  to  matter — creates 
matter.  Look  about  you.  What  are  man's 
palaces  and  temples,  his  books  and  his 
museums,  his  manufactures,  his  works  of 
art,  but  children  of  thought?  Fir3t  comes 
the  unseen. 

Further,  nothing  exists  in  the  realms  of 
the  seen  until  it  has  had  first  a  very  real 
existence  in  the  world  of  the  unseen. 

St.  Paul's!  Before  this  glorious  cathe- 
dral, anthem,  prayer,  hallelujah,  in  stone, 
looked  down  upon  old  London,  it  first  ex- 
isted in  the  brain  of  men. 

Before,  long  before,  the  booming  of  the 
Pinta's  guns  announced  that  land  was  in 
sight  and  Christopher  Columbus  flung  the 
banner  of  Castile  to  the  breezes  of  "the  new 
world,  that  memorable  voyage_and  discov- 
ery had  existed  in  thought. 

The  Unseen  Lives  on  after  the  Death  oj 
the  Seen.  The  unseen  not  only  comes  be- 
fore, but  survives  the  seen.  The  seen  is 
but  a  leaf  floating  for  a  moment  upon  the 
ocean  of  the  unseen  and  then  sinking  into 
its  depths  forever.  The  seen  grows  old 
with  the  years  and  is  buried  from  our  sight, 
the  unseen  is  not  touched  by  time  and  is 
ever  radiant  with  the  dews  of  the  first 
morning. 

Interrogate  nature:  She  is  dual.  There 
are  the  seen  and  the  unseen,  the  visible  and 
the  invisible,  the  material  and  the  immate- 
rial.   Which  is  immortal? 

The  question  is  already  answered.     How 


mortal  the  seen.  The  leaves  are  now  fall- 
ing, the  flowers  are  fading,  summer  with 
all  its  wealth  of  buds  and  bloom  and  fruit 
is  dying  and  spectral  winter  will  bury  her. 
Death  rules  over  all.  We  speak  of  the 
everlasting  hills,  but  they,  too,  crumble 
away,  no  more  eternal  than  the  flower  but 
__yesterday  picked  into  pieces  by  the  child. 
Of  ail  visible  nature,  modest  city  and  tow- 
ering oak,  singing  bird  and  stately  Alps,  it 
has  been  written,  "Dust  thou  art  and  unto 
dnst  shalt  thou  return."  Of  every  visible 
thing  the  singer's  words  are  true:  "In  the 
morning  it  flourisheth  and  groweth  up;  in 
the  evening  it  is  cut  down  and  withereth." 
Thus  too,  of  all  the  works  of  man.  On 
none  the  stamp  of  immortality.  "The  in- 
scription molders  from  the  tablet,  the 
statue  falls  from  the  pedestal.  Columns, 
irches,  pyramids,  what  are  they  but  heaps 
of  sand;  and  their  epitaphs  but  characters 
written  in  the  dust?"  Thus  passes  away 
the  seen. 

But  "the  things  which  are  not  seen  are 
eternal."    Consider.    Here    is  an    unseen 
thing.    Gravitation — unseen,  yet  how  real, 
how  potent,  and  how  eternal!     It  pervades 
all  things.    In  the  sun  yonder  at  work  pull- 
ing the  boy's  marble  to  itself;   at  work  in  ! 
the  marble,  leaping  up  in  a  gleesome,  frol- 1 
icsome  way  to    pull  down    the    sun;    at 
work  in  every  star,  at  work  in  every  atom, 
bounding  over  unthinkable  distances,  never  j 
ceasing  to  do.    Has  it  any  of  the  marks  of  j 
mortality?    Ever  busy,  does  it  tire?    Is  itj 
any  the  les3  energetic  than  when  it  reached 
up  and   pulled  down  the  hands  of  Moses, 
the   walls  of  Jericho,   the  water-walls  on 
the  ill-starred  Egyptian  hoso?    Is  it  de- 
crepit?   Is  it  growing  old? 

Take  another  unseen  thing.  Electricity 
What  is  it?  Nobody  knows.  Was  there 
ever  such  another  worker?  Since  that  time 
when,  an  untamed  giant,  it  was  harnessed 
by  Franklin,  it  has  been  man's  faithful 
Ariel,  uncomplainingly  doing  his  work. 
Have  we  messages  to  deliver?  We  know 
on  whom  to  call.  It  comes  and  goes  at;  ouri 
slightest  wish.  Not  only  will  it  carry  the 
news,  but  is  perfectly  willing  to  cook  ouri 
bread,  pull  our  cars,  light  our  streets,  and, 
if  we  can  only  rightly  harness  him,  take  us 
a  journey  through  the  air.  Tired?  Aged? 
Mortal?  Nay,  though  present  at  the 
first  rehearsal  of  the  morning  stars,  and! 
time  has  been  already  long,  upon  its  glori-; 
ous  youth  the  shadow  of  the  mortal  hasj 
not  fallen. 

Take  yet  one  other — Life.     A  universal, 
presence,  putting  the  green  in  the  tree,  the 
red  in  the  rose,  the  color  in  the  child's; 
face — the  mystery  of  mysteries.    Can  this! 
unseen  force  die?    Sometimes  we  looselj; 
talk  as  if  it  were  true.    We  speak  of  life  as; 
coming  to  an  end — as  if  death  were   ai| 
active  principle,  and  at  death's  thrust  lif<i 
ended.    Most    unphilosophical!     Death  ii 
simply  a  negative  something,  is  not  a  force 
but  a  state.     Death  is  simply  the  absence 
of  life,  as    cold    is    the    absence  of  heat' 
Death  cannot  come,  only  life  departs.    Ii. 
dying  we  only  loose.     Life  withdraws  fron 
us  and  goes  elsewhere.    For  a  little  whil 
life  works  in  the  tree,  in  the  flower,  in  th 
man,  until    the   mission    of  the  tree,  th 
flower,  the  man,  has  been  fulfilled,  and  the 
life  goes  elsewhere.    But  life  cannot  ag€ 
The  eternal  years  of  God  are  hers. 

(TO  BE  CONCLUDED.) 

Kansas  City,   Mo. 


November  14,  1901 


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Current  Literature. 

The  November  Magazines. 
The  political  history  of  the  Mississippi 
valley  from  the  colonial  days  down  to  the 
present  time  is  surveyed  in  an  article  in  the 
Atlantic  Monthly.  The  prospective  state- 
hood of  Oklahoma,  which  will  probably 
soon  become  actual,  will  mark  the  point  at 
which  the  seal  of  civilization  will  be  offi- 
cially set  upon  the  entire  Mississippi  valley, 
for  when  Oklahoma  is  admitted  the  whole 
valley,  the  most  wonderful  and  resourceful 
valley  in  the  world,  will  have  been  organ- 
ized into  states  and  the  process  of  reclaim- 
ing the  wilderness  may,  in  a  sense,  be  con- 
sidered complete.  In  view  of  the  fact  that 
the  Louisiana  Purchase  and  the  Mississip- 
pi valley  are  in  a  large  part  of  their  extent 
identical,  the  article  is  appropriate  also  as 
a  contribution  to  the  Louisiana  Purchase 
literature  which  will  be  increasingly  copi- 
ous from  now  until  1903.  The  writer  of  this 
article  almost  makes  Napoleon  one  of  our 
national  fathers.  His  first  real  autocratic 
act,  against  unanimous  opposition  in  his 
own  country,  was  the  sale  of  Louisiana,  and 
he  "increased  twofold  by  his  first  imperial 
nod  the  area  of  the  United  States."  The 
centennial  of  Daniel  Webster's  graduation 
from  Dartsmouth  College  has  stimulated  a 
revival  of  interest  in  the  great  orator,  and 
Samuel  W.  McCall  has  an  article  on  Web- 
ster's character  and  services.  An  article 
on  "Modern  Murder  Trials  and  News- 
papers" takes  a  view  of  the  matter  rather 
more  favorable  to  the  newspapers  than 
that  ordinarily  expressed.  The  writer 
thinks  that  there  is  not  a  little  sensational 
criticism  of  newspapers  for  alleged  sensa- 
tionalism. "Allee  Same"  is  a  story  which 
will  be  read  with  interest  by  those  interest- 
ed in  missionary  work  among  the  Chinese. 
It  exhibits  certain  phases  of  it  from  the 
I  Chinaman's  standpoint.  . 

The  North  American  Revieiv  opens  with 
a  study  of  "Conquered  Territory  of  the 
Constitution,"  by  Hannis  Taylor,  U.  S. 
Minister  to  Spain,  who  defends  the  posi- 
tion that  Congress  can  hold  and  govern 
conquered  territory  by  such  methods  as 
may  be  expedient  in  each  particular  case, 
and  suggests  that  the  United  States  should 
maintain  towards  the  Philippines  an  atti- 
tude analogous  to  a  protectorate,  with  actual 
occupation  only  of  certain  coast  cities  and 
without  interfering  with  local  self-govern- 
ment. A  member  of  the  Italian  Chamber 
of  Deputies,  who  is  intimately  acquainted 
with  the  ecclesiastical  situation  in  Italy, 
describes  the  conditions  which  will  govern 
the  election  of  the  next  pope  and  sketches 
some  of  the  leading  candidates  for  the 
papacy.  M.  Gohier,  of  the  Paris  "Aurore," 
appeals  for  American  intervention  in 
Turkey.  President  Thwin  g,  of  Western 
Reserve  University.defends  college  football 
as  performing  a  valuable  function  in  the 
ethical  development  of  manhood.  Hamil- 
I  ton  W.  Mabie  writes  of  "Ameiican  Oppor- 
tunities and  Education,"  with  special 
reference  to  the  enlargement  of  national 
ideas  and  political  education.  In  reply  to 
the  argument  of  the  Chinese  Consul  Gen- 
eral at  San  Francisco  against  the  continu- 
ance of  the  Chinese  exclusion  act,  the 
mayor  of  San  Francisco  presents  the  rea- 
sons why  the  law  should  be  re-enacted  by 
the  next  Congress.  Senator  McLaurin  of 
South  Carolina  writes  on  "The  Commercial 
Democracy  of  the  South." 


Frank  Leslie's  Popular  Monthly  cele- 
brates its  quarter  centennial  with  the 
present  issue.  Its  leading  article  is  by  the 
explorer  Nansen  on  "The  Race  for  the 
Poles."  The  writer  gives  a  summary  of 
what  has  been  done  in  Arctic  and  Antarctic 
exploration  and  what  yet  remains  to  be 
done.  As  a  scientist  he  dwells  upon  the 
importance  of  scientific  work  in  the  deter- 
mina  ion  of  air,  water  and  magnetic  cur- 
rents, contours  of  coasts,  and  flora  and 
fauna,  as  being  more  significant  than  the 
mere  act  of  reaching  the  pole.  He  still 
believes  in  his  own  former  method  of  tak- 
ing a  strong  ship,  allowing  it  ti  be  frozen 
in  and  drifting  slowly  with  the  ice  across 
the  polar  region,  bcause  with  such  a  bisis 
scientific  work  can  be  done  which  is  im- 
possible with  the  meager  supplies  that  can 
be  carried  on  sledg-js.  He  discusses  the 
present  plans  of  the  explorers  who  are  now 
in  the  Arctics  and  believes  that  Baldwin 
has  the  best  chance  of  reaching  the  pole, 
because  he  has  the  best  equipment,  includ- 
ing four  hundred  dogs — and  reaching  the 
pole  is  largely  a  matter  of  having  enough 
sledge  dogs.  There  is  a  diverting  disserta- 
tion on  the  Blue  Laws  of  Connecticut,  and 
an  enlightening  article  entitled  "How 
Tammany  Wins,"  which  we  can  read  with 
some  equanimity  now  that  Tammany  has 
lost.  On  the  whole,  Leslie's  anniversary 
number  is  easily  the  best  of  the  ten-cent- 
ers this  month. 

Ainslee's  begins  with  an  article,  appro- 
priate to  the  season,  on  college  foot-ball, 
which  will  not  in  the  least  abate  the  shud- 
der of  horror  or  the  thrill  of  enthusiasm, 
whichever  the  thought  of  that  game  arouses 
in  your  mind.  "Our  Farming  Industry"  is 
a  successful  attempt  to  make  the  reader 
grasp  the  bigness  of  American  agriculture. 
"The  Inaccessible  Valleys"  is  a  short  story 
of  the  Philippines  which  suggests  Janvier's 
"Aztec Treasure  House,"  though  involving 
fewer  plausible  impossibilities. 

No  magazine  this  month  is  complete 
without  an  article  on  iEronautics  up  to 
date  since  Santos- Dumont's  recent  suc- 
cesses, and  the  Cosmopolitan  has  a  very 
good  one.  John  Brisben  Walker  writes  of 
Mr.  Roosevelt  as  "A  Working  Man  in  the 
Presidency."  A  sketch  by  Carolyn  Wells 
about  the  woman  who  tried  to  elevate  the 
tone  of  her  husband's  dinner-table  conver- 
sation to  the  Bostonian  level,  and  he  a  New 
Yorker,  is  the  funniest  thing  of  the  month. 
The  dramatic  critic  writes  of  "The  Drama's 
Tendency  toward  the  Unintellectual." 
"Tendency"  did  he  say?  Look  at  the  bill- 
boards. We  are  in  a  dispensation  of  rag- 
time drama.  There  can  be  no  more  tend- 
ency where  the  degenerating  process  is  as 
complete  as  it  is  in  this  case — with  a  few 
notable  exceptions.  As  a  sequel  to  the 
discussion  of  this  "tendency,"  let  us  have 
a  serious  and  enlightened  disquisition  on 
the  tendency  of  coon -songs  to  depart  from 
the  dignity  of  oratorio. 

The  Century  having  completed  its  "year 
of  romance"  is  now  inaugurating  a  "year 
of  American  humor."  The  volume  which 
begins  with  the  November  number  will 
contain  many  new  articles  and  stories  by 
the  foremost  living  American  humorists, 
and  not  a  little  historical  matter  dealing 
with  the  development  of  this  most  charac- 
teristic department  of  our  national  litera- 
ture.   The  question  is  often  raised  whether 


or  not  we  have  any  distinctively  American 
literature,  whether  the  writings  of  our  best 
authors  are  distinguished  by  any  essential 
national  characteristics  from  the  works  of 
British  authors.  Perhaps  our  serious  lit- 
erature is  for  the  most  part  simply  Anglo- 
Saxon,  but  that  our  humor  is  distinctively 
American  admits  no  doubt.  Prof.  Trent's 
"Retrospect  of  American  Humor,"  in  this 
number  of  the  Century,  is  useful  for  refer- 
ence but  rather  too  encyclopedic  to  be  read- 
able. Mark  Twain  contributes  a  tale  of  a 
man  who  wanted  to  reach  the  king's  ear — 
and  did.  "Mr.  Appleby's  Vote,"  with  a 
picture  by  Frost,  is  uncommonly  clever. 
Seton-Thompson  has  a  Norwegian  legend, 
and  there  is  an  article,  said  to  be  authorita- 
tive, on  Santos-Dumont's  balloon  with  pic- 
tures by  Castaigne.  The  thing  will  have 
to  go  now  that  it  has  secured  Castaigne  as 
its  illustrator.  Secretary  Long  writes  on 
the  personal  characteristics  of  President 
McKinley,  and  Dr.  J.  M.  Buckley  discusses 
"The  Assassination  of  Kings  and  Presi- 
dents." A  medieval  historical  dramatic 
sketch  entitled  "Barbarossa"  is  begun  by 
Cyrus  Townsend  Brady. 

The  Youth's  Companion  puts  out  an  at- 
tractive prospectus  for  1902,  including  in 
its  list  of  contributors  about  two  hundred 
story  writers,  besides  many  men  eminent  in 
various  callings  and  professions,  who  will 
write  of  the  things  they  know  best— and 
things  they  know  better  than  anyone  else 
knows  them.  For  example,  Hon.  John  D. 
Long,  secretary  of  the  navy,  will  furnish 
a  series  of  articles  on  military  and  naval 
topics.  It  is  pleasing  to  note  also  that  the 
prospectus  contains  the  names  of  many  new 
writers— which  shows  that  the  Youth's 
Companion  keeps  its  lists  open  to  those 
who  have  yet  to  win  their  spurs  in  the  lit- 
erary tournament.  Those  who  subscribe 
now  receive  the  paper  free  the  rest  of  the 
year.  ($1.75  a  year.  195  Columbus  Ave., 
Boston,  Mass.) 

J- 

Keen  College  Men. 

The  Food  of    Harvard  Br sUn- Workers  and 

Athletes. 

Memorial  Hall  at  Harvard,  where  some 
twelve  hundred  of  the  men  eat,  is  particularly 
interesting.  The  dining  room  is  an  enormous 
gothic  hall  finished  in  old  English  oak  with 
wide,  stained- glass  windows  on  the  sides. 
The  walls  are  hung  with  portraits  of  illus- 
trious graduates  and  benefactors  of  past 
generations. 

The  students  have  good  food  to  eat  and 
plenty  of  it.  The  hall  is  run  on  a  co-opera- 
tive plan  so  that  it  costs  something  less  than 
four  dollars  a  week  for  b  >ard.  To  this  place 
three  times  a  day  come  men,  whose  lives  for 
the  time  being  are  given  to  serious  intellect- 
ual work,  and  to  acaomplish  this,  they  are 
keen  enough  to  realize  that  proper  food  is 
absolutely  necessary. 

One  is  particularly  struck  by  the  yellow 
packages  of  Grape  Nuts  standing  on  nearly 
every  table,  which  the  men  purchase  at  gro- 
cery stores  and  bring  in  for  their  personal 
use.  They  quickly  find  out  by  practical  dem- 
onstration that  brain  work  exhausts  the 
phosphates,  and  that  nature  demands  that 
this  loss  be  made  up,  and  made  up  from  food. 

Grape-Nuts  is  ready  to  be  used  without 
cookiDg,  it  is  a  scientific  food  which  nourishes 
and  builds  up  the  brain,  and  is  particularly 
suited  to  the  needs  of  students. 

The  'Varsity  athletes  also  eat  it  to  keep 
their  digestive  organs  in  perfect  working 
ordtr  so  that  they  can  stand  the  great  strain 
of  both  body  and  head-work  when  important 
contests  shall  come. 


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November  14    90  % 


0\ir  B\idget. 

— J.  A.  McKenzle  has  resigned  at  Mitchell 
Park,  Mo.,  to  take  effect  Nov.  10. 

— T.  A.  Reynolds  has  been  called  from  Union 
City,  Tenn.,  to  Muncie,  Ind.,  and  will  begin 
work  at  the  latter  place  at  once. 

— Melancthon  Moore  has  been  unanimously 
called  to  remain  anotheryear  with  the  church 
at  Reserve,  Kan.,  at  an  increased  salary. 

— George  W.  VVatkins  began  his  pastorate 
at  Berry,  111., Nov.  3,  succeeding  F.  M.  Rogers, 
who  in  turn  succeeded  Russell  F.  Thrapp  at 
Pittsfield. 

— Mrs.  E.  W  .  Brickert  gave  a  vocal  and 
piano  recital  in  Houston,  Tex.,  recently  which 
is  reported  as  both  an  artistic  and  a  financial 
success.  About  $65  was  cleared  for  the  wom- 
an's aid  society. 

— C.  A.  Hill,  who  resigned  at  Canton,  O.,  a 
month  ago,  preached  his  farewell  sermon 
Nov.  10.  He  has  accepted  a  call  to  Hunting 
ton,  Ind.,  and  has  already  moved  into  his  new 
field,  but  will  hold  a  meeting  at  Monroeville, 
Ind.,  before  taking  up  the  pastorate. 

— The  receipts  for  foreign  missions  for  the 
first  seven  days  of  November  amounted  to 
$2,036.75.  This  is  a  gain  as  compared  with  the 
corresponding  time  last  year,  of  $1,835.51 
This  is  a  good  beginning.  Let  us  keep  it  up, 
not  only  all  the  month,  but  the  whole  year. 

--Harold  E.  Monser,  who  has  been  doing 
good  work  in  central  Missouri,  has  decided 
with  his  wife  to  enter  the  evangelistic  field 
after  January  1.  Bro.  Monser  has  been  re- 
markably successful  in  this  field  and  we  wish 
him  abundant  success  in  his  labors  in  the 
future. 

—The  Christian  churches  at  Hunnewell,  Em- 
den,  Mountjoy,  Mo.,  and  perhaps  another 
church  adjacent,  desire  to  co-operate  for  the 
employment  of  a  minister  for  all  of  his  time. 
They  wish  the  preacher  to  locate  in  the  midst 
of  these  churches.  For  further  particulars 
address  Dr.  L.  W.  Dallas,  Hunnewell,  Mo. 

— We  wish  to  remind  friends  of  the  foreign 
work  that  the  receipts  at  this  time  of  the  year 
are  exceedingly  light  and  generally  continue 
so  until  after  the  March  offering.  If  you  can 
send  an  offering  at  this  time,  it  will  be 
doubly  appreciated.  The  missionaries  must 
be  paid  every  month,  whether  any  money  is 
received  or  not. 

— The  quarter  centennial  convention  of  the 
Missouri  Y.  M.  C.  A.  will  be  held  at  Colum- 
bia, Mo.  The  intention  is  to  make  it  an  im- 
portant event  in  the  history  of  Y.  M.  C.  A. 
work  in  this  state.  For  particulars  address 
State  Executive  Committee,  Missouri  Y.  M. 
C.  A.,  Grand  and  Franklin  Aves.,  St.  Louis. 

—A.  P.  Cobb  and  J.  Walter  Wilson  will  be- 
gin a  meeting  Nov.  17,  with  the  church  at 
Frankfort,  Ind.,  of  which  L.  E.  Brown  is 
pastor.  The  church  has  for  some  time  been 
busy  with  its  preparations  for  the  meeting 
and  a  series  of  preparatory  services  are  being 
held  during  the  present  week. 

— The  county  meeting  of  Scotland  county, 
Missouri,  was  held  at  Gorin,  Oct.  30-31.  We 
have  twelve  churches  in  the  county  and  four 
of  them  have  built  new  houses  within  the  last 
three  years  A.  J.  Williams  is  county  evan- 
gelist and  the  meeting  re-elected  the  old  offi- 
cers, J.  M.  Jayne,  president  and  G.  Snell,  sec- 
retary. 

— A  ouple  of  years  ago  there  appeared  in 
the  Christian-Evangelist  a  paragraph  con- 
sisting of  a  letter  written  by  Col.  Ingersoll  to 
a  judge  in  Cleveland  with  the  gift  of  a  bottle 
of  whisky  and  the  clever  reply  of  the  judge 
who  turned  Ingersoll's  eulogy  of  the  bottle 
into  an  arraignment.  Jay  A.  Egbert,  of 
Elyria,  O.,  wishes  to  know  in  what  issue  it 
appeared.  We  are  unable  to  locate  it.  Any 
reader  who  can  tell  in  what  issue  it  appeared 
will  confer  a  favor  by  informing  Bro.  Egbert 
or  us. 


— H.  James  Crockett  writes  that  the  church 
at  New  Sharon,  la.,  expects  to  dedicate  its 
new  building  in  January.  There  have  been 
35  additions  at  New  Sharon  this  year. 
Brother  Crockett  will  close  his  work  there 
when  the  church  is  dedicated  and  will  take 
work  elsewhere.  The  church  wishes  to  secure 
a  pastor  to  begin  with  the  new  year. 

— G.  F.  Assiter,  of  Troy,  Mo.,  called  at  this-— 
offije  Tuesday  morning,  returning  from  a 
meetiog  he  has  been  holding  at  EUberry,  Mo. 
The  meeting  closed  last  night  with  six  addi- 
tions. Bro.  Assiter  is  hurrying  borne  to 
greet  a  young  lady  who  has  just  arrived  at 
his  house  and  who  will  call  him  papa  when 
she  learns  how. 

— T.  M.  Myers  writes  from  Middleboro, 
Ky.,  ,lWe  have  stopped  for  a  few  days  on  our 
way  to  our  next  meeting.  Our  brethren  here 
have  an  elegant  little  house  and  also  a  debt 
on  it.  They  seem  much  discouraged.  There 
are  several  millions  of  dollars  in  operation 
here  in  these  mines  and  iron  plants.  Our 
church  needs  a  month's  meeting  and  a  regular 
preacher." 

— The  annual  report  of  the  foreign  society 
is  now  ready.  Are  you  a  friend  of  foreign 
missions?  If  so,  then  you  need  it.  If  you  are 
not  a  firm  believer  in  the  cause,  you  need  it 
all  the  more.  Send  for  a  copy  and  read  it 
thoroughly  and  religiously  and  you  will  be 
converted.  It  will  be  sent  free  of  charge  to 
anyone  applying  for  it.  Send  a  card  to  Box 
884,  Cincinnati,  Ohio. 

— As  a  monument  to  Bro.  J.  B.  Sweeny, 
recently  deceased,  the  Texas  brethren  are 
raising  a  preachers'  fund  for  Add  Ran  Uni- 
versity. This  is  but  carrying  out  a  plan  which 
he  himself  had  advocated,  and  it  is  fitting 
that  it  should  be  done  as  a  memorial  to  him. 
A  thousand  dollars  has  already  been  pledged 
toward  the  $1,500  which  it  is  desired  to  raise. 
In  pushing  this  plan  the  brethren  have  made 
only  one  mistake— they  have  asked  too  little. 

— H.  C.  Patterson,  who  has  been  in  a  meet- 
ing at  Auburn,  N.  Y.,  as  reported  elsewhere, 
writes  of  his  work  on  Nov.  3:  "At  9  a.  m.  I 
addressed  the  prisoners  in  the  now  famous 
prison.  The  applause,  laughter  and  tears 
were  testimonials  of  their  appreciation.  At 
its  close  I  called  upon  all  who  would  take 
Christ  as  their  Savior  and  follow  him  to 
stand.  Sixty-three  stood.  Evidently  the  mes- 
sage awakened  new  purposes  in  their  hearts." 

— H.  C.  Kendrick  writes  of  his  church  at 
Hagerstown,  Md.,  where  he  succeeded  P.  A. 
Cave,  July  1:  "This  is  a  good  church.  Here 
are  instances  of  its  goodness:  Within  four 
months  it  has  given  $325  to  assist  the  church 
in  Martinsburg,  W.  Va.,  $55  for  state  mis- 
sions and  last  Lord's  day  pledged  $142  for 
state  missions."  Brother  Kendrick  was  sue 
ceeded  at  Logansport,  Ind.,  by  A.  M.  Hooten 
and  the  work  at  that  point  is  prosperous  and 
promising. 

— H.  P.  Williams,  formerly  a  United  States 
army  chaplain  stationed  in  the  Philippines 
and  now  under  appointment  of  the  Foreign 
Christian  Missionary  Society  to  return  to 
the  Philippines  as  a  missionary,  was  in  St. 
Louis  Monday.  He  will  be  remembered  by 
all  who  were  at  the  Minneapolis  convention 
when  he  was  introduced  and  spoke  a  few 
words.  He  goes  as  the  special  representative 
of  the  Mt.  Cabanne  church,  St.  Louis.  He 
will  sail  from  San  Francisco  Nov.  23. 

— J.  B.  Graves,  field  agent  in  Indiana  for 
the  Benevolent  Association  of  the  Christian 
Church,  writes  that  he  has  begun  work  in  that 
state  and  has,  as  a  rule,  been  warmly  received 
by  the  churches.  Some  preachers  and  elders, 
however,  show  indifference  and  need  to  be 
taught  the  duty  of  the  church  in  the  matter 
of  benevolences.  We  must  restore  this  ele- 
ment of  the  "ancient  order  of  things."  Bro. 
Graves  will  go  and  come  among  the  churches 
of  Indiana  during  the  winter,  and  ought  to 
be  received  warmly  by  all. 


Get  the  Most 


You  don't  and  can't  if  your  stomach 
is  weak.  A  weak  stomach  does  not  di- 
gest all  that  is  ordinarily  taken  into  it. 
It  gets  tired  easily,  and  what  it  fails  to 
digest  is  wasted. 

Among  the  signs  of  a  weak  stomach 
are  uneasiness  after  eating,  fits  of  ner- 
vous headache,  and  disagreeable  belch- 
ing. 

"I  have  taken  Hood's  Sarsaparilla  at 
different  times  for  stomach  troubles,  and  a 
run  down  condition  of  the  system,  and  have 
Deen  greatly  benefited  by  its  use.  I  would 
not  be  without  it  in  my  family.  I  am  trou- 
bled especially  in  summer  with  weak  stom- 
ach and  nausea  and  find  Hood's  Sarsaparilla 
invaluable."  E.  B.Hickman,  W.Chester,  Pa. 

9$ .. 


and  Pills 

Strengthen  and  tone  the  stomach  and 
the  whole  digestive  system. 

— A.  R.  Adams  writes:  "Brother  A.  Kamp- 
mier,  who  recently  came  to  us  from  the  Ger- 
man Lutheran  Church,  desires  a  place  to 
preach  and  would  be  willing  to  begin  at  a 
salary  of  $400  or  $500  a  year.  He  is  a  ripe 
scholar,  a  fluent  speaker  and  has  taught 
Greek,  Latin  and  Hebrew  for  a  number  of 
years.    His  address  is  Clarksville,  la." 

— The  American  An  ti- saloon  League  will 
hold  its  sixth  annual  convention  in  Washing- 
ton, D.  O,  Dec.  3-5.  It  invites  to  affiliation 
all  bodies  that  are  hostile  to  the  saloons. 
The  object  of  the  league,  as  stated  in  its  con- 
stitution, is  "the  suppression  of  the  saloon" 
and  an  alliance  is  sought  among  all  who  are 
in  sympathy  with  that  purpose.  Dr.  Luther 
B.  Wilson  has  been  acting  president  of  the 
league  since  the  death  of  Hon.  Hiram  Price 
and  Dr.  H.  H.  Russell  is  national  superin- 
tendent. 

— A  brother  in  Maryland  writes:  "I  have 
taken  the  Christian-Evangelist  for  fourteen 
years  and  hope  to  take  it  for  the  next  four- 
teen, unless  I  die,  get  too  poor,  or  the  Chris- 
tian-Evangelist falls  from  grace— and  I 
trust  that  none  of  these  things  will  befall  me 
or  it."  We  share  in  the  hope.  The  reading 
of  a  good,  religious  paper— lively,  cheerful, 
stimulating  and  hopeful — tends  to  longevity; 
the  dollar  rate  makes  even  poverty  a  flimsy 
excuse  for  not  taking  a  good  paper;  and  as 
for  "falling  from  grace,"  we  could  scarcely 
do  that  even  if  we  wanted  to,  with  so  many 
brethren  rallying  around  to  hold  up  our  hands 
and  so  many  critics  only  too  willing  to  lash 
us  into  line  if  we  should  depart  a  hair's 
breadth  from  it.  Weiare  yours,  my  brother 
from  Maryland,  for  the  next  fourteen  years. 

— The  following  facts  and  figures  are  from 
the  thirteenth  annual  report  of  the  board  of 
church  extension:  The  total  amount  of  new 
receipts  for  the  past  year  was  $465,846.21  and 
the  amount  in  the  church  extension  fund  at 
Sept.  30,  was  $305,342.29.  The  gain  in  receipts 
for  the  year  was  $48,734.38  over  last  year.  In- 
cluding returned  loans  the  whole  amount  re- 
ceived for  the  uses  of  the  church  extension 
work  for  the  year  is  $103,651,11.  The  sources 
of  these  receipts  are  as  follows:  From  church- 
es, $12,695;  from  individuals,  $7,409;  from 
Sunday-schools,  $695;  from  Endeavor  socie- 
ties, $169;  from  Business  in  Christianity,  $179 
(but  the  cost  of  publishing  Business  in  Chris- 
tianity was  $700  in  excess  of  the  receipts). 
Annuities,  $22,733;  bequests,  $11,391;  interest, 
$10,572;  returned  loans,  $35,510;  from  sale  of 
Crockett,  $2,250.  Since  the  beginning  585 
churches  have  been  aided  and  204  of  these 
have  returned  their  loans  in  full.  A  new  cat- 
alogue of  fifty  modern  designs  for  churches 
was  issued  this  year.  It  is  supplementary  to 
the  former  catalogue  and  contains  more  de- 
signs for  churches  of  moderate  cost.  The  two 
will  be  sent  to  any  address  for  25  cents. 


November  14,  1901 


THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


1457 


—The  Peoria  (111.)  church  held  its  annual 
meeting  Oct.  30.  The  receipts  for  the  year 
were  $4,474.14,  of  which  $744.18  was  for  mis- 
sions, an  increase  of  about  20  per  cent,  over 
last  year.  There  were  75  additions  during 
the  year  and  the  present  membership  is  448. 
The  pastor,  G.  B.  Van  Arsdall,  who  has  been 
with  the  church  two  years  and  has  rendered 
highly  satisfactory  service,  announced  his  de- 
termination to  leave  April  1,  to  resume  work 
at  the  University  of  Chicago  with  a  view  to 
making  further  preparation  for  Bible  lectures 
and  institutes  and  Bible-chair  work  in  con- 
nection with  state  universities. 

—Hiram  College  dedicated  its  new  library 
building  on  Oct.  25.  This  building  was  pre- 
sented to  the  college  by  Bro.  Teachout,  one 
of  the  liberal  patrons  of  the  institution.  C. 
B.  Lockwood  and  H.  R.  Newcomb  of  Cleve- 
land, each  gave  $500  for  the  purchase  of  new 
books  for  the  library  on  dedication  day.  This 
is  another  indication  of  the  substantial  prog- 
ress which  this  noble  institution  is  making. 
In  a  note  from  O.  G.  Hertzog,  the  financial 
secretary  of  the  college,  from  whijh  we  glean 
these  facts,  he  states  that  Prof.  Pa,ul  of  that 
institution  conducts  a  missionary  class  of  175 
every  week.  This  fact  is  full  of  promise. 
Hiram  is  making  a  splendid  record  in  the 
mission  field. 

— At  the  great  Congregational  convention 
recently  held  in  Portland,  Me.,  the  following 
statistics  were  reported  of  the  work  of  the 
American  Board  of  Foreign  Missions.  The 
board  has  97> mission  stations  and  1.209  out- 
stations  in  which  544  missionaries  and  3,483 
native  helpers  preach  in  27  different  lan- 
guages. There  are  505  churches  and  929  Sun- 
day-schools with  66,000  pupils.  During  the 
year  there  were  4,551  additions  to  the  churches 
by  confession  of  faith.  Two  hundred  and 
twenty-eight  students  in  the  foreign  field  are 
in  training  for  the  ministry.  The  board  has 
13  colleges  with  2,132  students,  103  boarding 
and  high  schools  and  1,135  day  schools  with 
nearlj7  50,000  pupils.  In  some  of  the  fields  the 
educational  work  done  under  the  auspices  of 
the  American  board  has  been  of  conspicuous 
value,  as  at  Constantinople,  where  Roberts 
College  is  by  far  the  most  potent  of  all  the 
forces  for  Christian  civilization  within  the 
Sultan's  domain. 

—Editor  Christian-Evangelist — Dear  Bro: 
I  write  to  correct  an  error  in  your  report  of 
the  National  Convention.  It  was  in  regard 
to  the  inopportuneness  of  a  song  said  to  have 
been  sung  by  ihe  Omaha  quartette  at  the 
close  of  the  session  devoted  to  the  splendid 
addresses  by  brethren  Ellis  and  Willett.  I  too 
was  pained  by  the  inappropriateness  Of  the 
second  song—iG  was  an  encore  by  a  quarte  te 
of  national  singing  evangelists,  and  was  a 
toast  to  Minneapolis  instead  of  a  campaign 
song  for  Omaha  The  Nebraska  quartet  oe 
sang  next,  morning,  during  the  business  ses 
sion,  anidst  reports  of  committees.  Especi- 
ally was  tin  jtr  noticeable  to  one  who  sat 
near  Sister  F  iris  who  was  in  tears  at  the 
close  of  the  first  song  that  night. 

Harry  0.  Holmes. 

Fairburu,  Neb. 

We  believe  Bro.  Holmes  is  right.  It  was  a 
lapse  in  our  memory  as  to  the  song  which 
was  sung  and  ;he  siDgers,  but  the  impression 
of  inappropriateness  of  the  song,  at  the  par- 
ticular time  it  was  sung,  is  vivid.  It  was  just 
an  impulse  of  the  moment,  acted  upon  with- 
out time  for  thinking,  but  it  jarred  upon  the 
feelings  of  many. 

—Omaha  has  already  begun  to  make  pre- 
parations for  the  convention  to  be  held  there 
next  October.  A  preliminary  meeting  has 
been  held  of  representatives  of  the  church  and 
citizens  who  were  notified  to  confer  with  them 
regarding  preparations  for  the  entertainment 
of  the  convention.  Mayor  Moores  pledges 
his  active  co-operation.  It  is  recalled  that  12 
years  ago  the  Methodist  international  con- 
ference was  held  at  Omaha  and  that  the  re- 
sults of  that  gathering  were  entirely  satis- 
factory to  the  city.  The  citizens  will  be  on 
that  account  more  ready  to  co-operate  to  make 
this  convention  a  success.    Plans  are  already 


WOMAN'S  KIDNEYS. 

Thousands  of  Women    Have  Kidney  Trouble 
and  Never  Suspect  It. 

To  Prove  Whad  the  Great  Kidney  Remedy,  SWAMP-ROOT, 
Will  do  for  YOU,  Every  Rea.der  of  the  Christian- Evan- 
gelist Ma.y  Have  a  Sample  Bottle  Sent  Free  by  Ma.il. 


Among  the  many  famous  cures  of  Swamp- 
Root  none  seem  to  speak  higher  of  the 
wonderful  curative  properties  of  this  great 
kidney  remedy  than  the  one  published  this 
week  in  the  Christian-Evangelist. 

Mrs.  H.  N.  Wheeler,  of  117  High  Rock  St.,  Eynn, 
Mass.,  writes  on  Nov  2,  1900:  "About  18  months 
ago  I  had  a  very  severe  spell  of  sickness  I  was  ex- 
tremely sick  for  three  weeks,  and  when  I  finally 
was  able  to  leave  my  bed  I  was  left  with  excruciat- 
ing pains  in  my  back.  My  water  at  times  looked 
very  like  coffee.  I  could  pass  but  little  at  a  time, 
and  then  only  after  suffering  great  pain.  My 
physical  condition  was  such  that  I  had  no  strength 
and  was  all  run  down.  The  doctors  said  mv  kidneys 
were  not  affected,  and  while  I 

Did  Not    Know   I    Had 

Kidney    Trouble, 

I  somehow  felt  certain  that  my  kidneys  were  the 
cause  of  my  trouble.  My  sister,  Mrs.  C.  E-  Ljttle- 
field,  of  Eynn,  advised  me  to  give  Dr.  Kilmer's 
Swamp-Root  a  trial.  I  procured  a  bottle  and  inside 
of  three  days  commenced  to  get  relief.  I  followed 
up  that  bottle  with  another,  and  at  the  completion 
of  this  one  found  I  was  completely  cured.  My 
strength  returned,  and  to-day  I  am  as  well  as  ever. 
My  business  is  that  of  canvasser,  I  am  on  my  feet  a 
great  deal  of  the  time,  and  have  to  use  much  energy 
in  getting  around.  My  cure  is  therefore  all  the 
more  remarkable,  and  is  exceedingly  gratifying  to 
me."  MRS.  H.  N.  WHEEEER. 

Swamp-Root  will  do  just  as  much  for  any 
housewife  whose    back    is  too  weak   to  per- 


form her  necessary  work,  who  is  always  tired 
and  overwrought,  who  feels  that  the  cares  of 
life  are  more  than  she  can  stand.  It  is  a  boon 
to  the  weak  and  ailing. 


MRS.  H.  N.  WHEEEER. 


How  to  Find  Out 
Sf  You  Need 
Swamp-Root. 


It  used  to  be  considered  that  only  urinary  and  bladder  troubles 
were  to  be  traced  to  the  kidneys,  but  now  modern  science 
proves  that  nearly  all  diseases  have  their  beginning  in  the  dis- 
order of  these  most  important  organs. 

The  kidneys  filter  and  purify  the  blood— that  is  their  work. 
So  when  your  kidneys  are  weak  or  out  of  -order  you  can  understand  how  quickly  your  entire 
body  is  affected,  and  Low  every  organ  fails  to  do  its  duty. 

If  you  are  sick  or  "feel  badly,"  begin  taking  the  famous  new  discovery,  Dr.  Kilmer's 
Swamp- Root,  because  as  soon  as  your  kidneys  are  well  they  will  help  all  the  other  organs 
to  health.    A  trial  will  convince  anyone. 

Many  women  suffer  untold  misery  because  the  nature  of  their  disease  is  not  correctly 
understood;  in  most  cases  they  are  led  to  believe  that  womb  trouble  or  female  weakness  of 
some  sort  is  responsible  for  their  many  ills,  when  in  fact  disordered  kidneys  are  the  chief  cause 
of  their  distressing  troubles. 

Neuralgia,  nervousness,  headache,  puffy  or  dark  circles  under  the  eyes,  rheumatism,  a 
dragging  pain  or  dull  ache  in  the  back,  weakness  or  bearing  down  sensation,  profuse  or 
scanty  supply  of  urine,  with  strong  odor,  frequent  desire  to  pass  it  night  or  day,  with  scald- 
ing or  burning  sensation, — these  are  all  unmistakable  signs  of  kidney  and  bladder  trouble. 

If  there  is  any  doubt  in  your  mind  as  to  your  condition,  take  from  your  urine  on  rising 
about  four  ounces,  place  it  in  a  glass  or  bottle  and  let  it  stand  twenty-four  hours.  If  on  ex- 
amination it  is  milky  or  cloudy,  if  there  is  a  brick-dust  settling,  or  if  small  particles  float 
about  in  it,  your  kidneys  are  in  need  of  immediate  attention. 

Other  symptoms  showing  that  you  need  Swamp-Root  are  sleeplessness,  dizziness,  irregular 
heart,  breathlessness,  sallow,  unhealthy  complexion,  plenty  of  ambition  but  no  strength. 

Swamp- Root  is  pleasant  to  take  and  is  used  in  the  leading  hospitals,  recommended  by 
physicians  in  their  private  practice,  and  is  taken  by  doctors  themselves,  because  they  recog- 
nize in  it  the  greatest  and  most  successful  remedy  that  science  has  ever  been  able  to  compound. 

If  you  are  already  convinced  that  Swamp-Root  is  what  you  need,  you  can  purchase  the 
regular  fifty-cent  and  one-dollar  bottles  at  the  drug  stores  everywhere. 

SPECIAL  NOTICE.  Swamp-Root,  the  great  kidney,  liver  and  bladder  remedy,  is  so  re- 
markably successful  that  a  special  arrangement  has  been  made  by  which  all  of  our 
readers  who  have  not  already  tried  it  may  have  a  sample  bottle  sent  absolutely  free 
by  mail.  Also  a  book  telling  all  about  kidney  and  bladder  troubles  and  containing  many 
of  the  thousands  upon  thousands  of  testimonial  letters  received  from  men  and  women  cured  by 
Swamp-Root.  In  writing,  be  sure  and  mention  reading  this  generous  offer  in  the  St.  Louis 
Christian-Evangelist,  when  sending  your  address  to  Dr.  Kilmer  &  Co.,  Binghamton,  N.  Y. 


on  foot  for  securing  railway  rates  and  enlist- 
ing the  co-operation  of  the  press.  Work  on 
the  new  auditorium  will  be  begun  Nov.  18 
and  the  company  hopes  to  have  the  building 
completed  in  July  or  August  so  that  there 
will  be  an  ample  margin   to  insure  its  being 


ready  for  the  convention  in  October.  The 
Minneapolis  committee  set  a  high  mark  for 
enterprise  and  ingenuity  in  preparing  for  the 
convention  and  the  Omaha  brethren  are  start- 
ing out  as  if  they  meant  to  come  up  to  that 
mark  and  if  possible  pass  it. 


J  458 


THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


November  14   1901 


At  Sendai,  Ja.pa.n. 

Sendai,  the  capital  of  Miyagi  Province,  is  a 
city  of  85,0C0  souls.  This  is  one  of  our  mis- 
sion stations.  M.  B.  Madden  and  wife  and 
Miss  Carme  Hostetter  are  our  missionaries. 
I  have  known  the  Maddens  since  they  were 
children.  They  were  members  of  the  church 
at  Topeka,  Kan.,  where  B.  L  Smith  baptized 
Brother  Madden.  He  and  his  wife  attended 
Bethany  College.  He  is  an  industrious  mis- 
sionary and  she  is  the  poet  laureate  of  the 
Japan  mission.  Miss  Hostetter  is  a  studious, 
hard  working  missionary  among  the  women 
and  children. 

Sendai  is  well  supplied  with  missionaries. 
There  are  ten  different  religious  bodies  at 
work  in  this  city.  A  missionary  told  me  there 
was  a  congestion  of  missionaries.  There  are 
thirty-live  missionaries  besides  a  large  force 
of  native  helpers.  The  number  of  Sunday- 
schools  is  between  thirty  and  forty.  A  mis- 
sionary told  me  any  child  five  years  of  age 
could  walk  to  a  Sunday-school  if  it  desired 
to  do  so.  It  is  to  be  regretted  that  the  whole 
empire  is  not  as  well  supplied  with  mission- 
aries. There  are  two  cities  of  over  40,000 
each  and  93  of  between  10  and  40,000  without 
a  missionary.  The  Reformed  Presbyterians 
have  a  large  boys'  school  here  with  150  bright 
young  men  and  boys  in  attendance.  They 
also  have  a  girls'  school  with  85  in  attend- 
ance. Their  schools  are  a  great  power.  Here 
is  where  Dr.  J.  H.  DePoreat  lives,  who  has 
been  a  missionary  for  26  years,  and  is  one  of 
the  most  influential  men  in  Japan.  The  mis- 
sionaries have  a  uuion  service  in  English  every 
Sund-.y  afternoon  and  they  take  turns  in 
preaching.  I  spoke  the  Sanday  I  was  there. 
It  was  an  earnest,  appreciative  audience.  In 
the  morning  I  spoke  to  our  brethren  and  Bro. 
Madden  interpreted  for  me. 

We  have  a  number  of  out-stations  around 
about  Sendai.  The  number  of  preaching 
poinds  is  18.  At  13  of  these  points  we  have 
believers,  and  at  three  of   them  the  brethren 

Won't  You 

Write  a  Postal 

To  Get  Well? 

Send  me  no  money,  but  simply  write  me 
a  postal  if  you  are  not  well.  Pay  when 
you  get  well. 

I  will  send  you  a  book  that  tells  how  a 
lifetime  of  study  has  enabled  me  to 
strengthen  the  inside  nerves.  Those  are 
the  nerves  that  operate  the  stomach,  kid- 
neys, heart,  womanly  organism,  etc.  Weak- 
ness of  these  organs  means  weakness  of 
those  nerves.  Nerve  strength  alone  makes 
any  organ  do  its  duty. 

I  will  send  you,  too,  an  order  on  your 
nearest  druggist  for  six  bottles  of  Dr. 
Shoop's  Restorative.  Use  it  for  a  month, 
and  if  it  succeeds  pay  him  $5.50  for  it.  If 
not,  I  will  pay  him  myself. 

No  matter  how  difficult  your  case;  no 
matter  what  you  have  tried.  If  my  book 
shows  you  that  your  trouble  is  nerve  weak- 
ness— and  most  sickness  is — I  will  warrant 
my  Restorative  to  cure  you. 

I  fail  sometimes,  but  not  often.  My 
records  show  that  39  out  of  40  who  get 
those  six  bottles  pay,  and  pay  gladly.  I 
have  learned  that  most  people  are  honest 
with  a  physician  who  cures  them.  That  is 
all  I  ask.  If  I  fail  I  don't  expect  a  penny 
from  you. 

Mine  is  the  only  way  to  restore  vital 
nerve  power.  Other  treatments  bring  but 
fleeting  results  at  best.  If  you  want  to  be 
well,  let  me  send  you  an  order  for  the 
medicine.  If  it  cures  pay  $5.50.  I  leave 
the  decision  to  you. 


Simply  state 
which  "book  you 
want,  and  address 
Dr.  Shiop,  Box582, 
Racine.  Wis. 


Book  No.  1  on  Dyspepsia, 
Book  No.  2  on  the  Heart, 
Book  No.  3  on  the  Kidneys, 
Book  No.  4  for  Women, 
Book  No.  5  for  Men  (sealed), 
Book  No.  6  on  Rheumatism. 


Mild  cases,  not  chronic,  are  often  cured  by 
one  or  two  bottles.    At  all  druggists. 


meet  every  Lord's  day  to  observe  the  Lord's 
Supper.  In  this  district  we  have  six  Sunday- 
schools.  There  have  been  30  additions  during 
the  past  year  and  twice  that  number  are  ex- 
pected during  the  current  missionary  year. 

A  reception  was  tendered  us  at  the  Madden 
home  one  evening.  Many  believers  and  their 
friends  were  present.  A  Japanese  brother 
made  an  address  of  welcome  in  his  own  tongue 
and  Bro.  Madden  told  me  what  he  said,  aodL 
I  responded,  telling  them  how  glad  I  was  to 
see  them  and  to  visit  their  beautiful  country. 
A  distinguished  Japanese  lawyer  was  pteseat 
with  his  family  and  his  accomplished  daugh- 
ter played  the  koto,  a  musical  instrument.  I 
had  never  seen  or  heard  of  this  \instrument 
before.  \ 

Mrs.  Rains  and  I  were  requested  to  sing 
an  American  song  and  Mrs.  Madden  kindly 
assisted  us.  We  sing  "There  is  Sunshine  in 
My  Soul  To-day."  They  cheered  us  heartily. 
My  musical  gifts  have  never  been  appreciated 
in  America.  I  have  been  attending  state  and 
national  conventions  for  more  than  thirty 
years  and  never  yet  been  asked  to  sing  a  solo. 
My  Japanese  brethren  are  quicker  to  recog- 
nize and  appreciate  my  talents  than  my  Amer- 
ican brethren. 

We  visited  Sanuma,  oneof  the  out-stations, 
where  a  special  meeting  had  been  arranged 
by  Kawamura,  one  of  the  native  evangelists. 
The  meeting  was  an  interesting  one.  Some 
Japanese  brethren  came  twelve  miles  to  be 
present.  In  front  of  the  place  of  meeting  an 
American  fltg  and  a  Japanese  flag  were 
hoisted.  A  number  of  brethreu  were  present 
but  no  sisters  except  the  organist.  It  is  much 
harder  to  reach  Japinese  women  with  the 
gospel  than  Japanese  men.  They  sang  "Blest 
Be  the  Tie  That  Binds."  I  do  not  think  that 
Bro.  David  Lipscomb  would  object  to  this 
organ.  It  was  about  three  feet  long  and  one 
foot  square.  A  brother  carried  it  to  a  place 
of  meeting  under  his  arm.  It  was  borrowed 
from  a  neighbor.  I  could  see  nothing  about 
it  to  object  to  but  the  sound.  It  would  leap 
and  jump  and  then  balk;  but  I  was  singing  in 
Japanese.    That  helped  it  along. 

I  wish  the  American  brethren  could  see 
Kawamura,  the  John  the  Baptist  of  Japan. 
He  is  one  of  the  largest  Japanese  I  have  ever 
seen;  tall,  straight,  with  coal  black  hair  and 
long  silken  beard.  He  is  kind  and  gentle, 
loves  the  Bible,  devoted  to  his  work  and  com- 
m  inds  the  love  and  confidence  of  all  who 
know  him.  He  waseducated  by  G.  P.  Verbeck, 
the  great  missionary.  He  would  remind  you 
of  the  lamented  F.  G.  Allen. the  founder  of  the 
Christian  Guide.  Here  again  we  had  an  address 
of  welcome  and  most  cordial  greetings.  There 
were  a  dozen  or  more  of  floe,  bright  looking 
young  men  present  who  had  given  their  hearts 
and  lives  to  the  Lord.  They  look  different 
from  those  who  do  not  believe.  Tney  are 
new-born  babes  in  Christ  looking  up  to  God. 
The  light  of  life  is  shining  in  their  faces.  There 
were  a  great  number  present  and  it  was  a 
delightful  meeting  Harvey  Madden,  Bro. 
Madden's  little  boy,  handed  picture  cards 
around  to  the  children.  Sister  Madden  sang 
to  the  people.  There  were  no  chairs  or  seats 
in  the  room;  we  all  sat  on  the  matting.  There 
were  three  clocks  in  the  room.  The  Japanese 
are  great  on  clocks. 

We  had  a  great  meeting  at  Pukushima,  an- 
other out-station.  This  is  a  city  of  over 
20,000  and  the  capital  of  the  province,  with 
many  fine  public  buildings.  Our  meeting  was 
held  in  the  town  hall  which  would  accommo- 
date 500  or  600  people  It  was  filled  and  a 
hundred  or  more  stood  up.  I  spoke  forty 
minutes  on  "The  Faith  that  Saves."  The 
people  were  quiet  and  respectful  and  gave 
most  earnest  attention.  If  I  could  speak  the 
language  I  would  want  no  greater  work  than 
to  come  to  Japan  and  preach  to  thess  great 
crowds  of  earnest,  intelligent  people.  Many 
present  were  preachers.  When  I  began  the 
people  cheered  and  also  when  I  closed.  This 
is  a  way  of  cordial  greeting  and  approval. 
After  the  services  many  lingered  to  speak  to 


Not  only  in  feelings  but  in  looks.  The 
skin  is  clear,  the  eyes  are  bright,  the 
cheeks  are  plump.  No  more  pain  and 
misery,  no  more  sick  headache,  no  more 
jaundice.  What  worked  the  change? 
Dr.  Pierce's  Golden  Medical  Discovery, 
which  cured  the  disease  of  the  stomach 
that  prevented  proper  nutrition,  and  also- 
cleansed  the  clogged  and  sluggish  liver. 

Dr.  Pierce's  Golden  Medical  Discovery 
cures  diseases  of  the  stomach  and  other 
organs  of  digestion  and  nutrition.  It 
cures  diseases  of  lungs,  heart,  liver,  and 
other  organs  which  seem  remote  from 
the  stomach  because  many  of  these  dis- 
eases have  their  cause  in  a  diseased  con- 
dition of  the  stomach  involving  the 
allied  organs  of  digestion  and  nutrition. 

"I  sent  you  a  letter  about  a  year  ago,"  writes 
Mrs.  J.  Ellis  Hamilton,  of  Farmington,  Marion 
Co..  West  Va.  "I  stated  my  case  as  plainly  as  I 
could,  and  received  a  letter  from  you  in  a  few 
days,  telling  me  to  use  Pr.  Pierce's  Golden  Med- 
ical Discovery  and  'Favorite  Prescription' — a 
bottle  of  each.  I  used  three  of  each,  and  feel 
like  a  new  woman.  Don't  suffer  any  pain  or 
misery  any  more.  Before  using  your  medicines 
I  suffered  all  the  time — had  jaundice,  caused 
from  food  not  digesting  properly.  I  would  have 
sick  headache  three  and  four  times  in  a  week. 
Could  not  do  the  work  myself.  I  commenced 
using  your  medicines  as  recommended  for  liver 
complaint,  and  think  I  am  cured  now.  I  asked 
our  doctor  if  he  couldn't  cure  me,  and  he  said  he 
could  give  me  medicine  to  help  me  but  the 
trouble  might  return  any  time.  I  doctored 
three  years  without  any  relief.  Haven't  had 
sick  headache  since  I  took  the  first  bottle  of 
your  medicine." 

Dr.  Pierce's  Pellets  cure  constipation. 


me,  or  rather  bow  to  me  and  welcome  me  to 
Japan.  A  number  expressed  the  hope  of  vis- 
iting America  at  some  time. 

The  name  of  our  preacher  at  Fukushima  is 
Yontaka  Hasegawa.  He  was  educated  in  a 
college  at  Tokyo.  He  has  been  a  Christian 
for  15  years.  His  family  consists  of  a  wife  and 
eight  children.  He  is  a  good,  earne-t  man, 
with  a  good  honest  eye.  His  salary  is  $15  per 
month.  He  has  baptized  alout  150.  The  pros- 
pects in  his  field  are  very  encouraging.  He 
says  many  are  almost  ready  to  turn  to  the 
Lord.  No  member  of  this  church  drinks  or 
smokes.  Very  few  Christians  in  Japan  do. 
His  great  need  at  this  place  is  a  chapel.  The 
little  church,  very  poor,  agrees  to  buy  and 
pay  for  a  lot  if  we  can  build  a  chapel  to  cost 
$300.  Will  not  some  one  send  all  or  part  of 
this  amount  to  us  at  Cincinnati  for  the  chapel? 
The  rent  for  a  place  to  meet  now  costs  $10  per 
year.  It  would  be  a  great  encouragement  to 
this  little  band  to  grant  this  modest  request- 
They  are  liberal  themselves.  A  Japanese 
Christian  gives  ten  times  as  much  to  the- 
church  as  he  gave  to  the  heathen  temple  be- 
fore he  heard  and  believed  the  gospel  I  was 
at  a  little  church  last  Sunday  and  there  were 
about  30  believers  and  every  one  of  them  gave 
something  in  the  morning  offering. 

The  work  in  Japan  is  most  prosperous  in 
every  way,  more  encouraging  than  I  expected 
to  find  it.  There  is  nothing  to  prevent  our  tak- 
ing this  empire  for  Christ  but  our  lack  of  faith' 
and  zeal  and  liberality.  There  is  no  field  in  , 
America  or  in  the  whole  wide  world  so  prom- 
ising as  Japan.  Things  are  movirjg  rapidly 
here  aad  a  large  missionary  force  wih  increase 
the  speed. 

October   3,    we    will    sail    from    Kobe    for 
Shanghai,   China      We  hope  to  he  at  Nankin 
in  time  for  the  annual  meeting  of  the  mission-- 
aries,  Oct.  9.  F.  M.  Rains. 


November  14,  1901 


THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


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Texas  Letter. 

Add-Ran  University,  Waco,  -has  matricu- 
Hated  284  students  this  session,  which  is  by 
far  the  best  record  in  her  history,  but  not  the 
best  record  in  store  for  her.  Thanksgiving 
day  is  to  be  observed  as  her  "Emancipation 
Day."  Then,  thanks  to  T.  E.  Shirley,  her 
•debt  will  have  been  paid  and  sae  will  be  free 
•to  launch  forth,  untrammeled,  on  a  glorious 
voyage.  This  result  is  one  of  the  finest  illus- 
trations I  have  ever  seen  of  the  famous  three 
P's:  Patience,  Perseverance  and  Pluck. 

C  R  Scoville  succeeds  the  lamented  J.  B. 
Sweeny  as  pastor  at  Gainesville,  and  thus  we 
gain  another  strong  preacher  for  Texas. 

S.  J.  Vance  is  also  a  new  man.  He  comes 
to  Rockwall,  a  fine  field. 

Evangelist  Needham  is  in  a  union  meeting 
.at  Austin.  Bro.  Lowber  and  his  people  are 
at  work  with  him. 

The  First  Unitarian  church  of  this  city  was 
-dedicated  Nov.  3.  The  pastor,  Rev.  D.  C. 
Limbaugh,  after  the  sermon,  read  an  "orig- 
inal production"  setting  forth  the  teachings 
of  his  people.  Let  me  name  a  specimen  or 
two.  1.  Speaking  of  man,  he  said,  "We  do 
not  believe  that  he  is  morally  depraved." 
33.  Speaking  of  heaven,  he  said,  "  We  believe 
in  that  state  we  shall  still  have  our  work  to 
accomplish,  our  problem  to  solve,  oar  diffi- 
culties to  overcome,  our  disappointments  to 
imeet,  our  intricacies  to  unravel."  3.  Scout- 
ing the  idea  of  all  supernatural  revelation,  he 
concludes  by  saying,  "  l'he  universal  knowl- 
edge of  universal  man  is  our  Bible."  And 
speaking  of  the  Old  Book  he  said,  "It  has 
various  and  contradictory  conceptions  of 
nature,  God,  man  and  human  destiny." 
4.  Referring  to  the  Savior,  he  said,  "  We  be- 
lieve that  Jesus  was  a  man,  begotten  and 
born  as  other  men."  5.  Speaking  of  Chris- 
tianity he  characterized  it  as  "a  great  his- 
toric movement  in  the  evolution  of  religion." 
He  compared  it  with  other  religions  and  con- 
•cluded  that  in  some  respects  they  "ai-e  super- 
ior." And  yet  there  are  men  and  women 
ready  to  espouse  his  teachings  and  call  it 
■Christianity.  Africa  and  Asia  are  not  the 
only  fields  neediag  missionaries. 

Evangelist  L.  W.  Munhall,  of  Phil  idelphia, 
<closed  a  meeting  of  three  weeks  in  this  city 
.Nov.  5.  Eighteen  churches,  with  a  member- 
-.ship  of  6,000,  co-operated  with  him.  A  large 
tent  with  a  capicity  of  2,500  was  filled  every 
might,  and  an  audience  of  400  heard  him  in 
the  day.  The  music  by  a  large  chorus  choir 
was  fine.  The  weather,  except  three  days, 
was  ideal.  The  preaching  was  strong  and 
intensely  biblical.  The  cost  of  the  meeting 
was  $2,000.  The  converts  signing  cards  num- 
bered 532.  Just  how  many  of  these  will  come 
out  bravely  and  take  a  stand  for  the  Lord  in 
the  church  remains  to  be  seen.  I  like  Mun- 
hall. Oar  people  ought  to  co-operate  with 
Mm.  He  is  a  Methodist  but  you  would  not 
infer  it  from  his  sermons.  You  would  rather 
think  from  these,  as  an  old  gentleman  said  of 
him  here,  that  "he  is  an  old  Campbellite." 
He  is  genial,  kind  and  lovely.  And  Mrs. 
Munhall,  "wifey"  as  he  calls  her,  is  perfectly 
lovely.  He  wiLl  preach  more  Bible  in  one 
sermon  than  Sam  Jones  will  in  a  whole  series, 
tout  hedoes  not  seem  to  stir  the  conscience  like 
Sam  does.  Moi-e  than  half  of  the  converts 
were  males.  He  is  pre-eminently  a  man's 
preacher.  Let  me  urge  our  people  to  work 
with  him  at  every  opportunity.  Of  course  he 
will  teach  some  things  we  do  not  like,  but 
in  the  main  this  will  not  be  true.  He  sang  in 
the  choir  and  heard  O.  A.  Burgess  in  Indian- 
apolis and  he  knows  our  position. 

Tom  Smith,  one  of  our  state  evangelists, 
has  had  a  splendid  meeting  at  Myrtle  Springs. 
There  were 60  additions.  But  good  as  this  is, 
it  is  not  the  best  result.  The  church,  which 
had  suffered  much  from  internal  trouble,  was 
harmonized  and  put  to  work  again.  A  Sun- 
day-school was  organized  and  money  raised 
4o  employ  a  pastor. 

Edwin  C.  Boynton  is  succeeding   at  Hunts- 


ville.  All  the  debt  on  their  house  has  oeen 
paid  except  $1,000,  and  this  is  now  in  the 
hands  of  the  church  extension  board. 

The  Gainesville  church  has  done  some  beau- 
tiful and  tender  things  in  memory  of  her  pas- 
tor, the  beloved  J.  B.  Sweeny.  She  paid  the 
funeral  expenses  and  his  pledge  of  $100  to  the 
Add-Ran  d^bt,  and  will  place  a  handsome 
memorial  window  in  the  church  for  him 

Edwin  D.  Hamner,  on  account  of  declining 
health,  gives  up  his  work  in  Beaumont  and 
will  go  to  a  higher  altitude. 

Dallas,  Texas.  M.  M.  Davis. 

J- 
The    Virginia  Convention. 

Whea  a  few  prominent  brethren  of  Rich- 
mond came  forward  two  years  ago  and  offer- 
ed to  provide  the  salary  of  a  state  secretary 
and  this  secretary  proposed  the  raising  of 
$8,000  and  the  winning  of  1,000  converts,  we 
on  this  side  of  the  line  said,  "Old  Virginia  is 
waking  up." 

When  Wm.  Jackson  Shelburae,  the  secre- 
tary, stood  up  this  year  and  reported  nearly 
$0,000  raised,  1,004  conversions,  11  preachers 
employed,  five  new  churches  organized  and  a 
balance  of  $2,000  in  the  treasury,  we  said, 
"Old  Virginia  is  awake." 

The  twenty-sixth  annual  convention  of  the 
Virginia  Christian  Missionary  Society  was  a 
decided  improvement  upon  some  of  the  con- 
ventions held  in  other  years,  when  a  few  del- 
egates, mostly  from  the  tidewater  section, 
would  gather  and  spend  three  days  very 
largely  in  the  discussion  of  how  to  provide 
for  a  deficiency  in  the  treasury  and  how  to 
frame  a  temperance  resolution  that  would  in- 
duce the  recalcitrant  brethren  "to  vote  as 
they  pray." 

October  29,  more  than  two  hundred  and 
sixty  delegates  came  together  from  all  sec- 
tions of  the  state,  transacted  their  business 
with  wisdom  and  dispatch,  were  profited  by 
the  instruction  of  their  ablest  men,  and  heard 
such  inspiring  speikers  from  abroad  as  A. 
McLean,  B.  L.  Smith,  A.  I.  Myhr,  B.  A.  Jenk- 
ins, B.  A.  Abbott  and  Miss  Rebel  Withei  s,  and 
adjourned  t  >  go  home  to  make  the  next  year 
the  best  in  the  history  of  co-operative  work 
in  the  state.  The  successful  convention  was 
due  iu  part  to  the  excellent  program  of  the 
ministerial  association  upon  the  opening  day. 

After  the  opening  address  by  B.  P.  Smith, 
president  of  the  assoclatiou,  the  following 
was  the  order:  "Our  Relation  to  Other  Reli- 
gious Bodies,"  J.  A.  Spencer;  "Our  Relation 
to  Social  and  Civil  Reforms,"  L.  A.  Cutler; 
"Oar  Relation  to  the  Problem  of  Christian 
Unity,"  P.  A  Cave;  "Should  the  Pastor  Hold 
His  Own  Protracted  Meetings?"  C  P.  Wil- 
liamson; and  a  sermon,  "Fishers  of  Men,"  F. 
F.  Bullard.  W.  J.  Cocke  was  elected  presi- 
dent of  the  association  for  the  ensuing  year. 

The  convention  decided  to  continue  the  plan 
which  has  yielded  such  gratifying  results,  the 
salary  of  the  financial  agent,  to  be  guaranteed 
by  personal  pledges,  and  the  churches  be  asked 
to  take  the  offering  for  state  work  the  first 
Sunday  in  October,  and  the  Sunday-schools 
the  first  Sunday  in  April 

A  committee  was  appointed  to  co-operate 
with  a  committee  of  the  Maryland,  Delaware 
and  District  of  Columbia  convention  in  the 
establishment  of  a  weekly  religious  journal. 
It  is  probable  that  the  Christian  Monthly  of 
Richmond  will  be  bought  and  made  the  official 
organ  for  this  section. 

Reports  at  the  C.  W.  B.  M.  sessions  show 
that  the  1,460  women  in  the  75  auxiliaries  gave 
last  year  $3,081.  Mrs.  L.  C.  Daniel,  treasurer 
of  the  endowment  fund  of  the  Bible  chair  at 
the  University  of  Virginia,  reported  $777.75 
receipts  for  the  past  year.  Of  the  $28,000  re- 
ceived for  this  chair,  the  disciples  of  Virginia 
have  given  $14,251.  Henry  Pearce  Atkins, 
pastor  of  the  West  End  church  of  Richmond, 
brought  in  a  report  that  was  novel,  but 
worthy  of  imitation.  His  church  had  man- 
aged to  pay  all  its  bills,  and  so  had  turned 
over  the  unused  appropriation  of  the  C.  W. 
B.  M.  to  the  Tidewater  board  for  its  mission 
work. 


Whatever  you  choose. 
You  can  easily  earn  the 
money  to  do  it  with  before 
Christmas  comes. 

The  Ladies'  Home 
Journal  and  The  Satur- 
day Evening  Post,  of 
Philadelphia,  will  show  you 
how,  and  will  give  you  all 
the  help  and  advice  you 
need. 

No  guesswork  or  chance 
about  it.  Jt  is  as  sure  as 
it  is  easy. 

The  Curtis 

Publishing  Company 

Philadelphia 


Mrs.  F.  F.  Bullard,  superintendent  of  young 
people's  work,  reported  61  mission  bands, 
1,000  members  and  the  apportionment  for  the 
state  exceeded.  Bluefield  won  the  banner 
with  $79  raispd  and  14  conversions 

An  interesting  Christian  Endeavor  session 
was  held,  with  H.  E   Miley  presiding. 

W  F.  Fox  was  re-elected  president  of  the 
society,  which  will  meet  again  in  Richmond. 
Nov.    11-14,  1902. 

Edward  B.  Bagbt. 

J* 
Clergyman's  Children. 

Coffee  Being   R_epla.ced    by  Postvim  Food 
Coffee. 

"I  am  the  wife  of  a  minister.  About  thi'ee 
years  ago  a  warm  friend,  an  exemplary  moth- 
er and  the  conscientious  wife  of  a  minister, 
asked  me  if  I  had  ever  tried  giving  up  coffee 
and  using  the  Postum  Food  Coffee.  1  had 
been  telling  her  of  my  excessive  nervousness 
and  ill  health.  She  said:  'We  drink  nothing 
else  for  breakfast  but  Postum  Food  Coffee, 
and  it  is  a  delight  and  a  comfort  to  have 
something  that  we  do  not  have  to  refuse  the 
children  when  they  ask  for  it.r 

"I  was  surprised  that  she  would  permit  the 
children  to  drink  any  kind  of  coffee,  but  she 
explained  that  it  was  a  most  healthful  bever- 
age and  that  the  children  thrived  on  it.  A 
very  little  thought  convinced  me  that  for 
brainwork,  one  should  not  rely  upon  a  stim- 
ulant such  as  coffee  is,  but  should  have  food 
and  the  very  best  of  food.    . 

"My  first  trial  of  Postum  was  afailure.  The 
maid  of  all  work  brought  it  to  the  table 
lukewarm,  weak,  and  altogether  lacking  in 
character.  We  were  in  despair,  but  decided 
on  one  more  trial.  At  the  second  trial,  we 
faithfully  followed  the  directions,  used  four 
teaspoonsful  to  the  pint  of  water,  let  it  boil 
full  fifteen  minutes  after  the  real  boiling  be- 
gan, and  served  it  with  rich  cream.  It  was 
delicious  and  we  were  all  won. 

"I  have  since  sung  the  praises  of  Postum 
Food  Coffee  on  many,  many  occasions  and 
have  induced  numbers  of  friends  to  abandon 
coffee  and  use  Postum,  with  remarkable  re- 
sults. The  wife  of  a  college  professor  said  to 
me  a  short  time  ago  that  nothing  had  ever 
produced  so  marked  a  change  in  her  husband's 
health  as  the  leaving  off  of  coffee  and  the  use 
of  Postum  Food  Coffee."  Edith  Smith  Davis, 
Appleton,  Wis. 


1460 


THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


November.  14,  1901 


Chicago  Letter. 

Sunday,  Nov.  3,  the  Monroe  Street  church 
dedicated  It*  new  house  of  worship.  In  the 
morning  the  pastor,  C.  C.  Morrison,  preached 
the  dedicatoiy  sermon,  and  despite  unfavor- 
able weather  succeeded  in  raising  $6,800  In 
the  afternoon  a  fellowship  service  was  held,  at 
which  Bro.  Allen  and  Bro.  Amer,  represent- 
ing our  brethren,  and  several  pastors  repre- 
senting neighboring  churches,  spoke.  The 
evening  audience  was  privileged  in  hearing  a 
characteristically  brilliant  sermon  by  the 
gifted  Dr.  Gunsaulus.  All  the  services  were 
happily  planned  and  successfully  carried  out. 
The  church  cost  $30,000.  The  plan  is  admir- 
able and  the  effect  far  more  pleasing  than  that 
of  the  ordinary  church.  Great  credit  is  due 
the  pastor,  who  has  been  ceaseless  in  his  ef- 
forts to  bring  about  this  consummation. 
Monroe  Street  church  is  composed  of  numbers 
of  characters  who  are  beautiful  in  their 
steady  persistence.  The  former  pastors,  J.  W. 
Ingram,  Bro  Ed  son  and  George  T.  Swift,  will 
rejoice  with;;  the  church  in  the  completion  of 
its  house,  two  have  passed  beyond,  neverthe- 
less they  will  rejoice. 

The  annual  meeting  of  the  Chicago  mission- 
ary society  was  held  at  the  Great  Northern 
hotel  the  evening  of  Nov.  4.  The  reports 
for  the  past  year  showed  that  $4,000  had  been 
received  for  missionary  work,  as  against 
$2,350  the  previous  year;  that  the  efforts  of 
the  past  year  had  been  expended  in  getting 
the  missions  housed  rather  than  in  evangelis* 
tic  work,  and  that  the  year's  work  was  en- 
couraging. The  society  re-elected  the  same 
board,  except  that  Roland  A.  Nichols  was 
elected  as  an  additional  member,  making  the 
new  board  eight  in  number.  Marion  Stevens 
was  made  president  of  the  society. 

The  board  was  instructed  to  continue  Bro. 
Taylor  as  superintendent  of  missions  and  Bro. 
A.  JLarrabee  as  the  assistant. 

The  state  C.  W.  B.  M.  offered  to  pay  the 
salary  of  an  evangelist  for  Chicago.  This 
offer  was  received  with  great  enthusiasm, 
and  the  board  instructed  to  engage  Bro. 
Taylor  as  the  evangelist,  so  that  there  would 
be  more  money  left  for  supplementary  mis- 
sions in  their  current  expenses.  It  was  de- 
cided to  make  an  effort  to  raise  $8,000  for  mis- 
sions the  coming  year.  The  outlook  is  hope- 
ful. 

Dr.  E.  S.  Ames  has  been  made  an  instructor 
in  the  University  of  Chicago. 

Dr.  H  L.  Willett  is  giving  a  course  of  lec- 
tures on  Prophecy  at  the  Central  Y.  M.  C.  A. 
Auditorium,  Mondays  at  noon. 

J.  H.  O.  Smith  has  spoken  several  times  for 
the  Union  church  since  the  division.  The 
church  has  not  yet  reported  a  pastor  called. 
The  audiences  are  large. 

T.  S.  Tinsley  closed  his  work  with  the  North 
Side  church  Sunday  last. 

The  missionary  society  will  hold  its  quar- 
terly rally  Sunday,  Nov.  10.  Bro.  Stevens 
will  make  the  chief  address. 

E.  E.  Faris,  of  Africa,  addressed  the  minis- 
terial association  Monday. 

W.  A.  Bartlett  has  been  installed  as  pastor 
of  the  First  Congregational  church.  This 
church  is  a  monument  of  the  lamented  Dr. 
Goodwin.  For  a  quarter  of  a  century  he  went 
in  and  out  before  this  people  with  no  sensa- 
tional heraldings  but  with  the  message  of  the 
kindly  Christ  whose  spirit  seemed  thoroughly 
to  possess  him.  By  his  first  sermon  Mr.  Bart- 
lett promises  to  be  a  worthy  successor.  His 
text  was,  "I  am  not  ashamed  of  the  gospel." 
After  lamenting  the  f act  that  men  give  every 
other  imaginable  reason  for  inviting  men  to 
church  but  their  need  of  the  gospel — he  said: 

"There  is  nothing  else  worth  preaching  than 
the  gospel.  There  is  not  time  to  preach  any- 
thing else  but  the  gospel.  If  Augustine  had 
been  preaching  from  his  day  to  this  on  noth 
ing  but  the  gospel  he  could  hardly  have 
touched  the  hem  of  its  garment. 

"I  have  heard  men  intimate  that  we  need 
something  broader  than  the  gospel  in  these 
days.  4(They  would  have  us  narrow  down  to 
the  petty  affairs  of  this  life  and  the  more  petty 


reorge 


"I  regard  The  Praise  Hymnai,,  just  issued  by  the  Fillmore   Bros.,  of  Cincin- . 
nati,  an  admirable  song  book  for  our  churches  : 

1.  "It  seems  just  right  in  size  and  shape. 

2.  ' '  Its  type  is  large,  clear  and  beautiful. 

3.  "It  has  many  of  the  old  classic-  hymns  and  tunes  which  have  stood  the  test 
of  time. 

4.  "It  has  a  large  number  of  new  and  fresh  hymns  and  tunes,  representing  the 
most  popular  that  have  come  into  recent  use,  and  others  which  now  see  the  light  for 
the  first  time — a  considerable  proportion  of  which,  in  my  judgment,  are  destined  to 
become  favorites. 

5.  "  Some  of  its  hymns  that  are  inferior,  and  the  rushing  "  hippety-hop  "  tunes 
coupled  with  them,  I  should  have  omitted,  but  then  I  am  a  little  "  cranky  "  on  that 
point,  and  besides  the  blemish  is  small,  for  there  are  not  many  of  them. 

6.  "  I  am  struck  by  the  absence  of  "  useless  lumber, "  so  common  in  hymnals, 
and  believe  a  larger  percentage  of  these  hymns  are  singable  than  is  usual. 

7.  "  The  60  odd  pages  of  Psalms  and  other  Scriptures  at  the  beginning,  designed 
to  promote  responsive  readings  in  the  worship  of  our  churches,  is  one  of  the  best 
features  of  the  book.  .  George  Darsie." 

Frankfort ',  Ky. 

As  to  Prices. — The  contents  of  The  Praise  Hymnal  are  of  a  permanent  quality.  It  is 
false  economy  to  ask  tor  cheap  binding.  We  make  a  cloth  bound  book  with  leather  back  that 
will  last  ten  years  with  any  sort  of  care.  The  price  is  as  low  as  can  be  made  on  its  superior 
material  and  workmanship,  $75.00  per  1U0  copies.      Specimen  copies  sent  on  approval. 

119  W.  6th  St.,  CINCINNATI,  O, 
40  Bible  House,  NEW  YORK. 


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opinions  of  men.  They  would  actually  have 
us  preach  the  irrelevant  and  half-conceived 
ideas  of  men  like  ourselves,  and  presume  to 
call  that  broad." 

Standing  together  as  to  the  importance  of 
the  gospel,  it  is  not  a  far  step  to  unity  of  con- 
ception as  to  its  essential  truth. 

Dr.  H.  W.  Thomas,  long  the  pastor  of  the 
People's  church,  meeting  in  Mc  Vickar's  thea- 
ter, has  closed  his  pastorate  to  undertake  the 
general  oversight  of  the  People's  Church  of 
America.  Dr.  Thomas  will  have  at  his  com" 
mand  a  great  deal  of  money  as  one  friend 
alone  has  given  a  million  dollars.  Frank 
Crane,  of  the  Methodist  Church,  succeeds  to 
the  pastorate  of  the  People's  church.  It  is  a 
surprise  to  some  that  an  orthodox  Methodist 
should  be  chosen,  remembering  the  exclusion  of 
Dr.  Thomas  from  that  communion.  But  both 
Methodism  and  Dr.  Thomas  have  changed  in 
the  years  intervening  since  the  trial.  Method- 
ism has  been  greatly  liberalized  and  Dr. 
Thomas's  faith  has'been  greatly  steadied  and 
deepened.  He  dees  not  now  "faintly  trust  the 
larger  hope"  but — 
"He  faced  the  specters  of  the  mind 
And  laid  them;  thus  he  came  at  length 
To  find  a  stronger  faith  his  own  " 
Then  again,  the  author  of  "The  Religion  of 
To-morrow"  has  been  for  years  an  independ- 
ent spirit  in  the  Methodist  Church.  Un- 
doubtedly he  will  be  glad  to  have  a  pulpit 
around  which  there  will  be  no  limitations 
other  than  his  own  choosing.  He  is  not  an 
orator,  but  he  says  bright  unconventional 
and  unexpected  things.  He  has  not  drawn  as 
large  audiences  as  several  other  Methodist 
ministers. 

The  following  reason,  which  Mr.  Crane  gave 
for  his  acceptance  of  the  People's  church,  is 
worthy  of  much  pondering: 

"The  tendency  of  modern  denominational 
church  management  is  to  move  away  from  the 
masses.  Our  best  churches  and  most  able 
preachers  follow  in  the  exodus  of  the  wealthier 
class  of  people  from  'he  center  of  the  city  to 
the  suburb.  Meanwhile  the  heart  of  the  city 
has  a  population  growing  ever  more  dense; 
boarding  houses,  hotels  and  apartment  build- 
ings are  filled  with  young  men  and  women 
coming  fresh  from  the  country  into  the  mael- 
strom of  civic  temptation.  It  does  not  seem 
practical  for  any  one  denomination  to  main- 
tain down  town  preaching  places  except   as 


'missions,'  and  the  idea  of  'mission'  for  the 
poor  and  a  fine  church  and  service  for  the  well 
to  do  does  not  seem  to  me  to  be  in  harmony 
with  the  spirit  of  Jesus." 

The  Methodist  is  the  only  evangelical  de- 
nomination that  has  "down-town"  preach- 
ing in  Chicago,  and  they  are  about  to  discon- 
tinue it;  yet  there  are  a  dozen  "liberal" 
orators  with  large  audiences.  It  seems  as  if 
the  churches  in  the  cities  are  located  where 
they  are  least  needed.  If  the  People's  church  is 
to  become  a  denomination,  as  it  now  seems  it 
will,  it  is  well  that  Frank  Crane,  with  a  firm 
grasp  of  the  great  doctrines  of  Christianity,  is 

to  be  one  of  its  leaders. 

George  A.  Campbell. 

Notice  to  Indiana  Preachers. 

Preachers  who  have  graduated  from  Bible- 
schools,  or  whose  addresses  for  any  reason 
have  changed  since  Dec.  1,  1900,  must  send 
names  at  once  to  the  undersigned  in  order  to 
have  them  on  advanced  sheets  of  the  1903 
Yearbook,  furnished  the  Central  Passenger 
Association  by  Dec.  1  next.  This  in  order  to 
secure  1903  clergy  permits  without  delay. 

T.  J.  Legg,  field  secretary. 

Logansport,  lnd. 

J* 

The  Old  Men  and  Women  Do  Bless 

Him. 

Thousands  of  people  come  or  send  every 
year  to  Dr  Bye  for  his  Balmy  Oil  to  cure 
them  of  cancer  or  other  malignant  diseases. 
Out  of  this  number,  a  great  many  very  old 
people  whose  ages  range  from  seventy  to 
one  hundred  years  on  account  of  distance  and 
infirmities  of  age,  they  send  for  home  treat- 
ment. A  free  book  is  sent  telling  what  they 
say  of  the  treatment  Address  Dr.  W.  O. 
Bye,  Drawer  1111,  Kansas  City,  Mo.  [If  not 
afflicted,  cut  this  out  and  send  to  some  suffer- 
ing one.] 

An  Easy  Way  to  Make  Money. 

I  have  made  $560  00  in  80  days  selling  Dish-wash- 
ers. I  did  mv  housework  at  the  same  time.  I  don't 
canvass.  People  come  or  send  for  the  Dish-washers. 
I  handle  the  Mound  City  Dish-washer.  It  is  the 
best  on  the  market.  It  is  lovely  to  sell.  It  washes 
and  dries  the  dishes  perfectly  in  two  minutes. 
Every  lady  who  sees  it  wants  one.  I  will  devote  all 
my  future  time  to  the  business,  and  expect  to  clear 
$4,000.00  this  year.  Any  intelligent  person  can  do 
as  well  as  I  have  done.  Write  for  particulars  to  the 
Mound  City  Dish- Washer  Co.,  St.  I^ouis,  Mo. 

Mrs.  W.  B. 


November  14,  1901 


THE   CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


1461 


The  Gospel  of   the  Helping  Hand. 

In  a  recent  conversation  with  a  great 
leader  in  Israel,  he  remarked  that  "before 
our  National  Benevolent  Association  can 
enter  upon  a  career  of  greatest  usefulness, 
three  things  are  necessary:  First,  the  people 
must  be  informed  concerning  the  needs  and 
purposes  of  the  association;  second,  the  peo- 
ple must  bs  patiently  and  earnestly  exhorted 
to  give  it  money  with  which  to  prosecute  its 
ministry  of  love;  third,  the  people  must  be 
convinced  that  men  of  sanctified  business 
sagacity  are  interested  in  the  association  and 
are  official  factors  in  the  judicious  investment 
and  distribution  of  the  money  they  give." 

As  rapidly  as  possible,  we  are  informing 
the  church  of  its  need  for  such  a  ministry  and 
of  the  association's  needs.  Wherever  oppor- 
tunity permits,  we  exhort  people  to  have  fel- 
lowship with  those  who  are  trying  to  lighten 
the  world's  great  burden  of  woe.  The  con- 
secrated women,  in  whose  hearts  our  National 
Benevolent  Association  had  birth,  and  who 
have  contributed  so  much  to  its  present 
power  and  usefulness,  are  widely  known. 

I  wish  briefly  to  introduce  to  the  brother- 
hood some  of  the  brethren  vitally  interested 
in  the  work  of  the  association,  and  to  give 
assurance  that  if  our  receipts  were  to  amount 
to  millions  annually,  our  board  of  managers 
is  fully  capable  of  correctly  solving  all  the 
problems  the  distribution  of  such  great 
wealth   would  present. 

Among  the  brethren  constituting  this  board, 
I  wish  to  name  W.  D.  Harrison,  merchant; 
R.  D.  Patterson,  dept.  manager,  Buxton  & 
SkiDner;  W.  H.  McClain,  sec'y  Provident 
Association;  O.  C.  Shedd,  of  the  firm  of  Creve 
Coeur  Lake  Ice  Co.;  F.  M.  Wright,  firm  of 
Sam'l  Cupples  Wooden  Ware  Co.;  W.  D. 
Pittman,  sec'y  Drummond  Realty  Co.;  A.  H. 
Duncan,  firm  Mayfield  Woolen  Co.;  W.  J. 
Morley,  of  Morley  Bros.  Medicine  Co.;  F.  E. 
Udell,  pres.  Provident  Chemical  Co.;  F.  M. 
Call,  pres.  Standard  Adding  Machine  Co.; 
J.  H.  Allen,  of  Allen- West  Commission  Co. 
Robt.  H.  Stockton,  pres.  Majestic  Range  Co.; 
H.  M.  Meier,  vice-pres.  Missouri  Trust  Co., 
and  J.  H.  Garrison,  pres.  Christian  Publish- 
ing Co. 

Some  of  these  are  known  to  men  of  affairs 
as  merchant   princes  and  molders  of  public 
opinion .  To  us  they  are  all  known  as  princely 
Christian  men,  who  delight  in  honoring  God 
and  in  His  name  to  help  alleviate  the  sorrows 
of  earth.    They  are  broad  minded  men,  wide 
in  their  sympathies,  and  yet  sufficiently  con- 
servative to  safeguard  every  dollar  given  us 
from  waste  or  poor  investment. 
Those  considering  the  advisability  of  loan- 
|    iug  us  money  on  the  annuity  plan  need  have 
no  uneasiness    about    the    security   of   their 
!    loans,  when  such  men  have  helped  devise  our 
I    financial  system.    Indeed  we  believe,  did  our 
j    brethren  of  means  know  the  personnel  of  our 
j    board,  many  thousands  of  dollars  would  seek 
investment  in  our  annuity  bonds. 
Hoping   the  church  will    yet  supplant   the 
I    lodge  in   popular  favor  as   the    almoner  of 
!    God's  good  gifts,  and  that  the  orphan   and 
i    worn   out,    world  -  forsaken    veteran   of   the 
cross  may  have  a  warm  place  in  every  heart 
and  receive  substantial  proof  of  the  love  of 
Christ's  disciples,  I  am 
Fraternally, 

Geo.  L   Snivelt,  Gen.  Sec. 
Send  all  moneys  to  Mrs.  J.  K.  Hansbrough, 
Cor.  Sec  ,  903  Aubert  Ave.,  St.  Louis,  Mo. 


$100  Reward,  $100. 

The  readers  of  this  paper  will  be  pleased  to  learn 
that  there  is  at  least  one  dreaded  disease  that 
science  has  been  able  to  cure  In  all  Its  stages  and 
that  Is  Catarrh.  Hall's  Catarrh  Cure  is  the  only 
positive  cure  known  to  the  medical  fraternity. 
Catarrh  being  a  constitutional  disease,  requires  a 
constitutional  treatment.  Hall's  Catarrh  Cure  is 
taken  Internally,  acting  directly  upon  the  blood  and 
mucous  surfaces  of  the  system,  thereby  destroying 
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One  Hundred  Dollars  for  any  case  that  It  fails  to 
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Upper  Ohio  Va.llev  Notes. 

R.  F.  Strickler  has  been  called  for  all  his 
time  at  Quaker  City.  He  was  recently  or- 
dained by  Chester  Sprague  at  Centerville,  O., 
W.  Stiff,  of  Brilliant, and  H.  Tilock.  of  Hope- 
dale,  assisting. 

At  the  regular  monthly  meeting  of  the 
upper  Ohio  Valley  ministerial  association 
held  at  Brilliant  recently,  A.  L.  Streator,  of 
West  Liberty,  read  an  excellent  paper  on 
"The  History  of  Philosophy." 

J.  H.  Bristor,  of  Bethesda  recently  held  a 
meeting  at  Chestnut  Level,  with  38  additions. 
Until  last  year  no  co-operative  pastor  had 
preached  there  for  a  quarter  of  a  century. 

J.  W.  Kerns,  of  Steubenville,  O. ,  and  N.  C. 
Wells,  of  New  Cumberland,  W.  Va.,  were  the 
only  preachers  from  the  vicinity  that  were 
privileged  to  attend  the  Minneapolis  conven- 
tion. 

The  C.  E  society  of  the  Bellaire church  cele- 
brated Forefathers'  day  Tuesday  evening, 
Nov.  5.  J.  B.  Smith,  pastor  at  Moundsville, 
W.  Va.,  spoke  on  "Walter  Scott,"  and  C.  M. 
Watson,  of  Bellaire,  on  "The  Current  Resto- 
ration." The  latter  speech  was  illustrated 
by  44  stereopticon  views  of  places  and  per 
sons  of  importance  in  connection  with  our 
movement. 

Wheeling  seems  to  believe  that  "variety  is 
the  spice  of  life."  Each  Lord's  day  brings  a 
new  preacher  before  the  congregation  at  that 
place.  No  pastor  has  as  yet  been  settled 
upon. 

Good  reports  come  from  Bethany.  The 
writer  was  delighted  with  the  excellent  pros- 
pects as  he  saw  them  in  a  visit  made  recently 
to  the  old  college.  C  C.  Redgrave,  of  "In 
the  Footsteps  of  the  Pioneers"  lecture  fame, 
has  been  employed  as  an  agent  for  the  college. 

C.  M.  Watson. 


A  Letter  of  Thanks  from  Bro.   J.  Z. 
:jTyler. 

D  Under  date  of  November  5,  Bro.  J.  Z.  Tyler 
in  a  letter  to  the  editor,  says: 

"The  postmanjhas  just  brought  me  a  letter 
containing  another  enclosure  through  you. 
How  can  I  adequately  thank  you  and  all 
others  who  have  been  so  kind  and  generous? 
It  is  no  exaggeration  to  say  that  I  am  utterly 
unable  to  fittingly  form  my  feelings  into 
speech.  So  far  as  possible  I  have  written 
personal  notes  to  all  who  have  sent  in  offer- 
ings and  to  most  of  them  I  have  sent  copies 
of  my  'Recollections.'  You  will  be  glad  to 
know  that  the  total  amount  sent  in  has 
reached  the  sum  of  $513.00.  How  much  this 
means  to  us  as  we  think  of  the  love  that 
prompted  it! 

"And  how  shall  I  respond  to  the  affectionate 
letter  of  remembrance  sent  from  the  Minne- 
apolis convention  through  you!  There  are 
some  revelations  being  made  to  me,  and  not 
least  among  them  all  is  the  loving  esteem  of 
my  brethren.  I  have  always  loved  the  broth- 
erhood, but  it  is  dearer  to  me  to-day  than 
ever  before.  I  wish  they  all  knew  how  deeply 
we  appreciate  their  loving  words  and  gener- 
ous deeds  to  us. 

"I  am  sorry  Icannot  report  improvement  in 
my  health;  but  it  seems  to  remain  just  about 
as  it  was  when  you  last  saw  me.  I  am  able 
to  be  up  and  about  and  to  attend  church  every 
Lord's  day.  But  I  am  utterly  unable  to  do 
any  work.  I  am  devoutly  thankful  .that 
my  affliction  has  in  no  way  affected  my  mind 
or  darkened  my  spirit.  I  have  never  had  a 
more  intense  desire  than  now  to  preach  the 
gospel  of  the  grace  of  God.  I  think  the  ex- 
perience through  which  I  am  passing  would 
enable  me  to  give  a  richer  and  more  helpful 
message.  What  a  joy  it  would  be  to  me  if 
my  health  should  be  so  far  restored  as  to  en- 
able me  to  enter  the  active  ministry  again! 
Whether  I  ever  will  or  not  I  know  not,  but 
the  Master  will  do  that  which  is  best.  I  am 
glad  for  the  years  in  which  T  have  been  per- 


Bright's   Disease   and 
Diabetes   Cured. 

Harvard     University     Acting:    as    Judges. 


Irvine  K.  Mott,  M.  D,  of  Cincinnati,  O., 
demonstrated  before  the  editorial  board  of 
the  Evening-  Post,  one  of  the  leading  daily 
papers  of  Cincinnati,  the 
power  of  his  remedy  to 
cure  the  worst  forms  of 
kidney  diseases.  Later  a 
public  test  was  instituted 
under  the  auspices  of  the 
Post,  and  five  cases  of 
Bright's  Disease  and  Dia- 
betes were  selected  by 
them  and  placed  under 
DR.  MOTT'S  care.  In 
thrte  m  uins'  time  all  were  pronounced 
cured.  Harvard  University  having  been 
chosen  by  the  board  to  make  examination  of 
the  cases  before  and  after  the  treatment. 

Any  one  desiring  to  read  the  details  of  this 
public  test  can  obtain  copies  of  the  papers  by 
writing  to  Dr.  Mott  for  them. 

This  public  demonstration  gave  Dr.  Mott 
an  international  reputation  that  has  brought 
him  into  correspondence  with  people  all  over 
the  world  and  several  noted  Europeans  are 
numbered  among  those  who  have  taken  his 
treatment  and  been  cured. 

The  Doctor  will  correspond  with  those  who 
are  suffering  with  Bright's  Disease,  Diabetes 
or  any  kidney  trouble,  either  in  the  first,  in- 
termediate or  last  stages,  and  will  be  pleased 
to  give  his  expert  opinion  free  to  those  who 
will  send  him  a  description  of  their  symp- 
toms. An  essav  which  the  doctor  has  pre- 
pared about  kidney  troubles  and  describing 
his  new  method  of  treatment  will  also  be 
mailed  by  him.  Correspondence  for  this  pur- 
pose should  be  addressed  to  IRVINE  K. 
MOTT,  M.  D.,  75  Mitchell  Building,  Cincin- 
nati, O. 


mitted  to  serve  as  a  herald  of  His  message, 
but  am  painfully  conscious  of  the  imperfec- 
tion of  my  service.  I  wish  I  had  done  much 
more  and  done  it  much  better. 

"  Truly  and  fraternally, 

"J.  Z.  Tyler." 
[Since  the  foregoing  was  written  we  have 
received  $52.25  additional  from  the  following 
parties:  W.  Palmer  Clarkson,  St.  Louis,  $10; 
Mrs.  J.  R.  Tolar,  New  York  City,  for  the 
"Little  Helpers,"  $40.00;  Christian  Endeavor 
Society,  Newton,  la.,  $2.25.  It  is  not  too 
late  for  others  to  join  in  this  testimonial. — 
Editor.] 

J* 

Christian  Lesson  Commenta.ry  for 
1902. 

Among  the  "helps"  in  the  study  of  the  cur- 
rent Bible-school  lessons  produced  from  year 
to  year  the  Christian  Lesson  Commentary  has 
come  into  and  maintained  itself  in  the  first 
rank. 

Sunday-school  workers  and  students  have 
come  to  realize  that  when  the  name  of  W.  W. 
Dowling  is  signed  to  the  promise  made 
it  means  careful  and  painstaking  study  and 
investigation  of  all  the  themes  presented  in 
the  year  which  it  covers. 

The  volume  for  1902  is  the  climax  of  seven- 
teen successive  years.  Fault  has  sometimes 
been  found  with  the  international  series  of 
Sunday-school  lessons;  but  if  this  fact  is  con- 
sidered, that  the  entire  Bible  has  been  studied 
verse  by  verse  and  chapter  by  chapter  as  it 
probably  would  not  have  been  studied  if  it 
had  not  been  for  the  introduction  of  this 
series,  their  value  cannot  be  estimated. 

The  present  volume  i3  a  delight  to  the  eye, 
a  Thesaurus  of  information,  and  an  easily 
followed  analysis  of  the  lessons  for  1902. 

God  bless  the  work  and  its  author,  and  all 
who  study  the  word  with  its  help. 

F.  M.  Green. 
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THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


November  14,  1901 


Evangelistic. 


Special  dispatch  to  the  Christian-Evangelist. 

Rcshville,  Ind.,  Nov.  10. — One  hundred 
and  forty- three  to  date;  30  to-day.  Interest 
intense.  Thousands  attending.  People  search- 
ing scriptures;  Acts  2:47. —  Wilson  and  Hus- 
ton, evangelists. 

ILLINOIS. 

East  St.  Louis,  Nov.  11.— The  meeting  held 
by  K.  C.  Ven tress,  of  Virginia,  111.,  closed 
last  night  with  15  additions.— W.  A. 
Meloan. 

Mattoon,  Nov.  6.— Our  short  meeting  here 
of  only  two  weeks,  closed  last  Sunday  night 
with  33  additions.  Bro.  A.  R.  Spicer,  minis- 
ter Second  cburch  at  Danville,  111.,  did  the 
preaching  in  an  effective  manner.  This  makes 
358  additions  in  the  two  and  one  half  years. 
— Arthur  A.  W  ilson,  pastor. 

Milford,  Nov.  8.— Elder  E.  E.  Cowperth- 
wait,  of  Chicago,  closed  a  splendid  series  of 
meetings  last  night  at  this  place,  resulting  in 
11  confessions  and  one  added  by  letter.  His 
plain  and  forcible  sermons  and  his  strong  ap- 
peals for  a  higher  standard  of  Christian 
living  has  greatly  strengthened  the  church 
spiritually.— Z  Moore. 

Shelbyville,  Nov.  11.— Bro.  O.  P.  Wright,  a 
young  preacher  recently  ordained,  closed  a 
very  successful  meeting  at  Oak  Grove  last 
night  with  15  additions.  He  was  assisted 
during  part  of  the  meeting  by  the  writer. 
The  Oak  Grove  church  has  taken  on  new  life 
under  Bro.  Wright's  preaching.— A.  M. 
Collins. 

Wayne  City,  Nov.  7.— I  closed  a  meeting  at 
Gifford,  111.,  Oct.  13,  with  eight  additions. 
The  church  set  in  order,  and  Sunday-school 
reorganized.  Money  raised  to  employ  preach- 
er for  half  time.  Closed  series  meetings  with 
Little  Prairie  church,  Edwards  Co.,  111., 
Nov.  4,  with  eight  additions.  Bro.  Chas. 
Wood,  their  pastor,  is  a  splendid  yoke  fellow. 
Began  meeting  here,  Nov.  5,  with  Bro.  C.  E. 
Babcock,  pastor.  Good  audiences..— J.  A. 
Lytle. 

INDIANA. 

Fort  Wayne,  Nov.  4.— Three  additions  at 
West  Creighton  Ave.,  Lord's  day,  Nov.  3. 
One  by  confession,  and  two  by  letter.— Zach. 
A.  Harris,  minister. 

Ft.  Wayne,  Nov.  11.— Yesterday  was  a 
great  day  for  the  West  Jefferson  St.  church; 
55  persons  were  received  in  a  body  into  the 
congregation,  the  whole  church  extending  the 
hand  of  fellowship  in  the  good  old-fashioned 
way.  Our  meeting  has  closed  with  65  addi- 
tions.—E.  W.  Allen. 

Indianapolis,  Nov.  8.— Have  just  closed  a 
meeting  at  Walton,  Ind.  Found  seven  mem- 
bers of  the  Christian  Church  in  tbe  vicinity. 
Organized  a  church  with  55  members.  Fine 
church  lot  donated,  and  more  than  $500.00 
pledged  for  a  new  cburch  house.  Will  build 
in  the  spring.  Fred  Coblents,  singer.  In  a 
short  meeting  at  Mt.  Pleasant,  Johnson  Co., 
baptized  4.  Geo.  Lyon,  singer.  —  Robert 
Sellers,  evangelist. 

North  Vernon,  Nov.  4.— Began  work  with 
the  church  at  this  place  yesterday,  with  very 
good  prospects.  One  young  lady  made  the 
good  confession  at  our  first  evening  service.— 
J.  Jones  Taylor. 

Vincennes,  Nov.  8.— Our  meeting  is  one  week 
old.  We  are  having  crowded  houses.  Bro. 
Oeschgar  is  a  very  strong  preacher.  The  in- 
terest is  great;  six  additions  last  night.  I 
use  illustrated  songs  every  night.  We  will 
continue  about  three  weeks.— C.  E.  Millard, 
singing  evangelist. 

IOWA. 

Albia,  Nov.  4.— There  were  seven  confessions 
here  yesterday,  and  one  confession  and  one  by 
letter  a  week  ago.  Bro.  Joel  Brown  filled  the 
pulpit,  Oct.  27,  and  Miss  Newcomer,  state 
secretary  of  the  C  W.  B.  M.,  spoke  to  us 
yesterday  morning. — R.  H.  Ingram. 

Bedford,  Nov.  4. — One  added  by  letter  and 


three  baptisms,  Lord's  day.  Nine  since  last 
report.— Lee  Ferguson. 

Des  Moines,  Nov.  10.— Closed  a  fine  meeting 
with  the  Highland  Park  Christian  church  to- 
night. There  were  40  accessions  and  the 
membership  thoroughly  arousedT  Clark 
Bower  is  the  very  efficient  pastor.  Music  led 
by  J.  P.  Garmong,  of  this  city,  to  the  pleas- 
ure of  all.  Soldier,  Kan.,  next.— R.  L.  Mc- 
Hatton. 

Clarksville,  Nov.  11.— Two  additions  from 
the  sects  last  Lord's  day.  More  to  follow. 
House  filled  at  every  service. — A.  R.  Adams. 

Everly,  Nov.  7.  —  Five  added  last   Lord's 

day.  Four  by  letter,  one  confession.— G.  W. 
Hall. 

Galva,  la.— Closed  last  night.  Small 
place.  Sectarianism  very  strong.  Thirty- 
three  added;  30  baptisms.  Some  splendid 
people.  We  begin  Wednesday  night  at  Bloom- 
ington,  Neb.— C.  C  Atwood  and  Wife,  Lin- 
coln, Neb. 

Horton,  Nov.  3.  —  We  have  just  closed  a 
four  weeks'  meeting  with  30  additions,  and 
the  church  strengthened  spiritually.  The 
preaching  was  done  by  our  pastor,  L.  H. 
Barnum,  a  young  man  of  sterling  worth. 
His  work  began  with  us  for  all  of  his  time 
last  April,  and  since  then  there  have  been  51 
added  to  the  church. — Daniel  Rork. 

Onawa,  Nov.  5. — Our  meeting  here  is  doing 
the  town  and  church  great  good.  J.  R.  Per- 
kins, the  pastor,  is  preaching  some  strong 
doctrinal  sermons.  Four  additions  Lord's 
day.  Pastors  or  evangelists  can  reach  me  by 
mail  at  Sioux  City,  Iowa.— Jas.  S.  Helm, 
singing    evangelist. 

Oskaloosa. — Our  home  forces,  led  by  Bro. 
J.  P.  McKnight,  our  pastor,  and  Bro.  DeLoss 
Smith,  Bro.  Scoville's  singing  evangelist, 
have  been  two  weeks  in  a  very  successful  re- 
vival. Thirty  additions  to  date.  Meeting  to 
continue  indefinitely.  We  are  very  hopeful  of 
much  greater  results. — A.  Hall. 

Panora,  Nov.  7. — The  four  weeks'  meeting 
here  by  W.  A.  Moore  of  St.  Louis,  and  J.  I. 
Brown,  the  resident  minister,  closed  Nov.  5. 
Of  the  37  who  came  forward  33  received 
baptism  during  the  meeting.  Bro.  Moore's 
boyhood  home  was  in  the  vicinity  of  Panora. 
His  genial  and  social  qualities,  with  his  ex- 
cellent preaching,  have  been  enjoyed  and  much 
appreciated.. by  the  people  generally. — J.  A. 
Walters. 

Seymour,  Nov.  5. — We  closed  our  meeting 
at  Clearmont,  Mo.,  with  nine  additions;  four 
by  baptism,  three  from  the  Baptists,  and  two 
by  statement. — W.  E.  Jones. 

INDIAN  TERRITORY. 

Durant,  Nov.  4. — Two  additions  to  the 
Fifth  Avenue  Christian  church  yesterday. 
Work  here  starts  off  nicely.  All  at  work  and 
harmonious. — Joe  S.  Riley,  pastor. 
QPrior  Creek,  Nov.  3.— I  have  this  day  closed 
a  three  weeks'  meeting  with  120  additions, 
100  of  them  by  confession  and  baptism.  I  will 
rest  three  days  and  begin  again  here.  I  go 
from  here  to  Chelsea,  I.  T.— Morton  H.  Wood, 
evangelist. 

KANSAS. 

Havensville,  Nov.  6. — I  have  just  held  a 
twelve  nights'  meeting  for  Fairview  church 
near  here.  Two  additions  by  statement,  and 
four  by  baptism,  one  of  them  from  the  Meth- 
odists.—  W.  M.  Mayfield. 

Leavenworth,  Nov.  8. — We  have  closed  a 
seventeen  days.'  meeting  with  14  additions, 
making  a  total  of  75  additions  to  this  church 
in  16  months. — S.  W.  Nay,  pastor. 

Monmouth,  Nov.  8. — W.  N.  Porter  has  just 
closed  a  25  days'  meeting  here  with  excellent 
results.  He  preached  a  series  of  eloquent 
sermons,  using  well  designed  charts  which 
aided  in  attracting  and  holding  the  attention 
of  the  young.  There  were  16  additions  and 
the  church  was  strengthened  in  every  depart- 
ment. Any  congregation  wishing  a  protracted 
meeting  will  be  fortunate  in  securiog  his 
services,  as  he  is  an  able  instructor,  a  safe 
and  wise  counselor.     Bro.  Porter  is  open  for 


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Lamar,  Mo.— C.  E.  Winger. 

Oneida,  Nov.  11. — Two  more  accessions  to 
the  church  here  since  our  last  report.  These 
two  came  by  letter  at  our  morning  service 
yesterday.  Outlook  hopeful. — F.  H.  Bent- 
ley. 

Rexford,  Nov.  4. — At  Rhodes's school  house, 
Sunday,  two  additions.  In  the  last  two  years 
16  have  been  added  to  those  brethren  under 
my  preaching.  Ten  heads  of  families,  and  six 
young  people  Rhodes  (elder)  is  holding  the 
fort  nobly. — W.  R.  Burbridge. 

KENTUCKY. 

Midway,  Nov.  10. — Our  12  days'  meeting  at 
Salvisa,  Mercer  county,  closed  on  Friday 
night,  Nov.  1,  with  13  additions,  12  by  con- 
fession and  baptism  and  one  reclaimed.— 
Geo.  W.  Kemper. 

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I  by  home  forces  two  weeks  old;  24  additions 
'to  date.  This  is  my  fifth  meeting  with  the 
church  here.— Geo.  A.  Miller. 

MISSOURI. 

Bethany,  Nov.  2.— I  closed  a  meeting  at 
jHappy  Valley,  Mo.,  last  night  with  33  addi- 
ctions, 27  baptisms,  two  by  letter,  two  re- 
claimed and  one  from  the  Baptists.  The  at- 
tendance was  large  and  the  interest  good. — 
SEnos  Oatman. 

Bowling  Green,  Noy.  5. — Have  just  closed 
la  delightful  two  weeks'  meeting  with  the 
{Louisville  church,  resulting  in  24  additions  to 
(the  church,  and  quite  a  stirring  influence 
Jover  the  community.  There  were  19  baptisms, 
[four  from  Baptists,  two  from  Methodists  and 
(one  from  C.  P.  church. — S.  W.  Mabr.  . 

Camden  Point,  Nov.  4. — Jno.P.  Jesse  closed 
la  meeting  with  this  congregation  last 
Wednesday  night  with  49  additions,  32  bap- 
s  tisms,  including  a  large  ingathering  from  the 
i  girls  at  the  Female  Orphan  School.  Nearly 
every  boarding  member  of  the  school  is  a 
Christian  and  actively  working.  Among  our 
'very  active  workers  must  be  mentioned  Miss 
[Mary  D.  Hall  and  Miss  Virginia  Hickey,  two 
of  our  teachers,  lately  from  the  University 
Place  church,  Des  Moines.  They  brought 
with  them  the  spirit  of  consecration  and 
service  for  which  Bro.  McCash's  church  is 
noted.  This  is  an  old  congregation.  Many 
of  the  pioneer  preachers,  whose  names  are 
household  words  among  the  brethren  of  this 
and  other  states,  have  ministered  here.  The 
sainted  Wyatt  was  for  years  pastor  here,  and 
the  walls  of  this  church  have  echoed  to 
the  tnrilling  eloquence  of  Moses  E.  Lard. 
Here  too  Alexander  Campbell  preached  on  his 
tour  through  Kansas  and  Missouri  in  1859. 
Bro.  Jesse  is  loved  by  these  brethren,  who  have 
called  him  to  serve  them  next  year.  A  new 
baptistry  has  just  been  completed,  and  soon  a 
parsonage  will  be  built.— E.  L.  Barham. 

Cameron,  Nov.  6.— E.  J.  Lampton  began  a 
meeting  in  Edgerton  the  third  Sunday  in 
October,  continued  over  three  Lord's  days, 
resulting  in  22  additions  by  confession  and 
baptism,  one  by  commendation.  All  were 
delighted  with  his  preaching,  which  was 
scriptural,  clean  and  strong.  Hehas  done  the 
church  great  good.  He  must  be  kept  in  the 
field.— W.  C.  Rogers. 

Cameron,  Nov.  9. — Began  meeting  at  Edger- 
ton, Oct.  20,  with  E.  J.  Lampton  as  evangel- 
ist. His  preaching  was  full  of  gospel  fact  and 
truth,  was  thorough  and  convincing;  22 
confessions,  one  by  commendation.  Many 
churches  in  the  state  need  his  wise  counsel 
and  admonition.  He  was  called  home  by  the 
death  of  a  relative  just  as  the  meeting  was 
growing  in  interest. — W.  C.  Rogers. 

Clinton,  Nov.  11. — Two  more  were  added 
yesterday  by  letter.  We  organized  a  Junior 
Endeavor  of  17  members  yesterday.  The  little 
folks  are  much  pleased.— E.  H.  Williamson. 
Dry  Glaize,  Nov.  9.— We  have  just  closed  a 
splendid  meeting  at  Liberty  church  with 
seven  additions,  four  by  baptism  and  three 
restored.  Bro.  A.  C.  McShane,  of  Oklahoma, 
did  the  preaching. — J.  E.  Lawrence. 

Elsberry,  Nov.  7.— Am  in  a  meeting  with 
Bro.  W.  W.  Rumsey  at  this  place  which  will 
continue  to  Nov.  12.  Four  accessions  to  date. 
— G.  F.  Assiter. 

Farmington,  Nov.  11.— Four  additions  yes- 
terday. Two  by  letter,  one  from  Baptists, 
one  by  confession.— R.  M.  T albert. 

Fulton,  Nov.  6.— We  have  just  closed  a 
three  weeks'  meeting  by  Bro.  Edgar  M. 
Richardson,  of  Fayette,  Mo.,  which  resulted 
in  24  additions,  besides  much  good  otherwise. 
Bro.  Richardson  won  a  large  place  in  the 
hearts  of  the  people  of  this  city  and  com- 
munity.—Charles  E.  Powell. 

Gower,  Nov.  9.— We  had  a  good  meeting; 
49  added.— Jno.  P." Jesse. 

Hopke,  Nov.  5.— About  a  year  ago  I  held  a 
meeting  at  Hopke,  a  mission  point  in  Pike 
county,  which  resulted  in  organizing  a  con- 
gregation of   16  members.    Have  just  closed 


another  meeting  with  them  which  resulted  in 
increasing  the  membership  to  20  and  raisiog 
money  enough  to  repair  the  house.  — S.  Wal- 
lace Mabr. 

Lewiston,  Nov.  4. — Just  closed  a  meeting 
at  Steffenville,  Mo.  There  were  six  by  confes- 
sion and  baptism,  one  baptized  believer  from 
the  Methodists. — Chas.  L.  Harbobd. 

Macon. — Our  Combs  Marvin  meeting  closed 
on  Monday  night  with  32  added,  and  this  was 
the  smallest  part  of  the  work.  It  was  indeed 
a  revival  meeting.  Bro.  Combs  is  an  excel- 
lent preacher  and  a  tireless  worker.  Bro. 
Marvin  is  a  good  leader  and  a  fine  worker.— 
W.  S.  Lockhabt. 

Odessa,  Nov.  2. — Closed  meeting  at  Colum- 
bus, Mo.,  Thursday  night  with  27  additions, 
21  by  confession  and  baptism.  Bro  Sterling, 
of  Warrensburg,  has  done  them  a  splendid 
work  in  the  three  years  of  his  pastorate.  My 
congregation  here  has  given  me  a  unanimous 
call  for  the  third  year.  —J.  W.  Coggin  s. 

Olean.— Closed  meeting  Nov.  5  with  45 addi- 
tions, 34  baptisms.  Nearly  all  adults. — 
Haeold  E.  Monser. 

Princeton,  Nov.  8— Closed  here  last  Tues- 
day night  with  62  added.  Williamson  and 
wife  are  worthy  assistants.  This  meeting 
has  been  a  wonderful  help  to  this  church.— 
J.  E.  Davis. 

St.  Joseph,  Nov.  3. — I  have  just  closed  a 
meeting  of  three  weeks  and  three  days  with 
Bigelow  church;  27  added,  16  baptisms,  one 
from  Baptist,  four  from  M.  E.,  one  letter, 
five  reclaimed.  Bro.  Gill  is  pastor,  a  worthy 
preacher.— J.  A.  McKenzie. 

St.  Louis,  Nov.  11  —First  church,  seven 
additions  Sunday,  one  Wednesday  night. 
Fourth  church,  18  additions  up  to  date  in  the 
meeting;  seven  yesterday.  Central,  one  con- 
fession. Beulah,  one  addition;  W.  A.  Moore 
has  returned  from  his  meeting  at  Latona,  la. 
Carondelet,  one  by  letter.  Second  Church, 
meeting  continuing,  13  accessions  up  to  date. 

Union  Star,  Nov.  7. — Three  confessions  and 
baptisms  from  Bible-school  here  last  week. 
All  work  prospers.  One  added  by  letter  at 
Bolckow  last  Lord's  day.  All  departments 
of  the  Bolckow  church  materially  strength- 
ened by  our  recent  three  weeks'  meeting  with 
home  forces.  Bro.  M.  M.  Goode,  of  St. 
Joseph,  preached  us  four  powerful  sermons  at 
Union  Star  recently. — W.  A.  Chapman. 

Walnut  Grove.— Our  district  mission  board 
has  just  closed  a  two  weeks'  meeting  at  Wal- 
nut Grove,  Holt  county,  Mo.,  with  80  addi- 
tions, 68  confessions  and  four  others  new  to 
us.  A  Sunday-school  was  organized  and  ar- 
rangements made  for  Bro.  Jas.  Hunter  to 
preach  half  time.  Bro.  Hunter  is  a  fine  young 
preacher  and  will  make  a  good  mark  in  the 
world.  The  board  will  try  Linden  in  Atchi- 
son county  next.— T.  W.  Cottingham. 

Warrensburg,  Nov.  4.— The  meeting  held  by 
R.  A.  Omer,  evangelist,  and  L.  D.  Sprague, 
leader  of  the  chorus,  closed  last  night  with  70 
additions,  44  by  confession,  10  reclaimed,  four 
from  other  faiths,  four  by  statement.  Ten  of 
the  70  were  children,  the  rest  adults.  The 
church  has  been  in  every  way  much  blessed. — 
H.  A.  Denton. 

Windsor,  Nov.  4.— Just  closed  a  two  weeks' 
meeting  at  Cloverdale  church,  seven  addi- 
tions. Elected  new  officers  and  raised  money 
for  preacher  one-fourth  time,  two  other 
churches  will  co-operate  and  take  full  time. 
Where  is  the  man?  Address— R.  B.  Hav- 
ener, Windsor,  Mo. 

NEBRASKA, 

Fairbury,  Nov.  5  —We  are  in  a  fine  meeting 
here,  with  Bro.  W.  F.  Lintt,  of  Lincoln,  con 
ducting  the  musical  program  He  is  a  young 
man  of  exceptional  ability  as  soloist  and  an 
excellent  leader.  His  clean  character  and 
pleasing  personality  deserve  a  speedy  recogni- 
tion from  the  brotherhood.  Attendance  and 
attention  at  services  very  gratifying.  Audi- 
torium packed  last  night.  Two  adult  addi- 
tions first  week. — Habrt  C.  Holmes. 


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Auburn,  Nov.  5. — lam  herewith  Bro.  D.  H. 
Patterson  in  a  meeting.  He  has  been  with 
this  church  nine  years,  and  is  enthroned  in  the 
hearts  of  the  people.  We  are  having  a  splen- 
did meeting  and  a  number  have  confessed 
Christ  in  the  past  few  days, — one  old  lady 
who  was  a  Presbyterian  for  50  years.  I  spoke 
five  times  Sunday  and  had  five  confessions. 
Will  begin  at  Nelsonville,  O  ,  Nov.  10  — H.  C. 
Patterson. 

OHIO. 

Findlay,  Nov.  4. —  Five  added  yesterday. 
One  a  U.  B.  preacher,  who  has  for  twelve 
years  preached  U.  B.  doctrine. — A.  M.  Grow- 
den. 

TEXAS 

Hubbard  City,  Nov.  8. — During  the  year 
endii  g  Nov.  1,  I  have  preached  250  sermons; 
added  from  all  sources,  80;  cash  sent  to  the 
various  mission  boards.  $334  70  My  salary 
has  been  paid  promptly  and  the  co-operation 
of  the  brethren  has  been  delightful.  I  live 
among  the  good  people  of  Hubbard  City  and 
preach  here  second  and  fourth  Lord's  days,  at 
Wortham  first  and  Palmer  third.  Twenty- 
six  years  ago  next  month  I  cam'*  to  Texas.  I 
have  been  blessed  abundantly. — A.  J.  Buss. 

Lockhart,  Nov.  1 — G.  S  Kimberly  and  the 
writer  held  a  ten  days'  meeting  at  the  Brice 
school-house,  thi'ee  miles  south  of  town,  re- 
sulting in  five  confessions  and  three  by  state- 
ment.— J.  J.  Ckimek 

VIRGINIA. 

Martinsville,  Nov.  4  —Just  closed  my  fourth 
meeting  with  this  church  of  which  I  am  pas- 
tor. Great  crowds;  meet  ng  lasted  three 
weeks;  63  confessions;  11  added  otherwise  and 
many  backsliders  reclai  ned.  C.  E.  Elmore 
recently  closed  a  meeting  at  County  Line, 
with  20  added. -W.  H.  Boon. 


THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


November  14,  1901 


A  Factor  in  Industrial  Competition. 

The  following  article  which  has  ap- 
peared in  papers  in  Belgium,  France  and 
England  was  sent  from  this  country  for 
publication  in  Europe  by  M.  Rudolph 
Meyhoffer,  who  came  from  Brussels  as  an 
international  delegate  to  the  Young  Men's 
Christian  Association  Jubilee  in  Boston 
last  June.  He  stayed  long  enough  to  study 
industrial  and  educational  conditions  in 
our  leading  states,  including  the  burning 
question  of  American  trade  supremacy. 
The  conclusions  of  this  article,  presenting 
a  glimpse  of  how  others  see  us,  cannot  fail 
to  be  of  interest  to  all  American  readers. 

England  and  other  European  countries 
are  anxiously  asking  for  the  causes  of  the 
commercial  supremacy  of  the  United 
States.  A  recent  number  of  the  English 
edition  of  the  Review  of  Reviews  says : 

"Cassier's  Magazine  [an  English  peri- 
odical] contains  an  interesting  series  of 
short  articles  by  some  of  the  most  promi- 
nent engineers  and  business  men  in  the 
United  States  upon  the  question  of  Amer- 
ican competition.  Most  of  the  writers 
agree  in  saying  that  the  American  work- 
man is  the  chief  agent  in  enabling  Amer- 
ican manufacturers  to  take  first  place  in 
the  world.  Mr.  Walter  MacFarland,  of 
Pittsburg,  gives  one  important  reason  for 
this.  He  says,  'It  appears  that  the  Amer- 
ican workmen  are  much  better  time-keep- 
ers and  far  less  given  to  dissipation  than 
those  in  Great  Britain.  One  of  the  best 
firms  of  British  shipbuilders,  which  has 
had  no  trouble  with  its  men  for  years, 
recently  stated  that  there  is  a  loss  of  time, 
amounting  to  nearly  20  per  cent.,  due 
largely  to  drunkenness.  If  anything  ap- 
proaching these  figures  is  true  generally, 
there  can  be  no  surprise  that  [English] 
firms  open  to  competition  from  well  man- 
aged American  works  should  have  a  hard 
time.'" 

In  inquiring  as  to  the  cause  of  this 
greater  sobriety  of  the  American,  the  fact 
appears  that  twenty  years  ago  business  in- 
terests in  the  United  States  paid  no  atten- 
tion to  the  effect  of  the  beverage  use  of 
alcohol  or  of  tobacco  on  working  ability. 
About  that  time,  the  now  almost  universal 
study  of  physiology,  which  includes  with 
other  laws  of  health  those  which  relate  to 


the  nature  and  effects  of  alcoholic  drinks 
and  other  narcotics,  began  to  be  a  legal  re- 
quirement for  all  pupils  in  the  public 
schools  of  this  country.  During  the  past 
ten  or  fifteen  years  the  children  have  been 
carrying  from  the  schools  to  the  homes  of 
the  75,000,000  people  of  the  United  States, 
the  story  of  the  evil  nature  and  bad  effects 
of  alcoholic  drinks  and  other  narcotics. 
As  a  result  of  the  diffusion  of  this  knowl- 
edge the  railroads  of  the  United  States 
now  almost  universally  refuse  employment 
to  men  who  drink  whether  on  or  off  duty. 

Hon.  Carroll  D.  Wright's  Labor  Bureau 
investigations  show  that  more  than  75  per 
cent,  of  the  employers  of  skilled  labor  in 
the  United  States  require  total  abstinence 
of  their  employes  and  50  per  cent,  of  the 
employers  of  unskilled  labor  demand  the 
same.  These  requirements,  the  cordial 
acquiescence  in  them  by  the  employed, 
and  the  commercial  supremacy  which  this 
knowledge  helped  to  secure  to  the  United 
States,  have  been  promoted  by  the  truth 
taught  by  the  school  that  alcoholic  drinks 
injure  working  ability. 

The  different  reception  given  by  work- 
men to  the  employers'  demand  for  absti- 
nence where  scientific  temperance  is  not 
taught  in  the  public  schools  is  well  illus- 
trated by  the  following  incident:  The  man- 
ager of  the  Borsig  factory  in  Germany 
recently  posted  an  order  forbidding  the 
workmen  to  bring  into  the  factory  beer  or 
spirituous  liquors  or  to  drink  the  same  dur- 
ing working  hours.  The  workmen,  num- 
bering over  a  thousand,  held  a  meeting 
and  objected  to  the  order.  The  next  day 
they  conspicuously  carried  in  their  beer. 
During  the  excitement  caused  by  the  order 
a  pamphlet  appeared  by  an  old  factory 
official  who  affirmed  that  the  use  of  alco- 
holic drinks  was  detrimental  to  the  labor- 
er's own  interest.  He  referred  to  the 
cleverness  and  sobriety  of  the  American 
workmen  which  makes  them  able  to  do 
very  exact  and  precise  work,  which  he  says 
is  not  possible  in  German  industry  because 
of  the  drinking  habits  of  the  laboring 
classes. 

The  American  workman  does  not  resent 
the  employer's  demand  for  abstinence  be- 
cause he  has  learned,  often  from  his  child  in 
the  public  schools,  that  alcohol  not  only 
dulls  the  brain  but  weakens  that  nerve 
control  of  muscle  th  it  is  necessary  to  the 
precision  essential  for  fine  work. 

The  nomination  for  knighthood  of  Sir 
Hiram  Maxim,  the  American  born  in- 
ventor, for  his  work  in  England,  was  one 
of  the  last  official  acts  of  Queen  Victoria. 
In  an  article  in  the  June  number  of  The 
World's  Work,  Sir  Hiram  furnishes  indi- 
rect testimony  to  the  same  point.  While 
describing  the  results  of  the  English  trades 
union,  he  adds:  "The  English  workman 
spends  a  great  part  of  his  earnings  in  beer, 
tobacco  and  betting;  he  has  no  ambition." 
Of  course  not,  for  beer  in  dulling  the  brain 
dulls  ambition.  "The  American  work- 
man," he  says,  "wishes  to  get  on;  he  ac- 
complishes a  great  deal  more  work  in  a  day 
than  any  other  workman  in  the  world." 
"He  does  not  drink,"  says  another  English 
writer. 

England  is  beginning  to  see  the  differ- 
ence in  results  between  occasional  talks  by 
temperance  advocates  to  school  children 
and  the  systematic  graded  public  school 
study  of  this  topic  required  by  law  in  the 
United  States.    At   a  recent  meeting  in 


EASY  TO  FIND 

When  you  find  a  medicine 
that  makes  your  regular  food 
taste  good,  when  you  find  a 
medicine  that  strengthens  a 
weak  stomach — then  you  know 
you're  going  to  put  some  flesh 
on. 

Scott's  Emulsion  does  these 
things.  We  recommend  it 
whenever  the  system  needs 
more  flesh.  If  you  are  thin 
and  able  to  eat  begin  regular 
doses.  That's  your  part. 
Scott's  Emulsion  will  do  the 
rest.  Not  flabby — but  solid 
flesh. 

We'll  send  you  a  little  to  try,  if  you  like. 
SCOTT  &  EOWNE,    409  Pearl  street,    New  York. 


Birmingham,  addressed  by  the  Archbishop 
of  Canterbury,  the  presiding  officer,  Mr. 
Edwin  Smith,  said:  "We  are  being  beaten 
in  skill  by  America.  She  has  been  lavish 
in  spending  money  in  educating  the  brains 
of  her  people  while  we  have  been  lavish  in 
poisoning  them.  If  we  spent  per  head  on 
alcohol  the  same  as  America,  our  drink 
bill  would  be  about  sixty-six  millions 
[pounds]  less  than  it  now  is.  We  cannot 
succeed  commercially  while  we  are  handi- 
capped in  this  way  to  the  extent  of  48  per 
cent.  The  great  mass  of  the  working  peo- 
ple of  this  country  are  totally  ignorant  of 
the  effect  of  drink."  He  said  that  England 
ought  not  to  leave  the  education  on  this 
subject  merely  to  the  temperance  societies, 
but  that  it  "should  be  undertaken  by  the 
state.  Surely  if  the  state  must  encourage 
the  traffic  for  revenue  it  should  in  fairness 
educate  every  child  in  government  schools 
as  to  the  nature  and  danger  of  alcohol,  and 
the  benefits  of  total  abstinence."  He  ad- 
ded in  closing:  "If  the  state  will  only 
educate  the  children  against  strong  drink, 
England  commercially  may  even  yet  be 
saved." 

It  has  been  wisely  said  that(  "industrial 
supremacy  belongs  to  that  country  which 
enjoys  the  cheapest  materials,  the  most 
improved  machinery  and  the  most  efficient 
labor."  As  clear  brains  and  steady  nerves 
are  needed  for  the  preparation  of  both 
material  and  machinery,  as  well  as  for 
their  use  in  production,  that  nation,  other 
things  being  equal,  whose  brains  are  not 
dulled  by  alcohol  and  other  narcotics,  will 
win  in  the  world's  competitions. 

J* 

Farmer  Stackpole:  "How  many  stops 
has  that  'ere  new  organ  that  ye  bought  for 
your  daughter  got?" 

Farmer  Hawbuck  (grimly):  "Three — 
breakfast,  dinner  and  supper." 

"Yes,  sir,"  remarked  the  pompous  indi- 
vidual in  the  noisy  clothes,  "I'm  a  self- 
made  man,  sir — and  the  architect  of  my 
own  fortune." 

"Well,"  rejoined  the  matter-of-fact  per- 
son addressed,  "it's  a  lucky  thing  for  you 
that  the  building  inspector  didn't  happen 
along  at  the  time." 


November  14,  1901 


THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


1465 


Modern  Farming. 

It  was  a  fitting  reply  when  some  one  de- 
fended the  first  "billion-dollar  Congress" 
a  few  years  ago  by  remarking  that  this  is  a 
billion-dollar  country.  It  is  a  much  big- 
ger and  richer  country  than  even  we  can 
.  easily  realize,  and  it  is  not  to  be  wondered 
at  that  our  European  cousins  do  not  realize 
it.  As  to  wheat,  for  instance.  Frank  M. 
Todd,  in  Ainslee's,  says: 

Joseph,  the  son  of  Jacob,  had  to  ware- 
house a  good  deal  of  wheat  in  the  seven  fat 
years  to  carry  the  Egyptians  through  the 
seven  lean  ones.  The  American  farmers 
produced  enough  in  1898  to  make  Joseph's 
little  stock  look  like  a  pea  in  a  tub.  If  it 
had  all  been  piled  in  form  on  the  plain  of 
Gizeh  it  would  have  made  nine  pyramids 
the  size  of  the  pyramids  of  Cheops,  and 
with  the  surplus  another  could  have  been 
reared  four-fifths  as  large.  That  was  the 
biggest  American  wheat  crop  ever  re- 
corded. It  amounted  to  675,148,705  bush- 
els, grown  on  44,045,278  acres  of  land. 
Next  year  the  yield  was  lighter,  and  the 
Americans  only  turned  off  seven  and  nine- 
tenths  pyramids  of  wheat.  In  1900  they 
even  fell  short  of  that,  producing  only  a 
paltry  seven  and  a  half  pyramids.  Still, 
that  would  have  been  a  comfortable  addi- 
tion to  Joseph's  stock,  and  considering 
that  it  was  grown  on  a  smaller  acreage  than 
the  crop  of  1899  was  a  rather  creditable 
performance.  The  deficiency  was  made  up 
with  a  2,000,000,000-bushel  corn  crop,  and 
210,000,000  bushels  of  potatoes. 

There  was  considerable  ado  over  the  in- 
crease of  the  standing  army  to  100,000 
men.  If  every  man  in  such  an  army  were  a 
good  fast  milker,  and  worked  at  it  ten 
hours  a  day,  the  whole  force  couldn't  milk 
more  than  one-third  of  the  cows  that  are 
now  being  milked  in  this  country — not  to 
speak  of  the  goats.  And  if  they  could 
milk  them  all,  and  if  they  did,  and  if  they 
milked  them  into  the  Chicago  drainage 
canal,  beginning  with  it  entirely  empty, 
they  could  milk  it  bankful  in  about  two 
weeks. 

The  acreage  of  American  farms  in  1890 
was  greater  than  the  combined  acres  of 
France,  Germany,  Austria,  Italy  and  the 
British  Isles.  The  value  of  their  realty 
was  $13,279,252,649,  and  the  tools  and  im- 
plements on  them  represented  an  outlay  of 
nearly  half  a  billion  more.  They  produced 
over  $3,500,000,000  worth  of  food  and  raw 
material.  The  value  of  their  exports  in 
1899  was  $792,811,733,  or  more  than  half 
the  value  of  the  entire  exports  of  the 
country  by  $42,000,000.  The  growth  of 
this  industry  had  the  most  primitive  be- 
ninnings,  and  has  gone  forward  in  the  face 
of  the  most  discouraging  vicissitudes. 

The  American  of  the  revolutionary  pe- 
riod was  an  extremely  poor  farmer.  Look- 
ing back  on  his  methods  and  his  work,  it  is 
hard  to  say  which  were  the  more  crude,  his 
implements  or  his  ideas. 

He  used  a  wooden  plow;  he  was  afraid  an 
iron  one  would  "poison  the  soil."  He  had 
not  yet  learned  that  glanders  was  conta- 
gious, and  would  work  and  stable  healthy 
stock  alongside  stock  affected  by  it,  and 
wonder  what  there  was  in  the  soil,  air  or 
climate  that  carried  them  off.  He  didn't 
understand  the  use  of  fertilizers,  and  in- 
stead of  spreading  his  barnyard  manure 
on  his  fields,  he  let  it  accumulate  around 
his  barn  until  the  approaches  were  impass- 
able.   Then    he    dug    the    barn    out    and 


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moved  it.  Instead  of  rotating  crops  to 
save  his  soil,  he  planted  according  to  the 
phases  of  the  moon.  There  were  few  sheep 
in  the  country,  and  other  like  stock  was 
poor  and  scanty.  In  Virginia  the  belief 
prevailed  that  it  would  kill  cows  to  house 
and  milk  them  in  the  winter. 

Transportation  was  poor,  and  continued 
so  for  a  long  time.  The  roads  could  not 
have  been  worse.  Markets  were  scattered 
and  far  between.  Each  farm  attempted 
to  be  self-sustaining  in  as  large  a  degree 
as  possible.  What  the  farmer  couldn't 
grow  or  his  wife  make  they  went  without. 
Wasteful  methods  of  tillage  eventually  ex- 
hausted a  soil  originally  rich,  and  in  the 
reign  of  Andrew  Jackson  agriculture  had 
fallen  into  such  an  alarming  state  of  neg- 
lect and  inefficiency  that  the  government 
had  to  come  to  its  relief.  Through  the 
efforts  of  Henry  L.  Ellsworth,  Commis- 
sioner of  Patents,  a  bureau  was  established 
in  the  Patent  Office  which  developed  into 
the  Department  of  Agriculture.  By  aid 
of  that  department  principally  farming 
has  been  made  a  science. 

The  Presidents*  Verses. 

It  has  been  customary  at  inaugurations, 
says  the  Washington  correspondent  of  the 
Chicago  Record -Herald,  for  the  President 
or  some  friend  to  select  the  chapter  at 
which  the  book  shall  be  opened,  and  the 
verse  upon  which  he  shall  press  his  lips, 
passages  that  are  particularly  appropriate 


being  chosen.  That  selected  by  Mr.  Mc- 
Kinley  to  kiss,  when  he  took  the  inaugural 
oath  in  1897,  was  unusually  appropriate. 
It  read:  "Give  me  new  wisdom  and 
knowledge,  that  I  may  go  out  and  come  in 
before  this  people;  for  who  can  judge  this, 
thy  people,  that  is  so  great." 

President  McKinley  not  only  selected 
this  passage  from  the  holy  scriptures  be- 
cause of  its  remarkable  appropriateness, 
but  in  his  inaugural  address  twice,  at  the 
beginning  and  at  the  end,  acknowledged 
divine  sovereignty,  and  invoked  the  guid- 
ance of  omnipotent'power. 
f  fTne  verse  that  General  [Grant  kissed  was 
e"qually  appropriate,  and  is  found  in  the 
eleventh  chapter  of  Isaiah,  as  follows: 
"And  the  spirit  of  the  Lord  shall  rest  upon 
him ;  the  spirit  of  wisdom  and  understand- 
ing; the  spirit  of  counsel  and  might;  the 
spirit  of  knowledge  and  the  fear  of  the 
Lord.  And  shall  make  him  of  quick  un- 
derstanding in  the  fear  of  the  Lord,  and  he 
shall  not  judge  after  the  sight  of  his  eyes, 
nor  reprove  after  the  hearing  of  his  ears." 

The  verse  that  President  Hayes  kissed 
was  accidental,  and  proved  to  be  prophetic: 
"His  enemies  encompassed  him  like  bees, 
but  he  would  not  destroy  them." 

President  Arthur  and  President  Cleve- 
land did  not  make  any  selection,  and  the 
passages  they  kissed  are  unknown.  Mr. 
Cleveland  took  the  oath,  at  both  inaugura- 
tions, upon  a  little  red  Bible,  which  was 
given  him  by  his  mother  when  he  was  a 
boy. 


146b 


THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


■November  14,  1901 


"Wheiv " 

The  following  choice  bit  of  literary  crit- 
icism is  from  the  pen  of  the  anonymous 
funny  man  who  writes  the  "Echoes  of  the 
Streets"  in  the  St.  Louis  Globe-Democrat: 

Readers  of  periodical  literature  will 
have  noticed  that  certain  forms  of  stories, 
poems,  etc.,  appear  epidemically,  and  after 
raging  with  more  or  less  severity  for  a 
time,  disappear  to  make  way  for  new  forms. 
At  present  we  are  suffering  from  a  virulent 
attack  of  dialect  rhymes,  which  might  be 
classified  under  the  head  "When  Verses," 
since  they  all  begin  with  the  word  "when," 
and  can  be  traced  back  to  Riley's  really 
meritorious  "When  the  Frost  Is  on  the 
Punkin"  rhymes.  Not  a  day  passes  but 
we  have  a  case  of  "when"— "When  Cindy 
Sweeps  the  Floor,"  "When  Dad  Blows  Out 
the  Gas,"  and  all  the  remarkable  things 

that  be  or  occur  "when ."    This  school 

of  poetry  threatens  to  become  as  distinct  as 
the  "Limerick,"  with  its  "There  was  an 
old,"  etc.,  or  the  "Oh,  Come-Yes"  ballads 
of  forty  years  ago.  And  this  is  but  the 
beginning,  perhaps,  of  a  long  line  of  sim- 
ilar schools  for — 

When  the  why  is  on  the  wherefore, 
And  the  which  is  with  the  whence, 

And  the  what  has  lost  the  wherewith, 
And  the  whoso  hath  gone  hence, 

Then  the  how  will  woo  the  whichnesi, 
And  the  whom  shall  swat  the  then, 

And  the  wheres  and  hows  and  whoses 
Take  the  burden  of  the  when. 

Long^Hair  and  Pia.nism. 

The  Musical  Messenger  quotes  from  a 
musical  contemporary  the  following  story 
of  the  sorrows  of  a  pianist  who  was  not 
blessed  with  the  abundant  locks  which  the 
popular  virtuoso  is  expected  to   possess: 

"Among  my  professional  acquaintances  is 
one  who,  in  his  own  opinion,  deserves  sym- 
pathy more  than  any  other  one  in  the  world. 
He  is  very  short  and  very  thin,  his  eyes  are 
weak,  and  his  head  very  bald.  He  earns  a 
poor  living  by  giving  piano  lessons  and  by 
playing  at  a  cheap  dancing  school. 

"When  Paderewski  first  came  to  this  coun- 
try and  created  such  a  furore,  my  friend  was 
extremely  anxious  to  hear  him  play.  He 
saved  from  his  scanty  income  enough  to 
get  a  good  seat  near  the  stage,  and  being 
somewhat  timid,  asked  me  to  go  with  him. 
I  consented,  as  I  was  anxious  to  note  the 
effect  on  my  friend,  whom  I  knew  to  be  im- 
pressionable. The  minute  Paderewski  ap- 
peared on  the  stage  my  companion  turned 
his  gaze  on  him  as  if  forgetting  all  else  in 
the  world.  As  soon  as  the  first  sounds  rang 
through  the  hall  he  trembled  from  head  to 
foot,  and  sinking  his  head,  slowly  laid  his 
hand  on  his  bald  spot. 

"Thus  he  sat  during  the  whole  concert. 
When  that  was  over  he  was  still  so  ab- 
sorbed that  I  had  to  attract  his  attention. 
When  he  turned  to  me  I  saw  that  his  eyes 
were  filled  with  tears.  In  order  to  cheer 
him  up  a  little  I  went  to  his  home  with  him, 
trying  to  interest  him  by  talking  about  the 
concert  and  the  great  player  we  had  heard. 

"As  soon  as  we  entered  his  room,  small 
and  dingy,  my  friend  went  to  the  only  orna- 
ment he  had,  a  small  mirror,  and  made  a 
careful  inspection  of  his  bald  head.  Then 
he  turned  to  me,  and  in  a  voice  choking  as 
with  incipient  madness,  grief  and  despair, 
exclaimed:  'O  injustice!  Horrible  injustice! 
One  is  endowed  with  a  great  talent  and  a 


head  covered  with  splendid  hair,  while  an- 
other is  denied  both.' 

"Then  he  threw  himself  on  his  bed  and 
wept.  Despite  the  pathos  and  tragedy  of 
the  affair  to  my  friend  it  was  with  difficulty 
that  I  could  refrain  from  laughing.  Pres- 
ently, when  he  had  partly  recovered  him- 
self, I  asked  what  there  was  in  common  be- 
tween hair  and  talent.  / 

"  'Ah,  my  friend,  had  I  the  hair  of  Pad- 
erewski I  would  be  considered  a  far  better 
pianist  than  I  really  am,  and,  as  for  him,  he 
would  not  suffer  if  he  had  my  bald  head, 
for  he  has  a  great  talent.'  " 


The  Lonely    Grandparents. 

Do  you  younger  people  always  think  of 
the  loneliness  of  the  aged?  They  are  pro- 
vided with  a  pleasant  room,  with  the  ne- 
cessities, and  even  the  luxuries  of  life,  but 
many  of  their  friends  have  passed  onward 
into  the  other  life,  and  their  circle  of  ac- 
quaintances has  narrowed,  too.  Also  they 
have  fewer  interests,  and  occasionally  they 
are  dependent.  When  this  is  the  unfortun- 
ate case,  every  possible  pains  should  be 
taken  to  show  them  that  the  reasons  for 
gratitude  are  on  the  side  of  their  children 
and  grandchildren,  who  are  only  paying  a 
just  debt  when  scrupulously  caring  for  their 
parents. 

With  the  return  of  each  anniversary  there 
is  the  opportunity  to  draw  them  into  the 
good  cheer,  to  give  them  unobtrusive  atten- 
tion. Is  the  old  lady  a  little  deaf,  the  old 
gentleman  perhaps  almost  blind?  Some 
younger  ears  must  hear,  some  younger  eyes 
see,  for  both.  Please  them  by  gifts  which 
convey  some  sentiment,  not  by  those  which 
are  too  strictly  utilitarian. — Margaret  E. 
Sangster,  in  Good  Housekeeping. 

J* 

Farmer  Jones  (1  a.m.):  "Clear  out,  ye 
varmint,  or  I'll  shoot  ye!" 

Josh  Medders  (desperately):  "Shoot 
then!  I  come  here  to  elope  with  your  darter 
Sal — and,  by  gum,  I'm  a-going  to!" 

Farmer  Jones:  "Oh!  excuse  me!  I 
thought  ye  had  come  to  serenade  her." 

J* 

Bridget— "Have  you  seen  this,  Pat?  It 
sez  here  that  whin  a  mon  loses  wan  av  his 
sinses  his  other  siases  get  more  develyuped. 
F'r  instans,  a  blind  mon  gets  more  since  av 
hearin'  an'  touch,  an' — "  Pat — "Shure  an' 
it's  quite  thrue.  Oi've  not'ced  it  meself. 
Whin  a  mon  has  wan  leg  shorter  than  the 
other,  begorra,  the  other  leg's  longer. 
Isn't  it  now?" 


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A  New  Departure. 

A  New,   Effectual   and   Convenient  Cure  fori. 
Catarrh. 

Of  catarrh  remedies  there  is  no  end,  but  of  catarrh  I 
cures,  there  has  always  been  a  great  scarcity.  There  I 
are  many  remedies  to  relieve,  but  very  few  that  N 
really  cure. 

The  old  practice  of  snuffing  salt  water  through  I 
the  nose  would  often  relieve  and  the  washes,  douch-lj 


es,  powders  and  inhalers  in  common  use  are  very 
little,  if  any,  better  than  the  old  fashioned  salt 
water  douche. 

The  use  of  inhalers  and  the  application  of  salves, 
washes  and  powders  to  the  nose  and  throat  to  cure 
catarrh  is  no  more  reasonable  than  to  rub  the  back 
to  cure  kidney  disease.  Catarrh  is  just  as  much  a 
blood  disease  as  kidney  trouble  or  rheumatism  and 
it  cannot  be  cured  by  local  treatment  any  more  than 
they  can  be. 

To  cure  catarrh,  whether  in  the  head,  throat  or 
stomach,  an  internal  antiseptic  treatment  is  neces- 
sary to  drive  the  catarrhal  poison  out  of  the  blood 
and  system,  and  the  new  catarrh  cure  is  designed  on 
this  plan  and  the  remarkable  success  of  Stuart's 
Catarrh  Tablets  is  because  being  used  internally,  it 
drives  out  catarrhal  infection  through  action  upon 
stomach,  liver  and  bowels. 

Wm.  Zimmerman,  of  St.  Joseph,  relates  an  exper- 
ience with  catarrh  which  is  of  value  to  millions  of, 
catarrh  sufferers  everywhere.  He  says:  'T  neglect- 
ed a  slight  nasal  catarrh  until  it  gradually  extended! 
to  my  throat  and  bronchial  tubes  and  finally  even 
my  stomach  and  liver  became  affecled,  but  as  I  was 
able  to  keep  up  and  do  a  day's  work  I  let  it  run) 
along  until  my  hearing  began  to  fail  me  and  then  1 
realized  that  I  must  get  rid  of  catarrh  or  lose  my| 
position,  as  I  was  clerk  and  my  hearing  was  abso- 
lutely necessary. 

"Some  of  my  friends  recommended  an  inhaler, 
another  a  catarrh  salve,  but  they  were  no  good  inf 
my  case,  nor  was  anything  else  until  I  heard  oif 
Stuart's  Catarrh  Tablets,  and  bought  a  package  al 
my  drug  store.  They  benefited  me  from  the  start 
and  in  less  than  four  months  I  was  completely 
cured  of  catarrh  although  I  had  suffered  nearly  al! 
my  life  from  it. 

They  are  pleasant  to  take  and  so  much  more  con- 
venient to  use  than  other  catarrh  remedies  that  I 
feel  I  cannot  say  enough  in  favor  of  Stuart's  Catarrl 
Tablets." 

A  little  book  on  cause  and  cure  of  catarrh  will  be 
mailed  free  by  addressing  F.  A.  Stuart  Co.,  Marshall 
Mich.,  and  the  tablets  are  sold  by  all  druggists  it 
the  United  States  and  Canada. 


As  the  steamer  pitched  and  rolled  in  the 
waves,  the  traveler  heard,  through  the  thir) 
partition,  a  wailing  voice  in  the  next  state-l 
room,  exclaiming: 

"Oh,  mamma,  it's  coming  on  again,  worst) 
than  ever!" 

Then  he  heard  a  sleepy  voice  in  reply: 

"Marie,  why  don't  you  follow  the  direc- 
tions you  told  me  about  before  we  came  or[ 
board?" 

"Because  I've  forgotten  whether  I  ough<| 
to  breathe  in  as  the  vessel  rises,  and  let  th<! 
breath  out  as  it  moves  downward,  or  whethei| 
it  ought  to  be  the  other  way,  and  oh!  oh!  l| 
wish  I  was  dead!" 

Rastus:  "What  yo'  tink  is  de  mattah  wi 
me,  doctor?"  Doctor:  "O,  nothing  bu 
the  chicken-pox,  I  guess."  Rastus:  "1 
'clare  on  my  honah,  doctor,  I  ain't  been  no 
whar  I  could  ketch  dat!" 


November  14,  1901 


THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


1467 


With    the     Children. 

J.  Breckervrldge  Ellis. 


The    R_una.wa.ys. — VI. 

Harry  and  Emily  perched  themselves  on 
I  the  bank  to  see  what  would  happen.  For  a 
jlong  time  nothing  happened.  Zep  had 
[fastened  a  rock  a  little  way  above  his  pin- 
jhook,  and  farther  up,  still,  he  had  tied  a 
[piece  of  wood  as  a  cork.  The  rock  was  his 
i"lead."  On  the  pin-hook  was  a  very  small 
[worm  which  had  been  found  with  infinite 
[patience.  No  wonder  it  had  been  hard  to 
[find,  for  it  was  so  small  it  was  fairly  yel- 
ilow.  At  last  Zep  "got  a  bite."  The  piece 
!  of  wood  fastened  to  his  string  began  to 
I  shake  and  dip  just  as  if  it  had  been  on  a 
[week-day.  Zep  braced  his  knees  and  sud- 
denly jerked  up  his  line  while  the  children 
I  held  their  breath  to  look.  All  they  saw  was 
ithe  pin-hook.  They  had  seen  it  before,  so 
jthey  felt  rather  disappointed.  Emily  did 
inot  wish  her  brother  to  fish  on  Sunday;  she 
jknew  it  was  wrong,  but  if  he  did  fish,  there 
Iwas  no  use  in  not  catching  anything. 

"Zep,"  whispered  Harry  presently,  "I 
(wouldn't  fish,  if  I  was  you!"  This  was  his 
iway  of  stating  his  moral  scruples. 
j  "Maybe  you  wouldn't  but  I  would,"  was 
[the  impatient  and  natural  retort. 
[  "Harry,"  whispered  Emily,  "get  him  to 
jstop.  It  looks  so  wicked!  Don't  you  know 
[the  boy  we  read  about  that  fished  on  Sun- 
jday,  and  it  was  a  deep,  deep  river  and  he 
;fell  in—" 

:    "Keep  still!"  whispered  Zep.    "I've  got 
ia  whale,  here!" 

"I'm  going  to  see  that  whale,"  whispered 
Harry,  creeping  to  the  very  edge  of  a  high 
bank  that  looked  directly  down  into  the 
jatream. 

:  "Some  I,"  whispered  Emily,  keeping 
i^lose  behind  him.  They  paused  on  one  of 
ishose  dangerous  looking  projections  that 
blder  people  warn  you  to  keep  off,  for  fear 
pf  it3  caving  in — the  only  spot  you  really 
[jare  to  stand  upon.  Zep's  piece  of  wood 
iwas  darting  here  and  there. 
'■    "I  believe  it's  a  minnow,"  said  Harry. 

"If  you  can't  believe  any  better  than 
jihat,"  returned  Zep,  "  'sno  use  to  believe 
[Stall.    Lookout!" 

j   At  that  moment  his  "cork"  disappeared 
With  such  violence  that  his  "pole"  bent. 

"Pull   'er  out!    Pull   'er  out!"   shouted 
Harry,  beginning,  as  was  his  custom  when 
jreatly    excited,    to    jump  up  and    down. 
j'Pull  her,  Zep,  she's  a  whale!" 
j   The  next  moment  two  whales  were  to  be 
pen   in  the  stream,  but  neither  was  fas- 
tened upon   Zep's   pin-hook.    When  they 
(vere  on  laud,  these  whales  went  by    the 
lame  of  Harry  and  Emily  Lamont.    This 
Is  what  had  happened:    Harry  and  his  sis- 
ter had  taken  up  their  position  on  a  point 
pf  the  high  bank  which  was  already  sepa- 
rated from  the  mainland  by  a  deep  crevice. 
When   Harry  jumped  up  and  down  there 
pas  a   land-slide;     everything   went    one 
vay — and  that  way  was  toward  the  deepest 
>artof  the   branch.     When  they  felt   the 
larth  dissolving  under  their  feet,  the  chil- 
Iren  had  enough  presence  of  mind  to  jump, 
"he  water  came  up  to  Harry's  shoulders 
md  to  Emily's  neck — of  course  I  do  not 
peak  of  the  water  that  splashed,  for  it  came 
is  high  as  the  top  of  the  bank.     Emily  was 
0  frightened    by  the    suddenness   of  her 
eap,  and  by  the  coldnes3  of  the  tide  which 
hreatened  to  roll  over  her,  that  she  uttered 


scream  after  scream  and  tried  to  clutch  her 
inseparable  brother  for  support.  But  it 
happened  that  Harry  had  leaped  farther 
than,  in  her  half-blinded  condition,  she 
supposed.  She  stretched  out  her  hands, 
clutched  for  Harry  and  caught  only  two 
handfuls  of  air.  Then  she  stumbled  and 
fell.  The  next  moment  all  that  was  to  be 
seen  of  poor  Emily  were  two  little  bare 
feet  some  distance  apart,  with  their  soles 
turned  up  toward  the  treetops. 

Wild  with  alarm,  Harry  waded  toward 
her,  when  the  feet  disappeared  and  some- 
thing struck  him  in  the  stomach,  sending 
him  backwards  in  the  water.  It  was 
Emily's  head  that  struck  him,  as  she  was 
returning  to  her  natural  position.  In  the 
meantime  Zep  had  quit  fishing.  His  first 
impulse  had  been  to  become  angry  on  ac- 
count of  the  noise  and  splashing — one 
would  not  wish  to  catch  the  kind  of  fish 
that  would  bite  in  the  midst  of  all  that  tu- 
mult. But  in  a  moment  he  saw  there  was 
great  danger  of  his  sister's  being  drowned. 
He  leaped  into  the  water,  and  came  up  to 
Emily  just  as  her  head  rose  above  the  wa- 
ter. He  caught  her  and  with  Harry's  help 
the  girl  was  dragged  out  upon  the  shore. 
She  was  coughing,  crying,  choking,  and  in 
other  ways  manifesting  unmistakable  but 
painful  evidences  of  still  being  alive.  When 
they  had  recovered  a  little  from  their 
fright,  Zep  said,  "What  did  you  want  to 
get  on  the  edge  for,  anyhow?"  He  was 
ashamed  to  let  them  know  how  his  heart 
was  rejoicing  over  the  rescue,  so  he  tried  to 
hide  his  feelings  by  brusque  speech.  But 
there  were  tears  in  his  eyes. 

"It  all  come  from  your  fishin'  on  Sun- 
day," sobbed  Emily. 

"Did  you  catch  that  fish?"  asked  Harry, 
suddenly.  "It  all  come  from  Harry  dancin' 
up  and  down  like  he  always  does,"  said 
Zep,  scorning  to  answer  the  last  question. 
"I  do  know  Harry  is  the  most  unfortunate 
person,  always  getting  us  into  trouble!" 

"It  was  fishin'  on  Sunday,"  cried  Emily. 
"Oh,  it  is  so  co-o-old!" 

"I  believe  it  was  the  fishin',  myself,"  said 
Harry,  who  was  not  disposed  to  take  the 
blame.  "But  what  can  we  do  about  our 
clothes?"  They  decided  upon  the  follow- 
ing plan:  Emily  would  retire  to  the  box- 
car, undress  therein,  and  "poke  her  things 
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woods,  divest  themselves  of  their  own  gar- 
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The  plan  was  carried  out.  Presently  Em- 
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through  a  crevice  of  which  she  could  see 
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boys  were  whiling  away  their  waiting-time 
by  swimming  in  the  branch.  It  was  pretty 
cold,  but  they  "stayed  in"  as  long  as  they 
could  because  neither  wished  to  "come  out 
first."  As  they  drew  on  their  half-dried 
clothes  with  much  shivering  and  chattering 
of  teeth,  Zep  said  suddenly, 

"Listen!" 

"Yes,"  said  Harry,  "I  heard  it  firstp 
though.    Horses  coming!" 

"  'Tain't  but  one  horse,"  said  Zep,  dress- 
ing in  such  haste  that  he  missed  the  leg  of 
his  trousers.  The  sound  galloped  nearer 
and  nearer. 

"Let  'em  come,"  said  Harry  boldly, 
"who  keers?    They  can't  see  us!" 

"It's  a-stoppin'  up!"  said  Zep  suddenly, 
"Harry,  you're  more  dressed  than  I  am; 
sneak  out  and  see  what's  up."  Harry  crept 
to  the  edge  of  the  wood,  buttoning  things 
as  he  went. 

He  was  in  time  to  see  a  horseman  bring 
his  steed  down  to  a  walk.  "Whoa!"  said 
the  man.  The  horse  stopped  and  the  man 
leaped  to  the  ground  and  began  to  tie  the 
animal  to  a  small  tree  near  the  railroad. 
Harry  ran  toward  him  as  fast  as  he  could. 
When  the  horse  was  tied,  its  master  started 
toward  the  box-car.  "Hi!  Hi!"  shouted 
Harry.     "Don't  you  go  in  there! " 

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desiring  to  get  the  opinion  of  Professor 
Jewett  as  to  a  sermon  he  had  preached, 
asked  him  what  he  thought  of  it.  The  pro- 
fessor looked  at  him  a  moment  and  then 
slowly  said:  "Edward,  if  you  would  pluck 
a  few  of  the  feathers  from  the  wings  of 
your  imagination  and  stick  them  in  the  tail 
of  your  judgment,  you  would  make  better 
sermons."  That  is  a  criticism  not  likely 
be  forgotten. 


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THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


November  14,  190 1 


Ho\ir  of  Prayer. 

Fra-nk  G.  Tyrrell. 


The  Old  Paths.* 

Text:— Thus  saith  the  Lord,  Stand  ye  in  the 
ways  and  see,  and  ask  for  the  old  paths, 
where  is  the  good  way,  and  walk  therein, 
and  ye  shall  find  rest  for  your  souls:  but 
they  said,  we  will  not  walk  therein. — Jer. 
16:16. 

In  many  sections  of  Palestine  paths  were 
the  only  thoroughfares.  When  through  neg- 
lect they  became  obliterated,  then  travel  was 
exceedingly  slow  and  difficult.  But  as  long 
as  they  were  used,  they  offered  far  easier 
means  of  travel  than  toe  unopened  wilds. 
There  is  a  sense  in  which  we  may  speak  of 
moral  and  religious  avenues  as  paths.  The 
way  along  which  men's  thoughts  travel,  the 
way  they  permit  their  emotions  and  desires 
to  go,  the  way  they  conduct  their  religious 
exercises— these  are  paths;  and  the  prophet  is 
calling  the  wanderers  of  his  day  back  to  the 
old  paths,  the  good  way. 

Timely  Advice. 

What  could  be  more  timely  for  this  begin- 
ning of  the  twentieth  century?  Thereis  a  ver- 
itable rage  for  novelty  abroad.  Material 
progress  is  extraordinary.  There  is  no  check- 
ing of  the  march  of  invention;  indeed,  it  is  so 
swift  as  to  be  almost  dizzying.  In  some  minds 
this  forward  movement  in  industry,  this  de- 
sertion of  old  machinery  and  old  methods, 
calls  for  a  similar  movement  in  religion.  And 
so  Dowieism  and  Eddyism  and  all  manner  of 
fake  religions  are  invented,  and  sweep  some 
sections  like  a  contagion. 

But  the  fact  is,  that  the  wonderful  march 
of  industry  and  commerce  is  possible  not  be- 
cause of  the  new,  chiefly,  but  because  of  the 
old.  Our  boasted  inventions  are  mere  me- 
chanical devices,  which  enable  us  to  take  ad- 
vantage of  powers  and  principles  that  are  as 
old  as  the  law  of  gravitation.  Man  has  not 
created  an  ounce  of  energy  or  an  atom  of 
matter  since  time  began.  He  has  simply 
changed  its  form.  And  so  in  the  higher  things, 
the  beneficent  forces  are  old;  the  ways  that 
have  proved  themselves  are  the  old  ways.  It 
is  always  safe  to  walk  in  the  way  over  which 
generations  have  passed  with  songs  of  tri- 
umph to  the  New  Jerusalem. 

How  Construed. 

But  how  are  we  to  understand  this?  To 
cling  to  the  old  is  not  always  wise.  The  old 
way  may  be  an  old  rut.  This  advice  might 
be  made  a  defense  for  extreme  conservatism, 
and  a  barrier  to  progress.  But  consider  the 
circumstances  that  called  it  forth.  The  He- 
brews had  forsaken  the  living  God  to  serve 
idols.  They  had  wandered  into  pernicious 
error.  This  was  not  progress;  it  was  retro- 
gression. Progress  could  be  found  only  in  a 
return  to  the  pathway  of  the  fathers.  And  it 
is  thus  we  are  to  interpret  this  passage.  It 
is  not  the  cry  of  conservatism,  but  the  clarion 
call  for  advance.  If  a  train  is  ditched,  it  can 
go  forward  only  by  going  back  to   the  track. 

And  so  it  is  well,  even  when  a  new  way 
seems  to  open  up  which  promises  safe  and 
rapid  transit,  to  recall  the  wise  couplet, 

"Be  not  the  first  by  whom  the  new  is  tried, 
Nor  yet  the  last  to  lay  the  old  aside." 

But  in  all  questions  of  religious  faith  and 
life,  the  world  will  agree  that  the  best  way  is 
the  old  way;  the  trouble  is,  men  do  not  get 
the  oldest  of  the  old  ways.  The  prophet  calls 
the  nation  back  to  the  law  of  Jehovah;  and 
the  conquering  cry,  the  winning  plea  to-day, 
after  so  many  defections,  must  be  a  repeti- 
tion of  this  cry  of  Jeremiah,  summoning  the 
people  "to  the  law  and  to  the  testimony;"  to 
the  living  oracles;  to  him  in  whom  both  law 
and  prophet  find  their  fulfillment. 

This  has  been  the  work  of  the  reformers  in 
all  ages.  It  was  the  work  of  Wickliffe,  and 
Huss,  and  Luther,  and  Knox.  It  was  par  ex- 
cellence the  work  of  the  Campbells  and  Stone 

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and  Scott,  of  Pendleton  and  Errett  and  Rog- 
ers. And  it  is  the  unique  distinction  of  the 
Disciples  of  Christ  to-day  that  they  carry  on 
this  work. 

The  Good  Way. 

The  way  is  good.  It  is  good  for  feet  that" 
have  grown  weary  wandering  ia  sectarian 
labyrinths.  It  is  good  because  it  is  plain;  be- 
cause it  leads  to  Jerusalem  the  golden;  be- 
cause overit  passed  the  apostles  and  martyrs, 
all  the  early  church,  and  indeed,  the  whole 
company  of  the  redeemed.  If  you  would  know 
this  way,  hear  the  Master  saying,  "I  am  the 
way."  Peace  is  promised\to  all  who  traverse 
it.  The  old  way  of  becoming  a  Christian  is 
not  only  a  good  way,  it  is  the  best.  It  is  the 
way  pointed  out  by  Peter  on  Pentecost;  the 
simple,  unmistakable  way  of  repentance  and 
obedience,  of  confession  and  baptism.  It  is 
the  way  along  which  Philip  guided  the  Ethi- 
opian and  Paul,  the  jailer.  It  is  therefore  bet- 
ter far  than  the  way  of  priest  or  bishop  or 
even  mitred  cardinal  or  pope.  The  old  way 
of  serving  Christ  is  the  best  way;  it  is  a  way 
of  sacrifice,  of  toil,  of  heroism.  The  old  way 
of  ordering  life  is  the  best  way.  "As  Thou 
wilt"  is  its  keynote. 

Prayer, 

We  seek  with  eagerness.  O  God,  the  way  of 
life.  We  seek  to  summon  a  world,  tired  of  sin 
and  bewildered  with  jangling  voices,  forward 
to  Christ.  Bless  the  work  of  restoration; 
send  us  valiant,  wise,  godly  leaders  Crown 
the  veterans  whose  arduous  toils  have  whit- 
ened their  heads  and  furrowed  their  cheeks. 
Make  an  end  of  sectarian  strife  and  confusion 
and  bring  us  to  see  eye  to  eye,  in  the  freedom 
and  joy  of  the  truth,  as  it  is  in  Christ  the 
Lord.    Amen. 

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S\inday-ScKool. 

W.  F.    Richardson. 


World's  Temperance  Lesson.* 

For  the  lesson  of  "Temperance  Sunday," 
the  lesson  committee  has  selected  a  striking 
|  passage  from  the  early  prophecies  of  Isaiah, 
|i  wherein  the  evangelical  prophet  sounds  the 
I  trumpet  of  warning  to  his  people,  in  language 
j;  that  applies  perfectly  to  the  conditions  con- 
!  fronting  our  own  nation.  It  would  be  well  if 
j  the  American  people  could  be  persuaded  to 
1  unite  in  a  candid  study  of  this  scripture,  as  a 
1  commentary  upon  their  own  life,  and  the  possi- 

I  ble  fruit  of  their  national  and  individual  sins. 

Isaiah  was  born    during    the  latter  half  of 
j.  the  reign  of  Uzziah,  king  of  Judah,  whose  rule 

II  extended  over  more    than    half  a  century  of 
J 

I  time.    His  son,  Jotham,   followed  in  his  foot- 
steps, and  gave  to  the  kingdom  of  Judah  six- 
I;  teen   years    more  of  comparative   prosperity. 
I  At  his  death  the  throne  was    ascended  by  his 
j.  son  Ahaz,who  turned  away  from  the  examples 
\  of  his  grandfather  and  father,  to  plunge  into 
j  all  the    excesses  of  the    idolatry  of  his  day. 
The  downward  tendency  of  the  nation,  which 
had  been  in  some  degree  checked  by  the  efforts 
of  his    predecessors,    now    was    accelerated, 
and  it  seemed  about    plunging   over  the  very 
abyss  of  ruin.    Indeed  the  day  of  its  calamity 
was  near  at  hand,    and   Isaiah    becomes  the 
herald   of  the  approaching  storm.    God  was 
about  to  abandon    sinful  Judah,    and  let  her 
enemies    triumph  over  her,  until  she   should 
learn  the  lesson  she  had  refused  to  read   from 
the  pages  of  his  kindly  providence,  that  right- 
eousness   alone  can  give  to  a  nation    perma- 
i  nent  prosperity  and  peace. 

The  message  of  the  prophet  was  of  course 
(unwelcome.  It  doubtless  seemed  rank  heresy 
to  many  that  he  should  foretell  the  abasement 
and  distress  of  his  people;  and  above  all,  that 
he  should  declare  this  to  be  their  rightful 
heritage  from  the  hand  of  God.  It  angered 
I  them  that  he  cared  more  for  their  sins  than 
jtheir  sufferings.  "Other  prophets  have  wept 
jto  sing  their  country's  woes;  Isaiah's  burden 
iis  his  people's  guilt."  He  would  have  them 
know  that  God  cares  little  for  a  people's 
material  power  or  prosperity,  but  everything 
Ifor  its  virtue  and  lofty  ideals.  Where  tears 
(would  have  dropped  over  their  afflictions, 
suffered  for  righteousness'  sake,  burning 
(words  of  rebuke  fell  like  coals  of  fire  upon 
Itheir  wayward  hearts  and  hardened  con- 
sciences. All  true  patriots  have  been  censors 
of  their  people.  Cromwell  faced  the  victor- 
ious English  Parliament,  and  instead  of  feed- 
ling  their  vanity  with  praises  of  their  victory 
(over  the  tyrant,  exhorted  them  to  address 
themselves  to  the  matter  of  repentance  and 
reformation.  Such  was  the  spirit  of  the  great 
prophet  of  Jerusalem,  Isaiah.  He  spared  not 
to  denounce  the  sins  of  his  nation,  and  warn 
|them  of  the  impending  ruin.  And  when  hope 
of  repentance  and  deliverance  was  past,  he 
kept  not  still,  but  portrayed  the  coming 
calamity  in  colors  that  were  fairly  lurid  with 
jthe  flame  of  retribution. 

Our  lesion  is  selected  from  such  a  passag 
)f  his  prophecy.  Under  the  figure  of  a  vine- 
yard which  had,  despite  the  care  and  labor  of 
;he  owner,  brought  forth  only  wild  grapes, 
md  was  therefore  abandoned  to  the  wild 
>easts,  he  tells  Israel  that  the  Lord  has  de- 
spaired of  them,  and  is  about  to  withdraw 
(lis  protecting  hand,  and  suffer  them  to  be 
lestroyed.  The  causes  of  this  abandonment  are 
hen  set  forth  in  graphic  language  Injustice, 
preed,  intemperance  are  the  three  prominent 
ins  which  had  brought  the  nation  to  this  low 
estate.  The  last  named  is  emphasized  in  our 
esson.  The  drunken  feasts  of  the  rich  and 
aighty,  with  their  accompaniments  of  music 
tnd  dancing,  had  stultified  their  minds  and 
learts  till  "they  regarded  not  the  work  of 
he  Lord,  neither  considered  the  operation  of 
iis  hands."  Even  the  multitude  had  become 
'Lesson  for  November  24.    Isaiah  5:11-17,  22,  23. 


depraved,  until  the  whole  nation  were  in 
bondage  to  ignorance,  and  consumed  with 
never  satisfied  thirst.  Amusement  palled 
upon  their  taste,  and  life  was  but  a  daily 
effort  to  devise  some  new  and  gratifying 
diversion. 

Does  this  not  afford  us  a  faithful  picture  of 
the  present  condition  of  society?  Luxury 
abound*  among  the  rich,  and  the  wanton 
display  of  wealth  in  the  service  of  sensual 
pleasure  fills  the  soul  of  the  poor  with  envy 
and  unholy  desire.  The  world  seems  bent  on 
a  carnival  of  pleasure  seeking,  and  men  are 
becoming  amusement  mad.  Gambling  is 
permeating  social  life  to  an  alarming  degree, 
and  the  home  circle  is  invaded  by  the  pleas- 
ure-monger till  the  quiet  of  the  family  hour 
about  the  evening  lamp  gives  place  to  suc- 
cessive nights  of  revel.  In  all  this  work  of 
demoralization,  the  saloon  is  easily  leader. 
In  its  work  Satan  finds  his  chief  delight,  and 
society  its  supreme  danger.  The  insatiable 
appetite  of  the  liquor  traffic  calls  for  more 
young  men  and  women,  year  by  year,  whose 
money  enriches  its  treasury,  and  whose  honor 
and  promise  are  wantonly  sacrificed  upon  its 
bloody  altar.  When  our  judges  tell  us  that 
nine-tenths  of  our  crime  and  pauperism  are 
from  drink;  our  physicians,  that  gtotal  absti- 
nence would  banish  half  our  sickness;  our 
statesmen,  that  intemperance  numbers  more 
victims  than  war,  pestilence  and  famine  com- 
bined, we  do  not  wonder  that  the  prophet 
says,  "Hell  hath  enlarged  her  desire,  and 
opened  her  mouth  without  measure,"  to  re- 
ceive the  mulitudes  who  are  overcome  by  this 
arch  foe  of  our  race.  "The  mean  man  is 
bowed  down,  and  the  great  man  is  humbled," 
for  all  classes  are  alike  the  objects  of  rum's 
deadly  power.  Except  this  enemy  is  speedily 
faced  and  fought  unto  victory,  our  nation 
has  darker  days  before  her  than  we  have  ever 
yet  seen.  This  is  not  pessimism,  it  is  simple 
and  awful  truth,  which  God  is  seeking  to 
burn  into  the  consciousness  of  amation  whose 
history  has  shown  so  large  a  measure  of  di- 
vine providence  as  to  make  her  people  fatally 
confident  of  her  future. 

In  this  emergency  we  look  in  vam  to  many 
of  the  great  and  mighty  of  our  nation,  to  lead 
in  the  work  of  reform.  Many  of  them  are 
themselves  "mighty  to  drink  wine,  and  men 
of  strength  to  mingle  strong  drink."  They 
are  blind  to  their  own  danger,  and  indifferent 
to  that  of  others.  The  interests  of  party  or 
policy  shut  their  lips  against  the  utterance  of 
any  protest,  when  they  do  see  the  evils,  and 
in  some  cases  they  become  eo  subservient  to 
the  giant  evil  as  to  even  "justify  the  wicked 
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human  system  for  the  same  c}i  arising  purpose. 

Charcoal  is  a  remedy  that  u.e  more  you  take  of  it 
the  better;  it  is  not  a  drug  at  all,  but  simply  absorbs 
the  gases  and  impurities  alwa3'S  present  in  the 
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Concerning  New. Books. 

We  are  unable,  because  of  lack  of  space,  to 
publish  one-twemieth  of  all  the  compliment- 
ary notices  and  reviews  of  our  later  publica- 
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pleasure  to  me  to  read  this  book.  Itis  timely 
and  should  bd  widely  read.  You  should  be 
proud  to  be  the  publishers  of  such  a  book  " 

Elijah.  J.  W.  Lowber  says:  "Queen  Esther 
(by  the  same^author)  was  good,  but  Elijah  is 
better.  One  reason,  doubtless,  is  the  fact 
that  Elijah  is  one  of  the  most  interesting 
characters  to  be  found  in  the  Old  Testament, 
and  I  am  glad  to  see  that  the  author  enters 
so  fully  into  the  spirit  of  Elijah.  Practical 
le  ssons  in  Eli  jah[are in teresting  and  valuable. " 

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rier: "Ibave  just^finished  reading  Elijah,  by 
M.  M.  Davis.  To  say  that  I  was  instructed 
and  greatly'pleased,  expresses  it  very  mildly. 
It  is  a  better  book  than  'Queen  Esther,'  by 
the  same  author,  and  that  is  a  very  high 
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more  than  repay  you." 

The  Witness  of  Jesus.  Following  a  short 
description  of  this  work,  the  Christian  Index 
says:  "It  is  a  book  in  neat  and  attractive 
form  of  400  pages.  Price  -SI. 25.  It  is  a  book 
that  will^arouse  thought.  You  may  not  al- 
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may  be  greatly  benefited  by  reading  these 
stirring  sermons.  We  are  especially  interest- 
ed in  the  'Remarks  at  the  Communion  Table,' 
together  with  the  thanksgiving  offered.  It 
is  evident  that  the  observance  was  not,  with 
Bro.  Procter,  a  mere  form;  he  thought  of  this 
beautiful  Lord's  Supper  and  expressed  these 
though' s  with  b  auty  and  power  when  the 
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book  that  one  dare  say  to  every  young  man 
and  woman,  read  it.  It  will  help  you  to  be 
better  men  and  women  in  every  way.  Itis 
neither  too  heavy  nor  too  light,  but  strikes 
the  medium  that  good  literature  should.  It 
deals  with  the  physical,  intellectual  and 
moral  sides  of  life— and  from  each  view  point 
makes  a  logical  and  substantial  stand.  The 
multiplication  of  such  books  cannot  be  too 
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The  America.n  R_evised  Bible. 

Since  receiving  a  copy  of  the  American 
Revised  Bible,  1  have  been  thinking  how 
pleased  I  would  be  if  I  could  only  do  or  say 
something  that  would  be  helpful  toward  in- 
creasing its  popularity.  For  that  the  Revised 
Version  is  still  unpopular  cannot  be  denied, 
and  it  is  a  fact  greatly  to  be  deplored. 

Possibly  I  may  be  wrong,  but  I  have  the 
best  of  reasons  for  believing  that  there  is  no 
one  thing  that  will  begin  to  do  so  much 
toward  hastening  the  'popularity  of  the 
American  Revised  Bible  as  its  publication  in 
our  Sunday-school  quarterlies;  especially  if  it 
be  printed  in  large  type,  and  in  what  is 
called  the  ''interwoven"  text,  a  combination 
of  the  King  James  and  Revised  Versions. 
When  printed  in  this  manner,  it  is  almost  im- 
possible to  read  the  lesson  from  one  version 
without  at  the  satna  time  noticing  the  differ- 
ent renderings  of  the  other;  and  in  this  way 
it  will  be  read  by  many  who  would  not,  if 
printed  by  itself,  give  it  so  much  as  a  glance. 
To  ignore  the  Revised  Version  in  Sunday- 
school  quarterlies  and  lesson  papers,  seems  to 
me  all  wrong,  for  as  in  the  day  school  we  are 
anxious  that  our  children  have  the  best  text 
books  possible,  so  it  is  just  as  necessary  that 
they  study  the  scriptures  from  the  best  ver- 
sion of  the  Bible.  Why  should  they  be 
obliged  to  study  their  lessons  each  Lord's 
day  and  memorize  passages  of  scripture  from 
a  version  which  will  soon  be  numbered  with 
those  of  the  past?  If  we  pick  up  a  quarterly 
in  which  the  King  James  Version  only  is 
published,  we  will  not  read  far  in  the  notes 
on  the  lessons  before  coming  to  the  words, 
"Better  in  the  ti.  V."  Now,  what  puzzles 
me  is,  if  they  think  it  so  much  better,  why  is  it 
not  published? 

Why  should  a  version  be  used  of  which 
nothing  can  be  said  in  its  favor  except  that 
it  is  more  familiar?  But  for  all  its  familiarity 
now  the  King  James  Bible  twenty-one 
years  after  its  publication  was  even  less 
popular  than  is  the  Revised  of  to-day. 
There  are  those  who  talk  as  though  the 
King  James  Bible  existed  from  the  creation; 
they  do  not  seem  to  know  or  realize  that  the 
first  edition  was  published  in  1611,  only  290 
years  ago,  and  that  during  the  229  years 
prior  to  its  publication,  we  had  no  less  than 
ten  translations  and  revisions. 

Again,  I  may  be  wrong,  but  [  believe  the 
words  of  Paul,  when  he  says,  "Prove  all 
things,  hold  fast  that  which  is  good,"  are 
just  as  applicable  to  a  study  of  the  different 
versions  of  the  Bible  as  to  anything  else;  and 
it  is  my  belief  that,  if  people  will  lay 
aside  their  prejudices  and  with  unbiased 
minds  will  commence  to  read  and  compare 
these  versions,  the  vast  majority  will  soon 
be  ready  to  accept  the  American  Revised 
Bible. 

When  studied  in  this  way  they  cannot  help 
seeiDg  tbat  owing  to  incorrect  translations 
and  the  use  of  words  that  have  so  changed 
as  in  some  cases  to  mean  the  exact  opposite 
(as  "by  and  by,"  Luke  21:9,  for  immediately); 
the  King  James  Bible  contains  many  pas- 
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Luke  3:13,  that  are  meaningless;  and  a  few, 
like  John  5:39,  that  are  untrue. 
■  And  may  God  hasten  the  coming  of  the 
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glorious  gospel  of  Jesus  Christ,  preached 
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ton,  111.,  Oct.  2i,  1901.  at  7  p  m  .  Mr.  Homer 
■O.  Karr  and  Miss  Mary  Iris  Karr.  C.  A. 
Heckel,  pastor  of  Athens  Christian  church, 
•officiating. 

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sisted by  R.  Lin  Cave,  Judge  George  V. 
Payne,  of  Georgetown,  Ky  ,  and  Miss  Mar- 
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snore  than  half  a  century,  having  joined  the 
Baptist  church  in  Johnson  county,  Mo.,  in 
1847.  He  heard  Alexander  Campbell  in  a 
-series  of  sermons  while  attending  medical 
lectures  at  Jacksonville,  111.,  and  was  ever 
after  a  drm  believer  in  the  principles  of 
the  reformation.  In  1865  he  united  with 
the  Christian  church  in  Lake  county, 
Pal.  He  was  born  in  Kentucky  in  1817. 
His  father  removed  to  Boone  county,  Mo., 
in  1819,  and  to  Johnson  county  a  few 
years  later  where  he  was  reared  to  manhood. 
He  was  married  to  Miss  Louisiana  Mansfield, 
in  Caldwell  county,  Ky.,  March  11,  1847.  who 
survives  him.  To  them  were  born  four  chil- 
dren, three  of  whom  are  living.  The  eldest 
son  lives  in  Idaho,  while  two,  Hon.  Alvin  C. 
Owsley  and  Sister  McGintie,  are  members  of 
this  church.  There  are  19  grandchildren  and 
one  great-grandchild — death  never  having 
entered  any  of  the  homes  of  his  family,  except 
as  meutioned,  until  it  claimed  the  aged  father. 
His  was  a  lODg  and  eventful  life.  He  crossed 
the  plains  in  an  ox  wagon  in  1849,  and  again 
with  horses  in  1863.  S.  K.  Hallam. 

Denton,  Tex. 

WALLACE. 

Died,  in  Carthage,  Mo.,  Oct.  17,  Victor  A. 
Wallace,  a  prominent  banker  and  citizen  of 
Carthage  Mr.  Wallace  was  a  man  of  great 
force  of  character,  jet  so  far  as  known  to  the 
writer,  without  an  enemy.  He  was  a  con- 
stant attendant  upon  the  services  of  the 
Christian  cburch,  ^ave  freely  to  support  it, 
was  a  nrtn  of  prayer,  "continuing  instant  in 
prayer"— a  Christian  in  all  things  save  in 
name  His  character  was  evidently  the 
product  of  Christianity.  For  some  reason, 
however,  Mr.  Wallace  never  connected  him- 
self with  the  church.  We  have  always  sup- 
posed this  was  because  of  early  religious  im- 
pressions. We  hope  for  the  best  for  so  good 
and  so  nible  a  man.  His  wife  is  widely 
known  and  loved  and  will  have  the  sympathy 
of  many  hearts.  The  family  so  broken  now 
will  soon  be  reunited  to  be  broken  no  more 
Sorever.  W.  A.  Oldham. 

WILLIAMS. 

Miss  Maud  Lucile  Williams,  daughter  of 
T.  A.  and  Amanda  J.  Williams,  was  born  at 
Golden,  Col.,  Oct.  4  1883,  and  died  at  Albany, 
Mo.,  Oct.  26,  1901.  She  was  baptized  while 
in  her  tenth  year  by  her  father,  during  his 
pastorate  at  Koseville,  111  During  1  he  last 
two  years  she  was  a  student  in  Central 
Christian  College.  As  a  musician  she 
possessed  more  than  ordinary  ability.  Miss 
Maud  was  the  oldest  of  three  children,  the 
pride  of  her  home  and  a  favorite  with  all  who 
knew  her.  She  loved  the  church  and  lived  a 
beautiful  Christian  life.  It  is  now  the  fond 
hope  of  all  who  knew  her  that  she  is  now  well 
and  at  home  with  her  God.  May  the  promises 
•of  God  and  the  hope  of  meeting  again,  com- 
tfort  ihe  heart-brjken  family. 

G.  W.  Terrell. 

Albany,  Mo. 

WODDY. 

Mrs  A.-  P.  Woody  was  born  in  Hanover 
Co  ,  Virginia,  in  1834,  and  died  at  San  An- 
tonio, Tex.,  Aug.  24,  1901.  She  moved  with 
tier  parents  to  Barren  Co.,  Ky,  in  1835,  and 
united  with  the  Christian  Church  at  the  age 
of  fifteen.  Moved  to  Milton,  111.,  in  1852,  and 
to  Texas  in  1878.  She  was  a  good  and  faith- 
ful Christian  wife  and  mother.  Our  home  is 
lonely  without  her.  She  suffered  so  much 
and  wanted  to  go  home  She  was  a  widow 
for  more  than  thirty  years.  She  leaves  three 
children;  Mrs.  G.  A  Lynch  and  Mrs.  M. 
Johnson,  of  San  Antonio,  and  J.  S.  Allen,  of 
Lytton  Springs,  Texas.  Funeral  was  con- 
ducted by  Bro.  Geary   Ranshaw. 

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antipodean  brethren  have  carefully  canvassei 
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No.  47 


Contents. 

Editorial; 

Current  Events 1475 

A  Groundless  Fear 1477 

Of  Such  is  the  Kingdom 1477 

Blessed  are  the  Poor 1478 

Books  That  Die 1478 

"The  People's  Forum." 1478 

Notes  and  Comments 1479 

Questions  and  Answers 1479  ^ 

Contributed  Articles:  v< 

Shall  We  Help  Them?— J.  W.  McGarvey .  1480  | 

Conservation    (poem) .—  Olney     Bondu-  j» 

rant    1481  h 

The  Pulpit  of   a  Century  Ago  and  To-  j| 

day.— S.  C.Humphrey 1481  |* 

B.  B.  Tyler's  Letter 1482  | 

Kurdistan  and  the    Kurdish  Peopje.—  « 

M.  George  Daniel 1482  '§ 

New  York  Letter— S.  T.  Willis     1483  ]f 

The  Immortality  of  the  Unseen.— George  m 

H.  Combs  1484  S 

A  Hoosier  Boy  and  his  Colt.— Alex 1485  % 

A  Modified  Imperialism. — J.  N.  Jessup.1485  3? 

The  Faith  in  Peril.— J.  H.  Wright  1486 

The  People's  Forum 1487 

Correspondence: 

At  Osaka,  Japan 1490 

The  Magic  City 1491 

Kansas  Notes 1491  |3j 

Ohio  Letter 1492  jJM 

Los  Angeles  Letter 1492  jr«ji 

Convention  in  China 1493  «*« 

Missouri  Mission  Notes 1493  |3| 

Miscellaneous:  fill 

Current  Literature 1486  aSi 

Our  Budget '. 1488  jf§| 

Evangelistic 1494  |l5| 

Family  Circle 1496  fig 

With  the  Children 1499  Sh! 

HourofPrayer 1500  ||f 

Sunday-school 1501  ||| 

The  Japan  Bible  College 1502  ||| 

Marriages  and  Obituaries 1503  »« 

Book  Notes 1504  O 

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R-un  through  and  transpierce  and  transpire. 
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[To  thrill  with  the  joy  of  girded  men,  jj 
To  go  on  forever  and  fail  and  go  on  again. 
And  be  mauled  to  the  earth  and  arise, 
HAnd  contend  for  the  shade  of   a  word  and  fa 

thing  not  seen  with  the  eyes: 
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THE 

Christian-  Evangelist. 

J.  H.  GARRISON,  Editor. 
W.  E.  GARRISON, 

Assistant  Editor. 


Xntered  at  the  Postofflce  at  St.  Louis  as  second- 
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WHAT  WE  STAN©   FOR. 

for  tHeiCHrist  of  Gaiilee, 
for  tKe  trvith  which  nrma-ke®  caerw  fre®w 
For  the  bomd  of  untty 
Which  makes  God  s  children  «sn». 

For  the  love  which  shines  In  deeds. 
For  the  life  -which  this  wcrld  r\eedsP 
For  the  church  whose  triumph  speeds 
The  prayer:  "Thy  will  be  done." 

For  the  right  ©.gaUnst  the  wrong, 
For  the  weak  e gainst  the  strong. 
For  the  poor  who've  waited  long 
For  the  brighter  age  to  be. 

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For  the  truth  'g&.mst  superstition. 
For  the  hope  whose  g!&.d  fruition 
Ovir  wa-itirvg  eyes  shall  see 

J  or  the  city  God  is  rearing, 

3?or  the  New  Earth  now  appearing, 
Qhar  the  heaven  above  \ss  ©Ie»r8ntf 
<%nd  the  song  of  victory  » 

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Vol.  xxxviii.  St.  Louis,  Mo.,  Thursday,  November  21,   190 J. 


No.  47. 


Current   Events. 

Nicaraguan  Vs.  The  Isthmian  Canal  Com- 
.  Panama  Route.  mig8ion  has  Completed  its 
report  which  will  be  presented  to  the 
President  within  a  few  days  and  to  Con- 
gress when  it  convenes.  The  main  facts  of 
the  report  have  already  been  given  out. 
After  considering  the  two  possible  routes, 
the  Nicauraguan  and  the  Panama,  the 
commission  concluded  that  only  the  former 
was  practicable.  It  is  true  that  the  Pana- 
ma route  is  so  much  shorter  that  a  vessel 
could  pass  through  it  in  perhaps  twenty- 
one  hours  less  than  the  time  required  to 
pass  through  the  Nicauraguan  Canal.  But 
its  greater  distance  from  the  ports  of  the 
United  States  more  than  counterbalances 
this  advantage.  A  very  large  proportion 
of  the  ships  which  will  pass  through  the 
Isthmian  Canal,  wherever  it  may  be  con- 
structed, will  go  south  to  enter  it  and  go 
north  on  leaving  it,  so  it  is  important  to 
have  it  as  far  north  as  possible.  Millions 
of  dollars  have  already  been  spent  by  the 
Panama  Canal  company  and,  although 
most  of  it  was  swallowed  up  by^the  famous 
frauds,  there  has  been  an  immense  amount 
of  actual  work  done  toward]the  digging  of 
the  ditch.  The  company  which  owns  this 
route  is  naturally  desirous'ofjselling  out  to 
the  United  States.  No  definitejproposition 
has  been  made  but  from^whafrhas^been  said 
it  is  apparent  that  the  company  intends  to 
ask  about  $109,000,000.  This,  in;addition  to 
what  it  would  cost  to  complete'the  canal, 
would  make  the  total  cost^by^the  Panama 
route  $253,000,000.  The  commission  esti- 
mates that  the  Nicaragua]Canal  canjbe  built 
for  $189,000,000,a  saving^of  $11,000,000  over 
the  former  estimate  and£$64,000,000  less 
than  the  cost  of  the  Panama^route.  This 
estimate  is  for  a  canal  35^feet  deep  and  150 
feet  wide  at  the  bottom.  The'most  potent 
objection  to  the  Nicaragua  "route  is  the 
necessity  of  constructing  'artificial  [harbors 
at  the  ends  under  conditions  ^  which  render 
such  work  particularly  ^difficult.  The 
Panama  people  will  ||bring j,  their  case 
before  Congress  andjwilljuse^every  artifice 
to  secure  delay  in  action^upon^the  report 
of  the  Commission,  in  which  effort  they 
will,  of  course,  be  joined  by  the  anti-canal 
element  in  this  country.  It^is  a  desperate 
case  with  the  owners  of  the'Panama  ditch. 
Their  property  represents'an  investment  of 
millions  which  will  be  absolutely  valueless 
if  the  United  States  government  constructs 
a  canal  through  Nicaragua  and  Costa  Rico. 

While  the  old  motto, 
"America  for  Ameri- 
cans," would  be  a  hopeless  anachronism 
if  taken  in  the  narrower  sense,  to  exclude 
foreigners  from  the  privilege  of  acquiring 
citizenship  in  this  country,  it  seems  evident, 
nevertheless,  that  a  judicious  application 
of  the  principle  might  be  fruitful  of  good 
results.      The     privileges     of     American 


Privileges  of 
Naturalization. 


citizenship,  including  the  right  to  demand 
protection  in  any  just  cause  in  any  part  of 
the  world,  even  at  the  cost  of  calling  out 
the  entire  army  and  navy,  ought  to  be  en- 
joyed only  by  those  who  are  Americans, 
either  by  birth  or  by  sincere  and  loyal 
adoption.  The  naturalization  of  the  un- 
American  rabble,  which  finds  entrance  at 
our  ports  only  by  grace  of  our  too  lax  immi- 
gration laws,  is  a  menace  to  our  domestic 
security.  But  these  at  least  intend  to  live 
here;  they  have  cast  in  their  lot  among  us 
and  are  entitled  to  protection.  But  what 
shall  be  said  of  the  many  who  seek  Ameri- 
can naturalization  only  that  they  may  re- 
turn to  their  native  lands  or  to  other  for- 
eign countries  and  demand  protection  by 
our  government  from  all  their  real  or 
fancied  grievances?  Great  Britain  has  re- 
cently, to  avoid  a  quarrel,  paid  an  indem- 
nity for  losses  to  American  citizens  in  South 
Africa.  These  so-called  "American  citi- 
zens" were,  without  exception,  foreigners 
who  had  taken  out  naturalization  papers 
after  a  minimum  of  residence,  for  the  sole 
purpose  of  being  able  to  go  abroad  again 
and  demand  the  protection  of  our  govern- 
ment. Citizenship  was,  for  them,  only  a 
sort  of  accident  insurance,  and  their  loyalty 
to  our  government  was  of  about  the  same 
quality  as  one's  loyalty  to  his  insurance 
company — a  purely  commercial  relation, 
The  same  is  true  of  many  of  those  whom 
we  are  called  upon  to  protect  in  Turkey.  If 
we  wish  to  protect  the  oppressed  of  all  na- 
tions against  the  injustice  of  their  own 
governments,  well  enough.  But  we  might, 
by  some  alteration  of  our  naturalization 
laws,  have  done  with  this  fiction  of  Amer- 
ican citizenship  as  applied  to  cases  which 
are  practically  nothing  but  the  protection 
of  British  subjects  against  Great  Britian, 
Turkish  subjects  against  Turkey,  Russian 
subjects  against  Russia,  and  so  on.  Great 
Britain  knew  enough  two  centuries  ago  to 
avoid  such  complications.  Political,  social 
and  commercial  disabilities  were  removed 
from  the  Jews  in  England  earlier  than  in 
any  other  country  in  western  Europe.  But 
England  long  refused  to  naturalize  Jews, 
because  all  the  Jews  of  Spain,  Portugal 
and  France  threatened  to  rush  to  England 
to  secure  naturalization  and  then  rush  back 
to  flaunt  the  protection  of  their  British 
citizenship  in  the  faces  of  their  tormentors. 

J* 

Bvisiness  Men  Lord  Rosebery  enjoys 
in  Government  nothing  SO  much  as  to 
issue  from  the  semi- retirement  in  which  he 
waits  the  summons  of  a  Liberal  majority, 
and  to  drop  a  thunder- bolt  into  the  midst 
of  the  present  administration.  And  he  is 
very  good  at  dropping  thunder-bolts,  He 
can  say  such  bitter  things  in  such  a  pleas- 
ant tone,  and  can  utter  revolutionary 
sentiments  with  such  an  air  of  innocence. 
The  other  day  he  remarked  that  for  an  ex- 
periment he  would  like  to  see  the  British 
government  run  fir  awhile  by  business  men 


like  Andrew  Carnegie  and  Sir  Thomas 
Lipton,  and  raised  the  query,  "are  we 
getting  our  money's  worth,"  for  the  enor- 
mous sums  that  the  government  is  now  ex- 
pending? The  remark  and  the  query  both 
suggest  that  Lord  Rosebery,  like  the  rest 
of  England, is  weary  of  a  regime  which  puta 
lineage  above  competence  as  a  condition 
of  holding  office,  and  spends  money  lavishly 
without  knowing  how  to  get  the  worth  of  it. 
It  cannot  be  said  that  this  system  pervades 
the  whole  British  government,  but  it  has 
recently  been  officially  admitted  that  there 
is  a  great  deal  of  it  and  that  some  very  im- 
portant places  in  the  army  and  navy  are 
controlled  by  favoritism.  The  fact  is  that 
any  aristocratic  system  is  more  decorative 
than  practical,  these  days.  In  the  old 
times  when  a  king  and  a  few  nobles  ruled  a 
nation  it  was  not  so  very  expensive,  but  the 
growth  of  the  British  constitution  has 
diminished  the  royal  prerogative  and  has 
made  it  necessary  to  maintain  a  double 
system— the  king  and  the  lords  for  decora- 
tive purposes  and  to  preserve  historic 
continuity  unbroken,  and  the  commoners 
for  practical  service  in  effective  govern- 
ment. Taking  them  together  they  are  too 
expensive.  No  wonder  there  is  a  com- 
plaint that  the  British  people  are  not  get- 
ting their  money's  worth.  It  may  be  re- 
marked that  the  aristocratic  favoritism 
which  vitiates  the  British  system  of  gov- 
ernment, is  paralleled  by  the  political 
favoritism  of  our  own.  It  is  not  easy  to 
say  which  is  worse. 

J> 
An  immense  combination 
of  railway  interests  is  said 
to  be  nearly  completed.  According  to  re- 
ports, it  will  involve  the  Union  PaciSc,  the 
Great  Northern,  the  Northern  Pacific,  the 
Southern  Pacific,  and  the  C,  B.  &  Q. 
These  roads  together  own  34,231  miles  of 
track,  and  the  combined  value  of  their 
stock  and  boads  is  over  one  and  a  half 
billion  dollars.  The  financiers  most  deeply 
interested  are  J.  Pierpont  Morgan,  James 
J.  Hill,  Harriman  and  the  Vanderbilts. 
The  Northern  Securities  Company  was  in- 
corporated a  few  days  ago  in  New  Jersey, 
with  James  J.  Hill  as  President,  to  serve  as 
the  instrument  of  this  consolidation.  The 
"community  of  interests"  plan  already  in 
operation  has  brought  all  the  important 
railroads  of  the  country  into  five  or  six 
groups,  each  of  which  is  a  unit  so  far  as  all 
matters  of  general  interest  are  concerned. 
The  new  consolidation  will  be  a  long  step 
toward  that  general  railroad  trust  which 
has  been  anticipated  ever  since  the  full 
significance  of  the  "community  of  inter- 
ests" idea  began  to  dawn  upon  the  public 
mind.  The  governors  of  the  northern  tier 
of  states,  especially  Van  Sant  of  Minne- 
sota, are  much  agitated  over  this  combina- 
tion, which  will  put  their  entire  railway 
system  in  the  hands  of  a  single  group  of 
men.     It  is  not  improbable  that  the  gov- 


A  New  Trust. 


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THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


November  21,  igor 


ernors  of  the  states  from  Minnesota  to 
Washington  will  call  special  sessions  of 
their  legislatures  to  enact  new  anti-trust 
legislation  if  the  present  laws  are  deemed 
insufficient. 

The  Alabama  The  amendments  to  the 
Constitution.  Alabama  Constitution  are 
reported  as  adopted  at  the  recent  election 
by  a  majority  of  about  20,000,  but  the 
methods  by  which  this  majority  was  made 
to  appear  in  the  count  are  worse  than 
doubtful.  The  most  important  feature  of 
the  amendments  was  that  disfranchising 
illiterate  negroes.  Gen.  Shelley,  who  was 
chairman  of  the  Anti-ratification  Cam- 
paign Committee,  says  that  forty  white 
counties  voted  against  the  amendments,  but 
that  the  wholesale  frauds  in  the  black 
counties  make  it  appear  that  the  negroes 
voted  in  favor  of  their  own  disfranchise- 
ment. Those  who  opposed  the  amendments 
have  not  yet  given  up  the  fight,  but  will 
continue  their  organization,  not  as  a  sepa- 
rate political  party,  but  as  an  organization 
within  the  Democratic  party,  and  will  at- 
tempt to  control  the  next  Democratic  state 
convention.  Ex-Gov.  J.  F.  Johnston  be- 
lieves they  can  do  it.  The  negro  disfran- 
chisement amendment  is  practically  identi- 
cal with  the  famous  "grandfather  clause" 
already  adopted  by  several  states.  Those 
who  are  interested  in  the  preservation  of 
the  Solid  South  as  a  dependable  Democratic 
asset  in  every  election  should  certainly  op- 
pose the  amendments  which,  by  taking  the 
negro  out  of  politics,  will  put  an  end  to  the 
issue  upon  which  the  best  people  of  the 
south  have  been  by  a  vast  majority  Demo- 
cratic. New  issues  will  take  first  place, 
and  the  result  can  never  be  the  same  old 
certainty  that  has  prevailed  unbroken  ever 
since  the  civil  war. 


A  New  Era  With  Theodore  Roosevelt 

of  Reform.  jn  ttie  presidential  chair 

and  Seth  Low  as  mayor  of  New  York,  the 
coming  winter  promises  to  be  a  hard  one 
for  the  needy  politicians  who  have  borne 
the  heat  and  burden  of  many  campaigns, 
and  are  looking  for  payment  from  the 
spoils  of  office.  The  two  gentlemen  named 
are  both  conspicuous  advocates  of  the  curi- 
ous opinion  that  there  are  nc  spoils  of 
office.  Mr.  Roosevelt,  not  having  been 
elected  to  his  present  office,  entered  upon 
it  with  no  campaign  debts  whatever  to 
pay;  he  would  have  had  none  in  any  case. 
Mr.  Low's  first  public  utterance  after  his 
election  was  an  assertion  that  the  merit 
system  would  be  rigorously  applied  and 
that  political  services  would  not  be  taken 
into  consideration  in  making  city  appoint- 
ments. This  is  what  Mr.  Low  was  elected 
for.  The  victory  over  Tammany  was  a 
non-partisan  victory,  and  a  campaign 
which  rises  above  partisanship  must  find 
its  complement  and  justification  in  an 
equally  non-partisan  administration.  Mr. 
Low  has  before  him  a  glorious  opportu- 
nity. The  corrupt  government  of  New 
York  has  always  had  its  stronghold  in  the 
police  department  and  the  local  courts. 
Fortunately  the  New  York  police  depart- 
ment is  under  the  control  of  the  city  and 
not,  as  in  the  iniquitous  system  in  vogue  in 
St.  Louis,  managed  by  the  state  politicians 
independently  of  the  city.  The  new  re- 
form administration  will,  therefore,  have 
an  opportunity  to  reform  the]police.    Jus- 


tice Jerome  as  district  attorney  can  be 
relied  upon  to  see  that  all  criminals  are 
prosecuted.  President  Roosevelt's  devo- 
tion to  the  principles  of  civil  service  reform 
is  well  known.  He  has  been  a  member  of 
the  civil  service  commission  and  is  fully 
committed  to  it.  There  have  been  indica- 
tions lately  that  he  intends  to  apply  the 
principle  also  to  military  and  naval  promo- 
tions. Senators  have  been  warned  that  in 
making  promotions  only  the  records  of  the 
men  will  be  considered  and  that  recom- 
mendations will  be  useless. 


D£sp\ited 
Axioms. 


Mr.  Breckenridge,  of  Ken- 
tucky, who  never  seems  in 
the  least  embarrassed  or  cast  down  by  the 
richly  deserved  disapprobation  of  all  the 
moral  people  in  the  state,  made  an  address 
of  welcome  last  week  to  the  State  Federa- 
tion of  Labor  meeting  in  Lexington.  He 
criticised  the  management  of  last  summer's 
steel  strike,  said  that  the  day  of  successful 
strikes  is  over  and  that  the  unions  must 
hereafter  discard  force  and  use  reason.  He 
stated  that  the  unions  gain  nothing  by 
trying  to  force  employers  to  hire  only 
union  labor  or  to  compel  workmen  to  join 
the  organizations.  The  whole  thing  must 
be  voluntary.  Such  talk  in  the  very  camp 
of  the  labor  unions  was  not  welcome  and 
almost  precipitated  a  riot.  And  yet  it  was 
only  a  statement  of  the  most  commonplace 
truths.  The  labor  unions  do  much  good, 
but  they  will  not  be  an  unmixed  blessing 
until  they  learn  some  truths  that  every- 
body else  knows  to  be  axiomatic. 


& 


A  Vrvicsue 
Exhibit. 


The  new  campus  of 
Washington  University, 
St.  Louis,  immediately  adjoining  the  site 
of  the  Louisiana  Purchase  Exposition,  is 
to  be  used  as  a  part  of  the  Exposition 
grounds.  The  campus  contains  110  acres 
of  beautifully  rolling  ground,  and  buildings 
to  the  value  of  several  hundred  thousand 
dollars  are  now  being  erected.  It  was  ex- 
pected that  the  university  would  be  ready 
to  move  from  its  down-town  location  to  its 
new  buildings  about  Jan.  1,  1902,  but  it 
was  found  impossible  to  have  the  buildings 
ready  in  time  and  it  has  been  decided  not 
to  move  until  after  the  Exposition  in  1903. 
The  main  university  building  will  serve  as 
an  exposition  administration  building,  and 
other  permanent  buildings  will  be  erected 
with  the  money  paid  by  the  Exposition 
company  for  the  use  of  the  grounds.  It 
has  already  been  determined  that  the  edu- 
cational exhibits  will  be  housed  here.  This 
is  something  both  unique  and  fortunate. 
It  is  a  rare  combination  of  circumstances 
which  permits  a  modern  university  plant 
to  become  at  once  a  feature  of  a  world's 
fair  and  a  place  for  displaying  the  other 
educational  exhibits. 


proaching  session  of  Congress.  The  re- 
quest of  these  territories  for  statehood  is 
entirely  reasonable  and  just.  The  two 
together  have  perhaps  as  ample  qualifica- 
tions as  any  state  ever  had  at  the  time  of 
its  admission.  Their  united  population  is 
now  but  little  under  900,000.  There  are 
sixteen  states  now  in  the  Union,  each  of 
which  contains  fewer  people.  The  assessed 
valuation  of  property  is  more  than  $100,- 
000,000  and  the  actual  value  is  probably 
three  times  that  amount.  No  other  terri- 
tory ever  had  so  many  people  or  so  much 
property  before  applying  for  admission. 
The  people  of  this  region  are  capable  of 
self-government.  The  Indians  of  Indian- 
Territory  are  not  numerous  enough  to 
be  a  dominant  element  in  the  situation 
and  they  would  certainly  be  as  com- 
petent by  this  time  to  participate  in  local 
politics  as  are  the  ignorant  negroes  in  the 
south  and  the  illiterate  foreigners  in  our 
large  cities.  The  convention  adopted  a 
resolution  recommending  the  division  of 
all  the  remaining  Indian  lands  into  in- 
dividual holdings  with  permission  to  sell 
all  except  a  homestead.  Gov.  Jenkins,  of 
Oklahoma,  in  his  annual  report  to  the 
secretary  of  the  interior,  recites  the  argu- 
ments for  admission.  There  is  no  polities 
in  the  matter,  but  simply  justice  to  a  won- 
derful new  section  of  our  country  which 
has  already  made  marvelous  strides  of 
development  and  needs  the  privileges  of 
statehood  to  enable  it  to  develop  its  possi- 
bilities. 

J. 


£• 


Stateship  for 
Oklahoma 
and  Indian 
Territory. 


A  convention  was  held  at 
Muscogee,  I.  T.,  last  week 
in  the  interest  of  the  cam- 
paign for  securing  the 
admission  of  these  two  territories  as  a 
single  state.  The  sentiment  of  the  dele- 
gates was  practically  unanimous  in  favor 
of  single  statehood.  A  permanent  execu- 
tive committee  of  thirty  members,  fifteen 
from  each  territory,  was  appointed  to 
raise  funds  to  maintain  a  delegation  of  six 
members  at  Washington  during  the    ap- 


Brevities. 


During  the  past  week  the 
English  coast  has  been 
visited  by  one  of  the  most  severe  storms  of 
recent  years.  Many  wrecks  are  reported 
and  large  loss  of  life. 

The  common  jest  aimed  at  inventors  of 
flying  machines,  that  they  can  do  every- 
thing with  them  but  make  them  fly,  will 
not  hold  against  Santos-Dumont.  The 
Deutsch  prize  of  $20,000  has  been  awarded 
to  him  for  his  success  in  circumnavigating 
the  Eiffel  Tower,  and  now  the  Brazilian 
government  has  voted  him  $25,000  in  com- 
pensation for  the  lustre  which  his  exploits 
have  shed  upon  his  native  country. 
*  The  man  who  would  rather  be  right  than 
President  occupied  high  moral  ground,  but 
President  Roosevelt  occupies  still  higher. 
He  would  rather  be  both — and  so  he  is,  es- 
pecially on  such  matters  as  trusts  and  civil 
service  reform.  His  interpretation  of  the 
strenuous  life  is  that  the  best  thing  to  do 
with  virtue  is  to  use  it,  not  to  retire  with  it 
to  a  cloister  and  save  it  from  contamina- 
tion. The  really  heroic  soul  refuses  to  be- 
lieve that  there  is  any  necessary  incompat- 
ibility between  being  right  and  being  Pres- 
ident. 

The  Sultan's  prompt  acquiescence  in  the 
demands  of  France  when  backed  up  by  a 
naval  demonstration  has  established  a  dan- 
gerous precedent  for  him.  England  at  once 
demanded  $80,000  on  an  old  account,  and 
got  it,  and  Austria-Hungary's  demand  for 
90,000  francs  has  been  granted.  The  Pow- 
ers of  Europe  gave  their  consent  to  France's 
method  of  pushing  her  claims.  Now  we 
see  why.  When  Admiral  Gaillard  loses  his 
present  position  in  the  French  navy,  he 
ought  to  establish  a  collection  agency.  A 
man  who  can  put  the  Sultan  in  such  a  debt- 
paying  mood  could  collect  back  subscrip- 
tions on  a  religious  paper. 


November  21,  1901 


THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


1477 


A  Groundless  Fear. 

The  suggestion  of  co-operative  effort  on 
the  part  of  our  churches  always  arouses  in 
the  minds  of  some  a  fear  of  "ecclesiasti- 
cism."  It  was  so  when  organization  for 
missionary  work  was  proposed,  and  it  is  so 
whenever  co-operation  is  suggested  for  the 
discharge  of  any  function  which  the 
churches  can  perform  more  effectively 
through  a  common  agent  than  by  individ- 
ual effort. 

The  most  recent  instance  is  in  connection 
with  a  proposition  to  use  our  state  boards 
as  the  agents  of  the  churches  in  investigat- 
ing the  character  and  qualifications  of  un- 
known applicants  for  pulpits.  In  view  of 
the  fact  that  among  us,  as  among  all  other 
religious  bodies,  some  unworthy  men  are 
masquerading  as  ministers  of  the  gospel 
and  are  deceiving  the  churches  in  districts 
where  they  are  not  known,  our  state  secre- 
taries, at  a  recent  joint  meeting,  resolved 
"that  we  urge  our  pastorless  churches  to 
call  only  such  men  as  are  favorably  known 
to  our  state  boards."  The  wording  of  this 
resolution  is  unfortunate.  On  its  surface, 
it  appears  to  imply  that  the  favorable 
opinion  of  the  state  board  is  the  onlyfguar- 
antee  of  ministerial  worth  and  that  "none 
are  genuine  without  this  trade-mark.  A 
strict  construction  of  the  resolution,  mak- 
ing it  call  upon  all  churches,  whatever 
might  be  their  acquaintance  with  a  man  or 
their  other  sources  of  information  regard- 
ing him,  to  hold  him  at  arm's  length  until 
the  state  board  had  signified  its  approval, 
would  be  open  to  objections  too  obvious  to 
need  mention.  Our  New  York  correspond- 
ent has  stated  these  objections  clearly 
enough  in  his  letter  this  week. 

But,  although  it  is  not  explicitly  so  stated 
in  the  resolution,  we  take  it  that  it  has  ref- 
erence only  to  cases  where  a  church  con- 
templates employing  a  man  who  is  not  well 
known  to  the  congregation  or  its  officers. 
It  would,  of  course,  be  superfluous  for  a 
church  which  knows  its  prospective  pastor 
better  than  the  state  board  could  be  ex- 
pected to  know  him,  to  apply  to  that  board 
for  information  about  him. 

With  this  common-  sense  limitation  un- 
derstood, it  seems  to  us  that  the  resolution 
offers  a  feasible  remedy  for  a  very  real  evil. 
It  is  a  fact  that  there  are  among  us  many 
preachers  who  are,  by  nature,  habit  or 
force  of  circumstances,  wanderers.  Some 
of  them  are  worthy,  some  are  unworthy. 
Some  are  stainless  but  incapable,  some  are 
immoral  and  brilliant,  a  few  are  criminal. 
It  is  also  a  fact  that  hundreds  of  our  weaker 
and  more  isolated  churches,  knowing  prac- 
tically nothing  of  '  the  men  and  churches 
outside  of  their  own  communities,  fall  an 
easy  prey  to  the  most  vicious  of  these  float- 
ers, many  of  whom  seek  to  explain  their 
vagrancy  by  calling  themselves  evangelists, 
and  thereby  steal  the  livery  of  heaven  to 
serve  the  devil  in.  These  churches  must 
have  preachers.  But  they  know  no  preacher 
to  call  when  they  need  one.  Two  questions 
then  arise : 

First,  Is  it  better  to  pick  up  an  unknown 
preacher  at  random,  or  to  seek  reliable  in- 
formation about  the  applicants? 

Second,  If  it  is  worth  while  to  seek  infor- 
mation, where?  and  how? 

Assuming  that  the  second  alternative  will 
be  chosen  in  answer  to  the  first  question, 
it  remains  to  find  the  best  means  of  getting 
the  desired  information.  There  are  various 
conceivable  ways.    One   way  is  by  letters 


of  introduction,  which  a  smooth  rascal  can 
always  furnish  in  abundance  from  men, 
whom  the  officers  of  this  little  church  do 
not  know  but  whom  the  slippery  preacher 
can  easily  make  them  believe  that  they  ought 
to  know.  Still,  the  letter  of  introduction 
method  is  very  helpful — if  well  lived  up 
to — but  it  is  liable  to  abuse.  Some  promi- 
nent and  worthy  men  will  give  a  letter  of 
introduction  to  any  chance  caller  just  to 
get  rid  of  him. 

Another  way  of  finding  out  about  un- 
known preachers  is  to  invoke  the  omnis- 
cience of  one  of  your  editors.  Each  of  our 
papers  serves  as  a  bureau  of  information 
for  its  constituency,  and  seldom  does  a  day 
pass,  probably,  in  the  office  of  any  of  our 
larger  papers,  without  the  receipt  of  one  or 
more  letters  from  churches  asking  that  the 
name  of  a  preacher  be  suggested,  or  that  a 
confidential  opinion  of  some  man  be  furn- 
ished, and  from  preachers  requesting  that 
their  names  be  mentioned  to  some  church 
with  a  vacant  pulpit.  We  do  our  best  with 
all  these  matters  and  do  it  cheerfully,  but 
we  know  our  limitations.  This  is  not  our 
business  and  in  many  cases  we  are  not  able 
to  give  the  information  required. 

Still  another  method  would  be  to  estab- 
lish a  bureau  of  information  in  connection 
with  each  of  our  state  boards.  This  has 
already  been  done  in  Illinois  and  psrhaps 
in  other  states.  The  boards  are  the  crea- 
tures of  the  churches.  The  churches,  as 
represented  in  their  state  conventions,  have 
a  right  to  instruct  the  boards  to  gather  the 
necessary  data  about  all  preachers  in  the 
state,  especially  the  stragglers  and  float- 
ers; or  the  boards  might  legitimately  do  it 
without  instructions.  When  it  is  known 
that  such  information  i3  on  file,  the 
churches  ought  not  to  require  much  urging 
to  use  it  when  they  are  confronted  with  the 
proposition  of  employing  an  unknown 
preacher.  And  we  do  not  see  that  their 
congregational  autonomy  would  be  in  the 
least  impaired  by  this  arrangement — espec- 
ially as  it  would  leave  them  at  full  liberty 
to  go  it  blind  if  they  really  prefer  that  way, 
or  to  engage  a  rascal  after  they  find  out 
that  he  is  a  rascal,  if  it  turns  out  that  way. 


&?— 


Of  Such  is  the  Kingdom. 

The  author  of  a  recent  volume  entitled, 
"The  Conversion  of  Children,"  undertakes 
to  show  that  a  deep  and  genuine  religious 
experience  is  not  impossible  to  those  of 
very  tender  age,  and  that  the  youthful  con- 
verts in  real  life  do  not  necessarily  die 
young,  as  is  the  habit  of  the  preterna- 
turally  perfect  heroes  and  heroines  in 
Sunday-school  books.  He  illustrates  and 
enforces  the  point  by  citing  numerous 
cases  that  have  come  under  his  own 
knowledge  where  "conviction  of  sin" 
and  a  thorough  and  lasting  conversion 
have  occurred  at  ages  varying  from  four 
to  ten. 

The  recital  of  these  moving  episodes 
inevitably  arouses  doubts  as  to  whether 
many  of  these  infantile  religious  experi- 
ences were  not  the  result  of  the  sincere 
but  shallow  imitativeness  of  childhood, 
rather  than  of  an  apprehension  of  the 
realities  of  religion.  But  however  that 
may  be,  the  contention  that  it  is  not 
necessary  for  a  person  to  grow  old  in  sin 
before  he  can  be  converted  is  entirely 
justified.     In  our  staunch    individualism, 


we  have  sometimes  been  afraid  of  'unduly 
influencing  children  in  the  matter  of  re- 
ligion. They  have  been  allowed  to  grow 
up  like  little  pagans  without  religious 
education  so  that  they  might  be  able  to 
"decide  for  themselves"  on  reaching  the 
age  of  discretion.  The  Sunday-school, 
of  course,  has  been  of  untold  value  in  cor- 
recting this  error,  but  even  [this  has  not 
been  able  wholly  to  counteract  the„tend- 
ency  to  postpone  conversion  until  such 
time  as  the  child  may  have  |,become  an 
obvious  and  habitual  sinner  so  that  he  may 
have  a  substantial  supply^of  sinsjto^repent 
of.  There  is  no  reason  why  a  child  ^should 
not,  with  the  dawn  of  consciousness,  begin 
to  grow  in  grace.  Just  as  he  grows  grad- 
ually into  a  realization  of  Jiis  relation  to 
his  parents  and  the  family,  so, he  "should 
grow  into  a  realization  ^of  j,  his  relation  to 
God  and  the  people  of  God.  There  Hs  no 
more  need  for  a  preliminary]  period  of 
alienation  and  rebellion  in  one  case  than 
in  the  other. 

But  how  about  those  recorded  peases  of 
precocious  children  who  at  the  age  of  four 
or  five  are  overcome  with  despair  at  the 
thought  of  their  own  sinful  and  lost  con- 
dition, fear  that  they  are  going  to  hell  and 
when,  after  a  period  of  anxious  "seeking," 
they  find  peace,  labor  earnestly  with  their 
parents  to  renounce  their  evil  ^ways?  We 
have  no  hesitation  in  saying  that  such 
cases,  where  an  infant  of  four  exhibits 
symptoms  of  a  violent  emotional  experi- 
ence and  such  sorrow  for  sin  as  would  be 
appropriate  to  a  hardened  sinner  of  forty, 
are  abnormal  and  pathological.  For  a 
four-year-old  to  be  represented  ^as  smitten 
with  a  violent  sense  of  his  own  iniquity — 
not  merely  regret  for  particular  short- 
comings in  the  way  of  disobedience  to  his 
mother,  unfraternal  conduct  toward  his 
little  sister  and  forbidden  excursions  to 
the  pantrjr,  but  an  overwhelming]  con- 
sciousness of  his  sinful  nature,  alienation 
from  God  and  consequent  impending  doom 
— this,  we  say,  borders  upon  the  absurd. 
It  is  an  attempt  to  St  the  old  doctrine  of 
original  sin  into  the  new  conception  of  the 
possibilities  of  childhood,  and  the  two  do 
not  go  together. 

When  Jesus  called  che  little  ones  to  him 
and  blessed  them,  we  do  not  recall  that  he 
endeavored  to  arouse  in  them  a  sense  of 
their  lost  condition.  Passing  by  what 
would  have  been  to  some  theologians  a 
glorious  opportunity  to  discourse  upon 
original  sin  and  the  necessity  for  these 
children  to  renounce  their  inherited  guilt, 
grieve  over  their  hereditary  wickedness 
and  find  the  joyful  experience  of  forgive- 
ness,— passing  by  this  splendid  chance  to 
efiect  some  marvelous  infant  conversions, 
he  looked  upon  them  and  said  simply: 
"Of  such  is  the  kingdom  of  heaven."  And 
the  children  smiled  back  at  the  kindly  face 
of  the  stranger,  and  then  went  on  with 
their  play. 

Better  than  the  conversion  of  children  is 
the  training  of  them  from  the  very  first 
to  love  God  and  good  things,  and  to  hate 
all  forms  of  wickedness.  They  will  not  be 
sinless,  as  a  Christian  after  conversion  is 
not  sinless,  but  having  been  started  on  the 
right  road  at  the  beginning  of  their  pil- 
grimage they  will  have  no  need  for  the 
sort  of  conversion  which  consists  in  sud- 
denly turning  around  and  going  the  other 
way. 


J  478 


THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


November  21,  190 


Blessed  a.re  the    Poor. 

A  Catholic  priest  has  been  lecturing  in 
St.  Louis,  expounding  the  faith  for  the 
edification  of  Protestants  and  answering, 
as  best  he  could,  their  questions  and  ob- 
jections. Some  one,  referring  to  the 
general  poverty  in  Italy,  Spain  and  other 
Catholic  countries,  asked :  "Why  is  it  that 
Catholic  nations  are  much  less  progressive 
and  prosperous  than  Protestant  nations? 
The  priest  answered:  "Jesus  Christ  never 
made  wealth  or  material  greatness  a  mark 
of  his  true  church.  He  declares  that  no 
man  can  serve  God  and  Mammon,  and 
denounces  riches  as  one  of  the  greatest 
obstacles  to  the  kingdom  of  heaven." 

This  reply  was  more  true  than  judicious. 
Grant  that  it  satisfactorily  defends  Roman- 
ism against  the  charge  that  the  question 
implied— which  it  does  not,  because  the 
question  refers  to  intellectual  progress  as 
well  as  to  material  wealth,  and  because  it 
has  reference  to  prosperity  and  wealth 
as  the  mark  of  a  nation  and  not  as  the 
attributes  of  a  church.  But  grant  that  the 
question  is  answered  by  this  reference  to  the 
blessedness  of  poverty  and  its  significance 
as  the  mark  of  the  true  church.  In  the 
light  of  this  answer,  let  us  ask  some  more 
questions:  Why  is  it  that  the  Roman 
Catholic  Church  is  the  richest  religious 
body  in  the  world,  if  wealth  and  material 
greatness  are  not  the  mark  of  Christ's  true 
church?  Why  is  it  that  its  prelates  re- 
ceive, from  the  contributions  of  the  poor, 
princely  stipends  upon  which  they  live  in 
princely  state?  Why  does  the  head  of  that 
church  enjoy  an  income  which  makes 
him  the  richest  subject  in  the  world,  and 
maintain  the  court  and  style  of  a  king  with 
all  the  pomp  and  circum-jbame  of  "w^lth 
and  material  greatness"  that  is  possible  to 
one  who  has  been  divested  of  temporal 
sovereignty — if  "riches  are  one  of  the 
greatest  obstacles  to  the  kingdv  m  of 
heaven"? 

The  priest  who  apologized  for  the  pover- 
ty of  Catholic  Italy  and  Catholic  Spain  by 
inveighing  against  "material  greatness" 
and  pointing  out  the  conflict  between  riches 
and  spirituality,  was  not  ignorant  of  the 
worldly  possessions  of  the  head  of  his 
church.  Neither  was  he  ignorant  of  the 
fact  that  that  same  head  of  the  church,  in 
his  increasing  senility,  preserves  but  one 
thing  unimpaired— his  hatred  of  the  Italian 
government,  because  it  now  holds  sway  in 
Rome,  where  his  predecessors  in  the 
papacy  ruled  as  independent  sovereigns 
from  the  eighth  century  until  the  middle  of 
the  nineteenth.  He  knows  that  the  dom- 
inant party  in  the  Roman  Catholic  Church 
to-day  has  for  its  dearest  wish  to  reinstate 
the  Pope  in  that  independent  sovereignty 
which  is  the  only  element  of  "material 
greatness"  which  he  now  lacks.  On  the 
whole,  this  attempt  to  explain  the  back- 
wardness of  the  Catholic  countries  by  say- 
ing that  the  Catholic  Church  does  not 
approve  of  wealth  and  implying  that  it 
voluntarily  renounces  it  for  the  sake  of  the 
kingdom  of  heaven,  is  an  insult  to  think- 
ing men.  It  lacks  the  most  primary  essen- 
tial of  profitable  religious  controversy — 
truth. 

The  fact  is  that  the  Catholic  countries 
are  generally  poor,  not  because  the  Catho- 
lic Church  is  too  spiritually-minded  to  care 
about  wealth,  but  partly  because  the  rulers 
of  that  church  are,  for  the  most  part,  too 
worldly-minded   to    care    about    anything 


else.  The  avarice  of  the  church  has  im- 
poverished the  countries.  Acting  upon 
the  principle,  perhaps,  that  riches  are  a 
burden  to  the  soul,  the  church  has  cheer- 
fully lifted  that  burden  from  the  laity, 
easing  thereby  both  their  souls  and  their 
pockets  at  a  single  stroke. 

We  would  not  be  understood  as  saying 
that  the  poverty  of  Italy  and  Spain  has  no 
other  cause,  or  that  all  priests  and  prelates 
work  simply  for  their  own  pockets.  Many 
of  them,  especially  many  parish  priests, 
are  models  of  unselfish  devotion.  But  the 
policy  of  the  Catholic  Church  is  deter- 
mined by  men  who  make  the  welfare  of  the 
people  a  consideration  secondary  to  the  in- 
terests of  the  church,  who  act  on  the  prin- 
ciple that  "wealth  and  material  greatness" 
are  marks  of  the  true  church,  and  who  are 
not  at  all  averse  to  I'eceiving  in  compensa- 
tion for  their  services  all  the  wealth  and  all 
the  insignia  of  material  greatness  that  they 
can  lay  their  hands  on  for  their  personal 
enjoyment. 

John  Alexander  Dowie,  who  levies  tithes 
upon  his  dupes  and  lives  like  the  million- 
aire that  he  is — thanks  to  the  extreme 
credulity  of  this  so-called  skeptical  age- 
says:  "The  Pope  of  Rome  lives  in  luxury 
upon  the  offerings  of  the  faithful;  why 
should  not  I?"  Why,  indeed?  He  has  an 
equal  right — and  that  is  none. 
- ,  }  .v 
Books  Tha.t  Die. 

A  recent  writer  in  a  literary  magazine 
discourses  upon  "books  that  die,"  and 
mentions  a  list  of  works  which,  although 
popular  half  a  century  ago,  are  to-day  for- 
gotten by  all  save  those  whose  delight  it  is 
to  blow  the  dust  from  the  tops  of  long 
unopened  volumes.  True  it  is,  that  there 
is  a  long  list  of  books  by  no  means  lacking 
in  respectable  merit  that  have  ceased  to  be 
a  part  of  our  common  heritage  and  have 
become  the  peculiar  possession  of  those 
literary  antiquaries  who  pride  themselves 
on  their  superior  taste  in  choosing  to  re- 
member what  other  men  choose  to  forget. 

Yes,  they  are  gone,  from  the  juvenile  im- 
becilities of  "Sanford  and  Merton"  to  the 
swollen  and  ponderous  eloquence  of  "The 
Castle  of  Otranto."  But  what  a  time  they 
took  in  going!  It  is  not  so  to-day.  It 
does  not  take  a  book  half  a  century  to  die 
now.  We  read  and  forget  with  a  facility 
born,  perhaps,  of  the  limitless  supply 
poured  forth  by  the  publishers  and  forced 
upon  our"attention. 

This  habit  of  hasty  reading  and  equally 
hasty  forgetting  may  be  as  vicious  as  Mr. 
Howells  says  it  is,  but  it  is  not  without  its 
advantages.  If  we  could  make  men  do  our 
bidding,  we  would  be  inclined  to  order 
them,  for  their  own  good,  not  to  read  at  all 
many  of  the  books  which  they  now  feel 
compelled  to  read  to  keep  up  with  the  latest 
literary  fashion.  But  if  they  will  read 
them — and  read  them  they  will,  such  is  the 
ingenuity  of  publishers  and  the  conven- 
ience of  libraries — how  much  better  it  is 
that  they  should  speedily  forget  them. 

When  one  thinks  upon  the  immense  sales 
of  recent  novels,  first  editions  of  a  hundred 
thousand  copies,  half  a  million  sold  in  a 
year,  and  all  that  sort  of  thing,  and  com- 
pares this  with  the  smaller  sales  of  better 
books  a  generation  ago,  one  is  moved  to 
cry  out  at  fate  as  most  unjust.  Bub  one 
may  find  comfort  in  the  certain  assurance 
that  most  of  these  fast-selling  books  will 
disappear  so  much  sooner  than  those  earlier 


works  which,  having  run  their  course,  are 
now  classed  as  "books  that  die."  And 
these  latter  candidates  for  oblivion  may — 
let  us  hope  in  the  case  of  most  of  them 
and  fear  in  the  case  of  a  few — earn  the 
title  of  books  that  die  young.  They  will 
never  even  live  to  be  old  enough  to  interest 
the  antiquary.  After  all,  if  a  book  does 
not  contain  the  seeds  of  immortality,  per- 
haps it  is  better  that  it  should  sell  its  hun- 
dred thousand  or  quarter  of  a  million 
copies  at  once  and  be  done  with  it.  The 
author  gets  his  royalty  when  he  needs  it 
most,  and  still  has  time  to  reform  and  ac- 
complish something  in  life  worthy  of  a 
reputation  that  may  be  longer  than  that  of 
his  book,  even  if  not  so  wide. 

J* 

"The  People's  For\irn." 

In  this  issue  of  the  Christian-Evangel- 
ist will  be  found  (page  1487)  the  first  in- 
stallment of  a  new  department  which  we 
hope  to  make  a  permanent  feature  of  the 
paper,  namely,  THE  PEOPLE'S  FORUM. 
As  explained  in  a  note  on  that  page,  this  is 
everybody's  opportunity  to  express  his 
opinion  on  any  sensible  topic.  The  only 
limitations  are  that  offensive  personalities 
must  be  avoided  and  that  the  length  of  each 
communication  must  not  exceed  two  hun- 
dred words. 

The  reason  for  the  latter  limitation  i3 
obvious.  There  are  plenty  of  long  articles 
in  other  departments  of  the  paper  where 
important  subjects  can  be  discussed  at 
length,  but  we  want  to  make  the  People's 
Forum  a  place  where  everybody  can  make 
his  two-minute  speech  on  any  subject 
which  the  needs  of  the  hour  render  impor- 
tant in  his  estimation.  In  any  parliamentary 
body  when  a  subject  is  broached  upon  which 
every  one  will  want  to  speak,  it  is  custom- 
ary to  limit  the  speeches  in  length — not 
that  each  member  of  the  assembly  could 
not  make  an  able  speech  of  one  hour,  but 
that  it  is  desired  to  give  every  one  a  chance. 
Only  the  United  States  Senate,  where  the 
principle  of  unlimited  debate  prevails,  is 
exempt  from  this  practice.  But  a  religious 
paper  is  not  the  United  States  Senate,  and 
we  therefore  make  the  two-hundred-word 
limit  as  a  protection  for  those  who  would 
otherwise  be  crowded  out  entirely.  The 
space  limit  will  therefore  be  rigidly  en- 
forced upon  all  alike. 

In  the  nature  of  things,  an  editor  can 
give  space  for  long  articles  only  on  subjects 
which  he  considers  important.  He  will,  of 
course,  permit  the  presentation  of  views 
with  which  he  does  not  agree,  but  not  un- 
less he  considers  that  the  subject  discussed 
has  a  degree  of  importance  commensurate 
with  the  space  devoted  to  it.  Toe  People's 
Forum  will  be  free  from  this  form  of  edi- 
torial control.  It  will  indicate  what  sub- 
jects our  readers  consider  important.  If  a 
note  on  any  topic  arouses  interest  and  calls 
forth  other  comments,  then  it  may  seem 
wise  to  give  space  for  a  long  article  on  the 
subject,  but  the  People's  Forum  is  the 
place  for  brief  suggestions,  comments, 
criticisms  and  commendations. 

We  especially  invite  the  laymen  to  make 
use  of  this  department.  We  believe  that 
our  religious  papers  would  be  more  fully 
representative  of  all  phases  of  thought 
among  us  if  the  ministerial  element  pre- 
vailed less  exclusively  in  them.  This  de- 
partment is  "the  committee  of  the  whole." 


November  21,  1901 


THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIS1 


J  479 


Notes  and  Comments. 

Attention  is  often  called  to  the  subject 
of  unattached  church  members  who  move 
to  a  city  and  never  "put  their  membership" 
in  any  church— as  if  membership  were  a 
thing  that  a  person  could  carry  around 
with  him  and  deposit  at  will  either  in  a 
congregation  or  a  pigeon  hole.  The  church 
member  who  has  never  "put  in  his  mem- 
bership" has  no  membership.  It  is  esti- 
mated that  in  nearly  every  one  of  our 
larger  cities  where  we  have  one  or  more 
churches  there  are  more  former  members 
unattached  than  present  members  on  the 
church  books.  It  might  be  worth  while  to 
abate  our  anxiety  abovit  making  room  for 
the  pious  unimmersed,  and  consider  meth- 
ods of  dealing  with  these  impious  im- 
mersed who  have  allowed  their  member- 
ship to  expire  by  limitation. 

A  certain  church  member  did  not  be- 
lieve in  paying  the  preacher.  It  was  not 
stinginess  with  him  but  principle,  he  said. 
When  he  gave  this  as  a  reason  for  not 
contributing  ti  the  support  of  the  church 
the  wise  old  elder  said: 

"Do  ycu  believe  in  having  fire  in  the 
church  in  winter?" 

"Oh,  yes." 

"All  right.  You  pay  for  the  fire  and  the 
rest  of  us  will  pay  the  preacher." 

This  fable  teaches  that  when  a  man  does 
not  believe  ail  that  you  think  he  ought  to 
believe,  the  best  course  is  not  to  get  up  a 
debate  with  him,  but  to  .  encourage  him  to 
live  up  to  what  he  does  believe,  and  await 
developments.  Faith  comes  by  doing  as 
well  as  by  hearing, 

There  was  one  episode  at  the  Minneap- 
olis convention  to  which,  through  over- 
sight, we  failed  to  call  attention  in  our  re- 
port of  the  convention.  This  was  the  sug- 
gestion made  by  President  J.  B.  Jones,  of 
William  Woods  College  for  Girls,  Fulton, 
Mo.,  that  provision  be  made  for  the  free 
education  of  the  daughters  of  our  foreign 
missionaries.  The  suggestion  is  good. 
Most  of  the  countries  in  which  our  for- 
eign missionaries  are  at  work  afford  no 
adequate  facilities  for  education,  and  in 
some  of  them,  notably  India,  the  climate 
is  such  that  foreign-born  children  cannot 
safely  endure  it.  President  Jones  proposes 
to  make  an  effort  to  raise  a  special  endow- 
ment fund  in  connection  with  the  institu- 
tion of  which  he  is  at  the  head,  to  be  used 
for  the  free  education  of  the  daughters  of 
foreign  missionaries  at  William  Woods 
College.  The  school  is  now  on  a  perma- 
nent basis  and  in  prosperous  condition, 
with  property  amounting  to  nearly  $100,- 
000  in  equipment  and  endowment.  The 
plan  is  a  worthy  one  and  should  meet  with 
prompt  encouragement. 

We  call  special  attention  to  the  article 
in  this  week's  paper  by  President  J.  W. 
McGarvey  entitled  "Shall  we  Help  Them?" 
We  need  ministers  and  we  especially  need 
<elucated  ministers.  The  number  of  min- 
isterial students  in  most  of  our  colleges  is 
actually  falling  off.  But,  as  Bro.  Mc- 
Girvey  says,  "the  men  who  want  to  come 
and  can't  are  as  numerous  as  ever."  After 
eliminating,  by  some  judicious  process  of 
selection,  those  who  have  not  the  natural 
qualifications  for  the  ministry,  there  are 
still  many  who  need  and  deserve  help,  and 
with     assistance     properly     administered 


would  make  useful  preachers.  Read  the 
article  and  consider  whether  there  is  not 
here  an  opportunity  for  an  important  edu- 
cational work. 

One  of  the  unwise  things  which  churches 
with  a  vacant  pulpit  sometimes  do  is  to  get 
several  candidates  before  the  church  at  the 
same  time,  each  having  his  coterie  of 
friends,  and  no  one  of  them  able  to  receive 
a  unanimous  call.  The  art  of  changing 
preachers  is  one  that  needs  to  be  studied 
much  more  thoroughly — especially  in  a  re- 
ligious body  which  practices  it  so  con- 
stantly. The  candidating  theory  has  been 
thoroughly  tried  and  found  wanting.  No 
up-to-date  church  should  resort  to  that 
method.  A  church  should  select  its  man 
on  his  record  and  then  seek  to  get  him.  If 
it  fails  let  it  try  another,  but  only  one  at  a 
time  and  all  unanimously. 

The  Christian  Observer  (Presbyterian) 
of  Louisville,  Ky.,  suggests  that  Chris- 
tians in  this  country  would  do  well  to  add 
to  their  accustomed  prayers  this  patriotic 
petition:  "May  thy  kingdom  come  into  the 
United  States  and  thy  will  be  done  by  all 
our  citizens."  It  is  an  appropriate  sug- 
gestion. It  would  be  well,  too,  if  in  our 
public  prayers  we  would  more  frequently 
remember  the  President  of  the  United 
States  and  others  who  occupy  high  and  re- 
sponsible offices.  The  Episcopal  Church 
should  not  be  alone  in ,  offering  special 
prayers  for  those  whose  station  gives  them 
need  for  special  strength. 

The  problem  of  the  down-town  church 
can  be  solved  only  by  endowment.  A 
church  among  the  crowded  poor,  who  need 
its  ministrations  most,  can  no  more  be  self- 
sustaining  than  a  university  or  an  or- 
phans' home.  The  Centenary  M.  E. 
Church  of  St.  Louis,  an  old  organization 
with  a  magnificent  building  dating  from 
the  period  when  its  site  was  in  a  fashion- 
able residence  district,  has  recently  de- 
cided not  to  move  westward  with  the  tide 
of  urban  emigration,  but  to  hold  its  ground 
as  a  down-town  church.  A  prominent 
Baptist  minister  put  his  approval  of  this 
decision  into  concrete  form  by  pledging 
$100  toward  an  endowment.  It  is  remark  - 
able  how  slight  becomes  the  significance 
of  denominational  lines  when  churches  be- 
gin practical  work  among  the  most  needy, 

In  the  article  on  "England's  Greatest 
King"  in  our  issue  of  Nov.  7,  the  author, 
referring  to  the  schools  established  by 
King  Alfred,  wrote :  "Oxford  was  not  one 
of  these."  By  a  typographical  error  the 
"not"  was  omitted,  thus  making  him  re- 
affirm the  false  tradition  that  Alfred  was 
the  founder  of  the  University  of  Oxford. 
As  a  matter  of  fact,  the  great  universities 
which  came  into  being  in  the  Middle  Ages 
can  scarcely  be  said  to  have  had  founders. 
They  did  not  begin  with  incorporations  and 
endowment,  but  with  some  teacher  of 
ability — always  an  ecclesiastic  and  gener- 
ally lecturing  in  a  cathedral  church  or 
monastery— whose  fame  drew  students 
from  distant  parts.  Other  teachers  would 
take  up  their  abode  close  by  to  win  for 
themselves  the  patronage  of  as  many  stu- 
dents as  possible  out  of  this  gathering 
throng  of  roistering  seekers  after  knowl- 
edge. The  teachers  received  no  salaries, 
for  there  were  no  institutions  to  pay  sala- 
ries, but  the  fees  of  the  students  made  a 


good  living  for  those  teachers  who  could 
draw  the  biggest  crowd,  and  the  rivalry 
was  therefore  often  intense.  Sometimes 
a  newcomer  would  arrive  and  by  his  su- 
perior brilliance  draw  all  the  students  and 
drive  the  former  professor  away  in  dis- 
grace, as  Abelard  drove  William  of 
Champeaux  from  his  chair  at  Notre  Dame 
in  Paris  two  centuries  after  Alfred's  time. 
The  courtesies  of  academic  life  were  not 
then  what  they  are  now,  and  the  organiza- 
tion, or  lack  of  organization,  was  such 
that  there  could  scarcely  be  any  talk  of 
"founding"  a  university  at  that  period. 
Universities  then  did  not  spring  full  armed 
from  the  head  of  Jove,  like  Minerva  and 
the  University  of   Chicago.    They  grew. 

Questions  a^irvd  Answers. 

1.  Can  a  minister  or  an  evangelist  who  has 
never  been  ordained  for  either  position  though  he 
nas  -preached  for  seven  or  eight  years  set  apart 
elders  for  a  congreg  ition? 

2.  Has  a  congregation  the  right  to  set  apart 
elders?  A  Learner. 

1.  The  Disciples  of  Christ  do  not  con- 
sider that  the  clergy  form  a  distinct  order 
with  special  powers,  prerogatives  and 
graces  not  shared  by  the  laity  and  they 
have  therefore  never  insisted  upon  ordina- 
tion. It  is  coming  to  be  more  generally 
practiced  among  us,  however,  as  we  learn 
that  the  ceremony  does  not  necessarily 
imply  any  such  special  class  distinction, 
but  is  merely  a  formal  assurance  of  the 
confidence  of  one's  brethren  and  of  their 
belief  that  he  possesses  the  requisite 
qualifications  for  the  work  of  the  ministry. 
Unless  we  wish  to  set  up  a  theory  of  apos- 
tolic succession,  we  cannot  insist  that 
every  one  who  ordains  must  himself  be 
ordained  and  so  on  back. 

2.  The  congregation,  and  the  congrega- 
tion only,  has  the  right  to  set  apart  elders. 
The  minister  who  may  conduct  the  service 
is  only  a  representative  of  the  church. 

As  you  are  doubtless  aware,  the  Outlook  insists 
that  there  are  too  many  preachers  If  I  do  not  mis- 
understand, it  holds  that  preachers  ought  to  be  paid 
about  as  doctors  and  lawyers  are.  True  to  its  own 
principles,  it  refuses  to  give  preachers  any  special 
rates.  Am  I  bound  as  one  who  loves  his  fellow  men 
to  do  what  I  can  to  hinder  young  men  from  enter- 
ing the  ministry?  Enquirer. 

We  are  not  sure  that  the  Outlook  posi- 
tion is  correctly  represented  in  regard  to 
the  over  supply  of  ministers.  In  any  case, 
however,  you  are  bound  as  one  who  loves 
your  fellow  men  to  do  what  you  can  to 
hinder  young  men  from  entering  the  minis- 
try if  you  think  there  are  too  many  preach- 
ers. We  think  that  opinion  is  a  very 
erroneous  one  and  we  therefore  encourage 
young  men  to  enter  the  ministry.  We 
would  be  glad  to  see  ministers  paid  about 
as  doctors  and  lawyers  are.  They  deserve 
it.  But  it  will  probably  not  soon  come  to 
pass. 

We  think  the  Outlook  is  right  in  not 
giving  special  rates  to  ministers.  A  news- 
paper is  not  a  charitable  institution  and 
few  religious  papers  more  than  pay  ex- 
penses even  with  the  full  rate  from  every- 
body. The  special  rate  to  ministers  means 
a  loss  on  every  preacher's  paper.  This  may 
be  a  worthy  form  of  benevolence,  but  its 
whole  burden  ought  not  to  fall  on  the 
publishers.  They  would  gladly  contribute 
liberally  to  a  fund  for  supplying  ministers 
with  religious  literature  below  cost,  but  we 
do  not  see  why  thev  should  be  expected  to 
bear  the  entire  burden. 


J  480 


THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


November  21,  1901 


>«     ShaJl  We    Help  Them? 


N£ 


By  J.   W.   McGAR.VEY,   President  of  College  of  the    Bible 


Some  months  ago,  in  answer  to  a  courte- 
ous note  from  the  Christian-Evangelist 
I  promised  to  write  an  article  on  the  sub- 
ject of  aiding  young  brethren  who  desire  to 
preach  the  gospel  to  obtain  an  education 
for  the  purpose.  I  now,  after  too  long  de- 
lay, attempt  to  comply  with  the  promise. 

A  special  cause  for  interest  in  this  sub- 
ject is  the  recent  falling  off  in  the  number 
of  young  men  who  are  studying  for  the 
ministry  in  the  various  colleges  and  semi- 
naries of  our  country.  If  that  falling  off 
is  not  checked,  and  a  reverse  movement 
substituted  for  it,  the  churches  will  soon 
suffer  a  severe  loss  of  power,  and  unbelief 
and  iniquity  in  all  forms  will  be  propor- 
tionately advanced. 

I  am  myself  moved  to  deep  interest  on 
this  subject,  though  not  to  a  fresh  interest, 
by  the  many  letters  which  I  have  been  con- 
stantly receiving  through  a  series  of  years 
from  indigent  young  brethren  who  long  for 
a  college  education,  that  they  may  preach 
the  gospel,  and  long  in  vain  through  want 
of  means.  They  write  to  me  that  they 
are  willing  to  work  their  way  through 
college,  if  possible,  at  any  kind  of  honor- 
able employment.  I  have  kept  no  accurate 
account,  but  I  think  that  I  receive  such  let- 
ters from  fifty  or  seventy-five  young  men 
every  year.  If  I  could  answer  favorably  all 
such  letters,  I  think  I  could  add  fifty  in  one 
month  to  the  number  of  students  in  the 
College  of  the  Bible.  I  have  no  doubt  that 
the  presidents rof  our  other  colleges  have 
similar  experience,  and  I  should  be  glad  to 
see  an  expression  from  every  one  of  them 
on  this  as  on  other  points  which  I  shall 
touch  in  the  course  of  this  article. 

It  is  an  undoubted  fact,  attested  by  uni- 
versal experience,  that,  as  the  gospel  at 
the  beginning  was  preached  to  the  poor,  it 
has  ever  been,  and  will  continue  to  be, 
preached  by  the  poor.  I  once  took  pains 
to  get  the  financial  status  in  early  life  of 
200  preachers  in  Kentucky,  and  I  found  that 
only  two  of  them  were  sons  of  wealthy  men. 
Nearly  all  of  them  came  up  from  the  depths 
of  poverty.  Rich  men's  sons  and  the  sons 
of  men  whose  hearts  are  set  on  riches,  are 
notoriously  exempt  from  the  temptation  to 
lead  the  life  of  a  preacher;  and  when,  as 
occasionally  occurs,  such  a  youth  is  sei  zed 
with  this  aspiration,  the  father  shakes  his 
head  and  says,  "There  is  no  money  in  that, 
my  son." 

For  the  purpose  of  illustrating  my  sub- 
ject, I  have  recently  interrogated  fifty  of 
our  Bible  students,  with  the  following  re- 
sult. The  number  who  are  now  being  sup  - 
ported  at  college  by  their  parents  is  nine. 
The  number  who  are  paying  their  expenses 
out  of  money  earned  by  themselves  before 
they  came  to  college  is  fourteen.  The 
number  who  are  paying  their  way  wholly 
or  in  part  by  what  they  obtain  for  preach- 
ing is  twelve.  The  number  who  are  making 
their  expenses  wholly  or  in  part  by  various 
kinds  of  manual  labor  is  fourteen.  And 
the  number  who  are  receiving  help  from 
societies  or  benevolent  individuals  is  four- 


teen. The  figures  would  be  proportionate 
if  I  had  canvassed  the  whole  college. 
«*» 
It  thus  appears  at  a  glance  that  but  for 
these  various  methods  of  helping  poor 
young  men,  our  faculty  would  have  to  close 
the  doors  and  resort  to  some  other  kind  of 
work,  while  the  hundreds  of  churches  that 
have  learned  to  look  to  our  colleges  for  their 
supply  of  preachers  would  look  in  vain,  for 
none  but  educated  preachers  are  now  ac- 
ceptable to  the  churches,    and  the  same 


causes,  whatever  they  are,  which  prevent 
young  men  from  being  educated  for  the 
ministry  would  much  more  deter  them  from 
giving  themselves  to  the  work  without  ed- 
ucation. A  disastrous  check  upon  the 
growth  of  churches,  and  the  spread  of  the 
gospel  would  be  the  inevitable  result. 

If  we  turn  now  to  the  question,  How  shall 
we  increase  the  number  of  aspirants  for 
this  holy  calling?  I  think  the  answer  will  be 
found,  not  in  offering  more  facilities  for 
the  manual  labor  of  students  while  at  col- 
lege, for  these  are  necessarily  quite  lim- 
ited in  the  vicinity  of  every  college.  Farm- 
ing, factories  and  other  devices  have  been 
tried  again  and  again,  and  failure  has  been 
written  on  every  one;  and  even  if  such 
devices  could  be  made  successful,  the 
amount  of  capital  required  to  procure  and 
to  operate  them  could  be  used  more  suc- 
cessfully in  another  way. 

There  is  a  possibility  that  by  a  greater 
concentration  of  the  power  of  preachers  in 
arousing  the  consciences  of  men  of  means 
on  the  subject,  a  few  more  of  them  might 
be  induced  to  encourage  their  sons  to  be 
preachers,  and  to  give  them  the  needed 
education.  Something  can  surely  be  done 
in  this  way,  but  not  much.  Many  a  rich 
brother  can  be  persuaded  to  give  freely  to 
educate  a  poor  man's  son  for  the  ministry, 
who  would  yet  be  indignant  at  the  sugges- 
tion of  making  a  preacher  of  one  of  his  own 
sons.  The  poor  boy  is  going  to  be  a  poor 
man  anyway,  and  he  might  as  well  be  a 
preacher;  but  my  son  is  made  of  different 
clay,  and  is  destined  to  always  eat  with  a 
silver  spoon.  Our  only  resort,  as  the  ex- 
perience of  the  past  in  all  religious  bodies 
demonstrates,  must  be,  as  it  has  been,  to 
help  talented  and  pious  young  men  to  the 
education  which  fits  them  for  this  work  of 
the  Lord. 

The  brethren  in  Kentucky,  more  than 
forty  years  ago,  realized  their  duty  in  this 


respect,  and,  under  the  leadership  of  such 
men  as  William  Morton,  Philip  S.  Fall, 
John  T.  Johnson,  John  Rogers,  George 
Williams  and  others,  the  Kentucky  Chris- 
tian Education  Society  was  organized,  and 
in  the  course  of  a  few  years  it  was  endowed 
with  a  capital  of  about  $30,000.  The  inter- 
est on  this  sum  is  expended  in  the  support 
of  young  men  at  college,  and  without  mak- 
ing an  exact  count  I  think  it  has  helped  to 
an  education  about  three  hundred  preach- 
ers. Among  these  are  quite  a  large  num- 
ber of  the  most  distinguished  and  useful 
men  now  before  the  public.  The  policy  of 
the  society  is,  and  has  been  for  many  years, 
to  furnish  every  beneficiary  with  only  the 
sum  which  he  lacks  of  being  able  to  live  at 
college  in  the  most  economical  manner. 
This  sum  varies  all  the  way  from  $100  per 
session  down  to  $25.  The  extremely  eco- 
nomical method  of  club  boarding,  which  has 
been  worked  out  by  long  experience  in  the 
College  of  the  Bible,  usually  enables  the 
poorest  student  to  get  through  a  session  on 
a  loan  of  $100. 

Originally  the  charter  of  this  society  for- 
bade loaning  money  to  its  beneficiaries,  on 
the  ground  that  a  young  man  just  out  of 
college  without  a  dollar  in  his  pocket  should 
not  be  burdened  with  a  debt.  The  money 
appropriated  was  a  free  gift,  to  be  refunded 
only  in  case  the  recipient  should  ever  vol- 
untarily abandon  his  calling.  In  recent 
years  this  provision  of  the  charter  ha^  been 
changed,  and  the  trustees  are  empowered 
to  loan  the  money  for  a  term  of  years  with- 
out interest.  The  change  is  an  experiment, 
and  it  will  be  continued  or  not  according  as 
it  shall  work  favorably  or  unfavorably  to 
the  great  purpose  aimed  at.  Collections 
on  the  loans  have  thus  far  been  very  slow 
and  meagre.  The  work  of  the  society  has 
been  successful  from  the  beginning.  Its 
management  has  been  in  the  main  above 
criti3ism,anditenjoys  the  utmost  confidence 
of  the  Kentucky  brethren.  Its  benefactions 
are  not  confiaed  to  Kentucky  students,  but 
have  been  shared  freely  by  brethren  from 
all  the  states  and  from  foreign  countries. 
If  the  fund  were  $100,000  or  even  double 
that  sum,  it  could  all  be  used  and  its  use 
would  go  far  toward  solving  the  problem  of 
an  increased  supply  of  competent  preachers. 
*^ 

In  conclusion,  I  can  say  with  the  utmost 
confidence  that  a  common  objection  against 
extending  such  help,  based  on  the  idea 
that  it  lessens  a  young  man's  self-reliance, 
has  been  thoroughly  refuted  by  our  experi- 
ence. I  have  been  officially  connected  with 
the  management  of  the  fund  for  thirty- 
eight  years  and  in  not  a  single  instance  has 
this  objection  been  supported  by  facts.  I 
think  that  all  of  my  associates  in  the  man- 
agement, including  some  of  our  best  and 
wisest  men,  agree  with  me  in  this  judg- 
ment. 

I  think  it  would  serve  a  good  and  great 
purpose  if  the  Christian-Evangelist 
would  call  out  an  expression  on  this  whole 
subject  from  the  presidents  of  all  of  our  col- 
leges. 

Lexington,  Ky, 


November  21,  1901 


THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


1481 


Conservation 

By   OIney    Bondurant 


I  passed  through  the  ripeQed  woodland 
la  the  hush  of  an  autumu  noon, 

And  saw  how  'neath  the  branches 
The  frost-kissed  leaves  were  strewn. 

'Twas  yellow  beneath  the  walnut, 
With  a  gleam  like  mellowed  gold, 

And  the  long,  white  leaves  of  willow 
Were  like  silver  ribbons  rolled. 

Where  the  grape  enwraps  the  oak  trunk 
And  boughs  with  tendrils  entwine, 

Was  mingled  the  gloss  of  the  oak  leaf 
And  the  crimson  of  the  vine. 


I  passed  again  through  the  woodland 

In  the  spring's  awakening  hoars, 
And  tints  of  vanished  leaf  forms 

I  found  again  in  the  flowers. 

For  the  buttercup  grew  'neath  the  wain  ut 

Where  the  yellow  drifts  had  lain, 
Dodson,  Mo. 

S^    v^   v^   ^ 


And  a  purer  white  than  the  willow's 
In  the  lily  I  found  again. 

The  russet  hollyhock  nodded 

Where  the  oak  leaves  fell  in  showers, 
And  a  softer  tint  of  the  grape  leaves 

Blushed  from  the  wild  rose  bowers. 

'Twas  not  the  compact  leaf  stems 
Endured  the  winter's  length; 

But  the  mold  gave  back  to  the  sunshine 
A  beauty  stronger  than  strength. 

Then  I  thought  of  another  woodland 
Where  men  like  dead  leaves  fall, 

And  lose  both  form  and  substance 
In  the  mold  that  covers  all. 


Perhaps  in  another  springtime 
They  shall  brighter  spring  from  gloom; 

And  the  flowers  in  the  gardens  eternal 
With  the  colors  of  earth  shall  bloom. 


The    Pulpit    of    ©l    Century    Ago 
©Lrid   To-da^y     By  s.  c.  Humphrey 


To  preach  a  sermon  is  not  an  uncommon 
thing,  though  to  do  so  is  to  perform  a  very 
indefinite  act.  Sermons  have  their  char- 
acteristics, and  in  differentiation  are  so 
markedly  well  defined  that  often  one  hear- 
ing a  sermon,  having  no  previous  knowl- 
edge of  the  denominational  connection  of 
the  one  delivering  it,  is  easily  able  to  locate 
him. 

A  still  wider  gap  in  the  general  charae  - 
teristics  of  sermons  may  be  observed  in  the 
different  ages  of  the  Christian  Church, 
but  I  believe  that  no  such  radical  change 
has  come  to  the  matter  of  preaching  since 
the  days  of  Paul  as  has  come  within  the 
last  half  century  or  less. 

President  Hadley,  of  Yale  University, 
has  recently  made  this  statement :  "The 
ministry  has  been  more  radically  af- 
fected by  certain  changes  of  modern  life 
than  has  been  the  case  with  any  other  pro  - 
fession.  .  .  .  The  attitude  of  the  public 
mind  towards  sermons  has  been  changed." 
Whether  we  may  be  able  fully  to  account 
for  the  fact  or  not,  I  believe  the  statement 
to  be  true. 

Let  anyone  take  up  a  volume  of  sermons 
that  were  published  a  generation  ago, 
representative  of  the  best  sermonic  litera- 
ture of  that  day.  Let  him  examine  them 
in  the  light  of  present-day  experience  and 
observation  and  he  will  see  that  the  whole 
underlying  conception  of  the  sermon  has 
changed.  Let  me  set  forth,  as  best  I  may 
be  able,  the  separate  purposes  of  the  ser- 
mon then  and  now,  and  then  try  to  find 
the  reason  for  the  difference.  We  first 
inquire  as  to  the  respective  attitudes  of  the 
preacher  and  his  audience.  Then — a  half 
century  ago  and  less— the  presence  of  an 
audience  suggested  and  was  the  evidence 
to  the  preacher  (1)  of  religious  interest, 
(2)  of  religious  information  sought,  (3)  of 
bewildering  confusion  of  mind  brought 
about  by  different  religious  teachers,  (4)  of 
a  hungering  after  truth,  (5)  of  a  readiness 
to  act  on  conviction,  and  (6)  of  a  general 
power  of  logical  discernment  that  consti- 
tuted every  auditor  a  juror. 

Now  to  meet  all  these  requirements  upon 
the  part  of  the  preacher,   gave  him  great 


concern.  With  great  gravity  and  ponder- 
ous logic  he  builded  up  his  theme,  based 
upon  a  scriptural  text  two  or  more  times 
repeated  and  perhaps  critically  analyzed, 
by  arguments  so  convincing  and  over- 
whelming that  no  flaw  or  opening  was  left 
as  a  possible  entrance  of  an  adversary. 
Moreover,  when  he  was  through,  the  ques- 
tion he  had  so  elaborately  and  logically 
discussed  was  settled  for  all  time  to  come 
with  that  audience. 

Nothing  but  prejudice,  inexcusable  and 
wicked,  would  even  question  his  conclusion. 
Most  questions  had  only  one  side  to  them 
and  he  showed  that  up,  and  made  no 
account  of  any  other  source  of  information 
than  that  of  the  pulpit.  The  time  honored 
office  and  power  of  the  orator  had  scarcely 
then  begun  to  decline. 

But  what  of  the  present  attitude  of 
preacher  and  audience?  Again  we  are  to 
suppose  the  preacher  is  asking,  "Why  are 
these  people  here?"  After  reflection  he 
answers : 

(1)  Very  few  have  any  interest  in  a  doc- 
trinal sermon.  If  I  should  attack  or  defend 
any  of  the  old  questions,  once  so  divisive,  I 
awaken  no  interest.  I  know  that  I  com- 
promise my  distinctive  creed  to  the  extent 
that  I  cease  to  preach  doctrines,  but  I  can- 
not afford  to  send  this  audience  away  bored 
— they  will  not  come  back.  (2)  Some 
have  come  here  sad  and  are  wanting  com- 
fort. (3)  Some  have  come  from  a  sense  of 
duty  and  need  enthusiasm — a  spiritual  up- 
lift, a  rekindling  of  the  flame  of  divine 
love,  which  gives  the  soul  new  life  and  joy. 
(4)  Some  have  come  to  hear  and  perhaps 
to  take  part  in  the  music.  There  is  intoxi- 
cation to  them  in  the  harmony  of  song  and 
organ.  (5)  Some  have  come  to  meet  and 
greet  their  friends — to  enjoy  the  social  fel- 
lowship, which  in  some  communions  used 
to  be  disallowed  and  forbidden  because  it 
quenched  the  spirit. 

Now  to  meet  all  these,  and  probably 
other  unenumerated  reasons  which  have 
brought  together  the  audience  large  or 
small  which  he  faces,  is  the  problem  before 
the  present-day  preacher.  He  may 
or  may  not  be  in  sympathy  with   the  situ- 


ation before  him,  as  he  knows  it  to  be  if  he 
is  sensible,  but  nolens  volens,  adjustment  or 
failure  is  before  him  with  all  the  force  of  a 
decree  from  God. 

In  his  study  and  decision  of  what  to  do, 
we  will  try  to  find  the  reasons  for  the 
change  noted. 

He  noted  first,  that  in  general  the  orator 
is  no  longer  what  he  used  to  be.  His  office 
is  not  gone  yet,  but  it  is  greatly  modified. 
With  the  highest  gifts  and  graces  of  the 
art,  he  is,  on  occasion,  still  a  great  power 
to  move  men,  when  his  genius  enables  him 
to  speak  as  the  one  voice  of  the  multitude. 
But  these  occasions  are  rare,  and  to  be  at 
their  best  should  arise  suddenly.  When 
reaction  has  taken  place  and  men  have  had 
time  for  calm  consideration  and  sober  sec- 
ond thought,  the  orator's  opportunity  has 
gone.  The  editor,  printer  and  summarist 
now  take  up  the  whole  matter  in  the  light 
of  the  facts  of  the  case.  Now,  while  there 
is  enough  in  the  facts  of  the  gospel  of 
Christ  to  profoundly  move,  as  well  as  save, 
the  world,  yet  they  have  become  too  famil- 
iar to  be  used  as  their  original  proclaimers 
used  them.  He  is  not  a  wise  man  that  ex- 
pects even  the  great  theme  of  the  gospel 
to  be  endued  with  perpetual  freshness. 

When  Jesus  said,  "Go  preach  the  gos- 
pel," and  when  Paul  said,  "It  pleased  God 
by  the  foolishness  of  preaching  to  save 
them  that  believe,"  the  word  preach  must 
not  be  restricted  to  the  orator  or  confined 
to  the  ministrations  of  popular  oral  address. 
Christ  is  preached  by  any  and  every  means 
by  which  he  is  made  known  as  the  Savior. 
Hence  through  any  of  the  modern 
agencies  and  methods  of  reaching  the  peo- 
ple, young  and  old,  with  the  gospel,  even 
though  there  should  be  no  minister  to  pub- 
licly proclaim  the  gospel  in  the  popular 
conception  of  the  term  preach,  Christ's 
command  and  will  is  obeyed. 

If,  therefore,  the  present-day  minister 
has  the  skill  and  wisdom  to  organize  the 
church  over  which  he  is  called  to  preside, 
as  is  the  superintendent  of  the  public 
schools  in  a  city,  and  will  avail  himself, 
also,  of  all  the  efficient  and  improved  meth- 
ods of  teaching  as  exemplified  in  our  public 
schools,  whose  perfection  is  the  highest  ex- 
ponent of  our  civilization,  he  will  efficiently 
do  his  church  work  in  very  much  the  same 
way  as  the  successful  teacher  does  hi3  work. 
As  the  teacher  often  finds  it  profitable  to 
supplement  the  class  work  by  lectures, 
applying  the  principles  and  lessons  learned, 
so  ought  the  minister  with  brevity  and 
skill  to  enforce  the  lessons  involved  in  the 
work  of  all  departments  of  the  church. 
The  church  a  half  century  ago  had  one 
teacher  or  preacher  and  in  some  commun- 
ions a  board  of  elders  for  government.  The 
church  of  to-day  has  subordinate  teachers 
and  helpers  in  every  Sunday-school  teach- 
er and  Endeavorer,  thereby  distributing 
and  systematizing  the  work  of  the  church, 
as  the  work  in  a  great  factory  is  systema- 
tized and  carried  on  under  the  superintend- 
ency  of  one  directing  mind  and  manager. 

Modern  agencies  and  instrumentalities 
that  have  proved  effectual  in  all  the  great 
departments  of  education  and  industry  may 
and  ought  to  be  used  in  the  work  of  the 
church.  The  man  who  holds  on  to  the  old 
methods  of  preaching  is  a  twin  brother  to 
the  man  who  refuses  to  travel  or  farm  in 
any  other  way  than  his  father  did  "fo'  the 
wah." 

There  are  evidently  some  conscientious 


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THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


November  21   igot 


good  men  who  see  the  devil  in  all  modern 
methods  of  church  work,  but  their  number 
is  growing  less  as  the  time  goes  by.  I 
would  not  speak  harshly  of  them  nor  con- 
demn them  too  severely,  but  to  me  it  seems 
evident  that  God  cares  everything  for  re- 
sults—little or  nothing  for  methods,  pro- 
vided always  that  the  means  employed  are 
in  themselves  not  vicious. 

To  conclude:  Christian  work,as  exempli- 
fied in  missions,  in  benevolences,  in  sacri- 
fices for  Christ's  sake,  is  in  great  demand, 
while  the  demand  for  fine  orators  is  gener- 
ally low. 

Celina,  0. 

J* 

B    B.  Tyler's  Letter. 

"Omaha,  Neb..  Nov.  10. — The  Nebraska  con- 
ference of  the  Colorado  mission,  Church  of 
Jesus  Christ  of  Latter  Day  Saints,  convened 
in  this  city  to-day.  Meetings  were  held  morn- 
ing, afternoon  and  evening,  with  a  fair  atten- 
dance. There  were  present  18  elders  of  the 
Colorado  mission.  Over  all  the  sessions 
Presideut  Joseph  A.  McRae,  of  Colorado, 
presided,  and  was  assisted  by  President 
Peterson,  of  the  Nebraska  district.  President 
McRae  spoke  of  the  work  in  Colorado, 
Wyoming  and  Utah,  in  which  states  he  said 
the  mission  work  had  been  very  successful. 
He  reported  the  financial  conditions  of  the 
entire  mission  o'  six  statesthe  best  for  years." 

The  numerical  increase  of  Mormons  in 
the  United  States  is  one  of  the  wonders  of 
this  wonderful  age  and  country.  When 
you  hear  a  man  say  that  ours  is  an  age  of 
unbelief,  call  his  attention  to  the  origin  and 
progress  of  "the  Church  of  Jesus  Christ  of 
Latter  Day  Saints"  in  our  own  time  and 
country.  The  present  is  not  an  age  of  un- 
belief; it  is  an  age  of  extreme  credulity. 
Every  well  read  person  knows  the  fraudu- 
lent character  of  the  beginning  of  the 
Mormon  delusion,  and  those  who  live 
where  the  Mormon  emissaries  are  at  work 
and  who  are  acquainted  with  their  methods, 
know  that  they  are  conscienceless  sneaks. 
Their  methods  are  anything  but  manly. 
They  shun  the  open.  They  creep  into 
houses  and  first  lead  siily  women  astray, 
and  then  lead,  if  possible,  sillier  men. 
They  are  as  quiet  as  kittens  when  they 
are  in  the  presence  of  intelligence;  they 
are  as  bold  as  a  herd  of  African  lions 
when  with  their  own  kind. 

Not  long  since  I  met  a  female  who  had 
the  appearance  of  a  lady — a  woman  who  is 
a  Mormon.  Of  course  she  denied  it.  She 
spoke  of  the  piety  of  the  Mormons— at  the 
same  time  stoutly  and  repeatedly  averring 
that  she  was  not  a  Mormon.  It  did  not 
require  a  special  spiritual  gift  to  see  that 
she  was  not  telling  the  truth.  A  Mormon 
virtue  is  to  lie  for  the  good  of  the  cause. 

A  young  woman  with  whom  I  am  ac- 
quainted is  learning  by  experience  the 
meaning  of  hell.  The  thing  called  a  man 
to  whom  she  is  married  is  a  Mormon. 
During  the  courtship  preceding  the  mar- 
riage, on  account  of  pleasant  things  he 
said  concerning  the  "saints,"  she  accused 
him  of  being  a  Mormon.  This  he  promptly 
and  with  emphasis  denied.  He  said,  as 
did  the  woman  spoken  of  above,  that  the 
Mormons  have  good  points;  but  he  could 
not  be  one  of  them.  His  disclaimer  was 
accepted  in  good  faith.  As  the  time  for 
the  marriage  approached  she  named  a 
minister  whom  she  desired  to  officiate.  He 
said  that  to  the  gentleman  named  he  had 
no  objection ;  but  he  had  promised  an  old 
schoolmate  that  when  the  time  came  for  his 
nuptials  he,  the  old  friend,  should  officiate. 
This  seemed  reasonable  and  the  girl  con- 
sented, only  to  find  herself  in  the  presence 


of  a  Mormon  elder  as  the  officiating  minis- 
ter, when  she  stood  up  to  plight  her  troth 
for  life  to  the  man  whom  she  loved  and 
who  had  deliberately  deceived  her.  She 
had  not  the  courage  then  and  there  to  re- 
fuse to  marry  the  man.  Hi3  guise,  as  soon 
as  the  innocent  girl  was  in  his  clutches, 
was  cast  aside,  and  he  proved  to  be  a  full- 
grown  "saint"!  His  parents  are  Mormons. 
To  their  home  he  carried  his  victim.  She 
knew  now  the  meaning  of  torment.  She 
knows  it  all.  She  is  not  permitted  in  the 
place  called  home  to  even  speak  of  religion. 
This  is  a  sample  of  the  piety  of  "the 
Latter  Diy  Saints." 

The  Mormons  are  industrious.  They  are 
frugal.  Almost  a  miracle  has  been  wrought 
by  them  in  Utah  in  bringing  the  land  into 
a  high  state  of  cultivation.  This  region 
was  popularly  supposed  to  be  worthless 
when  the  Mormons  took  possession  of  it. 
They  have  made  the  wilderness  to  bloom, 
the  desert  to  become  fruitful.  As  a  social, 
economic  organization  the  world  probably 
never  saw  anything  equal  to  the  Mormon 
settlement  in  Utah. 

The  rise  and  progress  of  Mormonism  is  a 
study  more  fascinating  than  any  romance. 
Its  history  is  stranger  than  fiction.  Mor- 
monism is  not  dead,  nor  is  it  dying.  Presi- 
dent Joseph  A.  McRae,  of  Colorado,  "re- 
ported the  financial  conditions  of  the  entire 
mission  of  six  states  the  best  for  years." 
See  the  quotation  with  which  this  letter 
begins.  Do  not  comfort  yourself  with  the 
thought  that  it  will  soon  pass  away. 
Mormonism  is  broken  up  into  a  number  of 
warring  sects;  but  this  fact  will  not  kill  it. 
There  is  too  much  money  in  it  for  the 
leaders  to  permit  us  to  entertain  the  hope 
that  the  delusion  will  soon  cease  to  be. 
Tammany  hag  suffered  defeat;  but  only  for 
a  season.  Why?  There  are  "millions  in 
it"  for  the  bosses.  Tammany  is  not  dead. 
Mormonism,  here  and  there,  now  and 
again,  suffers  defeat;  but  the  defeat  is  only 
temporary.  Millions  of  dollars  are  in  it 
for  the  leaders.  They  will  not  let  it  die. 
The  child  is  not  yet  born  that  will  see  the 
last  of  Mormonism  in  the  United  States. 

The  missionaries  of  "the  Church  of  Jesus 
Christ  of  Latter  Day  Saints"  are  at  work, 
two  thousand  of  them,  here,  there,  yonder, 
everywhere — and  they  are  at  ivork.  They 
go  from  house  to  house.  They  know  how 
to  reach  the  masses.  The  houses  of  the 
neglected  and  ignorant  are  visited.  A 
systematic  canvass  is  made.  Tracts  are 
distributed.  Conversations  are  engaged  in. 
Small  meetings  are  held  in  the  homes  to 
which  they  can  gain  admission.  At  first 
the  teaching  of  the  New  Testament  is 
presented  concerning  the  way  of  salvation. 
It  is  in  this  way  that  converts  are  made. 
The  things  that  make  men  Mormons 
are  later  presented.  The  diligence  of 
Mormon  missionaries  is  worthy  of  praise 
and  imitation.  But,  their  handling  of  the 
Bible  is  cheap  and  mechanical.  Their 
exegesis  is  of  the  multiplication  table 
character.  Those  who  do  not  know  what 
the  Bible  is,  nor  its  sublime  purpose,  nor 
how  to  use  it,  are  liable  to  be  caught  in  the 
adroitly  handled  net. 

Your  hope  is  that  a  general  diffusion  of 
intelligence  will  be  the  death  of  Mormon- 
ism. Be  not  deceived.  Only  intelligence 
in  the  Bible  will  save  the  people  from  this 
modern  delusion  of  Satan.  Some  of  the 
most  ignorant  men  concerning  the  litera- 
ture that  the  world  agrees  to  call  the  Bible, 


i.  e.,  the  book,  are  to  be  found  among 
persons  of  general  intelligence.  They  are 
as  easily  duped  in  matters  of  this  character 
in  some  instances  as  are  those  whom  we 
characterize  as  ignorant.  The  remedy  is 
biblical  information. 

Mormonism  as  a  political  force  must,  in 
time,  be  reckoned  with  by  the  people  of 
the  United  States.  The  aggregate  popula- 
tion of  Utah,  Wyoming,  Colorado,  Idaho, 
Montana,  Nevada,  Arizona,  New  Mexico 
and  Oklahoma  is  2,075,902.  The  territories 
here  named  will  soon  be  sovereign  states  in 
the  union.  These  nine  states  will  elect 
eighteen  United  States  senators.  A  small 
number  of  persons  in  any  one  will  hold  the 
balance.  The  Mormons  are  doing  their 
best  work  in  these  states  and  territories. 
And  they  will  stand  as  a  political  unit. 
Do  you  think  the  Roberts  episode  in  the 
House  of  Representatives  was  a  final 
victory?  Not  a  bit  of  it!  Some  think  that 
polygamy  ha3  been  given  up.  Have  you 
forgotten  a  letter  that  I  embodied  in  one 
of  my  letters  a  few  months  ago,  written  by 
Mormon  elders  in  Denver,  advocating 
plural  marriages?  The  Mormons  of  the 
Utah  branch   have  not  given  up  polygamy. 

It  will  not  surprise  me  to  find  a  mutilated 
copy  of  this  letter  in  a  Mormon  book  one 
of  these  days.  This  is  one  of  their  ways. 
They  will  say:  "B.  B.  Tyler,  in  a  letter 
published  in  the  Christian-Evangelist, 
comes  out  in  favor  of  the  Church  of  Jesus 
Christ  of  Latter  Day  Saints.  He  says: — " 
I  have  been  quoted  by  Mormons  in  this 
way ;  why  not  again? 

Denver,  Col. 


Kurdistan    and   the  K\irdish 
People. 

By  M.  George  Daniel,  Ph.  D. 

The  name  Kurdistan  is  sometimes  applied 
to  the  Kurdistan  mountains,  and  sometimes 
to  the  whole  country  inhabited  by  the 
Kurds.  The  'area  is  estimated  at  50,000 
square  miles,  extending  from  Mount  Ararat 
on  the  north  to  the  Plains  of  Tigris  on  the 
south,  and  from  the  Plains  of  Oroomiah  on 
the  east  to  parts  of  Armenia  on  the  west. 
The  land  is  divided  into  four  parts,  three  of 
which  belong  to  the  Sultan  of  Turkey,  and 
one  to  the  Shah  of  Persia,  but  most  of 
these  people  are  independent,  paying  trib- 
ute neither  to  the  sultan  nor  to  the  shah. 

The  Kurds  are  descendants  of  the  ancient 
Corduchi,  with  whom  Xenophon  and  the 
ten  thousand  had  so  long  a  struggle.  The 
region  which  they  occupy  is  as  rugged  as 
their  character.  They  are  by  far  the  most 
turbulent  of  the  subjects  of  the  shah. 
Apparently  they  have  no  relationship 
with  any  other  race  and,  like  Ishmael,  their 
hand  is  against  everyone  and  everyone's 
hand  is  against  them.  They  themselves 
claim  that  they  are  descendants  of  Esau. 
They  speak  a  mixed  language,  called 
Kurmanji,  which  is  made  up  of  Persian, 
Syriae  and  Arabic  languages.  It  has  never 
been  reduced  to  writing,  so  they  are  with- 
out books  and  schools.  If  any  writing  is 
done,  it  is  with  Persian  or  Arabic  charac- 
ters. The  Kurds  number  about  6,000,000  of 
whom  700,000  are  subject  to  the  shah  and 
the  rest  under  the  sultan's  rule.  A  Kurd 
is  very  decided  and  independent  in  spirit, 
he  would  rather  live  in  a  cave  under  a 
projecting  rock  and  be  unmolested,  than 
to  dwell  in  a   palace  and    be  subject  to 


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higher  authority.  Their  houses  are  made 
of  stone  and  clay,  and  usually  under  pro- 
jecting rocks,  or  on  the  slope  of  a  hill. 
The  roof  is  so  low  that  a  man  cannot  stand 
erect. 

The  Kurds  are  cattle-keepers,  and 
travel  from  place  to  place,  wherever  they 
may  find  pasture  for  their  flocks.  The 
herdsman  goes  before  his  sheep,  having 
a  staff  in  his  hand,  and  on  his  shoulder 
hangs  a  bag  in  which  he  has  provisions 
for  the  day.  He  gives  names  to  his  sheep, 
and  when  he  calls  a  certain  sheep  it  comes 
to  him.  He  often  may  be  seen  sitting 
singing  and  playing  his  flute  with  his 
fond  flock  gathered  around  him. 

The  principal  occupation  of  the  Kurds, 
aside  from  raising  cattle  and  sheep,  is 
robbery.  Many  may  be  seen  asleep  during 
the  day  but  they  rise  at  sunset  and  start  on 
their  robbing  expeditions,  with  a  spear  in 
one  hand,  a  sword  at  the  side,  a  pistol  and 
dagger  in  the  belt  with  many  cartridges, 
and  a  gun  in  the  other  hand.  By  the  next 
day  at  nine  o'clock,  a.  m.,  they  return  with 
their  booty  'of  flocks,  herds  and  valuable 
goods,  and  then  they  rest  for  a  time. 

During  the  greater  part  of  summer 
they  live  in  tents  in  the  cool  places  on 
the  mountain  slopes  and  in  the  valleys. 
They  have  one  room  in  their  houses,  which 
is  divided  into  a  bedroom,  parlor,  kitchen 
and  stable,  with  one  or  two  holes  on  the 
top  for  light.  In  daytime  all  inmates  are 
out,  but  toward  sunset  they  come  dropping 
in  one  by  one — at  least  a  score  of  them, 
men,  women  and  children.  After  night  has 
fairly  fallen,  coarse  stale  bread  and  sour 
milk  are  brought  in  for  supper.  Two 
spoons  and  one  big  dish  are  all  the  plate, 
and  the  spoons  are  passed  to  each  in  turn, 
all  in  the  dark,  as  they  have  no  lamps.  It 
is  now  bedtime,  and  one  after  the  other 
finds  his  place  under  the  same  quilt,  with- 
out a  pillow  or  bed,  except  perhaps  some 
hay  spread  on  the  floor.  In  a  few  minutes 
all  are  fast  asleep. 

Parents  teach  their  children  how  to  be- 
come successful  thieves.  A  father  will 
give  his  son,  six  or  seven  yean  old,  a  pistol, 
dagger  and  shield  and  play  robber  with,  the 
child,  showing  him  how  to  use  these  deadly 
instruments. 

The  Kurds'  religion  is  Mohammedan. 
They  are  very  religious;  pray  five  time3  a 
day — always  before  leaving  their  homes,  so 
as  to  have  suceess  in  their  robbery.  Before 
each  prayer  they  perform  the  ablution. 
When  a  min  is  praying  no  woman  can 
touch  him,  lest  she  might  get  the  benefit 
of  his  prayers,  as  woman,  according  to 
their  belief,  has  no  soul,  and  if  she  touch 
amm  during  his  prayer  she  would  get  his 
soul.  If  a  woman  come  near  to  him  during 
his  prayers,  the  man  stops. 

Their  chief  priests  are  called  sheiks, 
and  are  honored  as  god3.  The  people  kneel 
before  a  chief  priest  and  kiss  his  hands, 
clothes  and  shoes,  and  ask  for  his  blessing. 
To  penitent  ones,  he  promises  that  he  will 
a9k  God  to  forgive  their  sins.  He  has 
absolute  power  over  laymen;  they  believe 
his  words  are  inspired  truths  and  obey 
implicitly.  Every  village  has  one  chief 
sheik  and  one  who  is  called  the  mollah- 
babah,  or  the  Father  of  the  Village.  Every 
morning  and  evening  the  mollah  will  stand 
on  the  top  of  a  high  house,  and  call,  "Allah 
Ochogher"  (God,  true  one).  When  the 
people  hear  the  call  all  kneel  down  and 
pray. 


New  York  Letter. 

By  S.  T.  Willis. 

"Whereas,  It  is  a  deplorable  fact  that  in 
our  ministry,  as  all  others,  there  are  un- 
worthy men  who  impose  upon  weak 
churches  especially;  and  in  order  to  ele- 
vate the  standard  of  the  Christian  ministry, 

"Resolved,  That  we  urge  our  pastorless 
churches  to  call  only  such  men  as  are 
favorably  known  to  our  state  boards." 

In  a  publication  just  to  hand  in  which  the 
above  quotation  is  made,  it  is  not  quite 
clear  whether  this  resolution  was  adopted 
by  the  meeting  of  missionary  secretaries 
at  the  Minneapolis  convention  or  at  the 
last  meeting  of  the  New  York  Christian 
Missionary  Society.  But  it  matters  little 
which,  the  principle  is  the  same  and  is 
certainly  wrong.  What  is  the  legitimate 
business  of  our  state  and  national  mission- 
ary boards?  Is  it  their  work  to  plan  and 
carry  forward  the  enterprise  of  Christian 
missions,  or  is  it  rather  to  form  themselves 
into  committees  of  state  and  national  cen- 
sorship to  settle  the  question  of  fitness- 
intellectual,  moral  and  spiritual — of  preach- 
ers, and  arrange  the  "churchless  preachers" 
in  grades  according  to  whether  known 
"favorably"  or  "unfavorably"  to  the  state 
or  national  board?  The  time  has  come  to 
call  a  halt.  The  boards  mentioned  have  no 
right  to  deal  with  this  question  except  in 
so  far  as  it  bears  immediately  and  directly 
upon  their  legitimate  work  as  such — that  is, 
the  work  for  which  they  were  severally  se- 
lected— that  of  Christian  missions.  If  we 
expect  to  maintain  congregational  govern- 
ment pure  and  simple  we  had  better  leave 
this  question  of  supplying  churches  and 
pastors  for  the  separate  congregations  and 
the  individual  preachers  to  deal  with.  That 
is  where  the  whole  matter  properly  belongs. 
The  churches  should  let  state  and  national 
missionary  boards  understand  that  they 
will  confer  a  favor  by  attending  strictly  to 
their  own  business  and  by  keeping  their 
hands  off  other  people's.  Missionary 
boards  are  not  dictators  to,  but  servants  of, 
the  churches.  Each  congregation  is  sup- 
posed to  know  its  own  needs  and  desires 
better  than  any  missionary  board,  be  that 
board  ever  so  wise  and  good.  Brethren,  let 
the  "churchless  preachers"  and  the 
"preacherless  churches"  attend  to  their 
own  affairs 

[See  editorial,  "A  Groundless  Fear."] 

About  three  months  ago  the  Rev.  A.  C. 
Dixon,  the  famous  Baptist  evangelist- 
pastor  of  the  Hanson  Place  church,  Brook- 
lyn, resigned  to  accept  the  Ruggles  street 
church  duties  in  Boston.  And  Chicago 
will  have  to  give  up  her  famous  Dr.  P.  S. 
Henson,  who  for  twenty-five  years  was 
pastor  of  the  First  Baptist  church  in  that 
city,  to  supply  the  needs  of  Hanson  Place 
church.  Dr.  Dixon  labored  in  Brooklyn  for 
ten  years  and  rendered  a  great  service,  not 
only  to  the  church,  but  to  the  whole  city  at 
large.  In  fact,  the  outside  demands  on  him 
were  so  exacting  that  he  felt  he  could  not 
do  justice  to  all  sides  of  his  work,  so  he 
decided  to  go  to  Boston.  But  while  New 
York  regrets  to  lose  Dr.  Dixon  she  is 
pleased  to  have  Dr.  Henson,  from  Chicago, 
as  she  is  to  gain  Dr.  Lorimer,  of  Boston. 
New  York  lays  the.  whole  country  under 
tribute  to  supply  her  wants.  Another  noted 
preacher  who  has  recently  accepted  a  pas- 
torate in  the  metropolis  is  the  Rev.  Dr. 
Robert  Mackenzie,  of  San  Francisco.  He 
goes  to  the  Rutgers   Presbyterian  church, 


where  Dr.  Henry  M.  Booth  rendered  dis- 
tinguished service  through  so  many  years. 
Dr.  Mackenzie  is  to  receive  an  annual 
salary  of  $6,000  and  is  to  begin  work  within 
a  few  weeks. 

The  Methodists  are  leaving  no  stone  "un- 
turned in  their  effort  to  raise  $20,000,000  to 
liquidate  the  indebtedness  on  their  churches 
as  a  thank-offering  fund.  Their  churches 
in  Manhattan  and  the  Bronx  were  appor- 
tioned $1,000,000  of  this  fund,  and  they 
have  raised  $400,000  already,  which  is  more 
than  half  the  amount  needed  to  pay  all  the 
debts  on  their  churches  in  these  two  bor- 
oughs. Some  very  handsome  personal  do- 
nations have  been  made  toward  the  lifting 
of  mortgages  and  the  endowment  of  homes 
for  deaconesses  and  others.  About  $13,- 
000,000  has  been  secured  on  the  general 
fund  of  $20,000,000,  and  many  believe  that 
the  other  $7,000,000  will  be  raised  without 
difficulty. 

But  another  question  of  serious  import 
now  confronts  the  Methodists,  and  that  is 
the  shortage  of  bishops.  The  death  of 
Bishop  Parker  and  the  sickness  or  impaired 
strength  of  Bishops  Hurst,  Bowman,  Fos- 
ter, Taylor  and  Thoburn  entails  more  work 
upon  the  others  than  they  can  perform. 
Three  of  those  in  active  service  are  past 
seventy-five  years  of  age.  The  entire  staff 
of  bishops  for  the  world  is  twenty-four. 
Bishop  McCabe  has  suggested  that  thirty 
more  bishops  be  added  to  the  list,  making 
fifty-four  in  all;  likely  it  will  be  done. 

Dr.  George  F.  Pentecost,  of  Yonkers, 
N.  Y.,  has  resigned  from  his  large  pastorate 
to  accept  the  position  of  special  repre- 
sentative, under  the  Presbyterian  Board  of 
Foreign  Missions,  in  preaching  the  gospel 
to  the  English  speaking  peoples  of  the 
Philippines,  China  and  Japan,  something 
after  the  manner  of  his  tour  of  India  a 
dozen  years  ago.  It  is  believed  that  Dr. 
Pentecost's  evangelistic  campaign  through 
India  did  much  for  the  cause  of  Christ  in 
that  land;  so  it  is  hoped  that  he  will  enter 
open  doors,  large  and  effectual,  in  these 
countries  further  east.  In  Japan  and  the 
Philippines  the  prospects  are  especially  en- 
couraging, because  Japan  appears  to  be  on 
the  eve  of  a  great  revival,  and  the  Philip- 
pines, coming  into  the  hands  of  the  Amer- 
ican people,  are  especially  susceptible  to 
the  appeals  of  the  gospel  proclaimed  by 
American  preachers.  Would  not  our  so- 
ciety do  well  to  send  one  of  our  strongest 
preachers  on  a  like  mission  to  these  same 
countries?  If  it  is  a  good  thing  for  the 
Presbyterians  to  do,  would  it  not  also  be  a 
good  work  for  the  Disciples  of  Christ? 

e^*  &?*         e£* 

"I  can  forgive,  but  I  can  not  forget,"  is 
only  another  way  of  saying,  "I  will  not  for- 
give." A  forgiveness  ought  to  be  like  a 
canceled  note,  torn  in  two  and  burned  up, 
so  that  it  never  can  be  shown  against  the 
man.  There  is  an  ugly  kind  of  forgiveness 
in  this  world— a  kind  of  hedgehog  forgive- 
ness, shot  out  like  quills.— Beecher. 

We  watch  with  wonder  the  apparent  flight 
of  the  sun  through  space,  glowing  upon 
dead  planets.  But  that  is  not  half  so  won- 
derful as  the  passage  of  a  human  heart, 
glowing  and  sparkling  with  ten  thousand 
effects,  as  it  moves  through  life.  The  soul, 
like  the  sun,  has  its  atmosphere,  and  is 
over  against  its  fellows  for  light,  warmth 
and  transformation. — N.  D.  Hillis. 


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T5he  Immortedity  of  tKe  Unseen 


By  GEORGE  H.  COMBS 


(CONCLUDED . ) 

Accept  that  latest  and  most  important 
revelation  of  science— the  doctrine  of  the 
correlation  of  force,  by  which  is  meant  that 
heat,  magnetism,  electricity,  gravitation, 
all  the  forces  of  nature,  are  but  manifesta- 
tions of  one  primordial  force,  but  variant 
expressions  of  this  one  force — call  this 
force  what  you  will  and  ask  if  it  be  mortal. 
When 

"The  moon  is  old 
And  the  stars  grow  cold" 

will  this  mysterious  power  be  ready  for 
burial?  It  is  inconceivable.  This  something, 
this  omnipotent  force  filling  all  things,  up- 
holding all  things,  do  we  not  already  begin 
to  veil  our  faces  in  its  presence  as  we  re- 
member that  in  this  mysterious  presence  all 
things  move  and  live  and  have  their  being? 
Have  we  not  already  spelled  God?  And 
do  we  not  remember  the  startling  question 
of  the  old  negress:  "Is  God  dead?"  Can 
God  die?  Nay,  the  things  which  are  not 
seen  are  eternal. 

But  not  only  does  this  principle  that  the 
seen  is  mortal  and  the  unseen  immortal 
hold  good  of  this  world  but  of  all  worlds. 
All  seen  things  are  temporal.  We  have 
long  since  recognized  the  truthfulness  of 
this  as  applied  to  the  world  in  which  we 
live.  We  have  read  in  our  sacred  books 
that  the  earth  and  the  works  that  are 
therein  shall  be  burned  up.  And  such  will 
be  the  fate  of  all  worlds.  Science  has 
shown  that  worlds  pass  through  the  same 
changes  as  things  here  below.  Spring, 
summer,  autumn,  winter,  bud,  bloom,  fruit, 
decay;  so  change  the  worlds.  Worlds  have 
their  birth,  their  youth,  their  maturity, 
their  death.  You  can  as  confidently  predict 
the  time  of  the  death  of  the  world  as  an  oak 
tree.  The  universe  is  already  full  of  dead 
worlds.  Yes,  the  visible,  the  material,  must 
die.  Not  a  brilliant  star  in  the  heavens 
but  must  meet  the  same  fate  as  the  fragile 
flower.  The  light  of  the  sun  will  go  out  as 
the  life  of  the  humblest  peasant,  proud 
Mars  as  the  firefly  must  cease  to  shine. 
Not  in  apocryphal  speech,  but  in  scientific 
truth,  may  we  say,  "The  sun  will  be  dark- 
ened and  the  moon  shall  not  give  her  light 
and  the  stars  of  heaven  shall  fall  and  the 
powers  that  are  in  the  heavens  be  shaken." 
Theworld3  that  are  seen  will  pass  away. 
But  is  there  not  an  unseen  world— a  world 
beyond  the  mutations  of  the  seen,  a  world 
which  ages  not,  a  world  never  to  be 
shadowed  by  darkening  sun  because  the 
Lord  God  giveth  it  light? 

This  is  our  dearest  hope.  We  feel  that 
it  must  be  so.  That  there  is  this  unseen 
world  man  has  always  believed.  It  is  a 
universal  persuasion.  Some  happy  hunt- 
ing ground  far  away,  some  happy  \  alley, 
some  far  off,  wondrous  elysian  plain  "where 
the  Eidola,  the  shidowy  images,  of  the 
dead,  move  in  a  world  of  shadows,"  some 
islands  of  the  blest  where  Achilles  and 
Tydides  "unlaced  the  helmets  from  their 
flowing  hair,"  some  vale  of  Kashmir,  some 
"Island  valley  of  Avillon, 
"Where  falls  not  hail  or  rain  nor  any  snow, 

Nor  ever  wind  blows  loudly," 

some  new  Jerusalem,  has  ever  greeted  the 
eyes   of  wandering,  worn  and  weary  men, 


and  as  they  pushed  aside  for  the  moment  the 
iron  curtain  which  hangs  between  the 
seen  and  the  unseen  and  gazed  upon  the 
glorious  visions  they  forgot  their  toils  and 
cares  and  heavy  sorrows  and  burst  into 
glorious  song. 

Well,  this  universal  instinct  must  be  true. 
God  would  not  implant  this  longing  in 
every  heart,  to  mock  it  from  his  high 
heaven.  Says  Joseph  Cook,  "God  makes 
no  half  hinges."  He  creates  no  such 
longing  without  its  corresponding  gratifi- 
cation. Humanity's  heart  cannot  lie. 
There  is  an  unseen  world  which  to  all  the 
generations  of  men  has  been  blessedly  real 
and,  believing  that  in  its  love-lit  fields  "the 
innumerable  dwell"  and  that  in  a  little 
while  when  we  have  grown  tired  of  life's 
burdens  we  too  shall  pass  over  the  river 
and  be  at  rest,  we  wait  and  are  content. 

Look  for  but  a  moment  at  the  application 
of  this  truth  to  man.  Here  again  we  meet 
with  the  dual.  Here  is  flesh  and  spirit,  the 
outward,  the  inward,  the  seen,  the  unseen, 
and  here  also  it  is  the  unseen  which  is 
eternal.  "Our  outward  man  perisheth  but 
the  inward  is  renewed  day  after  day." 

The  outward  man  perisheth,  that  we 
know.  This  body  is  made  to  wear  out. 
The  eye  will  lose  its  brilliancy,  the  step  its 
elasticity,  the  voice  its  power,  the  cheek 
its  bloom,  and  the  yellow  grave  gaps.  Up 
to  the  cradle  in  which,  under  dainty 
coverlet,  smiles  your  baby  boy  in  happy 
dreams,  comes  ugly  Death  and  leaves  his 
mark  upon  his  brow.  "Aha!  You  are 
mine.  I  may  wait  eighty  years  before  I 
claim  you;  I  may  come  to-morrow."  None 
escape. 

Even  of  beauty,  sleeping  in  the  arms  of 
love,  may  we  say,  only  a  little  while  and 
"the  silver  cord  will  be  loosed,  the  golden 
bowl  be  broken,  the  pitcher  be  broken  at 
the  fountain,  the  wheel  be  broken  at  the 
cistern,"  and  the  dust  shall  return  to  the 
earth  as  it  was.  "As  a  flower  of  the  fie!^ 
so  he  perisheth."  "For  what  is  your  lif: 
It  is  even  a  vapor  that  appeareth  for  a  little 
while  and  then  vanisheth  away." 

We  feel  this.  We  do  not  need  to  be  told 
that  our  bodies  are  mortal,  that  death  is 
sure.  We  know  it.  The  iron  has  already 
entered  our  souls.  All  the  generations  of 
men  have  stood  with  whited  lips  at  new- 
made  graves.  We  too  bury  our  dead  every 
day.  The  silent  cemeteries  are  everywhere 
about  us.  The  toll  of  funeral  bells  is  no 
unfamiliar  sound.  By  our  homes  almost 
every  day  the  hearse,  with  nodding  plumes, 
creeps  slowly,  bearing  its  burden  to  the 
tomb.  We  die.  The  dead  are  more  than 
the  living.  In  dying  we  join  the  great 
majority — "our  outward  man  perisheth." 

But,  blessed  truth,  "the  inward  man  is 
renewed  day  by  day,"  never  ages,  never 
wastes  away,  knows  no  death.  It  is  of  the 
unseen  things  which  are  eternal.  Our 
inner  man  is  not  of  this  world.  It  has  not 
the  scent  of  mold,  no  earth  stains  upon  its 
garments.  It  is  not  .earth  born.  It  is  no 
child  of  pain  and  travail.   It  is  from  God. 

"Our  birth  is  but  a  sleep  and  a  forgetting, 
The  soul  that  rises  with  us.  our  life's  star, 

Has  elsewhere  had  its  setting. 
And  cometh  from  afar, 


Not  in  entire  forgetfulness, 

And  not  in  utter  nakedness, 

But  trailing^clouds  of  glory  do  we  come 

From  God,  who  is  our  home." 

From  the  earth  we  did  not  come,  of  the 
earth  we  are  no  part,  to  the  earth  we  will 
not  go. 

This  soul  that  "cometh  from  afar"  is  not 
to  taste  of  the  bitterness  of  death.  For 
death  cannot  touch  the  unseen.  Death  can 
strike  down  my  body,  but  it  cannot  strike 
me;  only  that  which  belongs  to  me.  Death 
has  no  power  over  the  unseen.  Death  can 
not  harm  the  soul.  It  takes  away  the 
body,  the  old  garment,  but  God  giveth  it  a 
new.  It  breaks  to  pieces  the  old  instru- 
ment which  ever  marred  the  music,  but 
God  giveth  a  new  instrument,  attuned  to 
the  melodious  lays  of  the  immortals.  This 
assurance  of  immortality  is  the  priceless 
treasure  of  our  faith.  Before  the  coming 
of  the  Nazarene  the  wise  men  of  old  had 
guessed  this  inner  man  immortal.  The 
heathen  mind  had  what  Addison  terms 
an  "intimation"  of  immortality.  They 
reasoned  from  the  incompleteness  of  this 
life,  from  the  soul's  capacity  for  growth, 
from  the  deathlessness  of  certain  qualities. 
A  noted  illustration  of  this  last  clause  oc- 
curs to  you.  You  remember  that  the  Greek 
going  to  his  death  is  asked  by  his  beloved 
if  after  death  they  shall  meet  again, 
to  which  he  responds,  "I  have  asked  that 
question  of  the  hills,  which  look  eternal, 
of  the  clear  streams  which  flow  on  forever, 
of  the  stars  among  whose  azure  fields  my 
raised  spirit  walks  in  glory.  All  are  dumb. 
But  as  I  look  into  thy  face  I  feel  that  there 
is  something  in  love  which  cannot  wholly 
die.  We  shall  meet  again,  Clemanthe." 
Truly  says  Mr.  Ingersoll,  "Immortality  is 
a  word  which  hope  through  all  the  ages  has 
been  whispering  to  love." 

But  these  "intimations"  are  unsatisfac- 
tory. This  hope  of  immortality  is  too 
precious,  too  vital,  to  rest  upon  golden 
sands  of  fancy  and  of  dream.  We  would 
rest  upon  the  rock.  We  would  know. 
Thank  God  we  may.  Across  the  soundless 
centuries  comes  the  cry,  "I  am  the  resur- 
rection and  the  life ;  he  that  believeth  on 
me  though  he  were  dead  yet  shall  he  live 
again,  and  whosoever  liveth  and  believeth 
on  me  shall  never  die."  Jesus  Christ  has 
risen  and  become  the  first  fruits  of  them 
that  slept.  Because  he  rose  we  shall  rise. 
We  conquer  through  him.  We  live  on. 
The  "end"  has  no  terrors  for  us.  Fear  is 
banished.  We  are  immortal.  "O  death, 
where  is  thy  sting,  O  grave,  where  is  thy 
victory?"  "Thanks  be  to  God  who  giveth 
us  the  victory  through  our  Lord  Jesus 
Christ." 

The  Human  Seasons. 

Four  seasons  fill  the  measure  of  the  year; 

There  are  four  seasoas  in  the  mind  of  man: 
He  has  his  lusty  sp:\'og.  when  fancy  clear 

Takes iu  all  beauty  with  an ea^.y  span: 
He  has  his  summer,  when  luxuriously 

Spring's  honeyed  cud  of  youthful  thought 
he  loves 
To  ruminate  and  by  such  dreaming  high 

Is  nearest  unto  heaven:  quiet  coves 
His  soul  has  in  its  autumn,   when  his  wings 

He  turleth  C'Tose;  conteoted  so  to  look 
On  mists  in  idleness — to  let  fair  things 

Pass  by  unheeded  as  a  threshold  brook. 
He  has  his  winter  too  of  pale  misfeature, 

Or  else  he  would   forego  his  mortal  nature. 

— Keats. 


November  21,  £901 


THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


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A  Hoosier  Boy  and  His  Colt. 

By  Alex. 

When  autumn  days  are  golden,  and  the 
rivulet  of  cider  flows  from  the  press,  then 
the  farmer's  boy  thinks  life  worth  living. 
John  Smith,  aged  fifteen,  with  his  two 
younger  brothers,  Hi  and  Edd,  were  re- 
turning home  one  autumn  afternoon  with 
the  juice  from  ten  bags  of  apples  which 
they  had  squeezed  out  in  a  neighbor's  cider 
press.  They  were  riding  in  an  old-fash- 
ioned one-horse  spring  wagon,  the  "irons" 
for  which  had  been  bought  in  "town," 
while  all  the  wooden  parts  had  been  dressed 
and  the  whole  thing  put  together  and 
painted  by  "Uncle  Vaton,"  the  farmer, 
John's  father.  If  it  was  not  so  smooth 
nor  so  elegant  as  a  Pullman  palace  car,  it 
was  enjoyed  quite  as  much  by  the  boys  as 
is  the  mahogany-cased  compartment  by  the 
globe  trotter.  This  conveyance  was  used 
to  carry  the  farmer's  family  to  "Uncle 
Jim's,"  who  lived  among  the  rough  hills  of 
Big  Creek,  where  they  frequently  went  for 
a  day  of  visiting;  or  eight  miles  away  to 
church  at  Lancaster  during  big  meetings, 
and  to  many  other  similar  occasions;  and  it 
was  no  less  serviceable  in  cider-making  time. 

The  farmer's  house  stood  back  several 
rods  from  the  main  road.  It  was  reached 
by  a  fenced  lane,  on  the  right  of  which  was 
a  meadow,  and  on  the  left  the  "woods 
pasture,"  a  large  gate  opening  from  the 
lane  into  the  barnyard.  To-day  John  drove 
down  this  lane  with  a  very  proud  heart.  At 
this  moment  he  had  little  thought  of  the 
cider  or  of  his  younger  brothers :  the  horse 
in  the  "shavs"  was  absorbing  his  thoughts. 
Teddy  was  now  past  three  years  old. 
During  the  summer,  beside  old  Queen,  he 
had  been  "broken"  to  work  to  the  plow  and 
the  wagon.  He  had  never  worked  "single," 
but  had  behaved  himself  admirably 
"double."  He  had  become  the  very  apple 
of  John's  eye.  He  was  sleek  and  strong, 
showing  the  good  effects  of  a  little  oats 
and  corn  and  plenty  of  blue-grass,  together 
with  just  enough  real  work  to  make  him 
sober,  which,  however,  in  no  way  had 
broken  his  spirits.  This  afternoon  John 
had  persuaded  his  father  to  permit  him  to 
drive  Teddy  to  the  spring-wagon. 

When  it  was  discovered  that  the  boys 
were  coming  home,  John's  sister  Emma,  his 
senior  by  two  years,  ran  into  the  yard  to 
watch  them. 

Teddy  was  pulling  on  the  bits  just  as  a 
green  colt  of  spirit  does  when  he  realizes 
for  the  first  time  that  he  is  becoming  a 
horse.  And  John  was  just  a  human  Teddy, 
fed  and  worked  much  as  Teddy  had  been. 
For  it  is  the  man  who  knows  how  to  ra;se  a 
colt  who  is  most  apt  to  bring  up  the  most 
sensible  and  serviceable  boys.  Both  may 
exhibit  "pranks,"  but  they  are  never  mean. 
If  Teddy  was  just  awaking  to  the  first  con- 
sciousness of  his  horsehood,  John  was  hav- 
ing a  realization  of  manhood  which  he  had 
never  known  before;  for  his  nerves  were 
tingling  with  the  sense  of  his  mastery  over 
the  beautiful,  spirited  horse  who  was  now 
drawing  the  wagon  no  longer  by  his  shoul- 
ders and  the  "tugs,"  but  by  his  mouth  and 
the  "lines." 

As  John  was  speeding  Teddy  at  his  best 
trot,  a  strong  breeze  began  to  fan  the  face 
of  the  driver.  He  wore  a  broad- brimmed 
straw  hat,  the  brim  of  which  had  become 
limp  with  a  summer's  wear.  This  brim 
was  fanned  close  over  John's  eyes,  so  that 
he  found  himself  unable  to  see  the  road. 


At  the  same  time,  the  motion  of  the  lines 
and  the  bounding  of  the  wagon  informed 
him  that  Teddy  had  "broken"  and  was  now 
in  a  swift  gallop.  He  is  no  longer  the 
docile  colt,  but  the  strong  horse,  fired  as 
by  magic  with  the  spirit  inherited  from  a 
thousand  generations  of  wild  life  on  the 
plains,  struggling  to  free  himself  from  the 
firm  hand  of  his  master,  and  from  the  igno- 
ble trappings  of  his  harness.  Unable  to 
see  an  inch  before  him,  John  lives  an  age 
in  a  moment,  and  that  age  ends  with  a 
crash.  Teddy  had  attempted  to  leap  the 
gate  opening  into  the  barn  yard,  but,  un- 
able to  carry  his  load  with  him,  had  instead 
landed  upon  the  gate  and  broken  it  down. 
By  plunging  and  kicking  he  immediately 
freed  himself  from  the  driver  and  the 
wagon,  and  was  away  with  a  spirit  and  a 
speed  undreamed  of  before ;  and  John,  soon 
free  and  unhurt,  hastened  after  him. 

When  the  boy  reached  the  hilltop  over- 
looking the  lower  parts  of  the  farm  and  the 
old  "bend-field"  orchard,  he  saw  the  colt 
come  to  a  stop  under  the  old  rambo  apple 
tree.    After  a  moment's  pause,  with  head 


and  tail  high  in  air,  he  uttered  a  snort 
which  was  inherited^'from  some  wild  steed 
on  Arabian  deserts.  Teddy,  however,  was 
soon  "cornered"  by  the  farmer  and  the 
boys,  and  mounting  him  John  rode  him  at 
full  speed  back  to  the  house.  The  colt 
was  again  hitched  to  the  wagon,  and  the 
remainder  of  the  afternoon  was  spent  in 
driving  him  into  all  sorts  of  difficult  places 
in  order  to  eradicate,  if  possible,  the  mem- 
ory of  those  moments  of  wild  freedom,  and 
to  firmly  impress  upon  him  that  man  is  his 
master.  Your  true  horse-trainer  is  a  prac- 
tical psychologist. 

That  evening  the  family  knelt  around 
the  great  old-fashioned  fireplace,  and,  after 
the  tender  prayer  had  been  uttered  and  the 
dear  old  hymn  had  been  sung,  John  and 
hi3  sister  Emma  lingered  for  a  moment. 
When  all  the  others  had  retired  she  said, 
"John,  God  is  so  good,  that  no  one  was 
hurt."  And  John  replied,  "Do  you  know 
what  I  thought  as  we  were  all  spilled  out 
of  the  wagon?  It  was  this,  'Pride  always 
comes  before  destruction,  and  a  haughty 
spirit  before  a  fall.'" 


S§?    V^    v^   \^    N^ 


mperiakJism 


By  J.  N.  JESSUP 


While  we  are  glorying  in  our  great 
conventions  and  our  general  expansive- 
ness  it  is  well  for  us  to  be  reminded  of  a 
few  things,  ""lest  we  forget."  There  is  a 
pitiable,  not  to  say  criminal,  condition 
among  us.  The  need  of  most  urgency 
among  us  is  not  for  more  missionary 
zeal  and  money,  nor  for  larger  educational 
facilities,  great  as  these  are.  Missions, 
colleges,  benevolences,  a  deepened  spir- 
itual life,  are  ends  devoutly  to  be  sought. 
What  we  need  now  most  is  an  adequate 
means  to  these  glorious  ends. 

The  picture  is  not  quite  so  touching  in 
the  strong  states,  although  it  exists  pain- 
fully enough,  as  in  the  outlying  territory. 
The  spirit  of  independency  has  gone  to 
seed  and  brought  forth  a  fearful  crop  of 
incompetency,  popery  of  the  two  by  four 
measurement,  stagnation  and  death.  For 
example,  in  a  certain  state  there  are  said 
to  be  35,000  Disciples.  (No  one  has  been 
able  to  number  this  Israel  accurately  be- 
cause most  of  them  refuse  the  right  of  any 
one, to  count  them!)  These  people  wor- 
ship largely  at  the  week's  camp  meeting 
once  a  year  and  in  sehoolhouses  at  rare  in- 
tervals when  a  traveling  preacher  (without 
recommendation,  record,  church  member- 
ship, authority  or  precedent  of  any  kind) 
comes  by.  These  35,000  church  members 
are  scarcely  mentioned  or  reckoned  with 
among  the  religious  forces  of  the  state. 
They  are  not  felt  as  a  religious  force. 
They  have  no  academies  or  colleges.  They 
give  about  $300  to  foreign  missions,  $200 
to  home  missions.  $2,000  to  state  missions. 
There  are  four  or  five  settled  pastors. 
The  churches  are  without  preaching,  many 
of  them  engaged  in  civil  strife  and  dis- 
rupted by  party  factions  when,  even  if  they 
were  united,  they  are  scarcely  strong 
enough  to  stand  alone.  When  a  church 
gets  into  trouble  and  develops  a  fight  there 
is  no  one,  no  one  in  all  the  United  States 
with  recognized  authority  to  disinterest- 
edly help  settle  the  difficulty  and  put  the 
church  on  its  feet.     The  church  must  fight 


to  its  death,  as  it  usually  does,  or  receive 
such  a  knockout  as  will  put  it  twenty-five 
years  behind. 

I  have  no  hesitancy  in  saying  that  I 
would  rather  have  five  thousand  well  or- 
ganized members  in  churches  subject  to 
the  wise  care  of  a  central  committee  or 
presbytery  or  conference  or  elders  or  bish- 
ops chosen  for  piety  and  common  sense, 
than  to  have  these  35,000  "wild  roes  upon 
the  mountains." 

But  these  35,000  are  being  saved  as  in- 
dividuals even  if  they  are  not  prominent 
in  religious  work?  That  is  an  open  ques- 
tion. Are  these  babes  in  Christ?  But 
babes  must  be  looked  after  by  parent  or 
guardian.  For  lack  of  proper  guardian- 
ship half  a  million  of  our  babes  will  never 
get  out  of  their  swaddling  clothes  or  come 
to  manhood  in  Christ. 

This  is  not  alone  true  in  the  wilds,  it  is 
true  of  many  in  the  central  states.  In  one 
of  the  six  states  of  our  largest  numbers 
our  church  was  planted  in  a  town  before 
any  others.  It  had  every  chance  to  get 
and  keep  the  leadership  there.  The  Meth-- 
odists  have  far  outstripped  it.  The  Pres- 
byterians, beginning  many  years  later,  are 
ahead  of  it.  The  Baptists  are  building  up. 
Our  church  has  been  merely  "holding  on" 
for  years.  That  church  needed  a  guardian 
years  ago.  That  help  and  oversight  ought 
to  have  been  ready  in  the  form  of  a  state 
committee  of  supervision. 

Imperialism?  Yes.  I  am  an  imperial- 
ist to  the  extent  that  people  who  need 
governing  ought  to  be  governed.  A  good 
many  of  our  people  need  governing.  We 
are  coming  to  the  time  (if  we  have  not 
already  reached  it)  when  we  must"  have  a 
closer  organization,  a  more  compact,  well 
ordered  and  wisely  governed  people.  It 
will  create  some  agony  and  the  cry  of 
popery  will  be  raised,  but  out  of  those 
birththroes  will  be  born  a  people  to  whom 
we  will  be  doubly  proud  to  belong.  How 
shall  we  begin  this  modified  imperialism? 

Little  Rock,  Ark. 


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THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


November  21, 1901 


The  Fatith  in  Peril. 

By  J.  H.  Wright. 

The  faith  has  ever  had  its  perils.  Wheth- 
er we  view  it  as  a  system  of  truth  to  be 
believed,  or  as  a  life  to  be  lived,  it  has  had 
its  secret  and  open  dangers.  As  to  Paul, 
personally,  there  befell,  "perils  of  waters, 
perils  of  robbers,  perils  by  his  own 
countrymen,  perils  by  the  heathen,  perils 
in  the  city,  perils  in  the  wilderness,  perils 
in  the  sea  and  perils  by  false  brethren," 
so  "perilous  times"  come  to  the  faith. 

1.  Peril  from  false  teachings.  "Faith 
comes  by  hearing  and  hearing  by  the 
word  of  God."  To  supplant  the  word  of 
God  is  to  imperil  the  faith.  The  Savior 
declares  that  "when  any  one  heareth  the 
word  of  the  kingdom,  and  understandeth  it 
not,  then  cometh  the  wicked  one  and  catch  - 
eth  away  that  which  was  sown  in  his 
heart."  "Elymas,  the  sorcerer,  withstood 
Paul  and  Birnabas,  seeking  to  turn  the 
deputy  from  the  faith."  Any  doctrine  or 
any  individual  whose  influence  is  subver- 
sive of  the  word  of  God  is  a  menace  to  in- 
dividual faith  and  a  peril  to  the  faith. 

And  if  we  may  learn  from  Paul's  example 
we  may  not  be  indifferent  either  toward 
false  teachings  or  teachers.  False  teaching 
jeopardizes  the  soul  and  imperils  the  faith. 
Paul  was  not  indifferent  in  the  days  of  his 
Jewish  faith,  and  so  he  tried  to  stamp  out 
Christianity.  After  he  became  a  Christian 
his  spirit  was  stirred  within  him  at  Athens 
in  the  presence  of  Pagan  idolatry,  at  the 
blindness  of  his  own  nation  in  its  failure  to 
recognize  in  Jesus  the  long  expected  Mes- 
siah, and  at  Peter  when  Judaisfcic  influen- 
ces led  him  to  dissemble.  Startling,  in- 
deed, was  his  indictment  of  Elymas  as  "full 
of  all  guile  and  all  villainy,  thou  son  of  the 
devil,  thou  enemy  of  all  righteousness," 
because,  by  his  perversion  of  the  word  of 
God,  he  tried  to  "turn  aside  the  proconsul 
from  the  faith." 

Nor  should  we  be  indifferent.  Doubtless 
there  are  "fads"  which  have  their  brief 
run  and  are  perhaps  better  unnoticed,  but 
when  error  comes  in  the  guise  of  greater 
truth,  then,  because  of  its  pretentious  ap- 
peal to  deeply  religious  minds,  it  is  our 
duty  to  unmask  it  lest  it  deceive  the  very 
elect. 

2.  Peril  from  persecution.  What  a  fall- 
ing away  when  persecution  sets  in!  Paul 
persecuted  the  church  and  probably  many 
gave  up  the  faith.  Others  were  impris- 
oned, slain,  and  the  faith  was  in  peril.  The 
awful  persecution  of  the  Diocletian  period 
bade  fair  to  sweep  the  faith  off  the  earth. 
The  heart  grows  sick  as  it  scans  the  pages 
of  history.  In  France,  England,  Scotland, 
Madagascar,  China,  the  islands  of  the  sea 
— everywhere — the  red  torrent  of  blood  has 
flowed. 

Should  such  persecutions  befall  us  to-day 
how  rapidly  would  our  lists  decrease!  And 
it  needs  not  confiscation  of  property  nor 
peril  of  life  to  reveal  this.  A  sneer,  a  re- 
buke, a  threat,  and  Christianity  often  van- 
ishes. But  it  is  a  poor  type  of  Christianity 
after  all.  "The  blood  of  martyrs  is  the 
seed  of  the  church,"  has  been  true  in  all 
the  ages.  Amid  such  perils  a  heroic  faith 
is  developed.  God  has  not  withheld  his 
strengthening  grace,else  the  faith  had  been 
lost  amid  persecution. 

3.  Peril  from  covetousness.  "The  love 
of  money  is  a  root  of  all  kinds  of  evil: 
which  some  reaching  after  have  been  led 
astray    from    the    faith."      This  danger 


is  first  personal,  then  it  becomes  a  menace 
to  the  local  church,  and  then  it  cripples  the 
great  agencies  of  the  church  at  large,  for 
these  cannot  exist  save  as  a  Christ-incit- 
ed liberality  exists.  It  is  insidious  in  its 
approach  The  sufferer  may  not  realize 
his  danger.  It  is  not  well,  as  a  rule,  to 
"measure  ourselves  by  ourselves,"  nor 
by  our  brethren,  as  the  standard  is  too 
unsafe,  but  a  comparison  of  our  offerings 
for  God's  work  with  those  of  others  may 
sometimes  help  us.  "Widow  Two  Mites 
still  lives  among  us  to  remind  Bro.  Al- 
mighty Dollar  of  his  privilege  and  duty. 

When  the  local  work  is  handicaped  by 
covetously  withheld  offerings;  when  the 
cause  of  missions  or  of  Christian  education 
languishes  because  the  money  of  Christians 
is  hoarded  or  grudgingly,  meagerly  given, 
who  can  fail  to  see  that  the  faith  is  in  peril 
from  covetousness? 

4.  Peril  from  unholy  living.  If  you 
wish  to  have  this  thought  sink  into  your 
heart,  sit  down  and  slowly,  meditatively 
read  the  book  of  Jude.  It  is  cyclonic  in 
its  intensity.  I  once  read,  "Contend  earn- 
estly for  the  faith,"  as  a  challenge  to  my 
indifference  and  as  a  rebuke  to  those  who 
were  lax  in  perceiving  and  emphasizing  the 
doctrinal  features  of  "the  faith  which  was 
once  for  all  delivered  unto  the  saints." 
But  to-day  I  see  in  it  another  thought.  It 
is  a  shrill,  penetrating,  agonizing  cry 
uttered  because  the  faith  was  in  peril  from 
unholy  living.  "Ungodly  men,  turning  the 
grace  of  our  God  into  lasciviousness,  and 
denying  our  only  Master  and  Lord,  Jesus 
Christ,"  had  "crept  in  privily,"  and  the 
faith  was  in  peril.  And  this  same  peril 
threatens  the  faith  to-day.  It  may  change 
its  form;  it  may  assume  the  grosser  or  the 
seemingly  more  refined  forms  of  sin,  but 
it  is  a  menace.  A  recent  Ram's  Horn 
cartoon  illustrates  this.  A  well-dressed 
man,  carrying  in  his  hand  a  valise  labeled, 
"Pride,  Covetousness,  Envy,  Self-love," 
meets  a  miserable  tramp  carrying  a  bag 
labeled,  "Intemperance,  Profanity,  Law- 
lessness, Vulgarity,  Violence,"  and  under 
the  caption,  "A  Distinction  without  a 
Difference,"  this  is  recorded: 

"Respectable  Man:  'Why  don't  you 
brace  up,  reform,  and  renounce  your 
sins?' 

"Vagabond:  'What's  the  use  of  talking, 
we  are  all  sinners,  ain't  we?' 

"Respectable  Man:  'Perhaps  we  are, 
but  my  sins  are  all  respectable.'  " 

Of  course  there  are  sins  and  sins,  and 
some  are  grosser  than  others,  but  any  sin 
that  robs  God  of  a  holy,  consecrated  life,  is 
a  peril  to  the  faith.  What  can  so  deaden 
the  message  of  salvation  as  the  presence 
in  the  church  of  the  intemperate,  the 
licentious,  the  slanderer,  the  religious 
wire-puller,  or  those  who,  like  Hymenaeus 
and  Alexander,  having  "thrust  a  good 
conscience  from  them  make  shipwreck  of 
the  faith"? 

And  what  is  our  duty  amid  these  perils? 
"Contend  for  the  faith."  When  false 
teachings  prevail,  when  persecution 
threatens,  when  covetousness  or  unholy 
living  menaces,  ever  and  always,  "Con- 
tend for  the  faith."  The  sword  we  may 
not  use,  "for  the  weapons  of  our  warfare 
are  not  of  the  flesh,"  but  "the  sword  of  the 
Spirit,  the  word  of  God,"  is  ours;  ours 
"for  teaching,  for  reproof,  for  correction, 
for  instruction  in  righteousness."  Let  us 
wield  it. 

Shenandoah,  Iowa. 


Current  Literature. 

A  Short  History  of  the  Hebrews  to  the 
Roman  Period  is  the  title  of  a  new  text  book 
of  Hebrew  history  by  R.  L.  Ottley.  The 
author  attempts  to  keep  the  history  of  the 
people  separate,  as  far  as  possible,  from  the 
history  of  their  religion,  and  he  accom- 
plishes this  to  the  extent  at  least  of  keep- 
ing clear  of  the  more  troublesome  problems 
of  Old  Testament  theology.  He  recog- 
nizes, at  the  same  time,  that  the  history  of 
the  Hebrew  people  was  in  a  sense  the  his- 
tory of  their  religion,  since  religious 
motives  governed  their  development,  and 
since  all  of  their  own  historians  explain 
the  nation's  career  by  constant  reference  to 
its  close  relation  to  Jehovah.  The  writer 
does  not  go  out  of  his  way  to  introduce 
disputed  points  of  biblical  criticism,  and 
indeed  often  goes  out  of  his  way  to  avoid 
them.  His  own  attitude  is  that  of  a  mod- 
erate liberal. 

The  narratives  of  the  patriarchal  age  are 
taken  as  giving  the  opinion  of  the  Hebrews 
about  the  origins  of  the  race — an  opinion, 
however,  which  was  not  contemporary  with 
the  events  described  by  hundreds  and  thou- 
sands of  years,  and  which  has  not  been  to 
any  appreciable  extent  confirmed  by  arche- 
ology, and  never  can  be.  These  accounts 
can  be  accepted  with  confidence  as  trust- 
worthy history,  says  the  author,  only  if  we 
assume  that  the  inspiration  of  their  writers 
was  of  a  sort  which  insured  them  against 
historical  and  scientific  errors,  and  this  as- 
sumption he  declines  to  make.  He  shows 
a  disposition  to  regard  the  accounts  of  the 
Old  Testament  miracles  as  vivid  pre- 
sentations of  the  Hebrew  conviction  of 
Jehovah's  special  concern  for  the  nation — 
and,  as  such,  entirely  correct — rather  than 
as  necessarily  bona  fide  history.  In  other 
words,  he  believes  that  the  Hebrew  writers 
were  right  in  asserting  Jehovah's  special 
care  for  their  race,  but  that  the  incidents 
which  they  used  to  illustrate  this  religious 
principle — the  stories  of  the  miraculous 
deliverances,  like  the  parting  of  the  Red 
Sea  and  of  the  Jordan  and  the  halting  of 
the  sun  in  the  Valley  of  Ajalon— are  not 
necessarily  trustworthy  as  history. 

The  arrangement  of  the  volume  is  con- 
venient as  a  text  book.  There  is  an  ap- 
pendix containing  citations  of  authorities 
and  some  discussion  of  disputed  points  for 
the  benefit  of  students,  and  chronological 
tables  and  bibliography.  The  author's 
constant  reference  to  the  text  of  the  Old 
Testament  and  his  encouragement  of  its 
use  by  students  will  make  the  book  almost 
as  useful  to  those  who  disagree  with  his 
view  of  Hebrew  history  as  it  is  to  those 
who  occupy  the  same  ground.  (Mav 
millan,  $1.25.) 

One  of  the  fruits  of  the  Ecumenical  For- 
eign Missionary  Conference,  held  in  New 
York  in  April,  1900,  was  a  new  impetus  to 
the  systematic  study  of  foreign  missions, 
and  one  of  the  fruits  of  that  new  impetus 
is  a  new  introduction  to  the  study  of  mis- 
sions entitled  Via  Christi,  by  Louise  Man- 
ning Hodgkins.  It  is  a  little  book  giving 
an  outline  history  of  missions  from  the 
apostolic  age  to  the  beginning  of  the  nine- 
teenth century,  and  is  arranged  in  such 
form  as  to  be  especially  convenient  for  the 
use  of  mission  study  classes.  It  cannot  be 
called  deep  philosophical  history,  but  it 
affords  not  only  an  outline  of  the  main 
facts  regarding  the  external  growth  of  the 


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church,  but  also  some  insight  into  the  re- 
ligious condition  of  various  ages.  Illus- 
trative extracts  from  the  religious  literature 
of  different  periods  exhibit  the  type  of  de- 
votion which  was  prevalent  in  each  and  the 
ideal  of  Christian  life  as  each  conceived  it. 
In  connection  with  each  chapter  there  is  a 
list  of  suitable  subjects  for  themes  and 
class  exercises,  with  references  to  other 
books.  Missionary  societies  which  wish  to 
study  missions  seriously  in  the  light  of 
their  history  can  use  this  book  to  advan- 
tage, especially  in  connection  with  some 
such  book  as  Prof.  Clark's  "Introduction 
to  the  Study  of  Christian  Missions,"  which 
deals  with  the  principles  upon  which  mis- 
sionary activity  is  based.  (Macmillan.  $.50.) 

Does  the  command  "Love  thy  neighbor 
as  thyself"  apply  to  states  as  well  as  indi- 
viduals? By  what  rules  is  the  moral  qual- 
ity of  the  acts  of  nations  to  be  determined? 
Or  should  the  acts  of  nations  be  governed 
only  by  considerations  of  expediency  with- 
out regard  to  morality?  These  arc  the 
questions  considered  in  Politics  and  the 
Moral  Law,  a  little  volume  containing  the 
address  by  Gustav  Ruemelin,  late  Chan- 
cellor of  the  University  of  Tuebingen,  de- 
livered in  1874,  and  now  for  the  first  time 
published  in  English.  The  author's  con- 
clusion is  that  the  law  of  love  cannot  be 
applied  to  nations,  but  that,  instead  of 
turning  the  other  cheek,  a  government 
"does  and  must  endeavor  to  anticipate  even 
a  threatened  blow  with  an  energetic 
counter- stroke."  This  is  an  exact  appli- 
cation to  politics  of  David  Harum's  prin- 
ciple: "Do  to  others  what  they  want  to  do 
to  you — and  do  it  fust." 

Again,  in  the  matter  of  assisting  a  neigh- 
boring state  which  may  be  afflicted  by 
famine,  invasion  or  uprising,  a  state  should 
determine  its  course  without  regard  to  the 
welfare  of  its  neighbor  and  solely  in  view 
of  the  effects  of  such  action  upon  itself. 
"In  short,  the  entire  chapter  of  the  duties 
of  love,  which  is  the  chief  doctrine  of  the 
moral  law,  has  no  application  to  the  con- 
duct of  the  state.  A  nation  depends  upon 
the  love  of  self."  Yet  the  author  con- 
demns the  principles  of  Machiavelli  as  im- 
moral, and  believes  that  nations  should  at 
least  deal  justly,  even  if  they  do  not  deal 
lovingly,  with  their  neighbors. 

As  a  description  of  things  as  they  are, 
the  author's  statements  appear  reasonably 
correct.  His  principles  are  those  upon 
which  states  actually  do  act,  but  whether 
they  are  defensible  by  any  system  of  po- 
litical ethics  is  another  question.  We 
have  our  doubts.     (Macmillan.    $.75.) 

Strong  Food. 
Having  the  Longest  Starving  Powers. 

It  is  a  good  thing  to  know  how  to  select 
food  that  will  so  thoroughly  feed  and  nourish 
the  body  that  there  is  no  indication  of  hunger 
or  faintness  from  one  meal  to  another. 

Grape-Nuts  Food  will  carry  the  user 
longer,  probably,  than  any  other  food  known. 
A  young  lady  attending  business  college 
writes  from  Atlanta,  Ga .,  saying,  "Before  I 
began  using  Grape-Nuts  L  got  so  hungry  be- 
fore the  dinner  hour  that  I  was  faint  and' 
almost  sick,  but  since  I  have  Grape-Nuts 
Food  for  breakfast  I  study  harder,  and  wait 
lorjger  for  my  dinner  without  experiencing 
any  of  the  former  trouble. 

One  great  advantage  is  that  it  requires  no 
cooking  or  preparation.  I  wish  every  one 
knew  of  the  value  of  Grape-Nuts  Food  for 
children  in  school."    I.  Parkhurst. 


N£     Tke    People's    Forvim    n^ 

This  is  a  new  departu  ent  of  the  Christian-Evangelist.  While  our  columns  have  always 
been  open  to  our  readers  for  the  expression  of  their  sentiments  at  any  reasonable  length  and 
on  all  reasonable  top  cy,  it  In  seemed  desirable  to  emphasize  this  fact  by  sett;ng  apart  a 
distinct  space  as  a  F  i  urn  1  which  all  who  wish  to  speak  may  be  heard.  If  you  have  a  corn- 
meat  co  ru.ike,  ■  hi'!'  1  ri  ica,  or  commendatory,  make  it  here.  If  you  have  a  suggestion  to 
offer,  offer  it  through  The  People's  Forum.  If  you  wish  to  take  exception  to  anything  in 
the  Christian  Evangelist  editorial  or  otherwise,  here  is  the  place  to  file  your  objection. 
We  ask  only  that  all  communications  be  courteous  in  tone,  and  not  exceeding  two  hundred  words 
in  length  They  tmtsi  b<t  href  because  we  wish  them  to  be  numerous.  Much  can  be  said  in 
two'hur.dred  word  Li  coin's  Gettysburg  address  contains  only  a  trifle  more.  Preachers 
and  laymen  are  especially  we  come  to  the  floor  in  this  Forum.  In  fact  it  is  a  splendid  chacce 
for  the  pew  to  ihh  back  at  the  pulpit.  The  following  letters  are  from  brethren  who  had  a 
hint  in  advance  that  the  Frum  was  about;  to  be  opened. 

The  People's  Porura  is  only  one  of  several  interesting  features  which  will  be  contained  in 
the  Christian  Evangelist  for  the  coming  year. — Editor. 


Patronize    Ovir    Own    Enterprises. 

I  commend  the  Christian-Evangelist 
for  its  new  policy  of  stopping  a  subscriber's 
paper  when  the  time  is  out.  That  is  busi- 
ness 

If  one  of  our  papers  is  not  sound  or  has 
an  unholy  relationship,  as  some  may  think, 
just  stop  taking  that  paper,  but  don't 
publish  it. 

All  our  people  should  take  our  own 
papers.  Our  people  should  send  to  our 
colleges.  Our  Sunday-schools  should  take 
our  Sunday-school  literature.  It  is  the 
best,  the  purest  and  the  most  helpful. 
Every  church  among  us  should  take  all  our 
missionary  collections,  and  thus  educate 
the  church  to  give. 

I  like  the  idea  of  having  the  Forum. 

N.  E.  Cory. 

Ml.  Sterling,  III. 

Wanted— Sunday  school  Methods. 

Readers  of  the  Christian-Evangelist 
have  found  in  its  Sunday-school  depart- 
ment much  valuable  information.  Prof. 
Willett's  articles  were  a  delight  and  an  in- 
spiration to  every  student,  and  Bro.  Rich- 
ardson, as  his  successor,  has  maintained 
the  same  high  standard 

However,  it  has  seemed  to  me  that  if 
half  the  page  was  given  over  to  the  pre- 
sentation of  methods  to  ensure  best  results 
in  Sunday-school  work  the  page  would  be 
even  more  valuable  than  it  is.  My  sugges- 
tion is  that  articles  on  the  teacher's  meet- 
ing, outlines  of  Bible  and  map  articles, 
suggestions  as  to  Sunday-school  apparatus, 
etc.,  be  allowed  to  divide  the  space  with 
the  weekly  comment.        J.  P.  Rowlison. 

Oakland,  Ky. 

[Good  suggestion.  We  will  think  about 
it.  Meanwhile  we  invite  readers  who  have 
ideas  about  Sunday-school  methods  to 
write  them  out  briefly  and  send  them  to  us. 
—Editor.] 

The  Ca.II  to  Apostolic  Duty. 

"As  for  them  [the  eleven]  they  went  out 
and  proclaimed  the  tidings  everywhere,  the 
Lord  co-operating  with  them."  The  com- 
mon people  heard  them  gladly  as  they 
had  him  who  spake  as  never  man  spake. 
Churches  sprang  up  as  if  by  magic.  "The 
word  of  God  grew;  and  the  number  of  the 
disciples  was  greatly  multiplied."  "Daily 
in  the  temple  and  from  house  to  house  they 
declared  the  good  news,  that  Jesus  is  the 
Messiah." 

As  compared  with -the  ripeness  of  the 
field  now  the  multitudes  then  were  but  as 
the  first  ripe  sheaf  to  the  ingathering. 
Then  there  was  an  innumerable  host  that 
had  an  aversion  to  the  gospel ;  to-day  the 
people  are  eager  for  it.  Then  there  were 
but  a  few  heralds  of  the  cross ;  now  there 
are  thousands.    Then  the   synagogue,  the 


riverside,  the  forum,  the  official  palace 
were  used  by  the  ambassadors  of  Christ; 
now  every  school-house,  village^  hamlet, 
city  and  town  are  open  doors  bidding  us 
enter  with  the  plea  for  the  restoration  of 
the  early  church. 

Opportunity  is  but  another  word  for 
duty.  To  ignore  the  call  to  apostolic 
service — which  may  be  answered— merit3 
divine  disapproval.  "Let  us  go  up  at  once 
and  possess  the  land,  for  we  are  well  able 
to  overcome  it."  A.  C.  Roach. 

Wyoming,  III. 

J* 

What  Bible  Should  I  Use? 

Thos.  Nelson  &  Sons  have  just  brought 
out  the  American  Standard  Revised  Bible 
in  one  style,  but  varying  in  quality  of 
paper  and  binding  and  in  prices.  This 
enterprising  firm  will  doubtless  issue  some 
other  styles  to  meet  the  demand  for  differ- 
ent sizes  and  editions,  with  Nelson's 
"Helps,"  which  is  one  of  the  very  best 
aids  for  the  student  and  teacher  to  be  had 
in  reasonable  limits. 

This  Bible  represents  thirty  years  of 
competent  scholarship  co-operating  to 
produce  the  best  possible  English  expres- 
sion of  the  word  •  of  the  Lord.  It  is  a 
credit  to  American  learning,  which  has 
been  gratuitously  bestowed  on  this  labor  of 
love.  The  English  revisers  disbanded  as 
soon  as  the  work  was  published,  New 
Testament,  1881;  Old  Testament,  1885. 
The  American  scholars  who  worked  so 
faithfully  with  English  brethren  to  produce 
that  great  work,  felt  that  they  could  pre- 
pare an  improved  edition.  The  American 
Standard  Revised  Version  is  their  effort  to 
realize  that  end. 

First  of  all  bur  Bible  should  give  us  the 
best  English  equivalent  of  the  exact 
thought  of  the  inspired  originals.  Second- 
ly, it  should  so  guard  this  thought  by 
avoiding  loose  paraphrasing,  in  colloquial 
English,  that  error  may  not  be  suggested. 
This  American  edition  meets  these  neces- 
sary demands  better  than  any  other  Eng- 
lish version  "meets  them.  Besides,  it  gives 
an  exceptionally  useful  selection  of  refer- 
ences. Would  that  Bible  readers  appre- 
ciated their  value. 

Wise  old  Christians  will  find  new  mean- 
ing in  their  familiar  passages  as  their  re- 
ward for  using  this  Bible.  All  young 
Christians  should  use  it  only,  for  it  best 
expresses  the  word  of  the  Lord.  All 
preachers  should  study  it,  use  it  in  the 
pulpit,  and  by  wise  talks  about  it  help  on 
its  wide  ;and>peedy  adoption.  Talk  it  up 
everywhere.  B.  C.  Deweese. 

College  of  the  Bible,  Lexington,  Ky. 

[This  is  true— every  word  of  it.  Order 
the  American  Revised  Bible  through  the 
Christian  Publishing  Co.  Prices,  $1.50  to 
$9.00.— Editor.] 


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November  21,  1901 


0\ir  B\idget. 

— S.  S.  Lappin,  Atlanta,  111.,  wants  a  singer 
for  January. 

— E.  B.  Redd,  of  Platte  City,  Mo  ,  has  ac- 
cepted a  call  to  the  church  at  Jefferson  City. 

— L.  S.  Cupp  has  resigned  his  work  at 
Huntsville,  Mo.,  to  take  effect  soon. 

— W.  H.  Williams  has  been  employed  as 
pastor  at  Chanute,  Kan.,  for  the  remainder 
of  the  year. 

— An  evangelist  is  wanted  to  hold  a  meet- 
ing at  Ezbon,  Kan.,  or  a  pastor  for  half  time. 
Address,  with  recommendations,  R.  U.  Mal- 
lory. 

— D.  F.  Sellards  has  been  compelled  to  give 
up  the  work  at  South  Ottumwa,  la.,  on  ac- 
count of  ill  health. 

—J.  W.  Holsapple,  of  Sherman,  Texas,  has 
accepted  an  invitation  to  preachothe  Thanks- 
giving sermon  at  the  union  service  at  Howe, 
Texas. 

—J.  G.  M.  Luttenberger  was  huSt.  Louis 
Monday  returning  from  his  meeting  at  Litch- 
field, Minn.  He  begins  at  Shelburnville,  111., 
next  Sunday. 

—Edwin  Baker,  evangelist,  can  be  secured 
to  hold  special  meetings  or  as  pastor.  He  has 
had  many  years'  experience.  Address  him  at 
Rushville,  111. 

— T.  A.  Reynolds  succeeds  J.  H.  MacNeill 
at  Muncie,  Ind.,  and  Bro.  MacNeill  succeeds 
J.  P.  Floyd  at  Kokomo,Ind.,  and  Bro.  Floyd 
goes  to  Wasnington,  Ind. 

—J.  G.  En  jell,  who  has  been  serving  as  tem- 
porary pastor  at  Marion,  la.,  is  now  in  the 
lecture  field  again  and  Nelson  G.  Brown,  of 
Burlington,  la.,  has  gone  to  Marion. 

—The  Church  of  Christ  at  Kalamazoo, 
Mich.,  was  dedicated  on  Sunday,  Nov.  j  17. 
Addresses  were  made  morning,  afternoon  and 
evening  by  F.  P.  Arthur,  of  Grand  Rapids, 
and  Frof.  G.  P.  Coler,  of  Ann  Arbor. 

—Our  readers  will  regret  to  learn  of  the 
illness  of  J.  H.  Garrison,  the  editor  of  this 
paper,  who  has  been  confined  to  his  bed  for 
over  a  week  with  a  severe  attack  of  fever. 
Correspondents  whose  letters  are  not  prompt- 
ly answered  will  know  the  reason  why.       ^ 

— W.  W.  Hollett  has  resigned  the  pastorate 
at  Perry,  Okla.,  after  13  months  with  the 
church  and  has  closed  his  work  there.  On 
Oct.  27  the  church  raised  $550  to  pay  accumu- 
lated debts.  The  church  is  now  in  good  con- 
dition. Bro.  Hollett  is  going  to  occupy  a 
claim  in  the  new  country. 

— W.  H.  Harding,  who  recently  came  from 
New  Brunswick,  and  became  evangelist  for 
the  Fifth  Illinois  district,  has  moved  his  fam- 
ily to  Carlinsville,  111.,  which  will  be  hi3  per- 
manent address.  He  is  now  in  a  meeting  at 
Carlinsville.  Churches  desiring  his  services 
should  address  him  there. 

—Florida  is  almost  destitute  of  preachers. 
Ministers  are  needed,  especially  in  some  of 
the  good  interior  to  wns.  The  salaries  are  not 
large  at  first,  but  the  possibilities  are  great. 
Ministers  who  are  interested  are  requested  to 
address  C.  W.  Zaring,  corresponding  secretary 
of  the  state  board,  Jacksonville,  Fla.,  sending 
references. 

—The  prospectus  of  Bro.  John  T.  Brown's 
"Churches  of  Christ  at  the  Beginning  of  the 
Twentieth  Century,"  has  appeared.  It  is  to 
be  a  sumptuous  volume  (or  two)  containing 
pictures  and  write-ups  of  as  many  churches 
and  ministers  as  can  be  induced  to  pay  $10  for 
a  quarter  page  cut,  $20  for  a  half  page  or  $10 
for  a  full  page.  That  such  a  project  fills  a 
long  felt  want  there  can  be  no  question.  Any 
preacher  who  has  a  burning  desire  to  see  his 
picture  in  a  book  will  find  in  this  as  conveni- 
ent and  economical  a  way  as  he  can  expect. 
To  quote  the  words  of  the  prospectus,  "the 
enormity  of  such  an  undertaking"  makes  it  a 
matter  of  interest  to  the  entire  brotherhood. 


—The  church  at  Shenandoah,  la.,  J.  H. 
Wright,  pastor,  recently  lifted  a  mortgage  of 
over  $1,000,  placed  about  $250  worth  of  per- 
manent improvements  on  the  church  building 
and  parsonage,  paid  off  a  floating  debt  of  $200 
in  addition  to  meeting  all  current  expenses 
and  making  liberal  offerings  for  special  evan- 
gelistic services,  missions  and  local  benevo- 
lences. 

— M.  S.  Johnson,  of  Golden  City,  Mo., 
writes:  "J.  Windbigler  and  wife,  of  the  M.  E. 
Church, have  united  with  the  Christian  Church 
during  our  meeting  here.  He  is  a  preacher  of 
ability.  His  standing  in  the  M.  E.  Church  was 
high.  He  comes  among  us  from  convictions 
of  duty.  He  is  unusually  gifted  and  resource- 
ful and  will  make  a  useful  man  among  us.  He 
should  find  work  with  one  of  our  strong 
churches. 

— The  First  Christian  church,  St.  Louis,  has 
decided  to  enlarge  its  building.  Its  present 
auditorium  has  become  entirely  inadequate  to 
contain  either  the  morning  or  the  evening  au- 
dience?. Bro.  Brandt,  as  pastor,  is  ably  as- 
sisted by  his  nephew,  Mr.  Helser,  a  former 
student  of  Butler  College,  who  devotes  his  en- 
tire time  to  calling  on  persons  who  are,  have 
been,  or  ought  to  be  members  of  the  church, 

— Nov  24  is  World's  Temperance  Sunday. 
The  Anti  cigaret  League,  through  its  general 
council,  intends  to  make  that  day  the  culmin- 
ating point  in  a  great  campaign  to  secure  a 
million  new  members  to  the  league  in  Amer- 
ica. Statistics  are  said  to  show  a  great  fall- 
ing off  in  the  quantity  of  cigarets  made  and 
sold  and  this  is  attributed  to  the  agitation  of 
the  league,  to  the  orders  of  many  large  busi- 
ness houses  against  cigaret  smoking  by  em- 
ployes and  to  the  laws  that  have  been  passed 
in  many  states  as  the  result  of  this. agitation. 
Literature  and  plans  for  the  crusade  can  be 
secured  from  the  general  headquarters  of  the 
American  Anti  cigaret  League,  106  La  Salle 
avenue,  Chicago. 

— We  call  attention  to  the  letter  published 
elsewhere  from  M.  B.  Madden,  of  Sendai, 
Japan,  in  reference  to  the  Japan  Bible  Col- 
lege. Those  who  have  studied  Japan  from  the 
missionary  standpoint  agree  that  educational 
work-must  accompany  evangelistic  work  to 
win  success.  The  people  are  enjoying  a  new 
intellectual  life,  an  awakening  comparable  to 
that  which  occurred  ia  Europe  at  the  time  of 
the  Renaissance.  Just  as  the  revival  of  clas- 
sical learning  at  that  time  produced  a  revival 
of  paganism,  with  pagan  morals,  so  the  in- 
tellectual quickening  of  Japan  will  work  a 
moral  and  religious  degeneration  unless  dom- 
inated by  the  ideals  and  ideas  of  Christian 
education.  The  Japanese  are  interested  in 
education  and  can,  therefore,  be  approached 
most  effectively  along  that  line,  because  it  is 
with  them  the  line  of  least  resistance. 

— The  annual  report  of  the  executive  board 
of  the  Chicago  Christian  missionary  society 
shows  that  the  work  in  that  city  is  in  a  more 
hopeful  condition  than  ever  before.  The  Illi- 
nois C.  W.  B.  M.  at  its  last  convention  under- 
took $0  raise  a  special  fund  of  $1,500  for  a  city 
evangelist  in  Chicago.  The  Church  Extension 
Board  has  granted  a  loan  of  $3,500  to  complete 
the  building  of  the  Irving  Park  church  and 
of  $1,100  on  the  Humboldt  Park  church,  both 
of  which  are  now  secure.  The  American 
Christian  Missionary  Society  co-operates 
with  the  Chicago  churches  by  giving  $2  for 
every  $1  raised  by  the  Chicago  churches  for 
city  missions  up  to  $1,500.  During  the  year 
the  Chicago  churches  raised  $26,485  for  build- 
ings, indebtedness,  lots  and  building  funds 
and  spent  $1,074  in  special  evangelistic  meet- 
ings; these,  in  addition  to  the  current  ex- 
penses of  the  several  churches.  Three  mission 
Sunday-schools  and  two  new  congregations 
have  been  organized  during  the  year  and  a 
union  has  been  effected  between  the  West 
Side  church  and  the  Union  Christian  church, 
which  now  become  the  Jackson  Boulevard 
Church  of  Christ. 


Ml  Staffed  Up 

That's  the  condition  of  many  sufferers 
from  catarrh,  especially  in  the  morning. 
Great  difficulty  is  experienced  in  clear- 
ing the  head  and  throat. 

No  wonder  catarrh  causes  headache, 
impairs  the  taste,  smell  and  hearing, 
pollutes  the  breath,  deranges  the  stom- 
ach and  affects  the  appetite. 

To  cure  catarrh,  treatment  must  be 
constitutional — alterative  and  tonic. 

■'I  was  afflicted  with  catarrh.  I  took 
medicir*-=s  of  dill'erent  kinds,  giving  ench 
a  fair  trial;  but  gradually  grew  worse  until 
I  could  hardly  hear,  taste  cr  small.  I  then 
concluded  to  try  Hood's  Sarsaparilla,  and 
after  taking  five  bottles  I  was  cured  and 
have  not  had  any  return  of  the  disease 
since."      Eugene  Foebes,  Lebanon,  Kan. 

Hood's  Sarsaparilla 

Cures  catarrh — it  soothes  and  strength- 
ens the  mucous  membrane  and  builds 
up  the  whole  system. 


— At  the  close  of  the  morning  service  at  the 
Central  Christian  church  at  Springfield,  111., 
Nov.  10,  a  call  was  made  for  volunteers  to  be- 
comecharter  members  of  the  West  Side  church. 
Over  one  hundred  persons  who  lived  in  the 
western  part  of  the  city  responded.  An  or- 
ganization was  at  once  perfected  and  trustees 
were  elected.  The  new  church  will  continue 
to  worship  with  the  Central  until  January  1, 
when  the  handsome  building  which  has  been 
erected  for  it  will  be  ready  for  dedication. 
The  prospects  of  the  new  congregation  are 
bright.  This  is  the  ideal  way  for  increasing 
the  number  of  congregations  in  the  city. 

—There  is  no  way,  it  seems,  for  an  editor 
to  escape  criticism  of  one  kind  or  another. 
Here  is  a  criticism  from  a  preacher  and  pastor 
of  national  reputation  that  is  of  a  kind  which 
almost  any  old  editor  can  bear  with  Christian 
'  resignation: 

I  have  just  laid  down  this  week's  Chris- 
tian-Evangelist, having  gone  through  it 
from  the  cover-page  poem  to  "Book  Notes," 
feeling  every  moment  that  I  ought  to  lay  it 
aside  till  "a  more  convenient  season."  But 
I  must  confess  that  the  uniform  excellence  of 
its  contents,  essays,  editorials,  news  and  pub- 
lishers' ads,  held  me  with  a  spell  like  the  old 
salt's  eye  in  Coleridge's  "Ancient  Mariner." 
Now  you  ought  not  to  tempt  busy,  hard- 
worked  people.  But  at  your  age,  and  with 
the  habit  formed  through  nearly  forty  years 
of  the  publication  of  the  journal,  I  suppose 
you  can  find  no  place  for  repentance,  though 
you  seek  it  earnestly  with  teirs  Garrison  is 
joined  to  his  ideals!  let  him  alone! 

A  Busy  Pastor. 

— During  October  the  church  extension  re- 
ceipts amounted  to  $4,752.12.  This  is  a  falling 
behind  October  of  last  year  of  $494.69;  282 
churches  sent  $2,866.56  to  church  extension. 
This  is  a  loss  of  eight  in  the  number  of  con- 
tributing churches  and  66  cents  in  receipts. 
The  individual  gifts  amounted  during  the 
same  time  to  $1,885.56,  a  loss  of  $493  93  over 
last  year.  It  is  to  be  remembered  that  the 
obligations  of  the  Board  of  Church  Exten- 
sion are  constantly  increasing.  The  board 
promised  69  loans  during  the  last  missionary 
year,  aggregating  $76,000,  and  these  buildings 
are  now  in  course  of  construction.  Ten  loans 
were  promised  at  the  October  meeting  and  15 
at  the  November  meeting.  In  all,  nearly  100 
churches  are  now  in  course  of  construction 
where  the  board  is  obligated  to  pay  loans  with- 
in the  next  six  months.  People  should  con- 
tinue to  send  individual  gifts,  the  churches 
their  offerings  and  those  who  have  annuity 
money  to  give  to  our  board  should  send  it  in 
early  this  year  to  help  the  board  meet  its  ob- 
ligations. Churches  that  we  cannot  accom- 
modate with  four  per  cent,  money  are  glad  to 
get  annuity  money  at  six  per  cent.  Those 
that  have  annuity  money  to  give  to  this  fund 
should  put  their  money  to  work  building 
churches  at  once. 


November  21,  1901 


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— We  call  the  attention  of  all  subscribers  to 
the  necessity  of  being  careful  not  to  pay  their 
subscriptions  to  wandering  "agenis"  who  can 
show  no  credentials.  All  authorized  travel- 
ing agents  can  furnish  documentary  evidence 
of  their  authority.  We  have  reason  to  be- 
lieve that  more  or  less  fraud  Is  being  practiced 
at  the  expense  of  subscribers  who  are  induced 
to  pay  to  a  smooth-spoken  person  who  repre- 
sents himself  as  our  agent,  but  nas  no  author- 
ity and  makes  no  remittance  to  us.  Such  ap- 
parently is  the  cas 3  with  regard  to  one,  A..  B. 
Smith,  who  is  reported  to  have  made  some 
collections  in  the  vicinity  of  Morgan,  Ky.  He 
is  either  a  fraud  or  woefully  careless  for  the 
money  has  never  reached  us.  In  any  case  he 
was  unauthorized.  Pay  subscripti  jns  either 
direct  to  this  office  or  to  the  local  agent  whom 
you  know  or  to  a  traveling  agent  who  can 
present  proper  credentials. 

—  A.  movement  is  on  foot  for  the  establish- 
ment of  a  Bible  chair  at  Norman,  Okla.,  in 
connection  with  the  Territorial  University. 
It  is  proposed  to  organize  a  stock  company 
with  a  capital  of  $10,000  to  build  a  room- 
ing and  dining  hall  for  our  students  at  the 
university.  It  will  accommodate  from  30 
to  50  students,  will  be  called  the  Disciples' 
Home  for  Students  and  will  be  so  far  as  pos- 
sible a  real  home.  It  will  also  be  a  center  for 
the  Bible  chair  work,  will  furnish  to  the  com- 
munity a  feasible  sign  that  the  Bible  chair  ex- 
ists and  will  pay  its  own  way  after  it  is 
started.  The  plan  looks  feasible.  The  stock 
company  method,  as  the  Oklahoma  brethren 
probably  know,  has  generally  proved  a  failure 
when  applied  to  colleges,  but  the  conditions 
of  this  project  are  different  and  there  is  no  ob 
vious  reason  why  it  should  not  succeed  here — 
if  the  stock  can  be  sold.  W.  H.  Matlock  is 
secretary  of  the  temporary  committee. 

"The  Witness  of  Jesus." 

This  volume  of  sermons,  by  Alexander  Proc- 
ter (Christian  Publishing  Company,  $1.25) 
has  been  before  the  public  now  for  some 
months.  The  book  contains  19  sermons  from 
Mr.  Procter,  with  a  memorial  address  by  T. 
P.  Haley.  It  was  edited  by  J.  H.  Garrison 
and  is  a  handsome  volume  of  over  four  hun- 
dred pages. 

To  those  of  us  who  knew  Alexander  Procter 
and  were  familiar  with  his  methods  of  think- 
ing and  his  style  of  preacbing  the  book  is  no 
disappointment.  It  is  a  good  representation 
of  Mr.  Procter's  pulpit  life.  Had  Mr.  Procter 
consented  to  tax  himself  with  the  labor  neces- 
sary to  a  careful  writing  out  of  these  sermons, 
the  book,  from  a  literary  point  of  view,  would 
have  been  very  different  from  what  it  is  He 
could  write  with  distinguished  ability;  but  he 
seldom  did  so.  While  the  style  of  these  ser- 
mons is  somewhat  loose,  yet  the  sermons  are 
truly  Procterian,  and  will  give  the  reader  a 
very  correct  idea  of  the  preacher  as  he  ap- 
t  peared  before  an  audience— a  correct  idea  of 
his  manner  and  matter  of  thinking.  In  read- 
ing these  discourses  I  often  saw  and  felt  the 
splendid  personality  of  the  man,  as  I  was  ac- 
customed to  see  and  feel  his  power  when  lis- 
tening to  him  preach. 

In  writing  of  Mr.  Procter  after  his  death, 
Bro.  J.  W.  McGarvey  said  he  was  an  "ideal- 
ist." This  is  true,  and  I  am  glad  that  I  lived 
so  long  in  touch  with  a  man  of  such  splendid 
ideals.  No  men  contribute  more  to  the  good 
of  the  world  than  do  the  idealists.  The  great- 
est idealist  the  world  has  ever  known  was 
Jesus  Christ.  And  his  ideals  are  doing  more 
to-day  to  lift  up  society  and  save  men  than 
any  other  force. 

Bro.  McGarvey  and  Bro.  Procter,  as  think- 
ers and  preachers,  were  so  different  as  never 
to  be  able  to  understand  and  enjoy  each  other. 
And  yet  it  is  possiole  for  other  men  to  stand 
midway  between  them,  and  to  understand  and 
enjoy  them  both.  The  realist  and  the  idealist 
each  has  his  place   in  the  world;  and  it  is  a 


fortunate  thing  that  we  hive  both  these 
types  of  thinkers.  They  serve  as  the  ballast 
and  the  sails  of  the  ship;  the  one  holds  it 
level  while  the  other  propels  it  forward.  It 
is  sometimes  amusing  to  the  crew,  however, 
to  hear  the  sails  call  out  to  the  ballast — 
"Hold  up  there,  you  are  impeding  our  prog- 
ress." and  then  to  hear  the  ballast  call  out  to 
the  sails— "Draw  in  there,  you  are  going  too 
fast." 

These  sermons  of  Mr.  Procter  give  assur- 
ance of  his  soundness  in  all  the  essentials  of 
Christianity.  No  man  can  read  these  sermons 
without  feeling  an  uplift  and  an  expansion  of 
mind  and  heart. 

For  the  memorial  address  of  T.  P.  Haley, 
and  the  editing  skill  of  J.  H.  Garrison,  which 
constitute  an  important  part  of  this  book,  the 
public  will  be  duly  grateful. 

A.  B.  Jones. 

Liberty,  Mo. 

J* 
Ch.tca.go  University  Notes. 

This  fall  the  following  disciples  are  here:  C. 
G.  Brelos,  C.  L.  Waite,  F  F  Grim,  Austin 
Hunter,  J.  P.  Givens.  L.  R.  Hotaling,  G.  E. 
Pike,  C.  S.  Early,  F.  O  Norton,  C.  A.  Young, 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  E  E.  Faris,  our  missionaries  to 
Africa;  W.  W.  Frost,  John  Kenyon,  A.  W. 
Place,  F.  W.  Barber,  F.  N.  Otsuka,  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  H.  B.  Robison,  C.  L.  Garrison,  Thos.  C. 
Clark,  Chas.  P.  Clark. 

Grant  E.  Pike  has  gone  to  Colorado,  Texas, 
on  account  of  his  wife's  health. 

Reports  from  the  fields  show  frequent  addi- 
tions to  the  churches  where  the  men  from  the 
university  are  preaching. 

Dr.  H.  L.  Willett  is  giving  a  series  of  lectures 
to  the  Disciples'  club  on  practical  problems 
among  us. 

A  Woman's  Home,  under  the  auspices  of 
the  disciples,  in  connection  with  the  univer- 
sity has  been  opened.  Its  design  is  to  pro- 
vide a  home  for  young  ladies  coming  to  the 
university,  under  the  oversight  of  a  head  who 
will  look  after  their  social,  intellectual  and 
religious  welfare.  Miss  Alice  Lloyd,  of  Ken- 
tucky, has  charge. 

Austin  Hunter. 


PROGR.AM 

Missouri  Crvristia.rv   Mirvisteria.1   Institute, 

to  be  WeSd  in  Columbia.,  Mo., 

March  16-19,  1902. 


Kidnev  a^rvd  Bladder 

Troubles  Promptly  Cured. 


MONDAY,  8  P.  M.,  MARCH   16. 

"The  Place  of  Christianity  in  the  Progress  of  the 
World."     W.  F.  Richardson,  Kansas  City. 

TUESDAY  9  A.  M.,  MARCH   17. 

"Church  Discipline."   F.  W.  Allen,  Chillicothe;  T.  H. 

Capp,  Plattsburg. 
Discussion.    J.  P.  Pinkerton. 

TUESDAY,  2  P.  M. 

"The  Source  of  Authority  in  Matters  of  Religion." 
Edmund  Wilkes,  California;  W.  E.  Garrison,  St. 
I<ouis. 

Discussion.    Chas.  M.  Sharp,  Kansas  City. 

TUESDAY,  8  P.  M. 

"The  Adaptation  of  the  Primitive  Gospel  to  Modern 
Times."     F.  D.  Power,  Washington,  D.  C. 

WEDNESDAY,  9  A.  M.,  MARCH  18. 

Discussion.    A.  W.  Kokendoffer,  Mexico. 

"The  Supreme  Need  of  the  Cause  in  Missouri."     G. 

A.    Hoffmann. 
Discussion.    C.  M.  Chilton. 

WEDNESDAY,  2  P.  M. 

Book  Review,  "How  Much  is  L,eft  of  the  Old  Doc- 
trine?"   H.  A.  Denton,  Warrensburg. 
Discussion.     M.  M.  Goode. 

WEDNESDAY    8  P.  M. 

"What  is  the  Plea  of  the  Disciples  nf  Christ?"  F.  D. 
Power,  Washington,  D.  C. 

THURSDAY,  9  A.  M.,  MARCH  19. 

Discussion.    J.  B.  Briney. 

"The  Methods  of  Securing  Our  Missionary  Offer- 
ings." A.  McL,ean,  Cincinnati;  B.  It.  Smith, 
Cincinnati. 

THURSDAY,  2  P.  M. 

W.  J.  I,hamon.    lecture,  "Ministerial  Education." 


A  Sample  Bottle  Sent  Free  by  Ma.il. 

Dr.  Kilmer's  Swamp  Root,  the  wonderful 
new  discovery  in  medical  science,  fulfills  every 
wish  in  promptly  curing  kidney,  bladder  and 
uric  acid  troubles,  rheumatism  and  pain  in 
the  back.  It  corrects  inability  to  hold  water 
and  scalding  pain  in  passing  it,  or  bad  effects 
following  use  of  liquor,  wine  or  beer,  and 
overcomes  that  unpleasant  necessity  of  being 
compelled  to  go  often  during  the  day  and  to 
get  up  many  times  during  the  night.  The 
mild  and  the  extraordinary  effect  of  Swamp- 
Root  is  soon  realized.  It  stands  the  highest 
for  its  wonderful  cures  of  the  most  distress- 
ing cases. 

Swamp-Root  is  not  recommended  for  every- 
thing, but  if  you  have  kidney,  liver,  bladder, 
or  uric  acid  trouble  you  will  find  it  just  the 
remedy  you  need. 

If  you  need  a  medicine  you  should  have  the 
best.  Sold  by  druggists  in  fifty-cent  and  one- 
dollar  sizes.  You  may  have  a  sample  bottle 
of  this  wonderful  new  discovery  and  a  book 
that  tells  all  about  it  and  its  great  cures, 
both  sent  absolutely  free  by  mail.  Address 
Dr.  Kilmer  &  Co.,  Binghamton,  N.  Y.  When 
writing,  mention  that  you  read  this  generous 
offer  in  the  Christian-Evangelist. 


A  Query  Answered, 

Dear  Evangelist: — 

"Who  can  tell  us  the  name  of  the  first 
preacher  who  proclaimed  the  primitive  gospel 
as  urged  by  the  Disciples  of  Christ  in  the 
region  covered  by  the  Louisiana  Purchase?" 

In  answer  to  this  query  of  your  Nov.  7 
issue,  I  refer  you  to  the  autobiography  of 
Elder  Samuel  Rodgers.  Bro.  Rodgers  was  a 
convert  of  Barton  Stone  (P.  16).  He  and 
James  Hughes  came  to  Missouri  and  preached 
at  Ramsey's  Creek,  Pike  county  (P.  47). 
Another  trip  was  made  in  1822  when  the  first 
meeting  was  held  here  at  Lexington.  Bro. 
Rodgers  and  Bro.  Hughes  were  at  this  time 
simply  "Bible  Christians." 

E.  J.  Fenstermacher. 


The  Globe-Democrat  of  this  city  rejoices 
over  the  overthrow  of  Tammany  in  New 
York  city,  but  adds  that  there  is  a  St. 
Louis  Tammany  whose  overthrow  is  yet  to 
be  effected.  The  Globe-Democrat  must 
remember,  however,  that  the  New  York 
Tammany  was  overthrown  by  a  combina- 
tion of  the  decent  elements  of  New  York 
city  against  that  corrupt  organization.  It 
was  not  done  on  partisan  lines.  This  is 
exactly  what  should  have  been  done  in  St. 
Louis  in  our  last  city  election.  Because  it 
was  not  done  the  defeat  of  the  corrupt  ele- 
ment in  St.  Louis  was  only  partial,  whereas 
it  might  have  been  complete.  One  ring  was 
overthrown,  but  in  order  to  accomplish  that 
on  party  lines  an  alliance  was  made  with  a 
corrupt  element  which  now  handicaps 
Mayor  Wells  in  his  sincere  desire  to  give 
the  city  a  pure  and  businesslike  adminis- 
tration. Let  us  profit  by  the  example  of 
New  York  city  and  combine  the  decent 
element  of  all  parties  in  St.  Louis  to  over- 
throw the  boodlers  and  parasites  which 
now  infest  our  city  government. 


After  A  Day's  H&rd  Work 
Take  Horsford's  Acid  Phosphate. 

It  nourishes,  strengthens  and  imparts  new 
life  and  vigor,  by  supplying  the  needed  nerve 
food.     Relieves  the  worst  forms  of  dyspepsia. 


J490 


THE.  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


NOVEMBER  21,  1 9OI 


At   Osa.ka,    Japan. 

This  is  a  city  ot  a  million  souls  and  is  the 
chief  manufacturing  city  in  the  empire  of 
Japan.  As  you  approach  it  and  see  smoke- 
stacks in  every  direction,  you  are  reminded  of 
Pittsburg,  Pa.  The  number  of  factories  is 
about  1,800.  The  city  is  growing  at  a  rapid 
rate.  The  railroad  depot  is  said  to  be  the 
largest  and  finest  in  all  of  the  East.  It  is 
about  like  the  depot  at  Columbus,  Ohio. 

This  is  a  great  center  in  which  to  plant  the 
gospel.  Ten  missionary  boards  are  at  work 
here,  represented  by  about  fifty  missionaries. 
There  are  five  mission  schools  and  several 
hundred  students.  The  number  of  Christians 
(of  all  names)  in  the  city  is  over  3,000.  The 
oldest  missionary  is  Dr.  A.  D.  Hale  of  the 
Cumberland  Presbyterian  Church,  who  has 
been  here  for  t  ^enty-six  years. 

The  P  ireign  Society  has  been  at  work  in 
this  city  only  a  little  over  two  years.  Al- 
ready there  are  seventeen  believers  and  two 
Sunday-schools.  R.  L.  Pruett  came  here  first. 
He  is  an  excellent  missionary  and  has  the 
language  well.  He  came  to  Japan  as  an 
"independent"  missionary  from  Tennessee. 
The  churches  that  sent  him  out  did  not  pro- 
vide sufficient  support  and  he  said  he  was 
soon  the  most  "dependent"  missionary  in 
Japan.  Since  his  appointment  by  the  Foreign 
Society  he  has  been  doing  most  excellent 
work.  He  and  his  family  live  in  the  new 
mission  home  built  by  the  Foreign  Society. 
C.  S.  Weaver  and  wife  are  also  stationed 
here.  They  have  been  in  Japan  only  one  year. 
They  are  working  faithfully  on  the  language. 
They  came  out  from  Illinois  where  they  are 
well  known.  They  are  delighted  with  their 
new  duties.  Miss  Bertha  Clawson  is  also  in 
Osaka,  living  with  the  Weavers.     She  is  sup- 


'? 


The  Weil-Known    Specialist,  FRANKLIN 

MILES,  M.  D.  LL.B.,  will  send  $2.50 

Worth  of  His  Complete  Treatment 

Free  to  Our  Readers. 


There  never  was  a  better  opportunity  for 
persons  suffering  from  diseases  of  the 
heart,  nerves,  liver,  stomach  or  dropsy  to 
test,  free,  a  well  tried  and  Complete 
Treatment  for  these  disorders.  Dr.  Miles 
is  known  to  be  a  leading  specialist  in  these 
diseases,  and  his  liberal  offer  is  certainly 
worthy  of  serious  consideration  by  every 
afflicted  reader. 

His  system  of  Treatment  is  thoroughly 
scientific  and  immensely  superior  to  the 
ordinary  methods.  It  includes  several 
remedies  carefully  selected  to  suit  each  in- 
dividual case  and  is  the  final  result  of 
twenty- five  years  of  very  extensive  re- 
search and  experience  in  treating  this  class 
of  diseases.  Earn  treatment  consists  of  a 
curative  elixir,  tonic  tablets,  laxative  pills 
and  usually  a  plaster.  Extensive  statis- 
tics clearly  demonstrate  that  Dr.  Miles' 
Treatment  is  at  least  three  times  as  suc- 
cessful as  the  usual  treatment. 

Thousands  of  remarkable  testimonials 
from  prominent  people  will  be  sent  free. 
These  show  Dr.  Miles  to  be  one  of  the 
world's  mo3t  successful  physicians. 

Col.  E.  B.  Spileman,  of  the  9th  United  States 
Regulars,  located  at  San  Diego,  Cal.,  says:  "Dr. 
Miles'  Special  Treatment  has  worked  wonders  in 
my  son's  case  when  all  else  failed.  I  had  em- 
ployed the  best  medical  talent  and  had  spent  $2,000 
in  so  doing.  I  believe  he  is  a  wonderful  specialist. 
I  consider  it  my  duty  to  recommend  him."  "For 
years  I  had  severe  trouble  with  my  stomach,  head, 
neuralgia,  sinking  spells  and  dropsy.  Your  treat- 
ment entirely  cured  me,"  writes  Hon.  W.  A.  War- 
ren, of  Jamestown,  N.  Y. 

air.  Julius  Keister,  of  350  Michigan  Avenue,  Chi- 
cago, testifies  that  Dr.  Miles  cured  him  after  ten  able 
physicians  had  failed.  Mrs.  R.  Trimmer,  of 
Greenspring,  Pa.,  was  cured  after  many  physicians 
had  pronounced  her  case  "hopeless." 

As  all  afflicted  readers  may  have  $2.50 
worth  of  treatment  especially  adapted  to 
their  case  free,  we  would  advise  them  to 
send  for  it  at  once.  Address,  Dr.  Frank- 
lin Miles,  201  to  209  State  St.,  Chicago. 
Mention  this  paper. 


ported  by  the  church  at  Angola,  Ind.  She 
has  been  here  three  years  and  says  she  would 
not  exchange  positions  with  any  one  in  Amer.- 
ica.  She  has  been  a  good  student  of  the  lan- 
guage and  is  doing  a  most  useful  service. 
Three  buildings  are  needed  in  Osaka. 

First,  a  home  for  C.  S.  Weaver  and  wife. 
They  are  now  renting  ai  house  which  belongs 
to  the  Church  Missionary  Society. 

Second,  we  need  a  chapel  where  R.  L.  Pru- 
ett is  doing  work.  The  \  ground  and  chapel 
will  cost  about  $3,000.     l 

Third,  a  chapel  is  also  needed  for  the  work  of 
the  Weavers  and  Miss  Clawson.  Their  work 
is  about  five  miles  apart.  I  hope  some  friend 
will  give  the  money  soon  for  these  buildings. 
We  have  expended  only  about  $12,500  for 
buildings  in  the  whole  empire  of  Japan.  This  is 
not  enough  for  the  great   work  we  are  doing. 

We  have  enjoyed  two  very  pleasant  recep- 
tions here.  One  was  tendered  by  the  native 
Christians  at  the  home  of  the  Pruetts;  the 
other  was  by  all  of  the  missionaries  of  the 
different  boards  at  the  home  of  the  Weavers. 
The  missionaries  are  all  very  cordial.  Sunday 
afternoon  I  preached  at  the  union  services. 
The  audience  was  made  up  of  missionaries 
and  their  families.  Missionaries  on  the  field, 
away  from  home  and  native  land,  are  elo- 
quent listeners. 

On  Sunday  I  was  present  at  two  native 
services  conducted  by  our  missionaries,  and 
spoke,  R.  E.  Pruett  interpreting  for  me. 
Hirai  Yokichi  is  our  Japanese  preacher  in 
Osaka,  working  with  our  missionaries.  He 
is  a  fine  looking  man,  twenty-eight  years  of 
age,  and  is  said  to  be  an  orator.  Miss  La- 
venia  Oldham,  of  Tokyo,  had  him  in  training 
for  about  six  years,  I  was  told  that  he  could 
preach  as  well  as  the  average  preacher  in 
America,  and  sometimes  preached  really  great 
sermons.  He  preaches  four  times  every  week 
and  sometimes  oftener.  He  speaks  a  little 
broken  Eaglish  and  is  very  pleasant-  and 
genial. 

A  Pressing    Need. 

Our  greatest  need  in  Japan  is  a  Bible- school 
or  Bible  college,  in  which  young  men  may  be 
trained  for  evangelistic  work.  The  mission- 
aries have  waited  long  and  patiently  for  such 
a  school.  Americans  can  never  bring  Japan 
to  Christ.  The  Japanese  must  do  this.  Tiere 
is  a  greater  need  just  now  for  well  equipped 
youag  Japanese  evangelists  than  for  mission- 
aries from  America.  One  missionary  ex- 
pressed the  opinion  that  such  a  school  would 
accomplish  as  much  as  ten  new  missionaries, 
A  number  of  bright,  consecrated  young  men 
are  ready  to  enter  the  Bible-school.  Some 
whoarenowpreachiugcould  be  greatly  helped 
by  spending  some  time  in  the  school.  Theie 
are  now  little  bands  of  our  believers  in  differ- 
ent parts  of  the  empire  that  need  teaching 
but  there  is  no  one  to  go  to  them.  Doors 
are  wide  open  to  us  at  many  points  but  there 
is  no  one  to  enter  them.  The  missionaries 
and  about  ten  native  preachers  are  already 
overworked.  H.  H.  Guy  is  taking  some 
special  studies  in  America  for  this  work.  The 
missionaries  all  agree  that  he  is  the  man  for 
this  important  service.  He  is  in  every  way 
well  fitted  for  it.  Of  course  he  will  need  help, 
but  the  help  will  come  when  he  gets  started. 
Some  of  the  great  mission  schools  of  Japan 
began  with  two  or  three  students.  The  chief 
thing  now  is  to  start  and  the  next  thing  is 
never  to  let  loose.  The  land  has  already  been 
selected.  There  are  about  three  acres.  It 
will  cost  about  $4,500.  The  buildings  will  cost 
$5,000  or  $6,000  In  a  word,  it  will  require 
from  $10,000  to  $15,000  for  the  school.  This  is 
a  very  small  amount  when  the  importance  of 
the  work  is  considered.  Some  mission  schools 
in  Japan  cost  far  beyond  $100,000  and  they  are 
being  enlarged  all  the  time.  If  a  Bible  college 
is  important  in  Iowa,  Illinois,  Ohio  or  Ken- 
tucky where  we  have  strong  men  and  large 
churches,  how  much  more  important  in  a 
land  where  we  are  just  starting  The  supreme 
need  in  Japan  just  now  is  this   Bible-school.     Will 


That  is  the  heartfelt  cry  of  many  a 
mother  who  sees  her  beloved  child  wast- 
ing and  fading  day  by  day.  Sometimes  it's 
too  late  for  medical  aid  to  help  the  child. 
s  It  is  so  weak,  so> 
lacking  in  stamina 
that  there  is  no 
vantage  ground  of 
help. 

One  of  the  results 
of  the  use  of  Dr. 
Pierce's  Favorite 
Prescription  pr  ex- 
ceeding maternity- 
is  a  strong,  healthy- 
child.  Thousands 
of  mothers  testify 
to  this.  Frequently 
mothers  write,  "  I 
was  never  able  to 
raise  a  child  before 
using  "Favorite  Pre- 
scription," or  "All 
my  other  children 
are  sickly  except 
this  one,  and  I  took 
your  'Favorite  Prescription  '  this  time." 

All  the  child's  strength  comes  from  the 
mother.  "Favorite  Prescription  "  gives  the 
mother  strength  to  give  her  child. 

There  is  no  alcohol  in  "Favorite  Pre- 
scription ; "  it  contains  neither  opium,  co- 
caine, nor  any  other  narcotic.  It  is  a 
purely  vegetable  and  'perfectly  harmless 
medicine  in  any  condition  of  the  female 
system. 

Accept  no  substitute  for  "Favorite  Pre- 
scription." There  is  nothing  "just  as  good  '» 
for  woman's  ills. 

Sick  women  are  invited  to  consult  Dr 
Pierce,  by  letter,  free.  Correspondence 
confidential.  Address  Dr.  R.  V.  Pierce,  Buf- 
falo, N.  Y. 

"  I  am  so  thankful  for  what  Dr.  Pierce's  Fa-  \ 
vorite  Prescription  has  done  for  me,"  writes- 
Mrs.  John  T.  Smith,  of  Slocan,  British  Columbia 
(Box  50).  "It  helped  me  through  the  long- 
months  of  pregnancy  and  I  have  a  big,  strong 
baby  girl,  the  most  healthy  of  all  my  three,  and; 
it  cured  me  of  a  disease  which  was  taking  away 
all  my  strength." 

Free.  Dr.  Pierce's  Common  Sense  Med- 
ical Adviser  is  sent  free  on  receipt  of 
stamps  to  pay  expense  of  mailing  only. 
Send  31  one-cent  stamps  for  the  book  in 
cloth  binding,  or  21  one-cent  stamps  for 
paper  covered.  Address  Dr.  R.  V.  Pierce, 
Buffalo,  N.  Y. 


not  some  generous  friend  provide  $10,000  for 
this  special  object?  The  buildings  must  be 
started  next  year. 

Leaving  JaLpa.r\. 

We  have  been  in  this, land  about  five  weeks. 
We  have  traveled  from  one  end  of  it  to  the 
other.  The  most  interesting  thing  to  be  seen 
is  the  triumph  of  the  gospel.  The  progress 
that  has  been  made  in  the  last  forty  years  is 
a  marvel.  Everywhere  you  are  compelled  to 
recognize  the  law  and  order  of  the  land.  The 
people  arequiet  and  civil,  and  kind  and  oblig- 
ing. We  have  not  heard  an  unkind  word  or 
witnessed  an  unkind  act  toward  us  in  all  our 
travels.  The  people  invite  us  to  their  homes 
and  treat  us  like  lords.  When  we  reach  a 
strange  city,  the  policemen  come  and  inquire 
if  there  is  anything  they  can  do  for  our  com- 
fort. Everywhere  and  by  all  grades  and 
classes  we  have  been  treated  as  guests.  Not 
so  fifty  years  ago.  Then  no  Christian  or  for- 
eigner was  permitted  to  enter.  Then  there 
were  no  modern  public  improvements,  nor 
were  they  wanted.  Now  there  are  4,000  miles 
of  railroads  with  over  40,000  men  in  the  rail- 
road service.  The  telegraph  wires  are 
stretched  all  over  the  land;  the  p  istal  system 
is  one  of  the  best  in  the  world.  The  mail  is 
delivered  free  to  every  man  in  the  whole  land, 
on  the  farm,  in  the  distant  mines,  on  the 
mountains,  in  the  forests;  in  a  word,  there  is 
free  delivery  everywhere.  The  postal  system 
is  much  more  prompt  and  efficient  than  in  the 
United  States.  You  can  write  a  letter  and 
mail  it  at  eight  o'clock  at  night  in  a  city  like 
Tokyo  and  receive  an  answer  to  it  by  eight 
o'clock  the  next  morning.  Daily  papers 
are  printed  in  every  city  of  the  empire  of 
25,000  population  or  more.  Public  schools 
are  open  to  all.    High  schools   and   universi- 


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ties  rank  high.  The  missionary  has  helped  to 
bring  all  this  about.  When  you  travel,  you 
find  good  potatoes  and  apples  and  grapes 
and  other  fruits  and  vegetables  to  eat.  These 
are  also  due  to  the  missionaries  who  told  the 
people  of  better  things  and  helped  them  to 
introduce  better  growths  of  vegetables  and 
fruits.  The  work  of  the  missionary  is  seen  in 
«verything;  in  better  laws,  in  better  litera- 
ture, in  improved  schools,  in  architecture, 
in  clothing  and  in  all  that  relates  to  the 
social,  political  and  religious  well-being  of 
the  people.  A  prominent  Japanese  told  me  that 
Christianity  now  has  more  moral  influence  in 
Japan  than  Buddhism  or  Shintoism,  and  he 
was  not  a  Christian.  The  number  of  Protes- 
tant Christians  is  nearly  50,000  and  no  doubt 
600,000  have  been  touched  in  their  social  and 
religious  lives  by  the  gospel.  Our  own  work 
is  prosperous.  Baptisms  are  frequent.  The 
churches  are  growing  in  grace  ani  liberality. 

The  missionaries  have  been  especially  kind 
to  us.  We  have  been  in  all  their  homes.  We 
have  not  traveled  a  mile  in  Japan  without 
their  presence  and  help.  They  have  bought 
every  ticket,  checked  our  baggage,  paid  the 
Kurumai,  paid  the  hotel  bills,  etc.  In  their 
homes  they  have  given  us  the  best  they  could 
find  to  eat;  the  best  bed  has  been  ours;  they 
have  prayed  for  us;  they  have  done  all  in 
their  power  to  make  us  comfortable  and  to 
enable  us  to  see  and  understand  their  work. 
They  are  diligent  and  faithful  and  doing  all 
in  their  power  to  extend  the  kingdom  of 
heaven  among  the  heathen.  They  need  and 
deserve  the  prayers  of  all  the  churches  in  the 
home  land.  They  are  isolated  and  lonely. 
Sometimes  they  do  not  see  a  fellow  mission- 
ary or  hear  a  prayer  or  a  sermon  in  English 
in  a  whole  year.  They  hunger  for  fellowship 
and  sympathy.  Their  children  grow  up  to 
speak  a  strange,  heathen  tongue.  A  happy 
American  Christmas  festivity  or  a  joyous 
Children's  Day,  the  children  never  know.  My 
heart  goes  out  to  the  children  of  the  mission- 
aries as  never  before.  The  women  and  chil- 
dren make  even  greater  sacrifices  than  the  men. 
They  pray  for  each  other,  they  pray  for  the 
churches  and  preachers  at  home.  They  live 
and  walk  with  God.  They  go  down  into  the 
slums  of  heathenism  to  lift  up  the  women  and 
children  from  filth  and  disease  and  vermin 
and  wretchedness  and  woe.  The  copper-faced, 
stoical  Japanese  does  not  discourage  them, 
the  stench  and  grime  does  not  repel  them, 
temples  and  bells  and  gongs  and  great  festal 
days  do  not  overawe  them.  The  love  of  Christ 
constrains  them.  Their  lives  have  taught 
me  a  new  lesson,  their  love  and  devotion  for 
the  outcasts  of  the  world  have  given  me  a 
new  vision  of  the  Christ  and  his  power  over 
the  hearts  of  men.  May  God  bless  these 
apostles  of  our  churches,  these  heralds  of  the 
cross,  these  prophets  of  a  new  day  in  the  sun- 
rise kingdom.  F.  M.  Rains. 

Osaka,  Japan,  Oct.  2,  1901. 

The  Ma.gic  City. 

Thinking  you  might  be  interested  in  hearing 
of  this  twentieth  century  wonder,  the  city  of 
Lawton,  away  out  in  Comanche  county, 
western  Oklahoma,  in  the  shadow  of  the 
Wichita  Mouataiis,  I  write  you  this  Hallow- 
e'en— and  I  can  assure  you  the  witches  are  all 
out  and  at  work  even  in  this  far  western  city. 

If  I  could  draw  a  true  pen  picture  of  this 
wonderful  place,  you  would  not  believe  it, 
for  it  would  read  like  a  fairy  tale.  We  Ameri- 
cans do  things  in  a  hurry,  but  this  seems 
like  magic.  Where  less  than  three  months 
ago  was  a  bare  prairie  with  the  picturesque 
Comanche  and  his  pony  and  the  coyote,  now 
stands  a  beautifully  laid  out  liotle  city  of 
six  or  eight,  thousand  inhabitants,  with  a 
railroad  and  every  branch  of  business  repre- 
sented, and  hundreds  of  business  and  dwell- 
ing houses.  It  is  as  if  a  fairy  had  touched 
the  prairie  with  a  magic  wand  and  a  fair 
city  had  sprung  up  at  the  touch.   While  many 


are  in  tents,  yet  the  sound  of  the  hammer  is 
heard  on  every  hand  and  good  business 
houses  and  nice  cottages  and  residences  are 
springing  up.  Whole  streets  are  almost 
solidly  built  up.  The  many  beautiful  claims 
are  rapidly  being  settled  and  homes  estab- 
lished. 

Our  church  services  have  been  held  in  a 
large  teat,  but  plans  are  about  perfected  for 
a  good  church  home.  The  foundation  is 
about  completed.  The  great  difficulty  in 
building  in  these  new  countries  lies  in  this, 
nearly  every  one  invests  his  little  in  a  business 
and  small  home,  and  that  doesn't  leave  much 
for  the  church,  so  we  must  needs  ask  our 
friends  to  help  us.  We  have  a  membership  of 
about  200  and  a  fine  class  of  people.  We 
have  a  good  Sunday-school,  Endeavor  so- 
ciety and  a  splendid  aid  society.  Our  church 
services  are  well  attended— we  have  been 
told  better  than  any  others  in  town— and  we 
have  a  very  interesting,  well  attended  prayer- 
meeting.  Bro.  Millard,  our  sweet  singer,  has 
a  claim  in  this  district,  and  has  his  member- 
ship with  us  and  delighted  us  all  with  his 
singing  at  several  services  while  here.  The 
rock  for  foundation  was  kindly  given  us  by 
the  United  States  government  from  their 
quarry  at  Ft.  Sill,  and  we  are  very  anxious 
to  see  a  commodious  building  erected  before 
cold  weather.  It  would  never  do  for  us  to 
put  up  a  "shack"  in  a  town  of  so  much 
promise.  And  a  debt  cannot  be  thought  of 
with  no 'crops  in  the  next  year.  If  our 
friends  who  are  well  housed  would  give  us  a 
little  lift,  we  could  build  a  house  that  would  be 
a  credit  to  this  city  of  promise  and  to  our 
brotherhood.     Will  you  do  it? 


Since  writing  the  above,  before  mailing 
this,  ,ve  had  a  terrible  wind  storm,  which 
blew  u  ■ -n  many  tents  and  a  few  buildings 
among  which  were  the  tabernacle  and  our 
living  tents,  the  tabernacle  was  badly 
damaged.  You  see  the  great  need  of  getting 
housed  before  the  season  of  northers  advances 
much  farther.  Mrs.  A.  B.  Carpenter. 


Lawton,  Okla. 


Coffee  Complexion. 

Many    Laddies    Have    Poor  .Complexions 
From  Coffee. 

"Coffee  caused  dark  colored  blotches  on  my 
face  and  body.  I  had  been  drinking  it  for  a 
long  while  and  these  blotches  gradually  ap- 
peared, until  finally  they  became  permanent 
and  were  about  as  dark  as  coffee  itself. 

I  formerly  had  as  fine  a  complexion  as  one 
could  ask  for. 

When  I  became  convinced  that  coffee  was 
the  cause  of  my  trouble,  I  changed  and  took 
to  using  Postum  Cereal  Food  Coffee,  and  as 
I  made  it  well,  according  to  directions,  I  liked 
it  very  much,  and  have  since  that  time  used  it 
entirely  in  place  of  coffee. 

I  am  thankful  to  say  I  am  not  nervous  any 
more,  as  I  was  when  I  was  drinking  coffee,  and 
my  complexion  is  nowas  fah\and  good  as  it 
was  years  ago.  It  is  very  plaii  that  the  coffee 
caused   the  trouble.    Please  omit    my  name 

from  public  print."     Mrs.  ,  2081  Ogden 

Ave.,  Chicago,  111.  The  name  of  this  lady 
can  be  given  by  the  Postum  Cereal  Co.,  Ltd., 
Battle  Creek,  Mich. 

Most  bad  complexions  are  caused  by  some 
disturbance  of  the  stomach  and  coffee  is  the 
greatest  disturber  of  digestion  known.  Al- 
most any  woman  can  have  a  fair  complexion 
if  she  will  leave  off  coffee  and  use  Postum 
Food  Coffee  and  nutritious,  healthy  food  in 
proper  quantity.  The  food  coffee  furnishes 
certain  parts  of  the  natural  grains  from  the 
field  that  nature  uses  to  rebuild  the  nervous 
system  and  when  that  is  in  good  condition, 
one  can  depend  upon  a  good  complexion  as 
well  as  a  general  healthy  condition  of  teh 
body. 


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Getting  subscribers,  old 
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KanssLS    Notes. 

In  a  Kansas  town  that  wa's  "open"  in 
defiance  of  the  state  law,  the  citizens  suc- 
ceeded in  getting  the  attorney-general  to  take 
action  ordering  the  county  attorney  to  close 
the  joints.  A  few  nights  later,  while  the 
Methodist  preacher,  who  had  been  active  in 
the  law  enforcement  effort,  was  away  from 
home  a  mob  of  joint  sympathizers  went  to  his 
place  and  decorate  1  the  house  with  beer  kegs, 
indulging  in  threats  and  vile  language,  to 
the  terror  of  the  preacher's  wife  and  daughter, 
who  were  then  alone.  The  mob  was  driven 
away  but  soon  returned  and  egged  the  house. 
It  is  probable  that  the  local  authorities  would 
have  done  nothing,  but  the  attorney -general 
seems  to  have  taken  the  matter  up  vigorous- 
ly. In  a  letter  to  the  county  attorney,  after 
having  pointed  out  the  law  covering  the  case 
and  spoken  of  the  members  of  the  mob  as 
marchists,  he  says:  "It  is  bad  enough  when 
n  >bs  take  the  law  into  their  own  hands  to 
enforce  it,  but  it  is  many  times  worse  when  a 
;itizen  and  his  family  are  subject  to  insult 
and  abuse  because  be  has  been  active  in 
securing  the  law's  enforcement."  All  good 
people  wish  that  every  member  of  the  mob 
might  be  apprehended  and  punished.  Tthe 
liquor  business  in  Kansas,  as  everywhere 
else,  obeys  no  law  except  as  forced  to  do  so 
and  has  no  regard  for  deeency  or  the  rights 
of  others. 

Bro.  Matchett's  meeting  at  Harmony 
mo  vps  on  with  good  in  teres  c  and  some  con- 
versions. 

The  writer  is  assisting  Bro  Thomas  and 
the  church  at  Vining  in  a  meeting. 

The  fifth  district  board  met  on  Nov.  14  and 
commenced  making  arrangements  for  theircOn- 
vention  next  spring.  They  are  planning  to  do 
some  active  mission  work  in  the  near  iuture. 

Bro.  W.  H  Scrivner,  of  Girard,  is  in  a 
meeting  just  begun  with  the  church  at  Belle- 
ville, C.  Henderson',  pastor. 

The  church  at  Howard  recently  had  a  short 
meeting  with  sixteen  additions,  nine  bap- 
tisms. Seven  of  tnem  were  from  the  Junior 
C.  E  ,  which  the  writer  organized  during  his 
stay  in  Howird.  Bro.  Williams,  of  Fredonia, 
did  the  pt earning. 

H.  A.  Lemon  is  in  a  very  successful  meeting 
at  Morrowville.  Thirty-two  added  at  last 
report. 

News  has  just  retched  me  of  the  death  of 
our  beloved  brother,  M.  Ingels,  of  Eeanna. 
He  was  a  nero  of  the  cross,  a  friend  to  every 
preacher  in  the  state  and  one  of  the  most  use- 
ful men  we  had.  In  losing  him  our  cause  loses 
a  valiant  soldier  and  our  young  men  lose  a 
safe  and  trusted  counsellor.  Sister  Ingels  has 
the  sympathy  of  the  entire  brotherhood  of 
Kansas.  Robert  E.  Rosenstein. 

Manhattan,  Kas. 


1492 


THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


November  21, 1901 


Ohio  Letter. 


Ohio  has  "gone"  Republican.  Geo.  K.  Nash 
was  re-elected  governor  by  about  70,000  plu- 
rality. The  legislature  will  be  about  35  of  a 
Republican  majority.  What  of  the  temper- 
ance outlook,  did  you  askl  "Very  fine.  The 
Anti-saloon  League  was  defeated  in  only  two 
counties  in  the  state— Franklin  and  Mahon- 
ing. Thos.  H.  Clark,  the  father  of  the  famous 
Clark  local  option  bill,  was  defeated  by  about 
350  votes.  This  cost  the  brewers  $20,000.  But 
they  put  all  their  eggs  in  one  basket.  They 
defeated  Clark,  but  enough  others  were  elected 
in  other  parts  of  the  state  to  assure  the  pas- 
sage of  a  local  option  law.  The  daily  press 
says  that  Gov.  Nash  will  not  reappoint  his 
brewer  colonel  on  his  staff.  A  wise  man  will 
not  make  the  same  mistake  twice. 

"More  than  our  apportionment"  is  becom- 
ing familiar  to  Secretary  Bartlett  these  days. 
The  first  week  of  returns  from  the  Ohio  offer- 
ing was  very  encouraging  indeed.  Many 
churches  went  beyond  their  apportionment. 
Many  others  reached  it.  There  never  wis  so 
keen  a  conscience  on  Ohio  missions  as  there  is 
in  This  present  year  of  grace.  Many  churches 
will  take  the  offering  later  in  the  month.  C. 
A.  Kleeberger  is  already  out  in  the  field,  per- 
sonally looking  after  the  churches  that  did 
not  show  any  inclination  to  respond.  That 
is  right.  Send  for  it,  but  if  you  can't  get  it, 
go  for  it.  The  results  of  Bro.  Kleeberger's 
work  thus  far  show  the  wisdom  of  this 
course.  Help  save  Ohio!  There  is  yet  time  to 
take  the  offering. 

Will  E.  Adams  is  in  a  meeting  at  West 
Mansfield  with  home  forces,  that  seems  at  the 
outset  to  promise  well. 

Wm.  Harris  is  with  the  church  at  East  Lib- 
erty in  a  meeting.  He  was  pastor  there  for 
two  years,  and  is  drawing  a  good  hearing  in 
the  meeting. 

The  Central  church  in  Toledo  began  a  meet- 
ing last  Sunday,  with  C.  A.  Freer,  of  Colum- 
bus, as  preacher.  C.  W.  Huffer  feels  that  the 
outlook  for  a  successful  meeting  was  never 
better  in  the  history  of  the  church. 

I.  J.  Cahill,  of  Dayton,  has  been  preaching 
for  the  church  at  Mt.  Healthy  for  10  days. 
Bro.  Cahill  is  a  good  preacher  and  Mt.  Heal- 
thy has  a  most  excellent  church,  so  the  co- 
operation ought  to  be  congenial  and  fruitful. 
P.  H.  Welsheimer,  of  Miller iburg,  has  held 
a  very  successful  meeting  at  Killbuck.  At  last 
account  there  had  been  over  20  additions. 

The  above  items  indicate  that  Ohio  churches 
are  making  an  effort  to  save  the  world.  Every 
church  ought  to  plan  for  a  good  meeting  at 
least  once  a  year.  A  meeting  of  days  is  rot 
only  good  for  the  people  who  may  be  won  for 
Christ,  but  it  is  good  as  a  revival.  The  aver- 
age Christian  is  something  like  a  storage  bat- 
tery— he  needs  recharging  now  and  then.  A 
meeting  serves  this  purpose  better  than  any- 
thing else.  Then  it  does  a  preacher  good.  It 
increases  his  zeal  for  souls.  He  prays  more. 
He  studies  the  needs  of  men  more.  He  studies 
his  Bible  more.  Let  every  preacher  hold  at 
least  one  meeting  a  year.  Preach  the  word. 
Knowing  the  fear  of  the  Lord,  persuade  men. 
The  kingdom  of  heaven  is  at  hand.  Repent 
or  perish. 

W.  T.  Groom  was  called  from  his  meeting 
at  Bellefontaine,  to  the  funeral  of  his  brother 
at  Covington,  Ky.  The  work  at  Bellefontaine 
is  very  prosperous  under  his  ministry. 

C.  A.  Freer. 
Columbus,  O. 

How  a  Woman  Paid  Her  Debts. 

I  am  out  of  debt,  thanks  to  the  Dish-washer  busi- 
ness. In  the  past  three  months  I  have  made  $600.00 
selling  Dish-washers.  I  never  saw  anything  sell  so 
easily.  Every  family  needs  a  Dish-washer,  and  will 
buy  one  when  shown  how  beautifully  it  will  wash 
and  dry  the  family  dishes  in  two  minutes.  I  sell 
from  my  own  house.  Each  Dish-washer  sold  brings 
me  many  orders.  The  dishes  are  washed  without 
wetting  the  hands.  That  is  why  ladies  want  the 
Dish-washer.  I  give  my  experience  for  the  benefit 
of  any  one  who  may  wish  to  make  money  easy.  I 
buy  my  Dish-washers  from  the  Mound  City  Dish- 
Washer  Co.,  St.  Louis,  Mo.  Write  them  for  particu- 
lars. They  will  start  you  in  business  in  your  own  I 
home  I,.  A.  C. 


.  Herbert  L.  Willett  expresses  himself  freely 
as  to  the  merits  of 


"  Dear  Brother  jFieemore  : — I  am  greatly  pleased  with  The  Praise^  ymnae, 
which  marks  a  decided  advance  in  hymnology  among  the  Disciples  of  Christ.  The 
book  has  many  featured  that  place  it  on  a  level  with  the  very  best  hymn  collections  of 
the  time.  There  has  been  displayed  a  careful  regard  for  the  familiar  hymns  of  the 
church,  and  indeed  I  am  glad  to  note  the  fact  that  some  splendid  hymns  which  have 
received  the  approval  of  widespread  portions  of  the  Church  of  Christ,  but  have  never 
hirtherto  found  admission  to  our  own  hymnals,  are  included  in  this  collection.  There 
is  a  large  responsibility  resting  upon  the  shoulders  of  men  who  prepare  the  collections 
of  music  for  a  great  brotherhood  like  our  own.  It  is  easy  to  mark  the  advance  that 
has  been  made  since  our  earliest  attempts  at  hymn-book  making.  The  standard  of 
music  has  been  rising,  though  not  as  rapidly,  perhaps,  as  might  have  been  desired. 
The  musician  who  is  conscientious  and  sincerely  desirous  of  lifting  the  taste  of  those 
who  depend  upon  him  must  be  prepared  to  encounter  opposition  in  his  efforts.  There 
is  always  a  large  demand  for  the  so-called  "popular  music,"  which  has  certain  helpful 
and  "catchy  "  features,  but  which  is  only  the  music  of  a  day.  This,  it  seems  to  me, 
has  occupied  too  large  a  place  in  our  collections  of  church  music  hitherto,  and  even  the 
amount  of  space  you  have  given  it  in  the  present  collection  stretches  somewhat  the 
bounds  of  a  just  proportion.  But  there  is  adequate  compensation  here,  as  there  has 
never  been  before  in  our  church  music,  by  the  presentation  of  a  large  amount  of 
thoroughly  strong  and  enduring  themes,  for  which  I  think  you  are  to  be  emphatically 
commended.  I  am  pleased  also  to  see  that  you  have  incorporated  the  "Scripture 
Readings,"  which  are  grouped  under  appropriate  heads,  both  topically  and  b)T  sections. 
I  am  hoping  that  The  Praise  Hymnae  will  soon  find  itself  employed  in  many  of  our 
churches,  and  that  once  employed,  the  best  and  most  impressive  themes  in  it  may 
receive  early  recognition.  HERBERT  L.  WiEEETT." 

Chicago,  III. 

As  to  Prices. — The  contents  o?  THE  Praise  Hymnal  are  of  a  permanent  quality.  It  is 
false  economy  to  ask  for  cheap  bi  g.    We  make  a  cloth  bound  book  with  leather  back  that 

will  last  ten  years  with  any  sort  -      ^are.    The  price  is  as  low  as  can  be  made  on  its   superior 
material  and  workmanship,  $75.00  per,  100  copies.      Specimen  copies  sent  on  approval. 


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from  Fillmore  Brothers?  We  are  prompt,  courteous,  and  are  publishing  new  music  of  all  kinds 
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Los  Angeles  Letter. 

iThe  first  of  October  the  First  church  began 
a  three  mouths'  campaign  of  enlistment, 
which  is  an  effort  on  the  part  of  evrey  depart- 
ment of  our  church  to  increase  its  numbers 
and  workers.  The  success  attending  our  ef- 
forts has  been  gratifying.  All  lines  of  our 
church  work  are  growing.  It  is  believed  that 
it  will  increase  our  workers  in  different  lines 
almost  25  per  cent.  Last  Lord's  day  13  were 
received  into  our  fellowship  and  another  was 
baptized. 

Los  Angeles  is  experiencing  a  phenomenal 
growth.  Within  the  past  decade  it  more 
than  doubled  its  population,  thus  showing 
the  largest  percentage  of  growth  of  any  city 
in  the  United  States  of  over  50,000  inhabi- 
tants. But  it  is  growing  now  to  beat  all 
past  records.  Every  incoming  train  is  loaded 
with  tourists  and  homeseekers  from  the  east. 
The  hotels  are  already  filled.  It  is  almost  im- 
possible to  find  a  house  to  rent.  The  delight- 
ful and  attraotive  features  of  the  coast  are 
becoming  known  in  the  east  as  never  before  and 
the  people  of  the  "effete"  east  are  thronging 
hither.     We  give  them  a  cordial  welcome. 

Our  churches  in  all  this  section  are  experi- 
encing enouraging  growth.  Many  of  these 
incoming  disciples  from  the  east  soon  forget 
their  former  religious  affiliations  and  obliga- 
tions and  are  lost  to  the  churches.  Others  of 
them  soon  find  their  place  in  our  churches 
and  become  our  most  successful  and  faithful 
helpers.  Transportation  is  not  always  a 
means  of  grace.  Especially  is  this  true  if  the 
Rocky  Mountains  are  to  be  crossed. 

Ventura  has  recently  dedicated  a  new  church 
house,  free  of  debt.  F.  M.  Dowling,  of  Pasa- 
dena, was  director-general  on  that  occasion. 
They  follow  their  dedication   with  a  revival 


meeting,  with  H.  E.  Wilhite  as  evangelist. 
Redlands  will  soon  dedicate  a  new  house  of 
worship  and  also  install  a  new  pastor  in  the 
person  of  W.  G.  Conley,  of  Lexington,  Ky. 
George  Ringo,  recently  of  Falmouth,  Ky., 
has  located  with  the  church  at  Riverside. 
The  Baptists  and  Disciples  at  Oxnord  have 
coalesced  and  formed  a  union  church  of 
Christ.  They  will  call  one  of  our  brethren  as 
pastor  soon  and  will  be  in  harmony  with  the 
Disciples  of  Christ.  Koox  P.  Taylor,  of  Illi- 
nois, has  been  called  by  our  missionary  board 
to  spend  four  months  among  our  Sunday- 
schools,  beginning  about  January,  1902.  He 
will  hold  a  week's  institute  with  each  school. 
Loren  Howe,  after  a  few  months  in  Iowa,  has 
returned  to  his  pastorate  with  the  Ontario 
church.  L.  O.  Ferguson  has  recently  held  a 
meeting  for  the  Eighth  street  church  of  this 
city.  Thirteen  were  added  during  the  meet- 
ing. H.  E.  Ward  will  assist  him  in  a  meeting 
at  Modesta,  beginning  next  Monday.  Thus 
the  campaign  of  enlistment  goes  on  in  every 
section  of  our  southern  California. 

A.  C.  Smithee. 
Los  Angeles,  Cal. 

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that  Is  Catarrh.  Hall's  Catarrh  Cnre  Is  the  only 
positive  care  known  to  the  medical  fraternity. 
Catarrh  being  a  constitutional  disease,  reqnlres  a 
constitutional  treatment.  Hall's  Catarrh  Care  is 
taken  Internally,  acting  directly  upon  the  blood  and 
macous  surfaces  of  the  system,  thereby  destroying 
the  foundation  of  the  disease,  and  giving  the  patient 
strength  by  building  up  the  constitution  and  assist- 
ing nature  In  doing  Its  work.  The  proprietors  have 
so  much  faith  In  Its  curative  powers,  that  they  offer 
One  Hundred  Dollars  for  any  case  that  it  falls  to 
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November  21,  1901 


THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


1493 


Convention    in  China.. 

Our    annual    convention    has    just    closed. 
Bro.  Rains  was   with   us   and    did    us  great 
good.    He  has  just  left  us  and  we  feel  somewhat 
lonely  without  Mm.    He  was  full  of  life  and 
encouraged  us  by  his  hopeful  words  and  man- 
ner.    It  is  a  good    stroke  of   business    policy 
on  the  part  of  the  Foreign  Society  to  send  a 
business  man  like   Bro.    Rains  out  to  see  the 
field    and    the    workers.    It  does  not  require 
miles  of  argument  to  make    him  see  the  needs 
of  the  mission     He  takes   the   situation  in  at 
a  glance.     I    am  writing  to  you  at  this  time 
to  tell  you  some  of  our  hopes   and  prospects. 
It  has  been  decided,    Bro.  Rains  acquiescing, 
to  enlai'ge  our    school    work  in  China.    It  is 
quite  plain  to  the   mind,   even  to  a  casual  ob- 
server, that  we  must  do  this  if  we  are  to  have 
any  hope    of   keeping  pace    with    the    rapid 
strides  that   this   old  empire  i3  sure  of  make 
from  this  time  on.    There  is  not  a  shadow  of 
doubt,   that    the   most   potent    factor  in  this 
renovation  will  be  schools.    The  missionaries 
now  have    their    hands  on  this    work,   and  it 
remains  to  be  seen   whether  they  will  be  able 
to  hold  their  advantage  or  not.    There  seems 
to  be  no  reason  why  they    should  not,    other 
than  the   lack  of  the    proper    encouragement 
from  the  churches. 

So  far  as  our  mission  is  concerned,  we  have 
only  been   limping  along  in  this  great  branch 
of  the  evangelizing  work  in  China.     The  time 
has  now  come  when  we  must   enlarge  or  be 
content  to  fall  far  behind.    We  must  do  some- 
thing worthy  of   the  great  plea  for  which  we 
stand,  or  yield  the  field  to  others.     I  believe 
we  shall  not  prove  recreant  to  our  trust.  The 
work  we  have  already  done  has  by  no  means 
been  in   vain.     We  have  already   turned  out 
some  men  who   are  now,    and  will,  I  think, 
continue  to  be  an  honor  to  the  cause.     But 
we  must  not   be  satisfied  with  these    small 
things,  seeing  that  we  are  able  to  do  more  and 
shall  be  held  responsible  for  larger  results.  So, 
as  I  have  said,   trusting  in  God   and  relying 
upon  the  brethren,  who  have  never  forsaken, 
we  have  decided  to  launch  out  into  the  deep 
for  a  larger;  draught.    This   is   something  of 
our  plan:    We  already  have    a  preparatory 
school     This  must  be  fully  equipped  for  thor- 
ough work.      Oar  apparatus  in  every  depart- 
ment is  all  too  limited.     We  cannot  do  good 
work  without  tools  with  which  to  work.     We 
do  not   desire  to  grow  beyond   our  ability  to 
do  good  and   thorough  work.     We  now  have 
capacity  for  50  students   only.    There  would 
be  no    trouble    to  double   this   number  in  a 
month  if  we  had  the  room  and  the  t  ^ols  with 
which  to   work.    These  would  pay  their  own 
way.     But  it  is  not  our  desire  to  so  rapidly 
build  up  in  numbers.     We  shall  be  satisfied  to 
allow  the  growth  to  be   gradual  and  only  in- 
crease our   buildings  as  we  grow  in  efficiency 
and   there  is    consequently  increased  demand 
for  the  work  we  shall  be  able  to  do.   Our  plan 
and  our  hope  contemplate  in  addition  to  what 
we  have  already,  an  academic  department,  a 
Bible-school,   a  college  of  liberal  arts  and  an 
industrial  school.  This,  we  are  sure,  is  not  too 
much  to   hope  for  in  view  of  the   great  need 
and  tbe  liberality   of  the  brotherhood.     We 
shall  proceed  somewhat   on  this    wise  in  the 
accomplishment  of  our  designs:     The  land  for 
a  larger  campus  should  be  purchased  at  once. 
Nankin  is   now   an   open  port   and  prices  of 
land  are  advancing  rapidly  so  that  it  will  not 
be  long  until  a  very  much   larger  sum  will  be 
required   than  now  to  buy  land  for  our  cam- 
pus; $1,000  now  will  buy  all  the  land  we  shall 
ever  need  for   this  purpose,   but   not  so  in  a 
year  from  now.    Then  we  shall  need  a  science 
hall  as  soon  as  we  can  get  it.    It  is  of  course 
useless   to   try   to  do  work  in   these  modern 
times  without   apparatus.     The  science  hall 
will  be  made  large  enough  at  once  to  answer 
for  all  time  to  come  in  our  work. 

It  is  surprising  too,  what  can  be  done  with 
a  little  money  in  erecting  buildings  in  China. 
Fifteen  hundred  dollars  would  put  up  as  large 
a  building  as  we  need.    This  building   would 


be  as  large  as  one  which  c would  cost  nearly 
twice  as  much  at  home.  Does  it  not  seem 
that  some  of  our  philanthropic  brethren  ought 
to  have  buildings  here  when  they  can  be  had 
for  so  little?  If  we  could  succeed  in  getting 
some  of  our  men  of  means  out  here  to  see  for 
themselves  there  is  no  doubt  that  we  should 
have  some  monuments  in  the  way  of  build- 
ings. Surely  no  better  use  could  be  made  of 
a  little  money  than  in  putting  on  its  feet  an 
institution  of  learning  thoroughly  Christian 
in  this  wonderful  empire  now  struggling  for 
the  true  light.  We  are  all  praying  that  God 
will  put  it  into  the  hearts  of  some  of  the 
brethren  to  take  up  this  enterprise.  We 
don't  ask  for  much:  $5,000  this  year  and  a 
little  each  year  for  a  few  years,  and  the 
foreign  society  will  do  the  rest  until  the  in- 
stitution becomes  self  supporting,  which  time 
will  not  be  far  in  the  future.  I  shall  be  glad 
to  correspond  with  any  brother  or  sister  who 
may   think  favorably   of  our  enterprise,  and 


give  anv  details  that  may  be  desired.  May 
the  Lord  put  it  into  the  hearts  of  the  church 
to  take  an  interest  in  this  work  is  the  prayer 
of  your  mission  in  China.  F.  E.  Meigs. 

Nankin,  China,  Oct,  22. 


Missouri  Mission    Notes. 

The  Central  Christian  Register  of  Nov.  14, 
calls  attention  to  a  very  serious  condition  of 
things  insouth  central  Missouri.    First,  how- 
ever, the  writer  says  that,  "sixty  per  cent,  of 
the  churches  of  Christ  are  giving  to  missions, 
but  in  Missouri    the   per    cent,  is  only  forty- 
eight."    We  have  very  serious    doubts  as  to 
the  truth  of  this;  the  fact  is  there  is  hardly  a 
church  in  north   Missouri  that   does  not  give 
either  to  county,  district,  state,    state  Bible- 
school,    home  or  foreign  missions.      Few    of 
them  give  to  all,  nearly  all  give  to  some.  But 
aside  from  those  giving  to  state  Bible-school, 
state,  home  and  foreign  missions  we  have  no 
record  of  their  giving.     But  here    are    some. 
Every  church  in  Lincoln  county  gave  to  coun- 
ty missions,  while    only  eight   gave  to  state 
missions.  Every  church  in  Laclede  county  gave 
to  county  missions,   while  only  two  gave  to 
state  missions.     Nearly  every  church  in  the 
Nodaway  valley  district  gives  for  district  mis- 
sions, but  many  of  them  give  for  nothing  else. 
So 'you  can  go  over  the   state  and  find  these 
conditions.  We  have  the  numbers  who  give  to 
state  Bible-school,    state,    home  and  foreign 
missions,  but  no  man  knows  how  many  of  the 
churches  give  to  these  other  interests  which 
are  as  truly    mission    interests  as  any  other. 
The   condition  is  bad  enough  at  best,  let  us 
not  make  it  any  worse  than  it  is. 

Then    the    peculiar    condition   in  Franklin, 
Gasconade,  Osage,    Mauer  and  Cole  counties 
is  presented,  and  the  implication  is  that  it  is 
far  worse  than  it  was  years  ago.    For  the  last 
several  years  the   state    Bible-school    board 
has  had   John    GiddeDs   and   R.  B.  Havener 
working  in  that    tei-ritory  a  good   portion  of 
their  time.    They   are    good    men,    they    are 
strong  men  and   they  do  good  work.    Up  to 
Oct.  1,  the  state  board  had  J.  J.  Limerick  in 
Osage  county  for  all  of  his    time    and  we  are 
sure  he  did  as  fine  work  as  any  man  could  do, 
as  his  report  shows.    One  would  think,  read- 
ing the  article,  that  this   territory  was  being 
wholly  neglected  but  these  facts  show   that 
this  is  a  mistake,  we  have  done  for  it  all  we 
possibly  could.     With    greater    resources  we 
could  and   would  do  greater  work.     We  may 
not   deserve  much  credit,  but  give  us  a  little. 
Is  the  condition  of  things  in  south  Missouri 
worse  than  it  was  five  years  ago?    Is  there 
any    justification    for    any  one    feeling    like 
"surrendering  the  field  and  let  others  occupy"? 
We  don't  believe  one  word  of  it.    The  mis- 
sionary giving  of  a  church  is  a  good    index 
of  its  condition  and    we  have  three  times  more 
contributing  churches  in  south  Missouri  for  state 
missions  in  1901  than  we  had  in  1S9G.    The  cause 
has  improved   an  hundred  per  cent,    in  the 
southwest  district.    Why?     Because  we  have 
been  able   to  keep   one  man  all  the  time  and 
two  men  part  of  the  time.    The  same  policy 


RESTORES  EYESIGHT 

"Actina,"    a    Wonderful    Discovery    Which 

Cures  Diseased  Eyes,  No  Matter  Whether 

Chronic  or  Acute,  Without 

Cutting  or  Drugging. 

There  is  no  need  for  cutting,    drugging  or 
probing  the  eye  for  any  form  of  disease,  for  a 
new  system  of  treating    afflictions  of  the  eye 
has       been       discovered 
whereby     all    torturous 
and  barbarous   methods 
are     eliminated.       This 
wonderful         treatment 
takes  the  form  of  a  Pock- 
et Battery  and  is  known 
as  "Actina."    It  is  pure- 
ly a  home  treatment  and  self-administered  by 
the  patient.    There  is  no  risk  of  experiment- 
ing, as  thousands  of  people  have  been  cured 
ot  blindness,  failing  eyesight, cataracts,  gran- 
ulated   lids    and  other    afflictions  of  the  eye 
through  this  grand  discovery,   when  eminent 
oculists    termed    the   cases    incurable.    This 
wonderful  remedy  also  makes  the  use  of  spec- 
tacles unnecessary,  as  it  not  only  removes  the 
weakened  and  unnatural  conditions  of  the  eye, 
but    gives    it  a  clear  vision.    J.    N.    Home, 
Waycross,  Ga.,  writes:  "My  eyes  have  been 
wonderfully     benefited    by  Actina."     W.  R. 
Owens,  Adrian,  Mo.,  writes:    "Actina  saved 
me  from  going  blind."    R.  J   Reid,    St.  Au- 
gustine,   Fla.,   writes:    "Actina    removed    a 
cataract  from  my  son's  eye."    Robert  Baker, 
80  Dearborn    St.,    Chicago,    111.,    writes:    "I 
should    have    been   blind   had  I  not  used  Ac- 
tina."   A  party  of  prominent    citizens    have 
organized   in  a  company  known  as  the    New 
York  &  London    Electric    Association,    and 
they  have  given    this    method  so  thorough  a 
test  on  hundreds  of  cases  pronounced    incur- 
able and  hopeless    that    they  now  positively 
assure  a  cure.    They  have  bought  all  Ameri- 
can and  European  rights  for  this  wonderful 
invention.     Actina  is  sent  on  trial  postpaid. 
If  you  will  sepd  your  name  and  address  to  the 
New  York  &  London    Electric    Association. 
Dept.  203,   929   Walnut  street,   Kansas   City, 
Mo.,  you  will  receive  absolutely  free  a  valu- 
able book.  Prof.  Wilson's  Treatise  on  the  Eye 
and  its  Disease  in  General,   and   you  can  rest 
assured  that  your  eyesight   and  hearing  will 
be  restored,   no  matter    how    many    doctors 
have  failed. 


will  save  the  south  central  and  the  south- 
east. 

What  then?  The  great  remedy  for  it  all 
lies  in  larger  contributions  to  our  state  mis- 
sion work.  Give  us  the  means  and  we  can  do 
the  work.  It  is  impossible  to  do  the  work 
without  the  means  to  sustain  it.  The  editor's 
trst  remedy,  which  turns  out  also  to  be  his 
last,  is,  "Send  an  evangelist  among  them." 
We  are  ready,  we  are  willing,  we  can  find  the 
man  for  south  central  Missouri.  Put  the 
money  in  our  treasury  and  the  work  shall  be 
done  at  once.  Missouri  atmosphere  is  fine, 
but  we  have  not  yet  found  the  man  who  can 
live  on  that  alone. 

Brethren,  we  appeal  to  you  that  you  make 
this  cause  prominent  as  never  before.  Let  us 
put  an  end  to  all  talk  of  "surrender"  once 
and  for  all.  State  mission  day  is  close  upon 
us,  only  a  little  over  a  month  away.  Your 
board  is  awaiting  with  great  anxiety  the  out- 
come of  that  day.  We  have  great  enterprises 
in  mind,  we  want  to  do  great  things  for 
Missouri  and  you  can  make  them  possible. 
We  crave  your  co-operation. 

T.  A.  Abbott. 
420  E.  9th  St.,  Kansas  City,  Mo. 


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November  21,  1901 


Evangelistic. 


ILLINOIS. 

BlueM.mnd,  Nov.  16.— Meeting  here  three 
weeks  old  with  12  added,  two  by  statement , 
two  from  Cumberland  Presbyterians,  the 
rest  f  com  the  world.  Meeting  continues  with 
interest.  H.  M.  Barnett,  of  Rao  soul,  is 
doing  the  preaching.  He  closes  his  pastor- 
ate there  in  January,  1902.  Here  is  a  chance 
for  some  church  to  secure  a  fine  preacher  of 
large  culture,  experience  and  ability.— J.  R. 
Crank,  pastor. 

Kansas,  Nov  11. — There  were  two  immer- 
sions at  Windsor  last  night.  All  sitting  room 
taken  at  evening  service.— E  F.  Kbban. 
,  Macomb,  Nov.  12.— Three  were  added  to 
the  church  by  letter,  Sundav  morning.  Con- 
ditions favorable  for  a  good  winter's  work. 
Will  observe  boys  and  girls'  rally  day.— Geo 
W.  Buckner. 

Robinson,  Nov.  11.— The  Princeton,  Mo., 
meeting  closed  Nov.  5,  62 added  to  the  church. 
Never  have  we  been  associated  with  a  more 
earnest  and  thoroughly  consecrated  pastor 
than  J.  E.  Davis,  who  did  the  preaching 
through  the  entire  six  weeks.  He  will  con- 
tinue with  the  churjh  there  another  year. 
Our  meeting  here  with  Walter  Kline,  pastor, 
starts  off  well.— Gut  B.  Williamson  and 
wife,  singing  evangelists. 

Watseka,  Nov.  18. — The  church  enjoyed  the 
"roll  call  service"  yesterday,  and  a  large  per 
cent,  of  the  congregation  was  present.  Am 
preaching  a  series  of  chart  sermons  on  "Steps 
to  Pardon  and  Victory,"  to  good  audiences. 
A.  father  and  mother  were  added  to  the 
church  yesterday. — B.  S.  Ferrall. 

Willi tmsvilie,  Nov.  15 — [followed  the  dedi- 
cation of  the  new  church  at  Georgetown,  111., 
with  a  series  of  meetings  which  were  closed 
last  night,  remit  35  additions  A  perminent 
organization  was  entered  into  by  electing 
three  elders  and  seven  deacons  The  prospects 
before  this  enterprising  church  are  very  flatter- 
ing. Bro.  L.  V.  Barbre,  of  Terre  Haute,  Ind., 
will  soon  take  charge  as  pastor.  Bro.  S.  S. 
Jones,  the  pastor  of  Danville,  111.,  reudered 
valuable  assistance  during  the  meeting. — W. 
W.  Weedon. 

Windsor,  Nov.  12. —  Baptized  two,  and  two 
additions  by  commendation  at  Arthur  last 
Sunday.  Baptized  one  last  appointment  at 
Humboldt.  The  church  at  Humboldt  is  put- 
ting in  new  lights  and  at  Oakland  they  have 
ordered  new  seats  at  cost  of  $350. — A  H 
Harrell. 

Woodhull,  Nov.  12 —One  made  "the  good 
confession"    and  one    came    to    us  from  the 


SORE    NECK 

Take  Scott's  Emulsion  for 
scrofula.  Children  often  have 
sores  on  the  neck  that  won't 
heal  up.  The  sores  may  come 
and  go.  Parents  may  not 
know  what's*  the  matter  nor 
what  to  do.  Scrofula  is  the 
trouble  and  Scott's  Emulsion 
is  the    medicine. 

Scott's  Emulsion  heals  the 
sores.  But  that  is  not  all. 
Scrofula  leads  to  consumption. 
This  is  the  real  danger. 

Scott's  Emulsion  is  the 
"ounce  of  prevention"  that 
keeps  off  consumption. 

We'll  send  you  a  little  to  try,  if  you  like. 
SCOTT  &  BOWN.E,    409  Pearl  street,    New  York. 


Piimicive  Methodists  at  Kewanee  lasi  Lord's 
day;  good  audiences  and  good  interest;  we 
are  getting    ready    for  a  meeting  — Chas.  W. 

Marlow. 

INDIANA. 

Vincennes,  Nov.  15.— We  began  a  meeting 
here  on  the  evening  of  Nov.  3  C.  E  Millard, 
of  Maysville,  Mo,  has  charge  of  the  music. 
Thus  far  we  have  37  additions.  The  writer  is 
doing  the  preaching. — Wm.  Oeschger. 

Logansport,  Nov.  17. — We  began  our  meet- 
ing here  two  weeks  ago  to-day,  9  added  to- 
day, 20  in  all  to  date.  Mrs.  J.  H.  Powell,  of 
Greencastle,  is  our  excellent  soloist  and 
faithful  leader  in  song.  House  is  too  small, 
nearly  400  turned  away  to-night  on  account 
of  no  room  —A.  M.  Hootman 

Rushville.  Nov.  18  — 196  additions  up  to 
date.  Sunday-school  doubled.  Will  continue. 
— Wilson  and  Huston,  evangelists. 

INDIAN  TERRITORY. 

Durant,  Nov.  11. — Beginning  a  good  meet- 
ing. Three  additions  yesterday.  Arthur  W. 
Jones  is  with  us  for  two  weeks. — Joe  S. 
Riley,  pastor. 

IOWA. 

Albia— Four  confessions  at  prayer-meeting 
and  one  last  Sunday.  Baptized  13  last  night. 
— R.  H.  Ingram. 

Bedford,  Nov.  14. — Our  meeting  with  home 
forces  almost  a  week  old,  with  good  interest, 
fine  audiences  and  seven  added  to  date. — Lee 
Furgeson,  pastor. 

Clarksville,  Nov.  12. — Our  meeting  here  is 
two  days  old.  Five  additions,  two  from  the 
sects,  two  by  confession  and  one  reclaimed. 
Sunday-school  attendance  doubled  and  new 
Y.  P.  S.  C.  E.  working  fine.  Our  large  house 
is  taxed  to  its  utmost  capacisy. — A.  R. 
Adams. 

Sioux  City,  Nov.  15. — Our  meeting  at 
Onawa,  closed  Nov.  10,  a  general  reviving  of 
the  membership  and  14  added  to  the  church, 
four  by  letter  and  10  by  confession.  I  join 
Bro.  E.  W.  Darst  in  a  meeting  at  Big 
Springs,  Tex.,  beginning  Nov.  20.  My  per- 
manent address  is  Sioux  City,  la — Jas.  S. 
Helm,  singing  evangelist. 

KANSAS. 

Carneiro,  Nov.  10. — We  are  in  a  meeting 
here  three  weeks  old;  15  additions  to  date,  13 
by  confession  and  bapt-ism,  one  by  statement 
and  one  from  the  Methodists — G.  C.  Ardret. 

Chetopa,  Nov.  14.— Our  meeting  goes  well; 
28  in  the  second  week,  12  confessions  the  last 
two  evenings.  House  too  small  for  our  audi- 
ences. I  go  next  week  to  Shawnee.  O.  T. 
W.  G  McQuerry  is  pastor.— D.  D.  Boyle, 
evangelist. 

Winchester,  Nov.  9. —  Six  baptized  at  Round 
Prairie  sine?  last  report;  also  one  from  the 
Bapt  st  church   at  Winchester.— H.  E.  Bal- 

LOU. 

KENTUCKY. 

Cynthiana,  Nov.  13. —  We  have  been  in  a 
protracted  meeting  here  for  ten  days  and  will 
continue  twelve  or  fifteen  days  longer.  I  am 
doing  the  preaching  This  is  the  last  month 
of  my  seventh  year  here  — J.  J.  Haley. 

Pineville,  Nov  11.  — We  begin  a  meeting  at 
Pineville  to-day.  This  is  the  prettiest  little 
city  on  this  side  of  the  state,  with  a  handsome 
Christian  church  in  its  center.  We  have  ar- 
ranged to  hold  a  month's  meeting  at  Middles- 
boro  and  to  try  to  pay  off  their  debt  and 
eret  them  a  preacher. — T.  M.  Myers. 
LOUISIANA. 

Jennings,  Nov.  15. — Evangelist  J.  L.  Had- 
dock, of  Tennessee,  has  just  closed  a  five 
weeks'  meeting  here.  The  results  were:  43 
additions  as  follows:  from  the  Baptists,  5; 
Methodists,  8;  Congregationalists,  7;  United 
Brethren,  1;  Catholics,  2;  Christian  Science, 
2;  world,  10;  by  statement,  8.  A  splendidly 
situated  lot  valued  at  $500  was  donated, 
$1,700  was  raised  for  a  church,  $600  and 
board  for  a  pastor,  all  departments  of  the 
work    thoroughly    organized    and    a  church 


procured  in  which  to  worship  until  the  new 
building  is  completed.  Bro.  Haddock's  suc- 
cess here  and  at  Crowley  exceeds  the  most 
sanguine  expectations  of  all.  The  two  con- 
gregations organized  here  at  Crowley  expect 
to  have  a  great  time  in  about  three  months 
dedicating  their  new  churches.  Bro.  Tal- 
mage  Stanley,  cornetist,  assisted  Bro.  Had- 
dock materially  in  his  efforts  — W.  O. 
Stephens 

MASSACHUSETTS. 

Worcester,  Nov.  15— At  our  regular  serv- 
ices on  Lord's  day  there  were  three  confes- 
sions. The  audiences  have  been  very  large 
lately  and  last  Lord's  day  evening  the  house 
was  crowded  in  every  part.  We  are  all  feel- 
ing hopeful  for  the  future.— J.  M.  Van  Horn. 
MEXICO. 

Monterey,  Nov.  11  —Our  work  prospers. 
School  is  growing.  All  children  are  instructed 
in  the  Bible.  There  have  been  eight  additions 
to  the  church  during  the  last  month.— A.  G. 
Alderman. 

MINNESOTA. 

Truman. — Our  meeting  in  Truman  closed 
last  evening  with  baptisms  and  the  reception 
of  Elder  and  Mrs  Reeves  from  the  Free  Bap- 
tists. It  was  a  hard  struggle,  but  we  leave  a 
faithful  band  of  33  members.  We  are  arrang- 
ing a  co-operation  between  two  or  three 
churches  which  will  make  the  work  per- 
manent. Churches  in  Illinois  desiring  meet- 
ings should  address  us  at  Bloomington,  care 
of  Sec.  J.  Fred  Jones.— J.  Orville  Walton, 
Belle  Ford  Walton,  evangelists. 
MISSOURI. 

Albany,  Nov.  12. — We  just  closed  a  three 
weeks'  meeting  at  Bedison,  with  27  additions 
as  follows:  24  confessions,  1  from  M.  E.,  and 
2  by  statement.  E.  B  Harris  did  the  preach- 
ing.—Chas.  L.  Beal,  C.  C.  College,  Albany, 
Mo 

Bethany,  Nov.  17.— Closed  a  two  weeks' 
meeting  at  Mt.  Olive  with  5  baptisms.— Enos 
Oatman. 

Breckenridge,  Nov.  12.— Closed  a  meeting 
at  Farmersville,  Nov.  9,  with  11  additions;  10 
by  confession  and  baptism  and  1  from  the 
Baptists,  Bro.  Luther  Terrill  leading  the 
song  service.  The  writer  preached  at  Tindall 
(where  Bro.  Stevens  held  his  great  meeting) 
over  Sunday,  Nov.  10;  2  confessions.  We  be- 
gin a  meeting  in  a  few  days  at  home  — W.  E. 
Bates. 

Buffalo,  Nov.  10.— Our  meeting  of  18  days 
at  Cross  Timbers  closed  Nov.  6,  with  22  added 
to  the  church;  21  by  primary  obedience  and 
1  reclaimed.  Three  confessions  the  last  night. 
Meeting  ought  to  have  continued  longer. 
Bro.  J.  B.  Jeans,  of  Springfield,  Mo.,  did  the 
preaching.  Those  wanting  meetings  would 
do  well  to  employ  him.  I  begin  to-night  at 
Prairie  Grove,  six  miles  from  Buffalo.— S.  E. 
Hendrickson. 

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Grove,  Jasper  county,  Mo.,  a  country  place 
,  10  miles  east  of  Joplin,  closed  a  meeting  Fri- 
day night,  Nov.  8,  with  39  additions;  32  bap- 
tized; 3  from  the  Baptists  and  4  reclaimed. 
The  preaching  was  done  by  W.  S.  Deather- 
age,  of  Newton  county,  a  bright  young  man 
of  ten  years'  experience  in  the  ministry.  This 
meeting  was  continued  four  weeks  and  fol- 
lowed one  held  at  Granby  of  40  additions;  27 
baptized— P  D.  V. 

Faucett,  Nov.  12.— Began  a  meeting  here 
last  night  with  Bro.  Jno.  P.  Jesse.  Good 
outlook.— A.  R.  Hunt. 

Faucett,  Nov.  18. — Meeting  here  seven 
days  old  with  20  additions. — A.  R.  Hunt. 

Harris,  Nov.  11. — We  closed  a  three  weeks' 
meeting  at  Rbhland,  Mo.,  Nov.  4,  resulting 
in  17  accessions;  8  by  baptism,  2  from  Bap- 
tists and  7  took  membership.  R.  W.  Blunt 
did  the  preaching.  I  am  now  holding  a  meet- 
ng  for  him  at  his  home  church  at  Harris. 
The  meeting  here  has  started  off  well — J.  R. 
Blunt. 

Harrison  ville,  Nov.  15.— Meeting  closed  at 
Blairstown.  Added  to  the  church  11,  4  of 
them  by  baptism.  I  continue  the  first  Sun- 
day each  month  next  year.  The  C.  P.  preach- 
er, Bro.  Goodwin,  was  very  fraternal  in  his 
attendance  and  services.  Blairstown  is  suf- 
fering from  drug  stores,  so-called. — S.  W. 
Ckutcher. 

Hickory  Grove.— H.  Warner  Newby,  an 
evangelist  of  Guthrie,  Okla.,  has  just  closed  a 
meeting  here  with  12  added.  He  is  now  at 
Barry,  Mo.,  where  we  hope  from  his  larger 
audiences  and  more  sinful  place  he  may  add 
many  more.— H.  E.  Ballou. 

Kirksville,  Nov.  12. — Our  meeting  at  Hazel 
Dell,  in  Knox  county,  with  only  home  forces, 
resulted  in  16  additions,  12  baptisms;  2  from 
the  Presbyterians  and  2  from  the  Methodists. 
I  have  labored  for  this  church  most  of  the 
time  for  12  years  and  have  a  unanimous  ca?l 
to  continue  another  year.  Oar  three  weeks' 
meeting  with  the  Cherry  Box  church  in  Shel- 
by county,  resulted  in  37  added;  36  baptisms; 
7  were  from  the  Methodists.  Three  years 
ago  the  writer  organized  this  church  and  has 
been  with  them  ever  since.  They  now  number 
175,  in  a  good  house,  with  no  debts,  an  ever- 
green Sunday-school  and  prayer-meeting.— J. 
W.  Davis. 

Liberty,  Nov.  14.— I  am  assisting  J.  H. 
Hardin  in  a  meeting  in  this  town.  Thirty 
additions  to  date.— H.  A.  Northcutt. 

Moberly,  Nov,  12.— We  had  11  more  acces- 
sions to  the  Central  Christian  church  last 
Sunday. — S.  B.  Moore. 

Montgomery  City,  Nov.  3.— Our  30  days' 
meeting  closed  Oct.  28  with  38  additions  and 
the  church  greatly  strengthened.  The  expense 
of  the  meeti  ig  threatened  to  be  a  burden,  but 
it  paid  for  itself  and  left  |50  in  the  treasury. 
J.  Will  Landrum,  singing  evangelist,  was  a 
great  help,  both  as  soloist  and  chorus  leader. 
We  recommend  him.— W.  D.  Endres. 

Nashville,  Nov.  11.— Just  closed  our  meet- 
ing at  Nashville  with  home  forces,  3  weeks; 
21  additions,  12  confessions,  2  from  Presby- 
terians, 2  from  Baptists;  1  reclaimed,  4  by 
letter  and  statement.  Wil!  continue  my  work 
next  year  at  Nashville  and  Liberal,  moving 
to  Nashville. — O.  W.  Jones. 

Taskee,  Nov.  15.— One  confession  and  1  re- 
claimed at  Brunot;  3  confessions  also  at 
Chaonia.  We  have  a  membership  of  22  at 
the  last  named  place,  and  they  are  going  to 
try  to  putup  achurch  building.— W.  R.  Wab- 
burton. 

Stanberry,  Nov.  12.— I  closed  a  three  weeks' 
meeting  Sunday  evening  with  home  forces. 
Results,  80  addition?.— W.  H.  Harris. 

Springfield,  Nov.  18  —Ninety-one  additions 
to  date  at  the  First  Christian  ciurch;  13  yes- 
terday. We  close  here  Wednesday  night  and 
begin  at  Black  well,  Okla.,  next  Sunday.— W. 
E   Harlow,  evangelist. 

St.  Louis,  Nov.  18.— Additions  yesterday 
were  as  follows:  First  church,  3  by  letter; 
Second,  4  yesterday,   17  in    all  so  far  in  the 


meeting;  Central,  2  by  letter  and  1  confes- 
sion; Mt.  Cabanne,  3  by  letter  and  1  from 
Baptists;  Compton  Heights,  3  not  before  re- 
ported; Fifth,  2  confessions  and  2  by  letter; 
Beulah,  3;  Ellendale,  1  yesterday,  4  altogeth- 
er in  the  meeting  which  has  just  closed;  East 
St.  Louis,  1  addition.  A  Sunday-school  was 
organized  at  Old  Orchard  by  O.  A.  Barthol- 
omew. 

Warrensburg,  Nov.  15. — One  confession  at 
Hughesville  last  Lord's  day,  a  prominent 
physician  of  the  town.  Received  a  call  from 
the  church  for  the  fourth  year. — Phil.  S. 
Stark. 

OREGON. 

Albany,  Nov.  9. — Our  meeting  i3  one  week 
old  with  14  added.  Mrs.  Hazelrigg,  of  Kansas, 
is  helping  us.  We  are  delighted  with  her 
work.    Prospects  are  fine. — J.  B.  Holmes. 

Salem,  Nov.  3. — We  began  our  work  here 
Sept.  8.  Four  letters  have  been  received,  also 
one  letter  from  Freewill  Baptists,  another  by 
statement  from  the  Presbyterians,  formerly  a 
Christian  and  one  confession.  Seven  in  all. 
Letters  have  been  granted  to  11  persons, 
however  9  of  these  were  gone  from  Salem 
before  we  began  work  here.  Good  audiences. 
All  very  hopeful. — Geo.  C.  Ritchey. 
OKLAHOMA  TERRITORY. 
Perkins,  Nov.  7. — Seventeen  have  been  added 
to  the  faithful.  Since  our  last  report,  15  at 
Coyle,  and  two  at  Olivet,  a  mission  point, 
where  we  have  been  preaching  once  a  month. 
—■J.  W.  Garner. 

PENNSYLVANIA. 

Beaver,  Nov.  8. — My  daughter  and  I  have 
just  closed  a  meeting  here  with  29  additions; 
21  by  confession  and  baptism,  and  8  by  letter 
Next  meeting  atCharleroi,  Pa. — A.  Martin, 

TENNESSEE. 

Nashville,  Nov.  11.— On  last  Thursday 
night  Bro.  S.  F.  Fowler,  of  Murray,  Ky., 
closed  a  meeting  of  13  days  at  the  Woodland 
St.  church  this  city.  Results,  21  confessions 
and  one  from  the  Baptists.  Last  Sunday 
three  more  were  added.  Total,  25.  Our  people 
were  very  much  pleased  with  Bro.  Fowler 
and  his  clear,  forceful  premutation  of  the 
gospel.  He  can  be  secured  for  other  meetings 
if  communicated  with  at  once. — J.  W.  Hardt, 
pastor. 

TEXAS. 

El  Paso,  Nov.  11. — Five  additions  here 
lately.— Volnet  Johnson. 

Houston,  Nov.  11. — B.  B.  Sanders  preached 
for  us  at  one  of  our  missioDS  yesterday  after- 
noon and  at  Central  at  night.  During  the 
day  we  had  two  strong  accessions  and  gave 
our  brother  $120  for  state  missions.— E.  W. 
Brickert,  pastor  Central  church. 
UTAH. 

Salt  Lake  City,  Nov.  11. — Four  added  here 
since  last  report;  one  by  baptism. — W.  H. 
Bagbt. 

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Wis. 
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V  Family  Circle  V 


Tha.nksgiving. 
By  W.  S.  Whit».cre. 

Our  Father,  we  thank  thee  for  blessings  un- 
numbered, 

For  manifold  mercies,  unstinted,  untold; 
For  riches  transcending  the  value  of  rubies, 

More  precious  by  far  than  silver  and  gold. 

We   thank  thee,  our  Father,  for  food  and  for 
raiment, 
Without    which    our    bodies  would  perish 
indeed; 
But  far  above  all  of  thy  temporal  blessings, 
We   thank   thee  for   those  that  supply  the 
soul's  need. 

For  love  of    thy    children    unmeasured    and 
mighty, 
We  thank  thee,  our  Father,  from  day  unto 
day. 
A    storehouse     of    riches    as    boundless    as 
heaven 
Is  open  to  all  who  will  walk  in  thy  way. 

We   thank   thee,  dear  Father,  for  Jesus  our 

Savior, 

Our  hope  of  salvation  when  time  is  no  more, 

Our   Captain   and  Guide    o'er   life's  stormy 

ocean, 

Our  anchor,  through  faith,  to  the  heavenly 

shore. 
Mt.  Vernon,  III. 

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The  Christia.rv  Manliness  of  Roose- 
velt. 

By  Jacob  A.  R-iis. 

Author  of  "The  Making  of  an  American,"  etc. 

The  Sunday-Sohool  Times  prints  the  following  copy- 
righted incidents  of  Theodore  Roosevelt,  by  Jacob 
A.  Riis. 

In  the  newspapers  that  told  of  the  Pres- 
ident's death,  I  caught  among  the  messages 
of  faith  and  confidence  in  the  new  execu- 
tive, once  or  twice,  a  note  of  timid  inquiry, 
an  echo,  as  it  seemed,  of  the  old  days  in 
Mulberry  street:  "Yes,  we  know  he  is 
courageous  and  strong ;  we  know  his  high 
ideals,  his  fearless  purpose,  his  spotless 
honor,— we  own  it  all,  and  we  are  proud  of 
it;  but  is  he — quite — safe?"  The  answer 
was  there,  in  the  new  President's  public 
declaration  that  he  would  make  no  change, 
that  things  should  remain  as  if  the  old  chief 
had  not  died.  There  was  no  occasion  for 
the  inquiry.  In  fact,  there  never  had  been, 
The  bitterest  critics  of  his  administration 
of  the  police  in  New  York  know  now,  if 
they  were  capable  of  learning,  that  his 
practical  wisdom  in  dealing  with  that  task 
was  as  great  as  his  unhesitating  courage, 
That  task  was  to  rescue  the  police  from  its 
partnership  with  corruption,  and  with 
unerring  instinct  he  struck  at  the  slough  in 
which  the  corruption  grew — the  saloon. 
In  no  man's  hands  that  lives  and  owns 
American  citizenship  to-day  are  the 
country's  honor  and  welfare  safer  than  in 
Theodore  Roosevelt's.  And  the  country 
knows  it  well. 

Men  who  called  him  hasty  in  the  old 
days  have  lived  to  heartily  wish  that  they 
had  spent  their  energies  pushing  on  the 
load  he  dragged  almost  alone,  instead  of 


trying  to  persuade  him  from  doing  his  duty 
in  the  interest  of  expediency,  or  denouncing 
him  for  not  heeding  them.  Not  that  the 
one  thing  or  the  other  made  any  difference 
to  him.  That  the  load  was  there  to  be 
dragged  up  the  hill  was  enough  for  him. 
He  stopped  neither  to  consider  the  size 
of  it,  nor  how  steep  was  the  hill.  Above  all, 
he  did  nothing  hastily,  but  of  deliberate 
purpose,  most  carefully  weighed  and 
thought  out.  In  those  days  I  was  with  him 
every  day,  almost  every  hour,  and  I  knew 
not  only  what  he  did,  but  how  he  did  it. 
One  difference  between  him  and  his  critics 
was  that  he  had  given  his  life  to  the  patient 
study  of  the  problems  upon  which  they 
jumped  with  such  headlong  ha3te,  anxious 
only  to  prevent  "trouble,"  and  hence  that 
he  was  able  to  see  clearly  where  their 
fears  made  them  blind;  another  was  that, 
foreseeing  clearly,  among  other  things,  the 
consequences  to  himself,  he  was  not  afraid, 
for  beyond  -end  behind  them  he  saw  ever 
the  duty  he  had  sworn  to  do  faithfully. 

So  it  came  about  that  during  those  tur- 
bulent times  Mr.  Roosevelt's  appeal  was 
ever  to  the  moral  forces  of  the  community, 
to  the  forces  making  for  decency  and  order, 
and  it  was  their  support  that  was  his  back- 
ing. The  direct  way  to  a  thing  was  always 
his.  When  there  was  trouble  with  labor 
he  sent  for  its  leaders,  and  put  the  question 
straight — what  they  wanted;  and  when,  not 
knowing  the  manner  of  man  they  had  to  do 
with,  they  tried  blustering,  he  put  them 
right  in  ten  words,  showing  them  clearly 
that  they  were  their  own  worst  enemies  in 
fomenting  trouble,  and  that,  meeting  him 
on  that  ground,  they  would  lose  the  fight, 
— then  turned  back  to  the  subject  under 
advisement  as  if  nothing  had  happened. 
And  they  applauded  the  man,  and  showed 
that  they  themselves  were  men  in  doing  it. 
When  he  was  governor,  and  wanted  to  see 
how  the  laws  regarding  sweating  were 
carried  out,  he  sent  first  for  the  labor  men, 
told  them  what  he  wanted,  and  asked  them 
to  help  him.  Afterward  he  went  himself, 
and  saw  what  was  done  and  what  was  not 
done.  It  was  so  always.  It  was  thus  th  at 
he,  as  a  very  young  man  serving  in  the 
Legislature,  went  to  the  bottom  of  the 
tenement -house  cigar-makers'  grievous 
troubles,  and,  having  made  out  their  side 
very  clearly,  took  it  without  hesitation , 
to  the  amazement  of  the  cynics,  who, 
speechless,  beheld  a  "silk  stocking"  take 
up  the  cause  of  the  poor  because  it  was  the 
cause  of  right.  And  it  was  so  that  as 
police  commissioner  and  governor,  he  gave 
his  nights,  as  his  days,  to  personal  inspec- 
tion of  the  wrongs  he  was  asked  to  right. 
Having  ascertained  the  facts,  he  went  to 
the  men  who  ought  to  help,  and  told  them 
so.  During  the  deadlock  in  the  police 
board  his  appeal  was  constantly  to  the 
churches  and  the  clergy,  that  of  his  oppo- 
nents as  constantly  to  politics  and  the 
politicians.  The  result  we  see  in  New 
York  to-day:  the  police  force,  since  his 
grip  upon  it  was  loosened,  is  deeper  in  the 


rut  of  politics  and  corruption  than  ever, 
but  in  the  battle  against  the  conspiracy, 
which  is  bound  to  win,  the  clergy  and  the 
churches  lead.  They  are  fighting  Roose- 
velt's fight  to-day,  with  the  Bishop  of  New 
York  at  the  forefront  of  battle. 

That  is  the  alliance  which  he  brings  with 
him  to  the  White  House.  If  there  be  any 
yet  who  believe  him  "hasty,"  they  will 
find  themselves  disappointed  in  that,  as 
always  before.  Roosevelt  has  persistently 
disappointed  his  enemies  from  the  very 
beginning.  Seeing  his  rapid  rise,  they 
compared  him  to  a  rocket,  and  said  that  he 
would  come  down  a  stick  presently.  And 
so  he  would  have  done  had  he  been,  as 
they  thought,  a  politician.  But  he  was  a 
statesman — a  man  of  destiny  because  a  man 
of  duty. 

That  is  the  keynote  of  his  life.  It  was 
his  father's,  one  of  the  most  useful  and 
public  spirited  men  who  ever  lived  in  New 
York,  a  man  whose  life  was,  and  is,  a  les- 
son to  us  all,  and  whose  death  moved  the 
metropolis  to  such  sorrow  as  it  has  seldom 
felt  for  any  citizen.  His  high  ideals  of  cit- 
izenship he  got  from  him;  his  sanity,  too, 
I  fancy,  for  it  was  a  distinguishing  mark 
of  one,  and  is  of  the  other.  So  was  his 
fairness,  his  sober  sense  of  justice,  for 
which  the  policemen  in  Mulberry  street 
love  him  yet  in  secret.  They  dare  not 
mention  his  name  openly  in  these  days  of 
Tammany  rule.  For  once,  and  once  only, 
the  honest  policeman  who  did  his  duty,  but 
had  no  pull,  had  an  equal  chance  with  the 
schemer.  Neither  kind  will  soon  forget  the 
two  years  of  Roosevelt.  I  well  remember 
the  time  I  clashed  with  all  three  of  the 
qualities  in  him  which  I  have  mentioned. 
It  was  when  a  woman  was  condemned  to 
death  for  the  foul  and  wicked  murder  of 
her  step-daughter,  and  he,  as  governor, 
was  beset  by  an  endless  array  of  more  or 
less  maudlin  petitions  praying  for  pardon. 
I  too,  labored  with  him.  I  did  not  like  the 
execution,  but  more — I  never  owned  it  be- 
fore, he  would  have  been  the  last  man  to 
bring  that  argument  to — I  feared  the  effect 
of  it  on  his  career.  I  was  weak  and  foolish, 
I  know  it  now.  I  went  to  Albany,  and  all 
that  evening  and  night,  till  the  1  a.  m. 
train  went  back  to  the  city,  I  argued  it  with 
him  in  his  study.  I  pleaded  on  every 
ground  I  knew  how,  and  I  saw  in  his  face 
the  yearning  to  see  it  as  his  friend  did. 
But  he  could  not.  He  had  pardoned  others 
before,  and  I  knew  it  was  his  dear  delight 
to  temper  justice  with  mercy  where  it  could 
riglitly  be  done.  Roosevelt  is  farthest  from 
being  a  hard  man ;  his  heart  is  as  tender  as 
a  woman's  where  it  maybe,  as  hard  as  steel 
where  it  must  be.  In  this  case  he  was 
absolutely  right.  Every  consideration  of 
fairness  and  justice  demanded  that  the  law 
take  its  course  if  the  prisoner  was  responsi- 
ble. That  fact  he  ascertained  by  the  strict- 
est scrutiny,  and  then  stood  aside,  heedless 
of  the  clamor.  It  was  with  something  al- 
most like  awe  that  I  saw  him  do  it,  for 
I  knew  what  it  cost  him. 


November  21,  1901 


THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


1497 


Theodore  Roosevelt  loves  children  as 
William  McKinley  did.  When  he  was  a 
police  commissioner,  we  would  sometimes 
go  together  to  the  Italian  school  of  the 
Children's  Aid  Society,  or  some  kindred 
place,  and  I  loved  of  all  things  to  hear 
him  talk  to  the  little  ones.  They  did,  too. 
I  fancy  he  left  behind  him  on  every  one  of 
these  trips  a  streak  of  little  patriots  to 
whom,  as  they  grow  up,  the  memory  of 
their  hour  with  "Teddy"  will  be  a  whole 
manual  of  good  citizenship.  I  know  one 
little  girl  out  on  Long  Island  who  is  to-day 
hugging  the  thought  of  the  handshake  he 
gave  ner  as  the  most  precious  of  her  mem- 
ories. And  so  do  I,  for  I  saw  him  spy  her — 
poor,  pale  little  thing,  in  her  threadbare 
jacket — way  back  in  the  crowd  of  school- 
children that  swarmed  about  his  train, 
and  I  saw  him  dash  into  the  surging  tide 
like  a  strong  swimmer  striking  from  the 
shore,  make  a  way  through  the  shouting 
mob  of  youngsters  clear  to  where  she  was 
on  the  outskirts  looking  on  hopelessly, 
catch  and  shake  her  hand  as  if  his  very 
heart  were  in  his,  and  then  catch  the  mov- 
ing train  on  the  run,  while  she  looked  after 
it,  her  face  one  big  happy  smile.  That  was 
Roosevelt,  every  inch  of  him. 

^* 
R.ea.lization. 

There  was  a  man  who  worked  all  day 

And  sat  up  late  at  night 
And  toiled  and  planned  and  schemed  away 

To  gain  the  dizzy  height; 

He  longed  to  have  the  right  to  stand 
High  o'er  the  crowd  and  hear  men  say, 
As,  lookiDg  up,  they  saw  him  there: 

"How  great  he  is,  how  grand!" 
At  last,  whsn  he  was  bent,  when  care 

And  toil  had  marred  his  visage,  when 
The  mold  of  time  was  on  his  hair, 

He  stood  high  up  o'er  other  men 
And,  listening,  heard  the  passers-by 
Say  lightly:  "Wha.t  a  queer  old  guy!" 

— Chicago  Record-Herald. 

History  of  Thanksgiving  Day. 

The  earliest  record  which  we  have  of  an 
American  Thanksgiving  Day  is  found  in 
the  New  England  annals  of  1621.  In  the 
autumn  of  that  year  Governor  Bradford,  so 
saith  the  chronicler,  sent  out  men  to  pro- 
cure some  game,  in  order  that  the  New 
England  colonists  might  properly  enjoy  a 
day  of  thanksgiving  in  remembrance  of  the 
fruits  of  their  labors  during  the  year  that 
had  passed.  Another  day  of  rejoicing  was 
set  apart  and  "solemnized"  as  "a  day  of 
thanksgiving  unto  the  Lord,"  after  an 
abundant  harvest  in  1622.  It  is  stated  that, 
on  this  occasion,  Massasoit  and  his  council 
of  braves  were  invited  to  participate  in  the 
festivities,  and  that  they  did  so,  spending 
three  days  in  feasting.  Evidently  the 
Indian  friends  of  the  colonists  found 
Thanksgiving  Day  a  day  to  be  made  the 
most  of. 

These  thanksgiving  days  were  not,  how- 
ever, of  official  character.  The  first  official 
public  Thanksgiving  Day  was  not  until  the 
year  1631;  and  even  this  day  was  not  at 
first  intended  to  be  a  day  of  rejoicing  and 
thanksgiving.  It  had  been  set  apart  as  a 
day  of  fasting  and  prayer  for  relief.  The 
colonists  were  in  great  distress;  famine 
was  imminent;  a  vessel  laden  with  pro- 
visions, and  long  at  sea,  had  not  arrived. 
But  just  before  the  day  of  fasting  came,  the 
ship  made  port;  and  the  day  was  then  offi- 
cially changed  by  the  authorities  from  a 
day  of  sorrow  to  a  day  of  thanksgiving. 


This  was  the  first  real  Thanksgiving  Day 
of  the  American  people.  Thanksgiving 
days  were  occasionally  observed  also  in 
New  Netherland  after  this  date ;  but  it  was 
not  until  February,  1644,  that  another  offi- 
cial Thanksgiving  Day  wa3  proclaimed. 
That  year  Governor  Kieft  proclaimed  "a 
day  of  general  thanksgiving,"  the  occasion 
being  a  victory  of  the  colonists  over  the 
Indians.  At  the  conclusion  of  peace,  in 
1645,  another  Thanksgiving  Day  was  pro- 
claimed. We  are  not  told  that  the  Indians 
were  invited  to  this  ceremony. 

Occasional  days  of  fasting,  prayer  and 
thanksgiving  were  kept  by  the  various  col- 
onists, at  different  times;  but  no  general 
Thanksgiving  Day  was  set  apart  until  1775, 
when  the  Continental  Congress  adopted  the 
practice  of  designating  such  days.  The 
first  was  Thursday,  July  20, 1775.  The  fol- 
lowing Thanksgiving  days  were  also  sug- 
gested by  the  Continental  Congress:  Fri- 
day, May  17,  1776;  Dec.  11,  1776;  Wednes- 
day, April  22,  1778;  Thursday,  May  6, 
1779;  Wednesday,  April  4,  1780;  Thurs- 
day, May  2,  1781;  Thursday,  April  25, 1782. 
These  days  were  suggested  in  the  form  of 
recommendations  to  the  states,  whose  gov- 
ernors were  asked  to  issue  proclamations  to 
their  peoples  for  days  in  thanksgiving. 
Business  with  one  exception  was  sus- 
pended on  these  occasions.  Washington 
also  issued  a  proclamation  to  the  colonial 
army  for  a  general  Thanksgiving  Day  on 
Thursday,  Dec.  18, 1777;  and  again  on  May 
7,  1778. 


The  first  national  Thanksgiving  Day  was, 
by  proclamation  of  President  Washington, 
set  for  Thursday,  Nov.  26,  1789.  The  sec- 
ond was  set  for  Thursday,  Feb.  19,  1795. 
The  honor  of  the  first  suggestion  seems  to 
belong  to  Representative  Elias  Boudinot, 
who  moved,  in  the  house,  that  the  presi- 
dent be  requested  to  recommend  "a  day  of 
thanksgiving  and  prayer,  to  be  observed  by 
the  people  of  the  United  States."  There 
was  some  opposition  to  the  motion,  the  ob- 
jections advanced  being  that  such  a  thing 
might  tend  to  imitation  of  the  frivolities 
and  pomps  of  kingdoms  and  other  harmful 
doings;  but  the  motion  prevailed,  and 
Thursday,  Nov.  26,  1789,  became  the  first 
national  Thanksgiving  Day  of  the  Ameri- 
can people. — Harper's  Weekly 


First  Automobile  Girl — You  don't  seem 
much  put  out  by  your  automobile  breaking 
down. 

Second  Automobile  Girl— No!  I  am  al- 
ways so  nervous  expecting  it  to  break  down 
that  I  am  actually  relieved  when  it  does. 

"No,  I'm  not  very  well  impressed  with 
the  house,"  said  the  prospective  tenant. 
"The  yard  is  frightfully  small;  there's 
hardly  room  for  a  single  flower-bed." 
"Think  so?"  replied  the  agent;  "but— er— 
mightn't  you  use  folding  flower-beds?" 


If  IT'S  A  "GARLAND," 

That's  all  you  need  to  know  about  a  stove  or  range* 


1498 


THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


Lea.h. 


[The  following  poem  was  sent  to  us  by  C. 
A  Freer,  of  Columbus,  O.,  who  says  he  ran 
across  a  pen  copy  of  it  some  time  ago  in  an 
artistically  wrought  handwriting  and  signed 
Eliza  Poitevent  Nicholson.  He  does  not 
know  whether  this  is  the  name  of  the  copyist 
or  of  the  author.  Whoever  wrote  it,  it  is  a 
classic  Can  any  one  tell  us  about  its  author- 
ship?— Editor.] 

Nay  do  not  speak,  my  lord,  there  is  no  need, 

1  know  too  well  what  thou  hast  come  to  say; 

My  sister,  whom  thou  lovest  has  been  here, 

And  she  has  told  me  all  —My  father  gives 

Kachel  to  thee  also,  to  be  thy  wife, 

And  thou  wilt  take  her  unto  thee  this  night. 

She  told  it  to  me,  laughing,  with  no  'thought 

Of  how  each  word  fell  like  a  stinging  lash 

Upon  the  sorest  and  tenderest 

Of    sore    and    quivering    things— a  woman's 

heart, 
Sore  with  the  soreness  of  unserved  for  love. 
And  she  did  show  me  then  the  little  box 
Of  precious  ointment  and  the  fragrant  rolls 
Of  cassi  i,  cinnamon  and  calamus 
From  far  Ceylon,  that  thou  didst  give  to  her. 
And  from  her  neck  she  took  a  string  of  beads 
And  laid  it  in  my  hand,  that  I  might  count 
Ten  beads  for  every  year  that  thou  didst  serve 
So  gladly  and  so  patiently  for  her, 
That  all  the  years  seemed  but  one  day  to  thee, 
As  all  the  beads  were  strung  on   one  short 

string. 
In  all  those  seven  years  there  was  no  flock 
That  thou  didst   watch  with  shepherd's  pa 

tient  care 
For  love  of  Rachel,  morning,  noon  and  night, 
That  I  would  not  have  watched  for  love  of 

thee; 
And  yet,  my  lord,  thou  gav'st  no  gift  to  me. 
And  when  thou  earnest  late  unto  thy  tent, 
From   seeking    some  stray  lamb   on  Aram's 

hills, 
They  were  not  Rachel's  eyes  that  watched  for 

thee, 
But  Leah's.    When  the  hot  Assyrian  sun 
Didst  smite  thy  brow  with  fever  on  the  plains, 
They  ware  not   Rachel's  eyes  that  wept  for 

thee, 
But  Leah's. 

Ah,  my  lord!  when  thou  dost  look 
Upon  my  sore  infirmity,  and  say — 
"Leah,  the  tender-eyed,"  say  thou  as  well, 
Leah,  th3  tender-hearted,  and  the  true. 
And   I  have  thought,   if   thou    couldst    only 

know 
How  heivy  was  the  burden  of  my  love, 
That  thou  wouldst  reach  out  kindly  hands  to 

me 
And  help  me  bear  it.     But  I  had  no  way 
To  tell  thee  or  to  make  thee  understand; 
Thy  love  for  Rachel  made  thee  deaf  and  blind 
To  any  word  or  sign  by  which  I  tried 
To  tell  thee  how  I  suffered.     Ah,  my  lord, 
There  is  no  wesd  that  grows  in  all  the  earth, 
That  ft  Juld  not  be  a  flower  if  it  could; 
And  sometimes  I  have  almost  hated  God 
Because  he  did  not  make  my  face  so  fair 
As  Rachel's.    I  have  stood  and  looked 
Into  her  sparkling  eyes  and  felt  that  I 
Could  tear  them  out  in  quick  and  jealous  rage! 
But  my  true  love  for  thee  was  tenderer 
Than  jealousy  was  fierce,  remembering 
How  thou  didst  love  her,  I  would  turn  away 
With  swift  remorse,  and  love  her  well  again, 
Because  she  was  so  near  and  dear  to  thee, 
And  thou,  my  lord,  so  near  and  dear  to  me. 
'Tis  always  so  with  perfect  love  like  mine; 
It  is  not  love  that  hurts  the  thing  it  loves, 
But  selfishness. 

And  as  the  years  wore  on, 
My  love  did  grow  so  vital  and  so  strong, 
It  seemed  a  separate  and  conscious  thing 
Apart  from  mine  own  self,  and  I  have  tried 
To  make  its  softness  hard  and  cold  with  pride, 
And  failing,  in  hot  anger  1  have  laid 
Rough  hands  upon   the  faithful    thing    and 

sought 
To  murder  it.     But  always  did  it  prove 
Even  its  weakness  stronger  than  my  strength; 
And  when  my  rage  was  spent,  then  T  did  look 
Upon  its  droopiDg  head  and  pale,  wan  face, 


And  pity  it  because  it  was  divine. 
And  could  not  die. 

Ah!  'tis  a  fatal  gift 
To  love  like  this,  my  lord,  even  the  gods 
Can  feel  no  keener  pangs  of  agony 
Than  women    feel  to  whom  they  sometimes 

give  / 

Such  power  to  love.    In  all  the  seven  years 
That  thou  didst  serve  for  Rachel  did  this  love 
Eat  like  a  hidden  cancer  in  my  breast, 
Blighting  my  youth  and  poisoning  my  blood 
With  passion  and  with  burning  jealousy. 
My  lord,  I  would  have  cut  the!  very  core 
From  out  my  heart,  and  laid  it.  at  thy  feet, 
For  one  sweet  word  or  look  of  love  from  thee! 
But  when  my  father  led  me  to  thy  tent 
With  stern  command  to  enter,  I  did  shrink 
And  tremble  like  the  shy  mimosa  plant 
That    shuts    its  frightened  leaves    at  every 

touch. 
My  lord,  forgive  me  that  I  did  obey! 
It  was  no  thought,  nor  was  it  wish  of  mine 
To  thrust  myself  in  Rachel's  place— and  yet — 

and  yet — 
'Tis  hard,  my  lord,  to  find  the  worlds 
That  wouLd  be  soft  and  delicate  enough 
To  paint  the  timid,  little,  wav'ring  hope 
That  didst  persuade  me  that  if  thou  couldst 

know 
How  much  I  loved  thee,  then  my  love  might 

win 
One  faint  but    answering  sigh   of  love  from 

thee, 
As  distant  echo  faintly  answering  sound. 
But  when  the  mo-ning  light  showed  thee  my 

face, 
And  thou  didst  scorn  me  and  humiliate 
My  holy  love  into  the  very  dust, 
As  if  I  were  the  sandals  on  thy  feet, 
Then  I  did  hate  thee  with  a  sudden  hate! 
Nay,  do  not  frown;  'tis  gone;  that  hate,  that 

sore 
Heart-breaking  hate  that  is  the  twin  of  love. 
I  have  no  life  apart  from  thee; 
As  sometimes  from  the  sky  the  thirsty  sun 
Stoops  down  and  drinks  the  water  from    the 

sea, 
So  didst  thou  drink  me  up  with  one  J  sweet 

kiss, 
Thinking  my  lips  were  Rachel's. 

Zilpah!  Come! 
My  lord  has  gone,  come  thou  and  take 
This  wedding  girdle  from  about  my  waist, 
The  wedding  feast  was  not  prepared  for  me. 
The  oleander  and  the  myrtle  green, 
The  figs  and  citrons  and  white  mulberries, 
The  wine,  the  big  pomegranates  and  the  grapes 
Were  all  for  Rachel     There  was  ot  one  bud- 
One  little  faded  bud  in  all  the  flowers — 
And  there  was  not  one  taste  of  all  the  fruit, 
Or  one  small  sip  of  all  the  wine  for  me. 
Twas  all  for  Rachel!  Zilpah,  dost  thou  hear? 
'Twas  all  for  Rachel!  all!   ah!    there  was  not 
Even  one  morsel  of  the  wheaten  bread, 
Or  one  drop  of  honey  or  of  oil  for  me. 
And  soon,  within  the  space  of  one  short  hour, 
My  sister  will  be  here  to  take  my  pla3e 
Within  this  tent— my  lord  did  tell  me  so 
And  I  must  go,  and  thou  must  go  with  me. 
And  we  must  dwell  together  in  the  tent 
He  has  prepared  for  me  beyond  the  brook. 
Come,  Zilpah,  thou  must  lead  me  to  the  door, 
For  I  am  blind  from  weeping  all  the  day, 
And  still  my  weeping  eyes  are  overcast 
And  heavy  with  a  cloud  of  unshed  tears. 
Here,  take  my  hands  and  hold  them  close  and 

warm. 
See  how  they   tremble,   feel  how  cold    they 

are- 
Wait,  Zilpah,  kneel  with  me  before  we  go, 
Knee  lower,  Zilpah,  so!  now  help  me  pray 
That  God  will  give  me  children  ere  I  die, 
To  nestle  in  my  bosom  and  to  ease 
My  heart  of  this  mad  love  I  bear  my  lord. 
If    God    should    hearken  to   thy  prayer  and 

mine, 
And  give  me  children,  it  might  happen  then 
That  in  some  hidden  and  mysterious  way 
A  wave,  or  little  ripple  from  the  flood 
Of  tender  love  my  lord  would  feel  for  them, 
Might  flow  from  them  to  me.  Zilpah,  I  faint! 


November  21,  1901 


Will  Cure  You  of 


Rheumatism. 

No  pay  until  you  know  it. 

After  2,000  experiments,  I  have  learned 
how  to  cure  Rheumatism.  Not  to  turn 
bony  joints  into  flesh  again;  that  is  im- 
possible. But  I  can  cure  the  disease  al- 
ways, at  any  stage,  and  forever. 

I  ask  for  no  money.  Simply  write  me  a 
postal  and  I  will  send  you  an  order  on  your 
nearest  druggist  for  sis  bottles  of  Dr. 
Shoop's  Rheumatic  Cure,  for  every  drug- 
gist keeps  it.  Use  it  for  a  month,  and  if  it 
does  what  I  claim  pay  your  druggist  $5.50 
for  it.    If  it  doesn't  I  will  pay  him  myself, 

I  have  no  samples.  Any  medicine  that 
can  affect  Rheumatism  with  but  a  few 
doses  must  be  drugged  to  the  verge  of 
danger.  I  use  no  such  drugs.  It  is  folly 
to  take  them.  You  must  get  the  disease 
out  of  the  blood. 

My  remedy  does  that,  even  in  the  most 
difficult,  obstinate  cases.  No  matter  how 
impossible  this  seems  to  you,  I  know  it  and 
I  take  the  risk.  I  have  cured  tens  of 
thousands  of  cases  in  this  way,  and  my 
records  show  that  39  out  of  40  who  get  those 
six  bottles  pay,  and  pay  gladly.  I  have 
learned  that  people  in  general  are  honest 
with  a  physician  who  cures  them.  That  is 
all  I  ask.  If  I  fail  I  don't  expect  a  penny 
from  you. 

Simply  write  me  a  postal  card  or  letter. 
Let  me  send  you  an  order  for  the  medicine. 
Take  it  for  a  month,  for  it  won't  harm  you 
anyway.  If  it  cures,  pay  $5.50.  I  leave 
that  entirely  to  you.  I  will  mail  you  a 
book  that  tells  how  I  do  it.  Address  Dr. 
Shoop,  Box  582,  Racine,  Wis. 


Helpful  in  Case  of  Accidents. 
By  S.  H. 

There  is  nothing  sadder  than  to  see  a 
family  wholly  without  the  power  or  knowl- 
edge to  help  in  cases  of  accidental  poison- 
ing, to  see  a  loved  member  of  the  family 
on  the  verge  of  dying — yet  no  one  able  to 
give  relief.  Prompt  action  in  such  cases 
has  often  saved  life  and  to  have  some 
knowledge  of  the  best  methods  of  treat- 
ment is  a  great  comfort  in  a  household. 
My  father  being  a  physician  impressed  it 
upon  our  minds  to  inform  ourselves,  and 
perhaps  the  following  simple  antidotes 
given  me  by  him  may  be  found  useful  in 
emergencies.  The  first  thing  to  do  is  to  j 
produce  vomiting  so  .as  to  eject  the  poison 
from  the  stomach. 

Mustard  and  salt  and  water  (a  cup  of 
lukewarm  water)  with  a  little  soda  in  it 
may  be  given,  or  an  active  emetic. 

For  external  poisons  such  as  poison  oak,  j 
Virginia  creeper  poison  or  other  plant  \ 
poisons,  you  can  bathe  the  affected  parts  j 
in  a  strong  solution  of  borax  water,  then  j 
apply  a  poultice  of  tansy  leaves  moistened 
with  sweet  cream.  The  borax  is  cooling,  a  j 
sedative  and  kills  disease  germs  or  poison.  j 
Corrosive  sublimate  or  poisons  from  | 
alkalies,  lead  or  mushroom,  give  vinegar  ] 
and  oil  freely.  Whera  the  cause  is  not 
known  give  an  emetic  followed  by  sweet  j 
milk. 

School  Board  Inspector— Who  is  it  that , 
sits  idly  by  doing  nothing  while  everybody  j 
else  is  working?    Bobby— The  teacher. 


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With    the     Children. 

J.  Breckervridge  Ellis. 


The    R_una.wa.ys. — VII. 

The  man  turned  and  stared  at  Harry. 
"Why  shouldn't  I  go  in  that  box-car?"  he 
demanded.  "I  have  rented  that  box-car, 
and  it  holds  my  furniture!"  He  was  a 
large  man  with  heavy  black  whiskers.  He 
had  a  kind  voice,  and  his  face  was  so 
pleasant  you  could  not  but  feel  how  good  it 
would  be  to  have  him  for  a  friend.  "My 
little  sister  is  in  there,"  said  Harry,  "and 
she  is  a-drying.  See — them's  her  clothes." 
He  pointed  to  the  vari-colored  articles  that 
were  spread  upon  the  grass.  "All  of  us 
fell  in  the  branch,  and  we've  had  a  time  of 
it,  I  bell'you!"  And  he  smiled  confidingly 
at  the  sun-browned  face  with  its  twinkling 
blue  eyes.  Zep  was  now  seen  hurrying  to- 
ward them  from  the  woods.  "He's  the 
other,"  said  Harry.  "See,  he's  got  on  his 
shirt 'wrong-side  out!" 

"You  say  your  sister  is — er — "  The  man 
paused  doubtfully. 

"A-drying,"  Harry  explained.  "The 
bank  caved  in  and  we  caved  in  a-top  of  it 
and  Emily — that's  my  sister — she's  twelve — 
she  like  to  of  drown-ded.  You  won't  mind 
to  wait  awhile,  will  you,  sir?" 

"Oh,  not  at  all,"  said  the  man,  slowly 
seating  himself  upon  the  end  of  a  railroad 
tie  where  there  was  a  scrap  of  shade  from 
the  box-car.  "Miss  Emily,  take  your  own 
time,"  he  called  cheerily.  Then  he  added, 
"But  how  did  you  know  the  box-car  was 
unlocked?  I  forgot  to  lock  it  yesterday 
evening,  and  I  happened  to  think  of  it  a 
while  ago,  so  I  rode  over  to  lock  up." 
"We  slept  in  it  last  night,"  said  Harry. 
"Oh!"  said  the  man  who  did  not  seem  to 
like  this  very  well.  "Where's  your  father?" 
"We  are  orphans,"  said  Harry.  "We 
have  uncles  and  aunts  but  I  guess  they 
would  get  out  of  being,  if  they  could — all 
but  aunt  Mary;  she's  the  best  woman  I 
ever  saw;  but  just  as  poo-oo-oor!  You 
don't  know  how  poor  aunt  Mary  is!  Good 
thing  we  slept  in  your  car  last  night,  cause 
this  morning,  early,  they  was  two  tramps — " 
and  Harry  told  all  about  frightening  Jake 
and  Gregg  away.  By  the  time  he  had  fin- 
ished Zep  came  up,  and  without  knowing 
what  Harry  had  been  saying,  he  told  about 
the  tramps — giving  the  same  particulars; 
so  if  the  man  doubted  Harry's  story,  Zep 
proved  it  true. 

"I  certainly  owe  you  a  good  turn  for 
this,"  said  the  man  when  Zep  had  finished. 
"There  are  valuable  things  in  that  car 
which  those  rascals  would  certainly  have 
stolen.  When  I  realized  that  the  door  had 
been  left  unfastened,  I  was  so  alarmed,  I 
galloped  here  all  the  way.  But  is  this  all 
there  is  of  your  party?" 

"It's  every  one,  counting  Emily  in  the 
box-car." 

"Of  course  we  count  her,"  said  the  man. 
"Would  you  mind  to  tell  me  where  you  are 
going?" 

Zep  laughed.  "We  wouldn't  mind  to 
tell  you,  if  we  knew,"  he  said.  "What  we 
want  is  a  job." 

The  man  looked  at  Zep  and  then  at 
Harry.  "I  see,"  he  said,  nodding  solemnly. 
"Take  your  sister  her  clothes,  and  we'll 
talk  it  over."  By  the  time  Emily  was 
dressed,  Zep  and  Harry,  entirely  won  by 
the  fatherly  manner  of  Mr.  Dayton,  had 
told  him  all  their  story. 


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"So  you  meant  to  spend  this  day  guard- 
ing my  property  in  the  box-car!"  he  ex- 
claimed at  last.  "Now  I  call  that  a  good, 
American  sort  of  style.  It  wasn't  right 
though,  to  go  fishing.  Fishing  is  fishing, 
be  it  with  seine  or  pin-hook,  and  the  bet- 
ter luck  we  have  on  Sunday,  the  more  de- 
moralizing it  is.  However,  I  think  nature 
paid  you  up  very  handsomely  for  that  sin — ■ 
though,  as  usual,  she  paid  a  good  part  of 
it  to  people  who  were  not  actively  engaged 
in  the  sport.  Children,  how  would  you  like 
to  go  home  with  me?  There's  a  big  yard 
and  a  well,  where  you  can  sit  in  the  shade 
the  rest  of  this  day,  with  no  temptation  to 
fish." 

"Come  on,"  said  Emily,  "le's  go  at 
once!" 

"Can  we  get  a  job  on  your  place,  Mr. 
Dayton?"  inquired  Harry.  "We  want  to 
make  money." 

"Yes,"  said  Emily,  "Ob,  we  want  to 
make  money  so  bad!" 

"Plenty  of  job3,"  said  Mr.  Dayton,  nod- 
ding his  head.  "There'll  be  a  big  dinner 
that  must  be  got  out  of  the  way  in  about 
two  hours." 

"Mr.  Dayton,"  said  Zep,  "will  you  try  to 
send  us  to  our  uncle  Tom's?" 

"Upon  my  word,"  said  the  farmer, 
laughing,  "I  see  no  use  in  sending  such 
nimble  persons  anywhere,  when  they  may 
get  off  the  train  at  any  moment!  Why  do 
you  carry  your  shoes  instead  of  walking  in 
them?" 

"That's  economy,"  said  Harry.  "We 
don't  know  how  long  these  will  have  to  do 
us." 

"I  never  saw  such  grasping  for  wealth!" 
cried  Mr.  Dayton,  smiling.  "What  are 
you  going  to  do  with  all  your  money  when 
you  get  it?" 

"Give  it  to  aunt  Mary,"  said  Emily 
promptly. 

"Yes,"  said  Harry,"  everything  we  make 
is  for  her,  but  she  don't  know  nothin'  about 
our  plans.  You  see  she  has  five  children, 
and  the  rent  is  so  high  in  St.  Jo',  and  peo- 
ple don't  buy  her  pies  much  any  more,  and 
uncle  Ben — that's  her  husband — he's  thin, 
not  a  bit  like  aunt  Mary — he  has  a  differ- 
ent kind  of  back  from  us,  so  he  can't  do 
hard  work  of  any  description." 

"No,"  said  Emily,  "any  description  of 
work  puts  him  to  bed.  So  when  we  make 
our  money,  we'll  send  it  in  a  letter  ever 
week  from  different  post  offices  so  aunt 
Mary  won't  know  where  it's  from.  One 
day—" 

"One  day,"  chimed  in  Harry,  "we'll  step 
into  the  baker-shop  and  say,  'Hello,  aunt 
Mary,  WE  sent  you  all  that  money!'  " 

"Then  aunt  Mary '11  jus'  hug  an'  hug 
us — "  said  Emily — but  she  could  say  no 
more,  for  she  began  to  sob,  which  was  a 
great  surprise  '  to  her.  Harry  rubbed  his 
knuckles  in  his  eyes  and  put  his  arm  about 
Emily. 


"Harry  and  Emily  are  the  most  dreamy 
people!"  said  Zep  with  the  calm  superior- 
ity of  an  oldest  child.  "They  are  always 
thinking  of  things  that  ain't  likely.  But 
all  the  same,  we  want  a  job  awful  bad,  we 
just  must  get  one.  But,  Mr.  Dayton, "are 
you  going  to  do  anything  about  our  uncle 
Tom?" 

"I  never  like  to  discuss  uncle  Toms  be- 
fore dinner,"  said  Mr.  Dayton.  "Come  to 
my  house,  and  we'll  see  what  can  be  done. 
I  think  I  can  assure  you  that  everything 
will  be  for  your  interests.  Now,  Miss  Em- 
ily, if  you'll  get  on  that  fence,  I'll  ride  up 
and  you  can  get  on  behind.  You  boys  wilE 
have  to  walk  behind  us." 

"Then  I  will  have  to  get  on  a-straddle," 
said  Emily,  "  'cause  I  ain't  used  to  horses. 
And  will  you  mind  if  I  hold  to  you  pretty 
tight?" 

"Bless  your  heart,  no!"  said  the  farmer 
in  his  hearty  voice.  "Tight  as  you  please* 
Steady  now.  One-two-three.  There  you 
are,  safe  and  sound  and  straddle,  Miss 
Emily.  Here  we  go!"  Mr.  Dayton  walked 
the  horse  up  the  road,  while  Harry  walked 
beside  Emily  as  she  rode  behind  their  new 
friend.     Zep  kept  opposite  the  farmer. 

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Ho\ir  of  Prayer. 

Fretnk  G.  Tyrrell. 


The  Gifts  of  God.* 

(Thanksgiving  Service.) 

Text: — Every  good  gift  and  every  perfect 
boon  is  from  above,  coming  down  from  the 
Father  of  lights,  with  whom  can  be  no 
variation,  neither  shadow  that  is  cast  by 
turning. — Jas.  1:17. 

God  is  the  great  Giver!  Though  there  be  a 
thousand  different  channels  pouring  benefac- 
tions into  your  life,  God  is  the  source  of  them 
all.  "Every  good  gift  and  every  perfect 
boon"  is  from  him.  He  may  choose  many 
servants  to  bring  them,  but  they  all  wear  the 
stamp  of  his  beneficence.  Let  this  truth  be 
heralded  anew  at  Thanksgiving  time.  Away 
with  your  secondary  causes  and  vain  conceits. 
The  electric  telegraph  has  flashed  forth  the 
truth  for  all  the  time  of  this  industrial  and 
commercial  revival.  While  cities  are  a-build- 
ing  and  ships  a-sailing  and  the  world  a-throb- 
bing  with  energy,  read  again  the  significant 
words:  "What  God  hath  wrought!" 

Good  Gifts. 

Mark,  it  says,  "Every  good  gift,  every  per- 
fect boon."  There  is  nothing  evil,  there  is 
nothing  imperfect,  flowing  into  the  world 
from  that  Source.  God  made  man  upright; 
but  he  has  sought  out  many  inventions.  The 
hurts,  the  wounds,  the  shadows,  the  imper- 
fections, are  from  the  erring  will,  the  stub- 
born blindness  of  man.  Men  are  prone  to 
look  upon  the  good  things  by  which  they  sur- 
round themselves,  with  a  feeling, of  immense 
pride,  as  if  by  the  cunning  of  their  brains  and 
the  might  of  their  hands  they  had  gotten 
them.  They  forget  that  their  very  strength 
and  cunning  are  gifts  from  God. 

God  is  unchangeably  good;  with  him  there 
can  be  no  variation.  He  never  casts  a  shadow 
by  turning.  The  center  of  the  universe  is  a 
throne,  and  on  that  throne  sits  Benevolence. 
"The  heart  of  the  eternal  is  most  wonderfully 
kind."  Learn  to  recognize  this  fact.  Learn 
to  discriminate  between  the  good  and  the 
bad.  Many  things  that  we  esteem  evil  as 
they  come  into  our  lives  are  good;  they  are 
disguised  blessings.  Therefore  cease  repining. 
Clouds  and  showers  are  as  merciful  and 
beneficent  as  the  sunshine. 

Thinks  in  Everything. 

"In  everything  give  thanks;  for  this  is  the 
will  of  God  in  Christ  Jesus  to  you  ward" 
(1  Thess.  5:18).  We  can  give  thanks  in  pros- 
perity; we  can  thank  God  for  full  granaries 
and  loaded  orchards  and  big  bank  balances; 
but  who  has  learned  to  thank  him  for  blast- 
ing and  mildew,  for  devouring  locusts,  for 
loss  and  insolvency?  Are  we  thankful  for 
sickness  and  sorrow?  Do  we  give  God  thanks 
for  malicious  enemies?  Do  we  greet  persecu- 
tions with  a,  psalm  of  thanksgiving?  "In 
everything  give  thanks!"  "Everything"  is  a 
comprehensive  term.  If  we  were  wise,  if  we 
could  see  the  end  from  the  beginning,  if  we 
could  forecast  final  results,  then  we  would 
readily  and  cheerfully  obey  this  mandate. 

"For  this  is  the  will  of  God";  that  is,  it  is 
God's  will  that  we  should  have  a  grateful 
heart.  Nothing  is  more  conducive  to  peace 
and  contentment.  In  the  waves  of  woe  and 
the  wilderness  of  doubt,  trust  him  who '  'doeth 
all  things  well." 

"Love  divine  has  seen  and  counted 
Every  tear  it  caused  to  fall; 
And  the  storm  which  love  appointed 
Was  its  choicest  gift  of  all." 
Thank  Offerings. 

Malachi  exhorts  the  nation  to  bring  all 
the  tithes  into  the  storehouse,  and  so 
prove  the  Almighty.  His  appeal  is  to  awaken 
the  consciences  of  the  people.  He  accuses 
them  of  robbery;  tbey  have  robbed  God.  He 
knows  how  the  actions  influence  the  thoughts 
and   the  emotions.    Hence  he  pleads  for  the 


recognition  of  divine  beneficence  in  offerings 
of  their  substance.  The  tithe  belonged  to 
God,  according  to  the  old  regime;  but  ac- 
cording to  the  new,  all  that  we  possess  and 
all  that  we  are  belong  to  him.  "Ye  are  not 
your  own;  ye  are  bought  with  a  price." 
D  But  we  are  more  than  paying  a  debt  when 
welcome  to  God  with  our  poor  gifts.  We  are 
acknowledging  our  stewardship.  We  are  ex- 
pressing in  some  measure  our  gratitude.  A 
loving,  grateful  heart  will  overflow  with 
thanksgiving,  and  it  will  prompt  many  a 
thank  offering.  Go  to  your  pastor  and  say, 
"God  has  been  good  to  me.  He  has  raised 
my  child  from  a  sick  bed,  and  I  want  to  make 
a  thank  offering  in  recognition  of  his  mercy. 
Take  this  and  use  it  to  bless  them  that  sit  in 
darkness  and  the  shadow  of  death."  This  is 
a  grace  which  needs  cultivation.  Why  are 
there  so  few  thank  offerings?  Is  it  because 
there  are  so  many  solicitations  that  there  is 
no  time  left  for  spontaneons  giving?  Or  is  it 
because  hearts  are  hard  and  unresponsive? 
Let  the  united  prayer  of  Christ's  church  be— 
"Thou  that  hast  given  so  much  to  me, 

Give  one  thing  more,  a  grateful  heart. 

Not  thankful  when  it  pleaseth  me, 

As  if  thy  blessings  had' spare  days; 

But  such  a  heart  whose  pulse  may  be 
Thy  praise." 
Prayer. 

We  bless  Thy  name,  O  God,  for  the  wonders 
Thou  hast  wrought,  the  mercy  shown,  the 
gifts  bestowed.  Wilt  Thou  mightily  increase 
in  us  the  impulse  of  praise.  Make  our  voices 
songful  and  our  faces  radiant.  Bless  with  us 
all  the  ends  of  the  earth.  Send  Thy  gifts 
abroad,  but  especially,  O  God,  wilt  Thou 
bless  with  salvation  the  sin-sick  multitudes; 
with  the  bread  of  life,  the  famishing  throngs, 
for  Christ's  sake.    Amen. 


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November  21,  1901 


THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


1501 


Sunda.v  -  School. 

W.  F.   Richardson 


The  CaJI  of   Moses.* 

As  tbe  adopted  son  of  Pharaoh's  daughter, 
the  position  of  Moses  in  the  Egyptian  court 
would  be  peculiar,  and  probably  not  alto- 
gether agreeable.  Foreigners  were  not  in 
favor  with  the  Egyptian  people,  at  this 
period  of  their  history,  least  of  all  the 
Hebrews,  who  were  naturally  despised  as  a 
subject  race.  It  would  not  be  strange  if 
among  the  courtiers  of  Pharaoh's  court  there 
would  be  some  who  looked  with  envy  and 
hatred  upon  the  popularity  of  this  "favored 
Hebrew.  Josephus  says  that  more  than  one 
attempt  was  made  to  assassinate  Moses, 
doubtless  from  jealousy  of  his  growing  pow- 
er. It  is  probable,  as  the  same  historian 
says,  that  Moses  was  given  prominent  place 
in  the  Egyptian  army,  for  Stephen  tells  us,  in 
his  address  in  Acts,  seventh  chapter,  that 
Moses,  even  before  he  fled  from  Egypt,  was 
"mighty  in  words  and  deeds."  If  the  story 
of  his  leading  an  Egyptian  army  to  victory 
over  the  Ethiopians  is  true,  it  would  evidence 
such  military  skill  as  was  afterwards  shown 
in  his  direction  of  the  host  of  Israel  through 
the  wilderness. 

What  were  the  struggles  through  whicli 
this  man  of  God  passed,  during  his  early 
manhood,  before  he  finally  decided  to  cast 
in  his  lot  with  the  people  of  his  own  blood, 
we  do  not  know.  That  such  a  struggle  was 
his,  we  cannot  doubt.  To  turn  from  the 
palace  to  the  hut,  from  ease  to  toil,  from 
royalty  to  slavery,  from  honor  to  contempt, 
was  not  possible  without  strenuous  effort. 
Nor  could  the  issue  have  been  what  it  was, 
had  Moses  not  been  supremely  a  man  of  fajth. 
"To  scora  delights  and  live  laborious  d'jDr" 
is  only  possible  to  the  true  hero.  It  speaks 
volumes  for  our  poor  human  nature  that 
such  a  choice  could  have  been  made,  even 
under  the  supervising  grace  of  God.  Doubt- 
less Moses  as  a  child  had  learned  well  the 
story  of  tbe  pilgrimage  of  his  fathers,  and 
knew  the  purpose  of  God  to  make  a  mighty 
nation  of  Israel,  but  how  easy  it  would  have 
been  to  make  himself  believe  that  this  purpose 
had  been  abandoned,  in  view  of  the  awful  and 
continued  oppression  under  which  his  nation 
groaned.  How  natural  to  have  sought  to 
secure,  through  his  own  position  at  court, 
some  favors  for  his  own  family,  and  leave  the 
rest  of  his  people  to  endure  what  he  seemed 
powerless  to  prevent.  But  it  was  "by  faith," 
as  the  writer  to  the  Hebrews  tells  us,  that 
"Moses,  when  he  was  grown  up,  refused  to 
bs  called  the  son  of  Pharaoh's  daughter; 
choosing  rather  to  be  evil  entreated  with  the 
people  of  God,  than  to  enjoy  the  pleasures 
of  sin  for  a  season;  accounting  the  reproach 
of  Christ  greater  riches  than  the  treasures  of 
Egypt:  for  he  looked  unto  the  recompense  of 
reward." 

Thinking,  therefore,  that  his  brethren  would 
understand  his  purpose  to  defend  and  deliver 
them,  he  one  day  took  the  part  of  a  Hebrew 
against  his  oppressor,  and  in  the  struggle 
slew  him  By  this  act  he  proclaimed  his  pur- 
pose to  ally  himself  with  the  Hebrews,  and 
Pharaoh  sought  to  put  him  to  death.  Flee- 
ing for  his  life,  he  naturally  sought  the  wilds 
of  the  wilderness  of  Sinai,  and  there  found  a 
home  in  the  house  of  Reuel,  the  chief  sheik  of 
the  Midianite  tribe  which  inhabited  that  part 
of  the  Sinaitic  peninsula.  The  Midianites 
were  descendants  of  Abraham,  through  his 
second  wife,  Keturah.  and  were,  of  course, 
worshipers  of  the  God  of  Abraham.  Here 
Moses  found  a  peaceful  abiding  place  for  forty 
years,  and  might,  perhaps,  liave  remained 
there  till  the  day  of  his  death,  had  not  God 
appeared  to  him,  to  remind  him  of  the  mission 
for  which  he  had  raised  him  up  and  fitted  him. 

It  is  probable  that  Reuel  had  died  before  tbe 
date  of  our  lesson,  and  that  Jethro  was  his 


son,  and  therefore  the  brother- in  law  of 
Moses,  instead  of  his  father  in-law.  The 
word  so  rendered  is  used  for  any  relative  by 
marriage,  and  is  used  indiscriminately  for 
father-,  brother-,  or  son-in  law,  in  the  Old  Tes- 
tament. The  son  succeeded  to  the  headship 
of  the  tribe,  and  Moses  served  under  him,  as 
he  had  under  his  father  before  him.  One  day, 
while  he  watched  the  flocks  of  Jethro  in  the 
near  vicinity  of  Mount  Horeb,  which  was 
known  to  all  the  tribes  of  that  country  as 
"the  mountain  of  God,"  his  attention  was 
arrested  by  a  strange  sight.  One  of  the 
acacia  trees,  a  thorny  shrub  common  in  that 
vicinity,  seemed  to  be  flaming  with  fire,  and 
yet  was  unconsumed.  Moses  drew  near  to 
discover,  if  possible,  the  cause  of  this  strange 
phenomenon,  and  heard  a  voice  from  out  of 
the  bush,  saying,  ''Moses,  Moses!"  His  daily 
communion  with  God,  in  the  quiet  of  the 
wilderness,  had  prepared  him  for  such  a  voice, 
and  he  humbly  answered,  "Here  am  I."  He  is 
instructed  to  remove  his  sandals  from  his  feet, 
in  token  of  the  sacredness  of  the  place  where 
God  has  met  him,  and,  as  he  obeys,  he  hears 
the  marvelous  and  gracious  words,  "I  am 
the  God  of  thy  father,  the  God  of  'Abraham, 
the  God  of  Isaac,  and  the  God  of  Jacob." 
No  wonder  Moses  hid  his  face,  and  waited  in 
silence  for  the  further  message  of  the  Infinite. 
Perhaps  he  had  often,  during  these  forty 
years,  wondered  if  God  had  remembered  his 
promise,  and  would  ever  deliver  his  people. 
When  weary  years  had  passed,  and  no  sign  of 
his  deliverance  appeared,  did  Moses'  heart 
sicken  from  long-deferred  hope?  If  so,  he  is 
now  rebuked,  while  he  is  filled  with  unspeak- 
ably joy.  At  last  his  people  will  be  remem- 
bered, and  their  bondage  ended.  While  he 
yet  can  scarcely  believe  for  joy,  the  Lord  as- 
sures him  anew  of  his  purpose,  telling  him 
that  he  has  seen  the  affliction  of  his  people, 
and  has  now  come  to  deliver  them,  and  bring 
them  again  into  the  land  promised  to  the 
fathers.  In  this  great  enterprise,  Moses  is  to 
be  the  chosen  instrument  of  the  Lord.  His 
patience  and  faith  are  about  to  be  rewarded 
with  a  glory  that  endless  ages  cannot  dim. 

Moses  doubts  his  own  ability  to  fulfill  the 
trust  committed  to  him.  He  possessed  the 
modesty  that  characterizes  all  great  souls. 
"Who  am  I?"  is  the  question  ever  on  the  lips 
of  those  whom  God  calls  to  vast  moral  enter- 
prises. The  answer  is  ever  the  same.  "I  will 
be  with  thee."  "Not  by  might,  nor  by  power, 
but  by  my  Spirit,  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts." 
God  gives  Moses  the  assurance  of  his  constant 
presence  and  aid,  and  promises  him  that  he 
shall  bring  his  people  to  worship  at  this  very 
mountain  where  he  has  appeared  to  him  so 
mysteriously.  One  by  one,  Moses'  doubts  are 
dispelled,  his  courage  strengthened,  his  zeal 
rekindled,  till  he  sets  his  face  steadfastly  to- 
ward the  court  of  Pharaoh,  where  he  is  to 
stand,  not  as  a  culprit,  to  answer  for  crime, 
but  as  an  ambassador  of  God,  to  demand  sub- 
mission. He  had  endured,  as  seeing  him  who 
is  invisible,  and  he  had  now  been  permitted 
indeed  to  behold  him,  and  to  be  his  chosen 
savior. 


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1 


*Lesson  for  December  1.     Exodus  3:  1-12. 

I 


CURES  WHERE  ALL  ELSE  FAILS. 

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In  time.    Sold  by  druggists. 


CONSUMPTION      Y> 


WHAT  SHALL 


WE    EAT 


To  Keep  Healthy  and  Strong? 

A  healthy  appetite  and  common  sense  are  excel- 

ent  guides  to  follow  in  matters  of  diet,  and  a  mixed 

et  of  grains,  fruits  and  meats  is  undoubtedly  the 


best,  in  spite  of  the  claims  made  by  vegetarians  and 
food  cranks  generally. 

As  compared  with  grains  and  vegetables,  meat 
furnishes  the  most  nutriment  in  a  highly  concen- 
trated form  and  is  digested  and  assimilated  more 
quickly  than  vegetables  or  grains. 

Dr.  Julius  Remusson  on  this  subject  says:  Nervous 
persons,  people  run  down  in  health  and  of  low 
vitality  should  eat  plenty  of  meat.  If  the  digestion 
is  too  feeble  at  first  it  may  be  easily  strengthened 
by 'the  regular  use  of  Stuart's  Dyspepsia  Tablets 
after  each  meal.  Two  of  these  excellent  tablets 
taken  after  dinner  will  digest  several  thousand 
grains  of  meat,  eggs  or  other  animal  food  in  three 
or  four  hours,  while  the  malt  diastase  also  con- 
tained in  Stuart's  Tablets  cause  the  perfect  diges- 
tion of  starchy  foods,  like  potatoes,  bread,  etc.,  and 
no  matter  how  weak  the  stomach  may  be,  no 
trouble  will  be  experienced  if  a  regular  practice  is 
made  of  using  Stuart's  Dyspepsia  Tablets  because 
they  supply  the  pepsin  and  diastase  so  necessary  to 
perfect  digestion,  and  any  form  of  indigestion  and 
stomach  trouble  except  cancer  of  the  stomach  will 
be  overcome  by  their  daily  use. 

That  large  class  of  people  who  come  under  the 
head  of  nervous  dyspeptics  should  eat  plenty  of 
meat  and  insure  its  complete  digestion  by  the 
systematic  use  of  a  safe,  harmless  digestive  medi- 
cine like  Stuart's  Dyspepsia  Tablets,  composed  of 
the  natural  digestive  principles,  peptones  and 
diastase,  which  actually  perform  the  work  of 
digestion  and  give  the  abused  stomach  a  chance  to 
rest  and  to  furnish  the  body  and  brain  with  the 
necessary  nutriment.  Cheap  cathartic  medicines 
masquerading  under  the  name  of  dyspepsia  cures 
are  useless  for  relief  or  cure  of  indigestion,  because 
they  have  absolutely  no  effect  upon  the  actual  diges- 
tion of  food. 

Dyspepsia  in  all  its  forms  is  simply  a  failure  of 
the  stomach  to  digest  food  and  the  sensible  way  to 
solve  the  riddle  and  cure  the  indigestion  is  to  make 
a  daily  use  at  meal  time  of  a  safe  preparation  which 
is  endorsed  by  the  medical  profession  and  known 
to  contain  active  digestive  principles,  and  all  this 
can  truly  be  said  of  Stuart's  Dyspepsia  Tablets. 

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THEILCHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


November  21,  1901 


The  Ja.panlBlblelColIege. 

Our  first  missionaries  reached  Japan  just 
eighteen  years  ago.  They  were  good  men. 
They  came  out  to  preach,  and  most  faithfully 
did  they  perform  that  work.  In  a  remarkably 
short  time  many  stations  were  opened,  chap- 
els built  and  regular  evangelistic  trips  taken. 
The  whole  of  the  provinces  of  Akita  and  Ya- 
magata  heard  of  the  Lord  through  the  zealous 
work  of  these  first  missionaries.  But  their 
numbers  were  too  few  and  reinforcements  did 
not  even  come  fast  enough  to  occupy  the  wide 
opened  doors.  There  was  no  one  to  devote 
himself  wholly  to  educational  work;  that  is, 
the  work  of  training  evangelists  and  preach- 
ers. This  condition  has  existed  practically 
throughout  the  entire  eighteen  years.  Al- 
though spasmodic  attempts  in  school  work, 
both  for  men  and  women,  have  been  made,  no 
one  has  stepped  forth  to  prepare  himself  and 
devote  his  whole  thought  and  life  exclusively 
to  Bible-school  work,  No  one  has  felt  called 
of  the  Lord  or  by  the  condition  of  the  work 
to  become  a  teacher  of  preachers  and  teach 
ers.  We  have  had  no  buildings,  no  land,  no 
equipment,  in  fact,  nothing  to  attract  stu- 
dents, or  to  encourage  any  one  to  devote 
himself  to  the  work  of  management.  So  that 
for  this  long  period,  we  have  had  to  depend 
upon  other  ways  of  securing  our  teachers  and 
preachers  than  of  training  them  ourselves. 
Our  work  all  this  time  has  been  one-sided.  It 
has*  not  been  so-successful  as  it  would  havebeen 
had  the  co-ordinative  work  been  carried  on. 
Of  the  eight  regular  preachers  we  have  to-day 
not  one  of  them  was  converted  from  heathen- 
ism by  us,  and  only  one  has  received  regular 
biblical  traiuiDg  from  us.  We  cannot  expect 
the  plea  of  Christ  to  take  rapidly  with  the 
people  as  long  as  we  do  not  have  men  trained 
in  that  plea.  We  do  not  have  workers  for 
most  needy  places.  We  have  stations  where 
there  are  seveial  missionary  workers  and  not 
a  single  Japanese  preacher.  This  is  radically 
wrong.  The  proportion  should  be  just  the 
reverse,  at  least  four  Japanese  preachers  to 
one  missionary. 

But  we  are  going  to  solve  our  difficulty. 
Bro.  H.  H.  Guy  will  devote  himself  to  the 
work  of  training  Japanese  preachers  and 
teachers.  'He  is  in  Chicago  University  now 
preparing  for  this  most  needful  work.  He  has 
the  Japanese  language  well.  He  knows  the 
people  and  their  customs.  He  knows  the  Jap- 
anese field  well,  having  taken  long  trips  on 
preaching  tours,  both  to  the  north  and  south. 
He  is  well  beloved  by  his  Japanese  brethren. 
Then  the  Foreign  Christian  Missionary  So- 
ciety have  given  their  hearty  sanction  to  the 
speedy  opening  of  the  Japan  Bible  College. 
Secretary  F.  M.  Rains  has  been  here  and  has 
seen  a  desirable  location  and  has  recom- 
mended it  for  purchase.  Buildings  will  be 
put  up  and  a  well  organized  and  equipped 
school  will  be  started  upon  Bro.  Guy's  return 
to  the  field.  About  $10,000  will  be  needed  to 
begin  this  great  undertaking.  Oh!  that  some 
one  of  God's  noble  stewards  would  come  to 
the  help  of  Japan  to  that  extent.  It  is  the 
NEED  of  Japan  now.  In  the  next  twenty  or 
thirty  years  it  would  become  to  our  work  in 
Japan  what  Bethany,  Hiram,  Drake.  Eureka, 
Butler,  Lexington,  Cotner,  Add-Ran  and 
other  schools  have  been  to  our  cause  in  the 
United  States. 

Who  are  to  enter  this  Bible  College?  What 
kind  of  men  have  we  who  are  desirous  of 
studying  and  devoting  themselves  to  the  min- 
istry of  the  gospel?  I  will  speak  now  of  the 
Sendai  district  alone.  Mr.  Mitsui  is  a  teacher 
in  the  public  school  in  Fukushima.  Mr.  Sa- 
waki  is  a  teacher  in  one  of  the  largest  public 
schools  in  Sendai.  Mr.  Suto  is  a  graduate  of 
the  Japan  Military  College  and  a  truly  re- 
formed man.  Mr.  Kokubun  is  an  official  in  the 
provincial  capitol  in  Fukushima.  Mr.  Kon, 
from  the  country  district,  has  served  seven 
years  in  the  navy  of  Japan  and  is  in  receipt 
of  a  pension  from  the  government.  Mr. 
Tatebe  has  been   an   assistant   and  has  been 


preaching  at  Haranomacbi  now  for  nearly 
three  years.  There  are  others  still  in  this  dis- 
trict alone,  but  this  will  suffice  to  show  the 
character  of  the  young  men  who  are  wishing 
to  be  trained  for  preachers.  These  are  all 
well  approved  of  by  their  brethren  and  are 
faithful  workers.  They  come  from  different 
parts  of  the  district  and  their  education 
would  have  a  wonderful  effect  on  our  future 
work  in  their  home  towns  and  cities. 

The  Japanese  brethren  have  been  praying 
for  the  opening  of  a  Bible  College  for  several 
years.  Substantial  members  and  churches 
have  made  a  bona  fide  offer  to  establish  two 
scholarships  for  the  school  and  in  o  .her  ways 
to  support  this  undertaking.  If  there  is  any- 
thing which  might  be  called  the  prayer  of  the 
Japanese  brethren  to  the  American  brother 
hood,  it  is  this  school.  We  can  now  hold  the 
land  and  property  in  our  own  name. 

Are  there  not  many  brethren  who  will  help 
to  make  this  school  a  success?  W  ill  not  some 
one  help  to  endow  it?  Will  not  some  one 
build  a  building?  Will  not  some  one  provide 
the  library  or  some  part  of  the  equipment? 
Will  not  many  establish  scholarships,  that 
they  may  soon  have  a  well  trained  man  as 
their  representative  in  Japan?  Will  not 
every  one  who  reads  this  appeal  pray  for  this 
school?  Brethren,  we  lay  this  most  needful 
work  upon  your  consciences;  we  ask  your 
careful  attention,  your  interest,  your  help; 
we  ask  your  prayers.  "The  Japan  Bible 
College!"  The  name  signifies  our  lack  and  in- 
dicates our  need.  M.  B.  Madden. 

Sendai,  Japan,  October,  1901. 

No  Person  Should  Die 

of  any  kidney  disease  or  be  distressed  by 
stomach  troubles  or  tortured  and  poisoned 
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Macrriatges. 


WALKER-SHOUP.— Married,  on  the 
■evening  of  Oct.  26,  1901,  at  the  home  of  the 
bride  at  157  Shawnee  Ave.,  Fort  Wayne, 
Ind  .  Miss  Grace  D.  Walker  to  Mr.  Charles 
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William  L.  Thomas,  920}^  Garfield  avenue. 
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at  Independence,  Mo.,  where  his  parents,  Wil- 
liam and  Martha  Thomas,  and  the  most  of 
their  descendants  who  have  crossed  the  river 
thus  far,  are  resting  until  the  resurrection 
morn.  The  sickness  which  terminated  fatally 
came  upon  him  at  Red  Mountain,  Col.,  in 
whic^i  isolated  spot,  high  up  in  the  mountains, 
he  made  his  home  with  his  youngest  son,  G. 
B.  Thomas,  Jr.,  postmaster  at  that  point. 
The  approach  to  the  river  of  death  was  for 
him  such  as  on3  who  had  lived  in  the  fiith 
could  expect  The  crossing  was  peaceful.  Of 
his  generation,  but  a  single  member  of  the 
once  large  family,  so  well  known  in  western 
Missouii  since  1843, when  they  emigrated  from 
Owen  county,  Ky.,  yet  survives,  namely,  Mrs. 
H.  R.  Gray,  of  Kansas  City.  Numerous 
nephews  and  nieces,  and  other  kindred  and 
friends,  drop  a  tear  with  the  two  sons  and 
the  sister  lelerred  to,  over  the  grdve  of  one 
who  was  a  cour  ly  gentleman,  a  good  man,  a 
kind  father  ana  brother,  uncle  and  friend. 

B.  M. 

WALKER. 

Left  his  daughter  Mrs.  Sarah  Boman's, 
home,  near  Zanesville,  Ind  ,  Aug  29,  1901, 
after  a  short  unconscious  waiting  from  paral- 
ysis, in  a  winged  flight  with  the  waiting 
angels  for  his  long  expected  home  in  heaven, 
Elder  William  Walker,  in  the  9G  h  year  of  his 
earthly  life.  He  had  lived  in  constant  readi- 
ness for  over62years.  His  faithful  companion, 
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ceded him  after  acomple'ed,  well-fought  bat- 
tle, ia  her  S>th  year,  about  13  years  ago. 
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kept  "the  preachers'  hotel"'  for  over  fifty 
years,  all  frte.  To  sing,  to  pray,  to  work  for, 
and  to  give  to  the  Lord's  blessed  cause  was 
their  chief  delight  while  on  the  earth.  They 
leave  six  sons  and  two  daughter*,  ail  in  the 
church  of  God  but  one  One  Christian  daught 
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grandchildren,  mostly  in  their  Lord's  happy 
service  He  was  among  the  first  abolition- 
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prohibitionists  to  the  day  of  his  death;  was  a 
Bryanite,  free  silver  Populist;  wanted  to  live 
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ciple and  Christian  elder;  versus  slavery,  rum, 
plutocracy,  imperialism  and  sectism:  bold  as 
a  lion  and  gentle  and  loving  as  the  lamb  like 
child;  never  was  defeated  in  a  Bible  contro- 
versy; a  model  parent,  Christian  husband 
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munion Wine,  at  the  reduced  prices.  As  our 
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chased at  a  convenient  saloon.  Bven  yet,  we 
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cellent a  quality  of  unfermented  wine  at  so 
reasonable  a  price,  there  is  no  excuse  for  any 
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canceled,  and  the  following  greatly  reduced 
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Single  Half  Dozen  Dozen 

Quarts        $  .65                 $  3  50  $  6  00 

Pints               .40                    2  00  3.50 

Half-Pints     .30                   1.50  2.25 

Again  do  we  urge  the  wisd  >cn  of  ordering 
in  dozen  lots,  for  several  good  reasons.  Each 
dozen  bottles,  in  all  three  sizes,  is  packed 
separately,  and  the  purchaser  of  a  dozen  gets 
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Contents. 


No.  48. 


'DITORIA.L: 

Current  Events 1507 

Thanksgiving 1509 

Our  Early  History 1509 

The  Christian  Evangelist  for  1902 1509 

A  British  View  of  Americanism 1510 

Notes  and  Comments 1510 

Contributed  Articles: 
Why  Should  Young  Men  and  Women  Go 

to  College?  —John  Henry  Barrows 1512 

Uncle   Tobe's  Thanksgiving    (poem).— 

Will  H.  Dixon 1513 

Some  Pilgrims'  Love   Stories. — W.   H. 

Rogers 1514 

B.  B.  Tyler's  Letter 1515 

j  The    Individuality    of    Books —A.    M. 

Growden  1516 

The  Observance  of  C.  W    B.  M.  Day.... 1516 
The  Channels  of  Life:  Habit  —Edward 

Scribner  Ames 1518 


correspondence: 

Texas  Letter 

The  Investigation   of  Ministerial  Char- 
acter     

New  Jersey  Letter 

From  ihe  New  Country 

An  Old  Church 

The  Sunday  school  Lessons  for  1902 

An  Abridged  Bible 

Iowa  Sunday-school  Work 

Miscellaneous: 

The  People's  Forum 

Our  Budget 

Evangelistic 

Family  Circle , 

With  the  Children  

Hour  of  Prayer 

Sund  ay-school 

Book  Notes 

Marriages  and  Onituaries 


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Current   Events. 

Reciprocity  Last  week  there  was  held 

Convention.  in  Washington  a  conven- 
tion of  business  men  to  consider  the  ques- 
tion of  reciprocity.  Over  two  hundred 
delegates  were  present  representing  all  the 
important  manufacturing  interests  of  the 
country.  The  purpose  of  the  convention 
was  to  harmonize  the  interests  of  the 
various  industries  and  present  a  fairly 
complete  statement  of  what  the  manufac- 
turers of  the  country  want  in  the  way  of 
reciprocal  trade  concessions  with  other 
countries.  Such  a  conference  as  this 
prior  to  the  opening  of  Congress  deserves 
hearty  approval  if  it  can  prevent  the 
assemblying  of  lobbyists  in  the  halls  of 
the  capitol,  outnumbering  the  members  of 
both  houses  and  .fighting  the  battles  of 
their  conflicting  interests  whenever  there 
is  a  prospect  of  tariff  modifications.  The 
reciprocity  convention,  however,  proposes 
not  to  encourage  tariff  agitation,  but  to 
forestall  it.  The  weight  of  its  influence 
will  be  directed  toward  maintaining  the 
present  tariff  scale,  modified  only  in 
particular    cases    by   reciprocity    treaties. 


A  resolution  was  passed  favoring  the 
creation  of  a  Department  of  Commerce, 
with  a  cabinet  member  at  its  head,  and  of 
a  Bureau  of  Reciprocity  within  that  de- 
partment to  study  the  vast  mass  of  facts  in 
the  light  of  which  treaties  of  reciprocity 
must  be  made. 


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Protection  of 
Native  R^a.ces 


All  good  citizens  should 
remember  that  Secretary 
Hay  has  appointed  Dec.  6  as  the  day  on 
which  the  state  department  will  receive 
petitions  for  the  enactment  of  the  Giilett- 
Lcdge  bill  for  the  protection  of  uncivilized 
native  races  against  the  white  man's  alco- 
hol and  opium.  If  Congress  acts  favor- 
ably upon  this  bill  at  the  opening  of  the 
session,  the  United  States  will  be  allied 
with  those  civilized  nations  which  are  seek- 
ing by  legislation  and  treaty  to  prevent  the 
introduction  of  the  vices  of  civilization 
among  the  Pacific  islanders  in  advance  of 
its  blessings.  The  Gillett-Lodge  bill  for- 
bids any  American  citizen  to  sell  intoxi- 
cants or  opium  to  the  uncivilized  races  in 
the  Pacific  islands  not  under  any  civilized 
government.  The  bill  was  endorsed  by 
President  McKinley,  was  passed  by  the 
House  of  Representatives  at  the  last  ses- 
sion of  Congress  and  was  favorably  re- 
ported by  the  committee  of  the  Senate, 
but  was  crowded  out  in  the  closing  days 
of  the  session  and  failed  to  become  a  law. 
Dr.  John  G.  Paton,  whose  eminent  services 
to  civilization  as  well  as  to  Christianity  in 
the  New  Hebrides  are  universally  recog- 
nized, has  made  two  tours  in  the  United 
States  chiefly  for  the  purpose  of  urging 
such  legislation.  At  present  American 
traders  sell  the  natives  rum  and  guns;  the 
combination  is  not  a  safe  one.  Great  Brit- 
ain already  has  such  prohibitory  legisla- 
tion in  force.  It  is  important  that  our 
government  should  place  similar  restric- 
tions upon  those  of  its  citizens  who  are  at- 
tracted to  this  form  of  trade  because  of  the 
money  there  is  in  it.  Petitions  and  letters 
should  be  sent  to  congressmen  and  sena- 
tors, and  farther  petitions  "To  All  Civilized 
Nations"  asking  for  treaties  to  insure  the 
protection  of  the  native  races  from  liquor 
and  opium  traders  of  all  nationalities,  may 
be  forwarded  to  the  Reform  Bureau,  Wash- 
ington, D.  C. 

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Among  the  questions 
which  ,vill  come  up  at  the 
approaching  session  of  Congress  is  that  of 
a  one-cent  rate  for  letter  postage.  Some 
congressmen  have  already  declared  their 
intention  of  advocating  such  a  measure 
and  there  is  no  doubt  but  that  it  will  have 
strong  support.  A  reduction  of  $40,000,000 
in  the  war  tax  has  failed  to  wipe  out  the 
surplus  and  there  is  still  an  embarrassing 
excess  of  receipts  over  expenditures.  Might 
it  not  be  as  well  to  spend  some  of  this  on 
a  reduction  of  the  rate  of  letter  postage  as 


Penny  Postage. 


to  wipe  out  the  surplus  by  reducing  the 
tax  on  beer  and  tobacco?  The  question  of 
preventing  the  abuses  now  practiced  in 
regard  to  second-class  mail  matter  always 
comes  up  at  every  session  of  Congress. 
Thousands  of  tons  of  matter,  which  is 
either  books  or  practically  pure  advertising 
matter,  are  sent  annually  at  the  news- 
paper rate.  The  government  is  willing  to 
lose  a  little  in  circulating  newspapers,  but 
there  ia  no  reason  why  it  should  be  asked 
to  bear  the  expense  of  circulating  adver- 
tisements. There  are  dozens  of  papers  in 
this  country  claiming  weekly  circulations 
of  from  200,000  to  1,000,000  copies,  which 
are  published  solely  for  what  can  be  made 
out  of  their  advertisements.  No  effective 
way  has  yet  been  found  to  debar  these 
publications  from  second-class  rates.  There 
are  a  great  many  merchants  who  think 
that  the  one- cent  letter  rate  need  not  wait 
upon  this  reform  in  the  second  class,  and 
that,  if  the  government  is  going  to  lose 
money  in  circulating  advertisements  for 
the  benefit  of  a  comparative  few,  it  might 
as  well  lose  a  little  more  in  carrying  letters 
for  the  benefit  of  the  many.  Besides,  it  is 
not  so  certain  that  a  one-cent  letter  rate 
would  mean  a  permanent  decrease  in  re- 
ceipts. The  reduction  from  the  three-cent 
to  the  two-cent  rate  turned  out  to  be  a  good 
business  move. 


The  Capture 
of  Co  on. 


The  fact  that  there  is  a 
rebellion  in  progress  in 
Colombia  had  almost  slipped  from  the 
minds  of  most  of  us  until  the  unexpected 
capture  of  the  important  port,  Colon,  by 
the  insurgents,  or  Liberals,  recalled  the 
fact.  Colon  is  the  Atlantic  terminus  of 
the  Panama  railway  and  its  capture  comes 
dangerously  near  to  interfering  with  the 
only  business  which  our  government  has  in 
Colombia,  i.  e.,  a  treaty  obligation  to  keep 
the  line  of  communication  open  across  the 
isthmus  between  Colon  on  the  Atlantic 
side  and  Panama  on  the  Pacific.  There 
has  been  no  attempt  as  yet  on  the  part  of 
the  Liberals  to  interfere  with  traffic  on  this 
road,  but  it  is  easy  to  see  that  such  a  state 
of  affairs — the  termini  of  such  a  short 
road  in  the  hands  of  mutually  hos- 
tile forces— is  not  conducive  to  the  best 
commercial  conditions.  A  Colombian  gun- 
boat has  arrived  at  the  port  and  its  com- 
mander has  notified  the  commanders  of  the 
American,  British  and  French  warships  in 
that  harbor  that  he  intend 3  to  bombard 
Colon  at  noon  on  Monday.  The  foreigners 
residing  in  the  town  are  seeking  refuge  on 
the  ships  of  their  respective  countries.  To 
bombard  the  city  it  will  be  necessary,  it  is 
said,  to  fire  across  the  railroad  tracks  and 
yards, and  it  is  scarcely  possible  that  this  can 
be  done  without  virtually  stopping  railroad 
traffic.  In  that  case  it  may  ba  necessary  for 
our  repressntatives  to  take  a  hand  in  the 
matter. 


1508 


THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


November  28.  190; 


In  his    annual    report,    a 

India.n  Affairs.     ,  ,       „    nnr.         .    ,     , 

document  of  300   printed 

pages,  the  Secretary  of  the  Interior  deals  at 
length  with  the  Indian  question.  In  re- 
gard to  education,  he  recommends  that 
non-reservation  schools  should  not  be  fur- 
ther extended  and  that  industrial  and 
manual  training  for  both  sexes  should  be 
introduced  into  all  schools  where  it  is  not 
now  practiced.  The  whole  legislative  policy 
of  the  government  toward  the  Indians  is 
summed  up  in  the  Curtis  act,  which  im- 
posed upon  the  Dawes  Commission,  created 
in  1893,  the  following  duties:  to  make  cor- 
rect rolls  of  citizenship  of  the  members  of 
the  five  nations  and,  when  this  had  been 
done,  to  divide  the  tribal  lands  into  indi- 
vidual holdings  among  the  members  whose 
names  appear  on  the  roll,  "giving  to  each 
so  far  as  possible  his  fair  and  equal  share 
thereof,  considering  the  nature  and  fertility 
of  the  soil,  location  and  value  of  same." 
Though  much  has  been  done,  this  work 
has  not  been  completed  and  it  is  Secretary 
Hitchcock's  opinion  that  it  will  take  con- 
siderable time  to  accomplish  what  remains 
to  be  done  before  the  tribal  governments  can 
be  dissolved  and  the  territory  be  ready  for 
admission  to  statehood.  This  plainly  indi- 
cates that  the  Secretary  of  the  Interior, 
whose  opinion  on  this  question  is  naturally 
important,  considers  the  movement  for 
the  admission  of  Oklahoma  and  Indian 
Territory  as  a  single  state  to  be  premature. 


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R_ebell«on  In 
the  Klondike 


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ports, and,  after  the  close  of  navigation 
had  cut  off  communication  with  the  outside 
world,  the  republic  was  to  be  established 
and  it  would  have  had  six  months  in  which 
to  get  into  running1  order  before  any  one 
outside  could  learn  of  its  existence.  The 
plan  has  been  betrayed  and  is  probably 
off.  The  grievances  of  the  miners  upon 
which  they  based  their  desire  for  inde- 
pendence are:  ineffective  and  unequal 
mining  laws,  an  excessive  royalty  tax  on 
the  product  of  the  mines,  unlicensed  liquor 
and  gambling  traffic,  official  favoritism  in 
disposing  of  timber  and  mining  lands,  and 
the  unyielding  attitude  of  Great  Britain  in 
regard  to  the  Alaskan  dispute. 

TheW.C.T.u.  The  Woman's  Christian 
Convention.  Temperance  Union  has 
been  holding  its  national  convention  at  . 
Fort  Worth,  Texas.  Among  the  many 
resolutions  passed  by  the  convention  were 
those  protesting  against  the  removal  of  the 
restrictions  upon  selling  liquors  to  Indians, 
in  case  statehood  is  granted  to  Indian  Ter- 
ritory and  Oklahoma,  and  against  the  Sun- 
day opening  of  saloons  in  New  York  city, 
as  is  being  proposed  by  some  of  the  Fusion- 
ists  who  helped  win  the  victory  for  reform, 
but  are  afraid  the  city  will  not  endorse  the 
reform  program  unless  some  compromises 
and  concessions  are  made.  Both  of  these 
resolutions  commend  themselves  to'  the 
judgment  of  all  right-minded  persons. 
The  scope  of  the  Woman's  Christian 
Temperance  Union  has  been  broadening 
ever  since  the  beginning  of  the  organiza- 
tion, until  now  it  includes  not  less  than 


forty- five  departments  of  work,  all  of 
which  are  reforms  of  one  sort  or  another, 
but  some  of  which  have  no  visible  bearing 
on  the ,  question  of  temperance.  It  has 
seemed  to  many  that  the  organization 
would  have  been  an  even  more  powerful 
agency  than  it  is  if  it  had  confined  itself 
strictly  to  temperance  reform,  without  tak- 
ing up  other  matters  upon  which  the  most 
zealous  advocates  of  temperance  develop 
radical  differences  of  opinion.  But  what- 
ever ma3r  be  said  in  this  direction,  the  fact 
remains  that  the  W.  C.  T.  U.  with  its  300,- 
000  members  in  the  United  States,  is  one 
of  the  most  effective  agencies  for  reform 
that  this  country  has  ever  known, 


& 


The  Ba.ndits 
Still  R-esist. 


The  news  that  comes  from 
Bulgaria  regarding  the 
ransoming  of  Miss  Stone  from  the  bandits 
is  chiefly  a  vain  repetition  of  unconfirmed 
rumors.  What  is  certain  is  that  Miss 
Stone  is  still  in  the  hands  of  her  kidnap- 
ers and  that  they  are  still  standing  out  for 
the  full  amount  of  the  ransom  which  they 
originally  demanded.  Mr.  Dickinson,  the 
United  States  Consul,  has  officially  re- 
quested the  Bulgarian  government  to  de- 
sist from  its  attempts  to  capture  tne  oan- 
dits, since  such  attempts  drive  them  farther 
into  the  mountains  and  endanger  the  lives 
of  the  captives.  This  request  may  be  a 
diplomatic  blunder,  since  it  will  destroy 
any  claim  upon  the  Bulgarian  government 
for  indemnity — we  cannot  very  well  hold  it 
responsible  after  asking  it  to  let  the  rob- 
bers alone — but  it  may  ultimately  save  the 
life  of  Miss  Stone.  The  latest  report  is 
that  Mr.  Dickinson  has  delivered  an  ulti- 
matum to  the  robbers,  fixing  a  date  by 
which  his  offer  must  be  accepted,  and  is  on 
the  point  of  returning  to  Constantinople. 

Workmen,  in      I^rd  Rosebery's   sugges- 
PoHtics.  tion  to  put  business  men 

in  charge  of  the  government  is  being  car 
ried  one  step  farther,  and  that,  too,  in 
actual  practice,  by  the  election  of  work- 
ingmen  to  office  in  one  or  two  notable  in- 
stances. It  is  reported  that  San  Francis- 
co's mayor  elect  is  a  musician  who  plays 
in  the  orchestra  in  one  of  the  theaters  in 
that  city.  Of  course  we  cannot  tell  wheth- 
er to  class  him  as  skilled  or  unskilled  labor 
until  we  have  heard  him  play, but  in  any  case 
this  is  not  his  sole  occupation  for  he  is  a 
business  man  outside  of  theatre  hours.  But 
Bridgeport,  Conn.,  has  elected  as  its  mayor 
a  man  who  came  from  Ireland  at  the  age  of 
thirty.and  has  ever  since  been  shoveling  coal 
in  the  Wheeler  &  Wilson  Sewing  Machine 
factory.  He  is  now  58.  With  wages  which 
have  never  risen  above  $15  a  week,  he  has 
supported  his  family  and  made  some  good 
investments  in  real  estate.  Six  years  ago 
he  was  elected  alderman  and  at  the  recent 
election  his  candidacy  for  mayor  overthrew 
the  usual  Republican  majority  and  resulted 
in  his  election  by  a  majority  of  over  3,000. 
It  wa3  another  case  of  honest  man  against 
a  machine.  The  policy  which  he  will  fol- 
low as  mayor  is  outlined  in  these  words, 
which  we  quote  from  the  Outlook: 

I'll  serve  all  the  people. 

No  politicians  about  me.  , 

Public  expenses  must  be  reduced. 

No  junkets. 

No  secret  sessions.  No  committee  meet- 
ings behind  closed  doors. 

I  know  the  value  of  money.  I  have  had 
to  work  for  it.  The  taxpayers'  money  shall 
be  used  as'if  it  were  mine  own. 


If  shoveling  coal  for  twenty-eight  years  ii 
the  proper  regime  by  which  to  develo 
such  an  idea  of  the  duties  of  municipEi 
office,  then  let  us  put  all  candidate! 
through  that  curriculum.  The  job  ma; 
look  a  little  grimy  from  the  outside 
but  the  chances  are  that  a  man  wilj 
come  out  of  it  cleaner  on  the  inside  than  ij 
he  had  spent  those  twenty- eight  years  acj 
quiring  an  extensive  acquaintance  witlj 
practical  politics.  Mr.  Mulvihill,  the  ne^j 
mayor  of  Bridgeport,  might  not  be  the  bes 
man  for  the  place  if  there  was  need  for  th<| 
city  to  launch  out  upon  new  enterprise!! 
and  inaugurate  an  era  of  municipal  expanj 
sion,  but  that  is  not  what  Bridgeport  hapl 
pens  to  need  at  present.  She  needs  ;| 
man  to  show  her  how  to  live  within  hel 
income  and  to  get  her  money's  worth  foj 
every  dollar  that  goes  out  of  the  cit4 
treasury — which  is  the  same  thing  that  mosj 
of  our  other  cities  need — and  that  is  whaj 
the  new  stoker-mayor  is  qualified  to  do! 
His  salary  will  be  $3,000  a  year,  which  iff 
probably  four  times  as  much  as  he  eve 
received  before  in  his  life,  but  if  he  come: 
up  to  the  popular  expectation  he  will  eanj 
it. 


A  Byjsy 

Governor. 


A   recent  'dispatch  fror 
Santiago  de  Cuba  read 
as  follows: 

Gen.  Wood  to-day  gave  directions  for  th< 
construction  of  the  sea  wall,  half  a  mile  ir 
length,  which  will  cost  $50,000,   and  of  < 
custom  house  building.     He  issued  instruc 
tions,   also,   for  harbor  dredging,   for  thi 
completion  of  the  sewer  system  and  water 
works,  for  the  repair  of  roads  and  for  the 
transfer  of  prisoners  from  the  jail  to  tbe 
old  Spanish  barracks,  in  order  to  make 
courthouse  of  the  jail,  which  is  one  of  the 
oldest  and  most  famous  in  the  West  Indies! 
During  the    afternoon    he    inspected   the! 
troops  of  the  8th  cavalry  and   to-night  he| 
gave  a  public  reception  at  the  palace. 

A  ^pretty  full  day's  work,  that  migh 
fairly  be  called.  With  such  a  vigorous 
governor  it  is  no  wonder  that  Cuba  is  be-J 
ing  transformed  into  a  fit  abode  for  civil'l 
ized  man.  For  the  first  time  in  her  historj 
Cuba  is  now  passing  through  the  throes  oi 
a  presidential  campaign.  Palma  and  Masse! 
are  the  two  prominent  candidates  and, 
although  the  excitement  has  not  yet  be-i 
come  intense,  the  contest  will  probably  be 
hot  enough  before  the  election,  which  oc- 
curs in  February. 

J* 

Admiral  Schley,  whose  personal  fortune, 
which  was  not  large,  has  been  all  spent  on! 
attorneys'  fees  and  the  other  expenses  in- 
cident to  the  naval  court  of  inquiry,  has 
declined  to  allow  his  friends  to  bear  any) 
part  of  thi3  expense  for  him.  It  was  being 
quietly  suggested  that  the  amount  might 
be  raised  by  subscription  among  his  friends 
and  admirers,  but  he  promptly  put  a  stop 
to  that  movement.  His  attitude  is  correct 
and  admirable.  The  investigation  was  not 
forced  upon  him.  He  asked  for  it  and  had  a 
right  to  expect  to  pay  for  it.  On  such  al 
delicate  point  of  personal  and  financial 
honor,  Schley  is  incapable  of  perpetrating 
any  loop. 

J- 
On  December  20,  ground  will  be  broken 
for  the  first  building  of  the  Louisiana  Pur- 
chase Exposition  of  1903.  Suitable  cere- 
monies will  mark  this  point  at  which  the 
work  of  planning  and  designing  becomes 
a  work  of  construction. 


November  28,  1901 


THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


J  50? 


Thanksgiving. 

'Some  hae  meat  but  canna  ea:, 
And  some  na  meat  that  want  it; 

But  we  bae  meat  *nd  we  can  eat, 
So  let  the  Lord  be  thankit." 


"It  is  sweet,  when  on  th.3  great  sea  the 
winds  trouble  the  waters,  to  behold  from  a 
cliff  the  deep  distress  of  those  who  toil  on 
the  sea;  not  that  it  is  a  pleasure  and  de- 
light that  any  should  oe  afflicted,  but  be- 
cause it  is  sweet  to  see  from  what  evils  you 
yourself  are  exempt." 

The  Lowland  singer  and  the  Latin 
philosophical  poet  have  both  voiced  the 
thought  that  in  contemplating  the  mis- 
fortunes of  others  we  should  find  new  occa- 
sion for  rejoicing  in  the  blessings  which  are 
ours ;  and  the  Roman  at  least,  materialist 
though  he  was,  and  speaking  of  pleasure 
without  thought  of  thanksgiving,  has  taken 
pains  to  guard  against  the  inference  that 
another's  disaster  should  in  itself  be  a 
source  of  delight. 

It  is  inevitable  as  the  season  of  Thanks- 
giving recurs — if  sports  and  gluttony  have 
not  quite  concealed  the  meaning  of  the 
day — that  one  should  take  stock  of  those 
things  which  ought  to  make  him  grateful, 
and  that  in  doing  so  he  should  be  aided  by 
a  comparison  of  his  own  lot  with  the  cir- 
cumstances of  others.  It  would  seem  at 
first  glance  that  such  a  process  could  not 
be  productive  of  the  desired  result  except 
in  the  case  of  the  comparative  few  whom 
we  are  in  the  habit  of  considering  as  con- 
stituting the  favored  class.  Persons  of  ex- 
ceptional talents,  of  pre-  eminent  learning, 
of  great  wealth,  of  high  social  position  and 
popularity  might  well  find  reason  to  rejoice 
at  such  comparisons.  But  how  about  the 
vast  majority  who  have  no  such  excep- 
tional gifts?  Can  every  one  find  reason 
for  thanksgiving  by  comparing  his  lot  with 
that  of  every  one  else? 

Certainly,  if  the  comparison  be  conducted 
by  the  proper  method.  Let  an  effort  be 
made,  not  to  prove  one's  complete  superi- 
ority to  others,  but  to  appreciate  the  value 
of  those  gifts  which  have  been  bestowed  by 
noting  those  individuals  who  have  been 
deprived  of  one  or  another  of  these  gifts. 
A  visit  to  an  asylum  for  the  blind  will  give 
any  man  a  new  appreciation  of  the  value 
of  the  gift  of  sight  and  of  all  the  realm  of 
beauty  which  is  unlocked  to  us  by  the 
marvelous  mechanism  of  the  eye.  The 
blind  may  value  more  highly  his  hearing 
and  his  quickened  senses  if  he  considers 
the  eternal  silence  that  surrounds  the  deaf. 
It  is  a  common  saying  that  one  does  not 
appreciate  the  blessing  of  a  home  until  he 
is  deprived  of  it,  but  a  visit  to  those  parts 
of  a  great  city  where  overcrowded  and 
squalid  conditions  make  the  very  name  of 
home  a  mockery,  would  help  one  to  appre- 
ciate his  own. 

Each  one  of  these  classes — the  blind,  the 
deaf  and  the  homeless — can  be  helped  to  a 
positive  appreciation  of  what  each  one  has 
by  noting  its  absence  in  one  of  the  others. 
For  Thanksgiving  should  not  be  associated 
with  rejoicing  in  superiority  over  one's 
fellows,  but  with  recognizing  the  full 
value  of  all  one's  gifts. 

The  world  is  full  of  men  and  women  who 
have  learned  to  prize  the  blessings  God 
has  given  by  losing  part  of  them.  There 
is  much  meat  in  the  old  story  of  the  Sybil 
who  brought  to  the  Romans  her  nine  golden 
prophetic  books  and  offered  them  for  sale. 


"When  her  offer  was  refused,  she  burned 
three  of  the  books  and  tripled  the  price. 
Again  refused,  she  burned  three  more  and 
again  tripled  the  price.  The  last  offer  was 
accepted.  Men  are  not  rich  by  having  but 
by  appreciating.  And  as  thanksgiving 
springs  from  appreciation,  it  may  be  said 
that  gratitude  is  the  true  measure  of  one's 
wealth.  As  with  the  Romans  who  bartered 
with  the  Sybil  for  her  golden  books,  losses 
often  give  a  deeper  realization  of  the  value 
of  what  remains.  So  sometimes  one  who 
was  poor  when  he  was  rich,  grows  rich 
when  he  becomes  poor.  Thrice  blest  is 
he  who  can  learn  from  the  losses  of  others 
and  can  grow  rich  in  human  sympathy, 
rich  in  deeds  of  charity  and  rich  in  grate- 
ful appreciation  of  all  that  has  been  given 
to  him. 

,i[The  man  with  one  talent  had  less  than 
the  man  with  ten,  but  he  had  one  talent  to 
be  thankful  for.  And  so  one  must  give 
thanks,  not  for  what  one  has  in  excess  of 
others,  but  for  all  that  one  has.  This  truth 
is  fundamental,  and  only  by  recognizing 
it  can  one  be  saved  from  that  most  gross 
perversion — the  substitution  of  a  pharisaic 
complacency  for  the  spirit  of  devout  and 
humble  thanksgiving. 


Our  Early  History. 

The  organization  of  the  Historical  Soci- 
ety of  the  Disciples  of  Christ  recalls  a 
thought  which  has  long  been  in  many 
minds :  that  systematic  measures  ought  to 
be  adopted  without  delay  to  secure  reliable 
data  in  regard  to  the  early  history  of  our 
movement  before  it  is  too  late.  Every  year 
there  pass  from  us  men  whose  memories 
were  rich  storehouses  of  historical  data 
that  have  never  been  committed  to  writing. 
The  death  of  Dr.  W.  A.  Belding,  of  Troy, 
N.  Y.,  last  week,  is  a  case  in  point. 

The  first  generation  of  our  pioneers  is 
gone.  There  remain  representatives  of  the 
second  generation,  who  knew  the  men  of 
the  first  generation,  were  their  intimate, 
though  younger,  contemporaries,  and  were 
themselves  pioneers  in  the  newer  country. 
Even  men  of  this  second  generation  are 
now  passing  away  rapidly,  and  steps  ought 
to  be  taken,  while  some  of  them  are  yet 
with  us,  to  secure  a  permanent  record  of 
the  facts  at  their  command.  The  Historical 
Society  will  do  this,  but  it  would  be  well  if 
the  matter  could  be  taken  up  also  by  the 
various  states  severally,  and  especially  by 
those  states  in  which  our  pioneers  labored 
most  extensively. 

As  an  example,  take  the  case  of  Iowa. 
That  state  early  became  the  scene  of  a 
series  of  remarkable  and  heroic  efforts  for 
the  restoration  of  primitive  Christianity. 
The  record  of  those  labors,  so  far  as  we 
know,  is  found  only  in  the  memories  of 
some  of  the  oldest  men,  together  with  scat- 
tered items  in  old  church  records,  many  of 
which  are  not  preserved  with  that  care 
which  as  historic  documents  they  deserve. 
The  death  of  Brother  Nelson  McConnell 
removed  one  whose  contribution  to  the 
early  history  of  our  movement  in  Iowa 
would  have  been  invaluable.  But  it  is  not 
yet  too  late.  We  believe  it  will  be  agreed 
that  no  state  has  a  man  who  has  known  its 
affairs  more  intimately  or  during  a  longer 
period  than  Brother  Allen  Hickey,  of  Des 
Moines,  has  known  the  affairs  of  Iowa. 
Would  it  not  be  an  enterprise  worth  con- 
sidering for  the  Iowa  brethren  to  commis- 


sion Brother  Hickey  to  collect,  arrange  and 
record  all  the  important  data  which  he  can 
find,  either  in  his  own  memory  or  in  the 
documents  which  are  preserved  in  various 
places  throughout  the  state?  A  volume 
could  be  prepared  which,  without  being 
large  or  expensive,  could  contain  a  vast 
amount  of  information  which  the  churches 
in  Iowa  ought  not  to  allow  to  fall  into  ob- 
livion, and  which  in  a  few  years  it  may  be 
too  late  to  collect. 

We  offer  this  as  a  general  suggestion  to 
all  the  states,  with  particular  reference  to 
Iowa  by  way  of  illustration,  because  in  that 
case  we  think  at  once  of  the  name  of  the 
one  man  best  qualified  for  the  work. 

<& 

The  Christian-Evangelist 
for  1902. 

We  are  promising  to  our  readers  that  the 
Christian-Evangelist  for  the  corning  year 
will  be  better  than  it  has  been  during  the 
current  year.  Some  have  been  flattering 
enough  to  consider  this  an  absurd  promise, 
impossible  of  fulfillment.  We  appreciate 
their  incredulity,  but  shall  endeavor  to 
show  them  that  we  can  make  good  the 
promise  of  improvement. 

We  shall,  for  example,  make  an  improve- 
ment in  the  Christian- Evangelist  as  a 
newspaper.  Realizing  that  it  is  the  func- 
tion of  a  weekly  paper  to  deal  chiefly  with 
the  events  that  are  now  transpiring,  we 
shall  devote  more  space  to  articles,  both 
descriptive  and  narrative,  regarding  those 
events  which  are  most  important  from  the 
Christian  point  of  view.  We  shall  try  to 
make  the  Christian-Evangeist  such  a 
paper  that  by  reading  it  one  may  gain  that 
view  of  the  world  and  its  various  activities 
which  a  Christian  man  ought  to  have,  and 
that  one  may  gain  it  here  better  than  in 
any  other  paper  published.  The  Christian- 
Evangelist  will  be  not  only  a  newspaper, 
but  pre-eminently  a  religious  newspaper, 
because  it  will  bear  in  mind  that  the  high- 
est standard  by  which  events  can  be  esti- 
mated is  their  bearing  upon  the  advance- 
ment of  the  Kingdom  of  God.  Just  as  the 
writer  of  religious  history  must  treat  of 
many  topics  which  are  usually  called  sec- 
ular, so  the  writer  of  current  religious  his- 
tory— and  that  is  the  function  of  the  reli- 
gious newspaper — must  treat  of  the  events 
which  some  call  secular.  In  each  case,  the 
point  of  view,  the  emphasis  and  the  inter- 
pretation of  events  make  the  difference  be- 
tween the  religious  and  the  non-religious 
treatment. 

In  addition  to  presenting  a  Christian 
view  of  the  world's  events,  we  shall  con- 
tinue to  advocate  the  principles  and  ex- 
hibit the  spirit  of  the  Christianity  of  Christ, 
so  far  as  in  us  lies. 

Another  improvement  which  we  propose 
to  make  is  in  the  use  of  illustrations.  A 
few  centuries  ago  it  used  to  be  said  that 
"pictures  are  the  poor  man's  book" — be- 
cause the  poor  man  could  not  read.  To- 
day pictures  are  the  busy  man's  book,  for 
the  busy  man  often  has  not  time  to  read0 
A  picture  will  often  tell  at  a  glance  what  a 
column  of  description  could  not  convey. 
The  Christian- Evangelist  for  1902  will  be 
printed  on  heavy,  super- calendered  paper 
and  will  be  copiously  illustrated. 

In  addition  to  many  articles  upon  timely 
subjects  suggested  by  important  events 
from  week  to  week,  we  announce  the  fol- 
lowing special  features: 


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THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


November  28,  1901 


A  Year  of  Missions:  Not  a  series  of  ap- 
peals, but  a  presentation  of  the  personal 
and  picturesque  side  of  missions,  both  home 
and  foreign.  So  far  as  possible,  every  for- 
eign missionary  field  of  the  Disciples  of 
Christ  -will  be  represented  by  a  separate 
article,  and  many  of  the  home  fields.  It 
would  be  interesting  to  visit  these  many 
lands  and  see  for  yourself  what  is  going  on, 
would  it  not?  These  articles  will  be  the 
best  substitute  for  such  a  trip.  The  mis- 
sionaries themselves  will  be  your  guides. 
The  articles  will  be  fully  illustrated.  A. 
McLean  says  of  the  plan  for  this  series  of 
articles  that  it  is  "the  wisest  suggestion 
respecting  the  missionary  cause  that  has 
been  made  for  sometime." 

Movements  for  Social  Betterment:  Con- 
crete studies  in  the  problem  of  poverty  will 
be  written  by  men  who  have  made  it  a  life 
study.  Social  settlements,  institutional 
church  work  and  other  methods  of  helping 
"the  other  half"  will  be  described.  De- 
scriptions and  stories  of  the  work  that  is 
actually   being  done.    Many  illustrations. 

Dangerous  Elements  in  Society:  The 
Ignorant  Foreigner,  the  Ward  Politician, 
the  Monopolist,  the  Saloon  in  Politics,  etc. 
With  illustrations. 

The  Liquor  Problem:  Articles  on  the 
various  methods  of  dealing  with  the  liquor 
problem:  Prohibition,  the  Dispensary  Sys- 
tem, the  Anti-Saloon  League,  Substitutes 
for  the  Saloon. 

Methods  of  Church  Work  will  be  dis- 
cussed by  the  pastors  of  some  of  our  most 
successful  churches. 

Church  News:  All  the  important  news 
of  our  churches  while  it  is  fresh;  not  all 
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the  Disciples  of  Christ  and  the  author  and 
finisher  of  all  good  works  among  us,  but  it 
is  loyal  to  the  plea  for  the  restoration  of 
primitive  Christianity  and,  believing  that 
work  to  be  the  greatest  work  of  our  time, 
it  is  interested  in  the  men  and  churches 
who  are  carrying  on  that  work.  Send  us 
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Current  Literature  will  be  touched  upon 
in  book  reviews  and  signed  articles.  A 
good  book  is  an  event  which  a  newspaper 
cannot  ignore. 

Fiction  of  high  moral  tone  and  general 
interest  will  be  furnished  from  time  to  time 
for  both  young  and  old. 

National  Questions  will  be  treated  by 
men  high  in  public  life. 

Education:  Several  articles  will  be 
written  for  us  by  leading  educators. 

The  People's  Forum:  A  column  in  which 
any  reader  who  has  a  criticism,  a  griev- 
ance, an  opinion,  an  exhortation  or  a  com- 
mendation, and  can  state  it  briefly,  will  be 
permitted  to  speak. 

Editorials:  Reviewing'  and  interpreting 
the  most  important  events  of  the  day,  ad- 
vocating the  principles  of  apostolic  Chris- 
tianity, discussing  the  current  problems 
which  arise  in  the  work  of  restoration,  and 
discussing  the  application  of  the  teachings 
of  Jesus  to  the  concrete  conditions  of 
modern  life. 

The  price  of  the  Christian-Evangel- 
ist for  1902  to  all  alike  will  be  one  dollar, 
and  it  will  be  discontinued  at  the  end  of 
the  time  for  which  it  is  ordered.  This 
business  policy  will,  we  believe,  commend 
itself  to  business  men.  We  will  rely  upon 
the  readers'  interest  in  the   paper  to  hold 


them  on  the  subscription  list  when  the 
time  for  renewal  comes.  How  we  can  do  it 
for  one  dollar  is  our  secret,  but  we  will  do 
our  share  if  you  will  do  yours. 

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A  British  View  of  "Ameri- 
canisms." 

The  London  Evening  News  recently  de- 
livered itself  of  a  most  astounding  piece  of 
literary  criticism,  which  has  a  bearing  on 
the  ever  interesting  question  of  the  differ- 
ences between  American  English  and  Brit- 
ish English.  In  commenting  on  the  Twen- 
tieth Century  New  Testament,  the  third 
pare  of  which  was  issued  a  few  days  ago,  it 
says:  "In  Chicago  even  the  masterpiece  of 
literature  is  not  sacred.  Twenty  misguided 
inhabitants  have  just  issued  a  translation  of 
the  New  Testament  into  modern  American. 
Such  an  atrocity  almost  makes  one  sigh  for 
a  few  hours  of  the  Inquisition." 

One  would  think  it  must  be  very  bad, 
very  Chicagoese  indeed,  to  call  forth  this 
trenchantcriticism  from  our  British  contem- 
porary. One  thinks  at  once  of  George  Ade 
and  the  like,  and  has  visions  of  the  New 
Testament  hashed  up  in  the  form  of  "Fables 
in  Slang."  Yes,  it  must  be  very  bad,  very 
vulgar,  very  American,  and  western  Ameri- 
can at  that,  for  every  one  knows  that  the 
lingua  Chicaginiensis  is  a  fearful  and  won- 
derful dialect,  the  flavor  of  which  the  mere 
babe  in  criticism  can  distinguish  from  any 
other  perversion  of  the  king's  English  as 
far  as — well,  as  far  a3  the  odor  of  the  stock- 
yards will  float  to  leeward  on  a  breezy  day. 

But  what  is  this  that  some  captious  ob- 
jector says?  The  "twenty  misguided  in- 
habitants" who  made  this  translation  are 
not  inhabitants  of  Chicago  and  not  inhabi- 
tants of  this  country.  They  are,  as  a  mat- 
ter of  fact,  inhabitants  of  Great  Britain 
and  most  of  them  occupants  of  chair3  in  her 
great  universities.  Oh!  And  this  trans- 
lation by  the  "twenty  misguided  inhabi- 
tants" (of  Great  Britain)  is  "into  modern 
American."  Strange!  And  it  calls  for  a 
rehabilitation  of  the  Inquisition  in  Chicago. 
Stranger  and  yet  more  strange! 

We  had  always  supposed  it  impossible 
for  any  Englishman  to  acquire  our  peculiar 
American  language  and  especially  the 
Chicago  dialect.  But  here  is  the  testimony 
of  a  most  worthy  journal  that  a  group  num- 
bering twenty,  the  first  of  their  kind,  have 
acquired  such  fluent  and  idiomatic  com- 
mand of  the  vernacular  that  they  are  capable 
of  writing  Chicagoese  like  the  most  mis- 
guided inhabitant  of  that  irreverent  town. 
In  fact,  since  the  most  arrant  Chicagoisms 
of  the  native  writers  have  hitherto  escaped 
censure  from  our  transatlantic  contempor- 
ary, it  must  be  concluded  that  these  twenty 
eminent  Britons  have  carried  the  literary 
style  of  our  western  metropolis  to  a  pecu- 
liarly odious  extreme — that  they  have,  in 
fact,  out-Chicagoed  Chicago. 

But  this  theory,  while  it  covers  some  of 
the  facts,  leaves  other  and  equally  import- 
ant phenomena  unexplained,  the  chief  of 
which  is  this:  That  all  previous  reviewers 
have  found  that  the  work  in  question  leans 
to  the  side  of  British  English  rather  than 
American  English,  whenever  it  departs 
from  the  purest  standards  of  the  Anglo- 
American  language.  Our  readers  will  re- 
member that  in  an  article  in  this  paper  B. 
B.  Tyler  criticised  the  book  as  being  too 
British  in  its  diction  and  that  a  correspond- 
ent who  signed  himself  "John  Bull'a  de- 


fended it  as  being  pure  enough  for  any- 
body. It  has  remained  for  the  London 
News  to  discover  that  those  characteristics 
which  others  have  considered  distinctively 
and  colloquially  British  are  in  reality 
Americanisms,  and  that  the  spirit  of  sac- 
rilege which  motived  the  enterprise  had  its 
source  in  Chicago. 

All  this  is  one  on  the  London  News,  of 
course.  But  it  has  a  wider  significance.  Is 
it  not  a  typical  instance  of  the  common 
misconception  of  the  American  people  and 
their  ways  by  foreigners,  even  by  those 
cousins  over  seas — we  would  ratber  call 
them  brothers — who  are  so  closely  allied  to 
us  in  birth  and  speech  and  common  inter- 
ests that  the  term  "foreign"  seems  a  harsh 
misnomer?  We  love  our  British  brothers 
collectively  and  many  of  them  individually, 
but  it  must  be  confessed  that  it  has  grown 
to  be  a  national  failing  with  them  to  fancy 
that  they  know  the  American — singular 
number,  for  they  conceive  of  only  one  type 
— like  a  book.  The  American's  knowledge 
of  English  characteristics  may  be  equally 
superficial  and  fragmentary,  but  he  re- 
cognizes that  it  is  not  perfect.  That  is  the 
difference.  As  a  curious  instance  of  facile 
and  confident  use  of  misinformation  about 
American  speech  may  be  cited  a  passage  in 
a  book  by  a  reputable  British  author  who 
chances  to  allude  to  somebody's  rubber 
overshoes — he  calls  them  "galoshes" — and 
adds  parenthetically  "(or  'gummies,'  as  our 
American  friends  would  say)."  Would 
they,  indeed!  "Gummies!"  Well,  that  is 
not  so  bad  as  the  blunder  of  the  London 
daily  which  mistook  the  composite  collo- 
quialisms of  twenty  English  professors  for 
a  particularly  outrageous  specimen  of  "the 
American  language." 

Notes  and  Comments. 

"The  sermon  reminded  me  of  the  motion 
of  a  squirrel  in  a  cage:  the  repetition  of  a 
single  idea  with  scarcely  a  variation  of 
words,  without  natural  beginning  and  with- 
out natural  end,  and  capable,  if  necessary,, 
of  going  on  forever."  The  historian 
Froude  thus  describes  a  sermon  which  he 
once  heard  by  a  minister  whose  identity  he 
charitably  conceals.  Have  you  ever  heard 
one  of  the  sort?  Of  course  we  know  you 
never  preached  one. 

The  editor  of  this  paper  who  has  been 
somewhat  seriously  ill  for  more  than  two 
weeks,  wishes  it  stated  that  he  is  convales- 
cent and  hopes  to  be  able  to  approach  the 
festal  board  on  Thanksgiving  day  at  least 
close  enough  to  view  it  as  from  Pisgah's 
heights  with  wistful  eye— observation  with- 
out participation.  The  editor's  chair  has 
not  been  easy  enough  during  the  past  two 
weeks  to  justify  even  an  attempt  at  a  con- 
tinuance of  the  Editor's  Easy  Chair.  It 
will  re-appear  after  another  week  or  two, 

"Holy  Angels'  Euchre"  is  a  headline 
which  recently  appeared  announcing  a 
mammoth  euchre  party  to  be  given  by  and 
for  the  "Church  of  the  Holy  Angels."  Not 
to  mention  the  question  of  morals  and  the 
ethics  of  euchre  parties,  certainly  no  one 
with  a  sense  of  humor  could  ever  perpetrate 
such  a  monstrosity  as  this  heading.  The 
very  headline  has  the  same  crass  grotesque- 
ness  that  one  finds  in  the  Cafe  de  Ciel  in 
Paris,  where  white-robed  and  paper-wing- 
ed servitors   with  tin  halos  serve  beer  in  a 


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room  built  to  look  like  a  church  for  the  de- 
lectation of  those  maudlin  spirits  who  con- 
sider that  sort  of  thing  entertaining. 

A  Holland  submarine  boat  underwent  an 
endurance  test  last  Saturday  night  which 
showed  its  ability  to  keep  its  occupants 
under  water  in  comfort  for  a  considerable 
time.  The  beat  with  its  full  crew  was 
sunk  in  New  York  barbor  and  remained 
on  the  bottom  fifteen  hours.  At  the 
end  of  that  time  the  electric  apparatus  put 
the  pumps  to  work,  emptied  the  reservoirs 
and  the  boat  rose  to  the  service.  The  crew 
reported  that  they  had  suffered  no  incon- 
venience from  this  novel  experience  of 
spending  a  night  under  water. 

A  Congregational  minister  in  Chicago 
has  drawn  up  a  new  catechism,  with  which 
he  proposes  to  indoctrinate  the  young 
people  of  his  church.  So  far  as  we  are 
acquainted  with  it  it  appears  to  be  an  im- 
provement upon  the  old,  especially  in  that 
it  leaves  the  rarefied  atmosphere  of  theo- 
logical explanations  and  comes  down  to  the 
practical  duties  of  the  Christian  life.  Such 
a  catechism  might  be  a  very  useful  and  un- 
objectionable instrument.  No  one  will 
deny  that  there  is  need  for  instruction,  and 
the  question-and-answer  method  has  its 
advantages.  Moreover,  a  catechism  gotten 
up  by  one  minister  for  the  use  of  his  own 
congregation  would  not  be  likely  to  usurp  a 
fictitious  and  creedal  authority  over  the 
popular  mind,  as  the  old  catechism  did  for 
many  generations. 

Again  the  question  has  come  up  regard- 
ing the  appropriation  of  public  mon- 
ey for  sectarian  schools — which  means 
Catholic  schools,  since  all  Protestant  bod- 
ies have  now  ceased  to  desire  it.  The  Catho- 
lics are  again  trying  to  get  money  from  the 
government  for  their  Indian  schools  by  the 
same  old  argument:  that  the  Indian  chil- 
dren are  being  educated  in  Catholic  schools 
at  the  request  of  their  parents  and  that  the 
schools  should  therefore  be  supported  by 
the  funds  which  the  government  holds  in 
trust  for  the  Indians.  The  argument  is 
practically  the  same  as  that  for  support- 
ing parochial  schools  on  public  school 
funds  raised  by  taxation,  for  tax  money 
constitutes  a  fund  held  by  the  government 
in  trust  for  the  people.  Instead  of  taxing 
the  Indians,  the  government  gives  them 
credit  for  certain  sums  in  return  for  land. 
The  case  is  virtually  the  same.  Rome  has 
never  been  able  to  reconcile  herself  to  the 
free  public  school  system  which  is  the 
corner  stone  of  our  institutions. 

Newspaper  dispatches  indicate  that  there 
has  been  a  row  in  Jerusalem  between  cer- 
tain Roman  Catholics  and  members  of  the 
Greek  Church.  The  quarrel  occurred  at  the 
Church  of  the  Holy  Sepulchre  where  both 
worship  together,  glaring  at  each  other 
meanwhile  out  of  the  corners  of  their  eyes, 
while  Turkish  Mohammedan  soldiers  keep 
the  peace.  But  even  the  Turkish  soldiery 
on  this  occasion  could  not  restrain  the  zeal 
of  these  two  groups  of  Christians,  and 
their  jealousy  o?er  the  honor  of  sweeping 
the  court  of  the  sanctuary  brought  on 
blows.  With  such  a  situation  as  this, 
Mohammedan  soldiers  trying  with  only 
partial  success  to  quiet  brawling  Greeks 
and   Romanists,    one   reflects  with   satis- 


faction that  the  spot  desecrated  by  the 
turmoil  has  really  less  sanctity  than  is 
generally  imputed  to  it.  The  claim  that 
this  is  the  place  where  the  body  of  Jesus 
was  laid  in  the  rock-hewn  sepulchre  has 
probably  as  little  historical  foundation  as 
mo?t  of  the  pedigrees  of  the  miracle-  work- 
ing relics.  But  any  place  on  God's  earth  is 
too  holy  to  be  a  fit  scene  for  a  religious 
fight. 

As  the  opening  of  the  new  session  of 
Congress  approaches,  the  citizens  of  St. 
Louis  are  beginning  anew  to  wonder  what 
the  House  of  Representatives  will  think  of 
the  twelfth  congressional  district  of  Mis- 
souri sending  to  it  "Two  Frolics  Daily" 
Butler,  an  individual  whose  career  thus 
far  in  life  has  been  brilliant  only  by  the 
reflected  radiance  of  the  footlights  of  his 
vaudeville  theatres.  As  a  theatrical  mana- 
ger, Mr.  Butler  has  accomplished  a  double 
success.  He  has  apparently  made  some 
money,  and  he  has  given  his  theatres  such 
a  reputation  that  even  their  names  cannot 
be  mentioned  in  any  circle  of  respect- 
able society.  When  this  eminent  states- 
man presents  himself  to  be  sworn  in  as  a 
member  of  the  United  States  Congress,  he 
will  be  protested  and  evidence  will  be  pre- 
sented to  the  committee  on  elections  to 
prove  that  he  was  elected  by  fraud.  It  will 
be  no  trouble  to  show  that  there  was  fraud 
at  the  election,  but  it  may  be  hard  to  dem- 
onstrate that  the  fraud  was  greater  than 
his  majority.  But  in  any  ease  he  ought  to 
be  voted  out  as  one  whose  character  is  a 
stench  in  the  nostrils  of  all  decent  people. 
Roberts  was  a  polygamist,  and  polygamy 
is  a  crime,  but  he  may  have  persuaded 
himself  that  his  religion  justified  his  prac- 
tice. But  Butler's  moral  perversity  is  not 
even  a  matter  of  false  religion,  but^just 
simple  nastiness. 

An  outbreak  at  Athens  is  reported  as 
the  result  of  a  proposal  to  "translate'the 
gospels  into  modern  Greek.  A  popular 
meeting  in  the  field  surrounding  the 
columns  of  the  ancient  ^temple'Jof  Jupiter 
Olympus  passed  resolutions  calling^on  the 
synod  to  excommunicate  any  "one  who 
undertakes  such  a  translation,  and  it  is  re- 
ported that  a  ministerial  "^crisis  in  the  gov- 
ernment is  imminent.  The  site  of ]  an  old 
pagan  temple  is  certainly) an'appropriate 
place  for  such  a  demonstration  of  super- 
stitious zeal.  There  is  L"still  some^uncer- 
tainty,  however,  as  to  the  exact  cause  of 
the  trouble,  which  "is  stated* in  the  [dis- 
patches as  simply]  a  protest  '[against  the 
translation  of  the  gospels  into  modern 
Greek.  As  a  matter  of  fact,  the;gospels 
are  already  translated  into  modern 
Greek  and  copies  of  the  ^translation  have 
for  years  been  on  sale  in  the  book 
stores  in  every  Greek  city 'that "has  a 
book  store.  The  writer  has  a  copy  of  the 
New  Testament  in  modern  Greek  which  he 
bought  in  Corinth.  It  was^printed'in  Cam- 
bridge and  from  the  price  at  which  it  was 
sold,  had  evidently  been  sent  either  for 
free  distribution  or  to  be  sold^aOess  than 
cost  for  missionary  purposes.  An  -enter- 
prising peddler,  however,  was  selling  them 
at  the  railway  station,  cheaply  enough 
but  doubtless  to  his  own  profit, "knowing 
full  well  that  such  foreign  travelers  as 
could  read  modern  Greek  would  be  glad  to 
have  a  copy  that  they  might  read, Paul's 
epistles    as    they  journeyed  along  by  the 


Gulf  of  Corinth.  It  may  be  that  the  present 
protest  arises  from  a  proposal  to  issue  a  re- 
vised translation  or  one  under  the  sanction 
of  the  orthodox  Greek  Church. 

However  helpful  and  necessary  It  may  be 
to  preserve  "the  form  of  sound  words,"  it 
should  be  remembered  that  nothing  is 
easier  than  to  preserve  the  form  and  lose 
the  substance.  J.  H.  Wright|  illustrates 
that  important  principle  with  the  follow- 
ing: 

"A  member  of  the  Christian  Church  was 
insistent  upon  leaving  it  that  she  might 
become  a  Christian  scientist.  She  was 
asked  if  she  were  not  in  danger  of  surren- 
dering her  faith  in  Christ  and  neglecting 
his  positive  commands.  She  most  earnestly 
resented  this  idea,  claiming  that  the  Bible 
was  more  precious  to  her  than  ever.  Being 
asked  if  the  Lord's  supper  was  observed  by 
them,  she  said,  hesitatingly,  'Well,  no; 
not  'in  the  sense  you  observe  it.'  'Why 
not?"  Well,  you  do  it  'in  remembrance.' 
Now  Christ  is  ever  with  us.  We  can't 
'remember'  one  who  is  with  us,  hence  we 
do  not  observe  it  as  you  do.'  And  this  is 
a  fair  sample  of  the  false  teachings  of 
Christian  Science.  By  its  theories  it  oblit- 
erates the  Lord's  supper  as  a  memorial 
institution.  Sin  is  robbed  of  all  its  biblical 
significance.  Bible  words  they  still  retain, 
but  not  in  their  biblical  usage.  And  any 
theory  that  leads  one  away  from  the  plain 
teachings  of  the  word  of  God  must  fall 
under  the  same  condemnation  as  did  Ely- 
mas  who  'perverted  the  right  way  of  the 
Lord.'  " 

The  combination  of  the  northern  rail- 
ways, through  the  agency  of  the  newly  in- 
corporated Northern  Securities  Company, 
is  becoming  more  and  more  an  assured 
fact,  and  the  opposition  to  the  combination 
is  at  the  same  time  taking  definite  form. 
The  governor  of  Minnesota  has  reiterated 
his  determination  to  fight  the  combination 
to  the  last  ditch  and  says  he  will  spend  his 
private  fortune  in  the  work  if  a  sufficient 
amount  cannot  be  secured  otherwise.  The 
leaders  of  the  combination,  of  course, 
assert  that  their  procedure  is  perfectly 
legal.  O  f  course  there  is  nothing  inherent- 
ly illegitimate  in  the  existence  of  a  state 
of  peace  between  competing  roads  instead 
of  a  state  of  war,  as  most  of  the  anti-trust 
legislation  unfortunately  seems  to  assume. 
There  is  an  obvious  need  for  federal  legis- 
lation to  cope  with  the  growing  dangers 
with  which  the  trusts  threaten  the  commer- 
cial world.  As  regards  railroads,  one  is 
sometimes  tempted  to  think  that  they  are  of 
necessity  too  large  an  affair  and  too  closely 
connected  with  the  welfare  of  the  whole 
country  to  allow  a  few  persons  to  own  and 
control,  them,  If  the  drift  is  toward  public 
ownership,  then  these  combinations  which 
are  now  the  objects  of  so  much  dread,  may 
be  only  the  preparatory  stages  of  a  larger 
combination  under  governmental  owner- 
ship and  control.  One  may  not  view  that 
prospect  without  forebodings  of  other 
dangers,  yet  on  the  whole  it  is  a  more  com- 
forting outlook  than  any  logical  termina- 
tion of  the  trust  question  which  we  can 
conceive.  One  thing  is  certain:  that  the 
industrial  world  will  never  go  back  to  the  old 
method  of  competition  unrelieved  by  any 
sort  of  agreement,  understanding  or  com- 
bination. Nothing  short  of  sheer  confisca- 
tion of  all  that  one  may  accumulate  in  ex- 
cess of  a  certain  amount  can  prevent  some 
men  from  acquiring  great  wealth,  and, 
since  this  is  not  Turkey,  that  method  is 
scarcely  available. 


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Why  Should  Young  Men  @.  Women  Go  to  College? 

By  PRESIDENT  JOHN  HENRY  BARHOWS,  D.  D„  of  Oberlin  College 


I  have  seen  many  answers  to  this  ques- 
tion, and  they  cover  usually  the  same 
ground.  A  college  course  enlarges  man- 
hood and  womanhood;  it  is  the  best  means 
of  developing  thought  power;  it  enables 
one  to  make  the  most  of  himself;  it  gives 
knowledge  and  discipline;  it  makes  one 
more  effective  for  whatever  work  in  life  he 
has  to  do;  it  makes  a  man  capable  of  filling 
a  larger  place  in  the  world. 

President  Seelye,  of  Smith  College,  says, 
"The  chief  reason  why  a  young  woman  of 
average^ability  should  take  a  college  course 
is  to  gain-most  surely  and  quickly  the  truest 
knowledge^of  herself  and  the  world  in 
which  she  lives,  in  order  that  she  may  be- 
come the  perfect  woman  she  was  designed 
to  be."  President  Taylor,  of  Vassar,  has 
said,  "College  training  is  the  best  prepara- 
tion'for  any  line  of  life  to  which  one  may 
be  called."  Monsignor  Conaty,  rector  of 
the  Catholic  University  of  America:  "A 
college  ^training  gives  thorough  discipline 
of  mind  and  will,  and  makes  the  student's 
own  life  fuller  for  humanity."  Commis- 
sioner William  T.  Harris,  of  the  Bureau  of 
Education,  has  written:  "A  college  course 
gives  the  survey  of  human  knowledge  pre- 
sented in  the  light  of  the  unity  of  all 
knowledge."  President  Eliot,  of  Harvard, 
writes:  "It  gives  a  wider  outlook  over  the 
world  of  human  socie'ty.  It  shows  the 
young  man  his  own  powers,  and  teaches 
him  to'use  them  for  his  own  good  and  the 
good  of  others."  Senator  Depewremarks: 
"I  never  met  a  millionaire  who  had  not  the 
equipment  of  a  thorough  education  whose 
regret  was  not  profound  and  deep  that  he 
had  not  this  training."  These  testimonies 
might  be  indefinitely  multiplied. 

But  let  us  now  consider  the  question, 
"Why  *one  should  go  to  college,"  more 
analytically  and  carefully.  Let  us  ask  our- 
selves, What  are  the  advantages  of  the 
educated  life,  and  especially  of  a  college 
education?  Of  course  we  might  limit  these 
to  secular  advantages;  and  these  are  not 
to  be  underestimated.  It  certainly  pays  to 
take  a  college  course,  from  the  business 
point  of  view.  The  statistics  show  that 
"college  bred  men  and  women  earn  upon  an 
average  three  hundred  per  cent,  more  than 
those  who  do  not  have  a  college  education." 
The  chances  for  success  in  life  are  greatly 
enhanced.  Even  in  business  pursuits,  in- 
vestigations show  that  a  college  training 
multiplies  a  man's  chances  of  success  about 
twenty- five  times.  The  college- trained 
man  knows  how  to  apply  himself  system- 
atically, and  he  has  greater  intellectual  re- 
sources. The  late  Ex-Mayor  Strong,  of 
New  York,  said  that  if  he  had  to  choose 
between  two  applicants  for  a  position,  the 
one  a  college  man  and  the  other  a  smart 
young  fellow  with  only  a  common  school 
education,  he  would  engage  the  college 
graduate  if  he  displayed  an  equal  capacity 
for  work.  It  is  a  great  misfortune  that  the 
formal  education  of  so  many  young  busi- 
ness men  ceased  when  they  were  boys.  In 
their  competition  with  college  men  of  equal 
natural  ability  and  faithfulness,  these  per- 
sons are  eclipsed  and  outstripped.  Presi- 
dent Depew,  of  the  New  York  Central 
Railroad,  has  said  that  hundreds  of  college 
men  have  begun  at  the  bottom  of  railroad 


work  and  have  soon  distanced  the  unedu- 
cated boy  and  man. 

If  one's  idea  of  success  in  life  is  to 
achieve  reputation,  to  rise  to  a  position  of 
eminence,  the  college  training  is  of  im- 
measurable service.  President  Bashford 
has  said  that  "while  only  one  person  in 
fifteen  hundred  is  a  college  graduate  in  this 
country,  still,  over  fifty  per  cent,  of  the 
leading  representatives  of  our  government 
in  all  the  high  offices  are  drawn  from  this 
mere  handful  of  our  citizens."  Under  the 
dome  of  the  new  House  of  Representatives 
in  Boston,  Massachusetts  has  inscribed  the 
names  of  fifty-three  of  her  most  eminent 
citizens.  Of  these  fifty- three,  forty  were 
college  men.  In  Appleton's  Encyclopedia 
of  American  Biography,  there  are  fifteen 
thousand  names,  over  one-third  of  which 
are  of  college  men.  It  is  estimated  that  of 
those  without  college  training,  only  one  in 
every  ten  thousand  has  risen  to  an  emi- 
nence sufficient  to  have  his  biography 
written  in  this  encyclopedia — one  in  ten 
thousand.  But  of  the  college  men,  one  out 
of  every  forty  has  reached  this  recognition. 
Of  the  thirty-two  speakers  of  the  National 
House  of  Representatives,  sixteen  have 
been  college  trained.  Twelve  of  the 
twenty- four  presidents  have  been  college 
graduates,  and  some  of  the  others  have  at- 
tended college.  Of  the  thirty-six  secreta- 
ries of  state,  twenty- eight  were  college 
bred.  Our  greatest  poets,  historians,  phil- 
osophers and  theologians  represent,  with 
hardly  an  exception,  a  college  training.  Of 
the  twenty-eight  most  eminent  English 
authors  of  the  present  generation,  all  but 
two  have  been  trained  at  the  universities. 

But  I  do  not  wish  to  confine  the  thoughts 
of  my  readers  to  this  kind  of  an  education. 
Let  us  inquire  what  education  does  for  the 
mind.  Aristotle  was  once  asked,  "In  what 
respect  do  the  educated  differ  from  the  un- 
educated?" and  he  answered,  "As  the  liv- 
ing differ  from  the  dead."  In  these  days 
we  are  referring  everything  more  and  more 
to  life.  We  are  asking  of  literature  what 
it  does  for  life;  of  science,  what  it  does  for 
life;  of  the  family,  of  the  government,  of 
the  school,  what  they  do  for  the  enlarge- 
ment and  ennoblement  of  human  life.  The 
Christian  college  may  say  justly  in  the 
words  of  the  Savior  of  mankind,  "I  have 
come  that  ye  might  have  life,  and  have  it 
more  abundantly."  The  college  of  the 
earlier  days  may  have  had  for  its  purpose 
to  make  ministers.  The  American  college 
of  a  later  day  may  have  had  for  its  pur- 
pose to  make  statesmen,  servants  of  the 
country.  The  college  of  the  present  has 
for  its  highest  purpose  to  make  men  and 
women  of  the  best  quality,  the  greatest 
strength,  and  the  noblest  purpose  in  life. 
We  may  say  of  a  person  that  he  is  what  he 
thinks;  that  he  is  what  he  feels;  that  he  is 
what  he  wills.  Accurate  and  enlarged 
thinking,  noble  feeling  called  forth  by  the 
great  variety  of  objects  and  ends;  strong, 
virtuous,  unselfish,  willing,  choosing;  these 
make  character,  these  fashion  manhood 
and  womanhood. 

I  do  not  deny  that  some  persons  have 
gained  a  true  and  valuable  education  out- 
side the  college.  So  men  have  crossed  the 
Atlantic  slowly,  perilously,  in  small  sail- 


boats. But  the  college  is  like  the  ocean 
steamship.  It  is  the  accepted  and  best  way 
of  accomplishing  a  great  thing.  What 
does  the  college  life,  properly  pursued,  do 
for  one?  First,  it  gives  the  student  a  wide 
general  culture.  It  makes  him  familiar 
with  the  chief  domains  of  knowledge.  He 
learns  to  live  in  several  of  the  chief  spheres 
of  human  thought.  He  has  wider  intel- 
lectual sympathies;  he  is  delivered  from 
narrow-mindedness,  from  moving  in  one 
small  groove.  How  is  it  accomplished?  By 
the  application  of  the  mind,  in  a  vigorous 
and  liberal  way,  to  the  chief  departments 
of  the  world's  knowledge.  Spaciousness  is 
its  fundamental  characteristic;  roominess. 
There  are  wide  outlooks.  History,  poetry, 
science,  various  forms  of  literature  and 
philosophy,  have  built  this  mansion ;  and 
they  inhabit  it  as  gracious  companions. 
We  come  to  the  college  life  after  our  pre- 
liminary training  with  partial  possession  of 
our  powers,  and  with  some  definite  know- 
ledge of  the  more  important  things  to  be 
known.  But  in  the  true  college,  limita- 
tions are  removed,  walls  are  broken  down, 
we  get  out  into  larger  thought,  the  ampler 
conception  of  truth.  Take  history,  for 
example.  Imagine  the  effect  on  a  mind 
like  that  of  young  Abraham  Lincoln  of  his 
reading  the  life  of  Washington  and  the 
story  of  the  American  Revolution.  Here 
was  a  hungry  soul  with  very  limited  advan- 
tages, hungry  for  knowledge.  Among  his 
ignorant  neighbors  he  was  not  satisfied. 
He  learned  what  little  they  could  teach 
him.  But  this  book  made  him  know  Amer- 
ica, and  the  pure,  strong,  rounded  charac- 
ter of  the  Father  of  his  Country.  And 
from  that  beginning  he  went  out  into  the 
ever-enlarging  spheres  of  knowledge  and 
of  interest.  It  is  well  for  us  to  read  care- 
fully and  thoughtfully  the  story  of  what  is 
going  on  in  many  lands  to-day.  But  how 
pitiful  the  mind  of  him  who,  reading  the 
events  of  Great  Britain  this  very  year,  has 
no  knowledge  of  what  lies  back  of  them ; 
who  has  no  conception  of  the  development 
of  English  history  through  two  thousand 
years.  I  have  traveled  with  people  who 
were  intensely  interested,  for  example,  in 
Winchester  and  Winchester  cathedral  in 
England,  associated  with  King  Alfred, 
William  the  Conqueror;  a  cathedral  filled 
with  memorials  of  English  history  for 
eight  hundred  years.  My  fellow-travelers 
admired  the  architecture,  but  they  had 
scarcely  any  knowledge  of  great  events 
and  great  names.  This  knowledge  cannot 
be  gained  to  any  considerable  extent  in  the 
hurry  of  travel.  One  must  have  had  leis- 
ure to  read  whole  books,  to  have  become 
familiar  with  epochs  and  great  men.  Travel 
is  a  valuable  means  of  education ;  but  it  is 
enormously  enhanced  with  those  who  have 
had  proper  preparation  for  it. 

Now,  through  history  one  lives  over  a 
man's  past  life.  He  makes  himself  at  home 
in  remote  lands  and  epochs,  or  in  those 
closer  to  himself.  He  develops  memory, 
and  gets  the  ages  of  human  development 
sorted  out,  as  it  were.  He  does  not  con- 
fuse epochs.  The  larger  spheres  of  human 
history  are  separated  in  his  mind.  He  does 
not  think  of  confounding  the  great  empires 
of  pre-Christian  history  with  the  later  de- 


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velopments  of  the  world.  Nothing  is  more 
pitiful  than  the  narrowness  and  ignorance 
which  lump  together  things  near  and  things 
remote  in  time  and  place.  A  little  girl  in 
a  Unitarian  Sunday-school  in  Boston  was 
asked  what  she  knew  about  Luther,  and 
when  he  lived.  She  replied,  "In  the  time 
of  Moses."  Another  scholar  replied,  "I 
don't  know  when  he  lived,  but  I  know  he 
wrote  the  whole  of  the  Bible."  Such  ex- 
treme cases  help  to  make  plain  the  value  of 
that  knowledge  which  separates  and  dis- 
tinguishes, and  places  things  in  their 
proper  order. 

Another  advantage  of  knowledge  of  the 
past  is  that  it  develops  imagination,  that 
imperial  faculty  by  which  one  puts  himself 
into  the  lives  of  others.  I  am  not  now  re- 
ferring to  creative  imagination;  that  of  a 
Shakespeare  or  a  Dante;  the  poetic  cre- 
ativenes3  which  belongs  to  the  supreme 
minds.  I  am  referring  to  the  imagination 
which  reproduces  to  the  mental  vision  the 
characters  of  human  life,  the  scenes  and 
events  of  human  history.  It  is  hard  to  ex- 
aggerate the  enlarging  power  upon  the 
young  mind  of  the  study  of  same  great 
epoch  or  some  great  character.  One  lives 
over  again  the  struggles  of  the  civil  war  in 
England;  he  puts  him5elf  in  the  place  of 
Cromwell  or  Hampden.  He  endeavors  to 
think  the  thoughts  of  all  the  chief  movers 
in  that  mighty  drama.  He  feels  once  more 
what  was  in  Milton's  heart  when  he  came 
back  from  his  Italian  travels  to  play  a  man's 
part  in  saving  his  nation  from  political  and 
ecclesiastical  despotism.  And  so  with 
studying  the  French  Revolution  or  the 
American  Revolution,  or  the  civil  war  in 
our  own  country,  and  so  with  the  study  of 
Athens  against  Asiatic  despotism  and  bar- 
barism. The  same  liberalizing  potency  be- 
longs to  a  real,  true  study  of  the  great 
poets,  of  the  literature  bibles  of  mankind, 
the  real  kind  of  poet  like  Tennyson.  The 
modern  method  of  studying  the  Christian 
scriptures  leads  to  the  best  educational  re- 
sults. And  I  might  mention  other  sorts  of 
books  which  exercise  this  disimprisoning 
power,  taking  us  out  of  ourselves  into  the 
great  free  world  of  life.  And  therefore  I 
mention  this  as  the  first  advantage  of  a 
true  college  training,  that  it  enlarges  not 
only  our  mental  horizon,  but  our  intellectual 
mansion.  We  not  only  see  more  and  far- 
ther and  wider,  but  become  more  and  greater 
and  better.  Of  course  this  enlargement 
goes  over  into  the  feelings  as  well  as  into 
the  perceptions  and  the  imagination.  We 
come  to  care  for  more  things. 

A  main  purpose  and  result  of  education 
is  the  enlargement  of  one's  sphere  of  life, 
the  calling  forth  of  our  latent  powers, 
which  have  in  them  the  prophecy  of  im- 
mortality. It  is  a  sad  spectacle  which  once 
in  a  while  we  witness,  the  paralysis  of  a 
human  arm.  Inactive  and  useless,  it 
shrivels.  Now,  intellectually,  man  is  a 
Briareus.  He  ha3  a  hundred  arms.  And 
the  uneducated  man  goes  through  life  with 
most  of  these  in  a  sling,  shriveled,  unused, 
unstrengthened,  and  hence  valueless.  The 
supreme  blessing  of  a  thorough  college 
training  is  this:  that  it  lets  loose  the  latent 
forces  of  the  human  soul.  It  gives  them 
air  and  exercise  and  development;  not 
singly,  but  in  their  relation  one  to  another. 

But,  besides  all  this,  a  second  service 
which  a  thorough  college  training  is  fitted 
to  furnish  is  equally  important.  It  gives 
us  possession  of  ourselves,  not  only  by  en- 


larging the  sphere  of  our  thoughts,  pro- 
viding a  wonderful  outlook  over  mankind, 
it  also  teaches  us  to  command  and  utilize 
our  mental  possessions,  to  concentrate  our 
mental  powers  on  special  objects,  to  give 
us  ease  and  accuracy  of  expression.  One 
may  have  an  enlarged  mind  filled  with 
much  knowledge,  but  resembling  a  spacious 
mansion  with  all  its  furniture  badly  ar- 
ranged; with  all  its  articles  of  adornment 
and  usefulness  misplaced,  that  is,  placed 
where  they  cannot  be  found  or  brought  out 
when  needed.  The  object  of  education  is 
not  merely  knowledge  or  mental  enlarge- 
ment, it  is  also  discipline,  and  for  effective- 
ness in  life,  discipline  is  quite  as  important 
as  knowledge.    All  educators  confess  that 


the  college  trained  man  can  apply  himself 
and  master  more  quickly  than  others  diffi- 
cult tasks  and  problems,  whether  in  law, 
medicine,  business,  or  other  forms  of  prac- 
tical life.  A  college  course,  faithfully  pur- 
sued, gives  a  wide  discipline  of  the  powers 
of  expression.  Language  is  by  no  means 
the  smallest  part  of  a  true  education.  It  is 
the  hall-mark  of  academic  gentility.  I 
have  no  space  to  set  forth  another  impor- 
tant service  which  the  college  renders.  It 
is  this:  It  enlarges  the  sphere  and  the 
means  of  a  noble  happiness.  He  who  util- 
izes faithfully  the  advantages  of  a  good 
college  has  multiplied  the  sources  of  joy 
and  gains  a  new  and  deeper  conviction  that 
life  is  well  worth  living. 


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Written  for  The  Christian-Evangelist. 


UNCLE  TOBE'S  THANKSGIVING. 


By  WILL  H.  DIXON. 


I'se  a-feelin'  pow'ful  t'ankful  on  dis  T'anksgibin'  day, 

Dat  de  good  Lawd's  not  forsook  me,  but  still  guides  me  on  mah  way. 

I  kain't  understan'  de  reason  why  some  folks  am  alius  sad, 

When  de  good  Lawd's  sun  am  shinin',  an'  all  de  worF  am  glad. 

Ob  co'se  de  drout  hab  done  some  harm,  an'  de  tater  crap  am  small, 

But  Lawsy!  da's  a  plenty — da's  a  plenty  foh  us  all; 

Co'se  all  de  days  ain't  sunshine,  an'  life  am  not  all  fun, 

Da's  got  ter  be  some  clouds  obscu'  de  brightness  ob  de  sun. 

So  while  I'se  feelin'  t'ankful,  yit  I  pause  to  drap  a  teah, 

Kase  little  Tobe  an'  Dinah  am  not  wid  me  heah  dis  yeah; 

'Peared  lak  Dinah  dess  kerflumixed  when  little  Toby  died, 

She  tuk  a  tuggin'  at  de  heaht,  an'  a  mizzry  in  de  side; — 

Yit  when  dey  laid  dem  bof  away  out  dar  up  on  de  hill, 

I  know'd  de  Lawd  was  wid  me,  an'  His  lub  was  roun'  me  still; 

An'  so  I'se  t'ankful  heah  alone,  wid  my  ole  heaht  sobbin'  teahs, 

But  I'se  had  dere  sweet  companionship,  froo  all  de  long  pas'  yeahs. 

An'  so  I'se  not  complainin'  'bout  de  t'ings  I  hasn't  got, 

I'se  t'ankful  foh  de  t'ings  I  has,  an'  contented  wid  my  lot; 

T'ankful  foh  fruits  an'  harvest,  foh  de  plenty  in  de  Ian', 

I'se  t'ankful  foh  de  sunshine,  an'  de  Lawd's  own  guidin'  han'. 

Co'se,  Boss,  dat  muley  cow,  done  died,  an'  I  dess  near  'bout  gib  up, 

But  w'at's  de  use  to  mo'n  foh  dat?    I  still  has  de  brindle  pup! 

An'  ef  dar  ain't  so  many  blessin's  dat  I  has  upon  my  list, 

Dan  I'se  t'ankful  foh  de  curses  froo  de  Lawd's  good  help  I'se  missed. 

Co'se,  Ben,  dat  ole  blind  mule,  done  died,  but  Lawsy!  w'at  o'  dat? 
I'se  not  a-gwine  to  mo'n  foh  him,  when  I  has  de  ole  gray  oat. 
Den  dat  little  yaller  roostah,  he  took  de  pip  an'  died, 
An'  de  red  one  he  kerflumixed,  de  one  I  meant  to  fried; 
But  Unc'  Jerry  brung  me  possum,  an'  he  mighty  good  an'  fat; 
Wid  co'n-pone  an'  sweet  pertaters  I  dess  hab  a  feast  on  dat. 
An'  so  I'se  not  complainin'  'bout  de  thorns  from  day  to  day, 
An'  I'se  t'ankful  foh  de  roses  dat  I  finds  along  mah  way. 

An'  ef  de  good  Lawd  gibs  de  birds  an'  beasts  His  lovin'  care, 

Ain'  He  gwine  keer  fer  His  chilluns  no  mattah  whar  dey  are? 

Co'se  de  roof  ob  de  house  hab  done  cabe  in  whar  de  raftahs  use  ter  be, 

But  Lawsy!  it'll  last  awhile,  plenty  long  enuff  foh  me; 

Foh  I'se  not-a  gwine  ter  be  heah  only  dess  a  little  while, 

An'  so  instead  ob  cryin',  I  dess  fairly  has  to  smile. 

I  keeps  a-lookin'  at  de  flowahs  dat  my  pafway  heah  adorns, 

An'  while  lookin'  at  de  posies,  I  forgits  about  de  thorns. 

An'  when  I  takes  dat  fiddle  down  an'  'gins  to  softly  play, 
Dess  'pears  lak  Dinah  am  wid  me  heah  on  dis  T'anksgibin'  Day, 
An'  I  heah's  her  voice  a-singin'  in  de  music  sweet  an'  cleah, 
An'  little  Toby's  prattle  sayin',  "W'y,  daddy,  I  is  heah!" 
Den  I  draws  de  bow  mo'  sof'ly,  as  a  voice  dess  seems  to  say: 
"Feah  not,  Toby,  I  am  wid  thee,  Lo!  I'm  wid  thee  all  the  way." 
Den  I  knows  de  Lawd's  a-speakin'  an'  He'll  lead  me,  by  an'  by, 
Up  to  little  Tobe  an'  Dinah,  to  T'anksgibin'  in  de  sky. 
Peoria,  Illinois. 


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November  28,  1901 


By  W.  H 
ROGERS 


The  career  of  Israel  under  Moses  is  re- 
produced in  the  lives  of  the  pilgrim 
fathers.  Says  a  distinguished  civilian: 
"Never  since  Moses  led  the  Children  of 
Israel  into  the  promised  land,  has  there 
been  such  an  epic  as  the  voyage  of  the 
Mayflower,  and  the  landing  of  the  pilgrims 
at  Plymouth  Rock." 

The  history  of  the  latter  event,  as  writ- 
ten by  Bradford  and  Morton,  reads  strange- 
ly like  the  former  as  written  by  Moses. 
Their  enthusiasm  over  the  signal  demon- 
stration of  God's  providence  in  their  be- 
half never  failed.  They  claimed  for  them- 
selves the  mercies  of  God  to  Israel  and  re- 
peated psalm  107  as  their  own  experience: 

"They  wandered  in  the  wilderness  in  a 
solitary  way.  They  found  lo  city  to  dwell 
ia.  Hungry  and  thirsty  their  soul  fainted 
in  them.  Then  they  cried  unto  the  Lord 
in  their  trouble,  and  He  delivered  them  out 
of  their  distresses.  And  he  led  them  forth 
by  the  right  way  that  they  might  go  to  a 
city  of  habitation." 

They  noted  the  hand  of  God  in  the  for- 
mation of  Plymouth  Harbor  where  the 
Mayflower  lay  at  anchor  as  their  home, 
pending  the  construction  of  their  rude  huts 
on  the  land.  And  here  the  historic  vessel 
was  protected  from  raging  sea  billows  as 
by  the  strong  loving  arms  of  two  great 
headlands,  which  stretched  out  from  the 
mainland  on  either  side,  overlapping  each 
other  with  ju3t  sufficient  space  for  the  exit 
and  the  entrance  of  the  vessel.  And  when 
they  would  have  sailed  farther  south,  they 
were  intercepted  by  a  sand  bar  and  driven 
into  this  harbor  which  God  had  prepared 
for  them  in  the  ages  before. 

They  noted  God's  hand  in  the  mild  win- 
ter and  in  the  coming  of  an  early  spring. 
It  was  God  who,  by  an  epidemic,  wasted 
the  savage  tribe  of  Indians,  just  previous 
to  their  coming,  leaving  such  gentle  spirits 
among  the  red  men  as  Hobbarnock,  who 
welcomed  the  Englishmen  and  assisted 
them. 

It  was  God's  judgment  that  William 
Butten,  the  blasphemous  servant  of  Wil- 
liam Puller,  died  of  a  grevio'us  disease  at 
sea;  and  God's  providence  that  a  son  was 
born  to  Stephen  Hopkins  on  the  voyage, 
who  was  fittingly  named  Oceanus.  So  the 
vessel  which  left  Plymouth,  England,  with 
one  hundred  and  one  souls  aboard,  reached 
Plymouth,  America,  with  the  same  number. 


They  spent  the  winter  building  their  log 
cabins  (seven  in  number  "which  they 
daubed  with  mud"),  and  four  other  build- 
ings. They  were  visited  often  and  often  that 
winter  by  a  heavenly  visitant,  "the  beautiful 
angel  of  death."  He  came  six  times  before 
they  had  been  here  two  weeks;  he  came 
eight  times  in  January,  seventeen  times 
in  February,  thirteen  time3  in  March,  and 
six  times  yet  did  he  visit  them  before  the 
year  ended. 

But  to  their  faith  the  death  angel  never 
came  except  on  a  kindly  errand  of  God. 
God  wanted  them  to  build  their  new  world 
in  America  very  close  to  the  eternal  world 
of  which  he  gave  them  frequent  glimpses. 


So  real  was  the  unseen  world  to  them,  that 
in  entering  it  their  friends  were  even 
nearer  to  them  than  before.  Death  united 
them.  It  did  not  divide.  Bright  gleams 
from  heaven  relieved  the  gloom  of  earth, 
and  not  until  we  ourselves  have  become 
more  spiritual  shall  we  know  what  lasting 
strength  has  come  into  our  American  civ- 
ilization as  the  result  of  the  fifty  persons 
who  died  the  first  year,  at  the  end  of  which 
they  were  fifty  on  earth  and  fifty  in 
heaven,  but  all  one  family. 

And  so  they  greeted  the  spring  with  glad 
hearts,  and  rejoiced  in  the  singing  of  the 
birds.  Cheerfully  they  sowed  their  peas 
and  barley,  and  planted  their  beans  and 
corn.  Stiff  work.  All  done  by  hand.  No 
plows  or  cattle.  Their  harvest  was  good, 
the  peas  alone  being  a  failure. 

The  writer  has  often  visited  Plymouth. 
He  has  talked  with  the  lineal  descendants 
of  Bradford  and  Carver  and  Alden  and  Pere- 
grine White.  A  few  months  since,  I  had  the 
privilege  of  sitting  at  a  dinner -table  with  a 
lineal  descendant  of  Alden  on  my  right,  and 
a  lineal  descendant  of  Peregrine  White  on 
my  left.  The  former  was  Daniel  Webster's 
pastor  in  his  last  days,  and  preached  his 
funeral  sermon.  I  think  I  have  had  some 
opportunity  of  knowing  the  spirit  of  that 
famous  colony.  I  know  positively  it  was 
not  the  intolerant,  gloomy  crowd  that  it 
has  been  often  painted. 

Their  religion  too,  was  relieved  by  pleas- 
urable romance.  Their  piety  was  mingled 
with  pleasantry.  Their  weeping  was  in- 
terspersed with  hearty  laughter.  The 
pilgrim  colony  wa3  a  graceful  blending 
of  light  and  shadow,  of  earnestness  and 
cheerfulness,  of  a  rational  enjoyment  of 
this  world  with  a  glad  hope  of  the  next. 

Of  the  survivors  remaining  in  the  country 
after  the  deaths  of  the  first  year,  the  aver- 
age length  of  life  was  37  years.  If  I  re- 
member right,  there  were  no  more  deaths 
for  three  years.  And  this  first  year  there 
were  births  as  well  as  deaths,  and  weddings 
as  well  as  funerals.  Little  Peregrine  White 
was  born  on  the  Mayflower.  His  father 
died  a  short  time  after — Feb.  21,  1621,  and 
on  the  following  12th  of  May  his  mother 
was  married  to  Edward  Winslow,  a  gentle- 
man of  some  means,  whose  wife  had  died 
only  seven  weeks  before.  Let  us  not  be 
shocked  at  these  hasty  marriages  of  widows 
and  widowers.  There  was  wisdom,  not  to 
say  necessity,  in  the  case,  and  the  circum- 
stances under  which  they  took  place  could 
provoke  no  scandal.  The  battle  of,life  was 
before  them  with  scant  accommodations, 
and  they  made  the  best  of  circum- 
stances and  the  most  of  one  another.  But 
it  seems  to  illustrate  that  their  sorrows 
were  sweetened  with  joys,  and  their  joys 
tempered  by  sorrows. 
^» 

I  fancy  we  may  poorly  appreciate  the 
quality  of  their  love,  and  the  richness  of 
their  joy,  for  faith  and  submission  brought 
them  near  to  the  God  of  joy  and  the  God 
of  love. 


Death  plucked  the  dear  Rose  from  the 
bosom  of  Capt.  Miles  Standish  on  Jan.  24, 
1621.  In  less  than  one  month  the  doughty- 
captain  had  sent  John  Alden  as  his  mes- 
senger to  William  Mullins  to  ask  him  for 
his  daughter,  Priscilla.  This  sending  of  a 
messenger  to  "pop  the  question"  was  a 
custom  of  the  times,  and  some  of  us  have 
seen  the  time  when  we  would  like  to  have 
had  that  one  good  old  puritan  custom 
revived. 

Notwithstanding  the  very  recent  death 
of  Rose,  Mr.  Mullins  was  willing  that 
Priscilla  should  marry  the  captain,  but  he 
told  John  that  Priscilla  herself  must  be  con- 
sulted. Priscilla  was  called  in,  and  John,  the 
stripling  who  first  leaped  on  the  rock  when 
the  Mayflower  landed,  a  young  man  22 
years  of  age,  of  excellent  form,  of  fair 
complexion  and  ruddy  countenance,  deliv- 
ered his  address  in  a  very  courteous  and 
prepossessing  manner.  Priscilla,  a  very 
beautiful  maiden,  listened  with  respectful 
and  captivating  attention,  and  after  quite 
a  pause  she  fixed  her  eyes  on  John,  and 
with  an  open  and  pleasant  countenance 
said,  "Prythee,  John,  why  do  you  not 
speak  for  yourself?" 

He  blushed  and  bowed,  and  took  his 
leave,  but  with  a  look  which  indicated  more 
than  his  diffidence  would  permit  him  other- 
wise to  express.  He  renewed  his  visit, 
very  soon,  however,  and  it  was  not  long 
until  the  nuptials  were  celebrated. 

Just  what  sort  of  an  interview  young 
Alden  had  with  Standish  after  this,  we  do 
not  know,  but  tradition  says  the  captain 
never  forgave  him,  and  I  should  not  won- 
der if  tradition  were  right  for  once.  The 
captain  was  not  shrewd  to  send  such  a  fine 
looking  fellow  as  Alden  to  do  his  courting 
for  him,  and  those  pilgrim  fathers  and 
mothers  were  none  too  pious  and  none  too 
sad,  I  venture,  to  have  many  a  laugh  at  the 
captain's  expense. 

I  fancy,  too,  that  Standish  often  mutter- 
ed to  himself:  "Fool  that  I  was!  Why 
didn't  I  have  sense  enough  to  go  myself!" 
In  less  than  thirty  days  after  Alden  asked 
for  Priscilla  for  Standish,  Priscilla's  father 
died,  and  doubtless  did  not  live  to  see  his 
daughter  married. 

^» 

Another  touching  romance  of  the  heart 
was  that  between  William  Bradford  and 
Alice  Carpenter,  which  began  while  as  yet 
they  were  both  in  England.  Bradford 
loved  Alice  passionately,  and  she  loved 
him  in  return  with  equal  ardor,  only  that 
she  carried  her  coquetry  too  far.  She 
took  delight  in  holding  him  off,  hoping, 
as  I  imagine,  to  see  the  man  upon  his 
knees,  a  pleading  suppliant  for  her  hand 
in  marriage,  as  he  believed  he  had  her 
heart.  The  story  is,  that  he  claimed  her 
too  soon  and  put  a  kiss  upon  her  lips  which 
she  resented  with  a  slap  in  his  face.  Well, 
Alice  held  Bradford  off  one  day  too  long, 
and  to  her  grief  and  disappointment  he 
did  not  come  again.  Alice  was  soon  mar- 
ried to  a  Mr.  Southworth,  not  so  much  be- 
cause she  loved  him,  as  because  she  hated 
herself,  and  partly  also  to  coDceal  her  dis- 


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appointment  from  her  friends. 

Bradford  remained  single  until  he  heard 
of  the  marriage  of  Alice  Carpenter  to  Mr. 
Southworth,  then  he  married  an  esti- 
mable woman  in  Miss  Dorothy  May ;  not 
because  he  loved  her,  for  he  told  her  that 
he  loved  another,  but  because  Dorothy  per- 
suaded him  that  she  could  love  him  with  a 
devotion  that  would  ultimately  heal  his 
wound. 

Bradford  and  his  wife  came  to  America. 
Alice  and  her  husband  remained  in  England 
until  Mr.  SDuthworth  died.  When  Brad- 
ford heard  of  the  death  of  Alice's  husband, 
the  old  passion  was  revived,  if  indeed  it 
had  ever  been  dead.  Bradford  was  a  devot- 
ed husband  to  Dorothy  so  far  as  conscien- 
tious attention  to  her  every  want  could  go. 
Do  his  best,  however,  he  could  not  conceal 
from  Dorothy  the  fact  that  he  was  only  a 


conscientious  husband.  She  craved  the 
devotion  that  springs  spontaneous  from 
the  heart,  and  she  craved  in  vain. 

One  day  after  Bradford  and  his  friends 
had  returned  to  the  Mayflower  from  a  rec- 
connoitering  expedition,  while  the  vessel 
was  still  in  Cape  Cod  Harbor,  he  was  told 
that  Dorothy  had  fallen  overboard.  This 
was  December  7, 1620.  Alas!  her  drowning 
was  not  accidental,  history  fears.  Brad- 
ford became  governor  after  Carver's  death. 

In  two  years  he  renewed  his  suit  for 
Alice.  Her  coquettish  spirit  still  mani- 
fested itself,  but  was  kept  well  within 
bounds.  She  came  to  America  and  they 
were  married,  They  lived  together  thirty- 
five  years,  and  children  were  born  to  them. 
Four  daughters  and  four  sons  were  also 
born  to  John  Alden  and  Priscilla. 

East  Milton,  Mass. 


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Judge  Clarkson,  of  Omaha,  is  the  author 
of  a  small  volume  entitled,  "The  A.  B.  C. 
of  Scientific  Christianity."  Mr.  Joseph 
Russell  Clarkson,  commonly  called  Judge 
Clarkson,  was  a  disciple  of  Mrs.  Mary 
Baker  Glover  Patterson  Eddy.  He  was  a 
practitioner,  teacher  and  lecturer  in  the 
Christian  Science  church  for  a  year  and  a 
half  preceding  the  first  of  January,  1901. 
He  was  active  in  all  the  branches  of  Chris- 
tian Science  work.  His  income  was  from 
five  hundred  to  a  thousand  dollars  a  month. 
He  went  to  Boston  as  one  of  Mrs.  Eddy's 
counsels  in  the  famous  libel  suit  in  which 
she  was  defendant.  He  knows  the  doctrine 
and  practice  of  Christian  Science  as  only  a 
few  know  it.  The  time  came  when  he  be- 
came morally  satisfied  that  the  faces  of  the 
Christian  Scientists  were  turned  in  the 
wrong  direction.  When  he  abandoned  the 
movement  he  canceled  twenty  lucrative 
lecture  engagements.  In  "The  A.  B.  C.  of 
Scientific  Christianity,"  Judge  Clarkson 
gives  freely  his  opinion  of  Mrs.  Eddy  and 
Christian  Science.  There  is  no  bitterness 
in  his  writing.  There  is  a  sweetness  of 
spirit  in  all  he  says  that  is  really  charming. 
All  agree,  who  are  acquainted  with  him, 
that  Judge  Clarkson  is  a  brilliant  man.  He 
is  a  good  man,  too.  No  unpleasant  moral 
taint  attaches  to  him.  He  has  occupied  an 
important  judicial  position.  There  are 
those  who  say  he  is  erratic.  The  same  was 
said  of  Paul  of  Tarsus  and  of  Martin 
Luther.  His  abandonment  of  Christian 
Science,  he  says,  was  not  the  result  of  an 
impulse,  but  of  long  and  careful  considera- 
tion. So  far  is  he  from  denouncing  Chris- 
tian Science  in  a  wholesale  way,  he  says 
he  wishes  the  world  at  large  to  understand 
that  as  it  is  presented  in  "Science  and 
Health  with  Key  to  the  Scriptures"  it  is 
the  most  wonderful  exposition  of  truth  that 
came  duririg  the  nineteenth  century.  He 
believes  that  Mrs.  Eddy,  and  those  in  her 
fellowship,  have,  to  a  large  extent,  aban- 
doned in  practice  the  doctrines  contained 
in  the  text- books  of  the  cult.  He  says  that 
he  would  not  have  withdrawn  had  he  not 
concluded  that  under  existing  conditions 
any  radical  reform  could  not  be  effected. 
The  financial  feature  of  Christian  Science 
seems  to  have  been  the  first  thing  that  dis- 
turbed the  conscience  of  Judge  Clarkson. 
This  is  what  he  says: 


"I  have  never  been  able  to  satisfy  my 
best  conscience  that  it,  was  right  to  take  a 
dollar  or  two  in  direct  return  for  a  prayer 
to  God  that  he  would  heal  the  sick  or 
sinner,  and  I  have  brought  to  bear  upon 
that  conscience  all  the  specious  arguments 
that  I  or  others  could  frame  to  mold  its 
instinctive  sense  of  good  into  a  different 
shape.  It  has  steadily  refused  to  acquiesce, 
and  I  am  to-day  thankful  that  its  pleadings 
have  at  last  been  heeded,  and  the  exchange 
of  a  dollar  for  a  prayer,  so  far  as  I  am  con- 
cerned, stopped. 

"If  the  action  of  Jesus  in  scourging  the 
money  changers  out  of  the  temple  has  any 
significance  to  the  people  of  this  genera- 
tion, it  applies  with  awful  potent  to  the 
practice  and  methods  of  the  Christian 
Scientists.  I  feel  with  reference  to  the 
lecturing  much  the  same  as  with  reference 
to  the  praying;  the  intimacy  between 
money  and  the  work  is  too  close." 

He  says  that  it  is  in  the  teaching  of  Mrs. 
Eddy  and  her  followers  subsequent  to  the 
publication  of  "Science  and  Health"  he 
sees  a  steady  departure  from  the  truth. 
This  has  come,  he  thinks,  from  an  attempt 
to  conjecture  the  causes  for  failures  to  heal. 
Here  are  some  of  the  things  that  Judge 
Clarkson  says  about  Mrs.  Eddy  and  her 
following : 

"They  are  a  self-deceived,  self-hypnot- 
ized, self-mesmerized  people,  and  are  to  be 
pitied  from  one's  heart." 

"I  call  attention  to  the  sixth  chapter  of 
Matthew  and  ask  whether  the  Wednesday 
evening  meeting,  the  testimonials  in  the 
Sentinel  and  Journal,  the  work  of  the 
publication  committee  and  the  general 
custom  of  trumpeting  what  one  has  done 
by  way  of  demonstrating  God's  power  and 
love,  are  not  a  departure  from  Jesus' 
cautions  as  to  almsgiving  and  praying 
and  are  not  decidedly  pharisaical  in  their 
tendency?" 

"The  function  of  the  Christian  Science 
movement  up  to  its  present  stage  has  been 
to  call  the  world  to  justly  estimate 
religious  science;  to  show  to  a  limited  de- 
gree that  Christian  faith  and  character 
enable  one,  God  working  through  him,  to 
heal  the  sick." 

May  not  the  same  be  said  for  John  Alex- 
ander Dowie  and  his  Christian  Catholic 
church?    May  not  the  same  be  said   for 


Mormonism?  and  for  the  sacred  shrines  of 
the  Roman  Catholic  Church?  They  show 
cases  of  healing  quite  as  pronounced  as 
does  Christian  Science. 

But  Judge  Clarkson  thinks  that  a  func- 
tion of  Christian  Science  is  also  "to  prove 
once  more  the  uselessness  of  all  attempts 
to  establish  the  church  of  Christ  on  earth 
through  human  leadership,  organization 
and  congregations  swayed  by  creeds  or 
tenets." 

If  there  is  a  movement  in  existence 
swayed  by  human  leadership  it  is  Christian 
Science.  Mrs.  Eddy  is  its  Alpha  and 
Omega.  It  is  true,  also,  that  the  rivals  of 
Christian  Science  in  the  healing  of  the 
sick,  namely,  the  Christian  Cathoicl 
Church,  Mormonism  and  the  Roman 
Catholic  Church,  are  remarkable  speci- 
mens of  compact  organization.  Nor  is 
Christian  Science  itself  lacking  in  effective 
organization  with  Mrs.  Eddy  as  its  recog- 
nized head.  I  do  not  think  that  Mrs.  Eddy 
has  shown  the  world  how  to  establish  the 
church  of  Christ  on  earth.  The  sweet- 
spirited  author  of  "The  A.  B.  C.  of  Scien- 
tific Christianity"  thinks  that  this  she  has 
done— apparently.  Jesus  Christ  said,  "I 
will  build  my  church,"  and  this  he  has 
done.  He  established  his  church  in  Jeru- 
salem centuries  ago  and  the  gates  of  hell 
have  not  prevailed  egainst  it,  as  he  said 
they  would  not. 

Judge  Clarkson,  in  his  book,  indulges  in 
the  use  of  words  in  a  way  peculiar  to 
Christian  Science.  Words  are  used,  I  am 
more  and  more  coming  to  believe,  by 
Christian  Scientists  with  unusual  and  un- 
warranted significations.  They  do  not  use 
the  English  language,  it  is  certain,  as  it  is 
employed  by  the  best  speakers  and  writers. 

This  is  clear:  The  judge  believes  that 
with  a  return  to  the  faith  of  the  Christ  and 
the  life  that  he  enjoined,  and  in  himself 
perfectly  illustrated,  there  will  come  the 
power  to  heal  the  sick  as  the  Master  and 
his  disciples  healed.  Is  this  the  teaching 
of  the  Bible? 

The  miracles  of  the  Bible  are  found  in 
three  groups.  There  are  the  wonders 
wrought  by  Moses;  there  are  the  miracles 
of  Elijah  and  Elisha;  and  there  are  the 
supernatural  works  of  Jesus  and  his  apos- 
tles. Now  the  chief  characteristics  of 
these  times  are  unbelief  and  a  consequent 
disregard  of  God  and  his  authority.  Prom 
the  facts  recorded  in  the  Bible  I  would 
say  that  if  signs  and  wonders  similar  to 
those  of  Moses,  Elijah,  Elisha,  Jesus  and 
the  Twelve,  are  ever  again  seen,  it  will  be 
when  there  is  a  terrible  spiritual  deadness 
among  men— not  when  there  is  an  unusual 
abundance  of  spiritual  life.  Paul's  exposi- 
tion of  spiritual  gifts  in  the  First  Epistle 
to  the  Corinthians  is  in  harmony  with  this 
view.  It  seems  to  me,  therefore,  that  these 
good  people  exactly  reverse  the  Bible 
teaching  on  the  subject  of  miracles. 

The  suggestion  made  by  Dr.  W.  T.  Moore 
for  a  meeting  of  old  preachers  calls  out 
favorable  comments.  N.  A.  Walker  writes 
enthusiastically  about  it,  suggesting  that 
fifty  years  be  the  lower  limit  of  age  and 
that  the  meeting  be  held  at  Louisville,  Ky. 
A  special  effort  could  be  made  to  have  as 
many  as  possible  of  the  veterans  who  were 
present  at  the  organization  of  the  F.  C. 
M.  S.  Bro.  Moore  and  Bro.  Walker  were 
both  on  the  committee  which  drew  up  th 
plans  for  that  organization. 


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November  28,  1901 


The   Individuality  of  Books. 

By  A.  M.  Growden. 

Books  may  be  individualized.  The  books 
which  have  survived  because  through  them 
a  golden  purpose  runs.  In  certain  condi- 
tions men  call  for  a  particular  book.  The 
dying  Scott  called  for  the  Bible.  The  soul 
of  man  craves  congeniality  in  literature.  In 
the  most  serious  passes  in  life,  books  have 
been  man's  solace — even  where  the  voice  of 
friend  could  not  penetrate. 

There  is  a  literature  of  instruction.  In 
this  class  would  be  all  the  text  books  of  the 
sciences,  arts  and  philosophies.  These  are 
fundamental.  The  superstructure  is  built 
upon  them. 

Then  there  is  the  literature  of  rest.  When 
summer  days  come,  when  weary  brain  de- 
mands change  and  rest,  "light"  (not  friv- 
olous) reading  is  in  demand.  We  find  the 
readers  in  sheltered  nook,  on  sea  beach 
sand,  under  cliffs  where  waves  dash  snowy 
spray,  in  rustic  camp,  in  elegant  yacht, — 
everywhere.  Man  at  rest,  and  man  travel- 
ing to  find  rest,  but  all  providing  for  men- 
tality's needs. 

The  literature  of  travel  i3  a  boon  to  the 
many  who  cannot  flee,  they  are  stay-at- 
homes.  Here  is  a  splendid  field  for  mental 
growth.  If  the  mercury  stands  at  100,  a 
perusal  of  Arctic  narratives  will  be  refresh- 
ing. De  Long,  Greeley,  Nansen  and  Peary 
will  conduct  us  over  fields  of  ice — and 
through  icy  maze3  to  warm  retreats.  Or, 
when  winter  winds  blow,  then  balmy 
breezes  may  be  wafted  from  Indian  seas  and 
Pacific  isles.  The  one  who  abides  at  home 
may,  by  books  of  travel,  visit  the  ends  of 
the  earth.  This  is  the  inexpensive  way  of 
doing  it. 

In  the  literature  of  power  the  real 
students  will  find  delight  in  "Beacon 
Lights"  and  Plutarch's  "Lives"  and 
among  "The  Nations  of  the  World"  and 
with  "Makers  of  History."  Power,  liter- 
ary power,  is  to  be  cultivated  only  by 
method,  studious,  meditative  and  persistent. 
It  is  one  thing  to  accumulate  books — some 
buy  them  by  weight  and  measurement — but 
quite  another  to  have  a  library.  The  first 
requires  money — the  second,  mental  in- 
sight, literary  discrimination.  After  all  is 
said,  it  is  not  quantity  read  but  quality  as- 
similated that  makes -the  mental  man. 

The  literature  of  pathos  is  akin  to  the 
literature  of  power.  "Oliver  Twist"  will 
always  be  read,  for  the  same  reason  that 
men  read  the  parable  of  the  Prodigal 
Son.  Both  touch  chords  of  sympathy — 
one  touch  of  pathos  makes  the  world  kin. 
The  avenue  to  many  hearts  is  the  way  of 
tears.  Tears  are  good  if  turned  to  practical 
ends— if  hearts  are  touched  only  to  relapse 
again,   the  last  state  is  worse  than  the  first. 

There  is  the  literature  of  devotion.  Great 
men  are  oft  "Alone  with  God."  They  spend 
many  "Half-Hours  at  the  Cross."  Great 
characters  are  found  near  to  the  heart  of 
Christ.  John  was  not  the  equal  of  Paul 
mentally,  but  his  closeness  to  the  Redeem- 
er made  him  "the  beloved  disciple."  Lub- 
bock in  a  list  of  one  hundred  books  places 
the  Bible  first.  In  it  all  classes  are  met, 
all  conditions  seen,  all  true  principles  of 
life  found,  for  he  who  is  its  central  figure, 
its  motive  and  its  inspiration,  declared,  "I 
am  the  truth."  The  universe  cannot  dis- 
pense with  the  king  of  books,for  we  cannot 
have  a  mental  and  moral  kingdom  without 
the  king. 

Findlay,  O, 


The  Observance  of  C.  W. B.M.Day 

^     FIRST  LORD'S   DAY  IN   DECEMBER    ^ 


The  great  growth  of  the  work  of  the 
Christian  Woman's  Board  of  Missions,  the 
new  fields  it  is  entering  this  year  and  the 
need  of  larger  equipment  in  fields  al- 
ready entered,  makes  the  observance  of 
C.  W.  B.  M.  day  in  all  our  churches  very 
important. 

The  national  convention  has  decided  that 
the  first  Lord's  day  in  December  shall  be 
set  apart  for  learning  of  the  work  of  this 
organization,  securing  recruits  for  its  ranks 
and  taking  an  offering  for  its  treasury. 

The  Christian  Woman's  Board  of  Mis- 
sions works  both  in  foreign  and  home  fields. 
It  gladly  co-operates  with  the  American 
Christian  Missionary  Society,  the  board  of 
church  extension  and  the  various  state  or- 
ganizations in  missionary  endeavor  in  the 
home  land,  while  its  relations  with  the 
Foreign  Christian  Missionary  Society  are 
cordial  and  pleasant. 

Churches  are  sustained  or  Christian 
schools  maintained  in  thirty  states  and  ter- 
ritories in  our  country.  Work  is  also  con- 
ducted in  Jamaica,  India,  Porto  Rico  and 
Mexico. 

The  forms  of  work  are  evangelistic,  pas- 
toral, educational,  industrial,  medical,  or- 
phanage, zenana,  village,  railway,  colport- 
age  and  leper. 

There  are  one  hundred  and  six  mission- 
aries in  the  United  States,  seventeen  in 
Jamaica,  thirty- five  in  India,  seven  in  Mex- 
ico, and  two  in  Porto  Rico.  The  total  num- 
ber of  missionaries  and  assistant  mission- 
aries is  one  hundred  and  sixty-seven — a 
gain  of  sixty-one  over  last  year.  Besides 
these  workers,  there  are  native  evangelists, 
teachers  and  helpers. 

The  stations  in  Jamaica  are  Kingston, 
Torrington,  Mt.  Olivet,  Bloxburgh,  Mt. 
Zion,  Bushy  Park,  King's  '  Gate,  New 
Bethel,  Carmel,  Providence,  Chesterfield, 
Flint  River,  Mamby  Vale,  Oberlin,  Man- 
ning's Hill,  Lucky  Hill,  Bethel,  Airy 
Mount,  Fairy  Hill,  Berea,  Branch,  and 
Hazel  Grove.  The  new  missionary  for  Ja- 
maica is  Mrs.  Neil  MacLeod,  formerly  Miss 
Lois  A.  White,  so  well  known  to  our  sister- 
hood during  her  long  term  of  service  as 
corresponding  secretary  of  our  board. 

The  stations  in  India  are  Bilaspur, 
Deoghur,  Bina,  Mahoba,  Calcutta,  and 
Pendra  Road.  School  work  has  this  year 
been  opened  at  Sakri,  in  connection  with 
Bilaspur.  The  new  missionaries  in  this 
field  are  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Menzies.  The  new 
assistant  missionaries  are  Miss  Kate  Brown, 
Miss  Alice  Gantzer,  Miss  May  Gantzer, 
and  Mr.  and  Mrs.  DeMonte — in  all,  seven. 

The  station  in  Mexico  is  Monterey,  with 
an  out  station  at  Topo  Chico,  which  has 
been  opened  this  year.  Five  of  the  mis- 
sionaries at  this  station  are  new — Mr.  and 
Mrs.  A.  G.  Alderman,  Miss  Lucile  Eubank, 
Mr.  G.  E.  Hawes  and  Mr.  A.  Flores. 

The  station  at  Porto  Rico  is  at  Bayamon, 
where  we  conduct  the  first  Protestant  or- 
phanage opened  in  the  island.  Miss  Nora 
Collins  has  been  added  to  the  list  of  work- 
ers in  this  field. 

The  new  enterprises  for  the  year  in  the 
various  fields  are  as  follows : 

In  Jamaica,  the  building  of  the  King's 


Gate  Mission  House  and  the  Manning's 
Hill  Chapel. 

In  India,  the  opening  of  the  Sakri  schools 
out  from  Bilaspur;  the  Mission  Home  and 
Chapel  at  Pendra  Road;  the  Dispensary 
and  Gospel  Hall  at  Deoghur,  and  the  en- 
largement of  the  orphanage  at  Mahoba. 

In  Mexico,  the  opening  of  the  out  station 
at  Topo  Chico,  and  the  publication  of  the 
Gospel  Call. 

In  Porto  Rico,  the  thorough  fitting  of  the 
orphanage  building  and  grounds  for  their 
intended  use,  and  the  supplying  of  a  teacher 
for  the  orphanage  school. 

The  greatest  enlargement  of  the  year  has 
been  in  the  home  land.  Last  October  the 
work  of  the  board  of  negro  education  and 
evangelization  was  placed  in  the  charge  of 
the  board,  and  among  the  new  enterprises 
are  to  be  numbered  the  schools  at  Edwards, 
Miss.,  Louisville,  Ky.,  Lum,  Ala.,  and 
Martinsville,  Va.,  also  evangelistic  work  in 
Missouri,  Arkansas,  Kansas,  Illinois,  Ken- 
tucky and  Florida. 

Wallace  C.  Payne  and  wife  have  been 
located  at  Lawrence,  Kan.,  and  regular  Bi- 
ble work  for  the  State  University  students 
undertaken.  Palo  Alto,  Salinas  and  Han- 
ford,  in  California  north,  and  the  state  or- 
ganization of  California  south,  have  been 
assisted.  The  Tidewater  district,  Va.,  and 
Parkersburg,  W.  Va.,  have  also  been  given 
help.  A  new  dormitory  has  been  erected 
at  Edwards,  Miss.,  and  a  school  build- 
ing purchased  at  Louisville,  Ky.  The  new 
workers  for  the  year  are  Mr.  and  Mrs.  J.  B. 
Lehman,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  A.  T.  Ross,  Miss 
Jennie  Brittain,  Miss  Effie  Haines,  Miss 
Carrie  Taylor  and  Mr.  J.  O.  Baker,  Ed- 
wards, Miss.;  Robert  Brooks,  Miss  Maggie 
Brayboy,  Miss  Julia  E.  Williams  and  Miss 
Estelle  Carson,  Lum,  Ala. ;  Mr.  A.  J. 
Thomson,  O.  Singleton,  Louisville,  Ky.; 
Mr.  J.  W.  Thomas,  Martinsville,  Va.; 
James  S.  Hughes,  Missouri;  William  Al- 
phin,  Kansas;  H.  Martin,  Arkansas;  A. 
Peddiford,  Kentucky;  J.  H.  Rogers,  Flor- 
ida; W.  B.  Taylor,  Chicago,  111.  (for  city 
missionary  board);  T.  H.  Lawson,  Han- 
ford,  Cal.;  D.  A.  Russell,  Palo  Alto,  Cal.; 
O.  G.  White,  Parkersburg,  W.  Va.;  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  W.  C.  Payne,  Lawrence,  Kan.; 
Liss  Liccie  Beazley,  Morehead,  Ky.,  and 
Miss  Mae  Davenport,  Hazel  Green,  Ky., 
besides  others  in  states  assisted  through 
the  missionary  boards. 

The  enlargement  of  the  forces,  sixty- one 
missionaries  being  added  during  the  year, 
and  the  plans  for  new  work  during  the  year 
make  it  very  necessary  that  the  C.  W.  B.  M. 
day  offerings  shall  be  generous.  We  be- 
speak the  cordial  help  of  each  pastor  in  the 
observance  of  this  special  day.  The  watch- 
word for  the  year  is  "Information,  Inspira- 
tion, Realization;  15,000  Subscribers  for 
the  Missionary  Tidings,  50,000  women  and 
$150,000."  The  realization  of  these  aims 
will  mean  a  deepening  of  the  spiritual  life 
of  the  church,  an  enlargement  of  the  mis- 
sionary spirit  and  more  generosity  toward 
all  lines  of  Christian  activity.  We  hope  the 
day  will  be  more  generally  observed  than 
ever  before. 


November   28,  1901 


THE   CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


1517 


Miss  Nora  Collins,  Oi  phanage   Teacher \ 
Bayamon,  Porto    Rico. 


Orphanage  Babies  of  the  C.    IV.  B.  M  .  Bilaspur,  India. 


Group  of  C.    IV.  B.  M.  Missionaries,  Mahoba,  India. 

— ^— 111111  M  HII  IHI  I  niaTJWrniaiiMBlMESlOT^BB— 1 


1518 


THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


November  28, 190 


^C    TKe   CHaurvnels   of  Life:   H^bit    n 


By   EDWARD   SCIOBNER.   AMES 


The  streams  01  life,  like  the  rivers  of  the 
earth,  cut  for  themselves  channels  accord- 
ing to  their  volume  and  power.  The  cur- 
rents of  thought  and  feeling  and  of  physi- 
cal activity  flow  in  certain  definite  courses 
within  each  individual.  The  figure  of  a 
stream  with  its  bed  and  banks  is  sugges- 
tive of  the  emphasis  which  has  been  given 
recently  to  the  relation  between  mind  and 
body.  Just  as  the  gentle  rivulets  wear 
tracks  in  the  soil  and  rocks,  so  the  subtlest 
wishes,  worries  and  intellectual  achieve- 
ments furrow  the  delicate  substance  of  the 
brain  and  nervous  system.  In  either  case 
when  the  currents  have  made  their  grooves, 
they  never  flow  quite  so  easily  anywhere 
else.  It  is  the  property  of  many  material 
things  to  preserve  traces  of  impressions 
once  received.  The  corner  of  a  page 
turned  down  yields  more 
readily  in  the  same  line 
afterward.  Not  only  shoes, 
but  all  kinds  of  apparel 
have  to  be  "broken  in,"  and  like  well 
trained  servants,  retain  their  early  lessons 
through  life.  Tools  and  instruments  fit 
themselves  to  the  hand  and  the  hand  re- 
sponds to  them,  so  that  in  pitching  hay, 
writing  letters,  or  playing  croquet  each  one 
wants  the  fork  or  pen  or  mallet  which  has 
the  familiar  feeling.  A  new  instrument  is 
therefore  apt  to  be  disagreeable  and  dis- 
appointing. Now  if  these  objects  of.  wood 
and  iron  are  molded  to  the  tasks  they  are 
used  in,  it  is  not  strange  that  brain  cells 
and  fibers  should  be  fashioned  by  and  in 
turn  determine  the  mental  life  which  is 
intimately,  though  mysteriously,  related  to 
them. 

The  Variety  of  HaJjits. 
A  rough  classification  of  habits  may  be 
made  into  bodily  and  mental,  but  no  act 
is  exclusively  the  one  or  the  other.  Any 
action  which  is  acquired  is  a  habit,  as 
standing,  walking,  writing,  rowing,  shoot- 
ing, playing  a  musical  instrument,  or  mas- 
tering the  technique  of  any  art  or  craft. 
The  habit  may  of  course  be  entirely 
unimportant,  as  the  preliminary  clearing 
of  the  throat  before  speaking,  or  "the 
maneuvers  of  a  baseball  pitcher 
before  each  throw  of  the  ball. 
The  little  tricks  of  gesture,  pos- 
ture and  inflection  often  observ- 
ed in  public  speakers,  furnish 
ample  illustrations.  The  daily  rounds  of  the 
toilet,  the  routine  of  the  kitchen,  the  shop, 
the  office,  are  for  the  most  part  machine- 
like  in  their  uniformity,  and  run  them- 
selves off  with  a  rhythm  and  order  which 
sometimes  seem  to  leave  little  need  for 
reflection  and  spontaneity.  The  mental 
life  is  likewise  held  within  the  banks  of 
custom.  A  good  illustration  of  mental 
habit  is  the  very  bad  habit  of  punning. 
An  individual  may  with  little  practice 
become  addicted  to  puns  so  that  even 
strangers  like  Mr.  Boots,  Foot,  Shanks, 
Green,  Black,  or  Newcomer  are  not 
exempt.  All  association  of  ideas  is  due 
to  habit.  One  can  experiment  with  him- 
self as  to  these  fixed  tendencies  of  mind 
by  noticing  where  his  thoughts  fly  to  at 
the  mention  of  certain  words  or  objects. 
Emotional  moods  also  settle  themselves 
upon  some  persons,  so  that  they  are  con- 


stantly irritable  or  fearful  or  hopeful  and 
confident.  Some  people  never  can  hear  a 
categorical  statement  without  feeling  im- 
pelled to  dissent  or  at  least  to  note  excep- 
tions. On  the  other  hand,  some  people 
have  grown  to  the  function  of  praise  and 
approval  so  that  they  cannot  be  critical  in 
any  case. 

It  is  interesting  to  see  how  groups  of 
people,  religious  denominations  or  political 
parties  for  example,  move  habitually  with- 
in certain  sets  of  ideas,  expressed  in  char- 
acteristic phrases  or  catch  words.  M^st  of 
the  readers  of  these  lines  expect  to  hear 
their  minister  talk  of  the  Lord's  day  and 
not  of  the  Sabbath;  of  our  people,  not  our 
denomination;  of  our  plea,  not  our  creed. 
If  their  minister  should  some  day  appear 
in  the  pulpit  gowned  and  surpliced,  they 
would  be  outraged.  But  if  another  minis- 
ter were  to  appear  before  his  people  with- 
out the  gown  and  surplice  there  would  be 
even  more  commotion.  Both  cases  would 
illustrate  the  power  of  habit. 

Formirvg  Hsvblts. 

The  first  condition  is  the  plasticity  of  the 
brain,  and  since  this  is  greater  in  child- 
hood and  youth,  these  are  the  periods 
which  give  the  bent  and  determine  the 
whole  course  of  the  after  life.  Up  to  the 
age  of  fifteen  or  eighteen  the  predominantly 
physical  habits  are  established.  Then  is 
fashioned  one's  gait,  speech,  penmanship, 
sports  and  technique.  Musicians,  sculp- 
tors, painters,  wood- carvers,  and  all  the 
rest  must  gain  an  early  start  in  order  to 
achieve  notable  results.  The  intellectual 
life,  its  scope,  quality  and  direction  is 
determined  for  the  most  part  by  the  age 
of  thirty.  After  that  plans  and  hopes  for 
new  pursuits  may  be  plentiful,  but  they 
seldom  reach  fulfillment.  New  languages, 
sciences,  studies  of  all  kinds  may  seem  as 
possible  as  ever,  but  the  fact  that  they  are 
seldom  won  shows  how  far  away  they  lie. 
It  may  be  pathetic  and  discouraging,  but 
it  is  true,  and  the  best  comfort  will  be 
found  not  in  trying  to  disprove  it,  but  in 
moving  with  full  sails  within  the  channels 
already  made. 

Among  the  means  serviceable  in  forming 
habits,  repetition  is  often  emphasized  on 
the  ground  that  practice  makes  perfect. 
The  old-time  school  teaching  put  great 
stress  upon  the  "drill"  for  this  reason. 
But  mere  repetition  does  not  state  the 
whole  case,  for  there  is  nothing  selective 
about  it,  and  it  fixes  bad  acts  as  well  as  the 
good.  To  set  a  copy  before  a  Shild  with 
the  injunction  to  reproduce  it  so  many 
times  is  senseless  and  fruitless,'  for  the 
essential  thing  is  to  modify  and  correct 
each  effort  with  a  view  to  the  ideal.  Re- 
flection upon  the  end  sought  is  therefore 
a  vital  and  indispensable  element  in  form- 
ing right  habits.  The  child  should  be 
taught  to  review  carefully  and  intelli- 
gently the  details  of  his  work,  and  to  com- 
pare it  at  every  point  with  the  pattern  and 
the  process  of  its  production. 

As  another  proof  of  the  unwisdom  of 
mere  repetition  may  be  cited  the  cases  in 
which  the  proper  adjustment  is  gained  at 
a  single  stroke,  by  what  has  been  called 
the  "happy  hit."  In  learning  to  whistle, 
or  to  whistle  through  the  fingers  or  teeth, 


a  boy  tries  to  get  an  idea  of  the  way  it 
done,  and  then  in  the  midst  of  variously  iij 
different  attempts  suddenly  fin>{ 
the  secret.    The  wave  of  satisfai 
tion,  the  sense   of  discovery  ai 
achievement  which  runs  throu^ 
the  experimenter  fixes  the  operation  in  h 
mind  and  muscles  so   that  it  never  escapJ 
him  so  long    as    he    lives.      To  get   til 
"knack"   or  the  "hang"  of  the  thing, 
"catch  on,"  are   pat  phrases  of  commc 
speech  for  this  experience. 
•    There  is  one  other  curious  feature  in  tl 
formation  of  habits.    The  nervous  syste 
seems  to  build  itself  up  in  line  with  the  d 
sired  activity.    For  example,  in  learning 
skate,  one  may  quickly  become  fatigul 
and  nervous  after  a  few  trials  so  that  it 
no  use  to  try  any  longer  at  that  time.    Bi 
one  may  be  surprised  at  the  beginning 
the  second  lesson  to  find  that 
he  can  do  much  better  than 
at  the  end  of  the  first.    "What 
has  happened  in  the  mean- 
time?   It  seems  plausible  to 
to  say  that  during  rest  and 
recreation  the  physical  cen- 
ters involved  have  been  re- 
inforced and  made  more  capable  of  the  nd 
task.    In  that  way  the  encouraging  vi(| 
may  be  entertained  that  we  learn  to  1 
things  while  we  sleep  or  while  we  refre 
ourselves  by  sports  and  pastimes,  provid' 
we  properly  S3t  about  doing  them  while 
work. 

VaJvie  a.nd  Importance. 

Habits  bring  economy,  precision  ai 
consequent  power  to  their  possessor.  Tr 
can  be  appreciated  by  contrast  in  the  ca 
of  the  baby  whose  movements  represe 
abundant  energy  but  small  results.  T 
profitless  way  in  which  an  infant  tries 
bring  its  hand  and  mouth  together  oug 
to  make  grown-ups  swell  with  pride 
being  able  to  feed  themselves.  Hab: 
once  achieved  work  so  freely  and  easily  i 
is  difficult  to  believe  one  did  not  alwa 
possess  them.  Many  persons  well  remei 
ber  their  experience  in  learning  to  ride 
bicycle.  After  the  first  attempts  the  whc 
body,  every  muscle  and  nerve  ached  frc 
the  effort.  It  was  only  by  degrees  that  t 
muscles  directly  involved  were  separat 
to  their  task- and  hardened  for  the  exerti 
so  that  they  could  endure  a  "century"  ru| 
Transition  from  rigid  strain  to  careless  1 
laxation  is  another  statement  of  the  sai 
achievement.  When  the  art  is  mastei| 
the  power  goes  straight  to  its  mark,  givii 
grace  and  beauty  with  success.  Awkwai 
ness  is  nature's  confession  of  unco- on 
nated  effort. 

Consciousness  is  constantly  at  work 
simplify  its  tasks  by  turning  them  over 
the  control    of    hab  1 
where  they   need   1< 
direct  attention.     T 
accomplished      pian 
converses      while 
plays,  as    though   1* 
responsibility    for  ill 
music    were   delegalf 
-*•%»»,„  /         to    the  fingers.    The.f 
lady's  knitting  takes  care  of  itself  vtr 

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n^     TKe    People's    For\im    ^ 

The  People's  Forum  seems  to  meet  a  long-felt  want.  Our  invitation  to  readers  to  eon- 
liribute  to  it  has  been  promptly  and  heartily  accepted.  Even  a  casual  glance  through  this 
ijolumn  will  convince  anyone  that  it  is  possible  to  give  forcible  expression  to  some  large  and 
'iving  ideas  within  the  limit  of  two  hundred  words.  Remember  ilitt  all  are  in v  ted  to  con- 
tribute on  any  subject  of  interest.  We  suggest  for  the  b-nefit  of  several,  that  n-e  must  con- 
fiider  all  pointed  criticisms  of  our  contemporaries  as  barred  fiom  our  columns  by,  the  canons 
Lfjournalistic  courtesy.  If  you  wish  to  criticize  any  other  paper,  write  10  tint  paper.  If 
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God's  Way. 

Our  success  as  a  religious  movement  in 
the  days  to  come,  as  in  the  days  pa9t  of 
bur  work,  depends  on  our  loyalty  to  the 
Word  of  God.  We  want  to  know  God's  way 
in  all  the  work  we  attempt  to  do  for  Christ 
knd  his  church,  and  then  to  follow  in  this 
'way  in  the  spirit  of  the  Master  with  all  the 
zeal  and  earnestness  we  can  summon.  We 
have  no  right,  neither  has  any  church  the 
right,  to  compromise  God's  way  of  saving 
sinners  and  strengthening  saints.  What 
3-od  says  that  we  must  do.  If  God  says  that 
sinners  must  enter  his  church  by  believing 
bn  his  Son,  repenting  of  their  sins  and  be- 
[ng  baptized,  we  must  not  compromise  one 
'ota  of  this  way.  When  we  commence  to 
;om  promise  God's  way,  if  we  ever  do,  then 
iur  glory  as  a  movement  will  begin  to  wane. 
.f  we  remain  true  to  the  word  of  God  and 
oyal  to  our  Savior,  our  increase,  in  the 
soming  days,  will  be  by  leaps  and  bounds 
luch  as  the  world  has  never  hitherto  known, 

J.  H.  Smart. 

Winchester,  III. 

J- 
What  Name? 

By  what  name  should  we  be  called? 
rhat  depends  upon  circumstances.  It  de- 
pends upon  the  standpoint  from  which  we 
ire  viewed.  If  as  followers  of  Christ, 
then  are  we  Christians.  If  as  learners  of 
the  doctrine  of  Christ,  then  are  we  disciples. 
j[f  as  to  our  relation  to  our  heavenly  Father, 
then  are  we  children.  If  as  to  our  relation 
with  each  other,  then  are  we  brethren.  If 
in  our  relation  to  holiness,  then  are  we 
mints.  If  we  refer  to  the  "body  of  Christ," 
jfche  church  as  organized,  then  in  God's 
word  we  read  of  "churches  of  Christ,"  "the 
church  of  God,"  "the  church  of  the  living 
Sod,"  "churches  of  God."  Individual  be- 
lievers are  called  disciples  of  Christ,  Chris- 
tians, etc.,  in  the  living  oracles;  but  we 
pever  read  of  a  "disciple  church,"  a  "dis- 
ciple preacher,"  nor  yet  of  a  "Christian 
church."  These  names  are  not  employed 
by  the  inspired  writers  when  referring  to 
(the  body  of  Christ. 

i  Hence,  brethren,  let  us  be  admonished, 
(that  we  may  not  be  guilty  of  forgetting  our 
own  name  given  by  our  Lord.  We  are 
"disciples  of  Christ,"  "Christians," 
("brethren,"  etc.,  and  are  members  of  the 
("church  of  Christ,"  "church  of  God," 
"body  of  Christ,"  etc." 


Findlay,  O. 


R.  H.  Bolton. 


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Belief  and  Baptism. 

I  wish  to  commend  your  answer  to  "A 
Friend,"  in  the  Christian-Evangelist  of 
November  7,  on  "Belief  the  only  condition 
of  church  membership."  Especially  appo- 
site and  timely  is  this  thought:  "Faith, 
the  desire  to  be  a  Christian,  the  purpose 
to  turn  away  from  evil,  must  have  embodi- 
ment in  some  concrete  act  which  means  all 
that,  and  such  is  baptism."  I  hold  it  as 
certain  that  one  cannot  be  fully,  certainly 
andjconsciously  committed  until  committed 


in  action.  The  act  of  obedience  is  the 
complement  of  the  mental  state,  intensifies 
it,  shows  it  is  controlling  us.  It  is  reason- 
able that  it  should  refer  the  mind  definitely 
to  the  authority  of  Christ,  as  a  mere  moral 
obligation  between  man  and  man  cannot  so 
evidently  do;  and  that  it  should  symbolically 
indicate  the  facts  that  underlie  our  faith — 
the  death  and  resurrection  of  Christ — and 
at  the  same  time  express  the  ethical  change 
taking  place  in  our  own  minds,  dying  to 
sin  and  rising  to  a  new  life. 

The  effort  to  class  baptism  and  the  Lord's 
supper — symbolical  and  monumental  in- 
stitutions— with  those  temporary  and 
changeable  regulations  that  grew  out  of 
the  customs  of  the  country,  and  the  inci- 
dentals of  Christian  activity,  such  as  wash- 
ing feet,  the  holy  kiss  and  methods  of 
work,  must  have  come  from  studying  the 
Christian  religion  from  some  other  source 
than  the  New  Testament. 

E.  C.  Browning. 

Little  Rock,  Ark. 

J* 

Greater    Publicity. 

Not  prompted  by  a  spirit  of  pride  but 
for  the  purpose  of  allowing  the  world  to 
know  of  our  existence  as  a  people,  what  we 
teach  and  what  we  accomplish,  greater 
pubicity  should  be  given  the  proceedings 
of  our  conventions,  state  and  national.  The 
press  is  not  at  fault.  The  managers  of  a 
convention  should  select  beforehand  a  com- 
petent brother,  in  touch  with  the  press,  and 
remunerate  him  for  his  time  and  labor  in  pre- 
paring each  day  a  readable  report  of  the  ses- 
sion. Those  compelled  to  stay  at  home  from 
Minneapolis  looked  in  vain  in  the  dailies 
for  a  line  concerning  our  great  convention 
there.  The  only  line  that  appeared  was  a 
three- line  note  saying  that  the  foreign 
board  attributed  their  small  receipts  to  the 
work  of  Mark  Twain. 

Let  the  Cleveland  committee  for  our 
congress  in  March  and  the  Omaha  commit- 
tee for  our  next  national  convention  bestir 
themselves,  or  in  words  of  understanding, 
"get  a  move  on  themselves."  It  is  not 
enough  to  enlist  the  local  press.  The 
Associated  Press  should  be  used. 

Russell  F.  Thrapp. 

Jacksonville,  III. 

J- 

The  Preacher  and  the  College. 

One  of  the  crying  needs  of  to-day  is  a 
greater  appreciation  of  the  responsibility 
of  the  membership  in  general  toward 
Christian  education.  The  people  have  be- 
come so  accustomed  to  the  free  school 
system  or  have  so  long  witnessed  the  en- 
dowment of  colleges  by  the  very  wealthy 
that  they  do  not  feel  called  upon  to  do  any- 
thing themselves.  The  Christian  Church 
can  never  have  any  well  endowed  schools 
until  the  masses  of  the  membership  learn 
to  contribute.  The  remedy  is  the  preach- 
er. The  gospel  of  systematic  giving,  in- 
cluding giving  to  Christian  education, 
must  be  preached.    The    Iowa    Christian 


convention  this  year  recommended  the 
giving  of  ten  per  cent,  of  all  missionary 
offerings  to  Christian  education— a  step  in 
the  right  direction,  but  the  step  must  be 
lengthened.  The  small  colleges  are  doing 
great  good  and  must  continue.  But  if  the 
cause  of  Methodism,  Baptistism,  Con- 
gregationalism, etc.,  requires  great  uni- 
versities with  several  million  dollars'  en- 
dowment, then  surely  the  great  and  im- 
portant work  being  done  by  the  Christian 
Church  needs  such  a  force. 

Joel  Brown. 
Des  Moines,  la. 

J* 

A  Conspiracy  to  Promote. 

Our  supply  of  preachers  is  short.  Never 
mind  about  the  Year  Book.  When  Bloom- 
ington,  Winchester  or  Pittsburg  finds  the 
right  man  another  church  loses  him.  There 
are  not  enough  rollers  for  all  the  hot  mills. 
The  Bible  colleges  can  only'grind  out  the 
gri3t  that  comes.  Persuading  young 
plumbers  and  harness-makers  is  a  doubly 
doubtful  expedient  and  insufficient,  at  any 
rate.  Why  not  fall  back  on  the  Master's 
suggestion  and  organize  a  conspiracy  of 
prayer?  Let  the  committee  on  uniform 
midweek  topics '  give  us  a  service.  Let 
every  pulpit  consecrate  one  Lord's  day  to 
the  perpetuation  of  the  gospel  ministry, 
especially  by  striving  to  enlist  all  Chris- 
tians  in  this  prayer.  Encourage  their 
prayers  to  the  fervency  that  will  con- 
sent to  the  calling  of  their'own  children. 
Enlighten  the  best  families  to  receive  the 
evangelist  as  their  most  honored  guest,  in- 
stead of  entertaining  him]  grudgingly  and 
of  necessity.  And  thou,  oh  man  of  God, 
stir  up  the  grift  which  is  in  thee.  Glorify 
thy  ministry.  Let  thy  gentle  greatness  in 
God's  might  and  grace  convince  the  y>ung 
that  thine  is  a  greater  office  than  Morgan's, 
Schley's  or  Roosevelt's.  The  ministry  will 
reproduce  after  its  kind,  if  it  be  the  right 
kind.  Wm.  R.  Warren. 

The  Sunday-school    and  Christian 
Work. 

Why  cannot  the  time  which  in  most 
Sunday-schools  is  wasted  upon  the  general 
review  of  the  lesson  be  used  to  interest  the 
members  in  practical  Christian  work? 
Granting  that  there  is  scarcely  enough 
time  as  it  is  to  do  much  thorough  studying 
of  the  scriptures,  is  it  not  true  that  far  too 
little  attention  is  given  in  our  churches  to 
present-day  life  with  its  needs  and  oppor- 
tunities? No  Sunday-school  does  its  work 
well  unless  it  dwells  upon  the  application 
of  Christian  principles  as  well  as  their 
origin.  This  could  easily  be  done  by  giving 
five  or  ten  minutes  of  the  school's  time, 
now  spent  on  aimless  review  or  tedious 
"secretary's  report,"  to  the  consideration 
of  some  bevevolent  work,  either  public  or 
private.  The  local  hospital,  the  care  and 
reform  of  criminals,  work  for  the  unfortun- 
ates in  county  and  state  institutions,  the 
visiting  of  the  sick,  the  nearest  rescue 
missions,  the  city  charity  organizations, 
the  Red  Cross  Society,  the  Anti- saloon 
League  and  a  dozen  other  topics  could  be 
taken  up  by  an  assigned  speaker  one  Sun- 
day after  another.  Information  is  easily 
accessible  and  interest  is  aroused  at  once. 
I  look  for  a  twofold  result  from  such  a 
movement,  increased  vigor  and  more  repre- 
sentative attendance  in  the  Sunday-school 
and  a  greater,  broader  Christian  work  in  the 
community.  C.  B.  Coleman. 


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November  28,  1901 


Ovir  B\idget. 


— Be  ye  thankful. 

—Be  as  thankful  next  week  as  you  are  this. 

—A  thanksgiving  spirit  that  finds  expres- 
sion only  one  day  out  of  three  hundred  aid 
sixty  five  is  worth  a  little  less  than  one-third 
of  a  cent  on  the  dollar. 

—The  churches  of  Coffey  county,  Kan.,  held 
a  convention  at  LeRoy,  Nov.  13-14. 

— R.  H.  Ingram,  of  Albia,  la.,  bas  accepted 
a  call  to  Creston,  la.,  where  he  began  work 
Nov.  24. 

— H.  E.  Monser  writes  that  he  knows  of 
places  for  two  good  preachers  at  $S00  a  year. 
He  may  be  addressed  at  California,  Mo. 

— Bro.  White,  of  California,  preached  at 
Cool  Brook,  111.,  Oct.  27  and  at  Cameron, 
Oct.  30,  in  the  absence  of  the  pastor,  O.  D. 
Maple. 

—Homer  T.  Wilson  has  been  called  to  the 
pastorate  of  the  church  at  San  Antonio, 
Tex.  It  is  a  strategic  point  of  great  im- 
portance. 

—And  a  thanksgiving  spirit  which  does  not 
find  an  outlet  in  kindliness  toward  man,  as 
well  as  gratitude  to  God,  is  worth  just  a  lit- 
tle bit  less  than  that. 

— W.  E.  M.  Hackleman  lost  his  house  at 
Irvington,  Ind.,  and  all  its  contents  by  fire 
Nov.  20.  The  loss  is  estimated  at  about  $3,- 
000,  with  $2,300  insurance. 

—The  church  at  Berwick,  111.,  has  bought 
the  M.  E.  church  building  at  that  place. 
This  church  was  organized  only  a  few  months 
ago  with  forty-five  members. 

—P.  B.  Hall  has  resigned  the  pastorate  at 
Harriman,  Tenn.  His  work  there  is  well 
spoken  of  and  it  is  said  that  he  was  leading 
his  people  to  a  higher  spiritual  life. 

— The  new  church  at  Buffalo,  Kan.,  was 
dedicated  Nov.  10  by  Gilbert  Park,  assisted 
by  E.  D.  Poston.of  Pleasanton,  who  remained 
and  assisted  a  few  days  in  a  meeting. 

—J.  A.  Tabor,  of  Oklahoma  City,  wishes  to 
correspond  with  a  pastor,  willing  to  work  for 
about  $600  a  year  in  a  growing  railroad  town 
of  1,000.  Answer  with  references  and  state 
experience. 

—The  board  of  church  extension  has  just 
mailed  its  13th  annual  report  containing  48 
pages.  The  report  has  been  mailed  to  all  the 
preachers.  If  any  one  fails  to  get  it,  send  a 
card  to  600  Water  Works  Building,  Kansas 
City,  Mo. 

— T.  E.  Cramblett  will  be  formally  inaugu- 
rated as  president  of  Bethany  College  on 
December  10.  A  full  and  appropriate  inau- 
gural program  is  being  prepared.  All  friends 
and  alumni  of  old  Bethany  are  cordially  in- 
vited to  be  present. 

—The  annuity  fund  of  the  board  of  church 
extension  continues  to  grow.  Recently 
Jacobe  E.  Miller,  of  Buchanan,  Mich.,  sent 
$1,000  and  Wm.  H.  Everman,  of  Burlington, 
Ind.,  $500.  $100  was  received  last  week  from 
Mary  Byram,  of  Pasadena,  Cal. 

— L.  Li.  Carpenter  dedicated  the  rebuilt  and 
enlarged  church  at  Metz,  Ind.,  Nov.  17.  Thir- 
ty-six years  ago  he  dedicated  the  original 
structure.  A  small  indebtedness  of  one  thous- 
and dollars  was  easily  provided  for  with  a 
surplus  of  $200.     Brother  Smith  is  pastor. 

—The  poem  "Leah"  was  written  by  Eliza 
Poitevent  Nicholson  and  appeared  in  the 
Cosmopolitan  of  September,  1894.  The  same 
author  has  a  poem  entitled  "Hagar."  This 
information  is  sent  to  us  by  Miner  Lee  Bates, 
of  Warren,  O.,  and  Lillian  M.  S.  Cahill,  of 
Dayton,  O. 

—The  annuity  feature  of  the  board  of  church 
extension  continues  to  grow.  In  October  the 
board  received  $1,000  from  Jacob  E.  Miller,  of 
Bushanan,  Mich.,  and  in  November  $500  from 
Wm.  H.  Everman,  of  Burlington,  Ind.,  and 
$100  from  Mary  Byram,  of  Pasadena,  Cal. 


— The  first  annual  meeting  of  the  State 
Historical  Society  of  Missouri  will  be  held  in 
Columbia,  Mo.,  Dec.  5-6.  The  approaching 
1  celebration  of  the  centennial  of  the  Louisiana 
Purchase  has  evidently  given  new  impetus  to 
the  study  of  the  history  of  this  state. 

— C.  W.  Huffer  bad  a  stroke  of  paralysis  on 
the  first  night,  of  the  meeting  which  he  was 
beginning  at  the  Central  churchj  Toledo,  O. 
He  has  regained  the  use  of  his  left  side  some- 
what, but  is  still  in  a  critical  condition,  C.  A. 
Freer  informs  us.  The  meeting  was  closed  for 
the  present. 

— P.  D.  Power  is  preaching  a  series  of  Sun- 
day evening  sermons  at  the  Vermont  Chris- 
tian church,  Washington,  on  female  charac- 
ters of  the  Old  Testament.  The  list  includes 
Sarah,  Rebecca,  Rachel,  Miriam,  Deborah, 
Ruth,  Delilah,  Hannah  and  others. 

— The  board  of  church  extension  is  mailing 
its  full  annual  report  of  48  pages  to  all  the 
preachers  this  week.  ThU  report  should  be 
carefully  studied  If  any  one  fails  to  receive 
it,  send  a  card  to  600  Water  Works  Building, 
Kansas  City,  and  it  wiil  be  promptly  mailed 
to  you. 

— P.  O.  Fannon  writes  that  be  is  delighted 
with  his  new  location  at  Sedalia,  Mo.,  and 
finds  the  field  a  broad  one  Thirty  members 
have  come  into  the  church  at  the  regular 
services  and  the  audiences  are  large  At  the 
Bible  school  rally  the  attendance  by  actual 
count  was  1,086  and  J.  N.  Dalby's  primary 
class  had  about  150  present. 

—  VV.  H.  Book  writes  that  they  are  plan- 
ning to  have  a  union  service  once  a  month  at 
the  tabernacle  in  Martinsburg,  W.  Va.  A 
men's  union  prayer-meeting  has  been  organ- 
ized and  ij  proving  a  great  blessing  to  the 
young  men.  The  fruits  of  the  recent  taber- 
nacle meeting  are  still  being  gathered  in  the 
shape  of  additions. 

— The  Church  of  Christ  in  Cairo,  HI.,  having 
completed  the  repairs  on  its  building,  will 
begin  a  series  of  evangelistic  services  Nov. 
30,  to  continue  until  the  middle  of  December. 
H  W.  Ceiss,  of  Hamburg,  la.,  will  preach. 
The  building  will  be  dedicated  Dec.  1,  by  a 
union  service  in  which  all  the  pastors  in  the 
city  will  participate. 

— In  the  Christian-Evangelist  of  Nov.  14, 
in  "Our  Budget,"  we  said  the  total  amount 
of  receipts  last  year  for  church  extension  was 
$465,846  21,  and  the  gain  in  receipts  was  $48,- 
734,38  The  total  new  receipts  were  $65,846.21, 
and  the  gain  was  $8,734.38.  We  wish  our 
error  were  the  truth,  however.  We  could 
then  house  about  1,000  congregations  this 
year. 

— R.  H.  McGinniss  was  ordained  to  the 
ministry  Nov.  22,  at  Tama,  la.,  where  he  has 
been  pastor  of  the  church  for  the  last  ten 
months.  The  service  was  in  charge  of  W,  H. 
Scott,  of  Marshalltowo,  vice  president  of  the 
southeastern  district,  assisted  by  Rev.  Mr. 
Hanna,  of  the  M  E.  Church  and  Rev.  D.  Mc- 
Masters,  of  the  Baptist  Church.  Hon.  C.  H. 
Mills  writes  that  the  service  was  a  beautiful 
and  impressive  one  and  speaks  highly  of 
Brother  McGinniss  as  an  able  and  growing 
young  minister.  He  has  been  in  this  eouutry 
only  two  years. 

— At  the  North  Carolina  Christian  con- 
vention recently  held  at  Kingston,  N.  C.,  fol- 
lowing an  address  on  education  by  Dr.  D.  E. 
Motley,  it  was  proposed  by  the  representa- 
tives of  Wilson  College  to  dooate  $14,000 
paid-up  stock  in  the  institution  and  turn  the 
college  over  to  the  Disciples  of  Christ  on 
condition  that  they  raise  at  once  $9,000.  The 
proposition  was  accepted  accordingly  and 
most  of  the  money  was  raised  on  the  spot. 
We  thus  have  the  plant  for  a  new  college  at 
the  flourishing  town  of  Wilson,  N.  C,  under 
the  direct  control  of  the  state  missionary  so- 
ciety. The  brethren  of  North  Carolina  are 
to  be  congratulated. 


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In  the  fingers,  toes,  arms,  and  other 
parts  of  the  body,  are  joints  that  are 
inflamed  and  swollen  by  rheumatism— 
that  acid  condition  of  the  blood  which 
affects  the  muscles  also. 

Sufferers  dread  to  move,  especially 
after  sitting  or  lying  long,  and  their 
condition  is  commonly  worse  in  wet 
weather. 

"•  It  has  been  a  long  time  since  we  have 
been  without  Hood's  Sarsaparilla.  My 
father  thinks  he  could  not  do  without  it. 
He  has  been  troubled  with  rheumatism 
since  he  was  a  boy,  and  Hood's  Sarsapa- 
rilla is  the  only  medicine  he  can  take  that 
will  enable  him  to  take  his  place  in  the 
field."    Miss  Ada  Doty,  Sidney,  Iowa. 

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Remove  the  cause  of   rheumatism — no 
outward,  application  can.    Take  them' 


— H.  T.  Morrison,  pastor  at  Manzanita, 
Col.,  would  like  to  correspond  with  an  ex- 
perienced preacher  who  could  assist  him  in  a 
protracted  meeting  in  a  large  tabernacle  in 
Rocky  Ford,  Col.,  a  town  of  about  3,000  in- 
habitants. There  is  a  flourishing  young 
church  there  which  needs  help.  The  meeting 
should  commence  about  the  middle  of  the 
winter. 

—A.  W.  Allen,  of  Eagleville,  Mo.,  writes 
expressing  his  friendship  for  the  Christian- 
Evangelist  and  says:  "I  have  been  a  sub- 
scriber to  the  Christian  Evangelist  ever 
s'nce  it  bas  been  a  paper.  I  am  now  past  80 
years  old.  I  helped  to  organize  the  first 
Christian  church  in  Harrison  county,  and 
that  was  before  it  was  a  county,  while  it  was 
territory,  in  1841.  I  have  lived  to  see  thirty 
Christian  churches  in  the  county.  I  am  as 
old  as  the  stateof  Missouri.  Was  born  Jan., 
1821,  have  lived  in  Missouri  sixty  years, 
have  seen  an  empire  settled  and  am  very 
active  yet."  That  comes  from  reading  the 
Christian-Evangelist. 

William  Bowler,  of  Cleveland,  died  at  his 
home  early  Friday  morning,  Nov.  22.  He 
was  widely  known  as  a  successful  business 
man,  a  leader  in  all  worthy  enterprises  and 
especially  as  a  friend  of  Hiram  College.  He 
had  been  ill  for  more  than  two  years,  begin- 
ning with  grippe  and  ending  with  pneumonia. 
He  was  chairman  of  the  building  committee 
of  Hiram  College  and  gave  not  only  money 
but  time  and  thought  to  its  interests.  Bow- 
ler Hall  on  the  Hiram  campus  stands  as  a 
memorial  to  his  generosity.  The  funeral 
services  were  conducted  at  the  Euclid  Ave- 
nue church,  of  which  he  was  a  member,  by  J. 
H.  Goldner. 

—Dr.  W.  A.  Belding,  of  Troy,  N.  Y  ,  died 
Nov.  19.  There  were  few  men  among  us 
whose  service  has  been  longer  or  more  effect- 
ive than  his,  who  had  a  wider  acquaintance 
with  the  Disciples  of  Christ  both  of  this  and 
preceding  generations,  or  who  continued  his 
labors  so  actively  to  the  end.  Dr.  Belding 
was  in  his  eighty-sixth  year  at  the  time  of 
his  death.  His  last  illness,  pneumonia,  lasted 
but  a  few  days,  Bro.  G.  B.  Townsend  in- 
forms us.  Only  a  few  weeks  ago  he  preached 
several  sermons  at  Worcester,  Mass.,  and  one 
Lord's  day  in  Boston.  Thousands  of  our 
readers,  as  they  read  with  sorrow  this  notice 
of  his  death,  will  call  to  mind  the  picture  of  a 
tall,  spare  frame,  straight  as  an  Indian, 
bright  eye,  iron-grey  hair  and  the  elastic 
step  of  youth.  He  never  grew  old.  In  labors 
abundant,  in  the  Lord's  business  ever  dili- 
gent. His  youth  and  vigor  seemed  marvel- 
ously  preserved  to  enable  him  to  do  the 
work  which  he  did  so  well.  We  hope  to  be 
able  to  give  our  readers  later  a  fuller  ac- 
count of  his  career. 


Ndvember  28,  1901 


THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIS1 


15 


— We  call  our  readers  to  witness  that 
the  Christian-Evangelist  nowadays  is 
comparatively  clear  of  typographical  errors. 
Still  we  are  not  above  making  mistakes. 
George  H.  Combs,  of  Kansas  City,  calls 
our  attention  to  tbe  fact  that  in  his  article  in 
the  issue  of  Nov.  14,  'lose"  appeared  as 
"loose"  and  "virile  city"  was  metamorphosed 
into  "modest  city." 

— Former  President  Gilman,  o!  Johns  Hop- 
kins, in  a  recent  address  deplored  what  he 
called  "An  era  of  Carnegie— too  much  read- 
ing," and  said: 

"Reading  is  a  kind  of  craze  that  has  got 
hold  of  the  people.  It  is  a  dangerous  habit, 
like  a  stimulaQt."    His  advice  was: 

"First— Don't  read  too  much. 

"Second — Study  the  art  of  thinking. 

"Third — Use  your  hands  and  enlarge  your 
vision  by  the  use  of  the  microscope." 

This  caution  is  needed  by  some,  nodouot, 
but  many  do  not  read  eaough  and  few  think 
enough. 

— M.  S.  Johnson,  of  Carthage,  Mo.,  writes: 
"Among  those  recently  added  to  the  church 
at  Golden  City,  Mo.,  are  Bro.  J.  Wiadbigler 
and  wife,  of  the  M.  E.  Church.  Bro.  Wind- 
bigler  has  filled  important  pulpits  in  this 
state  viz.:  Marcelline,  Louisiana,  Carterville 
and  Monett.  Has  always  had  high  standing 
in  M.  E.  Church.  He  is  a  clean,  conscientious, 
educated  and  gifted  man  of  fine  pulpit  ability 
and  an  excellent  singer.  He  will  make  a  man 
of  power  among  us.  He  did  not  come  among 
us  to  get  a  job.  He  came  from  convictions  of 
duty  and  without  the  promise  or  prospect  of 
employment  in  the  ministry.  He  is  blessed 
with  a  good  wife  who  is  fitted  in  every  way 
to  aid  him  in  his  work  and  to  make  his  minis- 
try successful.  He  should  find  work  among 
us  at  once." 

— M.  F.  Harmon,  of  Terrell,  Tex.,  writes 
thus  in  commenting  on  the  promise  in  our 
prospectus  for  1902  that  the  contents  and 
style  of  the  paper  will  be  improved  and  the 
price  reduced:  "Abetter  paper  for  less  mon- 
ey! How  can  that  be?  It  has  been  a  puzzle 
to  me  for  years  (and  I  am  a  practical  paper 
man)  how  you  could  give  a  paper  half  so 
large  and  good  as  the  Christian  Evangel- 
ist for  even  |1.50.  Has  paper  gone  down? 
Do  you  pay  your  printers?  Where  did  you 
get  your  rabbit's  foot?"  Yes,  we  pay  our 
printers  a  good  deal  more  promptly— fortu- 
nately for  them — than  many  of  our  subscrib- 
ers pay  us,  but  it  is  not  the  foot  of  a  rabbit 
but  the  helping  hands  of  the  brethren  that 
enable  us  to  do  what  we  do  in  the  way  of 
furnishing  a  good  paper. 

President  Aylesworth  a.t   Drake. 

The  chapel  hour  Friday  was  an  enjoyable 
season  at  Drake  University.  By  arrange- 
ment of  the  DesMoines  Lecture  Course  Com- 
mittee, Pres.  Barton  W.  Aylesworth,  of  the 
Agricultural  College  at  Ft.  Collins,  Col., 
lectured  at  the  Central  Christian  church, 
Thursday  evening.  Friday  morning  his  heart 
led  him  toward  the  institution  for  which  he 
gave  eight  years  of  his  life.  As  he  entered  the 
chapel  the  students  and  faculty  rose  en  masse 
to  greet  him.  Everyone  waited  expectantly 
until  Chancellor  Craig  introduced  the  old 
'friend  of  the  school  to  the  new  students. 
Pres.  Aylesworth  expressed  his  joy  at  being 
again  in  Drake's  halls,  and  then  in  a  very 
beautifully  descriptive  and  humorous  man- 
ner read  to  us  some  of  the  unwritten  history  of 
earlier  days.  In  this  informal  talk  the  presi- 
dent betrayed  to  his  audience  the  fact  that 
with  his  splendid  literary  ability  he  has  that 
richer  treasure— a  large  and  warmly  sympa- 
thetic heart.  The  chapel  session  was  pro- 
longed for  an  hour  and  a  half  and  the  students 
pronounced  it  the  most  profitable  hour  of  the 
year.  After  chapel  a  reception  was  given  in 
the  university  library  for  the  students  to 
meet  the  president.  From  two  to  four 
o'clock  in  the  afternoon  he  was  at  the  home 
of  Dean  Shepperd,  meeting  friends  of  Uni- 
versity Place. 

H.  F.  Burns. 
Drake  University.} 


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or  Uric  Acid  Trouble? 


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timely  warning  to  show  you  that  the  track 
of  health  is  no  t  clear. 

If  these  danger  signals  are  unheeded,  more 
serious  results  are  sure  to  follow;  Bright's 
Disease,  which  is  the  worst  form  of  kidney 
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The  mild  and  the  extraordinary  effect  of 
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Root,  is  soon  realized.  It  stands  the  highest 
for  its  wonderful  cures  of  the  most  distress- 
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asking. 

Lame  back  is  only  one  symptom  of  kidney 
trouble— one  of  many.  Other  symptoms 
showing  that  you  need  Swamp-Root  are, 
obliged  to  pass  water  often  during  the  day 
and  to  get  up  many  times  at  night;  smarting 
or  irritation  in  passing,  brick-dust  or  sedi- 
ment in  the  urine,  catan'h  of  the  bladder, 
constant  headache,  dizziness,  sleeplessness, 
nervousness,  irregular  heart  beating,  rheuma- 
tism, bloating,  irritability,  wornout  feeling, 
lack  of  ambition,  loss  of  flesh  or  sallow  com- 
plexion. 

If  your  water,  when  allowed  to  remain  un- 
disturbed in  a  glass  or  bottle  for  twenty-four 
hours,  forms  a  sediment  or  settling,  or  has  a 


cloudy  appearance,  It  is  evidence  that  your 
kidneys  and  bladder  need  immediate  attention. 

In  taking  Swamp-Root  you  afford  natural 
help  to  Nature,  for  Swamp-Root  is  the  most 
perfect  healer  and  gentle  aid  to  the  kidneys 
that  is  known  to  medical  science. 

Swamp-Root  is  the  triumphant  discovery 
of  Dr.  Kilmer,  the  eminent  kidney  and  bladder 
specialist.  Hospitals  use  it  with  marked 
success  in  both  slight  and  severe  cases.  Doc- 
tors recommend  it  to  their  patients  and  use 
it  in  their  own  families,  because  they  recog- 
nize in  Swamp-Root  the  greatest  and  most 
successful  remedy. 

If  you  have  the  slightest  symptom  of  kidney 
or  bladder  trouble,  or  if  there  is  a  trace  of  it 
in  your  family  history,  send  at  once  to  Dr. 
Kilmer  &  Co.,  Binghamton,  N.  Y.,  who  will 
gladly  send  you  free  by  mail,  immediately, 
without  cost  to  you,  a  sample  bottle  of 
Swamp-Root  and  abookof  wonderful  Swamp- 
Root  testimonials.  Be  sure  to  say  that  you 
read  this  generous  offer  in  the  Christian- 
Evangelist,  St.  Louis. 

Swamp-Root  is  pleasant  to  take,  and  if  you 
are  already  convinced  that  this  great  remedy 
is  what  you  need,  you  can  purchase  the  reg- 
ular fifty-cent  and  one-dollar  size  bottles  at 
drug  stores.  Don't  make  any  mistake,  but 
remember  the  name,  Dr.  Kilmer's  Swamp- 
Root. 


J522 


THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


November  28,  190X 


Texas    Letter. 

During  the  seven  months  following  March, 
1900,  ninety-three  national  banks  were  organ- 
ized in  Texas,  with  a  capital  of  $3,362,000.  We 
hardly  think  any  other  state  can  make  so 
good  a  showing.  And  this  is  specially  sig- 
nificant when  it  is  remembered  that  Texas  is 
overwhelmingly  Democratic— her  majority  is 
"beastly"— and  therefore  naturally  opposed 
to  the  national  banking  system. 

The  Baptist  Ministers'  Mutual  Benefit 
Association  of  Texas  has  about  700  members. 
The  association  is  eighteen  months  old  and 
has  had  but  four  deaths.  It  gives  to  the 
families  of  deceased  members  $2,000.  The 
assessment  is  $2  00  per  member.  A  recent  re- 
port of  the  treasurer  showed  all  debts  paid 
and  a  balance  of  $200.  Is  not  this,  wise  and 
businesslike,  and  shouLd  we  not  imitate  these 
people' 

J.  L  Haddock,  a  successful  evangelist  of 
Tennessee,  has  been  employed  by  our  state 
board. 

Emanuel  Dubbs,  our  efficient  Pan-handle 
evangelist,  on  account  of  his  wife's  health, 
has  resigned  his  work. 

Our  Baptist  brethren  havejust  closed  their 
annual  convention  at  Ft.  Worth,  and  it  was 
a  great  convention.  As  proof  of  its  great- 
mess,  about  five  years  ago  it  was  learned  that 
their  educational  institutions  were  in  debt 
$200,000.  The  convention  in  San  Antonio  in 
1896  determined  to  raise  the  money.  B.  H. 
Carroll, the  most  powerful  and  popular  preach 
er  in  the  state,  resigned  his  pastorate  at 
Waco  and  undertook  the  herculean  task. 
Like  the  true  general  that  he  is,  he  organized 
his  forces  and  began  the  fight,  and  from  the 
first  it  has  never  been  suffered  to  lag.  At  Ft. 
Worth  he  had  it  all  but  $25,000.  The  situation 
was  stated  and  the  appeal  made,  when  more 
than  enough  was  subscribei  at  once  Anoth- 
er evidence  of  greatness  was  in  the  fact  that 
more  than  $50,000  was  raised  for  state  work. 
Aud  still  another  evidence  was  in  the  pres- 
ence at  one  of  the  sessions  of  275  orphans  from 
Buckner's  Orphan  Home  near  this  city.  This 
is  a  great  church,  with  200,000  members  in 
Texas,  wide-awake  and  aggressive. 

E.  W.  Darst  of  Midland,  late  of  Chicago, 
is  in  the  field  as  an  evangelist,  Bro.  Darst 
is  one  of  the  ripest  and  strongest  and  loveli 
e»t  characters  in  our  ranks,  and  we  rejoice  to 


Write  and  See. 

Don't  Let  Prejudice  Keep 
you  from  Getting  Well. 

No  Money  is  Wanted. 

Simply  write  a  postal  for  the  book  you 
need.  See  what  I  have  to  say.  You  can't 
know  too  much  about  ways  to  get  well. 

My  way  is  not  less  effective  because  I 
tell  you  about  it.  There  are  millions  of 
cases  which  nothing  else  can  cure.  How 
can  I  reach  them  save  by  advertising? 

I  will  send  with  the  book  also  an  order  on 
your  druggist  for  six  bottles  of  Dr.  Shoop's 
Restorative.  I  will  tell  him  to  let  you  test 
it  for  a  month  at  my  risk.  If  you  are  sat- 
isfied, the  cost  will  be  $5.50.  If  it  fails,  I 
will  pay  him  myself. 

The  book  will  tell  you  how  my  Restor- 
ative strengthens  tne  inside  nerves.  It 
brings  back  the  power  that  operates  the 
vital  organs.  My  book  will  prove  that  no 
other  way  can  make  those  organs  strong. 

No  matter  what  your  doubts.  Remember 
that  my  method  is  unknown  to  you,  while 
I  spent  a  lifetime  on  it.  Remember  that 
onjy  the  cured  need  pay.  Won't  you  write 
a  postal  to  learn  what  treatment  makes 
such  an  offer  possible? 


see  him  in  this  wide  and  rich  field.  When 
such  men  give  themselves  to  this  work,  many 
of  the  popular  objections  against  "evan- 
gelism" will  cease  to  be. 

E.  W.  Brickert  and  wife  are  meeting  with 
an  enthusiastic  success  at  Houston.  The 
audiences  are  large  and  many  additions.  Sis- 
ter Brickert  is  an  accomplished  singer  and 
reader,  and  she  is  being  so  recognized  in  the 
city.  Houston  is  destined  to  be  a  great,  city. 
In  fact  it  is  a  great  city  now.  Far  eniough 
from  the  gulf  to  be  free  from  such  overflows 
as  that  which  destroyed  Galveston,  yet  hav- 
ing water  connection  with  the  sea,  it  is  abso- 
lutely necessary  that  she  become  a  most  im- 
portant place.  And  a  strong  church  here  will 
be  a  power  at  a  strategic  point. 

The  twenty-eighth  annual  convention  of  the 
Woman's  Christian  Temperance  Union  is  now 
in  session  in  Ft.  Worth.  Every  state  and 
almost  all  the  territories  are  represented, 
making  it  one  of  the  most  representative 
bodies  of  our  land.  Many  women  of  national 
fame  are  present — women  who  are  known, 
loved  and  feared  for  their  valiant  service  in 
their  holy  crusade  for  "God,  home  and  native 
land"  The  title  of  their  organization  leads 
many  to  think  that  it  is  entirely  devoted  to 
the  fight  against  whisky.  Such  i*  not  the 
case.  There  are  forty-four  distinct  depart- 
ments directed  by  experts  in  these  several 
spheres.  For  example  they  war  against  to- 
bacco and  narcotics  as  well  as  rum. 

"The  Christian  Lesson  Commentary,  1902," 
is  a  charming  book.  This  is  W.  W.  Dowling's 
best,  and  it  is  the  best  of  the  seventeen  books 
under  this  title.  Any  competent  teacher 
with  this  volume  at  his  elbow  can  do  his 
work  well,  and  no  teacher  should  think  of 
doing  without  it.  It  is  from  the  press  of  the 
ChristianPublishing  Company,  St.  Louis. 

M.  M.  Davis. 


Dallas,  Texas. 


<* 


Simply  state 
which  book  you 
want,  and  address 
Dr.  Sh  jop,  Box  582, 
Racine,  Wis. 


Book  No.  1  on  Dyspepsia, 
Book  No.  2  on  the  Heart, 
Book  No.  3  on  the  Kidneys, 
Book  No.  4  for  Women, 
Book  No.  5  for  Men  (sealed), 
Book  No.  6  on  Rheumatism. 


Mild  cases,  not  chronic,  are  often  cured  by 
one  or  two  bottles.    At  all  druggists. 


The  Investigation  of  Ministerial 
Character. 

Editor  Christian-Evangelist:  — In  your 
editorial  this  week  on  ;'A  Groundless  Fear," 
you  mention  three  ways  of  ascertaining  the 
reliability  of  a  minister:  (1)  by  letters  of  in- 
troduction; (2)  by  editorial  recommendation; 
(3)  by  state  board  investigation,  and  prefer 
the  last  mentioned. 

The  difficulties  of  state  board   control  are: 

(1)  That  their  prime  object  is  missions. 

(2)  That  they  are,  or  should  be,  already 
overburdened. 

(3)  That  the  ministerial  question  is  one  so 
peculiar  and  sensitive  that  in  many  localities 
the  action  of  the  state  board  in  the  matter 
would  disgruntle  the  church  whose  brilliant 
preacher  was  disqualified  and  whose  moral 
judgment  impugned — thus  greatly  injuring  all 
missionary  work  in  that  field. 

(4)  As  you  have  mentioned,  the  churches 
generally  will  look  upon  state  board  control 
as  the  clamping  on  of  ecclesiastical  fetters. 

Allow  me  to  remind  you  of  a  fourth  and 
better  way,  now  in  use,  I  believe,  in  Cali 
fornia,  Nebraska,  Iowa  and  some  other 
states.  This  is  the  establishment  of  a 
state  ministerial  association.  It  is  not 
a  church  organization  at  all,  but  a  purely 
professional  one.  Its  powers  ai'e,  of  course, 
advisory  only.  Its  executive  committee  in- 
vestigates men,  and  publishes  to  the  elders  of 
all  the  state  churches  lists  of  eligible  men,  with 
the  warning,  "if  you  don't  find  a  man's  name 
on  this  list,  inquire  of  the  committee."  This 
plan  escapes  all  the  disadvantages  of  the 
state  board  method,  adds  the  personal  and 
professional  interest  of  the  ministry  in  keep- 
ing its  skirts  clean,  and  possibly,  gives  more 
dignity  and  prestige  to  any  pronouncement 
on  a  man's  character  as  a  minister. 

Mark  Wayne  Williams. 

Iowa  City,  la. 

[This  fourth  method  appears  to  have  good 
points.  It  is  certainly  free  from  the  objections 
above  mentioned.  It  might  seem  more  appro- 
priate, however,  for  the  churches  to  co-oper- 


Of  suffering  from  kidney  disease,  Miss 
Minnie  Ryan,  of  St.  Louis,  Mo.,  found 
a  complete  cure  result  from  the  use  of 
Dr.  Pierce's  Golden  Medical  Discovery. 

It  is  such  cures 
as  this  which  es- 
tablish the  sound- 
ness of  Dr.  Pierce's 
theory :  "  Diseases 
which  originate  in 
the  stomach  must 
be  cured  through 
the  stomach." 
Every  other  organ 
depends  on  the 
stomach  for  its 
vitality  and  vigor. 
For  by  the  stom- 
ach and  its  asso- 
ciated organs  of 
digestion  and  nu- 
trition the  food 
which  is  eaten  is 
converted  into  nu- 
triment, which,  in 
the  form  of  blood, 
is  the  sustaining 
power  of  the  body 
and  each  organ  of 
it.  When  the 
stomach  is  dis- 
eased the  food  sup- 
ply of  the  body  is 
cut  down,  the  or- 
gans are  starved,  and  the  weakness  of 
starvation  shows  itself  in  lungs,  heart, 
liver,  kidneys  or  some  other  organ. 

Dr.  Pierce's  Golden  Medical  Discovery 
cures  diseases  of  the  stomach  and  other 
organs  of  digestion  and  nutrition,  and 
so  cures  disease  of  other  organs  which 
have  originated  through  deficient  nutri- 
tion or  impure  blood. 

"I  had  been  suffering'  with  kidney  trouble 
twenty  years,"  writes  Miss  Minnie  Ryan,  of 
1537  Louisiana  Avenue,  St.  Louis,  Mo.,  "and  I 
had  doctored  with  a  number  of  the  best  ph3'si- 
cians.  Two  years  ago  I  commenced  taking  your 
'Golden  Medical  Discovery'  and  'Favorite  Pre- 
scription '  and  took  also  several  vials  of  Doctor 
Pieree's  Pellets.  I  took  eight  bottles  (four  of 
each),  and  I  feel  now  perfectly  cured." 

Dr.  Pierce's  Pellets  cure  biliousness. 


ate  to  determine  the  fitness  of  preachers  than 
for  the  preachers  to  unite  in  recommending 
themselves  It  is,  however,  strictly  anal- 
ogous to  the  practice  of  men  in  several  call- 
ings and  need  not  be  a  serious  objection. — 
Editor. J 

Twice  Told  Tales. 

No  Meat    Extracted    from    them  by  Some 
who  most  Need  the  Fa.cts. 

We  have  more  than  twice  told  the  reader 
of  the  fact  that  he  or  she  may  perhaps  easily 
discover  the  cause  of  the  daily  ill  feeling  and 
the  experiment  is  not  difficult  to  make. 

But  there  are  readers  who  think  truths  are 
for  some  one  else  and  not  for  themselves. 

Some  day  the  oft  told  fact  will  flash  upon 
us  as  applicable  when  the  knowledge  comes 
home  that  day  after  day  of  inconvenience  and 
perhaps  of  suffering  has  been  endured,  the 
cause  not  being  recognized  or  believed,  al- 
though we  may  have  been  told  of  the  cause 
many  times  over,  but  never  believed  it  ap- 
plied to  us. 

It  would  startle  a  person  to  know  how 
many  people  suffer  because  they  drug  them- 
selves daily  with  coffee.  We  repeat  it,  it  is  a 
powerful  drug,  and  so  affects  the  delicate 
nervous  sjstem  that  disease  may  appetrin 
any  part  of  the  body,  all  parts  being  depen- 
dent for  health  on  a  healthy  nervous  system. 
•Relief  from  coffee  for  30  days  has  cured 
thousands  of  people  who  never  suspected  the 
cause  of  their  troubles. 

The  use  of  Postum  Food  Coffee  is  o(  great 
benefit  to  such,  as  it  goes  to  work  directly  to 
rebuild  the  delicate  cell  structures  from  the 
elements  nature  selects  for  the  work.  Relief 
from  a  heavy  drug  and  the  taking  of  proper 
nourishment  is  the  true  and  only  permanent 
method. 


November  28,  1901 


THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


1523 


New  Jersey  Letter. 

If  the  future  i->  as  alluring  and  promising 
3or  the  work  of  the  Disciples  of  Christ  in  oth- 
•er  localities  as  it  is  in  New  Jersey  buoyant 
hope  and  thankful  praise  must  be  the  general 
and  characteristic  tone.  This  virgin  soil  dis- 
closes something  of  the  spirit  which  must  have 
attended  the  proclamation  in  the  days  of  the 
pioneers  when  our  message  was  altogether 
new.  The  east  was  never  so  ripe  for  the 
preaching  of  New  Testament  Christianity  as 
mow. 

This  is  not  theorizing  nor  general  state- 
meats  of  probable  conditions.  The  career  of 
our  mission  in  Bast  Orange  is  an  unanswer- 
ab  e  argument  that,  our  plea  is  needed  and 
loses  none  of  its  power  by  lapse  of  time  or 
change  of  circumstance.  It  is  but  sixmonths 
■since  we  secured  our  very  modest  chapel.  A 
Bible  school  of  one  hundred,  an  active  work- 
ing force  of  thirty-five,  and  good  a'udiences 
at  all  s-ervices  speak  loudly  for  the  wel- 
come awaiting  such  proclamation  of  the  gos- 
pel as  we  make. 

One  resident  recently  said:  "I  find  ]  have 
been  a  Disciplefor  many  years  with  out  know- 
ing  it  and  not  knowing  how  to  voice  my  dis- 
satisfaction with  thechurch  I  had  been  work- 
ing with"  Another  «aid  with  tearful  jiy: 
"Your  chipel  located  here  is  surely  God's 
answer  to  my  prayers  for  light  and  guidance 
into  undenominational  Christian  work."  At 
our  eveniag  service  on  Nov.  17  five  confes- 
sions and  three  immersions  set  the  seal  uf 
God's  approval  by  increase  to  our  planting 
and  watering  of  tne  word  of  truth.  We  are 
preparing  for  a  meeting  with  W.  J.  Wright, 
to  begin  Dec.  8  If  promises  do  not  fail  we 
shall  have  twelve  or  fifteen  additions  before 
the  meeting  gets  a  chance  to  begin.  B.  L. 
Smith    came    over    from    New    York     and 


•^Actina,"    a    Wonderful    Discovery    Which 

Cures  Diseased  Eyes,  NoMaiter  Whether 

Chronic  or  Acute,   Without 

Cutting  or  Drugging. 

There  is  no  need  for  cutting,  divgging  or 
probing  the  eye  for  any  form  of  disease,  for  a 
new  system  of  treating  afflictions  "f  the  eye 
has  been  discovered 
whereby  all  torturous 
and  barbarous  methods 
»re  eliminated  This 
wonderlul  treatment 
takes  the  form  of  a  Pock- 
et Battery  and  is  known 
as"Actina"  It  is  pure- 
ly a  houic  tivatmt  n-,  and  self- administered  by 
the  patient.  There  is  no  risk  of  experiment- 
ing, as  thousands  >f  people  have  been  cured 
of  blindness,  tailing  eyesight,  cataracts,  gran- 
ulated lids  and  other  afflictions  of  the  eye 
through  this  grand  discovery,  when  eminent 
oculists  termed  the  cases  incurable.  This 
wonderful  remedy  also  makes  the  use  of  spec- 
tacles unnecessary,  as  it  not  only  removes  the 
weakened  and  unnatural  conditions  of  the  eye, 
but  gives  it  a  clear  vision.  J.  N.  Home, 
Waycross,  Ga.,  writes:  "My  eyes  have  been 
wonderfully  benefited  by  Actina."  W.  R. 
Ow.  us,  Adrian,  Mo.,  writes:  "Actina  saved 
me  from  going  blind."  R.  J  Reid,  St.  Au- 
gustine, b  la  ,  writes:  "Actina  removed  a 
cataract  from  my  son's  eye."  Robert  Baker, 
SO  Dearborn  St.,  Chicago,  111.,  writes:  "I 
should  have  been  blind  had  I  not  used  Ac- 
tina." A  party  of  prominent  citizens  have 
organized  in  a  company  known  as  the  New 
York  &  London  Electric  Association,  and 
they  have  given  this  method  so  thorough  a 
test  on  hundreds  of  cases  pronounced  incur- 
able and  hopeless  that  they  now  positively 
assure  a  cure.  They  have  bought  all  Ameri- 
can and  European  rights  for  this  wonderful 
invention.  Actina  is  sent  on  trial  postpaid. 
if  you  will  send  your  name  and  address  to  the 
New  York  &  London  Electric  Association, 
Dept  203,  929  Walnut  street,  Kansas  City, 
Mo.,  you  will  receive  absolutely  free  a  valu- 
able book,  Prof.  Wilson's  Treatise  on  the  Eye 
and  its  Disease  in  General,  and  you  can  rest 
assured  that  your  eyesight,  and  hearing  will 
be  restored,  no  matter  how  many  Ldoctors 
faavef  ailed. 


preached  for  us  at   the  evening  service  Nov. 
10. 

Will  you  heed  a  word  of  practical  advice 
about  the  construction  of  baptisteries?  Hav- 
ing performed  many  different  functions  con- 
nected with  the  care  and  construction  of 
meetinghouses,  the  'Writer  has  seen  baptis- 
teries fearfully  and  wonderfully  made.  This 
mission  chapel  lias  the  cheapest,  most  satis- 
factory and  most  easily  constructed  of  any 
yet  observed.  A  plain  wooden  box  well 
supported  on  sides  and  bottom,  providing  a 
pool  about  8x3ft.  6  in.,  is  the  first  requisite. 
No  particular  care  need  be  taken  to  make  it 
water-tight.  Line  it  with  ordinary  strong 
ducking,  lapping  the  edges  and  laying  them 
in  white  lead,  tacked  down  with  round-head 
tacks  driven  at  close  intervals  Lap  the 
edges  of  the  duckiag  over  the  top  of  the  tank 
and  tack  down.  Paint  with  at  least  two 
coats  of  white  lead,  allowing  each  coat  to 
dry  well.  Finish  with  a  coat  of  whit?  en- 
amel If  the  water  used  is  clear  you  have 
as  beautiful  a  pool  as  can  be  conceived  aside 
from  running  water  in  lake  or  stream.  The 
baptistery  is  absolute  y  impervious,  does 
not  present  a  slippery  surface  to  stand  upon, 
and  is  as  clean  and  wholesome  as  an  enameled 
bathtub.  We  are  greatly  pleased  with  ours. 
You  will  be  if  you  try  it.  Metal  and  cement 
linings  are  not  to  be  compared  with  it,  and 
an  unlincd  pool  is  an  abomination; 

New  Jersey  is  hopeful.  We  confidently  be- 
lieve that  active  evangelization  and  build- 
ing up  of  the  body  of  Christ  will  successfully 
meet  or  avert  all  possible  crises,  denomina- 
tional or  oiherwise.  The  one  crisis  to  be 
ever  feared  is  a  complacent  self-satisfaction 
paralyzing  head  and  haart  and  hand. 

R.  P.  Shepherd. 

East  Orange,  N.  J. 

J* 

From  the  New  Country. 

Immediately  on  closing  my  work  with  the 
church  at  Stroud,  I  came  to  Hobart,  the 
county  seat  of  Kiowa,  and  one  of  the  new 
towns  laid  out  by  the  government.  The 
church  extension  board  had  sent  sufficient 
money  to  our  board  to  purchase  lots  in  each 
one  of  the  new  county  seats.  Bro.  Virtis 
Williams,  corresponding  secretary  of  the 
Oklahoma  board,  and  Bro.  E.  M  Barney,  of 
Webb  City,  Mo.,  bought  the  lots  here.  They 
were  successful  ia  securing  a  good  location 
one  block  from  the  central  part  of  town. 
Under  the  direction  of  Bro.  Williams,  the 
people  here  put  up  a  board  tabernacle  to 
serve  them  through  the  winter.  A  church  of 
21  members  was  partially  organized,  but 
no  one  has  been  with  them  permanently  as 
pastor.  The  Oklahoma  board  thought  best 
that  I  should  come  on  the  ground  and  devote 
some  of  my  time  to  the  work  until  it  was 
given  permanency. 

Perhaps  a  little  of  my  experience  here 
might  be  interesting  to  your  readers.  Every- 
thing is  very  new.  and  we  have  to  rough  it. 
When  I  came  to  town,  the  first  night  I  slept 
in  the  office  of  a  lumber  and  coal  company 
where  they  were  renting1  beds  at  50  cents  a 
night.  A  bed  could  not  be  gotten  any  cheaper 
anywhere,  and  as  I  could  not  afford  $3.50  a 
week  just  for  a  bed,  and  as  much  more  for 
board,  I  determined  to  curtail  expenses.  I 
secured  a  cot.  The  ladies  supplied  some  bed 
clothes,  and  I  made  my  bed  in  the  little 
board  tabernacle.  It  was  warm,  and  I  got 
along  nicely,  until  one  night  a  big  rain  storm 
came  up,  and  I  woke  up  to  find  the  water 
pouring  in  on  me,  and  had  to  pick  up  my  bed 
and  walk.  A  few  nights  after  a  ''norther" 
struck  us,  and  I  came  near  freezing.  These 
are  just  some  of  the  experiences  of  frontier 
work. 

I  am  glad  in  this  report  to  say  that  our 
work  is  moving  forward.  We  are  working 
on  our  little  buildiag  and  will  soon  have  the 
cold  and  rain  shut  out.  We  had  eight  per- 
sons to  unite  with  us  yesterday,  increasing 


Bright's   Disease   and 
Diabetes   Cured. 

Harvard     University     Acting-    as    Judges. 


Irvine  K.  Mott,  M.  D,  of  Cincinnati,  O., 
demonstrated  before  the  editorial  board  of 
the  Evening  Post,  one  of  the  leading  daily 
papers  of  Cincinnati,  the 
power  of  his  remedy  to 
cure  the  worst  forms  of 
kidney  diseases.  Later  a 
public  test  was  instituted 
unCer  the  auspices  of  the 
Post.,  and  five  cases  of 
B  right's  Disease  and  Dia- 
betes were  selected  by 
them  and  placed  under 
•DR.  MUTT'S  care.  In 
three  m  mths'  time  all  were  pronounced 
cured.  Harvard  University  having  been 
chosen  by  the  board  to  make*  examination  of 
the  cases  before  and  after  the  treatment. 

Any  one  desiring  to  read  the  details  of  this 
public  test  can  obtain  copies  of  the  papers  bv 
writing  to  Dr.  Mott  for  them. 

This  public  demonstration  gave  Dr.  Mott 
an  international  reputation  that  has  brought 
him  into  correspondence  with  people  all  over 
the  world  and  several  noted  Europeans  are 
numbeied  among  those  who  have  taken  his 
treatment  and  been  cured. 

The  Doctor  will  correspond  with  those  who 
are  suffering  with  Bright's  Disease,  Diabetes 
or  any  kidney  trouble,  either  in  the  first,  in- 
termediate or  last  stages,  and  will  be  pleased 
to  give  his  expert  opinion  free  to  those  who 
will  send  him  a  description  of  their  symp- 
toms. An  essav  which  the  doctor  has"  pre- 
pai-ed  about  kidney  troubles  and  describing 
his  new  method  of  treatment  will  also  be 
mailed  by  him.  Correspondence  for  this  pur- 
pose should  be  addressed  to  IRVINE  K- 
MOTT,  M.  D.,  75  Mitchell  Building,  Cincia. 
nati,  O. 


our  organization  to  30  We  have  enough 
members  in  the  community  to  have  an  organ- 
ization of  40  or  50.  Conditions  are  changing 
fast,  and  a  man  will  soon  be  able  to  live  as 
pleasantly  here  as  anywhere.  We  hope  to 
have  a  good  building  in  the  spring,  and  there 
is  every  prospect  for  a  fine  work  in  Hobart. 
We  want  to  locate  a  man  here  and  at  Ana- 
darko  by  the  first  of  the  year.  Our  work 
here  is  mission  work,  pure  aud  simple,  and 
we  need  tne  prayers  and  assistance  of  God's 
people  ia  carrying  on  this  fr  jntier  work 

C.  H.  E-Iiltost,  territorial  evangelist. 
Hobart,  Okla. 

Arv  Old  Church. 

In  1877  H.  F.  Kett  &  Co.,  Cor.  5th  Ave. 
and  Washington  street,  Chicago,  put  out 
the  "History  of  Warren  County,  111."  And 
on  p.  175,  in  giving  a  history  of  Cameron  un- 
der the  head  of  'The  Christian  Church"  says: 

"This  is  the  oldest  congregation  of  this  de- 
nomination. It  was  organized  ia  1831.  Their 
earliest  meetings  were  held  in  private  houses 
and  in  the  school  house.  At  this  time  they 
were  at  Coldbrook. 

"Some  of  their  elders  were  John  G.  Halley, 
Elijah  Davidson  and  Wm.  Whitman.  Levi 
Hatchett,  John  E.  Murphy  and  L.  S.  Wallace 
were  some  of  the  ministers.  About  1851  or 
'52  elder  R.  R.  Haley  and  deacon  John  E. 
Murphy,  with  some  thirty  members,  went  to 
Monmouth,  Oregon,  where  they  formed  the  nu- 
cleus of  a  large  and  flourishing  congregation." 

Inasmuch  as  I  am  pastor  of  this  church  I 
am  very  anxious  to  know  if  the  above  is  true. 
If  so  it  may  be  an  item  of  history  in  "History 
of  the  Churches."  O.  D   Maple. 

$100  Reward,  $100. 

The  readers  of  this  paper  will  be  pleased  to  learn 
that  there  la  at  least  one  dreaded  disease  that 
science  has  been  able  to  cure  In  all  Its  stages  aud 
that  is  Catarrh.  Hall's  Catarrh  Cure  Is  the  only 
positive  cure  known  to  the  medical  fraternity. 
Catarrh  being  a  constitutional  disease,  requires  a 
constitutional  treatment.  Hall's  Catarrh  Cure  is 
taken  internally,  acting  directly  upon  the  blood  and 
mucous  surfaces  of  the  system,  thereby  destroying 
the  foundation  of  the  disease,  and  giving  the  patient 
strength  by  building  up  the  constitution  and  assist- 
ing nature  in  doing  Its  work.  The  proprietors  have 
so  much  faith  in  its  curative  powers,  that  they  offer 
One  Hundred  Dollars  for  any  case  that  It  falls  to 
cure.    Send  for  list  of  Testimonials.    Address, 

P.  J.  CHENEY  &  CO.,  Toledo,  O. 
Sold  by  Druggists,  76c. 
Hall's  Family  Pills  are  the  best, 


1524 


THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


November  28,  J901 


The  Sunday. school    Lessons 
for  1902. 

The  Sunday-schools  will  devote  attention 
during  the  first  six  months  of  the  coming  year 
to  the  Acts  of  Apostles.  Thi3  course  of  les- 
sons will  be  very  profitable. 

1.  The  law  was  given  by  Moses  but  the 
grace  and  the  truth  come  by  Jesus  Cbrist. 
The  grace  of  God  that  brings  salvation  to  all 
men  was  first  proclaimed  on  the  first  Pente- 
cost after  Christ's  death  and  resurrection. 
The  Acts  of  Apostles  tells  about  this  grace. 

2.  The  Holy  Spirit  came  to  the  apostles  on 
the  first  Pentecost  after  Christ's  crucifixion 
and  commenced  his  work  of  convicting  the 
world  of  sin,  of  righteousness  and  of  judg- 
ment. The  Acts  of  Apostles  tells  what  the 
Spirit  through  the  apostles  has  said  to  the 
world. 

3.  Repentance  and  the  remission  of  sins 
were  preached  in  the  name  of  Christ  among 
all  nations,  beginning  at  Jerusalem.  Acts  of 
Apostles  describes  this  work. 

4.  The  conditions  in  order  to  the  remission 
of  sins  under  the  covenant  of  grace  are 
stated  in  Acts  of  Apostles.  If  one  wants  to 
know  what  to  do  in  order  to  be  justified  from 
all  things  from  which  he  can  not  be  justified 
by  the  law  of  Moses,  he  should  study  Acts  of 
Apostles. 

5.  How  the  Lord  added  souls  to  the  church 
is  stated  in  Acts  of  Apostles. 

Much  more  can  be  said  to  show  the  great 
value  of  the  book  known  as  Acts  of  Apostles. 
Those  who  enter  the  Sunday-school  and  seek 
the  best  of  helps  such  as  those  can  supply 
who  have  given  years  of  study  to  the  gospel 
and  its  proclamation  by  the  apostles,  should 
secure  "The  Lesson  Commentary"  for  1902,by 
W.  W.  Dowling.  This  book  is  not  surpassed 
by  any  other  Lesson  Commentary.  The  les- 
sons for  the  first  six  months  of  the  coming 
year  are  of  transcendent  value.  Get  this 
Commentary  so  as  to  be  prepared  for  a  clear 
insight  into  these  lessons.        W.  O.  Moore. 

Write  to  Me. 

I  know  that  there  are  many  young  brethren 
who  desire  to  preach  the  gospel,  and  to  qual- 
ify themselves  for  the  work  by  a  course  of 
study  in  the  College  of  the  Bible,  but  are 
short  of  means.  I  know  this  because  I  have 
received  letters  from  many  such,  but  I  have 
not  preserved,  their  letters,  and  I  have  lost 
their  names.  I  solicit  further  correspondence 
with  all  of  these,  and  with  all  others  having 
the  same  desire  who  may  see  this  request  or 
hear  of  it.  Write  me  at  once,  stating  your 
case  fully,  and  see  if  I  cannot  in  some  way  be 
of  service  to  you. 

J.  W.  McGabvet. 

Lexington,   Ky. 

& 

A     New     Treatment     for    Deafness 
a.nd  Cata.rrh. 

Bradford  McGregor,  of  Cincinnati,  O.,  a 
well-known  demonstrator  of  applied  sciences, 
asserts  as  a  fact  that  catar.h  and  deafness 
can  be  cured,  this  assertion  following  his 
personal  experience.  Having  suffered  for 
years  with  catarrh,  which  resulted  in  very 
poor  health  and  almost  total  deafness,  his 
condition  became  such  that  specialists  refused 
longer  to  treat  him,  saying  his  case  was  hope- 
less. Thus  thrown  upon  his  own  resources, 
after  using  all  known  applications,  he  finally 
devised  a  new  method  of  treatment  based 
upon  a  principle  entirely  different  from  any- 
thing he  had  ever  used  or  heard  of,  and  cured 
himself  with  it.  His  hearing  is  perfect  now, 
health  good  and  no  catarrh.  The  success  of 
this  remarkable  treatment  in  the  many  tests 
made  upon  those  similarly  afflicted  has  been 
phenomenal,  and  to  further  extend  its  useful- 
ness and  to  prove  that  it  will  cure,  a  free 
trial  and  full  explanations  will  be  sent  by 
Mr.  McGregor  to  any  who  suffer  and  will  ad- 
dress him  at  420  Lincoln  Inn  court,  Cincin- 
nati, O.,  and  send  twenty  cents  to  pay  for 
registering  and  mailing. 


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Cbe  Prafo 


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I  November  2S,  1901 

The  Channels  of  Life:  Habit. 
By  Edward  Scribner  Amos. 

Continued  from  Page  ISIS. 

well  unless  a  stitch  is  dropped  or  a  turn  is 
(reached.  The  tendency  is  to  reduce  to 
Sorder  and  system  all  the  frequent  and 
(routine  acts,  and  thus  to  leave  the  mind 
jfree  for  new  and  less  familiar  problems. 
'How  pitiable  a  sight  it  is  to  see  an  individ- 
i'ual  of  mature  years  uncertain  each  morn- 
ling  what  to  do  with  the  day  and  unable  to 
(determine  at  meals  what  to  eat,  or  in  com- 
jpany  what  to  say,  or  in  shopping  what  to 
buy.  Fortunately  most  people  are  driven 
by  necessity  to  some  kind  of  system  and 
organized  living  which  relieves  them  of  the 
worry  and  discontent  which  is  apt  to  be  the 
ilot  of  those  who  can,  if  they  wish,  spend 
all  of  their  time  changing  gowns  or  tying 
j,  cravats. 

How  subject  everyone  is  to  his  "second 
[nature"  may  be  realized  by  the  attempt  to 
jbreak  off  a  single  habit,  like  smoking,  chew- 
ling  gum,  using  slang,  wearing  a  certain 
kind  of  collar  or  hat.  Professor  James  calls 
habit  "the  enormous  fly-wheel  of  society." 
|"It  alone,"  he  says,  "is  what  keeps  us  all 
Iwithin  the  bounds  of  ordinance  and  saves 
the  children  of  fortune  from  the  envious 
[uprisings  of  the  poor.  It  keeps  the  fisher- 
|man  and  the  deck-hand  at  sea  through  the 
[winter;  it  holds  the  miner  in  his  darkness, 
sand  nails  the  countryman  to  his  log-cabin 
jand  his  lonely  farm  through  all  the  months 
iof  snow.  It  dooms  us  all  to  fight  out  the 
I  battle  of  life  upon  the  lines  of  our  nurture 
for  our  early  choice,  and  to  make  the  best 
jof  a  pursuit  that  disagrees,  because  there 
is  no  other  for  which  we  are  fitted,  and  it  is 
|too  late  to  begin  again." 


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titles  are  as  follows: 

I    The  Fountains  of  Life:  Instincts. 

I    The  Floodtide  of  Life:  Adolescence. 

j    The  Channels  of  Life:  Habit. 

The  Tnner  Light  of  Life:  Imagination. 

The  Workman  of  Life:   Will. 
I    The  Warmth  of  Life:  Emotion. 


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I  would  have  had  the  translation  a  little 
more  thoroughgoing.  There  is  no  reason 
for  rendering  the  Hebrew  proper  name  of 
God  as  Jehovah,  when  Yahveh  or  Yahweh 
is  more  like  the  original,  and  also  stronger 
in  many  passages.  It  is  only  another  con- 
tinuance of  the  Jewish  superstition  of  the 
sacred  name.  But  as  a  whole  the  English 
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extension  of  the  twentieth  century  Bible  or 
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November  2S,  19c 


Evangelistic. 


Special  dispatch  to  the  Christian-Evangelist. 

Rushville,  Ind.,  Nov.  24.— Closed  to-night; 
259  added;  31  last  service— 13  of  them  men. 
Church  debt  raised.  1,498  since  Jan.  first. 
Ionia,  Mich.,  next. — Wilson  and  Huston, 
evangelists. 

IDAHO. 

Greer,  Nov.  18.— Cosed  at  Moscow  on  Nov. 
13,  with  26 added,  llbaptisms  Bro.Wittkamp- 
er,  the  faithful  pastor,  has  done  a  splendid 
work  there  O  11*  next  meeting  will  be  Nez  Perce, 
at  which  pi  .tee  we  hope  to  establish  a  church 
before  *e  close  —  L  F.  Stephens  and  wipe, 
evangelists. 

ILLINOIS.     * 

Augusta,  Nov.  20  —Oar  meeting  closed  on 
Nov.  17  with  five  added  by  confession  and  11 
by  letter  and  statement,  16  in  all.  Bro. 
White,  of  Galesburg,  was  with  us  nearly  three 
weeks  and  did  some  excellent  preaching.  The 
church  is  much  revived  and  all  departments 
of  work  are  prospering.  We  soon  enter  upon 
our  fourth  year. —A   L.  Ferguson. 

Carlinsviile.  —  The  church  here  is  in  a  meet- 
ing with  W  H.  Harding,  district  evangelist. 
The  pastor,  J.  Seymour  Smith,  preached  last 
Sunday  at  the  WTest  End  church,  St.  Louis, 
where  G.  L,  Snively  is  at   present  supplying. 

Centralia.—  The  three  weeks'  meeting  held 
by  Bro.  Stotler,  the  pastor,  assisted  by  D.  C. 
Brown,  singer,  closed  Nov.  17  with  76  addi- 
tions, 55  by  primary  obedience,  13  by  letter  and 
commendation,  eight  from  the  denominations. 
Only  seven  of  the  number  came  frooi  the  Sun- 
day school.  Monday  eveniog  after  the  recep- 
tion was  given  to  Bro.  Stotler,  at  which  time 
seven  confessed  Christ  and  12  were  baptized. 
— S.  E   Loomis,  clerk 

Green  Pond,  Nov.  18.— Two  baptisms  last 
Lord's  day.  — W.  H.  Kern. 

Macomb,  Nov.  23.— Three  added  last  Sun- 
day night— one  from  Biptists  and  two  by 
confession.  Also  two  from  the  Baptists  at 
prayer-meeting  Wednesday  night. — Geo.  W. 
Buckner. 

Shelbyville,  Nov  21.— Baptized  three  young 
ladies  last  Taursday  evening  at  prayer-meet- 
ing; five  since  last  report.     Have  organized  a 
large  midweek   Bible  class.  — VVm.  Drummet. 
INDIANA. 

Bedford,  Nov.  29  —I  closed  a  two  weeks' 
meeting  at  Orleans,  a  town  15  miles  on 
the  Monon  railroad  from  Bedford,  with  60 
additions,  mostly  by  baptism.  There  were 
two  baptisms  here  last  week.— James  Small. 

Fort  Wayne,  Nov.  18— Five  more  additions 


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Emulsion  of  pure  cod-liver  oil. 
Right  time  is  at  first  sign  of 
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helps  cure.  Scott's  Emulsion 
does  both.     Begin  early. 

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to  the  West  Jefferson  street  church  yester- 
day —  E.  W.  Allen. 

Franklin,  Nov.  9  — In  a  11  days'  meeting 
with  the  Freedom  church  12  were  added,  2 
reclaimed,  2  from  the  Baptists,  2  by  letter,  1 
by  commendation  and  6  made  the  good  con- 
fession; 1  added  on  a  previous  visit,  13  in  all. 
O.  E.  Palmer,  of  Spencer,  was  with  us  three 
nights  and  gave  us  good  help  in  song,  prayer 
and  preaching. — Willis  M.  Cunningham. 

Logansport,  Nov.  20  — We  are  in  the  third 
week  of  our  meeting,  24  added  to  date.  400 
turned  away  last  Sunday  night  for  lack  of 
room. — A.  M.  Hootman. 

IOWA. 

Albia,  Nov.  19— One  more  confession  Sun- 
day night. — R   H.  Ingram. 

Clarksville,  Nov.  18.— Meeting  one  week  old, 
16  additions  to  date:  more  to  follow. — A.  R. 
Adam^ 

Corning,  Nov.  20.— Our  meeting  of  three 
weeks,  two  of  which  we  were  assisted  by 
Prof.  F.  H.  Sweetmaa  and  wife  as  singers, 
closed  last  night.  We  had  14  added  by  con- 
fession and  baptism.  We  count  it  one  of 
the  best  meetings  we  have  held  for  a  long 
time.  Corning  is  doing  good  work-  for  the 
Master  —I.  H.  Fuller. 

Oskaloosa,  Nov.  18. — Meeting  still  in  prog- 
ress with  increasing  interest  and  attend- 
ance.   Over  40  added  to  date. — A.  Hull 

Pleasantville,  Nov  20.— Have  closed  my 
work  here  and  accepted  the  charge  at  Ames, 
la.  Pleasantville  is  a  good  field  and  needs  a 
good  man  immediately.  Address  A.  J.  Reins 
regarding  the  same.  Three  added  to  the 
church  at  Ames  the  last  two  Lord's  days. 
We  hope  to  do  much  good  as  pastor  and  peo- 
ple — Forrest  D.  Ferrall. 

SewaL— Just  closed  a  meeting  of  three 
weeks  with  five  additions,  four  by  confession 
and  baptism,  the  first  baptisms  or  additions 
they  have  had  for  three  years.  Will  com- 
mence meeting  at  Highland  church  (Brecken- 
ridge,  Mo.,  P.  O  ),  Nov.  20— O.  L.  Sumner, 
pastor;  Frank  A.  Wilkerson,  singer;  Ger- 
trude Ammons,  organist. 
KANSAS. 

Big  Sandy. — We  recently  closed  a  meeting 
at  Big  Sandy,  in  Woodson  county,  Kan., 
with  27  additions;  21  of  them  were  by  confes- 
sion.— Gilbert  Park. 

Cameiro,  Nov.  17.— State  Evangelist  Bro. 
G.  C.  Ardrey  held  a  four  weeks'  meeting  here, 
with  unexpected  success.  We  had  29  addi- 
tions, nearly  all  of  whom  were  good,  hon- 
est, influential  young  men  and  women,  23  by 
baptism  and  six  by  statement;  three  from  the 
Methodists  and  four  from  the  Catholics.  Bro. 
Ardrey  leaves  all  in  an  excellent  condition. 
He  started  the  work  of  building  a  house  30x50 
which  will  soon  be  a  reality. — W.  C.  Sheri- 
dan. 

Carneiro,  Nov.  20. — I  have  just  closed  a  five 
weeks'  meeting,  with  29  additions,  23  by  con- 
fession and  baptism  and  six  by  statement. 
Organized  aC.E  society  with  25  members.  At 
the  close  of  the  meeting  a  building  committee 
was  chosen  and  $700  pledged  and  promised  to 
build  a  house.  The  rest  that  will  be  needed 
will  be  raised  at  once  and  the  work  will  be 
pushed  to  completion  as  fast  as  possible. — G. 
C.  Ardrey. 

Leavenworth,  Nov.  19 —One  addition  for 
Nov.  10,  and  seven  for  Nov.  17  — S.  W.  Nat, 
pastor. 

Leavenworth,  Nov.  21. — One  addition  at 
prayer-meeting  last  evening.— S.  W.  Nat, 
pastor. 

Morrowville,  Nov.  21. — Was  in  a  meeting 
here  with  31  added  when  had  to  leave.  After 
a  week  came  back  for  series  of  lectures  on 
the  Bible  and  these  developed  into  a  second 
revival,  making  a  total  of  43  to  date. — H.  A. 
Lemon,  Nebraska  state  evangelist. 

Windom.— Meeting  closed  Nov.  20.  Three 
and  ahalf  weeks,  with  13  additions;  six  confes- 
sions, four  by  statement.  Church  greatly 
strengthened.    C.  J.  Saunders,  of  McPherson, 


There  are  two 
sorts  of  lamp  chim- 
neys :  mine  and  the 
rest  of  them. 

Macbeth. 

My  name  on  every  one. 


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the  Index  to  Lamps  and  their  Chimneys,  to 

tell  you  what  number  to  get  for  your  lamp. 

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mg  leader  and  soloist.  I  go  to  Larned  next, 
lurches  desiring  my  services  may  address  me 
iere.— Miss  Snowy  Ditch. 

KENTUCKY. 

Erlanger,  Nov.  18.— Recently  closed  a  two 
eeks'  meeting,  atVanceburg,  Ky.,  with  eight 
Iditions,  five  by  baptism.  Began  a  series 
I  services  at  this  place  yesterday.—  Edgak 
1.  Jones. 

MISSOUBI. 
Bethany,  Nov.  16.— I  closed  a  two  weeks' 
leeting  at  Mt.  Olive  Nov.  2  with  5  baptisms. 
!he  recent  snow  storm  greatly  interfered 
:dth  the  meeting.— Enos  Oatman. 
'JPaucett,  Nov.  18.— Meeting  here  7  days  old, 
fith    20    additions.      Outlook   good.— A.  R. 

WnT. 

Faueett,  Nov.  23.— Twenty-three  added  here 
t  the  close  of  the  second  week.— A.  R.  Hunt 
;5to  Jno.  P  Jesse. 

H.  >lden,  Nov.  19  —I  recently  closed  a  meet- 

Ig  at  Strasburg,  Mo  ,   resulting   in  10  addi- 

ons.    I  am  novv   assisting  Bro.  Chas.  West 

1  a  meeting  at  Coleman  with   one  added  to 

ite      Bro.  West   recently  held  a  meeting  at 

'alley  City,  Mo  ,  in  which   there  were  45  ad- 

itions.— J.  W.  Boulton. 

Pattonsburg,  Nov.    19.— Closed  a  13  days' 

leeting   a  few   days   a.go   at   Sumner,  Mo., 

hica  resulted  in  five  additions.     Organized 

Christian  Endeavor    Society  of  10  members 

Lst  Lord's  day  at  Pleasant  Grove,  Caldwell 

>unty  —  Robert  Adams. 

Princeton,  Nov.  22.— We  had   six  additions 

ire  last  Sunday   and   two  Monday    at  the 

ater,   also   thres  additions   Sunday  before 

,st,   making  11  since    last,    report.    In    our 

eeting    in    the  country,    a   little   over   one 

eek  old,  17  additions.    I  go  to  Allerton,  la., 

>  begin  a  meetiDg  Dec.  lst. — J.  E.  Davis. 

Ridgeway,  Nov.  18.— Just  closed  a  meeting 

t  Pattonsburg,  Daviess   Co.,  with   13  addi- 

ons.     Vi'e  also  repaired  the  church   building 

y  putting  on  a    new  roof,    three  coats   of 

bite  paint,  plastering  the  interior  and   put- 

ng  on  new  paper;  we  also  elected  an  entire 

oard   of  officers.    Pattonsburg    church  has 

ken  on  new  life  such  as  it  has  not  possessed 

|r  years.    Eider  F.  J.    Etiason,  of  Bethany, 

|as  with  me  the  last  few  days  and  there  were 

|iree  more  added   while  he  was  there.     Bro. 

tinson  is  one  of  our  best  preachers  and  true 

1  p  the  gosp?l  of  Christ.— Roll  a  G.  Sears. 

|Shel'oina,  Nov.   22.—  Closed  a    two    weeks' 

l.eetiog  at  Lakmao  Christian  church  with  11 

Iditions,  8  baptisms;  also  a  15  nights'  meet- 

'  ig  at  Fairview  with    18  additions,  12   bap- 

jsms;  3  came  from  the  Baptists   and  3  from 

le  Methodists,  South.     Most  of  these  addi- 

ons  were  heads  of  families.    Two  added  at 

egular  service  at  Shelbina.     Begin  at  Shel- 

jyville  Monday  night,  Nov.  25.— J.  H.  Wood. 

Spriagfleld,  Nov.  18. — Ten  additions  in  the 

ist  month,  15  since  last  report.     Some  good 

;ieetings  are  being  held  in  the  Springfield  dis- 

cict  this  fall.     vVe  will  have  a  meeting  after 

'ia  holidays, the  Lord  willing. — D.  W.  Moore. 

i  Springfield.  Nov  21. — W.  E.  Harlow,  evan- 

elist  and  Miss  Murphy,   singer,    have  been 

pith  us,  First  churca,  in   a  meeting  for  six 

Veeks.    114  were  added.    72  baptisms,  42  by 

jtatement.    Of   those  added  by  statement  13 

fere  from    sectarian    churches.      This     city 

pas  stirred  as  it  has  seldom  been  stirred. — E. 

JV.  Bowers. 

St  Louis.— Thirty-nine  additions  up  to  date 

our  meeting  at  the  Fourth  church. — E.  T. 

IcFarlane. 

OHIO. 
Nelson ville,  Nov  18.— Our  meeting  with 
>ro  D.  H.  Patterson  in  Auburn,  N.  Y.,  began 
n  Oct  13  and  closed  on  Nov  7.  The  meeting 
ras  said  to  have  been  one  of  the  best  in  the 
istory  of  the  church.  In  a  letter  from  the 
astor  yesterday,  he  says:  "I  saw  the  Y.  M. 
I.  A.  secretary  to-day.  He  said,  as  far  as  I 
ave  heard  the  people  were  delighted  with 
Jur  brother's  preaching.      Well,   I   am  not 


ashamed  of  the  name."  We  are  not  related, 
only  college  acquaintances.  Those  who  are 
acquainted  with  the  conservatism  of  the  east 
will  not  be  surprised  when  I  say  that  there 
were  only  16  confessions.  The  meeting  in  the 
state  prison  was  one  of  the  greatest  in  its 
history.  I  learned  to  love  the  pastor  and  his 
people.  We  are  having  immense  crowds  and 
fine  interest  heie;  last  night  scores  were  turn- 
ed away.  We  expect  a  great  meeting.— H.  C. 
Patterson. 

NEBRASKA. 

Fairfield,  Nov.  18.— Bros.  D.  H.  Bays  and 
Frank  McVey  are  now  here  leading  us  in  a 
■very  happy  meeting.— L.  Aa.  Hdssong,  minis- 
ter. 

OKLAHOMA  TERRIT GKY. 

Chandler,  Nov.  18.— During  the  year  ending 
Oct.  31,  we  had  from  all sources81  adt  itions 
in  this  field,  over  half  of  them  by  baptism;  25 
of  them  were  baptized  in  the  Chandler  church 
at  one  lime  without  the  aid  of  an  evangelist. 
Have  preached  for  our  new  church  ai  Stroud 
two  Sundays  this  month;  three  add.  d.  One 
confession  at.  Valley  View  this  month.  Chand 
ler  now  wants  a  pastor  for  whole  time.  This 
is  a  fine  town,  the  place  for  some  well  equip- 
ped, self-sacrificing  young  man.  Address  W. 
B.  Frank,  chairman  of  board  —A.  M.  Harral. 

Oklahoma  City',  Nov.  18.— I  recently  closed 
a  meeting  in  the  Baptist  church  at  Kremlin, 
Okla.,  with  24  baptisms  and  a  number  from 
the  M.  E's.  We  organized  with  50  members, 
purchased  two  desirable  corner  lots.  Have 
stone  on  the  ground  for  the  foundation  and 
$400  raised  f<.r  the  builring.  A  Young  Peo- 
ple's Society  and  a  Ladies'  Aid  Society  also 
organized  and  at  work.  Bro.  J.  H.  Decker 
was  secured  to  minister  half  time  to  them. 
He  expects  to  again  enter  the  general  field. 
He  r> reached  three  grand  .-  ermons  during  the 
meeting  while  I  was  called  away.  This  con- 
gregation starts  with  a  good  future  before 
them.  I  have  preached  the  past  week  at  a 
Presbyterian  church  five  miles  north  of  Har- 
vale,  O.  T.    One  restored.  — Otha  Wilkison. 

Oklahoma  City,  Nov.  IS.— Oar  meeting  at 
West  Point  was  a  success;  18  nights  and  34 
accessions  as  follows:  25  confessions,  2  from 
the  Baptists  and  7  by  letter.  I  baptized  one 
Catholic.  I  begaa  a  revival  yesterday  at 
Medford,  O.  T.,  with  five  accessions  the  first 
day.  Our  motto  is:  "Oklahoma  for  Christ." 
—J.  A.  Tabor,  evangelist. 

TEXAS. 

Big  Springs,  Nov.  23.— Our  meeting  begins 
here  Nov.  30.  Bro.  E.  W.  Darst,  of  Chicago, 
will  do  the  preaching.  Some  preliminary  work 
is  being  done  by  the  writer  — Jas  S.  Helm, 
singiog  evangelist. 

VIRGINIA. 

Fredericksburg,  Nov.  23  —First  nine  or  ten 
days  of  revival  hei'e  puzzled  us  to  know 
whether  we  could  get  a  meeting  here.  Several 
attempts  had  been  made  but  nothing  came  of 
them.  The  state  board  of  Virginia  had  for 
several  months  been  asking  concerning  this 
church,  "To  be,  or  not  to  be."  But  it  is  "To 
be."  During  last  nine  days,  31  have  respond- 
ed, all  adults  but  three,  and  nearly  all  by  bap- 
tism. We  turn  large  numbers  away  every 
night  now  and  hardly  have  standing  room  to 
preach.  Chestnutt  is  the  man  for  this  charge. — 
Herbert  Ykeell,  evangelist. 

Martinsville- -Saturday  night  I  closed  a 
meeting  of  six  nights  at  Mt.  Olivet  where 
C.  E.  Elmore  conducted  a  meeting  last  year 
with  great  success,  which  resulted  in  the 
church  doors  being  closed  against  us  There 
were  19  confessions  and  one  added  otherwise 
in  this  last  meeting.  Three  of  those  who 
confessed  were  not  baptized.  They  are  get- 
ting ready  to  build  a  tabernacle  at  that 
point.  At  present  we  occupy  a  school  house. 
C.  E.  Elmore  preaches  one-half  time  at  Chat- 
ham, the  other  half  he  gives  to  evangelistic 
work  and  is  having  great  success. — W.  H. 
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Cal. 
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A  Suggestion. 

I  cannot  tell  why  there  should  come  tome 
A  thought  of   some,  one  miles    and   years 
away, 

In  swift  insistence  on  the  memory, 
Unless  there  be  a  need  that  I  snould  pray. 

He  goes  his  way,  I  miae;  we  seldom  meet 
-    To  talk  of  plans  or  changes,  day  by  day, 
Of  pain  or  pleasure,  triumph  or  defeat, 
Or  special  reasons  why  'tis  time  to  pray. 

We  are  too  busy  even  to  spare  thought 
For  days  together  of  some  friends  away; 

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To  read  his  signal  as  a  call  to  pray. 

Perhaps,  just  then,  my  friend  has  fiercer  fight, 
A  more  appalling  weakness,  a  decay 

Of  courage,  darkness,  somelost  sense  of  right — 
And  so,  in  case  he  needs  my  prayer,  I  pray. 

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"Jerry's  Thanksgiving." 
By  Ha^zel  Lesvievir-Pigg. 

It  was  just  one  week  before  Thanksgiv- 
ing. The  odor  of  plum  pudding,  spice 
cake  and  mince  pie  came  out  in  such 
appetizing  puffs  to  twelve-year-old  Jerry, 
that  it  caused  him  to  cease  sawing  wood  at 
frequent  intervals  and  sniff  the  fragrant 
air. 

"Geminny  Christinas,"  he  ejaculated, 
"I  tell  you  aunt  Phroso  is  fixing  to  have 
er  feast  f'r  them  church  people.  My,  but 
I  don't  know  how  I'm  going  to  sleep 
nights  with  all  them  goodies  stored  in  th' 
hall  closet  an'  it  so  near  my  room  an'  no 
lock  either.  Gee!  but  wouldn't  a  burgl'r 
have  er  snap?  Aunt  Phroso  is  jes'  awful 
hard  o'  hear'n'  an'  uncle  Rufus  sleeps  so 
soun'  he  couldn't  hear  th'  battle  o'  Mer- 
nilla  if  'twas  right  under  his  bed." 

He  laughed  mischeviously  and  the  merry 
twinkle  in  his  dark  blue  eyes  betrayed 
some  deeply  hidden  plot. 

He  jingled  the  pennies  in  his  well  worn 
trouser  pocket  and  then  proceeded  to  count 
them,  "Five,  ten,  fifteen,  twenty,"  he  ex- 
claimed proudly.  "Yes,  I  have  'nough  to 
take  me  to  town  f'r  th'  show  day  after 
Thanksgiv'n.  Whew!  I'll  need someth'n' 
to  cheer  me  up  er  bit  after  so  much  pray'n' 
and  sing'n'." 

"Jer-re-mi-ah,  come  here  this  instant!" 
aunt  Phroso  called  loudly  from  the  kitch- 
en door.  "Go  down  to  the  coop,  quick! 
and  give  the  gobbler  and  turkey  hen  an 
extra  measure  of  corn.  I'd  rather  go  my- 
self, but  I  can't  leave  the  fruit  cake.  It's 
browning  so  nicely.  Now  run  along. 
When  you  come  back  I'll  let  you  eat  the 
cream  cake  batter  I  had  left,  I  just  couldn't 
crowd  it  all  in  the  pan." 

Aunt  Phroso  returned  for  a  peep  in  the 
oven.  Her  motherly  face  was  flushed, 
partly  from  the  heat  of  the  big  cook  range 
and  partly  with  excitement  from  the  suc- 
cess of  her  work. 

"I  want  those  turkeys  to  be  fat,"  she 
said  firmly.  "Phroso  Patton  is  not  the 
woman  to  invite  the  Rev.  Cloon  and  his 
family  of  twelve  without  giving  them  the 
best  in  the  market." 

At  last  everything  was  ready  for  the 
eventful  day.  The  turkeys  were  dressed 
eady  for  the  oven  on  the  morrow.    The 


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big  table  .had  been  lengthened  and  set  with 
a  floral  centerpiece  of  white  and  yellow 
cyrsanthemums.  Aunt  Phroso  crept  into 
bed  tired  but  happy  and  fell  asleep,  little 
dreaming  the  coming  day  would  bring 
forth  startling  revelations.  The  good 
woman  arose  early,  even  before  St.  Mark, 
the  old  Plymouth  rock  rooster,  had  any 
intention  of  crowing.  A  few  minutes 
later  there  was  a  roaring  fire  in  the  range 
and  the  turkeys  were  put  to  roast  with 
their  pluaip  sides  covered  with  a  savory 
dressing  of  sage  and  celery. 

She  went  to  the  foot  of  the  stairs  and 
called  Rufus  to  come  and  put  fresh  logs  in 
the  huge  fireplace,  when  she  was  horrified 
by  a  small,  ghostly  figure  at  the  top, 
uttering  agonizing  shrieks  of  pain.  "Oh! 
I'm  so  sick.  Oh  dear!  I  must  be  poisoned. 
Oh!  Oh!" 

Aunt  Phroso  caught  Jerry  in  her  arms 
and  hurried  him  back  to  bed,  while  she 
dispatched  uncle  Rufus  to  the  kitchen  for 
Jamaica  ginger  and  the  hired  man  post 
haste  for  Doctor  Ware. 

The  good  old  doctor  arrived  with  his 
usual  genial  smile  and  cheery  voice. 
"Well,  well,  young  man,"  said  he,  "I 
don't  see  why  you  couldn't  have  postponed 
this  illness  until  a  more  appropriate  time." 

He  was  answered  by  a  humble  little 
voice  tremulous  with  tears,  "Oh,  Doctor 
Ware,  I  don't  know  how  to  tell  you  but — I 
have  been  so  wicked — so  mean — a — a — 
glutt'n.  Yes,  that's  the  word.  Do  you 
know  I — I — " 

He    was   interrupted    by   aunt     Phroso 


rushing  into  the  room,  her  eyes  glistening 
with  unshed  tears.  "Oh,  Jerry,  I  know  il 
all  now.  I've  just  come  from  the  storel 
room  closet.  How  could  you  do  it?"  AH 
sight  of  Jerry's  tear-stained  face,  empha I 
sized  by  frequent  spasms  of  pain,  aunl 
Phroso's  heart  relented.  She  took  him  il 
her  arms  and  their  tears  mingled  freelyl 
She  was  the  first  to  speak.  "Now  don'l 
cry  any  more,  Jerry.  I  can  slice  the  cake  I 
instead  of  leaving  them  whole  and  no  onl 
need  know  they  have  been  sampled  by  I 
greedy  little  boy.  I  can  fix  the  pudding  blj 
putting  in  an  extra  handful  of  plums  an  U 
garnishing  with  leaves.  Your  punishmenH 
comes  in  having  to  lie  in  bed  for  several 
days,  at  least.  You  will  miss  our  lovel;H 
dinner  and  the  magic  lantern  show,  too.:I 

Jerry  began  sobbing  loudly :  "Oh,  yo'lj 
dear  aunt  Phro30,  I'll  never  be  so  meaill 
again.  Everyth'n'  looked  so  nice  an' 
only  meant  to  take  er  little,  but  the  firsH 
bite  was  so  good  I  took  a  wee  bit  mori 
an'—" 

"Yes,  my  child,"  interposed  aunll 
Phroso,  "you  see  the  first  wrong  stem 
leads  to  another  and  another,  until  one'M 
pride  is  gone  and  even  a  great  crimil 
appears  of  no  consequence.  It  is  the  littl  |ij 
wrongs  that  cause  the  mischief,  they  mul  j  .1 
tiply  into  mountains  of  sin  before  onl 
realizes  it.  Now,  let  this  be  a  lesson  olj 
profit,  Jerry." 

She  kissed  the  penitent  boy  tenderly  I  j 
wrapped  him  snugly  in  a  warm  homespun  I 
blanket  and  descended  to  the  kitchen. 

"Rufus,"  said  she,  "kindness  is  the  onl, 


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1529 


way  to  rule  Jeremiah.  He  is  as  meek  as  a 
lamb  and  feels  his  disgrace  keenly." 

"You  know  best,  Phroso,"  he  replied 
gruffly,  "but  I  don't  believe  I'll  ever  get 
used  to  that  boy's  pranks." 

Jerry  was  awakened  from  a  comfortable 
doze  by  snatches  of  conversation  and  the 
clatter  of  dishes  below  stairs,  which  meant 
the  feast  had  begun.  He  turned  uneasily 
in  his  bed  and  sighed  heavily:  "I  don't 
feel  like  I  ever  want  'nother  thing  to  eat, 
but  it  worries  me  er  sight  'bout  the  preach- 
er's boys'  gett'n'  them  big  juicy  drum- 
sticks I'd  counted  on  hav'n'  myself." 

& 
Penny-in-slot  Wisdom. 

"A  year  or  two  ago,"  runs  a  conversa- 
tion reported  in  Tit  Bits,  "I  spent  a  few 
weeks  at  some  watering  places.  One  day  I 
saw  a  machine  which  bore  the  inscription, 
'Drop  a  penny  in  the  slot,  and  learn  how  to 
make  your  trousers  last.' 

"As  I  didn't  have  a  great  deal  of  money, 
I  thought  an  investment  of  a  penny,  to 
show  me  how  to  save  the  purchase  of  a  pair 
of  trousers,  would  be  small  capital  put  to 
good  use;  so  I  dropped  the  required  coin 
in,  and  a  card  appeared.  What  do  you 
suppose  it  recommended- as  the  way  to 
make  your  trousers  last?" 

"Don't  wear  'em,  I  suppose." 

"No." 

"What  did  it  say?" 

"Make  your  coat  and  waistcoat  first." 

Thanksgiving. 

Men  are  prone  to  thank  God  for  those 
prosperities  of  vine  and  meadow  and  shop 
and  ship  which  make  life  easy  and  com- 
fortable; but  they  are  rarely  grateful  for 
those  divine  happenings  which  make  life 
difficult  and  great. 

Times  and  seasons  for  special  thanks- 
giving are  wise  and  necessary;  for  men 
need  to  be  reminded  of  what  they  have 
received,  and  they  need  to  have  provision 
made  for  the  special  expression  of  their 
gratitude ;  but  the  grateful  man  does  not 
.depend  on  days  and  festivals  for  his 
(thought  of  God's  goodness  and  care  for 
him;  these  thoughts  are  always  for  him; 
and  the  song  of  thanksgiving  is  always  in 
his  heart.    ■ 

Grace  before  meat  is  not  an  empty 
repetition  of  words ;  it  is  the  phrase  that 
forms  on  the  lips  out  of  the  fullness  of  the 
heart.  There  are  days  so  beautiful  in  their 
harmony  of  season,  temperature,  and  light 
;hat  when  they  dawn  and  we  breathe  the 
air  of  the  radiant  morning  we  say  instinc- 
tively, "It  is  good  to  live."  To  be  a  part 
irf  the  moving  order  of  the  world  in  such  a 
day  seems  to  be  a  sufficient  reason  for  exis- 
tence ;  we  do  not  care  to  go  behind  the  fact 
bflife.  To  one  who  sees  the  spiritual 
order  of  the  world  and  recognizes  the  sub- 
(lirne  chances  of  spiritual  fortune  which  it 
bffers,  there  is  no  need  of  special  causes  of 
gratitude;  such  a  one  thanks  God  daily 
;hat  he  lives.  About  him  is  the  glory  of 
;he  world  which  God's  stars  light  and  God's 
iun  warms  into  fertility ;  around  him  are 
lis  brother  men,  needing  his  care,  calling 
lor  his  love,  appealing  for  his  service:  let 
aim  stand  where  he  will,  there  is  a  chance 
)0  be  and  to  do,  to  live  in  the  depths  of  the 
ioul  and  to  pour  out  the  soul  like  a  river 
'or the  refreshment  of  the  world;  around 
lim  also  are  ways  without  number  of  bear- 


ing the  crosses  of  love  and  making  its  sac- 
rifices; above  him  are  the  shining  ones  who, 
out  of  weakness  such  as  his  and  in  troubles 
and  adversities  like  his  own,  have  walked 
the  way  of  life  with  steadfast  fidelity  and 
made  that  way  luminous ;  before  him,  like 
a  vast,  half-seen  avenue  of  some  great  city 
at  night,  stretches  the  path  which  glows 
more  and  more  to  the  perfect  day. 

A  man  is  specially  and  divinely  fortunate, 
not  when  his  conditions  are  easy,  but  when 
they  evoke  the  very  best  that  is  in  him ; 
when  they  provoke  him  to  nobleness  and 
sting  him  into  strength ;  when  they  clear 
his  vision;  kindle  his  enthusiasm,  and  in- 
spire his  will. 

The  best  moments  in  a  man's  life  are 
often  the  hardest  and  the  most  perilous; 
but  he  thinks  no  more  of  personal  discom- 
fort and  exposure  than  a  thousand  other 
brave  men  have  thought  of  these  things 
when  the  hour  of  destiny  had  struck. 
When  the  bugle  rings  across  the  field,  the 
deadly  line  of  fire  that  must  be  crossed  is 
forgotten  in  the  response  to  the  duty  which 
beckons  from  the  heights  above.  Happy  are 
they  to  whom  life  brings, not  ease  and  physi- 
cal comfort,  but  great  chances  of  heroism, 
sacrifice  and  service!  The  great  ages  have 
never  been  comfortable  ages;  they  have 
demanded  too  much  and  given  too  much. 
The  comfortable  ages  are  those  which 
neither  urge  a  man  to  leave  his  fireside  nor 
offer  him  great  rewards  if  he  does  so ;  the 
great  ages  are  those  which  will  not  let  a 
man  rest  for  the  multitude  of  choices  of 
works  and  perils  they  offer  him.  In  easy, 
comfortable,  money- making  times  men 
grow  callous  to  suffering,  dull  of  insight, 
sluggish  of  soul;  in  stirring,  growing, 
stimulating  times  they  draw  in  great  breaths 
of  mountain  air,  they  are  afield  with  the 
sun,  consumed  with  eagerness  to  lavish  the 
gift  of  life  in  one  great  outpouring  of 
energy.  One  who  knows  what  to  be  grate- 
ful for  would  thank  God  for  Drake's  chance 
to  die,  sword  in  hand,  facing  his  foes  half 
a  world  from  home;  for  Sidney's  oppor- 
tunity to  pass  on  the  cup  of  water  to  one 
whose  thirst  had  less  to  assuage  it ;  for 
Livingstone's  noble  home-coming,  borne 
in  sorrow  and  silence  out  of  the  heart  of 
the  dark  continent  on  the  shoulders  of  men 
who  could  not  measure  his  greatness,  but 
who  reverenced  his  spirit. 

For  all  sweet  and  pleasant  passages  in 
the  great  story  of  life  men  may  well  thank 
God;    for  leisure  and  ease  and  health  and 


friends  may  God  make  us  truly  and  humbly 
grateful;  but  our  chief  song  of  thanksgiv- 
ing must  be  always  for  our  kinship  with 
him,  with  all  that  such  divinity  of  great- 
ness brings  of  peril,  hardship,  toil  and 
sacrifice. — Hamilton  W,  Mabie:  "The  Life 
oj  the  Spirit." 

J* 

The  Turkey's  Opinion. 

"What  dost  thou  think  of  drumsticks?" 

I  asked  a  barnyard  bird. 
He  grinned  a  turkey  grin,  and  then 

He  answered  me  this  word: 

"They're  good  to  eat,  they're  good  to  beat; 

But,  sure  as  I  am  living, 
They're  best  to  run  away  with 

The  week  before  Thanksgiving." 

— Anna  M.  Pratt. 

■J* 

"You  are  an  ungrateful  child!  If  it 
hadn't  been  for  you  I  could  have  gone  to 
the  mothers'  congress." 

"If  it  hadn't  been  for  me  you  couldn't 
have  gone,  because  you  wouldn't  have  been 
a  mother." 

The  porter  at  an  Arkansas  railroad  eat- 
ing house  began  to  ring  a  large  gong  when 
the  train  stopped.  A  gong  is  worse  than  a 
church  bell  to  set  a  dog  howling,  and  this 
gong  was  working  with  telling  effect  on  a 
lean,  lank  hound  standing  on  the  platform. 
The  porter  stopped  long  enough  to  say, 
"What  you  howling  for,  dawg?  You  don't 
have  to  eat  here." 

They  Had  to  Resign. 

When  Gen.  O.  O.  Howard  was  in  com- 
mand of  the  army  of  the  Tennessee,  says 
Current  Anecdotes,  he  got  everybody  con- 
verted by  his  preaching  and  influence. 
That  is,  all  except  the  mule  drivers.  They 
hung  out  and  he  didn't  seem  to  be  able  to 
go  deep  enough  for  them.  But  one  day  a 
delegation  of  drivers  came  to  his  tent,  and 
when  the  orderly  admitted  them  the  spokes- 
man said:  "Well,  general,  we  have  de- 
cided to  make  safe  on  this  gospel  offer  you 
have  been  makin'.  We  want  to  be  Chris- 
tians; we  don't  want  to  standout  against 
the  whole  army."  General  Howard  was 
delighted  and  gave  them  a  few  words  of 
advice,  and  was  ushering  them  out,  when 
the  spokesman  suddenly  remembered  some- 
thing. "I  say,  general,  I  most  forgot; 
who  you  going  to  get  to  drive  the  mules?' 


530 

« 

At  the  Table. 

Don't  bring  worries  to  the  table, 

Don't  bring  anger,  hate  or  scowls; 
Banish  everything  unpleasant, 

Talk  and  eat  with  smiling  j  jwls. 
It  will  aid  your  own  digestion, 

If  you  wear  a  smiling  face; 
It  will  jolly  up  the  others, 
If  you  only  set  the  pace. 
Knowing  something  funny,  tell  it; 
Something  sad;  forget  to  knell  it; 
Something  hateful,  quick  dispel  it 
At  the  table. 

Cares  domestic,  business  troubles, 

Ills  of  body,  soul  or  brain, 
Uokind  thoughts  and  nagging  tempers, 

Speech  that  causes  others  pain, 
Public  woes  and  grim  disasters, 

Crimes  and  wrongs  and  right's  defeat, 
Let  them  all  go  to  the  wind 
When  you  sit  down  to  eat. 
Knowing  something  funny,  tell  it; 
Something  sad,   forget  to  knell  it; 
Something  hateful,  quick  dispel  it 
At  the  table. 

You  may  breathe  a  pious  blessing 

Over  viands  rich  and  good; 
But  a  blessing  with  long  faces 
Won't  assimilate  your  food; 
While  a  meal  of  bread  and  herring, 

With  a  glass  of  water  c'ear, 
Is  a  feast  if  it's  accompanied 
With  a  blessing  of  good  cheer. 
Knowing  something  fanny,  tell  it; 
Something  sad,  forget  to  knell  it; 
Something  hUeful,  quick  dispel  it 
At  the  table. 

—  What  To  Eat 


One  day  a  minister's  little  son  was  play- 
ing with  some  boys  who  had  a  cart — and 
they  wanted  a  dog  to  draw  it.  "Papa  says 
we  must  pray  for  what  we  want,"  said  the 
minister's  son;  so  he  knelt  down  and  said, 
"0  Lord,  send  us  a  dog  to  draw  our  cart." 
Very  shortly  after  a  big  dog  came  that 
frightened  them  and  they  began  to  cry.  A 
second  time  the  boy  kneli,  but  this  time  he 
prayed,  "0  Lord,  we  don't  want  a  bull 
flog!" 

Sir  Thomas  Lipton,  who  is  even  a  better 
merchant  than  a  yachtsman,  gives  this  ad- 
vice to  young  men :  "Be  punctual.  Beware 
of  corkscrews.  Be  civil.  Treat  rich  and  poor 
alike."  He  says  that  "corkscrews  have 
sunk  more  people  than  cork  jackets  ever 
saved,  and  that  a  poor  man's  twenty  shil- 
lings is  as  welcome  as  a  rich  man's  pound. 
Be  as  respectful  to  a  workman's  wife  with 
a  market-basket  on  her  arm  as  to  the  lady 
in  her  carriage." 


fifty  times  a.s  much   lost   in 
damage    to    clothes.     The 
chances  are  that  cheap  pow- 
ders a.re  useless,  or   danger- 
o\js.    Many  proved  so.  None 
works    like    PEAR.LINE, 
which  is  more  economical,— 
does    more.-saves    more, 
—risks   nothing,      658 

laAmdry 
™  wisdom 


■   True  Enough. 

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long  for  another,  he  told  of  a  young  man 
from  the  west  who  entered  an  electric  car 
and  sat  down  by  a  young  woman  who  was 
gazing  abstractedly  out  of  the  window. 
She  had  one  hand  in  her  muff.  The  young 
man  was  practical,  and,  seeing  an  opening, 
entered  it;  that  is,  he  put  his  hand  in  at 
the  other  end  of  the  muff. 

After  a  while  the  young  woman  awoke  to 
the  situation,  and  turning  her  head  she 
remarked,  "I  might  scream.  1  might  create 
a  scene.  But  I  come  from  Boston,  and  I 
am  not  easily  excited.  I  give  you  just 
twenty  minutes  to  remove  your  hand!" 

Dr.  Barrows  had  just  twenty  minutes  for 
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you  need  to  write  them  down  any  more  on 
paper.  Your  pleasure  book  is  written  in 
your  face." 


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1531 


With  •  the     Children, 

J.  Breckervrldge  Ellis. 


The  Runa.wa.ys. — VIII, 

"But  I  wish  you  wouldn't  call  me  'Miss 
Emily,'  "  said  the  little  girl,  "for  it  don't 
sound  friendly.  I  mean  if  you  wouldn't 
mind." 

'  "Not  at  all,  my  dear."  He  chuckled. 
He  had  called  her  "Mis3  Emily"  as  a  sort 
of  joke. 

"Haven't  you  got  a  dear  little  baby  at 
/our  house?"  inquired  Emily. 
!  Mr.   Dayton   shook  his  head.     "No,  my 
Bur." 

"But  we  saw  a  cradle  and  a  little  chair 
In  the  box-car." 

'  "Yes,"  said  the  other.  "But  our  child  is 
I  grown  young  man.  He  is  off  at  college, 
low.  He'll  soon  be  smarter'n  any  of  his 
!cin!"  Tne  speaker  chuckled  again. 
I  "But  there  was  a  cradle — we  saw  it," 
Emily  persisted.  "Don't  it  belong  to  you?" 

At  first  Mr.  Dayton  said  nothing;  then 
le  cleared  his. throat.  "We  had  a  little 
jirl,"  he  said  slowly,   "but  she  only  lived 

0  be  five  years  old.  She  died  last  sum- 
mer." 

"It's  awful  sweet  of  you  to  keep  her  lit- 
is cradle,"  said  Emily.  "I  know  she'd  be 
;lad  for  you  to  look  at  it,  and  think  of  her 
rer'  once  in  a  while.    /  would." 

Mr.  Dayton  coughed  strangely. 

"Now,  Emily,  you've  made  Mr.  Dayton 
eel  bad,"  said  Zap,  looking  back  reprov- 
ingly. "That's  a  pretty  way  to  pay  him 
jiack  for  giving  you  a  ride ! " 

1  "I  didn't  go  to,"  said  Emily. 

"How  did  she  know?"  demanded  Harry. 
Wasn't  it  natural  for  her  to  ask  that  ques- 
ion?  I  don't  see  that  Em  has  done  any- 
Ihing  out  of  the  way."  Emily  smiled,  and 
leaching  down,  while  with  one  arm  she 
jlunsr  to  the  horseman,  she  pattel  Harry  on 
pp  of  his  straw  hat  with  her  other  hand. 

"Now  look  at  those  two!"  cried  Zep  in 
jreat  good  humor,  and  with  the  air  of  a 
ropriefcor.  "They're  always  that  way, 
|lr.  Dayton,  the  awfule3t  chums  you  ever 
jaw!  If  you  say  a  word  against  Em,  Harry 
ps  and  takes  her  part  like  anything!" 
Ir.  Dayton  looked  over  his  shoulder  and 
aw  Emily  patting  Harry's  hat.     He  smiled 

I  the  way  some  men  smile,  who  are  not 
shamed  to  light  up  every  corner  of  their 
earts  with  gentle  kindness. 

"Say,  my  dear,"  he  remarked,  "I  wish 
ou  would  pat  my  old  straw  hat  a  little;  it 
'ould  make  me  feel  good,  I  know  it  would!" 

"Ain't  this  better?"  asked  Emily,  sud- 
enly  deserting  Harry,  and  giving  Mr. 
)ayton  a  squeeze  that  made  him  feel  like 
e  had  been  diving  a  long  time  under  the 
rater.  Perhaps  you  think  this  a  sudden 
riendship.  But  if  there  is  such  a  thing  as 
)ve  at  first  sight,  why  not  frieniship  at 
rst  sight?  And  then,  there  are  short  cuts 
)  friendship  that  a  wi3e  man  will  seek,  in- 
tead  of  going  the  roundabout  way  of 
jorm  and  dignity  and  reserve. 

The  children  found  Mrs.  Dayton  just 
ach  a  woman  as  you  would  wish  such  a 
tan  to  have  for  a  wife.  She  was  fleshy 
lough  to  be  good-humored  from  morning 

II  night,  and  if  she  thought  they  were  a 
ood  many  people  coming  to  dinner,  she 
id  not  let  them  know  it  As  soon  as  she 
eard  how  they  protected  the  box-car  from 
ie  tramps,  she  felt  the  children  had  a 
aim    to    her    gratitude.     Had    they    not 


saved  hundreds  of  dollars  worth  of  prop- 
erty from  Jake  and  (jrregg?  Mrs.  Dayton 
began  to  pay  them  back  that  very  day, 
with  fried  chicken  and  an  apple-cobbler. 
When  the  dinner  had  been  cleaned  away — 
Emily  washed  the  dishes  while  Harry  dried 
them,  or  "wiped  them"  as  we  say  in  Mis- 
souri— all  sat  in  the  front  yard,  whence 
they  looked  out  over  a  large  part  of  the 
farm  and  enjoyed  the  breeze  as  it  swayed 
the  maple  branches  above  their  heads — and 
scared  away  the  flies — and  made  uncon- 
scious sport  for  grass- chiggers. 

The  house  was  a  long  frame  building, 
two  stories  in  the  front  half  where  it  put 
on  its  best  appearance,  with  a  porch  be- 
fore the  front  door,  and  another  on  the 
side,  much  longer  and  more  homelike — as 
side- porches  usually  are.  The  yard  was  on 
the  summit  of  a  hill,  with  a  stone  wall 
around  it,  rising  about  two  feet  above  the 
lawn,  but  standing  really  six  or  eight  feet 
high,  as  you  could  see  by  looking  over  it 
at  the  pasture  that  rolled  up  to  its  foot.  In 
the  middle  of  the  front  pasture  was  a  pond 
with  a  thorn  tree  growing  on  a  point  of 
land  that  ran  out  into  the  sparkling  water; 
and  beside  the  pond  ran  a  branch,  fringed 
with  trees.  Mr.  Dayton  had  lived  here 
from  his  first  recollections — and  before 
them,  for  he  had  been  born  on  this  farm. 
Here  he  had  brought  his  wife,  here  their 
son  had  been  reared — the  one  now  off  at 
college,  who  was  seventeen  years  old.  But 
last  summer  when  little  Ruth  died,  Mrs. 
Dayton  felt  she  could  not  live  longer  in  the 
old  place — it  seemed  so  lonesome  and  she 
was  always  listening  for  a  little  girl's  ques- 
tions and  the  sounds  of  a  little  girl's  pat- 
tering feet.  So  they  moved  to  town,  five 
miles  away,  and  Mr.  Dayton  rode  over 
every  morning  to  oversee  the  work — you 
may  be  sure  he  got  "an  early  start"  every 
morning,  and  why  not,  when  he  got  up  at 
half- past  four?  But  at  last  Mrs.  Dayton 
felt  different,  and  her  heart  yearned  for  the 
dear  farm  where  her  little  girl  had  been  so 
happy  and  had  given  such  happiness. 
They  moved  back  the  very  week  our  little 
friends  became  runaways,  so  there  you 
have  the  box-ear  explained. 

Suddenly  Mr.  Dayton  exclaimed,  as 
they  sat  on  some  "comforts"  under  the 
trees,  and  imagined  that  was  a  protection 
against  the  grass-chiggers— "It  can't  be 
that  your  uncle  Tom  at  Campton  is  Tom 
Burgiss?" 

"Why,  yes,  it  is,"  said  Zep,  surprised. 

"Is  it  possible!"  cried  the  farmer.  "Tom 
Burgiss?  I  heard  you  say  'uncle  Tom,  un- 
cle Tom,'  and  of  a  sudden  I  remembered 
my  old  friend,  Tom  Burgiss.  Why,  I  knew 
him  when  a  boy!" 

Emily  looked  at  Mr.  Dayton  shyly.  She 
drew  a  little  away.  She  felt  that  anybody 
who  was  intimate  with  her  uncle  Tom  was 
not  just  the  man  she  had  thought  Mr.  Day- 
ton. He  noticed  her  apprehension  and 
laughed  loudly.  "I'll  run  up  there  and  see 
him  about  you  chaps  to-morrow,"  he  said. 

"Come  here,  Ed,"  said  Mrs.  Dayton, 
beckoning.  Her  husband  rose  and  followed 
her  to  the  rock  fence.  They  seated  them- 
selves upon  it  and  began  to  talk  in  low 
voices.  The  runaways  looked  at  each  other 
doubtfully.  They  felt  that  their  future 
hung  upon  those  whispered  words. 

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THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


November  2S,  1901 


Hour  of  Prayer. 

Fraonk  G.  Tyrrell. 


Longing  for   Home.* 


Text: 


For  to  me  to  live  is  Christ  and  to  die 
is  gain.  But  if  to  live  in  the  flesh,— if  this  is 
the  fruit  of  my  work,  then  what  shall  I  choose 
I  wot  not.  But  I  am  in  a  strait  betwixt  the 
two,  having  the  desire  to  depart  and  be  with 
Christ;  for  it  is  very  far  better.— Phil.  1:21-23. 

Whatever  may  be  said  about  Paul's  theology, 
he  had  a  Christology.  What  matter  who 
preached  Christ,  or  how?  Even  if  some 
preached  of  envy  and  strife,  hoping  to  annoy 
him,  neverthless  he  rejoiced.  His  daily  prayer 
was  that  Christ  might  be  magnified,  whether 
by  life  or  death.  To  such  a  disciple,  to  live  is 
Christ,  and  to  die  is  gain.  This  life  of  toil 
and  hardship  is  glorious,  because  Christ  is  an- 
imating it,  and  His  kingdom  is  being  advanced 
by  it;  but  the  future  life  will  bring  him  to  an 
intimacy  with  Christ  impossible  here,  and  in 
contemplating  that,  like  a  tired  school  boy 
he  longs  for  home. 

Desiring  to  Depa.rt. 

Ordinarily  men  cling  tenaciously  to  life-  It 
is  sweet  to  live.  The  air  is  balmy,  the  sky  is 
bright,  the  sunshine  is  glorious,  and  perfect 
health  gives  an  access  of  good  cheer.  To  the 
normal  person  this  is  indeed  the  best  possible 
of  all  worlds.  And  yet  there  comes  the  time 
when  all  this  is  changed.  The  love  of  life  is 
still  strong,  but  the  desire  for  eternal  life  is 
stronger.  As  birds  feel  the  migratory  impulse 
and  grow  restless,  and  soon  lift  themselves  on 
their  wings  and  fly  away  in  response  to  the 
sweet  solicitations  of  sunnier  climes,  so  the 
soul  of  the  Christian  feels  the  invitation  of  the 
heavenly  land,  and  becoming  dissatisfied  here, 
soon  wings  its  way  to  the  'land  o'  the  leal.' 

Many  forces  work  upon  the  leaf  clinging  to 
the  bough  of  the  oak  tree,  to  loosen  it.  And 
so  there  are  many  influences  at  work  loosen- 
ing our  grip  on  this  life,  and  making  us  ready 
and  willing,  yes,  even  anxious,  to  fly  away 
and  be  at  rest.  In  moments  of  deep  spiritual 
insight,  we  catch  celestial  visions.  Upon  the 
mountain  peak,  in  its  transfiguring  splendor, 
we  hear  heavenly  voices,  and  see  heavenly 
forms,  and  would  abide  with  them.  Such 
feelings  are  as  natural  as  the  love  and  enjoy- 
ment of  life. 

Clothed  Upon. 

"We  that  are  in  this  tabernacle  do  groan, 
being  burdened;  not  for  that  we  would  be  un- 
clothed, but  that  we  would  be  clothed  upon, 
that  what  is  mortal  may  be  swallowed  up  of 
life"  (2  Cor.  5:4).  This  is  a  fine  statement  of 
the  ease.  When  a  man  bends  beneath  the  in- 
firmities and  decrepitudes  of  earthly  fidelity, 
when  the  nerve  throbs  with  torture  and  the 
heart  aches,  then  it  is  he  longs  for  the  heav- 
enly rest;  then  groans  burst  from  pallid  lips, 
and  tears  become  his  meat,  day  and  night. 
Yet  it  is  not  that  he  desires  death;  not  the 
unclothing,  the  putting  off  of  mortality,  but 
rather,  the  putting  on  of  immortality.  Thus 
it  is  the  apostle  carries  our  thought  away 
from  the  tragedy  of  dissolution  and  fixes  it 
upon  the  glories  of  the  resurrection. 

We  are  not  Pauline  in  this  particular,  no, 
nor  Christian,  either.  For  when  bereavement 
comes,  we  murmur  and  complain.  We  nurse 
our  grief;  we  decorate  the  grave,  and  keep  the 
old  wound  open;  we  fasten  attention  upon  the 
unclothing,  and  make  of  death,  which  is  but  a 
point  of  transition,  a  perpetual  sorrow.  That 
is  the  meaning,  generally,  of  the  crepe  society 
prescribes  during  the  period  of  mourning.  Let 
them  whose  friends  and  loved  ones  have  gone 
beyond  rather  apparel  themselves  in  white 
and  adorn  their  brows  with  laurel.  Let  them 
celebrate  the  conquest  of  death,  the  victory 
over  the  grave!  They  are  not  unclothed,  but 
clothed  upon,  and  mortality  is  swallowed  up 
of  life! 

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This  life  has  its  rewards  and  punishments, 
though  they  are  but  meagre  and  imperfect  It 
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errors  of  time.  And  so  we  look  longingly  for- 
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social  conditions  are  too  unjust,  to  expect  a 
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and  condign  punishment  for  the  wicked. 

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righteousness."  Perhaps  something  corres- 
ponding to  a  diadem  may  be  worn  by  the 
saints  in  light;  who  knows?  But  ordinarily 
we  think  of  this  as  symbolical  of  the  glory 
that  shall  be  revealed.  Divine  approval  of 
itself  is  equal  to  a  throne  and  a  diadem,  and 
the  faithful  will  doubtless  receive  that.  There 
may  also  be  new  enduements  of  wisdom  and 
grace,  a  new  gift  of  infinite  love.  More  than 
conquerors,  the  victors  shall  be  crowned. 

Pra.yer. 

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several  months,  if  not  a  year  or  more.  When 
Moses's  hesitation  to  undertake  the  mission 
imposed  upon  him  had  passed,  he  bade  fare- 
well to  Midian,  and  with  his  wife  and  chil- 
dren turned  bis  face  toward  Egypt.  His 
brother  Aaron  was  instructed  of  God  to 
meet  him,  which  he  did,  and  in  the  "Mount  of 
God,"  where  Jehovah  had  appeared  to  Moses, 
the  brothers  met  and  kissed  each  other.  With 
what  joy  must  they  have  talked  over  the  de- 
clared purpose  of  God  to  deliver  their  people, 
and  with  what  humble  pride  recognized  the 
honor  bestowed  upon  themselves  in  being 
chosen  leaders  in  this  high  enterprise.  Realiz- 
ing the  possibility  of  finding  the  Hebrews  un- 
prepared, from  the  effects  of  their  long  and 
bitter  bondage,  for  the  attempted  deliverance, 
the  two  brothers  on  their  arrival  in  Egypt  call 
together  the  older  men  of  their  nation  and 
reveal  to  them  that  the  promised  time  of 
redemption  has  come.  To  strengthen  their 
faith  the  miracles  wrought  to  convince  Moses 
were  repeated,  and  all  doubts  were  dispelled. 
God's  people  believed  and  bowed  their  heads 
and  worshiped.  The  time  of  their  deliver- 
ance was  at  hand  and  God  had  indeed  not  for- 
gotten them. 

This  objecS  accomplished,  Moses  and  Aaron 
went  ia  unto  Pharaoh  and  made  known  to 
him  the  command  of  Jehovah,  that  he  should 
let  Israel  go  three  days'  journey  into  the 
wilderness,  that  they  might  sacrifice  unto 
God.  The  Pnaraoh  then  on  the  throne  was 
Menephtah,  son  of  Rameses  II.  The  character 
assigned  to  him  in  ancient  history  and  on  the 
monuments  is  in  full  accord  with  that  sug- 
gested by  the  scripture  narrative.  He  was  a 
vain  but  weak  prince,  boastful  and  vacillat- 
ing, cruel  and  violent,  cowardly  and  super- 
stitious. His  generals  had  conquered  the 
enemies  round  about,  and  he  had  taken  to 
himself  the  glory  which  he  had  not  earned. 
While  his  armies  fought  he  lingered  among 
the  luxuries  of  his  palace.  Frightened  by  the 
slightest  suggestion  of  supernatural  power 
he  immediately  forgot  his  fears  and  assumed 
a  stubborn  spirit.  It  was  natural  that  he 
should  have  refused  the  demand  of  Moses  and- 
Aaron.  Well  he  knew  that  to  let  the  subject 
nation  go  out  into  the  wilderness  would  be 
but  the  first  step  to  their  flight  into  their  own 
land.  Besides,  he  did  not  choose  to  lose  their 
labor  for  even  so  short  a  time.  "Get  you 
unto  your  burdens,"  was  his  short  and  stern 
reply.  Angered  by  the  demand,  he  made  their 
task  greater  until  the  Hebrews  cried  out 
against  Moses  and  Aaron  for  having  made 
their  slavery  harder  rather  than  easier.  God 
reassures  Moses  and  he  and  Aaron  enter  in 
earnest  upon  the  work  of  delivering  their 
people. 

We  cannot  detail  the  story  of  the  plagues 
inflicted  upon  Egypt  and  the  slow  and  grudg- 
ing yielding  of  Pharaoh  unto  the  will  of 
Jehovah.  Ten  awful  visitations  of  divine 
wrath  taught  Pharaoh  and  his  nation  the 
power  of  Jehovah  and  the  impotence  of  their 
own  deities.  The  miracles  wrought  by  Moses 
and  Aaron  were  directed  against  the  gods 
worshiped  by  the  Egyptians.  The  Nile, 
revered  as  the  source  of  their  very  life,  be- 
came putrid  with  blood  and  swarmed  with 
loathsome  reptiles.  The  dust  became  vermin, 
rendering  them  unclean  and  unfit  to  enter  the 
temples.  Plies,  or  beetles,  as  some  think, 
became  a  pest.  Murrain  and  boils  inflicted 
their  awful  pain  upon  man  and  beast.  Hail 
devastated  their  fields  and  locusts  destroyed 
what  the  hail  had  left.  Three  diys  of  absolute 
darkness  made  its  horrjr  felt.  Worst  of  all, 
the  subject    people,    and   attacked  their  op- 

#Lesson  for  December  8.     Exodus  11:1-10. 


these  plagues  passed  by  the  habitations  of 
pressors  alone.  Several  times  it  seemed  that 
Pharaoh  was  abou''-  to  yield  in  fact  as  he  did 
in  promise;  but  he  "hardened  his  heart"  so 
that  the  very  signs  which  had  softened 
Moses's  heart  and  subdued  him  to  God's  will, 
made  the  disobedient  king  more  stubborn.  It 
is  only  thus  that  "God  hardened  Pharaoh's 
heart,"  and  only  thus  does  he  harden  the 
heart  of  any  man.  Truth  disobeyed  causes 
the  soul  to  become  unfeeling,  as,  obeyed,  it 
makes  the  heart  tender. 

One  more  plague  remains,  and  that,  Jehovah 
says,  will  prove  effective.  The  firstborn  of  all 
Egypt  shall  die,  of  man  and  beast,  and  that  at 
onedread  stroke, which  shallcomeat  midnight. 
Not  one  of  the  homes  of  the  chosen  people  shall 
be  visited  by  the  angel  of  death,  but  the  favor 
of  Jehovah  shall  be  so  manifestly  upon  his 
people  that  the  very  officers  of  Pharaoh  who 
have  beaten  and  oppre3sed  them  shall  bow 
down  and  pray  them  to  depart.  Nor  shall 
they  go  out  empty.  For  their  long  and  unre 
numerated  service  they  shall  demand  of  their 
oppressors  gold  and  silver  in  such  quantity  as 
will  meet  their  needs  in  establishing  their 
worship  in  the  sanctuary,  and  be  the  basis 
for  their  wealth  in  the  land  to  which  their 
God  purposes  to  lead  them.  The  soul  of 
Moses  has  been  wrought  up  to  the  height  of 
indignation,  and  the  meek  man,  so  long- 
suffering  and  patient,  "went  out  from 
Pharaoh  in  hot  anger  "  We  shall  see,  in 
future  lessons,  how  amply  all  the  promises  of 
God  were  fulfilled  in  the  bringing  of  his 
people  out  from  under  the  yoke  of  bondage. 

Note.— The  statement  made  in  the  article 
on  the  lesson  for  Nov.  10.  that  the  "shepherd 
kings"  were  ruling  in  E<ypt  at  the  time  of 
Joseph,  which  would  account  for  the  favor 
with  which  the  Hebrews  were  received,  has 
been  questioned  by  a  brother,  who  cites  the 
fact  that  Gen.  46:34  says  that  "every  shep- 
herd is  an  abomination  unto  the  Egypti  ins," 
as  a  contradiction  of  the  above  statement. 
It  rather  confirms  it.  The  reigning  Pharaoh 
was  one  of  the  "shepherd  kings,"  who  favored 
a  pastoral  people  like  the  Hebrews.  But  the 
native  Egyptians  hated  their  kings,  whom 
they  looked  upon  as  usurpers,  and  they  were 
the  more  bitterly  prejudiced  against  all  pas- 
toral peoples  because  their  conquerors  be- 
longed to  that  class.  When  the  native 
Egyptians  again  secured  the  kingdom  and 
expelled  the  "shepherd  kings,"  whi-'h  was 
accomplished  by  Seti  I.,  the  very  king  who 
"knew  not  Joseph,"  and  who  began  the  op- 
pression, they  would  of  course  vent  the  bate 
they  could  not  be'ore  put  into  act,  while  the 
usurping  dynasty  was  reigning  In  answer  to 
another  c,uery,  I  will  say  that  the  date  of  the 
exodus  is  somewhat  uncertain,  but  it  was 
prooably  not  far  from  1490  B.  C.  A  brief 
but  satisfactory  statement  of  the  reasons  for 
this  date  is  giveti  by  Canon  Cook  in  his  in- 
troduction to  Exodu3  in  the  Speaker's  Com- 
mentary. Exodus  12:40  gives  the  length  of 
the  sojourn  ia  Egypt  as-  430  years.  If  this 
included  the  actual  sojourn  it  would  place 
the  immigration  into  Egypt  about  1920  B.  C. 
If  it  includes  the  years  of  patriarchal  life  in 
Canaan,  then  the  sojourn  was  about  200 
years.  Which  interpretation  is  correct  is  un- 
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Few  People  Know  How  Usefvil  it  Is  irv  Pre- 

serving  Healtb  arvd  Beauty. 

Nearly  everybody  knows  that  charcoal  is  the  safest 
and  most  efficient  disinfectant  and  purifier  in  na- 
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human  system  for  the  same  cleansing  purpose. 

Charcoal  is  a  remedy  that  Ine  more  you  take  of  it 
the  better:  it  is  not  a  drug  at  all,  but  simply  absorbs 
the  gases  and  impurities  always  present  in  the 
stomach  and  intestines,  and  carries  them  out  of  the 
system. 

Charcoal  sweetens  the  breath  after  smoking, 
drinking,  or  after  eating  onions  or  other  odorous 
vegetables. 

Charcoal  effectually  clears  and  improves  the  com- 
plexion; it  whitens  the  teeth;  and  further  acts  as  a 
natural  and  eminently  safe  cathartic. 

It  absorbs  the  injurious  gases  which  collect  in  the 
stomach  and  bowels;  it  disinfects  the  mouth  and 
throat  from  the  poison  of  catarrh. 

All  druggists  sell  charcoal  in  one  form  or  another, 
but  probably  the  best  charcoal  and  the  most  for  the 
money  is  in  Stuart's  Absorbent  I^ozenges;  they  are 
composed  of  the  finest  powdered  Willow  charcoal, 
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cost  but  twenty-five  cents  a  box  at  drug  stores,  and 
although  in  some  sense  a  patent  preparation,  yet  I 
believe  I  get  more  and  better  charcoal  in  Stuart's 
Absorbent  I«ozenges  than  in  any  of  the  ordinary 
charcoal  tablets." 


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COLLINS  — BOY AR.— Married,  in  Council 
Bluffs,  la  ,  Nov.  5,  1901,  John  B.  Collins  and 
Christine  Boyar,  W.  B.  Crewdson  officiating. 

MAJOR— CURTRIGHT.— Married,  at  the 
Dooley  House  in  Faris,  Mo.,  Nov.  18,  1901, 
Mr.  Edward  T.  Major  to  Miss  Roberta 
Ourtrigbt,  both  of  Monroe  county,  Mo.,  C. 
H.  Strawn  officiating. 

WOOD  —  GLASSCOCK.  —  Married,  at 
Woodlawn,  Mo.,  Nov.  10,  1901,  Mr.  Claude  J. 
Wood  to  Miss  Bessie  L.  Glasscock;  C.  H. 
Strawn  officiating. 

ZIMMERMAN— WHITMAN  —Married,  at 
ihe  home  of  the  bride  by  O  D.  Maple,  pastor 
of  the  Christian  church,  Cameron,  111,  at 
iS  p.  m,  on  the  30th  of  October,  1901,  D-. 
Henry  Samuel  Zimmerman  and  Miss  Mae 
Whitman,  both  of  Cimeron,  111. 

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Mary  Davisson  Alsup,  wife  of  our  pastor, 
Rev.  J.  S.  Alsup.  was  called  home  Oct.  25, 
190L.  We,  the  Pekin  auxiliary  of  C  W.  B.  M., 
3iave  lost  a  faithful  member.  The  sympathies 
of  all  go  out  to  the  husband  and  four  little 
children  in  their  loss.  Rev.Deshreeves,  a  life- 
long friend,  conducted  the  funeral  services. 
The  remains  were  taken  to  Metropolis,  111  , 
for  interment. 

ANDREWS. 

Died,  Nov.  4,  1901,  Charles  Andrews,  aged 
•36  years,  7  montbs  and  4  days.  For  years  he 
has  been  a  patient  sufferer  from  the  infirmi- 
ties of  old  age.  Having  lost  his  second  wife 
by  death,  June  19,  189b,  he  has  since  made  a 
ihome  with  his  children,  three  of  whom  sur- 
vive him,  L.  D.  Andrews.  Leavenworth,  Kas., 
W.  H  Andrews,  Washington,  D.  C  ,  and  Mrs. 
Melissa  Reed,  Pomona,  Kas.  He  fell  asleep  in 
"the  triumphs  of  a  living  faith  and  his  casket 
marked  '"Father"  has  been  placed  'neath  the 
"clods  of  the  valley."  L   D.  Andrews. 

Leavenworth,  Kis. 

BROWN. 

Elizabeth  Hutihiason  Coursey  was  born  at 
Bellbrook,  O.,  May  9,  1825;  was  married  to 
James  Brown,  June  16,1842;  died  in  St.  Louis, 
Oct.  16,  1901.  Five  daughters  were  born  to 
them,  four  of  whom  survive.  There  are  also 
Hour  grandchildren,  and  two  great  grand- 
children. Mrs.  Brown's  parents,  Samuel  L 
and  Jane  Hutchinson  Ooiusey,  were  Virgini- 
ans, moving  from  Augusta  county,  Va.  to 
Ohio,  about  18  5  From  their  Onio  home  Mr. 
and  Mrs  Brown  moved  to  Keokuk,  ia  ,  in 
1857;  to  Okaloosa  in  1861,  and  io  .-^t.  Louis  in 
1883.  Here  Mr  Brown,  altho  gh  no  longer  a 
young  man,  built  up  a  fine  business,  which 
has  been  conducted  since  bis  death  by  his 
daughters  Mrs.  Brown  was  a  woman  of 
■quiet  unassuming  character.  Her  religious 
laith  was  firm  and  unwavering.  One  could 
not  be  in  her  soc;ety  for  even  a  few  moments 
without  realizing  ner  genuine  earnestness, 
and  seeing  something  of  the  b?auty  of  Christ- 
likeness  wh'.ch  characterized  her. 

Fkakk  G.  Tyrrell 

COMBS. 

Mary  J.  Agee  was  born  in  Todd  county, 
Ky.,  June  18,  1820  She  came  witb  her  parents 
to  Pettis  county,  Mo,  in  1835  where  she  was 
married  to  v\m.  Bracht  in  1839.  who  died  in 
1845.  Of  this  union  one  child  was  born.  Mary 
E.,  now  the  wife  of  Bro.  P.  Courtney,  of 
Holden,  Mo.  She  was  again  married  in  1847 
to  J.  H.  Combs,  who  died  in  1893  Sister 
Com os  became  a  member  of  the  Christian 
schurci  at  Georgetown,  Pettis  county.  Mo., 
in  1*43  and  was  a  faithful  Christian  until  her 
death,  which  occurred  in  Holden,  Nov.  5,  1901. 
The  funeral  services  were  concluded  by  the 
■writer  from  the  no  me  of  her  daughter,  where 
tier  declining  years  were  spent.  She  was  a 
grood  woman  and  tenderly  loved  by  all  who 
know  her-  J.  W.  Boulton. 

Holden.  Mo. 

FOREMAN, 

Amanda  Foreman  was  born  Sept  12,  1862, 
united  with  the  Church  of  Cbrist  at  Ingra- 
ham, 111.,  Sept  27,  1873.  Died  Oct.  31,  1901. 
Was  married  to  Hay  den  Foreman  Nov.  8, 
1885.  Sle  devoted  her  married  life  to  building 
up  a  good,  safe  influence  for  ber  children  to 
£"ro  v  up  in,  bu  was  called  away  while  the 
■fides t  was  but  10  years  of  age.  She  called  her 
family  about  her, .gave  her  husband,  little 
son    and  daughter  parting  counsel  and  said, 


"I   would  like  to  stay  with  you,  but  I  must 
go.    I  am  ready,"  and  fell  asleep. 

F.  M.  Lollar. 
Ingraham,  111. 

GILLUM. 

Died,  at  his  home  near  Clarksville,  Pike 
county,  Mo.,  Nov.  2,  1901,  Mr.  J.  C.  Gillum, 
in  the  seventy-fifth  year  of  his  age.  He  was 
an  industrious  and  upright  man;  an  earnest 
Christian,  filling  faithfully  the  office  of  elder 
in  the  Christian  church  of  which  he  was  a 
consistent  and  worthy  member.  He  was  a 
kind  father,  devoted  husband  and  a  true 
friend.  He  leav.es  a  devoted  wife,  four  sons, 
(children  by  a  former  marriage)  ,  several 
grandchildren  and  an  aged  sister;  also  many 
bound  to  him  by  social  and  Christian  ties. 
Being  true  to  the  Christ  his  reward  is  sure. 
He  rests  from  his  toils  now.  Though  missed 
by  the  living  hf  is  blessed  of  God,  whom  in 
life  he  delighted  to  honor. 

E.  J.  Lampton. 

GROGGER. 

At  the  family  home,  one  and  a  half  miles 
east  of  Leeds,  in  Jackson  county,  Mo.,  Mrs. 
Elvira,  wife  of  Paul  Grogger,  pissed  away, 
on  Wednesday,  Oct.  30.  Forest  Hill  ceme- 
tery, Kansas  City,  received  the  remains  >>n 
Nov.  1  Besides  the  bereaved  husband,  four 
children  and  a  large  chvle  of  friends  mourn 
the  departure  of  an  exceptional  woman.  She 
was  born  near  Somerset,  Ky.,  March  27,  1842. 
In  1870,  took  up  her  residence  in  Kansas  City, 
where  her  childien  were  born  and  reared. 
Those  qualities  which  marked  ber  as  a  faith- 
ful and  loving  mother  were  always  uncon- 
sciously exhibited  in  her  home.  Among  the 
characteristics  which  distinguished  her  was 
that  of  benevolence.  All  the  acquaintances 
of  the  family  share  with  them  this  great  sor- 
row. B.  M. 

Independence.  Mo. 

HODGES. 

Mrs.  Elizabeth  Hodges  died  at  the  Monod 
Hospital,  this  city,  Saturday,  Oit.  26  Sister 
Hodges  was  a  member  of  the  Christian  church 
at  vi  tiatcom,  and  resided  at  Fairhaven.  Ac- 
companied by  her  husband,  she  came  here  for 
surgical  treatment.  She  had  anticipated  the 
result  and  had  made  every  preparation.  The 
most  essential  preparation  was  made  by  her 
faithful,  consistent  Christian  life.  The  beau- 
tiful qualities  of  a  noble  Christian  woman  were 
hers  in  a,  very  large  measure  Her  bereaved 
husband  accompanied  tl  e  remains  back  to  the 
old  family  burying  ground  at    Martinsville 

Ind.  B.  H    LlNGENFELTER. 

Seattle,   Wash. 

HUN  LEY. 

Eldora  Hunley  was  born  Jan.  12,  1859. 
United  with  the  Church  of  Christ  at  Ingra- 
ham, 111  ,  Sept.  1875;  was  married  to  J.  W. 
Hunley  Jan.  8,  1882  She  leaves  her  husband 
and  eight  children  to  mourn  her  loss;  died 
Nov.  13, 1901.  Her  maiden  name  was  Mitchell 
and  her  asred  parents  were  present  at  the 
funeral,  which  was  conducted  by  F  M.  Lollar. 

Ingraham,  III. 

JOHNSON. 

Mrs.  Matilda  J  Johnson,  daughter  of  John 
B.  and  Jane  M  Helm,  was  born  in  Kentucky 
and  died  at  the  home  of  her  brother-in-law, 
Hon  J.  F.  Davidson,  Hannibal,  Mo.,  Nov.  11. 
1901,  aged  64  years  Early  in  life  she  became 
a  member  of  the  Methodist  Church,  and  in 
1863.  when  she  married  Joseph  J.  Johnson, 
she  found  her  religious  home  with  the  Chris- 
tian church  in  Hannibal  Her  husband  pre- 
ceded her  into  rest.  14  years  ago.  Since  tbar> 
time  she  has  had  a  hospitable  home  with  her 
sister,  Mrs  Davidson.  She  was  in  her  quiet 
way  a  preacher  of  righteousness  in  whatever 
circle  she  moved.  Her  sorrows  brought  her 
into  a  closer  fellowship  with  God.  Her  kind 
ness  and  good  cheer  were  proverbial.  She 
will  be  missed  in  the  church,  in  the  home  and 
in  many  social  circles. 

Levi  Marshall. 

Hannibal,  Mo. 

ROCK  A  ELL. 

Sister  Erne  ine  Rockwell  passed  over  to  the 
better  land  Sunday.  Nov.  3,  1901,  aged  80 
years,  7  months  and  11  days.  If  ever  death 
could  be  called  beautiful  it  was  so  in  her 
case.  She  had  lived  a  long  and  useful 
life,  had  finished  her  work  and  was  ready  to 
depart.  For  many  years  she  w  as  a  member 
of  the  Central  Christian  church  in  St.  Louis, 
and  became  a  charter  member  of  the  Lenox 
Avenue  church  in  New  York.  She  watched 
its  growth  with  deep  and  prayerful  interest, 
and  as  long  as  strength  permitted  she  was  al- 
ways in  her  place  in  the  Lord's  house  on  the 
Lord's  day.  She  was  personally  acquainted 
with  many  of  our  pioneer  preachers,  had  en- 
tertained them  in  her  home  and  knew  well 
the  struggles  through  which  the  church 
passed  in  its  early  daye.  Out  of  this  there 
came  a  devotion  to  our  plea  which  increased 


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more  and  more  with  passing  years.  She  filled 
a  place  all  her  own.  So  gently  and  so  kindly 
she  went  in  aud  out  among  us  her  presence 
was  always  a  benediction.  She  leaves  two 
sons  in  New  York  and  a  daughter  in  St. 
Louis.  She  was  buried  in  Akron,  O.,  beside 
her  husband,  who  died  in  February,  1889. 

J.  M.  Philputt. 
New  York,  Nov.  15,   1901. 

WARDEN. 

After  a,  sickness  of  more  than  a  year  Bro. 
William  Warden  passed  from  earth  to  heaven 
Oct.  16,  1901.  Bro.  w  arclen  was  born  in  Mis- 
souri in  the  year  1822,  died  in  Augusta, 
M"nt.,  after  a  residence  of  12  years  Bro. 
Warden  became  a  Christian  when  quite  a 
young  man.  was  active  in  church  work,  acting 
as  Sunday-school  teacher  and  superintendent. 
He  also  served  as  elder  in  the  church  for  many 
years.  He  was  elected  elder  in  the  Augusta 
Christian  church,  which  was  organized  last 
March  He  was  an  earnest  Christian  man, 
loved  God.  Cbrist  and  the  church;  he  was 
loved  by  all  who  knew  him.  He  leaves  a 
widow  and  two  sons,  together  with  a  cum- 
ber of  grandchildren  to  mourn  his  loss,  but 
they  sorrow  not  as  those  who  have  no  hope. 
The  funeral  services  were  conducted  by  his 
pastor,  H.  L.  Willis,  who  spoke  from  the 
words,  "Let  me  die  the  death  of  the  right- 
eous and  let  my  last  end  be  like  his." 
Dearest  father,  thou  hast  left  us, 
Here  thy  loss  we  deeply  mourn, 
But  in  heaven  we  hope  to  greet  thee, 
When  life's  journey  here  is  o'er. 

H.  L.  Willis. 

WILCOX. 

The  death  of  Mrs.  Julia  Wilcox  removes 
from  the  present  life  a  remarkable  woman. 
She  was,  as  we  ate  accustomed  to  say,  self- 
made,  but  more  coirectly  she  was  God-made. 
She  was  born  in  Terre  Haute,  Ind.,  Feb.  12, 
1827.  She  was  left  an  orphan  at  an  early  age, 
spending  her  early  days  in  Louisville  and 
St.  Louis.  Aug  4,1848,  she  was  mariied  to 
Seymour  B.  Wilcox,  and  the  first  year  of  hi  r 
married  life  was  spent  in  St.  Louis,  then  a 
young,  frontier  cit^ .  The  brick  house  where 
they  began  their  housekeeping  still  stands, 
now  in  the  heart  of  the  city.  Shortly  after 
their  marriage,  they  removed  to  Illinois,  and 
finally  settled  at  Virden,  where  she  continued 
to  reside  until  the  death  of  Mr.  Wile  x  which 
took  place  in  1895.  Mrs.  Wilcox  was  the 
mother  of  nine  children,  five  of  whom  now  sur- 
vive her.  Among  these  is  Mrs.  Luella  Wilcox 
St  Clair,  co  principal  of  Christian  Col- 
lege, Columbia,  Mo.  During  the  past  year 
Mrs.  Wilcox  remain'  d  most  of  her  time  at  the 
college,  and  the  writer  had  the  very  best  op- 
portunity tono'ice  her  remarkable  character. 
During  the  last  days  of  her  earthly  life,  she 
suffered  most  intensely,  but  she  did  every- 
thing possible  to  keep  others  from  being  an- 
noyed by  it,  oreven  from  being  conscious  that 
she  was  sttfferins  at  all  She  was  one  of  tne 
most  unselfish  women  I  ever  knew.  Her 
sphere  of  life  was  not  specially  prominent, 
but  in  quiet  ways  she  gave  unmistakable  evi- 
dence of  great  strength  of  chara  ter.  She 
was  for  many  years  a  consistent  member  of 
the  Christian  Church.  Her  death  was  a 
benediction  to  all  who  witnessed  it.  It  was 
simply  the  passing  from  the  temporal  to  the 
eternal;  and  yet  she  seemed  to  meet  the  eter- 
nal before  her  spirit  left  the  body.  At  the 
last  her  whole  countenance  lit  up  with  al- 
most angelic  refulgence,  and  while  seeming  to 
gaze  into  the  future,  she  passed  away  to 
the  spirit  land.  W.  T,  M. 

Columbia,  Mo. 

WOODS. 

Mrs  Cora  Hall  Woods,  born  Aug.  27,  1864, 
died  Oct.  30,  1901,  aged  37  years,  2  months 
and  3  days.  Cora  Hall  was  married  to  Mr. 
Chris.  Snidow,  Dec.  27,  1881.  He  was  acciden- 
tally drowned  many  years  ago.  She  was 
married  to  Bro.  John  H.  Woods,  Mar.  25, 
1893  He.  with  three  little  children  and  her 
oldest  daughter,  survives  her.  She  united 
with  the  Church  of  Christ,  Sept.  15,  1894,  and 
has  been  an  active  and  devoted  mem  >er  ever 
since  She  was  a  faithful  wife,  a  devoted 
mother,  a  true  friend  and  a  generous  neigh- 
bor. By  the  magic  of  her  pure  sweet  life, 
she  charmed  into  friendship  every  acquain- 
tanceship. May  God  comfort  her  bereaved 
husband  and  protect  and  lead  her  motherless 
children.  C.  H.  Strawn. 

Paris,  Mo. 


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THE   CHRISTIAN  EVANGELIST 


A  Course  of   Reading, 

Carey  E.  Morgan,  of  Richmond,  and  Cephas 
Shelburne,  of  Roanoke,  were  appointed  a 
committee  on  a  course  of  reading  for  the  Vir- 
ginia ministerial  association.  The  following 
books  were  selected  by  the  committee  and 
approved  by  the  association  at  their  state 
meeting  in  Richmond,  and  requested  to  be 
published  in  our  papers.  The  object  of  the 
committee  was  to  giveaa  condensed,  pro- 
gressive course,  beginning  with  the  life  of 
lives,  while  at  the  same  time  furnishing  as 
much  variety  as  possible  with  anything  like 
system  and  giving  one  volume  per  month. 
The  list  contains  thirteen  books  ranging  in 
price  from  twenty  cents  to  two  dollars  per 
volume.  The  entire  set  can  be  purchased 
with  the  usual  discount  for  $12  to  $15.  Fol- 
lowing is  the  list: 

"Life  and  Times  of  Jesus,"  Siedel. 

"The  Beginnings  of  Christianity, "    Fisher. 

"The  Lives  of  the  Fathers,"  Farrar. 

A  book  on  the  Reformation  (to  be  selected 
by  reader). 

"Alexander  Campbell's  Theology,"  W.  E. 
Garrison. 

"The  Christian  System,"  Campbell. 

"The  Gospel  for  an  Age  of  Sin,"  Van  Dyke. 

"The  Character  of  Jesus,"  Bushnell. 

"The  Evangelization  of  the  World,"    Mott. 

"Life  Problems . "  G.  Campbell  Morgan. 

"A  Man's  Value  to  Society,"   Hillis. 

A  Study  of  Brownirg's  "Saul." 

"Making  a  Life,"  Cortland  Myers. 

Cephas  Shelburne. 
By  Order  of  Sec. 

Eighth  District  of  Illinois. 

R.  H.  Robertson  reports  five  additions  at 
DuQuoin.  He  has  bean  delivering  a  series  of 
doctrinal  lectures. 

H.  E.  Tucker  reports  things  moving  at 
Murphysboro.  Relighted,  repaired,  ref"r- 
nished,  he  says  of  the  church.  One  from  the 
Presbyterians  recently. 

Carbondale  is  building  a  new  church.  It 
will  be  the  best  in  the  city.  H.  G.  Bennett  is 
the  man  at  the  helm. 

W.  G  McCalley  reports  two  baptisms  at 
Marion  and  e  erythingon  the  up  grade  Ttey 
are  plar>niDg  toi'  a  meeting  in  January. 

J.  J.  Harris,  evangelist  for  eighth  district, 
has  held  meetings  at  Cobden  and  Unionville; 
41  baptisms  and  21  otherwise. 

Elkville  has  had  an  increase  of  10  since 
July.  H.  J.  Reynolds, 

Cor.  Sec.  Eighth  District. 

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Horse   Bucked. 

FLlder  Severely  Hvirt. 

A  Cincinnati  man  visiting  in  Texas,  on  a 
ranch,  was  thrown  from  a  horse  and  so 
severely  injured  that  his  life  was  despaired  of. 
He  takes  pride  in  telling  how  food  saved 
his  life.  The  hen,vy  drug*  given  seriously  in- 
jured his  stomach  and  as  he  says:  "Id  seemed 
I  would  soon  have  to  starve  in  the  midst  of 
plenty.  My  stomach  refused  to  digest  food 
and  I  ran  down  from  165  to  133  pounds.  When 
my  appetite  failed  I  was  ready  to  give  up, 
and  it  looked  as  though  I  would  soon  'wink 
out.' 

"One  morning  the  foreman's  daughter 
brought  in  what  she  called  a  splendid  food 
and  it  turned  out  to  be  Grape-Nuts.  A  little 
skeptical,  I  ate  it  and  found  it  was  good,  and 
just  the  kind  of  food  1  could  keep  on  my 
stomach  which  had  been  almost  burned  out 
by  the  vile  drugs. 

"I  felt  that  I  had  obtained  a  new  lease  of 
life,  for  improvement  set  in  at  once.  ■  A  week 
later  I  was  weighed  and  had  gained  two 
pounds.  My  weight  has  since  steadily  in- 
creased by  the  constant  use  of  Grape-Nuts, 
and  I  am  now  better  than  I  have  been  in 
years,  as  my  friends  will  all  testify. 

"In  all  kinds  of  athletic  sports  I  notice  I 
have  a  greater  reserve  force  than  formerly, 
for  wlrch  1  am  indebted  to  Gripe-Nuts. 
Taken  in  moderation  it  is  the  greatest  food 
of  its  kind  in  the  world,  being  equally  well 
adapted  to  athletes  and  invalids."  Paul 
Alwia  Platz,  1906  Biglow  Ave.,  Mt.  Auburn, 
Cincinnati,  O. 


November  28,  1901 


Bakin 


Used  in  Millions  of  Homes. 
40  Years  the  Standard.  A 
Pure  Cream  of  Tartar  Pow- 
der. Superior  to  every  other 
known.  -Makes  finest  cake 
and  pastry,  light,  flaky  bis- 
cuit, delicious  griddle  cakes 
— palatable  and  wholesome. 


Price  Baking 
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and  may  raise  the  cake,  but  alum 
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mixed  with  it  without  injury  to  health. 


Iowa  Sunda.y-school  Work. 

At  the  recent  state  convention  held  at  Ce- 
dar Rapids,  the  Iowa  Christian  Bible  school 
Convention  was  organized.  On  the  first  of 
November  the  state  superintendent  and  evan- 
gelist, J.  H.  Bryan,  of  Missouri,  began  his 
work  at  Iowa  City,  and  since  that  has  been 
at  work  in  Cass  county.  Besides  stimulating 
the  Bible-school  workers  to  greater  energy 
and  guiding  them  to  better  methods,  his  work 
has  been  helpful  in  other  ways.  At  Iowa 
City  the  pastor,  C.  P.  Leach,  made  the  rally 
the  basis  of  a  forward  movement  in  all  lines 
of  his  church  work,  and  at  Atlantic  the  insti- 
tute was  the  introduction  to  a  successful 
meeting,  there  being  five  additions  to  the 
church  at  the  last  session  of  the  institute. 
The  evangelist  has  appointments  at  Lake 
City  and  Liscomb  in  December. 

The  plans  of  the  executive  committee  for 
the  state  for  the  year  ending  at  the  state  con- 
vention in  September  include  the  following 
items: 

Twenty  five  per  cent,  increase  in  all  estab- 
lished schools. 

Two  hundred  home  departments  in  the 
state. 

One  new  school  in  each  county  in  the  state. 

District  and  county  superintendents 
throughout  the  state. 

State  superintendent  and  evangelist  in  the 
field. 

Normal  Bible  aDd  training  work. 

An  annual  rally  day  in  all  schools  fourth 
Lord's  day  in  April. 


A  pledge  for  state  Bible-school  work  from 
each  school. 

As  the  work  is  but  recently  organized  it  re- 
quires all  the  assistance  its  friends  can  give 
it.  So  besides  the  gifts  from  schools,  life  and 
annual  memberships  are  offered;  life  member- 
ship being  $5  00  a  year  for  four  years  and  the 
annual  membership  being  $1.00  a  year. 

While  Iowa  schools  are  missionary,  giving 
last  year  $3,565  for  foreign  missions,  they 
have  sadly  neglected  the  Iowa  field,  giving 
only  $154  for  the  salvation  of  Iowa.  That  the 
Iowa  field  is  a  needy  field,  is  shown  by  the 
fact  that  we  have  neither  church  nor  school 
in  14  counties,  34  county  seats  and  1,500  towns 
and  villages,  only  one  church  in  11  counties 
and  only  two  churches  in  13  counties.  That 
it  is  a  productive  field  is  shown  by  the  splen- 
did growth  in  the  past.  That  a  distinctive 
Sunday-school  work  can  be  maintained  and 
that  it  pays  to  do  so  is  shown  by  the  record 
of  Missouri,  which  has  so  wrought  for  25 
years  with  the  most  gratifying  results,  hav- 
ing kept  five  men  in  the  field  last  year  Wheth- 
er Iowa  shall  so  do  in  the  future  will  depend 
upon  the  support  of   the  friends   of  the  work 

Pledges  and  cash  may  be  sent  to  H.  H. 
Slayton,  treasurer,  Des  Moines. 

Des  Moines.  J.  H.  Bryan. 

J* 

For  a.  Nerve  Torvic 

Vse  Horsford's  Acid  Phosphate. 

Dr.  H.  M.  Harlow,  Augusta,  Me  ,  says 
"One  of  the  best  remedies  in  all  cases  in  whic 
the  system  require  s  an  acid  and  a  nerve  tonic. ' 


THE  ^XT^ 

ISTIANIVMGEUST 


A   WEEKLY    FAMILY    AND    RELIGIOUS    JOURNAL. 


Vol.  xxxviii 


December  5\   1901 


No.  49 


Contents.  M^^^^l^^ir 

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Editorial: 
Current  Events 1539 

a  Deeper  and  wider  Evangelism 1541  g     ^BJ^THAT  a   transformation   man   has  wrought 

After  Thanksgiving— What? 1541  Mm         WrW        .  .      «.t  ,  .  * 

„T       „,  T  CJ  ,  -,.,-,  w&       ▼  ▼       in  matter!    Nature   says,    here   *s  a  lump 

Worse  Than  an  Infldel lo41  vm 

The  Quest  of  Liberty 1542  if     °f   mud;   man    answers,  let   it   become  a    beau- 

a  Lesson  from  Russia 1542  y     tifvil   vase.    Nature   says,  here  is  a   sweet  briar; 

Editor's  Easy  Chair 1542  »| 

^     man   answers,   let   it  become   a   rose   double   and 

Contributed  Articles:  P3  , 

sg     or   many   hues.     Nature   says,    here   is   a   string 

Gumption  and  Preaching.— Stephen  J.  Iss  l-fiir  «  *  -i 

,-.o  ^     and  a   block  of  wood;   man   answers,  let  them 

Corey    lo43  1*1 

Office  Plums  and  Political  Puiis.— Ed-  HI     be  a    sweet-voiced   harp.     Nature   says,    here  is 

ward  B.  Bagby 1544  W$  j      •       .     n  »    ^    •,    r. 

s*     a  daisy;    Burns   answers,  let  it  become  a.,   poem. 

Chinese  Topics. —William  Remfry  Hunt. 1545  (gK 

The  old  Book  in  the  New  cruci oie -j  S     Nature  sa^ys,  here  is  a  piece  of  ochre  and  some 

J  Haley 15i6  M     iron  rust;   Millet   answers,   let  the  colors   become 

New  York  Letter— S.  T.  Willis  1547  |8g 

English  Topics.-wmiam  Durban 1548  11     an  Angelus.    Nature   says,   here  is  reason   rude 

Ministerial  Relief -a.  l.  orcut  1549  ^     ancj   untaught;   man    must   answer,   let  the  mind 

B.  B.  Tyler's  Letter 1549  g§| 

#  |s|     become  as  full   of  thoughts  as  the  sky  of  stars 

Correspondence:  P|i        . 

H|     and  more  radiant.     Nature  says,  here  is  a  rude 

In  Nankin,  China 1554  ps  -,  ,  ,    ,      ,,_        *  i 

_. .    T  t  ,  «     affection:  man   must   answer,   let    the    heart    be- 

Ohio  Letter 1555  mzi 

Prea:hers,  Lawyers  and  Doctors 1555  |||     come    as  full    of    love    and    sympathy    as    the 

Miscellaneous:  pi     summer  is  full   of  ripeness  and  beauty.     Nature 

The  People's  Forum .....1551  H     so^s«    here    is    *    conscience,    train    it;     man 

our  Budget 1552  Hf     should   answer,    let   the   conscience   be  as    true 

Evangelistic ....1556  1§|  _,      ,    .  j*-j  ,,      ,       .,  , 

„     .,    ~,.   ,  „„„  «■§     to   Christ  and   God   as    a   needle  to  the  pole- 

Family  Circle 1560  fg|  *^ 

With  the  Children 1563  |||  r  Newell  Dwlght  Hillis.  in 

Hour  of  Prayer , 1564  |§|  E  "RJghtl  Living!  as  a!  Fine  Art," 

Sunday-school 1565  pj 

Book  Notes 1566  ||| 

Marriages  and  Obituaries 1567  |g| 

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C\irrent  Events. 


A  Real 
R  eform. 


No  event  of  President 
Roosevelt's  administration 
so  far  has  been  more  significant  than  his 
removal  of  Gov.  Jenkins,  of  Oklahoma,  for 
using  the  power  of  his  office  to  reward  his 
political  henchmen.  It  was  like  the  Presi- 
dent not  only  to  take  this  action  imme- 
diately upon  ascertaining  the  facts,  but  to 
tell  why  in  good  plain  English.  The 
memorandum  which  he  attached  to  his 
executive  order  is  worthy  of  becoming  a 
classic  and  it  may  yet  prove  to  mark  an  era 
in  the  history  of  civil  service  reform.  The 
following  is  the  document  in  full: 

"Governor  Jenkins,  of  Oklahoma,  is  here- 
by removed  because  of  his  improper  con- 
nection with  a  contract  between  the  Terri- 
tory and  the  Oklahoma  Sanatorium  Com- 
pany. The  decision  is  based  purely  upon 
his  own  written  statements  and  his  oral 
explanations  of  them  at  the  final  hearing. 

"One  of  the  duties  of  a  territorial  gov- 
ernor is  to  enter  into  a  contract  with  some 
person  or  corporation  for  the  keeping  of 
the  insane  of  the  Territory.  Governor  Jen- 
kins made  such  a  contract  with  the  Okla- 
homa Sanatorium  Company,  a  corporation 
the  promoters  of  which  reserved  $10,000  of 
its  stock  for  the  governor  and  subject  to 
his  orders 

"In  the  governor's  explanation  of  the 
affair  he  says  he  told  the  promoters  at  the 
time  they  desired  him  to  sanction  the  con- 
tract that  'it  was  an  important  contract' 
and  that  'I  have  some  friends  whom  I 
would  like  to  have  interested  in  the  com- 
pany to  whom  I  owed  some  political  obli- 
gations which  I  would  not  be  able  to  pay 
by  an  appointment  or  anything  of  that 
kind.'  The  stock  was  delivered  to  a  banker 
subject  to  the  governor's  order,  and  was 
turned  over  to  those  friends  whose  politi- 
cal services  the  governor  thus  sought  to 
reward.  The  extent  of  the  favor  to  the 
governor  or  his  friends  is  suggested  by  the 
fact  that  the  only  known  sale  of  the  stock 
since  the  contract  was  given  out  was  at 
double  the  price  paid  for  it. 

"As  performance  of  the  contract  was  to 
be  the  sole  business  of  the  corporation,  it 
is  obvious  either  that  the  Territory  was 
obligated  to  pay  far  more  than  the  service 
was  worth,  or  that  its  helpless  wards  were 
to  have  the  enormous  profits  contemplated 
taken  out  of  their  keep. 

"The  governor's  confessed  relations  to 
the  matter  disclose  such  an  entire  lack  of 
appreciation  of  the  hierh  judiciary  nature 
of  the  duties  of  his  office  as  to  unfit  him 
for  their  further  discharge. 

"A  sound  rule  of  public  policy  and  morals 
forbids  a  public  servant  from  seeking  or 
accepting  any  personal  benefit  in  a  trans- 
action wherein  he  has  a  public  duty  to  per- 
form. A  chancellor  would  not  for  one 
moment  retain  a  trustee  who,  in  dealings 
for  the  trust,  reserved  an  advantage  to  him- 
self. The  thought  is  not  to  be  tolerated 
that  the  President  can  be  less  vigilant  and 
exacting  in  the  public  interest. 

"Theodore  Roosevelt." 


J* 


Is  it  Only   a. 
Begirvrvlr\g? 


Such  events  as  this 
purification  of  Oklahoma 
politics  confirm  that  feeling  of  exultation 
which  was  stirred  in  the  hearts  of  all 
civil  service  reformers  by  the  accession  of 
Mr.  Roosevelt  to  the  presidency.  There 
was  nothing  the  matter  with  Gov.  Jenkins's 


party  record.  His  party  loyalty  and  party 
orthodoxy  were  unquestioned.  But  he 
turned  aside  from  the  path  of  official  duty 
to  spend  the  tax-payers'  money  in  paying 
his  friends  for  their  campaign  service. 
The  case  seems  particularly  gross  where 
it  is  a  matter  of  distributing  marketable 
property  which  has  been  received  in  return 
for  an  official  contract.  But  it  is  in  reality 
no  worse  than  what  is  going  on  constantly 
in  half  the  states  of  the  Union.  Whenever 
any  office  is  filled  without  regard  primarily 
to  the  efficiency  with  which  the  candidate 
will  perform  its  duties  and  the  honesty 
with  which  he  will  give  the  state  full  value 
for  every  dollar  of  salary  which  he  receives, 
the  case  is  virtually  the  same.  There  is 
no  question  but  that  President  Roosevelt's 
example  will  exert  a  powerful  influence  in 
the  establishment  of  a  state  of  public 
opinion  which  will  be  far  more  critical 
toward  these  perversionsof  official  power 
to  party  ends  than  it  is  at  present.  If  any 
great  party  can  become  so  imbued  with 
this  spirit  that  its  party  discipline  will  not 
break  down  under  the  application  of  the 
reform  principle,  that  party  has  a  glorious 
future  before  it.  The  refreshing  thing 
about  Mr.  Roosevelt's  course  is  that,  unlike 
mo9t  of  the  presidents  in  their  first  terms, 
he  apparently  does  not  care  whether  party 
discipline  breaks  down  or  not.  Of  course 
he  does  care.  He  believes  in  the  Repub- 
lican party,  thinks  that  it  has  a  work 
to  do,  and  hopes  to  hold  its  members 
in  line  to  enable  it  to  do  that  work.  But 
holding  people  in  line  and  propitiating  the 
various  elements  of  the  party  are  a  matter 
of  such  secondary  importance  that  he  can 
ignore  it  without  a  qualm  when  it  inter- 
feres with  honest  and  efficient  government. 
We  cannot  but  think  that  this  is  not  only 
a  notable  beginning  for  Mr.  Roosevelt — in- 
deed it  is  scarcely  a  beginning  for  him, 
for  he  has  already  been  at  it  a  considerable 
time — but  also  the  beginning  of  a  more 
general  application  of  the  principles  of 
civil  service  reform  under  the  encourage- 
ment of  his  example. 

The  Fifty-sev-  The  first  session  of  the 
enth  Congress.  Fifty- seventh  Congress 
opened  Monday,  Dec  2.  It  is  strongly  Re- 
publican in  both  branches,  that  party  hav- 
ing a  majority  of  perhaps  fifteen  in  the 
Senate  and  about  forty  in  the  House,  on 
strictly  party  questions.  The  new  congress 
is  confronted  by  a  budget  of  important 
business  of  sufficient  magnitude  to  keep  it 
busily  occupied  through  its  long  session. 
The  most  interesting  of  all  perhaps  is  the 
new  Hay  Pauncefote  treaty,  superseding 
the  old  Clayton -Bulwer  treaty  and  clearing 
the  way  for  the  construction  of  an  Ameri- 
can isthmian  canal,  which  will  come  before 
the  senate  for  confirmation.  A  bill  for  the 
construction  of  the  canal  will  be  introduced 
in  the  House  early  in  the  session  and  will 
be  pushed  hard  for  passage.    The  passage 


of  a  canal  bill  has  so  often  appeared  immi- 
nent, only  to  go  by  default  in  the  closing- 
days  of  the  session,  that  we  shall  not  pre- 
dict its  passage  at  the  present  session,  but 
will  only  say  that  it  has  a  better  prospect 
than  ever  before.  A  ship-subsidy  bill,  dif- 
fering probably  in  some  points  from  that 
which  failed  to  pa3S  in  the  last  congress, 
will  be  introduced.  The  President  is  known 
to  favor  the  encouragement  of  American 
shipping,  but  he  appreciates  the  perils  of 
the  subsidy  principle,  as  most  of  the  mem- 
bers of  his  party  apparently  do  not,  and 
he  was  no  friend  to  the  former  bill.  His 
declarations  on  this  subject  in  his  message 
are  awaited  with  interest.  Measures  will 
probably  be  adopted  for  the  establishment 
of  civil  government  in  the  Philippines  un- 
der congressional  authority  to  supersede 
the  executive  authority  exercised  under  the 
Spooner  law.  The  trade  relations  with 
Cuba  are  an  important  topic  for  considera- 
tion. It  is  generally  felt  that  it  will  be 
better  to  make  such  arrangements  by  treaty 
with  Cuba  after  the  establishment  of  her 
independent  government  following  her 
presidential  election  next  February.  There 
is  a  growing  improbability  that  radical 
tariff  changes  will  be  undertaken,  but 
measures  of  reciprocity,  which  may  be  but 
little  less  important  than  the  tariff  revision, 
will  be  considered.  It  appears  probable 
that  congress  will,  without  a  great  deal  of 
debate,  authorize'- the  construction  ofTa 
Pacific  cable.  Upon  this  point  at  least 
there  ought  to  be  practical  unanimity. 

Post  Election  Scarcely  ha^  the  applause 
Discoid.  f0'r  the  giorioug  defeat  of 

Tammany  died  away  before  an  apple  of 
discord  is  rolled  among  the  victors  to 
threaten  their  harmony.  It  is  the  question 
of  Sunday  opening  of  the  saloons.  There 
is  an  influential  element  among  the  Fusion- 
ists  which  believes  that  Sunday  closing  is 
impractical  and  undesirable,  and  a  move- 
ment will  be  made  to  enact  more  "liberal" 
legislation  on  that  subject.  It  is  not  im- 
probable that  the  attempt  will  be  success- 
ful. Whether  it  is  so  or  not,  it  is  hard  to 
see  how  the  Fusionists  can  long  hold  to- 
gether. A  thoroughgoing  reform  is  always 
more  popular  in  prospect  than  in  realiza- 
tion. Many,  perhaps  most,  of  those  who 
fought  Tammany  in  the  recent  campaign 
are  in  no  sense  temperance  reformers. 
They  are  opposed  to  theft  and  blackmail, 
but  they  are  committed  to  no  principles 
which  demand  restrictive,  anti-saloon  leg- 
islation, moreover  they  have  no  intention 
of  jeopardizing  the  popularity  of  their 
movement  in  the  eyes  of  the  not  too  en- 
lightened populace  as  they  fear  they  will 
do  if  they  yield  to  the  demands  of  the  tem- 
perance "fanatics."  They  believe  in  honest 
politics  and  personal  liberty.  Whether 
this  faction  or  the  thoroughgoing  temper- 
ance element  gains  the  ascendancy  in  this 
administration,   it  is  all  too  probable  that 


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THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


December  5,  1901 


the  fusion  of  the  reformers  will  break  down 
before  the  next  election.  What  then? 
Tammany  once  more?  Perhaps.  But  at 
least  New  York  will  have  two  years  of  gov- 
ernment which  will  be  perfection  as  com- 
pared with  what  she  has  had.     Carpe  diem! 


Chinese 
Exclusion 


The  present  law  which  ex- 
cludes the  Chinese  from 
entering  the  United  States — except  in  those 
cases  in  which  special  arrangement  is 
made  with  our  state  department,  as  for  dip- 
lomats and  distinguished  travelers — will 
expire  by  limitation  during  the  year  1902, 
unless  ib  is  re-enacted  by  congress  at  its 
coming  session.  The  arguments  in  favor 
of  exclusion  are  already  familiar.  They 
have  not  changed  materially  in  the  past 
twenty  years.  They  fall  naturally  into  two 
classes  according  as  they  are  based  on  one 
of  two  considerations :  First,  the  personal 
undesirability  of  the  Chinese  as  a  class  of 
persons  who  claim  the  protection  of  our 
laws  but  do  not  possess  even  the  promise 
and  potency  of  the  requisite  qualifications 
for  citizenship,  are  not  assimilated  by  con- 
tact with  our  American  institutions  and 
introduce  a  discordant  note  of  paganism 
into  our  Christian  civilization;  and  second, 
the  economic  peril  which  comes  from  the 
competition  of  cheap  Asiatic  labor  with 
American  labor.  The  argument  drawn 
from  the  first  consideration  would  be 
stronger  if  it  could  include  an  assertion 
that  these  Chinese  immigrants  would,  if 
admitted,  constitute  a  real  political  peril. 
But  this  can  scarcely  be  claimed  unless 
it  were  proposed  to  extend  to  them  the 
privilege,  of  naturalization  as  well  as  that 
of  residence.  To  most  candid  minds  the 
Chinese  who  come  to  us  appear  as  person- 
ally unpleasant  but  not  politically  danger- 
ous. What  if  they  do  huddle  together  in 
Chinese  quarters,  forming  virtually  cities 
of  their  own?  If  we  are  capable  of  govern- 
ing oriental  cities  beyond  the  Pacific  we 
ought  to  be  able  to  govern  partly  oriental 
cities  on  this  side  of  it.  Do  we  object  to 
their  admission  on  the  ground  that  they 
are  pagans?  A  Christian  civilization 
which  sends  its  emissaries  into  the  darkest 
corners  of  the  earth  ought  to  welcome  the 
opportunity  to  do  missionary  work  upon 
the  neediest  of  the  heathen  when  they  come 
to  us.  These  are  some  of  the  replies  that 
are  offered  to  the  argument  from  the  per- 
sonal objectionableness  of  the  Chinese  as 
residents  and  neighbors.  Are  they  ade- 
quate? Certainly  not,  as  thus  briefly  stated, 
and  those  who  have  seen  most  of  the  Chi- 
nese in  this  country  are  almost  unanimous 
in  saying  that  such  answers  never  can  be 
adequate. 

The  Argument  The  most  aggressive  in- 
From  fluence  against  the  admis- 

Competition.        sion  of    the   Chinese  has 

been  that  of  organized  American  labor, 
whose  argument  has  been  based  upon  the 
second  of  the  considerations  above  men- 
tioned, namely,  the  economic  peril  growing 
out  of  the  competition  of  Asiatic  labor  with 
well-paid  American  labor.  Whatever  is 
permanently  hostile  to  the  interests  of  the 
laboring  man  is  a  menace  to  the  country. 
Chinese  labor  in  unlimited  quantities  would 
be  dangerous  to  American  labor  because 
the  Chinaman,  with  his  Asiatic  scale  of  life, 
can  work  for  a  wage  which  would  mean 
sheer  starvation  for  a   white  man.     This 


argument  appears  very  formidable  and  cer- 
tainly anyone,  in  or  out  of  Congress,  who 
undertakes  to  combat  it  will  have  the  labor 
unions  about  his  ears  in  a  moment  But 
after  all,  so  far  as  the  economic  aspect  of 
the  question  is  concerned,  is  not  competi- 
tion by  cheap  Chinese  labor  the  same  as 
competition  by  machinery?  The  steam 
threshing-machine  is  a  means  by  which 
three  men  do  the  work  of  thirty  and  send 
the  twenty- seven  looking  for  other  jobs. 
The  steam-driven  spindle,  so  largely  auto- 
matic that  a  skilled  man  can  operate  a  large 
number  of  them,  drives  out  of  employment 
multitudes  who  had  been  managing  spindles 
by  hand.  Even  Chinese  cheap  labor  can- 
not compete  with  it.  The  sewing-machine 
enables  one  operator  to  do  what  half  a 
dozen  had  done  with  hand  needles,  and  the 
other  five  must  move  on.  Steam  shovels 
and  derricks  reduce  the  number  of  men 
needed  as  section  hands  and  diggers.  And 
yet  it  is  universally  admitted  that  the  in- 
troduction of  labor-saving  machinery  does 
not,  in  the  long  run,  work  a  hardship  to 
laboring  men,  though  it  may  force  many 
laborers  to  acquire  higher  skill  and  find 
new  employment.  What  difference  does  it 
make  to  a  workman  whether  he  is  thrown 
out  of  his  job  by  the  competition  of  a  steam 
shovel  or  by  a  gang  of  coolies?  In  either 
case  he  must  look  for  another  job.  Since 
it  has  been  decided  that,  in  the  case  of  the 
steam  shovel  and  all  the  other  substitutes 
of  mechanical  power  for  American  muscle, 
the  laborers  as  a  class  are  not  permanently 
injured,  is  it  not  possible  that  the  advent  of 
Chinese  laborers  would  only  have  the  effect 
of  compelling  unskilled  labor  to  qualify 
itself  as  skilled  labor,  just  as  the  introduc- 
tion of  machinery  does?  We  are  not  con- 
ducting an  argument  on  the  case,  but  are 
merely  stating,  pro  and  con,  some  consid- 
erations which  must  be  taken  into  account. 
In  reality,  probably  the  most  potent  factors 
in  securing  the  continuation  of  Chinese  ex- 
clusion will  be  the  fact  that  they  are  per- 
sonally obnoxious  and  that  their  admission 
would  cause  among  workingmen  an  appre- 
hension of  evil  which  would  go  a  long  way 
toward  bringing  about  its  own  fulfillment. 


J* 


The  R.eport  of 
the  Secretary 
of  Agriculture 


Secretary  Wilson's  an- 
nual report  includes  a 
vast  mass  of  interesting 
information  and  many  statistics.  The  fol- 
lowing are  a  few  of  the  points  touched 
upon:  The  service  of  the  weather  bureau 
has  been  extended  to  include  reports  from 
some  of  the  British  possessions,  the 
Azores  and  Bermuda,  and  facilitate  the  an- 
ticipation of  weather  changes  from  those  di- 
rections. The  value  of  animals  and  ani- 
mal products  exported  during  tin  past 
year  exceeds  $250,000,000.  The  importance 
of  government  inspection  to  prevent  the 
spread  of  contagious  diseases  is  indicated  by 
the  fact  that  the  inspectors  condemn  one- 
fourth  of  one  per  cent,  of  the  cattle,  one- 
tenth  of  one  per  cent,  of  the  sheep,  and 
one-third  of  one  per  cent,  of  the  hogs. 
Statistics  show  that  the  losses  from  dis- 
ease have  been  much  reduced  by  inspection 
and  disinfection.  The  introduction  of  for- 
eign plants  suited  to  our  soil  and  climate 
is  an  important  part  of  the  department's 
work.  The  raising  of  rice  in  Texas  and 
Louisiana  and  of  macaroni  wheat  in  the 
Dakotas,  Kansas  and  Nebraska  has  been 
encouraged  during  the  past  two  or  three 


years,  and  already  the  consumption  of 
those  articles  has  been  increased  and  the 
amount  imported  largely  decreased.  The 
Secretary  urges  congressional  action  in 
behalf  of  i  rigation,  and  advocates  public 
ownership  of  all  irrigating  plants  on  a 
large  scale.  The  department  will  find  an 
interesting  new  field  in  the  Philippines, 
and  a  branch  is  to  be  established  there. 
The  Department  of  Agriculture  cost  the 
United  States  government  $3,220,000  last 
year. 


& 


The  Wa.r  in 
Colombia.. 


The  threatened  bombard- 
ment of  Colon  by  the  Co- 
lombian forces  to  dispossess  the  rebels  who 
had  captured  the  city  was  prevented  by  the 
protest  of  the  American  representatives. 
For  several  days  a  situation  continued 
which  presented  some  points  of  similarity 
to  comic  opera  warfare.  The  Panama  ter- 
minus of  the  trans- isthmian  railway  was  in 
the  hands  of  the  government  troops.  The 
other  terminus  at  Colon  was  in  the  hands  of 
the  insurgents.  Fighting  was  in  progress 
along  the  line  but  the  trains  were  run  regu- 
larly and  firing  was  stopped  as  they  went  by 
for  fear  of  American  intervention.  These 
interrupted  battles  gradually  brought  the 
government  troops  to  Colon.  Eventually 
the  insurgents  handed  over  the  city  to 
Oapt.  Perry  of  the  U.  S.  ship  "Iowa,"  who 
in  turn  transferred  it  to  Gen.  Alvan,  Com- 
mander of  the  incoming  Columbian  forces. 
The  marines  from  the  Iowa  have  had  the 
unique  task  of  keeping  the  railroad  trains 
moving  through  the  mutually  hostile  lines. 
Colombia  has  recalled  her  minister  from 
Caracas  and  has  suspended  diplomatic  re- 
lations with  Venezuela  in  view  of  the  prob- 
ability that  that  government  is  actively 
aiding  the  Colombia  insurgents. 

The  President's   President         Roosevelt's 
Message.  grat  message  to  Congress 

is  received  just  before  we  go  to  press.  It 
is  a  document  of  about  28,000  words,  which 
make  it,  contrary  to  popular  expectation, 
one  of  the  longest  messages  ever  sent  by  a 
president  to  Congress.  It  opens  with  a 
reference  to  the  assassination  of  President 
McKinley  and  recommends  that  persons 
attempting  the  life  of  the  president  shall 
be  amenable  to  the  federal  courts,  that  J 
punishment  for  such  attempts  shall  be 
proportioned  to  the  enormity  of  the 
crime,  and  that  the  entrance  of  professed 
anarchists  into  this  country  shall  be 
restricted  by  federal  laws.  In  regard  to 
trusts,  he  recommends  enforced  publicity  I 
and  federal  control  of  all  interstate  cor- 
porations. Tariff  revision  is  discouraged  ; 
and  reciprocity  recommended.  A  ship- 
subsidy  is  not  recommended ;  a  new  cabinet  ; 
officer,  Secretary  of  Commerce  and  Indus- 
tries,  is  suggested;  a  Pacific  cable  is  fav- 
ored; the  isthmian  canal  project  is  encour- 
aged;  strengthening  of  the  navy  is  advo- : 
cated ;  and  a  reorganization  of  state  militias 
after  the  model  of  the  regular  army  is 
recommended.  The  army  is  large  enough, 
but  the  creation  of  a  general  staff  is  recom-  | 
mended.  The  tribal  rights  of  Indians 
should  be  taken  away  and  they  should  be 
treated  as  individuals.  The  St.  Louis 
World's  Fair  is  commended.  Irrigation  of 
the  arid  lands  should  be  carried  out  on  a 
large  scale  with  public  ownership  of  the 
canals. 


December  5,  1901 


THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


1541 


A  Deeper  and  Wider 

Evangelism. 

A  few  weeks  ago,  in  commenting  upon 
the  evangelistic  section  of  the  Minneapolis 
convention,  we  remarked  that  we  needed 
both  a  deeper  and  a  wider  evangelism.  It 
is  our  purpose  in  this  article  to  elaborate 
more  fully  what  was  meant  by  this  phrase. 

By  a  deeper  evangelism  we  mean  that 
the  full  content  of  the  word  evangelize,  as 
it  is  used  in  the  Acts  of  the  Apostles,  should 
be  carried  over  into  the  present  century. 
We  have,  indeed,  the  New  Testament 
words  and  phrases  associated  with  the 
process  of  turning  men  from  the  power  of 
sin  unto  God;  but  there  is  constant  danger 
lest  we  cheapen  these  words  and  phrases 
by  using  them  in  a  superficial  sense. 
Nothing  is  more  common  than  this  in  the 
history  of  the  church. 

Let  us  take  the  word  faith,  for  instance, 
which  all  agree  is  an  essential  condition  of 
salvation.  How  easy  it  is  to  reduce  it  to  a 
mere  intellectual  assent  to  certain  preposi- 
tional truths.  And  yet  this  is  not  faith  in 
the  New  Testament  sense.  The  faith  that 
carries  salvation  with  it  is  that  which  lays 
hold  on  the  personal  Christ  and  brings  the 
soul  into  loving  allegiance  with  Him.  It  is 
the  power  of  spiritual  vision  that  sees  the 
invisible  and  makes  that  the  controlling 
force  in  life.  Then  there  is  that  great 
word  repentance.  How  much  there  is  in 
it.  It  is  the  turning  of  the  whole  internal 
man — his  mind  and  his  imperial  will — away 
from  sin  to  the  service  of  God  and  right- 
eousness. That  is  the  kind  of  repentance 
over  which  there  is  joy  in  the  presence  of 
God.  Theoretically  every  preacher  among 
us  holds  this  view  of  repentance,  and  yet 
is  it  not  to  be  feared  that  persons  are  often 
brought  into  the  church  without  a  due 
sense  of  the  awful  nature  of  sin  and  the 
necessity  of  a  thorough  repentance? 

As  a  Savior  able  to  deliver  one  from  the 
power  of  sin,  Jesus  Christ  was  highly  ex- 
alted by  the  apostles  and  early  preachers. 
He  was  able  to  save  to  the  uttermost  all 
who  came  to  God  through  Him.  Sinners 
fleeing  from  their  sins  turned  to  this  great 
Savior  with  confidence  in  his  power  to 
deliver  them  from  the  guilt  and  bondage  of 
sin.  Let  us  beware  that  we  do  not  lower 
by  so  much  as  a  hair's  breadth  this  divine 
Savior  who  died  for  our  sins  and  who  rose 
again  for  our  justification.  Not  only  is  he 
able  to  save  us  from  sin,  but  to  give  us  life 
and  that  more  abundantly. 

Baptism  may  be  preached  very  mechan- 
ically and  superficially  or  it  may  be  pre- 
sented as  the  solemn  act  of  the  soul's 
dedication  to  God — an  act  which  at  once 
symbolizes  the  believer's  death  to  sin  and 
his  resurrection  to  a  new  life  of  righteous- 
ness and  his  own  Lord's  burial  and  resur- 
rection. Our  plea  is  that  we  feel  each  of 
these  New  Testament  words  with  their 
divine  original  content  and  rest  satisfied 
with  nothing  less  than  this.  This  is  what 
we  mean  by  the  deeper  evangelism. 

By  the  wider  evangelism  we  mean  an 
evangelism  that  does  not  depend  upon 
specially  trained  and  equipped  ministers 
of  the  gospel,  but  that  employs  every  re- 
deemed soul  in  the  church.  It  is  only  the 
deeper  evangelism,  however,  that  can  lead 
to  the  wider  evangelism.  It  is  only  as  men 
are  thoroughly  converted  themselves  that 
they  can  become  personal  witnesses  of  the 
power  of  the  gospel  to  redeem  the  life  from 
the  power  of  sin  and  evil  habit.    When 


men  have  once  experienced  this  power  in 
their  own  lives,  it  is  an  easy  matter  for 
them  to  bear  testimony  to  their  fellow  men, 
with  whom  they  come  in  daily  contact,  of 
the  supreme  excellence  of  the  power  of  the 
cross.  No  man  whose  life  has  not  felt  the 
transforming  power  of  the  gospel  can  suc- 
cessfully recommend  it  to  others.  This  is 
why  the  deeper  must  precede  the  wider 
evangelism. 

You  may  put  it  down  as  a  fact  that  this 
world  is  never  to  be  converted  until  the 
whole  body  of  the  church  can  be  enlisted 
in  the  work  of  evangelism.  "Let  him  that 
heareth  say  come"  is  the  divine  ideal  of 
New  Testament  evangelism.  In  proportion 
as  we  press  on  steadily  in  the  direction  of 
this  deeper  and  wider  evangelism  shall  we 
hold  a  leading  place  among  the  evangel- 
istic forces  working  for  the  redemption  of 
the  world. 

After  Thanksgiving  —  What? 

An  anniversary,  or  a  day  of  special  cele- 
bration, religious,  patriotic  or  otherwise,  is 
a  blessing,  but  one  not  unattended  with 
dangers.  It  is  always  easier  to  be  zealous 
in  the  observance  of  a  day  than  to  be  con- 
stant in  the  remembrance  of  those  senti- 
ments and  the  practice  of  those  virtues  for 
which  the  day  stands. 

Who,  for  example,  has  not  reflected  upon 
the  unfortunate  tendency  of  many  of  our 
fellow-countrymen  to  make  the  vociferous 
and  pyrotechnical  enthusiasm  of  the  Fourth 
of  July  a  substitute  for  the  quiet  and  endur- 
ing virtues  of  good  citizenship?  True  pa- 
triotism there  is — much  of  it,  though  never 
enough — but  it  must  ever  contend  against 
the  tendency  to  confuse  those  occasional 
demonstrations,  which  should  be  only  the 
expression  of  patriotism,  with  those  deep- 
lying  sentiments  and  that  enduring  loy- 
alty which  is  the  essence  of  patriotism.  It 
is  grievous  to  note  that  an  over-production 
of  noise  and  glitter  on  the  Glorious  Fourth 
is  not  infrequently  followed  by  an  embar- 
rassing shortage  in  the  visible  supply  of 
patriotism  when  election  day  comes  around 
and,  still  worse,  when  the  season  for  paying 
taxes  arrives. 

And  after  Thanksgiving,  what?  To  fol- 
low one  day  of  gratitude  with  three  hun- 
dred and  sixty- four  days  of  gross  forgetful- 
ness,  of  self- centered  complacency,  of  base 
neglect  of  the  duties  of  gratitude  to  God 
and  helpfulness  to  men?  Far  be  it  from 
us.  It  is  fitting  and  proper  that  on  one 
special  day  set  apart  out  of  all  the  year — a 
day  whi^h  seldom  fails  to  find  bountiful 
harvests  gathered  into  full  barns  and  the 
autumn  plenty  making  glad  the  heart  of 
man — we  should  cease  from  our  labors  and 
give  expression  to  the  gratitude  that  is  in 
our  hearts.  But  no  man  can  be  grateful 
enough  in  a  day  to  cover  the  blessings  of  a 
year. 

The  secret  of  making  the  spirit  of 
thanksgiving  permanent  is  to  make,  it 
practical.  As  President  Roosevelt  said  in 
his  proclamation,  "true  homage  comes  from 
the  heart  as  well  as  from  the  lips,  and  shows 
itself  in  deeds."  There  is  no  other  way  of 
making  permanent  the  thankful  attitude  of 
mind  and  heart  than  by  embodying  it  in 
action.  Gratitude  to  God  finds  its  natural 
and  necessary  complement  in  sympathy 
and  service  toward  men.  It  is  not  easy 
to  keep  oneself  long  upon  the  loftiest 
heights  of  spiritual  exaltation.  Perhaps  it 
is  not  even  desirable.    Jesus  was  transfig- 


ured only  once,  and  then  he  hastened  down 
from  the  mountain  when  his  disciples 
begged  to  stay.  Yet  who  shall  say  that  he 
was  not  as  divine  in  service  in  the  valley  as 
he  had  been  in  radiance  on  the  mountain 
top?  The  spiritual  uplift  of  his  glorious 
transfiguration  lent  richness  and  power  to 
his  service;  and  the  lowly  service  gave 
depth  and  meaning  to  the  manifestation  of 
his  glory. 

It  is  a  beautiful  custom  to  make  the 
Thanksgiving  season  a  time  for  special  re- 
membrance of  the  needy  and  unfortunate. 
Nothing  could  be  more  appropriate.  But 
even  a  concrete  act  of  charity  on  one  day 
in  the  year,  if  not  followed  up  by  such  a 
series  of  acts  as  indicate  that  charity  has 
become  a  habit,  may  indicates  rather  a 
spasm  of  contagious  emotionalism  than  a 
settled  purpose  of  helpfulness  to  men  grow- 
ing out  of  an  habitual  thankfulness  to  God. 
Let  us  not  abate  one  particle  in  the  zeal  of 
our  thanksgiving  services  upon  the  day  ap- 
pointed by  proclamation.  But  let  us  rather 
keep  the  feast,  remembering  that  the 
fountain  of  sincere  praise  can  rise  to  the 
throne  of  God  only  when  it  has  back  of  it 
an  unfailing  reservoir  of  thankfulness  which 
no  outpouring  and  no  drought  of  affliction 
can  exhaust. 

Worse  Than  an  Infidel. 

"He  that  provideth  not  for  his  own 
household  is  worse  than  an  infidel."  Such 
language  would  have  sounded  almost 
shockingly  severe  had  it  come  to  us  with 
less  authority  than  that  which  is  behind  it. 
No  decent  man  will  allow  his  wife  and  his 
children  or  his  parents  to  suffer  for  the 
necessities  of  life  without  putting  forth  hia 
most  strenuous  efforts  to  provide  for  them. 
This  is  not  only  Christianity  but  common 
sense  and  common  decency,  and  the  world 
so  recognizes  it. 

( The  world  does  not  perhaps  understand 
the  full  Christian  significance  that  may  be 
put  into  the  term  household,  but  those  who 
know  the  mind  of  Christ  know  that  it  is  his 
expressed  will  that  his  disciples  should 
show  their  love  for  one  another  by  provid- 
ing for  those  that  are  of  the  same  house- 
hold of  faith.  In  the  family  there  is  a  head 
upon  whom  the  other  members  are  com- 
monly dependent  for  their  support.  In  the 
household  of  faith  there  are  more  support- 
ers and  fewer  dependent,  but  there  are  al- 
ways some  of  the  latter.  Especially  is  it 
always  probable  that  some  of  those  who 
have  spent  their  lives  in  providing  for  the 
spiritual  wants  of  the  household  will  them- 
selves be  in  need  of  temporal  provision  in 
old  age.  Shall  we  allow  ourselves  to  be 
worse  than  infidels  by  neglecting  such? 

It  is  a  pitiable  spectacle  to  show  to  the 
world — the  sight  of  hundreds  of  old  preach- 
ers of  stainless  reputation  and  proved  abil- 
ity unable  to  support  themselves  longer  by 
the  arduous  work  of  the  ministry  and 
treated  like  paupers  by  a  generation  which 
has  exhaused  the  fruit  of  their  toils.  It  is 
hard  for  the  world  to  believe  in  the  sincer- 
ity of  a  church  in  which  such  a  condition 
can  exist.  Practical  charity  is  at  once  the 
most  scriptural  and  the  most  popular  thing 
in  the  world.  It  is  that  which  gives  the 
lodges  their  place  in  the  esteem  of  the  pub- 
lic. The  church  forfeits  its  most  effective 
apologetic  when  it  fails  to  speak  to  the 
world  in  the  language  of  deeds — a  language 
which  the  world  understands  better  than 
any  other.  \ 


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THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


DECEMliHK  5,  1901 


The  day  for  the  collection  for  Ministerial 
Relief  is  the  third  Lord's  day  in  December. 
A  statement  of  the  condition  and  needs  of 
that  work  is  published  elsewhere  in  this 
paper.  Let  us  take  heed  in  this  matter 
that  we  be  not  worse  than  infidels. 

The  Quest  of  "Liberty  " 

Last  week  the  announcement  was'made 
that  the  Non- Sectarian  Church  in  St. 
Louis  had  affiliated  itself  with  the  Christian 
Assembly.  The  Non-Sectarian  Church,  it 
will  be  remembered,  originated  with  the 
withdrawal  of  about  one  hundred  members 
from  the  Central  Christian  Church  of  this 
city  ten  years'ago,  under  the  leadership  of 
R.  C.  Cave.  Since  that  time  it  has  been 
unconnected  with  any  religious  bodj;-,  but 
has  found  its  most  congenial  fellowship 
with  the  Unitarians  and  the  Ethical  Cul- 
ture Society.  Feeling  the  need  of  a  more 
definite  co-operation  with  some  recognized 
body  of  Christians,  it  has  united  with  a 
congregation  of  the  Christian  Assembly, 
whose  pastor,  A.  E.  Nelson,  will  be  the 
pastor  of  the  combined  churches.  Dr. 
Cave  retired  from  the  pastorate  of  the  Non- 
Sectarian  Church  about  a  year  ago. 

The  Christian  Assembly,  otherwise 
known  as  the  "Christian  Connection"  or 
"Old  Christians,"  is  the  lineal  ecclesias- 
tical descendant  of  one  branch  of  the  move- 
ment started  by  Barton  W.  Stone.  When 
Stone  associated  himself  with  Alexander 
Campbell  and  became  an  advocate  of 
the  restoration  of  primitive  Christianity, 
according  to  our  understanding  of  it, 
he  carried  with  him  a  large  num'oer 
of  his  former  followers,  but  not  all. 
There  are  many  who,  rejecting  with  him  all 
names  but  that  of  Christian  and  all  creeds 
except  the  New  Testament,  maintained 
that  the  right  of  private  interpretation 
forbade  them  to  insist  upon  immersion  as 
baptism.  Their  refusal  to  employ  the 
creed-language  of  orthodox  trinitarianism 
in  defining  the  divinity  of  Christ  has  caused 
them  to  be  charged  with  unitariani  m— a 
charge  which,  though  probably  correct  in 
specific  instances,  is  on  the  whole  unjust. 
The  same  charge  was  brought  against  Stone 
and  has  often  been  brought  against  the 
Disciples  of  Christ  by  those  who  are  unable 
to  conceive  of  orthodoxy  on  that  point 
apart  from  the  phraseology  of  the  Nicene 
creed. 

The  disuse  of  the  formulas  by  which  the 
Ecumenical  Councils  of  the  fourth  and 
fifth  centuries  hedged  about  the  divinity  of 
Christ  always  leaves  room  for  some  to  let 
slip  the  doctrine  itself.  But  Christian  his- 
tory shows  that  this  danger  is  less  to  be 
feared  than  the  peril  of  losing  the  living 
substance  of  the  faith  by  over-punctilious 
attention  to  the  creedal  forms  in  which  it  may 
be  conserved.  On  the  whole,  we  maintain 
that  the  faith  has  not  only  not  suffered,  but 
has  been  enriched  and  has  gained  a  truer 
emphasis,  by  being  freed  from  the  bondage 
of  the  creeds.  But  there  are  always  those 
who  reveling  in  their  new-found  freedom, 
explain  away  the  words  of  Scripture  and 
make  shipwreck  of  the  faith.  So  there 
have  gone  out  from  among  us  those  who 
have  found  themselves  out  of  sympathy 
with  the  warm  evangelical  faith  of  the 
Disciples  of  Christ;  and  some,  misunder- 
standing the  liberty  of  which  we  boast, 
have  come  to  us  only  to  be  disappointed  on 
finding  that  our  liberty  is  not  latitudinar- 
anism. 


It  remains  to  be  seen  how  the  Christian 
Assembly  and  the  Non-Sectarian  Church 
will  affiliate  on  better  acquaintance  with 
each  other.  At  all  events  it  will  be  inter- 
esting to  those  who  study  the  history  of  the 
Disciples  to  note  the  relations  between 
those  who  refused  to  come  with  us  two- 
thirds  of  a  century  ago  and  those  who  have 
more  recently  gone  out  from  us,  both  in  the 
interests  of  what  they  considered  liberty. 

A  Lesson  from  Russia.. 

At  a  Thanksgiving  Day  service  last  week 
the  audience  was  called  upon  to  sing  our 
national  anthem,  "omitting  the  third 
stanza" — oh,  that  awful  third  stanza;  why 
do  all  preachers  shun  a  third  stanza  as  if  it 
were  a  plague? — and  it  was  sung  sitting. 
Three  or  four  persons  felt  impelled  to  show 
respect  to  the  song  and  the  sentiment 
which  it  embodies  by  rising,  but  they 
found  themselves  in  an  absurd  minority 
and  sat  down  in  confusion.  The  writer 
stood  and  remained  standing  through  the 
three  verses,  and  would  gladly  have  stood 
through  all  four  if  the  terrible  third  had 
been  sung;  not  because  his  patriotism  is  of 
any  better  quality  than  that  of  those  who 
sat  nor  because  he  wished  to  make  a  vain- 
glorious parade  of  it,  but  because  he  once 
had  an  impressive  lesson  on  that  point. 

It  was  in  Russia.  Olessa  had  been  gay 
with  flags  all  day  and  was  bright  with 
colored  lights  at  night  in  honor  of  the 
czarina's  birthday,  but  the  celebration 
centered  chiefly  about  the  beautiful  boule- 
vard -which  runs  along  the  edge  of  the  cliff 
and  looks  out  over  the  Black  Sea.  Every- 
one was  on  the  boulevard  that  night,  prom- 
enading under  the  acacia  tre#s;  but  the 
very  focus  of  the  life  of  the  place  was  the 
big  cafe  where,  Paris-like,  hundreds  of 
patrons  sat  at  little  tables  in  the  open  air, 
sipping  mild  beverages,  watching  the  pass- 
ing throng,  and  listening  to  the  music  of 
the  excellent  military  band.  Presently  the 
band  struck  the  first  notes  of  the  Russian 
national  anthem — we  know  it  as  a  hymn- 
tune,  and  one  of  the  most  majestic.  In- 
stantly the  clatter  of  the  cafe  was  hushed. 
Every  seated  person  rose  to  his  feet.  Every 
hat  was  off.  The  rustle  of  the  moving 
crowd  died  into  silence,  for  the  endless 
stream  of  promenaders  halted.  The  waiter 
with  your  steaming  glass  of  tea  stopped  on 
the  point  of  setting  it  before  you,  as  if 
turned  to  stone.  The  grand  old  hymn, 
which  meant  to  those  Russians  love  of 
country  and  respect  for  their  empress,  was 
played  through  to  a  silent,  motionless 
assembly  whose  attitude  was  one  of  rever- 
ence. 

No,  it  was  not  the  tribute  of  fear,  the 
enforced  and  superficial  respect  shown  to  a 
tyrant  by  his  terrorized  subjects.  It  was 
spontaneous  and  sincere.  When  the  band 
had  played  the  anthem  through,  the  crowd 
by  its  demonstrations  of  enthusiasm  de- 
manded its  repetition,  and  when  that  was 
done  it  had  to  be  played  yet  again.  They 
did  not  omit  the  third  verse. 

That  was  the  lesson.  If  the  citizens  of  a 
Russian  town  can  show  such  respect  for 
their  wretched  government,  with  its  vicious 
principles  and  worse  practice,  how  much 
more  ought  we  to  give  outward  tokens  of 
respect  for  ours,  the  best  on  earth,  and 
especially  when  we  are  assembled  to  recall 
our  national  blessings  and  give  thanks  for 
them.    It  was  there  on  the  boulevard  of 


Odessa,  standing  with  bared  head  out  of 
respect  to  the  patriotism  of  those  about, 
that  the  writer  vowed  that  henceforth, 
when  the  American  national  hymn  is  sung 
or  played,  he  would  stand  and  uncover 
whether  anyone  else  stands  or  not. 

Editor's  Easy  Chair. 

A  few  weeks  ago,  while  busily  engaged  in 
my  duties,  I  had  a  call  from  an  uncanny, 
dark-visaged  visitor,  who  laid  his  hand  on 
my  shoulder  familiarly  and  remarked  I 
would  be  his  prisoner  for  the  next  few 
weeks  in  his  castle  at  Idle  wold.  In  vain  I 
protested  that  I  was  a  very  busy  man, 
especially  at  this  season  of  the  year,  with 
my  head  and  hands  full  of  plans  for 
making  the  Christian-Evangelist  one  of 
the  leading  religious  journals  of  the  world 
for  1902.  Smiling  grimly,  the  dark-browed 
messenger  observed  that  his  mandate  took 
no  heed  of  such  excuses;  that  men  always 
talked  so;  but  that  the  king  whom  he 
represented  knew  a  few  things  about  men 
which  they  did  not  know  about  themselves. 
There  was  something  in  his  manner  that 
convinced  me  that  resistance  or  further 
argument  would  be  useless,  and  that  there 
was  nothing  for  me  to  do  but  surrender 
myself  to  him.  Wondering  where  his 
castle  was  located  I  followed  him  to  the 
western  part  of  the  city,  where  he  entered 
a  familiar  looking  cottage  at  Rose  Hill, 
which  I  saw  was  my  own  home.  "This 
lady,"  he  said,  pointing  to  my  wife,  "will 
act  as  my  warden  and  see  that  you  do  not 
escape  this  castle  until  you  have  served  out 
your  sentence."  So  saying,  he  lo3t  some- 
thing of  his  dark  visage,  and  smiling 
rather  benignantly,  he  bowed  himself  out 
and  departed.  I  then  knew  him  to  be  a 
messenger  of  Hygiene,  sent  forth  to  exe- 
cute his  law  upon  one  who  had  in  some 
way  violated  it,  and  with  what  resignation 
I  could  summons  I  bowed  to  the  inevitable. 

The  sick  chamber  is  not  a  bad  school- 
room. Patience  is  a  daily  lesson.  Why 
fret  or  murmur?  One  soon  comes  to  see 
the  uselessness  and  the  sinfulness  of  it. 
How  long  the  nights  seem,  when  pain  drives 
sleep  from  the  eyes  and  slumber  from  the 
eyelids!  How  welcome  the  early  streak- 
ings  of  the  morning  light!  And  when  the 
sun  comes  above  the  horizon,  sends  his 
red  beams  through  the  window  and  begins 
to  paint  beautiful  pictures  on  the  walls  of 
the  sick  chamber,  it  is  more  lovely  than 
the  Louvre!  Blessed  sun!  There  is  heal- 
ing in  his  beams.  Life,  joy  and  all  the 
beauty  of  the  morning  await  his  coming. 
No  wonder  Christ  is  called  the  Sun  of 
Righteousness.  What  joy  and  life  and 
hope  His  coming  has  brought  to  this  earth. 
The  sick  room  teaches  one  not  to  think  of 
himself  more  highly  than  he  ought  to 
think.  He  sees  the  great  world  moving  on 
about  the  same  as  when  he  was  an  active 
worker,  and  even  the  enterprise  with  which 
he  has  been  most  closely  identified  goes 
forward  without  a  perceptible  wobble  with- 
out his  hand  at  the  helm.  This  may  be 
humbling,  in  a  sense,  but  it  is  also  very 
comforting.  The  problem  of  what  is  go- 
ing to  be  some  of  the  cause  when  those 
who  seem  to  be  pillars  shall  be  removed,  is 
one  that  has  never  troubled  me  much.  I 
have  observed  that  God  always  has  a  re- 
serve force  of  younger  men  and  women 
coming  on  who  fit  into  the  place  of  pillars 
in  the  churches,  as  if  they  were  made  for 


December  5,  1901 


THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


1543 


the  place,  as  indeed  they  were.  One  other 
lesson  the  sick  room  has  taught  me — a 
keener  sympathy  with  the  large  class  of 
shut-ins  who  are  doomed  to  spend  their 
lives  indoors.  Hereafter  I  shall  try  to  hold 
these  in  more  constant  and  loving  remem- 
brance. 

There  are  some  pleasures  of  the  sick  room 
that  ought  to  be  mentioned.  Modern 
therapeutics  is  something  very  different 
from  what  the  ancient  article  was.  When 
I  was  a  boy  a  fever  patient  was  cupped  and 
bled  and  physicked  and  suffered  many 
things  from  physicians.  He  begged  in 
vain  for  water  to  cool  his  parched  tongue. 
The  doctor  sought  to  kill  the  disease,  but 
generally  killed  the  patient.  Now  the  in- 
telligent physician  comes  to  assist  nature 
in  overcoming  the  disease.  To  this  end  he 
builds  up  the  strength  of  the  patient  and 
makes  him  as  comfortable  as  possible. 
Water?  Ice?  Yes,  all  you  want.  And 
sweet,  juicy  oranges  to  suck,  to  ccol  your 
fevered  lips!  And  ice  cream  if  you  wish 
it!  Why  it  is  a  positive  luxury  to  be  sick, 
now,  as  compared  with  what  sickness  was 
under  the  old  regime.  And  then  there  is 
the  aesthetic  element  of  the  modern  sick 
room  which  must  not  be  overlooked.  Tall, 
fragrant  "American  Beauties,"  the  dark- 
hued  Meteor  rose,  the  golden  chrysanthe- 
mum, the  modest  violet,  all  these,  repre- 
senting the  loving  thought  of  friends  who 
could  be  present  in  no  other  way,  have  con- 
tributed their  share  towards  banishing  the 
gloom  of  the  sick  room,  beguiling  one  into 
forgetfulness  of  pain,  and  emphasizing  the 
value  and  sacredness  of  life's  friendships. 
And  then  letters  have  come  breathing  the 
spirit  of  Christian  sympathy  and  brotherly 
love,  which  have  made  pe  feel  a  stronger 
desire  to  be  more  worthy  of  such  tender  so- 
licitude and  Christian  esteem.  "Blest  be 
the  tie  that  binds." 

As  yet  I  am  only  convalescent.  To-day 
the  warden  of  the  castle  permitted  me  to 
walk  two  blocks  in  the  free  air  and  sunshine. 
The  three  weeks'  term  expires  to-rnorrow, 
and  it  is  hoped  that  the  sentence  of  con- 
finement will  not  be  extended  much  beyond 
that  period.  I  have  enjoyed  my  sickness 
as  woll  as  could  have  been  expected,  thanks 
to  the  good  physician,  to  the  tender  care  of 
warden  and  nurse,  and  to  all  the  ministries 
of  love  above  mentioned,  which  have  made 
our  prison  castle  more  lovely  than  lordly 
mansion,  or  royal  palace. 

[We  regret  to  state  that  the  prisoner's 
term  has  been  extended.  A  relapse  and  a 
return  of  the  fever,  higher  than  be 'ore,  make 
it  impossible  to  predict  with  accuracy  when 
his  new  term  will  expire  ] 

We  welcome  to  our  family  of  readers  this 
week  several  thousand  persons  who  have 
been  readers  of  the  Central  Christian  Reg- 
ister. The  publishers  would  have  been 
glad  to  continue  that  paper  if  the  breth- 
ren had  desired  it,  The  decision  to  merge 
the  Register  into  the  Christian  Evangelist 
was  hot  made  by  the  publishers,  but  was 
made  for  the  publishers  by  the  constituents. 
We  hope  the  readers  of  that  paper  will  feel 
at  home  in  the  Christian-Evangelist 
family  and  that  our  relations  maybe  con- 
genial and  permanent.  No  interest  will 
suffer  from  lack  of  representation  by  rea- 
son of  this  change.  We  invite  all  who 
have  been  in  the  habit  of  sending  their 
church  news  to  the  Register  to  send  it  to 
the  Christian  Evangelist. 


Gumption  irv  Preaching 


By  STEPHEN  J.  COREY 


The  bored  layman  who  exclaimed  that 
the  human  race  consisted  of  three  classes : 
Male,  female  and  ministeriaie,  was  either 
prejudiced,  ignorant,  or  driven  to  exagger- 
ation by  the  tiresome  and  meaningless 
humdrum  of  a  repetitious  parson — proba- 
bly the  latter.  The  preachers  of  the  gos- 
pel who  lack  practical  wisdom  and  discre- 
tion are  a  minority,  but  we  all  need  to  take 
heed  lest  we  fall.  There  is  no  other  calling 
in  which  one  is  more  unconsciously  tempted 
to  acquire  oddities,  eccentricities  and 
strange  idiosyncrasies  of  manner,  thought 
and  utterance.  Brethren,  while  we  are 
praying  for  grace,  let  us  also  pray  for 
gumption.  The  preacher  who  cannot  pre- 
sent the  claims  of  Christ  in  an  unaffected, 
straightforward,  manly  way,  needs  to  con- 
sider carefully  whether  God  has  really 
called  him  into  that  life-work  or  not.  The 
world  has  its  scent  trained  for  insincerity, 
and  brands  the  gumptionless  preacher  with 
that  trade- mark  nine  times  out  of  ten. 

The  effect  of  such  an  one's  preaching 
ranges  all  the  way  from  helpless  ennui  to 
deep  disgust.  Many  otherwise  strong  men 
in  the  ministry  need  to  watch  unto  prayer, 
lest  they  be  open  to  the  accusation  of  lack 
of  gumption.  They  may  be  learned  and 
pious,  and  yet  do  all  they  can  to  alienate 
their  audience  through  their  manner,  style, 
or  lack  of  thought  in  little  things.  The 
preacher  should  neglect  no  legitimate 
means  for  seeing  himself  as  others  see  him, 
He  should  never  become  careless  as  to  what 
may  seem  only  trifles  in  his  message  or 
pulpit  manners.  He  may  lose  half  his 
power  over  an  audience  by  assuming  a 
perfunctory  and  singsong  tone  of  voice, 
some  meaningless  peculiarity  of  gesture,  or 
a  distasteful  habit  of  delivery,  all  of  which 
covers  up  his  real  personality  and  robs  him 
of  the  evidences  of  freshness,  earnestness, 
and  originality.  Such  a  man  can  make  no 
logical  complaint  when  passed  by  and  left 
alone.  Years  ago  the  members  of  a  con- 
gregation felt  themselves  obliged  to  sit 
quietly  through  a  long  sermon,  no  matter 
how  much  they  were  bored.  It  is  different 
now.  If  they  do  not  like  the  preaching 
they  will  stay  at  hooae  and  read  the  maga- 
zines. The  preacher  is  not  responsible  for 
their  tastes,  neither  should  he  pamper 
them,  but  the  people  can  consistently  de- 
mand practical,  consecrated  common  sense 
from  the  ambassador  of  Christ. 

The  preacher  must  use  gumption  in  get- 
ting and  retaining  the  attention  of  his 
audience.  Otherwise  half  of  his  congrega- 
tion may  run  away  from  him  and  still  sit 
complacently  in  their  pews.  He  must  keep 
the  needs  of  his  people  in  view  constantly. 
He  cannot  dillydally  with  a  text  when  they 
are  starving  for  the  bread  of  life.  Too 
much  exegesis  may  mean  exit-Jesus.  "Be 
not  one  of  those  learned  philologists  who 
chase  a  panting  syllable  through  time  and 
space."  The  people  should  be  given  what 
they  need,  not  what  the  text  logically  de- 
velops. If  a  part  of  it  is  irrelevant,  leave 
it  out.  There  should  be  no  homiletical 
law,  either  written  or  unwritten,  which 
compels  a  man  to  take  a  text  anyway.  A 
preacher  is  not  always  to  be  blamed  for 
parting  with  his  text  immediately  on  be- 
ginning to  preach,  but  he  is  to  be  blamed 


for  taking  it  at  all,  if  it  is  a  mere  perfunc- 
tory spring-board  from  which  to  turn  homi- 
letical somersaults.  The  pulpit  is  hardly 
the  place  for  such  acrobatic  performances. 
Perspiration  is  not  an  infallible  proof  of 
inspiration,  and  often  a  preacher's  words 
would  have  more  lasting  effect  if  spoken  in 
conversational  tones,  thaa  poured  forth 
with  a  heat  and  volume  forced  and  arti- 
ficial. A  fountain  can  rise  no  higher  than 
its  source.  Unless  there  is  fire  in  the  heart 
to  kindle  the  flame,  better  not  use  the  bel- 
lows. Spurgeon  was  right  when  he  said: 
"Come  upon  consciences  with  a  crash  and 
aim  at  breaking  hard  hearts  by  the  power 
of  the  spirit,  but  these  require  spiritual 
power;  physical  energy  is  not  the  power  of 
God  unto  salvation."  If  the  preacher's 
theme  is  of  vital  interest  and  his  preaching 
has  gumption  in  it,  seasoned  with  grace, 
the  people  will  listen. 

One  must  enter  into  the  life  and  needs  of 
the  hearers.     He  who  does  not  get  some  of 
his  sermons  from  his  people,  will  give  few 
sermons  to  them.    The  man  who  discovers 
the  ache  in  the  hearts  of  his  flock,  and  then 
goes  about  sensibly  to  meet  it,   will  be  apt 
to  fulfill  Lowell's  homely  eulogy: 
"To  him  'tis  granted 
Always  to  say  the  word  that's  wanted, 
So  that  he  seems  but  speaking  clearer 
The  tip-top  thought  of  every  hearer." 

To  meet  this  hunger  of  the  human  heart 
should  be  the  aim  of  every  preacher.  If 
he  studies  his  text  simply  to  find  something 
to  fill  up  the  hour,  he  is  false  to  his  high 
calling,  and  some  one  may  go  away  from 
his  audience  never  to  return — some  one  who 
came  for  bread  and  received  a  stone. 

Not  only  should  the  minister  of  the  gos- 
pel put  gumption  into  his  sermon  and  de- 
livery, but  also  into  other  parts  of  the 
church  service.  The  prayer  in  the  pulpit 
should  receive  far  more  attention  than  it 
gets  at  the  hand3  of  some.  It  takes  a  good 
deal  of  earnestness  to  counteract  the  tiring 
effect  of  a  slouchy  petition.  So  sacred  a 
thing  as  speaking  to  the  all-wise  Father 
should  not  be  attended  to  in  the  shiftless 
manner  which  is  so  often  evident.  A  mere 
acquaiatance  would  scarcely  tolerate  in 
conversation  the  tiresome  platitude  and  in- 
sipid repetition  which  our  heavenly  Father 
sometimes  hears  in  public  prayer.  We 
rightly  protest  against  set  forms  of  prayer, 
but  Dr.  Edward  Payson  is  to  be  sympa- 
thized with  when  he  says:  "Our  devotional 
performances  are  often  cold  and  spiritless; 
as  the  heart  did  not  assist  in  composing,  it 
disdains  to  aid  in  attuning  them.  They 
have  almost  as  much  of  a  form  as  if  we 
made  use  of  liturgy,  while  the  peculiar  ex- 
cellencies of  a  liturgy  are  wanting."  The 
prayer  of  the  minister  is  the  prayer  of  the 
people.  "Let  us  pray,"  is  his  injunction, 
but  his  words  are  a  contradiction,  unless 
hi^  prayer  deals  with  the  lives  and  needs  of 
his  people.  He  must  be  practical.  A 
prayer  without  gumption  is  a  prayer  with- 
out unction. 

And  one  word  more.  Is  there  anything 
in  the  New  Testament  which  demands  a 
monotonous  sameness  to  any  part  of  public 
worship?    How  many  audiences  have  you 


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J  544 


THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


December  5  1901 


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Employment  in  the  government  service 
has  many  advantages.  Not  the  least  is  the 
good  fortune  of  a  residence  in  "Washington, 
the  most  beautiful  of  cities.  Our  streets 
and  public  grounds  are  shaded  by  70,000 
trees,  including  800  varieties  and  species. 
There  are  here  331  large  and  small  parks 
and  reservations,  which  cover  an  aggregate 
of  900  acres.  We  have  the  best  governed 
city  in  the  country  and  Uncle  Sam  pays 
nearly  one-half  the  taxes. 

The  80,000  public  servants  who  live  un- 
der the  shadow  of  the  capitol  dome  manage 
to  keep  the  wheels  of  the  government  mov- 
ing leisurely  during  their  six  and  a  half  or 
eight  hours  of  labor,  spend  with  alacrity 
their  crisp,  new  bills  received  twice  each 
month,  are  not  harassed  by  fear  of  strikes 
and  have  thirty  days'  vacation  to  recuper- 
ate from  physical  exhaustion  or  depart- 
mental ennui.  The  enforcement  of  the 
civil  service  rules  has  relieved  to  a  great 
extent  the  dread  of  the  official  ax  and  the 
tenure  of  office  under  the  government  is 
not  now  more  precarious  than  that  of  pri- 
vate institutions. 

In  past  years  there  were  many  who 
spoiled  brilliant  careers  by  becoming  men- 
ials in  the  government  service  for  the  polit- 
ical favorites,  but  now  promotions  are  based 
largely  upon  merit.  There  is  a  notable  ex- 
ample in  the  case  of  Mr.  Ailes,  the  assist- 
ant secretary  of  the  treasury.  He  came  to 
Washington  a  few  years  ago  as  a  messen- 
ger, whose  chief  duties  were  to  keep  the 
grates  replenished  with  coal  in  winter  and 
the  coolers  with  ice  in  summer.  He  took  a 
course  in  law  and  mastered  the  details  of 
the  office  and  now  receives  a  large  salary 
and  is  the  practical  head  of  one  of  the  most 
important  of  the  departments. 

Tom  M.,  a  member  of  the  Ninth  street 
church,  graduated  about  ten  years  ago  from 
the  high  school  and  as  nothing  better  offer- 
ed, accepted  a  position  as  conductor  of  a 
streetcar  and  took  a  scientific  course  at  Co- 
lumbian University.  The  chief  of  one  of  the 
divisions  of  the  agriculture  department 
called  upon  his  professor  and  said  "I  want  a 
young  man  in  my  office  and  prefer  one  rec- 
ommended by  you  rather  than  the  dependent 
of  some  congressman."  Our  friend  Tom 
was  recommended  and  began  work  as  a 
laborer  on  a  small  salary  but  was  detailed 
to  perform  clerical  duties.  As  the  quota 
from  the  District  of  Columbia  was  full  he 
was  not  eligible  for  appointment  under  the 
civil  service.  It  is  very  easy  though  to 
give  an  examination  so  difficult  and 
technical  that  no  one  can  pass  it  but  some 
one  who  had  been  trained  in  the  depart- 
ment, "When  all  other  applicants  have 
ailed  then  the  Washington  man  is  eligible. 


This  plan,  which  is  often  resorted  to,  was 
not  followed  in  this  case,  as  President 
Cleveland  heard  of  the  meritorious  conduct 
of  the  young  man,  waived  the  civil  service 
rules  and  made  the  appointment.  Since 
this  time  Tom  has  received  his  Master 
of  Science  from  Columbian  University, 
traveled  in  every  state  of  the  union  but 
five  at  government  expense,  become  one 
of  the  foremost  experts  in  soils  in  the 
country  and  will  be  earning  before  he  is 
thirty  a  salary  of  $3,000  a  year. 

In  spite  of  the  prejudice  against  women 
employees  in  some  of  the  departments  the 
number  of  female  workers  is  increasing 
yearly.  The  civil  service  commission  had 
a  requisition  for  an  expert  in  one  of  the 
departments.  The  qualifications  were  a 
knowledge  of  four  modern  languages,  index 
filing,  etc.,  etc.  A  young  lady  who  is  a 
member  of  the  Vermont  avenue  church 
was  the  only  one  who  passed  the  examina- 
tion and  was  far  ahead  of  any  other  ap- 
plicant. She  did  not  receive  the  appoint- 
ment. Upon  inquiry  from  the  commis- 
sion the  head  of  the  department  replied 
that  the  duties  required  the  appointee  to 
climb  a  ladder  and  a  young  woman  was  not 
eligible.  By  such  subterfuges  this  de- 
partment keeps  the  women  out.  But  in 
others  they  get  in,  as  there  are  now  8,000 
in  the  government  offices.  Of  these  903 
draw  salaries  ranging  from  $1,000  to  $1,800 
a  year.  The  remaining  7,000  draw  from 
$600  to  $900  per  annum.  The  women  in  the 
departments,  unlike  the  preachers,  never 
reach  the  dead  line.  I  do  not  know  how 
the  reporter  found  out,  but  the  Evening 
Star  states  that  35  per  cent,  of  the  female 
employees  are  past  middle  life  and  25  per 
cent,  are  over  fifty  years  of  age,  and  that 
there  are  hundreds  who  have  passed  their 
three  score  and  ten. 

While  Uncle  Sam  is  lenient  with  his 
servants  there  are  some  offenses,  such  as 
drunkenness, which  are  not  tolerated.  Last 
week  a  young  man  was  proven  guilty  of  a 
gross  sin  and  though  he  went  directly  from 
the  police  court  to  the  department  his  dis- 
missal was  awaiting  him  upon  his  arrival. 
A  clerk  who  reported  himself  as  sick  when 
he  was  in  fact  participating  in  a  tennis 
tournament  was  summarily  dismissed.  A 
young  lady  was  repeatedly  told  to  desist 
from  talking  during  office  hours.  She  con- 
tinued her  chattering  and  was  discharged. 
Refusal  to  pay  honest  debts  or  to  provide 
for  the  support  of  family  will  cause  dis- 
missal. It  is  understood  that  women  who 
marry  will  not  be  kept  upon  the  pay  roll. 

While  the  political  pull  has  been  on  the 
wane  since  the  introduction  of  civil 
service  its  power  is  by  no  means  abolished. 


Casey  wanted  a  government  position  and 
though  his  "influence"  was  strong  they 
were  blocked  by  the  fact  that  the  position 
sought  should  be  occupied  by  a  lawyer  and 
Casey  was  no  lawyer.  But  one  of  his 
friends  was  the  examiner.  "Well,  Casey, 
what  do  you  know  about  law  anyway?" 
"To  tell  the  truth,"  replied  the  candidate, 
"I  don't  know  a  single  thing." 

The  examiner  thereupon  made  affidavit 
as  follows,  "I  have  examined  Mr.  Casey  as 
to  his  knowledge  of  the  law,  and,  to  the 
best  of  my  information  and  belief,  he  has 
answered  the  questions  entirely  correctly." 
Casey  was  appointed.  We  cannot  vouch 
for  the  truth  of  this  story,  but  we  know  that 
where  there  is  a  powerful  congressional 
will  a  way  is  generally  found.  Influence, 
however,  is  not  so  potent  in  obtaining  ap- 
pointments as  in  securing  promotions. 
Heads  of  departments  deem  it  expedient  to 
keep  on  good  terms  with  the  men  on  Cap- 
itol Hill  who  devise  the  laws  that  govern 
the  department  and  who  secure  the  nec- 
essary appropriations,  So  it  sometimes 
happens  that  the  work  is  done  by  faithful, 
efficient  men  .  who  are  outranked  by  the 
"shirkers,  hall-runners,make- believe  busy, 
superannuated  and  incompetent  clerks" 
who  have  "a  pull." 

There  are  hundreds  of  young  men  who 
enter  the  government  service  in  order  that 
they  may  qualify  themselves  for  profes- 
sional work. 

The  short  hours  of  labor  afford  them 
time  to  study  and  exceptional  advantages 
are  offered  here  in  the  professional  schools. 
Students  in  law  and  diplomacy  can  attend 
the  sessions  of  the  district  and  supreme 
courts,  have  access  to  the  supreme  court 
and  state  libraries,  can  witness  the  practi- 
cal workings  of  congress  a3  the  laws  of  the 
country  are  made  and  receive  instruction 
from  lecturers  who  occupy  the  highest 
official  positions.  Students  of  medicine 
and  dentistry  are  afforded  the  privileges  of 
the  Army  Medical  Museum,  whose  collec- 
tions of  anatomical  and  pathological  speci- 
mens are  superior  to"  those  of  any  institu- 
tion in  this  country  or  in  Europe.  At  the 
patent  office  are  models  of  all  kinds  of  den- 
tal instruments.  In  the  national  museum 
the  most  complete  collection  of  materia 
medica  in  the  world  is  on  exhibition. 

The  writer  would  be  glad  to  tell  every 
one  of  the  Christian-Evangelist's  readers 
how  to  get  a  political  pull  to  secure  one  of 
these  office  plums.  He  cannot  do  this,  but 
will  be  pleased,  if  you  discover  the  way 
yourself  and  come  to  Washington,  to  direct 
you  to  the  most  delightful  church  home  to 
be  found  anywhere. 

Washington,  D.  C. 


DECEMBER  5(   £gJt 


THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


J545 


CHINESE  TOPICS 


By  WILLIAM   REMFRY  HUNT 


Dusting    the    Capitol. 

There  is  a  great  bustle  in  Peking  just 
now,  and  all  the  rabble  of  the  imperial  pal- 
ace are  busy  sweeping  the  pavilions  of  the 
dust  and  dirt  of  the  sacrilegious  invaders, 
who  in  the  forms  of  the  "eight  foreign- 
deviled- bannered  legions"  did  such  devas- 
tation there  last  year  when  the  court  had 
gone  on  a  vacation(?).  Such  is  the  gist  of 
the  imperial  messages  which  come  thick 
and  fast  by  the  official  couriers,  who  are 
running  like  a  set  of  wild  cowboys  over  the 
country  and  scaring  up  the  people  to  clear 
the  roads,  and  to  make  way  for  the  royal 
equipage  as  it  passes — as  a  blind  to  the 
eyes  of  the  people — back  to  Peking  in  the 
greatest  state  and  pageantry  that  the  man- 
darinate  can  tax  on  the  masses. 

Educational  Reform. 

There  is  to  be  some  reform  despite  the 
fact  that  these  Augean  stables  should  be 
flushed  by  having  the  hose  turned  on 
them  by  the  Herculean  power  of  an  angry 
Kaiser  with  his  confederates  in  the  armies 
of  Japan,  Europe  and  America.  We  learn 
from  the  edicts  that  the  curriculum  for  the 
future  annual  and  triennial  examinations  is 
to  be  entirely  changed.  The  eight  sec-  m 
tioned  effete  essay  competition  is  abolished. 
Discourses  and  theses  in  philosophy,  law, 
international  law,  medicine,  agriculture, 
literature  and  the  practical  sciences  will 
be  the  order  of  the  schools.  Already  the 
schools  are  being  instituted  and  those  that 
were  brave  enough  to  start  early  in  the 
struggle  for  reform,  and  which  were  closed 
during  the  turmoils  and  travail  of  the  past 
year,  are  to  be  re-equipped  and  endowed 
with  the  best  that  can  be  procured.  Ad- 
vance Sinim ! 

Missions     R-einstated. 

The  terrible  persecutions  of  the  imperial 
Boxer  campaign  in  the  provinces  of  Shansi, 
Shensi,  Chili  and  Shantung,  resulting  in 
the  almost  annihilation  of  the  missions  in 
that  region,  have  been  somewhat  atoned 
for  in  the  fact  that  the  court  has  taken 
special  pains  to  see  that  the  missions  in 
those  regions  have  been  assisted  in  gaining 
all  the  prestige  they  had  (and  more)  be- 
fore the  massacres  began.  One  missionary 
party  was  publicly  received  in  Tai  Yuen 
Pu,  the  scene  of  the  beheading  of  fifty-five 
British  and  American  missionaries  in 
July,  1900.  They  were  escorted  offi- 
cially to  the  scene  of  the  executions  and 
had  the  joy  of  meeting  with  a  number  of 
native  Christians  who  had  escaped  death 
by  hiding. 

A  Christian  Burial  Ground  in  Sha.asi. 
They  had  the  painful  and  pathetic  experi- 
ence of  finding  the  bodies  of  at  least  more 
than  fifty  of  their  martyred  comrades  and 
in  the  presence  of  an  immense  concourse  of 
heathen  officials  and  the  populace,  had  the 
sad  privilege  of  committing  to  the  dust  the 
remains  of  these  brave  and  holy  ones  "of 
whom  the  world  was  not  worthy."  The 
Peking  court  had  ordered  coffins  to  be 
made  and  sent  to  the  place.  They  had  also 
prepared  the  sites  of  the  destroyed  mission 
buildings  to  be  the  large  cemetery  to  be 
used  exclusively  for  the  foreign  missionaries 
who  thus  died  and  who  may  die  in  the  future. 
It  was  a  never  to  be  forgotten  day.  All  the 
missions  in  that  region  are  invited  back 
again,  but  it  is  even  yet  considered  unwise 


for  the  wives  and  dear  little  children  to 
return  to  those  scenes.  Humanity  is  very 
human  and  very  naturally  the  sweetest  and 
best  of  a  Christian  and  cultivated  mother- 
hood shrinks  from  the  thought  of  a  repeti- 
tion of  those  awful  days  and  nights  preced- 
ing the  cruel  and  heartless  martyrdoms  of 
those  dear  ones  and  their  own  loved  little 
ones  a  little  more  than  a  year  ago. 
Convention  Notes. 

The  thirteenth  annual  convention  of  the 
workers  of  the  F.  C.  M.  S.  met  in  Nanking 
Oct.  9-13.  The  welcome  presence  of  our 
own  missionary  comrade,  F.  M.  Rains,  and 
his  wife,  was  a  feature  of  great  and  practi- 
cal interest.  In  the  presidential  address 
W.  Remfry  Hunt  gave  him  a  right  royal 
welcome  from  the  workers.  He  attended 
all  the  sessions  and  by  his  intensely  sym- 
pathetic and  large  and  practical  experience 
aided  in  so  many  vital  points.  The  visit  here 
will  do  him  and  the  whole  of  the  missions 
much  good.  He  is  one  of  God's  noblemen, 
and  the  message  of  cheer  and  hope,  and  his 
words  lit  with  the  consuming  fire  of  love 
and  devotion  to  the  world-wide  missionary 
enterprise,  will  long  live  in  our  hearts  and 
often  cheer  and  inspire  us,  when  he  is 
back  again  opening  with  his  prayerful  and 
consecrated  colleague,  Archibald  McLean, 
the  letters  that  come  from  the  Lord's  peo- 
ple to  the  treasury  at  Box  884,  Cincinnati. 
W.  P.  Bentley's  paper  was  on  a  timely 
topic.  He  treated  of  "How  can  we  best 
develop  our  educational  work  so  as  to  make 
it  more  effective?"  He  pled  for  a  larger 
equipment  and  showed  in  a  masterly  treat- 
ment of  his  theme,  his  own  grasp,  not  of  a 
mere  idea,  but  of  a  fact  and  how  to  dem- 
onstrate it.  The  brotherhood  will  hear 
more  of  the  educational  call  yet. 

Dr.  W.  E.  Macklin's  address  was  char- 
acteristic. The  Doctor  spoke  on  "Fields 
and  Forces"  and  gave  a  most  eloquent  ap- 
peal for  the  best  and  ablest  men  to  go  to 
the  new  and  strategic  points  that  are 
opening  up  all  around  us  He  spoke  of  the 
call  for  literature,  science,  social  reform, 
and  the  unique  opportunity  of  entering  the 
newly  opened  doors  with  the  Christian  light 
now,  China  is  on  the  pivot  of  reform,  we 
must  give  them  Christian  education  or 
they  will  get  the  husk  of  civilization,a3  did 
Japan,  and  throw  away  the  kernel  in  the 
delayed  offer  of  Christianity.  T.  J.  Arnold 
spoke  on  "The  Farm  Colony  Idea"  as  an 
evangelizing  agency  and  drew  a  picture  of 
how  to  work  it.  There  were  other  items  all 
of  which  dealt  with  the  science  and 
art  of  running  successful,  self-reliant, 
strong,  and  self-suppotting  churches. 
F.  E.  Meigs  and  James  Ware  gave  us 
fine  "home  trip"  talks,  Bro.  Meigs 
taking  us  along  with  him  to  the  Orient 
across  Europe  and  on  to  America.  He 
always  gives  us  a  treat  in  these  home  trip 
talks  and  although  they  are  really  prime  we 
will  not  hurry  them  home  for  a  good  while 
yet— he  and  Mrs.  Meigs  and  the  children 
look  well  and  are  in  harness  and  at  work. 
James  Ware  was  at  his  best  and  took  us 
around  the  world  by  stages,  he  told  us  of 
the  conditions  among  the  churches  at 
home,  and  of  his  helpful  experiences  among 
the  brotherhood  in  America,  speaking 
with  evident  emotion  when  he  spoke  so  ap- 
preciatingly  of  the  kindnesses  showed  him 


and  his  two  daughters  at  Hiram,  and  of  the 
fatherly  help  and  attentions  of  our  own 
veterans  there  in  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Hertzog. 

New  Missionaries. 

Mrs.  Ethel  B.  Garrett  welcomed  the  new 
missionaries  in  the  warmest  and  most 
enthusiastic  terms.  Miss  Nellie  Daugher- 
ty,  of  Eureka  College,  was  with  us  and 
told  us  of  the  joy  with  which  she  was  en- 
tering on  her  work.  She  said  she  felt  at 
home  among  the  missionaries  already  and 
looked  forward  with  faith  and  hope  to  her 
future  career.  She  is  of  the  right  sort. 
God  be  praised  for  the  good  judgment  of 
the  board  in  sending  us  the  cream  of  the 
culture,  grace  and  consecration  of  our 
educated  youth.  We  are  looking  forward 
with  much  pleasure  to  greeting  Bro.  and 
Sister  Cory  from  Honolulu  and  also  Miss 
Edna  Dale  from  Drake  University.  These 
new  missionaries  will  be  a  real  reinforce- 
ment, and  they  come  to  us  in  the  joy  and 
zeal  of  a  devoted  and  spirited  vigor.  There 
will  be  some  additions  to  the  new  fields,  and 
other  places  occupied.  Bro.  and  Sister 
Garrett  will  likely  go  to  open  up  a  new 
work,  or  rather  to  establish  the  work,  at 
Tung  Cheo  between  Nanking  and  Shanghai. 

F.  M.  Rains  Prea.ches  to  Chinese, 

On  Lord's  day  the  services  for  the  native 
church  at  the  Central  Christian  church  in 
Nanking  were  crowded.  The  communion 
service  was  led  by  W.  R.  Hunt,  the  Sunday- 
school  superintended  by  the  pastor,  T.  J. 
Arnold;  the  sermon  to  the  Chinese  was 
preached  by  F.  M.  Rains  and  interpreted 
by  the  pastor.  Bro.  Rains  gave  a  strong, 
clear,  and  practical  discourse  from  Acts 
2 :37-38,  and  dealt  with  the  facts,  commands 
and  privileges  of  the  gospel.  It  was  lis- 
tened to  with  rapt  attention.  His  short, 
telling  sentences  were  aptly  and  forcefuly 
translated,  and  the  lessons  will  be  treasured 
up  a  long  time. 

After  the  convention  Bro.  and  Sister 
Rains  arranged  to  visit  Chu  Cheo.  They 
had  a  brilliant  reception.  The  native  Chris- 
tians met  them  outside  the  city  with  10,000 
firecrackers,  and  these  kept  up  an  incessant 
din  all  the  way  to  the  mission  compound. 
This  showed  what  "a  hot  reception"  these 
glad  believers  gave  them.  They  rode  the 
journey  of  45  miles  in  sedan  chairs. 
The  officials  all  turned  out  to  greet  them, 
having  heard  some  enthusiastic  reporter 
say  that  "a  wonderful  imperial  commis- 
sioner from  the  highest  empire"  was  com- 
ing to  see  the  missions.  We  were  cheered 
and  helped  in  all  our  work,  plans  and 
homes  by  the  spirit,  love  and  brightness  of 
our  brother's  visit  to  Chu  Cheo. 

Lhamon's  Studies  in  Acts. 

We  are  using  this  valuable  book  in 
Chinese,  in  fact,  making  an  adapted  trans- 
lation of  it.  It  is  the  best  thing  in  its  line 
that  could  be  used  in  all  our  foreign  fields. 
Its  condensation,  analysis  and  clearness 
makes  it  classic  and  invaluable.  Some  day 
we  shall  have  a  library  of  our  own  litera- 
ture in  this  awakening  mission  field  where 
the  tare  seeds  of  sectarianism  are  already 
showing  vitality.  Williams,  Meigs,  Mack- 
lin,  Saw,  Bentley,  Arnold,  Ware  and  the 
writer  have  already  done  something  in  this 
field  of  literature. 

Chu  Cheo,  Oct.  30,  1901. 


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THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


December  5  190 


J3he  Old  Book  In  TKe  New  Crucible 

By  J.  J.  HALEY. 


XI.     Crucible  of  Archa.eology. 

The  most  effective  argument  now  used 
against  the  literary  criticism  of  the  Old 
Testament  is  to  point  to  the  history  of 
Homeric  and  other  criticisms  of  ancient 
'  documents.  It  is  effective  because  its 
force  is  easily  felt  and  it  is  unanswerable. 
Dr.  Peters,  of  New  York,  contributed  a 
paper  to  a  recent  issue  of  the  New  "World, 
summarized  in  the  Expository  Times,  on 
"Archaeology  and  the  Higher  Criticism," 
in  which  he  pointed  out  that  not  only  in 
the  criticism  of  Homer,  but  also  the  Veda, 
of  Buddhism,  of  the  Avestan  literature, 
and  even  of  the  New  Testament,  there  had 
taken  place  "a  most  remarkable  change  of 
view  with  regard  to  the  value  of  subjective 
or  literary  evidence  alone."  As  the  state- 
ment of  Dr.  Peters  is  the  latest  and  most 
up-to-date  scientific  estimate  of  the  facts 
relating  to'archaeology  and  the  Bible,  I  will 
further  summarize  it  for  the  purposes  of 
this  serial. 

A  quarter  of  a  century  ago  the  Wolfian 
•  theory  as  to  the  origin  of  the  Homeric 
poems  was  still  extremely  influential.  The 
theory,  which  spoke  of  the  Mad  as  made 
up  of  a  great  number  of  smaller  poems 
gathered  into  one  at  a  later  time,  was 
supported  by  archaeological  evidence,  or 
what  was  then  taken  for  archaeological 
evidence.  It  was  claimed,  for  example, 
that  if  writing  was  not  absolutely  unknown 
it  was  not  possible  then  to  write  poems  of 
such  length,  and  no  man  could  have  com- 
posed and  carried  them  in  his  mind  without 
writing  them  down.  It  was  also  held  that 
the  historic  atmosphere  of  the  poems  was 
incorrect.  The  very  existence  of  Troy  was 
denied,  and  in  some  quarters  there  was  an 
inclination  to  resolve  the  Homeric  poems, 
as  a  whole,  into  Sun  myths.  Then  Schlie- 
mann  began  to  excavate.  Beneath  the 
mounds  of  Hissarlik  old  Troy  was  found. 
It  had  even  been  destroyed  and  afterwards 
rebuilt.  Further  discoveries  at  Hissarlik, 
Mycenae  and  elsewhere  showed  that  the 
descriptions  of  these  cities  in  the  Homeric 
poems  were  historically  correct,  and  rested 
upon  sound  contemporaneous  evidence  or 
personal  knowledge.  It  was  also  proved  that 
writing  was  known  and  commonly  practiced 
at  a  much  earlier  period  than  formerly  was 
supposed.  The  difficulties  in  the  way  of 
the  antiquity  and  integrity  of  the  Homeric 
poems  had  been  created  by  the  critics 
themselves.  They  were  once  more  ac- 
cepted as  the  work  of  one  man  and  the 
product  of  an  early  age. 

Roman  history  has  passed  through  a 
similar  critical  experience.  At  first  the 
traditional  history  of  Rome,  with  Romulus 
and  Remus  suckled  by  the  wolf,  was  ac- 
cepted literally.  These  stories  were  next 
explained  from  a  rationalistic  point  of 
view,  the  wolf  being  a  symbol  of  the  fierce 
training  of  the  lads,  and  such  like.  Then 
came  the  period  of  extreme  skepticism. 
All  of  the  early  narratives  were  discarded. 
Roman  history  began  at  the  close  of  the 
kingdom,  or  even  a  little  later.  Before 
that  there  was  nothing  historical  or  reliable. 
Then  Lanciani  began  his  excavations. 
Aided  by  his  results  Mommsen  worked 
over  the  literary  material  anew.  Roman 
history  has  been  reconstructed  and  carried 


back  almost  to  the  days  of  Romulus  and 
Remus. 

The  study  of  the  Veda,  of  the  Avestan 
literature,  of  Buddhism,  has  passed 
through  a  similar  history.  Once  the 
tendency  was  to  bring  dates  down  to  a 
late  time,  to  deny  reputed  authorship,  or 
everywhere  #to  find  composite  authorship, 
and  to  reconstruct  texts  with  minute  sub- 
division. To-day  the  inclination  among 
Indian  and  Persian  scholars  is  to  push 
back  the  dates  of  the  sacred  books,  to  ac- 
cept the  traditional  views  in  a  modified 
form,  and  to  maintain  unity  of  authorship. 
And  over  the  New  Testament  we  know 
how  the  pendulum  swung  forward  once 
and  how  far  it  has  swung  back  in  our  day. 
In  Old  Testament  criticism  our  author 
thinks  the  tendency  most  decisively  is  in 
the  other  direction.  There  is  no  likeli- 
hood of  the  study  of  the  Old  Testament 
returning  to  the  old  paths.  Back  from  the 
extreme  subdivision  oE  the  Old  Testament 
books  and  the  very  late  dating  of  so  much 
of  its  literature  he  believes  we  shall  go. 
But  we  have  not  returned  to  the  old  paths 
in  respect  of  any  of  the  subjects  mention- 
ed, and  he  believes  that  least  of  all  shall 
we  do  so  in  respect  of  the  Old  Testament. 

The  nearest  to  a  complete  return  has 
been  made  in  the  case  of  Homer.  But  the 
Homeric  poems  are  not  the  same  as  they 
were  before  the  Wolfian  hypothesis  was 
sprung  upon  them.  Schliemann  claimed 
that  he  had  proved  Homer  accurate  to  the 
minutest  historical  reference.  Further 
research  showed  that  it  is  only  in  respect 
of  the  general  atmosphere  of  the  poems 
that  they  can  be  described  as  historical ; 
tbey  are  not,  and  probably  were  never 
meant  to  be,  sober  history  throughout. 
Mommsen  and  Lanciani  have  not  taught 
us  to  read  Roman  history  as  our  fathers 
did.  Rome  has  a  far-back  story,  it  is  true, 
but  Livy  is  not  reliable  in  detail.  In  respect 
of  the  Avesta,  men  are  holding  their  hand 
till  the  evidence  is  fuller.  And  even  in  the 
field  of  the  New  Testament  it  is  not  as 
many  of  us  would  like  it.  "There  is  an 
inclination,"  says  Dr.  Peters,  "among  ex- 
treme conservatives  to  be  jubilant  over. 
Harnack's  results,  but  in  reality  Harnack 
renders  the  old  conservative  view  impossi- 
ble, quite  as  much  as  the  extreme  radical 
position  of  Baur  and  the  later  critics 
who  were  more  or  less  influenced  by  the 
Tubingen  school  of  criticism." 

There  are  two  great  reasons  why  the 
swing  of  the  pendulum  is  likely  to  be 
least  in  the  criticism  of  the  Old  Testament. 
One  is  that  only  extreme  critics  have 
carried  that  criticism  too  far.  Strong  men, 
in  the  fullness  of  knowledge  and  in  the 
fearlessness  of  the  truth,  stand  firm  mid- 
way. Dillmann  is  named  as  a  great 
scholar  who  finds  in  the  microscopic 
analysis  of  extreme  critics  an  "hypothesis 
of  embarrassment,"  and  Prof.  Driver  who, 
"speaking  of  the  Yahwistic  and  Elohistic 
narratives  in  the  Pentateuch  (J.  and  E.), 
hold9  that  even  in  the  matter  of  the  lines 
of  demarkation  between  these  and  the  parts 
assigned  to  the  redactor,  we  can  seldom 
claim  more  than  a  relative  improbability." 
Many  able  critics  have  protested  against 
the  minute  subdividing  of  the  text  and  the 


attempt  to  crowd  the  time  of  the  Maccabee  s 
with  the  flower  of  Israel's  literature.  There 
is  another  reason,  and  a  greater,  why  the 
Old  Testament  is  likely  in  the  main  to 
stand.  In  other  cases  the  return  of  the 
pendulum  has  been  chiefly  due  to  the  find- 
ings of  archaeology.  Here,  says  Dr.  Peters, 
archaeology  has  been  most  talked  about;  it 
has  had  but  little  influence. 

He  does  not  mean  that  biblical  archaeol- 
ogy has  done  nothing  for  us;  he  only 
means  that  it  has  done  little  to  reverse  the 
results  of  literary  criticism.  The .  actual 
gains  of  recent  archaeology  are  great  and 
many.  One  of  great  significance  is  in- 
dicated. Greece,  Asia  Minor,  Palestine, 
Egypt,  Babylonia,  have  all  contributed  to 
it;  it  is  the  proof  that  in  these  lands  there 
existed  civilized  nations — in  some  eases 
highly  civilized  nations — from  at  least 
4,000  years  before  Christ.  Great  empires 
were  established  in  those  early  times.  And 
they  did  not  stand  apart;  free  communica- 
tion was  held  between  one  empire  and  an- 
other. "The  whole  of  Western  Asia,  with 
Egypt  and  the  Islands  of  the  Sea,  was  in 
the  sphere  of  civilization  long  before  the 
time  of  Abraham." 

What  have  we  obtained  from  these  coun- 
tries taken  separately?  Some  customs  al- 
luded to  in  Genesis  have  been  made  clearer 
.from  comparison  with  Egyptian  life.  We 
have  not  yet  found  in  Egypt  a  single  He- 
brew name,  however,  or  had  a  single  occur- 
rence in  the  Bible  ineontestibly  established 
from  this  source  of  evidence.  In  one  in- 
scription the  name  of  Israel  has  been  found, 
but  it  has  thrown  our  knowledge  into  con- 
fusion. For  if  Meneptah  was  the  Pharaoh 
of  the  exodus,  how  is  it  that  in  the  tablet 
discovered  by  Petrie  he  can  speak  of  the 
people  of  Israel  as  "spoiled"  in  Palestine? 
Aside  from  the  ambiguity  and  doubtful  in- 
terpretation of  this  inscription  there  is  no 
biblical  fact  as  little  in  need  of  confirma- 
tion as  the  sojourn  of  Israel  in  Egpyt. 

Certainly  the  Tel  el- Amarna  tablets  have 
furnished  a  great  amount  of  extremely 
valuable  knowledge  regarding  the  condi- 
tion and  daily  life  of  the  nations  that  had 
to  do  with  Egypt  in  the  fourteenth  century 
before  Christ.  They  tell  us  that  Jerusalem 
was  already  a  center  of  worship  and  known 
by  that  name ;  that  almost  all  the  other 
prominent  cities  which  are  mentioned  in 
the  Bible  were  already  in  existence;  that 
the  people  of  Palestine  spoke  a  language 
either  identical  with,  or  closely  akin  to, 
Hebrew;  and  that  Babylonian  was  then  the 
medium  of  official  correspondence.  But 
none  of  these  things  touch  the  higher  criti- 
cism, nor  do  they  overthrow  the  traditional 
belief  regarding  the  composition  of  the 
Old  Testament.  It  is  also  a  fact  that  no 
reference  has  hitherto  been  found  on  any 
Egyptian  monument  to  the  events  in  the 
later  history  of  Israel  in  which  Egypt 
plays  a  part. 

In  Phoenician  the  most  important  dis- 
covery is  perhaps  the  Marseilles  sacrificial 
tablet.  Other  inscriptions  have  been  found 
in  various  places.  They  show  us  the  close 
relation  between  Hebrew  and  Phoenician, 
both  in  language  and  in  script,  and  they  il- 
lustrate some  of  the  antiquities  of  the 
Bible,  as  the  titles  given  to  priests  and 
judges,  or  the  names  belonging  to  the 
divinities.  In  Moab  the  great  discovery  is 
the  Mesha  stone,  which  gives  us  a  new 
view  of  the  relation  between  Moab  and  Is- 
rael about  the  time  of  Ahab,  "confirming, 


December  5,  1901 


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1547 


and  to  some  extent  "correcting,  the  state- 
ments of  the  Bible";  and  that  is  all. 
From  northern  Syria  light  has  been  thrown 
on  the  geography  of  David's  conquests, 
and  the  narrative  in  the  Bible  confirmed. 
Some  knowledge  has  also  been  gathered, 
as  we  have  already  seen  in  these  papers, 
of  that  important  people,  the  Hittites,  and 
many  of  their  inscriptions  have  been  found, 
if  only  we  could  learn  to  read  them.  Dis- 
covery has  revolutionized  our  views  of  the 
early  history  of  Arabia,  but  done  nothirig 
for  the  Bible  or  against  it. 

It  is  from  Assyria  and  Babylon  that  the 
great  finds  have  come.  "We  have  the 
Babylonian  form  of  the  flood  story  almost 
complete,  which  we  are  able  to  compare 
with  the  Hebrew  version;  we  have  the  story 
of  the  creation,  and  perhaps  that  of  Adam 
and  Eve;  we  have  the  Tower  of  Babel,  and 
much  more  than  all  that."  These  discov- 
eries have  placed  much  material  in  our 
hands  for  the  comparative  study  of  Semitic 
religion,  They  have  established  an  inti- 
mate connection  between  Babylonia  and 
Palestine  from  about  4000  B,  C.  to  1300  B. 
C.  This  connection  then  lost  is  again 
picked  up  in  the  time  of  Ahab,  and  it  con- 
tinues thereafter  till  Assyria  and  Baby- 
lonia were  no  more.  Now  these  discoveries, 
says  Dr.  Peters,  have  not  been  without 
effect  on  the  criticism  of  the  Old  Testa- 
ment, but  they  face  both  ways,  he  tells  us. 
Sometimes  they  support  tradition,  some- 


times they  flatly  contradict  it.  They  have 
established  the  substantial  accuracy  of  the 
books  of  Samuel  and  of  Kings;  but  they 
have  shown  both  Daniel  and  Esther  to  be 
unhistorical.  Of  course,  these  heathen  in- 
scriptions do  not  utter  the  last  word  for 
either  Daniel  or  Esther. 

Last  of  all  there  is  Palestine,  the  land  of 
promise,  it  is  the  land  of  promise  still. 
The  fulfilment  as  yet  has  been  meagre. 
"Beyond  the  Siloam  inscription,  the  in- 
scription from  the  temple  barrier  of  the 
New  Testament  period,  a  fragment  of  an 
inscribed  tablet  from  Lachish,  and  an  insig- 
nificant seal  or  two,  nothing  has  yet  been 
found  in  Palestine  "  Is  all  this,  then,  an 
encouragement  to  the  literary  critics  to 
neglect  archaeology?  Far  from  it.  The 
critics  have  themselves  already  recognized 
the  necessity  of  knowing  what  archaeology 
has  done  at  every  step.  For  although  the 
findings  of  the  spade  have  not  seriously 
displaced  the  findings  of  the  pen — at  least 
of  the  responsible  and  moderate  pen — yet 
there  is  no  discovery  that  can  be  ignored ; 
and  sometimes  the  minute  discoveries  open 
the  way  to  important  and  direct  critical  re- 
sults. There  can  be  no  doubt,  surveying  the 
whole  field  of  archaeological  discovery  and 
investigation  so  far,  that  the  substantial 
historical  verity  and  accuracy  of  the  old 
Book  has  been  for  the  most  part  confirmed, 
and  the  cause  of  legitimate  criticism  has 
not  been  injured. 


V? 


ew 


V^     V^     V^      S^     V^7 


By  S.  T.  WILLIS 


X^? 


New  York  city  and  state  is  in  the  midst 
of  a  serious  agitation  over  the  question  of 
the  Sunday  saloon.  "The  Raines  Law 
Hotel"  is  one  of  the  greatest  curses  ever 
fastened  upon  the  decent  law  abiding  citi- 
zens of  any  community.  Under  this  law 
the  saloons  in  New  York  city  have  been 
turned  into  "hotels"  which  are  open  to 
guests  in  transit  (?)  on  Sunday,  and  they 
also  foster  and  protect  one  of  the  worst 
social  evils  known  to  human  society.  They 
evade  the  lav/  and  run  without  molestation 
on  Sunday.  The  politicians,  the  shyster 
lawyers,  the  foreigners  who  have  no  regard 
for  our  institutions,  the  saloon-keepers,  the 
thieves  and  thugs,  and  the  prostitutes,  all 
join  in  a  general  clamor  for  a  constitu- 
tional amendment  for  an  open  saloon  on 
Sunday.  The  Christian  people  as  a  rule 
stand  for  no  legal  Sunday  saloon.  Some 
few  preachers  in  the  city  have  declared  in 
favor  of  local  option.  But  while  this  might 
work  well  in.  the  smaller  cities  of  the  state 
it  is  very  doubtful  if  either  borough  in 
New  York  city  would  vote  in  favor  of  no 
open  Sunday  saloon.  The  un-Christian 
and  foreign  elements  in  the  metropolis  are 
so  large  that  it  is  exceedingly  doubtful 
whether  we  could  close  the  saloons  under 
local  option  law.  But  the  worst  feature  of 
all  is  the  fact  that  Mr.  Lo  *r,  mayor-  elect, 
and  Mr.  Jerome,  district  attorney- elect, 
are  both  agitating  the  question  and  favor 
"the  opening  of  the  saloon  on  Sunday  after 
church  hours"- — that  is,  after  2  p.  m.  It  is 
to  be  sincerely  hoped  that  the  Raines  Law 
Hotel  can  be  abolished  and  that  we  can 
close  and  keep  closed  all  the  saloons  on  the 
Lord's  day.  If  this  cannot  be  done  we 
shall  pay  dearly  for  the  poverty,   drunk- 


enness, domestic  sorrows,  anarchy,  irre- 
ligion  and  crime  of  every  sort  that  will 
overtake  us  as  a  city  and  a  state. 

It  has  been  said  repeatedly  by  men  of 
reputation  in  our  city  that  we  cannot  close 
the  saloons  on  Sunday.  Some  preachers 
have  said  this.  Rainsford  (Low's  pastor), 
Parkhurst  and  a  few  others  have  made 
such  statements.  If  these  gentlemen  are 
correct  the  city  of  New  York  should  no 
longer  boast  of  greatness  and  power  but 
should  confess  with  humiliation  and  shame 
her  impotency  and  lack  of  self-governing 
power.  When  President  Roosevelt  was  our 
police  commissioner  he  demonstrated  that 
the  saloons  could  be  closed  on  Sunday  and 
that  the  law  could  be  enforced.  When 
some  of  the  weak-  kneed  ones  said,  "Mr. 
Roosevelt,  it  is  a  bad  law  that  calls  for 
closed  saloons  on  Sunday,"  he  said,  "It  is 
not  my  business  to  sit  in  judgment  on  the 
law,  but  to  execute  it."  If  it  is  a  bad  law 
the  best  way  to  prove  it  so  is  to  execute  it 
and  let  its  legitimate  fruits  condemn  it. 
And  if  it  is  a  good  law  it  should  be  fear- 
lessly executed  for  the  good  that  will  result 
from  it.  This  certainly  is  right  in  principle 
and  sound  in  philosophy.  Mr.  Jacob  Riis, 
the  famous  author  of  "How  the  Other  Half 
Lives,"  in  an  address  at  Carnegie  Hall  last 
Sunday  afternoon,  speaking  on  "Theodore 
Roosevelt  as  an  Example  of  Citizenship," 
said  Roosevelt  was  made  great  by  an 
axiom,  "It  is  better  to  be  faithful  than 
famous,"  and  to  this  principle  he  adhered 
in  all  his  duties.  It  was  this  idea  of  faith- 
fulness that  made  Roosevelt  fearless  in  the 
discharge  of  his  task  as  police  commission- 
er in  New  York.    The    saloons    should  be 


closed  every  day  in  the  week,  and  every 
week  in  the  year;  but  if  we  cannot  have 
that,  surely  we  should  close  them  on  Sun- 
day. 

Dr.  David  H.  Greer,  rector  of  St.  Bar- 
tholomew's Protestant  Episcopal  church, 
New  York,  was  elected  a  few  days  ago  to 
the  bishopric  of  western  Massachusetts  but 
has  declined  the  election  on  the  ground 
that  he  owes  a  life  duty  to  the  church  where 
he  now  preaches,  and  chief  among  his  par- 
ishioners to  the  late  Cornelius  Vanderbilt, 
who  together  with  his  mother  founded  the 
large  institutional  establishment  on  Forty- 
second  street,  known  as  St.  Bartholomew's 
Parish  House.  It  cost  $600,000,  and  to- 
gether with  other  charities  of  the  same 
church  necessitates  an  annual  outlay  of 
$200,000.  In  these  features  it  is  said  to  be 
the  largest  church  in  the  world.  And  Dr. 
Greer  does  not  feel  that  he  can  leave  the 
church  and  do  justice  to  this  great  work. 

In  the  same  week  the  diocese  of  Long  ' 
Island  elected  Dr.  Frederick  Burgess,  rec- 
tor of  Grace  church,  Brooklyn,  to  succeed 
the  late  Bishop  Littlejohn  in  that  import- 
ant bishopric.  The  contest  in  the  election 
was  long  and  bitter.  Drs.  S.  D.  McConnell, 
Henry  C.  Swentzell,  R.  F.  Alsop  and  others 
were  candidates  before  the  convention. 
The  voting  began  at  2  p.  m.  and  continued 
until  12:45  a.m.,  when  Dr.  Burgess  was 
elected.  He  will  make  his  residence  at 
Garden  City  and  preside  over  the  cathedral 
endowed  by  the  late  A.  T.  Stewart  and 
from  that  seat  of  ecclesiastical  power  will 
administer  the  affairs  of  the  Episcopal 
churches  of  Long  Island. 

"Segregation"  seemed  to  be  the  domi- 
nant note  in  the  addresses  and  general 
discussions  on  almshouse  administration  at 
the  recent  sessions  of  the  State  Charities 
Conference  in  this  city.  It  was  shown  that 
much  has  already  been  done  in  the  way  of 
separating  the  well  from  the  diseased,  the 
sane  from  the  insane  and  the  good  from  the 
criminal.  But  many  improvements  of  this 
kind  are  still  to  be  made.  More  and  more 
this  principle  of  separating  the  inmates  of 
charitable  and  penal  institutions  into 
classes  according  to  their  conditions  and 
needs  is  becoming  recognized  as  vital  to 
the  good  of  the  institutions,  and  also  fun- 
damental in  the  personal  well-being  of  the 
individuals.  Just  at  this  point  public 
charity  has  so  often  failed,  because  the 
almoners  of  such  looked  upon  all  applicants 
for  aid  as  if  they  were  alike.  Individual 
cases  demand  individual  attention,  for  peo- 
ple can  no  more  be  dealt  with  en  masse 
successfully  in  matters  of  charity  than  in 
matters  of  education  and  religion.  In 
order  to  make  public  beneficence  accom- 
plish the  greatest  good  it  must  be  admin- 
istered individually  and  personally,  and  so 
both  the  giver  and  receiver  is  blessed. 

Galileo's  book  proclaiming  tbat  the  earth 
moves  and  Dante's  treatise  on  monarchy 
have  recently  been  removed  from  the  Index 
Expurgatorius,  the  list  of  books  which  are 
prohibited  by  the  Roman  Catholic  Church. 
So  Dante  has  at  last  been  forgiven  for  being 
against  the  pope  in  a  question  of  medieval 
politics,  and  it  has  J,been  officially  admitted 
tint  the  doctrine  that  the  earth  moves 
around  the  sun  is  not  "dangerous  to  faith." 
This  proves  Galileo's  original  contention— 
that  the  world  does  move. 


1548 


THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


December  5,  1901 


*y*    English.  Topics    V* 


By  WILLIAM  DURBAN 


[Fighting  the  Terror. 

The  Reverend  Michael  Baxter  in  Eng- 
land, and  Lieutenant  Totten  in  America, 
with  many  of  their  fledgeling  disciples,  are 
evermore  assuring  us,  for  our  admonition, 
if  not  for  our  comfort,  that  the  "everlasting 
smash"  of  this  poor  old  Terra  is  but  post- 
poned a  little  while  through  some  almanac 
anomaly.  I  love  the  study  of  prophecy, 
and  especially  enjoy  the  learned  and  rea- 
sonable writings  of  Elliott  in  his  great 
"Horae  Apoloypticae" ;  of  the  "Parousia" 
of  our  Dr.  Russell  (not  your  Russell  with 
his  "Millennial  Dawn");  of  Grattan 
Guinness,  in  his  beautiful  book,  the  "Ap- 
proaching End  of  the  Age" ;  and  of  the 
erudite  Prof.  Birks  in  his  delightful  little 
volumes.  It  does  seem  to  me  that  our 
younger  ministers  too  lightly  ignore  this 
grand  department  of  study,  seeing  that  all 
the  Bible  seems  to  depend  chiefly  on  the 
prophetic  pivot.  I  am  aware  that  the 
whole  realm  of  eschatology  is  neglected 
partly  because  prophecy  has  been  parodied 
by  fanatical  soothsaying.  Most  of  my 
ministerial  acquaintances  seem  to  assume 
that  the  caricatures  by  the  modern  sooth- 
sayers of  certain  types  render  their  own 
wilful  ignorance  laudable;  and  generally 
they  boast  aloud  in  their  fraternal  meetings 
that  they  have  ceased  to  give  attention  to 
the  colossal  conundrum.  With  this  theo- 
logical contempt  I  have  no  sympathy.  It 
is  akin  to  the  elimination  of  the  two  Chris- 
tian ordinances  by  the  Quakers  on  the 
pretext  that  these  have  done  more  harm 
than  good  because  of  their  wholesale  dis- 
tortion. My  purpose  at  the  moment 
is  to  point  out  that  the  Baxterians  and 
Tottenites  have  just  now  a  splendid  oppor- 
tunity of  adducing  portents.  Events  have 
so  very  unkindly  put  to  confusion  these 
vaticinators  (for  everything  that  was  to 
happen  at  certain  clock-ticks  and  dial- 
shadows  refused  to  come  off)  that  they  are 
famishing  for  some  evidence  that  they  are 
worthy  of  a  hearing.  Regrettable  inci- 
dents are  furnishing  dark  omens.  The 
bubonic  plague  has  set  its  black  foot  on 
our  coasts.  For  weeks  cases  have  been 
watched  in  Glasgow  and  in  Liverpool,  and 
now  a  suspected  instance  has  occurred  at 
Hammersmith  in  West  London  All 
through  this  autumn  we  have  been  alarmed 
by  the  spread  through  great  metropolitan 
districts  of  a  severe  double  epidemic  of 
smallpox  and  scarlet  fever.  Add  to  this 
trouble  the  symptoms  of  a  decline  in  trade 
after  long  prosperity;  the  political  confus- 
sion  which  is  coming  on  Parliament  and 
the  government;  and  the  unexpected  failure 
of  our  generals  in  South  Africa  to  bring 
the  war  to  an  end;  and  it  will  be  seen  that 
the  winter  is  commencing  with  dark  days. 
But  there  is  one  thing  ever  to  be  observed 
in  the  British  people.  They  are  more 
sensible,  reasonable  and  patient  in  adver- 
sity than  in  prosperity.  The  latter  experi- 
ence, indeed,  seems  to  corrupt  all  nations 
alike.  If  troubles  are  ahead,  the  discipline 
is  sorely  needed.  Meantime,  great  efforts 
are  being  made  to  cope  with  the  evils  that 
plainly  threaten  the  community.  The 
great  hospitals  are  being  staffed  with  an 
increased  number  of  officials.  Money  is 
being  freely  subscribed  and  the  thousands 


of  sufferers  who  cannot  be  well  cared  for 
at  home  are  isolated. 

Is  This  too  Good  to  be  True? 

Though  such  a  matter  scarcely  comes 
within  the  purview  of  my  letter,  I  cannot 
refrain  from  referring  to  a  rumor  which  is 
exciting  new  hopes  in  many  a  home. 
Lady  Anne  Masham  has  issued  a  pamphlet 
directing  the  attention  of  cancer  specialists 
to  the  wonderful  cure  of  her  sister,  Lady 
Margaret  Masham,  who  was  in  a  dying- 
condition  from  cancer  in  the  throat.  On 
the  advice  of  a  friend  com  presses,  cf  violet 
leaves  were  applied.  Within  a  week  a 
marvelous  cure  was  effected.  That  the 
disease  was  really  cancer  is  vouched  for  by 
the  head  of  the  Pathological  Society  and 
now  the  physicians  in  the  cancer  hospital 
at  Brompton  are  considering  this  new  al- 
leged remedy.  So  many  assertions  have 
from  time  to  time  been  made  that  a  cure 
for  this  appalling  curse  of  the  race  has  been 
discovered  that  few  people  will  be  quick  to 
credit  any  fresh  report.  And  yet,  most  of 
us  think  that  somewhere  on  God's  earth 
the  Creator  has  provided  an  antidote  for 
every  ill. 

A  Christian  Senior  Wra-ngler. 

The  most  coveted  scientific  prize  in  the 
world  amongst  young  university  students 
is  the  senior  wranglership  at  Cambridge. 
The  young  graduate  who  in  any  year  gains 
this  academic  honor  is  regarded  as  the 
premier  student  of  the  nation,  and  he  is 
sure  of  a  distinguished  career  if  he  chooses 
to  continue  his  scientific  application.  By 
one  of  the  most  brilliant  of  senior  wrang- 
lers a  remarkable  task  has  been  accom- 
plished. We  might  have  expected  this  to 
be  in  the  line  of  scientific  research,  espec- 
ially mathematical;  but  this  accomplished 
scholar,  the  Rev.  T.  G.  Manley,  has  chosen 
to  devote  his  life  to  Christian  work  in  the 
foreign  field  as  an  agent  in  India  of  the 
Church  Missionary  Society.  The  society 
has  just  published  a  lecture  given  by  him 
at  Simla,  in  India,  during  the  summer.  His 
field  is  in  the  Northwest  Provinces  of 
India.  I  should  therefore  think  that  he  is 
known  to  our  own  scientific  brother  in  that 
region,  Dr.  Durand,  of  Mussoorie.  They 
would  be  kindred  spirits. 

The  Views  of  Modern  Science. 

It  is  gratifying  enough  to  see  how  the 
gospel  of  Christ  thus  claims  and  receives 
the  devoted  allegiance  of  a  foremost  young 
scholar  of  one  of  our  highest  seats  of  learn- 
ing; but  something  far  beyond  his  personal 
adhesion  is  illustrated  in  this  invaluable 
pamphlet.  I  wish  that  thousands  of  copies 
of  it  could  go  through  America  as  well  as 
England.  It  is  entitled,  "The  View  of 
Modern  Science."  Mr.  Manley  has  been 
collecting  from  many  of  the  most  famous 
English  scientists  their  own  opinions  about 
Christianity.  The  result  is  a  collation  of 
intellectual  sentiment  in  favor  of  the 
religion  of  Jesus  which  is  simply  over- 
whelming. This  pamphlet  has  made  a  sen- 
sation in  the  poor  little  infidel  camp,  which 
now  is  tenanted  only  by  pygmies,  as  in  the 
grim  days  of  Hume,  Bolingbroke,  Vol- 
taire and  Paine  all  the  skeptics  were 
colossi.  There  were  giants  in  those  days. 
The  grand  intellects  are  now  on  the  side 


of  evangelicalism.  So  it  seems  to  be  tri- 
umphantly established  by  this  extraor- 
dinary lecture-pamphlet,  which  is  worth  a 
whole  library  of  books  on  evidences,  be- 
cause people  in  the  mass  cannot  contend 
with  a  logical  array  of  propositional  argu- 
ment, and  also  because  an  ounce  of  per- 
sonal testimony  from  an  esteemed  source  is 
worth  a  ton  of  abstract  disquisition. 

Is  Science  Now  for  Christ? 

The  most  wonderful  phenomenon  of  this 
age  is  the  growth  of  science.  That  we  all 
know;  but  we  do  not  all  clearly  understand 
whether  science  is  for  or  against  faith. 
Many  people,  especially  many  bright  and 
eager  young  students,  imagine  that  science 
is  favoring  skepticism  rather  than  belief  in 
the  divine  revelation  of  spiritual  truth. 
They  are  totally  mistaken.  Mr.  Manley 
gives  us  the  benefit  of  the  direct  communi- 
cations to  himself,  in  answer  to  his  in- 
quiries, of  the  most  brilliant  of  our  living 
philosophers.  The  chief  scientific  institu- 
tion in  the  world  is  the  Royal  Society,  to 
the  fellowship  of  which  only  genuine  ex- 
perts are  admitted.  I  have  not  in  all  my 
life's  observation  read  any  such  accumula- 
tion of  personal  testimony.  The  recent 
president,  Sir  William  Huggins,  confesses 
himself  what  in  fact  we  all  know  him  to  be, 
an  earnest  Christian  character.  Lord  Kel- 
vin, a  former  president,  says,  "I  have  many 
times  in  my  published  writings  within  the 
last  fifty  years,  expressed  myself  decidedly 
on  purely  scientific  grounds  against  mate- 
rialistic and  atheistic  doctrines.  I  may  add 
that  I  am  a  member  of  the  Church  of  Eng- 
land and  of  the  Episcopal  Church  of  Scot- 
land." Now,  Lord  Kelvin  is  reckoned  the 
greatest  scientist  living  in  the  world.  But 
the  foremost  of  British  medical  men, 
Lord  Lister,  also  a  former  president  of  the 
Royal  Society,  comes  forward  in  the  same 
manner  of  affirmation,  saying,  "If  you 
think  that  any  advantage  would  arise  from 
your  saying  that  you  know  as  a  matter  of 
fact  that  I  am  a  believer  in  the  fundamental 
doctrines  of  Christianity,  there  can  be  no 
objection  to  your  doing  so."  To  these 
three,  the  last  who  have  been  marked  out 
for  the  greatest  honor  that  can  be  bestowed 
in  the  scientific  world,  Mr.  Manley  adds 
the  names  of  two  others  who  have  recently 
held  the  presidency  of  the  Royal  Society, 
Sir  George  Stokes  and  Professor  Michael 
Foster. 

The  Triumph  of  the  Spiritual. 

"Here,  then,"  says  Mr.  Manley,  "we 
have  five  men  (and  I  venture  to  say  that  no 
greater  names  can  be  mentioned  of  living 
men  of  science),  all  of  them  ready  to  stand 
up  and  confess  Christ  as  their  Lord  and 
Savior  before  men,  and  I  ask,  where  is  the 
man  of  science  who  professes  to  be  an 
agnostic  or  atheist  whose  name  can  be 
put  above  them?"  There  is  much  remain- 
ing that  is  equally  remarkable,  and  I  pur- 
pose to  continue  in  my  next  letter  the 
treatment  of  this  tempting  momentous 
topic.  William  Durban. 

London,  Nov.  17. 
J* 

Superstition  up  to  date  comes  to  a  climax 
in  the  new  religion  which  Dr.  Newbrough,  of 
New  York  (strange  it  was  not  Boston), 
claims  was  revealed  to  him  through  a  type- 
writer. Old-fashioned  spiritualistic  slate- 
writing  is  beaten  to  a  standstill.  But  who 
ever  thought  Bangs's  "Enchanted  Type- 
writer" would  turn  up  as  the  founder  of  a 
new  cult. 


December  5,  J901 


THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


1549 


Ministerial  R.elief. 

The  total  contribution  to  our  General 
Fund  last  year  was  $6,450.06.  This  is  very- 
complimentary  to  those  making  this  con- 
tribution. With  this  sum  we  did  much 
good,  but  it  was  far  too  small  for  the  de- 
mands of  this  work,  and  only  a  pittance 
from  so  great  a  people.  It  would  make  an 
average  of  less  than  six  cents  each  for  the 
Disciples  in  Indiana  alone;  about  the  same 
average  for  those  in  Kentucky;  only  about 
five  cents  each  for  those  in  Illinois;  and 
less  than  four  cents  for  those  in  Missouri. 
Either  one  of  these  states  is  quite  able  to 
furnish  the  entire  amount  of  assistance 
given  to  the  fifty- six  persons  on  our  list 
last  year. 

When  we  remember  that  this  very  busi- 
ness of  caring  for  the  old  preachers  is  one 
of  the  essential  features  of  what  we  call 
"Our  Plea,"  and  when  we  stand  face  to 
face  with  the  facts,  first,  that  besides  those 
to  whom  we  gave  only  a  meager  assistance, 
there  were  sixteen  others  equally  worthy 
who  asked  for  help,  to  whom  we  held  out 
only  empty  hands,  and  second,  that  we  are 
a  people  nearly  a  million  and  a  half  strong, 
it  seems  to  me  that  we  might  question  our 
understanding  of,  or  our  loyalty  to,  that 
plea.  :  An  average  of  less  than  a  half  cent 
each  for  the  care  of  the  worn-out,  helpless 
old  preachers  of  the  gospel  is  too  insig- 
nificant for  any  purpose  except  to  show 
our  want  of  understanding  or  appreciation. 
These  things  are  not  said  in  the  spirit  of 
criticism,  but  for  the  sake  of  emphasizing 
the  sad  fact  that  we  are  not  doing  our  duty 
in  this  matter.  Neither  do  I  complain,  for 
I  have  the  utmost  confidence  in  this  most 
excellent  brotherhood.  My  faith  in  the 
integrity  of  the  Disciples  of  Christ  is  un- 
bounded. I  believe  in  them.  An  under- 
standing of  the  principle,  importance,  and 
the  needs  of  ministerial  relief  will  insure 
the  proper  care  of  the  old  soldiers  needing 
help.  But,  brethren  of  the  ministry,  YOU 
must  take  knowledge  of  these  things,  and 
YOU  must  lay  them  upon  the  hearts  of 
your  people.  As  is  the  ministry,  so  will 
the  church  be.  Upon  leadership  depends 
the  success  of  any  cause,  the  victory  in 
any  battle. 

Let  every  preacher  in  the  brotherhood 
give  the  time  of  one  well  prepared  sermon, 
properly  announced,  to  this  subject,  let 
him  from  Acts  4,  Rom.  15,  and  other 
scriptures,  show  the  relation  of  this  work 
to  the  plea  of  the  disciples,  and  from  the 
report  which  has  been,  or  will  be,  sent  him 
on  application,  show  the  importance  and 
need  thereof,  ask  his  people  to  have  fel- 
lowship in  the  most  loving  and  tender 
ministry  in  the  church  of  Christ,  let  this 
be  done  only  once  each  year,  and  I  prom- 
ise here  and  now  that  not  one  of  the  old 
preachers  or  widows  will  ever  again  suffer 
want.  What  a  joy  this  would  bring  to 
those  who  have  done  us  such  noble  service. 
How  much  of  the  sunshine  of  love  it  would 
carry  into  their  homes,  and  how  greatly  it 
would  lighten  the  burden  of  their  souls. 
And  still  again,  how  glad  would  be  the 
hearts  of  those  having  part  in  this  holy 
ministry. 

Third  Lord's  day  in  December  is  the 
time.  This  day  belongs  to  the  "Old 
Guard,"  and  every  preacher  in  the  broth- 
erhood should  be  on  guard  to  serve  this 
interest.  No  preacher  can  afford  to  do 
himself  or  these  needy  saints  the  injustice 
of   neglecting  this   day  or  some  day  set 


apart  by  him  especially  for  this  purpose. 
From  our  last  annual  report  any  one  may 
prepare  himself  to  present  this  work,  and 
he  that  does  it  will  get  closer  to  the  hearts 
of  his  people,  and  he  will  do  them  good. 
/  Do  not  think  of  this  as  a  charity  work. 
We  are  not  asking  for  charity.  Shame  on 
the  thought.  These  needy  fathers  and 
mothers  are  not  charity  patients.^  Their 
relation  to  the  "Plea"  we  ma"ke  exalts 
them  to  the  dignity  of  the  martyr's  place. 
They  are  the  King's  loyal  and  honored 
subjects;  the  heroes  and  heroines  of  the 
cross;  living  examples  of  a  living  sacrifice 
upon  the  altar  of  the  nineteenth  century 
movement  for  the  restoration  of  the  New 
Testament  church.  And  in  this  ministry 
of  love  is  to  be  found  one  of  the  best  ex- 
pressions of  the  spirit  of  the  Master  in  the 
disciple.  This  is  one  of  God's  calls  upon 
his  people.  Nearly  twenty  applications 
are  now  on  file  in  this  office  awaiting  your 
response  to  this  appeal.    May  we  not  hear 


from  you  in  the  very  near  future?  Be  it 
understood,  brethren,  that  ministerial  re- 
lief has  the  right  of  way  now,  and  should 
continue  to  have  until  you  have  made  your 
contribution  to  its  needs. 

Oh  Church  of  Christ,  awake!  This  is 
your  business,  your  duty,  your  privilege. 
The  board  of  ministerial  relief  is  your 
willing  servant.  With  your  contribution 
in  the  hand  of  this  servant  will  you  not 
reach  out  to  these  suffering  saints?  "La- 
borers together  with  God"  in  what,  my 
brethren,  in  what?  Caring  for  the  wounded 
upon  the  field  of  battle  and  carrying 
the  sunshine  of  a  brother's  love  to  a  dying 
soldier  of  the  cross  are  no  less  soldierly 
acts,  and  the  duty  of  a  "good  soldier  of 
Jesus  Christ,"  than  to  stand  in  the  fore- 
front of  the  conflict.  What  the  Father 
wills  do  with  pleasure.-  "Thy  servant 
heareth."  A.  L.  Orcutt,  Cor.  Sec. 

Send  all  contributions  to  Howard  Cale 
120  E.  Market  St.,  Indianapolis,  Ind. 


N^  S^  X^  V^  v^ 


^€  B.  B.  Tyler's  Letter  ^ 


Yes,  I  have  read  Prof.  H.  L.  Willett's 
book,  and  will  gladly  tell  you  what  I  think 
of  it. 

The  title  of  the  book  is  "Our  Plea  for 
Union  and  the  Present  Crisis."  It  has  139 
pages.  It  bears  the  imprint  of  the  Chris- 
tian Century  Company,  358  Dearborn  street, 
Chicago.  I  paid  75  cents  for  my  copy.  It 
is  well  worth  the  money.  Would  I  advise 
you  to  buy  the  book?  Indeed  I  would!  It  is 
a  good  book.    It  will  pay  you  to  read  it. 

The  purpose  of  the  writer  is  "to  consider 
certain  judgments  which  have  apparently 
been  formed  in  the  minds  of  our  religious 
neighbors  regarding  us."  It  is  well  to  have 
the  purpose  of  an  author  clearly  before  the 
mind  when  one  reads  a  book.  In  this  case, 
fortunately,  the  purpose  is  definitely 
stated.  It  is  unfair  to  quote,  as  the  convic- 
tions of  the  writer,  "What  our  friends  have 
to  say."  The  table  of  contents,  I  believe, 
will  whet  your  appetite.  Here  are  the 
chapter  headings:  "Are  the  Disciples  a 
Denomination?"  "Have  We  the  Sect  Spir- 
it?" "Do  the  Disciples  Desire  Christian 
Union?"  "Do  We  Wish  the  Apostolic  Chris- 
tianity Restored?"  "What  Do  We  More 
Than  Others?"  "What  Constitutes  a  Sectar- 
ian Attitude?"  "A  Historic  Instance;" 
"The  Two  Paths;"  "Denominational  Sen- 
timent;" "Apostolic  Christianity  —  The 
Sources;"  "Apostolic  Christianity — The 
Doctrine:"  "Apostolic  Christianity — The 
Ordinances ; "  '  'Apostolic  Christianity — 
The  Spirit;"  "The  Form  of  Christian 
Union;"  "Christianity — An  Appeal." 

These  chapter  headings  are,  to  me,  worth 
the  price  of  the  book.  They  suggest  a 
series  of  sermons  on  what  we  call  "first 
principles."  It  will  not  surprise  me  to  hear 
that  you  are  preaching  on  the  topics  above 
suggested.  Such  sermons  are  needed.  I 
do  not  mean  to  intimate  that  you  will 
say  what  Dr.  Willett  says.  At  some  points 
you  probably  will  not  agree  with  his  ex- 
pressed convictions;  but  he  has  made,  even 
in  these  chapter  headings,  helpful  sugges- 
tions— much  more  has  he  done  so  in  the 
chapters  themselves.  The  time  is  now  upon 
us  when  there  ought  to  ring  out  from  ten 
thousand  pulpits  a  proclamation  of  the 
Christianity  of  the  Christ — its  teachings, 
its  ordinances,  its  spirit.    This  the   people 


need;  for  it  they  are  ready.   There  is  noth- 
ing so  new,   so  refreshing,   so  stimulating. 

Let  us  look  at  some  of  these  chapter 
headings.  "Are  the  Disciples  a  Denomin- 
ation?" The  answer  to  this  question  de- 
pends on  what  is  meant  by  the  word  "de- 
nomination "  Here  is  what  Mr.  Willett 
says:  "A  denomination,  as  the  word  has 
come  to  be  used  in  the  ecclesiastical  vocab- 
ulary, is  a  group  of  people  with  a  body  of 
beliefs  differentiating  it  more  or  less  clear- 
ly from  other  religious  bodies;  with  a  name, 
or  perhaps  a  variety  of  names,  which  either 
essentially  or  by  usage,  has  a  distinct  con- 
tent as  applied  to  that  body;  with  certain 
kinds  of  denominational  machinery,  such 
as  colleges,  journals,  missionary  and  phil- 
anthropic societies  or  boards,  answerable 
for  their  procedure  to  that  special  body  and 
to  it  alone.  Wherever  these  elements  are 
found  in  combination  it  will  be  difficult  to 
persuade  the  observer  that  it  is  anything 
but  a  denomination." 

There  is  a  difference^  marked  difference, 
between  denominationalism  and  sectarian- 
ism. To  ask— "Are  the  Disciples  of  Christ 
a  denomination?"  is  not  the  same  as  to  in- 
quire—"Are  the  Disciples  a  Sect?"  Alex- 
ander Campbell  spoke  of  the  people  with 
which  his  name  is  prominently  connected  as 
a  denomination ;  he  did  not  confess  that 
they  were  a  sect  or  that  they  were  sectar- 
ian. 

"Have  We  the  Sect  Spirit?"  Some  of 
"us"  have  and  some  of  "us"  have  not. 
Some  of  the  most  bitter  sectarians  whom  I 
have  met  wear  the  "disciple"  label.  On 
this  point  Prof.  Willett  says : 

"We  have  seen  men  who  called  them- 
selves disciples,  whose  only  conception  of 
loyalty  to  the  gospel  appeared  to  be  a  ferv- 
ent desire  to  attack  every  form  of  Christian 
teaching  that  differed  by  a  hair's  breadth 
from  that  which  they  have  been  accustomed 
to  believe;  who  could  not  understand  how 
any  man  could  be  a  follower  of  our  Lord 
and  hold  views  different  in  any  degree  from 
their  own.  To  them  all  the  churches,  not 
of  our  'faith  and  order,'  were  so  many 
breeders  of  error  in  the  community,  and  it 
was  just  as  essential  to  save  a,  man  from  the 
thralldom  of  Methodism  or  the  darkness  of 
Presbyteriani9m  as  from  infidelity  or  Mo- 


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hammedism.  There  have  been  men  of  this 
type  in  our  ranks.  Unfortunately  their 
race'is  not  yet  extinct." 

"Do  the  Disciples  Desire  Christian 
Union?"  Some  do  and  some  do  not.  All 
desire  "union."  Who  does  not?  But  is 
the  "union"  desired  Christian?  This  is  the 
question.  How  does  this  inquiry  appear  to 
one  who  is  not  of  us?  Our  author  presents 
the  matter  in  the  following  language : 

"We,  who  proclaim  our  zeal  for  Christian 
unity,  display  in  a  majority  of  cases  not 
only  an  indifference  to  its  practical  realiza- 
tion in  the  communities  where  we  have  re- 
presentation, but  are  actually  the  most  re- 
luctant to  engage  in  efforts  of  a  unifying 
sort,  such  as  union  evangelistic  services, 
efforts  for  civic  righteousness  which  de- 
mand the  earnest  co-operation  of  all  Chris- 
tians, fraternity  ■  and  comity  in  missionary 
labors,  both  in  America  and  on  foreign 
soil,  and  such  other  forms  of  united  effort 
as  the  spirit  of  love  and  fellowship  would 
suggest." 

This  is  the  judgment  not  of  Dr.  Willett, 
but  of  "our  religious  neighbors."  By  the 
way,  the  phraseology  of  this  book  shows 
the  author  to  be  a  Disciple  of  Disciples. 
"Our  religious  neighbors"  is  a  dead  give- 
away. That  expression  belongs  to  the  Dis- 
ciples. No  others  use  it.  And  the  book  is 
full  of  such  collocations  of  words  as  iden- 
tifies the  author  as  "one  of  us." 

His  reply  to  the  inquiry— "Do  the  Dis- 
ciples Desire  Christian  Union?"  is  capital. 
"Many  of  our  leading  preachers,"  he  says, 
"are  conspicuous  for  their  painstaking  en- 
deavors to  advance  the  harmony  of  the 
church by  establi^hing^raterna^rdations 
with  alf  who"love'°our"Lord  and  are  seeking 
to  promote  righteousness."  This  statement 
is  good;  but  it  can  be  made  stronger  and 
still  be  within  the  limit  of  fact.  Not  simply 
"many  of  our  leading  preachers;"  but  an 
overwhelming  majority  of  our  preachers, 
prominent  and  obscure,  great  and  small, 
"are  conspicuous  for  their  painstaking  en- 
deavors to  advance  the  harmony  of  the 
church  by  establishing  fraternal  relations 
with  all  who  love  our  Lord  and  are  seeking 
to  promote  righteousness."  The  number  of 
"Firm  Found  ition"  folks  and  "Sand 
Creek"  specimens  among  us,  is  exceedingly 
small.  In  this  connection,  Dr.  Willett  says 
that  "loyalty  to  Christ  and  the  teachings  of 
the  New  Testament  must  be  as  strongly 
emphasized  as  ever."  His  suggestion  as  to 
how  to  promote  unity  among  believers  is 
worthy  of  a  place  in  this  notice. 

"The  methods  by  which  this  may  be 
brought  about,"  he  says,  "are,  among 
others,  these:  Exchange  of  preachers 
in  regular  services;  union  evangelistic 
services,  in  which  the  whole  gospel 
shall  be  proclaimed,  but  in  a  spirit  of  love 
which  shall  disarm  all  antagonism.  Great 
interests  obliterate  small  antipathies.  A 
community  aroused  to  a  passion  of  earnest- 
ness over  the  salvation  of  men  will  not  stop 
to  debate  subordinate  questions,  especially 
where  holy  scripture  is  plain.  Then  union 
teachers'  meetings,  lectureships  or  classes 
for  Bible  study  and  civic  reforms  of  all 
kinds  in  which  the  church  best  shows  her 
interest  in  the  welfare  of  men.  These  are 
not  mere  ideals,  but  realities  capable  of 
actual  accomplishment— indeed,  going  on 
under  our  own  eyes.  Some  of  our  churches 
are  promoting  this  very  sort  of  Christian 
union  to-day,  with  no  loss  of  testimony  as 
to  the  essentials  of  gospel  obedience.  Why 


should  not  all  our  people  be  leaders  in  this 
work?" 

In  his  chapter  on  "The  Form  of  Christian 
Union,"  our  author  says:  "The  pedobap- 
tists  must  give  up  infant  baptism  of  every 
form  as  unscriptural  and  devisive."  He 
speaks  of  baptism  and  the  Supper  of  the 
Lord  as  "essential  ordinances  of  the 
church."  The  act  of  baptism  is,  in  his 
thought,  immersion, and  he  says  that  "other 
so-called  forms  of  baptism  were  of  course 
unknown  among  the  apostles." 

Many  more  things  I  would  like  to  say  in 
commendation  of  this  sweet- spirited, 
thought- provoking  little  book,  but  my 
space  is  now  full.  Buy  the  book  and  read 
it. 

Denver,  Col. 


The    Uniform     Prayer-meet- 
ing Topics. 

The  committee  appointed  at  the  Minne- 
apolis convention  has  done  its  work,  and 
the  Topics  for  1902  are  out.  All  of  the  six 
members  of  the  committee  did  earnest  work 
in  preparing  them,  and  it  is  hoped  the 
Topics  may  find  general  use  among  our 
churches.  That  they  are  the  best  possible 
Topics  it  were  folly  to  claim,  as  the  com- 
mittee had  but  a  single  week  in  which 
to  prepare  them.  But  that  they  are 
worthy  of  the  acceptance  and  use  of 
all  our  prayer-meetings,  and,  rightly 
used,  will  make  for  their  improvement, 
is  sincerely  hoped  and  believed.  What 
is  needed  in  order  to  the  preparation 
of  the  best  possible  Topics  is  a  committee 
appointed  a  year  ahead,  which  can  not  only 
give  its  own  best  thought  to  the  work,  but 
call  for  counsel  and  suggestion  from  the 
whole  brotherhood.  Were  the  committee 
recently  appointed  to  this  task  empowered 
to  do  so,  it  would  now  be  asking  our 
thoughtful  men  and  women  everywhere  for 
their  frankest  criticism  on  the  Topics  for 
1902,  with  any  hints  they  can  give  which 
might  improve  them.  In  fact,  without  such 
authority,  I  here  and  now,  as  an  individual 
Disciple  of  Christ,  solicit  private  corre- 
spondence with  any  person  who  has  a  sug- 
gestion or  a  criticism  on  the  subject,  or  if 
preferred,  a  brief  public  article  in  one  of 
our  papers,  which  would  in  a  practical  way 
promote  the  end  in  view.  As  an  instance 
of  the  latter  sort  I  call  attention  to  Wm.  R. 
Warren's  "A  Conspiracy  to  Promote,"  in 
the  Christian-Evangelist  for  Nov.  28. 

The  Topics  for  1902  make  several  new  de- 
partures, which  it  is  thought  will  meet 
with  favor.  One  is  the  introduction  of  seri- 
al topics  which  run  through  a  whole  month. 
There  are  four  of  these,  placed  at  suitable 
intervals,  and  designed  to  create  an  increas- 
ing interest  in  the  subject  to  which 
they  pertain.  Another  feature  is  the  op- 
portunity for  expository  teaching  provided 
in  the  very  first  month  of  the  Topics  by  a 
set  of  subjects  designed  to  compel  a  careful 
study  of  that  rich  portion  of  John's  gospel 
included  within  chapters  thirteen  to  seven- 
teen. Still  further,  it  will  be  seen  that  the 
scriptures  selected  to  accompany  each  sub- 
ject are  chosen  with  special  care,  and  are 
intended  to  exactly  fit  the  case  both  in  per- 
tinency and  length.  '  Missionary  days  are 
suitably  provided  for  in  March,  May,  Sep- 
tember and  December,  while  the  New  Year, 
Independence  day,  Thanksgiving  and 
Christmas  are  not  forgotten,  and  all  this 
without  bracketing  anything  that    would 


call  attention  to  the  fact.    No  subject  is 
given  to  fill  up  with.    Many  that  were  sug- 
gested were  rejected  because  they  were  not 
adapted  to  the  aim  and  idea  of  the  prayer- 
meeting.     In  a  word,  we  sought  to  provide 
a  set  of  Topics  for   1902  that  would  lend 
themselves  readily  and  easily  to  instruction, 
devotion,   edification    and  practical  living 
and  doing  in  every  prayer- meeting  of  our 
people  throughout  the  land.    It  will  take 
two  more  brief  articles  to  say  my  full  say. 
George  Darsie, 
Chairman  Committee. 
Frankfort,  Ky. 


InaL\ig\ir©Ltiorv  Day  a.t 
Bethany. 

The  installation  of  Mr.  Thoma3  Ellsworth 
Crambler  as  president  of  Bethany  College 
promises  to  be  the  red  letter  day  of  the 
session.  The  inauguration  of  college 
presidents  has  come  to  be  something  of  a 
fad, and  Bethany  has  caught  the  contagious 
example.  And  why  not?  If  a  nation  re- 
joices at  the  crowning  of  a  new  magis- 
trate as  the  leader  of  its  forces  and  the  idol 
of  its  hopes,  why  should  not  a  great 
brotherhood  of  saints  rejoice  to  put  the 
reins  of  the  government  of  one  of  its 
honored  and  useful  institutions  into  the 
hands  of  a  wise  and  efficient  leader? 

An  appropriate  program  has  been  ar- 
ranged for  the  occasion.  The  governor  of 
West  Virginia,  Hon.  A.  B.  White,  has 
consented  to  be  present,  and  will  have  a 
place  on  the  program.  A  number  of  col- 
lege men,  both  from  our  own  institutions 
and  from  others,  will  be  present.  Dr.  W. 
O.  Thompson,  president  of  Ohio  State 
University,  is  to  deliver  the  principal  ad- 
dress on  the  afternoon  program  Prof. 
Waitman  Barbe,  of  the  University  of  West 
Virginia,  is  to  deliver  the  address  of  the 
evening.  Other  speakers  from  the  alumni, 
trustees  and  visiting  friends  will  be  heard 
on  this  occasion.  Editors,  ministers,  col- 
lege presidents  and  men  of  other  callings 
are  expected  to  be  present. 

The  excellence  and  variety  of  the  pro- 
gram have  already  exceeded  the  bounds  of 
our  original  plans.  All  of  the  alumni  and 
friends  of  the  college  are  cordially  invited 
to  be  present  and  will  be  cheerfully  enter- 
tained. Please  report  to  committee  when 
you  reach  Bethany. 

We  are  expecting  that  the  installaion  of 
President  Cramblet,  Dec.  10,  will  mark  the 
beginning  of  a  new  epoch  in  the  history  of 
the  college.  Bethany  faces  the  new  cen- 
tury with  twentieth  century  enthusiasm, 
with  twentieth  century  plans,  with  twen- 
tieth century  problems  and  with  twentieth 
century  hopes.  A  new  century,  an  in- 
creasing endowment  fund,  new  prospects 
and  a  new  president  should  make  old  Beth- 
any young  again.  Philip  Johnson. 

An  International  Prophetic  Conference 
will  be  held  at  the  Clarendon  Street  Bap- 
tist church,  Dec.  10-15.  Many  prominent 
speakers  are  on  the  program  of  the  present 
conference.  The  subjects  to  be  discussed  are 
such  as  "The  Conversion  of  the  Jews," 
"Signs  of  the  Nearness  of  Christ's  Com- 
ing," "The  Second  Advent  and  the  Future 
Life,"  etc.  It  is  not  a  meeting  of  Aoven- 
tists  merely.  The  secretary  is  Rev.  J.  D. 
Herr,  Box  5326,  Boston. 


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Prea.chers  and    Sta.te    Boards. 

The  various  state  secretaries  are  expected 
to  do  two  things  especially :  (1)  Secure  an 
all-  round  observance  of  November  day  for 
state  missions,  and  (2)  place  the  preach- 
ers and  churches  in  correspondence  so  that 
both  may  be  served.  Question:  If  secre- 
taries are  to  be  depended  upon  so  largely 
for  this  latter  service,  ought  not  every 
preacher  and  every  church  to  be  willing  to 
help  the  secretary  in  securing  a  creditable 
offering  for  state  work?  We  hear  much 
about  what  the  "state"  ought  to  do  in  each 
one  of  the  states.  But  what  is  the  "state"? 
Simply  the  preachers  and  the  churches  of 
Christ  within  the  given  state;  and  the  state 
board  can  and  will  always  do  just  what  the 
means  placed  in  its  hands  will  enable  it  to 
do.  Let  the  good  relations  between  the 
preachers  and  the  state  boards  and  their 
secretaries  be  mutual  and  reciprocal. 

T.  J.  Legg. 

J» 
"Chapter  &nd  Verse." 

Less  often  than  formerly  do  we  hear  a 
challenge  put  in  this  form.  Chapter-and- 
verse  preachers  do  not  necessarily  know 
the  Bible.  The  time  has  arrived  when  men 
are  taking  more  comprehensive  views  of 
the  book,  and  therefore  proof  texts,  in  the 
old  sense,  have  lost  most  of  their  authority. 
The  man  to-day  who  tries  to  prove  his 
theology  by  detached  texts,  however  num- 
erous they  may  be,  cannot  pass  for  a 
scholar,  whatever  his  position  in  life. 
This  age  understands,  as  none  other,  that 
Christ  is  greater  than  the  Biole;  that  his 
work  is  greater  than  any  single  statement 
of  it;  that  the  Bible  i3  greater  than  any  one 
of  its  books ;  that  a  book  is  greater  than 
any  one  of  its  texts.  The  modern  view 
seems  to  be,  that  the  purpose  of  the  Bible 
is  to  create  a  right  impression  in  men,  to 
"win  them  to  a  character  like  God's." 
"Rightly  dividing  the  word,"  that  is, 
progress  in  revelation,  is  now  on  firm  foot- 
ing. The  number  of  scripture  quotations 
is  no  longer  the  supreme  test  of  soundness. 
Theo. A.  Johnson. 

Poplar  Hill,  Ont. 

Letters  of  Recommendations. 

"The  People's  Forum"  is  the  very  thing, 
and  I  make  haste  to  take  advantage  of  the 
invitation.  I  wish  to  "advocate  a  reform." 
We  need  a  reformation  along  the  line  of 
recommendations.  It  is  a  matter  for  regret 
that  recommendations  are  not  worth  their 
face  value.  A  few  years  ago  I  mentioned 
the  name  of  a  lecturer  to  a  successful  busi- 
ness man  and  told  him  he  was  recommended 
by  one  of  the  most  prominent  men  in  edu- 
cational and  religious  circles  in  America. 
When  he  saw  the  name  attached  to  the 
recommendation,  he  remarked  that  it  was 
worthless,  as  he  would  recommend  anybody 
for  anything,  and  consequently  you  could 
not  depend  on  it.  The  business  man  is 
prominent  in  educational  circles  in  one  of 
our  largest  cities  in  this  state.  My  own 
experience  is  that  men  altogether  unworthy 
nave  been  recommended  to  this  state  to 
some  of  our  best  churches.  In  one  case,  I 
know  that  the  ones  who  recommended  the 
man  to  me  had  every  opportunity  to  know 
his  character.    This  is   a  serious  matter. 


A  recommendation  should  tell  the  truth. 
We  should  not  recommend  to  another  pul- 
pit a  man  that  we  would  not  want  in  our 
own.  Many  a  recommendation  is  written 
merely  to  get  rid  of  some  unworthy  preach- 
er. Ira  M.  Boswell. 
Meridian,  Miss. 

•A 

The  Opening  Services. 

A  reform  is  greatly  needed  in  nearly  all 
our  churches  in  the  opening  services.  I 
have  often  been  pained  to  see  the  pastor 
reading  a  lesson  from  God's  word  while 
the  people  were  coming  in,  moving  down 
the  aisle,  getting  themselves  seated,  and 
those  already  in  their  pews  watching  every 
movement  of  the  late- comers.  Those  of 
us  who  had  the  pleasure  of  hearing  Mr. 
Spurgeon  know  that  he  would  not  permit 
such  distraction,  but  the  late- comers  must 
occupy  the  rear  seats,  and  all  was  as  quiet 
as  the  grave  while  he  slowly  read  and  com- 
mented upon  the  scripture  lesson.  Inas- 
much as  the  greatest  spiritual  blessings 
come  to  those  who  take  some  part  in  pub- 
lic worship  I  would  suggest,  by  way  of  re- 
form, that  those  who  come  too  late  for  the 
opening  be  requested  to  occupy  back  seats, 
or  stand  until  the  reading  is  ended.  Furth- 
er, I  would  suggest  that  Bibles  be  placed 
in  the  seats  and  that  the  pastor  request  all 
to  alternate  with  him  in  reading,  and 
at  the  conclusion,  with  solemnly  bowed 
heads,  repeat,  in  concert,  the  "Lord's 
Prayer."  Such  concentration  of  minds  on 
God's  word  and  the  Lord's  Prayer  will 
start  all  minds  in  unison  along  a  highway 
that  will  lead  their  souls  up  into  sweet  com- 
munion with  God.         H.  C.  Patterson. 

Indianapolis,  Ind. 

The  Dearth  of  Active  Young  Chris- 
tian Men. 

One  cannot  but  be  discouraged  at  the 
prospect  for  the  church  when  one  sees  the 
small  proportion  of  men,  and  especially 
young  men,  who  attend  church.  The 
ehurch  needs  men,  and  young  men,  that 
they  may  be  trained  up  to  take  the  place 
of  the  elder  men  in  the  course  of  time. 

The  American  young  man  is  an  honest 
and  fair  person,  as  a  rule.  This  very 
honesty  and  fairness  make  hypocritical 
Christians  repulsive  to  him  and  keep  him 
out  of  the  church. 

Something  must  be  devised  to  counter- 
act this  influence.  Christians  must  adhere 
closer  together.  Christians  who  have 
labor  must  employ  only  Christians ;  asso- 
ciate only  with  Christians.  Make  the 
young  man  feel  all  this  with  force. 

Christian  young  women  should  exclude 
from  their  company  all  that  are  not  Chris- 
tians, not  that  those  who  are  not  Christians 
are  base  or  knaves,  but  all  means  should  be 
employed  to  bring  the  young  men  to 
Christ. 

Of  course,  this  would  be  somewhat  diffi- 
cult at  first,  but  Christians  must  make  a 
bold  stand  at  all  times  and  on  all  subjects, 
using  art  and  cunning  if  necessary.  If  not, 
the  day  will  come  when  we  will  see  with 
regret  the  manhood  of  our  land  debased 
and  in  the  power  of  Satan. 

B.  C.  BlGGERSTAFF. 

Lathrop,  Mo.    . 


A  Pla.n  for  Retired  Ministers. 

We  mourn  over  the  sad  state  of  the  ill, 
aged  or  unemployed  minister  of  the  gospel 
but  do  not  employ  our  hands,  heads  and 
hearts  in  the  matter  of  their  employment 
and  support.  We  want  war  more  than 
wisdom,  hence  the  young  man  everywhere. 
Let  there  be  less  moi;rning  and  more 
movement  toward  the  solution  of  the 
acknowledged  problem.  The  writer  fur- 
nishes this  outline  for  the  reader's  reflec- 
tion: Let  the  ministers,  in  and  out  of  pul- 
pit, in  each  state  or  district  act  through 
approved  brethren  in  buying  a  tract  of 
land  favorably  located,  and  divide  it  up  or 
hold  in  common.  Those  preaching  to  keep 
on,  others  to  go  and  locate  (if  inclined  and 
able)  and  thus  begin  the  work  of  building 
and  improvement.  These  pioneers  to  do 
missionary  work,  a  part  of  the  time,  near 
by  or  farther  off.  A  county  in  which  we 
have  no  church  is  to  be  preferred. 

Something  of  this  kind  is  contemplated 
by  several  ministers  of  northern  Ohio,  who 
may  lead  off  in  the  good  cause  of  helping 
solve  this  problem. 

Who  will  outline  a  better  solution  or  of- 
fer suggestions?  Do  not  think  this  will 
sectarianize  us.  Who  are  "we"  to  let  our 
ministers  suffer  after  serving  us  for  greater 
things  among  God's  people? 

Noble,  0.  J.  p.  Callahan. 

Preacher's  Rates. 

On  page  1479  of  the  Christian- Evan- 
gelist, Nov.  21,  under  "Questions  and 
Answers,"  there  are  a  few  statements  in 
regard  to  the  religious  papers  giving 
ministerial  rates  that  I  believe  will  set 
badly  with  some  of  the  preachers.  It  is 
intimated  that  the  "ministerial  rate"  means 
a  "loss  on  every  preacher's  paper"  and 
that  because  of  the  special  rate  the  "en- 
tire burden"  falls  on  the  publishing  com- 
pany. You  insinuate  that  it  is  "charit- 
able" and  a  "form  of  benevolence"  to  do 
this  for  the  preacher.  There's  another 
side  to  the  question,  it's  this:  I  preach  ser- 
mons on  "Religious  Journalism,"  and 
kindred  subjects,  in  which  I  bring  out  the 
need  of  the  religious  paper.  I  work  for 
the  paper  just  the  same  as  I  work  for  mis- 
sions, for  I  know  that  it  will  do  the  church 
good.  I  appoint  one  to  act  as  agent,  take 
the  subscriptions,  send  them  in,  etc. 

No  doubt  many  papers  are  distributed 
through  the  influence  of  the  preacher.  He 
recognizes  the  kindness  of  the  religious 
papers  and  therefore  works  for  them. 
Now,  because  of  this,  is  it  a  burden  which 
rests  entirely  upon  the  publishers?  It 
seems  to  me  that  what  the  publishers  lose 
on  the  special  rate  to  preachers,  those  very 
preachers  cause  them  to  gain  on  others 
whose  subscriptions  the  preachers  secure. 
O.  D.  Maple. 

[Bro.  Maple's  point  is  well  taken.  A 
preacherjwho  does  his  whole  duty  by  the 
religious  papers  deserves  consideration 
from  them.  If  all  preachers  were  like 
Bro.  Maple  in  this  respect,  the  paragraph 
to  which  he  takes  exception  would  never 
have  been  written.  But  how  about  those 
who  never  speak  a  good  word  for  any 
religious^paper,  or  who  mention  it  only  to 
condemn  and  take  it  only  because  they  can 
get  it  at  reduced  rates?  There  are  such. 
The  preacher  who  not  only  talks  up  good" 
literature  in  general,  but  takes  pains  to 
assist  in  its  circulation,  deserves  com- 
pensation and  no  publisher  begrudges  the 
reduced  rate  to  such.— Editor.] 


1552 


THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


December  5i  i9°i 


0\ir  Bvidget. 


— L.  T.  Faulders  preached  theoinion  Thanks- 
giving sermon  at  Areola,  111. 

—P.  H.  Welshimer,  of  Millersburg,  O.,  has 
been  called  to  the  pastorate  of  the  church  at 
Canton,  O. 

—J.  K.  Shellenberger,  of  Madelia,  Minn.,  ha9 
accepted  a  call  to  the  pastorate  of  the  church 
at  Albia,  la. 

— C.  H.  Trout,  of  Piqua,  O.,  has  accepted  a 
call  to  become  pastor  of  the  First  Christian 
Church,  of  Lafayette,  Ind. 

— E.  M.  Flynn  has  resigned  his  pastorate 
at  Grant  City,  Mo.  An  able  man  will  soon 
be  wanted  by  that  church. 

—A.  M.  Harral,  Chandler,  Okla.,  wishes  to 
correspond  with  a  preacher  who  can  begin 
work  with  three  churches  for  whole  time, 
Jan.  1;  $50  a  month. 

— W.  T.  Hilton,  of  Omaha,  is  holding  a 
series  of  evangelistic  meetings  at  Fremont, 
Neb.,  beginning  Nov.  24  and  continuing  in- 
definitely. 

— E.  B.  Barnes  will  close  a  pastorate  of 
five  and  one-half  years  at  Normal,  111. ,  to  ac- 
cept a  call  to  Noblesville,  Ind.,  where  he  will 
begin  work  Jan.  1,  1902. 

— C.  E.  Millard  has  given  entertainments 
lately  in  Rock  Island  and  Davenport  and  is 
now  in  a  meeting  at  Moline,  111.  He  will  re- 
turn home  to  Maysville,  Mo.,  for  the  holi- 
days. 

—The  little  church  at  Rockville  has  just 
completed  its  new  building  at  a  cost  of  $1,400, 
$800  of  which  was  paid  by  three  •  persons.  It 
is  a  small  and  weak  congregation,  but  with 
its  new  building  hopes  for  better  times. 

— M.  B.  Ingle,  state  evangelist  of  South 
Carolina,  wishes  to  secure  the  addresses  of  all 
the  Disciples  of  Christ  in  that  state  who  live 
in  places  where  there  is  no  church.  His  ad- 
dress is  Orangeburg,  S.  C. 

—The  University  of  Texas  hasTamong  its 
students  this  year  exactly  one  hundred  mem- 
bers of  the  Christian  Church.  J.  W.  Lowber 
is  delivering  a  series  of  chapel  addresses  on 
"The  Seven  Days  of  Genesis." 

—Lawrence  Wright  is  in  a  meeting  at 
Ulysses,  Neb.,  with  W.  A.  Baldwin,  secre- 
tary for  that  state.  The  meeting  promises 
well.  C.  C.  Atwood  and  H.  H.  Harmon  have 
dropped  in  to  note  its  progress  and  to  speak 
a  good  word. 

—The  church  at  Ashley,  Ind.,  dedicated  its 
new  house  on  Nov.  24.  L.  L.  Carpenter 
preached  the  dedicatory  sermon  and  raised 
the  amount,  $1,100,  necessary  to  provide  for 
all  indebtedness.  The  attendance  was  good 
in  spite  of  inclement  weather. 

—We  regret  to  announce  the  death  of  Bro. 
C.  J.  Kimball,  whose  obituary  appears  in  an- 
other column.  He  was  for  some  years  proof 
reader  on  the  Christian-Evangelist  and 
was  widely  known  among  the  Disciples  of 
Christ.  His  faithfulness  and  Christian  char- 
acter won  the  respect  of  all  who  knew  him. 

—Eleanor  Thompson,  of  Jacksonville,  111., 
writes  as  follows:  "The  author  of  the  poem 
'Leah,'  published  in  your  last  issue,  is  Eliza 
P.  Nicholson  (Pearl  Rivers,  pseudonym)  a 
young  New  England  poetess.  The  poem  was 
first  published  in  the  Cosmopolitan  for  Sep- 
tember, 1894.  In  the  same  magazine  for  No- 
vember, 1893,  appeared  her  'Hagar,'  which 
in  its  dramatic  intensity  is  still  finer.  Both, 
however,  deserve  wider  recognition  than 
they  have  yet  received." 

—A  further  item  of  information  about  the 
author  of  the  poem  "Leah"  is  furnished  by 
Kate  W.  Partee,  of  Little  Rock,  Ark.  Eliza 
Poitevent  Nicholson  succeeded  her  husband 
as  editor  of  the  New  Orleans  Picayune  and 
was  the  first  woman  editor  of  a  large  daily  in 
the  south. 


—The  Second  Christian  church,  St.  Louis, 
will  have  a  jubilee  meeting  Tuesday  evening, 
December  3,  to  celebrate  the  payment  of  its 
debt.  The  church  has  been  heavily  burdened 
for  many  years  and  its  release  is  chiefly  due 
to  the  efforts  of  W.  Daviess  Pittman,  a  St. 
Louis  business  man  who  has  been  acting  as 
pastor  without  compensation  for  two  years 
or  more;  preache3  regularly  twice  every  Sun- 
day, holds  his  own  protracted  meetings  with 
large  results  (45  additions  in  the  one  just 
closed)  and  has  raised  a  large  part  of  the 
money  to  pay  the  debt  from  business  friends 
unconnected  with  any  church. 

— J.  W.  Travis,  pastor  of  our  church  at 
Margate,  England,  writes  that  he  is  kept 
busy  answering  the  question:  ''Who  are  you?" 
Those  who  have  lived  in  the  eastern  part  of 
our  own  country  are  not  altogether  unfamiliar 
with  that  query  as  to  who  the  Disciples  of 
Christ  are  and  it  always  furnishes  a  good 
point  of  departure  for  expounding  the  princi- 
ples of  New  Testament  Christianity  as  we 
understand  them.  Brother  Travis  has  grasped 
the  opportunity  by  giving  a  series  of  ad- 
dresses on  "Our  Plea  as  Disciples  of  Christ," 
one  of  which,  printed  in  the  Thanet  Times,  is 
reprinted  on  a  slip  in  convenient  form  for  dis- 
tribution. 


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— All  ministers  will  be  interested  in  the 
following  announcement  in  regard  to  the  reg- 
ulations of  the  Central  Passenger  Associa- 
tion regarding  the  issuing  of  half-fare  per- 
mits:   •  wsassa 


Commencing  Jan.  1,  1902,  the  territorial 
limitations  heretofore  restricting  issuance  of 
Joint  Annual  Clergy  Certificates  by  the  lines 
of  the  Clergy  Bureau  of  the  Ceatral  •Jassen- 
ger  Association  to  beneficiaries  residing  in 
the  states  of  Illinois,  Indiana,  Ohio,  Wiscon- 
sin, Iowa,  Kentucky,  Michigan,  Missouri, 
Western  New  York,  Western  Pennsylvania, 
West  Virginia  and  certain  points  in  the  prov- 
ince of  Ontario,  will  be  removed  and  annual 
certificates  to  those  applying  and  qualifying 
under  the  rules  will  be  granted  generally,  ex- 
cept t,o  clergymen  residing  in  the  state  of 
New  York,  east  of  Niagara  Falls,  Tona- 
wanda,  Buffalo,  and  Salamanca;  the  states 
of  New  Jersey,  Delaware  and  Maryland;  the 
stite  of  Pennsylvania,  east  of  Warren,  Oil 
City,  Franklin,  Allegheny  and  Pittsburg;  the 
state  of  West  Virginia  east  of  Wheeling. 
Bellaire,  Parkersburg  and  Charleston;  and 
the  state  of  Virginia  north  of  Charlottes- 
ville, Gordonsville  and  Alexandria;  including 
the  Oistrict  of  Columbia.  Effective  with  the 
inception  of  the  new  year,  issuance  of  trip 
clerical  permits  by  the  lines  comprising  the 
Clerey  Bureau  of  the  Central  Passenger  As- 
sociation will  be  discontinued  and  only  the 
joint  annual  certificates  will  be  available  to 
those  entitled  to  this  privilege. 

The  regulations  governing  the  issuance  of 
permits  will  be  found  in  detail  on  the  applica- 
tion blanks  which  may  be  obtained  from 
ticket  agents  of  all  roads  belonging  to  the 
Association,  or  from  the  office  of  the  com- 
missioner, F.  C.  Donald,  Monadnock  Bldg., 
Chicago,  111. 


Distress  by  day  and  night — 

That's  the  complaint  of  those  who 
are  so  unfortunate  as  to  be  afflicted 
with  Eczema  or  Salt  Rheum — and  out- 
ward applications  do  not  cure. 
They  can't. 

The  source  of  the  trouble  is  in  the 
blood — make  that  pure  and  this  scal- 
ing, burning,  itching  skin  disease  will 
disappear. 

"I  was  taken  with  an  itching  on  my 
arms  which  proved  very  disagreeable.  I 
concluded  it  was  salt  rheum  and  bought  a 
bottle  of  Hood's  Sarsaparilla.  In  two  days 
after  I  began  taking  it  I  felt  better  and  it 
was  not  long  before  I  was  cured.  Have 
never  had  any  skin  disease  since."  Mes. 
Ida  E.  Waed,  f^ove  Point,  Md. 

Hood's  Sarsaparilla 

and  Pills 

rid  the  blood  of  all  impurities  and  cure 
all  eruptions. 


—Samuel  B.  Ross,  of  Martelle,  la.,  writes: 
"I  desire  to  thank  you  for  calling  attention 
to  our  need  of  a  proper  history  of  the  Resto- 
ration in  the  several  states,  especially  for 
Iowa,  and  that  Allen  Hickey  is  the  man  to  do 
the  work.  I  have  during  the  past  two  weeks 
written  to  several  of  our  prominent  men  in 
Iowa  about  this  very  matter  urging  them  to 
do  something.  We  cannot  hope,  in  the  very 
nature  of  things,  to  hold  Bro.  Hickey  with  us 
many  years  and  his  removal  would  sever  the 
last  link  in  Iowa's  past  " 

Piney  Woods. 
Hea-Ithful  but  Not  Alwa.ys  Curative. 

To  go  to  the  piney  woods  is  a  help,  but  if 
one  carries  along  the  bad  habits  of  food  and 
drink  that  have  caused  sickness,  the  piney 
woods  will  not  produce  a  recovery. 

Coffee  drinking  caused  blindness  in  a  Vir- 
ginia gentleman,  and  his  remarkable  experi- 
ence is  worth  reading.  "I  have  been  a  coffee 
drinker  since  my  earliest  remembrance.  If  I 
missed  coffee  at  a  meal  it  brought  on  head- 
ache. This  should  have  shown  me  that  I  was 
a  victim  to  a  drug  habit.  Finally,  wakeful, 
restless  nights  came  on.  After  dinner  I  was 
always  drowsy  and  after  sleeping  would  wak- 
en stupid  and  morbid,  and  felt  as  though  I 
had  been  drugged,  and  when  this  feeling  wore 
off  nervousness  and  restlessness  would  set  in 
until  I  drugged  myself  with  coffee  again. 

"At  last  my  eyesight  began  to  fail.  Some 
of  the  best  optical  specialists  agreed  that  I 
had  an  affliction  of  the  optic  nerve,  and  after 
two  or  three  years'  treatment  my  eyes  slowly 
lost  their  power  and  I  became  almost  sight- 
less. 

"I  was  advised  to  go  to  a  pine  woods  near 
the  sea  in  a  most  isolated  place.  This  I  did 
and  lived  there  for  two  years  without  any 
visible  benefit.  I  gave  up  all  hope  of  recov- 
ery until  last  spring  a  friend  expressed  the  be- 
lief that  the  coffee  I  drank  was  the  cause  of 
all  of  my  trouble.  He  had  been  a  slave  to  it 
and  had  been  unable  to  find  relief  until  he  quit 
and  took  up  Postum  Food  Coffee. 

"His  experience  startled  me  and  I  decided 
to  try  the  change  although  I  had  but  little 
faith  in  its  merits.  My  first  cup  of  Postum 
proved  delicious  and  was  a  great  surprise.  It 
was  evidently  well  made.  I  had  not  the 
slightest  trouble  in  leaving  off  coffee,  for  the 
Postum  filled  its  place  perfectly. 

"During  the  past  six  months  I  have  gained 
in  flesh,  my  sallow  complexion  has  become 
clear,  and  my  eyesight  gradually  improved 
until  now  I  am  able  to  read  and  write.  My 
mind  is  once  more  clear  and  active,  and  I  no 
longer  suffer  from  sleepless,  nervous  spells. 
You  can  imagine  I  feel  grateful  for  my  restor- 
ation."   W.  Harold  Fenton,  Brighton,  Va. 


December  5,  1901 


THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


1553 


Gumption  in   Preaching. 

By  Stephen  J.  Corey. 

(Continued  from  page  15-13) 
seen  drop  from  interested  attention  to  list- 
less indifference,  when  the  "invitation" 
was  given  at  the  close  of  the  sermon?  And 
why?  Because  morning  after  morning  and 
evening  after  evening  it  has  been  given  in 
practically  the  same  words  and  manner. 
Thus  that  which  might  have  been  powerful 
if  carefully  used,  or  under  great  spiritual 
enthusiasm,  becomes  tame  and  wearisome 
under  ordinary  conditions.  If  discretion  is 
not  used,  it  becomes  meaningless  and  life- 
less to  two-thirds  of  the  congregation. 
Peter  and  Paul  were  men  of  resources. 
Their  doctrine  was  not  bound  up  in  means 
so  much  as  in  the  purpose  and  end.  Do 
you  suppose  they  would  object,  if  here  now, 
to  the  silent  raising  of  the  hand  by  the 
seeking  sinner — while  the  heads  qf  the 
people  are  bowed  in  prayer — if  it  was 
followed  by  an  open  confession?  Or 
is  it  possible  they  would  brand  a  man  as  a 
heretic  if  he  used  an  "inquiry  room,"  or 
occasionally  dismissed  the^audience  after 
the  sermon,  and  sent  the  people  home  on 
their  own  responsibility? 
Rochester,  N.  Y. 


Growth  Of  Hair. 

A  Famous  Doctor-Chemist  Has  Dis- 
covered a  Compound  That  Grows 
Ha.ir    on    a   Ba.ld    Hea.d   in   a 
Single  Night. 

Startling  Announcement  Causes  Doctors  to 
Marvel  and   Stand  Dumfounded  at  the 
Wonderful  Cures. 


The  Discoverer  Sends  Free  Trial  Packages 
to   All  "Who  Write. 

After  half  a  century  spent  in  the  laboratory, 
crowned  with  high  honors  for  his  many  world- 
famous  discoveries  the  celebrated  physician-chem- 


MISS  HISI/OP,  of  New  Zealand, 
and  Her  Marvelous  Growth  of  Hair. 

ist  at  the  head  of  the  great  Altenheim  Medical  Dis- 
pensary, 4833  Butterfield  Bldg.,  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  has 
just  made  the  startling  announcement  that  he  has 
produced  a  compound  that  grows  hair  on  any  bald 
head.  The  doctor  makes  the  claim  that  after  ex- 
periments, taking  3'ears  to  complete,  he  has  at  last 
reached  the  goal  of  his  ambition.  To  the  doctor  all 
heads  are  alike.  There  are  none  which  cannot  be 
cured  by  this  remarkable  remedy.  The  record  of 
cures  already  made  is  truly  marvelous  and  were  it 
not  for  the  high  standing  of  the  great  physician  and 
the  convincing  testimony  of  thousands  of  citizens 
all  over  the  country  it  would  seem  too  miraculous  to 
be  true. 

There  can  be  no  doubt  of  the  doctor's  earnestness 
in  making  his  claims  nor  can  his  cures  be  disputed. 
He  does  not  ask  any  man,  woman  or  child  to  take 
his  or  anyone  else's  word  for  it,  but  he  stands  ready 
and  willing  to  send  free  trial  packages  of  this  great 
hair  restorative  to  anyone  who  writes  to  him  for  it, 
enclosing  a  2-cent  stamp  to  prepay  postage.  In  a 
single  night  it  has  started  hair  to  growing  on  heads 
bald  for  years.  It  has  stopped  falling  hair  in  one 
hour.  It  never  fails  no  matter  what  the  condition, 
age  or  sex.  Old  men  and  young  men,  women  and 
children  all  have  profited  by  the  free  use  of  this 
great  new  discovery.  Write  to-day  if  you  are  bald, 
if  your  hair  is  falling  out  or  if  your  hair,  eyebrows, 
or  eyelashes  are  thin  or  short  and  in  a  short  time 
you  will  be  entirely  restored. 


In  Memory  of  Ma.rion  Ingels. 

Into  the  ''more  stately  mansions"  our 
brother  and  friend  passed  during  the  dawn- 
ing of  Nov.  9,  1901.  Into  that  glorious  land 
where  "it  is  daylight  everywhere"  his  spirit 
entered.  The  work  and  worth  of  Bro.  Ingels 
are  well  known  to  the  brotherhood;  this  is 
especially  true  of  our  churches  in  Kansas, 
where  he  labored  for  almost  twenty  years. 

He  was  Sunday-school  evangelist  of  the 
state  for  six  years.  He  served  as  pastor  for 
many  of  our  churches,  and  during  the  last 
three  years  he  served  our  state  board  as  state 
evangelist.  No  words  can  adequately  meas- 
ure the  Christian  character  and  personal 
worth  of  Bro.  Ingels. 

Like  his  Master  "be  went  about  doing 
good."  Strong  in  faith,  upright  in  life,  spot- 
less in  character,  he  was  a  tower  of  strength, 
a  beacon  light,  as  he  moved  among  the 
church.  Everybody  could  trust  him  and  every- 
body loved  him.  He  was  so  sweet  and  even- 
tempered.  He  did  not  become  "sour"  like  a 
few  of  our  preachers  do  when  they  begin  to 
grow  old.  In  this  respect  Bro.  Ingels  did  not 
grow  old.  He  kept  up  with  the  times  in 
study  and  spirit.  He  was  the  young  preach- 
er's friend  and  the  old  preacher's  example. 

No  one  was  more  deeply  interested  in  Kan- 
sas missions  and  no  one  toiled  more  earnestly 
and  self-sacrificingly  for  its  growth  than  he. 
He  willingly  labored  in  the  out-of-the-way  and 
the  unpromising  fields,  "tho'  barren  the  field 
might  be" 

Moreover,  he  was  a  constant  supporter  of 
the  C.  W.  B.  M.  His  wife,  Mrs.  Libbie  F.  In- 
gels, has  served  as  state  president  of  this  or- 
ganization for  several  years  and  is  still  hold- 
ing this  position.  Our  prayers  are  for  her  and 
her  boys.  May  the  Father  bless  and  comfort 
them  as  he  has  already  done  in  giving  them 
such  a  husband  and  father.  They,  as  well  as 
we,  "have  a  goodly  heritage"  in  the  life  of 
Bro.  Ingels.  W.  S.  Lowe. 

Wisconsin   Budget. 

There  seems  to  be  a  general  awakening 
over  the  state;  not  an  excitement  but  in- 
creasing activity. 

Since  the  general  convention  I  have  visited 
Viroqua,  Pleasant  Ridge,  Bloom  City,  Lynx- 
ville,  Chippewa  Falls,  Sugar  Grove,  Sabin 
and  held  a  ten  days'  meeting  at  Keadstown, 
a  new  point  where  we  hope  to  organize  ere 
long.  Bro.  Barstow  will  probably  visit  that 
section  soon  and  preach  for  them  awhile. 

Bro.  Owers  has  lately  taken  up  the  work 
at  Richland  Centre. 

If  any  church  would  like  a  successful 
evangelist  for  his  carfare  and  entertainment 
and  give  him  freewill  offerings,  write  me  and 
I  will  give  you  his  name. 

If  any  of  our  churches  anywhere  contem- 
plate buying  a  bell  soon  I  think  I  can  direct 
him  to  one  who  can  give  them  inside  prices. 
This  isn't  a  cent  to  me  one  way  or  the  other, 
but  I  believe  churches  will  be  benefited  by 
addressing  me  with  stamp  to  learn  of  proper 
party  through  whom  to  buy  and  why. 

The  hall  in  Ladysmith,  Wis.,  where  our 
church  meets  was  burned  a  few  nights  ago. 
We  have  not  heard  what  they  will  do  for  a 
building  in  which  to  meet  till  they  build  in 
the  spring. 

Sugar  Grove  has  begun  to  get  out  stones 
for  foundation  for  new  church.  They  need  it 
badly.    They  are  able  to  build  a  good  house. 

Bro.  Morgan  is  holding  forth  at  Sexton- 
ville.  We  are  temporarily  1  >cated  here  to 
try  to  get  a  building  and  preacher  for  this 
little  band  we  organized  three  months  ago. 
Although  the  Bible-school  is  less  than  three 
months  of  age  there  were  50  in  attendance 
last  Lord's  day.  The  school  is  held  in  a  pri- 
vate house  which  is  getting  too  small.  Have 
we  not  some  brother  in  Illinois,  Ohio  or  Iowa 
who  would  like  to  do  some  practical  work 
and  build   a  little  chapel  for  us  here?     We 


Life  Saved  by    Swamp-Root* 

The    Wonderful    New    Discovery    in 
Medica.1  Science. 


Sample  Bottle  Sent  Free  by  Ma.ll. 


Swamp-Root,  discovered  by  the  eminent 
kidney  and  bladder  specialist,  is  wonder- 
fully successful  in  promptly  curing  kidney, 
bladder  and  uric  acid  troubles. 

Some  of  the  early  symptoms  of  weak  kid- 
neys are  pain  or  dull  ache  in  the  back,  rheu- 
matism, dizziness,  headache,  nervousness, 
catarrh  of  the  bladder,  gravel  or  calculi, 
bloating,  sallow  complexion,  puffy  or  dark 
circles  under  the  eyes,  suppression  of  urine, 
or  compelled  to  pass  water  often  day  and 
night. 

The  mild  and  extraordinary  effect  of  the 
famous  new  discovery,  Dr.  Kilmer's  Swamp- 
Root,  is  soon  realized.  It  stands  the  highest 
for  its  wonderful  cures  of  the  most  distressing 
cases.  If  you  need  a  medicine  you  should 
have  the  best. 

Sold  by  druggists  in  fifty-cent  and  one 
dollar  sizes.  You  may  have  a  sample  bottle 
of  Dr.  Kilmer's  Swamp-Root  and  a  pamphlet 
that  tells  all  about  it,  including  many  of  the 
thousands  of  letters  received  from  sufferers 
cured,  both  sent  free  by  mail.  Write  Dr. 
Kilmer  &  Co.,  Binghamton,  N.  Y.,  and 
please  mention  that  you  read  this  generous 
offer  in  the  Christian-  Evangelist. 


could  build  a  neat  little   house  for  $300.    It 
would  be  a  good  investment. 

Brethren,  write  your  epitaphs  in  church 
buildings  while  you  are  alive.  The  little 
band  here  needs  help  so  much  just  now. 
Three  hundred  dollars  now  would  be  worth 
more  than  $1,000  five  years  hence. 

My  permanent  address  is  Milwaukee, 
though  I  expect  to  be  here  for  some  time. 
Letters  9ent  to  either  place  will  reach  me. 

Please  remit  December  dues  on  state  work. 
Send  to  me. 

J.  H.  Stark,  Cor.  Sec.  and  Evang. 

Rih  Lake,  Wis. 

A  Christian  Union  Symbol. 

This  symbol,  suggested  by  J. 
M.  Rudy,  of  Cedar  Rapids, 
la.,  is  designed  to  be  worn  by 
all  who  believe  in  and  are 
praying  for  the  union  of  God's 
people.  The  whole  is  the  letter 
"C"  far  Christ.  The  letters 
"C.  U."  stand  for  Christian  Union.  The  line 
connecting  these  letters  is  intended  to  indi- 
cate that  Christian  Union  will  come  in 
Christ,  not  passing  beyond  or  ignoring  the 
scope  of  his  authority— "Hear  ye  Him."  The 
light  is  the  sun.  Christ  as  the  Son  of  God 
bears  the  same  relation  to  the  spiritual  world 
that  the  suu  bears  to  the  material  world. 
What  the  sun  is  to  the  solar  system,  Christ 
is  to  the  moral  system.  Christian  Union 
must  come  under  and  in  the  light  of  Christ. 

Those  to  whom  the  idea  has  been  mentioned 
unanimously  approve  of  it.  It  has  been  wise- 
ly suggested  that  the  design  ought  not  to  be 
cheapened  into  a  ten-cent  button,  which 
would  rather  tend  to  make  it  a  laughing- 
stock than  to  win  serious  consideration  for 
what  it  represents.  If  used  at  all,  it  should 
be  in  the  form  of  a  substantial  pin. 

C.  H.  White  has  been  called  to  remain  at 
Galesburg  for  a  fourth  year.  His  third  year 
does  not  expire  until  April,  but  the  congrega- 
tion was  evidently  anxious  to  forestall  any 
plan  that  he  might  have  for  going  elsewhere. 
Two  hundred  and  twenty-five  members  have 
been  added  to  the  church  during  his  pastor- 
ate and  an  indebtedness  of  $4,000  has  been 
paid.  Brother  White  preached  the  union 
Thanksgiving  sermon  at  the  Universalist 
church  in  Galesburg. 


1554 


THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


December  5,  1901 


In  Nankin,  China. 

When  we  came  near  Shanghai,  China,  W.  P. 
Bentley,  our  missionary  in  this  city,  came  out 
in  a  steam  launch  to  meet  our  ship.  It  is 
needless  to  say  we  were  pleased  to  see  him. 
When  we  reached  Shanghai  we  were  met  by 
Sister  Bentley  and  James  Ware  and  wife  and 
all  the  children  in  the  mission.  Besides,  there 
were  a  number  of  native  brethren  to  greet  us. 
It  was  a  delightful  meeting.  The  cordial  re- 
ception will  long  be  remembered.  Miss  Daugh- 
erty,  of  Vermont,  111.,  who  has  been  assigned 
to  Nankin,  China,  was  on  the  ship,  and  we 
bad  the  pleasure  of  her  company  from  Kobe, 
Japan.  We  were  soon  quartered  in  the  hos- 
pitable home  of  Bro.  Bentley  for  a  few  hours. 
He  had  already  secured  our  tickets  on  a  fine 
steamer  to  Nankin,  and  we  started  that 
night,  to  be  at  the  conference,  October  9-13. 

What  a  mighty  river  the  Yangtse  is!  One 
hundred  and  fifty  miles  from  its  mouth  it  is  15 
miles  wide.  It  is  200  miles  from  Shanghai  to 
Nankin  and  the  average  width  of  the  river  be- 
tween these  cities  is  three  miles.  This  great 
river  is  over  3,000  miles  long  and  is  navigable 
over  1,600  miles. 

When  we  reached  Nankin  we  were  soon  in 
the  midst  of  ihe  conference.  It  was  a  great 
pleasure  to  meet  the  missionaries.  I  had  never 
before  seen  T.  J.  Arnold  and  C.  E.  Molland. 
Old  friendships  were  renewed  and  new, ones 
formed.  The  China  missionaries  are  a  splen- 
did body  of  Christian  workers.  They  now 
number  28.  There  are  also  31  children  in  the 
China  mission.  They  are  not  to  be  overlooked 
as  a  missionary  force.  During  my  travels  in 
the  east  I  have  not  seen  a  stronger  body  of 
missionaries.  I  have  s-een  the  buildings  and 
studied    somewhat    carefully    the  plans   and 


SERIOUS   HEART   DISEASE   IS 


E. 


The  Eminent  SpeciaJist,  Dr.  Frank- 
lin Miles.  Succeeds  After  5  to  30 
Physicians  Fail. 


$2.50WOR.TH  OF  TREATMENT  FR.EE, 


Heart  diseases  which  a  few  years  ago 
were  incurable  now  readily  yield  to  treat- 
ment. Short  breath,  pain  in  the  side,  op- 
pression in  the  chest,  palpitation,  smother- 
ing spells,  puffing  of  the  ankles  or  dropsy, 
whether  complicated  with  stomach,  liver 
and  nervous  troubles  or  not,  can  be  speedily 
relieved  and  soon  cured.  Dr.  Miles  will 
give  a  $2.50  course  of  treatment  free,  to 
prove  the  truth  of  his  statement.  His 
treatments  have  the  great  advantage  of 
being  specially  prepared  to  suit  the  pecu- 
liarities of  each  patient. 

These  treatments  are  the  result  of  25 
years  of  close  study,  careful  research  and 
extraordinary  success.  They  are  far  in  ad- 
vance of  the  medicines  used  by  the  ordin- 
ary doctor  and  few  show  such  faith  in  their 
remedies.  Every  sufferer  should  take  ad- 
vantage of  this  opportunity  before  it  is  too 
late. 

Hon.  John  Gates,  Ex-Representative  of  Iowa, 
after  10  years  of  suffering  from  heart, '  stomach, 
and  bladder  troubles,  says,  "I  lose  no  opportunity 
to  advocate  Dr.  Miles'  Special  Treatment.  I  am 
better  now  than  for  ten  years,  which  I  attribute 
solely  to  his  skillful  treatment." 

Mrs.  Mary  A.  Bradeen,  of  Rapids,  Me.,  writes:  "I 
consider  your  heart  treatment  worth.its  weight  in 
gold  to  me.  You  have  saved  my  life  after  others 
failed." 

Philip  Metz,  of  Montra,  O.,  reports:  "I  had  heart 
trouble  for  15  years  and  was  very  near  death's  door 
when  I  commenced  your  Special  Treatment.  I  now 
feel  well  and  work  every  day." 

Mrs.  August  Kronck,  of  Huntington,  Ind.,  cured 
after  30  physicians  failed;  Mrs.  Flora  Graetor,  of 
Bristolville,  O.,  after  22;  Mrs.  R.  Parker,  of  Mishawa- 
ka.  Ind.,  after  10;  Mrs.  H.  E.  Cole.  Pittsburgh,  Pa., 
after  6;  and  Mrs.  E.  Norris,  of  Windsor,  O.,  after  five 
gave  her  up. 

A  thousand  references  to,  and  testimonials  from 
Bishops,  Clergymen,  Bankers,  Farmers,  and  their 
wives  will  be  sent  free  on  request. 

Send  at  once  to  Franklin  Miles,  M.  D., 
LL.  B.,  201  to  209  State  St.,  Chicago,  111., 
for  copyrighted  examination  chart  and 
pamphlet.    Mention  this  paper. 


policies  of  the  mission  and  am  convinced  that 
every  dollar  of  money  has  been  economically 
and  wisely  expended. 

The  discussions  in  the  conference  developed 
three  pressing  needs  in  our  work  in  China: 

1.  A  hospital  at  Lu  Cheo  Fu.  This  will  re- 
quire about  $4,000.  Dr.  Butchart  has  charge 
of  the  medical  work  in  that  important  but 
long  neglected  city;  medical  work  is  a  power 
in  China. 

2.  Nankin  Christian  College  needs\to  be  better 
equipped.  We  now  have  suitable  grounds  and 
one  sch  iol  building  and  a  dormitory.  The 
school  cannot  accommodate  more  than  ofr 
boys  and  young  men.  A  larger  work  should 
be  undertaken.  This  is  the  earnest  desire  of 
F.  E  Meigs,  who  has  this  work  in  hand.  He 
needs,  and  requests,  a  well  equipped  man  to 
assist  in  Bible  work  especially.  Avery  strong 
man  is  needed,  one  who  is  consecrated,  studi- 
ous, and  as  wise  as  Solomon,  if  possible.  He 
ought  to  be  the  equal  at  least,  of  any  man  we 
have  in  any  of  our  colleges  in  America.  China 
is  now  in  the  early  dawn  of  a  great  education- 
al system,  and  now  is  the  time  to  place  the 
mightiest  men  in'  this  empire  that  can  be 
found.  The  scho'ol  has  already  done  a  great 
work,  but  it  has  suffered  for  want  of  proper 
equipment.  At  least  S5,000  is  now  needed  for 
the  enlargement  of  Nankin  Christian  Col- 
lege. I  wish  you  could  see  the  bright  young 
men  in  this  institution.  They  pay  their  own 
tuitron  and  board.  More  than  half  of  them 
are  Christians  and  all  attend  chapel  exercises 
and  receive  Christian  instruction.  Consider- 
ing the  amount  expended,  I  know  of  no  school 
in  America  doing  more  good  for  the  word  than 
this. 

3.  A  lot  for  a  church  in  Shanghai.  This  has 
been  needed  for  some  time.  Shanghai  is  the 
eye  of  the  whole  empire.  It  is  the  New  York 
of  this  whole  land  of  400,000,000  souls.  Its 
growth  is  rapid,  and  its  importance  is  con- 
stantly increasing. 

The  whole  number  of  missionaries  in  Nankiu 
is  about  40  A  delightful  reception  was  tend- 
ered us  at  the  home  of  T.  J.  Arnold,  where  we 
had  the  pleasure  of  meeting,  not  only  all  of 
our  own  missionaries,  but  also  those  of  other 
boards.  Sunday  morning  I  spoke  to  a  large 
congregation  of  Chinese  in  our  Christian 
church.  The  church  in  Nankin  now  numbers 
over  200,  and  there  is  a  constant  growth.  All 
of  our  missionaries  were  present.  It  was  an 
inspiring  service.  The  oldest  daughter  of  C. 
E.  Molland  made  the  good  confession,  and  as 
requested,  I  had  the  pleasureof  baptizing  her. 
I  also  baptized  three  Chinese  women  who 
made  the  confession  of  their  faith  at  this  ser- 
vice. I  took  the  confession  of  Muriel  Molland 
in  English  and  T.  J.  Arnold  took  the  confes- 
sion of  the  Chinese  women  in  Chinese.  He  is 
now  the  pastor  of  this  growing  church.  Sun- 
day afternoon  I  spoke  again  at  the  union  mis- 
sionary meeting  which  was  held  in  our  church. 
Following  the  address  we  enjoyed  a  union 
communion  service.  Altogether  it  was  a  day 
long  co  be  remembered. 

Let  me  tell  you  about  our  work  in  Nankin. 
We  have  four  comfortable  missionary  homes. 
Dr.  W.  E.  Macklin  and  family  occupy  one,  F. 
E.  Meigs  and  family  another,  T.  J.  Arnold  and 
family  another,  and  Miss  Emma  Lyon  and 
Miss  Mary  Kelly  the  fourth.  The  next  build- 
ing is  the  large  hospital  conducted  by  Dr. 
Macklin.  The  people  come  to  him  by  the 
thousands  to  be  healed  of  all  manner  of 
diseases.  He  preaches  the  gospel  while  he 
heals  the  bodies.  His  fame  is  known  far  and 
wide.  Dr.  Macklin  is  one  of  the  best  knc  wn 
men  in  China.  He  is  a  hard  student  and  an 
indefatigable  worker.  He  does  much  very 
valuable  literary  work.  Two  buildings  are 
used  in  the  work  of  Nankin  Christian  Col- 
lege—one building  forstudy  andrecitation  and 
another  for  a  dormitory.  The  girls'  school 
enjoys  a  large,  commodious  building,  and  is 
conducted  by  Miss  Emma  Lyon.  Iu  one  room 
of  this  building  hangs  a  large  picture  of  one 
who   gave  her  life  for  China,  and   below  the 


Are  a  benefit  to  healthy  women.  But  to 
women  who  are  suffering  from  diseases 
peculiar  to  their  sex  they  are  an  injury. 
When  there  is  weak  back  or  bearing- 
down  pains,  sideache  or  other  indications  I 
of  womanly  weak- 
i  ness,  exercise  can 
|  only  aggravate  the 
condition.  The 
womanly  health  must 
be  first  restored  be- 
fore strength  can  be 
developed  by  exer- 
cise. 

Dr.  Pierce's  Fa- 
vorite Prescription 
makes  weak  women 
strong  and  sick 
women  well.  It  does- 
this  by  healing  the 
womanly  diseases 
which  undermine  the 
general  health.  It 
stops  the  drains  that 
weaken  women,  heals, 
inflammation  and  ul- 
ceration and  cures 
female  weakness. 

"  When  I  first  com- 
menced using  Doctor 
Pierce's  medicines," 
writes  Mrs.  George  A. 
Strong,  of  Gausevoort, 
Saratoga  Co.,  N.  Y.,  "I 
was  suffering  from  fe- 
male weakness,  a  dis- 
agreeable draiu,  bearing- 
down  pains,  weak  and 
tired  feeling  all  the  time.  I  dragged  around  in  | 
that  way  for  two  year-,  and  I  began  taking  your 
medicine.  After  taking  first  bottle  I  began  to 
feel  better.  I  took  four  bottles  of  Dr.  Pierce's 
Favorite  Prescription,  two  of  '  Golden  Medical 
Discovery,'  one  vial  of  'Pleasant  Pellets,'  also 
used  one  bottle  of  Dr.  Sage's  Catarrh  Remedy. 
Now  I  feel  like  a  new  person.  I  can't  thank, 
you  enough  for  your  kind  advice  and  the  good 
your  medicine  has  done  me. 

"  I  have  a  sister  who  is  taking  your  medicine 
and  it  is  helping  her." 

Dr.  Pierce's  Pleasant  Pellets  promote 
regularity  of  the  bowels,  and  assist  the 
action  of  "Favorite  Prescription."  No 
other  laxative  should  be  used  with  Dr. 
Pierce's  Medicines. 


picture  is  the  following  beautiful  and  appro- 
priate tablet: 


_ 


IN   MEMORY  OF 

CARRIE  LOOS  WILLIAMS, 

Some  time  a  missionary  in  Nankin. 

Entered  into  rest,  Feb.  12,  1892. 

Aged  36  years. 

This  school  established   by  her  friends  in 

loving  remembrance  of  her  devotion  to 

Christ  is  an  answer  to  her  earnest 

pleadings  in  behalf  of  the 

girls  of  China. 


It  will  be  remembered  that  Carrie  Loos 
Williams  was  the  wife  of  E.  T.  •Villiams  and 
the  daughter  of  Prof.  C.  L.  Loos,  of  Lexing- 
ton, Ky.  Tbe  work  of  thisconsecrxted  woman 
is  still  a  mighty  power  in  the  Ohina  mission 

In  the  same  compound  is  a  small  chapel  for 
work  among  the  women  and  a  day-sohool  for 
the  children  of  the  neighborhood. 

Another  important  building  in  Nankin  is- 
the  church  building.  It  is  well  equipped  with 
baptistery  and  dressing  rooms  Here  large 
crowds  gather  to  hear  the  preaching  of  the 
gospel.  Altogether  we  have  nine  buildings 
in  Nankin. 

A.  E.  Corey  and  wife  have  just  arrived  fro 
Honolulu,    H.    I.,    to  take  up    work  at    L 
Cheo  Fu.    He  has  received  a  hearty  welcome 
from  the  missionaries  and  will  prove  a  valu- 
able addition  to  the  China  mission. 

The  name  of   A.  F.  H.    Faw  is  familiar  t 
those  acquainted  with  our  work  in  China.  F 
was  called  to  his  reward  on   high,  May  l?r 
1898.    In  company  with  a  number  of  mission- 
aries we  visited  his  grave  in  the  foreign  cem- 


December  5   1901 


THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


1555 


<etery  in  Nankin.  He  sleeps  in  a  beautiful 
spot.  The  following  is  cub  on  his  tombstone, 
in  English  and  Chinese: 


IN  MEMORY  OF 

ALBERT  FRANCIS  HENRY  SAW. 

Born  in  Lonion,  June  2,  1865. 

Died  of  typhoid  fever,  May  17,  1898. 

A  man  of  God  who  loved  his  fellowmen 

and  gave  his  life  for  them  for 

Jesus'  sake. 


We  have  three  missionary  graves  in  China. 
E.  P.  Herndou  was  buried  at  Shanghai. 

Before  leaving  China  we  are  to  visn  Chu 
Cheo,  Wuhu,  Lu  Cheo  Fu  and  Shanghai.  We 
-sail  from  Shanghai  on  the  steamship  Nippon 
Maru,   Nov.  9,  and  hope  to  be  in  Cincinnati 

about  December  15. 

F.  M.  Rains. 
Nankin,  Oct.  20. 

& 

Ohio  Letter. 

Ohio  disciples  are  praying  for  the  speedy  re- 
covery of  C.  W.  Huffer.  He  was  stricken 
■with  paralysis  Monday  night,  Nov.  18.  At 
this  time  he  is  gaining  and  the  doctor  gives 
him  much,  encouragement.  Robert  Moffett 
•filled  the  pulpit  of  the  Toledo  church,  Nov. 
:24. 

Bro.  Vorhees,  who  recently  came  among 
"the  disciples  from  the  Congregationalists  at 
Chilltcothe,  has  taken  the  church  at  Rutland, 
Meigs  county.  Secretary  Bartlett  is  doing 
two  men's  work  these  days,  writing  receipts 
lor  offerings  for  Ohio  missions,  dedicating 
churches,  visiting  missions,  raising  church 
debts,  etc.    He  was  at   Madisonville  Nov.  24, 

RESTORES  EYESIGHT 

"Actina,"    a    Wonderful    Discovery    Which 

Cures  Diseased  Eyes,  No  Matter  Whether 

Chronic  or  Acute,   Without 

Cutting  or  Drugging. 

There  is  no  need  for  cutting,  drugging  or 
probing  the  eye  for  any  form  of  disease,  for  a 
new  sy«  -»m  nf  treating  afflictions  "f  the  eye 
has  been  discovered 
whereby  all  torturous 
and  barbarous  methods 
are  eliminated.  This 
wonderful  treatment 
takes  the  form  of  a  Pock- 
et Battery  and  is  known 
as  "Actina  "  It  is  pure- 
ly a  houjc  treatment  and  self-administered  by 
the  patient.  There  is  no  risk  of  experiment- 
ing, as  thousands  >f  people  have  been  cured 
of  blindness,  failing  eyesight, cataracts,  gran- 
ulated lids  and  other  afflictions  of  the  eye 
through  this  grand  discovery,  when  eminent 
oculists  termed  the  cases  incurable.  This 
wonderful  remedy  also  makes  tbe  use  of  spec- 
tacles unnecessary,  as  it  not  only  removes  the 
weakened  and  unnatural  conditions  of  tbe  eye, 
but  gives  io  a  clear  vision.  J.  N.  Home, 
Waycross,  Ga„,  writes:  "My  eyfs  have  been 
wonderfully  benefited  by  Actina."  W.  R. 
Owens,  Adrian,  Mo.,  writes:  "Actina  saved 
ame  from  going  blind."  R.  J  Reid,  St.  Au- 
gustine, f'la  ,  writes:  Actina  removed  a 
cataract  from  my  son's  eye."  Robert  Baker, 
SO  Dearborn  St!,  Chicago,  111.,  writes:  "1 
should  have  been  blind  had  I  not  used  Ac- 
tina.'' A  party  of  prominent  citizens  have 
organized  in  a  company  known  as  the  New 
York  &  London  Electric  Association,  and 
they  have  given  this  method  so  thorough  a 
test  on  hundreds  of  cases  pronounced  incur- 
able and  hopeless  that  tbey  now  positively 
assure  a  cure.  They  have  bought  all  Ameri- 
can and  European  rights  for  this  wonderful 
invention.  Actina  is  sent  on  tri  >1  postpaid. 
11  you  will  send  your  name  and  address  to  the 
New  York  &  London  Electric  Association, 
Dept.  203,  929  Walnut  street,  Kansas  City, 
Mo.,  you  will  receive  absolutely  free  a  valu 
able  book,  Prof.  Wilson's  Treatise  on  the  Eye 
and  its.  Disease  in  General,  and  you  can  rest 
assured  that  your  eyesight  and  hearing  will 
fee  restored,  no  matter  how  many  doctors 
ihavef  ailed. 


to  help  pull  the  church  out  of  a  debt.  By  the 
way,  if  he  has  not  sent  you  the  receipt  for 
your  Ohio  offering,  it  may  be  because  you 
have  not  sent  it  io.     Do  not  delay. 

The  edifice  at  Washington  C.  H  has  under- 
gone quite  extensive  repairs  and  additional 
capacity  put  on  Tbe  reopening  will  take 
place  December  8.  S.  H.  Bartlett  will  preach 
and  solicit  the  needed  wherewithal. 

Frank  Simpson  has  offered  his  resignation 
to  the  church  at  Massillon.  He  has  served 
them  for  several  years  quite  faithfully.  Where 
he  will  go  is  not  known  at  this  writing. 

C  A.  Hill  has  left  Canton  and  P.  H.  Wels- 
heimer,  of  Millersburg,  has  had  a  call  from 
the  church.  His  acceptance  is  not  yet  an- 
nounced. 

Philip  Y.  Pendleton  will  assume  charge  of 
the  Walnut  Hill  church  in  Cincinnati  January 
1.  The  only  church  without  a  pastor  in  Cin- 
cinnati now  is  Norwood. 

The  Franklin  Avenue  church  in  Columbus 
will  be  four  years  old  next  April  and  on  Jan. 
1  will  become  self-sustaining.  From  a  few 
scattered  disciples  in  this  end  of  the  city  this 
work  has  grown  in  that  time  to  be  a  church 
of  155  members  with  a  neat  home  valued  at 
$4,000.  They  have  extended  a  unanimous  call 
to  the  present  incumbent  to  remain  as  pastor. 
The  people  are  in  perfect  harmony  and  have  a 
mind  to  work.  C.  A.  Freee. 

Columbus,  O. 


Prea.chers,    Lawyers  &nd    Doctors. 

In  "Questions  and  Answers"  in  the  Chris- 
tian-Evangelist of  Nov.  21  it  appears  that 
Enquirer,  the  Christian-Evangelist  and 
Lyman  Abbott  are  troubled  about  an  over- 
supply  of  preachers,  and  the  fact  that  preach- 
ers are  not  so  well  paid  as  doctors  and  law- 
yers. Now,  these  things  do  not  trouble  the 
writer  a  great  deal,  because: 

First,  the  surplus  of  preachers  after  all 
does  not  seem  to  be  so  great.  There  are  quite 
a  number  of  churches  in  this  part  of  the  state 
at  present  not  supplied  with  preachers,  and 
there  are  very  few  preachers  who  desire  to 
give  their  time  fully  and  faithfully  to  the  min- 
istry who  remain  unemployed.  I  know  of 
none.-  If  there  are  such  it  is  quite  likely  that 
they  could  soon  fiad  employment  in  other 
parts  of  the  country.  Then,  too,  there  are 
always  new  fields  to  be  developed. 

Second,  I  have  no  desire  to  exchange  my 
incime  for  that  received  by  doctors  and  law- 
yers of  like  age,  experience  and  ability.  I  am 
quite  sure  that  a  careful  comparison  will 
convince  almost  anyone  that  preachers  have 
not  so  much  of  which  to  complain  in  the  mat- 
ter of  salary.  There  were  certainly  many 
lawyers  who  would  have  gladly  exchanged 
incomes  with  Dr.  Abbott  while  he  was  preach- 
ing for  Plymouth  church. 

Something  over  a  year  ago  the  Chicago 
Tribune  gathered  statistics  concerning  the 
professions  in  that  great  city.  These  statistics 
made  the  salaries  of  the  preachers  appear  in  a 
very  favorable  light,  and  surely  no  one  will 
say  that  Chicago'  has  too  many  preachers. 
Preachers  do  not  often  accumulate  wealth  as 
men  in  business  and  other  professions  do,  but 
it  is  not.  the  fault  of  their  salaries.  It  is  be- 
cause their  time  and  energies  are  directed 
along  other  lines,  just  as  they  shou'd  be. 

The  Outlook  does  not  make  special  rates  to 
preachers,  ant  why  should  it?  It  does  not 
ask  preachers  to  serve  it  more  than  other  peo- 
ple. Some  of  our  church  papers  have  made 
special  rates  to  preachers,  but  it  is  hard  to 
see  this  as  a  "form  of  benevolence,"  the  "whole 
burden"  of  which  "ought  not  to  fall  on  the 
publishers."  The  preachers  are,  or  at  least 
they  ought  to  be,  our  papers'  best  friends. 
The  Christian-Evangelist  is  offered  for  1902 
at  the  exceedingly  low  price  of  $1.  I  am  sure 
that  I  would  be  glad  to  place  the  paper  in 
ten  or  more  homes,  and  would  feel  well  paid 
without  receiving  any  premium  from  the 
publishers.    Thus  surely  all  of  our  preachers 


LET  ME  KNOW   IT. 

I  wish  simply  your  name  and  address-— no 
money.     Say  which  book  you  want. 

I  will  send  it  with  an  order  on  your  drug- 
gist to  let  you  have  6  bottles  of  Dr.  Shoop's 
Restorative.  He  will  let  you  take  it  for  a 
month;  and  if  it  succeeds,'  he  will  charge  you 
$5.50  for  it.  If  it  fails,  he  will  send  the  bill  to 
me.  He  will  trust  to  your  honesty,  leaving 
the  decision  to  you. 

Such  an  offer  as  this  could  not  be  made  on 
any  other  remedy.  It  would  bankrupt  the 
physician  who  tried  it.  But  in  five  years  I 
have  supplied  my  Restorative  on  these  terms 
to  550,000  people.  My  records  show  that  39 
out  of  each  40  paid  for  it,  because  they  were 
cured. 

This  remedy  alone  strengthens  those  inside 
nerves  that  operate  all  vital  organs.  It  brings 
back  the  only  power  that  can  make  each  or- 
gan do  its  duty.  No  matter  how  difficult  the 
case,  it  will  permanently  cure,  unless  some  or- 
ganic trouble  like  cancer  makes  a  cure  impos- 
sible. 

I  have  spent  my  lifetime  in  preparing  this 
remedy.  I  offer  now  to  pay  for  all  you  take 
if  it  fails.  I  cannot  better  show  my  faith  in 
it.  Won't  you  merely  write  a  postal  to  learn 
if  I  can  help  you* 


Simply  state 
which  book  you 
want,  and  address 
Dr.  Shoop,  Box 582, 
Racine,  Wis. 


Book  No.  1  on  Dyspepsia, 
Book  No.  2  on  the  Heart, 
Book  No.  3  on  the  Kidneys, 
Book  No.  i  for  Women, 
Book  No.  5  for  Men  (sealed) , 
Book  No.  6  on  Rheumatism. 


Mild  cases,   not  chronic,  are  often  cured  by 
one  or  two  bottles.    At  all  druggists. 


are  glad  to  do  their  best  for  our  very  worthy 
papers,  and  working  together  the  outlook  is 
not  so  blue  for  preachers  or  publishers,  and 
still  our  best  wishes  may  be  with  doctors  and 
lawyers.  Walter  Kline. 

Robinson.  Ill,  Nov.  27,  1901. 

[I.  In  the  passage  cited  in  our  "Questions 
and  Answers"  for  Nov.  21  we  quoted  the 
Outlook's  opinion  that  there  are  too  many 
preachers  and  said:  "We  think  that  opinion 
is  a  very  erroneous  one."  It  would  not  ap- 
pear from  this  that  the  Christian-Evangel- 
ist is  "troubled  about  an  over-supply  of 
preachers,"  as  our  correspondent  seems  to  in- 
fer. We  say  again,  as  we  said  before,  there 
are  too  few. 

2.  As  to  the  adequacy  of  preachers'  sala- 
ries, it  would  not  be  claimed  by  anyone  that 
the  best-paid  preacher  is  worse  off  than  the 
worst-paid  lawyer.  Dr.  Abbott's  presutu 
ably  ample  salary  would  figure  slightly  io  a 
general  average.  As  an  illustration  it  counts 
no  more  than  the  case  of  the  poorest  country 
preacher 

3.  Perhaps  it  is  true  that  the  pay  of  the 
young  preacher  is  satisfactory  as  compared 
with  that  of  the  young  lawyer.  But  compare 
the  middle-aged  preacher  with  the  middle- 
aged  lawyer  and  the  old  preacher  with  the 
old  lawyer.  If  you  select  your  preachers  and 
select  your  lawyers,  you  can  prove  anything. 

4.  As  we  have  elsewhere  stated,  the  preach- 
er who  does  his  whole  duty  by  the  religious 
paper  merits  consideration  -and  gets  it  But 
how  abo^t  the  preacher  who  is  the  only  sub- 
scriber in  his  town,  or  in  his  congregation? 
It  is  hard  for  the  publisher  to  see  how  his 
valuable  influence  merits  a  reduction  in  price. 
—Editor  ] 

State  of  Ohio,  City  of  Toledo,    \ 

Lucas  County.  \  "■ 

Frank  J.  Cheney  makes  oath  that  he  is  the  sen- 
ior partner  of  the  firm  of  F.  J.  Cheney  &  Co.,  do- 
ing business  in  the  City  of  Toledo,  County  and  State 
aforesaid,  and  that  said  firm  will  pay  the  sum  of 
ONE  HUNDRED  DOLLARS  for  each  and  every 
case  of  Catarrh  that  cannot  be  cured  by  the  use  of 
Hall's  Catarrh  Cure. 

FRANK  J.  CHENEY. 

Sworn  to  before  me  and  subscribed  in  my  pres- 
ence, this  6th  day  of  December,  A.  D.  1886. 


i! 


A.  W.  GLEASON, 

Notary  Public. 
Hall's  Catarrh  Cure  is  taken  internally  and  acts 
directly  on  the  blood  and  mucous  surfaces  of  the 
system.    Send  for  testimonials,  free. 

F.  J.  CHENEY  &  CO.,  Toledo,  O. 
Sold  by  Drug-gists,  75c. 
Hall's  Family  Pills  are  the  best. 


1556 


THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


December  5,  1901 


Evangelistic. 


ARKANSAS. 

Fayetteville,  Nov.  25. — Tuesday  we  closed  a 
most  delightful  series  of  revival  meetings. 
Bro.  T.  P.  Haley,  of  Kansas  City,  did  the 
preaching.  His  sermons  were  plain,  practical 
and  most  inspiring  There  were  15  additions. 
— N.  M.  Ragland,. 

Hot  Springs,  Nov,  23.— Our  meeting  here 
closed  on  Nov  20,  with  10  additions  to  the 
church,  eight  baptisms  and  two  reclaimed. 
Bro.  Frank  Thompson,  of  Pine  Bluff ,  assisted 
me,  and  the  church  was  much  revived  and 
great  good  done,  which  this  report  cannot 
show.  Our  present  membership  is  now  108. — 
T.  Nelson  Kincaid. 

ILLINOIS. 

Areola,  Nov.  25. — I  closed  a  very  interesting 
and  successful  three  weeks'  meeting  here  last 
night  with  home  forces.  There  were  18  ad- 
ditions; 12  by  confession,  1  by  letter,  2  by 
statement  and  3  reclaimed;  1  previously  from 
theU  B's  not  reported.  This  makes  76  added 
to  this  congregation  during  the  last  11 
months. — L  T.  Faulders. 

Gibson  City,  Nov  2?.— We  have  just  closed 
a  meeting  of  five  weeks  with  30  added.  Bro. 
E.  A.  Gilliland,  of  Clinton,  did  the  preach- 
ing, and  Miss  Besse  Rhode,  of  Pine  Village, 
Ind.,  led  the  singing. — Stephen  E.  Fisher, 
pastor. 

London  Mills,  Nov.  29.— Four  confessions 
Sunday  morning  and  two  from  Baptists  at 
night.  I  preach  at  this  point  half  time,  visit- 
ing it  from  Macomb  —Mart  Pickens- Buck- 
ner. 

Macomb,  Nov.  29. — Four  confessions  last 
Sunday  morning,  two  at  evening  service. 
Baptized  after  prayer-meeting  Wednesday 
night.— Geo    W.  Buckner. 

Niantic,  Nov.  25. — Closed  two  weeks'  meet- 
ing last  night.  Four  added;  two  from  the 
M.  E  's,  1  from  the  Baptists  and  1  by  state- 
ment. Church  yesterday  voted  that  I  should 
continue  here  for  the  third  year,  beginning 
March  15  next. — J.  R.  Parker. 


A  Model  Church  Hymnal, 

So  says  Mrs.  Jessie  Brown  Pounds,  of 


No  Person  Should  Die 

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stomach  troubles  or  tortured  and  poisoned 
by  constipation.  Vernal  Saw  Palmetto 
Berry  Wine  will  be  sent  free  and  prepaid 
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Any  reader  of  the  Christian-Evange- 
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prepaid  by  writing  to  Vernal  Remedy 
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pense to  cure  the  most  stubborn  case. 
Write  for  a  free  bottle. 


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Normal,  Nov.  11. — Five  additions  since  last 
report.  Our  missionary  collections  this  year 
have  been  the  best  in  our  history. — E.  B. 
Barnes. 

Pittstield,  Dec.  2. — Have  now  been  with 
this  church  six  weeks— an  active  and  loyal 
people.  Increased  interest  and  attendance  in 
all  services;  510  in  Sunday-school  yesterday. 
Class  offering  $23.68.— F.  M.  Rogeks. 

Summum,  Nov.  26.— The  first  week  of  my 
meeting  with  Kerton  Valley  church  resulted 
in  24  additions,  all  except  1  by  primary  obedi- 
ence; also  2  made  the  good  confession  at  our 
regular  services  here  Sunday  morning. — 
Chester  A.  Baird. 

Watseka,  Nov.  23. — Another  added  to  the 
church  since  last  report — a  father  over  three- 
score and  ten  years  of  age.  There  seems  to 
be  a  special  interest  just  now  among  the  older 
people  of  my  Sunday  congregations. — Benj. 
S.  Fbrrall. 

Watseka,  Nov.  30. — Three  have  been  added 
to  the  church  here  within  the  last  week,  two 
lifelong  Lutherans  and  a  French  Catholic. 
These  closing  weeks  of  my  five  years'  work 
here  are  proving  to  be  among  the  most  pleas- 
ant yet  experienced. — B.  S.  Ferrall. 

Waggoner,  Nov.  29.— Bro.  Lewis  P.  Koff , 
of  Erie,  111.,  has  just  finished  a  two  weeks' 
revival  at  this  place  and  a  succesful  one.  He 
has  had  15  additions  and  great  interest  was 
manifested  during  the  meeting.  Bro.  Koff  be- 
ing an  earnest  worker  and  a  splendid  speaker 
he  has  greatly  uplifted  and  helped  the  cause 
in  our  town  and  community. — Harry  Camp- 
bell. 

Waukegan,  Nov.  29.—  Omer  and  Sprague 
have  just  closed  a  four  weeks'  meeting  in 
this  difficult  place  for  Christian  work,  with 
33  additions;  all  things  revived,  fine  feeling, 
money  in  the  treasury.  It  was  the  best  meet- 
ing held  in  this  city  for  many  a  day.  Omer 
and  Sprague  are  strong  workers  and  preach 
and  sing  the  gospel  with  power  and  love. 
Our  work  here  moves  on  grandly. — W.  O. 
Thomas,  pastor. 

INDIANA. 

Arcadia.— On  Nov.  24  I  closed  a  two  weeks' 
meeting  with  the  Arcadia  congregation,  with 
which  I  am  located.  As  a  result  of  this  meet- 
ing 6  were  added  to  our  membership;  2  by 
letter,  1  by  statement,  and  3  by  primary  obe- 
dience. We  feel  that  good  seed  has  been  cast 
which  will  result  in  future  harvests.— W.  H. 
Newlin,  minister. 

Connersville,  Nov.  29.— We  have  just  closed 
a  meeting  with  57  added  and  $3,0C0  raised, 
which  completes  payment  on  our  new  $5,000 
church  lot.  This  insures  the  beginning  of  our 
building  next  year.  M.  W.  Harkins,  of 
Anderson,  Ind.,  did  the  preaching  and  T.  R. 


Humphrey,  of  Vevay,  Ind.,  led  the  singing. 
Bro.  Harkins  gave  great  help  to  money 
raising,  in  addition  to  his  effective  work  as  a 
preacher  — George  Darsie,  Jr. 
BDelphi,  Nov  25.— One  addition  yesterday 
at  morning  service  and  1  recently  not  re- 
ported. I  recently  aided  G.  H  Clarke  in  a 
short  meeting  at  Williamsport.  I  will  close 
my  three  years'  work  here  Jan.  1,  and  will 
then  be  ready  for  work  elsewhere. — Wm. 
Grant  Smith 

Madison,  Nov.  25.— Bro.  Geo.  H.  Farley, 
of  Pleasureville,  Ky.,  has  just  closed  a  very 
helpful  meeting  here  resulting  in  10  accessions 
as  follows:  5  confessions,  2  from  Baptists,  2 
by  statement  and  1  by  letter.  Bro.  Farley  is 
a  good  preacher  and  will  do  good  work 
wherever  he  goes.  Our  church  is  stronger  in 
every  way  since  the  meeting.  Observed  "boys 
and  girls'  rally  day"  last  evening.  Large 
audience;  reached  apportionment. — J.  Mur- 
ray Taylor. 

Orleans,  Nov.  25.— Elder  James  Small,  of 
Bedford,  Ind.,  closed  a  meeting  at  Orleans 
last  Monday  evening  which  had  continued 
two  weeks,  with  60  additions,  42  by  confes- 
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bv  members  of  the  other  churches  and  a  feel- 
ing of  good  fellowship  prevailed  throughout. 
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a  number  of  additions.  We  regard  Elder 
James  Small,  of  Bedford,  as  one  of  the 
strongest  evangelists  in  the  field.— E.  D. 
Laugh  lin. 

Vincennes,  Nov.  25. — Last  night  we  closed 
our  meeting  here  in  which  the  pastor  did  the 
preaching  and  C.  E.  Millard  conducted  the 
music  service.  The  meeting  ran  through  20 
nights.  Crowded  houses  greeted  us  through- 
out the  whole  meeting.  The  meeting  resulted 
in  94  additions. — Wm.  Oeschger,  pastor. 

INDIAN  TERRITORY. 

Prior  Creek,  Nov.  23. — We  began  a  meeting 
here  Oct.  13  and  will  close  now  in  a  few  days. 
We  have  rested  one  week  while  here.  Up  to 
date  there  have  been  157  additions.  37  since 
last  report.  125  by  baptism,  the  rest  from 
the  sects.  We  think  this  is  the  greatest 
meeting  ever  held  in  the  territory  by  our  peo- 
ple Ou--  people  will  now  begin  to  build  and 
will  be  the  strongest  body  of  people  at  this 
place.  During  the  last  few  days  Bro. 
Roberts,  of  Vinita,  and  Bro.  Thompson,  of 
Adair,  have  been  with  us  and  we  appreciated 
their  presence.  I  go  from  here  to  Chelsea, 
I.  T.— Morton  H.  Wood. 

IOWA. 

Albia,  Nov.-  28. — Two  young  men  made  the 
good  confession  Sunday  night.  The  pulpit 
was  filled  by  Bro.  Shellenberger,  of  Mankato, 
Minn.,  who  has  accepted  a  call  to  this  church 
and  will  begin  work  about  Jan.  1. — R.  H. 
Ingram. 

Bloomfield,  Dec.  2. — The  writer  Jseems  very 
much  at  home  in  an  Iowa  field  once  more.  We 
spent  two  very  pleasant  years  in  Beatrice. 
One  of  their  needs  is  a  new  church  building 
which  I  trust  they  will  be  able  to  build  when 
Bro.  Price,  who  has  been  called  to  the  work, 
becomes  well  initiated  in  the  work.  We  left 
the  church  with  all  dabts  paid,  and  just  clos- 
ing a  sale  which  will  give  them  in  cash  $1,700. 
We  can  see  no  reason  for  their  not  enlarging 
their  work.  During  our  last  four  weeks  at 
Beatrice  there  were  10  additions  to  the  con- 
gregation The  first  Sunday  in  November 
we  began  our  work  here  having  nine  additions 
the  first  three  Sundays  when  we  decided  to 
continue  and  hold  a  series  of  meetings.  We 
just  closed  the  second  week  last  evening  dur- 
ing which  time  we  have  had  42  additions, 
nearly  all  by  confession  and  baptism.  Miss 
Lucile  Park,  of  Des  Moines,  is  conducting  the 
singing.  Since  our  coming  the  brethren  have 
placed  two  new  furnaces  in  the  building.  Our 
chief  difficulty  now  is  the    want  of  room. — D. 

A.  Wickizer. 

Council  Bluff's,  Nov.  25. — Our  work  moves 
(steadily  forward;  1  addition  yesterday. — W 

B.  Crettdson. 

Delta. —The  congregation  here  has  just 
closed  a  very  successful  meeting  conducted  by 
home  forces.  The  immedLate  results  are,  24 
accessions  and  all  departments  of  the  church 
strengthened.  Our  Bible-school  will  send  a 
box  of  30  dressed  chickens  to  the  Orphans' 
Home,  St.  Louis,  for  Thanksgiving.— L.  H. 
Humphreys,  pastor. 

Robertson,  Nov.  23.— Kindly  report  our 
meeting  6  days  old  and  11  additions.  J.  E. 
Dinger,  of  Dows,  is  doing  the  preaching. — F. 
jD.  Fillmore,  pastor. 

South  English,  Nov.  25.— We  have  just 
closed  a  4  weeks'  meeting  held  by  Bro.  W.  J. 
Hastie,  of  Altoona,  with  24  additions,  16 
baptisms,  2  by  statement  and  2  by  letter.  We 
desire  a  minister  to  locate  with  us  for  half 
time;  good  salary  to  right  man.  Anyone 
desiring  a  location  please  write  to  S.  M.  Mil- 
ler, South  English,  la. 

KANSAS. 

Caney,  Nov.  29— One  added  at  Elk  City 
and  1  at  Tyro  since  my  last  report.  Bro. 
Omer,  of  Camp  Point,  111.,  will  begin  a  meet- 
ing here  next  Sunday.— J.  R.  Charlton. 

Horton,Nov.23.— One  confession  last  Lord's 
lay  at  regular  service.— L.  H.  Barnum. 

LaCrosse,   Nov.    25.— Our    meeting  her    is 


ten  days  old  and  the  interest  is  good.  Twelve 
have  been  added;  three  by  statement  and  nine 
confessions,  five  of  them  young  men  from  the 
high  school.  We  neel  a  good  pastor  here. — 
J.  L.  Thompson. 

Lawrence,  Nov.  25. — We  have  just  closed  a 
three  weeks' i  meeting  in  the  Christian  church 
of  North  Lawrence  Baxter  Waters,  pastor  of 
the  First  Christian  church,  in  pursuance  of 
the  plan  adopted  at  the  Minneapolis  conven- 
tion, came  over  and  did  the  preaching  for  us. 
There  were  18  additions;  the  church  is  in  a 
flourishing  shape,  and  everyone  is  hopeful 
and  enthusiastic.  In  the  middle  of  our  re- 
vival Messrs.  Bell  Bros.,  the  enterprising 
music  dealers  of  this  city,  made  us  a  present 
of  a  very  handsome  chapel  organ— F.  M.  Mc- 
Hale. 

Leavenworth,  Dec.  2. — Three  additions 
here  yesterday. — S.  W.  Nat. 

Lyndon,  Nov.  25.  — We  had  eight  additions 
yesterday;  one  from  the  Baptists,  one  by  let- 
ter, one  by  s-tatement,  and  five  by  confession. 
— Frank  Jalageas. 

Lyndon,   Dec.    2. — We  had    four  additions 
yesterday,  one  from  the  Baptists  and  three  by 
confession.  We  areenjoylnga  general  revival. 
-Frank  Jalageas. 

Oneida,  Nov.  25. — We  are  in  the  third  week 
of  a  meeting.here.  C.  C  Bentley,  the  brother 
of  the  pastor,  is  doing  the  preaching.  Good 
interest' 'and  four  confessions  to  date.  More 
to  follow,  we  believe. — F.  H.  Bentley. 

Pardee,  Nov.  25.— Five  baptized  and  one 
from  the  U.  B.  church  at  this  place.— H.  E. 
Ballou. 

Pardee,  Nov.  29.— Our  meeting  began  the 
evening  of  Nov.  11  and  continued  14  days;  5 
obeyed  the  gospel;  2  by  statement,  1  from  the 
U.  B.  church.  Bro.  H.  E  Ballou  did  the 
preaching-  and  did  it  well.— J.  A.  Miller. 

Soldier,  .Nov  24  —Bro.  R.  L.  McHatton  is 
in  a  fine  meeting  here.  Thirteen  accessions  to 
date;  11  confessions,  one  reclaimed  and  one 
from  the  Baptists.  Bro.  McHatton  is  an 
excellent'worker. — Chas.  A.  Polson 

Topeka,  Nov.  26. — I  spent  twenty  days  with 
the  Harmony. church,  Dickinson  county,  and 
the  pastor,  B.  L  Matchett, closing  on  the  24th. 
There  were  22  additions.— W.  S.  Lowe. 

Wichita,  Nov.  25.— Yesterday  was  a  record 
breaker  for  evangelists.  Thegreatest  number 
ever  added  by  one  of  our  evangelists  in  one 
day  was  63.  Yesterday  under  the  preaching 
of  Evangelist  J.  V.  Coombs  there  were  67 
accessions,  35  at  morning  service,  32in  the 
evening.  A.  E.  Dubber  is  pastor  of  the 
church. — A.  R.  Davis,  singer. 
KENTUCKY. 

Carlisle,  Nov.  27. — We  closed  a  meeting 
of  two'weeks  at  this  place,  with  74  additions. 
I  was  assisted  by  Bro.  R.  H.  Crossfield  and 
Miss  Perrin.  The  Lord  richly  blessed  us.  I 
have  accepted  a  call  to  this  church  for  the 
fifth  year.— F.  M.  Tinder. 

Covington,  Nov.  26.— Our  meeting  at  the 
First  church  conducted  by  home  forces  closed 
Sunday  night;  63  additions,  48  confessions. 
— George  A.  Miller. 

Cynthiana.— I  closecUmy  meeting  last  Sun- 
day with  35  additions.  I  close  my  seventh 
year  with  the  church  here  with  everything  in 
a  prosperous  and  hopeful  condition.  Every 
"feller"  does  not  "fizzle  out"  and  have  to 
leave  because  he  builds  a  new  church. — J.  J. 
Haley. 

Lexington.— The  meeting  at  the  Central 
church  closed  Nov.  17  with  90  additions.  The 
pastor,  I.  J.  Spencer,  preached  every  night 
except  Saturdays  for  four  weeks       A  thanks- 


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giving  social  and  reception  to  the  new  mem- 
bers was  given  a  lew  days  after  the  close  of 
the  meeting. 

£  Louisville.— Samuel  M.  Bernard,  minister 
of  the  Pai'klari  ihurch,  Louisville,  Ky.,  con- 
ducted a  revival  in  Indiana  in  October  which 
resulted  in  37  additions.  He  recently  closed 
one  at  L/udlow.  Ky  ,  with  56  additions.  Bro. 
Bernard  is  just,  rounding  out  his  fourth  year 
in  Louisville  He  has  not  as  yet  accepted  a 
call  for  the  fifth  year. 

MASSACHUSETTS. 
Springfield,  Nov.  23.— The  Church  of  Christ 
of  this  city,  where  G.  A.  Reinl  is  pastor,  has 
this  month  had  five  added  to  the  church; 
three  by  baptism  and  two  by  letier.— S.  M. 
Hunt. 

MINNESOTA. 

Duluth,  Nov.  23.— Last  Wednesday  evening 
we  closed  one  of  the  most  successful  meetings 
held  in  the  history  of  the  church.  The  meet- 
ings continued  four  weeks  resulting  in  12  ad- 
ditions. J.  K.  Shellenberger,  our  state  evan- 
gelist, did  the  preaching  and  soon  won  the 
hearts  of  the  people  by  his  earnest  appeal  for 
a  primitive  gospel.  The  future  of  the  church 
is  exceedingly  bright.  An  earnest  zeal  is 
manifested  in  all  departments  of  church  work. 
— C.  R  Sine. 

JfiMankato.—  The  meeting  which   has  been  in 
progress  four    weeks,   held  by  Simpson  Ely, 
closed  with  35  additions  and  a  deep  impres- 
sion made  on  the  community. 
MISSOURI. 

Breckenridge,  Nov.  25.— Our  meeting  is  just 
one  week  old,  with  21  added;  16  by  confes- 
sion. There  is  a  splendid  interest.  There  were  4 
last  night,  will  continueover  next  Lord's  day 
and  hope  for  more;  will  report  at  close. — W. 
E.  Bates. 

B  reck  en  ridge,  Dec.  2.— Our  meeting  con- 
tinued just  two  weeks.  Closed  last  night 
with  30  additions,  23  by  confession  and  bap- 
tism. About  twice  as  many  men  as  women 
were  baptized  — Vv.  E.  Bates. 

Buffalo,  Nov.  25.— Closed  a  two  weeks' 
meeting  last  night  at  Prairie  Grove  church, 
with  15  added  to  the  church,  9  by  confession, 
2  by  letter,  3  by  statement,  1  from  the  Bap- 
tists. Bro.  R.  C.  Harrell  is  the  pastor  and 
has  done  a  good  work  for  them  for  4  years.  I 
begin  to-night  at  Half  Way,  Mo.— S.  E.  Hen- 
drickson. 

(Jentralia,  Nov.  25.  —During  October  Bro. 
A.  N.  Lindsay  assisted  me  in  Centralia.  It 
was  a  great  meeting  with  67  additions  and 
the  church  at  high- tide  in  every  way.  One 
letter  and  one  confession  last  night. — E.  M. 
Smith. 

Grand  Pass,  Nov.  28.— We  have  just  re- 
turned from  a  series  of  meetings  held  at 
Bethlehem,  Blue  Lick  and  Christian  Union, 
Saline  county,  Mo.,  and  Waverly,  Lafayette 
county,  Mo.,  resulting  in  186  additions;  26 
from  the  Methodists,  eight  Baptists,  one 
Presbyterian  and  one  Catholic,  One  Baptist 
preacher  (Fillmore  Pryor).—  J.  I.  Orkison. 

Harris,  Nov.  27.— The  Harris  meeting  of  2 
weeks  and  3  days'  duration  closed  last  Lord's 
day  night  with  8  additions,  4  by  baptism.  J. 
R.  Blunt  gave  us  splendid  sermons.  He  is 
helping  in  a  short  meeting  at  DufBeld  school- 
house,  a  few  miles  south  of  Humphreys.  One 
confession  last  night.— R.  W.  Blunt. 

Higdon,  Nov.  30.— Three  additions  at  Silver 
Point,  two  by  baptism  and  one  by  letter.— 
J.  B.  Dodson. 

HuntsviLle,  Nov  25.— We  had  8  additions 
recently  in  my  meeting  at  Wellsville,  where  I 
preach  one-half  time.  Am  now  in  an  inter- 
esting meeting  at  Salisbury,  where  I  preach 
one-half  time.  Five  accessions  to  date — W. 
D.  McCullet. 

Joplin,  Nov.  25.— We  received  6  additions 
here  yesterday;  4  by  confession,  making  12  for 
November  and  26  for  past   quarter,     We  ex- 


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pect  to  occupy  our  new  building  about  Decem- 
ber 22.  Correspondents  writing  me  for  favors 
should  enclose  postage  if  they  expect  an  ans- 
wer.—W.  F.  Turner. 

Knobnoster,  Nov.  29.— At  Passaic  on 
Nov  26  I  closed  a  very  interesting  meeting 
of  10  days'  duration  with  5  additions  to  the 
congregation;  4  baptisms  and  1  by  statement. 
— S.  F.  Walton. 

LaBelle,  Nov.  29  — C.  S.  Brooks,  of  New 
London,  Mo.,  closed  a  very  successful  meet- 
ing with  the  church  here  which  resulted  in  17 
additions;  14  by  confess  on  and  3  by  letter. 
Bro.  Brooks  is  an  able  speaker  and  a  good 
evangelist.—.)    H.  Coil 

Leonard,  Nov.  25.— Meeting  here  is  10  days 
old,  J  S.  Clements,  of  «'anton,  Mo.,  isUoing 
the  preaching;  25  additions  up  to  date,  with 
bright  prospects  lor  the  future.— Allen 
Hitch,  pastor. 

Lexington,  Nov.  25.— Yesterday,  Nov.  24, 
closed  my  third  j  ear's  labor  here.  Remain 
for  another  year  beginning  Dec  1,  1901.  Six 
additions  at  last  service,  two  by  letter,  one 
reclaimed,  3  by  confession;  6  pieviously  by 
letter,  making  12  additions  to  the  congrega- 
tion   for    November,    1901.  — E.    J.  Fbnster- 

MACHER. 

Liberty.— The  pastor,  J.  H.  Hardin,  with 
H.  A.  Northcutt  as  chief  speaker,  has  just 
closed  a  meeting  of  four  and  a  half  weeks 
with  67  additions,  41  by  confession.  The 
church  is  no«v  fully  emerged  from  the  partial 
eclipse  into  which  it  entered  when  F.  O. 
Fannon  left  it  about  ten  years  ago.  J.  M. 
Vawter  and  J.  H.  Hardin  have  both  done 
much  to  lift  it  up,  and  it  is  now  upon  the 
heights 

Mexico,  Dec.  1. — Meeting  one  week  old  with 
7  additons;  4  by  confession.  J.  Will  Land- 
rum  is  delighting  all  as  song  leader  and  solo- 
ist. Large  congregations, — A.  W.  Koken- 
doffer. 

New  Hampton,  Nov.  29. — I  am  assisting 
Bro.  Myrick  in  a  meeting  here.  The  interest 
is  fine;  11  additions  so  far  and  the  prospect 
for  many  more  is  very  good.  A  large  part  of 
the  audience  stand  in  the  aisles  and  on  the 
outside  of  the  house.  Mrs.  Scott,  my  daugh- 
ter, has  charge  of  the  music.  This  is  my 
seventh  meeting  in  this  county. — Morgan 
Morgans. 

Pape,  Nov.  25. — Our  meeting  here  is  eight 
days  old  with  12  additions;  5  confessions,  4 
baptized,  one  to  be  bapized  and  6  by  state- 
ment, 1  reclaimed.  I  never  had  better  atten- 
tion and  interest.  I  go  from  here  to  Corinth, 
Kan.— W.  N   Porter 

Plattsburg,  Nov.  27  —I  have  just  closed  a 
meeting  of  3  weeks  at  Agency,  Mo.,  with  24 
additions;  12  confessions  and  baptisms,  5 
by  letter,  4  by  restoration  and  3  from  the  de- 
noniinati  >ns.  In  the  early  part  of  the  meet- 
ing. H  F.  Davis  held  a  successful  Bible-school 
institute  of  5  days.  This  is  my  sixth  annual 
meeting  for  this  churcii,  which  has  called  me 
the  eighth  year  for  one-fourth  time,  without 
a  dissenting  vote  or  voice. — James  C.  Creel. 

St.  Louis,  Dec.  2. — First  church,  six  con- 
fessions. Second,  meeting  closed  Sunday 
night  with  45  additions,  making  94  for  the 
year  thus  far.  Central,  three  confessions. 
Fourth,  meeting  continues  with  42  so  far; 
$500  received  by  bequest  from  Miss  S.  C. 
Lane.  Fifth,  two  by  letter.  Ellendale,  one. 
confession.  A.  B  Moore  has  just  closed  a 
union  meeting  held  in  Hope  Congregational 
church.  East  St.  Louis,  three  additions,  one 
by  confession. 

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held.  The  reports  of  the  various  departments 
show  encouraging  progress.  There  have  been 
85  additions  to  the  church  during  the  year. 
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promising.  Come  to  Omaha  next  October. 
We  are  preparing  for  the  greatest  conven- 
tion ever  held  by  the  Disciples.  Twenty-seven 
committees  are  at  work  We  meet  twice  a 
month  from  now  until  the  convention.  Come! 
— W.  T.  Hilton,  pastor. 
Omaha,  Nov.  27 — We  had  a  good  day  last 
I  Sunday;  one  confession  and  one  received  into 

I  fellowship,  previously  baptized,  in   the  morn- 

II  ing   service,   and  2  confessions  and    2  others 
!   baptized    in    evening.    I  preach    the  sermon 

in  the  union  Thanksgiving  service  of  the 
down-town  churches  at  the  Kounty  Memo- 
\  rial  Lutheran  church  to-morrow  at  10:30. 
My  theme  will  be  "The  hand  of  God  in  Amer- 
ican history."— Sumner  T.  Maetin. 

York,  Nov.  2S.— I  began  a  revival  last 
Lord's  day  morning.  There  were  six  added 
at  the  morning  service  and  one  at  the  evening 
service,  all  heads  of  families.  The  people 
here  have  built  a  $5,000  church  this  year  and 
provided  for  all  indebtedness.  Fifty  have 
been  added  to  the  membership  so  far  this 
year.  Bro.  A.  C.  Corbin,  of  Beaver  City, 
Neb.,  will  assist  in  the  meeting  now  begun. — 
G.  James  Chapman,  pastor. 

OHIO. 

Akron,   Nov  25. — Our  meeting  here  closed 
last  night  with  32  additions.    Nearly  all  were 
by  baptism.     Bro.   Geo.  P.  Hall,  of  Chicago, 
did  the  preaching.     Miss  Lillian  Pearl  Perrin, 
of  Indiana,  was  present  the  first  two  weeks 
of  the  meetings.     She  was  obliged   to   with- 
draw from  the  work  in  order  to  meet  her  en- 
J  gagement  at  Carlisle,  Ky.   At  the  close  of  the 
services  last  night,  Bro.  Hall  made  an  appeal 
!  to    the    large    audience    present    for  enough 
j  pledges,  payable  in  four  months,  with  which 
f  to   liquidate  the  present  indebtedness  of  the 
I  church.    The  result  was  a  great  victory,  near- 
1  ly  $900  being  raised. — Luther  Moore,  pastor. 
Weston,  Nov.  25.— J.  R.  Ewers  conducted  a 
!  series  of  meetings  for  us  in  October,  which  re- 
sulted in  15  by  baptism  and  two  by  commen- 
1  dation.    The  meeting  did  great  good  along  all 
lines.— S.  W.  Cook. 

OKLAHOMA  TERRITORY. 

Blackwell,  Nov.  30. — We  began  a  meeting 
J  at  this  place  last  Sunday.  Have  had  packed 
j  house  at  every  service  and  three  added.  We 
I  go  to  opera  house  Sunday  night.  The  church 
I  has  no  pastor.  This  is  a  fine  young  town  of 
j  3,500  population  and  in  a  fine  country. — W.  E. 
j  Harlow. 

Shawnee,  Nov.  25. — Our  Cbetopa  meeting 
I  of  18  days  closed  Nov.  21  with  45  additions, 
j  38  baptisms,  the  church  set  in  order  and  a 
j  pastor  sighted— a  good  man  and  will  be 
j  called.  I  am  now  in  Shawnee,  O.  T.  Our 
meeting  starts  off  with  a  packed  house  and  2 
additions  the  first  day. — D.  D.  Botlb. 

OREGON. 

Albany,  Nov.  25. — Mrs.  Clara  H.  Hazelrigg 
closed  a  19  days'  meeting  with  us  last  night, 
having  greatly  helped  the  church  in  raising 
nearly  $500  for  current  expenses  and  arousing 
the  church  to  a  more  consecrated  service.  The 
immediate  results  were  17  by  statement  and 
letter  and  10  by  confession,  5  being  from  the 
denominations.— J.  B  Holmes. 

Eugene. —The First  Christian  church  here  re- 
cently closed  a  23  days'  meeting  with  31  addi- 
tions. B.  B.  Burton  did  the  preaching  and  Dud- 
ley Eshelman,  of  Tacoma,  Wash.,  led  the  sing- 
ing. At  the  close  of  the  meeting  Bro.  Burton 
gave  his  great  lecture,  "In  the  Corridors  of 
Antiquity."  This  is  one  of  the  best  lectures 
ever  given  in  Eugene.  We  have  had  two  ad- 
ditions since  the  meeting  closed.  This  church 
met  its  apportionment  for  state  work  in  the 
November  offering. — Morton  L.  Rose,  pas- 
tor. 

PENNSYLVANIA. 

Charleroi,  Nov.  29. — We  are  in  a  good 
meeting  here  with  28  additions  to  date — 18 
by  confession  and  baptism.  Will  continue 
another  week,  and  then  return  home  for  a 
rest.     Churches  desiring  my  help  in  meetings 


'  CKristmsLS  Cards. ' 

The  great  majority  of  the  readers  of  this  paper,  who  can 
afford  to  present  their  friends  with  diamond  rings  and  auto- 
mobiles at  Christmas  time,  have  no  interest  in  this  announce- 
ment. It  is  for  the  benefit  of  the  few  who  are  unable  to  scatter 
such  costly  £  ifts,  but  who  wish  to  send  some  Christmas  -remem- 
brance to  their  friends.  For  all  such,  the  CHRISTMAS  CARD 
is  just  the  thing.  The  friend  who  is  worth  having  will  ap- 
preciate such  a  kindly  evidence  of  good  will  and  remembrance 
as  much  as  he  would  a  gold  watch.  The  complet  list  of  our 
Christmas  Cards  is  given  in  our  Christmas  Catalogue,  yours  lor 
the  asking,  but  we  give  below  the  following : 


No.  70. — Twelve  designs  i  e  purchaser  of  a 
dozen  cards  g  ts  12  different  cards.  Size 
(closed),  4x2%  inches.  Varied  designs — 
flowers,  landscape-"'.,  et^  ,  etc.  Christ- 
mas Greetings.  Space  for  name  of  giver. 
Single  copy.  5  cents;  per  dozen   35  cents. 

No.  81.  -Flowers,  cut  to  shape:  a  most  taste- 
ful design.  Closed,  5x3  inches.  Verses 
and  Holiday  greetings,  with  name  of 
sender  Two  designs  Single,  5  cents; 
per  dozen,  40  cents 

No.  02  — Size  6x43-3  (open)  Christmas  verses 
and  greeting"  Child  figures,  embossed; 
flower  stamped  designs  Two  varieties 
Single,  5  cents;  per  dozen,  40  cents. 

No.  45. — An  exquisitely  chaste  design;  Rural 
Scenes  in  Photographic  Colors  Shakes- 
pearian Quotations;  Christmas  Greet- 
ings. Four  designs.  Single  card.  5  cents; 
per  dozen,  50  cents 

No.  14  —One  of  our  prettiest  and  choicest 
cards  Embossed  designs  with  filagreed 
borders  Two  varieties  Inside,  Christ- 
mas verses  and  g-eet.ing.  Single  copy, 
5  cents;  per  dozen,  50  cents. 

No.  54. — This  is  getting  into  the  higher  grade 
of  goods.  Bowls  of  Roses  in  four 
designs.  Escalloped  Edges,  Classical 
Quotations,  printed  in  Gold.  Single,  5 
cents;  per  dozen,  50  cents 


No.  43. — This  '-card"  is  really  a  little  book- 
let, with  choicest  fl.iral  designs  on  cover; 
holiday  greetings  and  vejses,  and  wnh 
blanks  for  names  of  giver  and  recipient, 
inside.  Single  copy,  S  cents;  per  dozen. 
60  cents,  -r.  --.=  ■  -  -    ,  ■  ■     *  ;$j 

No.  99.— "Just  too  sweet  for  anything,"  is 
what  she  will  say  when  she  gets  this 
beautiful  Christmas  remembrance.  Size 
(open),  llx53J  inches.  A  triumph  gof 
delicate  color- work  Single  copy,  10 
cents;  per  d<  zen,  80  cents.  -™!aj»| 

No.  98.— A  delicate  bit  of  coloring  in  flower- 
designs.  Holiday  Greetings  in  Embossed 
Lettering.  This  is  another  booklet  In- 
side are  Christmas  verses  and  register 
for  two  names.  Single  copy,  10  cents; 
per  dozen,  90  cents. 

No,  100. — This  is  a  novelty— a  new  idea  in 
Christmas  greetings.  It  is  impossible  to 
give,  in  a  few  words,  any  adequate  or 
intelligible  description  of  this  beautiful 
novelty-  this  ingenious  arrangement  of 
color  reflection  to  produce  day  and  night 
effects  on  the  same  card.  No.  100  is  truly 
a  gem.  We  have  put  it  at  a  low  price  in 
order  to  introduce  it  among  our  patrons, 
10  different  designs.  Single,  25  cents; 
per  dozen,  in  assorted  designs,  $2  25. 


Our  five  cent  cards  are  such  as  the  city  stores,  even,  sell  for  ten  to  twenty  cents. 
Our  prices  are  very  low.  The  practice  of  giving  Cards  at  Christmas  and  Easter  is  rapidly 
growing — as  it  should — as  it  is  a  beautiful  custom. 

You  doubtless  have  a  score  of  friends  whom  you  wish  to  "remember"  at  Christmas, 
yet  you  stagger  at  the  expense  and  labor  of  purchasing  expensive  presents  for  them. 
Why  not  secure  a  dozen  or  two  of  our  c^rds,  and  thus  satisfy  the  generous  impulse  of 
your  heart,  without  embarrassing  yourself  financially?     Verbum  sap. 

Send  in  your  orders  as  early  as  possible,  to  avoid  the  rush,  and  accompany  them  by 
cash.    Address, 

THE  CHRISTIAN  PUBLISHING  CO.,  1522  Locust  St.,  St.  Louis,  Mo. 


for   the  late  winter  and  spring   will   please 
address  me  at  Mitncie,  Ind.— A.  Mabtin. 

Homestead. — A  three  weeks'  meeting  closed 
with  9  additions,  7  by  baptism.  The  pastor, 
E.  A.  Bosworth,  was  assisted  by  E.  P.  Wise, 
of  Somerset,  Pa. 

Newcastle,  Not.  25.— The  Updike  and  Webb 
meeting  contiuues  with  48  added  the  first  two 
weeks. — Geo.  A.  Webb,  singer. 

Washington.  Nov.  25. — There  have  been  six 
additions  by  letter  and  three  by  baptism  dur- 
ing the  month  of  November.  Have  opened  a 
mission  Bible-school  in  Tylerdale  addition 
with  150  enrolled.  Have  purchased  lot  and 
will  build  soon  as  possible  — E.  A.  Cole,  pas- 
tor. 

TENNESSEE. 

Johnson  City. — R.  Lin  Cave,  of  Independ- 
ence, Mo.,  recently  closed  at  this  place  a  two 
weeks'  meeting  which  resulted  in  34  additions 
to  the  church,  20  by  confession  and  baptism. 
Bro.  Cave's  sermons  were  of  the  highest 
order  and  proclaimed  him  at  once  a  great 
preacher.  A  A.  Ferguson,  our  pastor,  begins 
a  meeting  at  Rockwood,  Tenn.,  Dec.  1. — A. 
B.  Crouch. 

VIRGINIA. 

Martinsville,  Nov.  25.— Preached  at  Mt. 
Olivet  yesterday  afternoon.  Two  confessions. 
— W.  H.  Book. 

Fredericksburg.— MeetiDg  three  weeks  old. 
38  to  date.    Great  crowds.    People  studying, 


debating  and  quarreling  over  "our  plea" 
until  this  old  conservative  aristocratic  town 
is  getting  alamred  lest  a  "Campbellite" 
church  should  creep  in.  But  it  is  ia  and  es- 
tablished now.  All  our  "prospects"  are 
guarded  to  church,  and  converts  made  to  feel 
social  and  home  pressure.  We  thank  God 
and  take  courage  for  his  power  thus  far. — 
Herbert  Yeuell. 

WISCONSIN. 
Richland  Center,  Nov.  24. — Friday  evening 
a  roll  call  of  the  church  was  held,  invitations 
were  sent  to  all  members  resident  and  non- 
resident, a  large  number  responded,  a  very 
happy  and  profitable  evening  was  spent.  Two 
members  have  been  added  by  letter,  and  one 
dismissed,  during  the  month. — Edward 
Owers,  pastor. 


Changes. 

W.  J.  Dodge,    Fort   Dodge,  la.,    to  Armour, 
S    D. 

Omer  Hufferd,  Cambridge  City,  to  Charlottes- 
ville. Ind. 

R.  H.    Simmons,   Coleman,  Tex.,    to  Chick  a- 
sha,  I.  T. 

Chas.  A.  Burridge,  Sedgwick,  Kan.,    to  Vic- 
tor, Col. 

J.  A.  McKenzie,  St.  Joseph,    Mo.,    to  Tabor, 
Ia. 

O.  W.  Jones,  Galena,  to  Nashville,  Mo. 

F.  C.  Aldinger,  Cherokee,    to  Jefferson,  la. 


1560 


THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


December  5,  1901 


*»  Family  Circle  V 

They  are  Thinking  of  You. 
By  F.  Tate   Kincaid. 

Did  you  ever  sit  down  in  a  room  all  alone. 
Far  away  from  the  friends  you  love  best, 

And  feel  as  if  something  were  hovering  round 
Like  a  soul  from  the  land  of  the  blest? 

Did  you  ever  commue  with  something  unseen, 
A  presence  you  could  not  explain, 

And  then  feel  it  vanish  and  leave  you  alone — 
To  plead  for  its  presence  in  vain? 

O  friend,  if  you  haven't,   just   give  me  your 
hand 

And  go  where  you  never  have  gone, 
Where  no  kindred  spirit,  no  one  that  you  love 

Can  greet  you,  and  you  are  alone; 

Alone  amid  thousands  who  flit  to  and  fro 
With  laughter  and  mirth  in  the  halls, 

And  out  in  the  corridors,  out  in  the  streets 
The  sound  of  their  merriment  falls. 

Go  yearn  as  I've  yearned  for  the  touch  of  a 
hand 
In  friendship  unselfish  and  true, 
The  glance  of  an  eye   that  can  speak   to  the 
soul 
And  say,  "I'm  contented  with  you." 

And  then  you  will  learn  a  sweet  lesson  of  life, 

That  those  who  are  constant  and  true 
Will  come  in  the  spirit  when  you  are  alone, 

Because  they  are  thinking  of  you. 

Cotner  University. 

J* 
Things  to  See  in  December. 

The  gift  of  sight  is  universal,  but  the 
power  of  seeing  things  is  not  so  common. 
Most  of  us  need  a  guide  to  point  out  the 
unobtrusive  beauties  which  would  other- 
wise escape  our  eyes.  A  writer  in  Country 
Life  in  America — a  splendid  new  magazine 
for  all  interested  in  the  great  world  of  out- 
of-doors,  and  unexcelled  in  mechanical 
perfection  by  any  current  periodical — 
pleads  for  a  fuller  appreciation  of  the 
beauties  of  winter. 

Are  you  one  of  those  that  cower  at  home, 
he  says,  sighing  over  faded  woodlands  and 
meadows  brown  and  sere?  There's  some- 
thing for  you  in  your  neighbor's  wood  lot, 
and  faith,  you  need  it! 

Never  mind  where  the  paths  are.  Make 
one  of  your  own.  Shuffle  your  way  through 
the  drifts  of  leaves,  all  crisp  and  dry  and 
brown.    What  a  din  they  make ! 

The  bluejay  scolds  you  roundly  for  com- 
ing, but  at  heart  he  respects  you.  Not 
many  have  the  hardihood  to  dare  the 
silence  and  the  cold. 

What  a  sting  there  is  in  the  gusty 
atmosphere !  But  there  is  a  tingle  in  your 
blood  by  this  time  that  answers  the  chal- 
lenge. You  catch  your  foot  in  a  matted 
tangle  of  trailing  yew.  In  falling  you  un- 
cover a  pocket  of  chestnuts  hidden  by 
some  thrifty  squirrel.  What  an  exception- 
al flavor!  And  this  little  plant  with  the 
mottled  leaf  must  be  wintergreen!  How 
the  years  fade  out  that  separate  you  from 
the  days  of  your  youth  as  you  nibble  that 
leaf! 

But  listen !  Is  it  a  voice  far  off,  or  only 
the  echo  of  a  summer  voice  still  wandering 
in  the  woods?  It  comes  again! — the  faint- 
est little  broken  chirrup,  and  now  you  are 
sure.  Off  comes  a  strip  of  loose  bark  from 
the  stump  beside  you,  and  there  is  your 
musician — a  tiny,  brown  cricket.  Under 
your  gaze,  he  moves  uneasily,  and  tries  to 
slip  away  into  a  crevice.  It  may  be  terror 
that  he  feels— probably  it  is  bashfulness. 

What  a  winter  resort  you  have  dis- 
covered!    Some    borer    has  grooved    the 


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wood  into  an  intricate  pattern,  leaving  a 
trail  of  sawdust  behind.  In  this  soft  bed 
lodges  many  a  creature,  waiting  for  the 
warmth  of  spring.  Here  is  the  chrysalis 
of  a  butterfly,  lashed  to  its  support  with 
ropes  of  its  own  making,  Hung  all  about 
are  silken  bags  filled  with  the  eggs  of 
spiders.  A  yellow  woolly  caterpillar  has 
spun  a  scanty  cocoon  and  lies  within  it — a 
shiny,  cartridge-shaped  pupa.  He  wags 
his  tail  sleepily  as  you  poke  at  him. 
Alongside  is  a  relative  of  his,  brown  and 
black,  who  has  gone  to  sleep  with  his 
clothes  on!  It  is  reverence  that  you  feel 
as  you  fit  that  bark  carefully  into  its  place 
and  bank  it  up  with  leaves.  Truly  our 
winter  means  not  death,  but  only  sleep ! 

But  it's  cold  on  the  ground.  You  pocket 
a  handful  of  chestnuts  and  munch  them  as 
you  forge  ahead.  Instead  of  the  vivid 
colors  seen  in  October,  there  are  browns 
and  dull  purples  and  pale  yellows.  They  do 
not  startle  and  v/aylay,  but  they  do  not 
weary  you.  There  is  a  quiet  restfulness  in 
the  picture — and  it  satisfies. 

It  is  a  joy  to  see  the  evergreens.  Their 
time  has  come  at  last,  and  against  a  russet 
background  they  stand  proudly  up  to  be 
counted.  You  had  forgotten  how  soft  are 
the  plumes  of  the  white  pine,  and  how 
beautifully  fleecy  the  dark  green  sprays  of 
the  hemlock.  Can  anything  be  more 
heartening  to  a  man  than  the  smell  of  their 
bruised  twigs? 

One  last,  best  sight  as  you  leave  the 
woods  is  a  fine  beech  tree  in  full  leaf,  with 
the  setting  sun  upon  it.  A  touch  has 
turned  its  dross  to  gold.  It  is  a  sight  that 
makes  the  tears  start! 
Eg  Your  neighbor  has  land  and  you  have 
none.  But  he  has  never  found  anything 
but  fuel  in  his  wood  lot.    As  you  sit  warm- 


ing your  hands  at  the  fire,  and  picking  off 
the  burs  you  brought  home,  you  incline  to 
feel  compassionate  toward  him.  In  spite 
of  his  riches,  he  js  poor,  indeed.  And  you 
are  thankful  for  that  best  gift — the  power 
to  see  and  to  feel. 

Write  Right. 
"Scatter  decent,  helpful  thlrvgs." 

Good,  philosophical  Ras  Wilson  once  said 
to  a  new  reporter,  "Young  man,  write  as  you 
feel,  but  try  to  feel  right.  Be  good  humored 
toward  everyone  and  everything.  Believe 
that  other  folks  are  just  as  good  as  you  are, 
for  they  are.  Give  'em  your  best  and  bear  in 
mind  that  God  has  sent  them,  in  his  wisdom, 
all  the  trouble  they  need,  and  it  is  for  you  to 
scatter  gladness  and  decent,  helpful  things  as 
you  go.  Don't  be  particular  about  how  the 
stuff  will  look  in  print  but  let  'er  go.  Some 
one  will  understand.  That  is  better  than  to 
write  so  dosh  bing  high,  or  so  tarnashun 
deep,  deep  that  no  one  understands.  Let  'er 
go." 

"So  on  the  above  plan," says  M.  W.Porter, 
of  Topeka,  Kan.,  "I  will  write  what  I  know 
of  Grape- Nuts  Breakfast  Food  from  personal 
experience.  After  a  long  period  of  indiges- 
tion and  other  disorders,  with  some  misgiv- 
ings I  took  up  the  use  of  Grape-Nuts. 
Despite  the  hot  weather  I  kept  gaining  in 
strength  and  mentally,  a  thing  I  had  never 
done  at  that  season  of  the  year. 

"I  found  the  food  an  excellent  stimulant  for 
the  brain,  and  I  could  do  more  and  better 
work  than  I  had  ever  done.  It  was  a  revela- 
tion to  discover  how  closely  the  brain  and 
digestive  organs  were  in  sympathy  with  each 
other.  Whatever  retarded  the  work  of  one 
had  a  corresponding  effect  on  the  other,  and 
the  food  that  tended  to  put  one  in  proper 
shape  acted  accordingly  on  the  other.  I  know 
that  my  great  improvement  mentally  and 
physically  came  from  dispensing  with  un- 
wholesome food  and  using  Grape-Nuts  lib- 
erally." 


December  5,  1901 


THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


1561 


The  Reason, 
I've  often  sat  here  and  wondered 
Whatever  the  reason  could  be, 
That  no  matter  how  naughty  I've  been  to 
her, 
Mamma's  always  so  good  to  me. 

To-day    when  my    very  best  doll  tore  her 
frock 

I  punished  that  child  most  severely, 
And  locked  her  up  in  a  cold,  dark  room, 

Till  she  should  repent  sincerely. 

But  after  I'd  turned  the  key  in  the  lock 
I  felt  so  unhappy,  and  sorry,  and  sad, 

That  I    just   had   to   bring  her  right  out 
again, 
For  I  loved  her  although  she  was  bad. 

Then  it  came  to  me  all  in  a  minute, 
As  I  rocked  with  my  doll  on  my  knee, 

That  mamma  is  only  a  great  big  girl, 
And  her  very  best  dolly  is  me. 

— Exchange. 


How  to  Keep  a.  Position. 

Mr.  James  J.  Hill,  President  of  the 
Northern  Pacific  railway  and  head  of  the 
corporation  recently  formed  to  effect  the 
combination  of  the  great  northern  trans- 
continental roads,  writes  in  Success  on 
How  to  Get  and  Keep  a  Position.  As  an 
employer  on  a  large  scale,  Mr.  Hill  ought 
to  know  as  well  as  any  one  what  qualities 
in  an  employe  win  the  approbation  of  his 
boss.    He  says  in  part: 

Having  secured  your  position,  how  shall 
you  keep  it?  First,  and  always,  by  being 
absolutely  and  strictly  honest,  for  honor 
and  character  are  man's  greatest  promot- 
ers. They  stimulate  energy  and  promote 
confidence.  Who  can  deny  the  great  pow- 
er of  energy  and  confidence?  After  an  em- 
ployer finds  out  he  has  an  energetic  clerk, 
in  whom  he  can  place  absolute  confidence, 
that  clerk's  future  is  a  very  promising  one. 

Go  to  work  with  slow,  steady,  determined 
effort.  Don't  grab  your  pen  or  shovel  as 
if  you  knew  just  what  you  are  expected  to 
do  without  explanation.  Don't  give  your 
employer  the  impression  that  he  has  se- 
cured a  man  who  is  using  his  brains  simply 
to  figure  out  how  far  his  weekly  wage  will 
go — if  it  will  pay  only  the  rent  and  buy  the 
food,  or  if  it  will  go  so  far  as  to  permit  of 
two  theater  tickets  and  a  new  collar  for  the 
dog.  Perhaps  you  think  your  employer 
cannot  detect  such  thoughts.  He  is,  per- 
haps, a  keen  man,  has  probably  employed 
scores  before  you,  and  has  had  much  prac- 
tice in  reading  the  expressions  of  men. 

"When  luncheon  or  closing  time  is  ap- 
proaching, don't  begin  to  prepare  for  leav- 
ing twenty  minutes  beforehand.  I  know  a 
young  man  who  stopped  work  regularly  at 
11:40  A.  M.,  and  at  5:10  p.  m.,  in  order  to 
have  plenty  of  time  to  "wash  up,"  arrange 
his  cuffs  and  tie,  and  brush  his  hair,  so  that 
he  could  leave  promptly  at  12  o'clock  for 
luncheon,  and  at  5:30  p.  m..  when  the  store 
closed.  It  was  some  years  ago.  That  man 
is  still  looking  for  a  "good  job."  He  has 
had  more  than  a  dozen  He  knew  how  to 
get  them,  but  he  never  acquired  the  art  of 
keeping  them.  Don't  be  afraid  of  trying 
to  do  more  than  is  expected  of  you.  This 
has  been  the  cause  of  many  a  man's  failure. 
The  bookkeeper  who  gives  up  a  theater 
party  or  an  evening  social,  in  order  to  try 
and  complete  a  balance  sheet,  does  not  es- 
cape his  employer's  notice.  He  has  shown 
willingness  and  has  given  the  "boss"  good 
evidence  that  he  regards  his  interest  before 
his  own  pleasure.    You    may    make    mis- 


takes; but,  if  you  do,  say  so,  and  make 
your  amends  by  trying  to  correct  them. 
Never  lie  about  a  mistake,  for  such  a  course 
adds  cowardice  to  an  already  unpleasant 
condition, 

Why  is  a  Monkey  a  Monkey? 

Did  you  ever  stop  to  think  where  some  of 
the  animals  got  their  names — their  English 
names  we  mean,  for  of  course,  Adam  didn't 
name  them  in  English  when  they  filed  past 
him  in  the  garden?  A  writer  in  Cassell's 
Little  Folks  explaining  the  origin  of  some 
of  these  names  says : 

"One  of  the  funniest  little  animals  is  the 
monkey,  and  whenever  you  look  into  its 
little  wrinkled  face,  remember  how  its 
name  arose.  Monkey  is  due  to  the  English 
way  of  pronouncing  the  old  German  word 
Moneke,  which  was  the  name  of  the  ape's 
son  in  a  famous  old  tale.  This  Moneke  is 
a  diminutive  form  of  the  Italian  monna, 
meaning  'an  ape,'  and  also  used  as  a  nick- 
name for  an  old  woman ;  while  monna  itself 
is  short  for  madonna,  that  is,  'my  lady.' . 
Orang-outang  is  a  Malay  expression, 
meaning,  in  plain  English,  'the  wild  man 
of  the  woods.'  Lemur  is  the  Latin  word 
for  'ghost,'  and  was  given  to  the  little  ani- 
mal so  called  on  account  of  its  nocturnal 
habits.  The  squirrel  carries  its  name- 
history  about  with  it  in  the  shape  of  its 
bushy  tail,  which  serves  to  a  great  extent 
as  a  covering  when  it  sits  down.  Squirrel  is 
composed  of.  two  Greek  words,  meaning 
'shadow'  and  'tail.'  Mouse,  which  goes  far 
back  to  the  old  Persian  and  Sanskrit  lan- 
guages, means  the  'stealing'  animal,  just  as 
wolf  in  its  original  form  meant  the  'tearer,' 
and  hare  meant  'jumper.'  The  lynx  was  so 
called  because  of  its  keen,  bright  eyes,  its 
Latin  name  being  allied  to  the  Greek  word 
for  a  lamp." 

Success  0\it  of  Failure. 

It  is  a  fact,  proven  by  many  examples, 
that  some  boys  who  cannot  be  started  on 
the  road  to  success  start  themselves  very 
effectively  when  thrown  on  their  own  re- 
sources. General  Lew  Wallace,  according 
to  his  own  words,  was  a  poor  student  in  his 
young  manhood,  says  Success. 

He  grew  tired  of  his  college  course  after 
six  weeks  and  returned  home.  But  his 
failure  at  college  furnished  the  turning- 
point  in  his  career.    He  says: 

"I  shall  never  forget  what  my  father  did 
when  I  returned  home.  He  called  me  into 
his  office,  and  took  from  a  pigeonhole  in  his 
desk  a  package  of  papers  neatly  folded  and 
tied  with  red  tape.  He  was  a  very  systematic 
man,  because,  perhaps,  of  his  West  Point 
training.  The  papers  proved  to  be  the 
receipts  for  my  tuition,  which  he  had  care- 
fully preserved.  He  called  off  the  items 
and  asked  me  to  add  them.  The  total,  I 
confess,  staggered  me. 

"  'That  sum,  my  son,'  he  said,  with  a 
tone  of  regret  in  his  voice,  'represents  what 
I  have  expended  to  provide  you  with  a  good 
education.  How  successful  I  have  been 
you  know  better  than  anyone  else. 

"  'After  mature  reflection,  I  have  come 
to  the  conclusion  that  I  have  done  for  you, 
in  that  direction,  all  that  can  reasonably 
be  expected  of  any  parent;  and  I  have, 
therefore,  called  you  in  to  tell  you  that  you 
have  now  reached  an  age  when  you  must 
take  up  the  lines  yourself.  If  you  have 
failed  to  profit  by  the  advantages  with 
which  I  have  tried  so  hard  to  surround  you, 


Easy 


Halting 

for  men  or  women,  boys 
or  girls,  working  for  The 
Ladies'  Home  Journal 
and  The  Saturday  Even- 
ing Post. 

We  pay  well  for  little 
work  ;  we  can  afford  to  do 
it,  because  your  work  brings 
such  results. 

It  is  easy  for  you  ;  it  is 
easy  for  us.  It  is  so  good 
that  some  people  make  it 
their  whole  business. 

Write  to 

The  Curtis 

Publishing  Company 

Philadelphia 


the  responsibility  must  be  yours.  I  shall 
not  upbraid  you  for  your  neglect,  but 
rather  pity  you  for  the  indifference  which 
you  have  shown  to  the  golden  opportunities 
you  have  been  enabled  to  enjoy  through 
my  indulgence.' " 

"What  effect  did  his  admonition  have  on 
you?  Did  it  awaken  or  arouse  you?"  Gen- 
eral Wallace  was  asked. 

"It  aroused  me,  most  assuredly.  It  set 
me  to  thinking.  The  next  day,  I  set  out 
with  a  determination  to  accomplish  some- 
thing for  myself.  My  father's  injunction 
rang  in  my  ears.  New  reponsibilities  rest- 
ed on  my  shoulders,  as  I  was,  for  the  first 
time  in  my  life,  my  own  master.  I  felt 
that  I  must  get  work  on  my  own  account. 

"After  much  effort,  I  finally  obtained 
employment  from  the  man  with  whom  I  had 
passed  many  afternoons  strolling  up  and 
down  the  little  streams  in  the  neighbbor- 
hood,  trying  to  fish.  He  was  the  county 
clerk,  and  he  hired  me  to  copy  what  was 
known  as  the  complete  record  of  one  of  the 
courts.  I  worked  for  months  in  a  dingy, 
half -lighted  room,  receiving  for  my  pay 
something  like  ten  cents  a  hundred  words. 
The  tediousness  and  the  regularity  of  the 
work  made  a  splendid  drill  for  me,  and 
taught  me  the  virtue  of  persistence  as  one 
of  the  avenues  of  success.  It  was  at  this 
time  I  began  to  realize  the  deficiency  in  my 
education,  especially  as  I  had  an  ambition 
to  become  a  lawyer.  Being  deficient  in 
both  mathematics  and  grammar,  I  was 
forced  to  study  evenings.  Of.  course,  that 
was  very  exacting,  after  a  full  day's  hard 
work;  but  I  was  made  to  realize  that  the 
time  I  had  spent  with  such  lavish  prodi- 
gality could  not  be  recovered,  and  that  I 
must  extract  every  possible  good  out  of  the 
golden  moments  then  flying  by  all  too 
fast." 


LADIES  WANTED  to  work  on  SOFA  PILLOWS. 
Materials  furnished.  Steady  work  guaranteed.  Ex- 
perience unnecessary.  Send  stamped  envelope  to 
Miss  McGee,  Needle  Work  Department,  Ideal  Co., 
Chicago,  111. 


1562 


THE  CHRISTIAN  EVANGELIST 


December  5,  1901 


Nature  Literature. 

The  growth  of  literature  pertaining  to 
plants  and  animals  and  the  out-of-doors, 
says  a  writer  in  Country  Life  in  America, 
is  one  of  the  most  emphatic  and  significant 
movements  of  the  time.  As  an  indication 
of  the  interest  on  the  part  of  the  public  in 
leading  matter  appertaining  to  country 
life,  it  may  be  recorded  that  there  were 
published  within  fifteen  months  one  hun- 
dred and  forty-two  books  devoted  to  out- 
door topics.  Not  one  of  these  books  has 
been  what  the  publishers  call  a  failure;  a 
number  have  sold  20,000  copies;  some  40,- 
000;  others  50,000;  and  at  least  one  90,000 
copies.  Publishing  houses  are  prepariag 
special  catalogues  of  outdoor  literature. 
Added  to  all  this  is  the  rapidly  growing 
literature  of  agriculture  and  its  allied  arts. 
The  old  days  of  distrust  of  "book-farming" 
have  come  to  an  end.  Farm  literature  of 
the  present  day  is  vital,  resourceful,  scien- 
tific, entertaining.  The  demand  for  it  is 
increasing.  Much  of  it  will  outlive  its  gen- 
eration. 

The  Book. 

The  following  collection  of  the  opinions 
of  great  men  about  the  Bible  was  printed 
upon  a  card  and  hung-upon  the  door-knobs 
in  Lexington,  Ky.,  during  the  recent 
series  of  meetings  in  that  city: 

Andrew  Jackson — The  Bible,  sir,  is  the 
rock  on  which  our  republic  rests. 

Thomas  Jefferson — I  have  always  said 
and  always  will  say  that  the  studious 
perusal  of  the  sacred  volume  will  make 
better  citizens,  better  fathers  and  better 
husbands. 

Daniel  Webster — I  have  read  the  Bible 
through  many  times;  I  now  make  a  prac- 
tice of  going  through  it  once  a  year.  It 
is  the  book  of  all  books. 

Patrick  Henry — There  is  a  Book  worth 
all  other  books  which  were  ever  printed. 

Henry  Clay — I  have  always  had  and  al- 
ways shall  have  a  profound  regard'  for 
Christianity,  the  religion  of  my  fathers, 
and  for  its  rites,  its  usages  and  observ- 
ances. 

Carlyle — A  noble  book!  All  men's 
book! 

Walter  Scott — There  is  but  one  book  for 
the  dying  man — the  Bible. 

Milton — There  are  no  songs  comparable 
to  the  songs  of  Zion;  no  orations  equal  to 
those  of  the  prophets,  and  no  politics  like 
those  which  the  scriptures  teach. 

John  Locke — It  has  God  for  its  author, 
salvation  for  its  end,  and  truth  without  any 
error  for  its  matter. 

Isaac  Newton — I  accc  unt  the  BOi'iptures 
of  God  to  be  the  most  sublime  philosophy. 

Benjamin  Franklin— Cultivate  an  ac- 
quaintance with,  and  a  firm  belief  in,  the 
Holy  Scriptures.  This  is  your  certain  in- 
terest. 

Gladstone — Constantly  I  study  the  word. 
The  Holy  Scripture  is  an  impregnable 
rock.  The  acceptance  of  Jesus  will  solve 
all  the  great  problems  of  the  day. 

Napoleon — The  soul  can  never  go  astray 
with  this  book  for  a  guide. 

George  Washington— It  is  impossible  to 
govern  the  world  without  God.  ...  He 
must  be  worse  than  an  infidel  who  lacks 
faith,  and  more  than  wicked  that  has  not 
gratitude  enough  to  acknowledge  his  ob- 
igations.  Thy  word  is  a  lamp  to  our  feet, 
by  it  we  must  be  judged. 


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completed  the  baby  garments  that  are  to 
clothe  the  little  form.  But  she  is  not  all 
ready  for  baby's  coming,  unless  she  has 
done  something  more  for  the  baby  than 
merely  to  prepare  his  clothes.  Many  a 
young  mother  who  goes  through  hours 
of  pain  and  suffering  wonders  why  it  was 
not  possible  to  prepare  in  some  way  for 
the  baby's  advent,  and  to  avoid  the 
agony  that  seemed  almost  unendurable. 
Dr.  Pierce's  Favorite  Prescription  is  the 
one  medicine  for  women  which  prepares 
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mother  strength  for  her  trial  and  makes 
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Healthy  mothers  have  healthy  children, 
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and  happier  than  those  born  after 
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without  fee  or  charge.  As  chief  consult- 
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walk  and  suffered  such  dreadful  misery  I  hoped 
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WitK    the     Children. 

J.  Breckervridtfe  Kills. 


Advance  Society  Letters. 

Jas.  F.    Stewart,    Santa  Paula,    Cal.: 
"Some  three  years  ago  two  children,  Grace 
and  Ulie  Stewart,  of  Santa  Paula,  became 
:  members  of  the  Av.  S.    Perhaps  the  chil- 
!  dren  would  like  to  know  where  they  are 
:  now.    The  older  sister  they  spoke  of,  is 
\  married,   the  mother  of    two  sweet  little 
[  girls.    Ulie  is  at  Kimberlin  Heights  in  the 
School  of  Evangelists,  preparing  for  his  life 
!  work.    He  has  been  there  over  a  year,  and, 
'  although  not    sixteen,    has  preached  his 
first  sermon,  which  is  said  to  have  been  a 
splendid  effort.     Grace  is  with  Princes  C. 
Long,   the  singing  evangelist,    preparing 
herself  to  sing  the  gospel.    They  expect 
when  they   graduate,    to    go  together  to 
preach   and  sing  Christ  into  the  lives  of 
men.    And  I,  the  father  and  preacher  they 
;  spoke  of,  am  all  alone  except  for  the  faith- 
ful dog  Nero,  who  is  as  wise  as  ever;   he 
mourned    the    children's     absence    many 
weeks,   but  has    become  reconciled."     (I 
was  so  pleased  when  I  read  this  letter,  it 
was  just  as  if  somebody  had  given  me  a 
beautiful  present.)    Burleigh  Cash,  Penn- 
ville,  Ind.:  "I  think  the  new  story  is  fine." 
(Good  for  you!)     "I  broke  my  collar  bone 
about  five  weeks  ago,  but  it  is  getting  well." 
(I  hope  your  side   beat;  I  suppose  it  was 
football?)    Helen  Unsell,  Prankford,  Mo.: 
"I  am  just  eight;  I  have  never  gone  to 
school  because  we  live  so  far,  but  mamma 
teaches  me.    I  enjoy  the  stories  every  one, 
but  I  think  the  last  is  always  the  best. 
"We  are  twelve  miles  from  the  Mississippi 
river,  and  have  to  cross  it  when  I  go  to  my 
grandma's."  (What  fun!)    "We  have  free 
mail  now  and  get  our  papers  every  day, 
which  gives  us  much  pleasure.    I  hope  I 
will  get  some  new  books  on  Christmas." 
(Where's  Santa  Ciaus?  I  hope  he's  around 
listening,  somewhere.) 

Madge  Masters,  Ozark,  Ark.:  "I  will  tell 
about  a  Hallowe'en  party  I  went  to  on  Oct. 
31.  The  'Criterion  Club'  gave  a  faggot 
party;  each  member  was  to  invite  two 
friends.  This  was  the  invitation : 

'  To-morrow  night  is  Hallowe'en, 
Ten  little  sticks  you're  asked  to  bring; 


And  while  they  burn  a  story  relate, 
And  don't  forget  to  bring  a  plate. 
Meet  us  on  the  college  ground, 
Where  nuts  and  caudy  will  be  found.' 

"We  wrote  on  butcher's  paper  and  tied 
little  sticks  to  it.  About  fifty  came  and 
we  had  such  a  nice  time — [  wish  you 
could  have  been  there.  We  had  it  on  the 
campus  and  made  the  candy  in  kettles  we 
could  set  right  down  in  the  coals.  I  helped 
make  some  of  the  candy  and  you  know  it 
was  good."  (I  know  it  was  good  if  any  of 
the  kindness  of  those  little  hands  could  rub 
off  on  the  candy;  I  think  it  must  have  been 
the  sweetest  candy  that  was  ever  kettled  in 
Arkansaw.)  "I  liked  Pete  better  than  any 
of  the  stories,  for  the  girls  reminded  me  of 
a  crowd  I  go  with.  Margaret  Sturges,  of 
Chillicothe,  writes  me  such  nice  letters;  I 
do  wish  we  lived  close  so  we  could  go  and 
see  each  other."  (ME,  too!)  Ethel 
Wheat,  Aurora,  Mo.:  "Sorry  I  have  not 
kept  the  rules,  but  begin  again,  as  do  also 
Flora  and  Alma  Berry;  I  send  a  new  name, 
Sadie  Shrum,  13.  What  colors  are  our 
badges?"  (Red,  and  any  other  one  color 
you  may  prefer;  a  good  combination  is  red 
and  blue  with  "Av.  S."  worked  on  the 
upper  ribbon  in  white  silk.)  Willie  Bell, 
Lees  Summit,  Mo. :  "I  have  found  the  Av. 
S.  work  a  benefit  since  I  left  college  two 
years  ago.  I  find  that  the  regularity  of  the 
reading,  as  well  as  the  information  gained, 
is  beneficial." 

Orrell  Fidlar,  Terre  Haute,  Ind.:  "How 
fast  time  flies!"  (Yes,  doesn't  it!)  "So 
Orrell  sent  a  full  report  of  his  work,  did 
he?  That  is  what  you  said  last  time.  The 
very  idea!  I'll  forgive  you  this  time,  if 
you  never  do  it  again.  It's  not  the  first 
time  I've  been  taken  for  a  boy,  but  I  am  a 
girl.  And  always  will  be,  because  I'm 
not  going  to  get  old  like  some  try  to  make 
you  out  to  be.  I  don't  think  you're  an  old 
bachelor,  because  then  you  would  not  care 
for  us  as  you  do.  Anyway,  you  are  not 
old  enough  to  be  a  regular  bachelor.  I 
speak  as  if  I  know,  don't  I?  Well,  I  do; 
I  have  a  brother  about  your  age  and  he  is 
a  boy  yet.    A  quotation: 

'  A  little  bit  of  powder, 
A  little  dash  of  paint, 
Make  a  woman's  freckles 
Look  as  if  they  ain't.' 

The  author  is  unknown  and  I  think  it  is  a 
shame,  for  no  doubt  this  was  an  old  writer's 
masterpiece.  Lately  I  have  read  Janice 
Meredith,  Alice  of  Old  Vincennes — I 
liked  that  very  much,  it  was  so  near  home. 
And  Tommy  and  Grizel,  but  I  did  not  like 
the  way  Tommy  acted,  at  all.  I  correspond 
with  Ethel  Taylor,  got  acquainted  with 
her  through  our  society,  like  her  very 
much.  I  am  a  girl."  Agnes  May,  Camp- 
bell, Cal.:  "Is  Pete  to  be  published  in 
book  form?  I  think  lots  of  people  would 
like  to  read  it."  Mattye  Upton,  Houstonia, 
Mo.:  "My  cousin  Anna  Black  and  her 
cousin  Beatrice  Hatten,  of  Sedalia,  send 
their  names.  I  have  read  Up  the  Ladder 
and  The  Gypsy's  Prophecy.  I  would  like 
to  live  where  Madge  Masters  does.  I  think 
it  would  be  great  fun  to  help  cultivate 
sweet  potatoes.  My  Sunday-school  class  is 
the  banner  class;  one  boy  gave  a  dollar." 
Lema  Davis,  Hume,  111.:  "I  am  very 
sorry,  but  don't  believe  I  can  stay  with  the 
Av.  S.,  for  school  has  begun.  I  cannot  re- 
member the  rules  at  all."  (I  hope  to  print 
a  letter  from  Lema  before  long,  saying  she 
has  decided  to  stay  with  us.  If  she  had  an 
alarm-clock  she  could  set  it,  and  whenever 


SOUND  AS   A    DOLLAR 

That  is  the  result  of  a  course 
of  treatment  with  Scott's  Emul- 
sion. We  have  special  refer- 
ence to  persons  with  weak 
lungs  and  sensitive  throats. 

Scott's  Emulsion  does  some 
things  better  than  others.  This 
is  one  of  them.  It  has  a  pe- 
culiar action  on  the  throat  and 
lungs  which  gives  them 
strength  and  makes  them  tough. 

That's  how  Scott's  Emulsion 
drives  out  couo-hs,  colds  and 
bronchitis.  It  keeps  them  out, 
too. 

We'll  send  you  a  little  to  try,  if  you  like. 
SCOTT  &  EOWiVE,    409  Pearl  street,    New  York. 


it  went  off  she  could  rush  for  her  history  or 
poetry.) 

Constance  Blessing  Smith,  Fayette,  Mo. : 
"Will  you  let  another  little  girl  join  your 
happy  circle?  We  live  on  a  lovely  farm, 
our  yard  is  sixteen  acres  and  full  of  trees. 
I  am  twelve.  I  have  six  fox  terriers,  three 
of  them  little  puppies,  and  a  great  dane 
named  Dewey.  I  belong  to  the  Sunshine 
Band  of  Mercy  in  K.  C,  and  I  try  to  be 
kind  to  all  dumb  animals."  (So  do  I  try, 
and  I  think  it  a  great  work;  but  I  find  flies 
and  spiders  very  trying;  it  will  not  do  to 
indulge  them  too  much;  one  must  be  firm.) 
"The  story  I  sent,  'Mrs.  Sea's  Reception,' 
I  wrote  when  I  was  ten.  It  was  raining 
one  evening  and  I  was  looking  out  the  door 
when  my  little  story  came  into  my  mind, 
and  I  went  upstairs  and  wrote  it.  I  am 
sure  I  can  keep  the  Av.  S.  resolutions,  for 
I  have  gone  three  years  without  touching 
a  drop  of  coffee  and  two  without  eating 
pickles."  (Can  more  be  said?)  "Please 
write  more  on  Pete.  Please  do  have  it  in 
book  form,  I  like  it  so  much  better  than 
the  Red  Box  Clew.  I  think  you  must  be 
Edgar.  Good-bye  until  I  see  you  again  in 
the  next  paper." 

Nannie  D.  Chambers,  Richwood,  Ky.: 
"I  hope  The  Runaways  will  be  as  good  as 
Pete.  Jean  is  going  to  read  Pete  to  her 
pupils.  Tell  the  members  of  the  Av.  S. 
that  I  know  all  about  the  author  of  it;  I 
have  seen  him  and  I  know  whether  he  is 
an  old  bachelor  or  not.  I  will  not  tell 
them  that,  but  I  will  say  his  pictures  in 
the  Christian-Evangelist  are  not  half  as 
good  looking  as  he  is."  (No,  they're  not; 
not  quarter.  Nannie  D.  knows  what  she  is 
talking  about — I  visited  her  one  summer.) 

New  Honor  List,  and  a  fine  one:  Nan- 
nie D.  Chambers  (11th  quarter);  Madge 
Masters  (12th);  Orrell  Fidlar  (2nd)  (lam 
a  fiddler  myself,  so  how  could  I  know  she 
was  a  girl?);  Burleigh  Cash  (13th);  Harry 
Cash  (13th);  Mrs.  F.  A.  Potts,  Chatta- 
nooga (3rd);  Mary  Emily  Day,  Sparta, 
Mo.  (6th);  Francesca  B.  Taylor  (2nd). 

Albany,  Mo. 

For  Nervovjs  Headache 

Use  Horsford's  Acid  Phosphate. 

Dr  F.  A.  Roberts,  Waterville,  Me.,  says: 
"It  is  of  great  benefit  in  nervous  headache, 
nervous  dyspepsia  and  neuralgia." 


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THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


December  5,  igot 


Hour  of  Prayer. 

Fra-nk  G.  Tyrrell. 


The  Sa.ints*  Coronation.* 

Text: — And  when  the  Chief  Shepherd  shall 
be  manifested,  ye  shall  receive  the  crown  of 
glory  that  fadeth  not  away. — 1  Peter. 5:4. 

Again  we  have  a  glimpse  of  coming  glory. 
Last  week  we  studied  the  map  of  the  heavenly 
country,  and  felt  stirring  within  our  hearts  a 
longing  for  home.  Now  we  are  to  think  of 
the  crowns  which  reward  the  home-coming 
hosts.  Such  themes  are  most  appropriate  at 
the  close  of  the  year.  The  harvests  have 
crowned  the  year  with  gold;  and  in  this  we 
see  a  parable,  for  life  has  its  harvest  and  its 
golden  crown. 

Veiled  Glories. 

The  children  and  saints  of  God  are  in  dis- 
guise here.  They  struggle  for  the  mastery 
over  appetites  and  passions,  and  contend  with 
vicious  propensities,  and  are  in  outward  ap- 
pearance much  like  their  unregenerate  fellow- 
men.  But -all  the  while,  there  is  developing 
within  the  glory  that  is  to  be  revealed  here- 
after It  is  veiled  now;  it  is  unperceived  and 
in  the  majority  of  cases  even  unsuspected. 
Yet  it  is  none  the  less  real,  and  its  final  man- 
ifestation is  one  of  the  sweet  certainties  of 
Christian  life 

Was  it  not  in  the  same  way  that  the  Mas- 
ter lived?  To  be  sure,  His  character  was 
spotless  from  the  first;  there  was  no  trans- 
gression, there  was  no  penitence  and  amend- 
ment in  His  career,  but  the  glory  which  He 
had  since  the  world  began  was  veiled  by  the 
flesh.  It  flashed  forth  occasionally,  in  mira 
cles  of  mercy,  in  celestial  speech  that  distilled 
from  His  lips  as  fragrant  as  the  airs  of  heav- 
en, but  in  the  main  it  was  hidden.  He  was 
unrecognized,  misunderstood,  rejected  But 
through  those  days  of  obscuration,  he  endured 
the  cross,  despising  the  shame,  for  He  had  re- 
spect unto  the  recompense  of  reward.  His 
disciples  need  not  be  fretful  or  impatient; 
they  can  afford  to  wait  the  time  of  revealing 
and  carry  the  hidden  glories  of  character  to 
the  day  of  coronation. 

The  Coura.ge  of  the  Fvitvire. 

If  we  believe  the  word  of  God,  then  no'mat- 
ter  what  our  burdens  and  trials,  there  is  com- 
ing a  time  of  triumph.  This  is  the  refrain  of 
some  of  our  sweetest  songs:  "What  must  it 
be  to  be  there?"  "Not  half  has  ever  been 
told,"  etc.  Imagination  wearies  itself  in  try- 
ing to  picture  the  joys  of  heaven  and  the 
splendors  of  coronation.  They  cannot  be 
imaged  to  our  earthly  minds.  But  now  if  all 
this  untold  glory  awaits  us,  then  what 
strength  the  anticipation  should  impart  for 
present  toils.  It  should  give  us  strength  to 
endure  reproaches  and  humiliations.  God's 
people  are  often  reviled;  His  most  faithful 
servants  are  caricatured  and  traduced.  Can 
they  say  exultantly  "Blessed  are  ye  when 
men  shall  revile  you  and  persecute  you  and 
say  all  manner  of  evil  against  you  falsely"? 

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unuttered  yearnings  lor  moral  greatness  and 
spiritual  excellency  that  shall  there  and  then 
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we  take  God  into  our  lives  and  let  Him  fashion 
them,  we  need  not  fear.  He  will  lead  us  to 
the  fountain  for  which  we  thirst.  He  has 
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the  way  some  other  child  should  go,  and  there 
will  be  this  same  respect  for  personality 
shown  in  the  final  award.  And  yet  our  joy 
will  not  be  selfish  and  separate.  When  we 
glance  about  us,  our  hearts  will  bound  with 
gladness  to  see  that  not  for  us  only,  but  for 
all  them  that  love  His  appearing,  there  are 
crown  and  thrones  and  dominions.  What 
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The  Passover.* 

The  final  appeal  had  been  made  to  Pharaoh, 
in  behalf  of  tbe  people  of  God,  and  by  him 
haughtily  refused.  All  the  wonders  wrought 
by  the  two  servants  of  Jehovah  had  but 
served  to  harden  his  heart  while  his  base  and 
cowardly  refusal  to  keep  his  several  promises 
to  release  Israel,  promises  made  under  the 
awful  influence  of  dire  afflictions  which  beset 
his  own  nation,  proved  conclusively  that 
naught  except  the  most  fearful  calamity,  oae 
which  should  strike  directly  at  his  own 
household  and  throne,  could  bring  him  to 
submission.  After  the  ninth  plague  had 
passed,  Pharoah  angrily  forbade  Moses  and 
Aaron  to  enter  his  presence  again,  under 
penalty  of  death.  They  answer  him  with  the 
courage  born  of  confidence  in  God,  telling 
him  that  when  they  next  meet,  he  will  be  the 
suppli  int,  and  his  appeal  the  very  one  which 
they  have  been  making  before  him.  The  final 
visitation  of  Jehovah  shall  bring  death  to 
every  household  in  Egypt,  while  the  entire 
Jewish  nation  shall  escape. 

How  much  time  elapsed  between  the  de- 
parture of  Moses  and  Aaron  from  Pharaoh's 
presence  and  the  fii.ai  catastrophe  resulting 
in  Israel's  deliverance,  we  do  not  know,  it 
was  probably  not  more  than  a  few  weeks  at 
the  most.  The  Hebrews  must  be  prepared  for 
their  journey  to  Canaan,  and  be  instructed 
where  to  gather  in  bands  to  march  for  the 
common  rendezvous  at  Sutcoth  But  this 
need  require  but  little  time.  Israel  had 
long  perceived  that  the  contest  between 
Jehovah  and  Pharaoh  could  have  but  one 
ending,  and  all  the  plans  for  their  march 
might  have  been  talked  over  with  the  elders 
of  the  people  during  the  m  mths  that  had 
passed,  and  the  details  arranged.  They  waited 
for  the  awful  midnight  when  the  power  of 
Pharaoh  should  be  broken,  and  they  and 
their  little  ones  go  forth  a  free  people. 

Before  effecting  their  final  deliverance, 
Jehovah  provides  for  such  a  memorial  of  his 
providential  love  as  will  keep  alive  in  their 
hearts,  and  the  hearts  of  their  children,  the 
memory  of  what  he  had  done  for  them.  The 
human  heart  is  forgetful  of  favors,  and  needs 
constant  reminders  of  grace  bestowed  to 
preserve  gratitude  toward  the  giver.  The 
very  generation  that  Jehovah  delivered 
from  Egyptian  bondige  proved  false  to  him, 
and  it  could  not  be  expected  that  future 
generations  would  cling  to  him  without  some 
provision  for  teaching  them  their  infinite 
obligation.  The  Passover  became  to  Israel 
an  object  lesson,  speaking  in  more  impressive 
tones  than  any  mere  words  of  the  birth  of  the 
nation  from  the  womb  of  her  cruel  mother, 
Egypt,  and  of  the  providence  of  Jehovah  that 
followed  them  through  all  the  varied  experi- 
ences of  their  pilgrimage.  To  the  Christian 
the  story  of  the  Passover  is  of  surpassing  in- 
terest, since  it  brings  to  him  the  sweeter 
story  of  his  Passover,  the  true  Lamb  of  God, 
through  the  shedding  of  whose  blood  has 
come  to  him  deliverance  from  the  awful  bond- 
age of  sin  and  birth  into  the  spiritual  family 
of  God. 

The  Passover  should  signify  a  new  begin- 
ning for  the  year  to  Israel.  Nisan  should 
henceforth  be  the  first  of  months.  They 
should  count  time  from  the  date  of  their 
deliverance  Does  not  the  child  of  God 
through  Christ  count  his  new  life  from  the 
time  when  he  is  born  into  the  kingdom  of 
heaven?  "If  any  man  be  in  Christ,  he  is  a 
new  creature;  old  things  have  passed  away, 
behold,  all  things  have  become  new."  The 
register  of  ancient  Israel  was  in  "the  book  of 
generations  of  the  children  of  Israel."  The 
register  of  God's  spiritual  Israel  is  in  "the 
book  of  the  regenerations  of  the  children  of 

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God."  Our  Dames  are  written  in  "the  Lamb's 
Book  of  Life." 

The  innocent  lamb  is  chosen  as  the  sacrifice 
whose  blood  shall  cover  their  heads  from  the 
stroke  of  death.  It  shall  be  "without  blem 
ish,"  the  choicest  of  the  flock.  Selected  on 
the  tenth  day  of  Nisan,  it  is  to  be  kept  until 
the  fourteenth,  and  then  slain  in  the  evening 
and  its  blood  sprinkled  on  the  posts  and 
lintel  of  their  doors.  The  flesh  shall  then  be 
roasted,  care  being  taken  not  to  break  any  of 
the  bones,  and  eaten  with  unleavened  bread 
and  bitter  herbs.  Any  family  too  few  in 
number  to  consume  a  lamb  shall  join  a 
neighbor  family,  that  all  the  lamb  may  be 
consumed.  Any  fragments  that  remain,  with 
the  bones,  shall  be  burned.  Can  we  not  see 
here  a  beautiful  symbolism  of  the  Lamb  of 
God,  whose  sinless  life  was  freely  yielded  up 
for  our  redemption,  the  just  for  the  uojust, 
that  he  might  bring  us  to  God?  He  was  the 
"chief  among  ten  thousand,  and  altogether 
lovely."  He  was  "the  Lamb  of  God  without 
spot  and  blameless."  His  blood  is  called  by 
the  writer  to  the  Hebrews  "the  blood  of 
sprinkling,"  and  is  said  to  be  applied  to  our 
hearts  by  faith.  In  the  Lord's  supper  we 
preserve  the  memory  of  his  great  redemption, 
and  the  bread  and  wine  tell  us  anew  of  his 
undeserved  mercy.  We  do  not  eat  of  it  with 
bitter  herbs,  because  the  sweetness  of  our 
deliverance  makes  us  forget  even  the  bitter 
bondage  of  sin  from  which  he  has  saved  us. 
We  do  not  cat  of  it  standing,  staff  in  hand, 
with  the  haste  of  those  who  are  yet  to  make 
their  hasty  flight  for  liberty,  but  in  the  quiet 
of  the  divine  communion  afforded  to  us  who 
"sit  together  in  heavenly  places  in  Christ 
Jesus." 

Again  the  fearful  visit  of  the  angel  of  death 
is  foretold,  and  the  promise  given  that  he 
shall  pass  over  every  house  where  the  blood 
has  been  used  as  commanded.  The  firstborn 
of  man  and  beast  shall  die  in  all  Egypt,  but 
life  shall  reign  among  the  chosen  people.  The 
sparing  of  their  firstborn  in  this  time  of  dread 
visitation  doubtless  led  to  the  statute  enacted 
in  the  Mosaic  law,  dedicating  to  God  the 
firstborn  of  man  and  beast,  and  requiring  the 
redemption  of  the  firstborn  child  by  the  pay- 
ment of  a  certain  sum  into  the  Lord's  treasury. 
This  provision  would  forever  keep  in  their 
memory  the  separation  made  between  Egypt 
and  Israel  by  the  mighty  hand  of  God. 

We  leave  the  chosen  people  here  for  another 
week.  They  have  set  apart  the  choicest 
iambs  from  their  flocks,  and  at  the  appointed 
time  have  slain  them,  and  sprinkled  the 
blood  upon  the  posts  and  lintels  of  their 
habitations.  The  flesh  has  been  prepared, 
and  with  unleavened  bread  and  bitter  herbs 
is  spread  upon  their  tables.  They  gather 
their  families  about  the  board,  and  wait  the 
signal  to  begin  the  feast.  Their  garments  are 
girded  about  their  waists  and  the  sandals  on 
their  feet.  A  staff  in  every  hand  suggests 
the  long  journey  before  them.  They  await 
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Ma-rriaLges. 


De  ARMOND-BEOL.- -Married  in  the 
Christian  church,  Liberty,  Mo  .  at  high  noon, 
Wednesday,  Nov  '27,  by  J.  H.  Hardin,  Mr. 
Jas.  A.  DeArmond,  son  of  Congressman  De 
Armond,  of  Butler,  Mo.,  and  Miss  Nannie 
Lee  Bell,  daughter  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  D.  E 
Bell,  of  Liberty. 

THORNTON  — SPRA.Tr.  —  Marriad,  in 
Areola,  111.,  Oct.  27,  1901,  Hiram  A.  Thornton 
to  Miss  Delia  Sprait,  L.  T.  Paulders  officiat- 
ing. 

J* 

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ftae.  For  longer  notices,  one  cent  for  each  word  In 
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BELDING. 

The  following  facts  in  regard  to  the  late 
W.  A.  Beldicg.  of  Troy,  N.  Y.,  wh.se  death 
has  already  been  no'ed  in  our  columns,  are 
taken  from  the  funeral  address  delivered  by 
G.  B.  Townsend: 

"Warren  Asa  BeldiDg  was  born  in  Ran- 
dolph, Ohio,  September  5,  1816  His  early 
years  were  spent  in  what  was  then  a  new 
country  At  the  age  of  16  he  became  a  Chris 
tian.  He  had  a  siring  desire  t<j  enter  the 
ministry  at  on<  e,  but  was  dissuaded  from  do 
ing  so,  especially  while  so  young.  He  turned 
his  attention  to  the  study  of  medicine,  and  in 
1839  began  the  practice  ot  medicine  at 
Aurora,  O.  with  Dr.  Fowler,  but  soon  re- 
moved to  Stark  county.  On  September  29, 
1837,  he  was  m  uried  to  Miss  M.vra  E  Ward. 
Not  long  after  he  began  the  practice  of  medi- 
cine he  began  to  preach  as  opportunity  was 
offered.  From  1840  lie  preached  quite  regu- 
larly on  Lord's  day,  and  frequently  held 
evangelistic  meetings  with  great  success.  He 
gave  more  and  more  nf  his  time  to  preaching 
and  less  to  the  practice  of  mediciae,  until  in 
1849  he  abandoned  his  medical  practice  and 
gave  himself  wholly  to  the  work  of  the  minis 
try.  In  I860,  -  hi'le  livmg  in  Mentor,  O.,  he 
was  called  up^n  to  mourn  the  loss  of  his 
wife.  In  January,  Stl3,  Dr.  Beldiog  began 
work  in  the  city  of  Syracuse,  N.  Y..  and  since 
that  time  bis  work  has  been  largely  in  New 
York  and  the  easo  on  Januarys,  1862,  he 
was  married  to  Miss  Ejaily  Sherman,  of 
Pittstown,  who  for  nearly  forty  years  has 
been  the  sharer  of  his  joys  and  sorrows  Ste 
■was  permitted  in  the  providence  of  God  to 
minister  to  his  wants  and  soothe  him  in  his 
last  illness  until  the  cables  were  loosed  and 
the  proud  ship  sailed  out. 

CRAMER. 

A  terrible  tragfdy  occurred  in  the  home  of 
'S.  C.  Cramer  at  C  ntral  City,  five  miles  *est 
of  Joplin,  on  the  night  of  Nov.  14  A  burglar 
entered  the  home  at  2:00  a.  m  and  waked  Mrs. 
Cramer.  She  recognized  the  voice  of  the 
burglar  as  a  neighbor  and  called  him  by 
name.  He  then  tired  a  bullet  through  her 
head,  killing  her  instantly.  Mr.  Lramer 
waking,  Sred  at  the  burglar,  killing  him.  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Cramer-  both  stood  high  in  the  com- 
munity and  hid  befriended  her  slayer.  Mrs. 
Cramer  was  a  member  of  the  Central  Christian 
■church  at  Sherman,  Tex.,  wbere  her  father 
and  mother,  8ro  and  Sister  Bomar,  are 
prominent  workers  in  the  church.  Deceased 
was  organist  there  for  five  years.  This  is 
terrible,  but  God  can  be  sufficient.  May  he 
Mess  and  heal.  W.  F.  Tckne'r. 

Joplin,  Mo. 

FROST. 

Malinda  Redmon  was  born  in  Edgar  coun- 
ty, 111.,  Jan.  25,  1827  died  in  Hum  bolt,  111., 
Nov.  20,  1901,  in  her  75th  year  She  was 
married  to  Archibald  Frost  in  1849.  He  died 
38  years  ago.  Her  latter  years  were  spent  in 
much  affliction  of  the  body,  but  she  died  in 
the  faith  of  Christ.  She  leavesthree  sons  and 
one  daughter  to  mourn  their  loss  Funeral 
at  Humbolt  conducted  by  the  writer. 

L    T.  Fatjlders. 

INGELS. 

The  angel  in  the  heart  of  Bro  M.  Ingels 
has  unfolded  his  wings  and  soared  away  to 
God.  His  was  a  noble  life,  a  strong  charac- 
ter and  the  coming  of  his  soul  into  the  pres- 
ence of  its  maker  must  have  been  glorious. 
Personally,  I  feel  a  great  loss  in  his  departure. 
Those  who  knew  him  best  loved  him  most. 
He  was  a  hero.  We  young  men  need  just 
such  counselors  as  our  lamented  Bro  Ingels. 
To  me  it  seems  as  though  the  orbit  of  heaven 
has  oeen  expanded  and  one  of  her  greatest 
planets  has  touched  the  earth  and  in  its  travel 
continued  t*  burst  forth  into  a  lustrous 
grandeur  of  white  rays,  with  purifying  light 
penetrating  even  the  darkest  recesses  of  hu- 
manity.    By  continual    shining   this    planet 


has  grown  so  radiant  and  with  its  luminous 
forces  has  passed  beyond  the  natural  sight 
of  the  unaided  eye  of  man,  into  a  perpetual 
life  of  glory.  The  pastor  and  wife  of  the 
Sallda  church  mourn  a  deep  loss. 

F.  F.  Walters. 
Salida,  Col. 

KIMBALL. 

Charles  J.  Kimball  died  at  Mound  City, 
111.,  No 7.  16.  He  was  born  at  Blairsville, 
Ind.,  July  L6,  1838,  and  removed  with  his 
parents  to  Golcond a.  111.,  in  1850  Heunited 
with  the  Christian  Church  in  boyhood  Af  ;er 
finishing  his  course  at  the  public  schools  he 
studied  at  Eureka  College.  During  the  war 
he  served  in  Company  F,  29th  Illinois  Infant- 
ry. In  the  service  he  contracted  ailments 
from  which  he  never  recovered.  After  the 
war  he  engaged  in  the  milling  business  until 
1877,  when  he  moved  to  Mayfield,  Ky..  and 
became  one  of  the  editors  of  the  Apostolic 
Church.  He  was  an  occasional  preacher  all 
his  li'e  but  never  occupied  a  pastorate.  Dur 
ing  recent  years  he  served  in  various  capac- 
ities, chiefly  as  proof  reader  on  several 
papers,  including  the  Christian-Evangelist. 
His  service  for  this  paper  ended  in  October, 
1900.  In  1871  he  was  married  to  Miss  Mattie 
Smith,  of  Cincinna  i,  who  died  in  1898.  He 
was  a  man  of  sterling  Christian  character, 
firm  convictions  and  uuswerving  loyalty. 

LOWE. 
Sister  Eujuhrasia  Kline  Lowe,  wife  of  our 
Bro.  Lowe,  sup-Tin  endent  of  Kansas  mis- 
sions, died  a",  her  home  in  Topeki,  Kansas, 
Aug.  20,  1901.  She  was  born  at  Oamp  Point, 
111.,  Jan.  31,  1858  She  was  married  to  Bro. 
W.  S  Lowe  March  8,  1882.  Five  children 
were  born  to  them;  one  died  at  ihe  age  of  13 
months.  Sister  Lowe  united  with  the  Chris- 
tian church  in  the  summer  of  1882  and  con- 
tinued a  steadfast  Christian  until   her  death. 

McCALEB. 

Herbert  Giles  McCaleb  was  born  in  New  • 
castle,  Ind  ,  Sept.  27,  1831,  and  entered  into 
life  eternal  Oct.  25,  1901.  In  1855  he  was  mar- 
ried to  Vlargery  Hoover  who,  with  8  children, 
survives  him.  For  a  quarter  of  a  century  he 
was  an  earnest,  active  member  of  the  Church 
of  Christ  at,  Marion,  Minn  ,  and  was  an  elder 
there  for  twenty  jears  His  wife  and  children 
were  all  members  of  the  church.  He  was  a 
man  of  more  than  ordinary  intellect ual  abil- 
ity and  of  large,  generous  heart  and  always 
took  an  active  interest  in  public  affairs.  He 
was  a  kind  husband  and  loving  father.  The 
funeral  services  were  held  at  Marion  and 
conducted  by  Eldes  Van  Dolah  and  Devine 
of  Rochesier.  An  immense  audience  of  rela- 
tives and  friends  was  present.  The  interment 
was  at  Marion. 

W.  H.  Waggoner. 

Marion,  Minn. 

McNABB. 

Died,  at  her  home  in  Delta,  Nov  8,  1901, 
Mrs.  Ameriji  McNabb.  Her  mtiden  name 
was  Hicklln.  She  was  born  in  Bath  county. 
Ky  .  Oct  14.  1814.  United  with  the  Church  of 
Chrisf.  at  Friendship,  Ind.,  March  5  1832. 
Married  to  A.  J.  McNabb,  Sept.  17.  1835.  Sis 
ter  McNabb  was  one  of  the  pioneers  of  Keo- 
kuk county,  Iowa  and  a  charter  member  of 
the  Delta  church.  For  over  70  years  she 
walked  in  the  fear  of  the  Lord,  died  in  the 
triumphs  of  a  living  faith  and  now  rests  from  \ 
her  labors  and  her  works  do  follow  her. 

L.  H.  Humphreys,  pastor. 


SCOTT. 


How    Some   of  Our   Readers   Can   Make 


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T.  W.  Scott  died  at  his  home  in  Chagrin 
Falls,  O.,  Tuesday,  Oct.  29  Mr.  Scott  was 
born  in  Chester,  Geanga  county,  O.,  Aug.  8, 
1831.  For  the  past  28  years  he  has  lived  in 
Chagrin  Falls.  He  was,  up  to  the  time  of  his 
death,  and  for  many  years  previous,  an  elder 
in  the  Christian  Church.  He  was  a  man  of 
wide  intelligence,  sound  judgment,  breadth  of 
mind  and  heart,  depth  and  tenderness  of  feel- 
ing. A  widow,  Mrs  Martha  Scott,  and  two 
daughters,  Dr.  Loo  E  Scott,  of  Chagrin 
Falls,  and  Mrs.  Dr.  Wakefield,  of  Minerva, 
O  ,  survive  him  The  funeral  occurred  Oct. 
31,  conducted  by  Pres.  Zollars,  Prof.  Wake- 
field and  the  writer.  J.  H.  Goldner. 

Cleveland,  0. 


Enthusiastic  Converts 

There    are    Thousands    of    Them    Who    Be- 
lieve as  This  Woman  Does. 

Mrs.  Ira  Knowlton,  of  Butte,  Montana,  is  a  most 
enthusiastic  convert  to  the  virtues  of  Stuart's  Dys- 
pepsia Tablets  as  a  cure  lor  obstinate  stomach 
troufrie.     She  says:  "I  had  poor  digestion  nearly  all 


m3'life.  It  now  seems  to  me  that  for  years  I  never 
knew  what  it  was  to  be  hungry,  to  have  a  good 
natural  appetite. 

"I  was  troubled  with  gas  in  stomach  causing 
pressure  on  the  heart  with  palpitation  and  short 
breath.  Nearly  everything  I  ate  soured  on  my 
stomach,  sometimes  I  had  cramps  in  the  stomach 
which  almost  resembled  spasms. 

"Doctors  told  me  I  had  catarrh  of  the  stomach, 
but  their  medicines  would  not'reach  it  and  I  would 
still  be  a  sufferer  had  I  not,  in  sheer  desperation, 
decided  to  try  Stuart's  Dyspepsia  Tablets. 

"I  knew  they  were  an  advertised  remedy  and  I 
didn't  believe  anything  I  rtad  about  them,  as  I  had 
no  confidence  in  advertised  remedies,  but  my  sister 
living  in  Pittsburg  wrote  me  last. spring  telling  me 
how  Stuart's  Tablets  had  cured  her  little  daughters 
of  indigestion  and  loss  of  flesh  and  appetite  and  I 
hesitated  no  longer. 

"I  bought  a  fifty  cent  box  at  my  drug  store  and 
took  two  of  the  large  tablets  after  each  meal  and 
found  them  delightful  to  take,  being  as  pleasant  to 
the  taste  as  caramel  andy.  Whenever  during  the 
day  or  night  I  felt  any  pain  or  uneasiness  in  the 
stomach  or  about  the  heart  I  took  one  of  the  small 
tablets  and  in  three  weeks  it  seemed  to  me  as  if  I 
had  never  known  what  stomach  trouble  was. 

"I  keep  Stuart's  Dyspepsia  Tablets  in  the  house 
and  every  member  of  our  family  uses  them  occa- 
sionally after  a  hearty  meal  or  when  any  of  us  have 
a  pain  or  ache  in  the  digestive  organs." 

Mr.  E.  H.  Davis,  of  Hampton,  Va.,  says:  "I 
doctored  five  years  for  dyspepsia,  but  in  two  months 
I  got  more  benefit  from  Stuart's  Dyspepsia  Tablets 
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The    Disciples'     Union    of    Greater 
New   York. 

The  November  meeting  of  the  Disciples' 
Union  was  addressed  by  Bro.  B.  L.  Smith, 
secretary  of  the  home  board.  The  feature  of 
Bro.  Smith's  visit  was  the  dinner  given  by 
Bro  and  bister  Harlan,  of  Sterling  Place 
church,  and  Bro.  and  Sister  Denham,  oMCth 
Street  church,  at  the  residence  of  Bro.  Harlan 
in  Brooklyn. 

The  long  well-filled  table  ia  the  spacious 
dining  room  reminded  one  of  western  hospi- 
tality. 

There  were  present  25  ministers  or  repre- 
sentatives of  churches  of  Greater  New  York. 
The  fellowship  was  very  delightful.  There 
was  a  feast  of  reason  and  flow  of  soul 

Prom  the  home  of  Bro.  Harlan,  all  went  to 
the  church.  Bro.  Smith's  address  was  a  fine 
presentation  of  the  neces-dty  of  pushing  our 
work  in  the  great  cities  of  the  Atlantic 
Board. 

This  is  something  we  have  waited  a  long 
time  for  in  the  east.  We  are  glad  the  Disci- 
ples are  now  waking  up  to  the  fact  that  the 
east  is  one  of  the  most  promising  fields  in  the 
whole  country. 

Thi9  Union  has  for  its  purpose  the  planting 
of  new  churches  in  Greater  New  York  and 
already  some  50  members  have  pledged  them- 
selves to  give  15.00  each  when  thegioundis 
broken  for  a  new  church  and  $5.00  when  the 
building  is  completed.  There  is  room  in  ;,r;s 
great  city  for  twenty  churches  of  our  faith. 
Bro  Denham's  call  for  pledges  after  Bro. 
Smith's   address  met  with  a  hearty  response. 

Bro.  Philputt's  earnest  appeal  for  new  mem- 
bers resulted  in  12  being  added  to  the  Union. 
The  meeting  was  largely  attended  and  an 
enthusiastic  one.  The  outlook  for  the  Union 
is  most  promisicg. 

The  next  meeting,  Dec.  10,  will  be  held  in 
the  Lenox  Avenue  and  119th  Street  church  of 
which  Bro.  Jas.  M.  Philputt  is  pastor.  Mrs. 
Margaret  Bottome,  President  of  the  King's 
Daughters,  will  address  the  meeting. 

Elizabeth  Plowee- Willis. 

Missouri   Bible-School  Notes. 

First  church  of  Sedalia  had  1,087  present 
third  Sunday  ia  November  and  is  to  be  the 
largest  school  in  the  state  by  the  June  con- 
vention. F.  O.  Fannon  is  meeting  with  the 
heartiest  co-operation  on  the  part  of  all  the 
school  workers. 

Boys  aud  girls' rally  day  for  America  has 
not  passed  except  in  the  schools  keeping  the 
day.  All  others  should  do  something  imme- 
diately if  not  sooner. 

East  Broadway,  Sedalia,  reports  333  pres- 
ent in  November  and  three  confessions  one 
Sunday,  and  three  sessions  of  the  workers 
every  Sunday.  F.  L.  Cook  is  more  in  favor 
with  the  church  to-day  than  he  was  four 
years  ago,  his  first  visit. 

John  Giddens  is  putting  the  work  in  good 
shape  at  Balm,  where  the  meeting  resulted  in 
48  additions  to  the  church,  many  of  them  from 
the  school. 

At  Agency  W.  B.  Smith  has  superintended 
the  union  school  for  fifteen  years  without  a 
break,  but  faithful  as  he  is  he  will  be  found  in 
the  Christian.school  after  Jan.  1. 

R.  B.  Havener  is  helping  Belleflower  where 
C.  C.  Hill  did  such  good  and  acceptable  work, 
and  where  we  hope  soon  to  have  one  of  our 
strongest  congregations. 

In  the  last  five  years  we  have  helped  in 
building  new  houses  at  Stanton,  St.  James, 
Newberg,  Dixon,  Crocker,  Stoutland,  all  in 
south  central  Missouri  and  on  the  Frisco,  be- 
sides six  others  in  the  interior,  and  yet  some 
say  the  cause  is  getting  so  low   down  that  it 


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Is  the  Host  Economical 

Greater  in  leavening  strength,  a  spoon- 
ful raises    more    dough,  or   goes   further. 

Working  uniformly  and  perfectly,  it 
makes  the  bread  and  cake  always  light 
and  beautiful,  and  there  is  never  a  waste 
of  good  flour,  sugar,  butter  and  eggs. 

While  it  actually  costs  less  to  make  a 
batch  of  biscuit  with  the  Price  Baking 
Powder  than  with  the  so-called  cheap 
powders,  there  is  the  additional  advan- 
tage of   better  and   more   healthful  food. 


Price  Baking  PowdepCo., 
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Note. — Alum  powders  should  not  be 
used,  no  matter  how  cheap  they  are. 
They  induce  dyspepsia,  liver  complaint 
and  kidney  trouble. 


ought  to  be  turned  over  to  some  other  people. 
Our  evangelists  have  located  eleven  ministers 
in  that  region 

Aurora  rally  was  what  it  was  because  the 
people  had  a  mind  to  work,  and  a  crowded 
house  was  so  taken  with  the  exercises  that 
the  offering  to  out"  work  was  four  times  that 
of  last  year.  Aurora  will  keep  that  silk  ban- 
ner for  another  year  or  know  the  reason  why. 

South  street,  Springfield,  combined  boys 
and  girls'  rally  day  and  Missouri  rally  day, 
raising  $35  for  one  and  $50  for  the  other. 
What  do  you  think  of  that?  On  church  mis- 
sion day  they  gave  $500  to  all  missions.  How 
is  that? 

Agency  and  J.  C.  Creel  ought  to  be  proud 
of  their  new  house,  costing  $3,000  and  one  of 
the  most  modern  houses  in  Buchanan  county, 
every  dollar  paid  on  dedication,  and  $89  to 
spare,  and  Bro.  Creel  called  for  his  eighth 
year  without  one  dissenting  voice.  My 
pleasure  was  to  help  them  organize  the  Bible- 
school  while  Bro.  Creel  followed  in  a  meeting 
with  20  additions.  The  brethren  were  most 
generous  to  your  servant,  while  J.  C.  is  one 
of  the  true  yoke  fellows  in  all  my  work  for 
Christ.    The  school  had  84  at  last  report. 

Keep  your  eye  on  Cameron,  for  now  comes 
word  that  they  have  a  Home  Department  of 
an  even  hundred,  making  it  the  largest  in 
Missouri. 

Rally  returns  were  sent  us  from  Clarence, 
Auriel  Maud,  New  Galilee  and  Ocean  Wave, 


the    last    increasing    its    offering    threefold. 
What  do  you  think  of  that? 

Fred  Mounts  and  Ash  Grove,  under  the  ex- 

-cellent  leader,  J.  R.  Roberts,  have  reason  to 

be  proud  of  their  work  and  are  happy  in  the 

results,  while  the  young  people  are  going  to 

show  us  what  can  be  done  for  our  work. 

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No.  50. 


C\irrent  Events. 

The  Effect  President  Roosevelt's  mes- 

of  the  sage  to  Congress  has  been 

President's  received  with  a  unanimity 

Message.  0f  approval  which  is  un- 

common for  such  a  document.  It  contained 
no  great  surprises,  but  gave  forceful  ex- 
pression to  his  ideas  of  government  in  re- 
lation to  the  problems  now  uppermost.  The 
reception  of  the  message  has  been,  on  the 
whole,  quite  as  cordial  abroad  as  at  home. 
The  general  satisfaction  is  broken  only 
by  a  note  of  apprehension  from  Germany, 
where  the  suggestion  that  "reciprocity 
should  be  the  handmaid  of  protection" 
does  not  meet  with  approval.  The  Ameri- 
can protective  tariff  has  long  been  the  bug- 
bear of  German  manufacturers  and  they 
had  hoped  that  the  policy  of  reciprocity 
might  modify  the  rigors  of  the  tariff.  The 
President's  statement  that  protection  is 
still  to  be  the  first  consideration,  is  natur- 
ally disappointing  to  them.  His  call  for 
legislation  for  the  encouragement  of  our 
merchant  marine  also  meets  with  no  en- 
thusiasm in  Germany.  The  whole  tone  of 
the  message  is  strongly  approved  in  Eng- 
land and  especially  its  words  against  an- 
archy. The  declaration  in  favor  of  imme- 
diate independence  for  Cuba  disarms  the 
criticism  of  the  Latin-American  states.  On 
the  whole,  the  message  has  made  a  most 
satisfactory  impression  and  marks  the  aus- 
picious opening  of  a  new  phasej  of  Presi- 
dent Roosevelt's  career.  He  has  shovn 
how  he  can  deal  with  men  individually;  it 
now  remains  to  be  seen  what  is  his  capacity 
for  dealing  with  the  legislative  department 
of  the  government. 

The  President's  The  great  importance 
Message:  0j  the  pre3ident's  mes- 

Arva-rchism.  .      ,. 

sage  to  congress  justi- 
fies devoting  considerable  space  to  it,  since 
it  defines  in  sufficient  detail  and  with  un- 
questionable clearness,  the  course  which 
will  be  followed  in  an  administration  that 
promises  to  be  more  than  ordinarily  inter- 
esting to  every  student  of  national  affairs. 
It  was  fitting  that  the  message  should  open 
with  an  appropriate  reference  to  the  death 
of  President  McKinley,  and  it  was  charac- 
teristic of  Mr,  Roosevelt  that  he  should 
find  in  that  sad  event  not  only  an  occasion 
for  mourning  but  a  stimulus  to  action. 
Congress  is  urged  to  enact  effective  legis- 
lation to  prevent  known  anarchists  from 
coming  to  this  country,  to  deporb  those 
who  do  come  and  to  punish  those  who  stay. 
Any  persons  guilty  of  attempting  the 
life  of  a  president,  or  of  one  in  the  legal 
line  of  succession  to  the  presidency,  should 
be  amenable  to  the  federal  courts,  and  an 
unsuccessful  attempt  should  receive  a 
punishment  proportionate  to  the  enormity 
of  the  offence.  This  is  sound  doctrine. 
The  suggestion  has  already  been  taken  up 
by  congress.     Senator  Vest  has  introduced 


a  resolution  calling  upon  the  senate  judici- 
ary committee  to  inquire  whether  congress 
has  the  power  to  legislate  for  the  exclusion 
and  deportation  of  anarchists,  and,  in  case 
this  is  found  to  be  unconstitutional,  to  con- 
sider the  advisability  of  a  constitutional 
amendment  conferring  upon  congress  that 
power.  The  McComas  resolution  assumes 
that  congress  has  the  power  and  proposes 
to  make  assault  upon  a  president  with 
intent  to  kill  punishable  with  death,  such 
cases  to  be  tried  in  federal  courts. 
The  Burrows  bill  provides  for  the  exclu- 
sion and  deportation  of  alien  anarchists. 
Senator  Hoar  has  introduced  a  bill  making 
it  a  capital  crime  to  assault  with  intent  to 
kill  a  president  or  any  foreign  ruler  or 
chief  magistrate  who  may  be  in  the  United 
States,  and  making  it  punishable  with 
imprisonment  not  exceeding  twenty  years 
to  counsel  or  advise  such  a  crime.  In  spite 
of  the  difficulties  involved  in  formulating  a 
legal  definition  of  an  anarchist,  there  is  no 
doubt  but  that  congress  will  do  its  best  to 
follow  the  recommendation  of  the  Presi- 
dent and  fulfill  the  desire  of  the  whole 
country  for  anti-anarchist  legislation. 

The  President  The  President's  words  in 
on  Trusts.  regard  to  trusts  are   per- 

haps as  satisfactory  as  any  part  of  his  mes- 
sage. The  only  criticism  likely  to  be 
passed  upon  them  is  that  they  do  not  go  far 
enough ;  in  reply  to  which  it  may  be  said 
that  he  undertakes  only  to  point  out  the 
first  step  toward  counteracting  their  dan- 
gerous tendencies.  There  are  three  strong 
points  in  his  attitude  toward  the  trusts: 
First,  he  recognizes  the  value  of  combina- 
tions as  the  heavy  machinery  of  the  com- 
mercial and  industrial  world,  and  the  far- 
reaching  misfortunes  which  would  follow  a 
ruthless  and  indiscriminate  attack  upon 
them.  Second,  the  recognition  of  their 
value  does  not  blind  him  to  their  dangerous 
tendencies,  which  do  not  indeed  necessitate 
the  prohibition  of  combinations,  but  which 
can  be  obviated  only  by  the  most  careful 
governmental  control.  Third,  he  boldly 
enunciates  the  Christian  principle  of  broth- 
erhood as  fundamental  to  every  considera- 
tion of  the  relations  between  capital  and 
labor.  Rich  and  poor  are  members  of  one 
body,  and  if  any  member  suffers  the  whole 
body  suffers.  The  substitution  of  this  view 
for  the  idea  that  a  state  of  war  normally 
exists  between  labor  and  capital,  must  pre- 
cede any  adequate  handling  of  the  prob- 
lems involved.  As  the  first  step  toward 
curbing  the  dangerous  tendencies  of  trusts", 
the  President  recommends  enforced  pub- 
licity. A  corporation  owes  its  existence  to 
the  permission  granted  by  the  goverment, 
i.  e.,  by  the  public,  it  is  therefore  no  lim- 
itation of  personal  liberty  to  compel  it  to 
make  known  to  the  public  the  exact  condi- 
tion of  its  affairs.  Publicity  may  not  be,  in 
the  end,  an  adequate  cure,  but  it  is  the 
first    step,    and    if    severer   remedies    are 


needed  this  will  disclose  that  fact.  Inter- 
state commerce  should  be  subject  to  federal 
control ;  and  if  this  requires  a  constitutional 
amendment,  then  such  an  amendment 
should  be  adopted. 

Imrrvigra-tion  The  strong  words  of  the 
and  Commerce  message  in  favor  of  pro- 
tection will  probably  check  the  supposed 
drift  of  opinion  toward  tariff  reform.  The 
President  believes  in'protecting  American 
labor  both  by  a  tariff  and  by  more  rigid 
immigration  laws.  Not  only  is  the  re- 
enactment  of  the  Chinese  exclusion  law 
recommended,  but  a"; threefold  test  is  sug- 
gested to  be  applied  to  all  immigrants;  all 
known  anarchists  3hould  be  excluded;  a 
careful  educational  test  should  be  enforced ; 
and  none  should  be  admitted  who  are  "be- 
low a  certain  standard^of  "economic  fitness 
to  enter  our  industrial  field  as  competitors 
with  American  labor."  This  would  stop 
the  influx  of  cheap  labor>nd  would  permit 
the  entrance  of  those  who  can  earn  "an 
American  living"  and  can  surround  them- 
selves with  the  conditions  of  life  necessary 
for  developing  American  citizenship.  The 
maintenance  of  the  present  tariff  law  is 
recommended,  with  only  such  modifications 
in  accordance  withjthe^principle  of  recipro- 
city as  shall  not  interfere  with  the  effective- 
ness of  the  law  as  a  protective  measure. 
A  subsidy  to  our  merchant  marine  is  not 
explicitly  advocated — indeed,  Mr.  Roose- 
velt was  no  special  friend  to  that  measure 
at  the  last  session  of  Congress — but  Con- 
gress is  urged  to  do  something  to  stimu- 
late the  development  of  our  shipping  inter- 
ests, which  suffer  in  competition  with 
foreigners  both  because  of  the  subsidies 
paid  by  other  governments  and  because  of 
the  lower  wages  paidjabroad  to  the  builders 
and  the  crews  of  merchant  vessels.  In 
treating  of  forestry  and  irrigation,  the 
President  has  a  congenial  subject  and  one 
with  which  he  is  thoroughly  familiar.  He 
says:  "The  foresiand  water  problems  are 
perhaps  the  most  vital  internal  questions 
in  the  United^States."  His  earnest  advo- 
cacy of  vigorous  dealing  with  the  irriga- 
tion question,  including  public  ownership 
of  water  rights  and  reservoirs,  will  en- 
courage the  people  of  the  west  to  believe 
that  their  turn  has  come. 


& 


Our  New 

Possessions. 


Cubans  now  about  to  pass 
from]under  our  immediate 
guardianship  and  ^to  assume  among  the 
nations  of  earth  such  "a  separate  and  equal 
station  as  she  may  be  able  to  occupy.  It 
is  recommended  that,  to  encourage  her 
industries,  a  special  reduction  be  made  in 
the  tariff  on  articles  imported  into  the 
United  States  from  Cuba.  While  we  are 
under  no  obligation  to  do  this,  still  it  may 
be  considered  as  necessary  to  the  full  dis- 
charge of  our  duty  toward  our  ward,  since 
uch  concessions  are  a  virtually  necessity 


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THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


December  12.  J901 


to  secure  the  economic  prosperity  of  the 
new  republic.  In  Hawaii  there  is  a  ten- 
dency to  the  aggregation  of  large  estates 
worked  by  cheap  labor  for  the  profit  of  the 
few.  This  is  un-American  and  must  be 
counteracted  by  a  land  policy  similar  to 
our  homestead  system.  Conditions  in  the 
Philippines  are  pictured  conservatively 
but  encouragingly.  If  any  mistake  has 
been  made  it  has  been  in  applying  the 
principle  of  local  self-government  too 
rapidly.  Certainly  it  has  been  done 
rapidly  enough  to  disarm  the  fears  of  all 
reasonable  natives.  The  most  urgent  need 
in  the  Philippines  now  is  for  legislation 
which  will  permit  the  granting  of  fran- 
chises, for  a  limited  term  of  years,  and  will 
encourage  the  investment  of  capital.  What 
the  islands  need  is  business.  The  laying  of 
a  Pacific  cable  and  the  construction  of  an 
isthmian  canal  are  approved  as  feasible 
undertakings  and  pressing  necessities. 


& 


The  Army  and 
Na.vy,  etc. 


In  treating  of  the  military, 
naval  and  civil  service,  it 
was  characteristic  of  the  President  that  he 
should  lay  stress  upon  the  qualifications 
of  the  men  rather  than  upon  an  increase  of 
material  equipment.  The  army  is  large 
enough,  but  its  officers  should  be  sifted  and 
tested  more  rigidly.  More  important  than 
the  construction  of  new  ships  for  the  navy 
is  the  constant  drilling  of  the  crews  in 
every  duty  which  they  would  have  to  per- 
form in  case  of  war.  if  we  are  to  keep  up 
a  navy  at  all,  it  should  be  kept  constantly 
at  the  highest  point  of  effectiveness  and 
ready  for  instant  service.  The  President's 
sentiments  in  regard  to  the  merit  system  as 
applied  to  the  civil  service  are  too  well 
known  to  require  mention.  He  recom- 
mends the  extension  of  it  to  new  classes  of 
positions,  especially  to  offices  in  our  new 
possessions  and  to  the  consular  service.  It 
is  recommended  that  the  policy  of  grad- 
ually dividing  the  Indian  tribal  lands  into 
individual  holdings  be  now  carried  to  com- 
pletion. It  is  time  to  stop  dealing  with 
tribes  and  begin  dealing  with  the  Indians 
as  individuals.  The  msssage  closes  with  a 
reference  to  the  deaths  of  Queen  Victoria, 
the  Dowager  Empress  Frederick  of  Ger- 
many and  President  McKinley,  and  a  rec- 
ognition of  the  peaceful  and  cordial  rela- 
tions which  we  now  sustain  toward  all  other 
nations.  Nearly  everybody  in  this  coun- 
try had  already  learned  that  President 
Roosevelt  is  not  a  mere  boisterous  rough- 
rider  and  lion-shooter,  elevated  by  chance 
to  the  presidency,  but  very  likely  that  im- 
pression lingered  in  many  European  minds. 
This  first  message  to  Congress,a  thoroughly 
statesmanlike  and  scholarly  document, 
should  effectually  dispel  the  last  remnants 
of  such  a  notion. 

Report  of  the  Secretary  Root's  annual 
Secretary  of  report  was  in  two  parts, 
Wa-r-  the   first  dealing  with  the 

general  condition  of  the  Department  and 
the  second  with  affairs  in  the  Philippines. 
In  the  latter  part  he  stated  that  satisfactory 
progress  was  being  made  in  reducing  the 
archipelago  to  a  state  of  peace  and  that 
the  natives  are  being  surprised  by  the 
prompt  fulfillment  of  the  promises  which 
the  government  has  made  to  them — anew 
experience  for  them.  He  recs^mmends  the 
purchase  of  the  property  held  by  the  re- 
ligi  ous  orders  and  that  funds  for  this  purpose 


be  secured  by  a  loan,  which  can  gradually  be 
repaid  by  the  proceeds  of  the  sale  or  lease 
of  the  land  to  the  natives  in  small  hold- 
ings. The  three  principal  religious  orders 
held  403,000  acres  of  cultivable  land  at  the 
time  of  the  American  occupation.  Under 
the  changed  conditions  it  would  be  useless 
for  them  to  keep  this  property.  Business 
in  the  Philippines  is  suffering  from  the 
inability  of  the  Commission,  under  the 
Spooner  law,  to  grant  franchises  for  more 
than  one  year.  During  the  year  ending 
Nov.  30,  1901,  the  total  force  of  the  United 
States  army  has  been  reduced  from  103,150 
to  84,513,  of  whom  43,239  are  in  the  Philip- 
pines, 33,874  in  the  United  States,  4,914  in 
Cuba,  1,541  in  Porto  Rico,  256  in  Hawaii, 
162  in  China  and  527  in  Alaska.  The 
death  rate  per  thousand  during  the  year 
has  been,  in  the  United  States,  10.14;  in 
Cuba,  9.72;  in  Porto  Rico,  7.90;  in  the 
Philippines,  16.76.  The  greatest  of  these 
ratios  it  will  be  noticed  is  less  than  the 
average  mortality  in  many  American  cities. 
It  is  estimated  that  58  per  cent,  of  the 
territory  and  70  per  cent,  of  the  population 
in  the  Philippines  are  now  under  civil  ad- 
ministration. The  enlistment  for  insular 
constabulary  and  local  police  among  the 
natives  proceeds  satisfactorily. 

In  Favor  of  the  The  isthmian  canal  Com- 
Nicaragua  mission  presented  its  re- 
port to  Congress  prompt- 
ly at  the  beginning  of  the  session.  It 
presents  the  arguments  for  each  of  the  two 
suggested  routes  and  recommends  the 
Nicaragua  route  as  the  most  feasible.  The 
estimated  cost  of  constructing  the  canal  by 
the  Nicaragua  route  is  $189,864,062.  The 
estimated  cost  by  the  Panama  route  is  only 
$144,233,358,  but  it  would  cost  $109,141,000 
in  addition  to  acquiring  the  Panama  eon- 
cession  though  the  work  already  done  there 
is  valued  at  not  more  than  $40,000,000.  If 
it  could  be  obtained  for  its  actual  value  the 
total  cost  by  the  two  routes  would  not 
differ  widely.  The  Panama  route  presents 
the  following  advantages:  a  canal  at  sea- 
level  throughout  and  consequently  without 
locks;  natural  harbors  at  both  ends;  a 
length  of  only  forty-nine  miles  as  against 
one  hundred  and  eighty-three  miles  by  the 
Nicaragua  route;  estimate  time  for  the 
passage  of  a  steamship  twelve  hours  as 
against  thirty-three  hours.  The  advan- 
tages of  the  Nicaragua  route  are :  a  more 
advantageous  location  for  commerce  be- 
cause it  is  nearer  to  the  principal  ports  on 
both  sides  and  will  make  the  voyage  one  or 
two  days  shorter  after  allowing  for  the 
time  needed  in  passing  the  canal;  more 
hygienic  conditions;  more  favorable  pre- 
vailing winds  for  sail  vessels ;  can  be  com- 
pleted in  eight  years,  including  two  years 
for  preparatory  work,  as  against  ten  years 
fdr  the  Panama  route.  Two  bills  have 
already  been  introduced  in  the  Senate,  one 
authorizing  the  acquisition  of  a  strip  of 
land  for  the  canal  and  the  other  appropriat- 
ing $120,000,000  to  build  it,  $10,000,000  to  be 
available  annually. 

Report  of  the   Secretary  Gage's    annual 

Secretary  of  the    report>     whicn     was    pre. 

sented  to  Congress  during 
the  first  days  of  the  session,  discusses  at 
length  the  problems  of  banking  and  cur- 
rency and  states  the  present  condition  of 
the  national  treasury.    For  the  fiscal  year, 


1901,  the  government's  receipts  have  been 
$699,316,530.92  and  the  expenditures  have 
been  $62,598,546.54,  leaving  a  surplus  of 
$77,717,984.38.  This  surplus  in  spite  of  the 
reduction  of  the  war  tax  at  the  last  session 
of  Congress  is  a  few  odd  million  larger 
than  last  year's  surplus.  Nearly  half  of 
the  government's  income  is  from  internal 
revenue  and  the  other  principal  sources  are 
customs,  postal  service  and  profits  on  coin- 
age. The  principal  items  on  the  list  of 
expenditures  are  in  round  numbers  as  fol- 
lows: civil  establishment  $117,000,000,  mil- 
itary establishment  $144,000,000,  naval  es- 
tablishment $60,000,000,  pensions  $139,000,- 
000,  interest  on  public  debt  $32,000,000, 
Indian  service  $11,000,000,  postal  service 
$116,000,000,  including  a  deficiency  of 
nearly  $5,000,000.  The  estimate  surplus 
for  the  fiscal  year  of  1902,  unless  some 
further  reduction  of  receipts  is  provided 
for,  is  $100,000,000. 


& 


Proposed 


The  An ti-  saloon  League 
Temperance        gends  a  copy    o{    the    fol. 

lowing  bill  entitled  "An 
Act  Prohibiting  the  Use  of  Intoxicating 
Liquors  and  Opium  in  the  Military  Service, 
and  Providing  Libraries,  Reading  Rooms 
and  Schools  for  the  Military  and  Naval 
Forces  of  the  United  States." 

1.  No  person  who  is  addicted  to  the  use 
of  intoxicating  liquors  or  opium  shall  be 
enlisted  into  the  military  service  of  the 
United  States. 

2.  No  person  during  the  term  of  his  en- 
listment in  the  military  service  of  the 
United  States  shall  use  intoxicating  liquors 
or  opium  except  upon  the  prescription  of  a 
physician  or  surgeon. 

3.  Libraries,  reading  rooms  and  schools 
for  enlisted  men,  with  compulsory  attend- 
ance thereto,  shall  be  established  through- 
out the  army  and  navy  of  the  United  States. 

4.  The  Secretaries  of  War  and  Navy 
are  hereby  directed  to  carry  the  provisions 
of  this  act  into  full  force  and  effect. 

To  many  these  will  appear  to  be  imprac- 
tical blue  laws,  but  so  far  as  the  first  two 
are  concerned  they  are  only  the  same  sort 
of  common  sense  provisions  to  secure  effect- 
ive service  that  have  been  adopted  by  many 
large  employers.  Even  if  it  were  true  that 
a  general  prohibitory  law  would  be  over- 
stepping the  bounds  of  legitimate  legisla- 
tion— we  do  not  think  it  would,  but  if — 
these  provisions  against  the  use  of  intoxi- 
cants and  opium  by  soldiers  would  not  be 
open  to  the  same  objection.  Soldiers  are 
employes.  Their  employer  has  a  right  to 
impose  upon  them  such  conditions  as  it 
deems  essential  to  efficiency.  It  does  so 
without  hesitation  in  the  various  depart- 
ments of  the  civil  service.  Why  not  in  the 
military  service?  The  army  is  composed 
for  the  most  part  of  very  young  men  whose 
habits  are  not  definitely  formed  when  they 
enter  the  service.  Such  a  prohibitory  pro- 
vision is  necessary  not  only  in  the  interest 
of  the  effective  performance  of  their  duties, 
but  to  prevent  the  army  from  becoming  a 
school  of  vice.  It  is  a  disgrace  to  have  to 
say  of  any  service  that  those  who  enter  it 
pure  are  almost  certain  to  leave  it  impure. 


The  Charleston  (S.  C.)  Exposition  was 
opened  with  religious  services,  Sunday, 
Dec.  1,  and  was  formally  opened  the  fol- 
lowing day.  President  Roosevelt  at  Wash- 
ington pressed  the  button  to  start  the  ma- 
chinery and  Chauncey  Depew  made  the 
principal  address. 


December  12,  1901 


THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


1573 


Persona.!. 

The  many  inquiries  in  regard  to  the 
health  of  J.  H.  Garrison,  the  editor  of  this 
paper,  render  it  fitting1  and  necessary  to 
make  a  public  statement.  For  more  than 
a  month  he  has  been  confined  to  his  bed 
with  a  severe  and  persistent  attack  of  fever 
accompanied  by  acute  neuralgia.  A  few 
days  of  apparent  convalescence,  during 
which  the  "Easy  Chair"  published  Dec.  5 
was  written,  were  followed  on  Dec.  1  by  a 
relapse,  since  which  time  his  condition  has 
been  more  serious  than  before.  It  cannot 
yet  be  said  that  he  is  improving.  Of  neces- 
sity, several  weeks  must  elapse  before  he 
will  be  sufficiently  restored  to  discharge  his 
regular  duties  or  any  considerable  part  of 
them. 

"We  desire  to  thank  the  many  friends 
whose  ministrations  of  kind  words,  of 
prayers,  of  flowers  and  of  Christian  sym- 
pathy have  been  most  gratefully  received. 

J* 
Was  the  Change  Necessary? 

A  few  days  ago  we  received  a  letter  from 
a  brother  who  has  preached  for  several  of 
our  churches  in  Texas  and  Missouri,  stating 
that  he  had  united  with  the  Universalist 
Church,  and  stating  his  reasons  for  making 
the  change.  We  quote  in  full  his  five 
points  of  Universalism : 

1.  I  do  not  believe  in  the  Trinity. 

2.  Believing  that  man  is  the  product  of 
evolution,  I  cannot  accept  the  orthodox  idea 
of  the  Fall. 

3.  While  believing  that  the  Bible  con- 
tains a  revelation  of  the  character  of  God, 
I  doubt  its  verbal  inspiration. 

4.  While  believing  with  all  my  heart 
that  Jesus  of  Nazareth  is  the  Christ,  the 
Son  of  God,  I  do  not  believe  that  he  bears 
our  punishment  for  us,  but  that  he  saves 
us  by  leading  us  into  a  life  like  his  own. 

5.  I  believe  that  all  sin  will  be  punished 
here  or  hereafter,  but  think  that  punish- 
ment is  remedial  in  its  nature  (Heb.  12:  9, 
10)  and  hence  will  cease  when  it  has  ac- 
complished its  object. 

We  have  no  intention  of  taking  up  these 
points  one  by  one  to  discuss  the  correctness 
of  the  positions  stated.  We  wish  merely 
to  raise  this  question :  Does  the  accept- 
ance of  these  positions  render  it  incumbent 
upon  an  honest  man  to  sever  his  relation 
with  the  Disciples  of  Christ  and  join  the 
Universalists?  We  would  be  glad  to  have 
from  many  brethren  answers  to  this  ques- 
tion with  brief  statement  of  the  reasons 
for  the  decision. 

The  first  thing  that  strikes  one  on  perus- 
ing the  five  points  is  that,  on  their  negative 
side,  they  deny  theological  doctrines  which 
no  one  is  ever  asked  to  affirm  on  joining 
one  of  our  churches,  and  that  they  affirm 
doctrines  which  no  convert  is  asked  to  de- 
ny. If  the  belief  of  these  five  points  is 
enough  to  take  one  out  of  the  fellowship  of 
the  Disciples  of  Christ,  even  though  he 
can  affirm  belief  in  Jesus  Christ  as  the  Son 
of  God  and  the  Savior  of  men,  then  it 
ought  to  be  enough  to  keep  one  out  in  the 
first  place.  But  if  that  is  true,  are  we  not 
running  great  risks  in  requiring  only  a 
simple  affirmation  of  faith  in  Christ?  How 
do  we  know  that  the  converts  who  make 
this  declaration  understand  and  accept  the 
doctrine  of  the  Trinity,  verbal  inspiration 
and  the  rest?  If  those  are  essential,  we 
cannot  find  out  too  soon  whether  the  ap- 


plicant has  them  or  not.  Better  shut  the 
gate  before  he  comes  in  than  compel  him 
to  jump  the  fence  afterward. 

But  we  are  not  inclined  to  admit  that  it 
is  time  to  erect  this  little  five -pointed  creed 
into  a  test  of  fellowship.  It  is  noticeable 
at  a  second  glance  that  these  points  are  all 
theories — and  we  have  always  considered  it 
our  strong  point  that  we  do  not  insist  upon 
theories.  There  is  a  theory  of  the  consti- 
tution of  the  Godhead,  a  theory  of  the  ori- 
gin of  evil,  a  theory  of  the  method  of  in- 
spiration, a  theory  of  the  method  of  the 
atonement,  and  a  theory  of  the  operations 
and  extent  of  post-mortem  punishment. 
Giving  them  their  technical  names,  we  find 
that  our  brother's  troubles  come  respect- 
ively under  the  heads  of  theology  (in  the 
narrower  sense),  anthropology,  theory  of 
inspiration,  soteriology  and  eschatology — 
truly  a  formidable  list.  And  yet,  though 
many  of  the  sayings  of  Jesus  bear  upon 
these  topics  and  furnish  material  for  the 
scholars  to  work  on  in  constructing  their 
theories,  we  do  not  recollect  that  he  or  his 
apostles  ever  required  of  men  a  complete 
and  correct  understanding  of  these  things 
as  a  condition  of  membership  in  the  body 
of  Christ. 

A  person  who  leaves  the  Disciples  of 
Christ  because  he  disbelieves  certain 
things,  presumably  had  fellowship  with 
them  until  his  departure  because  he  did 
believe  these  same  things.  This  opens  an- 
other phase  of  the  question.  If  one  may 
have  an  inadequate  reason  for  going,  may 
not  another  have  the  corresponding  and 
equally  inadequate  reason  for  staying?  It 
is  at  this  point  that  extremes  meet.  For 
there  is  the  closest  kinship  between  the 
man  who  stays  in  a  church  because  he  be- 
lieves in  the  Nicene  doctrine  of  the  Trin- 
ity, verbal  inspiration  and  so  on,  and  the 
man  who  leaves  it  because  he  does  not  be- 
lieve those  doctrines.  The  two  are  essen- 
tially alike  in  exalting  these  speculative, 
inferential  and  subsidiary  points  of  doc- 
trine above  simple  faith  in  Christ  and 
obedience  to  him.  That  they  take  oppo- 
site views  of  the  particular  doctrines,  is  a 
mere  detail.  The  fundamental  fact  is  that 
they  make  the  doctrines  their  criterion, 
and  this  fact  puts  them  in  the  same  class. 

The  corner  stone  of  our  movement  is  the 
transfer  of  emphasis  from  these  points  of 
creedal  definition  to  active  and  obedient 
faith  in  Christ  as  the  one  essential  thing. 
In  the  light  of  that  principle,  is  it  neces- 
sary for  a  man  to  leave  the  Disciples  of 
Christ  when  he  finds  that  his  views  of  the- 
ology, anthropology,  inspiration  and  so  on, 
are  not  those  held  by  most  of  his  brethren? 

WhaLt  Is  News? 
The  Christian- Evangelist  wishes  to 
publish  all  the  legitimate  news  of  our 
churches.  But  what  is  legitimate]  news? 
News  has  to  do  with  events  °and]  achieve- 
ments. It  is  always  concrete  and  specific. 
A  statement  that  the  cause  in"a  particular 
town  is  prospering  "all  along  the  line,"  or 
that  "all  the  departments  of  work  are 
moving  forward"  is  not  news.  Those^things 
can  be  said  of  every  church  that  is  alive, 
and  it  ought  not  to  be  necessary  for  our 
churches  to  arise  and  proclaim  to  the  broth- 
erhood that  they  are  not  dead.  We  can 
assume  that.  Besides,  in  all  [such  general- 
ities the  personal  equation  is  so  great  that 
the  statements  are  meaningless  unless  one 
knows  the  temperament  of  the  writer. 


News  is  definite.  It  deals,  as  we  have 
said,  with  events  and  conditions.  If  a 
church  has  accessions  to  its  membership, 
that  is  a  matter  of  news.  If  it  builds  a  new 
house,  or  enlarges  an  old  one,  or  pays  a 
long-standing  debt,  or  engages  in  any  spe- 
cial missionary,  evangelistic,  benevolent  or 
educational  work,  those  are  matters  of 
news.  If  it  changes  its  pastor,  that  is 
news. 

But  is  it  legitimate  news  when  a  preacher 
writes  that  he  has  been  called  at  an  in- 
creased salary  to  two  different  congrega- 
tions (naming  them  perhaps),  but  has  de- 
clined? Or  when  one  writes  that  he  has 
just  closed  the  most  glorious  meeting  ever 
held  in  Smithtown,  and  has  received  nine 
other  applications  for  meetings  which  he 
does  not  intend  to  hold?  Such  information 
might  be  interesting  and  legitimate  if  it 
came  from  some  disinterested  source,  but  it 
is  certainly  lacking  in  all  delicacy  and  taste 
when  the  person  most  concerned  hastens  to 
get  it  into  print  as  an  advertisement  of  the 
fact  that  he  is  in  great  demand.  An  en- 
gagement to  marry  is  always  an  interesting 
announcement.  Even  the  report  of  a  re- 
jected proposal  is  interesting  gossip.  But 
if  the  much-sought  lady  should  periodically 
furnish  to  the  press  lists  of  her  rejected 
suitors,  a  wearied  public  would  turn  away 
with  anything  but  admiration. 

There  is  clearly  a  need  for  some  discrim- 
ination in  regard  to  what  should  be  pub- 
lished in  a  religious  paper.  The  editor  of 
a  widely  circulated  journal  was  recently 
asked  if  he  did  not  find  it  an  arduous  task 
to  edit  his  paper.  "Edit!"  he  said.  "I 
don't  edit  the  paper.  The  subscribers  edit 
it."  If  he  had  meant  by  this  to  say  that 
he  acts  only  as  the  agent  of  his  subscribers 
in  giving  them  what  the  majority  wants,  he 
would  have  been  expressing  a  principle 
which  must  always  have  a  wide  and  legiti- 
mate application  in  journalism.  For  a 
newspaper  is,  after  all,  a  democracy,  gov- 
erned by  the  will  of  the  majority.  Its  citi- 
zens can  secede  when  they  please — and 
they  often  do,  leaving  their  taxes  unpaid. 

But  a  democracy  is  governed  by  the  votes 
of  all;  it  is  not  pulled  hither  and  thither  at 
the  caprice  of  each.  The  eminent  editor 
referred  to  was  not  the  head  of  a  journal- 
istic democracy,  but  was  presiding  over  a 
state  of  anarchy,  for  he  meant  to  say  that 
he  simply  printed  what  his  subscribers  sent 
in  without  regard  to  the  value  or  general 
interest  of  their  contributions.  Each  con- 
tributor is  interested  in  his  own  production 
and  gladly  pays  his  subscription  as  the 
price  of  seeing  his  name  in  print  No,  it 
is  not  a  religious  paper,  but  a  professional 
journal,  and  it  has  found  this  policy  finan- 
cially successful.    But  it  is  not  journalism. 

The  Christian-Evangelist  finds  it  nec- 
essary, in  the  interest  of  the  great  mass  of 
its  readers,  to  do  considerable  editing. 
Evangelistic  reports,  than  which  nothing  is 
more  welcome,  are  often  too  long  for  publi- 
cation in  full.  Last  week  we  published 
four  pages  of  them  and  their  average 
length  was  about  six  lines.  Necessarily 
the  brethren  who,  with  the  best  of  inten- 
tions, had  taken  pains  to  expatiate  upon 
the  virtues  of  their  co-laborers,  found  these 
compliments  for  the  most  part  cut  out.  It 
was  done  not  because  we  doubted  the  des- 
erts of  those  commended,  but  because  of 
the  physical  necessity  for  condensation, 
and  because  such  commendations  are  usu- 
ally unnecessary. 


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Decembiu*.  12   1901 


When  it  has  been  stated,  for  instance, 
that  an  evangelist  has  brought  fifty  con- 
verts into  the  church,  organized  an  En- 
deavor Society,  given  new  life  to  the 
prayer-meetings,  and  raised  money  for  the 
salary  of  a  settled  pastor  in  place  of  the 
former  occasional  preaching,  it  is  superflu- 
ous to  add  that  he  "is  indeed  a  workman 
who  needeth  not  to  be  ashamed,  rightly 
dividing  the  word  of  truth,"  that  he  is  a 
"true  yoke- fellow  in  the  Lord,"  and  all  the 
other  time- honored  phrases  which  either 
restate  what  the  results  prove,  or  else  in- 
stitute odious  comparisons  with  former 
pastors  and'evangelists  who  have  labored 
at  the  same  place. 

New  men, "of  course,  need  introduction, 
and  there  are  special  cases  which  demand 
that  an]  exception  be  made  to  the  rules. 
We  must  use  our  best  judgment  in  making 
these  exceptions,  even  though  that  may  not 
agree  £with  the  judgment  of  some  whose 
reports  are^condensed.  Of  this  our  readers 
may  rest  assured:  we  are  determined  to 
make  the  best  paper  that  we  can.  On  this 
point  our  interests  and  those  of  our  sub- 
scribersjare  one.  Extended  reports  will  be 
published  only  when  justified  by  the  gen- 
eral interest  of  our  readers.  But  in  gen- 
eral the^most  eloquent  statement  of  news  is 
that  which  is  most  concise,  most  definite 
and  most_modest.    Let  the  work  tell. 

The  Veterans. 

The  United  States  government  spends 
hundreds  of  millions  of  dollars  in  pen- 
sions. These  pensioners  served  their  coun- 
try faithfully  as  soldiers  for  a  few  months 
or  a  few  years — few  of  them  more  than  four 
years — were  disabled,  and  a  grateful  coun- 
try grants  them  a  stipend  for  life.  What 
shall  we  do  for  those  who  are  disabled  after 
a  long  lifetime  of  service  in  the  Master's 
cause,  whose  remaining  years  are  few, 
whose  worthiness  is  unquestioned  and 
whose  necessities  are  great? 

A  regiment  marching  out  with  full  ranks 
and  unsoiled  banners,  eager  to  dare  the 
fortunes  of  war,  is  an  inspiring  sight.  It 
speaks  of  hope,  of  aspiration,  of  all  the 
latent  heroism  that  lies  in  the  heart  of  man 
awaiting  [the  appointed  hour  of  its  mani- 
festation. But  when  the  regiment  comes 
back — ah,  then  it  is  a  sight  for  memories 
and  tears.  The  banners  are  tattered,  but 
every  shot  that  has  torn  their  folds  has 
borne  its  witness  to  their  spotless  honor, 
and  the  bursting  shells  that  have  crisped 
and  seared  |  the  colors  in  their  blackening 
smoke  have  made  them  tenfold  more  the 
brilliant  oriflammes  of  courage  and  of  vic- 
tory. The  ranks  are  broken,  but  the  heads 
are  high.  The  men  are  veterans  now.  It 
matters  not  whether  their  service  has  been 
long  or  short.  They  have  fought  their 
fight.  They  have  done  all  there  was  to  do. 
They  are^veterans.  And  the  beholder  who 
cheered  and  went  his  way  and  forgot,  when 
the  recruits  marched  out,  stands  now  with 
bared  head  and  tries  to  cheer,  but  chokes, 
when  the  veterans  come  back. 

On  an  April  day  in  1898,  the  First  Illi- 
nois Volunteers  left  Chicago.  They  were 
the  city's  pride,  for  they  were  a  regiment  of 
the  sons  and  brothers  of  Chicago's  best. 
Tears  were  shed  that  day,  but  there  was 
pride  and  glad  expectancy,  and  over  all 
was  the  thrill  of  the  joy  of  girded  men. 

On  a  September  day  they  came  back. 
The   streets    were    crowded    before;    they 


were  packed  now.  An  hour  before  the  col- 
umn was  due,  it  was  impossible  to  move 
along  the  line  of  march.  At  last  they 
came — first  the  convalescent  in  carriages, 
then  the  sick  and  wounded  in  ambulances, 
then  in  open  ranks  the  remnant  of  the  reg- 
iment. Before  that  broken  line  there 
swept  a  wave  of — what  was  it?  It  was  not 
a  cheer,  for  it  was  subdued  and  reverent. 
It  was  not  a  sob  or  a  moan,  for  joy  and  vic- 
tory were  at  its  heart.  It  was  the  homage 
that  men  pay  to  those  who  have  suffered 
and  achieved.  They  were  veterans,  "our 
veterans"  to  that  throng,  and  the  city  took 
the  First  back  to  its  heart  with  tenderness 
and  pride. 

We  have  other  veterans,  who  are  "our 
veterans"  to  all  of  us — the  veterans  of  that 
Grander  Army  whose  host  no  man  can 
number.  They  do  not  file  past  us  in  col- 
umns which  the  eye  may  see,  and  yet  we 
see  them  with  the  mind's  eye.  They  were 
on  the  firing  line  half  a  century  ago.  They 
knew  the  labors  of  pioneer  work.  It  was 
their  lot  to  bear  the  odium  of  a  misunder- 
stood and  maligned  "sect,"  to  smart  under 
the  social  ostracism  of  days  when  to  be  a 
"Campbellite,"  and,  above  all,  a  "Camp- 
bellite  preacher,"  was  to  forfeit  all  the 
common  rights  of  hospitality  and  human- 
ity. And  it  was  their  achievement  to  win 
standing-ground  in  the  religious  world  for 
themselves,  their  brethren  and  their  suc- 
cessors. Most  of  them  have  already  joined 
the  company  of  the  saints  invisible,  but 
some  are  yet  with  us,  and  some  of  these 
have  need  that  we  should  transform  our 
priue  in  their  achievements  into  provision 
for  their  necessities. 

The  third  Lord's  day  in  this  month,  Dec. 
15,  i-3  the  special  day  for  the  offering  for 
minisbrial  relief.  Let  us  honor  our  vet- 
erans. And  let  us  remember  the  words  of 
our  Lord,  how  he  said  "It  is  more  blessed 
to  give  than  to  receive." 


A  Co-operation  of  Churches. 

A  correspondent  "in  the  People's  Forum 
reiterates  the  fear  which  we  recently  char- 
acterized as  "groundless"  in  regard  to  the 
examination  of  ministerial  records  by  the 
state  mission  boards.  As  we  understand 
our  correspondent,  he  believes  that  it 
would  be  dangerous  to  commit  to  the  mis- 
sion boards  or  to  a  committee  of  a  minis- 
isterial  association  the  function  of  collecting 
information  in'fregard  to  the  character  and 
ability  of  preachers  and  distributing  it  to 
churches  on  request.  He  would  prefer  to 
have  that  duty  committed  to  "a  co-opera- 
tion of  churches." 

Certainly  the  principle  which  he  advo- 
cates is  the  correct  one.  The  employment 
of  worthy  preachers  is  a  matter  which  con- 
cerns the  common  interests  of  the  churches. 
No  church  liveth  unto  itself  and  none  dieth 
unto  itself ;  and  the  church  which  dies  as 
the  result  of  the  work  of  a  ministerial  im- 
postor, leaves  to  its  sister  churches  a  her- 
itage of  evil  odor  which  they  cannot  es- 
cape. By  all  means  let  us  have  a  co-oper- 
ation of  the  churches  in  the  interest  of  a 
pure  ministry. 

The  only  reason  for  suggesting  that  the 
various  state'mission  boards  act  as  bureaus 
of  information  for  their  respective  states 
is  that  these  boards  are  co-operations  of 
the  churches.  To  add  to  their  present 
functions  that  of  maintaining  a  bureau  of 
information  in  regard  to  preachers,  is  cer- 


tainly not  a  question  of  usurpation  or  un- 
scripturalness,  but  merely  one  of  utility. 
If  the  boards  are  so  bu9y  that  they  cannot 
undertake  this  work,  even  with  additional 
clerical  assistance,  it  would,  of  course,  be 
necessary  to  have  some  other  representa- 
tive of  the  churches  to  do  it.  But  in  any 
case  we  fail  to  discern  any  ground  for  ap- 
prehension. What  is  suggested  is  not  a 
board  of  control,  but  a  bureau  of  infor- 
mation. If  the  state  mission  board  in  any 
state  is  composed  of  individuals  who  could 
not  conduct  such  a  bureau  without  at- 
tempting to  lord  it  over  God's  heritage, 
then  they  are  not  fit  persous  to  constitute  a 
mission  board.  We  do  not  know  of  such  a 
case. 

Our  correspondent's  objection  to  the 
proposed  plan  on  the  ground  that  mere  ad- 
vice is  ineffective,  since  "bad  men  always 
reject  good  advice,"  is  not  a  serious  ob- 
stacle. The  plan  is  not  to  advise  the 
preacher  who  is  found  upon  inquiry  to  be 
untrustworthy,  but  to  advise  the  churches, 
which  are  presumably  composed  of  good 
men  who  would  weleome  good  advice. 

The  point  in  which  we  are  chiefly  interest- 
ed is  not  to  get  this  duty  committed  to  the 
hands  of  any  special  set  of  men,  whether 
state  board  or  ministerial  committee,  but 
to  get  it  committed  to  some  hands  which 
will  perform  it.  It  would  be  unfortunate  to 
precipitate  a  controversy  over  the  method 
and  so  block  the  whole  process.  The  sub- 
stance of  the  matter  is  that  the  churches 
ought  in  some  way  to  co-operate  for  mutual 
help  in  securing  worthy  preachers  and  for 
mutual  protection  against  the  unworthy. 


Notes  and  Comments. 

Two  facts  are  notable  in  the  reports  of 
the  work  done  by  Christian  Endeavorers 
on  and  about  Thanksgiving.  The  first  is 
that  it  was  practical  work  embodying  a 
Christlike  spirit  of  love  to  men.  The 
second  is  that  it  was  largely  union  work. 
It  is  a  fair  illustration  of  the  truth  that  the 
church  will  find  its  lost  unity  when  it 
learns  to  place  upon  practical  helpfulness 
the  same  emphasis  which  Christ  placed 
upon  it. 

We  call  attention  to  the  fact  that  con- 
tributions intended  for  the  People's  Forum 
must  not  exceed  200  words  in  length.  We 
are  daily  in  receipt  of  articles  varying  in 
length  from  300  to  800  words  and  marked 
"For  the  People's  Forum."  We  are  glad 
to  have  them  and  will  use  as  many  of  them 
as  possible,  but  they  cannpt  go  in  that 
department.  If  you  have  a  suggestion  to 
offer  through  the  People's  Forum,  estimate 
the  number  of  words  after  you  have  written 
it — count  the  lines  and  the  number  of  words 
in  an  average  line  and  multiply. 

The  pastor  of  an  Ohio  church  of  over 
a  thousand  members  writes  that  he  wants 
the  Christian- Evangelist  sent  to  a  party 
who  is  on  his  "list  of  hopefuls."  He  thinks 
that  is  one  of  the  best  ways  of  making  him 
familiar  with  our  teachings  and  attracting 
him  to  our  position.  We  appreciate  this; 
and,  what  i3  more,  we  believe  it  is  a  wise 
plan.  Preachers  seeking  a  potent  ally  to 
help  them  bring  their  "hopefuls"  to  the 
decision  point,  will  find  it  in  any  good  re- 
ligious paper  which  presents  the  principles 


December  12, 1901 


THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


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of  New  Testament  Christianity    and  does 
not  squabble  with  its  neighbors. 

Here  is  another  kind  word  which  deserves 
to  be  quoted.  A  brother  in  Colorado 
writes:  "I  have  just  had  occasion  to  test 
the  merit  of  the  Christian-Evangelist. 
There  was  a  Bible  conference  held  here 
this  week  in  which  the  moral  issues  of  the 
present  were  up  for  discussion.  Hardly  a 
question  was  raised  on  which  the  Chris- 
tian-Evangelist had  not  given  very  full 
and  instructive  information  duriog  the  last 
f  iw  months."  The  moral  of  this  little  tale 
is  too  obvious  to  require  statement.  We 
mention  the  matter  now  because  the  time 
for  renewing  subscriptions  is  approaching 


and,  to  be  perfectly  frank,  we  are  anxious 
to  have  you  attend  to  the  matter.  It  will 
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your  paper  stops  when  your  time  is  up — 
after  you  have  failed  to  respond  to  several 
requests  to  renew — do  not  blame  us  and  say 
that  we  are  not  willing  to  trust  you.  We 
will  gladly  give  you  credit  if  you  will  ask 
for  it.  So  do  not  fail  to  respond  to  the 
notice  when  you  receive  one. 


V^    N^   N^   V^>   S^ 


Pls^y  ©^rvd  tKe  Kir\gdom 

Bv  FREDERICK  D.  POWER 


The  element  of  play  is  much  needed  in 
our  serious,  busy  life.  Hard  living,  cark- 
ing  care,  grinding  toil,  unlimbered  minds 
and  hearts  from  day  to  day  mark  this 
materialistic  age.  Take  your  principal 
street  on  any  afternoon  and  study  the 
faces.  How  few  look  as  if  any  joy  had 
come  down  and  was  singing  in  their  souls! 
How  the  money  lines  and  policy  lines  and 
lines  of  care  and  greed  and  vice,  and  lines 
that  tell  of  worry  and  weariness  stand  out! 
How  rare  the  light  of  cheerfulness  and 
contentment  and  peace  and  good  will! 

Men  and  women  do  not  relax  as  they 
should.  Five  minutes  the  whole  nation 
pauses  while  the  martyred  President's  body 
is  laid  in  the  tomb — five  minutes  in  a  cen- 
tury— and  it  is  thought  a  marvelous  thing. 
Every  day  demands  some  rest,  some  period 
of  recreation,  some  letting  down  of  mind 
and  body,  some  little  of  the  element  of 
play. 

That  is  a  sweet  old  prophecy  of 
Zechariah  when,  speaking  of  the  enlarge- 
ment of  God's  people,  the  happy  times  of 
the  kingdom  restored  and  the  coming  in 
of  the  Gentiles,  he  says:  "And  the  streets 
of  the  city  shall  be  full  of  boys  and  girls 
playing  in  the  streets  thereof."  Boys  and 
girls — God  made  both,  made  them  for  this 
world  and  made  them  for  heaven.  It 
would  be  a  poor  world  and  a  poor  heaven 
where  there  were  all  boys  or  all  girls,  and 
worse  where  there  were  neither  boys  nor 
girls.  And  these  children  of  the  kingdom 
are  natural  children.  They  are  not  forced 
like  hot-house  plants  and  fruits.  The 
prophet  sees  boys  and  girls  playing  in  the 
streets  of  the  city.  They  are  still  children 
— happy,  sporting,  frolicking,  spirited, 
with  the  joyousness  and  laughter  and 
simplicity  and  naturalness  of  childhood. 
A  sad  child,  a  child  that  is  not  playful,  is 
an  anomaly.  There  is  a  beautiful  little 
poem  of  Archbishop  Trench,  where  a 
father  is  represented  as  walking  through  a 
graveyard  with  his  little  son  and  he  checks 
the  child's  gambols.  The  little  one  for  a 
minute  or  two  takes  off  his  hat  and  walks 
demurely  by  his  father's  side,  then 
presently  throws  up  his  cap  and  chases  a 
butterfly.  The  father  acknowledges  the 
boy  is  right,  for  the  sun  is  shining  over- 
head and  the  birds  are  singing  merrily. 
Even  in  the  cemetery  all  nature  is  glad 
and  why  should  not  the  boy  be  natural  and 


laugh  as  well? 

This  element  is  needed  in  the  church.  If 
in  the  heavenly  city,  the  new  Jerusalem, 
there  will  be  found  boys  and  girls  playing 
in  the  streets,  here  and  now  they  may  have 
a  part  in  the  kingdom.  We  want  more  of 
cheerfulness  in  Christian  service  for  old 
as  well  as  young.  It  makes  the  man  who 
ha3  it  happy  and  renders  him  acceptable 
to  society,  and  pays  in  both  temporal  and 
spiritual  benefit.  We  want  bright  weather 
in  the  heart  as  well  as  overhead.  We 
want  flowers  blooming  in  the  gardens  of 
the  spirit  as  well  as  in  the  gardens  about 
our  homes.  This  honors  religion  and 
proves  that  we  have  a  good  Master.  Joy 
is  a  friend  of  grace  and  puts  the  heart  in 
tune  to  praise  God.  Joy  is  visible  fulfill- 
ment of  the  promise  of  garments  of  praise 
for  the  spirit  of  heaviness,  the  oil  of  joy 
for  mourning. 

Joy  is  a  Christian  duty.  "Rejoice  in  the 
Lord  always"  is  as  much  a  command  as 
"Pray  without  ceasing."  To  see  harps 
always  hanging  on  the  willows  repels 
people  from  the  Lord's  service.  Christians 
have  no  right  to  walk  dumpishly  in  the 
way  of  God,  for  they  are  King's  sons, 
children  of  the  bride- chamber,  heirs  of 
God  and  joint  heirs  with  Jesus  Christ. 
Thousands  need  the  experience  of  the 
child  who,  when  eating  its  dinner,  and  the 
golden  rays  of  the  sun  fell  upon  the  spoon, 
put  the  spoon  in  her  mouth,  exclaiming: 
"O,  mamma,  I  have  swallowed  a  whole 
spoonful  of  sunshine!"  Thousands  need 
to  follow  the  example  of  that  deep-lunged, 
red-blooded  preacher,  Sidney  Smith,  as 
he  used  to  throw  open  the  shutters  to  the 
morning  sun,  saying,  "Let  us  glorify  the 
room!"  A  philosophy  of  religion  which 
has  no  room  for  the  joy  and  pleasure  of 
man  is  as  little  conversant  with  the  wants 
of  man  as  with  the  will  of  God. 

Then  this  element  of  gladness  is  a  much 
needed  one  in  our  civilization.  We  are  too 
crowded  with  serious  and  anxious  work  to 
think  of  free,  joyous,  careless  exertion  to 
amuse  ourselves.  Yet  it  would  seem  well 
at  times  to  say,  "Let  us  play!"  rather  than 
"Let  us  pray!"  The  children,  for  example, 
are  found  playing  in  the  streets  of  the  city  of 
God,  but  there  is  no  place  for  the  boys  and 
girls  thus  to  amuse  themselves  in  our  great 
teeming  human  centers  of  population. 
The   small  boy  in  all  large  cities  is  always 


the  subject  of  much  complaint  and  fre- 
quently falls  into  the  hands  of  the  police. 
Privileges  that  he  once  enjoyed  before  the 
town  took  on  its  metropolitan  manners 
have  been  encroached  upon  more  and  more. 
Driven  from  place  to  place,  stopped  in  his 
attempts  to  play  ball  on  vacant  lots  or  in 
the  streets,  or  to  make  a  disturbance 
commonly  called  "noise,"  he  is  forced  to 
hunt  for  seclusion  often  and  finds  danger- 
ous sports  to  while  away  his  leisure  time. 
He  gets  into  the  clutches  of  the  law  and  is 
thrust  into  a  cell  and  receives  impressions 
that  lead  eventually  to  a  downward  career. 
One  of  these  little  fellows  I  talked  with  in 
the  city  jail  and  when  I  asked:  "How  old 
are  you?"  he  replied,  "Eight,  going  on 
nine."  Think  of  it— a  babe  in  a  prison 
cell! 

Playgrounds  are  a  necessity  of  civiliza- 
tion. Fresh  air  agencies  contribute  to  health 
and  manhood.  Pool-rooms,  cards  and  the 
saloon  get  boys  whom  the  plajrground 
would  keep  out  of  temptation.  Some  of 
our  cities  are  wise  a  little  bit  in  this  matter, 
but  only  a  little  bit.  In  New  York  forty-two 
school  playgrounds  are  opened  during  the 
summer,  twenty-eight  having  library  at- 
tachments. Besides  these,  there  are  roof- 
gardens  1  outdoor  gymnasiums  and  public 
baths.  In  Brooklyn  five  playgrounds  are 
maintained  on  vacant  lots,  where  swings, 
sand  courts,  see- saws  and  kindred  sources 
of  amusement  are  offered.  In  Chicago 
free  public  bathing  beaches  are  conducted. 
Baltimore  allows  the  use  of  eight  play- 
grounds of  the  public  schools  and  four  in 
the  public  parks.  Boston  has  numerous 
playgrounds  and  public  baths.  Cincinnati 
has  three  public  playgrounds  with  pavilions 
to  protect  those  frequenting  them  from 
heat  and  rain,  and  they  are  equipped  with 
swings,  merry-go-rounds  and  other  forms 
of  amusement.  Washington  has  ample 
parks  and  beautiful  lawns,  but  nothing 
for  the  boys  and  girls.  Once  a  year,  at 
Easter,  if  they  will  be  good,  Uncle  Sam 
opens  the  back  yard  of  his  White  House 
and  says,  "Come  and  play."  Go  to,  Mr. 
Carnegie,  and  quit  building  libraries  and 
open  spacious  grounds  instead;  and  say  to 
the  children  in  slums  and  tenements,  the 
worn  and  tired  children,  the  peaked  and 
pining  children,  the  unnatural,  unchild- 
like  children:  "Here  you  may  romp  and 
yell  to  your  heart's  content  and  none  shall 
molest  or  make  you  afraid." 

Our  bodies  are  precious  as  well  as  our 
souls.  Paul  never  wrote:  "Who  shall 
change  our  vile  body?"  It  is  "this  body 
of  our  humiliation,"  nothing  that  God 
ever  made  being  "vile."  By  far  the  most 
exquisite  and  wonderful  organization  that 
has  come  to  us  from  the  divine  hand  is  the 
human  body.  It  is  more  than  a  shell, 
more  than  a  garment,  more  than  a  house. 
As  the  soul  is  fitted  to  be  the  habitation  of 
God,  so  is  the  body  fitted  to  be  the  habita- 
tion of  the  soul.  If  the  soul  rejoices,  the 
body  rejoices;  if  the  soul  be  in  distress,  the 
body  is  in  distress  also.  If  you  sin,  the 
curse  fulfills  itself  in  both  soul  and  body. 
The  blood  and  brains  of  a  meek,  humble, 
charitable,  heavenly-minded  man  carry 
qualities  in  them  which  the  blood  and 
brains  of  a  worldly-minded  man  do  not. 
The  body  needs  our  thought,  and  pure 
recreation  and  exercise  and  wise  care  of  the 
body  have  their  influence  upon  the  soul. 
Let  us  play. 

Washington,  D.  C. 


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THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


December  12.  1901 


THE  INNER  LIGHT  OF  LIFE:   IMAGINATION 

By  EDWARD  SCRIBNER.  AMES 


"See  the  monkeys  on  the  wall,  father! 
There  they  go  up  over  the  door  and  across 
the  ceiling  and  out  at  the  window.  Aren't 
they  ugly  monkeys,  father?" 

"Father"  laughs  in  a  skeptical  way,  but 
the  monkeys  keep  on  romping  and  running 
in  the  fancy  of  the  child.  One  visit  to  the 
zoological  garden  was  sufficient  to  furnish 
endless  entertainment  to  this  boy  for  a 
whole  year.  He  caught  the  band  of  mon- 
keys at  first  sight  and  held  them  securely, 
subject  to  his  will.  Their  presence  to  his 
thought  depended  on  no  external  object  or 
condition,  and  they  were  not  held  to  the 
circumstances  of  their  first  appearance. 
They  could  be  seen  where  nothing  like  them 
was  and  they  were  free  from  their  cage  to 
roam  through  the  house  and  street  and  up 
the  trees,  even  where  real  monkeys  could 
not  go.  It  is  sometimes  supposed  that  im- 
agination is  limited  to  childhood,  and  that 
it  must  be  outgrown  in  maturity,  but  on  the 
contrary  any  success  in  the  most  serious 
and  matter-of-fact  pursuits  is  reached  under 
the  illuminating  rays  of  this  inner  light. 

Va.rlous  Kinds  of  Ima.gery. 

Twenty  years  ago,  Mr.  F.  Galton,  an 
English  psychologist,  made  an  epoch  in  his 
science  by  the  discovery  of  the  great  varia- 
tion in  the  mental  images  of  different  peo- 
ple. In  ordinary  society  individuals  have 
great  power  of  visualizing,  seeing  in  the 
mind  the  things  talked  of.  For  example, 
the  scenes  of  one's  childhood  come  back  in 
memory  with  natural  color,  vividness  and 
distinctness  of  detail,  so  that  one  seems  to 
see  again 

"The  old   oaken    bucket,    the     moss  covered 
bucket 

That  hung  in  the  well." 

Among  scientists,  however,  it  was  found 
that  very  often  they  had  no  such  mental 
pictures  at  all.  They  were  accustomed  to 
think  in  abstract  terms  for  which  the  bare 
words  were  adequate  symbols.  Between 
these  two  extremes  lies  a  great  variety  of 
forms.  There  are  as  many  kinds  of  imagery 
as  there  are  kinds  of  sensations.  Not  only 
can  the  "old  oaken  bucket"  be  seen  with 
one's  eyes  shut,but  one  can  hear  the  creaking 
of  the  rope  and  pulley  and  the  splash  of  the 
water,  or  feel  the  delicious  coolness  of  the 
refreshing  draught,  or  smell  the  odor,  or 
touch  again  in  memory  the  wet,  slippery 
bucket,  or  renew  the  strain  of  the  arms  and 
back,  which  was  so  keen  for  the  thirsty  lad, 
tired  and  perspiring  from  his  play.  A 
simple  test  to  determine  a  person's  mental 
images  is  to  write  out  the  colors,  sounds, 
touch  impressions,  odors,  tastes,  muscular 
tensions  or  movements  which  can  be  re- 
called with  lifelikeness  while  he  is  only 
thinking  about  them  in  quiet  reminiscence. 
Are  your  dreams  filled  with  all  kinds  of  sen- 
sations? When  you  remember  "a  verse  of 
poetry,  do  you  seem  to  read  it  from  the 


This  series  of  articles  by  Dr.  Ames  was  be- 
gun in  the  issue  of  Oct.  31,  and  the  articles 
will  appear  at  intervals  of  two  weeks.  The 
titles  are  as  follows: 

The  Fountains  of  Life:  Instincts. 

The  Flood  tide  of  Life:  Adolescence 

The  Channels  of  Life:  Habit. 

The  Inner  Light  of  Life:  Imagination. 

The  Workman  of  Life:   Will. 

The  Warmth  of  Life:  Emotion. 


original  page,  or  does  the  sound  of  it, ring 
in  your  ears? 

It  is  interesting  to  follow  a  poet  like 
Shakespeare  or  Milton  and  note  the  rich- 
ness and  precision  of  the  imagery.  Some 
striking  cases  are  recorded,  as  for  instance 
that  of  Professor  Striker,  of  Vienna,  who 
thinks  in  terms  of  movement  or  muscular 
activity.  In  order  to  think  of  a  soldier 
marching,  he  must  himself  have  the  sym- 
pathetic feelings  of  movement  in  his  own 
legs.  Otherwise  the  soldier  seems  to  be 
paralyzed.  In  another  case,  a  merchant 
who  was  exclusively  a  visualizer,  lost  his 
mental  images  through  Injury  to  the  brain, 
so  that  his  home  and  city  seemed  strange 
and  as  though  seen  for  the  first  time.  He 
could  not  recall  the  faces  of  his  wife  and 
children.  He  deliberately  set  to  work  to 
learn  things  over  again  by  their  sounds. 
The  Movement  of   Images. 

If  one  sits  restfully  in  a  comfortable  arm 
chair  by  the  open  fire  and  lets  go  of  his 
mind,  it  will  entertain  him  with  an  aston- 
ishing panorama.  It  is  as  though  a 
screen  were  before  his  eyes  on  which  dis- 
solving views  hurriedly  or  leisurely  follow 
one  another  in  endless  number  and  variety. 
This  is  reverie.  The  attention  is  passive. 
It  is  a  waking  dream,  in  which  the  apparent 
lawlessness  and  mixture  of  elements  is  mys- 
terious, fascinating  and  every  way  kalei- 
doscopic. 

Usually,  however,  the  images  cluster 
about  some  center  or  topic  and  are  wel- 
comed or  rejected  as  they  further  or  retard 
progress  toward  a  definite  end.  When  one 
plans  a  pleasure  trip,  the  idea  of  health  and 
recreation  becomes  the  magnet  which  draws 
up  images  of  trains  and  boats,  of  wardrobe, 
companions,  cash  accounts,  the  business 
affairs  to  be  arranged.  At  another  time  a 
change  of  occupation  is  in  mind.  Various 
possible  pursuits  appear  to  thought.  They 
are  run  over  in  terms  of  income,  associates, 
agreeableness  of  the  tasks  involved.  As  far 
as  possible  one  sees  himself  in  the  sur- 
roundings, activities  and  possible  successes 
or  failures  incident  to  each  field  of  work. 
Whatever  interests  us  determines  what 
images  arise  and  the  direction  and  freedom 
of  their  movement.  Every  well-ordered 
mind  works  under  the  control  of  a  few  great 
organizing  principles,  in  the  service  of 
which  the  stream  of  images  grows  and  en- 
riches itself  through  years  of  reflection  and 
experience.  To  summon  the  appropriate 
elements  out  of  the  past  and  fashion  them 
to  the  present  need,  or  to  project  a  plan  of 
what  the  future  is  to  be  and  see  how  it  can 
be  met,  these  are  primal  functions  of  im- 
agination in  all  departments  of  life. 

In    Pra.ctica-1    Affairs. 

It  is  often  suggested  that  business  is  too 
matter-of-fact  to  need  the  aid  of  imagina- 
tion, and  yet  the  merchant  must  envisage 
in  advance  the  demand  and  supply  of  his 
wares,  he  must  anticipate  competitors,  de- 
velop novel  advertisements  and  carry  in  his 
mind's  eye  a  comprehensive  view  of  his  en- 
terprise in  its  details  and  relations.  The 
projection  of  a  transcontinental  railway, 
the  organization  of  an  army  and  its  effec- 
tive control,  the  invention  of  a  printing- 


"See  the  monkeys  on  the  wall,  father!    Aren't  they 
ugly  monkeys?" 

press  or  any  other  machine,  calls  for  im- 
agination of  the  most  vivid  and  sustained 
sort.  How  often  it  has  happened  in  this  coun- 
try that  some  far-sighted  man  has  bought 
land  for  a  song  of  another  man  who  had 
no  visions,  no  dreams  for  its  future.  After 
a  time,  the  fancied  railroad  of  the  former 
became  a  reality.  The  farm  was  made  into 
a  town  site  and  the  man  with  the  imagina- 
tion became  rich.  The  history  of  America's 
great  industrial  and  material  development 
is  to  be  credited  not  only  to  energy  and 
pluck,  but  also  to  the  foresight  and  pro- 
phecy which  belong  to  genius.  The  qual- 
ity of  initiative  which  has  made  Americans 
famous  the  world  over  in  commerce,  war 
and  statecraft,  is  little  else  than  clear  pre- 
vision of  events  supported  by  boundless 
courage  and  timely  action. 

In  Science. 

Still  more  striking  is  the  function  of  this 
power  of  the  mind  in  the  realm  of  science, 
where  law  and  logic  reign.  The  ^ijst 
elaborates  the  world  out  of  atoms,  which 
no  one  ever  saw,  which  have  no  extent  or 
magnitude,  but  which  after  all  obey  defin- 
ite laws  in  their  combinations  and  trans- 
mutations through  infinite  time  and  space. 
Two  of  these  imaged  atoms  called  by  the 
name  hydrogen,  and  one  called  oxygen, 
enter  an  imagined  alliance  and  produce  an 
invisible  molecule  of  water.  Thus  all  the 
rocks  and  trees  and  oceans,  and  our  flesh 
and  bone  are  for  the  chemist  aggregates  of 
millions  of  intangible  and  unextended  units. 
To  say  this  is  not  to  say  that  chemistry  is 
an  illusion,  but  only  to  affirm  that  its  fun- 
damental realities  in  all  their  vast  domains 
exist  for  thought  and  not  for  the  senses. 

Every  department  of  science  makes  a 
similar  demand  upon  the  imagination.  As- 
tronomy pictures  gaseous  vapors  thrown  off 
into  space  millenniums  ago  which  have 
cooled  into  our  solar  system.  Through 
geologic  ages  of  shifting  seas  and  contin- 
ents, of  ice  fields  in  our  temperate  zone  and 
tropical  summer  in  the  now  frozen  north, 
the  crust  of  the  earth  slowly  came  to  its 
present  form.  Give  him  the  fossil  r  >ains 
from  a  few  regions  of  the  world  &«d  the 
paleontologist  recovers  the  marvelous 
beasts,  fishes,  birds  and  plants  which 
flourished  millions  of  years  in  the  past  and 
whose  dynasties  rose  and  fell  with  as  sure 
a  rythm  as  those  of  human  history.  Into 
this  strange  world  the  ancestors  of  man 
came  and  through  eons  of  time  gradually 
gained  speech  and  customs,  instruments 
and  dwellings,  until  at  last  in  a  compara- 
tively modern  day  history  and  civilization 


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had  their  feeble  beginnings.  Such  is  the 
vision  which  sober  science  constructs  by 
minute  observations  and  generalizations. 

Irv    Humanities. 

It  is,  however,  in  the  realms  of  art,  ethics 
and  religion  that  the  inner  light  shines 
with  greatest  brilliancy.  The  artist,  as 
Schopenhauer  said,  divines  the  hidden 
meaning  of  things,  understands  the  half- 
uttered  speech  of  nature  and  articulates 
what  she  only  stammered  forth.  He  ex- 
presses in  the  hard  marble  that  beauty  of 
form  which  in  a  thousand  attempts  she 
failed  to  produce.  He  presents  it  to  nature, 
saying,  as  it  were,  to  her,  "That  is  what 
you  wanted  to  say."  And  whoever  is  able 
to  judge  replies,  "Yes,  that  is  it."  The 
geni'":  in  literature,  music,  or  painting  is 
in  the  same  way  an  interpreter  of  the  world. 
He  penetrates  to  the  heart  of  nature  and 
history  by  the  sight  of  the  mind  rather  than 
of  the  eye.  His  achievements  are  won  less 
by  what  he  gathers  from  without  than  by 
what  he  nourishes  within. 

The  inwardness  of  truth  and  beauty  is 
better  realized  in  the  realm  of  conduct, 
where  the^guiding  stars  of  heroes  and  saints 
are  often  utterly  invisible  to  their  neigh- 
bors and  companions.     How  powerful  that 


light  was  to  Bunyan  in  the  Bedford  jail! 
How  it  sustained  the  missionary  priests  to 
the  American  Indians!  How  it  burns  yet  in 
the  souls  of  reformers  and  patriots  who  toil 
on  in  the  night  of  disappointment  and  de- 
feat, cheered  by  the  vision  of  a  far-off  glo- 
rious day  in  whose  light  and  joy  they  al- 
ready live!  Plato  in  the  Republic,  Jesus  in 
the  kingdom  of  God,  More  in  Utopia,  Bacon 
in  the  New  Atlantis,  have  made  immortal 
their  ideals  of  human  conduct  and  society 
and  have  kindled  in  many  minds  aspiration 
for  their  realization. 

Men  of  all  conditions  cheer  themselves  by 
thought  of  something  better  yet  to  be. 
They  are  dwelling  by  thought  in  houses 
now  unbuilt,  they  see  their  children  already 
in  places  of  honor  and  usefulness,  they  for- 
get the  heat  and  toil  of  the  present  in  the 
dream  of  what  these  are  to  bring.  The  re- 
ligious man  may  hearten  himself  by  greater 
flights  of  fancy.  While  his  body  walks  the 
earth,  his  spirit  revels  in  the  companion- 
ships and  delights  of  heaven.  He  holds 
the  present  to  be  insignificant  compared  to 
that  which  shall  be.  How  often  has  "the 
world"  failed  to  appreciate  its  saints  be- 
cause it  could  not  understand  their  loyalty 
to  the  visions  of  the  soul. 


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V? 


yler's  Letter  M! 


I  believe  in  the  license  system;  I  believe 
in  high  license ;  I  believe  in  local  option ;  I 
believe  in  the  South  Carolina  dispensary 
system;  I  believe  in  the  Anti- Saloon 
League ;  I  believe  in  the  Prohibition  party ; 
I  believe  in  the  Woman's  Christian  Tem- 
perance Union;  I  believe  in  the  legal  pro- 
hibition of  the  liquor  traffic;  I  believe  in 
constitutional  prohibition;  I  believe  in 
tof'  .abstinence  pledges  and  societies;  I 
believe  in  the  abolition  of  the  canteen  in 
the  army;  I  believe  in  the  final  destruction 
of  the  liquor  traffic. 

This  is  my  temperance  creed.  I  will 
proceed  to  explain  and  comment. 

1,  I  believe  in  the  license  system  be- 
cause the  principle  of  prohibition  is  in  it. 
This  system  says  to  ninety -nine  men 
out  of  a  hundred,  or  to  one  hundred  and 
ninety-nine  men  out  of  two  hundred,  you 
shall  not  engage  in  the  vending  of  alcoholic 
liquors  as  beverages.  When  the  license 
system  was  adopted  any  man,  every  man, 
all  men,  might  engage  in  the  manufacture 
and  sale  of  intoxicating  liquors.  It  was 
quite  a  step  forward  to  prohibit  so  large  a 
number  of  men  engaging  in  the  business. 
The  one  man  who  was  permitted  to  con- 
tinue when  this  plan  was  adopted  ought 
also  to  have  been  compelled  to  abandon 
the  sale,  as  beverages,  of  liquors  that  in- 
toxicate. I  object  to  the  license  system  be- 
cause it  creates  a  monopoly.  I  believe  in 
it  because  it  contains  the  principle  of  pro- 
hibition. 

&ail  believe  in  high  license — after  a  com- 
mutJJby  has  decided  to  license  the  business. 
I  wpuld,  if  possible,  put  the  license  fee  so 
hign  that  no  man  would  be  able  to  engage 
in  the  business.  Towns  have  kept  travel- 
ing shows  from  exhibiting  within  their 
limits  in  this  way,  why  not  prevent  the 
saloon  man  engaging  in  his  business  in  the 
same  manner?  If  the  question  on  election 
day  were:  Shall  the  saloon  receive  a 
license?     I   would   vote    no,    but   if   the 


majority  should  say  yes,  then  I  would  in- 
sist on  the  highest  possible  license  fee. 

3.  I  believe  in  local  option  because 
every  community,  it  seems  to  me,  ought  to 
be  permitted  to  regulate  its  own  affairs  in 
its  own  way.  Many  small  communities 
would  put  an  end  to  the  liquor  saloon  if  an 
expression  of  desire  were  permitted  at  the 
polls.  As  evidence  of  the  truth  of  this 
statement  see  what  is  done  where  there  are 
local  option  laws. 

4.  I  believe  in  the  South  Carolina  dis- 
pensary system.  The  state  under  this  sys- 
tem takes  the  entire  business  in  its  own 
hands.  As  a  rule  there  is  only  one  place  in 
a  county  where  intoxicating  liquors  can  be 
purchased.  The  liquors  are  sold  in  sealed 
packages.  They  cannot  be  used  on  the 
premises.  The  man  who  dispenses  the 
liquors  has  no  interest  in  the  promotion  of 
the  business.  The  places  where  the  liquors 
are  sold  are  made  as  unattractive  as  possi- 
ble. There  are  no  seats.  There  is  no 
music,  there  are  no  games,  there  are  no 
pictures.  Contrast  this  with  the  brilliantly 
lighted  saloon,  with  games,  with  music, 
with  pictures.  If  any  profit  results  from 
the  sales  it  belongs  to  the  state — not  to  an 
individual,  nor  to  a  company. 

5.  I  believe  in  the  Anti- Saloon  League. 
The  special  business  of  the  league  is  the 
enforcement  of  law  in  regard  to  the  liquor 
business.  Its  motto  is:  The  saloon  must 
go.  Its  first  task  is  to  secure  the  enforce- 
ment of  laws  now  on  the  statute  books,  its 
second  task  is  to  secure  more  stringent 
legislation.  I  believe  in  the  Anti-Saloon 
League,  partly,  because  the  saloon  men 
fear  and  hate  it.  As  a  rule  you  will  not  go 
far  astray  if  you  are  in  favor  of  what  they 
oppose. 

6.  I  believe  in  the  Prohibition  party 
because  it  is  a  party  of  agitation.  It  can 
do  more  foolish  things  in  a  given  time  than 
any  other  party  that  ever  had  an  existence. 
About  as  often  it  aids  the  whiskey  men  as 


the  forces  of  temperance,  but  the  Prohi- 
bition party  keeps  things  stirred  up.  It  is 
always  and  everywhere  opposed  to  stagna- 
tion. This  is  a  great  thing — especially  on 
this  problem.  Wherefore,  I  believe  in  the 
Prohibition  party. 

7.  I  believe  in  the  Woman's  Christian 
Temperance  Union.  Its  educational  work 
is  invaluable.  This  organization  looks 
after  the  heart  as  well  as  the  intellect.  I 
like  its  quiet,  intelligent,  aggressive,  per- 
sistent, determined  opposition  to  the  liquor 
business.  There  are  300,000  of  these  wom- 
en in  the  United  States.  This  is  a  force 
to  be  reckoned  with.  They  have  secured 
legislation  in  almost  all  the  states  by  which 
temperance  instruction  must  be  given  in 
the  public  schools.  The  ultimate  value  of 
this  no  one  can  compute. 

8.  I  believe  in  the  legal  prohibition  of 
the  liquor  business.  The  license  system 
prohibits  ninety-nine  men  out  of  a  hun- 
dred, or  one  hundred  and  ninety-nine  men 
out  of  two  hundred  from  keeping  liquor 
saloons.  Here  is  the  principle  of  prohi- 
bition. Let  this  principle  be  applied  im- 
partially. 

9.  I  believe  in  constitutional  prohibition. 
I  would  fix  the  status  of  the  saloon  once 
for  all.  I  would  not  have  the  people  vote 
"wet"  or  "dry"  at  every  election,  as  in 
Massachusetts.  The  permanent  legal  status 
of  the  liquor  saloon  ought  to  be  that  of  a 
corpse.  This  can  be  done  by  prohibiting 
the  liquor  traffic  in  our  state  constitutions, 
It  is  difficult  to  change  a  constitution;  it  is- 
easy  to  change  a  statute  law. 

10.  I  believe  in  total  abstinence  pledges 
and  in  total  abstinence  societies,  because 
they  do  a  great  amount  of  good.  They 
have  saved  many  men;  they  now  save 
many.  Moral  suasion  for  the  drunkard, 
legal  suasion  for  the  drunkard- maker. 
Many  a  man  can  be  made  sober  by  signing 
a  total  abstinence  pledge  and  becoming  a 
member  of  a  total  abstinence  society  who, 
without  such  help,  would  live  and  finally 
die  a  drunkard. 

11.  I  believe  in  the  abolition  of  the  can- 
teen in  the  army.  Business  men  and  cor- 
porations are  more  and  more  requiring 
men  in  their  employ  to  totally  abstain  from 
the  use  of  intoxicants  as  beverages.  Is  it 
possible  that  business  men  and  corpora- 
tions can  do  what  the  United  States  gov- 
ernment is  unable  to  do?  The  time  was 
when  men  engaged  in  business  [thought 
that  they  must  furnish  grog  to  those  in 
their  employ.  They  know  better  f  now. 
Some  men  still  think  that  the  United 
States  must  do  this  same  thing  for  {some 
men  in  its  employ ! 

12.  I  believe  in  the  final  destruction  of 
the  liquor  traffic.  Tde  movement  *is  now 
in  this  direction.  The  intelligence]  of  the 
people  is  coming  to  this  point.  The  peo- 
ple are  sovereign.  When  they  say,|27ie 
saloon  must  go,  the  saloon  Jwill  'go.  The 
liquor  business  does  not  pay— except  the 
saloon-keepers,  brewers  and  distillers, 
When  the  people  see,  as  they  will,^that  the 
business  does  not  pay  them,  thatfit  adds  to 
their  burdens,  that  it  increases]the  amount 
of  their  taxes,  that  they  are  in  fact'paying 
taxes  ,to  keep  up  this  business,  they  will 
suppress  it.  When  the  people  once  see 
that  it  does  not  pay  them  they  will  stop  it. 
There  are  other  reasons  for  believing  in 
the  final  destruction  of  the  whiskey^busi- 
ness;  but  this  is  sufficient  for  thejpresent, 

Denver,  Col. 


15/8 


THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


DECBMBER  12,  1901 


Jesus's  Teaching  Concerning  Himself 


There  are  two  ways  in  which  Jesus  taught 
concerning  himself — by  words  and  deeds. 
The  present  treatment  is  to  be  limited 
to  Jesus's  sayings  concerning  himself. 
There  is  here  enough  to  confound 
any  skeptic  in  Christendom.  It  is  not  the 
intention  of  this  paper,  however,  to  pre- 
sume anything  unusual  of  Jesus  of  Naza- 
reth, but  to  walk  with  him  through  the 
gospels,  watch  his  works,  and  listen  to  his 
words.  The  inductive  method,  which  is 
truly  scientific,  shall  be  used.  By  this 
method  did  the  deeds  and  words  of  Jesus 
impress  his  followers  until  this  impression 
issued  in  Peter's  confession,  "Thou  art  the 
Christ." 

The  sonship  of  Jesus,  therefore,  is  a  dec- 
laration of  faith.  It  cannot  be  otherwise, 
for  much  as  some  may  wish  to  have  seen 
Jesus  and  to  have  heard  nis  words,  they 
would  not  thereby  escape  the  necessity  of 
faith.  The  acceptance  of  Jesus  as  the 
Christ  would  still  be  a  matter  of  faith, 
though  eye  to  eye  and  face  to  face  with  the 
Lord.  Faith  is  that  power  of  the  soul  by 
which  we  see  the  invisible,  know  the  un- 
knowable, and  attempt  the  impossible. 
Such  a  view  of  faith  redeems  that  magical 
word  from  its  narrow  association  as  a  term 
for  churches  and  theologians  and  assigns  it 
a  place  in  all  progress,  as  the  power  which 
bridges  the  chasm  between  the  actual  and 
the  possible,  the  unseen  foundation  of  to- 
morrow's trials  and  triumphs. 

The  source  of  Jesus's  teaching  concern- 
ing himself  is  twofold— direct  and  indi- 
rect. First.  For  example,  he  said,  "I  and 
my  father  are  one"— a  direct  statement  in 
which  he  affirms  his  divinity.  Second. 
"Come  unto  me  all  ye  that  are  weary  and 
that  are  heavy  laden,  and  I  will  give  you 
rest,"  which  teaches  his  divinity  indirectly; 
such  a  promise  being  the  prerogative  of 
divinity.  In  this  paper  the  last  shall  be  first 
and  the  first  shall"  be  last.  The  indirect 
statements  are  richly  suggestive  as  to 
Jesus's  estimate  concerning  himself.  In  a 
careful  canvass  of  these  sayings  I  received 
at  least  four  distinct  impressions  of  this 
man  Jesus. 

1 .  His  consciousness  of  God.  His  first 
recorded  words  constitute  a  vivid  commen- 
tary upon  this  thought,  "Know  ye  not  that 
I  must  be  about  my  Father's  business?" 
His  whole  life  glows  with  the  splendor  of 
the  presence  of  God;  so  much  so  as  to  jus- 
tify a  description  of  his  career  as  being 
"the  human  life  of  God."  He  had  a  deep 
sense  of  dependence  upon  God.  He  said  to 
the  tempter,  "Man  shall  not  live  by  bread 
alone,  but  by  every  word  that  proceedeth 
out  of  the  mouth  of  God."  In  many  passages 
this  thought  floats  upon  the  surface— "I 
and  my  Father  are  one."  "My  Father  is 
greater  than  I."  "The  spirit  of  the  Lord 
is  upon  me."  "He  hath  anointed  me  to 
preach  the  gospel  to  the  poor."  "The  very 
works  that  I  do  bear  witness  of  me  that  the 
Father  hath  sent  me."  "Father,  I  thank 
thee  that  thou  hast  heard  me."  "Thinkest 
thou  not  that  I  cannot  beseech  my  Father 
and  he  shall  even  now  send  me  more  than 
twelve  legions  of  angels?"  "Father,  if  it  be 
possible,  let  this  cup  pass  from  me;  never- 
theless, not  my  will  but  thine  be  done." 
"Whatever  may  be  true  or  false  concern- 


By   J.   M.   LOWE 

ing  the  genuineness  of  this  language  it  is 
certain  that,  judged  by  any  standard,  it 
breathes  a  spirit  of  confidence  in  God  that 
cannot  be  reconciled  with  falsehood. 

2.  Originality.  More  than  any  other 
teacher,  ancient  or  modern,  does  Jesus  ig- 
nore customs,  authorities  and  traditions. 
When  everything  is  granted  touching  his 
instruction  in  childhood,  his  careful  study 
of  the  scriptures  and  general  culture,  it 
seems  that  the  completest  acquaintance 
with  these  things  fails  to  explain  his  read- 
iness and  boldness  of  speech.  Certainly  he 
would  not  learn  from  Moses  how  to  super- 
sede Moses  and  obtain  the  courage  to  do 

_  so.  How  refreshing  and  invigorating  are 
many  of  his  sayings,  beginning  with  "I  say 
unto  you."  Whether  the  coming  of  Jesus 
was  evolutionary  or  revolutionary,  this 
fact  of  his  unprecedented  originality  is  to 
be  explained.  If  Jesus  repeated  the  say- 
ings of  other  teachers,  by  repeating  those 
sayings  he  raised  them  from  the  dead,  and 
this  is  no  less  wonderful. 

3.  Authority.  This  is  the  direct  result 
of  his  originality.  No  king  is  so  command- 
ing; no  teacher  so  dogmatic;  no  reformer 
so  fearless.  It  seems  to  me  that  some  of 
his  commandments  must  have  shaken  the 
very  foundations  of  the  earth.  Truly, 
from  the  trembling  gates  of  death  the  bars 
have  fallen  away  and  the  bands  of  many 
have  been  loosed.  Even  yet,  the  centuries 
are  ringing  with  those  triumphant  words — 
"Go  ye  into  ail  the  world  and  preach  the 
gospel  to  every  creature."  Here  is  a  king 
without  a  throne,  a  captain  without  a  com- 
mand, yet  the  ages  tremble  'neath  the  tread 
of  his  army  of  soldier  subjects. 

From  a  human  standpoint,  this  authority 
rises  to  audacity  and  the  boldest  egotism. 
He  says  that  he  is  greater  than  Jonah  and 
Solomon.  He  declares  that  his  words  will 
outlive  heaven  and  earth,  and  that  he  is 
going  to  establish  a  kingdom  which  will 
never  be  destroyed.  He  gives  forth  the 
startling  statement  that  he  will  draw  all 
men  unto  him,  and  presumes  to  invite  the 
weary  ones  of  earth  to  come  to  him  and 
rest.  He  proclaims  himself  a  sower  of  good 
seed  whose  harvest  is  the  end  of  the  world 
and  whose  reapers  are  the  angels.  He  pro- 
nounces a  woe  upon  the  cities  that  reject 
his  teachings.  He  considers  it  necessary 
to  explain  that  his  Father  is  greater  than, 
he.  In  various  other  passages  does  this 
strange  teacher  commend  himself  and  re- 
cite his  victories.  He  proclaims  himself 
.more  worthy  of  love  than  father,  wife  or 
mother,  encourages  his  followers  by  saying 
that  he  has  overcome  the  world,  and  before 
he  dies  builds  a  monument  to  his  own  mem- 
ory, saying,  "Do  this  in  memory  of  me." 

With  all  these  extravagant  words  of 
what,  humanly  speaking,  might  be  called 
self-praise,  no  one  has  seriously  charged 
him  with  boastfulness  or  egotism.  This 
failing  is  noted  and  despised  in  other  men, 
but  not  in  Jesus.  The  reason  is  that  Jesus 
spoke  the  sober  truth  and  the  world  has 
received  it  as  such  without  so  much  a3 
dreaming  of  any  inconsistency.  He  spoke 
not  to  reflect  credit  upon  himself  or  his 
family,  but  upon  man,  for  he  was  the  Son 
of  man,  and  upon  God,  for  hs  was  the  Son 
of  God. 


To  me  it  is  more  than  wonderful  the 
deference  that  kings  and  peasants,  states- 
men, poets,  philosophers,  teachers,  theo- 
logians and  men  and  women  everywhere 
pay  to  Jesus,  that  obscure  Teacher  who 
died  upon  a  cross  outside  the  city  of  the 
great  king.  When  he  speaks  the  world  is 
silent.  Even  the  task  of  much  criticism 
is  not  to  destroy  the  words  of  Jesus,  but  to 
discover  surely  which  words  are  his  and 
which  are  not.  Few,  indeed,  would  pre- 
sume to  remove  from  the  language  of  the 
world  one  syllable  which  is  believed  to  have 
escaped  his  lips.  Such  a  compliment  is 
wonderful  in  our  eyes  and  well  may  His 
question  be  repeated,  "Why  call  ye  me 
Lord,  Lord,  and  do  not  the  things  which  I 
say?" 

4.  Sincerity.  This  is  a  large  determin- 
ing factor  in  the  extent  to  which  a  teach- 
er's message  is  received.  Because  of  By- 
ron's insincerity  his  otherwise  popular 
works  go  at  a  discount.  Insincere  men  are 
like  counterfeit  coin,  they  have  not  the 
right  ring.  Sincerity  bears  witness  to  the 
gold  of  manhood.  In  Jesus  sincerity  is  the 
perfect  union  of  act  and  word.  His  eye  is 
single.  He  lived  but  one  life.  His  words 
but  rendered  his  deeds  audible.  Deed  kept 
pace  with  creed.  His  highest  joy  was  in 
relieving  sorrow,  and  his  truest  freedom 
was  in  service.  He  commanded  men  to 
love  their  enemies  and  pray  for  those  who 
despitefully  used  them.  He  obeyed  his 
own  commandment,  loving  his  enemies  in 
life  and  praying  for  them  in  death. 

In  His  saddest  hours  and  in  the  times  of 
deepest  sympathy  his  sincerity  is  most  ap- 
parent. "Oh,  Jerusalem,  Jerusalem,  which 
killest  the  prophets  and  stonest  them  that 
are  sent  unto  her,  how  often  would  I  have 
gathered  thy  children  together  even  as  a 
hen  gathereth  her  chickens  under  her 
wings,  and  ye  would  not."  Admit  into  this 
passage  the  slightest  tinge  of  insincerity, 
and  it  falls  from  the  highest  heights  of  the 
sublime  to  the  lowest  depths  of  the  ridicu- 
lous. AI30  that  marvelous  chapter,  the 
fourteenth  of  John,  "Let  not  your  heart 
be  troubled,  ye  believe  in  God,  believealso 
in  me.  In  my  Father's  house  are  many 
mansions;  if  it  were  not  so  I  would  have 
told  you.  I  go  to  prepare  a  place  for  you, 
and  if  I  go  and  prepare  a  place  for  you  I 
will  come  again  and  receive  you  unto  my- 
self." These  words  breathe  the  tenderest 
and  truest  sympathy.  The  nature  and 
theme  forbid  insincerity.  There  remains 
the  saying  uttered  in  Gethsemane,  "Fath- 
er, if  it  be  possible,  let  this  cup  pass  from 
me;  nevertheless,  not  my  will  but  thine  be 
done."  If  the  one  who  spoke  these  were 
sane,  he  was  also  sincere,  for  insincerity 
would  have  surrendered  before  this.  To 
convince  a  reasonable  man  that  the  one 
who  uttered  these  words  was  self-deceived 
would  require  more  skill  in  dialectic  than 
the  solar  system  has  yet  produced.  To  de- 
clare him  insane  is  to  put  a  premium  upon 
madness.  And  to  ascribe  these  words  to 
the  tongue  or  pen  of  another  is  to  give 
falsehood  or  pretense  credit  for  the  highest 
and  truest  declaration  of  human  duty  that 
has  been  proclaimed  by  human  tongue  or 
traced  by  human  pen. 

(to  be  concluded.) 


December  12,  1901 


THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


1579 


15/>e  Preacher  an  Example 


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C.  PATTERSON 


Paul  in  one  of  his  letters  to  Timothy  ex- 
horted him  to  be  "an  example  to  the  be- 
lievers in  word,  in  conversation,  in  charity, 
in  spirit,  in  faith,  in  purity."  It  is  un- 
questionably true  that  the  most  powerful 
sermons  are  those  read  in  the  lives  of  truly 
godly  men  and  women.  It  is  also  true  that 
many  an  eloquently  spoken  sermon  has 
been  shorn  of  its  power  for  good  through 
the  inconsistent  life  of  the  one  who 
preached  it.  There  is  little  of  good  that 
can  come  from  the  preaching  of  those 
who  say  "don't  do  as  we  do,  but  as  we  tell 
you."  On  the  other  hand  the  influence 
of  the  life  of  that  man  who  says  in  the 
language  of  Paul,  "follow  me  as  I  fol- 
low Christ,"  is  far-reaching  in  its  good  re- 
sults. It  was  not  so  much  what  Jesus  said 
as  what  he  did  that  has  made  the  world  bet- 
ter, and  the  preacher's  influence  in  the 
world  for  good  must,  after  all,  depend  more 
upon  his  personal  life  and  example  than 
upon  his  eloquence  in  the  pulpit.  Paul, 
recognizing  this  fact,  said  to  the  Romans, 
"Thou  therefore  who  teachest  another, 
teachest  thou  not  thyself?  Thou  who 
preachest  a  man  should  not  steal,  dost  thou 
steal?  Thou  who  sayest  a  man  should  not^ 
commit  adultery,  dost  thou  commit  adul- 
tery? Thou  who  abhorrest  idols,  dost  thou 
commit  sacrilege?  For  the  name  of  God  is 
blasphemed  among  the  Gentiles  through 
you."  And  these  questions,  propounded 
by  Paul,  are  quite  pertinent  and  recall  the 
couplet  we  learned  while  a  boy  in  the  dis- 
trict school  viz.: 

"A  man  of  words  and  not  of  deeds 
Is  like  a  garden  full  o?  weeds." 

While  it  is  true  that  the  preachers,  as  a 
class,  are  exemplary  in  their  lives,  and  their 
conduct  is  in  perfect  accord  with  their 
preaching,  it  is  also  sorrowfully  true  that 
some  are  not  a3  considerate  of  their  exam- 
ple as  they  should  be.  Paul  said,  let  "no 
man  put  a  stumbling-block  or  an  occasion 
to  fall  in  his  brother's  way.  It  is  good 
neither  to  eat  flesh,  nor  to  drink  wine,  nor 
anything  whereby  thy  brother  stumbleth, 
or  is  offended,  or  is  made  weak." 

There  is  one  practice  to  which  some 
preachers  are  given  that  I  will  mention, 
viz.,  the  use  of  tobacco.  We  have  reached 
a  period  of  intellectual  and  scientific  de- 
velopment when  it  is  no  longer  a  debatable 
question  as  to  the  injuriousness  of  the  use 
of  tobacco.  That  is  almost  universally  ad- 
mitted by  the  scientists.  Its  use  injures 
the  mind  to  such  an  extent  that  those  stu- 
dents who  use  it  are  incapable  of  doing  as 
satisfactory  work  as  those  do  who  use  it 
not.  Last  April  Mrs.  Minnie  Waldron,  a 
member  of  the  educational  society,  after 
gathering  statistics  concerning  the  Bloom- 
ington,  Ind.,  schools,  made  report  that  out 
of  215  boys  in  five  grades,  68  had  smoked 
cigarettes  from  one  to  three  years  and  a 
few  for  six  years.  This  was  31  per  cent,  of 
the  whole  number  of  boys,  not  one  of  whom 
had  made  an  excellent  record.  Forty-six 
per  cent,  of  them  had  failed  of  promotion 
and  only  17  had  reached  a  grade  of  75  per 
cent.  She  found  that  14  cigarette -smoking 
boys  had  spent  two  years  and  more  in  their 
present  grades,  and  that  six  per  cent,  of 
those  failing  of  promotion  had  already  been 
two  years  in  their  present  grades. 


Out  of  70  young  men  examined  by  a 
prominent  physician  in  Peru,  Ind.,  for  cer- 
tificates for  membership  in  a  fraternal  so- 
ciety, 37  of  them  failed  to  pass  because  of 
bad  heart  action  brought  on  by  the  use  of 
tobacco.  Since  it  is  a  fact  that  smoking  or 
chewing  is  destructive  to  nerve  force,  it 
must  also  be  true  that  it  is  destructive  to 
moral  and  spiritual  force,  hence  it  is  a  sin- 
ful practice.  Besides  it  is  admitted  by  all 
to  be  a  filthy  habit.  If  it  is  injurious  to 
the  body  and  a  filthy  habit,  it  certainly  de- 
files the  body  which  the  Apostle  Paul  de- 
clares to  be  the  temple  for  the  indwelling 
of  the  Holy  Spirit,  and  if  any  man  defile 
this  temple  him  will  God  destroy. 

Seeing  that  all  this  is  true,  and  also  f;hat 
$600,000,000  are  annually  wasted  in  this 
fijthy  practice,  it  is  certainly  the  duty  of 
the  preacher,  in  "showing  himself  an  ex- 
ample in  purity,"  to  quit  it  at  once  and  be- 
gin using  his  influence  upon  his  elders 
and  deacons  to  induce  them  also  to  set  bet- 
ter examples  before  the  young  boys  and 
men. 

In  Auburn,  New  York,  we  are  told, 
the  young  have  very  little  regard  for  the 
preacher  who  uses  tobacco.  A  few  weeks 
ago  some  children  in  Illinois  were  speaking 
of  the  superintendent  of  the  Sunday-school, 
when  one  said:  "Mr.  B.  is  such  a  nice  man, 
it  is  a  pity  that  he  smokes,"  and  so  said 
they  all.  How  can  we  preachers  ask,  and 
reasonably  expect,  people  to  break  away 
from  evil  practices  when  we  will  not  do  it 
ourselves?  I  hope  soon  to  see  the»dawn  of 
that  day  when  not  one  preacher  will  use 
tobacco. 

It  has  not  been  long  since  I  was  assisting 
a  pastor  who  smoked  as  many  as  ten  cigars 
a  day.  It  was  the  talk  of  the  town  and  a 
stumbling-block  to  the  young.  I  preached 
on  "Temperance  or  Self-control,"  during 
which  his  evil  example  was  held  up  before 
him.  He  was  a  true,  good  man  and,  seeing 
his  wrong,  said  to  me,-  "I  will  never  use  to- 
bacco again,"  and  so  said  some  of  his 
leading  members.  I  once  used  it,  but  ap- 
plying the  rule,  "What  would  Jesus  do?" 
decided  that  he  would  never  be  seen  going 
down  the  street  with  a  cigar  or  pipe  in  his 
mouth — nor  would  he  have  us  do  so;  hence 
I  quit.  Do  you  indulge?  If  so,  won't  you 
quit  and  use  your  influence  to  get  others  to 
do  the  same?  We  pray  for  a  speedy  com- 
ing of  the  day  when  our  preachers  and 
church  officers  will  not  have  the  smell  of 
the  filthy  weed  upon  their  garments. 

Indianapolis,  Ind. 

The  Culture  of  the  Many. 

The  greatness  of  a  people  consists  not  in 
the  unusual  attainments  of  the  few,  but  in 
the  culture  of  the  many.  It  takes  great 
statesmen,  great  lawyers  great  soldiers, 
great  doctors  great  merchants,  great  farm- 
ers, great  clerks,  great  hodcarriers,  great 
newsboys,  and  great  bootblacks  to  make  a 
great  people.  All  life  must  be  exalted. 
Nothing  is  unworthy  save  that  which  is 
worthless.  The  man  who  digs  a  good  ditch 
with  a  glad  heart  is  more  kingly  than  he  who 
sits  around  with  soft  hands  waiting  to  fore- 
close unjust  mortgages  on  widow's  houses. 
Let  the  glory  from  above  fall  upon  every 
worthy  work  and  it  becomes  a  part  of  the 
King's  business.  J.  M.  Lowe. 


Ovir   Possibilities  in  Europe. 

By  Cherries  Forster. 

Over  seventy  years  have  passed  since  this 
present  reformation  began.  The  extent  of 
its  influence  in  this  land  causes  us  to  re- 
joice, but  when  we  turn  our  eyes  toward 
Europe  our  joy  is  checked,  for  in  the  whole 
of  that  continent  there  are  only  3,500  Dis- 
ciples of  Christ.  Scotland,  Ireland,  France, 
Spain,  Holland,  Belgium,  Germany,  Italy, 
Austria,  Russia  and  Greece,  with  a  total 
population  of  285,000,000,  know  compara- 
tively nothing  of  the  reformation  that  we 
love  so  much.  The  more  are  we  surprised 
at  this,  when  we  consider  that  the  Seventh 
Day  Adventists— who  arose  in  this  country 
as  late  as  1845,  and  whose  teachings  are 
radically  opposed  to  the  intellectual  spirit 
of  the  age — have  churches  scattered  over 
many  of  these  countries,  and  have  publish- 
ing houses  in  London,  Hamburg,Christiana, 
Basle  and  other  European  cities.  We  are 
led  to  inquire  as  to  the  possibilities  of  our 
plea  over  there,  and  as  to  the  cause  of  the 
present  state  of  things. 


If  wisely  proclaimed,  the  possibilities  of 
our  plea  in  Europe  are  great,  for  what  the 
people  of  to-day  desire  is  a  gospel  that  is 
factual  and  reasonable,  and  ours  is  such. 
The  thoughtful  and  analytical  mind  of 
Europe  is  fast  losing  interest  in  the  exist- 
ing religious  systems,  and  though  open 
skepticism  does  not  prevail,  yet  the  cold- 
ness and  indifference  of  the  largest  class 
tell  of  an  inward,  unconscious  skepticism. 
They  have  become  weary  of  the  abstruse 
theology  of  the  churches,  just  as  a  child  be- 
comes weary,  when  efforts  are  made  to 
teach  him  simple  truths  through  the  means 
of  tedious  formulas.  Had  a  child  been  under 
such  methods  of  teaching  for  years,  the 
vivacity  of  his  intellectual  life  would  almost 
be  gone.  A  live  spark  of  truth,  simply 
presented,  would  arouse  him  to  life  by  the 
very  virtue  of  its  contrast  with  the  dullness 
of  the  past.  So  it  is  with  Europe.  Simple 
gospel  truths  have  been  hidden  in  abstruse 
formulas,  and  as  a  result  the  gospel  life  has 
lost  its  vivacity.  The  proclamation  of  the 
gospel  in  an  earnest,  simple  and  precise 
manner  will,  by  the  very  virtue  of  its  con- 
trast with  these  formulas,  revivify  the  eb- 
bing religious  life. 

">» 

The  reason  for  the  present  state  of  things 
is  very  apparent.  It  cannot  be  accounted 
for  by  any  defect  in  the  plea,  for  that  is  ex- 
actly what  Europe  needs;  nor  can  it  be  on 
the  part  of  God,  for  his  power  to  promul- 
gate his  truth  is  limitless.  Hence,  it  must 
be  on  our  part  as  agents  through  whom 
God  gives  his  truth  to  the  world.  Christ 
commanded  us  to  go  into  all  the  world,  and, 
at  the  same  time,  told  us  that  the  source  of 
our  power  was  his  own  limitless  power. 
Between  this  command  and  promise  there 
is  a  relation:  To  the  extent  that  we  go,  just 
to  that  extent  do  we  draw  from  our  source 
of  power,  and  just  to  the  extent  that  we 
do  not  go,  just  to  that  extent  do  we 
limit  the  working  of  the  power  of  God  in  us 
and  through  us.  The  power  of  God  is  lim- 
itless. The  old  gospel  is  just  what  Europe 
needs;  hence,  the  only  reason  for  the  pres- 
ent state  of  things  over  there  is  that  we 
have  held  back,  and  limited  the  Holy  One 
of  Israel. 


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THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


December  12,  1901 


Handling    the    Word    Scien- 
tifically. 

By  O.  D.   MaLple. 

"Give  diligence  to  present  thyself  ap- 
proved unto  God,  a  workman  that  needeth 
not  to  be  ashamed,  handling  aright  the 
word  of  truth."  This  is  the  revised  version 
of  2  Tim.  2:15  and  may  comprehend  more 
than  the  phrase  "rightly  dividing  the  word 
of  truth." 

Shakespeare  in  "The  Merchant  of  Ven- 
ice" puts  into  the  mouth  of  Antonio  these 
words,  "The  devil  can  cite  scripture  for  his 
purpose,"  which  some  pretended  polemics 
quote  when  they  run  up  against  a  false 
teacher  who  has  read  theBible  and  used  the 
scriptures  copiously  and  adroitly.  They 
say  that  any  one  who  is  apt  in  his  use  of 
the  scriptures  can  support  his  doctrine 
thereby. 

Is  this  true?  Have  we  a  Bible  of  such 
make-up  that  it  proves  any  and  all  doc- 
trines? Is  the  Bible  a  conglomeration  by 
which  you  can  prove  this,  that  and  the 
other?    Is  the  holy  book  void  of  system? 

I  am  sure  that  while  the  Bible  is  sys- 
tematic some  people  are  not  in  handling  the 
same.  They  prove  their  doctrines,  many 
times,  by  the  jumping-here-and-there  sys- 
tem, by  taking  from,  adding  to,  or  chang- 
ing just  a  little. 

I  am  reminded  of  the  preacher  who  went 
to  a  place  where  one  of  our  evangelists  was 
holding  a  meeting  and  began  a  rival  meet- 
ing. As  the  evangelist  had  preached  that 
"baptism  was  for  the  remission  of  sins," 
the  rival  preacher  announced  that  on  a 
certain  night  he  would  show  that  baptism 
was  not  for  the  remission  of  sins.  The 
Christian  evangelist  dismissed  on  that 
night  and  took  his  congregation  and  went 
over  to  hear  the  sermon.  With  the  greatest 
of  care  he  laid  his  premises  and  with  vigor 
he  impressed  them  on  the  minds  of  the  peo- 
ple. Finally  he  came  to  the  scripture  and 
quoted  passage  after  passage,  many  of 
which  had  about  as  much  to  do  with  the 
design  of  baptism  as  "the  last  enemy  that 
shall  be  destroyed  is  death." 

After  meandering  for  some  time  he  came 
to  Acts  2:38.  He  said  that  the  preachers 
who  believed  in  baptism  for  the  remission 
of  sins  delighted  in  quoting  Acts  2:38  and 
that  many  who  disbelieved  in  this  "baptis- 
mal regeneration"  theory  were  afraid  to 
tackle  such  scripture  as  Acts  2:38.  But, 
he  continued,  I'll  show  you  what  Acts  2:38 
means.  Let  us  read  it:  "Then  Peter  said 
unto  them,  Repent,  and  be  baptized  every 
one  of  you  in  the  name  of  Jesus  Christ" 
(he  paused  and  looked  around  in  the  room 
and  then  at  the  window  and  said,  Brethren, 
it's  a  little  close  in  here,  would  you  please 
let  down  the  windows  and  give  us  fresh 
air?) — "and  ye  shall  receive  the  gift  of  the 
Holy  Ghost."  He  got  over  baptism  for  the 
remission  of  sins  by  leaving  out  the  phrase 
"remission  of  sins."  I  suppose  that  in 
time  he  learned  to  handle  the  scriptures  so 
scientifically  that  baptism  had  nothing  to 
do  with  "the  gift  of  the  Holy  Ghost"  by 
simply  leaving  that  phrase  out  of  the  read- 
ing. 

The  above  I  know  to  be  true,  for  I  can 
find  twenty-five  persons  who  will  testify  to 
its  truthfulness.  Moreover,  the  preacher 
who  performed  this  wonderful  feat  in 
handling  the  scriptures  scientifically  is  now 
preaching  here  and  giving  us  scientific  les- 
sons in  the  use  of  the  Bible. 
Illustrations  can  be  cited   showing  that 


the  same  practice  is  followed  in  the  scien- 
tific handling  of  the  scriptures  to  the  glory 
of  Christian  Science.  An  advocate  of  that 
particular  folly  recently  wrote  as  follows  in 
defense  of  his  system : 

Scientific  Christianity  is  based  upon  no 
other  than  the  foundation  which  Jesus 
Christ  laid— "Go  ye  into  all  the  world  and 
preach  the  gospel,  heal  the  sick."  This  is 
the  rock  which  the  builders  rejected. 

It  would  be  interesting  to  know  just 
where  this  quotation  is  found.  The  words 
given  within  quotation  marks,  as  the  foun- 
dation which  Jesus  Christ  laid,  are  not  to 
be  found,  so  connected,  among  the  recorded 
sayings  of  Jesus.  What  becomes  of  the 
system  which  is  confessedly  built  upon  a 
foundation  that  turns  out  to  be  a  garbled 
misquotation? 

Advantages    of   the  Uniform 
Topics. 

By  George  Darsie. 

The  theme  is  large  and  my  space  is  small 
and  so  more  is  meant  than  meets  the  eye. 
Do  your  own  expanding. 

1.  They  provide  the  prayer-meeting 
with  a  definite  Topic  for  each  week  of  the 
year.  The  meeting  thereby  becomes  a 
concentration  and  not  a  scatteration. 
Unity  characterizes  the  readings,  prayers, 
songs  and  talks.  The  meeting  which 
"covers  all  creation,"  has  gone  out,  and 
the  meeting  which  focuses  to  a  single 
point  has  come  in.  That  seems  to  me  the 
first  condition  of  a  successful  prayer- meet  • 
ing. 

2.  They  provide  also  a  profitable  Topic. 
There  will  be  no  wrangling  over  untaught 
questions,- no  fierce  disputes  about  the 
mere  letter  of  religion,  no  airing  of  person- 
al grievances  or  ill-natured  indulgence  of 
the  fault-finding  spirit,  for  the  Topics 
allow  for  nothing  of  the  kind.  They  are 
uncompromisingly  committed  to  what  en- 
courages   ;difies  and  profits. 

3.  They  further  provide  a  seasonable 
Topic.  Nothing  is  more  appropriate  than 
to  pray  for  the  various  benevolent  enter- 
prises of  our  brotherhood  in  our  church 
prayer-meetings,  and  especially  so  at 
times  when  offerings  for  them  are  due. 
How  a  church  can  expect  to  make  a  gener- 
ous offering  for  the  foreign  work,  the  home 
work,  for  church  extension,  for  ministerial 
relief  and  so  on,  that  does  not  press  these 
things  in  the  prayer-meeting,  I  cannot  see. 
Then,  too,  about  April  first,  at  the  close 
of  the  evangelistic  season,  how  suitable 
that  the  prayer-meeting  should  have  a 
Topic  suited  to  the  needs  of  young  Disci- 
ples. These  instances  and  many  others 
illustrate  what  I  mean. 

4.  They  provide  a  good  range  of  Topics. 
The  obligations  of  a  Christian  are  many- 
sided.  The  duties  of  a  Christian  life  run 
in  many  directions,  and  hence  Topics 
suited  to  a  prayer-meeting  should  cover 
as  far  as  may  be  the  whole  circle  of  Chris- 
tian duty.  They  should  have  range  and 
variety  in  order  to  meet  the  needs  of 
the  case.  And  our  committee  had  this  in 
mind  in  preparing  the  1902  Topics. 

5.  Many  Christians  travel,  and  they  like 
to  visit  the  midweek  prayer-meeting  when 
away  from  home,  and  the  more  so  when 
they  know  what  the  topic  will  be,  and  have 
studied  up  on  it.  Many  an  edifying  talk 
from  a  new  voice  will  be  heard  as  the  re- 
sult of  the  adoption  of  the  Uniform  Topics. 


6.  And  what  fine  helps  our  weekly 
papers  furnish  for  the  study  of  the  topics. 
No  one,  however  immature  in  knowledge, 
can  read  one  their  articles  and  not  be  ready 
to  add  his  word  of  interest  to  the  meeting. 
And  not  seldom  can  selections  from  these 
articles  be  cut  out  and  carried  to  the  meet- 
ing and  read  with  profit.  But  this  word 
of  caution  is  ueeded:  Study  the  topic  for 
yourself,  and  say  your  own  word  on  it, 
rather  than  some  one  else's.  Too  many 
read  clippings  quench  spontaneity. 

7.  It  is  truly  an  inspiring  thought  that 
others  are  thinking  and  praying  about  the 
same  subject  with  ourselves,  and  that  our 
whole  brotherhood,  east  and  west  and  north 
and  south,  is  attuned  to  the  same  keynote 
of  praise  and  worship.  The  topics  thus 
become  a  new  bond  of  union  among  us. 

8.  The  last  advantage  is  that  all  our 
publishing  houses  will  furnish  these  topics 
for  1902,  printed  in  good  style,  to  all  who 
send  for  them,  at  the  reasonable  rate  of 
twenty-five  cents  a  hundred. 

Frankfort,  Ky. 


The  Individual  Communion 
Service. 

By  Cs-ilos  C.  R_owlison. 

I  wonder  that  every  church  does  not  adopt 
the  individual  communion  service.    Apart 
from  its  unquestioned  sanitary  importance, 
the    service   can  be  made   so  much  more 
helpful  than  the  usual  form  of  its  observ- 
ance that  it  is  well  worth  its  cost.    Think- 
ing that    readers  of  the  Christian-Evan- 
gelist who  do  not  have  this  form  of  service 
would  be  interested  to  know   about  it,  I 
will  briefly  describe  our  service.  The  elders 
are    seated  one  at  each    side  of  the    table, 
with  the  deacons  seated  in  the  front  pew. 
An  appropriate  song  is  sung.    Then  from 
the  pulpit  the  minister  reads,   "And  when 
the  hour  was  come,  he  sat  down,  and  the 
apostles  with  him.    And  he  took  bread, 
and  when  he  had  given  thanks,  he  brake  it, 
and  gave  it  to  them."    At  this  point    the 
elder  to  the  right  gives    thanks,    and  then 
distribution  is  made  to  the   congregation, 
each    retaining    the    bread   until    all    are 
served.    When  the  deacons  are  returned  to 
the  front,  the  minister  reads,    "This  is  my 
body  which  is  broken   for  you.    This  do  in 
remembrance  of  me.     Eat  ye  all  of  it." 
And  all  eat  together.    The    minister    then 
reads,    "In  like  manner  he  took  the  cup, 
after  supper,  and  gave  thanks  for  it."    The 
elder  to  the  left  expresses  thanks,  and  the 
congregation  is  served  with  the  wine,  re- 
taining  the    goblets  until    all  are  served, 
Then  the  minister  reads,  "And  when  he  had 
given  thanks,    he  gave  to  them ;    and  they 
all  drank  of  it."     So  likewise  let  us  do. 
And  all  drink.    The  service  is  closed  with 
another  quotation  or  two,  and  a  song. 

This  is  a  very  simple  service.  The  young 
are  given  suitable  instruction  as  to  its 
meaning  in  the  few  quotations,  and  the 
words  are  so  familiar  as  in  no  way"to  de- 
tract from  the  meditations.  An  old  disciple 
was  in  our  congregation  not  long  ago  and 
afterward  remarked  that  ours  was  the  most 
impressive  communion  service  in  which  he 
had  ever  participated.  We  have  used  it 
two  years,  and  are  abundantly  satisfied. 
Much  care  should  be  taken  in  selecting  a 
service  that  can  be  easily  handled. 
Third  Church,  Indianapolis,  Ind. 


December  12,  1901 


THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


1581 


V*    English.  Topics    ^ 


By  WILLIAM  DURBAN 


The  Phenomena.)  Boys. 
With  very  mingled  sentiments  I  refer  to 
Jack  Cooke,  the  youth  of  16  years  of  age 
who  is  just  now  the  pulpit  wonder  of  Lon- 
don. Londoners  by  myriads  are  exactly  like 
New  Yorkers,  or  like  the  old  Athenians, 
always  ready  for  any  new  sensation. 
Nothing  pleases  the  novelty  hunters 
excepting  for  the  passing  hour.  They 
are  full  of  delighted  interest  in  any  new 
novel  by  Corelli  or  Caine,  any  fresh  play 
brought  out  by  Irving  or  Terry,  any  pan- 
tomime introduced  at  the  Hippodrome,  any 
revival  campaign  on  original  lines.  But 
nothing  in  any  of  these  directions  has 
power  to  draw  after  a  time.  Barnum  is 
forgotten,  so  are  Gladstone  and  Spurgeon, 
and  all  popular  idols  are  soon  bundled  into 
the  museums  of  yesterday's  rubbish. 
Well,  the  charm  of  the  moment  is  the  lad 
who  is  nightly  preaching  at  Bloomsbury 
Baptist  Chapel.  Jack  Cooke  is  as  remark- 
able a  sample  of  precocity  as  any  young 
piano  or  violin  prodigy  like  Hoffman  or 
Kubelik  when  they  first  appeared.  There 
is  also  in  the  west  of  England  a  little 
Welsh  boy,  only  12  years  of  age,  who  is 
astonishing  the  people,  but  whose  parents 
are  wisely  about  to  relegate  him  to  the 
obscurity  of  school.  Jack  Cooke  seems  to 
have  finished  his  education.  I  do  not  know 
what  to  think  about  him,  and  I  discover 
that  everybody  else  is  equally  puzzled. 
This  youth  can  give  forth  a  gushing  stream 
of  talk,  too  rapid  for  the  reporters,  and 
could  evidently  continue  orating  from 
morning  to  night.  Therefore  he  is  mar- 
velously  gifted  with  oratorical  power,  for 
he  speaks  effectively,  in  a  beautiful  voice 
and  with  really  choice  diction  uniformly  at 
his  command.  But  all  is  provokingly 
superficial.  For  instance,  a  few  nights 
ago  he  told  the  people  that  he  had  been 
"having  a  word  of  prayer,"  and  so  had 
forgotten  the  text  he  had  chosen!  There- 
fore he  asked  the  audience  to  supply  him 
one  on  the  spot.  They  at  once  did  so  and 
he  adopted  it  without  hesitation,  but  he 
preached  from  it  a  sermon '  which  would 
have  been  equally  suitable  for  any  one  of  a 
thousand  different  texts. 

Is  this  the  Age  of  Intellect? 

Canon  Barnett  once  said,  "The  great 
need  of  to-day  is  that  men  should  think, 
think — and  again  think!  Action  will  fol- 
low. But  thinking  is  our  first  duty  aa 
Christians."  But  is  this  really  so?  It 
would  not  seem  so  to  anybody  listening  to 
the  lad  Jack  Cooke.  "Your  young  men 
shall  see  visions."  And  you  get  the  im- 
pression that  this  boy  has  seen  a  vision. 
But  what  sort  of  a  vision?  Simply  that  of 
an  irresistibly  good  bargain  to  be  imme- 
diately grasped  here  over  the  counter, 
"you,  my  friend,  receiving,  the  Almighty 
making  the  offer."  To  Jack  Cooke  this 
view  of  conversion  leaves  the  sinner  no 
choice.  It  would  be  insanity  to  hesitate. 
"Stand  up  and  accept!  My  good  sirs,  you 
are  not  going  to  miss  this  for  lack  of  a 
little  courage!"  One  imagines  while  lis- 
tening that  all  the  purity  of  a  St.  Thomas  a 
Kempis,  the  charity  of  a  St.  Francis,  the 
fire  of  a  John  Wesley,  the  dreams  of  a  John 
Bunyan,  the  magnetism  of  a  Moody,  the 


force  of  a  Gladstone — all  lie  there  in  that 
boy's  hand,  for  anyone  who  will  dart  into 
the  vestry  behind  the  pulpit.  Everything 
that  is  divine  in  character  and  conduct 
may  be  actually  bespoken  by  holding  up 
one's  hand.  The  lad  flips  his  fingers  to  lift 
the  people  from  their  pews,  and  one  real- 
izes nothing  incongruous  in  the  action. 
The  whole  weary  wilderness  of  religious 
failure  and  speculation  is  traversed  in  a 
moment,  so  that  you  wonderingly  rub 
your  eyes  to  find  yourself  at  the  haven 
where  you  would  be. 

England  in  a.  Trance, 

Surely  this  nation  is  in  one  of  those 
moods  which  inevitably  come  occasionally 
on  every  people.  We  seem  to  be  political- 
ly, religiously  and  socially  in  a  comatose 
condition.  Nothing  is  stirring  the  national 
soul.  Of  course,  there  will  one  day, 
and  the  day  is  near  at  hand,  be  a  tremen- 
dous awakening.  The  influence  of  Lord 
Salisbury  has  induced  a  political  hypnosis, 
which  is  felt  more  or  less  by  all  classes. 
We  are  not,  according  to  the  rule  of 
heavenly  wisdom,  to  put  our  trust  in 
princes,  nor  in  any  child  of  man.  But  this 
nation  years  ago  gave  to  Lord  Salisbury  a 
blank  cheque,  leaving  the  whole  author- 
ity of  the  empire  under  his  autocratic  juris- 
diction. He  absolutely  despises  the  masses, 
and  has  recklessly  displayed  his  lordly 
contempt.  In  return,  they  absolutely  idol- 
ize him.  This  uncrowned  king  of  England 
is  as  supreme  as  Bismarck  was  in  Ger- 
many, though  he  has  but  little  of  that 
despotic  bureaucrat's  genius.  Indeed,  the 
favorite  character  with  the  English  of  this 
generation  is  a  commonplace  but  arrogant 
aristocrat.  Here  is  our  danger.  Soporific 
Toryism  is  narcotizing  the  popular  sensor- 
ium  and  John  Bull,  with  overweening  con- 
fidence in  his  supercilious  master,  slumbers 
profoundly  while  the  rest  of  the  world 
sneers,  objurgates  and  marvels  at  the 
British  attitude.  The  Boer  war  should 
have  been  finished  long  since,  but  for  the 
initial  blunder  of  the  government  in  assum- 
ing that  the  warfare  was  to  be  triumphant- 
ly accomplished  by  an  ordinary  force, 
chiefly  of  unmounted  men,  notwithstand- 
ing the  earnest  advice  of  experts.  Ever 
since  Gladstone  committed  political  suicide 
by  pandering  to  Irish  home  rulers,  es- 
pecially to  the  immoral  Parnell,  the  great 
and  grand  Liberal  party  has  been  disin- 
tegrated. We  are  given  over  for  the  time 
being  to  a  blind  and  besotted  stagnating 
conservatism.  Our  young  men  for  the 
mo3t  part  think  that  Toryism  is  a  splendid 
regime,  and  it  is  this  attitude  of  the  new 
generation  which  is  the  most  ominous 
factor  in  the  situation.  I  do  not  think 
that  the  return  to  reason  will  be  sponta- 
neous. Nothing  will  bring  the  nation  to 
its  proper  senses  but  a  time  of  tribulation 
—and  that  is  what  is  approaching.  Ger- 
many is  the  stormy  petrel.  She  is  raging 
against  Chamberlain,  and  is  snatching  at 
first  one  stick  and  then  another  in  order  to 
beat  Britain.  But  the  Germans  are  sud- 
denly finding  something  different  to  think 
about.  Starvation,  the  ugliest  of  spectres, 
has  appeared  in  the  Fatherland.  The 
boasted  boom  is  over.      This  is  bad  for  all 


Europe,  for  a  prosperous  Germany  is  the 
European  center  of  gravity. 

Cha.mberla.irVs  Blunder. 

Joseph  Chamberlain  is  incorrigible.  I 
do  not  belong  to  his  party  and  therefore  I 
will  try  to  be  fair  to  him.  I  am  a  Radical 
and  have  never  voted  Tory  in  all  my  life. 
If  I  were  Tory  I  should  not  like  Mr. 
Chamberlain,  though  he  is  now  the  most 
potent  Tory  leader.  He  is  England's 
most  dangerous  enemy.  For  when  he  does 
the  right  thing  he  seems  fated  to  do  it  in 
the  wrong  way.  He  has  lectured  nearly 
all  great  nations  in  the  most  exasperating 
manner.  This  dictator  not  long  since  told 
the  irascible  French  people  that  they  must 
mend  their  ways.  Just  before  that  he  had 
the  audacity  to  remind  the  Tsar  that  those 
who  supped  with  the  devil  must  use  a  long 
spoon.  Now  he  has  been  raising  a  Teutonic 
tornado,  and  this  time  he  is  right  enough 
while  the  Germans  are  wrong  enough.  By  a 
persistent  affectation,  born  only  of  malig- 
nity, certain  editors  of  the  reptile  continen- 
tal press,  always  ready  to  revile  England 
and  America  alike,  from  motives  of  jeal- 
ousy, have  daily  reiterated  lies  about  the 
conduct  of  the  British  soldiers  in  South 
Africa.  It  is  constantly  repeated  in  French 
German,  Belgian  and  Swiss  papers,  that 
our  men  are  in  the  habit  of  putting  Boer 
women  and  children  in  the  front  of  the  firing 
line.  Whether  the  war  is  right  or  wrong 
as  a  political  measure,  this  scandalous 
libel  on  brave  men  who  have  simply  done 
their  duty,  and  have  by  thousands  gone  to 
death,  is  unworthy  of  a  great  people  like 
the  Germans.  But  there  has  been  little 
response  on  the  part  of  the  British  press. 
It  has  been  noticed  that  the  shameful  lying 
was  confined  to  the  gutter  journalism  of 
the  Continent.  Nevertheless,  it  might  have 
been  expected  that  English  feeling  would 
be  aroused  to  indignation.  Strange  to  say 
when  Mr.  Chamberlain  observed  in  a 
speech,  and  a  very  quiet  and  sober  one  for 
him,  that  the  measures  taken  in  South 
Africa  were  not  so  severe  as  many  that  had 
been  adopted  by  Russia,  France  and  Ger- 
many, he  lit  a  spark  which  has  been  fanned 
into  a  terrific  conflagration.  It  does  not 
seem  to  occur  to  the  Teutonic  soul  that 
Britain  has  been  egregiously  insulted  and 
has  quietly  refrained  from  retaliation. 
What  is  to  be  regretted  when  nations  vilify 
other  great  peoples,  is  this,  that  when 
storm  and  stress  arise,  tben  ;the  traducers 
may  experience  the  lack  of  that  sympathy 
which  sometimes  means  salvation. 

In  Some  of  Our    Chvirches. 

Brearley  at  Fulham,  Rapkin  at  Birken- 
head, Spring  at  Gloucester,  and  Morgan  at 
Southampton  are  reporting  good  work  go- 
ing on  in  their  respective  churches  of 
Christ.  I  note  that  the  recent  report  of  the 
American  F.  C.  M.  S.  puts  its  account  of 
the  English  work  very  tersely  and  very 
accurately.  More  has  been  done  in  raising 
money  for  the  debts,  etc.,  than  in  raising 
the  membership  to  higher  numbers.  This 
must  be  so  in  some  years.  Our  principles 
do  not  meet  with  widespread  approval  in 
Britain.  They  have  only  been  tried  In  Eng- 
land, the  most  conservative  portion  of  the 
United  Kingdom.  Why  the  grand  Ameri- 
can brotherhood,  which  I  consider  capable 
of  conquering  the  earth  in  time,  if  it  will 
go  on  and  on,  has  let  alone  Ireland, 
Wales  and  Scotland.the  Radical  sections  of 
the  kingdom,   I  cannot  understand.    I  and 


1582 


THE  CHRISTIAN-EVAxNGELIST 


December  12,  1901 


Bro.  Spring,  when  we  were  at  the  jubilee 
convention,  got  the  great  assembly  to  carry 
a  resolution  requesting  the  F.  C.  M.  S.  to 
send  three  evangelists,  one  to  Scotland, 
one  to  Wales  and  one  to  Ireland.  Ireland, 
the  land  which  gave  birth  to  Alexander 
Campbell,  has  had  no  attention.  I  am 
aware  that  our  two  voices  were  but  articu- 
lations in  the  wilderness.  In  the  three 
grand  populations  I  have  named  move- 
ments would  be  set  going  by  able  evangel- 
ists which  would  react  powerfully  on  Eng- 
land. It  is  not  to  the  discredit  of  England 
that  she  is  conservative.  She  cannot  be 
expected  to  tear  up  the  roots  of  many  in- 
stitutions which  have  been  embedded  in 
the  soil  for  a  thousand  years.  I  say  frank- 
ly that  I  am  amazed  that  few  Americans, 
however  keen,  seem  to  see  this.  "We  are 
expected  to  accomplish  a  rapid  revolution 


here.  It  is  not  a  land  of  quick  changes, 
neither  is  the  older  part  of  your  own  coun- 
try, my  dear  American  brothers  and  sis- 
ters. But  I  am  given  to  understand  that 
some  of  the  American  leaders  are  half 
ashamed  of  us  because  of  our  very  slow 
progress.  Well,  come  over  and  try,  any  of 
you  who  think  that  very  gradual  success  is 
due  to  the  management  of  the  work !  Some 
of  you  have  tried.  You  did  your  best  nobly. 
We  were  grateful  and  admiring,  but  we  did 
not  behold  any  working  of  supernatural  or 
even  astonishing  results.  We  want  some 
more  of  you.  We  understand  our  country. 
When  once  it  is  captured  it  will  stick  for- 
ever to  the  truth,  but  old  Eagland  is  not  to 
be  stormed  by  impatience. 

W.  Durban. 

43  Park  Road,  South   Tottenham,  Lon- 
don, Nov.  30,  1901. 


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Silas  Marners  A  Study  in  Human 


By  A.  M.  GROWDEN 


Silas  Marner  presents  a  fine  picture  of 
human  nature. 

SiJevs— The  Misunderstood. 

Among  the  superstitious  an  eccentricity 
is  proof  enough  of  a  league  with  the  evil 
one.  Silas  lived  in  an  antique  place  not 
so  remote  as  mentally  inaccessible.  The 
greatest  mountains  are  those  reared  by 
ignorance — the  widest  chasms  are  those 
stretched  by  mental  barrenness.  It  was 
an  English  Sleepy  Hollow  where  people 
were  childish,  not  childlike.  It  is  not  sur- 
prising therefore  that  the  Young  Man  with 
pale  face  and  brown  eyes  and  reticent 
manner  should  excite  suspicion.  Once 
allow  a  man  to  do  as  others  do  not,  and  at 
once  there  are  whispers  in  the  air,  and 
voices  everywhere,  and  fingers  point  what 
tongues  are  afraid  to  say. 

Again,  Silas  Marner  kept  money.  He 
had  money  and  that  was  sufficient  to  give 
rise  to  distrust  because  others  had  less. 
The  church  in  Lantern  Yard  was  ruled 
by  wonderful  worthies,  among  whom  was 
William  Dane.  He  ruled  by  personal- 
ity— the  personality  of  bigoted  assurance. 
At  the  death  of  the  old  deacoa,  a  turning 
point  in  the  life  ot  Silas  was  reached.  The 
evidence  of  the  pocket-knife,  circumstan- 
tial, but  so  clear  to  those  obtuse  ecclesias- 
tics, was  against  him— the  pocket-knife 
and  the  money,  the  latter  gone  but  the 
knife  a  witness  though  tongueless.  Of 
course  the  hand  that  removed  the  money 
was  the  hand  which  held  and  owned  the 
knife.  Many  a  man  ha3  been  hung  on 
just  such  evidence. 

"God  will  clear  me,"  said  Silas. 

"The  evidence  is  heavy  against  you,  Bro. 
Marner,"  said  the  minister. 

"I  must  have  slept."  For  Silas,  like  the 
disciples,  was  afflicted  in  the  eyes,  not  the 
heart,  but  it  made  no  difference.  There 
are  some  who  do  not  know  the  difference, 
and  they  are  said  to  be  the  chief  rulers  in 
the  synagogue. 

The  Casting  of  Lots. 

Silas  Marner  was  guilty— the  lots  said  so. 
That  was  conclusive.  But  what  a  magni- 
ficent retort  from  the  accused  to  Dane : 

"You  stole  the  money,  and  you  have 
woven  a  plot  to  lay  the   sin  at  my  door. 


But  you  may  prosper  for  all  that."  Then 
in  the  heat  of  feeling  he  adds  a  blasphemy 
which  was  on  a  par  with  the  iniquity  of 
those  long  headed  Pharisees. 

Marner  goes  out  into  a  cold  world.  Even 
Sarah  has  turned  against  him,  and  unbelief 
like  an  evil  bird,  takes  him  under  his  dark 
wings.  How  easy  to  lose  hold  of  the  invis- 
ible— the  church,  as  it  appears,  has  made 
thousands  of  infidels. 

The  Heart  That  Lacks  God  Mvist  Have  Arv 
Idoi. 

Marner's  idol  was  of  gold.  Now  he  works 
harder.  Five  guineas  at  one  time  in  his 
hand — -he  would  keep  them.  He  freezes 
out  charity,  when  "he  loved  no  man  that 
he  should  offer  him  a  share."  The  periods 
of  his  life  were  marked  by  money.  His 
work  was  only  for  money.  His  wants  were 
simplified,  his  gains  increased  in  propor- 
tion— money  had  become  his  idol.  And  so 
he  worked,  toiled,  and  slaved;  for  every 
man  who  has  an  idol  is  a  slave.  The  chain 
that  binds  may  be  golden,  but  it  holds  a 
slave. 

The  iron  pot  and  the  hole  in  the  floor 
became  the  sanctuary  of  what  was  once  a 
soul.  His  horizon  was  bounded  on  one 
side  by  a  .loom,  which  he  worked  cease- 
lessly, and  on  the  other  by  an  iron  pot 
carefully  covered  with  bricks  and  sand. 
He  looked  down,  not  up,  for  the  earth  was 
his  home.    Aspirations  had  fled. 

Dunstan  Cass  in  the  rain  had  paid  a  visit 
to  the  weaver.  He  would  warm  at  his  fire 
and  perhaps  frighten  him  by  a  visit.  But 
Dunstan  needed  money.  His  brother's 
horse  had  been  killed,  and  he  was  respon- 
sible. But  the  loose  bricks  attracted  his 
attention.  He  searched  and  found  the 
treasure — then  out  into  the  darkness  again, 
a  robber,  but  rich. 

Silas  Is   Penrvlless. 

He  is  well-nigh  demented.  He  works 
mechanically,  thinking  only  of  his  lost  gold, 
and  longs  for  some  one  to  bring  it  back. 
He  is  more  lonely  than  ever,  for  his  golden 
idol  is  gone.  He  toils  on,  sadder  than  ever. 
But  his  happiest  day  dawned  when  a  little 
girl,  seeking  a  friendly  hand,  reached  his 
house  so  mysteriously  and  with  her  soft 
fingers  touched  the  old  withered  man  into 


new  life. 

What  a  picture!  The  old  man  holding 
the  little  one  close  to  his  heart  and  refusing 
to  give  it  up.  It  was  his.  It  had  touched 
his  cold  heart.  It  had  given  him  a  new 
impulse.  "The  mother's  dead,  and  I 
reckon  it's  got  no  father.  It's  a  lone  thing 
and  I'm  a  lone  thing.  My  money's  gone, 
I  know  not  where,  and  this  i3  come  from,  I 
don't  know  where.  I  know  nothing — I'm 
partly  dazed."  Somehow  he  thought  that 
the  gold  had  turned  into  the  little  child. 
He  was  confused. 

Silas,  like  an  old  tree  receiving  new  life, 
leaves  and  fruit,  is  now  seen  at  his  best. 
The  closing  picture  is  one  of  the  sweetest 
in  literature. 

Eppie  (short  for  Hephzibah)  became  the 
power  in  the  old  man's  life,  thought  and 
action.  She  led  him  back  to  the  Maker 
whom  he  had  blotted  out,  back  to  the 
church  as  it  appeared,  back  to  humanity 
and  back  to  himself.  She  brought  back 
sunshine,  and  the  songs  of  birds,  and  the 
heart  of  laughter. 

Eppie  was  better  than  gold.  A  clinging 
soft  hand,  a  pure  heart,  a  face  full  of  sun- 
beams, are  more  potent  factors  than  the 
gold  which  perishes.  Riches  and  influence 
came  and  would  take  his  treasure,  but 
Eppie  said  no,  for  she  was  now  a  girl  and 
could  think. 

"I  don't  want  to  be  a  lady.  I  couldn't 
give  up  the  folks  I've  been  used  to."  And 
Eppie  held  her  "father"  by  the  neck,  and 
Silas  sobbed  and  held  her  hand.  Riches 
and  influence  went,  leaving  the  old  man 
and  his  treasure  to  simplicity  and  ease  of 
heart. 

And  now  but  one  thing  remains.  Nature 
makes  a  revelation.  The  old  stone  pit 
is  drained,  and  lo!  the  body  of  Dunstan 
Cass,  and  with  it  the  pot  of  gold  which  he 
had  stolen.  Sin  reveals  itself.  Happy  old 
Silas,  it  was  well  worth,  even  though  he 
did  misunderstand  God ,  like  Job  of  old. 
"So  the  Lord  blessed  the  latter  end  more 
than  the  beginning." 

Findlay,  0. 

Literacy   Notes. 

A  char  ning  Christmas  publication  is  Heart 
Treasures,  a  story  of  motherhood,  by  Corey 
Shannon  Meriwether.  It  is  a  prose  poem,  • 
beautiful  bo  th  in  conception  and  in  expression. 
The  mechanical  work  is  admirably  done  in 
decorative  style.  ( vVilliams  and  Wiikins  Co., 
Baltimore.    $1  ) 

N.  D.  Hillis's  "Right  Living  as  a  Fine 
Art,"  published  in  tasty  form  suitable  for  a 
gift,  contains  an  exposition  of  Channing's 
famous  "Symphony"  as  an  outline  of  theideal 
life  and  character.  In  literary  style  and  the 
Emersonian  meatiness,  it  is  what  we  have 
come  to  expect  from  Dr.  Hlllis.  For  a  sample, 
see  the  extract  on  the  cover  of  last  week's 
Christian-Evangelist.    (RevelL.    $.50.) 

A  series  of  juveniles  well  worthy  of  atten- 
tion, especially  at  this  season,  is  published  by 
Altemus,  of  Philadelphia.  The  series  includes 
the  following:  "Galopoff,  the  Talking  Pony," 
by  Tudor  Jenks;  "Caps  and  Capers,  a  Story  of 
Boarding  School  Life,"  by  Gabrielle  E.  Jack- 
son; "The  Little  Lady— Her  Book,"  by  Albert 
Bigelow  Paine;  "Folly  ia  Fairyland,"  by 
Carolyn  Wells;  and  'Tommy  Foster's  Adven- 
tures," by  Fred  A.  Ober.  Tudor  Jenks  has  a 
great  reputation  to  sustain  as  a  writer  of 
children's  stories,  and  he  does  it.  Carolyn 
Wells  has  an  inexhaustible  mine  of  the  juvenile 
gold  of  sheer  nonsense  of  the  "Alice  in  Won- 
derland" type.    (Ornamental  cloth.  $1  each.) 


December  12,  1901 


THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


1583 


Ne     TKe    People's    For\i 


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Hand-CIa.ppirvg  or  Amen? 

It  seems  hardly  fair  to  ask  the  brethren 
to  be  at  the  expense  of  traveling  such  long 
distances  to  attend  the  conventions,  and 
then  have  about  one-third  of  the  time  of 
each  session  taken  up  by  two  or  three 
thousand  people  clapping  their  hands.  A 
traveling  man  who  happened  to  be  in  Min- 
neapolis during  our  late  convention  told 
me  he  attended  one  session  and  that  it 
reminded  him  of  a  great  national  political 
convention,  that  it  was  very  bard  for  him 
to  believe  that  it  was  a  religious  conven- 
tion. He  said  that  when  the  convention 
was  located  at  Omaha  for  next  year 
the  storm  of  hand-clapping  and  even 
whistling  was  terrific.  May  it  not  be  'that 
we  have  overdone  the  applause  business 
just  a  little  and  that  it  would  be  better  oc- 
casionally to  say  "Amen,"  and  thus  seem 
more  religious?  L.  L.  Carpenter. 

Wabash,  Tnd. 

The  Grace  of  LiberaJity. 

The  grace  of  liberality  is  the  soul  of  all 
grace.  Charity  of  spirit  is  the  source  of  all 
liberality.  In  our  efforts  to  be  loyal  to 
truth  we  may  do  great  violence  to  its  spirit. 
The  mind  of  the  Master  was  the  mind  of 
kindness  and  gentleness.  He  hated  sin  but 
he  loved  the  sinner.  Except  with  the  Phar- 
isees, whose  hypocrisy  had  become  exas- 
perating, he  dealt  most  gently  and  kindly 
with  those  who  were  in  error.  He  first  drew 
men  to  himself  and  then  led  them  into 
right  ways  of  thinking  and  acting.  Noth- 
ing matters  so  much  as  the  personal  atti- 
tude we  adopt  toward  people.  The  princi- 
ple that  underlay  the  Inquisition  was  not 
wholly  wrong  but  was  wholly  mistaken, 
namely  that  all  who  differed  had  to  be 
brought  into  line  for  the  welfare  of  the  race, 
and  that  to  hate  the  individual  meant  to 
be  loyal  to  principle.  The  same  spirit 
sometimes  governs  us  and  we  too  feel  that 
when  we  differ  we  may  almost  claim  the 
spirit  of  avenging  angels.  We  should 
grant  men  freedom  of  thought  and  expres- 
sion in  practice  as  well  as  in  theory.  It  is 
too  late  to  have  heresy  trials  of  any  sort. 
If  men  are  in  error  the  spirit  of  kindness 
will  win  them  to  better  thinking  while  vin- 
dictive argumentativeness  will  drive  them 
into  worse  error.  E.  P.  Wise. 

Somerset,  Pa. 

An  Improved  Church  Letter. 

Whoever  shall  devise  a  remedy  for  the 
abuse  of  church  letters  will  doubtless  save 
many  a  soul  from  death,  and  will  certainly 
destroy  the  source  of  a  multitude  of  sins. 
Letters  are  carried  for  years,  and  a  great 
variety  of  excuses  offered  for  refusing  to 
deposit  them.  This  is  a  weakness  to  the 
church  and  a  danger  to  the  individual. 
I  suggest  that  publishers  of  church  letters 
insert  a  clause  specifying  a  time  limit  of 
validity.  Six  months  is  ample  for  all  but 
the  most  extraordinary  cases.  Persons  of 
unstable  character  are  the  greatest  sinners 
in  this  respect,  and  why  should  the  church 
be  asked  to  vouch  for  their  worthiness  for 
an  indefinite  period?  The  laxity  tolerated 
in  dealing  with  church  letters  would  prevent 
this  provision  from  acting  as  a  complete 


remedy,  but  doubtless  in  very  many  in- 
stances it  would  serve  as  a  caution  against 
neglect.  This  suggestion  made  to  one  pub- 
lishing firm  was  received  with  approval. 
A  sufficient  demand  for  such  a  form  of 
letter  would  bring  it.  This  is  to  start  the 
demand.  If  there  is  a  firm  publishing 
such  a  letter  I  will  use  it  and  recommend 
it  to  others.  F.  W.  Collins. 

Prescott,  la. 

[It  would  not  be  difficult  to  insert  such  a 
time  limit,  even  if  it  is  not  embodied  in  the 
printed  form.] 

A  Preacher's  Library. 

We  are  blessed  or  afflicted  with  many 
preachers  who  have  had  no  college  training 
and  young  men  are  continually  entering 
our  ministry  who  do  not  go  to  college. 
Many  of  these  men  do  not  know  enough 
about  books  to  buy  those  that  will  be  most 
helpful,  and  the  list3  of  "four  hundred 
books  that  a  preacher  should  have"  do  not 
give  them  what  they  need.  If  our  wise 
men  would  prepare  a  list  of  about  twenty- 
five  and  arrange  for  their  supply  on  "the 
installment  plan"  bysome  publishing  com- 
pany, they  would  earn  the  grateful  thanks 
of  many  a  poor  and  struggling  preacher. 
And  if  ordination  could  be  postponed  until 
after  the  completion  of  such  a  course  of 
reading,  it  would  mean  much  more  than  it 
does  at  present.  W.  J.  Burner. 

Benton,  III. 

The  Test  of  Ministerial  Fitness. 

Allow  me  to  express  my  cordial  agree- 
ment with  your  New  York  correspondent 
that  the  principle  involved  in  the  resolu- 
tions adopted  by  a  recent  state  or  national 
convention  "is  certainly  wrong."  The  ed- 
itorial, "A  Groundless  Fear"  does  not 
touch  the  real  ground  of  the  fear. 

The  better  way,  suggested  by  an  Iowa 
correspondent,  is  open  to  the  same  objec- 
tion and  is  confessedly  useless,  since  the 
powers  of  any  committee  of  a  ministerial 
association  are  "advisory  only"  and  bad 
men  always  reject  good  advice.  The  sug- 
gestion of  the  editor  that  "it  might  be  more 
appropriate  for  the  churches  to  co-operate 
to  determine  the  fitness  of  preachers," 
points  to  the  true  remedy.  We  have  pro- 
claimed far  and  wide  and  long  that  the  New 
Testament  is  an  all-sufficient  rule  of  disci- 
pline. Why  not  apply  this  rule  in  the  rec- 
ognition of  our  ministry? 

This  rule  leaves  it  for  the  churches  them- 
selves to  call,  prove  and  approve,  and  on 
occasion  to  disapprove  and  depose,  minis- 
ters. Departure  from  this  fundamental 
principle  is  dangerous,  either  by  one 
church  assuming  to  do  what  belongs  to  a 
co-operation  of  churches,  or  by  a  "state 
board"  or  committee  of  a  ministerial  asso- 
ciation usurping  the  rights  of  churches 
acting  by  their  representatives  chosen  for 
this  purpose.  W.  L.  Hayden. 

[See  editorial  note.] 

The  S\snda.y  Newspaper, 
A  leading  daily  of  this  city,  in  an  edi- 
torial regarding  the  tendency  of  some 
preachers  to  discuss  in  their  pulpits,  sub- 
jects of  a  manifestly  secular,  even  sensa- 
tional, character,    often    times    betraying 


ignorance,  withal,  of  what  they  discourse 
on,  says:  "Aside  from  the  question  of 
authority,  men  are  sated  with  such  stuff 
anyway  during  the  week,  and  if  they  go  to 
church  Sunday  it  is  to  be  recalled  to  the 
spiritual  side  of  life,  which  is  too  much 
neglected."  In  this  sentence,  this  editor 
unwittingly  pens  what  a  close  reader  can 
hardly  refrain  from  applying  to  his  own 
Sunday  blanket -sheet  edition,  and  the 
"stuff"  therein  served  up  for  those  who 
"go  to  church."  What  should  be  the 
Christian's  (the  preacher's,  say,)  attitude 
with  reference  to  the  Sunday  paper,  any- 
way? One  of  our  own  Chicago  preachers— 
of  more  than  average  spiritual- minded- 
ness,  too— alluded  the  other  Sunday  to  an 
item  which  he  was  particular  to  explain 
he  "took  from  his  paper  of  that  morning." 
Another  pastor,  one  of  our  own  also,  refer- 
ring from  his  pulpit  to  a  matter  of  uncom- 
mon public  moment,  remarked :  "Interest- 
ed as  I  might  be  in  learning  the  latest  on 
the  subject,  I  would  not  invest  in  a  Sunday 
paper  to  post  myself,  for  I  will  have  noth- 
ing to  do  with  them."  Hundreds  heard 
these  two  utterances.  One  must  tend  to 
confirm  the  Sunday  paper  patron  in  his 
course ;  the  other  to  influence  against  tak- 
ing or  reading  it.  Preachers,  on  which 
side  is  your  example?  W.  P.  Keeler. 
Chicago. 

High  Altitudes. 

Food  Cannot  be  Boiled  &s  Quickly  a.s  in 
Low. 

The  curious  experiences  people  have  with 
coffee  drinking  are  worth  pondering  over  if 
any  one  is  ailing  and  does  not  know  the  ex- 
act reason  thereof. 

Coffee  is  a  secretive  worker,  and  through 
the  nervous  system  affects  different  parts  of 
the  body  in  different  people. 

A' young  married  woman,  Mrs.  T.  L.  Black- 
mon,  Osweg  >,  Montana,  had  a  conclusive  ex- 
perience in  the  effects  of  coffee  on  her  ejes. 
She  says,  "I  have  used  coffee  since  a  child, 
but  a  short  time  ago  my  eyes  began  to  grow 
weak,  and  the  least  exertion  such  as  reading 
or  sewing  would  cause  shooting  pains  and 
wavy  lines  of  light  so  that  I  could  see  but  lit- 
tle else  for  minutes  at  a  time. 

"This  alarmed  me  and  I  earnestly  sought  the 
cause  of  the  trouble.  Some  one  told  me  that 
coffee  sometimes  affected  the  eyes.  I  at  once 
decided  to  quit  it  and  see  if  I  would  be  bene- 
fited, but  I  must  have  something  to  take  the 
place  of  coffee,  for  I  wanted  to  modify,  as 
much  as  possible,  the  sacrifice  of  giving  it  up. 

"So  I  decided  to  try  Postum  for  myself. 
When  it  came  I  made  it  strictly  according  to 
directions  and  was  wonderfully  surprised  and 
pleased  with  it.  Husband  says  that  my  Post- 
um is  very  different,  indeed,  from  that  he 
once  drank  at  a  friend's  table, 

"I  frankly  own  that  I  like  Postum  better 
than  I  ever  liked  coffee.  It  lias  a  rich  body 
to  it  that  coffee  lacks.  1  boil  it  longer  than 
twenty  minutes  and  it  improves  it.  Perhaps 
it  requires  longer  boiling  in  the  high  altitudes. 
I  think  it  does. 

"For  three  months  now  I  have  been  using 
Postum  and  have  been  wonderfully  benefited. 
My  eyes  no  longer  pain  me,  and  are  strong  as 
they  ever  were.  My  complexion,  instead  of 
being  sallow  as  formerly,  is  clear  and  rosy. 
I  know  to  a  certainty  that  my  improvement 
has  been  caused  by  leaving  off  coffee  and  using 
Postum,  for  that  is  absolutely  the  only 
change  I  have  made,  and  I  have  taken  no  med- 
icine 

"A  Mr.  Randall,  a  friend  of  ours,  has  ob- 
tained relief  from  his  stomach  trouble  and 
headaches  by  leaving  off  coffee  and  taking 
Postum.  We  think  we  know  something  of 
the  facts  about  coffee  an    about  Postum." 


1584 


THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


December  12, 1901 


0\ir  Budget. 

—Ministerial  Relief  next  Sunday. 

— "Contributing  to  the  necessities  of  the 
Saints,"  is  the  apostolic  statement  of  an 
apostolic  virtue. 

— John  P.  Glvens,  of  Virginia,  has  passed 
his  final  examination  for  B.  D.  degree  at  the 
University  of  Chicago. 

—Clyde  Sharp  closed  his  work  at  Barnard, 
Mo.,  Dec.  1,  and  the  church  is  in  correspond- 
ence with  a  man  to  succeed  him. 

—A  contribution  of  $4  to  the  Tyler  Relief 
Fund  has  been  recceived  from  G.  W.  Coff- 
mann,  of  Harda,  C.  P.  India. 

— H.  M.  Brooks,  of  Paris,  111.,  writes  that 
he  knows  of  a  young  preacher  of  ability  who 
can  be  secured  to  preach  for  $600  a  year. 

—J.  T.  Bridwell,  of  McArthur,  O.,  is  ar- 
ranging a  debate  with  a  representative  of  the 
Mormons,  to  take  place  in  January. 

— N.  Rollo  Davis  will  close  ten  months' 
work  with  the  King  City  (Mo.)  church  Dec. 
15.  Over  30  added  in  that  time.  A  successor 
is  wanted. 

— N.  R.  Davis  has  recently  closed  a  ten 
days'  meeting  at  Bethany,  Mo.  He  will  preach 
during  the  coming  year  for  Bethany,  Dawson 
and  Long  Branch. 

—The  minutes  of  the  Minneapolis  conven- 
tion are  ready  for  circulation  and  anyone 
wishing  a  copy  may  secure  it  by  addressing 
B.  L.  Smith,  Y.  M.  C.  A.  Building,  Cincin- 
nati. 

—J.  M.  Philputt,  of  the  Lenox  Ave  church, 
New  York  city,  has  accepted  a  call  to  the 
Richmond  Ave.  Church  of  Christ,  Buffalo, 
N.  Y.,  from  which  Pres.  B.  A.  Jenkins,  now 
of  Kentucky  University,  lately  resigned,   gg-gg 

— Flournoy  Payne  has  been  called  to  remain 
the  third  year  at  Colorado  City,  Col.  The 
membership  has  been  increased  fifty  per  cent., 
nearly  all  debt  removed  and  the  church  prop- 
erty improved  within  the  last  two  years. 

—Prof.  Shailer  Matthews,  of  University  of 
Chicago,  will  take  a  party  of  students  to  Pal- 
estinefor  three  months'  work,  for  which  credit 
will  be  given  in  the  Divinity  School.  A.  W. 
Place,  a  graduate  of  Bethany,  will  be  a  mem- 
ber of  the  party. 

— The  Sixth  Christian  church,  Indianapolis, 
Ind.,  is  to  be  remodeled  and  enlarged  at  a 
cost  of  $2,800.  The  adjoining  lot  was  recently 
bought  and  the  enlarged  building  will  be 
thoroughly  modern  and  adequate.  O.  W.  Mc- 
Gaughey  is  pastor. 

—The  Cairo,  111.,  church  dedicated  its  en- 
larged and  repaired  building  on  Dec.  1,  in  a 
union  service  arranged  by  the  pastor,  Clark 
Braden.  H.  W.  Cies,  of  Hamburg,  la.,  was 
present  at  the  dedication  and  is  assisting  in  a 
protracted  meeting. 

—We  are  requested  to  announce  the  publi- 
cation of  a  story  entitled  "Bruce  Norman" 
by  John  T.  Brown.  It  is  the  story  of  a  young 
man  who  worked  his  way  from  obscurity  to 
eminence  and  gives  an  account  of  his  college 
life,  his  work  as  a  preacher  and  the  schools  of 
reform  which  he  instituted.  (John  T.  Brown, 
Louisville,  Ky.,  $1.) 

— We  do  not  want  to  stop  the  paper  of  any- 
body who  really  wants  it.  But  we  have  no 
way  of  knowing  who  really  wants  it  except 
by  the  renewals  that  are  sent  in.  It  will 
cost  you  only  one  dollar.  If  you  haven't  the 
dollar  by  you,  just  say  when  you  will  pay  it. 
Your  promise  is  as  good  as  your  cash— but 
we  want  one  or  the  other. 

—Thanksgiving  day  at  the  University  of 
Chicago  was  celebrated  by  the  laying  of  the 
corner  stone  for  the  new  Bartlett  gymnasium. 
Corner  stone  layings  are  common  occasions 
there  at  present.  Seven  new  buildings  are 
now  in  process  of  erection.  The  Disciples' 
Divinity  House  may  catch  the  contagion  at 
any  time. 


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— The  new  church  at  Grand  Rapids,  Mich., 
was  dedicated  Dec.  8,  the  principal  address 
being  by  C.  B.  Newnan,  of  Detroit.  An  evan- 
gelistic meeting  will  follow,  conducted  by 
F.  P.  Arthur,  assisted  by  Mr.  Wilis,  of  Ann 
Arbor,  as  singer. 

— The  church  at  Tina,  Mo.,  wishes  a  preach- 
er for  half  time  at  about  $300.  R.  H.  Love 
writes  that  it  is  a  difficult  field  and  that  the 
church  is  weak,  but  that  it  pays  every  dollar 
that  it  agrees  to  pay  and  has  possibilities. 
George  W.  Colliver  is  clerk. 

— At  South  Bend,  Ind.,  the  First  Christian 
Church  Sunday-school  had  a  rally  day,  Nov. 
24,  with  387  present.  A  chapel  is  being  erected 
in  the  southern  part  of  the  city  and  it  is  the 
hope  of  the  pastor,  P.  J.  Rice,  that  a  church 
will  soon  be  organized  there. 

— R.  A.  Torrcy,  superintendent  of  the  Moody 
Institute,  Chicago,  and  Mrs.  Torrey  will  sail 
from  San  Francisco  Dec.  28,  on  a  missionary 
journey  around  the  world,  returning  about 
Jan.  1,  1903.  He  will  hold  Bible  institutes  at 
many  points,  especially  in  Australia  and  New 
Zealand. 

— M.  L.  Pontius,  pastor  of  the  Christian 
church  at  Streator,  111.,  requests  all  persons 
who  know  of  members  of  the  church  who  have 
moved  to  that  city  and  have  not  identified 
themselves  with  the  church  there  to  send  the 
name  and  address  to  Myron  L.  Pontius, 
Streator,  111. 

— At  the  request  of  a  correspondent  we  re- 
cently asked  for Ingersoll's  eulogy  on  whiskey 
and  the  reply,  which  was  published  in  this  paper 
some  time  ago.  I.  J.  Cahill,  of  Dayton,  O., 
furnishes  us  the  desired  clipping,  which  is 
reprinted  in  the  Family  Circle  this  week.  It  is 
good.     Read  it. 

— We  beg  the  indulgence  of  our  readers  if 
their  paper  should  reach  them  a  day  or  so 
later  than  usual.  Our  growing  list  is  taxing 
our  mechanical  department  to  its  utmost. 
We  expect  to  have  another  new  press  in  posi- 
tion in  a  few  weeks  and  will  then  be  able  to 
supply  the  demand  more  promptly.  We  don't 
care  if  our  friends  compel  us  to  buy  even  an- 
other press.  Send  on  your  subscriptions. 
We  will  take  care  of  them. 


Pains  in  the  Back 

Are    symptoms    of   a  weak,   torpid  or 
stagnant  condition  of   the  kidneys   or 
liver,  and  are  a  warning  it  is  extremely 
hazardous    to    neglect,     so    important 
is   a  healthy   action   of   these   organs. 
\     They  are  commonly  attended  by  loss 
1  of  energy,  lack  of  courage,  and  some- 
!  times  by  gloomy    foreboding    and  de- 
spondency. 

"  I  had  pains  in  my  bacK,  could  not  sleep 
and.  when  I  got  up  in  the  morning  felt 
worse  than  the  night  before.  I  began  tak- 
ing Hood's  Sarsaparilla  and  now  I  can 
sleep  and  get  up  feeling  rested  and  able  to 
do  my  work.  I  attribute  my  cure  entirely 
to  Hood's  Sarsaparilla."  Mrs.  J.  N.  Perry, 
care  H.  S.  Copeland,  Pike  Road,  Ala. 


and  Pills 

Cure  kidney  and  liver  troubles,  relieve 
the  back,  and  build  up  the  whole  system. 

—Members  of  the  Pine  Creek  (111.)  church 
recently  presented  their  pastor  a  fur  lined 
overcoat.    Evidently  it  is  not  a  cold  church. 

— Mrs.  Frederick  F,  Wyatt  writes  that  there 
have  been  twenty- nine  additions  at  San  An- 
gelo,  Tex  ,  and  $83  raised  for  missions  since 
they  went  there  last  February.  Brother 
Wyatt  has  accepted  a  call  to  continue  indefi- 
nitely and  the  church  has  encouraged  pastoral 
calling  by  giving  him  a  new  buggy. 

— A  note  from  F.  M.  Rains,  written  Dec  2 
on  the  steamship  Nippon  Maru  on  the  Pacific 
ocean,  says  that  they  expect  to  land  the  next 
morning,  Dec.  3,  and  will  reach  Cincinnati 
about  Dec.  15.  He  reports  a  delightful  and 
profitable  trip,  his  only  cause  for  regret  being 
the  news  that  the  churches  took  a  backward 
step  in  their  gifts  for  foreign  missions. 

—A.  L  Chapman,  formerly  missionary  un- 
der the  Foreign  Christian  Missionary  Society 
at  Constantinople,  has  accepted  a  call  to  the 
work  in  Butte,  Mont.  He  began  there  Dec.  1, 
and  reports  that  his  new  field  is  a  booming  city 
of  75,000.  It  is  a  violent  transition  from 
sleepy  Constantinople  at  the  gate  of  the 
Orient  to  the  greatest  mining  camp  of  the 
world. 

— Clifford  S.  Weaver  writes  from  Osaka, 
Japan,  that  he  has  recently  made  a  mission- 
ary tour  to  Kyoto,  the  former  capital  of  the 
empire,  accompanied  by  R.  L.  Pruett  and 
Hirai  San.  As  a  result  five  young  men  from 
the  higher  normal  sehool  were  baptized. 
There  are  now  seven  Christians  in  that  school 
of  600  students.  The  Japanese  pastor  will 
hold  a  meeting  each  week  in  the  vicinity. 

— The  financial  report  of  the  Minneapolis 
committee  shows  what  it  costs  to  entertain  a 
convention.  The  total  expense  incurred  by 
the  committee  was  $1,172.16  In  addition  to 
this  amount  about  $1,200  was  expended  by 
the  Commercial  Club  and  upwards  of  $500  by 
individual  members  of  the  committee  and 
others  who  did  not  ask  to  be  reimbursed.  The 
services  of  the  committee  were,  of  course,  ren- 
dered gratis. 

— The  church  in  Kalamazoo,  Mich.,  dedi- 
cated its  building  Nov.  27.  The  lot  is  well 
located  on  a  corner  in  the  heart  of  the  city 
and  the  chapel  is  designed  to  be  only  the  lec- 
ture room  of  a  larger  building  to  be  erected 
later.  The  present  membership  is  about  150. 
The  organization  is  ten  years  old.  The  erec- 
tion of  this  building  was  made  possible  by  a 
loan  from  the  church  extension  society.  On 
dedication  day  the  church  not  only  raised  the 
thousand  dollars  which  was  necessary  to  se- 
cure the  loan,  but  also  enough  more  to  pay  it 
back.  The  state  secretary,  D.  Munro,  helped 
in  the  financial  work  of  the  day  and  F.  P.  Ar- 
thur, C.  S.  Medbury  and  J.  W.  Taylor  as- 
sisted in  the  dedication.  H.  H.  Halby  i 
pastor. 


December  12,  1901 


THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


1585 


— Joseph  Utterback  writes  that  a  congre- 
gation called  Mt.  Zion  has  been  organized  on 
the  summit  of  the  Ozarks  in  Texas  county, 
Mo.,  with  thirteen  members  A  Bible-school 
is  being  held  through  the  winter,  which  is  un- 
usual there.  The  house  is  a  lo?  building 
20x24,  but  has  been  rscently  commodiously 
furnished.  A  Thanksgiving  service  was  held 
with  an  oration  in  the  morning  and  songs, 
recitations  and  speeches  in  the  afternoon. 

—The  Church  of  Christ  at  Ft  Madison,  la., 
after  mesting  for  ten  years  in  the  court  house, 
built  a  plain,  substantial  tabernacle  in  a  good 
location  and  has  been  having  many  additions 
during  special  meetings  held  by  the  pastor, 
E.  E.  Lowe.  The  tabernacle  idea  is  a  good 
one.  It  would  help  many  a  church  to  escape 
the  dilemma  betwean  a  long  period  of  house- 
lessness  and  an  equally  long  period  of  strug- 
gle under  the  burden  of  a  debt. 

—  W.  J.  Russell,  of  Rushville,  Ind.,  has  ac- 
cepted a  call  to  the  East  End  Christian 
church,  Pittsburg,  Pa  ,  the  pastorate  of 
which  was  recently  vacated  by  the  resigna- 
tion of  T.  E  Cramblet  to  become  president 
of  Bethany  College.  Both  the  Rushville  and 
the  Pittsburg  East  End  churches  are  among 
the  largest  in  the  brotherhood.  The  former 
has  a  msmbership  of  1,200,  having  gained  400 
duriDg  the  past  three  years,  and  an  indebted- 
ness of  $11,000  has  been  half  paid  and  the  rest 
provided  for  during  that  time. 

— The  Batavia,  III.,  Christian  church  held 
its  annual  meeting  Dsz.  5,  at  which  time  the 
reports  of  the  various  departments  ware  pre- 
sented. There  have  been  twenty-two  addU 
tions,  nineteen  by  baptism;  Sunday-school  in- 
creased by  sixty;  $40  62  raised  for  missions; 
Ladies'  Aid  society  of  sixteen  members  and 
G.  W.  B.  M.  auxiliary  of  eighteen  organized. 
The  pastor,  G.  A.  Ragan,  has  been  doing 
graduate  work  in  the  University  of  Chicago. 
He  will  conduct  evangelistic  services  in 
Springfield,  O  ,  in  January. 

— The  American  Institute  of  Sacred  Litera- 
ture offers  a  series  of  courses  beginning  Jan. 
1,  which  run  parallel  with  the  international 
Sunday-school  lessons  in  the  book  of  Acts. 
The  courses  are  graded  and  range  from  the 
simplest  outline  courses  to  technical  work  in 
the  Greek  text  These  courses  are  under  the 
direction  of  the  council  of  seventy,  the  presi- 
dent of  which  is  John  Henry  Barrows,  of 
Oberlin,  whose  recent  artiele  in  the  Christian- 
Evangelist  on  "Why  Young  Men  and  Women 
Should  go  to  College, "  has  attracted  a  wide 
reading.  These  courses  supplementary  to  the 
international  lessons  will  befound  useful  both 
for  those  who  cannot  go  to  college  and  for 
those  who  have  been,  For  particulars  ad- 
dress the  American  Institute  of  Sacred  Liter- 
ature, Hyde  Park,  Chicago. 

— The  following  is  an  extract  from  the  res- 
olutions of  respect  passed  by  the  church  at 
Worcester,  Mass.,  referring  to  the  recent 
death  of  Dr.  W.  A.  Belding: 

It  is  almost  with  reverence  that  we  think  of 
him  in  his  association  with  the  churches 
throughout  the  country  for  more  than  sixty 
years.  The  universal  spirit  of  sadness  which 
pervades  so  large  a  portion  of  the  brother- 
hood throughout  the  land,  and  especially  in 
the  Worcester  church,  boars  testimony  to  the 
tender  relationship  of  spiritual  father  which 
he  bore  to  so  many  of  us,  for  he  had  the  priv- 
ilege of  baptizing  with  his  own  hands  nearly 
12,000  persons  during  his  long  and  eventful 
ministry.  He  was  one  of  the  very  few  remain- 
ing ministers  who  were  contemporary  with 
the  pioneers  and  founders  of  the  great  move- 
ment of  the  19th  century  for  the  restoration 
of  Primitive  Christianity.  His  evangelistic 
labors  form  a  very  large,  important  and  in- 
teresting portion  of  the  history  of  this  church, 
especially  in  its  early  days;  and  his  faithful 
services  when  the  church  was  weak  and  his 
untiring  solicitude  for  the  welfare  of  the 
Worcester  church  were  born  more  of  love  than 
duty,  and  we  that  knew  this  old  hero  best 
knew  that  the  Worcester  church  was  the  love 
of  his  strong  manhood  days,  and  we  therefore 
hold  his  memory  with  the  greatest  love  and 
esteem  and  we  class  him  as  one  of  the  pioneers 
and  pillars  of  this  church. 


Do  You  Get  Up 

With  a  Lame  Back? 

Have  You  Rheumatism?    Do  You  Have  Bladder 
or  Uric  Acid  Trouble? 

Pain  or  dull  ache  in  the  back  is  unmistaka- 
ble evidence  of  kidney  trouble.  It  is  Nature's 
timely  warning  to  show  you  that  the  track 
of  health  is  no  t  clear. 

If  these  danger  signals  are  unheeded,  more 
serious  results  are  sure  to  follow;  Bright's 
Disease,  which  is  the  worst  form  of  kidney 
trouble,  may  steal  upon  you. 

The  mild  and  the  extraordinary  effect  of 
the  world-famous  kidney  and  bladder  remedy, 
Dr.  Kilmer's  Swamp-Root,  is  soon  realized. 
It  stands  the  highest  for  its  wonderful  cures 
of  the  most  distressing  cases.  A  trial  will 
convince  any  one — and  you  may  have  a  sam- 
ple bottle  free,  by  mail. 

Backache  a.nd  Urinary  Trouble. 

Atnong  the  many  famous  investigated  cures  of 
Swamp-Root  the  one  we  publish  this  week  for  the 
benefit  of  our  readers,  speaks  in  the  highest  terms 
of  the  wonderful  curative  properties  of  this  great 
kidney  remedy. 
Dr.  Kilmer  &  Co  ,  Binghamton,  N.  Y. 

Gentlemen: — When  I  wrote  you  last    March 

for  a  sample  bottle  of  Swamp-Root,  my  wife  was 

a  great   sufferer  from  backache,  rheumatism  and 

urinary  trouble.     After  trying  the  sample  bottle, 

she  bought  a   large  bottle  here  at  the  drug  store. 

That  did  her  so  much  good  she  bought  more.    The 

effect  of  Swamp-Root  was  wonderful  and  almost 

immediate.     She   has  felt  no    return    of  the  old 

trouble  since. 
Oct.,  1901.  F.  THOMAS, 

427  Best  St.,  Buffalo,  N.  Y. 

Lame  back  is  only  one  symptom  of  kidney 
trouble— one  of  many.  Other  symptoms 
showing  that  you  need  Swamp-Root  are, 
obliged  to  pass  water  often  during  the  day 
and  to  get  up  many  times  at  night,  inability 
to  hold  your  urine,  smarting  or  irritation  in 
passing,  brick-dust  or  sediment  in  the  urine, 
catarrh  of  the  bladder,  uric  acid,  constant 
headache,  dizziness,  sleeplessness,  nervous- 
ness, irregular  heart-beating,  rheumatism, 
bloating,  irritability,  wornout  feeling,  lack  of  ambition,  loss  of  flesh,  sallow  complexion. 

If  your  water,  when  allowed  to  remain  undisturbed  in  a  glass  or  bottle  for  twenty-four 
hours,  forms  a  sediment  or  settling,  or  has  a  cloudy  appearance,  it  is  evidence  that  your 
kidneys  and  bladder  need  immediate  attention. 

In  taking  Swamp-Root  you  afford  natural  help  to  Nature,  for  Swamp-Root  is  the  most 
perfect  healer  and  gentle  aid  to  the  kidneys  that  is  known  to  medical  science. 

Swamp-Root  is  the  great  discovery  of  Dr.  Kilmer,  the  eminent  kidney  and  bladder 
specialist.  Hospitals  use  it  with  wonderful  success  in  both  slight  and  severe  cases.  Doctors 
recommend  it  to  their  patients  and  use  it  in  their  own  families,  because  they  recognize  in 
Swamp-Root  the  greatest  and  most  successful  remedy. 

To  Prove  What  SWAMP-ROOT,  the  Great  Kidney,  Liver  and  Bladder 
Remedy,  Will  do  for  YOU,  Every  Reader  of  the  "Christian- 
Evangelist"  May  Have  a  Sample  Bottle  Absolutely  Free  by  Mail. 

If  you  have  the  slightest  symptom  of  kidney  or  bladder  trouble,  or  if  there  is  a  trace  of  it 
in  your  family  history,  send  at  once  to  Dr.  Kilmer  &  Co.,  Binghamton,  N.  Y.,  who  will 
gladly  send  you  free  by  mail,  immediately,  without  cost  to  you,  a  sample  bottle  of  Swamp- 
Root  and  a  book  of  wonderful  Swamp-Root  testimonials.  Be  sure  to  say  that  you  read  this 
generous  offer  in  the  St.  Louis  Christian-Evangelist. 

If  you  are  already  convinced  that  Swamp-Root  is  what  you  need,  you  can  purchase  the 
regular  fifty-cent  and  one-dollar  size  bottles  at  the  drug  stores.  Don't  make  any  mistake, 
but  remember  the  name,  Dr.  Kilmer's  Swamp-Root,  and  the  address,  Binghamton,  N.  Y. 


— A  new  church  building  will  be  dedicated 
at  Waynesburg,  Pa.,  Dec.  15,  with  the  assist- 
ance of  Z.T.  Sweeney.  It  will  be  the  finest 
church  edifice  in  the  town. 

— The  church  at  Buffalo,  Kan.,  dedicated  its 
new  building,  Nov.  10,  in  the  presence  of  a 
large  audience.  The  pastor,  Bro.  Park,  was 
assisted  by  E.  L.  Poston.  Enough  money 
was  raised  to  cover  all  indebtedness.  Bro. 
Poston  continued  a  few  days  in  evangelistic 
services  with  two  additions. 

— L.  W.  Spayd,  of  Shreve,  O.,  writes  that 
John  Encell,  of  Marion,  la.,  assisted^him  in  a 


meeting  three  weeks  in  November  with  thir- 
teen additions,  eleven  by  baptism.  On  five 
evenings  Brother  Encell  read  the  chapters  of 
a  story  which  he  had  written  and  Brother 
Spayd  thinks  that  if  the  story  were  published 
in  book  form  it  would  be  the  best  convert- 
making  book  ever  issued  by  us 

If  You  Lack   Energy 

Take  Horsford's  Acid  Phosphate, 

It  vitalizes  the  nerves,  helps  digestion,   and 
refreshes  and  invigorates  the  entire  system. 


1586 


THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


December  12,  1903 


Alexander  Ellett. 

The  following  is  a  synopsis  of  a  memorial 
discourse  at  Chillicothe.  Mo.,  by  Frank  W. 
Allen.  Bro.  Ellett's  prominence  in  this  state, 
bis  wide  circle  of  interested  friends,  bis  long 
and  useful  life  and  the  excellence  of  the  ser- 
mon are  sufficient  excuse  for  departing  from 
our  usual  rule  and  printing  the  funeral  ad- 
dress: 

Text.— Phil  20:21.  ''Christ  shall  be  mag- 
nified in  my  body,  whether  it  be  by  life  or  by 
death.  For  to  me  to  live  is  Christ,  and  to  die 
is  gain." 

Once  more  the  shadow  of  death  has  fallen 
upon  us;  once  more  the  fountains  of  grief 
have  broken  up  in  our  hearts,  for  the  gates  of 
the  silent  land  have  noiselessly  swung  wide 
and  closed  again  upon  one  of  our  number— "a 
Prirjce  in  Israel,"  whom  we  loved  and  hon- 
ored. 

Bro.  Ellett  was  born  in  Hanover  county, 
Va  ,  Sept.  16,  1831,  and  departed  this  life  Sun- 
day night,  Oct.  27,  1901,  at  midnight.  He 
moved  to  Mississippi  with  his  parents  when 
five  years  old  and  was  bereft  of  a  father  at 
nine. 

At  12  years  of  age  he  united  with  the  Bap- 
tist Church,  but  on  his  return  to  Virginia  at 
13  years  of  age,  he  and  his  mother  came  into 
the  Christian  Church  under  the  preaching  of 
A.  Campbell. 

He  graduated  from  Bethany  College  in  1854 
and  at  once  accepted  a  position  in  a  female 
school  at  Little  Rock,  Ark.,  tendered  him  by 
Prof.  J.  D.  Pickett  Several  years  later  he 
became  associated  with  Win.  and  Kirk  Bax- 
ter, in  Newton  College,  Miss.,  where  he  re- 
mained until  the  institution  was  broken  up 
by  the  war.  In  1856  he  was  married  to  Miss 
Mary  Howell,  of  W.  Feliciana  Parish,  La. 

To  this  union  five  children  were  b  >rn:  Prof. 
R.  H.  Ellett,  of  Kentucky  University,  W.  H. 
Ellett,  of  this  city;  J.  G.  Ellett,  of  Colorado; 
A.  J.  Ellett,  of  Sullivan  county,  Mo.,  and 
Miss  Coral  Ellett,  of  Mississippi.  His  next 
field  of  labor  was  Chaneysville,  La.,  succeed- 
ing Bro.  Robt.  Graham  as  pastor  of  the 
church. 

This  congregation  was  scattered  by  the 
war,  and  he  removed  to  Palestine,  Texas.  In 
1866  he  returned  to  Starkville,  Miss  ,  and  re- 
sumed teaching  and  preaching  as  occasion 
offered.  Here  in  May,  1867,  his  well- beloved 
wife  died.  He  bought  a  small  farm  of  virgin 
forest  in  that  county   and  built  himself  a  lit- 


its  and  See, 

Don't  Let  Prejudice  Keep 
you  from  Getting  Well. 

No  Money  is  Wanted. 

Simply  write  a  postal  for  the  book  you 
need.  See  what  I  have  to  say.  You  can't 
know  too  much  about  ways  to  get  well. 

My  way  is  not  less  effective  because  I 
tell  you  about  it.  There  are  millions  of 
cases  which  nothing  else  can  cure.  How 
can  I  reach  them  save  by  advertising? 

I  will  send  with  the  book  also  an  order  on 
your  druggist  for  six  bottles  of  Dr.  Shoop's 
Restorative.  I  will  tell  him  to  let  you  teat 
it  for  a  month  at  my  risk.  If  you  are  sat- 
isfied, the  cost  will  be  $5.50.  If  it  fails,  I 
will  pay  him  myself. 

The  book  will  tell  you  how  my  Restor- 
ative strengthens  the  inside  nerves.  It 
brings  back  the  power  that  operates  the 
vital  organs.  My  book  will  prove  that  no 
other  way  can  make  those  organs  strong. 

No  matter  what  your  doubts.  Remember 
that  my  method  is  unknown  to  you,  while 
I  spent  a  lifetime  on  it.  Remember  that 
only  the  cured  need  pay.  Won't  you  write 
a  postal  to  learn  what  treatment  makes 
such  an  offer  possible? 


Simply  s  t  a  fc  e 
which  book  you 
want,  and  address. 
Dr.  Snoop,  Bos 582, 
Racine,  Wis. 


Book  No.  1  on  Dyspepsia, 
Book  No.  2  on  the  Heart, 
Book  No.  3  on  the  Kidneys, 
Book  No.  4  for  Women, 
Book  No.  5  for  Men  (sealed), 
Book  No.  6  on  Rheumatism. 


Mild  cases,   not  chronic,  are  often  cured  by 
ewe  or  two  bottles.    At  all  druggists. 


tie  log  cabin.    Here  he  toiled  and  studied  and 
preached  for  seven  years. 

In  the  fall  of  1868  he  married  Miss  Caroline 
Hawortn,  of  Artesia,  Miss.,  whom  you  so 
well  know  and  so  well  love.  He  could  not 
have  asked  the  love  of  a  truer  heart  and  the 
service  of  a  nobler  life  than  she  gave  him. 
She  not  only  cheerfully  bore  her  own  burdens 
but  lent  him  strength  to  bear  his  For  33 
years  her  love  doubled  his  joys  and  fully 
halved  his  sorrows. 

To  him  she  was  as  the  shadow  of  a  great 
rock  in  a  weary  land;  a  shelter  in  the  time  of 
storm. 

To  this  union  also  five  children  were  born: 
J.  A.,  of  Omaha;  Lula,  Virginia,  Waller  and 
Love,  of  this  city. 

In  all  ten  children;  worthy  citizens  of  our 
own  and  of  other  commonwealths — worthy 
sons  and  daughters  of  their  worthy  sire — 
richly  meriting  our  love  and  that  wealth  of 
soul  he  generously  bestowed  to  his  closing 
hour. 

In  1874  Bro.  Ellett  removed  to  Harvey 
county,  Kan.,  and  opened  up  another  farm. 
Here  for  nine  years  he  toiled  and  taught  and 
preached,  doing  much  to  organize  new  church- 
es and  to  systematize  and  vitalize  the  work 
of  state  missions.  In  the  winter  of  1883  he 
removed  to  Bethany,  Mo.,  where  he  preached 
until  July,  1S85,  when  he  bought  his  hjme 
here.  He  was  the  pastor  of  this  congregation 
for  about  six  years.  For  16  years  he  has 
gone  in  and  out  among  you  magnifying  that 
Christ  whom  he  preached  and  whom  he  loved 
to  serve.  He  could  truthfully  say:  "Christ 
shall  be  magnified  in  my  body  whether  it  be 
by  life  or  by  death;  for  to  me  to  live  is  Christ 
and  to  die  is  gain." 

His  life  was  a  remarkably  unselfish  one.  He 
had  too  much  of  the  mind  of  Christ  to  be 
otherwise.  He  greatly  magnified  Christ  in 
this  respect. 

He  was  modest  but  morally  brave.  He  never 
thought  more  highly  of  himself  than  he  ought 
to  have  thought.  But  when  a  great  princi- 
ple was  involved,  or  a  great  truth  was  in 
jeopardy,  he  was  as  brave  and  as  uncompro- 
mising as  Paul. 

He  was  great  minded.  He  thought  great 
thoughts.  He  was  by  nature  a  student.  Books 
were  his  delight.  He  usually  had  with  him  here 
in  the  house  of  God  his  Greek  Testament. 
Only  a  short  time  ago  he  purchased  a  new  Greek 
book  which  he  studied  with  all  the  ardor  of  a 
college  student.  He  would  have  made  a  great 
professor  in  some  university. 

He  was  a  great  preacher.  Not  to  those 
with  itchiDg  ears;  not  to  those  who  loved 
cutely  turned  sermonettes;  not  to  those  who 
came  to  be  entertained  rather  than  to  be  in- 
structed, but  to  those  who  wished  a  larger 
survey  of  and  a  richer  insight  into  truth,  he 
was  great.  It  is  ever  to  be  regretted  that 
his  innate  modesty  and  his  aversion  to  writ- 
ing kept  him  out  of  our  public  prints.  It  is 
an  irreparable  loss  that  he  did  not  leave  us  a 
book  of  sermons. 

He  was  great-hearted.  This  logically  fol- 
lows. He  came  near  loving  his  neighbor  as 
he  loved  himself.  His  love  of  wife  and  chil- 
dren was  deep  and  rich  and  tender  and  strong 
and  his  love  of  his  brethren  was  scarcely  less 
so.  His  love  for  the  welfare  of  this  congrega- 
tion caused  him  to  overtax  his  powers  in  one 
of  the  greatest  talks  ever  made  to  a  Chilli- 
cothe audience,  and  doubtless  hastened,  if  it 
did  not  cause,  his  death.  Surely  you  can  never 
forget  how  on  the  night  of  "Forefathers' 
day"  he  magnified  Christ,  as  with  thrilling 
power  he  unfolded  the  bgianing  and  purpose 
of  "our  movement"  and  pLed  with  you  to  be 
true  to  that  purpose,  true  to  the  pioneers  who 
wrought  so  nobly,  true  to  the  prayer  of  the 
blessed  Son  of  God  for  the  union  of  his  people. 
The  man  of  maay  great  speeches  never  made  a 
better  one  than  was  this  his  last.  May  it  be 
that  being  dead  he  yet  speaketh?  In  his  sick- 
ness, with  a  beautiful  patience  and  spirit  he 
again    magnified    the    Master,  and   we    who 


Hops®  S&isse. 

"  Any  fool  can  take  a  horse  to  water, 
but  it  takes  a  wise  man  to  make  him 
drink,"  says  the  proverb.  The  horse 
eats  when  hungry  and  drinks  when 
thirsty.  A  man  eats  and  drinks  by  the 
clock,  without  re- 
gard to  the  needs  of 
nature.  Because  of 
careless  eating  and 
drinking  "  stomach 
trouble"  is  one  of 
commonest  of  dis- 
eases. Sour  and  bit- 
ter risings,  belch- 
ings,  unnatural  ful- 
ness after  eating, 
dizziness,  headache, 
and  many  other 
symptoms  mark  the 
beginning  and  pro- 
gress of  disease  oi 
the  stomach. 

Dr.  Pierce's  Gold- 
en Medical  Discov- 
ery cures  diseases  of 
the  stomach  and 
other  organs  of  di- 
gestion and  nutri- 
tion.  It  cures 
through  the  stom- 
ach diseases  of  other 
organs  which  have 
jU  their  origin  in  a  dis- 
1  eased  condition  of 
*  t  h  e  stomach,  and 
allied  organs  of  digestion  and  nutrition. 
It  strengthens  the  stomach,  purifies  the  | 
blood,  cures  obstinate  cough  and  heals  I 
weak  lungs. 

"I  was  taken  with  Grippe,  which  resulted  in 
heart  and  stomach  trouble,"  writes  Mr.  T.  R. 
Caudill,  Montlaud,  Alleghaney  Co.,  N.  C.  "I 
was  unable  to  do  anything'  a  good  part  of  the 
time.  I  wrote  to  Dr.  Pierce  about  my  condition, 
having  full  confidence  in  his  medicine.  He  ad- 
vised me  to  take  his  '  Golden  Medical  Discovery,' 
which  I  did.  Before  I  had  finished  the  second 
bottle  I  began  to  feel  better.  I  have  used  nearly 
six  bottles.  I  feel  thankful  to  God  for  the  bene- 
fit I  have  received  from  Dr.  Pierce's  Golden  Med- 
ical Discovery.  I  can  highly  recommend  it  to 
all  persons  as  a  good  and  safe  medicine." 

Dr.  Pierce's  Pleasant  Pellets  keep  the 
bowels  healthy. 


stood  about  him  felt  that  he  might  truly  say: 
"Christ  shall  be  magnified  in  my  body  wheth- 
er it  be  by  life  or  by  death;  for  to  me  to  live 
is  Christ  and  to  die  is  gain." 

Of  all  the  sweet,  deep  passages  in  God's 
word,  none  more  fitly  1  eveals  the  character 
and  purpose  of  Bro.  Ellett— the  friend  of  God, 
the  friend  of  man.  So  when  the  end  came  the 
beauty  of  the  Lord  was  upon  him  and  the 
work  of  his  hands  was  established. 

When  his  spirit  winged  its  flight  back  to 
God  who  gave  it,  we  wept  with  each  other 
and  for  each  other,  but  none  wept  for  him 
who  in  dying  had  laid  hold  on  eternal  life. 


December  12,  1901 


THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


1587 


Texas  Christian  Lectureship. 

Our  lectureship  for  this  year  is  now  a  thing 
of  the  past,  and  like  most  of  its  predecessors, 
was  a  pronounced  success.  The  attendance 
was  about  one  hundred,  mostly  preachers.  It 
was  held  in  Waco  with  the  University  Church 
of  Add  Ran  University.  Unfortunately  I 
was  called  home  for  a  funeral  and  heard  only 
a  part  of  the  program.  A.  E  Ewell  was  the 
first  to  speak.  "Some  Problems  Peculiar  to 
Young  Preachers,"  was  his  theme,  and  bis 
paper  was  good,  a  fit  foretaste  of  the  feast 
that  followed.  Mrs.  Ida  V.  Jarvis  was  the 
next,  and  her  theme  was  "Feeding  the  Floik  of 
God."  It  was  tender,  scriptural  and  practical, 
and  will  bear  fruit  Chalmers  McPherson  was 
the  third  speaker,  and  his  was  a  great  speech. 
McPherson  never  makes  a  bad  speech,  but  per- 
haps he  never  made  one  quite  so  good  before. 
He  presented  us  "The  Man  in  the  Pulpit,"  and 
we  will  never  forget  him.  Arthur  W.  Jooes 
•came  next  on  the  subject,  "The  Church  and 
the  Liquor  Traffic."  His  words  burned  like 
Sre,  and  the  audience  was  thrilled  to  the  core. 
No  other  address  was  superior  to  this  ia  its 
stirring  power.  "The  Attitude  of  Unbelief," 
was  shown  by  S.  K.  Hallam,  and  the  speaker 
was  at  his  best,  and  hence  the  paper  was  fine. 
J.  B.  Haston  came  from  the  sick  room,  but 
none  would  have  suspected  it  when  listening 
1S0  his  elegant  paper  on  "The  Trend  of  the 
Pulpit."  J.  C.  Mason,  always  practical  and 
helpful,  was  eagerly  hoard  on  "The  Organiza- 
tion and  Work  of  the  Sunday-school."  M.  O. 
Ewing,  a  young  man  who  has  been  with  us 
only  a  short  time,  won  a  high  place  as  a 
preacher  with  his  paper,  "The  Spirit  of  Mis- 
sions." Mrs.  Josephine  McKinsey  on  "The 
Christian  a  Nonconformist,"  was  strong, 
gentle    and    Christlike.      There    were    other 


RESTORES  EYESIGHT 

^Actina,"    a    Wonderful    Discovery    Which 

Cares  Diseased  Eyes,  No  Matter  Whether 

Chronic  or  Acute,   Without 

Cutting  or  Drugging. 


There  is  no  need  for  cutting,  drugging  or 
probing  t,he  eye  for  any  form  of  disease,  for  a 
new  system  of  treating  afflictions  of  the  eye 
ha3  been  discovered 
whereby  all  torturous 
and  barbarous  methods 
are  eliminated.  This 
wonderful  treatment 
takes  the  form  of  a  Pock- 
et Battery  and  is  known 
as  "Actina."  It  is  pure- 
ly a  homo  ureatment  and  self-administered  by 
the  patient.  There  is  no  risk  of  experiment- 
ing, as  thousands  of  people  have  been  cured 
of  blindness,  failing  eyesight, cataracts,  gran- 
ulated lids  and  other  afflictions  of  the  eye 
through  this  grand  discovery,  when  eminent 
oculists  termed  the  cases  incurable.  This 
wonderful  remedy  aLso  makes  the  use  of  spec- 
tacles unnecessary,  asitnot  only  removes  the 
weakened  and  unnatural  conditions  of  the  eye, 
but  gives  it  a  clear  vision.  J.  N.  Home, 
Waycross,  Ga.,  writes:  "My  eyes  have  been 
wonderfully  benefited  by  Actina."  W.  R. 
Owens,  Adrian,  Mo.,  writes:  "Actina  saved 
me  from  going  blind."  R.  J.  Reid,  St.  Au- 
gustine, Ma.,  writes:  "Actina  removed  a 
cataract  from  my  son's  eye."  Robert  Baker, 
80  Dearborn  St.,  Chicago,  111.,  writes:  "1 
should  have  been  blind  had  I  not  used  Ac- 
tina." A  party  of  prominent  citizens  have 
organized  in  a  company  known  as  the  New 
York  &  London  Electric  Association,  and 
they  have  given  this  method  so  thorough  a 
test  on  hundreds  of  cases  pronounced  incur- 
able and  hopeless  that  they  now  positively 
assure  a  cure.  They  have  bought  all  Ameri- 
can and  European  rights  for  this  wonderful 
invention.  Actina  is  sent  on  trial  postpaid. 
if  you  will  send  your  name  and  address  to  the 
New  York  &  London  Electric  Association, 
Dept.  203,  929  Walnut  street,  Kansas  City, 
Mo.,  you  will  receive  absolutely  free  a  valu- 
able book,  Prof.  Wilson's  Treatise  on  the  Eye 
and  its  Disease  in  General,  and  you  can  rest 
assured  that  your  eyesight  and  hearing  will 
toe  restored,  nonma.tter  how  many  .doctors 
foavefailed. 


papers  from  the  home  talent,  but  I  did  not 
hear  them. 

H.  L.  Willett  wasour  "Chief  Lecturer,"  and 
he  gave  six  lectures,  only  three  of  which  I 
heard.  His  first  was  "Old  Testament  Criti- 
cism," and  it  was  not  very  satisfactory.  A 
number  of  us  thought  it  lacked  definiteness. 
What  I  mean  will  be  clear  when  I  tell  you 
that  one  of  the  brightest  men  of  the  conven- 
tion required  two  queries,  or  rather  the  same 
query  twice,  before  he  could  understand  his 
position  on  the  inspiration  of  the  Ten  Com- 
mandments. But  his  position  as  finally  defined 
was  acceptable.  His  other  lectures,  "New 
Testament  Criticism"  and  "New  Testament 
Quotations  from  the  Old  Testament,"  were 
splendid.  After  his  first  lecture  he  discarded 
in  the  main  his  manuscript,  aod  spoke  with 
ease  and  fluency.  Bro.  Willett,  in  addition 
to  much  learning,  has  a  charming  personality, 
and  he  easily  wins  his  way  to  the  hearts  of 
men. 

The  last  day  was  the  great  day  of  the  lec- 
tureship It  was  Emancipation  Day.  Add- 
Ran  University  for  years  has  been  in  debt, 
and  many  of  her  friends  at  times  thought  we 
would  lose  the  school.  But  such  is  not  the 
case  any  longer.  There  is  not  a  dollar  of 
debt  to-day.  About  three  months  ago  that 
man  of  God,  T.  E.  Shirley,  took  the  field  as 
financial  agent,  determined  that  the  debt 
should  be  paid,  and  thanks  be  to  God,  it  has 
been  paid.  And  to-day  we  have  one  of  the 
best  plants  for  a  great  school  to  be  found  in 
the  whole  land.  Oar  property,  worth  $150,000, 
is  first  class  in  every  particular,  and  almost 
every  room  is  occupied  by  a  body  of  as  fine 
s.udents  as  you  ever  met.  This  day's  work 
marks  an  epoch  in  our  history  in  Texas,  and 
we  will  move  forward  henceforth  as  never 
before. 

We  meet  next  year  at  Weatherford,  and  the 
time  is  changed  to  Monday-Thursday  after 
the  second  Sunday  of  December.  The  new 
officers  are  A.  Clark,  president;  J.  C.  Mason, 
vice-president;  M.  O.  Ewing,  secretary.  The 
executive  committee  is  C.  McPherson,  J.  T. 
McKissick,  J.  B.  Haston. 

A  committee  was  appointed  to  look  into 
the  matter  of  an  encampment  for  the  lecture- 
ship and  state  convention,  and  to  report  at 
the  Dallas  convention  in  June  The  com- 
mittee consists  of  M.  M*  Davis,  B.  B.  San- 
ders, J.  C.  Mason,  C.  McPherson,  T.  E. 
Shirley.  M.  M.  Davis. 

Dallas,  Texas. 

My  Wife's  PIa.n  for   Prea.cherless 
Churches. 

I  use  the  above  title  because  preacher's  wives 
usually  do  their  work  behind  the  scenes,  and 
are  entitled  to  far  more  recognition  than  they 
receive. 

Many  preaciers  are  like  one  of  Kipling's 
characters,  who  used  capital  I's  so  often  in 
conversation  that  they  appeared  as  telegraph 
poles  flitting  by  as  you  ride  on  a  fast  train. 
In  fact  many  of  us  are  only  telegraph  poles 
bearing  up  the  current  of  thought  evolved  or 
inspired  by  the  wife. 

I  write  this  without  her  consent  or  knowl- 
edge, and  when  she  sees  it,  I  may  conclude  it 
is  wise  to  go  out— saw  wood  and  say  nothing 
for  a  while. 

After  reading  last  week's  editorial  on 
"Preacher less  Churches,"  she  said,  "I  believe 
there  is  a  practical  way  of  meeting  this  ques- 
tion." The  big  I  gave  a  nod  and  grunt,  to 
signify  that  he  would  condescend  to  listen  to 
her  plan.    The  plan  follows: 

Let  the  country  churches  group  themselves, 
as  suggested  by  the  editor,  two  or  more,  as 
their  strength  demands.  Then  purchase  from 
5  to  40  acres  of  land,  build  a  parsonage,  put 
out  fruit  and  improve  it  for  poultry,  fruit  or 
farming.  Give  this,  rent  free,  to  the  preacher. 
If  better  suited  for  farming,  let  the  brethren, 
at  set  times,  meet,  plow,  plant  or  reap,  to 
give  the  preacher  a  lift.  Many  a  city  preacher, 
hard  pressed  to  exist  on  his  salary,  would  be 
delighted  |to  preach  *or  these  churches.     He 


The     best    lamp 


in  the 
best,     wi 

chimney 
for  it. 


is  not 
out  the 
I     make 

ACBETH. 


My  name  on  every  one. 

If  you'll  send  your  address,  I'll  send  you 
the  Index  to  Lamps  and  their  Chimneys,  to 
tell  you  what  number  to  get  for  your  lamp. 
Macbeth,  Pittsburgh. 


would  soon  know  his  people,  beidentifiea  with 
them  and  learn  to  love  them,     rnis  would,  in 
most  cases,  insure  long  pastorates,  as  many  ■ 
obvious  advantages  wou'd  obtain. 

But  can  the  churches  be  induced  to  act?  Is 
this  plan  only  a  suggestion  which  will  fall 
into  "innocuous  desuetude"?  Yes,  unless  or- 
ganized and  pushed.  Let  our  state  board  em- 
ploy an  organizer,  a  man  with  grace,  grit, 
and  gumption.  Send  him  among  the  churches 
to  do  this  work— not  simply  to  suggest  it  to 
thechurches,  but  toset  in  order  the  things  that 
are  wanting. 

For  the  real,  permanent  good  of  our 
churches  in  Missouri,  this  would  be  worth 
fourfold  the  work  of  an  evangelist  at  this 
time.  We  have  had,  and  seized,  our  time  to 
evangelize;  now  is  our  time  to  organize,  or  we 
will  lose  a  large  part  of  the  iwork  toat  has 
been  done.  The  right  man  in  the  field  for  this 
work  now  would  give  a  permanent  feature  to 
our  work  that  is  greatly  needed,  and  produce 
marvelous  results  in  the  future. 

B.  E.  Dawson. 

Bolton,  Mo  ,  Nov    21. 

J* 

Memory  Food. 

A  Ca.se  where  Memory  wa.s  Strervgtherved 
by  Grs-pe-Nvits. 

Food  that  will  actually  help  the  memory  as 
well  as  agree  perfectly  with  a  delicate  stom- 
ach is  worth  knowing  of. 

A  good  wife  out  in  Alta,  la.,  who  did  not 
know  which  way  to  turn  to  get  food  that 
would  agree  with  her  husband,  who  was  left 
in  a  waakened  condition  after  a  serious  ill- 
ness and  could  scarcely  retain  any  food  in  his 
stomach,  was  one  day  induced  to  try  him  on 
Grape-Nuts,  the  famous  ready-cooked  break- 
fast food,  and  from  the  first  he  began  to  im- 
prove rapidly.  In  three  months  he  had  gained 
30  pounds. 

She  says  that  his  stomach  has  recovered  so 
completely  that  he  can  now  eat  any  kind  of 
food. 

She  mentions  the  boy  of  an  intimate  ac- 
quaintance, who  was  so  delicate  and  thin 
that  his  appearance  was  pitiable  and  he  had 
no  appetite  for  any  ordinary  food.  He  was 
put  on  Grape-Nuts  and  liked  the  crispness 
and  sweetish  taste  of  the  new  food  and  took 
to  it.  His  improvement  began  at  once  and  he 
is  now  a  healthy,  plump  boy. 

"I  know  that  Grape-Nuts  will  do  more  for 
weak  stomichs  than  any  medicine.  The 
claim  that  it  will  build  up  and  strengthen  the 
brain  has  been  proven  to  my  certain  knowl- 
edge. Sister,  who  writes  for  the  press,  and 
is  compelled  to  memorize  a  great  deal,  has 
been  using  Gripe-Nuts  and  says  she  is  sur- 
prised at  the  result.  There  is  a  marked  im- 
provement in  her  memory  and  the  brain 
works  more  perfectly  and  with  better  results. 

"Please  do  not  publish  my  name."  Name 
can  be  given  by  the  Postum  Cereal  Co.,  Ltd., 
Battle  Creek,  Mich. 


1588 


THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


December  12, 1901 


How  to  Hold  a  R-eLllv. 

I  have  received  a  number  of  requests  for 
details  of  plans  used  in  preparing  for  our  Sun- 
day-school rally  and  will  answer  once  for  all. 

First,  we  announced  to  the  school  that  we 
would  rally  for  the^  Sunday-school  Dec.  1. 
The  purpose  of  the  rally  was  stated  and  the 
superintendent  appointed  four  committees: 
advertising,  program,  canvassing  and  finance. 
We  began  work  two  weeks  in  advance  of  the 
day.  The  advertising  committee  prepared 
all  the  printed  matter.  A  sufficient  number 
of  large  posters  to  bill  the  town  were  pre- 
pared as  follows: 

Rally. 

The  Pittsfield  Christian  Church  will  rally 
for  the  Sunday-school,    Sunday,    Dec.  1, 1901. 

Rally  Cry:  "Five  hundred  scholars  in  Sun- 
day-school, Sunday,  Dec.  1,  1901." 

Object:  Enlargement  of  the  school.  En- 
listment for  Christ.  Evangelization  of 
America. 

How  Accomplished?  By  coming,  confess- 
ing, contributing. 

In  canT'nati!n?  for  new  scholars  the  commit- 
tee used  this  form  of  pledge: 

S.  S.  Rally,  Pittsfield  Christian  Church. 
Sunday,   Dee.  1,  1901.  9:30  a.  m. 
If  not  sick  or  unavoidably  hindered,  1  prom 
ise  to  attend  this  rally, 

Name 

Solicitor 

The  town  was  divided  into  four  districts 
and  assigned  to  members  of  the  committee, 
who  in  turn  assigned  them  to  the  22  classes. 
In  this  way  the  canvass  was  thorough  and 
was  completed  in  a  short  time.  The  committee 
reported  on  the  following  Sunday  517  pledged 
to  attend  the  rally.  This  we  announced 
through  the  local  press. 

On  Wednesday  evening  preceding  our  rally, 
we  took  for  our  prayer-meeting  topic,  "Our 
Sunday-school."  The  superintendent  spoke 
on  the  subject,  "What  our  Sunday-school  is 
and  what  we  want  it  to  be."  Other 
topics  were,  "Fathers  and  Mothers^"-  the 
Sunday-school,"  and  "The  Value  of  Decision 
Day."  The  Sunday-school  prayer-meeting  is 
an  important  feature  of  the  rally. 

On  Sunday  morning  we  lacked  but  seven  of 
having  as  many  present  as  the  number  pledged 
and  the  class  offering  amounted  to  $23.68. 
As  a  souvenir  and  as  a  plan  for  ascertaining 
the  number  of  "stickers,"  we  prepared  the 
following  device,  printed  on  cardboard,  with 
a  colored  card  attached: 

1, attended  the 

rally  of  the    Pittsfield     Christian     Sunday- 
school,  Sunday,  Dec.  1,  1901. 

Following  the  Sunday-school  service,  an 
address  was  delivered  by  the  pastor  on  "The 
Sunday-school  for  the  Times." 

In  the  evening  a  program  was  rendered  by 
the  children.  The  total  attendance  at  these 
services  was  about  1,500,  and  this  in  a  town  of 
2,600  with  10  churches.  Much  of  the  success 
of  our  enterprise  is  due,  to  our  efficient  super- 
intendent, R.  T.  Hicks,  and  his  loyal  co- 
workers. 

Try  a  rally.    You  are  sure  to  succeed. 

F.  M.  Rogers. 

Pittsfield,    III- 

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ONE  HUNDRED  DOLLARS  for  each  and  every 
case  of  Catarrh  that  cannot  be  cured  by  the  use  of 
Hall's  Catarrh  Cure. 

FRANK  J.  CHENEY. 

Sworn  to  before  me  and  subscribed  in  my  pres- 
ence, this  6th  day  of  December,  A.  D.  1886. 

A.  W.  GLEASON, 

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IT  settles  the  music  question  satisfactorily  as  far  as  the  book  question  is 
concerned.     It  is  the  most  economical  investment  as  to  music  books, 
for  it  settles   that  question  for  a  long  term  of  years,  and  you  have, 
during  the  time,  the  best  that  is  to  be  had. 

Dear  Brother  Fillmore  : — The  Praise  Hymnal  is  the  best  church  music 
book  I.have  ever  seen.  We  have  been  using  it  at  Richmond  Street,  Cincinnati,  ever 
since  it  came  out.  Its  strength  and  excellency  have  grown  upon  us  from  the  first. 
To-day!  we  appreciate  it  more  than  ever.  We  have  tested,  I  presume,  one-half  of  its 
contents,  and  I  believe  the  other  half  must  be  just  as  good. 

Our  church  is  capable  of  testing  the  book  pretty  thoroughly.  We  have  always 
had  a  singing  church,  and  at  one  time  had  for  two  years  a  highly  cultured  choirmaster 
with  a  volunteer  choir  of  some  thirty  voices.  This  chorister  had  served  many  different 
churches  an. '  had  used  as  many  different  hymnals.  He  frequently  remarked  that  The 
Praise  Hymnal  was  by  far  the  best  he  had  ever  seen.  He  was  enthusiastic  over  it,  and 
took  great  delight  in  teaching  our  choir  and  congregation  its  beautiful  songs. 

The  book  has  been  a  great  blessing  to  our  church.  Our  Lord's  Day  services 
have  been  dignified  by  its  grand  hymns,  while  our  prayer  meetings  and  evangelistic 
services  have  b^een  stirred  deeply  by  its  effective  gospel  songs.  Its  combination  of  the 
older  classic  hymns  and  modern  gospel  songs  makes  it  a  great  book.  With  us  it  is 
the  ideal  church  music  book. 

I  wish  also  to  make  especial  mention  of  the  Responsive  Scripture  Readings. 
We  have  used  these  constantly  in  our  Lord's  Day  services,  and  frequently  at  other 
services.  Not  only  are  they  a  source  of  instruction,  but  a  great  help  to  devotion.  At 
times  our  services  have  been  very  impressive  when  the  whole  congregation  have  read 
together  as  one  voice  the  sublime  utterances  of  Holy  Scripture  as  found  in  these 
selections. 

If  by  anything  I  could  say  I  could  induce  our  churches  generally  to  get  The 
Ppaise  Hymnal,  and  use  it  as  it  is  capable  of  being  used,  I  would  gladly  say  it.  With 
The  Praise  Hymnal  on  the  market  there  is  certainly  no  excuse  for  churches  being 
without  first-class  music.  Justin  N.  Green. 

Cincinnati,  November  6,  1901. 


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THE  CHOIR,  our  monthly  anthem  journal,  is  meeting  with  great  success.  'We  are  glad  to  send, 
samples  to  choir  leaders.     It  wins  every  time.  (7; 


A  Cleveland  Catechism, 

Q.    Where  is  Cleveland? 

A.    In  Ohio. 

Q.    Why  ask  that? 

A.  Because  there  is  the  meeting  place  of 
the  next  Disciple  Congress. 

Q.    How  big  is  Cleveland? 

A.    It  is  the  seventh  city  in  our  country. 

Q.    How  does  it  rank  in  Ohio? 

A.    It  is  Ohio's  metropolis. 

Q.    When  does  this  congress  meet? 

A.    Next  March. 

Q.  Do  our  preachers  in  Cleveland  know 
this? 

A.  They  do,  and  they  are  determined  to 
have  every  man,  woman  and  child  in  the 
land  know  it  too. 

Q.  Do  you  want  to  know  more  of  the 
Cleveland  catechism? 

A.    Then  watch  this  heading. 

H.  L.  Atkinson, 
Sec.  Disciples'  Ministers'  Association. 

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Purlntorv  Financial    System    for    Church 
Collections. 

Our  financial  report  for  the  year  just  clos- 
ing is  t tie  best  one  we  have  ever  been  able  to 
make,  and  this  under  adverse  circumstances. 
The  use  of  the  Purinton  financial  system 
brought  this  about  and  will  be  a  great  benefit 
to  any  church  which  will  adopt  it. 

T.  L.  Jones, 

Treasurer  Central  Church  of  Christ,  Boone, 
Iowa. 


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An  Incident. 

The  unexpected  news  of  tbe  deatb  of  try  old 
Bethany  College  mate,  Alexander  Ellett,  has 
filled  my  heart  with  sadness.  It  was  my 
good  fortune  to  dine  wioh  him  and  his  excel- 
lent family  only  a  short  time  ago  before  I  left 
Missouri  for  my  home  in  Salem,  Oregon.  He 
was  then  67  and  I  63,  but  be  was  in  splendid 
health  and  bade  fair  to  till  out  on  earth  four- 
score years.  We  first  met  in  the  halls  of 
Bethany  College  in  February,  1854.  On  the 
fourth  of  July  in  that  year  he  graduated  in 
the  same  class  with  Jno.  T.  Dye,  of  Indianap- 
olis, O.  A.  Burgess,  John  Shackleford  and 
Jas.  S  Lamar.  One  had  to  know  Bro.  Ellett, 
you  might  say  intimately,  to  appreciate  his 
full  and  real  worth.  Never  very  demonstra- 
tive in  his  approaches  to  his  fellow  students 
nor  was  he  so  in  his  after  life,  but  a  more 
genuine  spirit,  a  more  honorable  man,  I  never 
met.  For  him  all  of  his  friends  and  brethren 
had  the  highest  respect  because  of  his  ability 
as  a  preacher  of  the  gospel  and  his  incor- 
ruptible integrity.  Judging  from  his  con- 
versation and  the  whole  tenor  of  his  daily  life 
he  was  as  pure  a  man  as  it  was  ever  my  lot 
to  meet.  I  think  I  knew  him  well  and  the 
longer  I  knew  him  the  more  I  loved  him. 

One  little  incident  in  his  life  and  my  own  I 
want  to  put  on  record.  When  pastor  of  the 
large  ongregation  at  Chillicothe,  Mo., — and 
he  preached  for  that  church  longer  tban  any 
minister  it  ever  had— I  was  preaching  at 
Breckinridge  and  Pattonsburg,and  one  day  on 
my  way  to  tbe  latter  place,  I  heard  in  Chilli- 
cothe that  Eva, the  little  daughter  of  my  dear 
friend,  Calvin  Mclnturff ,  then  and  now  an 
honored  elder  of  the  church,  was  sick  and  nigh 
unto  death.  I  met  Bro.  Ellett  on  the  public 
square  and  we  went  up  to  the  house  where 
the  sick  child  was  Three  or  four  skillful 
physicians  were  present.  She  had  diphtheria 
or  membranous  croup. 

These  doctors  were  holding  a  consultation 
in  regard  to  performing  the  operation  known 
as  tracheotomy.  Late  in  the  afternoon  they 
left,  undetermined  as  to  what  course  should 
be  pursued.  Bro.  Ellett  and  I  determined  to 
remain  there  all  night  and  to  sit  up  with  the 
child.  Ai  midnight  her  father  came  tome 
and  said,  "  Bro.  Messick,  I  want  you  to  pray 
for  the  recovery  of  my  child."  Only  four  of 
us  in  the  room— the  father  and  mother,  and 
the  two  preachers.  We  all  immediately  knelt 
before  Gad;  Bro.  Ellett  sent  up  to  heaven  a 
fervent  prayer  for  the  child  and  I  prayed  as 
well  as  I  could.  The  child  was  breathing  with 
great  difficulty;  you  could  hear  her  all 
over  the  house.  It  was  a  struggle  for  life, 
but  in  a  very  few  moments  after  praying, 
she  began  to  breathe   with  all  ease  and  from 


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that  moment  we  had  no  doubt  as  to  her  recov- 
ery. The  physicians  came  early  the  next 
morning  and  all  said,  "She  will  recover." 

Alexander  Ellett  was  a  grand  man  in  every 
sense.  He  has  left  a  rich  legacy  to  his  chil- 
dren in  a  life  thoroughly  consecrated  to  the 
service  of  his  God  through  a  living  and  grow- 
ing faith  in  the  Lord  Jesus  Christ. 

R.  M.  Messick. 

Garfield,  Wash. 

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Missouri  State  Mission  Notes. 

So  many,  having  heard  of  the  serious  ill- 
ness of  my  mother,  have  been  kind  enough  to 
write  and  inquire  as  to  her  condition,  that  I 
take  this  method  of  ans  Bering.  First  of  all, 
thanking  each  and  every  one  for  the  kindly 
interest  and  their  tenderly  expressed  sympa- 
thy, she  is  a  little  better  at  present  writing, 
but  the  physicians  give  us  no  hope  of  recov- 
ery. Our  comfort  is  that  she  has  lived  so  near 
to  the  great  Father  that  she  can  lovingly 
trust  him  now,  believing  that  he  doeth  all 
things  well. 

We  have  had  some  happy  answers  to  our 
call  for  volunteers  for  our  One  Dollar-  League. 
We  have  had  one  contribution  each  from 
Kansas,  Kentucky,  Ohio  and  Indiana.  The 
last  is  from  a  preacher  in  his  83rd  year,  whose 
lower  limbs  have  besn  paralyzed  from  his 
youth.  Yet  bis  interest  even  in  Missouri  mis- 
sions leads  him  to  make  his  gift.  May  God 
bless  him.  The '  brother  from  Ohio  asks  if 
Ohio  money  is  not  as  good  as  Kansas.  Yes 
indeed,  and  thank  you.  The  one  thing  that 
puzzles  me  is  that  these  brethren  from  other 
states  manifest  so  much  more  interest  than 
many  in  our  own  state.  But  they  are  still 
coming  in  and  we  hope  to  have  a  long  list  for 
the  next  issue  of  the  Message.  Maybe  this 
interest  from  other  states  will  stir  up  the 
spirit  of  emulation  in  our  own. 

Who  is  there  among  us  that  will  take  hold 
of  a  college  enterprise  in  southeast  Missouri? 
There  is  a  good,  new  building,  cost  16,000, 
well  located,  that  can  be  obtained,  and  I  be- 
lieve that  the  school  will  pay  from  the  start. 
It  will  take  some  one  with  determination, 
consecration  and  what  in  western  parlance  is 
called  "hustle,"  and  some  money  to  make  it 
go.  The  man  also,  must  have  a  good,  strong 
body— a  practical  man.  No  sentimental 
dreamer  can  succeed  at  all. 

We  are  just  sending  out  the  notices  of  the 
apportionment  of  the  churches.  It  is  practi- 
cally the  same  as  last  year.  That  of  some 
few  churches  has  been  raised,  but  we  believe 
that  it  is  only  where  it  can  be  easily  done. 
The  state  convention  voted  unanimously  to 
instruct  the  state  board  to  ask  for  $10,000  and 
we  are  trying  to  raise  it. 

Many  of  the  churches  can  just  as  well  send 
in  their  apportionment  at  once  as  not.  If 
such  is  the  case  we  entreat  you  to  do  so.  The 
last  board  meeting  found  us  without  the 
means  to  pay  our  field  men.  They  must  be 
paid  or  their  families  will  suffer.  Will  you 
not  help  us,  and  do  so  now? 

At  any  rate  we  hope  to  find  every  preacher 
and  church  in  line  for  state  mission  day,  Jan- 
uary 12,  1902.  This  ought  to  be  a  great  day 
through  the  state.  We  have  asked  our  county 
secretaries  to  take  up  the  matter  with  the 
churches.  Now  won't  the  preachers  take  up 
the  matter  also?  The  whole  year's  work  de 
pends  on  this  offering.  Make  it  large  and 
success  is  ours,  but  a  failure  will  cripple  us 
very  much  indeed.  T.  A.  Abbott. 

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December  12.  1901 


Evangelistic. 


ARKANSAS. 

FayetteTille,  Dec.  6. — We  are  still  reaping 
the  fruits  of  Bro.  T.  P.  Haley's  good  preach- 
ing. Since  the  close  of  his  meeting  there  have 
heen  4  more  conversions. — N.  M.  Ragland. 

Newport,  Dec.  2.— Held  a  two  weeks'  meet- 
ing at  Paris,  Ark  ;  6  confessions.  Bro. 
Shifley  recently  baptized  5  others  at  that 
place  which  have  not  been  reported. — James 
H.  Brooks. 

COLORADO. 

Longmont,  Dec.  7. — H.  A.  Davis,  state 
evangelist  for  Colorado,  held  a  three  weeks' 
meeting  at  Bertboud,  closing  Dec.  1.  Re- 
sults, 3  added;  2  by  letter,  1  from  the  M.  E.'s. 
Money  to  pay  off  the  indebtedness  was  raised 
and  the  mortgage  burned.  The  church  is  now 
entirely  free  from  debt. — E.  F.  Harris. 

ILLINOIS. 

Blue  Mount,  Nov.  25.— Meeting  closed  here 
last  night  with  15  added.  H.  M.  Barnett,  of 
Rantoul,  did  the  preaching  in  a  splendid 
manner. — J.  R.  Crank,  pastor. 

Dixon. — The  Mt.  Morris  church  enjoyed  a 
short  but  very  fruitful  meeting  last  week  with 
13  accessions.  Finis  Idleman,  pastor  of  the 
Dixon  church,  assisted  the  writer.  His  work 
at  Dixon  is  very  promising. — D.  F  Seyster. 

Longview,  Dec.  7. — I  held  a  short  meeting 
at  Camargo,  111.,  in  September;  5  additions. 
I  also  held  a  short  meeting  at  Center  Point, 
111,,  5  additions  and  1  later.  I  have  given 
half  time  to  this  church  this  year.  In  all  I 
have  preached  for  these  brethren  eight  years. 
We  have  built  and  dedicated  a  beautiful 
chapel  here  at  Longview.  I  intend  to  hold  a 
lew  meetings  in  Kentucky  next  year. — B.  N. 
Anderson. 

Paris.— I  brought  12  young  women  and  2 
young  men  from  the  Little  Grove  church  to 
Paris  lately  for  baptism.  Am  now  in  a  meet- 
ing at  Kansas,  111.— H.  M.  Brooks. 

Rantoul,  Dec.  2. — One  confession  at  our 
regular  service  here  yesterday.— H.  M.  Bar- 
nett. 

Sidell,  Dec.  6  —J.  C.  Coggins,  pastor  Taber- 
nacle church,  Decatur,  111  ,  is  holding  a  meet- 
ing here.  Nine  have  beea  added  up  to  date, 
four  last  night.— Adam  K.  Adcock,  minister. 

Summum,  Dec.  4.— Closed  13  days'  meeting 
withKerton  Valley  church  with  34  additions, 
27  confessions,  7  reclaimed — Chester  A. 
Baird,  pastor. 

Wayre  City,  Dec.  3.— Closed  meeting  here 
last  night  with  13  additions,  9  confessions, 
and  church  in  good  working  order.  I  begin 
at  Browns,  Edwards  county,  to-morrow 
night.  Churches  desiring  meetings  or  regular 
work  can  write  me  at  Browns.— J. ■  A.  Lytle, 
Rochester,  Ind. 

INDIANA. 

Marion,  Dec.  6. — The  second  month  of  the 
present  pastoral  year  closed  last  Sunday 
with  7  additions,  2  by  letter  and  5  by  baptism. 
— M.  F.  Rickoff. 

INDIAN  TERRITORY. 

Durant,  Dec.  2. — Two  additions  to  the  Fifth 
Avenue  Christian  church  yesterday  morning. 
— Joe  S.  Riley,  pastor. 
IOWA. 

Clarksville,  Dec.  3.— Our  meeting  here  with 
home  forces  closed  with  27  additions,  2  from 
the  Lutherans,  2  restored,  3  by  letter,  11  by 
confession,   4  from  the  Baptists,  3  from  the 


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M.  E  's  and  2  from  the   United  Brethren.— A. 
R.  Adams. 

Henderson,  Dec.  2.— La-. ely  closed  a  meeting 
at  Corning,  la.,  with  the  pastor,  Bro.  Fuller. 
I  am  now  in  a  meeting  with  Bro.  McCrea, 
pastor  here.— F.  Howard  Sweetman,  singing 
evangelist. 

Manning,  Dec.  4. — Am  in  a  meeting  10  miles 
south  of  here  in  the  county;  six  added  in  the 
first  eight  day. — F.  A.  Sheetz 

North  English,  Nov.  29  —The  church  house 
here  has  been  repaired  and  remodelled  and 
was  reopened  Sunday  by  pastor  S.  P  Tel- 
ford and  B.  S.  Denny.  The  writer  began 
Monday  night.  The  meeting  is  four  days  old 
and  already  they  are  not  able  to  seat  the 
audience.  Bro.  Telford  had  things  ready  for 
the  meeting.— Ben.  F.  Hill. 

Sac  City. — Our  four  weeks'  meeting,  planned 
for  October,  but  delayed  by  au  epidemic  of 
scarlet  fever,  has  just  closed.  Home  forces 
were  aided  by  A.  R.  Davis,  of  Diamond,  O., 
as  our  singing  evangelist.  While  there  were 
only  8  or  10  additions,  the  meeting  was  fruit- 
ful of  great  good  in  other  ways  I  can 
heartily  recommend  Bro.  Davis. — D.  F. 
Snider,  pastor. 

KANSAS. 
Among  the  Kansas  preichei'3  who  delivered 
addresses  at  union  Thanksgiving  services 
were  C.  Henderson  at  Belleville,  W.  A.  Mc- 
Causland  at  Howard,  acid  R.  E.  Rosenstein 
at  Manhattan. 

Atchison,  Dec.  5 — Two  confessions  last 
Sunday  evening  and  one  by  letter.  Audiences 
very  large.  Will  burn  mortgage  on  church 
Sunday  evening,  Dec.  22.  All  departments  in 
fine  shape.  I  have  conducted  46  funeral  serv- 
ices since  Jan.  1.  So  many  old  people  are 
going  away.— Walter  Scott  Priest. 

Benton. — Twenty-three  baptized  since  last 
report.— J.  L.  McCtjne. 

Highland.— J.    R.    Bell,    of     Norton,     has 
closed  a  meeting  with  14  accessions,    11  bap- 
tisms    He  expects  Mrs.  Clara  H.  Hazelrigg  . 
to  assist  him  in  a  meeting  at  Norton  soon. 

Horton. — L.  H.  Barnum  recently  closed  a 
meeting  with  30  added. 

Rexford,  Dec.  5  — Meeting  3  weeks  old;  or- 
ganized with  A.  Lowry  elder,  using  M.  E. 
church.  Will  continue  indefinitely.  Bro.  L. 
is  a  young  preacher  and  section  foreman. — 
W.  R.  Btjrbridge 

Scott,  Dec.  3. — Closed  a  two  weeks'  meet- 
ing here  Nov.  30,  with  24  accessions,  18  by  con- 
fession and  six  by  letter  and  statement.  Bro. 
J.  N.  McDonnell,  of  Lyons,  did  the  preaching. 
This  is  a  place  of  about  200  inhabitants. 
Four  by  letter  and  two  baptisms  here  not 
previously  reported. — A.  Neese,  minister. 

Sharon,  Dec.  2  — Just  closed  a  two  weeks' 
meeting  at  his  place  with  15  additions,  13  by 
baptism,  one  from  the  Mennonites  and  one  by 
statement. — J.  J.  McLain. 

Seneca,  Dec.  2.— Just  closed  a  meeting  of 
three  weeks  last  night  at  Oneida.  C.  C. 
Bentley,  the  pastor's  brother,  did  the  preach- 
ing. Results,  10  accessions  to  the  congrega- 
tion. Seven  by  primary  obedience.  Two  by 
letter  first  day  of  meeting.  One  from  the 
United  Brethren. — F.  H.  Bentley 

Soldier,  Dec.  3.— We  have  just  closed  a 
splendid  meeting  of  three  weeks  here,  Bro.  R. 
L.  McHatton  preaching.  40  additions,  32  by 
baptism,  two  from  the  Methodists,  two  from 
the  Baptists,  one  from  the  United  Brethren, 
one  by  letter  and  two  reclaimed.  The  church 
is  much  strengthened. — Chas.  A.  Polson. 

Vining.— Our  meeting  continued  almost  four 
weeks  with  but  3  accessions,  2  baptisms.  Still 
we  believe  that  the  congregation  is  in  much 
better  spiritual  condition  than  before.  W.  I. 
Thomas,  the  pastor,  received  a  donation 
party  the  night  before  Thanksgiving.— R.  E. 
Rosenstein. 

Wichita,  Dec.  2.— Twenty-four  accessions 
last  night.— J.  V.  Coombs. 


e  Right  Thing. 


A  New  Catarrh  Cure  which  is  Rapidly  Com- 
ing to  the  Front. 

For  several  years  Eucalyptol  Guaiacol  and  Hy- 
drastin  have  been  recognized  as  standard  remedies 
for  catarrhal  troubles,  but  they  have  always  been 
given  separately,  and  only  very  recently  an  ingeni- 


ous chemist  succeeded  in  combining  them,  together 
with  other  antiseptics,  into  a  pleasant,  effective 
tablet. 

Druggists  sell  the  remedy  under  the  name  of 
Stuart's  Catarrh  Tablets,  and  it  has  met  with  re- 
markable success  in  the  cure  of  nasal  catarrh,  bron- 
chial and  throat  catarrh,  and  in  catarrh  of  the 
stomach. 

Mr.  F.  N.  Benton,  whose  address  is  care  of  Clark 
House,  Troy,  N.  Y.,  says:  "When  I  run  up  against 
anything  that  is  good  I  like  to  tell  people  of  it.  I 
have  been  troubled  with  catarrh  more  or  less  for 
some  time.  I^ast  winter  more  than  ever.  Tried  sev- 
eral so-called  cures,  but  did  not  get  any  benefit  from 
them.  About  six  weeks  ago  I  bought  a  50  cent  box 
of  Stuart's  Catarrh  Tablets,  and  am  glad  to  say  that 
they  have  done  wonders  for  me,  and  I  do  not  hesi- 
tate to  let  all  my  friends  know  that  Stuart's  Catarrh 
Tablets  are  the  right  thing." 

Mr.  Geo  J.  Casanova,  of  Hotel  Griffon,  West  9th 
Street,  New  York  City,  wiites:  "I  have  commenced 
using  Stuart's  Catarrh  Tablets  and  alreaiy  they 
have  given  me  better  results  than  any  catarrh  cure 
I  have  ever  tried." 

A  leading  physician  of  Pittsburg  advises  the  use 
of  Stuart's  Catarrh  Tablets  in  preference  to  any 
other  treatment  for  catarrh  of  the  head,  throat  or 
stomach.  * 

He  claims  they  are  far  superior  to  inhalers  salves, 
lotions  or  powder,  and  are  much  more  convenient 
and  pleasant  to  take,  and  are  so  harmless  that  little 
children  take  them  with  benefit,  as  they  contain  no 
opiate,  cocaine  or  any  poisonous  drugs. 

All  druggists  sell  Stuart's  Catarrh  Tablets  at  50 
cents  for  full  size  package,  and  they  are  probably 
the  safest  and  most  reliable  cure  for  any  form  of 
catarrh.  ,, 


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KENTUCKY. 

Erlanger,  Dec.  2. — Two  weeks'  mee.ing  held 
in  the  town  hall  at  this  place    closed  last 
night  with  40  accessions. — Edgar  D.  Jones. 
MISSOURI. 

Altamont,  Dec.  4.— I  have  just  closed  a 
meeting  at  Altamont,  with  seven  added  by 
baptism.  Bro  Anthony,  our  district  evan 
gelist,  led  the  3ong  service  and  conducted  the 
devotional  service  several  evenings.  I  also 
held  a  meeting  a  short  time  before  at  Madison 
Square,  a  country  church  six  miles  from  here; 
12  additions  by  baptism,  and  the  church  great- 
ly enlivened.— G.  W.  Leonard. 

Belton.— I  closed  my  work  here  last  Sunday 
with  large  audiences  and  deep  interest.  One 
confession  at  the  morning  and  one  at  the 
evening  service;  also  one  reclaimed  (from 
Dunkards)  one  week  ago.— B.  E.  Dawson, 
M.D. 

Bethany.— N.  R.  Davis  has  recently  closed 
a  ten  days'  meeting  here.  He  will  preach  next 
year  for  Bethany,  Dawson  and  Long  Branch. 

California,  Dec.  4.— My  brother,  C.  C.  Hill, 
who  is  pastor  of  thechurch  here,assisted  us  in 
our  meeting  at  Pleasant  Hill,  Mo.,  preaching 
each  night  for  two  and  one  half  weeks.  There 
were  31  accessions.  The  church  was  made 
stronger  in  every  way  and  never  was  in  bet- 
ter  condition.    I    am    in   our  third    year  of 


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ministry  and  well  pleased  with  the  progress 
we  are  making.  I  am,  in  return,  helping  my 
brother  here.— Claude  E.  Hill. 

Carthage,  Dec.  5.— Fourteen  new  members 
added  recently;  was  assisted  one  week  by  Jas- 
per Winbigler,  during  which  nine  were  added. 
Bro.  W.  was  formerly  pastor  of  the  M.  E. 
church  at  Jasper.  He  should  be  called  to  one 
of  our  best  pulpits.— M.  S.  Johnson. 

Chillicothe,  Dec.  4.— Baptized  a  man  who 
in  a  few  weeks  will  be  87  years  old.— Frank 
W.  Allen. 

Forest  Green,  Dec.  1.— Twelve  additions  so 
far  in  the  meeting  which  commenced  Nov.  23, 
conducted  by  A.  C.  Yocum,  of  Salisbury, 
Mo.,  assisted  by  Miss  Gussie  Ward,  of  Fay- 
ette, M  >.,  as  singer.  Seven  by  confession  and 
baptism,  four  by  statement,  and  one  from  the 
Methodists.  The  meeting  will  continue 
through  the  coming  week.  There  will  be  an 
effort  made  to  erect  a  union  church  here  as  a 
result  of  the  meeting.—  G.  W.  Lawhorn. 

Kansas  City,  Nov.  29.— Closed  meeting  at 
Linden,  Mo.,  with  fi ve  confessions  and  money 
subscribel  for  pastor,  half-time.—  T.  W.  Cot- 

TINGHAM. 

Kirks  ville,  Dec.  6.— There  were  five  additions 
to  the  church  here  last  Sunday.— H.  A.  North- 

CtJTT. 

Leonard,  Dec.  3.— The  meeting  closed  here 
to-night  with  72  additions.  Bro.  J.  S.  Clem- 
ents is  an  able  man.— Allen  Hilch,  pastor. 

Lexington,  Dec.  2.— At  yesterday's  morning 
service  12  were  received,  six  by  letter,  two  re- 
stored, four  baptized.—  E.  J.  Fenstermachbr. 

Liberty.  Dec.  2.— I  recently  held  a  twelve 
days'  meeting  at  Mt.  Gilead,  Clay  county, 
with  16  additions.  Prof,  J.  W.  Cox,  of  War 
rensburg,  ably  assisted  me  as  a  singer.  This 
makes  84  additions  to  my  three  home  churches 
this  fall.— Fred  V.  Loos. 

Louisiana,  Dec.  7.— I  closed  my  labors  at 
Queen  City,  Mo.,  Dec.  5;  27  added,  2  from  the 
Baptists,  1  M.  E.,  and  24  by  confession  and 
baptism.  We  were  helped  by  the  presence, 
part  of  the  time,  of  Bro.  R.  A.  Martin  who 
preaches  for  them  one  Lord's  day  in  each 
month;  also  by  the  presence,  several  evenings, 
of  Bro.  P.  D.Holloway,  and  Bro.  Hollowell 
one  evening.  The  church  met  the  cost  of  the 
meeting,  thus  relieving  the  state  board. — E.  J. 
Lampton. 

Memphis,  Dee.  4  —We  are  in  a  meeting 
with  home  forces;  11  added  thus  far;  will 
close  in  a  few  days.  Will  in  a  few  days  be- 
gin our  fourth  year  with  thi3  church.  Bro. 
Muuyon,  who  has  recently  moved  to  Mem- 
phis, has  taken  charge  of  our  county  work 
here. — Granville  shell. 

Mexico,  Dec.  8.— Eighteen  additions  at 
close  of  second   week  of  our  meeting,   11  by 


NURSING    MOTHERS 

A  mother's  poor  health  is  bad 
enough  for  the  mother  but 
worse  still  for  the  nursing 
baby. 

Mothers  find  Scott's  Emul- 
sion  a  nourishing  and 
strengthening  food.  If  the 
breast  milk  is  scanty  or  thin 
Scott's  Emulsion  will  make  it 
rich  and  more  abundant. 

When  mothers  take  Scott's 
Emulsion  the  babies  share  in 
the  benefits.  Thin  babies  grow 
fat.     Weak  babies  get  strong. 

We'll  send  you  a  little  to  try,  if  you  like. 
SCOTT  &  BO  WIS"  E,    409  Pearl  street,    New  York. 


confession.  Shall  continue  a  few  days  longer. 
J.    Will  Landrum,   song  leader. — A.  W.  Ro- 

KENDOFFER,    pastor. 

New  Haven,  Dec.  2. — The  church  at  New 
Haven  has  recently  closed  a  two  weeks'  meet- 
ing; 15  additions,  14  by  baptism  and  one  re- 
claimed. Bro.  R.  B.  Havener  did  the  preach- 
ing.—J.  A.  A. 

Odessa,  Dec.  3.— Nov.  28,  I  closed  a  three 
weeks'  meeting  with  the  church  at  Cedar 
Grove,  a  country  church  15  miles  southeast 
of  here.  Bro.  Ollie  Davis,  a  young  man  in  his 
first  year's  ministry,  has  preached  here  one 
Sunday  in  each  month,  and  has  made  pos- 
sible this  meeting  with  the  91  additions.  The 
church  has  wisely  called  Bro.  Davis  for  full 
time.  I  have  spent  six  weeks  from  my  home 
congregation  recently  and  in  the  two  meet- 
ings have  had  118  additions.  My  congrega- 
tion here  has  unanimously  called  me  for  the 
third  year  and  I  must  stay  at  home  for  a 
while.— J.  W.  Coggins. 

Princeton,  Dec.  3  — Since  the  meeting  at 
Princeton  many  more  have  taken  Christ; 
two  since  last  report.  We  have  outgrown 
our  house  and  are  going  to  build.  We  sent  our 
district  pledge  of  $15  a  day  or  so  ago.  The 
meeting  promised  by  Princeton  was  held  in 
the  district;  hardly  two  weeks;  25  added;  23 
confessions,  two  reclaimed. 

Salem  church,  Nodaway  county. — I  have 
been  in  a  meeting  here  two  weeks;  5  confes- 
sions, 1  from  U.  P.  church  and  2  restored.  In 
the  Pickering  meeting  there  were  37  baptisms 
instead  of  27  as  reported;  52  in  all.  Bro. 
Butler  was  a  great  help.  I  will  devote  my 
whole  time  to  the  Pickering  churchnext  year. 
— F.  E.  Blanchard. 

Spickards.— Closed  a  three  weeks'  meeting 
at  Mercer,  Mo.,  Deo.  1  with  37  accessions. 
Our  house  was  too  small  for  the  audience.— J. 
P.  Schooler. 

Springfield,  Dec.  1. — I  am  entering  on  my 
fourth  year's  work  for  our  state  mission 
board.  Since  Dec.  1,  1900,  160  have  come 
into  the  church  under  my  preaching;  five  new 
churches  and  five  Bible-schools  have  been  or- 
ganized; and  four  new  church  buildings  are 
under  way,  which  will  cost  when  completed, 
$3,600.  Besides  raising  several  hundred  dol- 
lars for  repairs  and  to  complete  houses,  I 
have  organized  five  union  temperance  socie- 
ties which  have  been  successful  in  closicg  out 
permanently  ten  whisky  joints  and  three 
saloons.  Our  greatest  need  in  southwest 
Missouri  at  present  is  some  more  earnest 
preachers,  who  would  not  be  afraid  to  start 
in  on  $10  or  $12  a  week.  I  know  of  several 
counties  in  this  district  in  which  we  haven't 
a  preacher,  and  one  county  in  particular  in 
which  we  have  12  churches  and  12  good  houses 
in  which  no  preacher  resides.  Will  net  some 
good,  earnest  young  man  come  iuto  this  field 
and  settle  down?  I  will  be  glad  to  corre- 
spond with  such  an  one  and  help  him  to  find 
work.  Our  cause  is  improving  some  all  over 
southwest  Missouri.  Almost  every  part  of 
the  fielo.  is  ready  to  respond  to  the  plea  of  the 
Disciples  of  Christ. — Joseph  Gatlor. 

St.  Louis,  Dec.  9. — Additions  at  the  St. 
Louis  churches  yesterday  were  as  follows: 
First,  1  confession;  West  End,  1  confession; 
Beulah,  1  by  letter. 

Warrensburg,  Dec.  8.— I  closed  a  two  weeks' 
meeting  last  night  at  Lee's  Summit,  Mo., 
with  24  additions,  20  of  them  by  confession. 
Prof.  John  F.  Cox,  of  Warrensburg,  had 
charge  of  the  music. — King  Stark. 
NEBRASKA. 
Cortland,  Nov.  27.— We  have  just  started 
a  meeting  at  Highland  Center  with  large  au- 
diences. Prof.  Clarence  Turner  is  doing  the 
singing.— Edward Cltjtler,  evangelist. 

Omaha,  Dec.  7. — Last  Monday  and  Tuesday 
I  spent  at  Waterloo,  Neb.  I  baptized  three 
women  who  had  confessed  Christ  in  a  meet- 
ing just  held  by  Bro.  and  Sister  Harrington, 
of  Iowa.  Two  others  made  confession 
and  were  baptized.  Over  $400  was  pledged 
for    support  of  a  minister.    A  new  minister 


will  be  called  soon;  4  additions  last  Sunday 
in  the  First  church,  Omaha,  and  1  by  letter. 
We  have  had  about  50  added  since  Sept.  1.— 
Sumner  T.  Martin. 

OHIO. 
Shreve.— Held  a  three  and  a  half  weeks' 
meeting  at  Glenrnont,  Ohio,  in  October  with 
12  additions;  11  by  baptism.  Elder  John  En- 
cell,  of  Marion,  Iowa,  helped  me  most  of  the 
time  in  our  nearly  four  weeks'  meeting  in 
Shreve,  with  13  additions,  11  by  baptism.  I 
am  now  in  a  meeting  for  December  with  Geo. 
H.  Carl  for  the  church  in  Milton  Center,  O.— 
L.  W.  Spatd. 

OKLAHOMA  TERRITORY. 

Norman,  Dec.  2. — Our  meeting  at  Norman 
is  two  weeks  old  with  19  additions,  11  by  con- 
fession; 5  confessions  -last  night. — J.  G. 
Creason. 

Medford,  D^c.  4.— Bro.  J.  A.  Tabor  closed 
a  meeting  here  last  Sundayevening;  20  were 
added  to  thechurch,  8  by  confession.  We  have 
good  reason  to  feel  encouraged. — Jesse  J. 
Summers. 

Ponca  City,  Dec.  3— This  is  our  second 
meeting  with  T.  H.  Popplewell,  who  is  now 
pastor  here.  He  has  done  a  great  work  for 
the  congregation  here  and  has  made  splendid 
preparation  for  the  meeting  just  commencing. 
— Gut  B.  Williamson,  song  evangelist. 

TEXAS. 

Houston.— We  have  been  here  but  two  and 
a  half  months  and  we  have  paid  about  $1,006 
on  old  debts,  kept  up  our  current  expenses 
and  contributed  to  the  missions;  and  the  Lord 
has  added  54  to  the  church.  Five  accessions 
yesterdav  and  one  at  prayer-meeting  last 
week. — E.  W.  Brickert,  pastor  Central 
church. 

NEXT  to  owning  a  Bible  every  Christian  should 
own  the  great  book  on  the  Revelation  by  John. 
Price  $1.50.  Address,  J.  S.  Hughes,  38-92  LaSalleSt.,, 
Chicago. 


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V  Family  Circle  V 

Two   Reasons. 

"Papa  growls  like  a  bear  today, 

'Cause  the  wind  is  east,  I  know; 
And  Fred  is  mad  as  a  hornet,  'cause 

His  grades  at  school  were  low; 
And  sister  Marjory  mourns  like  a  dove, 

'Cause  Johnnie's  gone  off  to  the  war; 
And  baby  snarls  like  a  poodle  dog, 

Nobody  knows  what  for; 
And  my  dearest  dolly  has  lost  an  eye— 

Her  sawdust  is  running  out  too — 
But  I  must  be  merry  as  merry  can  be," 

Said  dear  little  Mollie  Loo, 
"For  we  couldn't  stand  another  cross  beast 

In  this  ciisscross-crankum  zoo. 

"Papa  is  gay  as  a  lark  to-day, 

For  the  air  is  clear  and  cool; 
And  Fred  is  blithe  as  a  cricket,  'cause 

Hfc  had  the  best  grades  in  school; 
And  Marjory  sings  like  a  nightingale, 

'Cause  Johnnie  is  ordered  home; 
And  baby  is  meek  as  a  kitten,  'oause 

A  cunnin'  new  tooth  has  come. 
But  I'm  in  compound  fractions  now, 

And  they're  snarly  as  snarly  can  be," 
Says  dear  little,  brave  little  Mollie  Loo, 

"Yet  I  must  be  cheerful,  you  see, 
For  we  must  not  have  a  single  cross  beast 

In  this  happy  menagerie  " 

Mary  Marshall  Parks  in  Sunday-School  Times. 

Two  Eulogies  on  Whiskey. 

Judge  Joel  W.  Tyler,  of  Cleveland,  Ohio, 
was  a  prominent  citizen  of  northern  Ohio 
and  an  able  man.  In  his  boyhood  he  was 
a  schoolmate  of  Robert  G.  Ingersoll,  the 
notorious  nineteenth  century  agnostic. 
Several  years  ago  Col,  Ingersoll  sent  Judge 
Tyler  a  bottle  of  fine  old  whiskey,  and  with 
the  gift  a  letter.  Judge  Tyler,  not  to  be 
outdone,  sent  Col.  Ingersoll  a  bottle  of 
whiskey  accompanied  also  by  a  letter. 
The  two  letters  might  be  said  to^represent 
the  Ideal  and  the  Real.  The  following  is 
Col.  IngersolPs  letter,  which  represents 
the  "Ideal": 

"My  Dear  Friend:— I  send  you  some  of 
the  most  wonderful  whiskey  that  ever  drove 
the  skeleton  from  a  feast  or  painted  land* 
scapes  in  the  brain  of  man.  It  is  the 
mingled  souls  of  wheat  and  corn.  In  it 
you  will  find  the  sunshine  and  shadow  that 
chased  each  other  over  the  billowy  fields, 
the  breath  of  June,  the  carol  of  the  lark, 
the  dews  of  night,  the  wealth  of  summer 
and  autumn's  rich  content,  all  golden  with 
imprisoned  light.  Drink  it  and  you  will 
hear  the  voices  of  men  and  maidens  singl- 
ing the  'Harvest  Home,'  mingled  with  the 
laughter  of  children.  Drink  it  and  you 
will  feel  within  your  blood  the  starlit 
dawns,  the  dreamy,  tawny  dusks  of  many 
perfect  days.  For  forty  years  this  liquid 
joy  has  been  within  the  happy  staves  of 
oak,  longing  to  touch  the  lips  of  men. 

"R.  G.  Ingersoll." 

Judge  Tyler's  reply  is  as  follows,  and 
represents  the  "Real": 

"My  Dear  Old  Pal: — I  send  you  some 
of  the  most  wonderful  whiskey  that  ever 
drove  harmony  from  a  feast,  or  painted 
shades  of  rats  and  reptiles  in  the  brain  of 
man.  It  is  the  latent  demon  let  loose  from 
wheat  and  corn.  In  it  you  will  find  the 
moonshine  and  shadow  in  which  you  stag- 
gered home  over  the  billowy  road.  The 
breath  of  the  basilisk,  the  croaking  of  the 
raven,  the  duce  of  night,  the  rags  of  pau- 
pers and  home's  rich  content,  all  withered 
aad  destroyed.    Drink  it  and  you  will  hear 


the  wailing  of  wives  and  children  mingled 
with  the  moaning  of  fathers  and  mothers, 
lamenting  the  doom  of  drunkards.  Drink 
it  and  you  will  feel  within  your  soul  the 
dreamy,  tawny  dusks  of  many  a  wretched 
spree.  Drink  it  and  you  will  feel  within 
your  blood  the  seething  venom  of  an  in- 
carnate fiend.  For  forty  days  and  nights 
this  liquid  woe  has  been  within  the  staves 
of  oak,  longing  to  scorch  the  lips  and  craze 
the  brain  of  man." 

J* 
Holiday  Gifts  Ma.de  at  Home, 

For  those  who  wish  to  make  inexpensive 
Christmas  gifts  and  gladden  the  hearts  of 
those  they  love,  perhaps  a  few  suggestions 
I  can  give  will  be  found  available,  and  they 
can  be  made  with  loving,  nimble  fingers 
and  I'm  sure  they  will  be  appreciated. 

A  pretty,  well-made  needle-book  is  al- 
ways appreciated  and  an  acceptable  gift, 
and  can  be  made  of  odds  and  ends  after  you 
are  through  making  the  larger  gifts.  This 
one  is  made  of  silver- gray  satin,  lined  with 
pale  blue  silk.  Procure  tw^  pieces  of  card- 
board 3x4 1-2  inches  and  cover  with  the 
satin.  The  satin  should  all  be  left  in  one 
piece  like  a  book  cover.  Cut  the  lining 
long  enough  to  form  a  pocket  an  inch  and 
a  half  deep  in  each  side.  Cut  four  pieces 
of  white  flannel  to  fit  the  cardboard  sides, 
buttonhole- stitch  them  around  the  edges 
with  light  blue  floss  and  tack  them  neatly 
to  the  inside  of  the  case.  Embroider  or 
paint  a  spray  of  for-get-me-nots  on  the 
satin  before  making  it  up.  This  makes  a 
dainty  little  needle-book  and  it  is  not  hard 
to  make. 

The  postal  card  case  makes  a  neat  and  a 
pretty  addition  to  the  furnishing  of  a  desk. 
Make  it  of  blue  linen  or  buff  linen — a 
pretty  shade.  A  piece  of  cardboard  5  3-4 
inches  square  will  do.  Make  the  front 
piece  a  pocket  just  the  same  width  and 
about  3  1-2  inches  deep;  cut  the  cardboard 
even  and  cover  it  neatly.  Decorate  it  with 
some  pretty  embroidered  or  handpainted 
flowers.  This  is  very  unique  and  can  be 
done  quickly. 

There  is  nothing  more  exquisite  to  make 
than  cambric  handkerchiefs.  Get  sheer 
linen  lawn  or  linen  cambric  and  hemstitch 
above  an  inch  hem  and  put  lace  on  the 
edge.  Or  another  dainty  way  is  to  put  a 
lace  insertion  and  edge  around  it.  A  few 
rows  of  hemstitching  above  the  hem  is  very 
pretty. 

I  never  appreciated  a  gift  more  in  my 
life  than  a  half  dozen  sheer  linen  cambric 
handkerchiefs  with  an  inch  hem  and  hem- 
stitched, with  a  valenoiennes  lace  edge. 
They  were  so  daintily  made;  and  to  make 
them  look  new  as  long  as  you  have  them, 
always  launder  them  yourself.  I  wash 
mine  out  in  a  warm  suds  of  rain  water  and 
Pearline  and  rinse  in  warm  water,  and 
while  damp,  iron  with  a  hot  iron,  being 
very  careful  to  do  the  work  smoothly  and 
evenly.  In  fact  one  such  handkerchief  is  a 
nice  present  to  give.  An  old  lady  seventy 
years  old  hemstitched  me  one  last  Christ- 
mas, and  I  value  it  so  highly  I  keep  it  laid 
away  in  a  perfumed  muchoir  case  most  of 
the  time. 

Such  little  gifts  made  at  home  are  prized 
twice  as  much  as  bought  ones  by  appreci- 
ative people.  Kentuckienne. 

At  the  First  Sign  of  a  cramp  or  other  j>ain  in 
the  bowels  take  Perry  Davis'  Painkiller  in  hot 
water,  sweetened  and  you  have  mastered  the  diffi- 
culty. There  is  but  one  Painkiller,  Perry  Davis'. 
25  and  50c.; 


Don't 


hand  out 

money    for 
things   that 
are  not  "the 
best."  Many 
washing- 
powders  that  seem   to  work 
well    are    \infit    to    use. 
PEARLINE    costs    only     a 
trifle  more  than  the  poor  and 
dangerous.      The     absolute 
safety    of    PEA R_ LINE    has 
been   thoroughly   tested  and 
proved.    Make  sure  nothing 
is    used    to    save    work    at 
expense  of  your  clothes.    65° 
Safe  and 
"   Saving 


The  Wedding  Ring. 

Just  why  the  wedding  ring  is  always 
worn  on  the  third  finger  is  a  mystery  to 
most  women,  one  of  whom  writes  asking 
for  an  explanation.  In  the  days  of  long 
ago  the  wedding  ring  was  worn  on  the 
forefinger  and  was  thickly  studded  with 
precious  stones.  People  who  have  seen 
the  old  pictures  of  the  Madonna  in  Rome 
will  remember  that  in  one  or  two  of  them 
there  is  a  glistening  ring  on  the  forefinger 
of  her  right  hand,  but  with  Christianity 
came  the  wearing  of  the  wedding  ring  on 
the  third  finger  rather  than  the  first.  The 
old  story  of  there  being  a  vein  that  runs 
from  that  finger  to  the  heart  is  all  non- 
sense. All  veins  run  to  the  heart.  The 
use  of  the  third  finger  for  the  wedding 
ring  originated  in  this  way:  The  priest 
first  put  it  on  the  thumb  saying:  "In  the 
name  of  the  Father,"  on  the  forefinger, 
adding:  "In  the  name  of  the  Son;"  on  the 
second  finger,  repeating:  "In  the  name  of 
the  Holy  Ghost,"  and  on  the  third  finger, 
ending  with  "Amen,"  and  there  it  stayed. 

Friendship. 
A  Fa.ble  for  Cynics. 

One  day  a  green  snake  was  gliding 
through  and  over  the  tall  grass,  with  its 
eyes  ever  watchful  for  friend  or  foe.  (Its 
friends  were  those  insects  that  it  could 
devour  for  its  food,  and  its  enemies  were 
those  who  could  devour  it.)  So  it  was 
very  watchful  as  it  sculled  itself  in  those 
graceful  undulatory  movements  through 
the  grass. 

Presently  it  came  to  a  big  pile  of  brick- 
hats.  This  pile  of  bats  was  so.redandso 
big  that  the  green  snake  eyed  it  suspic- 
iously, but,  as  it  did  not  move,  he  started 
again  cautiously  forward  and  at  its  foot 
viewed  his  surroundings. 

"My!"  he  seemed  to  say,  "such  a  nice 
place  for  bugs;  so  many  cracks  and 
crannies.    I'll  certainly  have  a  feast  here." 

So  the  snake  began  pushing  his  head 
first  into  one  opening  and  then  into  an- 
other, and  one  could  imagine  that  he  could 
hear  the  crushing  of  little  bones,  as  the 
snake  passed  to  and  fro,  in  and  out  of  the 
cracks  between  the  bats.  This  snake 
really  looked  lovely  as  he  slid  over  the  red 
bats.  The  contrast  was  so  marked — a  long, 
green  ribbon,  rather  more  like  a  long  blade 
of  grass  which  had  grown  upward  in  the 
shade,  protected  from  the  winds  and  sun, 
air  and  insects,  a  perfect  blade  of  grass, 
which  is  so  seldom  seen. 

"My!"  the  little  green  snake  thought, 
"this  is  perfectly  delightful.    I  am  getting 


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a  nice  mess.  If  I  could  only  find  a  crack 
which  goes  deep  into  the  pile  where  I 
could  hide  myself  away  into  sleep  and  rest 
after  my  hearty  dinner,  I  would  be  per- 
fectly satisfied." 

It  really  seemed  as  if  things  were  shap- 
ing themselves  nicely  for  this  weary  green 
snake's  comfort,  for  presently  he  disap- 
peared into  one  of  the  crevices,  tail  and  all, 
and  remained  there. 

Coming  across  the  road,  hot  and  tired 
and  dusty,  hungry  too,  I  have  no  doubt, 
came  a  viper,  sluggishly  moving  along, 
caring  for  naught  except  to  fill  his  bread- 
basket once  every  day  or  two.  He  was 
like  the  outcast.  He  was  against  every- 
thing and  everything  was  against  him.  If 
anything  disturbed  him  he  coiled,  and 
flattened  out  his  head,  and  said,  "Take  care ! 
Leave  me  alone,  for  my  weapon  kills."  He 
was  always  ready  to  fight,  even  to  the 
death.  He  reached  the  red  pile  of  bats 
and  began  to  search  the  cracks  and  cran- 
nies. He  was  fond  of  bugs,  but  he  loved 
frogs  more. 

"My  eyes!  but  that  looks  like  a  green 
frog.    I'm  going  for  it." 

Into  a  crack  he  rushed  and  seized  the 
green  snake  by  the  head;  he  began  to 
swallow  it.  The  green  snake  wriggled  and 
twisted,  but  it  was  no  use.  The  viper  kept 
on  swallowing,  until  at  last  only  the 
trembling  tip  of  the  tail  vibrated  slowly  to 
and  fro  outside  the  viper's  mouth,  and 
then  the  viper  glided  into  the  crack  from 
which  he  had  dislodged  his  friend  and  the 
two  dwelt  together  in  perfect  amity  and 
happiness.  Both  the  weary  snakes  slept. 
Now  which  snake  was  the  happier? 

P. K.  Steele. 

Festus,  Mo. 

& 

First  Aid  in  Ca.se  of  Poisoning. 

By  S.  Henton. 

I  have  had  two  requests  from  young 
mothers  who  have  had  frights  from  giving 
the  wrong  medicines,  and  they  wish  to  know 
something  to  use  in  case  of  accidental 
poisoning  and  of  the  best  methods  of  treat- 
ment. Until  one  has  had  such  a  scare  I 
don't  believe  they  can  conceive  of  the 
fright,  etc. 

The  following  simple  table  of  antidotes 
will  be  found  useful :  For  external  poison, 
such  as  poison  ivy,  gimpson  weed  and  all 
plant  poisons,  bathe  the  affected  parts  in  a 
solution  of  warm  borax  water,  have  it 
strong  and  apply  with  a  poultice  of  tansy 
leaves,  moistened  with  sweet  cream  and 
keep  the  system  cool. 

Mustard  and  salt  water  with  a  little 
powdered  borax  added  is  excellent. 

An  active  emetic  may  be  given  in  cases 
of  emergency  so  as  to  produce  vomiting 
and  to  eject  the   poison  from  the  stomach. 

For  poisons  from  alkalies,  lead  or  mush- 
room, use  vinegar  and  oil  freely. 

The  first  thing  to  do  is  to  produce  vomit- 
ing, and  prompt  action  in  such  cases  often 
saves  life,  hence,  every  housewife  and 
mother  should  know  what  remedies  to  use. 

For  corrosive  sublimate,  copper  and 
creosote  poisons,  administer  the  white  of 
an  egg  and  sweet  milk.  It  produces  vomit- 
ing quite  readily. 

Kentucky. 

J* 

To  Cure  a  Cold  in  One  Day- 
Take  Laxative  Bromo  Quinine  Tablets.    All  druggists 
refund  the  money  if  it  fails  to  oure.    E.  W.    Grove's 
signature  la  on  each  box.    25  oents. 


Flies. 

This  pestiferous  insect  called  the  house 
fly  (musca  domestica)  has  a  way  of  treat- 
ing a  fellow  which  heretofore  I  did  not 
understand.  I  know  all  about  it  now  and 
if  I  were  in  his  place  I  would  do  exactly 
the  same  or  go  one  better.  This  little  in- 
sect has  a  way,  if  our  heads  are  bald,  of 
prancing  over  the  smooth  scalp,  then  fly- 
ing off  and  coming  back  often — a  sort  of 
"cut  and  come  again."  It  is  fond  of  tick- 
ling us  on  our  nostrils,  and  when  we  drive 
it  off  it  won't  stay  driven  off,  but  it  comes 
back  so  frequently  that  we  become,  if  we 
are  in  church,  ashamed,  or  in  other  places 
we  get  mad  and  we  are  apt  if  we  are  of  a 
forgetful  temperament  to  cuss  it. 

There  is  a  reason  for  the  quick  and  fre- 
quent movements  of  this  insect.  It  will 
alight  on  one's  forehead  and  for  no  cause 
assigned  it  will  fly  off  and  away,  and  a 
moment  afterwards  it  will  return  to  the 
same  place  as  if  it  had  forgotten  some- 
thing. Now,  the  reason  for  the  frequent 
movements  is  this:  instinct  teaches  it  of 
hidden  foes,  that  it  must  not  remain  long 
in  any  one  place,  for  if  it  does  something 
will  happen  to  it. 

There  is  a  spider  here,  in  fact  through- 
out the  whole  of  the  United  States,  a 
jumping  spider,  of  which  there  are  several 
species,  and  they  are  liers-in-wait  for  Miss 
Fly.  Miss  Fly's  instinct  teaches  her  that 
these  quick  and  frequent  changes  of  her 
base  of  operations  are  the  way  for  her  to 
avoid  one  of  her  greatest  foes. 

Yesterday  I  saw  how  Miss  Fly  met 
her  fate  at  the  hands,  or  rather  the  mouth, 
of  one  very  small,  dusty  spider.  She  was 
moving  through  the  grass,  first  on  one 
blade  then  on  another,  until  she  alighted 
on  a  blade  of  grass  whereon  sat  or  stood  a 
little  brown  spider  which  looked  like  a 
small  lump  of  dried  mud.  Miss  Fly  must 
have  thought  it  was  mud.  But  this  lump 
of  mud  sprang  upon  her  back  so  suddenly 
and  fixed  his  claws  into  her  abdomen  so 
quickly  that  all  Miss  Fly  could  do  was  to 
roll  around  fluttering  on  the  ground  with 
the  spider  fastened  tightly  to  her  body.  In 
a  few  seconds  she  was  dead  and  the  spider 
had  a  feast.  F.  K.  Steele. 

Woman. 

Max  O'Rell,  the  famous  Frenchman  with 
the  name  which  is  half  German  and  half 
Irish,  has  written  a  book  about  women. 
Most  women  say  that  the  book  gives  the 
strongest  possible  evidence  that  he  knows 
nothing  about  his  subject.  But  whether 
right  or  wrong,  here  are  some  of  his  opin- 
ions on  the  question  of  perfect  beauty  in 
women: 

I  prefer  the  pretty  woman  to  the  beauti- 
ful woman,  and  I  like  the  charming  woman 
best  of  all. 

The  pretty  woman  remains  pretty  longer 
than  the  beautiful  woman  remains  beauti- 
ful, and  the  charming  woman  lasts  for- 
ever. 

The  beautiful  woman  is  often  selfish  and 
conceited,  the  pretty  woman  seldom  and 
the  charming  woman  never. 

The  absolutely  beautiful  woman  is  a 
statue,  and  very  often  a  few  little  defects 
give  her  life.  The  beautiful  woman  may 
appeal  to  our  artistic  sense,  but  seldom  to 
any  other  sense.  In  her  presence  we  feel 
benumbed,  and  as  we  get  quite  close  to 
her,  we  often  have  a  sensation  akin  to  that 
of    a  man    with    no  clothes    on    leaning 


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against  the  North  Pole.  She  is  haughty 
and  seldom  cheerful.  She  has  no  sense  of 
humor.  She  ever  stands  sentry  at  the  door 
of  her  majesty,  and  as  she  walks,  stands  and 
sits,  she  never  loses  sight  of  her  outlines. 
If  she  were  your  wife,  you  feel  you  would 
have  to  spend  your  life  in  constant  deadly 
fear  lest  you  should  crumple  something 
and  break  the  symmetry  of  the  whole 
ensemble.  The  sensation  would  be  very 
much  like  the  one  you  have  in  some  of 
those  old-fashioned  puritanical  houses 
where  you  find  all  the  chairs  placed  in  a 
row  against  the  wall  at  perfectly  equal 
distances.  You  dare  not  sit  down  for  fear  of 
causing  immediate  disorder  and  confusion. 
If  you  are  pressed,  and  you  do  sit  down,  you 
want  to  apologize,  for,  somehow,  it  doesn't 
seem  fair  on  the  furniture. 

The  beautiful  woman  is  to  be  admired  at 
a  respectful  distance,  like  the  Venus  of 
Milo  in  the  Louvre,  who  is  seen  at  her  best 
from  the  beginning  of  the  suite  of  rooms 
at  the  end  of  which  she  stands  in  all  her 
unapproachable,  majestic  beauty. 

Beautiful  and  pretty  women  are  never 
jealous  of  female  geniuses,  for  beautiful 
women  are  the  masterpieces  of  creation, 
and  female  geniuses  are  its  freaks.  On 
the  other  hand,  the  most  famous  female 
genius  might  resent  being  told  that  she 
was  not  beautiful. 

Talleyrand  was  one  day  sitting  at 
table  between  the  brilliant  but  homely 
Madame  de  Stael  and  the  exquisitely 
beautiful  Madame  Recamier. 

"Here  I  am,"  he  remarked,  "sitting  be- 
tween Genius  and  Beauty." 

"Without  possessing  either,"  retorted 
Madame  de  Stael,  piqued  at  the  remark  of 
the  wily  statesman,  who  was  a  very  ugly 
man. 

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1594 


THE  CHRISTIAN  EVANGELIST 


December  12,  i$ci 


When  I  Was  a.  Boy. 

Up  in  the  attic  where  I  slept 

When  I  was  a  boy— a  little  boy— 
In  through  the  lattice  the  moonlight  crept, 
Bringing  a  tide  of  dream  that  swept 
Over  the  low  red  trundle-bed, 
Bathing  the  tangled  curly  head, 
While  moonbeams  played  at  hide  and  seek 
With    the    dimples    on  each   sun-browned 
cheek — 
When  I  was  a  boy— a  little  boy! 

And  oh,  the  dreams,  the  dreams  I  dreamed 

When  I  was  a  boy— a  little  boy— 
For    the    grace   that    through   the    lattice 

streamed 
Over  my  folded  eyelids  seemed 
To  have  the  gift  of  prophecy, 
And  to  bring  me  glimpses  of  times  to  be 
Where  manhood's  clarion  seemed  all  to  me — 
When  I  was  a  boy— a  little  boy! 

I'd  like  to  sleep  where  I  used  to  sleep 
When  I  was  a  boy— a  In  tie  boy— 
For  in  at  the  lattice  the  moon  would  peep, 
Bringing  her  tide  of  dreams  to  sweep 
The  crosses  and  grief  of  the  years  away 
From  the  heart  that  is  weary  and  faint  to- 
day, 
And    those    dreams  should  give    me    back 

again 
The  peace  I  have  never  known   since  then  — 
When  I  was  a  boy— a  little  boy! 

— Eugene  Field. 

J- 
Right   Side    Out. 

Jack  was  cross;  nothing  pleased  him. 
His  mother  gave  him  the  choicest  morsels 
for  his  breakfast,  and  the  nicest  toys;  but 
he  did  nothing  but  fret  and  complain.  At 
last  his  mother  said: 

"Jack,  I  want  you  to  go  right  up  to  your 
room  and  put  on  all  your  clothes  wrong 
side  out." 

Jack  stared.  He  thought  that  his  mother 
must  be  out  of  her  wits. 

"I  mean  it,  Jack,"  she  repeated. 

Jack  had  to  obey;  he  had  to  turn  his 
stockings  wrong  side  out,  and  put  on  his 
coat  and  trousers  and  his  collar  wrong  side 
out. 

When  his  mother  came  up  to  him,  there 
he  stood — a  forlorn,  funny- looking  boy,  all 
linings  and  seams  and  ravelings — before 
the  glass,  wondering  what  his  mother 
meant;  but  he  was  not  quite  clear  in  his 
conscience. 

Then  his  mother,  turning  him  around, 
said: 

"This  is  what  you  have  been  doing"all 
day,  mafokig  the  worst  of  everything.  You 
have  bean  turning  everything  wrong  side 
out.  Do  you  really  like  your  things  this 
way  so  much,  Jack?" 

"No,  mamma,"  answered  Jack,  shame- 
facedly.    "Can't  I  turn  them   right?" 

"Yes,  you  may,  if  you  will  try  to  speak 
what  is  pleasant  and  do  what  is  pleasant. 
You  must  do  with  your  temper  and  manners 
as  you  prefer  to  do  with  your  clothes — wear 
them  right  side  out.  Do  not  be  so  foolish 
any  more,  little  man,  as  to  persist  in  turn- 
ing things  wrong  side  out." 

Sir  Thomas  Lipton's  Ambition. 

About  forty  years  ago  a  ragged  little 
boy  named  "Tommy"  used  to  sit  on  the 
piers  at  Glasgow  and  watch  the  boats 
skimming  over  the  waters.  He  was  neg- 
lecting the  messenger  service,  for  which 
he  was  paid  sixty  cents  a  week,  but  he 
could  not  help  that,  for  the  yachts  fasci- 
nated him. 

One  day  he  said:  "When  I  grow  up  to 
be  a  rich  man  I'll  have  a  yacht  of  my  own, 


the  finest  and  fastest  that  was  ever  built." 
Suddenly  "Tommy"  disappeared,  and  a 
letter,  postmarked  New  York,  told  the 
old  folks  how  he  had  run  away  to  America 
to  make  his  fortune.  Prosperity  proved 
somewhat  coy,  but  the  young  emigrant 
managed  to  save  enough  to  pay  his  way 
home  to  Glasgow.  That  boy  declares  to- 
day that  his  first  trip  here  made  him,  for  it 
taught  him  "Yankee  shrewdness  and  en- 
terprise." 

His  father  had  managed  to  amass  a  for- 
tune of  $400,  and  this  whole  amount  was 
advanced  to  start  the  young  man  in  busi- 
ness in  a  little  provision  shop.  This  was 
the  humble  beginning  of  Sir  Thomas  Lip- 
ton's  450  stores  in  all  parts  of  the  world. 
He  is  the  largest  individual  land  owner  in 
Ceylon,  where  he  cultivates  tea,  coffee  and 
cocoa;  in  Dublin  he  makes  ginger  ale;  in 
London,  among  a  hundred  other  lines,  he 
is  contractor  for  the  British  army  and  navy ; 
he  has  warehouses  in  Colombo  and  Cal- 
cutta ;  in  Chicago  his  packing  house  kills 
3,000  hogs  a  day;  he  sells  tea  in  New  York, 
makes  candy  in  London,  and  runs  a  res- 
taurant that  cost  half  a  million  dollars, 
where  twelve  thousand  people  are  fed  daily 
at  a  half-penny  a  head.  Despite  his  $50,- 
000,000  he  manages  to  be  busy  and  happy; 
but  one  of  the  happiest  days  of  his  life 
was  during  the  Queen's  Jubilee,  when  360,- 
000  of  the  poor  of  London  sat  down  to 
dinner  as  his  guests. — Ledger  Monthly. 

"Always,"  said  the  astute  city  editor  to 
the  new  reporter,  "always  be  on  the  look- 
out for  any  little  touch  of  humor  that  may 
brighten  up  our  columns."  That  evening 
the  new  reporter  turned  in  a  story  about 
a  burglary  in  a  butcher's  shop,  which  com- 
menced: "Mr.  Hiram  Cleaver,  the  well- 
known  butcher,  is  losing  flesh  rapidly  these 
days." 

J* 

"Can  you  tell  me  what  sort  of  weather 
we  may  expect  next  month?"  wrote  a  sub- 
scriber to  the  editor  of  a  paper,  and  the 
editor  replied  as  follows:  "It  is  my  belief 
that  the  weather  will  be  very  much  like 
your  subscription."  The  inquirer  wondered 
for  an  hour  what  the  editor  was  driving  at, 
when  he  happened  to  think  of  the  word 
unsettled.  He  sent  in  the  required  amount 
next  day. 

A     New     Treatment     for    Deafness 
and  Catarrh. 

Bradford  McGregor,  of  Cincinnati,  O.,  a 
well-known  demonstrator  of  applied  sciences, 
asserts  as  a  fact  that  catarrh  and  deafness 
can  be  cured,  this  assertion  following  his 
personal  experience.  Having  suffered  for 
years  with  catarrh,  which  resulted  in  very 
poor  health  and.  almost  total  deafness,  his 
condition  became  such  that  specialists  refused 
longer  to  treat  him,  saying  his  case  was  hope- 
less. Thus  thrown  upon  his  own  resources, 
after  using  all  known  applications,  he  finally 
devised  a  new  method  of  treatment  based 
upon  a  principle  entirely  different  from  any- 
thing he  had  ever  used  or  heard  of,  and  cured 
himself  with  it.  His  hearing  is  perfect  now, 
health  good  and  no  catarrh.  The  success  of 
this  remarkable  treatment  in  the  many  tests 
made  upon  those  similarly  afflicted  has  been 
phenomenal,  and  to  further  extend  its  useful- 
ness and  to  prove  that  it  will  cure,  a  free 
trial  and  full  explanations  will  be  sent  by 
Mr.  McGregor  to  any  who  suffer  and  will  ad- 
dress him  at  420  Lincoln  Inn  court,  Cincin 
nati,  O.,  and  send  twenty  cents  to  pay  for 
registering  and  mailing. 


Tiie  Value  Of  f^arceal, 


Few  People  Know  How  Useful  it  Is  in  Pre 
serving  Health  arvd  Beauty. 

Nearly  everybody  knows  that  charcoal  is  the  safest 
and  most  efficient  disinfectant  and  purifier  in  na- 
ture, but  few  realize  its  value  vhen  taken  into  the 
human  system  for  the  same  cte ansing  purpose. 

Charcoal  is  a  remedy  that  the  more  you  take  of  it 
the  better;  it  is  not  a  drug  at  all,  but  simply  absorbs 
the  gases  and  impurities  always  present  in  the 
Stomach  and  intestines,  and  carries  them  out  of  the 
system. 

Charcoal  sweetens  the  breath  after  smoking, 
drinking,  or  after  eating  onions  or  other  odorous 
vegetables. 

Charcoal  effectually  clears  and  improves  the  com- 
plexion; it  whitens  the  teeth;  and  further  acts  as  a 
natural  and  eminently  safe  cathartic. 

It  absorbs  the  injurious  gases  which  collect  in  the 
stomach  and  bowels;  it  disinfects  the  mouth  and 
throat  from  the  poison  of  catarrh. 

All  druggists  sell  charcoal  in  one  form  or  another, 
but  probably  the  best  charcoal  and  the  most  for  the 
money  is  in  Stuart's  Absorbent  Lozenges;  they  are 
composed  of  the  finest  powdered  Willow  charcoal, 
and  other  harmless  antiseptics,  in  tablet  form,  or 
rather  in  the  form  of  large,  pleasant-tasting  lozen- 
ges, the  charcoal  being  mixed  with  honey. 

The  daily  use  of  these  lozenges  will  soon  tell  in  9 
much  improved  condition  of  the  general  health, betteT 
complexion,  sweeter  breath  and  purer  blc^;  and 
the  beauty  of  it  is  that  no. harm  can  result  from  their 
continued  use,  but  on  the  contrary  great  benefit. 

A  Buffalo  physician,  in  speaking  of  the  benefits  of 
charcoal,  says:  "I  advise  Stuart's  Absorbent  Loz- 
enges to  all  patients  suffering  from  gas  in  stomach 
and  bowels,  and  to  clear  the  complexion  and  purify 
the  breath,  mouth  and  throat;  I  also  oelieve  the  liver 
is  greatly  benefited  by  the  daily  use  of  them;  they 
cost  but  twenty-five  cents  a  box  at  drug  stores,  and 
although  in  some  sense  a  patent  preparation,  yet  I 
believe  I  get  more  and  better  charcoal  in  Stuart's 
Absorbent  Lozenges  than  in  any  of  the  ordinary 
charcoal  tablets." 


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December  12,  1901 


THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


1595 


With    the     Children. 

J.  Breckervrldge  ElJJs. 


Th*,  Runaways, — IX. 
Monday  morning  Mr.  Dayton,  with  the 
assistance  of  Mr.  Fronk, — Mr.  Fronk  was 
the  "hand," — finished  unloading  the  box- 
car.    He  took  the  noon  train  for  Campton, 
to  return  late  at  night.   During  his  absence 
Mrs.  Dayton  told  the  children  to  go  as  they 
pleased  about  the  farm,  but  they  did  not 
want  to  feel  like  company.     So  Emily  and 
Harry  cleaned  the  dishes,  and  Zep  swept 
the  side-porch  and  fed  the  chickens,  and 
all  three  fed  the  pigs,  to  whom  you  call 
and  call  about  sundown,  saying,  "Whoo- 
ei!  Who-ee!" — and  who,  in  consequence, 
come  running  to  the   pen  in  the  back- lot. 
They  watched  Mr.  Fronk  milk  the  cows; 
they  fed  the  two  cats  and  the  dog;   they 
opened  the   shutters  at  night  to  cool  the 
bedrooms.     In  the  cool  of  the  evening  they 
gathered  all  the  tomatoes  that  had  ripened 
that  day,  and  they  hunted  for  ripe  grapes, 
and   mellow  apples.    When  it  was  nearly 
train-time,  Zep  caught  up  the  horse  and 
rode  to  the  switch,  intending  to  ride  back 
behind  Mr.  Dayton.    The  train  would  come 
before  eight,   and    after  that, — let  it  get 
dark!    wouldn't  Mr.  Dayton  be   sitting  in 
front,  big  and  strong?    Mrs.  Dayton  sat  on 
the  side  porch  in  her  rocking-chair,  wait- 
ing for  her  husband's  return.    Harry  and 
Emily  sat  on  the  edge  of  the  porch,  count- 
ing the  stars.     Everything  was  so  peace- 
ful!  You  could  hardly  see  the  leaves  move. 
The  dog  lay  asleep  at  Harry's  feet,  proud 
to  trust  himself  to  his  new  friend.    Swal- 
lows circled  in  the  darkening  sky.    The 
pond  looked  deep  and  solemn  in  the  mist 
that  was  rolling  down  the  hillside  into  the 
pasture-bottom. 

"I  would  like  to  live  here  always,"  said 
Emily.     "Wouldn't  you,  Harry?" 
"Oh!"  said  Harry. 

At  last  the  dog  lifted  his  nose  and  held  it 
at  the  angle  of  inquiry.  Yes,  they  were 
coming  back.  All  went  to  the  stone  wall 
and  watched  the  horse  with  its  double 
burden  trot  across  the  pasture.    It  crossed 


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the  branch,  circled  around  the  front  pond, 
climbed  the  hill  toward  the  yard.  Harry 
had  the  gate  open  for  them,  and  Mrs. 
Dayton  had  a  kiss  for  her  husband. 

"How  have  they  been?"  asked  Mr.  Day- 
ton as  he  led  the  horse  toward  the  back 
gate,  with  the  barn  for  its  ultimate  desti- 
nation. His  wife  answered  decidedly, 
"Perfect  treasures!"  It  was  the  first  time 
she  had  expressed  an  opinioa.  Emily 
blushed  quite  red  with  delight  and  caught 
Harry's  hand,  and  began  to  swing  it  back 
and  forth.  "Catch  my  other  hand!"  cried 
Emily  to  Zep,  "and  let's  circle  around  our 
queen,  like  we  used  to  do  to  aunt  Mary." 
She  and  Harry  went  up  to  Mrs.  Dayton 
and  tried  to  make  a  circle  about  her,  but 
she  was  so  large!  Mrs.  Dayton  laughed. 
"Bless  the  children!"  she  said,  quite  over- 
come by  these  honors. 

"Oh,  come  on,  Zep,"  cried  Harry,  "we 
can't  circle  abaut  her  without  you.  Don't 
you  know  aunt  Mary  was  the  same  way?" 

"Oh,  no,"  said  Zep,  who  felt  that  he  was 
growing  too  old  for  such  sports.  "Don't 
bother  Mrs.  Dayton." 

"Zep's  too  old,"  said  Mr.  Dayton. 
"Here,  Zep,  hold  the  mare  and  I'll  join  the 
circle."  Then  to  Emily's  and  Harry's 
delight,  Mr.  Dayton  took  a  hand  of  each, 
and  all  three  began  to  caper  about  the 
lady,  singing,  "Circle  around  our  queen! 
Circle  around  our  queen!"  Mr.  Dayton 
capered  higher  and  sang  louder  than  any- 
body, and  pretty  soon  the  children  got  to 
laughing  so  hard  they  had  to  stop.  Mrs. 
Dayton,  who  had  been  blushing  at  these 
attentions,  put  an  end  to  the  game  by  rush- 
ing upon  Mr.  Dayton  and  giving  him  a 
hug.  When  the  horse  had  been  "put  up" 
it  was  very  late  indeed,  quite  nine  o'clock. 
But  this  was  an  extra  occasion,  and  they 
sat  on  the  porch  while  Mr.  Dayton  told  the 
news.  He  had  seen  his  old  friend,  Tom 
Burgiss,  who  had  consented  for  the  chil- 
dren to  stay  as  long  as  Mr.  Dayton  wanted 
them.  And  as  soon  as  he  grew  tired  of  his 
guests,  they  must  be  bound  out.  "Do  you 
think  you  will  get  tired  of  us  soon?"  asked 
Emily  timidly. 

"Well,"  said  Mr.  Dayton,  "I  owe  you 
about  $500  on  that  box- car  property,  and  I 
think  I'll  let  you  board  it  out!  At  three 
dollars  a  week,  apiece,  it  will  keep  you 
here  longer  than  a  year.  But  to  speak 
very  plainly,  your  staying  here  depends 
upon  yourselves.  I  shall  feel  at  perfect 
liberty  to  send  you  to  your  uacle  Tom  any 
day  that  you  prove  yourselves  undesirable 
acquaintances." 

"I  know  one  thing,"  said  Emily,  "you'll 
find  Harry  always  ready  to  do  more  than 
you  ask.  That's  what  aunt  Mary  always 
said." 

"I  know  another  thing,"  observed  Harry, 
"that  Em  looks  little,  but  she  can  do  a 
heap!" 

"Now  listen  at  'em,"  said  Zep,  with  a 
grin.     "Don't  they  go  on,  Mr.  Dayton!" 

"Your  uncle  Tom  had  a  letter  from  your 
aunt  Sarelda,"  continued  Mr.  Dayton 
seriously,  "and  I  am  very  sorry  for  what 
was  in  it.  You  know  that  gold  ring  Emily 
dropped,  and  the  gold  watch  Zep  left  on 
the  bench?  Well,  they  were  returned  the 
next  morning!  Some  one.  rang  the  bell 
and  your  aunt  Sarelda  went  to  the  door 
just'in  time  to  see  a  little  boy  dart  around 
the  corner  of  the  street.  And  there  on  the 
doorstep  was  a  bundle,  containing  the 
watch  and  ring!     And  your  aunt  Sarelda 


says  the  boy  was  you,  Harry!  And  she 
thinks  you  three  stole  that  ring  and  watch 
and  then  your  conscience  hurt,  and  you 
took  them  back.  As  soon  as  she  could, 
she  telegraphed  to  Tom  Burgiss  to  know  if 
you  had  come  on  the  train,  as  she  sent  you. 
The  answer  came  back,  'No.'  And  she 
thinks  you  are  hiding  in  St.  Louis  right 
now!  But  Tom  promised  to  telegraph  her 
that  you  are  here." 

"Oh,  Mr.  Dayton!"  cried  Zep,  flushing, 
"how  could  she  think  we  stole  anything? 
But  you  can  tell  her  how  we  were  here 
when  she  thought  she  saw  Harry  scoot 
'roun'  the  corner." 

"No,"  said  Mr.  Dayton,  "I  could  tell 
her  I  think  so,  but  she  would  have  her  own 
opinion.  You  see  you  could  have  got  off 
the  train  in  East  St.  Louis,  and  taken 
back  the  watch  this  morning,  then  got  on  a 
freight  and  ridden  to  the  switch  about  an 
hour  before  I  found  you." 

"But  we  stayed  last  night  in  the  box- 
car," cried  Harry  and  Emily  together. 

(TO   BE   CONTINUED.) 

J* 

Not  Mrs.  Nation,  But— 

"I  am  not  Mrs.  Nation ;  I  have  no  hatchet ; 
I  am  not  crazy."  These  words  came  from 
the  lips  of  a  Lewes  woman,  as  she  met  her 
husband  face  to  face  in  a  hotel  barroom, 
the  other  evening,  says  the  Lewes  Pilot. 

They  were  directed  to  the  bartender  and 
the  loungers,  as  the  former  handed  the 
woman's  husband  a  glass  of  whiskey.  She 
continued,  "That  man  has  not  done  a  day's 
work  this  winter,  and  I  am  worn  out  trying 
to  support  him  and  the  rest  of  the  family. 
I  want  to  know  if  something  cannot  be  done 
to  keep  him  from  destroying  his  own  life 
and  starving  his  family." 

The  woman  was  thin  and  pale.  Her  lips 
quivered  as  she  spoke.  Her  frail  body  could 
hardly  stand  the  strain  of  the  unfamiliar 
environment.  As  she  finished,  the  little 
girl  by  her  side  burst  into  tears.  The  bar- 
tender took  back  the  whiskey.  The  abashed 
husband  stood  with  bowed  head.  One  by 
one  the  loungers  left  the  room.  Presently 
the  bartender,  gazing  at  the  poor  woman, 
solemnly  vowed  that  the  man  should  not 
drink  at  his  bar  again. 

It  was  a  pathetic  scene ;  it  was  the  last 
resort  of  a  desperate  woman ;  as  she  left  the 
hotel  with  her  husband  and  the  little  giri 
there  was  a  lesson  too  painful  for  any  pen 
to  picture. 


1596 


THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


December  12,  1901 


Hour  of  Prayer. 

Fra.nk  G.  Tyrrell. 


The  Heavenly  B&rvquet.* 

Text:    And  he  said  unto  me,  Write,  Blessed 
are  they  which  are  bidden  to  the  marriage 
supper  of  the  Lamb.— Rev.  19:9. 
Not  always  are  there  to  be  stripes  and  im- 
prisonments,  sorrows   and    losses,  Gethsem- 
anes  and  Golgothas,   for  the  children  of  God. 
The  Christian  life  is  tense,  vital,  toilsome.    It 
is  like  that  of  the  Olympian    racer   who  by 
severe  training    and    rigorous    abstinence  is 
fitted  for  the  contest,  and  by  this  very  rigor 
and  hardness  enabled  to  carry   off  the  prize. 
Now  we  hail  the  storm  and  the  strife,  severe 
and  stern,  but  in  a  little   while,  we  shall  wel- 
come  the    peace  of    the    everlasting    haven, 
which  even  now  beckons  us  on. 
The    Invitation. 
The    blessedness  is  indescribable,    bat  it  is 
only  for  those  who  are  bidden!    And  who  are 
they?    Men  are  accustomed  to  issuing  invita- 
tions  when  they  have  a  feast;  but  in  every 
community  the  invitations  exclude  more  than 
they  include.    Now,  God  has  invited  his  chil- 
dren   home,    and  we  can  but    wonder    upon 
what    basis   the  invitation    comes.    Are  any 
excluded?    Theologians   have  pored  over  this 
question,  and  they  have  in  hide-bound  creeds 
divided  God's  family  into  the  "elect"  and  the 
"non-elect,"  and    they  talk   to  us  in  unpro- 
nounceable    words    and    mysterious      terms 
about    "predestination,"    and    "fore-ordina- 
tion."   And  so  many  a  poor  soul  has  lived  in 
fear  and   terror  lest  he  should  be  of  the  non- 
elect,   fore-doomed  to  eternal   torment!    And 
all  this  speech  without  wisdom  has  been  in- 
flicted   upon  the  world,    when    God's    word 
plainly  declares,    "Whosoever    will,    let  him 
come!"    Ah,    "the   elect   are   the  'whosoever 
will'    and   the  non-elect   are  the   'whosoever 
won't'!"    Christ   said  to  those  who  rejected 
the  invitation  when  he  bore  it,  with  pierced 
hands  and   bleeding  feet,    "Ye  will  not  come 
unto  me,  that  ye    might  have  life."    All  are 
invited,  the  maid  in  the  kitchen  and  the  lady 
in  the  drawing    room;    the    president  in  the 
executive  mansion,  and  the  pioneer  in  his  sod 
hut. 

The  Company. 
Who  will  sit  down  at  that  feast?  "Many 
shall  come  from  the  east  and  the  west,  and 
shall  sit  down  with  Abraham  and  Isaac  and 
Jacob."  They  are  to  be  not  a  select  and 
haughty  few,  hut  many,  a  great  multitude. 
And  not  only  so,  but  among  them  shall  be 
the  glorified  saints  of  all  ages.  Orators, 
statesmen,  poets,  philosophers,  explorers, 
men  who  have  immortalized  their  names,  are 
sometimes  seen  at  earthly  banquets,  but  they 
are  few;  in  the  heavenly,  only  the  immortals 
will  be  admitted— all  will  be  immortal.  What 
would  you  think,  if  you  had  enjoyed  the  priv- 
ilege of  sitting  at  the  feet  of  Moses,  the  great 
law-giver,  to  receive  from  his  mighty  brain 
the  statutes  of  Jehovah?  Or  to  have  been 
with  Joshua,  as  he  struck  valiant  blows  for 
the  conquest  of  Caanan?  Or  to  have  sat  in 
the  court  of  the  Hebrews,  when  it  was  re- 
splendent with  Davidic  glories?  Or  if  you 
could  have  been  with  the  martyrs,  when  they 
died,  and  heard  their  triumphant  shout,  as 
their  freed  spirits  went  to  God?  That  would 
have  been  glorious,  and  yet  it  can  never  be. 
You  cannot  turn  back  the  swift  chariot  of  the 
fleeing  years.  But  you  can  do  better  than 
that;  you  can  sit  down  to  a  heavenly  banquet, 
an  honored  guest  with  all  these  notables,  and 
many  more.  What  a  splendid  company! 
Will  you  not  win  it? 

The  Selection . 
We  look  forward  to  a  time,  far  off,  we 
imagine,  when  the  good  and  the  bad  shall  be 
separated — the  sheep  parted  from  the 
goats.  But  that  time  will  mark  only  the 
discDvery  of  a  difference  of  character  which  is 
even  now  being  made.    Here  in  the  midst  of 

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mining our  destiny.  It  is  a  selection  by  no 
means  arbitrary.  The  mere  rites  and  cere- 
monies of  religion  do  not  possess  any  magical 
efficacy  to  fit  us  for  the  company  of  the  blest. 
There  must  be  "the  answer  of  a  good  con- 
science toward  God."  Salvation  is  not  the 
fruit  of  some  priestly  hocus-pocus;  souls  are 
not  juggled  into  paradise;  salvation  is  a 
matter  of  character. 

The  three  Hebrews  who  were  flung  into  the 
fiery  furnace  went  in  unflinchingly,  trusting 
in  God,  and  came  out  unscathed.  Where 
did  they  get  the  decision,  the  boldness,  the 
confidence,  the  loyalty,  which  enabled  them 
so  to  do  and  dare?  It  was  not  miraculously 
bestowed;  it  was  the  result  of  a  long  course 
of  training,  a  long  succession  of  choices. 
They  were  among  the  chosen  of  God,  but  un- 
identified, before  the  trial.  Let  us  strive  to 
keep  within  listening  distance  of  this  great 
invitation,  and  seek  to  gain  a  place  in  this 
glorious  company,  a  seat  at  the  heavenly 
banquet,  for  again  and  again  we  are  assured 
that  such  are  "blessed,"  and  that  is  a 
stronger  word  than  happy.  All  men  seek 
happiness;  would  that  they  might,  through 
the  furnace  and  the  lion's  den,  and  along  the 
Via  Dolorosa,  seek  blessedness! 

Pra-yer. 

O  God,  save  men  from  darkness  and  death. 
Hold  before  them  the  terrors  of  the  law,  the 
fate  of  impenitent  and  disobedient  children, 
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until  great  companies  shall  turn  to  Zion.  and 
come  up  with  soDgs  and  rejoicing,  and  find  a 
welcome  at  tne  marriage  supper  of  the  Lamb, 
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1597 


Sunday  -  School. 

W.  F.    Richardson 


The  Pa.ssa.ge  of  the  R^ed  Sea.* 

The  dreadful  stroke  had  fallen  upon  Pha- 
raoh and  his  people.  In  every  Egyptian 
household  there  lay  a  corpse,  and  that  the 
firstborn.  "From  the  firstborn  of  Pharaoh 
that  sat  on  his  throne  unto  the  firstborn  of 
the  captive  that  was  in  the  dungeon;  and  all 
the  firstborn  of  cattle."  The  monuments  tell 
us  that  Menephtah,  the  Pharaoh  then  reign- 
ing, lost  his  eldest  son,  heir  to  his  throne, 
thus  confirming  the  scriptures.  The  effect  was 
such  as  might  have  been  anticipated.  "There 
was  a  great  cry  in  Egypt;  for  there  was  not  a 
house  where  there  was  notone  dead."  Itwas 
useless  for  the  king  longer  to  presume  to  re- 
sist Jehovah,  who  had  thus  at  a  single  blow 
plunged  the  entire  land  into  mourning.  Call- 
ing for  Moses  and  Aaron,  he  bids  them  leave 
the  land  at  once,  with  all  their  people,  and 
taking  with  them  their  flocks  and  herds.  And 
not  only  so,  but  his  spirit  is  crushed,  and  he 
seems  to  realize  for  thefirst  time  the  enormity 
of  his  sin  in  resisting  the  servants  of  the  Most 
High  God.  It  is  almost  pathetic  to  hear  this 
proud  ruler,  his  head  bowed  in  the  very  dust, 
pleading  with  his  former  skives,  "Bless  me 
also!"  Everywhere  the  Egyptians  urged  the 
Hebrews  to  be  gone,  and  readily  gave  them 
anything  they  asked,  that  they  might  see  them 
depart. 

It  was  in  the  night  of  the  15th  of  Nisan,  after 
hastily  eating  the  Passover,  as  they  had  been 
instructed,  that  the  children  of  Israel  took 
their  departure  from  the  land  of  bondage. 
They  did  not  forget,  in  their  joy  and  haste,  the 
request  made  so  many  generations  before  by 
the  pious  Joseph;  and  his  body,  which  had 
been  embalmed  and  placed  in  some  receptacle, 
was  brought  forth  and  carried  in  the  midst  of 
the  host,  through  all  their  future  wanderings, 
until  it  was  finally  laid  to  rest  in  the  sacred 
soil  of  Shechem. 

The  direct  route  from  Egypt  to  Canaan  lay 
along  the  border  of  the  Mediterranean  sea, 
and  through  the  southern  border  of  Philistia. 
The  Hebrews  seem  to  have  started  in  this  di- 
rection, going  northeast  from  Sucsoth,  where 
they  had  selected  their  plac?  of  assembling, 
to  Etham,  one  of  the  fortified  poets  on  the 
great  wall  that  shut  in  the  northeastern  bor- 
der of  Egypt.  Before  them  moved  a  stately 
pillar  of  cloud,  which  by  night  assumed  the 
brightness  of  fire,  and  which  Moses  assured 
them  was  the  visible  sign  of  the  presence  of 
God's  angel,  sent  to  direct  their  way  through 
the  wilderness.  At  Etham  the^vast  column 
was  turned  back  toward  the  south,  and 
marched  along  the  western  side  of  the  Bitter 
Lakes,  until  they  reached  a  point'^below  the 
head  of  the  western  arm  of  the  Red  Sea,  very 
near  where  the  city  of  Suez  nowgstands.  The 
sea  and  the  range  of  mountains  known  as 
Jebel  Ataka  shut  them  in  on  three  sides,  and 
the  path  they  had  followed  from  the  north 
alone  presented  an  exit.  They  had  to  all  ap- 
pearances placed  themselves  in  a  "pocket," 
out  of  which  only  a  prompt  retreat  could  ex- 
tricate them.  And  this  was  soon  rendered 
impossible;  for  the  enemy  appeared  in  vast 
array  upon  the  crest  of  the  low  hills  that  rose 
between  the  seashore  and  the  level  country 
through  which  they  had  just  marched. 

When  Pharaoh  and  his  people  realized  that 
the  Hebrews  had  actually  gone  from  their 
land,  and  bethought  themselves  of  the  im- 
mense loss  they  would  thereby  suffer,  they 
determined  to  follow  them,  and  bring  them 
back.  The  tidings  that  their  former  slaves 
were  lost  in  the  wilderness  along  the  seashore 
filled  them  with  joy,  and  they  started  on  the 
campaign  with  eagerness,  saying  to  one  an- 
other, "I  will  pursue,  I  will  overtake,  I  will 
divide  the  spoil;  my  lust  shall  be  satisfied 
upon  them;  I  will  draw  my  sword,  my  hand 
shall   destroy  them."    All  the  hate  that  had 

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been  gathering  in  their  hearts  should  now  be 
gratified  with  an  awful  slaughter.  Israel  re- 
alized their  peril,  and  for  a  moment  their 
hearts  failed  them,  and  they  reproached  their 
leader  for  bringing  them  into  the  wilderness 
only  to  become  victims  to  the  anger  of  the 
Egyptians.  Moses's  faith  faltered  not  for  an 
instant  "Fear  ye  not,  stand  still,  and  see 
the  salvation  of  the  Lord,  which  he  will  work 
for  you  to-day:  for  the  Egyptians  whom  ye 
have  seen  to-day,  ye  shall  see  them  again  no 
more  forever.  The  Lord  shall  fight  for  you, 
and  ye  shall  hold  your  peace."  How  Jehovah 
proposed  to  deliver  his  people,  Moses  prob- 
ably did  not  know.  But  he  could  not  doubt 
the  divine  purpose,  and  his  words  gave  new 
courage  to  the  troubled  multitude. 

The  way  of  safety  lay  through  the  sea.  The 
host  is  commanded  to  go  forward,  and  their 
advance  ranks  are  soon  standing  on  the 
brink  of  the  seashore.  Moses  stretched  over 
the  waters  the  rod  of  God,  and  a  strong  wind 
from  the  east,  or  probably  northeast,  drove 
the  waters  back  into  the  deep  bay  to  the  south, 
leaving  the  bed  of  the  sea  uncovered  for  a 
space  ample  enough  to  allow  the  mighty  mul- 
titude to  pass  across  the  neck  of  the  sea, 
which  here  was  less  than  a  mile  in  width. 
The  cloud  that  had  been  in  front  of  them 
moved  to  their  rear,  and  spread  out  until  it 
hid  them  from  the  sight  of  the  Egyptians,  who 
waited  through  the  night,  confidently  expect- 
ing, when  morning  came,  to  fall  upon  their 
victims  with  a  great  slaughter.  During  the 
latter  part  of  the  night,  however,  the  Egypt- 
ians became  aware  of  what  was  happening, 
and  instantly  gave  pursuit,  following  the 
Hebrews  into  the  bed  of  the  sea.  But  they 
soon  found  their  chariots  sinking  in  the  sands, 
or  the  wheels  breaking  as  they  clashed  against 
one  another,  while  the  horsemen  became  con- 
fused, and  many  of  them  terrified  with  a  con- 
sternation which  suddenly  seized  them,  as  if 
some  unseenpower  was  fighting  against  them. 
They  declared  that  Jehovah  was  opposing 
them,  and  sought  to  retreat.  It  was  too  late. 
Moses  was  told  to  again  stretch  out  his  rod 
over  the  sea,  Israel  being  at  last  all  on  the 
further  shore.  It  was  done,  and  the  hosts  of 
Egypt  perished  in  the  waters.  The  dead  oodies 
of  men  and  beasts  drifted  to  the  shores,  while 
Israel  abandoned  themselves  to  holy  rejoicing 
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December  19,   1901 


No.  51 


A  CHRISTMAS  CAROL. 

"What  means  this  glory  round  our  feet," 

The  magi  mused,  "more  bright  ihan  morn?" 
And  voices  chanted  clear  and  sweet, 
"To-day  the  Prince  of  Peace  is  born!" 

"What  means  that  star,"  the  shepherds  said, 
"That  brightens  thro'  the  rocky  glen?" 
And  angels,  answering  overhead, 
Sang  "Peace  on  earth,  good-will  to  men!" 

All  round  about  our  feet  shall  shine 
A  Light  like  that  the  wise  men  saw, 

If  we  our  loving  wills  incline 
To  that  Sweet  Life  which  is  the  Law. 

So  shall  we  learn  to  understand 
The  simple  faith  of  shepherds  then, 

And,  clasping  kindly  hand  in  hand, 
Sing,  "Peace  on  earth,  good-will  to  men!" 

And  they  who  do  their  souls  no  wrong, 
But  keep  at  eve  the  faith  of  morn, 

Shall  daily  hear  the  angel-song, 
"To-day  the  Prince  of  Peace  is  born!" 

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The  great  majority  of  the  readers  of  this  paper,  who  can 
afford  to  present  their  friends  with  diamond  rings  and  auto- 
mobiles at  Christmas  time,  have  no  interest  in  this  announce- 
ment. It  is  for  the  benefit  of  the  few  who  are  unable  to  scatter 
such  costly  gifts,  but  who  wish  to  send  some  Christmas  remem- 
brance to  their  friends.  For  all  such;  the  CHRISTMAS  CARD 
is  just  the  thing.  The  friend  who  is  worth  having  will  ap- 
preciate such  a  kindly  evidence  of  good  will  and  remembrance 
as  much  as  he  would  a  gold  watch.  The  complete  list  of  our 
Christmas  Cards  is  given  in  our  Christmas  Catalogue,  yours  for 
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No.  70. — Twelve  designs— i.  e  purchaser  of  a 
dozen  cards  gets  12  different cards.  Size 
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No.  03  — Size  6x41.<  (open).  Christmas  verses 
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No.  45. — An  exquisitely  chaste  design;  Rural 
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pearian Quotations;  Christmas  Greet- 
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per  dozen,  50  cents. 

No.  14  —  One  of  our  prettiest  and  choicest 
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borders.  Two  varieties  Inside.  Christ- 
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No.  43. — This  "card"  is  really  a  little  book- 
let, with  choicest  floral  designs  on  cover; 
holiday  greetings  and  verses,  and  wion. 
blanks  for  names  of  giver  and  recipient, 
inside.  Single  copy,  8  cents;  per  dozen, 
60  cents. 

No.  99. — "Just  too  sweet  for  anything,"  is 
what  she  will  say  when  she  gets  this 
beautiful  Christmas  remembrance.  Size 
(open),  Hx5}-2  inches.  A  triumph  of 
delicate  color-work.  Single  copy,  10 
cents;  per  d'  zen,  80  cents. 

No.  98— A  delicate  bit  of  coloring  ia  flower- 
designs.  Holiday  Greetings  in  Embossed 
Lettering.  This  is  another  booklet  In- 
side are  Christmas  verses  and  register 
for  two  names.  Single  copy,  10  cents; 
per  dozen,  90  cents. 

No.  100. — This  is  a  novelty— a  new  idea  in 
Christmas  greetings.  It  is  impossible  to 
give,  in  a  few  words,  any  adequate  or 
intelligible  description  of  this  beautiful 
novelty  this  ingenious  arrangement  of 
color  reflection  to  produce  day  and  night 
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growing-  -as  it  should — as  it  is  a  beautiful  custom. 

You  doubtless  have  a  score  of  friends  whom  you  wish  to  "remember"  at  Christmas, 
yet  you  stagger  at  the  expense  and  labor  of  purchasing  expensive  presents  for  them. 
Why  not  secure  a  dozen  or  two  of  our  cirds,  and  thus  satisfy  the  generous  impulse  of 
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Contents. 

Editorial: 

Current  Events 1603 

A  Christmas  Sermon 1605 

Home — A  Christmas  Meditation 1605 

The  Slaughter  of  the  Lambs 1606 

Notes  and  Comments 1607 

Contributed  Articles: 

Christmas  Greeting. — I.  J.  Spencer. ..  .1607 
The  New  Happiness.— N.  J.  Aylsworth .  .1608 
A  Glimpse  of  Shangbi.—  F.  M.  Rains. .  .1609 
Jesus's  Teaching  Concerning  Himself.-- 

J.M.Lowe 1610 

The  Floating   Population.— George  H. 

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Current  Events. 


The  ScKIey 

Verdict. 


The  verdict  of  the  naval 
court  of  inquiry  in  the 
case  of  Admiral  Schley  is  a  verdict  which 
will  please  no  one.  The  court  was  divided. 
Admirals  Ramsay  and  Benham  found 
Schley  deserving  of  censure  on  all  of  the 
eleven  points  to  which  the  Secretary  of  the 
Navy  directed  the  attention  of  the  court. 
Admiral  Dewey,  president  of  the  court  of 
inquiry,  presented  a  minority  report  in 
which  he  held  that  Schley  proceeded  with 
due  dispatch  to  Cienfuegos,  that  his  block- 
ade of  that  port  was  effective,  that  the 
passage  to  Santiago  w*s  made  as  expedi- 
tiously as  possible,  that  the  blockade  of 
Santiago  was  effective,  and  that,  since  he 
was  in  absolute  command  of  the  squadron 
at  the  time  of  the  battle,  he  is  entitled  to 
the  credit  of  the  victory.  Admiral  Dewey 
makes  no  explicit  reference  to  Admiral 
Schley's  alleged  disobedience  to  orders, 
the  retrograde  movement,   or  the  famous 


loop,  but  contents  himself  with  stating  in  a 
general  way  that  he  did  the  best  he  could 
under  the  circumstances  and  deserves  the 
credit  of  destroying  the  Spanish  fleet. 
Schley's  friends  are  jubilant  over  the 
vindication  of  their  hero  in  Admiral 
Dewey's  report,  but  find  it  hard  to  swallow 
the  censure  of  the  majority  of  the  court, 
and  there  are  threats  of  all  sorts  of  appeals 
and  continuations  of  the  investigation. 
Admiral  Schley  has  stated  that  he  will 
follow  the  advice  of  his  attorney,  Mr. 
Rayner,  in  pursuing  the  inquiry  further. 
It  is  reported  that  Mr.  Rayner  will  not 
favor  a  congressional  inquiry,  but  will  try 
to  find  some  other  court  of  appeal.  To 
bring  the  matter  before  Congress  would  in- 
evitably entangle  it  with  political  ques- 
tions, with  results  even  more  demoralizing 
than  those  of  the  inquiry  which  has  just 
closed. 


"Kill  the 

Umpire!" 


Those  who  occasionally  see 
the  great  American  game 
of  baseball,  know  the  sound  of  a  cry  for 
vengeance  upon  the  umpire.  An  umpire 
seems  to  be  considered  by  most  men  as  an 
instrument  for  getting  their  own  opinions 
endorsed,  and  they  cannot  be  satisfied 
with  any  judgment  which  goes  against 
them.  The  naval  court  of  inquiry,  con- 
sisting of  Admirals  Dewey,  Benham  and 
Ramsay,  is  as  high  a  court  as  can  be 
instituted  by  the  department.  No  court, 
of  course,  can  satisfy  all  the  people  who 
consider  courts  merely  as  instruments  for 
confirming  their  opinions.  There  have 
been  a  great  many  absurd  utterances 
through  the  press  and  otherwise  since  the 
verdict  was  announced.  Persons  who  had 
all  respect  for  the  court  before  have  sud- 
denly discovered  that  it  is  the  mere  tool  of 
the  "naval  clique."  It  is  unquestionably 
regrettable  that  so  old  and  valuable  an  offi- 
cer as  Admiral  Schley  should  end  his  act- 
ive career  with  such  a  verdict  as  this,  but 
the  inquiry  was  of  his  own  seeking  and  the 
court  was  of  the  sort  which  he  himself 
chose.  He  was  satisfied  with  the  umpires 
before  they  had  rendered  their  decision, 
and  he  will  doubly  endear  himself  to  the 
public  if,  whatever  may  be  his  sense  of 
injury,  he  will  allow  the  matter  to  drop  at 
once.  He  has  already  won  the  admiration 
of  all  discerning  persons  by  refusing  an 
offer  to  go  on  the  lecture  platform  at  the 
rate  of  $20,000  for  forty  nights. 

J* 

The  Philippine  The  United  States  Su- 
Tariff  Decision.  preme  Court,  in  deciding 
the  Fourteen  Diamond  Rings  case,  has 
declared  that  the  Dingley  tariff  law  does 
not  legitimately  apply  to  goods  imported 
from  the  Philippine  Islands  since  they 
were  acquired  by  the  United  States,  and 
that  all  duties  paid  under  protest  on  such 
goods  must  be  refunded.  This  decision  is 
consistent  with  the  decision  made  several 


months  ago  regarding  the  Porto  Rican 
tariff.  In  the  case  of  Porto  Rico,  a  special 
tariff  bill  was  passed  by  Congress  several 
months  after  the  annexation  of  the  island, 
and  the  suits  involved  two  points:  First, 
was  the  Dingley  schedule  legally  appli- 
cable to  Porto  Rican  goods  imported  in  the 
interval  between  annexation  and  the  enact- 
ment of  the  special  tariff  law?  Second, 
was  the  special  Porto  Rican  tariff  law 
constitutional?  To  the  first  of  these  ques- 
tions the  Supreme  Court  answered,  "No"; 
to  the  second,  "Yes."  The  Dingley  law 
specifies  the  duties  which  are  to  be  col- 
lected on  goods  imported  from  "foreign 
countries."  In  holding  that  the  Dingley 
law  was  not  applicable  to  Porto  Rican 
goods,  the  court  therefore  held  that  Porto 
Rico  was  not  a  foreign  country  within  the 
meaning  of  the  law.  The  Constitution 
provides  that  duty  shall  not  be  levied  on 
goods  transported  from  one  point  to  an- 
other within  the  United  States.  In  affirm- 
ing the  constitutionality  of  the  Porto 
Rican  tariff,  therefore,  the  court  held  that 
Porto  Rico  was  not  a  part  of  the  United 
States  within  the  meaning  of  the  Constitu- 
tion. The  case  in  the  Philippines  is 
similar  to  that  in  Porto  Rico  during  the 
interval  between  annexation  and  the  enact- 
ment of  the  special  tariff.  The  Philip- 
pines have  by  annexation  ceased  to  be 
foreign  territory  and  hence,  says  the  court, 
have  ceased  to  come  within  the  provisions 
of  the  Dingley  law.  Since  no  other  tariff 
law  has  been  enacted  for  them,  it  is  inevit- 
able that  a  condition  of  free  trade  should 
exist.  And  this  is  what  the  Supreme 
Court  has  recently  affirmed  in  deciding  the 
Fourteen  Diamond  Rings  case.  The  rings 
in  question  were  brought  from  the  Philip- 
pines and  passed  the  customs  examiners  at 
San  Francisco  without  duty  being  levied 
on  them.  Subsequently  they  were  seized 
in  Chicago  by  agents  of  the  Treasury  de- 
partment and  the  payment  of  duty  at  the 
Dingley  rates  was  demanded.  The  owner 
refused  on  the  ground  that  the  law  imposed 
a  tariff  only  on  goods  coming  from  foreign 
countries  and  that  the  Philippines  were  not 
foreign.  The  Supreme  Court  upholds  the 
owner  of  the  rings  in  this  contention. 


The  New 

Philippine 

Tariff. 


The  decision  of  the  Four- 
teen Diamond  Rings  case 
leaves  a  double  reason  for 
prompt  action  by  Congress  in  enacting  a 
special  tariff  law  In  the  first  place  Philip- 
pine free  trade  leaves  open  an  avenue  by 
which  foreign  goods  can  be  brought  into 
the  United  States  without  the  payment  of 
duty,  the  increased  cost  of  transportation 
via  the  Philippines  being  much  less  on 
most  articles  than  the  duty  according  to 
the  Dingley  schedule.  In  the  second  place, 
it  is  desirable  to  provide  a  source  of  revenue 
for  the  Philippines.  The  bill  which  has 
been  introduced  in  the  House  of  Repre- 
sentatives and  which   will  be  voted  upon 


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THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


December  19,  1901 


Wednesday  afternoon  of  this  week  meets 
both  of  these  requirements.  It  makes  the 
full  Dingley  schedule  effective  on  goods 
imported  into  the  United  States  from  the 
Philippines ;  it  confirms  the  schedule  which 
was  arranged  by  the  Commission  last 
September  and  is  now  in  force  on  goods 
imported  into  the  Philippines;  it  remits 
the  internal  revenue  tax  upon  all  taxable 
articles  manufactured  in  the  United  States 
and  exported  to  the  Philippines;  and  it 
provides  that  all  duties  collected  on  im- 
ports to  the  islands  or  on  imports  to  this 
country  from  the  islands,  shall  constitute 
a  fund  to  be  used  in  defraying  the  expenses 
of  government  in  the  Philippines.  The 
order  under  which  the  bill  is  being  con- 
sidered in  the  House  does  not  admit  of 
amendment  and  its  passage  is  considered 
certain.  It  will  have  the  right  of  way  in 
the  Senate  and  will  probably  be  put 
through  before  the  Christmas  recess. 


J* 


Clara  Barton 
Re-elected. 


Miss  Clara  Barton  has 
been  re-elected  as  presi- 
dent of  the  Red  Cross  Society.  In  May, 
1900,  after  many  delays,  the  society  was 
incorporated  by  act  of  Congress.  It  had 
already  for  many  years  been  recognized  by 
international  treaties  which  promised  im- 
munity from  attack  to  those  who  wore  its 
emblem  on  the  battlefield.  During  the 
past  year  a  surreptitious  movement  has 
been  on  foot,  urged  on  by  some  ambitious 
persons,  to  remove  Miss  Barton  from  her 
position  as  president  of  the  society.  She 
is  now  in  the  neighborhood  of  eighty  years 
old  but  still  vigorous,  so  her  friends  say, 
and  capable  of  an  immense  amount  of 
work.  But  it  would  seem  that  those  who 
are  ambitious  to  reap  the  honors  which  she 
has  sown  for  the  Red  Cross  Society  might 
refrain  from  any  attempt  to  supplant  her 
while  she  lives.  For  the  present,  at  least, 
the  attempt  has  been  frustrated. 


Wireless 
Telegraphy. 


It  was  a  startling  an- 
nouncement that  was 
made  last  Sunday  that  Marconi,  the  young 
Italian  electrician,  had  succeeded  in  send- 
ing wireless  signals  across  the  Atlantic 
Ocean.  Several  months  ago  he  established 
a  station  on  the  cliffs  of  Cornwall  near  the 
most  westerly  point  in  England.  With  a 
powerful  transmitting  apparatus  at  that 
point  a  signal  has  been  sent  to  a  corres- 
ponding station  on  the  coast  of  Newfound- 
land. It  was  not  a  complete  message,  but 
merely  the  three  dots  which  stand  for  the 
letter  "s".  The  signal  was  caught  by  a 
receiver  raised  on  a  kite.  Some  doubts 
have  been  expressed  as  to  the  correctness 
of  this  report,  but  there  is  no  doubt  that 
Signor  Marconi  believes  that  the  signal 
has  been  reported,  for  he  has  caused 
official  announcement  to  be  made  to  the 
British,  Italian  and  Russian  governments. 
In  any  case  there  are,  of  course,  many 
more  steps  to  be  taken  before  wireless 
telegraphy  for  practical  purposes  will  be 
an  accomplished  fact.  But  the  transmis- 
sion of  a  single  letter  proves  that  the  thing 
is  possible.  And  why  should  it  not  be 
possible?  Light  and  sound  are  vibrations 
and  they  are  transmitted  through  the  air 
and  the  hypothetical  ether.  Electricity,  so 
far  as  we  know  anything  about  it,  seems  to 
be  a  mode  of  vibration  and  more  than  likely 
we  shall  find  that  nature  has  provided  an 


all- pervading  medium  for  its  transmission 
when  we  only  learn  how  to  make  use  of  it. 
If  electric  lights  had  come  before  sunlight 
we  would  be  wondering  how  it  could  be 
possible  for  light  to  be  transmitted  without 
wires.  The  problem  of  wireless  telegraphy 
for  long  distances  is  far  from  completely 
solved,  though  messages  are  now  sent  a 
hundred  miles  or  so  with  comparative  ease. 
But  from  all  appearances  the  young  Italian 
is  on  the  highroad  to  immortal  fame  as  one 
of  the  world's  greatest  inventors.  With 
Marconi  at  the  age  of  twenty-six  doing 
impossible  things  in  wireless  telegraphy 
and  Santos-Dumont,  who  is  even  younger, 
astonishing  the  world  with  the  perform- 
ances of  his  airship,  it  is  evident  that  in 
the  realm  of  invention  the  young  men  are 
getting  their  full  share  of  the  honors. 

J* 

Ar\  Incitement  It  is  reported  that  "Brig- 
to  Crime.  adier    General    Bell    has 

issued  an  order  to  the  soldiers  under  his 
command  in  northern  Luzon,  forbidding 
them,  under  pain  of  severe  punishment  by 
court-martial,  to  drink  the  native  'vino' 
spirits,  which  has  been  found  to  produce 
insanity  and  incite  to  crime."  Is  there 
anything  extraordinary  in  this  character- 
ization of  "vino"  to  distinguish  it  from  the 
very  best  brand  of  Kentucky  whiskey  and 
several  other  varieties  of  beverages  of 
greater  or  less  potency?  The  symptoms 
are  certainly  familiar.  Judging  by  the 
frequency  with  which  the  terms  "drunk" 
and  "disorderly"  appear  in  conjunction 
in  the  annals  of  the  police  courts,  one 
might  think  that  the  prohibition  might  be 
extended  with  equal  reason  to  the  native 
vino  produced  and  consumed  in  this  coun- 
try. 


Single  or  The    convention    held    a 

Separate  month  ago  at  Muskogee. 

Statehood.  T     m  ,  , .  ,,      °      ' 

I.  T.,  advocating  the  ad- 
mission of  Oklahoma  and  the  Indian  Terri- 
tory to  the  Union  as  a  single  state,  had 
general  but  not  universal  support  among 
the  people  of  those  territories.  Last  week 
another  convention  was  held  at  the  same 
place  by  those  who  favor  independent  state  - 
hood  for  Indian  Territory,  and  resolutions 
were  adopted  demanding  the  right  of  self- 
government  "without  the  interference  of 
persons  inhabiting  any  other  state  or  ter- 
ritory." If  the  two  territories  are  united 
into  a  single  state  the  inhabitants  of  what 
is  now  Indian  Territory  will  of  course  have 
self-government  without  any  interference 
by  "persons  inhabiting  any  other  state  or 
territory."  This  fervid  invocation  of  lib- 
erty seems  based  on  the  assumption  that  the 
maintenance  of  a  territory's  identity  and 
separateness  is  one  of  the  natural  rights  of 
man.  The  convention  in  advocating  sepa- 
rate statehood  for  Indian  Territory  urged 
the  speedy  completion  of  the  Indian  citi- 
zenship rolls,  the  allotment  of  the  remain- 
ing tribal  lands,  and  the  elevation  of  the 
Indians  to  the  status  of  citizens.  A  popu- 
lation of  half  a  million  is  claimed  but  prob- 
ably a  hundred  thousand  less  would  be  a 
high  enough  estimate  at  present.  The 
statehood  movement  is  liable  to  delay  from 
the  conflict  of  plans.  Senator  Fairbanks 
has  introduced  a  bill  to  admit  Oklahoma  as 
a  state,  its  capital  to  be  a  town  named  Mc- 
Kinley.  The  proposition  favored  by  Del- 
egate   Flynn,    of  Oklahoma,    is  to  admit 


Oklahoma  at  once  and  add  to  it  from  time 
to  time  the  counties  of  Indian  Territory  as 
they  become  ready  for  it.  This  plan  agrees 
both  with  the  general  sentiment  that  some- 
thing ought  to  be  done  at  once,  and  with 
the  opinion  of  the  Secretary  of  the  Interior 
that  it  will  be  some  time  before  the  Indian 
tribal  government  can  be  entirely  abolished 
and  the  territory  as  a  whole  made  ready  for 
statehood. 


A  Notable 

Capture. 


Of  all  the  despicable 
gambling  schemes,  none 
is  more  atrocious  than  that  of  the  "policy" 
shops  which  gather  in  the  hard-earned 
pennies  of  the  poor.  The  New  York  police, 
acting  under  the  recent  law  which  makes  it 
criminal  to  be  found  in  possession  of 
"policy"  sheets  or  paraphernalia,  have 
raided  an  establishment  which  appears  to 
be  the  central  office  for  the  whole  system  in 
that  city,  and  Al  Adams,  "the  Policy 
King,"  is  looking  very  hard  into  the  face  of 
long  delayed  justice.  The  books  which 
were  captured  show  receipts  averaging  not 
far  from  $10,000  a  day  coming  through  82 
shops  in  various  parts  of  the  city.  These 
receipts  were  practically  clear  gain  aside 
from  the  cost  of  rent  and  police  protec- 
tion— for  the  police  captain  of  the  district 
has  been  suspended  pending  investigation. 
As  for  payments  to  those  who  draw  the 
lucky  numbers — there  were  none.  As 
ordinarily  conducted  playing  "policy"  is 
not  a  game  of  chance,  it  is  a  sure  thing — 
for  the  shop.  Before  the  winning  numbers 
are  chosen  it  is  known  just  how  the  bets 
have  been  placed  and  the  choice  of  num- 
bers is  made  accordingly.  Of  all  blind, 
foolish  schemes  for  winning  money,  this  is 
one  of  the  worst,  and  the  evil  is  far  more 
widespread  than  many  imagine.  The 
worst  of  it  is  that  it  is  a  folly  which 
especially  affects  the  imaginations  of  the 
poor,  thousands  of  whom  are  squeezing 
out  dimes  and  quarters  from  their  meager 
wages  every  week  to  play  "policy"  in  the 
hope  of  some  day  making  a  lucky  stroke. 
It  is  the  poor  man's  savings  bank,  but 
with  this  objectionable  characteristic,  that 
the  savings  are  always  kept  by  the  bank. 
It  is  estimated  by  Capt.  Goddard  of  the 
New  York  police  force,  who  headed  the 
raid,  that  the  police  shops  of  New  York 
city  took  in  $60,000  a  day  before  the  recent 
campaign  against  them  was  begun.  There 
have  been  one  hundred  and  five  arrests  and 
forty-five  convictions  for  "policy"  playing 
since  the  new  law  went  into  effect. 

J* 

The  Senate  on  Monday  ratified  the  new 
Hay-Pauncefote  treaty  with  only  five  dis- 
senting votes.  The  representative  men  of 
both  parties  agreed  that  the  terms  of  this 
treaty  amply  safeguard  American  rights. 
By  explicitly  abrogating  the  Clayton- 
Bulwer  treaty  of  fifty  years  ago,  it  saves 
us  both  from  the  inconvenience  of  being 
bound  idefinitely  by  an  antiquated  conven- 
tion and  from  the  temptation  to  commit  a 
diplomatic  faux  pas  by  ignoring  it.  The 
new  treaty,  although  assuring  the  neutral- 
ity of  the  canal,  will  permit  it  to  be  a 
thoroughly  American  enterprise  in  every 
respect  which  is  of  any  consequence.  It  is 
an  appropriate  time  to  make  another  entry 
in  the  long  and  growing  list  of  triumphs  of 
American  diplomacy. 


December  19,  1901 


THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


1605 


We  are  glad  to  be  able  to  announce  that 
the  editor's  condition  has  improved  some- 
what since  last  week's  bulletin.  There  has 
been  a  slight  lowering  of  the  temperature 
of  the  fever  and  a  corresponding  improve- 
ment otherwise.  The  change  is  only  slight, 
but  it  is  enough  to  justify  the  hope  that 
within  a  few  days  he  may  enter  upon  the 
period  of  convalescence.  The  complete 
recovery  of  his  strength  must  of  necessity 
be  a  slow  and  tedious  process,  but  there  is 
reason  to  believe  that  it  will  begin  within  a 
few  days.  As  soon  as  he  is  able  to  be 
moved  he  will  be  taken  south, 


A  Christmas  Sermon. 

Is  it  true,  as  men  tell  us,  that  the  glad- 
ness of  life  has  really  vanished  from  our 
aging  earth  and  that,  between  the  greedy 
quest  of  gold  and  the  feverish  pursuit  of 
pleasure,  men  rush  through  life  with 
neither  the  inclination  nor  the  capacity  for 
such  innocent  and  wholesome  joys  as  thrill 
the  heart  of  childhood?  Has  the  blood  of 
the  race  grown  so  cold,  its  imagination  so 
blind,  its  faith  so  weak,  that  we  have  be- 
come a  people  without  visions,  without  un- 
selfish enthusiasms — with  only  a  keen  eye 
for  business?  Certainly  there  are  many 
who  hold  this  opinion,  and  by  so  thinking 
confess  that  for  themselves  the  accusation  is 
true.  But  one  may  at  least  admit,  without 
laying  himself  open  to  the  charge,  that 
there  is  in  our  modern  life,  and  especially 
in  city  life  perhaps,  too  little  of  this  spon- 
taneity and  exuberance,  and  that  we  need 
to  cherish  every  influence  which  makes  for 
its  encouragement. 

It  is  the  great  value  of  the  Christmas  sea- 
son that  it  brings  back  the  joys  of  child- 
hood to  those  who  have  failed  to  find  con- 
•solation  in  worldly  wisdom;  that  it  restores 
the  vanished  rainbow  tints  to  a  world  which 
our  dull  eyes  at  other  times  perhaps  see  as 
a  somber  gray ;  that  it  gives  us  back  our 
faith  in  men,  quickens  our  old  enthusiasms, 
revives  our  visions,  and  fills  our  hearts  with 
a  spirit  of  unselfishness  which  echoes  back 
the  angels'  song,  "Peace  on  earth,  good 
will  to  men." 

To  be  sure,  the  merchant  takes  shrewd 
account  of  the  "Christmas  trade";  so  much 
so  that  the  superficial  and  cynical  observer 
might  even  assert  that  the  whole  tradition 
of  Christmas  is  maintained  as  a  piece  of 
consummate  commercialism,  and  that  the 
makers  and  sellers  of  wares  are  united  in  a 
conspiracy  to  stimulate  gift-giving  and 
coin  it  into  dollars  for  their  own  profit. 
But  such  an  explanation  of  the  phenomena 
of  Christmas  would  take  account  of  only  its 
most  superficial  aspects.  Christmas  is  not 
characterized  most  adequately  as  the  time 
for  giving  presents  to  one's  friends,  but  as 
the  season  when  the  spirit  of  brotherhood 
and  of  simple  childlike  joy  prevails.  Gift- 
giving  is  not  the  main  thing.  It  is  merely 
an  inevitable  expression  of  the  real  Christ- 
mas spirit,  which  is  something  that  no 
mercantile  shrewdness  could  possibly  cre- 
ate for  its  own  selfish  ends.  No,  Christmas 
is  not  a  creation  of  the  business  world.  It 
is  the  bursting  forth  of  the  springs  of  the 
human  heart — springs  which  at  other  times 
we  suffer  to  become  clogged  with  the  cares 
f  our  daily    toil  and    polluted    with  the 


short-sighted  penny- wisdom  which  we  call 
worldly  prudence. 

Perhaps  there  will  come  a  time  when 
mankind  will  no  longer  need  these  special 
seasons  of  refreshing,  because  men  will 
have  learned  to  keep  alive  throughout  the 
year  that  spirit  which  now  needs  an  annual 
revival.  Perhaps — but  such  a  consumma- 
tion is  too  far  distant  to  make  its  anticipa- 
tion worth  while.  For  us  and  for  our  time, 
and  until  men  have  learned  the  secret  of 
being  at  once  earnest  and  light-hearted 
and  of  applying  the  principles  of  brotherly 
love  to  all  the  practical  affairs  of  life  fifty- 
two  weeks  in  the  year,  the  Christmas  sea- 
son will  continue  to  be  a  period  of  needed 
recuperation  for  the  better  nature  of  every 
man.  It  is  something  to  be  unselfish  one 
day  or  one  week  in  the  year.  It  is  not 
enough,  but  it  is  something. 

Christmas  is,  by  common  consent,  the 
children's  festival.  Why?  Most  obviously, 
because  it  is  the  birthday  of  the  Christ- 
child  When  Divinity  clothed  Himself  in 
our  mortal  nature,  he  sanctified  first  Wom- 
anhood, then  Childhood,  then  Manhood. 
Not  only  did  Jesus  set  a  little' child  in  the 
midst  of  his  disciples  as  a  pattern  for 
them,  but  before  that  he  set  himself  as  a 
little  child  in  the  midst  of  the  famity,  in 
the  midst  of  the  natural  environment  of 
childhood,  and  made  the  brightness  and  the 
purity  of  childhood  henceforth  tenfold  more 
pure  and  bright.  Why  should  not  the 
Christ-child's  day  be  held  forever  sacred  to 
the  children? 

Jesus  said,  "Except  ye  repent  and  be- 
come as  little  children,  ye  cannot  enter  into 
the  kingdom  of  heaven."  Yea,  and  except 
ye  repent  and  become  as  little  children,  ye 
cannot  enter  into  the  kingdoms  of  this 
earth.  Repent  of  the  sin  that  defiles  the 
heart;  repent  of  the  selfishness  that  nar- 
rows the  soul;  repent  of  the  anxious  care 
thatdenies  God's  providence;  repentof  the 
needless  gloom  which  masquerades  as  re- 
ligion, while  it  insults  the  very  sunshine  of 
God;  repentof  the  cynicism  which  belittles 
faith  in  man ;  repent  of  the  sordid  blind- 
ness which  sees  no  good  but  gold,  stigma- 
tizes brotherly  love  as  impractical,  and  can 
catch  no  hopeful  vision  of  better  things 
ahead.  Unless  ye  repent  of  these  things 
and  become  as  little  children  in  purity  and 
unselfishness,  in  placid  faith  and  eager  joy, 
in  hope,  in  trust,  in  glad  enthusiasm,  ye 
cannot  enter  into  the  kingdoms  either  of 
earthly  happiness  or  of  heavenly  felicity. 
Whoever  holds  the  title  deeds  and  mortga- 
ges, the  earth  and  its  fulness  are  possessed 
by  those  whose  hearts  are  large  enough  to 
contain  large  generous  thoughts  of  God 
and  man  and  the  world. 

This  is  the  Christmas  spirit — the  spirit  of 
childlike  joy  in  all  good  things,  of  faith 
without  fear,  of  love  without  limit,  and  of 
the  perfect  peace  that  comes  from  these. 
Let  us  keep  the  feast  in  gladness  of  heart 
and  in  grateful  remembrance  of  Him  who 
has  brought  us  joy  and  has  left  us  peace. 


Mr.  Seymour  Bell  recently  said  that 
America  needs  more  English  tea  and 
Scotch  whiskey,  and  England  needs  more 
American  labor-saving  machinery  and  the 
skill  to  use  it.  British  competition  would 
be  favored  by  the  adoption  of  both  recom- 
mendations. The  copious  use  of  Scotch 
whiskey  is  a  great  help — to  one's  rivals. 


& 


Home — A    Christma.s    Medi- 
tation. 

As  a  bird  that  wandereth  from  her  nest 
so  is  a  man  that  wandereth  from  his  place. 
Do  good  and  dwell  in  the  land  and  verily 
thou  shalt  be  fed.  The  fire  burns  bright- 
est on  one's  own  hearth.  A  tree  often 
transplanted  neither  grows  nor  thrives. 
He  who  is  far  from  home  is  near  to  harm. 
He  who  is  everywhere  is  nowhere.  East 
and  west  at  home  the  best.  God,  the 
fountain  of  life,  has  a  home,  and  some- 
where in  space  there  is  a  place  which  we 
call  heaven.  A  curse  upon  all  those  fan- 
tastic methods  of  living,  dreamed  of  by 
socialism  and  communism,  which  would 
sacrifice  home  to  the  meagre  economies  of 
great  establishments  where  humanity  is 
fed  in  stalls  like  cattle. 

Such  are  some  of  the  utterances  of  the 
world's  prophets  on  the  need  of  the  home. 
Center  of  all  sunshine  and  joy,  of  all 
festivity  and  good  cheer,  should  be  this 
sacred  shelter.  What  happiness  in  father's 
or  mother's  care,  in  the  tender  ministry  of 
husband  or  wife,  in  the  confidence  and 
trust  of  brothers  and  sisters!  What 
blessed  associations  cluster  about  the  very 
word  "home,"  compared  with  which 
dwelling,  mansion,  palace  are  but  cold 
terms!  What  memories  quickening  the 
pulse,  warming  the  heart,  stirring  the  soul 
to  its  depths,  making  age  young  again, 
sustaining  the  sailor  in  the  midnight  watch, 
inspiring  the  soldier  on  the  field  of  con- 
flict, imparting  endurance  to  the  worn- 
down  sons  of  toil! 

Going  home  means  going  into  an  at- 
mosphere of  gladness,  a  place  of  joy.  Of 
the  primitive  Christians  we  read:  "And 
they,  continuing  with  one  accord  in  the 
temple,  and  breaking  bread  at  home,  did 
eat  their  meat  with  gladness  and  singleness 
of  heart."  These  ancient  Christians  were 
not  hermits,  they  enjoyed  their  food.  A 
convivial  meeting  some  think  a  contriv- 
ance of  the  devil,  but  a  convivium  is  only 
an  eating  together.  Two  laborers  eating 
their  lunch  of  bread  and  cheese  on  the 
sidewalk  are  having  a  convivial  time.  It  is 
reason  enough  for  eating  with  gladness 
that  we  have  something  to  eat,  and  reason 
enough  for  eating  with  thanksgiving  that 
we  are  counted  to  be  sharers  in  the  bounty 
of  the  Giver  of  all  good.  What  pleasure 
to  see  a  man  enjoy  a  square  meal.  It  is 
worth  the  cost  of  paying  the  bill.  A  long- 
faced,  dumpish,  ungrateful  feeder  should 
have  no  turkey  or  plum  pudding  at  Christ- 
mas, but  only  bread  and  water  enough  to 
keep  his  dyspeptic  body  and  his  lean, 
narrow  soul  from  disconnecting.  "What 
were  the  three  great  feasts  of  the  Jews?" 
asked  the  Sunday-school  teacher  of  her 
class.  Tommy's  hand  went  up.  "What 
were  they,  Tommy?"  "Breakfast,  dinner 
and  supper!"  exclaimed  Tommy.  Jews  and 
Gentiles  alike  observe  these  feasts  and 
they  should  be  observed  religiously,  grate- 
fully, joyfully.  Selfishness  and  discontent 
kill  joy.  The  ungrateful  man  is  never 
happy. 

Home  above  all  should  be  the  abode  of 
peace.  One  traveling  in  Germany  came  to 
a  tavern  and  stopped  for  dinner.  After 
the  meal  the  landlord  put  on  the  floor  a 
great  dish  of  soup  and  gave  a  whistle.  In 
came  a  big  dog,  a  large  cat,  an  old  raven 
and  a  big  rat  with  a  bell  on  its  neck.  All 
four  went  to  the  dish  and  without  disturb- 

:  d  together.     After  dining 


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the  dog,  the  cat  and  the  rat  lay  before  the 
fire,  and  the  raven  hopped  about  the  room. 
The  landlord  had  taught  them  to  live  in 
peace.  He  said  the  rat  was  most  useful,  for 
the  noise  it  made  by  the  tinkling  of  the  bell 
drove'all  the  other  rats  and  mice  away. 

Now,  if  a  dog,  a  cat,  a  raven  and  a  rat 
can  live  together  happily,  cannot  father 
and  mother  and  brothers  and  sisters  do  the 
same?  Shall  people,  rational  men  and 
women,  be  guilty  of  grumbling  and  fault- 
finding, snarling  and  squabbling  all  the 
time,  making  their  homes  wretched,  and 
driving  boys  and  girls  out  into  the  cold 
world  and  into  the  pathways  of  sin?  Ought 
not  every  man's  house  to  be  a  very  hill- 
top of  cheerfulness  and  serenity,  a  moun- 
tain height  of  inspiration  and  confidence 
and  joy,  far  removed  from  all  mist  and 
cloud? 

What  a  treasure  is  a  happy  home!  A 
merchant]failed  in  business  and  went  home 
in  great  agitation.  "What  is  the  matter?" 
asked  his^' wife.  "I  am  ruined,  beggared; 
I  have  lost]  my*'all!"  exclaimed  the  man, 
pressing  his  hand  to  his  head.  "All!" 
said  his  wife.5;  [/'No;  I  am  left."  "All, 
papa!"  said  his  oldest  son.  "I  am  here." 
"And  I,  too,"  said  his  little  girl,  running 
up  and  putting  £her  arms  about  his  neck. 
"And  I'm  not  Llost,  papa,"  said  his  little 
boy.  "And  you  have  your  health  left," 
aid  his  wife.  ^"And  your  hands  to  work 
with,"  said  his  oldest.  "And  God's 
promises,"  said  grandmother.  "And  your 
feet  to  carry  you  about,"  said  his  youngest 
boy.  "And  a  good  G:>d,"  said  his  wife. 
"And  heaven  to  go  to,"  said  the  little  girl. 
"God  forgive  'me!"  exclaimed  the  man. 
"I  have  not  lost  my  all.  What  have  I  lost 
to  what  I  have  left! " 

Peace  is  here  if  anywhere  on  earth.  The 
peace  and  good^will  the  Babe  of  Bethle- 
hem came  to  bring  most  of  all  is  in  the 
home.  With  the  Christmas  season  let  the 
home  be  the  center  of  joy  and  festivity. 

"I   knew    by  the   smoke    that    so   grajefaiy 
curled 
Above  the   green  elms  that  a  cottage  was 
near; 
And  I  said,  if  there's  peace  to  be  found  in  the 
world 
A  heart  that  was  humble  might  hope  for  it 
here." 

Home  should  be  a  foretaste  of  heaven. 
Our  highest  idea  of  heaven  is  that  it  is 
home,  our  Father's  house,  the  place  where 
the  children  gather.  "I  long  to  see  home!" 
sighs  the  sailor,  when  his  ship  rocks  to  and 
fro  in  the  storm.  "I  am  going  home," 
thinks  the  merchant  as  he  closes  the  doors 
and  bars  the  windows  of  the  shop,  tired  of 
the  labors  of  the  day.  "I  shall  go  home 
now,"  says  the  plowman  at  the  end  of  the 
furrow,  as  he  unhitches  the  team  and  turns 
their  heads  toward  the  farm-house.  "I 
must  hurry  home,"  said  the  mother,  when 
her  heart  is  with  the  little  one.  "How  I 
long  to  get  home,"  says  the  schoolboy, 
disconsolate  over  his  task.  "Don't  stop 
me;  I  must  run  home,"  says  the  bright- 
eyed  little  girl,  as  she  skips  along  the 
pathway.  "Almost  home!"  exclaims  the 
dying  Christian,  with  enraptured  vision. 
"Home  at  last!"  shouts  the  pilgrim,  as  he 
steps  on  the  golden  shore  to  wander  no 
more  forever. 

"I  dreamin  of  de  light, 
In  the  shadders  of  de  night, 
De  mawnin's  over  yander   'ea  its  comin'  to 
my  sight. 


En  I  heah  de  sweet  bells  ringin, 

Siugin,  singin,  ever  s'mgih, 
Of  de  light,  of  de  mawnin  light. 

I  dreamin  of  de  Jight, 

En  de  hills  is  gittin  bright 
Ez   ef  angels  breshed  em  ez  dey  passed  wid 
wings  of  white; 

Ea  I  singin  right  along, 

En  my  soul  is  in  my  song, 
Of  de  light,  of  de#rnawnin  light. 

Shine  out,  O  blessed  light! 

Make  de  worl'  and  heaven  bright, 
Though  dey  ain't  no  dark  kin  ever  hide  dat 
heaven  from  my  sight, 

Shine  out,  en  let  me  be 

Wbar  yo'  beams  kin  fall  on  me 
In  de  light,  in  de  laawnin  light." 


J» 


The  Slaughter  of  the  Lambs. 

To  be  greedy  without  being  gullible  is  a 
height  of  sordid  prudence  which  few  at- 
tain. Therefore  it  is  not  only  more  whole- 
some and  more  Christian  to  avoid  greedi- 
ness, but  it  is  also  eminently  safer.  Let  a 
man  once  conceive  an  ardent  desire  to 
double  his  money  in  ninety  days — not 
merely  to  wish  vaguely  that  he  could,  but  to 
make  that  desire  a  guiding  principle  of 
action — and  he  is  ripe  for  any  folly. 

Only  a  few  days  ago  the  police  uncover- 
ed the  operations  of  one  of  the  five-hun- 
dred-and-twenty-per-cent.  stock-market 
swindlers.  It  was  the  same  old  hoax.  Ad- 
vertisements in  country  papers  were  fol- 
lowed up  by  circulars  announcing  that 
the  company  was  in  a  position,  owing  to 
its  inside  information  about  the  stock 
market,  to  guarantee  a  weekly  dividend  of 
ten  per  cent,  on  all  money  placed  in  its 
hands.  An  investment  of  one  hundred 
dollars  would  bring  a  weekly  return  of 
ten  dollars.  Whoever  would  lay  down  a 
thousand  dollars  would  thenceforth  enjoy 
perpetual  affluence  with  an  income  of  one 
hundred  dollars  a  week.  These  figures 
were  mentioned  merely  as  a  minimum. 
The  company  had  good  reason  to  believe 
that  much  larger  returns  would  be  secured, 
but  it  proposed  to  deal  in  all  frankness 
with  its  patrons  and  it  did  not  just  at 
present  feel  justified  in  absolutely  guaran- 
teeing more  than  five  hundred  and  twenty 
per  cent  per  annum.  And  people  whose 
sanity  had  never  been  held  in  suspicion, 
who  had  been  shrewd  enough  and  dilligent 
enough  to  save  up  various  sums  of  money, 
trooped  after  the  whistle  of  these  pied 
pipers.  They  planted  their  savings  in  the 
hope  of  a  glorious  hai'vest;  but  they  found 
that  they  had  only  put  their  money  in  a 
hole — and  the  other  fellow  had  the  hole. 
The  police  and  the  postal  authorities  inter- 
vened, but  the  culprits  had  fled,  leaving 
only  some  documents  which  revealed  the 
completely  fraudulent  character  of  tbeir 
operations  and  the  foolish  greed  of  their 
dupes. 

The  education  of  no  American  boy 
ought  to  be  considered  complete  until  he 
has  taken  a  thorough  course  of  study  in 
the  science  of  How  Not  To  Get  Rich.  It 
is  useless  to  try  to  teach  the  art  of  getting 
rich.  All  the  people  who  know  how  are  so 
busy  doing  it  that  they  have  no  time 
to  give  lessons.  But  it  would  be  worth 
while,  at  almost  any  cost,  to  point  out  to 
the  rising  generation  some  of  the  ways  in 
which  wealth  is  not  to  be  acquired.  This 
course  of  study  would  include  a  classifica- 
tion and  analysis  of  the  various  get-rich- 
quick  schemes,  and  would  show  that  the 


only  person  who  ever  acquires  wealth  by 
these  methods  is  the  swindler  who  plays 
upon  the  greedy  eagerness  of  some  more 
credulous  wealth-seeker.  The  course 
would  issue  in  the  proof  of  the  proposition 
that,  barring  gifts  and  unexpected  discov- 
eries, quick  riches  mean  dishonest  riches. 

And  yet  it  is  hard  to  make  this  teaching 
carry  with  it  the  weight  which  it  should, 
when  gentlemen  of  eminent  respectability 
are  manipulating  corners  in  copper  and 
clearing  a  few  millions  over  night,  or  are 
gathering  in  some  hundreds  of  thousands 
of  dollars  in  margins  by  selling  certain 
train -loads  of  wheat  which  they  never  pos- 
sessed and  subsequently  buying  from  some 
one  who  is  not  expected  to  deliver  it.  By 
some  sleight  of  hand,  the  trick  is  turned  by 
those  who  know  the  game.  The  police  do 
not  interfere,  immaculate  respectability  is 
preserved,  and  the  onlooker  goes  away 
with  the  impression  that  520  per  cent  of 
profit  is  not  at  all  incompatible  with  strictly 
legitimate  dealing. 

The  respectable  stock  gamblers  are  prim- 
arily responsible  for  the  success  of  despic- 
able swindlers  of  the  520  per  cent  type  in 
leading  the  lambs  to  the  slaughter.  Their 
example,  constantly  held  up  before  the 
public  eye  as  an  honorable  success,  fosters 
the  false  idea  that  money  can  be  honestly 
acquired  without  honestly  working  for  it, 
excites  greed  for  unearned  gains,  and  pre- 
pares the  grist  for  the  swindler's  mill. 
When  the  social  and  moral  judgment  of  the 
stock  gambler  is  readjusted  to  fit  his  de- 
serts, the  confidence  man  will  lose  his  most 
valued  ally,  for  the  strongest  point  in  his 
appeal  to  the  credulity  and  greed  of  his  in- 
tended victims  is  the  unfailing  reference  to 
recent  conspicuous  winners  in  the  stock 
market. 

All  men  who  have  possessions  may  be  di- 
vided into  two  classes:  makers  and  takers. 
Similarly,  the  means  of  acquiring  wealth 
may  be  broadly  classed  under  two  heads: 
industry  and  robbery.  Industry  makes;, 
robbery  takes.  He  who  becomes  wealthy 
but  has  created  no  wealth  of  any  kind,  must 
have  what  belonged  to  some  one  else  and  for 
which  no  equivalent  was  rendered.  He  is  a 
taker,  not  a  maker.  Gifts  and  inheritances 
aside,  this  is  equivalent  to  saying  that  he  is 
a  robber.  The  man,  therefore,  who  wins  in 
a  stock  speculation  is  a  candidate  for  the 
same  honor  which  one  may  bestow  upon  a 
skilled  and  successful  safe-blower,  and  the 
man  who  loses  is  entitled  to  such  pity  as  is 
given  to  the  would-be  burglar  who  misses 
his  booty  and  loses  his  tools  in  the  attempt. 

Most  of  the  victims  of  the  ten-per-cent- 
a-week  scheme  and  of  the  similar  transpar- 
ent frauds,  mean  to  be  honest.  They  covet 
wealth,  but  the  thought  of  acquiring  it 
by  shop -lifting,  pocket-picking  or  house- 
breaking would  not  tempt  them.  They  must 
have  a  means  which  the  public  conscience 
approves.  They  find  it  in  stock  speculation 
through  the  agency  of  the  company  which 
furnishes  the  tips  and  "guarantees"  the  re- 
sult. Whose  fault  is  it  then  that  thousands 
of  these  credulous  lambs  are  annually  led  to 
financial  slaughter?  It  is  their  own  fault 
for  their  folly  and  greed.  It  is  the  fault  of 
the  big  speculators  for  furnishing  an  inspi- 
ration to  covetousness.  Most  of  all,  it  is  the 
fault  of  the  public  for  viewing  the  great 
robbers  with  approbation  and  for  failing  to 
record  in  its  judgments  upon  them  the  prin- 
ciple that  honest  money  comes  only  with 
honest  work. 


December  19,  1901 


THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


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Notes  and  Comments. 

A  brother  in  a  distant  state  writes  that 
his  church  is  in  need  of  a  carpet,  a  silver 
communion  set  and  some  pulpit  chairs,  for 
which  worthy  object  he  solicits  a  contribu- 
tion, adding:  "Do  not  neglect  this  Mace- 
donian cry."  Carpets  and  silver  commun- 
ion sets  are  doubtless  desirable  accessories 
for  a  church,  but  an  appeal  for  them  is  not 
a  Macedonian  cry.  When  the  man  from 
Macedonia  appeared  to  Paul  he  did'not 
plead  for  carpets  and  silverware,  but  for 
someone  to  come  and  preach  the  gospel. 

President  Harper,  of  the  University  of 
Chicago,  is  to  have  charge  of  the  entire 
series  of  educational  congresses  at  the 
St.  Louis  World's  Fair  in  1903,  including 
•  the  conferences  and  assemblies  of  jurists, 
scientists,  teachers,  literary  men,  theolo- 
gians and  financiers.  Dr.  Harper  is  most 
of  these  himself—especially  the  last.  Now 
perhaps  Chicago  will  believe  that  we  are 
too  magnanimous  to  harbor  a  grudge  be- 
cause she  has  outstripped  us  in  numbers 
and  area.    We  freely  forgive  her. 

It  is  reported  that  Battle  Abbey,  located 
at  the  very  spot  where  William  the  Con- 
queror won  the  battle  of  Hastings  and 
determined  the  future  course  of  English 
history,  has  been  sold  to  William  Waldorf 
Astor  for  a  million  dollars.  The  report 
may  be  erroneous,  so  far  as  concerns  the 
identity  of  the  purchaser;  we  hope  so.  It 
is  not  pleasant  to  contemplate  the  eviction 
of  the  shade  of  the  mighty  Norman  by  an 
ambitious  plutocrat  who  has  for  several 
years  been  trying  to  break  into  the  ranks 
of  the  British  aristocracy.  The  earlier 
William  knew  how  to  break  into  the  very 
best  English  society.    He  did  it  with  an  ax. 

The  brigands  who  have  captered  Miss 
Stone  are  almost  certainly  zealous  religion- 
ists. Oriental  brigands  usually  are.  If  they 
are  Bulgarians,  as  is  probable,  they  are 
members  of  the  Orthodox  Greek  Church;  if 
Turks,  they  are  Mohammedans.  In  either 
case  their  view  of  religion  is  much  the  same 
— that  it  is  a  talisman  which  will  give  them 
luck  in  any  enterprise,  however  villainous, 
if  they  are  only  faithful  in  performing  its 
rites  and  generous  to  its  altars.  Such  a 
conception  of  religion  is  in  itself  an  answer 
to  the  criticism  which  some  have  passed 
upon  Miss  Stone  for  going  among  such 
people.  Their  need  of  a  missionary's  ser- 
vices is  evidently  great. 

Our  Cincinnati  contemporary,  the  Chris- 
tian Standard,  makes  a  good  suggestion 
in  saying  that  our  papers  ought  to  co-op- 
erate in  the  movement  to  put  a  paper  in 
every  home  in  the  church.  Co-operation 
is  always  better  than  competition  of  the 
cut- throat  and  cut-price  sort.  Some  of 
our  friends  have  thought  perhaps  the 
Christian-Evangelist  did  not  favor  the 
idea  of  putting  "a  Christian  paper  in 
every  Christian  home,"  because  we  have 
not  said  much  about  it  in  just  those  words. 
But  we  do.  We  believe,  however,  that  it 
is  better  policy  to  allow  the  individual 
members  to  designate  the  paper,  each  for 
himself,  than  to  vote  in  by  wholesale  a 
paper  which  some  prefer  and  others  do 
not.  To  get  a  good  paper  into  every  home 
is  only  half  of  the  campaign.  The  other 
half  is  to  get  it  read.  This  is  naturally 
easier  when  each  person  chooses  for  him- 
self. 


Two  or  three  generations  ago  the  intro- 
duction of  beer  into  this  country  as  a  com- 
moji  beverage  was  hailed  with  satisfaction 
by  the  temperance  workers,  on  the  theory 
that,  by  furnishing  a  little  alcohol,  it  would 
prevent  people  from  seeking  stronger 
drinks.  But  it  did  not  work  that  way; 
alcohol  never  does.  Every  one  who  is  cap- 
able of  learning  anything  has  by  this  time 
discovered  that  the  consumption  of  malt 
and  of  spirituous  beverages  does  not  vary 
inversely.  Recent  statistics  show  that  beer- 
drinking  Germany  consumes  a  constantly 
increasing  quantity  of  spirits  per  capita. 
That  beautiful  theory  that  men  can  be  kept 
from  whisky  by  giving  them  beer,  whether 
in  the  canteen  or  anywhere  else,  has  never 
yet  been  known  to  work 

The  Missouri  Bible  College  in  connec- 
tion with  the  State  University  at  Columbia 
has  recently  occupied  a  building  which 
stands  on  the  lot  that  was  purchased  for 
the  Bible  College  some  time  ago.  The 
building  was  originally  a  residence  but  has 
been  remodeled  and  will  be  found  suffic- 
iently capacious  for  the  present  needs  of 
the  college.  W.  J.  Lhamon,  of  Allegheny, 
Pa.,  will  begin  his  work  at  the  Bible, Col- 
lege January  1,  and  will  have  charge  of  the 
classes  in  New  Testament,  while  Dr.  W.  T. 
Moore,  will  teach  the  Old  Testament.  The 
friends  of  this  enterprise  will  be  glad  to 
note  these  signs  of  increased  activity.  The 
Bible  College  now  has  an  endowment  of 
$50,000,  a  lot  which  could  not  be  better 
located,  a  building  adequate  for  all  imme- 
diate needs,  and  a  faculty  of  unquestioned 
ability  though  not  yet  of  sufficient  numbers. 


Why  is  it  that  the  term  "backbone"  as  a 
quality  in  character  is  generally  used  in 
the  sense  of  stubbornness,  cantankerous- 
ness  and  harshness?  A  backbone  differs 
from  a  ramrod  in  two  important  particu- 
lars: It  has  marrow  in  it,  which  gives  it 
life,  and  it  has  joints,  which  give  it  flexibil- 
ity. The  man  whose  opinion  on  all  propo- 
sitions is  an  unvarying  negative,  or  the 
man  whose  opinion  cannot  be  changed 
when  new  facts  are  brought  to  his  atten- 
tion, is  not  a  man  with  a  backbone,  but  a 
man  with  a  ramrod  down  his  intellectual 
and  moral  spine.  So  as  to  systems  of  re- 
ligious thought.  "Calvinism,"  say  some 
of  the  anti-revisionists,  "ha9  backbone," 
which  gives  it  a  great  advantage  over  all 
systems  of  a  less  dogmatic  character.  But 
is  not  the  backbone  of  such  a  system  rather 
of  the  ramrod  variety?  If  men  must  sys- 
tematize their  thoughts  about  God — and 
perhaps  they  must — it  is  essential  that  the 
backbone  of  their  sj^stems  shall  contain  a 
few  yielding  vertebrae,  with  cartilagineous 
links  of  a  not  too  rigid  sort,  in  recognition 
of  the  limits  of  human  knowledge  and  of 
the  fact  that  it  has  not  pleased  God'  to  re- 
veal all  his  mysteries  to  men.  The  impact 
of  a  large,  swift- moving  idea  upon  a  rigid 
system  with  a  ramrod  for  a  spinal  column, 
is  disastrous.  It  puts  an  embarrassing 
curve  in  the  ramrod,  and  a  crooked  ramrod 
is  the  most  useless  of  all  useless  things.  A 
system  with  a  real  backbone  receives  the 
shock,  bends  beneath  the  blow  and  then 
springs  straight  again.  And  when  the  first 
surprise  is  over  it  is  found  that  the  new 
idea,  if  it  is  a  true  one,  has  itself  become  a 
strengthening   vertebra   in  the  backbone. 


\^    v^    s§    N^    N^ 


v   CHRISTMAS    GREETING   v 

By  I.  J.  SPENCER- 


No  holiday  is  so  universally  and  enthu- 
siastically celebrated  as  the  twenty-fifth 
day  of  December.  Its  annual  recurrence 
produces  a  high  tide  in  business  and  in 
social  life.  By  the  unselfish  and  charitable 
it  U  observed  charitably;  by  the  selfish  it 
is  used  selfishly;  by  the  noble  it  is  utilized 
nobly;  by  the  coarse  and  vulgar  its  coming 
is  made  the  occasion  of  coarse  indulgences 
and  vulgar  gratifications. 

The  elevating,  joy- giving  and  redemp- 
tive event  it  commemorates,  opens  upward 
the  hearts  of  the  good,  the  wise,  the  grate- 
ful, and  the  loving;  and  brings  down  ten- 
der good  will  and  showers  of  blessings 
upon  those  who  sit  in  darkness  and  in  the 
shadow  of  death.  To  the  Christian  it  comes 
as  an  opportunity  to  give  food  to  the 
hungry  and  good  cheer  to  the  sorrowing 
and  the  suffering.  It  declares  again  and 
again  that  "it  is  more  blessed  to  give  than 
to  receive."  Whatsoevt  r  is  done  in  the 
name — by  the  prompting  or  according  to 
the  will — of  Him  whose  advent  it  recalls  is 
beautiful  and  beneficent.  Christmas  im- 
plies glory  to  God  in  ihe  highest  and  good- 
will toward  men. 

It  is  a  time  when  the  kingdom  of  heaven 
descends  very  near  to  the  hearts  of  men, 
women  and  children.  It  is  a  time  not  for 
saying  to  the  naked  and  hungry  "be  fed"; 
but  for  bestowing  the  needed  boon.  It  is  a 
season  for  emphasis  upon  the  practical 
and  tangible  in  the  Christian  religion. 

One  of  the  most  valuable  experiences  to 


any  man  is  not  to  desire  to  receive;  not  to 
fret  or  be  gloomy  if  ignored  or  forgotten 
in  the  distribution  of  others'  gifts;  but  to 
put  himself  in  partnership  with  God  as  a 
dispenser  and  giver,  bestowing  upon  others 
for  their  good,  wisely  chosen  gifts,  asking 
nothing  in  return. 

While  seeking  to  add  to  the  sum  of 
human  happiness  and  to  reflect  the  glory 
of  Him  who  was  born  in  Bethlehem,  we 
must  seek  as  well,  by  our  influence  to  pre- 
vent the  outbreaking  of  base  passions — 
avarice,  fleshly  pleasures,  selfishness, 
envy,  hatred,  injustice,  and  cruelty — that 
flow  in  hideous  contrast  beside  the  beauti- 
ful stream  of  good  will  among  men.  Not 
material  gifts  only,  but  words  and  deeds 
of  sympathy,  cheer,  faith,  and  love,  may 
be  used  to  bless  and  brighten  many  a 
heart  and  home  at  this  glad  Christmas- 
tide.  To-  every  reader  of  these  lines  the 
writer  extends  the  hand  of  good  will;  the 
heartiest  Christmas  greetings  and  the  sin- 
cerest  God  speed  to  every  thought  and 
step  and  deed  for  the  uplifting  of  our 
fellow  men. 

It  is  important  to  know  that  the  sublim- 
est,  best  gift  possible  is  not  gold,  or  any 
external  treasure.  It  is  the  consecration 
of  one's  self,  as  Christ,  gave  himself  to 
men,  to  cleanse,  illuminate,  cheer,  love, 
succor  and  inspire  them  to  holy  living, 
following  in  his  footsteps  and  upheld  by 
his  spirit. 

Lexington,  Ky. 


1608 


THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


December  19  1901 


The    New    Happiness 


By  N. 


AYLSWORTH 


Man  has  ever  been  wont  to  regard  him- 
self as  essentially  a  selfish  being,  whose 
only  way  to  happiness  was  through  self- 
seeking.  To  receive  much  and  be  minis- 
tered to  by  others  was  to  be  happy;  to 
receive  little  and  serve  others  was  to  be 
unhappy. 

This  view  of  happiness  has  ever  tended 
to  make  man  a  robber,  and  for  untold  ages 
war  was  the  profession  of  mankind.  But 
war  served  this  ideal  of  happiness  very  im- 
perfectly, for  it  was  always  highly  destruc- 
tive, tending  to  put  out  of  existence  the 
very  things  contended  for.  Hence,  efforts 
were  early  made  to  limit  this  tendency  to 
indiscriminate  robbery,  and  governments 
were  formed.  But  these  had  to  recognize 
selfishness  as  the  prime  law  of  life,  and  off- 
set the  gains  of  wrong- doing  by  penalties 
which  appealed  directly  to  this  'principle. 

In  the  highest  type  of  religion  known  to 
the  ancient  world  this  was  also  true. 
Threatened  calamities  for  disobedience 
and  promised  reward  of  prosperity  for 
well-doing  were  the  grand  motives  for  the 
Jewish  righteousness.  Christianity  set 
aloft  another  principle,  but  it  had  to  take 
the  world  as  it  was,  and  appeal  also  to  the 
law  of  selfishness — with  this  significant 
difference,  however,  that  its  rewards  and 
punishments  were  in  a  future  state.  This 
was  worth  much,  very  much,  for  it  placed 
life  on  a  basis  of  faith ;  yet  it  was  in  so  far 
a  transferred  selfishness.  Its  power  to 
stimulate  the  conscience  and  quicken  the 
nobler  impulses  was  immeasurably  greater 
than  any  unideal  application  of  the  prin- 
ciple, but  a  righteousness  founded  on  such 
an  appeal  was  in  danger  of  falling  to  the 
level  of  a  mere  prudence,  albeit  of  the 
higher  sort. 

Co-operating  with  these  external  influ- 
ences, there  has  always  been  an  inner 
sense  and  prompting  to  righteousness  in 
what  we  call  conscience;  but  it  is  to  be 
noted  that  the  action  of  this  faculty  has 
usually  been  felt  to  be  stern  rather  than 
joyous.  It  holds  the  lash  of  compunction 
and  executes  righteousness  with  severity. 
It  is  a  law,  not  a  gladness.  Its  demand  is 
self-denial,  and  it  has  no  means  to  make 
this  joyous. 

During  the  Christian  ages  the  law  of 
selfishness,  in  one  form  or  other,  has,  for 
the  most  part,  held  sway;  and  love  has 
been  regarded,  and  is  even  now  regarded, 
by  a  large  part  of  the  church,  as  impracti- 
cable. The  Christian  life  is  viewed  as  a 
life  of  self-denial  in  view  of  a  future  re- 
ward— that  is,  largely  as  an  other-worldly 
prudence. 

A  remarkable  fact  during  all  this  reign 
of  selfishness  has  been  that  the  attainment 
of  happiness  according  to  the  principle  of 
self-seeking  has  been  disappointing.  The 
means  of  happiness  when  once  obtained 
have  failed  to  fulfill  expectation.  The 
recognition  of  this  fact  is  as  old  as  human 
history,  and  it  means  that  the  selfish 
principle,  while  to  an  extent  applicable, 
does  not  satisfy  the  demand  of  the  human 
heart.  This  is  because  we  are  human,  not 
simply  animal,  and  the  thirst  of  spiritual 
discontent  is  ever  making  our  cup  insipid. 
The  animal  sated  is  satisfied ;  man  sated  is 
still  hungry. 


It  has  long  been  preached  that  religion 
satisfies  this  hunger;  but  if  it  be  but  a 
transferred  selfishness,  as  is  largely  true 
with  many,  it  certainly  does  not.  The 
hope  of  heaven  may  be  very  comforting  in 
trial,  but  it  alone  is  not  sufficient  to  make 
us  happy.  The  church — with  numerous 
individual  exceptions — has  been  but  slow 
in  finding  out  Christ's  better  way,  and  the 
secular  world  has  always  disbelieved  in  the 
law  of  love. 

In  all  this,  a  change  has  been  taking 
place  in  the  last  century  which  is  both 
more  startling  and  fuller  of  promise  than 
all  else  that  has  come  to  pass  in  that  won- 
derful period.  That  change  has  been  the 
incoming,  on  a  large  scale,  of  what  may  be 
termed  a  new  happiness. 

Carlyle  in  his  "Sartor  Resartus"  gives 
the  inner  history  of  a  supposed  philoso- 
pher who  had  begun  life  with  the  usual 
hopes  and  purposes  of  men  but  had  met 
with  such  serious  disappointments  that 
he  had  lost  faith  and  become  pessimistic. 
After  repining  for  a  long  time,  he  becomes 
defiant;  and  then,  when  his  indignation 
had  burned  itself  out,  indifferent.  In  this 
state  he  asks  himself  whyhe  should 
demand  to  be  happy,  when  he  had  not 
even  the  right  to  be  a  few  years  before. 

Through  such  reflections  he  reaches 
other  views  of  life,  and  at  last  makes 
a  complete  surrender  of  self.  There- 
upon he  passes  into  a  mental  state  of 
restfulness,  in  which  his  faith  oomes 
back,  and  all  things  grow  to  look  more 
kindly  about  him,  and  he  exclaims: 
"O  nature — or  what  is  nature?  Ha!  "Why 
do  I  not  name  thee,  God?  Art  not  thou 
the  living  garment  of  God?  O  heavens,  is 
it  in  very  deed  He,  then,  that  ever  speaks 
through  thee ;  that  lives  and  loves  in  thee, 
that  lives  and  loves  in  me?"  "With  other 
eyes,  too,  could  I  now  look  upon  my  fellow 
man :  with  an  infinite  love,  and  infinite  pity 
— poor,  wandering,  wayward  man!  Art 
thou  not  tired,  and  beaten  with  stripes, 
even  as  I  am?  Ever,  whether  thou  bearest 
the  royal  mantle  or  the  beggar's  gabardine, 
art  thou  not  so  weary,  so  heavy  laden ;  and 
thy  bed  of  rest  is  but  a  grave.  O  my 
brother,  my  brother,  why  can  I  not  shelter 
thee  in  my  bosom,  and  wipe  away  all  tears 
from  thine  eyes ! "  And  here  he  finds  that 
he  can  do  without  happiness,  for  he  has 
found  blessedness. 

The  remarkable  thing  about  this  dis- 
covery is  that  in  the  new-found  happiness 
there  is  no  sop  thrown  to  selfishness.  Re- 
The  new  happiness  is  the  joy  of  doing 
good,  the  gladnessof  making  others  glad. 
This  is  not  only  duty,  then,  anq  hap- 
piness. 'Carlyle  was  a  giant  with  a 
tongue  of  fire;  and  for  fifty  years  he 
stormed  through  the  century,  dealing 
mighty  blows  against  materialism,  self- 
ishness, and  hypocrisy.  He  was  the  Eli- 
jah of  the  nineteenth  century.  He  was 
not  a  church  man,  but  he  snatched  fire 
from  the  Christian  altar  and  filled  the 
heavens  with  its  glow.  As  no  other  man, 
he  impressed  the  century,  and  stood  forth 
in  the  broad  world  as  the  apostle  of  the 
new  happiness. 


Probably  the  greatest  poem  of  the  cen- 
tury was  Faust,  Goethe's  masterpiece;  and 
this  addresses  itself  to  the  same  subject. 
Faust,  a  learned  man,  is  visited  by  Meph- 
istopheles,  a  wonder-working  spirit,  who 
proposes  to  conduct  him  to  perfect  happi- 
ness. Faust  bargains  that  when  he  shall 
say  to  the  moment,  "Stay,  thou  art  so 
fair,"  he  shall  yield  up  his  life,  and  Meph- 
istopheles  shall  have  his  soul.  Mephis- 
topheles,  through  the  exercise  of  magical 
powers,  conducts  him  through  many  expe- 
riences in  quest  of  happiness.  At  length 
the  path  lies  through  wrong  doing,  and 
with  much  reluctance  Faust  yields  to  the* 
temptation  to  stain  innocence,  and  is  led 
both  to  crime  and  the  ruin  of  a  pure  life. 
Not  happiness,  but  anguish  and  wild  woe 
succeed  to  this  gratification  of  passion,  and 
the  curtain  falls  on  a  blackness  of  darkness 
as  of  hell. 

In  the  second  part,  Faust  is  conducted 
through  a  long  pilgrimage,  whose  object 
he  does  not  comprehend,  the  direct  quest 
of  happiness  being  lost  sight  of,  until  he 
at  length  finds  himself  impelled  to  engage 
in  a  great  work  of  philanthropy.  He  gives 
all  his  thought  and  energy  to  an  enterprise 
that  is  destined  to  issue  in  the  well-  being 
of  his  fellow  men  on  a  large  scale.  When 
his  work  is  done,  and  he  contemplates  the 
great  good  that  will  result,  he  exultingly 
cries  to  the  moment,  "Stay,  thou  art  so 
fair,"  and  immediately  sinks  down  and 
dies.  Mephistopheles  seeks  to  gain  pos- 
session of  his  soul,  but  angels  bear  it  to 
God. 

^  1 

The  great  les3on  of  this  masterpiece  of 
the  century  is  that  of  the  new  happiness — 
the  joy  of  beneficence.  We  miss  in  Goethe 
the  deep  moral  tone  of  Carlyle,  and  this 
appears  in  the  method  of  coming  to  the 
discovery  of  the  new  happiness,  but  the 
lesson  is  the  same — that  unselfish  service 
is  happiness.  In  this,  as  in  Carlyle,  the 
idea  of  a  future  happiness  is  out  of  view. 
Faust  is  seeking  present  happiness,  and  he 
finds  it  at  last,  after  all  else  has  failed,  in 
making  others  happy. 

Goethe's  poem  has  been  regarded  as  a 
mirror  of  the  century.  Mephistopheles, 
cold,  heartless,  knowing,  and  magical  in 
wonder-working,  is  a  striking  impersona- 
tion of  the  human  intellect;  cold,  heartless, 
skeptical,  far-seeing,  and  almost  magical 
in  its  wonder-working,  it  has  led  us  a 
far  chase  for  happiness  during  the  century. 
But  we  are  coming  to  see  that  not  in  the 
splen<?  "«•  of  achievements  nor  in  multi- 
plicity of  possessions  is  happiness  to  be 
found,  but  in  the  joy  of  doing  good. 

The  greatest  discovery  of  the  nineteenth 
century  was  not  physical,  but  spiritual — 
a  discovery  in  the  nature  of  the  human, 
heart— I  should  say  re- discovery,  for  Christ 
proclaimed  it  long  ago  in  his  law  of  love. 
Unselfish  service  is  heaven.  God  has  made 
us  so.  This  is  the  mighty  voice  of  the  cen- 
tury. And  not  in  vain  was  it  that  Goethe 
sang  and  Carlyle  thundered  and  a  thousand 
other  voices  added  their  acclaim,  for  the 
world  is  already  beginning  to  resound  wi,th 
the  new  gladness  of  doing  good.  Of  this  I 
shall  speak  in  another  article. 

(TO  BE  CONCLUDED.) 


December  19,  1901 


THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


J  609 


A  Glimpse   of  Sha.nghaci 


By  F.  M.  RAINS 


Shanghai  was  my  last  place  to  visit  in 
China.  It  is  a  great  and  growing  city  of 
some  five  hundred  thousand  souls.  The 
foreign  population,  that  is,  American, 
English,  French,  etc.,  is  about  9,000  There 
are  three  foreign  concessions,  English, 
American  and  French.  Shanghai  is  the 
eye  of  the  whole  empire.  It  is  the  New 
York  of  the  east.  The  manufacturing  in- 
terest is  very  great.  The  banking  business 
is  large.  C.  S.  Addis,  Esq.,  manager  of 
the  Hong  Kong  and  Shanghai  bank,  tcld 
me  that  about  $2,000,000  annually  passed 
through  that  bank  for  missions.  No  doubt 
this  bank  handles  more  missionary  money 
than  any  other  one  bank  in  the  world.  The 
bank  is  well  managed.  One  of  its  officers 
made  a  great  pile  of  money  for  the  bank  by 
speculating  in  silver.  He  was  promptly 
discharged  on  the  ground  that  he  had  dis- 
obeyed orders  in  not  doing  only  a  strictly 
banking  business. 

Shanghai  is  famous  in  China  for  its 
great  schools.  St.  John's  College  is  an 
Episcopalian  mission  school.  It  commands 
a  far-reaching  influence  in  the  whole 
only  empire.  It  is  a  school  for  young  men 
and  its  capacity  is  300.  When  a 
young  man  enters  the  school,  he  must 
pay  his  board  and  tuition  three  years 
in  advance.  Not  long  since  there  was 
room  for  thirty  new  students.  Promptly 
eighty- five  presented  themselves  for  exam- 
ination, ready  to  pay  the  expenses  three 
years  in  advance.  Only  thirty  were  ac- 
cepted and  fifty  five  had  to  go  elsewhere. 
I  mention  this  fact  to  show  how  China  is 
being  aroused  on  the  educational  question. 
Fifteen  years  ago  the  Chinese  of  either  sex 
would  not  attend  schools  if  board  and  tui- 
tion were  given  free;  now  all  the  schools 
are  crowded  and  they  pay  both  board  and 
tuition.  I  visited  also  the  Nanyang  Col- 
lege in  Shanghai.  It  would  do  your  eyes 
good  to  see  this  magnificent  plant  of  new, 
modern  buildings  with  every  appointment 
and  convenience.  The  Chinese  government 
put  this  up  at  a  cost  of  about  $200,000.  The 
building  has  just  been  completed.  TheChing 
Chong  school  for  Ningpo  boys  I  also  visited. 
This  school  has  $500,000  at  its  command.  A 
poor  Ningpo  boy  grew  to  be  a  very  wealthy 
man,  and  when  he  died  he  left  $500,000  for 
this  great  school.  Do  you  think  a  China- 
man is  worth  saving?  Some  wealthy  China- 
men have  just  made  a  tender  of  $500,000  to 
start  another  great  school  in  this  city. 
China  has  no  public  school  system.  This 
will  not  be  true  many  years  longer.  Gov- 
ernment schools  will  be  started  at  no  very 
distant  day.  But  what  will  they  be? 
How  can  it  be  done?  China  does  not  have 
at  present  properly  educated  men  to  launch 
a  system  of  public  schools.  Count  Ito,  of 
'Japan,  says  his  country  can  furnish  the 
teachers.  That  would  be  fatal.  This  pub- 
lic school  interest  will  fall  into  the  hands  of 
the  missionaries,  if  they  are  ready  for  such 
an  undertaking.  Timothy  Richards,  who 
has  been  in  China  for  about  forty  years, 
says  that  if  China  had  1,000  well  educated, 
consecrated  young  Chinamen  government 
schools  could  be  started  in  the  right  way. 
A  common  school  system  for  a  country 
numbering  400,000,000  souls  is  one  of  the 
greatest  and  most  far-reaching  enterprises 
the  world  has  ever  seen.    The  missionary 


interest  must  be  ready  to  give  direction 
and  character  to  the  movement  when  it 
comes. 

I  had  the  pleasure  of  seeing  Consul  Gen- 
eral Goodnow.  He  gave  me  a  full  account 
of  his  relations  with  Li  Hung  Chang  dur- 
ing the  recent  riots.  In  common  with 
everybody  in  China,  native  and  foreign,  he 
does  not  think  the  so-called  "great  Chinese 
statesman"  was  immaculate.  General 
Goodnow  is  kind  to  the  missionaries.  They 
all  look  to  him  as  a  personal  friend.  One 
of  the  last  things  President  McKinley  said 
to  him  before  leaving  Washington  was, 
*'Be  good  to  the  missionaries."  President 
McKinley  also  said  to  him  and  to  other 
consuls  that  he  thought  the  representa- 
tives of  a  Christian  nation  like  the  United 
States  ought  to  attend  church  at  least  once 
every  Sunday.  General  Goodnow  is  not  a 
member  of  any  church.  His  wife,  however, 
is  a  member  of  the  Christian  Church,  She 
was  raised  in  Indiana.  He  is  a  warm,  per- 
sonal friend  of  our  missionary,  W.  P. 
Bentley. 

Our  missionary  force  in  Shanghai  is  W. 
P.  Bentley  and  wife,  Jame3  Ware  and  wife 
and  Miss  Tonkin.  The  churches  in  Aus- 
tralia have  just  sent  Miss  Tonkin  to  be  as- 
sociated with  the  Wares  in  their  work.  The 
foreign  society  is  much  pleased  to  have  the 
co-operation  of  the  brethren  in  Australia. 
Mr.  Bentley  is  doing  a  fine  work  in  differ- 
ent ways.  He  preaches  in  the  Christian 
Institute  and  teaches.  He  is  called  upon 
to  serve  on  different  boards  and  commit- 
tees of  an  interdenominational  character. 
His  work  is  outgrowing  his  present  quar- 
ters and  he  is  calling  loudly  for  more  room 
and  larger  buildings.  He  is  in  pressing 
need  of  at  least  $6,000.  Will  not  some  one 
send  us  a  check  for  that  amount  for  this 
special  need?  We  ought  to  rejoice  that  the 
work  is  so  prosperous.  Land  is  advancing 
in  price  all  the  time  in  Shanghai.  We 
ought  to  have  bought  plenty  of  ground  ten 
years  ago.  It  was  cheap  then,  but  we  were 
not  able.  Other  mission  boards  are  doing 
and  planning  for  great  things  in  this,  the 
most  important  city  in  the  east.  James 
Ware  is  happy.  He  has  all  he  wants.  He 
has  a  good  chapel  and  his  new  home  is  al- 
most completed.  I  went  with  him  to  one  of 
his  outstations  on, the  island  of  'Tsungming. 
This  island  is  forty  miles  long  and  twelve 
miles  wide  and  has  a  population  of  800,000. 
Mr.  Ware  baptized  thirteen,  most  of  them 
bright  young  men.  One  man  walked  all 
night  that  he  might  be  there  to  be  baptized. 
Scores  of  people  are  asking  the  way  of  the 
Lord.  Some  walk  six  and  eight  miles  every 
Sunday  to  hear  the  gospel.  The  work  in 
China  in  some  respects  reminds  one  of  the 
pioneer  days  in  Kentucky  and  Missouri.  A 
Buddhist  priest  was  at  the  baptism.  These 
chaps  amount  to  but  little.  They  are 
ignorant  fellows.  A  majority  of  them  can- 
not read.  They  try  to  look  holy  and  wise, 
but  they  make  a  spectacle  of  themselves. 
By  the  way,  the  island  of  'Tsungming  is 
the  home  of  sorghum  we  have  in  America. 
It  was  taken  to  America  from  this  island. 
When  I  was  a  boy  I  had  to  work  at  the 
sorghum  business  day  and  night.  The 
business  was  never  a  success — in  my  hands. 
We  have  two  churches  in  Shanghai. 
They  unite  once  a  month  in  a  union  com- 


munion service.  The  regular  meeting  was 
held  while  I  was  there.  It  was  a  delightful 
service.  Following  the  service,  Mr.  Bent- 
ley baptized  three  upon  a  confession  of 
their  faith.  Christian  work  is  being  con- 
ducted in  thirty  places  in  the  city  by  all 
the  missionary  agencies.  This  city  would 
soon  be  won  for  our  Lord  were  it  not  for 
the  immoral  lives  of  foreigners. 

A  mighty  change  has  come  over  China 
since  the  Boxer  riots.  Mission  work  was 
never  before  so  prosperous.  Mission  schools 
are  crowded.  Large  numbers  are  being 
gathered  into  the  churches.  The  officials 
are  kind  and  courteous.  The  missionaries 
are  hopeful.  China  is  a  world  power;  as 
goes  China,  so  goes  the  world.  The  people 
are  now  seeking  western  learning.  Give 
this  nation  the  gospel  and  the  problem  of 
the  evangelization  of  the  world  will  be 
solved. 

.  On  this  trip  to  the  east  I  have  seen  many 
new  and  strange  things.  I  have  seen 
mighty  mountains  and  volcanoes  and  riv- 
ers. I  have  seen  great  cities,  ancient  tem- 
ples, great  statesmen  and  scholars,  but 
nothing  I  have  seen  has  impressed  me  so 
much  as  the  marvelous  success  of  the  gos- 
pel in  these  lands.  I  went  out  believing 
and  hopeful  and  I  return  knowing  and  en- 
thusiastic. The  man  who  questions  the 
success  of  the  work  in  Japan  and  China 
doubts  the  testimony  of  thousands  of  as  in- 
telligent and  consecrated  men  and  women 
as  the  world  has  ever  seen. 

Pacific  Ocean,  S.  S.  Nippon  Maru,  Dec, 
2,  1901. 

The  Three  Kings  of  Cologne. 

From  out  Cologne  there  came  three  kings 
To  worship  Jesus  Christ,  their  King. 

To  him  they  sought  fine  herbs  they  brought 
And.  many  a  beauteous  golden  thing; 

They  brought  their  gifts  to  Bethlehem  town, 
And  in  that  manger  set  them  down. 

Then  spake  the  first  king,  and  he  said: 
"O  Child,  most  heavenly,  bright  and  fair! 

I  bring  this  crown  to  Bethlehem  town 
For  thee,  and  only  thee,  to  wear; 

So  give  a  heavenly  crown  to  me 
When  I  shall  come  at  last  to  thee!" 

The  second,  then,  "I  bring  thee  here 
This  royal  robe,  O  Child,"  he  cried; 

"Of  silk  'tis  spun,  and  such  an  one 
There  is  not  in  the  world  beside; 

So  in  the  day  of  doom  requite 
Me  with  a  heavenly  robe  of  white!" 

The  third  king  gave  his  gift,  and  quoth; 

"Spikenard  and  myrrh  to  thee  I  bring, 
And  with  these  twain  would  I  most  fain 

Anoint  the  body  of  my  King; 
So  may  their  Incense  sometime  rise 

To  plead  for  me  in  yonder  skies!" 

Thus  spake  the  three  kings  of  Cologne, 
That  gave  their  gifts,  and  went  their  way; 

And  now  kneel  I  in  prayer  hard  by 
The  cradle  of  the  Child  to-day; 

Nor  crown,  nor  robe,  nor  spice  I  bring 
As  offering  unto  Christ,  my  King. 

Vet  have  I  brought  a  gift  the  Child 
May  not  despise,  however  small: 

For  here  I  lay  my  heart  to-day, 
And  it  is  full  of  love  to  all. 

Take  thou  the  poor  but  loyal  thing, 
My  only  tribute,  Christ,  my  King! 

— Eugene  Field. 


1610 


THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


December  19   1901 


Jesus's  Teaching  Concerning  Himself 


(CONCLUDED.) 

By  way  of  introduction  to  part  second, 
it  may  be  said  that  the  Christ  of  the 
gospels  bears  little  resemblance  to  the 
Christ  of  theology.  Speculation  has  lifted 
the  man  Jesus  so  high  into  the  realm  of 
metaphysics  that  he  is  well- nigh  an  ab- 
straction. The  chief  misfortune  in  this 
process  has  been  the  loss  of  his  humanity 
to  a  degree  out  of  all  proportion  with  the 
self- asserted  character  of  the  Man  of 
Galilee.  He  usually  refers  to  himself  as 
the  "Son  of  Man"— thus  implying  a 
thorough  humanity;  not  indeed,  imperfect, 
weak  and  halting,  but  glorious  humanity. 
Incidentally  he  speaks  of  his  own  limita- 
tions. He  said,  "No  man  knoweth  the 
hour,  not  even  the  Son,  but  the  Father;" 
and  "It  is  not  for  you  to  know  the  times  or 
the  seasons  which  the  Father  hath  put  in 
his  own  power."  He  asserts  that  at  his. 
request  his  Father  will  send  him  more  than 
twelve  legions  of  angels.  These  limitations, 
however,  imply  his  completeness  in  God, 
and  are  by  no  means  to  be  set  down  as 
defects.  Well  said  one  of  the  greatest 
preachers  among  us,  "Jesus  was  a  perfect 
man,  but  a  perfect  man  is  more  than  man. 
I  want  to  say  that  when  you  have  a  perfect 
man,  you  have  a  perfect  human  and  a 
perfect  divine  creation."  Let  us  rejoice 
that  Jesus  was  clothed  with  our  humanity, 
and  be  inspired  thereby'  to  a  deeper  and 
truer  discipleship. 

It  is  a  matter  of  joyful  congratulation 
that  all  the  cardinal  doctrines  of  the  Chris- 
tian religion  are  taught  in  the  direct  say- 
ings of  Jesus  concerning  himself. 

1.  The  incarnation.  This  doctrine  is 
abundantly  taught  in  the  epistles,  but 
these  find  their  greatest  strength  in  being 
confirmatory  of  the  plain  statements  of 
Jesus.  Listen  to  this  statement:  "I  came 
out  from  the  Father  and  am  come  into  the 
world;  again  I  leave  the  world  and  go  unto 
the  Father"  (John  16:28).  It  is  true  that 
all  men,'  indeed  all  things  material  and 
immaterial,  come  from  the  Father.  But 
Jesus  in  this  statement  evidently  does  not 
refer  to  this.  If  so,  his  remark  in  his  own 
behalf  is  pointless.  Miraculous  conception 
or  natural  conception,  this  statement 
affirms  a  relationship  to  God  and  proces- 
sion from  God  that  other  men  cannot  claim 
for  themselves.  "I  and  the  Father  are 
one»»_a  personal,  vital,  intelligent  union 
with  God.  "Give  me  the  glory  which  I 
had  with  thee  before  the  world  was;" 
"before  Abraham  was,  I  am"— direct  state- 
ments of  pre -existence.  "Believest  thou 
not  that  I  am  in  the  Father  and  the  Father 
in  me?"  "The  words  that  I  say  unto  you, 
I  speak  not  for  myself,  but  the  Father 
abiding  in  me  doeth  his  works."  Here  is 
the  express  statement  that  the  Father 
abides  in  him,  the  essence  of  the  incarna- 
tion. 

2.  Redemption.  The  word  redemption 
means  to  release  for  a  ransom.  Jesus  uses 
this  particular  word  when  he  eays  the 
"Son  of  Man  came  not  to  be  ministered 
unto  but  to  minister  and  to  give  his  life  a 
ransom  for  many.  Back  of  all  the  theories 
of  redemption  is  the  fact  of  redemption. 
The  abolition  of  a  theory  does  not  destroy 
the    fact    any    more    than    a    change    in 


By    J. 


astronomy  would  dash  the  stars  out  of  the 
sky  and  lead  the  worlds  astray.  Theories 
may  come  and  theories  may  go,  but  re- 
demption of  mankind  will  go  on  forever. 
J.  M.  Campbell  says:  "The  question  to 
whom  was  the  ransom  paid  is  an  idle 
one.  To  the  devil,  is  the  answer  which 
some  theologians  have  ventured  to  give. 
To  God,  say  others.  Locke  felt  moved  to 
ask,  'Would  it  not  be  incongruous  to  pay 
the  ransom  to  the  party  who  receives  the 
parties  redeemed?'  These  difficulties  arise 
from  taking  the  word  literally.  The  figure 
contained  in  a  word  must  not  be  over- 
stretched. All  human  analogies  give  at 
best  a  faint  suggestion  of  divine  realities. 
The  truth  at  the  heart  of  this  word  is,  that 
the  soul  of  man  is  loosed  or  released  from 
sin  by  means  of  the  sacrifice  of  Christ  " 

3.  Reconciliation.  This  truth  is  held  in 
solution  in  many  scriptures.  "Whoso  con- 
fesseth  me  before  men,  him  will  I  confess 
before  my  Father  which  is  in  heaven." 
"Come  unto  me  all  ye  that  are  weary  and 
heavy  laden  and  I  will  give  you  re3t." 
"I  am  the  door,  by  me  if  any  man  enter, 
he  shall  be  saved  and  shall  go  in  and  out 
and  find  pasture."  "I  came  that  they  may 
have  life  and  may  have  it  abundantly." 
"For  the  Son  of  Man  has  come  to  seek  and 
to  save  that  which  was  lost."  "And  for  their 
sakes  I  sanctify  myself  that  they  them- 
selves, also,  may  be  sanctified  in  truth." 
"Neither  for  these  only  do  I  pray  but  for 
them  also  that  believe  on  me  through 
their  word,  that  they  may  all  be  one,  even 
as  thou  Father  art  in  me  and  I  in  thee  that 
they  also  may  be  one  in  us." 

4.  Remission.  Reconciliation  i3  the  re- 
sult of  redemption,  and  remission  is  the 
process  of  reconciliation.  The  great 
classic  on  remission  is  found  in  Matthew 
6:28:  "This  is  my  blood  of  the  covenant 
which  is  shed  for  many  unto  the  remission 
of  sins."  The  relationship  between  the 
blood  of  Jesus  and  the  remission  of  sins  is 
a  problem  of  philosophy.  Beyond  question 
they  are  joined  in  this  statement.  Many 
would  have  us  believe  that  there  is  a  mystic 
merit  in  the  blood  of  Christ,  per  se.  How 
his  blood  taken  alone  can  procure  salva- 
tion would  be  reduced  to  a  rational  proposi- 
tion with  great  difficulty. 

I  am  reminded  in  this  connection  of  a 
remark  made  by  a  Lutheran  minister  con- 
cerning the  bread  and  wine.  "We  take 
the  words  literally,"  said  he,  "this  is  my 
blood  and  this  is  my  body.  Of  course  we 
must  quit  thinking."  The  kind  of  faith 
needed  here  is  the  faith  defined  by  the  boy 
when  he  said,  "Faith  is  believing  some- 
thing when  you  know  it  ain't  so."  Happily, 
Jesus  himself  solves  the  problem  for  us. 
It  is  not  his  blood  that  is  for  remission,  but 
the  shedding  of  it.  Likewise  in  other 
places,  the  scriptures  say  without  the 
shedding  of  blood,  there  is  no  remission. 
It  denotes  the  fullest  measure  of  devotion. 
The  death  of  Jesus  completed  a  continuous 
sacrifice.  He  gave  his  life  long  before  he 
shed  his  blood.  It  was  such  a  death  after 
such  a  life.  And  the  shedding  of  his 
blood  betokens  the  deepest  and  fartherest 
expression  of  a  deathless  passion  for  a  lost 
world.  We  say  our  country  was  saved  by 
the  blood  of  patriots.    What  do  we  mean? 


The  country  would  have  been  saved  if  not 
a  soldier  had  died.  But  battle  means- 
possible  death.  So  in  the  task  of  winning 
a  wicked  world,  Jesus  "resisted  unto  blood 
striving  against  sin."  There  are  those, 
doubtless,  who  see  in  the  red  blood  of 
Jesus  the  price  of  our  salvation.  Such  are, 
indeed,  hopelessly  orthodox. 

5.  Resurrection.  What  a  theme!  It  is 
resplendent  with  all  the  glories  that  gleam 
from  the  starry  crown  of  the  Son  of  Man. 
The  very  language  we  use  to  describe  it  is 
roseate  with  the  brightness  of  its  glory. 
Night  brightens  into  day,  sorrow  smiles 
through  her  tears.  Doubt  and  despair 
depart  forever,  and  dead  hopes  rise  up  and 
walk.  Illumined  by  this  theme,  we  forget 
the  shadows  of  Gethsemane,  and  the 
tragedy  of  Calvary  sinks  in  a  sea  of  light. 
This  glowing  truth — a  sinless  resurrection 
— is  the  beautiful  blossom  from  cen- 
turies of  sowing  and  centuries  of  growing. 
It  is  a  fitting  climax  to  such  a  series  of 
struggles. 

"Through  death  comes  life, 
Through  loss  comes  gain, 
The  smile  for  the  tear 
And  the  joy  for  the  pain  " 

Jesus  many  times  asserts  his  own  resur- 
rection. I  affirm  that  such  a  statement 
from  the  lips  0?  a  sane  man  proclaims  his 
divinity.  Why  should  any  man  dream  of 
such  an  impossible  thing?  Such  a  declara- 
tion of  resurrection  is  no  less  wonderful 
than  the  resurrection  itself.  I  turn  from 
the  well-trodden  path  of  proof  of  this  fact, 
and  content  myself  with  a  single  reflection. 
The  best  evidence  of  a  risen  Christ  is 
a  rising  race.  The  best  evidence  of  a 
transfigured  Christ  is  a  transfigured  man- 
hood. If  the  wonderful,  powerful,  beauti- 
ful sinless  life  of  Jesus  had  culminated  in 
anything  but  a  glorious  resurrection,  the 
world  would  not  have  survived  the  disap- 
pointment. 

6.  Retribution.  He  walks  into  the 
darkness  who  turns  away  from  the  splendor 
of  the  resurrection.  The  pain  and  agony 
of  him  who  rejects  Christ  is  a  scientific- 
certainty.  Millions  of  miles  of  space  are 
illuminated  by  the  light  of  the  sun.  But 
there  are  caves  and  caverns  where  his  rays 
never  enter.  Jesus  is  the  light  of  the  world 
but  into  the  sealed  heart  of  sin  ful  selfishness 
his  rays  cannot  enter.  Where  light  is  denied 
darkness  reigns.  "If  the  light  that  is  in 
thee  be  darkness,  how  great  is  that  dark- 
ness." There  is  in  the  whole  Bible  no 
clearer,  sharper  delineation  of  the  future 
of  the  sinner  than  comes  from  the  lips  of 
Jesus  himself.  I  refer  to  the  twenty-fifth 
chapter  of  Matthew  beginning  with  the 
thirty-first  verse — when  the  Son  of  Man 
shall  come  in  his  glory,  from  his  eternal 
throne  purchased  by  suffering  and  founded 
upon  righteousness,  those  who  reject  him 
shall  be  turned  away  into  an  unhappy  and 
awful  condition  whose  duration  is  defined 
by  the  same  word  that  defines  the  duration 
of  the  joy  of  the  righteous.  These  are  not 
the  words  of  a  proud  prince  who  has  won 
the  day  and  is  disposing  of  his  victims.  It 
is  the  language  of  destiny.  Life  in  every 
world  has  its  conditions  and  limitations. 
The   words  of  Jesus    are  tthe   foundation 


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rocks  of  all  society,  human  and  divine. 
Thus  are  six  great  doctrines — Incarna- 
tion, Redemption,  Reconciliation,  Remis- 
sion, Resurrection,  Retribution — easily 
deduced  from,  rather  they  are  declared  by, 
the  direct  statements  of  Jesus  concerning 
himself.  Nor  is  this  all.  He  declares  him- 
self to  be  Judge,  Savior,  Mediator,  Lord, 
King,  the  light  of  the  world,  the  door  of 
the  sheep,  the  resurrection  and  the  life, 
emancipator,  the  bread  of  life,  the  living 
bread,  the  true  vine,  builder  of  the  church, 
witness  to  the  truth,  Messiah,  Son  of 
Man,  Son  of  God.  Some  one  has  said  it 
would  take  a  Christ  to  make  the  claims 
that  Christ  made.  Never  did  man  claim  so 
much  for  himself.  Never  were  the  claims 
of  man  more  nearly  undisputed.    Still  he 


stands,  the  most  luminous  figure  of  history. 
His  very  death  redeemed  the  cross  from 
its  criminal  associations  and  made  it  the 
ensign  of  simple  faith  and  holy  love.  Out 
f  rom  what  the  world  would  call  the  wreck 
of  all  his  ambitions  he  emerges  with  the 
never  dying  wreath  of  victory  upon  his 
brow.  His  bitterest  defeat  was  his  bright- 
est victory.  His  death  was  the  entrance 
upon  a  life  which  was  a  life  indeed.  From 
the  despised  victim  of  Jewish  hatred  he 
rises  to  the  very  throne  of  God.  Millions 
of  the  world's  highest  and  best  pour  out 
their  prayers  and  beseech  the  Creator  of 
the  universe  in  hi3  name.  And  from  his 
throne  on  high  he  is  the  recognized  Leader 
of  all  leaders,  Teacher  of  all  teachers, 
King  of  all  kings. 


How  to  Use  the 
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By  GEORGE  H.  COMBS 


"There  are  three  thousand  Disciples  in 
Kansas  City  unidentified  with  any  of  our 
local  churches"  is  the  statement  of  one  of 
the  most  conservative  and  best  informed 
ministers  in  this  city.  The  word  was  start- 
ling, [f  tae  facts  sustain  it,  as  no  doubt 
they  do,  a  condition  confronts  us  almost 
appalling.  For  this  is  no  local  but  uni- 
versal sin  and  hurt.  The  reasons  cannot 
be  sought  in  any  purely  local  features. 
Our  churches  here  are  aggressive  and 
united  and  know  not  even  in  faintest  tradi- 
tions the  curse  of  faction.  What  is  true 
here  must  ba  true  in  all  our  cities.  No 
doubt  a  full  knowledge  would  disclose  an 
even  larger  number  of  the  church- homeless 
in  our  greater  cities.  What  can  be  done 
to  remove  this  shame?  Of  all  the  problems 
connecte  1  with  city  evangelization  none 
is  more  perplexing  and  more  important 
than  this.  It  is  not  how  to  enlarge  our 
numbers,  but  how  to  hold  our  own.  Every 
year  there  pours  into  our  towns  a  flood  of 
Disciples  speedily  to  be  lost  in  the  quick- 
sands of  city  life.  How  shall  these  new- 
comers be  reached  and  held? 

We  are  confronted  at  the  very  outset  by 
a  seeming  utter  conscieaeelessness  as  to 
the  obligations  of  church  membership, 
obligations  which  in  the  thought  of  the 
great  majority  are  shaken  off  by  removal 
from  their  home  churches.  Hence  in  near- 
ly every  instance  these  new  additions  to 
our  neighborhood  must  be  looked  up  and 
urged  with  never  lessening  insistence  to 
cast  their  lots  with  our  local  churches,  and 
how  often  with  what  ineffectualness  all 
city  preacners  know.  It  is  safe  to  say  that 
the  average  preacher  in  our  western  towns 
spends  at  least  one  half  his  time  running 
down  these  erstwhile  and  elsewhere  Chris- 
tians and  rinds  his  pastoral  work  a  burden 
too  heavy  to  be  borne  The  time  that 
should  be  left  free  for  evangelizing  among 
the  unchurched  is  torn  to  tatters  by  this 
enforced  missionary  work  among  those  who 
without  urging  should  be  quick  to  identify 
themselves  with  the  churches.  Yet  with- 
out such  visitation  and  systematic  culture 
these  would  be  lost  to  the  cause.  What  to 
do? 

Is  not  the  fault  primarily  with  our 
system  of  issuing  church  letters?  Is  not 
the    unwise    rule    of    issuing    stereotyped 


rather  than  individualistic  church  letters, 
letters  given  to  the  individuals — to  be  worn 
out  or  yellowed  in  trunk  pilgrimages,  as  so 
often  happens— rather  than  to  the  churches 
into  which  these  would  go,  responsible  for 
this  mischief?  A  St.  Louis  Disciple,  say, 
wishes  to  remove  to  Kansas  City,  calls  for 
his  church  letter,  which  is  granted,  recom- 
mending him  to  the  Disciples  of  the  wide, 
wide  world  instead  of  to  one  of  our  local 
churches  here,  and  then  given  to  him, 
rather  than  sent  to  the  church  into  whose 
neighborhood  this  Disciple  moves.  This 
is  our  prevalent  system  and  how  faulty ! 

Now  this  brother  comes  with  his  letter.  It 
is  general  and  he  looks  nowhere  in  partic- 
ular for  the  church  which  is  to  receive  it. 
Besides,  he  has  the  letter  and  it  is  quite  con- 
venient always  to  hasten  slowly  in  such 
matters;  he  will  wait.  This  waiting  time 
frequently  extends  to  his  death  and  a 
yellow  church  letter  must  serve  as  foun- 
dation for  funeral  sermon.  If  he  would 
promptly  make  known  his  church  identity 
upon  coming  into  his  new  home  the 
harm  would  not  be  30  great,  but  no,  even 
this  must  not  be  rashly  disclosed,  and  un- 
known to  Christian  workers,  he  goes  on  his 
way  alone.  Sometimes  on  a  revival  wave 
he  is  caught  up  and  brought  into  the 
church,  but  not  always,  not  often. 

Now  cannot  this  be  changed?  Let  us  stop 
issuing  these  omnibus  letters.  Let  the  broth- 
er from  the  Broadway  church,  Lexington, 
Ky.,  upon  his  request  for  a  church  letter 
be  informed  that  the  letter  will  be  granted 
and  sent  to  the  minister  of  the  Dayton,  O., 
church  into  whose  neighborhood  he  will 
move.  Would  not  chis  simplify  matters? 
With  this  plan  he  would  never  be  without 
a  church  home.  By  his  very  removal  to 
Dayton  he  becomes  a  member  of  a  Chris- 
tian church  in  that  city.  It  is  not  optional 
with  him  as  to  whether  or  no  he  will  identify 
himself  with  one  of  the  churches  in  the 
Ohio  city.  There  is  no  break  in  his  church 
relationships,  his  removal  is  simply  a 
change  of  church  home.  This  relieves  the 
ministers  of  the  city  from  the  arduous  task 
of  locating  and  re-converting  him,  best  of 
all  it  will  almost  surely  save  hin  from  that 
steady  slipping  into  indifference  and  that 
fatal  unconcern  which  is  ever  akin  to 
death. 


There  is   complaint  that  m  d  week 

prayer- meeting  is  often  unprofitable,  and 
the  complaint  is  alas !  but  too  well  grounded. 
What  then?  Shall  it  be  abolished?  A  few 
so  advocate,  but  unwisely  so,  aa  it  seems  to 
me.  The-  trouble  is  not  in  the  prayer- 
meeting  itself,  but  in  the  way  we  run  it. 
We  lay  the  blame  on  it,  when  we  should 
lay  it  on  ourselves.  Stupidity  and  conven- 
tionality, the  chief  faults  of  the  average 
prayer  meeting,  disappear  when  we  infuse* 
a  little  freshness  and  variety.  We  too  often 
condemn  a  prayer  meeting  because  it  won't 
run  itself.  We  expect  it  to  be  an  automa- 
ton! But  we  must  learn  that  it  takes  effort- 
hard,  constant,  earnest  effort  to  make  it 
succeed.  I  regard  it  a^  axiomatic  that  the 
prayer  meeting  out  of  which  much  comes 
must  be  the  prayer- meeting  into  which 
much  is  put.  And  I  feel  morally  certain 
that  those  who  favor  its  abolishment  are 
for  the  most  part  people  who  expect  to  reap 
where  they  have  not  sown.  While  variety 
spices  the  meeting  it  may  easily  become  its 
bane  The  true  idea  is,  variety  within  cer- 
tain limits,  or  hedged  by  a  certain  measure 
of  uniformity.  Reading,  prayer,  songs, 
remarks  are  and  must  be  prayer- meeting 
staples.  But  these  can  and  should  be  va- 
ried almost  without  end. 

1.  Take  the  readings  for  instance  There 
are  two  scripture  selections  generally  with 
each  topic.  They  may  both  be  read  by  the 
leader,  or  by  the  leader  and  the  meeting 
responsively,  or  by  all  in  concert,  or  one 
responsively  and  the  other  in  concert, 
or  by  two  young  men  or  two  young 
women  chosen  for  the  purpose,  or 
one  by  an  individual  and  the  other  by 
the  meeting,  responsively,  or  in  concert. 
Here  are  seven  or  eight  variations,  and 
others  could  easily  be  added. 

2.  Take  the  prayers  also.  A  prayer- 
meeting,  not  to  be  a  misnomer,  should  have 
many  prayers.  To  have  them  they  must  be 
short  and  to  the  point.  Shut  out  the  old 
fashioned  long-winded  and  circumlocutory 
prayer. 

Ask  for  three  or  four  prayers,  one  right 
after  the  other,  naming  beforehand  the  per- 
sons to  offer  them.  Call  for  sentence  pray- 
ers that  any  who  will  may  participate. 
These  fcr  variety.  The  single  prayer  is, 
of  course,  the  stand-by. 

3.  Take  the  songs.  Make  them  fit  the 
topic.  Let  them  be  full  of  spirit  and  life. 
Emphasize  the  musical  feature.  Make  it 
attractive.  Call  for  voluntary  songs.  Make 
the  entire  service  a  song-service  now  and 
then,  varied  only  by  a  scripture  reading  and 
an  opening  and  closing  prayer. 

4.  And  finally,  the  remarks.  It  is  a  mis- 
take to  call  them  the  chief  thing.  The 
worship  in  song  and  prayer  is  the  chief 
thing.  Sad  will  be  the  day  for  us  when  we 
come  to  think  it  is  a  vain  thing  to  worship 
God.  But  well-timed  remarks  add  no  little 
to  the  interest,  when  they  are  well-  timed 
and  quit  when  they  are  done!  And  why 
should  the  men  do  all  the  talking?  Let  the 
women  have  their  liberty. 

Encourage  the  writing  and  reading  of 
brief  papers  on  special  phases  of  the  topic 
by  thoughtful  persons.  Notify  them  the 
previous  week.  And  every  now  and  then 
close  all  books  and  have  a  "memory  meet- 
ing"—getting  songs,  scriptures  and  every- 
thing else  from  the  unaided  memory. 

These  are  merely  suggestions,  of  course, 
but  the  burden  of  them  is  that  if  you  want 
a  good  and  profitable  prayer-meeting  you 
must  thoughtfully  plan  and  diligently  work 
for  it.  George  Darsie. 

Frankfort,  Ky. 


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THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


December  19,  1901 


President     CreLmblett's    Inauguration    ©J:    Betk- 
©^i\y    College  bv  g.  w.  muckley 


Bethany  College  deserves  a  larger  circle 
on  the  map  of  the  United  States.  It  augurs 
well  for  the  future  of  Bethany  College  that 
the  installation  exercises  were  so  well  at- 
tended by  notable  men.  When  one  thinks 
of  her  distinguished  graduates  who  to-day 
are  scattered  all  over  our  country,  not  only 
in  the  institutions  and  work  of  our  church, 
but  in  those  of  the  country  as  well,  one  is 
reminded  of  the  words  of  the  Sage  of  Con- 
cord, "All  foregone  days  of  virtue  work 
their  health  into  this  day." 

In  1841,  when  Bethany  College  threw 
open  her  doors  for  educational  work,  there 
were  only  40,000  people  in  the  land  who 
were  known  as  simply  Christians.  Since 
that  time  we  have  grown  to  a  million  and  a 
quarter  members,  with  educational  work 
going  on  directly  or  indirectly  under  the 
auspices  of  our  people  in  seventeen  differ- 
ent states.  In  nearly  all  of  these  institu- 
tions, and  in  all  of  the  missionary  organiza- 
tions, some  of  Bethany's  men  are  doing  the 
work  of  the  church.  So  when  we  think  of 
this  great  visible  host  to-day,  we  must  not 
forget  the  impulse  that  was  given  to  our 
movement  for  Christian  unity  by  the 
princely  men  who  have  done  the  work  of 
presidents  and  professors  in  this  famous 
institution  of  learning. 

"On  the  Banks  of  the  Old  Buffalo"  was 
sung  on  the  morning  of  Dec.  10  with  unusual 
good  cheer,  as  distinguished  visitors, 
students  and  alumni  moved  about  the  col- 
lege campus,  or  walked  along  the  corridor, 
so  familiar  to  the  old  boys,  waiting  for  the 
arrival  of  the  distinguished  guests  who 
were  to  participate  in  the  installation  of 
the  new  president  of  Bethany  College,  T. 
E.  Cramblett.  The  forenoon  exercises 
were  to  begin  at  10:30,  with  an  address  by 
Judge  John  A.  Campbell,  of  New  Cumber- 
land, W.  Va.,  one  of  the  faithful  trustees 
of  the  college.  The  special  conveyances 
which  brought  the  principal  speakers  from 
Wellsburg.were  late  in  arriving,  and  though 
the  day  was  cold  and  rainy,  and  dark  clouds 
were  lowering,  the  spirits  of  the  students 
and  alumni  could  not  be  made  gloomy,  for 
the  time  was  well  taken  up  with  cheerful 
songs  that  every  Bethany  man  knows, 
while  crowds  were  waiting  in  chapel  hall, 
or  marching  along  the  corridor. 

The  college  colors,  green  and  white, 
were  profusely  distributed  about  the  hall, 
a  large  streamer,  three  feet  wide,  being 
stretched  entirely  around  the  four  walls. 
The  ushers  were  decorated  each  in  a  yard 
of  green  and  white  ribbon,  flowing  from 
buttonholes  or  lapels  of  coats.  As  the  new 
president  was  waiting  in  the  president's 
room,  one  could  see  upon  his  genial  face 
that  he  was  entering  upon  his  new  task  full 
of  hope;  assured,  however,  that  no  man 
must  speak  confidently  when  he  puts  his 
armor  on,  reserving  that  for  the  day  when 
the  victory  is  won. 

Bro.  Cramblett  is  young,  but  not  inex- 
perienced, and  with  many  excellent  quali- 
ties, he  is  equipped  for  his  position,  and  is 
confidently  assured  of  the  fullest  co- 
operation of  the  trustees,  the  faculty  and 
the  alumni,  and  the  students  as  well.  All 
the  friends  of  the  dear  old  college  felt  that 
this  was  to  be  a  great  day.    It  is  a  notable 


fact  that  at  Bethany  College,  no  such  pre- 
parations were  ever  made  and  successfully 
carried  out  as  were  those  attending  the  in- 
auguration of  President  Cramblett  on  Dec. 
10.  Such  distinguished  men  as  Gov.  White, 
of  West  Virginia;  William  O.  Thompson, 
president  of  the  Ohio  State  University;  Dr. 
A.  E.  Turner,  president  of  Waynesburg 
College,  and  Prof.  Waitman  Barbe,  of  the 
University  of  West  Virginia,  were  present, 
delivering  as  stirring  and  practical  ad- 
dresses as  it  was  ever  the  pleasure  of  the 
writer  to  hear. 

The  arrival  of  these  distinguished  guests 
in  chapel  hall,  headed  by  President 
Cramblett,  was  the  occasion  of  a  tremen- 
dous ovation.  The  entire  audience  arose, 
and  amidst  waving  handkerchiefs,  the  col- 
lege yell  and  clapping- of  hands  the  speak- 
ers took  the  platform.  Then  the  audience 
arose  and  sang  "All  Hail  the  Power  of 
Jesus's  Name."  Everybody  sang,  sang 
hopefully,  and  so  one  lived  over  again  the 
experiences  of  the  days  when,  with  his 
comrades  in  college  work,  he  used  to  enjoy 
the  religious  worship  at  each  chapel  exer- 
cise. Following  this  song  were  the  usual 
devotional  exercises,  followed  by  a  solo  by 
the  widow  of  the  late  President  Wollery. 
Her  soul  was  expressed  in  her  song  and  in 
her  face,  which  seemed  to  glow  in  memory 
and  love  of  him  who  had  given  such  notable 
service  to  Bethany  College. 

Chairman  J.  C.  Keith  spoke  very  appro- 
priately of  the  founding  of  the  institution 
by  Alex.  Campbell,  and  its  splendid  career 
and  notable  men  down  to  the  present  time, 
showing  that  the  influence  of  Bethany  Col- 
lege was  now  felt  to  the  uttermost  parts  of 
the  earth.  Then  came  the  address  of  Judge 
John  A.  Campbell,  of  New  Cumberland, 
W.  Va.  He  reminded  us  of  President 
Eliott's  famous  description  of  what  Harvard 
College  cost.  Mr.  Eliott  said,  "You  can 
estimate  the  earnings  of  a  steel  corpora- 
tion, but  the  jingle  of  dollars  does  not 
measure  the  assets  of  a  college."  The  as- 
sets of  a  college  are  not  stone,  brick,  mortar 
and  fittings,  but  the  characters  of  the  young 
men  and  women,  which  the  institution  is 
capable  of  turning  out  mentally  and  spirit- 
ually. Mr.  Campbell  dwelt  emphatically 
on  the  object  for  which  Bethany  College 
was  founded — that  it  was  for  more  than  study 
for  school,  it  was  preparation  for  the  study 
of  life.  He  reverted  to  the  founder  of  the 
college,  as  a  man  whose  broad  American- 
ism was  due  to  his  inclination  for  the  culti- 
vation of  the  higher  instincts  of  mankind. 

Carrie  B.  Mathews,  a  former  student  of 
the  college,  sang  a  soprano  solo,  after  which 
Dr.  A.  E.Turner,  president  of  Waynesburg 
College,  presented  to  the  audience  an  ad- 
dress of  a  serious  and  humorous  nature  on 
"Education  that  Educates."  He  stated 
that  Waynesburg  College  was  founded  just 
10  years  later  than  its  sister,  Bethany  Col- 
lege. He  spoke  of  the  purposeful  life.  The 
man  who  seeks  a  little  thing  gets  it.  The 
man  who  seeks  the  higher  thing  achieves 
it.  He  dwelt  much  on  the  strenuous  life, 
illustrated  in  a  character  sketch  of  Presi- 
dent Roosevelt.  A  man  must  not  offer  as 
an  excuse  that  he  has  not  the  talents  of  his 
neighbor,  but  must  make  himself  believe 


that  he  has  a  talent  and  the  world  will  ad- 
mire him  and  help  him  to  his  accomplish- 
ment. 

There  were  three  interesting  features  of 
the  afternoon  program.  The  address  of 
President  Thompson,  of  the  Ohio  State 
University;  that  of  Gov.  A.  B.  White,  of 
West  Virginia,  and  the  inaugural  of  Presi- 
dent Cramblett.  Dr.  Thompson  spoke  on 
the  subject,  "Small  Colleges."  He  showed 
that  the  growth  of  large  colleges  had  been 
within  the  last  30  years.  It  looks  to  some 
of  us  in  viewing  colleges  that  bigness  is  a 
virtue  and  littleness  is  a  vice.  Some  folks 
think  boys  should  be  educated  in  crowds. 
This  has  created  a  sentiment  in  favor  of 
large  colleges,  and  people,  like  sheep,  fol- 
low the  crowd.  He  argued  in  favor  of  the 
small  college,  because  the  student  comes  in 
close  contact  with  his  professors.  Let  a 
young  man  get  the  inspiration  of  a  noble 
soul,  and  he  will  use  it  as  an  exemplar 
through  his  life.  He  spoke  of  the  large  and 
small  colleges  in  the  Union,  and  said  the 
ones  of  lesser  prominence  were  quite  as 
good  as  if  not  better  than  the  large  ones, 
stating  that  one  had  but  to  read  the  alumni 
rolls  of  small  colleges  to  prove  that  more 
brainy  men  of  the  country  were  graduates 
of  small  colleges.  He  said  that  it  was  not 
the  number  of  students  in  the  institu- 
tion that  made  the  best  school,  but  the 
quality  of  the  professors  and  students  to- 
gether. He  closed  by  saying,  "We  can 
give  up  everything  else  rather  than  the 
small  college.  No  small  colleges  of  which 
I  have  known  have  been  anything  but  the 
centers  of  the  noblest  sentiment  and  the 
noblest  ideas." 

When  Gov.  White  was  introduced,  he 
was  given  the  Chautauqua  salute,  the  en- 
tire audience  standing.  When  quiet  was 
restored,  he  pulled  out  the  manuscript  of 
his  address,  and,  waving  it  before  the  audi- 
ence said  there  were  two  things  that  greatly 
discomfited  him.  First,  his  speech  was 
on  the  subject,  "The  Uses  of  Small  Col- 
leges," and  second,  he  was  sandwiched  in 
between  two  college  presidents,  a  thing  he 
was  not  used  to.  He  was  used  to  being 
sandwiched  between  two  politicians.  Gov. 
White  was  equal  to  the  occasion,  and  pull- 
ing some  notes  from  another  pocket,  he 
spoke  very  briefly  and  interestingly  on  the 
material  development  of  West  Virginia  in 
the  past  five  years, giving  facts  which  should 
fill  every  West  Virginian  with  pride  and 
satisfaction.  He  showed  that  while  faith  in 
West  Virginia's  development  was  founded 
on  the  lavish  abundance  of  God's  provi- 
dence in  the  formation  and  creation  of  the 
state's  natural  wealth,  yet  it  would  not  be 
apropos  to  the  occasion  to  exploit  these 
matters,  except  to  show  that  they  must  be 
used  to  develop  the  educational  and  Chris- 
tian institutions  of  the  state,  that  the  com- 
monwealth's perpetuity  might  be  assured. 
He  was  happy  all  the  way  through  his 
speech,  showing  in  a  particularly  exhaus- 
tive manner  the  value  that  small  Christian 
colleges  were  to  any  state,  in  its  proper 
development. 

It  was  a  matter  of  gratification  and  pride 
to  everyone  that  Pres.  Cramblett  measured 
up  so  well  in  the  delivery    and    matter  of 


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his  inaugural  address.  This  was  the  com- 
ment on  all  hands.  He  thanked  the  stu- 
dents and  visitors  present  for  the  kindly- 
way  in  which  they  had  ushered  him  into 
the  highest  office  in  connection  with 
the  college.  Bethany  was  dear  to  him,  and 
he  would  endeavor  to  hold  up  the  traditions 
and  character  of  the  institution,  according 
to  the  example  of  his  illustrious  predeces- 
sors. He  empha9ized  the  fact  that  in  doing 
this,  he  needed  the  assistance  of  the  stu- 
dents, the  faculty  and  the  alumni.  He 
felt  that  he  need  hardly  ask  for  this,  as  all 
the  alma  mater  of  Bethany  would  work  as 
one  man  to  build  up  the  institution.  On 
concluding  the  president  received  a  great 
ovation,  being  the  target  for  a  continuous 
shower  of  congratulations. 

The  evening  was  given  over  to  a  reception 
to  Pres.  Cramblett  and  his  wife,  at  which 
the  writer  presided.  Short  addresses  were 
given  here  by  Prof.  Barbe,  of  the  Univer- 
sity of  West  Virginia,  and  the  friends  and 
alumni.  It  was  conceded  that  the  re- 
3eption  with  the   short  speeches  and  ban- 


quet was  perhaps  the  most  inspiring  of  the 
day's  sessions,  a  fitting  climax  of  the  day. 
It  was  a  red  letter  day  for  Bethany  col- 
lege, and  the  outlook  ig  indeed  bright. 
Eighty-five  thousand  dollars  has  already 
been  secured  on  the  endowment,  and  there 
is  every  prospect  that  the  first  $100,000  will 
be  completed  before  the  winter  is  over. 
Through  a  gift  of  George  Oliver,  of  Pitts- 
burg, the  building  is  to  be  greatly  im- 
proved and  modernized,  and  an  electric 
light  plant  installed.  The  faculty  is  har- 
monious and  capable,  and  Pres.  Oramblett 
has  already  secured  many  new  students 
and  is  increasing  the  endowment.  The 
clouds  are  lifting,  Bethany's  debts  are  be- 
ing paid.  Let  the  great  brotherhood  of 
the  Disciples,  by  greatly  increasing  her 
endowment,  pay  in  part  the  debt  it  owes  to 
an  institution  which  is  the  mother  of  all 
our  colleges,  and  which  has  sent  out  so 
many  good  and  useful  men,  "jewels  all, 
which,  upon  the  forefinger  of  all  time  shall 
sparkle  forever,"  in  their  work  for  the 
Master. 


N^    V^    V^    S^ 


N£ 


YORK     LETTER     ^ 


By  S.  T.  WILLIS 


The  cause'  of  the  Disciples  of  Christ  in 
the  Metropolitan  district  moves  on  with 
success  and  interest.  W.  J.  Wright,  gen- 
eral evangelist  of  the  Atlantic  states,  is  in 
the  midst  of  a  series  of  services  with  the 
church  at  East  Orange,  N.  J.,  R.  P.  Shep- 
herd, pastor.  The  outlook  of  the  new 
church  at  that  place  is  full  of  promise, 
several  persons  of  late  have  become  obedi- 
ient  to  the  faith  and  united  with  the  church 
there.  It  is  fitting  that  the  new  evangelist 
should  begin  his  labors  at  this  new  point. 
It  is  rumored  that  J.  M.  Philputt  will  leave 
the  church  on  119th  street  to  become  pas- 
tor at  Richmond  Ave.,  Buffalo,  N.  Y.  It 
will  be  quite  difficult  to  think  of  him  apart 
from  New  York,  as  he  has  been  in  this 
city  about  sixteen  years,  either  as  pastor 
in  the  church  on  169th  street  or  the  one  he 
serves  at  present  on  119th  street.  At  this 
time  it  is  not  quite  certain  whether  he  will 
go  to  Buffalo  or  not,  ftut  the  rumor  is  well 
founded.  The  last  quarterly  meeting  of 
the  New  York  District  of  the  C.  W.  B.  M. 
was  held  at  the  Second  Church,  Brooklyn 
(Greenpoint),  on  December  the  third,  and 
owing  to  the  extreme  inclemency  of  the 
weather,  was  not  as  largely  attended  as 
usual,  though  it  was  an  interesting  meet- 
ing and  some  of  the  discussions  were  full 
of  life  and  snap,  especially  so  regarding 
the  question  of  a  change  of  the  district 
meetings  from  quarterly  to  semi-annual 
gatherings.  The  change  was  not  effected. 
The  Disciples  of  the  country  and  especially 
of  the  east,  have  sustained  a  severe  loss  in 
the  death  of  Dr.  W.  A.  Belding,  one  of  the 
fathers  in  our  spiritual  Israel.  The  Doctor 
did  a  great  service  for  the  Master  and  has 
gone  to  his  reward  in  the  heavenly  world. 
The  Disciples'  Union  of  New  York  is  mak- 
ing commendable  progress  in  preparing 
practically  for  the  extension  of  our  forces 
in  this  city— the  city  building  league  looks 
toward  helping  to  secure  lots  and  erect 
buildings  for  future  congregations. 

At  the  Baptist  congress  recently  held  in 
New  York,  the  Rev.  Daniel  Shepardson, 


in  speaking  of  modern  evangelism,  or  the 
proper  substitutes  for  the  old  fashioned 
revival,  took  the  ground  that  a  higher 
grade  of  evangelists  is  very  much  needed. 
He  said,  "Evangelism" — meaning  thereby 
the  special  calling  of  the  evangelist,  or  the 
itinerant  preacher — "is  the  scrap  pile  of  the 
ministry,  the  intelligence  office  of  a  saint 
out  of  a  job.  We  want  no  more  freak  evan- 
gelists, no  more  sensational,  half-educated 
enthusiasts."  It  is  probably  true  that  evan- 
gelists of  the  past  have  done  a  great  deal 
either  to  build  up  the  churches  of  God 
or  to  discredit  both  the  church  and  the 
ministry  in  the  eyes  of  men.  It  all  depends 
on  the  qualities  of  the  evangelists,  and 
the  nature  of  the  truths  preached.  For 
instance :  A  few  men  styling  themselves, 
"The  Holy  Ghost  and  Us"  order,  have 
been  preaching  some  queer  things  in 
Brooklyn,  claiming  that  their  leader  is 
another  Elijah,  that  his  claims  to  divinity 
have  been  thoroughly  tested,  and  that  God 
has  given  him  power  to  call  spirits  back  to 
their  bodies  after  leaving  them.  He  says 
he  is  simply  notifying  men  of  their  last 
chance  to  be  saved,  and  apparently  he 
does  not  care  whether  they  do  so  or  not. 
Such  preaching  tends  only  to  bring  some 
of  the  holiest  and  most  beautiful  teachings 
of  the  Gospel  into  contempt,  because  of  a 
sad  misrepresentation  and  misapplication 
of  them.  Prom  such  evangelization  the 
church  may  well  pray  to  be  delivered,  for 
the  simplicity  of  Christ,  the  pure  truth  as 
it  is  in  Jesus,  is  the  only  truth  that  will 
save  the  world.  If  evangelists  will  only 
proclaim  Christ  crucified  with  plain  sever- 
ity and  whole  souled  enthusiasm,  well  and 
good;  the  more  of  it  the  better.  But 
cyclonic,  insanely  egotistic,  clap-trap 
sensationalism,  labeled  "preaching  the 
gospel"  tends  only  to  injure  the  cause  of 
Christ. 

^« 

The  Protestant  Episcopal  Missionary 
Convention  just  held  at  Rochester,  New 
York,  faced  "The  Problems  and  Oppor- 
tunities" before  that  denomination,  with 


apparent  discouragement.  Men  were  con- 
spicuous by  their  absence,  though  it  was  a 
national  conference.  The  convention  itself 
summarizes  its  opinion  of  the  Episcopal 
Church,  on  missions,  as  follows:  First, 
that  the  Church  has  a  pre-eminent  call  to 
mission  work  in  Latin-American  lands. 
Second,  it  sadly  needs  young  men  for  its 
mission  work  both  at  home  and  abroad. 
Third,  its  present  supply  of  mission  funds 
is  utterly  inadequate.  Fourth,  the  laity 
and  some  of  the  bishops  and  clergy  are 
responsible  for  the  apathy  prevailing 
throughout  the  church  toward  missions. 
Fifth,  the  church  at  large  needs  a  revival, 
and  systematic  instruction  to  arouse  and 
stimulate  zeal  for  Christian  missions. 
Sixth,  the  men  of  the  church  should  be 
systematically  organized  to  aid  the  cause 
of  missions,  now  being  carried  on  largely 
by  the  women  and  children.  The  conven- 
tion was  of  the  opinion  that  the  work  of 
the  missionary  heroes  is  all  out  of  propor- 
tion to  the  methods,  the  sympathy,  and  the 
interests  of  their  people  at  home. 
**• 
A  new  scheme  for  the  raising  of  money 
among  Sunday-schools  of  the  Methodist 
Church  has  been  devised  by  issuing  a  set 
of  stamps  of  five  denominations:  1  cent, 
2  cent,  5  cent,  10  cent,  and  25  cent.  The 
plan  is  to  sell  them  to  the  children  as  they 
collect  money  for  the  fund  of  the  Twen- 
tieth Century  Thank  Offering  Commission. 
Small  albums  are  provided  by  the  commis- 
sion in  which  the  stamps  can  be  pasted, 
showing  the  amount  raised  by  eaeh  child. 
At  first  the  intention  was  to  issue  stamps 
in  color  and  size  similiar  to  those  issued  in 
honor  of  the  Chicago  and  Pan- American 
Expositions,  but  the  government  could  not 
allow  that,  but  did  permit  them  to  be 
issued  in  several  shades  of  [bronze  not  used 
by  the  United  States  Government.  The 
designs  are  not  unlike  ordinary  postage 
and  revenue  stamps,  but  vignettes  of 
well  known  Methodists  are  printed  in  their 
centers,  and  the  value  of  the  stamp  is 
shown  in  large  letters  at  the  top.  They 
expect  to  raise  $1,000,000,  through  the 
Methodist  Sunday-schools  in  this  way. 

"As  Becometh  the   Gospel." 

By   T.  H.   Blenus. 

James  has  said,  "If  any  man  among  you 
seem  to  be  religious  and  bridleth  not  his 
tongue,  but  deceiveth  his  own  heart,  this 
man's  religion  is  vain."  The  true  spirit 
and  genius  of  the  gospel  of  Jesus  Christ 
presents  four  characteristics:  it  is  a  sys- 
tem of  knowledge,  a  system  of  joy,  a  sys- 
tem of  holiness,  and  a  system  of  mercy  and 
benevolence.  What  we  do  and  what  we 
say  therefore  must  be  distinguished  by 
these  attributes,  that  is,  we  must  be  wise 
cheerful,  holy  and  benevolent.  It  is  almost 
impossible  to  look  out  upon  the  world 
around  us,  its  teeming  population,  its 
prospects,  its  rapid  increase,  its  discordant 
elements,  its  political  excitements,  and  its 
religious  pretensions,  without  the  thought 
that  we  are  approaching  a  crisis  for  which 
nothing  can  prepare  us  but  a  God-given 
gospel  held  in  a  pure  conscience,  and  mani- 
fested in  a  life  of  love  and  Christian  sym- 
pathy and  benevolence.  As  it  was  the 
spirit  of  love  that  prompted  the  Almighty 
to  provide  a  salvation  from  sin,  so  the 
language  of  love  must  be  the  vehicle  of  our 
communication  with  our  fellow  men.    The 


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December  19,  1901 


voice  that  attunes  itself  to  the  tender 
soothing  whispers  of  a  loving  affection  not 
only  characterizes  the  great  principle  of  the 
plan  of  redemption,  but  contributes  more 
to  the  salvation  of  the  lost,  and  the  har- 
mony of  the  church,  the  correction  of  evils 
and  the  brightening  of  graces,  than  all  the 
frettings  and  denunciations  combined.  We 
want  to  cultivate  the  gentleness  of  a  John 
and  the  broad  magnanimity  of  a  Paul,  the 
one  "whose  lips  dropped  as  a  honeycomb," 
and  the  other  who  counted  not  his  life  dear 
unto  him,  so  that  he  might  finish  his  course 
with  joy.  "Now,  I  beseech  you  by  the 
meekness  and  gentleness  of  Christ."  Let 
the  facts  be  told,  let  the  doctrine  be 
preached,  let  the  precepts  be  urged,   with- 


out fear  and  without  favor,  but,  "in  much 
patience  considering  him  who  endured  the 
contradiction  of  sinners  against  himself." 

Christianity  is  founded  upon  the  most 
astonishing  instance  of  generosity  and  love 
that  ever  was  exhibited  to  the  world.  And 
its  spirit  imparts  to  every  believer  that 
generosity  of  sentiment  which  expands  the 
soul;  that  charming  sensibility  of  heart 
which  makes  us  glow  for  the  good,  and 
weep  for  the  woes,  of  others,  that  Christian 
love  which  comprehends  in  its  wide  circle 
all  our  brethren  of  mankind,  that  diffusive 
benevolence  reduced  to  a  principle  of  ac- 
tion, which  makes  the  human  nature  ap- 
proach to  the  divine. 

Jacksonville,  Fla. 


N^    \^    \^    s^    N? 


\sg 


yler's  Letter  ^ 


"The  church  has  put  me  in  charge  of  a 
young  people's  Sunday-school  class.  I  am 
desirous  of  studying  the  Bible  with  them 
in  some  more  comprehensive  way  than  by 
the  fragmentary  lessons  we  have.  Can 
you  suggest  some  method  of  study  that 
would  interest  the  class  in  the  Bible  and  at 
the  s-ime  time  increase  their  knowledge  of 
the  Bible?  I  have  thought  that  perhaps  a 
detailed  study  of  the  life  of  Christ  and  a 
study  of  the  epistles  as  a  whole  might  be 
valuaole.  Perhaps  you  can  suggest  some 
available  literature  on  the  subject  or  some 
method  of  study.  I  shall  be  greatly  obliged 
and  I  am  sure  that  you  can  do  us  much 
good  by  helping  us." 

The  matters  mentioned  in  this  quotation 
doubtless  will  interest  others  than  the 
writer  and  for  this  reason  will  be  treated  in 
this  place. 

It  is  interesting  to  know  that  the  church 
has  placed  this  young  man  a3  a  teacher  in 
the  Sunday-school.  The  church  ought  to 
take  an  active  interest  in  the  work  of  the 
Bible-school.  It  ought,  at  least,  to  know 
who  are  the  teachers  and  what  is  taught. 
There  is  no  more  important  part  of  church 
work  than  that  of  giving  instruction  in  the 
principles  and  practice  of  the  Christian  re- 
ligion. In  the  Apostolic  Age  there  were 
persons  in  the  church  called  "teachers." 
There  ought  to  be  such  in  the  church  to- 
day. 

You  are  to  be  commended  for  your  desire 
to  study  the  Bible  and  teach  it  in  a  "com- 
prehensive way."  This  is  the  right  way  to 
study  the  Bible,  but  unless  yours  is  a  most 
remarkable  class  of  young  people  they  can 
appreciate,  and  be  benefited  by,  only  the 
rudiments  of  Bible  study. 

I  am  in  some  doubt  as  to  what  you  refer 
to  when  you  speak  of  fragmentary  lessons 
in  the  Sunday-school.  The  only  fragmen- 
tary system  with  which  I  am  acquainted 
poses  as  scientific  and  calls  itself  "The  In- 
ductive Method";  but  I  am  almost  certain 
you  have  not  heard  of  it.  The  Interna- 
tional Sunday-school  Lessons  are  certainly 
not  fragmentary.  At  present  we  are  en- 
gaged in  a  study  of  the  history  contained 
in  the  books  of  Genesis  and  Exodus.  Six 
months  will  carry  us  from  creation  to  the 
giving  of  the  law.  Every  paragraph  in  the 
books  named  must  be  studied.  It  is  safe  to 
affirm  that  no  teacher  has  sounded  the 
depths  of  this  series  of  lessons,  or  surveyed 
its  area.  Here  is  something  at  once  pro- 
found and  comprehensive.  If  your  desire 
is  for  a  study  that  is  systematic,   scientific, 


inductive,  synthetic,  broad,  here  is  your 
opportunity.  The  life  and  literature  of  the 
Hebrew  people  from  the  morning  of  crea- 
tion to  the  encampment  of  the  chosen  peo- 
ple at  the  foot  of  Mount  Sinai  furnishes  an 
opportunity  for  investigation  that  ought  to 
satisfy  the  most  ambitious.  There  is  noth- 
ing fragmentary  in  these  lessons  if  they 
are  used  as  the  committee  intended  them 
to  be  used. 

I  note  what  you  say  about  a  detailed 
study  of  the  life  of  Christ.  A  study  of  the 
life  of  our  Lord,  in  detail,  was  completed 
less  than  six  months  ago  in  the  Sunday- 
schools  of  Christendom.  Beginning  with 
1900  the  Bible-schools  of  the  world  spent  a 
year  and  a  half  in  a  study  of  the  life  of 
Jesus.  The  recorded  facts  in  his  career 
among  men,  as  a  man,  were  placed  in 
chronological  order.  Not  a  single  event 
was  omitted.  All  that  is  recorded  of  the 
life  of  the  Son  of  God  in  the  New  Testa- 
ment was  examined  by  those  who  followed 
the  course  prepared  by  the  International 
Sunday-school  Lesson  Committee.  Such  a 
comprehensive  ani  systematic  study  of  the 
life  of  Christ  was  never  before  attempted. 
There  was  nothing  fragmentary  in  this 
scheme.  All  available  literature  bearing 
on  the  subject  was  needed  in  order  to  its 
mastery.  If  you  are  in  search  of  something 
comprehensive  here  it  is.  If  you  are  look- 
ing for  something  systematic  in  the  way  of 
Bible  study  it  is  before  you  in  the  studies 
of  the  life  of  Jesu3  of  which  I  now  speak. 

Beginning  with  1902  the  Sunday-schools 
using  the  International  system  will  begin  a 
study  of  the  Church  of  Christ  as  it  is  de- 
scribed in  the  New  Testament.  These 
studies  will  bring  us,  in  six  months,  to  the 
introduction  of  Christianity  into  Europe. 
In  a  comprehensive  study  of  the  church  in 
the  first  century  the  epistles  must  be 
studied.  They  are  a  part  of  the  history. 
Does  this  impress  you  as  fragmentary? 
You  request  me  to  suggest  literature.  This 
I  will  do. 

If  you  determine  to  study  the  life  of 
Christ  I  suggest  that  you  secure  Peloubet's 
Notes  on  the  Sunday-school  Lessons  for 
1900  and  1901.  They  can  now  be  obtained 
at  the  cost  of  second-hand  books.  These 
volumes  will  refer  you  to  almost  every- 
thing in  print  on  the  life  of  Christ.  It  is 
to  be  regretted  that  you  did  not  keep  step 
with  the  Sunday-schools  of  the  world  in 
their  study  of  the  life  and  work  of  Jesus 
recently  completed. 
.  If  you  determine  to  join  in  a  comprehen- 


sive study  of  the  church  of  the  first  century 
I  commend  to  you  first  of  all  the  book  of 
Acts  and  the  Epistles  of  the  New  Testa- 
ment. Study  these  more  than  books  about 
them.  "The  Records  and  Letters  of  the 
Apostolic  Age,"  by  Ernest  De  Witt  Bur- 
ton (Scribner's,  New  York,)  is  a  helpful 
book  in  this  connection.  The  aim  of  the 
author  is  to  promote  the  historical  study  of 
the  Apostolic  Age.  I  commend  this  book 
as  a  most  important  aid  if  you  mean  to 
really  study  the  lessons  of  the  International 
Committee  during  the  first  six  months  of 
1902.  You  can  also  use  with  profit  the 
Commentary  on  the  Sunday-school  lessons 
issued  by  the  Christian  Publishing  Com- 
pany, St.  Louis.  "Select  Notes  on  the  In- 
ternational Sunday-school  Lessons"  by  the 
Rev.  F.  N.  Peloubet  is  fine.  The  suggested 
literature  in  this  book  is  alone  worth  more 
than  the  price  of  the  volume.  McGarvey's 
Commentary  on  the  Acts  is  a  good  book 
for  this  period.  There  are  three  great 
books  on  the  Apostolic  Age  that  must  be 
named  in  this  connection.  They  are:  "A 
History  of  Christianity  in  the  Apostolic 
Age,"  by  A.  C.  McGiffert;  "The  Apostolic 
Age,"  by  James  Vernon  Bartlett;  and 
"Christianity  in  the  Apostolic  Age,"  by 
Geo.  T.  Purves  (Scribner's),  "A  History 
of  New  Testament  Times  in  Palestine,"  by 
Shailer  Matthews  (Macmillan,  New  York,) 
ought  also  to  be  in  your  collection. 

The  present  International  Sunday-school 
Lesson  Committee  was  elected  by  the  In- 
ternational Sunday-school  Convention  in 
Boston,  June,  1896.  It  was  chosen  to  serve 
for  six  years.  The  first  meeting  was  held 
in  Washington  in  November,  1897.  It  was 
decided  to  spend  two  and  a  half  years  in 
a  study  of  the  Old  Testament  and  three 
and  a  half  in  a  study  of  the  New  Testament. 
It  was  decided  to  begin  this  series  of  les- 
sons with  such  a  study  of  The  Life  of  Lives 
as  had  never  before  been  attempted.  A 
year  and  six  months,  as  I  have  said,  was 
spent  in  this  study.  Dui'ing  the  remainder 
of  the  course  the  studies  will  be  alternately 
in  the  Old  Testament  and  in  the  New — six 
months  at  a  time  in  each.  The  purpose  of 
the  committee  is  to  furnish  such  an  outline 
as  will  enable  the  pupils  to  obtain  a  com- 
prehensive view  of  £he  Bible,  or  of  the  life 
and  literature  of  the  ancient  Hebrews. 

At  the  meeting  of  the  committee  in  New 
York  last  April,  a  sub-committee  was  ap- 
pointed to  prepare  an  outline  for  an  ad- 
vanced course  of  study.  What  shall  be  the 
character  of  this  course?  Shall  it  be  a  study 
of  the  Bible  by  books?  Shall  it  be  a  doc- 
trinal course?  Shall  it  be  a  study  of  the 
biographies  of  its  great  men?  Shall  it  be  a 
study  of  the  history  of  Israel  or  of  its  liter- 
ature? Shall  it  be  a  study  of  the  life  of  our 
Lord,  or  of  the  beginning  of  his  church? 
Shall  the  course  be  for  two  years?  If  so, 
what  ought  to  be  the  study  for  the  first 
year  and  what  for  the  second?  Ought  the 
committee  to  select  portions  of  Scripture 
to  be  studied  or  simply  suggest  topics? 
Ought  the  committee  to  prepare  a  general 
outline  for  each  lesson?  These  are  some  of 
the  questions  with  which  the  sub-commit- 
tee is  now  wrestling.  Have  you  sugges- 
tions to  make?  Let  me  have  them. 

Denver,  Col. 

[Any  of  the  above  mentioned  volumes 
can  be  ordered  through  the  Christian  Pub- 
lishing Company  and  will  be  sent,  post- 
paid, at  the  lowest  market  price.] 


December  19,  1901 


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Words  From  a  Farmer. 

The  report  of  the  foreign  Christian  mission- 
ary society  as  contained  in  the  Christian  In- 
telligencer of  November,  1901,  is  comfort- 
ing. The  missionaries  seem  so  earnest,  hope- 
ful, contented  with  their  lot  and  wages,  their 
only  grievance  that  they  cannot  do  more 
and  that  others  are  not  sent  to  help  them 
do  greater  works.  Also  to  read  how  earn- 
estly the  board  solicits  money  for  these 
far  off  workers,  themselves  patterns  of 
faithful  liberality  in  this  work.  I  wish  we 
could  all  sympathize  and  help  in  their  effort 
to  better  the  condition  of  the  human  race. 
Howl  wish  I  had  done  more  in  my  past  life 
but  I  was  largely  ignorant  of  the  earnest 
desire  of  many  of  the  brethren  who  know 
more  of  the  situation.  That  I  may  not  ap- 
pear inconsistent  permit  me  to  say  that  in 
the  last  two  years  I  have  given  more  to  the 
various  calls  of  the  church  than  my  income. 
I  write  this  hoping  to  stir  the  hearts  of 
some  to  more  earnest  giving  to  the  best  of 
all  causes — the  church.  I  am  a  farmer  61 
years  old.  S.  H.  Baldwin. 

Plevna,  Mo. 

J* 

"They  All  Eat  Oats." 
Did  you  read  the  article,  "The  Pulpit  of 
a  Century  Ago  and  To-day,"  in  the  Chris- 
tian-Evangelist of  Nov.  21?  It  was  from 
the  pen  of  S.  C.  Humphrey.  It  was  a  good 
article,  as  most  all  are  that  appear  in  the 
above  named  paper. 

The  contrast  therein  drawn  is,  to  my 
mind,  somewhat  overdrawn.  Human  nature 
and  the  gospel  of  Christ  never  change. 
That  people  are  not  attracted  by  a  great 
deal  of  "stuff"  that  goes  by  the  name  of 
preaching  in  these  last  days,  is  beyond  any 
doubt  true.  But  is  it  not  a  fact  that  the 
average  man  is  just  as  eager  to  hear  the 
careful,  intelligent,  faithful  preaehing  of 
the  word  of  God  to-day  as  he  ever  was? 
No  kind  of  preaching  will  as  deeply  move 
a  community  to-day  as  doctrinal  preach- 
ing, A  certain  preacher  was  once  called 
to  a  large,  wealthy  city  congregation.  A 
friend  said,  "Are  you  not  afraid  to  try  to 
preach  to  that  congregation?"  "No," 
said  the  preacher.  "There  are  different 
kinds  of  horses.  Some  are  trotters,  some 
draft,  and  some  all  purposes,  but  .they  all 
eat  oats."  Horses  always  have  done  so, 
they  always  will.  Do  you  see  the  point? 
Preach  the  WORD.  The  word  of  God  is 
quick  and  powerful  and  sharper  than  any 
two-edged  sword.  C.  A.  Freer. 

Columbus,  0. 

The  True  Christian  Cohesion. 

Success  demands  practical  co-operation. 
This  also  the  Christian  heart  craves.  In  the 
incidentals  of  Christian  work,  the  New  Tes- 
tament recognizes  expediency,  and  hence 
admits  of  change.  The  simplest  effective 
plan  is  the  best.  This  will  receive  the  con- 
currence of  disciples  generally  if  there  is 
no  fear  of  an  assumption  of  authority.  If 
authority  is  claimed  for  it,  it  loses  its  in- 
fluence and  expansivenes3,  crystallizes  into 
an  ecclesiastical  head  and  furnishes  the 
shibboleth  of  a  narrow  party.  The  history 
of  religious  movements  abundantly  demon- 
strates the  futility  of  a  central  authority 


or  ecclesiastical  head,  to  draw  and  hold 
Christian  people  together.  It  may  closely 
combine  a  few,  but  it  will  repel  the  many. 
This  is  the  principal  cause  of  a  divided 
Christendom.  Fidelity  to  a  common  Lord 
and  a  common  book,  with  the  drawing 
power  of  common  love  and  common  work, 
furnishes  the  adhesive  and  cohesive  prin- 
ciple in  Christian  co-operation.  The  phe- 
nomenal success  of  the  Disciples  of  Christ 
has  come  from  the  emphasis  placed  on  faith 
and  obedience,  untrammeled  by  party  dic- 
tum. Our  isolation  and  weakness  arise  not 
from  want  of  a  central  authority,  but  from 
an  assumed  law  of  negations,  precluding 
voluntary  association  for  the  Lord's  work. 
E.  C,  Browning. 


What  is  Wrong  With  the  Chris- 
tian-Evangelist? 

I  confess  that  for  several  years  there  has 
been  lurking  in  my  mind  a  vague,  indefinite 
idea  that  there  was  something  unsound  in 
the  teaching  of  the  Christian-Evangelist. 
I  have  read  its  editorials  carefully,  think- 
ing all  the  while  that  sooner  or  later  I 
would  be  able  to  put  my  finger  on  an  edi- 
torial and  exclaim  "Eureka!  I  have  found 
it!" 

But  I  have  despaired  of  ever  finding  any- 
thing that  I  can  formulate  into  a  complaint 
or  magnify  into  a  heresy.  I  have  been 
benefited  and  spiritually  uplifted  by  its  ed- 
itorials. It  has  been  of  more  value  to  me 
in  my  ministerial  study  than  have  all  other 
papers.  I  place  it  week  after  week  on  the 
table  in  our  free  reading  room  here,  and 
feel  that  I  am  giving  the  people  our  very 
best  paper.  However,  my  old  suspicion 
has  such  a  hold  on  me  that  I  suppose  that  I 
will  continue  hunting  for  heresy  and  find- 
ing the  truth  in  the  Christian-Evangelist 
as  long  as  I  live.  T.  D.  Secrest. 

Marfa,  Tex. 

[A  convincing  proof  that  one  can  not 
always  find  what  he  is  looking  for,  unless 
he  looks  in  the  right  place  for  it.  The 
Christian-Evangelist  is  decidedly  the 
wrong  place  when  one  is  looking  for 
heresy.] 

"Habit." 

In  the  Christian -Evangelist  of  Nov. 
28  Bro.  Ames  under  the  above  caption  pre- 
sents some  very  interesting  matters. 
Among  other  things  he  introduces  two  il- 
lustrations of  the  power  of  religious  habit. 
(1)  "Most  of  the  readers  of  these  lines 
expect  to  hear  their  minister  talk  of  the 
Lord's  day  and  not  of  the  Sabbath;  of  our 
people,  not  our  denomination;  of  our  plea, 
not  our  creed."  (2)  "If  their  minister 
should  appear  in  the  pulpit  gowned  and 
surpliced  they  would  be  outraged.  But  if 
another  minister  were  to  appear  before  his 
people  without  the  gown  and  surplice  there 
would  be  even  more  commotion."  I  have 
heard  these  illustrations  before.  Their  use 
then  was  to  show  that  these  things  were 
simply,  solely  matters  of  habit — distinc- 
tions without  a  difference,  altogether  un- 
important. I  will  allow  that  illustration 
No.  2  is,  possibly,  simply  and  solely  a 
matter  of  habit  (no  pun  intended).  Of 
course  people  very  frequently  abandon  bad 


habits  for  good  habits,  and  of  course  of 
this  Bro.  Ames  would  heartily  ap- 
prove, I  have  noticed,  also,  some  have 
fallen  into  the  habit,  be  it  good  or  bad,  of 
seeing  no  difference  between  Lord's  day 
and  Sabbath,  our  people  and  our  denomi- 
nation, our  plea  and  our  creed.  There  was 
once,  presumably,  to  them  a  difference. 

E.  H.  Kellar. 
Carrollion,  Mo. 

J* 

Church  Letters. 

The  question  of  church  letters  is  com- 
ing more  and  more  to  be  a  very  perplexing- 
problem.  Recently  I  heard  a  minister  in 
one  of  our  large  churches  in  the  city  say 
that  if  all  those  who  had  either  come  to  the 
city  without  their  letters  or  were  at  present 
retaining  them  locked  up  in  an  old  trunk 
or  between  the  lids  of  a  dust  covered  Bible, 
could  be  gathered  together  they  would 
double  the  membership  of  that  church.  And 
this  state  of  affairs  is  very  largely  true  of 
other  cities  to  some  degree  in  smaller 
places.  So  much  so  that  the  present  letter 
system  is  very  perplexing,not  to  say  aggra- 
vating. Inasmuch  as  there  is  not  a  "thus 
saith  the  Lord"  for  the  manner  in  which 
the  letter  shall  be  granted,  I  would  suggest 
that  the  letter  he  sent  by  the  church  to  the 
clerk  or  elder  of  the  nearest  church  in  the 
city  where  the  member  is  to  reside.  This 
would  keep  the  letter  from  the  trunk  or 
dusty  Book  and  place  it  at  once  in  the  hands 
of  the  proper  parties.  This  direct  method 
would  place  the  moving  member  at  once 
under  the  care  of  the  church  where  he  is  to 
reside.  A  resolution  at  our  district,  state 
and  national  conventions  favoring  such  a 
plan  would  speedily  bring  about  thedesired 
change  and  do  much  for  the.Master's  cause. 

Wm.  H.  Drummet. 
Shelbyville,  III. 

J* 

Mischief  Maker. 

A  Surprise  in  Brooklyn. 

An  adult's  food  that  can  save  a  baby  proves 
itself  to  be  nourishing  and  easily  digested  and 
good  for  big  and  little  folks.  A  Brooklyn 
man  says:  "When  baby  was  about  eleven 
months  old  he  began  to  grow  thin  and  pale. 
This  was,  at  first,  attributed  to  the  heat  and 
the  fact  that  his  teeth  were  coming,  but  in 
reality,  the  poor  little  thing  was  starving, 
his  mother's  milk  not  being  sufficient  nour- 
ishment. 

"One  day,  after  he  had  cried  Jbitleily  for  an 
hour,  I  suggested  that  my  wife. -try  him  on 
Grape:Nius.  fehe  soaked  two  teaspoonfuls 
in  a  saucer  with  a  little  sugar  and  warm 
milk.  This  baby  ate  so  ravenously  that  she 
fixed  a  second  which  he  likewise  finished.  It 
was  not  many  days  before  he  forgot  all  about 
being  nursed,  and  has  since  lived  almost  ex- 
clusively on  Grape-Nuts.  To-day  the  boy  is 
strong  and  robust,  and  as  cute  a  mischief- 
maker  as  a  thirteen  months  old  baby  is  ex- 
pected to  be. 

"We  have  put  bsfore  him  other  foods, but  he 
will  have  none  o_f  them.evidenily  preferring  to 
stick  to  that  which  did  him  so  much  good  in 
his  time  of  need— his  old  friend  Grape-Nuts. 

'■Use  this  letter  any  way  you  wish,  for  my 
wife  and  I  can  never  praise  Grape- Nuts 
enough  after  the  brightness  it  has  brought  to 
our  household.  These  statements  can  be  veri- 
fied by  anyone  who  wishes  to  make  a  visit  to 
our  home."  F.  F.  .VlcElroy,  256  S.  3rd  St., 
Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 

Grape  Nuts  is  not  made  for  a  baby  food,  but 
experience  with  thousands  of  babies  shows  it 
to  be  among  the  best,  if  aot  entirely  the  best 
in  use  Being  a  scientific  preparation  of  Na- 
ture's grains,  it  is  equally  effective  as  a  body 
and  brain  builder  for  grown-ups. 


' 


16)6 


THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


December  19, 1901 


Oxir  Budget. 

—  W.  B.  Crewdson  preached  the  Thanks- 
giving sermon  at  the  Baptist  church  in  Coun- 
cil Bluffs. 

—Mr.  and  Mrs.  Bagby,  of  Salt  Lake  City, 
were  given  a  reception  by  the  C.  W.B.  M. 
Thursday  evening,  Dec.  12. 

— Ben  F.  Hill,  who  is  at  present  in  a  meet- 
ing at  North  English,  la.,  will  become  pastor 
at  Plattsburg,  Mo.,  Jan.  1. 

— The  Dayton,  O.,  church  has  lease!  a  room 
for  a  mission  on  the  west  side  and  will  begin 
that  work  with  the  new  year. 

— T.  M.  Johnson,  of  Clinton,  111.,  wishes  to 
correspond  with  churches  desiring  the  serv- 
ices of  a  pastor  or  evangelist. 

— Baxter  Waters  closes  his  work  at  Law- 
rence, Kan..  Jan.  1,  after  which  he  will  be 
open  for  an  engagement  elsewhere  as  pastor. 

— H.  J.  Hostetler,  of  St.  Joseph,  111.,  has 
been  called  for  a  third  year  by  the  church  at 
that  place.  He  preached  the  union  Thanks- 
giving sermon. 

— W.  B.  Morris,  pastor  First  Christian 
church,  Enid,  Okla.,  preached  the  union 
Thanksgiving  sermon  in  the  Presbyterian 
church  at  Enid,  Okla. 

—  R.  H.  Ingram  has  closed  his  work  at  Al- 
bia,  la.,  and  opened  at  Cieston,  la.  The  Albia 
church  expressed  its  appreciation  before  he 
left  by  a  handsome  presentation. 

— W.  H.  Waggoner  lectured  thirty-four 
weeks  this  year  with  his  missionary  insti- 
tutes in  Illinois,  Missouri,  Kansas,  Nebraska, 
Iowa  and  Minnesota.  The  institutes  are  a 
success  and  are  constantly  winning  better 
support. 

—J.  K.  Shellenberger,  whose  acceptance  of 
a  call  to  the  church  at  Albia,  la.,  was  an- 
nounced last  week,  has  been  obliged  to  with- 
draw his  acceptance,  since  the  Minnesota 
state  board  decline  to  release  him  as  corre- 
sponding secretary. 

—The  Christian  Index  of  Des  Moines  has 
been  sold  by  G.  L.  Brokaw.  It  will  hereafter 
be  edited  by  J.  M.  Rudy,  and  its  business 
manager  will  be  A.  J.Marshall.  Bro.  Rudy 
has  resigned  as  pastor  of  the  First  Christian 
church  at  Cedar  Rapids. 

—Dr.  W.  T.  Moore,  of  Columbia,  Mo.,  has 
just  recovered  from  an  attack  of  grippe.  His 
illness  and  the  work  of  repairing  the  building 
of  the  Bible  College  prevented  the  opening  of 
the  classes  until  recently.  The  classes  are 
now  under  way  with  favorable  prospects. 

— E.  B.  Redd  has  moved  from  Platte  City 
to  Jefferson  City,  Mo.,  and  has  entered  upon 
his  work  at  the  latter  place.  He  expresses 
hearty  appreciation  of  the  hospitable  recep- 
tion which  he  and  his  family  have  received 
from  the  brethren  at  the  state  capital. 

— T.  W.  uottingham,  now  in  his  sixth  year 
as  Nodaway  districtevangelist,  wishes  to  get 
four  monthly  appointments  for  preaching 
near  Kansas  City.  He  wishes  to  be  more  at 
home  than  he  can  be  at  present.  His  mothers, 
one  80  and  the  other  85  years  of  age,  are  with 
him. 

— M.  J.  Ferguson,  of  California,  who  has 
been  spending  about  six  months  in  Kentucky 
and  Ohio  in  evangelistic  and  other  work,  was 
in  St.  Louis  over  Sunday  and  called  at  this 
office.  He  is  westward  bound,  but  will  stop 
on  his  way  to  bold  a  few  meetings  as  occa- 
sion may  offer. 

—  The  new  Fifth  Avenue  church  of  Christ, 
Grand  Rapids,  Mich.,  was  dedicated  Dec.  S. 
C.  B.  Newnan,  of  Detroit,  delivered  two  ad- 
dresses and  Miss  Lura  V.  Thompson,  state 
organizer  for  the  C.  W.  B.  M.,  was  present 
and  organized  an  auxiliary  With  the  assist- 
ance of  D.  Munro,  state  secretary,  $5,000  was 
pledged;  a  very  liberal  offering  for  this 
church. 


—The  Tokyo  Christian,  edited  by  W.  D. 
Cunningham  and  published  monthly  at  Tok- 
yo, Japan,  is  devoted  to  the  progress  of  mis- 
sionary work  in  that  land.  It  is  a  bright  and 
inspiring  little  sheet  which  would  interest 
any  one  who  is  capable  of  being  interested  in 
missions. 

— W.  H.  Waggoner,  of  Eureka,  111.,  has 
just  closed  a  missionary  institute  at  Quincy, 
111.  W.  W.  Burks,  pastor,  speaks  of  his  work 
in  terms  of  the  highest  appreciation.  Bro. 
Waggoner's  plan  is  original  and  unique  and 
his  use  of  missionary  maps,  charts  and  pic- 
tures is  effective. 

— T.  H.  Blenus  reports  that  the  Church  St. 
Christian  church,  Jacksonville,  Fla.,  has 
about  held  its  own  during  the  past  year,  not- 
withstanding the  losses  incident  to  the  great 
fire  of  May  3.  The  amount  raised  by  the  con- 
gregation for  all  purposes  averages  $41  per 
capita  for  the  entire  membership. 

—The  Central  Christian  church,  Indian- 
apolis, Ind.,  has  the  largest  Protestant  Sun- 
day-school in  the  city  with  an  average  attend- 
ance of  about  335.  At  the  rally  day  for  home 
missions  there  were  425  present  and  the  offer- 
ing was  $81.86.  This  is  a  school  with  a  wo- 
man superintendent,  Mrs.  A.  J.  Clark. 

— John  Williams,  pastor  at  Whiting,  la., 
preached  at  the  North  Side  Christian  church, 
Chicago,  the  last  two  Sundays.  He  writes 
that  the  new  church  building  at  Whiting,  la., 
is  nearing  completion,  will  be  dedicated  about 
the  middle  of  January  and  will  be  one  of  the 
finest  houses  of  worship  in  that  part  of  the 
state. 

—  W.  M.  Taylor  is  producing  results  at  San 
Juan,  Porto  Rico.  He  writes  from  that  point: 
"Last  Thursday  I  preached  the  union 
Thanksgiving  sermon  to  a  good  house.  On 
Dec.  1  I  married  a  couple  of  natives  and  bap- 
tized ten  bright  Porto  Ricans.  We  had  one 
other  confession  at  the  night  service." 

— B.  B.  Tyler,  who  has  made  a  conspicuous 
success  of  the  Wednesday  evening  meetings 
at  his  church  in  Denver  by  turning  them  into 
Bible  studies,  is  beginning  a  course  of  reading 
and  study  of  the  book  of  Acts.  The  book 
will  be  taken  up  one  chapter  each  Wednesday 
evening.  The  suggestion  is  worthy  of  imita- 
tion. 

— W.  O.  Stephens,  pastor  of  the  church  at 
Crowley,  La.,  writes  that  although  the  con- 
gregation is  only  about  eight  weeks  old,  the 
contract  has  been  let  for  a  beautiful  little 
church  building  which  will  cost  $4,000.  We 
have  but  very  few  congregations  in  Louisiana, 
but  if  they  were  all  as  lively  as  this  infant, 
we  would  soon  have  more. 

—The  Bethany  C.  E.  Reading  Circle 
will  devote  the  next  three  months  to  Bible 
study.  The  course  is  planned  to  give  a  gen- 
eral view  of  the  entire  Bible  together  with  a 
more  detailed  study  of  some  of  the  most  im- 
portant parts  of  the  Old  and  New  Testament. 
For  full  particulars  address  J.  Z.  Tyler,  798 
Republic  street,  Cleveland. 

— E.  Richard  Edwards,  pastor  of  the 
Church  of  Christ  at  Syracuse,  N.  Y.,  is 
preaching  a  series  of  Sunday  morning  ser- 
mons on  "The  Position  and  Influence  of  the 
Church  in  Modern  Society."  He  intends  in 
the  series  to  give  an  investigation  of  the  al- 
leged fact  that  the  church  is^  losing  its  influ- 
ence together  with  the  reasons  for  this  deca- 
dence, if  it  is  a  fact,  and  the  means  of  coun- 
teracting the  tendency. 

— The  church  at  Shoal,  Ind.,  has  organized 
a  C.  W.  B.  M.  auxiliary  with  thirteen  mem- 
bers. The  prospects  are  said  to  be  bright  in 
spite  of  the  unlucky  number.  Dec.  1  was  ob- 
served as  rally  day  by  the  Sunday-school  and 
church.  The  church  is  interested  in  locating 
a  Christian  man  at  that  point  in  the  furni- 
ture business,  and  a  lady  as  milliner.  They 
are  said  to  be  good  openings  For  informa- 
tion address  Box  133,  Shoals,  Ind. 


Jin  Ancient  Foe 

To  health  and  happiness  is  Scrofula— 
as  ugly  as  ever  since  time  immemorial. 
It  causes  bunches  in  the  neck,  dis- 
figures the  skin,  inflames  the  mucous 
membrane,  wastes  the  muscles,  weak- 
ens the  bones,  reduces  the  power  of 
resistance  to  disease  and  the  capacity 
for  recovery,  and  develops  into  con- 
sumption. 

"A  bunch  appeared  on  the  left  side  of 
my  neck.  It  caused  great  pain,  was  lanced, 
and  became  a  running  sore.  I  went  into  a 
general  decline.  I  was  persuaded  to  try 
Hood's  Sarsaparilla,  and  when  I  had  taken 
six  bottles  my  neck  was  healed,  and  I  have 
never  had  any  trouble  of  the  kind  since." 
Mrs.  K.  T.  Snyder,  Troy,  Ohio. 


and  Pills 

will  rid  you  of  it,  radically  and  per- 
manently, as  they  have  rid  thousands. 


— Louisiana  state  mission  day  is  Dec.  22, 
as  set  apart  by  the  last  state  convention. 
Every  church  and  individual  disciple  in  the 
state  is  asked  for  an  offering  on  that  day. 
The  state  board  is  anxious  to  send  a  strong 
evangelist  to  Baton  Rouge  and  Monroe  to 
establish  churches,  but  cannot  do  so  unless 
funds  are  provided.  Send  all  offerings  to 
F.  W.  Palis,  Box  188,  Shreveport,  La.  Claude 
L.  Jones  is  corresponding  secretary  for  the 
state. 

— B.  L.  Allen,  pastor  of  the  Morris  street 
Christian  church,  Indianapolis,  writes  that  a 
house  to  house  canvass  of  the  community  in 
which  the  church  is  located  reveals  the  fact 
tli  at  there  are  many  who  have  been  members 
elsewhere,  but  do  not  now  have  membership 
in  any  congregation,  and  also  that  many  who 
have  never  been  members  of  any  church  ex- 
press a  preference  for  the  Christian  church. 
There  have  been  117  additions  to  this  congre- 
gation since  Jan.  1. 

— R.  D.  Patterson,  one  of  the  most  promi- 
nent citizens  of  St.  Louis  and  one  of  toe  old- 
est members  of  the  Christian  Church  in  this 
city,  died  of  pneumonia,  Dec.  15,  at  the  age  of 
70.  He  had  been  a  resident  of  St.  Louis  for 
fifty-seven  years,  during  which  time  he  was 
successful  in  business  and  prominent  in  all 
good  works.  It  is  said  that  the  First  Chris- 
tian church  in  this  city  was  organized  in  the 
house  of  his  father,  Dr.  Joseph  Patterson.  A 
fuller  obituary  will  appear  liter. 

—J.  F.  Callahan  writes  from  Cleveland,  O.: 
"I  am  helping  in  the  Woolsey  street  Sunday- 
school  and  renewing  acquaintance  among  the 
Cleveland  ministry  and  that  of  the  neighbor- 
ing churches.  Bro.  H.  R.  Cooley's  name  is 
much  in  the  daily  papers  and  on  the  tongue. 
He  is  director  of  charities  in  Mayor  John- 
son's cabinet  and  sets  many  prisoners  free 
from  the  workhouse,  with  good  advice  no 
doubt.  A  visit  to  Hiram  House  was  enjoyed 
last  week.   There  is  room  for  more  such." 

— Angus  McKinnon,  who  has  been  business 
manager  and  office  editor  of  the  Christian 
Century,  severed  his  connection  with  that 
paper  on  Nov.  30.  The  ill  health  of  his  wife 
and  child  compelled  him  to  leave  Chicago, 
and  he  is  now  with  his  family  at  Asheville,  N. 
C.  He  is  willing  to  accept  a  pastorate  in  a 
suitable  locality  in  the  south.  He  is  a  grad- 
uate of  Drake  in  both  A.  B.  and  B.  D. 
courses,  and  was  for  six  years  principal  of 
the  commercial  department  of  Drake  Uni- 
versity. 


To  Cure  a  Cold  in  One  Day 

Take  Laxative  Bromo  Quinine  Tablets.  All  drnggisfcs 
refund  the  money  if  it  {ails  to  cure.  E.  W.  Grove's 
•  Ignatnre  it  on  each  box.    25  cents. 


December  19,  1901 


THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


1617 


Badger  Briefs. 

D.  N.  Wetzel  is  holding  a  good  meeting  at 
Footville.    Three  confessions  at  last  report. 

I  am  in  receipt  of  a  letter  from  J.  H.  Berkey 
giving  the  pleasing  information  that  I.  N. 
Bussing,  a  United  Brethren  preacher  of 
ability,  has  identified  himself  with  the  Church 
of  Christ  at  Monroe.  The  Monroe  church  is 
doing  well  anu  has  extended  a  call  to  Bro. 
Bussing  to  remain  the  fourth  year  at  in- 
creased salary. 

The  work  here  at  Rib  Lake  while  difficult, 
owing  to  lack  of  a  public  room  in  which  to 
hold  our  services,  is  nevertheless  encouraging. 
While  the  brethren  are  mostly  poor,  yet  they 
seem  determined  to  win  and  think  they'll 
build  in  the  spring.  We  are  going  to  build 
an  outdoor  baptistry  this  week. 

I  visited  AshUnd,  a  beautiful  little  city  of 
15,000  inhabitants,  one  of  the  most  n  >rfcnerly 
points  in  the  state  situated  on  Chequamegon 
bay,  a  point  of  Lake  Superior.  We  have  no 
church  there,  but  a  few  orethren.  Bro.  Cobb 
promises  to  defray  all  local  expenses  of  meet- 
ing. Hope  to  try  there  some  time  in  the  not 
far  distant  future. 

We  ought  to  have  a  church  at  Racine.  If 
any  of  the  readers  of  the  Christian-Evan- 
gelist know  of  any  members  in  Racine,  please 
notify  Rupert  A.  Nourse,  1425  Park  Ave., 
that  city. 
J.  H.  Stark,  State  Evangelist  and  Cor.  Sec. 

Rib  Lake,   Wis. 


"The  Dearth  of    Young  Men." 

In  your  issue  of  Decembir  5  you  have  a 
piece  written  by  B.  C.  Biggerstaff  under  the 
following  caption,  "The  Dearih  of  Active 
Young  Christian  Men."  I  want  to  take  is- 
sue with  my  brother  and  say  his  piece  may 
apply  to  Lathrop,  Mo.,  but  it  does  not  apply 
to  Richmond,  Va.  The  young  men  are  our 
bone  and  sinew  and  are  always  ready  and 
willing  to  respond  to  their  fullest  extent  to 
every  call  made  on  them  for  time  or  money. 
Our  churches  have  a  large  turnout  of  the 
young  on  all  our  Lord's  day  services,  so 
much  so  that  it  has  been  commented  on  by 
visiting  preachers  time  and  again.  One  great 
cause  for  young  men  not  coming  to  the  front 
more  generally  is  found  in  the  fact  that  the 
preachers  do  not  exert  themselves  enough, 
and  the  officers  too  often  forget  the  old  say« 
ing,  "young  men  for  war  and  old  men  for 
counsel."  The  church  should  always  be  on 
the  warpath  for  souls  and  advancement,  and 
it  cannot  follow  too  closely  the  ways  of  our 
grandfathers,  for  times  are  changing  day  by 
day.  The  young  man  is  the  only  one  to  keep 
abreast  of  the  tide.  Encourage  the  young 
men  to  join  in  the  active,  forward  work  and 
they  will  gladly  do  it,  but  expect  them  to 
follow  old  time  ideas  and  wait  orders,  and 
they  will  drift  off  every  time.  Richmond  is 
proud  to  be  able  say  that  her  pulpits  are 
filled  by  such  men  as  Carey  E.  Morgan,  P. 
W.  Troy,  Preston  A.  Cave,  Henry  Pearce  At- 
kins and  H.  H.  Moore,  all  of  them  young  and 
full  of  energy,  fond  of  young  men  and  al- 
ways planning  for  forward  movements  with 
the  young  men  as  advisers  and  helps.  Try 
this  plan,  my  brother,  and  you  will  find  the 
same  state  of  affairs  as  exists  with  us. 

J.  L,  Hill. 
Richmond,  Va. 

Ji 

How    Some    of    Our    Readers    C&n 

Make  Money. 

Having  read  of  the  success  of  some  of  your 
readers  selling  Dish-washers,  I  have  tried  the  work 
with  wonderful  success.  I  have  not  made  less  than 
$9.00  any  day  for  the  last  six  months.  The  Mound 
City  Dish-washer  gives  good  satisfaction  and  every 
family  wants  one.  A  lady  can  wash  and  dry  the 
dishes  without  removing  her  gloves  and  can  do  the 
work  In  two  minutes.  I  got  my  sample  machine 
from  the  Mound  City  Dish- Washer  Co.,  of  St.  IyOuis, 
Mo.  I  used  it  to  take  orders  and  sold  12  Dish- 
washers the  first  day.  The  Mound  City  Dish- 
Washer  Co.  will  start  you.  Write  them  for  particu- 
lars.   Toadies  can  do  as  well  as  men. 

John  F.  M. 


A  College  at  Washington  City. 

The  Disciples  are  to  establish  a  college  at 
Washington,  D.  C.  The  project  has  been  un- 
der consideration  two  or  three  years.  Re- 
cently it  was  definitely  decided  to  begin  the 
work  next  year.  F.  D.  Power  and  E.  B  Bag- 
by,  Washington;  B.  A.  Abbott  and  Peter 
Ainslie,  Baltimore;  Francis  M.  Applegate, 
New  York,  and  Daniel  E.  Motley,  ex  officio, 
are  the  trustees.  Three  more  trustees  are  to 
be  chosen  from  other  places. 

The  institution  expects  to  do.  the  highest 
order  of  college  work  from  the  beginning. 
"it  is  the  intention  of  the  institution  to  do 
the  best  grade  of  college  work,  employing 
men  of  thorough  scholarship  and  Christian 
life-power."  The  institution  will  certainly 
have  many  advantages  in  being  at  Washing- 
ton, the  seat  of  the  government,  and  where 
there  are  large  libraries. 

Daniel  E.  Motley  is  to  be  president  of 
the  college  He  is  surely  capable  of  filling 
the  place  He  has  done  acceptable  work  as 
organizer  and  state  evangelist  in  North  Caro- 
lina. The  Watch  Tower  says  he  is  "brave,  an 
untiring  worker  and,  above  all,  a  profound 
scholar,  t-le  is  the  embodiment  of  all  that  is 
requisite  in  an  organizer  and  instructor." 

Mr.  Motley  took  the  degrees  of  B.  S.  and 
A.  B  at  Milligan  College  in  1894.  He  has 
since  taken  A.  M.  from  the  same  institution. 
He  attended  Johns  Hopkins  University  three 
years,  where  he  won  a  scholarship  each  year 
and  took  Ph.D.  degree  in  1899.  Mr.  Motley 
was  one  of  the  ablest  students  of  the  uni- 
versity. A  Baltimore  paper  stated  that  his 
chief  professor  said,  "Dr.  Motley  made  the 
best  examination  in  history  in  the  history  of 
the  department."  X.   X. 


Minnesota    Letter. 

The  great  Minneapolis  convention  had  a 
very  perceptible  effect;  on  our  churches  in  this 
state.  It  aroused  hope,  imparted  energy  and 
set  in  motion  such  an  evangelistic  campaign 
as  the  state  never  before  knew.  J.  K.  Shel- 
lenberger  held  a  meeting  in  Duluth  resulting 
in  13  additions.  A.  D.  Harmon  held  a  meet- 
ing in  his  own  church  in  St.  Paul  resulting  in 
23  additions.  Simpson  Ely  held  a  meeting 
at  Mankato  resulting  in  35  additions.  J.  O. 
Walton  and  wife  held  a  meeting  at  Truman 
and  organized  a  new  church  witn  33  members. 
M.  B  Ainsworth,  of  Watertown,  S.  D.,  held 
a  meeting  for  his  uncle,  R.  M.  Ainsworth,  at 
Cleveland,  this  state,  and  added  18  to  the 
fold.  J.  G.  M.  Luttenberger  was  at  Litchfield 
two  weeks  and  added  13  to  tha  church.  J.  K. 
Hester  preached  a  few  days  at  Olivia  and  in- 
creased the  church  by  10.  These  additions  I 
know  of,  and  perhaps  there  were  others. 

Simpson  Ely  is  now  in  an  interesting  meet- 
ing with  John  Treloar  at  Austin,  Minn.  At 
last  accounts  there  had  been  seven  additions. 
From  Austin  Bro.  Ely  will  go  to  Roches- 
ter and  join  hands  with  the  indefatigable  W. 
W.  Devine  in  a  four  weeks'  siege.  Dec.  29 
J.  K.  Shellenberger  will  begin  a  series  of 
meetings  with  the  new  church  at  Winona 
and  the  pastor,  Wm.  Baier.  Bro.  Shellen- 
berger is  now  preaching  for  the  church  at  Du- 
luth during  the  absence  of  the  pastor,  C.  R. 
Sine,  visiting  friends  in  the  east.  W.  W. 
Devine,  of  Rochester,  is  in  a  meeting  at 
Marion. 

E.  R.  Russell,  of  Wessington,  S.  D.,  is 
preaching  during  this  month  for  the  church 
at  Garden  City,  this  state,  and  the  probabil- 
ity is  that  he  will  become  the  settled  pastor. 
The  announcement  made  in  the  Evangelist 
recently  that  J.  K.  Shellenberger  would  be- 
come the  pastor  of  the  church  at  Albia,  la., 
was  a  little  previous.  Our  missionary  board 
could  not  let  him  go  and  he  is  to  remain  as 
our  corresponding  secretary.  This  means 
much  for  the  cause  in  this  state;  we  have  no 
other  man  who  understands  the  needs  of 
Minnesota  so  well. 


HOW  TO  FIND  OUT. 


Fill  a  bottle  or  common  glass  with  your 
water  and  let  it  stand  twenty-four  hours;  a 
sediment  or  settling  indicates  an  unhealthy 
condition  of  the  kidneys;  if  it  stains  the  linen 
it  is  evidence  of  kidney  trouble;  too  frequent 
desire  to  pass  it,  or  pain  in  the  back  is  also 
convincing  proof  that  the  kidneys  and  bladder 
are  out  of  order. 

WHAT  TO  DO. 

There  is  comfort  in  the  knowledge  so  often 
expressed  that  Dr.  Kilmer's  Swamp-Root,  the 
great  kidney  and  bladder  remedy,  fulfills  every 
wish  in  curing  rheumatism,  pain  in  the  back, 
kidneys,  liver,  bladder  and  every  part  of  the 
urinary  passage.  It  corrects  inability  to  hold 
water  and  scalding  pain  in  passing  it,  or  bad 
effects  following  use  of  liquor,  wine  or  beer, 
and  overcomes  that  unpleasant  necessity  of  be- 
ing compelled  to  go  often  during  the  day,  and 
to  get  up  many  times  during  the  night.  The 
mild  and  the  extraordinary  effect  of  Swamp- 
Root  is  soon  realized.  It  stands  the  highest 
for  its  wonderful  cures  of  the  most  distressing 
cases.  If  you  need  a  medicine  you  should  have 
the  best.  Sold  by  druggists  in  fifty-cent  and 
one-dollar  sizes. 

You  may  have  a  sample  bottle  of  Swamp- 
Root  and  a  book  that  tells  more  about  it, 
both  sent  absolutely  free  by  mail.  Address 
Dr.  Kilmer  &  Co.,  Binghamton,  N.  Y.  When 
writing  mention  that  you  read  this  generous 
offer  in  the  Christian-Evangelist. 


Last  Lord's  day  Bro.  E.  A,  Orr  and  the 
writer  exchanged  pulpits.  The  following  day 
Bro.  Orr  read  a  paper  entitled  "The  Preach- 
er the  Advance  Agent  of  the  Kingdom  of 
God,"  before  the  ministerial  association  of 
this  city.  The  paper  elicited  very  high  praise 
and  at  the  same  time  provoked  a  very  warm 
discussion.  Bro.  Orr  is  a  man  of  fine  schol- 
arship and  broad  and  liberal  culture. 

H.  D.  Williams. 

Mankato.  Minn.,  Dec.  12,  1901. 


Missouri  C.  W.  B.  M. 

We  are  glad  to  report  106  days  of  field  work 
done  during  October  and  November,  result- 
ing in  11  new  auxiliaries,  aggregating  184 
members. 

Mrs.  Ella  B.  Hall,  of  Springfield,  succeeds 
Mrs.  Anna  Hooten  as  manager  of  Springfield 
district. 

Every  C.  W.  B.  M.  woman  should  know  of 
the  special  work  for  Missouri  this  year,  to 
send  Miss  Mattie  Burgess  to  India  and  to 
support  her  for  a  ye*r.  This  will  need  at 
least  $1,000,  which  must  be  in  special  gLfts 
over  and  above  the  regular  monthly  offerings. 
Gifts  of  any  amount,  including  life  member- 
ships of  $25  payable  in  two  years  and  annual 
memberships,  may  be  directed  toward  this 
fund. 

In  order  to  have  a  definite  sum  toward 
which  auxiliaries  may  work,  the  following 
plan  is  suggested:  That  each  auxiliary  shall 
use  its  most  earnest  endeavors  to  send  a  sum 
for  this  purpose  that  shall  equal  $1.00  for  each 
member,  to  be  paid  before  Sept.  1,  1902,  prefer- 
ably in  quarterly  installments.  Endeavorers, 
churches  and  individuals  are  earnestly  invited 
to  have  fellowship  with  C.  W.  B.  M.  sisters, 
as  they  thus  become  a  living  link,  by  contrib- 
uting for  this  purpose  through  the  auxiliary. 
As  the  blessed  Christmas  season  approaches 
let  us  remember  the  Christless  ones,  to  whom 
Miss  Burgess  shall  minister  for  ms,  and  make, 
in  his  name,  an  offering  of  love. 

All  money  intended  for  this  purpose  should 
be  sent  to  Mrs.  Helen  E.  Moses,  plainly  desig- 
nated "the  Mattie  Burgess  fund,"  and  re- 
ported to  secretary  in  like  terms. 

Mrs.  L.  G.  Bantz. 

5738  Vernon  Ave.,  St.  Louis. 


J6J8 


THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


Decfmbbk.  19,  1901 


Ea.stern  News  Notes. 

"The  saloon  must  go!"  This  was  the  rally- 
ing cry  of  some  one  hundred  delegates  repre- 
senting every  section  of  our  country  who 
gathered  Dec.  3,  in  this  city  to  attend  the 
sixth  annual  convention  of  the  American 
Anti-Saloon  League.  As  Hiram  Price,  presi- 
dent of  the  league,  had  died  during  the 
year,  the  first  vice-president,  Dr  L.  B.  Wil- 
son, presided  and  was  elected  president,  for 
the  ensuing  year. 

Howard  W.  Russell,  general  superintendent, 
in  his  annual  report  said:  "The  fact  that  the 
anarchists  of  Chicago  hatched  their  con- 
spiracy of  Chicago  of  1886  in  the  north  side 
saloons,  has  been  forgotten.  But  when  the 
nation  understands  that  President  McKin- 
ley's  assassin  was  the  son  of  a  former  saloon- 
keeper, that  in  the  back  room  of  his  father's 
saloon  in  Cleveland  he  learned  his  first  lesson 
in  anarchy,  that  he  boarded  in  a  saloon  in 
Buffalo  and  went  therefrom  to  fire  the  fatal 
shot,  and  that  the  murderer  was  toas'.ed  and 
praised  by  the  anarchists  of  Paterson  and 
Newark  in  the  saloons  of  these  cities,  the 
patriotic  indignation  of  the  people  will  have 
bsen  aroused  to  such  a  degree  against  the 
saloon  as  a  meeting  place  and  personification 
of  anarchy  as  will  hasten  the  fulfillment  of 
the  prediction  that  within  ten  years  the 
paramount  question  in  America  will  be  the 
abolishment  of  the  saloon.  In  eight  years  a 
promising  league  has  been  formed  out  of  the 
branches  in  thirty-six  of  the  states  and  terri- 
tories of  the  union." 

J.  L.  Erwin  was  loudly  applauded  when  he 
stated  that  when  the  Anti- Saloon  League 
begin  its  work  in  this  city  there  were  1,100 
saloons,  one  for  eyery  318  persons,  now  there 

SERIOUS   HEART   DISEASE   IS 


The  Eminent  Specialist,  Dr.  Frank- 
lin Miles,  Succeeds  After  5  to  30 
Physicians  Fail. 


$2.50  WORTH  OF  TREATMENFFR.EE, 


Heart  diseases  which  a  few  years  ago 
were  incurable  now  readily  yield  to  treat- 
ment. Short  breath,  pain  in  the  side,  op- 
pression in  the  chest,  palpitation,  smother- 
ing spells,  puffing  of  the  ankles  or.  dropsy, 
whether  complicated  with  stomach,  liver 
and  nervous  troubles  or  not,  can  be  speedily 
relieved  and  soon  cured.  Dr.  Miles  will 
give  a  $2.50  course  of  treatment  free,  to 
prove  the  truth  of  his  statement.  His 
treatments  have  the  great  advantage  of 
being  specially  prepared  to  suit  the  pecu- 
liarities of  each  patient. 

These  treatments  are  the  result  of  25 
years  of  close  study,  careful  research  and 
extraordinary  success.  They  are  far  in  ad- 
vance of  the  medicines  used  by  the  ordin- 
ary doctor  and  few  show  such  faith  in  their 
remedies.  Every  sufferer  should  take  ad- 
vantage of  this  opportunity  before  it  is  too 
late. 

Hon.  John  Gates,  Ex-Representative  of  Iowa, 
after  10  years  of  suffering  from  heart,  stomach, 
and  bladder  troubles,  says,  "I  lose  no  opportunity 
to  advocate  Dr.  Miles'  Special  Treatment.  I  am 
better  now  than  for  ten  years,  which  I  attribute 
solely  to  his  skillful  treatment." 

Mrs.  Mary  A.  Bradeen,  of  Rapids,  Me.,  writes:  "I 
consider  your  heart  treatment  worth  its  weight  in 
gold  to  me.  You  have  saved  my  life  after  others 
failed." 

Philip  Metz,  of  Montra,  O.,  reports:  "I  had  heart 
trouble  for  15  years  and  was  very  near  death's  door 
when  I  commenced  your  Special  Treatment.  I  now 
feel  well  and  work  every  day." 

Mrs.  August  Kronck,  of  Huntington,  Ind.,  cured 
after  30  physicians  failed;  Mrs.  Flora  Graetor,  of 
Bristolville,  O.,  after  22;  Mrs.  R.  Parker,  of  Mishawa- 
ka,  Ind.,  after  1G;  Mrs.  H.  15.  Cole,  Pittsburgh,  Pa., 
after  6;  and  Mrs.  E.  Norris,  of  Windsor,  O.,  after  five 
gave  her  up. 

A  thousand  references  to,  and  testimonials  from 
Bishops.  Clergymen,  Bankers,  Farmers,  and  their 
wives  will  be  sent  free  011  request. 

Send  at  once  to  Franklin  Miles,  M.  D., 
LL.  B.,  201  to  209  State  St.,  Chicago,  111., 
for  copyrighted  examination  chart  and 
pamphlet.    Mention  this  paper. 


are  640  saloons  or  one  for  every  443  persons. 
Then  one  arrest  for  drunkenness  and  disorder- 
ly conduct  for  every  47  persons,  now  one  for 
70  persons. 

In  a  strong  adiress,  Dr.  D.  J.  Burrell,  of 
New  York,  admonished  that  the  canteen  was 
scotched  and  not  dead.  The  anti-saloon 
forces  must  make  further  demands:  that  a 
total  abstinence  clause  be  inserted  in  enlist- 
ment papers,  that  the  canteen  be  converted 
into  a  club  of  healthful  atmosphere,  that  it  be 
supervised  by  <<ffi;ers  adequately  instructed 
in  the  management  of  a  club  devoted  to  the 
betterment  of  the  men  and  not  out  of  sym- 
pathy with  the  spirit  of  such  an  organization. 
Much  of  the  credit  for  the  success  of  the  work 
during  the  past  year  is  due  to  E  C  Din- 
widdie,  the  legislative  superintendent.  At 
the  closing  session  $5  000  was  raised  to  pay 
off  a  deficiency  of  $7,000  which  had  accumu- 
lated in  the  last  two  years.  The  convention 
adjourned  Dec.  5,  to  meet  again  next  year  in 
Washington. 

Finley  B.  Sapp  has  accepted  the  unanimous 
call  from  the  H  Street  church  of  this  city 
and  has  begun  work.  Bro  Sapp  is  a  grad- 
uate of  Bethany  College,  preached  for  several 
years  in  the  state  of  Washington,  has  done 
good  service  as  an  evangelist  and  doubtless 
wilt- build  successfully  upon  the  foundation  so 
well  laid  by  W  J.  Wright.  Bro.  Wright's 
first  duties  as  general  eastern  evangelist 
called  him  to  Baltimore,  setting  in  order  the 
affairs  of  the  Huntington  A.ve.  church.  J.  H. 
Troy,  the  former  pastor,  has  started  an  in- 
dependent work  J.  O.  Shelburne  is  serving 
at  Huntington  Ave.  temporarily.  W.  J. 
Wright  is  now  in  a  meeting  with  the  mission 
church  at  East  Orange,  N.  J. 

J.  W.  Kimmel  has  recently  closed  a  short 
meeting  with  his  church,  Whitney  Ave.,  with 
about  a  dozen  confessions.  The  local  union 
of  our  C  E  societiesis  arranging  to  buy  a  lot 
and  build  a  chapel- in  the  southeastern  section 
of  Washington.  The  Ninth  Street  church  is 
busily  preparing  for  the  coming  of  Wilson 
and  Huston  Jan  5.  We  have  now  an  average 
attendance  of  nearly  four  hundred  at  Sunday- 
school,  holding  sixth  place  among  the  Prot- 
estant schools  in  the  District  of  Columbia. 
Our  church  debt  has  been  reduced  by  18,500 
in  three  and  a  half  years.  There  have  bee  n 
seventeen  additions,  twelve  by  baptism  since 
Oct.  1.  We  anticipate  a  successful  meeting. 
Vermont  Ave.  continues  her  slow  and  steady 
gait  and  rejjicea  in  the  friskiness  of  her  chil- 
dren. 

Tbe  inauguration  of  a  school  or  higher  in- 
stitution of  learning  has  been  contemplated 
for  some  tima  by  the  Disciples  east  of  the 
Alleghenies.  Word  comes  from  Daniel  E. 
Motley,  of  Asheville,  N.  O,  that  he  proposes 
to  start  such  an  enterprise  in  this  city  next 
fall  and  will  begin  to  canvass  in  its  interests 
Jan  1.  Bro  Motley  received  his  degree  from 
Johns  Hopkins  University  and  is  well  quali- 
fied for  the  task  he  has  undertaken. 

Edward  B.  Bagbt. 

Washiwjton,  D.  C. 


An    Unworthy  Prea.cher. 

It  is  a  sad  duty  that  devolves  upon  us,  but 
one  that  we  feel  cannot  innocently  be  thrown 
off,  as  it  affects  the  well  being  of  the  cause 
we  love,  to  state  that  Joseph  S.  Kelley  is  un- 
worthy the  confidence  of  the  Christian  broth- 
erhood. He  has  preached  in  Alabama,  Missis- 
sippi, Tennessee  and  when  last  heard  from 
was  in  Arkansas.  He  is  said  sometimes  to 
assume  the  name  of  "Bowlin."  He  is  a  man 
about  35,  weighs  about  150  pounds,  medium 
height,  with  black  hair,  black  moustache  and 
dark  eyes.  If  particulars  are  desired  write  to 
one  of  the  undersigned. 

•  J.  B.  Marshall, 

E.  C.  Browning. 

J.  N.  Jessup. 


Of  a  woman  in  perfect  health  attracts 
the  eye  at  once.  Such  a  woman  is  all 
too  rarely  seen.  The  most  of  women 
bear  scars  of  suffering  on  their  faces 
which  no  smiles 
can  hide,  and  I 
often  in  their  very 
carriage  betray 
the  womanly 
weakness  which 
oppresses  them. 

There  can  be  no 
perfect  health  for 
the  woman  who 
suffers  from  dis- 
ease of  the  delicate 
womanly  organ- 
ism. Her  general 
health  is  so  inti- 
mately related  to 
the  local  health  of 
the  womanly  or- 
gans that  these 
must  be  cured  be- 
fore the  general 
health  can  be 
established. 

Dr.  Pierce's  Fa- 
vorite Prescription 
makes  weak  women  strong  and  sick 
women  well.  It  cures  womanly  dis- 
orders and  diseases ;  brightens  the  dull 
eye,  rounds  out  the  hollow  cheek  and 
gives  strength  for  wifely  duties  and 
maternal  cares. 

"My  health  is  the  best  now  that  it  has  been 
for  four  years,"  writes  Mr».  Phebe  Morris,  of  Ira, 
Cayuga  Co.,  N.  Y.,  Box  52.  "I  have  taken  but 
two  bottles  of  your  medicine,  '  Favorite  Pre-  \ 
scription '  and  'Golden  Medical  Discovery.'" 
These  medicines  have  done  me  more  good  thac 
all  that  I  have  ever  taken  before.  I  couldn't  do 
my  work  only  about  half  the  time,  and  now  I 
can  work  all  the  tim«  for  a  family  of  four. 
Before  I  took  your  medicines  I  was  sick  in  bed 
nearly  half  the  time.  My  advice  to  all  who  are 
troubled  with  female  weakness  is  to  take  Dr. 
Pierce's  Favorite  Prescription  and  '  Golden  Med- 
ical Discovery  ' — the  most  wonderful  medicines 
in  the  world." 

Dr.  Pierce's  Common  Sense  Medical 
Adviser  is  sent  free  on  receipt  of  21  one- 
cent  stamps  to  pay  expense  of  mailing 
only.  Address  Dr.  R.  V.  Pierce,  Buf- 
falo, N.  Y. 


The  Preachers'  Meeting  a.t  Moberly, 
Missouri. 

According  to  a  previously  arranged  plan  a 
number  of  preachers  met  in  the  study  of  the 
Central  Christian  church  of  Moberly  at  2  p.  m. 
Dec.  9,  to  hold  the  first  of  the  monthly 
preachers'  meetings  of  north  central  Mis- 
souri. 

A  permanent  organization  was  formed,  of 
which  S.  B.  Moore,  of  Moberly,  was  made 
president  and  W.  D.  McCulley,  of  Huntsville, 
secretary.  The  president  and  secretary  were 
constituted  a  program  committee  to  arrange 
for  the  next  meeting  whicn  will  be  Jan.  21, 
1902. 

After  the  business  matters  were  disposed  of 
a  splendid  paper  was  re  id  by  E  M.  Rich- 
mond, of  Fayette,  on  "Where  Was  Christ, 
and  What  Was  He  Doing,  Between  His  Death 
and  His  Resurrection?"  After  a  number  of 
friendly  and  interesting  criticisms,  another 
good  paper  was  presentad  by  E.  M  Smith,  of 
Centralia,  on  "The  Preacher  Before  the  Peo- 
ple " 

There  are  in  Moberly,  and  within  a  radius 
of  fifty  miles,  sixty-five  preachers  who  could 
attend  these  meetings  greatly  to  their  benefit. 
It  is  the  purpose  to  make  them  monthly  and 
permanent.  There  will  be  papers  and  ad- 
dresses on  all  questions  of  benefit  to  the 
preachers. 

W.  D.  McCulley,  Sec. 


For  Impaired    Vitality 

Take   Horsford's   Acid  PHospha.te. 

Half  a  teaspoon  in  half  a  glass  of  water, 
when  exhausted,  depressed  or  weary  from 
overwork,  worry  or  insomnia,  nourishes,, 
strengthens  and  imparts  new  life  and  vigor. 


December  19,  1901 


THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


6i9 


One     ReaLSon     Why    I    Am    a.    Pro- 
hibitionist. 

I  am  and  have  been  for  a  number  of  years 
a  third  party  Prohibitionist.  Of  course  I  am 
thoroughly  convinced  that  I  am  here  doing 
more  good  in  the  political  world  than  in  any 
other  way;  also  that  I  am  closer  to  the  heart 
.and  doctrine  of  Christ  than  is  possible  for  me 
anywhere  else.  The  more  I  know  of  the 
world  and  the  more  I  know  ofyhe  questions 
involved  the  better  lam  satisfied  to  be  counted 
among  the  Iowa  Prohibition  cranks.  I  would 
rather  stand  well  one  hundred  years  from 
now  than  to  be  politically  popular  in  Iowa 
to  day. 

I  am  a  Prohibitionist  because  this  is  at 
present  the  only  way  to  keep  the  political 
friends  of  the  saloon  at  the  study  of  the  great 
question  of  the  salooi  and  unrighteousLess. 

Before  the  campaign  justclosedin  Iowa  the 
political  bosses  callei  their  wise  men  together 
very  much  as  did  Herod  in  the  study  of  the 
birthplace  of  the  child  Jesus.  They  pro- 
pounded these  questions:  If  we  nominate  our 
man  and  run  him  for  governor,  how  many 
will  vote  the  Prohibition  ticket?  w  hat  will 
it  cost  us?  Can  we  not  call  in  our  political 
opponents  and  roll  up  such  a  majority  that  no 
one  will  suspect  us  of  ever  giving  a  thought 
to  the  Prohibitionists?  Can  we  safely  run 
the  father  of  the  mulct  law  without  stirring 
up  the  churches  and  bringing  ourselves  into 
such  a  hornets'  nest  as  we  were  in  in  the 
seventies  and  early  eighties? 

They  decided  they  were  safe,  and  they  were. 
The  churches  have  not  yet  waked  up  to  the 
I'act  that  they  are  moved  at  the  will  of  the 
-saloon  on  the  political  chessboard.  They 
made  a  careful  estimate  of  the  Prohibition 
vote.    They  put  it  very,   very  large,  as  they 


"Actina,"    a    Wonderful    Discovery    Which 

Cures  Diseased  Eyes,  No  Matter  Whether 

Chronic  or  Acute,   Without 

Cutting  or  Drugging. 

There  is  no  need  for  cutting,  drugging  or 
probing  ijhe  eye  for  any  form  of  disease,  for  a 
new  sys'em  of  treating  afflictions  uf  the  eye 
has  been  discovered 
whereby  all  torturous 
and  barbarous  methods 
are  eliminated  This 
wonderful  treatment 
takes  the  form  of  a  Pock- 
et Battery  and  is  known 
as  "Actina  "  It  is  pure- 
ly a  hotuv.  i^tment  and  self-administered  by 
the  patient.  There  is  no  risk  of  experiment- 
ing, as  thousands  of  people  have  been  cured 
of  blindness,  failing  eyesight, cataracts,  gran- 
ulated lids  and  other  afflictions  of  the  eye 
through  this  grand  discovery,  when  eminent 
oculists  termed  the  cases  incurable.  This 
wonderful  remedy  also  makes  the  use  of  spec- 
tacles unnecessary,  asitnot  only  removes  the 
weakened  and  unnatural  conditions  of  tbe  eye, 
but  gives  it  a  clear  vision.  J.  N  Horjne, 
Waycross,  Ga.,  writes:  "My  eyts  have  been 
wonderfully  benefited  by  Actina."  vV.  R. 
Owens,  Adrian,  Mo.,  writes:  "Actina  saved 
me  from  going  blind."  R.  J  Reid,  St.  Au- 
gustine, tf'la  ,  writes:  'Actina  removed  a 
cataract  from  my  son's  eye."  Robert  Baker, 
SO  Dearborn  St.,  Chicago,  111.,  writes:  "1 
should  have  been  blind  had  1  not  used  Ac- 
tina." A  party  of  prominent  citizens  have 
organized  in  a  company  known  as  the  New 
York  &  London  Electric  Association,  and 
they  have  given  this  method  bo  thorough  a 
test  on  hundreds  of  cases  pronounced  incur- 
able aud  hopeless  that  they  now  positively 
Assure  a  cure.  They  have  bought  all  Ameri- 
can and  European  rights  for  this  wonderful 
Invention.  Actina  is  sent  on  triil  postpaid. 
If  you  will  send  your  name  and  address  to  the 
New  York  &  London  Electric  Association, 
Dept.  203,  929  Walnut  street,  Kansas  City, 
Mo.,  you  will  receive  absolutely  free  a  valu- 
able book,  Prof.  Wilson's  Treatise  on  the  Eye 
and  its  Disease  in  General,  ana  you  can  rest 
assured  that-your  eyesight  and  hearing  will 
foe  restored,  no  "ma.  iter  how  many  doctors 
foavef  ailed. 


thought.  But,  thanks  be  to  God,  they  did 
not  get  it  half  high  enough.  Enough  of  us 
voted  that  ticket  to  keep  up  their  study  and 
make  it  more  imperative  than  ever.  We  do 
not  have  to  remind  them  that  s  Jon  an  elec- 
tion will  beclose.  They  know  it  and  already 
are  putting  on  their  thinking  caps  to  solve 
the  problem  how  they  may  yoke  the  saloon 
man  and  the  preacher  to  the  political  cart 
and  get  out  of  the  mud.  They  will  soon  come 
to  the  Methodist  Church  for  another  Shaw 
or  to  the  Disciples  for  another  Drake.  They 
have  always  succeeded  In  this  game  of  cbess 
and  hope  to  always  succeed  in  the  luture.  But 
God  is  on  the  side  of  righteousness  and  is 
raising  up  a  generation  with  eyes  to  see 
through  the  game,  and  the  day  of  reckoning 
is  not  far  off.  For  one,  I  propose  to  keep 
this  Herod  and  his  wise  mtn  as  the  study  of' 
this  problem  until  they  see  that  God  is  play- 
ing on  the  other  side. 

A.  M.  Haggard. 

&       ■ 

England  Revisited. 

On  July  17  I  sail  d  from  Boston  on  the 
steamship  "New  Eagland"  and  landed  at 
Liverpool  on  the  25th.  Our  voyage  was 
pleasant  and  prosperous,  and  more  like  a 
river  trip  than  an  ocean  voyage— no  gales, 
nor  storms,  nor  thrilling  scenes.  Some 
amusing  incidents,  however,  o  curred.  We 
had  on  board  about  forty  Mormon  mission- 
aries bound  .  for  England  and  the  Conti- 
nent. Some  of  these  were  exceedingly  zealous 
in  propagating  their  crude  and  foolish  doc- 
trines The  most  active  were  a  woman  about 
45  and  a  man  about  75  years  of  age.  Both 
were  very  verbose  and  dogmatic,  and  gave 
evidence  that  they  had  learned  their  lessons 
well  at  Salt  Lake  City.  The  old  man  boasted 
that  he  had  conducted  four  missions  in  Eng- 
land and  had  eight  wive3.  He  had  with  him 
one  of  tnem  about  00  yeaz*s  old. 

On  the  second  day  out  they  commenced 
their  work  ia  earnest.  '/Vith  tueir  Bibles  in 
hand  (well  interlarded  with  notes)  they 
moved  umong  the  p  issengers  on  dejk  and 
read  the  commission,  aMark  16:15,16,  and 
the  two  folio  /ving  verses,  and  put  special  em- 
phasis on  "These signs  shall  follow,"  etc.,  con- 
tending that  if  the  commission  was  faithfully 
carried  out,  the  same  results  would  follow,  as 
in  the  days  of  the  apostles;  and  that  this  was 
not  a  mere  assertion,  for  the  demonstration 
had  been  given  and  was  now  actually  given 
at  the  present  day.  The  woman  affirmed  that 
two  years  ago  she  had  been  healed  of  a  pain- 
ful disease  by  "the  laying  on  of  hands"  of  a 
person  who  was  now  on  board  the  "New 
England,"  and  that  she  had  not  suffered  any 
pain  since.  The  old  man  declared  it  was  true 
and  that  he  had  healed  hundreds  of  people 
and  also  conferred  upon  many  the  gift  of  the 
Holy  Ghost  by  tbe  laying  on  of  his  hands. 
1  challenged  the  statements  of  both,  and  also 
showed  that  they  had  misapplied  some  pas- 
sages and  misquoted  others,  and  therefore  I 
could  not  accept  their  testimony  without 
clear  and  substantial  proof. 

Two  days  passed  and  I  learned  that  the 
wife  of  the  old  man  was  very  sick.  As  soon 
as  the  Mormon  woman  came  on  deck,  and  in 
the  presence  of  a  number  of  passengers  with 
wnorn  she  had  frequently  talked,  I  asked  her: 
"How  is  Mrs.  H.  this  morning'"  She 
answered:  "She  has  had  a  bad  night,  but  is 
improving."  I  replied,  "Why  did  you  not 
get  the  person  who  healed  you  to  relieve  her 
of  her  sickness!"  Confused  and  disjomfited 
she  left  without  any  reply.  Soon  after  tbe 
old  Mormon  appeared  on  deck  and  1  asked 
him:  "How  is  your  wife  this  morning!"  He 
replied:  "I  think  she  is  better,  and  I  hope 
she  will  be  able  to  come  on  deck  to  morrow." 
I  then  asked  him,  "  vVhy  did  you  allow  her  to 
suffer  when  you  can  heal  the  sick  by  the  lay- 
ing on  of  your  hands?"  He  made  no  reply 
but  walked  away.  This  incident  put  a  stop 
to  their   activity    in    proselyting  and    their 


ay   I  Send  You 

A  Book? 

I  will  mail  you  any  book  from  the  list  be- 
low if  you  send  me  your  address. 

With  it  1  will  send  an  order  on  your  near- 
est druggist  for  six  bottles  of  Dr.  Snoop's 
Restorative,  if  you  think  that  you  nei-d  it 
after  reading  this  book,  you  are  weleome  to 
take  it  a  month  at  my  risk.  If  it  cures,  pay 
your  druggist  $5  50.  If  it  fails  I  will  pay  nim 
myself 

This  remarkable  offer  is  made  after  a  life- 
time's experience.  I  have  learned  how  to 
strengthen  the  inside  nerves— tnose  nerves 
that  alone  operate  every  vital  organ.  I  make 
each  organ  do  its  duty  by  bringing  ba°  k  its 
nerve  power  No  case  is  too  difficult.  I  take 
the  risk  in  all 

In  five  years  550  000  people  have  accepted 
this  offer,  and  30  in  each  40  paid.  They  paid 
because  they  were  cured,  for  no  druggist  ac- 
cepts a  penny  otherwise.  The  decision  is  Lfo 
with  v  in 

Note  that  if  my  Restorative  cures,  the  cost 
is  a  trifle  If  it  fails,  it  is  free  Can  you 
neglect  such  an  offer  when  39  out  of  40  who 
write  me  are  cured! 


Simply  state 
which  book  you 
want,  and  address 
Dr.  Shiop,  Box 582, 
Racine.  Wis. 


Book  No.  1  on  Dyspepsia, 
Book  No.  2  on  the  Heart, 
Book  No.  3  on  the  Kidneys, 
Book  No.  4  for  Women, 
Book  No.  5  for  Men  (sealed) , 
Book -No.  6  on  Rheumatism. 


Mild  cases,   not  chronic,  are  often  cured  by 
one  or  two  bottles.     At  all  druggists. 


bold  assertions  and  showed  up  the  sham  and 
hollowness  of  their  pretensions. 

On  my  arrival  at  my  son's  I  found  several 
kind  letters  of  ve.come  and  invitation 
awaiting  me.  I  commenced  my  labors  at 
Chester  Here  I  received  a  most  cordial  wel- 
come and  preached  to  large  and  attentive 
audiences.  The  labors  of  Bros.  M.  D  Todd, 
J.  M.  Van  Horn  and  Earl  M.  Todd,  are  held 
in  loving  remembrance  and  are  still  produc- 
ing good  fruits.  Bro.  Mark  Collins  had 
closed  his  ministry  there  a  few  weeks  before 
I  arrived  and  had  returned  to  the  United 
States,  to  the ,  regret  of  not  a  few.  The 
church  is  now  in  need  of  a  gaod,  devoted, 
earnest  and  sound  gospel  preacher.  I  hope 
this  want  will  soon  be  supplied.  Chester  is 
a  very  fruitful  field  for  the  fai.hful  preacher. 
The  situation  and  the  climate  are  delightful, 
the  church  is  earnest,  devoted  acd  active,  and 
the  people  are  ready  to  hear  the  word  and 
obey. 

Tbence  I  went  to  Birkenbead.  This  is  the 
field  where  Bro.  J.  M.  Van  Horn  achieved  so 
many  victories  for  Christ.  He  was  succeeded 
by  Bro.  J.  J.  Haley,  and  the  large  audiences 
that  J.  M.  Van  Horn  gathered  ia  the  Music 
Hall  were  sustained,  but  since  Bro  Haley's 
return  to  the  United  States  the  hall  has  been 
given  up  and  the  church  meets  in  a  bui'ding 
erected  on  its  own  lot.  Bro.  G.  Rapkia  is 
the  present  preacher.  He  is  a  man  of  great 
zeal  and  unflagging  activity.  He  is  rising 
daily  in  the  esteem  of  the  church  and  people, 
and  his  audiences  are  increasing  in  size  and 
interest.  Nearly  every  week  some  are  added 
to  the  church;  and  in  the  near  future  he  hopes 
that  the  church  will  occupy  a  building  on  the 
front  part  of  the  lot  that  will  seat  from  600  to 
800  people.  Henry  S.  Earl. 

lrvington,  Ind. 

State  of  Ohio,  City  of  Toledo,    j 

Lucas  County.  (     ■ 

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FRANK  J.  CHENEY. 

Sworn  to  before  me  and  subscribed  in  my  pres- 
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December  19, 1901 


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Practical  Christen  Union. 

The  time  has  certainly  come  in  our  history 
as  a  people  who  have  stood  for  the  union  of 
Christians  upon  "the  Bible  and  the  Bible 
alone"  as  a  practical  basis  for  such  union, 
to  undertake  some  more  practical  line  of 
bringing  about  a  united  church.  Christian 
union  means,  when  reduced  to  its  last 
analysis,  church  union, as  it  will  be  impossible 
to  have  the  Christians  united  and  the  church 
yet  divided.  I  will  suggest  a  few  things  that 
will  be  helpful: 

1.  To  encourage  the  idea  of  holding  union 
meetings  with  the  denomination  that  is  near- 
est to  us  in  faith  and  practice  in  a  given  com- 
munity, with  a  Christian  evangelist  to  do  the 
preaching.  This  would  show  to  the  world  that 
we  were  really  in  favor  of  union;  would  ac- 
quaint us  with  our  religious  neighbors  in 
rescuing  the  perishing  and  preaching  the 
apostolic  gospel  in  apostolic  fashion;  would 
lead  them  into  more  correct  views  of  the 
truth;  and  would  result  in  the  salvation  of 
many  precious  souls. 

I  would  not  be  particularly  in  favor  of  a 
"union  meeting"  of  all  the  evangelical  denom- 
inations and  the  Church  of  Christ,  with  a  de- 


nominational evangelist  to  do  the  preaching. 
It  may  accomplish  some  good,  but  the  converts 
are  apt  to  be  about  "half  baked"  or  incor- 
rectly taught  in  the  word  of  the  Lord,  as  there 
are  too  many  of  these  evangelists  who  quote 
Mark  16  6  in  this  manner,  "He  that  believeth 
shall  be  ved,  and  he  that  believeth  not  shall 
be  damnv    ." 

2.  To  send  special  invitations  to  all  so- 
called  Christian  bodies  to  attend  our  revival 
efforts  and  to  give  such  help  as  they  feel  dis- 
posed to  offer,  knowing  that  there  are  always 
great  things  to  be  had  just  for  the  asking. 
Jesus  says,  "Ask  and  ye  shall  receive."  This 
is  a  rule  that  will  generally  hold  good. 

3.  Now,  since  there  was  a  standing  com- 
mittee of  five  brethren  appointed  at  Minne- 
apolis to  represent  the  convention  upon  the 
subject  of  Christian  union  for  the  year  to 
come,  suppose  said  committee  should  devise 
ways  to  have  the  national  convention  repre- 
sented at  the  various  gatherings  of  the  denom- 
inations by  a  representative  man  to  take  such 
course  and  action  before  the  assembly  as  the 
time  and  place  would  seem  to  demand,  using 
discretion  and  prudence  in  order  to  further 
the  cause  of  Christian  union,  and  report  re- 
sults at  our  next  national  convention. 

This  would  open  up  the  question  in  a  man- 
ner that  would  go  toward  convincing  the 
Christian  world  at  large  of  our  sincerity  and 
that  we  really  did  want  this  union  that  we 
have  clamored  for  so  long  by  word  of  mouth. 

Now,  let  us  advocate  it  in  a  manner  that 
will  speak  louder,  as  "actions  always  speak 
louder  than  words."  If  the  denominations 
will  not  come  to  us,  let  us  go  to  them.  Not 
to  join  in  with  them  in  their  erroneous  views, 
but  to  offer  them  something  that  we  have 
that  they  need,  and  need  as  much  as  we  do, 
thereby  making  overtures  looking  forward  to 
the  "glad  day  when  all  Christians  are  one." 
G.  M.  Walkbk. 

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Evangelistic. 

CAL1F0RNA. 

Vallejo,  Dec.  1. — First  three  months'  work 
in  this  town,  location  of  Mare  Island  Navy 
yard,  closed  yesterday  with  2  baptisms  and  4 
by  letter  for  the  period.  We  met  in  a  hall, 
but  hope  soon  to  secure  a  lot.  On  Dec.  13  I 
go  to  Redlands,  at  which  place  I  was  pastor 
for  the  two  ye  irs  closing  in  August  last.  The 
return,  though  for  a  short  time,  will  still  be 
a  joyful  one,  tbe  occasion  being  the  dedica- 
tion of  our  beautiful  house  of  worship  which 
was  just  being  completed  when  I  left  this 
summer  to  come  to  Berkeley  Bible  Seminary. 
The  dedication  has  been  delayed  until  the 
new  pastor  should  come,  Bro.  Conley,  of  Lex- 
ington, Ky. — Paul  McRetnolds. 
ENGLAND. 

Southampton,  Dec.  3.— Two  recently  added 
by  bapti  m  and  1  by  letter.  Though  result- 
ing in  but  1  confession,  Bro.  Earl's  recent  ten 
days'  meeting  did  much  in  interesting  former 
friends.  My  second  anniversary  as  pastor 
was  celebrated  Nov.  17  There  were  15  bap- 
tisms during  the  year  and  6  added  by  letter, 
making  a  total  of  48  for  the  two  years.  We 
have  paid  $1,500  off  our  indebtedness  and  are 
■■$125  per  annum  nearer  self-support  than  we 
were  two  years  ago.  The  annual  report  of 
our  English  w>>rk  just  issued  shows  tbat  we 
raised  more  money  than  any  other  one  of  our 
English  churches  the  past  year,  both  for  home 
work  md  for  missions;  offerings  for  the  lat- 
ter aggregating  over  $400.  Bro.  F.  Cook,  of 
Southport,  gave  us  a  donation  during  the 
year  of  $300  on  our  debt  fund.— Leslie  W. 
Morgan. 

ILLINOIS 

Bellmont,  Dec.  9.— Our  series  of  meetings 
which  began  Nov.  14,  1901,  conducted  by  Evan- 
gelist Z.  A.  Harris,  of  E't.  Wayne,  Ind.,  closed 
Sunday  eveaing,  Dec  8.  There  were  17  acces 
sions;  10  baptisms,  3  by  statement  and  4  re- 
claimed.— B.  French,  Jr. 

Bloomington,  Dec.  11.— The  Updike  revival 
in  New  Castle,  Pa.,  closed  the  night  of  Dec. 
9,  with  145  additions;  25  the  last  night.— Geo. 
A.  Webb,  singer. 

Camp  Point,  Dec.  13. — By  reason  of  disap- 
pointment from  smallpox,  my  singer,  Bro.  L. 
D.  Sprague,  will  be  open  for  engagement  for 
January.  He  is  one  of  the  best  in  the  broth- 
erhooi.— R   G  Omer 

Dorchester,  Dec.  11.— I  have  just  closed  a 
meeting  at  Therburnville.  Oae  man  made  con- 


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fession.  Two  took  fellowship.  The  church 
was  reorganized  jwith  35  members.  We  have 
excellent  brethren  there.  The  Bible-scnool 
and  all  the  church  departments  are  in  good 
working  order.  This  meeting  was  conducted 
by  the  writergunder  the  auspices  of  the  fourth 
district.  The  church  is  a  missionary  church 
The  boys  and  girls'  rally  day,  which  was  ob- 
served at  the^Gillespie  church,  was  a  great 
success  — JohN'G  /M/Luttenberger. 

Le  Roy,  Dec.^lO.— Ourjmeeting  of  4  weeks 
closed  last  Lord's  day  with  11  accessions;  8 
baptisms, [2  by  statement  and  1  from  U.  B.'s, 
who  hadjjbeen  'baptized.  Mrs.  Nona  McCor- 
mick,  of  Jamestown,  Ind.,  led  the  singing  to 
satisfaction^  all.  The  "preaching  was  done 
by  the  pastor.  This  was  the  third  meeting  I 
have  heldnhere  in  the  two  years'  pastorate: 
total  number  £ofoaccessions  87.  In  a  short 
meeting  at'Holder,  111.,  there  were  3  baptisms 
not  reported. — F.  A.  Sword,  pastor. 

Omega.— One  Thanksgiving  day  a  20  days' 
meeting  closed'at-Mt.  Moriah,  6  miles  south 
of  Salem,  111  ;:40Jadded,  31  by  baptism.  Char- 
ley Wood,  ?of 'Wayne  county,  conducted  the 
meeting. — W.  J.  Simer. 

Sterling,  Dec.  9.— We  have  closed  a  short 
meetiDg  with47  added;  1  reclaimed,  three  let- 
ters and  the  others  conversions.  Brother 
Thad.  S.  TiDsley  did  the  preaching. — W.  E. 
Spicer,  pastor. 

Summum,  Dec.  9- — Two  confessions  at  reg- 
ular services  here  yesterday.  Reorganized 
the  Kerton  Valley  church  Saturday,  with 
about  40  members'present.  The  total  number 
will  be  about  60.  Will  organize  C.  E.  society 
there  this  week.  The  outlook  for  them  is  in- 
deed promising. — Chester  A.  Baird. 

Watseka,  Dec.  7. — A  husband  and  wife  were 
added  here  by  letter  last  Sunday,  making  14 
in  a  little  over  4  weeks.  This  congregation 
has  granted  me  the  privilege  of  holding  a 
meeting  at  Laporte,  Tex.,  this  winter.— B.  S. 
Ferrall. 

Windsor,JDec.  8.— I  closed  the  year's  work 
at  Ash  Grove,  Dec  1;  14  additions  and  church 
greatly  strengthened.  There  were  33  addi- 
tions for  the  year,  preaching  one-fourth  time. 
I  have  accepted  a  call  from  Mulberry  Grove 
one-fourth  time  the  coming  year. —A.  H.  Har- 
rell. 

INDIANA. 

Logansport,'Dec.JH.— Our  5  weeks'  meeting 
closed  last  Sunday  night  with  44  added;  31 
were  by  confession,  6  by  letter,  3  from  the 
M.  E,'s,  2  from  the  New  Lights,  1  from  the 
Evangelicals,  1  from  Dunkards.  Mrs.  J.  E. 
Powell,  our  soloist,  deserves  great  credit. 
Much  judicious  advertising  was  done  by  the 
committee.  No  clap-trap  methods  were  re- 
sorted to.  Finance  committee  came  out  with 
money  in  the  treasury  after  paying  all  ex- 
penses.— A.  M.  Hootman. 

Muncie,  Dec.  9. — Our  meeting  at  Charleroi, 
Pa.,  closed  with  33  additions;  23  by  confes- 
sion and  baptism.  That  makes  62  additions 
in  our  8  weeks'  work  in  Pennsylvania,  which 
is  encouraging  for  this  conservative  country. 
We  will  now  rest  till  after  the  holidays. — A. 
Martin. 

Terre  Haute,  Dec.  9.— Yesterday  we  had  3 
additions  to  the  church  at  Georgetown,  111, 
and  1  the  Sunday  before  at  Indianola,  111. — 
Leonard]V..Barbre. 

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Clarksville,  Dec.  12. — One  more  addition 
sicce  our  last  report;  30  since  I  took  the  work 
here  in  October.  I  will  hold  a  meeting  at 
Greene,  la.,  after  the  holidays. — A.  R.  Adams. 

De  Soto,  Dec.  11. — We  have  just  closed  a 
good  meeting  here  held  by  home  forces,  ex- 
cept that  Bro.  Garmony,  a  fine  chorus  leader 
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Manning,  Dec.  9.— Two  more  added  in  my 
meeting  at  Fiscus.  A  total  of  eight  in  two 
weeks. — F.  A.  Sheetz. 

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number  by  statement  at  oar  evenir  g  service 
yesterday  who  had  never  been  identified  with 
any  churen.— Sam  B.  Ross. 

Murray,  Dec.  6.— Fifteen  additions  to  date 
in  our  meeting  here.  Good  interest  and 
packed  houses.  P.  G.  Tyrrell  gives  No.  3  on 
our  lecture  course  here  next  Wednesday  in 
his  lecture  on  "Sleepy  Heads."— W.  W. 
Wharton. 

Oskaloosa,  Dec.  9.  — Our  revival  meeting 
lasted  4  weeks  and  closed  only  because  we 
had  previous1 "  agreed  with  the  other 
churches  to  j(  1  in  a  union  meeting  led  by 
Dr.  Gordon,  (  Cleveland,  O.;  68  accessions 
to  the  church  ore  the  visible  results,  40  con- 
fessions, 10  by  statement,  9  by  letter  and 
9  from  other  churches.  The  pastor,  J.  P. 
McKnight,  did  the  preaching  and  has  made 
active  preparations  for  taking  care  of  the  new 
converts. — A.  Hull. 

KANSAS. 

Belleville,  Dec.  10.— Bro.  W.  H.  Scrivner, 
of  Girard,  Kan.,  assisted  me  in  a  short  meet- 
ing which  closed  last  Thursday  eveningjwith 
9  additions;  5  by  baptismand^  by  statement, 
and  much  good  seed  sown  .forf  uture  gather- 
ing.—C.  Henderson. 

Council  Bluffs,  Dec.  9.— Two  additions 
here  yesterday,  one  confession,  one  by  state- 
ment — W.  B.  Crewdson. 

Glasco,  Dee.  6.— We  begin  a  meeting  on 
Lord's  day,  Dec.  8,  wi',h  J.  W.  Gaines,  of 
Perkins,  Okla.,  as  evangelist.  One  confession 
at  our  last  regular  service.— C.  "E.  F.  Smith. 

Harper,  Dec.  5.— I  have  moved  here  from 
Claflin,  Kan.,  and  give  half  time  to  this 
church  and  half  to  Bluff  City.  Have  been  in 
a  meeting  at  Ha,rper  two  weeks  with  1  con- 
fession and  4  by  letter  and  statement.  I 
preached  the  Thanksgiving  sermon  in  the 
Presbyterian  church  — B.  F.  Statlinger. 

Horton,  Dec.  10.— One  confession  last  Sun- 
day evening.  One  by  letter  not  reported.  I 
also  preached  the  union  Thanksgiving  sermon 
in  the  Free-will  Baptist  church.— Li.  H. 
BarNum. 

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Baptists  at  our  services  last  Lord's  day 
evening.— Chas.  A.  Polson. 

Soldier. — Our  meeting  closed  here  Monday, 
Dec.  2.  It  continued  three  weeks  and  besides 
the  general  uplift  to  the  church  and  com- 
munity, there  were  40  accessions.  O.  A.  Pol- 
son,  the  pastor,  is  highly  respected  and  will 
make  his  mark  among  us  — R.  L.  McHatton, 
1911  Broadway,  Kansas  City,  Mo. 

Thayer,  Dec.  9.— T.  A.  West,  of  Wellington, 
Kan.,  has  just  closed  a  meeting  for  us,  which 
was  one  of  the  best  meetings  we  have  ever 
had;  21  were  added  to  the  church,  13  by  eon- 
version,  2  from  the  Methodists,  1  from  the 
Presbyterians,  1  from  the  Congregationalists 
and  4  by  commendation. — Pastor. 

Wichita,  Dec.  12.— One  hundred  and  thirty 
accessions  here;  67  one  day,  24  another  day. 
New  house  will  be  built. — J.  V.  Coombs, 
A.  E.  Dubber,  pastor. 

MINNESOTA. 

Modelia,  Dec.  3. — We  held  a  short  meeting 
for  this  church  with  the  hope  of  reviving  the 
cause  here,  and  sucaeeded  in  encouraging 
them  to  try  to  engage  a  pastor  with  Truman 
and  Horicon.  Two  baptisms. — J.  Orville 
Walton  &  Belle  Ford  Walton,  evangel- 
ists. 

MISSOURI. 

Appleton  City,  Dec.  8.— Closed  a  two 
weeks'  meeting  at  Center  schoolhouse,  St. 
Clair  county,  last  night  with  eight  additions; 
seven  by  confession  and  baptism  and  one  by 
relation.  Our  meetings  were  well  attended, 
usually  overflowing,  good  order  and  an  un- 
usual interest  awakened.  The  strength  of 
the  church  is  in  its  young  people. — J.  N.  Mur- 
phy. 

Ashland  Church,  Howard  Co.,  Mo. — Our 
pastor,  A.  N.  Lindsay,  has  closed  a  meeting 
here  with  28  accessions  to  the  church,  including 
men  who  have  resisted  for  years  and  had 
stood  out  like  la.ndmarks  in  the  community. 

Bellflower,  Dec.  9  — R.  B.  Havener,  of 
Windsor,  Mo  ,  has  just  closed  a  two  weeks' 
meeting  here;  six  additions  and  the  church 
wonderfully,  revived.  Bro.  Havener  is  one  of 
the  strong  men  in  the  state.—  H.  C.  Hupe. 

Brumley,  Nov.  29. — Our  last  meeting  at 
Freedom,  Camden  county,  was  continued  7 
days.  Five  added  by  baptism  and  two  by 
relation.  L  der  J.  C.  Thompson,  who  is  do- 
ing good  work  at  Brumley,  preached  one 
excellent  sernon  during  the  meeting;  Elder 
Jos.  Foster  led  the  singing  — S.  O.  Burk. 

Buffalo,  Dec  9  — Just  cl  >sed  a  meeting  at 
Half  Way,  Mo.,  with  8  added  to  the  church; 
5  by  confession,  one  by  letter,  two  by  state- 
ment. Bro.  R.  C.  Harrell  is  the  pastor  and 
helped  me  in  the  meeting.  He  began  on  his 
second  year's  work  there  the  first  of  Decem- 
ber. My  next  meeting  will  be  at  Elkland, 
Mo.— S.  E.  Hendrickson. 

Carthage,  Dec.  12.— Four  more  added  at 
fasper  at  last  appointment,  three  by  confes- 
sion and  baptism.  The  Christian  church  is 
no  v  unquestionably  at  the  head  of  the  pro- 
fession in  that  town  and  her  responsibility  is 
correspondingly    increased.  — M.  S.  Johnson. 

Chillicothe,  Dec.  9.— '  )ne  confession  last 
night. — Frank  W.  Allen 

Clinton,  Dec.  8.—  Re'eiyed  seven  to-day  at 
regular  services.  Two  were  confessions, 
three  by  stalement,  one  from  the  Baptists 
and  one  from  the  Methodists.  Ooe  by  con- 
fession during  the  week,  one  reclaimed,  Our 
Junior  C.  E  has  about  50  members.  First 
Sunday  in  January  is  our  Sunday-school 
rally  day.— E.  H.  Williamson. 

Clinton.— I  have  held  the  following  meet- 
ings <ecently:  at  Union,  Mo.,  in  August,  29 
additions;  Holliday,  Mo  ,  in  Septemb  r,  12 
additions;  Middletown,  Mo.,  one  week  in 
September,  12  additions;  Riihards,  Mo.,  lat- 
ter part  of  September.  35  additions;  New 
Harmony,  Mo  ,  in  November,  46  additions. — 
J.  J.  Lockh»rt. 

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ast  week.     Nine  services  and  nine  accessions. 
—J.  W1.NBIGLER. 

Harris,  Dec.  9.— At  a  recent  meeting  held 
by  J.  R  Biuut  at  Dufflsld  schooluouse,  Sul- 
livan count . ,  16  were  added;  eight  by  bap- 
tism and  the  rest  by  relation.  The  meeting 
was  short,,  but  was  a  graud  success.  J.  R. 
Blunt  h-is  n  >w  returned  to  his  work  in  south 
Missouri.  -R.    v.  Blunt. 

Huncsvilii-',    »ec.  10. —Closed  a  three   weeks' 
mee  ing  recently  ao  Salisbury    with  13  acces- 
sions     .vluch  interest  and  immense  audiences,, 
many  were  turned  away  unable  to  gee  in  the 
house.    Outlook  hopeful.— W    D    Mc   dllkt. 

Huatsville,  Dec.  N).— Spent  a  part  of  last 
Sunday  .vitn  O  M.  Chiltou  of  the  First 
churca  in  So.  Joseph.  Few  men  are  working 
harder  or  with  more  suceesis.  He  had  just 
closed  a  meeimg  at  Trenton  with  108  addi- 
tions. Had  uine  additions  a  this  home  church 
Sunday.  Has  nad450  ad  liuons  this  year  and 
has  missel  but  two  Sundays  fr  >m  his  own 
pulpit.  Tue  auditorium  of  the  First  church 
has  been  greit  y  beautified  recently  and  is 
now  one  of  the  hands  jmest  in  ike  stata.  Bro. 
Chilton  i;  greatly  loved  by  his  congregation. 
— Louis  s      upp. 

Kh-ksville,  Oes.  13  —There  were  4  additions 
to    tue   enured    here     last    Sunday. — H.   A. 

NORTHCTTT 

Mound  City,  Dec  12. -Our  meeting  with 
home  forces  oegan  Oct.  20,  *nd  closed  Dec.  2, 
resulting  in  46  additions  to  ohe  church,  36  by 
baptism,  3  by  letter  and  7  by  statement;  11  by 
baptism,  4  by  letter  and  2  by  statement  not 
previously  reported  make  a  total  of  63  since 
last  report  1  he  church  has  extended  me  a 
call  to  continue  indefinitely.  Last  Monday 
night  a  large  number  of  memners  visited  the 
parsonage  and  left  substantial  evidences  of 
their  go  -d  will  —Ceo.  L.  Peters 

Ne*r  London,  Dec.  10. — Our  meeting  is  one 
week  old  and  there  have  been  31  additions. 
My  brother  in  the  flesh,  W  m  T.  Brooks,  of 
Ladoga,  L  d  ,  is  an  evangelist  of  power,  and 
Bro  Lapp  of  his  congregation  is  a  fine  lead- 
er of  soDg.— Crayton  S.  Brooks. 

Pope,  Dec  8— Dec.  2,  W  N.  Porter  closed 
a  two  weetts'  meeting  herewith  25  additions, 
11  baptsms,  13  by  statement,  one  reclaimed. 
Bro.  Porter  has  been  employed  for  one-fourth 
time.— M.  E.  Vogle. 

Salisbury,  Dec.  10. — I  closed  a  two  weeks' 
meeting  at  Forest  Green,  Mo.,  on  Dec.  8,  with 
25  additions,  ten  of  whom  were  baptized,  four 
from  the  Baptists,  two  from  the  Methodists, 
eight  by  statement  and  one  reclaimed.  A 
church  was  set  in  order  with  a  full  comple- 
ment of  officers;  I  will  minister  to  their 
spiritual  n.  eds  for  the  coming  year  at  one- 
fourth  time.  Che  church  starts  out  with 
great  zeal  and  fair  prospects.  Miss  Gussie 
Ward,  of  Fayette,  Mo.,  led  the  singing  with 
good  results  Steps  are  being  taken  to  build 
a  chuch  in  the  village  with  good  prospects 
of  success.  I  start  Friday  for  Mountain 
Grove,  Mo.,  to  engage  in  three  meetings  in 
order.    Pray  for  our  success. — A.  C.  Yocum. 

St.  Joseph,  Dec  13. — Wyatt  Park  Christian 
Church,  five  baptisms  last  Sunday  at  regular 
service.— M   M.  Goods. 

Trenton,  Dec  9.— Our  meeting  of  five  weeks 
closed  last  night  with  117  additions.  Bro. 
Chilton,  of  St.  Joseph,  was  with  us  all  the 
time  except  Sundays. — C.  F.  Stevens. 

Windsor. —In  a  meeting  here  with  home 
forces  we  had  49  additions,  42  baptisms  in  18 
days.— W.  F.  Hamann. 

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Deweese,  Dec.  10.— Just  returned  home  from 
&  good  meeting  near  Mt.  Grove,  Mo  ;  25  ser- 
mons, 42  additions;  21  by  confession  and  bap- 
tism, i  from  the  Baptis  s,  one  from  Mormons. 
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will  go  on.—  E    W.  Yocum. 

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ing here  last  eveuing  with  home  forces.  Fif- 
teen additions;  4  by  statement  as  former  mem- 
bers, 1  reclaimed,  3  oy  confession  and  7  from 
the  sects.  Best  meeting  held  here  in  8  years, 
as  the  additions  were  all  adults  and  9  of  them 
heads  of  families. — O.  L.  Adams. 
OHIO. 

Dayton,  Dec.  13.— Closed  a  splendid  meet- 
ing at  Nelsonville,  O.,  last  Sunday  night,  with 
40  added;  17  the  last  night.  Am  holding  a 
short  meeting  for  the  Baptists  here.  Don't 
any  one  get  scared,  I've  done  it  before.  Go 
home  next  week  after  an  absence  of  10  weeks, 
and  to  Somerset,  south  Kentucky,  for  Janu- 
ary. This  has  been  a  good  year  for  me.—  H. 
C.  Patterson. 

OKLAHOMA  TE2BIT0RY. 

Enid,  Dec.  7.— Our  revival  meeting  is  in 
progress  with  John  H.  S  "it  ,  Bellflower,  111., 
doing  the  preaching.  Thirty  additions  to 
date. — W.  B.  Morris,  pastor. 

Norman,  Dec.  9.— We  closed  our  meeting 
last  night  here  at  Norman  with  21  added. 
We  had  13  confessions  and  8  o  herwise.  Sev- 
eral others  will  unite  soon.  Have  had  30  add- 
ed since  I  came  on  Oct.  13,  1901.  vVe  have  a 
good,  live  Y.  P.  S.  C.  E.  Our  Junior  En- 
deavor is  prospering  under  Mrs.  Creason's 
management.  There  are  32  on  the  roll.  Our 
Bible-school  is  prospering.— J.  G.  Creason. 

Ponca  City,  Dec.  12.— Meeting  here  12  days 
old  with  25  accessions.  T.  H.  Popplewell  is 
the  much  loved  pastor  and  is  doing  the  preach- 
ing.—Gut  B.  Williamson  and  Wife. 

OREGON. 

Monmouth,  Dec.  3.— Results  of  our  recent 
meeting  are,  8  baptisms,  1  from  "Church  of 
God"  and  2  by  letter.— E.  C.  Wigmore. 

PENNSYLVANIA. 

Newcastle,  Dec.  2. — Our  meeting  continues 
with  interest;  22  confessions  and  1  by  state- 
ment last  night,  making  92  in  three  weeks. — 
Updike  &  Webb. 

TEXAS. 

Clifton,  Dec.  5  — Had  one  meeting  of  21  ad- 
ditions, another  of  5  at  Valley  Mills,  12  miles 
from  here.  This  place  is  largely  a  Norwegian 
town.  I  have  a  broad  field  here. — Thos.  G. 
Nance. 

Gainesville,  Dec.  10. — We  have  had  excellent 
results  since  I  have  been  here.  Crowded 
house  continually.  W7ill  go  to  opera  house 
Sunday  night  to  preach  on  '  Our  Position." 
Eight  added  at  regular  services.  Had  rally 
and  nearly  doubled  Sunday-sch  >ol.  Offering 
that  day  was  $34  60  Gave  my  lecture  on 
Palestine  to  a  $170  house.  Lectured  to  a  $110 
house  on  Mohammed  sm.  Will  put  one  of  our 
church  papers  in  every  home  In  the  church 
this  next  week. — C.  R.  Scoville. 

Marfa,  Dec'.  10.— The  Marfa  church  has  re- 
cently paid  off  the  entire  indebtedness  on  our 
house,  making  the  final  payment  of  $408.  We 
had  4  additions  to  the  church  at  Alpine  last 
Sunday,  2  by  baptism. — T.  D.  Secrest. 
VIRGINIA. 

Oranda,  Dec.  3. — I  have  just  closed  a  meet- 
ing with  the  church  here  resulting  in  12  con- 
fessions. D.  S.  Henkel,  of  Basic  City,  as 
sisted  and  did  most  of  the  preaching.— W.  L. 
Dudley. 

Fredericksburg  — Herbert  Yeuell  conducted 
a  meeting  at  Fredericksburg  lasting  26  days, 
resulting  in  60  added,  55  of  wh  >m  are  adults. 
He  is  now  in  his    second  meeting  with    the 


Lynchburg,  Va„  church  where  his  meeting 
lasting  18  days  resulted  in  66  added.  A  fine 
meeting  has  opened,  17  added  first  S  days.  He 
goes  next  to  Rowan  Avenue,  Pittsburg,  for 
a  meeting. 

WASHINGTON. 
Elma,Dee.  10. — One  conversion  Sunday,  Dec. 
S.     Work   moving  along  splendidly.     We  are 
proud  of  our  prayer-meeting.      It  is  quite  a 
success. — Daniel  Trundle. 


Changes. 

Frank Talmage,  1924  N.  30th  St.,  to  611  N.  17th 

St.,  Philadelphia,  Pa., 
F.  M.  Branic,  Versailles,  111.,  to  Clayton,  I1L 
B.  F.  Clay,  Boise,  Ida.,  to  Caldwell,  Ida. 
H.  H.  Ingram,  Albia  to  Creston,  la. 
Charles  Bloom,  Cato  to  218  Glenwood  Ave., 

Buffalo,  N.  Y. 

B.  F.  Statlinger,  Claflin  to  Harper,  Kan. 

E.    B.  Redd,   Platte  City,  to  617  E.  High  St., 
Jefferson  City,  Mo. 

E.  B.    Barnes,  Normal,   111.,  to  Noblesville, 
Ind. 

F.  D.  Ferrall,  Pleasantville  to  Ame3,  la. 
William    Jackson    Shelburne,    Milt,    Va.,oto 

Union  City,  Tenn. 

C.  H.    Trout,    Piqua,  O  ,    to  614  N.  10th  St., 
Lafayette,  Ind. 

Tearing:  Down  Signals  does  not  delay  storms. 
Opium-laden  "medicines"  may  check  coughing,  but 
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v  Family  Circle  V 


A  Christmas   Carol. 
By  J.  M.  Lowe. 
I  can  hear  the  joy  bells  ringing 
In  the  coming  Christmas  time, 
I  can  hear  the  children  singing 
To  their  glad  and  merry  chime. 

From  childland  come  the  voices 

Ringing  sweet  and  clear, 
And  every  heart  rejoices 

For  Christmas  soon  is  here. 

A  million  swell  the  chorus 

In  echoes  loud  and  long, 
The  can  luries  before  us 

Have  joined  the  happy  song. 

From  lands  beyond  the  distant  seas 
Flows  back  tha  sweet  refrain, 

And  ages  old  in  mysteries 
Breathe  out  the  holy  strain. 

There  falls  a  glory  from  above 

Of  soft  and  radiant  light 
As  shepherds  saw  the  star  above 

Dear  Bethlehem  that  night. 

The  soul  has  burst  its  fetters, 

The  doom  of  sinful  thrall 
Is  writ  in  golden  letters 

On  every  prison  wall. 

Then  set  the  joy  bells  ringing, 
.    For  Christmas  time  has  come; 
The  children  all  are  singing, 
There's  gladness  in  the  home. 

Do  not  forget  the  sad  ones 

Who  need  a  gift  of  love; 
Do  not  forget  the  bad  ones 

Estranged  from  God  above. 

Then  give  a  gift  to  others 

Of  blessed  gospel  light, 
That  they  may  help  their  brothers 

Who  stumble  in  the  night. 

Give  thanks  to  God  that  Jesus's  birth 
Has  conquered  sin  and  wrong, 

And  driven  darkness  from  the  earth 
And  filled  the  world  with  song. 

& 

Using  Pictures  in   the  Sunday- 
school. 

A  large  carbon  photograph  of  the  "Sis- 
tine  Madonna"  hung  above  the  teacher's 
desk  in  a  primary  schoolroom  in  one  of  our 
cities.  It  came  as  a  surprise  to  the  chil- 
dren. They  were  all  delighted.  When  they 
passed  out  for  recess  that  morning,  one 
little  girl  remained  in  her  seat,  with  her 
head  bowed  upon  her  arms  on  the  desk. 
The  teacher  went  to  her  kindly,  and  asked : 

"What  is  it,  Mary?" 

"Oh,  that  picture!"  replied  Mary.  "It  is 
so  beautiful!" 

"Yes,  it  is  lovely.  But  you  are  crying, 
Mary.    What  is  the  matter?" 

"When  I  look  at  that  picture,  I  feel  as  if 
I  never  wanted  to  do  a  naughty  thing 
again." 

Miss  Lovell  taught  an  ungraded  school 
amid  the  Massachusetts  hills.  One  boy 
bothered  her  perpetually.  He  seemed  to 
be,  not  vicious,  but  just  careless  and  uneasy, 
interested  in  everything  but  his  lessons. 
She  had  moved  him  from  seat  to  seat,  until 
at  last  he  sat  directly  in  front  of  the  teach- 
er's desk — within  reach.  One  morning  this 
boy  John  found  the  "Madonna  of  the 
Chair"  peeping  at  him  from  a  little  easel 
on  Miss  Lovell's  deak.  Every  time  he 
looked  up,  the  sweet  lady  caught  his  eye. 
By  noon  John  was  less  restless.  That  after- 
noon'he  was  almost  a  good  boy.  His  teach- 
er wondered,  never  suspecting  the  cause. 
When  she  came  into  the  school  yard  nex 


morning,  behold!  there  sat  John  on  the 
steps.  What  could  have  happened?  As 
she  approached,  he  came  to  meet  her. 

"Miss  Lovell,  do  you  suppose  the  pretty 
lady  and  the  babies  will  be  there  this  morn- 
ing?" 

"John,  my  dear,  there  shall  always  be  a 
pretty  picture  there  for  you,  if  you  say  so." 

Children  are  touched  by  beauty.  Boys  do 
not  act  in  a  parlor  as  they  do  in  a  barn. 
Girls  love  pretty  things.  The  public  school 
teachers  have  a  suspicion  that  Emerson 
was  not  talking  nonsense  when  he  said,  in 
his  "Ode  to  Beauty": 

"All  that's  good  and  great  with  thee 
Works  in  close  conspiracy." 

Hence  our  public-school  rooms  are  becom- 
ing beautiful.  Beautiful  school  furniture 
has  eradicated  vandalism ;  beautiful  school 
walls  and  beautiful  school  work  will  eradi- 
cate don't-care-ism. 

Since  the  day  when  Charles  Dudley 
Warner  wrote  of  the  Gothic  revival  in  his 
"Backlog  Studies"  Sunday-school  rooms 
have  improved  in  some  respects,  and  yet  his 
words,  if  quoted,  might  not  be  too  wide  the 
mark  even  now.  What  attraction  can  a 
stuffy,  dimly  lighted,  bare-walled  room, 
with  ugly,  uncomfortable  furniture,  offer  to 
children  who  attend  school  five  days  a  week 
in  a  cheerful,  beautiful,  modern  school- 
room, with  flowers  blooming  in  the  win- 
dows? It  is  high  time  for  the  churches  to 
give  to  their  children  "beauty  for  ashes, 
and  the  garment  of  praise  for  the  spirit  of 
heaviness,"  to  "beautify  the  place  of  his 
sanctuary  and  make  the  place  of  his  feet 
glorious."  Among  the  things  upon  which 
the  children  of  the  kingdom,  young  or  old, 
are  to  think  continually,  are  included 
"whatsoever  things  are  lovely." 

Christmas  is  a  good  time  to  begin.  Make 
the  primary  department  a  present  of  "The 
Divine  Shepherd,"  by  Murillo, — not  a 
cheap,  poor  print,  but  a  fine  carbon  photo- 
graph a  yard  across.  For  the  intermediate 
department,purchase  Hofmann's  "Christ  in 
the  Temple,"  and  for  adults  his  "Christ 
and  the  Rich  Young  Man." 

Who  is  to  do  all  this?  You,  my  friend, 
reading  this— you  may  have  that  honor. 
Start  a  subscription  paper  at  once.  People 
will  give  more  for  beauty  than  they  will  for 
repairs.  And,  when  the  beautiful  things  are 
in  place,  and  your  eye  feasts  upon  them 
week  after  week,  and  their  message  goes  to 
your  heart,  you  will  feel  well  repaid.  But 
not  for  that  reason  would  I  urge  you  to  act. 
Do  it  for  the  sake  of  the  children.  Pictures 
do  not  talk,  yet  "there  is  no  speech  nor 
language,  where  their  voice  is  not  heard. 
Their  line  is  gone  out  through  all  the  earth, 
and  their  words  to  the  end  of  the  world," 
and  children  love  pictures. 

That  is  why  pictures  should  be  used  in 
teaching.  Christmas  is  a  good  time  to  be- 
gin that  too.    Here  is  a  series  of  pictures 


(each  may  be  had  for  one  cent)  that  will 
tell  the  sweet  story  of  old  more  graphically, 
more  interestingly,  than  it  can  be  told  in 
words  by  any  teacher  living— unless  he  be 
a  genius  at  storytelling:  "The  Annuncia- 
tion," Guido  Reni;  "Arrival  at  Bethle- 
hem," Merson;  "The  Angel  and  the  Shep- 
herds," Plockhorst;  "The  Holy  Night," 
Correggio;  "The  Arrival  of  Shepherds," 
Lerolle;  "Worship  of  the  Magi,"  Hof- 
mann;  "Madonna  and  Child,"  Murillo; 
"Joseph's  Dream,"  Crespi;  "Plight  into 
Egypt,"  Hofmann;  "Repose  in  Egypt," 
Merson;  "Holy  Family,"  Murillo. 

With  little  children,the  pictures  immedi- 
ately generate  questions:  "What  is  this?" 
"What  is  that  for?"  "Why  is  it  so?"  The 
wise  primary  teacher  is  content  to  answer 
questions.  When  the  pupil  questions,  and 
the  teacher  answers,  more  is  being  learned 
usually,  both  by  teacher  and  pupil,  than 
when  the  teacher  questions  and  the  boy 
answers — or  tries  to  answer. 

With  an  intermediate  grade,  a  copy  of 
Guido's  "Annunciation,"  for  example,  in 
the  hand  of  each  pupil,  a  teacher  might 
proceed  to  question  somewhat  as  follows: 
"What  has  the  artist  represented?  Let  us 
read  the  account  in  Luke  1:26-30,  35. 
Which  phrase  suggests  the  instant  which 
the  artist  has  selected  in  his  picture?  Why 
is  Mary  represented  as  kneeling,  and  with 
her  hands  crossed?  Why  are  her  eyes  cast 
down?  Why  are  the  books  introduced? 
Why  is  the  angel  represented  as  pointing 
to  heaven?  Why  are  clouds  beneath  him? 
Why  does  he  hold  a  stalk  of  lilies?  Why 
are  the  cherubs  introduced?  Why' that 
brightness  above  the  clouds,  and  the  beam 
of  light  falling  towards  Mary?  Why  is 
Mary's  head  crowned  with  a  halo  of  light?" 
Almost  every  one  of  these  questions  may 
be  answered  by  quoting  a  verse  of  scripture, 
or,  rather,  almost  all  answers,  if  correct, 
may  be  backed  by  a  verse  of  scripture,  and 
with  older  pupils  the  scriptural  references 
should  be  found  and  compared  (for  example, 
Luke  1:26-38;  1  Sam.  1:9-18;  Luke  1:8-13; 
3:22;  Hos.  6:5;  Psa.  104:3;  Exod.  4:1-5; 
Esther  4:11;  Song,  2:2;  Num.  17:8;  Matt. 
18:10;  2  Sam.  22:10-12). 

Such  teaching  is  not  soon  forgotten.  The 
appeal  is  through  two  senses  instead  of 
one — through  eye-gate  and  ear-gate;  and 
the  impression  made,  I  sometimes  think,  is 
as  the  square  of  the  number  of  senses 
through  which  we  appeal.  Fourth  of  July 
simply  possesses  a  boy.  Why?  Because  he 
hears  it,  and  sees  it,  and  feels  it.  Fourth 
of  July  takes  the  boy  as  the  children  of 
Israel  took  Jericho, — upon  all  four  sides  at 
once.  If  we  could  always  do  it  that  way,  p 
boy  would  remember! 

Pictures  used  in  teaching  lead  children 
to  remember,  not  only  the  story,  but  the 
picture  itself ;  therefore  let  us  use  only  the 
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from  masterpieces  by  some  one  of  the  pho- 
tographic processes  are  best.  Avoid,  above 
all  else,  cheap,  amateurish  representations 
of  the  face  of  Christ.  Let  the  pupils  see 
often  such  representations  of  that  face  as 
Leonardo's  in  the  Brera  Gallery  and  in  his 
"Last  Supper";  Raphael's,  in  "The  Trans- 
figuration"; Carl  Bloch's,  in  "Christ  the 
Consoler";  Hofmann's,  in  "Christ  and  the 
Rich  Young  Man";  and  that  wondrous  face 
by  Cornicelius,  in  "Jesus  Tempted  of 
Satan."  Let  us  give  the  children  the  best. 
"We  say,  "in  one  ear  and  out  the  other." 
True,  but  we  never  say,  "in  one  eye  and  out 
the  other." — Henry  Turner  Bailey,  state 
supervisor  of  drawing  in  Massachusetts,  in 
the  Sunday-school   Times. 

The  Secret  of  Success. 

This  world  is  old  but'  still  it  whirls  us  on 
Through  days  and  nights.    The  years  are 
flitting  past 
Like  summer  clouds,  some  dark   with  moan- 
ing storms 
While   others    soft    ani  cooling    shadows 
cast. 

Two  lives  we  live— the  life  of  Man  and  Soul- 
One  known  by    man    and    lived     upon  the 
earth, 
One  known  to  none,  none  save    the  Mighty 
Oie 
Who  guides  the  Whole  and  gave  to  Soul  its 
birth. 

'Tis   strange  that  man  so   oft    is  decked  in 
siiil  'S 
And  chatters  idle  nothings,  while  the  Soul 
Lies  far  away,  in  weai'iness  and  pain, 
While  lightnings  flash   and  heavy  thunders 
roll. 

Again,  the^soul  beholds  a  dream  of  joy, 
And  journeys   through  a  land  of  sweetest 
blooms. 
While  man  still  dwells  on  earth  and  fights  his 
way 
Among    the    beasts    that    feast    amid  the 
tombs. 

If  we  would  win,  the  Soul  must  dwell  with 
man; 
Then  beasts  will  feir  and  fearing  harm  us 
not, 
And  men  will  follow  as  we  point  the  way, 
And  seek  to  find  the  sword    with  which  we 

fought.  , 

— Clerin  Zumwalt. 

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The    Whirligigs    Who    Lived    in  the 
Pond. 

The  Water  Boatman  (who  was  an  in- 
sect and  not  a  man)  floated  on  his  back  on 
the  placid  water,  enjoying  the  warm  beams 
of  the  sun. 

Close  by  a  party  of  Whirligig  Beetles 
were  dancing  merrily  round  and  round. 

A  cloud  of  smaller  insects  blew  along 
with  a  soft  puff  of  air.  The  Whirligigs 
stopped  frolicking,  caught  as  many  as 
they  could,  and  feasted  upon  them,  then 
settled  to  their  merry  round  again. 

The  Boatman  dipped  his  hind  legs, 
which  he  used  as  oars,  in  the  water, 
feathered  them,  and  paddled  himself 
nearer,  to  watch  these  crazy  bugs  better, 
when  behold!  they  suddenly  took  wing 
and  flew  away.    What  was  the  matter? 

Ah!  a  hungry  fish  had  fancied  he  saw 
in  them  an  excellent  meal.  They  saw  the 
hungry  gleam,  and  had  flown  away.  Well, 
well! 

Then  he  caught  sight,  out  of  the  corner 
of  his  eye,  ci  his  favorite  insect,  and 
hastily  sculled  himself  onward  in  pursuit. 

There  was  a  sort  of  a  flash  and  a  soft 


hum.  A  large  and  brilliant  Dragon  Ply 
flitted  by,  poised  over  this  same  very  de- 
licious insect,  snatched  it  in  his  jaws,  and 
ate  it  greedily. 

As  the  Dragon  Ply  flitted  on  the  Boat- 
man rowed  himself  after  it  as  fast  as  possi- 
ble, hoping,  perhaps,  to  get  another  dinner 
from  it  or  to  pay  the  Dragon  Ply  back. 

A  few  Skippers,  skimming  aimlessly 
over  the  surface  of  the  water,  determined 
to  see  what  he  was  after. 

He  passed  behind  a  large  stone.  On  the 
other  side  he  saw  the  Whirligigs,  still  at 
the  old  gay  round.  Even  as  he  spied 
them,  while  he  was  yet  under  the  shelter 
of  the  stone,  a  small  bird  swooped  down 
from  a  tree  hard  by,  hoping  to  seize  a 
Whirligig  or  two  for  her  dinner.  Imme- 
diately the  Whirligigs  dived  into  the  clear 
water. 

"Hold  on!  hold  on!"  cried  the  Boatman, 
warily  watching  the  bird.  "Don't  you 
know  there  are  fish  down  there?  Do  you 
want  to  get  eaten?" 

The  Skippers  had  scurried  away.  A 
tiny  Whirligig  arose  beside  him.  "If  the 
bird  is  closer  than  the  fish,"  he  asked, 
"don't  you  think  it  would  be  the  most 
likely  to  eat  me  up?" 

"Certainly,  certainly.  Do  you  mean  to 
say  that  they  both  take  pleasure  in  eating 
you?  Why,  that  isn't  fair — not  any  more 
fair  than  that  the  Dragon  Fly  should  steal 
my  dinner!" 

"By  the  way,  he's  gone  now.  Let's  go 
ask  somebody  why  things  are  not  fair. 
Whom  shall  we  ask?  Do  you  know  any- 
body especially  wise?" 

"I  only  know  how  to  watch  for  my 
enemies  and  dinner,"  returned  the  Whirl- 
igig- 

"There  is  a  wise  Crawfish,"  timidly 
called  a  Water  Skipper  from  the  distance. 
"She  lives  in  the  crevice  under  the  big 
stone  at  the  head  of  the  brook." 

The  Water  Boatman  rowed  on,  feather- 
ing his  legs,  the  Whirligig  danced  beside 
him,  and  the  Skippers  trailed  behind. 
When  they  came  to  the  big  stone  they 
called  in  a  timid  bug  call:  "O,  Miss  Craw- 
fish!" 

She  thrust  out  her  horns  and  one  great 
claw,  then  the  other,  and  peered  between 
them. 

"Well,"  she  snapped  when  she  had 
examined  them,  "I  hope  you  don't  want  me 
to  teach  buglets  too!" 

"No,  no,"  they  cried.  "We  only  came 
to  ask  you  why  things  should  be  so  un- 
fair." 

"Unfair?  What  do  you  mean?  I'm  sure 
you  all  look  plump  and  luscious  enough. 
You've  had  plenty  to  eat." 

"No,"  squeaked  the  Boatman.  "It  isn't 
that.  Why  should  that  Dragon  Ply  be  so 
beautiful,  and  yet  come  and  steal  my  din- 
ner?" 

"Do  you  suppose  the  Dragon  Ply  lives 
without  eating?  Do  you  think  that  be- 
cause he  is  pretty  he  should  live  on  air? 
H'm!  Beauty  don't  make  anything.  It's 
the  bug  that  hustles  who  gets  all  the 
goodies." 

"Of  course,"  murmured  the  Boatman, 
slowly  edging  away— those  great  claws 
did  look  so  dangerous.  "But  why  should 
the  Whirligigs  dance  so  merrily  when 
the  hungry  fish  are  hunting  them  in  the 
water  and  the  hungry  birds  on  top  of  it?" 

It  had  never  occurred  to  the  Beetles 
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but  since  they  had  been  pitied,  they  felt 
much  aggrieved,  and  listened  eagerly. 

"H'm!"  said  the  Crawfish,  "Watch 
them  the  next  time  they  dance,  and  see 
how  hard  it  is  to  tell  one  from  t'other. 
The  birds,  looking  down,  and  the  fish, 
looking  up,  get  them  so  mixed  up  they 
have  to  stop  for  a  minute,  to  make  sure  of 
the  plumpest,  and  that  gives  the  Beetles  a 
chance  to  get  away.  Good  dodge  that!" 
Turning  to  the  Whirligigs,  she  continued; 
"You  dive  when  it's  birds  and  fly  when  it's 
fish,  don't  you?" 

"Yes,  yes!     And  it's  quite  exciting." 

"And  you  have  four  eyes:  one  pair  to 
look  up,  to  watch  for  birds  and  dinner, 
and  the  other  pair  to  look  down,  to  watch 
for  fish  and  dinner.    Isn't  that  so?" 

"O,  yes.  We  have  great  sport,  though 
it  is  dangerous." 

"You  see,"  said  the  Crawfish,  "those 
are  only  the  Whirligigs'  troubles,  and  they 
are  provided  to  meet  them.  We  all  have 
troubles,  you  and  I  and  everything,  and  we 
are  provided  to  meet  them  in  some  way. 
Don't  you  think  that  if  the  Whirlies  made 
a  fuss  and  moaned  about  it  they  couldn't 
be  so  gay,  nor  dance  around,  and  so  would 
be  easily  caught?" 

"Yes,  indeed.'" 

"Now  they  make  pleasure  out  of  it,  and 
are  always  ready  for  their  enemies." 

"Your  troubles  are" — 

"Mercy!"    Chuck!     Splash! 

A  small  boy  passing  had  thrown  a  stone 
into  the  pool.  The  bugs  all  hurried  away, 
and  the  Crawfish  drew  back  into  her  hole. 
As  they  went  it  seemed  as  though  a  voice 
came  through  the  water,  calling:  "More 
troubles." — Abbie  Sharpe  in  the  Children's 
Visitor. 

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1626 


THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


December  19,  .^01 


The  Cowboy's  India.n  Barometer. 

While  several  officials  were  exchanging 
stories  a  few  nights  ago  in  Washington, 
Mr.  Milton  E.  Ailes,  assistant  secretary  of 
the  treasury,  turned  the  topic  to  "high- 
way robbery"  by  relating  an  anecdote  he 
had  heard  during  a  recent  outing,  says  the 
Saturday  Evening  Post. 

"It  was  told  by  our  stage  driver  in  Yel- 
lowstone Park,"  said  Mr.  Ailes,  "and  was 
intended  to  throw  light  on  the  reputed 
chivalry  of  western  highwaymen.  A  stage 
was  held  up  in  the  Black  Hills.  Among 
the  passengers  was  a  school  teacher  who 
by  dint  of  painful  frugality  had  saved  up 
enough  to  invest  in  a  ticket  to  her  home  in 
Vermont  and  return,  with  six  dollars  left 
over  for  expenses  en  route. 

"  'Oh,  Mr.  Highwayman,'  she  implored, 
'do  not  take  my  money !  It  is  all  I  have, 
and  without  it  I  shall  not  be  able  to  con- 
tinue my  journey  to  my  widowed  mother  in 
distant  Montpelier.' 

"The  bandit  opened  her  purse  and  sur- 
veyed the  six  silver  dollars.  Tears  started 
in  his  eyes,  and  he  said  chokingly:  'No, 
inarm,  I'll  not  rob  you  entire;  I'll  split  the 
difference;  here's  three  dollars  back,  and 
God  bless  ye!'" 

'That  reminds  me  of  an  incident  in  my 
own  career,"  observed  Secretary  Gage. 
"You  wouldn't  take  me  for  an  Indian 
fighter,  perhaps,  and  that's  where  your 
judgment  would  be  most  sound.  It  hap- 
pened years  ago  before  the  Union  Pacific 
was  completed  to  Denver.  Julesburg  was 
the  end  of  the  b'ne.  I  met  on  the  west- 
bound train  eleven  acquaintances  from  Chi- 
cago. My  destination  was  the  terminus  of 
the  road,  but  they  were  going  on  by  stage 
one  hundred  and  sixty  miles  farther  to  Den- 
ver. 

"Several  stages  had  been  attacked  re- 
cently by  roving  Indian  bands,  and  the  ex- 
citement and  dangers  of  the  approaching 
trip  of  my  friends  were  uppermost  in  our 
minds.  Although  I  had  no  actual  business 
in  Denver  I  began  to  long  to  share  the 
peril  of  the  journey.  Under  orders  of  Gen- 
eral Sherman,  then  commanding  the  De- 
partment of  the  Missouri,  all  passengers 
traveling  through  that  country  were  armed, 
and  with  our  repeating  rifles  we  felt  un- 
usually brave.  As  our  train  pulled  into 
Julesburg  a  stage  arrived  from  the  Colora- 

THE     ESQUIMO 

The  Esquimo  eats  blubber. 
The  lumbermen  eat  pork. 
These  people  are  constantly 
exposed  to  cold  and  physical 
strain.  Experience  has  taught 
them  that  fatty  foods  give 
warmth    and    nourishment. 

For  those  who  have  cold 
and  thin  bodies,  or  are  threat- 
ened with  consumption  or  any 
wasting  disease,  there  is  no  fat 
in  so  digestible  and  palatable  a 
form  as  Scott's  Emulsion. 
Physicians  prescribe  it. 

We'll  send  you  a  little  to  try,  if  you  like. 
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do  metropolis,  and  among  its  passengers 
was  a  typical  frontiersman.  His  hair  was 
picturesquely  long.  His  buffalo- skin  coat 
came  to  his  heels,  and  when  it  flapped  back 
it  disclosed  at  his  belt  a  brace  of  brave- 
looking  weapons.  He  looked  out  amusedly 
from  under  his  slouch  hat  at  our  tenderfoot 
company. 

"I  accosted  him  and  found  he  had  come 
all  the  way  from  Denver. 

'"Tell  me,'  said  I,  'if  you  had  no  busi- 
ness in  Denver  and  some  of  your  friends 
were  going  there,  would  you  accompany 
them  just  for  the  pleasure  of  the  trip?' 

"  'Stranger,  if  I  had  no  business  in  Den- 
ver I'd  go  in  the  other  direction,'  he  re- 
plied, sweeping  his  arm  toward  the  Miss- 
issippi river. 

"  'There  is  real  danger,  then,  from  the 
Indians  between  here  and  Denver?' 

"'Exactly,'  he  replied;  'the  scalping 
business  is  the  chief  industry  of  the  Colo- 
rado plains  just  at  present.' 

"  'But  you  got  through  all  right,'  I  per- 
sisted. 

"  'Yes,  but  I  know  their  ways;  know  how 
to  watch  'em  and  scare  'em  off.' 

"That  was  the  knowledge  I  sought,  and  I 
asked  him  to  explain,  which  he  did  in  de- 
tail. 

"  'Some  of  your  party,'  he  went  on, 
'wants  to  sit  on  the  seat  with  the  driver. 
These  drivers  bear  watching,  for  sometimes 
they'll  get  down,  cut  the  traces,  and  streak 
out  astride  a  mule,  leaving  the  passengers 
to  face  the  Indians. 

"  'The  thing  to  do  is  to  watch  both  driver 
and  mules.  The  mule  is  the  barometer  of 
the  prairie.  He  knows  when  a  storm  is 
coming,  and  he  can  sniff  an  Indian  farther 
than  a  man  can  see  him.  You  mustn't 
think  of  sleeping  on  them  hundred  and 
sixty  miles.  Just  sit  with  your  rifle  between 
your  knees  and  hold  it  tight.  As  soon  as 
the  mules  snort  warning  of  the  Indians  the 
driver  should  pull  the  team  around  short. 
All  the  party  should  then  get  out  and  make 
ready  to  fire.  You'll  see  the  Indians  com- 
ing nearer  and  nearer.  Suddenly  they'll 
rush  toward  you,  shooting  as  they  advance, 
and  shrieking  their  battle-cry.  That's  the 
time  for  you  to  display  nerve.  Pick  them 
off  one  by  one  with  your  rifles,  at  the  same 
time  giving  prolonged  imitation  of  their 
war-whoop — thus:'  and  he  emitted  a  series 
of  alarming  savage  yells. 

"  'Keep  up  a  steady  fire  now,  and,  above 
all,  don't  let  up  a  moment  on  the  war- 
whoop.  The  Indians  are  brave  in  their 
challenge,  but  they  don't  relish  the  answer- 
ing defy.' 

"I  wasn't  certain,"  continued  Secretary 
Gage,  "that  I  could  remember  all  this,  so  I 
asked  him  to  repeat  the  program. 

"When  he  got  to  the  war-whoop  part 
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me  in  making  the  sounds,  I  suddenly  got 
an  inspiration.  'I've  decided  not  to  go!' 
I  exclaimed. 

"  'What's  the  matter?'  he  asked, 

"  'I  shouldn't  have  any  breath  left  to 
make  that  war-whoop,?  I  replied." 

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THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


1627 


With    the     Children. 

J.  Ba-eckervrJdge  EMim. 


The  Runaways. — X. 

In  the  privacy  of  their  room  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Dayton  discussed  the  orphans.  "We 
must  remember,"  said  the  farmer,  "that 
we  have  only  known  them  two  days;  pretty 
short  acquaintance,  isn't  it?  Their  own 
uncle  and  aunt  think  they  stole  the  ring 
and  watch." 

"But  we  don't!"  said  his  wife.  "Who 
could  think  so  and  look  into  their  faces  and 
hear  them  talk?" 

"Butwemu^tbe  on  our  guard,"  cau- 
tioned her  husband.  "Remember,  their 
uncle  and  aunt  have  heard  them  talk,  too. 
It  seems  impossible  that  they  can  be  thieves 
and  hypocrites;  but  you  know  some  chil- 
dren make  their  best  impression  at  first, 
and  after  that  something's  always  crop- 
ping out.  Now,  what  we  want  to  do  is  to 
keep  an  eye  open  for  the  cropping.  But  if 
,  they  prove  themselves,  I  don't  see  why 
they  shouldn't  live  here,  do  you?  Our  boy 
will  be  away  at  college  every  year,  now, 
and  that  little  Emily — she'll  keep  your 
mind  off  of — she'll  keep  things  from  being 
lonesome  And  there's  good  plowing  in 
Zep  for  next  spring,  and  Harry,  too." 

"And  they  are  so  much  help  about  the 
house — if  they  hold  out,"  assented  Mrs. 
Dayton.  "Of  course  it's  a  good  deal  more 
expensp,  but  if  they  hold  out  they'll  pay 
us  ba<'k,  and  then — we  don't  have  to  count 
our  biscuits,  anyway." 

The  children  were  awakened  at  half- 
past  four  the  next  morning,  and  they  felt 
as  if  tiiey  didn't  know  themselves,  but  had 
been  roused  to  find  themselves  entire 
strangers.  They  dressed,  half  asleep,  and 
sat  around  the  breakfast  table  blinking  at 
the  lamp  and  wondering  how  Mr.  Dayton 
could  eat  bacon  in  the  night  time.  "We 
ain't  hungry,"  Harry  apologized  when 
Emily  had  shaken  her  head  at  the  bacon. 

"Oh,  come  on  and  eat,"  said  Zep.  "This 
is  part  of  the  job,  ain't  it,  Mr.  Dayton?" 

The  farmer  laughed.  "You'll  get  used 
to  this  after  a  while,"  he  said  cheerfully. 

"You  reckon  so?"  inquired  Emily  doubt- 
fully, as  she  clapped  her  hand  over  her 
mouth  to  keep  in  a  yawn. 

"Children,"  said  Mrs.  Dayton  with  a 
sigh,  "do  you  know  trouble  is  always  sure 
to  come  after  a  while?"  She  wore  a  little 
smile,  and  spoke  in  a  grown-up  way  which 
indicated  that  her  words  were  addressed 
rather  to  her  husband.  However,  Emily 
answered  promptly: 

"Yessum,  we've  always  noticed  that. 
Soon's  I  get  a  new  shoestring,  most  ever' 
morning  when  I  tie  up  my  shoe  I  think  to  my- 
self, 'Now  this  pretty  black  shoestring, — I 
know  just  how  it  will  look  after  a  while,  all 
broken  and  worn  in  the  middle  and  tied  in 
knots'!  It  don't  matter  how  new  it  is,  you 
know  just  how  ugly  and  discouragin'  it's 
goin'  to  get." 

Mr.  Dayton  looked  over  at  his  wife  and 
winked.  "But  what  is  your  trouble,  my 
dear?"  he  asked  her. 

"Gray  hairs,"  she  answered.  "I  looked 
in  the  glass  this  morning  and  was  fairly 
frightened  at  myself.  I  am  getting  to  be 
an  old  woman!" 

"I  do  hope  you  will  be  gray,"  said  Em- 
ily earnestly.  "Aunt  Mary's  head  is  al- 
most white,  and  it  makes  her  just  beauti- 
ful." 

"Oh,  yes!"  said  Harry,  sticking  his  fork 


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into  his  bacon  and  then  changing  his  mind. 
"Ever  since  we  had  to  leave  her — she's 
so  poor! — we've  wanted  to  get  to  know  a 
white-haired  lady,  they  look  so  sweet,  we 
think.  But  theyn't  any  gray  hairs  around, 
where  we  come  from.  The  ladies  all  use 
some  kind  of  hair  dye  like  aunt  Sarelda, 
and  I  expect  some  day  they  won't  be  any 
grayheaded  ladies  any  more  at  all,  except 
aunt  Mary." 

"Well,  if  I  live,"  said  Mrs.  Dayton, 
smiling,  "I  promise  you  to  be  a  gray- 
haired  lady.  But,  children,  Mr.  Dayton 
and  I  have  decided  about  you;  you  are  to 
live  with  us  as  long  as  you  prove  your- 
selves what  we  think  you  are;  and  you  are 
to  start  to  school  this  morning.  Our  dis- 
trict school  opens  to-day,  so  you  are  just 
in  time." 

"Ain't  there  some  work  you  would 
rather  have  me  do?"  inquired  Zep. 

"What  would  you  rather  do  than  go  to 
school?"  inquired  the  farmer. 

"Anything,"  said  Zep. 

"You  see,"  said  Emily,  "we  don't  care 
for  schools.  Aunt  Sarelda  wouldn't  let  us 
go  to  one  'cause  she  wanted  to  teach  us 
thorough,  all  by  herself.  But  the  thor- 
ougher  she  taught  the  worse  we  liked  it." 

"But  would  you  be  willing  to  grow  up 
and  live  in  ignorance  of  what  makes  true 
men  and  women?"  asked  Mrs.  Dayton,  a 
good  deal  disappointed. 

"The  fact  is,"  said  Harry  confidentially, 
"we  don't  care  anything  about  books.  We 
don't  think  it  makes  any  difference  whether 
we  know  things  or  not.  Aunt  Sarelda  is 
educated  and  aunt  Mary  ain't,  and  uncle 
Ralph  in  New  York,  he  never  went  to  col- 
lege, and  he's  the  richest  man  you  ever 
saw." 

"But  if  you  want  us  to  go  to  school," 
said  Zep,  "we  haven't  a  word  to  say.  It 
will  be  just  like  getting  up  at  four  in  the 
morning." 

"Yes,"  said  Harry,  "we'll  just  think  of 
it  as  part  of  the  job." 

"Well,  you  can  think  of  it  then,"  said 
Mr.  Dayton,  "for  about  eight  o'clock  we 
are  going." 

The  country  schoolhouse  stood  about  a 
mile  from  the  Dayton  farm.  The  yard  was 
surrounded  on  three  sides  by  a  great  corn  - 
field,  while  in  front  ran  the  broad  country 
road.  The  children  felt  very  strange  as 
they  came  in  sight  of  the  long  frame 
building  which  looked  so  large  to  them.  In 
the  yard  were  about  thirty  boys  and  girls 
from  seven  to  seventeen,  while  in  the  door- 
way stood  a  young  lady  with  light,  fluffy 
hair,  blue  eyes,  and  very  small  hands. 
Some  of  the  children  were  larger  than  she, 
and  apparently  older;  and  yet  she  was  the 
teacher!  Mr.  Dayton  rode  up  to  the  stile - 
block  with  Emily  behind  him,  while  the 
boys  followed  afoot,  carrying  their  lunch - 
basket.  Some  of  the  children  in  the  yard 
came  to  the  fence  and  stared  at  the  or- 
phans, just  as  you  see  horses  trot  up  to  the 


pasture  fence  to  gaze  at  a  strange  team. 
The  Lamonts  felt  lonesome  and  unhappy 
as  they  entered  the  yard. 

"Howd'y,  Mis*  Fanny!"  cried  Mr.  Day- 
ton in  a  hearty  voice,  addressing  the  young 
teacher.  "Now  see  what  I  have  brought 
you.  This  is  the  kind  of  crop  we  raise  on 
our  farm."  Sinking  his  voice  he  added, 
"Orphans;  living  with  me  on  probation; 
rich  uncle  with  a  bankrupt  heart." 

Miss  Fanny  kissed  Emily  and  led  her 
into  the  schoolhouse  which  consisted  of 
only  one  room.  "We  are  to  be  good 
friends,"  said  the  young  teacher,  "and  you 
are  always  to  feel  at  home  with  me,  Emily, 
for  I,  too,  am  an  orphan." 

"That  makes  us  kin,  don't  it?"  exclaimed 
Emily,  putting  her  arm  about  the  pretty 
lady  whom  she  already  began  to  love, 
"  'cause  we  both  know  just  how  it  feels." 

Harry  and  Zep  wandered  aimlessly  in 
the  yard,  trying  to  look  as  if  they  felt  at 
home.  A  group  had  gathered  in  a  dis- 
tant corner  of  the  yard.  "I  tell  you,"  one 
of  the  boys  was  saying,  "I  just  come  from 
Compton  where  their  uncle  Tom  Burgiss 
lives.  Me'n  Mr.  Dayton  come  on  same 
train.  Lucy,  she  was  there'n  heerd  Mr, 
Burgiss  readin'  the  letter.  And  I  tell  you 
they're  runaways,  an'  stole  a  watch  an' 
gold  ring  in  St.  Louis." 

"They  don't  look  like  that  kind,"  said  a 
tall  girl  in  a  short  dress,  "and  I  don't  be- 
lieve that  sweet- faced  little  girl  ever  did 
anything  very  wicked." 

"Well,  their  aunt  believes  it,"  said  the 
boy,  "and  so  does  their  uncle.  And  so  do 
I.  And  I  don't  want  to  go  to  school  with 
thieves.  All  I've  got  to  say — they'd  better 
keep  away  from  ME!" 

(TO   BE   CONTINUED.) 
J> 

Shoots  Aga.ir\ 

Although    Coffee    Took    His  Eyesight  For 
Awhile. 

A  Colorado  camp  cook  had  to  quit  his  job 
because  he  could  not  make  coffee  without 
drinking  it  himself  and  it  was  killing  him. 
He  says  he  used  to  take  a  cup  of  coffee  before 
he  got  his  breakfast  for  the  men,  for  he  felt 
the  need  of  keeping  up  his  strength  and  his 
stomach  troubled  him  so  much. 

"Finally,"  he  says,  "I  got  so  bad  I  was 
taken  to  the  hospital.  The  doctor  told  me  it 
was  a  clear  case  of  coffee  poison  and  if  I  did 
not  quit  I  would  never  get  well.  I  had  to 
quit  In  thehospital  and  gradually  got  a  little 
better,  then  I  took  to  drinking  Postum  Food 
Coffee  and  took  it  out  with  me  to  a  job  in 
the*  woods. 

"I  have  been  using  Postum  steadily  for 
about  eighteen  months  and  have  entirely  re- 
covered from  dyspepsia,  and  all  my  old  aches 
and  ails.  My  eyes  are  so  well  now  that  I  can 
see  the  gun  sights  as  good  as  anybody,  but 
two  years  ago  I  never  could  hunt  because  of 
my  eyes.  I  know  it  is  the  quitting  of  coffee 
and  using  Postum  that  has  beneficed  me. 
Nobody  could  have  dyspepsia  any  worse  than 
I  had.  All  my  neighbors  thought  I  was  gc 
ing  to  die,  but  I  am  all  right  now.  I  have  to 
send  thirty- Ave  miles  to  the  city  of  Trinidad 
for  my  Postum,  but  it  is  worth  wiiile."  Wmj 
Green,  Burvving,  Colorado. 


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THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


December  19,  1901 


Hour  of  Prayer. 

Fremk  G.  Tyrrell. 


The  Unspeakable  Gift,* 

Text:  Thanks  be  to  God  for  his  unspeak- 
able gilt.— 2  Cor.  9:15. 

While  the  air  vibrates  with  the  ringing  oj 
Christmas  bells  and  the  music  of  Christmas 
carols,  it  is  exceedingly  appropriate  to  pause 
and  reflect  upon  the  simple  event,  so  signifi- 
cant, which  is  the  inspiration  of  it  all.  Again 
we  see  the  moving  caravans,  the  crowded  inn, 
the  huddled  groups  seeking  rest  in  the  stable, 
and  over  all  the  vivid  shining  of  the  stars  in 
the  Syrian  sky.  And  once  more  the  open 
heavens  are  before  us,  the  frightened  shepherds, 
the  chorusing  angels,  and  the  adoring  sages, 
while  the  babe  and  the  Virgin  Mother  form 
the  center  of  the  brilliant,  sacred  scene. 

To  Whom? 

The  beneficiaries  of  a  gift  are  first  and  fore 
most,  those  who  receive  it  with  grateful 
acknowledgment.  In  thousands  of  sermons 
and  services  the  great  gift  will  be  described, 
and  there  will  be  prayers  of  adoration  and 
thanksgiving  from  those  to  whom  it  has 
come  in  its  fullness  and  glory;  but  what 
of  the  millions  for  whom  it  is  just  as 
much  intended,  who  have  not  yet  heard 
of  it?  who  do  not  so  much  as  know 
whether  there  be  any  gospel?  If  it  is  right 
and  proper  and  altogether  admirable  for  the 
fortunate  to  remember  the  unfortunate,  the 
rich  to  remember  the  poor,  and  at  Chrismas, 
for  those  who  receive  gifts  to  remember  those 
who  may  not,  unless  specially  sought  out,  is 
it  not  equally  admirable  for  Christians  to  re- 
member the  pagans?  The  rich  and  manifold 
life  of  the  nation  has  sprung  into  being  be- 
cause of  God's  unspeakable  gift.  The  Christ 
child  lives  and  breathes  in  national  righteous- 
ness and  peace,  and  even  commercial  prosper- 
ity is  but  his  smile,  and  happy  homes  are  his 
benediction. 

The  fitness  of  such  thoughts  as  these  is  all 
the  more  apparent  when  we  remember  that  he 
who  has  matriculated  in  the  school  of  Christ 
is  required  by  the  Master  himself  at  once  to 
engage  in  making  recruits,  in  discipling  others. 
Can  there  be  any  "anti- missionary"  individ- 
ual at  this  season  of  the  year?  He  who  can 
say  gratefully,  "Thanks  be  to  God  for  his  un- 
speakable gift,"  must  not  dare  selfishly  to  ap- 
propriate that  gift.  The  gospel  of  redeeming 
love  cannot  be  bottled  up.  It  cannot  be  em- 
balmed and  entombed  like  a  mummy,  nor  her- 
metically sealed  in  creeds  and  theologies  like 
canned  fruit  or  preserves.  It  must  diffuse  itself, 
and  its  diffusion  will  only  intensify  it.  The  best 
way  to  be  everlastingly  possessed  of  God's 
gilt  is  to  bestow  it  upon  others— the  spiritu- 
ally destitute  around  you  and  far  away  from 
you,  for  God  loves  the  world,  and  all  the 
world  should  be  blessed  by  his  bounty. 

Abundant    Life. 

Christ  declares  that  he  came  toogive  -life, 
and  life  more  abundant.  This  is  a  statement 
of  the  divine  purpose  in  bestowing  him,  in  the 
fullness  of  his  power  and  beauty,  upon  the 
world.  To  receive  the  gift  is  to  receive 
Christ,  and  to  receive  Christ  is  to  receive,  not 
something  formal  and  eschatalogical  merely, 
but  something  vital.  Have  we  not  now.an 
opportunity  to  learn  this  anew?  A  noted 
preacher  says:  "Do  I  not  see  men  who  think 
they  follow  Christ,  but  who  manifest  none  of 
the  spirit  of  Christ?  What  is  the  nature  of 
that  religion  which  satisfies  itself  with  empty 
compliances  of  the  sanctuary?  Do  I  not  see 
men  who  honor  the  Sabbath,  but  care  noth- 
ing for  those  people  for  whom  the  Sabbath 
was  made?  Many  men  honor  the  sanctuary, 
they  really  love  prayer,  they,  really  glow 
under  the  hymn,  they  delight  in  taking  official 
part  in  the  services  and  duties  of  religion; 
nevertheless,  so  soon  as  they  have  performed 

•Prayer-meeting-  topic  for  Dec.  25. 


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the>r    own    duty  to   God,    what    becomes  of 
their  life?" 

If,  then,  the  life  of  God  throbs  in  your  veins, 
if  it  vibrates  in  your  voice,and  is  wrought  out  1 
into  the  very  warp  and  woof  of  your  daily 
toil,  if  the  precepts  of  God  govern  your  inter 
course  with  fellow  men,  and  1  he  spirit  of  God 
dwells  in  your  renovated  heart  then  you  may 
join  with  a  mighty  host  i'  rendering  atribu  e 
of  thanks  to  Him  from  whom  such  a  gift  has 
been  recaived.  But  on  the  other  hand,  if  you 
lack  these  things,  seek  them 

Self-Giving. 

Christ  gave  himself  for  our  redemption, 
and  thereby  became  our  great  exemplar.  No 
theory  of  substitution  will  sati  fy  the  Bible 
teaching  of  atonemeot.  We  must  suffer  if  we 
would  reign  with  him  He  bore  the  ross,  so 
must  we;  he  gave  his  life,  so  must  we.  The 
whole  aim  and  purpose  of  the  gift  is  to  save 
us  from  selfishness  in  any  form,  which  is 
death,  and  fill  us  with  the  Christ  spi-it.  If 
we  grasp  this  thought  in  its  fullness  and 
richness,  the  whole  year  will  be  transformed, 
and  the  earth  will  be  Eden-clad  again. 

"Have  you  found  the  heavenly  light? 
Pass  it  on! 
Souls  are  groping  in  the  night, 

Daylight  gone. 
Hold  the  lighted  lamp  on  high! 
Be  a  star  in  some  one's  sky! 
He  may  live  who  else  would  die. 
Pass  it  on!" 


Pra.yer. 

Purge  out  the  dross  from  our  h  arts,  O 
God,  yea,  evf  n  if  it  takes  the  fiery  flame,  and 
sho  *  us  the  pleoitude  of  thy  mercy,  the  rich- 
ness of  thine  unspeakable  gift.  May  he  who 
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his  church,  of  the  world,  and  make  it  one  of 
the  courts  of  the  eternal,  a  suburb  to  the 
<nty  of  our  God.     Amen. 

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Fourth  Quarterly  Review.* 

The  lessons  of  the  past  quarter  gather 
about  two  of  the  most  noble  and  instructive 
characters  the  world  has  ever  seen,  and  such 
as  can  be  paralleled  only  among  those  who 
have  been  taught  in  the  school  of  the  Great 
Teacher  himself.  Indeed,  among  his  follow- 
ers they  have  perhaps  few  equals  in  many  of 
the  elements  of  spiritual  greatness.  Among 
the  Old  Testament  heroes  they  stand  unique. 
Noah,  Abraham  and  David  were  men  of 
sturdy  faith,  but  the  first  yielded  to  appetite, 
the  second  to  falsehood  and  the  third  to  lust. 
Joseph  and  Moses  were  models  of  chasteness 
and  sobriety  of  truthfulness  and  integrity. 
Surrounded  by  sordidness,  they  cared  naught 
for  earthly  riches.  Breathing  the  atmosphere 
of  the  filthy  Egyptian  court,  they  maintained 
their  purity  unsullied.  Meeting  with  treach- 
ery and  cunning  from  every  quarter,  they 
were  open  as  the  day.  If  during  the  three 
months  of  Bible  study,  we  nave  gotten  into 
our  minds  a  true  understanding  of  their  god- 
ly characters,  and  into  our  hearts  the  same 
sublime  ambition  for  holiness,  we  have  been 
infinitely  repaid.  Let  us  glance  briefly  at 
these  two  men  of  God. 

Joseph  stands  at  the  threshold  of  the' period 
of  Israel's  bondage,  as  Moses  at  its  exit 
The  lad  of  seventeen,  who  was  too  artless  to 
protect  himself  against  the  jealousy  of  his 
brothers,  was  too  steadfast  in  his  purity  to 
succumb  to  the  wiles  of  the  temptress  Re- 
fusing to  make  an  excuse  of  circumstances, 
he  held  himself  rigidly  to  the  highest  ideals 
of  fidelity  to  man  and  loyalty  to  God.  Most 
men  are  embittered  by  unjust  accusation  and 
punishment.  Joseph  could  suffer  in  prison 
for  a  crime  which  he  had  scorned  to  commit, 
and  bear  himself  so  manfully  and  with  such 
sweetness  of  spirit  as  to  win  the  love  of  both 
his  jailer  and  his  fellow-prisoners.  Few  can 
endure  with  equal  magnanimity  both  adver- 
sity and  prosperity.  The  head  tends  to  be- 
come dizzy  that  is  hastily  exalted.  Joseph 
passed  in  an  hour  from  the  prison  to  the 
throne,  yet  was  in  no  degree  changed  by  the 
marvelous  transition.  He  is  the  same  true 
and  gentle  man  when  he  rules  in  Pharaoh's 
stead  as  when  he  comforted  his  companions 
in  the  dungeon.  His  heart,  which  could  find 
room  for  sympathy  with  every  sufferer 
around  him,  was  shut  against  all  feeling  of 
revenge,  and  when  his  brothers  stand  before 
him  asking  for  bread,  there  is  no  taunt  for 
their  misery,  no  reproach  for  their  great  sin 
against  him.  After  testing  their  feelings 
toward  his  aged  father,  and  his  younger 
brother  Benjamin,  and  that  without  delaying 
to  minister  freely  to  their  necessities,  he 
makes  himself  known  to  them,  and  rains  his 
tears  upon  their  faces  He  tries  to  make 
them  feel,  as  he  does,  that  God  had-brought 
it  all  about  for  good,  both  to  them  and  to 
him,  and  would  banish  from  their  hearts  and 
consciences  all  self-reproach  He  had  learned 
to  forgive  and  forget,  and  his  magnanimi  y 
is  well-nigh  Christlike.  It  was  his  joy,  for 
all  the  years  that  followed  the  migration  of 
his  father's  family  into  Egypt,  to  care  for 
them  with  the  tenderness  of  a  parent,  and 
his  grief  over  his  father's  death  was  far  ex- 
ceeded by  that  which  he  felt  when  h  •  found 
that  his  brothers  yet  doubted  his  full  forgive 
ness.  What  a  wonderful  and  beautiful  life 
was  his,  and  how  natural  that  it  should  be  a 
favorite  with  the  children,  whose  quick  and 
spontaneous  sympathies  find  in  his  strange 
story  that  which  appeals  to  tneir  instinctive 
faith  in  God  and  sincerity  toward  men. 

Moses,  the  leader  and  lawgiver  of  Israel,  is 
nearly  as  free  from  fault  as  was  J  >seph. 
What,  there  is  that  might  be  criticised  grew 
out  of  the  force  of  circumstances,  rather  than 
any  inherent  weakness  or  vice  within  himself. 

•Lesson  for  December  29. 


His  killing  of  the  Egyptian  was  due  to  his 
vigorous  defense  of  one  of  the  oppressed  of 
his  own  people,  and  not  to  a  desire  to  mur- 
der. When  God  was  angered  with  him,  at 
the  time  of  his  calling,  in  the  mount  of  God, 
it  was  because  of  his  excessive  timidity 
which  mide  him  doubt  his  ability  to  do  what 
God  required  at  his  hand.  It  betrayed  a 
lack  of  faith  in  God,  but  that  lack  arose  out 
of  his  low  estimate  of  himself,  not  a  base 
view  of  Jehovah.  And  the  act  which  led  to 
God's  refusing  him  an  entrance  into  Canaan 
with  the  people  he  had  led  through  the 
wilderness  was  provoked  by  the  stubborn- 
ness and  unbelief  of  the  nation,  with  whom 
he  bad  borne  for  more  than  a  generation 
How  many  of  us  would  have  had  any  patience 
left  after  such  a  test? 

Who  that  has  studied  the  life  of  this  man 
of  God  can  question  the  fact  of  divine  provi 
dence?  In  his  rescue  from  death  as  a  babs,  his 
life  amid  the  luxuries  and  pomp  of  Pharaoh's 
palace,  the  forty  years  of  quiet  and  even 
monotonous  shepherd  Ufa,  the  rapid  and 
tragic  scenes  of  the  weeks  that  brought 
deliverance  from  bondage  for  his  people,  and 
the  two  score  years  of  the  wilderness  wan- 
derings, we  sf  e  the  hand  of  God  forever  mani- 
fest in  power.  Yet,  for  the  most  part, 
natural  events  and  forces  are  used  to  work 
the  great  design  of  Jehovah,  and  miracle 
appears  where  the  event  can  only  thus  be 
brought  about.  Meekness  ard  strength  were 
strangely  mingled  in  his  character  Rather, 
perhaps,  his  s  rength  was  in  his  meekness, — 
in  that  utter  forgetfulness  of  self  that  made 
it  possible  for  him  to  ever  remember  God  and 
be  enforced  by  his  eternal  might 

The  death  of  these  two  heroes  was  worthy 
of  the  life  they  lived.  Joseph  assured  his 
brethren  of  the  coming  return  to  Canaan, 
and  directed  his  bones  to  be  buried  in  its 
sacred  soil,  when  that  time  should  come.  He 
fell  asleep  with  this  cheering  prophecy  upon  his 
lips  Moses  climbed  >,he  heights  of  Nebo  and 
looked  over  into  the  land  for  which  he  had 
longed,  and  his  disappointment  in  not  being 
permitted  to  enter  was  soothed  by  the  loving 
companionship  of  God  himself,  whose  hand 
buried  the  body  of  his  aged  and  faithful 
servant  in  that  lonely  grave,  around  which 
the  angels  might  evermore  keep  vigil,  but  on 
whose  sod  no  mortal  should  ever  drop  a  tear. 
That  such  a  life  and  such  a  death  as  those  of 
these  two  men  of  God  may  be  the  portion  of 
us  all,  is  our  most  fervent  prayer. 

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bride  near  salem  church,  Nodaway  county. 
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ard  ofc"  ■.ia.tia  f.    ■£$ 

BYErLY  —  VioE.— Mu,L-ried-at  Catlin,  111., 
Dec.  6,  19UI,  Mr  fnomas  G.  Byerly  and  Miss 
Neiiie  U  Vice,  botn  of  Catlin,  H.  J.  Hostet- 
ler,of.8t.  Joseph,  ill.,  officiating 
1.  EVAN3-TURNBO  .V—  M  trried  Nov.  2S, 
by  R  M,  Messick,  at  the  hume  of  the  bride's 
parents  near  Palouse,  Washington,  Mr.  Geo. 
F.j  Evans,  of  Elberton,  and  Miss  Mary  E, 
youngest  daughter  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  B=nj.  R. 
Turn^ovv. 

LINTril  JUM— SMITH  —James  Linthicum 
and  S.  Aona  Smith,  married  at  the  Christian 
chu  ch  in  Maryville,  Mo.,  Oct.  30,  1901,  F.  E. 
Blanch  ard  officiating. 

PENNY  -  FEN  WICK. —Married  at  the 
home  of  the  bride's  father,  Bro.  Mat.  Fen- 
wick,  uct.  30,  1901,  at  St.  Joseph,  111.,  Mr.  A. 
E -P.  nny,  ol  Mackinaw,  111.,  and  Miss  Inez 
C.  Fenwick,  of  St  Joseph,  H.  J.  Hosteller 
officiating 

PORTERFIELD-ASHFORD.— Asa  Port- 
•erfiela  and  Mary  Ashford,  married  at  the  resi- 
dence oc  toe  bride's  parents  near  i-'ickering, 
Mo.,  Oct.  23,;19jl,  F.  E    manchard  officiating. 

SHELL—  S  WINFORD.  —  Married,  Claude 

E.  bhell  and  Sallie  L.  Swinlord,  at  the  home 
of  the  bride  near  Witcox,    Mo  ,  Oct.  13,  1901, 

F.  E    Biai chard  officiating. 

TUFTS— HARVEY.— Married  at  the  home 
of  Dr.  J.  F.  McArihur,  Tuesday  afternoon, 
Dec.  10,  at  four  o'clock,  the  Rev.  James  C. 
Baker  officiating,  Mary  E.  Harvey  and  Wm. 
M.  Tufts,  Sr. 

WISE— HASTY.— Married  in  King  City, 
Mo,  on  Oct.  23,  1901,  at  high  noon  at  the 
home  of  the  bride's  lather,  Mr.  Fred  E. 
Vvise  and  Miss  Maymie  Hasty,  b  jth  of  King 
City,  Mo.,  N.  Rolio  Davis  officiating. 


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Mrs  EffieM-  Noblitt,  wife  of  Bro.  T.  L. 
Noblitt,  pastor  of  the  Christian  church  of 
Armourdale,  Kan  ,  died  on  the  moroing  of 
Nov.  21,  1901,  at  the  age  of  29  Sister  Noblitt 
was  born  iu  Kansas.  Oct  5,  1872.  Her  family 
moved  to  Texas,  where  they  Jived  till  she  was 
about  17,  when  they  came  to  Missouri,  set- 
tling at  Ktrksville.  Here  she  and  Bro.  Nob- 
-litt  became  acquainted  and  were  marred 
March  12,  1892.  The  following  year  Sister  N. 
obeyed  the  gospel  and  was  baptized  by  her 
husband.  She  lived  a  devoted  .  Christian  till 
the  end  of  her  earthly  life.  Being  long  am- 
bitious to  fit  herself  for  the  practice  of  medi- 
cine, she  had  taken  a  coarse  in  the  Eclectic 
Medical  College  of  this  city,  from  which  she 
would  soon  have  honorably  graduated.  De- 
spite the  demands  upon  her  time  and  strength 
of  her  medical  studies,  she  was  a  faithful  and 
loving  mother  to  her  four  little  child i  en,  and 
her  home  life  was  ever  a  happy  one.  Her 
broken  hearted  husband  took  her  body  to  the 
old  home  in  Kirksville  for  burial  May  the 
everlasting  arms  be  about  him  and  hi*  moth- 
erless children,  to  comfort  and  sustain,  in 
this  hour  of  their  great  bereavement 

W.  F.  Richakdson. 

Kansas  City,  Mo  ,  Nov.  22,  1901. 

PARKISON. 
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Antoni  >,  Tex.,  Saturday,  Nov.  30,  aged  ?A 
years.  He  was  born  in  Sefton  township,  111. 
Sept.  3,  1894,  he  was  married  to  Miss  Louie 
May  Stone,  of  Vandalia,  111  ,  who.  with 
their  daughier,  Ferdie  May,  survives  to  mourn 
his  lo -s.  At  the  time  of  his  decease  Bro. 
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your  bill.  The  bookkeeper  takes  your  letter, 
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gation showed  that  every  order  this  man  had 
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XX  XVI 11 


December  26,   1 901 


No.  52 


Contents. 

Editorial: 

Current  Events 1635 

The  Home  and  Its  Perils 1637 

The  Coming  One 163? 

Notes  and  Comments , .   1638 

Contributed  Articles: 

Ministerial  Fitness  — W.  L.  Hayden.  .1639 
Giving    Time     and    the    Gift- Spirit.— 

Baxter  Waters 1639 

ThePreacher'sHandicap.— J.  H.  Wright. 1040 
Augmenting  the  Creed  — L.  H.  Stine.  .1641 
The  Staple  Theme.— C.  H.  Wetherbe..  ..1641 
Life  from  Death    (poem).— Clerin  Zum- 

walt 1642 

The  New  Happiness.— N.  J.  Aylsworth.1642 
Why  I  Love  the  Prayer- Meeting. — Clay- 
ton Keith 1643 

B.  B.  Tyler's  Letter 1643 

Reuben  in   Rome.— Morton  H.  Pember- 

ton 1644 

Life's  Current  (poem).— Minnie  E.  Had- 

ley 1645 

Fellowship.— Fred   Dysart 1645 

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Correspondence: 

Texas  Letter 1650 

Hawkeye  Items 1650 

Ohio  Letter  1651 

Union  on  the  Bible 1651 

Convention  City  Notes 1651 

Upper  Ohio  Valley  Notes  1652 

Around  the  Bay 1652 

Chicago  University  Notes 1 653 

Are  We  Infidels? 1653 

Preachers  and  Printer's  Ink 1653 

Echoes  from  Northwest  Ohio 1661 

Bible  Teaching 1661 

Missouri  Mission  Notes 1661 

Miscellaneous: 

The  People's  Forum 1647 

Our  Budget 1648 

Evangelistic 1654 

Family  Circle , 1656 

With  theChildren 1659 

Marriages  and  Obituaries 1663 

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BLESSED  is  he  who  h&s  found  his  work; 
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Labor  is  Life:  From  the  inmost  heart  of  the 
worker  rises  his  God-given  Force,  the  sacred  celes- 
tial Life-essence  breached  into  him  by  Almighty 
God;  from  his  inmost  heart  awakes  him  to  all 
nobleness, — to  all  knowledge,  "self-knowledge" 
and  much  else,  as  soon  as  work  fitly  begins. 
Knowledge?  The  knowledge  that  will  hold  good 
in  working,  cleave  tho\i  to  that;  for  Nature 
herself  accredits  that,  says  yea  to  that.  Prop- 
erly thou  hast  no  other  knowledge  than  what 
tho\i  hast  got  by  working:  .  .  .  the  rest  is  yet 
all  a  hypothesis  of  knowledge,  a  thing  to  be 
argued  of  in  schools,  a  thing  floating  in  the 
clouds,  in  endless  logic-vortices,  till  we  try  it 
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No.  52. 


Current  Events, 
The  Schley  Secretary  Long  promised 

Case-  to  withhold  his  approval 

of  the  finding  of  the  naval  court  of  inquiry 
until  Admiral  Schley's  protest  was  filed  by 
his  attorney,  Mr.  Rayner.  The  protest 
turned  out  to  be  a  sweeping  accusation  that 
the  majority  of  the  court  in  hading  Admiral 
Schley's  conduct  censurable  had  ignored  the 
evidence,  and  it  was  asked  that  the  majority 
report  be  disapproved  and  the  evidence  re- 
considered. Admiral  Sampson,  through 
his  attorney,  filed  a  protest  against 
Admiral  Dewey's  minority  report,  which 
stated  that  Schley  was  in  command  at  the 
time  of  the  naval  battle  of  Santiago,  and 
therefore  desereved  the  credit  for  the  vic- 
tory. After  considering  the  two  reports 
and  the  two  protests,  the  Secretary  of  the 
Navy  approved  the  report  of  the  majority 
which  admitted  Schley's  personal  bravery 
but  found  him  worthy  of  blame  on  the 
eleven  specified  points;  Admiral  Dewey's 
dissenting  opinion  is  disapproved;  and  in 
particular  the  recommendation  of  the  court 
that  the  whole  matter  be  now  dropped,  is 
approved.  The  reasons  for  the  last  recom- 
mendation, at  least,  are  apparent  to  all.  If 
the  court  of  inquiry,  constituted  as  it  was, 
could  not  reach  a  unanimous  verdict,  and  if 
the  majority  report  could  not  command 
general  approval — as  it  obviously  does  not 
— it  is  useless  to  hope  for  an  agreement  by 
any  other  method.  There  is  no  doubt  but 
that  popular  sympathy  is  on  the  side  of 
Schley — a  fact,  however,  of  not  the  slight- 
est significance  in  a  judicial  determination 
of  the  merits  of  the  case.  A  congressional 
inquiry,  being  conducted  by  men  who  have 
constituents  to  please,  would  have  no 
chance  of  being  as  free  from  bias  as  the 
investigation  which  has  just  closed. 
Probably  this  is  a  case  where  the  doctors 
will  disagree  until  the  end  of  time,  and 
future  generations  will  inherit  another  in- 
soluble riddle  of  history  to  be  placed  beside 
Who  was  the  Man  in  the  Iron  Mask?  and 
"Who  wrote  the  Junius  Letters?  It  will  be 
Who  won  the  battle  of  Santiago? 

J* 


Dewey's  Opirv.  But  however  much  room 
Ion  and  the  there  ma    be  for  difference 

Protest,     i  .         .    . 

of  opinion  regarding  the 

matters  of  historical  fact,  there  can  be  lit- 
tle difference  of  opinion  as  to  the  irrele- 
vance of  Admiral  Dewey's  minority  opinion 
that  Schley  was  in  command  during  the 
battle  and  therefore  deserves  the  credit  of 
the  victory.  It  was  distinctly  stated  in  the 
order  which  convened  the  court  that  this 
question  was  not  within  its  scope.  The 
court  itself  repeatedly  ruled  out  testimony 
bearing  upon  the  question  of  the  command 
during  the  battle.  It  declined  to  allow  Ad- 
miral Sampson  to  be  represented  by  coun- 
sel, on  the  ground  that  he  was  not  an  in- 
terested party  to  the  inquiry,  since  it  did 
not  touch  the  question  of  the  command  or 


the  credit  for  the  victory.  The  fact  was 
repeatedly  emphasized  that  the  business  of 
the  court  was  merely  to  determine  whether 
Schley  did  his  duty ;  not  to  decide  whether 
he  deserved  more  or  less  credit  than  Samp- 
son. The  court  was  therefore  right  in  re- 
fusing to  allow  Sampson  to  be  represented 
by  an  attorney  as  an  interested  party  in  the 
case.  But  now  comes  the  minority  report 
of  Admiral  Dewey  offering  an  opinion  up- 
on the  very  point  upon  which  the  court  had 
refused  to  hear  evidence.  We  are  not  say- 
ing that  Admiral  Dewey's  opinion  may  not, 
conceivably,  be  correct,  but  only  that  it  is 
irrelevant  t<j  the  inquiry  to  which  the  court 
was  confined,  and  that  it  does  grave  injus- 
tice to  Sampson  by  assuming  to  give  a 
judicial  decision  of  a  question  in  which  he 
is  an  interested  party  without  allowing  him 
to  present  testimony.  Probably  Admiral 
Dewey,  like  the  majority  of  the  American 
people,  feels  a  keen  sympathy  for  Admiral 
Schley.  But  his  manner  of  expressing  it 
was  unfortunate. 


e^* 


Congress 
and  the 
Schley  Case. 


With  more  zeal  than  dis- 
cretion, Admiral  Schley's 
congressional  friends  have 
rushed  to  his  defense  against  the  majority 
decision  of  the  court,  and  a  dozen  or  more 
resolutions  in  his  behalf  were  introduced  in 
a  single  day — resolved  that  the  committee 
on  naval  affairs  be  authorized  to  hold  an 
investigation; resolved  that  Admiral  Schley, 
although  now  retired,  shall  receive  full  pay 
as  though  on  the  active  list,  in  recognition 
of  his  eminent  services ;  resolved  that  the 
division  of  the  prize-money  from  the  ships 
captured  at  Santiago  be  investigated,  with 
a  view  to  getting  a  larger  share  for  Admiral 
Schley  than  was  allotted  to  him  by  the  de- 
partment; resolved  that  Admiral  Dewey's 
opinion  be  approved  without  further  investi- 
gation; resolved  that  the  thanks  of  Con- 
gress be  extended  to  Admiral  Schley;  re- 
solved that  a  sword  of  honor  be  presented 
to  Admiral  Schley;  resolved  that  a  medal 
be  struck  commemorating  the  victory  at 
Santiago  under  Admiral  Schley's  com- 
mand. It  need  scarcely  be  stated  that  it 
would  be  a  wholly  gratuitous  insult  to  the 
navy  department  for  Congress,  wit'iout  in- 
vestigation, to  vote  down  the  report  of  the 
court  of  inquiry  after  it  has  received  the 
approval  of  the  Secretary  of  the  Navy. 
One  item  which  all  will  note  with  pleasure 
is  that  Mr.  Maclay,  the  author  of  the  naval 
history  which  precipitated  the  trouble,  has 
been  removed  from  his  position  in  the  navy 
yard.  No  scrap  of  evidence  has  ever  been 
adduced  in  support  of  his  accusations 
against  Admiral  Schley's  personal  courage 
and  patriotism. 


t& 


incidents,  ought  to  occupy  a  larger  place 
than  it  does  in  the  curricula  of  West  Point 
and  Annapolis.  The  ranking  officer  of  the 
United  States  Army  has  been  censured  in 
terms  which  suggest  the  scolding  of  a 
school  boy.  In  a  recent  interview  for  pub- 
lication, Gen.  Miles  said  he  approved 
Admiral  Dewey's  opinion  in  the  Schley 
case  and  had  "no  sympathy  with  the  efforts 
which  have  been  made  to  destroy  the  honor 
of  an  officer  under  such  circumstances." 
The  clear  assumption  was  that  the  latter 
statement  was  meant  to  characterize  the 
action  of  the  majority  of  the  court.  When 
called  upon  by  the  Secretary  of  War  for  an 
explanation,  he  explained  that  he  had 
reference  to  those  who  had  applied  such 
epithets  as  "coward"  to  Schley.  The 
explanation  was  not  satisfactory  either  to 
the  President  or  to  the  War  Department, 
and  Secretary  Root  accordingly  repri- 
manded Gen.  Miles  in  terms  more  stern 
than  are  often  used  on  such  occasions. 
The  following  is  the  army  regulation  which 
Gen.  Miles  directly  contravened  in  giving 
an  interview  on  the  subject:  "Deliberations 
or  discussions  among  military  men  convey- 
ing praise  or  censure  or  any  mark  of  ap- 
probation toward  others  in  military  service, 
are  prohibited."  Secretary  Root  cites  this 
regulation,  refers  to  the  controversy  which 
has  existed  in  the  Navy  for  some  time,  and 
concludes:  "It  is  of  no  consequence  on 
whose  side  your  opinion  was,  or  what  it 
was.  You  had  no  business  in  the  contro- 
versy and  no  right,  holding  the  office 
which  you  did,  to  express  any  opinion. 
Your  conduct  was  in  violation  of  the  regu- 
lation above  cited  and  the  rules  of  official 
propriety,  and  you  are  justly  liable  to 
censure,  which  I  now  express." 


J* 


The  Incident 
a.t  Cha.rtres. 


A  Lesson  in 
Silence. 


General  Miles  has  received 
a  harsh  lesson  in  the  noble 
art  of  silence — a  branch  of  military  and 
naval  tactics  which,  judging  from  recent 


One  might  have  supposed 
that  our  American  crim- 
inal courts  had  gone  as  far  as  it  was  pos- 
sible to  go  in  bringing  in  grewsome  ex- 
hibits to  support  circumstantial  evidence 
in  murder  trials.  Indeed,  they  have  in 
some  cases  gone  much  farther  than  com- 
mon decency  can  approve  and  farther  than 
the  pursuit  of  justice  requires.  It  seems  to 
have  become  a  recognized  legal  procedure 
in  some  courts  to  horrify  the  accused  by  a 
sudden  presentation  of  the  hideous  acces- 
sories of  crime  under  the  pretense  that  it  is 
necessary  for  the  jury  to  see  them,  and 
then  to  treat  the  prisoner's  actions  in  the 
presence  of  the  grewsome  sight  as  a  further 
proof  of  his  guilt.  No  matter  how  he  acts, 
it  is  easy  to  persuade  an  impressionable 
jury  that  he  betrays  the  consciousness  of 
guilt.  But  it  has  been  reserved  for  a 
French  court  to  give  the  most  atrocious 
exhibition  of  this  judicial  malpractice.  A 
case  now  pending  at  Chartres,  two  hours' 
ride  from  Paris,  has  aroused  the  French 
p^ple  as  no  trial  since  that  of  Dreyfus 
ha  .  Jone.  It  is  a  murder  case,  the  details 
of     which    are    too   shocking    to    repeat. 


1636 


THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


December  26,  1901 


A  New 
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Circumstantial  evidence  fastens  the  crime 
upon  a  peasant  of  the  neighborhood.  The 
extraordinary  feature  of  the  case  is  that 
not  only  are  the  most  hideous  exhibits 
brought  into  court  and  used  in  such  a  way 
as  to  associate  them  with  the  accused  in 
the  minds  of  the  jurors,  but  the  judge  does 
not  even  maintain  a  pretense  of  impar- 
tiality, constantly  refers  to  the  prisoner  as 
"the  murderer,"  and  is  as  eager  as  a  prose- 
cuting attorney  to  seize  upon  every  scrap 
of  incriminating  evidence.  Many  promi- 
nent Parisians  are  beginning  to  take  an 
interest  in  the  case,  and  it  is  realized  that 
it  is  really  the  French  judicial  system  that 
is  on  trial,  rather  than  a  peasant  of 
Chartres.  The  court  room  in  which  the 
trial  is  taking  place  is  almost  under  the 
shadow  of  the  great  Cathedral  of  Chartres. 
But  it  remains  to  be  seen  whether  there  is 
any  overshadowing  spirit  of  justice  which 
will  secure  for  an  accused  man  a  judicially 
impartial  trial  in  France. 

Postmaster  General  Char- 
les Emory  Smith  has  re- 
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cabinet  and  the  President  has  ap- 
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ten  years  postmaster  at  Milwaukee. 
The  resignation  of  Mr.  Smith  has  been 
under  consideration  for  several  months. 
Early  in  the  year  he  felt  that  his  business 
interests  in  Philadelphia  required  closer 
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while  officially  employed  in  Washington, 
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he  should  remain  until  the  order  limiting 
more  strictly  the  granting  of  second-class 
privileges  had  been  issued  and  enforced. 
This  reason,  and  an  unwillingness  to  make 
a  break  in  the  cabinet  immediately  after 
President  McKinley's  death,  have  moved 
him  to  delay  his  resignation  until  the  pres- 
ent time.  The  order  was  issued  Dec.  1, 
and  promises  to  prove  more  effective  than 
any  previous  expedient  for  remedying  the 
abuses  in  connection  with  second-class  mail. 
Some  of  the  local  church  papers  have  suf- 
fered by  losing  the  privilege  of  mailing  at 
the  rate  of  one  cent  a  pound,but  on  the  whole 
the  order  will  probably  have  a  good  effect  on 
the  business  of  the  postal  department.  The 
retiring  Postmaster  General  deserves  credit 
for  this  achievement.  The  announcement 
of  Mr.  Smith's  resignation  has  started 
rumors  of  other  cabinet  changes.  It  is  said 
that  Secretary  Gage  will  retire  within  two 
months.  Secretary  Hay  has  denied  the  re- 
port that  he  will  resign. 

J* 

A  Conference  The  conference  which 
Between  Labor  wag  held  in  New  y0rk 
and  Capital.  ,     ,  ,     .       , 

between  eminent   leaders 

of  organized  labor  and  representatives  of 
consolidated  capital,  closed  on  Tuesday.  It 
was  a  thoroughly  representative  body,  and 
its  deliberations,  although  marked  by  an 
unusual  degree  of  harmony,  lacked  the 
vagueness  and  generality  which  too  often 
characterize  the  attempts  to  reconcile  the 
interests  of  capital  and  labor.  On  the 
last  day  of  the  conference  an  executive 
committee  of  thirty-six  was  chosen,  com- 
posed of  an  equal  number  of  representa- 
tives from  each  of  three  groups.  Senator 
Hannais  chairman  of  the  section  represent- 
ing capital;  Samuel  Gompers,  president  of 
the    American     Federation    of    Labor,   is 


chairman  of  the  section  representing  or- 
ganized labor;  and  Ex-President  Cleveland 
is  chairman  of  the  section  representing  the 
general  public.  This  executive  committee 
has  organized  with  Senator  Hanna  as 
general  chairman  and  will  constitute 
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National  Civic  Federation.  The  pur- 
poses of  the  association  are  to  en- 
courage right  relations  between  capital  and 
labor,  so  as  to  prevent  disputes  from  aris- 
ing, and  to  arbitrate  such  differences  as 
may  arise,  if  both  parties  request  arbitra- 
tion. It  will  not  attempt  to  enforce  com- 
pulsory arbitration  and  it  will  not  discuss 
abstract  problems  and  principles,  but  will 
deal  with  concrete  situations.  Over  2,000- 
000  organized  workmen  are  represented  by 
the  official  heads  of  their  unions  on  this  ex- 
ecutive committee,  and  the  amount  of  cap- 
tal  represented  is  beyond  calculation.  This 
is  the  most  promising  effort  that  has 
been  made  in  recent  years  to  secure  an 
understanding  between  capital  and  labor. 
It  promises  results  for  two  reasons:  First, 
because  of  the  eminence  and  representa- 
tive character  of  the  men  who  are  partici- 
pating in  it;  and  second,  because  it  is 
undertaken  at  a  time  when  men's  passions 
are  not  inflamed  by  prejudice  on  either 
side.  Nowhere  is  the  superiority  of  pre- 
vention oyer  cure  more  obvious  than  here, 
and  the  executive  committee  has  shown 
wisdom  in  beginning  its  work  when  the 
situation  is  peaceful,  and  stating  its  pur- 
pose to  forestall  troublesome  difficulties, 
rather  than  waiting  for  troubles  to  arise 
and  then  trying  to  settle  them.  Senator 
Hanna,  in  particular,  has  taken  an  interest 
in  the  negotiations  which  will  go  far  toward 
sweeping  away  the  odium  which  attaches 
to  his  name  in  the  minds  of  many  as  a 
grasping  monopolist. 


J* 


Vrvificatiorv 
of  Barvks 
Proposed. 


Secretary  Gage,  at  a 
meeting  of  the  New  York 
Bankers'  Association,  ad- 
vocated a  combination  of  banking  inter- 
ests to  form  a  great  American  institution. 
The  weakness  of  our  banking  system,  with 
the  consequent  liability  to  panics,  is  due, 
he  said,  to  the  isolation  of  the  various 
local  banks.  A  bank  is  a  medium  for  ex- 
changing credit.  The  primary  requsite  for 
an  effective  bank  is  that  its  credit  shall  be 
good.  The  broader  the  base  of  an  insti- 
tution the  more  secure  it  will  be  from  over- 
throw by  distrust  arising  out  of  local  con- 
ditions. Therefore,  he  advocates  the 
centralization  of  banking  interests  in  an 
institution  which  would  be  national  in  its 
scope,  like  the  Bank  of  England,  but  would 
have  only  the  same  connection  with  the 
government  that  our  banks  have  at  present 
through  government  supervision. 

Breaking  On  Dec.  20,   in  spite    of 

Ground  for  the  zero  temperature,  the  act- 
ual work  of  construction 
was  begun  on  the  Louisiana  Purchase  Ex- 
postion  to  be  held  in  St.  Louis  in  1903. 
Elaborate  exercises  had  been  planned,  in- 
cluding a  grand  parade  with  Gen.  Bates  as 
marshal,  but  it  was  found  necessary  on  ac- 
count of  the  weather  to  abandon  this 
feature.  In  all  other  respects,  however, 
the  exercises  of  the  day  were  carried  out 
according  to  the  program.  The  president 
and  directors  of  the  Exposition  Company 
and   the    representatives    of   the  various 


states  took  turns  in  lifting  a  shovelful  of 
earth  with  a  silver-plated  ebony-handled 
shovel,  and  the  work  of  construction  was 
declared  to  have  been  begun.  But  fifteen 
months  now  remain  before  the  date  fixed 
by  Congress  for  the  opening  of  the  Expo- 
sition, and  to  finish  the  work  within  that 
time  will  require  a  degree  of  rushing  which 
has  never  yet  been  applied  to  the  building 
of  an  exposition.  It  will  require  even 
harder  work,  perhaps,  to  get  the  foreign 
governments  to  prepare  and  install  their 
exhibits  within  the  specified  time.  But  at 
present  the  sentiment  seems  to  be  strongly 
opposed  to  any  postponement  of  the  Ex- 
position. 


Gifts    for 
Education 


John  D.  Rockefeller  has 
given  to  the  University  of 
Chicago  a  Christmas  present  of  $1,250,000. 
This  is  not,  as  was  at  first  reported,  for 
the  establishment  of  a  law  school,  but  is 
for  the  general  expenses  of  the  University. 
This  makes  just  $10,000,000  that  Mr.  Rock- 
efeller has  given  to  the  University  of  Chi- 
cago. Mr.  Carnegie's  recent  gift  of  $10,- 
000,000  for  the  establishment  and  endow- 
ment of  a  university  at  Washington  was  a 
surprise  to  the  general  public.  The  insti- 
tution is  not  to  be  the  much  talked  of  Na- 
tional University,  but  something  similar 
to  the  Smithsonian  Institute.  The  govern- 
ment will  be  trustee  of  the  funds,  but  further 
than  thi3  it  will  not  be  a  government 
institution.  The  fact  that  the  gift  was  in 
bonds  of  the  Steel  Corporation  has  occa- 
sioned some  embarrassment,  since  it  was 
felt  that  the  government  ought  not  to  have 
even  the  appearance  of  being  a  partner  in 
the  steel  trust.  But  Mr.  Carnegie  has  given 
assurance  that  he  will  arrange  this  so  that 
the  gift  can  be  accepted.  Both  of  these 
benefactions,  however,  are  by  far  exceeded 
by  Mrs.  Stanford's  gift  of  $30,000,000  to 
Leland  Stanford  University  two  weeks  ago, 
$18,000,000  of  which  is  in  gilt-edged  stocks 
and  bonds  and  the  remainder  in  real  estate. 

The  Hepburn  bill  for  the  construction  of 
the  Nicarauguan  Canal  has  been  favorably 
reported  in  the  House.  It  will  be  called  up 
Jan.  7  and  will  have  the  right  of  way  until 
disposed  of.  Mr.  Richardson,  Democratic 
leader  in  the  House,  says  there  will  be  no 
opposition  from  the  minority.  The  bill 
carries  an  appropriatfon  of  $10,000,000 
and  limits  the  total  cost  of  the  canal  to 
$180,000,000. 

Germany  is  pressing  Venezuela  hard  for 
the  payment  of  an  over- due  debt  and  has 
threatened  to  seize  a  port  if  the  money  is 
not  forthcoming  at  once.  She  has  paused, 
however,  long  enough  to  explain  in  an 
aside  to  the  United  States,  that  this 
threatened  action  will  be  subject  to  the 
conditions  imposed  by  the  Monroe  doc- 
trine. 

The  rector  of  the  University  of  Berlin  is 
quoted  as  warning  America  against  the 
tendency  to  too  much  higher  education,  on 
the  ground  that  it  is  a  wasted  investment. 
It  does  not  pay.  And  this  from  Germany, 
the  land  where  the  academic  spirit  is 
strongest,  where  learning  for  learning's 
sake  is  more  highly  prized  than  anywhere 
else,  to  America,  the  land  which  is  most  in 
danger  from  the  doctrine  of  learning  for 
money's  sake! 


December  26, 1901 


THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


1637 


We  are  again  able  to  report  a  slight  im- 
provement in  the  editor's  condition,  but 
only  very  slight.  On  Monday  of  this  week 
his  temperature,  for  the  first  time  in  three 
weeks,  dropped  to  normal  for  a  few  hours. 
It  had  been  hoped  that  by  Christmas  he 
would  be  in  a  condition  which  would  make 
it  possible  to  take  him  away  from  the  city, 
but  a  further  delay  of  a  few  days  will  be 
necessary.  A  change  of  air  is  considered 
essential  to  starting  him  upon  the  road  to 
recovery.  We  take  this  occasion  to  ex- 
press thanks  to  the  many  friends  who  have, 
by  letter  or  otherwise,  given  assurance  of 
their  sympathy  and  prayers. 

The    Home    a.nd    Its    Perils. 

Nearly  all  the  dangers  that  threaten  our 
civilization  may  be  traced  to  the  family. 
The  root  of  the  commonwealth  is  in  the 
homes  of  the  people.  The  social  and  civil 
life  springs  from  the  domestic  life  of  man- 
kind. The  official  life  of  a  nation  is  ordin- 
arily the  reflex  of  the  moral  sense  of  the 
people.  The  morality  of  public  adminis- 
tration is  to  be  gauged  by  the  moral  stand- 
ard of  the  family.  The  home  is  a  city  of 
refuge,  a  strong  tower  into  which  we  may 
run  and  be  safe,  a  sure  haven,  and  because 
the  home  is  a  center  of  safety,  a  stronghold 
of  purity,  a  mountain-top  of  moral  culture 
and  life,  the  greatest  attacks  of  the  arch- 
enemy upon  human  society  are  aimed  at 
the  home.  The  perils  of  our  civilization, 
the  perils  of  the  republic,  are  the  perils  of 
the  home. 

False  education  is  one.  We  have  no 
confidence  in  the  nation  to  train  the  child. 
All  the  great,  the  permanently  great,  things 
achieved  in  the  world  have  been  the  work 
of  individuals  working  from  the  instinct  of 
genius  or  of  goodness.  What  has  been 
the  rage?  Why,  for  organization,  classi- 
fication, machinery.  The  individual  has 
been  thought  capable  of  nothing;  the  com- 
mittee, the  community,  the  machine,  must 
do  the  work.  All  this  strikes  at  the  home. 
Home  education,  cottage  training,  family 
culture,  is  neglected.  Religion  must  have 
a  place  in  the  training  of  the  young.  "To 
educate  in  the  arts,"  said  Webster,  "is  im- 
portant, in  religion  is  indispensable." 
There  is  a  heart  to  be  formed  to  virtue  as 
well  as  a  head  to  be  enlightened.  Citizens 
of  the  kingdom  of  heaven  our  children 
must  be  as  well  as  citizens  of  the  state. 

Mormonism  and  divorce  are  enemies  to 
the  home.  One  is  simultaneous,  the  other 
successive,  polygamy.  One  hitches  his 
wives  as  he  hitches  his  horses,  two  or  more 
abreast,  the  other  hitches  them  tandem. 
Statistics  show  the  ratio  of  divorces  to 
marriages  to  be  alarmingly  on  the  in- 
crease in  this  country,  and  most  trivial 
reasons  are  given  for  the  disruption  of  the 
home.  Marriage  is  ordained  of  God,  in- 
stituted in  paradise,  the  first  blessing  of 
the  Lord.  Marriage  is  a  school  for  the 
exercise  of  virtue,  where  love  is  united  and 
made  firm  as  a  center.  Kindness  is  shed 
abroad,  and  men  and  women  trained  in  the 
holiest  and  most  fundamental  duties  of  life. 
Marriage  is  the  nursery  of  society,  the 
mother  of  the  world,  which  fills  cities, 
churches,  kingdoms,  heaven  itself.  Mar- 
riage builds  its  houses  and  gathers  sweet- 
ness from  every  flower,  labors,  unites  into 
societies  and  republics,  sends  out  colonies, 


builds  up  the  world,  obeys  laws,  preserves 
order,  promotes  the  interests  of  mankind. 
Marriage  is  the  voluntary  union  of  one 
man  with  one  woman,  to  be  entered  into 
not  by  coercion,  not  for  convenience,  not 
for  worldly  gain,  but  freely,  cordially,  ad- 
visedly, and  in  the  fear  of  God;  and  for  so 
high  and  holy  a  purpose  that  it  represents 
the  spiritual  union  of  Christ  and  his  church. 
The  greatest  social  crime  next  to  murder  is 
to  seduce  the  affections  of  wife  from  hus- 
band or  husband  from  wife,  and  the  great- 
est evil  the  state  can  inflict  on  society  is 
the  dissolution  of  the  marriage  contract  on 
other  than  scriptural  grounds. 

Sunday  desecration  is  another  enemy  of 
the  republic  which  strikes  at  the  home. 
The  Lord's  day  is  consecrated  to  worship 
and  rest.  Public  worship  has  been  prac- 
ticed from  the  beginnings  of  the  race. 
Even  the  light  of  nature  led  men  thus  to 
assemble.  Then  God  gave  his  law.  Christ 
on  earth  went  up  to  the  great  feasts  and 
attended  constantly  the  services  in  the 
synagogue.  The  glory  of  God  was  to  be 
sought  in  the  gates  of  Zion.  The  honor  of 
God's  name  was  to  be  published  in  the 
family.  Man's  spiritual  benefit  was  to  be 
promoted.  Ordinances  of  divine  worship 
were  means  of  grace.  Communion,  fellow- 
ship, prayer,  praise,  preaching,  the  Lord's 
Supper,  were  of  the  highest  moment  to 
society.  Abandonment  of  divine  worship, 
violation  of  the  sanctity  of  the  Lord's  day, 
is  not  only  ruinous  to  the  state;  it  is  a 
blow  at  the  home.  Neglect  of  the  Lord's 
house,  indulgence  in  the  Sunday  news- 
paper, Sunday  excursions,  Sunday  golf, 
the  Sunday  bicycle;  children  and  youth 
everywhere  but  in  the  family  pew  in  the 
house  of  prayer — means  not  only  the  de- 
moralization of  society;  it  is  the  laying 
waste  of  the  home.  When  the  French 
Revolutionists  would  abolish  the  Lord's 
day  they  were  ready  to  enthrone  a  lewd 
woman  as  the  goddess  of  reason. 

The  saloon  above  all  things  is  the  enemy 
of  the  home.  Hundreds  of  families  are 
broken  up  in  this  Christian  land  yearly  by 
the  demon  rum.  Wives  and  mothers  suffer, 
little  children  cry  for  bread,  noble  men  are 
transformed  into  brutes,  and  poverty  and 
shame,  lust  and  murder,  disease  and  death, 
misery  and  woe,  hell  itself  comes  in  where 
all  sweetness  and  light  and  virtue  and 
peace  and  happiness  and  purity  should 
abide. 

Home  is  the  stronghold  of  safety  and  so 
the  devil  seeks  the  destruction  of  the  home 
first  and  chiefly.  Guard  then  your  homes. 
Stand  for  them  against  these  foes.  Cherish 
them,  keep  them  holy,  keep  within  their 
sacred  shelter.  East  and  west  home  is 
best.  As  paradise  was  home  to  Adam,  to 
you  let  home  be  paradise.  Safeguarding 
the  home  we  shall  keep  the  nation. 


At  Northampton,  England,  a  strike  has 
been  brought  on  by  the  introduction  of 
labor- saving  machinery  for  making  shoes. 
And  this  is  the  twentieth  century!  It  is 
hard  for  labor  to  learn  that  it  has  in  the 
long  run  nothing  to  gain  by  trying  to 
block  the  wheels  of  progress.  A  finger 
thrust  between  the  cogs  may  stop  the 
wheels  for  a  moment — or  may  not.  But  in 
any  case  the  finger  gets  the  worst  of  it. 
Yet  cog-wheels  are  a  useful  contrivance. 
No  strike  can  abolish  the  shoe  factory  and 
bring  back  the  cobbler's  bench. 


The  Coming  One. 

The  Tetragrammaton  of  the  Old  Testa- 
ment is  probably  the  Christ  of  the  New 
Testament.  This  incommunicable  name, 
which  is  generally  rendered  Lord  in  the  old 
version  and  Jehovah  in  the  new,  probably 
means  the  Coming  One.  It  is  well  known 
that  scholars  differ  as  regards  even  the 
spelling  of  the  word.  However,  the  four 
letters  Y  H  W  H  stand  for  Yahweh,  or  as 
some  spell  it,  Yahvah,  which  means  "He 
who  becometh"  or  "the  Becoming  One,"  or 
more  probably,  simply  the  "Coming  One." 
If  this  view  of  the  matter  be  correct  it  clears 
up  a  great  difficulty,  and  at  once  disposes 
of  the  controversy  between  the  Eloists  and 
Jehovists.  Undoubtedly  the  Christ  of  the 
New  Testament  is  frequently  referred  to  in 
the  Old  Testament,  and  there  is  certainly 
no  good  reason  why  there  may  not  be  a 
divine  significance  in  the  name  Yahvah 
which  will  account  for  its  use  as  soon  as 
human  history  begins.  Elohim  seems  a 
suitable  name  for  the  God  of  creation,  while 
Yahweh  exactly  fits  the  idea  of  the  God  of 
redemption.  This  latter  clearly  indicates 
futurity,  though  it  does  not  in  the  least 
suggest  the  idea  that  pre-existence  is  want- 
ing. In  the  prophecy  of  Isaiah,  Yahvah  is 
called  "the  everlasting  father."  But  this 
phrase  can  be  better  rendered  from  the  or- 
iginal by  "Father  of  Futurity."  The  new 
version,  in  the  margin,  translates  the  phrase 
— "father  of  eternity";  but  in  our  judgment 
this  does  not  express  the  idea  of  the  Hebrew 
as  well  as  the  phrase  we  have  given.  Per- 
haps the  old  way  of  rendering  the  phrase 
accounts  for  the  origin  of  some  of  the 
language  of  Ashdod  which  has  become 
popular  in  theology.  Of  course,  strictly 
speaking,  according  to  the  laws  of  philo- 
logy, there  can  be  no  eternal  Son  of  God, 
as  an  "eternal  Son"  is  unthinkable,  to  say 
nothing  about  the  absurdity  of  the  use 
which  has  been  made  of  the  phrase.  But 
let  no  one  suppose  that  we,  for  a  moment, 
doubt  the  eternity  of  Yahvah.  For  the 
reason  that  the  term  means  He  ivho  will  be, 
it  does  not  follow  that  it  has  no  retrospec- 
tive signification.  He  always  was  as  well 
as  always  mil  be,  but  in  different  dispen- 
sations he  is  revealed  to  us  under  different 
representations.  It  is  true,  however,  that 
under  all  dispensations  he  retains  the  dis- 
tinctive idea  of  the  Coming  One.  The 
Jews  looked  for  him  because  their  prophets 
had  foretold  his  appearing.  After  their 
return  from  their  captivity  in  Babylon  the 
idea  of  a  deliverer  began  to  grow  more  and 
more  as  a  national  sentiment;  and  finally, 
when  the  nation  became  enslaved  by  the 
Roman  dominion,  this  looking  for  the  com- 
ing one  became  a  national  characteristic ; for 
their  only  hope  of  freedom  was  in  the 
promised  Messiah. 

Nevertheless,  he  was  both  despised  and 
rejected,  when  he  did  come.  His  birth 
was  against  him.  Had  he  b^en  born  in  a 
palace  and  of  royal  parentage,  doubtless 
the  people  would  have  welcomed  his  com- 
ing and  followed  him  as  their  promised 
deliverer.  But  the  manger  was  not  the 
point  from  which  the  Jews  expected  their 
King  would  rise,  and  when  he  afterwards 
became  "the  Man  of  Sorrows  and  ac- 
quainted with  grief"  they  saw  nothing 
comely  in  him;  and  yet  the  very  lowliness 
of  our  Lord's  birth  was  the  keynote  of 
his  wonderful  mission.  He  came  to  break 
down  at  least  three  ruling  distinctions, 
viz.,  social  distinctions;  racial  distinctions, 


1638 


THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


Dbcembhk  26,  1901 


and  governmental  distinctions.  He  met 
the  first  of  these  in  his  birth,  the  secoDd  in 
his  death  and  the  third  in  his  coronation. 
By  the  humbleness  of  his  birth  he  broke 
down  the  distinction  between  the  rich  and 
the  poor;  by  his  death  he  destroyed  the 
distinction  between  races,  nailing  the 
difference  between  Jew  and  Greek  to  the 
cross;  by  his  coronation  he  was  proclaimed 
the  rightful  ruler  over  the  world,  and  it 
only  remains  now  for  all  the  "kingdoms  of 
the  world  to  become  the  kingdom  of  our 
Lord  and  his  Christ." 

There  is  still  to  be  a  second  coming.  "We 
may  not  have  a  very  clear  conception  of 
what  this  coming  is,  or  when  it  is  to  take 
place.  It  is  well  known  that  some  of  the 
ablest  exegetes  differ  widely  among  them- 
selves as  to  questions  involved  in  the  second 
coming  of  Christ.  Still,  there  can  be  no 
doubt  about  the  fact  of  the  second  coming, 
and  this  is  the  main  point  we  desire  to 
emphasize  at  present.  When  this  issue 
reaches  our  readers  they  will  be  doubtless 
celebrating  the  first  coming  of  Christ,  but 
there  will  be  many  who  will  be  looking 
with  longing  eyes  for  his  appearance  "a 
second  time  without  a  sin  offering  unto 
salvation."  This  second  coming  is  prac- 
tically the  hope  of  the  church.  In  the  New 
Testament  it  is  so  regarded.  In  the  ex- 
perience of  faithful  Christians  it  stands  as 
a  beacon  light  in  this  world  of  darkness. 
We  have  already  seen  that  Yahvah  is  the 
father  of  futurity,  and  hence  our  divine 
Lord  belongs  to  the  future  of  his  saints. 
His  days  will  never  end,  the  time  of  his 
coming  may  not  be  known.  It  may  be  be  - 
fore  the  close  of  this  year.  It  may  not  be 
for  thousands  of  years  to  come.  It  may  be 
in  the  evening;  it  maybe  at  midnight;  it 
may  be  at  da^n.  But  whether  to-day  or 
to-morrow,  or  at  the  end  of  a  million  of 
years,  the  fact  of  his  coming  is  not  changed, 
and  this  is  the  important  matter  for  his 
people  to  understand.  In  any  case  we 
should  be  ready,  and  the  way  to  be  ready 
is  to  have  our  lamps  trimmed  and  full  of 
oil.  Of  one  thing  at  least  we  maybe  as- 
sured, we  have  a  work  to  do  whether  he 
comes  speedily  or  not;  and  as  we  are  about 
to  enter  upon  the  Christmas  season  let  us 
make  that  season  an  inspiration  to  help  us 
for  the  coming  conflicts  with  all  the  powers 
that  oppose  the  reign  of  the  Prince  of 
Peace.  This  will  make  our  Christmas  a 
practical  factor  in  our  Christian  life,  and 
will  help  us  to  appreciate  more  and  more 
the  Yahvah  of  the  Old  Testament  which 
has  become  the  Christ  of  the  New. 

Notes  and  Comments. 

A  Colorado  woman  has  discovered  that 
she  owns  the  whole  state  of  Illinois  and  has 
filed  a  claim  in  due  form  for  $2,000,000,000 
together  with  four  other  minor  claims  for 
various  trifles  amounting  to  $500,000,000. 
This  makes  the  conventional  fifty-million- 
dollar-estate-in-Holland  vagary  look  like  a 
small  game,  unimportant  if  true.  It  is  easy 
to  class  this  as  a  form  of  insanity.  But 
why  should  not  the  same  classification  hold 
for  the  man  who  now  and  then  discovers 
that  his  ancestors  owned  the  entire  site  of 
Philadelphia  or  Manhattan  Island  or  Pitts- 
burg and  that  the  whole  thing  is  rightfully 
his? 

It  is  probable  that  at  the  St.  Louis 
World's   Pair,  1903,   a    separate    building 


will  be  erected  for  religious  exhibits.  At 
no  previous  exposition  has  this  been  done, 
but  an  interdenominational  committee  has 
been  advocating  such  action  and  the  direc- 
tors are  favorably  considering  the  matter. 
The  religious  progress  made  in  the  Louis- 
iana Purchase  during  the  past  century  and 
the  part  which  religion  has  played  in  the 
development  of  civilization  within  that 
period,  cerbainly  deserve  definite  recogni- 
tion. Application  has  been  made  for  a 
building  not  less  than  380  by  460  feet,  to 
cost  about  $400,000. 

District  Attorney  Philbin,  of  New  York 
City,  who  is  in  favor  of  strict  regulation 
for  the  saloon,  thinks,  nevertheless,  that 
this  particular  devil  is  not  so  black  as  he 
is  sometimes  painted.  "I  do  not  know  of 
any  line  of  business,"  he  says,  "in  which 
so  much  good  can  be  accomplished  as  in  the 
liquor  business.  A  saloon-keeper,  who 
has  a  proper  conception  of  his  duty  to 
those  persons  pat/onizing  his  place,  may 
be  able  to  save  men  from  becoming  victims 
to  the  evil  of  intemperance,  and  by  a  high 
and  proper  appreciation  of  that  duty 
prevent  his  place  from  being  a  great 
source  of  unhappiness  and  misery  to  the 
families  of  the  men  who  are  in  the  habit  of 
frequenting  it;  and  there  are  liquor  dealers 
who  are  mindful  of  &uch  obligations."  The 
statement  that  some  liquor  dealers  are 
worse  than  others  is  not  open  to  criticism, 
but  the  fact  that  some  prevent  their  saloons 
from  becoming  as  great  sources  of  misery 
as  others  scarcely  entitles  the  calling  to  be 
placed  at  the  head  of  the  beneficent  profes- 
sions. The  best  way  for  a  man  in  the 
liquor  business  to  do  good  is  to  shut  up 
shop  and  get  to  work  earning  an  honest 
living. 

About  Feb.  1  some  one  will  write  us  a 
letter  substantially  as  follows:  "Dear  Sirs: 
Why  have  you  stopped  my  paper?  I  have 
been  taking  the  Christian- Evangelist  for 
twenty  years  and  I  don't  see  why  you  have 
suddenly  gotten  afraid  to  trust  me  a  few 
months  for  my  year's  subscription."  The 
next  day  after  writing  thi3  the  brother  will 
be  reading  over  again  the  last  copy  of  the 
paper  that  came  before  they  stopped.  His 
eye  will  rest  on  the  statement  that  we  will 
cheerfully  give  credit  to  anyone  who  will 
order  the  paper  and  state  at  what  date 
(within  a  year)  he  will  pay  for  it,  but  that 
in  the  absence  of  an  order  accompanied  by 
either  cash  or  promise  to  pay,  we  will  con- 
sider that  the  paper  is  not  wanted  and  will 
stop  it.  When  he  sees  this  it  will  occur 
to  him  that,  having  advertised  that  we  will 
discontinue  papers  unless  ordered  con- 
tinued, we  mu9t  do  so  or  forfeit  all  claim 
for  payment.  He  will  understand  then 
that  we  did  not  distrust  him  in  the  slight- 
est, but  were  simply  enforcing  a  plain 
business  policy  which  is  sensible  when  ap- 
plied to  groceries  and  dry  goods,  and  equally 
so  when  applied  to  religious  papers.  Then 
he  will  send  his  dollar  and  renew.  Send 
yours  now. 

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The  McKinley  National  Memorial  Asso- 
ciation has  completed  its  organization  and 
is  now  beginning  it?  active  work.  Its  pur- 
pose is  to  erect  above  the  grave  at  Canton, 
O.,  a  memorial  to  our  late  president  which 
will  not  only  represent  his  place  in  Ameri- 
can history  but  will  be  a  monument  to  his 
plaoe  in  the  hearts  of   the  American  peo- 


ple. To  this  end  the  memorial  will  be 
erected  entirely  by  popular  subscription. 
By  a  resolution  of  the  American  Bankers" 
Association,  all  banks  will  serve  as  deposi- 
tories for  subscriptions.  All  postmasters 
are  authorized  to  receive  and  forward 
money  for  this  object,  and  the  express 
companies  will  issue  money  orders  for  this 
purpose  free  of  charge.  The  representa- 
tives of  the  United  States  and  foreign 
countries  will  receive  and  forward  subscrip- 
tions. Every  subscriber  whose  name  and 
address  is  forwarded  to  the  treasurer,  My- 
ron T.  Herrick,  Cleveland,  O.,  will  receive 
a  souvenir  certificate.  To  prevent  any  con- 
flict in  this  worthy  work,  the  McKinley 
Memorial  Arch  Association  has  deter- 
mined not  to  solicit  popular  subscriptions 
for  the  erection  of  a  monument  in  Wash- 
ington, but  will  appeal  to  Congress  for  an 
appropriation  for  that  purpose. 
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A  correspondent  in  the  People's  Forum 
adverts  to  Dr.  Ames's  statement,  in  his  arti- 
cle on  "Habits,"  that  saying  "our  plea"  in- 
stead of  "our  creed"  is  a  matter  of  habit  and 
that  it  is  a  matter  of  habit  that  we  approve 
of  the  ministerial  frock  coat  and  white  tie 
and  disapprove  of  the  surplice.  To  say  that  a 
thing  is  a  habit  is  not  to  say  that  there  is 
no  rational  ground  for  it.  Habit  is  in  the 
realm  of  mind  what  momentum  is  in  the 
realm  of  matter — the  force  which  keeps 
things  going.  The  experiences  of  any  half 
hour  of  busy  life  would  present  most  em- 
barrassing obstructions  if  we  had  to  think 
out  every  problem  and  bear  in  mind  the 
reasons  for  every  act.  There  are  hundreds 
of  acts,  both  mental  and  physical,  which  we 
do  without  thinking  why.  We  knew  the 
reason  once  and  thought  of  it  every  time 
we  did  the  act,  but  no  n  the  act  takes  care 
of  itself.  Habit  is  like  a  well- trained 
subordinate,  or  a  whole  corps  of  them.  It 
can  not  do  a  new  thing,  but  it  can  repeat 
indefinitely  anything  which,  in  the  exercise 
of  your  reason,  you  have  done.  It  is 
a  matter  of  habit  that  we  walk  on  our  feet 
and  not  on  our  hands,  but  that  is  not  say- 
ing that  there  are  not  excellent  reasons  for 
the  former  method.  Only  we  go  on  with 
our  walking  and  never  stop  to  think  of  the 
reasons.  If  we  did,  we  would  never  get 
anywhere.  So  with  the  phrase,  "our  plea," 
and  the  ministerial  garb.  They  are  habits, 
so  firmly  fixed  that  we  do  not  often  need  to 
think  of  the  reasons.  The  habit  keeps  us 
straight  on  these  matters  and  leaves  us  free 
to  think  upon  weightier  concerns. 

.  ?*» 

A  correspondent  criticizes  our  recent 
statement  that  "we  do  not  think  the  Scrip- 
tures give  us  any  law  or  rule  as  to  the  kind 
of  breid  to  be  used  in  the  Lord's  Supper." 
He  reminds  us  that  unleavened  bread  was 
always  used  at  the  Passover,  that  Jesus 
certainly  used  this  sort  in  instituting  the 
Lord's  Supper,  and  that  the  absence  of  leav- 
en was  significant  of  the  purity  and  com- 
pactness of  the  body  of  Christ.  These 
comments  are  by  no  means  unfamiliar. 
One  who  seeks  a  symbolic  meaning  for 
every  detail  of  an  ordinance  can  usually 
find  it.  And  such  interpretations  may  be 
useful,  if  not  emphasized  in  undue  propor- 
tion to  weightier  matters.  The  fact  that 
Jesus  in  instituting  the  Lord's  Supper  made 
no  reference  to  the  quality  of  the  bread  as 
unleavened,  is  strong  evidence  that,  how- 
ever essential  that  quality  may  have  been 
to  a  Jewish  Passover,  he  did  not  conside 


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it  essential  to  the  observance  of  his  Supper. 
Although  the  term  "wine"  is  not  used  in 
the  account  of  the  institution  of  the  Lord's 
Supper,  it  is  just  as  certain  that  the  fruit  of 
the  vine  there  referred  to  was  fermented  as 
that  the  bread  used  wa3  unfermented  or 
unleavened.  If  one  will  say  that  the  expres- 
sion "fruit  of  the  vine"  gives  liberty  to 
use  any  sort  of  fruit  of  the  vine,  fermented 
or  unfermented,  then  one  must  also  say 
that  the  word  "bread"  gives  liberty  to  use 
either  leavened  or  unleavened.  If  one  cites 
the  historical  fact  that  the  bread  actually 
used  was  unleavened,  as  proven  by  Jewish 
usage,  one  must  also  bring  in  the  historic- 
al fact  that  the  fruit  of  the  vine  actually 
used  was  fermented,  as  proven  by  the  fact 
that  the  Jews  at  that  time  knew  no  other 
sort,  and  by  the  further  fact  that  among  the 
Gentile  converts  a  few  years  later  drunken- 
ness and  disorder  sometime 3  prevailed  at 
the  communion  service,  as  shown  by  Paul's 
rebuke  of  the  Corinthians.  Nevertheless 
we  prefer  the  unfermented  grape,  juice  for 
the  reason  stated  before,  and  can  see  no 
reason  why  the  use  of  any  particular  kind 
of  bread  can  invalidate  the  service  if  it  is 
taken  in  loving  memory  of  our  Lord. 

J* 

MinisteriaJ   Fitness. 
The    editorial   note    in   the  Christian  - 
Evangelist  of  Dec.  12,  inst.,  suggests  a 
few    questions    pertaining    to  the  proper 
test  of  ministerial  fitness. 

1.  Is  it  true  that  "these  boards  are  a 
co-operation  of  churches"  as  such,  for  the 
purpose  of  testing  the  fitness  of  preachers? 

2.  If  not,  is  it  not  a  usurpation  for  the 
state  boards  to  constitute  themselves  a 
bureau  of  information  as  to  the  record  and 
standing  of  ministers? 

3.  What  guarantee  can  there  be  that 
said  bureau  will  obtain  information  from 
reliable  sources  and  they  will  not  become 
peddlers  of  local  gossip  or  the  slanders  of 
envious  preachers,  jealous  elders  or  ungodly 
members? 

4.  How  can  they  impart  their  informa- 
tion to  inquiring  churches  without  suspi- 
cion of  being  tale-bearers,  judging  men 
without  hearing  them  and  knowing  what 
they  do? 

5.  Are  there  not  unworthy  churches,  as 
well  as  unworthy  preachers,  who  reject  good 
advice  and  seek  to  ruin  good  and  faithful 
men  who  rebuke  their  sins? 

6.  Why  ( not  apply  the  New  Testament 
teaching  in  the  recognition  of  worthy 
preachers  "in  the  interest  of  a  pure  minis- 
try?" 

7.  Is  it  not  time  to  call  a  halt  on  this  in- 
vasion of  the  rights  of  churches  by  colleges, 
editors  or  boards  or  committees  of  any  sort, 
in  the  regulation  of  the  ministry  in  ways 
unknown  to  the  New  Testament  and  con- 
trary to  sound  doctrine? 

Surely,  this  important  duty  should  be 
"committed  to  hinds  that  will  perform  it," 
without  suspicion  or  prejudice,  and  whose 
right  to  do  so  is  unquestionable,  as  it  will 
be  when  it  rests  on  specific  congregational 
action  in  a  co-operation  of  churches. 

W.  L.  HAYDEN. 

Edinbury,  Pa. 

These  questions  are  not  so  hard  to  answer 
as  they  may  at  first  glance  appear.  We 
submit  the  following  suggestions,  num- 
bered to  correspond  to  the  numbers  of  the 
questions: 

1.    It  is  true  that  the   state  boards  are 


co-operations  of  the  churches  "as  such" 
to  do  whatever  needs  to  be  done  by  co-op- 
erative effort.  At  present  our  co-operative 
work  is  practically  limited  to  missions. 
But  it  seems  to  us  that  it  requires  a  very 
narrow  definition  of  the  scope  of  missions 
to  exclude  the  work  of  protecting  strug- 
gling churches  against  scalawag  preachers. 

2.  Answered  above.  It  is  not  "usur- 
pation" for  a  state  board  to  tell  any- 
thing it  knows  to  anybody  who  asks. 
It  would  be  usurpation  for  a  board  to  order 
a  church  to  employ  this  man  or  dismiss 
that  man.  But  to  give  information  to  a 
church  which  asks  for  it  is  certainly  not 
usurpation. 

3.  Neither  a  state  board  nor  any  other 
"co-operation  of  the  churches"  can  be 
guaranteed  perfect,  but  probably  the  mem- 
bers of  the  board  would  be  as  free  from 
prejudice  and  malice  as  any  other  persons 
who  could  be  secured  to  represent  the 
churches  in  this  matter.  If  not,  they  have 
no  business  to  be  on  the  board.  A  man 
who  is  a  faithful  and  efficient  servant  of  the 
churches  in  directing  state  mission  work, 
will  not  be  a  peddler  of  gos9ip  and  a  pur- 
veyor of  slander  when  it  comes  to  questions 
of  ministerial  character. 


4.  The  suspicion  of  tale-bearing  can 
seldom  be  separated  from  the  telling  of  an 
unpleasant  truth.  This  is  unfortunate  but 
inevitable.  For  this  reason,  this  work  of 
collecting  information  about  ministerial 
fitness  must  always  have  an  unpleasant 
side.  It  is  not  a  privilege  to  be  usurped, 
but  a  painful  duty  which  must  be  imposed 
upon  some  one. 

5.  Yes,  there  are  unworthy  and  foolish 
congregations  which  do  the  wrong  thing 
even  when  they  are  well  informed.  It 
would  take  the  authority  of  a  bishop  or  a 
presbytery  to  control  these,  and  either  of 
those  devices  would  introduce  more  ills  than 
it  would  remedy.  But  that  is  no  reason 
why  the  church  which  wants  to  do  right 
should  not  be  given  a  fair  opportunity  by 
furnishing  the  advice  which  it  needs. 

6.  That  is  just  what  we  advocate. 

7.  If  anyone — whether  college,  editor, 
board  or  committee — is  invading  the  rights 
of  churches,  it  is  certainly  time  to  call  a 
halt.  But  let  us  not  call  a  halt  on  the 
wrong  thing,  Let  us  not  call  a  halt  on  a 
movement  which  promi  ses  to  secure  a 
purer  ministry  without  in  the  least  en- 
croaching upon  the  independence  of   the 

ocal  congregation. 


s^   v^   v^   n^   v^ 


me 

By  BAXTER.   WATERS 


Now  comes  the  season  of  merry-mak- 
ing— joyous,  festive  days  and  nights  of 
glad  hearth- stones  and  good  cheer;  a  time 
for  exchange  of  greetings,  well  wishes  "and 
good  gifts  to  all";  and  all  this  because  of 
One  who  gives,  "who  gave."  These  are 
intimations  at  least  of  him  whose  chiefest 
joy  and  prevailing  temper  was  to  give;  and 
whose  precious  words,  saved  to  us  in  holy 
writ,  "It  is  more  blessed  to  give  than  to  re- 
ceive," have  transformed  many  a  human 
life. 

The  Christmas  time  would  have  us  con- 
sider others ;  their  needs,  desires  and  quests 
of  happiness.  It  teaches  us  to  say  not, 
"what  shall  I  receive  or  how  be  served?" 
but,  "what  shall  I  give  and  how  serve  as 
'He  who  came  to  minister'?"  Let  us  \hen 
with  Browning 

"Rejoice  that  we  are  allied 

To  that  which  doth  provide 

And  not  par  ake,  and  effect  and  not  receive." 

This  gift-spirit  "holds  more  of  God  who 
gives  than  of  his  tribes  that  take."  Every 
life  should  be  serviceable,  positive,  outgo- 
ing, full  of  sweet  charity,  and  the  Christ- 
mas season  brings  these  things  home  to  our 
hearts;  it  creates  that  "empyreal  air"  and 
cherishes  that  fine  sentiment  and  holds  up 
that  vision  splendid  under  the  inspiration 
of  which  we  enter  into  a  fuller  conscious- 
ness of  sonship  and  into  deeper  experience 
of  the  incarnation  which  passes  over  every 
man  coming  into  the  world. 

But  this  giving-time  must  over-run  all 
time;  it  must  reach  out  like  a  widening 
river  till  it  enriches  all  our  days  and  every 
season  is  one  of  joy  and  every  day  one  of 
helpfulness.  And  this  gift-spirit  should 
permeate  the  whole  life  and  saturate  every 
deed  and  grace.  It  should  be  there  to  urge, 
to  guide  and  to  purify  like  holy  fire.  Every 
day  should  be  lived  in  the  light  of  the  in- 


carnate Son  and  every  duty  performed  in 
the  warmth  of  his  holy  love. 

But  it  is  not  merely  to  giving  among  our 
kith  and  kin  that  "the  spirit  driveth"  us; 
"do  not  even  the  publicans  the  same?"  But 
our  grace,  like  the  Father's,  follows  the  sun 
which  shines  on  the  good  and  on  the  evil, 
on  the  fair  lands  and  on  those  who  sit  in 
darkness  and  have  perchance  no  word  in 
their  language  for  LOVE,  or  no  room  in 
their  hearts  for  Christ.  The  story  of  the 
season  is  one  of  charity;  good  will  to  all — 
unbounded  good  will  which  merges  into 
the  grace  of  God,  the  God  who  gives  and 
gives  to  all. 

Is  it  not  strange  how  few  people  who  pro- 
fess discipleship  have  any  conception  of 
the  duty  and  the  blessedness  of  giving — 
giving  of  their  means  for  the  advancement 
of  the  heavenly  kingdom,  for  the  upbuild- 
ing of  their  own  church,  for  the  relief  of 
the  poor!  Why  is  it  that  a  religion  the 
very  essence  of  which  is  service,  generos- 
ity, philanthropy  and  love  produces  so 
many  dwarfed,  selfish,  mammonish  lives, 
narrow  in  creed,  mean  and  scanty  in  faith, 
bigoted  in  spirit,  miserly  and  unsympa- 
thetic in  manner  and  habit  of  life.  Per- 
haps they  have  not  been  taught;  have  not 
heard  the  angel's  song  of  glad  tidings  and 
responded  thereto.  Perhaps  they  have  re- 
fused to  follow  the  star  in  its  bidding  to  lay 
down  their  rich  gifts  at  the  Child- King's 
feet — not  daring  to  give!  O  God,  create 
in  us  willing  spirits.  And  as  the  message 
of  Christmas  time  dies  away  on  that  holy 
morn,  and  the  chimes  of  the  glad  New  Year 
begin  their  music,  let  our  hearts  respond 
to  the  poet's  great  sentiment: 

"Ring  in  the  valiant  man  and  free, 
The  larger  heart,  the  kindlier  hand, 
Ring  out  the  darkness  of  the  laad 
Ring  in  the  Christ  that  is  to  be." 


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THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


December  26,  1901 


THE    PREACHER'S    HANDICAP 


Literally,  a  handicap  is  an  imposed  bur- 
den which  hinders  the  speed  of  a  runner. 
Figuratively,  it  refers  to  that  which  retards 
the  progress  of  any  individual  or  cause.  I 
wish  to  present  some  of  the  things  which 
handicap  the  preacher  of  the  gospel.  I  do 
not  refer  to  those  inherent  in  the  man,  of 
which  every  minister  knows  there  are  many, 
but  to  the  hindrances  from  without.  These 
confront  him  daily  and  he  must  successfully 
meet  them  if  the  church  fulfills  its  mission. 

Paul  recognizes  this  handicap  to  the  in- 
dividual Christian  and  urges  him  to  "lay 
aside  every  weight"  if  he  would  win  the 
race.  Writing  to  the  Colossians,  he  de- 
scribes these  weights  as  "anger,  wrath, 
malice,  railing,  shameful  speaking  and 
lying."  Who  could  hope  to  reach  heaven 
handicapped  by  such  sins? 

The  preacher  is  also  handicapped.  This 
was  true  even  of  the  Great  Teacher.  Try- 
ing to  implant  spiritual  truths  and  lead  men 
to  some  apprehension  of  his  coming  king- 
dom, we  are  told  that,  "He  spake  the  word 
unto  them,  as  they  were  able  to  hear  it." 
And  even  after  long  and  intimate  associa- 
tion with  his  apostles,  he  was  compelled,  in 
his  last  discourse,  to  say:  "I  have  yet  many 
things  to  say  unto  you,  but  you  can  not 
bear  them  now."  The  best  that  even  he 
seemed  able  to  do  was  to  promise  that  the 
Spirit  would  lead  them  into  fuller  knowl- 
edge. What  the  world  lost  by  the  inabil- 
ity of  his  hearers  to  grasp  the  still  higher 
truths  he  may  have  had  in  mind,  we  can 
never  know. 

Paul  struggled  under  the  same  great  dif- 
ficulty at  Corinth.  "And  I,  brethren,  could 
not  speak  unto  you  as  unto  spiritual,  but  as 
unto  carnal,  as  unto  babes  in  Christ.  Ye 
were  not  able  to  bear  strong  food;  nay,  not 
even  now  are  ye  able."  Was  it  not  a  mis- 
fortune that  Paul  was  so  handicapped  in 
the  message  he  would  have  given  to  them 
and  through  them  to  the  world?  The  writer 
of  the  letter  to  the  Hebrews  keenly  felt  the 
same  embarrassment:  "We  have  many 
things  to  say,  and  hard  of  interpretation, 
seeing  that  you  are  become  dull  of  hear- 
ing." 

Is  it  strange,  then,  that  the  uninspired 
preacher  of  to-day  may  find  himself  handi- 
capped? Human  nature  does  not  change 
very  radically.  It  is  true  that  Christianity 
has  to  such  a  degree  modified  the  trend  of 
thought  and  opened  eyes  to  the  perception 
of  spiritual  truth,  that  some  of  its  lessons 
are  more  easily  apprehended.  And  yet, 
because  these  conceptions  must  be  made 
anew  by  every  soul  for  itself,  the  preacher 
has  ever  before  him  a  mighty  task.  It  has 
"pleased  God  to  save  men  by  the  foolish- 
ness of  the  thing  preached,"  that  is,  the 
gospel.    What  hinders  its  reception? 

It  may  seem  to  smack  of  egotism  to  say 
that  the  preacher  is  handicapped  by  the 
mental  status  of  many  he  would  benefit; 
but  it  is  true.  His  mission  is  dual;  the  en- 
listment of  men  in  Christian  service  and 
training  them  spiritually.  The  mental  at- 
titude of  the  hearer  may  be  receptive,  an- 
tagonistic, indifferent. 

Menta.1  Vnpreparedn  ess. 
The  lack  of  mental  p  reparation  is  a  con- 
stant   hindrance.       This   does    not  imply 


By  J.   H.   WRIGHT 

that  the  mind  is  obtuse,  defective  or  wholly 
undeveloped.  "It  is  impossible,"  says  a 
writer  on  "Psychology  of  Thought  Com* 
munication,"  "to  make  a  mind  think  a 
thought  it  is  not  prepared  for.  If  children 
are  forced  along  in  their  studies  too  rapidly 
they  soon  find  themselves  unable  to  think 
the  thoughts  required  in  their  lessons. 
Teacher  and  pupil  must  go  back  to  the 
point  where  the  lessons  became  unthink- 
able to  the  child.  Preparatory  lessons 
must  be  restudied ;  and  sometimes  the  pupil 
must  lay  the  subject  by  and  await  a  larger 
experience."  The  same  principle  is  true 
with  reference  to  those  of  maturer  years,  I 
recall  its  application  to  myself  in  my  early 
college  days.  There  was  a  study  I  was 
anxious  to  take  up,  for  certain  reasons,  and 
was  chagrined  when  the  president  kindly 
assured  me  that  it  would  not  be  wise  to  do 
so,  advising  that  I  take  it  later.  The  im- 
plied lack  of  development  was  humiliating. 
But  it  was  true. 

And  so  it  is  in  the  inculcation  of  relig- 
ious truth  by  the  preacher.  He  finds  his 
hearers  often  unprepared.  A  good  brother 
once  said  tome,  "If  I  knew  more  about  the 
Bible  or  if  you  knew  more  about  Short 
Horns,  we  could  get  along  better."  It  was 
said  jocularly,  in  the  early  c-tage  of  our 
acquaintance,  but  there  was  truth  in  it.  It 
was  Isaiah's  lament,  "My  people  doth  not 
consider."  Men  alert  in  business,  quick 
in  grasping  the  details  of  their  favorite 
occupations,  grow  drowsy  under  the 
preaching  of  the  gospel.  It  is  not  always 
because  the  preacher  is  prosy.  They  do 
not  think  enough  about  religious  truth. 

Mental  Indifference 
is  another  handicap.  Men  become  so 
absorbed  in  business  or  pleasure,  so  contin- 
ually crowd  God  out  of  their  thoughts,  that 
they  grow  absolutely  indifferent  as  to  what 
may  be  true  or  false  in  religious  thought. 
"Gallio  cared  for  none  of  these  things," 
when  Jew  and  Christian  discuss  God's  plan 
of  salvation.  So  is  it  with  many  men  to- 
day. They  are  absolutely  indifferent  con- 
cerning the  claims  of  God,  the  mission  of 
the  church  or  the  purpose  of  this  journal. 
Many  who  have  once  "tasted  the  good 
word  of  God,"  manifest  the  same  spirit. 
They  enter  a  new  community  but  go  not 
near  the  church.  If  the  pastor  learns  of 
their  former  relation  and  urges,  for  their 
souls'  safety,  that  they  resume  their  place 
in  the  church,  his  words  fall  upon  dull  ears. 
Not  that  there  is  moral  obliquity,  but  sim- 
ple indifference.  Other  things  fill  their 
minds.  "With  me,  the  lodge  stands  first," 
said  one  when  thus  appealed  to.  "It  gave 
me  my  home  when  the  church  would  not." 
It  was  not  the  lodge  that  gave  the  home. 
It  was  the  insurance  and  this  might  have 
been  had  entirely  independent  of  any 
lodge.  How  would  this  sound?  "The  New 
York  Life  stands  first  with  me ;  it  gave  me 
a  home  when  the  church  would  not."  Who 
would  not  be  shocked  at  such  a  compari- 
son? When  will  we  remember  that  the 
church  and  the  lodge  are  not  in  the  same 
class  at  all?  It  is  woe  unutterable  to  the 
true  pastor  when,  from  such  misconcep- 
tions, he  sees  souls  drifting  away  toward 
threatened  destruction. 


MentaJ  Antagonism 

is  another  hindrance.  I  can  understand 
some  of  its  force  when  I  listen  to  the 
advocacy  of  a  cause  repugnant  to  my  con- 
victions. I  read  with  horror  the  teachings 
of  some  anarchist  who  would  subvert  all 
law.  Do  I  ypaXizQ  that  to  him  the  sacred 
truths  I  advocate  are  equally  unpalatable? 
What  wonder  that  it  is  hard  to  reach  him ! 
And  the  bias  in  the  minds  of  the  working 
men  of  the  cities,  fostered  skillfully  by 
our  antagonists,  leading  them  to  feel  that 
the  church  is  the  advocate  of  the  wealthy 
as  opposed  to  the  poor,  makes  our  work 
more  difficult.  We  may  truly  say,  "These 
conceptions  are  all  wrong  and  do  us  injus- 
tice;" but  how  can  we  make  them  see  that 
they  are  in  error? 

Ca.rrva.lity, 
to  use  a  Bible  term,  is  a  mighty  handicap. 
It  is  the  reverse  of  spirituality.  Its  prev- 
alence handicapped  Paul.  The  mission- 
ary feels  its  force.  Heathen  tonpues  are 
largely  lacking  in  words  to  convey  spiritual 
ideas.  New  words  must  be  coined'or  new 
thoughts  must  be  injected  into  old  words. 
Christianity  found  a  word  used  by  the 
Greeks.  To  them  it  signified  little  save 
manly  courage  in  war.  A  spiritual  thought 
was  injected  into  it  and  it  came  to  mean 
virtue,  a  broader,  sweeter  word  by  far. 
Piety  meant  to  them  reverence  for  their 
gods  or  for  parents.  Christianity  has  set 
it  aglow  with  godly  sentiments.  How 
hard  it  is  to  reach  the  man  whose  life  is  on 
the  lower  plain  of  carnality,  whose  mental 
images  are  only  tho3e  of  the  flesh!  How 
can  one  plead  the  dignity  of  chastity 
with  him  whose  delight  is  in  licentious 
thoughts? 

In  the  Corinthian  church  Paul  was  con- 
fronted with  carnality.  "For  whereas 
there  is  among  you  jealousy  and  strife,  are 
ye  not  carnal?"  was  his  inquiry  of  them. 

Dissensions  Among  Christians, 
then,  is  not  a  new  thing  under  the  sun. 
Happy  is  the  preacher  who  is  not  thus 
handicapped.  How  bitter  they  become 
and  how  persistent,  is  well  known.  And 
how  trivial  the  cause,  occasionally!  A 
church  thus  divided  appealed  to  ^<ne  in 
high  standing  to  adjust  their  differences. 
One  faction  wanted  the  house  painted 
white,  the  other  yellow.  Each  side  stated 
its  case  with  force  and  asked  favorable 
consideration  of  its  position.  This  was 
the  decision:  "I  advise  that  the  house  be 
painted  black  It  is  a  good  color,  will 
wear  well  and  eminently  appropriate  for 
a  body  that  ought  to  go  into  mourning  over 
such  a  foolish  quarrel  among  its  mem- 
bers." Melancthon,  to  emphasize  the 
need  of  harmony  among  Protestants,  told 
a  story  of  a  mighty  conflict  between  the 
dogs  and  the  wolves.  As  the  armies  ap- 
proached the  wolves  sent  out  a  spy.  He 
came  back  with  words  of  encouragement. 
True,  the  dog  army  outnumbered  theirs, 
but  he  had  noticed  that  they  were  un- 
drilled,  suspicious  of  one  another,  snap- 
ping and  snarling  at  those  on  either 
side.  The  mastiffs  might  fight,  but  the 
cowardly  curs,  good  only  to  bark,  would 
run,  and  victory  would  be  with  the  wolves. 
I  asked    an  old  soldier  what  kind  of  an 


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army  would  conquer.  He  said:  "The 
army  that  is  most  in  earnest,  has  perfect 
confidence  in  its  leaders,  has  no  petty  jeal- 
ousies and  will  obey  orders  to  the  letter 
and  to  death."  Such  a  church  would  be 
victorious,  too. 

L&ck  of  Stability. 

It  is  discouraging  when  work  accom- 
plished begins  to  crumble.  Build  a  dam, 
and  have  the  first  freshet  sweep  it  away; 
gather  a  harvest,  and  see  fire  destroy  it  in  an 
hour;  win  souls  to  Christ,  only  to  see  them 
"tossed  to  and  fro  and  carried  about  with 
every  wind  of  doctrine,  by  the  sleight  of 
men  and  cunning  craftiness" ;  preach  the 
word,  and  then  marvel  that  they  "are  so 
soon  removed  from  him  that  called  you  into 
the  grace  of  Christ  unto  another  gospel"! 


Such  are  some  of  the  things  which 
handicap  the  minister.  Do  you  wonder  at 
seeming  failures,  at  partial  success?  What 
is  your  attitude  toward  him,  dear  reader? 
Are  you  antagonistic  or  sympathetic?  Do 
you  indulge  in  the  spur  of  criticism  or,  be- 
cause you  know  his  tribulations,  do  you 
inspire  him  to  nobler  deeds  by  words  of 
cheer? 

Strong  men  of  God  will  feel  that  my 
picture  is  feebly  drawnj*  The  work  of  the 
ministry  calls  for  brave  men;  men  who  can 
stand  alone  at  times  if  need  be;  men  who 
can  endure  criticism  with  no  worry  about 
I' vindication";  men  of  heroic  faith;  men 
who  walk  with  God.  "God  give  us  men." 
Such  men. 

Shenandoah,  la. 


v^  V^  v^  v^ 


A\igmer\tirvg  tKe  Creed 


By  L.  H.  STINE 


Not  long  ago,  the  writer  sat  in  a  temple 
of  light  listening  to  a  forceful  sermon  by  a 
prominent  and  capable  preacher. 

In  a^ead  that  crowned  a  powerful  phy- 
sical structure  the  speaker  carried  a  big 
brain  in  which  reason  and  imagination 
balanced  each  other,  performing  their 
functions  well. 

The  speaker  had  also  a  voice  of  great 
compass,  under  perfect  control,  which  bore 
words  to  the  audience  that  enforced  atten- 
tion. They  were  words  of  instruction,  then 
of  sentiment  and  feeling,  then  of  argument 
followed  by  a  dip  into  philosophy,  then  of 
imagination  and  before  long  they  were  like 
a  razor  to  a  wounded  heart  when,  filled  with 
fury,  he  inveighed  against  the  action  or  the 
character  of  the  hypocrite,  or  when  he 
denounced  an  act  of  civic  unrighteousness. 

In  his  sermon  the  preacher  was  indoc- 
trinating his  congregation  into  the  incom- 
prehensible mysteries  of  the  Christian 
creed.  Doctrinally  speaking,  the  sermon 
was  a  superior  one.  Judging  from  the 
speed  and  momentum  he  put  into  it,  the 
speaker  was  familiar  with  his  theme.  The 
sermon  abounded  in  sweeping  assertions 
and  universal  propositions  that  held  the 
attention  of  the  people.  The  sermon  had 
breadth  and  depth,  and  also  length  to 
maintain  delightful  proportion  and  to  pro- 
duce ae  desired  effect  on  even  some  un- 
educated minds  in  his  audience.  With 
eloquent  peroration  the  impassioned  speak- 
er recapitulated  the  principal  points  of  his 
argument,  and  made  full  confession  of  his 
faith.    What  did  he  believe? 

"I  believe  in  God,  in  the  living  God,  in 
the  living  God ;  in  Christ  the  prophet,  the 
priest  and  the  king ;  in  the  doctrine  of  the 
atonement,  of  inspiration  and  of  immacu- 
late conception." 

When  the  speaker  came  to  the  dogma 
of  the  immaculate  conception  the  writer 
became  puzzled  to  determine  his  where- 
abouts. No  altar  was  in  sight,  nor  was 
there  a  candle  burning.  No  cross  with  the 
crucified  figure  of  Christ  upon  it  before 
which  reverent  souls  bent  the  knee.  No 
odor  of  incense  served  to  mark  the  place 
as  one  where  the  devout  Catholic  worshiped 
and  adored.  Nevertheless,  if  only  the 
dogma  of  papal  infallibility  had  been  con- 
fessed, the  people  in  the  church  would  have 
heard  the  two    characteristic    features  of 


modern  Roman  Catholicism  acknowledged 
in  a  Protestant  pulpit. 

The  people  did  not  flinch  when  they 
heard  the  doctrine  of  the  immaculate 
conception  confessed  by  their  popular 
preacher.  They  received  the  doctrinal  in- 
novation with  a  grace  that  is  always  becom- 
ing in  the  faithful.  On  the  front  pew  sat 
one  of  the  old  stalwarts.  For  forty  years 
he  had  been  contending  earnestly  for  the 
ancient  faith  on  the  corners  of  the  streets 
in  summer,  and  by  the  roaring  stove  in  the 
village  store  in  the  winter.  When  the 
preacher  hurled  his  fist  upon  the  Bible, 
that  lay  on  the  sacred  desk,  to  illustrate 
how  strong  his  faith  was  in  the  doctrine  of 
the  immaculate  conception,  the  old  dis- 
puter  came  near  dislocating  the  joints  of 
his  neck  so  emphatically  did  he  nod  assent. 
A  superior  smile  obscured  the  wrinkles 
that  grew  in  rows  on  the  face  of  the  presi- 
dent of  the  Ladies'  Aid.  The  entertaining 
way  her  brilliant  preacher  flogged  the  folks 
on  the  next  block  tickled  her  hysterical 
fancy ;  and  the  way  he  made  plain  the  creed 
she  had  so  long  believed  produced  such  a 
thrilling  sensation  in  her  inward  parts  as 
resulted  in  a  slight  spasmodic  laughter. 
She  came  near  having  a  convulsion  in 
church.  The  writer  called  to  mind  Thomas 
Babington  Macaulay's  description  of  the 
frantic  scene  in  court  when  Edmund  Burke 
made  his  famous  speech  during  the  im- 
peachment trial  of  Warren  Hastings.  In- 
deed all  the  people  were  moved  to  feelings 
of  high  emotion.  The  wife  of  one  of  the 
deacons  said  on  leaving  the  church  she 
could  have  remained  all  night,  the  meeting 
was  so  good  and  the  preaching  was  so  fine. 

Recently  an  article  appeared  in  one  of 
our  leading  papers,  from  one  of  our  most 
popular  and  widely  known  evangelists,  in 
which  he  took  a  certain  class  of  his  breth- 
ren severely  to  task  for  dealing  mildly  with 
prospective  heretics.  He  criticised  these 
brethren  roundly  and  soundly.  Naming  a 
number  of  fully  grown  heretics,  the  evan- 
gelist declared  that,  while  these  growing 
heretics  were  occupying  prominent  pulpits 
and  places  among  the  Disciples,  they  were 
busy  denying  the  doctrine  of  inspiration,the 
doctrine  of  the  atonement  and  also  the 
doctrine  of  the  immaculate  conception. 
This  evangelist  regarded  such  a  denial  as  a 
great  sin — a  sin  against  the  scriptures  and 


a  sin  against  the  church. 

No  doubt  this  evangelist  had  been  in  the 
habit  of  proclaiming  this  trinity  of  doctrine 
as  he  journeyed  from  place  to  place  preach- 
ing the  gospel.  High-sounding  words  in  a 
sermon,  these  words  of  immaculate  concep- 
tion, and  fine-looking  ones  in  cold  black 
and  white.  Woe  be  to  the  heretic  who 
would  deny  the  dogma  of  the  immaculate 
conception,when  by  chance  he  fell  under  the 
scourge  of  this  self-constituted  defender  of 
the  faith. 

What  is  this  doctrine  of  the  immaculate 
conception  that  is  on  the  lips  of  pastor  and 
evangelist,  and  that  is  given  a  place  in  one 
of  our  weekly  journals? 

The  immaculate  conception  is  a  modern 
dogma  of  the  Catholic  Church  which  ex- 
empts the  Virgin  Mary  from  all  personal 
contact  with  sin.  It  was  proclaimed  by 
Pius  IX.  December  8,  1854,  in  the  church 
of  St.  Peter  in  the  presence  of  more  than 
two  hundred  cardinals,  bishops  and  other 
dignitaries  in  these  words:  "That  the 
most  blessed  Virgin  Mary,  in  the  first  mo- 
mer.t  of  her  conception,  by  a  special  grace 
and  privilege  of  Almighty  God,  in  virtue 
of  the  merits  of  Christ,  was  preserved  im- 
maculate from  all  stain  of  original  sin." 

Such  is  the  doctrine  on  which  the  gifted 
pastor  laid  mighty  emphasis;  which  was  so 
dear  to  the  heart  of  the  fighting  evangel- 
ist and  that  bore  an  unfamiliar  look  in  the 
columns  of  the  Protestant  weekly. 

Quincy,  El. 

The  Sta.ple  Theme. 

ByC.  H.  Wetherbe. 

It  does  seem  to  me  that  those  pastors 
who  announce  that  they  will  preach  upon 
certain  themes,  such  as  they  take  pains  to 
render  strikingly  novel  and  which  have  no 
vital  relation  to  gospel  truth,  do  not  have 
any  real  heart  in  the  work  of  Christ.  It 
looks  as  though  their  great  regard  were  to 
get  together  a  larger  congregation  than 
they  usually  have  had,  or  to  keep  pace 
with  some  other  pastor  in  the  place,  whose 
congregation  is  larger  than  their  own.  At 
any  rate,  there  is  an  evident  lack  of  down- 
right devotion  to  the  gospel  of  Christ  and 
the  true  welfare  of  men's  souls.  The  sta- 
ple theme  which  Christ  wants  his  minis- 
ters to  continually  stick  to  is  his  own  cross, 
with  all  of  its  relations  and  significations. 
This  is  not  the  narrow  theme  which  many 
people  imagine  that  it  is.  It  is  the  broad- 
est, deepest  and  most  reaching  theme  in 
all  of  God's  universe.  It  affects  the  whole 
of  man's  history.  It  has  to  do  with  every- 
thing in  the  world.  The  editor  of  the 
Australian  Christian  World,  having  in 
mind  the  statement  that  a  minister  had  re- 
cently used  as  his  theme  this  novel  one, 
"Lovers  and  Flirts,"  thus  delivers  him- 
self: "Can  we  imagine  John  Wesley 
preaching  to  'Lovers  and  Flirts'?  The 
very  mention  of  such  a  theme  in  con- 
nection with  his  name  is  sufficient  to 
suggest  the  answer.  But,  it  will  be  said, 
the  times  are  changing;  tens  of  thousands 
of  the  people  are  outside  all  churches  and 
seem  determined  to  keep  outside  all 
churches.  Is  it  not  well  to  attract  them, 
even  by  guile,  to  draw  them  to  the  house  of 
God?  But  are  they  drawn  to  the  kingdom 
of  God  by  such  methods?  Are  many  not 
disgusted  and  driven  away  by  our  sensa- 
tional titles  and  advertisements? 


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THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


December  26  1901 


n^     Life    From    De©Lth    ^ 


By   CLERJN   ZUMWALT 


I  had  a  dream,  a  strange  and  mystic  dream. 
The  day  was  bleak,    the   winds  of   Autumn 

howled 
And  overhead  a  heavy  mass  of  clouds 
Portending  wintry    storms    hung   thick  and 

grey. 
The  aging  year  mourned  for  his  youth. 
The  wind  swept  o'er  the  spot  where  flow'rs 

had  bloomed 
In  summer  days,  and  tossed  upon  the  air 
The  moldered  leaves  all  colorless  and  dead. 
The  trees  were  bare,  the  grasses  dead   and 

grey 
And  by  my  side  an  ancient  garden  wall 
Was  crumbling  'neath  the  tread  of  marching 

years, 
Its  top  o'erstrewn  with  dry  and  faded  leaves. 
1  bowed   my  head  upon  the  moldering  wall; 
The  wind  sang  through  the  trees  in  mournful 

toces 
That  seemed  to  say,  "Such  is  the  life  of  man; 


Those  leaves  are  fallen  down  to  endless  death, 
Their  mold'ring  forms  but  crumble  into  dust, 
Their  life  is  gone  forever  more  while  suns 
Roll  on  and  nations  rise  and  fall, 
And  perish,  even  as  the  grass  of  earth." 
I  trembled  at  the  dream  and  tried  to  wake, 
When  o'er  the    scene  a  strange   white  mist 

swept  down 
And,  ere  it  rose,  I  heard  the  songs  of  birds 
And  on  the  air  the  scent  of  spring  was  borne 
A  beauteous  scene  was  spread  before  my  gaze, 
A    scene    profuse    with  bright  and  fragrant* 

blooms. 
The  trees  I  once  thought  dead  were  draped  in 

green, 
Were  wakened  to  a  new  and  greater  life. 

*  -X-  *  ■*  -X-  -* 

The  dream  is  past  but  still  the  truth  remains 
That  Death  is  but  the  father  of  young  Life, 
And  ere  we  wed  the  maid  we  love  so  well 
We  must  the  father  meet  and  clasp  his  hand. 


N^>     N$>     N^     N^     N^ 


^  15he  New  Ha^ppirvess  ^€ 


By  N.  J.  AYLSWORTH 


(CONCLUDED.) 

George  Eliot  gave  voice  to  the  aspira- 
tion of  her  life  in  these  words.  She  longed 
to  be 

"Of  those  immortal  dead  who  live  again 
In  minds  made  better  by  their  presence;  live 
In  pulses  stirred  to  generosity, 
In  deeds  of  daring  rectitude,  in  scorn 
For  miserable  aims  that  end  in  self, 
In    thoughts   sublime    that   pierce  the  night 

like  stars, 
And  with   their  mild   persistence  urge  man's 
search 

To  vaster  issues 

be  to  other  souls 

The  cup  of  strength  in  some  great  agony; 
Enkindle  generous  ardor,  feed  pure  love; 
Beget  the  smiles  that  have  no  cruelty- 
Be  the  sweet  presence  of  a  good  diffused, 
And  in  diffusion  even  more  intense, 
So  shall  I  join  the  choir  invisible 
Whose; rnusic  is  the  gladness  of  the  world." 

Mrs.  Cross  was  not  a  believer  in  the 
Christian's  heaven,  and  it  was  in  the  pres- 
ence of  the  great  darkness  that  she  wrote 
these  words.  If  the  hope  of  immortality 
were  blotted  from  the  human  heart  it 
would  be  an  unspeakable  calamity,  and 
every  noble  impulse  would  feel  the  shock; 
but  there  are  many,  very  many,  who  would 
not,  therefore,  say,  "Let  us  eat  and  drink, 
for  to-morrow  we  die,"  but  would  rather 
be  moved  to  a  great  pity  for  the  meagre - 
ness  of  human  life,  and  would  seek  to 
make  its  little  hour  as  glad  as  possible  for 
their  fellows.  To  them  life  would  be 
sweeter  so. 

The  older  preaching  dwelt  much  on  re- 
wards and  punishments,  and  painted  in 
lurid  colors  the  agonies  of  the  damned. 
To-day,  with  multitudes,  the  most  win- 
some plea  is  that  which  appeals  to  a  sense 
of  duty  and  calls  to  sacrifice.  Men  are 
hungry  to  do  good.  Mr.  Sheldon  set  the 
world  on  fire  with  a  simple  story  of  self- 
denying  service  for  others.  "In  His  Steps" 
has  no  other  charm  than  that  of  unselfish 
service;  but  the  church  was  as  tinder  to  his 
words.  The  world  is  hungry  for  the  new 
happiness.  It  would  taste  the  blessedness 
of  toil,  and  even  of  pain,  for  others.  Multi- 
tudes are  finding  the  heart's  high  pastime 


in  the  philanthropies.  Life  would  be 
empty  for  them  if  it  held  but  business  and 
the  selfish  pleasures. 

The  study  of  sociology,  which  has  come 
to  the  front  in  the  last  few  years,  has  for 
its  object  the  betterment  of  the  many,  and 
the  keen  interest  which  is  taken  in  it  is  but 
a  form  of  philanthropy.  The  absorbing 
question  of  the  age  is  how  to  do  good. 

The  last  stronghold  to  yield  to  the  new 
manhood  is,  by  its  very  nature,  the  busi- 
ness world.  A  high  pressure  of  selfishness 
was  once  almost  necessary  to  a  successful 
business  career,  but  a  new  conception  is 
beginning  to  dawn  on  the  business  world. 
Within  the  last  few  years  quite  a  number  of 
capitalists  have  sought  to  carry  the  spirit 
of  brotherhood  into  their  business  relations 
with  employees,  and  the  result  has  been  so 
satisfying  that  the  principle  is  steadily 
gaining  ground.  It  is  found  not  only  to  be 
financially  practicable  but  to  yield  a  fund 
of  satisfaction  and  good  feeling,  as  well  as 
public  approbation,  that  is  very  gratifying. 
In  a  word,  the  old  duty  is  being  rediscov- 
ered as  the  new  happiness. 

This  remarkable  change  in  the  capacity 
for  happiness,  which  is  one  of  the  most 
striking  features  of  our  age,  is  due  to  a 
growth  of  the  human  heart.  Dryden,  him- 
self a  large  type  of  man,  said: 

"The  secret  pleasure  of  the  generous  act 
Is  the  great  mind's  great  bribe  " 

But  it  is  not  so  with  small  minds,  and 
the  new  happiness  has  been  long  in  com- 
ing because  the  heart  of  man  was  little. 
To  those  who  live  at  the  animal  level  it  is 
not  "more  blessed  to  give  than  to  receive," 
but  is  really  painful ;  and  the  larger  part  of 
mankind  has  yet  to  learn  that  the  sinking 
of  self  in  doing  goodj  apart  from  any  ul- 
terior gain,  is  itself  a  high  form  of  happi- 
ness; that  God  has  so  made  the  human 
heart  that  cross-bearing  is  crown-wearing 
on  its  upper  side.  This  truth  mined  from 
the  human  heart  is  worth  more  than  all  the 
other  discoveries  of  our  wonderful  age.  It 
infolds  the  millennium.  Many  individ- 
uals during  all  the  Christian  ages  have 
found  out  the  secret,  but  never  before  has 
the  world  at  large  stood  so  near  to  the  new 


happiness  as  now.  Never  before  has  duty 
been  with  so  many  delight.  The  old  pain 
is  becoming  the  new  pleasure. 

The  old  happiness  has  ever  tended  to  be 
fleeting,  eluding  the  hand  or  turning  to 
ashes  in  the  grasp.  This  has  been  its 
world-long  history.  Not  so  the  new  hap- 
piness ;  it  is  tangible,  enduring.  It  is  not 
a  vanishing  quantity,  but  treasure  at 
compound  interest.  A  noble  deed  done  is 
a  perennial  fountain  of  satisfaction,  nor 
shall  you  hear  the  last  of  it  on  others' 
lips.  Nor  does  it,  like  pleasure,  leave  the 
heart  hungry;  it  is  a  satisfaction.  He  who 
builds  his  life  at  the  pleasure  level  has 
missed  the  law  of  his  Toeing.  As  well  feed 
your  hunger  with  hay^at  the  stall  of  the  ox 
as  seek  to  satisfy  the  heart  with  animal 
happiness. 

The. means  of  the"new"happiness  are  un- 
limited. The  old  wealth  is  difficult  to  ob- 
tain; the  new  wealth  is"ours  for  the  taking. 
Everywhere,  every  hour,  we  may  do  good 
and  drink  its  satisfaction.  Here  is  a  uni- 
versal wealth  like  sunshine. 

The  ability  for  the  new  happiness  is 
allied  to  genius.  It  is  genius — highest 
human  faculty — in  the  realm  of  the  heart. 
Genius  finds  its  reward  in  the  joy  of  doing, 
not  in  some  low  gain  that  its  work  buys. 
Genius,  like  love,  is  unselfish.  Hack  work 
in  literature  or  in  anything  else  hampers 
genius.  The  rapture  of  doing  is  its  high 
reward.  The  lady  cultivates  her  garden 
that  she  may  see  the  flowers  bloom,  not 
that  she  may  be  paid  for  it.  What  garden 
like  God's  great  garden  of  hearts!  What 
blossoms  like  happy  faces!  What  fra- 
grance like  gratitude  and  good  will!  Is 
there  no  joy  in  such  "floriculture?  They  of 
the  better  taste  delight  to  cultivate  the 
most  beautiful  thing — human  happiness. 
The  day  is  coming  when  the  vandalism 
(selfishness)  which  treads  down  God's  most 
beautiful  things  will  be  called  barbarous. 
It  is  a  veritable  coarseness — but  all  little 
hearts  are  coarse  and'neighbor  to  the  ani- 
mal. 

The  new  happiness  has  it3  reverberation. 
The  generous  act  not  only'goes  out  a  hap- 
piness but  comes  back  to  us  multiplied 
and  baptized  in  the  good  will  of  another. 
Do  a  kindness  even'to  a  savage  and  he  will 
never  forget  it,  and  will  long  to  repay  it, 
not  in  measure  but]a  hundredfold.  "Every 
spirit  begets  its  ownlikeness"  is  a  master 
law  of  the  human'heart.  It  is  a  magician's 
wand  by  which  we^may  make  men  not  only 
good  and  glad,  but  our  lovers.  No  imagi- 
nation can  conceive  what  the  world  would 
be  under  the  application  of  this  law. 
Place  a  lamp  between  two  mirrors  and  in 
each  will  be  seen  "an  infinite  line  of  lamps 
like  the  first.  It  is  the  physical  law  of  re- 
flection. The  spiritual  is  like  it.  Throw 
a  joy  into  another  heart  and  it  is  reflected 
back  and  forth  forever  between  you.  When 
men  cease  to  be  little  the  milllennium  will 
be  here  and  the  world  will  be  resplendent 
with  its  million  lamps  of  joy. 

The  time  never  will  come  when  the  hu- 
man soul  can  spare  its  hope  of  a  future 
life  and  when  the  loss  of  it  would  fail  to 
darken,  belittle  and  ultimately  brutalize 
the  present;  but  we  stand  near  to  a  time 
when  heaven  shall  be  less  a  hope  than  the 
prolongation  of  a  present  blessedness, 
when  righteousness  shall  cease  to  be  half  a 
prudence,  and  when  duty  and  delight  shall 
be  one. 

Auburn,"  N.  Y. 


• 


December  26,  1901 


THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


1643 


Why  I  Love  the  Prayer- 
Meeting. 

By  Cla-yton  Keith. 

I  love  the  prayer- meeting  because: 

1.  After  the  cares  and  labors  and  per- 
plexities of  the  day  my  mind  and  soul  find 
sweet  relief  in  communing  with  God.  "I 
was  glad  when  they  said  unto  me,  let  us  go 
into  the  house  of  the  Lord." 

2.  It  brings  me  close  to  God.  It  is  here 
that  he  has  promised  to  meet  his  children. 
"Where  two  or  three  are  gathered  together 
in  my  name  there  am  I  in  the  midst  of 
them."  Many  of  my  brethren  and  sisters 
may  be  absent,  but  God  is  always  there. 
He  never  stays  away.  We  cannot  see  him, 
but  we  all  feel  his  presence. 

3.  It  brings  me  near  heavea.  When  we 
have  met  around  the  mercy- seat  and 
poured  out  our  souls  in  prayer  to  God,  we 
can  say,  like  Jacob  of  old,  "Surely  this  is 
the  gate  of  heaven."  We  think  of  the  joys 
and  the  glories  of  the  redeemed.  By  faith 
we  contemplate  the  beauties  and  the  en- 
joyments of  the  Christian  home. 

4.  It  is  here  that  I  gain  new  views  of 
truth.  An  old  truth  is  seen  from  another 
view  point,  and  new  light  is  shed.  The 
spark  struck  out  kindles  a  flame  in  my 
heart. 

5.  It  is  a  relief  to  my  conscience.  By 
attending  the  prayer- meeting,  I  am  able  in 
part  to  redeem  the  solemn  pledge  that  I 
made  before  angels  and  men  when  I  gave 
myself  to  Christ  and  to  his  church.  I  then 
made  and  yet  have  a  peaceful  conscience — 
void  of  offence  toward  God. 

6.  It  does  my  soul  good.  I  am  thereby 
refreshed  in  spirit  and  renewed  in  thought. 
I  am  stimulated  to  greater  activity  in  the 
service  of  God.  My  faith  and  hope  and 
love  are  all  increased,  and  I  feel  stronger 
in  my  claim  of  being  a  child  of  God. 

7.  It  encourages  my  brethren  and  sis- 
ters. The  sweet  fellowship  of  kindred 
spirits  strengthens,  animates  and  encour- 
ages all  who  gather  together  during  "the 
sweet  hour  of  prayer."  The  privilege  of 
praying  with  and  for  others  relieves  my 
own  heart.  Go  out  and  comfort  some  sad 
heart  and  come  back  strengthened.  Pray  for 
others  if  you  would  be  strong  in  the  day  of 
trial.  The  few  who  are  regular  attendants  at 
these  meetings,  who  have  borne  the  heat 
and  burden  of  the  day,  sometimes  feel  sad 
because  so  few  "come  up  to  the  help  of  the 
Lord  against  the  mighty."  I  love  to  go 
and  sit  with  them  and  share  their  burdens 
and  labors,  that  I  may  in  the  great  day  of 
God  have  the  privilege  of  sharing  their 
abundant  reward. 

8.  I  know  from  brief  experience  that,  if  I 
am  prompt  and  regular  in  my  attendance  at 
the  prayer- meeting,  it  will  greatly  en- 
courage our  minister  in  the  work  that  lies 
before  him.  His  labors  are  arduous,  his 
discouragements  are  many,  his  watchings 
and  longings  for  souls  are  constant.  I  will 
not  cause  him  to  think  that  I  have  forsaken 
the  place  of  prayer,  lest  his  heart  sink  and 
he  become  discouraged.  I  will  go  and  en- 
courage him  by  my  presence,  by  my 
prayers  and  by  words  of  encouragement. 

9.  Perhaps  my  attendance  may  have  an 
influence  upon  the  unconverted — some 
friend  out  of  Christ.  He  gets  his  idea  of 
Christianity  largely,  if  not  entirely,  from 
the  lives  of  Christians,  as  it  is  reflected  from 
you  and  from  me.  When  he  sees  how 
earnest  and  persevering  we  are  in  Christian 
duty,  and  that  our  lives  are  consistent,  he 


may  "take  knowledge  that  we  have  been 
with  Jesus." 

He  may  be  induced  to  go  himself  to  a 
place  that  is  so  constantly  attractive  to  me 
and  to  my  brethren  and  by  this  means  he 
may  be  brought  to  Christ. 

"Under  whose  preaching  were  you  con- 
verted?" asked  one  of  our  aged  ministers  of 
a  young  lady  convert.  "Under  aunt  Mary's 
living,"  was  the  prompt  reply. 


10.  I  am  sure  that  my  attendance  wil 
glorify  God.  To  glorify  God  is  the 
great  object  for  which  Christians  should 
live.  "Whether  you  eat  or  drink,  or  what- 
soever ye  do,  do  all  to  the  glory  of  God." 
In  the  spiritual  prayer- meeting,  God  is 
honored  by  the  growth  of  Christians  in 
grace  and  in  knowledge.  Then  I  will  go 
and  meet  the  Savior  and  be  richly  blessed. 

Louisiana,  Mo. 


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The  Rev.  G.  Campbell  Morgan  has  just 
closed  a  mission  of  ten  days'  duration  in 
Denver.  He  spoke  twice  a  day— in  the 
afternoon  on  Prayer,  and  in  the  evening  on 
The  Christian  Life.  I  could  not  hear  him 
in  the  evening.  I  heard  four  of  his  ad- 
dresses on  Prayer.  The  last  two  days  of 
his  mission  he  spoke  three  times  each  day 
— in  the  morning  to  ministers  alone,  in  the 
afternoon  and  evening  to  whoever  would 
come.  The  purpose  of  the  meeting  was  the 
deepening  of  the  spiritual  life.  His  so- 
journ in  Denver,  I  believe,  has  been  a  bles- 
sing. The  Rev.  G.  Campbell  Morgan  is 
about  the  sanest  itinerant  preacher  of  gos- 
pel truth  I  have  ever  heard.  He  is  so  al- 
together different,  in  appearance,  in 
thought,  and  in  manner  from  Mr.  Moody 
that  I  do  not  see  how  it  was  possible  for  the 
two  men  to  work  in  harmony,  as  I  am  as- 
sured they  did.  Again  and  again  Mr.  Mor- 
gan said  things  that  were  diametrically  op  • 
posed  to  the  teaching  of  Mr.  Moody.  He 
does  not  lack  much  of  being  a  great  man. 
He  is  didactic  in  his  style.  He  is  an  un- 
usually thoughtful  man.  For  an  English- 
man he  speaks  remarkably  good  American 
English!  The  spirit  of  the  man  is  exceed- 
ingly kind.  He  does  not  awaken  antagon- 
ism on  the  part  of  his  hearers  even  when  he 
says  things  the  correctness  of  which  they 
doubt.  He  believes  that  the  other  man  has 
rights  as  well  as  himself,  and  these  rights 
he  respects. 

Mr.  Morgan  was  born  in  England  about 
thirty- eight  years  ago.  His  ancestors,  for 
generations,  were  Congregationalists.  His 
mother  belongs  to  a  Baptist  family.  His 
father  was  a  Baptist  minister,  but  his  lean- 
ings toward  Plymouth  Brethrenism  cauped 
him  to  surrender  his  church  and  salary. 
Both  parents  now  live  with  Mr.  Morgan.  I 
infer  from  a  remark  made  the  other  day  in 
a  public  address  that  their  home  is  now  in 
Baltimore.  He  represents  the  Northfield 
(Mass.)Extension  work  inaugurated  by  Mr. 
D.  L.  Moody. 

Mr.  Morgan  is  unable  to  point  to  a  time 
and  place  and  say:  "Then  and  there  I  was 
converted."  From  childhood  he  has  loved 
the  Lord  and  has  endeavored  to  do  his  will. 
His  first  public  address  was  given  when  he 
was  only  thirteen  years  old.  His  subject 
was  "The  Common  Salvation."  He  was  at 
the  time  in  association  with  the  Wesleyans. 
He  determined  to  enter  the  ministry  and  in 
1888  offered  himself  to  the  Wesleyans,  but 
was  refused.  Mr.  Morgan  was  asked  if  he 
would  enter  the  theological  college,  and 
when  he  explained  that,  owing  to  family 
responsibilities,  this  would  not  be  possible, 
he  was  informed  that  there  was  no  place 
for  him  in  Methodism.  In  his  addresses 
the  influence  of  Plymouth  Brethrenism  on 
his  mind  can  be  seen.  If  he  wears  a  denom- 
inational label  now  it  is  that  of  Congrega- 


tionalism. Any  one,  or  all,  of  his  addresses 
in  Denver  might  have  been  given  with  en- 
tire acceptance  in  any  congregation  of 
Disciples  of  Christ.  A  few  things  he  said 
that  would  bring  into  use  interrogation 
points;  but  the  same  remark  may  be  made 
with  equal  truth  concerning  any  man  in  the 
ministry  of  the  Christian  Church. 

Mr.  Morgan  crossed  the  Atlantic  the  first 
time  in  1896.  Rev.  Albert  Swift,  whom  he 
came  to  visit,  wrote  to  Mr.  Moody,  who  at 
once  invited  Mr.  Morgan  to  give  a  series  of 
Bible  readings  to  his  students  in  Chicago. 
He  wa3  so  well  pleased  that  he  invited  him  to 
return  to  America  in  '97.  Until  Mr.  Moody's 
death,  Mr.  Morgan  visited  America  every 
summer,  giving  one  or  more  addresses  daily 
for  three  weeks.  In  1899  he  made  a  tour  of 
10,000  miles  and  held  conventions  in  some 
of  the  largest  cities.  It  is  reported,  on  what 
seems  to  be  good  authority,  that  Mr.  Moody 
said  in  the  summer  of  '98:  "Mr.  Morgan  is 
altogether  the  most  remarkable  man  I  have 
ever  had  at  Northfield." 

For  four  years  he  was  pastor  of  New 
Court  church,  London.  He  is  said  to 
have  been  remarkably  successful  in  the 
pastorate.  The  New  Court  chapel  is  in  one 
of  the  most  populous  north  London  dis- 
tricts. He  said  one  day  during  his  mission 
in  Denver,  that  he  had  not  seen  a  prayer- 
meeting  in  the  United  States.  He  then  ex- 
plained that  a  prayer- meeting  is  a  meeting 
for  prayer,  and  said  that  in  our  so-called 
prayer-meetings  we  do  many  other  things 
than  pray.  There  is  quite  as  much  talk- 
ing and  singing  as  praying.  Nor  is  Amer- 
ica worse  off  than  England  in  regard  to 
prayer-meetings.  But  can  there  be  a  meet- 
ing in  which  those  who  are  present  will  do 
nothing  but  pray?  Mr.  Morgan  says  that 
such  a  meeting  is  possible.  He  had  two 
such  meetings  each  week  in  his  church  in 
London.  At  first  the  attendance  was  small, 
but  both  attendance  and  interest  steadily 
increased  until  from  a  hundred  to  a  hundred 
and  fifty  persons  were  present  in  each  meet- 
ing. His  Wednesday  evening  meeting  he 
did  not  call  a  prayer-meeting.  It  was  a 
meeting  for  a  systematic  study  of  the  Bible. 

Reference  is  made  above  to  the  North  - 
field  Extension  work.  The  object  of  what 
is  called  the  Northfield  Extension  work  is 
to  hold  conventions  of  a  few  days'  duration 
for  Christian  people  in  the  large  centers  of 
our  land.  It  was  undertaken  in  response  to 
many  urgent  requests  for  speakers  to  visit 
churches  and  repeat  their  Northfield  ad- 
dresses after  the  close  of  the  summer  meet- 
ings, and  thus  extend  to  those  who  were 
unable  to  attend  Northfield  the  privilege 
of  hearing  some  of  the  speakers.  It  is  in 
this  character  of  work  that  Mr.  Morgan  is 
engaged.  His  time  is  taken  every  day 
until  the  first  of  October,  1903. 

Denver,  Col. 


1644 


THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


December  26, 1901 


^     R.eviben  in  Rome     ^ 

By  MORTON   H.   PEMBER.TON 


11  limn  11  iihiiiimiiibiim 


The  people  in  Italy,  like  society  in  other 
European  countries,  are  divided  into  classes, 
the  aristocracy,  the  middle  classes,  and  the 
lower  classes,  on  down  to  nobody.  Now, 
in  America  we  have  just  the  two  classes, 
the  common  people  and  the  politicians. 

The  Italians  are  a  poor  people.  The  aris- 
tocracy is  broke  and  the  common  people  are 
"busted."  The  people  give  all  of  their 
money  to  the  priests  and  then  beg  for  a 
living. 

My  most  distinct  recollection  of  Italian 
character  is  the  fact  that  they  will  fleece  a 
foreigner.  They  justify  this  on  the  ground 
that  they  need  the  money.  One  day  in  the 
streets  of  Rome  a  jewelry  peddler  haunted 
us  with  his  trinket-box,  trying  to  sell  us 
some  jewelry.  He  held  up  a  shining  spoon 
and  said,  "Gold  spoon,  two  dollar  and  a 
half."  I  thought  this  would  make  a  good 
spoon  for  my  wife's  souvenir  collection  and 
said,  "I'll  give  you  twenty  cents."  I  got 
the  spoon.  That's  a  sample  of  Italian  char- 
acter— and  it's  also  a  sample  of  a  sucker. 

I  maintain  that  if  you  give  a  man  Jewish 
origin,  Italian  training,  English  cheek  and 
American  opportunity,  he  will  be  mak- 
ing loans  to  the  government  in  less  than  ten 
years. 

But  all  Italians  are  not  dagos.  They 
have  their  gentlemen  and  their  rascals  just 
like  other  countries,  if  not  in  the  same  pro- 
portion. Nor  are  all  anarchists  Italians. 
Conditions  which  produce  anarchy  merely 
•reached  Italy  first,  and  they  have  suffered 
its  poisonous  sting  as  well  as  we.  When 
we  make  life  as  hot  for  anarchists  as  the 
Italian  government  has,  they  will  get  out  of 
this  country  juat  as  they  jhave  had  to  get 
out  of  Italy. 

The  history  of  Rome,  according  to  the 
books,  begins  in  obscurity,  or  soon  after. 
The  most  trustworthy  historians  say  that 
Rome  was  founded  about  750  B.  C,  by 
Romulus  and  Remus,  two^little  boys  who 
were  nursed  and  raised  by  a  she  wolf.  This 
may  be  true,  for  all  over  Italy  there  are 
statues  of  this  wolf  with  Romulus  and  Re- 
mus taking  their  morning's  milk. 

The  Romans  ran  a  republic  until  about 
forty  years  before  Christ,  when  Julius 
Caesar  set  up  an  empire,  and  got  murdered 
for  his  trouble.  Then  followed  Caesar 
Augustus  who  was  on  the  throne  when 
Christ  was  born.  Then  came  Tiberius, 
Caligula,  Claudius  and  Signor  Nero,  the 
violinist,  and  a  host  of  other  Emperors, 
some  good  and  some  bad,  on  down  to  476  A. 
D.,  when  Rome  fell  and  was  picked  up  by 
the  Popes  and  carried  down  to  the  eighth 
century  and  turned  over  to  Charlemagne, 
after  which  the  German  'Emperors  and  the 
Popes  ran  it  in  partnership  and  sometimes 
in  conflict.  The  Pope  always  considered 
himself  the  senior  partner. 

Our  visit  to  St.  Peter's  was  not  so  much 
to  see  the  services  as  to  see  the  art  and  ar- 
chitecture of  the  greatest  temple  that  was 
ever  raised  to  religien.  Not  being  an  artist 
I  cannot  describe  St.  Peter's  from  an  artis- 


[Prom  a  lecture  delivered  at  Missouri  Uni- 
versity, Dec.  12,  1901,  by  Morton  H.  Pember- 
ton,  editor  Columbia  Statesman,] 


tic  standpoint,  but  merely  from  an  Ameri- 
can point  of  view,  and  say  that  it  cost  $50,- 
000,000  to  build  it,  and  that  it  costs  $40,000 
per  year  to  run  it — and  then  they  hardly  pay 
the  priests  enough  to  keep  up  their  families. 

Nearly  everything  in  St.  Peter's  is  marble 
and  gold  and  precious  stones,  excepting 
the  pipe  organs  and  parts  of  them  are  ivory. 
The  guide  took  us  down  to  see  the  golden 
casket  which  they  claim  contains  the  re- 
mains of  the  Apostle  Peter.  Not  being  a 
scholar,  I  don't  know  whether  they  were 
the  real  remains  of  Peter  or  not,  but  I  am 
inclined  to  give  truth  the  benefit  of  the 
doubt.  Scholars  seem  to  be  divided  in 
opinion  as  to  whether  Peter  was  ever  in 
Rome  when  alive,  much  less  dead.  How- 
ever, I  am  not  a  fellow  who  would  take 
Santa  Claus  away  from  the  children  unless 
I  had  some  better  things  to  give  them  than 
they  were  getting  from  Santa.  Therefore, 
all  who  want  to  can  believe  that  St.  Peter 
was  in  Rome  and  is  now  actually  buried  in 
St.  Peter's  cathedral. 

As  I  beheld  this  most  beautiful  and  most 
wonderful  church  in  the  world,  I  said,  did 
love  of  God  or  pride  of  man  build  it?  And 
I  wondered  if  Jesus  Christ  were  on  earth 
again  would  he  not  say  to  those  who  claim 
to  represent  him,  "Sell  these  precious 
stones,  and  see  to  the  beggars  that  throng 
the  streets  of  Rome,"  and  announce  again 
that  the  hearts  of  men  are  the  temples  in 
which  God  dwells. 

The  Vatican  is  where  they  keep  the  Pope 
and  the  best  art  works.  It  covers  thirteen 
and  one-half  acres  and  has  more  than  one 
thousand  rooms  in  it.  This  is  entirely  too 
much  room— more  than  any  family  could 
hope  to  fill — besides,  the  Pope  is  a  single 
man. 

In  the  Vatican  is  the  famous  Sistine 
Chapel  in  which  are  those  wonderful  ceiling 
paintings  by  Michelangelo.  People  stand 
for  hours  with  mirrors  in  their  hands,  look- 
ing at  these  frescoes.  It  is  too  hard  on  the 
neck  to  gaze  up  at  them  very  long.  There 
is  also  in  the  Sistine  Chapel  Michelangelo's 
celebrated  "Last  Judgment"  which  covers 
one  whole  end  of  the  chapel.  It  represents 
innumerable  sheep  going  into  heaven  and 
the  goats  going  somewhere  else.  It  looked 
to  me  like  Dante's  Hell.  I  am  sure  the  con- 
ception was  not  obtained  from  the  Bible. 

The  star  picture  of  the  Vatican  art  gal- 
lery is  Raphael's  "Transfiguration."  Christ 
is  hovering  between  Moses  and  Elias; 
Peter,  James  and  John  are  prostrate  upon 
the  ground,  dazzled  by  the  light  of  the  as- 
cending Christ.  To  the  left  are  the  figures 
of  St.  Lawrence  and  St.  Stephen,  and  in 
the  lower  part  of  the  picture  are  several 
disciples  being  requested  to  heal  an  afflicted 
boy.  How  fitting  was  it  that  Raphael  was 
working  on  this  very  picture,  when,  in  1520, 
the  light  of  his  young  life  went  out.  Barely 
was  the  matchless  figure  of  Christ  finished 
when  Raphael  dropped  his  brush  to  ascend 
with  his  Master  into  a  heaven  of  immor- 
tality and  eternal  love. 

It  takes  twenty-five  big  rooms  and  one 
large  hall  to  hold  the  Vatican  library.  This 
makes  a  nice  working  library  for  the  Pope. 


However,  it  is  used  principally  for  exhibi- 
tion purposes.  The  wisdom  of  the  country 
being  in  the  hands  of  the  priests,  the  peo- 
ple do  not  have  much  use  for  books. 

I  had  studied  Latin  in  college  for  five  or 
six  years  and  had  gotten  the  idea  that  the 
Roman  Forum  was  a  kind  of  platform  that 
the  old  Romans  built  for  Cicero  to  speak 
on.  When  Rome  fell  it  was  a  great  shock 
to  the  Forurn.  The  temples  and  govern- 
ment buildings  crumbled,  the  monuments 
fell  and  the  middle  ages  covered  them  up 
with  about  forty  feet  of  dirt  and  rubbish. 
By  the  fifteenth  century  blacksmith  shops 
were  built  on  it;  teamsters  used  it  as  a 
hitching-ground  and  tied  their  horses  to 
the  marble  columns  which  stuck  up  through 
the  dirt;  the  oxen  of  the  peasantry  were 
allowed  to  graze  upon  it  while  their  own- 
ers tried  to  skin  each  other  in  trade ;  and 
the  very  name  of  Forum  was  forgotten.  At 
the  beginning  of  last  century  the  scien- 
tific spirit  took  up  the  matter  and  began  to 
resurrect  the  bones  of  early  Rome. 

Here  it  was  that  Marc  Anthony  delivered 
his  celebrated  funeral  oration  when  the  an- 
archists stabbed  Caesar.  Pictures  are  carved 
on  the  inside  of  the  arch  of  Titus  repre- 
senting the  Emperor  in  a  four-horse  car, 
driven  by  Roma,  the  triumphal  procession 
with  the  captive  Jews,  and  Titus  is  being 
carried  away  to  heaven  by  an  eagle.  As  a 
rule  a  Roman  Emperor  didn't  goto  heaven, 
but  Titus  was  a  good  Emperor  when  com- 
pared with  the  others,  though  if  he  had 
lived  in  our  day  he  would  have  been  turned 
out  of  the  church. 

The  colosseum  looks  like  a  large  hogs- 
head with  four  tiers  of  seats  and  an  arena 
imagined  in  it.  Charles  Dickens  says  that 
a  man  ought  to  visit  the  colosseum  by 
moonlight.  I  happened  to  be  in  Rome  at 
the  same  time  the  moon  was  there.  Even- 
ing was  just  beginning,  and  as  I  ap- 
proached the  massive  walls  of  the  great 
amphitheatre,  I  almost  wished  that  I  was 
soon  to  be  on  the  inside  to  see  an  ancient 
bullfight,  or  to  see  the  gladiators  fight,  or 
to  see  the  lions  and  tigers  claw  each 
other,  or  to  see  a  game  of  football.  As 
there  was  nobody  to  kill  I  walked  around, 
thinking  and  thinking,  until  I  found  myself 
making  a  speech  to  the  night  air. 

I  thought  of  the  thousands  of  slaves  and 
workmen  who  had  died  of  heat  and  ex- 
haustion while  fitting  in  the  stones  of  these 
old  crumbling  walls.  I  thought  of  the 
thousands  of  captives  and  innocent  pris- 
oners whose  blood  was  spilled  to  amuse  a 
bloodthirsty  people,  and  I  thought  I  could 
hear  voices  crying  out  from  the  walls  of 
this  wicked  old  colosseum,  "To  the  lions 
with  the  Christians!"  Here  it  was  that 
Christian  martyrs  poured  out  their  blood 
and  gave  their  bodies  to  be  burned  or  torn 
to  pieces  by  the  beasts,  rather  than  deny 
that  Jesus  Christ  was  their  Savior  and 
friend.  And  I  said,  God  be  thanked  that 
what  remains  of  this  old  colosseum  is  now 
a  ruin  and  that  its  most  precious  stones  are 
in  the  buildings  and  altars  of  Chris- 
tian churches,  bearing  witness  to  the  tri- 
umph and  victory  of  Christianity. 


December  26,  1901 


THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


1645 


V    Life's    Current    V 

By  MINNIE  E.  HADLEY 


Oh,  what  is  life,  and  what  can  mean 
This  ceaseless  toil  for  worldly  gains, 

This  bitter  strife,  this  anguish  keen, 
Of  sickened  hearts  and  wearied  brains' 

I  see  the  strong  oppress  the  weak, 

As  in  the  days  when  might  was  right, 
And  selfish  men  their  own  ends  seek, 
'  Prom  early  morn  to  hush  of  night. 

"And  is  this  life?"  I  ask  again, 
Is  this  the  end  that  God  designed? 

A  triumph  o'er  our  fellow  men, 
A  well-filled  purse,  a  cultured  mind? 


It  must  be  so;  else  why  this  strife, 
Or  why  this  thirst  for  worldly  fame? 

And  why  will  man  lay  down  his  life, 
To  gain  for  self  a  lasting  name? 

But,  lo!  there  comes  the  voice  of  One 
Who  humbly  walked  by  Galilee, 

"As  ye  to  the  least  of  these  have  done, 
Ye've  also  done  it  unto  me." 

In  this  I  read  the  purpose  true, 
The  end  and  aim  of  life's  great  plan. 

We  live  for  the  good  that  we  can  do 
Unto  our  suffering  brother  man. 


v^    V^    v^    V^    \^ 


Fellowship     bv  fred  dysar_t 


It  has  long  been  a  source  of  regret  to  me 
that  our  brotherhood  is  considered  a  de- 
nomination by  other  Christian  people,  and 
that  we  are  not  more  successful  in  present- 
ing the  truth  we  have  to  sectarian  Chris- 
tians. Are  we  doing  all  we  can  for  Chris- 
tian union? 

In  the  first  Corinthian  letter  Paul  gives 
instruction  to  a  divided  church.  "Now 
this  I  say  that  every  one  of  you  saith,  I  am 
of  Paul;  and  I  of  Apollos;  and  I  of  Cephas; 
and  I  of  Christ."  It  seems  that  those  who 
said,  "I  am  of  Christ,"  were  considered  by 
Paul  as  one  of  the  sects.  His  instruction 
to  them  was  not  that  all  the  other  sects 
join  those  who  said,  "I  am  of  Christ."  His 
reproof  falls  alike  upon  all.  "Now  I  be- 
seech you,  brethren,  by  the  name  of  our 
Lord  Jesus  Christ,  that  ye  all  speak  the 
same  thing,  and  there  be  no  divisions  among 
you;  but  that  ye  be  perfectly  joined  to- 
gether in  the  same  mind  and  in  the  same 
judgment."  And  Paul  addresses  this 
letter  "unto  the  Church  of  God,  which  is 
at  Corinth;  to  them  that  are  sanctified  in 
Christ  Jesus,  called  to  be  saints,  with  all 
that  in  every  place  call  upon  the  name  of 
Jesus  Christ  our  Lord."  He  does  not  with- 
draw his  love  or  fellowship  in  any  degree 
from  the  brethren  who  call  themselves  after 
Apollos  or  Cephas.  Nor  does  he  send 
any  special  words  of  encouragement  or 
approval  to  those  who  say  they  are  of 
Christ.  Were  they  not  all  to  blame?  If 
so,  what  was  the  fault  of  those  who  said, 
"I  am  of  Christ"?  It  seems  they  did  not 
have  the  same  sorrow  over  the  divided 
state  which  Paul  had  and  would  have  them 
feel.  They  had  at  least  permitted  the 
others  to  withdraw  from  them.  Instead  of 
using  all  their  efforts  to  keep  the  church 
together,  they  had  ceased  to  plead  with 
those  in  error  and  had  commenced  to  talk 
of  their  own  perfection — "We  are  of 
Christ." 

Paul  would  have  them  do  as  he  did — re- 
fuse to  recognize  their  different  names  and 
continue  to  speak  of  their  erring  brethren 
as  one  with  them  in  Christ.  Though  they 
might  seek  to  withdraw  from  Paul  he 
would  not  be  divided  from  them,  but  would 
still  hold  in  full  love  and  fellowship  all  who 
"call  upon  the  name  of  Jesus  Christ  our 
Lord."   This  is  holding  the  truth  in  love. 

I  think  of  the  men  who  in  the  past  ten 
years  have  worked  most  effectually  among 
the  churches  and  have  done  the  most  in 
bringing  about  co-operation  of  the  denomi- 
nations. They  have  not  been  of  our  brother- 


hood. Some  have  gained  so  large  a  hear- 
ing from  all  Christian  people  that,  al- 
though they  themselves  were  sectarian  in 
name,  that  fact  has  been  forgotten.  They 
are  known  by  their  fruits.  Their  work  was 
better  than  the  creed  to  which  they  had 
subscribed.  Wherever  they  labored  har- 
mony and  love  increased  and  practical 
Christian  union  was  promoted. 

Do  we  not  believe  that  many  of  tbe 
members  of  sectarian  churches  are  follow- 
ers of  Christ?  Christ  prayed  that  his 
followers  might  be  one.  Ought  we  not  to  be 
one  with  all  of  Christ's  followers  as  nearly 
as  possible?  The  work  of  bringing  about 
Christian  union  must  be  done  by  those 
who  desire  the  fulfillment  of  this  prayer. 
If  we  fail  in  this  mission  in  any  measure  it 
will  not  be  through  the  fault  of  others. 
The  work  Christ  has  for  us  to  do  he  will 
give  us  the  ability  to  perform  when  and 
how  he  wills.  Our  usefulness  depends  en- 
tirely upon  the  attitude  of  our  own  hearts 
— our  willingness  to  be  co-laborers  with 
him.  If  we  will  recognize  and  act  upon 
the  truth  that  we  should  not  be  divided 
from  other  Christians,  our  part  of  the 
union  will  be  effected.  If  we  still  hold 
to  them  and  refuse  to  give  them  up  there 
can  be  only  a  partial  division  between  us. 
This  is  not  impractical.  When  a  wayward 
boy  goes  far  away  from  his  sorrowing 
mother  we  do  not  say  there  is  a  division. 
No  matter  how  many  miles  between  them 
that  mother  still  holds  her  boy  in  her  heart. 
What  church  of  live  Christians  could  have 
kept  Mr.  Moody  from  its  fellowship  and 
from  entering  fully  into  its  work? 

Paul  sought  to  correct  error  wherever  he 
found  it,  but  did  not  permit  errors  in  judg- 
ment or  understanding  of  the  gospel  to 
alienate  him  from  any  who  called  upon  the 
name  of  our  Lord.  For  those  who  were 
in  error  Paul  held  the  hope  expressed  to 
the  Philippians,  "If  in  anything  ye  be 
otherwise  minded,  God  shall  reveal  even 
this  unto  you." 

Should  we  not  have  the  same  standard 
for  Christian  fellowship  which  Paul  had, 
and  admit  to  full  fellowship  with  us  "all 
who  call  upon  the  name  of  Jesus  Christ 
our  Lord"? 

We  know  there  are  those  who  love  and 
worship  our  Lord  and  are  doing  work  for 
him  who  do  not  have  perfect  knowledge  of 
the  ordinances  of  his  church.  Should  we 
not  receive  such  into  the  closest  fellowship 
and  endeavor  to  "show  them  the  way  of 
the  Lord  more  perfectly"?    The  more  like 


brethren  we  can  be  to  themthe^more  their 
hearts  will  be  opened  to  our  message  of 
truth.  Charity  is  greater  than  knowledge. 
It  prepares  the  way  for  knowledge. 

Holding  the  truth  we  have  in  love, 
preaching  and  teaching  it  as  we  have  op- 
portunity, can  we  not  trust  God  to  reveal 
"even  this  unto  them"? 

Solomonville,  Ariz. 

[The  Christian-Evangelist,  as  its  readers 
well  know,  does  not-believe  that  our  plea,  for 
union  wouldjbe-strengthened  or  our  position 
rendered  either  [more  scriptural  or  more  ac- 
ceptable to  the'religious  world  by  a  depart- 
ure from  our  present  teaching  and  practice 
with  regard  to  the  relation  of  baptism  to 
church  membership.  We  publish  the  forego- 
ing article  because  of  its  excellent  spirit  and 
genuine  spirituality  and  because  it  states  ad- 
mirably the  view  of  those  who  do  advocate 
a  change.  For  a  statement  of  the  other  view 
see  the  editorials  entitled  "A  Problem  of 
Consistency"  in  our  issues  of  Sept.  19  and 
Oct.  3.— Editor.] 

J* 

The  Cleveland  Congress  and 
Church^Benevolence. 

Through  the  courtesy  of  B.  L.  Smith, 
secretary  of  Home  Missions,  organized 
Christian  Philanthropy]  was  'allowed  one 
hour  for  the  presentation  of  its  claims  to 
the  brotherhood  at  the  Minneapolis  con- 
vention. This  brevity  is  due  to  the  close 
affinity  of  Christian  benevolence  to  every 
feature  of  church  activity. 

It  is  notEdistinctively  Foreign  Missions, 
for  it  cares  for  the  old  soldier  fallen  on  the 
home  field,  and  recruits,  through  our  or- 
phanges,^  our  ihome  churches  as  well.  Its 
purpose  is-jnot  identical  with  that  of  Home 
Missions,  for^  it  administers  the  grace  of 
churches  already  established.  It  helps 
our  Church  Extension  fund,  for  men  per- 
ceive the  value  [of  .churches  who  see  them 
caring  for  world-forsaken  aged  and  edu- 
cating orphans ;  yet  it  draws  its  resources 
principally  ,from  around  [the  altar  of  the 
church.  It  supplements  Ministerial  Relief, 
but  is  larger  than  that,  for  the  needy  minis- 
ter constitutes  only  one  segment  in  the 
greater  circle  of  Christian  Philanthropy. 

All  these  interests^  are  friendly  to  the 
National^  Benevolent  Association  because 
it  is  worthy  and  because  it  helps  them  all ; 
and  yet,  which  is  willing  to  yield  any  part 
of  its  time'on  thefprogram  to  this  ministry, 
which  exactly  coincides  in  scope  and 
method  with^none.  Yet  all  recognize  it 
would  be  a.reproach  to  any  people  and  ex- 
cite wide -spread  indignation  if  it  were 
ignored  by  ourriational  conventions. 

The  proclamation  of  the  truth  is  one  pan 
and  practical  helpfulness  is  the  other  pan 
of  the  gospel  scale.  In  one  of  these  are 
our  various  missionary  societies  and  special 
funds  and  in0  the  .other  is  our  Benevolent 
Association. "|£How  will  necessary  equilib- 
rium be  maintained. 

I  propose  that  the  questions  of:  The  place 
of  benevolence  in  our  national  conventions, 
the  attitude  of  our  churches  thereto,  and 
the  advisability  of  consolidating  all  of  our 
philanthropies  into  one  such  union  as  char- 
acterizes^the  home,  foreign,  C.  W.  B.  M., 
and  church  extension  societies  be  referred 
for  solution  to  the  Cleveland  Congress  that 
meets  next^March. 

Who  seconds  the  motion? 

Geo.  L.^Snively,  Gen.  Sec. 

St.  Louis,  Mo. 


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THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


December  26, 190 


By  BER.NARD  GREENSTEIN 


Our  age  is  remarkable  for  its  "numerous 
juvenile  prodigies.  Boy  orators  and  girl 
pianists  are  not  so  very  uncommon,  and 
children  can  be  found  who  areTexhibifc- 
ing  professionally  their  precocious  intel- 
lect? for  money  and  the  notoriety  which 
a  daily  newspaper  only  too  cheerfully 
donates.  But  the  height  of  juvenile 
monstrosity  is  fairly  attained  by  that 
religious  curiosity  known  as  boy  preach- 
ers. These  freaks  are  rapidly  developing 
into  an  evangelistic  profession.  They  [are 
fast  becoming  a  staple  article  in  the 
church  market.  The  boy]preaeher  is  a 
convenience  on  the  theory  that  a  revival 
is  a  religious  attraction,  something  out  of 
the  ordinary  to  awaken  church  ^members 
and  induce  non  -church  members  to  be- 
come church  members.  Churches  and 
theaters  both  engage  attractions.  The 
church's  entertainment  is  usually  con- 
sidered more  serious  and  less  sensational— 
but  not  so  when  it  is  a  boy  preacher. 

What  is  more  absurd  than  the  frantic 
efforts  of  a  boy  revivalist  whose  only  con- 
secration is  his  nerve,  and  whose  only 
intellect  is  his  prodigious  memory?  One 
can  scarcely  conceive  of  anything  more 
farcical,  unless  it  be  the  reception  that  a 
usual  church  audience  accords  the  youth- 
ful minister.  The  boy  is  to  them  an  in- 
spired darling,  a  heavenly  fondling,  and 
a  little  dear  whose  very  person  is  ^almost 
sacred.  Many  endearing  epithets  are  in- 
discriminately fired  at  him,  and  the  boy, 
of  course,  receives  them  with  great  dignity. 
The  congregation  hears  the  juvenile>on- 
dor  quote  a  dozen  Scriptures,  and  'goes 
into  a  few  ecstasies  over  the  remarkable 
feat  of  remembering  a  number^of  familiar 
passages.  When  the  boy  gives^the  famil- 
iar explanations,  the  congregation  goes 
into  more  ecstasies,  and  immediately  pro- 
claims him  to  be  a  profound  student  of 
theology.  His  memory  is  mistaken  for 
intellect.  His  superficial  jumbling  of 
words  and  passages  is  called  profound 
analysis. 

The  writer  Was  a  boy  preacher  for^three 
years,  and  he  speaks  from  experience.  He 
made  many  blunders  in  his  untutored 
ministry,  yet  his  admiring  friends  rarely 
corrected  them  for  him,  but  instead  of  the 
corre  3tion3  which  he  certainly  needed,  he 
received  the  thoughtless  compliments 
which  could  be  given  only  by  an  over 
appreciative  audience.  The  writer  will 
never  forget  the  friendly  minister  who 
showed  him  the  tremendous  error  of  being 
a  boy  preacher  at  all,  and  his  only  regret 
is  that  his  course  was  not  sooner  inter- 
rupted. Conceit  had  to  be  irreparably 
punctured  before  his  friend's  counsels 
could  take  effect. 

I  appeal  most  sincerely  to  the  Christian 
public  and  church  officials  to  ignore  boy 
preachers,  basing  my  appeal  not  only  on 
three  years'  experience  and  subsequent 
observation,  but  on  the  three  following 
reasons : 

First.  A  boy  preacher  is  a  disarrange- 
ment in  the  economy  of  the  church.  The 
inaugurators  of  the  primitive  church  never 
thought  of  boy  preachers,  much  less  of 
providing  a  place  for  them  in  the  machin- 
ery of  the  church.    The  Jewish  custom  of 


delegating  powers  to  adults  prevailed  ex- 
clusively in  the  constitution  of  the  early 
church,  and  it  shows  admirable  sense. 
The  theory  of  the  custom  wa3  simply  that 
adults  have  the  responsibility  which 
maturity  only  can  give.  \  The  application 
of  this  Jewish  theory  by  the  early  apostles 
and  disciples  is,  that  since  the  Gospel  i3  a 
grave  matter,  therefore  it  ought  to  be  dis- 
seminated by  persons  of  recognized  grav- 
ity, dignity  and  responsibility.  Christ  never 
preached  when  he  was  a  boy,  despite  the 
modern  notion  that  he  did.  He  asked  and 
answered  questions. 

Many  quote  Matt.  21:  16,  "Out  of  the 
mouth  of  babes  and  sucklings  thou 
hast  perfected  praise,"  in  defense  of  the 
modern  boy  preacher,  but  there  are  several 
flaws  about  this  defense.  The  thing  com- 
mended in  children  in  this  pas3age  is 
praising,  not  preaching.  Furthermore,  it 
does  not  fit  the  boy  preacher  because  he 
does  not  consider  himself  a  babe  and  a 
suckling.  He  considers  himself  a  boy, 
and,  at  the  same  time,  the  possessor  of 
adult  intellectual  insight  and  adult  deliv- 
ery. No  boy  has  scriptural  authority  to 
preach,  and  he  most  certainly  has  no  Bible 
precedent  to  follow. 

Second.  Juvenile  preaching  is  injurious, 
both  negatively  and  positively.  Juvenile 
ministry  occasions  much  notoriety,  and 
this  notoriety  naturally  stimulates  his 
vanity.  Children  are  more  affected  by 
certain  forms  of  notoriety  than  adults, 
e.  g.,  newspaper  notices  and  pictures.  This 
is  natural,  but  the  systematic  appearance 
of  a  boy  preacher's  name  in  connection 
with  the  remarkable  effects  he  has  had  on 
a  capricious  church,  destroys  the  natural- 
ness of  the  elation  and  develops  in  the 
boy  a  morbid  passion  for  more  notoriety. 
This  is  the  positive  injury;  it  makes  him 
unnaturally  vain. 

Again,  the  boy  preacher  is  injured 
negatively  by  losing  his  opportunity  for 
mental  and  intellectual  improvement.  All 
boy  preachers  are  saturated  with  the  idea 
that  they  are  divinely  commissioned  to 
save  the  world,  and  all  their  little  energies 
are  put  forth  in  this  direction.  He  will 
not  allow  studies  to  intrude  on  his  time  in 
preaching.  The  professional  boy  preacher 
is  too  busy  to  study,  so  when  he  attains  his 
manhood,  he  finds  himself  inadequate  to  its 
requirements  because  of  his  want  of  edu- 
cation. The  boy  preacher  does  not  think 
of  his  inevitable  manhood  and  its  wonder- 
ful possibilities,  but  he  thinks  of  a  lost 
world  and  what  he  might  do  in  his  youth. 
But  the  world  remains  unmoved. 

Third.  Better  prepared  and  more  con- 
secrated adult  evangelists  are  always 
obtainable.  To  this  reason,  one  may  reply, 
"These  are  not  attractions."  If  this  is  a 
valid  objection,  it  would  be  better  to  dis- 
mantle the  church  or  close  its  doors. 
Shame  on  that  church  which  needs  attrac- 
tions to  secure  an  attendance;  which  re- 
fuses to  recognize  the  attractive  power  of  a 
dynamic  gospel;  which  declines  to  see  the 
unique  alluring  power  of  an  immaculate 
Jesus,  and  which  resorts  to  the  worldly 
methods  of  sensationalism  in  order  to  fill 
its  miserable  edifice!  Christianity  needs 
no  monstrosity  to  aid  it. 


For  these  reasons,  I  object  to  boy 
preachers,  and  these  rea3ons  are  the  basis 
of  my  appeal  to  all  Christians  to  ignore 
entirely  the  modern  boy  preacher. 

The   Young   Minister  irv  the 
La.rge  Ch\irch. 

By  F.  N.  Ca-lvin. 

The  question  of  retirement  of  the  man 
with  the  gray  hairs,  and  the  more  serious 
question  of  church  mismanagement  are 
more  closely  related  than  many  at  first  sup- 
pose. With  a  certain  class  there  is  always 
a  demand  for  the  young  minister.  Unfor- 
tunately there  are  many  among  us  who  ac- 
cede to  this  demand  without  giving  it  the 
serious  thought  that  it  sometimes  requires. 
The  result  is  that  often  a  young  man  who 
has  just  been  graduated  from  college,  with 
little  or  no  experience  in  practical  church 
management,  but  who  can  make  a  brilliant 
talk,  is  recommended  by  his  teachers  and 
admirers,  and  is  called  to  the  work.  Soon 
the  novelty  of  the  new  relation  wears  off, 
and  he  comes  face  to  face  with  practical 
problems  that  demand  large  experience  and 
wisdom.  He  is  unable  for  the  task  that 
confronts  him,  and  is  forced  to  do  one  of 
two  things:  resign,  or  put  on  a  bold  face 
and  blunder  into  the  undertaking  without 
sufficient  preparation.  In  either  case  he 
has  been  injured,  and  the  church  has  been 
weakened.  The  men  who  are  best  prepared 
to  fill  the  places  of  responsibility  in  the 
secular  world  are  men  who  have  worked 
their  way  up  from  the  bottom,  and  who 
understand  all  about  the  management  from 
the  smallest  institution  to  the  greatest. 
The  men  who  are  best  prepared  to  occupy 
the  pulpits  of  the  large  churches  are,  as  a 
rule,  the  men  who  have  begun  at  the  bot- 
tom in  the  country  church  or  small  town, 
and  have  worked  their  way  up  through  a 
great  variety  of  experiences  until  they 
know  almost  every  variety  of  human  nature 
and  practical  problem  that  they  will  meet 
in  the  large  city  church. 

Are  not  our  colleges  somewhat  to  be 
blamed  for  this  condition  of  affairs?  Their 
representatives  are  anxious  to  get  their 
students  into  places  of  honor  and  influence, 
where  perhaps  they  may  in  turn  do  some 
special  work  for  their  alma  mate)-  and, 
when  it  is  known  that  some  Urge  city 
church,  or  some  church  of  influence  is 
without  a  pastor,  one  of  their  last  year's 
graduates  is  recommended.  Through  the 
pressure  of  the  college  influence,  and  from 
the  demand  of  a  certain  class  who  want  the 
young  man,  and  because  of  a  few  brilliant 
speeches  which  the  young  minister  can 
make,  a  man  is  called  to  a  work  for  which 
he  is  practically  unprepared,  and  some  man 
who  is  thoroughly  competent,  but  who  is 
guilty  of  growing  a  few  gray  hairs,  is 
pushed  off  into  a  field  that  does  not  de- 
mand one-half  of  his  real  ability. 

Colorado  Springs,  Col. 

One  day  at  a  time,  is  the  divine  order  of 
living.  God  never  encourages  the  habit  of 
long  payments.  The  Bible  teaches  that  we 
cannot  lay  up  any  storehouse  of  blessings 
in  this  life.  We  may  lay  up  treasures  in 
heaven,  but  our  supply  here  is  from  day  to 
day.  We  must  pray  "give  us  day  by  day 
our  daily  bread."  Strength  and  blessing 
come  as  we  need  them,  and  not  to  be  stored 
away  where  they  may  rust. 


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••Experience." 

There  has  been  much  loose  declaiming 
against  experience,  due  perhaps,  to  the 
abuse  of  it  as  evidence  of  regeneration. 
But  it  has  a  most  important  place  in  relig- 
ion. "A  real  theology,  that  rings  true  and 
is  to  carry  any  conviction,  must  be  a  per- 
sonal confession  of  faith"  (H.  C.  King). 
We  get  at  the  truth  by  each  one's  honestly 
declaring  "his  best."  Has  not  one  who  has 
struggled  with  doubt  and  been  victorious— 
for  example,  Prof.  Romanes— an  experi- 
ence worth  recording?  Who  can  estimate 
the  worth  of  a  man's  message,  who  has  lost 
children,  seen  his  home  broken  up  because 
of  sickness  and  death,  whose  friend3  then 
forsook  him,  and  yet  feels  his  faith  in 
Christ  and  man  deepen?  I  would  give 
more  for  the  honest  and  thoughtful, 
telling  of  his  feelings  and  convictions  and 
how  he  won  his  victory,  than  for  a  barrel 
of  sermons  on  what  is  commonly  called 
"first  principles." 

Theo.  A.  Johnson. 
Poplar  Hill,  Ontario. 

"A  Good   Mixer." 

In  one  of  our  religious  papers  I  read  re- 
cently a    notice    to    the    effect  that  Bro. 
Blank,  having  just  brought  his  labors  at  a 
particular  point  to  a  most  glorious  consum- 
mation, was    open    for    engagement.    He 
placed  special   stress   on  the  fact  that  he 
was    a  "good  mixer."    I  had    hoped  that 
we  had  seen  about  the  worst  of  this  nefari- 
ous business  of   playing  the   clown  in  the 
social  life    of    our  churches.    If    it  were 
simply  a  matter  of  words  the  fact  remains 
that  the  term  in  question  is  vulgar.    Its 
chief  use  is  to  be  found  around  the  prize 
ring.    It  would  also  be  a  fitting  name  for 
some  master  of  the  punch  bowl.    But  it  is 
not  a  matter  of  words  alone.    This  inci- 
dent tells  the  awful  truth  that  men  who 
have  assumed  the  holy  office  of  ministers 
of    Christ    have    utterly     abandoned    the 
preaching  and  teaching  of  the   truth  and 
spend  their  small  store  of  energy  in  throw- 
ing a  sop  to  the  worldly  side  of  the  church- 
es.   It  is    passing  strange  how    so  many 
preachers  can  spend  all  their  effort  in  try- 
ing to  scintillate  before   the  people  and  to 
gush  from  their  pulpits,  while  the  groans 
of  dying  churches  are  to  be  heard  on  every 

hand.  W.  T.  Jackson. 

Eureka,  III. 

J* 

The  Preacher  and  the  Workingman. 

Brethren,  go  into  the  shops  more. 
Speak  to  the  workmen  more  naturally. 
Come  into  living  fellowship  with  them. 
Talk  with  them  in  groups.  Let  them  talk 
freely  among  themselves  in  your  presence, 
you  being  one  with  them. 

You  can  say  anything  to  them  as  coun- 
sel if  your  own  life  and  manners  confirm 
the  advice.  Be  honest,  plain  and  sensible 
with  them.  They  are  men,  brothers,  and 
have  keen  insight,  and  despise  sham  and 
cant.  All  the  stronger  ones  disdain  any 
show  of  superiority.  Many  preachers 
without  realizing  it  show  such  self-esteem 
and  formal  expression  that  the  plain  work- 


man of  the  world  cannot  be  reached  by 
them. 

In  the  degree  that  preachers  are  in  dead 
earnest  and  love  men  they  can  reach  the 
working  people.  Zeal  may  be  to  reach 
success,  but  the  true  spirit  is  a  zeal  to  win 
souls,  save  people  from  sin  and  see  them 
united  to  Christ.  J.  Hopwood. 

Milligan,  Tenn. 

Training   for  Bishops. 

I  suggest  the  establisment  of  a  corres- 
pondence course  of  instruction  for  church 
bishops  to  study  at  home,  and  answer  stated 
questions  by  mail,  as  may  be  outlined. 
Ministers  are  supposed  to  prepare  them- 
selves for  their  special  work.  The  bishop 
should  likewise  prepare  himself  for  the 
special  work  the  Holy  Spirit  has  appointed 
for  him  to  do. 

Such  a  course  would  better  fit  them  for 
their  sacred  calling,  wonderfully  assist  the 
minister,  unify  the  whole  church,  always 
keep  the  pulpit  supplied,  and  thus  "feed 
my  lambs"  who  would  otherwise  go  hun- 
gry. Whenever  a  minister  ceases  to  study 
his  work  his  usefulness  is  soon  over,  and 
the  same  is  true  of  the  bishop  or  any  one 
else.  Standing  as  the  bishop  does  between 
the  minister  and  the  congregation  in  so 
many  respects,  a  responsibility  devolves 
upon  him  that  neither  he  nor  the  church 
can  afford  to  permit  him  to  assume  unless 
scripturally  educated.  No  minister  can 
know  too  much  about  his  work.  The  same 
is  true  of  the  bishop.  The  method  of 
bringing  this  before  the  bishops  can  be  con- 
sidered later  if  this  idea  i3  approved. 

Lebanon,  Kan.  H.  M. 

J* 


to  throw  off  the  authority  of  God  and  of 
conscience  and  to  overleap  the  bounds  of 
laws  divine  and  human. 

T.  H.  Blenus. 
Jacksonville,  Fla. 


A  Quiet  S\inda.y. 

In  making  its  appropriation  for"  the  St. 
Louis  World's  Fair  of  1903,  Congress  an- 
ticipatedTthe  wishes  of  those  who' believe 
in  a  quiet  Sunday.  The  bill  contains  the 
following  clause: 

"That,fas  arcondition  precedent  to  the 
payment  of  this  appropriation,  the  direc- 
tors shall  contract  to  close  the  gates  to 
visitors  on  Sunday  during  the  whole  du- 
ration of  the  fair." 

The  fact  that  this  section  was  a  part  of 
the  law  had  escaped  the  notice  of  those 
in  favor  of  keeping  the  gates  open  on 
Sunday,  and  its  publication  at  this  time 
has  caused  consternation.  One  of  the 
officers  of  the  Fair  when  asked  if  it  was 
the  intention  to  keep  the  gates  closed  on 
Sunday,  replied: 

"Yes  such  action  is  not  optional  on  the 
part  of  the  officials  of  the  Fair.  It  is  made 
imperative  by  section  25  of  the  law  en- 
acted by  Congress."  This  decision,  if 
abided  by,  will  go  a  long  way  towards  re- 
lieving the  consciences  of  a  host  of  people 
all  over  the  world,  as  to  the  expediency  of 
Christians  patronizing  even  on  a  week  day 
an  exhibition  that  shows  on  the  Lord's  day. 
The  Christian  Evangelist  and  every  re- 
ligious journal  cannot  too  strongly  advo- 
cate a  closed  Sunday  for  the  coming 
World's  Fair.  W.  P.  Keeler. 

Chicago,  III. 


Gas  and  Trouble. 
Comes  From  Whit©  Bread. 


The  Va.lue  of    FLeligion. 

It  is  an  undoubted  fact  that  the   Chris- 
tian religion  is  the   strongest  principle  of 
virtue  with  all  men,  and  with  nine- tenths 
of  mankind  is  directly  or  indirectly  the 
only  principle    of    virtue.    Any  attempt, 
therefore,  to  ignore  it  or  to  destroy  it  must 
be.  considered  as  an  attempt   against  the 
well-being  and  happiness  of    the  human 
race.    If  the  heathen  philosophers  did  not 
attempt  to  subvert  the  false  religions   of 
their  country  but,   on  the  contrary,  gave 
them    the  sanction  of    their  example  be- 
cause, bad  as  these  systems  were,  they  had 
a  considerable  influence  on  the  manners  of 
the  people,   and  were  better  than  no  re- 
ligions at  all,    what    shame,    what    con- 
tempt,   what  infamy,  ought  they   to  bear 
and  incur  on  themselves  who  endeavor  to 
overthrow  a  faith  which  contains  the  very 
noblest  ideas  of  deity  and  the  purest  sys- 
tem of   morals  that  were  ever  taught  on 
earth.    He  is  a  traitor  to  his  country,  a 
traitor  to    the  entire  human    race  and  a 
traitor  to  heaven  who  abuses  the  talents 
that  God  has  given  him  in  vain  and  wicked 
attempts  to  wage  war  against  heaven  and 
to  disparage  that  system  of  faith  which  of 
all  things  is  the  best  adapted  to   promote 
the  happiness    and    the  perfection  of  the 
great  family  of  humanity.     It  requires   a 
large  portion  of  the  evil  spirit  and  a  long- 
experience  in  the  mystery  of  iniquity  to 
become  callous  to  every  sense  of  religion; 


While  it  is  true  that  we  build  up  the  body 
from  food,  it  is  also  true  that  different  kinds 
of  food  have  different  effects  on  the  body  and 
produce  different  results. 

For  instance,  it  is  absolutely  impossible  to 
live  on  white  bread  alone,  for  it  contains  al- 
most nothing  but  starch,  and  an  excess  of 
white  bread  produces  gas  and  trouble  in  the 
intestines,  while,  at  the  same  time,  the  other 
elements  required  by  the  body  for  building  up 
brain  and  nerve  centers,  as  well  as  muscular 
tissue  have  been  left  out  of  the  white  bread, 
and  we  see  from  experience  the  one  trying  to 
live  on  white  bread  alone  gradually  fails  in 
mental  and  nervous  power  as  well  as  loss  in 
muscle. 

Such  a  diet  could  not  be  kept  up  long  with- 
out   fatal    results.     A   lady  in  Jacksonville, 
Fla.,  was  crippled  by  an  accident  two  years 
ago.     Being  without   the  power  of  exercise, 
an  old  stomach  trouble    that    was    hers  for 
years    became  worse,    and    it  was  a  serious 
question  regarding  food  that  she  could  digest. 
A  physician  put  her  on  Grape-Nuts  Break- 
fast Food  with  some  remarkable  results.    She 
says  now  that,  not  only  is  she  able  to  do  a 
b'g  day's  work,  because  of  the  strength  of  her 
brain   and  nerves,   but   that  she  has  finally 
thrown  away  her  crutches  because   the  mus- 
cles   of    her   limbs    have     gradually    grown 
stronger  since  she  began  the  use  of  Grape-Nuts, 
and  how  she  is  practically   well  and  can  go 
about^without  trouble,  notwithstanding  the 
fact  that  it  was  said  she  would  never  be  able 
to  walk  again.    So  much  for  eating  the  right 
kind  of  food  instead  of  remaining  an  invalid 
and  a  cripple  because  of  the  lack  of  knowledge 
of'the  kind  of  food  to  use  to  bring  one  back  to 
health.  !f  Name  given  on  application  to  Post- 
um  Cereal  Co.,  Ltd.,  Battle  Creek,  Mich. 


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one  dollar. 

—Grant  E.  Pike  has  begun  work  with  the 
church  at  Colorado  City,  Tex. 

—James  Morris,  of  Galena,  Kan.,  has  be- 
gun his  work  as  pastor  at  Oswego,  Kan. 

—During  the  past  week  the  Foreign  Soci- 
ety received  a  direct  gift  of  $800  from  a  gen- 
erous friend. 

— C.  C.  Carpenter,  of  Thomson,  111.,  has 
been  called  to  continue  with  the  church  there 
for  another  year. 

— W.  J.  Lockhart,  of  Fort  Collins,  Col., 
was  recently  presented  with  a  gold  watch  by 
his  congregation. 

— Melvin  L.  Peden,  of  Gibsonburg,  O.,  had 
a  surprise  party  recently.  The  visible  results 
were  large  quantities  of  groceries. 

—On  the  departure  of  F.  D.  Ferrall  from 
Pleasantville,  la.,  to  take  up  tbe  work  at 
Ames,  la.,  the  former  congregation  presented 
a  gold  watch  to  him. 

— A  preacher,  if  the  right  man,  can  find  em- 
ployment at  a  reasonable  salary  in  a  town 
having  college  advantages,  by  addressing 
Harry  Bower,  Albion,  111. 

— A  public  debate  will  be  held  at  Wayne 
City,  111.,  beginning  January  7  and  continu- 
ing four  days,  between  Clark  Braden  and  D. 
B.  Turney,  of  the  Methodist  Protestant 
Church. 

—J.  G.  M.  Luttenberger's  booklet  entitled 
"A  Christian  or  a  Church  Member— Which? " 
has  proven  so  popular  that  the  first  edition 
is  almost  exhausted  and  a  second  edition  is 
in  preparation. 

—The  church  at  Lodi,  Cal.,  where  John 
Young  ministers,  celebrated  the  payment  of 
its  debt  on  Dec.  15  with  an  all-day  meeting 
and  a  formal  burning  of  the  note.  State 
Evangelist  Henry  Shadle  was  present. 

— W.  W.  Blalock  closed  two  years  and  a 
half  pastoral  work  at  Lamar,  Mo.,  Dec.  22. 
The  church  will  want  a  pastor.  Applicants 
may  address  A.  E.  Shelton.  Bro.  Blalock 
wishes  to  engage  with  churches  in  reach  of 
Lamar. 

— Beginning  with  the  next  issue  of  this  pa- 
per the  reports  of  marriages  and  obituaries 
will  be  done  away  with  as  a  distinct  depart- 
ment. Items  of  this  sort,  when  sent  to  us  as 
news,  will  receive  the  same  treatment  as  oth- 
er news  items. 

— The  South  Carolina  state  mission  board 
has  decided  to  put  the  work  at  Columbia, 
the  state  capital,  on  a  permanent  ba3is,  and 
to  that  end  will  locate  M.  B.  Ingle  at  that 
point.  Steps  are  being  taken  to  secure  a  lot 
and  erect  a  temporary  building. 

— The  Chicago  Christian  Ministers'  Associa- 
tion at  a  recent  session  adopted  resolutions  of 
respect  in  view  of  the  recent  death  of  Dr. 
W.  A.  Belding,  of  Troy,  N.  Y.  He  was  a  pioneer 
in  establishing  the  work  in  Chicago,  and  the 
brethren  in  that  city  feel  particularly  indebted 
to  him. 


— A  new  paper,  the  Christian  Union,  will 
be  issued  from  Des  Moines,  la.,  beginning 
Jan.  1,  1902,  edited  by  J.  M  Rudy.  Its  field 
will  be  Iowa  and  the  northwest.  It  will  oc- 
cupy the  place  now  filled  by  the  Index,  which 
was  recently  sold  by  G.  L.  Brokaw.  Best 
wishes  to  tbe  new  paper. 

— The  following  correction  should  have 
been  made  in  the  list  of  trustees  of  the  new 
college  which  is  to  be  established  at  Wash- 
ington city.  The  name  of  F.  M.  Applegate 
should  be  omitted  and  the  names  of  Andrew 
Wilson,  of  Washington,  and  O.  A.  Hawkins, 
of  Richmond,  inserted. 

— The  church  at  Pine  Village,  Ind.,  was 
dedicated  by  L.  L.  Carpenter,  Dec.  15,  with 
the  temperature  at  15  below  zero.  The  house 
was  only  half  filled,  and  it  did  not  seem  an 
auspicious  occasion  to  raise  the  needed  $3,000 
to  pay  all  indebtedness,  but  the  amount  was 
raised  and  $700  more.    J.  A.  Hall  is  pastor. 

— F.  M.  Rains  has  returned  home  from  his 
trip  to  China  and  Japan.  His  visit  did  the 
churches  great  good.  It  is  the  wish  of  the 
missionaries  that  some  member  of  the  com- 
mittee be  sent  out  each  year.  They  have  es- 
pecially requested  that  the  editor  of  the 
Christian-Evangelist  and  his  wife  go  out 
next  year. 

— The  Foreign  Society  needs  a  skilled  me- 
chanic to  go  to  Africa  to  help  in  the  mission 
on  the  Congo.  He  should  be  a  single  man, 
young  and  strong,  a  carpenter  and  black- 
smith in  one,  and  an  earnest  Christian  with- 
al. Anyone  qualified  for  this  position  may 
correspond  with  A.  McLean,  Box  884,  Cin- 
cinnati, O. 

— At  Cameron,  Mo.,  the  men  of  the  church 
will  keep  open  house  at  the  church  all  day 
New  Year's  day,  with  exercises  morning, 
afternoon  and  evening.  It  is  intended  to 
make  this  an  annual  rally  day  for  the  con- 
gregation. The  Sunday-school  at  this  place 
now  has  a  Home  Department  with  one  hun- 
dred and  three  members. 

— We  will  be  glad  if  any  one  can  inform  us 
of  the  whereabouts  of  one  L.  S.  Archer,  who 
is  presumably  acting  as  an  agent  for  the 
Christian-Evangelist.  We  are  unable  to 
get  in  communication,  with  him  and  hereby 
announce  that  his  credentials  as  an  agent  for 
this  paper  are  cancelled.  Any  persons  pay- 
ing money  to  him  for  the  Christian- Evan- 
gelist will  do  so  at  their  own  risk. 

— The  Omaha  papei-s  are  beginning  to  de- 
vote a  considerable  amount  of  space  to  the 
preparations  for  the  convention  of  October, 
1902.  The  various  committees  have  been  ap- 
pointed—twenty- seven  of  them — and  from 
this  time  on  Omaha  will  probably  not  be  al- 
lowed to  forget  the  great  convention  with 
which  her  new  auditorium  is  to  be  inaugu- 
rated. 

— D.  W.  Besaw,  of  Cleveland,  has  become 
state  representative  of  th2  National  Benevo- 
lent Association  for  Ohio.  He  has  been  state 
evangelist  for  several  years.  J.  W.  Strawn 
has  been  appointed  state  representative  for 
Kansas.  The  churches  are  requested  to  co- 
operate with  these  and  the  other  representa- 
tives of  the  National  Association  in  this 
good  work. 

— The  Week  of  Prayer,  observed  annually 
during  the  first  week  of  each  year  at  the  sug- 
gestion of  the  Evangelical  Alliances  of  the 
world,  will  be  held  Jan.  5  to  Jan.  12,  1902. 
There  is  an  increasing  unanimity  in  the  ob- 
servance of  this  week,  and  consequently  an 
increase  of  beneficial  results  comiDg  from  it. 
It  is  suggested  that  the  services  and  sermon 
of  the  two  Sundays,  Jan.  5  and  Jan.  12,  be 
appropriate,  and  that  the  following  topics  be 
borne  in  mind  in  the  services  for  the  week: 
Monday,  The  Vision  of  God  in  Christ;  Tues- 
day, Our  Nation;  Wednesday,  Our  Churches; 
Thursday,  Christian  Missions;  Friday,  The 
Family  and  the  School;  Saturday,  The  Com- 
ing of  the  Kingdom. 


Get  the  Most 

Out  of  Your  Food 

You  don't  and  can't  if  your  stomach 
is  weak.  A  weak  stomach  does  not  di- 
gest all  that  is  ordinarily  taken  into  it. 
It  gets  tired  easily,  and  what  it  fails  to 
digest  is  wasted. 

Among  the  signs  of  a  weak  stomach 
are  uneasiness  after  eating,  fits  of  ner- 
vous headache,  and  disagreeable  belch- 
ing. 

"I  have  taken  Hood's  Sarsaparilla  at 
different  times  for  stomach  troubles,  and  a 
run  down  condition  of  the  system,  and  have 
seen  greatly  benefited  by  its  use.  I  would 
not  be  without  it  in  my  family.  I  am  trou- 
bled especially  in  summer  with  weak  stom- 
ach and  nausea  and  find  Hood's  Sarsaparilla 
invaluable."  E.  B.  Hickman,  W.Che3ter,  Pa. 


and  Pills 

Strengthen  and  tone  the  stomach  and 
the  whole  digestive  sy3tem. 

— At  the  annual,  meeting  of  First  Church, 
Omaha,  of  which  Sumner  T.  Martin  is  pas- 
tor, the  reports  show  a  working  church  mak- 
ing solid  progress.  The  membership  of  477 
has  had  a  net  gain  of  65  during  the  year. 
The  Endeavor  Society  is  almost  as  large  as 
the  Sunday-school,  and  the  C.  W.  B.  M.  is 
unusually  large  The  amount  raised  during 
the  year  was  $2,750,  besides  $768  to  apply  on 
the  debt  and  over  $500  for  missions.  This 
places  the  First  Church  of  Omaha  first  among 
the  Nebraska  churches  in  the  matter  of  mis- 
sionary contributions. 

— F.  W-  Emerson,  of  Topeka,  Kan.,  en- 
deavored to  resign  his  pastorate  to  go  into 
temperance  work,  but  his  congregation  has 
persuaded  him  to  take  a  leave  of  absence  for 
one  year  instead.  He  will  become  state 
lecturer  for  the  Kansas  State  Temperance 
Union  and  will  do  gospel  temperance  work 
on  the  evangelistic  plan,  spending  a  week  in 
each  town  visited.  Taking  total  abstinence 
pledges  will  be  a  leading  feature  of  all  meet- 
ings. Persons  in  Kansas  desiring  his  services 
in  their  community  may  address  Rev.  J.  E. 
Everitt,  701  Jackson  St.,  Topeka,  Kan. 

— In  order  that  the  friends  at  home  may 
pray  definitely  for  the  work  and  workers  on 
the  foreign  field,  a  Missionary  Prayer  Cycle 
has  been  issued  by  the  foreign  society.  The 
various  mission  stations  have  been  arranged 
in  topics  for  especial  prayer,  the  names  of  the 
missionaries,  some  message  from  their  work 
and  the  especial  needs  of  the  various  fields  of 
labor  are  so  arranged  that  very  definite  peti- 
tions can  be  offered  in  their  behalf.  By  care- 
fully following  the  cycle  one  will  have  a 
larger  vision  of  the  world  and  its  needs. 
Constant  prayer  for  the  missionaries  will 
strengthen  them  for  a  conflict  that  some- 
times seems  very  discouraging.  The  cycle 
will  be  sent  to  any  address  for  three  cents. 
One  dozen  copies  for  thirty  cents.  Address 
A.  McLean,  Box  884,  Cincinnati,  O. 

— Mrs.  Helen  E.  Moses,  corresponding 
secretary  of  the  C.  W.  B.  M.,  has  issued  the 
following  statement  in  regard  to  the  health 
of  Mrs  O.  A.  Burgess: 

For  several  weeks  our  honored  and  beloved 
president,  Mrs  O.  A.  Burgess,  has  been  very 
sick.  Her  illness  is  a  consequence  of  repeated 
attacks  of  the  grip,  which  have  resulted  in 
serious  heart  trouble  and  general  exhaustion. 
At  this  writing,  Dec.  20,  her  symptoms  are 
more  hopeful.  Even  should  these  favorable 
conditions  continue,  it^must  be  some  time  ere 
she  can  be  out  again.  Those  whose  letters  to 
Mrs.  Burgess  have  remained  unanswered  will 
understand  the  reason,  nor  is  she  yet  able  to 
receive  letters  or  messages.  We  know  the 
united  prayers  of  the  members  of  our  organi- 
zation will  ascend  for  her.  Her  sister,  Miss 
Legerwood,  and  the  members  of  the  executive 
committee  of  the  board  sincerely  thank  the 
many  friends  for  their  great  kindness  during 
her  sickness. 


* 


December  26,  1901 


THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


649 


— Tbe  American  Bible  Society  does  a  vast 
amount  of  work  among  the  peoples  along 
the  eastern  shore  of  the  Mediterranean,  cir- 
culating immense  numbers  of  Bibles  in  Ar- 
minian,  Greek  and  Arabic.  During  the  past 
year  the  Arabic  issues  alone  were  over  40,000. 
The  oldest  agency  of  the  Society,  established 
at  Constantinopleover  sixty  years  ago,  has 
sent  out  2,000,000  copies  of  the  Bible  or  parts 
of  it. 

— The  American  Committee  of  the  Young 
Women's  Christian  Associations  will  hold 
four  conferences  for  young  women  during  the 
summer  of  1902  at  the  following  places: 
Capitola,  Cal.,  May  16-26;  Ashville,  N.  C, 
June  13-23;  Lake  Geneva,  Wis.,  Aug.  22- 
Sept.  2;  Silver  Bay,  Lake  George,  June  27- 
July7.  These  anaual  gatherings  have  been 
held  for  several  years  with  increasing  inter- 
est. For  fall  particulars  address  the  Ameri- 
can Committee  of  Y.  W.  C.  A.,  1312  Cham- 
plain  Building,  Chicago. 

— The  new  church  at  Waynesburg,  Pa.,  was 
dedicated  Dec.  15,  with  all  debts  provided 
for.  Z.  T.  S  weeney  was  expected  to  preach 
the  dedicatory  sermon,  but  illness  prevented 
him  from  being  present.  T.  E.  Cramblett, 
president  of  Bethany  College,  was  secured  as 
a  substitute,  and  met  the  requirements  to  the 
satisfaction  of  all.  The  church  and  parsonage 
cost  about  $18,000,  about  half  of  which  had 
already  been  subscribed.  The  remainder  was 
provided  for  by  subscriptions  aggregating 
$9,400  on  dedicatiou  day.  A,  A.  Doak  is 
pastor  of  the  church. 

— S.  W.  Crutcher,  of  Harrisonville,  Mo., 
writes  that  that  town  with  about  2,000 
inhabitants  maintains  an  interdenomi- 
national provident  association  which  ren- 
ders assistance  to  the  needy  during  the 
winter  months — a  practical  refutation  of 
the  oft -repeated  charge  that  the  church 
cares  nothing  for  the  poor.  In  regard 
to  missionary  contributions,  Bro.  Crutcher 
writes:  "I  expect  to  encourage  all  of  our 
missions,  but  I  am  tired  of  stilted  apportion- 
ments. I  think  we  will  all  sooner  or  later 
adopt  the  omnibus  plan  of  raising  money  for 
missions.  Then  we  shall  have  to  teach  the 
children  that  the  main  point  in  Children's 
Day  is  to  give  in  the  right  spirit  and  have 
less  of  exercises,  for  the  first  of  June  is  too 
near  the  closing  of  the  public  schools  to  catch 
and  hold  the  children  for  preparation  for 
Children's  Day. 

— J.  M.  Philputt,  who  has  just  accepted  a 
call  to  the  Richmond  Avenue  church,  Buffalo, 
has  been  a  past  or  in  New  York  city  for  more 
than  sixteen  years.  Twelve  years  ago  he  or- 
ganized the  Lenox  Avenue  church,  of  which 
he  has  been  pastor  ever  since.  They  began 
meeting  in  a  hall,  but  have  now  an  attract- 
ive house  of  worship,  on  119th  street  near 
Lenox  Avenue, 'with  a  membership  of  over  300, 
and  nearly  as  many  in  the  Sunday-school. 
One  who  is  in  close  touch  with  that  work  and 
thoroughly  competent  to  testify  about  it 
writes:  "The  Lenox  Avenue  church  is  a  model 
of  zeal  and  activity  in  all  kinds  of  Christian 
work  and  is  a  recognized  factor  in  the  re- 
ligiouilife  of  that  part  of  the  city."  Bro. 
Philputt  has  labored  and  sacrificed  beyond 
measure  in  this  work,  having  received  into 
the  church  during  his  pastorate  more  than 
500  people.  The  members  were  unanimous  in 
their  desire  to  have  him  remain  indefinitely. 

& 

South   Da.kota.. 

Bro.  Myers,  of  Aberdeen,  reports  addi- 
tions of  late  at  regular  sessions.  He  also 
has  a  big  church  wedding  for  Dec.  18. 

Miller  has  a  new  pastor  in  the  person  of 
T.  Paul  Beall. 

Sioux  Palls  is  again  without  a  pastor,  Bro. 
Orahood  having  accepted  a  call  to  the 
church  at  Oxford,  Kan. 

F.  P.  Bayer  had  a  good  meeting  started  at 
Alexander  but  was  suddenly  taken  sick  and 


Not    Recommended    for    Everything 

But  if  You    Have   Kidney,   Liver   or  Bladder 
You  Will  Find  Swamp-Root 
the  Remedy  You  Need. 


It  used  to  be  considered  that  only  urinary  and 
bladder  troubles  were  to  be  traced  to  the  kidneys, 
but  now  modern  science  proves  that  nearly  all  dis- 
eases have  their  beginning  in  the  disorder  of  these 
most  important  organs. 

The  kidneys  filter  and  purify  the  blood — that  is 
their  work. 

Therefore,  when  your  kidneys  are  weak  or  out  of 
order,  you  can  understand  how  quickly  your  entire 
body  is  affected,  and  how  every  organ  seems  to  fail  to 
do  its  duty. 

If  you  are  sick  or  "feel  badly,"  begin  taking  the 
great  kidney  remedy,  Dr.  Kilmer's  Swamp-Root, 
because  as  soon  as  your  kidneys  are  well  they  will 
help  all  the  other  organs  to  health.  A  trial  will 
convince  any  one. 

Doctors  Prescribe  Swamp-Root. 

"I  have  prescribed  that  wonderful  remedy  for  kidney  and 
bladder  complaints.  Dr.  Kilmer's  Swamp-Root,  with  most 
beneficial  effect  and  know  of  many  cures  by  its  use.  These 
patients  had  kidney  trouble,  as  diagnosed  by  other  physicians, 
and  treated  without  benefit.  Dr.  Kilmer's  Swamp- Root  effected 
a  cure.  I  am  a  liberal  man  and  accept  a  specific  wherever  I 
find  it,  in  an  accepted  school  or  out  of  it.  For  desperate  cases 
of  kidney  or  bladder  complaint  under  treatment  with  unsatis- 
factory results  I  turn  to  Dr.  Kilmer's  Swamp-Root  with  most 
flattering  results.  I  shall  continue  to  prescribe  it  and  from 
personal  observation  state  that  Swamp-Root  has  great  curative 
properties."  I*.  BARSTOW  IRISH,  M.  D., 

Sept.  24,  1901.  276  9th  St.,  Borough  of  Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 

Weak  and  unhealthy  kidneys  are  responsible  for 
many  kinds  of  diseases,  and  if  permitted  to  con- 
tinue much  suffering  with  fatal  results  are  sure  to 
follow.  Kidney  trouble  irritates  the  nerves,  makes 
you  dizzy,  restless,  sleepless  and  irritable.  Makes 
you  pass  water  often  during  the  day  and  obliges  you 
to  get  up  many  times  during  the  night.  Unhealthy 
kidneys  cause  rheumatism,  gravel,  catarrh  of  the 
bladder,  pain  or  dull  ache  in  the  back,  joints  and 
muscles;  makes  your  head  ache  and  back  ache, 
causes  indigestion,  stomach  and  liver  trouble,  you 
get  a  sallow,  yellow  complexion,  makes  you  feel  as 
though  you  had  heart  trouble;  you  may  have  plenty 
of  ambition,  but  no  strength;  get  weak  and  waste 
away. 

The  cure  for  these  troubles  is  Dr.  Kilmer's  Swamp- 
Root,  the  world-famous  kidney  remedy.  In  taking 
Swamp-Root  you  afford  natural  help  to  Nature,  for 
Swamp-Root  is  the  most  perfect  healer  and  gentle 
aid  to  the  kidneys  that  is  known  to  medical  science. 

If  there  is  any  doubt  in  your  mind  as  to  your 
condition,  take  from  your  urine  on  rising  about  four 
ounces,  place  it  in  a  glass  or  bottle  and  let  it  stand 
twenty-four  hours.  If  on  examination  it  is  milky  or 
cloudy,  if  there  is  a  brick-dust  settling,  or  if  small 
particles  float  about  in  it,  your  kidneys  are  in  need 
of  immediate  attention. 

Swamp-Root  is  pleasant  to  take  and  is  used  in  the 
leading  hospitals,    recommended  by  physicians    in 


(Swamp-Root  is  pleasant  to  take.) 

their  private  practice,  and  is  taken 
by  doctors  themselves  who  have 
kidney  ailments,  because  they 
recognize  in  it  the  greatest  and 
most  successful  remedy  for  kid- 
ney, liver  and  bladder  troubles. 

If  you  are  already  convinced 
that  Swamp-Root  is  what  you 
need,  you  can  purchase  the  regular 
fifty-cent  and  one-dollar  size  bottles 
at  the  drug  stores  everywhere. 


Sample  Bottle  ofj  Swa.mp-R.oot  Sent  Free  hy  Ma.il. 

SPECIAL  NOTICE, — If  you  have  the  slightest  symptoms  of  kidney  or  bladder  troubles, 
or  if  there  is  a  trace  of  it  in  your  family  history,  send  at  once  to  Dr.  Kilmer  &  Co., 
Binghamton,  N.  Y.,  who  will  gladly  send  you  by  mail,  immediately,  without  cost  to 
you,  a  sample  bottle  of  Swamp-Root  and  a  book  containing  many  of  the  thousands  upon 
thousands  of  testimonial  letters  received  from  men  and  women  cured.  In  writing,  be  sure 
to  say  that  you  read  this  generous  offer  in  the  St.  Louis  Christian-EvangbvST. 


thus  forced  to  close  for  the  present.  He  re- 
ports several  additions. 

Bro.  Nicholson  and  the  brethren  at  Piatt 
have  their  new  house  nearly  done. 

Wessington  is  again  without  a  preacher. 
E.  R.  Russell  was  called  to  this  church  in 
June  with  tine  prospects,  but  was  a  sad  mis- 
fit, and  now  the  people  are  lamenting  the 
mistake.  Here  is  a  splendid  church,  a  splen- 
did people;  can  pay  from  four  to  five  hundred 
dollars.  It  is  a  small  town  in  which  one  can 
live  very  cheaply.  Let  some  one  look  after 
this  place.  A  worthy  man  can  find  a  good 
field  here. 

The  writer  has  been  preaching  for  some 
four  weeks  at   Bradley,   with  large  crowds 


and  good  interest.  The  visible  result  thus 
far  is  one  baptized.  We  have  the  promise  of 
one  confession  to-night  and  two  from  the 
Baptists. 

Our  next  meeting  ii  at  Verdon  with  L.  W. 
Thompson.  From  there  we  go  to  Arlington 
to  help  Bro.  Seymour  in  a  short  meeting. 

W.  S.  Lemmoh,  state  evangelist  and  corre- 
sponding secretary. 

& 

For  Nervous  Exha.\jsilor\. 

Use  Horsford's  Acid  Phosphate. 

Dr.  A.  L.Turner,  Bloomsburg Sanitarium, 
Philadelphia,  Pa,  says:  ';As  an  adjunct  to  the 
recuperative  powers  of  the  nervous  system,  I 
know  of  nothing  equal  to  it."  '  .rJm 


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THR  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


December  26  igea 


Texas  Letter. 

Chalmers  McPhersou,  of  the  First  church, 
Ft.  Worth,  is  giving  his  people  some  old-time 
preaching,  as  the  following  announced  sub- 
jects show:  "The  Work  of  the  Holy  Spirit  in 
Conversion,"  "How  to  Read  the  Bible,"  "A 
Bible  Example  of  Conversion,"  "Monumental 
Institutions,"  "Union  of  God's  People."  J. 
S.  Myers,  of  the  Third  Church,  is  in  a  meet- 
ing, aided  by  Bro.  Cook,  of  Sedalia,  Mo.,  so 
the  "Fort"  just  now  is  being  shaken  up  after 
the  right  fashion. 

Addison  Clark  has  resigned  the  pastorate 
of  the  Central  church  at  Waco  to  take  charge 
of  the  work  at  Amarillo. 

San  Antonio  has  called  to  her  pastorate 
the  gifted  Homer  T.  Wilson,  and  all  rejoice 
that  he  has  accepted  the  invitation.  This 
means  a  strong  church  in  a  most  important 
city.  We  understand  that  an  elegant  new 
house  is  one  of  the  certainties  of  the  near 
future. 

Misses  Olivia  Baldwin  and  Bertha  Mason, 
both  from  the  foreign  field,  were  with  us  at 
the  Waco  lectureship . 

J.  B.  Boen  is  assisting  Jno.  L.  Andrews  in 
a  great  meeting  at  Mineral  Wells,  with  100 
additions.  This  is  the  most  popular  water- 
ing place  in  the  state,  and  thousands  of  visit- 
ors from  many  places  visit  it.  This  makes  it 
a  most  important  point,  and  hence  the  meet- 
ing is  of  unusual  importance.  A  splendid 
new  house  is  nearing  completion,  and  every- 
thing looks  well  for  the  cause   at  that  place. 

J.  W.  Holsapple  offered  his  resignation  as 
pastor  of  the  Central  church  of  Sherman,  but 
the  church  declined  to  accept  it,  and  he  will 
remain  another  year. 

The  Christian  Courier,  our  state  paper,  cele- 
brates the  'fourteenth  birthday  with  the  last 
issue.  Difficulties  and  dangers  from  the  first 
have  been  in  the.  way  of  the  Courier.  And 
several  times  it  seemed  that  death  was  un- 
avoidable. But  the  outlook  is  bright,  and 
G.  A.Faris,  the  editor,  is  hopeful  of  a  splendid 
future. 

D.  L.  Hardison,  one  of  our  best  men,  has 
been  placed  in  the  Gulf  district  by  our  state 
board,  and  thus  the  work  grows.  The  church 
of  the  state  is  becoming  aroused  on  the  ques- 
tion of  missions,  and  if  the  pastors  will  lead 
fs>  they  can  and  should  the  convention  next 
year  will  show  the  best  work  in  our  history. 


Don't  Let  Prejudice  Keep 
you  from  Getting;  WelL 

No  Money  is  Wanted. 

Simply  write  a  postal  for  the  book  you 
need.     See  what  I  have  to  say.    You-  can't 

now  too  much  about  ways  to  get  well. 

My  way  is  not  less  effective  because  I 
tell  you  about  it.  There  are  millions  of 
cases  which  nothing  else  can  cure.  How 
can  I  reach  them  save  by  advertising? 

I  will  send  with  the  book  also  an  order  on 
your  druggist  for  six  bottles  of  Dr.  Shoop's 
Restorative.  I  will  tell  him  to  let  you  test 
it  for  a  month  at  my  risk.  If  you  are  sat- 
isfied, the  cost  will  be  $5.50.  If  it  fails,  I 
will  pay  him  myself. 

The  book  will  tell  you  how  my  Restor- 
ative strengthens  the  inside  nerves.  It 
brings  back  the  power  that  operates  the 
vital  organs.  My  book  will  prove  that  no 
other  way  can  make  those  organs  strong. 

No  matter  what  your  doubts.  Remember 
that  my  method  is  unknown  to  you,  while 
I  spent  a  lifetime  on  it.  Remember  that 
only  the  cured  need  pay.  Won't  you  write 
a  postal  to  learn  what  treatment  makes 
such  an  offer  possible? 


Simply  state 
which  book  you 
want,  and  address 
Dr.  Shoop,Box582, 
Racine,  Wis. 


Book  No.  1  on  Dyspepsia, 
Book  No.  2  on  the  Heart, 
Book  No.  3  on  the  Kidneys, 
Book  No.  4  for  Women, 
Book  No.  5  for  Men  (sealed) , 
Book  No.  6  on  Rheumatism. 


Mild  cases,   not  chronic,  are  often  cured  by 
one  or  two  bottles.    At  all  druggists. 


Marfa  is  no  longer  in  debt.  How  it  thrills 
my  heart  with  joy  to  write  such  a  sentence. 
Debt  so  often  means  danger  and  death  that 
I  have  come  to  dread  it  as  I  do  few  other 
things  in  church  work.  While  debts  are 
sometimes  advisable,  as  a  rule  they  should  be 
shunned  as  we  shun  sin.  T.  D.  Secrest  is  the 
happy  pastor  at  Marfa,  and  he  will  now 
move  his  forces  forward  as  never  before. 

Bishop  Isaac  W.  Joyce,  of  Minneapolis,  in 
a  recent  address  before  a  Methodist  confer- 
ence at  Denison,  said  that  "the  times  are 
propitious  for  a  dropping  of  denominational 
creeds  and  the  unification  of  the  Christian 
Church."  And  this  sentiment  seems  to  be  in 
the  air  everywhere.  Let  us  thank  the  Lord 
that  the  leaven  of  union,  so  faithfully  in- 
jected by  Campbell  and  his  co-laborers,  and 
so  clearly  taught  by  Christ  and' the  apostles, 
is  seen  now  in  the  whole  lump,  and  let  us 
stand  firm  in  the  plea  we  make. 

With  a  desire  simply  that  the  reader  may 
know  the  facts  in  the  case,  and  with  no  spirit 
of  boasting,  I  wish  to  say  that  the  post  office 
receipts  of  Dallas  for  the  year  ending  Nov. 
30  were  $229,101.04,  a  gain  over  the  preceding 
year  of  $35,446.26.  As  compared  with  Nash- 
ville, Tenn.,  with  a  population  of  80,800,  and 
St.  Joseph,  Mo.,  with  a  population  of  103,000, 
Dallas  is  in  the  lead.  M.  M.  Davis. 

Dallas,  Tex. 

Hawkeye  Items. 

The  Christian-Evangelist  could  be  filled 
weekly  with  matters  of  interest  in  Des 
Moines  alone  with  its  ten  churches  and  mis- 
sions, 5;000  members,  13  Sunday  schools,  and 
a  few  more  contemplated,  with  700  students 
at  Drake,  a  Sunday-school  rally  day  attend- 
ance of  1,297  at  the  university  'School,  and 
887  at  the  Central,  with  no  students  to  draw 
from,  several  good  meetings  already  on,  an 
$8  100  mortgage  lately  burned,  and  others 
getting  very  warm,  etc. 

But  Iowa  has  spokes  as  well  as  a  "hub." 
About  50  preachers  go  out  regularly  from 
Des  Moines,  many  of  them  to  two  or  more 
places. 

Our  strongest  outside  church  is  at  Mason 
City,  with  1,100  members,  a  house  of  worship 
which  leaves  no  suggestion  of  anything  to  be 
desired,  a  pastor  and  Sunday-school  superin- 
tendent to  correspond,  and  a  home  depart- 
ment covering  the  entire  city,  and  is  reaching 
out  into  the  surrounding  country.  These  are 
rapidly  taking  Mason  City. 

Hampton  will  doubtless  be  swept  clean,  as 
it  has  a  "new  broom,"  in  the  person  of 
Howard  Cramblett,  recently,  of  South  Omaha. 
The  spirit  of  new  life  is  so  strong  that  they 
have  a  new  baby  in  the  parsonage. 

Webster  City  has  set  the  novel  example 
of  calling  an  elderly  preacher,  and  seems  to 
think  J.  A.  Seaton  is  the  man. 

The  new  church  at  Eagle  Grove  is  very 
enthusiastic  and  is  searching  for  a  building 
site.  The  "Clarion  voice"  of  J.  W.  Babcock 
is  h^ird  in  the  church  at  that  place.  May 
Ml  _ ^cord  of  bringing  many  to  Christ  be  re- 
peated at  Clarion. 

F.  D.  Ferrall,  under  whose  ministry  a  fine 
church  has  been  built  and  paid  for  at 
Pleasantville,  has  taken  the  pastorate  at 
Ames,  the  seat  of  the  State  Agricultural 
College,  and  will  doubtless  push  forward  the 
good  work  of  his  predecessor,  J.  R.  Mclntire, 
who  has  gone  to  Ft.  Dodge.  Perhaps  the 
most  heroic  enterprise  in  Iowa  just  now  is 
that  of  J.  M.  Hoffmann  at  Boone,  where  we 
have  a  weak  congregation  in  a  very  importan  t 
town  of  12,000  people.  The  best  corner  in 
town  was  secured  and  we  now  have  an  ele- 
gant building  61x81  feet,  which  is  to  seat  1,000 
people,  basement  of  rock  faced  vitrified  brick, 
and  superstructure  of  Omaha  hydraulic 
pressed  brick,  under  roof,  basement  in  use 
and  mostly  paid  for.  Sister  H.,  besides  her 
full  share  in  this  and  the  state  C.  W.  B. 
M.  work,  preaches  for  the  church  at  Colo, 
where  she  spoke  at  the  union  Thanksgiving 


To  physical  warnings  will 
often  prevent  a  serious- 
illness.  When  there  are 
oppressive  fullness  after 
eating,  bitter  risings, 
belching,  headache,  dizzi- 
ness, nervousness,  with 
physical  and  mental  slug- 
gishness, prompt  atten- 
tion should  be  given  to 
the  condition  of  the  diges- 
tive and  nutritive  sys- 
tems. Not  all  these 
symptoms  will  occur  at 
once  or  in  any  single 
case,  but  any  one  of  them, 
indicates  a  disordered 
condition  of  the  stomach 
and  other  organs  of  diges- 
tion and  nutrition. 

A  prompt  cure  of  these 
conditions  will  be  effected, 
by  the  timely  use  of  Dr. 
Pierce's  Golden  Medical 
Discovery.  It  heals  dis- 
eases of  the  stomach  and 
other  organs  of  digestion 
and  nutrition,  perfectly- 
and  permanently.  Many 
diseases,  seemingly  re- 
mote from  the  stomach, 
have  their  origin  in  a 
diseased  condition  of  the 
organs  of  digestion  and  nutrition.  "Golden 
Medical  Discovery "  cures  through  the 
stomach  diseases  which  have  their  origin 
in  a  diseased  condition  of  the  stomach,  and 
hence  diseases  of  liver,  lungs,  heart  and 
other  organs  are  cured  by  use  of  the  "  Dis- 
covery." It  contains  no  alcohol,  neither 
opium,  cocaine,  or  other  narcotic.  It  is  a 
true  temperance  medicine. 

Accept  no  substitute  for  "Golden   Med-j 
ical    Discovery."     There    is    nothing  else 
"just  as  good." 

"I  was  a  total  wreck — could  not  sleep  or  eat," 
writes  Mr.  J.  O.  Beers,  of  Berryman,  Crawford 
Co.,  Mo.  "For  two  years  I  tried  medicine  from 
doctors  but  received  very  little  benefit.  I  lost 
flesh  and  strength,  was  not  able  to  do  a  good 
day's  work.  I  commenced  taking  Dr.  Pierce's 
Golden  Medical  Discovery,  and  when  I  had 
taken  one  bottle  I  could  sleep,  and  my  appetite 
was  wonderfully  improved.  I  have  taken  five 
bottles  and  am  still  improving." 

_Dr.  Pierce's  Pleasant  Pellets  cure  con- 
stipation by  curing  the  cause.  They  da 
not  beget  the  pill  habit. 


service,  while  Bro.  Hoffmann  did  the  same  at 
Boone.  Bro.  H.  says  this  house  is  to  be 
dedicated,  free  of  debt,  in  time  for  the  next 
Iowa  state  convention. 

At  Marshalltown,  Bro.  Scott  seems  quite 
serene  about  the  progress  of  his  work. 

Cedar  Rapids  followed  the  example  of  Des 
Moines — '  swarmed.'1''  The  new  Second  church 
on  the  west  side,  with  the  hearty  sympathy 
and  substantial  aid  of  the  First  church,  is- 
thriving.  This  is  the  only  way  to  reach  the 
people  in  large  places. 

J.  M.  Rudy  at  once  "enthuses"  you  with 
his  new  C.  U.  button  which  he  hopes  to  make 
so  significant  and  attractive  that  it  will  b6' 
generally  worn  and  greatly  emphasize  oui- 
distinctive  plea. 

A  threatening  waste-basket  forbids  men- 
tion of  the  good  work  of  the  veteran  S.  B. 
Ross  at  Martelle;  of  our  younger  Bro.  Mc- 
Ginnes  at  Tama,  and  of  former  Drake  stu- 
dents, S.  J.  Carter  at  Olin;  N.  G.  Brown  at 
Marion;  E.  Curless  at  Whitten;  A.  D.  Fil- 
more  at  Iowa  Falls;  A.  J  Snodgra9s  at. 
Rockwell  City,  and  F.  A.  Shietz  at  Manning. 

Rambler. 


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State  of  Ohio,  City  of  Toledo, 

Lucas  County.  i  ""■ 

Frank  J.  Cheney  makes  oath  that  he  is  the  sen- 
ior partner  erf  the  firm  of  F.  J.  Cheney  &  Co.,  do- 
ing business  in  the  City  of  Toledo,  County  and  State 
aforesaid,  and  that  said  firm  will  pay  the  sum  of 
ONE  HUNDRED  DOLLARS  for  each  and  every 
case  of  Catarrh  that  cannot  be  cured  by  the  use  ot 
Hall's  Catarrh  Cure. 

FRANK  J.  CHENEY. 

Sworn  to  before  me  and  subscribed  in  my  pres- 
ence, this  6th  day  of  December,  A.  D.  1886. 


<  SEAL.  > 


A.  W.  GLEASON, 

Notary  Public. 
Hall's  Catarrh  Cure  is  taken  internally  and  acts 
directly  on  the  blood  and  mucous  surfaces  of  the 
system.    Send  for  testimonials,  free. 

F.  J.  CHENEY  &  CO.,  Toleda,  O. 
Sold  by  Druggists,  75c. 
Hall's  Family  Pills  are  the  best. 


*mm*-  — 


December  26,  1901 


THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


1651 


Ohio  Letter. 

Another  new  church  organization  has  been 
launched  in  Buckejedom.  This  time  it  is  the 
•"Ohio  Federation  of  Churches  and  Christian 
Workers."  The  object  of  the  movement  is 
"to  promote  effective  co-operation  among 
the  churches  and  Christian  workers  of  the 
state  of  Ohio,  in  order  that  their  essential 
unity  may  be  manifest;  that  a  means  may  be 
•found  of  expressing  the  united  Christian 
sentiment  of  the  state  in  regard  to  moral 
issues,"  etc.  Each  denomination  is  entitled 
to  one  representative  on  the  state  council 
with  an  additional  member  for  each  5. COO 
members  or  major  fraction  thereof.  Accord- 
ing to  this  reckoning,  the  Disciples  will  have 
16  members  in  the  council.  Considerable  stir 
has  been  brought  about  from  the  fact  that 
the  word  "Evangelical"  was  put  in  the  name. 
The  Universalists  are  crying,  "narrow," 
"conservative,"  etc.  Local  federations  will 
be  formed.  Such  has  already  been  done  in 
Toledo  and  Columbus.  A  national  council 
will  be  organized  in  Washington  early  in 
February.  The  Ohio  Federation  of  Churches 
is  a.  move  in  the  right  direction.  It  stops  too 
soon.  But  let  the  Lord  be  praised  for  any 
and  all  signs  of  the  coming  of  that  unity  for 
which  our  Savior  prayed  It  is  a  good  thing, 
pointing  in  the  right  direction,  push  it  along. 

Evangelist  Martin  is  now  at  Portsmouth 
with  Geo.  P.  Taubmaa  in  a  meeting.  They 
began  last  Saturday  nleht  The  prospects 
are  good  for  a  great  meeting. 

Richard  W.  Abberley,  of  Columbus,  will 
help  Walter  Mansell  at  Salem  in  January  -in 
an  evangelistic  effort.  Bro.  Abberley  will 
suffer  an  increase  of  §300. on  his  salary,  begin- 
ning Jan.  1.    A  convenient  affliction. 

C.   C.  Redgrave  has   been  giving  his  illus- 


eTi 


•^Actina.,"    a    Wonderful    Discovery    Which 

Cares  Diseased  Eyes,  No  Matter  Whether 

Chronic  or  Acute,   Without 

Cutting  or  Drugging. 

There  is  no  need  for  cutting,  drugging  or 
probing  the  eye  for  any  form  of  disease,  for  a 
mew  system  of  treating  afflictions  of  the  eye 
has  been  discovered 
wnereby  all  torturous 
and  barbarous  methods 
are  eliminated.  This 
wonderful  treatment 
takes  the  form  of  a  Pock- 
et Battery  and  is  known. 
as"Actina."  It  is  pure- 
ly a  home  treatment  and  self-administered  by 
She  patient.  There  is  no  risk  of  experiment- 
ing, as  thousands  of  people  have  been  cured 
of  blindness,  failing  eyesight,  cataracts,  gran- 
ulated lids  and  other  afflictions  of  the  eye 
through  this  grand  discovery,  when  eminent 
oculists  termed  the  cases  incurable.  This 
wonderful  remedy  also  makes  the  use  of  spec- 
tacles unnecessary,  asitnot  only  removes  the 
weakened  and  unnatural  conditions  of  the  eye, 
but  gives  it  a  clear  vision.  J.  N.  Home, 
Waycross,  Ga.,  writes:  "My  eyes  have  been 
wonderfully  benefited  by  Actina."  W.  R. 
Owens,  Adrian,  Mo.,  writes:  "Actina  saved 
me  from  going  blind."  R.  J.  Reid,  St.  Au- 
gustine, Fla  ,  writes:  "Actina  removed  a 
'Cataract  from  my  son's  eye."  Robert  Baker, 
80  Dearborn  St.,  Chicago,  111.,  writes:  "1 
should  have  been  blind  had  I  not  used  Ac- 
tina." A  party  of  prominent  citizens  have 
organized  in  a  company  known  as  the  New 
York  &  London  Electric  Association,  and 
they  have  given  this  method  so  thorough  a 
test  on  hundreds  of  cases  pronounced  incur- 
able and  hopeless  that  they  now  positively 
assure  a  cure.  They  have  bought  all  Ameri- 
can and  European  rights  for  this  wonderful 
invention.  Actina  is  sent  on  trial  postpaid. 
If  you  will  send  your  name  and  address  to  the 
New  York  &  London  Electric  Association, 
Dept.  203,  929  Walnut  street,  Kansas  City, 
Mo.,  you  will  receive  absolutely  free  a  valu- 
able book,  Prof.  Wilson's  Treatise  on  the  Eye 
and  its  Disease  in  General,  and  you  can  rest 
assured  that- your  eyesight  and  hearing  will 
lie  restored,  noomatter  how  many  ^doctors 
&avef  ailed. 


trated  lecture,  "In  the  Footsteps  of  the  Pio- 
neers," in  Ohio.  He  was  at  Columbus  in  two 
churches.  Hiram.  Youngstown  and  some 
nearby  places.  This  lecture  is  worthy  of  a 
wide  hearing.  It  is  a  novel  way  of  presenting 
the  things  for  which  the  pioneers  pled.  The 
young  people  of  our  churches  ought  by  all 
means  to  hear  and  see  this  lecture.  It  is  also 
valuable  in  a  missionary  way.  It  will  do 
your  religious  neighbor  much  good.  It  will 
show  him  things  he  had  not  thought  of  be- 
fore. Send  for  Bro.  Redgrave  and  have  this 
lecture. 

A  new  mission  has  been  launched  in  Dayton. 
It  is  located  in  the  west  end  of  the  city.  It  is 
quite  promising  and  will  be  a  full-fledged 
church  within  a  short  time. 

W.  R.  Moffett,  of  Bellecentre,  has  been  as- 
sisting L,  G.  Walker  in  a  meeting  at  Center- 
burg. 

Charles  Darsie,  of  Covington,  Ky.,  has 
accepted  a  call  from  the  church  at  Paulding, 
O.    He  comes  back  to  Ohio  and  is  welcomed. 

Vernon  Stauffer  has  so  far  recovered  from 
his  long  siege  of  sickness  as  to  be  able  to  go 
to  his  old  home  in  northern  Ohio.  He  hopes 
to  be  able  to  take  up  his  work  at  Richmond 
St  ,  Cincinnati,  about  the  first  of  the  year. 

W.  W.  Sniff  has  offered  his  resignation  at 
Franklin  Circle  church,  Cleveland.  What  his 
plans  for  the  future  are,  we  do  not  know. 

It  might  be  well  to  remind  the  readers  of 
the  Christian- Evangelist  at  this  time  of  the 
coming  "Congress  of  the  Disciples"  in  the 
metropolis  ol  Ohio,  Cleveland.  Every  Buck- 
eye preacher  will  want  to  attend.  He  can 
afford  it  too,  since  it  is  so  close.  The  fact  is 
he  can't  afford  to  stay  at  home.  If  the  exact 
date  has  not  been  announced  let  it  be  done  at 
once,  that  preachers  may  plan  for  it. 

C.  W.  Huffer  has  so  far  recovered  as  to  be 
able  to  talk  a  little  while  at  the  morning 
service  last  Sunday. 

Several  local  church  papers  in  Ohio  have 
been  denied  a  second  class  place  in  Uncle 
Sam's  mail  bag.  It  is  a  sore  disappointment 
to  the  churches.  C.  A.  Freer. 

1Q6S  Oak  St.,  Columbus,  0. 

[The  Ohio  brethren  are  invited  and  urged 
to  send  us  the  news  of  their  churches.  Send 
either  to  Bro.  Freer  or  direct  to  us.  By  send- 
ing direct  to  us  the  news  will  probably  be 
published  more  promptly,  for  the  Ohio  letter 
does  not  appear  every  week. — Editor  ] 

J* 
Union  on  the  Bible. 

Some  writers  on  Christian  union  appear  to 
me  to  advocate  a  union  of  all  of  the  so-called 
Christian  bodies  into  one  regardless  of  their 
different  ideas  of  the  Christian  religion.  I 
cannot  understand  the  plea  in  that  light.  I 
have  been  an  advocate  of  Christian  union  for 
thirty  years,  but  I  have  always  understood 
it  to  be  on  the  Bible  and  the  Bible  alone,  as 
the  only  rule  of  faith  and  practice.  A  Chris- 
tian union  other  than  that  will  not  hold, 
because  oil  and  water  will  not  mix,  and 
Christ  and  Belial  cannot  associate.  Christ 
is  too  high  above  Belial,  he  cannot  come 
down  to  him.  Belial  is  too  far  below  Christ, 
he  cannot  get  up  to  him.  So  is  the  doctrine 
of  Christian  union  on  the  Bible  alone  too  far 
above  the  common  theology  of  the  day,  it 
cannot  come  down  to  it  without  making  a 
complete  surrender,  and  neither  can  the 
churches  of  to-day  come  to  the  idea  of  the 
Bible  and  the  Bible  alone  without  making  a 
compltte  surrender.  The  idea  of  Christian 
union  should  be  pressed  with  all  vigor,  but 
keep  this  idea  always  before  the  mind,  that 
everything  contrary  to  the  teaching  of  the 
Bible  must  be  surrendered  before  there  can  be 
any  union.  Then  let  us  be  careful  to  have 
everything  as  near  that  rule  as  possible, 
otherwise  we  would  become  another  miser- 
able sect.  As  to  Bro  Rudy'3  button  he 
proposes,  it  is  all  right,  provided  it  is  under- 
stood to  represent  the  idea  of  a  union  on  the 
Bible  alone.  Henry  Pittman. 


at  all   ■ 


its  accurate 
•V        adjustment 
makes  the 


most  reliable.  Factory- 
tested  by  refrigeration 
and  oven  heat,  its  per- 
formance is  perfect  any- 
where and  any  time. 

An  Eljrin  Watch  always 
lias  the  word  "Elgin" 
enwaved  on  the  works. 
Send  for  tree  booklet. 

Elgin  National  Watch  €o. 
Elgin.  III. 


lililulllllllllliilillllli 


Convention  City  Notes. 

The  Rambler  couldn't  wait  till  1902  to  go 
to  Omaha,  but  is  more  than  ever  anxious  to 
be  one  of  the  1902  crowd.  The  Martin-Hilton- 
Crewdson  triumvirate  and  their  many  hust- 
ling coadjutors  are  planning  for  a  mammoth 
historic  convention. 

Our  people  are  talking  it  at  every  corner. 
Tne  auditorium  managers,  the  newspaper 
folks  and  the  heavy  business  men  of  the  city 
and  state  are  almost  ready  to  take  it  out  of 
the  hands  of  our  church  people,  and  arrange- 
ments are  already  assuming  a  breadth  of  scope 
aud  minuteness  of  detail  never  before  thought 
of. 

Twenty-eight  committees  are  vyicg  w  th 
each  other  in  activity.  Aconvjnbion  paper 
is  soon  to  be  started. 

A  union  prayer-meeting  of  the  four  churches 
in  Omaha,  South  Omaha  and  Council  Bluffs 
s  held,  in  connection  with  a  meeting  of  the 
commi  tees,  the  first  Wednesday  evening  in 
each  moath  and  will  continue  till  the  conven- 
tion. One  of  the  e  it  was  the  privilege  of  the 
writer  to  attend.  The  usual  occupation  of 
the  city  pulpits  by  our  strongest  men  is  ex- 
pected to  include  the  Wednesday  evening  be- 
fore, as  well  as  convention  Sunday.  Also 
Sunday-school  and  C.  E.  workers  are  to  be 
passed  around,  also  evangelistic  meetings  on 
the  streets,  in  shops,  packing  houses,  etc, 
during  convention,  to  be  followed  by  a  special 
effort  in  each  of  our  churches  in  the  city  and 
state.  A  band  is  to  meet  delegations,  state 
songs  are  to  be  arranged  for,  Mrs.  Princess 
Long  wi'l  be  secured,  if  possible,  and  every- 
thing on  a  like  scale. 

The  excavation  is  completed  for  the  audi- 
torium, whiih  is  to  be  132*361-  feet,  an  entire 
half  square  on  Howell  street,  extending  from 
13th  to  11th,  in  the  heart  of  the  city,  on  the 
principal  streer,  car  lines,  and  convenient  to 
the  hotels,  etc. 

Our  churches  are  already  feeling  the  impetus 
of  the  undertaking.  The  First  Church  is  con- 
templating a  new  building  and  has  had  over 
50  additions  since  Sept.  1.  B.  B.  Tyler  re- 
cently spent  two  weeks  at  the  North  Side 
Church,  and,  of  course,  got  the  whole  brother- 
hood in  the  city  in  good  humor  and  in  good 
repute  with  their  neighbors. 

Bro.  Cre«dson  is  quite  well  pleased  with 
the  progress  at  Council  Bluffs.  The  conven- 
tion horizon  extends  across  the  river  and 
Iowa  will  claim  a  share  of  the  burden  and  the 
glory. 

South  Omaha  has  been  without  a  pastor 
for  a  short  time,  but  does  not  expect'  tq; per- 
mit that  condition  long,  and  is  also  preparing 
to  build.  Rambljer. 

A  Nagging  Cough  drives  sleep  and  comfort 
away.  Yon  can  conquer  it  with  Allen's  I.nng 
Balsam,  which  relieves  hard  breathing,  pain  in  the 
chest  and  irritation_of  ^thejthroat.  Give  it  freely  to 
the  children. 


1652 


THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


December  26, 1901 


Upper  Ohio  Valley  Notes. 

Prof.  Philip  Johnson,  of  Bethany  College, 
preached  at  Wheeling,  Sunday,  Dec.  8.  On 
Monday  before  the  Northern  Ohio  Valley 
Ministerial  Association  he  read  an  excellent 
paper  on  "Our  Colleges." 

After  being  for  three  months  without  a 
pastor,  the  Martin's  Ferry  Christian  church 
has  procured  the  services  of  Geo.  E.  Dew,  of 
Wauseon. 

Bro.  Kersey,  acting  pastor  for  the  church  at 
Wellsburg,  has  a  class  of  130  men  and  women 
which  meets  on  Sunday  afternoons.  The  class 
has  in  it  representatives  of  all  the  churches  in 
town. 

An  electric  plant  donated  Bethany  College 
by  J.  W.  Knight  of  Bowling  Green,  O.,  will 
soon  be  put  in  active  use  in  lighting  the  col- 
lege and  hall. 

Rev.  John  Balcom  Shaw,  of  New  York,  re- 
cently addressed  a  presbytery  meeting  in 
Bellaire  in  behalf  of  contemplated  evangel- 
istic work  among  the  Presbyterians  all  over 
the  country.  Indeed  this  meeting,  with  ses- 
sions lasting  a  day  and  a  half,  seems  to  have 
been  planned  with  the  idea  of  revival  in 
mind.  He  announced  himself  as  a  member  of 
the  evangelistic  committee  appointed  by  the 
General  Assembly,  said  that  the  committee 
had  $25,000  in  its  hands  to  do  its  work,  and 
proceeded  to  outline  plans  for  the  ministers. 
He  claimed  that  the  great  need  of  the  church 
is  the  enrichment  of  the  inner  life.  He  pleaded 
with  the  preachers  that  they  would  devote  at 
least  one  sermon  each  Lord's  day  to  bringing 
souls  into  the  church;  not  necessarily  smart 
sermons,  but  simple  sermons,  sermons  that 
come  as  much  from  the  heart  as  from  the 
head,  were  needed.  Particular  emphasis  was 
laid  upon  cottage  prayer-meetings  among  the 
members  and  decision  days  in  the  Sunday- 
school. 

The  exercises  in  connection  with  the  in- 
auguration of  Thos.  Ellsworth  Cramblett  as 
president  of  Bethany  reminded  one  of  com- 
mencement time  at  the  old  college.  The 
chapel,  which  during  the  day  was  well  filled, 
had  been  repapered  and  very  prettily  decor- 
ated with  green  and  white  bunting — withal 
presenting  a  gala  day  appearance.  True,  the 
old  stoves  with  their  long  distended  arms 
shriveled  with  age  were  there,  but  then  they 
added  to  the  value  of  the  scene,  for,like  Yale's 
old  fence,  they  carry  with  them  an  inspira  - 
tion  from  the  past.  Judge  John  A.  Camp- 
bell, of  New  Cumberland,  W.  Va.,  and  Presi- 
dent A.  E.  Turner,  of  Waynesburg  College, 
Pa.,  spoke  in  the  morning.  In  the  afternoon 
Pres.  W.  O.  Thompson,  of  Ohio  State  Univer- 
sity, and  Gov.  A.  B.  White,  of  West  Vir- 
ginia, gave  excellent  addresses.  After  these 
came  Pres.  Cramblett,  whose  inaugural  ad- 
dress only  increased  the  'confidence  that  has 
gone  abroad  in  the  college  and  among  the 
alumni  and  friends  of  the  institution  since  he 
began  his  work,  Sept.  1. 

The  evening    at    Phillips'   Hall    was    very 


krf 


killing 

4wo  birds  with 
one   sforte 
,when  you 
use 
»rv    PEARL- 

(VyT  INE. 

^-~2~  "Work" 
and  "Wea.r"  are  both  avoided 
by  washing  without  rubbing, 
-the  PEARLINE  way.  More 
economy.  You  save  heaJth, 
strength,  and  money  when 
you  use  PEAR-LINE.  Facts 
never  disproved.  The  com- 
mon sense,  up-to-daLte  way 
of  getting  things  clean  is  the 

Pearline  Method  660j 


EDW.  B.  BAGBY  recommends  the  Scripture  Readings  of 


"  With  the  opening  of  our  new  house  of  worship  we  introduced  a  new  hymn  book. 
Our  music  committee  selected  The  Praise  Hymnal,  and  we  have  never  regretted 
their  choice.  We  found  beautiful  and  appropriate  hymns  for  our  dedicatory  service. 
For  the  varying  seasons  that  have  followed,  and  for  all  the  regular  and  special  services 
held,  we  have  found  this  selection  adequate  to  all  needs. 

' '  I  wish  to  commend  especially  the  collection  of  Psalms  and  Topical  Selections 
from  the  Revised  Version  of  the  Scriptures.  The  use  of  these  Responsive  Readings 
has  greatly  enriched  the  worship  of  our  Lord's  Day  meetings. 

Edward  B.  Bagby." 
Ninth  Street  Church,  Washington,  D.  C. 


We  advise  our  customers  to  take  the  cloth  with  leather  back  binding-,  not  becaus 
profit,  but  because  it  is  best  for  them.  The  price  is  $75  per.  hundred  copies.  We  send 
approval  where  persons  wish  to  examine  the  book. 

FILLMORE  BROS.,      - 


e  it  is  to  our 
samples  on 


119  W.  6th  St.,    CINCINNATI,  O 
40  Bible  House,  NEW  YORK. 


THE  CHOIR,  our  monthly  anthem  journal,  is  meeting  with  great  success, 
samples  to  choir  leaders.    It  wins  every  time. 


We  are  glad  to 

(a) 


pleasantly  spent.  The  principal  speaker  for 
the  evening  was  Prof.  Waitman  Barbe,  of 
West  Virginia  University.  His  address  was 
clever  and  finished.  It  was  entitled  "Things 
not  in  the  Catalogue,"  and  struck  a  key- 
note of  what  is  true  in  any  college,  but  es- 
pecially at  Bethany,  in  laying  particular 
stress  upon  the  spirit  of  the  institution  as  the 
peculiar  mark  of  power. 

Our  estimable  church  extension  secretary, 
G.  W.  Muckley,  acted  as  toast-master  for  the 
evening.  He  addressed  the  student  body 
Tuesday  morning.  I  forget  the  exact  words 
in  which  he  stated  his  subject,  but  I  remem- 
ber he  had  a  map. 

Dr.  Uhlrich,  of  Wheeling,  W.  Va.,  W.  R. 
Errett,  of  Pittsburg,  A.  L.  White,  of  Wheel- 
ing, Earl  Wilfley,  of  New  Castle,  Pa.,  and  the 
writer  responded  briefly  to  toasts  which  were 
given  after  refreshments  had  been  served  by 
the  ladies  of  the  hall. 

The  music  as  rendered  by  Mrs.  L.  K.  Wool- 
ery,  Miss  Carrie  Mathews,  Richard  Kersey 
and  Prof.  Moos  added  much  to  this  festal 
day. 

The  tenth  of  December  marks  the  formal 
beginning  of  a  new  era  with  Bethany. 

C.  M.  Watson. 

Bellaire.,  o. 

J* 
Around  the  Bay. 

''Greater  San  Francisco"  will  soon  have  a 
half  million  souls  and  is  the  coming  New 
York  of  the  Pacific  coast.  The  Christian 
Church  has  only  five  congregations;  two  in 
San  Francisco,  one  in  Oakland,  one  in  Berk- 
eley, and  one  in  Alameda.  They  are  awak- 
ened to  the  importance  of  the  situation  as  a 
strategic  point,  however,  and  are  planning 
great  things  for  the  future.  The  commercial 
activities  of  these  cities  on  the  San  Fran- 
cisco bay  and  their  relatedness  to  the  trade 
of  the  Orient  are  toopen  the  gate3  of  these  old 
lands  to  the  spread  of  the  gospel  among  mil- 
lions of  people  who  are  now  living  in  supersti- 
tion, fear  and  spiritual  death.  We  are  count- 
ing much  on  the  help  and  cheer  of  the  Chris- 
tian-Evangelist in  the  coming  years  for  the 
spread  of  the  gospel  west  of  the  Rocky  moun- 
tains and  the  far  extension  of  the  kingdom  of 
God  in  oriental  countries  and  •  idolatrous 
lands.  We  already  have  a  strong  force  of  able 
preachers  on  the  coast  and  are  planning  for 
more  through  the  work  of  our  Berkeley  Sem- 
nary  at  Berkeley,  the  seat  of  our  state  Uni- 
versity. Dean  Van  Kirk  is  full  of  hope  for 
the  future  of  the  seminary. 

Oakland  is  6fe$  Jiome  of  Dr.  George  W. 
Sweeney,  a  menHjpr  of  the  well  known 
Sweeney  family  of  preachers.  He  was  pas- 
tor of  the  First  Christian  church  here  for 
many  years.    But  owing  to  the  protracted 


illness  of  Mrs.  Sweeney  he  resigned  his  pastor- 
ate, since  whicb.  time  he  has  been  prosecuting 
a  calling  which  he  terms  the  "Bohemian  or 
High  Scout  profession."  He  marries  "cou- 
ples," preaches  funerals,  and  preaches  the 
gospel  frequently  as  occasion  offers.  He 
lectures  also,  on  sociology,  scientific  ques- 
tions, religious  problems,  as  well  as  on  his 
travels  in  foreign  lands,  which  have  been 
quite  extensive,  "A  Tour  of  the  Russian  Em- 
pire," being  one  of  his  lectures. 

The  Oakland  Christian  church  has  had 
quite  a  number  of  well  known  preachers  for 
pastors.  D.  Pat  Henderson,  B.  H.  Smith, 
Alexander  Johnston,  Dr.  W.  A.  Porter,  Prof. 
J.  C.  Keith,  W.  A.  Nelson,  James  Small,  T. 
D.  Butler,  David  Wetzell,  Glen  Mc  Williams 
and  others  have  served  the  church  acceptably. 
The  present  pastor,  Frank  A.  Powell,  has 
been  here  a  little  more  than  a  year  and  has 
made  a  great  many  friends. 

Edward  Beal. 

Oakland,   Cal. 


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wmmm 


December  26,  1901 


THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


1653 


Chicago  University  Notes. 

Dr.  H.  L.  Willett  preached  the  fall  quarter 
convocation  sermon  Dec.  15,  in  Kent  theater. 
It  was  generally  conceded  that  it  was  one  of 
the  ablest  convocation  sermons  delivered  here 
for  a  long  time. 

C.  L.  Waite,  of  Cedar  Rapids,  la.,  passed 
his  final  examination  for  the  B.  D.  degree, 
Dec.  10 

Austin  Hunter  is  spending  his  holiday  seas- 
on assisting  L.  R.  Hotaling  in  a  meeting  at 
Michiganton,  Ind. 

The  annual  banquet  of  the  Disciples'  Club 
was  held  the  evening  of  Dec.  16,  and  proved  a 
most  delightful  occasion.  The  attendance  was 
much  larger  than  at  any  of  our  former  ban- 
quets. 

During  the  last  few  sessions  of  the  weekly 
assembly  of  the  Disciples,  the  time  has  been 
devoted  to  a  discussion  of  first  principles, 
what  they  really  are  and  the  urgent  need  of 
more  vigorous  preaching  of  the  same.  The 
men  were  asked  to  present  ten  appropriate 
subjects  for  first  principle  sermons.  The  gen- 
eral trend  of  the  discussion  may  be  inferred 
from  the  following  list  of  subjects  submitted 
by  one  of  the  men:  1.  "Jesus  as  the  Most  Con- 
spicuous Fact."  2.  "God."  3.  "Holy  Scrip- 
tures—Whatever  Jesus  Guarantees  has  a 
Revelation  Value."  4.  "The  Teaching  of 
Jesus  Concerning  Man  "  5.  "The  Human  Life 
of  Christ."  6.  "The  Atonement."  7.  "The 
Doctrine  of  the  Cross."  8.  "Resurrection 
Miracle— Its  Implication."  9.  "Regenera- 
tion."   10.     "The  Program  of  Christ." 

Austin  Hunter. 

Dec.  IS,  1901. 

Are  We  Infidels? 

In  my  boyhood  days  the  pioneers  of  the  Re- 
formation were  doing  vigorous  work  in  west- 
ern Missouri.  They  met  with  strong  opposi- 
tion from  our  religious  neighbors.  I  heard 
such  remarks  as,  "Campbellism  is  baptized  in- 
fidelity," "He  is  a  baptized  infidel,"  "Your 
so-called  Christian  Church  is  simply  a  lot  of 
baptized  infidels,"  "You  people  baptize  in- 
fidels," etc. 

We  had  some  grand,  good  preachers  there 
in  those  days.  There  were  giants  in  the  earth 
in  those  days  and  how  well  they  did  their 
work  is  eloquently  told  by  our  large  member- 
ship in  that  state  to-day. 

These  preachers  showed  by  their  labors, 
their  lives  and  their  sacrifices  that  they  were 
the  Lord's  heroes.  They  received  no  salaries, 
their  honest,  industrious  hands  ministered  to 
their"  necessities.  Even  Paul  at  Corinth  prob- 
ably worked  no  harder  nor  preached  more 
earnestly. 

In  days  since  then  I  have  often  wondered 
how  those  preachers  succeeded  in  making  a 
living  while  devoting  so  much  time  to  freely 
preaching  the  gospel.    They  were  indeed  poor 


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Don't  tie  the  top  of  your 

Jelly  and  preserve  jars  In 

the  old  fashioned  way.  Seal 

them  by  the  new,  quick, 

absolutely  sure  way— by 

a  thin  coating  of  Pure 

Refined  Paraffme.  Has 

no  taste  or  odor.     Is 

air  tight  and  acid 

proof.  Easily  applied. 

Useful  in  a  dozen  other 

■ways  about  the   house. 

Full   directions   with 

each  cake. 

8old  everywhere.  Made  by 

STANDARD  OIL  CO. 


in  this  world's  goods;  proverbially  so,  but 
they  were  rich  in  the  faith,  and  in  a  knowl- 
edge of  the  Bible.  Texas  has  had  the  same 
kind  of  heroes.  I  feel  sure  that  every  reader 
of  this  is  glad  to  be  able  to  say  that  he  is  a 
member  of  the  same  household  of  faith  with 
these  pioneers. 

Now,  listen,  Paul  says,  "As  we  have  oppor- 
tunity, let  us  do  good  unto  all  men,  especially 
unto  them  who  are  of  the  household  of  faith." 
Thank  God  we  have  the  opportunity  yet! 

Some  of  these  grand  men  who  wore  them- 
selves out  in  the  Lord's  work  are  yet  linger- 
ing with  us.  We  have  not  only  the  opportun- 
ity, but  we  have  an  urgent  appeal  to  do  good 
to  them. 

The  board  of  ministerial  relief  is  calling 
earnestly  for  help  for  these  men.  Let  us  heed 
the  words  of  Paul  ere  the  opportunity  is  gone. 

But  do  you  ask,  "What  has  this  to  do  with 
the  question  at  the  head  of  this  article?" 

I  will  tell  you;  hear  Paul  again,  "If  any 
provide  not  for  his  own  and  especially  for 
those  of  his  own  house,  he  hath  denied  the 
faith,  and  is  worse  than  an  infidel."  Brethren, 
are  not  these  old  pioneers  of  our  own  house- 
hold?    Are  we  providing  for  them? 

The  spirit  of  Bro.  Atkinson,  whose  heart 
we  broke  by  our  neglect  of  this  subject,  took 
its  flight  as  he  said,  "Brethren,  be  warned, 
quit  you  like  men." 

T.  D.  Secrbst. 

Preachers  and  Printer's  Ink. 

Ministers  of  the  gospel  get  many  favors  in 
the  way  of  free  advertising.  The  use  and 
abuse  of  their  privileges  in  this  regard  is  both 
interesting  and  amusing.  In  the  "Personal 
Mention"  columns  and  "Reports  from  the 
Field,"  we  sometimes  see  evidences  of  that 
something  that  is  "half  scandal."  On  my 
desk  is  an  interesting  lot  of  "ads"  from  lec- 
ture bureaus  and  clippings  from  some  relig- 
ious papers.  One  of  the  first  is  a  folder  set- 
ting forth  the  charms  of  a  "Prince  among  lec- 
turers." On  the  front  page  is  the  picture  of 
"the  doctor,"  surrounded  by  the  familiar 
faces  of  some  "sure  thing"  American  orators. 
For  ego,  I  take  off  my  hat  to  this  advertise- 
ment. I  find  on  examination  that  "the  doc- 
tor" is  "preacher,"  "author,"  "lecturer," 
"traveler,"  "a  second  Wendling,"  and  any 
one  of  half  a  dozen  other  nice  things.  "Held 
us  spell-bound,"  "simply  stupendous,"  etc., 
etc.,  are  somethings  the  hearers  are  supposed 
to  say  about  this  man.  Evidently  the  world 
languished,  its  ears  aching  for  Demosthenian 
eloquence  until  this  luminary  appeared  above 
the  horizon. 

Then,  I  have  in  mind  the  preacher  who  has 
just  "taken  charge  of  the  First  church  at 
Beanville."  (The  only  one  there).  Some  nice 
young  woman  immediately  writes  of  the  big 
audiences  and  "large  interest  in  all  depart- 
ments since  Brother  Stirem  came."  "Already 
the  town  is  upside  down,"  "Think  we  will 
have  to  enlarge  the  church,"  "A  marvelously 
enthusiastic  worker,"  etc.,  etc.,  are  some  of 
the  phrases  that  greet  the  tired  eyes  of  Bro. 
Jones  who  has  just  gone  from  Beanville. 

I  offer  gratis  a  scheme  for  all  such  remark- 
able men  to  advertise  themselves  without  be- 
coming a  burden  to  the  papers  and  incident- 
ally saving  from  "that  tired  feeling"  us  who 
labor,  perhaps  in  struggling  churches,  trying 
to  give  Jesus  the  pre-eminence. 

The  idea  Is  this:  Get  the  photograph  of  the 
preacher,  large  size,  usual  smile,  etc.,  place  it 
on  placards,  street  car  size,  and  print  the  fol- 
lowing lines  beside  "the  doctor's"  smiling 
phiz: 

This  is  the  preacher  of  (insert  name)  town, 

His  fame  is  known  for  miles  around; 

Prince,  author,  lecturer,  too,  is  he — 

O  wonderful  versatility! 

So  hear  him  now,  or  miss  a  treat, 

In  powerful  preaching,  he  can't  be  beat. 
Reuben  Slowgo. 


The  Value  of  Charcoal. 


Few    People    Know    How    Vseful    It    is    In 
Preserving  Hea-lth  and  Beo-uty. 

Nearly  everybody  knows  that  charcoal  is  the  safest 
and  most  efficient  disinfectant  and  purifier  in  na- 
ture, but  few  realize  its  value  when  taken  into  the 
human  system  for  the  same  cleansing  purpose. 

Charcoal  is  a  remedy  that  the  more  you  take  of  it 
the  better;  it  is  not  a  drug  at  all,  but  simply  absorbs 
the  gases  and  impurities  always  present  in  the 
stomach  and  intestines,  and  carries  them  out  of  the 
system. 

Charcoal  sweetens  the  breath  after  smoking, 
drinking,  or  after  eating  onions  or  other  odorous 
vegetables. 

Charcoal  effectually  clears  and  improves  the  com- 
plexion; it  whitens  the  teeth;  and  further  acts  as  a 
natural  and  eminently  safe  carchartic. 

It  absorbs  the  injurious  gases  which  collect  in  the 
stomach  and  bowels;  it  disinfects  the  mouth  and 
throat  from  the  poisons  of  catarrh. 

All  druggists  sell  charcoal  in  one  form  or  another, 
but  probable  the  best  charcoal  and  the  most  for  the 
money  is  in  Stuart's  Absorbent  I,ozenges;  they  are 
composed  of  the  finest  powdered  Willow  charcoal, 
and  other  harmless  antiseptics,  in  tablet  form,  or 
rather  in  the  form  of  large  pleasant-tasting  lozen- 
ges, the  charcoal  being  mixed  with  honey. 

The  daily  use  of  these  lozenges  will  soon  tell  in  a 
much  improved  condition  of  the  general  health 
better  complexion,  sweeter  breath  and  purer  blood; 
and  the  beauty  of  it  is  that  no  harm  can  result  from 
their  continued  use,  but  on  the  contrary  great 
benefit. 

A  Buffalo  physician,  in  speaking  of  the  benefits  of 
charcoal,  says:  "I  advise  Stuart's  Absorbent  loz- 
enges to  all  patients  suffering  from  gas  in  stomach 
and  bowels,  and  to  clear  the  complexion  and  purify 
the  breath,  mouth  and  throat;  I  also  believe  the 
liver  is  greatly  benefited  by  the  daily  use  of  them; 
they  cost  but  twenty-five  cents  a  box  at  drug  stores 
and  although  in  some  sense  a  patent  preparation', 
yet  I  believe  I  get  more  and  better  charcoal  in 
Stuart's  Absorbent  lozenges  than  in  any  of  the 
ordinary  charcoal  tablets." 


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COLORADO. 

Fort  Collins,  Dec.  14 —Eleven  added  to  the 
church  here  since  last  report. — Wm.  J.  Lock 

HAST. 

CUBA. 

Havana,  Dec.  16.— We  heard  last  evening 
the  first  confession  of  the  Christ  in  Spanish 
in  our  Cuban  mission.  Manuel  Quijono,  a 
young  man  of  26,  well  educated,  came  forward 
and  publicly  confessed  that  "Jesus es el Cristo 
el  hi  jo  de  Dios  "  He  will  be  buried  with  his 
Lord  in  baptism  next  Lord's  day,  where  I 
have  already  baptized  26  in  the  Gulf.  We 
believe  Mr.  Quijono  will  be  a  valuable  help  to 
us.  He  has  oeen  a  regular  visitor  in  my  home 
for  months  on  Sundays,  when  we  have  talked 
and  read  of  his  Christian  duty.  We  expect 
the  Havana  work  to  prosper,  but  more  so 
with  your  prayers  and  those  of  our  brethren 
in  our  beloved  land.  May  you  all  pray  for 
Cuba  in  these  trying,  unsettled  times  in  her 
business  and  civil  affairs.— Lowell  C.  Mo 
Phekson. 

ILLINOIS. 
Areola,  Dec.   16. — One  added  to   the  church 
here  yesterday.— L.  r.  Fattlders. 

Benton,  Dec.  20.— I  recently  held  a  two 
weeks'  meeting  at  Christopher,  with  14  bap- 
tisms, two  reclaimed.  Provision  made  for 
organizing  a  C,  E.  society.— W.  J.  Burner. 

Chapin,  Dec.  18. — The  church  at  Literberry, 
111.,  closed  a  successful  protracted  effort  on 
Lord's  day,  Dec.  15,  1901.  There  were  12  most 
excellent  additions  to  the  church,  10  by  con- 
fession and  baptism  and  2  from  the  Baptists. 
Bro.  E.  O.  Sharpe,  of  Girard,  111.,  did  the 
preaching.  He  is  clear,  forceful,  able  and 
scholarly.  I  filled  Bro.  Sharpe's  pulpit  during 
this  meeting  and  2  were  added  there  by  state- 
ment. The  church  at  Literberry  has  extended 
a  call  to  aie  to  continue  with  them  another 
year,  beginning  Jan.  1,  1902.  This  will  be  my 
seventh  year  as  pastor  of  this  congregation. 
— Ivan  W.  Agee. 

Moline,  Dec.  12.— Last  Lord's  day  we  closed 
a  great  union  meeting.  A  feature  of  the 
meeting  wasC.  E.  Millard's  illustrated  songs. 
— S.  D.  Poole. 

Rantoul,  Dec.  16.— One  confession  here  yes- 
terday at  our  regular  service.  One  added  by 
letter  a  week  ago.  A.  R.  Spicer,  of  Danville, 
111.,  has  been  called  to  succeed  me  here. — H. 
M.  Barnett. 

Saybrook. — One  addition  from  the  Baptists 
and  one  confession.  Members  of  the  church 
gave  the  preacher  a  surprise  party  on  Dec.  4, 
and  left  the  larder  well  filled  with  the  neces- 
saries of  life. — T.  A.  Lindenmhter. 

Sidell,  Dec.  16.— Three  additions  yesterday 
at  regular  services,  two  by  statement  and 
one  by  confession.    Two  by  letter  at  previous 


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ACBETH?         The 

wise  woman  who 
got  into  some  lamp 
trouble  or  other. 

My  name  on  every  one. 


If  you'll  send  your  address,  I'll  send  you 
the  Index  to  Lamps  and  their  Chimneys,  to 
•'■11  you  what  number  to  get  for  your  lamp. 
Macbeth,  Pittsburgh. 


regular  services  — C.  F.  Gaumer,  pastor. 

Sidell,  Dec.  16.— Our  meeting  closed  last 
Friday  night  with  17  added  to  the  church;  7 
baptisms,  5  from  the  Methodists  and  others 
by  letter  or  statement.  This  is  admittedly  a 
difficult  field,  but  we  have  done  our  best.  Bro. 
Coggins,  pastor  Tabernacle  Christian  Church, 
Decatur,  111  ,  did  the  preacbing  and  did  it 
well. — Adam  K.  Adcock 

ikdia»a\ 

Cicero. —I  have  just  clo?ed\a  very  interest- 
ing meeting  at  Cicero,  lad.,  resulting  in  34  ac- 
cessions to  the  church  and  a  general  awaken- 
ing of  the  community;  55  have  been  added 
during  the  year.  I  will  preach  for  them  one- 
half  the  time  next  year. — T.  H.  Ktjhn. 

Elwood,  Dec.  18  —Meeting  at  Cisne  three 
weeks  and  two  days  old  with  30  additions,  22 
by  obedience.  K.  A.  Williams  is  doing  a 
grand  work  in  thai   community. — L.  C.  Wil- 

.SON. 

I  have  just  closed  a  ten  days'  meeting  for 
my  brother,  J.  J.  Taylor,  in  the  Christian 
Church  at  North  Vernon,  Ind,  There  were  14 
additions  to  the  church;  12  confessions,  one 
reclaimed  from  the  Baptists  and  one  immersed 
Presbyterian.  T.  R.  Humphrey,  of  Vevay, 
Ind.,  led  the  song  service.  My  brother  was 
called  for  all  instead  of  half  time.— J.  Murray 
Taylor. 

IOWA. 

Bloomfield,  Dec.  16.— Our  meeting  continues, 
with  61  additions  to  date.— D.  A.   Wickizer. 

Corning,  Dec.  16—  Four  more  received  into 
the  fellowship  yesterday;  three  by  letter  and 
one  by  obedience.  The  good  work  goes  on 
and  the  church  is  prosperous.  W.  B.  Crewd- 
son,  former  pastor,  gave  us  a  fine  lecture 
Dec.  10.  Theme,  "The  Place  and  Power  of 
the  C.  E.  Society."  It  will  do  any  church 
good  to  hear  it. — I.  H.  Fuller. 

Drakeville,  Dec.  18.— Our  meeting  here 
closed  last  night  with  38  additions;  32  by 
baptism,  2  reclaimed  and  4  by  statement. 
Seven  of  those  baptized  were  from  Methodist 
families  and  two  from  Baptist  families.  This 
is  the  eighth  protracted  meeting  I  have  held 
at  Drakeville,  assisted  by  home  forces.  My 
work  at  this  place  will  close  next  Sunday, 
having  preached  for  them  half- time  ten  years, 
during  which  there  were  245  additions  to  the 
church.  Bro.  J.  H.  Painter  will  probably  be 
my  successor. — D.  W.  Hastings. 

Jefferson,  Dec.  21. — We  have  just  closed  a 
pleasant  and  profitable  meeting  with  the 
church  at  Ulysses,  Neb  ,  where  Bro.  Baldwin, 
the  state  secretary,  is  pastor.  We  begin  at 
Estherville,  la.,  on  the  29th. —  Lawrence 
Wright. 

North, English,  Dec.  16. — The  meeting  con- 
tinues all  this  week,  God  willing,  closing  the 
22nd  inst.,  30  accessions  to  date.  Bro.  Tel- 
ford is  the  pastor. — Ben  F.  Hill. 

Villisca,  Dec.  20.— Myself  and  Ward  E. 
Shafer,  leader  of  music,  begin  a  meeting  at 
Newton,  la.,  Jan.  6.  E  F.  Leake,  of  Newton, 
assisted  by  Mr.  Shafer,  will  hold  a  meeting 
here  in  February. — S.  M.  Perkins. 

KANSAS. 

Courtland,  Dec.  16. — 1  baptized  two  men 
here  .yesterday,  making  nine  since  my  last 
report.— J.  L.  Thompson. 

New  Albany,  Dec.  15— Our  meeting  at  Sil- 
ver Creek  closed  Dec.  9  on  account  of  bad 
weather.  The  preaching  was  well  done  by  Bro. 
G.  Park,  of  Buffalo.  Three  from  the  Baptists. 
Will  begin  our  meeting  at  New  Albany  soon. 
— G.  F.  Bradford,  pastor. 

Parsons,  Dec.  20. — We  closed  our  meeting 
at  Blackwell,  Okla.,  with  58  additions,  24  by 
baptism.  Begin  at  Marshalltown,  la.,  Jan. 
1. — W.  E.  Harlow. 

Winfleld  — Fifty-six  added  here  recently, 
thirty  of  these  by  confession.— Geo.  T.  Smith. 

MISSOURI. 

California,  Dec.  16.— Our  meeting  at  this 
place  closed  last  night.  There  were  7  addi- 
tions, 6  by  baptism  and  1  from  the  Baptists. 


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For  several  years  Eucalyptol  Guaiacol  and  Hy- 
drastin  have  been  recognized  as  standard  remedies 
for  catarrhal  troubles,  but  they  have  always  been 
given  separately,  and  only  very  recently  an  ingeni- 


ous chemist  succeeded  in  combining  them,  together 
with  other  antiseptics,  into  a  pleasant,  effective 
tablet. 

Druggists  sell  the  remedy  under  the  name  of 
Stuart's  Catarrh  Tablets,  and  it  has  met  with  re- 
markable success  in  the  cure  of  nasal  catarrh,  bron- 
chial and  throat  catarrh,  and  in  catarrh  of  the 
stomach. 

Mr.  F.  N.  Benton,  whose  address  is  care  of  Clark 
House,  Troy,  N.  Y.,  says:  "When  I  run  up  against 
anything  that  is  good  I  like  to  tell  people  of  it.  I 
have  been  troubled  with  catarrh  more  or  less  for 
some  time.  Last  winter  more  than  ever.  Tried  sev- 
eral so-called  cures,  but  did  not  get  any  benefit  from 
them.  About  six  weeks  ago  I  bought  a  50  cent  box 
of  Stuart's  Catarrh  Tablets,  and  am  glad  to  say  that 
they  have  done  wonders  for  me,  and  I  do  not  hesi- 
tate to  let  all  my  friends  know  that  Stuart's  Catarrh 
Tablets  are  the  right  thing." 

Mr.  Geo.  J.  Casanova,  of  Hotel  Griffon,  West  9th 
Street,  New  York  City,  writes:  "I  have  commenced 
using  Stuart's  Catarrh  Tablets,  and  already  they 
have  given  me  better  results  than  any  catarrh  cure 
I  have  ever  tried." 

A  leading  physician  of  Pittsburg  advises  the  use 
of  Stuart's  Catarrh  Tablets  in  preference  to  any 
other  treatment  for  catarrh  of  the  head,  throat  or 
stomach. 

He  claims  they  are  far  superior  to  inhalers,  salves, 
lotions  or  powder,  and  are  much  more  convenient 
and  pleasant  to  take,  and  are  so  harmless  that  little 
children  take  them  with  benefit,  as  they  contain  no 
opiate,  cocaine  or  any  poisonous  drugs. 

All  druggists  sell  Stuart's  Catarrh  Tablets  at  50 
cents  for  full  size  package,  and  they  are  probably 
the  safest  and  most  reliable  cure  for  any  form  of 
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1655 


My  brother  in  the  flesh,  Claude  E.  Hill,  of 
Pleasant  Hill,  did  the  preaching,  and  it  was 
second  to  none  I  have  ever  heard  in  a  series 
of  meetings.  The  church  was  delighted  and 
is  left  in  fine  working  condition.  We  are  ex- 
pecting further  results  to  follow  this  excellent 
work. — C.  C.  Hill. 

Cameron. — Four  additions  to  the  church 
Sunday,  making  12  since  the  special  revial 
service  closed,  or  48  since  Oct.  1. — Will  H. 
Brown. 

Chillicothe,  Dec.  17.— Just  close!  a  meeting 
at  Highlands,  Mo.  (Breckenridge  P.  O),  last 
Sunday  night,  with  13 confessions,  1  restored. 
Bro.  Pardoner  preached  3  sermons  for  me 
while  I  was  away,  with  3  additions.  Bro. 
Bates  preached  for  me  one  night;  was  stormed 
out,  and  closed  on  account  of  cold.  Sister 
Gertrude  Ammons,  of  Seymour,  la.,  had 
charge  of  the  music.  This  was  my  third  an- 
nual meeting  with  the  above  church  since  I 
commenced  laboring  with  them. — O.  L.  Sum- 
ner. 

Palmyra,  Dec.  22. — Two  accessions  here  to- 
day.—  W.  A.  Fits. 

Marion vi lie,  Dec.  16. — Our  meeting  with 
Bro.  Myrick,  at  New  Hampton,  closed  with 
19  additions.  It  was  an  enjoyable  meeting.  I 
preached  for  Bro.  W.  F.  Turner  on  Sunday 
night,  the  8th.  There  were  4  additions.  Bro. 
Turner  is  doing  a  great  work  in  thi3  import- 
ant field.  On  the  29th  they  will  go  into  their 
new  house—one  of  the  best,  if  not  the  best  in 
the  state  I  lectured  on  Monday  night.  To- 
day I  start  for  my  home  in  the  sunny  south. — 
Morgan  Morgans. 

Moberly,  Dec.  17. — Our  meeting  of  three 
weeks  closed  at  Missouri  City  on  the  1st  inst., 
with  24  additions.  Bro.  H.  S.  Saxby  assisted 
in  the  meeting.  During  our  two  years'  service 
at  Missouri  City  47  were  added  to  the  church 
there  —J.  P.  Furnish. 

Mexico,  Dec.  16.— Our  three  weeks'  meeting 
closed  yesterday  with  29  additions  from  all 
sources;  16  baptisms,  2  restored;  one  promi- 
nent man  from  M  E.  Church;  others  by  letter. 
J.  Will  Landrum  greatly  pleased  us  as  a  song 
lead-r.  I  can  highly  recommend  him  any- 
where. But  for  severe  weather  our  additions 
could  have    been    doubled.— A.  W.    Koken- 

DOFFER. 

OHIO. 

Columbus,  Dec.  15.— Two  added  by  confes- 
sion and  one  by  statement  this  evening.  One 
added  by  baptism  Dec.  1.  Two-thirds  of  the 
amount  needed  to  build  our  new  auditorium 
has  already  been  subscribed,  and  we  hope  to 
dedicate  next  November.— M.  E.  Chatrt, 
pastor. 

Gibsonburg,  Dec.  20.— Our  meeting  closed 
here  Friday  night,  Dec.  13,  with  14  additions, 
12  by  baptism.  Elder  Mullen,  of  Bays,  O., 
assisted  me.  .  We  are  greatly  encouraged.— 
Melvin  L.  Peden,  pastor. 

Greenwich,  Dec.  16.— We  closed  a  five 
weeks'  meeting  here  last  night.  I  baptized  20 
and  fellowshiped  one  from  the  Methodists 
and  one  from  the  Church  of  God,  22  in  all. 
One  was  the  daughter  of  a  Congregational 
minister,  another  a  member  of  that  church, 
and  two  others  of  those  I  baptized  were 
Methodists,  but  are  all  now  simply  Chris- 
tians. This  is  my  first  meeting  as  pastor. 
It  was  conducted  entirely  by  our  home  forces. 
I  go  to  Ft.  Wayne,  Ind.,  in  January  to  assist 
Bro.  Harris  at  Creighton  Avenue.— James 
E.  Hawes,  pastor. 

Nelsonvilte,  Dec.  16. — There  have  been  five 
additions  here  since  our  meeting  closed. — C. 
M.  Keene. 

Newark,  Dec.  16. — Three  additions  yester- 
day. This  makes  26  since  beginning  here  the 
last  of  September. — H.  Newton  Miller. 

Perry,  Dec.  20.— Just  closed  a  four  weeks' 
successful  meeting.  Bro.  Percy  H.  Wilson, 
of  Austintown,  O.,  was  our  evangelist.  His 
work  was  earnest,  thorough,  scriptural.  Visi- 
ble results,  15  added  aDd  the  church  greatly 
strengthened  and  encouraged.— O.  A.  Rich- 
ards. 


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Consumption 

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OKLAHOMA  TERRITORY. 

El  Reno,  Dec.  17. — Oar  meeting  closed  with 
36  confessions  and  85  by  letter  and  statement. 
With  the  growth  of  El  Reno  we  are  getting 
many  good  families.  The  meeting  was  con- 
ducted by  home  forces  except  that  Bro.  John 
A.  Stevens,  of  Chickasha,  was  with  us  six 
days  the  last  week.— J.  M.  Monroe. 

Norman,  Dec.  16. — We  had  one  addition  to 
the  church  here  yesterday. — J.  G.  Creason. 

Pond  Creek,  Dec.  16. — In  a  meeting  here 
with  the  pastor,  A.  E.  Wrentmore.  Meeting 
two  weeks'  old  and  11  additions.  Large 
crowds  and  a  fine  interest.  Bro.  Wrentm  >re 
has  done  an  excellent  work  here.  Beginning 
Dec.  J  6  we  will  be  reinforced  for  one  week  by 
Evangelist  J.  V.  Coombs,  A.  R.  Davis,  singer. 
TEXAS. 

Athens,  Dec.  14. — Bro.  Tom  Smith  con- 
ducted a  meeting  of  10  days  at  Poyner,  this 
(Henderson)  county  with  55  additions. — J.  H. 
Fuller. 

Big  Springs,  Dec.  19  —We  began  a  meeting 
here  a  few  days  ago.  This  is  a  hard  Held.  E. 
W.  Darst,  of  Chicago,  is  preaching  some  of 
his  fine  foundation  sermons.  Two  confessions 
last  night.  Those  needing  my  services  after 
the  holidays  should  write  me  at  once— Jas. 
S.  Helm,  singing  evangelist,  Dallas,  Tex. 

Houston,  Dec.  16. — We  feel  like  having  a 
jubilee  here.  Paid  a  debt  last  week  of  five 
years'  standing.  Everything  on  the  up  grade. 
Two  more  excellent  accessions  yesterday. — E. 
W.  Brickert. 

WASHINGTON. 

Elma,  Dec.  16. — Two  baptisms  on  Sunday 
evening.  We  have  hope  now  of  a  number 
of  young  men  for  the  Lord's  fold  Those 
who  have  come  recently  to  make  the  good 
confession  range  in  age  from  20  to  23. — Dan- 
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year  better  than  the  first.  Their  Twentieth 
Century  Calendar,  ssued  about  this  time  last 
year,  it  was  thought,  approached  near  the 
limits  of  the  art  preservative  and  the  demands 
of  utility— but  the  1902  calendar  is  better.  As 
usual,  the  background  and  main  sheet  of  this 
calendar  is  an  art  work,  enhanced  in  beauty 
by  the  tasteful  colors  of  the  printer.  The 
twelve  sheets  containing  the  dates  of  the 
months  have  a  restful  dark  green  background, 
the  large  figures  in  white  catching  the  eye  at 
a  great  distance  In  each  sheet  are  epigram- 
matic sentences  bearing  on  the  possibilities  of 
business  during  the  year.  Though  this  calen- 
dar marks  the  passing  of  one  year  in  a  hun- 
dred, it  is  in  itself  one  calendar  in  a  thousand 
for  artistic  beauty  and  real  usefulness.  The 
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December  26,  1901 


**  Family  Circle  V 


The  Sleepy  Ma.rv. 

Nurse  says  the  sleepy  man 

Is  coming— let  us  run, 
And  watch  him  through  the  keyhole; 

'Twill  be  such  glorious  fun. 

I  wonder  what  he  looks  like, 

For  nurse  has  often  told 
That  he's  great-grandpa  to  Santa  Claus, 

Then  he  must  be  very  old. 

So  they  softly  crept  to  the  playroom- 
Little  Ted  and  blue-eyed  Nan— 

And  waited  long  and  patiently 
To  see  the  sleepy  man. 

At  last  came  their  bedtime, 
And  nurse  looked  all  around 

For  Baby  Nan  and  Little  Ted, 
But  neither  could  be  found. 

So  then  she  sought  the  playroom, 

And  lo,  behind  the  door 
The  sleepy  man  had  caught  them  both 

And  laid  them  on  the  floor. 

— New  York  Tribune. 

Loya.1  to  the  CIima.te. 

Residents  of  St.  Paul  are  said  to  be  fond 
of  dwelling  upon  the  "peculiar  dryness" 
in  their  climate  which  makes  the  cold  less 
unbearable.  A  writer  in  the  Chicago 
Tribune,  who  also  has  a  "peculiar  dryness" 
in  his  method  of  telling  the  story,  makes 
it  evident  that  the  cold  is  not  depressing 
to  cheerful  "people  who  have  large  ward- 
robes. 

"Yes,"  remarked  the  St.  Paul  man  to 
his  friend  from  Chicago,  as  he  stood  ar- 
rayed in  his  blanket  suit  and  adjusted  a 
couple  of  buckskin  chest  protectors,  "yes, 
there  is  something  about  the  air  in  this 
northwestern  climate  which  causes  a  per- 
son not  to  notice  the  cold. 

"Its  extreme  dryness,"  he  continued,  as 
he  drew  on  an  extra  pair  of  woolen  socks, 
a  pair  of  Scandinavian  sheepskin  boots 
and  some  Alaska  overshoes,  "its  extreme 
dryness  makes  a  degree  of  cold  reckoned 
by  the  mercury,  which  is  unbearable  in 
other  latitudes,  simply^exhilarating  here, 

ered  more  with  the  cold  in 
Michigan,  for  instance,"  he  added,  as  he 
drew  on  a  pair  of  goatskin  leggings,  ad- 
justed a  double  fur  cap  and  tied  on  some 
Eskimo  ear-muffs,  "in  Michigan  or  Illi- 
nois, we  will  say,  with'the  thermometer  at 
zero  or  above  than  I  have  here  with  it  at 
forty-five  to  fifty  degrees^below. 

"The  dryness  of  our  winter  air  is  cer- 
tainly remarkable,"  he  went  on,  as  he 
wound  a  couple  of  rods  of  red  woolen 
scarf  about  his  neck,  wrapped  a  dozen 
newspapers  about  his  body,  drew  on  a  fall 
cloth  overcoat,  a  winter  cloth  overcoat,  a 
light  buffalo-skin  overcoat  and  bearskin 
overcoat. 

"No,  if  you  have  never  enjoyed  our 
glorious  Minnesota  winter  climate  with  its 
dry  atmosphere,  its  bright  sunshine  and 
invigorating  ozone,  you  would  scarcely 
believe  some  things  I  could  tell  you  about 
it.  The  air  is  so  dry,"  he  continued,  as 
he  adjusted  his  nose  protector,  drew  on  his 
reindeer-skin  mittens,  and  carefully  closed 
one  eyehole  in  the  sealskin  mask  which  he 
drew  down  from  his  cap,  "it's  so  dry  that 
actually  it  seems  next  to  impossible  to  ieel 
the  cold  at  all. 

"We  can  scarcely  realize  in  the  spring 
that  we  have  had  winter,  owing  to  the  ex- 
treme dryness  of  the  atmosphere. 

"By  the  way,"  he  went  on,  turning     0 


his  wife,  "just  bring  me  a  couple  of  blank- 
ets and  those  bedquilts  and  throw  over  my 
shoulders,  and  hand  me  that  muff  with  the 
hot  soapstone  in  it,  and  then  if  you'll  have 
the  girl  bring  me  my  show-shoes  and  ice- 
berg scaling  stick,  I'll  step  over  and  see 
them  pry  the  workmen  off  the  top  of  the 
ice  palace  who  were  frozen  on  yesterday. 
I  tell  you,  we  shouldn't  be  going  out  this 
way  five  hundred  miles  farther  south, 
where  the  air  is  damp  and  chilly.  Noth- 
ing but  our  dry  air  makes  it  possible." 

A  Convincing  Argument. 

His  name  was  John  Methuen,  and  his  life 
was  a  long  series  of  disappointments  and 
baffled  hopes.  He  was  a  mere  lad  when  his 
father  died,  and  John  as  the  eldest  child 
and  only  son,  assumed  the  burden  of  sup- 
porting the  family.  A  thoughtful,  studious 
boy,  with  a  love  of  books,  he  was  obliged 
to  sacrifice  all  his  hopes  for  an  education. 
It  was  a  hard  battle.  The  mother  aged 
visibly,  the  sisters  were  delicate  and  unac- 
customed to  the  work  which  their  circum- 
stances put  upon  them,  and  John  himself 
was  never  strong.  But  he  was  ever  faithful 
to  his  responsibilities. 

In  time  he  married,  and  into  his  home 
came  his  mother  and  one  sister.  It  was  a 
blessed  burden,  but  still  a  burden,  and  the 
years  were  many  during  which  he  carried 
it. 

The  outward  features  of  his  life  were 
commonplace  enough.  His  taste  for  books 
and  his  leaning  toward  the  intellectual  in- 
terests of  life  would  naturally  have  led  him 
into  some  pursuit  where  the  taste  could  be 
gratified;  but  circumstances  deprived  him 
of  the  choice.  His  father  had  owned  a 
small  farm,  and  there  the  boy's  duty  lay. 
He  was  a  small  farmer,  and  not  a  particu- 
larly successful  one.  Not  only  did  he 
never  attain  a  position  of  ease,  he  never 
even  reached  the  point  where  the  necessity 
of  meeting  his  expenses  and  paying  his 
just  debts  was  not  a  problem  and  a  cause 
for  worry.  He  died  when  he  had  hardly 
passed  middle  age,  worn  out  by  the  burden 
he  had  carried  so  uncomplainingly  from 
boyhood. 

But  that  is  not  the  whole  story.  He  had 
improved  his  mind  in  odd  moments,  had 
read  widely  and  thought  well.  He  had  held 
a  modest  but  increasingly  influential  posi- 
tion in  the  church,  and  for  years  had  taught 
in  the  Sunday-school.  Men  recognized  the 
strength  and  fineness  of  his  mind,  and  were 
accustomed  to  say  of  him,  "What  a  pity 
that  he  had  not  a  college  education!" 

Remarks  like  these,  echoing  the  "might 
have  been"  of  his  disappointed  past,  some- 
times came  to  his  ears,  but  they  seemed 
never  to  disturb  him  or  to  ruffle  the  habit- 
ual serenity  of  his  manner.  In  all  those 
years  he  was  ever  caim,  ever  courteous, 
ever  helpful.  No  man  could  recall  an  in- 
stance when  he  had  complained  or  had  re- 
minded others  that  he  had  made  any  sacri- 
fice for  them. 

After  he  was  dead  a  brilliant  young 
man  in  the  village,  who  had  been  known  as 
a  skeptic,  became  a  decided  Christian.  It 
was  a  surprise  to  his  friends,  and  one  of 
them  asked  him  what  argument  had  changed 
his  views. 

"The  life  of  John  Methuen,"  was  his 
answer. 

Then  the  thought  came  to  others  of  the 
friends  of  the  dead  man  that  if  all  the  service 
he  had  performed  could  be  measured,and  the 


BLOOD     HISTORY 

Born  in  bone. marrow — dies 
in  the  liver.  This  is  the  be- 
ginning and  the  end  of  the  rich, 
red  blood  that  keeps  us  all 
alive.  Blood  history  makes  a 
fascinating  story. 

Scott's  Emulsion  often  plays 
a  most  important  part  in  blood 
history.  At  the  very  beginning 
— that  is  where  its  influence 
is  greatest. 

Scott's  Emulsion  is  a  blood 
food — a  rich  material  for  mak- 
ing new  blood.  Nothing  better 
for  bringing  color  to  pale 
faces. 


We'll  send  you  a  little  to  try,  if  you  like. 
SCOTT  &  BOWNE,    409  Pearl  street,    New  York. 


number  kuown  of  those  he  had  touched  for 
good,  the  life  of  John  Methuen  would  be 
seen  to  have  been  as  useful  as  if  he  had  oc- 
cupied a  chair  in  the  faculty  of  some  col- 
lege, or  filled  a  pulpit,  or  been  a  leader  in 
great  industrial  enterprises. 

There  are  many  John  Methuens.  Their 
humble  lives  often  seem  like  failures,  but 
be  sure  that  not  one  of  them  is  in  vain,  and 
that  to  Him  who  knows  the  human  heart 
they  are  not  failures,  but  the  noblest  of 
successes. — Youth's  Companion. 


Playing  Doctor. 

An  attorney  has  two  bright  children.  A 
few  days  ago  their  mamma  found  they  were 
playing  "doctor."  The  younger  child  was 
the  patient,  with  head  wrapped  in  a  towel, 
and  the  older,  the  physician,  with  a  silk 
hat  and  a  cane.  The  mother,  unseen  by  the 
little  ones,  listened  at  the  doorway. 

"I  feel  awful  bad,"  said  the  patient. 

"We'll  fix  all  that,"  said  the  doctor, 
briskly,    "Lemme  see  your  tongue." 

Out  came  the  tiny  red  indicator. 

"Hum-hum!  coated,"  said  the  doctor, 
looking  very  grave  indeed. 

Then,  without  a  word  of  warning,  the 
skilled  physician  hauled  off  and  gave  the 
patient  a  smart  slap  in  the  region  cf  the 
ribs. 

"Ouch!"  cried  the  sufferer. 

"Feel  any  pain  there?"  inquired  the 
doctor. 

"Yes,"  said  the  patient. 

"I  thought  so,"  said  the  healer.  "How's 
the  other  side?" 

"It's  all  right,"  said  the  patient,  edging 
away. 

Thereupon  the  doctor  produced  a  small 
bottle,  with  what  looked  like  either  bread 
or  mud  in  it,  and  placed  it  on  the  table. 

"Take  one  of  these  pellets,"  the  physician 
said,  "dissolved  in  water,  every  seventeen 
minutes— al-ter-mit-ly." 

"How  long  mus'  I  take  'em?"  groaned 
the  patient. 

"Till  you  die,"  said  the  doctor.  "Good- 
by." — Selected. 

To  Cure  a  Cold  In  One  Day 

Take  Laxative  Bromo  Quinine  Tablets.  AH  druggist! 
refund  the  money  if  it  fails  to  cure.  E.  W.  Grove's 
•ignature  is  on  each  box.    25  cents. 


December  26,  1901 


THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


1657 


Eggs  in  Winter. 

Editor  Christian -Evangelist:  — Two 
years  ago  in  a  lecture  before  the  chemistry 
class  at  the  medical  university  where  I  was 
a  student,  the  professor, while  analyzing  an 
egg,  stated  that  the  reason  hens  did  not  lay 
as  many  eggs  in  winter  as  in  summer  was 
that  in  winter  they  could  not  get  the  neces- 
sary food  to  produce  the  yolk  of  eggs,  and 
if  farmers  would  feed  their  fowls  powdered 
red  albumen  in  winter  they  could  have  as 
many  eggs  as  in  summer.  I  was  interested 
in  the  subject,  as  my  father  and  brothers 
are  farmers,  so  after  the  lecture  I  asked  the 
professor  in  what  quantities  and  how  the 
albumen  should  be  fed.  He  said  to  take  a 
pound  of  powdered  red  albumen  and  mix  it 
with  a  pound  of  black  or  red  pepper  ground 
fine.  Then  every  morning  mix  some  ground 
feed,  half  wheat  bran  and  half  corn  meal, 
and  to  each  quart  of  this  feed  add  two  tea- 
spoons fall  of  the  mixed  pepper  and  albu- 
men, then  add  enough  hot  water  to  dampen 
the  feed  not  to  make  it  sticky.  Give  a 
quart  of  this  mixed  hot  feed  to  each  12  hens 
every  morning,  and  a  quart  of  whole  grain, 
wheat  or  corn,  or  both  mixed  for  each  12 
fowls  every  evening,  and  in  two  weeks  your 
hens  will  begin  to  lay  and  will  lay  all  win- 
ter if  you  feed  them  this  feed.  The  pro- 
fessor said  he  had  kept  a  pen  of  game  fowls 
for  15  years,  he  always  fed  them  this  feed 
and  always  had  an  abundance  of  eggs. 

I  wrote  to  my  father  and  brothers,  giving 
them  this  recipe,  and  they  and  several 
neighbors  tried  it  with  complete  success 
last  winter,  the  coldest  weather  did  not  stop 
their  hens  laying.  My  father  keeps  about 
100  light  brahmas,  winter  before  last  they 
did  not  lay  at  all,  but  on  this  feed  last  winter 
they  averaged  about  seven  dozen  eggs  a 
day  all  winter.  One  thing  the  brahmas 
used  to  do  to  a  finish — that  was  set,  but 
last  winter  father  could  not  get  a  hen  to  set 
until  he  quit  feeding  this  feed. 

My  brother  bought  250  young  hens  last 
September,  and  I  got  a  letter  from  him  to- 
day saying  that  he  began  feeding  this  feed 
two  weeks  ago  and  is  now  getting  over  200 
eggs  a  day.  I  have  a  great  many  friends 
back  home  that  read  your  paper  and  thought 
I  would  print  this  recipe,  so  that  they  and 
all  your  readers  that  keep  poultry  could  be 
benefited  by  its  use,  for  hens  may  as  well 
be  laying  all  winter  as  to  be  idle,  but  a  hen 
is  simply  a  machine,  and  if  you  do  not  sup- 
ply the  material,  the  hens  cannot  lay  the 
eggs.  You  can  get  a  pound  of  pepper  at 
any  grocery  for  about  30  cents  and  a  pound 
of  albumen  at  any  drug  store  for  60  cents. 
A  pound  of  each  will  feed  50  hens  over  a 
month.  You  will  get  100  dozen  eggs  that 
you  would  not  get  without  it,  and  100  dozen 
eggs  in  winter  are  worth  at  least  $20,  and 
$20  for  90  cents  worth  of  feed  is  surely  a 
big  profit. 

J.  Q.  McNaughton. 

The  only  funny  thing  I  have  seen  in  a 
London  newspaper  in  five  months  here  (in- 
tentionally funny,  I  mean,)  was  a  picture 
in  one  of  the  pink  afternoon  papers.  An 
old  lady  was  standing  on  the  edge  of  the 
roadway  talking  to  a  constable,  with  her 
back  turned  toward  the  'bus  that  was  tear- 
ing down  the  street.  "Wheer  do  I  get  the 
Hampstead  'bus,  constable?"  she  asked. 
"You'll  get  it  in  the  back,  mum,"  said  he, 
"if  you  stand  there  about  half  a  minute 
longer." 


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A  Pair  of  Them. 

Those  who  have  first  gazed  in  dismay 
and  then  laughed  at  their  own  distorted 
reflection  in  a  concave  or  convex  mirror  will 
appreciate  an  amusing  occurrence  lately 
witnessed  at  a  menagerie. 

Here  and  there  between  the  cages  were 
placed  trick  mirrors  which  reflected  a  dis- 
torted image.  An  Irishman,  after  a  criti- 
cal survey  of  the  monkeys,  had  wandered 
away  from  his  better-half  and  suddenly 
found  himself  in  front  of  one  of  these  mir- 
rors. After  a  glance  at  his  distorted  re- 
flection he  rushed  back  to  his  wife,  who  was 
still  watching  the  antics  of  the  monkeys. 

"Come  away  wid  ye,  Bridget!"  he  ex- 
claimed. "Oi've  found  a  bigger  trate  than 
that — the  ugliest  baste  in  the  show!  He's 
in  a  little  cage  in  the  corner  " 

Bridget  followed  her  husband's  lead,  and 
he  dragged  her  in  front  of  the  "little  cage." 
To  his  astonishment  there  was  more  in  the 
"cage"  than  he  expected. 

"Begorra,  Bridget,"  he  exclaimed, 
"there's  a  pair  av  'em!" 

J* 

As  Oood  as  Golf. 

He  was  an  old  farmer,  on  a  visit  to  the 
city,  and  he  saw  two  young  fellows  playing 
chess.  The  game  was  long,  and  he  ven- 
tured to  interrupt  it  at  length. 

"Excuse  me,"  he  said,  "but  the  object  of 
both  of  you  is  to  git  them  wooden  object3 
from  where  they  are  over  to  where  they 
ain't?" 

"That  partly  expresses  it,"  replied  one 
of  the  players. 

"And  you  have  to  be  continually  on  the 
lookout  for  surprises  and  difficulties?" 

"Constantly." 

"And  if  you  ain't  mighty  keerful,  you're 
going  to  lose  some  on  'em?" 

"Yes." 

"An'  then  there's  that  other  game  that 
you  dress  up  odd  fur,  and  play  with  long 
sticks  an'  a  little  ball." 

"You  mean  golf." 

"I  think  prob'ly  that's  what  I  mean.  Is 
that  game  amusin'?" 

"It  is  quite  interesting,  and  the  exercise 
is  very  beneficial." 

"Well,  I  reckon  it's  a  mighty  good  joke." 

"To  what  do  you  refer?" 

"The  way  I've  been  havin'  fun  without 
knowin'  anything  about  it.  If  you  gentle- 
men want  to  really  enjoy  yourselves,  you 
come  over  an'  git  me  to  let  you  drive  pigs. 


You'll  git  all  the  walkin'  you  want,  an'  the 
way  you  have  to  watch  fur  surprises,  an' 
figger  so's  not  to  lose  'em,  would  tickle  you 
most  to  death." 

An  Enthusiastic  R.ea.der. 

Happy  would  be  the  modern  novelist  who 
should  awaken  one  tithe  of  the  interest  ex- 
cited by  Richardson's  novels  in  Lady 
Bradshaigh,  one  of  the  author's  friends, 
says  the  Youth's  Companion.  This  lady 
entered  so  deeply  into  the  story  of  "Clar- 
issa Harlowe"  that  she  regarded  the  actors 
in  it  as  real  persons.  "Would  you  have 
me  weep  incessantly?"  she  asked,  on  re- 
ceiving volume  five. 

Again,  after  she  had  learned  what  the 
catastrophe  was  to  be,  she  wrote: 

"If  it  be  possible,  recall  the  dreadful 
sentence.  My  hand  trembles,  for  I  can 
scarcely  hold  my  pen.  I  cannot  help  hat- 
ing you  if  you  alter  not  your  scheme." 

All  her  persuasions  were  in  vain ;  but 
having  suffered  so  much  on  Clarissa's  ac- 
count, it  was  certainly  a  little  hard  that,  in 
his  third  novel,  he  must  threaten  her  with 
the  death  of  his  heroine.  Then  criticism 
was  changed  to  entreaty.  "I  was  forced 
to  lie  down,"  she  says,  "and  was  relieved 
for  a  moment  by  a  flood  of  tears.  I  was 
not  without  some  hope  of  relief  from  your 
letter,  but  alas !  I  am  more  confirmed  by  it 
in  what  I  dreaded." 

She  adds  in  a  postscript,  "This  letter 
will  weigh  heavy  with  my  tears.  It  has 
been  thoroughly  soaked;  and  I  have  but 
one  poor  consolation  left,  that  if  you  kill 
me,  it  is  the  way  you  use  all  your  hero- 
ines." 

Richardson's  reply  was  to  send  her  the 
seventh  volume,  where  the  heroine  was 
blessed  with  good  fortune ;  and  Lady 
Bradshaigh's  relief  found  an  expression 
equally  exaggerated. 

"God  Almighty  ble3syou,  my  dear  sir," 
she  writes,  "for  setting  my  bursting  heart 
at  ease.  I  wish  you  had  seen  me  open 
your  letter,  trembling,  laying  it  down,  tak- 
ing it  up  again,  unresolved  whether  to  look 
at  the  beginning  or  the  conclusion.  At 
last  I  ventured  to  unfold  it  partly,  and 
with  a  side  glance  read  a  few  words  which 
instantly  produced  the  happiest  tears  I 
ever  shed.  Oh,  sir,  you  would  rejoice  in 
the  pain  you  occasioned  me,  could  you  but 
know  howl  feel.  Forgive  you?  From  my 
heart  and  soul  I  thank  you." 


1658 


THE  CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST 


December  26,  1901 


Young  Blood. 

The  fact  that  a  young  man  of  twenty- six 
has  just  succeeded  apparently  in  sending  a 
signal  across  the  Atlantic  Ocean  without 
wires  and  that  another  young  man  of  twen- 
ty-five has  within  the  past  few  months 
accomplished  hitherto  impossible  things  in 
aerial  navigation,  together  with  the  fact 
that  President  Roosevelt  at  forty- three  is 
by  far  the  youngest  man  who  ever  occupied 
that  high  office,  calls  attention  to  the  pre- 
eminent part  that  young  men  are  playing 
in  the  world's  affairs.  Young  as  he  is, 
however,  Mr.  Roosevelt,  says  Success,  is 
the  oldest  of  at  least  nineteen  of  the 
prominent  rulers  of  the  earth.  He  is  just 
three  months  older  than  Emperor  William 
of  Germany,  and  Czar  Nicholas  of  Russia 
is  only  thirty-three  years  of  age.  The 
emperor  of  China  is  twenty-nine.  Victor 
Emanuel  III.,  of  Italy,  is  one  year  younger. 
Queen  Wilhelmina,  of  Holland,  is  twenty- 
one.'  Though  not  yet  actually  ruling, 
Alphonso  XIII.,  of  Spain,  is  but  fifteen. 
His  royal  neighbor,  Charles  I  ,  of  Portugal, 
is  a  year  under  forty.  Abbas  II.,  Hilma, 
khedive  of  Egypt,  is  but  twenty-seven. 
Alexander  of  Servia  is  twenty-five.  Fer- 
dinand I.,  of  Bulgaria,  will  be  forty- one 
aext  February.  Thanh  Tai,  king  of  Siam, 
is  twenty-two.  Of  the  rulers  of  the  small 
German  states,  Ernest  Louis,  grand  duke 
of  Hesse,  is  thirty- three;  Charles  Edward, 
duke  of  Saxe-Coburg,  is  seventeen,  and 
Frederic,  prince  of  Waldeck,  is  thirty- six. 

R,  Iglesias,  president  of  Costa  Rica,  is 
forty.  The  sultan  of  Morocco,  Abdul 
Azziz,  is  twenty-three;  and  the  maharajah 
of  Nepal  is  twenty- seven.  Prince  George, 
of  Greece,  governor  of  Crete,  is  thirty  two. 
In  our  own  country,  Governor  J.  C.  W. 
Beckham,  of  Kentucky,  is  thirty- two. 

It  will  be  seen  that  a  great  part  of  the 
earth  is  ruled  by  young  men,  and  no  one 
will  deny  that  government  is  not  wiser, 
more  enlightened,  and  more  restricted  to 
the  necessary  exercise  of  power  than  ever 
before. 

«*    • 

"Wish*°I  was  twins,"  said  Willie. 
"Why?"  "I'd  send  the  other  half  of  me 
to  school,  and  this  half  would  go  fishing." 

"Are  you  working — have  you  any  en- 
gagement now?"  asked  the  elastic  skin 
man  of  the  living  skeleton.  "No,"  replied 
the  other  freak,  "I  am  what  is  known  as 
san  idle  curiosity.'  " 

"If  I  stand  on  my  head,  the  blood  all 
rushes  to  my  head,  doesn't?"  No  one  ven- 
tured to  contradict  him.  "Now,"  he  con- 
tinued triumphantly,  "when  I  stand  on  my 
feet,  why  doesn't  the  blood  all  rush  into  my 
feet?"  "Because,"  remarked  Hostetter  Mc- 
Ginnis,  "Your  feet  are  not  empty." 

The  steamer  rolled  and  pitched  in  the 
waves.  "Deah  boy,"  groaned  Cholly,  at 
the  end  of  his  first  hour  on  shipboard, 
"promise  me  you  will  send  my  remains  home 
to  my  people."  A  second  hour  passed. 
"Deah  boy,"  feebly  moaned  JCholly,  "you 
needn't  send  my  remains  home.  There 
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WitK    the     Children. 

J.  Breckervrldge  Olio. 


The    R_\ma.wa.ys. — XI. 

Harry  and  Zep  had  not  wandered  long 
about  the  schoolyard  before  the  teacher 
came  to  the  door  and  rang  a  bell.  It  looked 
like  she  was  calling  them  in  to  a  late  break- 
fast, but  in  reality  she  was  inviting  them 
to  a  feast  of  nouns,  capital  cities  and  fig- 
ures. The  children  poured  into  the  house 
in  no  particular  order,  because  it  was  "first 
day,"  and  they  hoped  to  do  pretty  much 
as  they  pleased.  It  was  delightful  weather 
and  it  seemed  such  a  pity  to  leave  the  sun- 
shine and  soft  breezes,  to  smell  the  hard, 
slick  benches,  the  chalk  dust,  and  the  cold 
barrel- stove!  The  very  books  seemed  to 
give  out  an  odor  like  unpleasant  weeds.  The 
children  felt  instinctively  that  God  made 
the  country,  but  man  made  the  school- 
house.  Every  child  examined  Miss  Fanny 
Ma'ce  with  a  critical  eye.  She  was  a  new 
teacher,  so  slight  of  form,  so  pretty  and 
youthful,  with  such  a  pleasant  smile,  they 
wondered  if  she  could  "keep  order."  Some 
began  experimenting  at  once.  The  large 
boy  who  had  accused  the  Lamonts  of  being 
thieves,  drew  a  pin  stealthily  from  the 
bottom  edge  of  his  vest,  and  leaning  cau- 
tiously over  his  bench,  brought  the  point 
into  contact  with  a  little  boy  who  was  not 
thinking  of  pins.  The  little  boy  started 
wildly,  and  cried  "O,  mamma!"  The 
children  laughed  aloud.  Miss  Pinny  tried 
to  look  stern,  "What  is  it?"  she  demand- 
ed. 

"Somebody  sticked  me,"  complained 
the  sufferer.  The  children  laughed  again. 
The  little  boy,  who  had  great  serious  eyes 
and  a  mouth  naturally  puckered,  as  if  the 
thread  had  been  drawn  too  tight,  added 
wistfully,  "I  don't  want  "em  to  do  it  to  me. 
I  don't  like  to  be  pointed  with  a  pin." 

"James  Roonie,"  said  Miss  Fanny  to  the 
large  boy,  "did  you  stick  poor  little  Benny 
with  a  pin?" 

"Yessum,"  says  James  Roonie.  He  was 
so  used  to  being  called  "Jim"  that  when 
he  was  addressed  as  "James"  he  felt  a 
little  uncomfortable,  as  if  he  had  on  hia 
Sunday  clothes.  The  children  laughed 
again.  Benny  turned  his  solemn  eyes  up- 
on the  boy  behind  him  and  looked  indig- 
nant wonder. 

"Children,"  said  Miss  Fanny,  flushing, 
"there  is  nothing  to  laugh  about.  It  is  not 
fun  to  stick  a  dear  little  boy  with  a  pin ;  it 
is  very  wrong  and  you  ought  not  to  laugh 
at  James  and  encourage  him.  It  is  not 
funny  and  it  is  not  original.  It  is  an  old, 
old  trick,  not  worthy  a  little  gentleman." 

The  children  did  not  regard  the  episode 
from  the  same  point  of  view.  They  did  not 
care  how  old  the  trick  wa3,  or  if  it  was  orig- 
inal. The  sight  of  Benny's  reproachful  eyes 
and  solemn,  puckered  mouth  was  good  to 
them.  Miss  Fanny  continued,  "I  am  going 
to  ask  every  boy  and  girl  in  this  school  to 
help  me  preserve  order.  I  will  trust  you  to 
do  what  is  right,  and  so  we  will  all  be  a 
happy,  industrious  band,  learning  much, 
and  feeling  happy  every  day.  Now  I  will 
write  on  the  board  the  classes  in  the  order 
I  hope  to  have  them,  and  we  will  organize 
as  speedily  as  possible."  She  turned  her 
back  upon  the  room  and  began  to  write  in 
beautiful  letters.  How  pretty  she  looked 
as  the  September  sun  shone  upon  her 
brown  hair!  Emily  Lamont  gazed  at  her 
in  shy  affection. 


James  Roonie  felt  himself  a  hero,  and  in 
order  not  to  lose  his  prestige,  he  hastened 
to  secure  his  advantage.  He  spread  a 
sheet  of  letter  paper  upon  his  towsled  hair. 
Miss  Fanny  did  not  look  around.  He  bal- 
anced his  pen  upon  the  paper,  while  the 
children  watched  him  in  breathless  sus- 
pense, their  mouths  parted.  Still  Miss 
Fanny  wrote.  With  a  cautious  hand  James 
placed  his  bottle  of  ink  beside  the  pen. 
The  top  of  his  head  was  no w  a  writing  desk . 
James  sat  enjoying  his  glory,  afraid  to 
move  lest  the  desk  upset,  holding  both 
hands  up  ready  to  grasp  his  property  the 
instant  the  teacher  should  look  around. 

Glory  usually  comes  to  man  bit  by  bit,  a 
little  one  day,  a  little  more  the  next  year. 
It  was  so  with  James  Roonie.  As  a  hero  of 
the  pin  he  had  won  renown;  that  was 
enough  for  him  that  day.  As  he  sat  bal- 
ancing the  paper,  pen  and  ink  upon  his 
erect  head,  another  ambitious  youth  slipped 
behind  him,  and  dropped  a  cold  button 
down  the  rigid  neck.  James  started  vio- 
lently and  the  ink,  upsetting,  divided  into 
two  black  streams,  one  following  the  but- 
ton, the  other  crossing  his  forehead,  bur- 
rowing down  his  cheek  and  making  a  little 
cascade  off  his  chin.  The  bottle  fell  in  the 
aisle  with  a  crash  while  the  pen  stuck  into 
the  floor  as  if  it  were  an  arrow  just  dis- 
charged. Miss  Fanny  looked  around  and 
cried  out  at  the  ghastly  sight.  It  was  such 
a  serious  matter  that  the  pupils  did  not 
know  whether  to  laugh  or  not.  Little 
Benny  fixed  his  great  eyes  upon  the  teach- 
er and  said  with  the  decision  of  a  judge, 
"It's  what  he  got,  Miss  Fanny,  it's  what 
he  got!" 

James  Roonie  was  sent  to  the  spring  to 
clean  himself,  while  Tom  Smith,  the  lad  of 
the  button,  was  sentenced  to  be  "kept  in 
all  day."  The  school  wore  on  toward 
noon  with  no  interruptions  save  incessant 
whisperings,  throwing  of  wads,  and  snig- 
gerings  when  one  would  catch  sight  of 
Benny's  solemn  countenance.  At  last 
school  "let  out  for  noon."  Emily,  Harry 
and  Zep  took  their  lunch  basket  to  the 
sidewalk  which  ran  from  the  door  to  the 
well.  The  well  had  gone  dry,  so  when  you 
got  thirsty  you  had  to  go  to  the  spring, 
which  was  far  across  the  road.  Two  old 
apple  trees  threw  their  shade  upon  the 
sidewalk,  and  the  pupils  always  sat  along 
the  edge  in  fair  weather  to  eat  their  dinner. 
No  one  came  near  the  Lamonts,  but  they 
did  not  feel  very  lonesome,  they  had  each 
other,  and  since  they  were  orphans  they 
had  never  been  bothered  with  much  kind- 
ness. Perhaps  Miss  t Fanny  would  have 
eaten  beside  them  had  she  not  been  obliged 
to  stay  in  the  house  in  order  to  keep  in 
Tom  Smith.  "Keeping  in"  works  both 
ways.  After  a  while  Zep  went  to  the 
spring  after  a  drink  and  Emily  entered  the 
schoolhouse  to  share  Miss  Fanny's  cap- 
tivity. 

As  soon  as  James  Roonie  saw  Harry 
sitting  alone  beside  his  empty  basket,  the 
hero  of  the  pin  came  up,  still  showing  ink 
stains  on  the  backs  of  his  hands  and  along 
one  corner  of  his  mouth.  "I  know  all 
about  you!"  said  James.  "You're  the  boy 
that  stole  his  aunt's  ring  and  watch  and 
then  took  'em  back  the  next  morning!" 

"I  didn't  do  any  such  a  thing,"  said  Harry, 
Btarting  up  with  a  very  red  face  as  four  or 
five  boys  gathered  about.  "You  did,"  re- 
turned James,  "for  I  heard  your  uncle, 
Tom  Burgiss,   tell  Mr.  Dayton  so.    I  say 


you  did,  I  say  you  did,  I  say  you  did ! " 

"You  say  it  again,"  cried  Harry  desper- 
ately, "and  I'll  fight  you." 

"It!"  cried  James,  "it,  it  it!" 

"Aw,  Jim,"  said  a  boy,  "leave  the  fel- 
low alone;  he's  heap  little-er'n  you  are." 

"Don't  care  f'l  am,"  cried  Harry.  "Any- 
body calls  me  a  thief's  got  to  pay  for  it!" 

"Come  on,  pay  for  it,  then,"  said  James, 
"we  can  fight  out  in  the  cornfield  and  Miss 
Fanny  won't  know  nothin'  about  it,  an' 
couldn't  help  herself  if  she  did!" 

"Come  on,  come  on!"  cried  several 
others  in  rapture.  "We'll  have  a  good, 
honest  fight,  and  start  in  the  school  year 
right!" 

The  boys  hurried  from  the  yard  into  the 
cornfield,  Harry  eager  to  maintain  the 
honor  of  his  family  by  means  of  his  two 
little  fists. 

(TO  BE  CONTINUED.) 

Eli  Perkins  asked  Mr.  Evart3  how  a  man 
ought  to  lie  on  a  Wagner  car  to  sleep  well. 
"Don't  come  to  a  lawyer  with  such  a  ques- 
tion as  that,"  he  said.  "Go  to  some  rail- 
road man.  Go  to  Depew."  "But  Depew 
is  a  lawyer,"  I  said.  "Well,  y-e-s,  Depew 
is  a  lawyer;  but  all  the  law  Depew  knows 
wouldn't  bias  him  in  answering."  "But 
which  side  should  a  man  lie  on — right  or 
left?"  I  asked.  "Oh,"  said  Evarts,  smil- 
ing, "a  lawyer  can  answer  that.  If  you 
are  on  the  right  side  you  won't  need  to  lie 
at  all."  But  Depew  says  that  Evarts 
really  said,  "In  your  case,  Eli,  it  wouldn't 
make  a  bit  of  difference  which  side  you're 
on;  you'll  lie,  anyway!" 

Quaint  Philosophy 
In  Arv  Advertisement. 

When  a  man  acts  as  he  believes  the  Infinite 
within  him  would  have  him  act,  he  draws 
power  to  himself  from  unseen  sources;  that 
power  may  be  shown  in  many  ways. 

Things  work  smoother,  plans  carry  out, 
people  begin  to  say,  "lucky;"  ''he's  a  win- 
ner;" "everything  he  touches  succeeds,"  etc  , 
etc. 

Ever  try  it?  If  you  ever  do,  you  will  agree 
that  it  is  the  greatest  proposition  on  earth. 

There  is  a  marvelous  potency  behind  the 
man  who  acts  in  a  simple,  straightforward 
way,  as  near  as  he  knows,  in  accordance  with 
the  promptings  of  that  invisible  Deity  within. 

This  should  teach  him  that  great  and  hon- 
orable work  is  ahead;  man  at  once  the  tool 
and  a  part  of  the  master  workman. 

The  tool  must  not  be  dulled  and  ruined  by 
bad  food,  tobacco,  whiskey,  coffee,  etc.  You 
question  including  coffee  among '  'bad  ha  ->its." 
None  of  these  habits  are  bad  habits  unless 
they  weaken  01*  lessen  the  clean-cut  power  of 
the  individual.  If  they  do,  quit  them.  If  food 
and  drink  are  not  well  selected,  change  Put 
your  machine  in  clean,  first  class  shape.  It  is 
the  purpose  of  this  article  to  suggest  a  way 
to  keep  the  body  well  so  it  can  carry  out  the 
behest  of  the  mind. 

A  sure  and  safe  start  in  the  right  direction 
is  to  adopt  Grape-Nuts  Food  for  every  morn- 
ing's breakfast.  It  is  delicious,  pre-digested, 
highly  nourishing  and  will  put  one  far  along 
toward  doing  his  best  in  life's  work. 

Follow  this  with  abandonment  of  coffee,  if 
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of  it,  Po3tum  Cereal  Food  Coffee,  for  its  re- 
generating and  vitalizing  nourishment. 

With  a  wise  selection  of  food  and  drink, 
man  can  quickly  place  himself  in  shape  where 
the  marvelous  Directing  Power  will  use  him 
for  some  good  and  worthy  purpose. 

Sense,  just  plain,  common  sense. 


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Echoes  from  Northwest  Ohio. 

And  hrst,  we  regret  to  learn  of  the  illness 
of  Bro.  J.  H.  Garrison,  chief  editor  of  the 
Christian-Evangelist.  He  enjoys  the  sym- 
pathy of  the  brotherhood,  as  well  as  their 
prayers  for  his  speedy  recovery. 

Since  the  Minneapolis  convention  there 
have  been  nearly  one  dozen  additions  to  the 
Church  of  Christ  in  Findlay— mostly  received 
by  letter  and  statement,  a  few  baptisms.  A. 
M.  Growderi,  pastor. 

At  Leipsic,  O.,  Bro.  J.  W.  Underwood  had 
five  additions  recently. 

At  McGuffey,©.,  Bro.  J.  T.  H.  Stewart  had 
six  additions  in  a  late  meeting. 

At  Weston,  O.,  Bro.  S.  M.  Cook,  (Bro.  J. 
R.  Ewers  aiding)  enjoyed  a  revival  in  which 
17  were  added  to  the  church. 

Bro.  J.  Mullen  aided  Bro.  W.  L.  Peden  at 
Gibsonburg,  O.  At  last  report  received  nine 
were  added. 

Bro.  W.  R.  Walker  enjoys  a  good  opening 
at  North  Baltimore,  O.  At  last  reports  six 
had  been  added. 

Bro.  Z.  E.  Bates  enjoys  good  success  at 
Rudolph.    Six  additions  of  late. 

Bro.  J.  W.  Underwood  enjoyed  a  blessed 
meeting  at  Uniopolis,  O.  At  last  report  43 
were  fellowshiped. 

Bro.  H.  H.  Moninger  is  doing  successful 
work  at  Tiffin.  Fifteen  had  been  added  when 
last  heard  from. 

Bro.  P.  J.  Kempher  had  three  additions  at 
Bethel,  O. 

Bro.  C.  E.  Hoskins  helped  Bro.  S.  H.  Far- 
rer  at  Fostoria,  O.    One  addition. 

Bro.  J.  T.  Stewart,  of  our  city,  went  to 
Plevna,  Mo.,  to  hold  a  special  meeting.  At 
last  report  19  accession  were  had. 

Bro.  P.  J.  Kempher  is  now  in  a  meeting  at 
Dunkirk.     Souls  are  turning  to  the  Lord. 

Bro.  L.  E.  Hoskins  is  protracting  a  meeting 
at  McComb,  O.  We  expect  good  reports 
from  the  same. 

In  a  few  days  Pastor  A.  M.  Growden,  of 
Findlay,  O.,  leaves  enroute  Dunedin,  New 
Zealand,  to  visit  his  mother  and  relatives. 
He  will  be  gone  until  spring. 

On  Dec.  20  Bro.  Z.  T.  Sweeney  delivered  a 
strong  and  eloquent  lecture  in  our  city  on 
"The  Golden  Age."  R.  H.  Bolton. 

Findlay,  O.,  Dec.  21,  1901, 

Bible    Tea.chir\g. 

By  far  the  most  instructive  Bible  teaching 
ever  done  in  this  city  has  been  done  during  the 
past  week  in  the  Christian  Church  by  Knox 
P.  Taylor,of  Illinois.  He  has  equipments  unex- 
celled for  this  kind  of  work  and  a  head  and  heart 
full  of  knowledge  of  the  book  of  books,  which 
he  is  dispensing  to  good  audiences.  One  can 
ill  afford  to  miss  a  single  lesson,  yet  any  one 
can  enjoy  even  one,  since  the  short  reviews 
give  the  connecting  link  between  the  lessons. 
These  lessons  should  be  taken  advantage  of 
by  both  saint  and  sitiner,  and  aside  from 
their  religious  features  they  are  sources  of  the 
most  complete  teaching  of  history.  "Theearn- 
est  minister  of  the  church,  Eld.  F.  A.  M.,  is 
endeavoring  to  bring  about  a  new  'dispensa- 
tion' in  Bible  study  and  his  efforts,  so  com- 
mendable, ought  to  receive  the  consideration 
and  help  from  all  Christian  people  and  from 
the  entire  citizenship  of  this  town.  You  will 
be  welcome." 

The  above  item  appeared  in  one  of  our  city 
papers  last  week  while  Bro.  Taylor  was  hold- 
ing our  Bible  Institute  and  was  written  by  a 
staunch  member  of  the  Presbyterian  Church 
in  this  city,  who,  by  the  way,  attended  every 
session  of  the  institute. 

That  the  readers  of  the  Christian-Evan- 
elist  may  have  some  idea  of  what  was 
taught  and  so  highly  commended  by  this 
Presbyterian  writer,  I  will  transcribe  a  few 
points  on  the  subject  for  Sunday  morning. 

THE  LORD'S  SUPPER. 

1.  Grown  people  as  well  as  children  learn 
more  readily  when  the  picture  is  presented  to 


the  eye  than  when  the  sound  only  enters  the 
ear.  From  the  beginning  God  has  taught 
man  by  signs  and  symbols.  He  directed 
Moses  to  conduct  a  system  of  symbol- 
worship.  Paul  says  that  this  was  a 
shadow  of  the  real  worship,  and  that  the 
shadow  should  disappear  as  soon  as 
the  true  light  appeared.  Moses  made  the 
tabernacle  and  all  its  furniture,  the  table  of 
shew-bread,  the  candlestick,  the  altar  of  in- 
cense, the  ark  of  the  covenant,  the  cherubim  of 
glory  for  the  purpose  of  instructing  the  Israel- 
ites, and  through  them,  the  whole  world  in 
the  sublime  mysteries  of  the  redemption.  No 
wonder  tho  tabernacle  and  temple  were  ob- 
jects of  so  much  interest  to  the  Israelites. 
There  was  the  place  where  God  had  recorded 
his  name,  there  were  the  symbols  of  his  pres- 
ence, of  his  power  and  of  his  glory,  and  there 
he  had  promised  to  meet  with  them. 

WHY  WE  SHOULD  STUDY  THESE  TYPES. 

1.  A  record  of  these  symbols  was  made  for 
our  instruction  and  our  comfort.    Rom.  15:4. 

2.  In  them  we  have  a  beautiful  pictorial 
outline  of  the  Christian  system.  Today  we 
study  the  table  of  shew-bread.  Called  shew- 
bread  because  it  stood  before  the  face  of  Je- 
hovah. On  it  were  placed  every  Sabbath  by 
the  high  priest  twelve  cakes  of  fine  flour,  to 
be  eaten  by  the  priests.  Lev.  24:5-9. 

POINTS    TO    BE  REMEMBERED. 

Table  of  shew-bread,  Lev.  24:5-9. 

1.  It  was  instituted  by  God's  command. 
Lev.  24:5. 

2.  It  was  a  memorial  of  the  old  covenant. 
Ver.  6. 

3.  The  table  was  in  the  holy  place.    Ver.  6. 

4.  Twelve  loaves  were  on  the  table. 
Ver.  5. 

5.  The  table  was  used  each  Sabbath  day. 
Ver.  8. 

6.  Only  the  priests  could  eat  of  the  bread. 
Ver.  9. 

7.  It  was  eaten  by  the  light  of  the  lamp. 
Ver.  6. 

8.  It  was  eaten  by  priests  with  clean 
hands  and  robes.    Ex.  30:19,20. 

9.  God  commanded  that  this  shew  bread 
should  be  eaten  by  the  Jews  until  Jesus 
came.    Rom.  10:4. 

We  have  looked  at  the  shadow  (the  points 
were  written  out  fully  on  a  blackboard  and  a 
large  painting  representing  the  table  of  shew 
bread  was  suspended  before  the  large  audi- 
ence). Now  we  look  at  the  substance,  the 
thing  represented  by  the  shew  bread,  viz.: 

TEE   LORD'S   TABLE. 

See  1  Cor.  11:22-26. 

1.  It  was  instituted  by  Christ's  command. 
Ver.  23. 

2.  It  was  to  be  and  is  a  memorial  of  the 
new  covenant.    Ver.  25. 

3.  The  table  is  in  the  true  holy  place,  the 
church.     Ver.  22. 

4.  One  loaf,  one  bread,  one  body,  one 
church.    1  Cor.  10:17. 

5.  This  table  is  to  be  used  each  Lord's 
day.    Acts  20:  7. 

6.  Only  priests  should  eat  of  it.  1  Cor. 
10:15-17.  'Ye  are  a  royal  priesthood."  1 
Pet.  2:5  9. 

7.  It  is  eaten  by  the  light  of  the  Bible. 
Psalm  119:105. 

8.  It  is  eaten  by  Christians  with  clean 
hearts  and  robes.    1  Cor.  11:28. 

9.  Christ  commanded  that  this  shall  be 
until  he  comes  again.    Ver.  26. 

CONCLUSION. 

To  the  humble,  faithful  disciple  who  has 
properly  examined  himself  and  who  through 
the  emblematic  bread  and  wine  really  dis- 
cerns the  Lord's  body  and  blood,  how  rich 
and  suggestive  and  sanctifying  is  this  heav- 
enly ordinance!  It  is  then  that  the  divine 
majesty,  meekness,  loveliness  and  benevo- 
lence of  our  Redeemer  furnish  food  for  our 
hungry  souls.  It  serves  also  to  sanctify  and 
purify  our  hearts.  How  can  any  disciple  of 
the  loving    Christ    absent  himself  willingly 


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day?  In  what  estimation  does  the  unbe- 
liever or  infidel  hold  his  Christian  neighbor 
who  from  any  excuse  permits  himself  to  be 
detained  from  participating  in  the  Lord's 
Supper.  His  estimate  is  low,  very  low  in- 
deed, as  I  can  testify  from  personal  observa- 
tion. Clayton  Keith. 
Louisiana,  Mo. 

Missouri  Mission  Notes. 

Your  secretary  has  been  out  into  the  south- 
east part  of  the  state  for  the  last,  two  weeks, 
and  has  been  so  busy  seeing  things  that  he 
has  had  no  time  to  tell  even  that  which  he 
has  seen. 

The  cause  that  we  love  in  that  part  of  the 
state  is  in  the  most  hopeful  condition  that  it 
has  been  for  some  time.  Not  that  the  condi- 
tion is  better  as  far  as  members  and  wealth 
are  concerned,  possibly  but  because  it  is  more 
open  to  the  influences  which  we  can  exert. 
The  spirit  of  opposition  which  is  sometimes 
called  "anti"  is  failing.  Three  or  four  years 
ago  this  element  had  a  sufficiency  of  power  to 
cause  us  an  infinite  deal  of  trouble  in  that 
section  of  the  state.  It  is  not  all  gone  by  any 
means  yet.  That  "peculiar"  people  is  still 
there,  and  as  peculiar  as  ever.  One  of  the 
members  of  one  of  these  churches,  so  called, 
had  the  temerity  to  marry  a  woman  belong- 
ing to  the  General  Baptists,  and  for  the  sin 
of  not  marrying  "in  the  Lord"  he  was  ex- 
cluded from  the  church,  and  this  was  not  by 
any  means  the  only  instance  of  the  kind. 
Such  a  people  can  only  bring  a  cause  into  con- 
tempt, and  but  few  people  have  the  power  of 
discrimination  to  distinguish  between  our 
people  and  these  people  of  such  peculiar 
ways. 

The  only  way  we  can  ever  overcome  this 
pernicious  influence  and  make  it  stand  out 
that  they  are  not  of  us  is  to  put  men  in  that 
territory  who  are  exceptional  in  the  strength 
of  their  character  and  their  ability  to  preach 
the  gospel  of  Jesus  Christ.  Such  men  we  have 
in  J.  C.  Craig,  of  Poplar  Bluff;  Horace  Siber- 
ell,  of  Cape  Girardeau;  Geo.  McGee,  of 
Fredericktown;  R.  M.  Talbert,  of  Farming- 
ton;  and  J.  H.  Tiller,  of  Bloomfield.  Sue 
men  as  these  are  an  honor  to  our  cause.  They 
are  representative  men,  but  what  are  they 
among  so  many.  We  ought  to  have  twice 
that  number  of  this  kind  of  men  in  that  sec- 
tion of  the  state. 

We  had  our  Southeast  District  C  onvention 
at  Dexter,  and  the  blizzard  and  the  date  of 


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our  convention  seemed  to  have  agreed,  to 
meet  there  at  the  same  time.  At  any  rate  it 
was  the  worst  storm  that  has  been  in  that 
part  of  the  state  for  years,  and  made  it  utter- 
ly impossible  for  us  to  get  a  representative 
convention  that  was  large  in  number;  but 
while  few,  those  that  were  there  came  for 
business  purposes,  and  were  determined  that 
as  much  good  as  possible  should  be  accom- 
plished by  their  gathering  together.  It  was 
determined  to  hold  another  convention,  be- 
ginning Monday  night  after  the  first  Lord's 
day  in  April,  1902,  at  Farmington,  and  every 
preacher  there  pledged  himself  that  he  would 
not  only  persuade  all  his  people  to  come  that 
he  could  possibly  influence  in  that  direction, 
but  tv>at  he  would  persuade  them  to  come 
with  pledges  and  money  for  the  employment 
of  a  district  evangelist.  We  have  opportunity 
now  to  employ  one  of  the  best  men  for  that 
part  of  the  state.  It  can  be  done  for  $25  per 
month.  The  salvation  of  our  cause  in  that 
part  of  the  state  imperatively  demands  that 
this  man  should  be  employed.  Failure  to  do 
this  means  a  loss  to  our  cause  in  that  part  of 
t'ae  state.  Town  after  town,  good  ones, 
permanent  ones,  growing  ones,  are  open  to 
us  to  center.??  The  band  of  God  seems  to  be 
pointing  urgently  in  that  direetion,  and  we 
must  not  fail  to  put  the  man  in  that  place. 

The  only  reason  for  a  failure  of  this  kind 
will  be  a  scarcity  of  money.  The  treasury  is 
a  great  deal  worse  than  empty  now.  It  must 
be  replenished  in  order  to  meet  present  obli- 
gations, and  in  addition  these  new  appeals 
come  to  us  with  such  potency  that  it  is  heart- 
breaking to  think  of  any  failure  to  meet  them. 
As  I  have  said,  it  vriU  take  $?5  per  month  to 
get  this  man  into  that  field.  As  most  of  you 
know,  I  have  not*  ing  except  a  bill  of  expense 
that  comes  to  me  each  month  against  my  sal 
ary,  but  I  am  so  impi-essed  with  the  necessity 
of  that  field  that  I  will  be  one  of  twelve  men 
to  give  that  $300,  $25  each.  I  challenge  the 
liberality  of  my  brethren  throughout  the 
state.  Surely  eleven  other  men  can  be  found 
out  of  170,000  who  can  give  this  much  for  such 
a  work  in  such  a  plane.  Who  will  be  the  first 
to  respond  to  this  word  which  I  send  out  to- 
day? 

We  are  exceedingly  anxious  for  the  coming 
of  the  twelfth  day  of  January.  That  is  the 
great  day  for  Missouri  state  missions  On 
that  day  throughout  all  the  state  we  hope  to 
induce  our  brethren  to  express  their  senti- 
ments in  regard  to  state  mission  work. 
Brother  preacher,  will  you  not  present  it  to 
your  congregation?  Brother  elder,  will  you 
not  see  that  your  people  know  of  this  great 
work  and  have  opportunity  to  contribute  to 
it?  "The  harvest  truly  i3  plenteous  and  the 
laborers  are  few.  Pray  ye,  therefore,  the 
Lord  of  the  harvest,  that  he  send  more  labor- 
ers into  his  vineyard  "  But  do  not  forget 
while  praying  for  the  laborers  to  be  sent,  that 
in  order  that  your  prayers  may  be  answered 
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and  may  his  example  be  a  strong  incentive 
unto  his  brethren  throughout  the  state. 
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BAIRD-DA.WSON—  Mr.  John  A.  Baird 
and  Miss  Nettie  B.  Dawson  were  married  at 
Milford.  111.,  Nov.  28,  1901,  Zwinglius  Moore, 
officiating. 

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Eliza  Sluff,  W.  B.  Crewdson  officiating. 

DODGE— BALDWIN.— Married,  at  the 
home  of  the  bride's  parents  in  Ravenna,  O  . 
Nov.  27,  1901.  Harry  Cleves  Dodge  and  Belle 
L.  Baldwin,  C.  F.  vV.  CroDeineyer,  elder  of  the 
Ravenna  Church  of  Christ,  officiating. 

HERRON— SCHANER.— Mr.Thos.  C.  Her- 
ron  and  Miss  Matv  A.  Schaner.  both  of  Mil- 
ford,  111.,  were  married  Dec.  15, 1901,  Zwinglius 
Moore,  officiating. 

RUTTER— McKlNNEY.— Married,  at  the 
home  of  the  bride's  parents  Dec.  11,  1901,  C. 
H.  Strawn  officiating.  Mr.  ClareDce  O.  Rutter 
to  Miss  Lottie  B.  McKinney,  both  of  Monroe 
county^  Mo. 

WYSONG  —  CRAVENS.  —  Married,  at 
Plattsburg,  Mo  ,  Dec  15,  1901,  by  J.  W.  Per- 
kins, William  L.  Wysong,  of  Missouri  City, 
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BURR. 

George,  son  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  David  Burr, 
was  born  Dec  12,  1896;  died  in  Areola,  Nov. 
38,  1901.  For  more  than  a  year  little  George 
was  greatly  afflicted,  but  now  rests  from  all 
pain.    Funeral  by  the  writer. 

L.  T.  Faulders. 

Areola,   III. 

CHRISTIAN. 

William  Christian  died  at  the  Baptist 
Sanitarium,  St.  Louis,  Sep.  3,  1901.  Born  in 
Pike  county,  Missouri,  Jan.  29,  1832.  Married 
to  Ruth  A'.  Brown,  of  New  London,  Mo.. 
Oct.  27,  1867.  Graduated  with  the  honors  of 
his  class  at  Watson  Seminary.  Asbley,  Mo  , 
in  1865  Tausht  for  several  years  in  New 
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which  time  he  became,  what  a  most  thorough 
investigation  developed,  the  innocent  victim 
of  a  business  trouble  that  wrecked  his  for- 
tune. For  years  he  was  an  honored  elder  of 
the  New  London  church,  serving  efficiently 
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sence of  the  regular  minister.  Just,  generous, 
consistent,  he  won  the  confidence  of  all. 
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in  all  public  and  private  enterprises.  For 
months  before  his  death  he  suffered  constant- 
ly and  uncomplainingly.  His  death  was 
universally  regretted.  C. 

CHURCHILL. 

John  W.  Churchill  was  born  in  Hardin 
county,  Kv.,  July  2,  1826,  and  died  Nov.  5, 
1901,  at  Macomb,  111.,  where  be  had  resided 
since  1864  Our  church  house  and  many  of  our 
homes  bear  witness  of  his  skill  and  hoDesty 
as  a  ''contractor  and  builder."  But  on 
Wednesday,  Oct.  30,  he  laid  down  his  tools 
and  went  home  feeling  a  little  unwell.  His 
seat  at  the  prai  er-meeting  was  vacant  that 
evening  and  ere  we  met  again  he  had  entered 
the  "house  not  made  with  hands."  The 
funeral  was  conducted  by  Pastor  Geo.  W. 
Buckner  and.  Elder  J.  S.  Gash,  aad  besides 
the  grief- stricken  family  and  relatives,  almost 
every  seat  in  the  church  was  filled  with 
mourners  for  this  worthy  citizen,  this  beloved 
elder,  who  taught  rather  by  his  meek  and 
quiet  spirit,  his  constant  devotion  and 
loyalty,  and  his  wise  private  counsels,  than 
by  much  speaking  in  public.  In  early  life  he 
contracted  with  his  God  -to  build  a  character 
fit  for  heaven.  Day  by  day  he  waited  on  the 
Lord  and  renewed  his  strength.  Year  by 
year  be  added  the  Christian  graces  until  he 
reached  a  ripe  old  age,  and  then  with  no 
wasting  disease  to  rob  him  of  physical  or 
mental  vigor,  he  pass?  d  from  life  to  life,  with 
scar  ely  a  taste  of  death.  "Too  honest  to  grow 
rich"  here,  he  laid  up  his  treasures  above, 
and  in  the  "Father's  house  of  many  man- 
sions" he  awaits  the  family  reunion. 

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The  Old  Faith 

Being  a  clear  and  comprehensive  statement  of  the 
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apprehended  and  advocated  by  representative  men  of  our 
movement  to-day.  In  other  words,  it  is  an  elaborate 
statement,  the  joint  work  of  a  number  of  our  leading  men, 
of  "Our  Position." 

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Grounds  on  Which  We  Receive  the  Bible  as  the  Word  of 

God J.  W.  McGarvey. 

Grounds  on  Which  We  Accept  Jesus  as  the  Messiah. 

G.  W.  Longan. 

The  Ground  of  Man's  Need  of  Salvation.        J.  S.  Lamar. 
The  Progress  of  Revelation — the  Three  Dispensations. 

J.  J.  Haley. 
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Repentance.         .  .  .  H.  W.  Everest. 

Baptism.         .  .  .         .        .        .        J.  B.  Briney. 

The  Lord's  Supper D.  R.  Dungan. 

Conversion — What  It  Is,  and  How  Produced. 

A.  1.  Hobbs. 

The  Doctrine  Concerning  the  Holy  Spirit. 

W.  K.  Pendleton. 
Reformation  in  the  Church — Some  of  Its  Results. 

J.  M.  Trible. 

The  Unity  of  the   Church — How  Broken,  and  How  Re- 
stored. ,,  Geo.  Plattenburg. 
Organization.          .          .          .          .          .  B.  B.  Tyler. 

The   Evangelization   of  the  World.  .        A.  McLean. 

Means  of  Spiritual  Growth.  .  .  F.  D.  Power. 

Christ  and  the  Future  Life.         .         .        B.  W.  Johnson. 
Helps  and  Hindrances.        .        .        .         J.  H.  Gcrrison. 


The  Reformation 
v      S>e  XlXth  Century 

Being  the  first  complete,  authentic,  adequate  history 
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during  1899,  but  has  since  been  entirely  revised,  re- 
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*^  CONTENTS.  V* 


Introductory  Period. 
Period  of  Organization. 
Turbulent  Period. 

Transition  Period 

Period  of  Revival  of  Home  Missions. 
Period  of  Foreign  Missions. 
Period  of  Woman's  Work. 
Lessons  from  Our  Past. 


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B.  B.  Tyler. 

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Benj.  L.  Smith. 

A.  McLean. 

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